Super Robot Wars Alpha Clash: Book 1

by Ryoga316

Based on the popular video game series, Mazinger Z, Gundam, Evangelion, Macross and other robot heroes team-up to save the universe!

7. Friend or Foe? A Stampede Battle!

Super Robot Wars Alpha Clash: Book 1

A Super Robot Wars Fan Fiction Series by Ryoga316

Greetings. This fan fiction is based on the popular Japanese video game, Super Robot Wars. This is my first attempt on doing a fan fiction series, so I apologize if this one is not as good as it is expected. Before you proceed to the story proper, please read the Copyright Notice below:

COPYRIGHT NOTICE:

The following is entirely a fan fiction story of Super Robot Wars and is not in any way related to the actual Super Robot Wars story. Any reference or inference to any other copyrighted work is used for the same purpose. Super Robot Wars and its characters are copyright Banpresto and their respective owners. The original characters used in this fan fiction are copyright Ryoga316. Daiken Crow and Axel Hawkins are property of Rurounin Mao and used with permission. Comments and suggestions are welcomed via e-mail at kaiser_reinhardt@yahoo.com.

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Chapter 6:

"Friend or Foe? A Stampede Battle!"

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Part 1

A few days have passed since the battle of the Far East Archipelago. At the Far East Base, preparations have been made for the upcoming Zeon invasion, just as Commander Oka ordered. Security around the base is tightened further in anticipation that the Zeons may either attack the base to steal the Grungust Type-2, or steal the Plasma Engines that will arrive for the mass-produced Getters. Achieving both of these objectives is a possibility. Repairs have also been made for the White Base Kai after taking serious damage from the last battle.

Ryoga's training as Grungust Type-2 pilot continues despite the heightened security. However, the area in which Ryoga trains is now filled up with tanks and fighters as well as a few Federation GM Mobile Suits. All of the Far East Base's military units are outdated as Japan, like the rest of the world, still suffers from a global economic recession as a result of the Federation's efforts to build the SDF-1.

In the farthest region of the training area, two large target signs can be seen. Ryoga's Grungust faces the targets from a distance and raises his arms to prepare for the Boost Knuckle attack.

"Can you read me, Kazehino?" Daiken's transmission was heard from the audio channel in the cockpit of the Grungust.

"Loud and clear, sir." Ryoga replies as a small screen showing Daiken's face is revealed to him.

"Do not forget what we have practiced earlier if you are to succeed in launching the Boost Knuckle or any other of the Grungust's weapons."

"Yes, sir." Ryoga replied. He remembered very well the events that took place with him and Daiken the past few days. The Lieutenant one day challenged him to a sparring match to see how much he has mastered his skills from the Hazama-style. His match ended with a loss and Daiken criticizes him for using too much of power and nothing on focus. The tone of the criticism pierced him like an arrow, resulting in his 'Rage of The Beast' to come forth. But even that didn't help that time around as the Lieutenant took him out easily. And it was even more embarrassing when he took out his anger accidentally on Ryoma, who tried to help him, and ended with the angry Ryoga losing to the Nagare-style fighter as well.

Ironically for Ryoga, his embarrassing loss to Daiken and Ryoma are what he really needed to help him get back on his feet. As soon as he realized his error after his 'Rage' has abated, he begins his training from scratch. Ryoma thought him the basics of perfect execution of use and the right release of force. Daiken trained him further on pure focus and concentration. This helped Ryoga deliver more accurate and even more damaging punches and kicks. One surprising event is that during his training under Daiken, the lieutenant at one point, spoke to him in his mind, truly confirming that Daiken is a NewType (and responsible for aiding him in activating the Grungust's weapons in the previous battles). Now, as he has regained his composure, he will try to launch the Boost Knuckle once again.

Ryoga starts off by closing his eyes and allowing his mind and body to relax, taking aside everything else and focusing only on one thing: himself. Maintaining consciousness and keeping his breathing under control, Ryoga then concentrates directly onto his hands. He can then feel something in his hands, as though glowing light surrounds them. Bleeps and chimes sound across the cockpit: a sign that his method is starting to work. As he opens his eyes, the screen in front of him then shows a targeting cursor locking on to one of the signs. With everything seem to be ready, Ryoga grips the sticks tightly, pulling them backwards, and then driving them forward as he shouts:

"BOOST KNUCKLE!"

But before he could finish it, the target cursor suddenly breaks. The Boost Knuckle was not executed.

Ryoga could only bang his head and stomped his foot on the pedal as he lowers the arms of the Grungust, disappointment in his face as he failed to execute the move again. He then received a transmission from Daiken.

"Kazehino! What just happened there!?!" asked the Lieutenant in a loud voice. Ryoga remained quiet for a moment before he could reply to the lieutenant.

"I'm...I'm not quite sure, sir. It just...'stopped'"

"What do you mean, 'stopped'!?! That's not a good excuse, young man! You failed because you didn't concentrate hard enough! If this were a real battle, you'd be pushing daisies by then!"

Much as Ryoga wanted to resent that remark, he decides to keep his mouth shut, gripping tight on the controls to appease his anger.

"At any rate, Ryo-kun, you are close to activating the Boost Knuckle perfectly," Ryoma cuts in, trying to give Ryoga some extra motivation. "Try again and focus a little harder. You can make it."

"That will have to wait, gentlemen." Lynn's transmission was opened. "All of you are to report to the Briefing Room of the Far East Base in 10 minutes. Commander Oka wishes to speak with all of us." She then turns to Ryoga. "You too, Ryo."

"Understood, Captain." Ryoga replied.

"Humph! Consider yourself lucky, Kazehino," commented Daiken, and then he cuts off the transmission.

Ryoga could only let out a deep breath as he leans back. The lieutenant was correct. He did lose his focus at the last second. Though why, he doesn't know. Everything seemed well, he thought, but he felt that there is something missing that would make his execution complete. Just focus and concentration doesn't seem to be enough. Nevertheless, he decides to set that thought aside for now as he returns to the White Base Kai and make his rendezvous.

The Briefing Room of the Far East Base isn't much. The room consists of rows of chairs (all of them folding chairs as opposed to the computerized desks used by some military states and even in schools. Very surprising on the part of the Japanese Army) and a large computer screen. It is here that the members of the White Base Kai have gathered in, all wondering what's this all about.

Commander Oka is the last person to enter the room. Everyone remained quiet in respect as the Commander greets them, "Good day, everyone. You are all gathered here today with regards to what has happened yesterday. As you know, the Principality of Zeon and the forces of Dr. Hell happen to be working together. The possibility of these two factions to begin their new war campaign is very likely. However there may be more into this alliance than we already know."

The Commander then steps aside as the large blue screen and yellow grid monitor behind him shows a live transmission of a man wearing an officer's beige uniform and having an emblem of an eagle - the insignia of the Titans. He appears to be slim-built, but no signs of physical strength at all. His hair was fairly short and brown colored and his mustache was a little 'fluffy'. The look on his face suggests this person's a bit of a grouch.

"This is Major Jamaican Daninggan of the Titans group. I asked that he should inform you all on the situation at hand."

"Good day to you, crew of the White Base Kai," said the Major.

"Please to meet you, Major Daninggan." Lynn replied as she stood up from her seat to introduce herself. "Captain Lynn Mao of the White Base..."

"Yes, yes, I know, Captain," the Major rudely interrupts. "We do not have much time so I will say what I have to say this very moment."

Obviously, Lynn was offended, but keeps her cool as she sits down.

"I'm here to tell you that the Neo-Zeon group is now making a full-scale operation against Earth." Before Jamaican could continue, murmurs are heard around the room as the crew is shocked to hear news of the Neo-Zeon now on the move. Oka quiets them and the Major continues.

"We've been monitoring this group for a time now and we anticipated that they would move out in a few months, but we were caught off-guard learning that they are on the move sooner than we expected. By now you've heard that a number of enemy ships have reached the Earth's atmosphere. These ships come from both the Neo-Zeon and the Principality. As I discussed with the Commander earlier, we would have prevented these illegal entries if it weren't for the interference of the A.E.U.G."

Jamaican's picture is then minimized as the map of Japan is enlarged.

"Our intelligence reports that one of the Zeon ships has reached the Far East Archipelago a few days ago, which you have encountered. We have learned that the Principality has formed an alliance with the Neo-Zeon and most recently, the MetalBeast Army of Dr. Hell. We believe the arrived Zeon ships on Earth were carrying supplies and equipment needed to build an attack force on several areas of the planet. If this goes through, the Principality will surely restore their military power. We have made contact with the OZ group to initiate our objective of pursuing these Zeon ships, locate their destinations, and take them out before they could build a full-scale force.

Our intelligence units have also spotted a lone Zeon ship and it is headed towards your region. They're using a Federation-class ship to avoid detection, so we assume they are preparing for a surprise attack. Since we are now pursuing the other Zeon and Neo-Zeon forces, by order of the Titans, the White Base Kai is to intercept and destroy the incoming ship in Japan."

"Now just a darn minute!" Koji stands up and argues. "Why should we be doing this? Shouldn't this be YOUR job!?!"

"Koji-kun, calm down!" said Sayaka.

"I told you before, we would if it weren't for those measly A.E.U.G. goons!" Jamaican replied.

"I may know nothing about military stuff, but you know what? I think you don't have what it takes to bring the Zeeks out because you're just a private army! You don't have as much firepower or as many units as the Federation!"

"How dare you talk like that to a Titans officer, boy! Let me tell you this!" Jamaican shot back. "The Titans were created because the Federation is so incompetent on taking these 'Zeeks' by themselves! They only think of themselves and staying in power, so they show a little 'mercy' on their fallen enemies, who now rise up four times more powerful than before! We were made to make sure our enemies go down, go dead, and stay dead!

And we will do so by taking over the Federation ourselves!"

Jamaican's last remark astonished everyone, even the Commander.

"That's right! Soon, we will gain full control of the Federation and will use every bit of its power at our disposal to kill every last Zeon living on the face of this world!"

"You are insane, Jamaican!" finally, the Commander steps up. "Don't you realize that by doing so, you'll only arouse the anger of the Spacenoids?"

"The Spacenoids ARE the enemy, Commander! As a matter of fact, a group of them are headed towards South Atalia! If they get their hands on the EOT over there, we'll be facing a catastrophe far greater than the Second Impact! We will do everything in our power to keep that from happening. And you better do your job and destroy the incoming Federation ship!

General Jamitov has heard much of your progress, Commander. If you value your post, I suggest you do as you are told, and that goes for the White Base Kai crew as well!" Jamaican's transmission then cuts off.

"Dammit!" Koji cursed. "That creep is really on my nerves, when I get my hands on him I'll..."

"That's enough, Koji-kun!" Lynn shouts. "Be quiet and get back in your seat this instant!"

Koji grunted over the matter and sits down. Silence filled the room for a moment.

"I cannot believe the Titans would go for that..." Lynn commented.

"Let us not think about it for now, Captain," replied the Commander. "We have another situation that needs our attention."

"Yes, Commander. Of course."

"From what you just heard, a lone Zeon group using a Federation ship is headed our way. We have no idea why it's just one ship, but we cannot deny the possibility that they are coming to attack. Furthermore, a transport ship carrying the Plasma Engines will be arriving as well. The chances of the Federation ship to be our enemy increases since they may be after them.

The transport ship will arrive here within a few hours. The same will go for the Federation ship. The White Base Kai is to move out and rendezvous with the transport ship and escort it to the base while encountering the Federation ship. If they are indeed the enemy, you are to take them out. Remember, the main objective is to protect the Plasma Engines at all costs."

"Understood, Commander."

"There is also another matter. Ryoga Kazehino."

"Yes, sir?" Ryoga responds as he stands up from his seat.

"I know that you've been training hard in mastering the Grungust Type-2 and from what I've heard, you're showing some progress."

"Thank you, sir."

"Now I have told you before that you have no limit on how long you will train to master the Grungust. However, this crisis, as well as pressure coming from the higher officials of both the Japanese Military and the Federation, has forced me to make this decision."

Ryoga knew what is to come and prepares himself from what he will hear.

"I'm sorry, Kazehino. But I ask that you step down as Grungust Type-2 pilot. Lieutenant Daiken will assume your post as the Grungust's new pilot."

Everyone was shocked at what they hear. Ryoga could only bite his tongue just to hide his feeling after hearing it. He then bowed his head to the Commander in sincerity. "I understand, sir."

