Episode 36
The episode opens up in the Gundam bay, Jack is angrily pacing back in worth in front of Cagalli and Roxas. There is a bunch of Dark-Angel crew members standing a little ways away watching the scene. Nick just walking into the Gundam bay notices the scene and walks up to the Dark-Angel crew members and asks
Nick: Hey mates what's going on?
The Dark-Angel crew members fill him in
Kemp: Oh Nick, check this out Jack is going nuts at Cagalli for losing La Rouge's shield
D-crew member B quickly adds
D-Crew member B: Again.
D-Crew member A nods his head confirming it
D-Crew member A: Right again, and Roxas for putting claw marks all over the Gundam bay with Quanlier's energy claws.
D-Crew Member C rolls his eyes and says
D-Crew Member C: We've been trying to fix that all morning.
D-Crew member D says eagerly
D-Crew Member D: I bet she's going to hit them with her wrench.
D-Crew member B turns to look at D-Crew member D and quickly says
D-Crew Member B: I'll take that bet.
Money quickly changes hands. Nick now also watching Jack's pacing asks
Nick: So what did I miss mates?
D-Crew member A fills him in
D-Crew Member A: Nothing too exciting, Jack told them why she called them there then has been doing the whole let them sweat in silence for 20 minutes. It doesn't seem to be working.
The camera turns to look at Cagalli and Roxas, Roxas is laying on the ground lion style, laying on the stomach while the arms and legs are at her side. Her head drops slightly and her eyes close for a moment, but her head quickly snaps back up and her eyes pop open.
She continues to repeat this process as she fights sleep, Cagalli however is very wide awake and looking annoyed at her time being wasted like this. She looks at her Neon Gauntlet which has a watch function, checking the time. Jack seeing that her "make them sweat in silence" strategy isn't working decides to go to the next phase.
Jack: Ok I can understanding losing your shield once Cagalli bad luck we all get forgetful. I can understand if you lose it a second time, things happen although maybe you're getting a little careless but a THIRD TIME, really are you just throwing them away!
Jack is very angrily about this. Cagalli seeing this tries to explain.
Cagalli: Jack look I didn't lose my shield on purpose, the wind got so strong that it literary ripped it from my hands, there was nothing I could do.
Nick suddenly laughs and all eyes turns to him as he explains
Nick: HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH, oh yea I remember that mate, but you forgot to mention that after the shield got ripped from your hands it went spinning like a saw and hit an Enemy Gundam dead in the head. I think that was your first and only one hit K-0.
As Nick is telling the story we have a quick flashback to show La Rouge's shield get ripped out of its hands and sent flying straight into an Enemy flying Gundam and taking its head clean off.
We come back out of the flashback to show everyone laughing except Cagalli and Jack although Jack is trying to suppress a grin. The tips of Cagalli's ears are starting to turn slightly red in embarrassment as is the rest of her face.
Cagalli: Well forgive me if I don't have freaking god like marksmanship.
Jack finally managing to suppress her grin and bring back her anger cuts everyone off.
Jack: Look that other stuff doesn't matter! All that does matter is the fact that you no longer have a shield which means I have to make you a new one!
Cagalli also getting back to Jack still looks annoyed and doesn't see what the problem is.
Cagalli: So?
In the blink of an eye the fury of Jack is unleashed in her signature move "Wrench attack" (she hits Cagalli on the head with a wrench). Cagalli howls in pain
Cagalli: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Cagalli begins to furiously rub the growing lump on her head with both hands. Crew member B reluctantly gives up his money. Jack angrily begins to yell out
Jack: What the hell do you think this is, a military ship where we have 3 back-up shields at any given time and if we ever did run low we could just order them from based!
Cagalli blinks surprise having thought exactly that. Having been involved with only military funded ships in the past Cagalli had simply not thought about the difficulties a civilian ship would have with having to constantly rebuild a shield. Jack seeing Cagalli's reaction becomes even more enrage.
Jack: NO, every time you lose or destroy your shield I have to go and spend a long and tiring day making you a new one and plus since we have almost no money I have to make it out of whatever parts we can find! Do you have anything how frustrating and hard it is!
Roxas getting extremely bored yawns similar to how a dog would yawn then asks
Roxas: Is it really that hard, can't you just weld together some pieces of steel?
