Episode 27

The episode opens up over a grassy hill. We can see some type of cows grazing, when the Dark-Angel comes flying over the hill at full speed. The cows surprised and startled run off in all directions.

The camera cuts inside the bridge of the Dark-Angel to show Cagalli, Nick, Shadow and Roxas gripping the Captain's chair for dear life. Ciro, Rini, Kenny, and Thomas are bracing themselves against their own chairs. Zuke is leaning against a wall appearing to be unaffected. Cagalli mad/scare shouts at Alan

Cagalli: Slow this thing down now!

Shadow on the other hand looks excited

Shadow: No way speed this baby up!

Alan turns around and grins at Shadow

Alan: You got it, hold on!

Alan pushes the wheel forward. He then quickly hits a few buttons on his computer with one hand. We can see the force visibly push on the Shadow Knights. The camera cuts quickly outside to show that the Dark-Angel has indeed speeded up. Cagalli looks at Shadow like he's nuts.

Cagalli: Are you out of your mind!

Shadow looks at her obviously not understanding why she's mad.

Shadow: What?

Cagalli is now highly annoyed

Cagalli: Do you have any idea how dangerous going at this speed is?

Shadow doesn't seem to care

Shadow: Oh relax princess this is just like a roller coaster.

Cagalli very mad now

Cagalli: How many times do I have to tell you not to call me a princess!

Nick holding his hat in place with one hand speaks ignoring Cagalli's comment.

Nick: Yea, only without the safety equipment and seats!

Roxas is cheering Alan on

Roxas: Yayyyyyyyy go faster, faster, faster, faster, faster, faster!

Alan is grinning like a lunatic, suddenly a screen starts flashing on the Captain's chair, and Shadow sees it.

Shadow: Oh someone's calling, I'll get it.

Shadow let's go of the chair with one hand and slaps the button above the blinking screen and quickly re-grabs the chair. Jack's face appears on the screen, she looks like she's holding onto something too and she looks very annoyed.

Jack: Shadow mind explaining to me why my ship is going at this ridiculous speed?

Shadow quickly tries to think of an excuse

Shadow: We're trying to out run ghost.

Jack looks at him like he's an idiot

Jack: Ok you have to the count of 3 to stop this ship before I stop it and then turn around and beat you till an inch of your life, oh and if you're thinking you can just hide somewhere until I cool off I like to remind you that I built this ship so I literary know where every single hiding spot is.

The screen blinks off, Shadow sighs in defeat.

Shadow: Alright Alan you heard the ladies.

Alan also looks disappointed

Alan: Alright but let me just try one more thing.

Before anyone says anything Alan quickly turns the wheel to the left and angles it down. The camera quickly cuts outside to show the Dark-Angel turn left but something's wrong. There's too much thrust and the Dark-Angel starts to spin out of control.

The camera cuts inside the bridge of the Dark-Angel to show everyone screaming or gritting their teeth as they brace themselves against anything they can grab to stop themselves from being flung around like clothes in a drier. The camera focuses on Alan, his eyes have taken on an extremely focus look.

He's spinning the wheel left, right, then left again, he's also titling the wheel up, down, left, up, right, up, at the same time as he's turning the wheel. The camera cuts outside to show the Dark-Angel stop spinning, straighten up and come to a slow stop.

The camera cuts back inside to show that everyone has calmed down. Cagalli and several others are panting. Alan is the first to talk, he turns to look at them. Alan is smiling and he's slightly embarrassed.

Alan: Sorry about that, I was putting out a lot more thrust then I thought.

Cagalli turns to look at him pissed

Cagalli: Sorry? Sorry is all you can say for almost getting us killed because you were joy riding?

Shadow is completely unconcern

Shadow: Relax Cagalli; no one was hurt, but Alan if you crash this ship

Alan cuts him off

Alan: Yea, yea, yea, you'll either fire me or kick my ass.

Shadow smiles at him

Shadow: Oh no I won't kick your ass but Jack will and trust me when I say Jack is 10 times scarier than me.

Nick has recover from the spin cycle

Nick: Speaking of Jack mate, I think we should go down and check on her.

Roxas is still green

Roxas: Right when the floor stops spinning.

Cagalli is also regaining color to her face, she smiles at Nick.

Cagalli: Are you worried about her Nick?

The way Cagalli asks implies she thinks it's cute how Nick's eldest brother instincts have kicked in. Nick doesn't say anything; Shadow smiling slaps him on the back.

Shadow: Don't worried Nick Jack is a big girl she can take care of herself, in fact I'm more worried about the people we left her there with.

Roxas recovered says

Roxas: There are more good looking guys there anyway so let's go.

Ciro, Thomas, and Alan look annoyed by this comment. Shadow nods his head

Shadow: Ok, Kenny you're in charge till we get back.

Kenny lifts his head from the computer terminal he's working on.

Kenny: Right.

