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Gundam Purpose: The One eyed Dragon
Chapter 7: Rosamia Badam and Yazan Gable
Sakon knew what he had just done; he knew the consequences of his actions. Effectively he had just put a very large target on his head. Only an idiot would stay to get paid in a facility that they had effectively destroyed. Sakon sat in his mobile suit, leaning his head back as the Dokuganryu flew in its autopilot state. Right now the Prayer colony was probably the safest place in Jupiter for him. He had the confidence to handle any assassins the Titans sent after him, but he would need to get a big paycheck real soon in order to repair any damages done to his suit. Unless he contacted Orb and had them send parts, but that would mean that he would have to stay out of trouble for a few days. Sakon sighed, maybe getting rid of the "ultimate coordinator" wasn't such a good idea.
'Something like that, if something like that existed it would only create more hate, I was sparing that child a life of suffering' Sakon thought.
He looked at his hand, one that was forever stained with the blood of children. Squeezing it into a fist, Sakon checked his email inbox. He had several messages, some from pilots cursing him for ruining their operation; others were death threats from mercenaries. Deleting those, Sakon focused on the three messages of interest, one from Tiberius and another from Casvall.
Subject: The future
From: Tiberius Fury
Mr Date, my contacts at the Newtype Lab told me what you did, Talon was pissed that we weren't getting a pay check and Sumika's already making battle plans for an inevitable battle with you. You've applied a blow to both sides Date as well as Jupiter's culture altogether. People believe that Newtype's are the future, is it true that they were working on some kind of Newtype Coordinator? If you don't feel like answering don't worry about it. I'm just saying that new types are liked and hated by Natural's (personally I don't like all these labels we use) but the difference between them is that some people worship Newtypes. You've messed with Jupiter's metaphorical gods Sakon, if you go to a public colony you'll probably end up causing a riot, for now I recommend you stay at the Prayer Colony, the security services their aren't fond of either forces so they'll appreciate what you did. Scirocco wants you dead, but that stance will probably change. As for Haman Karn her forces are pissed that they've lost any chance they had of getting more Cyber Newtypes (Haman hates them but uses them because they're a valuable resource), but the woman herself is actually quite intrigued, my spies tell me that she wants to meet you.
You've put a target on your head Sakon for every mercenary and Titan soldier to shoot at, plus the Axis troops who are dumb enough to disobey Haman's orders. My logic tells me you should be getting the fuck out of here. But my gut tells me you should stay and see this war out as it may be connected to your own. I know that the forces that had attacked the lab were Blue Cosmos maybe even Earth Alliance. You stay in this war Sakon and figure out what BC wants here. Jupiter's got enough problems without Azrael sniffing around.
Good luck one-eyed dragon
PS, nothing personal if we end up taking you out, you know how the business is
Sakon shook his head with a smirk; he liked Fury because unlike other businessmen he didn't hide behind smiles or false promises. That and he wasn't a politician, though he had as mush respect amongst the people of Jupiter as Sorodan apparently had. The young man bought up his next email from Casvall.
Subject: Left eye
I know you've gotten yourself in trouble; I don't need spies to know you've done something rash that could jeopardise your life. Whatever personal reason you have for making a ruthless decision I'm a hundred percent sure that the results of your decision will be beneficial in the long run, both for Earth and Jupiter. Our employer is almost finished with the ship he was building; he's coordinated our movements and resources well from the Plants. But he tells us that things are getting tense in the Clyne Household. Siegel's under increased pressure, I have no doubt that Patrick Zala will rise to power, however the sacrifices of Evil is paying off, eventually he will achieve his dream of truth and perhaps Redemption in the end, though I doubt the lives he has destroyed will forgive him. Yamato knows, his wife knows and we know of that boy's secret.
I wish you were here Sakon...I cant see the logic behind the sacrifices of evil. The other day an angel came to Orb, she was beautiful, and she bought with her great friends. However we had to take a boys friend from him, we had to take back our defender. Our employer sent me plans for a new purpose, though I doubt it will ever come into existence considering the machine that the boy is destined to pilot. The angel is to leave soon, I wish she wouldn't go, I wish she would stay and support Orb's dream.
"God Casvall you ain't too subtle on the code talk, still its better than saying "The Archangel was in Orb" or "Patrick Zala's gonna get stabbed in the back"" Sakon muttered.
