It seems that I am experiencing some difficulties with this chapter and for some reason when I place a "!" and a "?" together somewhere in this chapter the editor on this site takes the "?" mark out of it right away. I am sorry and I will try to fix it. If I can't fix it I apologize up front for that, it is out of my hands.
Mobile Suit Gundam: White Savior
Chapter 2: Gone With The Wind
In the deadness of space Exodus floated around without moving at all. Inside of the cockpit Fiona wept while curled up in a ball. Her tears floated around the cockpit while Ranpu whined at her side. Fiona looked up at times and wondered if she would live through the night. There was nothing but dead silence except for the slight humming noise that came from the Exodus. The systems beeped at times which annoyed her a bit, but she knew that this suit is what kept her alive at the moment.
"Pilot Fiona, if you continue at this rate Exodus will engage autopilot to correct course trajectory." The computer spoke up. Fiona did not move at all.
"So what?" replied Fiona in a cold voice.
"Irregular response. Why did pilot Fiona get in the Exodus?" asked the computer.
"Because I was trying to find a safe place to hide." She replied.
"Calculating response with current emotion levels… response is true." the computer stated. This angered Fiona.
"What do you know anyways? You're just a computer! You don't have any emotions at all! You're nothing but hardware that can speak!" Fiona screamed at the computer.
"Incoming message from an Iraqi cruiser. Scout class armed with small beam machine guns and missile pods." informed the computer.
Fiona looked up at the left screen. A ship that looked like it belonged in a race was headed in her direction. The ship was the same color as the mobile suits that were attacked near her apartment. The middle of the ship was a long rectangle with slick wings on the left and right. The bridge was in the very front with a few windows. A set of four large engines roared from the back and underside of the ship. Two on the back and two under those. Fiona watched the right screen as it started to show all of the weak points of the Iraqi cruiser.
"Great. Now what?" complained Fiona while Ranpu floated around.
"Message has been received. Now displaying message on holo screen one." spoke the computer.
"To the unidentified mobile suit, shut down your defense systems and prepare for landing." read the message.
"Are you happy now? Maybe they will just let me go." said Fiona with a low voice.
"Scanners indicate that Iraqi cruiser has locked onto the Exodus. Heat source detected. Pilot Fiona must engage defensive maneuvers." informed the computer.
"What did you say!" paniced Fiona before the cannons fired from the Iraqi cruiser. Fiona then grabbed the joysticks before she moved them to the right. Exodus barely boosted out of the way of the incoming fire, which was too close for Fiona's taste.
"Enemy vessel is deploying mobile suits." informed the computer as the radar displayed the specs of the enemy suits.
"Space class Iraqi mobile suits?" asked Fiona before she moved the right joystick down and to the left.
Exodus moved its right hand toward the beam machine gun on its waist. Just as Exodus grabbed it an enemy mobile suit boosted up in front of Fiona's screen. This mobile suit was the same type that tried to save Ryan's building. Fiona screamed before pulling back on her joysticks. This caused Exodus to boost backwards. At that point another enemy suit rammed Exodus from behind. Fiona screamed again before moving the right joystick around and pulled the trigger. Exodus began to spray the area while the enemy suits boosted around the attacks. At that point the Exodus began to receive enemy fire from all directions. Although the attacks seemed to bounce off of the Exodus, Fiona still screamed at the top of her lungs. The enemy suits closed in as Fiona started to cry, trying to understand how her life came to this point.
"Well… what do we have here?" a voice came through the communications.
"Huh…?" Fiona stopped for a moment as her radar picked up an incoming unit marked in a blue color. The radar started to display the unit before Fiona realized… it was another Gundam.
"I can't just ignore the cries of a woman. I'll handle this battle now." the voice spoke to her as she started to feel relief. Who was this guy? Why was he helping her? She wanted to find out but did not know if this man could be trusted. The new Gundam flew in front of Fiona's screen with incredible speed. The screen froze on the Gundam as the radar started to analyze it.
"Analysis shows that the friendly unit is armed with a mid to long range beam rifle, four vulcans, two sabers, and a shield." the computer told her while she watched the battle that just started.
