Chapter 07: Phase Shift Down
= Iron Flower Maelstrom of Cosmic Era =
Summary: Naruto Uzumaki, the Number 1 Hyperactive Knucklehead Ninja, Jinchuuriki of the 9-tails; finds himself plunged into another war - the Bloody Valentine War; after living for a millennia, due to his immortality, will he once again help this world? Does the Cosmic Era really need his help? Let's find out.
Along with Menma Uzumaki, Naruto's counterpart, came from another dimension (aka RTN), having the same results as he does, he too had his love ones were fade from existence, and includes Gaara the Desert, or rather Gaara Sabaku, he too somehow granted an immortal life, and joined his friend for the eternal life, includes a certain tanuki who insists to be with his former-now-current Jinchuuriki.
And formed a group of pre-teen soldiers under their command, consists of 'the iron flower that never wilts and never dies'. And so, the Rise of Tekkadan is born…
Crossover: Naruto x Gundam SEED
Elements: Iron-blooded Orphans, Golden Sun, DOOM (Weapons), [?]
Pairing:
- Naruto U. x Lacus C., Murrue R., (?)
- Memna U. x Natarle B., Cagalli A., (?)
- Gaara S. x (?),
The others:
- Kira Y. x Flay A. - Main
- Tolle K. x Miriallia H. – Decide to remain intact for Tolle to be alive.
Noted: I had adjusting the list of pairing, so considered Kira x Flay is the main among the pair.
WAZZUP, WAZZUP, WAZZUP~‼ This is Czar Joseph, and welcome for the chapter 7 of Iron Flower Maelstrom of Cosmic Era. Now I'm back and never ever!
Last chapter, I had Naruto found the Grand Slam Sword, which part of the Strike's arsenals, so planning to have that weapon until future chapters under progress.
Anyway, during the last chapter, did adjusting the paragraph lines, including background stories regarding the characters in Astray series, accordingly to PhenexGundamKai. Surely that I had most of the MSV like Miguel's custom GINN Assault, so far taken me time for each of the OC having their own custom MSs than standards, well, took some rubs on the Armored Core reference, along with Call of Duty includes.
Adding that the last chapter is a long one consists of 20k, well, because of the lyrics transcript that I was having problem to make something since I did copied it from the Stardust Angels in Gundam SEED x GBF. But don't worry about it; I did editing those lines, that's all.
I'm still onto working on the information files that for the Wiki that I was endlessly working on it. It would take long until it's ready, before continue my story.
More importantly, I always to add more weapons in DOOM franchise than this! So far that wanted to have the BFGs is a completely overpowered (OP), if you ask me. And that includes the new guns for Tekkadan than fictional ones in Gundam SEED, since I did looked at the reference in the stories regarding 'Storm Wolf', that is.
Those small arms arsenals (not mobile suits, but also THE small arms) consists of fictional 'frankengun' hybrids for most of the player-usable weaponry, much as Resident Evil 6 did and Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain. Refer to Muv-Luv regarding since pilots armed with small arms against Soldier-class BETA.
Wanted to have DOOM 3 weapons like the Plasma Gun for mobile suits and includes Quake 4's, sans small arms. I'm sure that if any of you guys wanted those for sure? So feel free to [Review it].
…But…
"SHINIGAMI CHOP!"
…walang problema!
= {~} [] {~} = Replied Review = {~} [] {~} =
(∞) – Served as Pin reply review from previous chapters.
REVANOFSITHLORD: Once again, any time.
Gundam Meister Uzumaki: …I'm sorry to say this. No, the second story…or my correction: the first story (still under long-term progress) in Naruto x Gundam SEED (adding UC) with Naruto x Cagalli is out of question. I'm deeply apologized; I believe I know someone else that is with Naruto, right now. And THAT includes it's not a Harem story too.
Well, guess that there's nothing you can do, I've already being set the pair between Naruto and (Female Character) years ago, while Gundam Unicorn: Marida is on still permanent hiatus since his fellow beta is out of commission.
Once again, I am deeply apologized. But try asking someone among the authors had Naruto x Cagalli, so you better take that idea of yours elsewhere.
NinjaFang1331: Thank you…
Artyom-Dreizehn: Thanks for given me a thumbs-up.
I can try to be sure to check them in the third time in the chapter I was working on, while I did have verbs I was using such as 'hysterical', well, you are know about Alien: Isolation regarding the Working Joe's quote since Amanda Ripley (Ellen Ripley's daughter) before witnessing brutal kill, like this one:
"You are becoming hysterical." – Working Joe quoted.
Damn, that was creepy for those Joes saying that.
I will try, hopefully, for the future chapter(s), and yeah, I did improve them since my Naruto x RWBY Crossover that I was being working on years.
YeagerMeister3: It sure is, it really sure is. Yeah, hopefully to see Yzak and his fellow redcoats will react surprisingly expecting the three demons come into the fray.
I hope that you will, and includes right now on this chapter!
thor94: Thanks again.
Yeah, the first battle on space. A battle between the 3 demons sans the Strike and ZAFT's GAT-X Gundams, includes 7 GINNs.
Yeah, I did, well…maybe regarding having multi-role or all-rounder, and I hope that it surely did.
PhenexGundamKai: You really did forget about retraining Barbatos' previous weapon versions.
Yeah, having the Armored Core Weapons consists of 04-AALIYAH AC's pair of best of those arsenals, so far with so~ many weapons that needed to be chose. I did have seen it in the intro of Armored Core 4, facing a GAN01-SUNSHINE and includes the several of unmanned Muscle Tracers.
It is, you and me both, I did watched its gameplays which consists of good, bad, and blind. Like I did complete 100% synch in Assassin's Creed (just only 4 Black Flag and Freedom Cry, and Rogue).
Guvyer (CH01) (∞): Yeah, I did change the original story due the LoDsIx's approval for borrowing his lines. Don't worry, it's not like the same, which I did adjust and altered the sentence.
And secondly…OH HELL NO! I will NOT to have a beta? Because, most of the beta readers had receive replied like 'Sorry, I'm busy' or anything responded that you like. So during my Naruto x RWBY Crossover story, I declined to my decision to find a beta, so it's a big no-no!
Noticed: I had received permission from LoDsIx regarding borrowing the lines of Maelstrom of Cosmic Era; because I will be revised and write this story and even this is a different one, of course.
Hope that you'll be expecting than this, due to my very experience of Gundam SEED, since the original was being announced, and I didn't have best time to getting all of the episodes, and includes Remastered version and the rest.
This story will be so~ epic…!
"Normal Speech"
'Normal Thoughts and mental-link'
"Demonic Speech and calls out Technique"
'Demonic thoughts/Mental-link'
["Phone Call/Voice Mail/Voice & Video Communication/Speakers/Intercom"]
_"Mental Flashback"_ - Someone speaks echoed on mind.
["Announcer's Speech/News Broadcast"]
[[Text Messaging/Monitor Screen]] – From the messenger's name.
And~ I did make a double check see if most of my paragraphs were ignored and incomplete. Well, I just did, I would had time to double check before updating.
Anyway, forgot something from the last chapter, let's interview about chapter 4, shall we:
During the battle on the interior of Heliopolis, Menma test out his new EMG pistols for Bael went well, besides the arm Vulcan guns, surely that because of the fact that happen when comes for having these weapons came from DOOM.
Then, Gaara fires a shoot with his 120mm rifle that shoots into the GINN's leg and explode, and I will tell you what it was, which it maybe not just an ordinary explosive-tip mention. I will tell you all later until further future chapters.
Anyway, once all of the information and creations that I been through to developed in my mind, until its ready to be published, until then, hope to enjoy for this chapter…
Before that, I will write up the list of girls for Naruto, Menma, and Gaara. And I've already had 3 selectable girls for each of them that came from another different anime if that is. And well, if I change my mind for changed the amount consists of 6 towards 8, meaning it is enough for having more than many.
Until then it will be published until its ready…
11/9/2018/9:52pm – Anyway, during the last chapter about Menma's 051ANNR and Gaara's 04-MARVE. Forgot about its stats until now, well, here it is, and I surely that forgotten about that, removing some other stats in Armored Core:
= Menma's .051ANNR
- Attack Power: 1980
- Impact: 570
- Melee Ability: 324
- Impact: 570
- Recoil: 100
- Aim Precision: 96
- Initial Speed: 1350
- Firing Range: 1350
- Reload Time: 34
- Magazine Reload Time: 100
- Number of Magazines: 8
= Gaara's 04-MARVE
- Attack Power: 1622
- Impact: 488
- Melee Ability: 396
- Impact: 488
- Recoil: 75
- Aim Precision: 86
- Initial Speed: 1154
- Firing Range: 456
- Reload Time: 18
- Magazine Reload Time: 90
- Number of Magazines: 5
Here you go, that's the stats for the new weapons for Bael and Gusion, and I'm sure that there will few more for sure that taken time for me to take more progress for the new arsenals.
11/20/2018/3:13am – If you were all wondering regarding I have selected Lincoln Loud in Loud House? He will be taken a role as Takaki in IBO since he was resigned as a member of Tekkadan after the Earth Branch was disbanded since there is a traitor among the ranks. So far that knowing Lily will be taken Fuka's role, as well. So far that knowing regarding if the Loud sisters sans for their parents will shock in surprised to see two of their children/siblings grown, Lincoln's age is about Luan's age.
Sorry, I misspelled for Lincoln's age for in my mind that thought he was Luna's age. If you're interest in Loud House, well, since there is some Easter Egg characters such as Arnold's grandfather in Hey Arnold, and the old characters in the previous installments.
So, I cannot say much that if I decide to gain some violence regarding between Lincoln and his…family (minus Lily and Pop-Pop).
NOW MOVING ON~! In other words, well, since this next chapter is about to start, but…
*I bend my head in the right-side like Lord Death in Soul Eater*
…Well, guess you will have to find out about this chapter of what was going on.
*Before raised both my hands*
Well, who cares…!
*Clap my hands before pointing them at you*
…Alright then, I guess you'll just have to see if it's work out!
*Lastly, pointed fingers at the screen*
…Now onto the story! Hell, it's about time.
Declaimer: I don't own Naruto by the famous Masashi Kishimoto and/or Gundam SEED in Sunrise.
[Chapter 07: Phase Shift Down]
(Previously)
"I know you! You're one of Sai's friends, right?" She asked looked surprised, as she pushed herself towards him, via zero gravity.
"F-Flay!" Kira shuttered at seeing Flay towards him.
And until seeing the redhead clung to him and began to snuggle into his chest, hugging, much to his embarrassment for him and while she was so glad that she knew someone.
"Is that really you, Flay Allster?" Kira questioned being hugged tightly by the redhead. "So you were on this lifeboat!"
"Who would've expected this?" Captain Ades grumbled, obviously displeased with what happened to Heliopolis. "What will you do, Commander? The council won't overlook lightly on the annihilation of a neutral nation's colony."
"How can you call a colony that manufacturing new weaponry for the Earth Forces 'neutral'?" Rau Le Creuset retorted.
"However, Commander…" Ade was about say something to the commander about the residence in mind.
"…most of the residence have escaped. So we really have no problem." Rau says cuts him off, concluded, as he turns to Ades. "Compared to the Bloody Valentine Tragedy."
With Athrun Zala floated through the halls until he set down to look out the window think back to his old friend, Kira Yamato.
"Kira…" He whispered stares at the empty space filled with pieces of Heliopolis' debris.
Then his thoughts drifted back to the three unknown G-Weapons that decimated his comrades/friends/colleges, even though regarding how much powerful with those mobile suits.
Expecting then this regarding these three unknown Mobile Suits were as much as more powerful compare to the 4 prototype G-Weapons is now onboard this ship - the Vesalius. But includes, even the mobile suits' were completely unknown to him.
'Just what kind of monster did the Earth Forces build? Is Kira allied with them? No, they despise Coordinators, so why were those three unknowns able to pilot so well?' He says to himself in thoughts, but he shook it off.
"And Kira…" Barbatos' pilot called out, causes Kira broke out his deep thoughts, and looks at him with a serious expression he'd never seen his friend before.
"When you have something or someone important you truly cares about that are irreplaceable. You fight with all your heart and soul to defend them. That's also the reason I fight, to protect all my precious and irreplaceable friends, includes my brothers and even Tekkadan as well, that's my reason to fight. That's when they can become truly strong."
The words had spoken out of Naruto's own mouth, inspired by Haku, he never forget the first person he had met him since in Nami no Kuni when he was 13 back in the Elemental Nations in ancient times was around.
"Fight so that you can protect your friends, Kira." He finished before entering the room.
"Fight to protect my friends…" Kira repeated taking Naruto's words to heart.
*Sliding door closes*
With the sliding door, closes, leaving Kira within his deep thoughts, the words did hit him onto his heart well.
*Alarm blares!*
Hearing the first alarm blares out, followed by the intercom spoke up announced it, drawing the attention of everyone - both civilian and military, to attention.
["Enemy unit, silhouette detected! Enemy unit, silhouette detected! Level 1 Battle Stations! All military personal, get all your positions at once. Repeat…!"]
"Ah, goddamn it!" Naruto groans at the sounds of the alarm and repeating the statement in the intercom, which that interferes his personal nap, until now. "Oh well, might as well get it done…although, this is what I was expecting the enemy had notice their deception, now."
Naruto grabbed his duffle bag, he knows something that didn't expecting than this would happen, and everything is prepared. As he walks out of his room, and heading towards to the 'pilot ready room', with Menma and Gaara who has also had their respective duffle bag as well.
And then as the three ancient ninjas met each other, as they nodded at each other, and then went towards to the Locker Room to met up with Lieutenant La Flaga and/or Kira.
"So, have you made your decision after we talk about?" Naruto asked to the brunette Coordinator.
"Yes…I fight to protect my friends!" Kira reply declaration with conviction.
"Good…" Naruto says smiled at Kira's will, before that, he put on his helmet, and then Mu came in.
"Kira, whatever happens, don't stray too far from this ship. We will keep the battle close so the Archangel can support us. While Gaara will also stay close to the ship and provide defense cover against the GINNs, and includes Menma will take care them." Naruto said.
"And no matter what, in any case, think only about protecting this ship and yourself." Mu said advised as he looked at Kira one time before getting into his Moebius Zero.
"Y-Yes! Be careful, Lieutenant. And you too, Naruto." Kira replied.
"Likewise." Naruto replied, as seeing Kira float over where the Strike was.
"The Laurasia-class vessels approaching: 50 to stern!" Romero reported.
"Fire main engines in two minutes!" Murrue ordered to standby. "Prepare the mobile suits for launch now!"
*Beep!*
["Kira."] A familiar female voice spoke over the comlink in the Strike, drawing the boy's attention.
"Miriallia?" Kira said, surprised.
["From this point on, I will act as the combat operator for the mobile suits and the mobile armor."] She informed the Gundam pilots.
["I'm counting on you!"] She winked at them while giving the boys a peace sign.
["We're all counting on you!"] Tolle said over the comm.
Kira smiles at his friends best regards, and heard Mir's concludes.
["And I'll tell Naruto the same for the best regards of ours."] She added.
"You do that, Miriallia. And can you give my regards to Naruto, too?" Kira replied.
["Sure."]
The roof above the Strike opens as a loading arm descended carrying a large red and black booster pack that made up part of the AQM/E-X01 "Aile" Striker Pack.
["Mount the Aile Striker."] Natarle announced via communication through the same time Barbatos was being loaded onto the port-side catapult as she only hoped that Naruto would be willingly enough to go through with Mu's plan as well.
The right hatch opened as another loading arm carrying the 57MM High Energy Beam Rifle while the left hatch carried the red, white, and yellow shield to arm the Gundam.
The pack locks onto the mobile suit. At the same time right after Mir contacting Kira, with Naruto, once had Barbatos claps its feet into the launch pad in the port side of the ship.
"Naruto." Miriallia's voice when her face appeared on the main monitor of Barbatos' cockpit.
"Yes, Miriallia?" Naruto inquired with his eyebrow raised.
"Like I told Kira, I will act as the combat operator for mobile suits and mobile armor. We're all be counting on you guys." Miriallia said to Naruto with a smile, regards. "Oh, Naruto, there's one more thing. Nice suit, by the way."
Naruto smiled at the time and nod his head…
After a short patience for the whiskered blonde pilot of Barbatos, until he felt the Archangel moved and then hearing the Lohengrin has fired, signaling the battle has started.
"So, it has begun." Naruto says with a serious expression, and spoke up to his long-time companion in his mind. "Furball, we're up. You ready?"
'Yeah, I'm ready. Let's rip them apart!' Kurama replies with a grin.
Naruto just smiled at that, as he grips Barbatos' controllers and then contact his brothers via mental-link.
'Guys, it's time.'
'Oh yes it is. Let's get serious!' Menma replied.
'Me too, I am so going to get those fools will never mess with us!' Kuro (Black Kurama) concluded.
'YA-HA! LET'S GET KICK SOME ASS!' Shukaku exclaims, like a certain devil bat.
'…Did you ever watch too much anime within my eyes such as you got that battle cry from Eyeshield 21?' Gaara's voice heard sounds deadpanned.
'Oh, lighten up, Gaara; can't help it.' The raccoon-dog replied.
"A mobile suit has taken off from the Nazca-class ahead: Three of them!" Romero reported.
"Captain!" Natarle looked up Murrue seating the captain's chair.
"Please, by all means!" She replayed the order.
Natarle looked at Miriallia and called out in command.
"Have Kira Yamato and Naruto Uzumaki take off in the Strike and Barbatos, then send out Bael and Gusion out next!"
"Kira Yamato, Strike Gundam, taken off!" He called out as his mobile suit is launched from the catapult, the Phase Shift coming online to give the G-Weapon its coloring.
The launch indicator gave the Barbatos the 'Clear' signal, that including.
Naruto sports out his grin to himself; as he tightens Barbatos' controllers, taken a deep breath and called out to launch, even didn't bother to lower his visor of his helmet.
"Then Naruto Uzumaki, Gundam Barbatos, heading out!"
Then Barbatos launched from the linear catapult, and then Naruto pushing the controllers forward, burns out the thrusters in maximum output, once it made it outside, and meet up after the Strike equipped with an Aile Striker.
"What is it, Ensign Natarle?" Menma asked
["Um…I don't know about I get the feeling…"] Natarle replied, her eyes rolled away from the monitor, making the blonde pilot of Bael had his eyebrow raised at sudden behavior, as she sighs and turns to him onto the monitor. ["Menma…Please be careful out there."]
That surprised Menma hearing Natarle addressed his first name, without noticing the dark area that blocks the raven-hair ensign's cheeks tint in pink.
"Uh, s-sure, I promise I'll be alright." He replied shuttered, seeing Natarle nod slightly, unaware a small smile onto her face. You could say, he is like his father when he was shy back in he was a kid when meeting his tomboyish mother Kushina (RTN).
["Now, Bael, you're clear to launch!"] Natarle commands, changing her expression afterwards.
Menma nods, as had his eyes onto the main monitor, and furrowed his eyebrows with serious determination. Until once it hit zero from its launch indicator.
"This is Menma Uzumaki, Gundam Bael, I'm going out!" Menma exclaims, as he brace himself from the G-force into his seat as the catapult launches the red-winged MS straight out into space.
