A/N: Double Chapter!
JAKENstein: We'll be seeing cameos from all over Universal Century
The Dawn Rebellion Part I: Rebels of the Dawn
One year later, March 14th UC 0077
"Here I am at the site of the current demonstrations against the EFF after the collision between the Federation cruiser, Arcana passenger ship, and one of Achilles industrial blocks. As you can see, many of the protestors are calling for the complete withdrawal of the Federation, as well as Zeon's complete independence- Oh no, The Federation forces are firing tear gas! This situation has just gotten a lot more serious - Oh my god..the Federation forces have fired upon the crowd! I repeat, they've just fired on the crowd-"
The TV went static as the camera was hit by a bullet.
"You done?" Char asked,
"I've been working as well." Adrian continued to operate the robotic arm on their scavenger ship.
"Area 31 clear!" Zenna called over the radio,
"We're swamped in Area 30!" Garma replied
"Hey." Char pointed ahead, "What's that?" In front of them, a MW-01L was grabbing two large pieces of debris and folding them like origami.
"That's a Mobile Worker."
"A Mobile Worker?" Adrian said questioningly, "My brother is working on the Mobile Worker project."
"That's right, your brother is Captain Ginias Sahalin right? He's a test pilot and engineer."
"Mhm. I've heard about the MS Project."
"MS Project?" Char said,
"It's top secret, but it's only right since both I and Ryan know about it." Garma inhaled, "The military has been working on Military versions of the Mobile Worker, called Mobile Suits, that's what MS stands for, Mobile Suit. That's why Dozle has been so obsessed with their development,"
"I heard Extra Banchi has been churning out new ships too." Adrian mentioned
"That's right, ever since last year we've begun mass production of several new warship classes. Including the Musai Class Cruiser, Zanzibar Class MS Carrier, and Gwazine Class Battleship."
"Mobile Suits..huh." Char smirked
"Problem." Adrian said nonchalantly, "Large Ship approaching from open space."
"What?!" Garma called, "Stop them!"
"Tried." Adrian shrugged, "Won't accept anything but a Federation code."
"Idiots!" Garma looked out the window, "Looks like an Assault Landing Ship."
Two days later, March 16th UC 0077
On screen, a Type 61 tank rolled over a Zeon protestor before unleashing it's machine gun on a group of armed protestors.
"Sadists!" A first-year yelled,
"They need to go to hell!"
Rosary watched from a table 'This isn't right…'
Just then, Garma, Char, and Ryan walked in.
"Garma! What should we do?!" A first year asked,
"We can't do nothing!"
"Calm down!" Samuel blocked a First year from coming up to them, "Garma's tired from his shift."
Adrian looked around, and nodded to Char.
"Garma." Char turned to him, "We need to talk."
"An attack on the Federation Barracks?!" Garma asked incredulously,
"That's right. We sneak attack them and force them to disarm." Char nodded,
"B-But-" Garma began,
"There can't be any buts." Adrian said at last, "We need to do this. You saw that landing ship, what happens when Guardian Banchi's Federation forces get deployed as well? They can strike anywhere, Zum-City, Achilles, Side 6!"
"You guys…" He inhaled, "Alright. I'll do it." Garma straightened his back, "Does anyone have a map?"
"I do." Char pulled out an unfolding tablet. "This is the garrison. At full strength, it houses a full regiment, but of that, one battalion is out at Zum City, leaving two battalions, each of 1,000 men, that makes 2,000 soldiers."
Adrian loomed over it, "I have an idea." He zoomed out, and pointed to a series of cliffs surrounding the Garrison,
"There are several vantage points, we'll deploy mortars all around the barracks. They'll fire on different points within the camp-"
"Won't it be better to concentrate our fire?" Char asked
"No." Adrian shook his head, "We'll be drawn into a contest of military strength. Which we'll lose." He continued, "We'll spread our fire, and several of us will use Federation radio frequencies to spread misinformation about how large and where our force really is. Once that's finished, the second and third years will attack from the front with APCs, overwhelming the skeleton guard they'll leave there, they'll move as a unit, eliminating the scattered Federation forces."