Jack turns bright red as if every one of her of blood vessels are boiling, and she literarily has to take a few seconds to calm herself down or she might explode.
Jack: Sure I could, IF I WANTED IT TO FALL APART AFTER TAKING ONE HIT FROM A BEAM BULLET! You can't just weld together any pieces of steel and call it a shield that simplistic design would never hold up against any of today's modern weapons. You have to weld the pieces of steel in a specific form, almost like you're sewing a thick quilt and in-between the folds you have to put Ulymbles
Cagalli confused asks
Cagalli: Ulymbles?
Jack quickly explains
Jack: The part that absorbs and displaces energy.
Jack quickly goes back to what she was saying
Jack: And if you don't put them and the wires in the steel before the metal cools you have to take that section out and start from scratch! So you have to go slow in order to make sure you don't make any mistakes.
Cagalli blinks in surprise having never realize before that shields were so hard and complicated to make.
Cagalli: Wow, Jack I'm so sorry I had no idea that shields were that hard and complicated to make.
A new voice joins the fold
Raheem: Well of course it's got to be complex, while there are many weapons you can use to attack someone the shield is really the only tool since the beginning of mankind that's been used solely to defend one's self so it's only natural that it grows and becomes more complex over time in order to keep up with new offensive weapons. Especially with some of the sophisticated weapons now-a-days.
Raheem has begun talking looking strikingly similar to a teacher while Cagalli is eagerly absorbing it all looking like his student. Jack however is looking at Raheem very suspicious. She takes a step back as Nick also looking at Raheem with sharp eyes takes a step forward to talk with her. They both begin talking in low voices
Jack: Raheem's pretty knowledgeable when it comes down to anything involving the military.
Nick nods his head in agreement
Nick: He certainly is mate, and a lot more then he'd lead us to believe.
Jack has had enough
Jack: That's it I'm getting tired of this game, what's Shadow's condition.
Nick fills Jack in
Nick: The mate's almost fully recover, or at least he says he is, he's been jumping around and doing push-ups in the medical bay since this morning even though the doc says he needs 2 more days of rest.
Jack thinks for a moment
Jack: Well Kenny always says that Shadow has a high pain tolerance, either way he's the team leader so we need him in on this.
Roxas who had fallen asleep somewhere in Jack's speech now wakes up to see Raheem.
Roxas: RAHEEM!
Raheem jumps and turns to look at Roxas having not seen her because she was lying on the floor.
Raheem: Roxas!
In the blink of an eye Raheem turns and runs. Roxas jumps getting on all four limbs in the next instant and prepares to chase after him but Jack somehow manages to grab the back of her collar and prevents Roxas from going anywhere.
Jack: Oh no you don't, I haven't yell at you yet for putting the holes all over the Gundam bay.
Jack has now grab the back of Roxas's collar with both hands and is pulling her back slowly. Roxas whining and clawing at the ground looking very much like a cat now, and is struggling to break free. Jack turns to look at Nick.
Jack: Nick can you take Cagalli and get Shadow to the conference room and tell Kenny we're going to start.
Cagalli walking over looks up when she hears her name
Cagalli: Start what?
Nick ignoring Cagalli's question asks Jack
Nick: No problem mate, but should I fill Cagalli and Shadow in?
Cagalli now annoyed at being kept out of the loop asks
Cagalli: Don't just ignored me and what the heck are you guys talking about!
Jack still ignoring Cagalli shakes her head
Jack: Nah we'll fill them in later, just get everything started. I'll meet up with you with Roxas after we had our talk!
Nick tips his hat and takes Cagalli's hand and begins to lead/drag her away.
Nick: See you later then. Come on mate we'll got a lot of work to do.
Cagalli now becoming irritated nonetheless allows Nick to drag her away as she says angrily
Cagalli: Will someone please tell me what the heck is going on!
Nick smiling finally answers Cagalli
Nick: All in good time mate all in good time.
This just seems to irritate Cagalli further but realizing that she's not going to get a straight answer no matter how many times she asks Cagalli stops asking questions and just lets Nick lead. The camera turns back to look at Jack and Roxas.