"I know it is hard for you. I really believed you have the potential. But please understand that we are slowly engaging ourselves to a full-scale war."

"It is all right, sir. I humbly accept my resignation as Grungust pilot."

"I'm glad, Kazehino. I've arranged a transport ship so you may return to Hokkaido as we agreed upon. You are free to go."

"Thank you, sir."

"Um, pardon me, Commander," Lynn interrupted.

"Go ahead, Captain."

"I would like to ask Ryo if he could stay with us a little longer. We will personally escort him back to Hokkaido eventually."

"Why would you ask that? We have agreed that he will be relieved once he finishes his training correct?"

"Um...well...you see..." Lynn tries to make up an answer, her face starting to show sweat.

"Oh, yes! There is still much more training for him to do!" Naomi suddenly stood and spoke.

"Um...yes! Like, I still have to give him the tour of the rest of the White Base Kai!" Mika mentioned.

"And I still have to show him the ropes of fixing a robot!" said Yoshi.

"And Sung teaches Ryo how to make 'I love you' in Korean!" said Sung. Then everyone stared at her. "What? What say did I?"

The Commander could only wonder why the crew seemed so insist on keeping Ryoga a little longer. To Ryoga, for one, Sung meant 'How to say, "I love you" in Korean.' But mostly, he knows exactly why they want him to stay. He made a smirk on his face as he speaks to the Commander. "Well, Commander, if you do not mind, I'd like to stay with them for a little while."

"Well, if that's what you wish, Kazehino-kun, then you may go with them," replied the Commander. Everyone cheered and jump for joy...all except Daiken, Irmgardt, Duke, and Lynn, who gave a sigh of relief.

The Commander sighed as he takes off his cap and scratches his head, still confused to what is really going on as Ryoga gets hugs and kisses by the female crew of the White Base Kai. Afterwards, the crew stood up and saluted the Commander. "Very well. All of you are dismissed," he said.

A short time later, the crew returned to the ship and is put on standby until news of the transport ship and the Zeon ship is nearby. Ryoga spent much of his time at the kitchen preparing food for the crew before the ship takes off. As his Orange Chicken is nearing completion, Naomi enters the kitchen.

"Hello, Ryo." She greeted. "Am I disturbing you?"

"Oh, hi, Naomi-san!" Ryoga replied. "No, not at all! I just finished cooking the Orange Chicken. Everything is ready now, so the crew can come by and eat before we take off."

"That's nice." She then notices that Ryoga was the only one other than herself in the room. "Say, where's Mika and Sayaka?"

"They have other things to take care of, so they're not around. I've done all the work myself."

"Really? It must have been difficult for you..."

"Nah! I had all the time I need to prepare all of them. It's no big deal after all."

"Um...listen, Ryo. I'd like to apologize for you having to step down as Grungust pilot."

"It's all right, Naomi-san." He smiled, showing her that he is ok with it. "I understood well of the situation. I know I have to step down, as the Grungust might be needed in battle. Besides, Lt. Crow may do a much better job as Grungust pilot than I am."

"Ryo..."

"Attention! Attention!" Lynn's voice was heard. "Groups 1, 2, and 3 personnel report to the bridge, immediately."

"Already?" surprised Ryoga. "But I just prepared our chow!"

"Well, it must be important, so you better head off," said Naomi.

"But what about the food? They'll go to waste if I don't preserve them."

"Don't worry. I'll take care of it. You'd better get going."

"All right, if you say so..."

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Part 2

Moments later, sirens have been heard around the Far East Base. A number of GM units and conventional tanks have assumed their battle formations, but some are not deployed. This is because the base is under Yellow Alert, which is a precautionary measure rather than a full-scale alarm. The White Base Kai has just taken off and is slowly leaving the Far East Base, heading towards the city of Tokyo-2 at minimum speed. All of the pilots are now inside their respective units, except Ryoga, who stayed at the bridge as Daiken is riding the Grungust Nishiki.

At her seat, Lynn opens her channel to all pilots and briefs them on their mission. "Ok, everyone. Listen carefully." She then shows everyone on their screen a large blue ship shaped like a whale with wings. "This is the transport ship, the 'Kujira 20051D'. This ship carries the three Plasma Engines needed for the mass-produced Getter Robots stationed here. It is only armed with machine guns, so it can't defend itself very much when attacked.

The Kujira will arrive here shortly from Russia. However, we have news that the said Federation ship from the Zeons are headed here as well and may arrive before the Kujira. As a precaution, Tokyo-2 has already been evacuated. Though the Titans declared this ship as the enemy, Commander Oka instructed us to identify the ship and make contact with its captain. We are not to engage in combat with the ship until we are sure they're the Zeons. If they are, our orders are to keep them at bay until the Kujira has safely landed at the base. The Kujira's safety is our top priority. Is everyone clear of this?"

"Loud and clear, Lynn." Irmgardt replied.

"Understood," said Ryoma.

"Yes, Ma'am!" shouted Jack.

"Captain, I'm getting a reading." Mika interfered. "It's just one unit coming from the north."

"Can you identify the ship, Mika?" asked the Captain.

"Negative. The ship is surrounded by Minovsky Particles."

"Minovsky Particles?" Ryoga asked as he stood behind Naomi.

"Particles that can jam radar when spread in the atmosphere." Naomi explains. "This makes any unit surrounding the particles difficult to hit by long-range weapons. The only way to go is to get close for a visual look."

"Agreed," said Lynn. "We'll have to send a reconnaissance unit to identify the ship."

"Captain," Daiken called. "Trust me to investigate."

"But Daiken, you haven't had the time to test the Grungust. No telling if it will respond to you."

"It would not make any sense as to why I'm assigned here, Captain, if that is the case. I'm confident I can activate the Grungust with no problems, so please, send me out."

Lynn tries to argue as she could almost tell from the sound of Daiken's voice that he wants to control the Grungust so badly. She knows the reason why, but it's not enough for him to send out in a situation such as this. Before she could speak out, Ryoga interrupts her.

"He's right, Captain," said Ryoga. "If the Commander had strong faith that he could control it once more, then he should be able to. Besides, this is just a reconnaissance. It will give him enough time to get used to the controls again. If trouble erupts, we can back him up."

Lynn remained quiet as she thought carefully on what Ryoga said. She then nodded in agreement. "All right, Daiken. You have my permission. Prepare to launch the Grungust Type-2!"

"Ok, Lieutenant! Whenever you're ready," Mika informed Daiken.

"Roger. Daiken Crow, Grungust Type-2, launch!" With that, the eyes of the Grungust flashed as it was jettisoned out of the White Base Kai. As soon as it landed on the ground, the blue robot then moves forward, taking a closer look at the Federation ship. Daiken keeps his channel open for the White Base Kai to see what he sees.

Now that the ship is outside the Tokyo-2 area, it has come to a halt as the Grungust Type-2 gets a full visual of the ship. The said Federation ship is large and colored white, with the bridge located at the uppermost center, similar to the White Base Kai. Two long launch bays, similar to the ones used by aircraft carriers, can be seen from each side. From an angle, the ship looks a bit like a large dragon with its head tilted backwards.

"That ship..." Hayato speaks from inside Getter Robo. "It's the Argama!"

"Argama?" asks Ryoma.

"It's the 2nd Generation of Pegasus-class Battleships from the Federation. But the prototype was said to be under the hands of the A.E.U.G."

"If that's the case, then they ARE the A.E.U.G!"

"What are we to do, Captain?" asks Duke.

"They may not be Zeons, but that doesn't mean they're our friends, either." Lynn replies. "Mika, open hailing frequencies. I want to know what they want."

"Ok, Captain. Opening channel...now." Mika complies.

"This is Lynn Mao of the White Base Kai. Please identify yourselves and state your reason for coming here."

The main screen then suddenly shows a face of a man, probably in his mid 20's. He had fairly short hair, brown eyes, and wears a beige uniform similar to those from the Federation. His image is slightly blurred and static due to the Minovsky Particles, but his message is loud and clear.

"Lynn! This is Bright Noah!"

"Bright Noah?" Lynn is in shock.

"Bright Noah?" Ryoga asks. "You mean THE Bright Noah of the original White Base?"

"Captain Noah!" Lynn said, standing up from her seat in glee. "Long time no see!"

"Same here, but there is no time for chit-chat! Our ship's damaged from our reentry into the Earth's atmosphere and we are in need of repairs. We request that we land onto the Far East Base!"

"Understood, Captain. I'll notify the Far East Base at once!"

"Captain!" someone said from the Argama.

"What is it?"

"The Gundam Deathscythe has been deployed!"

"WHAT!?!"

From one of the Argama's launch pads, a Mobile Suit is jettisoned out and lands several feet away from the Grungust Type-2. The robot does have the facial design of a Gundam and having black colors. Only its limbs feature the color white. The Mobile Suit wields a Beam Scythe with one hand while the other is equipped with a shield. From how the scythe is wielded, and judging from the Gundam's black colors, it would appear that the Gundam is a robot version of the Grim Reaper himself.

Ryoga looked at the black Gundam in awe and shock as it is exactly the very one he dreamt about earlier.

Back inside the Argama, Bright tries to contact the Gundam pilot. "Duo, stop! Do not attack! Remember that it's the Titans that are the one responsible for the disruption of the space colonies. These people here are to help us!"

"Sorry, Captain, but no can do!" replied the Gundam Deathscythe pilot. "The A.E.U.G. is an anti-Federation group, so I doubt these guys will ever understand our objectives. Besides since they're working for the Federation, then they work alongside the Titans. So, they're the enemy!"

"You don't understand, Duo!" Bright responds, but is cut off. "Duo! Duo! Damn it!" he then turns towards Lynn. "Captain Mao! The Gundam is about to attack your group! Please make him stop!"

"Roger that!" Lynn replies. "All units prepare to..."

"Wait!" Daiken stops.

"What?"

"Let me handle it. I can stop the Mobile Suit on my own." Daiken then readies the Grungust in a battle stance.

"Daiken, you can't! You..." before Lynn could continue, Daiken cuts the transmission. He then gives a stare at the Gundam, completely focused.

The Gundam pilot looks back at the blue robot from his monitor. He clearly recognizes it as he heard about this unit before. The pilot is in his teens, about 14 years or so. He had long brown hair that stretches over his back, which he fixes by braiding it. The youthful look on his face can easily mistake him for a girl. Like his Gundam, he wears a black Normal Suit.

"So, that's the Grungust Type-2," said the pilot, whose name is Duo Maxwell. "Well, your time is almost up as you've come face to face with me, the God of Death!" With that said, the Gundam raises his Beam Scythe and charges using its boosters. Daiken stands ready his Grungust as his NewType ability kicks in. As soon as the chiming sound is heard from his head, Daiken moves the control sticks, allowing the Grungust to sidestep just as the Gundam Deathscythe fires Vulcan bullets from its head. Duo anticipates this move and quickly positions the Beam Scythe sideways, and lashes the weapon. But just before the tip of the scythe touches the Grungust Type-2, the blue robot leaps forward and executes a Jump Kick at the black robot, knocking it back and halting its attack.

Duo grunts as his Gundam falls to the ground. He then uses the boosters to get it up and attacks again, swinging the scythe left and right. The Grungust quickly back steps away from the scythe and as the Gundam attempts to strike it down, the Grungust moves in and grabs the stem of the scythe. It then pushes the weapon away and attempts to counter with an elbow strike to the Gundam's head.

"Oh no, you don't!" Duo shouts as quickly he fires the Vulcans to prevent the elbow strike from connecting. The bullets manage to hit the Grungust to the face, stunning Daiken momentarily, but with little damage to the robot itself. Duo then uses the scythe to push the Grungust away as his Gundam back steps to make some distance.

"Pretty good..." Duo says. "But how about this?" He then moves the controls while activating the boosters, allowing the Gundam to circle around the Grungust. Daiken tries to move the Grungust to keep in pace, but the black Mobile Suit starts to move faster, and faster. The Grungust eventually stops turning and stays in one place. Daiken then uses his NewType powers once more to anticipate Duo's next move. In an instant, the Gundam Deathscythe throws its shield on the Grungust. The shield quickly ejects a beam blade as it jettisons and spirals toward its target. Daiken sensed this and attempts to counter again by parrying the shield with the Grungust's metal arms. However, just as the Grungust parries the shield, the Gundam quickly fires more of its Vulcans. The constant fire of the Vulcans results in the Grungust to fall to the shield's attack. Daiken manages to push the shield away to avoid damage, but the force of the shield takes the Grungust's momentum and knocks the blue robot off the ground. The spinning shield then returns back to its owner.

