Chapter 5: Battle on the hot surface of California
Episode 9: The burning missile silo!

It is a cool sunny day. The trees sway from the cold breeze. Soon a Gunperry flies over head. Then a [G] Gundam stomps through the forest. Birds begin to fly out of the trees as Lt. Riveral's forces begin to take position. They will join the main forces outside the California Base's missile silo. The date is UC0079, December 15, the California Base operation has begun.

One of the Gunperries begins to fly ahead. We soon hear a voice saying "Open the port side hatch. Corebooster launch acknowledged. Corebooster launch now!" A Corebooster lifts off vertically and then flies forward. A crew member begins to speak over the comm.
"Ok look Catherine. Just do, a little recon."
"Yes I understand. I'm not brain dead you know."
"Heh. That's what you think-"
"Care to repeat that!?!"
"Sorry you're breaking up!"

The Corebooster searches the area. Catherine is careful not to get very close to the base. "Their seems to be a lot of activity, around the missile silo. I see a couple of Zakus. Nothing too unusual." Before Catherine could get back to the Gunperry a Zaku spots her. It fires a few shots hitting the cockpit and downing the Corebooster.

Brock is launched in a Core Fighter soon after the Gunperry gets the news. His job is to just meet the General partly in charge of the operation. On his way the same Zaku that downed Catherine tries to destroy Brock's fighter. "Too many memories of what happened on the trip to Jaburo. I have to evade!" He swiftly moves the Core Fighter and flies out of range of the Zaku. Instead of pursuing the Zaku decides to return to the base to report what happened. Brock soon lands on the Big Tray that General Minnesota Deliaz has been put in charge of for the operation. When he lands a group of soldiers approach him. They have their rifles in hand and have them pointed at Brock as he steps out of the Core Fighter.
"Hey, you! Do you have security clearance!?!"
"3rd class officer Brock Gray here. Look here's my ID"
"Hey! Move slowly. Who knows what you're reaching for in your pocket!?!"
Brock pulls out his ID card and the nervous soldiers escort him to Gen. Deliaz. She is a fairly young and somewhat plump, dark skinned woman. Her eyes so pinched, they make you wonder, can she even see me?
"So young man, how may I help you?"
"I'm here to confirm our squadron's participation in the operation."
Deliaz takes the papers and quickly shifts through them. Brock begins to wonder if the Federation is even taking this operation seriously. Deliaz lifts her head out of the papers, and says.
"All seems in place. You better hurry though, the attack on the missile silo has already begun."
"What? I don't hear any-"
Soon an explosion rocks the Big Tray and causes most of Gen. Deliaz's certificates to fall of the wall.
"Oh my! You better hurry. Huh?"
When Deliaz looks, it seems Brock has already left the room. "He forgot to salute."

Brock launches out in his Core Fighter and heads toward his squadron. As he looks forward he sees dark smoke, reaching out of the forest in several places. Even before they invaded the base the fighting had begun. Soon missiles flare out of the silo. Both sides begin to exchange shots and missiles, until the area becomes dark with the smoke from machine guns and fire. Mass production Guntanks have launched. Brock looks down and sees the Mudrock heading for a different part of the base. Several Goufs and Doms are destroyed along with some left over [G] GMs from the Oddessa operation. The Big Tray comes over a hill and begins to engage in battle. On the bridge Gen. Deliaz holds a microphone and says "Keep damage to the base at a minimum! We're trying to capture it NOT destroy it!" As the attack continues an empty Gunperry falls under too much fire, it soon crashes and explodes. It seems Victanean is here. He is wiping out anything in his path with his heat hawk in hand. He slashes off a GM's arm. The GM begins to turn around and attempts to retreat until Vic lobs his heat hawk into its back pack. Small explosions begin to happen on the backpack until Vic removes his heat hawk and flies out of the area before the large explosion happens. Brock flies over the base. The Gunperry the Gundam is on is under to much fire for Brock to transform. The only choice is to do a mid-air transformation.

