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AN: This story is nearing its end. There will be a few more battles and a few more random bits but overall it should turn out okay.
AN2: Two new Ancient Mobile Suits will show up during this battle. One will look like the ZGMF 515 CGUE from Gundam Seed. The second will look like the GINN High Maneuver Type from the same series. Sorry about the lack of designs, but I'm just getting tired of writing them.
February 3, 1998: Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 5
Harry looked out at the approaching swarm. He wore Excalibur and was in the Huckebein. Jim was on the M101, albeit reluctantly. He'd much rather be out in the Avenger with Harry. Jim had to admit, though, Harry's plan was smart. Avenger would be kept on standby until it was needed.
Harry looked into the swarms of Zerg and scanned for the Ancient ship. The Huckebein zoomed in and showed the Aurora Class advancing at the same pace as the Zerg. From what else he found, the ship was launching mobile suits.
"Alright guys, change of plan," Harry said. "You guys handle the Zerg. I'll handle the Aurora Class and the fighters that it's launching."
"Roger that," Jim said. Thor just did his little Asgard in-between-the-lines nod.
Harry switched the system to battle mode and shot towards the swarm. Mutalisks, Devourers and Scourge started to attack him. Harry took the beam saber from the Huckebein's hip and sliced through only what was in his way. He was heading for the Aurora Class and tried to ignore the Zerg, but even so, three hundred died during his dash.
Probably by some physic order from Kerrigan, the swarm decided to leave him alone. That's when the Aurora mobile suits attacked. The Ester Type (CGUE) mobile suits attacked first. They were mass production versions of the Avenger that Jim piloted. They had a carbine and a beam saber as their armament.
Four Esters came at him with their beam sabers while two stayed behind and fired with their carbines. Harry dodged two streams of fire from the two shooters and sliced through the cockpit of an Ester. He spun and did a sort of roundhouse in space kick and his bladed foot sliced through the cockpit of another enemy. Harry aimed at the shooters and fired his beam guns, tearing through the two mobile suits like butter.
Harry stabbed his saber up through the cockpit of another Ester and disabled the other one with guns. For a brief moment, he turned to observe the battle between the Zerg and the ships.
Mutalisks easily slipped past the M101's shields and continuously sprayed the hull of the ship with acid. Scourge made kamikaze runs on the ship but Jim was smart enough to make those a priority for the drones. The Borealis class was still fighting strong. The Beliskner was further behind the M101 and was firing its pulsed weapons with power justifying of the Thunder God.
Harry was brought from his musings by the sight of laser shots going past his cockpit. He boosted up out of the line of fire and started to shoot back with his own beam guns. Three Sin Type (GINN HMT) mobile suits were shooting at him. He destroyed one with the guns and shot towards them. Blasts continuously got closer. Harry boosted to from side to side as he got closer until he stabbed his saber through the cockpit of a Sin and spun around to slice through the last one.
Warning sirens blared. Harry turned to see a salvo of drones shoot forward from the now in-range Aurora class. Harry fired all of his guns to try and destroy the drones but out of ten, one got through. Harry sliced through it with his saber but paled when he found that he had no weapons against capital ships.
The Aurora class fired its Pulsed Energy Weapons (I saw them in Be All My Sins Remember'd so there) towards him as he attempted a tactical retreat. The shots were easily dodged but when combined with drones created something he couldn't handle. The Aurora class did this very combination and attacked from all sides.
"Dad, I need a beam out now!" Harry screamed and disappeared in a flash just before the shots hit. Harry landed in the hanger of the Beliskner. He didn't waste any time and launched again.
As soon as the Huckebein left the hanger, Harry discovered something that complicated things. A Swarm of Scourge found their way into the M101's defensive perimeter and exploded, tearing the ship in half.
"Damn it!" Jim said as he was beamed over and got into the Avenger.
"Relax, Jim," Harry said. "The only things we can do now are get back out there and blast them all to hell!" The Avenger launched out of the hanger and came to float next to Harry.
"Jim, Harry," Thor said. "I've scanned the Aurora class vessel. There are Ancient life signs on board as well as three Infested Humans."
"Kerrigan," Jim muttered.
"If we can kill her, we might be able to kill the rest of these Zerg," Harry said as he slashed through a Mutalisk.
"How can we do that?" Jim asked, shooting a Mutalisk. "If the Zerg lose their cerebrates, they just become beasts."
"To control them all for this long, Kerrigan must have destroyed all of the cerebrates and created a mental link to all of the creatures at once," Harry said. "If they lose that link, they should all die. It's just like what happened back on Earth in England."
"There isn't a chance that the Aurora class will fall to the weapons that we have now," Thor said. "Even your rifles at their limit capacity will not be able to break through their shields (just think that they have eighty ZPMs on board or something)."
"Well then, Dad," Harry said. "You'll just have to hold them off until we can get on board. Follow me Jimmy."
The two Ancient Machines shot towards the Aurora class dodging all the Zerg attacks. Ancient mobile suits started to attack as well. Due to the skill of the pilots, none of the Ancients could hit the prototypes.
"Head for the starboard hanger," Harry said. "I'll go for the port hanger. Good luck." The two pilots split off and headed for their respective hangers
Harry approached the port side hanger. Its bulkheads were sealed off. Harry aimed carefully and fired his beam weapons. The small yellow blasts hit the hanger doors, causing them to buckle before exploding. There was a small opening through which Harry flew.
"So, you're finally here." Harry looked up to see the Dragon staring back at him, Beam Trident at the ready.
