Gundam 00: Phoenix
Plan of Rescue
Middle East, September 3, Azadistan Border
Viper cracked his eyes open from his short nap upon the sound of footsteps passing through the blasted canyon and into the base. Several men were coming back from a patrol.
Yesterday they lost twenty soldiers in the firefight while the Federation lost, if he recalled correctly, thirty-five and an APC. They had just pushed too far up when they had broken the left flank leaving their line dangerously stretched thin and in towns or cities, it was easy to ambush and set up traps which had taken a toll on the Federation forces. Despite that, however, the Federation troops proved to be no slouch and fought just as well as they did.
The Rising Phoenix's losses in total, however was much more then the Earth Sphere Federation's. Four artillery pieces that could not be replaced, two Aces, a Viper tank and the men they had lost during the firefight may not sound as much, but they didn't have the sheer numbers of equipment and troops the Federation had in the area, at least not yet.
Still the Gundam had arrived in the area and was being quickly repaired along. The Gundam and Ace Phantoms had been sent to a hidden hanger in the area, relatively close by and it gave most of the men stationed here a sign of comfort and relief. Though limited, they now had a group of units which could even the tides of the battles that would be coming up in the future.
"Lieutenant Daniel!" he then heard someone shout his name from the hall into his post. "Get to the briefing room, command wants everyone to hear this!"
Listening to those words Viper got up and headed towards the briefing room to find dozens of people there while more were arriving by the second. At this rate the room would be so cramped that no one else would be able to fit in it. The small carved out reinforced room just wasn't made for everyone on base to be there at once.
Their commander, a broad bearded man who looked like he had been in a few too many brawls, dressed exactly like the rest of the troops, paced slowly back and forth waiting for the majority of the troops to pile in and listen to what he had to say.
Slowly the people stopped coming in and the commander took account of everyone in the room before he signalled everyone to stop what chatter was going on and to focus on him.
With the flick of a button, the small projector in the room activated displaying a map on a blank wall.
The man pointed a small laser over an area which was the Federation base of operations in the region. "We've gotten reports from our scouts that the Federation is mobilizing out of this base in the region and spreading out across the Azadistan border likely to find our base and get back at us for yesterday," the commander said in a deep gravelly voice. "Unfortunately for us intel has told me the commander in charge of this sweeping operation is the Wild Bear of Russia, Sergei Smirnov. It'll be the first time Rising Phoenix ground forces will be truly fighting him and his forces so we need to do our best our so the bear won't maul us."
"Any word on their strength, sir?" someone asked from the crowd.
The commander shook his head. "We have no intel on their current fighting strength aside from the fact they'll be bringing that new model that battled with the Pegasus yesterday and the forces that have been observed in the region so at least expect a regiment, possibly more once the conflict escalates."
"Will command be reinforcing us, sir?" another question then came out from the crowd.
"I've just gotten news of our that units from the Asian Branch are en-route to our location. They will slowly be trickling in from G-32 Skymasters, but we'll be the ones to fight A-Laws and the Federation first so we can hopefully disrupt their supply lines while strengthening ours," the man said causing murmurs to go around before they silenced. "I also got word that Captain Wesker is coming all the way here and he'll be in charge of some of the field operations, personally. So I expect only the best for the captain. Is that understood?" he asked his men.
"Sir, yes, sir!" came a reply from the crowd that echoed throughout the base.
The commander then went on about tasks and duties, but Viper didn't listen as he thought about what the commander had just said.
The captain coming here made Viper question the move, but he kept it to himself for now. The leader shouldn't be on the front since if he died everything could fall apart, but if he excelled in tactics and leadership and survived then it would be a major morale boast for the troops. But still, this was riskier for them then it was for the Federation putting Sergei Smirnov on the frontline.
He, however, would just have to wait and see when this Wesker arrived. Even if he was a veteran from the Congo Campaign and a former special forces soldier nobody on the ground recognized his skills since he was never in action alongside with them. He would have to gain the respect of some troops who have never heard of him until recently.
Viper just hoped Wesker wasn't too rusty or old or they would be stuck babysitting a commander while being shot at by the Federation.