The crimson-themed winged MS igniting its thrusters and its wings spread out wide, as it flew after its fellow demon comrades, sans the Strike.
["Gaara, you're good to go!"] Miriallia informed at the redhead, who nodded.
Gusion was the last mobile suit to deploy into the battle, Gaara's role to taken to support and guard for the Archangel, now it's armed with a Smoothbore Gun and 04-MARVE Assault Rifle.
"Understood, bridge…" Gaara respond, nod his head eyes onto Miriallia's screen, and then straight at the main monitor.
"Gaara Sabaku, Gusion Rebake Full City, taking off!" He announced.
The Gusion was propelled out of the catapult and into the space, entering into battle.
The Archangel had launched four mobile suits into the warzone in space. But now, it's between them and the ZAFT. And with Naruto, taken assume command for this battlefield, being a the Leader of Tekkadan, along with his right hand man Gaara and Menma.
"Kira, you know what to do?" Naruto asked.
["Right! I'll remain guard the Archangel with Gaara."] Kira replies acknowledge.
"Good, you guard the bow of ship, and while the guys and I will guard the rear, since Gaara will cover your back, alright?" Naruto instructed.
["Roger that! And I will."] Kira replied, as he maneuvered the Strike towards to the (Front) bow of the ship.
"Gaara, don't let Kira out of your sights, he's…" Naruto concluded, until his sentence was trailed off.
["I know…"] Gaara replied, knowing Kira's piloting skills is inexperience, since his first time during back at Heliopolis.
"And Menma; you're with me." Naruto finished.
["Roger that, bro."] Menma replied.
As Barbatos and Bael flew themselves backwards, and maneuvered turn and moved towards the (rear) stern of the Archangel and while the Strike and Gusion were also heading towards to the (front) bow of the warship.
Once Naruto and Menma had arrives their positions with Barbatos and Bael on the (rear) stern of the Archangel; and then with Uzumaki twins scanned the area.
Until the brothers/alternate counterparts picked up 8 heat signatures on their radars approaching to the Archangel, fast, and with Naruto couldn't stop grinning forming his face.
"Finally, some challenge." Naruto says eagerly, had eyes onto the approaching mobile suit.
'This will be fun.' Kurama says while had watching from the eyes of his vessel with excitement.
["I know you and Kurama are very eagerly excited to get serious, Naruto. But according to the radar: there are 8 of them, which means 3 of them were the stolen Earth Forces' prototypes. And includes 5 were indicate that they are most of the remaining GINNs."] Menma informed.
"And that would mean that Mu's right about having 5 remaining GINNs left there, it would means that they are ALL heavily armed, too." Naruto says guessing.
["D-Type, huh…"] Menma confirmed it. ["Then that means that they REALLY wanted them dead, includes the citizens were onboard."]
"Noted…" Naruto agrees, as before he continues with seriousness after let it aside. "Now come on, let do this!"
["I'm right behind you!"] Menma replied, as he had Bael readied his battle assault rifle in hand.
Barbatos swiftly drawn the Longsword and propels forwards with its thrusters meeting the 3 of the 4 stolen G-Weapons.
(Gundam IBO Opening 1: Raise you Flag - Starts)
(Instrument Background: 0:00-0:06)
The screen opens to a black and white scene of a pile of Mobile Suit parts scattered around a battle-scarred field while a puddle of blood flows on the ground.
Cuts to a boot stepping on the puddle, resulting in a big splash.
~"Raise your flag!"~
Cuts to Naruto, Menma, and Gaara side by side with each other.
~"Koe no kagiri"~
Cuts to reveal the Archangel crew, and includes members of Tekkadan, gathered around the Barbatos Lupus Rex, Bael Custom, and Gusion Rebake Full City.
~"Koe no kagiri"~
Shifts to the title in Japanese kanji appearing in front of the three Gundams, indicate showing the title: '鉄の花渦巻きの宇宙時代' (Tetsu no hana uzumaki no uchū jidai; Iron Flower Maelstrom of Cosmic Era).
~"Koe no kagiri sakende"~
Cuts to the Aile Strike landing on the ground, raising its beam rifle to aim at the camera.
~"Kitto itsuka"~
Cuts to the Moebius Zero releasing its Gun Pods while firing its Linear Rifle in space.
~"Itsuka dokoka"~
~"Yume o mitsuzuke samayou…!"~
Cuts back to the kneeling Barbatos, Bael, and Gusion as they raise their heads then their eyes flash to life; and then the three performing a fist bumped all together besides each other.
(Instruments - 0:20-0:23)
Cuts to a scene in a city with Naruto was atop of the tallest building gazes at it below with lights shines at night, Menma leaning against a wall with his hands in his pockets, and Gaara sitting on a flight of stairs gazes at the full moon.
~"Under Pressure you are waiting for direction"~
Cuts to two-way image: Kira and his friends hanging out in Heliopolis with smiles plastered on their expressions. And there's Isaac, Jenna, Garet, Mia, Ichika, and Lincoln were also hang out, while seeing Cid shouted at the mechanics and include Hama shook her head at the group's hang-out.
~"Going on a road without your mind"~
Cuts to the ZAFT G-Weapon pilots messing around in their barracks, includes Miguel felt annoyance towards his 'pupils'' antics while Athrun sits on his bunk reading a book, along with Ein on the other bunk staring his open right palm, and then the last part for seeing Ein's hand clenches it.
~"All misleads they give ignoring our decision's"~
~"Killing yourself your soul we have inside"~
Cuts to Naruto, Menma, Gaara, and Kira had their eyes were looked different consists of: Naruto's left eye has the Rinnegan and the other on the right is golden toad eye mix with fox's slit - the Six Path's Sage Mode and Kurama's face on the background; Menma had the eyes of Kuro (Black Kurama) along with his black nine-tails, Gaara's Shukaku's eyes and then the face of Shukaku, and Kira's SEED factor and then a 'seed' background with the color of his eyes.
Cuts to Naruto walking towards the Archangel crew and the Gundam pilots, and along with the members of Tekkadan (sans Isaac, Garet, Ichika, and Lincoln stood in front).
~"Agaki tsuzuke taore kujike"~
Cuts to Gaara tinkering with Gusion while Kira and Ivan helps, onto the side seeing Murdoch and Cid were having a happy conversation at each other between old friends, before a two-way image: Naruto sleeping on Murrue's lap as she strokes his hair with a nostalgic grin on her face and Menma and Natarle were on the bridge, gazes at the space.
~"Hai agatte hashiri tsuzukete"~
Cuts to two-way image of Flay as she draws her knees closer to her chest while tears spill down her cheeks; and Mia who is sitting in a chair in the Archangel's infirmary staring at the photo of herself and a man with blue hair with turquoise eyes.
~"Owarinaki"~
Shifts to another two-way image of Cagalli leaning against a piece of rubble with an assault rifle in her hands and Lacus floating in a small bedroom with her pink Haro as she sings a song.
~"Yume no ma to ma"~
Cuts back to Naruto turned his head over his shoulder looks up at the sky, before the scene cuts to a bridge of Nazca-class vessel, seeing Rau smiles, along with three new people – one on the right next to him is a man upon age of 19, light blue hair and turquoise eyes, wearing also a white uniform (Commander variant), and the other two who stood behind Rau and his fellow white-uniformed blue-haired teen: one is a male had silvery blue hair and red eyes and the female one on the left is blonde with red eyes, these two people, wearing red-coats as well.
~"We can struggle and muzzle the world before it fades away~
And the blue-haired commander raised his right hand up, commanded the crew for battle stations, sans Ades who seating in the captain's chair, before shifting to the locker room after the last part of the lyric, seeing Athrun stared at his photo on his right hand of himself and Kira when they were at the prep school in Copernicus, then his left fist clenches.
(Instruments - 0:51-0:52)
Cuts to several pilots performing startup sequences in their Mobile Suits, as seeing hands of Naruto, Menma, and Gaara had their respective mobile suit's controllers, and paddles.
The scene cuts to the five Tekkadan's Mobile Workers, and Barbatos Lupus Rex landing on the ground, armed with longsword.
~"Raise your flag!"~
Barbatos raises its Longsword and clashes at the camera.
~"Koe no kagiri"~
The Longsword of Barbatos cuts through a GINN, slicing it in half.
~"Koe no kagiri"~
Barbatos slashes at another GINN, removing its head.
~"Koe no kagiri sakende!"~
Cut to the Archangel and Isaribi flies into space, after the last part of the lyrics, along with Bael and Gusion, armed – Bael had its dual swords and Gusion with a four 120mm Long-Range Rifles onto the main and sub-arms.
~"Kitto itsuka"~
A blue CGUE outfitted with an Assault Shroud flew backwards, a fires a barrage of bullets, combination with Vulcan System Shield and Machine Gun, and Rau's white CGUE, and drawn its Heavy Blade and changed in, as with the masked Commander within the cockpit of his machine, smirk sinisterly.
~"Kitto itsuka"~
An explosion, with Bael steps out of it, and fires a barrage of slugs with its electromagnetic cannons onto its wings. And then there's Menma as he looks up, then shifts to Gaara, the redhead's eyes rolled at the sight of his foes.
~"Itsuka dokoka"~
Gusion raises its four of the 120mm Long-Range Rifles and fires at the pair of GINN High Maneuver-type with custom paint - one is silver blue and red w/ yellow trims, wielding 27mm Experimental Machine Guns w/ Heavy Blade attached, each of them had different ways of custom: the silver blue-themed GINN has two Blades and while the red one has a pair of bayonet machine guns.
~"Tadoritsuku to shinjite"~
~"Come on and raise your flag"~
Cuts to the Aile Strike fighting the Aegis, then next is the stolen G-Weapons along with Migue;s custom GINN/AS and Ein's custom black GINN, attacking the Archangel and Isaribi which retaliates.
~"So just raise your flag"~
~"Nando kujike mayoedo!"~
Cuts to two-way images of Ichika Orimura drawn a katana (think of it from 47 Ronins - call it 'Tengu Katana'), showing a reflecting of a image of a black haired feminine (take your pick: Chifuyu or Madoka) and Lincoln Loud with a family photo of 13, while gazes at it with a frown, and looks down at to see his 3-year old little sister Lily Loud who sleeping at his lap, replace with a smile.
Cuts to Naruto standing up from the ground, twirling his father's tri-prong kunai with his right hand.
~"Iki no kagiri"~
Cuts to Menma and Gaara standing up from the ground as well, with Menma also twirls his black revolver with his left hand and Gaara had his arms crossed.
~"Tsuzuku kagiri"~
Shows the three Ancient Immortal ninjas/Gundam pilots form a half tiger seals at each other before looking at the blue sky as three streams of light shot through the clouds with its respective colors: orange, black with white outlines, and maroon red.
~"Yume o mitsuzuke samayou!"~
(Instruments - 1:20-1:30)
The scene cuts to a freeze frame of the crew of Archangel and Tekkadan, the Heliopolis gang, and the Ancient Ninjas/Gundam pilots gazing at the rising sun with Gundam Barbatos, Bael, Gusion, and the Strike shadowing by the sunlight.
(Intro Ended)
(Chapter Starts)
==Archangel, bridge==
Once all the mobile suits were launched into the Catapults, so far that before Menma had Bael launched, along with Gaara's Gusion. And after hearing Gaara's announcement to be deployed, as until Miriallia and Sai blinked their eyes which they heard it, clearly, and then turns at each other with a deadpan expression.
"Rebake Full City?" They said at each other in unison.
Most of the crew had on the same thoughts as Sai and Mirialla of what they had overheard, sans for Tolle (on the helm's left chair) and Kuzzey on the CIC module next to Romero regarding the full designation of Gaara's Gusion. So far, some DID research about Gusion; regarding about Gaara's MS that named after a strong Great Duke of Hell, for term 'Rebake' refers to baking a food item a second time. And includes 'Full City' refer to 'Full City Roast', a fine coffee beans.
Now, let that aside, and they need to focus on the situation they were having in the battle had started.
==At Space==
At exterior of the Gamow along with the other Laurasia, after all G-Weapons were launched, along with 5 heavily armed GINNs consists of D-Type Equipment.
And until then, the Duel, Buster, and Blitz activating the Phase Shift Armor that changes the dull-gray into respective colors, and heading towards to the Archangel.
==Archangel, Bridge==
The moment that Naruto, Kira, Menma, and Gaara entered action, the Archangel immediately got itself ready for the enemy ZAFT mobile suits approaching from ahead and needed to be cautious since the Laurasia-class has yet deployed its own machines.
*Alarm beeps!*
"Eight heat sources approaching from stern!" Tonomura informed the captain. "Distance: 67. They're mobile suits, ma'am!"
"Here they come." Murrue murmured frowns at the incoming enemies.
Natarle quickly relayed orders to the CIC crew, not one take to take any chances when it comes to dealing with enemy mobile suits on the battlefield.
"Commence operations now for anti-mobile suit combat. Load Korinthos into tubes 13 through 24! Activate both Valiant linear cannons! Input target data. Hurry!"
The Legged Ship engages its rear armaments, aiming at the approaching mobile suits.
"Enemy mobile suit IDs determined!" Chandra confirmed, upon the designation. "Five of them are GINNs, and just as the prediction of Lieutenant La Flaga had confirmed it, they were all equipped with D-Type as well. And…these are…"
Chandra's eyes widened in complete shocked the moment he identified the remaining 3 enemy units; and as he turns to the bridge and announced.
"They're the X Numbers: Matching Duel, Buster, and Blitz!"
"What!" Natarle exclaims in shocked at Chandra's report that what Mobile Suits were heading.
The bridge crew gasped in surprise and shock unable to think from the sudden revelation. Couldn't believe what they're hearing, they were used to fighting against GINNs and maybe even CGUEs, but never in their entire life would they be forced to deal with one of their own mobile suits, again, but this time, they're going to be fighting all of them rather than one.
"So they're using all of the stolen G-Weapons are engage us?" Murrue wondered aloud, shocking the most. It could not believe that the Le Creuset Team had deployed all of the most important G-Weapons against each one to another.
"And are you really sure about that…?"
A voice came from behind, causes the captain and crew turns to Ichika with a sliding door had opened, after snapped out their shocking.
"Mr. Ichika? What are you-?"
"As a representative of Tekkadan, and includes one of the Liaisons, I'm only here to observe this fight…" Ichika interjected, as he went towards to the captain's seat, as he continue saying.
"The boss and his brothers had each picked one of us to be his Liaison. And for me; as the representative of Menma, and while the rest were being selected…"
It was tensed for heaving Ichika had claimed to be Liasion for Menma, and while Naruto and Gaara already did selected their Liaison.
Once Ichika is on the captain's chair on the right side, and turns to Murrue.
"I would advice focus on the battlefield." He says concluding.
That causes the captain, the crew, and the volunteers tensed to snap their thoughts regarding the situation they are still in, and resuming their stations. Instead remain in shocked regarding the ZAFT had sent all of their own GAT-X Mobile Suits.
"…And also, don't worry about it… The boss, Gaara, and Menma-sensei can handle this." Ichika added, still had his eyes onto the battlefield.
Hearing Ichika's claimed that fortunately the good news was that Gundam-type MSs that Naruto, Gaara, and Menma is already sortie via catapults in hope that they will keep their word in assisting them with Tekkadan.
"I'm sure that they will…" Murrue reply, eyes onto Ichika, and as she spoke up in command out loud. "Commence Interception!"
"Understood, Captain Ramius! Are the Laser Designator ready?" Natarle responded and inquires to the one of the CIC operators.
"Yes, ma'am!" Chandra responded and the raven-haired ensign turned back towards her front.
"Missile tubes 13 through 18: Fire!" Natarle commanded.
At exterior of the Archangel, the large missiles are launcher from the berths and veer, all at different directions, towards the attacking mobile suits.
"Load Sledgehammers into 7 through 12. Korinthos Missiles 19 through 24: Fire!" She added.
This large volley of missiles all veer towards the enemies.
(AN: Decide to had Ichika broke their expression and focus on take action in defensive position, which of course that I did do my part for alternate the timelines.)
==At Space==
Further away, the Aegis approaches the Legged Ship, along with two custom GINNs. Athrun noticed the Strike from a distance, along with Gusion, being accompany with.
Since after Heliopolis' destruction, he was requested by the commander Le Creuset for discussion regarding the last skirmish, with no punishment since he had defy orders, he told Rau everything about Kira, and being a Coordinator and why sided with the Earth Forces, until he piloted the Strike. So far, claimed Kira was manipulated, he had thought that he was suppose to meet each other in the PLANTs, but regarding his friend is still a Coordinator like his own kind.
And until this happen in turning events, Kira was on the ORB-control neutral colony - Heliopolis, until they learned about the Earth Forces had secretly developed new mobile suits that could overwhelmed ZAFTs.
Athrun remembered what Rau had told him, he would try to convince Kira to join ZAFT, but if that were to fail, he would have no choice but to take him down.
Now, let's continue on this operation, as Athrun had his eyes onto the distance approaching the Legged Ship, it is the name for ZAFT's designation case.
Along with Miguel's GINN/AS and Ein's GINN were approaching the Archangel from the front leading the Duel, Buster, Blitz, and 5 heavily-armed GINNs towards the enemy ship from the rear.
Miguel has a strong and confident expression on his face until he sees something that gives him pause. This is, of course, the sight of the Strike, standing guard from the oncoming assault, and along with the tan-white mobile suit armed with a long-barrel gun and a handheld weapon, which that includes that these are new to him and them. And includes the red-winged mobile suit had fought back at Heliopolis, in the distance.
Miguel also notices the two Mobile suits and a scowl makes its way across his features, the near death experience he had with the enemies entering his mind.
He glances towards Athrun's MS as he cannot help but wonder if it is true and, if so, what Athrun is going to do about it.
Then within the cockpit of Miguel's custom GINN/AS, he decide to call over to him in via communication.
"Hey Athrun, pay attention alright, if not, then just head back to the ship." Miguel says.
With Athrun within Aegis' cockpit, the pilot snapped out of his thought pattern as he quickly replies to the message.
"Y-Yes? Sorry about that, Miguel." He said reply and apologized, as his thoughts were mainly at Kira right now, and just how he was going to get Kira to be on his side.
["Ein and I will going on ahead and assist the attack on the enemy warship."] Miguel informed him. ["Distract the Strike, so I can get past. Until there's that tan mobile suit also guarding that Legged Ship."]
"E-eh, what's the plan that you have in mind then?" Athrun asked with a confused tone at this action.
["Look with my orange mobile suit and equipment. And same goes with Ein's since I let him copy its data to improve his GINN's performance."] Miguel began to explain.
["We're going to engage the Strike and the 3 unknown Mobile suits as well. Besides we may need to capture or the other to get Intel on those machines and as of right now, we have no idea just what these mobile suits can do, so I want you to watch out there as well."] The orange GINN pilot added.
Athrun remained silent for a few moments struggling to comprehend what Miguel means with that statement. That is until the conversation Athrun had with Miguel flashes through his brain as he remembers that Miguel told him he'd let him try once with the Strike's pilot.
