Hanami hopped off her motorcycle and pulled the helmet from her head. She then grabbed her basket of apples and hurried inside, heading toward the kitchen. Once there, she set down her basket of apples and pulls on an apron. Smiling to herself, Hanami began gathering numerous other ingredients for the pie. She touched a small pendant that dangled from a chain about her neck quickly, and set to work.

Some time later a buzzer went off, announcing the pie was finished. Hanami looked up from her magazine with another smile and ran over, turning off the buzzer. Pulling on some oven mitts, the girl carefully opened the oven door and peeked inside. She grinned triumphantly at the golden dessert and slowly pulled it out, setting it on the counter. Hanami turned the oven off and tossed her mitts aside, admiring her kitchen work.

"Could you come in here, Hanami?" Came the voice of Professor G.

"Coming!" Hanami called back as she finished touching up the kitchen. The girl followed Professor G's voice into the next room, where we was standing beside a computer. Hanami walked over, and the man motioned for her to sit down, which she did.

"I want you to read this over, it's the outlines of Operation Meteor." The professor nodded toward the computer. Hanami blinked.

"Operation Meteor?"

"Yes, it's a project you're going to be a part of."

Hanami was still a bit confused, but turned to the screen. Her gaze read over the text. She gasped, and read it again. Was she understanding correctly?

"You.. you want me to be part of a massacre?" She asked, somewhat angrily. The basic outline of the plan was to drop a colony on Earth and then have mobile suits finish off everyone on the planet. Hanami shook her head in disgust. "I won't do it!"

"I figured you'd say that. So.. I have an offer to make you."

"An offer?" Hanami turned from the screen to face Professor G.

"Yes. I want you to ignore everything you just read. Instead, I'll send you to Earth with a different task. You'll periodically be sent various missions against Oz. You'll be a protector of the colonies." He explained. Hanami studied him a moment, thinking it over.

"I'll do it." She nodded. Professor G smiled.

"Excellent, follow me then." He turned and headed out of the room, leading the way to the hanger. Hanami hopped from her chair and followed, curious. As the pair stepped onto the catwalk, Hanami's eyes widened. There, standing before her, was the greatest mobile suit she'd ever seen.

It stood larger than most mobile suits, and carried a thermal energy weapon in one hand. The color of the metal kept to a darker scale, mostly blacks and deep violets. It looked built for speed and stealth.

"Wow.. it's amazing.." Hanami gawked. Professor G nodded.

"This is what I'm sending you to Earth in. The Nebulae."

Hanami looked to the professor as he spoke before returning her gaze to the suit. Nebulae. She spoke the name in her mind, smiling to herself. She was going to Earth in this amazing suit to protect the colonies? Sounded good to her.

"So when do I get to test drive it?" Hanami grinned. Professor G chuckled.

"We'll start tomorrow."

"Awesome." She grinned again, now becoming as anxious as a child on Christmas Eve. What would it be like? Would it be more difficult than a normal mobile suit? She'd find out the answers tomorrow.