Chapter Ten
The Battle on Morexia
(Morexia space)
The Junk Transport exited a gate and flew towards the junk planet Morexia. It landed at the small junk barge pad and dropped the barge. Then the tugboat (space ship towing me thinks you under stand) flew off towards earth. Mr. Musaka exited the house confused, he had forgotten the agreement with Captain Saka. "What the hell? There was no scheduled drop off today." He said approaching the transport.
Suddenly the top opened up and a Mobile Suit stood and walked out. "Oh shit!" Mr. Musaka yelled.
"The cockpit opened and Mitsarugi stepped out onto the little door like thing. "Hey! Mr. Musaka! It's us!" He yelled down as Miho peeked out from behind him.
"Damn you boy! Nearly gave me a heart attack!" Mr. Musaka yelled back.
The landing pad lowered to the bottom of the warehouse. The Mobile suits moved out and the supplies were set up. A small command base for the 45th MS team was operational within a few hours. In the house everyone sat around the table except Miho, who was outside somewhere. "So you guys are going to Sol City, eh?" Mr. Musaka asked.
"Yea, This is David Sutherland, he is leading half of the operation." Shimari said.
"Hi." Dave said.
"Hi. So you're an American. Last American I knew screwed me over big time on a junk deal." Mr. Musaka said.
"Yea well I'm not him, I just am a pilot for the U.S.S.F." Dave said.
Outside Miho was walking towards a small fenced in grassy area; a small cross that had been made from scrap metal was lodged in the ground. The words carved into it read: Rei Akeda Musaka Born: 1045 S.A. Died 1069 May she be remembered.
Miho placed some flowers she found in Hiroshima on the grave. She wiped a tear away and walked back to the house. Her father glared at her as she entered the dining room. "What's wrong?" Miho asked.
"Umm... I think you're in trouble for what I said..." Mitsarugi said.
""What did you say?" Miho asked.
"WHAT GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO JOIN THE FEDERATION SPACE FORCES? YOUR ONLY SIXTEEN! AND THEN, YOU JUST LEAVE HOME JUST LEAVING A NOTE, NOT ASKING PERMISSION! THEN YOU JOIN AN ARMY THAT IS AT WAR?" Mr. Musaka yelled.
"Umm... excuse me... Mr. Musaka?" Eppo said.
"WHAT?" Mr. Musaka yelled.
"You didn't give us a chance to explain... She will not be in combat... She is only a tech operator, she will be onboard a cruiser running the computers for the 45th MS team." Eppo said calmly.
"And who the hell is this 45th MS team?" Mr. Musaka asked angrily.
"You lookin' at'em." Dave said.
"You guys are a squadron now?" Mr. Musaka laughed, "Well that was a mistake, putting these two punks on your team." He gestured to Mitsarugi and Shimari.
"Hey!" Shimari yelled.
"Well I've got some info for you. Since you were last here, this planet became a revolutionary planet, sure there are still loyalists like me, but you guys are in danger here... you might want to radio your captain or somthin'. You guys will probably get in a fight with the rebels here. They are concentrated in Morexia City." Mr. Musaka said finally calmed down.
"Thanks sir." Bruce said.
They ran out to the warehouse and rode the elevator down to the bottom. Miho ran to the equipment and started to radio earth. She ended up getting the coordinates wrong.
(Earth)
"We have a transmission coming in," a radio operator said.
"It's coming from the outer colonies, Morexia, one that had just seceded from the federation." Another operator said.
"Put it through." The Princess said.
"This is the 45th MS team." Miho said.
The vidlink came online and the princess appeared on the screens. "45th, are you loyal to the federation?" the princess asked.
"Princess Reiku!" Miho said surprised, "yes we are the 45th MS team of the Tokyo Federation Space Forces."
The others around the radio saluted. "Why are you on a rebel planet, have you been shot down?" The princess asked.
"No, we have set a small command base in a junk yard owned by my father. We are trying to contact our commanding officer, Captain Shiro Saka." Miho said.
The princess turned to one of the radio operators. "Get captain Saka her as fast as possible." She said, "Why do you need to talk to him?"
"We are requesting permission to engage the rebels here and restore federation power on Morexia." Miho said.
"I am giving you permission to engage the rebel factions on Morexia." The princess said.
Captain Saka ran into the throne room and saluted the princess. "You called for me, princess?" He said.
"Yes, I have granted permission to the 45th MS team to engage a few rebel mobile suits on the recently seceded Morexia. So federation power is restored there." The princess said.
