Chapter 14- The Plot
"The Gundams are getting stronger." Trieze noted.
"Sir?" Lt. Troit asked.
"Any report from barge?"
"Not within our search, and only this is recent." She held up an envelope, "I can't seem to get into Romafeller's computer database without getting caught, they just don't want anyone in there, especially you, or the Trieze Faction."
"Not even Lady Une?"
"I can't seem to get in touch with her, not that she wants anything to do with me..."
"I'm sorry, but she has changed since then."
"I wouldn't know." Sienna sighed.
Trieze looked sad, or so it seemed to Sienna.
"Sir, there are rumors..."
"Yes, I know."
"And...?"
"There's no evidence of who did it, but it's uncertain as to whether Lady Une is dead or alive."
"I'm so sorry, sir." Troit handed him an envelope, "Here, sir."
Trieze took it, "Thank you." He opened, and the look of astonishment that appeared on his face was odd as he looked at the pictures.
"Sir?" Troit asked.
"This Gundam is new. It isn't like the others. The files on 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and the one called Zero are here, but this one is completely new, and very different."
"It is, isn't it, sir?"
"Yes..." He looked at some of the pictures taken by Wing Zero of Duo and Gilly.
"That girl!" Troit said, stunned.
"What was her name? Gillian? Gillian Hathaway?"
"The pilot of the new Gundam?"
"Possibly. If I remember correctly, she had some sort of electronic synapse pulse that could be seen in her eyes."
"So?"
"Perhaps nothing, but I do believe that this Gundam may be the reason."
"What do you suggest?"
"A capture."
"Of her?"
Trieze nodded.
"And her Gundam?"
"The Gundam 06 and its pilot, to be captured."
"How, sir?"
"You are to go to Barge and get the pilot of Gundam 06 into a battle in space. Using a beam cannon, get her into the atmosphere, so that she falls to earth. I'll take care of the rest. Just make sure she falls above here."
"Yes, sir." Troit sighed as she walked out of the room.
Lt. Major Sienna Troit had work to do, and little time to do it in. She'd catch a shuttle to space, and that would be easy, she had rank over most officers. She felt guilty about doing this to a young girl, considering she knew what Col. Trieze had in mind. He was going to use mind control, or some sort of amnesiatic drug. All she had to do was get Gilly to fall to earth, and check out that Gundam's system, that was it, but she still felt criminal about it.
She walked out the door of the giant mansion where Trieze was staying. Nobody knew she was working directly under Trieze and was a member of the Trieze Faction. As Lady Une was unknown to be dead or alive, Troit wanted to be under Treize's wing. She didn't feel about him the way Une did, but she did feel a sense of compassion for the two, and she wanted to do what she could to help out her friend's. They were all she had in the world right now. But, she still wondered why she was doing this.
Troit walked towards the car that was parked outside. She would just head to the army's spaceport and catch the next shuttle, as another soldier to Barge. She had a high level of combat abilities compared to most soldiers, and the Fortress Barge could always use another good fighter.
When she arrived at the Himawari Space Port, she pulled aside a young soldier; "You, prepare me a shuttle." She ordered.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but may I ask your status?" The soldier asked.
"No problem, I'm Sienna Troit of the Romafeller Foundation, and just promoted to Lt. Col." She showed him her military I.D.
He examined it; "Thanks ma'am. I'll call in your shuttle." He pulled out his radio and told the man on the other end the news.
Troit watched and smiled, this was easy as pie.
* * * * *
Gilly sat starring at the wall, waiting for Duo. She hadn't the courage to wait for him above the colony, so she waited for him inside the colony. But, did he have to take so long? Abruptly her thoughts shifted to her dreams, what was troubling her so? If these horrible dreams continued, she could die, and she'd die in vain with no answers. Her heart sank into her stomach. She wondered how many times daily she did that.
Gilly stood up and walked over to the wall. She leaned against it and sighed. Then, with a burst of rage, she punched the wall hard enough to put a dent in it.
