Fall of the SancKingdom
The year is After Colony 195. As the year had progressed to its present state, Operation Meteor, the attempt to take over the earth sphere, had in most ways failed. Though the Gundams had seen the fall of the former United Earth Sphere Alliance, their actions and mistakes made in the past allowed the opportunity for new military powers to rise. The Oz organization, once responsible for manufacturing military weapons within the former alliance, had now taken control of the earth sphere. Thanks in large measure to Oz's leader, Treize Khushrenada. Treize also acted on behalf of the Romefeller Foundation, an aristocratic organization who was responsible for the financial backbone of both Oz and the former alliance. However, the situation had changed once again. Treize had been dismissed of his position within Oz and Romefeller, and a new representative, Duke Dermail, took over as leader of the Romefeller Foundation. However, because many members of Oz paid their respects only to Treize, there was no true figure to help keep the organization united. Duke Dermail, hoping to create a new era for the Romefeller Foundation, sent mobile dolls, which were unmanned mobile suits, to earth as to help eliminate all areas of dispute within the earth sphere. And the greatest obstacle that lay before Romefeller's path was the Sanc Kingdom. Under the rule of Princess Relena Peacecraft, this independent country promoted total pacifism under its order. Because of this policy, many members of the former Oz, who were loyal to Treize, flocked to the borders of the Sanc Kingdom, hoping to seek refuge. Romefeller, finding this as a sign that that nation was freely harboring rebels, used it as an excuse to overthrow the regime. Thus, as the battle would commence that day, a new threat would come unexpectedly from out of nowhere. The likes of which neither earth, nor space had ever seen before.
Appearing off the coast of the Sanc Kingdom, Romefeller's military forces began their deployment. Carriers deployed their mobile dolls while the naval power sent in its special aquatic units, consisting mostly of Pisces and Cancers to bombard the coast with missiles. The Sanc Kingdom's imperial guard, under the command of Captain Lucrezia Noin, and the Maguanot Corp, lead by Quatre Reberba Winner, made ready on the front line to face the bulk of Romefeller's military strength.
"I only hope that Miss Relena will forgive those who try to protect the Sanc Kingdom." Noin thought to herself. "Romefeller sees us as a threat. And they will do whatever necessary to eliminate the kingdom's influence."
"We must fight on!" cried Quatre. "To protect this nation."
"You heard Master Quatre!" added Commander Rasheed of the Maguanot. "We must fight on!"
The battle grew intense for the next few hours. However, despite their efforts, even the bravery of the Maguanot Corp. And the Sanc Kingdom Imperial Guard were no match for the overwhelming force of the Romefeller Foundation's military power.
"Damn!" said Quatre. "They just keep coming!"
"There are backup troops on the way!" said Noin. "Be on your guard!"
"It looks like we're fighting another losing battle then. As it should be."-
"What about Heero?"-
"He's using the Epyon to fight Romefeller's mobile dolls that infiltrated into the interior of the Sanc Kingdom."-
Meanwhile, within the Sanc Kingdom, Relena watched as her beloved nation was being destroyed little by little by the unrelenting forces of Romefeller.
"All this because of what we had done to help the members of the Treize Faction." she thought.
"Quite a magnificent sight wouldn't you say, Miss Relena?" said a voice from behind. Relena turned to see Dorothy Catalonia standing in the doorway. "Isn't it magnificent to see how much those people are fighting out there for you and your ideals."
"I thought I told you to evacuate with the rest of the students and staff?"-
"Oh, but I couldn't do that knowing that you were still here observing the battle first hand. Don't you find it inspirational that the Sanc Kingdom is doing everything in its power to protect your ideals. Even when it means taking up arms to protect those ideals. I believe that taking up arms to defend itself is quite undaunted wouldn't you say?"-
"I have no time for your war hobbies, Dorothy!" Relena gazed in disgust at her fellow student. "I don't believe that taking up arms will help obtain true peace."