"Works every time!" Duo laughs. But his laughter only lasted a second when beams are fired from the Grungust's eyes. Fortunately for him, his shield is raised in time to block. "Man! That was close!"

The Grungust Type-2 then gets back up on its feet and starts firing its Eyeslid Lasers continuously on the Gundam Deathscythe. Unable to counter, the Mobile Suit only takes step after step backwards as it blocks the beams. Duo tries to use the boosters to sidestep and circle the Grungust again, but Daiken follows up his next Eyeslid Laser attack with Boost Knuckles just as the Gundam takes off. The flying fists connect, disarming the Mobile Suit, but the Gundam's boosters kept it from falling down.

"I suggest you stop attacking if you know what's good for you!" Daiken shouts as the fists return to the Grungust, but kept its arms raised and locked on to the Deathscythe.

But there is no way Duo will admit defeat.

The Gundam then slowly lands on the ground a few feet away from its equipment (the scythe on its left and the shield on its right), the boosters now shut off and both are in a standstill. Both the Gundam and the Grungust stared at one another as the cold wind blew against them. Daiken keeps his target locked on while Duo plans a strategy on picking both the scythe and shield while avoiding the Boost Knuckles. This standoff remained for at least a minute. Then suddenly, Duo made his move and goes for the Scythe. Daiken immediately launches the Boost Knuckles once again, but just as the Gundam kneeled and picked up its weapon, Duo activates the boosters to launch the Gundam to the air while performing a somersault, successfully dodging the flying fists. As it landed, it then picked up the shield as the fists return to the Grungust once more. Both assumed their fighting poses and stared at each other again.

"Well, well. It appears I underestimated you, Gundam pilot." Daiken chuckles in amusement.

"You're not so bad yourself!" Duo replies with a grin.

"Listen, we're wasting a lot of our energy on this. Why not we call this a truce for now? We'll escort you and your ship to the base for re-supply and repairs. I assure you there will be no tricks of any kind."

Duo thought if it for a moment. He still feels that his opponent and the White Base Kai are still his enemies, but seeing how far this fight has gone, Daiken received his respect, and vice versa. It is also true that both of them wasted a lot of energy, as his Gundam is running low on ammunition. He then pushes a button from his panel and the blade from the Gundam's scythe disappeared before putting it on its back.

It would appear that the fight has ended.

"Whew! I'm glad that's over." Ryoga said.

"I don't think so, Ryo." Lynn disagrees. "Take a look."

Though the Gundam has disarmed its Beam Scythe, it's raising the shield and the knees are slightly bent, as if about to tackle.

"Guess that means a 'no'" Daiken said.

"Sorry," Duo responds. "Even if you keep your word, you're still Earthnoids to me."

"Then you leave me with no other choice."

Slowly, the Grungust raises its arms halfway, elbows bent. Lynn can clearly see what it's about to do.

"Daiken!" Lynn calls. "You're not serious on doing this are you???"

Daiken doesn't respond as the chest of the Grungust Type-2 starts to glow.

"That light..." Bright says as he recognizes what it is as well. He then tries to contact Duo. "Duo! Duo! Get out of there!"

But Duo too doesn't respond, as his Gundam stands ready for the Grungust's attack.

Inside the Grungust's cockpit, Daiken can see the target cursor slowly locking onto the Gundam as the chest of the blue robot gets brighter and brighter. When the cursor finally locks on, Daiken shouts out:

"GO! MAXI BLA~~~"

Suddenly, through Daiken's vision, the entire scenario changed. The clear ground area became a ruined city under the black sky. The very same one Ryoga envisioned before. The Mobile Suit Ryoga saw appeared to Daiken as well. Daiken recognized it as a GM Model. Then, from out of nowhere, Zakus appear, firing at the lone GM. Holes punched through the body and head.

"No..." Daiken whispered as he could only see the GM slowly falling to the ground. Its hand was raised, as if reaching out to him. His heart suddenly felt pain, his body shivering. Daiken tries to reach out, but it was too late. The GM falls flat on the earth, and slowly bursts into flames.

"NOOOOO!" Daiken shouts as electricity surged throughout the Grungust Type-2, then, to everyone's surprise the glowing chest dies down. The arms were lowered and light from its eyes ceased.

"What the..." Lynn looked on. "What's going on?"

"It appears as though the Grungust ceased to function," Naomi observes.

Ryoga could only grasp his fists. "This is not good..."

Duo sees this as well and grins as he now has the upper hand. He moves his Gundam forward and, instead of knocking down the Grungust with its shield, it moves the shield away allowing it to strike a punch to the face, followed by another, and another.

But the Grungust remained motionless.

Ryoga grunts as he watches all this happen. He can easily predict what the Gundam will do next. Immediately, he rushes out of the bridge.

"Ryo! Where are you going!?!" Lynn calls out, but it was too late as Ryoga quickly vanishes from sight.

Back outside, the Gundam Deathscythe now uses its weapon to strike repeatedly at the immobilized Grungust. Though the blue robot's armor is still tough enough to withstand the Scythe, the repeated strikes is now showing the armor slowly about to give out. Duo could only laugh as he sees his opponent's robot now motionless and scarred.

"Looks like your luck has run out!" he laughs. "It's time!" The Gundam then slowly raises its scythe, aiming at the chest of the Grungust where the cockpit is located. "Judgment has fallen upon you, so prepare to meet your maker!" With a push from a lever, the Gundam then strikes its weapon down.

In a split second, everyone watched in horror.

In that split second, loud voices are heard.

In that split second, someone shouted "NO!"

And in that split second, another black robot tackled against the Gundam Deathscythe. The timing was never better as the tackle knocked off the Gundam and sending it down rolling on the ground.

The tackle came from the Gespenst Unit B.

Ryoga breathed heavily and gripped the controls tightly, as he was able to stop the Gundam's attack on time. He then received a transmission from the White Base Kai.

"Ryo!" It was Naomi. "What are you doing inside the Gespenst?"

"Sorry Naomi. I knew this was going to happen so I have to do something to stop it."

"You knew? How?"

"I'll explain it all later! Is the Lieutenant all right?"

"We still can't get any communications with him. The Grungust is still shut down."

"Drats!" Ryoga curses. He then sees the Gundam Deathscythe slowly getting on its feet. "And double drats!" He knows that he's basically no match against the Gundam, as he has no training on piloting the Gespenst. Ryoga then opens his channels to communicate to Daiken. "Lieutenant! Lieutenant! Please respond!"

But there was no answer.

"It's no use, Ryo!" Naomi says. "As long as the Grungust is shut down, all communications are cut off!"

"Darn it!" said Ryo. There isn't much time, Ryoga thought. If the Gundam Deathscythe is to be taken down, the Grungust must be reactivated. But how? An idea then popped onto his head. With that, Ryoga opens the cockpit of the Gespenst and steps out, looking at the Grungust face to face.

"What in the world is he doing?" Koji asks as he watches from the Pilder's monitor.

"Whatever he is doing, he'd better pull it off fast." Duke Fleed replies from inside his Grendizer. "The Gundam's now up and ready."

"Now that was unfair!" Duo complains as his Gundam slowly picks up the scythe and shield. "You're going to get a penalty for this!"

Meanwhile, Ryoga continues to stare at the Grungust's face before slowly closing his eyes. He lets himself go as he concentrates deeply. Now feeling that he has reached the state of concentration that he needed, he communicates with the Grungust through his thoughts.

"Grungust! It's me, Ryoga. Do you remember me back from Hokkaido?"

The Gundam grasps tightly the scythe and activates the blade.

"I need you to reactivate yourself and open the cockpit. Let me take command."

The Gundam then eyes on the two robots.

"I won't let you down, trust me."

Duo shouts as he rushes his Gundam forward.

The Grungust meantime responds to Ryoga's call and its eyes began to glow again. As he requested, the Grungust opened its chest.

As the Gundam comes close, it made no hesitation and swings the Beam Scythe on the Grungust Type-2 when suddenly, the head of the blue robot turned and grabbed the weapon with one hand.

"What!?!" Duo gasped as his attack has been stopped again. As he looked at the Grungust he can clearly see the chest wide open, revealing two people inside. One is a young lad holding one of the controls with his arm while his other holds an unconscious pilot.

Ryoga stared at the black Gundam as he calls out to it. "Stop attacking this instant!" With a push from the control, he pushes away the Gundam. "Just who do you think you are, attacking us like this!?! We're not your enemy!"

"Shut up!" Duo bites back. "You Earthnoids murdered a lot of our people and you should pay the price for it!"

"Just because the Titans are responsible for the 30 Bunch Massacre doesn't mean everyone on Earth is held accountable for it! It's the Titans who did it, not us!"

"You took away innocent lives!"

"And you think it's right if you take the lives of those who do not commit the crime!?! That's injustice!!! That makes you no less different from the Titans!"

Duo could not respond upon hearing that.

"If you really are who you say you are, and if you are truly different from the Titans, then prove it!" He then exposed the Grungust's chest to the Gundam. "Strike your scythe directly at us!"

Ryoga's words shocked everyone.

"Ryo! What are you doing!?!" Lynn shouts.

"What you're doing is crazy!" Ryoma says.

But Ryoga completely ignores them as he stares at the black Gundam. "I want you to strike it down that it kills us both in one swing! Prove yourself and to everyone here! Are you or are you not a Titan!?!"

Ryoga's words indeed angered Duo, but what he says is right, the A.E.U.G. is indeed different from the Titans. Their goal is to expose the Titan's treachery while showing that they are not the bad guys like them or the Zeons. Duo then lowers his arms and made his only reply: "You win."

Ryoga nodded and slowly moved the Grungust over to the Gundam, offering a handshake. Duo responded and his Gundam shook hands.

"Well, fight over, it seems," Sung said.

"I'm relieved..." Lynn sighed as she leans back in her chair.

"Please accept my apologies, Captain." Bright addressed Lynn.

"Apology accepted, Captain," she replies.

"Captain," Mika speaks. "We're receiving a transmission from another ship. It's the Kujira!"

"The Kujira? On screen, Mika!"

The main screen from the White Base Kai's bridge then splits into two. One picturing Bright and the other another man wearing a white coat. This time, he appears to be within the range of 30-40. Despite having a medium-sized body and a hairy mustache and beard, the facial design clearly suggests he is Japanese.

"This is Professor Tachibana of the Kujira!" the man identified himself. "I need to speak to Captain Mao of the White Base Kai immediately!"

"This is Captain Mao, Professor. What seems to be the trouble?"

"Captain! We are now delivering the Plasma Engines as planned, but hostile ships are pursuing us! We request your assistance immediately!"

"Hostile ships?"

"Captain!" Naomi interrupts. "I'm picking up 4 large units coming from the Tokyo-2 area. One of them is definitely the Kujira!"

"What of the others?"

"I'm not sure. But they are coming within are visual range."

"On screen."

The picture of both Bright and Tachibana is then switched to the direction to where the ships are coming from. One is indeed the Kujira, but the remaining 3 are a shock to everyone. Lynn quickly gets up from her seat as she looked at the 3 units. One is an extremely large metal wheel with spikes that's going in one direction, crushing anything in its path. The remaining two are battleships. One is the Flying Fortress Guul, the other, a green battleship wherein its large forward section accounts for much of its length. The stem connecting the forward to the bridge in the rear has 3 large cannons. And from the rear, aside from the bridge, are two downward wings with thrusters attached at the end. Those from both the White Base Kai and the Argama easily identify it as a Musai-class battleship from the Zeons.

"My God..." Lynn said. "Those two ARE working together..."

Just then, the two ships and the large metal wheel came to a halt, while the Kujira continues its course, rendezvousing with the White Base Kai and the Argama. Black smoke is coming out from one of their engines, a sign that they have been attacked. It's surprising that the ship continues to stay airborne.

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here!" A familiar voice is heard from the Guul.

"Count Brocken!" Koji shouts. The Count then laughs loudly.

"You are so right! Today, Koji Kabuto, you and your friends will meet your end, for with the combined might of the Zeons, and Dr. Hell's mechanical monsters, we are unstoppable!"

