Prologue
A.C. 496
It has been a centuries since a weapon has been seen within the Earth Sphere and space colonies. Even the mighty Gundams that appeared at the battle instigated by Marimaea Khusrenada in the year A.C. 196 have not been seen or heard of since. But within the, colonizes surrounding Mars and on the planet itself unrest has caused the reappearance of the destructive weapons called mobile suits. Ever since the planet was colonized political conflicts between the all the space colonies, earth and mars have escalated into battles.
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On the large northern named Astoria the main base of the Martian federation named Je'tion, the mobile suit named Tallgeese III has been kept looked away with its depths. The scientists within the federation have been working tirelessly on the mobile suits systems, studying it, and its computer systems. In it is data on many weaker weapons and even the whereabouts of a wreaked mobile suit on earth.
"Doctor Densen are you sure that such weapons are needed?" A pregnant female scientist asks a stout man with huge glasses and a long bearded to match.
"Of course I am." He strokes his chin.
Doctor Denson has thin graying hair but his face and posture is that of a young man.
"At the rate things are going the colonies will going head to head in due time. And the way the Earth has been acting lately, hiding evidence and erasing battles from historical files, I doubt they would interfere."
"But what of Mars?" The female asks.
Densen, "If we are pulled into their war I have prepared the a special surprise, should we be attacked."
Female scientist, "What do you mean?"
"Calm yourself Vanessa. I have sent a retrieval team to earth to recover a relic from the past. With in it is information to protect Mars if we are attacked."
"So the Martian military isn't using the information we're gathering?" Vanessa asks.
"Unfortunately, the M.O.S.C.A has commissioned us. Tallgeese III will be turned over and upgraded, along with the Leo and new Taurus IV units developed from it." He hangs his head low, shrouding his face in darkness.
"Tell me Vanessa, when are the children due?"
Vanessa looks at him and smiles, she gives off an aura of innocence's, and she takes his hand and places it on her stomach, "The twins are due in about a month, OOH!"
She grabs her stomach in pain as liquid is heard hitting the floor. Doctor Densen grabs her and supports her while she screams out in pain.
Doctor Densen, "Vanessa what's wrong? Somebody help, I need help!"
: Fade out
Chapter 1: The Waltz Begins AgainSixteen years later,
Fade in:
A.C. 512 July 5: Caspian city, 18 mile south of Je'tion. 13:55p.m
The war between colonizes, has broken out and the demand for natural resources is great. M.O.S.C.A. and E.S.C. have setup trade agreements with both Mars and Earth in exchange; opposing governments leave the two giant plates out of the fighting. Caspian city has become a port, for incoming ships, both planet bound and spatial. Many families have profited from the influx of cash flow, especially the family of Damien Yuy.
Damien is 16 and lives with his farther on the far side of Caspian in the wooded area of the continent. Though he is rich and has the ability to live the life of a pampered whiner, he chooses to ignore most of the wealth his farther has amassed since the death of his mother shortly after his birth. He enjoys being by himself, and when he attends school he stays in the shadows ignoring hellos and waves. Damien is 5"11" with short brown hair, with bangs that fall in front his eyes. With a cocky smile and an attitude of a loner his clothes reflect his feelings. He wears a white button up sleeveless shirt, with black trim; He has blue jeans with frayed cuffs and brown boots. Black fighting gloves and a leather band around his left bicep, give off the impression of a fighter, which he doesn't deny when asked. His eyes are cobalt blue and are the first thing everyone notices about him.
Today is Damien's birthday, and as usual he has skipped school and chooses to walk around the warehouse area of the city.
"Damien!"
"Ignore her Damien just keep walking." Damien says to himself as a girl runs up behind.
"Damien, come on talk to me. I'm sorry if I got you in trouble. I really am." She stands in front of him so that he has to look at her.
"Give me on reason why I should forgive you for embarrassing me in front of the entire class yesterday Naomi." He looks down at the ground avoiding eye contact.
Naomi Ruleas is 17 years old and has on a black leather jacket, and white tank top. She also wears black leather pants and boots, and would be called Goth if not for her platinum blond hair and green eyes. She avoids makeup whenever possible, and she a small mole in the center of her forehead, and loves wearing things that flaunt her natural curves. Taking a step towards Damien and giving him a hug he doesn't object especially since she is almost a C-cup.
"I'm not mad ok. It was a slip of the tongue ok. Besides, I got over that five minutes after you said that you had to lone me some clothes after some girls stole mine when we were at the lake last week."
