Chapter 26

RoyalTwinFangs- Well, like I said, Federation is cheap. Though I do question why the heck they didn't bother building one after the war. It shouldn't have costed that much.

Also I'm fine with having super robot elements in Gundam, I did enjoy those elements in the clips of Narrative. I'm just annoyed New types went from just having heightened senses and whatnot to essentially have magic powers. Though I suppose this was a way for them to go off the rocker since F91 has no New types or mention of Psychframe in it. So I guessed they went all out. A little to far if you ask me, but I think Narrative was a decent enough movie.

That being said, Narrative, and Unicorn as well, has fully convinced me that New types and the Psyco-Frame came from aliens and nothing is convincing me otherwise. I don't care if the cannon explanation is that Neo-Zeon made the Psycho-Frame, the stuff that tech had done is beyond the technology of humans in the UC timeline.

RedRat8- Well, disappointedly, this chapter will be the last one that features underwater combat as, after Jaburo, the White Base is going back to space. I just hope I do the challenge justice in this chapter.

Also I get what you're saying. I never understood it. You think the Navy, the one that works in Earth's water not the space one, would devout resources to making a dedicated amphibious mobile suit, but they never did. I know most resources went to the space forces, but seriously, devout what you have to make a amphibious mobile suit, water navy.

R reyes- She going to die (Yeah, I'm cruel).

UGCO- Yes. During the stay on Jaburo, they'll be a chapter dedicated to Shiro fighting the last Apsalus, along with some chapters dedicated to other aces of the Federation. Same with Aina after the war.

White Base

"You checked everywhere?" Asked Carmine as he and Ramirez spoke. They were currently searching for the supposed spy that managed to sneak aboard their ship during the previous battle. Though it was unlikely that a spy managed to get in, Bright wasn't taking any chances and neither was Carmine.

"I checked everywhere, sir." Said Ramirez. "Stratton is looking into the mess hall, but I doubt that the spy is there."

"Well keep searching, if there really is a spy onboard, we have to find them. They can't reveal any of the entrances to Jaburo to the enemy." Ramirez nodded in agreement. "Alright, let's check the food storage areas. The spy may have hid in one of them." With that the two left for the crew quarters. After a few seconds a door near them opened, revealing Miharu, the spy that they were looking for. Sighing in relief, the woman got out of the room that she was in and to another section of the ship, preferably one that the soldiers have already checked.

"I should have expected that they figured out that a spy was on board." Thought Miharu as she ventured into the mysterious halls of the Trojan Horse, desperately hoping that she can find a room she can hide in. After a few minutes she found a series of doorways, making her believe that this was where the crew slept in. Seeing that this was her chance to hide, Miharu tried to open every door, hoping to hide in one of them, only for reveal each door was locked. As she tried the fifth door, she heard footsteps. Panicking, she scrambled to find an unlocked room. If she was caught now, she'll be brought to the bridge, where the captain of this ship will, no doubt, lock her up, and send her away to a military prison for spying, thus separating her from her brother and sister for a long time, if not forever. That was something that cannot happen. Steeling herself, she finally found an unlocked room and went inside. Sighing in relief, she wandered around, trying to keep herself calm.

"Its going to be alright, Miharu." Thought the young woman as she thought of her predicament. After calming down, she thought of what to do next. "Okay, I doubt that any important documents or notes will be in one of the crew's quartets. So, the next step is to get to the captain's quarters. If I can find it of course." Deciding to wait until the guards have stopped looking for her, Miharu went to a corner and waited, praying that they'll stop searching soon.

Few hours later

"Alright, I'm going to take a quick nap. Tell Bright for me Hayato." Said Kai before taking off, causing Hayato to sighed before walking to the bridge. Humming to himself, Kai opened the door to his room and walked in, usually leaving the door unlocked because he doubted anyone will take what few things he had when he left Side 7. He was about to go to his bed and got to sleep when he heard a dull thud. Stopping himself, he looked around. Remembering that Miharu may have gotten onboard, Kai searched his room.

"She may be here, hiding from the soldiers." Thought Kai as he looked around. "I do tend to leave this unlocked, after all." After searching everywhere and not finding her anywhere, Kai decided to look under his desk. Upon looking there, he found Miharu, holding a gun. Smirking, he raised his hands in surrender.

"I wouldn't shoot that." Said Kai as Miharu looked at Kai in shock, surprised to see him here. "Cause that'll just alert the guards and everyone else on this ship." He then brought out his hand. "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you." Trusting Kai, Miharu grabbed his hand and got out of the desk. Once she was up, she bowed.

"I'm surprised to see you on this ship, Kai." Said Miharu with a small smile, happy to see a friendly face. "I suspected you were in the military, but I didn't think you were a crewman of this ship." Kai just shrugged.

"Yeah, well, the more you know. Anyway, you can tell me the whole truth. I know you're working with the Zeons. I pieced it all together. The Zeons launched an attack on the base, allowing you to get in the White Base undetected. And once the battle is over and the White Base is out in the skies again, you'll transmit its location to a Zeon submarine force that's waiting to take it out when its most vulnerable. Am I warm?" Upon hearing all that, Miharu looked at Kai in disbelief before sighing.