If he fails, Miguel is going to gladly try and destroy the Strike and its pilot, and includes the three unknown Mobile suits.
That thought alone scares Athrun and only spurs him on to try and convince Kira to join their side, preventing the wrath of his teammates.
["Thanks."]
Hearing Athrun had respond through the comlink; within the cockpit of Miguel's GINN, while smiling a little.
"Don't mention it."
With Kira on the end, the Strike's sensors blare into life, informing him of the incoming enemies, eyes narrowed after the onboard computer detected three MS signatures.
Kira narrowed his eyes after the onboard computer detected three MS signatures.
"Three units…"
His thoughts drifting back to Mu's words just before he launched, along with Naruto's included. He simply focuses on protecting the ship, himself, and his precious ones.
"That's easier said than done." He murmured, and so as he ignites the Strike's boosters.
==With Athrun==
The Aegis locks onto the incoming MS, before its scanner take note of the Strike as a zoomed in image of the approaching Mobile suit appears on its display and Athrun properly takes it in.
"Kira…" He says out loud to himself.
==With Kira==
The Strike's scanners also bring up an image of its crimson brother unit, as they zoom in on the approaching GINNs and Aegis.
"T-That mobile suit… It's Athrun?!" Kira says eyes widen in surprised, cannot help but wonder to himself.
*Beep-beep!*
["Kira, Naruto had told you to stay close with the ship with me, and don't went too far ahead towards to your foes."] Gaara says instructed.
"Uh, r-right!" Kira responded, as he maneuvered the Strike to returning to the Archangel under Naruto's instructions, so far needed time to following Mu's plan.
Further away, the remaining three G-Weapons approach from the rear with Duel in the lead. Before took witness the Aegis approaching the Strike, alongside Miguel's and Ein's custom GINN and it could work to their advantage in some way or another.
"Athrun, Miguel and Ein have already taken off from the Vesalius. Don't be delayed and don't let him beat us!" The Duel's pilot informed three comrade of his.
"Heh, like I would. At least we have our allies to assisting us in this!" The Buster's pilot remarked, as he turns to see 5 heavily armed GINNs who is accompanies with the rest of the ZAFT aces. "And not by that-"
*Alert beeping sounds!*
Before the pilot of the Buster could finished his sentenced, until the radar lets up a sound of alarm until before they expecting that caught their eyes onto a two incoming objects towards them in high-speed, until before one of among two dashed forward towards them.
With Naruto, before the three making separation, as he pushed the controllers that increased the speed of Barbatos' thrusters in maximum output, towards in 'Meet-and-Greet' the three stolen G-weapons; seeing this that caught them surprised, getting them now scattered onto different location.
"What the hell is that thing? I thought there are only 5 Experimental mobile suits the Earth Forces were made." The X102 Duel pilot says before gritting his teeth, regarding during the aftermath of Heliopolis' destruction, it is unaware for the misinformation regarding additional 3 mobile suits that the EAF had.
"Whatever it is, the pilot surely does know how to pilot it, and that includes that the red-winged one, too." The X103 Buster pilot concluded, and until seeing a red blurred that passes them, that towards to the squad of GINNs. "Damn it! The red one is heading towards to the Assault Team, fast these guys were assigns to take down the Legged Ship!"
"Guys, focus, the others can handle this, but…and I have to get a bad feeling about this." The X207 Blitz pilot says to his comrades, onto its cockpit; had a feeling regarding those two mobile suits, and includes the third one onto the legged ship, guarding.
"I know. You're not the only one with this kind of feeling, Nicol." The Buster pilot replied agrees within this machine.
Nicol Amalfi, the most open-hearted and pleasant member of the Le Creuset Team, with a sense of duty; he has green hair and brown eyes, and includes the youngest among the group of redcoats.
Nicol wasn't expecting to noticed three unknown G-Weapons – two were approaching and while the third one is on the Legged Ship, until his eyes widen when he caught seeing the black and orange mobile suit rushing towards to the Duel in high speed.
"Yzak, watch out!" Nicol exclaims, before the another black mobile suit charged at him (his Mobile suit is also black) and swing its longsword at his own Mobile suit that he was commandeered, which the blade did scratched its torso, even its Phase Shift Armor was now being penetrate.
Yzak Joule, the most loyal member to the cause of the Le Creuset Team. He tends to be overzealous and impulsive. Yzak has a long, silky silver hair with blue eyes and fair skin.
Naruto had maneuvered away from the Duel and heads straight towards to the Buster in high-speed, which that caught the pilot gotten into his sights, as he's prepared the heavy artillery-type MS to fired the weapons with its main weapons - the 350mm Gun Launcher & 94 High-energy rifle and 220mm missiles.
"Shit, Dearka! Get out of there!" Yzak calls out, before pushing the controllers forward, the Duel ignites its thrusters and rush in to catch up the black unknown mobile suit.
Dearka Elsman, the humorous and somewhat arrogant of the Le Creuset team. He has a long brushed up blonde hair, purple eyes, and somewhat tan complexion.
Seeing the black unknown G-Weapons rushes towards to Dearka's Buster, seeing how fast it does that it wasn't compare to the Prototypes.
"I know, Yzak! I can't shake it! That mobile suit is too fast!" Dearka reply, before maneuvered the stolen Buster of his, as he is prepared made a sudden retreat, didn't expect the speed of that mobile suit really is.
But until the black MS (Barbatos) had caught up to him, and launched its tail blade, that caught Dearka startled at expecting a wired-connected blade towards him. The tail blade of Barbatos flies like a speeding bullet that strikes one of the Buster's weapons - its energy rifle, and then zip-circles back when the tail blade struck onto the Buster's head, disabling its main cameras.
"Dammit! Can't see! He disabled the Buster's main camera!" Dearka says, informed his comrades.
Before the black mobile suit (Barbatos) could make a finishing attack by raised its left manipulator hand with its Rex claws until the verse to strike; and until the Blitz is materialized behind the fellow black-themed MS via 'Mirage Colloid' Stealth system.
Before the Blitz could fire its 'Trikeros' offensive shield system with its 50mm High-energy Beam Rifle, without warning, until Barbatos quickly spun around backwards, and grasps with its oversize hand into the Blitz's head, followed deployed its sub-arm into its forearm, then grasped into its offensive shield system that moves aside, until seeing the green energy beam shots out of it, that appears to be Nicol had pulled the trigger before hit its mark that misfires at the direction onto the side.
With Barbatos' clawed hands, crushing the Blitz's head, slowly.
Yzak witnessing this, a he charged in head-on, trying to save his friends/comrades, but the black MS launched its tail blade, again. Yzak reacts to dodge every strike the tail blade had made, but it was too much for Yzak and the tail blade had zip-line that struck the legs of the Blitz, which that causes to explode upon progress.
After that, the black MS Barbatos successfully crushed the head of the Blitz, and before thrown the disabled Blitz to the Duel, by a swift slash that bisecting the Blitz's right arm along with its offensive shield weapon and then hurls the prototype stealth-type MS towards to the blue G-Weapon.
Seeing them made collide at each other with a loud thud, the Black MS grabbed the leg of the Buster, and it quick spun around before hurls the disable Buster to the other two.
Hovering in over them, the black & orange Mobile suit looked like a devil within their own eyes, about to judge them from their sins.
Until the Black Mobile Suit hailed them on the open channel, and so the the pilots of the stolen machines accepted the respond and listen to what the pilot will has to say.
["I'm given you this one chance only: Leave now or you'll be eliminated."] The mysterious pilot says offered.
"Who is the hell are you!?" Yzak asks angrily though the comms.
["You're worst nightmare…"] The Mysterious pilot responded.
Emphasizing his point, his black mobile suit started to emit crimson lightning from its body and its sword. Seeing this, includes hearing that knowing his words were serious, knowing if their choices were needed to be made, and its best to getting out this situation.
"Guys, I think we should accept his offer." Nicol suggested within the disabled Blitz, that sounded like he's a bit afraid.
"He's right, Yzak, live to fight another day! Come on, let's retreat!" Dearka agrees with Nicol, and includes advised to retreat. The main monitor still had its optics which being disable, able to see it through with a glitch, at the black ferocious mobile suit.
Yzak wanted to make his choice, after hearing his comrades regarding to accept the mysterious pilot of the black unknown G-Weapon had offer: stay fight to die or retreat to live.
"…Fine." Yzak replied with a grunted, before grabbing both the disable Buster and Blitz, and retreating back to the Gamow.
["Good choice…"] The Black MS pilot appreciated, before ending the comlink with the three pilots of the stolen G-Weapons.
With Yzak after making a retreat with a disable Blitz and Buster in-tow, he did made his choice for up against that mobile suit that could easily disabled their fellow aces' MSs, and until…
["…I would advise you looked at the direction where your fellow comrades is. I think that he already took them down."] He added.
Hearing that, causes Yzaki, along with Dearka and Nicol within the disable machines, turns their attention that caught something into their eyes on the monitor, causes their eyes widen in shocked to see onto the monitor that the red-winged MS where the squad of 5 GINNs was were being decimated, it was on the same time where while first encountered at one to another.
"…Impossible…" The Duel's silver-haired pilot muttered disbelief at the massacre.
"…How can this be…?" Dearka concludes onto the same expression as Yzak, along with Nicol.
"That red-winged G-Weapon took out of five of the others at the same time when we're fought that black mobile suit." The green-haired red-coat says unable to believe to witnessed, so far facing its counterpart black-themed MS that he and his fellow aces were there, and until caught his eyes onto the new weapon that the red-winged MS had being held.
Back to Naruto, with that after seeing the Duel dragging the disabled Buster and Blitz out of the commission in the distance, as he turns to see Menma's handiwork, seeing Bael had his .051ANNR resting onto Bael's shoulder and contacting his twin brother/counterpart via comlink.
"So…did you take care of these guys?" Naruto asked.
["Ugh, oh yeah, I take care of these guys, except for one being shot down into shreds by the Archangel's arsenals."] Menma replied sighs frustrated, as he continues.
["But man! They are so~ annoying when comes with oh so-called 'ZAFT pride' crappy words like: 'Don't underestimate ZAFT'! Or 'I will not let a Natural like you bested me! To me, as a ZAFT soldier'! Or, or! Oh! I know, what about 'You Natural scum! As the ZAFT soldier, I will not get underestimated by you'! Oh, blah-blah-blah, yada-yada-yada…!"]
Hearing Menma's ranting regarding those sentences, even he sarcastically the ZAFT's BS-ing words that every detail he had heard.
Naruto chuckles at Menma's hard time, so far that ZAFT soldiers were surely didn't take lightly because of that.
Well, you want to know? Here's the earlier time after Menma's passed through the 3 G-Weapons, until Naruto took care of them…
==Earlier, With Menma==
Menma prepared himself in his first space combat, as he caught his sights onto the approaching GINNs and includes the radar, just as like Mu had predicted; they were armed with Assault-type and includes another D-Type Equipment.
After he rushes passes the 3 G-Weapons leaving Naruto can take of this.
"Here they come…" He muttered, bringing out his newfound .051ANNR Marksman/Assault rifle.
The GINNs scattered, five of them that just as Gaara had calculated. 3 of them went after the Archangel and while the two remaining towards to Gundam Bael.
["Take this!"]
One of the GINNs fired the Assault Shroud's shoulder mounted Gatling guns and the M68 'Cattus' 500mm recoilless rifle. Menma frowns, he did first took experience with Miguel's GINN before in Heliopolis, knowing that these guys can use some old fashion way.
With Bael swiftly evades both attack; retaliating, he placed a well fired shot through the cockpit by release a barrage of yellow bolts of energy.
*BOOM!*
The GINN/AS explodes that ended the pilot's fate; causes Menma smirk looked satisfied at his first test to use his .051ANNR Rifle, even its rate-of-fire is quite remarkable. And but now, decide to keep testing his new weapon instead of his swords, combat knives, cannons into its wings, and drill knees.
["Bastard, you'll pay for that!"]
Menma noticed this GINN is equipped with the M69 'Barrus Kai' Heavy Ion Cannon, and then fires a green beam at him. Swiftly dodged the shot with ease, and then took out the second one with his .051ANNR Beam Marksman/Assault hybrid Rifle.
Gundam Bael propels itself towards and intercepts the remaining 3 GINNs, and then fires a barrage of energy bolts towards at them, causes the GINNs scattered to dodge them, until one of them, equipped with a pair of missile launchers along with four missiles onto those launchers, which ended up being shot down onto the left shoulder and then shredded by the Archangel's 'Igelstellung' CIWS.
The two recoilless rifle equipped GINNs targeting Bael from the front and behind, after 3 of their comrades were decimated by the blonde pilot of Bael. Menma smirked at those foolish ZAFT soldiers aims at one to another.
["You think a Natural like you bested us!"] One of the GINNs exclaims, causes Menma had his eyes rolled and sighs annoyance at one of his ranting.
["As the ZAFT soldier, I will not get underestimated by you!"] The other GINN concluded.
Menma makes a 'blah-blah' motion with his hand, while he silently mocked those ZAFT pilots as any of them speaks.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a bullshit talk for making that trash talk, and that pathetic prides of yours." He retorted.
["ARE YOU MOCKING US!"]
"Oh sure, whatever what you said with that so-called 'ZAFT pride'. What a joke." Menma retorted.
["Then DIE NATURAL SCUM!"]
When GINN fires at Bael, which causes Menma formed a sly smirked, and then swiftly vanished out of sight (via Body Flicker) in the line of fire, causes the ZAFT pilots, who is instantly got careless at seeing their shots towards at one to another with their eyes widen in horrified at the misfire, and…
*BOOM!*
Both GINNs were decimated by their own shots that they were being misfired. And then Bael reappeared away from his fallen foes.
"Blah, blah, blah, I've heard enough!" Menma says to his fallen foes, mockingly, as he swap his swords onto his .051ANNR Rifle, as he turns to the direction before he prepared to assists Naruto, and then resting his rifle into Bael's shoulder.
"Hmph, well, guess there's no need for that; bro can take care of this." He says to himself, watching his twin brother/counterpart disabled the Buster and the Blitz, and until Barbatos first hurls the Blitz, and followed by the Buster at the Duel.
Afterwards, the Duel retreated with the disabled Buster and Blitz in tow towards back to the Laurasia-class vessel. And until seeing Barbatos turns his attention at him, and then receive transmission from his twin's unit.
["So…did you take care of these guys?"] Naruto's voice asked in the comms.
Menma feeling wasn't his best mood after those ZAFT fools DID made themselves out, with their superior genetic traits that made them very powerful and special; even all the fact that these guys surely given some headache he was having.
"Ugh, oh yeah, I take care of these guys, except for one being shot down into shreds by the Archangel's arsenals, after I shot it onto its shoulder…" Menma reply sighing to Naruto in the comms, feeling frustrated.
==Present==
After this fiasco regarding Menma's fight against those GINN/AS, which give him into his nerves by those annoyance green-coats? The ego of theirs led them into her downfall.
"Come on, let's return to the ship." Naruto said regarding accomplished this task.
["Right away."] Menma responded, calm his ranting from earlier.
Naruto and Menma were about to return to the ship, and…
*Beep-beep!*
["Naruto, Menma, come in! Do you read me?"] Miriallia's voice though the comlink; the brunette had contacted the Uzumaki twins, by judging her voice, which that sounds like she was under panic before receiving incoming transmission.
"I read you, Miriallia, what's the matter?" Naruto responds, having a bad feeling.
["It's Kira! He has been captured by the X303 Aegis! He's losing the Strike's power during his fight, includes Gaara had being occupied by a custom black GINN."] Miriallia replied; explain the situation regarding Kira has taken captive.
"Damn it, I told Kira to stay with the ship with Gaara." Naruto muttered regarding Kira had followed his instructions, under his careless.
*Beep-beep!*
["I believe it's my fault, Naruto."] Gaara's voice in the comms, the redhead contacted the twins, still had contacted with the CIC in the Archangel's bridge. ["I got carried away, when I was stall a single GINN, and while the orange one stalling the Archangel, I think that someone had plan this to keep me occupied, I believe that GINN who alongside with the orange one that happened to be the last GINN back at the Heliopolis."]
"I see…" Naruto says understandable regarding Gaara's explanation regarding adding 2 GINNs among the 5 that Menma had take care of them. "So where is Kira, now?"
["He was lured out, Naruto; it was too late we realized what was happening."] Miriallia explained regarding Kira's current coordinates.
["Until the Aegis had got his opportunity to capture the Strike with no power that reaches zero and takes him to the Laurasia-class where you guys on that position. But it was escorted by 2 addition GINNs that thought I had predict their numbers regarding the miscalculating of mine."] Gaara concluded through Gusion's comms.
["I've overheard the statement from Mr. Ichika, said that these guys were currently the members during the Heliopolis attack. And Kira was last seen heading to the debris field, where the Laurasia-class was."] Mir finished.
"Okay, I'll get him back, I promise." Naruto replied acknowledge with a smile. "Oh, is Mu's plan success?"
["Yes, it is success; we manage to damage the Nazca-class ahead of us. He's heading back to the Archangel is right about now, until decide to joined in. Better hurry, otherwise until the Aegis will be reaching the two Laurasia-class' location."] Mir replied.
"Good to know, and be sure to tell the 'Captain' to temporary cease-fire, Menma had already took care the heavily-armed GINNs, so he can take care of that custom orange GINN, and feel free to standby to assist Gaara or Menma." He added.
["Understand, Naruto, you have my word, and I'll inform the Captain and Ensign Badgirual about your request. And good luck and please bringing Kira back."]
*Beep end transmission!*
With the comms were cut off, as before the Uzumaki twins heading to the Archangel's frontal bow, and Naruto turn Menma onto the brother unit of Barbatos.
"So, Menma; are you up to it with round 2 for that custom orange GINN?" He inquired at his twin within Barbatos.
With Menma, within Bael's cockpit, hearing his twin/counterpart's stated for up for the challenge, against Miguel's GINN.
"Oh yeah, he never back down, since Heliopolis. And he does swear that we meet again." Menma replied, as he had mental flashback hearing Miguel's swear since back at Heliopolis.
_"This isn't over, yet! Until then and we'll meet again! I swear!"_ - Miguel's speaks echoed on Menma's mind, recalled back since Heliopolis' collapse.
["Oh, is that so…Alright! Now, come on, better return to the Archangel, so I'm going to save Kira. And while you going to assist Gaara."] Naruto quipped.
"Right away, bro!" Menma reply acknowledged.
*End transmission!*
With the transmission ended, as both Barbatos and Bael ignited their thrusters at full-speed and took separate ways, one is for Naruto heading to the debris field to find Kira and while Menma heading towards back to the Archangel assisting Gaara's Gusion.
*Alarm blares!*
Menma reacts, as he swiftly evades a green laser beam that also directs at his Gundam Bael, as he turns at the shooter's location, and visual in zoom-in, that causes him grin at his sudden rival.
"Ooh…And I believe that he's already expecting me." Menma muttered, as he had his eyes onto Miguel's GINN/AS, armed with Heavy Ion Cannon, readied to fire, which happens to be he witnessing his comrades demised by his hands.
"Is that what he wants to play…?" Menma began, as he holstered his Marksman/Assault Rifle onto its sword holders, and then drawn his Bael swords, then finished. "…then let's play!"
