SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 23 out, this is Chapter 24 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 24: Assault on Memento Mori
At the Memento Mori space station, the fight against the A-LAWs and the Katharon space fleet raged on, with the Katharon forces rapidly losing ground.
An Ahead was about to take out the fleet commander's ship when Setsuna shot out the mobile suit.
"Reinforcements?" Andrei was shocked when another unit was taken down.
"Here it comes." Hilling Djbril licked his lips at the appearance of the 00-Raiser.
"Attention, Katharon fleet." Setsuna opened communications to the fleet commander. "This is Celestial Being. We'll carry out the mission to destroy the satellite weapon. We'd like your data on the satellite weapon send it over Channel 34."
"We're sending it over right away." the commander sent the relevant data over.
"Transmission confirmed." Setsuna nodded. "There's a good chance the weapon will fire again." he cautioned. "Move your forces below the orbital ring. This is it." he pulled out the image of the Memento Mori. "The A-LAWS satellite weapon."
"Old Man Copeland is interested in that boy." Hilling pouted. "That makes me so jealous." he fired a blast from his Gadessa's GN Mega Launcher.
"That particle output." Setsuna dodged the energy beam. "It's a new model."
"You're not bad, you know." Hilling praised, only to have the Gadessa's left foot shot off by 00's beam machine gun. "Even if the particles are more diffused, to have the same range as Gadessa..." he spat, his radar was unable to detect 00-Raiser. Growling in frustration, he moved forward to try and locate 00-Raiser.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"I'm displaying the data the 00-Raiser sent us about the satellite weapon." Mileina pulled up the data the 00-Raiser sent over.
"It's just as we thought." Sasha scrutinized the images. "It's a free-electron laser strafing device that has access to the orbital ring's particle accelerator."
"The way the escort ships are deployed..." Feldt frowned. "As you forecasted, Sumeragi-san, the laser barrel has a limited firing range."
"Noriega-san, we're receiving what looks like coded data from an agent." Mileina added. "This coding system..."
"Nena..." Sasha breathed.
"Can you put it on screen?" Sumeragi requested. "It's structural data on the satellite weapon." she realized.
"How'd she get those?" Allelujah wondered.
"Sumeragi-san, there's the weapon's weak point." Feldt instantly spotted the Memento Mori's weak spot. "The electromagnetic optical resonator."
"I guess this determines our mission plan." Sumeragi decided. "Approach the satellite weapon's blind spot, then launch a direct assault. Tieria and Lockon will have to coordinate with the utmost precision."
"And it's defensive forces?" Lasse asked.
"We'll charge right past them." Sumeragi replied.
"Is this plan about precision or brute force?" Lasse inquired.
"I hope that's a rhetorical question, Lasse." Sasha joked. "Obviously it's both."
"Time to get this mission underway." Sumeragi enacted her plan.
In the battlefield...
Setsuna was taking out one Ahead after another. "And that makes eight units." he ended the quick scrimmage.
"Setsuna, we're starting the mission now.' Sumeragi informed.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"All Gundams are in their assigned positions." Feldt confirmed.
"All right, everyone." Sumeragi encouraged. "Let's do this."
In the battlefield...
"You're mine now." Hilling took aim at 00-Raiser who was locked in combat with another Ahead unit.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Mission, commence!" Sumeragi barked, the Ptolemaios was racing along the orbital ring.
In the battlefield...
Setsuna managed to pull back before Hilling's blast hit him, the energy shot taking out the Ahead unit he was fighting against. "Coalition..." he hissed, the two pilots clashing with their swords.
"So, you know who I am." Hilling grinned. "What?" he spotted the Ptolemaios racing past them.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"All Igelstellung, Wombat and Sledgehammer gunports open." Sasha grinned widely.
"543 seconds until Ptolemy reaches the target." Mileina added.
"I'm counting on you two, Tieria, Lockon." Sumeragi whispered. "Sasha!" she ordered once the A-LAWs started firing on the incoming ship.
"Gotcha." Sasha let loose a barrage of Igelstellung missiles, then a combination of Sledgehammer and Wombat anti-air missiles.
"The ship is being forced off the path to the right." Lasse tried to keep the ship on course.
"Entering the satellite weapon's line of fire in fourteen seconds." Feldt reported. "Ptolemy has entered the enemy satellite weapon's line of fire." she added after a few seconds.
