Chapter 4

The clean up after the battle took almost a full twenty-four hours to complete, they started right after the enemy was all dead except a few that escaped in mobile workers.

The Third Division members swarmed the field looking for the injured and applying first aid to those they found, the doctor that the CGS hired had fled with the First Division members, almost every member had adequate knowledge of medical care thanks to Chaos which helped them keep the casualties low.

After the wounded and the dead were found, and moved back to the base the others got to work on salvaging what they could from the battlefield, this went on for hours with large array of parts from the enemy mobile workers recovered that were still usable, there was also oven two dozen Gjallarhorn mobile workers that could be repaired and reused.

Mikazuki in Barbatos helped with moving the three Gjallarhorn mobile suits to the base, all three of the Grazes were salvageable with only the cockpit area needing repairs for two of them and one of them needed to repair it's chest armor that is caved in.

Akihiro used his Paladin to open all the cockpits so that the head mechanic Nadi along with Yamagi and the others could remove the bodies, and then begin their work on repairing what they could of the mobile suits.

The Third Division lost around fifteen members and had around twenty that were in various states of injury, no one wanted to say it but they all knew if it wasn't for Chaos the results would have been much worse with a lot more dead friends to bury.

When it was evening the survivors of the First Division members that survived returned to the base but what they received was anything but a warm welcome.

Mikazuki and Orga was sitting on a mobile worker waiting for them to finish filing into the base, and getting off their mobile workers.

"Hey you bastards! You think you can use us!" Haeda shouted angrily as he marched up to where the two friends were waiting.

Several of the more despicable members of the First Division were hot his heels, all of them wearing angry looks on their faces and cracking their knuckles intent on causing harm.

Mikazuki stood up and without hesitation he pulled his pistol from his jacket firing several rounds into the heads of several of the approaching First Division members including Haeda, and Sasai.

"Now look here, Maruba is gone and we are being targeted by Gjallarhorn, so if you are going to stay you will work for us or you can walk back out of this base for those mobile workers and trucks belong to us." Orga said with a cold look on his face.

"That is Orga's giving you all mercy, I personally want to kill you all to get back at you for what you all did to us over the years," Mikazuki's voice was frigid and sent shivers down the spine of all those present as he calmly reloads his gun before he begins talking again. "But I have killed enough for today so make your choice." His cold stare sent terror through their bodies.

A few of them tried to use their guns but were cut down by gunfire from Akihiro, Shino, and Eugene who were laying in wait as support.

The remaining First Division members chose to leave after that with only their personal belongings on their backs, Orga had wanted to at least give them severance pay but he was stopped from doing so as all the other senior members ruled against him.

Only Todo and Dexter Culastor who was in charge of accounting stayed, Todo stayed by his own choice but Dexter was convinced to stay on the payroll.

Maruba had taken everything of value from his office when he had run away, the only thing that was untouched was the safe which he couldn't have opened because Chaos had changed the password days before, inside was legal documents for the CGS along with the data for the Human Debris contracts, there were several stacks of money along with a few gold bars.

The next few days were very busy for Tekkadan with large trucks and people coming, and going all hours wether it be day or night.

The engineering firm that they had hired arrived the day after the attack with several teams in tow, the Paladin suits that they were working on were complete and delivered with a large amount of spare parts, ammunition, and specialized equipment for the Paladin suits maintenance needs.

The Gundam Flauros was now fully operational and restored, it had a few trucks of spare parts along with ammunition delivered with it, the cockpit was rebuilt and made to operate using the Alaya-Vijnana system, all that was left were the system checks which requires a pilot to do.

Shino volunteered to be the test pilot as they did the final test for Flauros.

Mikazuki and Nadi were busy working with the Mobile Suit engineers as they worked on Barbatos, thanks to the weeks they had spent on restoring Flauros along with the data they found in it's system archives they were making rapid progress as they tuned up Barbatos.

There were trucks filled with the parts they were going to be using on Barbatos along with spares for when it was needed.

Orga left the base when the thief that Chaos had hired delivered the goods he got from the corporate offices, he was going to be the new president of Tekkadan so he and Biscuit had to deal with all the legal procedures for the changeover in ownership.

Kudelia still wanted them to continue the escort mission and had contacted her sponsor, Nobliss Gordon, to provide the funds for the mission payment.

Chaos had told them to keep things close to the vest until they could be sure of everyone's loyalty, everybody had understood the hidden meaning to his words which basically meant that they should keep an eye out for Todo, especially since he has offered to negotiate with someone he knew to get Tekkadan a guide ship for travel to Earth.

A few days later Akihiro, Dante, Chad, and Dexter Culastor were sent to Hakofune to collect the ship they were going to be using to travel to Earth.