Roxas is now desperately clawing at the floor searching for anything she can cling onto while Jack is pulling her in. Roxas looks very scared while Jack has her evil smile on and looks scary. The scene ends with Jack saying
Jack: Now Roxas it's time for you to repent for your crimes and take your punishment!
The next scene opens up in one of the hallways of the Dark-Angel, we can see that some Crew members have taken off some panels in the wall and our working on the wiring and circuits. Another couple of crew members are just lying on the floor sleeping, others still are in a circle placing bets on something.
There's one couple kissing intensely, although no one is paying them any attention. All this combined with the boom box/stereos scatter around playing different music on full volume makes this seem less like a crew and more like a gang hangout.
Raheem and Kabira are walking along moving around the crew members ignoring them having gotten used to their behavior while in turn being ignore by them. Raheem and Kabira stepping over a sleeping crew member begin to talk.
Raheem: We're making good progress despite all the setbacks, at this rate we should be able to get to Haben Harbor a little after midday.
Kabira looking excited/determine lightly jumps around an angry girl intensely betting.
Kabira: And after that it's only 3 more days journey to Azize and then we can speak to my father and tell him
Kabira stops mid-sentence, while they've been talking they've walk around a corner and enter the conference room. The reason Kabira has suddenly stopped talking is because in the conference room is Nick, Shadow, Cagalli, Jack, Roxas, Kenny and Zuke.
Only Zuke is standing everyone else is sitting down in a chair. Kabira and Raheem are surprise. Kabira feeling nervous asks
Kabira: Um hey guys what's up?
Shadow and Cagalli both look annoyed
Shadow: I wish I knew.
Cagalli: That makes 2 of us.
Raheem is scanning the room reading facial expressions to see who knows what and what's going on. He says slowly
Raheem: Ms. Kabira and myself were asked to come here by Ms. Coldback about a status update on our current position.
Raheem moves his right foot forward slightly, to an untrained eye it appears to be just a simple gesture but to a train eye it's a defense stance in case he suddenly gets attack. Jack finally begins.
Jack: I lied about that, I know it was wrong but at least I admitted it, unlike you guys who are still lying to us, and that is the real reason why we called you here.
Shadow and Roxas look up with new interested at Jack's bold statement like kids in high school watching a shout off. Cagalli however grows quiet and looks down slightly. Zuke who could have been sleeping while leaning against a wall now picks his head up and begins to watch this event closely.
Nick, Kenny, and Jack are watching Raheem and Kabira suspicious/pissed. Raheem is keeping a perfect mask of unconcern, unfortunately Kabira doesn't have Raheem's skilled and is breaking out in cold sweats and even a monkey can see that she's nervous.
Raheem: We don't know what you're talking about.
Jack jumps up out of her chair and slams her hands down on the table.
Jack: How about we all just cut the bullshit right now!
Nick jumps in
Nick: Since we've agree to escort you mates to Azize in Haben we've been attack twice by unknown ships.
Kenny also jumps in
Kenny: Although it's not that usual for people to be attacked by raiders, bandits or just plain assholes it's become obvious that we're not dealing with any of these.
Back to Jack
Jack: Raiders are highly greedy and would sooner cut off their own arms then agree to split any of their bounty with another ship, so it's unlikely we're dealing with them.
Back to Nick
Nick: Bandits can become quite organize mates and work in large parties so it is possible that we're dealing with them but they won't bother attacking some small time mates like us twice if they didn't have a good reason.
And finally back to Kenny
Kenny: And assholes are spur of the moment guys and there's no possible way they'd work together with another ship. That makes the only possibility the bandits, but what are they after that would make them attack us over and over again.
The effect of Kenny, Jack and Nick talking makes Raheem and Kabira feel surround. Raheem's eyes narrow as he speaks slowly
Raheem: And you're suggesting that we're the reason that they're attacking.
It's not a question it's a statement. Nick also narrows his eyes and replies
Nick: Well we don't know much about you mates, but I can tell that you're obviously in some form of military just by the way you move and present yourself, you're probably a high ranking officer.
Roxas getting excited by the drama jumps up and down in her chair like a kid in a classroom that just figure out the correct answer.
Roxas: And they've been acting very suspicious and wary ever since they got on, like some kind of fugitives.
