Armies of Heaven and Hell

Chapter 9: OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon vs. ADF-X01A2 Morgan

Heero looked at Colonel Pinkerton's body.

His skin was burned off in most places, including his head, and it was amazing that he survived.

"Will he live?"

"Ron's survived worse. His entire skeleton was crushed into powder 50 years ago. My husband can survive a few burns."

Heero chuckled.

"He's a lucky man."

Saachez looked at the Morgan.

"He gave you his Mobile Suit. He knows that Wing Zero won't survive this."

"I won't fail. The Colonel's never let me down before when really mattered. I'll use the Morgan."

"It handles just like Wing Zero. The cockpit's just a little more advanced."

"And you'd know that how?"

"I ran simulations on Wing Zero when it was built. The Morgan handles just like her."

Heero ran to the Morgan and entered the cockpit. I

t took a few seconds before he got used to the controls.

Then the OS came up.

'MOBILE SUIT NEO OPERATION SYSTEM General Unsubdued Nuclear Drive Assault Module G.U.N.D.A.M Complex _Series SD100-I2 SF/IJ 01-34157_/COnnection For Flight INterface C.D.F'

"COFFIN?"

Heero thought about it for a second.

"It's a modified version of the ZERO system. Colonel, only you could make that better."

"Ready to take off, Heero?"

"Roger. Heero Yuy, ADF-X01A Morgan, taking off!"

The Morgan took out from the hanger just like the Mobile Suit it was made from, the Freedom, did the first time.

Heero wasn't used to flying the Morgan, but he had to fly it out: Wing Zero wouldn't stand a chance, modified or not.

Heero got to the Libra, and saw the Epyon.

"Colonel, I didn't think you could fight me in your...condition."

"He couldn't. I'm piloting the Morgan in his place."

Zechs was surprised.

"Heero? How can you pilot that Mobile Suit?"

"Colonel Pinkerton's letting me pilot it for now."

The Epyon drew its beam saber, and Heero armed the duel beam saber used by the Morgan. (AN: For a boss theme, use With Me from Sonic and the Black Knight. It fits perfectly)

Fighting the Epyon was harder then Heero thought.

'Parry, strike, repulse, parry...'

The beam lance was harder to use then the single blade, but he was getting used to it.

Then Zechs used the heat whip on the Morgan's leg.

Heero deployed the Fangs and destroyed the whip, just like Kira would've in another reality.

"Is this all you can do, Zechs? The Morgan is better then that!"

Zechs pulled out a modified version of the MA-M1911 beam rifle used by the Infinite Justice and fired at Heero.

'Where did he get that? The Infinite Justice is the only suit that uses that weapon!' Heero returned fire using the MA-M21BSRA1 beam rifles.

'Someone upgraded the Epyon with Cosmic Era technology!'

Heero wouldn't stand a chance unless...

He activated the new Mk V GN drive, and now he could activate Trans-Am.

'Hit the drive on the back and Heero dies!'

Heero knew that GN particles evolved psionic powers like telepathy, but this was new!

It was only on for 30 seconds!

He dodged beam shots for a few seconds.

"Time to see if it works. TRANS-AM!" (AN: Switch to Sonic Unleashed Final Boss theme 'Endless Possibilities' here)

The Morgan turned red, and its capabilities were tripled.

Heero cut off the shield arm of the Epyon, but the Epyon had a few tricks up its' sieve.

A beam shotgun fired at the Morgan, but Heero got out of the way.

"That's it. You're dead."

Heero deployed the DRAGOONs and the now-recharged Ultra Fangs.

Zechs had to say it.

He was screwed.

The shoulder mounted positron cannons and hip mounted railcannons deployed, and took aim at the Epyon.

Zechs got out of the targeting range, but Heero was catching up.

Then Heero took aim with the beam rifle.

Like Kira, Shinn, Ron and others, Heero was a SEED.

And he just used it.

"YOUR ASS IS MINE, ZECHS! FULL BURST!"

Heero fired all of the Morgan's weapons, ripping the Epyon to pieces.

Zechs himself was blown out of the suit, surviving the attack.

Then he saw Wing Zero coming toward the battleship. Piloting it was the wounded Colonel Ronald Pinkerton.

"Damn it, this thing's a flying tub!"

Then he groaned.

"I'm so getting the titanium replaced. My piloting skills are shit now!"

