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p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Far off in the distance, Master Asia saw the scene before him and took a moment to appreciate what had just transpired between the Shuffle Alliance and RJ. Master Asia couldn't help but give a slight chuckle as the alliance all headed down to where RJ hid out for the past few /br /strongMASTER ASIA: /strongThings have gotten interesting around here. It won't be much longer now till we face off again Domon and I am looking forward to our fateful /br /Master Asia then left the scene before the authorities showed up to arrest all of the House enforcers. Inside the hidden facility, RJ filled the alliance in on how he got to Earth during Domon and Allenby's /br /strongRJ: /strongCome on in guys and make yourselves at /strongSAI: /strongYou've been hiding out down here?br /strongARGO: /strongMore importantly, I'm surprised that this place even exists in the first /strongCHIBODEE: /strongHey, isn't this…br /strongRJ: /strongYeah, I've been keeping up with the finals of the 13supth/sup tournament for some time now. In terms of the rankings of where the 6 of you are at the moment, all of you are for sure a lock for the final battle /strongGEORGE: /strongThe apple doesn't fall too far from the tree then?br /strongDOMON: /strongI've got to ask; how did you get to Earth in the first place?br /strongRJ:/strong I was returning to Earth from a job I took out on Mars. I was tasked to deliver some special cargo to a client, going by the alias "The Gambler". The job went through without a hitch, that was until I was getting to the point in which I was about go through reentry. I was under attack by some thugs from another group and they were none too pleased as to what I did on Mars. The engines were shot on my return craft, so the best thing I could do in that moment was a controlled crash. It turns out that my crash brought me right to Neo Hong Kong and here we are now./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"br /Allenby took a look at the data that RJ had gathered during his time down in the caverns, including her recent discovery of the Dark /br /strongALLENBY: /strongSo, you know about the Dark Gundam too?br /strongRJ: /strongHow could I not know about it; upon my arrival down here, I got a funny feeling that something was going on behind the scenes. Rather than sticking my head out there and poking at hornet's nests, I built a little droid to go and gather all the data I needed remotely and without anyone even suspecting a /strongDOMON: /strongWhat did the two of you find out about the Dark Gundam?br /strongALLENBY: /strongWell for starters Domon, it turns out that the prime minister ended up making a clone out of me and that Chapman and Michello are also carriers of DG /strongCHIBODEE: /strongWong made a clone out of you, the sick /strongRJ: /strongWong had intended on using my sister to be the host for the final heavenly king with the berserker system still in Noble Gundam; but he had a back-up plan in case that went south and used a sample of her DNA and the DG Cells to make a clone out of her to use to his /br /The fighters all look disgusted as they were hearing about the clone of Allenby. The group had their suspicions of Chapman and Michello being DG Cell carriers; but the news that RJ and Allenby had shared just confirmed it in their minds that the kings have been assembled. Allenby knew that she had to tell Domon Ulube's plan for his /br /strongALLENBY: /strongDomon, Ulube wants to use your partner as the new life core unit of the Dark /strongDOMON: /strongYou sure about this?!br /strongALLENBY: /strongI'm sure of it. If the story that we were told by the "fake" Dark Gundam was anything to go on; Ulube might want to use you to win the tournament and then use Rain to take control over /strongRJ: /strongNot to mention wiping out an entire planet out in the process./p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The looks on everyone's faces were that of deep concerns and fear of the facts that were given out. The fighters knew that if everything played out the way Ulube wants them to play out; he will end up being the cause for the end of all life on the /br /strongCHIBODEE: /strongWell we're not just gonna sit back and let this happen, are we?br /strongGEORGE: /strongOut of the question, we've made a commitment to protect this world and we intend on keeping /strongSAI: /strongThere's no way I'm going to back down from this /strongARGO: /strongRegardless of what we all may individually desire; the fate of many lives is far greater than the life of just /strongALLENBY: /strongI'm pretty new to all of this, but I'll do whatever it takes to protect everyone from the Dark /strongDOMON:/strong Thank you guys, I'm glad we're all of one mind on the Dark /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"As the Shuffle Alliance solidified their unity to defeat the Dark Gundam; RJ was going over the data from both the fight they just had and the