Urube sat in his room in the colonies, having gotten permission from
Karato to go back to get his Gundam repaired. His shirt was open and a
bacardi was bottle in hand. As the bitter rum slid down his throat, he
leaned his head back in his chair. He inhaled softly and looked out at the
stars surrounding the colonies.
"With that Gundam, anything is possible," he mumbled drunkenly to himself. He rubbed his forehead and laughed, "Maybe I could even rule the world! Ha. imagine that.! Me? Ruling the world! That would be. incredibly funny.! It would be, well jeez it would be awesome! I could be the master of all, hee hee!" Urube stood up and staggered towards the window, giggling quite out of character the whole time. Urube sunk to the floor in front of the window and grinned as he pulled out a sheet of paper and a pen. Attempting to write as legibly as possible, he started to write down a diagram of his dictatorship. When he was about halfway through, though, he slunk to the floor in a faint.
************* Urube woke up with a pounding headache. He groaned before sitting up and looking in front of him. The crinkled paper had two stick figures of middle-aged men, labeled "Mikamura" and "Kasshu" on it, with little stick- arrows through their heads.
"I don't think I'll be drinking THAT again," muttered Urube before rubbing his neck and running into the bathroom to throw up the remains of his alcohol-ridden stomach. While he was performing this task, Leiko knocked on the door.
"Major Ishikawa! I've brought you some tea!" hearing no response, Leiko knocked again, "Urube-senpai, open the door!" Leiko stood for a few more moments, before gingerly opening the door and stepping in just as Urube gagged out the last of his evening bacardi.
"Good morning, Leiko," said Urube, trying to sound as casual as possible. Leiko set the tea tray on Urube's dresser before bending down to pick up the empty bacardi bottle and 'diagram.' Leiko looked at the diagram, raised an elegant eyebrow, before letting it drop to the dresser.
"Better not let the Chairman see that you're hung over," pointed out Leiko. Urube grinned sheepishly as Leiko continued, "And you had better not let either Professor Mikamura nor Dr. Kasshu see this!" Leiko held up the poorly done drawing and Urube blushed.
********* Stalker chuckled as he looked down at Urube and Leiko.
"You know, some say that a Gundam Fighter is only as good as his partner," nodded Stalker, "Not with just Gundam skills, of course, but also with respect, loyalty, and love. This is where the Lieuntant, Leiko Shinohara, comes into play. Ever since she got into Neo-Japan's government, Leiko looked up to Urube with adoration. But, how far would this adoration go? Would Leiko go to the absolute end with her love for the Major? Would she do something as small as repair the Shogun Gundam. to doing something as crazy as assisting Urube in a plan for world dictatorship? Lets get this started!" Stalker ripped off his jacket, "Gundam Fight! Ready? Go!"
********* "With that Gundam, anything is possible," said Urube as he pulled his jacket on. He strode down the hallway to meet with Dr. Kasshu; there was something they had to talk about. He knocked on the doctor's door and stepped in.
"Major Ishikawa, you said you wanted to speak with me?" asked Dr. Kasshu as he poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Yes, I do. It's about the Ultimate Gundam," said Urube as he sat down on the room's couch.
"What about it? Want some coffee?" Urube shook his head.
"Well, have you found a pilot for this Gundam of yours?" Urube's eyes shone with curiosity and selfish thoughts that took root in his mind.
"Yes, my son, Kyoji, will be the pilot of this Gundam." Urube lowered his head, trying to hide the look of disappointment.
"Thank you, that's all I wish to know," replied Urube as he promptly exited.
************** "Wow! Is that really Shale Thunder?!" exclaimed Leiko, her eyes widening.
"Yep," said Rain, "He's Neo-Ireland's Gundam Fighter."
"Not only that! He was the greatest superstar of all time, and a total hottie!" Leiko looked dreamily at the young man who looked up at the Banshee Gundam. Shale's eyes shifted to Leiko and he smirked, "I'm not really all that." Leiko's eyebrow twitched.
"So, your Major Urube's partner," said Shale.
"Yep! I'm Leiko Shinohara," Leiko waved, "I used to be one of your big fans."
"But now I see that you've turned out to be Major Urube's #1 fan, or at least that's what I've heard," Shale's smirk turned into a grin, and Leiko glared at Rain, who giggled innocently.
"I don't like Major Urube like that," stammered Leiko, "I'm just his partner, that's all."
"That's not what I've seen," said Shale, "You're just dying to get his attention." Leiko blushed and glared at Rain again.
"Even if I tried to get his attention, the efforts would be useless," explained Leiko, "He's too caught up in the Fights to notice me."
