Episode Twenty

The Battle On Oberlisk (Part II)

They all grouped in the center of the city, Bruce had cleared a path almost all the way to the academy. "Ok. Most of the defenses in the city are down, but the other enemy suits have retreated into the academy. Now, this battle isn't over yet. The 109th has been destroyed. And Commander Wakabayashi had to pull out do to his mobile suit being disabled. The other pilots on the 1st MS Team have also been shot down or disabled. It is now two Mobile suits from the 1st, and the entire 45th MS Team left. We must fight hard, and not lose this battle. Princess Reiku has refused to leave the battlefield and is going to make this last charge with us. Our first priority is to protect her. Even though I know she doesn't want special treatment. with out her, the federation will fall into chaos." Captain Saka said. "Well. what are we waiting around here for?" Dave asked. "We attack now!" Princess Reiku ordered. "Yes Ma'am." They all replied. They split apart to surround the academy. Eppo was with The Princess, Bruce was on his own, Shimari chose to go alone, Ichiro was with captain Saka, and Mitsarugi was with Dave and Miho. Shimari ran gung-ho into the base, the fired round after round slamming through warehouses and hangers. He came face to face with a Zaku that had a heat saber in one hand and the beam sword from a destroyed mobile suit in the other hand. "Well. this looks fun." Shimari said. He pulled out his energy whip and went into a battle stance. "So. The feddie thinks he can fight. Just because you have a good mobile suit doesn't mean you will win. I've trained for eight years to pilot a Zaku, and no earth system born feddie will stop me." The Zaku pilot said. "Well. then you're screwed. you call yourself a colonist? You can't even tell another colonist. Pathetic." Shimari said. "Your too full of yourself." The Zaku pilot said. Shimari attacked, his energy whip swinging at the Zaku. The Zaku jumped back and fired at Shimari. Shimari charged again this time striking the leg of the Zaku, cutting it off. The Zaku threw the beam saber at Shimari's Gundam, stabbing it through the right shoulder. "Damn you!" Shimari yelled. As the Zaku attempted to crawl away, Shimari pulled out the sword, which incapacitated the right arm, and stabbed it through the Zaku's cockpit. "AHH!" the pilot screamed as he was killed. "Serves you right to mess with me." Shimari said and then moved on through the base.

Bruce came under heavy fire from guns on the ground. The pulled out his shoulder bazooka and started to fire on them, just then two Goufs attacked him from behind. "What the?" Bruce said. He tried to turn quickly but went off balance. The Gundam stumbled around then fell with a deafening crash on to a warehouse. He fell several stories down into the warehouse. (Kinda like the one in episode I of my story) He was on the inside of the base now, with a Ninety Meter tall Gundam. The alarms sounded as the Gundam climbed from the hole it created. The two Goufs backed away. "How the hell did that thing survive a fall like that?" one of the pilots said. Debris fell from the Gundams body as he walked towards the two Goufs. "Now you will pay!" Bruce yelled. One of the pilots opened fire on Bruce. "It isn't working!" The pilot shouted. Bruce charged at them, and drew his beam saber. He sliced right through one of the Goufs and the other tried to run away. "Get back here coward!" Bruce yelled. He fired the shoulder bazooka and hit the Gouf in the back, destroying it.

Eppo and Princess Reiku became surrounded in the center of the base. Eppo drew the Gundanium Katana, which he received just before the battle. "This isn't good." Reiku said. "No it isn't." Eppo replied. Reiku pulled out her mobile suit's beam sword. "It wouldn't be smart to try anything." A Zaku pilot said. "Mind if we join?" Ichiro said. Ichiro and Captain Saka stood there behind the enemy mobile suits. "Shit reinforcements!" A Gouf pilot shouted. Eppo chose this time to attack, he charged at a Gouf, striking it from behind. The Gouf pilot screamed as the katana caused the mobile suit engine to explode. Reiku locked her sword with a Zakus axe. He then kicked her Gundam to the ground. "Princess!" Captain Saka shouted before a Gouf attacked him. "Captain Saka!" Ichiro shouted, as he fired off several rounds at the Gouf. The Gouf ripped off the head of captain Saka's RGM-79 General Mobile Suit. "Damnit!" Captain Saka shouted, "I gotta bail on this mission. Good Luck." He launched the core block from the customized RGM-79 and flew back to the U.S.S. Apocalypse. Princess Reiku was cornered against a building. "Look. The little girl doesn't know how to fight. where did they find you little girl?" A Zaku pilot said. "If you didn't already know. you are messing with the princess of the Tokyo Federation." She said. "Oh. I'm scared! You still are no match for us." The Zaku pilot said. "Well. I have trained in mobile suits since I was twelve, and this Gundam was specially designed for me." The princess said. "Well then. I guess we'll have to destroy it extra just for you." The Zaku pilot laughed. "Thanks for stalling Princess." Eppo said. "No Problem." Princess Reiku said. "What the. AHH!" the Zaku pilot screamed as the Gundanium Katana plowed through the center of it, just missing Reiku's mobile suit. "We should find the rest of the group. before we get in over our heads." Ichiro said, looking to a squadron of Gelgoogs approaching the city. "Good idea." Eppo said.