Earth's Orbital Ring, September 3, Ptolemaios II
Ian growled upon hearing news that had just come in from Wang Liu Mei just earlier today. If wasn't that this information could possibly false, as he still suspected a mole, but at the situation this information was putting them in.
They had found out where Allelujah was being held captive, but there was one problem, A-Laws was going to execute him if they did not hurry–but they would be waiting if they did.
This, in fact, could also be a trap that the A-Laws intentionally leaked out so they could destroy Celestial Being in one fell swoop, but the risk had to be taken. They needed to be at full fighting strength.
"They're intentionally drawing us out by doing this," Ian said tightening his fist. "Either we stay here and let Allelujah be executed or we head down and risk falling into their hands. Both options are risky and the later could be fatal if we make even a single mistake against A-Laws."
Nena then turned to Ian. "We have to go down there though. It's better to fall into a trap and having a chance to get out alive with Allelujah then just leaving him to die if we stay up here," she said to him, stating her opinion. "And if that happens then there'll be no one to pilot Arios."
"But we don't know what to expect! Even with this information, A-laws could be hiding plenty of traps for us when the time comes."
Lasse then jumped into the conversation. "I agree with Nena. We just can't let them execute Allelujah when we still have the chance. He's our comrade and it's our duty to rescue him after all these years." Lasse then turned to Tieria who was in the room beside Lyle Dylandy and Setsuna F. Seiei. "Even if it means risking everything we've been working on over the past four years it's worth a shot."
"Thing is," Tieria began, "brute force will simply announce our presence and then they'll execute him upon arrival making our attempt useless. We need to come up with a plan that can halt the execution or cause a massive disturbance in the facility to allow us to rescue him."
"Miss Sumeragi may be able to come up with something, but... she's still locked in her room ," Feldt then said causing many to put their head down, unable to figure how they would go through with the rescue for they needed a well executed plan.
"Did Miss Sumeragi get the information about Allelujah?" Nena then asked Feldt who nodded her head.
"Everything on what we've received has been sent to her. Hopefully she's looked over it and will help us, even if it's just this once."
Lyle Dylandy then spoke up. "Sorry if I sound like an idiot, but who exactly is this Allelujah. He's all I've been hearing about this entire day and I've barley even scratched the surface on your databases due to all this rapid training you're putting me through."
"Allelujah's a Gundam Meister just like the rest of us who is also a super soldier. He was with us from the very beginning until he was captured by the UN in Operation Fallen Angel. We assumed he may have died up until now," Setsuna stated briefly giving just the bare bones version to who Allelujah was.
"A super soldier, I can see why you're so eager to rescue him, aside from the fact he's your friend and comrade of course," Lyle said with a nod. "However I'm still not so sure about this operation in the works. A-Laws is bound to have their best around this place if it is a trap and it is a high security prison for anti-government prisoners. Won't be easy breaking in, grabbing Allelujah then running out. You'd have to really shake up the facility to not run into dozens of guards."
"We can still try, we have to," Lasse replied and was about to go on until the door of the briefing room opened revealing Miss Sumeragi.
"Is it true?" Sumeragi asked as she floated forward, "have you found Allelujah?"
Everyone in the room nodded their head before Setsuna then stepped forward.
"Mrs. Sumeragi we need a mission plan on how to rescue Allelujah," he said simply to her.
Mrs. Sumeragi, however, cringed upon hearing those words and lowered her head. "Don't ask me to help, it'll only get more people killed. I just can't be responsible for any more deaths on our part. I'm simply not good enough to be Celestial Being's tactical forecaster. I'd just be placing everyone in danger." She then preceded to turn around and head out of the room.
Setsuna then stepped up even further towards Mrs. Sumeragi. "Let it be known that even if the missions fails we would never blame you for it. No matter what happens, Allelujah is our comrade and we're going to save him," Setsuna said to her in a firm voice. "So please, work out a tactical plan for us."
Mrs. Sumeragi stood there infront of them before she slowly continued forward out of the door but just stop right outside of the room. "Feldt, update me on our present fighting strength and situation. If rescuing Allelujah means everything to all of you, then I'll do it even if it may just be this once."
Feldt's eyes went open with joy. "Of course Mrs. Sumeragi," she said before Mrs. Sumeragi left everyone's sight.
"Setsuna, you really have a way with words," Nena said with a slight giggle.
