Earth's Orbit , Dilganese Solar System, Dilganese Empire, October 1st 0 ATF
ACS Adventurer
Alien Admiral Tommy Pickles and his fleet was in patrol around the Dilganese Earth, they were aware of the New Titans and Leni Imperial Fleet planning a all-in attack on the Dilganese via an space laser. The Stasi along with Haman and the SAB relayed Operation Finalstrike's battle plans with Dil Pickles himself whom assigned Tommy and his fleet to deal with it with Dil himself and his fleet acting as reinforcements.
Tommy's fleet including his ship (ACS Adventurer), his wife Kimi's ship (ACS Bearclaw), Lou Jr's ship (ACS Red Raider) and John's ship (ACS Patriot) as well as numerous other ships flanking them.
"Pickles, we have reports of multiple hostiles that are heading close to our destination" said Lieutenant Clark
"Tommy to Kimi, come in" said Tommy
"Coming in" said Kimi on comms
"New Titans are on the horizon along with what appears to be a cannon of sorts, are you ready to defend our home" said Tommy
"I am ready Tommy , have you given the battle plans to the others" said Kimi
"I have, they are prepared to meet the New Titans in battle" said Tommy
"Good, you know after we have defeated the New Titans, we should go on a date at the old Italian restaurant in Yucipica, just like old times" said Kimi
"Yeah, I miss the peaceful times before the war" said Tommy
"Same, I miss all the dates we used to have, the amount of locations we would visit for film shoots, I miss it all" said Kimi
"Same, I especially miss the little things, like family time and the old baseball game" said Tommy
Suddenly the New Titans fleet came into a view.
It was a large fleet, the New Titans fleet had various Arima-Class, Salamis-Kais, Eagle Carrier-Class and even a Beethoven-Class, The Imperial Leni fleet included Leni Loud's ship 'The Queen Leni' which was a Bismark-class as well as various Bowships and Magellans. In the middle of the fleet was a giant colony laser that looked big enough to wipe out a continent.
"We are being commed, Admiral" said Lieutenant Clark
"Put it through" said Tommy
The screen showed none other than the Dictator of the Empire of Leni herself, Leni Loud whom was wearing an dark green military uniform with an highly decorated officers hat, her uniform resembled a dictator.
"We have you cornered Alien, surrender or face the full wrath of the colony laser" said Leni
"How about no, your Empire is crumbling, you've lost Loch Loud, most of your fleets are gone and Dilganese troops are near Royal Woods, maybe its you that should be surrendering" said Tommy
"We have a full coalition fleet ready to end the war today, you've got a mear patrol and response fleet" said Leni
"I think you underestimate our fleets strength and capabilities" said Tommy
"We'll show you the might of the Imperial Leni Navy" said Leni as comms went off
The Leni/New Titans fleet began to fire at Tommy's fleet which retaliated by firing back at it.
"Clark, deploy the MS and spaceships" said Tommy
"All MS deploy, I repeat, all MS deploy" said Clark as MS came out of the Dilganese ships
Meanwhile on the LNV Royal Leni
"Leni, enemy forces have deployed MS, what is our next move" said Gavin
"Deploy MS ourselves, prepare to fire the cannon" said Leni
"Leni, we can't fire the cannon unless we have a clear shot" said Chas
"Darn it, flank the cannon for the meantime, but keep the cannon prepared and fire it on my mark" said Leni
"Very well Leni, all MS prepare to deploy" said Gavin
All Leni and New Titans MS were deployed to deal with the Dilganese MS.
Meanwhile on the ACS Adventurer
Both sets of MS had been deployed, however both capital ships had shields that made it difficult for MS to take them out, even so both sides were fairly even as although the Dilganese MS were superior in terms of specs, the New Titans/Leni MS were mainly composed of Elite pilots and took out many of the grunt Reptar units, whilst Dilganese aces took the Leni and New Titans aces head on.
"Tommy, a another fleet has been detected" said Clark
"Another fleet, it must be Dil's" said Tommy
"Our scanners indicate it is the 2nd Alien Fleet" said Clark
'Charlie's fleet, what are they doing here' thought Tommy
"Put me through to Charlie on comms" said Tommy
Charlie appeared on screen.