Jack looks at Roxas slightly annoyed that she's not taking this more seriously but goes on regardless.
Jack: That's right, so if you guys have information about the people who attacked us now's the time to say it.
All eyes now turn to Raheem. Raheem closes his eyes and thinks for a moment. Kabira breaking under pressure begins to say
Kabira: Look guys
Raheem opens his eyes and holds up his hand cutting her off. Raheem then decides to go on the offensive.
Raheem: I do have something to say, we're not paying you to ask us questions, we're paying you to escort us safely to Azize. As for these ships attacking us that's not our concern, it's yours. These questions are insulting, rude and regard to private matters which you have no business in so we refuse to answer them, and I would remind you to watch your place.
Everyone is shocked by this statement. Jack has back up a little not expecting this kind of retaliation; even Zuke has raised an eyebrow in surprise. No one knows how to respond except Shadow. Shadow slams his hands down on the table drawing everyone's attention to him. He looks pissed and he's glaring at Raheem.
Shadow: Raheem you do not speak to my friends like that!
Shadow's voice isn't icy and cold, nor is it an impulsive fire or loud, but the intensity in which he speaks is off the charts and fills the room with an electric current. Raheem is slightly surprise having never seen Shadow like this before, he's not alone.
Shadow still pissed angrily gets up from his chair and storms over to Raheem and gets in his face, unfortunately for Shadow Raheem is a good 2 heads taller than him so that move kind of fails. However Shadow is too pissed off to care and is glaring at Raheem. Raheem regaining his composer looks down to meet Shadow's gaze.
Shadow: And you're wrong Raheem, this becomes my business when you're holding back information that is putting my crew and friends in danger! So screw your freaking privacy and answer the damn question!
Watching Raheem and Shadow is like watching 2 opposing storms both refusing to be consumed by the other. The camera looks over to Zuke to see that he's staring at something.
The camera turns back around to show that Zuke is starring at Shadow's Neon Gauntlet which is slightly glowing again. Raheem and Shadow continue to have a stare off for a few more moments then Raheem speaks slowly
Raheem: What if we still refused to speak?
The camera turns to look at Shadow directly in the face, there appears to be an electric current going through the green emeralds staring at Raheem. Shadow also begins to speak slowly but the intensity in his voice doesn't fade for a second.
Shadow: Then you will have lost my respect because even though you sometimes act cold and calculating and you act like a brat
Shadow says this while quickly glancing at Kabira, then turns his gaze back to Raheem.
Shadow: I still thought that you were good people on the inside, even if you withheld information from us I believe it was because you thought you were trying to do the right thing but if you're willing to sacrifice us to achieve your goals then I've been dead wrong about you. There's no possible justification to throw someone under the bus and a good person or even a person trying to be good would know that.
Raheem is shocked. His eyes have open wide and he has to take a step back under Shadow's piercing gaze combined with the lancing of guilt. He's not alone, everyone behind Shadow is equally stun into silence. It's clear that everyone was expecting some kind of threat from Shadow.
Raheem is so stun that words slip him and he can't come up with a reply. The camera looks over to Kabira to show that a sudden calm has come over her. She lifts her head to show a new determine look in her eyes. The mist of doubt and uncertainty has passed and the correct road has shown itself. She begins to talk in a very mature voice
Kabira: Shadow I apologize if we have offended you or your crew; it was not our attention to put you guys in danger.
Raheem looks to Kabira shock
Raheem: Kabira!
But Kabira has made up her mind and nothing can stop her
Kabira: No Raheem I'm tired of all the lies, I'm tired of watching every single word I say, these are obviously good people if a little slow.
Shadow beams at the "good people" comment but his face sinks at the "a little slow" comment. Kabira takes a deep breath and then says slowly
Kabira: I am Kabira Tahsin daughter of Shadi Tahsin.
Jack, Kenny, Roxas and Nick gasp in surprise. Shadow returns back to his normal stupid grin.
Jack and Roxas: What!
Kenny: Holy crap!
Zuke and Cagalli say nothing and don't look that surprise. Shadow looks at everyone confused.
Shadow: Huh? I don't get it what's everyone going on about?
Now everyone turns to Shadow shocked
Zuke: Even for a natural your stupidity never ceases to surprise me.
