AUTHOR'S NOTE- I just finished watching G Gundam Episode 44, the mother of
all GG episodes. And so, I dedicate this chapter in the memory of Schwarz
Bruder and Kyoji Kasshu, the tragic heroes.
"Gundams, report your status every few minutes on the computer!" Nastasha commanded as she ducked inside the Neo Russian ship. She took a final glance over her shoulder as her husband and daughter took off into the darkness. "Be careful you two." She murmured in an unusually quiet tone.
The mobile suit trios dispersed as planned, heading towards where the Death Army's eyes blazed. Gundam Spiegel led the way east, where the faintest of purple could be seen as the sun began creeping up from the mountains. Gundam Rose and Glowing Gundam followed closely.
Hiroji wiped the sweat from his forehead, breathing hard. George caught the action out of the corner of his eye and peered back at him. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just a bit tired still, that's all." The youth answered.
Schwarz glanced back at him as well, a worried light in his dark eyes. Hiroji was still feeling the fatigue and pain from the destruction of the valley caused by the earthquake. However, it was too late to turn back now as the forms of the hideous brown cyborgs came into view. He would just have to keep an eye on him during the impending war.
.......
"Keiji! Rain! Brace yourselves!!" Domon yelled as the three Kasshu Gundams faced the Death Army.
The 10-year-old trembled in fear. "Dad, I'm not sure I can."
"They're no match for us!" his father responded with a determined snarl. "All they have are numbers!!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!! The Cyclops-like mobile suits began firing, but all three Gundams leapt into the air, dodging the smoky explosions.
"Do it now!" Domon yelled, charging down to meet them.
"Come one, Keiji! You can do it!" Rain shouted to her son as she followed, drawing an arrow from her gundam's bow.
"Right!" Keiji took a deep breath and plunged after them.
"SEKI-HAH TENKYOKEN!!!!!" Burning Gundam sent an entire line of soldiers sprawling in a pillar of light.
"RISING ARROW!!!!!" Rising Gundam's great arrow plunged through one cockpit after the next, forming a metallic shish-ka-bob (a/n-it's probably spelled wrong so disregard it).
"SOARING SLASH!!!" Soaring Gundam's massive katana completely sliced the surrounding force.
.......
Nastasha, Shirley, and the others awaited updates in the ship as fire sprang up in every direction on the outside.
"I hope Dad's okay," Sai Lin murmured as she leaned against the observation deck's railing. "I wish I had my own gundam to help with."
Cecil put a hand on her shoulder. "Your dad's strong, dear. He'll beat those monsters."
The computer screen lit up as updates came in. Everyone quieted down to listen.
"Gundam Patriot reporting," came Angie's voice. "The operation is going well. The army is being driven back."
"Bolt Gundam reporting," came Argo's voice. "Our quadrant has been driven into the river. Ready to face the next troop."
"Rose Gundam reporting." George called in.
"It's George!" Marie Louise cried excitedly.
"The numbers are growing and Hiroji is having trouble, but we are making progress with the Gundam Rose and Spiegel."
Finally, Rain called in. "Rising Gundam reporting. We may need backup from the northwest. Numbers here are not decreasing."
Nastasha pushed in one of the buttons on the keyboard. "Bolt Gundam, cover for Thunder Gundam. Anya, head for the north and aid the gundams there."
"Yes Mother!"
.......
"Hiroji, watch out!" Schwarz used his double blades to slash away an attacker. Glowing and Spiegel stood back to back now, surrounded by enemies. George was down on the ground, struggling to get back up, his gundam scorched from the rain of blasts. Still, the Death Army continued its slow advance.
"Schwarz-san." Hiroji muttered. He himself was in bad shape along with his gundam. "Glowing Gundam is pretty banged up as well." Breathing heavily as the world around him spun, the youth fell to his knees.
"Hiroji!" Schwarz knelt at his side trying to support him. "Hiroji, snap out of it!"
"My energy's all gone." Hiroji hissed.
The Death Army sensed the weakness in their prey and moved forward, guns pointing at both gundams. Gundam Spiegel got to its feet and stood over the downed mobile suit, ready to defend Hiroji.
In the distance, Domon heard a massive explosion. Turning and zooming in with Burning Gundam's eyes, he gasped in horror. "SCHWARZ!"
As they continued closing in, the Neo German maintained his position, but trembled slightly from his new wounds. Schwarz drew in a sharp breath in realization. "They remember me! They know I was once part of the Devil Gundam!"
Hiroji struggled to his feet, suddenly feeling the strain return to his formerly broken leg. "Schwarz-san?"
"Leave this place now!" the Neo German shouted as he became completely encircled by those horrible soldiers.
"SCHWARZ NO!!!" Glowing Gundam brandished its katana and madly charged at the would-be captors. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!"
SLASH!!!!
The entire circle of Death Army soldiers fell headless to the ground. His blue Glowing Mode leaving him, Hiroji fell to the ground again.
"Come on!" Domon called to his wife and son. "They're in trouble over there!"
Thunder Gundam spotted the other mobile suits and made for them. "Oh no.HIROJI!!"
POOM! Out of the ground, a massive Gundam head sprang, mouth wide open and ready to close it upon the downed mobile suit. Rose Gundam got up onto its knees. "Hiroji, watch out!"
"HIROJI!!!!" Schwarz leaped forward in his Gundam Spiegel, taking the massive bite.
"SCHWARZ!!!" Hiroji and George shouted in unison as the bear trap-like jaws clamped down into the mobile suit.
VASH!!!!!!
