CHAPTER VII
THE AGE OF NEWTYPES- PART I
On July 25, UC 0082, the Rebellion launched their response to Char's threat. Char's fleet had been detected in space the day prior, so launching was mandatory. All the pilots (in their Mobile Suits) were loaded into the Tomino and the Bane of Zeon, two 'Monster' class ships (a mix of a lot of different parts). They launched at about 7:00 AM, and they exited the atmosphere soon after. All the pilots who were about to battle were nervous, but they were all experienced, so they weren't new to this stuff, but this was the ultimate battle.
"Sir", said the communications officer on the Bane of Zeon, "we're approaching the Zeon fleet".
"Very well", said Jung, who was captaining the Bane of Zeon. A few seconds later, the fleet appeared to Jung in front of his face. The fleet consisted of about five Musai class battleships, which were all heavy with mobile suits, and the Perfect Zeong, which made all other MS in the area seem obsolete. Jung swallowed hard once he saw the site, which perturbed him greatly. However, he walked up closer to the screen, as if he was going to face his fear face to face.
"Rebel fleet", said Char Aznable on the comm., which was piloting the Perfect Zeong. "This is your last change. We outnumber you three to one. Surrender and I will find you a worthy job in Zeon's slave labor corps. If you do not comply with my commands, we will do everything in our power to crush you like a mound of ants in a stampede of elephants. And believe me, our power is really powerful."
"Well Char", laughed Jung. "So will I. Give 'em hell, boys".
"Aye sir", said the Bane of Zeon's weapon's officer. He then fired several shots at the Musai battleships, and the Tomino followed suit. Once the Musai class ships had some damage, Char moved the Zeong as if he were furious.
"Zeon", yelled Char. "ATTACK!" Hundreds of Zaku cannons, Doms, and other MS then launched out of the battleships towards the two Monsters like a swarm of bees towards a bear covered in honey.
"Launch all MS now!" yelled Jung. One of the officers then sounded an alarm, and thus began the battle.
Once the alarm rang in his ears, Heinz leaped on his controls to launch the Gundam. Since his Gundam was big and bulky compared to the GMs and other weapons of war, Heinz had to wait his turn. He then starred at Chris, who seemed to be okay.
"You fine, Chris?" asked Heinz.
"I'm ready for anything and everything", exclaimed Chris. "Gundam launching!"
"How about you, Francis?" asked Heinz after Chris left for battle.
"Shutup", yelled Francis. "I have to concentrate. Perfect Gundam launching!" Francis then left, and Heinz put his hands on the controls.
"Full Armor Gundam launching!" yelled Heinz. Before he knew he was in the air, and MS were flying everywhere. He weaved between the MS and shot all enemies that were in his targeting range. He kept looking around for the Gelgoog Cannons, but all he saw was Francis fighting some MS. Francis had customized the left arm on his Gundam so that it would disable all MS that he fired at. Jung tried to make this weapon larger so it could fit on the Monster class ships, but there was so much to do in so little time. The he fired this weapon at the entire enemy MS that passed his way, leaving them drifting for other enemies to crash into them. Heinz then saw several Zaku Cannons coming his way, so began to fire upon them. Francis then came his way, firing at all the other Zaku cannons.
"What brings you here?" asked Heinz.
"Just look ahead!" yelled Francis. Then, about three Zaku cannons surrounded them and they all aimed at them.
"Raise yours shields", said Heinz. "It's the best we can do". Heinz and Francis then covered their cockpits with their shields, trying to protect them long enough to escape in an escape pod. A few seconds later, the Zakus lowered their weapons and retreated.
"What happened?" asked Francis. "Did you make a scary face or something?"
"I don't know", said Heinz. "Whatever it is, it isn't something good".
Char Aznable, in the Perfect Zeong, was firing at some pilot in a black Gundam. Rumor had it that his old dancer was the pilot of that Gundam, so Char tried to make her his first kill. He didn't deny that she was a great pilot, for she evaded all the blasts aimed at her. However, when she tried to fire at him, it did little damage to him.
"Sir", said a communications officer on the Falmel, "It is 7:36".
"So?" asked Char.
"Time to launch the weapons."
"Fine then", said Char. "All Zeon suits- retreat towards the Falmel. All Zeon craft, retreat towards the Falmel." All the Zeon MS then zoomed towards the Falmel, and Char smiled. "Thus shall come the end of the Rebellion. I shall earn respect from the public and politicians, and then I shall rule the world, and so will all of my sons and their children. Well, at least I hope so..."
