GunDread SEED The Second Stage

Disclaimer: VanDread is not mine, and the same goes for Gundam SEED

Chapter 10

Part 3B

First Strike

( ): Thoughts

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In the newly arriving Talark fleets…

"I can't believe we're actually going to help the women!! We can handle this mess on our own right now! Why the bloody hell should we help the very enemy we have faced for generations to beat these intruders?!"

One of the Talark officers asked heatedly as he looked at the screens to see the fighting and the soon to arrive detachment of the Megele Navy. The other men who were there also expressed similar opinions as they disliked the very idea of men and women working together. But they knew that the orders came directly from Grand Pa, to assist the defeat of the Harvesters even if it meant working alongside the women to do it.

"Doesn't matter…if we win this battle, we can bring more glory to our empire and show those monstrous women just what sort of enemy they have with us!"

Another officer commented with arrogant pride as he looked at the fighting going on before him, while the other men agreed with his statement. He believed that once the fighting was over, they would finally make the traitors pay for disobeying and defying Grand Pa by siding with these vile female pirates, and then they would show the women the true fighting spirit of the men of Talark.

Once that was done, they were going to prove their manliness to all those who dared to enter the Talark empire and attack them…it was a shame that there was no intel on where the leader of this Harvest Armada was, if the leader of this fleet was present, then they would take that person out and show their strength to all…including these invaders. The chance to show the women up was too good an idea to resist for them all.

They were not aware of the fact that the women on the side of the newly arriving female fleets had similar ideas as well.

"I can't believe we're actually fighting alongside the men…the idea is so…disgusting!?"

Another high ranking female officer on the fleet command ranted as she recalled the orders handed to them by their Grand Admiral…straight from Grand Ma herself. She and several others looked at the screens to witness the fighting between the combined fleets of their world and that of the men, and the pirates. The very notion of fighting alongside the men was repugnant to her was sickening to say the least…but they could hardly disobey the orders since it came directly from Grand Ma herself.

"Let's not worry about that…if we win this battle…then we can prove to the men just how inferior they really are and show to them how superior women really are!"

Another officer said, amidst the cheers of the other women who were beside her. She and the others believed that once the fighting was over and they had defeated far larger numbers of these Harvesters then they could finally prove to the men just how much better women were compared to men, and give more glory to the lands of and people of Megele.

Once that was over, they were going to make sure the ones who challenged their government would finally be jailed and kept silent. And they were going to show to others, including the Harvesters that they didn't bow down to any outsider. The only thing they didn't like, apart from the part of working with the women, was the fact that the leader of this invasion force was not present since intel was scarce on that person…if they were able to kill the leader before the stupid and barbaric men could try it…then they would truly prove their superiority over the men for all to see. The chance to do that was something they would do anything to try.

In the meantime however, they would have to deal first with the Harvester forces that were already in the area.

Unfortunately for the officers and those male and female soldiers who thought those ideas…namely the one on them killing the leader of the Harvesters to prove their respective superiority over the other side…they were about to get their wish as the Harvester Invasion Force closed the gap between them and the debris belt. And the said leader was now listening to a current report from one of the clone operators.

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The Harvester Invasion Force…

"What did you say?" The Harvester leader asked with an upturned eye of curiosity at the clone operator speaking to him.

"My Lord…despite the interference from the debris belt surrounding Talark and Megele…we have been able to receive and decode garbled transmissions from the advanced Fleet, it appears that they have encountered the Nirvana, along with elements of the pirates' veteran forces, and the converted battle-ship that they stole from us, and it appears that a small combined fleet from both Talark and Megele are alongside them. The battle-ships have engaged their forces and have suffered significant losses…however, things have taken a turn for the worst."

"For them…or us?"

"I am afraid for us my Lord…"

"Really? Then tell me what happened."

"It appears that the pilot of the I-Freedom Gundam was able to coordinate a concerted attack on Battle-ship X-78A and broke through it's support fleet with support fire from the other Paeksis enhanced Gundams and the Nirvana. The I-Freedom then proceeded to infiltrate the ship and break past the inner defenses and attack the main CPU Core of the ship….we do not know all the specifics, but it appears that he tore the ship literally in half from the inside out with his beam weapons. As such, that ship and it's support forces have been permanently disabled…limiting their numbers. And now it seems that the second wave of transmissions tell us that the two worlds have authorized the rest of their fleet forces to align with the pirates to fight us…under express orders directly from their leaders."

The leader looked on impassively, and then sighed.

"That is not very surprising…still, taking on one Harvester battle-ship and ripping it apart from the inside out is a good feat. How soon will we be able to enter the debris belt?"

"With the continued drone interference of the Resistance and their forces…at least several more days, due to some of our ships still needing some repairs my Lord. The fleet however can make due and attack immediately, all you have to do is give out the order."

"Tell the fleets to begin ship repairs quickly, we however will not strike yet…so tell the fleet to hold their position. We will test their mettle by seeing how they handle facing off with the rest of the advanced fleet. However…I will go ahead and see just what is happening there…prepare the E.Vendetta for combat flight…tell the fleet to hold their position and await any orders from me…just in case I need some support."

The clone operator obeyed without question as the leader smiled and left the Command center…no doubt to get his piloting uniform. As he did so, he then entertained a very dark thought.

(I think that the time has finally come to find out just WHO these pirates really are…and to finally meet Kyo Yamato face to face!)

In a few minutes…the Harvester leader was now in his Gundam and awaited the order…once he was given the all clear to launch from the main battle-ship, he took his Gundam through the launching deck and activated the Endless. Vendetta Gundam's P. Phase Shift Armor and it's powerful wings. In a few moments the once dull gun metal grey Gundam glowed it's blood red eyes and was covered in the deadly color scheme that it normally had and it's blood red crystal feathers were released from the now unleashed wings.

The Gundam quickly jetted it's way into the debris belt, unmindful of the massive debris and energy storms hitting the place. The leader didn't care about all the chaos around him in the debris belt…in his mind, he had far more important fish to fry.

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Meanwhile…

(Man…I can't believe that it's started already…I've got no time to waste…I've got to find Kyo quickly.)

Rabat commented as he looked through his Mobile Suit's scanners to try and locate the I-Freedom and it's pilot while trying to evade the incoming enemy forces. His Mobile Suit may be armed with Mirage Colloid to stealth through the morass before him and evade detection, but he was not going to take any unnecessary risks on his very person. However, he doubted that he could remain hidden forever. However he too wanted revenge for what the Harvesters had done to him so he was also planning to get involved in the fighting.

However, he pushed such thoughts out of his mind as he concentrated on locating Kyo and warning him about the blood tie that existed between him and the Harvester leader…and why it would seem that he was coming to both Talark and Megele personally to kill the Gundam pilot with his own hands with the aid of his Paeksis enhanced Gundam. This was important…more important than his own desire for revenge…and in this case atonement.

As he scanned the area…he was frustrated since the massive number of explosions unleashed various amounts of energy waves, and the massive number of communiqués flowing through space made it impossible for him to isolate and speak to Kyo personally…along with the pirates on what they have to get ready for…so that meant that he would have to dive into the very thickness of fighting in order to accomplish his goal.

He only hoped that he had enough time…

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Back to the fighting outside the debris belt…

Kyo and the other pirates were leading yet another assault towards the Harvesters and they were getting better at it, due to their much greater experience in fighting with the Harvesters than their allies from either Talark and Megele. The experience included when the Harvesters would release more Cube Fighters, how to destroy the Seed Ships before they could unleash more reinforcements to their side, how to defeat the Space Urchins in combat, the weaknesses of the individual GunDread Clones, and the ways on how to eliminate the Dominion Gundams.

As the pirates continued to fight, they knew that casualties were already mounting on their side, many of their pilots were now in the Medical Bay for treatment and Duero was already working non-stop, along with his brother Max, and Paiway to deal with the numbers injured in the fighting. The pirates of the Paradise fared little better as they had their own wounded to deal with in their own Medical Bay. Vaora and Rebecca were doing their absolute best alongside the others, including Barnette who was still flying her Dread, despite the fact that it was already running low on power and ordinance. The green haired girl then decided to make an important call to Gascogne and the Register as she scanned her Dread to see that a good portion of it's systems and functions were reaching their breaking point and she could not afford to leave the other Dread pilots behind for repairs…it was time to call in her back-up unit.

"Gasco! I'll need the SwitchBlade Gundam pronto!"

Gascogne nodded as she received the communiqué from Barnette.

"Get the SwitchBlade into the Dreki and load up all the ordinance we have left to refuel the Dreads! And how many times must I have remind everyone…the name's Gascogne….NOT GASCO!"

Vaora managed to destroy a trio of Cube Fighters and then found herself right next to Meia's Gundam. It was still a great surprise for her to see that Meia was piloting such a strange Vanguard…though she amended herself that this machine was no Vanguard, but a Gundam unit. The machine also seemed to be sleek and powerful, and the same could be said for Jura, and Dita's own Gundams. She quickly contacted meia so as to be sure that it was indeed Meia who piloted the Gundam and not someone else. And sure enough, she saw that it was indeed Meia who piloted it.

" Meia, is that really you flying that thing?"

"Yes, Dita and Jura are flying the others, what's wrong Vaora?" Meia asked patiently as she looked over the area and took out another pair of Cube Fighters.

Vaora was about to speak, but Kyo spoke instead.

"Now's not the right time for that kind of discussion, we still have to deal with the enemy forces…even if one of the Harvester battle-ships is no longer active, we still have six more to deal with here."

The pirates agreed and got back into the fight, however, with the arrival of the full Talark and Megele Fleets, and their complements of Vanguards and Dreads…things were looking up, as their forces began to push back the Harvester Fleet. Even with the combined might of their respective arsenals and that of their support fleets…even the mighty Harvester battle-ships couldn't face a massive fleet this size. The Megele military used their battle-ships to provide heavy support fire and used their supply shuttles to reload their Dreads in the middle of the fight…and due to their numbers and over-all ranged fire power, the two sides had an edge over the Vanguards who still had to rely on getting closer to unleash their full power…however the Vanguards' ability to wield spare power packs, increased armor, improved maneuverability, and their still present effectiveness in close combat made them far more lethal in such situations, where the Dreads were limited in confined battle-grounds.

The Talark battle-ships and their gunner crews also provided a massive wall of suppression fire and their new technology came into play…much to the surprise of the women. The Talark Fleets now had a select band of modified battle-ships, which still possessed close combat guns and a small compliment of Vanguards for escort and close range defense, though of a smaller profile, but these ships were now armed with two powerful Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, these massive weapons came in pairs on either side of the ship and fired a heavy bullet like solid round comprised of high grade tungsten at a faster speed than those of normal coil-guns.

The Talark engineers had found ways to further upgrade the once considered outdated coil-gun technology of Earth, and modified it even further with the advent of improved magnetic coupling systems and controlled magnetic flow fields, allowing the tungsten round… which the Talark men had been covertly harvesting from the other side of the debris belt in the meteors…away from the Megele Military's prying eyes, far better speed and acceleration, which further improved it's punching power overall…making the Talark MACs VERY deadly to most ships. The end result were smaller but lethal ships that were armed with cannons that possessed enough fire power to punch a hole right through a meteorite…or cause massive structural damage to a large ship. Apparently these ships were to be used as stand off units to bombard the enemy while the much faster and more versatile ships did the close in fighting…as the ships were not very fast…however, they had better armor and due to the efficient use of all resources and lack of waste in terms of production and manufacturing, countered for the great cost and the need for a vast power supply, which might sound wasteful, but their power was very impressive…and that fact was brought out to the plate as the small MAC ships began punching holes into the clouds of Harvester units, slaughtering the smaller units through sheer kinetic force, and even damaging the Dominion Gundams despite their Phase Shift Armor as the Phase Shift system couldn't handle such a big round moving at high speed and with that much kinetic power and force. The Harvester battle-ships felt the overall impact of the solid weapons…and while they didn't have the overall heat and energy damage of the Megele battle-cruisers' energy cannons, the sheer physical damage had a very lethal effect nevertheless.

These ships…plus the overall barrage of long range cannons, torpedoes and more from the other Talark Battle-ships proved to be a deadly force to be reckoned with as the men continued to unleash the punishment on the Harvesters.

Kyo and the other pirates were impressed at how much the men had improved over the last year. The sheer amount of fire-power, weaponry, and unique technology the men now wielded, along with the show of the newly upgraded Vanguards.

"Those guys certainly have been busy, I'll give them that." Kyo commented with surprise.

"That's for sure…" Jura said as she looked at the MAC ships firing more tungsten rounds into the Harvester forces…shredding more Cube Fighters, Seed Ships, Space Urchins, GunDread Clones and even Dominion Gundams into confetti.

"That's how we men of Talark fight…give us an object lesson and we can learn and grow from it quickly." Aleck said with some pride as he saw how far his fellow men had gone in the art of war.

"Wow! The aliens have really changed!' Dita said with her usual brand of cheerfulness.