"Hah! Your brain cells are even fewer then a Soccer Ball! Don't you see? Mazinger Z is unbeatable! And with everyone here, we are even more unbeatable!"

"We'll see about that!" The Count then waves his hand forward. "All units engage the enemy!"

"Wait, Count Brocken!" The image of a dark-haired Zeon officer appears from the main screen of the Guul. The officer seems young, but from the way his Zeon uniform turns out, he's a high-ranking officer. "Our mission is to retrieve the Plasma Engines. We should ignore these losers!"

"You listen to me, Mashmar Zero! You may be a Zeon officer, but I'm in charge of this mission, and I say we finish them off once and for all! With their destruction, no one shall oppose us!"

"Don't you order me around, you headless piece of a chicken! I'm the commander of this Zeon group!" Mashmar then turns to his aide. "Gordon, this is all your fault!"

The brown-haired Zeon navigator is only startled as he is being made a scapegoat. "What did I do, sir?"

"Shut up! From now on, you are to work twice as hard to lead the whole Earth Sphere to the right direction! We will do whatever it takes for the glory of Zeon, do you understand!"

"Err...yes! Yes, sir!"

"Good! Prepare my Mobile Suit! We will engage the enemy immediately!"

"But sir? I thought our mission is supposed to..."

"Our mission is to take out the White Base Kai and the Argama!"

"But, sir...!"

"Are you questioning my authority, Gordon Go!?!" Mashmar yells.

"N...no! No, sir!"

"Then prepare the Mobile Suits! We are to attack at once!" Mashmar then leaves the bridge.

"Yes, sir! Right away, sir!" Gordon replies. By the time Mashmar is gone, he said to himself, "Why do I always end up like this? It's thanks to him that we've been assigned here in the first place..."

Back at the Guul, Brocken has deployed all of his units to battle. The first that came out are the MetalBeasts Garada K7, Daburas M2, Abdullah U6, Toros D7, and a newcomer Jenova M6, a humanoid-like MetalBeast armed with a sniper rifle. Aerial units have been sent out as well: the Mechasaurus Bird, the Vega Beast Giru Giru, and four Minifour ships.

The Musai ship launched only 5 from their number. Two of these are Zaku II units equipped with missile launchers on their legs. The other two are known as Gelgoogs, high-performance Mobile Suits with tough armor (though not as heavily as the Doms). Each Gelgoog carries a rifle in hand and a shield on their backs. The fifth is an unusual Mobile Suit: it appears to be heavy armored, but what seems to be boosters attached to several areas of the body (especially the shoulders, where it has five of each), made it look like a very agile unit. Its arms are a little thin, the cables almost exposed. The hands are replaced with claws. The left arm is equipped with a large shield. The horns attached to the mono-eyed head suggest it's the unit commander.

"Captain! Enemy units have been deployed!" reports Mika.

"Darn it! We must protect the Kujira at all costs!" mentioned Lynn. "Professor Tachibana, please head for the Far East Base! We will hold them off!

"Understood, Captain! We are on our way!" the professor replies and ends his transmission.

"We'll offer you a hand, Captain Mao!" Bright proposes.

"Thank you, Captain Noah. We could use all the help we can get!" said Lynn as she turns her attention to the crew. "All units take off and engage the enemy! Don't let them get near the Kujira!"

One by one, the units from the White Base Kai have been deployed from the dual launch pads. The Argama has launched its own units as well. The first looks much like a Dom unit with only a difference in head design and having black colors. The second is a yellow mobile suit that doesn't appear like one made for combat, despite the two beam weapons that are attached to the forearms. The third is a Mobile Suit painted in gold and black, with an overall design suggesting it's an agile robot, and the design of its eyes almost looked as if the robot was wearing shades. The last to come out is a white and dark-blue Gundam equipped with a shield and a Beam Rifle.

"I guess the real battle is about to begin," Duo says as he watches his comrades.

"Agreed." Ryoga replied. He then looked over at Daiken, who is still unconscious.

"Hey, you may need a little help. Give him to me and I'll take him to your ship. You just get out there and kick some metal butt."

"All right. Thanks." Ryoga then moves the unconscious Daiken onto the Gundam's hand before returning to the cockpit and closing the Grungust's chest. "Mika-chan, this is Ryoga. The Gundam will come in the ship with the Lieutenant and the Gespenst. Please have Naomi-san ready to take the Lieutenant to Sick Bay."

"Got it, Ryo-san! Please be careful out there."

"Roger. Ryoga Kazehino. Grungust Nishiki, GO!"

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Part 3

As the MetalBeast Army makes a charge towards the defending group, the units from both the Argama and the White Base Kai made a charge as well. Boss, who is very eager to take them all on with his Bossborot, leads the group. "Dan dan daaaaaan!" Boss shouts. "I'm the ally of Mazinger Z, the legendary Bossborot! So you better be ready, 'coz I'm gonna take you..." before he could finish his line, his mecha was hit by something fast and was knocked off, slamming the head to the ground while standing vertically for a second before the entire body fell flat.

"Boss!" Koji shouts. But his Mazinger, too, was hit by something. Fortunately, Mazinger's armor is strong enough to withstand the attack. When Koji looked ahead, it was the Jenova M6 firing from its rifle. Mazinger's raises its guard, blocking the shots, giving the Toros D7 the opportunity to ram Mazinger Z with its huge horn. Koji saw this one coming and instinctively he moves Mazinger's arms, grabbing the large horn of the MetalBeast just before the tip could even touch Mazinger's torso. However, the force of the MetalBeast's ramming speed allows it to slowly push Mazinger backwards, the ground giving way to the metal feet of both robots.

The Jenova M6 sees the scenario as a perfect opportunity to take out Mazinger's pilot. It then readies the Sniper Rifle, aiming carefully at the Pilder. As it locks on to its target, the trigger is pulled and a shot is fired.

The MetalBeast's weapon was taken out of its hands.

The shot came from the air, from the Texas Mac's own rifle. The cowboy robot then waves its index finger as Jack starts to taunt. "Tsk, tsk, tsk! If you're gonna do some shootin' to my friends, son, that's a no-no."

The Jenova M6 just stared at the Texas Mac, then quickly does a roll and grabs its weapon, aiming this time at the flying robot and fires a series of shots. The Texas Mac dodges, but one tears a hole on its cape.

"That's a lucky strike!" Jack smiled. He then pulls a lever allowing the Texas Mac to set its rifle to the back and pulling out twin guns. Then, the Texas Mac fires the twin guns. The Jenova M6 tries to roll out of the way, looking for cover while continuously firing back.

Meantime, Garada K7 and Irmgardt's Gespenst are clashing blades. The skull MetalBeast slashing and striking with its twin scythes, but Irmgardt is able to hold his ground with the Gespenst's Plasma Cutter. Ryoga is having a test of strength battle as the Grungust Nishiki locks hands against the Abdullah U6. Sayaka's Aphrodi A continuously attacks the Daburas M2 with kicks, punches, and chops.

From the air, Brocken's air forces are into a fierce dogfight with those from the White Base Kai. The Mechasaurus Bird is giving Getter 1 a hard time, by using its rippled rays to counter the Getter Tomahawks. An exchange of beam attacks came from between the Vega Beast Giru Giru and the Grendizer. The TFO, Drill Spacer, Double Spacer, and the Lady Commando are doing a good job keeping the Minifours from going further.

Duo has rejoined the battle and teams up with the white Gundam as they take on the two Gelgoogs who are constantly firing at them. Duo's Gundam dodges and counterattacks by throwing its shield, disarming one of the Gelgoogs' rifles and forcing it to attack in melee combat. The Gelgoog then pulls out its close range weapon, a staff with curved beam blades on each side. It spins the weapon and then charges forward, clashing blades against the Gundam Deathscythe.

The white Gundam fires its Beam Rifle constantly at the other Gelgoog, forcing it to block using its shield. As it comes close, the Gundam leaps into the air, throwing away the Beam Rifle and pulling out its Beam Saber, about to strike it down to the Gelgoog. The Gelgoog raises its shield to block the attack, but the white Gundam pilot anticipated this and swings the Gundam's leg forward, kicking the head of the Gelgoog and knocking it down. The white Gundam then raises its shield, as if the pilot sensed danger, which is correct. Several missiles have been fired upon the white Gundam courtesy of the two Zakus. Between them, the fifth Mobile Suit who is the commander of the group.

Inside commanding Mobile Suit, Mashmar identifies the Gundam his Zakus are attacking. "So, that's the Gundam Mk II...then that means..." He is interrupted when two Mobile Suits from the Argama are protecting the Gundam Mk II. It was the yellow and dark gray Mobile Suits. The two move forward, shooting down the Zakus with their beam weapons. Mashmar steps in and forwards his Mobile suit towards them. He dodges the ranged attacks with ease and grabs the Mobile Suits on their heads.

"You two are completely pathetic!" Mashmar shouts and pulls a trigger from his controls. Beams burst out of the claws of his Mobile Suit, piercing holes on the heads of his victims. Both the yellow and the black Mobile Suits slowly fall to the ground, immobilized. Then, Mashmar's head is suddenly filled with tingling sounds followed by what seems to be a voice of a young man crying out.

"NOOO!"

Mashmar tries to find where the voice is coming from. As he looked forward, he saw the Gundam Mk II coming at him, about to strike with its Beam Saber. Mashmar responds quickly and blocks the attack with his shield. As the two collide, the tingling sound returned and somehow, he could almost see the image of a young girl having short blue hair. The girl looked angry as she cries out. "I'm going to send you to hell, you bastard!!!"

Mashmar is surprised that it wasn't a girl at all, but a boy judging simply from the voice. He believes that this is probably the pilot of the Gundam Mk II. But what is more surprising is how he could hear his own thoughts. "You're...you're a NewType???" he asks.

The Gundam pilot didn't answer as he tries to get the Beam Saber close to Mashmar's Mobile Suit, aiming at the head. Unknown to the Gundam pilot, from behind, the Gelgoog that he had knocked down has now gotten up, rifle in hand. The Gelgoog then opened fire and shots from the rifle hit the rear of the Gundam Mk II. Stunned from the attack, Mashmar's Mobile Suit pushes away the Gundam, and strikes with a Beam Saber of his own, hitting the Gundam's chest area. White smoke then comes out of the damaged Gundam as it steps back, still taking fire from the Gelgoog in the rear. Finally, the Gundam Mk II starts to fall down on one knee.

"Humph! So much for this new 'Gundam'," Mashmar taunts. "Soldier, finish it!"

The Gelgoog complies and readies its rifle once more when an explosion occurred on its back. Fortunately, the shield locked on the back protected the Mobile Suit from damage. But when the Gelgoog turned around to see the attacker, it was over in a second as the golden Mobile Suit appeared out of nowhere and drives its Beam Saber on the Gelgoog's cockpit. The Gelgoog could only wiggle upon being stabbed before it is immobilized.

As Mashmar watches one of his Gelgoogs taken out, the Gundam pilot seizes the opportunity and attacks Mashmar's MS with Vulcans. With the commanding Zeon MS stunned, the Gundam Mk. II follows through with a lash from its Beam Saber, but Mashmar quickly pulls back, distancing himself.

The golden Mobile Suit then moves towards the fallen Gundam and communicates with its pilot. "Camille! Are you all right?"

"I'm...ok, Lt. Quattro," the Gundam pilot replies.

"Can you move?"

"The cooling system's damaged, but I think I can manage."

"All right. Fa and Emma are ok. Go to their Mobile Suits to pick them up, then return to the Argama. Me and Duo will hold the enemy off."

"Will do." With that said, the Gundam Mk. II slowly gets up and heads towards the two Mobile Suits Mashmar has immobilized.

With one more Zeon unit down, the golden Mobile Suit turns its attention to Mashmar. Tingling sounds and intense pressure fill the Zeon officer's head as if telling him the pilot of the Mobile Suit seems to be a very strong NewType.

"This feeling..." Mashmar says. "So it is true!"

The golden Mobile Suit then switches his weapon from a Beam Saber to a Bazooka and fires three shots. Mashmar moves his Mobile Suit quickly to avoid the first two, but his NewType powers kick in sensing that he would not be able to dodge the third. Quickly, he responds by using the beams from his Mobile Suit's claws to destroy the last one.

Mashmar tries to communicate to the pilot of the golden Mobile Suit using his NewType powers. "It's true! You are the legendary Red Comet himself!"

