Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

-John F. Kennedy

Africa Tower

The Tower's auto-purge system was designed to keep the orbital ring intact in the case of any and all serious damage to the Tower's outer shell. But the Linear Train tracks are part of the outer shell. And without the ability to carry a Train, there was nothing Smirnov or Hercury could do…except watch as the Trains fell off the collapsing tracks.

Surface at the base of the Africa Tower

The Katheron and Coup d'etat forces were trying to make a break for it. They ran into the regular forces in the process though. The fighting was beginning to get intense. In the middle of it all however, the communications were disrupted and they were all presented with the image of a masked woman with long brown hair wearing a white and purple uniform.

"Attention all units! I am Sumeragi Lee Noriega, and I am the Tactical Forecaster of Celestial Being. I know that there is a lot of confusion, but you all must listen to what I have to say. There are three densely populated areas within range of falling debris. We don't care what you do afterwards, but please listen to me and work together for the duration of the debris fall."

Indian Ocean

"Cujo?" Kati Mannequin was staring at the image of her old friend. Even though her face was covered, Kati still recognized her. So she was the strategist for that group. "I'm giving new orders," she announced. "All mobile suit teams launch and protect the settlements at all costs!"

When this is all over, we are going to have a little chat…

…Cujo!

Settlement 1

"Are you ready, Setsuna?"

"Affirmative; OO, commencing disaster-intervention mission." Double-O and Seraphim came into the area just as debris began falling. Seraphim charged a large amount of compressed GN particles and launched them at a large pile of debris as OO began shooting anything that was falling from the sky.

"Hang in there Saji."

"Right Setsuna."

Settlement 2

Arios and the GN-Archer separated just as they came into the area.

"Just be careful Marie," Allelujah reminded.

"You too, Allelujah."

Settlement 3

"Well, here goes nothing," Lockon sighed, readying Cheridum for the incoming debris fall. "Lockon Stratos, targeted and firing!"

Africa Tower

A hole was blown in the lower section of the tower, and out flew the mobile suits piloted by Hercury and Smirnov.

"I was such a fool."

"Don't blame yourself Hercury," said Smirnov. "There was no way you could've foreseen the actions of the A-Laws."

"Perhaps…but all those people."

"At least one train made it through, all thanks to that Gundam. Now…if only we can find him."

"Colonel, look out!" a different voice shouted over the radio as a laser blast shot over Hercury's mobile suit. A piece of debris was blown apart just a few feet above his suit.

"Thanks soldier, I owe you one."

"Don't mention it, just repay us by watching your heads and destroy as many falling rocks as possible. Even with Celestial Being helping, it will be hell before the debris stops coming down."

"Is that right?" Smirnov pondered. It's just like the incident at the orbital station. "Soma."

"You alright Sergei?"

"Hmph! I am now!"

Settlement 1

"Setsuna, above us!" Saji yelled in alarm as a fifty-foot long beam came hurtling down. A salvo of energy blasts shot across the sky and slammed into the chunk of debris, which blew apart into smaller pieces.

"It's alright," Tierria reported, "it's the Katheron and Coup d'etat forces." Out-dated mobile suits and differently colored GNXs moved in and begun firing their weapons at the falling sky.

Settlement 2

"Allelujah, 3 o'clock!" Marie shouted. Allelujah turned fast and fired the last of Arios' missiles. Most of them hit their mark, but a lot of debris was still heading down to earth. A flight of official GNXs suddenly appeared and destroyed the remainder. Among them was a Terriren Taozi. "Colonel!" Marie called out in joy.

"Lieutenant Peries?"

"Colonel, it's me!"

"Soma? What are you doing in a mobile suit?"

"We're not fighting Colonel, it's a rescue mission!" The colonel shook his head as he chuckled lightly. Figures really, it would've been only a matter of time before she got involved in some sort of combat.

"We're glad you decided to show up," said Allelujah, piloting Arios so it was beside the GN Archer, "I just used up the last of my missiles."

"Right," said Smirnov, "in that case we're going to help you."

Settlement 3

Lockon released his shield bits and blasted a large hole in the debris fall. More laser blasts flew past him as a flight of A-Law Aheads came into the area.

"Attention GUNDAM pilot," squaked a voice over the radio, "I am A-Laws Lieutenant Andrei Smirnov. We are currently under orders to assist you in protecting the settlements within range of the debris fall, but if you decide to harm us in any way, shape, or form, then we will have no choice to eliminate you. Is that understood?" Lockon actually laughed, startling the A-Laws pilots who were listening in.

"Finally, someone from the A-Laws with some sense in them! Very well then, its a deal."

"No it isn't!" a feminine voice almost screamed. "Lieutenant, why are you trying to reason with a terrorist from Celestial Being?"

"Louise-"

"The GUNDAMs destroyed my family!" This was just getting uncomfortable, Lockon had enough.

"Just one question lady, where did we destroy your family?"

"As if you don't know! It was a wedding in Spain!"

"A wedding?" This made Lockon pause for a moment, remembering. Yes, there was a Gundam attack in Spain. He heard about it again when Tierria was teaching him how to pilot Cheridum. Tierria told him about the GUNDAM Thrones, who just attacked everything. The attack in Spain actually happened for no apparent reason. "I see, you were one of the Thrones' targets."

"I was what?"

"Big trouble! Big trouble!" Haro called out. Lockon looked up to see three extremely large segments of debris.

"Oh I don't think so! Shield Bits!" Cheridum's shield bits then clustered around the segments and detonated. Two of the segments were destroyed but the third made it through. "No! Dammit no!" He flew Cheridum to the segment and slammed into it. "Haro, initiate Trans-Am and divert all energy to the thrusters!"

"Roger, roger." The Gundam shimmered bright red as it held the segment in mid-air, no longer falling toward the earth. Andrei and two other A-Laws came forward and fired at the segment, which disintegrated in the laser fire.

"Thanks, I needed that," Lockon thanked with relief.

"Lets just do our jobs and get out of here," Andrei snapped.

"Agreed. Alright then, Lockon Stratos, targeted and firing!"

overlooking the debris fall area

"Okay then," Veritas Stigma looked on from his perch in the lower atmosphere, his Shadow Gundam clinging to what was left of the Africa Tower. "Looks like everything is wrapping up nicely. Too bad about the second satellite weapon, I probably should've known better. Oh well, time to head back to Nexus Halos."