SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 20 out, this is Chapter 21 of this fic and the start of Season Two. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Pairings: Tieria/Sasha between Season One and Season Two. Allelujah/Marie and Lockon (Jr.)/Anew in Season Two.
Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.
Chapter 21: Light of Heaven
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"E-Sensors have detected something." Feldt sounded the alarm. "One machine's closing in. The machine is approaching at a rate of 78 kilo-seconds."
In the Gundam containers...
"Arios and Seravee are still being repaired." Mileina reported.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Gundams, perform an emergency launch." Sumeragi ordered, entering the bridge with Tieria and the pilot taking Mileina's post. "Intercept the enemy machine."
"00, launching first." Setsuna informed.
In the battlefield...
"That must be it." Setsuna spotted the enemy machine ahead. "It's equipped with a pseudo solar reactor. It's A-LAWs, just as I thought. It's so maneuverable." he frowned when Bring McWillam's Garazzo dodge his fire. "Another new model? That's a..." Bring dodged Setsuna's attack again and activated his GN Shield, blocking out the rapid fire.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"It's has a GN Field." Sumeragi realized.
"The Federation has machines that use fields, too?" Feldt was shocked.
In the battlefield...
Releasing his GN Field, Bring fired his GN Vulcan Guns at 00, Setsuna managing to dodge most of the shots, but was hit back the final two blasts. Bring closed in from the smoke, Setsuna fending off the extended GN Cutters that then converged into a long energy blade which cut off 00's GN Sword.
"If I could only use Trans-Am..." Setsuna growled, Bring's ducked under 00 and kicked the Gundam upwards.
"Setsuna, are you alright?" Lockon asked, forcing Bring to back off.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"That new model overpowered 00?" Tieria wondered, Sasha was also providing cover fire with the Gottfried beam cannons.
In the battlefield...
"What the..." Lockon wondered, Bring beating a retreat after coming under fire.
"It ran away?" Setsuna blinked.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"The enemy is withdrawing." Feldt reported.
"That was a pretty quick battle." Lasse noted.
"After the Gundams are safely onboard, head for Lagrange 3 at top speed." Sumeragi ordered.
"What was the enemy up to back here?" Lasse wondered.
"They're telling us that they can deploy forces all the way out here and showing off the capabilities of their new model." Sumeragi explained. "It's a check and a warning."
"We'll need 0-Raiser more than ever." Lasse concluded.
In the Lagrange 3 base...
"We've been waiting for you." Ian greeted the rest of the crew.
"Mom!" Mileina beamed and floated over to Linda. "I'm back."
"Mileina, have you been well?" Linda returned her daughter's hug.
"Did she just say 'Mom'?" Allelujah was surprised.
"Yeah, she did." Setsuna blinked.
"Which means..." Saji gaped.
"Oh right, some of you are meeting her for the first time." Ian realized he needed to make introductions. "This is my wife."
"I'm Linda Vashti." the blond woman greeted.
"She's so young." Saji gawked.
"There ought to be a law." Allelujah joked.
"What do you mean by that?" Ian demanded.
"Enough joking for now." Sumeragi stepped forward. "Can you resupply and repair the Ptolemy and the Gundams as quickly as possible?"
"What happened out there?" Ian turned serious.
"The A-LAWs have come out of this sector." Sumeragi explained.
"Even though I think our camouflage here is perfect..." Ian mused. "I understand."
"However," Anew piped in. "Repair and resupply will require at least five days."
"Who are you?" Sumeragi turned to the newcomer.
"I've never seen you before." Setsuna added.
"Pleased to meet you." Anew greeted. "I was scouted when Celestial Being resumed its operations. I'm Anew Returner."
"Scouted?" Lasse echoed.
"Who scouted you?" Tieria's suspicions were instantly perked.
"Wang Liu Mei introduced her to us." Ian declared proudly. "Anew's amazing. She's an expert at astrophysics, mobile suit engineering and regeneration treatments. She can navigate and cook and to top it off, she's gorgeous. What do you think, she's a keeper, don't you think?"
"I look forward to working with you." Anew blushed.
Tieria. Sasha shot a look at the purple-haired Innovator.
Another one? Tieria guessed what the Peacecraft heiress was hinting. I thought you...
Guess I missed one out. Sasha frowned.
Are you going to do what you did with Ribbons Almark? Tieria wondered.
Possibly. Sasha nodded. But I have a little something different in mind.
"So, this is the 0-Raiser?" Setsuna looked at the support unit in the testing chamber.
"This machine incorporates special functions that help control the Twin Drive system." Linda explained. "And it amplifies the Trans-Am."
"And that machine?" Lockon spotted the other unit.
"A support machine for Arios, the GN Archer." Linda replied.
"Let's start testing it, Setsuna." Ian suggested.
"00 and 0-Raiser's docking is complete." Mileina reported as the entire Vashti family and anew were at the controls.
"All linkages reading are satisfactory." Linda added.
"All right, Setsuna." Ian gave the pilot the go-ahead. "We're gonna test 0-Raiser's control system. Let's start up Trans-Am."
In the lower orbital ring where the Memento Mori was located...
"Transformation to strafing mode complete." the operator informed Goodman. "Power supply at 98 percent. Output set at 6800. Target point error correction complete. Strafing output section reports no problems."
"Very well, you may commence the countdown." Goodman gave Rindt the go-ahead.
"Commence final countdown." Rindt gleefully ordered.
"Counting down to firing." the operator readied the particle beam cannon.
In the Lagrange 3 base testing chamber...
"Time until Trans-Am start-up, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." Anew started the countdown.
In the Memento Mori was located...
"Commence strafing." the operator charged up the cannon and fired it straight down at the Suille capital where Mahal was negotiating with the King.
In the Lagrange 3 base testing chamber...
"Setsuna!" Ian barked.
"Activating Trans-Am." Setsuna powered up Trans-Am
"Topological defect shifting to higher level." Mileina reported.
"We're getting in increase in both particle generation and emission rates." Linda added.
"It's surpassed the normal 180 percent figure and the numbers are still climbing." Anew stated.
"It's looking good, Linda." Ian grinned.
"What's happening?" even Setsuna was shocked by the wide-spread emission of GN particles.
"It's broken through 290 percent." Anew declared. "It's about to exceed the theoretical limit."
"I see." Sasha noted. "So, this is the true Twin Drive Aeolia envisioned."
In front of the GN Archer, Allelujah fell to his knees when the base was flooded by the sharp increase in GN particles.
In his room, the bathing Tieria, too sensed the increase in GN particles.
"The quantum particles are accelerating in this direction." Allelujah recovered, the normally mild-mannered pilot was replaced by his alter-ego, Hallelujah. "Guess it's about time I woke up."
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