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Legacy Of Providence
Chapter Ten: Four Fights Of Fury
With the Archangel…"Captain," Miriallia spoke.
"Yes," Murrue answered.
"The pilot of the Destiny is asking to come aboard," Miriallia responded.
"What Shinn?" Cagalli questioned in disbelief.
"You know the pilot?" Murrue asked turning to face Cagalli.
"Yes I met him when I was with…" Cagalli stopped herself before she finished.
"Of course," Murrue said in understanding, "Tell him to board quickly,"
"He's also asking for a med crew for when he arrives, he has an injured friend,"
"Do it,"
On the battlefield…
"This takes me back," Andy said to himself as he shot Windams from the sky. He was sitting in Gaia's Quadruped mode watching for MS going near the Archangel. It was during this time that Andy picked up several blips on radar. Over the hill came two EA Wild Daggers and behind them also on four legs came the Gaia Impulse. "That's an interesting design for an MS," Andy remarked to the pilot of the Gaia Impulse.
"Thanks," came the Clones reply, "But I like yours better!" The clone then pulled a beam rifle out and started to attack from a distance as the two Wild Daggers closed in on the Andy and the Gaia. Then suddenly one of the Wild Daggers leaped at the Gaia. As the MS came down the Gaia quickly switched to its MS mode and drew one of it's beam sabers and slashed the Dagger across the mid-section as it came to a thundering crash. The other Wild Dagger decided to try a long-range approach and fire it's Gatling gun in quadruped mode. As the gun fired Andy turned and charged at the MS. He side stepped to each side as the Wild Dagger attempted to keep up with the Gaia's movements. When Andy got close enough he lunged forward stabbing his beam saber into the Wild Dagger's quadruped head. Andy then leaned the Gaia back and through the Wild Dagger backwards and into the other Wild Dagger that was still rising from Andy's first attack. When the two collided they exploded like a miniature bomb.
"You really area the Desert Tiger," The clone laughed, "Your pretty impressive in that MS, why don't we see if your as good on four legs as you are on two against me,"
"All right," Andy replied as the Gaia switched forms, "I'll show you why I'm the Desert Tiger," With that Andy and the Gaia charged forward like a wolf hunting it's wounded prey. The Gaia Impulse decided to turn and head for the mountains, forcing the lupine like Gaia to chase the Centaur like form of the Gaia Impulse.
"You might be a tiger when you're in the desert old man but lets see if you're that fierce when you're lost in the mountains!" The clone laughed as it fired backwards at the Gaia with its rifle.
"Blast no there is no honor among these clones, they flee when they should fight," Andy growled to himself, "Let's see how far you can run when there is no more path to follow," Andy proceeded to stop in the middle of his run and aim the Gaia's beam rifle near a mountain range. He pulled the trigger and shot the range and caused a rockslide to come down blocking the Gaia Impulse's path, forcing it to turn and fight.
"Damn," the clone swore. He was trapped and the only way out was past Andy and the Gaia, a far more superior machine.
"Well let's see how good you really are TIGER!" The clone roared as he activated the Gaia Impulses Griffon 2 beam blades. At the front of the Gaia Impulses quadruped mode the two long horn like structures came down and form wings, the beams ignited and he charged towards the Gaia.
"So that's how you wish to play uh," Andy spoke slowly, "Fine we'll play your way," Following the clones lead Andy activated his own Griffon 2 beam blades and charged forward. As the two machines struck the sparks from the blades flew. When they passed each other both machines landed and waited to see whose strike was more deadly. It would be only 30 seconds till that moment. The Gaia Impulse seemed to waver where it stood and ever so slowly a slash seemed to spread from the front of the Gaia Impulse's quadruped mode all the way on an angle to the MS section where the MS blew apart.
"You'd think with all my experience that the clone would've of none better," Andy said to himself with a laugh. It was when he caught reports of several MS attacking the Archangel he headed back, leaving the Gaia Impulse to smolder in the place he left it.
With Mwu…
"Get away from that ship!" Mwu roared as he slammed into the Chaos Impulse's Mobile Armor foot first, "How many time to I have to tell you guys that,"
"Bug of grandpa, these battles are for the young!" the Clone pilot roared as he tried to launch the mobile weapon pods.
"I might be old, but at least I know that those things won't bunch on Earth," Mwu laughed as he watched the clone attempt to move the pods. He stopped laughing when the clone gave up and tried to swipe at him with its claws that were mounted in the shields.
"They might not work but the other weapons on this MS do!" the clone moved the Mobile Armor enough to fire the pods with out having to launch them. After he did it quickly changed into it's MS form and proceeded to follow the attack with the beam rifle.