highway chase earlier in the day and came up with a conclusion as to who targeted the rest of the /br /strongRJ: /strongSo, it looks like The House decided that it was time to stick their hands in the finals too…br /strongALLENBY: /strongHmmm…what is it RJ?br /strongRJ: /strongThose guys that attacked us both in here and on the highway belong to an organization called The House. A group of shady businessmen that are interested in fixing matches to meet their /strongGEORGE: /strongMatch fixing is an article 76 in the International Gundam Fight Regulations /strongRJ: /strongIt's obvious they're not sanctioned by the G.F.I.C nor any affiliates and the one that hired the bounty hunter and the mob squad was one Lina Navarro. Lina used to run with Tyler and his team back in Fortune Valley; but she sold them out in exchange for power, fame, and influence from The /strongDOMON: /strongNow we know who wanted us out of the picture; but what's their endgame in working with Ulube?br /strongRJ: /strongThat I'm not too sure of as of right now; but for right now I would suggest we keep a low profile on all of this information until the Gundam Fight Finals has come to an /br /Everyone in the room nodded in agreement to keep this information to themselves for the time being and focus in on the tournament when it resumes play. A ring tone came in from one of the monitors in the room and RJ ended up answering the /br /strongRJ: /strongWho is this?br /strongRAV: /strongLet me take a wild guess…65:37 was it?br /strongRJ: /strongIf you're asking about the time I was in a Royal Rumble match before I set off for Mars, then you sir are correct!br /strongRAV: /strongRJ! It's so good to see you again. Tyler and Mac were worried that their favorite fighter got lost in /strongRJ: /strongGood to see you too Rav. I got the motley crew in my little spot /strongRAV: /strongThat's good to hear, can you get them over to my shop for me? I may have something that could prove quite helpful to you all; now that The House is indeed in /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The entire group picked up RJ's return vessel and flew over to Rav's shop in Dragon Valley. Schwarz popped out from the hidden underground hangar and saw the seven fighters heading away from the rift site. Schwarz nodded in approval as he looked back at the rift /br /strongSCHWARZ: /strong(internally) It looks like Domon now has the full picture of the situation. I need to make sure that Rain does not fall for Ulube's /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Schwarz then vanished from the area before Lina arrived to assess the situation. The look on Lina's face was that of pure disgust and anger due to the failures of the men she hired to take out the Shuffle /br /strongLINA: /strongThey should have never even gotten past the Skyhammer system. Now they know about our involvement with the Dark /strongCOLLECTOR: /strongYou seem to forget that we need their leader to win the /strongLINA: /strongI understand that, but that doesn't mean we can't make his chances that much /strongCOLLECTOR: /strongMaster Asia is not one for fancy parlor tricks like ours. I would suggest you back off for the time being and collect the data. We may have a use for it down the /strongLINA: /strongUnderstood sir. You'd better not get involved with this /br /Lina left the rift site to collect the data for The Collector. The alliance made it to Rav's shop where they set down RJ's return craft in one of the hangars, so it can get the repairs it needed. All of the fighters got out of their suits, while in their M.T.S. suits, and headed over to /br /strongCHIBODEE: /strongHey Rav, we've brought you a /strongRAV: /strongI can see that Chibodee. Did everyone make it out alright?br /strongARGO: /strongWe did, and we managed to avoid any serious /strongRAV: /strongJust to be on the safe side, I'll go and look under the hood of your /strongDOMON: /strongI didn't know you worked all the way out here. Seems like you don't get a lot of /strongRAV: /strongSometimes I prefer the quieter places to conduct my work and it gives focus on turning a scrapheap into a fine work of mechanical /br /As the group shook hands with Rav, Tyler and Mac got out from the hangar and made a b-line straight for /br /strongMAC: /strongLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. Tonight, fighting out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada I present to you…The Limitless, RJ Beardsley!br /strongRJ:/strong Mac! Tyler! Good to see you guys /strongTYLER: /strongWhen Jess said that the ship was yours, I almost had to go back and rewatch the Super X Cup finals in Barcelona to make sure that it was indeed /strongRJ: /strongOne of my finest moments so far in my career. I take you guys know about the situation too huh?br /strongTYLER: /strongWe know…The House has a stake in the Dark Gundam too huh?br /strongALLENBY: /strongHow did you figure out about that?br /strongMAC: /strongJess filled us in after you went off cave diving and the guys had a run in