"Charlie, how come the 2nd Alien Fleet has entered the battle" said Tommy
"Father ordered me to enter my fleet into battle, we will provide support for your fleet" said Charlie
"Where's the 1st Alien Fleet, where's Dil" said Tommy
"He's holding back his reinforcements for now due to the Grandpa Lou's cannon needing repairs and deployed mine due to how close it was to the battle" said Charlie
"Provide cover fire on the flanks, prepare beam receivers in case of cannon fire" said Tommy
"Beam receivers, what do you plan of doing" said Charlie
"Without the cannon of the Grandpa Lou Pickles, we need something that can hit the cannon as it is firing" said Tommy
"What are you thinking, Uncle Tommy" said Charlie
"I have an idea on stopping the cannon" said Tommy
"How" said Charlie
Tommy ended comms with Charlie's battleship and the two fleets began launching heavy fire at the Leni shields.
Meanwhile on the LNV Royal Leni
"Leni, the Dilganese 2nd Alien Fleet has joined the battle, our shields are going to deplete if we don't receive reinforcements" said Chas
"Its time" said Leni
"Leni Loud to Brian Aeno, prepare and aim the cannon, fire on my mark" said Leni
"Very well, Titans prepare the cannon, lets give the Dilganese a taste of their own medicine" said Brian Aeno
The Cannon began to move into position and soon got into position to aim
Meanwhile on the ACS Adventurer
"Admiral, the cannon is preparing firing motion" said Clark
"What is our warp capabilities on this ship" said Tommy
"Our warp capabilities are normal, but how's that got to do with the cannon" said Clark
Tommy activated the beam receivers which beamed all of Tommy's crew except for Tommy onto the ACS Kaori Miyazono.
Tommy then took the ACS Adventurer's steering wheel and aimed it at the cannon.
"Charlie to Tommy, what are you planning on doing" said Charlie
"To destroy the cannon, to save our home" said Tommy
Tommy then attempted to warp his ship into the cannon, but was stopped when his ship's warning system said 'Warp unavailable, object is in the way"
Tommy pulled out his old plastic red screwdriver that he had for virtually his whole life, it was an item that he had kept for all those years from as very far back as the Rugrats days and said "One more time, old friend"
He then smashed the computer with it, leaving Tommy with only manual warp systems.
Tommy then entered his ship into warp drive.
"Guys got to do, what a guys got to do" said Tommy to himself
Time seemed to slow down for Tommy at this moment as everything was seemingly in slow motion as he felt himself being beamed off the bridge of the doomed ACS Adventurer, then suddenly he was in different place, an office on a space station.
"Hello Mr Pickles, its been a long time since we last spoke" said the voice
"Lawrence Pester, what is the meaning of this" said Tommy
"You see I want to personally control space as an private enterprise once this idiotic war comes to an end and seeing how the New Titans are about to fragment in the near future, I beamed you here to ask for some help" said Lawrence
"Why should I help you, Dil hates your guts and I am not the biggest fan of you either" said Tommy
"Because if you think about it, we are similar in many ways Pickles, we both are in the shadow of a more famous person, both want peace and both want a fair share in terms of how the universe is going to be run" said Lawrence
"Even so, you collaborate with the New Titans, our enemies" said Tommy
"I'm playing both sides, despite my personal beliefs, I am also loyal to my investors as well as development of space technology" said Lawrence
"How can you play both sides, do you have no honour" said Tommy
"Because their is credits to be made no matter which side wins" said Lawrence
"So your motivations are financial" said Tommy
"Correct, Come in" said Lawrence as someone knocked on his office door
The figure walked in with precision, the uniform was definitely an North Japanese uniform, although the North Japanese flag had been crossed out using tape and on the front of the figures uniform was an pin badge signaling their loyalty to the Intergalactic Research Organization.
"Ah Haruki Shiga, meet Tommy Pickles, Haruki was a Lieutenant in the North Japanese Army before we convinced him to join forces with us in exchange for better pay" said Lawrence
"Pleasure to meet you" said Haruki who shook Tommy's hand
"Right, here is the plan, you two are going to become my advisors, meetings will be scheduled each day to discuss what your former countries battle tactics, military traditions and intelligence, anyone who betrays me or this organisation or escapes will suffer the grave penalty of death, got that" said Lawrence as both gulped
"Yes sir" said both of them
"Good, guards escort them to their new quarter's" said Lawrence
Two guards escorted the two to their cells which looked on the inside like studio apartments, they were extremely luxurious, but lacked any sort of communication device with the outside world, there was however an TV as well as other furnishings.
A little earlier on the ACS Kaori Miyazono
"Guys gotta do, what guys gotta do" was what Charlie heard Tommy mumble to himself as his comms went off, all of Tommy"s crew bar Tommy himself were on board and had been moved to the cafeteria area of the ship.