Shadow, Nick, Cagalli and Roxas begin to leave. Zuke is staring intently at Alan.

Zuke (That guy was able to understanding that complex steering wheel, a completely new design steering wheel that has never been use before, in under an hour. Plus he was able to regain control when the ship was in that out of control spin. There's no way an amateur could have done that, just who is he?)

Shadow is about to leave when he turns to Zuke.

Shadow: Hey Zuke you coming?

Zuke turns to look at him

Zuke: Tis

Zuke says in the same condensing tone of voice but he turns and follows Shadow anyway. Nick glares at Zuke clearly unhappy but lets it go.

The camera cuts to the hallway, Cagalli, Roxas, Nick, Zuke, and Shadow walk onto an elevator. Cagalli is last getting on and as the elevator closes one of the chains attach to her leather jacket gets caught in the closing door.

Cagalli: Oh for the love of.

Cagalli begins pulling on the chain to try and get it unstuck. Cagalli is pissed

Cagalli: Damn it, this is why I hate this stupid clothing!

Shadow looks at her bored but suddenly gets an idea

Shadow: So what kind of clothes do you like?

Cagalli turns to look at him confused by the question.

Cagalli: Huh?

Shadow goes on while the elevator opens a little letting Cagalli's chain go.

Shadow: Well you always talk about how you can't wait to get some money and buy some new clothes but you never say what kind of new clothes you would actually buy?

All eyes now turn to Cagalli curious. Cagalli hesitates not sure what to say

Cagalli: Well, I mean it's not like I have a specific type of clothing I like to buy, I normally wear the Orb military uniform.

Roxas quickly comments

Roxas: But we're not in Orb now, so there's nowhere you can get a uniform like that plus that sounds to me like a copout.

Cagalli glares at Roxas, but Nick is now pushing too.

Nick: Roxas is right mate, but your smart you should know that already, come on mate you can't keep complaining about the clothes you're wearing without having something else in mind.

Cagalli hesitates again, while she's thinking she asks a delay question

Cagalli: Well what about you guys, what kind of clothes do you like?

Roxas eager goes first

Roxas: I like rip jeans, and shirts. You know showing enough skin to get people excited but not enough to give anything away. Plus I also like flashily clothes, the kind that gets people's attention.

Nick goes next

Nick: I like cowboy style clothes, no surprise mate since I've always been a fan of Cowboy movies plus I am a cowboy.

All eyes turn to Zuke for a moment. Zuke seeing this sighs as he answers

Zuke: I don't care as long as I can fight in them.

Shadow is last but before he can answer Cagalli cuts in

Cagalli: And Shadow's got that black Goth look.

Roxas shakes her head

Roxas: I have to disagree with you there Cagalli, Goth has more chains and leather, plus most wear black makeup. Shadow has short black hair and just plain black clothes, which makes it obviously not true Goth. In fact it's kind of weird, I can't think of any style like his.

Shadow is getting annoyed

Shadow: I like black; I think it's cool, is that so weird?

Nick nods his head

Nick: Just a little mate.

Shadow glares at him

Shadow: I think my outfit is awesome; in fact the only thing that would make my outfit even better would be a black cloak.

Cagalli looks at him confused

Cagalli: Cloak?

Shadow rolls his eyes

Shadow: A trench coat with a hood.

Cagalli doesn't get it

Cagalli: Why?

Shadow is very annoyed

Shadow: Because cloaks are awesome, I would get one too but they're impossible to find in any store, you have to get them custom made.

Cagalli rolls her eyes

Cagalli: Because they're stupid.

Shadow glares at her

Shadow: Well what about; you still haven't answered what kind of clothes you would get? Don't think you're getting out of the question.

Cagalli hesitates having momentary forgotten about that

Cagalli: Well, I mean I guess I'd get a white button collar shirt, a red formal coat, and red formal pants.

Shadow shakes his head

Shadow: But that's just politician's clothes.

Cagalli is annoyed

Cagalli: So what's wrong with that?

Shadow shrugs

Shadow: Nothing as long as you like it.

Cagalli is confused

Cagalli: Huh?

Shadow explains further

Shadow: It sounds to me like you only wear that kind of clothes because you're scare of what other people would think of you otherwise.

Cagalli has moved up from annoyed to irritated.

Cagalli: There's nothing wrong with considering how other people would think of you when you're buying clothes. I don't want people to think I'm an idiot because I wore a T-shirt with some kind of band logo on it to a meeting.

Shadow looks at her sadly; it's unusual to see Shadow with such a sad look on.

Shadow: In my opinion I think you hate that type of clothing, clothes are the reflection of wearer they help tell people around us what kind of person we are and more importantly what we think of ourselves so if you go around wearing clothes you hate just because you're scare of what other people would think all day, that's just really sad.

Cagalli is surprise by this comment. The elevator doors open, Shadow, Nick, Roxas and Zuke walk out. Cagalli stands in the elevator alone for moment thinking then Shadow calls to her.

