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Mobile Suit Gundam: White Savior

Chapter 3: The Piercing North Wind

A ship bearing the emblem of the United Alliance hummed through space at a slow speed. The lights along the side of the ship blinked from time to time as people walked into view of the windows all around the ship. In one of the windows was a man with a scar that ran down his neck from his chin. This man was the Captain of the ship. He sat in his quarters while he sipped a glass of vodka, moving it around in his hand from time to time. A knock at his door caused him to snap his eyes toward the entrance of his room.

"Enter." he spoke in his usual scruffy voice. From the hallway came the Commander of the ship. He looked to be around the same age as the Captain, even sported his own scar down his left cheek. The man had a pair of glasses on that looked like they belonged to a library attendant. Small glasses. His hair was short and in crew cut fashion. He blinked his brown eyes before he noticed the captain drinking.

"Am I bothering you Captain?" asked the man.

"Barrett, you're in my quarters. Anyone else would be bothering me right now. You are not, my friend. Help yourself." the Captain replied as Barrett sat down in front of him and poured himself a glass.

"What brings you to my living space?" asked the Captain as he sipped his drink.

"We have new orders from headquarters." Barrett said as he sipped from his own glass.

"Wonderful. What do the paper-pushing tightwads want now?" asked the Captain with a sarcastic tone.

"As you know it has been a week since we sent the footage of project White Savior fighting off our troops… let's just say they were not pleased with it." Barrett said as he coughed a bit from his drink. "They want us to capture or destroy it. It doesn't matter to them anymore." he added before he put down his glass.

"Hmph. We're the ones breaking our necks out here and they are upset over watching a replay? I miss the old days where the ones calling the shots actually had the balls to get out in the field and get dirty with everyone else. Now the ones calling the shots just sit back and watch as they sip their cups of tea." commented the Captain.

"Captain Randolph…" Barrett started before the Captain snapped his eyes to him.

"We're in my quarters… don't use my last name. After everything we have been through… come on now." the Captain told him.

"Jackson… those days are long gone. They may have been the best of the best… but it's over now. We live in this day and age now. As much as I would love to visit the old days we can't. The closest we can get is drinking vodka together, and that is still not the same. Not without the others." Barrett said before he drank from his glass.

"I'm still amazed that you and I survived that explosion. Sometimes I wish I could have given my life just to save Thompson or Wheeler. You might be Captain right now if that had of happened." Jackson said before he drank from his glass.

"I like the sound of that." Barrett joked.

"If I do die before you, I hope they will not replace me with some other Captain that knows nothing about war. I hope they give you the position." Jackson told him as he gave a grin.

"To be honest, if you were to die before me… I'd just go home and live with my family." Barrett said.

"Why is that? You don't have a wife or any kids… what would you have to go back to?" asked Jackson.

"My parents farm… it's still there after all these years. I'll fix it up and move in. I'll take care of it until I die… it's peaceful out in the country." Barrett replied.

"Sounds nice my friend." Jackson replied before he raised his glass. Barrett did the same before the two of them drank the rest in one gulp. Barrett coughed a bit while Jackson maintained his straight face.

"That's some strong stuff you've got there…!" Barrett continued to cough.

"Pansy." Jackson said while he cleared his throat.

Fiona looked to the ceiling in her room from her bed. The room was dark except for a small blue light that was always on above the door. She let out a loud sigh while she turned to her side as she met face to face with Ranpu. She smiled as the ferret squeaked at her a bit. Fiona ran her finger down his face before he shook a bit and yawned. Fiona smiled again as she turned to look at the ceiling again. Everything was happening so fast. Just last week she lost her boyfriend, her home, and was being chased by every nation it seemed like. Plus that she was pretty much a prisoner on-board a ship where the Captain hates her. She let out another sigh before her stomach growled at her. She had locked herself in her room for the first half of the day without anything to eat or drink. Ranpu dropped off the bed and made his way to the door before squeaking at her.

