Valkyrie's Flight: The Lost Sagas: Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta
The Year is Cosmic Era 88. The Colonial Fleet and her Terran allies begin a long recovery from the Colonial Civil War, but Ronald Pinkerton, the great enemy of the Fleet, continues to fight against Neo-Zeon with the Anti-Earth Union Group in another Universal Century, reconned year UC 0088, soon to be renamed as a member of the Earth Federation Space Forces. After shanghaiing a group of kids into the AEUG, or rather Londo Bell, the Argama and the Radish dock with the La ve En Rose to receive the MSZ-010 Gundam Double Zeta.
AEUG flagship Argama: currently docked with repair vessel La ve En Rose
Ron revealed the new emblem of the newly renamed AEUG, or properly, Londo Bell.
"As of now, the Anti-Earth Union Group is now a member of the Earth Federation Armed Space Forces, the Autonomous Peace-Keeping Force Londo Bell. Unlike the Titans and A-LAWS, we will follow the Antarctic Treaty to the letter, unlike the assholes from this universe and the Anno Domini timeline. Now for the reorganization of the AEUG into Londo Bell. Supreme commander of Londo Bell, as chosen by the Federation Council: Colonel Ronald Pinkerton."
"Obviously."
"Supreme commander of Londo Bell space forces: Captain Bright Noa."
Bright nodded.
"Supreme commanders of all Mobile Suit forces in Londo Bell: Colonel Ronald Pinkerton, Commander Amuro Ray and Lt. Commander Kamille Bidan. Once Kamille recovers, he will be informed. Leader of the 1st Londo Bell MS Team, otherwise known as the Gundam Team: Captain Jarid Messa, piloting LW-ZGMF-X23SRPC Ventia Saviour Gundam. His XO will be 1st Lieutenant Judau Ashta."
Judau's jaw hit the ground.
"You're kidding me!"
"Members of the 1st Londo Bell MS Team, otherwise known as the Gundam Team: 2nd Lieutenant Roux Louka, piloting MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, munitions officer MCPO of the Navy Elle Vianno, piloting RX-178 Gundam Mk II Unit 1, munitions officer MCPO of the Navy Beecha Oleg, piloting the rebuilt MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki, scout officer MCPO Mondo Agake piloting RX-178 Gundam Mk II Unit 2, Petty Officer Sarah Zabiarov in GN-002 Dynames, Ensign Four Murasame in GAT-X105E Strike Noir, 2nd Lieutenant Emma Sheen, piloting RX-178 Gundam Mk II Unit 3 and CPO Katz Kobayashi piloting the FXA-05D G-Defenser."
The career military pilots saluted, and the press ganged ones simply stood.
"Per my request, the GNMA-XCVII Alvatore/GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron unit will be brought over for the good Ensign. After that, the Noir will be reassigned to the Radish."
"Sir, why have I been demoted?"
"Petty Officer Zabiarov, your redefection to the Titans and the fact that I don't trust you as far as I can shoot you, and as we all know, I can shoot you from Pluto, means that you will be given very little freedom. You could defect to Axis Zeon, for all I know!"
"My loyalty-"
"Enough! All the other MS teams will remain the same until we receive more personnel. Unlike the Titans, we will recruit from the Federation Space Forces and the Army. Unlike the Titans and A-LAWS, we will never abuse our power. But our main mission, as always, is to safeguard the lives of Federation citizens, be they Earthnoid or Spacenoid. Or, in my case, Colonial. But like the Titans and A-LAWS, desertion and treason will NOT be tolerated. Any acts of such will be met with death. At my hands, no less. If you are given a mission, you do it unless it becomes impossible. If so, do not attempt to try anything stupid!"
"Like?" "Landing on an enemy ship and trying to capture it."
"Do we need to know why?"
"It's stupid. Believe me, I know."
"YOU tried it?"
"Nope. Stopped someone who tried, though."
Operation Afrikaans: the Dakar Landing Operation
"All hands, level one battlestations! All MS pilots, stand by!"
"We're landing? Never been to Earth."
Ron sighed.
"Gravity's the same. Air's a little less stale. Hell of a lot more room and the MS battles are...unique, to say the least. I always liked fighting in Earth's atmosphere."
