kyaa... so tired... stayed up extremely late to finish this bugger... dakedo, I think it was worth it! :D Who was I kidding, saying I'd finish it by the end of the week? I got so excited that I sat down and finished it like 4 hours after I wrote that note! :-p
But wow... it's ending guys! :'( And since this is the last chapter, I have tried really really REALLY hard to make it good!! It's actiony, it's romancy, and I feel everyone is in character. This one definetly took me the longest, mostly because it IS the longest. Heck, it passed up chapters 1,2 and 5 by the time I was done with the second scene. This fic is definetly my pride and joy, so I hope it's ending meets all your expectations. I have two other G Gundam fix, both on ff.net, but I don't think they are nearly as good as this one has turned out. The first one I wrote is called Retour de Passé, it's a G/ML fic, and the second is It's About Time about Domon and Rain. So if you're interested, they're there.
Again, sorry that chapter 5 sucked. I also don't think chapter 6 was all that great... but the failure of those two chapters can be attributed to chapter 4. I had a sudden burst of ideas that I poured into chapter 4, but then I realized I had nowhere to go from there o_O Chapter 4 is definetly my favorite, though, and contains my favorite scene, the George/Marie Louise bedroom-fluff thing ^_^ I like the Argo and Nastasha scene as well, I think that is the show's writers were going to play out a mushy scene with those two, it'd run similar to that. Not too mushy, but definetly enough to give the reader tangible evidence that they are going to hook up ^_^ (and no, not necessarily THAT way! bad reader, bad!)
Just so you know, the first 5 scenes are happening simultaneously, as are the last 5. Scene 11 just sorta happens on it's own ^_^ Also, during scenes 6-10, I suggest listening to the Shining Finger theme or Gundam Assult (though I'm not sure this is even a G Gundam BGM o_O). I personally prefer the Shining Finger theme, but I think both work well. Turn it down low, that way it sounds like a BGM! ^_^ Sorry this top note was so dang long, but I wanted to get everything out so I don't have to talk at the bottom of the chapter and ruin the mood.
I can gurantee you right now that there will be an epilogue coming up after this chapter. In fact, since it has been in such a high demand, I think I'm going to take a shot at writing a sequel to this fic, set during the 14th Tournament. And who knows, three awesome reviewers ::cough lina567bjlanthony cough:: may even find themselves as characters, if they're willing to let it happen! ;)
Without further adieu, (...is that the way that saying goes?) Here is the conclusion, the finale, the END of 14th Fight All Set! Happy reading!
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"Did the others make it to the battle ground ok?" Sai shouted over his shoulder, his voice barely cutting through the loud sound of battle. Ahead of Dragon Gundam, Domon, Chibodee and Allenby were already locked in battle with their opponents. Behind it, Hans Holgar fired a barrage of missiles and bullets. They hit hard, sending stinging signals into Sai as he gritted his teeth and looked up painfully into the attacking enemy. The aqua-haired pilot uttered a terrible battle cry as he flew forward and slammed into the Dragon Gundam, sending it forcefully into the ground, along with it's two passengers.
"Cecil?! Are you alright?" Sai stood up slowly and moved quickly over to her, helping her stand up. Cecil nodded and smiled up at him.
"I'm fine Sai..." she said as she stood, holding onto his shoulders to pull herself up. The Mermaid Gundam loomed over the two, and Hans' voice chuckled evilly down at them.
"Sai, we have to hurry.. he is slipping, I can feel it in his attacks! They are powerful, but lack his skill... if we don't cure him soon, the DG cells will totally control him..."
The Mermaid Gundam dove from the sky and swept by for another attack, causing Sai's yellow MTS suit to burn with electric pain. He cried out and fell to his knees as Cecil caught him, feeling some of the signals travel through the suit to her as well.
"Cecil, no, you'll get hurt as well!" he moved out of her reach and stood on his own feet, though shakily. "I don't want you getting hurt Cecil, so please, you can't help me!"
'I have to protect her... Hans, I promise you, and I promise myself, I will protect her!'
The moon broke through the clouds behind Mermaid Gundam, casting an eerie silver glow over the machine. Hans stood in the Gundam's cockpit, his body relaxed and his eyes burning and blank. Roaring a cry of pure rage, the Mermaid Gundam slammed into the torso of Dragon Gundam and sent it into the ground a second time.
The cockpit's inhabitants flew into the ground as well, hitting it hard. Sai's head hit first and bounced before settling limply on the hard surface. Blood trickled slowly from the spot that hit, and his eyes tightened shut, then relaxeas he lost conciousness.
Cecil pushed herself from the ground and pulled herself over to him.
"Sai Saici!" she knelt down by his side, carefully lifting his head and placing it in her lap.
