From the last chapter…

"Miss Ri La Flaga, if I'm not mistaken?" a voice said.

When she turned to face who it was, she saw a woman with long, braided brown hair wearing a blue dress.

"Who are you?" Ri curiously whispered. The woman perceived even her whisper.

"I am," the woman said, "Adeline Nedren. And I may help you with the dilemma."

"You're not saying you're taking these by force, right?"

"Oh please, I am the descendant of Jasper Shran."

Ri's eyes widened and her lips curled up into a smile, "If so then…"

Phase 2 – Black Coffee

Adeline went forward to her and shook her hand, "My late grandfather's promise shall never be broken to someone as trustworthy as you. I shall do my grandfather's will, as he promised to the one who can hack into his last account before he was killed."

"So, you knew…" Ri replied, "Mr. Shran had well-equipped these Gundams, I don't know what to do with them!"

"As a granddaughter," Adeline replied, "I can say that Granpa was a good father to my own mother. My mother told me of Granpa's promise to whoever can reopen his laboratory and if that time comes, we're supposed to protect that person with our life."

"So, you're my bodyguard now?!" Ri exclaimed, "Oh, no, no, and completely, NO! I am DEFINITELY not allowing that!!!"

"How about an advisor?" Adeline said, shrugging her shoulders, "I am after all, a certified psychologist and a counselor."

"Fine," Ri told her, "how do I get rid of these things, still putting them in one piece? And I even wonder how your grandfather was able to rebuild these huge mobile suits."

"His ancestor was Duo Maxwell." Adeline said, "Duo was the pilot of this Deathscythe and was a good mechanic. Duo and his fellow Gundam pilots destructed these Gundams by using explosives, concluding that there will be no more war. After Relena Peacecraft and Heero Yuy got married, Duo went on a search to find the remains of these things. And believe me, he got more than what he bargained for – almost all of the parts survived the explosion. For many years, he started formulating the construction blueprint of each of the Gundams, with little helps from their original creators. When all work was done, he passed these blueprints down to his descendants and told them that at least one of his blood should stay at the dumpsite where he works because that's where all the Gundams' remains are hidden."

"But why didn't he build it directly after making the blueprints?" Ri asked in curiosity.

"He had a family to come home to. And he was old when he finished the last blueprint. So, he didn't want his wife to curse him on his death just because he was working on that project. His wife only agreed to his words to pass these things down generation after generation, not surrendering it to anyone, especially to the public. When these blueprints ended up on my grandfather's hands, he was determined to rebuild them. Granpa worked for the military as the technological expert, so he knew a lot. But he also had a wife and five children; he can't just leave them like that. When Granpa's superiors found about these G-Weapons, they took him to Court Martial, telling the judge that he did an illegal construction of weapons of war. The judge sentenced Granpa to death in a week. It's that week where he finished rebuilding the legendary Gundams. On the fifth day, he made that program in the computer, wherein you hacked it just a few days ago. And concealed this laboratory to everyone – except our family. On the remaining two days, he came home to us and shared his last two days with us. On the eighth day… he was killed by gunfire barrage. Then, he was cremated and his ashes were placed in an urn and gave it to my Grandma. Grandma placed the urn underground in the cemetery back to Earth, near where Duo Maxwell was buried, saying that Duo's work was done and this was the price and this was his descendant." Adeline explained.

Ri whistled and said, "Whoa, you do know a lot, huh?"

"You know what?" Adeline giggled, "I think we should do this tomorrow. You need to rest. I heard the Hawk of Endymion is your brother."

"He is." Ri said, looking down on the floor as Adeline closed the laboratory, "And he came here, hearing about this mess."

"Don't worry!" Adeline patted her shoulders, "You'll be fine! I had almost the same dilemma and my older brother nearly disowned me."

"So you're telling me he's going to disown me, too?"

"Hey, did I say something like that?" Adeline said, "Well, get some rest and get rid of that red uniform. You have no position in the future, right? Just go and wear your school's uniform – the yellow version of that uniform, okay? Get some rest, kid. Trust me, you'll need for tomorrow."

Ri nodded and a tear rolled down her cheek. "Hey, don't think about it too hard, Ri." Adeline consulted, "We'll get through this! Well, eventually…"

"I wish." Ri whispered, "I can't keep disgracing myself like this."

Adeline got saddened by the tone in Ri's voice and hailed a taxi.