"But what you don't realize is that type of idealism is something that can never truly be achieved. Humans are like a fighting animal. Unless you are able to defend yourself with military power, you would easily fall to such fighting animals. Both you and I know that, Miss Relena." Dorothy turned with a smirk on her face. "You can use this situation as an opportunity to request military aid from your allies. If you do that, then members of the Treize Faction and the former alliance will flock to your rescue."-
"That is the type of action I'm not willing to take!"-
At the same time, in the depths of space, Zechs Merquise was making his way to Earth. Hoping to arrive in time and try to protect the Sanc Kingdom. However, because of the distance between Peacemillion and Earth, it would take until nightfall for him to arrive.
"I only hope that the Sanc Kingdom will last until I arrive." he thought to himself. "I hope I'm not too late."
But as he made his run towards the earth, he saw something speed passed him at an extraordinary rate of speed. It looked like a cruiser, but unlike any he'd ever seen before. It looked like a primitive fighter, but bulkier on the side. There was a bubble dome placed on top of it.
"That ship." Zechs uttered to himself. "What is that?" He looked inside to cockpit while it sped by in a split second. Within the cockpit, he saw what looked like five individuals conducting activity within it. "I wonder why I wasn't able to pick up their signal until the moment I saw them." He could only watch as the little ship made its way down to Earth.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, things weren't looking up for the efforts of the Sanc Kingdom defenders. Heavy casualties had been suffered, their resources dwindling, and still they had to confront an everlasting wave of mobile dolls.
"We won't last much longer." said Rasheed.
"But we must keep fighting." Quatre replied. "We have to uphold Miss Relena's ideals. For the sake of our future!"
"If we must fight to the last man," Noin stated as she struck down another Virgo, "then we will do it knowing that we put all our heart and soul into protecting this nation."
At the same time, within Romefeller's high military command overseeing the battle, the commanders were pleased with the results they were getting.
"Excellent!" said the admiral. "We've managed to break through the defenses of the Sanc Kingdom! Did they really think that they were a match for the bulk of Romefeller's military force!" Just then, one of the soldiers over looking the battle from the bridge, came running to the admiral.
"Admiral! I think you better come take a look at this!" he cried.
"What is it?" asked the admiral.
"I don't know, Sir."-
The admiral accompanied the soldier to the bridge. There beyond the horizon, just off the coast of the Sanc Kingdom, a strange object began to appear out of the water.
"What in the hell is that?" he said.
The object did not go unnoticed by both sides. Soldiers gave a temporary cease fire when they saw the object appear from underneath the ocean. It was in fact a large body of water that began to hover into the air. As it breeched out of the water, it took the form a perfect sphere. Many looked on in terror, seeing this massive sphere of water suddenly appear out of the sea. It hovered there for five minutes, waves glittering on its surface.
"W...what is that?" asked Quatre.
"I don't know." replied Noin.
"I've never seen anything like it." said Relena, watching from the observatory of the Sanc Kingdom University Institution.
"Is it Romefeller's new weapon?" thought Dorothy. "Why wasn't I ever informed of such a thing."
Suddenly, from out of the large sphere, a series of energy beams came bellowing out in a barrage and struck down every mobile suit and mobile doll. Immediately, both sides realized that neither were safe from the watery sphere. It had come for the soul purpose of dispensing with all surrounding it.
"Shoot that thing down!" the Admiral ordered. Immediately, the mobile dolls began to attack the sphere. But as they approached, sharp watery projectiles bellowed out and hit their intended targets. The mobile dolls, with no way to defend themselves, fell like flies before the monstrous sphere.
Within seconds of the first wave's depletion, clouds began to hover ominously over Romefeller's fleet.
"What is this, Admiral?" asked one of the soldiers.
"A storm?" the Admiral replied, bewilderedly.
But as the rain fell, it was soon realized that it wasn't ordinary rain falling. The rain was traveling at such a high speed velocity, that they acted more like bullets. They struck the fleet and all mobile doll carriers. And all fell victim to the rain. The wind picked up and a maelstrom began to bellow, with high winds and freak thunder and lightning. The waves reached fifty feet high and crashed upon the vessels.
Noin and the others watched as this horrific sight took place. It was strange indeed that the storm was only taking its toll on Romefeller's forces. Along the coast of the Sanc Kingdom, the waters were still calm and the sun still shined.
"What kind of storm is that?" asked Noin. "That rain is falling so fast, it's actually shooting down the mobile suits!"
"There's no way pure water can just rip through a steel hull like that!" Quatre replied. "The only way it can cause that sort of damage is if it was traveling at high speed. And I know for a fact that rain doesn't naturally fall like that."