"You're a smart one, Kai." Said Miharu with sadness in her eyes. "I'm truly sorry, but I had to do this. They offered so much money to me in exchange for doing this. I couldn't find work anywhere else. No one was willing to hire or afford to pay me. So I took the job of a spy to support my siblings. I hope you understand." Looking at her in pity, Kai nodded his head.

"I get ya." Said Kai. "I had to survive on my own for quite a while too, after my parents died." Miharu gasped upon hearing that before looking at Kai in sympathy.

"So you understand why I'm doing this." Kai nodded in confirmation. "Then you'll understand that I have to…" Before she could finish, Kai put his hand on her gun while holding up his other hand.

"Whoa, no need to do that!" Said Kai. "You can stay in my room. I won't tell anyone." Upon hearing that, Miharu widened her eyes in confusion and disbelief. "Yeah, I know what I said. That'll be essentially treason, but I can't let you be arrested for doing something that you would have never done if you could have helped it. Besides, not like you have anyway to contact the Zeons. Bridge crew will catch the signal and jam it before you could reveal anything of importance. That will also lead them to catching you as they can pinpoint the signal. So, for the sake of your siblings, I advise you not to do anything stupid." Kai then let go of Miharu before going to the door. Before he went to the handle, he looked at her. 'The code is 67432, just in case you need to use the restroom, which is on the far end of the hall on the left. I'll be back with lunch. Just you wait here." With that Kai opened the door and left. Just in time too as Miharu was about to tell him thank you. Once Kai was gone, Miharu smiled softly.

"Kai." Thought Miharu. "Thank you. You're a good man. And a far better person than I could ever be." If she was in his position, she would have told on the spy and that would be that, even if she could sympathize with them. But not Kai. He's not only risking his career in the military, but he's willing to help her out just because of her situation. She didn't know if that was stupid or brave of him. Nevertheless, it earned him her respect and admiration.

Agar

Mess hall

Agar was picking his food while his teammates were chowing down. As much as Agar wanted to dine in, he found he couldn't, his appetite has simply disappeared. He didn't know exactly why, but he had a thought of why. He was too busy in thought to bother eating and the reason why was because he was thinking of Amuro and what he said to him back at Belfast. He didn't know why it was bothering him so much. He would have yelled and pushed any that tried to steer him from his views that weren't a high ranking officer. But Amuro, something about him caused him to dwell on his words. Maybe it was due to his experience with the Zeons and him not viewing them as monsters despite all they did to him. Or maybe it was because he had the stones to yell at him, telling him to change his views. His behavior must have been distracting as his teammates spoke to him.

"You alright, lieutenant?" Asked Chris, a tall man with brown hair and eyes. The two haven't been together much, but Agar trusted him completely along with his other teammate, a blond-haired man named Leon. "You've been picking at your food for the past ten minutes. Something on your mind?"

"Yeah." Said Agar. "It's the words of the Gundam pilot, Amuro Ray. Its about what he said to me after he saved me from those amphibious mobile suits." Chris and Leon nodded. They remembered what Amuro had said to him after Agar told them the story. Though they had to pick apart some of the bias from Agar, they eventually figured out that Amuro yelled at him for his views on the Zeons.

"What about them that are bothering you?" Asked Leon, the blue-eyed man swirling his drink. Like Chris, Leon hadn't been under Agar's command for long, but he trusted him to get him out alive. "You usually don't let that stuff bother you. What's so special this time?"

"Probably has to due with the fact that it was a kid that yelled at him." Said Chris, causing Agar to shrug to signify that he didn't know. Sighing, Chris looked at Agar. "What's wrong? Talking about it can help." Clenching his fists, Agar spoke up.

"A part of me wants to punch the kid to submission for thinking he could yell at a superior officer, but another part of me wants to ponder on his words. I don't get it." Said Agar, frustration in his voice. "I don't get why he doesn't hate the Zeons. I mean, they destroyed his home, constantly try to kill him and his friends, and have violated the Antarctic treaty. Yet, despite all that, he still sees them as people. What's up with that?" Looking at each other, the two pilots nodded.

"Agar, I think we should have a talk." Said Chris, bracing himself for the amount of yelling that Agar will do.

"Talk about what?" Asked Agar, not liking where this was going. Leon sighed before speaking.

"Chris and I believe that Amuro is right." Widening his eyes, Agar was speechless that his teammates were taking Amuro's side. Before he could yell at them, Chris spoke up.

"We're not saying that your wrong in your belief that the Zeons are evil scum. Some of them are clearly are. But to extend that to the entire nation? That's going too far. Every organization, even ones that history claims to be the most evil, have their good people and people that just want to serve their nation, no matter how despicable their actions are." Leon nodded.

