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Chapter 53

The preparations for the final battle

On their way back from the lunar city of Copernicus; the Re.H.O.M.E was taking a long-about route back to the abandoned ZAFT military installation where the Eternal, Archangel, Kusanagi and the rest of their faction were hiding out at. Standing by a viewport alone, Char Aznable was looking out at the lunar surface while he was alone with his thoughts. The Red Comet was silent until Kira approached him from behind.

"Are you alright…ever since we ran into Nicholas and that Haman Karn at Copernicus you seemed a little shaken up."

"I am alright, but"

"Who exactly is this Haman Karn?"

"She was the daughter of Maharaja Karn, leader of the asteroid base Axis of the Principality of Zeon forces. I first met her about two years ago after I left Earth for Axis following the end of a war between Zeon and the Earth Federation. The war ended in victory for the Earth Federation forcing many war criminals and those unable to adjust to living under the Republic of Zeon to leave for Axis which was located in the debris belt. When I first met her she was fourteen and was undergoing training to become a mobile suit pilot."

"That's kinda young."

Char grinned as he commented "That is almost exactly what I told her father."

"So what happened?"

"During my stay at Axis the Admiral and I became good friends. But there were factions within the military forces at Axis who wished to resume the war while the Admiral and a few others believed it would be unwise since we lacked the resources and the manpower to properly confront the Federation. We both agreed and wished for Axis to remain out of the war and not involve itself with the small splinter factions of Zeon forces that continue to fight against the Federation. Although we wanted independence for those who wished to live in space, however we had no wish to take Axis down a path of self-destruction had we decided to stand against the Federation…their armies would have struck at Axis with enough force to overwhelm the asteroid's defenders."

"That sounds like a reasonable stance."

"Yes, but sadly there were those who didn't think the same way; mostly because I think there were those among the ranks who only wanted to gain back the power and dominance Zeon had."

"So what happened?"

"Nothing much happened during my half-year stay at Axis, but after meeting Haman the warmongering faction began plans that lured a fleet of Federation ships out to Axis to force our men to fight them thus turning public opinion in favor of reopening the war. We managed to fight off the attackers, but it was only the beginning. First the only surviving heir of the Zabi Family line was officially named heir to the throne when she was still an infant…that was something the warmongering faction forced in hopes of further enticing people to reopen the door. The Admiral and I were among the small few who were against it since we didn't want to rely on the Zabi Family."

"Why?"

"Because as I said Mineva was barely a year old and her mother had recently died from illness while her father had died during the final days of the war a half-year ago, but also one of the contributing factors to the Principality's defeat was the infighting and power struggles within the Zabi Family itself. Before the war ended Degwin Sodo Zabi the ruler of Zeon at the time attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender in hopes of saving what was left of the Principality, but his eldest son Gihren Zabi discovered what his father was planning so he used a super weapon Zeon was developing called the Solar Ray, essentially it was a giant energy cannon capable of wiping out entire fleets and Gihren used it to not only wipe out most of the Federation fleet, but he killed his own father and assumed power for himself."

"He killed his own father" A shocked Kira pointed out.

"Yes, but his haste to fire the Solar Ray was the beginning of his own downfall because he had rushed the nearly completed Solar Ray into operation he limited it to only a single shot which rendered the weapon useless after he used it. However no one was really aware of what really happened to Degwin except for me due in part that I had found out about it from one of Kycilia Zabi's bodyguards." Char took a deep breath and continued "Fearful the weapon would be fired again the Federation threw all it had at Zeon's last space fortress A Baoa Qu, but despite Gihren's best attempts to plan a proper defense he made several mistakes."

"What happened?"

"Although the soldiers he deployed were well armed, but the new and advance mobile suits that were deployed were being piloted by inexperienced students fresh from the academy and were unable to properly handle the not-so-beginner friendly mobile suits they were given due to their lack of training. Also the heavy carriers meant to hold back the enemy was quickly destroyed depriving many mobile suits of fuel and ammunition. Another blow came when Kycilia Zabi executed her own brother for the death of their father, which in turned caused a number of ships and mobile suits loyal to Gihren to abandon the battlefield. Eventually Zeon lost the battle and surrounded shortly afterwards...that was how Zeon fell."

"You think Mineva will become a tyrant?"

"I doubt it, but I fear someone as young as her maybe used as a puppet by those seeking power for their own ambitions."

"You mean Haman."