"Charlie, Tommy's ship is entering into warp drive" said Ushio
"Warp drive, he isn't thinking what I think he's thinking" said Charlie
Meanwhile on the LNV Royal Leni
"On my mark" said Leni as she had the cannons team on screen as she raised her hand to prepare the hand signal to fire
"Leni, warp signatures detected, heading our direction" said Gavin
"Impossible, unless…." said Leni before being interrupted as the ACS Adventurer warped into the cannon at full speed, causing the cannon to explode and the blue plasma fireball was heading their direction
"Incoming" said Chas as they ducked as the LNV Royal Leni along with the entire Leni fleet was destroyed.
Meanwhile on the ACS Kaori Miyazono
Charlie had just watched the ongoing events with shock.
"Ushio, has there been any life signs" said Charlie
"No, the Leni fleet was entirely destroyed, along with the ACS Adventurer" said Ushio
Charlie stood up, through the ships comms, he could hear sobbing coming from the ACS Bearclaw and ACS Red Raider, he took off his officers hat and put it to his side and with his other hand saluted. His expression looked serious, but there was also a tear in his eye.
"Charlie, are you okay" said Ushio
He stopped saluting and said "Ushio, take the ship towards Repair Base 1, Aunt Kimi are you there"
"Yeah" said Kimi sombrely
"I'll inform Dad of the news, I'm so sorry for your loss" said Charlie
Later
Dil was still at Repair Base 1 as the ACS Grandpa Lou Pickles Laser Cannon needed repairs after being used in the Battle of Jupiter Orbit, a month ago, Dil along with many of the Dilganese Empire were awaiting news of the outcome of the battle.
"Dil, the 2nd Alien Fleet have returned to Repair Base 1" said Taylorinik who ran up towards him
"The 2nd Alien Fleet, what about the others" said Dil
Suddenly the radio which was playing some 80's music stopped playing mid-song and YBC had an announcement to make.
"This is YBC News, Yucipica, we can safely confirm that the Leni forces have been stopped and the Dictator of the Empire of Leni has been reported KIA, however it has been sadly confirmed that Admiral Tommy Pickles, brother to the Dilganese President has died, he had sacrificed himself to protect our great nation and save our people", a sombre Dilganese anthem was played following the announcement
Dil dropped his maintenance tablet on the floor and gasped in shock before tears began to flow through his eyes, he sobbed for a bit before hearing a loud yell.
"Father, where were you on the battlefield" yelled Charlie
Dil didn't answer Charlie's question and remained silent.
"Answer me" yelled Charlie
"The ships cannon and shields needed repairs, it would of been a sitting duck out there" said Dil
"It would still been able to take the blunt of the blows, Uncle Tommy literally warped into the cannon" said Charlie
Dil remained silent for a bit before saying "What was the status of the Leni Forces after Tommy's sacrifice"
"Completely wiped out, the cannon exploded which took the entire Leni fleet with it" said Charlie
"At least his sacrifice wasn't in vain, our people are safe, the Empire of Leni is completely fractured, this war will end soon, I can feel it" said Dil
"What about the New Titans and the SGDR, what is their status" said Charlie
"The New Titans are barley holding on to their Earth holdings, as for their space holdings, they are fighting to the last man, the SGDR on the other hand switched sides and assisted us in Battle of Loch Loud" said Dil
"The SGDR are helping us now, what motivated them to switch sides" said Charlie
"They never fully trusted the New Titans and were using them for land gains, they offered peace negotiations and James was sent in to negotiate" said Dil
"How did the Dangos and North Japanese react" said Charlie
"Not well, Tomoya gave Dilganese High Command a angry lecture and the North Japanese refuse to speak with us or help our forces" said Dil
"So let me get this straight, by taking the easy option, you've angered the Dangos and North Japanese have suspended relations with the Dilganese" said Charlie
"I took the easy option to avoid more bloodshed, SGDR would of held our forces back in the European theatre which would of meant the Leni and New Titans forces would of been able to grind our forces to an halt" said Dil
"SGDR will be incredibly isolationist after the war, What remnants is there of the Leni Forces" said Charlie
"After Leni's death, their navy is non-existant, The Dilganese managed to claim the South, leaving Michigan as the last Leni stronghold, James will lead the Jefferson Division in the capture of Royal Woods" said Dil
Meanwhile in the Outskirts of Nerima
The Coalition of 3 Armies (Dangos, North Japan and Viola Force) had managed to push the Titans back to their Earth capital. Nerima was well guarded with some of the best New Titans ground MS, in a command room stood the 3 leaders of the Coalition, Yuichi Aizawa, Tomoya Okazaki and Kousei Arima.
