Mobile Suit R Gundam
It is the year 0084 of the Universal Century. It is five years since the close of the One Year war with Zeon the victor. Ace pilots and Newtypes Amuro Ray and Char Aznable are presumed dead. In the years following the war, Zeon scientists have studied Newtypes and keep them and the public oppressed in the colonies. Thanks to these efforts, scientists have created a new device called the N-Jammer which can put a block on the powers of a Newtype. The Newtypes don't have a chance.
Numerous rebel groups have rose up against Zeon, but due to poor organization and few military units, they were all quickly disposed of. However, in recent months, a terrorist group called the Anti Zeon Earth Group (AZEG) has rose up and has orchestrated many attacks against the Zeon forces. In one attack, the AZEG managed to recover a lab of kidnapped Newtypes. One Newtype, Ken Rasis, was rescued. AZEG General Kyle Dromid recognizes overwhelming powers in this boy.
Slowly building their forces, the AZEG has become a force to be reckoned with and is the first serious threat to Zeon's rule in nearly five years...
Chapter 2 - Invincible R Gundam!
Kyle watched in horror as the R Gundam shot from the catapult and landed nearly half a mile away.
"Who's the fool piloting that thing?!" he shouted to no one in particular. Kyle ran towards the door and dashed down the hall to the command center…
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Commander Resir Marimoe was feeling especially proud of himself. He watched the MS forces head towards the base with virtually no opposition. He could even see himself being awarded a medal for his conquest.
The ace pilot watched as the AZEG sent out their meager troops trying to stop the superior Zeon suits.
"It's no use" he said to himself and continued to watch the battle.
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"Break formation!" ordered AZEG MS Commander Oliver Tiren. "Open fire!" He led a squad of GMs against the Zeon forces and admitted to himself that things looked pretty grim. The numerous Gelgoog Iis had no problem breaking through the broken-down old GMs.
He then decided to attack full force as his GM jetted forward to take on an incoming Neo Zaku, a newer version of the Principality's old foot soldier. The mono-eyed suit raised its machine gun to fire but before he could, the suit was slashed in half with a beam saber.
Oliver watched the Neo-Zaku explode into flames, but wasn't quick enough to see the Gelgoog II raising its own beam saber over its head…
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Kyle burst in to the command room to see technicians working frantically to take control of the battle.
"Sir! We've lost Commander Oliver!" yelled one of the officers.
"No!" shouted Kyle in anger. Oliver had been one of Kyle's friends before they had joined the AZEG. He then shifted his attention to the R Gundam which appeared to be slowly moving towards the enemies.
"That fool can't work the legs! How's he going to stop them when he can't even move?" he asked himself.
Just then, Izumi entered the room. "General Dromid! Have you seen Ken anywhere!" she asked frantically.
"I don't have time for… this…" Kyle said with dawning realization. It had to be Ken in the Gundam! But how did he find out about it? "Patch me into the com system" ordered Kyle.
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"Now look what you've gotten yourself into…" Ken muttered to himself. He frantically searched the cockpit of the R Gundam to find something, anything, that would make the Gundam move faster.
"Arrrgh!" he exclaimed as he heard the com system's bing! sound. "Somebody's trying to talk to me!" he said to himself, activating the system.
"Ken, are you in there?!" Kyle said over the com.
"General?" Ken asked, trembling.
"Yes. What in blazes do you think you're doing?!" Kyle yelled.
"I overheard you guys talking. I knew that we couldn't stand up to the Zeon forces, so I got into the R Gundam…" Ken trailed off.
"You should have left it to our forces! We would have been able to deal with them!"
"I wasn't thinking…"
"That's for sure!"
"…"
Both were silent for a moment, neither knowing what to say. At just that moment, Ken looked up to see a Neo-Zaku heading for him.
"Yaaaahhhhh!!!!" he yelled. He accidentally pressed a button in his fright.
Before he knew what happened, the Neo-Zaku had stopped where it was and then Ken saw several smoking holes in the chest. Then the Mobile Suit collapsed.
At this point, two more Neo-Zaku's were heading for him. Ken pressed the button again and saw several small bullets shoot out over him.
"Quick! How do I move!" Ken hollered over the com system.
"Ken… Use the two joysticks to the sides of you!" replied Kyle.
He grasped the right stick, then the left one and started to slowly turn the Gundam around to face the enemies. He quickly aimed manually for the enemies, then pressed the button he had used earlier.
A shower of bullets came from the Vulcan Guns, hitting one of the suits head on, causing it to keel over, smoke coming from the head.
The other MS was closing in and had pulled out a heat hawk, ready to strike. Ken frantically searched for something that looked like a defense system. He soon found a lever and pushed it upwards, just as the Gundam brought up its blue and white shield, blocking the slash.
The R Gundam slowly lumbered backwards and fired off some Vulcan rounds, hitting the Neo-Zaku repeatedly. Then it exploded. Ken slowly turned the huge robot around to see the other Zeon units being pushed back, slowly.
"Ken! You've done enough. Get back to base immediately. You are going to be in serious trouble." Kyle said with an edge to his voice.
Ken was not looking forward to his return…
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"You idiot!" Kyle shouted. "How could you even think about taking out the R Gundam?! Were you crazy?! Did you even stop to think about the fact that you could have been killed?!"
Kyle kept a steady string of scolding going for what seemed like a half-hour, until he let Ken leave.
