SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 8 out, this is Chapter 9 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Pairings: Officially, Allelujah/Marie in Season Two. Tieria gains a somewhat romantic attraction to Anina/Sasha between Season One and Season Two.

Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 9: Endless Poem

On the Ptolemaios...

Ian and Lasse took Lockon's body from Nena and exited the docking deck.

"While we appreciate that you brought Lockon's body back," Tieria turned a heated glare at Nena. "Why didn't you stop him? Why did he have to die?"

"I would if I could!" Nena snapped. "But you didn't see him out there like I did! Those eyes... they were so filled with rage! Lockon Stratos was so revenge-driven that he'd give up his own life to take Ali al-Saachez out!"

"The enemy is still out there." Sumeragi turned Tieria around and gave him a slap across the face. "Instead of complaining, help us."

With Kati and Sergei...

"Of the twenty-seven machines, only five were able to make it back." Sergei remarked. "And furthermore, not only did the Gundams seem to have new abilities, they even teamed up together. Colonel Mannequin, I suggest we withdraw from this airspace. Continuing would needlessly risk the lives of our soldiers."

"I do agree with you," Kati concurred. "But UN Headquarters says it's sending us reinforcements here to bolster us."

"Reinforcements?" Sergei echoed. "Don't tell me they have more machines equipped with those GN Drives?"

"I don't know." Kati admitted. "But our orders are to launch a second assault as soon as they arrive."

On the Ptolemaios...

"As you instructed, I deployed some satellites that are emitting GN particles." Ian informed Sumeragi. "But do you really think they'll fall for this?"

"It can't hurt to try." Sumeragi remarked. "They're going to be watching the asteroid field closely. We need to do everything we can. So, what's the status of the Gundams?"

"Kyrios is ready to go once we remove it's flight unit." Ian reported. "With Virtue, we'll strip its outer armor and deploy it as Nadheeh. I've prepared weapons for it, too."

"How long until you're all done?" Sumeragi asked.

"It'll take us at least eight hours." Ian answered.

"Have it finished in six hours, please." Sumeragi requested.

"Sumeragi Lee Noriega," Johann popped up on her screen. "Princess has re-calibrated one of the METEOR units to Virtue's specifications."

"Thank you." Sumeragi nodded. "However, inform Anina Levin that we will be deploying Virtue as Nadheeh."

"Understood." Johann replied.

"Tieria." Sumeragi blinked when Tieria popped up on her screen.

"Sumeragi Lee Noriega," said Innovator voiced. "Please submit your next mission plan. Wiping out the remaining enemy machines equipped with the pseudo GN Drives would prove to the world how strong we still are. Then, we could continue with the plan."

"But the risk here will be enormous." Sumeragi pointed out. "And the enemy could have reinforcements."

"I know." Tieria cut her off. "But I'm not the only one who feels this way. All the Meisters do. Please." he then cut off the connection and headed off.

Sometime later...

"The E-sensor has picked up something." Christina reported. "Enemy team detected. Relative velocity 0235. Combat range in..."

"How many machines in the enemy team?" Sumeragi floated into the bridge.

"Thirteen of them." Christina answered.

"Launch the assault container." Sumeragi ordered. "Your targets are the enemy GN-X squadron."

"Assault container, taking off." Lasse took the wheel.

"Lichty, hide the Ptolemy behind those asteroids." Sumeragi continued her orders. "Exia, Kyrios and Nadheeh, launch straight from the containers. Nadheeh is to head to the Infinity to dock one of the two METEORs. Protect both Ptolemy and Infinity."

"Stick to the plan and engage both spaceships in a two-prolonged attack." Sergei informed his troops. "Use the asteroids to cover your approach and destroy the targets."

"Now it's my time to gain some glory." Patrick grinned.

"High velocity object approaching." Soma reported. "An enemy." she started firing at the assault container.

"Leave it to Colasour." Sergei let the assault container go. "This time, we'll bring the battle to a clear decisive end." he led his troops to attack to two ships.

"Enemy mobile suits approaching from port and starboard." Christina reported.

"I"m not letting you get any further." Tieria came from underneath a meteor and fired at the incoming GN-Xs.

"Tieria, head to the Infinity." Michael took over. "I'll handle this."

"Roger." Tieria backed off and flew towards the battling Infinity.

"That suit..." Soma turned to see a GN-X unit sliced apart by Allelujah. "It's you! Subject E-57!"

"Leave this to me." Sergei knocked Kyrios off.

"I won't let you interfere." Johann came in-between Sergei and Allelujah.

On the Infinity...

"Nadheeh incoming." Hilda reported. "Preparing Nadheeh for docking with the METEOR."

In the battlefield...

"Trans-Am!" Tieria activated Trans-Am the moment he docked on the METEOR.

"What the hell is this?" Patrick was stunned when Nadheeh took out his squad with the assault module's missile bombardment and Tieria activated the METEOR's twin bean swords, taking out Patrick's unit.

"Using Trans-Am with the METEOR?" Michael was surprised, pulling Zwei beside Nadheeh. "A bit of an overkill, don't you think?"

Allelujah and Johann came under heavy fire by Sergei's forces.

"They're still alive?" Sergei dodged Johann's beam saber and noticed both the Ptolemaios and Infinity were still fighting.

On the Ptolemaios...

"Feldt." Christina told the younger girl. "There's an irregularity in Dynames' solar reactor. There may be a problem with the linkage." she sent Feldt off.

"That was a lie, wasn't it?" Lichtendahl guessed.

"There's a machine headed straight for us." Christina picked up Sergei's unit, Sumeragi having headed to the assault container to help Ian defend the Ptolemaios.

"Chris!" Lichtendahl got up from his seat and floated over to Christina, just as Sergei aimed his rifle at the Ptolemaios' bridge and shielding the female with his body just as Sergei fired his shot.

Near the Ptolemaios...

"Christ, Lichty!" Sumeragi exclaimed, the assault container had detached from the Ptolemaios in the nick of time.

The Infinity moved forward to engage Sergei, it's twin rail guns fending off the GN-X.

"Ian, you guys have to board the Infinity now." Siemon informed the elder technician.

"Looks like we have no choice." Ian related. "Permission to board, Lady Peacecraft?"

"Permission granted." Anina nodded.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just love plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.