Adeline approached the driver and gave her a check of some kind. Ri went to the backseat of the cab and looked at her trembling fists, which were on her lap. Adeline waved goodbye to Ri and the driver asked, "Where are we going ma'am?"

Ri snapped back to reality and said, "Oh, uhm… 89th Avenue."

"You're a future officer, ma'am?" the driver asked as he saw Ri's red uniform thru his mirror – and they were on the road.

"Supposed to be."

"You quit, huh?" the driver said with a smirk, "I did that, too."

Ri paid attention to the driver, "Really?"

"I fell in love with an ordinary girl in my college years. She knew me and I wanted to tell her I love her but I can't because of busy stuff that I'm supposed to be into. Always go here, go there, attend this, attend that, do this and that and sign here and there… so busy I don't even have time for myself!"

For one reason, a smile appeared on Ri's beautiful face, "So, what happened?"

"I gave the colonel my silver card and wore a yellow uniform, just like everybody else in school. And I wasn't distinguished as 'the great one' anymore. And thank goodness, I was able to get to her!"

"You have an interesting experience, Mister. What happened next? I'd love to hear that." Ri said, seemed to be interested on the driver's anecdote.

"As soon as we graduated college, I got engaged to her. After we married, we had three kids and she became a housewife and me… just a jolly old driver."

"Lucky you." Ri answered, "I wish I was the same as you. When I surrendered something that is also going to be my life, I still have a good option. But now that I've surrendered my silver card, I just seem to have no way out of my dilemma."

"Blue hair, blue eyes, porcelain skin and a college military student… Ah, you must be Miss Ri La Flaga!" the driver said.

Ri sighed with a smile and said, "Yes, nice to meet you, sir."

"Oh please, it's an honor for me to drive you to your home!" the driver said, "And please, don't call me 'sir'!"

Ri was taken back and sweatdropped, she waved her hands and smiled, "Oh no, please, it's not right if I'm impolite to civilians like you. The military serves the people, not that people serve for them. Please, feel at ease."

"Ah, more people should be like you." The driver commented, "Many people think highly of themselves. By the way, where's your brother, the so-called 'Hawk of Endymion', Mu La Flaga?"

"He's here." Ri answered, "But apparently, he was just called to hear about an incident."

"Ah, you must be a lonely lady." The driver consulted, "A good man like him should never keep a beautiful woman waiting."

"You sound like you're treating me as his wife. But he is very kind to me, and I love him very much. But still," Ri giggled, "I'm just his sister, sir!"

"I'm aware of that, Miss La Flaga." The driver said, slightly chuckling, "But the tone in your voice have a huge amount of sadness in it. Please lighten up, lady. Many emotions are bad for a woman's heart, especially sadness. Well, we're here, 89th Avenue. Where's your house, Miss La Flaga?"

Ri pointed to a peach and red colored house. The driver stopped by its gate and Ri said, "How much?"

"The lady paid me already." The driver said, "And else, if she didn't even pay me, knowing you was more than enough that anybody can pay!"

Ri sweatdropped and said, "Oh my, how flattering… It was a nice chat with you, Mister. I hope that our paths meet again! Remember, safe driving!"

"I will, Miss La Flaga, I will!" the driver said as he revved up his engines, "Have a nice day!" and with that, the cab left.

Ri opened the gates of her house and went inside. She flicked a switch to turn the lights on. She lived alone in this house; even so, the house was neat and tidy. Believe it or not, Mu bought it for the two of them. Their parents died in an accident when she was only ten years old. Mu was the one caring for her since then. Ri went to the kitchen and prepared some coffee for herself. She got a small cup and poured hot water in, placed a cube of sugar and a teaspoon of coffee powder she mixed it and she made black coffee – what Mu always drank every morning when he was there and she prepares it for him always. It's amazing how such black liquid made her smile, but she wasn't interested in strong coffees so, she placed two teaspoons of creamer and sipped some coffee.

"They say life is very complicated and sometimes merciless. But whoever said life is fair? Life is always unfair." A thought ran through her mind – to be specific, that was a line from a TV show she watched last night. She placed the cup down on the counter and turned the radio on.