with Lina's /strongALLENBY: /strongGood to know that we may have some extra help from you guys, it means a /br /Mac and Tyler both shook hands with Allenby and led the entire group to a workshop where Rav designs his custom creations. Jess was in there already with a huge video board up and ready to fill the guys in on a plan they have been cooking /br /strongJESS: /strongWelcome back guys, I guess the cat's out of the bag?br /strongDOMON: /strongMore or less, it was not pleasant to find out about /strongJESS: /strongGood, no need for us to go "oh woe is me." So, let's get down to business. I got word that the tournament is set to resume in two days' time. As far as points go, RJ's on the money in terms of rankings for the rest of the /strongALLENBY: /strongSo, Domon has at least one more match to finish up…br /strongJESS: /strongCorrect and that is against Neo Germany's Schwarz Bruder and Shadow Gundam. Wong's original plan called for an exploding steel cage match; but due to the rift opening, he doesn't have the time to get it set /strongDOMON: /strongSo, I'll have a standard match against Schwarz; I'm more than fine with /strongALLENBY: /strongBe careful Domon, Schwarz is no joke to go up /strongJESS: /strongAllenby's right on the money, you need to be at your best to defeat Schwarz. As for the rest of us, we'll focus in on throwing a monkey wrench in Ulube's "end-of-the-world" /br /The rest of the Shuffle Alliance looked at Jess with a little bit of a concern, as they intended on staying off the radar until the Dark Gundam shows /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongGEORGE: /strongI'd hate to be the bearer of bad news on that; but we all agreed to keep a low-profile on /strongRAV: /strongJess doesn't mean to go after Ulube directly, we're going after his "friends" from The /strongCHIBODEE: /strongHow do you suppose we do that without ending up on the news?br /strongRAV: /strongYou remember the Skyhammer device that was affecting your core landers, right?br /strongARGO: /strongOf course, that device is only accessible to those that serve in either their nation's law enforcement or /strongRAV: /strongWell it turns out that The House stole a pair of Skyhammer devices from a military organization called Gjallarhorn and they are none too pleased about it./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongbr /strongWhen Rav told everyone the news about how The House got the Skyhammer device, the looks on everyone's faces were in a stunned amazement as to which organization The House went after to attempt to stop the alliance from getting to the /br /strongRJ: /strongI would have never guess that Navarro would actually steal something from a military organization like Gjallarhorn…br /strongRAV: /strongGood news for us is that they are willing to exchange information on a killswitch countermeasure device if we can retrieve the other Skyhammer device. Jess, I want you to take Argo and Sai Saici to get the other Skyhammer /strongJESS: /strongNot a problem, they won't see us /strongRAV: /strongMac, take George and Chibodee with you to go downtown and see if you can put a bug in on Navarro and The Collector so we can hear what their goal is with the Dark /strongMAC: /strongNot a problem, the three of us should get this done in a /strongRAV: /strongTyler, I need you, RJ, and Allenby to go to Venezuela to pick up an "old friend" for us in case things go south when the Dark Gundam shows /strongTYLER: /strongIf it is what I think it is and the ground bridge is set to go; say no more than /br /Domon immediately raised an eyebrow as the only thing he left back in Venezuela was his old gundam. Rav went over the details of both the Skyhammer job and the bug job to the rest of the group as Tyler, RJ, Allenby, and Domon got together and discussed about the third job on their /br /strongDOMON: /strongRav wants to get my old gundam back…br /strongTYLER: /strongSounds like you're talking about an ex-girlfriend that you left behind when you put it like /strongDOMON: /strongIt's not that I understand why Rav would want to get it, I'm not too sure who he's going to give it to; that's my big /strongRJ: /strongKnowing Rav for the past couple of years, he always seems to pull a rabbit out of the hat when it /strongALLENBY: /strongNo need to worry about us Domon, you just need to get ready for your big match with Schwarz and we'll do the heavy /strongTYLER: /strongJust checked and the ground bridge is set for the Guiana Highlands in Neo Venezuela and we're good to /strongRJ: /strongWe might expect The House to send some guys out there to stop us, so bring the heat will ya Tyler?br /strongALLENBY: /strongLooks like I'm getting a crash course on being a Shuffle Alliance member. Once we get to the final battle royal, we can finally have the match we've wanted from our first /strongDOMON: /strongThat's a promise I'll make sure to keep and make sure to put all of my energy in fighting Schwarz./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Domon and Allenby exchanged