"Well, I cannot argue your decision, so I back this engagement." Captain Saka said, "Miho Musaka. Have the pilots suit up. And don't get killed before the we fight at Sol City."
"Yes sir." She said, "This is the 45th, we are disconnecting now."
She saluted and ended the transmission. The pilots ran to their suits and got into the cockpits. They stood on the large elevator and were lifted to the surface. Then they moved out towards Morexia City. "Lets kick some rebel ass!" Dave yelled.
"Dave, were you drinking before we suited up?" Bruce asked.
"So what if I was?" Dave replied.
"Oh god..." Shimari said.
They walked out towards the city. "There are four Gelgoogs and ten Goufs..." Eppo said.
"How can you tell?" Mitsarugi asked.
"This Gundam has a highly advanced sonar system. It can hear the mobile suits, and I dentify them, they have each distinctive sounds." Eppo replied.
Mitsarugi Pulled out his beam sword, ready to fight. Shimari pulled out his beam sword, Bruce pulled out a short-range blaster, Eppo pulled his Katana out, and Dave pulled out his beam sword. The rebels came into view and they had weapons drawn. All seven wielded beam swords. They charged at the rebel suits, but then were hit with machine gun fire from the ground. "Damn it! They have machine gunners in the buildings!" Mitsarugi shouted.
"I'll take the guns, you guys take those mobile suits." Bruce said.
A Gouf attacked Dave with the beam sword. He cut right into Dave's shield and then Dave stabbed right into his cockpit with a beam sword. "Damn rebels." He said taking a swig from a scotch bottle he had smuggled aboard.
Another Gouf struck Shimari in the leg as he locked swords with a Gelgoog. "I could use a little help here!" he yelled.
Bruce shot the attacking Gouf in the back, causing its fuel cells to explode. The other rebels started to retreat, but Eppo stood between them and the sun. The sun cast an eerie shadow over the Kagishima II. "Going somewhere?" Eppo said.
He struck three of them down with the Katana. Shimari over powered the Gelgoog and stabbed the sword into the cockpit. The remaining Gouf turned his thrusters on to try to escape the battle. Mitsarugi hit his boosters and cut the Gouf down. "Got 'em!" he yelled.
Just then a few small Federation Landing crafts landed in Morexia City. Several soldiers exited the crafts. Soon Morexia was in Federation control once again. As they returned to base they got a transmission from Miho. "Guys hurry back. There is an address from the princess in twenty minutes. Its about the battle at Sol City." She said.
The mobile suits double-timed it back to the warehouse. They rode the elevator down to the bottom of the warehouse, where Miho and her father stood. The address to the troops was just about to start. "Hello, I am Princess Reiku." She started, "I know all of you are prepared to go into battle soon. This battle will be hard and many may sacrifice their lives for victory. All who are lost will be remembered for their courage. With in the next two days, the Federation Fleet will be moving out to Sol City, the capitol of the Sol Empire. The fall of Sol City will also be the fall of the Sol Empire. A special group of units will be sent inside Sol City to destroy the main reactor core. This group will be led by an American pilot named David Sutherland."
(Neo New York Space Port Bar)
"Hey isn't that the Dave that is always drunk and passed out here, I thought he died or somethin' cause he hasn't been around." A pilot said.
(Back on Morexia)
"He is a pilot from the 45th MS Team. The rest of the fleet will engage the Sol Empire's forces outside the colony, and will fire upon the colony. Once Sol has collapsed, our only worry will be the colonies. But, the fight with the colonies will be made slightly easier after the federation shows its strength. Luckily we have the United States of America fighting along side us through out the war with the Sol Empire and against the colonies." She finished.
"We should get back to Luna City before the fleet leaves." Miho said.
"Wow, you guys managed to hook all this up on your own?" Yosho said.
"Not you..." Mitsarugi said.
"Who are you?" Miho asked.
"The name is Yosho Haniko. I was the princesses' tech advisor, but, she transferred me to your Unit." He replied.
"Hey, Mr. Musaka... Didn't you get a new junk transport recently?" Shimari asked.
"Yea what of it?" Mr. Musaka replied.
"Well I was wondering..." Shimari started.
"Absolutely not! With your luck it'll get totaled! I paid good money for that thing. No you cannot use it." Mr. Musaka said.
"But, we will dock it at Luna City and take our mobile suit carrier into combat, the transport will not see any combat, promise!" Mitsarugi pleaded.
"No absolutely not! Ask again and I'll knock your head off your shoulders." Mr. Musaka shouted.