"Damnit! What the hell's wrong with me?!" She cried as her fist turned red, and the scrapes on her knuckles began to bleed.
Gilly held her right fist close to her chest and began to sob. She quickly sank to the floor. She curled her body around her fist and cried painfully. It wasn't her hand that hurt, it was her heart and each only made the other worse. Her other wounds began to ache, as well. Her left leg, her bruised right cheek with the cut running through it, her right eyebrow with the cut. And her left upper arm, all hurt terribly.
"It'll be okay." Duo assured her.
"I'm so weak. I'm just dead weight, I should just self-destruct Knightsaber with me in it."
Duo put his arms over Gilly's shoulders. Gilly felt her body shaking, but no tears came to her eyes. She couldn't find it in herself to cry, all that was there was anger, and a need, a need to fight, but there was something holding her back.
"Duo, why? Why?" She asked him over and over again.
"I don't know." He squeezed her tightly around her shoulders, "Don't give up, suicide is the most selfish decision one can make. I need you here right now. You're not weak."
"Yes I am, I don't deserve the right to pilot a Gundam, especially Knightsaber."
"Don't talk like that."
"Why not?" Gilly asked, "It's true. I don't want to fight. And, that's because I can't. So why bother?"
"Stop, Gilly." Duo ordered.
"I can't do this!" Gilly yelled, trying to ignore Duo; "I can't!"
"Gilly!" Duo yelled as he whirled he around to face him.
Gilly fell as Duo pulled her around, but she caught herself with her elbows. She held herself up as Duo knelt over her. He looked at her fiercely.
"Don't say that. You need to realize that in order to be strong, you have to have faith in yourself."
"Half of me wants to fight, and the other doesn't, I'm torn between my compassion and my sense of justice."
"You have to find a balance between the two sides of your heart, but where that balance is, is entirely up to you."
"Thank you, Duo."
"Sure." Duo smiled, "Just stop beating yourself up over it."
"I'll try." Gilly sighed as she buried her face in Duo's chest and arms.
Duo held her there for a long time. Gilly knew he didn't mind, and that she didn't have to move. She could feel his warm body against hers, and she moved her head to his neck. Duo placed his head on Gilly's head with her movement to his neck. She felt better, but not ready to fight for herself.
* * * * *
Not much time passed. While Duo fought, Gilly would go to school and continue to wonder what she was going to do. Troit had made it into space within the week, and was ready for the next battle expected between the Gundam Deathscythe Hell and the Barge troops, in a total of 6 days. Fortunately for Troit, this was the battle when Gilly was going to test her strength. Unfortunately for Gilly, she had had another dream the night before, and was still fairly shaken up. This was to be one of the battles she and Duo would never forget.
* * * * *
Gilly stood staring at Knightsaber. She wasn't sure about this, but this was the day she had set to go out, even if she had had another unpleasant dream the night before. She spoke to Knightsaber.
"Knightsaber, I need your help. Without you I'm nothing, so I'm counting on you to give me the strength I need when we attack Barge."
"No matter what," Duo called, "remember, it's not just Knightsaber, it's all your own potential."
"But without Knightsaber's enhancing of my mind, I'm not that potential." Gilly sighed heavily, "Without Knightsaber, I'm nothing, nothing..."
Duo grabbed Gilly and turned her to face him; he glared at her; "I told you once, don't talk like that!"
"But it's true." Gilly averted her eyes.
Duo wanted to slap her, and get her to believe in herself. But, instead he'd have to wait and let her find herself; "Gilly..."
"Duo, I just don't want to be afraid anymore. I'm afraid of what would happen if I began to kill people like you and the other pilots do, no offense."
"You are a great fighter, and they're mostly mobile dolls, anyway. None taken."
"What's so great about killing?"
"Nothing, but when it comes to something like this, a fight for peace of outer-space, it's not wrong. They want to kill you, so who's it gonna be, you or them? And if it's an enemy like Tuberoff, all that is gonna be there is mobile dolls."
