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Chapter 4: Mission X-499
Sakura and Kotori sat in the sitting room of their dorm, Sakura doing homework, Kotori making adjustments to their student files. Both girls talked quietly while working, and as Kotori changed the enrollment fees from unpaid to paid, Sakura's laptop beeped. Both girls stopped what they were doing and Kotori shook her head.
"What do you want to bet that the G-boys are in trouble again?" Sakura murmured.
"Why bet? We know they're in trouble. They always are."
"That's true. They're magnets for trouble."
Sakura opened her email and read:
Cosmos, Gaia,
The details of X-499 are as follows:
There is something going on underground at the coordinates gamma 33, epsilon 55, beta 8, and omega 7. The Gundam pilots plus Zechs Marquise have already been sent ahead to investigate. 09 and 10 will be joining you for this mission.
You leave at 8:00 PM. Rendezvous point is alpha 21, omega 12.
Do not take the Cosmos Angel or White Phoenix. Take the Chi no Ryu and Kou Unmei.
Remember that no one is to know who you are. And don't use your powers unless in an emergency.
Tonight, Gundam Team Kamikaze will make contact with the Gundam Pilots.
Madame S.
The two girls exchanged looks. Kotori glanced at the clock and said, "It's seven thirty. We should start getting ready if we want to get to the rendezvous point on time."
"Aa," agreed Sakura.
"So let's go," Kotori said coolly, closing her laptop.
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Half an hour later, Kotori and Sakura were hovering over the Rendezvous point about two miles outside the atmosphere. They waited for five minutes before they were met with a Gundam in black with a white inverted five pointed star and a Gundam in white with a black five pointed star.
The girls opened their vid-links to the new Gundams and Sakura said coldly, "Care to explain why you're late?"
"How well the mission is completed depends on the punctuality of those who will carry out the mission and their efficiency," Kotori said, her voice monotoned, her eyes a harsh glowing silver.
"Whether or not you survive depends on how swiftly you react, whether or not the mission is completed depends on how soon you can get to the rendezvous point and how swiftly you go through the protocols," Sakura said curtly.
"If we are required to constantly remind you that lives are at stake before rushing through phases and skipping steps to make up for lost time," Kotori said, her eyes narrowing.
"The mission will be jeopardized, innocent lives will be put at stake, and efficiency is lowered as well as the chances of completing the mission and getting away alive," both girls said in unison.
The two pilots of the two new Gundams winced and nodded meekly.
"We'll try to reach the rendezvous point on time next time," Subaru said.
"See that you do," Kotori snapped.
"Let's go and begin this mission," Seishiro said, "the sooner we finish Mission X-499, the sooner you can yell at us for our tardiness."
"Good idea," Sakura said, "CSA pilot 07, code name Cosmos, ready."
"CSA pilot 08, code name Gaia, ready," Kotori said, her voice cold and uncaring, her eyes flickering silvery amber.
"CSA pilot 09, code name Sakurazukamori, ready," Seishiro said.
"CSA pilot 10, code name Omnyouji, ready," Subaru said.
"Gaia, begin team teleport to coordinates gamma 33, epsilon 55, beta 8, and omega 7," Cosmos commanded.
"Activating team teleportation," Gaia said as she slid out a keyboard from the console and tapped several keys. "Teleportation sequence activating in 07 seconds… 04… 03… 02… 01 seconds. Teleportation sequence activated." Gaia pressed a green button and a pale blue-green light surrounded the four Gundams. When the light faded, the Gundams were gone.
On earth, two miles above ground, the blue green light appeared and disappeared, leaving behind four Gundams. "Disengaging team teleportation," Gaia said, tapping several keys in on the console, "Teleportation sequence ended. Arrival at coordinates gamma 33, epsilon 55, beta 8, and omega 7 confirmed," Gaia reported, pressing a blue button while sliding the keyboard back into the console.
"I'll scan the area for an entrance," Cosmos said coolly, sliding a keyboard from the console and tapping several keys.
"And if you don't find one?" Sakurazukamori asked, already knowing the answer.
Gaia and Cosmos grinned feral grins and said in unison, "Why, then we'll make one."
Omnyouji groaned, "I thought assassins and spies were supposed to be discreet?"
"We've been through this before, Omnyouji," Gaia said gently. "Sometimes the things that are well hidden are in plain sight. Even we can miss things if it's right in front of us."
"But you certainly won't miss it if it blows up the landscape," Omnyouji said irritably.
"But by then it would be too late to do anything, ne, Subbie-chan?" Cosmos cooed, still tapping at the keyboard.
"Please don't call me that," Omnyouji said, sighing.
"Hai, Subbie-chan," the girl's chorused before breaking into giggles.
"You're terrifying when you act so childish while you're in Hitokiri mode, Gaia-kun," Sakurazukamori commented lightly with an amused grin on his face.
"Found it!" Cosmos sing songed. "I'll send you the info, and from this point on, we maintain radio silence. No communications but through telepathy. There should be no need to remind anyone not to do anything stupid once we get inside."
"Tell that to Shinigami," Omnyouji said before switching off his vid-link.