Nick: You're kidding right mate?
Shadow is getting annoyed with the shock looks
Shadow: No I'm not kidding, jeez what's the big deal?
Kenny tries to trigger Shadow's memory
Kenny: Think Shadow doesn't the name Shadi Tahsin sound familiar.
Shadow thinks for a moment
Shadow: Now that you mention it, it kind of does, but I have no idea where I've heard it.
Cagalli rolling her eyes
Cagalli: Oh for the love of god Shadi Tahsin is the current ruler of Haben you idiot, don't you remember anything about world affairs?
Shadow shakes his
Shadow: Not really. Wait if Shadi Tahsin is the ruler of Haben and Kabira is his daughter then doesn't that make Kabira some kind of princess?
Kabira rolls her eyes and folds her arms
Kabira: Like I said good people if a little slow.
Shadow turns and glares at her. Raheem steps forward and gives a proper introduction
Raheem: And I am Raheem Vandel chief commander of Haben's royal elite guard.
No one really care about Raheem. Jack getting over her shock becomes pissed
Jack: You didn't think it was necessary to tell us that you're royalty! Obviously people are going to be targeting you!
Nick nods his head in agreement
Nick: Jack has a point mate, if you had told us we could have been better prepare for those attacks.
Roxas is looking at Raheem hungrily
Roxas: Raheem, you're some kind of commander in the military; that just makes you so much hotter.
Raheem looks uncomfortable under Roxas gaze and takes a sub-conscious step back. Zuke gets off the wall he was leaning on and steps forward.
Zuke: I know why they didn't tell us it's because they were trying to get out of the overprotection GFC policy.
Shadow, Cagalli, Roxas and Nick look confused but judging from the shifting steps Raheem and Kabira are making its obvious Zuke made the right call. Kenny however understands immediately.
Kenny: Of course why didn't I think of that!
Cagalli turns around and asks
Cagalli: Hey Kenny what's the overprotection policy?
Kenny quickly answers
Kenny: The overprotection policy is a GFC policy that states that any member of royalty or high ranking government official may only be protected or escorted from one place to another by at the least a C rank Gundam Team.
Nick nods his head
Nick: I see and since we're an E rank Gundam Team Kabira shouldn't have hired us to begin with.
Shadow is confused and offended.
Shadow: I don't get it, why is there a rule about this kind of thing anyway?
Kenny answers that
Kenny: It's GFC's way of covering their ass from lawsuits. Escorting high level officials is on a good day extremely dangerous, with crazy radicals, ambitious underlings and thugs looking to score an easy fortune the GFC knew that no less then C rank Gundam fighters would be able to handle it. Plus a country sue GFC after one of its diplomats got kill because they stupidly hired a low D rank Gundam team for protection, after that GFC came out with their overprotection policy.
Zuke also adds
Zuke: Not that it really affected anyone anyways, almost every country did that anyway in fact some of the more powerful countries hired B rank teams for protection.
Roxas getting bored with this asks
Roxas: So why did they hire us, I mean it's not like their country is so broke that they couldn't even afford a C rank Gundam Team.
All eyes turn to Kabira and Raheem for an answer. Kabira begins to rub the back of her head awkwardly for a few moments clearly embarrass about something.
Kabira: Um well you see even though our country does have a small reserve of money to use in hiring Gundam teams for escort of royal diplomats, we kind of don't have access to it.
Jack is slightly outraged at this claim.
Jack: What do you mean you don't have access to it, you're the princess right, how could you not have access to it?
Kabira is turning deep red which is impressive because of her dark tan. Raheem seeing this decides to take the lead.
Raheem: The reserve is supposed to only be used for emergency diplomatic meeting with foreign countries therefore only the King has the authority to access the money and give it to those he sees fit.
Roxas still doesn't understand
Roxas: So what, your dad told you tough luck?
Kabira hesitates to answer
Kabira: Well
Cagalli however answers for her
Cagalli: Your dad doesn't know you left does he?
Everyone turns to Cagalli shocked then back to Kabira for confirmation. Kabira lowers her gaze to the floor and says quietly under her breath.
Kabira: Well he's probably figure it out by now.
Shadow reeling in shock exclaims
Shadow: Wait that means you're a runaway princess!