The pilot of the golden Mobile Suit remained quiet upon hearing that. Part of what Mashmar said may be true. The pilot wears a distinctive red normal suit. He had blonde hair and from the way he looks, one could say he is a prince in his 20's.

"You cannot deny me!" Mashmar shouts as he communicates again thru NewType powers. "Your senses show it all! You are none other than Char Aznable himself!"

"And what if I am?" the pilot replied.

"Why would the greatest ace pilot of Zeon become our enemy!?! I have given you a great respect for what you've done in the war! Why do you not fight for the cause of Zeon!?!"

"Why would a Neo-Zeon officer like you doing controlling a force from the Principality and working alongside Dr. Hell?"

"How...how do you know that???"

"I have my ways of knowing...Lt. Mashmar Zero!"

Mashmar could only grunt and shouts at Char. "Damn you! You may be the Red Comet, but your treachery is unforgivable!" His Mobile Suit then pulls out its Beam Saber. "With my Mobile Suit, Hamma Hamma, I, Mashmar Zero, shall give you the ultimate punishment for treason - death!"

With that said, the Hamma Hamma dashed towards Char's Mobile Suit. Char responds by letting his mech drop the bazooka and takes up its own Beam Saber. The two Mobile Suits then crossed swords.

Inside the Guul, Count Brocken surveys the battlefield carefully from the main screen. One of the Iron Masks reports to him of the situation. "Count Brocken, sir. The enemy is blocking our attempts to pursue the Kujira. The target is now headed for the Far East Base!"

"I know that, you fool!" Brocken snaps back. "Curses! At this rate, the Kujira will reach the base for sure! No matter! If we cannot obtain them, we will destroy them!" The Count then stood up and waves his hand. "Go, DanDan L2! Head for the Far East Base and destroy all in your way!"

With that order, the gigantic metal wheel, which lay idle for some time, has started to move. Giant spikes literally crushing the buildings of Tokyo-2 like paper, going on a steady course.

"Captain!" Mika shouts as she reports on the situation. "That giant thing is on the move!"

"That MetalBeast must be stopped! Contact any available unit to stop it!"

"Negative, Captain! All units are still engaging the enemy!"

"Then we'll just have to blast it out. Give me Captain Noah!"

"Roger that!" Mika then opens a transmission to the Argama.

"Noah here." Bright responds.

"Captain! We need your help in taking out the giant MetalBeast!" Lynn says.

"I know, Captain Mao! We will both hit it with our Mega Particle Cannons on full power!"

"Agreed!" Lynn then gives the order. "Align ourselves to target the MetalBeast! Ready Mega Particle Cannons!"

"Count Brocken," said one Iron Mask soldier. "It appears, the enemy's battleships are positioning themselves to attack DanDan L2!"

"Well, we're not going to let them have their way!" Brocken shouts. "Get me the Musai ship!"

"Yes, sir!"

"This is Count Brocken! Musai ship, by my command, you are to fire at will on those Federation ships!"

"I only respond to the commands of Lieutenant Mashmar Zero!" Gordon replies.

"You impudent fool! I am in charge here! If you refuse to obey my authority, then I'll make certain your body will have a hard time looking after your head! Now, attack those ships!!!"

"Target acquired!" Mika said.

"Mega Particle Cannons, ready!" Yoshiko reports.

"Good! Mega Particle Cannons..." Before Lynn could give the order, a loud bang is heard quickly followed by a tremor. The ship began to tip slightly and the crew hangs on to their seats. It was caused by the attacks from both the Musai ship and the Guul firing their long-range weapons at the White Base Kai and the Argama.

The explosion from both Federation ships caught Ryoga's attention as his Grungust blocks the massive punches from the Abdullah U6. He can also see the DanDan L2 making its course as well. When the Abdullah U6 makes another punch, the Grungust counters it with a One-Arm Shoulder Throw, taking down the MetalBeast. Ryoga then contacts the others. "Guys! Big trouble! Our ships are under attack and there's a giant MetalBeast headed for the base! We need to take action!"

"Copy that, Ryo-kun!" Koji replies. "Just let me take this giant monster out for a second! RUST HURRICANE!!!" His Mazinger Z then blows a gust of wind against the Toros D7. However, despite the power of the Rust Hurricane, the Toros D7 still stands, almost as if the attack didn't effect it at all. The MetalBeast fires its giant horn, aiming at Mazinger's head. Mazinger quickly halts its attack and parries the horn with its hand. Toros D7 follows up its attack by launching spiked missiles on the air and raining it down on the iron robot.

"Koji-kun!" Sayaka shouts. Quickly she tries to bring the Daburas M2 down, her Aphrodi A unleashing a combo of punches and kicks, the Breast Missiles, and finishing off with a Side Kick to knock it down. As she runs toward Mazinger, a giant drill suddenly came up from the Aphrodi A's feet. Sayaka had no time to respond as drill tears up her robot in half.

"Sayaka-san!" Ryoga shouts as instinctively he moves the Grungust towards the fallen Aphrodi A, but was halted when another drill suddenly came out from the ground. The Grungust fell and the thing that appeared on the ground revealed itself as the Mechasaurus Zen II. Immediately the robotic dinosaur fires its missiles on the fallen Grungust.

Char and Mashmar continue to cross swords at one another. Mashmar tries hard to get his Hamma Hamma's Beam Saber through, but to no avail. He decided to take down the Red Comet via different approach. He makes a strike, the golden Mobile Suit then blocks it. Mashmar then pulls back his Hamma Hamma, anticipating Char would follow through. His plan worked as Char's Mobile Suit comes in pursuit. Mashmar grins as from his screen, his target cursor is fully locked on. He presses a button and from the Hamma Hamma's own shield, a burst of light is fired. The Red Comet, showing his reputation, quickly dodges the beam attack in time and continues on forward, to Mashmar's surprise. The Hamma Hamma attempts to shoot again this time with its claws, but Char is one step ahead as he swings his Mobile Suit's Beam Saber, slicing both arms of the Hamma Hamma.

Not too far from them, the Gundam Deathscythe has used the same tactic he did against Daiken in the Grungust to confuse the other Gelgoog, then takes it down with its shield followed by a strike from the Beam Scythe. Now the odds are 2 to 1, with the Hamma Hamma fully handicapped.

Mashmar knows that he doesn't stand a chance against two Mobile Suits at the state of his Hamma Hamma. And with him being the only unit left, he makes a hasty retreat. Both Char and Duo attempt to pursue when missiles coming from the sky fell and exploded in front of them, blocking their path. As Mashmar retreats, he turns his camera to see that what appears to be a large submarine almost shaped like a Manta surface from the deep water. From that submarine, four Mobile Suits are deployed. The first two, the Agguys, are short and brown colored. They appear to look like amphibious stuffed toys at first, but the large, mono-eyed head and their constant fire of beams from their forearms completely cancels that thought. The other two, the Zocks, are heavy Mobile Suits releasing a barrage of beams from their forehead and shoulders. The onslaught of the four Mobile Suits is relentless as Char and Duo are taking heavy fire.

Back inside the bridge of the Musai, Mashmar finally enters in and surveys the situation from the main screen, a grin on his face. "So, the reinforcements are here."

"Yes, sir." Gordon reports. "I would also like to report that both Federation ships are taking heavy damage from our combined assault."

"Excellent, Gordon...but WHO THE HELL GAVE YOU THE ORDER TO SHOOT?" Before Gordon could even answer, Mashmar has already launched a series of stomps and pummels as punishment for his disobedience.

Airborne, Grendizer and Getter Robo reside back to back as they survey the situation. In front of them, the Mechasaurus Bird and the Giru Giru stared at the two robots, about to make their move.

"This is bad, Ryoma," said Musashi. "They're overpowering us and increasing in number. If we don't act soon, we'll lose this battle."

"I know, Musashi." Ryoma answered. "These guys have improved greatly. How is that possible?"

"It doesn't matter how they've improved," mentioned Hayato. "We need to take these guys out now if we're to help the others."

"Agreed," said Duke Fleed. "Especially since that MetalBeast over there is coming closer to the base."

Then both the flying Mechasaurus and the Vega Beast let out roars.

"All right," Ryoma orders. "Let's move out!"

And so, both Grendizer and Getter Robo brought out their weapons and took the initiative. Grendizer wields the Double Harken (a double-sickle staff), while Getter Robo uses its Getter Tomahawk once again. The Mechasaurus Bird attempts to take out the Getter Robo via a ranged attack using its rippled rays. The Giru Giru sends all of its limbs within its saucer-shaped body and goes for a spin attack against the Grendizer. Duke moves his Grendizer away just in time, but the Vega Beast continues its course, headed for Getter 1.

"OPEN, GETT!"

Getter 1 then splits back into the 3 Gett Machines and fly out of the Giru Giru's way, causing it to head straight for the Mechasaurus Bird. The latter's ripple rays are not enough to slow down the Vega Beast and both robots ended up colliding with one another.

"Now, Getter Team!" Duke signals as his Grendizer exposes the V mark on its chest. "KENJYURYOKU STORM!"

"OK!" replies Ryoma. "GETT MACHINE ATTACK!"

The dual attacks hit their mark, and they were powerful enough to destroy the collided robots. Not too far, Shiro's TFO has taken down the last of the Minifours, totaling Count Brocken's losses to 6.

"Looks like all of Count Brocken's aerial force is taken care of," says Duke. "Now we need to take out that large MetalBeast."

"But guys, what about the White Base and the Argama?" Shiro asks. "They're taking it really hard from the enemy's aerial ships."

"Everyone down there is in trouble as well," Maria adds. "They need our help!"

"Ugh! What should we do??" Ryoma asks in frustration.

Then, the Getter Team receives a transmission. "Ryoma! Hayato! Musashi!"

"Prof. Tachibana?" Ryoma asks.

"Ryoma! Commander Oka has sent out all of his forces to assist you! I'm also sending out three Gett Machines to help you out!"

"Three new Gett Machines?"

"But Professor," Musashi asks. "Who's piloting them?"

"That would be us, Musashi-san," answered a young man, who opened his channel to speak to the Getter Team. "Gou Ichimonji, Gett Machine 1 pilot."

Back at the Guul, the Count is cackling over the view of the White Base Kai and the Argama taking further damage when one of the Iron Masks reports on the current situation. "Count Brocken, we have lost all of our air units and it seems enemy reinforcements are on their way."

"What's that?" the Count asks. "Show me!"

From the main screen, he views the rest of the battleground, looking for the enemy reinforcements, but all he could see are three small fighter jets rendezvousing with the Getter Team.

"Bah! They are nothing! Continue our attack on the enemy ships."



"Ryoma-san!" Gou calls. "We'll take care of the enemy from the ground. You and others can take on the Guul and the Musai!"

"All by yourself?" Ryoma asks.

"Please trust us, we can handle it!"

Ryoma would argue about that, but knowing that there is no time. He agrees.

"Let's take them on, Sho! Gai!" Gou says to his fellow Getter pilots.

"Combine!" replied Sho.

"Formation!" shouts Gai.

"CHANGE GETTER!"

The once three fighter jets suddenly merged into one, and a blue Getter Robot has come to life.

"Combination complete!" said Sho.

"OK! Let's go!" said Gai.

"Right!" Gou replied. "Neo Getter 1, ready! GO!!"

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Part 4

As soon as the Neo Getter landed on the ground, it pulls out a Gattling Gun and fires multiple, rapid shots on the Mechasaurus Zen II, which continues attacking the Grungust Type-2 with its claws and drills. The gunshots from Neo Getter 1 hit the Mechasaurus on the back, stunning the metallic dinosaur. Ryoga right away makes his move, kicking hard on the Mechasaurus to send it away before getting his Grungust up. After that, the Grungust attacks with two quick jabs, a left hook, and a right uppercut. As the Mechasaurus turns around from the blow, Neo Getter 1 fires the Gattling Gun once more, punching through the Mechasaurus's head and destroying the AI chips from inside, putting it out of action.

Then, the Abdullah U6 grabbed the Grungust Nishiki from behind. The Daburas M2 has captured Neo Getter as well. They kept the two locked in place as the Zeon submarine locks onto them and launched a new wave of missiles. But before the missiles hit their target, they were destroyed instantaneously on the air thanks to the aid of Michiru and the rest of the aerial team. Beams and cannons are then fired from a distance, hitting the two MetalBeasts on the rear, releasing the Grungust and Neo Getter. It was Commander Oka's troops that finally arrived for support. Gou and Ryoga took the advantage. The Grungust head butts the Abdullah U6 followed by an elbow strike, spinning back fist, and a roundhouse kick. Neo Getter 1 moves behind the Daburas M2 and grabbing the waist, slamming it down with a German Suplex.