Shadow: Hey Cagalli stop day dreaming and come on.

Cagalli snaps back to focus

Cagalli: Right.

The camera cuts to the Gundam bay, we can see a group of 5 people unconscious on the floor. Shadow, Nick and Cagalli seeing this rush over to see if there alright.

Cagalli: No one got hurt!

Cagalli repeats what Shadow said on the bridge while glaring at him. Shadow doesn't say anything and begins to check for a pulse. Nick doing the same says to Shadow

Nick: Don't worry mate they just seem to be knock out.

Suddenly we hear Jack shout

Jack: Shadow!

Shadow looks up just as Jack hits him in the back of the head with her wrench. This time she didn't hit him hard enough to knock him out.

Shadow: OW, what the hell?

Jack is glaring angrily at Shadow

Jack: I said stop the ship but what do you do, you put it into a death spin. If you had crashed my ship I would have beat you till a pulp.

Shadow looks truly sorry

Shadow: I'm sorry Jack; I didn't realize how many people got hurt because of my action.

Jack looks at Shadow confused, and then she sees Cagalli and Nick crouching next to the unconscious people on the floor and connects the dots.

Jack: Oh those guys were already unconscious before we went into the death spin.

Everyone looks at her surprise

Cagalli: Wait what?

Jack explains

Jack: Well you see even though Drake told these guys that we were there superiors some of them still had problems following orders from me, since I'm a girl and a lot younger than them.

Jack begins to wave around her wrench threateningly

Jack: So I had to knock a couple of them out to show everyone who's boss, after the fifth guy the rest of the crew gave up and started following my orders and did you know Drake that bastard didn't give them room assignments, so not only did I have to find a job for them all I also had to do that!

Jack looks very angry about that. Cagalli and Nick are looking at Jack with surprise (surprise that she was able to knock out 5 guys, and they were pretty big too).

Roxas has found another screw and is bating it back and forth between her hands. Zuke looks bored. Shadow turns to Nick and says quickly

Shadow: Told you she could take care of herself.

Shadow then turns to Jack

Shadow: Sorry about that Jack, do you need any help?

Jack shakes her head

Jack: Na it's okay, I've got most of it done anyway. All I need to do is tell those idiots there job and room numbers when they wake up.

Cagalli is impressed

Cagalli: Wow Jack that's pretty amazing you were able to do all that by yourself.

Jack puffs out her chest

Jack: Well I am a genius after all.

We hear Kabira shout

Kabira: A genius at getting played by her crew.

All eyes turn to the catwalk to see Kabira and Raheem

Raheem: Ms. Kabira!

Raheem says in reprimanding tone of voice. Jack is glaring at Kabira. Kabira and Raheem climb down from the catwalk and walk over to Shadow and the others.

Jack: How so?

Raheem turns to her and says in an apologetic tone.

Raheem: I'm sorry it's just that as we were looking around the ship we happen to notice several of your crew members playing a game of cards in the hallways, along with several other crew members romancing one another.

Raheem is slightly blushing at this. Jack looks pissed.

Jack: Those lazy bastards, when I get my hands on them.

Raheem steps forward

Raheem: Oh it's just occurred to me that we haven't formally introduce ourselves, I am Raheem Javen and this is the daughter of my friend that I am currently watching Kabira Reza.

Roxas for the first time takes notice of Raheem's big muscular body. Shadow steps forward to shake Raheem hand.

Shadow: I am

Before he can get any further Roxas pushes him out of the way hard to the floor.

Roxas: He's Shadow Zoomary, there Jack Coldback, Cagalli Yulu Athha, Nick Mu, and Zuke Garth but more importantly I'm Roxas Nile.

Roxas gets in Raheem's personal space and lays on her seductive voice very heavily. Jack, Cagalli, and Nick look slightly annoyed at the way she rushed there introduction. Raheem is turning red a great feat since he's heavily tan from years of working under the hot sun.

Raheem: Um well nice to meet you.

Roxas is inching closer to him at the same time Raheem is inching further from her. Shadow gets up and he's very irritated.

Shadow: Roxas what the hell, I'm the team leader!

Roxas without even turning to look at him pushes him to the ground again.

Roxas: Yea that's nice, now go bother someone else about that while me and Raheem get to know each other better.

Roxas tries to get closer to Raheem. Raheem is becoming fluster and is trying to escape, Cagalli and Jack have become pissed at Roxas making them look like idiots. They walk up to her and grab one of her arms each.

Cagalli: Come on you perverted freak let's go.

Jack: Yea before you get us fired from our first job for sexual harassment.

Roxas is struggling to break free.

Roxas: No come on let me go.

Nick walks up to the confused Raheem

Nick: Sorry about that mate she's a little

Raheem answers for him

Raheem: Weird.

Nick: Well I was going to say off-beat but yea that works.

