SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 21 out, this is Chapter 22 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 22: 00's Voice
On the Memento Mori...
"The Memento Mori, it has more than exceeded my expectations." Goodman grinned. "With this power, the anti-government forces will be dealt with in no time. Yes, this is what will literally eliminate all wars from the world."
In the Lagrange 3 base...
"00-Raiser is about to reach the Trans-Am time limit." Anew reported.
"That's amazing." Mileina gushed after Setsuna powered down.
"It performed beyond theoretical limits." even Anew was astonished.
"I didn't expect that." Linda admitted.
"This is crazy." Ian remarked. "The Twin Drive far surpassed out wildest dreams. This thing is absolutely amazing."
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Sumeragi-san, our observation system has detected an abnormal heat source in the Earth sphere." Feldt reported. "Please come to the bridge immediately."
"This was caused by a satellite weapon." Sumeragi surmised after the Ptolemaios' crew gathered around the viewing screen.
"It was probably a device that used the solar power system." Feldt reasoned. "We still don't have much information."
"What's the target?" Lasse asked.
"The Middle East, Suille." Feldt answered.
"Suille's gone?" Setsuna whispered.
"Is the A-LAWs, or rather the Coalition's way of doing things?" Tieria spat.
"Sumeragi-san." Allelujah turned to their commander.
"Ptolemy will head out as soon as repairs are finished." Sumeragi declared. "Our mission is to destroy the Federation's satellite weapon. All hands, to your stations."
"Wait," Tieria voiced, having gotten the go-ahead from Sasha earlier on. "Before we go, there's something everyone need to know. The Federation is being manipulated by a group who wants to rule the world."
"And how is it that you came by this information?" Lockon asked.
"Sasha and I have met them." Tieria answered. "They call themselves the Cosmos Coalition."
"The last remnants of the world's royalty..." Setsuna trailed, after Tieria and Sasha explained the Coalition. "All eleven members..."
"So, they're giving A-LAWs it's orders." Ian cursed.
"That would mean back when we began our armed interventions five years ago..." Allelujah frowned.
"They were already busy interfering with things long before that." Lockon expressed. "Weren't they also the ones who oversaw the destruction of Russian Moskva?"
"They must have also supplied the United Nations with the thirty GN-X units equipped with the pseudo GN Drives." Sumeragi guessed.
"And because of that, Lockon, Chris and the others..." Feldt muttered.
"Why didn't you two tell us about something so important until now?" Lockon looked at the pair.
"It only concerns those bearing the royal bloodline." Sasha answered. "It's my sole decision to bear this burden alone."
"You can't say that, Sasha." Allelujah protested. "I'm the official blood heir of the Peacecraft; there's need for you to bear this alone. The Coalition created A-LAWs to slaughter dissident groups. You have to agree that there's no way real peace could ever be achieved through such cruel methods."
"I'll destroy them." Setsuna declared. "I'll destroy the A-LAWs and eliminate whatever plans the Coalition have. I'll do it through my own will."
"I'm with you, Setsuna." Lasse grinned.
"Me too." Lockon added his two cents.
"You're right." Ian grinned. "You do not have to shoulder this all by yourself, Princess." he turned to Sasha. "Let us share this weight as well."
"Right now, the most important thing is to destroy the enemy's satellite weapon." Sumeragi reminded.
In space...
"Enemy base located." Revive smirked. "Send a coded visual to the fleet."
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Feldt, how's the resupplying going?" Sumeragi asked.
"It'll be finished in 0032." Feldt answered.
"This is an announcement for all personnel not assigned to the Ptolemy." Sumeragi broadcasted her orders. "Ptolemy will depart in 0032. Upon completion of the resupply, workers will delete all data, destroy the base and leave on transport ships using Route Y45. At 0037, Ptolemy will begin a mission to destroy the Federation's satellite weapon."
"This is..." Feldt breathed as t he base came under attack. "The base is under missile attack from three directions."
"Enemy fighting strength?" Lasse asked.
"Can't determine." Feldt responded.
"All Gundams, prepare to launch." Sumeragi ordered, after Marie and Saji entered the bridge, Anew was safely in the Ptolemaios' infirmary with Dr. Moreno. "Cancel the resupply and have Ptolemy emergency launch. We'll draw the enemy's attention to us."
In space...
"Ian, what's the status of the 0-Raiser?" Setsuna asked.
"I need a little more time with it." Ian replied.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Allelujah, protect the transport ships until they make it to safety." Sumeragi sent Arios off.
"Enemy forces just appeared." Feldt reported, the hidden Aheads having shred their cloaks and headed towards the Ptolemaios.
"Twelve machines." Mileina added.
"They cloaked their hear sources?" Sasha realized.
"Setsuna, intercept them." Sumeragi ordered.
In space...
Setsuna closed in on one unit, taking it down with his rifle, before engaging the second with his GN Sword.
Patrick's unit shot past 00 and tossed a plasma bomb at the Gundam, electrocuting Setsuna.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Enemy forces approaching." Feldt stated.