The new Gundam's head had four vulcans, two on each side. On each side one Vulcan was above the vents on the sides of the head. The face had a small red line going down the face from below the green eyes. The V on the forehead was white with a red piece of armor holding it in place in the middle of the V. Directly above the V was a camera for the head. The face had the same red goatee that Exodus has. The blue chest of the new Gundam had two red pieces of armor that reached below the arms of the suit from the middle of the chest. Below the red armor was a pair of vents that helped keep the suit cool. Below the vents was the red armor for the lower part of the torso that went all the way around to the back side. Between the vents and to the bottom of the torso was the cockpit. The shoulders of this suit was red with blue in the middle. The arms had a blue piece of armor covering the lower parts of the arm and wrist. On the sides of the waist was another pair of vents to help with the cooling of the Gundam.
The new Gundam began to spin as the red and black boosters on the back flared up. Fiona stopped crying at that point as she watched in amazement. The enemy units started to open fire before the new Gundam made a quick boost to the right side. At the same time the pilot pulled the trigger to the beam rifle. A single shot pierced through the closest unit to Fiona. The explosion hits Exodus before Fiona started to scream again.
"Calm down, nothing is going to happen to you now." said the pilot through the com.
"H-How can I trust you…?" asked Fiona before a video link was established between the Exodus and the new Gundam. A man wearing a dark blue suit and helmet with black tint appeared on the screen. The gundam turned toward Exodus at that point. The pilots cockpit was built somewhat like the Exodus only without the three screens above the pilot. Instead a single wide monitor was in place with switches under it. The joysticks were also different with the pilots hand completely inside of the joystick.
"My name is Kenneth Anemoi, but I prefer Ken. This is my Gundam Eurus, the east wind! To whom am I saving today?" asked Kenneth as he tilted his head a bit.
"F-Fiona H-Harper…" replied Fiona.
"Now just sit back and watch the fireworks miss Harper because this is going to be hot!" said Ken before Eurus turned away from Exodus and boosted right into the middle of the enemy units.
"Is he crazy?" shouted Fiona before the Iraqi units opened fire.
"Not fast enough…" Ken muttered under his breath before he slightly moved the joysticks backward.
Eurus barely dodged the incoming fire before Eurus fired at one of the units. It boosted out of the way before Eurus appeared in front of it before the eyes lit up. Eurus crossed sides with the arms and grabbed a saber from the waist on the right and left. Eurus pulled the sabers out and slashed at the enemy unit while the sabers flared. Eurus then turned to the right to cut through another unit. An Iraqi unit boosted up from behind ready to cut through the Eurus with a beam saber. On the wide screen in the cockpit of Eurus it displayed the enemy unit closing in from behind. With an amazing display of speed Eurus boosted to the left and spun around all in a second and a half. The last unit blew up as Eurus turned to Exodus again.
"T-Thank you for helping me." Fiona said to him while looking down.
"You can repay me by following me back to my ship." Ken returned.
"Return to your ship? Are you capturing me?" panicked Fiona.
"Sure, if you want to look at it that way. Otherwise I will be forced to shoot you down." Ken replied before Eurus grabbed the beam rifle and aimed it at Exodus.
"W-What!" shouted Fiona.
"The machine you are riding has a great big target on its back. If you continue like you are now you will be captured and that unit will fall into the hands of someone dangerous. I will not let that happen. Now, will you come quietly or do I have to shoot such a cute girl?" questioned Ken. Fiona started to cry again but agreed to follow him.
Exodus hummed gently as Eurus led it away from the colony. Fiona looked back one more time at the colony and the life she use to have… it was gone now. Moments later Eurus stopped in the middle of space while Exodus floated up next to it. Fiona looked around and wondered if Ken was lost. Her life was in his hands at the moment and she couldn't stand it. She closed her eyes and hoped that she could die right then and there… but she also knew that would not happen.
"Pay attention." Ken suddenly spoke over the com.
