Chapter 6

The four Gundam Head's loomed over the downed Neo Japan carrier and the landed Neo England transport. Their thick tubular bodies swayed gently leading up to the heads. Each one had opened its jaws revealing the beam cannon mounted in it.

'What are they?' asked Kyoji. All five of them were standing back to back. The Gundam Head's were deployed at the four corners of the crash site.

'They are Gundam Heads,' said Min.

'Weapons of the Devil Gundam,' said Hoi

'But how? The Devil Gundam was destroyed. My parents did it!' said Kyoji getting agitated.

'It doesn't matter how they are here,' said Lisa, 'All that matters is that they are here. You better stop them somehow.'

'What? On my own why can't he help?' asked Kyoji angrily pointing at Paul.

'Are you blind! He's in no condition to fight!' said Min. She was right Paul was curled up in a ball on the ground clutching his head.



Paul was terrified. For some reason he wasn't at the crash site any more in fact he didn't even know where he was. He was in a strange moss filled cave and it was dark he could hardly see anything. He slow felt his way around wherever his hand fell it was greeted by a damp rock.

Paul's blind wondering led him down several passageways and into a much larger cave which appeared to have a light source in it. Paul's eyes slow got used to the dim light. It was then that Paul realised that he wasn't alone in the cave. There was something else, slowly moving, and it was big.

The creature moved so that its upper body faced Paul. The eyes on its head glowed bright red. Paul could make out the vague shape of the creature; it was the giant Gundam-like lobster that went by the name Devil Gundam.

'No! Not Devil! Ultimate Am I' The words weren't spoken aloud, but rather appeared in Paul's mind. However this wasn't the same voice that Paul had heard the Devil Gundam use before. It was more, feminine than before. 'This place isn't for you. Go now before it awakens again. You must fight this threat, don't let your fear control you.'

Confusion ran through Paul's mind was the Devil, no Ultimate Gundam trying to help him? That didn't make sense why would it be trying to help him? So far the Devil Gundam had been terrorising his dreams for months why the sudden change? This was all too much for him to take in at once.

The cave dissolved around Paul and he returned to the crash site and to the worried face of Lisa. She helped him stand up and he starred at the Gundam Heads.

'Paul are you ok?' she asked

'Yeah. Just a got little sidetracked,' he said grimly, 'I'll tell you later. Where's Kyoji?'

'He went to get Shining Gundam and fight these monsters,' said Hoi

'Well then, I think I'll join him. You guys had better find cover.' Said Paul hurrying off towards the Royal Britain Gundam.



Kyoji's Shining Gundam dodged the beam blast from one of the Gundam Heads. He triggered a quick volley from his head vulcans, but the bullets merely bounced off its thick armour. Kyoji rocked forward as he felt an explosion on his back. He turned to see the other three Gundam Heads bearing down on him.

'Shit! How am I meant to fight them all on my own?' he said sorely, 'I need help fast.'

The Shining Gundam rocked from more explosions as the Gundam Heads relentlessly fired again and again. Kyoji activated a beam sword and jetted towards the base of a Gundam Head he drew back for a wide sweep. However a mass of tentacles sprang out of the base and knocked the sword away.

'Arrrrrrrrrh! My hand is glowing and roaring!' said Kyoji as the Shining Gundam's faceplate opened and the head fins shot out. 'It's telling me to defeat you!' The Shining Gundam's hand began to glow bright green.

'Sure win! Shining Finger!' Kyoji thrust the Shining Finger towards the Gundam Head. The tentacles vaporised under the heat. Finally the Shining Finger made contact with the Gundam Head's body. It made the whole Gundam Head glow until it suddenly exploded; a thick cloud of smoke filled the battlefield.

'One down, three to go,' said Kyoji confidently to himself, 'What the hell!' Through the smoke shot two Gundam Heads, both originating from where Kyoji had just destroyed one. Kyoji dodged more attacks and rose up high to assess the situation. Now there were five Gundam Heads. He could barely manage four and if each time he destroyed one two more appeared he soon be knee deep in trouble.



The Royal Britain Gundam rocketed skywards. Paul took the beam machinegun from its storage rack he carefully took aim and fired. A stream of red beam blasts narrowly missed the Shining Gundam and disappeared into the dissipating dust cloud.

'Careful you idiot!' yelled Kyoji 'You nearly hit me!'

'Shut up!' yelled back Paul, 'I've got more important things to worry about than you!' With that he jetted off into the dust cloud. It didn't take long for Kyoji to see flashed of red beams in the cloud.

'Idiot! He's going to get himself killed' muttered Kyoji.

The Royal Britain Gundam shoulder barged one of the Gundam Heads. Kicking off from it Paul fired his shoulder cannons at the Gundam Head causing it to scream in pain. In the same movement he dodged another Gundam Head while pulling round his beam machinegun and peppering it with beam blasts.

'This is no good!' he said 'We need to attack the source.'

'What? The Devil Gundam?' asked Kyoji as he slashed at a Gundam Head with his beam swords.

'No,' said Paul quietly, 'The Ultimate Gundam.'

'What the hell are you on about!' said Kyoji, 'Min. Hoi and even you said that these things come from the Devil Gundam.'

'Yes and no. The Ultimate Gundam is the Devil Gundam's original form, before it was corrupted.' Explained Paul.

[I]'Help me! Save me! Free me!'[/I] These words rang in Paul's head. 'What the hell!' he muttered



Suddenly Paul was in a vast bright white plain. He turned around slowly but all he could see was this endless white plain. Then a strange shape appeared some way off Paul was nearly blinded by the bright light from all around.

[I] 'I'm sorry I don't have more time,' said the shape in a beautifully soft female voice, 'But I can not keep the beast contained forever.'[/I]

'Who are you?' asked Paul

[I] 'I cannot say, not now,' said the female shape, 'But please for my sake and the sake of everyone. Stop the council before their plans can come to fruition.' [/I]

'What council? What do you mean? What do you want me to do?' asked Paul totally confused.

[I] 'Its simple. All I want you to do is kill me,' she said matter of factly, 'But you cannot do it with you current strength. You have a powerful ally very close to you. They will be able to help you. Now go leave this place I can let you escape but you won't have long.'[/I]

'I don't understand!' said Paul, 'Help me to understand.'

[I] 'You'll learn soon enough.'[/I]



As quickly as it had arrived the white plain of was gone. Back in the Royal Britain Gundam's cockpit Paul shook his head slightly.

'Kyoji! We have to find the others a leave now!' he said

'What right now? Won't that be a little hard?' replied Kyoji

'No we've got some help,'