While this has been going on Kabira has walk over and found a lock door, curious and a little suspicious she asks

Kabira: Hey what's behind this door? You guys smuggling something?

All eyes turn to Kabira. Raheem once again says in a reprimanding tone of voice

Raheem: Ms. Kabira!

Jack slightly annoyed answers her question

Jack: No we're not smuggling anything, that's the power core room, the reason it's lock is because I don't want some idiot who has no idea what they're doing going in there and blowing us all to kingdom Kong.

Cagalli remembers something

Cagalli: Oh yes that reminds me Jack I've been wondering why is the Dark-Angel so much faster than the Archangel?

Jack looks at Cagalli confused

Jack: Huh?

Cagalli explains

Cagalli: Well it's just that back on Earth I was on the Archangel and I've never seen it move that fast before.

Raheem curious asks Nick in a low voice

Raheem: She's been to Earth before?

Nick hesitates a little then says

Nick: Well she's a little

Raheem finishes for him

Raheem: Crazy.

Nick doesn't replied. Roxas still trying to get close to Raheem adds

Roxas: It's easier if you just play along.

Jack is slightly offended by Cagalli's question.

Jack: Well of course the Dark-Angel is faster than any other ship on Earth; you had me a little confused there because although I've made some tweaks to the engine design it shouldn't have been that much faster than the Original Archangel design but don't insult my ship by even suggesting the fact that a ship on Earth could be faster.

Cagalli is confused

Cagalli: But then why

Zuke annoyed answers. The way he answers implies that he thinks the answer is obvious

Zuke: Obviously because of the power source.

Cagalli still looks confused. Zuke seeing this sighs and goes on

Zuke: Honestly I know you're a natural but this level of small intelligence is really shocking and disturbing. The strongest power core on Earth is a type of nuclear reactor core whereas here on Sora the strongest is the S-generator and the S-generator is 10 times stronger than that type of nuclear reactor, therefore it's not the machine that's better it's the power core.

Cagalli nods her head in understanding

Cagalli: I see, so the Archangel would have that type of speed if it had an S-generator for a power core.

Jack nods her head

Jack: That's correct.

Jack suddenly gets an idea

Jack: Hey do you guys want me to show it to you?

Cagalli is surprise and grateful

Cagalli: Will you?

Jack nods her head

Jack: Sure.

Raheem is also curious

Raheem: Do you mind if we come along as well.

Jack: Not at all.

Jack walks over to the lock door. The lock is a keypad; Kabira is looking at it unimpressed.

Kabira: Really a keypad lock?

Jack is slightly offended

Jack: Like I said, this is manly to make sure that some drunken idiot doesn't stumble in here and screw something up.

Jack puts the number code in. The door makes a click sound as the lock is unlocked. Jack opens the door and everyone walks in. The S-generator room is pretty big, about half the size of the Gundam bay.

The majority of the room is a half circle depression, there's poles spread out all over the half circle depression, in the center of the depression somehow floating dead center in the room is the S-generator.

Unlike the Gundam S-generator which is the size of a human the ship S-generator is the size of a car. The S-generator is like a mini sun, it's also discharging electrical currents which the poles are collecting.

The only place that appears safe enough for human presence is a catwalk that circles around the depression. Everyone is taking in the sight of the S-generator full of amazement except for Jack and Zuke. Nick whishes

Nick: Whoa she's a beauty mate.

Cagalli is also staring at the S-generator impressed.

Cagalli: It is definitely breathtaking and extraordinary.

Jack nods her head

Jack: One of humans greatest achievements the Sun generator, solar panels along the depression collect the light energy, the poles collect the electric energy, and a really fancy devise which you probably never heard of and I'm not going to explain collects the heat energy. It collects all 3 energy sources at the same time which explains why it produces more energy then used when operating, it's created by a high voltage electrical current striking a number of different chemical elements at the same time.

Shadow knows this one

Shadow: That's the crystal container right?

Jack nods her head

Jack: Yup.

Kabira is confused

Kabira: Crystal container?

She directs her question at Raheem. Raheem explains

Raheem: Oh that's right, you wouldn't have learn that yet, it's taught in 12 grade science class. The crystal container is a type of container that stores different chemicals at the same time, it mixes some while at the same time keeping others separate and does it at exactly the right time. Which is good since the chemical elements need to be exactly right when struck by the electrical current, it gets its name from its crystal like shape. In fact did you know that Issaic Korah is the man who invented it?

Cagalli remembers something

Cagalli: Wait wasn't he the man that invented the S-generator?

Jack nods her head

Jack: Yup he also invented the first Gundam; he truly was one of the greatest scientists this universe has ever seen.

The scene ends with everyone taking a moment of silence to either think about this great man or show respect. The next scene opens up from the top of a small hill; the man we saw at the end of the last episode is watching the Dark-Angel. We can see another ship behind him, a female walks up to him. From her stance we can tell the man is the one in charge.

