Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Will someone answer that!"
"It's a transmission, from Dr. J"
Everyone crowded around Heero's laptop. Beep, Beep, Beep.
"I'm about ready to break that thing." Duo said. "It woke me from my nap"
"Aww! Poor baby," Kaylee said mockingly. Duo just pouted. The message was a video tape.

"Apparently, the group you discovered last night are Oz supporters." The video said.

"Ya think." Duo mumbled. Hilde yanked on his braid.
"ITAI!"
"Shhh."

"They are calling themselves simply Alpha. They are a new organization attempting to raise money for Oz Ms construction anyway they can. Including petty theft. Oz denies any relationship with them. But be prepared. These 'thieves' are also Oz soldiers who will fight for Oz at any time."

The message faded away, and Kaylee looked at the group.
"So basically we have a group of soldiers who are getting money from there own battles in the name of Oz?" she asked.
"That's what it seems." Quatre said.
"Well that's just dumb!" Jen said but she couldn't explain her reasoning. It didn't matter b/c everyone knew what she meant.
"Wait! There's another transmission." Quatre said. The pilots read:

"There is a new shipment of MS coming in at 0900 hours tomorrow morning. The Alpha's are sending them to Oz. It is a new model. Capricorn. Place of arrival is Mantok Bay, Eli Kingdom. They will be heavily guarded."

The message faded away. Duo rubbed his hands together.
"Battle!" he said with a grin. "We'll stop those bastards!"
"I'm ready for this." Kaylee said with a grin. "Ninmu ryoukai."

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0930 hours- Mantok Bay, Eli Kingdom.

"I don't think they're coming," Quatre said. The six Gundams had been hiding in the underbrush since 8:00 that morning. There was no sign of the Alpha's or the MS's.
"Something's not right," Heero said.
"Maybe our info was wrong," Trowa said.
"No. Dr. J is never wrong. I should know." Kaylee said.
"There it is!" Quatre shouted. They all looked out into the bay. There were three carriers coming in but nothing on their decks.
"How do we know it's them?" Duo asked.
"It's them. Listen to frequency 420." Heero said. They all tuned in and heard the ship captains talking to one another.
C1: "Is this Mantok Bay?"
C2: "Yes."
C3: "Are the Capricorns ready?"
C1: "They are on the trucks below decks."
C2: "Good."
That was all the pilots needed to hear. The boats docked and the hatches opened to reveal the MS's.
"Their not secretive about there cargo are they? All the worse for them. Duo said with a smile. "Let's go get 'em boys!"
"Oi!" Kaylee piped up.
"Gomen, Kaylee." Duo said with a sheepish grin. All 6 Gundams stood up, the brush falling from them.
"What the..." C1 said.
"That can't be Alpha," C2 said
"What a magnificent site!" C3 said. All the Gundam rose vertically at once, and flew out over the ships.
"Get those MS unloaded NOW!" C1 shouted.

"Wufei, Quatre, take the first ship, Kaylee, Trowa, the second. Duo and I will take the 3rd." Heero barked the orders. Each swooped down on their respective ships, destroying trucks as they came out and blowing things up. Kaylee was destroying another truck when. When she turned around, she saw Trowa was spraying the command tower with a volley of bullets. It felt so right to be here fighting next to him.
"Oi! Here come the troops!" Duo said. The pilots hadn't been attacking for more then 30 seconds when Alpha troops came out of the underbrush firing
guns.
"Kuso! There's so many!" Kaylee said.
"We can handle it." Trowa said. The pilots went after the attackers, destroying each one that they came in contact with.
"Their still coming!" Quatre exclaimed.

"We have to destroy these new MS, too. Quatre, Kaylee, you take care of the ships. We will take care of these guys." Trowa said.
"Right!"
The battle raged. Quatre and Kaylee had completely destroyed 2 of the 3 ships, when there was extra commotion behind them. They turned and saw extra MS's arriving. The 4 Gundams rose and went to hover in front of the bay, to allow for less surprise hiding places. Quatre and Kaylee destroyed the last of the ships and new MS's and joined their comrades. Before Kaylee knew it, there were bullets and sword flashes everywhere. Her Gundam was taking quite a beating, but so were the others. Suddenly Trowa came up on her screen.

"We have to leave, now. There are too many. We destroyed the ships and new MS's so our mission is over.
"I agree. Let's leave." Heero said. Suddenly, Trowa's cockpit made flashes and wires started to come out and spark around him. His face was a mixture of shock and agony. Kaylee looked away from the cockpit screen to his Gundam to see what was wrong. There was a laser sword stuck right through the middle of his Gundam above the cockpit. Wufei destroyed the MS that put it there.
"Kaylee..." Trowa's voice was barely a whisper. Then his whole Gundam fell into the bay, taking him with it.
"TROWA!" Kaylee screamed, "Hold them off!" She told the other pilots. She dove, Gundam and all, into the bay. Trowa's came up floating near here, but it began to sink fast. Allowing her own Gundam to float, Kaylee popped the hatch and dove in the water, swimming towards the other Gundam. She was mindful of the undertow, and climbed on top of Heavyarms. Trowa had popped his hatch, and was trying to get out, but was too weak. She helped him, and then they swam for the beach. Laying Trowa down, she started to unbutton his charred shirt. He was bleeding from multiple electric-wire-induced slashes. His face was screwed up in pain, and he looked almost unconscious.
"Speak to me! Daijoubu desu?!" Trowa groaned and his eyes opened fully.
"I'm o.k. Really...." and he winced. "Itai!" Kaylee took her hand off his arm, and whipped the blood on her jeans.
"Gomen. You'll be just fine," Kaylee said, more to assure herself of that. "I don't want to lose you." She smiled and took his hand, holding it to her. "Aishiteru." Trowa smiled as best he could.
"Aishiteru."
The rest of the pilots had beaten back Alpha. Duo and Quatre landed their Gundams on the beach, while Wufei and Heero went to fetch the others out of the bay.
"Trowa! Daijoubu desu?" Quatre said running up to him.
"Yes," he said as Duo and Quatre helped him up. He leaned heavily on them and winced again. His clothes were wet with blood and he was limping badly, but that seemed to be the extent of his injuries. Kaylee thought it was a miracle and she thanked her lucky stars. She didn't know what she would do if she almost lost him like she did Robert.
"It's over. Let's go home." Kaylee said. Trowa, Duo, and Quatre nodded. Kaylee had Trowa sit with her in her Gundam, and Heavy Arms dangled from Wing Zero as they flew home.