Disclaimer: I dont own Gundam
I do however own the Purpose, which makes its epic return to the battlefield, I picked out a soundtrack that helped me write the scenes and I thought fit certain situations. I hope everyone enjoys the chapter
Gundam Rise Purpose
Chapter 6: Purpose vs. Strike
(Sengoku Basara OST- Ieyasu's theme)
The crew of the Laura Rola watched in awe as the Purpose flew flawlessly through space, dodging every shot fired by the Black Strikes. Woolf looked at the Purpose and smiled, knowing exactly how much power the suits labelled 'Gundam' had. He threw himself into the fight, drawing the Strike's fire to buy time. Gekido dived out of the remains of the Shalldoll, activating the rockets on his back. He controlled the direction of his floats, having complete faith in the Purpose's ability to track his movements. There was almost something mystical about how the Purpose knew where he was. Scientists would probably say it was his Cyber Psyche abilities; he was bonded with the Purpose in ways no one else could imagine. Gekido privately thought of another option, that the Purpose had formed its first friendship and would always be close by to watch over him. The Purpose opened its arms, hovering before Gekido and opening its cockpit. Gekido quickly floated into the machine, placing himself in the piloting seat. He removed Dianna's helmet, allowing her to breath in the artificial air the cockpit vents gave out.
"One two three," Gekido counted, applying multiple chest compressions.
Dianna's breathing and heart rate began to stabilise and she looked weakly at her surroundings.
"Gekido," she said, looking up at Gekido.
He pulled off his helmet, the bangs of his hair hanging in front of his angered eye. Pulling out the Purpose's targeting camera, the V-Fin of the Purpose slid over its eyes as its beam rifle extended into the shape fit for a sniper rifle. Gekido looked down the sight of the rifle, targeting the Strike as it swung its sword at the G-Exes. He pulled the trigger, sending out a yellow beam that slammed into the sword, knocking it out o the Purpose's hand. The rifle rolled away, sparking before it exploded. Turning its head, the Strike seemed to glare at the Purpose, which glare back as its V-Fin slid back into place.
(End OST)
"Great work Gekido, bring Dianna back to the ship then we can give her medical treatment," Kringle said.
"No," Dianna whispered.
"To hell with that, I'm getting you help," Gekido said.
Dianna gripped Gekido's wrists, looking at him with pleading eyes.
(Sengoku Basara-Battlefield OST)
Gekido moved the Purpose forward, swinging its fist towards the Strike. The grey Gundam punched the black one away from the G-Exes.
"Gekido, what the hell are you doing?" Woolf asked.
"This whole mission was about a bucket list right, well there's still something she's got to put off that list. Right now you people need to get to the city, support the royal guard and more importantly, save the moon!" Gekido explained.
The Purpose swung its leg around, kicking the Strike across the head, throwing it backwards yet again. Kringle remained silent and his crew looked at him for a response. When he opened his eyes, he nodded his head in understanding.
"All right, Woolf, return to the ship, after the G-Exes is back then full speed ahead to the moon. I want everyone in a normal suit, the Genoace's are to be completed before we arrive," Kringle explained.
"Thanks Nick, that's the best present you can give us," Gekido grinned.
Dianna chuckled at the joke, nestling into Gekido's chest. He turned to the Strike, ignited both sabres in his shields. With a roar Gekido launched himself at the Strike, slashing, clashing their sabres together. The Purpose swung its arms around, hitting the Strike in a berserk flurry of yellow. Gekido yelled, backhanding the Strike and knocking its sabres out of its hand. Woolf docked with the Laura Rola, climbing out of the G-Exes and removing his helmet.
"Good luck Gekido, and goodbye queen of the moon," he sighed.
Gekido let out a final roar before he slashed the Strike again, knocking it into deep space. The Strike's eyes flashed before it seemingly disappeared.
(End OST)
Gekido let out a few deep breaths, his hands shaking slightly. He hadn't had a battle like that in a long time, yet he couldn't shake the familiarity he had with the Strike. Maybe someone had taken what was left of the original and converted it into that creature. The Purpose switch to jet mode and began flying in the direction Dianna wanted.
"Are you sure about this Dianna, there's still time to go back and get you the help you need," Gekido said.
"Its all right, I know you don't approve but I…I think after so long, I want this," she said.
Taking his hands off the controls, Gekido left flying to the Purpose and searched the storage compartments. He removed a tube of yoghurt from the drawer and a drink canister.
"I know its not the last meal you hoped for, but try to imagine it as something else," Gekido sighed.