"We will invade using our main forces through the Northern Mountains using MS, our MS and pilots are built for the colder climates, our ground forces will come from the Northern Mountain Corps" said Yuichi
"We will use all of our available forces that we can deploy, I will lead the forces from behind, Yukine will lead the 20th Dango Walker Battalion on the left flank, on the right flank will be a mixture of Fuko Forces and a mishmash of our remaining special forces" said Tomoya
"My forces will charge through the middle and coast, we have the most aquatic MS as well as a Newtype in Amuro Ray. Watari and Tsubaki will assist me in taking back my homeland" said Kousei
"What is your forces numbers Kousei" said Tomoya
"We have precisely 25,000 troops with around 10 MS, including mine and Amuro's" said Kousei
"Do you have enough" said Yuichi
"We have taken heavy losses on previous fronts, we have sent troops on virtually every front and a few of our forces have joined the Dilganese" said Kousei
"Have we got any naval support" said Yuichi
"We have the Dango and Dilganese Ground navies to help support the offensive" said Kousei
"Why are the Dilganese getting involved" said Yuichi
"Because they are our allies, I know your angry over the SGDR peace deal, but we need to be a united front" said Kousei
"Of course your pro-Dilganese, your stepson is the President's son" said Yuichi
"How is that relevant in taking back Neriema, we all need each other to fight the New Titans whom we can't fight alone" said Kousei
"Because we would like North Japan to remain separate from Dilganese influence" said Yuichi
"Kousei's right, if we all don't work together, we will falter, I don't care about allegiances or influences, we all have the same enemy, the New Titans" said Tomoya
Yuichi sighed and huffed
"We must be strong in defeating the New Titans" said Kousei
Later
Nerima was heavily guarded right from the get go, there were a lot of New Titans units guarding it including the 20th Pharaoh Corps and The Special Units Command Brigade (SUCB), both elite Titans units, They also had remnant's of the Légion Des Titans Français as well as Suid-Afrika Legion which were Titans foreign volunteer units from France and South Africa. However also stationed in Nerima were members of the most elite unit in all of the New Titans were the Arima Guard. The Arima Guard were Takahiko's elite guard unit with the 1st Arima Guard Unit assigned with protecting Takahiko Arima himself, whilst the 2nd and 3rd Arima Guard unit protected Nerima itself.
Leading the defence of Neriema were 3 people, General Yamai Ren, Captain Toshida Miike and Major General Chopin Arima, however Chopin was mostly a Major General in name only and General Yamai and Captain Toshida were actively commanding units.
"The city is heavily guarded, no one goes in or out" said Toshida
"Good, what about the rest of Tokyo, Nerima is the capital of the New Titans, but they can flank us" said Yamai
"The city is also guarded, various Titans MS has been guarding there for days now" said Toshida
"Make sure its guarded or Captain Alias Scirocco will take your place" said Yamai
Alias Scirocco was a rare clone of Paptimus Scirocco that was the main commander of the 2nd Arima Guard.
"Yes, m'aam" said Toshida
Meanwhile
New Titans pilot Yasuke Namada was patrolling the Tokyo area in his Barzam II, the suit looked similer to the Barzam of old, but it had newer features that allowed for better mobility as well as an additional dual shoulder cannons.
Yasuke led the Himmelswölfe Brigade and included Hizack Custom pilots Lai Shinzuki and Kyosuke Kosaka as well as Marisai Sniper pilot Mishima Haruki and Tactical GM pilot Tsubasa Airhara.
"Colonel Namada, this is Ensign Shinzuki coming in, we have no sign of any hostile activity in the area" said Lai
"They must be preparing for an surprise attack, keep searching the area" said Yasuke
'They must be using the environment near the city as cover' thought Yasuke
"Ensign Haruki, see if there are any units near the mountain area" said Yasuke
"Will do, Colonel" said Mishima
Mishima used the scope of the Marisai's sniper rifle to look for any mobile suits that appear in the mountains, as it zoomed in closer, it couldn't spot a single one, but it spot people skiing.