"Yes, but she wasn't always like what she is now. When I first knew her she was an astonishing mobile suit and had exception skills and abilities that were amazing for someone as young as she was. Haman was a bit of a patriot of shorts…she wanted to see Zeon restored to its former glory instead of Axis sitting out in the desolate debris belt living off of what resources we could attain and social reform throughout the Earth Sphere."

"So what was she like?"

"Originally she was a gentle-hearted young woman who only wanted to help her people. However her status as a newtype had darkened her spirit."

"Newtype?"

"I see Lacus didn't you. Anyway Newtypes are the natural-equivalent of a coordinator minus the genetic tampering…an evolved human being with reflexes and unique gifts no regular human possessed."

"What kind of gifts?"

"Generally the typical newtype has an extremely high degree of spatial awareness. Allowing them to sense when other Newtypes are nearby and the hostile intentions of those around them making them effective soldiers capable of sensing danger and uncannily preemptively react to such dangers. Mwu, Zechs, and I think even Heero are potential Newtypes while I am also a newtype myself, but Haman was different."

"Different?"

"While Haman possessed the general abilities Newtypes gain as their unique awareness and abilities awaken which began to manifest around the age of seven. Her accuracy to see through things was abnormally high, but she awakened her powers by herself when she was ten years old. However the scientists who examined her used her as research material."

"Human experiments on a ten year old child." Kira said as he was repulsed by the idea of what Haman may have been possibly put through.

"I don't know the exact nature of the experiments done to her, but I can't begin to imagine how difficult it was for her. I believe those experiences caused her to hate her status as a newtype which lead her to eventually refuse to take part in any more tests. That was until the war when I began fighting for Zeon and my own Newtype abilities awoke acting as source of admiration for Haman who then began researching her newtype abilities once more."

"But something else was happening?"

"Yes...a close friend of Haman told me that her father had wanted her to befriend her about sometime before I arrived. She was being alienated by the soldiers at the military facilities so her father hoped a friend might help. She said Haman was very calm, but her expressions were cold and stoic. Despite training and her father's best attempts to help her Haman's awakening newtype abilities continued to developed very rapidly. One time when Mineva's mother died Haman felt Zena die which was a shock to her and this grew to allow Haman to sense and fell the deaths of those close by which horrified her. I even heard from the doctors at the hospital I had brought Haman to following Zena's death that she had shattered a vase in a fit of emotional anxiety."

"Are you saying she was becoming mentally unstable?"

"Yes…even her friend admitted to me the rapid development of her newtype abilities plus the fact that she was having very little success controlling them. For Haman, being unable to control her abilities was something she couldn't forgive herself for. We feared if Haman was unable to control her powers it would lead to a mental breakdown. Haman's friend couldn't do anything to help, but she believed that I could by providing mental support."

"So how did that work out?"

"Initially I thought I was helping, but her powers continued to grow at an alarming rate which landed her in the hospital again after a battle she charged right into caused her to blackout from all of the emotions and anxiety she felt combined with the deaths of those who died was too much for her. Eventually after working with her for a time we were able to avoid a mental breakdown, but a darker nature began to take root in Haman as the warmongering factions began manipulating her and feeding her ideas causing her to grow increasingly ambitious."

"I take it you two had a falling out."

"Well I wasn't involved with her romantically…it was only one sided, but I was her friend. However her darker nature took root when her sister was killed when a bombing that claimed the life of her father. Her best friend Lieutenant Natalie died protecting her from the blast when she used her own body as a shield. Their deaths were painful for Haman to feel as she felt them die, but she became vengeful against the warmongering faction and with my aid we quickly captured them. After Haman became the newly appointed leader of Axis she had them all brutally executed. The once kind-hearted young girl I had met almost a year and a half ago had become an ambitious, cold, ruthless and cunning woman."

"That must have been hard for you?" Kira said as he noticed Char was saddened by what had happened.

"It was…I had failed both Haman's father, younger sister and her friend in trying to help her. I saved her from mental instability, but I couldn't stop her from becoming the woman she is now. Now that she has allied Axis with White Fang I can't even begin to think what she'll do now."

"I can see why you're worried."

"We have good reasons to be."

"Why do you think they are?"

"If Axis is here then it's probably in the debris belt. It's the only place where something as large as Axis could hide without drawing attention from the Alliance and ZAFT given the size of the asteroid."

Down the hall within earshot just around the corner stood Noin and Heero who had been listening in on the conversation. While Heero's expressions offered no sign to what he was thinking, Noin expression was sad while she was growing worried for her son who was now in the company of that woman.