With Bael increased the thrusters in maximum output towards to the Custom GINN/AS…
==Earlier, With Kira and Gaara==
Meanwhile, at the same time where Naruto and Menma took care of the 3 G-Weapons sans the 5 heavily armed GINNs. Athrun stored away his Beam rifle onto the right side skirt and brandishes one of the Aegis' arm-mounted Beam Saber.
Kira responds by clipping his own Beam Rifle onto the Strike's hip before drawing one of the Beam Sabers mounted on the Aile Striker Pack.
Neither pilot made a move against one another as the Aegis flew straight past the Strike, not attacking. However, while Kira was distracting by this moment, Miguel's custom GINN/AS and Ein's custom GINN flew past from the rear and made their way towards the Archangel.
The Strike's sensors alert Kira to this as he lets out a small gasp of realization is about to intercept.
["Kira!"]
A familiar voice calls over the Strike's communicator, ceasing his action of chasing after the two custom GINNs as he refocused back on the Aegis as the familiar face appears on the communicator screen.
"Athrun!?" Kira exclaimed as both G-Weapons faced each other.
["Stop it! Please, put your sword away, Kira!"] Athrun exclaim, plead with his best friend.
With Athrun onto Aegis' cockpit, and continues convincing Kira.
"We're not enemies! Am I right?" The blue-haired red-coat pilot concludes, and while Kira didn't answer to his best friend right away.
Both the Strike and Aegis continued to circle around each other, neither unleashing an attack on the other at the risk of harming their friend.
"Why do we have to fight against each other?" The blue-haired Coordinator asked desperately.
"Athrun…" The brown-haired Coordinator trailed, frowned, especially as he had a run-in with the Aegis right before the complete destruction of Heliopolis.
"You're a Coordinator just like us! So why would you want to fight against your own kind?" The pilot of the Aegis questioned, pleaded to his friend.
These words give Kira hesitate as his grip on the controls loosened for a second than tightened. Hesitation clearly written in his violet eyes, he grunts slightly to signify his frustration at this situation.
Meanwhile, it was during that time Miguel and Ein had joined up his fellow pilots from the Le Creuset Team in their assault against the Archangel, along with other 5 heavily armed GINNs, until they're arrived, but it won't be easy to bring it down with the weapons it had at its disposal in defending itself, and until…
*Bhew!*
Miguel and Ein startled by an high-speed incoming projectile rushes toward them, causes them to scattered, as they turns to the shooter and give a visual at Gusion, armed with a Smoothbore Gun includes with its Sight Mode, and includes a new weapon onto its left hand.
"Whoa! Damn, that was close! But that mobile suit has a bigger gun that could shot at us in that long distance. Unlike that rifle it has, back at Heliopolis. That weapon's projectile is surely fast, similar the Sniper Rifle used by Recon-type GINNs." Miguel says with a slight startled at that weapon being fired.
*Bhew! Bhew!*
A pair of projectiles were shot out, causes both GINNs evade them, as until the pilot of the black-themed GINN spoke up in the comms.
["Miguel, I'm going to confront that mobile suit!"] Ein informed that sounds determined, as he fires a drawn the assault rifle, and fires a single round to destroying two large missiles fired at him.
"Sure, Ein, you'll better distract that bastard, and while I'm taken some time for the others arrived, and that includes Yzak, Dearka, and Nicol; they will assists them against that ship that needed to take it down!" Miguel acknowledged, and before advised Ein. "And Ein, the pilot happens to be the same age as Athrun's, they may be Naturals, do it is best to not get yourself underestimated, understand? If you get under your circumstances, it's best to get your ass out of there."
["Yes, sir!"] Ein replied at Miguel's advice, as his GINN propels to take off towards to Gusion.
Within Ein's custom GINN, the pilot feeling determine for facing one of the 3 unknown Mobile Suits that killed his comrades, so far that knowing he will prevail to avenged them. For his own ways to have his GINN wielded in two weapons in each hand: an assault rifle and a recoilless rifle.
"This time, I will have my chance!" He declared readied his weapons, decide for him that acquires to have his GINN had the recoilless rifle onto its shoulder and while the machine gun onto the other hand.
==Archangel, In the Bridge==
Ensign Badgiruel quickly relayed orders to the rest of her CIC team.
"Port-side Valiant: Fire!" She commanded.
Upon her order, the high-energy cannon shot several yellow balls of energy at the GINNs, until…
"Ma'am! Reports indicate Bael taken out two of the GINNs, while Mr. Menma pursue and intercepts the remaining 3." Tonomura informed.
The rest of the CIC sans the volunteered Heliopolis student crew and Capt. Ramius feeling relief for Menma took care of the ZAFT Mobile Suits. While Natarle mentally sighs feeling glad for Menma did take care of them, which there is no time to celebrate just yet, they needed to focus on the situation they were having.
"Good, keep us informed for Menma had accomplish to eliminate the enemy mobile suits." The raven-haired ensign stated. Which gain advantage to cripple the MS forces of Le Creuset team? By reducing its numbers leaving only few left consists of 4 red-coats and 2 green-coats, so far that Rau is the white, meaning an ace includes.
"Acknowledge, ma'am." He replied as continue focus on the monitor.
"I told you about any of our senseis can handle it. So don't worry about that, they will never broke any promises." Ichika says to Murrue, assuring, while observing the battlefield.
==With Gaara==
With Gaara had fires another 300mm projectile of the Smoothbore Gun at the Miguel's GINN, so far until the latter managed to evade it, and until seeing both of the GINNs were scattered, as seeing Ein's were heading towards him, within his sights.
"So, decide to attempt to distract me, huh." Gaara muttered frowns. "While the orange one will stall the Archangel's line of fire ordnances until their comrades arrived…But that won't matter, as much as Naruto and Menma have already…already taken care of them right about now."
With Ein is within the range on Gusion, and then pulls the triggers, and then unleashed a several rounds of the shoulder mounted bazooka and along with a barrage of machine gun bullets at the Gusion.
With Gaara, the Gusion's pilot had caught his sights onto the Ein's GINN unleashing a barrage of combination of both machine bullets and explosive shells, and then Gusion's head shifts into its Normal Mode, then evades them, and made a return fire by raised his new 04-MARVE Assault Rifle and unleashed a barrage of yellow energy bolts in the first time, those bolts were shot straight at Ein's GINN.
"What the…!" Ein exclaims, as he maneuvered his custom GINN to dodge every bolts that being directed at him, until he notice something about those projectiles. "Those weren't normal bullets, they're beam energy! Is that a new beam weapon as well?"
Ein didn't have time for questions, as he had aims his recoilless rifle at his marked target, and fires a shell directs at Gusion, causes Gaara's Gusion, then return-fire by another round from the 300mm long-barreled gun that intercepts it, although its round pierce through, causes the GINN to evade again.
"Damn it!" Ein muttered, as he aims his Machine Gun, and fires a volley of bullets at Gusion.
==With Kira==
Nearby, with the Strike, Kira notice to bore witness towards the Archangel is under attack by a single orange GINN, before the GINNs will joined the fray, was worried for his friends onboard the warship.
"The Archangel…!" He softly exclaimed to himself, turning his MS attempt to head back in order to defend it from the enemy, while Gaara was occupied by Ein's GINN, so far, he was told by Naruto stay with the ship which for him that he was 'very' way too far from the EA warship.
Until only for the Aegis to get in his way to cut him off before he can do so. Both Gundam-types boosted, one trying to get past while another blocked.
"Stop it, Kira! Enough!" Athrun shouted within the Aegis, still not through talking the brown-haired Coordinator just yet as there were still questions he wanted answered.
"Athrun!" Kira frowned within the Strike.
"What are you doing with the Earth Forces? Why are you siding with the Naturals? TELL ME‼" Athrun demand questions to his best friend.
Seeing that Kira was now wearing the pilot suit that most Earth Alliance pilots were only, it was blue and white opposed to the standard orange pilot suits worn by those operating those Moebius Mobile Armors.
The Aile Strike boosts above its crimson brother-unit. There was nothing but silence from Kira, he wasn't part of the Earth Forces officially though he had no choice but to use the Strike again in order to keep his friends safe in this conflict.
"I'm 'not' a member of the Earth Forces!" Kira counters Athrun. This answer surprised Athrun in shocked with a 'huh?', as he continued to countering his argument. "But there are people I know are on that ship…! My good friends are on it!"
With Kira finally countered, this time it was first turn to questioned Athrun since his best friend wore that red ZAFT pilot suit he donned at Heliopolis.
"Besides, what about you?! So why are you doing with ZAFT? But why join them? And why are you involved to take part in the war?"
Hearing this that caught Athrun by surprised taken aback with his eyes widen by that question, remained silent, thinking back to the day that the two went their separate ways as children, but not before giving Birdy to Kira a sign that they'll always be friends with one another.
As Kira went on continue to questions Athrun regarding his reasons, within the Strike.
"You used to tell me that you hated the whole idea of wars…!" He continued, giving a serious expression towards the pilot of the Aegis. "So why did you attack Heliopolis?!"
In response to this, within the Aegis; Athrun's expression began darkening and he thought back to the destruction of Junius 7 last year…something he swore he would never let happen again as someone who he cared for deeply died in disastrous event.
"Because the Naturals who fail to understand the situation went and built these things! They've turned it into a target!" Athrun finally replied to Kira for an answer, with a darkened tone to match his expression.
"But Heliopolis is neutral!" The violet-eyed boy retorted. "And so am I! Yet, you…!"
Before he finished his counter sentence that statement even further until…
*Alert beeps!*
…the alarm in the Strike's cockpit alerted him that another enemy mobile suit(s) was approaching.
"Huh?" Kira startled by the alarm, causes his eyes turn his attention at the monitor.
*vooosh!*
With quick reflexes, Kira drove the Strike to avoid several green energy bolts.
Coming towards the duo was a pair of GINNs fires a green beam with its Heavy Ion Cannons aimed at the Aile Strike. That interrupted the conversation both of them were having.
"W-What, there's more!" Kira says in shocked, forced to raise the shield up in order to block the beam shots aimed at him, glad he didn't encountered by of the G-Weapon since Naruto had took care of them and while Menma taken the squadron of GINNs.
==Archangel, In the Bridge==
"Captain! I'm detecting 2 additional GINNs onto our radar!" Miriallia reported the captain and the CIC that gotten something in the radar that detecting additional GINNs into the fray.
"What?" Murrue exclaims in shocked hearing from one of the Heliopolis volunteered student.
"Wait a second! I thought Gaara's calculations claimed that there are only 5 of them!" Natarle concludes, wondering about regarding 2 more GINNs.
Along with the crew on the bridge, along with the rest of the Kira's friends regarding there are more. So far this situation is getting worst since there are two more than this.
"I believe I know the answer: I think that the pilots who part of the assault on Heliopolis must've survived or wounded, their machines were being damaged during the last skirmish, and had the retrieval team must've gather the remains and take them to their vessels for repairs, with those spares parts they had in each ship among the 7, once the pilots were making a full recover, and then continue their skirmish. And that includes, they didn't encountered either the Strike and/or senseis'." Ichika says guessing the facts; so far that knowing those remaining 2 ZAFT pilots did survived after all, which indicate that happen to be encountered Mu's Moebius Zero that includes.
The Captain and crew were shocked for what they had heard for this information from Ichika, so far that knowing those pilots did survive during the last assault in Heliopolis.
"Provide the Strike firing support, hurry!" Captain Ramius ordered, quickly.
"Acknowledged, Captain Ramius!" Natarle responded, as she turns to the CIC. "You heard Captain Ramius, provide the Strike some support! Make haste!"
==Back at the Space==
Meanwhile, Athrun could only watch Kira runs from the pair of GINNs' assault. So far, still attempt to defy orders, which he doing this for his own.
So far, Athrun had secretly had the 2 of GINN pilots during the first raid assault on Heliopolis, they're the ones who being accompany Yzak, Dearka and Nicol stole the 3 G-Weapons, with their units were being recovered and under repairs, once the repairs were complete with replacing its spare parts; its best to until Rau Le Creuset set course to pursue the Legged Ship (Archangel), had them into Vesalius at the moment.
(AN: Decide to have the most of the Squad under the redcoats consists of Athrun, Rusty, Yzak, Dearka, and Nicol were considered maybe are 'all' KIA during the raid, but also includes the remaining were being wounded that time in Episode 1.)
Knowing those two were being loyal to Athrun, the latter requested to have these them under his command, being a redcoat, so far while Miguel and Ein was well-aware about the remaining two were loyal, they did joined this operation to stole the Earth Forces G-Weapons.
Athrun was still on standby, watching the Strike firing every beam shots several of time and while the two temporary subordinates dodging. He still defy orders against commander Rau's, so far that he also well-aware his own position as a solder to eliminate the Strike, but he couldn't kill his best friend. If he didn't do something then the events that played out in his head could come true.
Meanwhile; onto the distance on where Gaara and Ein's battle, so far that knowing exchanging every fire, while keeping in check of their ammo to be count.
"I'll get you!" Ein exclaims, as he ready the machine gun to prepare to fire at Gaara's Gusion, knowing his tactic will work, by fires another shell of the recoilless rifle at him, as seeing Gusion evades it, that got his opportunity that seeing the tan-white mobile suit left itself wide open.
"This is for my comrades!"
*Ratatatatatata!*
*Thunk-thunk-thunk!*
Ein's eyes widen in shocked to see the bullets when he had fired at Machine Gun DID take directed at Gusion, but it bounced off which it won't make a dent into it.
"How can it be? It didn't make a dent! What kind of armor is that?" Ein says to himself disbelief, and then until recall something.
'Wait a minute! According to Commander Le Creuset during the briefing that this mobile suit may be didn't have a Phase Shift, it could be that this mobile suit has the same type of armor as the black one!' He says in thoughts.
Ein had his thoughts regarding what kind of the material is being used instead of same metal for the GINNs or Moebiuses accordingly, for mobile suits that making more durable than cheap ones.
*Bhew!*
Gusion fires another high-speed projectile with its Smoothbore Gun directs at Ein's GINN, he quickly reacts to evaded, and then charges at him before he holstered the Machine Gun and drawn the heavy blade.
'Even it has two weapons on both hands with no close-range weapon, so that I can get the change.' Ein says in thought, as he is on close towards the Gusion, and…
*Clash!*
"What…!" Ein exclaim in shocked, as seeing the Heavy Blade is blocked by the MARVE rifle's blade edged underneath its weapon, which he had failed to notice its features. "How much many surprises those Naturals have!?"
Suddenly, Ein felt he was being pushed back by the strength of Gusion's, looked disbelief at the GINN maybe a best mobile suit that could outrun the Moebiuses, but the strength itself, didn't, facing a mobile suit with overwhelmed strength.
Ein felt seething in anger regarding he was overwhelmed by Gusion's strength, everything he could had his custom GINN to matched the strength, but both the speed and strength were completely outlasted, even it wasn't enough to matched it, but it was completely miscalculated.
"This is outrages! I will not-!"
*WHAM!*
"Ugh!" Ein exclaims, that caught himself off-guard when his sentence were cut off, as his MS were being stumbled back, regarding its head portion of the GINN was getting slung something expecting, causes his eyes widen that caught onto the monitor to see an addition arms into the boosters onto its back.
"And it HAS sub-arms system! This is propitious!?" He added exclaiming for the unfairness for the Naturals built a mobile suit had sub-arms.
Gusion discarded the Smoothbore Gun, and grabbed Ein's Recoilless Rifle then kicks the MS away, that causes it lose its grip and then toss the bazooka away, aims the MARVE rifle at him, and fires a volley of energy bolts at him.
Until its right arm of the GINN were shredded causes to explode, causes Ein pushed back the controllers of the GINN away, he react to ejects its arm until could cause chain-reaction towards to the reactor.
"DAMN YOU!" Ein exclaims irritating.
Ein had launched its 3 missiles onto its left leg that directs at Gusion, which he haven't used that since his bazooka-like weapon thrown away at the moment.
The tan-white MS intercepts them with the Smoothbore Gun, surprisingly to see a small barrel that fires out a volley of (60mm) machine gun bullets that indicate that this weapon's sub-weapon.
With the barrage of machine gun bullets that shots down its high-explosive missiles. So far that it is completely futile against someone as powerful as the GINNs and includes the G-Weapons as well.
Ein gritted his teeth, and then had his GINN held the Heavy Blade just only one arm, again. So far that knowing cannot swap it with the Machine Gun again, so far that its normal bullets or special Armored-piercing bullets that the CGUE's using; which most of them didn't put a dent into it.
…But he's hesitate, so far that he was completely being underestimated by that enemy MS he was facing, just as Miguel advise him to, so far that knowing that his machine's performance wasn't enough to matched the MS he was facing.
So far, as much as he did recalled Miguel's part of his advice for far that the enemy did overwhelms only (almost) outdated GINN that Ein was piloting, and so far that knowing even its balance that this standard ZAFT mobile suit is, without a shield like Miguel has, knowing that for himself need to made his choice if he either stay or retreat.
*Beep-beep!*
"Huh!" Ein tensed as he caught onto the monitor that indicate that the pilot of the tan-white mobile suit, as seeing it aims the assault rifle in hand in threaten mood, and so he respond, and guessing towards to the pilot of the enemy mobile suit.
["…Why you hesitate?"] The voice of the mysterious pilot of Gusion (Gaara), inquiring.
Ein looked startled at the cold question words spoken from the enemy MS pilot, by judging the voice that indicate that the pilot is male and young, about that Miguel had confirmed that he's about the same age as Athrun's and his fellow redcoats.
"I'm NOT on the mood for your questions, Natural! And are you the ones who took away our comrades with your own hands?!" Ein replied, outrages.
["…If I would for me and my companions decimated them, I will not allow you to pass me for destroying the Earth Forces warship under Le Creuset's Team."] The mysterious pilot of Gusion responded.
"Are you with the Earth Forces?" He demanded.
["…What if I'm with the Earth Forces, and I'm not with either those sides, and that includes ZAFT."]
"Are you a Coordinator or Natural?" Ein asked to the mysterious pilot.
["…"]
"ANSWER ME!" Ein exclaims furiously, didn't receive an answer.
["…"] The mysterious pilot had remained silent with no answer.
"Then face your judgment!" Ein exclaims, as he fires another missiles onto the GINN's right leg.
*Woosh!-BOOM!*
Ein's eyes widen in shocked to see when he used up all the missiles onto the D-Type were being intercepts by expecting a force that swung with its blade-bayonet assault rifle horizontally, results causes all of those missiles explodes. So far that pilot itself is far more experience that considered an ace.
"Damn it! I made a poor choice to use a standard arsenal!" Ein muttered within the GINN's cockpit, as he contacted Miguel. "Miguel, this is Ein! I believe that I made a poor choice for my arsenal."
["Are you sure, Ein? I told you that you don't get underestimated those guys."] Miguel responded regarding his advice.
"I appreciated, sir, and I'm positive, the standard machine gun bullets didn't make a dent into it!" Ein stated.