"Alex," Harry muttered.
"I've always wanted to fight you like this," Alex said. "Now you can't run away!" He charged, holding his arm shield up for a brief moment before swing down with the Trident.
Harry jumped to the side and grabbed the beam saber. Alex swung sideways and Harry jumped back, using his engines to stop in the zero gee environment. Alex boosted forward and stabbed at him. Harry slipped to the side and Alex stabbed again and again. Alex brought the Trident up and swung down, reaching to the Dragon's limits. Harry swung up with the saber and parried.
"This ends today!" Alex screamed. "I have no qualms about killing you now!"
"Alex!" Harry screamed and pushed the Dragon away before boosting forward and attempting to stab. Alex dodged to the side and the saber hit an ammo crate.
The ensuing explosion was deafening. A blinding flash of white light covered the screens. Harry was blinded for a brief moment. When the light cleared, Alex was nowhere to be seen.
"Hmm," Harry said. He opened the cockpit and jumped out. He took his gun and rushed towards the door. The intensity was at 200 percent. Ancient guards attempted to shoot at him with stun weapons as he rushed through the halls but were quickly silenced by a single blast from his rifle. Harry rushed towards the bridge where his sensors said Kerrigan was.
Harry approached the final corridor. He took one look at the sealed door on the bridge and upped the intensity on his rifle Jim came around the corner behind him just as he fired. The yellow beam hit the door and exploded, killing several crewmen on the inside.
Harry and Jim rushed into the room and killed all of the crewmen in the chaos. All that was left was Kerrigan and Allison, who had hid behind some controls.
"Well, well, well," Kerrigan said. "Our guest of honor has arrived."
"Oh give it a rest Kerrigan," Harry said. "You're finished." No sooner said than done, Harry and Jim raised their rifles, Harry at Allison, Jim at Kerrigan.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Kerrigan said. "If you kill me, my broods will simply fall under the control of Alex who will use them to carry out my orders!" She hit a button on a control consol and a picture of the Dragon appeared headed towards Earth. "He'll reach the planet before there is anything you can do about it. Once he is there, he will force the planet to implode and take everyone else with it!"
There were no words for a brief moment. "Wax them." The duo fired their weapons without hesitation and the Queen of Blades was no more.
"What do we do now?" Jim asked. "We can't let Alex destroy the world."
"I'll stop him," Harry said. "Dad, beam us and our machines over to the Beliskner. Then beam me to Earth. I'm going to end this." They disappeared in a flash of white light.
February 3, 1998: Earth; Geostationary Orbit
Harry sat in the Huckebein, eyes closed, floating above the equator of the planet. The Variable Beam Scythe was in the Huckebein's hands but wasn't activated. It looked rather peaceful floating there above the blue sphere.
Harry opened his eyes and watched as Alex, in the Dragon, was quickly approaching the planet. It didn't have any weapons equipped for speed purposes but that would soon change.
The Huckebein left its orbit and flew at the Dragon. "I won't let you get to Earth!" Harry screamed as he fired the Huckebein's machine guns (all of them).
Alex dodged to the side and hurled a dragon fang at Harry. Harry boosted up and over the chain weapon. Harry charged forward, activating his Beam Scythe. He swung down and parried Alex's Trident. Alex pushed him away and Harry swung down again. In the parry, Harry kicked up into the Dragon's gut armor and Alex pushed him away and boosted away to the side.
Harry flew after him and exchanged weapons for his beam saber. Flying next to the Dragon, Harry came in to slash at Alex. Alex mirrored the move and they met in the middle before flying past each other. They then entered a rolling scissors, clashing at the nodes. Alex gave in first and flew to the side, trying to get away. Harry followed.
Alex flew just in time to dodge Harry's swipe. In the escape, Alex hurled a Dragon Fang down at him. Harry fired his guns in a vain attempt to stop the attack and was forced to dodge. He came up again and fired his guns directly at Alex. The Dragon blocked with its shield-arm and a cloud of smoke formed around the machine. The Dragon came out of the smoke and flew up towards Harry. They charged at each other and clashed in the center. Alex pushed his boosters to full power and the two of them started to approach the Earth. They entered the atmosphere and continued to fight despite the danger.
February 3, 1998: Earth; Atlantic Ocean
After three minutes of reentry, the two Ancient machines broke through the atmosphere and were able to continue their battle full force. Alex took the initiative and charged up at Harry. The latter, up prepared, retreated upwards slightly and the two came into a hover facing each other, three hundred feet above the Atlantic Ocean, more specifically, the Bermuda Triangle.
Without words, the two old friends charged at each other, both intent on the other's destruction. Alex stabbed forward with his Trident. Harry slipped down and to the side slightly, the beam catching the Huckebein's head. With one final move, Harry drove his saber up through the chest and into the cockpit of the Dragon.
"Forgive me," Harry said as his beam mutilated the other pilot. Blood shot out from the Dragon's cockpit and sprayed the front of Harry's suit. With the generator and pilot destroyed, the Dragon fell from the sky and into the ocean. Harry slowly came down to a hover above the area. Harry looked on solemnly as the Dragon exploded beneath the waves, ending the battle permanently.
"Harry, do you read me?" Jim asked frantically. "The Zerg forces are gone! They just blew up a moment ago!"
"Alex is dead," Harry said after a moment. "I'm returning to the ship." Harry set the Huckebein to leave the planet's atmosphere.
(End Chapter)
Well, there you have it. The next chapter will more than likely be the last one so I hope you like them both. Please continue to review.