Ch.10
The gundam pilots along with the Doc prepared for their departure to Mercury. Leo and Chris were helping load the gundams while Chan and Michelle checked the ship for any technical difficulties.
Leo-"Careful now Chris, we don't want to cause any damage to Michelle's gundam. Remember what happened last time."
Chris-"Don't worry, it'll be different this time."
Leo-"Watch out!"
In a few seconds Chris accidentally hit Deathscythe's head against the sidewall of the cargo bay of the carrier.
Chris-"Shit!"
Leo-"Oh man is Michelle going to be pissed with you."
Chris-"What she doesn't know won't hurt her."
Leo-"And how do you expect to fix this little accident?"
Chris-"All I have to do is remove the head cover and fix it up. It shouldn't take long and it wouldn't be any hard."
Leo-"Oh brother.but what if she sees you fixing it?"
Chris-"I'll just do it while she's asleep."
Leo-"You know you sometimes come up with the corniest plans ever not to mention idiotic."
Michelle-"Hey, what's going on there?"
Chris-"Ah, um, uh nothing Michelle. Everything is just fine."
Michelle-"Nothing had better have happen to Deathscythe."
Chris-"Michelle I'm surprised, what would make you think I have done anything to Deathscythe?"
Michelle-"I have more than enough reasons why I should worry."
Leo-"Chris hasn't done anything yet. You don't have to worry."
Michelle-"Humph, yet."
Michelle left continuing her check on the ship.
Chris-"Damn bitch, don't see why we have to bring her along."
Leo-"Get used to it. Besides, once this is over you won't have to worry about her ever again."
The check-ups were done and the loading was complete, the pilots were ready for their departure to Mercury.
Chris-"Alright Leo, all systems are go."
Leo-"Either drives all green."
Chris-"Alright then, lift off in three, two, one, zero lift off."
The ship lifted off and made it's way toward Mercury. The ship had finally made it out of Venus's atmosphere and made quadrants to Mercury.
Chris-"So what do you think Mercury is like?"
Leo-"I took a brief study on the habitat of Mercury. Ever since humans started to colonize the atmosphere started to shift with the chemicals that the colonists brought. The planet was able to create air that humans could breathe but because of how close it was to the sun the temperature could reach up to extreme heights."
Michelle-"So they used domes that could absorb the heat for energy."
Chris-"But how are mobile suits able to withstand the heat?"
Leo-"The suit has to be equipped with a high standard solar power system. This system absorbs the heat and generates energy for the suit, enough for it to withstand the heat. But the bad thing is that we have to be careful with any of our thermal weapons because of the heat."
Michelle--"The heat would cause the thermal weapons to become stronger but can overload them as well. The explosion could cause serious damage to the mobile suit."
Old man-"Meaning for you to refrain from using that Omega Technique Michelle."
Michelle-"Doc?"
The old man had just walked in on the pilot's conversation.
Leo-"What do you mean Omega Technique?"
Old man-"The technique Michelle used against Chan. The Omega Technique was a little addition to the blueprints of the Gundams after they were destroyed. Each gundam had a different technique like Michelle's Eclipse Strike technique. I was surprised that she was able to use it and discover it."
Leo-"So you mean we can also use this little technique on our gundams?"
Old man-"I wouldn't try it though, we don't know what the techniques are for each gundam and we may not know how the atmosphere of the planet can affect them."
Leo-"Well let's get some shut eye for now."
Chris-"Hey, where'd Michelle go?"
Chan-"She said she was going to see how she can upgrade her gundam, tune it up a bit."
Chris-"What!"
Leo-"Oh boy."
Out from the other end of the ship where the gundams were loaded, a loud and thundering shout came out of nowhere.
Michelle-"CHRRRRIIIISSS!"
Leo-"Hope you got health insurance because you're going to need it after she's done with you."
Chris-"Oh yeah, I feel much better now."
In an instance the door opened and from behind it was Michelle holding a machine gun in her arm fully loaded.
Chris-"Shit!"
Michelle-"Get back here you little bastard. You're going to pay for the damage you've done to my Deathscythe!"
Chris-"It's only a little dent on the head!"
Michelle-"That's more than enough damage to kill you."
A few hours had passed and things had become more peaceful, especially for Chris though he wasn't much comfortable after what Michelle did to him. Chris was able to dodge and waste the ammo on Michelle's machine gun. But Michelle eventually caught up to him and broke almost every single bone in his body.
Leo-"I warned you."
Chris-"Oh shut up."
Leo-"Hey, it's not my fault that you're going to be in those casts for three weeks straight."
Chris-"I don't see why it's so funny."
Leo-"Everything has its price."
Chris-"Especially with that damn bitch."
Chris was then slapped in the face lightly though it felt like a brass knuckle punch to him.
Chris-"OOWWW!"
Michelle-"Serves you right."
Chris-"DAMN YOU BITCH! OUCH! ONCE I'M OUT OF THESE BANDAGES, YOU'LL BE THE ONE CRYING! OUCH!"
Michelle-"Until that time you'll be in bed for three weeks and I have taken the liberty of taking care of you during the time."
Chris-"WHAT!"
Leo-"Have fun Chris, don't be mean to your baby-sitter, Ha!"
Chris-"HEY, THAT'S NOT FUNNY! OUCH!"
Leo-"Don't worry Chris, we're going to have the best time together. We'll start out with my famous frog stew."
Around the corner, Leo was watching the torture that Michelle inflicted on Chris and began to feel sorry for him.
Leo-"I almost feel sorry for him."
Chris-"OUCH!"
Leo-"Then again.."
The two weeks have passed and Chris had been starting to walk again though had not been fully recovering. Leo had been going on the MS simulator for new basic maneuvers in battle. Chan had been working out his body in the weight room while Michelle had been fixing up her gundam and some more frog stew for Chris.
Chris-"I don't know if I can eat anymore of that frog stew, it tastes like cow shit."
Michelle-"What does it taste like?"
Michelle came from behind.
Chris-"I meant to say it tasted like grits nice recovery."
Michelle-"You mean it tastes that good, then I'll double than usual."
Chris-"Me and my big mouth."
Michelle-"Is there something wrong."
Chris-"Nothing, nothing wrong at all."
Michelle-"Good."
Chris-"Man she scares shit out of me."
Leo-"Hey Chris, how's it going?"
Chris-"Oh, hi Leo. Things are going just fine, I'll be fully recovered by the time we reach Mercury."
Leo-"Just as long you don't get you know who on her bad side, again."
Chris-"Hey, nothing can go wrong. I'm making sure that nothing will set her off."
Michelle-"Dinner's ready."
Chris-"If you'll excuse me I have to go, I have double the amount tonight."
It had gotten late and almost everyone went to sleep except for the doc. Though Michelle began having another nightmare of her past.
Soldier1-"There she is."
Soldier2-"We can't let her get away."
Michelle-"I have to find the secret project my dad has been working on but I may not make it if these guys keep chasing me."
Soldier2-"The boss said to capture and deliver her to him."
Michelle had been on the run from two KANZ soldiers. Out in the night she tried as best as she could. Though she could not keep up her pace any longer.
Michelle-"*Huff* Can't keep this up *huff*."
Soldier1-"You can't run anywhere now."
Soldier2-"His Excellency will be pleased to see you safe and sound."
But from out of the shadows of the forest a dark figure charged at the two soldiers and passed right through them. In a few seconds the two soldiers fell with bloodshed. The young warrior held a sword in his hand slashing the two soldiers.
Young warrior-"Are you alright?"
Michelle-"."
Young Warrior-"Don't be scared, I won't hurt you."
Michelle-"I'm not scared."