"No mobile suits detected, I did spot people skiing in the moutains though" said Mishima
"Skiing, that shouldn't be possible if the city is under martial law, open fire" said Yasuke
Meanwhile
The North Japanese Northern Mountain Corps were all standing on top of Mount Fuji, all of them wearing high altitude gear and white camouflage to ensure that it was not only a disguise, but to survive the cold conditions.
Mai Kawasumi was stood with them holding a pair of binoculars to sight any enemy positions.
"How many can you detect" said Yuichi through a walkie talkie
Mai put her binoculars down and said "In terms of the outer city, there are at least 10 MS squadrons, we don't know how many are in Nerima yet though"
"Very well, deploy when ready" said Yuichi as the walkie talkie cut off
Mai raised her hand as a signal and the Northern Mountain Corps skied down the mountain, many of them were halfway through when the beam shots started to rain down, just before the mountains ledge began to crumble, Mai began her descent down with the rest of the Corps, she managed to dodge through both falling rock and beam shots, but the Corps lost 3/4's of its manpower.
Meanwhile
Yukine Miyazawa and the 20th Dango Walker battalion were ready, their unit was made up of a mixture of Dango GM Customs, Dango GM Snipers and an SPT Reptar Mk III unit (in Black and Green colour scheme). they were on the flank where they spotted a New Titans MS unit, The Dango Walker battalion hid for cover.
Meanwhile
Yasuke's troops were still scanning the area, looking for any sign of hostile activity.
"Ensign Airhara, have you detected anything" said Yasuke
"Nothing, colonel" said Tsubasa
Suddenly Yasuke heard a sudden sound.
"Anyone there, Ensign Kosaka can you report anything" said Yasuke
There was static coming from Kyosuke's line which wasn't a good sign.
"Ensign Kosaka, I repeat can you report anything" repeated Yasuke
Yasuke then saw a Dango MS staring his MS down, dragging in its hands was an destroyed Hizack Custom, most likely Ensign Kosaka's.
"A Dango, I can also tell by your marking's that your an ace" said Yasuke as the Dango GM Custom had an black and white colour scheme with markings.
Yasuke pulled out the Barzam II's beam saber and clashed with the Dango GM
End of the line, Dango" said Yasuke
"I don't think so, Titan" said Yukine
Ground units started to rush towards the city, the battle had begun as all forces of the coalition had started battle against the New Titans forces.
The battle was intense with many brave Dango, North Japanese and Viola troops pushed the New Titans back despite the heavy casualties coming from both sides, eventually the Coalition had managed to push them back to Nerima.
Meanwhile
Kōusei Arima and his Viola Force were on the ground charging towards Nerima, they had managed to fight through many New Titans brigades and divisions and now they were on the border from the heavily guarded entrance of Nerima City.
"How far are we from Ma Fille" said Riyota Watari knowing fully where Chopin most likely is
"Not far now, we have just entered Nerima" said Kōusei
Kōusei and team watch as MS on both sides fight each other, suddenly Fuko Ibuki's MS falls through the wall with an Tactical GM's beam saber through its chest which causes a breach in the New Titans defences.
Before the New Titans MS could spot Kōusei and his team, Amuro Ray destroyed the Tactical GM in his SPT Gundam Advanced Replica.
"Amuro, good to see you, cover our squadron" said Kōusei
"Very well, but we need support as the New Titans are heavily entrenched" said Amuro
"Couldn't you just fly over and take them down" said Watari
"Because the Gundam's destructive capabilities may make it impossible to extract Chopin, plus there are a lot of MS in this battle for even me to handle" said Amuro
Amuro's statement proved true as he saw both Kappei's MS (Dango GM Sniper) and an New Titans MS (Marisai Sniper) dual it out with clashing beam sabers.
Amuro pulled out the Gundam's Beam rifle and opened fire at the Marisai Sniper, destroying it.
"Go, I will hold off any MS nearby" said Amuro
Kōusei and his team moved forward with haste, with them fighting their way through various New Titans squadrons and battalions, they found the possible location of Chopin.
That location was Ma Fille bakery, Kōusei knew that Kaori's parents had been looking after Chopin for the entire war, ever since Chopin shot down Haman's MS a while ago, Takahiko had realised that Chopin needed to be kept out of the war and as Kaori's parents were looking after Chopin when the war started, Chopin had continually been looked after by them with an Arima Guard convoy usually guarding Ma Fille.
