Chapter 1.5: Zako Zako Hour

In the caves of Lacroa, a group of Zako Soldiers looked at the end of the tunnel they were in, standing up. The 'wall' (which was actually a boulder) rolled away, revealing three Zako Soldiers, holding microphones. The one on the left was triangular and yellow. The one in the center was spherical and red, and the one on the right was a blue cube.

"Ladies and gentlebots," Red Mic said as he and the other two bowed, "Welcome to the Zako Zako Hour! Today's meeting is all about! All together…"

All three hosts cried, "What's Happening Right Now On The Gundamusai Without Zakos!"

"Zako," Red Mic began, "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we're reporting the Zako Zako Hour from a cave somewhere deep in Lacroa!"

"Zako-zako!" Blue Mic and Yellow Mic said.

"Let's get a report from our correspondent aboard the Gundamusai!" Red Mic said, "Just a moment…!"

Red Mic gave Yellow Mic a bonk on the head, and Yellow Mic's eye projected a holographic screen onto the space behind them. It showed the normal Zako Zako Hour stage on the ship's engine room. The iron curtain rose, showing a single Zako Soldier wearing a chef's hat and carrying a ladle.

"Hello!" Ladle Zako said, bowing.

"Hey there!" Red Mic waved, "What's happening on the ship?"

"Greetings!" Ladle Zako said, "I'm coming to you direct from the ship's interior! Do you remember when you all fell out and couldn't get back in?" The screen behind Ladle Zako showed the Zako Soldiers falling from the Gundamusai during the crash. A tear fell from Ladle's eye."Well, I've been pretty lonely since then. I've haven't had anybody to talk in what seems like forever!"

Ladle Zako, Red Mic, Blue Mic, and Yellow Mic burst into tears for a brief moment before calming down.

"Moving right along," Ladle Zako said, "I am now going to report on the current situation as I see it!"

Ladle hopped off of his stage and marched into the center of the engine room.

"This is the engine room," He said, "And as you can see, there's nobody here."

"You're right!" The hosts cried.

Next Ladle Zako was in one of the ship's halls. "This is the passageway, also deserted." He marched off, but stopped when he came to a door fenced off by the SDG.

"Um, this is what is commonly known as a dead-end."

Next he was in the food locker.

"This is the food storage area, as I'm sure you remember," Ladle Zako said, "No one's here! Even Cobramaru is gone, Zako!"

"It's so empty!" The three hosts cried.

"Next!" And Ladle Zako was in the Re-equip Ring hanger. "This is the launch bay for the Re-equip Ring!"

"Interesting!" The hosts nodded.

"Actually," Yellow Mic said, "Captain Gundam uses that device to change his weapons. Mm-hm!" He clapped his hands in excitement. "It's a very cool process!"

"Hey, don't say that, Zako!" Red Mic and Blue Mic cried, punching Yellow Mic.

"Sorry, Zako!" He wailed.

Now Ladle Zako was in the elevator. "Here's another nifty feature!" He pressed the button inside the elevator, causing the doors to close and it to rise. "This is one of the main elevators! And if you go up all the way…" He was now at the lookout. "You come out here at the very top of the ship!"

"You skipped over an important location!" Blue Mic cried as the image changed back to Ladle Zako on the ship's stage.

"Yeah, you forgot the bridge, Zako!" Red Mic accused.

Yellow Mic nodded. "He's right."

"Uh, I didn't forget!" Ladle Zako insisted, "All the members of the Gundam Force are up there, and I didn't want to get caught and thrown into the ship's jail!"

The image changed to show Captain, Shute, Zero, and the princess in the bridge. The hosts fell over.

"The other two Gundams, Genkimaru and Bakunetsumaru fell off the ship with us Zakos!" Ladle Zako went on. He slumped. "All of my friends are long gone...and I can tell you that being alone on this ship is very painful!" He wailed.

The hosts wailed as well, sharing his pain.

"However," Ladle Mic said, "I've made friends with a family of Elmice, and it turns out they're a lot of fun! They're helping me get my mind of the situation."

At those words, some Elmice crawled onto the ship's stage. One hopped into Ladle Zako's hand.

"That's my report," Ladle Zako finished, bowing. "Bye! Zako."

The hosts were flummoxed.

"…He's having more fun than we are." Yellow Mic remarked.

Another boulder fell down between the hosts and the audience.

"So why don't we try to have more fun?" Red Mic asked.

"Zakos rule!" The audience cheered.