The Agguys and Zocks continue to fire their weapons on Char and Duo's Mobile Suits even though the latter continue dodging away from the relentless beam attacks. Tanks and GMs from Oka's began firing at the amphibious Mobile Suits of Zeon and getting their attention, allowing the critical time for Char and Duo to return fire, and catching the four Zeon Mobile Suits into a Pincer Attack (attacking from both front and rear). Michiru, Hikaru, Maria, and Shiro began attacking the Zeon submarine.

Getter 1 and Grendizer attacked the Musai ship and the Guul with their ranged weapons to halt their attack on the Argama and the White Base Kai. The duo then flew as close as possible to prevent the two ships from firing their long-ranged weapons against them. The Guul and Musai are then forced to use their gun turrets to bring down Getter 1 and Grendizer. Unknown to Mashmar and Brocken, their attempts to bring down the two Super Robots is merely a distraction for Oka's aerial force to arrive. When they have realized this, it was too late as a cluster of jet fighters from the Japanese Army launched a barrage of missiles on the two ships.

The Yubarin T9 simply toys around against the Bossborot, who is trying to protect Sayaka and her fallen Aphrodi A. Whenever the Bossborot attempts a punch, the MetalBeast either simply dodges and slaps its opponent with a gun shot, or closing itself with its gigantic drill and catching the arm and spinning it away, dizzying Boss as he is thrown out. The toying became serious when Neo Getter 1 intervenes and attacks with its Gattling Gun. The MetalBeast then closes itself inside the drill and goes underground. The blue and buff looking Getter splits itself and transforms into a pink, slim and somewhat feminine looking Neo Getter 2. Playing the MetalBeast's game, the Neo Getter 2 goes underground using the drill on its left arm.

The constant attacks of the Toros D7 had finally knocked Mazinger Z down. The four-legged MetalBeast surveys its prey and readies itself for another charge, aiming its horn at the Pilder. Koji, not willing to lose, looks at the Toros D7 as it starts to run towards him.

"MISSILE FIRE!"

From the belly of Mazinger, a missile is launched and precisely hit the mouth of the Toros D7, enough to halt its run. Mazinger then raised its arm, and they slowly lift by themselves to reveal Drill Missiles, which are released and hit the front of the Toros D7. The missiles slowly drilled inside and then detonate. Smoke and heat burst out of the drilled holes of the MetalBeast.

"And the final blow," Koji shouts. "KOUSHIRYOKU BEAM!"

The Photo-Atomic Beam is fired from Mazinger's eyes, hitting and piercing through the Toros D7, resulting in the MetalBeast to explode.

Out of the ground, the Yubarin T9 resurfaces and jumps airborne. Neo Getter 2 follows through with breakneck speed and holding on its right hand is a long thin object of pure energy shaped like that of a sword. The Neo Getter 2 flies up ahead of the MetalBeast, with its right arm raised up. The sword was able to slice through the Yubarin T9's drill shell, exposing the MetalBeast. Neo Getter 2 then drives its drill down to the MetalBeast's torso, piercing a hole, and shakes it away. The Yubarin T9 falls hard on the ground, then explodes.

The other GMs started attacking the remaining three MetalBeasts, Abdullah U6, Garada K7, and Jenova M6. One of the pilots of the GM sent a transmission to Irmgardt. "Lieutenant Kazahara, sir! We'll take care of these guys. Please take out the giant MetalBeast!"

"Roger that." Irmgardt replied. "All available units concentrate on taking out the giant MetalBeast!"

"Way ahead of you, Irm!" Koji shouts as his Mazinger positions itself in front of DanDan L2. "Take this! ROCKET PUNCH!"

But the flying iron fists only bounce off the MetalBeast.

"Damn, no effect!"

"SCREW CRUSHER PUNCH!" shouted Duke. Grendizer's own fists covered in a red spinning drills are launched, aiming at the DanDan L2's side. They both bounce off as well. "Impossible! The armor is so thick even my Screw Crusher Punch has no effect!"

"Then we'll just have to blast it off!" Ryoma suggests. "Gou, we'll need your Getter's beam!"

"No can do, Ryoma-san." Gou replied. "Neo Getter Robo does not have a Getter Beam of its own."

"What???"

"But we do have our own beam attack. Gai, give them what you've got."

"No problem, Gou. CHANGE GETTER!"

From Gai's own words, the Neo Getter 2 split and then combined to Neo Getter 3. Slightly larger than the original Getter three, with heavy arms, wheels as its legs and what looks like large dual horns attached to its back. The Neo Getter 3 stood beside Getter 1.

"Ok, whenever you're ready!" said Gai.

"All right, let's bring that thing down," said Ryoma. "GETTER BEAM!"

Getter 1 fires a red beam coming from its body, hitting the front of the DanDan L2. But like Mazinger and Grendizer, the attack has no effect as the MetalBeast continues its course.

"My turn!" Gai shouts. "PLASMA BREAK!"

From the Neo Getter 3's dual horns, electricity surges around them and slowly bursts out. In a split second, the electrical surge hits the MetalBeast. The gigantic wheel starts to slow down, but it's still resisting the dual attack.

"It's starting to work," said Sho. "But we need more power!"

"I'll help!" said Duke as he stood next to Getter 1. "SPACE THUNDER!"

Like the Neo Getter 3, from Grendizer's head, a huge burst of electrical energy is released, mixing the other two attacks. The MetalBeast starts to move slower, but continues to move.

"This should do it!" Koji shouts. "BREAST FIRE!"

Photo-Atomic powered heat beams are released from Mazinger's chest. Now with four powerful attacks, the DanDan L2 finally halts its progress. The four Super Robots continue the attack, the DanDan L2 now slowly being pushed backwards.

"Count Brocken, sir! The MetalBeast is being pushed away by Mazinger and his team!" reports one Iron Mask soldier.

"Count Brocken, sir! We're taking serious damage from the enemy missiles!" reported another.

"Grrrr! I won't be beat!" Brocken retorts. "DanDan L2! Show your true form and destroy them!"

Suddenly, a huge tail came out from the giant MetalBeast and released a huge and quick beam attack. The beam hit the Super Robots, breaking their formation and stopping their attack. The giant wheel then splits open, revealing the robot's mechanical, yet monstrous face. From the sides, giant drill arms came out. The MetalBeast's transformation is complete, having an overall look of a scorpion on spiked wheels. The DanDan L2 lets out a hiss as its tail fires more beam shots, attacking the jet fighters from the air. A few tanks and GMs attempt to shoot down the MetalBeast, but it only made it angry and fires beam shots at them. That group was destroyed in one blast.

Ryoga cannot believe what he sees. Never has he experienced such casualties as this. He could only grit his teeth and grasp the controls, wishing he could do something to stop this. But with him unable to use the Grungust's weapons, how can he? Knowing that thoughts like this only distract him, he sets it aside for now and takes on the matter at hand, which is to bring Sayaka and Boss to safety after both their robots were severely damaged. Taking them on the Grungust's palm, Ryoga carries the two to a one of the Japanese Army's station trucks nearby, where some of the extra ammunition and weapons for the GM units are placed.

"You two should be safe here," says Ryoga to the two. "I'll go and help out the others."

"Ok, Ryo-kun. Be careful." Sayaka replied. The Grungust gave a nod before returning into battle.

With the Super Robots still down, more GMs, tanks, and fighters concentrate their fire on the DanDan L2. But no matter how much firepower they put out, the scorpion-like MetalBeast does not seem to suffer any damage. The MetalBeast simply fires the beam from its tail again and again, destroying more of Oka's forces. Irmgardt attempts to shoot the MetalBeast on the head using the Neutron Beam, but the DanDan L2 blocks it using its gigantic drill arms. Irmgardt anticipates the MetalBeast will go for the beam attack, so he starts strafing the Gespenst left and right to avoid being targeted. Irmgardt's strategy worked. Despite the power of the MetalBeast's tail, it's unable to fully lock-on to the fast moving Gespenst.

"You impudent fool!" shouts Count Brocken. "Stop wasting time and go destroy the Kujira!"

After several attempts of locking on to the Gespenst, the DanDan L2 suddenly moves backwards, distancing itself from the battlefield. It then sinks its limbs back, transforming itself into the giant spiked wheel once again. Irmgardt's eyes opened wide when he sees that the fallen Super Robots are within the MetalBeast's path.

"Damn! It's going to crush them!" said Irmgardt.

"Captain, Koji and the others are in the way of the MetalBeast!" reported Mika.

"Tell them to get out of there!" Lynn replied.

Mika then tries to contact the four Super Robots. "Koji-san, Getter Team, Duke-san! Please respond!"

But there was no answer.

"No good, Captain! They're not responding!"

"Then we need to get it off course! Prepare the Mega Particle Cannon!"

"Negative, Captain!" reports Yoshiko. "Our power is way too low to charge the Cannon!"

"Damn it!" Lynn cursed, slamming her fist at her armchair. "We can't let them have their way! Yoshiko, do we have enough power to move this ship?"

"Yes, Captain. Just barely."

"Then set all power to engines! We're going to ram it!"

Everyone then looked at her, shocked at her decision.

"We have to keep that thing away from them and the Far East Base by any means necessary, even if it means we have to sacrifice ourselves to do so!"

"I won't let you do that, Captain!" Ryoga interrupted. From outside, the Grungust now stood up in front of Mazinger Z and the others, facing the giant wheel.

Lynn sees the situation as well and contacts Ryoga. "Ryo! What are you doing!?! It's too dangerous to face the MetalBeast all by yourself!"

"I will not allow the White Base Kai to be destroyed, nor will Koji-san and the others be killed!"

"Get out of there, Ryo! That's an ORDER!"

But it was too late. The giant wheel now starts to move forward, going faster that before. Ryoga responds by letting his Grungust Type-2 rush towards it.

"RYO!" everyone shouted.

Ryoga lets out a yell as the Grungust's arms move aback, the elbows bent, then just before impact, the arms thrust onto the MetalBeast's surface. A loud 'boom' was heard, followed by a screech of metal, as the shell of the DanDan L2 grinds against the Grungust's palms. The MetalBeast continues to move, but the Grungust remains standing, slowing the giant wheel as much as it could. The ground giving way to the two robots.

Ryoga keeps the controls lean forward, trying to focus on stopping the MetalBeast from advancing and ignoring everything else. Already, the main screen is showing an indication that the arms will not be able to hold for long as the massive torque of the MetalBeast is too much for the Grungust's arms. But Ryoga perseveres, keeping the arms forward as though they were his very own. He grunts and grinds his teeth, trying as push further to stop the moving wheel. As he does this, visions started to appear on his head. Visions of shadowy figures shouting and yelling at him, telling him the negative aspects of himself. Telling him of what he had done, and what he had failed to achieve. Those words, however small or large, pierced him inside like being hit by a flurry of arrows. Shocks of electricity surged through his body as some areas of the Grungust's arms began cracking up. But the pain from the electric shocks only fueled him more, allowing his 'Rage of The Beast' to take over.

Then, those very words he heard from his first battle returned to him once more.

"...worthless..."

"...worthless..."

"...worthless..."

Those very words made Ryoga's mind spark. The eyes of the Grungust Nishiki suddenly began to flash and the chest slowly began to glow. "I won't..." he said. "I won't let it...I will not let it...!"

Then he heard a tingling sound from his head. Instinctively, he opened his eyes and yelled "GO, MAXI BLASTER!!!!!"

To everyone's surprise, the Grungust Nishiki responded to Ryoga's yell. The glowing star-shaped chest then fires its beam of light. The sudden sound of thundering impact from the beam completely halts the MetalBeast's movement.

Koji and the other Super Robot pilots have finally woken up after being knocked out from the DanDan L2's beam attack. As they get their robots back on their feet, they were stunned to see that Ryoga's Grungust is keeping the MetalBeast from going further and even more surprisingly, pushes it back.

But there's a twist.