Ken walked towards his quarters, hands in his pockets. What HAD he been thinking? The more he walked, the more he realized his actions were indeed stupid.
He came to a stop in front of the doorway to his quarters, slid his card though the reader, the door light flashed green, and Ken entered.
SMACK! Someone's hand came out and slapped him across the face. It was Izumi.
"Are you crazy?!" she yelled. "Why the hell did you do something so foolish?!"
"I haven't a clue, General Dromid", he said sarcastically.
"Hey! I know we like to have fun, but running off with an experimental Mobile Suit?! What do you have say about this?". Ken didn't reply, just fell onto his bed. Izumi must have stood there for a minute then decided to give up and she walked out of the room.
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Gihren Zabi, supreme dictator of the colonies, sat in his office reading the report from the battle at the AZEG headquarters.
He read something about a powerful Mobile Suit that had destroyed a trio of Neo-Zakus. Where had those terrorists gotten the technology to build a Mobile Suit like that?
It was then that a movement caught his eye. He abruptly stood up and scanned the room. Nobody was there. As he was about to sit down, he felt a cold, metal tube being jammed into the side of his skull. A gun barrel.
The intruder lowered the gun and walked to face Gihren. He was average height and had blonde hair. His blue eyes stared at the dictator.
"Who the hell are you?! Gihren asked calmly. The man did not answer, but instead pointed his pistol straight between Gihren's eyes.
"Who hired you?" Gihren asked, guessing that the man was an assassin.
"Me" replied the man.
"What?"
"It was my decision to kill you," he said.
Gihren slowly walked back towards the desk, the man's gun still trained on him. "Why?" he asked, quietly.
"The Zabi family is responsible for every thing wrong in my life. Also, I must stop your oppression of the colonies" the man replied.
Gihren pondered this for a while. "Say, what is your name?"
"Kiato Gaginas" the man replied.
Gihren slowly reached under the desk and pressed a small button. Outside, alarms went off, and within seconds, security forces had broken through the door and aimed their weapons at Kiato.
"There is no way for you to escape. You are out-numbered and out-gunned" Gihren said, smugly.
Defiantly, Kiato put his hands into the air and one of the officers came to take the gun away. He stood there with a look of hatred on his face. Then he slowly pulled a small capsule from his pocket and casually tossed it to the floor. Gas shot out from the capsule, blinding the forces.
In the commotion, he ran up to an officer and kicked him in the face, grabbed the gun and ran for the exit. Kaito poked his head through the door, checking for guards. They had all been called into the office. He set down the corridor to make his getaway.
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Kiato ran down the hallways, dodging guards. He did not want to get into a firefight. He was out-numbered by the forces stationed here.
The corridor was silent as he stalked his way stealthily down the hall. As he got to the end, which separated into two paths, he heard voices coming from his right. He quickly ducked down behind a large crate and waited for the two officers to pass.
Kiato silently walked into the hall and headed right; the opposite direction of the guards. He finally arrived where he needed to be. There was a large, sealed door, with a half dozen space suits hung on the opposite wall. He quickly donned one and activated the controls, opening the door.
He felt a draft as the cold void of space greeted him. He jumped out and headed to a small canyon on the surface of the asteroid base. He looked down and saw his weapon. A Mobile Suit. Kiato glided towards the cockpit.
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Operation R was the codename for the AZEG's MS development project. The results were the R Gundam, the bulky but powerful Heavicannon and the sleek and agile Spirit.
The R Gundam had been given to Newtype Ken Rasis. The Heavicannon had not yet been assigned a pilot and the Spirit had been assigned to ace pilot and supposed Newtype, Kiato Gaginas.
The Spirit was a sleek-looking suit, painted navy blue with a large golden crest on the head. This Mobile Suit had twice the mobility of any other Federation suit, sporting a cloaker* to add to its remarkable speed.
Its armaments included a beam rifle, two beam pistols (holstered in the hip sections), and two beam sabers.
Kiato was very proud of the fact that he had been chosen to pilot this amazing suit, but was still baffled as to why they would have chosen a kid to pilot something as advanced as the R Gundam.
He shook off the thought as he entered the cockpit and closed the hatch. The suit came to life, its bright blue eyes glowing in the darkness of space.
Kiato activated the boosters and flew the Spirit above the canyon to see a squad of Zeon Mobile Suits heading for him.
"They must have alerted the MS troops," he said to himself. "Party time". He zoomed ahead, drawing both pistols and aiming at the first Gelgoog II.
He blasted right past them, spun around and fired both pistols at his first target. The Mobile Suit soon exploded and Kiato was able to concentrate on his next target.
He holstered the guns and drew a beam saber, as the Gelgoog II took out its own. The two suits dashed towards each other, locking their beam sabers together.
The two continued in a sword fight, until the Spirit shot its vulcan guns at the enemy's head, crippling it. The final suit wouldn't be a problem.
Kiato headed for the target, pulling out the beam rifle and shooting 5 consecutive shots at the Mobile Suit. It was destroyed in no time.
"Easier than shooting fish in a barrel" he said to himself, and headed away from the colony to report back to the headquarters…
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*A cloaker is a relatively new peace of technology, which enables a Mobile Suit or small space ship to become invisible.
So, who is this Kiato Gaginas, and why does he hate the Zabi family so much?
What's going to happen to Ken?
Find out when I get around to making a new chapter.
Next:
Chapter 3: Tales of the Red Comet