Tieria readjusted his glasses with a weak smile. "I'm really glad that we have you back Setsuna. Never thought you'd be the one to get Mrs. Sumeragi back with us, even if it's temporary. Now, let's get to work."
Upon Tieria finishing everyone then turned to each other and nodded with a their eyes glowing with confidence and determination. It was time to get ready to rescue their comrade.
Africa, September 3, A-Laws High-Security Detention Center
Soma thought about what that prisoner, Allelujah Haptism, who had called out to her several times using the name Marie and talked as if he knew her as a close friend while she sat in the Detention Center's officer's lounge.
Just how exactly did that super soldier know her so well? It was if they had met before and somehow apart of her felt like she knew him personally. That, however, could not make sense. She never saw anyone at the Super Human Institute that looked like him at all or heard of him.
Allelujah must be hallucinating after being trapped here for over four years or his memories had been altered to think he recognized her ages ago before he escaped. It would all be ending, though, for high command felt that he should be executed before Celestial Being tried to make a move and rescue him.
She didn't like the idea of the A-Laws executing him, but she had no decision in it and she wouldn't dare try to break him out. Not after he levelled the entire Super Human Institute along with all those like her without any sort of mercy.
"First Lieutenant Peries, may I ask you something about that prisoner?" Andrei's voice came as she noticed he was beside her.
"You're wondering if I know him?" she replied back with Andrei almost looking in surprise but he easily kept his cool demeanour.
"Yes, he kept calling you the name Marie and he talked as if he knew you, any explanation to this?" Andrei asked.
Soma shook her head. "I haven't got much of a clue how he thinks he knows me. The name Marie doesn't even exist in any of those files that were taken from the Super Human Institute." Soma then looked at Andrei. "How well do you know your father? He never said much about you."
This question seem to cause Andrei become slightly aggravated as he clenched his fist before he settled down. "Of course you haven't. That man doesn't even care about his own blood and kin."
Soma gave Andrei a slightly confused look. There was no way the colonel she knew would be like this. He always cared so much about his troops and tried his best to come up with plans that would cost as few lives as possible.
"Exactly why do you say that about him?" Soma asked curiously.
"Because," Andrei began, "that man allowed my mother to die."
Soma would have let out a gasp if it weren't for her being a soldier. Instead she simply asked, "How did Colonel Smirnov allow your mother to die? He's not a man who would do that. There has to be a reason."
"He followed his orders which ended up killing my mother. She was left out there with the 4th Platoon and instead of reinforcing the line, all forces were pulled back to form the final line against the Union leaving the 4th Platoon out there and when it ended, almost none of them were left," Andrei replied back bitterly. "They never even found her body, afterwards."
"Have you ever thought that you father regrets the decision; that maybe he did it for the lives of others?" Soma then said.
"Still doesn't excuse what he did. He's never even apologized for what he did. It was if she didn't matter to him or I that I even matter to him, for a fact. He never said anything."
Soma gave Andrei a saddened look. She could feel the hatred for Sergei from Andrei thanks to her Quantum Brainwaves. It wasn't something that could just be fixed by words, especially not hers. She just couldn't understand his pain as he did for it was his own, not hers.
The door in the lounge then opened revealing a soldier.
"Lieutenant, the main force has arrived," he announced causing Soma to get up and head towards the door.
"Very good, tell everyone to take stations," she told the soldier as Andrei followed.
She could think about what Andrei had said about the Colonel and how this super soldier knew her later once everything was read and after they had waited to see if Celestial Being would take the bait.
Middle East, September 3,Azadistan Border, Guyana-class Battleship Sahara
A land battleship and several mobile suits scanned the area searching for any sort of clue while inside the bridge crew members were keeping a watchful eye over the area.
The battleship's main screen zeroed in on the area where the battle had taken place yesterday with Sergei trying to figure out what direction the Rising Phoenix may have come from.
There was so much ground to cover that Sergei knew that he needed to find at least the general area where the Rising Phoenix was located before he could launch a large-scale a search-and-destroy operation. Even with their massive army only so many could enter non-Federation countries and despite Katharon not being too dangerous, they were spread thin trying to cover all this territory and make sure rebellions wouldn't flare up.
