"Lord Alastair! The Ceres and two other ships are heading this way!" one of Alastair's men called to him. Alastair let a cruel smile onto his lips.
"Three ships and a handful of mobile suits? They think that is enough to bring down the Crucifix? Delusional fools" the Purity leader spoke, getting to his feet. "If they're coming here I guess the Cherubim was destroyed. Have the Tyranny launch, I'll be going out in the Prejudice" Alastair said, leaving the Crucifix's bridge. "Show me your resolve, show me how determined you are to stop me" he said as he floated down the corridor. His words turned to a maniacal laugh as he moved.
Xero sat in the cockpit of the Tyranny in a black, helmetless pilot suit. His visor shined slightly from the light of his suit's consoles. "So this will be the end… Garret Kross; do not disappoint me" the blonde man spoke, taking hold of his controls. "Xero, Tyranny Gundam launching" he spoke and the black and red Gundam shot out of one of the Crucifix's many catapults.
Alastair climbed into his own mobile suit which looked like the original Justice Gundam but was white and pale green in colour with a black backpack. "This is Alastair Masamune in the Prejudice Gundam, purifying the universe!" the black haired man called as the Gundam flew out into space.
"Garret and Marcel, two mobile suits have launched from the Crucifix. One is the Tyranny and the other looks like the Justice, intercept them!" Richard called to the Paladin and Rebound.
"Roger!" Garret and Marcel both said at the same time. The two Gundams branched off from the others and headed straight for the Tyranny and Prejudice.
"So we know Xero is in the Tyranny, who is in that Justice lookalike?" Marcel asked.
"Alastair Masamune" Garret replied, readying his Moralltach.
"You think so? Well you and that Xero guy have a score to settle so I'll let you take on the Tyranny. I'll go for the other one" Marcel said, letting his Neptunis mirrors spread out around him.
"Right, good luck" Garret said, drawing his second Moralltach and flying at the Tyranny.
"Let's get this started" Marcel spoke, sending away all but two of his mirrors. He began firing into the two he kept while the others darted around the Prejudice. He watched as the white Gundam expertly avoided the attacks and kept coming for him. "Not good" Marcel said. He joined his two rifles together into a single gun and fired a concentrated beam straight at the Prejudice without using the mirrors. The Prejudice dipped down under the beam and drew both of its beam sabres.
"So this is one of the new models. A good ranged attacker, but what happens when I get in close?" Alastair asked, ramming the Rebound with his shield. "You two should have swapped opponents" he laughed, letting Marcel steady himself.
"Xero! It's time to end this!" Garret roared as he flew at the Tyranny.
"End it? But it's only just begun" Xero said with a cruel smile as he slammed his beam sabre blades against the blades of Garret's swords. The two exchanged multiple blows before retreating back. "Your friend is going to die" Xero said casually, putting away his beam sabres and drawing his beam rifle.
"What? What do you mean?" Garret asked, opening both his swords.
"There's no way a ranged Gundam like his will be able to stand up to the Prejudice. He's too slow and his little mirrors will be all but useless" Xero explained. Garret's eyes widened as he saw the truth in what Xero was saying. "Then you will have to face both me and Alastair, you can't beat both of us at the same time" the Purity pilot said.
"Dammit…" Garret said, wanting to look over to his friend.
"Just go. I only want to fight you if you're at your best" Xero said, turning away from the Paladin.
"Xero…" Garret murmured. "I'll be back to finish this!" he called as he opened the Paladin's wings and soared towards Marcel and Alastair. He saw the Prejudice moving in with its double-ended beam sabre, ready to finish the Rebound. "Marcel!" Garret roared, firing a barrage of shots from his swords.
"Hmm, that one?" Alastair commented, quickly dodging the shots. "Did Xero lose already? No, he let him come…" Alastair said, irritation clear on his face.
"Marcel, I want you to go help attack the Crucifix" Garret said, moving in front of the Rebound, holding both his swords ready.
"What? You can't take both of them!" Marcel exclaimed.
"The Tyranny isn't going to attack while I'm fighting this guy. Just go!" Garret ordered. Marcel punched the wall of his cockpit then placed the Rebound's hand on the Paladin's shoulder.
"Don't get shot down" Marcel said, flying away. He looked in the mirror in front of him as he flew and quickly fired his rifle into it. The beam emerged from a mirror behind the Prejudice and hit the white Gundam's shield, destroying it.
"Alastair Masamune" Garret said, knowing the Purity leader could hear him.
"I'm afraid I do not know your name. However it matters little, you will be dead soon" Alastair said, rushing at the Paladin. He pulled his beam sabres apart and attacked Garret with both. The Paladin blocked with its swords and then brought its knee up into the Prejudice. The white Gundam was pushed back slightly before flying up, away from Garret.
"Why are you doing this? Why eliminate all Coordinators?!" Garret roared, giving chase.
