Quatre – 'How troubling, I perceive a cry of pain on the air.' Announcer – "We don't need anything fancy here, just one winner and one loser. Ready… Fight!"
There were no words exchanged between the two pilots, there were none necessary. Quatre pulled out his Heat Swords, Treize his Beam Saber and Heat Whip. Though the two had no standing quarrels, they had been forced to fight at this familiar location. The night was waxing cold and the sunset brought darkness; when the last shard of the sun fell beneath the horizon they began.
The Tallgeese came fast with the determination of the man piloting it, its Beam Saber raised and burning with resolve. A flurry of sparks arose when the Blade of Energy met the Blade of Metal.
Quatre was having difficulty fending off Treize' attacks; the man was a skillful pilot. it was getting very tasking to match him blow for blow. Once Quatre had prided himself for his mastery of the usage of Two Blades simultaneously; yet, Treize was more than matching him with only one. Quatre did a quick spin with the Sandrock in an attempt to catch the Tallgeese off guard; but Treize used an un-ignited Heat Rod to trip up the Sandrock's legs.
Quatre – 'I'll never win at this rate… but can I trust myself with it?'
Quatre brought his Swords up along with his Gundam and made a vertical slash at the Tallgeese, but he missed. The Tallgeese activated its Vernier Engines and landed several hundred meters away. Quatre fired his Machine Gun at Treize and stopped when he realized that no real damage was being done.
Quatre – 'I guess that I have no other choice; ZERO System activate.'
A yellow light permeated through Sandrock's cockpit while images of the future rushed into Quatre's mind. Reaction time and fighting capabilities enhanced, Quatre stood his Gundam up and went forth one more into battle.
Sandrock fired its Missiles at Tallgeese, who had a harder time dodging them; but that was a distraction attack, for the Sandrock threw one of its Heat Swords at the Tallgeese. Treize was able to block the attack, but at the loss of his Shield. This was to be a fight between the Zero System and the Tallgeese, who would survive?
Quatre – 'I won't be beaten by this System again, never again.'
This time the two were fighting on equal terms, with just one Sword Quatre was matching the movements of Treize. Neither one could make any headway though, they were equally matched. As the night wore on, however, Quatre's Heat Sword bore the marks of the battle; it was ready to break from the stress of the fight against the Beam Saber.
Treize – "I salute your skills Quatre Winner; you are a true Gundam pilot. But your battle is now over."
Treize pulled out his second Beam Saber and pushed even harder against the Sandrock; when Quatre's Heat Sword broke, Treize decapitated the Gundam.
Announcer – "Treize will advance to the next round."
Treize – 'So, the screaming has finally ceased; that is comforting.'