"Not yet." Sumeragi insisted.
"Right now." Marie gave Sumeragi the cue.
"Allelujah!" Sumeragi barked, just as the Memento Mori fired its beam canon.
In the battlefield...
"It's over!" Hilling laughed as the Memento Mori beam washed over the orbital ring, seemingly destroying the Ptolemaios.
On the Ptolemaios II's second hanger...
"Trans-Am, on." Allelujah had utilized Arios' Trans-Am to help Ptolemaios to dodge the particle beam, the ship had then descended down to continue its route towards the Memento Mori.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Deck Three is now fully open." now entering Phase Two, Mileina opened the deck to reveal Seravee and Cherudim.
"Seravee and Cherudim are now in attack position." Feldt declared.
"Right now, all of Arios' Trans-Am power is being devoted to Ptolemy's thrusters." Sumeragi muttered. "So we can't use our GN Field. Lockon."
At Deck Three's opening...
"Trans-Am!" Lockon activated Trans-Am.
"Deploy Shield Bits." Orange Haro chirped. "Deploy Shield Bits." the orange robot sent all all nine GN Shield Bits and six Rifle Bits to defend the Ptolemaios.
"That girl's having way too much fun." Lockon joked, Sasha's array of Sledgehammers and Wombats taking out the attacking Ahead units, his Shield Bits and Rifle Bits were blocking off attacks from the side.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Arios' Trans-Am has 94 seconds left until it reaches its time limit." Mileina reported.
At Deck Three's opening...
"Not there yet?" Lockon demanded, the Aheads were wearing down his Shield Bits. "The Bits aren't going to hold up at this rate."
"Just hold on a little longer." Sumeragi assured.
In the battlefield...
"How dare you..." Hilling growled, aiming his Mega Launcher at the Ptolemaios. "You're nothing but peasants and blood traitors!"
Setsuna flew in, slicing the Mega Launcher and causing it to explode. "I am your opponent." 00-Raiser's pilot told the Djbril heir and the two pilot resumed their fight.
At Deck Three's opening...
"Shield is almost used up." Orange Haro warned. 'Shield is almost used up."
"Not yet." Lockon growled. "Hold on a little longer."
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Closer..." Sumeragi focused on the resonator chamber. "Get a little closer."
"Arios has reached it's Trans-Am limit." Mileina informed Sumeragi, Cherudim's Shield Bits were being totaled.
"Cherudim's Shied Bits are almost gone." Feldt pressed.
"Tieria!" Sumeragi gave the heavy-hitter the go-ahead.
At Deck Three's opening...
"Trans-Am!" Tieria needed no prodding, his power giving Cherudim's Shield Bits an extended time limit as he charged up his duo cannons. "Hyper Burst, triggering total release!" he fired a large energy sphere towards the resonator chamber and blasting a hole in the wall.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Launch all the remaining missiles!" Sumeragi ordered.
"Take this!" the trigger=happy gun-girl bombarded the damaged chamber with the remaining Igelstellung, Wombat and Sledgehammer missiles.
At Deck Three's opening...
As the Ptolemaios closed in on the resonator chamber, Cherudim used Seravee's head as a rifle shooting rest as Lockon zoomed in on the exposed resonator.
"Targeted and firing!" Lockon took the one chance and fired his sniper rifle at the resonator, the shot resulting in the immediate destruction of the Memento Mori station as Ptolemaios exited the battlefield.
On the Ptolemaios II's bridge...
"Confirming the satellite weapon has been destroyed." Feldt reported.
"Ptolemy is to maintain its present speed and withdraw from this sector.' Sumeragi instructed. "You can call back the 00-Raiser."
In the battlefield...
"Withdrawal acknowledged." Setsuna received the retreat order.
"How dare you!" Hilling was hot on Setsuna's heels, raining fire at the retreating 00-Raiser. "Backup?" he found himself under laser attack from someone else. He then realized 00-Raiser right in front of him and Setsuna sliced the Gadessa's arm off. "Damn you, Gundam!" the Djbril heir roared at the escaping 00-Raiser.
On Earth...
"So the satellite has fallen." Sergei looked out of his office's window.
"Most likely, it's the work of Celestial Being." Peng Hercury entered the office.
"Hercury." Sergei recognized his old comrade.
"It sure has been a while," Hercury grinned. "Hello, Wild Bear of Russia."
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