Meanwhile aboard the Gwadan as it was making its way back to the debris belt, Nicholas was sitting in his cabin looking over the limited materials the captain had on Char, but he had another personal file on his deck the captain was able to provide…Haman Karn's file. While the information was limited it would help provide the young commander with an idea to what vision Haman could have possibility seen when she was using Epyon and what was affecting her ability to gain control over it.

As he continued reading through Char's file he was interrupted by Trowa who had arrived at his doorstep…without being given the chance to knock Nicholas opened the door from his deck.

"How did you know I was coming?"

"I felt you approach."

"Anyway I came to inform you that the rest of the doctors with the exception of Howard have arrived at Axis and are currently assembling the Tallgeese IV."

"I see…have they begun installing these experimental weapons and features I heard about?"

"They are sir…it should take them one week to finish and make the proper adjustments."

"Good" Nicholas replied calmly, but something in the air caused him to search the room.

"Is something wrong?"

"I felt something…odd, I can't explain it, but I felt something unnatural in the air."


Meanwhile inside a large glamorous white bedroom atop of the skyscraper where Scirocco was staying, the newtype was seated at a desk having a video conference with Patrick Zala explaining what had happened when Blue Cosmos failed to eliminate Lacus Clyne for them. Patrick wasn't pleased about Lacus escaping, but Scirocco's report of how the Alliance combat fleet dispatched to the city was destroyed concerned the chairman.

"My men are questioning the employees at the Burger Queen trying to get information regarding who Lacus was meeting with, but we have yet to get any solid leads to their identities or who they were with."

"Keep on it, but as Nicholas and that ship you mentioned. It seems we need to eliminate White Fang in one swift and deceive stroke before they become a serious threat."

"I agree…if we leave the Lightning Count alone for too long he'll have all the time he needs to gather manpower and strength to his side before challenging you. Shall I hunt for the former commander?"

"No…I want you to keep following Lacus Clyne. I am going to send Commander Le Creuset and our Orb allies to hunt down the traitor and put an end to his rebel group."

"Understood sir…then I assume the 13th machine is ready."

"Yes and its more than capable of handing Epyon."

"I'll be looking forward to the report of the Lightning Count's defeat then." Paptimus replied with a smile as he was pondering how the Lightning Count was going to handle this problem.


A few days later as the Re.H.O.M.E arrived back at the abandoned ZAFT base on the far side of the moon after the Junk Guild ship took a round-about route to shake off anyone who may have been following them. As the ship landed inside the harbor; Kira followed by Duo and Wufei were the first to leave the ship. Lacus accompanied Athrun with Char following, but taking up the rear was Noin who was slowing drifting across the boarding tube into the base's interior.

Zechs, Murrue, Mwu, Andrew along with a fully recovered Natarle was waiting for them at the other end to find out how the meeting went. The group gathered in the waiting room at the end of the tunnel with Lowe joining them while Noin decided not to take part in the meeting. No one paid no notice to her departure save for her husband Zechs, who was going to go after her, however he was required to attend this meeting.

"So how did it go?" Mwu asked.

"It went well…the DSSD has agreed to provide us with aid and we have the codes to use their satellite system." Lacus chimed happily.

"Well that's good news." Andrew added.

"Something happened at Copernicus?" Zechs inquired.

Everyone went silent for a moment until Heero answered "We were attacked by members of Blue Cosmos."

"What?" Murrue said worryingly.

"But it looks like you guys got out ok." Mwu noted.

"Yeah, but it was only because we had unexpected help from Nicholas Peacecraft, Trowa Barton and a woman named Haman Karn."

As Kira and the others began explaining what had happened at Copernicus, Noin was wandering the halls by herself until she stopped by Howard's cabin when she heard voices. Curious Noin placed her ear against the door trying to listen in wondering who was inside. The only reason she was trying to listen in was because she heard someone who sounded like Trowa in there.

The former mobile suit instructor was able to quietly move the door open to one side by just a crack to get a better idea of who Howard was talking to.

"I finished tying up a few loose ends with Cagalli and the others so I'll just need to figure out a way to get to Axis." Howard said as he was in fact speaking to Trowa.

"Nicholas is hoping you'll show up soon to complete the Tallgeese IV so we can test out the new experimental weapons and technologies."

"Don't worry I'll be there soon I just need to figure out how to get there."

"I'll contact you again soon." Trowa said before ending his transmission with the White Fang agent, but when Howard got up to leave his room he saw Noin standing there.