"Let's not forget that this whole war started because of representation and the Federation's poor management of colony affairs. I'm a Federation man, through and through, but I'm not going to deny that the Federation has its fair share of problems." Chris nodded, agreeing with Leon. "That's something that I think you need to realize Agar. Every organization has its own problems, some just have their problems easier to understand than others."

"I'm not denying that the Federation has its problems." Said Agar angrily, but not as much as the two copilots thought he would have. "But the Zeons started this war, shot just three seconds after declaring war, and caused so much death. How can't I hate them? The people they killed deserve retribution and I'm going to deliver it to them."

"We're not saying it isn't right to hate them." Said Leon. "I hate them for what they did to Side 5 and the colony drop on Earth, Agar, but I don't let that hatred control me. I'll gladly kill any Zeon soldier that tries to kill us, but I draw the line at killing their citizens or using my hatred of them to justify my actions against them. Will you do that Agar? Kill Zeons citizens or torture Zeon prisoners as retribution for those that died? Cause I think they'll be disgusted with such acts. Because your attitude with the Zeons gives me that impression." Agar opened his mouth to speak but found that he couldn't say anything. Closing his mouth, he thought of what Leon said.

"Would I really do that?" Thought Agar as he looked at his food. "Will I really kill civilians just because they're Zeons? Or even kill and torture prisoners of war" He wasn't going to deny that he heard of some Federation soldiers doing that. He was disgusted at them for doing such acts, claiming that such acts were unbecoming of a soldier. But here was his teammates, clamming that his attitude was giving them the impression that he was willing to do such acts. He was a hurt a bit at that claim, even angry, but it also made him ponder. Was he actually capable of doing harm to civilians? People that he claimed to keep from harm at any costs. It was possible. He always had a terrible temper. All it took was for one to push his buttons and he'll do something that he'll regret. It happened before with a cadet that pushed his buttons. Whose to say that it won't happen with a POW or a Zeon citizen. Sighing to himself, he looked at his teammates.

"Do I really give off that impression?" Asked Agar, surprising the two.

"Yeah." Said Chris with a nod. "You really do. Your stunt at Belfast pretty much confirmed it." Looking at his food, Agar got up, his appetite gone.

"I'm leaving for my quarters." Said Agar. "I need to think." With that, he was gone.

"Think we did good?" Asked Chris, looking at Leon who nodded.

"We did good." Said Leon before going back to eating.

Few hours later

"Mr. Bright." Said Marker. "We're detecting an aircraft approaching us. Its leaking fuel." Upon hearing that, Bright looked at Marker.

"Enemy aircraft?" Asked Bright.

"Negative. It's a civilian airplane." Said Oscar. "What should we do?" Humming to himself, Bright turned to look at Sayla.

"Sayla, radio them. Tell them that they're clear to dock in the central hanger." Nodding, Sayla proceeded to contact the aircraft. As she did so, Bright thought of this aircraft.

"What's a civilian aircraft doing all the way out here?" Thought Bright. "I heard there was a fishing guild in the area, but they don't venture off anymore because of Zeon submarines. We'll tend to them but we need to be on guard."

Few minutes later

Kai's Room

Miharu was humming to herself when her wrist-mounted comm unit, a gift from the Zeon forces, beeped. Looking around and finding no one spying on her, she answered the call.

"This is captain Boone. Pecking duck, are you there?" Asked Boone in the safe confines of a bathroom. Remembering the name of the Zeon captain that hired her, Miharu spoke the code word.

"This is pecking duck, the sun never sets on the righteous." Hearing that, Boone spoke up.

"Good work in remaining undetected." Said Boone. "Have you determined where the Trojan Horse is going?"

"Yes sir." Said Miharu. "I overheard some guards talking about Jaburo and what they're doing when they land there. It seems that the Trojan Horse is going to Jaburo." Boone smiled at that. That was perfect. If they were going to Jaburo, then they were near where captain Char was. Not only did Char was a full complement of amphibious mobile suits at his disposal, eight Z'Goks, he also had a prototype mobile armor. He only heard the name of it, the Braw Bro, but he knew that, because if was a mobile armor, it had the firepower needed to take on a warship on its own. And with the communication link that Miharu had, they can use it to trace the Trojan Horse.

"This is my chance to avenge my men." Thought Boone. All he had to do was convince Char to lend him the mobile armor.

"Good work." Said Boone, going back to the spy. "I'll be sure that you get paid handsomely and that you'll be given safe passage back to Belfast." She, after all, deserved it if she managed to survive his attack on the White Base.

"Thank you, sir." Said Miharu. "Will you still pay me for information?"

"Of course." Lied Boone. Much as he distasted it, he can't pay her anymore on orders from Zeon ground high command. The intel they got from Belfast, which was an unimportant base to begin with, was shoddy at best. And now that the Federation is beginning to retake their territory, they couldn't afford to pay Miharu anymore. Every cent they had was going to war production or the R&D labs. "I can't stay any longer. Good bye and take care of yourself." With that Boone ended the call. Just in time to as Kai came back with a tray of food.