That night, the guys were bunked out in the warehouse, Miho was on the computer, and Mitsarugi was sitting in the cockpit of his mobile suit. Suddenly he jumped down, an evil grin on his face. "Oh no... what are you doing?" Miho asked.
"Hold on I've gotta wake the others." Mitsarugi replied.
He went in and woke them up. "Dammit Mitsarugi! Why the hell are you waking me up!" Dave said loudly.
"Shut up... I don't want Mr. Musaka to hear us. We are leaving." Mitsarugi whispered.
"What do you mean?" Shimari asked groggily.
"We are taking the transport." Mitsarugi said.
"But he said we couldn't use it." Eppo said half awake.
"That hasn't stopped me before." Mitsarugi said with a smirk, "Quietly move the mobile suits into the transport. Then we'll take off."
They used hover barges to move the mobile suits into the transport. "Ok the suits are loaded... now what?" Bruce said half awake.
"Well... Yosho is over riding the command system now... so get aboard." Mitsarugi said.
"Got it!" Yosho said as Mitsarugi entered the cockpit.
Mitsarugi closed off all the doors and started up the systems. As the engines came online Mr. Musaka woke up. He ran out of the house to see the transport hovering above the landing pad. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING! I SAID YOU AREN'T TAKING THAT TRANSPORT!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
"I promise, it won't have a scratch!" Mitsarugi yelled back.
He turned on the thrusters and flew into space. "You know Mitsarugi... we're gonna die when we come back..." Shimari said, "He's gonna kill us..."
"Yea... but, we'll be war heroes, and this little incident will be what helped that happen. Hell, if we are victorious, think reward money... we could buy him a fleet of Junk Transports!" Mitsarugi said.
"You realize he wont care if you replace it... You know how my dad is... He will hold a grudge forever." Miho said.
"We'll deal with that later... right now, we're going to Luna City." Mitsarugi said.
They approached Luna City and docked in the military hanger.
(End Chapter Ten)
Eppo: Hi, Eppo here... Well, now we have stolen a transport... Which Mitsarugi and Shimari will probably regret... but we made it to Luna city safely... now the fleet will be moving out... Next chapter: Departure For Sol City.
Eppo: Don't Miss It!
The Battle on Morexia
(Morexia space)
The Junk Transport exited a gate and flew towards the junk planet Morexia. It landed at the small junk barge pad and dropped the barge. Then the tugboat (space ship towing me thinks you under stand) flew off towards earth. Mr. Musaka exited the house confused, he had forgotten the agreement with Captain Saka. "What the hell? There was no scheduled drop off today." He said approaching the transport.
Suddenly the top opened up and a Mobile Suit stood and walked out. "Oh shit!" Mr. Musaka yelled.
"The cockpit opened and Mitsarugi stepped out onto the little door like thing. "Hey! Mr. Musaka! It's us!" He yelled down as Miho peeked out from behind him.
"Damn you boy! Nearly gave me a heart attack!" Mr. Musaka yelled back.
The landing pad lowered to the bottom of the warehouse. The Mobile suits moved out and the supplies were set up. A small command base for the 45th MS team was operational within a few hours. In the house everyone sat around the table except Miho, who was outside somewhere. "So you guys are going to Sol City, eh?" Mr. Musaka asked.
"Yea, This is David Sutherland, he is leading half of the operation." Shimari said.
"Hi." Dave said.
"Hi. So you're an American. Last American I knew screwed me over big time on a junk deal." Mr. Musaka said.
"Yea well I'm not him, I just am a pilot for the U.S.S.F." Dave said.
Outside Miho was walking towards a small fenced in grassy area; a small cross that had been made from scrap metal was lodged in the ground. The words carved into it read: Rei Akeda Musaka Born: 1045 S.A. Died 1069 May she be remembered.
Miho placed some flowers she found in Hiroshima on the grave. She wiped a tear away and walked back to the house. Her father glared at her as she entered the dining room. "What's wrong?" Miho asked.
"Umm... I think you're in trouble for what I said..." Mitsarugi said.
""What did you say?" Miho asked.
"WHAT GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO JOIN THE FEDERATION SPACE FORCES? YOUR ONLY SIXTEEN! AND THEN, YOU JUST LEAVE HOME JUST LEAVING A NOTE, NOT ASKING PERMISSION! THEN YOU JOIN AN ARMY THAT IS AT WAR?" Mr. Musaka yelled.