"He does have a point," Cosmos sighed, switching off her own vid-link. She reached under her seat and pulled out a helmet/mask and put it on. She maneuvered the Chi no Ryu into position and began gathering power for the attack.
"So we're the last ones to initiate radio silence," Sakurazukamori said cheerily. "Are you going to wear that mask again, Gaia?"
"What do you think?" Gaia snarled, her eyes completely amber, before shutting off her vid-link. She grabbed her own helmet/mask from beneath her seat and jammed it on her head. She maneuvered the Akage Unmei into place behind Cosmos's Chi no Ryu with Omnyouji between herself and Sakurazukamori.
Cosmos's Chi no Ryu placed its hands together, palm to palm, and spread it apart, and a white light blasted from it, slamming into the ground, creating a crater large enough for the four Gundams to get through. They burst into the underground base, and brought forth total chaos.
Gaia and Sakurazukamori instantly became the assassins they were known for, and brought death upon any MS or MD that dared attack them, providing a distraction for Omnyouji and Cosmos. Cosmos and Omnyouji instantly slipped through the chaos with ease, cutting down the MS and MD in their way, steadily carving their way toward the entrance. Omnyouji took up a defensive stance and cut own anyone who got close while Gaia and Sakurazukamori carved through the sea of MS and MD, leaving a trail of death in their wake. They arrived in time to help Cosmos blast open the door, and to guard her back as she and Omnyouji leapt out of their Gundams and vanished into the base.
'I'm getting bored' Gaia's mental voice said dryly in Sakurazukamori's mind.
'So am I' he answered.
'Lets finish this so we can join in the fun elsewhere' Gaia suggested.
'How?'
'Like this.' A burst of gold light appeared and when it faded, all the MS and MD were little more than twisted hunks of melted metal scattered here and there.
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Cosmos and Omnyouji ran through the twisting halls of the base, keeping to the shadows. Omnyouji paused occasionally to plant an explosive before racing to catch up with Cosmos who slowed her speed to the bare minimum to allow him to work.
Cosmos led the way confidently, her mask had a computer installed inside, allowing her to track Shinigami's communicator and to check for life in the base. So far, there were hordes of blinking red dots and the single black dot that was Shinigami surrounded by five other red dots that had to be the other Gundam pilots which was moving steadily in one direction, completely unaware of the hordes of red dots moving towards them.
'They need us' Cosmos projected to Omnyouji.
'Where?"
"Down three levels to the north. We have to hurry.'
'Lead the way, Cosmos.' Omnyouji replied, and throwing all caution to the winds, the two CSA Agents sped up, slowing only to attach explosives to the walls.
'Cosmos!' Madame S's voice called.
'Nanda yo!' Cosmos snapped. She didn't like being interrupted in the middle of a mission, even if it was from Madame S who never interrupted the four top CSA Angents during missions unless it was absolutely necessary.
'Let Shinigami know that he's in danger. Tell him that under no circumstances is he to get caught the same goes for you and the other three!'
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'Shinigami!' Cosmos's mental voice slammed through Duo's head with the force of a rampaging bull.
'What is it, Cosmos?' he replied worriedly. Cosmos never calls anyone if they're in the middle of a mission. If she did, then something was obviously wrong.
'You have over five hundred of the enemy in front of you! Omnyouji and I are trying to move as fast as we can, but we'll never make it before you meet the enemy! You're in grave danger! Whatever you do, don't get caught! That's an order from Madame S!'
'I won't get caught. Did S tell you why we shouldn't get caught?'
'Don't ask questions, ahou! Just follow directions! And don't use your communicator or your power! If she didn't elaborate, then we can't take any chances!"
'Don't you think I don't already know that?'
'Urusei and fight! The enemy's almost on top of you!'
Duo snapped out of the conversation and whipped out his gun and shot the first of the Oz soldiers who had just stepped out from behind the corner. Instantly, all of the other Gundam pilots and Zechs had their guns out and were shooting frantically and trying to stay alive.
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Meanwhile, Sakurazukamori and Gaia found themselves lost in the hallways of the base for the seventh time.
'AHOU GA! YOU LED US DOWN THE WRONG HALLWAY!' Gaia mentally raged at Sakurazukamori.
'Stop yelling, Gaia! At this rate, even those without magical capabilities will be able to detect our presence!' Sakurazukamori replied.
'This is the last time I let you lead! Ahou! This is all your fault!'
'Stop yelling and just blast through the floor, Gaia!'
The two assassins gathered their energy and sent a powerful burst of power through the floor, creating huge holes through the next forty floors under them. The two jumped through the holes and descended and landed on the ground neatly, employing their training to keep from landing the wrong way and their psychic powers to soften the fall.
Sakurazukamori looked around and said, 'Hey, I think we're in the control room.'
'We used enough power to get to the heart of the base, Sei-chan,' Gaia said coolly.
"You brought Tori-kun out! In the middle of a mission too!'
'Urusei,' Gaia snapped, quickly typing in codes and rerouting programs to make her search and download easier and more efficient.
Sakurazukamori sat down beside her and the two began to hack into the base's main computer and downloading the files. They could sense the familiar auras of Cosmos and Omnyouji coming, and grinned.