"Oh Sai..." she whispered, looking sadly down at the pilot as he calmly rest in her hands. Cecil reached down and tore a piece of fabric from her clothes, then wrapped it around the wound on his head. She looked down at him once more, than lifted her head and stared into the glowing eyes of Mermaid Gundam.
"I'm sorry Sai, I know you don't want me to help, but I have to try..." she said quietly, with a soft smile on her face. She carefully set him back down on the cold ground, then lightly kissed his forehead.
"I just can't loose you, Sai."
Cecil walked over to the entrance of the cockpit and opened the door, jumping out of it and standing on the Dragon Gundam's metallic surface.
"Brother!" she shouted at the hovering Mermaid Gundam. It's eyes flashed at the sight of her.
'By now, I know there is no way for me to reach him all by myself... but maybe I can distract him long enough fo Sai to recover. If he were to be attacked right now, he could be killed...'
Her thoughts trailed off as Mermaid Gundam cut through the air and swept down at her. Cecil yelped in surprise and jumped from the Gundam's body, narrowly missing the Mermaid Gundam's outstretched hand.
As soon as she hit the ground, Cecil took off running, trying to get as far away from Dragon Gundam as she could.
'This is too slow, I need to get farther away!' She thought frantically. She sped up, but a rock caught her foot and she flew to the ground, hitting it hard and twisting her ankle. She clenched her teeth and held the injured foot tightly, watching helplessly as the Mermaid Gundam reached out a huge metallic hand and scooped her up in it. It held her like a rag doll, her arms stuck tightly to her sides and her feet dangling loosely through the bottom of the machine's cold, stiff grip. Cecil shut her eyes tightly, then screamed out painfully as the Gundam began to squeeze.
'Sai... Saici...!'
"NO!!"
The arm of the Mermaid Gundam burst apart with a terrible, burning explosion as Dragon Gundam sliced it off clean. The hand loosened and Cecil slipped out the bottom, falling limply towards the ground. Sai Saici dove under her and caught her softly in his hand, then burst out of the cockpit and dashed over to her, the Mermaid Gundam growling angrily in the background as it clutched the place where the arm had been sliced off.
"Cecil, Cecil please!" Sai begged as he scooped her up in his arms, looking down at her with shocked, scared eyes.
"CECIL!"
'Cecil, you have to be alright... I can't loose you!'
Cecil cringed, but didn't open her eyes. Sai's gaze flew up to Mermaid Gundam, and his eyes held so much rage that the aqua-haired pilot took a step back.
"Hans..." his voice was low and dark. "Hans HOW COULD YOU?!" he roared, clutching Cecil protectively in his arms. He looked angrily into the Mermaid Gundam's eyes, then shook his head. "No... this isn't your doing... but...!"
Cecil slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Sai Saici. His eyes still burned, but they shone with tears that were both angry and full of anguish.
"Please... don't be mad." she said quietly. Sai's head jerked down to look at her in surprise. "But... he would have attacked you, and if he had done that..."
"Cecil..."
The Mermaid Gundam had stopped gripping it's wound and was now on it's feet, leaning back and preparing to strike. Sai stood up, still holding Cecil protectively in his arms. He jumped back into the cockpit with her and stood facing the enemy.
"Cecil, I can't loose you." he suddenly spoke. She looked up at him in question.
"You told me that if I were to leave you, you wouldn't be able to go on. Well, if I lost you, neither would I."
Cecil stared up at him as he looked down at her with worry and an emotion she didn't recognize coming from him...
"Sai, I will never leave you." She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer to him. He grinned down at her then set her down, keeping his arm around her shoulder as she kept hers around his neck.
"Now, it's time to end this!" He shouted. The Mermaid Gundam stood across from him,
The two stood facing eachother, their sides turned to the Mermaid Gundam.
"Brother, we will cure you!" Cecil yelled to the Mermaid Gundam. "Together, we will cure you."
Sai smiled down at Cecil, then the two closed their eyes tightly. A flood of golden energy poured over the Dragon Gundam, and shone brightly onto everything around it.
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"Gravitron HAMMER!"
The huge weight flung through the air and smashed into the Lumber Gundam, denting it's front and sending it hurling towards the ground. Andrew stayed down for a moment, but slowly rose to his feet soon after, grinning at Bolt Gundam.
"Damn..." Argo frowned as Lumber Gundam stood up.
Nastasha walked over to Argo and stood next to him, peering at Lumber Gundam through her glasses.
"He seems to be getting stronger as you fight, how is that possible?"
Argo's frown deepened.
"The DG cells in his body must be multiplying, that is the only explination." he replied gravely.
'If this keeps up, I will be defeated. But...' Argo looked down to see Nastasha standing in front of him, watching the Lumber Gundam as it prepared to attack. 'But if I fail, Nastasha will be killed... I cannot allow that!'