"Fine. We'll go get something to eat. But we're coming right back here when we are done got that?" Fiona asked her ferret before he spun around once. "Let's get something to eat then."

The door slid open as Fiona walked out of her room with Ranpu on her shoulders. She looked up and down the hallways to see if anyone was there. Not a soul in sight. She could barely remember the way to the cafeteria. She walked through the halls with her arms close to her chest and her hands clamped together. She wandered around before she came to an elevator and entered it. She pressed one of the buttons before the doors closed. She didn't even feel the elevator move before the doors opened again. She walked out to see that she went to the hangar by mistake. She spotted the Exodus in the distance before she walked towards it. Something about the machine still intrigued her… but she didn't know what it was. Workers walked around under her as she took notice that she was on one of the overhead walkways. She could hear sparks in the distance before she turned to see a teenager working on what looked like a giant hand with a cloak over the rest of it.

"Another mobile suit?" she asked herself as she noticed the Exodus and Eurus were both in the hangar.

That meant there was a third mobile suit on-board. She walked closer to see that the teenager had on a pair of wielding goggles. It was Zhane working on the giant hand. Fiona instantly walked the other way as the young Captain continued to work. Fiona walked back into the elevator and pressed another button. It took her a few tries before she finally arrived at the floor with the cafeteria. By that time it felt like her stomach was eating her from the inside. Ranpu looked like he was about to fall off her shoulders.

"Captain." Barrett called on the bridge of their ship.

"What is it Commander?" Jackson asked as he turned to him.

"The Brutus has arrived. We can begin the attack now." Barrett replied.

"Good. Find the enemy ship and engage. Remember that our mission is to draw out project White Savior. We are to capture or destroy it, everything else is secondary." Jackson told his Commander.

"You heard the Captain. We are to draw out project White Savior from the enemy ship. White Savior must be captured or destroyed. Go!" Barrett commanded before the two ships started to accelerate. Jackson started to grumble a bit.

"Something wrong Captain?" asked Barrett, knowing how his old friend is.

"My gut tells me something is wrong." Jackson replied.

"That doesn't help me at all." replied Barrett.

"We will have to be careful in this upcoming battle. We may only be going up against a couple suits… but the enemy ship is still an unknown. Who knows what they have hidden up their sleeve." Jackson said while he lowered his head.

"We still have an ace up ours." Barrett commented.

"Yeah… let's just hope they're not hiding a joker." Jackson said as he closed his eyes.

"Miss Harper?" a voice asked from behind her. She turned around to see Ken starring at her… or as far as she could tell. He was wearing his sunglasses still.

"K-Ken!" she panicked before she stood to her feet and turned around which knocked Ranpu off the table.

"Whoa!" Ken shouted before Fiona tripped and fell on top of him. A loud crash was heard as Fiona landed on top of Ken. Kenneth shook his head back and forth before looking at Fiona whose head was resting on his chest. Her body was against his stomach and legs while he struggled to attempt to move her.

"W-Wha…?" Fiona asked as she came to. She instantly noticed where she was and who she was on top of.

"Now I know what you're thinking." started Ken before Fiona jumped off of him.

"I-I… I-I… S-Sorry… I-I mean… Y-You… I-I…!" she flustered while she looked back and forth between him and the ground with tears that started to fill her eyes.

"Whoa! Calm down Fiona!" Ken said to her before he stood to his feet and grabbed her. She stopped cold and looked at him. "Calm down now… I only wanted to say hello. You freaked out there for a bit. You should take better care of yourself." Ken told her before she wiped away her tears and ran out of the cafeteria.

Ranpu leapt back on the table and looked toward Fiona before he looked back at Ken. He looked at the ferret as everyone looked at Ken. He shook his head and held out his hand to Ranpu who climbed up his arm to his shoulders. He walked out of the cafeteria with a sigh that followed. Fiona ran into her room and leaned up against the wall next to the door. Her whole body was suddenly so tired and she felt hot. She was confused at what really just happened. She held her left hand in front of her and noticed that it was trembling. Her stomach was in knots as she slid down to the floor and started to cry. With the door still open Ken walked through and noticed her on the floor with her arms on her knees and her head buried between them.