Tracing the locations of the wreckages and tracks left by Rising Phoenix Forces, Sergei noticed none of them went towards any one location, but instead were spread out across the sands and rocky terrain before vanishing. Because of this, the Rising Phoenix were making it hard to even figure out where they were going.
The only thing they had going was the chance that they may be able to pick up Rising Phoenix signatures due to the GN Dispersal Towers being down and would unlikely be replaced any time soon with the activity going on in the region.
"Sir, message coming in, it's from...A-Laws headquarters," one of the comm. officers hesitantly said.
"Patch it through," Sergei ordered in reluctance, not showing it of course. A-Laws could order nearly anything out of ordinary Federation forces when needed as they were the government's autonomous peacekeeping force. The difference between their ranks were far too great; A-Laws, essentially, had absolute power.
The screen flickered as the strategic map transitioned to the face of Homer Katagiri, A-Laws command-in-chief.
"Colonel Smirnov, I'm sending Major Lindt to help sweep the region. He specializes in mop-up operations, it should not be hard for the Rising Phoenix to be found and we can bring back order to the region," Homer announced with a stern look. "You're superiors have been advised of this. Confirmation of this order will be sent shortly. Just thought I would give you a heads up of what to expect."
"Are we to assist with Major Lindt in the coming operations?" Sergei then asked. He prayed A-Laws wouldn't be assuming command of the operation. This was the Federation Military's job to maintain order.
"Only when it's deemed necessary. All Federation forces are to continue with their current operations as given by their superiors," Katagiri responded. "Should assistance be required we will call upon you and I expect you to bring the best the Earth Sphere Federation Military has to offer."
"Understood," Sergei acknowledged as the screen then transitioned back to the strategic map with the comm. officer confirming they were no longer connected to an A-Law's channel.
"Damn A-Laws, at this rate the Federation military isn't even going to exist if they're going to handle every task that comes to light in the world, in fact they might as well integrate the entire Federation Army and get it over with," Sergei stated distastefully before he then turned to the ship's helmsman. "Have us regroup with the Gobi. Once we've rendezvoused with them we'll sweep the path from Point-D to Point-G." Sergei pointed out towards a an area near the border riddled with multiple canyons which winded down into the sandy dunes.
"Yes, sir," the helmsmen responded as the ship began to head out towards its destination.
They needed to find the Rising Phoenix before A-Laws got here to prove it would be the Earth Sphere Federation who would safeguard the world which answered to the people, not A-Laws who answered only to the government.
Earth's Orbital Ring, September 3, Ptolemaios II
Mrs. Sumeragi stared at the screen analyzing everything once again, though she had already sent the team her tactical plan.
It would be a lightning-fast strike which would weaken their enemy and should disrupt the enemy forces and personnel long enough for them to rescue Allelujah and make it out in just five minutes, hopefully less.
When she had gone over all her plan she found it strange seeing the exact same girl who had incited so much hate against Celestial Being now helping them as a Gundam Meister, but Mrs. Sumeragi would take all the help should could get for this mission to succeed and Nena's hacking abilities combined with her Gundam would be of great use for this operation to delay the enemy from responding to Celestial Being's attack.
What was even stranger, however, was Lyle Dylandy's technical scores despite him being classified as a complete novice. The scores were incredibly high, though lower, then Neil Dylandy's, but hopefully Lyle could put up a performance that would at least be respectable to that of the past Lockon.
Even if he didn't down any mobile suits, as long as Lyle could keep those mobile suits busy and unable to regroup the mission should succeed in the aspect of keeping 00 and Seravee covered at long-range.
The main concern, however, was what would happen inside the detention center. Even if the facility was shaken and disrupted by the fighting there would be plenty of guards that could cause the plan to become a failure as the technological advantage of a Gundam simply meant nothing on foot. It was something that Sumeragi tried her best to counteract, but all she could do was wait and see if Setsuna got out of the prison; the same could be said for the rest of the plan for a matter of fact–to see if it worked out or not.
Setsuna's words then repeated themselves in her head. "Let it be known that even if the missions fails we would never blame you for it. No matter what happens, Allelujah is our comrade and we're going to save him."
Despite those words it wasn't just the blame of others that could put her down but also her own. The others may be able to live with failure but Sumeragi could simply not, not after what had transpired years ago which had cost the life of someone dear to her and made her the way she is today.