Sara and Mai also voice their own comments as they saw the men bushwhack the Harvesters in very brutal and efficient patterns…showing just how far their fleets and forces had adapted in just one year. The rest of the Crusader squadron also offered their own voices of agreement as they witnessed the men do their share of damage on the Harvester forces.

Meia and Barnette also admitted that the new male forces were a far out-cry from the forces that they had dealt with nearly a year ago. The Vanguard pilots were better trained and more disciplined than the trainees they fought with when they took the Ikazuchi, the ships were now armed with far better weapons and their stand off engagement weapons were very effective, and those new ships with the MAC cannons…

"The men of Talark have changed a lot in just one year…have to give them credit for that." Barnette said as she was now in her SwitchBlade Gundam after leaving her Dread in the Dreki for it to take repairs. She had to admit that the men were certainly not the types of cowards she had thought them to be…and since she no longer had the ingrained hatred of men, and no longer considered them inferior, the sight of their forces causing horrendous damage to the Harvesters further reinforced her new outlook of the men.

"I don't even want to guess how we would have faired if we raided the Ikazuchi if they were already like this a year ago…I seriously doubt we would have the success we had then." Meia said with conviction as she saw the men continue the fight, and the others agreed wit her, both the Crusader pilots and the Dread pilots. They knew that if they were dealing with the men of Talark on the day of their raid on the Ikazuchi way they were now than the way they were then…then they would not have been as successful.

The pirates quickly placed those thoughts aside as they engaged the Harvesters and this time, the rest of the Harvester forces now found themselves on the receiving end of the attacks and the pirates took advantage of that and continued to inflict even more damage. The Crusader pilots used the smart magnetic adhesive systems of their various Form Packs to further cause massive damage as they switched the various Form Packs…further causing confusion in the ranks of the Harvester Fleet. Cube Fighters found themselves facing Mobile Suits that while lethal in their own right with normal armaments, were twice as deadly with the various Form Packs that allowed them fit into various combat roles very quickly. The Templar Gundam based Crusaders provided massive support fire alongside the Crusaders armed with the Kaiser, Raiha, and Koenig Mass Production Form Packs, while the Crusaders that were armed with the Aero, Schneider, and Galahad Mass production Form Packs, and the newly made Form Pack designed by Parfet and the rest of the Resistance techs.

The women were not going to let themselves be out-classed by the men however, and while their ships were not as energy efficient as the men, they certainly made up for it with speed and maneuverability, being able to maneuver at more effective firing angles and using those same angles to inflict even more damage to the Harvesters. They may not use too many torpedoes in their ships, but the beam weapons they had more than made up for it as the beams tore through the Harvester ranks, while the Dreads attacked and inflicted more serious damage in close ranges.

This style of attack, plus the Dreads' high speed and acceleration made it harder for the Harvesters to catch up in certain combat scenarios. Since the women preferred to engage their foes at long range, they were able to compensate for the Dreads' weakness in close combat with a withering barrage of missiles and beam weapons that did a great of damage to their foes…just they way they liked it without getting their hands dirty.

The casualties mounted on either side, as the men of Talark, and the women of Megele suffered both casualties and losses as many of their pilots were either injured or lost, along with crew members on their ships who were there when the Harvester struck back hard, but due to the increase of their numbers, the Harvesters were now hard pressed to rally their numbers and reinforce themselves. The attacks began to weaken them much faster than they could recover and this allowed the Dreads and Vanguards the chance to close the gap and attack the Harvester battle-ships themselves. The fighters of both fleets attacked quickly and swiftly and their handiwork was already being seen by all the observers in the area. One more Harvester ship was felled by the combined attacks from both the Vanguards and Dreads as they overwhelmed the defenses and bombarded the machine with massive fire, the ship couldn't hold on to the barrage and suffered a full system shut down, leaving it completely powerless.

Another began to suffer heavy damage from the constant impact of the MAC rounds that smashed into it and turned the hull into swish cheese, and that was enough to allow massive numbers of Vanguards into the ship to cause even more havoc inside the thing. Although a good number of the Vanguards were lost due to the internal defenses of the Harvester battle-ship, the ship nevertheless was torn apart so badly that it exploded internally, no doubt due to the fact that the Vanguards had used another deadly tactic when they found the ship's main power relay systems. It seemed that the Vanguards took off any spare power packs and converted them into portable explosives, they left behind explosive primers on the power packs to initiate the detonation, and when they did, the results were deadly as the power relays were totaled and the sudden loss of power flow, including the damage sent the ship to the scrap yard, while the Vanguards that made the attack came out.

The next ship fell to the combined assault of the Talark and Megele Fleets, with most of it's forces already demolished by the two forces and the pirates who then finished it off along with the battle-ships of both sides as Bart fired the plasma cannon batteries at full power. The ship couldn't stand up to both beam attacks, solid rounds, torpedoes, and finally plasma bolts and the surface exploded, ripping out hull armor and exposing the inner workings of the Harvester ship…which the combined Megele/Talark forces wasted little time to rip apart with more concerted barrages of their weaponry, the ship tried to recover…but the barrages finally did it in as it exploded….unleashing a massive flash of light as it exploded.

Three other ships were still in the fight, but they were not going to last very long as their four comrades were now wiped out and this time…it was the Harvesters who found themselves out numbered…but they were not going down quietly…and this time, they were not going to hesitate using their ships' main cannon. The three ships quickly got into a firing pattern and unleashed massive energy beams right at the combined fleets of Talark and Megele…causing considerable damage and killing several smaller ships and also catching and killing several groups of Vanguards and Dreads when they were unaware of the powerful long range attacks of the Harvester battle-ships.

That was where the pirates…namely a group of four Gundam pilots decided to throw in their ace in the hole.

Kyo looked over at the carnage and saw that the Talark and Megele Forces were now being pounded hard by the Harvester forces, and unlike before, despite their loss of the numerical advantage, the Harvesters had inflicted significant casualties to their allies and they had to make sure that the men and women wouldn't suffer any more unnecessary losses so they would have to unleash their best bet in finishing off the Harvester battle-ships for good. He then wasted little time and contacted Meia, Dita, and Jura.

"It's time we use the Super GunDread!"

All three women nodded in agreement, though Vaora and the rest of the Paradise crew and the Dread pilots of the Paradise had no clue as to what the four were referring to. However they were about to get a full scale eye view of just what the Super GunDread was as they saw the three Gundams piloted by the three former Dread pilots suddenly transform back into their Dread forms and then all three converted Gundams flew in a triangle formation with the Liberty in the middle, now detached from the I-Freedom Gundam, while the Gundam piloted by Kyo was in the front.

"What the heck are they doing Barnette?" Vaora finally asked as she was still getting over the shock of seeing the Gundams piloted by her comrades suddenly revert back to the Dread forms, in nearly the same fashion as Barnette's own Gundam, the SwitchBlade could revert to it's Mobile Armor Form and it's Mobile Suit Form.

Barnette smirked a bit and replied.

"Wait and see."

In a few moments, the five machines suddenly unleashed beams that seemed to connect them all together and the five machines glowed with a bright light and suddenly came together. The brightness forced many of the onlookers to shield their eyes…namely the pirates of both the Nirvana and the Paradise, along with the people on the Talark and Megele forces, either in their respective ships or their Dreads and Vanguards, and even the people on both Talark and Megele, including the leaders of both worlds, had to shield their own eyes at the sudden brightness.

They then saw to their vast amazement the form of the Super GunDread…even by most standards…the thing was a behemoth and seemed to bristle with massive fire-power, and overall destructive force. The women and men were stunned to see the result of the Dreads and Gundam fusing into this massive angelic form. The people watched as the GunDread opened it's four massive wings and took flight as the crystal feathers also erupted right out from it.

The four pilots wasted little time as they then showed what else the Super GunDread was very much capable of. As soon as they got in front of the combined Megele/Talark Forces they blocked with massive energy shield the incoming weapons fire from the three harvester battle-ships. As soon as the shield absorbed the weapons fire, they unleashed their own weapons as the Super GunDread fired back with it's own massive cannons…incinerating the clouds of Cube Fighters, Space Urchins, GunDread Clones, Dominion Gundams, and Seed Ships. That was when the three Harvester ships decided to unleash another surprise…three Nirvana Clones, and these quickly transformed into the Gundam versions and now surrounded the Supper GunDread, intent on ripping it apart.

Kyo and the three women however were more than ready and in that very same moment when the Nirvana Clones revealed their own hidden beam sabers, attached to their forearms…they activated their Seed Modes at the exact same moment, the Super GunDread reacted in kind as it's crystal sections glowed brightly in following the activation of the pilots' Seed Modes. The Super GunDread released it's own beam sabers and ignited the weapons and just in time as two of the Nirvana Clones attacked with their fore-arm beam sabers. Kyo and the other Gundam pilots blocked the attacks and then with the same skill Jura had as a fencing champion, along with Kyo and Meia's own martial arts skills the Super GunDread side stepped the first Nirvana clone and then kicked the Clone aside and then engaged the second Nirvana Clone in beam saber combat. The Nirvana Clone held it's own for a short period, but it wasn't going to last as the Super GunDread managed to parry the left arm beam saber and then slashed with it's own beam saber and slice the left arm clean off and then stuck with both beam sabers right at the thin waist of the Nirvana Clone cutting it in half. The first Nirvana Clone used it's ranged weapons with the exception of the massive energy cannon on the chest to distract the Super GunDread. But the Super GunDread's armor held the attacks and with one powerful swing, the Super GunDread's beam sabers cut right through the shoulder armor….but before they could finish off their enemies, both the Nirvana Clones backed away and were next to the surviving Harvester ships, both the Clones and the Harvester battle-ships powered up their main weapons…intent on finishing Kyo and the others off. Kyo, Dita, Jura, and Meia however were not backing down at all as they unleashed all the beam weapons, including the massive feather cannons of the Super GunDread and aimed it right at the last remains of the Harvesters' advanced Fleet.

BOOM!!

In a few moments the Super GunDread unleashed a powerful barrage that tore the two Nirvana Clones to pieces and the Harvester battle-ships fared little better as their armor was literally burned off by the intensity of the blasts, and then they were quickly finished off by power beam saber slashes as the Super GunDread dashed in and finished them off. The men and women of The combined Talark/Megele Fleets watched in awe as the Super GunDread reverted back to the three Dreads, which converted back to their Gundam forms, the I-Freedom Gundam and the Liberty as both the ATCISS and Gundam combined once more as the burning ruins of the last of the advanced Harvester Fleet lit up space…

The first battle of Talark and Megele was over.

Both sides of the combined Fleets cheered as the citizens of both worlds cheered as well, not everyone however were cheerful. Kyo and the other pirates knew that this was merely seven ships, and there was still a far larger force waiting to strike and now was the time to tell the leaders of both Talark and Megele the importance of signing an alliance with each other. It was then however that Kyo spotted a Mobile Suit appear in the area and head for him, it was not a Dominion Gundam, but the Mobile Suit Rabat piloted when they met again.

The other pirates…having seen Rabat were stunned as to what the former Harvester agent was doing here of all places. Some of them wanted to force him out, but Kyo stopped them, wanting to know what was going on here.

"Rabat? What the heck are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with Diego and Tao?"

Kyo was stunned to find Rabat was with them in that Mirage Colloid armed Mobile Suit of his. He had expected that the mercenary would spend his days in exile to redeem himself…he certainly was not expecting the man here of all things.

Rabat however replied quickly, showing that he had something of great importance to say to the Gundam pilot.

"There's no time for me to explain all the details right now…I forgot to give you another data recording…and this is concerning the Harvester leader. I'm downloading a copy of the data to you now…I don't know why I'm giving it to you, but I can't help but feel that you'll need it."

"What are you talking about? Why would I need data on the Harvester leader?"

"Trust me on this one…you will."

Kyo was about say something else…but suddenly felt a shiver of recognition that felt like a flash of lightning, and he even saw that very same flash appear in his vision. He wondered what that was until he felt the presence of someone…someone of great power and skill…equal to his, but was darker and more cruel than anything he ever felt before. It was then that a voice came on the line…and this time he could tell that it was a transmission that was on every frequency.

"So…I finally get to see the enemy that has plagued my forces for an entire year…and I finally see the Gundam of my prime target."

"He's here…" Rabat said with a tone of great fear.

Kyo and everyone turned to the burning wreckage of the last three Harvester battle-ships and found themselves staring at none other…

…than the Endless Vendetta Gundam.

"The leader of the Harvester Council." Rabat said with the barest of whispers. The rest of the crews of the combined Fleets of both Talark and Megele, their pilots, the pirates of both the Nirvana and the Paradise, and most all Kyo…finally got to see their very first Harvester from Earth, and not just any Harvester…

But the supreme leader of their Council and their entire Invasion Force.

