Well, this is my longest Phase by far. Two and a half pages typed with Times New Roman Fount 12.
Phase 6 - "Guild of Destiny"
Humming softly to himself, Kesu looked around his temporary new room. It was a cell in a ZAFT submarine with two guards outside. Temporary, because he knew he was getting out of here…somehow. During the short trip back to the waiting sub, Kesu had peppered his captors with questions, but had received nothing except a growl of "Shut up, you stinkn' Natural!"
Not having realized the fact that he was annoying them, the young pilot talked on, ignoring the looks of hatred that came his way. Now locked in the cell, Kesu started to yell at the two guards.
"You Coordinators think you're so high and mighty, but you lot are still human! No enhancements will ever change that! Personally, I don't care who wins this stupid war; but as long as it teaches you guys that you're still human and not a new species, I'm happy."
Pausing to catch his breath, Kesu continued. "Heck, I can see why Coordinators are fighting this war. You have to protect your home and family from those who seek to destroy it. Besides, it is the Earth Alliance's fault. They are the ones who attacked you, starting this whole mess. If other humans would just accept you, Coordinators and Naturals who at least live in peace; if not become friends. But no, the very people who created you decided that you were too 'dangerous', and that 'humans would be wiped out by Coordinators'. I'm sure George Glenn wouldn't have wanted this to happen…he said many times that he wished for peace between the two sides."
Done with his tirade, Kesu leaned back against the wall and sighed. Although what he said was probably true, the teen doubted that these two would listen. Suddenly the whole submarine shuddered as something hit it.
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"Take this, you freaks!" Two shots from the GM Ground Type's beam rifle finished the two DINNs that had been attacking him. While he was occupying the submarine's Mobile Suits, his companions were attacking the sub itself. Known as the Junk Guild, these people went around gathering broken or damaged Mobile Suits and repairing them, then using the Suits for themselves.
The Junk Guild had heard that another GM pilot had been captured by ZAFT and they set out to rescue him. Using an underwater machine that they had built, they trapped the sub, and made sure that the catapults for the underwater machines couldn't be used. Meanwhile, Senkai took care of any aerial Mobile Suits that the sub sent out. As a backup, the Guild had sent out their Gundam Astray Red Frame that they had found in space. Equipped with a flight unit for Earth's atmosphere, it was a formidable opponent.
After making sure the submarine couldn't escape, the leader of the Junk Guild sent a ultimatum to the ZAFT commander.
"Abandon your submarine and the pilot you have prisioner, and we won't pursue you. Fail to evacuate, and we well take your submarine by force."
In the bridge of the sub, a hasty meeting was taking place. Present was the captain, Marco Morassim, the second-in-command Jake Gold, and the ace pilot Hans Yimar.
"Damn it, I won't surrender to a bunch of Naturals!" This came from the captain, who glared up at the Red Frame and the GM.
"But sir, I've heard that some of these people are Coordinators…and that they are very powerful, despite their small attack force. Besides, if they attack, we could lose our lives along with the submarine." replied Jake, shifting uncomfortably under the stare of his commanding officer.
"Jake has a good point, sir. We can always replace the submarine and the Mobile Suits on board."
Sighing, Marco ran a hand through his beard and reached a quick decision. He knew that the new Chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council wouldn't approve, but he didn't want to lose his crew in a pointless battle.
"Alright, alert the crew that we are to evacuate immediately, and sent a reply to those people."
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Still locked in the his cell, Kesu barely noticed the fact that he was now alone. Busy planning his escape from the submarine, he barely noticed when Senkai walked up to his cell and looked in.
"So you're the pilot of that GM that was destroyed." The male said as he unlocked the cell. Jerked from his plans, Kesu stared at the other teen, then smiled. He then noticed how quiet the sub was, and the fact that the other boy wasn't wearing a ZAFT uniform.
"So, I'm getting out of here? Where is everyone? How do you know what a GM is? Who are you?" Bombarding the other person with questions, Kesu stood up and walked out of the cell. Turing, the pair walked down the empty corridor in silence.
After a minute of silence, the other teenager spoke.
"My name is Senkai. Yes, you are getting out of here. My friends told the ZAFT soldiers to leave or we would take the sub by force. Thinking smart for once, the decided to leave, giving the Junk Guild four underwater Mobile Suits, a GINN and three DINNs. I am also a GM pilot, I have a GM Ground Type."
"Cool!" was Kesu's reply. Adding, "I'm Kesu, by the way. Nice to meet you."
Reaching the top deck of the surfaced submarine, the two teens climbed aboard a small raft that took them to the Junk Guild's base ship. The trip there was spent in silence, each pilot thinking. Senkai was wondering when his next fight was going to be; while Kesu pondered where the mess hall was on the ship.
After a quick dinner and a shower, Kesu was lead to the main hanger of the ship by Senkai. As they walked down the hallway, the older teen said,
"While we made our way here to rescue you, the Professor worked on a new GM for you, along with two other Gundams. I think you'll like it." Pausing, the pair entered the spacious hanger and walked over to the captain of the ship, the Professor.
Turning, the captain flashed an energetic smile and turned back to the white sheet covering the new GM.
"Alright, lower the cover!"
The sheet was lowered; and there was the new GM. Completely blue in colour, the head and torso were a dark blue; the arms and legs were regular blue.
"We call it the GM Blue Destiny Unit 1, or the GM Blue Destiny for short. It has two vulcan guns in the head, two chest missiles, two chest machine guns, and two beam sabers stored in the legs. The GM can be equipped with a shield and a 100mm machine gun. What do you think?" The Professor asked, smiling down at Kesu.
"Wow! It's awesome! Thank you so much!" Kesu replied, eyes fixed on his new machine.
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The GM Blue Destiny Unit 1 has made it's first appearance, along with the Junk Guild! This is probably the only time we will see the Junk Guild; I only have vol. 1 of Gundam Seed Astray R at the moment, so I don't know a lot about the storyline. More reviews are welcome!