In only a matter of minutes, the might fleet of Romefeller had been vanquished. The grandest ships had sunk to the bottom, with all souls still aboard. The storm suddenly disappeared and only the great aquatic sphere was left. Hovering before the demolished fleet and the Sanc Kingdom.
"I don't believe it." said Relena. "The entire fleet destroyed by a storm?"
"I've...I've never known a storm to do that." said Dorothy. "To completely destroy Romefeller's fleet and leave not one ship in tact?"
"Quite an impressive bit of work wouldn't you say?" chuckled a voice from behind. The two young ladies turned to see a shadowy figure standing in the doorway. He was a tall, dark man with long flowing hair. He was dressed in a dark blue cloak. As he stepped into the light, he took the hood of the cloak and covered his head. Only a few locks of his long hair flowed down.
"Who are you?" asked Relena.
"I am the one responsible for that aquatic chaos out there." he said. "Isn't that a splendid sight? To see one like myself use such skill to vanquish an enemy."
"I find nothing splendid about it! You have just taken the lives of many! Despite their hostilities against the Sanc Kingdom, there was no reason for you to wipe them out completely! Why would you do such a thing!"-
"Why not! The lives of humans mean nothing to me!"-
"How can you say that!"-
"Quite easily!" He began to walk towards the two girls. "Humans need to be eliminated. They want everything done the way they want it. Conditioned so that everything benefits them and no one else. That is why a worthless species like you cannot be allowed to thrive." He suddenly grabbed Relena by the throat and began to squeeze. The girl fell to her knees as she felt the grip tighten.
"Miss Relena!" cried Dorothy. But the man thrust forth his arm and slammed Dorothy again the wall with incredible force.
"I can easily end your life by tightening my grasp around your throat!" He chuckled. Relena began to lose consciousness. The man suddenly released her and Relena fell to the ground coughing harshly. "But I don't feel like killing you. There wouldn't be any fun in that. I intend to take out the leaders last because I like them to see how futile it is to stand against me. I will expand our borders to Earth and space of this realm. And there's nothing that you, nor anyone else can do about it!"
"What do you plan on doing?" asked Relena.
"I intend to take this world for the empire."-
"The...Empire?"-
"The new power arising! Once I have taken over this world, the Empire will gain yet another dimensional realm to deprive resources of!" The man walked to the window and gazed at the sphere he created. "Do you know how powerful water is? Of course you do. You've seen it first hand. Certainly, a mere drop of water isn't enough to hurt you. But try accelerating its speed to 500 mph. Then you have a lethal projectile."
"How is it possible for someone to manipulate water like that?" asked Relena, rubbing her throat.
"Quite easily, my dear." The man snapped his fingers and from a paper cup on Relena's desk, the water began to hover in the air, still shaped like the cup. "When you have the skills needed, you can do anything you can put your mind to."
He snapped his fingers again and the water projectile slammed into the wall at a very high speed, busting a hole through the wall.
"You might as well get used to the idea of meeting a sorry end!" he chuckled. "I will first use my great sphere to reek havoc upon the colonies. Once that happens, I will use it to eliminate all on Earth. And because earth has so much water, I can easily refit myself." He turned away from the two girls and headed towards the door. "That's the one disadvantage about living on a well hydrated planet. It makes it easy for someone like me to gain the quick advantage! I will use the bulk of my Aquatic Fortress to destroy this nation!"
"I cannot allow you to do that?" shouted Dorothy, slowly standing to her feet. She drew out a concealed gun from beneath her blouse. "The only reason why you fight is so that you can enjoy the sight of death and destruction. If our deaths are only meant to entertain you, then I have a well established excuse to end your life."
"Then, why do you hesitate?" asked the man. He turned towards Dorothy. "A person like yourself, who enjoys battle a well as I, shouldn't waver when it comes to ending the life of another. Or is it because of what you have seen that you are unable to pull the trigger. Fearing that I may be some sort of god." Suddenly, the man thrust out his hand and a powerful sonic boom bellowed forth, knocking Dorothy off her feet. She once again slammed into the wall. The man gazed at her. "In reality, I am a god in this world. A god of death!"