a hand shake before she went with Tyler and RJ to where Rav stored the ground bridge. Domon then got into his gundam and made his way back to his team's facility. Jess accompanied Sai and Argo, while Mac accompanied Chibodee and George as they went to their team facilities as well. Rav made his way to the control center of the ground bridge to help RJ, Tyler, and Allenby get to Neo Venezuela to grab Domon's old /br /strongRAV: /strongAll systems are green, and we are good to go. Ground bridge is holding steady and the linear catapult is at full /strongALLENBY: /strongHow confident are you that we'll get to the Guiana Highlands?br /strongRAV: /strong95% that you'll get there. I've done this sort of thing about six dozen times /strongRJ: /strongGood enough for me Rav, we'll see you when we get your "old friend".br /strongALLENBY: /strongHey RJ, have you seen Tyler?br /strongTYLER: /strongDid someone call my name?br /br /Tyler showed up in his gundam, the High Octane Gundam, and made a spectacular entrance. Tyler's gundam's first form is that of a high-end sports car and as it launched in the air, the parts of the "car" shifted to form parts commonly found on a mobile fighter. The head of the gundam resembled an engine block with the wheels being placed on both the ankles and the shoulders of the unit. Tyler landed onto the linear catapult and made the adjustments needed for /br /strongRJ: /strongNice entrance there, /strongTYLER: /strongVery funny RJ, now let's get this show on the /strongALLENBY: /strongYeah, let's do this!br /br /All three gundams loaded onto the linear catapult and the final preparations were made for launch. The three fighters got into their positions and Rav locked the gundams into /br /strongRAV: /strongIf everyone is ready, just say the word and I'll send you on your /strongTYLER: /strongTyler Morgan, High Octane Gundam, ready for /strongALLENBY: /strongAllenby Beardsley, Noble Gundam, ready for /strongRJ: /strongRJ Beardsley, Burning Strike Gundam, ready for /br /Rav then hit a big green button that sent the catapult to the ground bridge. The three gundams then leap from the catapult as soon as it hit the catch in the track to release a gate that housed the gundams on the launcher. All three gundams went through the portal and in a matter of moments, found themselves in the Guiana Highlands. The three gundams landed in a river bed and took a moment to look at their surroundings as they prepared to find Rav's "old friend" he mentioned in the briefing./p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Far off in the distance, Master Asia saw the scene before him and took a moment to appreciate what had just transpired between the Shuffle Alliance and RJ. Master Asia couldn't help but give a slight chuckle as the alliance all headed down to where RJ hid out for the past few /br /strongMASTER ASIA: /strongThings have gotten interesting around here. It won't be much longer now till we face off again Domon and I am looking forward to our fateful /br /Master Asia then left the scene before the authorities showed up to arrest all of the House enforcers. Inside the hidden facility, RJ filled the alliance in on how he got to Earth during Domon and Allenby's /br /strongRJ: /strongCome on in guys and make yourselves at /strongSAI: /strongYou've been hiding out down here?br /strongARGO: /strongMore importantly, I'm surprised that this place even exists in the first /strongCHIBODEE: /strongHey, isn't this…br /strongRJ: /strongYeah, I've been keeping up with the finals of the 13supth/sup tournament for some time now. In terms of the rankings of where the 6 of you are at the moment, all of you are for sure a lock for the final battle /strongGEORGE: /strongThe apple doesn't fall too far from the tree then?br /strongDOMON: /strongI've got to ask; how did you get to Earth in the first place?br /strongRJ:/strong I was returning to Earth from a job I took out on Mars. I was tasked to deliver some special cargo to a client, going by the alias "The Gambler". The job went through without a hitch, that was until I was getting to the point in which I was about go through reentry. I was under attack by some thugs from another group and they were none too pleased as to what I did on Mars. The engines were shot on my return craft, so the best thing I could do in that moment was a controlled crash. It turns out that my crash brought me right to Neo Hong Kong and here we are now./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"br /Allenby took a look at the data that RJ had gathered during his time down in the caverns, including her recent discovery of the Dark /br /strongALLENBY: /strongSo, you know about the Dark Gundam too?br /strongRJ: /strongHow could I not know about it; upon my arrival down here, I got a funny feeling that something was going on behind the scenes. Rather than sticking my head out there and poking at hornet's nests, I built a little droid to go and gather all the data I needed remotely and without anyone even suspecting a /strongDOMON: /strongWhat did the two of you find out about the Dark Gundam?br /strongALLENBY: /strongWell for starters Domon, it turns out that the prime minister ended up making a clone out of me and that Chapman and Michello are also carriers of DG /strongCHIBODEE: /strongWong made a clone out of you, the sick /strongRJ: /strongWong had intended on using my sister to be the host for the final heavenly king with the berserker system still in Noble Gundam; but he had a back-up plan in case that went south and used a sample of her DNA and the DG Cells to make a clone out of her to use to his /br /The fighters all look disgusted as they were hearing about the clone of Allenby. The group had their suspicions of Chapman and Michello being DG Cell carriers; but the news that RJ and Allenby had shared just confirmed it in their minds that the kings have been assembled. Allenby knew that she had to tell Domon Ulube's plan for his /br /strongALLENBY: /strongDomon, Ulube wants to use your partner as the new life core unit of the Dark /strongDOMON: /strongYou sure about this?!br /strongALLENBY: /strongI'm sure of it. If the story that we were told by the "fake" Dark Gundam was anything to go on; Ulube might want to use you to win the tournament and then use Rain to take control over /strongRJ: /strongNot to mention wiping out an entire planet out in the process./p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The looks on everyone's faces were that of deep concerns and fear of the facts that were given out. The fighters knew that if everything played out the way Ulube wants them to play out; he will end up being the cause for the end of all life on the /br /strongCHIBODEE: /strongWell we're not just gonna sit back and let this happen, are we?br /strongGEORGE: /strongOut of the question, we've made a commitment to protect this world and we intend on keeping /strongSAI: /strongThere's no way I'm going to back down from this /strongARGO: /strongRegardless of what we all may individually desire; the fate of many lives is far greater than the life of just /strongALLENBY: /strongI'm pretty new to all of this, but I'll do whatever it takes to protect everyone from the Dark /strongDOMON:/strong Thank you guys, I'm glad we're all of one mind on the Dark /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"As the Shuffle Alliance solidified their unity to defeat the Dark Gundam; RJ was going over the data from both the fight they just had and the highway chase earlier in the day and came up with a conclusion as to who targeted the rest of the /br /strongRJ: /strongSo, it looks like The House decided that it was time to stick their hands in the finals too…br /strongALLENBY: /strongHmmm…what is it RJ?br /strongRJ: /strongThose guys that attacked us both in here and on the highway belong to an organization called The House. A group of shady businessmen that are interested in fixing matches to meet their /strongGEORGE: /strongMatch fixing is an article 76 in the International Gundam Fight Regulations /strongRJ: /strongIt's obvious they're not sanctioned by the G.F.I.C nor any affiliates and the one that hired the bounty hunter and the mob squad was one Lina Navarro. Lina used to run with Tyler and his team back in Fortune Valley; but she sold them out in exchange for power, fame, and influence from The /strongDOMON: /strongNow we know who wanted us out of the picture; but what's their endgame in working with Ulube?br /strongRJ: /strongThat I'm not too sure of as of right now; but for right now I would suggest we keep a low profile on all of this information until the Gundam Fight Finals has come to an /br /Everyone in the room nodded in agreement to keep this information to themselves for the time being and focus in on the tournament when it resumes play. A ring tone came in from one of the monitors in the room and RJ ended up answering the /br /strongRJ: /strongWho is this?br /strongRAV: /strongLet me take a wild guess…65:37 was it?br /strongRJ: /strongIf you're asking about the time I was in a Royal Rumble match before I set off for Mars, then you sir are correct!br /strongRAV: /strongRJ! It's so good to see you again. Tyler and Mac were worried that their favorite fighter got lost in /strongRJ: /strongGood to see you too Rav. I got the motley crew in my little spot /strongRAV: /strongThat's good to hear, can you get them over to my shop for me? I may have something that could prove quite helpful to you all; now that The House is indeed in /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"The entire group picked up RJ's return vessel and flew over to Rav's shop in Dragon Valley. Schwarz popped out from the hidden underground hangar and saw the seven fighters heading away from the rift site. Schwarz nodded in approval as he looked back at the rift /br /strongSCHWARZ: /strong(internally) It looks like Domon now has the full picture of the situation. I need to make sure that Rain does not fall for Ulube's /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Schwarz then vanished from the