Now everyone was now in the tunnel, the group (good team) headed below to the practice field below the mess hall. Herschel and Sir Horatio reported to staff. Hornblower got the staff working to perfection. The meeting commenced.
"Well, gentlemen, I'm glad you're all here. We needed to talk of our purpose. We are besieged on all sides by a force of enemies. These threaten to destroy us. The only way to get home safely is to fix them. But, we need all of us to succeed. We need reconnaissance. Sailor Mercury, a friend of Lita's and thus our friend, is held captive in Megatron's base. We will need to infiltrate and rescue her."
"If we scout, we'll need a guerrilla action to give the scouts time and distract the enemy," said Quatre.
"Why not a general engagement?" asked Dinobot.
"Too risky, if we were not able to free her, she could be used against us," replied Wheeljack.
"But, it would be a suicide mission," supplemented Winston.
"I could deal with that," remarked Trowa.
"Just show me where to fight and I'm there," added Piccolo.
"There's no way to transport men out there unnoticed, the ground is crawling with cables and sensors," interjected Sage.
"Yes, but what if only one object carrying the others?" mentioned T.K.
"T.K., you're right! I remember Gabumon, Trowa and I could fit into his Gundam," voiced Matt.
"Gundam 03, or Heavy Arms, is not fully refitted yet," Churchill mentioned.
"Then why not my Gundam, Sandrock?" asked Quatre.
It was settled, for the guerrilla scouting mission, Gundam 04, Sandrock, was chosen. That put Quatre on the assault team. Who would go with him? Debate continued. "Send Tenchi. He has the hand to hand skills," offered Winston.
"We should send Seahorse and Salamander, because they are tough little short guys," said Michelangelo.
"In that case why not Charmander, Patomon, Gabumon, or me?" asked T.K.
"They have more stealth experience, and besides we will need you at the base in case of a counterstrike," replied Spiderman.
"Then send Piccolo. He could wipe out the whole enemy by himself," responded T.K.
"I'm unfamiliar with Piccolo's battle performance, what enemy did you fight?" asked Dinobot. If they were the foot soldiers that Dinobot fought, he would be unimpressed.
"They were planes that turned into robots," said T.K.
"Decepticons!" exclaimed Wheeljack.
"And they were mindless, they had pointy heads and fired beam cannons on their arms," continued T.K.
"Then they were Taurus mobile dolls," said Trowa matter-of-fact.
"And with no mobile suit of their own. How many were destroyed?" asked Quatre.
"It must have been at least a hundred," added T.K.
"Impressive," said Trowa.
And with that, the attack team became Quatre, Seahorse, Salamander, and Piccolo. They got ready to go. Three piled into Sandrock, and Piccolo remained outside. At the back exit, they were ready to go. It was dark. That was the point, after all. Megatron was organizing an offensive to end the resistance. Raditz was recuperating. Nappa and Rampage would lead a strike of Taurus and Virgo Mobile Dolls. Vultureman would lead a supporting wave of motor drones and foot soldiers. Mammothmon and Warmanzymon would bring up the rear. Other troops were dispersed in defensive positions. These assault troops were aligned away from the rear and thus were badly placed for the strike that followed. Tanker drones were in general proximity to the base and the Cybamen were inside the base. Monkiean and Soundwave were supporting distance, as were the Mercurius and Vayeate mobile dolls.
Sandrock came out of the hidden underground exit. After Quatre surveyed the scene, Piccolo followed. The two battle beasts unloaded themselves. They split up and began exploring the enemy base area. Piccolo and Sandrock stood ready for battle. And the battle came to them. Tanker drones signaled in on Quatre's Gundam and began firing.
Quatre spoke to Piccolo from inside Sandrock. "Can you distract them while I cut the radar system?"
Piccolo only nodded and powered up. The number of those stupid tanker drones was immense. Piccolo gathered his usual smug look. Then he flew amongst the tanker drones and five shot at him as he dove around them. Avoiding their fire, Piccolo looked as each of the five except one had destroyed another of the five. This would be easier than he had thought. Ducking through and around multiple groups, Piccolo ran merry havoc through the tanker drones. The tanker drones transformed in an attempt to get more accurate fire in their target. Piccolo merely landed and laid on a volley of energy blasts that eliminated the effectiveness of the entire tanker force. Then, an eruption occurred in his rear. He turned to see what it was.
Megatron watched his radar screen with horror. Two green dots had infiltrated onto the home screen. The white dots, the tank drones, were rapidly disappearing around a green dot. The other green dot would wreck his communications and spy network, if he were not stopped. Megatron turned to Tuberoff.
"Send Mercurius and Vayeate to destroy the enemy threatening our network. Get Soundwave and Monkiean to stop the enemy destroying the tank drones. Now!" Tuberoff hurried. Mercurius and Vayeate were sent off. They soon located Gundam 04 at the network complex.