Fiona looked up to see distortion in the space in front of them. Eurus boosted toward it before it disappeared. The distortion moved toward Exodus before it swallowed it whole. Before Fiona knew what had happened she was inside of what looked like a hangar. The first thing she could see was a large mobile suit in the back of the hangar covered with a large tarp. She looked around to see Eurus walk over to a docking station. The hangar door closed behind her before Ken appeared on a screen in front of her.
"It's okay Fiona. I said that nothing would happen to you and I meant that. Dock next to my Eurus Gundam and get out. Nobody will hurt you here." Ken said to her in a comforting tone. Fiona slowly nodded her head as she moved Exodus over to the docking station.
"Dock complete. Have a good day pilot Fiona." the computer spoke. The cockpit door opened as a walkway is extended to the Exodus. On the walkway stood Ken with his right hand on a lever. Fiona stepped out onto the walkway, which caught the attention of most of the workers in the hangar.
"Wow! Ken snagged a beauty this time!" one shouted as the others shouted and even howled at Fiona.
"Shut up already!" shouted Ken before every last one of them turned in a hurry.
"He gets all the fun…" one muttered under his breath.
"Alright then, let's get going to the bridge. Captain Zhane will want to meet you." Ken said to her before he removed his helmet. His somewhat long brown hair came out first. His hair had a scruffy look to it as she watched him take his helmet off. He had his eyes closed at the moment as he lowered his helmet to his side. His face looked rough but had a gentle feel to it. He opened his eyes before Fiona took notice of his blue eyes.
"O-Okay…" Fiona stuttered while she looked away.
"My my… what a lovely sight you are." Ken said to her as he watched her turn to him.
"Please… just… leave me alone…" she said to him with a terrified voice. Ken's mouth opened for a brief second before he grabbed her hand.
"I said it before, you're not in danger here. We're the good guys… or at least a close enough definition to good guys. I will not let anyone hurt you Fiona." Ken told her before she looked at him.
She was scared out of her mind but… she felt that she could trust this man. She nodded her head as he led her away from Exodus. Ranpu poked his head out of the Exodus before he spotted Fiona. The ferret leapt toward her and caught onto her shirt. Due to the gravity in the hangar and the force behind the leap Ranpu was flung forward and caught the front of her shirt.
"W-What…?" Fiona asked while she turned around to see what hit her in the back. Ranpu floated away from her while Ken looked at Fiona before his face turned red.
"A-Ah… F-Fiona…" Ken stumbled before she realized that her shirt was lifted into the air. She let out a quick scream before she pulled her shirt down. Her eyes filled with tears before she took notice of Ranpu above her head. He struggled his hardest to get to her even though gravity was not letting him do so. Ken noticed him as well and held out his arm to catch him. Ranpu crawled onto his arm before he ran down it and onto his shoulders and sat there.
"I've never seen him do that… I'm the only one he will do that with…" Fiona said. Ken looked at Fiona who still held onto her shirt and then back to Ranpu.
"I can tell you and me will get along just fine." Ken said to the ferret as he tilted his head a bit.
"Explain yourself Ken!" shouted what looked like a teenager on the bridge of the ship. Fiona and Ken stood before the captains seat. Ranpu was curled around Fiona's neck at the moment.
The young man was wearing a white dress shirt with the arm sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He had on tan dress pants and black dress shoes. His hair was white and almost reached his ears. His hair was not as long as Ken's although he did have the same blue eyes. The bridge had two sets of seats in the front with two people who worked the controls of the ship. On the left and right side of the bridge was another set of two on each side who worked the systems of the ship. In the middle was the captains seat where the young man stood.
"Calm down Zhane, I did good today." Ken defended himself.
"You were told to destroy the Exodus along with the pilot. The next thing I know you are standing in front of me with the pilot next to you." Zhane said in return. Fiona took a step back at that point before she looked at Ken who looked back at her.
"It's true… I was suppose to destroy the Exodus and kill you… but that was before I knew it was a woman piloting the Gundam!" Ken said before he looked back at Zhane.
"You're sad. You would do anything for a pair of breasts. Do you know how much jeopardy you have placed us all in by bringing her here?" asked Zhane.
"Don't forget that you and I are the same rank here. I'm just as much the captain as you are and I don't remember submitting a request to bring her aboard this ship. If you don't like it you can suck it up little brother." Ken told him as Zhane gritted his teeth.