Female: Captain Zain, we're awaiting your orders Sir.

The man (Zain) stops watching and turns to look at her, he smiles at her.

Zain: This should be a piece of cake for us Haile, thanks to the intelligence we gather we know that our target is on board that ship and is currently being guarded by a new E-rank Gundam Team.

Haile takes this all in

Haile: So why don't we just attack, if they are an E-rank team it shouldn't be a problem to take them out?

Zain still smiling shakes his head

Zain: Patience Haile patience, even though they appear to be an E-rank we can't forgo the possibly that they're actually a higher rank team disguise as an E-rank team, so that we drop our guard and just attack thus revealing ourselves to them.

Haile nods her head in understanding

Haile: I see, you're completely right Sir, so what are we going to do?

Zain pretends to think about this

Zain: It certainly does present an interesting dilemma, we can't be positive that attacking is exactly what they want us to do but we can't just not attack, that would only piss our boss off so what should we do? The answer is simple we treat this team as if they were a high rank Gundam Team, we lay out a solid plain of action and we won't rush our attack instead we'll pin them in a trap.

Haile looks at Zain already knowing what's coming.

Haile: I suppose you have a plan already in mind Sir?

Zain smiles

Zain: You know me too well Haile. The plan is simple, judging from the path there taking they're going to hit an area of small but closely pack together mountains in about 10 minutes that's when we're going to make our move. Haile you'll fire the magnet energy disrupting missile at their ship with the bazooka

Haile interrupts

Haile: Why can't we fire it from the ship?

Zain shakes his head

Zain: There scanners will pick up our ship before we get in range, which will give them a chance to evade and counter-attack. This way they won't be able to detect the missile until it's too late, once the missile hits it will disrupt the power flow of the ship effectively taking out most of its systems. Once that happens we'll have our sniper team, which will have hidden in the mountains earlier open fire on the ship and turn it into Swiss cheese and just to be on the safe side we'll move our own ship in front and bombard the area with missiles to ensure there are no survivors.

Haile nods her head

Haile: An excellent plan as always Sir.

Zain nods his head

Zain: Thank you Haile, now I'll go send out the sniper team and get the ship in position, you go and get whatever you need to prepare for your assignment.

Haile bows before him

Haile: Right away Sir.

Haile turns and begins to walk away. Zain turns to look at the Dark-Angel again

Zain (Well I guess we'll see how good this Gundam Team really is in a few minutes.)

The camera cuts back into the Dark-Angel. Shadow, Cagalli, Nick, Jack, Roxas, Zuke, Raheem and Kabira are walking down the hallways. Jack spots 2 crew members reading some kind of swim suit magazine in the corner. Jack marches over to them and begins to swing her wrench.

Jack: What the hell do you guys think you're doing, get back to work!

The crew members dodge her wrench swing attacks and run off. Jack shouts out to them

Jack: Yea you better run!

Jack shakes her head and complains to Shadow

Jack: Unbelievable, that's the third time I caught crew members slacking off and I bet you there's even more of them slacking off right this minute.

Shadow smiles at her and tries to make her feel better

Shadow: Hey don't worry so much about it; I'm sure everything will work out in the end.

Cagalli looks at him unbelieving

Cagalli: How?

Shadow still smiling shrugs his shoulders

Shadow: I don't know it's a mystery but trust me it will.

Cagalli still looks at Shadow doubtful. Kabira overhearing the conversation suggest

Kabira: Why don't you just fire a couple of them, you know to make an example out of them, that way the others will know you're serious.

Shadow stops and gets a serious look on his face

Shadow: No, I won't fire anyone, I might yell at them, I might beat them up but I will never fire anyone.

Everyone looks at Shadow like he's crazy. Zuke is unimpressed

Zuke: Weak worms trying to protect other weak worms, how pointless.

No one pays Zuke any attention. Roxas suddenly gets in Raheem's personal space again.

Roxas: So anyway don't you think that the S-generator was very romantic, I could just melt in the arms of the first guy with muscles to pick me up and have his way with me.

All eyes are now on Raheem and Roxas. It's hard to tell if Roxas is aware of this but Raheem is obvious feeling every eye burn into his skin. He's very red and tries to back up only to find that he's against the wall.

Roxas is inching ever closer. Raheem decides to go with plan B, he puts both his hands on Roxas's shoulders and forcefully keeps her at a distance.

Raheem: Now listen I'm flatter and all but I'm almost twice your age, so could you just stop this.

Roxas looks at him bored for a moment then she gives him one of her classic seductive smiles.

Roxas: Oh I just love the way you get aggressive with me.

Raheem immediately let's go of her as if she's on fire. Roxas takes this opening an advances on Raheem.

The camera cuts outside to show the Dark-Angel moving into an area of closely line together small mountains. The camera focuses on Haile, Haile is in black and has her bazooka at the ready. She begins to talk

Haile: Target in sight ready to fire on command Sir.