"Enemy vessel inbound! Endra-Class!"
"I'll sortie in the Morgan. The rest of you are on standby."
Ron got to the hanger and jumped into the Morgan.
"Get me out there, damn it!"
Ron got onto the catapult, and was launched out seconds later.
"I will avenge my loss!"
Somehow, and Ron could guess, Mashymre Cello somehow got his hands on an actual GN drive and sortied in a GN-001 Exia.
Probably destroyed one of Londo Bell's smaller ships, which carried a number of Braves, which had two GN drives each.
Then again, it didn't matter if they came at him with a dozen Exias or 00s: the Morgan was superior to everything Axis Zeon had.
"Endra Squadron! ATTACK! TRANS-AM!"
The two single drive Exias and the Braves opened fire, but Ron wasn't slow witted.
In fact, he was about to test a new creation of his: the Quantum Teleport System.
He created six GN Bits that could create a wormhole, and once his MS went through, the Bits followed and he was put in a buffer.
Once the Bits made it through, the Morgan came through.
In a sense, it was the ultimate merging of CB and Colonial technology: a GN particle-based FTL drive.
The problem was that it relied on GN Bits to create the portal.
He had the rest of his life to figure it out: he was, for lack of better term, immortal.
When he popped out of GN subspace, as the Colonel coined it, he armed the Twins: the M2000GXL/R high-energy long-range beam cannons mounted on the left and right side of the Morgan's hips.
It was easy and effective.
"I'MA FIRING MA LASER!"
The Endra-Class vessel, the Sandra, was destroyed seconds later.
"COLONEL!"
Ron turned to see the two Exia units, plus a shitload of Tau-Braves rushing at him.
Ron pulled out the anti-ship sword.
You know what happens then.
Ron activated the Mirage Colloid wings, coined the 'Wings of Light' by Shinn Asuka, and cut the force in half.
And when I say half, I mean the Mobile Suits were cleaved in two.
The Exias were having a hard time with the Morgan's GN Sword III, and the Morgan's pilot saw that the drop was a success, so he jumped down to the Argama's location.
"Hey, guys. What's-"
Missiles flew at him, and Ron got pissed.
"What the fuck?"
"We don't have any underwater Mobile Suits! We can't strike at them!"
"After Colony beam weapons can fire underwater, and I'm got two giant beam rifles in storage that use said technology. Have Zeta toss it out!"
Roux tossed the Buster Rifle to Ron, who dove into the water.
"Alright, assholes. What are you and how can I kill you?"
Then two ball-shaped MSs, armed with missiles, came at him.
"Axis warbook, identify MS type."
The computer found that the MS was a AMX-109 Capule, a prototype underwater MS built for anti-ship combat.
Ron's Morgan outclassed it it everything, as the Buster Rifle could destroy anything with one shot.
He lazily targeted it and fired, scaring the shit out of the pilot of the Capule before it was destroyed.
"Burn in hell."
Ron got out of the water, heading straight for Dakar.
"Colonel!"
"If I can't remove Glemy Toto and his idiotic ass from Dakar, Petty Officer Zabiarov is authorized to use Gamma-Nero-Nero-1-2-9-7-Alpha-Pei-Hector-5-1-5-5-4."
"Wait a second, that's a-"
"Mk XVIII Merlin's Sword GN Nuke. It's a prototype: a planet-cracker."
"Do you even know what that can do?"
"I've used GN Nukes on a grand scale on Agria, Captain. And you don't want to know how it ended."
"I've read the report: 'Turned into a volcanic wasteland, but all Zerg were destroyed'. Earth is NOT ending up like that."
"Not at all. The Mk XVIII Merlin's Sword is designed to open up a hole in the Earth and swallow everything within 80 kilometers. Civilians are expendable if I can't force Toto and Karn out, but the planet cracker is a last resort."
"At least you got some morals."
"It's not morals; it's tactics. I'd rather wipe out an enemy force with a WMD then waste forces on them. I hate battles of attrition."
"Why Sarah?"
"The Merlin's Sword, it can also be called Excalibur if you so choose, is a MIRV missile, and Dynames is hooked into the satellites in orbit. It uses them as an oversized scope. And nothing can escape the eyes of those satellites."
