Chapter 4

"Lt, we are almost done with our recon," informed one of the Neo-Zaku pilots.
"Good," replied Rush, "We will circle around the perimeter once to make sure we are good to go."
A shot rang out. It found its way to one of the Neo-Zakus, piercing the chest with ease, causing the mobile suit to explode violently.
"Damn it, where did that come from," questioned Rush, switching his scanners to active.
One of the remaining 2 Neo-Zakus fired at the spotted enemy mobile suit. 1 beam destroyed the head, the next went clean through the lower chest of the mobile suit, dropping it to the ground and erupting into a fireball.
"Multiple enemy mobile suits are around us," informed the other Zaku pilot.
"We're surrounded!" panicked one of the Leo pilots, who opened fire into the treeline with his beam gattling cannon. The rounds splintered trees and some did find their way to enemy mobile suits.
"I have 30 enemy signatures on screen, all enemy mobile suits," informed the Zaku pilot.
"All units, open fire," commanded Rush, as he raised the Twin Dober Gun on his right shoulder with the arm, taking aim at an unsuspecting mobile suit. He fired; the recoil from the gun was intense, because of no compensation for it. The rounds struck the suit with such force, that the remains of it scattered as if they were scrap.
"All units, fall back, we are outnumbered," said Rush, as he hit his thrusters and flew backwards a little ways.
The enemy mobile suits came out of the treeline, still firing at the Leos, slaughtering the inferior mobile suits. The Zakus provided aerial support, firing their wing-mounted missiles into the mobile suit ranks, destroying 2, 3, and 4 at a time. The ambush resulted in only Rush and the 2 Zakus left against 12 enemy mobile suits. The circled a nearly exhausted Gundam Dreadnought and opened fire on the Zakus, easily eliminating them.
"This is not good," thought Rush, as he looked around, surrounded by them as if he was the prey to a pack of wolves.

"Sir, what is that?" questioned one of the EMF pilots, looking at the Gundam.
"It is a mobile suit, USC, but not a mass produced model," answered his C.O. "Damage it, don't destroy it."
"Yes, Sir," obeyed the pilot, raising his weapon.

Rush pushed a button and flicked a switch to release the Twin Dober Guns, causing them to hit the ground with tremendous force. He pulled the shield out from behind the back and pulled out his melee weapon, a beam katana. Much like a beam saber, but curved like the ancient Japanese sword, made just as deadly, but with style.
"Come and get it," commented Rush as he activated the katana, causing a light red, pinkish light to emit from the handle and take on the shape of a katana. Some of the enemy mobile suits took out their beam sabers to duel to Gundam. One attacked from behind, Rush countered, striking the enemy suit with his shield, and then slicing straight down the middle, splitting the enemy suit in half. Rush activated the Twin Heat Rods and used them like whips, throwing them out, cutting mobile suits to pieces.

"Sir, we only have 8 suits left," informed one of the pilots, watching his rounds dissipate on the Gundam's armor, "at this rate, we won't make it back."
"Keep suppressive fire on the suit," ordered the C.O.

An alarm went off inside of Rush's suit.
"DANGER: CORE OVERLOAD" read in red letters across his viewscreen.
"Damn faulty equipment," he commented, slamming his fist against the screen.
The Gundam deactivated, becoming motionless.
"Don't do this to me you piece of shit," he yelled, becoming frustrated at the mobile suit.

"Sir, the enemy mobile suit isn't moving," informed a pilot, with relief in his voice.
"Close in on it and capture it," commanded the C.O.
"Sir, new contact, 12 0'clock high, coming in fast!" exclaimed a pilot.

The "new contact" is the Gundam Cydra, yet another colony mobile suit that is basically a melee expert. It landed next to Dreadnought, landing on a knee. It stood up, looking at all of the enemy mobile suits that were coming in.
"You boys just had better back off," said a female voice, "If you knew what was good for you, you'd head back to your base."