Young Warrior-"This forest is a maze. One wrong turn can lead you to be lost for the rest of your life."
Michelle-".Thanks, but I could've handled them myself."
Young Warrior-"Looked more like they could've handled you with no problem."
Michelle-"Take that back!"
Young Warrior-"I like you, you have a lot of spunk."
Michelle-"Anyhow, could please help me get out of this place."
Young Warrior-"No problem."
Michelle-".So how long have you been here?"
Young Warrior-"I've lived here about almost my whole life but I go out sometimes. So what's your name?"
Michelle-"Michelle, Michelle Setsuna."
Young Warrior-"Jason Marks. So what were those KANZ soldiers doing chasing you?"
Michelle-"Long story."
Jason-"It'll be a long walk."
Michelle-"Alright."
Michelle then woke up from her dream and rose from her bed. She walked into the bathroom and washed her face.
Michelle-"Man what a dream that was. Why am I having these flashbacks, is it some sort of sign or is it a warning?"
Michelle walked out and looked out the window.
Leo-"Couldn't sleep."
Michelle-"Leo!"
Leo-"Don't be alarmed."
Michelle-"What are you doing up so late?"
Leo-".You don't have to hide it."
Michelle-"Huh?"
Leo-"I've learned a lot of things during this little wild goose chase. One is that people aren't what they are on the outside."
Michelle-"What do you mean by that?"
Leo-"You tend to act tough because you want to hide your true feelings.you're lonely."
Michelle-"Who asked you to get into my business?"
Leo-"I know that you're hiding something deep inside or more likely trying to forget an event from the past."
Michelle-"Why don't you just stay out of my business!"
Leo-"Fine by me, but you just can't keep on running forever. You can sometimes never escape the past it always catches up to you no matter what. I can never escape the fact that my father is dead."
Michelle-"."
Michelle walked away in sorrow toward her room. She closed the door and head straight for her bed. Morning came and only one more week till the ship could reach Mercury.
Leo-"Good morning."
Chan-"Morning Leo."
Leo-"I see you've been working hard in the weight room."
Chan-"Always get up early so I can stay in shape. So what's for breakfast?"
Leo-"Chris has taken the liberty to cook."
Chris-"Yeah, we're having grits, eggs, and bacon."
Chan-"Sounds good."
Old man-"Well I see you boys are getting to a good start today."
Leo-"Morning Doc, any important news today?"
Old man-"I found out a bit to Mercury's custom living. Apparently they hold events which are called MS battles, its been going around for about two years."
Chris-"What's that?"
Chan-"I've heard of this. Since I lived right next the planet I get information on the planet. Both planets are on a trade system."
Leo-"So what is an MS battle Chan?"
Chan-"It is an event where mobile suits battle each other, the battle can consist of teams going against each other, one on one, or uneven number of suits going against each other. The winner of the battle gains money from the losing team. Though there are some rules, a maximum of five suits of a team can go into battle. Also they use an RF comp to set the boundary lines of the vicinity and referees the match. Each team has they're own and always set out both to make the battle fair. This sport is mostly popular on planet Earth because they have a load of customized mobile suits there."
Chris-"So you're saying we should make our own team and enter these battles?"
Chan-"If you want to, but it makes it easier to make money that way."
Leo-".Alright, why not. We do have the gundams at our side."
Chan-"Good, now all we need is someone to sponsor us and a team captain."
Leo-"We don't have a problem finding a sponsor, Doc could be our sponsor."
Old man-"I have no comment on it. I always liked a good mobile suit battle when I was young and we do need the money."
Chan-"So now all we need is a team captain and a team name."
Leo-"How about the Gundam MS team?"
Chris-".Corny but sounds good enough, besides, all of our mobile suits are gundams."
Chan-"So who's the captain?"
Leo-"."
Chris-"."
Chan-"."
Everyone went into deep thought on who the captain should be. In a few seconds after, someone made a suggestion. Michelle then came out of nowhere with her idea.
Michelle-"What about Leo? He has lead us through most of our encounters."
Chan-"Girls got a point. You are very calm in battle."
Chris-"You never hesitate and make the smart decisions in battle."
Old man-"It seems the other have made their point, but the decision is yours to choose Leo."
Leo-".I'll think about it."
Leo then walked away leaving everyone in suspense of his decision. He entered the cargo bay and looked at Wing Zero.
Leo-"What should I do? I don't know if I'm cut for this. Sure what they said is true but I can't just let them down. If only you were here dad."
Michelle-"It's like you said last night, you can never escape the past. But you can decide your future Leo."
Michelle came from behind.
Leo-".I don't know."
Michelle-"You've helped me out before as the same for the others. I mean Chris couldn't be a leader, he acts to much on his own."
Leo-"."
Michelle-"It's your choice to decide."
Michelle began to walk off.
Leo-".Wait."
Michelle-"Huh?"
Leo-".I've made my decision."
The two met back at the kitchen where everyone waited.
Leo-"My mind is made up.team captain of the Gundam MS team reporting."
Chris-"Alright."
Leo-"Our destination is Mercury and our main mission is to destroy the KANZ cooperation."
Chan-"Yes sir."
Chris-"Got it."
Michelle-"Good going Leo Ready when you are."
Ch.11
The team had made their destination to mercury. Chris had recovered from his wounds and was more than ready to get back into Heavyarms. The ship had prepared to enter the atmosphere of the hot planet. When the ship arrived the team got their stuff together and unloaded.
Chris-"Man, even inside these domes it feels like a desert."
Chan-"They never said that they could completely block out the heat."
Leo-"Well we better start looking for our little Sandrock buddy."
Chris-"Right now, are you kidding Leo?"
Chan-"Chris has a point, we should get some rest first. It has been a long trip and we don't even have those Mercury generators for the suits yet."
Leo-"Well you guys can do that, I found out a little trick about Wing Zero."
Chris-"Well what is it then?"
Leo-"Well you see, the wings on it can withstand atmosphere entrance heat. I took a little investigation on how it could do so. The wings are designed to absorb radiation."
Chan-"In other words, it can absorb heat and direct sunlight."
Leo-"Bullseye. The energy that is absorbed allows the suit to withstand the heat."
Old man-"Very precissive Leo, but you forget that Sandrock was also designed to withstand extreme temperatures of both hot and cold. This is Sandrock's field of play now, this will be your toughest challenge yet."
Chris-"I don't see how it can be any trouble."
Michelle-"If you started thinking for a minute Chris you would understand. Our gundams were each designed differently, they have problems with high temperatures or low temperatures."
Chan-"She's right. You can overheat the generator and blow up here or you can freeze and become a gundam popsicle."
Chris-"So you mean we can't use our full firepower."
Old man-"If you attempt to, the generator will overload and blow."
Chris-"Great."
Chan-"Look on the bright side Chris."
Chris-"What bright side?"
Chan-"Um, uh, I don't know actually."
Chris-"For a guy who lifts weights you can sometimes be of a dense head."
Leo-"Quit arguing you two and help unload."
The team finished unloading the ship; afterwards they went to the market area of the city. They were hoping to find any information on the gundam Sandrock. Though Michelle on the other hand had something else in mind.
Michelle-"This dress is beautiful. Oh, and this one is absolutely cool."
Chris-"We didn't come here to go window shopping. We came to get information and RF comp."
Michelle-"Don't tell me that I can't use my money."
Leo-"Cut it out you two, we have to keep on looking. Besides Chris, I hear you can get almost anything here."
Chris-"Like they have anything that.holy shit, is that the new ultra sonic amp 2000!"
Salesman-"Sure is kid, and I can get you a good deal for it as well."
Chris-"How much?"