She's using an Ear plug communication device. It basically allows the person on the other end of the line to hear everything that is said out loud in the senders bubble and at the same time give orders that only the sender can hear.

It's not just Sora technology there are some people on Earth that have it too although it's more common on Sora. The camera quickly cuts to the enemy bridge to show Zain sitting comfortably in what can only be the captain's chair.

Zain: Alright Haile fire at will, then get back to the ship as quickly as you can.

The camera cuts back to Haile, Haile nods her head then fires her bazooka at the Dark-Angel. The camera cuts to the Dark-Angel bridge; everyone seems relax as they type away on their respective computer terminals.

Suddenly a red light starts blinking on Kenny's computer. Everyone turns to look at him, Kenny's typing speed increases as the color drains from his face.

Kenny: Incoming missile!

The camera cuts back outside to show the missile hit the bridge of the Dark-Angel. The camera cuts back to the bridge to see everyone get rock in their seat.

The camera cuts to Shadow and the others. They get rock as well but not as violently as the bridge crew. Red lights start flashing and sirens start going off. Roxas starts looking around angrily and Raheem breathes a sigh of relief.

Kabira: What was that?

Jack: The warning lights are flashing so either we hit something or something hit us.

Nick: That felt like the shock wave of a missile mate.

Cagalli: Are we under attack?

Zuke: More than likely.

Everyone is talking fast and with the exception of Zuke they all look different levels of scare and nervous. Shadow has a focus look on his face.

Shadow: Whatever that was I don't like it, we better get to the bridge.

Everyone takes off for the bridge. The camera cuts outside to show the Dark-Angel losing altitude and heading straight for the ground. The camera cuts back to the bridge to show Alan pulling the steering wheel back with all his might, everyone else is rapidly typing on their computer terminals.

Alan: What the hell is going on my engines aren't getting any power to them!

Rini with a very focus look on her face

Rini: The Positron Blasters and High-energy beam cannons are down.

Ciro is gritting his teeth in frustration

Ciro: We've also lost the Linear Cannons and navigation systems.

Thomas with an unusual cheerily smile says in a sing song voice

Thomas: The CIW's have gone; gone away hopefully they will return one day-a-a-a-a!

Kenny annoyed says

Kenny: Is this really the best time for you to practice your singing?

Before Thomas can say anything the door opens and Shadow with Cagalli right next to him lead everyone in. Cagalli and Shadow say at the same time

Shadow: Kenny what's up?

Cagalli: Kenny status report!

Shadow and Cagalli momentary stop and glare at each other. Kenny is able to figure out what they want.

Kenny: We were hit with a single missile, but for some reason we're losing all are systems.

Rini is becoming slightly annoyed as she types away on her computer.

Rini: There's no way a single missile is causing all this.

Ciro adds

Ciro: Unless it's a magnetic energy disrupting missile.

Before anyone can comment further Alan shouts out

Alan: Everyone brace yourselves we're going to hit the ground in less than 30 seconds!

The camera cuts outside to show the Dark-Angel crash into the ground. We cut back inside to show everyone get rock around. Alan, Ciro, Rini, Thomas and Kenny brace themselves against their seat.

Zuke stands unmoved by any action. Nick, Cagalli, Roxas, and Shadow grab onto the nearest seat and hold on for dear life. Raheem uses himself as a shield for Kabira, after the ship stops rocking Shadow looks around and asks

Shadow: Everyone alright?

He gets several annoyed and sarcastic nods and groans.

Cagalli: Damage report.

Kenny beginning to type on his computer again

Kenny: Nothing too serious just some bumps and scrapes and of course all are system are still down.

Shadow turns to Ciro and asks

Shadow: Yea what was the missile thing you said before we crash?

Ciro is looking at him like he's and idiot

Ciro: You mean the magnetic energy disrupting missile.

Shadow nods his head

Shadow: Right that's it, now how does it work?

Ciro explains as if it's common knowledge

Ciro: When it explodes it sends out a magnetic impulse that screws up all electrical circuitry in the area.

Shadow nods his head in understanding then turns to Kenny

Shadow: So can you reprogram the systems to work around it?

Kenny does some quick calculations in his head

Kenny: I'm not sure, maybe if I had enough time.

Rini terminal starts blinking, she begins to type

Rini: Well you're not going to have much of that, I've manage to stop the radar and scanners from crashing and they're now picking up multiple Gundam signatures from the surrounding mountains.

Rini doesn't get to say anymore as we start hearing explosions. The ship is once again getting rock. The camera cuts outside to show high power energy bullets hit the Dark-Angel and the areas around the Dark-Angel. The camera cuts back inside to show growing panic on everyone's face.

Roxas: What the hell is that?

Rini says in an unusually calm voice

Rini: They've open fire on us.

Nick asks

Nick: Are they raiders?

