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Chap. 28

"Quatre? Is that you?"

The Space Knights gazed at the tekkaman they saw before them. He looked different than before. His back now sported two wing-like protrusions, similar to Wing's but larger.  Also, parts of his body were covered with smaller Voltekka cells. And the section were the eyes were at were covered, just like Dead's once was.

"Gundam, surrender at once!"

The Space Knights tuned to see an OZ force coming toward them. Aki frowned, 'Get back, you fools.'

Sandrock didn't move at all and the OZ force began firing. However, their blasts were in vain as the tekkaman simply stood there.

"Heh. Hehehe. Hrrrrraaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!"

Suddenly, Sandrock sprang into action. The wings on his back open and he went into his crystal hawk mode. In no time at all, he zipped straight through the Leos and destroyed them instantly. He then circled around and began to fly toward the resource satellite.

"Stop him from destroying the satellite!" Aki ordered.

With that command, the Space Knights moved as well. They were well ahead of Sandrock so they were able to stand before him.

"Quatre, stop this." Sommer pleaded.

But the gundam didn't comply as it continued straight at them. At this rate, he will slam straight into them.

"He's still coming."

"We don't have time." Dead's lancer shifted shape and the Voltekka cells grew out of it.

Sommer reached out, "No Dead, wait!"

"Voltekka!"

The black beam ignited out and flew at Sandrock. But in the last second, Sandrock changed course and dodged the beam totally. They were only able to watch and the crystal hawk swooped high and then dove straight through the satellite. A thin beam of light showed it entry and then the entire satellite began to erupt with explosions before finally exploding altogether. The Knights could only watch as Sandrock flew away at the same speed.

Sommer spoke finally, "His power...his speed. I've never seen anything like it."

"Yes, we have." Vesna semi-whispered before turning to look at Dead. "He displayed the same powers as you, Dead."

Dead remained silent.

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Former Sank Kingdom...

The palace towered over the quiet town. Despite the Radham attacks and other battle that had been waged on this place of peace, the palace itself was still standing. In front of these desolate walls, a pink limousine rolled up before the gates and entered through. It stopped right before the palace doors and the door of the car slid open. Relena stepped out onto the earth of her birthplace and looked up. The palace was in much for wear, but as long as it stood, it would be enough. Moss and other vegetation covered the marble walls, but the beauty was still there. And she would restore it to its previous state once again. This place will once again be the center of peace and hopefully, an example for the world to look after and follow.

"I'm home." Relena whispered softly.

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Earth, spaceport

"Are you sure about this? Going on a secret mission all by yourself?"

Fera nodded to Sally, "I'm sure. It's kind of personal."

Sally sighed, "Must be really big for you to leave like this."

"Don't worry." She waved her hand out, "You can handle things better now that I'm not slowing you down."

"You know I would never think that, Fera." Sally assured. The call came to board the ship and Fera prepared to leave. But Sally stopped her.

"But could you at least tell me something?"

Sally didn't like the idea of her friend going off to a potential dangerous mission without knowing something. She understood the secrecy, be it for personal reasons or safety reasons. But she had to be left with some sort of info.

"It's a promise I made for an old friend."

"That's good enough. Just try not to get yourself killed."

"I could tell you the same." Fera began moving to the transport and waved. "See ya later, Sally."

"See ya, Milla." She whispered the last part.

Inside the transport, Fera sits back in her seat. As she watches the descending Earth and approaching Space Ring, she focuses on her mission. It was something she had wanted to do for a long time. She just hoped it wasn't already too late.

'I'm coming, Noal. I'm coming for you.'

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Earth Orbit...

A ship has reached flight attitude and has broken through the atmosphere. Inside, Millardo Peacecraft sits back, looking at the stars as he heads past the massive Space Ring and into space. After he heard about Relena's move to restore the Sank Kingdom, he ventured out into space as its ambassador. It seemed a little menial, but it was important. And this would help Relena further with her plans of restore their home country, so he was all up for it. As the ship began to close in on one of the colonies, two OZ carriers flew straight at him.

"Unidentified craft. State you identity."

Millardo opened the comm. "This is Millardo Peacecraft. Ambassador of the Sank Kingdom. I wish only passage to the colony."