Salesman-"$120000 for it."
Chris-"Rip off."
Salesman-"These things cost almost as much as $50,000 kid."
Chris-"That much huh? Well let me see if this thing is in good condition, I don't buy anything cheap."
Salesman-"Well as you can see this baby is good and new like it was a new born baby."
Chris-".Everything checks out, but I still get the feeling there's something more to it."
Leo-"Let's just go Chris."
Salesman-".You guys want to know about Sandrock?"
Leo paused for a moment and turned around in curiosity. He then walked up towards the salesman.
Leo-"What do you know?"
Salesman-"That suit is making a big hit tonight."
Leo-"Where?"
Salesman-"Information don't come cheap."
Leo-"How much?"
Salesman-"$5000"
Leo-"Fair enough. Pay the man Chris."
Chris-"What, are you serious?"
Leo-"Just do it."
Chris-"Alright."
Salesman-"Thank you. They're going to hit a rig tonight north from here."
Chris-"How do you know this stuff."
Salesman-"I have my secrets."
Chris-"Humph!"
The three left and made there way back and also bought the RF. They soon prepared themselves for when they would encounter the gundam. They made their way out to the field and waited for the gundam to come.
Michelle-"It's been over five hours."
Chan-"I think we got ripped off."
Chris-"No duh, and I wasted $500 for just that cheap ass piece of shit information. Like you can't just trust anyone anymore."
Michelle-"At least it wasn't my money."
Chris-"Shut up!"
Leo-"Come on you guys, remember how it was on Venus, this is like the same thing."
Chris-"Leo, you know what the chances are of that happening again?"
Leo-"Don't know but we'll find out soon enough."
Chris-"Oh brother, you just don't give up do you."
Leo-"Nope."
Chris-"Well in that case, wake me up when you here something."
Michelle-"Same here."
Leo-"Chan?"
Chan-"I might as well stay up and help you be on look out."
The night continued as the temperature continued to stay over one hundred. Soon Michelle had another flashback in her dreams.
She had been climbing a tremendous mountain. The wind pushed against her and she had been developing frostbite on her.
Michelle-"No wonder they call it Mount Everest, this mountain is almost everlasting and seems to have no end."
She continued to climb, she wouldn't stop for what she knew what lay at the top. Her father gave a map to his secret weapon of death and destruction. Her father had told her stories of a great demon that lay at the top of a cold and high mountain. The demon was large and held a scythe within its grasp. Millions of lives were taken away because of the demon's power.
Michelle-"I have to get to the top. For my family, my father, I promised them revenge on my soul. I will not stop until their death is avenged. I swear it."
It started to get colder and colder, eventually Michelle got tired and camped on the cold mountain. Hours had passed and she could not go any further nor could she go back. It was too late for her, she could no longer move.
Michelle-"Daddy.dad.dy. I.tried.as.best.I.could."
She then was about to close her eyes when a dark figure stood over her. It had wings of a demon and held a staff in its right hand. The green eyes it had stared down at her like it was about to take her life away.
She woke up but could barely move, she found herself in a cave. She then regained her strength an hour later and walked around the cave. All there was in there was a fire, stew and just the cold icy walls. But she then checked out one more corner and found for she couldn't believe. A black mobile suit stood there, it had a demon-winged cloak, green eyes, and a scythe.
Old woman-"Magnificent isn't it."
Michelle-"What the?"
Old woman-"Don't be alarmed. My name is Heilda."
Michelle-"My name is.Michelle Setsuna."
Heilda-"I see, the last of the Setsuna dynasty. So what are you doing coming up this mountain anyhow?"
Michelle-"Sorry miss what the heck is an old lady like her doing up here is what I should be asking her."
Heilda-"If you don't trust me then I understand, though a descendant of the Peacecraft should be more polite."
Michelle-"Peacecraft?"
Heilda-"I knew your father very well young lady, he married the daughter of Milliardo Peacecraft. The Peacecrafts were a well-known family throughout the solar system; they were a family of peace and would not resort to violence of any sort. Though Milliardo was an exception; he was a brave warrior who fought for peace."
Michelle-"You know so much about my family, but how are you connected to it?"
Heilda-"The Peacecrafts were well aquatinted with some of the gundam pilots of the war of A.C. 195. I used to date one of them, the pilot of this suit here, Deathscythe Hell. His name was Duo Maxwell; he was one heck of pilot though. He disappeared soon after the war. He left me with the designs to the suit. When your father got involved with the ties in between KANZ and the Galactic Alliance, he wanted the suit to be rebuilt and have it hidden in this mountain. I stayed and guarded the suit with all my life, I survived by using a secret tunnel within the mountain that goes from here to my cottage on the West Side of it."
Michelle-"So I am a descendant of the Peacecrafts? I could have I not known about this?"
Heilda-"It was better if you didn't."
Michelle-"My family was killed by KANZ, I promised them revenge on my soul."
Heilda-"That's pretty deep, but are you sure you want revenge? What will you do afterwards?"
Michelle-"I might as well erase myself from life itself, I won't know what to do afterward."
Heilda-"Maybe you can live a normal private life."
Michelle-"I don't know what I can do."
Heilda-".Take him."
Michelle-"Huh."
Heilda-".You came here to obtain Deathscythe's power. Only that of a heart of loneliness and darkness may obtain his power."
Michelle-"."
Heilda-"It is your destiny.and you must fulfill it."
Michelle then stood up and stared at Heilda and then stared at Deathscythe. She started to walk toward it and stood there. The suit's eyes began to grow and the entire suit crouched down. The cockpit opened up for her; she climbed in but stared back at Heilda. She smiled back at her and walked away.
Michelle-"This is my destiny and I will fulfill my destiny to the very end."
The suit began walking out the cave and into the harsh blizzard. Deathscythe then flew out into the distance but Michelle looked back. She kept thinking to herself on her connection to the Peacecrafts.
Leo-"Michelle. Michelle, wake up!"
Michelle-"Huh?"
Leo-"We have some visitors coming from the west."
Michelle-"Got it, bring them on. Anyone who sees me has a date with their maker."
Ch.12
The team had prepared themselves for combat, as the group of suits ganged up on them they had no where to go. They were surrounded by brown and gray, bulky, large mobile suits.
Chris-"Looks like we have our work cut out for us."
Leo-"Which one will you take Chan?"
Chan-"I don't know, there's too many of them."
Michelle-"We don't have much of a choice you two, besides, I like the odds."
Chris-"Why do I get the feeling this was a setup?" Out from behind the suits a hooded figure approached. The suits made a walkway for the hooded suit. It made it's way toward the center, toward the gundams. The suit removed its hood.
Gundam bandit-"About time you figured it out."
Chris-"What the?"
Gundam bandit-"You guys are so easily tricked. Believing that little story about the big hit."
Chris-"You mean I paid $500 for just nothing but shit! I knew it was a rip off."
Salesman-"Thanks for the money kid."
Bandit1-"Yeah, can't find money like that around here except from the military."
Bandit2-"Now we're going to take you all down and use your mobile suit parts for cash."
Chan-"Well at least they were telling the truth about there being a big hit."
Chris-"You guys think you can easily beat us."
Leo-"Let's not get ahead of ourselves Chris."
Chris-"They ripped me off and I want a refund in double for bad service."
Bandit3-"Who do you think you are kid, no one beats us especially the boss."
Chris-"Don't count on it."
Gundam bandit-"Humph, if you think you can beat me then try me now."
Leo-"What?"
Gundam bandit-"Try me, I want to see if what I heard about you guys are true, in an MS battle."
Leo-".What do you think?"
Chan-"We have no other choice."
Leo-"We accept."
