00 WITCHES: The Rewrite

by Sky EXE

Inspired by Manic 101's fic, Quantum Shift. The Dialogues-to-Come have failed, and war has come to Earth. But Veda has presented a back-up plan: Time Travel… and a parallel universe. With a new generation of Gundam Meisters, will Celestial Being be able to unite mankind and initiate the Dialogues-to-Come with the Neuroi, or will they fail like their predecessors?

4. Chapter 4: Helvetia

00 WITCHES

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter 4: Helvetia

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April 20th, 1945

Africa, Sahara Base Alpha

General POV, Celestial Being

It's been a day since the Gundams made their grand debut to the world, and the Meisters were currently in the mess hall eating breakfast. Yoshika looked over at her best friend. "So, Lynne? Are you getting comfortable with piloting the Dynames yet?"

Lynne looked back and nodded, even as she swallowed a bite of her scrambled eggs. "Yes. It's actually a lot easier than I thought, and I'm able to concentrate on sniping as well!"

Michiko grinned. "Oh, so you were having trouble when sniping while flying a Striker Unit, eh? Then I guess it's a good thing that my cousin found you; it would be sad to waste such a talent as yours."

Lynette once again blushed at the praise she was being given for her skill, when Carla walked back to the group with her second plate of pancakes and bacon… but there was quite a lot of bacon on said plate. "Um, isn't that too much bacon there, Carla?" The Britannian asked.

"There's no such thing as to much bacon!" Carla exclaimed as she took one strip and bit half of it off, swallowing it after chewing for a few seconds. "Bacon is the breakfast food of the gods!"

This caused Yoshika, Michiko, and Lynette to sweat drop at Carla's outburst, even as several base personnel also gave her weird looks.

The Liberion seemed to notice the attention as she began blushing in embarrassment, and began picking at her food shyly.

'Why do I find her sudden change of behavior cute?' Michiko thought to herself, before an alert sounded from their PDA's.

The four Gundam Meisters stopped what they were doing and read the message, before a grin broke out on Yoshika's and Michiko's faces. "Looks like Ptolemy has just arrived, and it's carrying the extra equipment for the Gundams as well."

Carla's attitude did a complete 180 as she began eating in a hurry. Interestingly enough, the four Meisters finished their breakfast at around the same time.

"Come on, let's go! I want to check out the new equipment for the Kyrios!" Carla exclaimed as she took off running towards the ship hangar, using her PDA to show her a map of the base.

The other three Gundam Meisters looked at each other for a moment before they took off running after the Liberion.

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April 20th, 1945

Romagna, 504th JFW "Ardor Witches" Base

General POV, Ardor Witches

It's been a day since the failed attempt at trying to communicate with the Neuroi… and a day since those two unknown machines saved their lives. Takei was in her office writing a report about what had happened when she heard a knock on her door. "Who is it?" The Flight Lieutenant asked.

"It's me. Do you have a minute?" The voice of her good friend, Squadron Leader Federica, asked back.

"You can enter." Takei answered as she finished her report, setting it aside even as Federica entered the room, closing the door as she did so. She waited until the Roman took a seat in front of her before she spoke. "Is there something I can help you with?"

Federica nodded. "I would like to see the report about yesterday's… incident."

Takei handed her the report she had just finished writing, and she began to read through it.

After thirty minutes of careful reading, Federica put the report down with wide eyes. "Are you sure the Neuroi showed you those images? How this war started, the mass-produced Warlocks, and Sergeant Miyafuji's second attempt at making contact being interrupted?"

The Fusojin nodded. "Every damn word is true. And as you already know, I included the appearance of those… what did you say they were? Gundams?"

The Roman nodded. "That's the word I saw on top of the sword-wielding one's head, and I can only assume that is the name of the machine."

Takei looked perplexed. "It just might be… I happen to be good friends with Wing Commander Jane Thatch from the 508th Joint Fighter Wing, aka the Mighty Witches. According to what she told me last night when she contacted me, two unknown machines similar to the ones that appeared at Venezia saved her carrier group from certain destruction. She also managed to get a glimpse of a word on one of them… just like the sword-wielding one, the word she saw was "Gundam"."

Federica was shocked; two more of those Gundam machines appeared yesterday? "Two more of those Gundam machines appeared?! What did they look like?!"

"According to Miss Thatch herself, one of the machines had extremely bulky armor, was able to create a barrier of green particles that could easily block a strong beam, and also possessed beam weapons which easily surpass anything we've ever seen, even from the Neuroi… and it was also able to deploy eight drones of its own." Takei answered. "The other machine at first looked like the most advanced fighter craft they had ever seen, but it can also transform into a Gundam equipped with beam weapons. It's also the more agile of the two, since it seems to focus on speed as its main advantage. She refers to it as the Winged Gundam, which I find to be quite fitting."

Takei was mentally assessing Federica's reaction so she could report it to Veda later, and she was satisfied with the look of shock she was seeing.

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April 20th, 1945

Port of Dover, current location of 508th JFW "Mighty Witches"

General POV, Mighty Witches

It was a calm morning at the port of Dover where the ships that consisted of the 508th JFW were currently moored as their ships were refueling. Inside the Liberion carrier USS Lexington, Jane Thatch was busy writing a report about the incident that happened yesterday, making sure to include every detail of the Gundams she was allowed to (such as their appearance and performance based on what she had seen; she omitted all other details like the names of the Gundams for obvious reasons) when she heard a knock on her door. "Who's there?" She asked out loud, making sure her voice could be heard through the metal door.

"It's me, Jane. Can I come in?" The voice of Mie asked.

Jane T. was about to answer before a thought came to her mind. "'It's me, Jane. Can I come in?' who?"

The door opened as Mie came in, and she wasn't impressed at Jane T.'s attempt at a joke. "Really now, Jane?"

The Liberion snickered. "Sorry, just wanted to humor myself a bit. Come on in."

The Fusojin entered the room while closing the door behind her before taking a seat on a chair in front of Jane T.'s desk. "Writing a report about what happened yesterday?"

Jane T. nodded. "I am, and I'm making extra sure to include as much information about those Gundam things as I can as well."

Mie went silent as she recalled the two machines that appeared yesterday. "… I'm still having a hard time believing that such machines could exist…"

"You and me both." Jane T. said back, even though it was an expertly-concealed lie. She then remembered her plan to get back to Celestial Being. "Say, Mie… this might be a bit sudden, but I'd like you to take charge of the girls for me; what happened yesterday reminded me that I'm long overdue for retirement."

The Fusojin looked shocked. "Wait– you're retiring?! But what about the Mighty Witches?! You've worked so hard to form this group!"

Jane T. sighed. "I know… believe me, I know. However, I believe it's about time that I passed on the mantle; and you're the only one I can trust enough to actually do so."

Mie was silent as she began thinking about what she had just heard. It took her three and a half minutes before she spoke again. "Are you certain about this? About me?"

Jane T. nodded. "Positive, but I'm not officially leaving until we reach port in Gallia, so I'll be around for a few more days."

Mie sighed in relief; at least she wasn't leaving right this instant.

"Oh, that reminds me." The Liberion continued. "I contacted a good friend of mine, Takei Junko, yesterday to ask her about the result of Operation Trajanus… I'll go into details later, but she said that right before she could establish contact with it, a Super Hive appeared out of nowhere and destroyed the old Hive that was there. But before she and the 504th were killed, two of those Gundam machines appeared and saved them. However, they were different than the ones we saw yesterday; the ones we saw yesterday had one of the specializing in high offensive and defensive power while the other specialized in speed. The ones Takei saw specialized in close-quarters combat and long-range sniper attacks."

The Fusojin couldn't believe what she was hearing; as if two Gundams weren't enough, now there were four of the unknown machines. "I… Is that true?!"

The Liberion nodded. "Every damn word."

Jane T. was mentally pleased at the shocked look she was receiving, and decided to send a report to Veda about it later.

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April 20th, 1945

Africa, Sahara Base Alpha

General POV, Celestial Being

Yoshika, Lynette, Carla, and Michiko were currently within the Ptolemaios 3's Mobile Suit hangar where several pieces of new equipment were being displayed. The first set of equipment looked like a set of blue and white armor pieces which were currently on a rack, three different GN Swords that were currently folded up, and a blue and white rifle that was also folded in half. The second set of equipment consisted of several pistol-like weapons as well as what looked like a modified beam rifle and a backpack of sorts which were on another rack. The third set of equipment composed of a larger than normal GN Rifle that had two smaller barrels on top and below the main barrel, two missile launchers, and a piece of equipment that is similar to the Tail Unit, but instead had two GN Cannons on it and a booster as well. The fourth and final set of equipment consisted of an extra GN Bazooka, two beam rifles of different models, a GN Sword that had a Gundam face on it, and a solid shield.

"Oh, wow!" Carla exclaimed as she looked at all the equipment.

"Is this really all for us?" Michiko asked, something that Yoshika and Lynette wanted to know as well.

"You bet it is!" A new voice spoke up, causing the heads of the four Meisters to look up, only to see four identical human-sized Mobile Suits slowly descending from above them and gently touching down on the floor in front of them. The machines had mostly orange-colored armor which was gray and white in some areas, a heavy-duty winch on the crotch area, two wing binders on their backs, and a yellow-green monoeye on the helmet which also had a white stripe on the top. Yoshika and Michiko identified the units as Works GINNs, a non-combat variant of the mass-produced GINN 2nd Generation Innovative Striker, or IS for short.

The Works GINNs glowed white for a moment before they disappeared, revealing the four pilots as the IS units entered their Closed Form.

The first girl was a Fusojin who looked to be about 18 years old and was wearing a full body orange mechanic suit along with a white undershirt, cream-colored work gloves, and brown work boots. She also had short brown hair and dark brown eyes, and on her right ear was an earring which had a wrench-shaped pendant; it was her Works GINN's Closed Form. This girl was Satoko Nakajima.

The second girl was also a Fusojin and looked to be about 17 years old and had slightly tan skin. She was wearing a full body orange mechanic suit that was rolled down to her waist where the sleeves were tied in a knot so as to not get in the way, leaving the white undershirt she was wearing in plain view, and she was also wearing brown work boots and cream-colored work gloves. She also had shoulder-length dark violet hair and forest green eyes, as well as having her IS' Closed Form on her right ear. This girl was Hoshino Kanemoto.

The third girl was a Fusojin who looked to be about 18 years old and had natural dark tan skin. She was wearing a full body orange mechanic suit like the first two girls, a white undershirt, cream-colored work gloves, and brown work boots. She also had short red-brown hair and ocean blue eyes, and on her left ear was her Works GINN's Closed Form. This girl was Suzuki Ishihara.

The fourth and final girl was also a Fusojin who looked like she was 16 years old. She was wearing a full body orange mechanic suit, a white undershirt, cream-colored work gloves, and brown work boots like the other three girls. She also had short reddish-brown hair like Suzuki and a pair of black eyes, with her Works GINN's Closed Form hanging on her left ear. This girl was Tsuchiya Kitamura.

"Who are you four?" Carla asked the newcomers.

"My name's Satoko Nakajima." Satoko introduced herself. "And these three are Hoshino Kanemoto, Suzuki Ishihara, and Tsuchiya Kitamura." She introduced the other three girls, pointing to each of them during their introductions.

"Nice to meet you, I'm-" Yoshika began, but was interrupted by Suzuki.

"We know who you four are." Suzuki said. "You're Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti, Lynette Bishop, Carla Luksic, and Michiko Yamakawa Vashti, the four Gundam Meisters of the Ptolemy Team."

The Meisters were surprised. "How do you know who we are?" Michiko asked.

"How can we not?" Hoshino asked back. "The four of us are being reassigned to the Ptolemy Team to help out with maintenance of the Gundams and your new IS units."

That last bit caused Yoshika's and Michiko's eyes to widen in shock. "We're getting new IS units?!" Yoshika asked in shock.

"You bet you are!" Tsuchiya grinned, pointing to six small racks that each held what looked like a miniaturized Gundam that were grey in color. "Six brand-new, prototype 3rd Generation Innovative Strikers that have just arrived from the Morgenroete Research & Development facility on Mars and are ready to begin combat trials!"

The group of eight walked over to the six IS units, where a young man who had green hair, purple eyes, and was wearing the standard Celestial Being uniform was waiting for them. "So you four are the next generation of Gundam Meisters for the Ptolemy Team?" He asked as he looked at Yoshika, Michiko, Lynette, and Carla.

Yoshika's and Michiko's eyes widened in shock at who they were seeing. "Ribbons Almark?!"

The man chuckled and shook his head, finding the situation amusing. "Not quite. While I may look like him, and possess the same genetic type, I am not him."

Satoko took over at this point. "Ah, that's right; you four never met him before. Let me introduce you to Sky Eclipse, one of the head engineers at Morgenroete, and the man in charge of the G Project."

Yoshika and Michiko immediately relaxed upon hearing this; they knew that Sky Eclipse was an Innovade who worked at Morgenroete, but they didn't expect him to share the same genetic code of the infamous Ribbons Almark.

"Sorry about the way we reacted…" Yoshika apologized for both herself and her cousin.

Sky waved it off. "It's alright; I was actually expecting that reaction out of the two of you."

Lynette and Carla, meanwhile, were confused about what they were talking about. "Umm, Yoshika… what are you talking about?"

Yoshika turned to her best friend. "Do you remember what I told you about the group known as the Innovators, Lynne, and how they were being manipulated by Ribbons Almark?"

The Britannian nodded, while Carla was listening as well.

"Well, Ribbons Almark just so happened to be the first Ribbons-type Innovade to have been created… and Sky Eclipse here just so happens to be another Ribbons-type Innovade."

Lynette's and Carla's eyes widen as they realize why Yoshika and Michiko reacted the way they did just moments ago. "Now I get it; because of his appearance, you two accidentally thought he was an enemy, right?" The Liberion asked.

The two Fusojin Gundam Meisters nodded.

"Enough of that; why don't we show you the six prototypes?" Sky asked as he walked back towards the six IS racks, stopping at the one on the far left. He waited until the other eight girls approached before he began his explanation. "The first unit on the far left is the Duel Gundam, the first IS completed under the G Project. Its armaments consist as follows; two head-mounted "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Laser Vulcans, two beam sabers, the Assault Shroud which consists of a single "Shiva" 37mm railgun and a single 55mm 5-barrel missile pod which holds 15 micro missiles, a 23mm high-energy beam rifle with a 47mm grenade launcher attachment, and a dual beam gun/claw emitter. It can optionally be equipped with the M7070 18mm Vulcan system shield as an alternate shield, a 50mm "Gáe Bulg" rail bazooka, and a NOL-Y941 heavy laser sword. It can also be equipped with an Aile Striker flight pack for extra maneuverability and two more beam sabers." Sky paused as his eyes glowed for a moment, most likely accessing Veda to retrieve additional information. His eyes stopped glowing after a few seconds, and his gaze shifted to Carla. "Carla Luksic, you have been chosen to be the pilot of the Duel."

Carla looked shocked for a moment before she began grinning madly, staring at the inert form of her newly-assigned IS. "I do believe I'm going to have fun with this bad boy!"

This caused the other three Meisters and the four mechanic Witches to sweat drop, while Sky merely shook his head and walked over to the next unit, apparently having seen that sort of behavior several times before. "Satoko, why don't you do the next one?"

Satoko grinned. "With pleasure!" With that said, she stepped forward, gaining the attention of the others, and began the explanation of the second unit. "This unit here is the Buster Gundam, the second IS completed under the G Project. It is armed with two head-mounted "Igelstellung" 9mm multi-barrel laser Vulcans, two 37mm six-barrel missile pods which each contain 18 missiles, as well as a 45mm gun launcher and a 23mm high-energy rifle which can be combined into either an anti-armor shotgun or a hyper impulse long-range sniper rifle. It can also be optionally equipped with the Aile Striker Kai flight pack to increase its speed and maneuverability, and to also give it access to two laser Gatling cannons and two beam sabers."