"I'll take your word on that, Duo."
"Good."
Gilly hopped up onto Knightsaber's leg; it was a big jump; "And thank you."
"You're welcome."
Gilly gave him a weak smile and turned to the cockpit. She jumped gracefully in and prepared for take-off. Duo watched her go, than he gave her a scowl as she disappeared into the cockpit. He knew she had had another dream, but however she chose to go about fighting it, was entirely her choice, not his, he could only help. Duo gave a sigh as he walked towards Deathscythe Hell. He loved her, he couldn't deny that fact, and he had to tell her, but when? He should have told her then, but now he had to wait till the next time they were standing in front of each other. He'd have to wait until they were back. Talking from Gundam to Gundam would be so impersonal and cold.
"Just hold on, Gilly," He said to Knightsaber as he lowered himself into Deathscythe Hell, "I won't hide my feelings from you any longer." He could have sworn Knightsaber gave a flash of its eyes in approval.
* * * * *
"Alright." Troit spoke to the few men who were going with her into battle, "We're gonna have but one chance at this. So far we have reports of the two Gundams heading this way. We have to get Gundam 02 away from Gundam 06 long enough to shoot it down to earth."
"Um, ma'am?" One soldier asked.
"What?" Troit glared at him.
"Why are we doing this?"
"That's classified information, soldier."
"Ma'am!" He straightened, saluted, and sighed, something was wrong here.
His name was Takara Nokozan (Major Takara Nokozan), Tak for short. He was 15 years old, had short brown hair, steel blue eyes, and a smile that could soften the hardest of hearts. He was eager to finish this battle and return to the station waiting for him on earth. As a young, yet fairly high-ranking and skilled soldier, Takara had the choice to be positioned on the earth or in space. He loved the earth, for it was the best place to view the stars and moon. He was loyal to Trieze, but he didn't know that Troit was also, so he assumed she had orders from Tuberoff, and he didn't trust her.
"Alright soldiers, man your crafts. You know the strategy, anyone who doesn't follow it, is under my jurisdiction." Troit walked towards her Tauros Mobile Doll, than she turned once more; "And don't underestimate them. Just stick to the plan, and we will triumph."
"Yes, ma'am!" The soldiers called before they entered their suits, everyone except Tak, that is.
* * * * *
The two Gundams zipped through space towards the Fortress Barge. As long as they avoided the one large beam cannon, they didn't have to truly worry about this attack. The goal was to destroy Barge, but little did they know that this would be a challenge. Deathscythe Hell and Knightsaber were going at very high speeds towards Barge; the best strategy was to be fast and efficient right now.
"There they are!" Duo called to Gilly.
"I see 'em!" Gilly replied.
As the two got closer, a synapse pulse went through Gilly's mind.
"Duo!" She yelled as she began to slow down.
"What are you doing?!" Duo yelled.
"Something's not right! Their formation shows that they were expecting us before they picked up our signal!"
"They look pretty random to me." Duo was very confused.
The formation was pretty erratic, but Gilly still sensed that this was wrong. The way they just waited there without any movement told her something was wrong.
"Gilly, I think you've lost it!" Duo called as he raced for the troops.
"Perhaps I have!" Gilly replied, and she sped up, ignoring the weird feeling she had in her stomach.
"Here they come, Red Squadron, head for the Gundam 02; Gold Squadron come with me; Green Squadron, you're the back-up for Red; and Blue squad is back-up for Gold. Remember, stick to the plan, and as soon as we lose more than 1/4 of squadron Red or Gold, I want back up there immediately. Check!"
"Red leader, ready for go!" Tak called.
"Good, Red leader, check with your squad." Troit replied.
"Roger that!"
"Green leader, ready and go!" The Green leader called.
"Roger, Green, check your squad!" Troit ordered.
"Roger!"
"Blue leader, ready for go!"
"And Gold leader is ready for go!" Troit announced, "Move out!"
