This one comes to us from Titanic X for all of you Kaiju lovers.


Undisclosed Location

0007 YDR

2000 hours

The night sky was torn open as thunder ripped through the clouds, sending rain lashing down onto the frame of 2nd Lieutenant Yasir El-Amin. His optics flashed as he scanned the horizon, picking out the city he was approaching. He held his XCMA-25D "Charge Beam" beam rifle across his chest as he slowly descended. He shivered against his will as he spotted the destroyed buildings and overturned vehicles lying in the cratered streets. The lights flickered feebly in the darkness, and he gulped audibly. His core was pulsing double time in his armored chest as he slowly landed, standing up and noting in surprise that he stood as tall as some of the buildings.

What the hell?! he thought as he looked around. This isn't right! Why am I so tall, and what the hell is going on?!

The GUNDAM Soldier's eyes flicked left and right as he started to make his way through the city, scanning for any life signs. He had last heard that there were survivors in this area, but... there was nothing on his radar or sensors. As he wandered amongst the destroyed buildings, his mind flitted back through time to the briefing for the mission.

It was just hours ago that Ransei High Command received a garbled transmission, reaching out and pleading for help. In a sense, it reminded the Supreme Warlord of the message received from the Imperial government of Shanxi, and therefore sparked an attempt to try and find out where it came from and who sent it. But alas, not many were willing to make the trip. The message came through again two hours later, and this time several men and women volunteered, among them Yasir El-Amin. The twenty-four year old GUNDAM Soldier leapt at the chance to carry out a mission, and his superior was more than willing to allow it. After the briefing, he left and headed north to rendezvous with the Kusanagi. The aircraft carrier took him and several others to the coast of another region whose name escaped him, and he took off from there, heading through a cavern marked on his HUD, only to emerge in a thunderstorm just a half hour after finding an exit.

And now here he was, alone within an abandoned city, and he had somehow undergone a growth spurt, if it were possible for a GUNDAM Soldier to go through such a thing.

He snorted though and resumed his trek, his sensors scanning in all directions for anything out of the ordinary.

His wings twitched against his will and he felt his armor rattling as he wandered through the city's remains. The whole idea of being in a city like this gave him the creeps. He passed by one of the buildings and peered into it, his eyes narrowing a bit. He didn't see any life within it, and he hesitated as he slowly raised his hand to reach in, but lowered it, not wanting to take the risk.

Yasir looked around, his hands gripping his rifle tightly and his sensors on high alert.


He had no idea that behind him the water was bubbling, something stirring deep within its depths and slowly making its way towards shore, intent on finishing the job it started long ago.

Awaken, my pet...

Footsteps began to resound deep below the sea, sending vibrations up towards the surface.

Come... A new intruder has wandered into your domain...

A huge form, clad in something metallic, began to wander up out of the inky blackness, eyes flashing beneath corroded lenses and it growled lowly within its throat.

And it is not leaving. Go and wipe it off the face of this Earth... In the name of your master and the Great One...

The light of the moon slowly touched it as it began to emerge...

For the future... of a world for Pokémon, and Pokémon alone...

And into the night air.

In the name of Lord Ho-oh, exterminate the GUNDAM!

The beast roared, its cry reaching out for miles into the wastelands of the world and deep into the ocean waters below it.


El-Amin stopped, his audios picking up something.

What was that? he wondered. He looked back over his shoulder, confusion filling his optics. It... It sounded like a roar... He focused on the PokéDex function built into his processor and he accessed the recorded cries, running them through his mind and trying to match them together with the sound he had just heard. Within five minutes a match came back, and his eyes widened.

"A Tyranitar?" he muttered softly. "What would one be doing out here?"

He turned, his eyes flicking left and right as he crouched and started to back up, his hands clutching his rifle in a death grip. "And for that matter, where is the thing?" he whispered.

He looked around, and he perked up, hearing something out of the ordinary. His frame tensed and he whipped his body around, aiming his rifle as he took cover behind some partially collapsed apartment buildings. He peered through the scope of his beam rifle and held his finger on the trigger. El-Amin stared in shock at the sight of the water not too far starting to bubble, almost as if someone had set the ocean on high boil. His eyes narrowed a bit as he studied the odd phenomenon. He started to scan it with his sensors, but he was forced to stop in the middle of the scan when his radar blared in his head. He leapt back and landed on his feet as an orange beam lanced past where he had been mere seconds ago, and he rolled behind some more buildings, his wings plastered flat against his back.

A Hyper Beam?! Okay... that is definitely a Tyranitar's attack! he thought as he checked his rifle's energy charge. He flicked the safety to off and got to his feet, running out from behind his shelter to a more defensible position.