"Veda has deemed it fit to assign this unit to Lynette Bishop." Sky continued, which left the Britannian of the group shocked.

"E-Ehh?! I'm its pilot?!" Lynette exclaimed, apparently shocked at the fact that she was being trusted with another of one of Celestial Being's Gundam units.

Yoshika put a reassuring hand on Lynette's shoulder. "Relax, Lynne; if anyone can pilot it to its full potential, it's you."

"You… you really think so?" The Britannian asked hesitantly.

"I know so." Yoshika said back with a confident grin.

Lynette gasped slightly at what her best friend had said, but she gave a small smile a few moments later. "Thanks, Yoshika."

"Anytime, Lynne… anytime."

The others smiled at the scene, before Sky turned to Hoshino. "Would you mind?" He asked, gesturing towards the third unit.

Hoshino smiled. "Sure thing." She then cleared her throat, getting the attention of the others. Once she had their attention, she began her explanation. "The third unit to be completed under the G Project is the Blitz Gundam. It is armed with two "Igelstellung" 9mm multi-barrel head-mounted laser Vulcans, a Piercer Lock "Gleipnir", and the "Trikeros" offensive shield system which consists of a 23mm high-energy beam rifle, a built-in beam saber, and three "Lancer Dart" hypervelocity kinetic shield penetrators. The Blitz has no assigned pilot; instead it will be held in reserve for special ops missions."

At that, the Meisters were confused. "What do you mean by special ops?" Carla asked.

Sky took over from here. "What she means by that is that the Blitz possesses the Mirage Colloid stealth system, which cloaks it from radar, sonar, infrared scanners, and just about any other sensor out there… and that includes the naked eye, as it also turns the unit invisible when it's activated, even while it's moving."

The eyes of the four widened in shock upon hearing this, and Yoshika and Michiko immediately knew the implications as to the unit's potential; it could be used to kidnap or assassinate high-priority targets, perform reconnaissance deep within enemy territory, and many more roles where stealth took top priority.

Suzuki stepped forward and walked towards the fourth unit, turning around once she was next to it. She cleared her throat to get the attention of the four Gundam Meisters and, once she had their attention, she began speaking. "This is the fourth unit to be completed under the G Project, the Aegis Gundam. It's armed with two head-mounted "Igelstellung" 9mm multi-barrel laser Vulcans, four beam sabers mounted on the arms and the feet, a 30mm high-energy beam rifle, a single torso-mounted "Scylla" 75mm multi-phase energy cannon, and the "Kurimuzon" offensive shield which consists of a 35mm Railgun with variable power setting, a double Gatling gun that can alternate between shell-firing and beam-firing modes, and two Panzer-Faust. The Aegis doesn't have an assigned pilot, and is held in reserve in case any of your units get damaged."

Yoshika looked at the Aegis with a critical eye. "So it has two foot-mounted beam sabers, just like the Exia R4, as well as two beam sabers that are built into the arms, freeing up the hands to hold the beam rifle and the offensive shield… interesting. I'll have to give it a test flight sometime."

Suzuki smirked. "Ptolemy won't be leaving for its next mission until a few days since the 1st through 8th Orbital Defense Fleets need additional time to prepare for their part, but feel free to give it a go when you have the time."

Yoshika nodded in thanks, already having prior knowledge of the 1st through 8th Fleet's role in the upcoming mission.

Tsuchiya stepped forward. "Allow me to introduce the next unit… well, the last two units are pretty much the same except for some slight differences, so I guess I'll explain them both." Her gaze turned to the two units in question. "The fifth unit to be completed under the G Project is the Strike Gundam, while the sixth unit is the Strike Rouge Gundam. Both units only have two fixed armaments, consisting of two head-mounted "Igelstellung" 9mm multi-barrel laser Vulcans and two "Armor Schneider" anti-armor combat knives. But what makes these two unit unique from the others is that they can be equipped with various "Striker Packs", which are support units that allow the Strike and the Strike Rouge to change their equipment to adapt to the situation as needed. I'll go into details about the Striker Packs later."

"Yoshika, you have been assigned to be the Strike's pilot, while Michiko will be the pilot of the Strike Rouge." Sky finished.

The two Fusojin Meisters looked at each other for a moment, before they turned back to Sky with grins on their faces. "We accept."

The green-haired Innovade smiled. "Excellent. Now, seeing that the four of you have never piloted an IS before, the next few days will be dedicated to training you on operating an IS. Each of you will have an instructor who also came from Morgenroete." He pulled out a PDA and contacted somebody. "You five can enter now."

The doors connecting the Ptolemy's hangar to the rest of the ship opened, and five girls wearing different colored uniforms walked in.

The first girl was a Fusojin and was wearing a red Celestial Being flight suit with the helmet attached to the flight suit's hardpoint behind her neck. She looked to be about 16 years old, had bright shoulder length blonde hair, blue eyes, and a red sword-shaped pendant hanging on her neck.

The second girl was also a Fusojin and was wearing a bright blue Celestial Being flight suit and was holding her helmet with her right hand. She also appeared to be 16 years old, had blue hair that went to her upper back, amber-colored eyes, a pair of pink-rimmed glasses, and an earring on her left ear which took the shape of a blue zigzagging snake that had frills near the head area and a purple tail.

The third girl, like the first two, was a Fusojin who was wearing a violet Celestial Being flight suit and had her helmet tucked underneath her left arm. She, like the first two girls, appeared to be 16 years old, had short dark red hair, violet eyes, and was wearing a dark purple earring, which took the shape of a jackal's head, on her right ear.

The fourth girl was a Liberion who was wearing a green flight suit and had her helmet attached to the back of the flight suit's neck area. She looked to be about 18 years old, had short brown hair that was tied in a lopsided ponytail, brown eyes, and was wearing a green shield-shaped earring on her left ear.

The fifth and final girl was another Fusojin and was wearing a black and gold flight suit and was holding her helmet with both hands. She looked to be about 19 years old, had black hair that went down to her mid-back, bright crimson eyes that seemed to teem with charisma, and a pendant that was shaped like a golden roaring lion's head hanging from her neck.

"Allow me to introduce my co-workers at Morgenroete." Sky said, before he began to introduce the five starting with the first girl. "These people are Asagi Caldwell, Juri Wu Nien, Mayura Labatt, Yoon Sefan, and Rondo Mina Sahaku. They will be assisting you with getting accustomed to flying your IS units, as well as gathering flight data to help make future improvements to them, and using the data to eventually create a mass-production 3rd Generation unit for the Witches in Celestial Being."

Rondo stepped forward and leveled her gaze at the four Gundam Meisters. "So you four are the Gundam Meisters of the Ptolemy Team… it will be a pleasure to work with you."

"The pleasure is ours." Yoshika said back with a smile.

"So, when do we begin lessons?" Mayura asked with a grin.

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April 22nd, 1945

Helvetia, Seize Outskirts at Clocktower Fortress

General POV, 1121st Platoon

In the outskirts of the town known as Seize, a girl who appeared to be around 17 years old stirred in her tent, before sitting up tiredly as she tried to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Looking to her left, she saw her clothes folded as neatly as she was able to do so, and tiredly put them on. As she exited the tent, she was wearing a dark green vest, a light blue undershirt, and, highly unusual for a Witch, dark green shorts the same color as her vest. She also had dark blue hair that went to her lower back and black eyes. In her hands was a bugle. This girl was Rio Kazumiya Arkadia, a Helvetian Witch of the 1121st Platoon, which was the only one of the original Helvetian Witch units that was able to survive.

Helvetia had the unfortunate luck of being surrounded from all sides by the Neuroi, cutting off any and all supply lines which resulted in the country fighting a battle that it was slowly losing; Witches would usually sortie to combat the Neuroi while half-starved and exhausted. As a result, Witch casualties mounted quickly as they and the rest of Helvetia's defending fighters and tanks were gradually killed and destroyed.

Now, all that was left of Helvetia's original defense force were the six Witches that composed of the 1121st Platoon and several tanks, and although relief supplies and Witch squadrons were flooding in from the direction of the recently-liberated Gallia in an effort to save what was left of the country, Rio feared that she and the rest of the 1121st might die before they receive any of the vital supplies due to their position at the opposite end of the country where the supplies were coming from.

Shaking her head sadly as she looked at the ruins of Seize, Rio climbed up on top of a piece of rubble and began to play the tune of Amazing Grace with her bugle, which served as the morning alarm for the other five Witches. She then waited several minutes for them to wake up.

After around 15 minutes, the rest of the 1121st Platoon emerged from their tents in full uniform.

The first girl was a Helvetian who looked to be around 15 years old and was wearing a large dark green jacket that covered her entire upper body, obscuring her underclothes, and a pair of brown shorts were just barely visible. She had shoulder length dark brown hair, a blue hair clip that was holding up her left bang, and black eyes like Rio's. This girl was Kanata Sorami.

The second girl was also a Helvetian who looked like she was 14 years old and was wearing a dark green jacket that was open to reveal her blue undershirt and dark green shorts. She had brown hair that was tied into two pigtails with two red ribbons and dark blue eyes. This girl was Kureha Suminoya.

The third girl was also a Helvetian who looked like she was 15 years old and was wearing an open dark green jacket which showed her sleeveless black shirt, a yellow scarf that was tied around her neck, and dark green shorts. She had short silver hair and unusual purple eyes. This girl was Noëlle Kannagi.

The fourth girl, like the previous girls, was a Helvetian who looked to be around 18 years old. She was wearing a uniform that was exactly like the others, consisting of a dark green jacket and shorts. She also had long blonde hair that went to her lower back and glasses framing her blue eyes. This girl was Filicia Heideman.

The fifth and final girl was a Karlslander who had naturally tan skin and was about 17 years old. She was wearing a uniform that was different from what the other girls were wearing; consisting of a brown coat with equally brown shorts. She had short black hair, a black dot on her forehead, and blue eyes. This girl was Aisha Ardora, the only foreign Witch in the 1121st.

The five girls yawned tiredly as they greeted Rio. "Mornin', Rio…" Kanata said groggily.

"Good morning, Kanata. Did you sleep well?" Rio asked the girl who she saw as her protégé.

"Yeah… somewhat. What's for breakfast?"

Filicia frowned in concern. "We're running dangerously low on supplies, but we should have at least a little bit of food…"

Aisha walked up to them after checking their food supply. "We're very low on food; if we eat sparingly and split the food amongst us separately, it might last four, six days tops." She then held out three cans of beans. "I know it isn't much, but…"

"But we need to be conservative if we don't want to starve to death." Noëlle finished, earning a nod from Aisha.

"We need to make sure that these supplies last until we can get some more." Kureha said.

Kanata nodded sadly, even as she began cooking the beans in a pot over the fire.

Rio, sensing Kanata's sadness, put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "It's going to be alright; we're going to survive this… no, we will survive this. I'm sure of it."

It wasn't much, but Kanata took some comfort in hearing those words from her mentor as she finished coking the beans and gave everyone an equal amount.

The six girls began eating their light breakfast in earnest, and finished it in less than 5 minutes due to how little they had available to eat. As she was cleaning up the dishes, Kanata looked up to the sky, her sadness easily seen by Rio.

"Kanata, what's wrong?" Rio asked.

The brunette jumped slightly, before she looked at her mentor. "I know you said we were going to survive... but can we truly do so in our current situation?"

"What-"

"But our comrades who flew in the skies… and the friends we had with us down here… they're all dead! We're the only ones out of Helvetia's entire Air and Army Corps to still be alive!" Kanata shouted.

"Kanata-"

"Our situation is just like theirs was! Little food, little water, and only a handful of bullets and shells for ammunition! Face it, Rio; we're going to die! We're going to-"

*SLAP*

Kanata's head was turned, her left cheek red from the force of the slap that Rio gave her. 'So, Kanata finally snapped from the pressure…' Rio thought sadly to herself.

"R…Rio?" The stunned brunette asked, stunned at what just happened.

The blue-haired girl was trembling. "You think I don't know that…? You think I don't know that?!" Rio firmly grabbed onto Kanata's shoulders and forced her to look directly into her eyes. "Listen to me, Kanata: We all know that our situation is just like our deceased comrades! But we are NOT going to die like they did, I'll make damn sure of that! And if anyone in this platoon is going to die-"

"Then I'm going to be the one who dies first!" A voice interrupted them, breaking Rio out of her rant. The two Witches looked to see who had spoken, only to find themselves face-to-face with Filicia.

"Filicia…?" Rio asked, unsure of what she meant.

"Nobody in this unit is going to die while I'm here! And if anybody has to die… then I'll be the one to die first!" The blonde Witch declared.

"Filicia, you can't be serious!" Kureha exclaimed.

"I am serious. If anyone's going to die, then I'm more than willing to sacrifice myself to make sure you girls live!"

"Commander… if you die, then how will we-" Aisha started, but was interrupted by Filicia.

"I said I was willing to die to protect you all." Filicia said with a small smile, placing a comforting hand on Kanata's shoulder as she gazed at the others. "I didn't say I was ready to die just yet."

---

April 23rd, 1945

Gallia, Port of Pas-de-Calais

General POV, 508th Joint Fighter Wing "Mighty Witches"

It was mid-afternoon when the 508th JFW made port at the rebuilt city of Pas-de-Calais, the cargo ships they were escorting now beginning to unload the supplies they were holding for the relief efforts.

Inside her office, Jane Thatch was finishing packing the last of her belongings when she took another look around the now-barren room. Jane T. smiled thinly as she recalled the memories she had made for herself within the USS Lexington. She sighed to herself, knowing full-well that this day would eventually come.

But that didn't make the pain of having to say farewell to the rest of the 508th any better, though.

As she grabbed the last item that needed to be packed, the Liberion observer agent noticed that it was a photo of herself and the rest of the Mighty Witches, the picture having been taken during her birthday party.

A genuine smile graced her face as she carefully packed the photo inside her travel bag. Zipping the bag shut, she hefted the strap on her right shoulder and carried it out of the room.

But what she didn't expect was to find the other Witches of the 508th right next to the door, and they were all looking depressed.

"Jane… do you really have to go?" Cecilia asked sadly.

"Yeah… can't you stay with us?" Takami asked as well, something that the rest of the girls wanted to ask as well.

Jane T. sighed again. "Look you girls, we've already been over this."

"But Commander-" Mie started, but was cut off as Jane T. raised her hand to silence her.

"I've already signed the resignation forms, so I'm not in the military anymore. Please, just call me Jane." The retired Liberion Witch said, something that caused the others to gasp in surprise.

"I… I see. So there's no stopping you, then…" Delia said sadly.

Jane T. smiled softly. "No, I've already made up my mind on this… but I want you girls to know that my time here with all of you was wonderful, and that you're all the best friends that I've ever had."

That did it; Mie was the first to lose her composure and threw herself at Jane T., hugging her tightly while bawling her eyes out. The rest of the 508th joined in on the group hug shortly after.

After a few minutes, Jane T. freed herself from the hug. "Well, girls; I have to go. And Mie…" Here, the retired Liberion's gaze turned to the newly appointed commander of the 508th JFW. "… Take care of these girls for me."

All Mie did was nod while trying to compose herself.

Jane T. smiled. "Goodbye, girls… I'll never forget you." With that said, she hefted her duffel bag and walked away, heading down the Lexington's gangplank a few minutes later.

The rest of the girls looked at each other. "Will we ever see her again?" Dorothy asked.

Sadae nodded. "We'll see her again someday… I'm sure of it."