"Brother…?" asked Fiona while Ranpu made a confused sound.
"Ken is my older brother, even though at times I wonder about the order of our birth." Zhane told her.
"Hey I think I did pretty good. And what's more is next to me is a smoking hot babe and a new toy to play with in the hangar!" Ken said before Fiona's face turned red.
"And I should hit you. Then maybe take your Gundam away from you. Don't forget who created it." Zhane countered.
"Yeah yeah… I'm going to show Fiona around. She will be our guest for a little while after all. See you later little bro." Ken said to him before he walked away. "Follow me miss Harper."
"O-Okay…" she softly replied as she walked past Zhane.
"A moment." he suddenly spoke up as she stopped.
"Y-Yes?" she asked before Zhane turned to look at her. The look in his eyes alone shot fear into Fiona.
"I do not trust you, nor do I like you. If you do anything against this ship or any of the crew members I will not hesitate to kill you myself. You can do whatever you want with my brother, he brought this on himself. Now get out of my sight." Zhane said to her in a cold voice. Ranpu hissed at Zhane before Fiona ran out of the room. Ken waited for her outside of the bridge before he took notice that she was frightened.
"Zhane… you just don't have a way with women…" he sighed before he stopped Fiona who struggled to free herself of his grip.
"Let me go! I want off this ship now! I don't want to die!" she screamed while Ken sighed again.
"If you leave this ship then chances are you will die." Ken told her as she stopped struggling.
"You're lying! Let me go!" she shouted before forcing her hands out of his grip, slamming her right fist against his cheek. Ken then stepped back while Fiona did the same thing.
"You have one heck of a right hook that's for sure!" Ken said while he held his face. "Man that smarts!"
"Why am I here right now? What will you do with me?" she asked in a sudden calm tone.
"If we really wanted just the Exodus we would have killed you long before you set foot onto the bridge. Think about it… At the moment every nation is out to get that machine." Ken explained.
"What is so special about that machine?" asked Fiona as she felt a bit better about her situation.
"I'll explain it to you, but how about you get changed first?" asked Ken while Fiona gave him a blank stare. "I mean that there is a room for you to change in. The clothes you have on now are all dirty and sweaty. I'm sure your little friend on your shoulders will appreciate it too."
"Alright…" Fiona replied before Ken turned around to show her the way.
In the same region of space somewhere else, a small fleet of ships are headed toward the colony where Exodus came from. They hope to obtain the Gundam Exodus no matter the cost. This small fleet was from the United Alliance and consisted of three scout ships and two battleships. The three scout ships looked like a space version of a stealth bomber only large enough to carry two mobile suits. The scout ships were armed with four beam turrets which were all positioned along the wings with two on each side. Each scout ship wore the blue and white colors, with blue along the bottom and white on the top. The battleships were the same colors and same color pattern. The size however was overwhelming. A mobile suit could literally stand on the barrels of the main cannons. This battleship was shaped like an oval with a set of two cannons on the front and back, both that had the ability to pivot to the left or right. Along the middle of the ships was the command bridge which was lifted higher than the ship its self. Between the main cannons and the bridge was a line of smaller turrets and anti-mobile suit and anti-air weapons. Along the bottom of the ships was a single rail cannon that could lower from the inside of the ship.
"Sir, we have reports of the location of project White Savior." a man reported to his captain on one of the ships. The captain wore a blue uniform that almost looked like he belonged in a marching band. He had short black hair along the sides but the front of his hair lowered a bit over his left eye. He had green eyes and a scar under his chin that went down his neck.
"Very good. Where is it now?" the captain asked in a scruffy voice.
"At the moment the Exodus is inside of an unknown cloaked ship. Due to the fact that it is cloaked, we are unable to figure out what type of ship it is. However, judging on the size from scans it could possibly be a cruiser." The man reported.
"A stealth field huh? Not too many around who have one of those. It's at times like this where I am glad that the Alliance spent so much of the tax payers money to design a scanner for those stealth fields. Alright then, head for the unknown ship right away. Have the Valiant's in hangars two and four prepped for battle. Send a message to the Brutus and let them know what is going on." the captain ordered the man.