The Red Squad raced for Deathscythe, with their back-up close behind, while Gold and Green went for Knightsaber. The Red, Gold, Green, and Blue Squads all consisted of a total of 25 suits each. Among the 25 suits were 15 mobile dolls, 9 mobile suits with pilots, and one leader who made sure the formation was kept.
The two forces hit each other, and the battle began. At first, Duo and Gilly moved together like a ballet, but soon the opposing forces' plan began to work, and the two were separated. The distance between them became greater and greater. Once the two were far enough apart, Troit called for the reinforcements that waited closer to Barge. With them, they brought two very large beam cannons, a heat shield for a Tauros suit, and two more squadrons of the same mixture. The two new squadrons went to keep Duo distracted while they shot down Gilly.
Duo was now faced with over 70, mobile suits/dolls, and Gilly had around 40 on her. Gilly noticed how far she and Duo were getting, but as she tried to make her way back, the entire Green squad halted her, while Troit readied the beam cannon.
"We need to get her closer!" Troit called to her troops.
The suits flew at Gilly with a force to be reckoned with.
"Just 10 more degrees!" Troit yelled.
Gilly tried her best to keep the suits and dolls off her back, but they just seemed to be moving her around, they weren't trying to destroy her at all. Gilly began to wonder why, but it was too late. Troit fired and so did the other suit that held one of the beam cannons.
Gilly screamed as she plummeted towards the earth. She was falling fast, and there was no way of stopping her atmospheric entry, now.
"Duo! Help me!" She screamed.
The soldiers surrounding Troit helped her get her heat shield on.
"Thank you, men!" Troit called to them as she prepared to enter the atmosphere.
The soldiers watched her go, than they went to help their fellow soldiers in fighting Deathscythe. But, Duo was not alone for long. He was soon joined by the Altron Gundam, pilot Wufei.
The two finished off the rest, but when they were done, Duo did not know where Gilly was, or what to do.
"Maybe, she went home..." He contemplated, but he knew he was wrong.
Duo went to check, but he wasn't going to find her, and he'd not know where she was for quite a while...
"The Gundams are getting stronger." Trieze noted.
"Sir?" Lt. Troit asked.
"Any report from barge?"
"Not within our search, and only this is recent." She held up an envelope, "I can't seem to get into Romafeller's computer database without getting caught, they just don't want anyone in there, especially you, or the Trieze Faction."
"Not even Lady Une?"
"I can't seem to get in touch with her, not that she wants anything to do with me..."
"I'm sorry, but she has changed since then."
"I wouldn't know." Sienna sighed.
Trieze looked sad, or so it seemed to Sienna.
"Sir, there are rumors..."
"Yes, I know."
"And...?"
"There's no evidence of who did it, but it's uncertain as to whether Lady Une is dead or alive."
"I'm so sorry, sir." Troit handed him an envelope, "Here, sir."
Trieze took it, "Thank you." He opened, and the look of astonishment that appeared on his face was odd as he looked at the pictures.
"Sir?" Troit asked.
"This Gundam is new. It isn't like the others. The files on 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and the one called Zero are here, but this one is completely new, and very different."
"It is, isn't it, sir?"
"Yes..." He looked at some of the pictures taken by Wing Zero of Duo and Gilly.
"That girl!" Troit said, stunned.
"What was her name? Gillian? Gillian Hathaway?"
"The pilot of the new Gundam?"
"Possibly. If I remember correctly, she had some sort of electronic synapse pulse that could be seen in her eyes."
"So?"
"Perhaps nothing, but I do believe that this Gundam may be the reason."
"What do you suggest?"
"A capture."
"Of her?"
Trieze nodded.
"And her Gundam?"
"The Gundam 06 and its pilot, to be captured."
"How, sir?"
"You are to go to Barge and get the pilot of Gundam 06 into a battle in space. Using a beam cannon, get her into the atmosphere, so that she falls to earth. I'll take care of the rest. Just make sure she falls above here."
"Yes, sir." Troit sighed as she walked out of the room.
