Wyvern Gold: Chapter 3

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"Have you been paying attention to the suit specs at all?! They're both combined with the old OSZERO! The old pilots who used them practically went insane. I know we had to study it, and the tests show that we're more than capable of handling it, but the chance we'll end up destroying everything is still there." Jeremy stared up at DragonSilver. "I don't see why they couldn't just use the BIOX systems like for all the other mobile suits. The abilities are enhanced, and the side effects aren't as deadly."

"But the BIOX systems don't motivate the pilot to fight. In fact the BIOX systems do nothing to help the pilot if they're afraid to fight. The OSZERO gave the pilot a reason to fight. Either destroy or be destroyed. That's how a war is fought." Kai shrugged and climbed up to the cockpit.

DragonSilver looked like a remake of a suit left over from the Eve Wars. It's predecessor, the TallGeeseIII, was as an advanced mobile suit, as much as possible without actually being a Gundam. DragonSilver had several differences though, it was stripped down to being a bare-bones mobile suit. The OSZERO system was installed. The Titanium Armor replaced with refined green and silver Gundanium. The metal head plates were removed for easier combination with the armor. Two BeamSabers were hooked up to the suit's power grid, and the HeatRod had been removed to be made a part of WyvernGold.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Like hell I'm going to wait on the outside! Who knows what the heck happens when you pass through that portal!"

"But the inner cockpit only fits one."

"Um... that's not exactly true..." she smiled.

"And if we get into a battle, how am I supposed to use the controls if you're sitting on them?"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it." Kai helped Jeremy into the cockpit, then curled up in a little space on the floor. "As for now, wake me when we get to the Mystic Gate. I want to see this thing."

"Sure." Jeremy sighed.

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"I've pretty much got this thing pretty much figured out, except for most of the Mystic Moon technology. All I need is to push a button and I accidentally blow up half of Gaea." Dei rolled an orange around on the table. "The Yspano technology is easy to understand, but it doesn't really do much since it was only outlined to an already complete Guymelef."

"Have you figured out if it has any light weapons? Almost all of the ones from the Mystic Moon have light weapons instead of metal ones." Fras wanted to know this more than anything. Being able to blow away all your enemies with a single, well placed shot would truly make him and his Melef the god of death.

"Actually, no. Don't they all have handheld weapons, though? Where would it go?"

"Maybe in the mouth. It does open and close. " Resia's eyes were fixed on WyvernGold's head.

The metal looked like clean steel, but numerous tests proved otherwise. It wore an emerald green cover of the same metal at the top of its head and upper throat. It had a sharp horn on its forehead and three golden glass eyes to see through; two regular eyes, and a smaller eye just under the horn disguised as a jewel. Its earflaps were flared outward for the moment so the mechanics could access inside, but folded against its sleek head in battle. The only things that wouldn't work were the jaws. The mechanics tried everything they could to get it to open, and even tried going through behind the ears, but the monster's jaws would not open.

"Well however it works, we haven't found it yet. And like I said, this thing is too dangerous to just play around with all the buttons. To fight, I just rely on the wings and tail. The wings move in front of it and link together to make a FanAxe, and the tail can either wrap around the enemy and crush it, or the spade can slice through the Moon Guymelefs." Dei took a knife to the orange to prove her point.

"They haven't even figured out what kind of metal that's made of, have they?" Resia took half the orange and peeled it. She popped a slice in her mouth and made a face with it.

"Nope. Whatever it is, it puts all the metals we have to shame. I bet it could break through your HalberdScythe easy, Fras." She stuck her tongue out at him.

"I'll take you now, Dei! No one insults Shinigami!" He stood up and pointed to his Melef.

"I did no such thing! My best friend and better in combat!? Never!" Dei laughed.

"Oh so now I'm not your best friend? That hurts, Dei." Resia sniffed.

"No, you're not my best friend, because you're my sister!" Dei razzed again. This time, Resia used her lightning reflexes and grabbed her tongue.

"What did I say about that? Someday someone's going to rip it out."

"Aah ii uth ay ee ooo! (And it just may be you!) Eggo! Urths!!" Resia let go and Dei rolled her tongue back into her mouth.

"Are you sure you're related....? For one thing, Dei -" Resia clamped her hand over Fras' mouth before he could say something he'd regret.

"Say anymore and they'd kill us both." Resia hissed.

"And if you ever get into the latrine episode again, I'll kill you, Shinigami or no." Dei narrowed her eyes.

"Sorry. But speaking freely, Lieutenant, it's really b-"

Before he could finish, Dei was over the table and had him by the throat while Resia had a dagger pressed over his lips.

"Big. Mouth." Dei was growling.

"And yet... no lips." Resia pressed her dagger a little harder.

"Mmm-mmmmm..." Fras whined.

"Okay then." The sisters said in unison and backed off.

"Never thinking it again, ladies." They had clearly shaken him, but he did his best to play it off.

A mechanic ran up beside Dei and whispered in her ear. Dei's face contorted into a scowl and she nodded her acceptance to the mechanic. "Back on duty. Have fun without me, and I want to hear more about your conquests over the Land MysticMelefs, so don't die before I get back." She warned.

"Yes, ma'am!" They saluted.

"Oh please."

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Owari sho san. (End of chapter three.) What awaits everyone approaching the gate? This should be interesting... :-}