I just spent the last hour doing this, so enjoy!
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Phase 3 - Desert Whirlwind
The BuCUE exploded in a fireball after the two bazookas hit it. "Yeah! Take that, you oversized dog!" The pilot yelled, swinging the GM Ground Type around and picking out his next target. The white and red GM stood out against the tan of the desert around it, making it an easy target for the mass of BuCUEs. If they could hit it, that is.
The pilot, and eighteen-year-old named Senkai grinned as he fired off three more bazookas at a BuCUE. The BuCUE fired two missiles of it's own, but only hit two of the three rockets. The third smashed into it's head, disabling it.
Below on the ground, the members of the Desert Dawn resistance group also found against ZAFT, using rocket launchers from their Jeeps. In the lead Jeep, Sahib let out a roar and fired a rocket at another BuCUE, hitting the Mobile Suit in the front left leg. Sahib was the leader of Desert Dawn, and Senkai could tell by his clothes and scars that he had fought many battles in this barren place. Seeing that the rocket didn't do much damage against the massive machine, the GM fired off a bazooka, destroying the BuCUE as it was about to fire on the Jeeps.
The battle was raging across the desert, but it was apparent that ZAFT was winning. Almost one third of the Desert Dawn Jeeps had been destroyed, and more BuCUEs were arriving every couple of minutes. Seeing that some of the BuCUEs were getting too close for comfort, Senkai maneuvered his GM Ground Type into the air, firing at the two oncoming machines as he did so. The resulting explosion on both BuCUEs indicated that the bazookas had hit their mark.
Hearing his radar beep, the teen looked to his left and spotted what the radar had seen. The Lesseps was approaching. The Lesseps was Andrew Waltfeld's command ship, and it was heading towards Senkai and the others at top speed. Andrew Waltfeld was also known as the "Desert Tiger" for his stunning victories in the North African desert.
"Damn! Why did he have to show up?" Senkai muttered, failing to notice the barrage of missiles heading towards him. The GM Ground Type shuddered as the missiles exploded, badly damaging the bazooka and the GM's right arm. Blue eyes narrowed in anger and Senkai spun the machine around and tossed the now useless bazooka at the nearest BuCUE. Grinning as the weapon smashed into the dog-like Mobile Suit, Senkai turned his attention back to the Lesseps just in time to see yet another Mobile Suit launch.
Deciding it was time for more firepower, the GM Ground Type brought out it's beam rifle from the storage rack on it's back. Meanwhile, the rest of the BuCUEs had retreated, allowing the surviving members of Desert Dawn to make their escape. Focused on the emerging Mobile Suit, Senkai let out a stream of swear words when he realized what he was fighting.
"What it that doing out here! I thought I destroyed it last time!" Senkai fumed as the BuCUE Waltfeld Custom accelerated towards his GM Ground Type. The custom BuCUE was painted orange and gray, with a red patch featuring a tiger's head on each shoulder. Besides the unusual paint job, the machine also had two metal fangs and two metal claws on each foreleg. Senkai had faced the Desert Tiger in this BuCUE once before, but this time he was determined to destroy it.
Raising it's left arm, Senkai brought up the GM's shield, then raced towards the BuCUE, firing at it's missile pack. The orange BuCUE countered by swerving to the right and left, avoiding the shots. Springing into the air, the Mobile Suit fired six of it's missiles at Senkai. Easily blocking the rockets with his shield, Senkai returned fire, hitting the BuCUE in the left shoulder. The ensuing explosion threw the BuCUE slightly off-balance, and Senkai took the opportunity to draw close and slash with his beam saber. The pink beam arched through the air and hit the exposed neck, cutting about half way through it.
"Hah! Not so tough now, are y-" Senkai was cut off as multiple explosions rocked the GM Ground Type, sending it flying away from the damaged custom BuCUE.
Sparks flew from the gaping holes in the GM's right shoulder and arm, as the Mobile Suit landed roughly in the sand. Spitting out more curses in multiple languages, Senkai glared at the opposing BuCUE, who was closing in for the kill.
"Damn it! I won't lose to you!" the male snarled, the GM suddenly throwing it's shield in the BuCUE's path. Unable to avoid it in time, the BuCUE tripped over it; metal claws scratching it badly. Meanwhile, the damaged GM had managed to regain it's footing and had switched the beam rifle from the right hand to the left. Locking onto the orange-and gray BuCUE, Senkai fired two shots, both aimed at the chest area where the pilots were located. By mere chance, the BuCUE shifted position, and the first shot hit the missile pack, causing a massive explosion. The second hit the BuCUE between the shoulders, almost tearing the head and neck part off. Dropping to the ground, the custom BuCUE seemed to glow; then exploded in a fireball.
Panting, Senkai grinned as he surveyed the smoking ruins on Andrew Waltfeld's BuCUE. The young man was certain that nothing could have survived that explosion.
"That's for killing my family, you bastard. May you burn in Hell!" With that, the damaged GM lifted into the air, heading in the direction of the Desert Dawn camp.
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I'm not going to say if Andy is dead or not; you'll just have to wait to see if he comes back. Anyway, here as some answers to the questions posted asked in the reviews.
# 1: :D, sorry but Kira and the rest of the Archangel crew aren't in it (with the exception of Murrue Ramius). As for pairings, I might do Murrue Ramius X Rau Le Creuset, and one other (I haven't decided who yet, but it will involved on of the made-up characters and a ZAFT pilot)
# 2: gat-x127, at your request, I did a switch and added the GM Blue Destiny Unit 1. It should make an appearance in Phase 4 or 5, depending on how long Phase 4 is.
Thank you all for sending in the reviews. If you would like to see any other GMs in this ask, and I'll see if I can fit it in.