Author's Note

Okay! Next one!

After explaining the events of the previous two chapters...

"Oh, I see... So Kokonoe helped you guys out too... Then why are we fighting at all!?" Loran exclaimed.

"They made Rain retreat! I had to make them pay for hurting her!" Domon growled.

"I'm FINE, Domon." Rain scolded, entering the comms. "The Big Tray is ready for more action once we hit up another battlefield."

"I actually chose to spare them, Domon Kasshu. So you needn't have worried about it." Hoka added.

"So, where are we heading next, Loran? Guide us." Ryuko asked of.

"Let's see... We're heading to..."

The group was guided to a field of ice where they were told some more enemies were seen by Loran. "Are these those bad guys you were talking about?" The girl piloting the black Quebeley mech asked.

"Yeah, Puru. But be that as it may, it isn't reason enough for us to attack them." Loran answered.

""Bad guys", huh? Heh. What an apt description. Loran. There's no need to feel guilty about attacking them. Those are the Titans. Let them live, and they're likely to start a war." Kokonoe declared.

"Look. I came here to investigate the truth about this planet being on a collision course with Earth, not to fight." Loran argued.

"I understand, but the reality of the situation is, investigation or not, you're in danger. Battles happen for all kinds of reasons. But if you hesitate right in the middle of one, you're the one who gets killed." Kokonoe replied.

"I can't argue with that... Still..."

"Enough talk! All hands to battle stations!" Satsuki ordered.

"Neither the Earth nor this planet are places to fight wars... If you want to wage war, go find a proper place!" Loran snarled at the enemy.

As the battle in the Ice Field rages, Cross was standing atop one of the mountains. "...Why are non-Keyblade wielders here... without a Keyblade wielder...? ...Did you know... old man...?" He asked Yen Sid, from episode 3, who was standing behind him.

"Cross. You must let go of the past. I have sent Rebecca on this journey to help you. Not to defeat you. But if defeating you will help you... so be it." Yen Sid replied.

"DON'T BULLSHIT ME, OLD MAN. DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM WILL AWAKEN TO A KEYBLADE IN THIS PART OF THE GALAXY!?" Cross demanded an answer, his eyes black and irises purple and the air heavy. Yen Sid did not feel the air being heavy, however.

"Would it make a difference if I told you?" Yen Sid asked back.

"...Tch. As it stands, even with my own Keyblade, I stand no chance." Cross ticked. "I can only take you on if my power can somewhat affect you just by being angry, after all..."

"Even if your power DOES have that effect on someone else, that does not mean that you can defeat them." Yen Sid scolded.

"I'm not your student anymore, old man. You can cut it out with your scolding." Cross hissed before leaving.

Meanwhile, with Ryuko, she faces off against a Gundam that holds a gun and a shield. "Now what kind of Gundam are YOU piloting...?" Ryuko hummed.

"I'm piloting the Gundam Wing. Stand down or be destroyed." The male pilot said.

"Heh. You wish!" Ryuko scoffed. "I'm gonna beat you and that old man piloting that black Gundam!"

"Hm." The pilot huffed before flying high.

"Huh? Where are YOU going!?" Ryuko growled, pursuing the pilot who prepares his gun. "Ah!?"

"Target... locked on!" The pilot declared, firing his laser at Ryuko who blocks with her Beam Swords, albeit before getting pushed back into the ground.

"C-Crap!" Ryuko grunted, trying to get up before seeing another laser that has been fired at her.

"I-Field activated! Emergency auto-reaction, set!" Loran exclaimed as he appeared and blocks the laser blast with his shield. "GOOO!" He roared as he starts pushing through the laser which fades away. "Why must you fight!? Do you love war so much?"

"There's no reason to fight." The pilot replied before charging at the Turn A Gundam.

"So why-" Loran was about to ask before getting hit by the pilot's Gundam Wing's shield, knocking him into the ground.

"This is a battlefield, so we must fight. Face it or become a casualty. That's the nature of war. Always has been." The pilot scolded as the Turn A Gundam gets back up.

"But, why...!" Loran was about to repeat his question, pointing his own gun at the Gundam Wing.

"You clearly don't know how to REALLY fight, do ya?" Ryuko asked, pushing Loran out of the way gently.

"Ryuko...!" Loran gasped. "L-Let me help!"

"...Don't get in my way." Ryuko warned.

"Okay! I won't!" Loran nodded.

With Mako, she was clashing with the aforementioned black Gundam Ryuko talked about. "Hah! Your black Gundam is no match for the Master Gundam!" The male pilot boasted.

"How about THREE fighting Gundams, Master Asia!?"

"Hm!?"

The man known as Master Asia blocked an incoming attack from Domon and Ira, the two attacks knocking him back. "Gamagoori! And Domon!" Mako gasped.

"Are you alright, Mankanshoku?" Ira asked.

"Yeah! Thanks!" Mako answered.

"How unlike you to rely on help, Domon Kasshu." Master Asia hummed.

"Heh. I don't need them. But I do appreciate their help. This is war, after all." Domon said. "Now are you gonna come at us or just stand there pointing out the obvious?"

"Hah. Such a comedian you are! Perhaps if martial arts won't cut it, you could make it as one!" Master Asia laughed as he gets in a fighting stance, Domon doing the same.

"He's real strong. Careful, Gamagoori!" Mako exclaimed.

"You too, Mankanshoku."

"How lovely that you would share your final moments together. Now... COME AT ME!" Master Asia roared intimidatingly.

As the battle between the four fighting Gundams rage, Ryuko keeps clashing blades with the pilot of the Gundam Wing, neither one giving an inch. "You are quite strong. However, you are still weaker than the Gundam Wing." The pilot declared.

"Then why don't you prove how strong it REALLY is!?" Ryuko provoked before getting away from the Gundam Wing.

"Fine." The pilot huffed. "Heero Yuy displaying full power!"

With that said, the Gundam Wing displays angelic, well, wings, displaying its full power before it fires two lasers. One in front of him and one behind him. He then spins around, making his lasers fire all around him, making Ryuko dodge the attack as much as she could, but she almost avoided the attack without a scratch. As soon as her wings were chipped, her Gundam fell to the ground, making her grunt in pain and effort before trying to make her Gundam get back up. As Heero was about to fire another laser to finish her off, Loran intercepted and cut down the Gundam Wing, making Heero retreat without a word.

"You okay, Ryuko?" Loran asked, putting a hand out for Ryuko.

"...Yeah. Thanks." Ryuko answered, taking his hand.

"...Sometimes, I wonder. Should I just try to forget this war? But then I realize... if I do that, the victims will continue to pile up. I can't just stand by!" Loran exclaimed.

"Then... why are you so adamant about that whole... pacifism thing?"

"Because I hate fighting... I really do..."

"...You remind me of a friend. She'd like you." Ryuko smirked before leaving.

Meanwhile, the three fighting Gundams of Mako, Ira, and Domon managed to defeat Master Asia.

END OF EPISODE