Sakon I'm not good at saying what I think, I'm a soldier that and you are aware of my condition. Scientists are suggesting I get a machine to replace my vocal chords but I don't want that. It's like you refusing to have your blind eye replaced with a cybernetic one, pride in my own body. Be careful out there, no one will be watching your blind spot. Our employer has given you permission to use the dragon, just make sure you use it for the right reason.
Good luck my friend
Sakon smiled, Casvall was the one person he trusted the most in the world. A world that hadn't exactly given him a good first impression. The man was the illegitimate son of the Lion of Orb and a skilled pilot. But something else that made Sakon smile was the fact that in the next battle he could use the Dokuganryu's most defining weapon. He bought up the next email of significant value; it was from the one person on Mars he had yet to meet.
Subject: Rendezvous
From: Haman Karn
I am aware of your actions at the Newtype lab Sakon Date. While I have lost a valuable resource I am not so foolish as to continually rely on Cyber Newtypes. They are inefficient and unreliable; unlike Scirroco I can see their insanity. I have attached to this email the coordinates to a small frigate. This is a mission of great importance to Mars in Titans territory with limited resources, alls we can provide is a small team and repairs to your mobile suit. With your reputation many mercenary groups and Titan pilots will be going after you, the team I've formed is comprised of the brightest young pilots in the Axis fleet. The mission is of parallel importance and you will be rewarded handsomely for your services. Rendezvous at the target and then receive the details of your mission. As you notice you have retrieved no down payment, you go to the mission and will only receive pay when the mission is complete.
I hope you will consider the offer!
Sakon put a hand to his shin and smirked, a mission that was of importance to Jupiter. This job wasn't just going to be central to the war, but it would provide Sakon with a decent challenge. He'd take the job, and use the dragon against anyone that got in his way.
Branden Kamal hated training simulators. One they weren't as good as the real thing, and two because the one he was currently using was cheap and old. He and the remaining members of the strike team had gone back to their ship, an old ZAFT frigate. Strangely some of the crewmembers were wearing ZAFT uniforms. Branden was a soldier, he wouldn't ask a lot of questions, but when he did ask the question the response was simple.
'Disguising ourselves as ZAFT soldiers so that we can frame them up if we ever get caught, its brilliant but cowardly' Branden thought as he defeated the Dokuganryu for the fourth time that day.
But his victories in the simulator weren't enough. The instinct of the pilot was missing, the combination of fury and tactics as well as the imagination with the machines weapons. No matter how many times he defeated the simulation, Branden still felt that he couldn't properly face the real thing. There was something missing, the Dokuganryu looked like it came from a garbage disposal colony and yet Branden could tell that it was hiding a weapon that topped anything Branden would go out in.
'More must be done' Branden thought with a growl as he climbed out of the simulator.
He walked into the mess hall, where many of the strike force pilots were resting for the upcoming mission.
"Hey Branden, good to see you out of your hole, still worried about that pilot huh? Well it you can't blame a coordinator for being better" A soldier muttered as he passed Branden.
Branden growled before grabbing the mans head and slamming him against the wall.
"IDIOT!! THAT MAN WASN'T COORDINATOR AND EVEN IF HE WERE I STILL WOULDN'T BE WORRIED! GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD JERID I FEAR NOTHING!!!!" Branden yelled.
"Kamal, report to the captains office now" A lieutenant growled.
Branden pushed the crewman to the floor and walked out of the mess hall. He came to the captain's office and composed himself before entering. With a grudging stance he saluted the superior officer. This man was a pencil pusher; he was just here because he agreed with Azrael's policies. He wasnt a warrior, men like William Halberton were warriors, but they didnt share the EA's views on the world.
"I'm going to ignore what happened in the Mess hall, as well as your continued attitude considering the success at the facility, the data you recovered will be central to Natural dominance on Earth, the senator and I have decided that you have earned the right to use a prototype machine in the upcoming mission" The Captain explained.
"Why not give Lieutenant Messa the machine?" Branden asked with a grunt.
"He's good at adapting to machines but he doesn't have the space combat experience you have, besides this is a suit that utilises your particular skill set, the mission is simple Branden we retrieve the package, transfer it to a new holding facility or if we fail at that we destroy it"
"What's the package?"
"Classified I'm afraid, alls I can tell you is that its essential to our plot…now would you like to see your new machine?" The Captain asked.
"My new machine, you mean its here already?" Branden asked.
"Of course, you've been in the simulator for days now, follow me" The Captain said as he got off his seat.