"How can I do that?" Dianna asked.
Gekido lowered his head slightly since this really wasn't his forte.
"Close your eyes, imagine yourself someplace pleasant, like a hut in the woods or maybe a nice hot beach," he said.
"I like the forest," Dianna said, closing her eyes.
"Yeah, but it has to be hot, cause you Ice cream and ice cold beer is better in the sun," Gekido explained.
"What are the woods like?"
"Just imagine yourself sitting on the terrace, the birds cooing, eagles crying and the trees just remaining still, still enough for you to see the odd wood creature. You've got a pint of cold beer on the table, all the bubbles are going up and there's not a fly or bee in sight."
"Perfect, and the ice cream?" she asked.
"Just took out of the freezer, Ben and Jerries, nice chocolate ice cream with a caramel centre, caramelsutra of something I think it is. Anyway you've got the ice cream and it tastes delicious, the caramel melts perfectly in your mouth, the beers refreshing and you haven't got a care in the world, no war, no troubles, no politicians, just you, the food and the sight," Gekido explained.
"I guess that's one thing I can cross off my list then, thank you Gekido," Dianna smiled, opening her eyes.
"Its all right, it probably wasn't as good as the real thing, I'm sorry but this is the best I can give you," Gekido motioned his hand to the main view screen.
(Crisis Core-Price of Freedom)
Dianna turned her head, her eyes wide in awe and joy. The Purpose was floating in front of the perfect view of Earth, a sight that to a woman born and raised on the moon was beautiful.
"Thank you Gekido," she whispered.
"Your welcome, I'm sorry that there's nothing else I can give," Gekido said.
He lowered his head, looking into Dianna's eyes.
"Tell me something about the Archangel, about Earth!"
Gekido raised his head, looking at Earth.
"I, I remember this time on the ship, we'd picked up this princess, although she was a real tomboy…my friend actually mistook for a man the first time they met," Gekido chuckled.
Dianna laughed slightly.
"No, that's not even the half of it, one time we were invited by an enemy to his mansion, Cagalli needed some cleaning up, so while Kira and Andy are talking, Cagalli's getting all made up and then she comes into the room in this beautiful green dress, complete with the local jewellery. Kira gets this awestruck look on his face, there Cagalli is looking prettier than she's ever been and he says 'y-you're a girl' and she gets this look on her face, she pumps her fists and yells 'WHAT YOU THINK!' and Kira's fumbling about saying 'this reminds me again that you're a girl' and she says 'THAT AMOUNTS TO THE SAME THING!'"
Dianna broke off into full on laughter, a sound that eased Gekido's anger.
"That reminds me of the time Loran did undercover work, he had to wear a dress and pretend to be a woman," Dianna said, causing Gekido to laugh.
"Oh this is good, I can't wait to use this against him. Anyway back to my original story, we're on the Archangel on our way to Alaska; I was in my room with seasickness…I go to the café, fully recovered of course and Sai, Miriallia and Kuzzey are all there, Tolle and Cagalli walk in a few seconds later and then Kai our chef comes out with these raw Oysters with vinegar coated onions. Anyway no one was willing to try one until Kira and Flay come in. Kira sticks one in his mouth and he's got this grey expression on his face, but right next to him is Flay and she's eating them like chips, one after another in her mouth. He's looking to please her so he slowly swallows the one he's eating, 'delicious' he says but we could tell he was lying. Flay however couldn't, so she offers him more and more and she sticking them in his mouth, completely unaware of the fact that his skin is actually going green!"
Dianna laughed again, but her laughter started to slow.
"Thank you, you gave me so much more than you thought you could, food, laughter, and the Earth, its so beautiful!" she whispered.
"Yeah, I find that it is too," Gekido nodded in agreement.
Dianna touched Gekido's cheek, her tears having faded.
"Life is so beautiful, we have to cherish every moment, cherish every…every…moment!"
Her hand feel to her belly and her eyes slowly shut.
"Live on, live on," she whispered.
Gekido put on his helmet, keeping his hand on Dianna's chest as she breathed her last breaths. He unravelled her hair and opened the Purpose's cockpit.
(End OST)
"You wanted so much to be on Earth, to spend your last moments in that hut, by the river," Gekido said as he gently pushed Dianna out of the Purpose.
Like an angel, she opened her arms and for a moment Gekido swore he saw her ghostly form, smiling back at him. He closed the cockpit and gripped the controls tightly. His anger was reaching its ultimate climax, an anger the Purpose shared as its eyes took on tones of red.