---

Several hours later, Jane T. was looking at the combined fleet that made up the 508th JFW from the edge of Pas-de-Calais. She sighed to herself, then broke out into a huge grin as she sprinted off into a nearby forest. Once she was sure that she was away from any prying eyes, she gently touched the earring on her right ear. "CGUE, standby ready."

"Standby." A monotone voice rang out as the earring began glowing, before emitting a bright flash of light.

As the light died down, an armored machine emerged. The machine's armor was mostly white in color, had two large wing binders on its back, a large fin equipped with multiple sensors located on top of the helmet piece, four smaller auxiliary sensor fins on the shoulders with two per, and a bright pink monoeye that flashed to life. This particular IS was a CGUE, a 2.5 Generation High Performance General-Purpose IS.

Inside the CGUE's armor, Jane T. was going through a systems check to make sure everything was working properly, remembering the training she went through to pilot such a unit. Seeing that all systems were functioning normally, she grinned. "DINN Aerial Maneuver Fighter Wing System, engage." After Jane T. said those words, a set of wings appeared next to the boosters. Activating them, the wings unfolded into three sets and were spread wide.

She then received a set of instructions from Veda, telling her that there was a Mobile Suit waiting for her approximately 293 miles and 1,252 yards southeast of her current location, give or take a few dozen feet.

'No matter how many times I see it, it still amazes me how advanced Celestial Being's technology is.' She thought to herself as she gazed at the map that showed the suggested route she take to avoid being spotted. Nodding to herself, she eased her CGUE off the ground after grabbing her duffel bad and began to fly low over the treetops to avoid being spotted by radar, the DINN flight unit allowing her unrestricted flight time in the air.

---

One hour and 45 minutes later, Jane Thatch had finally reached the designated clearing, and she was getting tired; having to keep up a constant watch on her surroundings to make sure nobody saw her, keeping an eye on her radar to make sure she didn't stumble upon any Witches or vice-versa, and making sure she didn't stray from the course given to her all simultaneously was more exhausting than she had thought.

Before she could get her bearings, she heard a young woman's voice on a CB frequency… and it sounded familiar. "Unknown pilot of the CGUE, please state your name and ID Number."

Although caught by surprise, Jane was able to remember her number. "ID Number 304687. Jane Thatch, returning to active duty."

There was silence on the frequency for a few seconds. "Confirmed identification as Jane Thatch. I will be your escort until we reach the Tyrrhenian Sea." After that was said, the Liberion noticed something to her left. Moving the CGUE's monoeye camera to face that direction, she was met with the sight of a Mobile Suit disengaging its optical cloak.

The Mobile Suit in question had mostly curved armor that was dark blue in color. On its head was a large central long range targeting camera surrounded by four smaller cameras, all of which had violet lenses. On its shoulders were two large GN Cannons, a large GN laser sword on its left hip, a beam saber on the right hip, and two GN Vulcans in the head. There was also a single red balsam flower painted on the armor piece directly below the head. This unit was a GNX-607T/BWT GN-XII Twin Cannon, a customized version of the GN-XII Cannon.

Jane T. took a look at the weapons arrangement and the flower symbol, and found herself grinning. 'There's only one person I know who uses that type of weapon arrangement and uses that flower as their symbol.' "Shiho, I haven't seen you since our time on the Exodus!"

At that, the GN-XII TC's waist-mounted cockpit's hatch opened, revealing a Baltlander girl who looked to be around 18 years old and was wearing a red Celestial Being flight suit. The pilot pulled off her helmet, revealing her purple eyes and brown hair that went down to her mid back. On her right ear was an earring taking the appearance of a blue balsam flower. This girl was Shiho Hahnenfuss, a Witch who used to be assigned to the Neue Karlsland JG 52 back when Ostmark first fell to the Neuroi, and currently a Mobile Suit/IS pilot for Celestial Being after being recruited several years ago.

Shiho shot a grin at Jane T. "It's certainly been a while, Jane. So, how've you been doing lately?"

"Doing fine, now that you're here." Jane T. grinned back, approaching the cockpit.

"Anyways, get in the cockpit and disengage the CGUE; I'll be carrying you for the next 620 miles to where your Overflag is waiting." Shiho said.

The Liberion complied with the order, and the Baltlander Witch closed the hatch after Jane T. situated herself at the back of the panoramic cockpit. Once Shiho saw that Jane T. was comfortable enough, she closed the hatch and started the GN-XII TC's GN Tau Drive II. The four eyes and the main targeting camera all flashed to life as the Mobile Suit lifted off the ground and flew off on heading 1-7-6, yellow particles spewing from the thrusters.

---

April 25th, 1945

Africa, Sahara Base Alpha

General POV, Celestial Being

The sound of two beam sabers clashing against each other echoed in the in the morning desert air as two aerial combatants went against each other. One of them, an armored figure with mostly pink and red armor, pulled back from the stalemate and opened fire with its beam rifle. The other combatant, an armored figure that was red, white, and blue in color, easily evaded the green beams and returned fire with its own beam rifle, causing the pink and red armored figure to block the shots with its shield before using the shield-mounted beam Gatling gun to try to at least land a hit on the other combatant. Said combatant, however, easily managed to dodge the beams while boosting towards its attacker, putting the beam rifle on its right hip and drawing a beam saber from its flight pack, igniting the blade of frozen flame as it did so. The pink figure ceased fire and drew its own beam saber in time to block the attack.

But before either of the two figures can resume the fight, a voice broke out over their communication systems. "All right, you two; that's enough for this morning. Head back to the Ptolemy; you two have a mission today."

This caused the armored figures to look at each other for a moment before nodding in sync as they headed back towards a large white ship that looked like it had legs.

"That was quite the spar, cousin." The pink armored figure said as the faceplate split down the middle and retracted into the sides of the helmet, revealing the face of Michiko Yamakawa Vashti.

The other armored figure nodded as the faceplate of her helmet also retracted, revealing the face of Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti. She grinned at her cousin's words. "That it was, Micchi; now I'm starting to understand why some of the MS instructors were calling you the "Lioness of Celestial Being"!"

This caused Michiko to blink. "Really? They called me that?"

Now it was Yoshika's turn to blink. "You mean you didn't know?"

"I was never told about it."

At this point in time, the two flew into the open starboard catapult deck and into the hangar. Landing next to the Exia R4, the two cousins/sisters disengaged there IS', which took the forms of two pendants, a white one for Yoshika and a pink one for Michiko. The two then ran up to the briefing room, where Sumeragi, Lynette, and Carla were already waiting for them.

"About time you two showed up!" Carla said, her Duel Gundam IS hanging from her left ear in the form of a white and blue earring.

"Yoshika, Michiko, you two aren't hurt, are you?" Lynette asked, worried about the condition of her two friends. Her IS, the Buster Gundam, took the form of a green and white earring hanging on her right ear.

Yoshika and Michiko smiled at Lynette's worrying, but their attention then turned towards Sumeragi. "Miss Sumeragi, shall we get started?" Michiko asked.

"Yes; we're running on a tight schedule this time." Sumeragi said, causing the attention of Carla and Lynette to shift to her.

"What do you mean by that?" The Liberion asked.

"Take a look at this." As the captain said that, a holographic map lit up on a screen beneath the glass floor, causing the Meisters to look down at it. It was a map of the European regions, with several countries listed as either "Free" or "Occupied", with the "Occupied" countries having their territories shaded in red. Yoshika and Michiko assumed that the "Occupied" countries were held by the Neuroi. The map then zoomed in on one of the countries, Helvetia. "As you four are aware, the state that Helvetia is in is critical, and although relief supplies are pouring in from the direction of the recently-liberated Gallia, it will most likely take at least several months before any of those supplies reach the far eastern border, during which many more lives could have been lost due to lack of food or ammunition for the remaining Witches to defend them. That's where Celestial Being comes in."

Here, an image of a fleet of eight dozen Volga-class battlecruisers, forty Nile-class space battleships, and twenty-four Ural-class carriers was displayed, with each of the ships having large grey containers mounted underneath them. These containers were most easily seen on the bottom of the forty Nile-class battleships, as they were mounted on the bottom docking clamps where a GNMA-Y0002V Gadelaza could optionally be carried. Also visible were dozens upon dozens of large pods that were shaped like cylindrical trapezoids drifting around the fleet, being maneuvered into groups by no less than 250 GN-X III's and IV's.

"The 1st through 8th Orbital Defense Fleets will be conducting a mass supply drop to assist the relief efforts in Helvetia, but there's a considerably high risk that the supply capsules will be shot down by the Neuroi before they land. You four have been tasked with making sure those supplies reach the ground safely, as well as taking out any Neuroi that make an attempt to launch an attack on either the supply capsules or any of the local ground forces that need help." The captain explained the situation, before moving on to the next topic. "The four of you are to proceed along Route S17 using Trans-Am to perform a sub-orbital leap over the south-eastern-most Venetian Hive to drop into Helvetia. Once the mission has been completed, you are to egress along Route W10 and rendezvous back at Ptolemy at Point Y45 at the Balearic Sea." She then turned towards Carla and Michiko. "Michiko, due to the Virtue's mass, it won't be able to arrive at the battlefield until several minutes after the others. To alleviate this, you will need to latch onto the Kyrios to help keep you in formation during the leap. And Carla, before you complain…" Here the captain's now-glowing eyes focused solely on the Liberion. "The Kyrios, in conjunction to its leg-mounted boosters, has more than enough thrust to tow Virtue during the maneuver, so don't say that the Kyrios can't handle it."

Carla wanted to protest, but she relented under the captain's gaze. "Fine…" 'Damn those Quantum Brainwaves of yours.'

"I heard that, you know." Sumeragi said with a smirk of amusement.

"Dammit, woman; quit reading my mind!"

Lynette had frozen up at the words "Trans-Am", but before she could panic Yoshika put a hand on her shoulder. "Relax, Lynne. You yourself aren't the using Trans-Am; it's the Dynames that'll be doing all the work."

The Britannian looked at her best friend, visibly calmer than before. "…Alright. But please…"

"I know, Lynne… I know."

"Alright, now I got to know; just what's got her so worked up?" Carla asked, curious about Lynette's reaction.

"We'll have time for that later. The four of you need to standby for launch; the mission begins in fifteen minutes." Sumeragi said.

"Right!" The four said before exiting the room, heading down towards the ready room to change into their flight suits.

---

12 minutes later, the four Meisters were in their respective Gundams when Carla contacted Yoshika. "Hey, Miyafuji. You mind telling me what that was all about earlier?"

Yoshika hesitated for a moment, but before she could begin speaking Mileina interrupted them. "We have received the signal to begin the mission. Exia and Dynames, move to catapult decks 1 and 2. Kyrios and Virtue, standby for launch clearance."

As she said this, the catapult decks on the Ptolemaios 3's "legs" opened up, giving Yoshika and Lynette a clear view of the desert sky as they moved their Gundams onto the catapult.

"Exia and Dynames stabilized in linear fields. Increasing catapult voltage from 230 to 520. Transferring launch timing to Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti and Lynette Bishop."

"I have control." Yoshika and Lynette said simultaneously.

"Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti in Gundam Exia, heading out!" The youngest Vashti then triggered the catapult launch, shooting her out of the ship as green particles emanated from Exia's GN Drive.

"L-Lynette Bishop in Gundam Dynames… I'm taking off!" After a moment's hesitation, she engaged the catapult to launch her out of the ship, taking flight as her Gundam's GN Drive kicked in.

Carla and Michiko then moved their Gundams onto the catapults as Mileina gave them launch clearance.

"Michiko Yamakawa Vashti in Gundam Virtue, annihilating the targets!"

"Carla Luksic in Gundam Kyrios, commencing intercept maneuvers!"

With that said, Carla and Michiko launched their Gundams, with the Kyrios in its Fighter Mode.

The four Gundams began flying in formation as they began to gain altitude. "Alright, begin countdown to Trans-Am." Yoshika said after waiting twenty minutes for the flight to gain sufficient altitude and initial speed, beginning the countdown. "T-minus 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Engaging Trans-Am." Doing so, she engaged the Trans-Am System, causing the Exia R4 to glow a bright red color and suddenly accelerate, leaving afterimages in its wake.

"Trans-Am!" Carla exclaimed, causing the Kyrios to glow red as well. Waiting a few seconds for the Virtue to get a firm grip on it, the Liberion accelerated, leaving behind afterimages as she towed Michiko's Gundam.

Lynette hesitated for a moment. "…Trans-Am!" The Britannian yelled, causing the Dynames to glow red and take off after the other three as they went skyward.

After three minutes, the Trans-Am of the Exia, Dynames, and Kyrios timed out, prompting Michiko to have Virtue let go of the winged machine and let momentum carry the four the rest of the way to their objective. Yoshika then called their next move. "Lynne, Carla, seal off your GN Drives to help accelerate the recharge process. By the time we get within range, the recharge should be-"

Yoshika never managed to finish her orders due to Sumeragi suddenly contacting them. "Belay that, Yoshika! Our observation satellites picked up a major Neuroi advance from the western Ostmark Hive pushing west towards Helvetia!"

This caused the eyes of the four Gundam Meisters to widen in shock as Yoshika quickly checked where the sub-orbital leap would cause them to land. She grinded her teeth in frustration as the results came in; they would land around 100 miles to the west of the Neuroi offensive.

What made this even worse was the fact that Exia, Dynames, and Kyrios had just concluded their Trans-Am, so they were nearly out of particles.

"Dammit, we don't have enough particles to correct our course!" Yoshika yelled out in frustration.

"You don't, but Virtue does. Michiko, I need you to tow Exia, Dynames, and Kyrios as you correct your descent path. Think you can do that?" The captain asked.

---

"I believe I can manage." Michiko replied. "Yoshika, Lynette, Carla, latch onto the Virtue; I'll correct our course!"

"Roger that!" Came the responses of the other three Meisters before Michiko cut the connection.

Sumeragi slumped in her seat. "I hope things go well for them…"

Mileina smiled. "Of course they're going to be alright; my two little sisters will make sure of it!"

Lasse chuckled. "If I know those two as well as you do, Mileina, then those two won't allow either themselves or their comrades to kick the bucket that easily."

"We just need to have faith in them." Feldt added her two cents.

This caused their captain to smile. "Yeah, you're right; we just need to believe in them." She then turned towards Lasse. "How quickly can you get us to the Balearic Sea?"

"I can get us there in under twenty minutes if we perform a sub-orbital leap, but we'll have to be wary of any of the Allied Forces if we want to remain undetected." The Ptolemy's pilot answered.

Sumeragi nodded. "Then please do so; I would like to be there before the Meisters complete their mission."

"You got it." Lasse said back as he began to lift the ship off the ground, yellow particles spewing from the thrusters.

---

April 25th, 1945

Helvetia, Seize Outskirts at Clocktower Fortress

General POV, 1121st Platoon

The Witches of the 1121st Platoon were running towards their Land Striker Units, having been alerted of the incoming Neuroi advance from lookouts on the fortress' towers.

Kanata was running towards where the Tank Strikers were being kept as the alarm blared out. Entering the makeshift bunker where the Strikers were kept, she was greeted with the sight of the other Witches of the 1121st already hoping into their Strikers.

"Come on, Kanata! We can't waste any more time!" Rio shouted as she hopped into her Renault R-40 Land Striker, grabbing her 37mm L/35 SA38 cannon before running out of the bunker, flanked by Kureha, dual wielding two modified 37mm Puteaux L/21 SA-18s, and Noëlle, who was wielding an MG-34 in her left hand and a Vis pistol in a holster on her right hip, both in their Renault R-35 Strikers.

The next two Witches to get in their Strikers were Aisha, who was wielding a 7.5 cm StuK 40 L/48 cannon and was in a StuG III Ausf F Striker, while Filicia was wielding a 75mm KwK 40 L/43 cannon and was in a Panzer IV Ausf F2 Striker, the only example of which that was able to be sent to Helvetia before the Neuroi occupied Venezia, completely sealing off the country from the rest of the world in 1941.