He ran right past the burning structures, his core pounding double time in his armored chest as a second beam lanced out and struck the ground just meters behind him. He dove to the ground, feeling the first tendrils of the heat on his frame and he brushed it aside, ignoring the warnings flashing in his vision as he got to his feet and continued to run for a better position. He finally neared a cluster of buildings and hid behind it, just as a blast of energy struck the ground once more. Yasir hissed through his vents as he hefted his rifle. This was not gonna be easy...

Especially as the source of the beam was finally revealed to be a monster of a Tyranitar.

Clad in some kind of corroded plating and with lenses over the eyes, it reminded Yasir of one of those...bug-like creatures or whatever they were, but his sensors did detect a vital life sign, as evident by the heart beating in its chest. The beast roared, and took its first step onto shore. The buildings shook, and the GUNDAM staggered a bit, his eyes wide. He hadn't expected that whatsoever. It was like the ground was... He had no idea how to describe it. But as he looked back at the beast, he realized, with some trepidation, that it was the exact same height he was. And he was big enough to match some of the smaller buildings here.

He gulped nervously.

This was not gonna be easy at all.

He aimed his rifle at the beast and fired. Blue-gold beams lanced out through the burgeoning rainstorm like celestial arrows for the creature. The shots barely missed it, and some did strike the Tyranitar, but it didn't go down. Instead, it merely brushed them off and roared. Yasir's core leapt into his throat and he gulped.

"Oh, shit...!" he muttered.

The Tyranitar roared and powered up a Hyper Beam, and Yasir took the chance to dive to the side, rolling as it fired, barely missing his wings as he came to a stop behind a partially destroyed tower. He plastered himself against it, holding his rifle across his chest and panting heavily.

This wasn't a good situation at all.

He peered out from behind the tower and narrowed his eyes as he watched the Tyranitar storm about the city, its claws seething with dark energy. The beat swiped at the buildings as it roared, leaving dark gashes in them before some collapsed from the stress of years and the war's damaging effects. The Shadow Claw was indeed strong, and it sent shivers down the lieutenant's back struts. He finally mentally gritted his teeth and got to his feet, realizing he needed to face this thing and find out what the hell was going on here.

"Hey! Godzilla!"

The beast turned as he called out, and at once the corroded lenses flashed before the Tyranitar roared and fired on him with a Shadow Claw attack. At once Yasir leapt to the left, rolling and coming to a stop before he aimed his beam rifle and fired, the blue-golden beams lancing out once more and peppering the huge Pokémon. The Tyranitar roared as it came to a stop and slammed its foot into the ground, and at once the very earth began to rumble beneath his feet. Yasir's gaze shot down to look at it and he gasped as he saw the rock starting to move, shift and churn like ice cream being churned. He spread his wings and engaged his engines, pushing off the turbulent ground as cracks began to appear.

He heard metal groaning and shrieking and he barely dodged a chunk from a nearby building (was it? It looked more like a gantry...) as it fell. He was surprised at this. There was-

A loud roar echoed as an orange beam lanced past his wings, forcing him to dodge it before they got nailed and sheered off. He turned in midair and aimed his rifle again, this time holding down the trigger.

Unlike the X32-A "Zap Cannon" beam bazooka, the "Charge Beam" beam rifle was actually more powerful in its charged shot. The gun, as was typical of all Ransian arms, possessed a crystal shard located in the main chamber where the rounds would've gone. The crystal was hooked into a small battery pack capable of producing either a negative or positive polarity, and thereby charging the crystal with the opposing charge, allowing the excess energy to be discharged as a beam from the crystal itself. If the trigger was held down long enough, it was recently discovered, then a charged ball of energy formed in front of the barrel before it fired, sending a more powerful burst right for the target. The only downside to that was that it drained the crystal's energy, necessitating a more powerful shard for the beam rifles, and an aurite chunk for the beam bazooka.

The "Charge Beam" was also outfitted with a Thunderstone, giving it the ability to fire electrically charged beams of energy.

And it was this feature that he used to great effect as he released the trigger, sending a blast of electrically charged energy right for the huge Pokémon. The beam shot struck the chest and the Tyranitar roared in pain and agony. He leapt to the side as the beast retaliated with a powerful Fire Blast, just barely missing his armor. He grunted as he landed on both feet, his wings flaring to steady himself. He cast his gaze around the battered city, and his eyes narrowed a bit. He could see the remains of the building that collapsed, and several of them were nearly collapsed into rubble heaps. He shifted his attention back to the Tyranitar, only for his eyes to widen when he saw it was gone.

Yasir looked around, expanding his sensors' range to its maximum output. He couldn't believe the Pokémon had gotten the better of him this time, vanishing from sight.

Or did it...?