area before Lina arrived to assess the situation. The look on Lina's face was that of pure disgust and anger due to the failures of the men she hired to take out the Shuffle /br /strongLINA: /strongThey should have never even gotten past the Skyhammer system. Now they know about our involvement with the Dark /strongCOLLECTOR: /strongYou seem to forget that we need their leader to win the /strongLINA: /strongI understand that, but that doesn't mean we can't make his chances that much /strongCOLLECTOR: /strongMaster Asia is not one for fancy parlor tricks like ours. I would suggest you back off for the time being and collect the data. We may have a use for it down the /strongLINA: /strongUnderstood sir. You'd better not get involved with this /br /Lina left the rift site to collect the data for The Collector. The alliance made it to Rav's shop where they set down RJ's return craft in one of the hangars, so it can get the repairs it needed. All of the fighters got out of their suits, while in their M.T.S. suits, and headed over to /br /strongCHIBODEE: /strongHey Rav, we've brought you a /strongRAV: /strongI can see that Chibodee. Did everyone make it out alright?br /strongARGO: /strongWe did, and we managed to avoid any serious /strongRAV: /strongJust to be on the safe side, I'll go and look under the hood of your /strongDOMON: /strongI didn't know you worked all the way out here. Seems like you don't get a lot of /strongRAV: /strongSometimes I prefer the quieter places to conduct my work and it gives focus on turning a scrapheap into a fine work of mechanical /br /As the group shook hands with Rav, Tyler and Mac got out from the hangar and made a b-line straight for /br /strongMAC: /strongLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. Tonight, fighting out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada I present to you…The Limitless, RJ Beardsley!br /strongRJ:/strong Mac! Tyler! Good to see you guys /strongTYLER: /strongWhen Jess said that the ship was yours, I almost had to go back and rewatch the Super X Cup finals in Barcelona to make sure that it was indeed /strongRJ: /strongOne of my finest moments so far in my career. I take you guys know about the situation too huh?br /strongTYLER: /strongWe know…The House has a stake in the Dark Gundam too huh?br /strongALLENBY: /strongHow did you figure out about that?br /strongMAC: /strongJess filled us in after you went off cave diving and the guys had a run in with Lina's /strongALLENBY: /strongGood to know that we may have some extra help from you guys, it means a /br /Mac and Tyler both shook hands with Allenby and led the entire group to a workshop where Rav designs his custom creations. Jess was in there already with a huge video board up and ready to fill the guys in on a plan they have been cooking /br /strongJESS: /strongWelcome back guys, I guess the cat's out of the bag?br /strongDOMON: /strongMore or less, it was not pleasant to find out about /strongJESS: /strongGood, no need for us to go "oh woe is me." So, let's get down to business. I got word that the tournament is set to resume in two days' time. As far as points go, RJ's on the money in terms of rankings for the rest of the /strongALLENBY: /strongSo, Domon has at least one more match to finish up…br /strongJESS: /strongCorrect and that is against Neo Germany's Schwarz Bruder and Shadow Gundam. Wong's original plan called for an exploding steel cage match; but due to the rift opening, he doesn't have the time to get it set /strongDOMON: /strongSo, I'll have a standard match against Schwarz; I'm more than fine with /strongALLENBY: /strongBe careful Domon, Schwarz is no joke to go up /strongJESS: /strongAllenby's right on the money, you need to be at your best to defeat Schwarz. As for the rest of us, we'll focus in on throwing a monkey wrench in Ulube's "end-of-the-world" /br /The rest of the Shuffle Alliance looked at Jess with a little bit of a concern, as they intended on staying off the radar until the Dark Gundam shows /br /p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongGEORGE: /strongI'd hate to be the bearer of bad news on that; but we all agreed to keep a low-profile on /strongRAV: /strongJess doesn't mean to go after Ulube directly, we're going after his "friends" from The /strongCHIBODEE: /strongHow do you suppose we do that without ending up on the news?br /strongRAV: /strongYou remember the Skyhammer device that was affecting your core landers, right?br /strongARGO: /strongOf course, that device is only accessible to those that serve in either their nation's law enforcement or /strongRAV: /strongWell it turns out that The House stole a pair of Skyhammer devices from a military organization called Gjallarhorn and they are none too pleased about it./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"strongbr /strongWhen Rav told everyone the news about how The House got the Skyhammer device, the looks on everyone's faces were in a stunned amazement as to which organization The House went after to attempt to stop the