As Branden walked with the captain he couldn't help but wonder; what he was doing here? He could have been fighting on the frontlines on Earth, but instead he was fighting the people of Jupiter and mercenaries. There had to be more he could do, a way that he could really hone his skills. Something that could bring out his potential as a fighter.
"Branden, meet your new machine!" The Captain announced as they walked into the hanger.
A smile crept across Branden's face as he looked upon the mobile suit. He had heard of the magnificence of the G-weapons. Now he understood the awe that ally and enemy alike felt at these weapons, the mobile suits known as Gundam.
Sakon sat inside his mobile suit, already halfway to the rendezvous point. Meteors surrounded him, the perfect place to spring an ambush. All of the rocks and heat signatures also confused Sakon's radar so he'd have to rely on his eye alone. He tapped the controls, eager for an imminent fight. Mercenary forces, even the Titans themselves, he wouldn't let anyone stand in his way. Flying through the hail of asteroids, Sakon swerved from left to right, dodging each bullet like stone.
"Please let us go!"
The mercenary blinked in confusion, what was that voice he heard? He recognised it, but that was impossible. For a moment he put a hand to his head. It was as if someone was applying pressure to his brain. What was this pressure?
"Its just a trigger, pull it!"
That's when the realisation hit him; the voice he heard was a memory of his past. The first time he held a gun; the first time he committed murder. Who was making him relive these things? His eye widened before he flung the Dokuganryu to the side, dodging a gigantic pink beam. He then began flying the Dokuganryu over the meteorites and towards where the beam had come from.
"What the hell, how could he have dodged that?" The pilot of a Beowulf Schutzwald asked.
Sumika switched her Wild Burst Kai back into its mobile suit mode and frowned as the Dokuganryu flew faster towards them. Sakon noticed movement to his right and immediately drew a beam pistol. He fired a shot straight into a Wild Arms mass production type mobile suit, cutting a hole straight through its cockpit.
"NOW HIT HIM NOW!!!" Sumika yelled, firing her beam rifle.
The Schtuzwald's beside her followed suit, rolling their Gatling guns. Sakon strafed to the left, slamming his foot into another Wild Arms that had been hiding. He then shot the mobile suits cockpit, flying upwards as Sumika's squadron flew after him. The Dokuganryu span around, barely dodging the flurry of bullets and beams flying up towards him. With a smile, Sakon flew the Dokuganryu through a hole on a meteor.
"WAIT!!!" Sumika yelled, blocking her squadron from entering. "He's flown in there with a plan"
"But ma'am its just one man, if we surround him then he'll eventually buckle under the pressure" One of the pilots said.
"No, this man killed my team mates, do not make the mistake of underestimating him" Cloud said.
"Underestimate your opponent and your dead!" Sumika said, targeting the meteor as she transformed into her mobile cannon mode.
The barrel of the cannon glowed before it unleashed its incredible light. It cut through the core of the asteroid, lighting up space with a magnificent explosion. Sumika looked at the wreckage while her colleagues cheered. Still staying in her cannon mode she gave the remains a thorough look. The downside to fighting in this terrain was that no one could use his or her radars
'But a New type like Zack, this kind of battle would be perfect' Sumika thought.
"SUMIKA WATCH OUT!!!" Cloud yelled.
Sumika widened her eyes as Sakon slammed into her right side. He deliberately flew through the meteor, out of the other side then double backed towards their position. Slamming Sumika into multiple meteorites, he then pushed her towards the surface of another meteor. Grinding her teeth together, Sumika switched back into her mobile suit mode, just in time to dodge a beam from Sakon's pistol. Sakon turned around, and then flew back into the cloud of meteorites.
"Sumika are you okay?" Talon asked over the radio.
"I'm fine Bladeclaw, Sakon should be heading towards your squadrons position now, spring the trap" Sumika said.
"You got it!" Talon said.
Fitted with his Savage Arms shroud, Talon and his three-squad mates readied their weapons, awaiting Sakon's arrival. Sakon frowned as he spotted the rifle of a Wild Arms mobile suit. Immediately kicking his engines into gear he slammed into the back of the mobile suit. Talon widened his eyes as Sakon stabbed his sonic blade into the back of the mobile suit. The other mobile suits fired their weapons while Talon ignited his Graviton claws. He threw a punch at Sakon, who swerved to the right. Sakon noticed a pebble bouncing off a gap to his right. He immediately fired his pistol, destroying a Wild Arms Unit engaged in its stealth mode.
"Damn this guys got good eyes!" Talon said.