Naomi releases Damien so fast he falls flat on his face, "Really, god I thought your were gonna bite my head off or something. Then why are you so glum?"
Brushing off his clothes, "That's it, now I'm mad."
"Ah, come on Damien, what did I do?"
Giving her a smile and walking to the north, "You'll figure it out sooner or later Naomi."
"Damien come on what did I forget?"
Naomi soon follows close behind him unaware of the events taking place above them in space. The E.S.C. (Earth, Spatial, Colonies) have developed a cloaking technology rendering all radar and long-range sensors ineffective in detecting small ships. Orbiting Mars the Special Forces cruiser Arborous is planning to launch a mission that will change the tide of the seven-year ongoing war. Six shuttles are seen exiting the ship and hit the Martian atmosphere, their destination is Je'tion.
Meanwhile on the north side of Caspian gang territory: 16:36
"Run Naomi!" Damien yells as, he drags her through the alleyways dodging flying pipes and bottles.
"I'm running I'm running. How was I supposed to know that his nose was going to break that easily? He should've grabbed my butt."
Hurdling a downed trashcan, "That's bull, both me and you studied tae-kwan-do. You kicked him in just the right spot."
He turns to see her smiling,
"Your crazy you know that!"
"That's why I'm your best friend."
"You're my only friend!"
They continue to run from their pursuers after Naomi injured one of the gang members. She did it on purpose and Damien knows it, that's why she is his only friend. He only hangs around the strong, and out of the short list of people that can beat the crap out of several grown men, and Naomi is at the top. They run pass a bar surround by a crowd of rowdy bikers yelling and laughing making crude jokes. They don't notice the teenagers until its too late. As Damien jacks a speeder cycle, with orange flames and chrome on anything that can have it.
"Do you know how to drive this thing?" Naomi asks as they speed up the street and get on the highway.
"Does it matter?" Looking at her in the mirror.
"Well yeah, the gang members are gone."
Swerving in front a car, "Gang members yes. Bikers, HELL NO!"
Naomi turns and sees a dozen bikers gaining on them with weapons from bats to taser. A chase ensues that makes Akira look like a newborn trying to walk. Two bikers are run over by a mach truck as soon as they get onto the highway another is knocked of when he runs into the highway divider. For miles Damien and Naomi avoid attack after attack, swerving from one lane to another as the large highway soon turns into a wooded road.
"There gonna catch us if we don't do something!" She kicks at on of her pursuers and he flies into a truck, which swerves into another biker before exploding and cutting of the road.
"Like what you just did."
They come to a stop and stare at the blaze wondering if the other five will continue their pursuit. Their question is answered as the bikers fly through the flames. Damien and Naomi are so stunned that by the time they react the only thing the can do next is duck as a nailed bat comes at there head knocking off a mirror.
"Damn, time to keep moving." Damien curses as he turns the bike towards the forest soon followed by the bikers.
"All this over a damn bike, I have panties more expensive and better looking than this." Looking back as the lights from the other bikes grow.
"Where do you shop Naomi?"
They soon come to a meadow but the chase ends they're as the hits a rock and both are flung from it. Damien lands a few feet from Naomi as she is knocked out on impact. The bike unfortunately explodes as it hits the ground knocking Damien back. He gets to his only to get hit on the right side of his face by a fist.
"We're gonna teach you and your girlfriend a lesson about stealing boy." One of the bikers says as the dismount from their bikes.
"Yeah kid. You should know better."
The others laugh and they soon surround him. Two of them lift him up and hold his arms while another begins to punch the dazed Damien in the gut. The other two head over to Naomi snickering all the way.
"Those two are gonna take care of your girl, don't worry, we'll leave her alive, sort of."
He begins to laugh and the other two do as well, but by doing so they are unable to hear the sound of punches and kicks.
"Hey guys how is she."
"They can't hear you." Naomi is standing right behind him as he tries to turn and attack her but she flips kick him in the face sending him flying backwards.
"That bitch!" One of the bikers lets go of one of Damien's arms making the biggest mistake ever.
Damien punches the other biker with his free hand and follows up with a kick to the groin followed by a six hit right-left combo that breaks the guy jaw. Naomi grabs the other guy by his head and repeatedly head butts him into unconsciousness. But she doesn't see the first coming behind her. But she does see Damien running at her full speed. She drops to her knees and covers her head as Damien vaults off her and connects with the biker's head with three heavy kicks breaking his jaw.