Lt. Major Sienna Troit had work to do, and little time to do it in. She'd catch a shuttle to space, and that would be easy, she had rank over most officers. She felt guilty about doing this to a young girl, considering she knew what Col. Trieze had in mind. He was going to use mind control, or some sort of amnesiatic drug. All she had to do was get Gilly to fall to earth, and check out that Gundam's system, that was it, but she still felt criminal about it.
She walked out the door of the giant mansion where Trieze was staying. Nobody knew she was working directly under Trieze and was a member of the Trieze Faction. As Lady Une was unknown to be dead or alive, Troit wanted to be under Treize's wing. She didn't feel about him the way Une did, but she did feel a sense of compassion for the two, and she wanted to do what she could to help out her friend's. They were all she had in the world right now. But, she still wondered why she was doing this.
Troit walked towards the car that was parked outside. She would just head to the army's spaceport and catch the next shuttle, as another soldier to Barge. She had a high level of combat abilities compared to most soldiers, and the Fortress Barge could always use another good fighter.
When she arrived at the Himawari Space Port, she pulled aside a young soldier; "You, prepare me a shuttle." She ordered.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but may I ask your status?" The soldier asked.
"No problem, I'm Sienna Troit of the Romafeller Foundation, and just promoted to Lt. Col." She showed him her military I.D.
He examined it; "Thanks ma'am. I'll call in your shuttle." He pulled out his radio and told the man on the other end the news.
Troit watched and smiled, this was easy as pie.
* * * * *
Gilly sat starring at the wall, waiting for Duo. She hadn't the courage to wait for him above the colony, so she waited for him inside the colony. But, did he have to take so long? Abruptly her thoughts shifted to her dreams, what was troubling her so? If these horrible dreams continued, she could die, and she'd die in vain with no answers. Her heart sank into her stomach. She wondered how many times daily she did that.
Gilly stood up and walked over to the wall. She leaned against it and sighed. Then, with a burst of rage, she punched the wall hard enough to put a dent in it.
"Damnit! What the hell's wrong with me?!" She cried as her fist turned red, and the scrapes on her knuckles began to bleed.
Gilly held her right fist close to her chest and began to sob. She quickly sank to the floor. She curled her body around her fist and cried painfully. It wasn't her hand that hurt, it was her heart and each only made the other worse. Her other wounds began to ache, as well. Her left leg, her bruised right cheek with the cut running through it, her right eyebrow with the cut. And her left upper arm, all hurt terribly.
"It'll be okay." Duo assured her.
"I'm so weak. I'm just dead weight, I should just self-destruct Knightsaber with me in it."
Duo put his arms over Gilly's shoulders. Gilly felt her body shaking, but no tears came to her eyes. She couldn't find it in herself to cry, all that was there was anger, and a need, a need to fight, but there was something holding her back.
"Duo, why? Why?" She asked him over and over again.
"I don't know." He squeezed her tightly around her shoulders, "Don't give up, suicide is the most selfish decision one can make. I need you here right now. You're not weak."
"Yes I am, I don't deserve the right to pilot a Gundam, especially Knightsaber."
"Don't talk like that."
"Why not?" Gilly asked, "It's true. I don't want to fight. And, that's because I can't. So why bother?"
"Stop, Gilly." Duo ordered.
"I can't do this!" Gilly yelled, trying to ignore Duo; "I can't!"
"Gilly!" Duo yelled as he whirled he around to face him.
Gilly fell as Duo pulled her around, but she caught herself with her elbows. She held herself up as Duo knelt over her. He looked at her fiercely.
"Don't say that. You need to realize that in order to be strong, you have to have faith in yourself."
"Half of me wants to fight, and the other doesn't, I'm torn between my compassion and my sense of justice."
"You have to find a balance between the two sides of your heart, but where that balance is, is entirely up to you."
"Thank you, Duo."
"Sure." Duo smiled, "Just stop beating yourself up over it."
"I'll try." Gilly sighed as she buried her face in Duo's chest and arms.