"So, it serves as a targeting system. Why's it a MIRV?"
"It has to be fired from a backpack-mounted launcher, and I couldn't get enough uranium or plutonium for a large nuclear missile from E-carbon, so-Shit! Braves and Hizacks are everywhere! Fuck me, is that?"
"What? What is it?"
"GFAS-X1 Destroy! Fuck, I even left the designs for THAT in there? Screw this! Fire the damn nuke! I can't fight 2000 MSs at once!"
"2000?"
"All of them are made of E-Carbon! Fuck, they're even equipped with GN Tau Drives! Nuke this place, now, or I'll pull out a Nova Bomb and blow up the planet!"
"Sarah, pull out GNN1297APH51554 and arm to Dynames!"
"Already done the moment the Colonel ordered it."
"Target Dakar! Access code: Fear-4-Terra-Yellow-Alpha-7-8-3-4-Zeta-Gamma-Roy-Quinn-Kappa-Kappa-Uroboros-Wellington-0-2-9-6-7!"
"Code confirmed: launching Excalibur."
The huge nuke (the size of a GM II, if you want dimensions) launched, and Ron stayed to fight as long as he could.
The Destroy, his least favorite enemy and favorite defense weapon, was the main concern.
Thankfully, not even his Mk VII Destroy could survive an Excalibur strike.
Ron, however, could.
The Morgan was equipped with a subspace shield system, developed from Protoss shielding technology, which could survive even a Nova Bomb.
It was built into the the frame, and only Ronald or an engineer with his skills (AN: COUGH-Maria Avalonia-Pinkerton-COUGH) could remove it without blowing up half the universe with it.
And the Morgan had a few devices to make sure that half the universe exploding did happen. "Activating shield."
The Morgan was now invulnerable to everything, but at a price: he couldn't move. And Ron HATED that.
As a Viper pilot, he was trained that movement is life.
He felt...uncomfortable not being able to.
The Axis retards kept dumping rounds into the shield, but it was powered by subspace itself. NOTHING could get through. (AN: Or so he thinks. Reference to Valkyrie's Flight: The Lost Sagas: Code Geass)
The Excalibur hit, destroying Dakar, but taking out (at later count, I might add) 2608 Mobile Suits and 1 Mobile Fortress.
Ron chuckled.
"Damn-near impossible to destroy now, fuckers! All Hail the Federation!"
Ron returned to the Argama, and saw Axis MSs shooting at one another and the Argama.
The Gundam Team was barely holding them back.
"What in the horse-fucking hell? Could someone please explain to me why Axis MSs are shooting at one another?" (AN: Ron's not in a good mood, if you can't tell. His trump card was just wasted on Dakar.) "I think you forced them into civil war!"
"Wouldn't be the first one I started. Hey! Fuckfaces!" the Axis MSs, in the personal colors of Haman Karn and Toto Glemy, all looked at the Morgan. "I've got a present for you! Trans-Am Raiser!" Ron used the Morgan's Raiser Sword, as he coined it, to sweep up the enemy. Most were destroyed in seconds. The last ones ran off. Ron sent his DRAGOONs after the cowards. "Screw you, assholes!" It didn't end well. All but one Mobile Suit was destroyed, and Ron wasn't keen on letting it go.
"Colonel, RTB."
"Understood. Returning to base. But I'm not happy."
Several days later: just outside Norway
Ron sortied in his newest MS: a stealth version of the ZGMF-X10A Freedom, model number and name: ZMGF/S-10A Stealth Freedom.
His reasons for sortieing in the Stealth Freedom?
The Morgan would be shot at by EFAF MSs, and the Stealth Freedom was built to avoid detection by any type of radar/DRADIS and E-Sensor technologies created by the EFAF.
The Argama was attacked by two GNMA-XCVII Alvatore/GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron MA/MS units the previous day, and the ship was badly damaged.
"La Ve En Rose, what's the status of the SCVA-76 Nahel Argama?"
"Almost complete, Colonel. Is there a problem?"
"The Argama got, for lack of a better term, buttfucked. Prep the Nahel Argama for launch. I'll be getting the Gundam Team, plus the crew, up into space in a few-"
Then GNT beam rounds nearly hit the Stealth Freedom, and a quartet of Alvatores were shooting at him.