"You're a persistent bastard aren't you," Mwu spoke as he fired his own beam rifle. Both shots missed as the two MS constantly moved. Mwu was trying to draw the Chaos Impulse away from the Archangel.
"You're the bastard!" The clone yelled as he charged at Mwu in mobile armor mode. It was now that Mwu used the Akatsuki's own version of the HiMAT. Though smaller than the Freedom's it would still have enough of a punch to blow the Chaos Impulse clean from the air. Mwu raised all the cannons on the Akatsuki and fired them directly at the charging Chaos Impulse. The Chaos Impulse took the hit to the on of it's sides severally damaging the pod on that side. The clone pilot now knowing it stood know chance against Mwu until he could launch the Chaos Impulse's pods retreated leaving Mwu shocked that the one attack would send the clone running.
With Yzak…
"Where are those bastards?" Yzak spoke out loud.
"Over here!" yelled a clone pilot. From the see next to Yzak came a blast similar to the Abyss. The blast however had come from the Abyss Impulse. After the attack the Abyss Impulse could be seen standing on the beach as if waiting for a return shot from Yzak and the Ballistic Duel.
"Come here!" Yzak roared as he drew his beam sabers. When Yzak started to swing his sabers the Abyss Impulse drew a beam lance and blocked the swings.
"Is that all you got!" the clone yelled back at Yzak. The clone armed all of its cannons and fired directly at Yzak. Yzak returned the favor by firing all of his cannons as well. When the two shots collided the surrounding area was covered in smoke and debris.
In the resulting explosion the Abyss Impulse had dove back into the water and moved directly behind the Ballistic Duel. "Where'd he go?" Yzak questioned himself. After he had asked himself that the clone struck with the beam lance. The resulting strike came across the back of the Ballistic Duel cutting deep. Yzak didn't realize how deep until the power started to drain from the Ballistic Duel. "Son of a bitch, he struck the N-Jammer,"
"I'll be seeing you Yzak," the clone mocked. The clone tried to shove the Ballistic Duel but when he moved there was nothing but air.
"Hang on tight Yzak!" Athrun called.
"What are you doing here?"
"Saving you what else,"
"What about the thing that hit you?"
"Couldn't find it,"
"Well then, now where do we go?"
"The Archangel of course," Athrun replied. 'And Cagalli,' came the after thought.
With Heine and Dearka…
"Where is that bastard?" Heine asked as he gazed around the battlefield in his Dagger 105.
"I have no idea," Dearka replied calmly, "Remember he has a Mirage Colloid system so we have to be extremely careful,"
As the two were talking it seemed that there was a distortion in the air in one particular area. "This is too easy," Nicol sneered. He charged forward arming his offensive shield and piecer lock. Dearka was lucky that he had experience with the real Nicol and the Blitz. When he turned to look behind him he saw the distortion in the air and moved quickly. Heine was the unlucky one.
When the N Dagger N struck Heine's Dagger 105, even its ISWP didn't stop the assault. As the Dagger 105 fell backwards Heine fired all the weapons on the ISWP hoping for a hit. Not landed.
"I've decided," Nicol spoke to Heine, "To give you this one glimpse of my Mobile Suit before you die!" The N Dagger N materialized out of nothingness and raised its anti-armor swords, ready to plunge them into the Dagger 105.
From his position Heine could see Dearka rising to attack. He decided that if he was going to die, he was going out with a bang. "Eat this asshole!" Heine roared as he fired the Gatling machine gun. The six barrels on the gun rattled with life as they discharged their payload. The shots were of slightly and only left minimum damage. It was all the time Dearka need as he slammed into the back of the N Dagger N.
"You alright?" He called to Heine.
"Ya, but my Mobile Suit isn't going anywhere any time soon," Heine replied obviously angry that he was knocked out of the fight.
Dearka could have sworn he had heard Heine add, "Stupid piece of Earth Alliance shit," to his ranting. Dearka drew the Demon Buster's beam sabers. This confrontation would be his first time using close range weapons.
"You ungrateful idiot," Nicol screamed, "Roy did everything to help you, you would've had the world, the Natural you love would have been yours, but no you side with the friends that don't even bother looking for you!" The N Dagger N disappeared from the field as it activated Mirage Colloid. It was when Dearka was knocked backwards that he realized that the clone didn't move from where it stood when it disappeared.
Remembering how the Mirage Colloid worked when the Blitz used it. Dearka activated the firebee missiles on the Demon Buster. Normally the missiles were guided and knew where to land. But since the N Dagger N was temporarily missing Dearka decided to fire the missiles anyway, hoping that if they hit the N Dagger N, they would slightly reveal it's position.