Duo held her there for a long time. Gilly knew he didn't mind, and that she didn't have to move. She could feel his warm body against hers, and she moved her head to his neck. Duo placed his head on Gilly's head with her movement to his neck. She felt better, but not ready to fight for herself.
* * * * *
Not much time passed. While Duo fought, Gilly would go to school and continue to wonder what she was going to do. Troit had made it into space within the week, and was ready for the next battle expected between the Gundam Deathscythe Hell and the Barge troops, in a total of 6 days. Fortunately for Troit, this was the battle when Gilly was going to test her strength. Unfortunately for Gilly, she had had another dream the night before, and was still fairly shaken up. This was to be one of the battles she and Duo would never forget.
* * * * *
Gilly stood staring at Knightsaber. She wasn't sure about this, but this was the day she had set to go out, even if she had had another unpleasant dream the night before. She spoke to Knightsaber.
"Knightsaber, I need your help. Without you I'm nothing, so I'm counting on you to give me the strength I need when we attack Barge."
"No matter what," Duo called, "remember, it's not just Knightsaber, it's all your own potential."
"But without Knightsaber's enhancing of my mind, I'm not that potential." Gilly sighed heavily, "Without Knightsaber, I'm nothing, nothing..."
Duo grabbed Gilly and turned her to face him; he glared at her; "I told you once, don't talk like that!"
"But it's true." Gilly averted her eyes.
Duo wanted to slap her, and get her to believe in herself. But, instead he'd have to wait and let her find herself; "Gilly..."
"Duo, I just don't want to be afraid anymore. I'm afraid of what would happen if I began to kill people like you and the other pilots do, no offense."
"You are a great fighter, and they're mostly mobile dolls, anyway. None taken."
"What's so great about killing?"
"Nothing, but when it comes to something like this, a fight for peace of outer-space, it's not wrong. They want to kill you, so who's it gonna be, you or them? And if it's an enemy like Tuberoff, all that is gonna be there is mobile dolls."
"I'll take your word on that, Duo."
"Good."
Gilly hopped up onto Knightsaber's leg; it was a big jump; "And thank you."
"You're welcome."
Gilly gave him a weak smile and turned to the cockpit. She jumped gracefully in and prepared for take-off. Duo watched her go, than he gave her a scowl as she disappeared into the cockpit. He knew she had had another dream, but however she chose to go about fighting it, was entirely her choice, not his, he could only help. Duo gave a sigh as he walked towards Deathscythe Hell. He loved her, he couldn't deny that fact, and he had to tell her, but when? He should have told her then, but now he had to wait till the next time they were standing in front of each other. He'd have to wait until they were back. Talking from Gundam to Gundam would be so impersonal and cold.
"Just hold on, Gilly," He said to Knightsaber as he lowered himself into Deathscythe Hell, "I won't hide my feelings from you any longer." He could have sworn Knightsaber gave a flash of its eyes in approval.
* * * * *
"Alright." Troit spoke to the few men who were going with her into battle, "We're gonna have but one chance at this. So far we have reports of the two Gundams heading this way. We have to get Gundam 02 away from Gundam 06 long enough to shoot it down to earth."
"Um, ma'am?" One soldier asked.
"What?" Troit glared at him.
"Why are we doing this?"
"That's classified information, soldier."
"Ma'am!" He straightened, saluted, and sighed, something was wrong here.
His name was Takara Nokozan (Major Takara Nokozan), Tak for short. He was 15 years old, had short brown hair, steel blue eyes, and a smile that could soften the hardest of hearts. He was eager to finish this battle and return to the station waiting for him on earth. As a young, yet fairly high-ranking and skilled soldier, Takara had the choice to be positioned on the earth or in space. He loved the earth, for it was the best place to view the stars and moon. He was loyal to Trieze, but he didn't know that Troit was also, so he assumed she had orders from Tuberoff, and he didn't trust her.