"Fiona… what's wrong?" asked Ken as Ranpu jumped to the floor and started to whine next to Fiona.

"I'm scared Kenneth… I'm terrified…" she told him without moving her head.

"Why?" he asked, completely oblivious as he shut the door.

"Because I'm trapped on this freaking ship with no way out!" she screamed at him as Ken took a step back. "I had dreams! I had goals that I wanted to accomplish in my life!" Fiona continued to scream before she raised her head and looked at him. He could see the terror in her eyes as well as the pain.

"Fiona…" he started but couldn't find the words to finish.

"I had friends! I was going to complete my courses to become a computer engineer! I love computers! I had a boyfriend…!" she screamed before realizing what she just said. She leapt to her feet before slamming her fists against Ken's chest, beating on his cheat repeatedly. Ken stood there taking all of it, even though most of her hits hurt a lot.

"Where is your boyfriend now?" asked Ken in a low tone. He was afraid of her answer… but he wanted to know. Fiona's eyes opened wide before she collapsed on the floor weeping. Ken turned his head to his left while he lowered it a bit.

"He's dead! The United Alliance mobile suits fired on another nations mobile suit that was trying to put out the fire in his apartments! I loved him and now he's gone! GONE!" she screamed as Ken sat down on the floor next to her and grabbed her.

She tried to fight it by struggling but he pulled her close to himself and embraced her. She stopped struggling as she could feel such compassion coming from him. She started to cry again as she let it out. Ken knew that this was what she needed. He had his suspicions about what she had been through… but he had no idea she lost someone she loved. Time passed by while she cried herself to sleep. Ken picked her up and stood to his feet and looked at her face.

"You've been through so much… I'm sorry… but we have to keep you here on this ship for your own safety." he whispered to her before he placed her on the bed and covered her up. Ranpu jumped up on the bed before Ken walked out of the room and shut the door. He punched the wall on the other side while he gritted his teeth. He walked away with a feeling of disgust in his stomach. He walked to the elevator and pressed the button for the hangar. He clenched his fists tightly before the doors opened. He knew that his brother was working in the hangar.

"Zhane!" he called out to him as he noticed him working on the leg of the mobile suit under the cloak.

"Ken?" Zhane asked as he turned around to see Ken staring at him. A few moments later Ken had made his way over to his little brother who was still hard at work on the mobile suit.

"How goes the repairs little brother?" Ken asked him while putting his hands in his pockets.

"Fairly well. The joints still need to be adjusted a bit." Zhane replied knowing that there was another reason to Ken being there.

"I want you to not be so hard on Fiona." Ken said bluntly.

"Why?" asked Zhane in a colder tone.

"She's been through a lot this past week. Take it easy on her." Ken said as Zhane stopped what he was doing and stood up.

"She's been through a lot?" asked Zhane. "Like what?"

"She lost everything she was trying to accomplish for one… she lost someone she loved too…" Ken replied as Zhane turned around and took off his goggles.

"I'm sorry Ken, but I have no respect for someone who is a sniveling coward. Regardless of what she went through. Don't forget our history brother. Death lies within the Anemoi name." Zhane coldly comments.

"Coward huh? Would a coward defy your command and launch off the ship to my rescue?" questioned Ken as he started to get upset.

"You and I both know very well that you did not fight to your fullest in the last battle! Don't you dare play mind games with me, brother! You're outclassed…" Zhane said before he turned around and put his goggles back on and started to work again.

"Maybe so little brother… but my heart trumps yours…" Ken muttered to himself before he walked away.

Zhane stopped for a moment and looked over his shoulder to see his brother walk away before he continued his work again. Ken walked into the elevator before he punched the wall. He wondered why his little brother had to be so pig headed and cruel. He knew that he wanted to go check on Fiona before he went to the gym. As he approached her room the entire ship started to shake. Ken ran to the closest com panel before another shake threw him against the wall.