The Mk2 tried to slash the Dokuganryu again with its claws, but the one eyed mobile suit leant backwards and dived back into the fog of meteors. Sumika intercepted Sakon, firing her submachine guns at him. Sakon span around, the beams clipping his shoulder as he fired back. Sumika blocked the shots with her shield, and then fired back with her CIW's. But Sakon intercepted the bullets with slugs from his head mounted Vulcan's.
"Please stop I beg of you!"
Sakon widened his eyes, flying upwards as the image flashed in his head. Him standing with the gun, getting ready to shatter his life. With a grunt he fired his Rail Rifle, releasing a sword like beam that he swung around. The beam cut apart two Wild Arms engaged in their stealth modes and sliced off Sumika's foot.
"We need to spring the trap now!" A Wild Arms pilot said as he activated the Graviton stealth system.
Several other Wild Arm units began to appear around Sakon, aiming their Submachine guns at his suit.
"Kill me!"
Sakon roared, throwing his sonic blade into the chest of a Wild Arms. He then flew further upwards, with the mobile suits flying after him. A bullet clipped his left side and he felt a beam bounce off his back.
'Armour should hold, the dragons safe' Sakon thought.
Suddenly the mobile suits came to a halt. Electricity surged through the mobile suits, causing their pilots to yell in agony. Sakon merely grinded his teeth together, years as a soldier had given him a heightened pain threshold but this was still enough to get him to yell out for a moment.
"Is that a heat net?" Talon asked, flying to Sumika's side.
"The Titans!" Sumika said.
"This is the Hambrabi team, the trap is sprung, preparing to finish off target" A voice said over the radio.
"Yazan!" Talon growled.
"Sergeant Gable, hold your attack we need to get our men out" Sumika said.
"They all knew the risks, you get in our way we'll shoot you too" Yazan grunted as he and his squad of three Hambrabi's flew towards the trapped mobile suits.
"BASTARD!!!" Talon yelled.
"Talon wait, the contract was that Sakon would be bought down by any means necessary" Cloud said.
"Zack wouldn't sacrifice our friends!"
"But we can't antagonise the Titans!"
"God Damn it Cloud, sooner or later your gonna have to stand up for what you know is right"
While the two young men argued, Sumika switched to her cannon mode. She trailed her scope over Sakon, if he was killed first then the Hambrabi team wouldn't bombard the other pilots. Yazan was a menace of the battlefield, he had at least twenty cases of deliberate friendly fire in order to get a target, but he didn't always get the enemy in spite of the sacrifices.
"I said your attitude would get you killed" Sumika said coldly.
"Ha, I have no doubt of that!" Sakon grinned.
He didn't know why he heard Sumika's voice; maybe he was hallucinating. But he knew that right now this pressure in his head and the pain in his body was nothing compared to the dishonour in this death. He would die because of his recklessness, but in the war zone, not some skirmish with a bunch of mercenaries and shamed soldiers watching him.
"Activate Dragon Arc, password "LOTS OF LUCK!!!!" Sakon yelled.
Sumika and Yazan widened their eyes as they pulled the triggers of their weapons. Beam and missiles flew towards the mobile suits, engulfing them in an explosion. The dust settled and Sumika sighed in relief, her comrades had survived. But Sakon's mobile suit, its right eye was glowing a fierce red colour, with a red spot on his back also glowing and the armour of the mobile suit itself releasing an electric blue light.
"Arc Armour successfully activated, lets show these guys what else I've been hiding" Sakon grinned.
He suddenly took off towards the approaching Hambrabi team, the blue energy leaking out of his thrusters leaving a trail that was shaped like the body of a Japanese dragon. A handle slid out of the top of the Dokuganryu's back and Sakon drew the hidden beam sabre, its energy blue and shaped like a dragons tooth.
"This idiots trying to take us from close range, SHOW HIM WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK WITH ME!!!" Yazan yelled.
The Hambrabi's fired their beam cannons, hitting the Arc Armour. Sakon smirked, he didn't like the idea of the Arc Armour but it was a good prototype of the Purpose's Arc barrier and later dream systems. An increase in speed and energy output but with the drawback and risk of overheating and exhaustion of vital parts. He didn't hear the voices anymore everything was blocked out. His eye focused on his target, he raised his blade and sliced a Hambrabi in half.
"DUNKEL!!!" Yazan yelled.
"All units assist Yazan…but make sure you've had time to recover" Sumika said casually with Talon laughing in the background.