"Here." Said Kai, placing the food on his desk. "You must be starving." Looking at the tray of food, Miharu thanked Kai before dining down. Never in a long time had she seen so much food being given to her. She only got a loaf of bread in order to save money. And now she had a tray of food that can actually satisfy her hunger. After she was done, Kai looked amused.

"Must have been the first real meal you had in a long time." Said Kai as he looked at the tray, which was picked clean. Miharu blushed at that.

"I'm sorry." Said Miharu. "I just couldn't help myself." Kai just raised his hand.

"Nah. Its fine." Said Kai with a wave of his hand. "I can understand. I would do the same thing too if I only had bread for so long. I don't know what I do without chicken for a month. I go ballistics." Miharu giggled at that. "So, how did the Zeons get you to spy for them?" Deciding that it won't hurt to tell him, Miharu complied.

"Well, it was around two months ago. A Zeon submarine fleet was stationed near Belfast. They contacted me to spy on them. I don't know how they singled by out, but I wager they've been spying on Belfast for quite a while, maybe even after the Antarctic treaty was signed. In exchange for giving them information on the Federation base in Belfast, they gave me money. They've been the major source of income for my siblings and I." Kai nodded.

"It doesn't bother you that the Zeons will use the information to make people orphans?" asked Kai, serious. Sighing, she looked at the ground.

"It does." Said Miharu. "Every day, I question myself if I should continue spying for the Zeons. I also ask myself if my intel will get someone killed. That it'll create more orphans, like my siblings and I. I sometimes wake up and night, sweating and screaming. The images of people blaming me for causing their deaths. For causing their children to be orphans or without mothers or fathers. Its almost enough for me to run at the Zeons and tell them that the deals off. That I can't do it anymore." She then grasped her hair. "But then I worry that, if I do, they'll kill me because I knew too much, leaving my brother and sister to fend for themselves. They're kids, Kai. They won't survive for long in this world. Even if they don't kill me, I'm not earning enough money from selling food to people to feed myself and my siblings. I just…" Kai saw tears flowing down. "Don't know what to do." Letting her cry, Kai looked elsewhere.

"Damn conscience." Thought Kai as looked at Miharu's crying form. Seeing her cry made him realize she was in a very tough spot. If she didn't continue to spy for the Zeons, she'll starve along with her siblings. But if she continues, she'll have a guilty conscious for the rest of her life, never knowing that her intel will get people killed and create more orphans. The old Kai would have told her to just grow up and just ignore her conscience. But that was before he meet the White Base crew. Before he made friends with Amuro, Hayato, Chan, Ryu, and Fraw. They were people he could rely on and trust, far more than the friends he had on Side 7. They taught him the importance of being there when one was low and comforting them to ensure that they get back up, something that he never had after his parents died. Sighing to himself, he sat next to Miharu and spoke up after she was done crying.

"Look." Said Kai, seeing Miharu wiping a few tears from her face. "I'm not good at this type of stuff, but I'll give it a go. I'm not going to justify what you did, saying that it was for the good of your family or what not. You just did what you had to do to survive. And that's what important at the end of the day. Life is cruel. It doesn't care if you're good or evil. It just cares if you survive or not. I mean, morality is good and all. Helps you sleep at night, that's for sure. But like I said, life is cruel." He then rubbed his head. "I won't blame you for doing something that calls for you to do something like this to protect and feed the ones you love. In your shoes, I probably would have done the same thing. I mean, they gave you a situation where its either you and your family dying or a bunch of people that you don't know. Its cruel, but…well I'm not going to say it a third time." Miharu just smiled at Kai.

"You are bad at cheering people up." Said Miharu, causing Kai to chuckle a bit. "Still, I appreciate the effort. Thank you."

"Anytime." Said Kai. "If you get caught, I'll vouch for you. I don't care if it'll get me court-martialed or something. Wasn't planning to be in the military for much longer anyway." Miharu nodded gratefully at Kai. Before she could speak, the ship suddenly shook, sending the two crashing into the floor.

"The hell!" Yelled Kai as the two got up. Alarms then rang out. "Crud. The Zeons! Look Miharu, stay here! I got to go defend the White Base!" With that Kai got out the room and to the hanger, leaving Miharu alone. Once she was alone, she looked down on the ground.

"I did this." Said Miharu, solemnly. "I told them where the ship was going and all these people are going to die." She was about to cry again when she stopped herself. "No! I'm not going to cry again. I'm going to make things right. Its not like the Zeons can know that she helped the Federation anyway." Getting out of Kai's room, she tried to find the hanger bays when she spotted a group of kids being escorted by a young girl. Seeing the little kids, made Miharu widen her eyes in shock before they gave away to determination.

"If there are kids here, then I have to help. I won't let kids die or be prisoners of war." Thought Miharu before going over to the girl, hoping that she won't suspect she's a spy.

Meanwhile

Gundam

"Brace yourselves!" Yelled Amuro before a barrage of four missiles hit the underbelly of the ship. The armor held but it was starting to crack from the barrage as well as the one before.