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In the Infinite Freedom Gundam…

Kyo couldn't help but look at the image of the Harvester Leader and his apparent Gundam. He had seen the records on how much destruction the Harvester Armada's own Paeksis enhanced Gundam and it's pilot was capable of doing when it led the attack on the people of Melanos. The Gundam looked to be a demonic angel in black, it's wings still folded behind it and not releasing the crystal feathers. He also knew for a fact that he was not the only man who saw the face of the E. Vendetta Gundam's pilot.

The Harvester leader looked as he smiled at Captain Magno…but his calm and whimsical smile was downgraded by the sheer aura of blood thirsty malice and near psychotic hatred he seemed to radiate…even Buzam/Tenmei…who was a tough person by heart, body, and mind…felt shivers run down his spine as he looked at the Harvester leader.

He looked to be wearing a uniform similar to Kyo's own suit, but it was in black, red, gold, and grey and his helmet…while having a transparent visor seemed to be more…evil in a way of design. He was certainly not what they expected from the leader of the Harvesters…he looked more fit, physically tougher, stronger, healthier, faster, and for more capable than normal. He didn't have any trace of life support on him or any manner of device to keep him alive…he seemed to be in the prime of human health and vigor…just like Kyo Yamato.

His dark eyes were tinged by irises of blood red, no doubt an effect of being influenced by the Paeksis. By most standards…he was a handsome sort of fellow, around the same age Kyo was biologically, but there was something odd about him…more than odd…but something more evil and cruel.

The Harvester leader then spoke to the assembled forces before him and he smirked at the pirates of the Nirvana.

"So…you're the vaunted Megele pirates? The very same ones who have done so much damage to my automated armadas and for the Harvest? I must admit…I'm a little disappointed, I expected you all to be more, impressive…though it is true that you cannot judge others merely by outside looks. Not to mention that you're track record of successes against us on Earth and our forces, certainly speaks volumes of you're skills."

"So you're the leader of the entire Harvester Armada and their Council back there on Earth?" Magno asked pointedly as she looked at the man before her.

"Very perceptive…you were expecting a wizen old man with a long beard, white hair, wrinkled skin, skinny limbs, tired eyes and life support devices on his body? Then I am sorry…if I disappointed you as well. Or were you all expecting an old woman with the same conditions? Then that means that you are the leader of the pirates who have done quite a lot of damage to my forces…what is you're name?"

"Why should I answer that question?"

"Call it…mere curiosity. I simply wish to know the name of the leader of the group that has been a big threat to my people back on Earth."

"Fine, the name's Magno Vivian Yamato…"

"Yamato? Really now? I take it that means you're related to Kyo Yamato then?"

Kyo then spoke into the conversation before things got really out of hand. There was something very strange about this conversation and he didn't like the looks of utter malice and hatred that the leader of the Harvesters had on his face as he glared at Magno.

"You had better stop what you're doing…you harm a single hair on Maggie's head, I'll do whatever I have to in order to stop you."

The Harvester leader laughed out loud at that. After a few moments, he looked back at Kyo and glared.

"You have NO idea how long I've been waiting for the chance to settle old scores with you're bloodline Kyo, and to know that yet another lives with the very same blood in her veins…as do you, then killing you will be all the sweeter as one of your line can finally be around to watch you die!."

Kyo was not liking the train of conversation one bit as he could see that the Harvester leader seemed more sadistic when he spoke that way…what exactly was the deal with the Harvester leader…it seemed that the leader of the Harvester had a very serious axe to grind with him and his family, but why was it that there…something that seemed very familiar between him and the Harvester leader.

Before he even saw the leader and his Gundam, he felt a strange feeling of recognition run through him, so he had tried to locate just where the sensation had come from, but it was only when he saw the Harvester Leader and his Gundam that he felt the sensation grow in intensity and even more so when he finally saw him. The sensation died as quickly as it came to him, but he was filled with even more questions than answers.

"What the heck are you talking about?!"

"Do you want to know what exactly I am talking about Kyo? Very well then, I want you to know this…. YOU are the only reason I've decided to have my Gundam…the E. Vendetta Gundam built. And YOU are the only reason I have decided to have the Invasion Fleet assembled, and to lead this fleet personally! And do you know why I personally went through all this trouble? All for the express purpose of killing you…and crushing all traces of rebellion to Earth…along with the Yamato line!"

Before Kyo could say anything and try to find out just what was the deal with what the Harvester Leader was saying…several people from the Talark and Megele sides got involved.

"So you're the leader of the Harvester forces?" Both officers spoke with arrogant disdain.

The Harvester leader merely looked at the two officers, one a man of high rank, and another, a woman of high rank. The leader merely smiled back and replied.

"That I am…who are you and what do you intend to do about it?"

The male Commander, a tall man with the same tanned skin as Duero, Max, Hiryu, and Aleck, with dark red hair in a long set of braids and deep green eyes replied back with a smile of pride.

"I am Commander Derek Harbrooke of the 3rd Talark Mobile Fleet group 'Wolf Pack', and I'm here to tell you that you have made a very serious error in coming into our territorial space alone. I don't know if you have any other ships or forces with you…and I frankly do not care. You may have that strange Vanguard as you're weapon of choice…but you are alone, you have no support and no reinforcements to help you in any way…therefore you have two choices…you can either surrender and call off you're forces and never set foot on Talark space ever again…or you can stay here and fight our full might… and when my forces defeat you…we will bring you before Grand Pa in either chains…or in a body bag!"

The female officer however was not going to be left out of the loop as she also spoke to the Harvester leader with the same arrogance and air of confidence.

"I am Commander Elise Morgana of the 4th Megele Frontier Defense Force, I am also here to inform you, that you have made a serious error in coming here and…forcing us to fight alongside the men…and you being a man is even worse. We don't know if you still have any more of those things that you command and we do not care at all, none of them will stand against our forces forever. And even if you have that strange Vanguard that resembles the one being piloted by that man…Kyo Yamato, I doubt you can beat a fleet this size. You have no back-up and support…so you've got only two options…one, you can surrender and call those idiots of yours off…and never come here again. Or you can stay and fight us all…either way…you're either going to surrender like the inferior male that you are, or you can just die here and now!"

The Harvester leader looked on with a calm and impassive looks, and then looked downwards as if contemplating his options, much to the curiosity of the onlookers…Kyo however could tell that the Harvester leader was NOT going to agree to the terms given to him. He was the leader of one of the most dangerous forces in the universe, he was not going to bow down to anyone.

And true to Kyo's suspicions, the Harvester leader merely laughed back at the two Commanders…and their forces, and laughed…his laughter grew and had a very amused, but yet sadistic and brutal tone to it…along with a mocking feeling. He then stopped laughing and sneered in a very evil way at the commanders and their forces.

"Do you honestly expect me to bow down to either of you and you're precious leaders…the ones who have hidden the truth about you're two sides for a long time, nearly two generations worth with lies, propaganda and deception? Don't make me laugh again you little brats, you and your leaders…and all of your people are jokes, trash, refuse to be incinerated. You have lost the truth about the human race and the gifts that you all have…do not presume to think you're pathetic threats can bring ME down."

The commanders were livid with rage, but the Harvester leader didn't care and replied.

"You both…and all you're foolish subordinates have absolutely NO idea just who you are messing with do you? Then show me the vaunted talents you're pathetic civilizations have! Show me the vaunted superiority of Megele here and now! And show me the supposed manliness of Talark this instant! For I promise you this…both of you and everyone under you're respective commands…"

He then gave a stone cold glare to the commanders and the forces under their command and finished his speech with a voice devoid of any other emotion but anger, rage, and the desire for death and destruction…hidden with a calm and serene facade…a very chilling combination.

"…will all die!"

Kyo realized that the Harvester leader had every intention of goading the two commanders and their forces into a fight. Normally the idea of one lone Mobile Suit taking on one fleet was considered insane, but the idea of that very same Mobile Suit…or rather Gundam taking on TWO Fleets was very much unheard of. Even his father had nearly died when facing both fleets near the end of the Second Battle of Yachim Due and he was using the Freedom Gundam at the time. The Megele Fleet under Elise Morgana comprised of over twelve Megele Cruisers and over six hundred Dreads…while the Fleet under Derek Harbrooke were comprised of eight of the normal ships, and three of those MAC ships…along with nearly eight hundred Vanguards in tow…a VERY deadly pair of fleets by all normal military standards and foes only an insane or suicidal person would take on in just one Mobile Suit.

However…he had seen the videos high-lighting the massacre of the Melanos forces that engaged the E. Vendetta Gundam..and how much damage that lone Gundam unit could cause…and from what he could sense, this Gundam was as powerful as his own…almost like anti-form, and FAR more lethal than the Dominion Gundams ever were. The E. Vendetta Gundam was also evolved by the Paeksis…and he had seen the videos that told him that the Harvester leader KNEW how to fight with that Gundam of his. He didn't want to witness the soon to come genocidal massacre that was about to take place and quickly contacted both commanders…he then started with Elise Morgana.

"Commander Morgana! Do not attempt to take this man on your own…you have no idea who you are about to fight with…if you value you're fleet you will not attack without…"

The female commander however snorted and replied.

"I will NOT take orders from anyone but the Grand Admiral and Grand Ma, and I will most certainly not listen to a man…no matter his so-called bloodline."

She then smiled smugly at Kyo with arrogance and pride and then spoke further with the same tone of superiority.

"For a man, you fight very well, but this is where we women of Megele will show you men just how superior we are to you all. I and my forces will face this…arrogant man and make sure that not even his molecules will be left behind! Now stand aside!"

Kyo tried to reason once more with Elise, but the Commander cut off his link, making him turn his attention to Derek Harbrooke, which he hoped he would have more luck in convincing.

"Commander Harbrooke…do not attempt to…"

However, just like Elise, the Talark fleet officer was not going to listen to the advice Kyo was trying to tell him…the same advice that could save his life and that of his crew.

Derek looked at Kyo with a disgusted expression and also sneered at him.

"Why should my men and I listen to a man who associates with women? You may be their friend…but you are not mine of the crew's so we have no need nor desire to listen to you're advice. We take orders only from our higher ups on Talark…not from a man who associates with women."

"If you were not on their side, I would consider you as the prime example of how a man should fight and survive. But now move aside and watch how we men of Talark fight, and maybe when this pompous leader of the Harvesters is dealt with, we can talk about you siding with your own kin to fight these women."

With that, the Talark man closed his connection to Kyo and ordered his fleet to move out and attack the E. Vendetta Gundam…with the women not far behind, each commander had every intention of beating the other to the target and getting all the glory and to show the other side up.

(They're out of their minds!)

Kyo couldn't help but look on in shock at what he had just seen, however he managed to shake himself loose from the shock as the E. Vendetta unfurled it's wings and the blood red crystal feathers appeared as the Harvester Gundam left it's normal posture and then charged towards both fleets. The two commanders and their soldiers might be out of their minds, but no way was Kyo going to stand by and let them all be destroyed.

As Dita and the others tried to follow him, he gave them a warning look to stay back. They tried to reason with him, but he wasted no time as he detached his Gundam from the Liberty and made a high speed beeline towards the two fleets as they got ready to engage the E. Vendetta Gundam. He only hoped he would make it in time to stop the carnage.

Instead of stopping Kyo, Rabat powered up his own Mobile Suit and followed the Gundam pilot…no way was he going to let Kyo get himself killed at this stage of the fight. The Harvester leader was far more than what he seemed, that much Rabat knew of and letting Kyo die by his hand was a disaster the former Harvester agent was keen on avoiding at all costs.

--

In the E. Vendetta Gundam…

"So you all plan to fight…then die!"

The Harvester leader wasted little time as he accelerated at high speed, and catching the Vanguards and Dreads before him totally off guard, as the Gundam's acceleration was near to impossible at such a pace, A pair of Vanguard pilots tried to use their missiles and fired a massive barrage at the Gundam, but the E. Vendetta merely moved out of the way and evaded the missiles with deadly precision…stunning the men and women. Before the two Vanguard pilots could do anything, the Gundam streaked back towards them and took out both beam rifles and then jammed them right into the bodies of the two Vanguards…skewering both the vanguards in the chest…and right in the cockpits of their pilots.

The two men barely at time to scream out in shock as the massive rifles skewered right through them, blood flowed out the massive gaping wounds as the men died…at the very same moment the Gundam fired both beam rifles…destroying the Vanguards instantly. The Gundam then began to fire it's beam rifles at high speed at the incoming forces, and the shots hit home…but unlike Kyo who shot only the areas that could cripple but not kill his opponents…the Harvester leader made no distinction.

Vanguard pilots watched as their Vanguards were being decimated and could only scream as the beam shots ripped right into the power plants of their machines…ripping them into pieces from the explosions, or they were blown apart as the beams struck their cockpits. Several squadrons of Vanguards and their pilots died instantly as the Gundam moved at a very rapid pace, therefore out-matching them in speed, and attacking before they could do anything to fight back. The Gundam then attacked another pair of Vanguards and blasted away their arms, leaving them helpless. The pilots could only watch in absolute horror as the E. Vendetta took out it's beam sabers and slashed them in half from the head to the groin…the pilots were cut in half by the blades and died instantly. Three more Vanguards were destroyed as the Gundam sliced them in half, their pilots unable to do anything as the Gundam was like a blur.

