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Gundam Wing: A New Threat
By: timaru2003 (Revised by HeeroYuy1995, a.k.a. Matt-chan)
Chapter 11
Operation Surma Gold - Tora Bora region, Afghanistan
'This is it, the day we shut Osama down… 'bout bloody time,' thought Matt as he and the rest of the pilots moved into position. Matt was leading Alpha team in his Shining Bird Wing Custom Gundam, while Tim was leading Bravo in his Janus Custom Gundam.
Tim's Custom Gundam now was equipped with more maneuverable joints and a beam saber. It also included a version of the Virgo MD shield system in its left arm as a small shield for close combat. It also was equipped with new weapons; the gun pod cannons were enhanced with a gattling system that consisted of three barrels that gave each gun an impressive amount of fire, but the real kick was that the guns could be overcharged and fire all three barrels at the same time, giving it a shot that was in the damage neighborhood of wing 01's cannon.
"Alpha lead this is Bravo lead, do you copy?" crackled the radio.
"Roger, I hear you loud and clear," replied Matt.
"Yeah, the plan looks like it's working; everything in the air is heading our way, so you shouldn't have too much trouble on the way in," Tim reported.
"Good to hear, and happy hunting," Matt returned before switching to radio silence.
Alpha team's mission was to infiltrate and destroy Osama's base on earth while Bravo dealt with any units that were on the surface of the base and also provided fire support.
At that moment, Tim's Radar scanner began to pick up several objects at high altitude that were reading as Aries mobile suits and several units of Leo & Serpent suits supported by a squad of Scorpio MA's.
"Heero, you and me we're going to go high and tackle the Aries; Trowa, Duo, Wufei, you three go down and introduce us to the Leo's and Serpents, and I'll send the Beta down to give you a hand," Tim ordered.
"Roger," answered Heero.
"Gotcha," replied Duo.
"Understood," said Wufei.
Trowa just remained silent.
Tim flipped a switch in the Alpha's cockpit and the Beta separated from the aircraft and with a mental order, Tim sent the war machine down to complete its assigned mission. Tim then switched his Radar over to Air-to-Air mode and began to lock up several of the approaching suits.
Heero also was locking up several suits with Wing Zero and was already using the Zero system to plan the destruction of any more suits- those that survived the first blast from his Buster Rifle and Tim's Missile Barrage.
Tim was staring intently at the HUD in his cockpit as the range markers on each target slowly counted down to the range of his missiles max range. In seconds all his targets had come into range and were waiting for the grim reaper.
"And here we go!" Tim shouted at no one in particular as his fingered mashed the pickle button of his joystick releasing several missiles from the surface launchers on his Alpha.
Heero also was grinning as his finger squeezed the trigger and fired off a shot from the Buster Rifle.
The combined assault of beam cannon and missiles caught the Aries pilots off guard and only a few lucky ones survived the first attack. This however was not the case with the second. Tim's Janus and Heero's Zero ripped through the scattered suits; Tim stayed in fighter mode and proceeded to destroy several of the survivors with a combination of cannon, nose laser and short range missiles. Heero finished of the rest after he converted into Suit form and finished off the survivors with his beam saber and Wing's Vulcan cannons.
Meanwhile on the ground, the rest of Bravo reinforced with the Beta fighter and clashed with the enemy's mobile suit troops. The Beta fighter's main objective was to destroy a troop of Scorpio units that were located behind the enemy defense line. The primary troops' distracted by the attack of the other Gundam Pilots, failed to notice the Beta as if swooped down on the unsuspecting suits. As it neared the Scorpios, the Beta's bomb bay opened and as it passed over, it released a B-61C {CLEAN} No-Fallout Tactical Nuclear Bomb. The choice to use a nuclear weapon had been arrived at after it was determined that speed was the essence and that the remote location would not pose a threat to civilians. The Bomb detonated at 500 ft, leveling several defensive structures and vaporized the entire unit of Scorpios. The blast also took out several nearby Leos and Serpents.
With the air threat removed, Tim and Heero dived down towards the battle field to assist the other pilots. Tim mentally recalled the Beta Unit and Docked with it. As they neared, Tim switched over to Battloid configuration and entered armored mode. He and Heero then waded into the battle.
Al-Queda HQ (on the other side of the mountain) – Tora Bora region, Afghanistan
Matt and the rest of the AGT were waiting in the area that they had chosen to be their observation post until they got the signal that it was all clear for them to proceed. They had watched in amusement as several enemy soldiers had thrown down their weapons and ran, all without them firing a shot; in fact they hadn't even been seen by any of the deserters. All it took was the news that the OGT was here and the smart ones realized the AGT probably was not far behind, for them, all the Gundams in one area was not a good health choice. The braver ones had remained at their posts, or had moved to reinforce their comrades in arms. This left fewer than 20 suits, all Leo's to deal with.
A bright flash and the concussion wave that followed signaled the AGT that the time to strike had come. With their Hyper Jammers on the entire team they where able to move forward and caught the Leos off guard. Within moments, the entire enemy force had been eradicated and the team proceeded to enter the complex.
Upon entering the complex, they came across several rooms filled with what appeared to be parts for several very advanced machines and tons of barrels. Matt magnified the image to get a good look at what was contained in the barrels and when he read the labels, his heart grew cold. The biohazard and radiation label left little to the imagination as to what was contained and a closer inspection with his sensors told him that each crate and drum was wired with several tons of explosives, and there was a timer controlled them, and it was ticking down.
Matt didn't need any computers to know what would happen if those explosives went off it would be a catastrophe of global proportions.
The only two words that Matt could think of was, "Holy shit."