"Argo, watch out!" Nastasha yelled. The huge pilot looked up just in time as Lumber Gundam sprung forward and smashed into Bolt Gundam. Argo instinctively brought his arms up to his chest and blocked the attack, but the sheer power of it was staggering- even with Argo's incredible strength, the attack could not be blocked.
Bolt Gundam flew backwards, Argo yelling out in pain as the attack finally connected. Bolt Gundam slapped into the ground, sending both of it's occupants towards the earth's surface as well.
Nastasha clenched her eyes shut tightly, anticipating the shock of pain that would run through her body as she hit, but opened them in surprise as two hands enveloped her waist, and instead of hitting the ground, she was pulled into Argo's torso and her fall was broken. She looked up at him in alarm as his hold on her loosened and his hands fell to his side. His eyes fell shut, and the stoic expression that was often on his face settled in as his head fell to the side and he totally lost conciousness.
"Argo!"
Nastasha slid off his chest and sat by his side, gingerly lifting his head and sliding a hand under as much of his broad shoulders as she could. "Argo, wake up!"
She leaned down and loomed over his face, watching it carefully for a moment.
"I said wake up!"
Nastasha clenched her teeth, then suddenly found herself yelling at him the way she used to, when he was the prisoner and she was simply his guard.
"What do you think you're doing, saving me like that?!" she shouted, frowning angrily at him as he simply lay in her hands. "You big jerk... why did you have to do that?!"
Her frown began to fade from angry to worried as she watched his unchanging face. It looked placid, but she knew he had been in pain.
"You're never thinking about yourself, or how an outcome will affect you... all you think of is how you can help those you care about. Well you didn't do very well this time, because I would feel better if I were the one lying unconcious on the ground and not you!"
'Argo... you're simply too kind for all of this...!'
Andrew's voice bleeped in through the intercom, and the digital screen he watched them through filled up the front of Bolt Gundam's cockpit. "Don't worry, girl." his voice was monotone and emotionless. "I'll make it quick. I was planning on killing you first, but seeing that he won't be awake to see your death, I might as well get rid of him." Andrew's voice echoed in Nastasha's head for a moment, then the Lumber Gundam ran forward as shots fired from the duel guns on it's head.
Nastasha lifted Argo's head onto her lap, then carefully leaned over him and wrapped her hands over the receptors on his shoulders.
'If I can relay some of the energy from the attack to myself, it might be enough to...!!'
Nastasha clenched her teeth as the attack hit, but the pain was soon too much and her back arched as she screamed out in pain. The Lumber Gundam passed by over head, then backed off as it prepared to make another sweep at them.
"Argo..." Her voice was barely audible as she painfully lifted herself from Argo's torso, where she had fallen after the attack stopped. She bit her bottom lip and looked through her glasses at his still face for a moment, then her face changed into a look of determination.
'No. I don't care if he can't hear me...'
"Hey..."
her words slipped from her mouth more shaky than she anticipated, probably due to the painful electricity that still lingered through her body. "I... I'm so sorry."
Her voice steadied itself as she spoke, and she found that if she spoke quietly, it stopped altogether.
"For the longest time... I wouldn't let anyone get to know me. I enjoyed being unapproachable, because I knew that I was safe that way. If no one knew who I was, no one would know any of my weaknesses. I would be strong, and being strong is what I yurned for more than anything else. But when you can along... I didn't even need to open up to you. You saw through me anyway. And no one has ever done that before."
She squeezed her eyes shut then opened them again, surrenduring to the tears that had begun to form there.
"At first I thought that you had made me weak, but now I know that it's the opposite. You have only made me stronger." she paused a moment and smirked, realizing something.
"In fact, you're the only thing I have to draw strength from. And I never told you what you told me... so I'm sorry."
A small shower of fire washed over Bolt Gundam, sending burning slices of pain through Nastasha's arms to the rest of her body. She smiled weakly up at Argo, seeing that the MTS suit had barely reacted to the attack.
"I really do love you, though." She said with a small, sad smile on her face. Nastasha pulled herself up closer to Argo's face and leaned over it, looked at him one more time, then leaned down and kissed him goodbye. She slowly pushed herself up, wincing as she grabbed the receptors again and felt the trickles of electricity that still leaked through them. She clenched her fists tightly around them and shut her eyes as the noise of Andrew's Lumber Gundam and his roaring voice drew nearer.
'I just hope he will be alright...'
Shots ripped through the air, but nothing connected.
Nastasha slowly looked up, confused, and her eyes widened as she saw a huge stone wall seperating the Bolt and Lumber Gundams.
Argo's fist rested flat on the ground, and he used it to push himself to a sitting position, wrapping his other arm around Nastasha and taking her along with him.
"Argo..."