Three Vanguards managed to get close enough and attack the Gundam, but their weapons were not able to block the beam sabers and those spears and swords were destroyed, they tried to use the hidden saw blades, but could only watch in horror as their deceased comrades as their weapons were unable to pierce the P. Phase Shift Armor of the Endless Vendetta Gundam. Unlike their attacks on the Dominion Gundams, who's Phase Shift Armor, they managed to overwhelm, the Paeksis boosted Phase Shift Armor was far stronger. The saw blades broke under the pressure and the three pilots were cut apart with expert swings by the beam sabers as the weapons sliced into their cockpits and killed them instantly. The three Vanguards exploded violently as the E. Vendetta continued to attack the remaining forces that were before it, and this time…the women were next.

Several Dreads who's pilots were looking at the slaughter with shock were stunned to the point that they barely had enough time to defend themselves as the Gundam came right at them. The women tried to fire their weapons, but were too late. One of them barely even had time to scream as the Gundam attacked with one fist and crushed her cockpit…killing her instantly. The Dread exploded violently as the other two tried to fight back and evade the Gundam, they fired their beam weapons, but the Gundam's beam sabers blocked the shots and sent them away, the women died instantly as they Harvester Gundam unleashed several waves of bullets from the head and shoulder mounted CIWS guns, that brought them off balance and tore through their armor…namely in the cockpit areas…shredding through them and killing the pilots inside.

The others tried to avenge their comrades and fired several missiles, but like the Dread pilots who tried to use missiles on Kyo's Infinite Freedom Gundam, they too found their weapons ineffective against Phase Shift Armor, namely the type boosted by the Paeksis…as the Gundam kept on coming through the smoke. The Dreads tried to escape in time, but two of them were cut in half by the beam sabers as the Gundam slashed own hard…the women screamed in terror as the beam blades sliced into their cockpits, through them and right through their Dreads, making them explode as the Gundam moved away from them from below. The E. Vendetta Gundam then released it's own plasma cannons and fired right when the remaining Dreads turned around for another attack run, several of the Dreads were hit in the power plants and exploded quickly as their pilots were cut down by the explosions and shrapnel…or both from the attacks…others were instantly incinerated when the plasma beams struck their cockpits…killing them quickly.

More Dreads attacked, their pilots intent on finishing him off, and then fired a massive bombardment of missiles right at the Gundam, but the Gundam flew in and fired it's CIWS guns and with a deadly precision destroyed the missiles while evading the rest, dodging, side-stepping and flipping with unnatural speed and grace, the same way the I-Freedom was able to do. The Gundam then fired several barrages of it's plasma cannons, disorganizing the Dreads for a few moments, causing them to break formation, while some were hit, though not fatally. However, they were far from lucky. One Dread pilot tried to get her Dread to work, but suddenly looked up horror as the E. Vendetta smashed into her Dread and stabbed it's beam saber right into her cockpit…killing her as the beam blade came through the cockpit and stabbed right through her. The Gundam then jetted away as the Dread exploded…another female Dread pilot was about to move away from the scene and fight back, but the Gundam didn't her escape at all as it turned and fired it's rail-guns, the weapons' rounds tore through the rear of the Dread and right through the front…destroying it and making the female Dread pilots hear the screams of death from another of their comrades over the communication lines. Another Dread was about escape, but the Gundam beat her to it and sliced it's beam sabers right into the Dread's cockpit…again killing the woman before she could even escape.

The E. Vendetta then turned as it spotted the charging Infinite Freedom Gundam approaching. The Harvester leader smiled grimly and laughed once more…letting the people on the two Fleets and the pirates hear his voice.

"Ah…the hero coming in to rescue the misguided and arrogant ones from suffering the full effects of their foolish mistake…how…heroic…as much as I would love to kill you now Kyo, I am having some fun here showing these arrogant whelps just who they are fighting with, and I dislike interruptions…no matter how tempting they are…so how about I send you a few play-mates to keep you company?"

(What the hell is he talking about?!)

Kyo's mental question was answered as three new forms appeared from the debris belt…Gundams. The Infinite-Freedom Gundam and it's pilot now found themselves facing with none other than the Wyvern, Devastator, and Hellfire Gundams…and from the looks of the newly arrived Gundam units, they were ready for combat. Kyo realized that he would have to fight the three in order to get to the rest of the Talark and Megele Fleet to save them. He quickly maneuvered his Gundam away from several blasts from the Devastator Gundam's beam cannons and the Wyvern's weapons barrage.

The Harvester Leader grinned a bit and faced the rest of the forces before him.

"Now where were we? Ah yes…you all dying by my hands!"

"BASTARD!!" Pilots on both sides shouted as they attacked.

A large band of Vanguards came right at the E. Vendetta Gundam with all their weapons at the ready, intent on avenging those men that died by the Harvester leader's hands. However, they were not going to succeed in that, but they would succeed in dying as the Gundam took out the anti-ship swords it had and combined them into their own twin edged sword form and quickly dived and cut down several of them…killing the pilots instantly with several deadly swings as the beam edges cut through their Vanguards' armor like it was paper.

Two more Vanguards were trying to attack the Endless. Vendetta Gundam but the Harvester Leader separated his Gundam's anti-ship swords and stabbed them both in the chests. The weapons tore through the armor and then the Gundam yanked out the anti-ship swords and swung them at high speed in a circle and cleaved the two vanguards into two and he then stabbed forward to skewer two more Vanguards. The Gundam suddenly moved forward and impaled several more Vanguards, leaving their impaled forms on the anti-ship swords. On the weapons each, were four Vanguards and their pilots looked on in horror as explosions happened in their cockpits, as the Gundam unlocked it's plasma cannons and fired the weapons in point blank range…ripping the heads off of all the Vanguards and killing their pilots as they were blown out of their cockpits and killed by the blasts…their remains floating in space, burned and charred beyond all form of recognition, as the Vanguards exploded.

This was enough to surprise several more Vanguards as they came closer to see if the Gundam was destroyed, but they were greeted by a spinning weapon, the weapon turned out to be the anti-ship swords of Gundam, combined from handle end to handle end. The weapon sliced several Vanguards apart and destroying them. The E. Vendetta Gundam leaped out of the debris of the previously skewered Vanguards and caught the weapon and sliced three more Vanguards diagonally…and then turned his attention on the Dreads. He took out his combined antis-ship swords and then attacked the Dreads as they tried to evade him, the Dreads managed to escape, but the Gundam's acceleration was far greater than their own and they were not able to escape in time. One Dread had it's wings sliced off and the Gundam fired it's rail-guns right into the cockpit, destroying the machine and it's pilot, the Gundam then used it's anti-ship swords in their current combat formation and sliced down another pair that tried to escape…the women could only watch as he sliced another Dread in half, separating the cockpit from the rest of the exploding body. The Gundam then caught the severed cockpit, and then let the other women listen to the screams of terror of their comrade inside as he crushed the cockpit, their communication systems picked up the cries for help from their comrade, along with her fear and panic…and then her screams of pain and death as the sounds of flesh and metal meeting were heard…all the while, they could hear the laughter of the Harvester leader, who after making sure to wring another loud batch of screams from the woman in the cockpit…then crushed the cockpit into pulp…killing the woman and then tossing away the crushed cockpit like a used toy.

The once confident female Dread pilots became so distraught with rage that they no longer cared if they died, they were going to make this animal pay for his crimes against their people. They unleashed whatever weapons they had, but to their dismay, their missiles proved worthless against the Prominence. Phase Shift Armor being used by the Endless. Vendetta Gundam, the machine then disconnected the anti-ship swords and returned them into their basic formation and charged in. The women's anger, though justified was uncontrollable as they charged…leaving them open to attack as several more Dreads were sliced in half by the massive beam edged weapons. As several more Dreads and their pilots were killed. The Harvester Leader then goaded the female officers under Elise's Command, along with the surviving Dreads.

"Come now…is this really the so called superiority you pathetic females value so highly…you can't even stop one 'ordinary and inferior' barbaric male like me from butchering you're daughters like cattle? You are truly pathetic…as high tech as you're forces are…they are NOTHING to me…show me you're power…you pathetic females!"

The women were further goaded into making more rash actions as they continued their assault intent on making the bastard stop his slaughter. The only thing the succeeded in doing was add more corpses to the floor…

The Gundam placed away it's anti-ship swords and took out it's beam rifles and unleashed another whittling barrage…killing even more Dreads and their pilots as the fighters exploded under the assault, the Gundam then unleashed all of his beam weapons and the women and men on both fleets, the pirates, and the planets saw the feathers of red crystal suddenly break free in the same way the feathers on the wings of Kyo's own Infinite Freedom Gundam would…and soon enough the feathers, freed from their crystal casings, became beam cannons. The Harvester leader's eyes suddenly changed as the systems of the E. Vendetta showed him all the Dreads that were within the parameters of the firing range. In a second, he unleashed all of his Gundam's own weapons.

The end result was the destruction of several more squadrons of Dreads. The beam bolts, rail-gun rounds, and solid rounds ripped into the Dreads like hot knives through butter, the powerful beams tore through the plating and killed the women and destroyed their Dreads quickly. The moment the beams passed through the Dreads, the interceptors exploded…showing that there was no way any of their pilots could have escaped in time. In less than a few seconds, at least sixty Dreads and their pilots were all reduced into floating debris in space.

The Vanguards took this chance and tried to attack the Harvester Gundam while it appeared to be still…no doubt the pilot was busy savoring the carnage he had inflicted on the women only a few moments before…the men guessed that if they were able to catch the leader of the Harvesters off guard, then they could attack it enough to weaken the armor system and allow their fellow men to finish the Gundam off. Several of the pilots of the Vanguards fired their remaining missiles at the Gundam, hoping to damage in any possible way…

Only to see the missiles explode as the feather cannons suddenly flew into their path, some of the feather cannons fired their beams to destroy a good portion of the missiles, while the others opened up on the top and somehow…glowing diamond shaped shields of energy. The shields blocked the missile attacks and the weapons exploded harmlessly without even coming half the distance to the Gundam. The men had little time to vent out their frustration as the other feather cannons that didn't unleash their beam shield emitters fired into their ranks, slicing off limbs and parts of the Vanguards…catching the pilots off guard…while others could stare helplessly as the feather cannons moved at high speed to firing angles that they could not defend against…and their Vanguards were blasted apart. Several small squadrons of Vanguards were obliterated in a few moments, and the survivors were no better. The E. Vendetta Gundam used it's beam sabers to attack the Vanguards that barely evaded the feather cannons, the pilots who tried to calm down as they had barely evaded the attacks could only look in terror as the beam blades flashed and cut deeply into their Vanguards…they were either cut down by shrapnel and explosions or both from the beam sabers biting into their Vanguards and causing irreparable damage to the systems…or by the beam sabers themselves when they slammed into them. More Vanguards were destroyed and then the Harvester leader then turned and taunted next the men of Talark.

"Is this really the vaunted manliness of the proud men of Talark? You're nothing more than arrogant windbags without a single ounce of true power to you're names. You're an affront and insult to true men of war…wasting you're energy on such a fruitless and petty war with the women…who are actually humans like you all…you've accomplished nothing in my eyes. And you're sons are all dying like swine, and that to me is a sign of your weakness!"

The men were further enraged as they ordered their forces not to retreat at all, but instead die fighting to both avenge their fallen comrades…but to avenge the insults hurdled to them by that butcher. This also broke their cohesiveness as an assault force as their pilots charged into battle with reckless abandon. That worked greatly to the advantage of the Harvester leader as he sliced through the Vanguards with ease…the pilots were blinded with anger, rage, and grief by the slaughter of their comrades, and that made them lose their heads.

Two Vanguards were about to stab the Gundam, but their spears and their arms were sliced off by the beam sabers and then they were cut in half by the rail-guns as the rounds tore through them. The Vanguards exploded as the Gundam streaked past their wreckage and then struck down another Vanguard, slicing off the left arm completely with the beam saber and with a powerful punch to the chest section, severely damaging the Vanguard as the fist smashed through the armor and crushed the power planet, The E. Vendetta continued it's offensive as more Vanguard wreckage and destroyed Dread hulks littered the battle field.

Elise Morgana and Derek Harbrooke, along with their forces could do little but watch the carnage and death before them…none of them could order their forces to pen fire as the fighting had become so fierce that if they tried to get involved, the weapons fire from their ships' arsenals would have also taken out their own forces and further added to the carnage. The crews of all the ships in the separate battle-groups could only bear witness to the slaughter and hear the cries of the dead and dying as the Harvester Leader and his Gundam unit ripped apart their comrades and their machines like a rabid beast, hungering for food and blood.

The people on both planets and the pirates watched on in horror as the leader of the Harvester continued on with his brutal savagery on the forces before him. Magno gritted her teeth and clenched her fists as they could not attack the Gundam as he was too deep in the ranks of the Dreads and Vanguards for a clear shot. She could only hope that her uncle could fight his way past his Gundam opponents and rescue the people before the Harvester leader in his Gundam, the Endless vendetta slaughtered them all.

