Chapter 3: To Face Death in the Face
01/04/0079: The One Year War, Day Four: 01:12, somewhere over the Earth
Back at the Battleship Enigma, in the Command Room...
"Commander Clay, the colony has been hit in the rear by a Federation Battleship Magellan Class bearing 0.89 southeast of here, Sir." A radioman reported to the Enigma ship commander.
"The colony has been hit! Is MS Team Beta and Charlie out there right now?" Commander Clay replied back to his radioman.
"Yes Sir. Team Charlie is taking out a pair of Saberfish fighters coming in from the aft side, and Team Beta is going head on for the Feddy ship and they are also encountering another team of Saberfish, Sir." The radioman replied back to Commander Clay.
"All right, get this ship in sights of the Feddy ship and take it out, they are typically going to attack again so get ready." Commander Clay replied back.
"All men report to your battle stations. I repeat, all men report to your battle stations!" As the XO exclaimed over the Mic as his voice echoed all over the ship.
As the men of Battleship Enigma raced to their battle stations, getting ready for their first real combat, and hoping that their training paid off... elsewhere the Beta Team is getting ready to pull the trigger on their new enemies, hoping to get out of this alive.
Headed towards Battleship Bertha...
"Tim, Caroline, this is what we trained for. Tim, you're my wingman. Caroline, stay behind to cover our backs understood." As Ray told his men to get ready.
"YES SIR." Both Tim and Caroline replied back.
"Alright, LETS GET THEM!!!" Ray exclaimed as he yelled towards the pair of Saberfish before them.
As Ray saw the lock on indicator, his 120 mm Machinegun raised up. Ray at first hesitated to pull the trigger, but then thoughts of his comrades dying and for him not to complete his mission, all came in his head at once. The thought of those ideas really ticked Ray off and he squeezed the trigger and five shots fired off. The Saberfish in front of him dodged to the right missing the first two shots, but the next three shots hit right in the engine and the after a few seconds the Saberfish sparked and it flew past him. But as Ray looked at the fighter flying by, the back ignited into a huge fireball and then blew up.
"Good shot, Sir" Tim told his team leader, then Tim saw the other two coming straight for him. "Wait, here come the other two!" Tim exclaimed as he locked on to the Saberfish in front of him.
Tim got the lock on as well and he yelled as he pulled the trigger. His 120 mm Machine Gun rounded of four shots towards the fighter in front of him. The first three missed as the Saberfish ascended, but the last one nailed the cockpit, killing the pilot instantly. Tim then saw the other one as his lock on indicator was beeping showing it was in sights. But it flew right past Tim, he growled and yelled "Caroline, get that one will yea!"
"I got him, he's in my sights." Caroline replied back. It was very difficult for a girl like Caroline to pull the trigger. She was a very kind natured person and didn't want to hurt anyone. But thoughts of her family under Federation control, and the thought of them dying under their hand, she yelled louder than what Tim did as the locked on indicator was beeping. Then pulled the trigger and her 280 mm Zaku Bazooka shot of a round. Then a few seconds later, a big fireball exploded and the fighter was completely destroyed.
"Sniff... I got it sir." Caroline told her leader. She looked up at her screen where the fireball was, tears begin to fall from her eyes. She then pressed the slide of her helmet, opening the glass cover to wipe her eyes.
"Hey, we got them. It's ok Caroline, you did great." Ray responded in a sincere tone to comfort Caroline. "Come on we need to destroy the Feddy Battleship and make sure that they don't fire again." Ray told his men as was giving the order for them to follow him.
"...I'm fine now sir. Come on lets do this." Caroline responded back to both Tim and Ray. But this time her tone was a much deeper and tougher tone that before.
"Right, moving out." Tim responded to Ray.
"Alright, were going to do the blitz attack. I'll target the cannons in the rear, Tim get the main cannons. Caroline, attack the deck of the ship. We need to do this in one big swift so they can't attack us when we have our backs turned. Lets go!" Ray commanded as their team charged the Feddy Battleship in front of them.
Onboard the Deck of the Federation Battleship Bertha...
"WHAT!!" The Commander Chenlo exclaimed to his XO "The colony isn't slowing down, how is that possible. That was a direct hit, it should have stopped right now."