"Amuro! The ship can't take another hit! We need you to attack the one responsible for the attack and take care of it!" Said Sayla as she contacted him.

"Roger that!" Yelled Amuro. "How many mobile suits are out there?"

"According to Ryu, at least two. Our gunners and the other mobile suits will take them from the ship. Just focus on the enemy that's launching the missiles."

"Alright." Said Amuro before taking off to the ocean. Upon hitting the water, Amuro spotted a large submarine coming at him. Widening his eyes, he hit the thrusters and flied up to the air. Acting quickly, he fired a blast from his beam rifle, only for the submarine to quickly move out of the way in time.

"Amuro, I just scanned the enemy weapon. It has an AMBAC system installed. That means its using mobile suit technology." Said Vega, having scanned the enemy ship quickly when they spotted it. Upon hearing that, Amuro narrowed his eyes.

"And if its using mobile suit technology, then it must be that new weapon that Revil spoke about. The one called Mobile Armor." Gritting his teeth, he asked what weapons the mobile armor had.

"I only have a brief scan, but it appears that it only has surface missile launchers, claws, and some torpedo launhers. It seems that this mobile armor wasn't designed for mobile suit vs. mobile armor combat." Said Vega. That caused some relief to Amuro, but not by much. It could still kill them if the pilot was good enough. Plus, there was still the two mobile suits out there backing it up. As if on que, two Z'Goks arrived to help support the enemy mobile armor.

"Ryu, we have a mobile armor here along with at least two Z'Goks!" Yelled Amuro as the Gundam went to fight the Z'Goks while keeping an eye on the mobile armor. "I'm outgunned here! I need support!"

"Got it!" Yelled Ryu as he piloted the core booster where fighting had just occurred. "I'm loaded up with anti-sub weapons! Just stay clear and I'll bring the hurt to them! The White Base is also launching the Gunperry to help! It should be out soon!"

"Got it! I'll try to…" He couldn't say anymore when a 3rd Z'Gok came out of nowhere and grabbed the Gundam, holding it in place. Seeing the trapped Gundam, the two other Z'Goks charged in with their nails, planning to skewer the Gundam. Gritting his teeth, Amuro had the Gundam head but the Z'Gok. The impact didn't do much, but it did allow the Gundam to point its large backpack at the Z'Gok, which allowed Amuro to blast it. The thrust from the thrusters melted the Z'Gok's armor and cooked the pilot alive long before the cockpit melted. As the down Z'Gok let go of the Gundam, Amuro aimed the beam rifle and fired at one of the approaching Z'Goks, destroying it as it was close enough that the beam rifle could still penetrate the armor. The other wisely backed off and kept out of the effective range of the Gundam's beam rifle, taking potshots with its mega particle guns. Dodging out of the way before the Z'Gok could fire, the Gundam got closer, knowing that its weapons were less effective under water. As it closed in, it was about to stab the Z'Gok with a beam saber when alarm rang out in the cockpit. Going under, Amuro saw a barrage of torpedoes flying past them. Turning around, the pilot and AI saw the mobile armor was now focusing on them instead of the ship.

"Okay, both are focused on us, that's good." Thought Amuro as he ran away, forcing the mobile armor and mobile suit to give chase. It was only because of the Gundam's large backpack was it able to outpace the two in their home environment. Adopting a zig-zag flight pattern to prevent them from accurately hitting the Gundam, the Gundam fired back with its two beam weapons. Ignoring the shots as the beam shots dissipated before they could get close, the Z'Gok fired its beam weapons while the mobile armor fired its torpedoes. Dodging those missiles and mega particle blasts, the Gundam returned fire.

"Ryu! I'm leading them away from the White Base! I need assistance now!" Said Amuro as he dodged another barrage. One mega blast managed to glance the armor of the right leg, taking a small chuck, but no significant damage was gone to the Gundam.

"Roger. On my way!" Yelled Ryu as he made his approach. As he approached, he saw the Gunperry arrive from the central hanger. Contacting the Gunperry, Ryu asked them to assist him with taking out the enemy.

"Ryu, its Kai!" Yelled Kai as he piloted the Gunperry. "We got some high yield missiles here! Just give us the go and we'll send those suits sky high!"

"Got it! I'll go in first. You stay back and see if you can't hit the mobile armor. I'll take care of the mobile suits with Amuro!"

"You got it!" Yelled Kai before cutting the comms. He then looked at Miharu, who was sitting next to him. "I can't believe I allowed you to come with me. Are you sure you're okay with doing this? You don't have to." Miharu shook her head.

"There's children on this ship Kai. I cannot allow them to die here, far from their parents." Before Kai could comment that any children on the White Base were orphans, a barrage of missiles came out from the sea and straight towards them and the core booster. The core booster manage to get out of the way of the initial wave, but was forced to pull away as a missile went to pursue the core booster. The other went straight for the Gunperry. "Holy shit!" Kai dived down in order the dodge the missile, which simply followed them. Seeing that the missile was getting closer, Kai dived deeper to the ocean and accelerated the Gunperry to its top speed. Seeing this, Miharu looked at Kai as if he was insane.