Ma Fille had been guarded to the teeth, both Arima Guard and Suid-Afrika Legion troops were guarding it, Chopin's guard battalion was the 2nd Arima Guard which was one of the most elite New Titans forces and one of the heavily armed units. The Suid-Afrika Legion consisted of troops from Titans controlled South Africa as well as The Titans Protectorate of Rhodesia which was occupied territory that the Titans had delegated to an local government, the Suid-Afrika Legion was one of the strongest foreign legions in the war.
"How do you think we'll get though, these are some of the best" said Tsubaki
"We can't use Amuro or we risk collateral damage" said Kousei
"I got an idea" said Watari
"Whats that" said Kōusei
"We could launch an diversion and distract the guarding Titans forces, we then could charge forward to a mostly distracted Titans force" said Watari
"There is no way that would be crazy enough to work" said Tsubaki
"That might be crazy enough to work" said Kōusei
Kōusei got out a walkie talkie and called for an air strike nearby.
"This is Kōusei Arima of the Viola Force, requesting an air strike for these co-ordinates" said Kōusei
Meanwhile on the DNV Tanzanite
Ryou and Kappei Hiragi had led the Dango Naval fleet against New Titans ships that had been defending the harbour area of Tokyo.
"Kōusei, we are currently engaged with New Titans naval fleet" said Ryou
"We need a air strike to shake off the elite New Titans forces" said Kōusei
"Fine, we are dealing with Ted Ayachi's fleet though, so we'll only use two out of the 6 guns on our battleship" said Ryou
"Thank you" said Kōusei
Back to the Battle
"Take cover" said Kōusei
The Airstrike happened near Ma Fille which distracted the New Titans forces as well as taking out a few of them.
"Charge" screamed Kōusei
The Viola Force charged with all their might, rifles and bayonets at the distracted New Titans, some New Titans chose to retreat out of fear, whilst the ones that stayed met their end on that battlefield.
The Viola Force entered Ma Fille which had appeared to be scarcely defended on the inside, the shop area looked abandoned and hadn't been used for some time.
"Kōusei, is that you" said Yoshiyuki
"It is" said Kōusei
"Father" said Chopin excitingly as he ran to hug his father.
"Ryouko, the Viola's have driven the New Titans off" said Yoshiyuki
"Thats good to hear, Kōusei it is good to see you" said Ryouko
"Good to see you too" said Kōusei
"Have you heard any news on Charlie" said Ryouko
"He's currently in space with the Dilganese Navy, I believe he assisted in stopping Operation Finalstrike" said Kōusei
"We heard from Resistance Radio that Dil's brother Tommy didn't make it out of the battle" said Yoshiyuki.
"Thats going to be a huge loss for the Dilganese" said Kōusei
"He was apparently a senior figure in the Dilganese Military structure as well" said Yoshiyuki
Meanwhile in a bunker
Yamai Ren realised that her New Titans forces were beginning to lose their ground, the Viola's were in Nerima, The Dangos despite losing lots of their forces were holding the New Titans back and the Northern Japanese had secured the flanks.
"We are losing the battle, I suggest an retreat" said Toshida
"Nonsense, it's time we deploy our last resort" said Yamai
"You don't mean" said Toshida
"The Metroplex Cannon, we can convert Nerima into an Cannon and fire at the Dilganese in orbit" said Yamai
"Thats insane, we could lose most of our forces if we start the process" said Toshida
"We can't let it go to waste, considering it was one of Takahiko's biggest projects from when he returned to Nerima" said Yamai
Before they could do anything else, a Zaku Alpha shot through their bunker, destroying it.
Later at the End of the Battle.
The Coalition had won the battle, but it had been a very costly one however, the Dango's lost half of their commanders as well as a fair number of troops, the North Japanese had lost half of its army due to poor tactics and the Viola's took some losses as well.
Tomoya observed the wreckage of the battle as he saw various MS wreckages as well as ruins in what were once skyscrapers, he felt a mixture of luck, guilt and sorrow, both Nagisa and Ushio were still alive, but he lost many good friends in the battle. He saw the wreckage of Fuko's MS that was lying on the shattered defence walls of Nerima City, he had also heard reports that both Yukine's MS and a Barzam II were found standing with beam sabers both through their chests.
"How does it look in terms of future battles" said Tomoya
"We don't know, we did lose some key commanders and some were wounded" said Tomoya's Lieutenant
"Who was wounded" said Tomoya
"Youhei suffered minor injuries as well as Tomoyo, but Nagisa did report that they weren't life-threatening" said Tomoya's Lieutenant
"That's at least promising, what about advancing further into New Titans territory" said Tomoya
"We may not have the manpower to pull it off, we are most likely going to be economically and militarily reliant on the North Japanese and Dilganese after the war" said Tomoya's Lieutenant
Meanwhile
Haman as well as a few other Dilganese figures such as Angelica, Chuckie and Susie had arrived late into the Battle of Nerima as Angelica/Carmichael's fleet needed to be restocked following the Battle of Loch Loud.