He turned away once again and exited out of the room. Relena ran over to Dorothy, who had been knocked out.
"Are you alright?" she cried. "Dorothy?"
Dorothy slowly opened her eyes and looked about.
"W...what happened?" she muttered.
"We have to stop that guy some how." Relena stated. She grabbed Dorothy's arm and placed it over her neck. She carried her fellow student out of the facility and into the chaos awaiting.
The two young ladies did see utter chaos indeed. The great Aquatic Fortress was now working its way over the Sanc Kingdom. This time, both mobile dolls and defenders of the nation gathered around hoping that they could stop the monstrous sphere in its tracks. But the Aquatic Fortress only gained mass as it consumed more water. Hovering over the kingdom like a watery moon, it worked its way over to the center of the Sanc Kingdom.
In the mobile suits, Quatre and the Maguanot corp. did all in their power to stop the sphere from advancing any further. But despite the bombs and the bullets that struck at it. Nothing could harm its glossy surface.
"Nothing's working on this thing!" cried Quatre.
"We can't give up now!" said Noin. "It has to have some sort of weakness."
"But what if it doesn't?"-
"It must. Everything has a weakness!"-
It was then, as they continued to fire at the massive water sphere, the Aquatic Fortress retaliated with unexpected force. Firing a barrage of powerful water spouts, it shot down many of the mobile suits that were surrounding it. Many of the mobile suits and dolls exploded on impact with the spouts. Rain projectiles spurted out and struck at random suits, piercing through the armor as if it were cheese. The mobile suits fell in the cities and towns of the Sanc Kingdom like flies.
"There must be some way of taking this thing down." said Noin. But as she flew around the ball of water, a spout sprang out and struck her. Noin went crashing to the ground. She maintained enough boost to make a safe landing onto the ground.
"Miss Noin!" cried Quatre. "Miss Noin are you alright!"
"I'm fine, Quatre." she uttered.
"I'm coming down to get you."-
The gundum Sandrock landed only a few yards from the fallen, white Taurus suit. Quatre jumped out of his mobile suit and ran over to Noin, who managed to crawl out of her cockpit with only a few scratches.
"You didn't have to do that, Quatre." she said.
"I find it my obligation to help all my friends." replied Quatre.
"Oh, Quatre."-
Without warning, a spout blue out and struck the gundam. Sandrock's entire top was blown off and the mobile suit fell to the ground upon some abandoned buildings.
"Sandrock!" cried Quatre.
The two could only gaze at the mobile suit which now lay in ruins. They couldn't believe that, despite the fact that Romefeller's entire military force had been eliminated, the Sanc Kingdom would still fall.
"Quatre! Miss Noin!" cried a voice. The two turned to see Relena and Dorothy approaching them.
"Miss Relena!" cried Quatre. "Are you alright?"
"What happened to you?" asked Noin.
Relena lay Dorothy down on the ground and wiped herself off.
"I know who it is that's responsible for that monstrosity." said Relena. Quatre and Noin looked at her, stunned.
"You do?" asked Quatre.
"Who?" added Noin.
"I don't know what his name was, or where he came from." Relena explained. "But all I know is that he has the ability to manipulate water."
"But how can anyone do something like that?" Quatre pointed up to the ever growing sphere above their heads.
"I can't explain how he did it. All I know is he can do it very accurately! He managed to take water from my cup, in my office, and used it so effectively, that it even blew a hole into the wall."-
"So that's how those water spouts are able to break through the armor of the mobile suits so effectively." said Noin. "They've been accelerated in speed."
"But I thought the further water travels in mid air, its form and strength diminishes." said Quatre.
"That's the thing. Because this guy can manipulate water, he can concentrate on it so that the spouts don't lose either their form, or there effective strength. That's why the water stays in a column form instead of having that same effect when shot out of a garden hose."-
Suddenly, from out of the blue another mobile suit was shot out of the air. It was a large mobile suit and it began to plummet down to where the four were standing.
"That mobile suit..." said Quatre.
"But that's the..." added Noin. It was the Epyon that had been shot down and was now crashing towards them.
"Get out of the way!" cried Quatre. The four ran out of the way as the damaged Epyon fell to the ground. It skidded across the ground, soon crashing into more buildings. The four ran towards the downed Epyon to see someone emerging from the cockpit.