Ron, in intense pain, pointed the Buster Rifle at both Battleship Libra and Peacemillion and fired, destroying both.

'Either the Morgan survived and Heero didn't, both were destroyed or...'

The Morgan flew out of the wreck in Trans-Am, without any damage.

And Heero was still alive.

'Well, that ruins that plan.'

"Colonel, what are you doing out here?"

"I couldn't just sit on board the Hiling and not do anything!"

'I like this place: if it weren't for the Mobile Suits and the lack of living space, I'd almost say this was the 12 Colonies.'

Three days later

Ron's new Gundanium/tungsten skeleton was finally placed into his body and he was working on the Morgan.

"You shouldn't be out of bed."

"I'm fine, Duo. Besides, Heero trashes any Mobile Suit he gets his hands on. The Morgan is the only one to escape that fate."

"So, what are you going to do?"

"Explore the universes, find a way home. I've got nothing better to do."

'Besides plan the death of your planet.'

"There's an infinite number of universes, Ron. You'll die long before you find it."

"I've got at least 90 more years to find it. We Pinkertons have genetically engineered ancestors, so that explains why I look so young when I'm 73, and why I can live to 200."

"200?"

"That's how long my grandmother lived. And she died during the Fall..."

"The Fall?"

"The Fall of the Colonies. It happened 12 years ago. The Cylons destroyed all twelve of our Colonies. 77000 people survived, but the rest died."

"We've got thousands. You lost twelve."

"It hurts more when they're all planets, you dumbass!"

"PLANETS? I didn't know that!"

"100 billion people died that day, and 80% of our Fleet was wiped out! Only four groups survived: the Battlestar Galactica, under William Adama's command, the Pegasus, under the bitch, Helena Cain's, the Colonel Corp of Engineers, and the exploratory Legacy Task Force, under Zeus Avalonia's command. The latter's currently in this universe, at Colony L5."

"Mind if I go visit them?"

"Sure, but there's a password. 'This is Senile do you copy?' If you say 'roger, Senile', you get shot at. 'Say 'Copy that, Old Bastard', or something like that and you'll be let in."

"Got it."

"It's kind of like 'Who are the Patriots?' and 'La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo'."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"You've never played Metal Gear? You suck!"

"What the hell's Metal Gear?"

"One of the greatest game series in all of creation."

2 days later

Duo's new Raptor had Deathscythe magnetically attached to the bottom of it, and he was busy playing Meter Gear 2: Solid Snake.

"In about a month, you'll reach the L5 group."

"A month? Why can't I use the FTL drive and jump there?"

"Because you don't trust me with Deathscythe enough to install an FTL drive in it, and once you activated the drive, the magnetic clamps shut down and once you jump, you die in a thermonuclear explosion."

"Oh, that's why... I forgot Deathscythe was nuclear powered."

"DON'T FORGET IT NEXT TIME YOU ASK A STUPID QUESTION THEN! Besides, you don't see me using a Raptor to transport the Morgan."

"Because you use an FTL drive in the Morgan; I know."

Ron got out of Duo's modified Mk V Raptor.

"It's fully stocked with supplies to last you 2 months. Enjoy your trip, kid."

"So, what's Zeus like?"

"He's my best friend. He's got to be 107 now. His family aren't as long lived as mine, but they live long enough."

"So, I'll see you later, Colonel."

"You too, kid."

Ron left the hanger as Duo took off, heading for the L5 colonies on the other side of the planet.

"See you, kid. Hard to believe that Mobile Suits here are 30 years old, yet they aren't at CE standards."

If no one got the reference, I'll explain.

I hope die-hard fans baked a cake on April 7th, 2009, because that's when Mobile Suit Gundam: The Original Series premiered in 1979. And that was 30 years ago. Since then, dozens of Gundams have been created, along with Char Aznable-copycats like Zechs Merquis, Rau Le Creuset and Graham Aker. (Yes, he's a Char copy, too: blonde hair, mask in season 2, wants to destroy Gundams with a vengeance. Check Char's profile on the Gundam Wiki) Series' like Gundam and Battlestar Galactica weren't popular at first (hard to believe, huh?) so it didn't last long, but the legacy of Mobile Suit Gundam: TOS continues to this day! Think of this story as my tribute to MSG and BSG!

Next Time: Ron enters a new universe where CE is repeated, only differently.

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