By the time they got there, they were able to assist Ryou's fleet in defeating the New Titans fleet with Haman and Mashymere sinking Ted Ayachi's ship with their MS.
Post battle saw Haman along with a few other Dilganese officers survey the city, there presence made a few of the factions feel uneasy, especially the North Japanese.
"May I speak to both of you" said a voice who had tapped Haman on the shoulder.
Haman turned around to find Amuro Ray who was in his Viola Force uniform. They would head towards an alleyway where they would speak
"Its very odd to find two Zeeks fighting in the Dilganese uniform" said Amuro
"We do have our reasons" said Haman
"I can tell, I haven't had the chance to interact with either of you, but I did have my previous grudges so I chose not too" said Amuro
"We fought on opposite sides in the Neo-Zeon War, you were the White Devil that had striked fear into many Zeons" said Haman
"Granted and you were the Ghost of Zeon who led armies and dropped colonies so we were both shaped by war" said Amuro
"Your right, I'm trying to atone for my actions in the First Neo-Zeon War" said Haman
"I was apprehensive about you even joining the Viola Force at the very beginning of the war, in fact I actually objected to it until Kaori talked me out of it when I learned of your situation" said Amuro
"What did Kaori say that made you change your mind" said Haman
"She told me of your situation as an mother and how you wanted to protect him from the danger that the New Titans presented to him" said Amuro
"She wasn't wrong though, there is something I have discovered though" said Haman
"What is that" said Amuro
"Kaori is still alive" said Haman
"How could that be possible, we literally saw her ship blow up" said Amuro
"That was a clone, the real Kaori was in hiding at the time" said Haman
"How do you know all of this" said Amuro
"Well..." said Haman
Flashback (September 27th 0 ATF)
Haman and Mashymere were currently part of the fleet that had just won the Battle of Loch Loud and had been asked to assist the Coalitions invasion of Nerima.
Their fleet of ground naval battleships as well as merchant supply ships were on their way to their destination.
On their way, they had to repel fire from Titans-controlled South Africa whom had a small fleet which the Dilganese Military ships managed to barge past. However the Merchant ships weren't so lucky and many sank which caused the Dilganese to refuel in Madagascar.
Haman was wondering around the streets of Antananarivo where a woman in a cream trenchcoat, pitch black sunglasses and cream hat approached her.
"May I help you" said Haman
The woman handed Haman a note saying 'Come with me, I need to speak to you with regards to the war', Haman was skeptical, but followed her to an café in a suburb of the city where they both sat down at a table.
The woman took off her hat and sunglasses to reveal herself to be none other than Kaori Arima, Haman had thought she had seen a ghost as Kaori had seemingly died at the start of the war, yet here she was appearing in front of Haman.
"You look like you've seen a ghost" said Kaori
"You died, I saw your ship blow up, how are you here" said Haman
Kaori sighed before saying "I knew the war was inevitable and I needed to be alive so I sent out a clone of me with the same memories to essentially fake my own death in order for me to go into the shadows"
"Why, why couldn't you just fight the war directly" said Haman
"The war was inevitable Haman, I could no longer stop the war so I had to go into the Shadows to try and stop the Intergalactic Research Organization" said Kaori
"Why couldn't you make a stand against them as a Dilganese or Viola Officer" said Haman
"Because it would be risky, Lawrence Pester needs to be stopped at all costs and if I tried in an official position, his spies would of taken me down" said Kaori
"Why do you have a grudge against Lawrence Pester, I know Dil and him hate each other and I'm not fond of him, but what do you have against him" said Haman
Kaori pulled a dossier out of her pocket and handed over to Haman.
