Chapter 2: The Beginning of the Battle.
01/03/0079: The One Year War, Day Three: 23:11, somewhere over the Earth
"... This is Team Zulu here, we read you loud and clear" the voice over the intercom of PO Caroline Mobile Suit Cockpit.
"This is Team Beta, we acknowledge your transmission, is ever thing ready to drop the colony, over?" Caroline replied back.
"... Roger, we are in the final stages, the drop will happen within the next hour or so, I don't have to much details as of now, I just go by what I hear acknowledge." The Team Zulu pilot responded back.
"Over and out, well give support from here on out, come back to the ship for resupply, acknowledge" Caroline responded back.
"... Roger that, heading to ship for resupply." The Team Zulu pilot responded back, then the other two suits followed him to the Battleship Enigma to get some rest and enough fuel to get them to the 17th fleet that was arriving.
"Ensign, it looks like our team and the Battleship Uthra Mobile Suit Team Charlie will be checking out the colony to make sure it's protected." Tim replied to Ray.
"Yea looks that way, alright lets get checking before, so this goes smoothly..." Ray responded to his men before Caroline butted in.
"Ensign, where is this colony going to hit on the Earth?" PO Caroline butted in before Ray could finish his sentence.
"... Well according to what I have heard, it's the Federation HQ in Jaburo, then again, no one knows where that is, so there just dropping the colony on South America in the center." Ray responded to Caroline question.
"Yes sir, sorry for butting in, um what were going to say?" as Caroline excused her rudeness.
"... It doesn't matter, look there is Team Charlie, alright lets head to the Colony Escort Fleet Commanding Battleship, and get our orders from there in what they want us to do. Ok Team lets move out!" Ray responded to his men as they were on their way to receive orders, and to get in their first battle that would change their lives forever, and the birth of the ace, The Dark Knight.
Below the colony, out of the Zeon's forces radar...
"... Move into position, main cannons target the colony engines, await my order". Yelled the ruthless Federation Commander of the Federation Magellan Class Ship Bertha. "I want one good hit to slow the colony down understood!" he yelled at his gunners.
"Yes sir, Commander Chenlo" the gunner responded back.
This was one moment that the Federation commander could not afford to miss, a chance to redeem the losses at the Side 2 massacre that the Zeon Space Attack Force did to the Federation forces and civilians as well. This was the only chance the Federation had to put a stop to the Zeon's plains to drop a colony onto earth.
"Get ready to launch the Saberfish squads, all pilots proceed to your fighters and await take off." Captain Chenlo reported his men aboard the ship.
Back at the Colony Escort Fleet Command Battleship ...
"What, is that all you have for us to do!" Yelled the exaggerated Ensign Ray.
"We have done everything else, all we have to do is to drop the colony on to the Federation HQ, that's it. You're just on standby to make sure nothing goes wrong, along with the other MS Team Charlie.
"But sir, we received reports of a rouge Feddy' ship in the area, I suggest we check it out. It could endanger the mission, I know me and the rest of the men including you sir as well would not want to see something fail that we work to achieve." Ensign Kay of Team Charlie responded back to the stubborn Captain Growher of the Colony Escort Fleet Command Battleship.
"Fine, but you must stay close to the colony understood, I don't need your Mobile Suits scattered everywhere to look for something that isn't even confirmed, carry on." Captain Growher replied as he made his way to the control tower to over see last minute changes.
"I don't understand why guys like him are in charge of this drop, oh well." Sighed Ensign Kay.
"Yea, I agree. He just want to be promoted so bad and get that Rear Admiral rank so he can make something of himself I'm sure." Ray replied back to Kay.
Both Ensign Ray and Kay and their teams were making their way to the Mobile Suit deck, only not knowing that their battle will soon begin.
Back at the Iffish Colony...
"235 Seconds till thrusters ignite, all systems ago." A technician replied back to the Chief Engineer.
"Alright, all men and personal will now evacuate to the shuttles and return to the Battleships. Were leaving now!" the Chief Engineer yelled back at his men.
The Federation Magellan Battleship Bertha...
"On my mark, ... FIRE!!" Commander Chenlo yelled the order to fire the cannons. Then a roar of two parallel beams fired from the main guns of the Magellan headed at the colony engines with pinpoint accuracy. The commander gave a smirk and thought to himself, "Well I finally got the chance to do something great for once."
The Mobile Suit Deck aboard the Command Ship...
"... Give the thumbs up when your ready, Ensign Ray." The Deck Officer spoke to the Mobile Suit.
"Alright, I'm good to go." Ray replied back with a grin and the thumbs up as he launched to the rear of the colony. Ensign Ray was the last of the two Mobile Suit teams to be launched in space. After his launch he then immediately notice the parallel beams coming at him from the lower right side and quickly ascended above to avoid being hit. Then an explosion happened, and right in front of the Ensign, was the Technician ship blown to bits as it was escaping. Ensign Ray Team quickly caught up and Tim radioed to Ensign Kay saying, " The Federation Ship has attacked, we need assistance badly."
"I knew those Feddys were around hiding, my team prepare for battle there Saberfish, they will be here in a second." Kay replied to his men. Then a beeping sound came was heard in Kay cockpit. "I see them, three Saberfish right above us, lets get them!" Exclaimed the excited Kay.
"Beta Team, head for the Magellan Ship, well stop them there, lets hope we still have time to destroy them before they can attack us again!" Ray ordered his team. As they descended, they say three more Saberfish coming from the Federation Magellan Ship.
As both Mobile Suit teams head for their first glimpses of battle, will they get a victory to succeed, or will they get a death in vain. These questions will be answered in the next chapter of Mobile Suit Gundam: Legend of the Dark Knight.