He tensed his frame and within moments, his caution paid off as he barely dodged a Thunder Wave. He felt his core pulsing double time in his chest as he flipped around, landing on top of one of the partially destroyed buildings. The structure wavered, and it nearly collapsed, but it held. He crouched and sprang off it, whipping his frame around and lashing out in a roundhouse that connected with the Tyranitar's armor plates. The blow was enough to send the Armor Pokémon staggering back and he followed up the blow with a punch to the chest that knocked the beast over. He sprang back, landing on the cracked and battle-scarred pavement, his hands raised in a fighting stance.

Damn thing's got a brain, all right... But the only trouble now is... how did it get here and what does it want? And more importantly, does Uxie have a role in this? Knowing that sprite, he probably does. El-Amin thought to himself as he narrowed his grass green eyes.

The Tyranitar roared again and within moments its claws began to seethe with dark energy. The GUNDAM tensed and leapt up, his thrusters granting him lift as he dodged the Shadow Claw before he aimed his gun and fired again, this time the beam hitting the Armor Pokémon on its weak point: its knees. The Pokémon roared in agony as the beam cut through the armor, burning the thick skin, forcing it to collapse. But the Pokémon wasn't down just yet. It staggered back up and Yasir gaped in shock as it fired a Hyper Beam his way. He weaved to the right, his eyes smaller than normal as he watched in horror as the beam was dragged after him. "Dammit!" he swore.

The Tyranitar didn't even stop as it finally let the beam go. Yasir was stunned. How was it that the Pokémon was able to keep fighting, even with one of its knees badly burnt?! It didn't make any sense to him. Least of all the fact that it needed armor to be worn if it already had a strong and formidable defense...

Wait. Why was it wearing armor to begin with?

It didn't make any sense...

Yasir narrowed his eyes as he looked the Tyranitar up and down. It was still standing, using one of the buildings to support its weight as it fired at him again and again with a Shadow Claw barrage. He wove and dodged the attacks, scanning the beast with his sensors. He couldn't pick out any strange enhancements gifted by the armor, but it did appear to be bolstering the defense of the Tyranitar somewhat. Maybe not by much, as the severed knee indicated, but still enough to cause some trouble. He swung his rifle around and held the trigger down for another full charge burst. This time, he intended to bring the beast down.

Yet before he could, a searing pain raced through him as a rock struck his legs and one of his wings, causing him to spiral out of control and crash into the ground, damaging a building as he did so. The GUNDAM Soldier gritted his mental teeth as he struggled to sit up, checking his frame for damage to his wings and legs. He was relieved when his scanners revealed not much damage had been done, considering how his frame was of an aerial model, but he brushed it aside. He figured he just got lucky that time. He managed to get to his feet, using his rifle as a crutch; he was surprised he still managed to keep a firm grip on it. He ignored the warnings flashing in his vision this time. It wasn't bad damage, but his internal computer still alerted him to the potential for even more damage if he wasn't careful.

El-Amin looked up at his opponent, his eyes hardening into emeralds as it growled lowly. "Okay, bastard! No more holding back!" he hissed.

As if in response, the Tyranitar roared in anger.

Both were now going to go all out. And only one would triumph.

The Tyranitar lunged for the mecha, but he dodged to the side and lashed out in a roundhouse, his metal foot slamming into the chest of the beast before he lashed out in a barrage of punches that dented the chest armor and banged up the helm, but the beast, despite having a knee burnt, refused to go down and unleashed a devastating Thunder Fang as it prepared to bite down. Yasir barely dodged as he ducked and lashed out in an uppercut that slammed the beast's jaws together, but it didn't break the jaw; the armor protected it. He didn't waste any time as he ran for it, his metallic feet pounding the pavement as he ran.

The Tyranitar turned and prepared to unleash a Screech, but he didn't waste any time as he lowered his audio sensors to almost nothing. Yasir knew the power of Screech, having been on the receiving end more than once; the last time left him unable to even move for a week as it had messed up his balancing systems. He felt a sensation akin to nausea surge through him, but that was it. He brushed it aside as he finally whirled around, his rifle held in his hand, his other hand clenched into a fist. His eyes hardened as he watched the beast start to make its way over, only for its leg to give way. Yasir realized at once that he had immobilized the Pokémon with that last shot. He holstered his gun, instead preferring to go for close quarters combat.

He drew in close, his foot lashing out and connecting with the Pokémon's face, and it staggered back before it swiped at him with dark glowing claws. The GUNDAM twisted his frame, but the tip of one of the claws gashed his armor and his sensors sent warnings to his processor. His vision flashed with an image of his frame and the damaged spot, but he shut down the readouts; he could worry later. Yasir's eyes narrowed as he brought up an arm to block another Shadow Claw attack, and this time he countered with a right cross that sent the armor-clad Tyranitar staggering back. He lashed out in an uppercut that missed the Tyranitar's jaw as it leaned to the side and whipped its tail around for a strike to his side, but Yasir grabbed it under his other arm and tugged, throwing off the Pokémon's balance. His wings bristled as he finally sent the Pokémon sprawling, but as he leapt up into the air to deliver a power driver, the Pokémon roared, unleashing a Hyper Beam right for him. The GUNDAM's eyes widened as he was forced to roll to the side before he dove down, a fist colliding with the Pokémon's torso and causing it to spit up blood.