As Aisha rushed out of the bunker, Filicia stopped for a moment to look at Kanata as she hopped into her Panzer III Ausf F Striker and grabbed her 5 cm KwK 38 L/42. "Kanata, I want you to remember; I meant every word I said several days ago. No one is going to die today… and if someone has to die, then it's going to be me."

Kanata looked surprised for a moment before she let out a small smile. "…Thanks, Filicia. I needed that."

The blonde commander smiled back. "Now come on; we need to go help the others."

Kanata nodded, and the two rushed out of the bunker to go help their comrades.

Outside the bunker, Kanata and Filicia were met with the sight of several Panzer IV's, Leichter Panzer 35's, and Panzer 39's that belonged to the non-Witch division of the 1121st Platoon were duking it out with several Neuroi Walkers, or "Turtles" as they were known as. Two of the Panzer IV's fired their cannons at one of them, destroying it, but the return fire from the rest of the Turtles would have destroyed four of the tanks if it hadn't been for Filicia and Kanata getting in the way, using their shields to block the beams.

"You boys alright?!" The blonde Witch asked as she opened fire with her 75mm cannon.

"We're alright, Commander! Looks like we owe you another one for saving our skins again!" The commander of the lead Panzer IV answered.

"Just help us out here and we'll call it even!"

"You got it! You heard the lady, boys! Let's show these Neuroi a little Helvetian hospitality! Feuer Frei!"

At once, all 17 tanks opened fire with their main guns, ripping apart and killing 8 Turtles and damaging several more.

Kanata took the opportunity to aim her 5 cm cannon at the exposed core of one of the Neuroi and pulled the trigger, eliminating it in an explosion of white fragments.

This caused the attention of the Turtles to shift towards her, but before they could fire two of them were caught off-guard as two of them were shot in the back, one being heavily damaged while the other was destroyed. The shooter, who happened to be Kureha, leapt out from her hiding position in a ruined building and landed on the ground, her twin 37mm cannons smoking slightly.

"Did you forget about me, suckers?!" Kureha yelled loudly before taking off, zigzagging to evade the beams that were fired at her as she closed the distance. She then dived and rolled underneath one of the Turtles and pointed one of her cannons straight up. "Eat this!" She yelled, pulling the trigger and sending an armor-piercing shell straight through the armor and punching a hole in the core, killing the Neuroi instantly.

Getting up, Kureha quickly boosted herself out of the formation of Turtles before she could get vaporized by the beams that converged at her previous position. Joining formation with Filicia and Kanata, she grinned. "Did you miss me?"

"Kureha, you're okay!" Kanata exclaimed, glad that her friend and comrade was alright.

"Where are Noëlle, Rio, and Aisha?" Filicia asked.

"They should be finishing up business on their end." She answered, before noticing machine gun fire being directed at the rearmost Turtle, the magic-enhanced bullets quickly chewing their way through the armor and destroying the core, killing it in an instant. "In fact, I'd say that Noëlle's already here."

And she was; Noëlle was boosting her way into the formation of Turtles, using the cannon fire from the tanks as a distraction to blitz her way into the formation and fire her MG 34 at a Turtle, the bullets making quick work of the armor and exposing the core, which she shot at with her Vis pistol in her right hand, destroying it in a single shot. She then dashed to the side, evading a set of beams that vaporized the ground where she was previously standing.

No sooner than did she evade the beams the line of tanks opened fire on the 17 Turtles, this time only managing to destroy 5 of their number while damaging 6 more. Kureha, seeing an opportunity, dashed forward and opened fire with her two cannons, destroying the front right leg of one of the damaged Neuroi and hitting another in the core, killing it.

Filicia and Kanata focused their fire on the heavily damaged Neuroi, managing to destroy it with a single shot from each of them.

The Neuroi returned fire, prompting Noëlle and Kureha to dodge while Filicia and Kanata deployed their shields to protect the tanks behind them. However, as the beams died down, Kanata faltered.

"Kanata!" The blonde commander shouted, running over to her.

"Wait, Filic-" Kanata never finished as a beam made its way towards her, causing her eyes to widen in horror… But before the beam could strike home, it was blocked by a shield from another Witch.

"Rio?!" Filicia exclaimed, relieved that she arrived in time to save Kanata.

Rio, along with Aisha, opened fire with their cannons, managing to destroy two of the remaining 10 Turtles, bringing their number down to 8. "I will not let my protégé die!" The blue haired girl shouted as she boosted forward, jamming the tip of her cannon into another Turtle and pulling the trigger.

The resulting hole was big enough to expose the core, but not quite destroy it. This was quickly rectified by Aisha who carefully aimed with her 7.5 cm cannon and fired, destroying it.

By then the tanks have reloaded their main guns again and opened fire, managing to destroy six of the remaining Turtles and leaving the last one heavily damaged. Kureha seized the opportunity and aimed both her cannons at the last Neuroi, pulling the triggers two seconds later.

The Turtle screeched the death cry of a Neuroi as it exploded into white fragments.

After waiting for a few tense moments, Rio and the others breathed a sigh of relief, however, that was short-lived as Kanata let out a pained whimper and slumped over.

"KANATA!" Rio yelled as she ran over to check on her protégé, only to find a horrible 3rd degree burn on her left arm where the fabric of her jacket's left sleeve was burned away.

"My God! How did this happen?!" Filicia exclaimed as she and the other Witches of the 1121st Platoon flocked around their injured friend.

Kanata only let out another pained whimper in response as Rio took a closer look at the burn.

"I don't get it; how did Kanata get hurt? She did put up a shield, right Commander?!" Kureha asked.

Filicia nodded. "That's right, she did put up a shield. But a shield doesn't just fail… like…that…" Her eyes widened in shock as she looked at Kanata. "Kanata, can you please put up a shield real quick?"

The burned girl, despite her pain, managed to nod, and deployed her shield.

Filicia and Rio looked at it with critical eyes, and they immediately noticed that it was significantly weaker than it was a week ago.

"It's… it's significantly weaker than it was a week ago!" Rio noted in shock.

"How…?" Noëlle's short question was on everyone else's minds.

Kanata looked up weakly. "I… couldn't let Filicia… or anyone else die…" A few moments after she said this her stomach let out a low rumble.

That shocked the other girls, as Kureha was the first to figure out what she meant. "You… you've been giving us your food portions?!" Kureha asked.

"But… what about you…?" Aisha asked hesitantly as she also caught on.

Kanata managed a small smile despite the pain the burn was giving her. "I'm… unimportant. Everyone else… is…"

Filicia would have slapped her if it wasn't for the sudden screech of a Neuroi echoing throughout the area.

"There's more of them?! I thought we took care of them all!" Kureha yelled, grabbing her two cannons and climbing up to the top of a ruined structure to take a look around. Spotting something to the east, she pulled out a pair of binoculars to get a closer look… and paled at what she saw. "C…Commander…"

The amount of fear that was in Kureha's voice did little to relieve the others. "Well, what is it?" The blonde commander asked hesitantly.

"…Hundred…"

"What?"

"There has to be a hundred of them…"

That caused the girls to pale. "M-More than a hundred?!" Noëlle asked in shock.

"That's not all, either…"

"What do you mean, 'that's not all'?!" Rio shouted.

"There are several dozen Flying Goblets… and ten Super-Heavies as well!" Kureha screamed in panic at what she saw.

An eerie silence befell the girls. "It's… it's an all-out invasion force!" Aisha exclaimed.

"Is today… the day we finally die?" Filicia asked to herself fearfully, but was heard by the others as Kureha jumped down from her observation point.

Before anyone could answer, a large red beam crashed down near their position, the pressure wave catching them off-guard as they were sent flying back.

Kanata, however, had the unfortunate luck of being blown away from the others, and landed on her burnt arm hard enough to fracture and break the bone. Her agonized scream echoed throughout the area, causing Filicia and Rio to pull themselves out of the rubble of the building they were blown into and dash over to where their injured friend was.

"Kanata! Are you alright?!" Rio shouted in panic at seeing her friend and protégé hurt.

"It hurts…" The injured girl barely managed to get out.

Filicia took a look at Kanata's now-broken arm and gasped when she saw that it was now bleeding profusely.

"Dammit; we need to get her treated ASAP!" The blue haired girl exclaimed.

Unfortunately for the two of them, three Flying Goblets decided to close in on the two Witches and their fallen comrade, thinking that they would be easy kills.

Unfortunately for the three Flying Goblets, though, they were destroyed by three pink beams raining down from the sky, each beam destroying their cores in a single shot.

This caused the eyes of the Witches of the 1121st to widen in shock, before they noticed several red beams making their way towards the tanks. But before they could do anything to stop it, a sphere of green light dropped down from the atmosphere and effortlessly blocked the volley of red death rays.

"Wh…What is that?!" Kureha asked in awe.

"I don't know… but it saved-" But before Aisha could finish, their transponders crackled to life as a song played out on an open frequency.

Mugen ni hibiku koe wa yasashii kioku no shirabe (A voice that resounds throughout the dream sings a melody of gentle memories)

Itsuka kawashita hazu no yakusoku no hikari (The light of the promise I know we once shared)

The sphere then dissipated… to reveal a white bulky machine that looked far more advanced than anything they've ever seen before. A second after dropping the spherical barrier, the machine fired its large beam weapon at the column of Turtles that were advancing, vaporizing a dozen of them before striking home on its true target; one of the ten super-heavies, shattering its core and killing it in an instant.

Needless to say, everyone composing of the 1121st, both Witches and tank crews, were stunned speechless at what they had just seen.

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General POV, Celestial Being

As the four Gundams descended onto the battlefield, the Meisters looked at the state of the nearby town. "How horrible…" Lynette said to herself.

"I know… and the Neuroi are responsible for it." Carla replied.

"War truly is hell, isn't it…?" Yoshika asked sadly.

Michiko, however, was the first to notice the group of ground Witches below them, as well as seeing that one of them apparently had a broken arm. "Hold up, girls; we got Witches below us, and one of them is injured."

This caused the other three Meisters to look down as well, taking note of the two Witches who were next to their injured comrade… that is, before their Haros alerted them of incoming unknowns from their right.

"ENEMY APPROACHING! ENEMY APPROACHING!" Their Haros called out, bringing up an image of the Neuroi ground invasion force for the four pilots to see.

Needless to say, they were shocked. "G-Ground-based Neuroi…?" Lynette asked, having never seen a ground-based Neuroi before.

"Look at them all… huh?" Carla began to ask, before one of the massive super-heavy Neuroi opened fire with a barrage of beams, bombarding the general area where the ground Witches were at. And that was when a trio of flying Neuroi, which their IFF systems identified as Flying Goblets, moved in for the kill against the Witch who looked to be in serious pain.

"Lynne, take out that trio of Flying Goblets; their cores are located in the center of their bodies!" Yoshika yelled, letting the sniper know where to shoot after taking a look at the Flying Goblets with the Exia's IR sensors, which quickly spotted the cores.

"R-Right!" Said sniper replied as she engaged the Dynames' sniper camera, grabbing onto the electronic targeting scope that lowered itself next to her and peered through it. With careful aim, she pulled the trigger three times, sending a single beam through each of their cores and killing them.

Michiko noticed that the beam ports of several more Flying Goblets were beginning to glow. Taking a quick look around, she saw that the nearest possible targets was a line of 17 tanks of various models. Her eyes widened. "Oh, no you don't! GN Field!"

The field emitters of the Virtue popped open and a green GN Field formed around the Gundam, which was piloted directly above and in front of the tanks just in time to block the beams from destroying the tanks.

'This country has been suffering for 4 years now… many men, women, and children have died during that time. The people are in a state of despair… so I will give them hope; a song of hope.' Michiko thought to herself before activating the communication system on an open frequency. She smiled, and decided to sing in the language of her birth country.

Mugen ni hibiku koe wa yasashii kioku no shirabe (A voice that resounds throughout the dream sings a melody of gentle memories)

Itsuka kawashita hazu no yakusoku no hikari (The light of the promise I know we once shared)

After she was done, she switched frequencies back to Celestial Being's private encoded channel and targeted the nearest super-heavy. Dropping the GN Field, she opened fire, sending an enormous particle beam straight through a dozen unlucky Turtles and plowing into the intended target, hitting the core and destroying it in one shot.

Yoshika glanced at the Virtue. 'Micchi… why did you do that? I'll ask her later…' She thought to herself as she dived onto the nearest Turtle, unfolding the GN Sword Kai II and bisecting it clean through the middle. Thinking quickly about the combat situation, she made up her mind and contacted the others. "Michiko, keep targeting the super-heavies! Carla, you take on the Flying Goblets! Lynne, you and I will deal with the Turtles!"

"Roger!" The others replied, as each went to do their tasks assigned to them.

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General POV, 1121st Platoon

Nobody in the 1121st Platoon could comprehend what they were seeing; first, the lives of the tank crews were saved by the fat machine's green barrier blocking the beams meant for them, and now three more machines, two of them humanoid and the third being a strange propeller-less fighter carrying a black unit on its tail, dived in and began to attack the Neuroi.

The blue machine, which was wielding a large sword on its right arm and had a shield on its left, charged towards the first Turtle in a burst of those strange green particles and bisected it in a single swing. The green one, which was holding a huge sniper rifle, fired on several more Turtles from a distance, revealing that it was in fact a beam sniper rifle. The strange fighter, meanwhile, was pulling maneuvers that should have ripped it apart as it avoided the beams that the Flying Goblets were firing at it, while in return it fired precise beam shots into its attackers using its nose-mounted beam gun, the two beam guns on its right side, and the two beam guns underneath its fuselage, destroying several of them and damaging even more. The big black and white machine, meanwhile, kept its position above the tank formation and defending both them and the Witches who retreated behind it using its green barrier.

"W…What in the world are those things…?" Rio asked hesitantly.

"I don't know… nor do I care right now; Kanata's hurt!" Filicia as he first to snap her out of her shock, prompting Aisha to rush over and begin using her healing magic to help heal Kanata's wounds as best as she could.

Unfortunately, she wasn't advanced enough to heal broken bones, but she could at least stop the bleeding and heal part of the burns.

The big machine's beam cannon then completed its charging, and after blocking yet another barrage of red beams dropped its barrier and fired directly at another super-heavy, wiping it clean off the map.

Then, as Kureha's gaze shifted towards the orange fighter, she saw it move in on a line of Turtles that were separate from the ones that the blue sword-wielding machine was engaging. The black box that was attached to the craft's rear then dropped what she could only assume were bombs on the enemy formation. Her guess was correct, as the bombs detonated upon landing and managed to actually destroy around 7 of the 20 Turtles in that formation while damaging the rest. After completing its bombing run, the fighter's black box then launched what could only be described as rockets from its top, only these left trails of the same green particles that the fighter and the other machines were emanating… and they also homed in on the Flying Goblets that they were targeting, eliminating 8 of them and heavily damaging around 4 more.

Then, to her complete shock, the fighter transformed into another one of those unknown machines, and proceeded to open fire with the double beam gun in its right hand at the damaged fliers, destroying them with only around seven or so shots. It then back-flipped in midair to avoid a beam that was fired at it from behind, and opened fire with what looked like hip-mounted beam machine guns in retaliation, shredding through the armor of the offender that fired the beam and destroying its core a few seconds later.

The machine that was wielding the sword charged towards the group of Turtles that survived the bombing run which were beginning to regenerate. The ground-based Neuroi, trying to fend off their attacker, fired a barrage of beams, but the blue machine twisted its body in ways that should be impossible for something of its size to dodge before slicing its way through the first Turtle, destroying it in an instant. It then swerved out of the way of several more beams before killing another two Turtles with a 360 degree circular slice.