"Oh, I know how you could get his attention," chuckled Shale. Leiko cocked an eyebrow and looked at Shale, who proceeded to explain, "From what I've heard from my sources, Urube's starting to go crazy with thoughts about this 'Ultimate Gundam. If you sneaked into Dr. Kasshu's house and found some information about it, I'm sure that Urube would be grateful."
"How did you find out about the Ultimate Gundam?!" exclaimed Leiko.
"I have my sources."
****************** Leiko grimaced as she pulled off a vent cover on the side of Dr. Kasshu's house. She pulled herself up inside and prayed that no one would hear her. She slowly crept forward, crawling inch by inch through the house's ventilation system.
"Kyoji, I thought that you might like some tea," Mrs. Kasshu spoke to her son as she sat down a tray of tea.
"Thanks Mom," replied Dr. Kasshu's son. Leiko looked through a screen below her at Kyoji and Mrs. Kasshu. She squinted to get a good look at the mechanical body that Kyoji was working on.
"But that Gundam is huge!" she whispered as she pulled out a camera and snapped a few photos.
As Leiko put the screen back up on the wall, she heard a male voice behind her.
"So did you get a good look at the project?" Leiko whirled around, only to look at Kyoji.
"How did you know?" she whispered, "I mean, I wasn't. or. wait. aw man!" Leiko pouted.
"Did the government make you do it?" asked Kyoji.
"No, I did it on my own! It wasn't Urube!" exclaimed Leiko.
"So, did you want to see it for yourself? Or for another?"
"I did it as a favor, please don't ask why." sighed Leiko.Kyoji smiled softly.
"For the Major?" Leiko nodded.
"Well, while I'm not into being spied on. if you exploit those."
"Leiko wouldn't do that," Rain waved at the two.
"Well, I suppose if Rain trusts you enough." Kyoji rubbed the back of his head and grinned.
********************* "So this is the Ultimate Gundam?" asked Urube as he thumbed through the newly developed photos, his ravenous eyes intaking every detail.
"Yep. You could ask Kyoji Kasshu himself if you wished to," Leiko looked at the floor and bobbed up and down on her heels.
"Thank you, Leiko, I don't know how you did it. but. lets get back to Earth." Leiko blushed softly, and for the first time that she had seen, Urube honestly smiled. Not a smirk, not a grin, but a smile.
"You're welcome, Urube-senpai." Leiko knew, somehow deep in her soul, she knew that she would do anything for her beloved Major.
"With that Gundam, anything is possible," he mumbled drunkenly to himself. He rubbed his forehead and laughed, "Maybe I could even rule the world! Ha. imagine that.! Me? Ruling the world! That would be. incredibly funny.! It would be, well jeez it would be awesome! I could be the master of all, hee hee!" Urube stood up and staggered towards the window, giggling quite out of character the whole time. Urube sunk to the floor in front of the window and grinned as he pulled out a sheet of paper and a pen. Attempting to write as legibly as possible, he started to write down a diagram of his dictatorship. When he was about halfway through, though, he slunk to the floor in a faint.
************* Urube woke up with a pounding headache. He groaned before sitting up and looking in front of him. The crinkled paper had two stick figures of middle-aged men, labeled "Mikamura" and "Kasshu" on it, with little stick- arrows through their heads.
"I don't think I'll be drinking THAT again," muttered Urube before rubbing his neck and running into the bathroom to throw up the remains of his alcohol-ridden stomach. While he was performing this task, Leiko knocked on the door.
"Major Ishikawa! I've brought you some tea!" hearing no response, Leiko knocked again, "Urube-senpai, open the door!" Leiko stood for a few more moments, before gingerly opening the door and stepping in just as Urube gagged out the last of his evening bacardi.
"Good morning, Leiko," said Urube, trying to sound as casual as possible. Leiko set the tea tray on Urube's dresser before bending down to pick up the empty bacardi bottle and 'diagram.' Leiko looked at the diagram, raised an elegant eyebrow, before letting it drop to the dresser.
"Better not let the Chairman see that you're hung over," pointed out Leiko. Urube grinned sheepishly as Leiko continued, "And you had better not let either Professor Mikamura nor Dr. Kasshu see this!" Leiko held up the poorly done drawing and Urube blushed.
********* Stalker chuckled as he looked down at Urube and Leiko.
"You know, some say that a Gundam Fighter is only as good as his partner," nodded Stalker, "Not with just Gundam skills, of course, but also with respect, loyalty, and love. This is where the Lieuntant, Leiko Shinohara, comes into play. Ever since she got into Neo-Japan's government, Leiko looked up to Urube with adoration. But, how far would this adoration go? Would Leiko go to the absolute end with her love for the Major? Would she do something as small as repair the Shogun Gundam. to doing something as crazy as assisting Urube in a plan for world dictatorship? Lets get this started!" Stalker ripped off his jacket, "Gundam Fight! Ready? Go!"