The guy on the other end sounded like her choked before responding, "I repeat, state your identity."

Millardo didn't respond. Obviously, these guys didn't believe a word he said. Which wasn't too surprising. An ambassador to an extinct kingdom of pacifists was something some soldiers wouldn't comprehend. Answering them again would probably be useless. But still...

"Milliardo Peacecraft of the Sank Kingdom."

A scoff was now heard and them, "Cease your approach and turn around."

Millardo half-frowned. He didn't have time for half-wit soldiers on sentry duty. He continued on his course.

"Craft, turn around or be destroyed."

But as he said this, Millardo was already seated in the Tallgeese. But the look of the carriers, he could see that they housed Sol-Tekka dolls. And after seeing how they were in action, they would total him. But not if he was ready for it first. The interlock bay in the ship opened and Tallgeese was ejected out. At seeing the white machine, the dolls were dropped as well. Millardo counted them off. Six machines, all moving in the same pattern. Which meant none of them had any humans inside. That made things much easier. As a Peacecraft, it would be bad if he was seen killing people. But fighting off dolls in self-defense was another story. The machines moved into action and so did he. As they came, he noticed another pattern within their charge. 'They move...like the Radham.' But he decided to dwell on that later, as the soulless machines began firing at him. Tallgeese swiftly weaved and dodged through the fire as he closed in. Hitting the venier boosters, he went full throttle and shot right past them and spun around in the same pass. Locked on, he fired his quantum energy cannon, destroying three of them. Millardo regarded this. 'It would seem that Tallgeese excels in space battle.' As the remaining dolls shot away to turn, Tallgeese followed, staying right behind them. Another shot destroyed another machine as Tallgesse continued to give chase. The machines suddenly split direction and both circled around behind Tallgeese. Tallgeese however, simply stopped moving and pulled out the metal saber.

'Now we will see what these things are truly made of.'

The dolls didn't respond in kind, as they began to resume firing. Tallgeese dodged the fire, but remained in the same area. When they were close enough, Tallgeese zipped forward, bearing the saber down on one of the rifles and cutting it in half. The machine stopped briefly and the saber curved up and slashed it in two. As it exploded, Tallgeese centered its attention on the last one, who was now charging at him. The two machines collided and Tallgeese flew back with it. Tallgeese managed to release itself form its hold and slashed down on the machine's arm. As the doll floated back damaged, the vernier thrusters on Tallgeese ignited once again and with a swinging arc, the doll was finished. Tallgeese then turned its attention to the carriers. The pilots inside panicked and tried to fly away, but Tallgeese didn't attack them. Rather, it turned and re-boarded its ship. On board, Milliardo walked up to the cockpit. There, a message was awaiting him. Opening the channel, he was a bit surprised by who it was. Lady Une. Only she was...different. He couldn't see any traces of the ruthless OZ soldier at all.

"I'm sorry for the trouble, ambassador. Security has been a little edgy recently. You may approach the colony. I will be there to greet you personally."

Milliardo was a bit skeptical about the offer. But her eyes held no deception and there was no real reason they would try to capture him. Milliardo Peacecraft was hardly a threat, at least that they know of. And his actions showed that he didn't want to fight anyways. He only destroyed the dolls. He left the soldiers alone.

"I appreciate the gesture. I'll meet with you inside."

Lady Une nodded and the connection was cut. Milliardo sat back as his ship entered the bay. 'Why would security be edgy? There aren't any threats aside from the Radham and they've hardly attacked, nor have they done anything seriously. And most of the gundams have been captured. So what has been happening up here?'

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Space, unknown...

A swarm of Radham is beginning to amass near the asteroid territory, reading for another attack. However, their plans would soon be turned to dust as a figure begins to approach them. A bright, bird-like figure...

"You will join them, heh."

Sandrock Zero strikes again.

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Sandrock has begun his attacks on both the Radham and the colonies. With his new power, it seems as if nothing can stop him. The Space Knights are unsure as to fight him, but Dead goes off on his own to challenge him. Meanwhile on the Lunar Base, the scientists have almost completed construction of two new prototype Sol-Tekkas, but secretly use their knowledge to perform other upgrades as well. But the new colonel, Tuberoff, has other plans for them. Next on Gundam Tekkaman: Zero Force