"Hey Dave! Look, isn't that the main control building?" Mitsarugi said. "You know what kid your right." Dave replied. "Something's not right. there are no defenses around here. something bad is about to happen." Miho said. At that moment Princess Reiku, Eppo, and Ichiro's mobile suits ran up to them. Bruce came from the other side. "Hey. where is Shimari?" Eppo asked. "I don't know, but we think something bad is about to happen." Mitsarugi said. "You got that right, a squadron of about forty Gelgoogs is coming our way." Ichiro said. A crash came from behind the building. "What the hell was that?" Dave said. Several small explosions also came from behind the building. "I'll check it out." Bruce said. He walked his Gundam around the building to find two destroyed Goufs. "Bruce. what is it?" Mitsarugi asked. "It's two Goufs, they've been wiped out." Bruce replied. He turned to see Shimari's slightly battered mobile suit standing there. "Hey, where's the rest of the group?" Shimari asked. "On the other side of the building. What did you do, engage every enemy mobile suit you saw?" Bruce asked. "You could say that." Shimari replied. They regrouped and Bruce set the charges on the command building. "We should get outta here before those Gelgoogs get here." Eppo said. "Yea, eight against forty isn't good odds." Dave said. They powered up the special boosters that were built into their mobile suits and took off. As they reached zero-G they jettisoned the boosters and flew to the apocalypse. Just as they docked the alarms sounded. "It isn't over yet?" Mitsarugi shouted. The crews in the mobile suit hanger started to reload the mobile suits that had returned. "ALERT TWO REVOLUTIONARY BATTLE CRUISERS APPROACHING. ALL MOBILE SUITS PREPARE TO ENGAGE." The computer said. "Damnit I'm sick of fighting." Dave yelled. "Well. if you want to live you gotta fight to get home." Eppo said. "The revolution is collapsing, I got word from Luna City that most of the colonies have already surrendered. This attack is a last ditch effort from Oberlisk." Reiku said. They launched from the Apocalypse once again and prepared to engage the battle cruisers. "Attention all mobile suits, according to our scanners, only one of the battle cruisers has mobile suits. And the other battle cruiser is badly damaged. Engage the mobile suits then engage the battle cruisers." The fleet commander said. Only half of the Federation and American mobile suits that had come on this mission had survived. There were over a thousand to begin with, now only about five hundred remained. They launched and moved towards the battle cruisers. At that very moment the two battle cruisers opened fire on the fleet, destroying a medical frigate. Captain Saka joined the mobile suits in a replacement RGM-79P Powered General Mobile Suit. As the Battle cruisers opened fire on the fleet once again, the mobile suit pilots watched in horror as the U.S.S. Apocalypse was damaged severally. "Shit! They're hitting our ship!" on of the mobile suit pilots said. The federation mobile suits started to fir on the battle cruisers as the Goufs launched.

((On the command deck of the Apocalypse))

"Sir! We have fires on decks four, fourteen, seven, twelve, and three. There is a hull breach in sector eighteen; we have sealed off that sector. And there is severe damage to the rear guns." On of the deck personnel said. "Damnit! All remaining guns fire on the battle cruisers." The Captain of the ship said.

((Back on the battlefield))