Kabira angrily snaps back at him
Kabira: I didn't run away I went to find proof of
Kabira suddenly stops short having not intended to give that much away but she's too late as Zuke eyes open wide in surprise as he puts together all the dots and then narrows as he confirms.
Zuke: That conspiracy theory you were blabbing on about before, it's not a theory is it; you have actual proof that someone is purposely sabotaging your father's rule.
This gets everyone's attention they all focus their gaze on Kabira waiting for her to say something in response. Kabira hesitates a moment then decides to just tell them everything.
Kabira: I don't have any physical proof, that's what I went to Arianna for.
Jack hearing enough throws her hands up and starts to vigorously complain
Jack: Great! That's just freaking great! Not only do we have to deal with a runaway princess
Kabira snaps angrily
Kabira: I didn't run away!
Jack rephrases
Jack: Missing princess then but also a conspiracy against the current ruler of a country!
Shadow turns to Jack excited
Shadow: I know it's so freaking awesome.
Unlike Jack Shadow is being completely serious. Jack just looks at him annoyed, Nick does the older brother thing and settles everyone down.
Nick: Alright mates let's just all calm down.
Cagalli curious now asks
Cagalli: Kabira why don't you start at the beginning.
Kabira nods her head takes another breath and then begins.
Kabira: Right well you see my father came to power when he was 29 when my grandfather retired and for the next 10 years he ruled Haben with the greatness that all its previous rulers had but in the last 5 years seemingly overnight everything has gone to hell, major companies began to collapse in on themselves as business decline and they find themselves in serious debt. Raider's began to attack the still function companies destroying and looting buildings. They showed no mercy to even buildings in the middle of construction causing several major forcing companies to either heavily downsize or go out of business.
Kabira: Plus sandstorms started hitting cities which needed to be repaired immediately and cost the country a lot of money putting us in financial crisis which only got worse when the major companies started having to file for bankruptcy due to the fact they weren't able to get any new buildings up. Never in Haben history have we seen that many serious events happen at one time before but nonetheless my father did the best he could to try to restart the failing economy but everything he came up with seem to fail or be blocked by a hidden source.
Kabira: People began calling him an idiot and an incompetent ruler and as time went by with the problem remaining unsolved the number and boldness of these voices grew. 2 weeks ago I was helping my father organized some of his paper when I notice a bill giving exclusive trading rights on sea products to a privet company in Arianna. It was sign with his signature but I know for a fact that's impossible.
Zuke interrupts to ask a question
Zuke: And how do you know that for a fact?
Kabira: Because on the date it was sign my father was with me the entire day, it….it was our father daughter day, he had been so busy with work because of the economy he hardly ever got to see me; he felt horrible about that and wanted to make it up to me so he spent the whole day with just me and never left my side.
Zuke folds his arms and puts one foot on the wall he's leaning on as he thinks about this.
Zuke: I see and that also explains why you didn't just simply say it was fake.
Shadow looks back and forth between Zuke and Kabira
Shadow: Wait did I miss something, how does that explain anything?
Cagalli is annoyed with Shadow's inability to understand
Cagalli: You moron, Kabira is a family member so anything she says opposition will just argue that she's just trying to protect her dad.
Raheem nods his head sadly
Raheem: Which would only make his majesty look worse for trying to use his own daughter as a shield, plus the bill was already in the system so it couldn't have been token out without a serious justification.
Roxas yawning says
Roxas: Which couldn't be done because every reason he could possibility give would only make him look bad, if he claims he didn't sign it and that someone fake his signature it makes him look at best paranoid or at worst a liar, if he tries to say he change his mind it makes him look indecisive, and if he says he accidently sign it he ends up looking like a moron. No matter what he's screwed.
Kabira nods her head
Kabira: You're right, but what was most disturbing was that it had the official royal seal on it. The royal seal is kept in a lock safe in my father's office at all times when not in use.
Raheem takes over from here
Raheem: The fact that someone was able to get into the office and open the safe showed Kabira that whoever was sabotaging her father was someone with a high level of clearance within the Haben government. Kabira not knowing how deep this conspiracy might be decided not to trust anyone with this new found information and instead decided to pursue this lead by herself.