["This is what Commander Le Creuset thought, when he did put a briefing about his CGUE's APSV rounds didn't make a dent into it that used against that black mobile suit unlike to Phase Shift, he's right about both of the physical weapons were ineffective against that unknown armor material. And that would mean that mine is also useful as well. Doesn't matter, I'm still using it than the standard, but I can still had that Ion Cannon, that is."] Miguel replied, knowing it will be effect against durable armor itself.
"It's true, sir, I thought that so, too, so far that mobile suit has a beam weapon as well." Ein stated.
["Are you sure? What kind of weapon is it?"]
"A rapid-fire machine gun, sir, I've notice it didn't fires physical bullets, but also beam energy, too. I'll report to Commander Le Creuset about this." Ein answered Miguel's curiousness question.
["A rapid-fire machine gun, eh, damn it! I 'really' wanted to get me one of those!"] Miguel replied that sounds upset with unfairness regarding the automatic rifle with beam weaponry technology; after all being a Magic Bullet of Dusk always when comes of using just a standard issue machine gun for the GINN.
["Alright, let that aside, I believe that you better return to the Vesalius."] He added.
"My apology, sir, I cannot; my orders to stall the tan mobile suit and his quest to capture the Strike, undamaged."
["WHAT! Who give you to authorize those orders?"]
"Athrun Zala, sir." Ein replied.
["DAMN IT, ATHRUN! IS HE STILL DEFYING ORDERS, AGAIN!"]
By judging Miguel's outburst, it seems to be that he was completely upset regarding Athrun had defying the orders since the last meeting with Commander Rau, so far that knowing the Magic Bullet of Dusk was on a bad mood for having Athrun, being Patrick Zala's son, defying another more orders.
Ein remain silent regarding according to Athrun that the Strike's pilot being his best friend and includes a Coordinator. It is 50-50 chance regarding most of the people had genetic status being both Natural and Coordinator, so far that because of he was being loyal to Athrun, due to his insubordinate that defy orders.
==At Vesalius==
In the meantime, the Vesalius was waiting for the right moment to strike.
"Enemy vessel approaching, distance: 740!" One of the crew members in the Nazca-class vessel's bridge had reported, after receiving the information of the enemy warship's current battle strength from the Gamow. "Message from the Gamow: Our ship has confirmed total enemy battle force: four mobile suits."
"So that mobile armor is still not ready for sortie, I see." Rau began, finding it rather suspicious that neither Mu's Moebius Zero have been deployed into action as there is no way the Archangel would be relying only the Strike in this kind of situation, along with three unknown mobile suits.
As Rau had never thought that the either the pilot of the Strike, along with 3 unknown Mobile suits would be skilled enough to bring down the GINN/AS units, but he knew that even the legged ship and its own mobile suits wouldn't be able to defeat all four of the stolen G-Weapons (aka Gundams).
But where was the Moebius Zero while this was all happening? Shouldn't it be defending the enemy warship along with the Strike and the 3 unknown MSs (consists of Barbatos, Bael, and Gusion).
"I believe it's safe assume we can make that assumption…" Ades' voice came turning to the masked commander, but being a skilled ace that Rau is, one can't be too careful when it comes to fighting the enemy in battle…head on or otherwise.
Rau had his thoughts regarding, as he smirks, his thoughts exact that regarding Mu's Moebius Zero had its linear cannon and Gunbarrels were being severed destroyed that he had supposed during back at Heliopolis, it could cause some problems.
==At space battlefield==
Gritting his teeth, the brown-haired Coordinator focused back on keeping the pair of GINNs away from him. The Aile Strike fired its Beam rifle at any of them, but the two ZAFT mobile suits avoided the emerald beams with ease.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" He growled; unaware that he was wasting the Strike's energy.
["Kira, are you alright?"] Gaara's asked in the comms through Gusion, as he got in contact with Kira seeing that is was getting a little outnumbered right now. While being occupied by Ein's GINN, since he cannot shown his…ability, out of open.
"I'm a bit busy right now! And I'm in an edged!" Kira quickly responded, while keep firing with its beam rifle.
["Kira! Don't stress yourself, and includes don't use up too much energy for the Strike."] Gaara concludes.
Turns out, his advise/warning fell on Kira's deaf ears, that the power indicator of the Strike's energy is down to 60%, slowly depletes.
With Miguel is approaching Gundam Bael from behind, had its Heavy Ion Cannon readied to fire. He still anger towards to the pilot who humiliating him during Heliopolis.
Then there's Ein and Gaara, as much as he fires a round at Gusion's head, that causes the latter blocks it with its rifle that gotten his opportunity to retrieve its recoilless rifle that he was disarmed earlier, and then continue this firefight.
==With Mu==
The familiar orange Mobile Armor is slowly navigating though debris underneath the Vesalius, with Mu La Flaga had his Moebius Zero cruising speed to avoid detection from the Vesalius' sonar.
"Not yet…" He said to himself, narrowing his eyes as he waited for his most opportune moment chance to strike.
==At Vesalius, in the bridge==
In the meanwhile, while unaware of the Moebius Zero's presence, the Vesalius was waiting patiently as it was prepared to make its move against the Archangel at precisely the right moment.
"Enemy vessel approaching, distance: 630!" The sonar operator called out reported, informed Ades and Rau. "It'll soon shortly enter our ship's firing range!"
With that said, Rau was pleased that they'll be making their move sooner than anticipated; as the masked commander glanced at Ades.
"We will be joining in on the attack, captain." Rau declared to his confidant, turning his attention towards the brown-haired male captain in question.
"But Commander, the mobile suits of ours are out there fighting." The captain interjected respectfully, reminded, as he turned glanced at the masked commander, somewhat surprised by the fact that Rau would suggest such a command even if it is to take out the warship itself.
"Firing the main cannons would…!" He concluded, as a small grin appeared on the masked man's face, as he cuts Ades' sentence.
"None of our guys know better than it would be clumsy enough to be hit by friendly fire." Rau countered smoothly with a serious expression on his face, as he looked back out at the blackness of space. "But our counterpart foes will be firing at us, as well."
Ades looked at Rau with a surprised expression. Before steeling it with a low grumble was all the former could bring up, keeping his opinions to himself at the moment; as he turned back forward to address the bridge crew.
"Prepared to fire main cannons! Target: Enemy vessel! Standby for my command!" He ordered.
"Prepared to fire main cannon!" One of the gunnery officers repeated.
"Target: Enemy vessel!" The other continues.
At exterior of Nazca-class; the two large 177mm Beam cannons on the nose of the Vesalius tilted forward and adjust themselves to begin firing at the approaching Archangel's position, ready to fire on the Legged Ship.
==Back to the Battlefield==
*Bhew!*
Gusion fires another high-speed projectile of Smoothbore Gun at Ein's GINN, as the latter swiftly evade it, and return fire another round of the recoilless rifle, just the GINN only has one arm includes.
"Damn!" Ein cursed, seeing the Gusion still swiftly evade the explosive shell. "Not just that armor itself, but also its mobility, too!"
The brown-haired Coordinator was breathing heavily; the amounts of stress mixed with the presistance of the pair of GINN's attacks were starting to wear him down.
Kira didn't stop firing the trigger, but neglected to check the power indicator as it continued to drain by 48%, slowly. Due to his decision of firing the beam rifle constantly and with two GINNs were now heading towards him.
"Oh man…" He muttered to himself, noticing that Miguel's custom GINN.
"Hey, hey, guys! Don't start the party without me! I still had also got a score with the Strike, later afterwards; I had also settle score with that red-winged Mobile suit!" Miguel shouted, rejoining the battle to attack the Aile Strike with its Heavy Ion Cannon.
As Kira can only gasp at his constantly decreasing luck. He was scared now, dealing another GINN that he was once first encounter during back at Heliopolis was hard enough but with the reinforcement from the GINN/AS, he was trouble.
"Hey, Ein, are you still stalling that mobile suit, right?" Miguel asked his fellow green-coat to Ein's custom GINN. After he was upset at Ein's denied his orders that given, because of Athrun that is, he is also being sided with the Chairman's son for insubordinate for disobeyed Rau's orders.
["U-Uh, yes sir!"] Ein responded shuttered.
"Then get on it!" Miguel ordered to proceed.
["R-right away, sir!"] Ein replied.
Miguel's custom GINN/AS fires its shoulder-mounted energy weapon at the Strike and was doing its best to keep its best to keep the GAT-X105 Strike at the defensive for the time being as once it run out of power, it will be their chance to finish it off.
If Miguel can't destroy the Archangel, before the others joining the fray, then he'll let them deal with the EA Warship, and while they'll deal at least able to defeat the Strike.
"All right, guys! Let's surround him!" The Magic Bullet of Dusk exclaims, telling the others to surrounds the X105 G-Weapon, as he swap drawn Heavy Ion Cannon which he'll save that for the red-winged MS, by took out the 27mm Assault Rifle
And so, Miguel propels towards to the Strike. Things were not made easier as for the pilot of the custom GINN/AS, firing the experimental machine gun and at the same time held a custom shield which was something he never saw it with before.
"It's payback time!" The blonde GINN pilot yelled, intending to prove that he wasn't called the 'Magic Bullet of Dusk' for nothing. "Didn't expect to see me again so soon did you, Strike?"
Now Kira was got scared. As he evade another green energy directly at him or the other GINNs.
At the distance; Gaara within Gusion's cockpit, caught seeing Kira recklessly fires several shots of the beam rifle.
"That idiot…!" The redhead muttered, as he maneuvered his MS to prepare to go to assists Kira, which that quickly he react by avoiding the explosive shell being fired by Ein's recoilless rifle.
"I will not let you pass!" Ein exclaims intervening Gaara's attempt.
But, with Gaara didn't felt irritate at Ein's interruption, but he had other plans in mind that needed to being followed, as he turns his eyes at the side of the monitor at Vesalius' position on the distance.
'Lieutenant La Flaga should have reached the Nazca-class by now, maybe when he's done there, they'll leave us alone for a while.' Gaara says in thoughts, keeping part of the distraction, instead of using his full strength.
==Meanwhile, with Mu==
The Moebius Zero's targeting computer locked onto the ZAFT space vessel in front of the MA. Before the sensors start to buzz into life as Mu continues to inch forward informing the pilot that he has reached the correct position.
The Hawk of Endymion smirked behind his helmet.
"Got it!" He muttered to himself as he was now about to ready to make his move.
==Archangel, in the Bridge==
*Alert beeping!*
"Laser designator sensed from the Nazca-class ahead of us!" Chandra reported immediately to everyone on the bridge from the CIC, as he turns to Natarle and the rest. "They're targeting this ship! They're locking on to us!"
Natarle's eyes widen as a surprised expression crossed her features momentarily before she turned and called up to Murrue.
"Captain?!" She asked as the brown-haired female captain could only sit there quietly as a silent moan works its way through her mouth, clearly signifying frustration and worry. "Prepare to fire Lohengrin!"
This statement caused Murrue to snap out of her trance as her eyes widen and she quickly turned around, even more so as she soon saw the signal from Mu.
"Wait! The Lieutenant's Zero is engaging approach the enemy!" She said to the raven-haired ensign, regarding Mu's plan, which needed time for the Hawk's task will be accomplish under progress.
As if to tell the crew to hold their fire until they're certain that the Hawk's plan will work, and while Naruto and Menma did able to intercepts them (half of them were disabled and the other terminated).
"Evasive maneuvers!" Murrue recommend the order.
"That's too risky! Unless we fire, we'll be hit!" Natarle countered.
The raven-haired ensign wanted to act now for the sake of not only for their own lives, but the civilian they were forced to carry onboard their ship…something she's certain that even her superior officer would have to agree with her own.
Murrue slammed her fist onto the arm of her chair in frustration at their predicament as an anxious expression is clear on her face.
"Calm down, Captain." Ichika says to Murrue, causes the brunette captain turns to him. "As I said, have faith."
Hearing from the black-haired teen; that calms Murrue down and focus on the situation that they were in that it's still in Level 1 Battle Stations; she had hope for Naruto and the others will be taken time to stall them, while Mu is still under progress.
"Two Laurasia-class approaching fast from stern!" The CIC reported.
==At Vesalius, with Rau==
Rau Le Creuset tensed that he felt a familiar presence all of suddenly that unfortunately.
==With Mu==
Now, the Moebius Zero sped up the thrusters towards to the Nazca-class from below. That gotten Mu opportunity to strike that reached the correct position.
"Now I've got you! Try this on for size, Le Creuset!" Mu hissed and let the Nazca-class cruiser hae it with everything he had.
==Back at Rau==
With Rau had immediately sensed Mu's presence right below the Vesalius, but was about two seconds too late, as the white masked commander quickly turned his attention towards Ades and the rest of the crew.
"Boost engines to maximum: Lower bow, pitch angle 60!" The white masked commander ordered immediately informed the crew as he's certain that its Mu is out there and cursed having not known about his whereabouts until just now but needed to hurry.
"Huh?" Ades confused with a slight surprise.
"Heat source approaching from below: It's a mobile armor!" One of the CIC operator informed as the alarms alerted them that they were about to be attacked.
"What?" Ades inquired; his surprise change to shock at the sound of this and nevertheless got ready to make the next command in an effort to defend the ship. "Activate CIWS! Boost engines in maximum! Lower bow, pitch angle: 60!"
With Ades repeated Rau's command regarding the incoming orange Mobile Armor towards to the below of Vesalius the masked latter had claimed it didn't sortie.
As the Vesalius was attempting to get out of the line of fire, which that until the Moebius Zero suddenly emerged towards to the ship's position.
==Back to Mu==
'It's a little too late.' Mu says in thoughts with a sadistic smirk on his face, noticing the ship is making its get away from his sights.
As the Hawk had made full throttled his Zero's engine towards to the Nazca-class; went immediately went on the offensive by activating to deploy all the wired Gunbarrels and fire them along with the Linear cannon for damaging against the Nazca-class vessel of his rival.
*BOOM!*
Multiple pink explosions along the ship's hull signaled that Mu had done considerable damage.
"Alright!" Mu yell cheered as he believed that it would damage the ZAFT ship enough to take it out of the flight, knowing that Rau wouldn't want it to remain undefended should it get attacked even further.
After that, Mu fired a tether cable into the armor of the Nazca-class then used the momentum to slingshot back towards the Archangel.
==Back to Vesalius' bridge==
"Major damage to engines!" The communication officer reported the status the damage of the Vesalius, was starting to tip to the left due to what Mu had done to the ship's engine in his surprise attack. "We're losing thrust!"
"Enemy mobile armor has withdrawing!" He concluded.
"Shoot it down!" Ades exclaim ordered.
"Number 5 sodium wall damaged! It's on fire!" The officer added once again, making the damage report to the rest of the crew and Rau gritted his teeth, but he won't be made a fool of in this operation nor will he allow the Hawk to get away with what he had done. "Damage control! Sealing bulkheads!"
Rau turns his eyes through his mask at the sight of the fleeing Moebius Zero returning to the Earth Forces' warship.
'Damn you, Mu. I should have known…' Rau says in thought with a darkened expression on his face, needing to his command ship to fall back for the time, as he countermanded Ades' order.
"We're pulling out! Ades, send word to the Gamow and Galvani, and along with the rest of the fleet!" The masked commander declared.
==At the Archangel, Bridge==
Back onboard the Archangel, Tonomaru received a mess from Mu in an effort to inform the crew that his surprise attack has been successful in dealing a powerful blow to the Vesalius and is returning to the ship.
"Message from Lieutenant La Flaga: Mission accomplished! He's on his way back to the ship!"
Hearing that, everyone present felt somewhat relieved with many sighs and brief cheers from the crew, which that the Hawk's plan worked. And they remembered they still have a long way to go before they can even think about calling this a victory for the Earth Alliance (and Tekkadan).
Murrue herself was relieved to herself that Mu had succeeded in his mission. A look of determination in her warm brown eyes told everyone that now was the time to finish the enemy.
"We'll take this opportunity to attack the Nazca-class ahead of us!" The acting-Captain declared, knowing that they now have a change at surviving after all.
With Natarle is prepared to command the crew to began the procedures something for the Nazca-class.
"Prepare to fire Lohengrin number 1 and 2 together!" Natarle ordered, replaying the command to the bridge crew members and got ready to charge both assault cannons then needed to be certain it had a clear shot since they don't want hit either the Strike or Gusion in the battlefield, and while Barbatos and Gusion is on the stern, after achieves disabled and/or decimated enemy mobile suits.
"Send message to Lieutenant La Flaga to clear the area!" Murrue replayed added her orders to the rest of the crew. "Also tell the Strike and Gusion to avoid the ship's line of fire!"
Which glad for Naruto's Barbatos and Menma's Bael were on the rear stern of the Archangel, which means that its lucky for them didn't give a message for the Uzumaki twins regarding the 'Lohengrin' Positron under friendly fire.
"Positron bank breath chamber at maximum!" Chandra's voice as the Lohengrins were about to ready to fire when the command was given, waiting for Mu, Gaara, and Kira to steer clear before they can strike. "Muzzel choke potential has stabilized! Opening Launchers!"
==At space battlefield==
As the Archangel readied its Lohengrin cannons, the Strike was fighting desperately to stay alive due to the most experience GINNs surrounded and attacking it.
Kira was hyperventilating. With all these 2 experience enemies around him, Gaara fighting with the black GINN, two of his allies is on the stern, Mu is too far away to assist him; the brunette was pretty much on his own. The stress and exhaustion were beginning to catch up on him. He didn't know how much longer he could last in this battle.
*Beep-beep!*
Suddenly, Kira received a message from the Archangel to get clear from its line of fire.
On the opposite side, while Ein is also getting desperate for regarding facing the capabilities of Gaara's Gusion, so far that its armor is durable than normal alloy that just as used for MS and MA.
With Gaara still stalling Ein's GINN since thought he pretend to be went to assists Kira, while the latter block him off, so far that knowing he 'did' tell Kira for not used up all the energy of the Strike's battery. So far that knowing the Strike had equip with the Aile Striker gain mobility, he should be fine…for now at least.
Gaara had gotten the details for the G-Weapons have a common weakness even with the Phase Shift Armor protecting them from projectile weapons like missiles and machine gun bullets, as well as all impact weapons such as the heavy swords used by the GINNs and the CGUEs.
Knowing the drawback for using beam weaponry can drain the mobile suit's battery and losing too much power isn't a good thing, because that the Strike ever runs out of it during the battle, then the Phase Shift Armor will deactivate itself, leaving vulnerable to any enemy fire.
Turns out, Kira had getting stress, exhausted, and ignoring his advice during the battle.
As Ein keeps firing at Gusion with the machine gun, knowing it's still futile against Gusion's combination of Gundamium and Nanomite armor.
Until Gaara caught a bright light at the distance, that indicate that Mu had accomplish his task.
"Alright, Lieutenant La Flaga did it." He muttered, as he turns to Ein's GINN and gives a call. "Looks like this round is ours now. You should be getting a recall message any second now."
Within the cockpit of Ein's GINN, the black-haired green coat looked confused hearing the call from the mysterious pilot of the enemy MS.
"What are you-?"
*Beep-beep-beep!*
"Huh?" Ein muttered, after his sentence was cut off by receiving message.