When the missiles did connect on the N Dagger N, Dearka rushed forward using the beam sabers. "Everything you say may be true, but I don't care, I don't want the world I just want to live on it, the girl well if she's happier with someone else who she thinks is better what the hell, and the friends who didn't bother to look for me, well all I can say is that's the PLANTS for you," Dearka stopped short and fired the Callidus cannon. The blast landed directly on the arm of the N Dagger N, ripping the arm off.
"I'm going to end this!" Nicol roared. The N Dagger N appeared behind the Demon Buster grabbing on to its arms and legs. Once attached the N Dagger N fired it's thrusters and flew directly up.
"I know what you're planning!" Dearka yelled to the clone. The plan, though crude for the clones superior skills, was to fly directly up for several feet then freefall head first like a lawn dart and release the Demon Buster at a point where it would be to difficult for the Demon Buster to fly away. Dearka decided to take a page out of Athrun' book. He decided to blow up.
"This should be interest," Dearka spoke to himself. He armed the self-destruct system. With the N-Jammer armed to blow Dearka realized that he was going to not only blow the clone Nicol into the atmosphere but himself. 'Shit, why didn't I think that through better,' He thought.
It was when the N Dagger N was free falling to the ground that Dearka received a message. "Jump out and I'll catch you," Dearka read.
Dearka didn't even think when he opened the hatch, "Beats this," Dearka said as he jumped.
The clone Nicol from his cockpit in the N Dagger N noticed a small dot in the air. He zoomed the camera in to see that it was Dearka freefalling towards the Earth. "You bastard!" the clone quickly released the Demon Buster from the grasp off the N Dagger N. It was too late though. The unpiloted Mobile Suit blew and the N-Jammer Canceller created a miniature sun and swallowed everything near by, including the N Dagger N.
Dearka continued to fall until a Gold painted Murasame caught him. Dearka couldn't hear the pilot speaking, "I've got you, Roy would be angry if one of his clones didn't get to finish you off,"
With Roy…
Roy was sitting in his chair in his flagship watching the battle. At first he believed even with Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice he could win. He had even taken into account their friends of the Archangel. But there he sat, his eyes twitching, fury rising, he was ready to kill the next person to piss him off. "Pull everyone back," Roy ordered, "Search the wreckage of the clones Mobile Suits, we can use their battle data,"
"And if any of the clones survived?" questioned a soldier.
"Bring them back," Roy ordered softly, "We'll fix them up and let them have another crack at fighting, but this time were going after a better prize,"
At the Archangel…
Kira, Athrun, Yzak, Andrew, and Mwu had already returned to the Archangel when the gold Murasame came into the hangar. Yzak was the first one to the Murasame. "Where is he I'll kill him!" Yzak roared.
"Nice to see you to Yzak" Dearka responded as he touched his feet to the hangar floor.
It was after Tolle had climbed out of the Murasame Miriallia came running to him, "Oh my God are you okay,"
That little comment ticked Dearka off. It ticked him off for a completely different reason than what people thought. It wasn't about who was worrying about who, it was about the fact that Dearka almost blew himself up with a nuke and this guy looked like he took no damage. "His he okay!" Dearka yelled, "I just…with the…" realizing that know one was looking at him except Yzak Dearka gave up.
"Let's head to the bridge," Kira stated calmly.
In the hangar, the ZAFT soldiers stood still. They were all waiting for the order from Athrun. "What are all waiting for?" Athrun asked in confusion.
"Well this is an ORB ship," Yzak remarked.
"And we're ZAFT soldiers," Shinn added.
"I doubt they'll just let us on," Yzak mumbled.
"Just come on," Athrun said as he rolled his eyes. He then proceeded to walk behind Shinn and Yzak and start to gentle push them to the bridge. "We have to get debrief everybody,"
After the three left it turned out only to be Dearka and the now slightly limping Heine to be left. "So," Heine started to ask, "Are you ready?"
Dearka looked around. He focused on Miriallia hugging Tolle, Kira running up to Lacus, and Mwu forcefully kissing Murrue. From the look of things he was in the crowd of people that had know body to look forward to seeing when they got back. "Knowing I was coming back to only my friends," Dearka said to himself more than Heine, "No," With the simple answer Dearka proceeded to follow the group to the bridge leaving Heine to contemplate his answer.
"You're not the only one!" Heine yelled after Dearka as he jogged after him, "From just looking at some of this group you're not the only one," He whispered.
TBC…
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Later Days…