"Why are they retreating?" asked Francis. So far, during this battle, he felt like something would go wrong. Nothing major had been accomplished in the twenty minutes they had been battling. Now, all the Zakus were retreating. Not only did it seem fishy, but he had the same feeling in his gut when he was piloting a GM in the battle of Solomon.
"My god, Francis!" yelled Heinz. "Look!" Francis then looked around and saw several Federation suits suddenly exploding at random spots, without a shot from Zeon being fired.
"It must be some kind of invisible mine", said Francis.
"No, really?" said Heinz sarcastically. "Look how many of our people are being slaughtered!" Francis then looked around and saw what Heinz said was true. Not only were several Rebel craft crashed into the mines, but the battleships launched the invisible mines at the MS.
"HEINZ!" yelled Chris on the comm.. "FRANCIS!"
"What?" yelled Heinz.
"The three Gelgoog cannons have been launched and are beginning to aim at Earth!" yelled Chris. "You must hurry!" Francis then leaped onto the controls, but knew that is was too dangerous. Not only were the mines everywhere, but firing upon the nuclear weapons was an instant death. But a little voice in his head told him that billions would die because of him, and that this was his destiny as a Newtype. He then pushed the controls as fast as he could and went straight through space towards the three Gelgoogs. Dozens of mines hit him as he zoomed towards the three Gelgoog cannons, but he kept on moving towards the Gelgoogs. Finally, he cleared the minefield, with his Gundam armor less and so weak that it would fall apart if you threw a rock at it. The three Gelgoogs then fired their nuclear missiles fired towards Earth, and Francis fired his shoulder cannon frantically at the missiles. None of the bullets hit the missiles, at first, but the last few missiles hit one of them and caused the rest to explode. Francis' entire world then became one big red flash, but once the flash was over the three Gelgoogs had their weapons aimed at them.
"To die would be an awfully big adventure", said Francis.
"So be it", said Johnny Ridden, the pilot of one of the Gelgoog cannons. The three then fired at Francis, and he embraced the heat that followed their attack.
THE AGE OF NEWTYPES- PART I
On July 25, UC 0082, the Rebellion launched their response to Char's threat. Char's fleet had been detected in space the day prior, so launching was mandatory. All the pilots (in their Mobile Suits) were loaded into the Tomino and the Bane of Zeon, two 'Monster' class ships (a mix of a lot of different parts). They launched at about 7:00 AM, and they exited the atmosphere soon after. All the pilots who were about to battle were nervous, but they were all experienced, so they weren't new to this stuff, but this was the ultimate battle.
"Sir", said the communications officer on the Bane of Zeon, "we're approaching the Zeon fleet".
"Very well", said Jung, who was captaining the Bane of Zeon. A few seconds later, the fleet appeared to Jung in front of his face. The fleet consisted of about five Musai class battleships, which were all heavy with mobile suits, and the Perfect Zeong, which made all other MS in the area seem obsolete. Jung swallowed hard once he saw the site, which perturbed him greatly. However, he walked up closer to the screen, as if he was going to face his fear face to face.
"Rebel fleet", said Char Aznable on the comm., which was piloting the Perfect Zeong. "This is your last change. We outnumber you three to one. Surrender and I will find you a worthy job in Zeon's slave labor corps. If you do not comply with my commands, we will do everything in our power to crush you like a mound of ants in a stampede of elephants. And believe me, our power is really powerful."
"Well Char", laughed Jung. "So will I. Give 'em hell, boys".
"Aye sir", said the Bane of Zeon's weapon's officer. He then fired several shots at the Musai battleships, and the Tomino followed suit. Once the Musai class ships had some damage, Char moved the Zeong as if he were furious.
"Zeon", yelled Char. "ATTACK!" Hundreds of Zaku cannons, Doms, and other MS then launched out of the battleships towards the two Monsters like a swarm of bees towards a bear covered in honey.
"Launch all MS now!" yelled Jung. One of the officers then sounded an alarm, and thus began the battle.
Once the alarm rang in his ears, Heinz leaped on his controls to launch the Gundam. Since his Gundam was big and bulky compared to the GMs and other weapons of war, Heinz had to wait his turn. He then starred at Chris, who seemed to be okay.
