The Third Bloody Valentine War: Rise of Zeon

by alphariuslau

The two Bloody Valentine Wars have come to an end, with peace a practical reality with the defeat of LOGOS and the Blue Cosmos. The three nations, once enemies have no set aside their differences to create a peacefule world. But Blue Cosmos is still out there and a threat far greater is on the rise. contains ideas and mobile suits from other series. ShihoxYzak

3. Chapter 2

Chap 2

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Cape York Peninsula

4km from ZAFT Carpentaria Base

The night sky above Carpentaria dazzled with the twinkle of distant stars. Some shined brighter than others. But if one looked carefully, they would find that some of them weren't stars at all. Lower and brighter than the rest, the false stars descended to the earth like mythical deities. Though not gods or mythical creatures, the false stars were the signature of giant avatars of war, called upon to bring judgement upon the earth.

Shiho engaged her thrusters as the distance between her blaze Zaku Phantom and the hard ground of earth closed. Twenty seconds later, her Zaku touched down bending its knees. The impact of the landing absorbed, Shiho stood her Zaku upright and looked to the sky, where the rest of the Housenka and Joule squadrons were beginning to land.

Carpentaria... thought Shiho as her mind drifted to thoughts of her younger brother. Shiho had never set foot on any of the lands in the Gulf of Carpentaria before. Her previous missions during the South American Independence War had her dropping from orbit straight into action. The place looked serene, beautiful even. If the desert knew just how many and whose lives they had seen ended on its sands, it gave no indication. No sounds of war or screams of the dying echoed through time to tell her what the place was like when Maddox was here. Worst of all, it gave no sign of Maddox's body or his resting place.

Shiho turned her thoughts away as the last Zaku landed rather clumsily.

"And you're supposed to be my most veteran member and second-in-command", growled Yzak.

"Hey! I haven't been to earth in years, give me a break will you?", retorted the blonde soldier.

Shiho shook her head and moved her suit forward towards the line of CAV apc escorts leading them to the base as the two continued their bickering.

Parking their Zakus in the hangars, Shiho and Yzak got out and strode over to two men waiting just outside.

"Captains Yzak Joule and Shiho Hahnenfuss, sir", reported Yzak as the two commanders saluted the general.

"General Klaiden, Carpentaria main base commandant. All the supplies are already aboard the carrier. We'll load up your suits onto the aircraft first thing tomorrow."

The two commanders saluted and left to see to their men. Tomorrow, they would fly off to the war in Central Europe.

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Unknown subterranean facility

Mars

Three days ago, the facilities of Mars awoke as one to the activation signal. Wargame Scenario Red Storm Alpha-522 had been activated. The scenario is simple as it is daunting. ZAFT has fallen and the entirety of earth (including neutral nations that have most likely been annexed) lies in the hands of the Earth Federation and thus by extension, Blue Cosmos. Enemy troops have discovered the existence of at least one of the secret bases, and thus the enemy now knows that ZAFT has a fail safe to defeat Blue Cosmos. The enemy's course of action is inevitable. All forces, combat and support facilities are activated to prepare for the invasion of earth. The offensive will be two-pronged with surface units supported by space fleets in orbit, providing mutual support for the destruction of enemy forces on the earth and in space. The invasion will commence as soon as both land and space fleets are in position. Space fleets will engage and destroy the enemy's fleets and space combat and support facilities. Land, air and sea units will make a simultaneous invasion on all fronts, within and without, stretching the enemy's lines to the limit. All enemy nations and territories(owned or annexed) are to be attacked simultaneously. Neutral and previously ZAFT-allied nations are to be liberated ASAP. Conditions for victory are as follows:

1) Destruction/ Unconditional capitulation of all enemy forces.

2) Unconditional capitulation/Dissolution of all current political governments, social and civil services constituting the Earth Alliance and its constituent nations.

3) The establishment of provisional governments, social and civil services headed by specifically chosen leadership personnel according to either civil or military rule of captured Earth Alliance territories.

4) The unconditional and absolute disbandment of the Blue Cosmos political party, its subordinate parties, and all allied parties or patrons.

5) The unconditional dissolution of any Blue Cosmos influence, parties, civil or social services in all nations and territories.

6) Blue Cosmos personnel or personnel under third party organizations, cells or factions are to cease all activities.

7) The arrest and trial of all Blue Cosmos leaders/appointment holders and members accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity.

8) The liberation of all previously neutral and ZAFT-allied nations. Said nations are to have their previous governments and annexed territories restored. Reparations are to be made to said countries for damage caused and loss of life suffered during annexation or liberation by responsible parties.

Failure of any these objectives to be satisfied will result in resumption of hostilities.

Should conventional warfare fail to bring the enemy to heel and carry out these terms/Total collapse of all military forces in the face of enemy military might/Permanent stalemate on all fronts, use of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction is authorized to regain the initiative and prevent global supremacy of Blue Cosmos forces.