"Heero!" cried Quatre. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah." replied Heero, in that same calm voice. He joined his friends, taking off his helmet. "That thing. I couldn't detect anything from it. Which only means that its pure water."
"No wonder our sensors couldn't pick anything up."-
"Who, or what is responsible for that thing?"-
"Relena knows."-
"She does."-
"Yes, I do." replied Relena. "That thing is being manipulated by a man."
"A man."-
"That's right. I we never saw his face. He was dressed in a hooded cloak."-
Suddenly, the five heard a sinister chuckled coming from the down the street amongst the smoke and fire. From the smoke, a figure appeared. A man cloaked in black.
"Perhaps we started off on the wrong foot." said the man.
"That's him!" Relena pointed out. "That's the guy!"
"Who are you!" shouted Heero.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry!" the man said. "Where are my manners. We rushed through things so quickly, there was no time for introduction."
"I'll ask you again! Who are you!" he slowly reached for his concealed pistol.
"You may be feeling lucky with that pistol you're reaching for. But I wouldn't bet on a swift victory." Heero hesitated to draw now that his opponent knew he had a concealed weapon on him. But never the type to hold back, Heero drew his gun and pointed it at the cloaked man. "So that's your solution. What a foolish one."
"I'll kill you." Heero pulled the trigger. But the bullet only went through as if the man standing before him was a hologram. Just then, the man appeared next to Heero and grabbed the pilot's wrist. He squeezed tightly, but Heero never made a peep, or cry, despite the aggravating pain. He released the gun soon after.
"If you ever intend to shoot at me effectively," said the man, "you should first learn how to counter the attacks of a shinobi."
"A shinobi?" asked Quatre. "You mean your a ninja?"
"Did I stutter?" He twisted Heero's arm. Still, the young pilot didn't cry out. The man locked Heero's arm behind his back and wrapped his arm around the boy's throat. "Why don't you make it easier on yourself and squeal."
"Pain...means...nothing to me." Heero uttered.
"Then I'm sure you don't mind this!" In a flash, the ninja grabbed Heero by the back of his shirt and threw him across the ground. Heero tumbled across the street. Little pieces of glass ripped cuts in his flesh. Still he stood up, staggering to his feet with all his strength. "Impressive! But still, it's not enough to outdo me." He threw one side of his cloak over his shoulder. At his side a pair of swords were sheathed. Yet, the ninja only drew out one. Shaped like an officers club, he could easily swing it about in a circular motion using the side hilt. "I believe only one of my Mantrion blades will be necessary. This blade is specially designed for quick lunging and slashing movements. And I don't even have to change my grip. That means I leave no openings when I transfer myself from offensive to defensive. Enjoy your last few minutes of life, boy!"
The ninja came charging at Heero who was still trying to stand. With his blade drawn, the ninja intended on making a quick slash to the throat.
It was without warning, a figure appeared between the ninja and Heero. Heero looked to see a young warrior standing before him.
It was Riku. He and the members of the KH troop had arrived in the knick of time. The blade had been blocked. There was a short parry before the ninja went into defense mode, retracting the blade into a shield.
"That's enough!" said Riku.
"I was wondering when you would get here." chuckled the ninja. He soon saw as Sora, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy jumped out, taking their stance next to Riku. "You win this round, but this is far from over! I still have my mission to complete! But this isn't over by a long shot, boys! You have not seen the last of me! Horus! Six member of the Cavendish Shinobis!" With those final words, he sheathed his blade and covered himself with the cloak again. He jumped up onto a rooftop and disappeared.
"Damn!" said Riku. "He got away!"
"Just be grateful that we got here before he could cause any serious damage to the rest of this world." said Sora.
"Excuse me." said Heero. "But who the heck are you guys?"
"I guess it would be best to make introductions first." Mickey replied.
"Well, if you plan on doing introductions first," Riku stated, "then we better make it quick!" Riku pointed to the massive sphere which lay over the ruins of the Sanc Kingdom. In a split second, the massive ball of water ascended into the air at a very high speed. So fast, that it caused a sonic boom to ring out. The party was nearly blown off their feet because of the powerful sonic boom accumulating from the sphere's acceleration.