That was when several beams were fired from the green machine's sniper rifle from above, taking out the rest of the Turtles that were moving to engage the sword-wielding machine, which shifted its attention to another group of Neuroi walkers.

As Filicia looked on at the one-sided battle that the unknown machines were waging against the Neuroi, the tactical side of herself took note of how the machines seemed to choose their targets based on priority and proximity, as well as the fact that more often than not, one of the machines will draw the fire of a cluster of Neuroi while the other would move in and destroy the distracted enemies. 'It may not look like it at first, but they're working as a team.' The commander of the 1121st Platoon thought to herself.

She was interrupted from any further thoughts as she noticed a few Flying Goblets break through the line that the machines were holding and were heading right towards her. But before they could fire, eight small dagger-like objects propelled by those strange green particles started harassing them, firing at them from multiple angles. Although the enemy fliers tried to shoot them down, the dagger-like objects were too quick for them to destroy. Although she was amazed at what she was seeing, Filicia wasn't going to waste this opportunity; she took aim at the closest of the Flying Goblets with her 5 cm cannon and pulled the trigger, sending the shell flying straight at its now-exposed core and destroying it.

…Was it just her, or did the dagger-like objects deliberately let her have that kill? Because they were focusing their fire on the other two enemy Flying Goblets when she pulled the trigger…

Filicia shoved that thought to the back of her mind; she was still in a warzone, and she'll have time to figure it out later. A quick glance behind her to make sure that Kanata was still safe, and she was back on the alert… just in time to see two large pink beams impale the two fliers and an unfortunate Turtle. Looking back up, she saw that the two rectangular black boxes on the machine's shoulders have pivoted forward, and that each of them now had two barrels protruding from them.

"They're more than just shield emitters?!" the shocked commander exclaimed, as she had noticed them open every time the machine's green shield was deployed.

But as she looked back at the battlefield, she was once again shocked at what she was seeing; what few Neuroi were left, which consisted of two super-heavies, around nine or ten Turtles, and five Flying Goblets, were retreating, something that she had never seen a Neuroi do before.

As she looked around the battle zone to confirm that there weren't any other enemies, she noticed the four strange machines land roughly 350 meters away from them, or rather hover just off the ground in the case of the orange machine. The silence was deafening, as the tank crews and Witches who composed of the 1121st Platoon looked at their mechanical saviors in wonder. Then, after around two minutes of silence, one of the machines, the one with the sword now folded along its right arm, turned and began to slowly walk towards them.

The tanks stood their ground, but the crews, as well as the Witches, were nervous. And they had the right to be; they had just seen these same four machines practically annihilate an entire Neuroi invasion force without once taking any amount of damage. They didn't want to even think about trying to defeat one of them, let alone all four, them, for that seemed to be impossible. Right now, the only thing they could hope for was-

The machine stopped around 50 meters away from them. Its head gazed down at them, turning to observe each of them. Upon spotting the injured form of Kanata, though, it kneeled down… and opened up its chest, allowing a figure wearing strange grey armor to step out.

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General POV: Celestial Being

The four Gundam Meisters watched as the remaining Neuroi beat a hasty retreat. "I've never seen the Neuroi retreat before…" Lynette said to herself.

However, due to the open comm. link she had with her comrades, they still heard her. "Me neither, Lynne… me neither…" Yoshika replied back, even as her gaze shifted towards the ground Witches and tanks that were warily watching them, before her eyes settled on one of the Witches who looked to be seriously injured.

"Heh. I bet if they had tails, they'd be tucked between their legs while they were running!" Carla barked out a laugh at another victory.

Yoshika ignored her teammate's chatter as she began to walk the Exia towards the ground Witches and the accompanying tanks, something that didn't escape the notice of Michiko.

"Yoshika, what are you doing?" Asked the pilot of the Virtue, gaining the attention of Lynette and Carla.

"Oi, Miyafuji. What's going on?" Carla asked.

Lynette remained silent as her gaze shifted towards where the Exia's head was facing, and immediately spotted the injured Witch that was among the ground forces. She remembered a similar situation occurring during her and Yoshika's time in the 501st JFW involving Gertrud Barkhorn, so it didn't take long for the Britannian to figure out what Yoshika was up to. "She's going to heal her…"

"Eh?" The Liberion asked.

"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Michiko asked, before her eyes also landed on the injured Witch on the ground. Her eyes widened, even as on her communication screen she saw Yoshika take off her helmet. "Yoshika, what are you doing?! Do you want them to find out your identity?!"

"Relax, Micchi." The younger adoptive Vashti replied, pulling out her pendant which was the Closed Form of the Strike Gundam IS. "I know what I'm doing. Strike, standby."

"Standby ready. Setting up." A monotone female voice sounded out from the pendant as it glowed brightly for a moment, the Strike's armor forming around Yoshika's body.

Inside the armor, Yoshika ran through a few systems checks and, after finding the results to be satisfactory, popped the hatch for the Exia's cockpit after getting the Gundam to kneel down approximately 50 meters away from the ground Witches and tanks.

Riding the zip-line down to the ground, the younger Vashti looked at the assorted ground forces before settling her eyes on the injured Witch, and began to walk towards her after remotely sending a command via QBW to raise the zip-line and close the cockpit hatch to prevent anyone from trying to steal it.

Not that they could since they lacked her biometrics and quantum brainwaves, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

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General POV: 1121st Platoon

The members of the 1121st watched nervously as the armored figure approached them, seemingly ignoring the tanks and focusing solely on the Witches, who tensed in case the armored figure tried anything hostile.

Filicia and Rio, on the other hand, were especially nervous; if one of the pilots, whom they suspected was a Witch if the small amounts of magic they were sensing from the armor was anything to go by, had decided to come face-to-face with them, then they could bet that the Witch in question could easily take them down if it ever came to a fight, even if she looked unarmed. Out of the corner of her eye, Rio saw Kureha slowly aim her two cannons at the armored Witch, as well as the tanks tracking her every move, ready to fire if needed.

The armored girl, since only a girl could be a Witch, stopped and shifted her gaze across the tanks and the other Witches, before the yellow eyes of the armor's faceplate looked directly at Filicia and flashed brightly for a moment.

Filicia tensed, and the rest of the Witches took aim and prepared to fire. But the armored Witch just stood there and stared them down for a few minutes until she shook her head and began to close the distance again, as the Witches and tank crews tracked her every move.

Filicia and Rio took notice of who the unknown Witch was walking towards, and swiftly placed themselves between her and Kanata and took aim with their cannons, causing the armored girl to stop and stare at the two of them just a few paces away.

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General POV: Celestial Being

Inside the Strike's armor, Yoshika sighed. 'While I like the fact they're trying to protect her, there are two things wrong with this picture: One, I intend to heal her, not hurt her. And two; even though the Phase Shift isn't active, they're aiming what's likely steel-jacketed shells at E-Carbon, a material that's 20 times stronger than carbon nanotubes, which are stronger than diamond. I don't know whether to praise then for protecting their comrade with their lives or scold them for doing something so stupid. If those guns are loaded with HE shells, then the shrapnel would just bounce right off the armor and back at them, potentially killing all three of them, while AP shells would simply bounce off completely. I didn't come here for a fight; best make sure they understand that.' With that two-second thought process done, she shook her head at the two Witches in front of her.

Seeing them lower their weapons was reassuring, but they still refused to move. 'Well, this is problematic. I can't talk to them, as there's the possibility of running into them in the future without the Strike keeping my identity hidden, and they might recognize my voice. Perhaps I could use… no, can't use quantum brainwaves either; they might still recognize my voice that way… great; guess I'll just have to wing it.' Shaking her head again, she took a few steps forward until she was right in front of the injured girl who was laying on the ground, clutching her obviously-broken and heavily-burnt arm tightly in a futile attempt to ease the pain, although the Meister noted that it wasn't as bad as when she first saw it from the Exia's cockpit earlier; that only meant that one of the Witches present was a healing-type.

Ignoring the feeling of sensing all of their guns being pointed directly at her, Yoshika knelt down and slowly moved the girl's right arm out of the way to get a closer look at the wound on the her left arm, being as gentle as she could in a suit of armor made out of E-Carbon. Using the advanced sensors of the Strike IS, the youngest of the Vashti's gathered enough data on the broken bone to build a 3D image of the broken bone, and, using her medical knowledge as well as instructions from the Haro unit she's wirelessly linked with back onboard the Exia, she grabbed onto two different areas of the arm and, with a sharp yank, popped the bone back into place while enticing an agonized wail from the girl she was trying to help.

Just from that one action, Yoshika could immediately sense the huge amount of killing intent aimed directly at her, which made her tense in preparation if things went south.

Fortunately, though, one of them recognized what she was doing. "You were setting the bone, weren't you?" Asked the only Witch among the assorted ground forces that had tan skin. "Thank you; I'm still not skilled enough to set broken bones."

This caused Yoshika to blink, but she nodded a moment later to let them know she didn't mean any harm.

Although the Gundam Meister sensed the slight shock of the others, she kept her attention on the Witch in front of her, who began to speak again. "Do you need any help? I should be able to heal more of the damage now that the bone's set."

Now Yoshika began to grin to herself; she wouldn't run the risk of having her magic signature identified if she were to comply. Remembering that she wasn't allowed to speak, she nodded again, and moved aside to allow the now-identified healing Witch to do her work.

'Looking at it from this angle, it looks like a miracle is happening…' The Meister thought to herself as she had the Strike use every sensor it had to record the phenomenon and send the data back to Veda for Tieria to analyze; Celestial Being was still researching the power known as magic, so every little bit of data helped.

After several minutes, which Yoshika saw the injured Witch's wounds gradually heal and fade away, the healer stopped the flow of magic and slumped, no doubt exhausted. Thinking quickly, the armored Witch wrapped an arm around the healer before she could completely collapse, earning a look of gratitude and a "Thank you." from her, to which the Meister just nodded in response.

Seeing that her help wouldn't be needed any longer as the mass supply drop from orbit would be launched any minute, Yoshika stood up and began to walk back to the Exia.

"Wait!"

Yoshika stopped and looked over her shoulder, seeing that it was the blonde girl who had called out to her.

"Who are you?" The girl, who Yoshika suspected to be the leader of the contingent force present, asked.

Yoshika remained silent, knowing that saying her name would be a worst-case scenario. Thinking quickly, she looked back at the Exia and, on the Strike's sensors, saw the Celestial Being emblem on the upper torso. Looking back at the apparent commander, she pointed at the upper torso of her Gundam.

She sensed the blonde girl's confusion as she looked at the Gundam, before squinting her eyes as she finally saw what she was apparently looking for. The Gundam Meister then saw the girl pull out a pair of binoculars from one of her uniform's pockets to get a closer look.

"Celestial… Being…" The girl said to herself, before moving the binoculars up a bit to look at the top of the head. "Gun… dam…" Lowering the binoculars, she looked at Yoshika in confusion.

The Gundam Meister was done answering questions, however, and she resumed walking back to her Gundam, sending the remote command for her Haro to open the cockpit and lower the zip-line, all the while ignoring the blonde girl's few attempts to get more answers out of her. Once back inside Exia and after the cockpit had closed back up, Yoshika disengaged the Strike IS, allowing it to return to its Closed Form around her neck as she put her helmet back on.

"Yoshika, what were you thinking?!" Michiko exclaimed as she walked Virtue up next to Exia, the other two Gundams doing so as well… or in the Kyrios' case, floated next to Exia due to the boosters on its legs making it impractical to try walking.

"I couldn't just leave her in agony, could I?" Yoshika answered her cousin's question with her own, before contacting Sumeragi. "Miss Sumeragi, the path is clear for the supply drop. Repeat, the path is clear for the supply drop."

"Roger that, Yoshika. I'll alert the orbiting fleets to commence the drop… and please, don't risk yourself like that again." The tactical forecaster replied.

"Alright, ma'am. I won't do it again." Exia's Meister responded before closing the link, looking upwards in the panoramic cockpit in the general direction where the supply pods would be dropping from.

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Up in space, the ships and Mobile Suits consisting of the 1st through 8th Orbital Defense Fleets received the signal they were waiting for from the Ptolemaios 3.

One of the Mobile Suits was a GN-X-type sporting a grey and light green color scheme. On top of its head was an additional camera similar to that used by the GN-002 Gundam Dynames in place of the large sensor that was above the four main eyes of the machine, behind which was a large vertical fin equipped with extra sensors. On its right shoulder hardpoint was a large GN Sniper Rifle that was also similar to the Dynames', while on the left hardpoint was an Advanced GN Beam Rifle. On the upper thighs of the machine were two holsters which each housed a single GN Beam Machine Pistol that is equipped with a GN Bayonet Blade. This machine was a GNX-604T/SC Advanced GN-X Sniper Custom.

Inside the cockpit was a young woman around 21 years old who was wearing a green Celestial Being Normal Suit who looked surprisingly like an older version of Lynette Bishop. This girl was Wilma Bishop, Lynette's eldest sister and an elite pilot in Celestial Being, as well as a former observer agent stationed in the Isle of Wight Detachment Force meant to support the now-disbanded 501st Joint Fighter Wing.

With her were three more Mobile Suits. The first one was a white GN-X-like unit that was pure white in color with a few areas that were black. Its head was similar to that of the GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei's, but included a large sensor in the forehead and lacked the signature V-fin that the Gundams had. On its back were two large particle emitters of different types that were arranged in an X-shape, which were spewing large amounts of yellow GN particles. In its right hand was a GN Long Barrel Rifle, while on its left arm was a GN Chain Gun as well as a beam saber stored within the right knee armor. On the left shoulder was a GN Defense Rod, while on the right shoulder was a large GN Shield that doubled as a GN Condenser for the rifle. This machine was the GNX-509T Throne Varanus.

The second machine, unlike the Varanus, was mostly a white and light blue tundra color scheme save for the purple GN Drive core in its torso and four purple eyes on its head, above which were two head-mounted GN Vulcans. On its back were two particle emitters that were similar to the Throne Varanus' shoulder-mounted pair but smaller in size and arranged in an X-shape. On the left shoulder hardpoint was a large GN Buster Sword, while on the right hardpoint was a large sensor fin meant to help increase the pilot's close combat performance. On its hips were two beam sabers stored in compartments. This machine was a GNX-607T/AC GN-XII Sword Custom.

The third machine was similar to the GN-XII Sword Custom, but with a few differences. For one, it was mostly tan and dark grey in color instead of the tundra color scheme of the Sword Custom. Another difference was that instead of a large buster sword on the left shoulder hardpoint, there was a large GN Mega Launcher on the right shoulder hardpoint, with the left hardpoint being equipped with a large sensor fin should the unit find itself in a close combat situation. On its head was a large central long range targeting camera surrounded by four smaller cameras, all of which were violet in color. On its hips, as per standard of the GN-X series of Mobile Suits, were two beam sabers stored in hip-mounted compartments. This machine was a GNX-607T/BW GN-XII Cannon Custom.

Inside the cockpit of the Throne Varanus was a girl who was 22 years old and was wearing a white and silver Normal Suit. She had short black hair, as well as black eyes. This girl was Kuroe Ayaka, one of Celestial Being's most experienced Witches who was recruited back in 1942 when she was assigned to the 64th Flying Squadron.

"Hey, Wilma. You nearly done over there?" Kuroe asked her Britannian friend as she maneuvered a drop pod into position.

"Just finishing up." Wilma replied as she moved another pod into its designated position, before turning her head to get a look at the two GN-X units. "Nipa, Katharine, how are you two doing?"