Gundam bandit-".Good."
In an instance, a giant carrier came. A rocket then shot from the carrier and floated above the group of suits. It was a RF comp.
Bandit RF-"RF comp of the Desert Bandits online."
Chris-"Nice RF, now here's ours."
Another shot came from the carrier from the Gundam carrier.
Gundam RF-"RF comp of the Gundam MS team online."
Bandit RF-"Commencing battle field scan."
Gundam RF-"Participants within battle.Gundam MS team, Captain Leo, Chris, Michelle, Chan."
Bandit RF-"Participants within battle.Desert Bandits, Captain Blake, Wedge, Bigs, Bang, Blow."
Gundam RF-"Battle field scanned.ready.fight!"
The battle commenced as the other suits got out of battlefield range.
Leo-"Alright team, this is our first battle. Let's make this one count."
Chris-"Got it."
Blake-"Boys, let's show them what true MS battles are like."
Blow-"Got it boss."
The bandits spread throughout the battlefield into the darkness. The five suits became camouflaged with the darkness.
Leo-"Set visual sensors to info red team. Be on your guard, this is their territory so we have to be careful for traps."
Chan-".Can't find anything on the radar."
Chris-"Heat sensors are going off the scale."
Bang-"This planet is close to the sun, the heat is all around. You won't be able to find us that easy. Especially during the night."
Leo-"Damn. How can we attack something that we can't even detect or see?"
In moments one of the bandits jumped out of nowhere with beam saber and went for Heavyarms. Chris moved as fast as he could but the blade damaged his right arm. The mobile suit disappeared right afterward.
Chris-"These guys are fast. If we don't think of something quick we'll be scrapped."
Leo-".Of course."
Chris-"What's up captain?"
Leo-"There is no time limit. All I need is for the sun to rise and we'll have the advantage."
Chan-"We only have fifteen minutes before it rises."
Leo-"Good enough. We need to buy time though."
Bigs-"Even if the sun does come up we'll still beat you. It makes no difference."
Chris-"The hell it won't! Activating nuclear launchers."
Wedge-"What the!"
Chris had then fired four missiles aimed in four different directions.
Chris-"Guys, duck now!"
The missiles hit the ground making a tremendous blast. After the huge blast, the four gundams stood undamaged.
Michelle-"What the hell were you thinking?"
Chris-"Our suits were able to resist the nuclear blasts, nuclear radiation can't affect the suits or the pilot within it, that's how powerful the gundanium alloy is."
Leo-"Meaning that those other suits must have been hit except for Sandrock."
The sun soon came over the horizon as three suits lay on the ground half destroyed. Sandrock came from above floating with the remaining teammate.
Blake-"Bigs, Wedge, Bang."
Blow-".Why you little piece of shit, look what you've done."
Blake-"You're going to pay for that dearly."
Gundam RF-"Three points for the Gundam MS team."
Chris-"Look, we're ahead."
Blake-"That does it! RF comp, return now."
The RF of the bandits returned to the carrier. Blake then looked straight toward the gundams with a sinister smirk.
Blake-"I think I've about had it with playing fair, don't you agree boys?"
Blow-"Agree with you on that boss."
Bandit1-"Let's teach them a lesson."
Chris-".Ah shit! Now we have to face a whole gang."
Chan-"Hey, this isn't fair!"
Bandit2-"Life isn't fair kid."
The whole gang began to gang up on the Gundam MS team. Leo then noticed that the sun rose.
Leo-"Yes.hey Blake!"
Blake-"Huh?"
Leo-"Get a load of this!"
Wing Zero then spread out its wings, they began to glowed red. He then drew out two buster rifles and aimed them at the entire gang of bandits.
Blake-"What the hell does he think he's doing? He'll explode if he gathers that energy and fire."
Blow-"He's probably bluffing it boss."
Bandit2-"Yeah, who would be crazy enough to try something like that?"
Leo continued to gather energy for his attack. The rest of the gang began fire on Wing Zero. Though when they tried to blast it, the blast would bounce right off.
Leo-"You think I'm bluffing, well think again."
Blake-"Huh?"
Chris-"Payback time."
Leo-"ANGEL WING.BLAAAAASSSSST!"
The rifle shot a tremendous beam blasting the entire gang of bandits. The blast went for 50 miles long but faded afterward. Soon after the blast there was nothing left a few surviving suits but could barely move.
Sandrock however was still able to move but was in bad condition. The gundams then ganged up on him then after.
Michelle-"Not so tough when you're out numbered."
Blake-"Ugh, I won't give up so easily."
Chan-"This guy doesn't quit."
Michelle-"You have nowhere to go. You'll be burned to a crisp if you go out of your suit but the same will happen if you stay there."
Chris-"Not much of a choice."
Leo-"So what d'ya say? You could either die or join us."
Blake-"You'd let me join with you, even after my threats?"
Leo-"I'm a fair man, if I left you here then I would never forgive myself."
Blake-".You know how corny that sounded?"
Leo-".Look, it's your choice. You could either die or live."
Blake-".Humph, guess I have no choice then. If I want to live I might as well join you."
Chris-"Come on Leo, you can't just let him join just like that."
Leo-"He deserves a second chance at least. We all had our second chances with the gundams. Blake deserves his."
Michelle-"But what about his gang?"
From behind, the desert bandits gathered up what they had left and surrounded the gundams.
Bandit1-"That's a good question, right boss?"
Blake-"Guys?"
Blow-"You looked after us for a long time boss and we watched your back as long as we remembered."
Bandit2-"So if you want to join them it's OK but it won't be the same."
Blake-"."
Leo-".I have a decision. You guys don't like KANZ do you?"
Blow-"Hell, they can go to hell for all we care."
Leo-"How about if you do us a favor."
Blow-"What?"
Leo-"You think you can keep an eye out in this area, on KANZ? We need help in the rebellion. You could always report about any action of theirs to us."
Blow-".We'll think about it.oh, and take care of the boss will ya."
The bandits disappeared into the distance and the gundams did so as well. Back at the ship, Doc had his discussion with the desert bandit Blake.
Blake-"I received Sandrock three years ago from an old man. He said it was a special suit. I had no idea until I took the damn thing for a test drive."
Old man-"So who was this old man?"
Blake-"Some rich guy. I think his name was Quatra."
Old man-".So you planned to use the gundams powers for thievery."
Blake-"Hey, I at least got some good shit from stealing."
Old man-"And you're proud of it?"
Blake-"Fuck yeah. Now that I'm with you guys, I'll be able to kick KANZ ass and steal from them."
Old man-"Well while you're with us, you will have to follow the rules. Number one, no stealing unless told to."
Blake-".Alright. I'll follow the rules."
Chris-"Hey, who took my CD's?"
The doc looked at Blake straight into the eye.
Blake-"I was just.borrowing them?"
Nightfall came and the pilots settled everything with Blake and had some rest.
Out in the vast reaches of Mercury, deep inside within underground. Two figures had been in a discussion; one was within the shadows. The other had blond hair and a cats tail.
His Excellency-"I trust you will eliminate the gundams soon enough."
Mysterious warrior-"Don't worry, I'll make sure to keep my end of the deal."
His Excellency-"You better.you mutants are such a disgraceful race but I could change that. You will soon gain the respect you deserve."
Young Warrior-"Yes your Excellency, no one survives a MS battle with the number one top ranking pilot, Cloud."
His Excellency-"But you will need a new mobile suit when you go in combat with the gundams. I have created the ultimate gundam that will dominate over the others."
Cloud-"I see.and what do you call this so called ultimate weapon?"
His Excellency-".The deliverer of death itself.Gundam Epyon."
