Chapter 6 New Weapons, New Friends, and New Enemies.
"Conflict creates enemies" Murata Azrael said over an intercom from the Archangel class Earth Alliance vessel Dominion. "And when you have enemies, you shoot them."
"Director Azrael!" Lt. Badgeruel said.
"There would be no point to war if people could sit down and talk things out." Azrael said "It is against human nature to want peace, So long as there are differences among men." Stated Murata. "Calamity, Forbidden, and Raider Launch!"
"Buster here" Dearka said "I'm launching".
"Roger buster" Miriallia Haww said "You're all clear."
"Buster!" Murrue said "you and the Strike protect the Archangel"
"What about us?" Duo asked "What do we just sit here and wait for the Nazca 's to get us or will it be the Dominion?" he asked, Sarcastically.
"Duo, Trowa, Wufei and Quatre." Murrue said "You four will engage any GINN or Strike Dagger Mobile Suits and defend the Archangel at all costs." Murrue said "Heero, Zechs you two will help Kira and Athrun fight the Dominion and those three new high performance Mobile Suits. Now! Suit Up!" She Ordered.
"Yes Ma'am" everybody but Heero yelled.
"I'll show you how good I've gotten at this" Mu said as he destroyed a Strike Dagger. Meanwhile Dearka scored a couple of kills as well using the Busters Anti-Armor ShotGun.
"Looks like that ones gone" shani said as he looked at the Kusenagi, which was caught in a Metapolymer tethering string, and sped of towards it.
"Shani no!" Clotho said "Ah Screw up!". As athrun saw the Forbidden race off to attack the Kusenagi, he said "the Kusenagi, no!"With that, he and the Justice sped off to engage with the Forbidden. Meanwhile Kira, Zechs, and Heero were busy with the Raider and Calamity.
"What's with these two?"Orga wondered. "It's as though they can predict our moves before we make them." warning lights go off in the Calamity as it take the full brunt of Gundam Epyon's heat rod to the whole left arm. Causing it to be cleanly melted off. "Damn it, This is the Calamity" Orga said "I am returning for repairs"
The firing of Vulcan machine cannons and beam rifles can be heard even inside the bridge of the Eternal. Which is still docked inside the Mendel colony. 'This is the Eternal.' Lacus Clyne said over the radio to Athrun and Kira. "We are launching the METEOR units now!" and with that the two METEOR units were detached from the Eternal and flew off to join the Freedom and Justice Gundams.
"Oh no you don't!" Shani yelled "your not gonna get those things!" But before the pilot could get too far. Heero Fired Wing Zero's Twin Buster Rifle at him and just missed
"The next shot won't miss." Heero Declared. And with that he split the twin buster and fired dual shots. One aimed at the Dominion and the other aimed at the Raider. The forbidden, wasting no time, hurry's to his ship and deflects the attack at the side of the Mendel colony. Causing a rather large explosion. But oddly, did not destroy the abandoned facility.
"What the!" Trowa exclaimed. As he was caught by several Strike Daggers and out of ammo.
"Now Bring me that Mobile Suit!" Azrael demanded
"Right away sir!" the Strike Dagger pilots answered. Although struggling, Trowa could remove the enemy MS.
"Open all channels" Cruset ordered "and prep my CGUE for launch" lokkking at Flay Allster, who was taken prisoner during the invasion of the Alliance Head quarters. "And you" he said in a menacing voice "I have something planned for you" and with that he gives her a small disk and tells her to goto the escape-pod bay.
"Attention Earth Alliance forces" Cruset said over all radio channels. "Before we engage in battle, I would like to return a captive to you." He has all the channels closed. "Launch the pod as soon as I sortie" He said.
Meanwhile, Flay wondered what Cruset meant by saying that this was the key to ending this war. She stared at the small diskette in her hands. She felt very awkward in the suit she was wearing. "This thing is so damn itchy!" She wined.
After hooking up with the METEOR units Athrun and Kira begin their assault on the Zaft mobile suits. With mu out of commission and Kira seriously emotionally distressed over him being the ultimate coordinator. The battle went from bad to worse. Without Trowa's constant barrage of missiles and beam Gatling rounds, they were in a tight spot. Heero and Zechs were getting exhausted from the use of the ZERO system on their Gundams, Duo lost his stealth ability, WuFei was barley holding his own with Cruset and Quatre's Heat Shotels Broken he was reduced to using his beam machine-gun and shield.
"I won't be Defeated so easily!" WuFei yelled to Cruset. But unfortunately cruset manages to break his twin-beam trident. And it explodes in front of the Altron Gundam causing major damage. Several alarms went off in WuFei's cockpit. Cruset moved to bring down the heavy blade on the center of the Gundam. When he is shoved out of the way by Kira in his Freedom Gundam.
"You are ever such a sore in my side!" Cruset yelled as he engaged in combat with Kira.
The two suits battled it out with each other, dodging the others attacks, and then returning counters. On several occasions, the two suits, came together and duked it out.
"Why don't you die already!" Kira asked furiously while bringing his METEOR units long beam saber down just missing Cruset's cockpit
"If you truly used your full potential, then I would have been dead already" Cruset Mocked. Kira, so fully enraged, sees a small stone SEED and breaks it open. The immense amount of power that is released is unfathomable. As his reaction time is double that of Zechs and Heero's with the use of the ZERO system.
"Concentrate all fire power on the Vesailius" Lacus Said "If we Break through that Ship then we will be home free"
"Roger, we'll deal with the Dominion" Murrue said "aim lohengrin and fire!" the shot hits their mark and forces the Dominion to retreat. With Gundam Heavyarms and Trowa still on board. The Eternal and the Kusenagi concentrated all their firepower on the Vesailius. While the Vesailius and the two other Nazca's returned fire. The Flagship had succumbed to it's damages and exploded in a furious ball of fire. As the crew of the Archangel passed over the Vesailius, Athrun and Dearka both gave a respectful salute to their former mother ship. And continued to escort Kira and the rest of the Gundam pilots that were still there.