"Yes sir!" he replied with a salute.
"Very soon… the Exodus will be in the grasp of the Alliance. I wonder if this will really be a good thing… or is it a prelude to destruction?" thought the captain as he looked out into space.
Fiona looked into a mirror with tired eyes. She looked herself up and down and wondered if the new outfit made her look fat. She had on another black shirt with a blue vest this time. Fiona looked down to her blue jean pants and turned to the side a few times. Ranpu jumped onto the counter in front of her and whined for her attention. Fiona giggled a bit before she picked her ferret up and placed him on her shoulders. She put her finger in front of him while the ferret sniffed. Ranpu started to lick her finger before Fiona smiled at this. She loved her pet. At that moment there was a knock at her door. She looked around the plain room to lock onto the door.
"I'll be out in a moment." she called out while she put on her shoes.
Ken stood out in the hallway leaned up against the wall. He was out of his pilot suit and in his regular clothes. Ken had on a pair of slick looking black sunglasses that covered his eyes completely. He had on a dark silver shirt that was like a coat. It was a shirt that closed all the way by snapping it into place. On top of the shirt he wore a long black cloth coat with the collar up instead of folded down. He was wearing black pants and black shoes. The door opened to Fiona's room before she walked out. She looked around before she spotted Ken leaning up against the wall.
"Isn't it a little dark to wear sunglasses?" she asked before Ken chuckled a bit.
"Here, see for yourself." He said to her before he took them off and put them up to Fiona's eyes. She looked through them and could see the end of the hallway as clear as day.
"I don't get it though… I can't see through them to your eyes but I can see just as clearly as I can without them." commented Fiona.
"That's because this pair of sunglasses happens to be a gift from my little brother. It completely filters out the UV rays of the sun while allowing me to see clearly out of them. Just as you said. The sunglasses also have other… unique features…" Ken told her as she listened. "But that's enough about me. I'm sure you're pretty hungry right about now and I know the chief in the cafeteria. No horrible elementary food for us!"
"Sure…" she replied while she looked away from him.
"That's enough of the shy stuff now. You're among friends… well… among friends minus my little brother." Ken said before Fiona laughed a bit. "There we go! I got a laugh out of you!"
Fiona and Ken sat at a table in the cafeteria as people talked around them. A lot of them talked about Ken with this new girl, and her machine that was sitting in the hangar. The cafeteria was large and looked like it could hold a couple hundred people at a time. Other than that it looked like a normal cafeteria. Fiona was eating a good old fashioned hamburger with fries as Ken played with Ranpu.
"I like this little guy." said Ken while he rubbed Ranpu's neck.
"It looks like he likes you too. That is a rare thing." she told him, still feeling very uncomfortable.
"So that can be more proof that we are not bad guys?" asked Ken in a hopeful tone.
"No." she quickly replied.
"Fair enough… even though that burger you are eating could be poisoned…" Ken joked.
"Can you tell me why I can't just leave this place? I'm grateful for what you have done so far… but I don't trust you all yet. Why can't I leave this place?" asked Fiona.
"It's simple. That machine you were piloting is a brand new experimental mobile suit. It is equipped with a prototype generator designed by my little brother." Ken said to her.
"Your brother designed it!" she asked with shock in her tone.
"It is called the Yggdrasil Drive. Actually the one inside of the Exodus was created by a rival of Zhane's, therefore it does not have the same output that my brothers does. It's a fake in his eyes. Anyways, the Exodus is a brand new type of mobile suit equipped with a prototype drive… that's a pretty good reason for a target to be placed on your back." Ken explained.
"So… if the Exodus was to fall into one of their hands… that wouldn't be good would it?" asked Fiona.
"No it wouldn't. In the Anemoi eyes… the Earth is full of hypocrites who only desire three things. Money, power, and complete domination over anyone who tries to stop them. That is why the colonies were built after all… for those who despise the war that is slowly tearing apart Earth." Ken told her.
"I never wanted to get involved in the first place." Fiona stated after she finished her food.