The gundam pilots along with the Doc prepared for their departure to Mercury. Leo and Chris were helping load the gundams while Chan and Michelle checked the ship for any technical difficulties.
Leo-"Careful now Chris, we don't want to cause any damage to Michelle's gundam. Remember what happened last time."
Chris-"Don't worry, it'll be different this time."
Leo-"Watch out!"
In a few seconds Chris accidentally hit Deathscythe's head against the sidewall of the cargo bay of the carrier.
Chris-"Shit!"
Leo-"Oh man is Michelle going to be pissed with you."
Chris-"What she doesn't know won't hurt her."
Leo-"And how do you expect to fix this little accident?"
Chris-"All I have to do is remove the head cover and fix it up. It shouldn't take long and it wouldn't be any hard."
Leo-"Oh brother.but what if she sees you fixing it?"
Chris-"I'll just do it while she's asleep."
Leo-"You know you sometimes come up with the corniest plans ever not to mention idiotic."
Michelle-"Hey, what's going on there?"
Chris-"Ah, um, uh nothing Michelle. Everything is just fine."
Michelle-"Nothing had better have happen to Deathscythe."
Chris-"Michelle I'm surprised, what would make you think I have done anything to Deathscythe?"
Michelle-"I have more than enough reasons why I should worry."
Leo-"Chris hasn't done anything yet. You don't have to worry."
Michelle-"Humph, yet."
Michelle left continuing her check on the ship.
Chris-"Damn bitch, don't see why we have to bring her along."
Leo-"Get used to it. Besides, once this is over you won't have to worry about her ever again."
The check-ups were done and the loading was complete, the pilots were ready for their departure to Mercury.
Chris-"Alright Leo, all systems are go."
Leo-"Either drives all green."
Chris-"Alright then, lift off in three, two, one, zero lift off."
The ship lifted off and made it's way toward Mercury. The ship had finally made it out of Venus's atmosphere and made quadrants to Mercury.
Chris-"So what do you think Mercury is like?"
Leo-"I took a brief study on the habitat of Mercury. Ever since humans started to colonize the atmosphere started to shift with the chemicals that the colonists brought. The planet was able to create air that humans could breathe but because of how close it was to the sun the temperature could reach up to extreme heights."
Michelle-"So they used domes that could absorb the heat for energy."
Chris-"But how are mobile suits able to withstand the heat?"
Leo-"The suit has to be equipped with a high standard solar power system. This system absorbs the heat and generates energy for the suit, enough for it to withstand the heat. But the bad thing is that we have to be careful with any of our thermal weapons because of the heat."
Michelle--"The heat would cause the thermal weapons to become stronger but can overload them as well. The explosion could cause serious damage to the mobile suit."
Old man-"Meaning for you to refrain from using that Omega Technique Michelle."
Michelle-"Doc?"
The old man had just walked in on the pilot's conversation.
Leo-"What do you mean Omega Technique?"
Old man-"The technique Michelle used against Chan. The Omega Technique was a little addition to the blueprints of the Gundams after they were destroyed. Each gundam had a different technique like Michelle's Eclipse Strike technique. I was surprised that she was able to use it and discover it."
Leo-"So you mean we can also use this little technique on our gundams?"
Old man-"I wouldn't try it though, we don't know what the techniques are for each gundam and we may not know how the atmosphere of the planet can affect them."
Leo-"Well let's get some shut eye for now."
Chris-"Hey, where'd Michelle go?"
Chan-"She said she was going to see how she can upgrade her gundam, tune it up a bit."
Chris-"What!"
Leo-"Oh boy."
Out from the other end of the ship where the gundams were loaded, a loud and thundering shout came out of nowhere.
Michelle-"CHRRRRIIIISSS!"
Leo-"Hope you got health insurance because you're going to need it after she's done with you."
Chris-"Oh yeah, I feel much better now."
In an instance the door opened and from behind it was Michelle holding a machine gun in her arm fully loaded.
Chris-"Shit!"
Michelle-"Get back here you little bastard. You're going to pay for the damage you've done to my Deathscythe!"
Chris-"It's only a little dent on the head!"
Michelle-"That's more than enough damage to kill you."
A few hours had passed and things had become more peaceful, especially for Chris though he wasn't much comfortable after what Michelle did to him. Chris was able to dodge and waste the ammo on Michelle's machine gun. But Michelle eventually caught up to him and broke almost every single bone in his body.
Leo-"I warned you."
Chris-"Oh shut up."
Leo-"Hey, it's not my fault that you're going to be in those casts for three weeks straight."
Chris-"I don't see why it's so funny."
Leo-"Everything has its price."
Chris-"Especially with that damn bitch."
Chris was then slapped in the face lightly though it felt like a brass knuckle punch to him.
Chris-"OOWWW!"
Michelle-"Serves you right."
Chris-"DAMN YOU BITCH! OUCH! ONCE I'M OUT OF THESE BANDAGES, YOU'LL BE THE ONE CRYING! OUCH!"
Michelle-"Until that time you'll be in bed for three weeks and I have taken the liberty of taking care of you during the time."
Chris-"WHAT!"
Leo-"Have fun Chris, don't be mean to your baby-sitter, Ha!"
Chris-"HEY, THAT'S NOT FUNNY! OUCH!"
Leo-"Don't worry Chris, we're going to have the best time together. We'll start out with my famous frog stew."
Around the corner, Leo was watching the torture that Michelle inflicted on Chris and began to feel sorry for him.
Leo-"I almost feel sorry for him."
Chris-"OUCH!"
Leo-"Then again.."
The two weeks have passed and Chris had been starting to walk again though had not been fully recovering. Leo had been going on the MS simulator for new basic maneuvers in battle. Chan had been working out his body in the weight room while Michelle had been fixing up her gundam and some more frog stew for Chris.
Chris-"I don't know if I can eat anymore of that frog stew, it tastes like cow shit."
Michelle-"What does it taste like?"
Michelle came from behind.
Chris-"I meant to say it tasted like grits nice recovery."
Michelle-"You mean it tastes that good, then I'll double than usual."
Chris-"Me and my big mouth."
Michelle-"Is there something wrong."
Chris-"Nothing, nothing wrong at all."
Michelle-"Good."
Chris-"Man she scares shit out of me."
Leo-"Hey Chris, how's it going?"
Chris-"Oh, hi Leo. Things are going just fine, I'll be fully recovered by the time we reach Mercury."
Leo-"Just as long you don't get you know who on her bad side, again."
Chris-"Hey, nothing can go wrong. I'm making sure that nothing will set her off."
Michelle-"Dinner's ready."
Chris-"If you'll excuse me I have to go, I have double the amount tonight."
It had gotten late and almost everyone went to sleep except for the doc. Though Michelle began having another nightmare of her past.
Soldier1-"There she is."
Soldier2-"We can't let her get away."
Michelle-"I have to find the secret project my dad has been working on but I may not make it if these guys keep chasing me."
Soldier2-"The boss said to capture and deliver her to him."
Michelle had been on the run from two KANZ soldiers. Out in the night she tried as best as she could. Though she could not keep up her pace any longer.
Michelle-"*Huff* Can't keep this up *huff*."
Soldier1-"You can't run anywhere now."
Soldier2-"His Excellency will be pleased to see you safe and sound."
But from out of the shadows of the forest a dark figure charged at the two soldiers and passed right through them. In a few seconds the two soldiers fell with bloodshed. The young warrior held a sword in his hand slashing the two soldiers.
Young warrior-"Are you alright?"
Michelle-"."
Young Warrior-"Don't be scared, I won't hurt you."
Michelle-"I'm not scared."