Quatre noticed them as well. "Shoot, it's those two suits, again. Headquarters, this is Quatre reporting, Mercurius and Vayeate identified. Wish to know any information that may be helpful."
"Base to Quatre, recommend taking out Vayeate first, but it is up to you, homeslice," said Ryan, appearing in the upper left hand corner of Quatre's visual. Quatre turned to do battle. Vayeate turned to fire on Sandrock by maneuvering behind it. Quatre turned Sandrock and using the head guns, opened fire on Vayeate. Vayeate was hit enough to have its beam cannon hit off target and the blow only glanced off Sandrock's leg. Quatre pulled out the curved swords and closed in on Vayeate. But now Mercurius had entered and Quatre was only able to land one crippling blow to Vayeate before wheeling to face Mercurius. Mercurius used its shield to ward off Sandrock's blows. Vayeate attempted to attack Sandrock from behind but Quatre responded by turning quickly and firing its homing missiles at Vayeate. Vayeate blew up. Mercurius and Sandrock locked in a struggle but Quatre slipped his swords underneath the shield and performed the cross crusher attack, ripping Mercurius in half. Sandrock had pulled through. Quatre now destroyed the network building and Megatron's radar screens blanked out.
Piccolo knocked off the tanker force and as the smoke from the destruction blew away, he quickly saw his task get larger. Soundwave appeared and released Ravage, Batcat, and the two little annoying robot guys. Piccolo was facing five enemies that could think and react. Monkiean soon joined the party. They surrounded Piccolo. Piccolo looked around him with the smug look that he got during fights. The five little decepticons around him understood the power that they were dealing with, and did not make the first move. They were confident and could wait. Piccolo could also give them as much time as he wanted. He had no idea if Quatre was coming back and he had no idea about the scouts either; he had to delay. Monkiean ended the standoff by rushing at Piccolo from behind. Piccolo had a backwards fist motion that stopped Monkiean in his tracks. Ravage leaped but Piccolo disappeared in front of his eyes. He reappeared behind him, grabbed his tail and hurled him from the battlefield. The other three jumped at him and Piccolo used a succession of kicks to ward them off and they flew off the field. Soundwave thought it would be good to retreat. Piccolo did not stop him. He flew in the direction of the former blast. There he found Quatre and Sandrock, whole, and unharmed except for various nicks and scratches on Sandrock. Pieces of Vayeate and Mercurius surrounded him. Quatre looked and saw Piccolo. He was glad, but he still knew nothing of the scouts.
"Good to see you, Piccolo."
"Good to see you, kid."
"We should wait here for the scouts."
"All right."
Salamander and Seahorse continued forward. They knew they were approaching a large black pentagon of a building. It loomed larger and larger as they got closer. They made their way round the edge. They heard voices. One was a large man- a saiyan. The other was a crab-like robot. Rampage and Nappa were discussing their change in orders from a massive offensive to a static constant defensive.
"Megatron has lost it, we should go after the enemy and destroy them while some are occupied here."
"Rampage, we can handle things, or I can, no matter what should come my way." Salamander and Seahorse shifted directions and noticed a small lower room. It had a low barred window to the outside. Inside they saw a human girl with bluish hair, they had found what they needed. Now, all they needed was to find a way in for the future breakout…
A noise occurred outside the base. John was surprised and brought T.K., Patomon, and Spiderman up with him to see who it was. Then the doorbell rang. At the door was a young man in oriental dress that had a red bag with Dominos Pizza on it. John knew he had seen this figure before, but Wufei Chang had other reasons for being there. "That'll be $15.67, thank you." "Here you go." Wufei looked and found John overpaid him by four dollars. "Charity is for the weak, and I must follow my own sense of integrity." Wufei handed the money back. He turned and left, without ever having John use his name.
…Salamander and Seahorse continued their reconnaissance around the headquarters. They had to duck in and out of shadows to avoid being spotted by a packet of Virgo mobile dolls. They continued moving, then they heard more footsteps, but they ran into a large door. They turned and the door opened, they moved out of the way quickly, and Tuberoff looked out the door. Finding no one, he went back inside the base. Mission accomplished, Salamander and Seahorse started back, looking for a sign of Quatre or Piccolo. Any sign they needed to look for was quickly acceded. A fire had broken out between the two heroes and various enemies. Napa, Rampage, and the remnants of Soundwave's force fired on the newly dug trench in which were Sandrock and Piccolo. The beam machine gun of Sandrock was out and functioning. Its blasts were enough to convince the enemy to move no closer. Added to Piccolo's energy blasts, the stalemate was obvious. The appearance of Salamander and Seahorse changed all that. The two made their way into the trench. Sandrock's door opened and they got in. Quatre was glad to see them. Sandrock then closed up and flew out of the trench. Firing the gun expertly, Quatre got the enemy to retreat and, with Piccolo, deserted the scene. A group of Michelangelo, Charmander, and Dinobot, were waiting for them to get back, upon seeing them in one piece, there was much rejoicing.