His huge hands lifted and covered her own, removing them from the receptors on his shoulders, his face smiling down at her the whole time.
His voice was calm, but worried.
"I said that I don't want to see you get hurt again."
He linked one arm under her legs and the other around her back, then stood with ease, facing the large stone wall that he had created. Nastasha felt tiny in his arms.
'Heh... you're the only man on earth that could make me feel so small.' she said with a smirk as she looked up at him.
"He mind hasn't been taken over, we may still be able to save him."
Her voice had regained it's dictative sureness as she sat comfortably in Argo's huge arms, one of her hands on his shoulder and the other loosely resting against his chest. He nodded, watching carefully as the wall in front of them began to crumble, and then broke at the force of Lumber Gundam's fists acting on the opposite side. The Black Joker symbol flashed into existance on Argo's hand, and the light of Dragon Gundam's hyper mode suddenly shined over the area.
Bolt Gundam followed suit, it's outer casing beginning glowing the warm golden color as the two in the cockpit took on the same glistening shine.
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"Nobel... HOOP!" Allenby's high-pitched cry sounded in the air as she hurled her attack at Chapman, watching it do it's work. Chapman's Gundam stiffened as the attack hit, then crumpled to the ground.
"Hey Chibodee, how you holdin up?"
Chibodee stood over the fallen Jester Gundam, leering down at Romario. He grinned when Allenby spoke and looked up at her with a smirk.
"You don't need to check up on me, Allenby, I'm doing just fine- behind you!"
his hand flew up towards her as the John Bull Gundam grabbed her from behind, wrapping it's metallic arms completely around her smaller Gundam. Sparks flew as he began to squeeze, and the sound of crushing metal cracked all around Allenby.
"L...Let go!" she shouted as she struggled to break free. She could feel the air slowly leaking from her, as if her lungs were a balloon he was trying to deflate. Chapman grinned evilly down at her and pressed harder.
"Burning PUNCH!"
Chapman's eyes went blank and his grip instantly loosened as his Gundam crashed into the ground. Chibodee stood next to Allenby, his left arm extended.
"Are you alright?" he asked with worry, instantly moving forward and putting to hand on her waist, for fear she was going to collapse. Allenby looked up at him and nodded, a small smile on her face.
"Yea I'm fine- what the...?!"
Two evil chuckles rang out in the air, and Allenby and Chibodee turned to face each of them. They were now standing back to back, watching with wide eyes as the opponents they had attacked moments ago rose to their feet with ease. Both the Jester Gundam and John Bull Gundam no longer had glowing green eyes, but eyes of blood.
"You've gotta be kidding me! He was completely out a minute ago!" a bewildered and angry Chibodee shouted. Romario simply giggled.
Chapman's head tipped to the side a bit, and he grinned at Allenby.
'Something just isn't right here... they are growing stronger as we fight them.' she thought as she stared back at her opponent. 'if this keeps up, we'll be defeated! Unless...'
Allenby looked up above her, at the metallic ring that lined the top of the cockpit. A small red switch labeled 'Berserker' sat on it, covered by a clear plastic case. Allenby's thoughts wandered to the Neo Sweden team, who had installed the switch in the cockpit.
"It's just for emergency, in case you ever need to activate it." they had told her. Allenby had passionately denied that she would ever need it, but now...
John Bull Gundam charged forward towards Allenby, and she barely missed the attack.
'This is the only way. I have to risk it!'
"Chibodee!" She shouted over her shoulder. Chibodee exchanged a blow with Jester Gundam, managing to knock it from it's feet.
"Yea?"
"Just back off for a little bit, ok? I'm starting up the Berserker System."
Chibodee whipped around, his face surprised.
"Are you nuts?! You know how you get when that thing's on!"
Allenby frowned as Chapman's Gundam rose to it's feet, with more ease than it had after her previous attack. Jester Gundam did the same.
"Look, we don't have a choice!" she argued. "I'm doing it!"
Allenby reached up and took the case off of the switch, hesitated for a moment, then closed her eyes and flipped the switch.
The familiar but hated feeling rushed through every corner of Allenby's mind, awakening every fighting technique she had ever learned, but blinding her from her sanity. Her hair lit pink and her eyes flooded red, a red similar to the red that was embedded in Chapman and Romario's eyes.
"Allenby..." Chibodee whispered as he watched the scene play out before him. "Turn it off, Allenby!"
Allenby sat in her cockpit, crumpled in a ball on the ground and holding her head tightly. Chibodee's voice didn't even register in her mind- she suddenly stood from the floor and turned to face both enemies, wearing a placid but terrible look.
The Nobel Gundam suddenly jolted forward, so fast that it was invisible to the untrained eye. She spun her Beam Ribbon out in front of her like a cyclone and mowed down both the enemy Gundams, then landed gracefully behind them.