As Ein turn at the monitor display 'EMERGENCY CALL - OPTICAL MAIL' came in, indicate that received message from Vesalius, feeling concerning the surprise attack.
Along with Miguel, and the other 3 redcoats also receiving that message, as it says:
[[A. VESALIUS was damaged by surprise attack. Withdraw all units immediately.]]
Within the distance towards to the Gamow and Galvani with Yzak had his Duel dragging the disable Blitz and Buster, they also receive their message that causes the silver-haired former's eyes widen in shock at the message itself upon reading through it and wonder what had happen.
"The Vesalius was hit?" He asked, not believing what he was reading, but their mother ship needed them back as soon as possible; and while his Duel is unscathed and while the other two G-Weapons didn't.
"How did that happen?" Nicol asked as he was too shocked by this message, while his Blitz still disabled by Barbatos.
"They're ordering us to retreat?" Dearka muttered, just as shocked as Yzak was, right now had a feeling Athrun, Miguel, Ein, and the other two GINN pilots don't know what to make of this themselves. "Glad that both of our machines were disabled during our first encounter with that black mobile suit unlike to Nicol's, and while Yzak's didn't."
Yzak, however was not so pleased, regarding the message he had receive, as he seething in anger regarding how everything accordingly since he didn't get a chance to took down the GAT-X105 Strike, then he simmering it then released that rage with a punch to the side of the monitor.
He swear that he'll get that black-orange unknown MS for interference and lost his chance, and he'll gonna shoot Gundam Barbatos down for this embarrassment.
While Ein was disbelief for the Vesalius is being damaged by the surprised attack, as until now everything make sense in the whole skirmish that clicks onto his head, as he seething in rage, as he turns to the enemy MS, after receive the message.
"You were distracted us the whole time!" Ein exclaims which he and the others were blind by being distracted by the enemy to come up with a plan that their objected was the Nazca-class.
["Yes it is, we did hold ourselves back while you and your comrades were all being focus on us and the warship that for long enough to follow the plan in order. We had holding a line of defense until the Moebius Zero strike down your command ship."] The Mysterious pilot explained.
Ein's anger towards to the tan-white MS mysterious pilot's stated regarding they were being played by the Naturals for sending their own mobile suits to distract them, and while they did form a plan to shoot down the Vesalius.
"This is unacceptable…to think we may have outsmarted us, as Coordinators! You'll pay for this; I won't forgive you, you Natural scum!"
Ein raised his Machine Gun at the tan-white MS and until suddenly Gusion had swiftly thrust downwards before the bullets shots out, causes his eyes widen in shocked at sudden reaction, as he growls irritating regarding his enemy keeps using the flow-like evasive motion pattern.
In a split second, the Archangel fired its Lohengrin; two streams of bluish-red plasma sailing through space towards its intended target, the Vesalius' direction. While Mu's Moebius Zero was returning to the EA Warship from completing his part of the plan he came up with.
"Phew!" Mu La Flaga chirped, having passed by the speeding blast beam, looked at it impressed.
==At Vesalius==
"Heat source approaching! Direction: zero, zero, zero!" The CIC officer reported onboard the Vesalius, the rest of the crew were in completely shock at this and he soon he continued. "Impact in 3 seconds!"
"Starboard: maximum thrust…!" Rau shouts ordered with his arm waved. "…Evade it!"
At exterior, the Vesalius dodged starboard to evade the incoming enemy fire…
*BOOM!*
…but they weren't fast enough. Even if the Lohengrin's high-energy beam didn't hit them directly, it struck the left engine/stabilizer of the ZAFT vessel; killing any unfortunate mechanics and engineers interior.
On the bridge, Rau cursed under his breath at the sheer audacity of being outplay so easily; but left with no choice, the masked commander ordered the Vesalius to retreat away from the Archangel's range of fire.
==At the Archangel, In the bridge==
"The Nazca-class is veering away from our ship's route!" Chandra reported.
"Signal the Strike and Gusion to return, and includes contact Barbatos and Bael as well!" Murrue ordered, as she continues. "The Archangel will proceed to Artemis at maximum speed."
==At the battlefield==
At the exterior of the Archangel, with Murrue given orders to deploy signal flares to call out all the mobile suits by firing consists of purple, green, and blue colors. That caught Kira's attention at the sight of the retreat flares from the warship and then raced to escape, and along with Gaara.
"A return signal?" Ein says recognized at the colors of the flares. "Tsk, not gonna happen! I will not let you go for your trickery you had us have pulled!"
Ein propels his GINN towards to Gusion, causes the latter caught onto his sights, before he could return to the ship, and fires several explosive shells of the tan armored MS.
While Kira had gotten his opportunity to fled, causes maneuvered the Aile Strike and propels off towards back to the Archangel, as until Gaara came in behind him and providing covering fire by fires a barrage of energy bolts of his MARVE rifle.
"Go, Kira! I'll cover you, hurry!" Gaara ordered, while drove Gusion within the cockpit.
"R-right!" Kira acknowledged, while had his eyes onto the monitor towards to the warship.
Athrun saws Kira had fled into the battlefield while the tan-white MS providing covering fire, and until Miguel's voice onto the comlink.
"Oh no, you don't! You're not getting away so easily!" Miguel exclaims, as keeps firing with his assault rifle at the Strike, and along with the other two GINNs.
"Damn! Not good!" Kira exclaims.
Even after everything that's happening, they were completely persistent in trying to kill Kira. He could feel his MS getting further from the Archangel with each passing second as the three GINNs continued their barrage against Kira. Unaware from Kira, it was being set up by Athrun Zala.
Athrun keeping observing the fight until noticing how much his best friend cannot keep up, his hesitating to aim his right at his friend regarding he had having a discussion with Commander Rau back at the Vesalius. Until now which he secretly contacted two of the remaining members of the raiding party back at Heliopolis, he doing his own will to disobeyed his CO's orders.
Gaara saws Kira was in trouble, so far that he keeps occupied that he didn't want to 'expose' himself, regarding his abilities if he had to, so far that knowing cannot get attention from ZAFT or Earth Forces, they will be learned their origins, very soon. So far that acquire to continue to remain low-profile for over those millennia centuries since the age of ninja was being forgotten.
==At Archangel, in the bridge==
At the CIC, with Miriallia saw Kira on the distance on the monitor causes her to tense to see the Strike's signal is getting further away from the Archangel.
"Kira!" She says exclaiming, she felt concern at her friend were under heavy situation while Gaara's Gusion was occupied by Ein's GINN.
As Tonomura turns to the fellow CIC and XO Natarle, spoke up informed this situation just as Mir was concerning.
"He's surrounded. At this rate…!"
Knowing this situation getting bad, so far that knowing the Strike is running out of power during this skirmish before it was began.
"Back him up!" Murrue ordered to assists Kira for this situation.
"It's impossible in that melee!" Natarle's voice interjected.
"Our distance from the Strike is increasing!" The CIC informed.
Hearing that, Tolle sat on the helm's seat next to Neumann, feeling on the same boat as his girlfriend Mir does.
"Kira…" The brunette volunteered muttered.
"I'm concern about the power level remaining in the Strike." Natarle stated, which confirms everything about the Strike's power is depleted.
"I know, Ensign!" Murrue replied to her XO/Ensign regarding the Strike's power supply, as she turned towards the communications as they needed the Moebius Zero back as soon as possible. "Where's Lieutenant La Flaga? And includes Gaara?"
Romero Pal examined the current location of the Zero and reported to the bridge.
"Still returning, ma'am, and Gaara's current location remain with us while he'll have his hands full as the enemy mobile suit that he was being occupied!"
At this rate, Gusion may end up fighting against a standard GINN, and so far that Gaara is unable assists Kira while facing 4 enemy Mobile suits, making the female acting-Captain frown even more.
Hearing that, Ichiya sighs at this inform report, as he turns back to the battlefield, knowing Gaara didn't want to hold back.
'Gaara-sensei really did hold himself back with that strength and skill of his…and I'm sure that how long he continues toying with him.' He says in thoughts, as Menma's disciple, he surely knows how being a ninja than a samurai does, he did his own ways than the latter like when…everything is worst since he left the PLANTs to Earth.
==Back to the battlefield==
At the moment, Kira cried out in terror as Miguel's GINN fired on him from the front, using both its Heavy Ion Cannon and the 27mm Machine Gun at the same time to rain down fire on the Strike.
With Kira deflects these shots and tried to return fire. There's another GINN charged at the Strike from its right and brandishing its heavy blade when swapping from holsters its Heavy Ion Cannon.
Kira gasped for noting this and moved to try fired at the incoming mobile suit with his Beam rifle, but…
*Weak sparks!*
…no energy bolt came out of the barrel.
*Beep-beep!*
Confusing, Kira tried to fire with its Beam Rifle pressing the trigger several times, that's when he realized it, before he heard a beeping sound on the screen that he had finally checked at the Strike's power indicator.
The power indicator's gauge is ran dry reached to 0% from its white bar that passes it into red with a sign display says 'EMERGENCY' warning appears on the concole, along with the hyper capacitor's primary and secondary, until it bar reach to red zone until -10% with 4 red bars.
"Out of power?!" He muttered in completely dismay, giving him cause for alarm. "Damn! My armor!"
Until Kira had had something in his mind regarding he had neglected something what he heard Gaara in the comms.
_["Kira! Don't stress yourself, and includes don't use up too much energy for the Strike."]_ - Gaara's voice echoed on Kira's head.
'Of course! I've forgot to check the power gauge when I've used the beam rifle!' Kira says in thoughts, realized.
As that realization comes to Kira, the Strike's colors shifted into its regular drab gray colored scheme, save for the color of the shield and the Aile Striker Pack. Leaving himself defenseless without its Phase Shift protected him from harm.
"I've got ya, now!" Miguel yelled with a cocky tone, realizing that with the Strike's power is now completely depleted it would be their chance to finish it off for good.
Miguel's orange GINN charges at the Strike with its Assault Rifle's fixed with a Heavy Blade, poise to lunged at the EF MS. The Strike moved to fly away, but it's too slow as the orange GINN got right behind it was ready to deal the final blow to the weakened MS.
Athrun, realizing this, growled a little before transforming the Aegis into its Mobile Armor Mode and veered straight towards the Strike. On his mind, he had gotten his opportunity.
"Damn it…!" Gaara cursed lightly as he saw the Aegis was heading towards Kira and with him having a hard time on his head; the redhead pilot knew he had to act fast. "Well, I just I'll stop for now, there's no need to toying with him…"
Gusion deploys Gusion's sub-arms and then discards two of his weapons that cause Ein tensed for seeing what the pilot is up to for deploying its sub-arms, without to react fast, the latter tensed for seeing the former propels himself towards to him.
"Hmph, foolish mistake…" Ein muttered, as he had his sights onto incoming Gusion, with a smirk, he prepared to fire its explosive shell of its recoilless rifle and has his target locked-on.
And so, he fires an explosive shell towards to the charging Gusion.
Seeing the explosive shell flies straight intercepts towards to charging Gusion, head-on. And while Gaara didn't react or bother to move away from the line of fire, while ignoring the crying calls from the Archangel such as 'Gaara, get out of there!'.
*BOOM!*
The explosive shell made contact with Gusion and covering it in a large explosion.
==Archangel, at the bridge==
The large smoke engulfs Gusion when the explosive shell made an impact that everyone onboard the Archangel's bridge believed the Gusion destroyed and its pilot dead. While Ichika remain calm, didn't felt desperate regarding one of his three senseis destroyed/died.
Tolle turns his face away from the scene, as he noticing Ichika remain calm and slient.
"I-Ichika…? Why are you remaining calm?" Tolle wondered, hearing that, making the captain and the crew turns to the black-haired male, who stood besides Murrue.
"Ichika, why didn't you react for witnessing one of your mentors demised by the enemy?" Murrue inquired.
"…You all thought to believe that Gaara-sensei take down so easily with that puny explosive shell." Ichika replied. "…Mr. Pal, can you look over at the console, please."
Hearing that, causes Romero Pal looked confused, as he looked at the console that causes him startled at the screen, even more confusing at what Ichika had claimed.
"W-Wait a minute, this can be right? Gusion's IFF signal code is still remains!" Romero reported examined at the console regarding Gusion's signal.
"W-What?" Murrue wondered turns to the CIC on the right. "How can it be…"
"It's not a glitch, ma'am, the signal still standing!" Pal replied, as he double check see if the CIC console didn't have any glitches or virus since this warship is still new to this battlefield.
"Then…" Natarle began, after hearing
"…Like I said earlier, you all believe that Gaara-sensei take down so easily." Ichika declared.
==Back to the battlefield==
A large smokescreen that covers the 'destroying' Gusion cause by Ein's last round of its 500mm recoilless rifle. So far that it may be part of the D-Type package, it surely had enough firepower to took down something like a MS had dense armor since its machine gun bullets were ineffective against a strong dense armor.
"Did I get it?" Ein wondered, smiling proudly at himself for his accomplishment and waiting for merely a few seconds before something came out from the smoke form by the explosion.
…Suddenly, to Ein's shocked, a pair of speeding rockets shots out of the smoke, towards him.
"What the!?" Ein exclaims, as he reacts that barely avoid a pair of projectiles which was a sign that the Gusion wasn't destroyed.
Then coming from out of nowhere after the pink smoke cleared was Gusion completely intact, raised its both arms that indicate that it fires its rocket guns, while its sub-arms still deployed.
"Damn, how is that possible?! Not even the 500mm is also didn't put a dent into it, too!" Ein conclude wondering with disbelief at Gusion is able to survived from the blast.
Gusion propels itself towards Ein's GINN, with Gaara didn't something earlier that is unaware to the eyes of the enemies, before the 500mm explosive shell made contact onto his Mobile suit, he had secretly raised both of his mobile suit's arms from, before returns fire at Ein with its rocket guns, he had the 'Suna no Tate' (Shield of Sand) that blocks the explosive shell until reached Gusion, so far that it did had 'Suna no Yoroi' coated its armored plate, since no one didn't see sand flows around it, which it has a compartment that stores sand.
And then until Gusion's optic eyes lighten up, and then continues propels to Ein's GINN to increased its thrusters in maximum output, and while Ein gritted his teeth, as he is about to fires another one, and until surprised to see his foe approaching very fast.
"So fast!" Ein exclaims in shocked, unable to getting away, until it's too late until Gusion grasped the barrel of the 500mm recoilless rifle, before he could fire it again.
*Wham!*
"Grrghhh!" Ein stumbled back with his GINN is being knocked backwards by the strong break-door kick.
With Gusion holding the recoilless rifle with its right hand, and then had the other left hand on the hand, and bends to destroying the explosive launcher.
Ein recovered from the kick, as he had his eyes onto Gusion bending the recoilless rifle in v-shape, which that shocked him at the sheer strength of Gusion.
With the optic eyes of Gusion stares at Ein, so far that knowing there is no telling how the enemy MS the latter had faced is way out of his league compare to redcoat and/or white-coat.
And the thrusters of Gusion burns up again and charges at Ein's GINN, as the latter took out the Machine Gun, which he fires a barrage of bullets, which that it didn't slows Gaara's Gusion down due to its armor did completely resists with physical weapons.
Ein tries to shoot Gusion down with the useless weapon he has having, seeing the latter had both of its arms raised up to block the bullets, and then its left arm raised, and…
*Grasp!*
So far that Gusion's manipulator hand that grab the machine gun's barrel, squeezing in that bends it, that breaks it, and then hurls a punch with its left sub-arm that bashed onto the GINN's head, followed by the right-hook with the other sub-arm, and…
*Clunk!*
The scene had changed from Gaara and Ein's fight into the side of the battlefield, heard the a familiar clunking sound, Kira within the Strike's cockpit, expecting his fate had ended, but until seeing himself is fine, confused at himself and until realize something.
Kira had found himself within the Strike is being grasped by the Aegis' MA - Attack Mode, that his best friend is piloting, from behind in its claws.
==Back to the Bridge==
"Kira!" Miriallia exclaims at her cherish friend is being held captive.
Murrue and Natarle, along with the crew shocked in tensed at the monitor to see the Aegis had grap hold into the Strike with its claws.
"He's been captured! The Strike has been captured by Aegis! Phase-Shift down!" Tonomura reported.
==With Athrun==
Athrun had gotten his objective regarding he had no choice for disobeyed Rau's orders, as he contacted the two GINNs.
"We got we need, let's retreat to the Gamow!" The blue-haired redcoat ordered.
["Yes, sir!"]
==With Kira==
Kira is now being captive by his best friend, and until he heard the sounds of an argument between Athrun and his fellow ZAFT pilots such as before caught their attention by anyone else in the distance.
["What do you think you're doing, Athrun!"] Miguel's voice in the comms, saying; that sounds like he was really angry.
["I'm capturing the Strike! It's out of power now and it's unable to continue!"] Athrun responded.
["What?! Our orders are to destroy it! You're ignoring orders! Just as I thought! You goddamn son of a bitch! I knew that you had Ein along with the other two were sided with you from the started!"] Miguel's voice in furious, that Athrun had intervened.
["If we have the chance to capture it, all the better we should take it! We're retreating!"] Athrun replied.
With the Strike in their hands, with Kira overheard the argument regarding his best friend was disobeying orders or that capturing the Strike was better than destroying it.
The boy could do nothing but sit in the cockpit as the Aegis took its captured sibling unit back to the Gamow with the two GINNs following close behind, while Miguel's GINN is on the distance.
==With Miguel==
The Magic Bullet of Dusk saw the Aegis made its way back towards the Gamow with the captured Strike, he was very mad at Athrun's insubordinate. While he was still occupied the Legged ship that fires every missiles, bullets, and beams all over the area.
"Damn! That bastard…!" Miguel muttered sneered. "I swore that knowing he had a good reason for capturing the Strike…I know that his insubordinate jeopardize the mission."
Before Miguel could continue to distract the Legged Ship's line of fire until the others arrived, but until suddenly, something is amiss, he's wondering where the squad of GINN/AS, and includes Yzak, Dearka, and Nicol.
"Wait a minute? Where are the others?"
As Migule turned his head at the direction where the Gamow and Galvani was, and until he zoom in magnification to gain visual that causes his eyes widen to see to see a familiar red-winged MS had intercepts 3 remaining GINNs were taken care of.
A faintly sound of explosion that caught Ein turn his attention at the stern in the distance, uses its magnification to caught sights at the rear stern of the Archangel, causes his eyes widen to see Gundam Bael had intercepts 3 remaining GINNs were taken care of.
Seeing five of the GINN/AS were decimated by the same crimson red-winged MS, noticing a rifle is resting on its right shoulder, and then turns his attention to see the black-orange MS took care of his fellow comrades' rest of the 4 stolen G-Weapons, they were disabled since their being confronted.
Seeing Yzak's Duel fled, dragging the disabled Nicol's Blitz and Dearka's Buster back to the Gamow. It would mean it is impossible to face that such skilled pilot of that black-orange mobile suit.
And includes his crimson MS's counterpart, did took out 5 heavily-armed GINN is meant for assaulting the Legged Ship since the confronting the red-winged mobile suit. Then that includes witnessing the black-orange MS disabled 2 G-Weapons: The Buster and the Blitz, while the Duel is unscathed.