"Tieria!" Sumeragi barked.
In space...
"Twin Buster Cannon ready." Tieria stationed himself beside the Ptolemaios. "High density compressed particles, releasing." he fired his cannon, only to have Bring's Garazzo reveal itself from a nearby asteroid and deflecting the shot with its GN Field on its right arm. "What the..." Seravee's pilot was stunned. "Impossible!" he gaped when Garazzo dodged his cannon blast and tackled him.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Another new model..." Sasha gasped. "Tieria!"
"This type of surprise attack." Sumeragi realized the commander of the A-LAWs fleet. "It's Mannequin."
"Enemy forces..." Feldt warned.
"I won't let them!" Sasha snarled and released an array of missiles from the Igelstellung Vulcan gun ports.
In space...
"They're quick." Lockon was providing cover-fire for the Ptolemaios, Sasha's shots taking down two Ahead units.
"Reinforcements incoming." Orange Haro chirped. "Reinforcements incoming."
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Six enemy reinforcements behind us." Mileina reported, Cherudim turned underneath the ship's hull.
"Attacking in waves?" Sasha readied the Valiant Linear cannon at the back of the ship.
"These tactics aren't enough to get us." Sumeragi retorted.
"Valiant, fire!" Sasha grinned manically as she released shot after shot at the Aheads attacking the ship.
In space...
"Charging complete." Revival aimed his GN Mega Launcher at the Ptolemaios. "Targeting Ptolemaios. GN Mega Launcher, ready and firing."
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Our GN Field..." Lasse winced when the attack hit the ship's third hanger.
"We took a direct hit to Hanger Three." Feldt reported. "Unable to make contact with Hanger Three. I can't get a visual."
"Crossroad." Sumeragi turned to Saji. "Could you go now and check on the condition of Hanger Three?"
"I'm on my way." Saji hurried off.
In space...
Tieria was locked in a fist fight against Bring.
"Trying to overpower Seravee..." Tieria growled. "What?" he was shocked when the Garazzo proceeded to push him back and forcing Seravee's shoulder cannons to misfire.
Composing himself, Setsuna sliced off the plasma capsules and freed himself. "Where's the Ptolemy?" he wondered. "Reinforcements?" he came under attack by Barrack, Andrei and Louise.
"We'll take care of the double-powered one." Barrack informed Andrei and Louise.
On the Ptolemaios II's third hanger...
"This is terrible." Saji gasped in shocked at the utterly destroyed hanger.
"Saji, Saji." red Haro chirped, locating Ian.
"I finished all the adjustments to the 0-Raiser." Ian told Saji who had brought him down to the ground. "Take it to 00."
"Please get Ian to the infirmary." Saji handed Ian to Marie."Haro, help me." he headed over to the 0-Raiser.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"What's the status of the transport ships?" Sumeragi inquired.
"0344 until they're out of the anticipated combat airspace." Feldt answered.
"0-Raiser, heading out." Saji informed Sumeragi. "Haro's coming along to help me."
"Have Tieria and Lockon cover the 0-Raiser." Sumeragi instructed. "The enemy will be attacking us in waves until they get us. We're gonna have to place our bets on the Twin Drive to get us out of this situation."
In space...
Setsuna was coming under fire from three sides.
"Captain, let's move in closer and finish it off." Louise suggested.
"Don't get careless." Barrack warned. "Our opponent is a Gundam."
"You'll never get back to your comrades!" Andrei swore, closing in on 00. "An approaching machine." his sensors picked up the incoming 0-Raiser.
"Setsuna." Saji popped up on 00's screen. "Ian said to bring this to you."
"We're gonna dock." Setsuna declared.
"Understood." Saji nodded. "0-Raiser, docking mode."
"Docking sensor." Setsuna activated 00's docking sensor and both machines combined into one.
"That's not gonna help you." Louise snapped, firing her machine gun at the empowered 00-Raiser.
"The Double-powered is moving differently." Andrei saw the 00-Raiser had actually sped up.
"Why is it so fast?" even Barrack was astonished.
Circling a meteorite, Setsuna moved behind Barrack's unit and stabbed his GN Sword straight into the Ahead's torso and sliced through it.
With the squad leader taken out, Setsuna and Saji headed back to the Ptolemaios, pursued by both Andrei and Louise.
"00 Gundam." Bring hovered above the unit.
"A new model." Setsuna frowned. "I'm using Trans-Am." activating Trans-Am, he generated a pair of GN particle rings from the 0-Raiser. What is this? He found himself in a GN particle-enriched field.
What's happening? Even Saji was caught in the field. I can hear voices.
Gundam...! Louise sneered.
That voice... Saji gaped. It couldn't be... Louise?
Why am hearing Saji's voice? Louise picked up Saji's echoing voice in her head.
Louise, don't tell me you're in a mobile suit. Saji realized.
Are you... in that Gundam? Louise discerned where Saji was.
Louise, you're not with the A-LAWs, are you? Saji was shocked.
What are you doing here? The reunited couple screamed mentally.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just love plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.