Last time on AE Gundam:
Cris and Gene took center stage as they piloted the incomplete GUNDAM. Fortunately they came out victorious. However, Rei's pride and the rules have been broken, and he attacks in rage.
Come here, Raiden!
Cris and Gene's 2nd NT confrontation is over, and they have time to rest. The same can't be said for the Moon Base leaders. Two Dias units were destroyed, a pilot wasn't emotionally fit to fight, and the standard Duex Auel teams weren't organized enough to fight. Shiroi Bryant was in a tough position.
At 11:15 AM he went to the Command center to contact the Moon support ship, Raiden.
In the hallway, he met Flow who was waiting for him.
"You still plan on contacting Raiden. You know it could be picked up by NT. And the pilots of their Duex Auels are barely our pilots skill level," stated Flow.
"It's still better than 1¾ of a defense. And we still need to need a commander for the D.A teams," Shiroi replied.
Shiroi walked until they met Commander Richard Ran. He looked awfully impatient.
"Look Bryant, I hope you know what you're doing. I'll be damned if we
Have to take another loss. Why put a crap ship like the Raiden to protect us?" Ran said.
Shiroi gave a long sigh ", just go with it alight. I already have one death on my back."
They went inside the control room, to find that the steersperson, the commander's assistant, and the communicator there.
"Alright, for our only defense we'll…"
"I told everyone about it already," said the assistant.
"I swear. You're always one step ahead of me."
At the bases lunch quarters, Kei sat down with the lonely Rola, after getting the lunch special.
"You're going to be alright?" Kei questioned.
A pale looking Rola said, "Don't worry about me."
"You're my teammate of course I have to worry."
"And so was…Rick."
Kei immediately turned angered, "I'm gonna do what ever it takes to end this damned war." He crushed his soda can with his fist.
"Err, I'm sorry. Maybe we should sit somewhere else Gene," said Cris. Gene and Cris came just when they where speaking.
Cris if we get in good we might get fewer pilots on us, Gene whispered to Cris.
"Sorry for your lost. We'll defeat them NT for ya," Gene said as he sat near Kei and Cris near Rola.
Kei saw right through Gene and gave him a smirk ", you don't have to kiss ass you know."
Gene laughed, "Oh good."
Then Reid came to sit… and Gene immediately stopped laughing and gave Rei a stare while he started eating. He sat next to Cris, furthering the tension. Gene created a fist as Rei started eating.
Then a slight pause…
Rei offered up his hand in a hand shake, but he looked away. Gene contemplated on accepting the shake…
PART B
At the artificial forest, Theodore Bore and his Rahamut team camped around the bottomless Guymelef. Theodore Bore though about what to do next.
"Sir, what is our next order," said a Private in the Rahamut and Guymelef team who ran up to him.
Theodore answered him with a slap, "Shut up, I'm thinking!"
Minutes passed… "I GOT IT!"
"…no worries sir. We'll set our course to the moon," said Captain Toyota Blue of the Raiden. It was on its way from patrolling the ANT Relay Moon structure which orbited the Moon.
"Thanks man," replied Shiroi. Toyota signed off. The people at the command center looked at how casual the conversation seemed.
"Well, now we wait," said steersperson Robert.
At the simulation center for new mobile suit pilots, Gene just finished his training, and did terribly.
He met Cris just outside the center "How did you?" said Cris.
"Like crap. But if I keep at it, I might be able to become a regular pilot."
"Why is it so important to you to fight? Is that all men think about?"
"We must!" Gene saw the worried look in Cris' eyes.
At the center, Kei continued training. In the training module, he saw countless enemy suits. Kei could only think about the devastation of his last battle.
RICK
RICK
RICK
NT
NTADULTS
MOTHER
EVERYBODY DIE.
And just like that the simulation ended. Kei came out of the module, and Zlow came to him. He delivered a punch to the jaw. "The hell were you screaming for!"
Kei quickly got up and ran away from the center, pass Cris and Gene.
"Isn't that the way to the hangar, Gene"
Gene let out a gasp, "He's not gonna… Cris go to your room." Cris agreed this time while Gene ran after Kei.
He's was too late though, as Kei snuck by the busy Mechanics and got into the Artely (suit security turns off when authorized personnel came). The Artely turned on.
"Get the hell outta there Kei!"
The mechanics heard Gene's cry and automatically scattered. Artelys Air blast wasn't powerful enough to take down the hangar, but it could kill mechanics.
Ho grunted, "Kids these days."
The Mechanics successfully left out of the blast range as the Artely flew out of the hangar and above the shaft.
"Get down here now, Kei!" Flow ordered. Kei immediately turned of the intercom.
I'll show em'. I'll show em' all!
"No use captain."
"Crap"
The Artely flew towards the battle site. A couple of yards away from the site, he got rammed from the side by none other than the same Guymelef unit. Its bottom was being narrowly pushed by the Rahamut's mobile armor mode. The Guymelef unit landed and pointed its beam arm at the cockpit of the Artely.
I really am useless, thought Cris as he cried. He closed his eyes and awaited death.
BOOM!
A bazooka fired and blew off the Guymelef head.
BOOM!
Another bazooka shot fired and hit the Guymelef's bottom, destroying the Rahamut.
"BILLY!DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL" Theodore fired and totally destroyed the bottom half of I of the 3 Deux Auels. One of the final two Rahamuts used the smoke to try and carry the destroyed Guymelef away. A bazooka shot the Rahamut unit, destroying it. When the Guymelef landed with a hard thud, Theodore ejected and ran away. The Rahamut also flew away.
"Is that the Raiden's unit," said the commander's assistant.
"Yes," said Shiroi.
"The D team and the Gundam should be ready soon," Ho radioed to Shiroi
YES!
The Moon Base's Ace in the hole appears, and the Gundam followed. The Battle for Moon continues.
Next time on AE Gundam:
Launch
And the Gene accept the handshake?
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