"Umm... excuse me... Mr. Musaka?" Eppo said.
"WHAT?" Mr. Musaka yelled.
"You didn't give us a chance to explain... She will not be in combat... She is only a tech operator, she will be onboard a cruiser running the computers for the 45th MS team." Eppo said calmly.
"And who the hell is this 45th MS team?" Mr. Musaka asked angrily.
"You lookin' at'em." Dave said.
"You guys are a squadron now?" Mr. Musaka laughed, "Well that was a mistake, putting these two punks on your team." He gestured to Mitsarugi and Shimari.
"Hey!" Shimari yelled.
"Well I've got some info for you. Since you were last here, this planet became a revolutionary planet, sure there are still loyalists like me, but you guys are in danger here... you might want to radio your captain or somthin'. You guys will probably get in a fight with the rebels here. They are concentrated in Morexia City." Mr. Musaka said finally calmed down.
"Thanks sir." Bruce said.
They ran out to the warehouse and rode the elevator down to the bottom. Miho ran to the equipment and started to radio earth. She ended up getting the coordinates wrong.
(Earth)
"We have a transmission coming in," a radio operator said.
"It's coming from the outer colonies, Morexia, one that had just seceded from the federation." Another operator said.
"Put it through." The Princess said.
"This is the 45th MS team." Miho said.
The vidlink came online and the princess appeared on the screens. "45th, are you loyal to the federation?" the princess asked.
"Princess Reiku!" Miho said surprised, "yes we are the 45th MS team of the Tokyo Federation Space Forces."
The others around the radio saluted. "Why are you on a rebel planet, have you been shot down?" The princess asked.
"No, we have set a small command base in a junk yard owned by my father. We are trying to contact our commanding officer, Captain Shiro Saka." Miho said.
The princess turned to one of the radio operators. "Get captain Saka her as fast as possible." She said, "Why do you need to talk to him?"
"We are requesting permission to engage the rebels here and restore federation power on Morexia." Miho said.
"I am giving you permission to engage the rebel factions on Morexia." The princess said.
Captain Saka ran into the throne room and saluted the princess. "You called for me, princess?" He said.
"Yes, I have granted permission to the 45th MS team to engage a few rebel mobile suits on the recently seceded Morexia. So federation power is restored there." The princess said.
"Well, I cannot argue your decision, so I back this engagement." Captain Saka said, "Miho Musaka. Have the pilots suit up. And don't get killed before the we fight at Sol City."
"Yes sir." She said, "This is the 45th, we are disconnecting now."
She saluted and ended the transmission. The pilots ran to their suits and got into the cockpits. They stood on the large elevator and were lifted to the surface. Then they moved out towards Morexia City. "Lets kick some rebel ass!" Dave yelled.
"Dave, were you drinking before we suited up?" Bruce asked.
"So what if I was?" Dave replied.
"Oh god..." Shimari said.
They walked out towards the city. "There are four Gelgoogs and ten Goufs..." Eppo said.
"How can you tell?" Mitsarugi asked.
"This Gundam has a highly advanced sonar system. It can hear the mobile suits, and I dentify them, they have each distinctive sounds." Eppo replied.
Mitsarugi Pulled out his beam sword, ready to fight. Shimari pulled out his beam sword, Bruce pulled out a short-range blaster, Eppo pulled his Katana out, and Dave pulled out his beam sword. The rebels came into view and they had weapons drawn. All seven wielded beam swords. They charged at the rebel suits, but then were hit with machine gun fire from the ground. "Damn it! They have machine gunners in the buildings!" Mitsarugi shouted.
"I'll take the guns, you guys take those mobile suits." Bruce said.
A Gouf attacked Dave with the beam sword. He cut right into Dave's shield and then Dave stabbed right into his cockpit with a beam sword. "Damn rebels." He said taking a swig from a scotch bottle he had smuggled aboard.
Another Gouf struck Shimari in the leg as he locked swords with a Gelgoog. "I could use a little help here!" he yelled.
Bruce shot the attacking Gouf in the back, causing its fuel cells to explode. The other rebels started to retreat, but Eppo stood between them and the sun. The sun cast an eerie shadow over the Kagishima II. "Going somewhere?" Eppo said.
He struck three of them down with the Katana. Shimari over powered the Gelgoog and stabbed the sword into the cockpit. The remaining Gouf turned his thrusters on to try to escape the battle. Mitsarugi hit his boosters and cut the Gouf down. "Got 'em!" he yelled.