And right afterwards that seeing Yzak's Duel made a retreat, dragging the disable Dearka's Buster and Nicol's Blitz towards back to the Gamow.
"Yzak and the others were retreating! How is it possible…?" Miguel muttered, as he gritted his teeth, and seeing the inbound large missiles towards him, and then intercepts them by fires a barrage of shoulder-mounted gatling guns that explodes that creates a smokescreen, that gotten his opportunity to slip and went towards to Bael in high-speed.
"Ein! We're retreating! The Assault Team is being wipe up, and includes Yzak and the others were retreating!" Miguel exclaims contacted Ein.
["What!? How is it impossible!"] Ein responded.
"I believe that a certain red-winged one did this, and while Yzak dragging Dearka and Nicol that had two of the G-Weapons were disabled, cause by the black Mobile suit. What about you, Ein?" Miguel explained.
["I'm…also retreat to the Vesalius, sir."] Ein replied, causes Miguel's eyes widen.
"What happen?"
With Ein within his black-themed GINN is being wracked by Gusion, its frame was being damaged with huge dents and dismantled parts, heavily by Gaara, he dragged his way back to the Vesalius. While the thrusters is still active, able to use it to returns to the Vesalius
"You were right, Miguel, sir…I was underestimate by that Natural scum…" The black-haired green-coat says to Miguel in the comms, and as he muttered. "…How the Naturals were able to build something…monstrous?"
Back to Miguel, everything he had heard from Ein, so far that how did the Earth Forces built something that could completely overwhelms both the ZAFT's military strength, and so far that it was completely questionable subject of what they had encountered, and as he replied.
"…Roger that, Ein, return to the Vesalius, safety. And get your treated."
["…Yes, sir."] Ein replied.
*Beep*
With the transmission ended, as Miguel had his eyes onto then readied his Heavy Ion Cannon at the red-winged mobile suit in the back.
'Huh…So, it looks like we have finally meet again, you bastard.' Miguel says in thoughts had eyes onto the red-winged mobile suit into the distance.
==Archangel, At the Bridge==
After the Strike was taken by the Aegis towards to the Laurasia-class vessels' position, and until Tonomura reported.
"Laurasia-class vessels has closed the distance to 280!" He informed.
"Captain!" Natarle calls out, waiting for orders from her.
"Kira! Kira! Please respond!" Miriallia cries out for Kira due to the radio communication's range is too far from the ship and the Strike.
"Now what do we do?" Murrue inquired softly.
Anyone else wanted to do something, until Miriallia's head pop up, as she quickly turns to the screen to seeing Barbatos' and Bael's position, that acquires for needed to rush to contacted Naruto and Menma.
"Naruto, Menma, come in! Do you read me?"
["I read you, Miriallia, what's the matter?"] Naruto's voice responds in the comms.
"It's Kira! He has been captured by the X303 Aegis! He's losing the Strike's power during his fight, includes Gaara had being occupied by a custom black GINN." Miriallia replied; explained.
*Beep-beep!*
["I believe it's my fault, Naruto."] Gaara's voice in the comms on the Archangel, and along with the Uzumaki twins. ["I got carried away, when I was stall a single GINN, and while the orange one stalling the Archangel, I think that someone had plan this to keep me occupied, I believe that GINN who alongside with the orange one that happened to be the last GINN back at the Heliopolis."]
["I see…"] Naruto says understandable regarding Gaara's explanation regarding adding 2 GINNs among the 5 that Menma had take care of them. ["So where is Kira, now?"]
"He was lured out, Naruto; it was too late we realized what was happening." Miriallia explained regarding Kira's current coordinates.
["Until the Aegis had got his opportunity to capture the Strike with no power that reaches zero and takes him to the Laurasia-class where you guys on that position. But it was escorted by 2 addition GINNs that thought I had predict their numbers regarding the miscalculating of mine."] Gaara concluded through Gusion's comms.
"I've overheard the statement from Mr. Ichika, said that these guys were currently the members during the Heliopolis attack. And Kira was last seen heading to the debris field, where the Laurasia-class was." Mir finished.
["Okay, I'll get him back, I promise…Oh, is Mu's plan success?"] Naruto replied acknowledge.
"Yes, it is success; we manage to damage the Nazca-class ahead of us. He's heading back to the Archangel is right about now, until decide to joined in. Better hurry, otherwise until the Aegis will be reaching the two Laurasia-class' location." Mir replied.
["Good to know, and be sure to tell the 'Captain' to temporary cease-fire, Menma had already took care the heavily-armed GINNs, so he can take care of that custom orange GINN, and feel free to standby to assist Gaara or Menma."]
Hearing that, causes Miriallia holds her giggle regarding he addressing the brunette captain.
"Understand, Naruto, you have my word, and I'll inform the Captain and Ensign Badgirual about your request. And good luck and please bringing Kira back."
*Beep end transmission!*
Miriallia turns to the captain Ramius and informed her and the crew on this bridge.
"Captain, Naruto is on his way towards to Kira's position! He will be the one save him."
Hearing that, causes Murrue sighs in relief for the good news from Miriallia regarding Naruto will bring back Kira and the Strike.
==Present==
Kira was cursed at himself for being in this situation. He was supposedly to remain guard with the Archangel, until he keep himself way too distance fighting against between himself and the Aegis and the 3 GINNs, and while Gaara was being occupied by the black-themed GINN.
The fighting continues on, and until the Strike run out of power. He was completely careless for he should have checked the power indicator since he heard Gaara's warning regarding to save up the power for the Strike knowing its limited usage.
And Athrun seized this chance and captured his best friend. But right now, they were currently heading towards to the Gamow, the Laurasia-class frigate ship.
Back to Kira, deciding that now was the best time to talk his old friend, as he spoke.
"Athrun! What's the big idea? Just what are you up to?" He questioned.
["I'm taken you to the Gamow."] Athrun replied.
"Get serious!" Kira retort exclaimed. "I'm not gonna set foot on any ZAFT ship!"
Kira tried to move his Mobile Suit in order to escape, due to the lack of power.
Hearing that from Kira's respond, Athrun narrowed his eyes in irritation at the brunette's naivete.
"You're a Coordinator! You're one of us, Kira!" He stated.
["NO! I won't join ZAFT!"] Kira says argue, angrily, obviously displeased with this course of action.
"That's enough, Kira! Quiet!" The blue-haired boy shouted harshly, having had enough of his friends' tantrum.
With Kira remain seated in the cockpit of the Strike, and while hearing Athrun's voice in the comms.
["Just let me take you. Otherwise…"] He hesitated, dreading the outcome he may be forced to take. ["Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to shoot you."]
Hearing that, this causes Kira tensed at his old friend's seriousness. He knew that he didn't have any choice now, since he was completely defenseless at the moment.
Switch to Athrun within the Aegis, seeing his right hand trembled onto the control grip, while hearing the brown-haired young man's voice in the comms in a sad tone.
["Athrun…"]
Now back to Kira again, could sense the inner turmoil his friend was going through. He was risking his career and his life just for 'him'. The friend he considered a brother…
And until he heard Athrun's voice spoke up in the comms, concludes.
["…I already lost my mom in the Bloody Valentine."]
Hearing Athrun's words told the brown-haired Coordinator the heart wrenching tale of his mother's passing. That made Kira silent gasped in disbelief as he had no idea at the fact Athrun's mother - Lenore Zala was among those who were killed when the nuclear missile from a Moebius MA had destroyed Junius 7 last year and he didn't know what else to say now that he is aware of that.
And that is the reason why Athrun had joined ZAFT in the first since that tragedy, Kira had finally understood regarding Athrun's choice entering the war.
The scene shifts into Athrun, with his expression mix between anger and depressed regarding that tragedy that time.
"So, I…!"
*Alert beeps!*
Before he could continue, didn't have time to say anything else for his sentence; and when suddenly, his mobile suit's radar detected an incoming that came from above.
Looking up, he saw the black mobile suit Barbatos coming in fast and fires a barrage of 200mm Guns directly at his GINN escorts, causes both the Aegis while the Strike being captive and the GINN escorts scattered.
==With Naruto==
After Naruto continues fires a barrage of 200mm rounds at the GINN escorts who accompanies the Aegis and the red-themed latter, he took a glance at the red-themed MS holding the Strike. Zooming in close, the Aegis transformed into a Mobile Armor with claw-like limbs.
That made Naruto looked remark intriguing at expecting the Earth Forces have a special frame has a capability to alternate forms - both MS and MA.
"Hmm, that's new." Naruto said to himself, comment; expecting for that mobile suit itself can converts into a mobile armor mode.
"…I was hoping that for having Phenex and Flauros is still under progress for having these two Gundam-frames with transformable capabilities, but this one…is an remarkable prototype for having a ability to turned between forms." He added.
Before that, Naruto raised Barbatos' left arm and targeting Aegis in the distance, and until the barrel of the 200mm Gun is startled to shimmering sparks of electrical currents around the barrel.
Naruto had Barbatos' 200mm guns integrated with railgun technology, so that gain its weapons' with long-range distance. (1)
Barbatos was now locked-on to the Aegis and…
*Spark blast!*
The barrel of the 200mm gun fires a charged projectile, with a speed of light, faster than beam weaponry, fired by Naruto.
*POW!*
The high-speed projectile struck the Aegis, the force of impact resulting that releasing Kira from Athrun's grasp.
Athrun was looked shocked in surprised at the Aegis dealing a intense damage, since the Phase Shift Armor protected from physical weaponry, but also results causes about minus 40% of its power, not just that ordinary railgun, but it was way more powerful than then Archangel's Linear cannon.
Once Kira was freed, as Naruto went in-front of the Strike without its power, while remain dull gray scheme, fires several rounds of Barbatos' 200mm Gun, provide Kira cover and get his chance to flee.
["Are you all right, Kira?"] Naruto asked in the screen of the audio communication, showing his face to Kira within the Strike.
"Naruto!" Kira quipped; shocked that Naruto would come to save him until before he was broken out of his thoughts by his new blonde friend himself (not long ago since the first chapter).
With Athrun, recovered from the shocked, cursed at himself regarding the presence of Barbatos that intervene, he lost a hold onto his friend within the Strike, didn't expecting the speed of the black Mobile Suit that compare to GINN HM-Type's thrusters and includes its firepower precise.
"Damn!" He muttered, as the crimson G-Weapon (Gundam) transformed back into its MS Mode, and evades the 200mm projectiles.
"Go, Kira! Return to the Archangel, I'll handle this!" Naruto says within Barbatos' cockpit, telling Kira to withdraw, while firing several rounds at the Aegis, seeing the red-themed MS evades every round while using the debris as cover.
"Uh, thank you, Naruto. And I'll see you back at the ship." Kira says grateful within the Strike, before propels out of the debris field, returning the Archangel with its power level still remains red since this skirmish, he'll decide to make it count to not used up all the power.
With that, as while Kira is heading back to the Archangel, as he turns his head had his monitor to see Athrun's Aegis keeps evading Barbatos' 200mm rounds, until the flashbacks on his head regarding his friends Miriallia, Tolle, Kuzzey, and Sai; he recall his good times with them such as back.
And until Naruto's face appeared in his flashback, too, he also made a new friend for today since Heliopolis attacked, and then hearing his words from the blonde whiskered boy.
So, with Kira broke out his thoughts, as he increasing the thrusters of the Aile's remaining power took off towards back to the Archangel, which that caught Athrun attention, seeing it go.
"Kira!" Athrun growled; he had missed his chance to save his friend all because of that black mobile suit with orange trims.
With Kira is out of the field, leaving Naruto's Barbatos and Athrun's Aegis.
==With Menma and Miguel==
*Clash!*
Both the GINN's Heavy Blade and Bael's Sword clashed each other, both sparks whenever the blades were grinding at each other, as Miguel tried to pushed himself forward to overwhelmed the red-winged MS's strength, so far that it's completely disadvantage because the standard GINN didn't have the same strength as the G-Weapon has.
"Just as I swear to you back at Heliopolis, brat!" Miguel says sneered to the mysterious pilot of the red-wing MS with an open channel. While his GINN wields a sword and the machine gun in duel wield.
["Oh, is that so, good for you, green coat."] Menma's voice in the comms, reply sarcastically.
Miguel snarled annoyance at his tone he had responded.
"You're going down!" He exclaims, as he and Bael broke away the clash, as he raises the 27mm Machine Gun and fires a barrage of bullets along with the shoulder-mounted Gatling Guns at the same time, directs at Bael.
Bael swiftly evades the rapid-fire projectiles, then return fire with a barrage of projectiles of the electromagnetic cannons onto its wings.
Miguel's custom GINN/AS was also evades the projectiles directed at, and then charges at Bael.
Seeing this, as Bael raised its right arm while holding its sword, and…
*Halo 3 Plasma Rifle firing sounds*
(AN: Think of it, as the ZAFT's GOUF Ignite MS had fires a machine cannons while holding its foldable sword. And includes the sound in Halo reference is epic, and includes it bolts is came from Brute Plasma Rifle.)
Miguel shocked in surprised expecting the red-wing MS's forearm had fires a barrage of energy bolts, expecting for his rival had gotten into his sleeves.
"Damn, expecting that mobile suit itself is custom-built! Even have tricks on its sleeves had something that didn't expect." He muttered sneered at the arsenals the red-winged mobile suit has. And then seeing Bael lunged in thrust one of his swords towards him.
As Miguel reacts that evades onto the right side, before he is ready to strike the red-winged MS that he is left wide-open, and until…
*sounds of whirling*
Miguel caught the red-winged MS's left knee is deploys a drill, and then perform a knee-kick towards him while its drill rotated spins wildly, causes the blonde skilled green coat reacts to pull his custom GINN backwards.
"Damn, it has drills on its knees, but man! That could grind me like a blender that made a paste." Miguel comment, expecting for his spook at Bael's arsenals consists besides swords, but also had more into its sleeves, since includes having range weapons like winged cannons, pistols, and most of all, the assault rifle.
Menma's Bael swiftly maneuvered as he holstered one of its golden sword and draw out its .051ANNR Beam Assault Rifle aims at Miguel, and fires a barrage of energy bolts at Miguel.
"This is a badass rifle he had there!" Miguel muttered within his custom GINN. "Damn it! Now I'm jealous! If I beat that bastard, I will get that weapon he has, and wonder how it works."
Expecting the assault rifle itself with beam weapon technology, with rapid-fire capabilities; so far unlike to physical machine guns firing metallic bullets besides the CIWS. So far that since after the (almost) success task to stole of four of the 5 prototype G-Weapons (aka Gundams), includes the Strike is now the Earth Forces hands.
Not to mention that since the data of the four G-Weapons were now extracted and soon taken it to the PLANTs for developed their own beam weaponry for Mobiles Suits since their long-term outdated GINNs besides the Moebiuses that the Earth Forces still using it.
["If you're jealous about the arsenals any of us have. And I'm afraid that I won't let my enemies to getting your hands on."] Bael's pilot said in the comms with a cold tone. ["Then…"]
As Bael charged towards Miguel's GINN, as the latter swiftly discard the 27mm Machine Gun and took out the Heavy Ion Cannon and then fires another blast at Bael, hitting its mark and causing a large flash of pink light to occur.
"Did I get him?!" Miguel wonders with a hopeful smile, receive his accomplishment to achieved.
The smoke cleared from Bael to see it standing there without a scratch. Causes Miguel's eyes widen in shocked at seeing Bael is remained unscathed.
"NOT A DAMN SCRATCH! JUST WHAT KIND OF ARMOR IS THAT!?" He yelled in shocked.
Within Bael's cockpit, Menma smirked at Miguel's foolishness regarding the armor materiel for the three Gundam-frame MSs that he, Naruto, and Gaara had built.
"Sorry, that's our little secret." The blonde whiskered twin (sans counterpart) replied, hearing Miguel's growling in the comms and then seeing the orange GINN/AS continues fired at Bael, who swiftly avoid the every shot fired.
==Back to Naruto==
"Now to deal with this pest…" Naruto muttered, before launched a pair of 200mm hybrid Guns, its railgun's high-speed rounds swiftly directly blown them apart, that those pilots were unable to react sooner.
Seeing this, which that gotten Athrun a chance, as he pushed the Aegis at maximum to engaged the black MS in combat.
With Naruto, he tensed at sensing someone is coming, he spun Barbatos around, after decimated the two GINN escorts, and drawn out his longsword and…
*spark clashes!*
…the black-bladed sword contacts with the red MS's beam saber. Made an open channel call, Naruto contacted Athrun's Aegis and he said.
"I once again what I told your friends, before trashing their machines. Leave now or you'll be terminated." Naruto says offered Athrun a choice within Barbatos.
Hearing the unknown pilot's voice contacted to Athrun, let's himself looked confused and as he replied.
"What do you mean trashed?!" The bluenette demands angrily within the Aegis.
["Like I said: I trashed their suits… And while my partner here took care of the five GINNs, who attempt to assault the Earth Forces Warship."] The pilot of the black MS says in the comms.
Hearing that, causes Athrun's eyes widen in shocked for the Assault Team consists of GINN/AS were decimated, the same way as Yzak, Dearka, and Nicol were in, which of course they were disabled.
["But, they put up a fight, I'll give them that. But you four will never reach our level, and same goes the black-themed one cause by my comrade, and includes that orange-themed GINN will be dealt with, soon."] The mysterious black MS pilot finished, devoid of any emotions at the end.
Hearing that, Athrun turns to the distance where Vesalius is, he can tell to see Ein with his heavily damage GINN is making his way back, and then turns to see Miguel fighting with the red-winged MS, hearing it right that would means that Miguel will be end up like Ein does.
["So, what will it be, boy? Will you retreat? Or are you going to try to test your luck with me?"] The black MS pilot inquired.
"What if I am to try?" Athrun questioned, having second thoughts about he will engaged Barbatos with his current level.
["Then I'm afraid, your life is forfeited. And I would have broken my promise to Kira."] The mysterious pilot (Naruto) replied.
Hearing that, that gains Athrun's interest with his eyebrow raised.
"What promise?" Athrun asks wondering.
*WHAM!*
Athrun was caught off-guard by he was knocked back by a kick of Barbatos direct into the chest, after broke out the clash.
["Asked him, yourself; and same goes with my comrades who keeping 'his' promise, as well."] Naruto's voice in the comms, replied.
Naruto's Barbatos raised the longsword pointed at the Aegis.
["Leave this battlefield, and this is your final warning. If you continue to pursue, I will annihilate you."] The mysterious pilot declared, as he swiftly flicks his longsword into the side, that gain to turns around and propels away from Athrun, with its thrusters in maximum speed, returning to the Legged Ship.
Leaving Athrun's Aegis floating in space, within his deep thoughts that seeing Barbatos in the distance towards to the Legged Ship, as he wonders what the mysterious pilot of the black MS had spare him because of the pilot he had made from his old friend.
'What did he promise to Kira?' Athrun asked to himself in thoughts.
==Back to Menma and Miguel==
*Beep transmission incoming*
["Menma, we're done here! Let's return to the Archangel!"] Naruto's voice in the comms in Bael, informed for this accomplish, with a display of 'VOICE ONLY' on the side of the monitor.