Damien then walks over to him and pulls him up by his collar, "She's not my girlfriend." Punching the guy in the gut, "But she is my best friend and I'll be damned if anyone I care about is threatened."
"Damien we should go."
"Yeah, yeah."
18:59
They leave the bikers moaning in pain, but not before crippling four of the other bikes and taking one back to the highway. As they exit the forest they see that traffic has died down to nil.
"Which way is back to Caspian?" Naomi asks as she looks in both directions, but she doesn't receive an answer as Damien is now focused on something else.
"What in the world are those doing here?" He points to the tops of the trees on the other side of the highway as birds fly from their nests. Fourteen metal giants seem to be heading north across from them, but as they move by, Damien and Naomi soon see rifles, bazookas and shields in their hands and connected to their arms.
"It looks like a cyclops, with a big ass gun." She points as the figures continue to move by. Suddenly one stops, and turns toward them.
Inside the mobile suit:
"Sir! We've been spotted." The red eye of the mobile suit focuses on the teens as the other suits stop.
From what seems to be a loud speaker, "Dammit private, the keyword in this operation is covert you dummy. Take them out."
"Yes sir!" The mobile suit replies as it raises its gun and begins to fight at Damien and Naomi.
"Come on!" Damien hops on the bike as does Naomi as they head north. With the mobile suit closely following with its booster initiated.
Naomi holds on tight as she looks around at their new pursuer as the bullets trailing them leave small craters in the ground. "Good thing that thing is a bad shot!"
"I don't think it is!"
"What do you mean?"
"The only reason it's missing is because the recoil is knocking it off its target."
"How they hell do you know that."
"I," Looking in the mirror, "I just know ok!"
They continue to race up the highway and soon three more begin to chase after them. Luckily all traffic basically breaks off in that area due to the fact that there are only about a thousand military personnel at the base and due to the war they're all there on alert status.
"How are we going to lose them?"
"The base is only a mile away. We get there were safe."
"Safe, SAFE! How are we going to be safe when they're probably here to attack the base." She turns her head to see all the mobile suits after them.
"What are those things?"
"There called Leos. There mobile suits from the E.S.C."
Screaming in his ear, "HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT!"
"Does it matter, besides, when we get into the base you need to lay low."
"What?'
"Do as I say Naomi!"
Naomi is filled with both confusion and fear as; the Leo chases her. The confusion part is partly cleared as the group of Leo, suddenly stop at the edge of the base. Damien rounds around the nearest building and runs inside closely followed by Naomi.
"Damien, what's going on why did they stop?"
"There's a particle barrier at the edge of the base. It probably temporarily shut down their systems."
He heads from room to room and from the signs of it the base has been deserted abruptly. Warm food still on plate's computer screens on chairs tossed aside. Finally stopping in a room Damien heads towards the east wall and moves a picture revealing a hidden elevator.
"Naomi, stay low and hidden. Whatever you do don't go outside."
"But, no I'm coming with you."
"DO AS I SAY!"
She doesn't respond to his outburst and he doesn't turn to he simply enters the elevator as it opens and steps inside.
"I'm sorry Kaiya, just do as I say."
He gives her a cocky, I can beat everyone's ass smile as the doors shut and his blue eyes are gone. Running to the south side of the building Naomi looks out a four-story window as they red eyes of the group of Leo suddenly turn and head in her direction.
19:20
"Oh shit." She begins to look around.
"I won't see those blue eyes again. I won't be able to tell him how I fell." Leo gets closer and closer.
"That jerk I swear I'm gonna kick his ass in the afterlife."
Closer they approach, the sound of their steps shattering glass, and the ground trembles with their weight. Naomi is on her knees; she stopped looking as they came nearer and nearer.
"Damien wear are you… DAMIEN!"
She looks up to see a Leo about to walk right into building only to stop as the ground begins to tremble. She stands up as it then begins to back. She looks from left to right wondering what's going on. The floor soon gives away as she screams grabbing her head. But to her surprise she isn't falling. Instead she rises into the air. She opens her eyes and looks to see that she is sitting in a gigantic metal hand. She looks behind her and sees that she rests in the hand of a white and blue mobile suit. With huge angel wings and a green crystal in its chest. Just below it a small cockpit door opens and the hand moves toward it. She yelps from the shock and is gives an even greater scream as she sees Damien sitting within. She climbs inside and the stand off begins between the mobile suits, and a new era of warfare begins in the history of mankind.
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