It was an armored assault ship that was renamed Isaribi.


The tests that requires Mikazuki to be connected to Barbatos were complete so he chose to have lunch then leave the base with Biscuit, when he walked around lunch area and saw Kudelia and Fumitan sitting at a table.

"You look troubled again." Mikazuki said as he walked up to the table.

He had noticed her troubled expression and decided to talk to her, he also chose to ignore the voice of Chaos in his head telling him to make a move on her.

"Mikazuki." Kudelia said in surprise.

"It's…" she starts to say but he cuts her off.

"Hey, I'm going out after lunch, do you want to come too?" Mikazuki asked her.

"Real smooth there Mika," Chaos said with a laugh inside his head.

"It is not a move, I just think she is thinking too much and needs a break from everything," Mikazuki replied with a mental roll of his eyes.

"You have no idea how proud I am that you know what a move actually is and the fact you are denying it is a move just makes it all better," Chaos was laughing as he said this making Mikazuki irritated at him.

"Whatever," Mikazuki said and focused back on Kudelia.

"Okay." Kudelia said with a nod.

Mikazuki nodded his head then he walked over to the kitchen to get some food which he eats quickly since he was really hungry.

After lunch Mikazuki met up with Biscuit and they drove Kudelia, and Fumitan to a large cornfield far away from the base and the city.

"Excuse me, where are we?" Kudelia asked as looks at the vast cornfield.

"Miss Sakura's field." Mikazuki answered.

"Miss Sakura?" Kudelia asked, confused.

"She's my grandmother." Biscuit said with a smile.

"And why did you bring me here?" Kudelia asked, looking at Mikazuki.

"Mikazuki!" They turned to Atra who was running towards them waving her hand in the air. "Mikazuki." She said again though as she got closer and noticed Kudelia, she lowered her hand while becoming less happy.

"Oh it's you, Miss Atra." Kudelia greeted with a smile. "You were here too?" She asked kindly.

"Yes. And you too, Miss Kudelia?" Atra asked as she came to a stop near them.

"Bro! Mikazuki!" Biscuit's two little sisters Cookie and Cracker shouted as they ran up to them jumping into their brother's arms.

They greeted Kudelia and asked if she could cut vegetables now, which made her get embarrassed because she still can't.

Biscuit's grandmother was behind the two girls and after she greeted them everyone got ready to work.

"So you brought Miss Kudelia too." Atra said as she lifted the basket that they were going to be putting the corn in.

"Yeah." Mikazuki said simply.

"I see." Atra said lowly and as she turned to Mikazuki she noticed he was wearing the bracelet she made him which surprised her. "Wait, that's…" she trails off.

"Huh?" Mikazuki said not understanding her surprise before he remembers he is wearing her bracelet on his left wrist. "You made this for me, right, Atra?" Mikazuki asked looking at it.

"Yes. That's a good luck charm. It matches mine." Atra said with her eyes looking down and a blush on her cheeks.

"Yes, thank you Atra." Mikazuki said with a smile while he looked at her.

Atra smiles happily that Mikazuki likes her bracelet.

Everyone got to work after that and for the next few hours they were all working in the cornfield loading up baskets of corn.

Kudelia was actually enjoying herself as she worked as it helped her forget all the things that were plaguing her mind, she tried to take a corn out of the stalk and ended up losing her footing only for Mikazuki to catch her before she fell.

"Are you okay?" Mikazuki asked as he held her hand making her not fall on the ground.

"I'm sorry." Kudelia said as he helped her get her feet under herself. "Well… Thank…" she mutters to herself with a blush on her cheeks before she stops as a strong breeze blows through the field.

Mikazuki and Kudelia enjoy the breeze as they stand in silence in the field.

"It's a lovely place.,when I'm sweating and touching the land, it clears my mind. It's very refreshing." Kudelia said with a calm look on her face.

"I'm glad to hear that." Mikazuki said.

"Is that why you brought me here?" Kudelia asked, looking at Mikazuki.

"How much do you think that corn sells for?" Mikazuki asked instead of answering.

"You mean this one corn?" Kudelia asked for clarification. "About 200 galars?" She guessed.

"50 galars for 10 kilograms. Around here they get sold cheaply as raw material for biofuel." Mikazuki turned to look at Biscuit, Cookie, Cracker, and Atra who were working on another side of the cornfield. "It would be hard for Miss Sakura without Biscuit's salary. It's the same for the others. To feed their families… To pay off a debt… They put their lives on the line to live." Mikazuki said shifting his eyes back to her.

Kudelia was surprised by what he was saying and she was starting to get the kind of life they were living though she doubts that she will ever truly understand their life.