alliance from getting to the /br /strongRJ: /strongI would have never guess that Navarro would actually steal something from a military organization like Gjallarhorn…br /strongRAV: /strongGood news for us is that they are willing to exchange information on a killswitch countermeasure device if we can retrieve the other Skyhammer device. Jess, I want you to take Argo and Sai Saici to get the other Skyhammer /strongJESS: /strongNot a problem, they won't see us /strongRAV: /strongMac, take George and Chibodee with you to go downtown and see if you can put a bug in on Navarro and The Collector so we can hear what their goal is with the Dark /strongMAC: /strongNot a problem, the three of us should get this done in a /strongRAV: /strongTyler, I need you, RJ, and Allenby to go to Venezuela to pick up an "old friend" for us in case things go south when the Dark Gundam shows /strongTYLER: /strongIf it is what I think it is and the ground bridge is set to go; say no more than /br /Domon immediately raised an eyebrow as the only thing he left back in Venezuela was his old gundam. Rav went over the details of both the Skyhammer job and the bug job to the rest of the group as Tyler, RJ, Allenby, and Domon got together and discussed about the third job on their /br /strongDOMON: /strongRav wants to get my old gundam back…br /strongTYLER: /strongSounds like you're talking about an ex-girlfriend that you left behind when you put it like /strongDOMON: /strongIt's not that I understand why Rav would want to get it, I'm not too sure who he's going to give it to; that's my big /strongRJ: /strongKnowing Rav for the past couple of years, he always seems to pull a rabbit out of the hat when it /strongALLENBY: /strongNo need to worry about us Domon, you just need to get ready for your big match with Schwarz and we'll do the heavy /strongTYLER: /strongJust checked and the ground bridge is set for the Guiana Highlands in Neo Venezuela and we're good to /strongRJ: /strongWe might expect The House to send some guys out there to stop us, so bring the heat will ya Tyler?br /strongALLENBY: /strongLooks like I'm getting a crash course on being a Shuffle Alliance member. Once we get to the final battle royal, we can finally have the match we've wanted from our first /strongDOMON: /strongThat's a promise I'll make sure to keep and make sure to put all of my energy in fighting Schwarz./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fffffa;"Domon and Allenby exchanged a hand shake before she went with Tyler and RJ to where Rav stored the ground bridge. Domon then got into his gundam and made his way back to his team's facility. Jess accompanied Sai and Argo, while Mac accompanied Chibodee and George as they went to their team facilities as well. Rav made his way to the control center of the ground bridge to help RJ, Tyler, and Allenby get to Neo Venezuela to grab Domon's old /br /strongRAV: /strongAll systems are green, and we are good to go. Ground bridge is holding steady and the linear catapult is at full /strongALLENBY: /strongHow confident are you that we'll get to the Guiana Highlands?br /strongRAV: /strong95% that you'll get there. I've done this sort of thing about six dozen times /strongRJ: /strongGood enough for me Rav, we'll see you when we get your "old friend".br /strongALLENBY: /strongHey RJ, have you seen Tyler?br /strongTYLER: /strongDid someone call my name?br /br /Tyler showed up in his gundam, the High Octane Gundam, and made a spectacular entrance. Tyler's gundam's first form is that of a high-end sports car and as it launched in the air, the parts of the "car" shifted to form parts commonly found on a mobile fighter. The head of the gundam resembled an engine block with the wheels being placed on both the ankles and the shoulders of the unit. Tyler landed onto the linear catapult and made the adjustments needed for /br /strongRJ: /strongNice entrance there, /strongTYLER: /strongVery funny RJ, now let's get this show on the /strongALLENBY: /strongYeah, let's do this!br /br /All three gundams loaded onto the linear catapult and the final preparations were made for launch. The three fighters got into their positions and Rav locked the gundams into /br /strongRAV: /strongIf everyone is ready, just say the word and I'll send you on your /strongTYLER: /strongTyler Morgan, High Octane Gundam, ready for /strongALLENBY: /strongAllenby Beardsley, Noble Gundam, ready for /strongRJ: /strongRJ Beardsley, Burning Strike Gundam, ready for /br /Rav then hit a big green button that sent the catapult to the ground bridge. The three gundams then leap from the catapult as soon as it hit the catch in the track to release a gate that housed the gundams on the launcher. All three gundams went through the portal and in a matter of moments, found themselves in the Guiana Highlands. The three gundams landed in a river bed and took a moment to look at their surroundings as they prepared to find Rav's "old friend" he mentioned in the briefing./p
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