In the cockpit of the GN-XII Sword Custom was a girl who was around 15 years old and was wearing a Normal Suit that had a white and light blue tundra color scheme. She had short yellow-blonde hair, as well as teal eyes. This girl was Nikka Edvardine Katajainen, one of Celestial Being's recently recruited Witches who used to be a member of the 502nd JFW, also known as the Brave Witches, before she was rescued from certain death by the Nakajima reconnaissance team after being shot down by the Neuroi deep in the forests of Suomus before she froze to death in a violent blizzard.

In the cockpit of the GN-XII Cannon Custom was a young woman who looked like she was 23 years old and was wearing a tan Normal Suit. She also had golden blonde hair tied in a ponytail underneath her helmet and teal eyes the same shade as Nikka's. This young woman was Katharine O'Hare, another of Celestial Being's recently recruited Witches who used to be a member of the 507th JFW, also known as the Silent Witches, before she was forced into retirement for crashing too many Striker Units, allowing Celestial Being to recruit her with little problems.

"Just finishing up here, Wilma." Nikka reported as she had her GN-X maneuver the last of her drop pods into position.

"Hold on a second, cowgirl…" Katharine replied as her GN-X finished pushing the last of her drop pods into position. "…and done."

Just then, a small screen popped up on their main monitors, showing the face of a man who looked to be around 35 years old, had short blonde hair and a moustache that match his hair color. This man was Lewis Halberton, the Fleet Commander of the ESF's 8th Defense Fleet and the captain of the Nile-class Space Battleship Exodus. "Are you ladies finished? We're just about to send the pods down, so return to the ship." Halberton told them.

The unspoken warning of them running the risk of getting caught in Earth's gravity well due to their current decaying orbital trajectory didn't go unnoticed by Kuroe, who by now had three years of experience living in space. "Yes, sir. Gamma Team will return to the mothership." She responded, earning a nod from Halberton.

Katharine objected. "Aww! I wanted to see these things get sent into the atmosphere!" She whined, with Nikka nodding as well.

Kuroe would have none of it, however. "Listen you two, the GN-X series was never meant to enter the atmosphere; it simply wasn't designed to handle it. Do you really want to die in a fireball as your Mobile Suit explodes during re-entry… that is, if you don't burn to a crisp first?" She asked.

Nikka and Katharine visibly paled despite them wearing their helmets, and they shook their heads rapidly.

"Thought so." With that said, Kuroe flew the Varanus back to the Exodus as the other three followed her. Arriving at the ship's open hangar doors, Kuroe paused as she pressed a few buttons to fold the GN particle emitters inwards along the back, giving the unit enough room to squeeze into the hangar.

After the Varanus entered the hangar doors, it was followed by the other three units of the Gamma Team, after which were several GN-XIII's and IV's. Only after the Exodus recovered all of its Mobile Suits did it close its hangar doors and angle itself so that the enormous drop pod container that was attached to the bottom docking clamps was pointing at the Earth at the specified angle provided by Veda, an action that was repeated by all the other Nile, Ural, and Volga-class ships in the fleet.

"Final countdown to drop sequence." A crewmember of the Exodus said, starting the countdown. "7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… 0!"

"Commence the drop!" Halberton ordered to all the vessels in the combined armada.

"Commencing drop!" The captains of the other vessels replied as their ships, which were also angled in a way similar to the Exodus, fired the pods from their containers rapidly, with the Exodus joining in as it too fired its own pods. The pods that were freely floating in space ignited their boosters, hurtling themselves towards the planet below. They were all headed towards specified targets in Helvetia which were most likely to hold survivors, as their limited electronics and course-correction RCS thrusters making the necessary adjustments needed to account for the atmospheric reentry.

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General POV, 1121st Platoon

Back on the ground, the 1121st Platoon were warily watching the now-identified Gundams that have yet to leave. Then, after several minutes, the heads of the four machines snapped skyward almost simultaneously. Surprised by this, the Witches also looked up… only to see what looked like several meteors headed in their general direction. They began to panic, but Filicia noticed that the behavior of the "meteors" weren't normal.

In fact, they seemed to be slowing down.

As she watched on, she took note that the Gundams weren't doing anything to oppose them… but were rather waiting in anticipation for something.

Looking back up at the supposed meteors again, she saw that the fiery trail had dissipated, allowing her to see… metal? That ruled out meteors then, since there was no known meteor to be made entirely out of metal. So were they bombs? Filicia doubted it; after all, what was the point of killing them if those Gundams went through the trouble of saving their lives first? That ruled out bombs as well, so what were-

That was when a set of three large parachutes deployed from each of the metallic objects, making her eyes widen as she finally figured out what they were, having seen something similar years ago back when Romagnan transport planes were able to air-drop supplies.

This was similar, but on a much bigger scale if the size of those pods were anything to go by.

On impulse, she began to run to where the nearest of the pods would land, ignoring the calls from her friends and comrades to come back. As it landed, the parachute detached from the 18 meter tall pod and drifted away, landing on top of a ruined building 75 meters away. She paid that no mind, as now several large bolts on one side of the pod exploded, the force sending a large ramp-like door that used to be a part of the pod's outer casing crashing down onto the ground with a loud THUMP. Leaping up on the ramp, she slowly waked into the pod even as her eyes widened in shock at what she was seeing.

Crates.

Lots and lots of well-marked supply crates, ranging from food and medical supplies to ammunition and additional weapons.

She was still staring at the contents of the pod when Rio cautiously walked up behind her. "Filicia, what's the matter? We've been… calling… you…" She trailed off, eyes wide in shock as she was finally able to see the contents of the pod.

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General POV: Celestial Being

The four Gundam Meisters were observing the two Witches, who were looking at the contents of the drop pod in shock, with smiles on their faces, even when the blonde Witch said something in her transponder.

"Looks like we were just in time." Michiko said as she saw the crews of the tanks leap out of their vehicles and running up to the pod, before breaking out into cheers.

Yoshika nodded. "Yeah. Looks like we were."

Seeing that the blonde commander was looking at them with wide eyes, Yoshika made Exia's head nod at her unheard question, before engaging the GN Drive and slowly lifting the Gundam off the ground. "Come on, girls; let's head back."

"Roger." Carla and Michiko replied, but Lynette remained silent as she followed the others into the sky, headed west out of Helvetia.

It took Yoshika a few minutes to realize that the sniper hadn't acknowledged her. "Lynne? Is something wrong?" She asked in concern, looking at the Dynames off to her left as the four Gundams flew in formation before opening a communication link to the green Gundam.

She was surprised to find Lynette with her helmet off, wiping away a few tears. "I-It's nothing… it's just… I'm happy to have been able to help them…"

Yoshika, along with Carla and Michiko who were listening in, smiled. "Yeah…" The younger Vashti said in reply, even as the four Gundams continued their egress from Helvetia using the specified route.

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Africa, Sahara Desert

General POV, Celestial Being

As the mission in Helvetia was being completed, a single machine was flying across the Sahara Desert. It was completely black save for a white stripe running along the top of its nose-mounted weapon, and had two pairs of forward-swept wings, with the front pair being smaller than the back pair. Underneath the wings were what at first appeared to be external fuel tanks but, interestingly enough, there was a fist at the front of each, and at the rear of the craft was, instead of a conventional aircraft's tail, a set of twin tails that didn't have a vertical stabilizer nor elevators normally found on conventional aircraft. This machine was the Fighter Mode of the SVMS-01O Over Flag Celestial Being Version. Its pilot, none other than Jane Thatch.

"Now, it should be around here…" Jane T. said to herself, looking around the desert for any signs of the base she was assigned to, only to find nothing but sand. Taking another look at the virtual map on her right, she saw that she was easily within visual distance of the base.

Her left eyebrow twitched in annoyance.

As she began scanning the desert sands again for any sign of the base she was assigned to, when her communication system suddenly beeped, signaling that someone was trying to make contact with her. Deciding to comply, she opened the link.

"This is Sahara Base Beta calling inbound Over Flag. Pilot, state your name and ID Number." A voice said to her.

Jane T. was expecting this, but she still couldn't see the base. She complied nonetheless. "ID Number is 304687. Jane Thatch, reporting for duty to assume command of the Overflags."

There was silence for a few seconds before the voice responded. "Confirmed pilot as Wing Commander Jane Thatch. Opening main hatch."

That caused her to blink in confusion, but that was almost immediately replaced with shock as a portion of the desert sand lifted, revealing the entrance to an underground base.

'No wonder I couldn't find it… it's so well hidden I would have missed it completely if I was on foot!' She thought to herself, swinging her Over Flag around and lining up with the tunnel entrance. After a few moments, though, she decided to land in a different way; with a sharp flick of the controls, she made her Over Flag perform a tight backflip. As the rear of the unit reached the top of the arc, Jane T. disengaged the locks keeping the legs in place, using the momentum to drag the legs out, while simultaneously ejecting the linear rifle that made up the nose from the torso and snatching it in midair with her machine's right hand as the arms unfolded from their previously folded position, completing the mid-air transformation from Fighter Mode to Mobile Suit Mode.

Jane T. internally grinned at what she had just done. 'It took me lots of practice, but I can finally perform my own variation of the "Graham Special"!' She thought to herself.

If Graham Aker were watching, he would have been proud.

With that thought done, she guided her Mobile Suit into the underground tunnel, which closed as soon as she was in, leaving no traces of a base being present in the middle of the vast desert as the shifting sands quickly covered the hatch once more.

Walking her Over Flag down the slanted tunnel, Jane T. eventually arrived at a large hatch. Waiting a few moments, she was not disappointed as it slowly slid open, revealing the cavernous underground hangar that laid directly beyond it.

Inside the hangar were seven more Over Flags in their designated berthing areas, but there was another unit that she had never seen before.

The unit in question looked like an advanced fighter, sporting a different shape than the Kyrios' Fighter Mode. It had two tails arranged in a V-shape at the rear of the craft with one on each engine hub, large swept wings, and a pointed nose. Located at the middle of the fuselage on top was a large yellow antenna loaded with sensors, and on top of the nose was a second head that could pop up and be used as a turret due to the GN Vulcans mounted into it. On the bottom of the wings were two 5-tube GN Micro Missile/Energy Torpedo Launchers, and on the bottom of the engines were two internal bomb bays that could hold a total of four GN Guided Bombs. Mounted on the bottom of the central fuselage were two GN Gatling Beam Canons, and imbedded within the wing roots were two GN Cannons. On the ends of the wings were two Wing Extenders based on the GN Anti-ship Swords of the Empruss, which were currently folded upwards so as to not take up so much space. Unfamiliar as to what the unit was, Jane T. searched the Over Flag's database using the link to Veda, and was able to identify the unit as the GNY-003F2 Gundam Abulhool Type F2.

Something else caught her attention, though; namely, the eight girls who were staring up at her Over Flag as if waiting for her.

'So those are the girls who I'll be commanding… I'm looking forward to working with them.' With that thought in mind, Jane T. maneuvered her Over Flag to a vacant spot in the hangar and powered down the unit.

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Inside the base, eight girls were waiting for their new commander to arrive.

The first girl was an Ostmarkian and looked to be around 19 years old. She was wearing a customized white Normal Suit made to resemble the suit used by the original Overflags. She also had teal blue eyes and short black hair, as well as a ring on her left hand. This girl was Waltraud Nowotny, a former Flight Lieutenant of the 503rd Joint Fighter Wing "Typhoon Witches", who was recruited eleven months ago.

The second girl was an Orussian who appeared to be 21 years old. She was wearing a white Overflag Normal Suit like Waltraud's, had eyes the color of rubies, and platinum-colored hair that went down to the middle of her back, as well as a pendant hanging around her neck. This girl was Bronislava Safonov, a former observer agent for Celestial Being and Wing Commander of the 503rd JFW.

The third girl was a Gallian who looked like she was 18 years old, and she too was wearing an Overflag Normal Suit. She had long, wavy blonde hair that went down to her lower back, eyes the color of emeralds, and an earring on her left ear. This girl was Rosalie de La Poype, a former Flying Officer in the 503rd JFW before her best friend Bronislava recruited her into Celestial Being.

The fourth girl was a Liberion who looked to be 17 years old, and she was also wearing an Overflag Normal Suit. She had long blonde hair a few shades darker than Rosalie's that went down to the middle of her back, brown eyes, and a ring on her right hand. This girl was Marian E. Carl, a former candidate of the 506th JFW, "Noble Witches", who was recruited into Celestial Being before she could be transferred to the 506th from the Liberion Marine Corps.

The fifth girl was a Romagnan who appeared to be 24 years old, and she too was wearing a white Overflag Normal Suit. She had wavy silver hair that wend down just past her shoulders, cyan eyes that, at first glance, seemed to glow, and a pendant hanging around her neck. This girl was Giuseppina Cenni, a Witch who was rescued by one of Celestial Being's spies after she was shot down in 1941.

The sixth girl was a Liberion who looked like she was 17 years old, and like the others before her she was also wearing a customized Overflag Normal Suit. She had medium-length black hair that was tied into a high ponytail, eyes that were a vibrant red, and an earring on her right ear. This girl was Rena Imelia, a Witch who was from the Liberion Marine Corps and was recruited into the organization two years ago.

The seventh girl was an Ostmarkian who was also 17 years old and wearing an Overflag Normal Suit. She had short tan hair, tan eyes the same as the Ptolemy Team's Carla Luksic, and a ring on her right hand. This girl was Eugenia Horbaczewski, also known as "Horbie" to her friends, and was recruited ten months ago from the Britannian 43rd Fighter Squadron.

The eighth and final girl, hailing from Faraway Land, looked to be around 24 years old, only a few months older than Giuseppina, and she was also wearing an Overflag Normal Suit. She had long silver hair that went down to her mid-back, eyes that were an interesting mix of green and blue, and a pendant hanging from around her neck. There was also a large, nasty scar on the left side of her face, running down from the top of her forehead down to her left cheek, covering her left eye. This girl was Elizabeth F. Beurling, a Witch who was rescued by Celestial Being from certain death back in 1941 when she was shot down by a large Neuroi bomber.

"Hey, is our new commander here yet? I'm getting tired of waiting…" Eugenia said to herself.

Everyone else heard her, however. "Oh, she'll be here soon enough." Giuseppina replied.

"Correct." Rena added. "She'll be here in a few minutes." This was said after taking a glance at her PDA.

"Do you mean minutes, or days, Rena?" Marian asked sarcastically. "Because she should have been here a few days ago!"

Rena's right eyebrow twitched in response.

"Break it up, you two." Rosalie P. said, breaking up the conflict. "We don't want to make a bad impression on our new commander now, don't we?"

The two stopped. "… No, we don't." Rena admitted, something which Marian nodded at a few seconds later.

Waltraud and Bronislava both looked at Elizabeth, who was frowning in confusion. "Is something wrong, Elizabeth?" Waltraud asked, getting the attention of the others.

Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't know… but there was something familiar about the way those two argued…"

That caused the other Witches to frown in concern, as they were well aware of Elizabeth's condition.

'Just who am I…?' Elizabeth thought to herself. 'The only things I can remember are my name… and that gruesome image…' She closed her eyes as she recalled that memory that was always haunting her.

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Flashback

The sky was filled with the flashing lights of beam and gun fire, as several Witches were engaging a flight of Neuroi bombers.

Two particular Witches were at the very front of the charge, trying to get the first kill of the day. After a few minutes of shooting and dodging, one of the two Witches managed to destroy one of the bombers, but she was caught right in the sights of another. Before she could react, the second Witch threw herself into the line of fire as her body was riddled with red bullets.

As the now-dead Witch fell, her lifeless eyes stared into Elizabeth's.

"CASSIDY!"

Flashback End

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Elizabeth shook her head, not wanting to try and remember those specific events despite them being the only other thing she remembered before she was rescued from death by Celestial Being.