Thomas: They could be bandits-da-da-da-diiiii.

Ciro getting annoyed with this

Ciro: It doesn't matter who they are, with are ship like this we're sitting ducks.

Cagalli asks

Cagalli: Is there any way we can contact them and ask them what they want; maybe this is all just a misunderstanding?

Ciro rolls his eyes

Ciro: Sure if our communication systems weren't down. Look I say we abandon ship, in our current state we can't even move let alone count-attack. Chances are these guys are just raiders in which case they just want our ship, plus if we all get out and scatter it will be hard for them to get us.

Jack is beyond piss

Jack: NEVER, I RATHER DIE THEN GIVE UP THE DARK-ANGEL!

Shadow puts a hand on her shoulder to help calm her down.

Shadow: Jack's right, there's no reason to talk about giving up the fight when it's just begun.

Zuke walks up to Rini and asks

Zuke: Can you tell what type of Gundam it is?

Rini nods her head

Rini: It appears to be the a Marksman type Sniper class Gundam, a good Gundam for long distance combat.

Zuke is unimpressed

Zuke: This type of opponent is still beneath me, you guys can deal with it.

Everyone looks at him shocked.

Ciro: What?

Cagalli angrily asks

Cagalli: What if the ship gets destroyed isn't that something you should be worried about?

Zuke isn't

Zuke: If it looks like this ship is about to be destroyed I'll escape on my Gundam.

Nick looks at him pissed

Nick: Why you selfish son of a

Shadow cuts him off

Shadow: That's enough Nick, we don't have time for this; Zuke can do whatever he wants.

Rini has more bad news

Rini: Guys we have another problem now, a ship has just appear on are radar and according to my estimates it should be in firing distance in about 5 minutes.

That's the final straw for Ciro

Ciro: You see it's hopeless, we have to abandon ship, think logically for a second we don't even have a captain.

Shadow with budging pride

Shadow: Well I guess if I had to I

Zuke cuts him off

Zuke: You do realize that the captain has to stay on the bridge at all times and can't go out and fight in a Gundam?

Shadow didn't

Shadow: Oh ok never mind then.

Cagalli rolls her eyes and steps forward

Cagalli: Fine since I'm the only one here with actual experience as a captain I'll act as captain of the Dark-Angel for this battle.

Everyone just stares at her for a moment surprise then they burst out laughing.

All: HAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA

Cagalli blushes again and snaps

Cagalli: What? What's so funny about that?

Thomas coughs to clear his throat while everyone else calms down

Thomas: To be a captain takes years of experience la-la-la-la, and you are far too young me-me-me.

Rini nods her head

Rini: Thomas is right and playing battleship doesn't count as experience.

Cagalli is pissed but is biting her tongue. Nick takes pity on her.

Nick: Besides mate you're a Gundam pilot and since someone isn't participating in the battle we're going to need you even more out there.

Cagalli can't argue with that logic. Shadow suddenly gets and idea.

Shadow: Well since we can't have any of the Gundam Pilots do it that leaves only one person, you Jack.

Shadow points to Jack, everyone is surprise including Jack, and Cagalli is slightly offended.

Cagalli: Wait how is Jack more qualified to be captain then I am?

Jack nervous nods her head

Jack: Yea Shadow, I'm just a simple mechanic I don't know the first thing about being a captain.

Shadow is unmoved by everyone's concern

Shadow: That's true but you built this ship from scratch that means you know how this ship runs better than anyone and since this battle is going to be about getting our ship up and running again that makes you the most qualified person to be the captain of this ship for this battle.

Ciro, Rini, Thomas and Alan nod their head, Shadow's line of thinking makes some sense. Cagalli is still offended but Shadow doesn't give anyone much time to think.

Shadow: Kenny get the Gundam catapult working so we can launch, you only have until we get there, and come on you.

Shadow directs the "come on you" at Cagalli as he grabs her shoulder and drags her away.

Cagalli: Hey wait!

Nick and Roxas follow right after them. Kenny has started typing really fast on his terminal all eyes now turn to Jack.

Rini: Well captain we're waiting for your orders.

Rini's distaste is evident in her voice. Jack looks like a deer caught in headlights. Alan looks around and notices something.

Alan: Hey where are the clients and that other Gundam Pilot?

At some point in conversation Kabira, Raheem and Zuke have slip away. This question seems to have spark Jack into motion.

Jack: Um I'm not sure, but that doesn't matter right now, everyone start trying to reprogram your respective systems around the magnetic impulse.

Rini still unimpressed

Rini: Do you realize how long that's going to take?

Jack replies

Jack: Less time than if Kenny had to do it all himself, now get started!

Rini and Jack glare at each other for a moment then Rini turns around and begins typing on her terminal. Jack looks around to see that everyone else is doing what she asked. Jack takes a deep breath then promptly places herself in the captain's chair. The camera cuts to Shadow, Nick, Cagalli and Roxas running at full speed down the hallways.