Lingering on the memories she opened the fridge and grabbed a beer. She needed something to drown both the sorrow of the past and possibly even the sorrow of the future.
The controls of the Vier rattled as the Ptolemaios began its rapid descent through the upper limits of the atmosphere towards the target.
Nena readied herself for the inevitable launch before the Ptolemaios submerged itself to create a massive tidal wave which was the main key to this plan.
This plan was bold and daring. In less than five minutes Allelujah would have to be located and then rescued while keeping A-Laws forces away from the 00 Gundam as Setsuna would be the one doing the rescue single-handily in the facility before returning to the 00.
The A-Laws even knew they were coming and had plenty of mobile suits with solar reactors guarding the facility from what Wang Liu Mei's intel had told all of them. There were even some outdated machines which could prove to be problematic if they weren't eliminated before Arios was released although a well place particle beam would put them down.
The fighting, however, was not her role. In fact she was only suppose to enter the battle once Arios had hit the field which she would cover for. Until then, she would be trying to hack A-Laws communications systems and disable off temporarily. Even a thirty seconds of a communications blackout on the A-Laws side would be enough to keep them disorganized.
"00, Cheridum, Seravee, Vier, you're all cleared for launch. Catapult decks one and two are open for less than twenty seconds, good luck," Feldt's voice came over the channel advising them to immediately launch.
With those words all four Gundams left the Ptolemaios within rapid succession in fifteen seconds before the Ptolemaios continued forward, screaming towards earth.
Upon the Gundams leaving their mother ship, Cheridum immediately began towards one of the designated points take up position.
The 00 and Seravee then began slowly descending, but stopped a fair ways off from the facility to remain out of sight until the first phase of the plan had gone through.
"Nena, you stay back until the second phase of the plan is complete. Keep the enemy's communications and sensors jammed for as long as possible," Tieria told her with Nena giving a simple nod as her reply. "Well, Lyle Dylandy, we'll see if Setsuna was right to let you take on the name of Lockon," Tieria then said to Lyle.
"We'll just have to wait and see then, won't we?" Lyle replied back in a rather relaxed manner.
Seconds later, as excepted, a massive tidal wave shot up into the air which towered over everything in the vicinity before the waves rushed towards the detention center, sweeping away anything in its path with ease showing the force of nature.
The waves then slammed into the detention center before it quickly withdrew as fast they had come, sweeping whatever the waves had caught back with it.
"Phase one is complete, Tieria," Setsuna then spoke up, informing Tieria to begin phase two of the plan.
The 00 and Seravee then raced off towards the detention center intent on rescuing their friend before the A-Laws could recover.
North Africa, September 3, A-Law's Detention Facility
Andrei Smirnov, Soma Peries and several security members rushed down the hallways of the detention center, to reach subject E-57s prison cell. He had to be secured before Celestial being got in and rescued him.
As they raced down the hallway they came upon an officer with several guards around him.
"Quickly, we must secure subject E-57 immediately before Celestial Being can break him out!" the officer exclaimed, who had drawn his pistol. "Kill him if they get too close to the cell, we can't afford him breaking out of here alive."
Several members of the officer's retinue nodded their heads as they rushed to the prison room which held subject E-57.
The officer then activated his small headset. "Colonel Mannequin, we're moving to secure subject E-57 and we're-" The officer then noticed his headset was only picking up static without any end causing him to give a growl. "C'mon we need to hurry, they're already jamming our communication signal!"
The building then suddenly rumbled and shook causing concrete, metal and support beams from the ceilings to fall forcing everyone to flee out of harm's way.
The dust in the air caused a few coughs among several peoplein the hallway.
"Everyone still here?" the officer then said with replies from everyone who had been with him coming back immediately after recovering. "Alright now get–"
Explosion abruptly rocked the building near the officer's position causing everyone nearby to shield themselves only to be suddenly gun down through the smoke without warning.
Immediately Soma and Andrei, along with their security team, rushed behind cover and began returning fire through the smoke which had already begun to clear.
Andrei scowled upon seeing who the figures were. "It's Katharon!" he stated as one of the Katharon troops fell dead to pistol fire. "They've blocked off the main route to subject E-57. Lieutenant, you'll have to take the long way around to reach Subject E-57. We'll handle things here for you."