"May I ask you a question then?" asked Ken.
"What is it?" she asked back.
"Why did you get in the Exodus in the first place? And why didn't you just leave the thing alone?" asked Ken as Fiona stared at him for a moment.
"I… don't want to talk about that…" she replied while she looked away.
"I see… I'm here to listen whenever you need it." Ken said to her which made her recall a moment when Ryan said the same thing. She started to hold her head while Ranpu jumped onto her shoulders.
"Fiona…?" asked Ken as he reached toward her. Right then the alarms went off throughout the ship.
"Ken get to your Gundam right now! We have incoming enemy units heading our way!" Zhane's voice came from the speakers. Ken jumped up from his seat and ran over to the com panel in the wall next to the kitchen.
"I'm on my way Zhane!" Ken shouted into the panel.
"Roger!" his brother replied back.
"Fiona! Go to the bridge and stay with my brother! He may not like you but he will protect you!" Ken told her as he ran out of the cafeteria.
"What…?" asked Fiona as she looked around her.
"Sir, Ken has arrived at his mobile suit and is prepping for launch now." one of the bridge workers informed Zhane.
"Good. He should have his hands full with this battle. How many units?" asked Zhane.
"At least twenty-four." one replied.
"Holy crap!" Ken's voice came through the speakers.
"Too much for you to handle, big brother?" asked Zhane in a sharp tone.
"Jeez… if you're going to send me into overwhelming odds at least warn me before I suit up!" complained Ken. Fiona walked through the doors to the bridge at that point. Ranpu was curled around her neck.
"What are you doing here?" Zhane shouted at her as she jumped back.
"Be nice Zhane. Watch her for me." Ken said to him.
"No. She doesn't belong here on the bridge." Zhane replied.
"I wonder what kind of damage I can inflict upon the ship while inside of the hangar?" asked Ken in a playful voice. Zhane let out a sigh before he gritted his teeth.
"Fine! But if she gets in the way I will have her locked in her room!" Zhane yelled back.
"Cool thanks." Ken quickly replied before he cut the transmission.
"You give me such a headache Ken…" Zhane muttered.
"This is Ken Anemoi in the Eurus! I'm ready for takeoff!" Ken said as he strapped himself in. The Eurus' docking bay moved up from its position as it turned to the right inside of a long shaft. The dock connected to a catapult as the Gundam powered up. "Here I go!"
Eurus was launched into space as the boosters on the Gundam flared up. Ken's radar lit up like a Christmas tree as he moved his joysticks around. The Eurus grabbed its beam rifle and shield as Ken pushed down on the pedals. The enemy Valiant's were all equipped with the same weapons. A beam rifle with a shield and a saber on the back. Eurus opened fire as they scattered. He clipped one of them in the shoulder as it falls back a bit. The Valiant's surround the Eurus and open fire. Ken then pulled back on his left joystick before he pushed his right joystick forward. At the same time he let up on the left pedal which caused the Eurus to spin around. The boosters flared up again as Eurus rushed toward two enemies closest to him. They opened fire while Eurus shielded its self with the shield. Soon after the shield started to glow before Eurus aimed it toward the Valiant's behind it. Eurus then snapped its left arm back which caused the shield to send out a shockwave. The shockwave hit the Valiant's and cleaved them in half. Beam shots started to rain down on the Eurus at that point.
"He's in trouble!" Fiona said as she watched the battle.
"He's not some weak pilot. Not like you." Zhane spoke up as Fiona shrunk back even more.
"Watch." Zhane told her as he crossed his arms.
Eurus started to barely avoid each shot as it made its way to a group of units. Eurus boosted past them before it turned around and fired at the four units it had just passed. Two of them were shot right in the cockpit while one lost an arm and the other lost its head. Eurus boosted back into the middle of the Valiant's before it fired in all directions. The Valiant's moved away from the shots before Eurus appeared in front of two of them. Eurus grabbed one of its sabers with the left hand and brought it around to normal position. Eurus ran through one of the Valiant's and used it as a shield for a brief moment as it moved into a better position to attack the next unit. Eurus kicked the Valiant away from it as it exploded beneath it. Ken noticed on the monitor above him that two units were closing in from behind with sabers. Eurus spun around and slashed through the Valiant's before it boosted away. Ken looked at the radar to notice even more enemy units were appearing.