Two explosions should have followed the hit to the ground that John Bull and Jester Gundam took, but instead, they both sprang from the ground and slammed into Nobel Gundam.
"You underestimate us." Chapman stated in a monotone voice as Romario cackled in the background. They let go of Allenby and threw her to the ground in front of them, which she hit hard. Chapman turned to Romario and nodded at the clown, who promptly stood in front of Allenby. He drew his fist back, chuckling when Chapman moved behind her and pulled her from the ground, holding her up from behind.
"Let's see how this works on ya! Machine gun... PUNCH!"
The clown's high voice pierced the air and his fist rocketed right at Allenby's cockpit. She flung her arms over her face to protect it and squeezed her eyes shut, but let them fly open in surprise when she heard a pained groan. Maxter Gundam stood akwardly in front of her, sparks pouring from it's back.
"heh... well at least I know my attack hurts..." he said, his words hoarse from the pain. Allenby whipped her head back and smashed Chapman in the face, then flung forward and helped Chibodee to the ground as he faltered.
"Chibodee?! Hey, Chibodee!" she said in alarm, watching with worry as he painfully lifted his head and gave her a weak smirk.
"I... really don't like that system." Chibodee replied with a nod of his head, motioning to the switch to the Berserker system. Allenby suddenly realized that the red glow that had washed over her when the Berserker system kicked in had faded, so she leaned up and flipped the switch off.
"All that thing is is a cheat. You're a great fighter already, you don't need anything like that to make you strong."
He looked up into her worried eyes and grinned, this time less painfully. Allenby smiled back at him, startling him when her eyes began to shine.
"Hey, I'm fine, really..." he said, lifting an arm and flexing it to prove it to her. She laughed slightly, then leaned into him and hugged him tight.
"I'm sorry, that was foolish of me to do."
Chibodee smiled down at her and set his hand on her back, pulling her a bit closer.
Behind them, Jester Gundam helped up the fallen John Bull Gundam. The sound of the machines moving caught Allenby and Chibodee's attention, and the two carefully stood up, helping one another.
"I think I've had about enough of you two." Chibodee said angrily, his arm still around Allenby's back. She nodded and held a fist in front of her, grinning evilly at the enemies.
As he spoke, the Queen of Spades symbol flashed on his fist, and Maxter Gundam began to emit the golden color of it's hyper mode. Two other gundams glowed a smilar color in the distance.
Allenby watched in a bit of awe, smiling up at Chibodee when he looked down at her.
'He's so strong,' she thought with admiration. 'And he took that attack, just so I wouldn't be hurt... I won't let him to that again. I will be strong as well!'
A stange, unfamiliar warmth seemed to wrap itself around Allenby. Nobel Gundam's outer plating began to change color, until it matched the golden color of it's hair.
"This... this is Nobel Gundam's hyper mode!" her eyes were wide with surprise as she brought her hands up close to her face and turned them over a few times, admiring the gold shimmer they gave off.
"This is what you are capable of without that system." Chibodee answered her comment. He took her hand in his and held it tight.
"What say we finish this?" he grinned. His voice had regained its cocky enthusiasm, and Allenby nodded,also grinning at the enemy with determination.
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"George de Sand. Comment t'allez vous?" the accented voice of Mirabeau floated through the air and struck George like a small insect, buzzing annoyingly near his ears. "You don't know how long I have looked forward to this." He grinned down at Gundam Rose as it's pilot frowned deeply.
George clenched his fists tightly and glared icily into Mirabeau's eyes. The coldness his gaze held, something that Marie Louise had only seen when George was denied his battle with Domon, was a rare thing in the eyes of the cool-headed knight.
"You have crossed me for the last time, Mirabeau." George spoke in a dark, quiet voice.
The red-eyed frenchman in front of him simply laughed, spitting in George's direction.
"That man... how is it possible for someone to be so terrible." Marie said, as a statement more than a question. George looked over his shoulder at her, smiling slightly at her angry, but still regal-looking face.
'I must defeat Mirabeau... but if the battle becomes too intense, Marie Louise could be harmed...'
"Crossed you for the last time, have I?" the enemy cooed. "Monseiur knight, I have yet to begin with you, and you speak as though this will be our final bout. I am sorry to dissapoint you."
Mirabeau suddenly lunged at George with a weapon that was new to the Mirage Gundam, but familiar to George. Two long spears cut through the air straight at Rose Gundam, which dodged enough of the attack so it was only grazed on the shoulder.
"Fight me, George de Sand." Mirabeau taunted. George winced as he kneeled and cupped his hand over his burning shoulder. His eyes widened in surprise when he felt a soft material wrap around the wound and soothe the burning.