01/03/0079: The One Year War, Day Three: 23:11, somewhere over the Earth
"... This is Team Zulu here, we read you loud and clear" the voice over the intercom of PO Caroline Mobile Suit Cockpit.
"This is Team Beta, we acknowledge your transmission, is ever thing ready to drop the colony, over?" Caroline replied back.
"... Roger, we are in the final stages, the drop will happen within the next hour or so, I don't have to much details as of now, I just go by what I hear acknowledge." The Team Zulu pilot responded back.
"Over and out, well give support from here on out, come back to the ship for resupply, acknowledge" Caroline responded back.
"... Roger that, heading to ship for resupply." The Team Zulu pilot responded back, then the other two suits followed him to the Battleship Enigma to get some rest and enough fuel to get them to the 17th fleet that was arriving.
"Ensign, it looks like our team and the Battleship Uthra Mobile Suit Team Charlie will be checking out the colony to make sure it's protected." Tim replied to Ray.
"Yea looks that way, alright lets get checking before, so this goes smoothly..." Ray responded to his men before Caroline butted in.
"Ensign, where is this colony going to hit on the Earth?" PO Caroline butted in before Ray could finish his sentence.
"... Well according to what I have heard, it's the Federation HQ in Jaburo, then again, no one knows where that is, so there just dropping the colony on South America in the center." Ray responded to Caroline question.
"Yes sir, sorry for butting in, um what were going to say?" as Caroline excused her rudeness.
"... It doesn't matter, look there is Team Charlie, alright lets head to the Colony Escort Fleet Commanding Battleship, and get our orders from there in what they want us to do. Ok Team lets move out!" Ray responded to his men as they were on their way to receive orders, and to get in their first battle that would change their lives forever, and the birth of the ace, The Dark Knight.
Below the colony, out of the Zeon's forces radar...
"... Move into position, main cannons target the colony engines, await my order". Yelled the ruthless Federation Commander of the Federation Magellan Class Ship Bertha. "I want one good hit to slow the colony down understood!" he yelled at his gunners.
"Yes sir, Commander Chenlo" the gunner responded back.
This was one moment that the Federation commander could not afford to miss, a chance to redeem the losses at the Side 2 massacre that the Zeon Space Attack Force did to the Federation forces and civilians as well. This was the only chance the Federation had to put a stop to the Zeon's plains to drop a colony onto earth.
"Get ready to launch the Saberfish squads, all pilots proceed to your fighters and await take off." Captain Chenlo reported his men aboard the ship.
Back at the Colony Escort Fleet Command Battleship ...
"What, is that all you have for us to do!" Yelled the exaggerated Ensign Ray.
"We have done everything else, all we have to do is to drop the colony on to the Federation HQ, that's it. You're just on standby to make sure nothing goes wrong, along with the other MS Team Charlie.
"But sir, we received reports of a rouge Feddy' ship in the area, I suggest we check it out. It could endanger the mission, I know me and the rest of the men including you sir as well would not want to see something fail that we work to achieve." Ensign Kay of Team Charlie responded back to the stubborn Captain Growher of the Colony Escort Fleet Command Battleship.
"Fine, but you must stay close to the colony understood, I don't need your Mobile Suits scattered everywhere to look for something that isn't even confirmed, carry on." Captain Growher replied as he made his way to the control tower to over see last minute changes.
"I don't understand why guys like him are in charge of this drop, oh well." Sighed Ensign Kay.
"Yea, I agree. He just want to be promoted so bad and get that Rear Admiral rank so he can make something of himself I'm sure." Ray replied back to Kay.
Both Ensign Ray and Kay and their teams were making their way to the Mobile Suit deck, only not knowing that their battle will soon begin.
Back at the Iffish Colony...
"235 Seconds till thrusters ignite, all systems ago." A technician replied back to the Chief Engineer.
"Alright, all men and personal will now evacuate to the shuttles and return to the Battleships. Were leaving now!" the Chief Engineer yelled back at his men.
The Federation Magellan Battleship Bertha...
"On my mark, ... FIRE!!" Commander Chenlo yelled the order to fire the cannons. Then a roar of two parallel beams fired from the main guns of the Magellan headed at the colony engines with pinpoint accuracy. The commander gave a smirk and thought to himself, "Well I finally got the chance to do something great for once."
The Mobile Suit Deck aboard the Command Ship...
"... Give the thumbs up when your ready, Ensign Ray." The Deck Officer spoke to the Mobile Suit.
"Alright, I'm good to go." Ray replied back with a grin and the thumbs up as he launched to the rear of the colony. Ensign Ray was the last of the two Mobile Suit teams to be launched in space. After his launch he then immediately notice the parallel beams coming at him from the lower right side and quickly ascended above to avoid being hit. Then an explosion happened, and right in front of the Ensign, was the Technician ship blown to bits as it was escaping. Ensign Ray Team quickly caught up and Tim radioed to Ensign Kay saying, " The Federation Ship has attacked, we need assistance badly."
"I knew those Feddys were around hiding, my team prepare for battle there Saberfish, they will be here in a second." Kay replied to his men. Then a beeping sound came was heard in Kay cockpit. "I see them, three Saberfish right above us, lets get them!" Exclaimed the excited Kay.
"Beta Team, head for the Magellan Ship, well stop them there, lets hope we still have time to destroy them before they can attack us again!" Ray ordered his team. As they descended, they say three more Saberfish coming from the Federation Magellan Ship.
As both Mobile Suit teams head for their first glimpses of battle, will they get a victory to succeed, or will they get a death in vain. These questions will be answered in the next chapter of Mobile Suit Gundam: Legend of the Dark Knight.