He knew he forgot something: the Optical Camo wasn't online.
"Time to test the Stealth Freedom's weapons systems."
The Stealth Freedom had the same weapons as the original Freedom, but was geared more toward reconnaissance then actual combat.
Still, four Alvatores were nothing to someone with his skill.
He got closer, and drew his beam saber, then got past the GN field and cut the Alvaaron from the unit.
The MS went into mobility mode, but even then, the Freedom was built to destroy any target.
"Full Burst!"
At close range, the Full Burst was deadlier, but Ron wasn't going for deadly; he was going for speed. All the Stealth Freedom was just a stealth/recon version of the original Freedom, and not built for close range combat.
Still, the Alvatores stood no chance, even if he was in a recon unit rather then the Morgan.
Then he got shot at by CE beam weaponry.
It was a YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe, used during the Second Bloody Valentine War, and one of Ron's favorite weapons.
There was a good reason for it: it took the Minerva to destroy one, and Ron's improvements would make the damn thing nigh-invincible.
However, this was a normal version, and Ron knew this MA's weakness.
He got close and drew his beam saber.
"Die!"
He cut the Strike Dagger torso off and took off, with the MA section exploding seconds later. "Activating Optic Camo."
The Stealth Freedom disappeared from sight.
Been a while, but I've been sick and it wasn't easy to do any writing.
Mobile Suits of the Chapter
ZMGF/S-10A Stealth Freedom
General Characteristics
Head Height: 18 meters
Max Weight: 71 metric tons
Power Plant: Ultracompact Fission Reactor
Power Output: 8826 kW
Accommodation: Pilot only, cockpit in chest
Armor: Phase-Shift Armor
Armaments: 2 x M100 "Balaena" plasma beam cannon, 2 x MA-M01 "Lacerta" beam saber, 2 x MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm CIWS, 2 x MMI-M15 "Xiphias" rail cannon
Special Equipment and Features
Optical Camouflage
High-Mobility Aerial Tactics (HiMAT) System
Multi-Lock Weapons System ("Full Burst Mode")
Neutron Jammer Canceller
Optional Equipment
MA-M20 "Lupus" high-energy beam rifle
METEOR unit
Shield
The Stealth Freedom was built for stealth operations, like recon and mine laying, but it could not fight enemies in visual range, as it wasn't equipped with the costly, and useless against DRADIS, Mirage Colloid. What he was missing was a way to cloak an MS, and he didn't get it until he made contact with Celestial Being in CE 75, with Optical Camouflage, but it wasn't perfect. 12 years of R&D fixed this problem, as Mirage Colloid was combined with Optical Camouflage, and even deadlier when upgraded by new CCE Commander-In-Chief Rear Admiral Maria Avalonia-Pinkerton.
GNMA-XCVII Alvatore
General Characteristics
Overall Height: 42.6 meters
Overall Length: 56.1 meters
Overall Width: 37.9 meters
Power Plant: GN Drive Tau x 8
GN Drive Tau x 7 (Alvatore)
GN Drive Tau x 1 (Alvaaron)
Propulsion: GN Vernier x 7
Accommodation: Docking port for Alvaaron
Armor: E-Carbon, GN Composite Armor
Armaments: GN Beam Rifles x2, GN Beam Turrets x24, GN Fangs x6, GN Giant Beam Cannon, Pincer Claws x2
Special Equipment and Features: GN Field
This unit was once used by Alejandro Corner, and due to the use of crystal technology, it was mass produced and upgraded. It is a two-piece MA, much like the Zeong, using a MS to pilot the armor itself.
GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron
General Characteristics
Head Height: 17.6 meters
Empty Weight: 69.2 metric tons
Power Plant: GN Drive Tau
Accommodation:Pilot only, cockpit in chest
Armor: E-Carbon
Armaments: GN Beam Rifle x 2, GN Cannon, GN Beam saber x 2
Special Equipment and Features: GN Field
The cockpit of the Alvaaron also pilots the Alvatore when attached to the MA. The MS is gold, just like the Alvatore and the Hyaku Shiki, but mass production units are flat black, and use newer technologies like E-DRADIS. (combination of DRADIS and E-Sensor technology)
YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe
General Characteristics
Overall Height: 27.27 meters (ground mode); 22.60 meters (flight mode)
Empty Weight: 217.23 metric tons
Accommodation: Three pilots, in standard cockpit in main body
Armaments: 2 x "Igelstellung" 75mm multi-barrel CIWS, 2 x GMA628 beam cannon, Mk61 dual 125mm smoothbore cannon, "Schneid Schutz" SX1021 positron reflector shield
Optional Equipment: 2 x M7045/F beam rifle
One of the more odd weapons created during the Second Bloody Valentine War, the Gells-Ghe was a Mobile Armor with a Strike Dagger torso. One was used against ZAFT at the Suez Canal's Lohengrin Gate, and destroyed by the Saviour. As a defensive weapon, it did it's job, but it still needs a Mobile Suit squadron to protect it at close range. The RPC model actually uses a Strike Dagger in the frame, so at least one of the pilots can defend the damn thing.
MSZ-010 Double Zeta Gundam
General Characteristics
Overall Height 22.11 meters (MS mode)
Overall Length 30.13 meters (G-Fortress mode)
Wingspan 18.52 meters (G-Fortress mode)
Head Height 19.86 meters (MS mode)
Max Weight 68.4 metric tons
Mass Ratio 1.74
Empty Weight 32.7 metric tons
Power Plant Ultracompact Minovsky Fusion Reactor
Power Output 7,340kw
Propulsion: Rocket Thrusters: 2 x 21700 kg, 4 x 14400 kg, 2 x 17300 kg, 2 x 16300 kg, 4 x 5240 kg; Vernier Thrusters/Apogee Motors: 32
Sensor Range 16200 meters
Max Acceleration: 1.48 G (MS mode), 2.46 G (G-Fortress mode)
Accommodation Pilot only, cockpit in chest
Armor Gundarium alloy
Armaments: 2 x 21-tube Missile Launcher, AMA-13S Small Missile, 2 x 60mm Double Vulcan Gun, High Mega Cannon, 2 x Hyper Beam Saber, 2 x Missile Launcher, 2 x Shield
Special Equipment and Features
Bio-sensor System
Core Fighter System
Separable Transformation Components
Optional Equipment
Double Beam Rifle
One third the size of the huge Psycho Gundam, this MS is normally piloted by Judau Ashta, and, in canon at least, dueled the Qubeley to a standstill. It is not to be dealt with lightly.
GN-001 Gundam Exia
General Characteristics
Overall Height 18.3 meters
Empty Weight: 57.2 metric tons
Power Plant: GN Drive
Propulsion: GN Vernier (cone)
Accommodation: Pilot only, cockpit in torso
Armor: E-Carbon, GN Composite Armor
Armaments
GN Shield (attached to left forearm), GN Vulcan x 2 (mounted on wrists); Seven Swords System: GN Beam Dagger x 2 (stored on rear waist), GN Beam Saber x 2 (stored on rear shoulders), GN Long Blade (stored on hip), GN Short Blade (stored on hip), GN Sword (attached to right forearm)
Special Equipment and Features: Optical Camouflage, Trans-Am System
Optional Equipment
Assault Container
GNR-001E GN Arms Type-E
Avalanche Pack
Avalanche Dash Pack
The second Gundam-type seen by viewers in Gundam 00, Exia is, by far, one of the deadlier units. Originally piloted by Setsuna F. Seiei,
By the way, everyone, I'm including Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn in the Lost Sagas, just to get the RGZ-95C ReZEL (Standard and Commander Type), NZ-666 Kshatriya, MSN-06S Sinanju, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam and other types to the Colonial Fleet.
The Unicorn Arc will only last two episodes, as Ron's semi-ultimate MS was stolen by The Sleeves: the SYSTEM Turn A-99 (WD-M01) Turn-A Gundam. In short, UC 0096 is the end of Char's Counterattack/Unicorn and picks up around Correct Century 2345.
Next Time: The Nahel Argama takes flight, and events just before Char's Counterattack take place, including the creation of two Gundams: RX-93 Nu Gundam and SYSTEM Turn A-99 Turn-A Gundam.
Ja Ne!