"I may be in some trouble here." Ken said to himself as he pushed forward on his joysticks.
"I will not let anyone hurt you Fiona." Ken's voice rang through Fiona's head as she ran out of the room.
"Hey! Come back!" Zhane called after her.
"I hate the thought of piloting a mobile suit… but Ken did save me… I'll do what I can!" Fiona thought to herself as she made her way to the hangar. Fiona ran inside of the elevator as Ranpu jumped off of her shoulders. The elevator finally arrived at the hangar before it opened. Two armed men waited for her as she left the elevator.
"We're sorry miss, but Zhane ordered us to keep you from getting inside of the Exodus." one of them told her as she took a step back.
"But I…" she started before one of them grabbed her by her left arm. "Ouch! You're hurting me!"
"Sorry, but orders are orders miss." the other said as they walk back into the elevator.
"No!" she yelled before Ranpu crawled up the leg of one of them and bit his thigh.
"Ouch! It bit me!" he yelled as he released Fiona.
"I'll get it!" the other shouted as he reached for the ferret.
"Don't touch my ferret!" Fiona shouted before she hit the man in the stomach and threw him over her shoulder. Ranpu ran out of the elevator and was followed by Fiona. "Guess those martial arts lessons did come in handy after all. Thanks daddy."
"W-Wait!" the man who was bit shouted as the doors to the elevator shut.
"Thanks Ranpu! Let's go!" she said to her pet as it climbed up to her shoulders. Fiona ran over to the Exodus before she looked around and spotted the walkway close by. She ran over to it while all of the workers watched her maneuver the walkway perfectly on the first try.
"Wow. She knows what she is doing." one of them states as she opens the cockpit to the Exodus. The systems power up as she sat down in the seat. The cockpit hatch closed as she strapped herself in.
"Welcome pilot Fiona." the computer spoke. "Incoming transmission from the bridge of this ship."
"What do you think you are doing!" Zhane shouted at her as she gave him a frustrated look.
"I'm trying to save your brother! Please let me launch!" she replied.
"Absolutely not! You're a spy and I would never let you launch in that suit! Shut it down because you're not going anywhere!" Zhane shouted in return.
"Computer, can you hack into the systems of this ship and start the launch for me?" Fiona asked the computer.
"Computer…? Wait…" Zhane started as his transmission was dropped.
"Initializing… Initializing… systems are being hacked. Now engaging catapult launch procedure." the computer told her as Fiona let out a sigh.
"Sir the catapult is being set up! I can't stop it from here!" informed a woman on the bridge.
"Let it be. Our systems will return to normal once the Exodus launches." Zhane replied as everyone gave him a strange look. "Let's see what this fake drive can do, Hiroshi."
"Catapult setup is complete. You may launch when ready pilot Fiona." the computer said to her as she closed her eyes.
"Mom… Dad… I'm sorry… I promised that I would never get in one of these things… yet here I am… in the pilot seat of the same machine that ruined my life… yet… I feel happy. Happy because I feel at home with this machine. I hope you can find it in your hearts… to forgive this foolish daughter." Fiona thought to herself as she opened her eyes. "Do it!"
Exodus shot forward as the pressure pushed Fiona back in her seat. Exodus flew away from the cloaked ship as the boosters flared up even more. Fiona's radar began to show the specifications to the enemy unit on the battlefield at the moment. Eurus showed up on the radar as Fiona lowered her head a bit. Exodus sped up a bit more before it grabbed its beam machine gun. Eurus slashed through a Valiant before an enemy shot hit him it in the back. Eurus moved forward into a group of Valiant's as they take aim with their beam rifles. Eurus backed up before holding up its shield. The Valiant's open fire as the shield begins to glow again. As the Eurus pulled back its arm a Valiant from the left side cuts the shield in half which caused a backlash of energy. The shield blew up and took the Valiant with it. Eurus then spun out of control as its arm floated away from it. The Valiant's surround the Eurus again.