Burning Gundam's blade sliced the top of the Gundam Head's jaw clean off. Freed from the deadly prison, Gundam Spiegel wobbled backwards before crashing to the ground.
"Gundams, report your status every few minutes on the computer!" Nastasha commanded as she ducked inside the Neo Russian ship. She took a final glance over her shoulder as her husband and daughter took off into the darkness. "Be careful you two." She murmured in an unusually quiet tone.
The mobile suit trios dispersed as planned, heading towards where the Death Army's eyes blazed. Gundam Spiegel led the way east, where the faintest of purple could be seen as the sun began creeping up from the mountains. Gundam Rose and Glowing Gundam followed closely.
Hiroji wiped the sweat from his forehead, breathing hard. George caught the action out of the corner of his eye and peered back at him. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just a bit tired still, that's all." The youth answered.
Schwarz glanced back at him as well, a worried light in his dark eyes. Hiroji was still feeling the fatigue and pain from the destruction of the valley caused by the earthquake. However, it was too late to turn back now as the forms of the hideous brown cyborgs came into view. He would just have to keep an eye on him during the impending war.
.......
"Keiji! Rain! Brace yourselves!!" Domon yelled as the three Kasshu Gundams faced the Death Army.
The 10-year-old trembled in fear. "Dad, I'm not sure I can."
"They're no match for us!" his father responded with a determined snarl. "All they have are numbers!!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!! The Cyclops-like mobile suits began firing, but all three Gundams leapt into the air, dodging the smoky explosions.
"Do it now!" Domon yelled, charging down to meet them.
"Come one, Keiji! You can do it!" Rain shouted to her son as she followed, drawing an arrow from her gundam's bow.
"Right!" Keiji took a deep breath and plunged after them.
"SEKI-HAH TENKYOKEN!!!!!" Burning Gundam sent an entire line of soldiers sprawling in a pillar of light.
"RISING ARROW!!!!!" Rising Gundam's great arrow plunged through one cockpit after the next, forming a metallic shish-ka-bob (a/n-it's probably spelled wrong so disregard it).
"SOARING SLASH!!!" Soaring Gundam's massive katana completely sliced the surrounding force.
.......
Nastasha, Shirley, and the others awaited updates in the ship as fire sprang up in every direction on the outside.
"I hope Dad's okay," Sai Lin murmured as she leaned against the observation deck's railing. "I wish I had my own gundam to help with."
Cecil put a hand on her shoulder. "Your dad's strong, dear. He'll beat those monsters."
The computer screen lit up as updates came in. Everyone quieted down to listen.
"Gundam Patriot reporting," came Angie's voice. "The operation is going well. The army is being driven back."
"Bolt Gundam reporting," came Argo's voice. "Our quadrant has been driven into the river. Ready to face the next troop."
"Rose Gundam reporting." George called in.
"It's George!" Marie Louise cried excitedly.
"The numbers are growing and Hiroji is having trouble, but we are making progress with the Gundam Rose and Spiegel."
Finally, Rain called in. "Rising Gundam reporting. We may need backup from the northwest. Numbers here are not decreasing."
Nastasha pushed in one of the buttons on the keyboard. "Bolt Gundam, cover for Thunder Gundam. Anya, head for the north and aid the gundams there."
"Yes Mother!"
.......
"Hiroji, watch out!" Schwarz used his double blades to slash away an attacker. Glowing and Spiegel stood back to back now, surrounded by enemies. George was down on the ground, struggling to get back up, his gundam scorched from the rain of blasts. Still, the Death Army continued its slow advance.
"Schwarz-san." Hiroji muttered. He himself was in bad shape along with his gundam. "Glowing Gundam is pretty banged up as well." Breathing heavily as the world around him spun, the youth fell to his knees.
"Hiroji!" Schwarz knelt at his side trying to support him. "Hiroji, snap out of it!"
"My energy's all gone." Hiroji hissed.
The Death Army sensed the weakness in their prey and moved forward, guns pointing at both gundams. Gundam Spiegel got to its feet and stood over the downed mobile suit, ready to defend Hiroji.
In the distance, Domon heard a massive explosion. Turning and zooming in with Burning Gundam's eyes, he gasped in horror. "SCHWARZ!"
As they continued closing in, the Neo German maintained his position, but trembled slightly from his new wounds. Schwarz drew in a sharp breath in realization. "They remember me! They know I was once part of the Devil Gundam!"
Hiroji struggled to his feet, suddenly feeling the strain return to his formerly broken leg. "Schwarz-san?"
"Leave this place now!" the Neo German shouted as he became completely encircled by those horrible soldiers.
"SCHWARZ NO!!!" Glowing Gundam brandished its katana and madly charged at the would-be captors. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!"
SLASH!!!!
The entire circle of Death Army soldiers fell headless to the ground. His blue Glowing Mode leaving him, Hiroji fell to the ground again.
"Come on!" Domon called to his wife and son. "They're in trouble over there!"
Thunder Gundam spotted the other mobile suits and made for them. "Oh no.HIROJI!!"
POOM! Out of the ground, a massive Gundam head sprang, mouth wide open and ready to close it upon the downed mobile suit. Rose Gundam got up onto its knees. "Hiroji, watch out!"
"HIROJI!!!!" Schwarz leaped forward in his Gundam Spiegel, taking the massive bite.
"SCHWARZ!!!" Hiroji and George shouted in unison as the bear trap-like jaws clamped down into the mobile suit.
VASH!!!!!!
Burning Gundam's blade sliced the top of the Gundam Head's jaw clean off. Freed from the deadly prison, Gundam Spiegel wobbled backwards before crashing to the ground.