"Eat, play, sing, fight, love, hate, LIVE!" Gekido yelled.
The Purpose suddenly turned, blocking a gigantic blade with its shield. The Black Strike floated before the Purpose, its sword grinding against its shield. Gekido pulled the Purpose's fist back, throwing a punch that pushed the Strike back.
"Tragic death isn't it?"
Gekido narrowed his eyes as an image of the pilot appeared. He was dressed in a black and white flight suit with a faceless mask over his head. The helmet clearly had a distortion device in it, giving the pilot's voice a robotic fierceness.
"What's the big fascination with masks?" Gekido asked.
"What can I say, they both further plans and make us look more bad ass," the masked man said.
"Well who are you supposed to be Mr bad ass?"
"General Memory, of the Uragiri remnants, but you can just call me Killer!" the man said.
"Uragiri remnants, she's dead, there's nothing left," Gekido growled.
"Perhaps she wasn't the true threat, but that matters not, you and I are here and I know you intend to go to the moon to stop Gym Ghingham's revolution. The city of the Moonrace will face destruction, I will not allow you to interfere," Killer explained.
"I swear, on Dianna and old man Heim, one everyone Gym had killed to further his goals…I WILL SAVE THEM ALL!"
(TM Revolution-Naked Arms)
"THEN COME AND GET IT MR HERO!" Killer yelled.
The Purpose and the Strike launched themselves at one another. Gekido ignited his dual sabres as Killer revved the saw blades on its swords. Both blades slammed together, releasing sparks and a shockwave that demonstrated the raw power of the machines and the hatred of both pilots. The Strike raised its sword, slamming it against the Purpose's shield. Gekido countered with a slash, narrowly missing the Strike's head. Killer fired his Vulcan's, only for the Purpose to perfectly intercept the bullets with its own. Pulling out his beam revolvers, Gekido fired one shot after another and Killer cut the beams apart with his sword. He slid out the Strike's shoulder cannons, firing blasts that made the Purpose dodge. The Purpose dodged several blasts before ignited its sabres again. Gekido dived at the Strike, slamming his sabres into its sword. Killer and Gekido rolled around in space, both machines eyes flashing, signifying the glares both pilots threw. Killer thrust his sword at Gekido, only for the Purpose to jump over it. Gekido swung his sabres at Killer, but the Strike tilted back, narrowly avoiding the beams.
Killer swung his sword around, knocking the Purpose back. He then fired his shoulder cannons, hitting the Purpose's shields. Gekido grit his teeth together, widening his eyes as the Strike moved through the smoke. It kicked the Purpose in the head, throwing it backwards. Killer then followed through with his attack, firing his Vulcan's at the Purpose's phase shift armour. The cockpit shook, nearly throwing Gekido off his seat. He held tightly to the control sticks, bringing up the targeting camera. The Purpose's V-Fin slid over its eyes as it drew out its sniper rifle.
"At this range? You're an idiot," Killer growled.
But much to the shock of the masked man, the rifle fired a blast from the arc generator, striking Killer's sword. He yelled, slicing the blast in half.
"NOW!" Gekido yelled.
The Purpose pushed forward, slamming its fist into the Strike's chest. One punch, followed by a second and then a third shook Killer inside the cockpit. Gekido yelled as he struck Killer across the face with his rifle. He flew backwards, firing his sniper rifle two times. Killer rolled the Strike to the side, dodging one blast, while the third fried his leg left leg.
"Shit, he's better than I thought he would be, I guess I was too confident," Killer said as the Strike disappeared.
Gekido stood his ground, recognising the effect as Mirage Colloid.
"The Strike's body, Mirage Colloid, and heavy artillery and extra armour, but it doesn't have the Aegis's transforming capabilities," Gekido listed, analysing his opponent.
"GOT YOU!"
Killer appeared behind Gekido and swung his leg around. Gekido raised his shield, blocking the beam sabre attached to the Strike's leg.
"Of all the things you could take, you take the Aegis's leg sabres," Gekido said.
"Oh go fuck yourself Gekido," Killer growled.
"You first!"
Gekido deflected Killer's kick, and then swung his sabre down at the Strike. The sabre dragged against the surface of a meteorite and Gekido widened his eyes slightly. He'd been so consumed by his rage that he didn't notice their fight had drawn them into a field of space rocks. Killer slammed the pommel of his sword into the Strike's head, throwing it into several rocks. Gekido placed his feet on a meteor big enough to act as a platform for the Purpose. Killer did the same thing and both pilots glared at one another.