(I'VE GOT TO STOP THIS!!)

Kyo thought quickly as he blocked with his Gundam's beam sabers, the beam spear that the Wyvern Gundam used to attack him, The two Gundams fought one another until Kyo was forced to back away as the Devastator fired it's beam canons and missile launchers at him. He fired several beam shots at the heavily armed artillery style Gundam to distract it, and it responded by using it's shield and blocked his attacks, however, the Gundam pilot had learned enough on how to stand up to the three new Gundam models….back in the past, they had been able to catch him off guard, and they came close to finishing him off, but not this time. He then charged and as the Devastator tried to fire it's chest cannon, the I-Freedom Gundam' launched a powerful kick to the chest…forcing the Devastator back and spoiling the attack. The Infinite Freedom Gundam then moved aside from the beam fire as the Devastator recovered, but the harvester Gundam was not prepared to suddenly be fired at by the rail-guns of the I-Freedom, and while the Phase Shift Armor of the Devastator held on, the hit was enough to force it further back…and that was the opening that Kyo was hoping for. The Gundam pilot took out his beam sabers and charged, right into the cloud of the explosion, and appearing before the Devastator Gundam…just as it was about to leave the cloud itself and get a lock on him with all of it's beam weapons…including the beam bazooka. The fact that he was able to close the gap before the Devastator could sense him allowed Kyo the chance to use his Gundam's beam sabers to destroy the beam bazooka and take out the beam cannons on the shoulder, he then fired his Fused plasma cannons as both his Gundam and the Devastator backed away from each other, the attack caught the Harvester Gundam off guard and caught the left arm that held it's shield. The blasts might not have hit the intended target of the Gundam's chest to finish it off quickly, but the blasts severed left arm and made the Devastator Gundam lose it's only form of protection. However, before Kyo could finish off this Gundam unit…it's other companions got into the act…still reminding him that they were both still around and intent on stopping him from interfering with their master's slaughter of the two fleets.

The E. Vendetta Gundam then used it's anti-ship swords to skewer several more Dreads…right in the cock-pits…killing their pilots and then fired it's CIWS guns to shoot down several missiles fired in retaliation by the other Dreads. The Gundam then unleashed it's plasma cannons and rail-guns in free fire and destroyed several Dreads…the beams and rail-gun rounds ripping right into the Dreads and tearing them apart. The Harvester leader laughed the whole time and then ripped out the anti-ship sword and cut down the wrecks that were still impaled on it. The feather cannons then unleashed another devastating barrage into the Dreads and the Vanguards…the beams either ripped through the Vanguards and Dreads' bodies, causing fatal damage or blasting right through the cockpits…more died as a result and the grief felt by the survivors drove them into a mindless frenzy…allowing the Harvester leader a greater chance in slaughtering more of them as their ability to function as an assault force was diminished by his brutal tactics and psychological warfare methods.

In a few more seconds, the massive force of Vanguards and Dreads were reduced to smaller pockets of resistance as massive numbers of wrecks, both Vanguard and Dread filled the area of space. Their pilots still trying to avenge their comrades. But would not get far as they were still too badly disorganized as most of their officers were slain by the Gundam and it's pilot in the progression of the fighting.

The Harvester leader sighed as he looked at the carnage he had inflicted with a slightly bored eye.

"I think now is the time I finished this little game…you so called elite pilots are really boring me to death…maybe you're ships will be a better challenge."

The Gundam then took out it's beam rifles and used it's plasma cannons, rail-guns, and CIWS guns, and unleashed another…more potent barrage, and this time the attacks were too many for the survivors to escape from this time, and the wreckage all over the place added to the dangers and limitations to the battle-field.

The overall result was that almost all the Vanguards and Dreads of the two fleets were wiped out. The stragglers were no better as they were now panicking and terrified beyond belief…some of them were so stunned and shocked that they didn't do anything…allowing the Gundam of the Harvester leader to finish them all off, this meant that now, there were only token resistance from those units that had not launched from their fleet groups. The Harvester Leader smiled wickedly at the carnage and then directed his attention to the battle groups of Derek and Elise…

He then contacted them and laughed in his own calm, yet sadistic manner.

"You're next."

Kyo saw that he was too late to rescue the forces of Dreads and Vanguards that had launched en masse to try and defeat the Harvester leader, though there were still back-up forces with the rest of the fleet that were still in position, his rage built as he decided to finish off the enemy Gundams and stop this massacre before anything else would happen.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!!"

The I-Freedom charged right at the three Gundams as the three formed a defensive phalanx to stop him, with the still functioning Devastator Gundam firing it's remaining weapons, and the Hellfire blocking the attacks with it's own shields and armor…while the Wyvern Gundam attacked the I-Freedom in it's transformed state, utilizing it's unique weapons and speed to it's advantage to keep Kyo and the I-Freedom from getting closer. However, Kyo wasn't going to give up and dodged the attacks from both the Wyvern and the Devastator. He then fired his plasma cannons at the Wyvern, forcing it to break it's attack run and he took the fight to the two Gundams, he evaded another barrage and then fired his feather cannons. The Hellfire used it's beam deflecting shield arms to block the beam attacks, but as it was about to fire back, it was suddenly attacked by several of the feather beam cannons that have transformed themselves to their beam saber configuration. The Hellfire was slashed by two of the beam sabers and was forced to abandon the Devastator as the beam sabers attacked it, while the unconverted beam cannons bombarded it with more beam shots…the attacks were very much distracting, and that gave the Gundam pilot the chance to use the more powerful anti-ship swords.

With one such sword and it's beam edge already ignited, Kyo decided to knock aside the Hellfire. The two Gundams clashed and the weapons of each Mobile Suit struggled to over-power the other. Kyo then reeled back and the Hellfire's anti-ship scythe missed it's target, the sudden change in momentum was more than enough for the Harvester Gundam to pitch forward and allow Kyo to use the anti-ship sword like a pike and slice past the shield arms and the anti-ship sword ripped off the right shield arm…Kyo had to retreat as the Devastator came at him, firing all it's weapon systems that still remained with it. Kyo then moved quickly through the battle and used his rail-guns. The rounds forced the Gundam back and it was then that all of the feather beam cannons, which were now in beam saber configuration attacked…and the Devastator, was suddenly stabbed by over fifty beam sabers. The feather cannons retreated and Kyo finished off the Devastator Gundam with both his anti-ship swords, which were now in their double edged form. The Gundam pilot guided that attack and then struck with a downward diagonal overhead cut that struck the Devastator right near the neck and slashed the Devastator clean through the Phase Shift armor. The Gundam then exploded as the I-Freedom went on to face off with the still functional Hellfire and the Wyvern Gundams.

The Harvester leader wasted little time to watch the fight between the three Gundams he had sent to slow Kyo down and his mortal foe. As much as he wanted to kill Kyo himself, he had to send a message to the arrogant men of Talark and overconfident women of Megele. There was plenty of time to kill his nemesis and to end the bloodline of his most hated foe…so why not savor the moments?

"ALL SHIPS OPEN FIRE!! KILL THAT MONSTER!! DON'T LET THAT MONSTER APPROACH!!"

The two fleets fired all their arsenals, as they tried to take out the E. Vendetta Gundam before he would get close enough to attack them…the men knew that since a vast portion of their Vanguards were already wiped out, the remaining Vanguards in their hangers and the surviving reserve pilots were the only measure of defense they had…considering the Gundam and it's pilot's highly efficient tactics in close combat made attacking this guy head on was tantamount to suicide. The same thing could be said for the women as well. Their Dreads were their best weapon at long range and for harassment…and interception. Their ship's weapons were NOT meant to engage man sized targets…that being Vanguards…the Gundam however was no mere Vanguard. They knew that without their Dreads to provide interception power and options…they were going to be under heavy attack.

The MAC ships were called in and they began to unleash massive rounds of fire from their deadly cannons. On massive formations of units, the sheer kinetic power of the massive tungsten rounds would have shredded them all like thin and old paper. However…the weapons were near to useless on foes that were too small to hit. However Derek hoped that the barrage would be enough to make the Harvester leader think twice than try to get too close to the ships, while they rallied whatever remaining forces they had left to deal with the oncoming threat. The eight other ships then broke into two groups, once group, comprising of four ships…the Agrippa, the Fire Blade, the Caesar, and the Thor would sever as the rear guard, while the other ships the Defiant Heart, the Invincible, the Griffin, and the Dragon served as the front line defenders. The ships used a special formation where the normal Talark ships would provide full scale coverage for the MAC ships while allowing them the optimal firing range and room to move.

The Harvester leader evaded several more powerful MAC round salvos and then released his crystal feathers once more and the cannons then opened up and created a massive spherical shield that blocked all the incoming weapons fire from the other ships namely their cannons and torpedoes, while the MAC ships re-loaded, the second the barrage was blocked the Gundam retracted it's feather cannons back to the wing and they were once more covered in crystal.

The Harvester Leader launched his Gundam right at the Dragon as it's crews tried to hold him off, but he dodged the cannons fire and was now too close for torpedoes to be effective. Some of the rounds were able to hit, but were deflected by the Gundam's own P. Phase Shift Armor. The Gundam then spotted the launching area for the Vanguards and quickly jetted right into it…the crews and other pilots had only time to stare in shock as the demon-angel like Gundam was now in the Vanguard Hanger Bay. They barely had time to look as the CIWS guns of the Gundam unleashed a deadly hail of bullets that shredded whatever they hit….Technicians, mechanics, and pilots ran for cover while others of their group was brutally cut down by the massive rounds as the floor was now covered with exploding parts, spilled Vanguard coolants, fuel, metal, bodies, body parts and blood. The place looked like a massacre had just happened. The Gundam then unleashed it's plasma cannons and rail-guns and fired a massive barrage along with the CIWS guns, further adding to the massive damage. The Harvester leader watched the carnage with glee as he continued his internal assault in the Dragon. The Gundam then took out it's beam sabers and began hacking it's way through the ship…ripping the internals of the Talark vessel, killing the crew members it encountered in gruesome and brutal fashions, and the weapons of the security detachments were worthless against the Gundam. The men in the Dragon were either torn apart by explosions, or were incinerated by fire and weapons fire from the Gundam as they tried to escape, others were sucked out into the cold vacuum of space as the blasts ripped through the hulls. It then fired another massive blast and hit the coolant systems, causing the reactors to begin to overheat. The Gundam then fired it's rail-guns right into the reactor. The results were deadly as the Gundam flew out of the massive hole as the reactor exploded and the Dragon was consumed in explosions and flame, and was now a burning hulk of wreckage.

The Defiant Heart fired it's cannons to try and stop the attack, but the Gundam merely locked in all it's weapons…and fired a deadly blanketing barrage of beam fire, and rail-gun rounds. The barrage hit the Defiant Heart with massive force…destroying many of the weapon emplacements and ripping into the hulls. Crew were killed by the explosions, sucked into deep space to die…or were torn apart by the shrapnel fire. The Gundam then unleashed another barrage but this one was a deadly concerted barrage on the left section of the ship…ripping right through the super-structure with deadly results…even more crew members were killed by the resulting explosions, sucked out into space, incinerated by the massive firestorms, sliced apart by the shrapnel, or reduced into cinders when the beams caught them, and the ship suffered even more explosions that tore the hull apart. The combined explosions literally ripped a massive chunk of the ship's hull clean off. The ship's exposed section showed massive internal damage and the Gundam took advantage of the massive damage to go right into it. The Harvester leader moved his Gundam through the burning wound in the ship and used his anti-ship swords to cause even more damage to the dying ship. Men who were on the other sections had no warning as the massive weapons tore through the sealing bulkheads like they were made from wet tissue paper, they were either crushed by the falling debris or cut in half by the beam edge…the Gundam ripped it's way through the ship and was now in the pain reactor room, the crews in the rooms had little time to evacuate when the E. Vendetta Gundam slashed the reactors and used the anti-ship swords to also destroy the coolant systems…ensuring that there was no chance to save the ship. The Gundam then jetted back out at high speed as the ship exploded like a super nova…consuming the escape pods of those crew that tried in vain to escape.

Derek was in a great deal of fear as the Gundam now charged right at his ship next. He turned to his second in command and gave his last orders as his crew tried desperately to fend off the Gundam with a barrage of weapons fire.

"I want you to all evacuate immediately!"

"But Commander!"

"DON'T ARGUE WITH ME! We have lost…and I want you tell Grand Pa that I am sorry in failing my duty and leading our men to needless death…now go!"

