Mobile Suit Gundam Resurrection: The Winged Guardians

Episode 9: Laisha's Dilemma

Temuro opens the capsule and Laisha floats into Temuro's arms crying. She sobs in his chest for a few seconds and then looks up to see Temuro's face.

"What? You! What are you doing here!"

She tries to slap him but Temuro holds her arms back. She struggles for a minute until she collapses. Temuro picks her up and takes her to the medical bay.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine now."

Temuro leaves the medical bay and finds an angry Alissa at the door.

"Um, Alissa! What's wrong."

"What's wrong! I'll tell you what's wrong! You left me in the park to chase that girl and now you've brought her to the ship!"

"Wait a minute Alissa! She was floating in space in a life pod after her shuttle was attacked. I didn't know it was her. I barely even know her!"

Alissa turns around and walks away without saying anything.

"What is wrong with me. I know that he doesn't really have any interest in her but I get so jealous. Oh Temuro."

In a shoal zone near Earth's orbit, Commander Casval arrives on the Hellstorm.

"Lucia, where is Laisha? Has she not arrived yet."

"We haven't been able to contact the shuttle. They may have been delayed."

"I don't know. I hope they didn't run into any of the rebels."

"Rebels sir?"

"There are some people within the Sedition forces that disagree with how Semma Zeken is handling the current situation. We will backtrack the shuttle's flight path and contact Semma."

The Hellstorm turns around and launches. The Liberty and the 38th fleet head out of Side 3 airspace towards Earth's orbit. Captain Vaughn is being given orders by Senion in his office.

"Larry, we have been tracking Sedition activity in Earth's orbit. We don't know what they are planning but we don't need a repeat of Operation D. This is a critical situation to the security of the Federation. We still don't know their battle strength or where their main base is."

"We'll do our best Senion."

Semma receives the news of Laisha's disappearance from Casval.

"What! Where is she!"

"We found the debris from the shuttle and one of the life pods are missing from the wreckage. We also found the remains of three Gemma Dogas."

"So this was a rebel attack! Dammit!"

"I will find her. She isn't dead."

"She better not be or you will be! I'm sending the two stolen Gundams to your ship. Do not fail me again Casval."

On the Liberty, Laisha awakens and finds herself in the medical bay. She looks around in a daze and sees Temuro sitting at her bedside.

"Temuro, I'm sorry I tried to hit you."

"Don't worry about it. Do you remember what happened to you?"

Laisha grabs her head as memories of her being in the shuttle and a burning building.

"No. No!"

Laisha grabs at Temuro and pulls him down onto the bed. Temuro grabs her and hugs her.

"It's okay now! Stop, everything will be fine."

"I..I don't want to fight. Don't make me!"

Laisha calms down and Temuro lays her back on the bed.

"Laisha, are you being forced to fight by the Sedition?"

"Yes, my father knows about my newtype potential and is forcing to me to become a pilot."

Temuro pounds the table with his fist.

"Dammit! I can't believe this is still happening. Just because newtypes can be used as effective weapons doesn't mean that's what their meant to be."

"Aren't you a pilot Temuro?"

"Yes but I choose to be to defend this peace that other people and I fought so hard to obtain."

Temuro walks towards the exit.

"Where are you going?"

"Alissa is waiting for me. She's meeting me for dinner."

"Temuro….it was...it was nice talking to you."

Near Earth's orbit, the Hellstorm meets up with Mace and Thomias's fleet. The Gundams are brought aboard. Mace and Thomias are on an elevator heading for the bridge.

"Hey Thomias, who is this Commander Casval?"

"I don't know. I've never met him."

"If he's such a legend then why didn't we hear about him during the war."

"We were on Earth most of the time. We were probably just out of the loop."

They arrive on the bridge and salute Casval as the get off the elevator.

"So you are the remaining Blue Devils? I hope you live up to your reputations."

"Commander, the Liberty and a small fleet of Feddie ships have arrived in orbit."

"We can't let them wander around here. Launch all of our mobile suits immediately including the Gundams. Our target is the Liberty and it's Gundam. If we can take them down the rest will fall easily."

Just as Temuro sits down with Alissa to eat, alarms start going off.

"All pilots to your stations. A Sedition attack force is coming."

Temuro runs down to the MS deck followed by Alissa.

"Alissa!"

"What! I'm a pilot now. I've had my training!"

"Just remember, real combat is much different from just simulators. Please be careful."

All the pilots board their units and prepare to launch.

"Gordon, Cannon Gemini Kai, launching!"

"Michelle, Blaze Gemini Kai, let's go!"

"Alar, G Core Fighter unit 1, ready!"

"Alissa, G Core Fighter unit 2, going out!"

"Send me the Cannon pack. Temuro, Gundam, launching!"

10 - Return to Earth