'What are the chances of those two actually getting in here without getting into a fight over who enters first?' Sakurazukamori projected cheerily as he worked.
'If it was just us, slim to none. But since we have the Gundam pilots and Zechs Marquise on our tail, they won't waste time. the one who opens the door is the one who gets in first.' Gaia replied, her hands flying over the keys.
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Omnyouji and Cosmos almost flew into the fray. Soon, they were mowing down enemy soldiers at nearly impossible speed, shooting their guns and changing guns when they ran out of ammo faster than the eye could see. Cosmos fired off her gun occasionally at the enemy that got too close while she attached a bomb to the walls. Soon, most of the enemy was down, and Cosmos and Omnyouji, after hastily exchanging words with Duo, waded out of the fray and disappeared around the corner, racing down to the control room as quickly as possible, again, slowing only to plant the explosives.
They ran through countless hallways, planting hundreds of explosives, and soon, they came to the control room. Cosmos stood guard while Omnyouji connected the keypad to his handheld computer and punched a few keys. He watched warily as the numbers letters and symbols flashed over the screen. Soon, the computer beeped and the titanium alloy doors slid open and the two spies slipped through the doors and into seats in the console opposite the ones the two assassins were working at. Quickly, the two spies ran through the usual protocols of sifting, deleting, downloading, and uploading.
Ten minutes later, the four completed their work. Swiftly, they flew through the holes in the base and landed on the floor of the last hole guided by Cosmos, they raced back to their Gundams and leapt inside.
Swiftly, they turned the Gundams on and blasted out of the base and upward. Another half an hour later, they were only 30 miles from leaving the atmosphere completely. They hovered above the base and watched opened their vid links, waiting for the pilots to activate their program on the computers in the control room. Swiftly, Omnyouji and Sakurazukamori grabbed their masks (Think about the ones that Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon wears.) from beneath their seats and slipped them on.
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The Gundam pilots reached the control room an hour later and Trowa punched in a few codes and the titanium alloy doors slid open. The pilots blinked to see the rubble in the room and the hole in the ceiling that moved up forty floors. Each of the pilots took their seats and began to hack into the mainframe and blinked when each screen made an image of four people, two men and women, all wearing masks.
Duo nudged Zechs and said, "Hey, Zechs, they ripped off your mask!"
Zechs ignored Duo when the woman with blue-black hair said, "Greetings Gundam Pilots and Zechs Marquise, I am pilot 07, Cosmos. I am the leader of Gundam Team Kamikaze."
The other woman with black hair said, "I am pilot 08, Gaia."
The young man with green eyes said, "I am pilot 09, Omnyouji."
The other man with gold eyes said, "I am pilot 10, Sakurazukamori."
Duo blinked and said, "What's a Sakurazukanori?"
"You'll pay for that, Shinigami," Sakurazukamori's voice echoed through Duo's mind.
"As you can see, we have arrived at the base and collected all the information there is. Your mission has been aborted, courtesy of Gundam Team Kamikaze. Everything has been deleted. You have two hours after this communication ends to leave the base before the explosives planted by our team detonates," Gaia said in monotone.
"We have no wish to kill possible allies," Omnyouji said, his voice dry, stating that he wasn't happy about the arrangements, "Therefore it would be in your best interests to evacuate immediately."
"You will see us often during missions, so get used to losing to us, Gundam pilots," Sakurazukamori said, his voice cool and collected. "This broadcast ends now."
The screens went blank and then showed a clock counting down the amount of time left before the base was destroyed. The pilots stared at the clock for a minute and instantly were out of their seats and they took off to safety.
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Outside, 07, 08, 09, and 10 cut the connection and activated the countdown program. They drifted downwards so their Gundams stood on a hill several miles away from the base. They knew that they could be easily seen by the six pilots when they left, and it was their intention to be seen.
The Gundam pilots blasted out of the base with five minutes to spare and spotted the Gundam Team Kamikaze on a hill. The four Gundams rose into the air and the red and gold Gundam with black wings fired off a blast at the base and the four Gundams took off. The six Gundam Pilots gave chase, and an explosion rocked the air behind them, signaling the base's entrance into oblivion.
"That's over fifty thousand more souls for the Shinigami to deal with, ne, Sakurazukamori?" Cosmos's words came loud and clear over the Gundam pilots' link.
"That's right." Sakurazukamori's cool voice replied.
"Let's get further away from the children before we jeopardize our mission," said Omnyouji.
"Good idea. Gaia, get us out of here!" Cosmos yelled.
Gaia slid a keyboard out of the console and began tapping keys. "Kamikaze Team teleport activated," she said as she pressed a green button. The blue-green light enveloped the four Gundams and they vanished.
The six Gundams of the six pilots stopped and the five teens and one man stared at the screens in their computers in shock.
"We have to let Dr. J know about this," Quatre said tiredly.
"He won't be very happy about it either," Duo said cheerily, his eyes betraying a hint of worry. 'They'll blow our cover like this, and we'll lose Kamui, again!'
"Let's go back and give our report," Trowa said.
The six pilots nodded and left.