Young Warrior-"This forest is a maze. One wrong turn can lead you to be lost for the rest of your life."
Michelle-".Thanks, but I could've handled them myself."
Young Warrior-"Looked more like they could've handled you with no problem."
Michelle-"Take that back!"
Young Warrior-"I like you, you have a lot of spunk."
Michelle-"Anyhow, could please help me get out of this place."
Young Warrior-"No problem."
Michelle-".So how long have you been here?"
Young Warrior-"I've lived here about almost my whole life but I go out sometimes. So what's your name?"
Michelle-"Michelle, Michelle Setsuna."
Young Warrior-"Jason Marks. So what were those KANZ soldiers doing chasing you?"
Michelle-"Long story."
Jason-"It'll be a long walk."
Michelle-"Alright."
Michelle then woke up from her dream and rose from her bed. She walked into the bathroom and washed her face.
Michelle-"Man what a dream that was. Why am I having these flashbacks, is it some sort of sign or is it a warning?"
Michelle walked out and looked out the window.
Leo-"Couldn't sleep."
Michelle-"Leo!"
Leo-"Don't be alarmed."
Michelle-"What are you doing up so late?"
Leo-".You don't have to hide it."
Michelle-"Huh?"
Leo-"I've learned a lot of things during this little wild goose chase. One is that people aren't what they are on the outside."
Michelle-"What do you mean by that?"
Leo-"You tend to act tough because you want to hide your true feelings.you're lonely."
Michelle-"Who asked you to get into my business?"
Leo-"I know that you're hiding something deep inside or more likely trying to forget an event from the past."
Michelle-"Why don't you just stay out of my business!"
Leo-"Fine by me, but you just can't keep on running forever. You can sometimes never escape the past it always catches up to you no matter what. I can never escape the fact that my father is dead."
Michelle-"."
Michelle walked away in sorrow toward her room. She closed the door and head straight for her bed. Morning came and only one more week till the ship could reach Mercury.
Leo-"Good morning."
Chan-"Morning Leo."
Leo-"I see you've been working hard in the weight room."
Chan-"Always get up early so I can stay in shape. So what's for breakfast?"
Leo-"Chris has taken the liberty to cook."
Chris-"Yeah, we're having grits, eggs, and bacon."
Chan-"Sounds good."
Old man-"Well I see you boys are getting to a good start today."
Leo-"Morning Doc, any important news today?"
Old man-"I found out a bit to Mercury's custom living. Apparently they hold events which are called MS battles, its been going around for about two years."
Chris-"What's that?"
Chan-"I've heard of this. Since I lived right next the planet I get information on the planet. Both planets are on a trade system."
Leo-"So what is an MS battle Chan?"
Chan-"It is an event where mobile suits battle each other, the battle can consist of teams going against each other, one on one, or uneven number of suits going against each other. The winner of the battle gains money from the losing team. Though there are some rules, a maximum of five suits of a team can go into battle. Also they use an RF comp to set the boundary lines of the vicinity and referees the match. Each team has they're own and always set out both to make the battle fair. This sport is mostly popular on planet Earth because they have a load of customized mobile suits there."
Chris-"So you're saying we should make our own team and enter these battles?"
Chan-"If you want to, but it makes it easier to make money that way."
Leo-".Alright, why not. We do have the gundams at our side."
Chan-"Good, now all we need is someone to sponsor us and a team captain."
Leo-"We don't have a problem finding a sponsor, Doc could be our sponsor."
Old man-"I have no comment on it. I always liked a good mobile suit battle when I was young and we do need the money."
Chan-"So now all we need is a team captain and a team name."
Leo-"How about the Gundam MS team?"
Chris-".Corny but sounds good enough, besides, all of our mobile suits are gundams."
Chan-"So who's the captain?"
Leo-"."
Chris-"."
Chan-"."
Everyone went into deep thought on who the captain should be. In a few seconds after, someone made a suggestion. Michelle then came out of nowhere with her idea.
Michelle-"What about Leo? He has lead us through most of our encounters."
Chan-"Girls got a point. You are very calm in battle."
Chris-"You never hesitate and make the smart decisions in battle."
Old man-"It seems the other have made their point, but the decision is yours to choose Leo."
Leo-".I'll think about it."
Leo then walked away leaving everyone in suspense of his decision. He entered the cargo bay and looked at Wing Zero.
Leo-"What should I do? I don't know if I'm cut for this. Sure what they said is true but I can't just let them down. If only you were here dad."
Michelle-"It's like you said last night, you can never escape the past. But you can decide your future Leo."
Michelle came from behind.
Leo-".I don't know."
Michelle-"You've helped me out before as the same for the others. I mean Chris couldn't be a leader, he acts to much on his own."
Leo-"."
Michelle-"It's your choice to decide."
Michelle began to walk off.
Leo-".Wait."
Michelle-"Huh?"
Leo-".I've made my decision."
The two met back at the kitchen where everyone waited.
Leo-"My mind is made up.team captain of the Gundam MS team reporting."
Chris-"Alright."
Leo-"Our destination is Mercury and our main mission is to destroy the KANZ cooperation."
Chan-"Yes sir."
Chris-"Got it."
Michelle-"Good going Leo Ready when you are."
Ch.11
The team had made their destination to mercury. Chris had recovered from his wounds and was more than ready to get back into Heavyarms. The ship had prepared to enter the atmosphere of the hot planet. When the ship arrived the team got their stuff together and unloaded.
Chris-"Man, even inside these domes it feels like a desert."
Chan-"They never said that they could completely block out the heat."
Leo-"Well we better start looking for our little Sandrock buddy."
Chris-"Right now, are you kidding Leo?"
Chan-"Chris has a point, we should get some rest first. It has been a long trip and we don't even have those Mercury generators for the suits yet."
Leo-"Well you guys can do that, I found out a little trick about Wing Zero."
Chris-"Well what is it then?"
Leo-"Well you see, the wings on it can withstand atmosphere entrance heat. I took a little investigation on how it could do so. The wings are designed to absorb radiation."
Chan-"In other words, it can absorb heat and direct sunlight."
Leo-"Bullseye. The energy that is absorbed allows the suit to withstand the heat."
Old man-"Very precissive Leo, but you forget that Sandrock was also designed to withstand extreme temperatures of both hot and cold. This is Sandrock's field of play now, this will be your toughest challenge yet."
Chris-"I don't see how it can be any trouble."
Michelle-"If you started thinking for a minute Chris you would understand. Our gundams were each designed differently, they have problems with high temperatures or low temperatures."
Chan-"She's right. You can overheat the generator and blow up here or you can freeze and become a gundam popsicle."
Chris-"So you mean we can't use our full firepower."
Old man-"If you attempt to, the generator will overload and blow."
Chris-"Great."
Chan-"Look on the bright side Chris."
Chris-"What bright side?"
Chan-"Um, uh, I don't know actually."
Chris-"For a guy who lifts weights you can sometimes be of a dense head."
Leo-"Quit arguing you two and help unload."
The team finished unloading the ship; afterwards they went to the market area of the city. They were hoping to find any information on the gundam Sandrock. Though Michelle on the other hand had something else in mind.
Michelle-"This dress is beautiful. Oh, and this one is absolutely cool."
Chris-"We didn't come here to go window shopping. We came to get information and RF comp."
Michelle-"Don't tell me that I can't use my money."
Leo-"Cut it out you two, we have to keep on looking. Besides Chris, I hear you can get almost anything here."
Chris-"Like they have anything that.holy shit, is that the new ultra sonic amp 2000!"
Salesman-"Sure is kid, and I can get you a good deal for it as well."
Chris-"How much?"