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Unknown subterranean facility

Mars

The bases on Mars were first pioneered during the period of peace the Junius 7 treaty brought. From bases at the bottom of the seas at both polar regions, stealth transport ships had left earth as part of the colonization plan. Cloaked from radar and even visual sight, the ships had passed through gaps in the Earth Alliance's and inadvertently ZAFT's radars, heading for asteroid belts and Mars.

These ships were filled with men, materials, robotic servitors, automated drilling and digging rigs. Life support outside of the ship during the first phases of the colonization programme was impossible, and so the ships were self-sustaining with water and air recycling facilities as well as farms for food to sustain the human crew until the bases were sealed from the environment of Mars with proper life support. Upon reaching their destinations, digging and drilling rigs had paved the way for the huge underground bases scattered all over Mars and within asteroid belts. Once the bases had manufacturing facilities, more automated rigs had been been built to harvest Mars' undiscovered resources and build more bases. The process was repeated with the new bases, resulting in rapid base multiplication. The asteroid belt bases were built around the same strategy, albeit in a shorter time.

Warships tens of kilometers below the surface of Mars are fuelled and loaded with supplies and ammunition. Their crews run checks to ensure the ships are ready to launch, fighter and mobile suit pilots test their weapons platforms for anomalies before loading them into the hangars of ships. Automated weapons are checked dutifully by technicians and scientists.

The forces on Mars are the elite of the space fleets. Their ships and mobile suits are different from standard models, modified for increased performance. RF-series mobile suits line the hangars of the base and ships. All are modified from standard designs. RF Zakus, RF Doms, RF Goufs, RF Gelgoogs, RF Adzam mobile armours, RF Rick Doms, RF Gelgoog Charles Rochester Customs for the special forces, and RF Z'goks.

No effort is left unspared in the short time that they have to prepare for the coming war. Within hours, they will be ready to launch for the invasion of earth.

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Asteroid belts

Sol solar system

Dangerous to travel in, innocent from prying eyes, the asteroid belt bases hold a dangerous secret. Warships are fuelled, loaded and ready to launch. Like the Mars forces, the asteroid space fleets received the call to war three days ago. All preparations had been hastily, but meticulously and carefully made. Soon the fleet would launch and set its course towards earth, where it would disgorge its complement of fighters and mobile suits to crush the enemy forces. Standard space fleets that made up the backbone of the space forces of the invasion army, they were nevertheless well prepared for the coming war. Mobile suits and armour of every design that had been produced lined the hangars of ships, waiting to unleash hell. Zaku 1 to 3s, Geara Dogas, Geara Zulus, Gelgoogs, RGM-79 GM 1, to 3s, GM Balls, Jegans, Zudahs, Goufs, Doms, Rick Doms 1 and 2s, Tieren space types, Hellions, Enacts, Realdos, Flags, Overflags, Gn-Xs, Javelins, Jamesguns, Heavyguns, Zollidas, Zolos, Zoloats, Tomliats, Taurus', Leos, Serpents, Virgos 1 and 2, Daughtress', Daughtress Neos, Balients, Jenices, Croudas, Dwadges, Marasais, Hizacks, Dreissens, Galluss', Dra-Cs, Doven Wolves, Goblins, Efreets, Tragos', Bigros, Estardoths, Pyrons, Gaza-Ds, ZAFT and OMNI mobile suits from the first war. Variants of each kind were included including cannon, close combat, artillery, and desert types. The majority of the suits meant for orbital drops are stored in transport ships.

The almost complete lack of maritime and several atmospheric aerial units such as Aires', DINNs, Z'goks, Acguys, GOOHNs, ZnOs, Piesces, Cancers, Deep Forbiddens, Blue Forbiddens, and marine mobile suit variants, save for the RF-Z'goks was due to their presence and production on earth.

On earth, the same preparations were made for every weapon to be used in the coming conflict on the land, air, and sea.

Four separated forces united by one purpose and one flag that brought them all under one cause.

The armed forces of the Earth Zeon, Neo Zeon, Axis Zeon and Mars Zeon were ready for war, all that was needed was the order. As soon as everything was ready, the signal was given, sent by the highest authority himself on earth.

On the surface of Mars, the peaceful serenity of the dead planet was broken by the opening of giant launch pads. All over the planet, huge acres of land opened up like the mouths of giants, revealing the hidden threat that had lurked beneath for years. From a telescopic point of view, the red surface of Mars was suddenly marred by black spots, as though the planet was being eaten from the inside out.

Klaxons blared as the warships started their engines and blasted off into space. Hundreds of ships filled the Martian sky with the glow of their engines and their contrails.

The asteroid bases opened the giant blast doors of their ship hangars and slowly, the warships of the asteroid belt fleet emerged and moved out of the asteroid belt. Setting off days later than the Zeon Martian fleet, the asteroid fleets would rendezvous with them at a pre-designated location away from prying eyes. From there, they would travel a path that would avoid enemy patrols and lead them to earth. The satellites orbiting earth would easily pick up a fleet of such great magnitude, but a plan was already in motion to blind the eyes of the Earth Alliance. They would almost have no warning until it was too late.

The earth would be engulfed in the flames of war once more. Its inhabitants just didn't know it yet.