As soon as the DanDan L2 attempts to break away from the Maxi Blaster, the Grungust grabs hold of the giant spikes, dragging it down as if keeping the MetalBeast from going anywhere while pummeling it with its beam. Since it's only in wheel form, the MetalBeast can only move forward or back. It cannot go left or right. Try as the MetalBeast can to break away, the Grungust keeps it still.

"WHAT IS THAT BRAT DOING!?!" Count Brocken shouts. His question has been answered as the Maxi Blaster incredibly pierces through the thick metal shell and hitting the insides. Fire and smoke then emitted from the MetalBeast, covering the Grungust Type-2, and the MetalBeast finally breaks away. It then transformed back into its scorpion-like form. However, the tip of the tail has been totally destroyed.

"Incredible," Irmgardt commented. "He somehow figured where the tail is and used the Maxi Blaster to destroy it."

"Ryo-kun!" Koji calls as he moves his Mazinger next to the Grungust to check on it. "Ryo-kun, are you all right?"

The Grungust's head then turned, looking at Mazinger Z as Ryoga replied "Yes, Koji-san. I'm fine."

"That was amazing! You got to take out that thing's tail!"

"Yeah. I think I've finally figured out how to use the Grungust's weaponry." The Grungust then lowers his head, looking at its own metallic hands as Ryoga continues. "Somehow, I don't feel as though I'm just a pilot of the Grungust. I feel like I AM the Grungust!"

The conversation was interrupted when the DanDan L2 lets out a roar, angry that its only ranged weapon is destroyed. All five of the Super Robots then lined up, facing the angry MetalBeast.

"Ok guys, we can do this!" Ryoga said, raising the Grungust's fist. "Let's bring that thing down!"

"You got it!" said Koji.

"I'm with you!" Duke seconded.

"Now it's our turn to give it a whirl of hurt!" shouted Gou.

"All right! Let's GO!" shouted Ryoma.

The MetalBeast screeches its wheels and dashes forward, desperate to take the Super Robots down. The two Getter Robots changed into their Getter 3 forms and rushed forward, thrusting their arms to the wheels of the MetalBeast to slow it down. DanDan L2 then attempts to take out the Getters using its drill arms, but as it's about to strike onto them, Mazinger Z and Grendizer grab hold of them. The MetalBeast looks left and right as the four Super Robots are keeping it still. When it looked ahead, the Grungust Type-2 raises its arms as Ryoga shouts out.

"Target locked! BOOST KNUCKLE, FIRE!"

The fists of the Grungust Type-2 ejected and land right onto the face of the MetalBeast. The impact was so strong that bits and pieces of metal and oil spurt out of the MetalBeast's face, the same way as when a real punch lands hard on the face of a person. The Grungust then rushes in and lands a series of kicks, knee strikes and a flurry of punches. DanDan L2 uses its destroyed tail to strike down the Grungust, but Ryoga sensed it and dodged out of the way, sliding underneath the MetalBeast and slowly lifting it up.

"Ok guys, on three!" Ryoga said to the others. "THREE!"

The pilots yelled as their robots slowly lift up the giant MetalBeast and throw it airborne. The MetalBeast then landed hard on the earth upside down and temporarily immobilized. The impact of the landing resulted in a tremor thanks to its massive size.

"Now's our chance, guys!" Koji says. "Let's finish it off!"

"With pleasure!" replied Gou as Neo Getter 3 transforms back into Neo Getter 1. It then raises its hands to the air and thunderous bolts of electricity surged between them, slowly forming a ball of sorts. "PLASMA THUNDER!!!!!" he shouts and the Neo Getter 1 throws the ball of lightning right onto the DanDan L2. The MetalBeast wiggled wildly as it receives the electric shock.

"Let me charge that up for you!" Duke taunted. "SPACE THUNDER!"

From the metallic horns/wings from Grendizer's head, more electricity is released and hitting the DanDan L2, shocking it with even more high voltage.

"Take this!" Ryoma shouts as his Getter turns into Getter 1. "GETTER BEAM!"

"How about a bit of a BBQ for seasoning?" Koji taunts. "BREAST FIRE!"

As the four Super Robots deal damage to the MetalBeast, it's now up to Ryoga to land the final blow. His Grungust faces the MetalBeast, arms slowly raised forward and crossed as the chest glows once more. Ryo focuses on his target as he concentrates. And when he has felt the right time, the Grungust's arms bent back as Ryoga shouts out.

"Grungust Type-2 finishing attack: MAXI BLASTER!!!!!"

The beams of light came straight out of the Grungust's star-shaped chest and lands hard against the weakened DanDan L2, piercing through its armor and damaging the insides. The MetalBeast explodes, sounding like a thousand missiles collided together. A thick cloud of mushroom smoke can be seen from a far distance. Everyone from the Far East Base to those on the battlefield cheered for the destruction of the MetalBeast.

"GRRR! HOW DARE THEY DO THIS!" Brocken shouts. "Contact the Musai and the Mad Angler! Prepare to attack Mazinger Z and his friends!" But before that could happen, Irmgardt and the others began opening fire at the two ships and the submarine. Both the Musai and the Mad Angler are beginning to pull away, to Brocken's surprise.

"MASHMAR!" Brocken yells. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?!"

But Mashmar doesn't respond as the ship and the submarine from Zeon slowly retreats, leaving only the Guul to be pummeled upon by combined might of Oka's forces and the group from the White Base Kai and Argama.

"Sir, we're being outnumbered and outgunned!" said one of the Iron Masks. "We've lost all of our MetalBeasts! We must retreat!"

"Curses! And I am this close to achieving victory! Pull back! Pull back!"

As the flying fortress leaves the battle defeated, much celebration and cheers come from the part of Ryoga's team and Oka's forces. But for Ryoga, victory is bittersweet, for as he surveys the field, what was once a beautiful grassy plain is now a graveyard. Wrecked MetalBeasts, Zakus, GM's, tanks, and planes all scattered throughout the field. Some have people riding inside. All of them are dead. This isn't like the VR games that he was playing. This is real.

"I guess being a pilot of a robot isn't really that fun at all," he thought. "It's only good when in a game. But when in a real battle like this, it sucks so much..."

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Part 5



Moments later, the White Base Kai, the Argama, and the Kujira landed right next to each other within the Far East Base. All three ships are undergoing repairs after receiving tremendous damage from the combined might of Count Brocken and the Zeon force. From the Kujira, the said Plasma Engines are slowly being taken out by truck with some support from the GMs. The engines are brass colored and hexagonal in shapes, having metallic tubes sticking out on each end with gears on the tips. While this is going on, the members of all three ships have gathered within the conference room. Most of them are high- ranking personnel, with the exception of Ryoga, who came along upon Commander Oka's request.

"Greetings, Argama crew, I'm Oka, Commander of the Far East Base."

"Bright Noah. Captain of the Argama." Bright then shook the Commander's hand. "A pleasure to meet you, Commander."

"It is an honor to meet you, Captain. I'd like to apologize for the loss of your MS from the battle."

"There is no need. Only the heads were damaged. No harm has come to my pilots, so they are all right."

"I see. I'm glad to hear it."

Then, a blonde man wearing a red and black leather suit and in shades step in to shake the Commander's hand. "Lieutenant Quattro Bagina."

"Please to meet you as well, Lieutenant."

"Professor Tachibana of the Saotome Research Institute and chief supervisor of the mass-produced Getter project."

"It's good to see you, Professor."

"The same. I'm glad that we delivered the Plasma Engines, but I regret that the process took the lives of so many of your men..."

"My men are willing to give up their lives for the safety and security of this country and the world, Professor."

"Please to meet you, Prof. Tachibana," Lynn approaches to shake his hand. "Lynn Mao, head of Mao Industries and Captain of the White Base Kai."

"Ah, Miss Mao. It's a pleasure meeting you. I've heard much about your achievements."

"Lieutenant Irmgardt Kazahara, Gespenst Unit A pilot."

"Lieutenant Daiken Crow, Gespenst Unit B pilot."

"I'm honored to meet you two."

"It's good to see you again, Professor." Hayato said, who is also called in.

"It's been awhile, Hayato. Or should I say, 'Professor Jin'?"

Hayato laughed.

"And you must be the Grungust pilot that stopped the giant MetalBeast."

"Yes, sir. My name is Ryoga Kazehino."

"Well then," said the Commander. "Now that that the introductions are over, let us go to the matter at hand." Everyone then took their seats. "Captain Noah, the last time I've heard of you, you were visiting Gryps 2 at the time one of the three Gundam Mk II's were taken, correct?"

"Yes, I have."

"Now you're a member of the A.E.U.G., why the defection? You've been a loyal and the most hardworking member of the Federation."

"There have been various circumstances coming from that day at Gryps 2. But whatever you have heard about the Titans' activities is reason enough that I joined the A.E.U.G."

"So what is your true objective?" Hayato asks with criticism. "Is it really just to take out the Titans or is there something bigger than that?"

"Our objective is to free the people of Earth from the oppression of the Federation army and the portion of the Federation government who supports them." Quattro answers.

"Sounds more like something the Zeons would do."

"True. But unlike the Zeons, we are not a full military force, though we do have our Mobile Suits. We're not here to make war. Rather, we're here to expose to the world what the Federation and its sub-parties are really doing."

"What do you intend to do once you've reached your objective?" asked the Commander.

"We wish for nothing more than peace for the space colonies."

"I'm relieved to hear that. I've objected the Titans group since they are founded as they cause nothing more but rifts between Earth and the colonies."

"So, Captain, what brings you and your crew here on Earth?" Lynn asks.

"We came here to rendezvous with our comrades and begin our next move in bringing down the Titans." Bright responds. "We have uncovered evidence that the Titans' may plan to stage a coup d'état on the Federation itself."

"A coup d'état!?!" said Irmgardt. "You mean they plan to take over the entire Federation through rebellious force??"

"That's correct."

"Why would they plan to do that?" asked Professor Tachibana.

"It may have something to do with the alien ship at South Atalia."

"The alien ship..." Daiken mentions. "You mean the Super Dimensional Fortress?"

"Yes, the SDF-1. Designated name: 'Macross'"

"You mean that thing on South Atalia is not just one huge meteorite?" Ryoga asked.

"No. It is actually an alien ship." Oka explains. "Shortly after the One-Year War, Vian Zoldark, the founder of the Divine Crusaders, went to South Atalia to investigate the fallen meteorite. When he discovered that it was an alien ship with technology even surpassing ours, he concluded in his report that there seemed to be a war going on somewhere in space and that the battle may reach towards Earth. The Federation lambasted the doctor's report and concentrated on rebuilding their forces for a future battle with the Zeons until the Vega Invasion. Though the Federation succeeded in defeating the Vega Empire, there are numerous casualties and property damage on Earth and the colonies. Surprisingly, the Principality did not took this opportunity to start a new campaign against the Federation, which resulted to the division of the faction."

"That does puzzle me," said Lynn. "Why didn't they attack at all?"

"Word has it that the Principality is still under economic depression after the One-Year War when the Vega Empire arrived, but that may not be the case. The Zabis have many allies that can support them financially, such as the Kahns and the Ronah Family. The Vega Invasion didn't affect the strength of the Principality at all, that by the time the invasion was thwarted they outnumber and outgun the Federation's Mobile Suit force. Whatever it was that the Zabis were thinking they've lost many of their supporters and resulted in the division. That's probably why the Principality decided to form an alliance with Dr. Hell.

In any case, after that event, the Federation began on building the SDF-1 to battle future alien invasions, much to the objection of several parties, particularly Admiral Haiman of the Titans. As you all know, the worldwide economy dwindled as a result of this. The Federation explained that they spent most of their money and resources on rebuilding Earth when in fact most of them were spent on the SDF-1 while the said rebuilding of the cities were made by the Romefeller Foundation among other parties. Dr. Zoldark then founded the Divine Crusaders to develop robots and weapons using the alien technology. The Titans was formed to counter the numerous anti-Federation factions, and the Mutropolis Organization to police Earth from international terrorist groups."

"Thus the need for the Federation to rebuild their forces." Bright adds. "That's one of the many factors the Titans was founded. Though it's a sub-party of the Federation, they work almost independently and provided their own Mobile Suit force."

"From what I've learned..." the Commander continues. "...A military force was formed during the construction of the SDF-1. This new faction is said to work independently as well. But their only main objective is to take on the incoming alien force and to defend the SDF-1. Under no circumstances should that military force participate in other conflicts such as what we're having now. They too provided the funding for the development of this new force along with the help of the DC. As you can see, all of this prevented the Federation from developing their own forces."