"Are you trying to get us killed?!" Yelled Miharu as the water got closer.

"Trust me!" Yelled Kai as he kept going to the water, where he saw flashes of light coming from the combatants underwater. "I know what I'm doing!" Looking at their attitude, he saw that they were a thousand meters from the water. "Gotta get closer." At 700 hundred meters, Miharu began to sweat and clench her hands tightly. At 500, she was shaking. At 300, she started to scream. At 200, she was about to wrench the controls from Kai when he suddenly pulled up. With under a hundred meters to spare, Kai managed to pull the Gunperry back to the air with the missile now gone, having hit the ocean instead. "Alright, that's how you do it!" He then looked at Miharu, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You okay?" Chuckling nervously, she nodded.

"Never do that again." Said Miharu as she tried to steady herself.

"No guarantees." Said Kai with a smirk. "Now you got to shake it off, you got to aim the warheads at the mobile armor. It's the perfect target of us. If you don't then those kids and the people on the White Base will perish." Nodding again, Miharu shook her head before inhaling.

"Okay." Said Miharu. "Just show me what to do and I'll do it." Nodding his head, Kai then told her what to do to fire the missiles. It only took under a minute and once Kai was done telling her what to do, she was ready to fire the missiles. With his gunner ready, Kai piloted the Gunperry to where the Gundam's signal was. It was there that they'll find the mobile armor. Sure enough, they spotted flashes coming underwater and rapid movement. That meant the battle was still going on.

"Alright." Said Kai as he got ready. "I'm diving down to get you an angle. Be careful, we only got two shots so make them count." Nodding, Miharu waited for the big dark spot in the ocean, which had to be the mobile armor, to appear in her targeting computers. With everything done on her head, Kai contacted Ryu. "Ryu, I'm going in. Cover me!" With that, Kai dived down to give Miharu an angle. Waiting for the big spot to appear directly in the middle like Kai said, pressed a button when the middle of the spot appeared over the targeting dot, launching a missile. Pulling up to prevent them from counter attacking, Kai watched as an explosion occurred underwater.

"Did we get it?" Asked Miharu as the explosion subsided. Seeing no debris coming to the surface, Kai assumed that they missed. Before Kai could say anything, a Z'Gok appeared from the ocean and flew toward the Gunperry, using its thrusters to get close. Shocked to see the Z'Gok, Kai turned the Gunperry in time for the Z'Gok to miss the cockpit with its claws. Unfortunately, as it was going past the airship, the Z'Gok aimed and fired a missile at the Gunperry, hitting the side armor. Before it could launch another missile, a beam shot pierced the Z'Gok, causing it to explode. Whizzing past the explosion, Ryu contacted the Gunperry.

"Kai, is everything under control!" Asked Ryu as he saw smoke coming from the Gunperry.

"Course not!" Yelled Kai as his controls went haywire from both the missile and the explosion. "This ship is barely holding together. I got to turn back soon!"

"Pull back now!" Yelled Ryu. "Amuro and I can handle the mobile armor!"

"No way!" Yelled Kai. "I'm staying. I still have one missile left. If it hits, it'll all be over for that thing!"

"God damnit, you block head! If you die, then everyone will miss you!" Yelled Ryu, trying to convince Kai to return to the White Base.

"And everyone will die if I don't stay!" As the two bickered, Miharu noticed something was wrong in the hanger of the Gunperry. Looking at a video screen showcasing the hanger, her heart stopped when she saw fire starting to spread in the hanger, approaching the last missile. If the fire get close enough to cause the missile to detonate, then Kai and her will both die. Turning to Kai, she informed him of the situation, after slapping him to get his attention, of course. Seeing the problem, he informed Ryu, who swore out loud.

"Get rid of that thing!" Yelled Ryu. "That thing can go off any second!" Nodding, Kai pressed the button that'll launch the missile, but found, to his horror, the missile was stuck in its rack, not to mention armed. If they didn't get it unstuck before the fire. "Damnit! I'm going to the hanger. Got to get that thing unstuck!" Looking at Kai in shock, Miharu protested.

"But the shockwaves will push you to the ocean, Kai! You'll fall to your death." Protested Miharu. Giving her a small smirk, Kai shrugged.

"Well, that's life for ya! Cruel, ain't it!" Said Kai. "Tell the other's that it was an honor working with them. And tell Amuro to start taking Chan out to a date. God knows what will happen if I'm not there to push him to do it. You'll know the two when you see them. Can't miss them. And Miharu." Kai looked directly at her while pulling off his helmet. "Live for your siblings. You deserve to live more than an asshole like me." With that said, he was about to take off when Miharu grabbed him and kissed him on the lips. Widening his eyes in shock, Kai was about to push her off when she grabbed his head and banged it on the wall. Temporarily dazed, Kai couldn't do anything as Miharu ran out the door and locked him inside, having shot the door controls with her pistol. Shaking his head, he ran at the door only to see Miharu's form leaving. "No!" Yelled Kai as he tried to open the door, only for it to not budged. Slamming his fists at the door, he ran to the emergency gun at the cockpit, grabbed it from its case, and loaded it. Flipping the safety off, he fired a shot at the window, only for the bullet to be absorbed by the bullet proof glass. Firing all his bullets at the glass, he threw his gun in frustration and walked over to the driver seat, knowing that he can't do anything to stop Miharu.