Back at the meeting, Gai entered the room to offer a report as he and his group recently returned from recovering a pod that had been dropped twenty miles southwest of their location by a passing Junk Guild ship.

"We have recovered the ORB-01 Akatsuki mobile suit along with the space packs for the gold machine and for the Hikure."

"So it's finally here the mobile suit Uzumi had made for Cagalli." Athrun commented.

"We also have some spare parts which Murdock believes he can use to finish repairs for the Freedom. Right now the DRAGOON pack is being installed on the Hikure while the Akatsuki has been moved to the Kusanagi."

"That's good news to hear!" Lowe said with a smile.

"Yes, but now we need to start looking to the future. Both sides along with White Fang are getting ready for the final battle of this war that's coming. We better start making our preparations to put an end to this war and destroy the Genesis superweapon Patrick has." Zechs declared as everyone knew sooner or later the forces of both the Alliance and ZAFT will eventually come with potentially the PLANT homeland or Earth being the site.


Later that night as everyone was sleep except for those who had volunteered for the graveyard shift guard duty to maintain a watchful eye on the area surrounding the base watching for any intruders. Aboard the Kusanagi mobile suit…all maintenance crew members had turned in for the night, but a pair of figures was making their way to the Taurus standing motionless as one of the two figures opened the cockpit before going inside.

As the Taurus activated and began moving out of its place next to the M1 Astray mobile suits it walked to the hanger doors as they began to open via an override program written into the ship's system. No one was aware of what was happening as the Taurus unexpectedly flew out of the Kusanagi's hanger and began flying out of the ZAFT base.

The mobile suit would have been seen leaving, but someone had programmed a short gap in the security systems to provide a small window of a few minutes providing the white machine the opportunity to escape and leave the base and the surrounding area without alerting anyone to what was happening. However another mobile suit seized this opportunity to leave as well as it began following the Taurus, though a third mobile suit also left a minute later.

The following morning as the maintenance crews were reporting to the Kusanagi's mobile suit deck to begin morning inspections and maintenance, but the missing Taurus caused the crews to raise the alarm.

Within minutes Zechs rushed from his cabin to the mobile suit deck where he saw that his wife's mobile suit was gone.

"What happened where is Noin's Taurus?" Zechs demanded.

"We're checking the security recordings right now sir." A solider replied.

"Has any of you seen my wife?" Zechs asked.

"No sir, but we'll find her and check if she is alright?"

However…Zechs realized that his wife was gone and she had obviously taken her mobile suit with her since it was the only machine capable of going long distances without the worry of losing battery power since the Taurus ran on a fission reactor. The Lightning Count had his suspicions on where his wife had probably gone, but another discovery was about to be made.

"Sir…the Wing Zero is also gone!"

"What?"


Around the same time leaving the PLANT homeland aboard a Nazca class battleship dubbed the Leonardo; Rau Le Creuset was sitting in the cockpit of his new mobile suit he had received from Chairman Zala to use against Epyon when he and his men confront the White Fang rebels hiding somewhere in the debris belt based on intelligence reports.

With him the masked commander was bringing with him four Nazca class battleships and a dozen mobile doll carriers to assault White Fang's base of operations hiding within the debris belt. He had a smile of anticipation as he finished performing a system update on the ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam. However the new Gundam wasn't the only surprise Rau was bringing along…he had another weapon that would get the job done if the Providence wasn't enough. One his men meet up with the detachment of men Rondo was sending to aid them they would precede into the debris belt.

Aboard the Gwadan as it was entering the debris belt, Nicholas was walking down the hall towards Haman's cabin planning to confront the woman again about Char and what Epyon showed her. The young commander reached the door to her cabin as he knocked on the door trying to inquire if Haman was inside.

"If you're looking for Haman she is in the simulator down on the mobile suit deck." Trowa replied as he was passing by.

"She is running the Zero System simulation again?"

"Yes…she seems determined to master it."

"Trowa could you go down there and keep an eye on her for me…when she is finished contact me on my radio." Nicholas asked as he drew a small electronic device from his pocket before attaching it to the underside of the keypad.

"Certainly sir." Trowa replied as he had a good idea what Nicholas was planning.

Once Nicholas was sure no one else was around he used the device to hack the keypad on the door to gain entry into Haman's quarters. Once inside he discreetly closed the door behind him and examined the room he was in. Unlike his quarters for officers, Haman's room was a little more spacious than his with a window of the outside and a few decorative antique marble statues and expensive furniture.