"Alright soldiers, man your crafts. You know the strategy, anyone who doesn't follow it, is under my jurisdiction." Troit walked towards her Tauros Mobile Doll, than she turned once more; "And don't underestimate them. Just stick to the plan, and we will triumph."
"Yes, ma'am!" The soldiers called before they entered their suits, everyone except Tak, that is.
* * * * *
The two Gundams zipped through space towards the Fortress Barge. As long as they avoided the one large beam cannon, they didn't have to truly worry about this attack. The goal was to destroy Barge, but little did they know that this would be a challenge. Deathscythe Hell and Knightsaber were going at very high speeds towards Barge; the best strategy was to be fast and efficient right now.
"There they are!" Duo called to Gilly.
"I see 'em!" Gilly replied.
As the two got closer, a synapse pulse went through Gilly's mind.
"Duo!" She yelled as she began to slow down.
"What are you doing?!" Duo yelled.
"Something's not right! Their formation shows that they were expecting us before they picked up our signal!"
"They look pretty random to me." Duo was very confused.
The formation was pretty erratic, but Gilly still sensed that this was wrong. The way they just waited there without any movement told her something was wrong.
"Gilly, I think you've lost it!" Duo called as he raced for the troops.
"Perhaps I have!" Gilly replied, and she sped up, ignoring the weird feeling she had in her stomach.
"Here they come, Red Squadron, head for the Gundam 02; Gold Squadron come with me; Green Squadron, you're the back-up for Red; and Blue squad is back-up for Gold. Remember, stick to the plan, and as soon as we lose more than 1/4 of squadron Red or Gold, I want back up there immediately. Check!"
"Red leader, ready for go!" Tak called.
"Good, Red leader, check with your squad." Troit replied.
"Roger that!"
"Green leader, ready and go!" The Green leader called.
"Roger, Green, check your squad!" Troit ordered.
"Roger!"
"Blue leader, ready for go!"
"And Gold leader is ready for go!" Troit announced, "Move out!"
The Red Squad raced for Deathscythe, with their back-up close behind, while Gold and Green went for Knightsaber. The Red, Gold, Green, and Blue Squads all consisted of a total of 25 suits each. Among the 25 suits were 15 mobile dolls, 9 mobile suits with pilots, and one leader who made sure the formation was kept.
The two forces hit each other, and the battle began. At first, Duo and Gilly moved together like a ballet, but soon the opposing forces' plan began to work, and the two were separated. The distance between them became greater and greater. Once the two were far enough apart, Troit called for the reinforcements that waited closer to Barge. With them, they brought two very large beam cannons, a heat shield for a Tauros suit, and two more squadrons of the same mixture. The two new squadrons went to keep Duo distracted while they shot down Gilly.
Duo was now faced with over 70, mobile suits/dolls, and Gilly had around 40 on her. Gilly noticed how far she and Duo were getting, but as she tried to make her way back, the entire Green squad halted her, while Troit readied the beam cannon.
"We need to get her closer!" Troit called to her troops.
The suits flew at Gilly with a force to be reckoned with.
"Just 10 more degrees!" Troit yelled.
Gilly tried her best to keep the suits and dolls off her back, but they just seemed to be moving her around, they weren't trying to destroy her at all. Gilly began to wonder why, but it was too late. Troit fired and so did the other suit that held one of the beam cannons.
Gilly screamed as she plummeted towards the earth. She was falling fast, and there was no way of stopping her atmospheric entry, now.
"Duo! Help me!" She screamed.
The soldiers surrounding Troit helped her get her heat shield on.
"Thank you, men!" Troit called to them as she prepared to enter the atmosphere.
The soldiers watched her go, than they went to help their fellow soldiers in fighting Deathscythe. But, Duo was not alone for long. He was soon joined by the Altron Gundam, pilot Wufei.
The two finished off the rest, but when they were done, Duo did not know where Gilly was, or what to do.
"Maybe, she went home..." He contemplated, but he knew he was wrong.
Duo went to check, but he wasn't going to find her, and he'd not know where she was for quite a while...