"George, please be careful..." Marie said as she kneeled down next to him and wrapped the pink material around his arm. George looked down and saw that the dark pink top-layer of her dress was torn, and that the material she had ripped off was what she was binding his arm with. Mirabeau's face popped onto the intercom of Rose Gundam and looked down at the two with pure loathing.
"Ah, if it isn't Madamoiselle Marie Louise." he said with an evil grin. "I really has been too long, princess. You certainly have grown up, haven't you?" Marie suddenly became aware that her legs were showing, due to the position she was sitting in, and that Mirabeau's gaze had landed straight on them. He slowly traveled up her body with his eyes, grinning wider when he saw the infuriated and afraid look on her face.
"How... dare you!" she shouted, pulling her dress down over her legs. George had immediatly put himself in front of her and the image of Mirabeau, his eyes drenched with a fury so vicious it could have melted straight through Mirabeau, had he been standing right in front of George.
"Mirabeau..."
Marie nearly gasped when she heard his voice. It was hoarse with anger, and she could have sworn he had cursed Mirabeau under his breath. She reached a hand out towards him as the sudden rage consumed her knight, but withdrew it, thinking twice about her action.
'This isn't my George... what could have triggered this so suddenly? His anger will consume him if he continues like this, I fear what the outcome will be!'
Mirabeau continued to smirk at George, throwing glances over at Marie every once in a while to further anger the knight.
"What is the matter, George? Did I hit a nerve, perhaps?" he hissed, looking greedily over at Marie Louise as she stared up at him in surprise.
'Is that the reason for George's anger?!' She thought in surprise. She glanced back up at Mirabeau, then withdrew behind George as she felt the sickly-looking man undress her with his eyes.
'I had no idea... that something like this would anger him so much...!'
"Prepare yourself." George hissed, standing so quickly that Marie barely had time to let go of the make-shift bandage. "Your eyes will never fall upon her again, Mirabeau, because you will not live long enough to repeat such a thing!"
Marie's eyes widened in shock and horror.
'Oh please George, no...'
"Then attack me!" The red-eyed enemy screamed delightfully. His Gundam's eyes suddenly began to glow deep red, and the very air around it seemed to shake with the emmense power it was generating. Rose Gundam stood it's ground, leaning forward slightly in anticipation of the attacks.
Both Gundams suddenly lept at eachother simultaneously, ripping through the air around them. Mirage Gundam held it's spear out in front of it like a sword, and Rose Gundam's electric foil was gripped tightly in it's hand. Marie was amazed by the scene unfolding before her- their speed was inhuman, and both slashed at the other so sqiftly that if you were to blink you would have missed the entire attack.
The two Gundams stood silently, a good distance away from each other, their backs turned and their weapons held fast in the last motion of the attack. Rose Gundam suddenly fell to it's knees as George clenched his teeth and grasped at the slash mark that had abruptly lit across the chest of his MTS suit. Marie rushed over to him, but he held up a hand to stop her. They both turned to look at Mirage Gundam, who seemed to be standing unharmed.
Marie opened her mouth to speak, but George spoke first, answering her unasked question.
"Just wait."
Mirage Gundam then faltered, and hit the earth's floor with a grinding smack.
"He's been defeated..." she said with a breath of relief. "Now we can aid..."
But George suddenly stood and turned, then continued forward towards Mirabeau, his sword still drawn. He stood over the cockpit of the Gundam, flipping the sword so it's point brushed the top of the cockpit and began to melt a small portion of the metal.
"You showed me what hell was like when you stole her from me." George's voice shook from the terrible anger that ran through his entire being. "For that small moment, I spent an eternity in hell. For that..."
He raised the sword his above his head.
"For that, I WILL SEND YOU TO HELL AS WELL!"
George thrust the sword down towards Mirabeau's cockpit, but his movements were paralyzed a body flung under his arms and held them at the wrists, pushing up with all their strength to keep the sword from falling on it's prey.
"George, you cannot kill him!" Marie pleaded, her eyes flooded over with tears. "If you chose to kill him, you'll be no better than he is. Please George..." she looked down at Mirabeau, who was painfully looking back up at the two. "Not even he deserves this."
The fire in George's eyes instantly cooled and he swallowed hard, looking from Marie to Mirabeau, then back again. He slowly lowered the electric sword and let it vanish from his hands, then took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"...George?"
He looked down at her and smiled, putting a finger under her chin to lift it, then softly kissing her on the lips. Marie looked up at him with wide, surprised eyes.
"What on earth would I do without you?" he said with a smile. She smiled back up at him, taking his hand in her own.
"heh... I'm not finished yet."
Both Marie and George's eyes flung up in front of them to see Mirabeau standing, seemingly unscathed, with the terrible grin replanted on his face. George instantly raised his arm as the sword appeared in it once again, but Marie grabbed it.