He sprang off and flipped, landing back on his feet as the Armor Pokémon staggered to its feet, its eyes narrowing beneath the lenses and becoming mere slits. El-Amin grunted as he cracked his metallic joints in anticipation.

He charged in, flashing his wings outward and drawing back a fist. He drove his fist downward, colliding it with the pavement and sending a bit of extra power from his core to his hydraulics and systems. The force of the punch caused a crack to snake towards the Tyranitar, the force of the blast striking its armored hide and making it stagger back. He vaguely heard sparking sounds and a screeching of metal as something fell behind him, but he paid no attention to it. Not even the faint flickering of something reddish orange behind his back. He took the chance to spring off the ground and sped in, a cry escaping his vocalizer as he whipped his left foot around and smacked it right into the Tyranitar's chest. The blow was enough to rock the entire city sector in which they stood, mostly because of the extra power he had drawn on. He kicked off the Pokémon's armor and landed, his systems feeling drained as the energy drawn from his core faded away. He ignored it as he got into a fighting stance.

The Pokémon roared and fired off a Fire Blast attack, and Yasir leapt to the side, rolling as it barely scorched his metal hide. As he came to a stop, his foot bumped against something hard, and he looked down at it, noting it was a round object like a spotlight. He was tempted to pick it up, but it was forgotten as the Pokémon fired off another Fire Blast, and Yasir leapt upwards this time, his hand flying for his beam saber. Something was niggling at his processor, and he needed time to figure out what it was. So he had to finish this and quick.

He ignited the blue blade and darted down, his wings flared outward and his eyes narrowed. He cried out as he held the saber out in front, but the Tyranitar unleashed a powerful Hyper Beam, right for him! Yasir rolled to the side, allowing the beam to soar past him. He mentally gritted his teeth as he fired his thrusters to full and sped in, letting out a battle cry as his beam saber impaled the beast, right through the chest. Blood spurted out the back of the Tyranitar as its eyes widened beneath its helmet's lenses. Blood erupted from its mouth briefly before it looked at the beam saber, then into the hard emerald eyes of the GUNDAM.

Yasir hated killing.

But in this day and age, there was no getting around it. Ever since the Undampening, things were not the same. Humans and Pokémon both had their dampeners removed by Lugia and Ho-oh respectively. But now the war had taken a new turn, and he only wished that they could find a way to defeat Uxie, that damn pixie. Considering the situation with him, it made sense that they would use every weapon against him.

Yet as he watched the Pokémon he stabbed pass on, he couldn't help but feel a bit of remorse. Something just didn't seem right here, he knew.

It was as if... something had been... controlling this Pokémon. He wondered if it was the armor it wore.

He didn't have much time to ponder or investigate though.

A loud explosion tore through the city and Yasir's eyes widened as he pulled his beam saber free and looked up, just in time to see large segments of gantry, lights, and even cameras, falling around him. Some small segment of his mind screamed at him that it had been just a stupid movie set, but his primary objective at this point was to get out of the area. Especially as a large amount of unused oil and diesel fuel for some of the trucks and whatnot here was about ready to go off.

The GUNDAM turned and ran for it as more fireballs erupted around him. He sprang into the air, igniting his thrusters and firing them to full as he transformed into aircraft shape. He gunned it as fast as he could, weaving and dodging through the fireballs and explosions as he neared the entryway he had used prior. Behind him he could sense the fire starting to lick at his rudders as he sped through the passage as the fire followed him up.

C'mon... c'mon... Just a little bit longer...! he thought. His engines were starting to strain as he pushed them. Readings and warnings flashed in his vision, but he forced them aside. He was almost there...

*WHOOOSH!*

The GUNDAM cried out as he blasted out of the entry shaft, a huge fireball following suit as he rocketed back across the landscape and towards the sea where the Kusanagi was lurking.

A signal beeped at that moment and he brought up his comm line. "Yeah?"

"Lieutenant, what happened in there?" Captain Bradford asked him.

Yasir was silent as he circled. "I'll... tell you once we get the hell outta here..." he muttered. As if to prophesize his words, a loud rumbling resonated out from the mountain he had just come from. "And fast..."

"Understood. Land at once, and we'll get out. But you owe a full explanation!" Bradford shot back.

"Roger."

Yasir circled and prepared to land on the deck.