Brock flies underneath the Gunperry trying not to get hit in the crossfire. "Brock, get ready for unit B to be released!" Unit B (The legs) of the Gundam soon fall as the Core Fighter changes into the Core Block mode and aligns with unit B. As soon as both sections connect unit A (The torso) is released from the Gunperry. The "Core legs" connect to unit A and the Gundam has been formed and is ready for action. The Gunperry that released the units soon explodes in mid air from the heavy fire. The Gundam lands on its knees in front of a Dom. Brock boosts upward and tosses his Hyper Hammer at it. The Hyper Hammer's thrusters turn on and it soon soars for the Dom. The Dom tries to destroy the Hammer with his Bazooka shot, but he is quickly thrown to the ground by the Hammer. As Brock lands he uses his vulcan guns to hit the Dom's cockpit. The shots penetrate the cockpit door easily, killing the pilot. When Brock lands he turns around. Behind him is Vic in his notorious Zaku. Brock thrusts up to him, takes out his beam saber, and lands flat on his feet.

The last Guntank has taken heavy damage as a GM gives it back up fire. Gen. Deliaz watches the battle continue. She is in awe at the heavy amount of damage both sides are taking. At this moment the operation could turn in anyone's favor.

Episode 10: Victory, California captured.

Brock charges at Vic, and both enter close range combat. Brock's beam saber clashes with Vic's heat hawk creating a ball of hot charged energy where they meet. Vic thrusts backwards and begins to fire several shots with his machine gun. Brock moves his shield forward and charges repelling all the shots. Another Zaku II comes from behind a hangar and fires as Brock charges. Brock stops, turns his body to the right, and charges in the direction of the Zaku. The Zaku begins walking backwards and takes out its heat hawk, but Brock boosts into the air. As the Zaku looks up, Brock lands on one of the above Coreboosters, and throws his Hyper Hammer at the Zaku throwing it two steps backward and tipping it over on its back. When Brock throws it again, it pierces the Zaku II causing an instant explosion. Through the smoke Vic fires his machine gun at the Booster but misses. The Booster does a 360 degree turn and fires his Minovsky Particle cannon at Vic setting him off-balance.

Brock jumps off and tosses his Hammer at Vic while he is in the air, but Vic regains his balance and dodges to the right. Vic boosts into the air and begins to float backwards toward the forest. Brock thrusts right under Vic and tosses his Hammer upward striking Vic's Zaku in the crotch. A Lieutenant appears on Vic's monitor and says "Vic, retreat now. In a few minutes we're going to give up the base. I don't want you to be captured. Hide in the forest until the cost is clear." Vic uses this time to retreat by exaggerating the damage done to him and flies backward into the forest out of Brock's range of view. Vic says to himself while in his Zaku cockpit that suit is amazing! Now I see why Garma lost to it. Vic falls into the forest for now.

Brock continues his rampage on the enemy units. The Zeon forces seem to be dropping. Soon the fighting on the base stops. On Brock's screen, and the rest of the Federal Forces' screen Gen. Deliaz makes his announcement. "Fellow fighters of this army! The Zeon have lost this battle. All fighting must stop immediately. We have reached a cease-fire agreement. The base is ours! But this achievement is not only ours but..." The smoke around the base begins to clear. The Federation was truly victorious in this battle. Still, this is just one battle in this ongoing war. The tide of the war was turning. The Federation was looking ever more powerful on the Earth front. Now that the Zeon's main North American and Earth base, has been re-captured Zeon's power on the Earth was collapsing. It began with operation Odessa and will end with this. Now the Zeon would be forced into space where the final stage of this war will be fought.

Later that night Brock is informed of some terrible news. Lt. Agar was completely overpowered by the Midnight Fenrir team and the Gundam Mudrock was damaged beyond repair. "Awe man! I really wanted that suit too! Oh well..." Brock is also informed to remain at the California Base. He most likely has been transferred to the base permanently.

Oh that's not the end readers. Yes, the California base has been captured but the war is not over yet! Next week on Mobile Suit Gundam: Frontline America we will see a whole new battle front begin. Next chapter: Chapter 6: Operation Star One has begun!?! See you again.