"No, we will defeat him together." she said decisively. He smiled down at her and nodded, wrapping an arm around her small waist. She cuddled next to him, then looked upon Mirabeau with regal aqua eyes and a determined face.
The floor of Rose Gundam's cockpit gleamed golden, and the energy surged from the floor upward at George and Marie Louise, tossing their hair upwards and encasing them both in a golden glow. The light leaked out of the cockpit and spread over the surface of the Rose Gundam- and the hyper mode was activated.
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"Domon Kasshu, is that all you've got?!"
The two Gundam's flew by eachother, each firing shots, and both attempting to dodge the opponents attack.
Domon clenched his teeth as he whipped by the opposing Gundam, feeling a few of the shots connect with his shoulder. The two Gundams flipped around and were facing each other again, and Michelo laughed with delight when he saw the damage done to God Gundam. Heaven's Sword was untouched.
"I was hoping for more of a fight than this, Domon Kashuu." Michelo's voice hissed a tease, seeing the anger that Domon's face was showing. The Gundam of Gundam's promptly let go of it's shoulder and stood in a fighting stance.
"You want to see what I'm capable of, Michelo?!" Domon shouted, his fists balled tightly in front of him. Rain looked on, watching with her worried, marine-blue eyes.
'Domon's talking as if he's been holding back... but I've never known Domon to hold back in a fight, no matter who the opponent.'
The two Gundams lunged at eachother and sprayed an array of punches and kicks, then faded back simultaneously. God Gundam sported some knicks and scrapes, but Heaven's Sword gleamed as if it were new. Rain's frown deepened.
'It's as if Michelo is growing stronger as the battle continues!'
"This ends now!" Domon's voice roared up suddenly, and the crest on his right hand lit up.
"The School of the Undefeated of the East..." he continued on, closing his eyes...
"Sekiha... TenkyouKEN!"
The attack rushed forward at Michelo at full force, causing an artificial wind in it's wake. A huge blast rocketed into Gundam Heaven's Sword, illuminating the whole area and making the actual hit impossible to see. Domon and Rain both shielded their eyes from the intense light.
"Did I get him?!" Domon's voice was dwarfed by the noise of the attack. The light finally died down and the two let their arms fall, squinting into the brightness that was still left.
Laughter.
"Not too shabby... but not good enough."
Michelo's voice went from an amused whisper to an insane cackle as he stared down at God Gundam. The only damage the attack had done was shown with a dent on Heaven Sword's chest.
"H... how is that possible?"
His words weren't even angry anymore- only shock. Michelo brushed at the dent on his chest and it suddenly reformed to it's prior gleam, totally repaired.
'Self-recovery...'
"Rain."
Rain looked up at Domon with a questioning look.
"Rain, you need to get out of here, right now. Go out through the leg, I'll cover you while you escape."
She looked back up at him with the same confusion, frowning at the strange look on his face.
"Domon, I not going to just leave you he-"
"Rain I said go!"
She took a step back.
"Look, Rain. Michelo is strong, even stronger than he was when he fought Argo and Sai Saici on Lantau Island. It took both of them to defeat him, and they almost got themselves killed. If this keeps up..."
Rain now recognized the look in his eyes- it was angry and determined, but mostly it was sad.
"Rain... I won't allow you to die like this."
Rain gasped and a hand flung up over her mouth, her eyes wide with fear.
"Oh Domon..." she whispered, feeling tears burn at her eyes.
'He can't do this! Does he really think I'll let him say goodbye this way?'
Domon's arms suddenly wrapped around Rain and pulled her close. He took a deep breath, and held her for a moment, then regretfully released her.
"Go now." he said quietly.
"No."
Domon turned back around so he was facing her, and grabbed her shoulders tightly.
"Rain, now is not the time to go all brave on me! If you stay here, you're going to die!" he shouted. In front of them, Michelo was backing away, as if preparing to charge.
"And if you stay here alone, you will die as well!" she shouted back. Domon blinked, surprised at her retort.
"Domon... during your fight with Schwartz, you told me that we fight together. Well I am taking you up on that statement." she wrapped her arms around his neck and looked up at him with pleading eyes.
"I love you, Domon. Please don't make me leave you like this."
Domon looked down at her, at first with fear for her, but then his face relaxed and he smiled down at her in defeat.
"Well then, I guess we'll just have to defeat him."
Rain smiled brightly up at him and nodded happily, blinking to relieve her eyes of the built up tears. Domon smiled and brought a hand up to her face, wiping the tears away with his thumbs. They stood that way for a moment, watching the other intently, until Domon leaned down and brought Rain's face to his own, finally kissing the one person in the world that he loved.
Heaven's Sword Gundam began glowing an eerie blood-red as it stood a good distance in front of God Gundam.