"Sir, if I might say so, the colony is getting pulled by the gravity of the Earth, that is why it's not slowing down. It's too close to the Earth and will hit it." Commander Chenlo XO replied to his commander. He then stated in a depressed tone "It may even hit... Jaburo Sir."
"Growl... well, we are just going to have to destroy the whole thing. It will make more of a mess, but the explosions will be less and lets say if it hits a major city, they will get derbies than a mega ton explosion." Commander Chenlo replied back to his XO.
"All gunners, target the colony and prepare to fire." As Commander Chenlo ordered his gunners. He hopes now that the chance to redeem the losses at Side 2 can become a reality now.
Above the Iffish Colony, in the cockpit of Ensign Kay...
"Oh no... where do you think your going punk, EAT THIS!" Yelled the enthusiastic Kay as he fired of three more rounds into the Saberfish that looked like Swiss cheese as it flew by him then finally exploded into a fireball.
"Alright you two, did you guys have your fun of kills today, ha ha ha ha." Laughed Kay as his men were disappointed with their half kills of one of the fighters, and their team leader who scored two.
"Alright, lets check in on our Beta Team and see what is up with them. Get them for me Dennis." as Kay ordered for his wingman to do so.
"Team Beta, this is Charlie Team, acknowledge" as Dennis radioed in for Team Charlie.
"... This is Beta Team, acknowledge." as Tim voice was heard over Dennis helmet.
"Roger, what is your position, acknowledge." As Dennis replied back to Tim.
"... We are headed to the Feddy Battleship to attack, acknowledge" as Tim voice was heard, and shocked Dennis ears.
"Dennis, what are they saying?" Kay asked Dennis, but it took a few seconds for Dennis to respond back to his team leader
"... There... they're go-going to attack the Feddy Battleship Sir!" Dennis exclaimed back to Kay.
"WHAT... that kids crazy I swear. Ok team, were going to give assistance. Lets move out!" as Kay gave the word and then jetted off to the Federation Battleship as his men did also.
As the Federation Battleship Magellan Class Bertha is getting ready to attack the colony again at full force, the Beta Team races to stop the ship at all cost. Can Beta Team make it in time, and more importantly, can Operation British be a complete success to the Zeon forces. Find out in the next chapter of Mobile Suit Gundam: Legend of The Dark Knight!
01/04/0079: The One Year War, Day Four: 01:12, somewhere over the Earth
Back at the Battleship Enigma, in the Command Room...
"Commander Clay, the colony has been hit in the rear by a Federation Battleship Magellan Class bearing 0.89 southeast of here, Sir." A radioman reported to the Enigma ship commander.
"The colony has been hit! Is MS Team Beta and Charlie out there right now?" Commander Clay replied back to his radioman.
"Yes Sir. Team Charlie is taking out a pair of Saberfish fighters coming in from the aft side, and Team Beta is going head on for the Feddy ship and they are also encountering another team of Saberfish, Sir." The radioman replied back to Commander Clay.
"All right, get this ship in sights of the Feddy ship and take it out, they are typically going to attack again so get ready." Commander Clay replied back.
"All men report to your battle stations. I repeat, all men report to your battle stations!" As the XO exclaimed over the Mic as his voice echoed all over the ship.
As the men of Battleship Enigma raced to their battle stations, getting ready for their first real combat, and hoping that their training paid off... elsewhere the Beta Team is getting ready to pull the trigger on their new enemies, hoping to get out of this alive.
Headed towards Battleship Bertha...
"Tim, Caroline, this is what we trained for. Tim, you're my wingman. Caroline, stay behind to cover our backs understood." As Ray told his men to get ready.
"YES SIR." Both Tim and Caroline replied back.
"Alright, LETS GET THEM!!!" Ray exclaimed as he yelled towards the pair of Saberfish before them.
As Ray saw the lock on indicator, his 120 mm Machinegun raised up. Ray at first hesitated to pull the trigger, but then thoughts of his comrades dying and for him not to complete his mission, all came in his head at once. The thought of those ideas really ticked Ray off and he squeezed the trigger and five shots fired off. The Saberfish in front of him dodged to the right missing the first two shots, but the next three shots hit right in the engine and the after a few seconds the Saberfish sparked and it flew past him. But as Ray looked at the fighter flying by, the back ignited into a huge fireball and then blew up.
"Good shot, Sir" Tim told his team leader, then Tim saw the other two coming straight for him. "Wait, here come the other two!" Tim exclaimed as he locked on to the Saberfish in front of him.