"You fine, Chris?" asked Heinz.
"I'm ready for anything and everything", exclaimed Chris. "Gundam launching!"
"How about you, Francis?" asked Heinz after Chris left for battle.
"Shutup", yelled Francis. "I have to concentrate. Perfect Gundam launching!" Francis then left, and Heinz put his hands on the controls.
"Full Armor Gundam launching!" yelled Heinz. Before he knew he was in the air, and MS were flying everywhere. He weaved between the MS and shot all enemies that were in his targeting range. He kept looking around for the Gelgoog Cannons, but all he saw was Francis fighting some MS. Francis had customized the left arm on his Gundam so that it would disable all MS that he fired at. Jung tried to make this weapon larger so it could fit on the Monster class ships, but there was so much to do in so little time. The he fired this weapon at the entire enemy MS that passed his way, leaving them drifting for other enemies to crash into them. Heinz then saw several Zaku Cannons coming his way, so began to fire upon them. Francis then came his way, firing at all the other Zaku cannons.
"What brings you here?" asked Heinz.
"Just look ahead!" yelled Francis. Then, about three Zaku cannons surrounded them and they all aimed at them.
"Raise yours shields", said Heinz. "It's the best we can do". Heinz and Francis then covered their cockpits with their shields, trying to protect them long enough to escape in an escape pod. A few seconds later, the Zakus lowered their weapons and retreated.
"What happened?" asked Francis. "Did you make a scary face or something?"
"I don't know", said Heinz. "Whatever it is, it isn't something good".
Char Aznable, in the Perfect Zeong, was firing at some pilot in a black Gundam. Rumor had it that his old dancer was the pilot of that Gundam, so Char tried to make her his first kill. He didn't deny that she was a great pilot, for she evaded all the blasts aimed at her. However, when she tried to fire at him, it did little damage to him.
"Sir", said a communications officer on the Falmel, "It is 7:36".
"So?" asked Char.
"Time to launch the weapons."
"Fine then", said Char. "All Zeon suits- retreat towards the Falmel. All Zeon craft, retreat towards the Falmel." All the Zeon MS then zoomed towards the Falmel, and Char smiled. "Thus shall come the end of the Rebellion. I shall earn respect from the public and politicians, and then I shall rule the world, and so will all of my sons and their children. Well, at least I hope so..."
"Why are they retreating?" asked Francis. So far, during this battle, he felt like something would go wrong. Nothing major had been accomplished in the twenty minutes they had been battling. Now, all the Zakus were retreating. Not only did it seem fishy, but he had the same feeling in his gut when he was piloting a GM in the battle of Solomon.
"My god, Francis!" yelled Heinz. "Look!" Francis then looked around and saw several Federation suits suddenly exploding at random spots, without a shot from Zeon being fired.
"It must be some kind of invisible mine", said Francis.
"No, really?" said Heinz sarcastically. "Look how many of our people are being slaughtered!" Francis then looked around and saw what Heinz said was true. Not only were several Rebel craft crashed into the mines, but the battleships launched the invisible mines at the MS.
"HEINZ!" yelled Chris on the comm.. "FRANCIS!"
"What?" yelled Heinz.
"The three Gelgoog cannons have been launched and are beginning to aim at Earth!" yelled Chris. "You must hurry!" Francis then leaped onto the controls, but knew that is was too dangerous. Not only were the mines everywhere, but firing upon the nuclear weapons was an instant death. But a little voice in his head told him that billions would die because of him, and that this was his destiny as a Newtype. He then pushed the controls as fast as he could and went straight through space towards the three Gelgoogs. Dozens of mines hit him as he zoomed towards the three Gelgoog cannons, but he kept on moving towards the Gelgoogs. Finally, he cleared the minefield, with his Gundam armor less and so weak that it would fall apart if you threw a rock at it. The three Gelgoogs then fired their nuclear missiles fired towards Earth, and Francis fired his shoulder cannon frantically at the missiles. None of the bullets hit the missiles, at first, but the last few missiles hit one of them and caused the rest to explode. Francis' entire world then became one big red flash, but once the flash was over the three Gelgoogs had their weapons aimed at them.
"To die would be an awfully big adventure", said Francis.
"So be it", said Johnny Ridden, the pilot of one of the Gelgoog cannons. The three then fired at Francis, and he embraced the heat that followed their attack.