"What is going on here?" Relena demanded. "What is with that sphere! Why did it just spout into the air like that! And most importantly, who are you people!"
"We are members of a so called guardian force from another dimensional realm." Sora started. He introduced each party member. "I'm Sora, my best friend, Riku, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. We have come to help save this world and defeat the one man who's been terrifying you. The man you encountered happened to be a member of the Cavendish Shinobis."
"Cavendish Shinobis?" asked Quatre.
"Yes. They are an elite group of special trained warriors whose mission is to be deployed throughout all the dimensional realms possible and take them over by eradicating all possible threats. They intend to extend the borders of the Dark Empire by conquering other worlds."
"The Dark Empire?" asked Noin.
"An organization bent on total conquest." Riku began. "They intend on taking over all worlds. As many as they can get their hands on. This is just one of many other worlds that would fall prey. Who knows how many have fallen already as a result of these guys."
"Should we be telling them that we're from another world?" asked Mickey. "That would be meddling in their affairs."
"The Imperials aren't being quiet about it." said Sora. "They intend to make themselves known to everyone."
"What about that guy?" asked Heero. "I think his name was Horus."
"Horus happens to be the master of the water element." Riku replied. "That's the reason why he was able to make that massive sphere of water. From what our data says, that massive ball of water is called the Aquatic Fortress. With it, Horus is able to send it anywhere he wants and allows it to demolish anything and everything that he sees fit."
"And because it's made completely out of water, it can't be harmed by anything." Sora continued. "Horus can concentrate on the water so thoroughly, he can make the watery surface of the Aquatic Fortress literally hard as steel. The water spouts are also randomly fired. And because of the immense pressure of the spouts, they can break through steel as easily as a hot knife cuts through butter. Also to add, because of the energy used to create the Aquatic Fortress, the fortress itself accumulates its own heat source. So it can even survive in the cold depths of space and not become frozen solid."
"But that thing has to have a weakness." said Quatre. "Perhaps if we could use excessive heat like the sun."
"Even if you had the sun in your favor, it takes a while for water to evaporate. Besides, don't you see that thing." Sora pointed at what looked like a water spout that seemed to reach into space. "That's probably how Horus is able refit the Aquatic Fortress when needed. And because the earth has so much water, his ability to refit that giant sphere is unlimited."
"But how does he intend to destroy the earth's inhabitants if he just lets the thing go into space." said Heero. "Not unless he also means to attack..." Only then did Heero realize what Horus was planning to do. "Oh no! He intends to attack the colonies!"
"Without a doubt." said Riku. "He knows of the existence of the colonies and he believes that there is no need for them. It is only the earth Horus wishes to keep in tact."
"But why would he do such a thing." said Quatre, angrily. "The colonies aren't anywhere near Earth."
"Simply because he wants something to test the might of his Aquatic Fortress on."-
"We have to stop that thing before it does any damage to the colonies." said Heero.
"There is no way of stopping the fortress itself. The only way to stop the puppet's path of destruction is by taking out the puppet master. And that's Horus himself."-
"Well, then that's what we'll do." Riku grabbed Heero by the shoulder.
"What do you think you'll accomplish by attacking him head on in the state you're in now. It wouldn't take more than two seconds for Horus to kill you instantly."
"But how do we handle the situation then?" asked Noin.
"You must go into outer space and tell the colony citizens to abandon their homes." Mickey instructed. "It's the only way to avoid total annihilation."
"Meanwhile, we'll take out that freak." said Donald.
"But...uh...do you think we could do it?" asked Goofy.
"What other choice have we?"-
"None." said Sora.
"Then, we shall do that." said Relena. "We will go into space and tell the colony citizens to abandon their homes."
"It's best to inform the ones who are most threatened." Quatre advised. "That way they can find refuge on colonies not within striking range of the Aquatic Fortress."
"Hey look!" shouted Goofy. "Something's coming!"
Everyone gazed up to where Goofy was pointing. From above, a mobile suit was approaching.
"What is that?" asked Sora.
"It's the Wing Zero." Heero uttered.
"Wing Zero?" asked Goofy.
The Wing Zero made a sudden stop and landed safely on the ground. The party ran to where the Wing Zero, awaiting who would come out. From the cockpit, the pilot emerged.
"Zechs." said Noin. "It really is you."