The officers tried to argue but they had no choice and they left, and they were already half way to the shuttle bay and Derek gave the order to let them escape through the shuttle…but as Derek turned…he saw the E. Vendetta Gundam rushing right towards the Command Bridge…and with one of it's anti-ship swords, he closed his eyes and waited for the end, that quickly and violently came to him, the weapon tore through the bridge and killed Derek instantly, along with the remaining members of the command crew. The Gundam didn't stop it's violent attacks and then went ahead to gut the ship's body with the anti-ship sword as it streaked over the now exploding command bridge, the Gundam continued to gut the ship and though several of the surviving Vanguard pilots of Derek's ship the Invincible managed to get out and attack him, they were cut down with two swift strokes of the anti-ship sword. As the Gundam gutted the ship it then fired another powerful barrage from all of it's ranged weapons and the beam bolts and rail gun rounds ripped into the exploding gashes the anti-ship sword had inflicted on the ship. The violent attacks destroyed the hull integrity of the Invincible and it exploded completely…consumed by fire and energy.

The Griffin launched several more of it's still surviving reserve Vanguards to try and attack the Harvester Gundam, but that was a weak gesture as the Gundam charged and took out it's beam rifles and jammed the weapons right through the chest armor of two of the six Vanguards and destroyed them with two deadly beam shots. The other Vanguards were cut down by the Gundam's beam sabers in one spinning pass. The torpedoes fired by the Griffin were evaded by the Harvester Gundam and it used it's CIWS guns to destroy the others, along with several of the Griffin's cannon turrets.. The Gundam then began firing beam after beam from the beam rifles and then fired it's plasma cannons on the ships' engines as it passed over the Griffin while evading the retaliatory cannon fire. The destruction of their ship's engines was a great blow to the crew as their repair crews tried desperately to fight the fires that spread on the ship and the engines from the attacks of the Gundam. However the Harvester Leader's Gundam was not done yet. It then used it's beam sabers to rip it's way into the ship and then as it entered it fired off more plasma cannon bolts and as it tore it's way into the main ceremonial hall, the Gundam unleashed it's feather cannons and fired the cannons while they were only a very short distance from their moorings, the beam cannons' beams ripped through the ships' internals and killed countless men as the explosions and beams ripped into the ship. The Griffin then exploded from the inside and out as the Gundam blasted it's way through the bulkheads and escaped from the now destroyed ship.

The Caesar unleashed it's full arsenals…even going as far as the fire it's torpedoes fully armed and primed…but with no made firing solution, thus the weapons were only allowed to detonate once they were in close proximity to the Harvester leader, however, the weapons were unable to effectively stop the Harvester leader as he maneuvered his Gundam away from the paths of the torpedoes or used the shield emitters in his feather beam cannons to block the torpedoes…once the clouds cleared, the Gundam's other feather cannons fired their weapon loads and destroyed the torpedo tubes of the Caesar, causing considerable damage to the weapon banks as they lost their more powerful long range weapon systems to the attacks, the Endless vendetta was then guided by it's pilot to use it's beam sabers to rip into the exploding hulls and then it fired it's CIWS guns on the rows of torpedoes that were still intact. The resulting explosions filled several sections of the Talark ship with tremendous force and killed more men as the inferno consumed them, along with the explosions that tore them all apart like they were living figures made out of toilet paper. The Gundam then slashed it's way through the internal structure of the Talark battle ship. The Gundam then stabbed the beam sabers through the upper hull of the ship as it reached the middle of the vessel. The Gundam then pushed forward in full throttle…it's P. Phase Shift Armor defended it from any form of physical damage and any form of retaliation. The Gundam sliced through the top most armor of the Caesar and then slashed it's way right through the cockpit…the officers screamed for only a few moments as the bridge exploded outward as the Gundam ripped the Command bridge from the inside out. The Gundam streaked out and then unleashed once more the feather cannons and unleashed a deadly barrage right into the still exploding bridge and blew the ship in half.

The three MAC ships, known as the Trebuchet, the Ballistae, and the Scorpion were now very much vulnerable to attack and their Vanguard forces were now unleashed. The pilots who had seen the utter carnage the E. Vendetta Gundam had inflicted on their fellow pilots previously tried their best to destroy him, but they too suffered a great deal of losses as the Gundam tore through them like they were nothing but gnats. Several of the Vanguards were cut down by the beam sabers, and the plasma cannons and the rail-guns.

The Gundam then attacked the Trebuchet first, slamming one of it's anti-ship swords right through the MAC barrel and began to slice it lengthwise…causing severe damage to the first cannon, and the point defensive guns were having an even harder time in trying to hit the E. Vendetta Gundam as the machine was getting too close. The Gundam ran it's embedded anti-ship sword all the way to the main housing where the power regulators for the coils were. The Gundam then stopped and took away the beam edged weapon and fired the plasma cannons right into the housing, ripping through the armor like it was tin foil and destroying the power regulator systems, the end result for the leftmost MAC, was that without a proper power flow, the coils deactivated and the weapon was rendered worthless. The Gundam directed it's attention to the Trebuchet's command bridge and fired a massive barrage of CIWs rounds that shredded the Command bridge killing the crews, but not before the officer in charge of the ship gave the order for their still operational Vanguards and their pilots to retreat back to the planet, as several of the crew managed to reach the escape sections and managed to flee, though much of the crew were all slaughtered as the Gundam ripped the bridge apart and fired another concerted plasma cannon and rail-gun barrage through the gaping wound of the ship. The Gundam then slashed the second MAC with it's anti-ship sword, cutting the barrel in the middle and then it went for the engine section the same way it had done with the Griffin and ripped the engines apart with it's feather beam cannons. The Trebuchet exploded violently, and though most of it was still intact…most of the core systems were already in flames. The only other survivors apart from the escaped crew were a few of the Vanguard pilots that remained alive and managed to evade detection by the Gundam as it went on to inflict more destruction

The Agrippa, another Talark battle-ship approached to shield the other two MAC ships with it's bulk and weapons, it was also joined by the second still functional Talark battle-ship, the Thor. Both ships unleashed all that they had against the Gundam, but the Harvester leader was not going to be deterred, the men were quite resilient, that much he could give them credit for…after he gave them a parting lesson in humility, it was time he gave that very same lesson to the women of Megele. He then aimed his Gundam's beam rifles and rail-guns right at the Thor's weapon banks, and destroyed a large number of heavy cannon emplacements along with the torpedo tubes. The damage to the ship was great and the men barely had time to recover from the explosions caused by the attack…several second later, the E. Vendetta's beam sabers slashed deeply into the front of the ship…killing the shocked crew-members who were there, transfixed in horror by the sight of weapon. The beam saber ripped through the shielding and into the hull and did it's work. The Gundam pilot of the Harvesters then directed his attention to the rest of the ship as he fired his rail-guns repeatedly at the ship…causing more damage, and killing the crew members in large groups…and the Harvester leader was going to do the very same thing he had done to the Caesar as it was about to gut open a massive hole for it to enter the ship and begin his grisly and violent work.

However, his attack was cut short by several torpedoes fired by the Agrippa's back up, the Thor, as the ship came in to rescue their comrades. The Gundam pilot grinned and directed his attention towards the Thor and attacked. The officers…who were still alive directed the evacuation of their forces who survived the attack and they were about attack, but the Harvester leader beat them to it as the feather beam cannons it was able to release focus their fire all towards the engines and blew them all up as the concerted beam attack ripped through the armor plating like it was nothing but soft butter hit by a focused beam of light magnified by the sun. The impact and energy destroyed the engines and the Agrippa suffered a powerful chain of explosions. However, some of the surviving crew were able to seal off the rest of the ship and haul off the severely wounded but still alive members of their crew to safer sections of the ship.

The Thor and it's crew and officers braced themselves for contact and fired all their ordinance and weapon systems. Their officers knew that after seeing the Endless Vendetta Gundam, and the massive loss of all their Vanguards, they would not last very long, but they were not going to back down and give up now matter how powerful the Gundam was. The Harvester Gundam dodged several more massive attacks, as the two surviving MAC ships, the Ballistae and the Scorpion fired their massive rounds, but the ships' gunnery crews, other crew-members and officers knew that it was only to try and force the Gundam away from the Thor as the rounds would harm the Thor if they continued to fire…plus the targeting computers were not designed to track a lone target the size of a Vanguard.

The Thor's crew were hit hard by the incoming force of the Gundam's full arsenals. The feather cannons ripped into the ship like a pack of Sand Panthers after a meal back on Talark, while the rail-guns and plasma cannons hit even more sections of the ship, causing explosions to happen all over the ship as crew members were able to escape and seal off the areas…however, they witnessed many of their younger comrades die in the explosions that engulfed the ship, those who didn't die from the initial explosions, were sucked into space to die. The Thor did what it could but the Gundam's overwhelming attacks were too much as more of their ship was being systematically blown to bits by the attacks. The Endless Vendetta jetted underneath the ship and then used it's beam sabers and cut right into the inner cargo doors, killing the technicians inside and forcing the ship to suffer more damage as it forced it's way in and it fired it's feather cannons all over the ship as it fired it's own plasma cannons and rail-guns…ripping the ship both on the outside and the inside. The crew however were lucky in the sense that the attacks stopped and they were able to disconnect the remaining sections that were still functional away from the critically wounded ship.

The Harvester Leader took his Gundam out of the Thor's crippled form and decided to end this little game with the men of Talark and powered up all of his beam weapons into overcharge mode and fired a concentrated barrage on the MAC ships, namely on their cannons' power regulator section, the super charged blasts did their part and the Gundam wasted no time in dispatching the defending Vanguards with the beam rifles, beam sabers and anti-ship swords…their pilots died fighting as their Vanguards were now nothing more than wreckage, the others however were told by their officers to evacuate and escort the survivors…they were able to leave in time as the now exposed and heavily damaged regulator sections were then attacked by the Gundam's continued barrage…the regulator stations exploded and took the MACs with them as the massive cannons were wrecked beyond recovery and the explosions spread throughout the ships…though the ships remained intact…they were now worthless as weapon platforms.

The Harvester leader allowed the few men to leave…they would serve both as witnesses, and as the ones who would spell to the men their doom…they were to be his messengers to the men about their soon to come extinction.

Now it was time to deal with the women…and give them his own messengers…he faced the Megele ships and called the leader of the Fleet.

"Commander Elise Morgana…pray for oblivion to take you and you're crews…"

"You're next…"

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Kyo swore as he saw the carnage as he made his Gundam evade another deadly slash from the Hellfire Gundam's anti-ship scythe and the ignited plasma flame that followed him as the weapon nearly cleaved him in half. The Gundam pilot moved away and used his beam saber to block another blast from the Hellfire, while it used the remaining shield arm to deflect the retaliatory shots from his rail-guns and plasma cannons. Kyo gritted his teeth as he evaded a retaliatory barrage from both the Hellfire and the Wyvern. The still transformed Gundam used it's beam spear to keep Kyo on the defensive, but there was no way he was going to remain in the defensive forever though as a plan came into his mind to get rid of one of the Gundams, and then he would deal with the last one and try to stop the Harvester leader from massacring the female forces this time…he was relieved that his Gundam's sensors picked up the signals of Talark units leaving the decimated wrecks that were once part of the Talark Navy, telling him that there were still survivors left and they would make it…now all he had to worry about was how to get his plan into action before the women suffered too many losses to the Harvester leader.

He knew that his best target would have to be the Hellfire Gundam, with that unit out of the way, he would then face only the Wyvern Gundam…but despite the assurance the plan gave him, he knew not to be overconfident with his chances, as that Gundam, along with the Devastator and the Wyvern Gundams nearly came close to seriously killing him and his Gundam…even if he had already destroyed the Devastator Gundam, it was no excuse to get lax and careless.

The Gundam pilot then managed to fire out a massive barrage from his plasma cannons and rail-guns to stop the next attack run of the Wyvern and then took advantage of the Wyvern Gundam's OS protocols to hunt him down and made a beeline towards the clouds of wreckage that comprised solely of the Harvester forces. The Wyvern didn't hesitate to follow the Infinite Freedom Gundam into the morass…leaving the slower Hellfire Gundam behind. As soon as the two entered the wreckage of a ruined Harvester battle-ship, Kyo moved into action and lured the Wyvern Gundam right into the hanger section of the ship...the same kind of hanger that stored the far more powerful machines in the Harvesters' arsenals…and since the place was a very big wreck…this was perfect, as soon as Kyo got inside, he guided his Gundam up towards the roof of the hanger and was followed by the Wyvern, intent on gutting the Paeksis enhanced Gundam like a fish in a barrel…however, the eager fisherman was not aware of the fact that instead of an easy catch he was about to find up in the water as the Gundam suddenly stopped and dropped downwards…the Wyvern streaked past the I-Freedom and that was the opening Kyo needed as he fired his plasma cannons…but not at the Wyvern Gundam…but at the roof where the Gundam was located!