********* "With that Gundam, anything is possible," said Urube as he pulled his jacket on. He strode down the hallway to meet with Dr. Kasshu; there was something they had to talk about. He knocked on the doctor's door and stepped in.
"Major Ishikawa, you said you wanted to speak with me?" asked Dr. Kasshu as he poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Yes, I do. It's about the Ultimate Gundam," said Urube as he sat down on the room's couch.
"What about it? Want some coffee?" Urube shook his head.
"Well, have you found a pilot for this Gundam of yours?" Urube's eyes shone with curiosity and selfish thoughts that took root in his mind.
"Yes, my son, Kyoji, will be the pilot of this Gundam." Urube lowered his head, trying to hide the look of disappointment.
"Thank you, that's all I wish to know," replied Urube as he promptly exited.
************** "Wow! Is that really Shale Thunder?!" exclaimed Leiko, her eyes widening.
"Yep," said Rain, "He's Neo-Ireland's Gundam Fighter."
"Not only that! He was the greatest superstar of all time, and a total hottie!" Leiko looked dreamily at the young man who looked up at the Banshee Gundam. Shale's eyes shifted to Leiko and he smirked, "I'm not really all that." Leiko's eyebrow twitched.
"So, your Major Urube's partner," said Shale.
"Yep! I'm Leiko Shinohara," Leiko waved, "I used to be one of your big fans."
"But now I see that you've turned out to be Major Urube's #1 fan, or at least that's what I've heard," Shale's smirk turned into a grin, and Leiko glared at Rain, who giggled innocently.
"I don't like Major Urube like that," stammered Leiko, "I'm just his partner, that's all."
"That's not what I've seen," said Shale, "You're just dying to get his attention." Leiko blushed and glared at Rain again.
"Even if I tried to get his attention, the efforts would be useless," explained Leiko, "He's too caught up in the Fights to notice me."
"Oh, I know how you could get his attention," chuckled Shale. Leiko cocked an eyebrow and looked at Shale, who proceeded to explain, "From what I've heard from my sources, Urube's starting to go crazy with thoughts about this 'Ultimate Gundam. If you sneaked into Dr. Kasshu's house and found some information about it, I'm sure that Urube would be grateful."
"How did you find out about the Ultimate Gundam?!" exclaimed Leiko.
"I have my sources."
****************** Leiko grimaced as she pulled off a vent cover on the side of Dr. Kasshu's house. She pulled herself up inside and prayed that no one would hear her. She slowly crept forward, crawling inch by inch through the house's ventilation system.
"Kyoji, I thought that you might like some tea," Mrs. Kasshu spoke to her son as she sat down a tray of tea.
"Thanks Mom," replied Dr. Kasshu's son. Leiko looked through a screen below her at Kyoji and Mrs. Kasshu. She squinted to get a good look at the mechanical body that Kyoji was working on.
"But that Gundam is huge!" she whispered as she pulled out a camera and snapped a few photos.
As Leiko put the screen back up on the wall, she heard a male voice behind her.
"So did you get a good look at the project?" Leiko whirled around, only to look at Kyoji.
"How did you know?" she whispered, "I mean, I wasn't. or. wait. aw man!" Leiko pouted.
"Did the government make you do it?" asked Kyoji.
"No, I did it on my own! It wasn't Urube!" exclaimed Leiko.
"So, did you want to see it for yourself? Or for another?"
"I did it as a favor, please don't ask why." sighed Leiko.Kyoji smiled softly.
"For the Major?" Leiko nodded.
"Well, while I'm not into being spied on. if you exploit those."
"Leiko wouldn't do that," Rain waved at the two.
"Well, I suppose if Rain trusts you enough." Kyoji rubbed the back of his head and grinned.
********************* "So this is the Ultimate Gundam?" asked Urube as he thumbed through the newly developed photos, his ravenous eyes intaking every detail.
"Yep. You could ask Kyoji Kasshu himself if you wished to," Leiko looked at the floor and bobbed up and down on her heels.
"Thank you, Leiko, I don't know how you did it. but. lets get back to Earth." Leiko blushed softly, and for the first time that she had seen, Urube honestly smiled. Not a smirk, not a grin, but a smile.
"You're welcome, Urube-senpai." Leiko knew, somehow deep in her soul, she knew that she would do anything for her beloved Major.