(End Song)
As two souls fought with bitter tears in their eyes, Loran drove the limo of the Heim family through the hidden paths of the woods. Flats were already breaking the mansion apart trying to kill Heim's family. Fortunately Loran had every one of the servants in the back, with Sochi right next to him. She nodded to him, indicating her full trust.
"Can we really do it?" she asked.
"We're not going to free the Moon, we're just going to protect it for as long as it takes for Gekido to get here," Loran explained.
Meanwhile, Legacy sat inside a shuttle, flying away from the battlefield. His fellow soldiers looked at his casual stance in confusion.
"Sir, aren't we going to join the battle?" one of them asked.
"Alls we had to do was start the fire, the rest is up to Ghingham, that and we have more important things to do, it's still too early for us to face Gekido Jaeger," Legacy explained.
"But why?" Sochi asked the man she loved.
Loran kept his eyes on the road, yet his expression remained distant.
(Gekidou-Uverworld)
"That man, I…sensed something in him, he doesn't care about authority, law or power…he cares about what's right and when he sees something wrong, he'll smash through it with raw anger and outrage. His kind can change the world if they try hard enough, even if it means completely destroying the old order, he'll leave it to better people to rebuild. At least that's what I hope, and sometimes hope is all we have, especially when it comes to heroes like that!"
The Purpose and the Strike floated around one another, both stood on the rocks with their weapons extended. Gekido's eyes remained shut for a moment as he focused his anger. He took all the outrage of what Gym had done, of Sochi's sadness and Loran's struggle, of the people's oppression by Romefellar and Dianna's death. It all built up into one single burst.
"Dream system activated!"
"RAAAAAAARGH!" the inside of the cockpit lit up, illuminating Gekido's eye.
The Purpose's armour began to shine a bright colour that nearly blinded Killer. He watched as the Purpose drew the sabres on its back and ignited the sabres in its shields.
"Four sabres," he gasped.
Gekido continued to yell as he flew at the Strike. The Purpose moved as a gold blur, slamming its sabres into the Strike's sword so hard that it stumbled off balance. Every hit shook the Strike and its pilot, throwing them both around like children during overwhelming training. The Purpose hit the Strike from the left, then from the right, slashing from every angle. It moved so fast that Killer could hardly believe Gekido was piloting it. In actuality Gekido wasn't doing anything, merely pouring his rage and will into the machine, giving it the mental fuel it, no he needed to fight. He struck again and again, cutting the Strike's arms. With every hit Killer saw a face, Dianna, Mr Heim, and even those wronged by Uragiri herself. Goud, Aisha, Yamato and his family, the first people who ever showed Gekido true happiness. Even one person Gekido never met, Sakon Date, the one eyed dragon's will was reflected in Gekido's seemingly shining left eye.
"ONE MORE FOR YOU MIGUEL…" the Purpose cut off the Strike's arm, disabling its sword, "AIMAN!" Gekido roared as the image of the orange Ginn surrounded the Purpose.
The Purpose swung its sabres, cutting the Strike apart.
"IMPOSSIBLE! HE'S NOT A COORDINATOR! HE'S NOT EVEN HUMAN!" Killer yelled madly before the explosion of the Strike cut him off.
The Purpose floated in front of the Strike's remains, its arms crossed over its chest. Gekido's mood calmed, but the Arc-dream system was still active. He didn't need to speak out a final command, as the Purpose switched to jet mode and began flying to its next intended destination.
"We'll save it, we'll beat down everyone who pushed your home to war Dianna, I swear Gym Ghingham isn't gonna have the last laugh, isn't that right Purpose?" Gekido asked.
It remained silent, but Gekido could tell that the Purpose shared its will. They were weapons true, but they would be the weapons that drove back those that sought bloodshed. They would be the deterrence through violence. Whether it was necessary or not was irrelevant, it was their way of protecting and they would see that purpose through until the end.
(End of Song)
Next Chapter 7: Turn A-the white doll rises
There we are, the Purpose is back with Gekido and they'll be fighting in two chapters. Next time Laura...I mean Loran will go to the battlefield, the Turn A makes its combat debut whilst Harry fights to protect Kihel and Colonel Une (of Gundam Wing) takes command of the forces. I hope everyone liked the songs that went with the scenes, Gekidou was a hard one to find (an unaltered version) I felt that the silent beginning and then bang right into the song fit the pause and resumption of Killer and Gekido's fight.
This isn't the last we've seen of Killer or the Black Strike, also I'm putting my other Gundam stories on pause until i finish the current story arc for this story.