New Mobile Report Gundam P
Chapter Ten - The Sovereign of a Battlefield
As the Nadesico docked with the Earth Station,Jaboru, Ark and his friends were getting ready to get off of the starship. Ark did not know where he would go, for he had served his duty on the battlefield. "Ark, Ark!" yelled a voice behind him. "Ark!" Ark turned around to see Kiru, clearly out of breath, smiling at him. "We are leaving in ten minutes, so you have to hurry up!" said Kiru. Ark looked at her. "I know..." said Ark. His tone of voice was not happy, to Kiru's surprise, it actually was filled with despair and regret. "What's...wrong, Ark? Don't you want to get off this ship?" asked Kiru. Ark didn't know how to respond, so he just continued to pack his things. Kiru reached out to him, but then stopped herself, and turned to leave.
"Prime Minister Tolle, it is good to see you alive," said Admiral Vayes, commander of Jaboru Station. "We have much discuss," replied Tolle, not very happily. Gamow followed Tolle, and Kesser Shell and Mania followed as well. They had all entered a board room. There was very little light, and most of it was coming from the stars in the distance. "Commander Gamow, Lieutenant Kesser Shell...please, sit," said Vayes. In compliance, they sat. Mania was left standing, and this annoyed her. "So, about the situation that was Ganolios," started Vayes. As he started, Mania began to get angry, and finally spoke: "Are you going to offer me a seat, sir?" All the people in the board room looked at her. "Oh, of course," replied Vayes. Mania finally sat, and the meeting continued.
"All personnel leaving the Najica and Nadesico, please proceed to gate 122," said a voice over the intercom. Ark, Luca, Kiru, and Jon made their way down a long stretch, the to a platform. "May I check your tickets?" said the attendant at the lift. They all gave in their tickets, with Ark being the last one. "Are you the...Gundam Pilot?" the attendant asked Ark. "Yes, I was. But not anymore," he replied. "You have special orders, you must proceed to Juncture 114 once you take this lift. To the rest of you, take Juncture 98," replied the attendant. Ark looked weirdly at the attendant, and then at his friends. Why am I being seperated from my friends? he thought. Once the lift came, they got on.
"As of now, we are recommissioning Gundam Delta and Gundam Alpha," said Vayes. They board room was silenced. "We need all the help we can get, and by commissioning these two Gundams, we will have extra protection," continued Vayes. Mania raised her hand, "Who will be piloting these Gundams?" All the members talked amongst themselves. "Well, Kesser Shell will pilot Gundam Alpha, while Krueze Gamow will pilot Gundam Delta. We also plan to have a central base, and since the Nadesico's captain was killed in the previous battle, we would like you, Genowa, to command the Gundam base, which is Nadesico." Genowa looked around, and finally spoke, "Me? I am too inexperienced, don't...you think?" "Nonsense...and as for the Najica, Kesser Shell will be commanding it, with Vice Admiral Tolle in executive officer post," replied Vayes. The whole room murmered amongst eachother, and then finally Genowa spoke up, "You are meaning to tell me...that Prime Minister Tolle, of a neutral nation, is a Vice Admiral for the Republic?!" "Well, he was before. He gave up his position for Prime Minister, and now...we are reinstating him," replied Vayes.
As Ark made his way down the hall, without his friends, he was thinking about a lot of things. Maybe...my mother and father want to see me? thought Ark. Or maybe...they're...dead? He had so many questions, and he did not want to go to the end of this hallway. But before he knew it, he was there. Faced with two elegant doors, he didn't want to push them open. He stood there for a good ten minutes, and did nothing but stare at these red, giant doors, that led into a building unknown to him. He finally mustered up the courage to go through, and so, he pushed the doors open, and saw something he had never seen before. The inside of this place was beautifully decorated, like a palace. Everyone was dressed elegantly, and donned Royal Jackets, reserved only for the Royal Family of the Seraph and the Imperial Senate (The Republic Senate). These two factions resided in this building. "Are you Ark Odaiba," asked a very handsome man, who was wearing a most elegant attire. He was blonde, with blue eyes, and his face had been perfectly shaved and groomed. Ark did not know such hygenical standards were possible. "Yes, I am Ark Odaiba," Ark said, nervously. "Please, follow me," the man said. He led Ark down a narrow path, that had been carpetted with red silk, and the walls were plastered with royal pictures and paintings. At the end of the hallway, he could smell a sweet fragrance. He could not put his finger on it, but he liked it. "Inside, please," said the man. He opened the doors for Ark, and led him inside. Ark had not seen anything like it. It was a giant room, with windows the size of his house. When he finally took his head down from looking at this splendid windows, he could see that many people were in this room. "Ark Odaiba?" asked a voice at the front of the room. The man behind him nudged him to step forward. Ark started to walk, and then found that everyone was looking at him. As he walked along the narrow path to the front, many people were talking amongst themselves. "Ark Odaiba, son of Marta and Juensu Odaiba," said a woman, the same age as Ark, to him from the front. "Y-Yes..." he said. "I am Rina Morreo, Sovereign of the Earth Republic, and leader of the Seraphu people," replied the Woman. Ark froze. He did not know that he was in the presense of the most powerful figure in exsistance. He bowed his head, and knelt down. "Rise, Ark," said Rina. Ark got up, and proceeded towards her. "Please, proceed to the room to the right of us, I will meet you there," said Rina. Ark could see this room that she was talking about, and he turned towards it. "Do not worry...just go."
Genowa and Kesser were walking down a corridor on Jaboru, talking about the Najica. "She is very fast, sometimes hard to control," said Genowa. "Alright," replied Shell. "Oh, and she is outfitted with those experimental Junika Cannons, the most powerful ones, you know?" asked Genowa. "Yes, I know. I just need to find a crew," replied Shell. Genowa knew that the children that she was working with could not, for they were not allowed onto a Republic ship. "I will find you a crew," said Genowa, "but right now, I need to see someone." Shell saluted her, and they broke off, heading different ways.