"Project UCT562, codename, Angel" Alastair spoke. He deployed his backpack which flew down at Garret, firing its beam cannons. Garret avoided the shots and dodged the backpack as it flew past.
"Angel?" Garret asked, firing the Valiants of his swords at the Prejudice.
"Angel was the name given to a secret project intended to create the third 'Ultimate Coordinator'. It was undertaken by a small team of renegade scientists without any sort of military funding. The reason for the project, to create the ultimate weapon" Alastair explained as he dodged the attacks. He sheathed one of his sabres and drew his beam rifle, turning to fire at the Paladin. He watched as the Gundam blocked the shots with its shield before he spoke again. "There were five candidates for the project. Each of them died one by one until the final candidate remained. This one survived. The result was a perfectly healthy baby boy. He was born a Coordinator, having his genes altered, but had absolutely no superiority to a Natural. No enhanced skills, no increased disease immunity. Just a baby boy who was thrown away garbage and labeled a failure" Alastair said, anger rising in his voice.
"So that's baby was you. Now you want to prove yourself, am I right?" Garret asked, slashing at the Prejudice who countered with his sabre.
"Hardly. I simply want revenge. Revenge against the Coordinators who created me, failed to give me the power I so rightfully deserved and then throwing me away to die!" Alastair roared, his face contorted in rage as he lashed out with his beam sabre. "Then I shall rule the Naturals as a superior being who surpassed the Coordinators!" Alastair said, laughing maniacally.
"You're insane!" Garret roared, firing the guns in his swords and point-blank range. The Prejudice barely dodged the attacks and then kicked the Paladin away. His backpack swooped in and slammed into the blue and black Gundam's torso. Alastair continued his psychotic laugh as he fired a barrage of shots down at Garret. The blonde pilot kicked the Prejudice's backpack up into the beams, causing it to explode.
"Of course you'd say that! You're one of them after all, a perfect freak, the ultimate sin of Humanity!" Alastair yelled angrily, flying down towards the Paladin with his beam sabres out.
"The only freak here is you!" Garret said, slamming his swords against Alastair's. The Prejudice leapt back, quickly putting its sabres away and taking the beam boomerangs from its shoulders. It hurled the weapons, the first cleaving through the Paladin's shield and the second cutting through one of his Moralltachs.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up! Just die!" Alastair roared, the sweat running down his face as he drew his sabres again and closed in on the Paladin.
"Hell, this guy isn't letting up!" Garret said. He quickly pulled out one of his SMGs and fired. The bullets destroyed the left arm of the Prejudice and the white Gundam quickly dashed to the right.
"How dare you wound the Prejudice!" Alastair yelled, coming in for another attack. Garret retreated back but Alastair kept coming, wildly swinging his beam sabre. Then something rammed the Prejudice from the side, sending the Purity leader's Gundam flying. Garret watched as the Tyranny retreated from the Prejudice's staggered form.
"Xero, you're helping me?" Garret asked, looking at the black and red Gundam.
"I heard his reasoning for this war, I can't say I agree with them. I refuse to fly under such twisted reasons" Xero explained. "But don't get too comfortable with me at your side, once this is over I'm still going to take you down" Xero said, taking off his visor.
"Xero, you traitorous bastard" Alastair growled. Garret watched as the Tyranny shot forward and began clashing sabres with the Prejudice. The Paladin moved forward, putting away its remaining Moralltach and drawing its second SMG.
"Xero, move!" Garret called. The Tyranny strafed to the side as Garret leapt up, firing a hail of beam shots at the Prejudice. Alastair pulled the controls and his Gundam descended, some of the bullets catching the side of his head. Alastair growled again as half of his cameras went offline.
"Attack the blind side!" Xero instructed, moving to the Prejudice's left side.
"Predictable!" Alastair said, discarding his beam sabre and taking his boomerang, hurling it at the Tyranny. The beam blade nicked the Gundam's torso, opening a long gash that exposed the cockpit. "Now you're mine!" the black-haired man said, turning and drawing his rifle. He fired just as Xero moved, the attack destroying the lower half of the Tyranny's left leg.
"Alastair!" Garret yelled, turning his thrusters to maximum and charging at the Prejudice. The blue and black Gundam threw its SMGs away and drew its Moralltach, gripping the handle with both hands. The Prejudice turned slowly and Alastair's eyes went wide as the blade of Garret's sword pierced just below the cockpit.
"Hahahahaha! I win" Alastair laughed, his eyes twitching.
"You're deluded, you've lost this war!" Garret said.
"Oh but it is you that has lost" Alastair said. "You see, when the Prejudice is destroyed, it will send a signal to the Crucifix which will in turn start a countdown" the crazed man explained.
"A countdown… what is it for?" Garret demanded.
"Oh I'm sure you'll find out soon enough. Goodbye… Coordinators!" Alastair said. He began laughing manically as the Prejudice began to glow and then exploded, pushing the Paladin away.