"Goufs incoming." A pilot said. "What the hell? Those Goufs have already seen combat! They are missing limbs and other parts!" Dave shouted. "Well. this should be easy." Shimari said. Only about twenty Goufs launched from the battle cruiser, then suddenly the damaged battle cruiser powered up its engines. "What the hell are they doing?" Mitsarugi said. The battle cruiser put itself on a collision coarse with the Apocalypse. "Shit! They are doing a Kamikaze attack!" Captain Saka shouted. That is when the Goufs attacked. One Gouf that was missing a leg few straight at Shimari, its sword drawn, and was about to attack. "My right arm isn't working! Shit!" Shimari yelled. He ripped the arm off, part of the arm below its shoulder was still attached, but he used the arm to block the blow from the sword. He then used the Vulcan cannons in the Gundam's head to destroy the Gouf's cockpit. "There is no way to stop that battle cruiser! If we destroy it, the debris will just rip apart the Apocalypse. there is no chance for it. Damnit!" Captain Saka said. "All pilots, this is Fleet Commander Wakabayashi. I would like to congratulate you on your victory on the surface, but I may not live to see the victory in space. But. as a ancient philosopher named Plato said. 'Only the dead see the end of war' but. I'm counting on you to prove him wrong. good luck." The commander said. The battle cruiser collided with the Apocalypse, and the reactors both exploded, the blast knocked the other battle cruiser out of orbit and blew back most of the mobile suits. As the federation mobile suits used their boosters to regain position, they watched the enemy battle cruiser try to regain orbit. But, at it's angle, the firing of the boosters just pushed it into the atmosphere at a sharp angle, which at its speed it burned up in the atmosphere. The remaining Goufs surrendered and were put aboard a small transport. Some of the federation mobile suits burned up entering the atmosphere. The rest drifted as the call for emergency transport was made.

((Luna City))

"ALL ABLE PILOTS. WE HAVE AN EMERGANCY IN ORBIT OF OBERLISK. THE U.S.S. APOCALYPSE HAS BEEN DESTROYED. SURVIVING MOBILE SUITS REQUEST TRANSPORT." The P.A. system said. Yosho jumped to his feet and ran to the junk transport. As many transport ships took off, he followed in the junk transport. "Attention unidentified junk transport. What is your reason for sudden launch?" The pilot of the Ashina said. "You are the Ashina right?" Yosho asked. "Yes. Why?" The pilot asked. "Well. this transport is owned by a member of the 45th MS Team. and I'm going to pick up the team. I am Yosho Haniko. the tech crew of the 45th MS team." Yosho said. "Oh. very well." The pilot said.

((Back in orbit))

"Only use your boosters to stay in orbit, try to save your fuel until the transports arrive." Captain Saka said. "You know. this sucks. we are now just stranded here." Shimari said. "Yes well. we survived the war, now when the transports get here. I'm going back to Neo New York and going straight to the bar." Dave laughed. After a few hours, the long line of transports came through the hyperspace gates. "Finally were saved!" Princess Reiku said. "Hey. Shimari, Mitsu! Look! It's our junk transport! But. who is piloting it?" Miho shouted. "Hey guys! It's me Yosho! I'm opening the hatch so hurry up!" Yosho said. "Sweet. we're going home!" Mitsarugi said. The next day all the pilots from the battle stood in the main hanger on Luna City, as did the survivors of the U.S.S. Apocalypse. Princess Reiku entered and the pilots saluted. "I know the battle on Oberlisk was hard, trust me. I saw it first hand. And some of our best pilots were killed, either on the surface, or in the destruction of the Apocalypse. But, they did not dye in vain. Early this morning, Oberlisk surrendered. The Tokyo Federation has been re-united. When on the surface of Oberlisk, I saw what it was like to be in combat. And I fought along side some of our best pilots. Three teams were dispatched to Iris City; I was on one of them. The first MS team was nearly completely destroyed; Captain Shiro Saka survived but had to escape the battle. The 109th MS team had been completely destroyed. If it weren't for the heroics of the pilots on the 45th MS team, I may not have survived the battle. But, every pilot that fought there did more than save lives. they saved the federation. I thank all of you." Princess Reiku said.

((The next day)) ((Luna City hanger))

The junk transport was loaded with the two mobile suits that had been built in the junkyard. "Well. it was a pleasure fighting with you guys. maybe I'll see you again some day. I'm going back to Neo New York. if you guys are ever in the area. stop and say hi." Dave said. "As for me. I'm going back home in Neo Washington. I'll miss you guys." Bruce said as he walked to the spaceport with Dave. "I'm staying here. I think I'm gonna like it here in Luna City." Ichiro said. "Eppo and I are staying to, I got a job at Anaheim. And Eppo is still military." Yosho said. "Well. we're going back to Morexia. see you guys around someday." Shimari said. Mitsarugi then ran to the junk transport, "Shotgun!" he yelled. "You wish Mitsarugi!" Shimari yelled. Miho just followed and waved good-bye to everyone.

((Somewhere between Morexia and Luna))

"Well finally on our way home." Mitsarugi said. "Yea. I'm gonna miss Luna City though." Miho said. "Hey." Mitsarugi said sitting up, "Where's Shimari?" Just then the transport hatch opened and one of the mobile suits stood up. "I've got something I must do. maybe I'll see you guys to someday." Shimari said. And with that the mobile suit launched and flew off into the distance. "Bye Shimari." They said, as they flew back to Morexia.

THE END.