He began his search around Haman's desk hoping to find some kind of dairy or journal or anything that might help him with finding the answers he sought. Nicholas was careful not to disturb too many of the items since he wanted to leave no traces of his presence in Haman's quarters unsure what the woman would do to him if he was caught.

Unbeknownst to the young commander he was being watched from a closet watching his every move.

Nicholas tried expanding his search for some personal effects or a photo that provide any kind of insight, but still unaware of the fact that he wasn't alone in the room…the closet door slowly opened as a figure emerged holding a decorative knife with a gold handle.

Around the same time elsewhere in space heading for the debris belt, the Taurus was trying to follow the trail of the Gwadan trying to reach Axis. Sadly it was expected to be a long trip with two people stuck inside a mobile suit. Noin was at the control of her personal machine while she was trying to make a little more room for herself and Howard who was present inside the machine giving her directions to Axis.

"If we go all out we'll reach Axis in two days…the Taurus is a little faster than the typical warship." Noin said as Howard was trying to get as comfortable as he could in the cramp space.

"I hope we get their soon…it's a little cramp here?" Howard complained.

"Remember I could have alerted everyone about your attentions to leave for Axis."

"Unless you came with me so you can see your son."

"So stop with the backseat driver act and let me continue flying."

Back aboard the Gwadan; Nicholas was checking a stack of papers inside a small drawer on the bottom left hand side of the black desk as the person crept closer and closer to him. Eventually sensing the danger closing in on him he turned around after grabbing a gold letter opener to use as a weapon for self defense.

"All the thought noise aboard my ship is making more difficult for you to sense me." Haman Karn pointed out as she pointed the knife at Nicholas's neck.

"I thought you were in the simulator?" A slightly surprised Nicholas asked.

"Trowa was misinformed, earlier he had informed me that you wanted to find out more about me and Char…I think he thought confronting me instead of you doing would help him get some information. I figured it was only a matter of time before you pulled something like this so I misled Trowa about my current whereabouts."

"So you anticipated my thoughts and lied to Trowa about your location so lure me in here. What now? Are you going to kill me?"

"I had thought about it" Haman mused. "But if I kill you here and now then I'll have serious problems keeping your men with Axis once word of your death reaches them."

"I see, so what do you intend to do?"

Haman gave the idea some thought while she intentionally remained silent trying to make the former ZAFT commander a little nervous, but Nicholas kept a calm expression before Haman finally admitted "Nothing for right now anyway…except a warning that if I catch you in my quarters again without my permission you will not like what I would do to you."

"You're unpredictable…I had thought you were going to make me do something humiliating?" Nicholas admitted with a cocky grin.

"You may not want to tempt me. All I would have to do is thrust my blade into your throat."

"Yes…that would kill me, but look down." Nicholas answered as Haman looked down and saw that Nicholas was holding the letter opener with his right hand which was a half inch away. One thrust and Haman would have a punctured left kidney. Haman looked back up at the young man with a frustrated expression on her face at Nicholas having taken away her brief moment of superiority over the young man as she decided to drop her knife seeing as it was no longer necessary to threaten the former ZAFT Commander while Nicholas placed the letter opener on the table.

"However" Haman gestured at a chess set sitting by her window "I know you'll continue to attempt to learn about Char and myself so I'll make you a little wager. Beat me in a game of chess and I'll tell you what you would like to know, but if I beat you…I don't want you poking your nose into my personal affairs again."

"An interesting proposition, but you know my attempts are for helping you master the Zero System since you have been helping me with understanding and controlling my newtype abilities."

"Your attempts to help me are appreciated, but I would much rather not have you prying your nose into my personal business."

"I see then let us get started." Nicholas said as he sat down on one side of the table with white pieces on his side while Haman sat across from him with black pieces on her side of the green limestone chess board with white and black marble titles where the pieces stood on while the rest of the board was lined with gold. The chess pieces themselves were made out of smooth craved limestone with the pawns resembling old medieval European solders while the other pieces were identical to the pieces they represented from the same era as the soldiers used as pawns.

Nicholas made the first move as he moved a pawn on the left hand side of the center row forward two squares.

Around the same time back at Axis; Doctor J was examining data for the new operation system he and his fellow colleagues is currently working on. Instructor H approached the aged old man as his life support machines worked to sustain him.

"I have completed the DRAGOON system for the Tallgeese VI…all we need now is to calibrate the beam shields installed on the forearms."

"I am already taking care of it." Doctor J replied as Professor G approached the doctor's side in his own wheelchair which also had compact life support machines attached to it.