"Sound plan, but it doesn't account for one problem." Garma said at last, he scrolled some distance away, "This armor depot right here. Within minutes an entire armored battalion can descend upon us. Once that happens, we're done for."
"I have a plan for that as well." Adrian began to explain, "I'll take a collection of the best Third and Second years. This group will take a single mortar and three armored cars and incapacitate the base."
"Were you not listening?!" Garma asked, "There are two armored battalions there! That's 144 Type 61s, plus 36 Guntanks! It's impossible to beat!"
"Who said we needed to beat it? We just need to prevent them from mobilizing."
Aina walked into the mess hall, where a few first years were gathering to watch TV post lights-out. "Alright!" She shouted, "That's it, clear out! Move it!"
The cadets quickly ran out, not wanting to get in trouble. Aina gave Samuel the thumbs up.
"Alright. That's all for the first years." Samuel said to Adrian,
"Great, who's with us right now,"
"We've gathered the eligible juniors and seniors. Right now we just need to get Kelly, Karius, and Anavel who are still making sure the freshmen are all set."
"Right, what about vehicles?"
"All ready."
"Right." Adrian tied his helmet, "Get the trio you mentioned, we're about to head out." Adrian walked off and was about to head out the dorm when he heard something shocking.
"-Edouard Mass died in a shuttle accident. He was the splitting image of Char Aznable, aside - of course - from the fact his eyes were blue, crystal blue. Just like none other than Casval Rem Deikun."
Adrian paused suddenly, and looked out. 'That's Lino! And...Char?' He wondered, 'What's Lino doing?'
Char gasped, and Lino's face took an excited tone. "You've come back! Haven't you Casval?! You've come back to take revenge on the Zabi family!"
'Char….is Casval Rem Deikun?' Adrian wondered
He stuck out his hand, "Casval Rem Deikun,"
Adrian took it, "Adrian Ral Hamon."
Lino was right, Char looked exactly like Casval. And if what Lino said was correct, Char Aznable had red eyes, not blue. And then there was how Char reacted…
"Thanks." Char took a pair of visors from Lino, "We should go."
Adrian turned around and walked off quickly, pieces fitting together in his head.
Once the entire team were all gathered together, Adrian stood in front of them.
"Listen up!" Adrian shouted, "I don't like talking, so I'll make this quick. We're not going with the others."
This was met with several protests.
"But we're not staying here either."
The protests became confused murmurs.
"As you may or may not know, there is an armor depot housing two armored battalions some distance north of the barracks itself. This complex must be taken down."
The murmurs became outraged cries. "Three infantry platoons against two armored battalions is suicide!"
"I didn't ask for this!"
"Calm down." Adrian said calmly "Listen up! If you follow my plan to the letter, we'll be fine!"
"Ryan. Are you sure about this?"
"No." Adrian answered honestly,
Anavel gulped as Adrian dropped his gun, and pushed the doors open.
Lieutenant Amaz Fahid never thought he'd see action when he was sent to the colonies straight out of the academy as a young lieutenant from India, so you can imagine his surprise when a Cadet jumped out of an APC which quickly drove away.
"Halt!" Lt. Fahid drew his sidearm. "State your business!"
"There's no time!" The cadet ran up to him, "They're planning to attack the barracks!"
"What?" Fahid lowered the gun.
"I'm serious! They've mobilized two-thirds of the academy, they're going to attack!"
"Follow me." Fahid said, 'If this cadet isn't lying...then this may finally be my chance to see real action!' He thought excitedly, he led the cadet into base,
"By the way Cadet, what's your name?"
"I'm Cadet Ryan Sahalin, sir. Chief of the Second Student Corps at Guardian Banchi."