"Bridge! What the heck is going on up there! ?" shouted Ken as the shakes continued.

"We're under attack from two United Alliance ships! Battleship class! They're just spraying the area with missiles!" replied a woman from the bridge.

"They know we're in the area…" Ken muttered before Fiona staggered out of her room.

"What's going on…?" she asked as Ranpu followed.

"Come with me!" Ken said to her before he grabbed her arm and pulled her.

"W-Where are we going! ?" she shouted as Ken turned the corner.

"The ship will come under attack soon and we need to launch in its defense!" he replied. Zhane arrived at the bridge a few moments later as he noticed that both Ken and Fiona were not there. He looked around to see that everyone was hard at work.

"Status report." he calmly commanded.

"Sir, two battleships are bombarding the area with missiles. Some missiles have strayed off and hit us but it is nothing serious." a man reported.

"I see. So they know we are in the area but unsure of our exact location." Zhane thought out loud. "Contact my brother."

"Yell-ouh?" Ken's voice came from the com.

"Don't launch yet Ken. Make sure that girl knows too." Zhane told him.

"Why is that? We're ready to go right now!" Ken replied in an upset tone before two screens appeared in front of Zhane. One was Ken in his cockpit while the other was Fiona in the cockpit of the Exodus with a light blue pilot suit on.

"They are only spraying the area, but they know we are here. Isn't that suspicious to you brother?" asked Zhane with his arms crossed.

"They're trying to draw us out. Yeah I figured that out already." Ken replied with a smile.

"Then think about what you are doing. They only want Exodus." Zhane replied back before he glared at Fiona who looked away instantly.

"Thought about it. See ya." Ken quickly spouted out before the transmission cut off from both screens. Zhane let out a big sigh.

"Prepare to disable the cloaking system and prep all missile tubes. Begin charging the main cannon." commanded Zhane as the bridges lights dimmed down.

"Are you sure about taking me out like this?" asked Fiona while she looked at her blue pilot suit.

"I know the suit is a bit standard, but it will keep you safe in case your cockpit is damaged in any way. Plus that I think it goes well with your hair." Ken replied as Fiona blushed a bit. "Come on let's go. You're a good pilot and you proved it in the last battle. You have a beam rifle this time too." Ken said with a smile.

"Fine…" she replied as the two Gundam's were moved toward the catapult.

"When we launch stay behind me. I'll take care of you." Ken told her as she activated the monitors.

"Greetings pilot Fiona." the computer spoke.

"Computer can you identify how many enemy suit's the battleships have?" Fiona asked the computer.

"Analyzing… Analyzing… enemy units are confirmed. Thirty-five units confirmed.

"Did your Gundam just say thirty-five units? Wait… did your Gundam just talk?" asked Ken in a shocked tone.

"The Exodus is equipped with a doppelganger version of Notus. There is an actual artificial intelligence on board the Exodus." Zhane's voice came through Ken's com.

"Well that's cool. Why don't I have one?" asked Ken as the Eurus is set to launch.

"Because you are an idiot my dear brother." Zhane replied before the com was cut.

"Thanks for the vote little brother…" Ken said with a sigh. "Ken Anemoi in the Eurus! Let's go!"

Eurus shot forward while the sparks lit the ground behind the mobile suit. Eurus launched into space and twirled a few times before stabilizing. Exodus moved into place on the catapult while the systems prepared for another launch. Fiona took in a few deep breaths before she gripped the joysticks tightly. This time she left Ranpu in her room.

"Exodus is ready for takeoff…" she calmly said before she is shot forward. Exodus arrived moments later behind Eurus before Ken looked up to his monitor to see Exodus behind him.

"Don't do anything reckless. If you're not comfortable with an action don't do it. I'll take the heavy stuff and you can take the little ones." Ken told her before a wave of missiles approached them.

"Captain Jackson, two mobile suits have launched. They appear to be the same units with the V's on their heads." Barrett informed the Captain.