They're jumping over things, turning left and right down hallways and sliding down stair rails. They burst into a locker room, Shadow, Roxas and Nick are about to run over to their lockers and get change when Cagalli realizes something.

Cagalli: Wait a second; this is a unisex locker room?

Shadow growing impatient since he can still hear the explosions and see the vibrations as they hit the ship.

Shadow: Yea so?

Shadow hasn't connected the dots yet. Cagalli is blushing deep red.

Cagalli: I'm not changing in front of you!

Shadow suddenly gets it. Roxas is also getting nervous about the explosions.

Roxas: Is this really the best time to bring this up, the Dark-Angel only has one locker room.

Cagalli isn't letting this one go

Cagalli: Yes!

Shadow getting over his shock

Shadow: Well what do you want us to do? We don't have time to take turns using this room, look we're all adults here I think we can be mature about this, and besides you'll still have on your underwear so it's not like anyone that looks will see anything.

Cagalli still pissed says

Cagalli: Underwear is plenty for a pervert like you, and I rather die than show you anything.

Shadow mock offended

Shadow: Like I would purposely check you out while we're changing and about to engage in what could possibly be one of the deadliest battles we've ever been in.

That's enough for Roxas

Roxas: Alright.

Roxas turns around and starts to take off her shirt. Shadow eyes her like a hawk, Cagalli interrupts before Roxas can even reveal her bra strap. Cagalli points at Shadow and shouts

Cagalli: See, see, see, you're lying and I refused to change in front of you.

Nick puts Shadow in a headlock and says in his friendly voice

Nick: Well how about this mate, we'll divide the locker room in half. The row of lockers in the middle will be the divider, the boys will be on the right and the girls will be on the left and I'll make sure Shadow doesn't peek.

Cagalli thinks about this for a moment then nods her head.

Cagalli: Alright, thank you Nick.

Nick nods his head then drags the unwilling Shadow to the other side of the locker room. the camera cuts forward about a minute, Cagalli has taken off her clothes.

She's put her clothes in the locker and is pulling out her Gundam suit when she notices Roxas fully dressed in her Gundam suit laying on the bench staring at her. The way Roxas is laying looks very similar to how a cat would lay. Cagalli shouts in surprise

Cagalli: AH!

We hear Shadow on the other side practice jump on the lockers.

Shadow: Cagalli what's wrong?

Then we hear a slamming noise which we can assume is Nick pulling him down.

Nick: Nothing she's fine, now get dress you pervert.

Cagalli over her shock says in a very angry whisper to Roxas

Cagalli: How did you get dress so fast?

Roxas says in a voice full of pride

Roxas: There are many things in which I'm skilled at and getting dressed fast is one of them.

Roxas notices Cagalli trying to cover herself with the Gundam Suit

Roxas: You know there's no point in covering yourself now, I've already seen you in your underwear and I must say you are incredibly hot with that tone body of yours but if you want I can show you my underwear to make us even.

Roxas sits up and begins to seductively unzip her Gundam suit. Cagalli immediately puts her hand in front of her blocking the view and turns around.

Cagalli: Ew, NO, *sigh* I can't win can I?

Roxas smiles and says in a cheerily voice

Roxas: No, but look on the bright side, neither can Shadow.

The camera moves to the boys side of the locker room, Shadow is fully dressed in his Gundam suit and is about to walk over to other side of the locker room when Nick grabs his shoulder.

Nick: Whatcha doing mate?

Shadow looks guilty

Shadow: Um I was going to leave the locker room now that I'm fully dressed.

Nick isn't fooled

Nick: Oh really, hey ladies are you done changing yet?

Nick taps on the locker and shouts the "hey ladies" part. We hear Cagalli's replied

Cagalli: No, just a few more seconds Nick.

Nick looks back at Shadow

Nick: I guess you're going to have to wait a minute mate.

Shadow looks depressed

Shadow: You had to be a noble cowboy didn't you. Fine just let me go cry in a corner for a few minutes then.

The camera cuts forward in time again, Shadow, Cagalli, Nick and Roxas are in the Gundam bay all fully dressed in their Gundam suits. They run to their respective Gundams and hop onto a lift.

The lift rises to their Gundam's chest and after they hit a few buttons on their Neon Gauntlets the chest opens and they run in. The camera splits into four screens to show each of the Gundam Pilots. They all say at the same time

Shadow: Nightwing, begin launching sequence.

Cagalli: La Rouge, begin launching sequence.

Roxas: Quanlier, begin launching sequence.

Nick: Cowboy, begin launching sequence.

The Gundam activation is the same as the previous episodes and is identical in all four frames. The screen goes back to normal to show all four Gundams being released from their locks and standing next to one another. The camera cuts inside Nightwing's cockpit to show an excited Shadow. The episode ends with Shadow shouting

Shadow: Alright let's do this thing!