The Wyvern had transformed back into it's Mobile Suit state and was about to strike with it's beam spear at the I-Freedom Gundam, however it was not going to get far as large beams, torn metal, and more suddenly covered it. Kyo then lashed with his Gundam's beam sabers and sent down even more twisted wreckage to cover the location of the Wyvern as it was caught off guard by the debris that smashed right into it due to the explosion, plus more of the same twisted wreckage, slammed into it as Kyo knocked them to it with his Gundam's wings. Kyo knew that it would not be enough to slow down the Wyvern Gundam, but it would be enough to at least keep it from interfering with his chance to take out the Hellfire Gundam. He then used his anti-ship swords to slice down more debris as he guided his Gundam out of the ruined Harvester ship, the extra debris will certainly slow the Wyvern down and the debris outside would give him the opening he would need to catch the Hellfire off guard.

Sure enough, as soon as he was outside, his Gundam's sensors picked up his other Gundam foe making it's way through the wreckage of many Harvester units. Kyo hid his Gundam behind the wreckage of two Seed Ships that were heavily gutted and when the Hellfire was in range, he leaped out and attacked with both beam rifles going all out, along with his plasma cannons, catching the Hellfire totally off guard as it barely got it's shield ready to block the shots, it managed to use it's anti-ship scythe to slice at Kyo and the weapon connected at the I-Freedom's torso…the weapon leaving a powerful shower of sparks on the p. Phase Shift Armor, thankfully the armor system held the blow and Kyo managed to use his beam sabers to force the Hellfire Gundam back and then he blocked the next strike of the anti-ship scythe by using his Gundam's forearm to stop the scythe in mid swing by blocking the middle of the weapon and then he charged right in, used his second beam saber to slice through the Hellfire's left arm and then he kicked the Hellfire Gundam and then stabbed his beam sabers forward…striking the torso and hitting the Hellfire's main power plant. The Hellfire's weapons deactivated and the Gundam was blown in half by the internal and external explosions as it's own Phase Shift Armor went down.

Kyo however didn't have time to relax as his Gundam's threat sensors warned him of an incoming threat and he moved the Gundam away in time as the launched beam spear blade of the Wyvern nearly sliced into the torso of his Gundam…the weapon however bit through the body of the now destroyed Hellfire Gundam and severed the head clean off. Kyo then saw the weapon retract as the Hellfire attacked with a violent swing of it's weapon towards him, he blocked the weapon with his beam sabers.

The Harvester leader smiled with deadly malice as he evaded the beam shots of the ships and continued to close the gap…he released his feather cannons, but turned them to their beam shield formation and there were over fifty flying diamond shaped energy shields that blocked the smaller energy blasts. One ship, known as the Athena tried to stop the Gundam's violent assault. But it instead was an open target.

While the Megele ships enjoyed advantages in terms of speed, better weapons technology, armor plating, sensors, and equipment…they suffered a serious disadvantage when they were attacked at close range…unlike the Talark ships which had massive batteries of their new and improved turrets that could unleash massive barrages of interlocking fields of fire that could shred normal foes to shreds on their ships at any range, including close range…the Megele ships had only two powerful forward facing energy cannons and several more in the front…but they could only fire in one direction…forward…and while that was an advantage in terms of hitting larger targets, and massive clouds of units…the weapons were not effective when they were evaded by the units that they tried to take out…thus the Dread Squadrons that each Megele cruiser had with it…served as an interception force, harassing units, and defensive force…without them…the Megele ships were in essence sitting ducks in close combat. Just like their Dreads were deathly vulnerable in close combat, the Megele Cruisers themselves were vulnerable in close combat…even with their self defense system.

The Harvester Leader fired his Gundam's rail-guns and plasma cannons right into the shields and then used his feather cannons, which had reverted to their beam cannon form and unleashed a deadly barrage into the shield system…the shields held, but that was merely a probing run as the Harvester Leader then directed a powerful concerted barrage right into one section of the shielding system and the combined assault…plus a powerful slash of both anti-ship swords broke through the shields. The allowed the Gundam a direct shot into the Megele Cruiser…the women tried to seal off any access to the inside of their ship…however, the Harvester leader was not going to be denied and attacked the main Dread Launching platform…slicing through the armored doors and entered the Launching tube…while in there. The Gundam pilot used the CIWS guns to cause massive damage to the systems…the girls manning the Register station in the Launching Bay had only time to scream, as well as the rest of their comrades as the Gundam appeared briefly but fired massive rounds into their stations from the inside…killing many of them in both the attacks, the shrapnel, and the explosions. The Gundam then fired it's plasma cannons and rail-guns causing massive internal damage and explosions added to the utter chaos in the ship…women were killed by the explosions, cut down into shreds or pieces by the shrapnel, or were crushed as well. Those who survived managed to seal of the ship, but their ship was lost as the Gundam gutted it, all the way to the bridge. The women in the other ships watched in horror as the Endless. Vendetta Gundam flew right out of the bridge of the Athena…and explosions consumed the ship as it lost all power and died.

The Harvester Gundam then aimed to the next ship…named the Crystal. The Captain of the ship ordered all of her forces to do whatever they could to stop the lone machine from getting to close to them. However, they were now unable to attack properly as the Gundam used it's feather cannons in their shield formation to block the incoming barrage. The women looked on in shock as the energy dissipated from the shields that surrounded the Endless. Vendetta Gundam like a sphere. The shields broke away as the Gundam moved in for the kill….evading the blasts and then smashing through the shielding and attacked the Crystal. The women officers tried to find some solutions to stop the incoming threat, but the Gundam however moved in with both anti-ship swords and then combined them into their staff form and then tossed the weapon right onto the bridge. The women in the bridge were killed as the weapon bit deeply into the bridge and destroyed it…the Gundam then grabbed the weapon and sliced the bridge section clean off the ship. The Gundam then disconnected the anti-ship swords and combined the swords to their twin edged form and then slammed the weapon into the side of the ship and began to gut the ship like a fish. The women inside the ship were killed by the explosions, the shrapnel, and the energy beam edge. The massive burning cuts on the Megele ship exploded and the ship shuddered violently from the blasts and more women were killed as they were unable to escape and were dragged out into deep space to die. The Gundam then used the weapon to slice off the arms of the ship, that connected it's weapon system to the ship. With the arms sliced off, the Gundam then fired it's beam arsenals right into the gaping wounds it had inflicted on the Megele cruiser…the resulting explosions consumed the entire ship and left it as a burning and desiccated hulk as the Gundam pilot then sought out it's next target for destruction.

The Empress managed to fire several beams that managed to graze the Gundam, but it was not enough to severely damage the Gundam itself as the Gundam attacked the Empress with several plasma cannon shots…aimed right at one of the main gun cannons…the impact was enough blast the weapon system to shreds and shake the ship with the explosion…inside the ship…female crew members rushed to save whatever part of the ship that they possibly could, many of their fellow women died from the explosions and many more were lost by the shrapnel blasts, along with being sucked into space before they could escape.

The Gundam then attacked the Empress' second main cannons with several powerful bombarding strikes from it's rail-guns and plasma cannons. The weapon system exploded…leaving the Empress derived of a large portion of it's defensive and offensive arsenals and that was enough for the Gundam to take the fight right to the women, the Gundam then fired a massive barrage from half of it's feather cannons, while the other half of the cannons were in their shield emitter state and blocked any retaliatory strikes from the other Megele cruisers. After rendering the Empress unable to move from the fight, the Gundam pilot then upped the ante by targeting the ship's main power supply center…by ripping it's way into the ship with it's bare hands. The women were shocked as the Gundam merely ripped it's way into their ship and then entered the main power reactor room. The security forces used all the weapons they had in their disposal, but their heavy laser rifles, sub-machine gun style laser and laser rings were as effective as trying to use the bullets of a BB gun to stop a bullet train at top speed. The lasers merely bounced off or dissipated on the Endless Gundam's P. Phase Shift Armor…and the Gundam pilot retaliated with a massive hail of CIWS bullets…the massive weapons shredded into the security forces and tore them apart…blood flowed everywhere, along with severed limbs, bodies, and more gruesome acts as the bullets ripped the women to pieces. The Gundam then smashed it's beam sabers right through the reactor's protective housing and caused severe reactor meltdown. The Gundam then jetted out of the ship and faced off with the other attacks as it's feather beam cannons returned back to it…as the Empress was consumed in flames and explosions behind it…adding a fiery background to the Gundam's profile of being a demonic angel as it's eyes glowed once more.

The Golden Star came in and tried to fight with the Gundam, but it's crew's ability to try and halt the Harvester Gundam's rampage to their fellow ships and crew was cut short as the Gundam charged right for the bridge, after forcing it's way past their shields…evading heavy weapons fire along the way and then firing it's plasma cannons right into the bridge itself…killing the crew quickly and instantly…but the Harvester leader was far from finished with his latest victim. He then combined his anti-ship swords into their staff formation and slashed the ship right in the hulls…directly into the reactor…he sliced the hull plaiting and made his way to the power plant and then a tube cable was released from the Gundam as he guided his Gundam towards the work station nearby…the women security members and the engineers were already slaughtered as he had used his Gundam's CIWS guns to cut them into bloody heaps. The cable connected to a nearby port and directly interface with the power regulation systems…meaning that the Harvester leader now controlled the Golden Star's power supply. He then shut down the power to all forms of life support to several key sections of the ship…including General Quarters, Engineering Bay, Dread Launching Platform, and the Medical Bay. He also sealed off the entrances and exits to those very same rooms…leaving the women trapped in them to die of cold and asphyxiation. The Gundam pilot then set the reactor to full overload and left the ship as sections of the Golden Star exploded into a fiery mess…leaving a severely desiccated hulk in his wake.

The Harvester leader was getting very interested in his game as he continued to seek out his next victim, while still armed with his Gundam's combined anti-ship swords. He then spotted another worthy ship as it continued to open fire at him with all that they could manage to throw at him…while evading the incoming attacks. The Jade Star was next…

The Captain of the Jade Star tried to remain calm in the fight…but her attempts were not working as she now realized that the Harvester leader had turned his attention on her ship and her crew. The cannons of her ship and her gunnery crews tried what they could to hit the Gundam, but it suddenly released the crystal feathers that it had on it's wings and in a few minutes, the feathers went into their beam cannon formation and unleashed a deadly barrage that tore right into the Jade Star. The Captain, her bridge crew… and her officers were shook as the Jade Star was hit very hard. The rest of the crews began giving damage reports and the news was not good. The Gundam had just disabled their Dread Launching Platforms, their right main cannon and demolished the left main cannon as well, the Jade Star also suffered several large hull breaches and fires were breaking out of several decks in the ship, and the crew here doing all that they could to save their comrades and their ship. The crew of the Jade Star were then surprised and horrified to suddenly see the Gundam slice with it's still combined anti-ship swords the lower deck…gutting the Jade Star from the bottom…the weapon sliced the lower section of the ship open and explosions tore the ship apart and then the Gundam tossed it's combined anti-ship sword staff right into the back of the ship….the weapon ripped through the ship and then cut through the front….tearing through the bridge like a hot knife through butter and killing any of the female crew-members who were in the path of the weapon. The Gundam then fired another lethal barrage for all of it's ranged weapons and shredded the ship and turned it into a massive burning hulk of metal and fire…there were no signs of escape pods at all.

The Ruby Shard tried to avenge the other ships but it's crew were not ready for the Gundam's suddenly drop from the weapons fire of their ship, and then charged right towards them with it's beam sabers ready. The Gundam then fired it's rail-guns right at the engines of the Ruby Shard, as soon as it was able to inflict some serious damage to the ship, the Harvester leader slashed it's way right through the ship…cutting in the forward direction and ripping it's way past the Engine Room, to the main reactor, through the Register and out the front end of the ship. The Ruby Shard was exploding from the horrendous wounds it had suffered from the attack of the Endless. Vendetta Gundam in it's own insides, the Gundam wasted little time as it placed away it's beam sabers and took out it's anti-ship swords and combined them into their double edged sword form and then slammed the weapon right into the bridge of the ship…killing the female crew members in an instant as the beam edges melted the bridge and incinerated the women. The Gundam then descended from the bridge to the lower half of the ship. As soon as it reached the bottom…the Gundam then fired it's feather beam cannons and unleashed a powerful barrage all over the ship…creating massive explosions all over the hull. That coupled with the previous attacks brought the Ruby Shard to it's knees as the ship was consumed in a massive fireball.

The Jeweled Sun fired another barrage and amazingly enough…managed to evade a retaliatory blast from the Gundam's plasma canons…with it's shields taking the forward blasts well, while evading the secondary salvo…however, the women were too late to realize that the Harvester leader had lured them into a trap as they were suddenly surrounded by the ruins of many Vanguards and their own Dreads. The women were filled with horror as they saw up close the wreckage of their own forces and that of the men…and paid for it with their lives as the Gundam stuck instantly at their rear with it's anti-ship swords and stabbed the two weapons right into the hull of the Jeweled Sun, the debris and the residual energy from the explosions had already weakened the shields, thus allowing the Gundam the chance to sneak to the ship…making the attack possible, namely in the port hull section and ripped the ship's armor plating aside…the damage proved to be considerable as the ship reeled from the attack…female crew members of every department who were not killed by the stabbing strike, or the beam edge ripping through the decks and halls were sucked straight into space by the massive vacuum to die in the cold void and by implosion. The Gundam then fired it's plasma cannons right into the gash it created…causing a massive explosion deep within the ship….killing even more of the crew and causing even more damage. The officers of the Jeweled Sun tried desperately to recover their ship and save their crew and themselves…but the Endless. Vendetta Gundam would not relent nor allow them any form of escape as it made it's way into the ship…ripping and tearing through the ship's vital internals and systems…and killing any female he came across. As soon as it arrived to the main reactor, the Gundam stabbed it's anti-ship swords right through the reactor's defensive shielding…causing irreparable damage to the power core…as soon as the klaxons in the ship sounded…the Gundam pilot wasted no time and fought it's way towards the Jeweled Sun's engines…and destroyed them as well…showing that there would be no escape for them all…the Gundam ripped through the engines…without a single scratch to it and left as the ship exploded and joined the rest of it's already slain kin.