Each moment is new
Freeze the moment
Each moment is cool
Freeze the moment

I wouldn't wanna be
Anywhere else but here
I wouldn't wanna change
Anything at all
(Anything at all…)

I wouldn't wanna take
Everything out on you
Though I know I do
(Although I know I do)
Everytime I fall

They were playing Black Coffee by All Saints, a famous girl band on earth. But their popularity even reached outer space. Oh yes, she forgot, they were playing All Saints' greatest hits. And among them, Pure Shores and Black Coffee were her favorites. Still, that black coffee reminded her of Mu. He was very dear to her since he cared so much for her; she thinks he looks like more of a father than a brother.

"I better change my clothes." Ri said, "And I better get my yellow uniform back in action by tomorrow."

She walked to her room and opened her cabinet. In it were her red uniforms and next to them were yellow ones. Then, she opened a drawer in the cabinet and took out a white shirt and a pink skirt. She took off her uniform and wore them – the skirt really looks good on her. She unbraided her hair and brushed it. She looked at her own reflection, "Something about me, huh?" After that, she made a ponytail on her hair and placed the uniform she wore in the 'dirty clothes container', which was near the washroom. She went back to the kitchen and looked at her coffee.

Flashback

"Hey, I'm losing balance!" Ri shouted as her aircraft, to be particular, a Grappler Cobra, lost altitude while having their test flight. A Grappler Cobra was an aircraft with a long tail that is used to bind the opponent and crush it into pieces. And this one doesn't look good.

"What is the license number of that Grappler Cobra?!" her operator asked.

"90A-K340W." Ri replied, trying to gain altitude as she saw the buildings below.

"That explains. That aircraft has a deficiency!" the operator said.

"Why didn't they tell me that in the first place?!" Ri said, "And what do you advice now?"

"Just hang on for dear life, I guess." The operator replied. Ri cursed under her breath and tried to miss any area wherein there were too many people and there are too many houses – she didn't want to kill anyone, especially the fact that she's only twenty years old!

Ri was wearing a black and red pilot's suit and her helmet was red with little hints of black.

She found an isolated place and below she looked at something that looks like a cave with a huge door covering its entrance. She switched on the landing sequence and the wheels went down.

"Okay Ri," she said practically to herself, "prepare for a bumpy landing."

Then her screens went off and her aircraft somehow crashed and got smoked a little. She kicked the cockpit door off and got out. She coughed a little from the fumes and got her communicator which looked like a walky talky, "Ri La Flaga here. I don't know where am I; all I know is… the aircraft I was riding really needs some moving out to do. Track this message and find me as fast as you could. And one more thing, before I ride something, can you please remind me if there is something wrong with it! I could've died there!" With that, she closed the connection and saw a huge door in front of her. She saw that the head of her aircraft seem to have damaged a password computer.

"Those damn jerks!" Ri said, taking off her helmet and looked at the ruined aircraft, "Risking lives of people!"

"I'll go check this out." Ri whispered and got her messenger bag from the now ruined cockpit of the Grappler Cobra. She got a small, camera-like device and turned it on and placed it hidden under sand. And it looks like the typical her – her left hand on her hips with her helmet on the other – it looks like a real thing actually.

Then, Ri got her laptop and typed something and attached a cord to the ruined password computer – she was hacking it. Then, the door opened and she detached the cord from the password computer and got her flashlight. Then, she just saw metals after metals and when her flashlight was pointed upward, it goes up to nowhere – there were still metals and they're of various colors. Then, she pointed her flashlight forward and saw a huge computer. She attached the other end of the cord to the huge computer and hacked it, too. Then, suddenly, lights were turned on from the ceiling and a man appeared on the screen of the huge computer. Ri jumped from the area where she was seated and looked around her – she saw 6 tall mobile suits, five of which she can specify as… the legendary Gundams and the other one… she also specified it: it was the Tallgeese.

"Hi!" the man on the computer said all of a sudden.

Ri had a terrified look on her face and said, "Who… Who are you?"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to harm you." The man said, "I'm already dead!"

Ri can almost feel her soul leap from her, "Dead? Wh-what d-do you m-mean d-dead?"

Author's Notes:

Oh and by the way, I did mention something in Phase 1: "Chief Master Sergeant", right?

Well, here's how it goes: these are the following positions lower than a Lieutenant:

Lieutenant

Senior Chief Master Sergeant

Chief Master Sergeant

Master Sergeant

Sergeant

Okay, that's all I want to say. Oh, reviews, by the way. Thanks!!!