"Reason enough for the Federation officials to turn onto groups like Japan's Union of Scientists to develop new units that they can mass-produce with their limited amount of resources," said Prof. Tachibana. "Both the mass-produced Getters and the testing of the Grungust Type-2 are among the projects."

"Commander, we will take our leave as soon as the repairs are all finished." Quattro said. "We thank you for helping us. But we decide to take on the Titans our own way."

"There is no need for thanking me. Our job is to maintain the peace and security of Earth. The Titans are causing more trouble than what they're supposed to do. We are happy to assist you in your campaign."

"But doing so may put not only you but the entire Japanese Military in trouble with the Federation!" Bright argued.

"I'm well aware of that, Captain. But unless the Titans' actions are exposed, they will surely ruin Earth and the colonies with their inhumane tactics. They need to be stopped. And the sooner we can stop them, the sooner we can concentrate on defending the human race against the new alien invasion."

"I see...very well. I thank you for your support, Commander."

"Now that that is settled, I need to ask you about something, Kazehino-kun."

"Yes sir?"

"First off, I am impressed of your performance on piloting the Grungust Type-2. Truly you have proven that you are indeed its master."

Ryoga remained silent after that. He knew that Daiken was the first yet, it was him that was able to use full control of the Grungust.

"Seeing the sudden change of circumstances, I ask that you remain as pilot of the Grungust Type-2, for further training as well as to continue gathering the much needed data. At the same time, you are to participate as an active member of the White Base Kai."

"An active member?"

"In other words, you're officially a member of our team." Daiken explains.

Ryoga kept quiet as he thinks of it thoroughly. If he decides to join, that would mean he might not come back to Hokkaido to see Uriko and the others. But if he refuses, there's no telling if the Grungust will accept Daiken for future combat operations.

Just then, Daiken speaks to him on his mind. "You need not worry about me. But remember that the Grungust's fate rests on you. You are now its master."

"If you wish not to continue as Grungust pilot, we understand." Lynn said to Ryoga. "We will return you to Hokkaido as we agreed upon."

"That's all right, Captain." Ryoga replied. "I accept as pilot of the Grungust Nishiki and as a member of your team."

"That's a surprise. Why did you decide to do so?"

"Even if I refuse, those who are dear to me are still in danger. I want to do something where I can assure their protection. With the Grungust, I may be able to keep them safe, as well as the people of Earth and the colonies."

"I am glad of your decision, Kazehino-kun." The Commander comments.

"Thank you, sir."

"Very well, we will continue this tomorrow. Right now, you all need some rest."

After the meeting was over, Ryoga headed for the AEUG's battleship, the Argama, to check out their Mobile Suits. To his surprise, Koji, Sayaka, Boss, and Yoshiko are there to observe the Mobile Suits as well. "Hey guys!" he called. "What are you all doing here?"

"Hey, Ryo!" Yoshiko replied. "We came to check out the two Gundams." She then points out to the Gundam Deathscythe and Gundam Mk. II, standing next to each other.

"So, came to check my Gundam, eh?" Duo and a few others suddenly appear from behind. He then offers a handshake to Yoshiko. "The name's Duo. Duo Maxwell."

"Please to meet you, Duo." Yoshiko gladly shakes his hand. "Yoshiko Yanagita. Chief Mechanic of the White Base Kai."

"My, my! For a mechanic like you, you sure are one beautiful lady!"

Yoshiko's face turned red for a moment. She tries to cover her cheeks. Never before did Ryoga ever saw her like that.

"The name's Koji Kabuto. Mazinger Z pilot." Koji introduces himself.

"Sayaka Yumi."

"And they call me 'Boss'!"

"Boss??" Duo reacts. "That's a weird name."

"Say," Koji said. "You know what, Boss? Ever since we first met, you never told us what your real name is."

"Hey! I am not obliged to tell anyone what my name is because I'm the 'Boss'!"

"Or maybe it's because your real name may be a silly one!"

"Hey! That's a low blow, Kabuto!"

While Koji and Boss argue. Ryoga approaches Duo and the others and introduces himself. "Ryoga Kazehino. Grungust Type-2 pilot."

"So you're the guy piloting that blue robot. You did pretty good back there."

Ryoga just nodded in agreement.

"Hey, so sorry about what happened."

"No worries."

Two of Duo's company approached Ryoga and introduced themselves. Both of them are female. One appears to be Japanese with her dark-colored hair stretching down to the back of her neck. She wears a yellow shirt and a white mini-skirt aside from white leather boots. The other is the slightly taller of the two, having brunette hair and wearing a silk, khaki uniform.

"Please to meet you, Ryoga," said the brunette. "Ensign Emma Sheen. Pilot of the Rick Dias."

"And mine's Fa Yuri," said the dark-haired one. "Methuss pilot."

"Methuss and Rick Dias..." Ryoga mentioned. He never heard of these units before, but he assumes those were the two Mobile Suits that whose heads were destroyed in battle. "Well, please to meet both of you and I'm glad you are all safe from that battle."

"It's a good thing the cockpits are located in the torso." Emma replies. "There's no need to worry about our Mobile Suits since only the heads were taken out. They can be easily replaced so they'll be operational in no time."

Then Ryoga noticed another person in the back looking away from the rest of the group. The person is wearing a blue shirt and jeans. One can easily mistook the person for a girl thanks to the slim-built body with smooth skin and slightly long blue hair. But Ryoga can easily tell that the person is a guy from his body movements.

Fa notices what Ryoga is looking at and starts to speak to him. "Sorry. He really doesn't like to introduce his name to others."

"His name?" Ryoga asks.

"Yes...his name is 'Camille'. Camille Vidan."

"FA!" Camille snaps at her upon hearing that.

"Camille..." Ryoga thought. "That's a girl's name..."

Boss heard it to and starts to laugh. "'Camille'??? That's one of the weirdest names I've heard for a guy!"

"Heh! You only say that because your real name may be a lot worse than his!" Koji said to Boss. "Say, 'Peggy'!"

"WHAT'S THAT!?!" Boss shouts and the two began wrestling against one another.

Camille simply looked away in disgust, knowing that his name is being made fun of. Just then, Ryoga stood in front of him, offering a handshake.

"So, you're the pilot of the Gundam Mk. II, are you not?" he said.

Camille looked at him for the moment. He seemed to be sincere and not bothered by his name at all. He then received Ryoga's handshake and replied "Yes, I am."

"Please to meet you, Camille."

"Same here."

Meanwhile, from outside the Argama, Professor Tachibana has brought in his Neo Getter Team to introduce to Lynn, Bright, Duke, and the Getter Team.

"Gou Ichimonji, Neo Getter 1 pilot." Gou introduced himself as he shook Ryoma's hand.

"Gou Ichimonji...aren't you the famous pro-wrestler at the Tokyo Wrestling League?" asked Ryoma.

"How do you know all that?"

"I used to watch it a lot. You performed pretty well in the ring."

"Thanks. I'm also honored to meet the one and only master of the Nagare-style Karate."

"Really? Then perhaps one of these days, we'll have a match together."

"I'll be looking forward to it."

"Shou Tachibana. Neo Getter 2 pilot." The female Neo Getter pilot shook hands with Hayato. For a woman, she appeared to be very serious, almost no emotion coming from her. She had long red hair and having an athletic body. It seems she spent much of her life doing combat training and almost nothing else.

"Hayato Jin, Getter 2 pilot."

"It's good to see you again, sir." Gai saluted. The young Gai Daifou has been one of Musashi's best soldiers on his platoon. Like his senior, Gai has his body mass and military-style hair cut.

"The same here, Gai-kun." Musashi replied. "I'm surprised that you were chosen to be a Getter pilot."

"Yes, sir. Though I am mostly a mechanic, I've undergone numerous training sessions on piloting a Getter Machine."

"So Professor Tachibana..." Lynn asks. "You say that the Neo Getter Robo is the first attempt at mass-producing the Getters?"

"Yes," said the Professor. "Long before the Federation asked Professor Saotome on building mass-produced Getter, he already thought of how he could build one without the Getter Core Engine. Neo Getter Robo was made only to see if the Professor's theory is true. He made most of the plans and I was put in charge of the construction. When the Federation officials came to see the Professor on creating mass-produced Getters, Neo Getter was nearing completion."

"How is it possible that the Neo Getter can combine without the Getter Core Engine?" Bright asks.

"It wasn't easy creating Neo Getter without the Getter Core Engine," the Professor answered. "The Getter Core Engine allows Getter Robo to combine by molding the robot's outer shell. The Plasma Engine doesn't do this at all.

When Neo Getter is nearing completion, it still lacks the ability to combine and separate. All of the simulation tests ended in failure. I then suggested to the Professor that we combin the anatomy of Getter Robo with the ones used by the SDF-1's military force to allow Neo Getter Robo to combine and transform. My suggestion worked and thus Neo Getter is here."

"So the Plasma Engine's only function is to provide energy for the robot." Duke comments.

"Exactly. However, the combination required a lot of energy so Neo Getter's Plasma Engine has a higher power capacity than the ones for the mass-produced Getters. Add that to the parts needed for the transformation sequence and you get a conventional Getter Robo that's still costly to mass-produce. So the decision was to build non-transformable Getter Robos using the Getters 1, 2 and 3 as base."

"Wait a minute." Ryoma interrupts. "You said earlier that you used the design of the SDF-1's military force to create Neo Getter Robo, right?"

"Right."

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but does that mean the mechs from the SDF-1 can transform as well?"

"Correct. Using the alien parts of the SDF-1 called the 'Extra Over Technology' or 'EOT', they've actually built fighter jets called 'Valkyries' that can transform into various modes."

"If that's true, then those guys pack quite a punch!" Musashi comments. "It's no wonder they were ordered to fight the aliens only and nothing else."

"And if the Titans do attempt a coup d'état, getting the Macross under their control would give them a huge advantage," Hayato adds.

"In any case, we have to stop the Titans." Bright said. "Repairs should be done by dawn. We'll take off and rendezvous with Henken and the others and plan out next objective."

"Then please take my Getter Team with you, Captain," suggests the Professor. "You will need all the assistance you can get."

"We're at your service, Captain." Gou salutes to Bright.

"Thank you, but we can manage by ourselves."

"I object, Captain." Ryoma opposes. "Even though you have the Mk. II and the Deathscythe, you don't have any Super Robots with you. No telling if you will encounter the MetalBeast Army along the way."

"Maria, Hikaru, and I will join you too, Captain." Duke said.

"I see...what say you, Captain Mao?"

"I'm all right by it. Our ship still has Mazinger Z, and Getter Robo. The Grungust Type-2 will be taken to the DC Branch in Yokosuka for repairs. We'll head off for the Nanbara Connection to check out the Chodenji Machine, 'Combattler V'."

"I'll remain here at the Far East Base to supervise the testing of the mass-produced Getters," mentioned the Professor.

"All right. Thank you for your support." Bright addresses. "Our plans are all set, then."

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Part 5b

Dearest Uriko-chan,

'Konnichiwa'! How have you been doing? I hope you and the others are doing all right back at Hokkaido. Unfortunately, I won't be coming home for some time as I've become the official pilot of the Grungust Nishiki (you know, the robot we found back at the convention center). Please understand that it was my decision to be the pilot after I've gone through several battles. As dangerous as the task may be, the fact that another war is coming upon us makes me want to at least do something not only to maintain peace of this world, but to protect you and the others as well. Neither of us wants to suffer the same tragedy like what happened several years ago, and I intend to make sure that it won't happen. I have the pilots of Mazinger Z and Getter Robo to help me out (and it was a great honor to meet them). I'll send you a picture of all of us inside our battleship soon.

I'm undergoing training on mastering the Grungust and I've been doing great. It's only a matter of time before I could fully master the unit. While I'm doing that, we'll leave Japan for a moment (I can't tell you exactly where as it is classified information), then we'll be back at the Far East Base in Tokyo-2. I'll send you another letter when that event comes.

Please tell 'Oji-san' and 'Oba-san' that I said 'thank-you' for everything. Sorry if I've been a little rough on you all. This is the least I could do to return the favor. I know this is going to be difficult for me, but I've been through that before while I was still with Hazama-sensei. You all take care and I promise I'll come home when this is all over.

Yours truly,

Ryoga

Super Robot Wars Alpha Clash: Book 1 END