The amnesiac girl sighed. 'Just who was I before… and, why does that name, Cassidy, haunt me so much?'

Bronislava was about to say something when she spotted something moving in her peripheral vision. Moving her head to the right, she saw that the main hatch leading up to the surface was opening. "She's here."

The got the attention of the others as they all looked at the Over Flag that was just now walking into the hangar. They kept their yes on the unit, even as it turned its head to look at them for a few moments before walking to a vacant area before powering down. As the cockpit opened and the pilot rode down a zip-line, the others ran up to her.

As the pilot touched down, Rena decided to cut to the chase. "So you're our new commander… Jane Thatch."

Jane T. removed her helmet, revealing her face to the others. The then smiled as she shifted her gaze to each of her new subordinates. "So you girls are the ones I'll be working with from now on… a pleasure to meet you. My name is Jane Thatch, and I'm looking forward to working with you."

Next Time: Shifting Sands

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A/N: And that concludes chapter 4. That took me a lot longer to write out than I thought, but things like college and the accompanying workload kept getting in the way. But anyway, here are the specs of the machines that debuted in this chapter.

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01) CGUE

Unit type: 2.5th Gen High Performance General-Purpose IS

Developed from: GINN

Developed into: GuAIZ

Variants: CGUE DEEP Arms, CGUE Assault

Manufacturer: Celestial Being ESF Faction

Operators: Celestial Being ESF Faction

Known Pilots: Jane Thatch

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon

Armaments: N/A

Special Equipment and Features:

Magic Energy Shield System

DINN Aerial Maneuver Fighter Wing System - Allows the CGUE unrestricted aerial flight in Earth's atmosphere.

Optional Equipment:

MA-M4A Heavy Thermal Sword

MMI-M7S 20mm Heavy Assault Machine Gun

MMI-M100 19mm Anti-Aircraft Shotgun

M7070 18mm Vulcan System Shield

M68 "Cattus" 75mm Recoilless Rifle

Colors: White (standard), Red (alternate), Purple and Black (alternate)

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02) Works GINN

Unit type: 2nd Gen Worker/Repair IS

Developed from: GINN

Developed into: none

Variants: none

Manufacturer: Celestial Being ESF Faction

Operators: Celestial Being ESF Faction, Ptolemy Team

Known Pilots: Satoko Nakajima, Hoshino Kanemoto, Suzuki Ishihara, Tsuchiya Kitamura

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon

Armaments: Linear Gun

Special Equipment and Features:

Magic Energy Shield System

Towing Winch

Various tools and repair equipment – stored in numerous Equalizers

Optional Equipment:

MA-M4A Heavy Thermal Sword

MMI-M7S 20mm Heavy Assault Machine Gun

MMI-M100 19mm Anti-Aircraft Shotgun

M7070 18mm Vulcan System Shield

M68 "Cattus" 75mm Recoilless Rifle

Colors: Orange, white, and gray

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G 01) Duel Gundam

Unit type: 3rd-3.5th Gen Prototype General-Purpose IS

Developed from: GN-000FA Full-Armor 0 Gundam, GNY-004 Gundam Plutone

Developed into: Duel Dagger

Variants: Blu Duel Gundam, Regen Duel Gundam

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group

Known Pilots: Carla Luksic

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: E-Carbon, Magic Energy Composite Armor, Phase-Shift Armor

Armaments:

2 x "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Head-mounted Laser Vulcan

2 x Beam Saber

Assault Shroud

• "Shiva" 37mm Railgun

• 55mm 5-barrel Missile Pod

◾ 15 x Missile

• 30mm 6-barrel Gatling Machine Gun (later upgrade, mounted above Missile Pod)

Dual Beam Gun/Claw Emitters - It is mounted on the hardpoint of the forearm, leaving the hand free. It can be equipped on either the right or left arm underneath the shield.

Special Equipment and Features:

Hardpoints (for specific Striker Packs to improve aerial flight and mobility)

Magic Energy Composite Armor - When Celestial Being started creating Innovative Strikers modeled after their previous generation Gundams, one of the ideas that was brought over was the concept of a magical energy version of GN Composite Armor. Like the GN Composite Armor idea, Magic Energy Composite Armor is a magic, pseudo-quantum system in which Magic Shields are deployed within the small spaces within the armor in order to improve its defense capabilities. Starting with Duel, it soon became standard equipment with future Celestial Being's Gundam-type Innovative Strikers. Unlike Phase Shift Armor, Magic Energy Composite Armor can protect the IS from both physical and beam attacks although it would cost the Witch some of her Magic Energy and cannot be powered indefinitely with solar energy like Phase Shift Armor. It is important to note that both Magic Energy Composite Armor and Phase Shift Armor will not be on at the same time - one of them would be off while the other is fully activated. It is up to the Witch to determine which armor system to use and alternate in-between during live combat.

Phase Shift Armor - Although Magic Energy Composite Armor proved very much effective against most forms of physical and energy attacks, it still drained the Witch of her magic she needs to activate/deactivate and operate their Innovative Striker. The need to help the Witch pilots save as much of their magic energy as possible led to the development of a cost-effective armor system that doesn't need to depend on Magic Energy to work. Phase Shift Armor is an energy shield system that greatly reduce the damage from all forms of physical attacks although in most practicalities, PS armor makes a IS virtually immune to solid body impact attacks. However Phase Shift armor continually drains the battery of energy, which can potentially shortening the IS's combat endurance and uses up additional energy when it is hit, although this minor drawback is partially mitigated by the continuous supply of solar energy from the IS's Solar Energy System. However, Phase Shift Armor was meant to work against physical attacks first and foremost as most beam weapons or other energy-based attacks are able to overpower PS Armor faster than ballistic weapons and should not be considered an alternative to Magic Energy Composite Armor or Magic Shield.

Optional Equipment:

23mm High-energy Beam Rifle w/47mm Grenade Launcher

Shield

M7070 18mm Vulcan System Shield (alternative shield)

37mm "Gáe Bulg" Rail bazooka

NOL-Y941 Heavy Laser Sword

Aile Striker

• 2 x Beam Saber

Colors: Original Duel Gundam colors

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G 02) Buster Gundam

Unit type: 3rd Gen Prototype Artillery IS

Developed from: GNY-001F Gundam Astraea Type F, GN-002 Gundam Dynames

Developed into: Buster Dagger

Variants: Verde Buster Gundam, Hail Buster Gundam

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group

Known Pilots: Lynette Bishop

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: E-Carbon, Magic Energy Composite Armor, Phase-Shift Armor

Armaments:

2 x "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Head-mounted Laser Vulcan

2 x 37mm 6-barrel Missile Pod

• 18 x Missile

45mm Gun Launcher

23mm High-Energy Rifle

2 x Beam Saber/Tonfa (later upgrade)

Special Equipment and Features:

Hardpoints (for Aile Striker Kai Pack only to improve aerial flight and mobility)

Anti-Armor Shotgun - When the High-energy Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the Gun Launcher on the front, it forms a very powerful shell-firing Anti-Armor Shotgun. It fires a single stream containing multiple shells that later splits apart, resulting in a scatter shot that damages a wide area. It appears that about four or five shells fired from the Anti-Armor Shotgun is enough to destroy some battleships and large scale Neuroi.

Hyper Impulse Long-Range Sniper Rifle - When the High-energy Rifle and Gun Launcher combine, with the High-energy Rifle on the front, it can form a Hyper Impulse Long-Range Sniper Rifle. This beam cannon type weapon has a very high energy output, firing a larger beam that is capable of penetrating several targets, including battleships, making it the strongest weapon in the Buster's arsenal. As the name implies, it also features sniping capabilities due to the longer range of the beam. Although the combined forms has higher power, the rate of fire is decreased.

Optional Equipment:

Aile Striker Kai

• 2 x Beam Saber

• 2 x 15mm Laser Gatling Cannon

Colors: Original Buster Gundam colors

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G 03) Blitz Gundam

Unit type: 3rd Gen Prototype Stealth Combat IS

Developed from:

GNY-001F Gundam Astraea Type F

GN-001 Gundam Exia

GNW-003 Gundam Throne Drei

Developed into: N Dagger N

Variants: Nebula Blitz Gundam IS

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being

Known Pilots: To Be Announced

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: E-Carbon, Magic Energy Composite Armor, Phase-Shift Armor

Armaments:

2 x "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Head-mounted Laser Vulcan

Piercer Lock "Gleipnir"

"Trikeros" Offensive Shield System

• 23mm High-energy Beam Rifle

• Beam Saber

• 3 x "Lancer Dart" Hypervelocity Kinetic Energy Penetrator

Special Equipment and Features:

Mirage Colloid Stealth System - The Blitz is the first IS to use the Mirage Colloid technology. The stealth system uses a field of microscopic prisms capable of bending light and radar waves that are held in suspension around a mobile suit by powerful magnetic field. However due to the system's high energy consumption, it could only be activated for up to 80 minutes. Also, since both Magic Energy Composite Armor and Phase Shift Armor is disabled while Mirage Colloid is active, the Blitz is highly vulnerable in its cloaked state if an enemy is able to locate its position.

Optional Equipment:

3D Ultracompact Optical Sensor Array - A 3D sensor array made of ultra-small optical sensor units, it is mounted in the head and protected by a visor [A/N: the same visor used by UT-1D Civilian Astray DSSD Custom]. When used together with high performance graphic processing unit, super high-definition recording is possible.

Colors: Original Blitz Gundam colors

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G 04) Aegis Gundam

Unit type: 3rd Gen Prototype Commander-use Assault IS

Developed from: CB-001.5 1.5 Gundam, GN-05 Gundam Virtue

Developed into: To Be Announced

Variants: Rosso Aegis Gundam IS

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group

Known Pilots: To Be Announced

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: E-Carbon, Magic Energy Composite Armor, Phase-Shift Armor

Armaments:

2 x "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Head-mounted Laser Vulcan

4 x Beam Saber (mounted on forearms and feet)

"Scylla" 75mm Energy Cannon

"Kurimuzon" Offensive Shield

• 37mm Variable-power Railgun

• 15mm Double Gatling Gun/Double Gatling Beam Gun

• 2 x Panzer-Faust

Special Equipment and Features:

Flight Pack

EF-24R Flight Rotor Shrike

Optional Equipment:

30mm High Energy Beam Rifle

M7070 18mm Vulcan System Shield (alternative shield)

Colors: Original Aegis Gundam colors

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G 05) Strike Gundam

Namesake: Strike Gundam, Strike

Unit type: 3.5th Gen Prototype Multi-Mode IS

Developed from: GN-XXX Gundam Rasiel, GN-XXX + GNR-000 Sefer Rasiel

Developed into: Strike Rouge Gundam, 105 Dagger, Akatsuki Gundam

Variants:

Aile Strike Gundam

• Gale Strike Gundam

Sword Strike Gundam

Launcher Strike Gundam

Perfect Strike Gundam (2nd Shift form)

Strike Gundam IWSP

Lightning Strike Gundam

Strike Gundam E

Combines into: Gunbarrel Strike Gundam

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group

Known Pilots: Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: E-Carbon, Magic Energy Composite Armor, Phase-Shift Armor

Armaments:

2 x "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Head-mounted Laser Vulcan

2 x "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife

4 x "Armor Schneider II" Combat Heat Knife (later upgrade) (2 x mounted in feet, similar to the Aegis Gundam's foot-mounted beam sabers)

Special Equipment and Features:

Hardpoints (for Striker Packs)

Instant Striker Pack Install System - Allows the Strike Gundam to use and switch between the various Striker Packs which had already been installed into the Strike. Since each Striker Pack contains its own internal battery unit, the Strike can just simply switch out Striker Packs when the current one in use is running low on energy, allowing the Strike to remain and engage in a prolonged firefight with Witch-like or IS-like Neuroi, who do not have the unique advantages the Strike has. Plus, this special feature eliminates the need to reserve or contain numerous Equalizers for each weapon, since one Strike Pack contains numerous weapons and makes the time-consuming process of changing and equipping individual Equalizers outdated and inefficient.

4 x Extended Solar Battery Pack - In Perfect Strike Gundam configuration (2nd Shift form), the Strike Gundam uses a lot more energy than the Solar Energy System can replenish. Since the energy usage become a serious problem when both the Aile Striker, the Sword Striker and the Launcher Striker are used at the same time, the Perfect Strike is equipped with 4 extended battery packs are mounted on the modified Aile Striker. Each battery can be jettisoned after its energy is used up in order to avoid being dead-weight.

Optional Equipment:

23mm High-energy Beam Rifle

Shield

9-tube "Fliegerhammer II" Guided Rocket Launcher - The Fliegerhammer II is an improved version of the original Fliegerhammer Rocket Launcher used by Sanya V. Litvyak, the data of which was gathered during Yoshika's time in the 501st Joint Fighter Wing. Unlike its predecessor, it can fire more rockets (18 total compared to the Fliegerhammer's 9 rockets) and can be dismissed once depleted of rockets.

Type 404C "Claymore" Anti-Ship Heat Sword - Usually only brought along if Strike is not fitted with the Aile, Sword, or IWSP Striker Pack. In place of the Bazooka, it is stored on the rear side skirt when not in use. While it has less cutting power and raw strength compared to the "Schwert Gewehr" 2.78m Anti-ship Sword, it is lighter and is faster with its swing, making it a very excellent sword in the hands of a skilled sword fighter. If the Strike is equipped with the Lightning or Gunbarrel Striker Pack, then the Claymore would be stored on the left side skirt when not in use.

Aile Striker

• 2 x Beam Saber

Sword Striker

• "Schwert Gewehr" 2.78 Meter Anti-ship Sword/Laser Gun Emitter Handle

• "Panzer Eisen" Rocket Anchor

• "Midas Messer" Beam Boomerang

Launcher Striker

• "Agni" 95mm Hyper Impulse Cannon

• Combo Weapons Pod

◾20mm Anti-ship Vulcan Gun

◾2 x 45mm Gun Launcher

Gunbarrel Striker

• 4 x Wire-guided Gunbarrel pods

◾4 x GAU-758S Railgun (1 per pod)

◾8 x M70AMSAT Missiles (2 per pod)

• M58E4 Gatling Beam Gun

Lightning Striker

• Type 70-31 Electromagnetic Cannon

• Improved Battery to increase the operational time limit of the IS by as much as 150%

• High-velocity Speed Boosters and Micro-thrusters

Integrated Weapons Striker Pack

• 2 x 75mm Cannon

• 2 x 47mm Railgun

• 2 x 1.4 meter Anti-ship Heat Sword

• Combined Shield

◾18mm 6-barrel Gatling Machine Gun

◾"Midas Messer" Beam Boomerang

Colors: Original Strike Gundam colors

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G 06) Strike Rouge Gundam

Namesake: Strike Rouge Gundam, Strike Rouge

Unit type: 3.5th Gen Custom Multi-Mode IS

Developed from: Strike Gundam

Variants:

Aile Strike Rouge

Sword Strike Rouge

Launcher Strike Rouge

Perfect Strike Rouge (2nd Shift form)

Strike Rouge IWSP

Strike Rouge Ootori

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group

Known Pilots: Michiko Yamakawa Vashti

Power-plant: Magic Core + Solar Energy System

Armor: E-Carbon, Magic Energy Composite Armor, Phase-Shift Armor

Armaments:

2 x "Igelstellung" 9mm Multi-barrel Head-mounted Vulcan

2 x "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife

4 x "Armor Schneider II" Combat Heat Knife (later upgrade) (2 x mounted in feet, similar to the Aegis Gundam's foot-mounted beam sabers)

Special Equipment and Features:

Hardpoints (for Striker Packs)

AI Support System

Power Extender

Instant Striker Pack Install System

4 x Extended Solar Battery Pack (2nd Shift form only)

Optional Equipment:

1 x 23mm High-energy Beam Rifle

Shield

Space booster

Aile Striker

Sword Striker

Launcher Striker

IWSP

Ootori Striker

• 85mm Beam Launcher

• 47mm Railgun

• 1.78 meter Large Anti-Ship Sword

• 55mm Missile Launcher

◾12 x Small Missile

Colors: Original Strike Rouge Gundam colors

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03) GNX-607T/BWT GN-XII Twin Cannon

Model number: GNX-607T/BWT

Namesake: GN-XII Twin Cannon, Twin Cannon

Unit type: Custom Heavy Assault Mobile Suit

Developed from:

GNX-607T/BW GN-XII Cannon

Developed into: none

Variants: none

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being ESF Branch

Known Pilots: Shiho Hahnenfuss

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + 1 x GN Tau Drive II

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor

Propulsion movement: GN Verniers

Armaments:

GN Beam Saber

10 x GN Claws – A secondary melee weapon unique to the GN-X series of Mobile Suits is the GN Claw, which utilizes GN particles to enhance the cutting ability of the Mobile Suit's claw-like fingers. It is mainly used as a last resort in close combat.