Soma nodded her head. "Thanks," she replied as she took off, rapidly sprinting down the hallway before making a sharp left turn that almost caused her to stumble due to her swiftness if it weren't for her heightened reflexes.
Even if she didn't approve of killing Allelujah, she could not let Celestial Being rescue their comrade. It was her duty to stop this as it was too dangerous for Celestial Being to have another Gundam Meister.
She could not hesitate to kill him when the time came as she neared the cell that contained Allelujah,
"Stop, don't do it, we know Allelujah!" she heard a faint voice suddenly say to her in her head that sounded almost exactly like her as she came closer and closer to the cell.
Soma gritted her teeth as she kept moving. She didn't have time for a voice in her head to distract her, not now, not ever.
"Just listen, you can't kill him or you'll regret it! Whatever affects me will affect you, you have to listen to me or you'll never be able to live with yourself!"
Soma continued to ignore the voice not thinking about why this voice was talking as if they were both the same person. It couldn't be possible that she had an alternate personality; no perfect super soldier would ever have something like this and there were no files on this either.
Coming up to the prison cell she found it was open; the door blown open.
She scowled at seeing Subject E-57 escaping until she heard footsteps descending away in the distance and it was considerably light. It had to be E-57.
Quickly she pursued after the escapee. Hopefully he was worn down by his ordeal of being here for four years which should allow her to catch him before he got out.
The voice in her head then spoke again, "Don't you remember Allelujah from the Super Human Institute? Don't you remember me, Marie Parfacy?"
Several images of a lab and what seemed to be a younger version of herself paralyzed in a sealed bed then flashed into Soma's mind upon hearing those words and the name which nearly caused her to freeze in place if it weren't for her being so focused on tracking down Allelujah.
"Just who the hell are you and why are so showing yourself now?" Soma said to herself in her mind. Were these her own memories or something implanted from long ago?
"I'm you and you're me and Allelujah is not the enemy he's our friend! Don't you remember he was our only friend when we were in the Super Human Institute, the only one who ever knew we were there or cared. Don't we have the same memories; why can't you remember, Soma?" the voice then said, getting louder and more emotional.
Soma immediately shot back in response, tired of hearing this voice, "We are not the same! He killed everyone at the Super Human Institute without any mercy. He killed Lieutenant Ming and my comrades while laughing like a madman! Even if we share the same memories it doesn't change anything. It's our duty as a super soldier to stop him!"
The voice then seemed to die away at that response as Soma exited the hallway which led to the building's exterior corridor with an orange Gundam that had crashed it's way nearby and there was her target, Subject E-57, Allelujah Haptism.
Allelujah quickly turned to see her levelled the pistol at him.
"I don't want to kill you, but as my duty as a soldier I must stop you from escaping, no matter the cost," she stated to the weary super soldier.
"Marie Parfacy, don't do this!" he shouted back at her.
"Don't call me that! I'm not her and even if I am we're not the same person!" Soma bellowed as her finger squeezed on the trigger to end this once and for all. No more of this Marie nonsense; she was who she was, this was her duty and no voice or memories would change that.
The wall to the outside suddenly came crashing forward towards Soma which sent up debris and dust everywhere causing Peries to head back into the hall she came from to avoid being crushed.
This left her disgusted at her for that moment of hesitation as she slammed on the wall. Now the question was would that Marie persona attempt to appear again and distract her from what her duty as a super soldier was?
"Lieutenant!" she then heard Andrei call out coming towards her with several security guards. "Are you alright?"
Soma nodded. "I'm fine but Subject E-57 got away," she stated looking at the wall of debris now at the hallway's entrance. "Is the area secured of Katharon forces?"
"We managed to get some of them, but the majority managed to break out the prisoners and escape. There were simply too many of them and too few of us at the time," one of the guards told her. "So, what now, ma'am?"
"We need to tend to matters here and take account of what happened," Soma replied back causing the entire group to nod their heads and begin heading back to take account of the damage and casualties this had caused them.
As Allelujah took control of Arios he just couldn't believe that Marie and been totally replaced by this Soma persona. Nothing existed of the person he once knew, not a single shred of personality from the gentle and loving Marie. Just a determined super soldier who wanted to put any mystery of her past behind.