"Alright men, begin the operation." Jackson commanded as the launch bays opened.

"Warning. Enemy battleships have launched all mobile suits. Action is required by pilot Fiona." the computer spoke.

"What did you say! ?" she shouted as she moved the joystick to her left to see the enemy mobile suits closing in on them.

"Enemy units' weaponry consists of beam guns and sabers." the computer informed.

"They have the same weapons as last time?" asked Fiona.

"That's the United Alliance for you. They're pretty much penny pinchers. They hate to see expensive weapons out on the field just as much as they hate to see them destroyed." Ken commented before his Gundam boosted forward. Exodus followed as the units ahead of them stopped moving. The unit in the lead shot out a white flare before Gundam Eurus held out its left arm in front of Exodus.

"They want to talk, so I'll go see what they want. You stay here and get back to the ship if you get into trouble. Got it?" he asked her while Eurus turned to look at Exodus.

"I got it…" she replied as Exodus lowered its arms.

Eurus boosted to the position in front of the Valiant and put his weapons away. The Valiants did the same as Eurus closed in. Ken started to sweat a bit. Even though they just wanted to talk, being right in front of this many units without a weapon ready to use stressed him out a bit.

"This is Valiant leader one calling the unidentified mobile suit… do you copy?" a mans voice came through his com. Ken pressed a small button on the side of his helmet before he attempted to reply.

"Yes I copy." Ken replied in a deeper voice. This was due to the button he pressed on his helmet.

"We have nothing against you or your ship. We only want project White Savior, the mobile suit that is behind you at this moment. That is all, just the mobile suit. If you hand it over we will leave without a fight." the man told him as Ken looked at his monitor to see Exodus in the distance.

"Why do you want it?" asked Ken as he tried to play dumb.

"It's obvious isn't it? Project White Savior will turn the tide of war in the United Alliance's favor." replied the Valiant pilot. "What is your name pilot? What is your machine called? Your machine is clearly of the same type as project White Savior… where did you get it?" asked the pilot.

"We have a slight problem." Ken replied back.

"Oh?" asked the Valiant pilot. "What might that be?"

"You're not laying a single robotic finger on that suit behind me." Ken started before Eurus drew its left saber. "Not while the east wind is here!"

"We do have a problem then it seems. Kill this one and take project White Savior!" the Valiant pilot commanded the other Valiant pilots as they moved in.

Ten of the Valiants boosted above Eurus in order to get to the Exodus before Ken pulled the joysticks back. Eurus boosted backwards while Ken pressed down on his pedals. Eurus spun around once before it boosted up toward the ten Valiants. A few of them noticed Eurus approaching as they turned to fire at it. Eurus evaded the shots by inches before Eurus appeared right in front of the Valiant that was at the back of the group. Eurus' eyes started to glow before it slashed sideways. This cleaved the Valiant in half before the others took notice. The other nine continued to approach Exodus as Eurus pulled out its beam rifle with its right hand. Ken aimed at the third from the last mobile suit and fired a single shot that pierced the Variant's side and went through the cockpit. The unit blew up as the two that followed were forced to stop in order to escape the explosion. As soon as it was safe to continue with the other six Eurus appeared in front of them with its rifle aimed at the first Valiant. Eurus fired and hit dead on as the second unit neared with its saber drawn and ready to strike from above. Eurus spun around before it kicked the Valiant away and then fired the rifle at the back of the enemy suit. Eurus looked up to see the remaining twenty-five Valiants firing. Eurus boosted right into the middle of them as its eyes started to glow again.

"Warning. Six enemy units are approaching." the computer told Fiona.

"I know!" Fiona shouted back as she pulled the trigger on her right joystick.