Slumping in his chair in defeat, he watched in the security camera Miharu running valiantly to the missile, holding her sleeve to her mouth to prevent her from inhaling any smoke as by that time, the fire had turned into a wild fire. Approaching the missile, she looked at the direction of the security camera and smiled. It was a smile of sadness and acceptances. Clenching his fists, Kai saluted Miharu as she went over to the rack in front of the missile, just below the warhead, and started to get it unstuck. After ten seconds, she was finished and she walked over to the missile rack's manual controls. By this time the fire was near her and the missile. If she didn't launch it now, then they both die. Five seconds passed, and a plume of smoke engulfed the entire hanger, obscuring the camera. Kai didn't need it to know that Miharu was dead. Closing his eyes, he slammed his fist into the controls, not caring that he could damage his only way to the White Base.

"Should have been me." Thought Kai as he thought of Miharu and her death. "I'm a soldier and she's just a civilian that was forced into being a spy. Plus, she had siblings, little siblings to take care of. I don't have anyone. Why the hell am I still breathing!?" Despite his self-loathing, Kai didn't want Miharu's sacrifice to be in vain. So, he piloted the Gunperry to the White Base, where the told them to get fire extinguishers ready and to get an engineer to get him out of the cockpit.

Meanwhile

Sometime Ago

Amuro

"Incoming missile!" Yelled Vega as a missile impacted near the mobile armor, rattling it and giving them an opening. Seizing the opportunity, Amuro charged at the mobile armor. The Z'Gok was going to the surface to deal with the source of the missile, leaving the mobile armor wide open. Closing in, Amuro fired a burst from his beam rifle before going for a stab in the eye. Unfortunately, the proved to be a mistake. Enduring the blasts from the beam rifle, the mobile armor reached out for the Gundam, using both claws while also firing its torpedoes in tandem. Amuro managed to dodge the first claw and Vega managed to shoot the torpedoes with the beam weapons, but the 2nd claw managed to grab them in the leg. Drawing them in closer, the mobile armor grabbed them with the 1st claw, clenching them on the torso. Once the claw was secured on the torso, the claw holding the leg, pulled it out, ripping it from the Gundam's body. Trying to get away, Amuro grabbed two beam sabers and tried to cut through the mobile armor's thick claws. He had nearly cut through when the mobile armor began to squeeze the suit while also grabbing the Gundam with its other claw and lifting it above its body. The Luna Titanium held for a time, but soon the pressure from the claw began to cause cracks to show in the torso, allowing water to leak inside. Gritting his teeth, Amuro tried to position the Gundam to fire at the mobile armor with its back-mounted beam cannon but was unable to do so. The grip the mobile armor had on the Gundam was simply to strong for the Gundam to break free from. As water began to leak in the cockpit, Amuro felt fear of dying rush to his system, but he kept it back. If he was going down, he was going to do it without showing his fear openly. Fortunately, luck was on his side as a missile came and exploded on the middle of the mobile armor, creating a large hole and allowing water to flow into it. The pilot must have been shocked as the mobile armor soon let go of the Gundam, allowing it to move freely again.

"This is our chance!" Thought Amuro as he fired everything he had on the mobile armor, both missiles and beam weapons, all of which was aimed at the eye. As the beams carved their way through the body of the mobile armor, the missiles detonated inside, using the pathways created by the beams to navigate in. As explosion occurred in the mobile armor, the Gundam was already making its way to the surface. It reemerged from the water just as the mobile armor exploded. Sighing, he looked at his cockpit, seeing water above his ankle.

"Vega, contact the engineers. Tell them that the cockpit has some water in it." Said Amuro.

"Affirmative." Said Vega. "Should I inform you that I just received word that one of our own has died?" Upon hearing that, Amuro sighed in sadness. He honestly should have expected that. To be honest, he was surprised it was only one.

"Who was it?" Asked Amuro, clenching his fists.

"I have no idea." Said Vega, causing Amuro to blink. That was odd. Vega had the dossier of everyone on the ship, including Agar and his team. They didn't get anyone from Belfast, so who died?

"What do you mean?" Asked Amuro as he piloted the Gundam back to the hanger.

"I mean that, the description of the woman that died doesn't match the dossier of anyone on the ship. The only explanations that I have for this is that we acquired a new crewmember and I wasn't informed, a stowaway made it onboard, or a Zeon spy made it in during the chaos in Belfast." Said Vega. "We'll know more when we approach Kai. He claims the casualty was his co-pilot."