"Thank you for taking your time, it gave me the perfect chance to fire up my new attack." Michelo hissed, his eyes aflame. Domon and Rain looked straight at him, both smiling as if they hadn't a care in the world.
"Now, we finish this, Michelo. For good."
God Gundam illuminated gold, which spread into the cockpit and poured over Domon and Rain. Now the light of all six Gundam's shone over the entire battlefield, casting a gorgeous golden haze over the entire area so brightly that it could be seen from miles away. They stood in a straight line, all glowing the golden color of their respective Hyper Modes. The enemies stood in front of them, each powered up and glowing blood red that sept onto the area around them, contaminating it with the evil red energy. The two colors clashed in the space between, mixing and churning as if they were holding a battle of their own.
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Cecil and Sai reached for eachothers hands simultaneously, intertwining their fingers together and holding their arms out at their sides.
"Shin..."
Sparkling green light outlined Dragon Gundam and the two of them, glowing in tune with the gold that was already in place.
"Ryuusei..."
A swirl of green blew over them and latched onto their backs, creating two pairs of matching wings, each made of green and purple light. They two brought their arms up above their heads, the wings seeming to solidify as they did so.
"Ko-cho...!"
Sai and Cecil threw their hands down in front of them and flung their palms open. The wings tore off their backs and flowed into a spot in front of their palms and gathered for an instant, forming behind a glowing Club Ace symbol.
"KEN!"
the energy suddenly exploded forward, and ripping through the air as an array of jagged shards of white energy that pierced through Mermaid Gundam, and flooded into the cockpit.
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Nastasha stood in front of Argo, her arms straight out to her sides and her palms facing Andrew. Argo stood behind her, his huge palms pressed against the back of her hands.
"Gaia..."
Their voices blended together as the word fell heavily onto Andrew's ears. The Black Joker symbol flashed in front of them, it's grinning face staring down at Lumber Gundam.
"CRUSHER!"
The two pulled their arms forcefully inward, each balling one hand into a fist and using the other to support it. The attack shadowed a huge fist, with the symbol of the Black Joker burned onto it's front. The fist slammed into the ground around Lumber Gundam, then suddenly exploded upward from the ground, tearing apart Lumber Gundam and sending the white light of the attack cascading into the cockpit.
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Nobel and Maxter Gundam stood in each other's metallic arms, both watching the enemy intently. In one motion, Maxter pulled it's left arm back and Nobel bent down on one knee, holding it's Beam Ribbon ready in front of it.
"Machine Gun..."
Swirling purple energy began to gather around Chibodee's fist, and Allenby pulled back her arm, ready to let her weapon fly.
"PUNCH!"
The two attacks flung forward, Chibodee's punch spinning in the center of Allenby's cyclonic Beam Ribbon. The chaotic energy of the attacks pulled John Bull and Jester Gundams straight off the ground and sent them spinning into the air, where both stiffened, then exploded into oblivion with a brilliant white light.
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Marie placed herself in front of George and clasped her hands in front of her chest. George placed his own hands over hers, and the two shut their eyes tightly as the golden energy in the cockpit was joined by a warm, rose-colored light.
"Rose..."
Eyes still closed, Marie unclasped her hands as George's held securely onto them, guiding them through the attack. He brought both their hands 6" apart and held them there for a moment.
"HURRICANE!"
Both of their eyes flung open and their hands pressed forward at Mirabeau. The rose light that had gathered around them blew savagely into Mirage Gundam's cockpit and wrapped itself around Mirabeau, as the entire Gundam was torn apart, piece by piece, by the tornado of red energy surrounding it.
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"Bakunetsu...!"
Domon and Rain fell into the rhythm of the attack, Domon holding Rain's arms out to her sides as she knelt in front of him.
"God, Finger...!"
Domon's hands wrapped around Rain's wrists and guided her in the attack, pulling them back as the ball of white energy formed in the hands of God Gundam.
"Seki!" "Ha!"
"Love Love, Tenkyou-KEN~!!!"
Their hands overlapped and lit orange as the burning energy of the attack burst from their hands and formed the symbol of the King of Hearts. The spinning ball of energy shook the ground below it as it rushed forward and plummeted into the cockpit of Heaven's Sword. It silently paused, then exploded outward, completely destroying the Gundam and the pilot.
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White light spilled over the entire area as the attacks hit simultaneously, blinding anyone within 5 miles that didn't shield their eyes. The light persisted for a time, then slowly softened to nothing more than a backdrop, revealing only a man wearing a red jacket and a black eyepatch.
"Well everyone, the final threat of the Devil Gundam has ended, and it seems as though our pilots will be able to compete in the next Gundam Tournament in peace... or will they?"
"Let's get things started! 14th Fight All Set?! Ready... GO!!!!"
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