Kabira: She contacted the private company and requested a meeting with their owner to discuss who had sign the papers, luckily for me I caught her just as she tried to sneak onto a transport carrier. After talking with her for a moment I was able to convince her that I'm not part of any conspiracy theory, after a moment more she was able to convince me to come with her. We got to Arianna and the private company without any problem however as we were sitting down waiting to talk to the owner someone tried to blow us up with a bomb, we just managed to get out.
Zuke looks at them slightly annoyed
Zuke: So what you're basically saying is that you went to Arianna to get real proof but ended up coming back with nothing to show for it, just like a natural to waste time.
Kabira angrily exclaims
Kabira: We didn't get nothing from the trip, I learned the identity of the person trying to sabotage my father's rule.
Zuke raises an eyebrow and asks
Zuke: Oh and who is it?
Kabira getting extremely irritated at Zuke's attitude responds without thinking.
Kabira: It's Fachtna Hola.
There's a moment of stun silence as Raheem looks at Kabira shocked then begins to shake his head realizing what's to come. Kenny is the first to comment
Kenny: You're kidding right. Fachtna Hola is one of the most respected council members in Haben, plus his militia is the only thing that's keeping Haben from being overrun by criminals, bandits, mercenaries and other such people!
Raheem turns to glare at Kenny
Raheem: And what's that supposed to imply?
Kenny realizing he's offended Raheem hesitates to answer
Kenny: Um, well, you see, um
Zuke however has no trouble saying what comes to mind
Zuke: It means that Haben's army is a pathetic gathering of worthless individuals with no talent in tactics or Gundam Fighting abilities.
Raheem turns bright red and his fist clench in anger. It looks like he's really going to attack Zuke. Zuke still looking bored appears to do nothing but an observant eye might notice him shift his weight a little preparing for an attack, however Kenny cuts in and calms Raheem down.
Kenny: Not that that's anyone's fault I mean considering how bad the economy is it's no surprise it's not getting the proper founding it needs which in term means less money to put on training soldiers and Gundam techs. Whereas Fachtna Hola has a small fortune he inherited from his family that he's only help grow with the private businesses he's bought.
Raheem grits his teeth as he realizes he has nothing to say in responds. Zuke however sees the one flaw in Kabira's story.
Zuke: You said that you didn't have any physical proof?
Kabira looks away a little embarrass
Kabira: Um, well I don't I was only able to find a security tape of the meeting which showed Fachtna however it was blown up in the explosion.
Kenny burst in shocked
Kenny: Wait you want to accuse Fachtna Hola of no less then high treason without any proof, calling you crazy would be generous!
Kabira despite knowing he's right protest anyway
Kabira: That's not completely true, I mean the time frame fits, Fachtna didn't appear and start interacting in Haben till about 6 years ago and right around the time companies started failing.
Zuke almost wants to burst out and laugh
Zuke: Really that's your only proof natural, that Fachtna Hola has magical powers to make companies bankrupt at will; even if the Haben government is full of naturals they'll still laugh you out of the country.
Kabira just grits her teeth as she has already realized this but tried to deny it. Jack turns to Shadow and after hesitating a moment asks
Jack: So what do you want to do Shadow?
Shadow looks at her confused
Shadow: Hum?
Jack seeing his confused look explains
Jack: Do you still want to continue this mission?
Everyone including Shadow looks surprise by this question. Kenny recovering from the surprise first begins to openly debate it aloud.
Kenny: Well it would be consider reasonable if we did quit, I mean the fact that we're guarding a princess is definitely a C-rank mission which puts Raheem and Kabira in violation of the overprotection policy, plus this whole conspiracy thing just adds another degree of danger for us which wasn't known to us at the original briefing. I'm sure no one would question us if we just drop them off at Haben Harbor and just left.
Kabira is about to protest but Raheem lifts his hand and stops her. Kabira looks to him surprise but before she can say anything Cagalli takes up her cause.
Cagalli: No! How could we call ourselves human if we just turned around and did that, Kabira and Raheem are placing their faith in us and have now confessed how much they need our help; we can't just turn around and ignored that!
Cagalli gets up as she speaks and shouts out her case and waves her hand around making the point. Kabira looks at Cagalli with admiration.
Kabira: Cagalli.