Salesman-"$120000 for it."
Chris-"Rip off."
Salesman-"These things cost almost as much as $50,000 kid."
Chris-"That much huh? Well let me see if this thing is in good condition, I don't buy anything cheap."
Salesman-"Well as you can see this baby is good and new like it was a new born baby."
Chris-".Everything checks out, but I still get the feeling there's something more to it."
Leo-"Let's just go Chris."
Salesman-".You guys want to know about Sandrock?"
Leo paused for a moment and turned around in curiosity. He then walked up towards the salesman.
Leo-"What do you know?"
Salesman-"That suit is making a big hit tonight."
Leo-"Where?"
Salesman-"Information don't come cheap."
Leo-"How much?"
Salesman-"$5000"
Leo-"Fair enough. Pay the man Chris."
Chris-"What, are you serious?"
Leo-"Just do it."
Chris-"Alright."
Salesman-"Thank you. They're going to hit a rig tonight north from here."
Chris-"How do you know this stuff."
Salesman-"I have my secrets."
Chris-"Humph!"
The three left and made there way back and also bought the RF. They soon prepared themselves for when they would encounter the gundam. They made their way out to the field and waited for the gundam to come.
Michelle-"It's been over five hours."
Chan-"I think we got ripped off."
Chris-"No duh, and I wasted $500 for just that cheap ass piece of shit information. Like you can't just trust anyone anymore."
Michelle-"At least it wasn't my money."
Chris-"Shut up!"
Leo-"Come on you guys, remember how it was on Venus, this is like the same thing."
Chris-"Leo, you know what the chances are of that happening again?"
Leo-"Don't know but we'll find out soon enough."
Chris-"Oh brother, you just don't give up do you."
Leo-"Nope."
Chris-"Well in that case, wake me up when you here something."
Michelle-"Same here."
Leo-"Chan?"
Chan-"I might as well stay up and help you be on look out."
The night continued as the temperature continued to stay over one hundred. Soon Michelle had another flashback in her dreams.
She had been climbing a tremendous mountain. The wind pushed against her and she had been developing frostbite on her.
Michelle-"No wonder they call it Mount Everest, this mountain is almost everlasting and seems to have no end."
She continued to climb, she wouldn't stop for what she knew what lay at the top. Her father gave a map to his secret weapon of death and destruction. Her father had told her stories of a great demon that lay at the top of a cold and high mountain. The demon was large and held a scythe within its grasp. Millions of lives were taken away because of the demon's power.
Michelle-"I have to get to the top. For my family, my father, I promised them revenge on my soul. I will not stop until their death is avenged. I swear it."
It started to get colder and colder, eventually Michelle got tired and camped on the cold mountain. Hours had passed and she could not go any further nor could she go back. It was too late for her, she could no longer move.
Michelle-"Daddy.dad.dy. I.tried.as.best.I.could."
She then was about to close her eyes when a dark figure stood over her. It had wings of a demon and held a staff in its right hand. The green eyes it had stared down at her like it was about to take her life away.
She woke up but could barely move, she found herself in a cave. She then regained her strength an hour later and walked around the cave. All there was in there was a fire, stew and just the cold icy walls. But she then checked out one more corner and found for she couldn't believe. A black mobile suit stood there, it had a demon-winged cloak, green eyes, and a scythe.
Old woman-"Magnificent isn't it."
Michelle-"What the?"
Old woman-"Don't be alarmed. My name is Heilda."
Michelle-"My name is.Michelle Setsuna."
Heilda-"I see, the last of the Setsuna dynasty. So what are you doing coming up this mountain anyhow?"
Michelle-"Sorry miss what the heck is an old lady like her doing up here is what I should be asking her."
Heilda-"If you don't trust me then I understand, though a descendant of the Peacecraft should be more polite."
Michelle-"Peacecraft?"
Heilda-"I knew your father very well young lady, he married the daughter of Milliardo Peacecraft. The Peacecrafts were a well-known family throughout the solar system; they were a family of peace and would not resort to violence of any sort. Though Milliardo was an exception; he was a brave warrior who fought for peace."
Michelle-"You know so much about my family, but how are you connected to it?"
Heilda-"The Peacecrafts were well aquatinted with some of the gundam pilots of the war of A.C. 195. I used to date one of them, the pilot of this suit here, Deathscythe Hell. His name was Duo Maxwell; he was one heck of pilot though. He disappeared soon after the war. He left me with the designs to the suit. When your father got involved with the ties in between KANZ and the Galactic Alliance, he wanted the suit to be rebuilt and have it hidden in this mountain. I stayed and guarded the suit with all my life, I survived by using a secret tunnel within the mountain that goes from here to my cottage on the West Side of it."
Michelle-"So I am a descendant of the Peacecrafts? I could have I not known about this?"
Heilda-"It was better if you didn't."
Michelle-"My family was killed by KANZ, I promised them revenge on my soul."
Heilda-"That's pretty deep, but are you sure you want revenge? What will you do afterwards?"
Michelle-"I might as well erase myself from life itself, I won't know what to do afterward."
Heilda-"Maybe you can live a normal private life."
Michelle-"I don't know what I can do."
Heilda-".Take him."
Michelle-"Huh."
Heilda-".You came here to obtain Deathscythe's power. Only that of a heart of loneliness and darkness may obtain his power."
Michelle-"."
Heilda-"It is your destiny.and you must fulfill it."
Michelle then stood up and stared at Heilda and then stared at Deathscythe. She started to walk toward it and stood there. The suit's eyes began to grow and the entire suit crouched down. The cockpit opened up for her; she climbed in but stared back at Heilda. She smiled back at her and walked away.
Michelle-"This is my destiny and I will fulfill my destiny to the very end."
The suit began walking out the cave and into the harsh blizzard. Deathscythe then flew out into the distance but Michelle looked back. She kept thinking to herself on her connection to the Peacecrafts.
Leo-"Michelle. Michelle, wake up!"
Michelle-"Huh?"
Leo-"We have some visitors coming from the west."
Michelle-"Got it, bring them on. Anyone who sees me has a date with their maker."
Ch.12
The team had prepared themselves for combat, as the group of suits ganged up on them they had no where to go. They were surrounded by brown and gray, bulky, large mobile suits.
Chris-"Looks like we have our work cut out for us."
Leo-"Which one will you take Chan?"
Chan-"I don't know, there's too many of them."
Michelle-"We don't have much of a choice you two, besides, I like the odds."
Chris-"Why do I get the feeling this was a setup?" Out from behind the suits a hooded figure approached. The suits made a walkway for the hooded suit. It made it's way toward the center, toward the gundams. The suit removed its hood.
Gundam bandit-"About time you figured it out."
Chris-"What the?"
Gundam bandit-"You guys are so easily tricked. Believing that little story about the big hit."
Chris-"You mean I paid $500 for just nothing but shit! I knew it was a rip off."
Salesman-"Thanks for the money kid."
Bandit1-"Yeah, can't find money like that around here except from the military."
Bandit2-"Now we're going to take you all down and use your mobile suit parts for cash."
Chan-"Well at least they were telling the truth about there being a big hit."
Chris-"You guys think you can easily beat us."
Leo-"Let's not get ahead of ourselves Chris."
Chris-"They ripped me off and I want a refund in double for bad service."
Bandit3-"Who do you think you are kid, no one beats us especially the boss."
Chris-"Don't count on it."
Gundam bandit-"Humph, if you think you can beat me then try me now."
Leo-"What?"
Gundam bandit-"Try me, I want to see if what I heard about you guys are true, in an MS battle."
Leo-".What do you think?"
Chan-"We have no other choice."
Leo-"We accept."