Sakon flew after the other two survivors, ignoring the beams bouncing off his armour and the overheat warnings. One of the Hambrabi switched into its mobile suit form. The pilot yelled as he swung his heat rod at the Dokuganryu. But Sakon casually cat the end of the whip and gave it a tug. He pulled the Hambrabi towards him and plunged his sabre into its chest.
"Shit!" Yazan muttered. "Badam, use that Newtype trick of yours or he'll kill me"
"I'm trying but no matter how hard I concentrate nothing seems to work" Rosamia Badam said over the radio as she flew to Yazan's aid in her Bound Doc.
The young woman had been hiding, using her Newtype abilities to distort Sakon's concentration. But the negative part was that Sakon's mind was an alleyway of violence and destruction. Rosamia wondered how Sakon could maintain his mental stability with the things he had seen. She wondered how she could stay sane.
"I felt someone lurking around in my head, was that you Rosamia?" Sakon asked, turning to Rosamia's suit with a wicked grin. "That sort of thing is rude you know, you should also know that not many Newtype's can do that, and even those that can don't…you know why?" He asked, slamming his sabre against Rosamia's.
"Please tell me!" She said, her eyes flashing like a child's before Sakon slammed his fist into the machines head, shattering the main camera.
"Listen carefully to my words child, I do this so that you can survive" Sakon began solemnly. "If you use your abilities like that then it will drive you mad, being a Newtype is a curse because humans aren't meant to understand one another, in order for you to live your life beyond this battle you must keep your sanity, those who are driven insane by war are the losers" Sakon explained.
"Why do you tell me these things?"
"One day you will know, but for now keep yourself alive and be thankful that you are alive"
Sakon kicked Rosamia's unit aside and aimed his rail rifle. He fired a shot, which cut through the meteorites and slammed into the back of Yazan's retreating Hambrabi. The glow of the Arc Armour disappeared and smoke began to rise from Sakon's machine.
"Oookay, I really need to get back to work!" Sakon thought as he flew back on the path towards his objective.
Sumika aimed her rifle at Sakon, intending to finish the fleeing machine off. Suddenly an email came through from Tiberius. Reading the email curiously, Sumika widened her eyes for a moment before she lowed her rifle. Sakon continued to fly until he left the field of meteorites. Then he saw the meeting point for the Axis forces. It was a simple and old Frigate, no doubt retrofitted with a mobile suit hanger. On the bridge of the frigate the crew watched as the Dokuganryu flew towards it.
"Damn, that piece of shit machinery held its own against Beowulf, the Hambrabi team and a Newtype" The Communications officer said.
The Captain smirked, running a hand through her pink hair. She got off her chair and marched towards the elevator, catching the attention of some of the crewmembers. Sakon climbed out of his machine, smoke rushing past him from the inside of his machine. The mechanics looked at his machine in shock, surprised that it hadn't fallen apart yet. Looking at his surroundings, Sakon smirked, as there was two pilots he liked stationed on the ship with him. The Comet Gundam and Gyunei Guss's Jagd Doga.
'Finally I get to meet the Gundam pilot' Sakon smiled.
Gyunei floated towards him, the two pilots clapped their hands together.
"Good to see you again Sakon, still pissing people off I see" Gyunei said.
"You know me Gyunei" Sakon smirked as the mechanics argued over whether they should repair the Dokuganryu or not.
"No one was really pleased about your actions at the lab, but I haven't been a big fan of Dr Miguel myself and you've kind of caught the captains eyes" Gyunei said, adding the last part as a whisper.
"So tell me Gyunei, what am I here for? What's the mission?" Sakon asked.
Before Gyunei could speak however the room went silent as the Captain of the ship arrived. Sakon widened his eyes as he focused on the woman standing at the doorway. She wore a black dress that wasn't overly feminine but more militaristic. Her thick pink hair hung over her shoulders and her attractive face held a disciplined confidence and authority.
"One of incredible importance to Jupiter Sakon Date, we're going to find the true ruler of Jupiter, we're going to rescue Lord Sorodan's daughter" Said Haman Karn, the leader of the Axis faction.
Next Chapter 8: Machine whose swords crave blood
Branden: My machine, the Murasama
Alex: I cant, I cant work with a man like that
Haman: Save the girl, for Jupiter's future save the girl
Branden: I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!
Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, next we see the debut of Branden as a Gundam pilot, the face to face confrontation between Alex and Sakon and the battle for the daughter of Sorodan. Also, the Arc Armour wasnt all the Dokuganryu was hiding :)