"I am finished with Variable Phase Shift Armor and the dual-ended beam sabers are completed and combat ready."

The three men looked up at the completed form of the Tallgeese VI, although it bore a close resemblance to the Tallgeese III as far as the mobile suit's frame went, but it was different on a different number of levels. Its head kept the same identical fashion, but it had a mono-eye sensor taken from a MS-14S Gelgoog with the head baring some features from the Gelgoog mobile suit.

Its body was completely gray in color due to its Variable Phase Shift Armor currently shut off, but frame was constructed out of Neo-Titanium manufactured at Axis. It was originally intended to use Gundanium alloy, but since the doctors had decided to use the Tallgeese VI as a test bed for a number of new and experimental weapons and technology each of them had been developing.

One of piece of technology that was added was a special Nano-Particle Generator used in conjunction with the mobile suit's propulsion system using technology and research data Professor G had with him on hand from the DSSD. It the engines and thrusters worked then the Tallgeese VI would possess a propulsion system greater and more efficient than any other mobile suit propulsion system possesses.

On the back of the machine was the Tallgeese's DRAGOON backpack boasting two large assault beam machine gun units on the top tip of each halved circle-like wing with each of the two units having five beam nozzles. On each wing were three smaller more streamlined assault beam machine gun units with two beam nozzles per unit while there were two more on the sides of the waist.

The backpack were designed as half-circle-like wings to allow maneuverability within the atmosphere should the Tallgeese Four ever end up on Earth although its DRAGOON system would be rendered useless, but the beam units on the machine's backpack could flip to front and back points allowing the pilot to use them as stationary weapons.

On its forearms and on the middle of its back was a beam shield generator meant to replace bulky carry shields used by mobile suits providing quick defensive cover from both physical and long-range beam attacks. On a special carry rack on its back the Tallgeese carried a compact pair of Buster Rifles designed for easy handling with one hand and could be combined for increased firepower and charged shots. In special compartments on its legs were dual-ended beam sabers, one for each leg while a customary pair of 76mm CWIS fire-linked guns was installed on the head.

Finally the cockpit was considered a masterpiece by Doctor J as he used what he had learned from studying the psycommu technology possessed by Axis and developed a new piece of Newtype Technology meant to be used in conjunction with the Zero System. The cockpit's design was built around both the new and improved psycommu system and Zero System working together to not only to improve the system and its operation, but to greatly increase its efficiency ten-fold. The cockpit still had the same features and internal appearance seen with the Freedom and Justice Gundams providing a near 360-degree view around the pilot.

The inside of the cockpit itself was designed around a frame composed of microscopic psycommu receptors, thus increasing the pilot's Newtype sensitivity and responsiveness. This new psycoframe was also linked to the Tallgeese VI's DRAGOON system allowing the pilot not only to receive and interpret combat data he or she receives through the Zero System with improved efficiency, but to maximize the effectiveness of the DRAGOON system's ability to communicate and control its beam guns.

However with all of the new technology and enhancements the Tallgeese VI had there were evening greater risks to the pilots. Not only from the intense physical punishment the pilot would receive due to the G-forces the pilot would be under as seen in the past Tallgeese models, but the new and improved Zero System combined with the new Psycoframe technology also meant that the pilot's mind would be under even more strain from accepting and understanding the information the Zero System is feeding to the pilot.

"Doctor J, are you sure the pilots can handle the new Zero System you created using the psycoframe?" Master O asked. The former master of Wufei was in a better state of health compared to Professor G and Doctor J…albeit aged, but he was still in fine shape for a man his age.

"Although experienced users of the Zero System will have minor difficulties adapting to the new and improved model I have created, but it the pilot can adapt then there shouldn't be a problem."

"Are we finished then?"

"We need to make some adjustments and then we need to install an A.I. pilot to take the machine out for a few maneuvers before we can ask a pilot to field test it. There is the experimental generator we need to consider."

"Yes the new experimental ultracompact hyper-deuterion fusion reactor using the deuterion energy converting technology Doktor S was researching at the PLANTs. It was designed to allow energy to be stored in deuterion form, providing a continuous deuterion charge and, in theory, a virtually endless power supply."

"That reactor will be revolutionary improvement over any other compact power supply used by any mobile suit." Professor G declared proudly.

"But this machine is a mere test bed. Just as Epyon helped ZAFT develop their own mobile suits after studying it while Wing Zero when it went to Orb with Heero gave rise to the machines used by Orb and the Alliance. This test bed will give rise to a new generation of Gundam units which will be needed in the coming conflict after this war."