"Ark, I am Rina," said the Sovereign, smiling at him. she had her golden brown hair pulled into an elegant ponytail, and her blue eyes were fixated on Ark. "I...am Ark..." he said. "I know..." Rina said, dryly. She tried to make conversation with him several times, and often her attempts opened with the word: So... but he just would not talk. She got fed up, and pressed a button on her desk. "Can you bring them in?" she said into it. A voice confirmed her request, and a moment later, they heard a knock on the door. "Please, enter," Rina requested. As the door opened, two figures stepped in. "Mother...father!" yelled Ark, and he ran to hug them. Rina smiled, as the Odaiba family reunited. Ark looked towards Rina, and ran and hugged her. She smiled, and then put her hands on Ark's shoulders. "Are you happy? I'm glad," said Rina. As the Odaiba family began to speak to eachother, Rina didn't know when she could bud in. She had a request for Ark, but it seemed unfair to trouble him with her request right now. But...it had to be done. "Ark...I have a request," said Rina. Ark looked at Rina, and was surprised. "Yes...?" replied Ark. "I need you to come with me...I need a bodyguard," said Rina. Ark didn't know what to say, he didn't know what this ment. "I am going on the Nadesico to a conference at the IFTA colony of X8999. It is a long journey there, and chances are that we WILL run into IFTA, so I want to be well protected. You are the most powerful Mobile Suit pilot I have ever seen...so...will you?" asked Rina. Ark thought about this development, and what it ment on Ark. He didn't know if he would see his family soon, but he was willing to take the risk. "Alright...I'll...I'll go," replied Ark. Rina was relieved, and went over to Marta and Juensu, "I am sorry, for tearing you apart so soon, but I need him to do this..." said Rina. Marta nodded, and Juensu spoke, "I know...that he has to do this...but...just bring him back in one piece, okay?" Ark and Rina laughed together.
Genowa stood infront of a large wall, with many plaques on it. She searched every plaque until she came to one that said "Kiligan Dakanaimo." She started to tremble. "Kiligan...it has been so long...about two years, since I saw you last. I have many things to tell you..." Genowa said, while talking to the plaque.
Ark, Rina, her handmaidens, Ark's Parents, and a selected few Royal Officers all floated down a large hallway that led to one small door, normal size, nothing too extravagant. "I am...excited," said Rina. She didn't like the awkward silence, as she thought that this would be a joyous occasion. IFTA and the Republic finally on speaking terms, she thought. "We are here, your majesty," said one of the Royal Officers. They entered the dock where the Nadesico had rested, and proceeded to the boarding ramps. "After you, Sovereign," said Ark. Rina turned to him, and indicated to him that he should talk to his parents. "Mom...dad...I'm sorry I'm leaving. I wish I-" Ark was cut off by his dad, "Son...We know you want to do this...and you should, because you are the only one who could protect the Sovereign...so go, before you change your mind," Ark's father said. Ark hugged them, while crying, and turned to Rina. She smiled at him, and they both got onboard the Nadesico. Ark turned to watch his mother from the window, and then flew away from it.
"The crew of the Nadesico will have a week vacation on Earth, so the Nadesico will proceed to Minago Station in London so that the crew can disembark," said Captain Fasico over the screen. Prime Minister Tolle smiled at the screen, as the confused Genowa walked into her office on the Nadesico. "What...are you doing here?" asked Genowa. "Oh...as the new Executive of the Najica, and Vice Admiral, I may freely roam the Nadesico, anytime I want," replied Tolle. Genowa didn't like this. She didn't want him snooping around in her office, and certainly not popping up whenever he felt like it. "Get...out," said Genowa, jokingly. "Alright, alright. But, you are to dock at Minago Station...we have a week's break," replied Tolle. "Out!" As Tolle got up to leave, the door chimed. "Come in," said Genowa. As the door opened, four Royal Handmaidens came into the room, followed by two Royal officers, and finally the Sovereign herself. Genowa and Tolle knelt to the floor, but Rina motioned them to rise. "I am Empress Rina Morreo, Sovereign of both the Republic and Seraphu people," said Rina. "I am Captain Genowa Dakanaimo, Captain of Nadesico," replied Genowa. "I am Vice Admiral, and Prime Minister, Agripa Tolle, Executive Officer onboard the Najica. I am pleased to meet you," said Tolle, taking Rina's hand and kissing it. Rina quickly took her hand away. "I am here on behalf of the Royal Senate of the Earth Republic. I am going to supervise diplomatics on X8999 in three weeks, so the Nadesico will be my courier," said Rina, "of course...we all have a week off..." Rina smiled. As Ark stepped in, Tolle and Rina's entourage walked out. "Ark, how nice of you to join us," said Rina. Ark bowed, and then turned to Genowa, "Captain, we need to be proceeding to Minago Station fairly quickly," said Ark. Genowa nodded, and the three of them walked onto the Bridge of the Ship. Genowa nodded at Rina, and Rina stood in the middle of the Bridge. "I am very proud of this crew's abilities, and I hope you serve me well," Rina began. "I also want to commerate the late Captain Stalwart who commanded the Nadesico in the Battle of Mars. May he rest in peace," she continued. Rina turned to the Helmsman, and said, "Helm, take us out of the station, one quater speed." Ark looked over at Rina, and wondered how such a young and beautiful person had been placed in such a high place of authority. How did she become a Sovereign of the Battlefield...how did she become the commander of all officers? She is too young...too innocent, thought Ark. And with that, the Nadesico disembarked from Jaboru for Earth.