Hearing that from his twin brother/counterpart, causes Menma smirked of what he had heard, and replied.
"Roger that!" He acknowledged.
Menma blinked his eyes, as he had his gaze at the orange-themed GINN he was facing.
"Sorry, pal, I believe that I can't play along with you right now, any longer!"
Bael dashed forward at Miguel's GINN who continued to fire the Heavy Ion Cannon, along with a combination of machine gun and shoulder-mounted Gatling guns, as Bael holstered the golden sword again on its right side, and drawn out its combat knife into the leg compartment, and then hurls it at Miguel, by spins it around, which seeing this causes Miguel evade it.
Unfortunately, the combat knife Menma had thrown flies back like a boomerang that returns back to the owner, and then slices the GINN's right thruster leg.
"WHAT?!" He cried out.
(AN: Just like Lie Ren in RWBY regarding he can boomerang his 'Father's Knife' that facing the Nuckelavee Grimm in Season 4 Ep 12.)
Menma got his chance, after retrieves Bael's combat Knife, and then kicks the GINN backward away from him in the distance.
Before Menma left, returning to the Archangel, give Miguel a mock salute with Bael under his controls.
["I'll catch you, later."]
With that, Bael swiftly turns out and burning up thruster wings and propels back to the Archangel, leaving Miguel drifting, recovered from the kick.
"Damn him!" Miguel sneered, within the cockpit of his custom GINN, cursed at the mysterious pilot of the red-winged MS for another humiliation.
*Beep!*
["Miguel, we're retreating! We can't risk pursuing them any further."] Athrun's voice in the comms, ordered.
Causes Miguel stops his tracks hearing Athrun's voice in the comlink, so far knowing his machine is unable to continue since his custom GINN's leg severed unable to continue to pursue. So far knowing needed to retreat for another day.
"Someday, I will beat you…" Miguel sneered in anger towards to the red-winged MS.
==Meanwhile, at Gamow==
After the three G-Weapons retreating to the Gamow in the MS hanger bay, and while the Aegis and Miguel's custom GINN/AS with its severe leg.
Meanwhile, until then Miguel explained Yzak, Dearka, and Nicol regarding Athrun's insubordination in the Gamow's locker room.
"WHAT?!"
*Slammed!*
Until Yzak shoving Athrun by the collar of the Normal Suit and rams him against the Lockers.
"Bastard!" He insulted Athrun with a scowl on his face, after hearing the explanation about this skirmish. "Are you out your mind?! I heard from Miguel about this mess, if I would go back there while carrying Nicol and Dearka back, if 'you' hadn't acted out of line, includes I haven't time to take my chance!"
Yzak's grip is quickly detached as Miguel gets in the way and pushes them both apart, attempting to defuse the situation.
"Lay off, Yzak!" Miguel scolded the silver-haired redcoat with a serious expression.
Yzak however looked over to his friend at this with a frown on his face.
"What the hell are you saying Miguel?!" Yzak exclaimed. "You saying you agree with what this idiot did out there?!"
"Hell no!" Miguel clarified, denied his own claimed regarding the situation, and that includes facing the red-winged MS that humiliated him. "What Athrun did was stupid and cost us a chance at getting rid of the Strike and its pilot, and includes those three unknown Mobile Suits that we had encountered! Of course I'm pissed! Not just that Athrun, but also two remaining of our guys since Heliopolis, and that includes Ein, as well."
Hearing that, Yzak is sneered regarding the black-haired green-coat accordingly since he distracting the unknown tan-white MS with sub-arms and weapons, which similar to the Buster.
"Then why are you telling me to lay off?!" Yzak fought back hotly; demanded, trying his luck and get past Miguel.
"Because I get where he was coming from Yzak, and in a way it was a good idea after all!" Miguel responded knowing what Athrun was trying to do. "If we had the Strike on our side, the Alliance would have no chance!"
Yzak hesitated for a few seconds as he seems to calm down a little.
"I guess…" He trails before adopting an angry face again, pushing back towards Athrun as Miguel tries to keep him back. "But it still was a stupid thing he did!"
Dearka, who had been watching the scene also displeased with Athrun's recent behavior, accordingly to Miguel's explanation, glared at the blue-haired boy with his arms crossed.
"That was quite the blunder, all because you ignored orders." He chipped in, remarked.
Athrun looked away ashamed of himself for letting his personal feelings get in the way of the mission, but at the same time, he inwardly berated himself for letting Kira escape from his grasp.
"Guys, now is not the time for this! Stop it!" Nicol interjects to defuse the situation. After Miguel's explanation regarding Athrun's behavior and insubordination, so far until encountered an unknown black mobile suit that unlikely to the Blitz he had pilot.
"We went out with 5 machines, and include 7 of our comrades!" Yzak exclaim argued give the green-haired boy a dark glare. "Even with the interference of that black G-Weapon, includes the red G-Weapon took down 5! And we still couldn't get a chance until we failed!"
Yzak exclaims, give the green-haired boy a dark glare, before turning his attention back to Athrun.
"This is humiliating!" He finished.
"But taking it out on Athrun won't change anything, will it?" Nicol retorted, tried to reason with his comrades, stating the facts that they still failed the mission.
This caused Yzak looks back towards the younger boy, growl with an angry expression, as Nicol's stern one doesn't change.
Until a brief second until the silver-haired teen hovers there for a moments before moving away from Miguel and flies off left the locker/waiting room with a huff; Dearka following after his friend.
Leaving Miguel, Athrun, and Nicol alone; after everything was quiet, as the green-haired boy looked back the boy he considered a friend, he looks troubled.
"Athrun…" Nicol started to address his teammate, seeing how the blue-haired teen wasn't looking in his general direction, he continued. "I also feel that this isn't like you, but…"
"Can you please just leave me alone, Nicol? Miguel?" Athrun pleaded with them as a solemn expression is clear on his face. He left the waiting room, with Nicol and Miguel watching Ahturn leaves.
Once he was out…
*Slam!*
The blue-haired teen slammed his fist against the wall; frustrated about his failure to bring back his friend.
"Kira…" He muttered.
==At Archangel, MS Hanger Bay==
Naruto and Menma returning to the Archangel, and currently guiding Barbatos and Bael back to its linear catapults, when his screen lit up showing Miriallia and Natarle.
["Welcome back, Naruto. And thank you for having Kira."] Mir says grateful with a smile on Barbatos' monitor.
"You're welcome. And just as I promise, didn't I?" Naruto appreciated with a smile.
["We are grateful for saving the Strike to prevent the enemy falling into their wrong hands if they completely their mission, since they stole four of the G-Weapons, and thank you, Naruto Uzumaki. And same goes with you, Menma Uzumaki, for annihilate the enemy mobile suits for attempt to shot down the Archangel."] Natarle concludes.
"Anytime, Ensign Natarle; and you're most welcome." Menma replied.
["Well, thanks again you two." Miriallia replied, before she continues with informed. "By the way, the captain requested your presences in the bridge, and while Gaara is waiting for you guys."]
"Oh, okay, after my brother and I will docked our mobile suits, and we'll be heading there, right now." Naruto acknowledged, before ending the transmission.
["I'll inform the captain for your return, you two."] Natarle concluded.
*Beep end transmission!*
==At Vesalius==
At the large piece of colony where the Nazca-class destroyer ship have parked; under repairs after the last battle, since its starboard (right) cause by the Legged Ship/Archangel's Positron Blaster Cannon, before damaging the ship cause by Mu's surprised attack.
In exterior of Vesalius, after the whole event went completely humiliation since then their achievements to stole 4 of the Earth Forces' prototype Mobile weapons back at Heliopoilis.
"To Commander Le Creuset, it's from the homeland." A communication officer reported to Rau, handing the masked man a piece of paper.
The blonde Coordinator read it before handing it to Ades, who looked at the contents as well.
"They summoned us to the Supreme Council?" The black-coat captain inquires, as he takes the note, before looked at the message, which that made him flabbergasted before turns to Rau. "You're kidding! After coming this far and nearly cornering them?"
"I'd imagine the collapse of Heliopolis had made things quite hectic at the council's turmoil right now. Well, it can't be helped." Rau says smirked, as he slightly turns to Ades, then he suggesting. "We'll leave the Gamow here. The Gamow will continue to pursuing it."
"Right." Ades reply acknowledged at Rau's suggestion.
"Have Athrun return! The Vesalius will return to the homeland as soon as the repairs are complete! And contact the Galvani and the fleet? Since they are no longer had mobile suits since the last skirmish, it is best to acquire to resupply and reinforced." The masked man ordered.
==Back to the Archangel==
After docking Barbatos and Bael, Naruto and Menma heading over to the Archangel's bridge to meet up with the others and includes Gaara. Once there, they are entering the bridge, as they wore their respective casual clothes, seeing Mu was already in pleasant, and includes Isaac, Garet, Ichika, and Lincoln, along with Acting Captain of this warship Murrue Ramius, herself.
"What's the situation, Captain?" Naruto asked standing on the left side of Murrue.
"Oh, Naruto, you and your brother are just in time." Murrue says with a smile, expecting. "Before we start; I would like to thank you and your brothers, for protecting this ship and Kira who pilots the last unit from the enemy mobile suits and includes our stolen G-weapons."
"It's no problem, really." Naruto says insisting, while giving her a foxy-grin and rubbing the back of his head.
That earned Naruto a smile from the buxom brunette Captain, and so began to spoke up for the next subject.
"Now, I would like to have discussion with you, your brothers, and Tekkadan." She began, as she gestures at the blonde Hawk. "Lieutenant La Flaga here will explain the briefing first."
Mu steps forwards as he began to spoke up to Naruto, Menma, Gaara, and 4 disciples of theirs, began to briefing.
"Well, for starters; we're currently running low of supplies on this ship right now, and if we don't resupplied really soon, we won't be able to reach Earth." Mu began the briefing, before he continues.
"I mean, I know you guys did share your supplies to us, but this is a serious matter, we have to, needed more than that. And that includes that we needed a long-range communications to contact the Atlantic Federation and Lunar Federation. We needed to contact them about the situation we're in."
Hearing Mu's explanation for this briefing, making Naruto humming for what he had heard from him.
"Yeah, I guess me and Menma already did, after all, and I'm sensing there something more." Naruto said now looking serious.
"It's true, every detail." Menma concludes, as Mu continues briefing.
"Well, let's put that way, what we have thought is, we almost reach to the Eurasian-controlled base, Artemis, shortly, ensure you're wondering Gaara have already fill you and Menma in about the closest destination accordingly to Ensign Badgiruel?"
Menma instantly turns his attention at the raven-haired ensign/XO, seating in the chair on the center.
"Yes, Gaara did fill us in about the destination to the Artemis, the satellite headquarters. Is there something like to add?" Naruto replied to Mu, confirmed, and questioned for the next subject.
"There is, but the Archangel is the Atlantic Federation's newest ship. It doesn't even have its IFF codes programmed into the database, yet. And it means we don't have any identification whatsoever." Mu replied for this briefing.
"Now, I'm sensing another problem." Naruto stated eyes rolled at regarding knowing there will be problems. And while Menma shook his head at twin/counterpart's antics.
"You're very perceptive, aren't you, Naruto?" Mu inquired with a smile.
Naruto just chuckled at that, and motioned to gestures at Mu to continue the briefing.
"The base is run by the Eurasian Forces, and they would love to get their grimy hooks into its secrets, such as this ship and the mobile suits on board." Mu explained.
"So, what do you need us to do?" Naruto asked with a eyebrow raised.
"If you boys can lock-down your mobile suits, make sure no one gets in. Also, I've prepared your alias when we're arrived." Mu suggested to the Uzumaki twins and Gaara.
"Well, your aliases will be considered Tekkadan is a secret black-ops group than mercenary group and undercover. Your files are not listed on the Earth Forces database to protect your identities and to be ensuring that you are not ties to the Earth Alliance Forces."
"What about our mobile suits?" Naruto asked.
"Tell them it's classified, like you told me and Ensign Badgiruel about it, and you're all not at liberty to discuss any information unless your boss deems it." Mu suggested, knowing the boss is Naruto right in front of him. "And that includes while your group had child soldiers, so it is best to had them remain cover for at least."
"Sounds easy enough for us." Naruto reply shrugged his shoulders, before he continues. "But, I had something in mind since Tekkadan is still remain the shadows since we're still almost ready to step out of the shadows once we're in the end of the tunnel, and decide to made an operation if anything happens."
"What operation will be?" Murrue questioned at Naruto to form a operation.
"Operation: Trojan Horse." Naruto answered.
"Hmm, in Greek Mythology, they construct a huge wooden statue of a horse and hid a select force of men inside, to raid the city of Troy and win the war. The Greeks pretend to sail away and brought it into the city as a victory trophy. Unaware for the enemies that until night came in when Greek forces crept out of the horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, which had sailed back under cover of night. The Greeks entered and destroyed the city, ending the war." Mu explained the historical details about 'Trojan Horse' in Greek mythology.
"Since Artemis is named after the Goddess of the Moon, the twin sister of Apollo also the god of the sun. So, used and based on Greek-related, so we had to do to hide my crew, includes Cid and our disciples." Naruto reply confirmed it.
"So, by tricking the Eurasian forces to hide your group and made a surprise attack, since we had important cargos on the hanger bay, and includes three had tarps were covered of what the mechanics were curious about?" Murrue stated.
"Yeah, it is…" Menma spoke up, stepped in confirmed for this tactics. "Knowing I have a bad feeling that if the Eurasian will attempt to double-cross us for wanted this ship and the mobile suits."
"Are you sure?" Mu inquired at the blonde had certain if the Eurasian of the EAF will attempt.
"It takes worth of gamble knowing that he will be having double-crossers. And as for the second questions, these 3 trucks had contains mobile suits." Menma replied.
Hearing that, cause Natarle joining the briefing, and spoke up.
"So, those trucks had carried mobile suits?" The raven-haired ensign disbelief, along with the crew who overheard includes Kuzzey manned on the CIC.
"Yes, but they are just something that expecting to be surprised." Naruto confirmed.
"Just question, there are three, right? I was wondering who will pilot them while Ichika wasn't. There is no fourth truck among them." Murrue stated.
"Ichika's Mobile Suit will be arrived anytime soon, once it's complete; we will be gain contact to be sending some coordinates for the rendezvous point, right until we will be meeting up with Isaribi." Naruto replied.
"So, your Isaribi ship will also heading Artemis, right?" Mu asked, he feeling curious about Tekkadan had gotten their own ship which it is complete unaware of.
"Yes, Captain." Gaara spoke up stepped in, before continues. "Isaribi will make their way to Artemis, as we speak, and so far that knowing they will be waiting for us in the rendezvous point."
It's understandable regarding Tekkadan's own ship that compare to Earth Forces and ZAFT counterparts. They were looked curious what are they looked like or how it is capable of.
"I'm sure that it will long until Isaribi arrived, are we good? Is this everything set?" Naruto inquired.
"Yes, then we're all set." Mu reply acknowledged, before he could leave the bridge, but remembered something in his mind, as he turns to Naruto. "By the way, Naruto, I'll do the talking. If they asked about the mobile suit of yours, just tell them what I've told you guys."
Hearing that from Mu's suggesting, the three immortal ninjas/Gundam pilots nod their heads understood regarding to fool the Eurasian. And so with that, Mu had left the bridge, leaving the Uzumaki twins and Gaara, and while Natarle returned to her station.
Shrugging at that, Naruto turns to Murrue and asked.
"Is there anything else, Murrue?"
"No, you and your brothers may go, Naruto. Please, get some rest. You all earned it." Murrue reply; now smiling at the whiskered blonde.
(Gundam SEED Ending 1: Anna ni issho datta no ni – Starts)
(Instruments Played: 0:00-0:06)
"Okay then, Captain. We'll take our leave." Naruto replied, as he turns to this group with a nod signals them to leave the bridge.
«anna ni issho datta no ni…»
(Cue Violin: 0:09-0:14)
So one by one, as Naruto is the last person to leave the bridge, before turns and walk to the walk at the door to exiting the bridge, as he stops into his tracks before turning his head over his shoulder at Murrue.
"And you as well, Murrue. You also need some rest. Well, Good night, Captain Ramius." Naruto saying to the Archangel's acting-captain for pleasant night; and so with that, the blonde left the bridge, heading to his quarters for some rest he had earned.
«yuugure wa mou chigau iro…»
(Instruments Played: 0:20-0:29)
Leaving Murrue just looked at the door where Naruto had left, and giggles lightly to herself. She shook her head and looks through the window at the empty space.
'Naruto Uzumaki, huh…' Murrue says in thoughts.
(Chapter Ended - Follow by cue the ending Music)
«arifureta yasashisa wakimi wo»
«toozakeru dake»
«tsumetaku kirisuteta kokoro wa»
«samayou bakari»
«sonna kakkowarusa ga»
«ikiru to iu koto nara»
«samuzora no shita me wo tojite iyou»
(Instruments Played: 0:57-0:58)
«anna ni issho datta no ni yuugure wa mou chigau iro»
«semete kono tsukiakari no shita de shizuka na nemuri wo»
(Music Ended)
Author's Note:
(1). This is what I was hoping for having its 200mm Guns of Barbatos with railgun technology unlike to LoDsIx's collapsible railgun for his Barbatos.
Just like the story called TO&OB: Revenge of Laughing Coffin, the Hades Revolver surely is a finest gun, but also has the railgun capabilities regarding the firepower itself. It WAY to intense for it could equal to Flauros' railguns and Dainsleif.
(W1). N/A
And that's chapter 7, mates/lasses! Hope you like it! It is another long chapter that is for sure that I was hoping for to making that one. Sorry for keeping you guys wait, I was having a donation since Nov. 17. I'm glad that my blood type is 'O' after all.
Anyway, there is something regarding I had poll my profile regarding Ein will be piloting on a different mobile suit besides staying in the standard GINN, and here are the 2 subjects for wanted have him for the future new chapters:
So, wrote a vote on review to which Mobile Suit for Ein to be assign? Just one only:
A) CGUE DEEP Arm
B) GINN High Manuever-Type
Here are the votes for which Mobile Suit for Ein needed to be transfer since instead of keep piloting the standard GINN any longer since its arsenals consists of physical assault rifles and heavy blades.
Anyway, since the next chapter will the so-called 'Umbrella of Artemis', and I'm sure that everything we had everything prepared for the small arms since for the next chapter regarding 'Artemis'.
So far, knowing making an alternate version for this since before the Blitz will starting to make a tense firefight, for sure; so far, I'm prepared to announced for Tekkadan's own firearms than IBO versions consists of Mikazuki's pistol and assault rifles, and that includes some weapons like M1911A1 and M16 or M4 rifles, it will be long until its ready.
Now, once I've finished the list of arsenals of small arms, before continue having its mobile suit-size weapons such as the 120mm rifle will be also along the way to be ready to publically announced.
So, once again, please review and I may update for the next one, so be patient for that, okay?
Thanks again, everyone for the support.
Lastly, see you all to the next chapter! Peace out!
P.S. DON'T flame this story, and I hate that some people bad and trash comment about this story, I've made that I've destroy it.
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Started by: 11/06/2018/6:36pm
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Published: 11/24/2018/6:06am
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