"Do you know about Human Debris?" Mikazuki asked her.

"Yes, roughly. People traded for money right?" Kudelia said to him.

"At crummy prices. Do you remember that brawny Akihiro?" He asked and when she nods he continues. "Him and those around him are exactly that. Even if they become free, they can't get proper jobs, well, we're similar as well, I guess." He turned around to face Kudelia after he said that.

"Thanks to you, we were able to just hang on aside from the money we found in the vault, thank you so much." Mikazuki said with a bow to Kudelia.

Kudelia shifted her eyes away from him as she still feels guilty for what happened with Gjallarhorn attacking them.

They returned to work for awhile when they heard a scream from Cookie and Cracker along with the sounds of a car tires screeching.

Mikazuki took off running the moment he heard the screams, when he reached the dirt road he saw the two girls laying on the ground not moving and a man in a brown suit with purple hair stepping out of the car.

"The girls are fine but I am going to need you to react as if that man had hit them with the car." Chaos said to Mikazuki.

"Why?" Mikazuki asked Chaos.

"His name is Gaelio Bauduin from the Bauduin family, one of the Seven Stars the heads of Gjallarhorn, his mind will be a treasure trove of high-level Intel given his rank along with the fact he is an inspector for Gjallarhorn, and if that doesn't make you want to do it he is also a highly trained mobile suit pilot and his skills could help Tekkadan as a whole." Chaos explained with a grin knowing he convinced Mikazuki already.

"Ok, then." Mikazuki agreed to do as Chaos suggests.

Gaelio had no time to react before Mikazuki was on him and Mikazuki's hand wrapped around his throat lifting off the ground easily as if he weighed nothing, he tried to talk but Mikazuki's grip was unforgiving making him lose air very fast.

Gaelio was so occupied with not dying that he didn't notice the foreign presence in his mind that was going through his entire life like a book.

Chaos knew he didn't have much time so he mainly focused on Gaelio's education, his training, his job as an inspector for Gjallarhorn and any relevant information about Gjallarhorn that he knows that the public wouldn't along with whatever access codes he had as the heir of the Bauduin family.

Mikazuki let him go when Miss Sakura tapped him on the back of the head and told him to calm down as he was a hasty fool.

Chaos had gotten what he wanted so he was going to be busy for a few hours organizing all of the information that he just stole before he can share it with Mikazuki or anyone else.

Cookie and Cracker told him that they were the ones that ran out and the car avoided them so they were alright.

Another man came out of the car wearing a cream color suit and had blond hair he apologized for their part in what happened, Mikazuki was able to identify the man as Mcgillis Fareed heir to the Fareed family of the Seven Stars just like his friend Gaelio Bauduin thanks to Chaos.

Atra and Biscuit ran up to the group concerned, Biscuit stopped in his tracks when he saw the Gjallarhorn insignia on the car while Atra checked over the girls making sure they were okay.

Mikazuki saw Fumitan pull Kudelia into the fields to hide her from the two Gjallarhorn inspectors.

"Well… I'm sorry." Mikazuki said while scratching his head.

"Your sorry?" Gaelio asked angrily.

"Gaelio." Mcgillis said trying to calm his friend.

Gaelio attacks Mikazuki by throwing a punch and Mikazuki simply side stepped the fist, when he did both Gjallarhorn inspectors got a look at his Alaya-Vijnana stems on his spine shocking them.

"Hey, you. What's that on your back?" Gaelio asked Mikazuki after regaining his balance.

Mikazuki just ignored the question.

"Alaya-Vijnana system." Mcgillis said answering Gaelio's question.

"Alaya what?" Gaelio asked confused.

"An organic device system that is implanted into the human body. I have heard that they still use it…" Mcgillis said.

"Implanting foreign objects into your body?" As Gaelio said this he became sick and had to stop talking as he was trying not to vomit from disgust.

Mcgillis walked over to the girls and apologized once again while offering them candy, the two girls eagerly accepted his gift with huge smiles, he told them to visit a doctor just in case and told them to contact the Mars Branch of Gjallarhorn if there are any problems.

"My name is Mcgillis Fareed," he said to Atra and she nodded saying yes, he then turned to Biscuit. "By the way, I want to ask something." Mcgillis said to Biscuit.

"What is it?" Biscuit asked slightly nervous.

"It seems there was a battle around here recently, have you noticed anything?" Mcgillis asked.

"Now that you say it, I think I heard some shooting 2 or 3 days ago, but there is a paramilitary organization nearby, so it might have been them training. Right?" Biscuit said to Mcgillis while he makes Mikazuki agree with what he said.