Just then a few small Federation Landing crafts landed in Morexia City. Several soldiers exited the crafts. Soon Morexia was in Federation control once again. As they returned to base they got a transmission from Miho. "Guys hurry back. There is an address from the princess in twenty minutes. Its about the battle at Sol City." She said.
The mobile suits double-timed it back to the warehouse. They rode the elevator down to the bottom of the warehouse, where Miho and her father stood. The address to the troops was just about to start. "Hello, I am Princess Reiku." She started, "I know all of you are prepared to go into battle soon. This battle will be hard and many may sacrifice their lives for victory. All who are lost will be remembered for their courage. With in the next two days, the Federation Fleet will be moving out to Sol City, the capitol of the Sol Empire. The fall of Sol City will also be the fall of the Sol Empire. A special group of units will be sent inside Sol City to destroy the main reactor core. This group will be led by an American pilot named David Sutherland."
(Neo New York Space Port Bar)
"Hey isn't that the Dave that is always drunk and passed out here, I thought he died or somethin' cause he hasn't been around." A pilot said.
(Back on Morexia)
"He is a pilot from the 45th MS Team. The rest of the fleet will engage the Sol Empire's forces outside the colony, and will fire upon the colony. Once Sol has collapsed, our only worry will be the colonies. But, the fight with the colonies will be made slightly easier after the federation shows its strength. Luckily we have the United States of America fighting along side us through out the war with the Sol Empire and against the colonies." She finished.
"We should get back to Luna City before the fleet leaves." Miho said.
"Wow, you guys managed to hook all this up on your own?" Yosho said.
"Not you..." Mitsarugi said.
"Who are you?" Miho asked.
"The name is Yosho Haniko. I was the princesses' tech advisor, but, she transferred me to your Unit." He replied.
"Hey, Mr. Musaka... Didn't you get a new junk transport recently?" Shimari asked.
"Yea what of it?" Mr. Musaka replied.
"Well I was wondering..." Shimari started.
"Absolutely not! With your luck it'll get totaled! I paid good money for that thing. No you cannot use it." Mr. Musaka said.
"But, we will dock it at Luna City and take our mobile suit carrier into combat, the transport will not see any combat, promise!" Mitsarugi pleaded.
"No absolutely not! Ask again and I'll knock your head off your shoulders." Mr. Musaka shouted.
That night, the guys were bunked out in the warehouse, Miho was on the computer, and Mitsarugi was sitting in the cockpit of his mobile suit. Suddenly he jumped down, an evil grin on his face. "Oh no... what are you doing?" Miho asked.
"Hold on I've gotta wake the others." Mitsarugi replied.
He went in and woke them up. "Dammit Mitsarugi! Why the hell are you waking me up!" Dave said loudly.
"Shut up... I don't want Mr. Musaka to hear us. We are leaving." Mitsarugi whispered.
"What do you mean?" Shimari asked groggily.
"We are taking the transport." Mitsarugi said.
"But he said we couldn't use it." Eppo said half awake.
"That hasn't stopped me before." Mitsarugi said with a smirk, "Quietly move the mobile suits into the transport. Then we'll take off."
They used hover barges to move the mobile suits into the transport. "Ok the suits are loaded... now what?" Bruce said half awake.
"Well... Yosho is over riding the command system now... so get aboard." Mitsarugi said.
"Got it!" Yosho said as Mitsarugi entered the cockpit.
Mitsarugi closed off all the doors and started up the systems. As the engines came online Mr. Musaka woke up. He ran out of the house to see the transport hovering above the landing pad. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING! I SAID YOU AREN'T TAKING THAT TRANSPORT!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
"I promise, it won't have a scratch!" Mitsarugi yelled back.
He turned on the thrusters and flew into space. "You know Mitsarugi... we're gonna die when we come back..." Shimari said, "He's gonna kill us..."
"Yea... but, we'll be war heroes, and this little incident will be what helped that happen. Hell, if we are victorious, think reward money... we could buy him a fleet of Junk Transports!" Mitsarugi said.
"You realize he wont care if you replace it... You know how my dad is... He will hold a grudge forever." Miho said.
"We'll deal with that later... right now, we're going to Luna City." Mitsarugi said.
They approached Luna City and docked in the military hanger.
(End Chapter Ten)
Eppo: Hi, Eppo here... Well, now we have stolen a transport... Which Mitsarugi and Shimari will probably regret... but we made it to Luna city safely... now the fleet will be moving out... Next chapter: Departure For Sol City.
Eppo: Don't Miss It!