Exodus fired its rifle at the incoming units as they boosted out of the way. They began to swarm around her as she struggled to keep up. The units seemed like flies that did not want to leave her alone. They opened fire on the Exodus as the beams made contact but seemed to have no effect. The Valiant pilots started to take notice as they came closer while drawing their sabers. Fiona noticed this and drew her own saber with the shield on the left arm. A Valiant clashed with her before one attacked from behind and knocked Exodus forward. Fiona let out a quick scream as Ken took notice. Eurus' boosters flared up as it headed toward her location. The Valiant pilot that attacked the Exodus in the back noticed that there was barely any damage to the back of Exodus after the saber attack.

"What is this thing?" asked the pilot before Eurus appeared behind it and cut through it. Eurus then pulled out the beam rifle and fired three shots that took out three of the Valiants.

"Ken is a really good shot…" Fiona muttered under her breath before the Exodus was knocked back by two Valiants. They began to slash away at the Exodus before Ken took notice. Fiona screamed as the Valiants continued their assault. Finally the attacks stopped as Fiona looked on the main monitor to see Eurus between the two Valiants with a saber in each of them. Eurus pulled the sabers out before literally disappearing before Fiona's eyes.

"Enough is enough! Now you've ticked me off!" Ken shouted as he flipped a switch on his console. Eurus boosted toward the remaining units with both sabers drawn.

"Take him out!" the Valiant leader shouted as his Valiant slashed toward Eurus. At that moment Eurus vanished without a trace.

Eurus split the Valiant down the middle from behind as another Valiant attempted an attack from above. The Gundam faded to the right before cutting the head off of it. Eurus then rose upward and split the machine in half from the bottom. A group of Valiants attacked at the same time as the Eurus grabbed the wrist of one Valiant and ripped the arm off. The Valiant boosted back while Eurus threw the arm at another enemy unit and knocked it back. Eurus disappeared again as the pilots started to panic.

"My God…" Jackson said in awe as he stood to his feet. They watched Eurus disappear and reappear to attack the Valiants.

"What is that thing?" Barrett asked in a shocked tone.

"Whatever it is… the enemy is years ahead of us in technology. Tell the Brutus to begin charging their main cannons! We're going to knock the enemy ship out of commission for good! Move our ship away from the Brutus to avoid damage to our own ship and begin charging our own cannons!" Jackson commanded.

"Yes sir!" Barrett replied.

"Zhane, the enemy ship has begun charging sequence for their main cannons." a woman reported to Zhane as he let out a sigh.

"So they played their hand after all. Prepare to decloak and fire the Perses cannon on my mark." Zhane commanded as he took a few steps forward. The remaining enemy Valiants started to retreat as Ken flipped the switch on his console. Eurus powered down a bit as Ken boosted back to Fiona's location.

"Are you alright?" he asked her as Fiona was still breathing heavy.

"Just a little shaken…" she replied.

"Ken, if you don't want to be blasted I suggest you move out of the way." Zhane's voice came in over the com before Ken boosted both the Eurus and Exodus out of the way.

"Fire the Perses!" Zhane commanded.

The ship uncloaked and revealed a blue ship. The ships front hatch slid back as a cannon slid forward. The rest of the ship had a slick look to it. The body of the ship looked like an arrowhead with a bridge on it. To the left and right of the bridge was wings with powerful boosters attached to it. Attached to the boosters were stabilizers that connected to each other. The blue ship fired the cannon which shot an extremely large beam which was easily twice the size of the ship its self. The Brutus was hit directly as the blast ripped through the ship.

"The Brutus!" Barrett shouted as Captain Jackson could only watch as his fellow soldiers died in battle. The Brutus finally blew up as the blast even shook Captain Jackson's ship.

"Call back the Valiants and get us out of here! We can't compete with that kind of firepower!" Jackson commanded Barrett.

"You heard the Captain! Get them back here!" Barrett commanded the bridge. Zhane noticed them retreating before a slight smirk ran across his face.

"That's the true power of the Boreas." Zhane said before he walked off the bridge. The Exodus and Eurus returned to the ship as Fiona couldn't help but tremble due to the fight she just went through. She looked at her hands which were shaking out of control at the moment.

"I'm useless…" she whispered as she curled into a ball.

End of Chapter 3