"I see. Thank you for your help." Mcgillis said to Biscuit.

"You." Mikazuki looked at Mcgillis when called on him. "Your moves were amazing. Did you do some training?" Mcgillis asked curious of his answer.

"A few things." Mikazuki said to him.

"I see, you'd make a great soldier." Mcgillis said then got back into the car and drove off two minutes later.

"They didn't seem to know about the battle the other day." Mikazuki points out.

"Yeah, I guess even Gjallarhorn doesn't work as one either." Biscuit said then looked up at the sky.

They all got back to work and came back to the base hours later while it was around sunset.

They were greeted to the sight of the Tekkadan insignia on the base replacing the old CGS insignia.

Mikazuki checked in on how the work on Barbatos was going and Nadi was happy to report that the engineering firm had done a fantastic job, Barbatos was now fully operational with no issues and ready for combat wether on land or in space.

They had also repaired the three Grazes that he had defeated, they were painted black and crimson to match the Paladin suits that they had delivered, there were plans in place to make them compatible with the Alaya-Vijnana system but they were on hold for now.

The database inside Flauros was intact and was finally decrypted, the firm kept a copy per the agreement and the original was Tekkadan's to keep, it had a full record of all the Gundam Frames along with their specific Ahab Reactor frequency, it also various records having to do with some of the battles it took part in along with maintenance records.

It was a treasure trove of information considering how tight-lipped Gjallarhorn is about the Calamity War and the Gundams responsible for ending it.

What the engineering firm didn't know but Chaos did was that there is a hidden archive in the system that kept real-time records of the pilots status while piloting the Gundam Frames, you needed a specific master code to access these records due to how valuable they are.

These records could be used to better help the pilots in piloting the Gundam Frames and it could help optimize the Alaya-Vijnana interface so the negative effects will be manageable if not completely overcome them, this information is lost to the world thanks to Gjallarhorn efforts to bury all aspects of the Calamity War which led them to destroy all the old databases of the Gundam Frames that they could find.

Chaos is the only one that has access to these records and Mikazuki due to the fact that Chaos is bonded to him, Nadi knows it exists but not exactly what is in there and isn't interested in asking questions.

Mikazuki is the one that is the commander for the mobile suit unit along with the Paladin suits unit, he was in charge of all their combat engagements and could veto Orga's decisions when it came to said matters.

Chaos was the one who proposed that Mikazuki take such a role since it fits perfectly into his skill set and Orga didn't truly have the mindset that such a role requires, when it comes down to it Orga is not a fraction of the killer Mikazuki is.

Orga had wanted to shoulder most of the burden himself but he was convinced by Mikazuki along with Chaos that neither he nor the two of them could do everything, the others are leaders in their own rights and they should carry the responsibility as well.

Eugene was named Orga's deputy and was in command when Orga is not present, Biscuit was in control of logistics, Nadi was in charge of the engineering and mechanics with Yamagi as his second, Shino, Akihiro, Chad, and Dante were going to serve as pilots along side Mikazuki when necessary, they also operate as part of the Paladin suit unit when they need to capture or breach an enemy vessel or base.

No trustworthy doctors were found as of yet, and due to the presence of Chaos on the ship they needed not only someone highly trained but someone who was loyal to only them which was a high bar to meet, they had several members who have shown an interest in the medical field but they lacked the real-life experience of a true doctor.

Additional medical nano-machine pods were purchased and moved aboard the Isaribi, the ship was also cleaned and restocked for the long space flight to Earth.

The next morning Orga and Biscuit went to finalize the agreement with the guide ship owner Mr. Orcus that Todo contacted for Tekkadan, while he was out the new uniforms for Tekkadan arrived along with a large amount of everyday clothing for them to wear as most of what they had wearing was very old.

The new uniforms consisted of a black padded jacket with Tekkadan's insignia on the back and the breast pocket right over the heart, black cargo pants with armored knee pads, black combat boots, shirts of various sizes and colors but the majority was white, red, blue, and gold.

All the mobile workers, Paladin suits, and mobile suits with exception of Barbatos were sent to the Isaribi on an earlier shuttle along with a few crew members.

Mikazuki, Orga, and Biscuit finalized their contingency plans for when Todo betrayed them, Mikazuki was on watch duty that night and he was joined later by Kudelia, the two of them spent the night talking about random topics and getting to know each other better.

The next morning they all traveled to the station and loaded onto the shuttle, Barbatos was moved onto the shuttle with none of the Tekkadan members aware aside from the three members that were aware of the full plan.

With everything and everyone accounted for the shuttle began it's launch sequence and several minutes later they found themselves leaving Mars behind as they finally begin the journey that will change their lives.