Zuke finally getting up from the wall looks at Cagalli with something else
Zuke: You know natural since this whole conversation began you haven't looked that surprise and now you're so passionately fighting for their case that it begs the question how much you knew before we began this meeting?
All eyes turn to Cagalli shocked. Cagalli's hesitation only serves to confirm Zuke's accusation.
Shadow: You knew about this already Cagalli!
Cagalli quickly switches to defense
Cagalli: I didn't know anything about the conspiracy but I did suspect that Kabira might be Haben's princess.
Jack getting angry asks
Jack: And when were you planning on telling us?
Cagalli quickly says
Cagalli: I wasn't I mean it wasn't like I had any proof it was just a feeling and besides what about you Zuke you definitely didn't look surprise to find out that Kabira was royalty?
Zuke answers the question bored
Zuke: That's because I already knew.
Immediately everyone starts shouting
Kenny: What how!
Jack: When were you going to tell!
Zuke looks at them bored
Zuke: I figure it out because I'm not as stupid as you naturals and that's also the reason I didn't tell you.
Nick glares at Zuke pissed and begins to reach for his gun.
Nick: Why you
Shadow however finally steps up and speaks, he's still got his cheerily smile on.
Shadow: Why are you guys acting so shocked that's definitely something Zuke would do?
Nick stops reaching for his gun, everyone begins to nod their head in complete agreement. Shadow goes on
Shadow: However I am surprise that Cagalli didn't tell us but I'm sure she had her reasons that made complete sense in her head.
Shadow makes it sound like Cagalli's crazy. Cagalli quickly picks up on this and looks at Shadow annoyed.
Cagalli: Thanks
She says sarcastically. Shadow smiling pretends not to see the sarcasm in her voice
Shadow: No problem, anyway I agree with you I don't want to just give up on this mission. Think about it guys this is a C rank mission which means if we complete it we'll go shooting up the GFC ranks, plus my bloods boiling just thinking of all the great Gundam Fights we can get into.
No one looks surprise by this however Kabira still looks grateful. Zuke closes his eyes and says in a tired voice
Zuke: I too say that we continue the mission.
This time everyone's surprise. Zuke picks his head up and seeing that they're waiting for him to explain sighs and does
Zuke: I have never failed a mission I was assigned to yet and I refused to allow this to become the first one.
Nick glaring at Zuke leans back in his chair and says
Nick: I agree as well mates; it's against my code to abandon a mate.
Roxas jumps up and says in an excited voice
Roxas: I want to continue as well I mean how else am I going to seduce Raheem.
Raheem sighs when he hears this. Kenny also sighs
Kenny: Well it's not like we have anything better to do so we might as well continue with what we got.
Jack holds up her hands
Jack: Fine, fine that was my idea too but I just wanted to make sure you guys agree with me.
Shadow clapping his hands together and rubbing them proclaims
Shadow: Then it's decided the Shadow Knights will continue on with the escort mission!
Kabira looks at each one of them extremely grateful.
Kabira: Thank you, thank you all.
They just wave it off
Nick: No problem mate.
Roxas: Don't mention it.
Kenny: Any time.
Shadow: No worries.
Suddenly we hear a ringing noise; Jack quickly gets up and hits a button on a wall monitor. The screen flashes to show Thomas
Jack: Hey Thomas what's up?
Thomas sings
Thomas: We are there, DOE-DOE-doe.
The episode ends with the camera cutting outside to show Haben coming into view of the Dark-Angel.
Author's note: Hey there guys, I just wanted to say sorry for this episode taking so long to come out and being a little on the lacking side, as I'm sure most of you have already figure at least half that info out already, but it's still a necessary scene to have. You know how things go, one week things are so slow that you can count the stars while the next 2 are so busy that you don't have time to breath. Hopefully I won't be as busy these next 2 week and have more time to focus on the story. Also I want to give a shout out to one of my newer readers Darkrusnik05 and thank him for the name suggestion which I used "Fachtna", he's the only one that actually responded to that request. Now I'm still always accepting suggestions for anything, Names, Gundams, characters, even possible story plots, if I do used a suggestion from a reader then I will put the name of the reader and what I used from him at the bottom of the episode like now. That's all for now see yea.