Gundam bandit-".Good."
In an instance, a giant carrier came. A rocket then shot from the carrier and floated above the group of suits. It was a RF comp.
Bandit RF-"RF comp of the Desert Bandits online."
Chris-"Nice RF, now here's ours."
Another shot came from the carrier from the Gundam carrier.
Gundam RF-"RF comp of the Gundam MS team online."
Bandit RF-"Commencing battle field scan."
Gundam RF-"Participants within battle.Gundam MS team, Captain Leo, Chris, Michelle, Chan."
Bandit RF-"Participants within battle.Desert Bandits, Captain Blake, Wedge, Bigs, Bang, Blow."
Gundam RF-"Battle field scanned.ready.fight!"
The battle commenced as the other suits got out of battlefield range.
Leo-"Alright team, this is our first battle. Let's make this one count."
Chris-"Got it."
Blake-"Boys, let's show them what true MS battles are like."
Blow-"Got it boss."
The bandits spread throughout the battlefield into the darkness. The five suits became camouflaged with the darkness.
Leo-"Set visual sensors to info red team. Be on your guard, this is their territory so we have to be careful for traps."
Chan-".Can't find anything on the radar."
Chris-"Heat sensors are going off the scale."
Bang-"This planet is close to the sun, the heat is all around. You won't be able to find us that easy. Especially during the night."
Leo-"Damn. How can we attack something that we can't even detect or see?"
In moments one of the bandits jumped out of nowhere with beam saber and went for Heavyarms. Chris moved as fast as he could but the blade damaged his right arm. The mobile suit disappeared right afterward.
Chris-"These guys are fast. If we don't think of something quick we'll be scrapped."
Leo-".Of course."
Chris-"What's up captain?"
Leo-"There is no time limit. All I need is for the sun to rise and we'll have the advantage."
Chan-"We only have fifteen minutes before it rises."
Leo-"Good enough. We need to buy time though."
Bigs-"Even if the sun does come up we'll still beat you. It makes no difference."
Chris-"The hell it won't! Activating nuclear launchers."
Wedge-"What the!"
Chris had then fired four missiles aimed in four different directions.
Chris-"Guys, duck now!"
The missiles hit the ground making a tremendous blast. After the huge blast, the four gundams stood undamaged.
Michelle-"What the hell were you thinking?"
Chris-"Our suits were able to resist the nuclear blasts, nuclear radiation can't affect the suits or the pilot within it, that's how powerful the gundanium alloy is."
Leo-"Meaning that those other suits must have been hit except for Sandrock."
The sun soon came over the horizon as three suits lay on the ground half destroyed. Sandrock came from above floating with the remaining teammate.
Blake-"Bigs, Wedge, Bang."
Blow-".Why you little piece of shit, look what you've done."
Blake-"You're going to pay for that dearly."
Gundam RF-"Three points for the Gundam MS team."
Chris-"Look, we're ahead."
Blake-"That does it! RF comp, return now."
The RF of the bandits returned to the carrier. Blake then looked straight toward the gundams with a sinister smirk.
Blake-"I think I've about had it with playing fair, don't you agree boys?"
Blow-"Agree with you on that boss."
Bandit1-"Let's teach them a lesson."
Chris-".Ah shit! Now we have to face a whole gang."
Chan-"Hey, this isn't fair!"
Bandit2-"Life isn't fair kid."
The whole gang began to gang up on the Gundam MS team. Leo then noticed that the sun rose.
Leo-"Yes.hey Blake!"
Blake-"Huh?"
Leo-"Get a load of this!"
Wing Zero then spread out its wings, they began to glowed red. He then drew out two buster rifles and aimed them at the entire gang of bandits.
Blake-"What the hell does he think he's doing? He'll explode if he gathers that energy and fire."
Blow-"He's probably bluffing it boss."
Bandit2-"Yeah, who would be crazy enough to try something like that?"
Leo continued to gather energy for his attack. The rest of the gang began fire on Wing Zero. Though when they tried to blast it, the blast would bounce right off.
Leo-"You think I'm bluffing, well think again."
Blake-"Huh?"
Chris-"Payback time."
Leo-"ANGEL WING.BLAAAAASSSSST!"
The rifle shot a tremendous beam blasting the entire gang of bandits. The blast went for 50 miles long but faded afterward. Soon after the blast there was nothing left a few surviving suits but could barely move.
Sandrock however was still able to move but was in bad condition. The gundams then ganged up on him then after.
Michelle-"Not so tough when you're out numbered."
Blake-"Ugh, I won't give up so easily."
Chan-"This guy doesn't quit."
Michelle-"You have nowhere to go. You'll be burned to a crisp if you go out of your suit but the same will happen if you stay there."
Chris-"Not much of a choice."
Leo-"So what d'ya say? You could either die or join us."
Blake-"You'd let me join with you, even after my threats?"
Leo-"I'm a fair man, if I left you here then I would never forgive myself."
Blake-".You know how corny that sounded?"
Leo-".Look, it's your choice. You could either die or live."
Blake-".Humph, guess I have no choice then. If I want to live I might as well join you."
Chris-"Come on Leo, you can't just let him join just like that."
Leo-"He deserves a second chance at least. We all had our second chances with the gundams. Blake deserves his."
Michelle-"But what about his gang?"
From behind, the desert bandits gathered up what they had left and surrounded the gundams.
Bandit1-"That's a good question, right boss?"
Blake-"Guys?"
Blow-"You looked after us for a long time boss and we watched your back as long as we remembered."
Bandit2-"So if you want to join them it's OK but it won't be the same."
Blake-"."
Leo-".I have a decision. You guys don't like KANZ do you?"
Blow-"Hell, they can go to hell for all we care."
Leo-"How about if you do us a favor."
Blow-"What?"
Leo-"You think you can keep an eye out in this area, on KANZ? We need help in the rebellion. You could always report about any action of theirs to us."
Blow-".We'll think about it.oh, and take care of the boss will ya."
The bandits disappeared into the distance and the gundams did so as well. Back at the ship, Doc had his discussion with the desert bandit Blake.
Blake-"I received Sandrock three years ago from an old man. He said it was a special suit. I had no idea until I took the damn thing for a test drive."
Old man-"So who was this old man?"
Blake-"Some rich guy. I think his name was Quatra."
Old man-".So you planned to use the gundams powers for thievery."
Blake-"Hey, I at least got some good shit from stealing."
Old man-"And you're proud of it?"
Blake-"Fuck yeah. Now that I'm with you guys, I'll be able to kick KANZ ass and steal from them."
Old man-"Well while you're with us, you will have to follow the rules. Number one, no stealing unless told to."
Blake-".Alright. I'll follow the rules."
Chris-"Hey, who took my CD's?"
The doc looked at Blake straight into the eye.
Blake-"I was just.borrowing them?"
Nightfall came and the pilots settled everything with Blake and had some rest.
Out in the vast reaches of Mercury, deep inside within underground. Two figures had been in a discussion; one was within the shadows. The other had blond hair and a cats tail.
His Excellency-"I trust you will eliminate the gundams soon enough."
Mysterious warrior-"Don't worry, I'll make sure to keep my end of the deal."
His Excellency-"You better.you mutants are such a disgraceful race but I could change that. You will soon gain the respect you deserve."
Young Warrior-"Yes your Excellency, no one survives a MS battle with the number one top ranking pilot, Cloud."
His Excellency-"But you will need a new mobile suit when you go in combat with the gundams. I have created the ultimate gundam that will dominate over the others."
Cloud-"I see.and what do you call this so called ultimate weapon?"
His Excellency-".The deliverer of death itself.Gundam Epyon."