"Milliardo." Relena uttered.
"It appears I've come too late." said Zechs.
"What brings you here?" asked Heero.
"I was coming to assist in protecting the Sanc Kingdom." Zechs replied. "But it appears I've come too late." He gazed into the eyes of his allies. "But at least I'm glad to see that you're all still alive." It was then that he spotted the new faces amongst the group. "Who are they?"
"There the one's who've come to help us get rid of that ninja and his Aquatic Fortress." said Quatre. "Sora, Riku, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy."
"Ninja you say. Well, then explain."-
"He's the one responsible for all this destruction." said Heero. "What he did here to the Sanc Kingdom, he intends to do to both earth and the colonies."
"The colonies?" asked Zechs. "You mean that giant thing I saw emerging from the earth's surface was this ninja's doing?"
"His name is Horus. The master of the water element. And that giant sphere of water you saw going into space did all this to the Sanc Kingdom."-
"It completely eradicated the attacking forces of the Romefeller foundation." added Relena.
"Not one ship, carrier, or mobile suit survived." added Dorothy.
"What is this guy trying to prove?" said Zechs, angrily. "What are his intentions?"
"Simple." Riku explained. "He wants to take it over for the sake of the Dark Empire. The one great power with the intention to taking over all worlds. Horus could care less about what happens to the people of this realm. All he cares about is subduing the inhabitants of each world to the point where they would no longer retaliate. Ever."
"But sooner, or later someone will give rise to rebellion and eventually try to overthrow their regime. The only way that they'd be able to wipe out any form of retaliation completely is to..." a grim face came upon them. Riku only nodded.
"You mean," Quatre said, stunned, "he intends to wipe out everyone?"
"Everyone and everything that proves to be a threat to the empire." said Riku.
Suddenly, there was an incoming message signal coming from in the cockpit of the Wing Zero. Zechs went to receive it and saw, on a world broadcast, the unimaginable.
"Oh God!" he said. "Seven more of those Aquatic Fortresses just emerged. One over Africa, another over Europe, another of North America."
"One for every continent." said Heero. "That way, the people of Earth can be wiped out quicker."
"We have to stop those things." Quatre stated.
"You know those Aquatic fortresses can't be stopped." Noin replied. "The only way to stop these floating fortresses is to kill the creator. And that's Horus himself."
"Man, Riku." Sora uttered. "This guy is completely different from Isis."
"I know." Riku replied. "Unlike Isis, Horus attacks indirectly. Concealing his whereabouts completely. If there was only some way of finding him."
"We'll just use the gummi ship to track him down." said Donald.
"But we need you guys to use the gummi ship and get the others to those colonies."-
"But what are you gonna do?" asked Mickey.
"We're gonna track down Horus." said Sora.
"On foot?"-
"Of course not! We have our own means of transportation." Sora drew forth his first new summoning spell. "Come out, Zeke!"
From the light, the silver organoid appeared before them. He landed right between Sora and Riku.
"What is that?" asked Quatre.
"This is Zeke." said Sora. "He's an organoid. He'll be our means of transportation."
"You guys get going if you want to save the colonies and the Earth!" Riku explained. "Meanwhile, we'll do what we can to track down and stop Horus."
"We understand." said Mickey. "Donald! Get the gummi warmed up! We have some colonies to save."
Suddenly, Heero jumped into the cockpit of the Wing Zero. He sealed himself up and ignited the booster engines. Relena and Quatre ran to the Zero.
"Heero!" cried Relena.
"What're you doing, Heero!" added Quatre.
"Do what you gotta do." Heero replied from within the cockpit. "I have some things to take care of."
"But Heero..."-
"Leave him alone." Zechs uttered. "He has his job like we have ours. If we stall any longer, there won't be any colonies left to defend."
Quatre tightened his fist and looked down to the ground. He the gazed upon the members of the party.
"You're right." he said. "Let's go!"
"We'll take care of things here!" said Sora. ""Good luck to all of you!"
"Let's go, Zeke!" The two boys hopped onto his back and the little zoid went scampering away at a very high speed.
"Take care, you two." said Mickey, quietly. "Come back alive."
With those final words, the party got into the gummi ship and took off towards the colonies. The second fight to save world was about to begin.