2 x GN Vulcan Gun (mounted in head)

GN Anti-ship Laser Sword – A handheld melee weapon developed by combining the GN Buster Sword with a beam saber. Similar to a beam saber, it has a laser edge for cutting into enemy targets, and is powerful enough to cleave a ship or large scale Neuroi in half. When not in use, it is stored on the left hip.

2 x GN Cannon – Two shoulder-mounted GN cannons based on the GN Launcher of the GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins, the two GN cannons are high output particle cannons that can easily destroy a Mobile Suit or a large-scale Neuroi in a single shot.

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Docking Port (Haro)

Optical Camouflage

Trans-Am System

"Veda-based Operating System"

Optional Equipment:

2 x GN Mega Launcher (GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins')

2 x GN Bazooka II (GN-008 Gundam Seravee's)

GN Anti-ship Laser Sword (extra, stored on right hip)

Colors: Original CGUE DEEP Arms colors

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4) SVMS-01O Over Flag Celestial Being Version

Model number: SVMS-01O

Unit type: Limited Production Transformable High Mobility Aerial Mobile Suit

Developed from:

SVMS-01O Over Flag

Developed into: To Be Announced

Variants:

SVMS-01AS Over Flag Aero Sky Package Type

SVMS-01OP Over Flag Orbit Package Type

SMVS-01SG Over Flag Ground Package Shell Type

SVMS-01AP Over Flag Orbit Package Colony Guard Type

SVMS-010A Over Flag Astro Package Type

Manufacturer: Celestial Being Mobile Suit Factory

Operators: Celestial Being Overflag Squadron

Known Pilots: Jane Thatch, Bronislava Safonov, Rosalie de La Poype, Marian E. Carl, Giuseppina Cenni, Rena Imelia, Eugenia Horbaczewski, Elizabeth F. Beurling

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + E-carbon Armor (stores Hydrogen)

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor

Armaments:

20mm Machine Gun (mounted next to where the drum cockpit would have been)

Defense Rod - A standard defensive feature of AEU and Union Mobile Suits. The defense rod is a rotating rod usually connected to the elbow joint of the Mobile Suit's left arm. Using rotary motion, the rod is capable of deflecting certain physical rounds such as bullets from a machine gun and in some cases a shot from a beam rifle by generating a plasma field. Compared to a conventional shield, the defense rod is lighter as the Flag has to maintain its speed advantage and maneuverability during combat.

200mm New Type Linear Rifle

2 x Sonic Blade (Plasma Sword)

Missiles (Air-to-air, Air-to-surface, Surface-to-Surface)

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Docking Port (Haro)

Visor AI

Hardpoint (for extra missiles)

Chaff & Flare Dispenser

"Veda-based Operating System"

Separation System

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5) GNX-604T/SC Advanced GN-X Sniper Custom

Model number: GNX-604T/SC

Unit type: Ace Pilot-Use Custom Sniper Mobile Suit

Developed from:

GN-002 Gundam Dynames

GNX-604T Advanced GN-X

Developed into: none

Variants: none

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being

Known Pilots: Wilma Bishop

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + GN Drive Tau II

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor

Propulsion movement: GN Verniers

Armaments:

2 x GN Vulcan (mounted in head)

10 x GN Claw

Advanced GN Beam Rifle – This is an advanced custom version of the standard GN-X rifle. The base parts are the same as the original, but it allows the pilot to adjust its accuracy, rate of fire and penetrating power in real time. The rifle also mounts a GN beam saber, as the standard GN-X's leg saber racks have been replaced with new GN Verniers. When not in use, the rifle is stored on the left shoulder hardpoint.

GN Sniper Rifle (GN-002 Gundam Dynames') – Mounted on right shoulder hardpoint, hand carried in use.

2 x GN Beam Machine Pistol – Has a higher rate of fire and is more accurate compared to most GN Beam Pistol models, but still weaker than the GN Submachine Gun/GN Beam Machinegun and even more so than the GN Beam Rifle. The Beam Machine Pistol contains GN Bayonet Blades with anti-beam coating to fight or defend against attacks from beam sabers or blade weapons and can be infused with GN particles like a GN blade. These GN Machine Pistols are the same type used by the GN-002REII Gundam Dynames Repair II.

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Docking Port (Haro)

Enhanced Sensors

Sniper Mode

Optical Camouflage

Trans-Am System

"Veda-based Operating System"

Optional Equipment:

GN Full Shield

Super Substratospheric Altitude Gun

Colors: Grey and green colors

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6) GNX-509T Throne Varanus

Model number: GNX-509T

Unit type: Prototype General Purpose Mobile Suit

Developed from:

GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins

GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei

GNW-003 Gundam Throne Drei

Developed into: GNX-603T GN-X

Variants: none

Manufacturer: Corner Family

Operators: Celestial Being

Known Pilots: Kuroe Ayaka

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + GN Drive Tau II

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor

Propulsion movement: GN Verniers

Armaments:

GN Long Barrel Rifle – A prototype version of the GN-X's GN Beam Rifle with long barrel attachment. Parts for the GN Particle supply system, sensors, etc. are all from the Gundam Throne Eins.

GN Beam Saber – Mounted on right knee armor, hand-carried in use.

GN Chain Gun – A small-caliber weapon that is a modified version of the Throne's GN Handgun, it is a mounted on the left arm. While its firepower is low, it is quite versatile.

GN Defense Rod – A defensive weapon consisting of a combination between a regular Defense Rod and a GN Field, it is mounted on the left shoulder.

GN Shield – Mounted on the right shoulder, it is almost identical to the shield used by the Gundam Throne Eins. It also serves a secondary role as a GN Condenser for feeding GN Particles to the rifle.

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Docking Port (Haro)

Enhanced Sensors

GN Particle Generators – Despite the name, these generators function more like GN particle emitters and the primary generator of GN particles remain the GN Drive Tau II. Two different sets of GN Particle Generators are tested on the MS in order to find out which one is more suitable. The shoulder mounted set is eventually chosen and developed into the ones used by GN-X. The waist mounted set use the same system as the ones on the Trinity Mothership and the Gundam Thrones "Turbulenz" High-Mobility Equipment, and is rejected due to its complexity.

Optical Camouflage

Trans-Am System

"Veda-based Operating System"

Optional Equipment: none

History – Alejandro invited Deborah to a secret establishment, requesting her to be the test pilot of the Throne Varanus. Alejandro reveals that he is a member of Celestial Being, and will be betraying the organization soon for a righteous cause. He then explains that the Throne Varanus was created in order to develop a mass production MS that could oppose the Celestial Being's Gundams. Thanks to the data from Deborah's use of the Throne Varanus and her advice, that the GNX-603T GN-X produced later could be so easily piloted by the soldiers of the three superpowers. Five and a half years later, around six months after Celestial Being defeated the Innovators and Ribbons Almark, Setsuna F. Seiei discovered the Varanus in a hidden hangar and used the GN-001REIII Gundam Exia Repair III to take the unit back to the Ptolemaios II for analysis. The data gathered allowed Ian and Linda Vashti to finish the GN-011 Gundam Harute's GN Sword Rifles ahead of schedule by using the Varanus' GN Chain Gun as a base for the rifles of the swords, and flight tests allowed Celestial Being engineers to see the strengths and weaknesses to be expected from the GN-X series of Mobile Suits deployed by the ESF. During the ELS War, the Throne Varanus was onboard the CBS-742 Ptolemaios II Kai, but was not fielded due to the lack of a pilot. When Tieria Erde sent the retreat signal to the ESF Defense Forces to regroup around the Celestial Being deep space colony ship, the Ptolemaios II Kai was more than 65% assimilated by the ELS. Most of the crew ejected from the ship using the escape pods, while Lasse Aeon and Sumeragi Lee Noriega abandoned the ship by piloting the Throne Varanus and the CBNGN-003 Union Flag Celestial Being Version to escape the doomed vessel and tow the escape pods into the effective range of the GNT-0000 Gundam 00 Qan[T]'s Quantum Burst to escape from the battle, transporting them to a different reality. The Varanus was then kept in storage until Kuroe Ayaka requested that the unit be upgraded and modernized for her use.

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7) GNX-607T/AC GN-XII Sword Custom

Model number: GNX-607T/AC

Unit type: Custom Heavy Assault Mobile Suit

Developed from:

GNX-607T/AC GN-XII Sword

Developed into: none

Variants: none

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being

Known Pilots: Nikka Edvardine Katajainen

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + GN Drive Tau II

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor

Propulsion movement: GN Verniers

Armaments:

2 x GN Vulcan (mounted in head)

10 x GN Claw

2 x GN Beam Saber

GN Buster Sword – Mounted on the left shoulder, the GN Buster Sword is derived from the GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei's data. The GN buster sword is a physical blade that can emit a GN field along the blade to increase the blade's keenness. Also, the field can be expanded to be used as a shield.

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Docking Port (Haro)

Enhanced Sensor Fin

Optical Camouflage

Trans-Am System

"Veda-based Operating System"

Optional Equipment:

GN Sword

2 x GN Sword II

GN Buster Sword (GNW-20000 Arche Gundam's) – An enhanced version of the GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei's GN Buster Sword, it is mounted on the left shoulder and is hand-carried in use. Compared to Zwei's, the GN Buster Sword formerly used by the Arche is longer and lighter. The weapon itself is a GN Particle-infused vibro-blade, allowing the blade to cut through any modern MS unit. Unlike the Zwei's, which doubled as both blade and shield, Arche's Buster Sword is designed purely for offense and a small shield is carried separately instead. The Buster Sword also possesses a Rifle Mode similar to GN-001 Gundam Exia's GN Sword. When activated, the sword exposes a handlebar (for stability and handling) and splits open in the middle to reveal a gun barrel.

GN Mega Launcher (GNX-607T/BW GN-XII Cannon Custom's)

Colors: White and light blue tundra colors

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8) GNX-607T/BW GN-XII Cannon Custom

Model number: GNX-607T/BW

Unit type: Custom Heavy Assault Mobile Suit

Developed from:

GNX-607T/BW GN-XII Cannon

Developed into: none

Variants: none

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operators: Celestial Being

Known Pilots: Katharine O'Hare

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + GN Drive Tau II

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor

Propulsion movement: GN Verniers

Armaments:

2 x GN Vulcan (mounted in head)

10 x GN Claw

2 x GN Beam Saber

GN Mega Launcher

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Docking Port (Haro)

Enhanced Sensor Fin

Optical Camouflage

Trans-Am System

"Veda-based Operating System"

Optional Equipment:

GN Bazooka (GN-005 Gundam Virtue's)

2 x GN Bazooka II (GN-008 Gundam Seravee's)

GN Buster Sword (GNX-607T/AC GN-XII Sword Custom's)

Colors: Tan and dark grey

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9) GNY-003F2 Gundam Abulhool Type F2

Model number: GNY-002F2 (original Abulhool), GNY-003F2B (Black version)

Namesake:

Gundam Abulhool F2, Abulhool F2 (original Abulhool)

Black Gundam Abulhool Type F2, Black Abulhool F2 (Black version)

Unit type: Transformable Reconnaissance/High Speed Assault Mobile Suit

Developed from:

GNY-003F Gundam Abulhool Type F

GNY-003FB Black Gundam Abulhool Type F

GN-003/af-G02 Gundam Kyrios Gust

Developed into: none

Variants: GNY-003F2B Black Gundam Abulhool Type F2

Manufacturer: Krung Thep

Operators: Celestial Being, Witch Overflag Squadron, Fereshte

Known Pilots: Waltraud Nowotny (original Abulhool), Hermiya (Black version)

Power-plant: Solar Energy System + GN Drive Tau II + GN Condenser

Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor

Propulsion movement: GN Verniers (Primary), Plasma Engine (Secondary)

Armaments:

GN Vulcan

2 x 5-tube Missile Launcher

• 30 x GN Micro Missile

• GN Energy Torpedoes

4 x GN Guided Bomb

2 x GN Cannon (same power as GN Launcher of Gundam Throne Eins)

2 x GN Gatling Beam Cannon - More powerful than GN Vulcans with a rate of fire and 75% power output of a GN Twin Beam Rifle, it is strong enough to destroy a GN-XIII in medium to long ranged combat and can no doubt gut through a Large-type and Heavy Neuroi in one volley with precise timing and aiming accuracy.

Special Equipment(s) & Features:

Chaff, Flare, & Smoke Dispenser

Enhanced Sensors

Optical Camouflage

Trans-Am System

"Veda-based Operating System"

Manipulators - The manipulators are pincer like weapons that serve as the Abulhool F2's "arms". The pincers can only be used in MS mode, and have a very limited range of movement. However, the manipulators can also be used for grabbing weapons and/or objects.

GN Energy Torpedo Generator - This weapon is locked for the most part and will only unlock after the Abulhool F2 has exhausted all its GN Micro Missiles. After that, the 5-tube Missile Launcher will then be able to fire unguided energy torpedoes made up of tightly dense and compressed GN Particles which are created inside the Missile Launcher. Unlike GN Missiles, GN Energy Torpedoes are powerful enough that a it only takes as few as four of them to overwhelm a GN Field and destroy a mobile suit in one hit assuming it is a direct hit in the cockpit areas. Each time GN Energy Torpedo has been fired, it takes approximately three minutes for a new GN Energy Torpedo to be generated inside the missile tube to replace the one fired.

Optional Equipment:

2 x High-output Large GN Vernier

2 x GN Buster Rifle - The same kind of weapon as used by CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam/Reborns Cannon, 1.5 Gundam, and its mass production variant the 1.5 Gundam Dark, the Abulhool F2's GN Buster Rifles also has a variable output and a cord connects it with the Abulhool F2's GN Condenser to greatly increase its firepower. The GN Buster Rifles also have mounted targeting sensors to ensure reliable accuracy and can also be fired simultaneously with the GN Cannons (also including the GN Long Barrel Cannon if mounted) for a devastating "Burst Mode" attack. They are held by the Abulhool F2's Manipulator arms.

2 x Wing Extender - Two Wing Extenders can be attached to each wing of the Abulhool F2 to increase its aerodynamic flight and speed capabilities. Based on the Anti-ship GN Sword of the Empruss they are also function as Anti-ship GN Swords which is useful for slicing enemy battleships, mobile suits, or Neuroi.

GN Long Barrel Cannon - The GN Long Barrel Cannon is armed for precise attacks at extremely high distances in the unstable conditions of the stratosphere. The Cannon is linked to a sensor in the nose that gives it considerable accuracy. This weapon was intended for missions in high atmospheric, sub-orbital, or space environment although it can also be used in Earth's atmosphere as well without complications.