Tim got the lock on as well and he yelled as he pulled the trigger. His 120 mm Machine Gun rounded of four shots towards the fighter in front of him. The first three missed as the Saberfish ascended, but the last one nailed the cockpit, killing the pilot instantly. Tim then saw the other one as his lock on indicator was beeping showing it was in sights. But it flew right past Tim, he growled and yelled "Caroline, get that one will yea!"
"I got him, he's in my sights." Caroline replied back. It was very difficult for a girl like Caroline to pull the trigger. She was a very kind natured person and didn't want to hurt anyone. But thoughts of her family under Federation control, and the thought of them dying under their hand, she yelled louder than what Tim did as the locked on indicator was beeping. Then pulled the trigger and her 280 mm Zaku Bazooka shot of a round. Then a few seconds later, a big fireball exploded and the fighter was completely destroyed.
"Sniff... I got it sir." Caroline told her leader. She looked up at her screen where the fireball was, tears begin to fall from her eyes. She then pressed the slide of her helmet, opening the glass cover to wipe her eyes.
"Hey, we got them. It's ok Caroline, you did great." Ray responded in a sincere tone to comfort Caroline. "Come on we need to destroy the Feddy Battleship and make sure that they don't fire again." Ray told his men as was giving the order for them to follow him.
"...I'm fine now sir. Come on lets do this." Caroline responded back to both Tim and Ray. But this time her tone was a much deeper and tougher tone that before.
"Right, moving out." Tim responded to Ray.
"Alright, were going to do the blitz attack. I'll target the cannons in the rear, Tim get the main cannons. Caroline, attack the deck of the ship. We need to do this in one big swift so they can't attack us when we have our backs turned. Lets go!" Ray commanded as their team charged the Feddy Battleship in front of them.
Onboard the Deck of the Federation Battleship Bertha...
"WHAT!!" The Commander Chenlo exclaimed to his XO "The colony isn't slowing down, how is that possible. That was a direct hit, it should have stopped right now."
"Sir, if I might say so, the colony is getting pulled by the gravity of the Earth, that is why it's not slowing down. It's too close to the Earth and will hit it." Commander Chenlo XO replied to his commander. He then stated in a depressed tone "It may even hit... Jaburo Sir."
"Growl... well, we are just going to have to destroy the whole thing. It will make more of a mess, but the explosions will be less and lets say if it hits a major city, they will get derbies than a mega ton explosion." Commander Chenlo replied back to his XO.
"All gunners, target the colony and prepare to fire." As Commander Chenlo ordered his gunners. He hopes now that the chance to redeem the losses at Side 2 can become a reality now.
Above the Iffish Colony, in the cockpit of Ensign Kay...
"Oh no... where do you think your going punk, EAT THIS!" Yelled the enthusiastic Kay as he fired of three more rounds into the Saberfish that looked like Swiss cheese as it flew by him then finally exploded into a fireball.
"Alright you two, did you guys have your fun of kills today, ha ha ha ha." Laughed Kay as his men were disappointed with their half kills of one of the fighters, and their team leader who scored two.
"Alright, lets check in on our Beta Team and see what is up with them. Get them for me Dennis." as Kay ordered for his wingman to do so.
"Team Beta, this is Charlie Team, acknowledge" as Dennis radioed in for Team Charlie.
"... This is Beta Team, acknowledge." as Tim voice was heard over Dennis helmet.
"Roger, what is your position, acknowledge." As Dennis replied back to Tim.
"... We are headed to the Feddy Battleship to attack, acknowledge" as Tim voice was heard, and shocked Dennis ears.
"Dennis, what are they saying?" Kay asked Dennis, but it took a few seconds for Dennis to respond back to his team leader
"... There... they're go-going to attack the Feddy Battleship Sir!" Dennis exclaimed back to Kay.
"WHAT... that kids crazy I swear. Ok team, were going to give assistance. Lets move out!" as Kay gave the word and then jetted off to the Federation Battleship as his men did also.
As the Federation Battleship Magellan Class Bertha is getting ready to attack the colony again at full force, the Beta Team races to stop the ship at all cost. Can Beta Team make it in time, and more importantly, can Operation British be a complete success to the Zeon forces. Find out in the next chapter of Mobile Suit Gundam: Legend of The Dark Knight!