The Pride of Grand Ma did what it also could to take out the Gundam…but the Harvester leader was able to evade most of their retaliatory attacks with little trouble and fired all of it's arsenals right at the shields, with all of it's beam cannons, plasma cannons, and rail-guns, the massive barrage from the frontal section pushed the shields to their limits…forcing the officers to raise the power of the shields…they knew that if they didn't withstand this and the shields didn't hold, they would be vulnerable. However, while their reactor could provide massive power…it could not match the overall power given by the Paeksis reactor of the Gundam to both it's systems, armor, equipment…and weapons. The attacks continued for only a few moments, until the reactor suffered a power flux and the shields gave way…the Gundam flew through the areas and fired it's feather cannons…aiming at several areas of the Pride of Grand Ma, namely the bridge, the forward main cannons, the stabilizers, several key sections of the ship, and the engines. The women in the ship were thrown about by the blasts and many were also killed by them…along with being incinerated by the explosions, or severely wounded by the fires and shrapnel…some were rescue in time, but others died horribly from their wounds as they were unable to escape in time. The Gundam then didn't waste a second as it fired a powerful concentrated barrage at the crippled ship, and the blast was so intense…it literally cut the ship clean in half as it exploded in the middle.

The Valkyrie was next on the hit parade as the Gundam attacked the ship. It's crew did what they could and their shots struck the Gundam…however, the feathers on the wings managed to withstand the blast and when they tried to fire another volley, the E. Vendetta Gundam fired it's beam rifles and plasma cannons…taking out their right cannon and then it slammed another lethal barrage right into the ship's shields and then unleashed it's feather beam cannons. The weapons unleashed a blanketing barrage of weapons fire that strained the shielding of the Valkyrie to it's limit. The Gundam then used it's beam sabers and plasma cannons in unison to break through the shields…the cannons further damaged the shields and the beam sabers did the rest as the energy blades sliced through the shielding like it was nothing but light. The Gundam then began to dash around the Valkyrie with several powerful slashes along the way on the hull…causing explosions as the beam weapons tore through the armor plating of the ship like it was nothing more than tin foil, to further add to the already brutal carnage was the fact that the Gundam fired it's CIWS guns as well…the bullets did their part and shredded the ship badly…along with whoever was caught in the bullet fire. Female crew members were being killed left and right by the beam sabers, the massive bullets, explosions, shrapnel…or by being sucked into space and imploding in the cold void. The Captain of the Valkyrie and her officers tried what they could to get away from their attacker…but the E. Vendetta Gundam was not going to let it's latest target get away so easily. The Gundam sliced it's way to the left-most cannon…as it reached it's target. The Gundam took out the anti-ship swords and placed away it's beam sabers. The two massive weapons expanded themselves and activated their beam edges…the weapons were then combined into their double blade form and the Gundam hacked off the cannon with several powerful swings…the weapon pod was ripped off the ship and the arm exploded. The Gundam was hardly done as it jammed it's weapon right into the lower section of the arm and then gutted the Valkyrie on it's underside all the way to it's right cannon. The Gundam then hacked that weapon system clean off with several powerful swings. The Gundam then moved upward and to the horror of the women in the bridge…the Gundam used it's still combined anti-ship swords to cut the bridge clean off the ship. The Valkyrie' crew were too late as explosions ripped the ship to shreds as the Gundam separated it's anti-ship swords and took out it's beam rifles to face the next foe.

(DAMN IT!!)

Kyo swore as he and his Gundam fought with the Wyvern. The transformed Gundam used it's beam spear and the fact that it could fire the three bladed beam system like a retractable harpoon to keep him from getting close enough to do the right amount of damage to stop it and destroy it. Added was the fact that it had beam edges on it's wings to make thing a heck of a lot more dangerous for it him to try a forward attack. The two then fought each other up close as the Wyvern Gundam transformed back to Mobile Suit mode and traded blows with Kyo and the I-Freedom Gundam. The weapon's shaft appeared to have some sort of anti-beam coating, this meant that his beam sabers won't be able to slash it in half. As the Wyvern Gundam tried a brutal stabbing attack, Kyo blocks it with his second beam saber and manages to kick the Wyvern away. Seeing that he couldn't use his plasma cannons and rail-guns in such a situation as this, he uses his energy dart launchers and CWIS guns, these being the only ranged weapons he could use where the others ranged weapons were too impractical or worthless. The energy darts and bullets slammed hard into the Wyvern, forcing the Gundam away as the energy darts exploded on the Gundam itself. The Gundam pilot knew that every second he spent fighting with this unit…the more likely more women of Megele would be slaughtered by the Harvester leader…he had to come up with a plan and quickly.

The pirates watched the carnage in horror and although a large number of them wanted to stop the madness. The battles they had seen the E. Vendetta Gundam had been in told them what could be their fate should they attack recklessly, and Magno herself had a feeling that none of them…not even Dita, Jura, or Meia would stand any chance against this blood thirsty foe who was the leader of all the Harvesters. Besides…getting her crew killed was not her plan and her uncle would never forgive her if anyone died needlessly. The rest of the Talark and Megele forces could do nothing but watch as they battle continued…as much as they wanted to get into the fight, they were held back by both the pirates and the resulting battle. They knew that after witnessing the casualties that the E. Vendetta Gundam could inflict on their respective forces…they would accomplish only their deaths should they attempt to interfere…but that certainly didn't stop many of them from crying in grief and rage at the sheer carnage the Gundam had inflicted.

The E. Vendetta Gundam then directed it's attention to it's next victim, the Sapphire. And it wasted little time as it evaded the blasts fired at it by the ship's gunnery computers and crews…it then used the debris to shield it's attacks and the women tried all that they could to flush him out from hiding…they knew what might happen if they were not ready to fight him. But he knew that as well…as soon as they passed several ruined units of their deceased comrades…the E. Vendetta came out of nowhere…right past their shields and slashed it's beam sabers right on the rear. The Gundam cut right into the Dread Launching Platform. As soon as the Gundam had torn it's way right into the ship. It went straight to the top, slashing with it's weapons and firing it's CIWS guns. The women who were there…were killed quickly as the Gundam ripped it's way to the top of the ship and once it burst out from the upper section of the hull…it fired it's beam rifles right into the bridge…killing the officers and crew inside. The Gundam however was far from finished as it fired all of it's current arsenals right into the hole it had left behind. The attacks did their part and caused even more damage to the ship as explosions rocked the ship like it was in water. The Sapphire was unable to maintain it's stability and crashed right into several more wrecks…and the wreckage caused even more damage to the ship and the debris ripped right into the armor like knives…The Gundam then unleashed it's full ranged arsenal as it went to the rear of the ship and fired a concerted barrage right into the Dread Launching Platform and hanger deck…causing massive internal damage and the beams literally tore out through the other side of the ship…the Sapphire exploded violently as the Gundam jetted away and looked for the next target on it's scope.

Kyo managed to fight off the Wyvern and tried to stop the Harvester leader, but the AI Gundam was not giving up anytime soon as it transformed and jetted right after the I-Freedom with it's wing beam edge emitters already online…intent on slicing the I-Freedom Gundam into two pieces. However, Kyo was warned by the danger sensors and quickly flipped his Gundam upward and quickly took out one of his anti-ship swords and once the weapon expanded and it's beam edge ignited, the Gundam pilot then slashed off one of the Wyvern's wings…destroying that part and forcing the Gundam to revert to it's Mobile Suit mode and take out it's beam spear. The two then fought each other and amazingly enough the Wyvern managed to kick aside one of the I-Freedom's beam sabers and it tried to skewer the Gundam with a stab…however, Kyo grabbed another weapon…and it was the anti-ship scythe of the Hellfire Gundam, once he had that in hand, he quickly attacked with the weapon he had gained and the Wyvern had to back away from the arcing slash…that was the break Kyo needed as he make his Gundam jet forward and slam an elbow right into the Wyvern Gundam's chest…and followed the attack with a beam saber stab…right into the chest of the Wyvern, the two Gundams were then close enough for Kyo to recover the lost beam saber and with that weapon in hand and his removal of the other beam saber in the wound of the Wyvern. He dodged another stab by the still functioning Gundam's beam spear and slashed both his beam sabers quickly…cutting the head off the Wyvern Gundam and slashed off it's arms. As he placed the weapons aside…he decided to take the Wyvern's beam spear…it might just come in handy as he charged towards the Harvester Gundam to stop it's rampage.

The Endless Vendetta was now after the next ship, namely the Coral, the ship barely had time to defend itself when the Harvester Gundam unleashed a massive barrage right towards the front of the ship…the beams were at full power and quickly overwhelmed the shields and slammed right into the front bow of the ship…ripping through the metal plating and the ship's front section was blown apart. The ship shuddered from the impact and the Gundam took that as it's attack run and quickly flew right into the gaping hole in the front of the ship. It then fired it's plasma cannons and rail-guns at full power and shredded the way to it's primary target…the reactor room…the women security forces tried to hold the Gundam off, but like before…their laser weapons, despite being more high tech than the Talark assault rifles…were worthless against the Gundam as it's Paeksis enhanced Phase Shift Armor blocked the shots…it was the same as trying to use wet tissue paper balls to stop a raging bull from ripping into a China shop. As soon as the Gundam arrived to the reactor, it quickly slashed with it's beam sabers at the engineering room nearby…killing the crew inside the ship and then targeted the reactor…with one might punch, the Gundam smashed through the shielding and ripped the outer security plating off like paper and fired it's weapons inside the core…ensuring beyond critical damage to the ship's power core…and without any form of power, the Coral's systems were offline…and to make sure it stayed that way, the Gundam then located and destroyed the back-up generator stations in the ship as well. The Coral was consumed internally by fires and power blackouts…and many crew were killed in the long run…allowing the Gundam to continue it's brutal assault on the last Megele cruiser…the Verdant Plain.

The Gundam fired another lethal barrage towards the shields and the shields were once more put to the test, However, the E. Vendetta Gundam directed a concerted barrage at one shield area that weakened the shield and allowed it the chance to close in and attack with it's beam sabers, the weapons did their part and caused several massive gashes to appear on the armor of the Verdant Plain. The Harvester leader then fired another barrage right on the different areas of the ship to cause even more damage. The women who were in the path were unable to escape and died…however, others were able to escape and hide in the sections that were not totally destroyed by the Endless. Vendetta Gundam's brutal attacks as it ripped off the ship's left main cannon with it's anti-ship swords and gutted the left arm section on the top with it's combined anti-ship swords in their staff form. The explosions rocked the ship hard as the Gundam then placed aside it's anti-ships swords once they were now back in their normal form, and fired it's rail-guns right on the engines…causing even more damage…and killing more of the Verdant Plain's crew who were in the area. The Gundam then jetted and aimed it's beam rifles right at the bridge…intent on finishing the ship's crew off.

That was when the Harvester leader was warned by his Gundam's sensors of an incoming attack and had to halt his attacks as a beam spear was thrown right at him by none other than the Infinite Freedom…that meant only one thing to the Harvester leader…Kyo had defeated his opponents and now he was after him…all the better…now they could settle this fight…one way or the other.

Both the Gundams then focused their attacks on each other and were now more than ready to rip each other into shreds. Both Gundams fired their plasma cannons at one another and both dodged the shots well. That was the start of the first battle between the two Paeksis enhanced Gundams, one from Earth, and the other from the past. This allowed the surviving crew of the Verdant Plain to effect their escape as their Engineers managed to repair most of the damage as best they could and allow the ship the chance to limp away from the fighting.

The Harvester leader however was not concerned that his previous quarry was now leaving the battle zone…they were already his messengers and witnesses to the world of Megele…and now he had the chance to settle old accounts now…and this was one opportunity he was not going to waste now…after all, this was just the first encounter…he wanted to see just how skilled Kira Yamato's son really was…

And now was a good a time as any…

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To be continued…

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It seems that the Harvester Leader has a serious axe to grind with Kyo…but why is that? What kind of old grudge does the Harvester Leader have towards Kyo of all people? And now the two Gundam pilots…both I-Freedom, and E-Vendetta are about to face each other for the very first time.

Who will survive…this quite possibly fatal battle to the death?