"Well crap… this isn't good at all." Ken said as his radar showed another unit closing in. "The finisher huh?" A wave of beam bullets rain down on the Valiant's as they move away from the Eurus. Exodus then flew down in front of the Eurus.
"Are you alright?" Fiona asked as her face appeared on Ken's monitor.
"Well, you're a definite relief. What are you doing out here?" asked Ken, as if he didn't already know.
"Saving you! Now get back! I'll try to get rid of them!" Fiona told him.
"Try? I'm sorry but that doesn't sound very comforting to me." Ken replied as his unit turned around and boosted away.
Exodus boosted away from the Eurus as it aimed the beam machine gun at a group of Valiant's. They moved out of the way before returning fire. The shots bounced off of the Exodus as it continued to charge forward. Back inside of the ship Zhane is watching the battle closely. He can see the Eurus from a distance and made the order to prepare for emergency landing. The Exodus flies back before it fired a clip at one Valiant that charged forward. The beam rounds pierce through the cockpit of the Valiant before it blew up. Fiona stopped for a moment and realized that she just took a life. The Exodus is rammed from behind as she let out a scream. All of the Valiant's that remained grouped around the Exodus and started to attack with their beam sabers.
"Warning. Beam coating is being depleted. Without pilot intervention this unit will be destroyed." the computer informed.
"Get off of me!" Fiona shouted while she pushed forward on her joysticks. Exodus punched a Valiant out of the way while it quickly recovered and flew back into position. The Exodus attempted another punch as the Valiant grabbed the fist this time.
"Warning. This unit will be destroyed with pilot intervention." the computer informed.
"Get… off of me!" she shouted again before she moved the joysticks back.
Exodus then grabbed its two beam sabers and thrusted them forward, impaling a Valiant on each side. Fiona let out a shout before she pushed the joysticks forward and then back again. Exodus slashed through two Valiant's in the front and then two in the back as it turned around with a spin. Five Valiant's remained as Exodus held its sabers to the sides. The Valiant's then rushed at the same time. One punched toward the Exodus and hit it in the face. The Exodus fell back as another Valiant kicked it in the cockpit from above. Fiona let out another scream as the cockpit shook violently.
"Enemy approaching from below." the computer spoke up.
Fiona pushed down on the pedals with full force as the Exodus' boosters flared up. Exodus boosted away from the group of Valiant's with amazing speed as they attempt to keep up. Exodus turned around before a Valiant appeared in front of it. Fiona pushed forward on the left joystick as Exodus runs the Valiant through with the left saber. Another Valiant approached from below as Exodus boosted back. The Valiant then chased after with its right shoulder damaged. Exodus suddenly rushed forward and cleaved the mobile suit in half as Fiona started to breathe heavily. She was a killer now. Her hands started to shake as she looked at them. Suddenly the Exodus received an attack from behind as it moved forward. The Exodus turned around as a Valiant attacked it with a saber. It clashed with the two sabers after Exodus brought them up. The sabers from the Exodus overpower the Valiant's saber and cut right through the suit in an X formation. The remaining two suits boosted away from the Exodus as Fiona let out a sigh of relief.
"Computer… get me back to the ship." Fiona told it as sweat poured off of her forehead.
"I can see why they want this suit so badly. You know if it wasn't for her you would be dead right now, right?" Zhane asked as his brother walked up next to him still in his pilot suit. "Even though the technology of the suit did most of the work."
"Does this mean you like her?" asked Ken with a smile.
"No. I still have my concerns about her. I do not trust her. But she is in your care Kenneth… do not endanger our lives because you're falling for her." Zhane told him.
"Yeah right. I'm not falling for her just as you are not. She's just someone who needs help at the moment. I'm more caring than a certain younger brother of mine." Ken replied.
"Hmph. Caring for others does not get you far in this world, brother." Zhane coldly replied as he walked away.
"Sir, the Exodus is returning to the ship. Should we let it land…?" asked a man.
"Yes. Make sure that the Exodus is repaired and equipped with an actual beam rifle. Make sure the pilot is alright too." Ken ordered as he left the bridge.
End of Chapter 2
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