"Oh Kai." Thought Amuro as the Gundam landed. "What happened?"

Later

"So, you mean to tell me that you not only allowed her to stay in your room, despite knowing she was a spy for the Zeons, you allowed her to help you on the last battle?" Asked Bright as he interrogated Kai, who had come clean after the battle. The fact that Kai didn't inform him was enough to warrant him to slap him, but upon seeing the tears in his eyes and the regret made Bright stay his hand. It was obvious to him that he was friends with the girl or at least knew more about her than Bright did.

"Yes, sir." Said Kai. "I want it on record that I don't regret helping her, Bright. She was forced to spy on the Zeons, after all. She needed the money that they provided her. She wouldn't have spied on them if she had a job that provided good money for her and her siblings." Bright nodded at that, nothing that part was mentioned a great deal in Kai's confession. Though it was a noble goal and something that Bright could understand, that didn't justify the fact that Kai knowingly helped an enemy spy give away their location and possibly given her secret military secrets, though he doubted Kai would do such a thing. Sighing, he looked at Mirai and Carmine, wanting their advice.

Carmine was on the same boat as him. Though he understood the girl's plight, they couldn't let Kai get away with helping an enemy spy. After hearing that he helped the spy, Carmine wanted to arrest the boy, send him to the brig and issue a court-martial, but after hearing the full story, Carmine stayed his hand. Though it appears the man wanted to still put him in the brig, he wasn't so inclined to court-martial Kai anymore, especially after how the girl sacrificed herself to save Kai from dying and, inadvertently saving Amuro as well.

Mirai, on the other hand, wanted to let Kai go, though she understood the need to discipline Kai for this. Upon hearing the story of the girl and how Kai found her, she was lenient on Kai's punishment. She suggested they just put Kai in the brig until they arrived in Jaburo. From there, they let him go off with a warning.

Seeing the consensus was just to put Kai in the brig, Bright sighed and informed Kai of such.

"You'll be placed in the brig for the rest of the trip to Jaburo Kai." Said Bright. "You're lucky that this Miharu had given her life to save you, Amuro, and the entire crew. And that she appeared to regret her actions of spying for the Zeons, but me assure you, if this happens again, it's a court-martial for you." Kai nodded at that.

"I understand, sir." Said Kai, showing no regret in helping Miharu. Sighing again, he motioned for Carmine to take Kai away. Once the two were away, Bright looked at Mirai.

"Let's keep this off the records." Said Bright, knowing full well the other Federation officers won't take kindly to Kai's little stunt. Mirai nodded, agreeing with Bright. Though she was disappointed with Kai's actions, putting the welfare of one girl and her family over the entire crew, she knew he did it out of the kindness of his heart. Something that's rare to find nowadays.

"I understand, Bright." Said Mirai. "Still, I can't help but wonder if we were a traditional military ship."

"If that was the case, then Kai would be sent to the brig and sentenced to an execution." Said Bright. That caused Mirai to glare at him in annoyance, causing him to cough. "But in all seriousness, he's lucky I'm in charge. Any normal officer would have court-martialed him." Mirai smiled at that.

"That's why I like you, Bright." Said Mirai. "You have the will of a soldier to do what must be done, but its tempered by your kind heart. Its rare to find people like you in high positions in the military."

"That's because the military needs officers that don't let their kind hearts to get in the way of must be done." Said Bright, looking down. "A part of me still feels like I should be court-martialing Kai for this and informing the Federation, but another doesn't. I don't know what to make of it." Mirai placed her hand on Bright's hand.

"Tell me about it." Said Mirai. "Its hard being in the military, especially in a high-ranking position, like a ship captain. You're forced to do things that others will think is harsh and maybe even unfair. People will think you're an unfair and cruel officer, but in reality, you're just doing your job. To do the things that those people can't do themselves. And you have to burden their hate and dislike as a result." Bright nodded in agreement at that. "Well, if it helps your conscience, I don't hate you for doing what needs to be done. So long as they're in reason, of course." Bright smiled at that, grateful for having Mirai around.

"I'll try to be reasonable, Mirai. Thank you." Said Bright before getting up. "Let's go. We still have a few hours before we arrive in Jaburo." Nodding, Mirai followed Bright to the bridge.

Okay, the next chapter or the chapter after that I might needs some help in regards to Federation ship numbers. It's stated in the wiki (the Gundam fandom wiki) that the Federation had seventeen thousand warships at its disposal, which is an insane amount of ships. I don't care if Zeon had Minovsky particles and mobile suits, the Federation should have been able to steamroll them if they had even a fifth of that many warships during the One Year War. Now granted, the wiki states this number was throughout the Universal Century, but given the One Year War was started at the height of the Federation's power, which was around the year 0079, and given that Federation forces started at around 0020, that means they had to have at least a third of that number during the One Year war. I suppose I could go with Origin numbers, but then we had that scene in Stardust (the one where Gato fired a nuke at the Federation assembly) that showed a lot of Federation ships. So, I'm kind of at a lost of how many ships I should give both sides.