He then noticed a stinging pain emitting from his shoulder and looked to see it was slowly bleeding. She must of pulled the trigger when the wal began to collapse inwards.
"You know, trying to talk to girls who are going to kill you is a bad idea. You won't get anyone by doing that," he heard a comment come through as he saw Nena Trinity appear on screen.
Allelujah gave a frown upon seeing her. "How are you with Celestial Being?" he asked.
"You can find out later, we have less than twenty seconds to get out of here," Nena replied back before she noticed his bleeding shoulder. "Are you going to be okay with that bleeding shoulder or do you need help getting out?" she then asked in a concerned voice.
"I'll be fine, it's only a minor wound," Allelujah replied back, assuringly.
Allelujah, though weary through his experiences in the prison, put on a determined expression, fire burning in his eyes. He was finally free of this place and one of these days he would get the Marie he knew back, no matter what it took.
Arios' thrusters then roared, expelling GN Particles. The Gundam tore through multiple levels of the buildings as it took off to regroup at the designated point imprinted in his machine's tactical map.
Several GN-Xs raced after Arios firing particle beams from their lances only to be interrupted by several particle beams from Cheridum in the distance before two massive particle beams tore through two of the machines from Seravee causing an massive explosion in the air leaving only traces of GN Particles to slowly float down through the air.
After that blast, all the Gundams began their withdrawal towards the designated point where Ptolemy would be waiting while being blasted by multiple A-Laws mobile suits along with their battleship but they were simply too far out of range to pursue or to effectively track them.
Once out of the combat zone, Allelujah sat back and let out a sigh of relief. Four years he had been locked away but now he was back and even without Hallelujah he would fight not only for Celestial Being's goal to end war or whatever they were up to now, but to also get the Marie back one of these days.
He also felt relieved at the fact he may finally get some real rest after all these years and no longer have to be worried about future interrogations or at the that he may have been executed sometime in the future.
His thought on his freedom were then interrupted by Tieria appearing on screen.
"I see that you're alright after all these years although it looks like you've been through hell," Tieria said, noting about Allelujah's eyes which were surrounded by dark rings along with his weary and tired look which had replaced the determinations he previously had.
"Tell me about it, four years I've been locked up and I'm surprised I'm still here," Allelujah replied back with a weak smile. "I guess you all heard about the execution which explains the quick rescue."
"We would never leave our comrade behind, though just trying to find you did prove extremely troublesome if it weren't for Wang Liu Mei's information," Tieria stated. "Now when we get back to Ptolemy we'll explain everything that's happened over the past four years and get you patched up."
Allelujah slowly nodded his head. "It'll sure be nice to finally figure out what's going on in this world."
Middle East, September 4, Azadistan Border
Through the scope, Viper saw several small sand clouds in the distance approaching the Rising Phoenix hidden base as the sun slowly crept up over the horizon providing him with some light.
If it was a stray patrol it would be nothing to worry about, though, the amount of sand clouds being kicked up was abit concerning, but it should be nothing they can't handle if there must be battle.
Several jeeps then came into sight, and to Viper's surprise, they began signalling to them with a white flashing light saying they meant no harm and that they just wanted to talk.
Despite this warning signal, Viper kept his rifle ready as he saw a camouflaged armoured jeep slowly head out from its hiding spot in the open to meet whoever was out there while troops hiding in the base and nearby area readied weapons in case this entire thing was a trap and Federation forces were actually nearby.
He remained peering through his scope for several minutes as the men from both sides disembarked and began talking to each other.
Moments later one of the men on their side got back into the jeep and then the radio went alive.
"It looks like these guys are Katharon and they want to talk about matters here," one of their men said through the radio to the rest of them.
Great, anti-government forces found us here so how safe does that make us from the Federation? Viper wondered as he finally looked up from his scope and switched his weapon's safety on.
Author Notes: Okay now that this chapter is put aside (sorry for essentially copying episode 3 S2 with the rescue) I can finally start changing up how this story will unfold and hopefully develop some of the S2 characters who were neglected. Ending with that please review and leave a comment to let me know if I'm going in the right direction or sending train off its tracks.