"There, he was planning to turn the multiverse into a Corporation with him ruling with an iron fist, he sold various weapons to the New Titans as well as targeting all of the founding members of the Alien Research Institute" said Kaori
"So your trying to undermine him from the Shadows" said Haman
"That is correct, plus me and Dil were targets of his anyway, I along with Dil and many scientists and idealists formed the Alien Research Institute, I was a part-time member for my entire time at university before I left to pursue music, I actually did write the constitution to the organization" said Kaori
"I geninually couldn't imagine a musician in the Alien Research Institute, no offence" said Haman
"None taken, Dil would share knowledge of Alien Research to me, plus I did have a genuine interest in importing music from alien cultures so I joined for that purpose and it is through me, we are able to enjoy Zybar and Xylaken music as I was tasked with its import and sale" said Kaori
"So you once imported and sold Alien Music to the masses, why does Lawrence want all of the old ARI founding members gone" said Haman
"Because we blacklisted him because of his Imperial and malicious ambitions, we founded ARI on the principle of sharing knowledge of Alien cultures on Earth, Dil and John through science and research, me through music and various others through other fields" said Kaori
"What about Kōusei, Charlie and Chopin, how they feel" said Haman
Haman could detect a tear coming from Kaori's eye before Kaori saying "It was a hard decision to make, but they are better off without IGRO Death Squads also pursuing them"
"Then why is Dil able to stay in the public eye then, answer that" said Haman raising her voice
"Dil is a leader of an government and is well protected by various military guards, me and John Long went into hiding, unfortunately the other 3 founding members: John Secars, Ashley Prostec and Steve Litherall were assassinated by IGRO Death Squads, in particular Lawrence Pesters personal Securitate" said Kaori
"So what are you plans for the war and post war" said Haman
"I actually serve a branch of the Dilganese Empire, in particular the CIA" said Kaori
"The CIA" said Haman baffled
"The Central Intelligence Agency is a remnant of the USA that merged with ARI, whilst the SAB deals with space affairs, the CIA deals with Earth and Planetary affairs, so we are part of the same Empire" said Kaori
"So your a intelligence operative then" said Haman
"Yeah, I actually wanted to give you something" said Kaori as she handed Haman a map
"What's this" said Haman
"Its a map of Command-1, the main operations base of the New Titans, it was given to me by an SAB agent" said Kaori
"Thank you, can I ask you a question" said Haman
"Go ahead" said Kaori
"Did Dil put you up to this" said Haman
"Well…." said Kaori
Further Flashback: Just Before the Viola/Titans skirmish
"So your the leader of the Viola Force then, Kaori" said Dil with his arms crossed
"yes I am" said Kaori
"Why didn't you let ARI just deal with it" said Dil
"Because you wouldn't understand the sheer gravity of the threat that we are facing" said Kaori
"And what would that be" said Dil
"Lawrence Pester is back, he is going to manipulate the upcoming war to his advantage and try and seize the multiverse" said Kaori
"Lawrence Pester, what proof have you got that he's back in the fold" said Dil surprised
Kaori hands Dil a dossier that shows the more active activity of the Intergalactic Research Organization as well as its targeting of the ARI Founders
"So he is trying to hunt the ARI founders down, he knew he is a very petty man, but I never thought he would stoop to this" said Dil
"That means he's after both of us, you and me" said Kaori
"Even if you haven't been a part-time member of ARI since you graduated university" said Dil
"Yeah, John Secars hadn't been involved in ARI in years, yet Lawrence's Securitate hunted him down" said Kaori
"Wait, did you say that Lawrence has a secret police of his own" said Dil
"He does, from what I can gather, he calls it his Securitate which he named after the former Communist Romania's secret police" said Kaori
"So what are you thinking, Kaori" said Dil looking serious
"Use one of ARI's cloning machines to create a clone to fake my own death in order to try and undermine Lawrence from the shadows" said Kaori
Dil was silent for a bit, his expression was a mixture of bafflement, confusion and sadness, after a long silence Dil responded quite monotonality "You know what that means, right"
"I do, but I know it is the right thing, if Lawrence wants me gone, he going to put Kousei, Charlie and Chopin in danger to achieve it" said Kaori
"Yeah, what about Charlie, how much grief that would give him" said Dil
"It would give him lots which I am truly sorry for, but its for the greater good for our side of the multiverse" said Kaori
"You know when you came back into Charlie's life, I thought you would stay and I would of had an role for you to operate a ship as part of his fleet. But now you want to leave again just so you can undermine someone who we don't fully know what his motivations are other than his grudges against the ARI founders, you want to defeat the IRGO from the shadows, go ahead, I will let you use a cloning machine and give you a Cloaked Spacecraft, but keep in mind I will have to pick up the pieces like I did last time you left" said Dil angrily
Kaori's face turned to anger and slapped Dil in the face before shouting "Its not like I want to leave, I want to be a part of Charlie's as his mother, but these circumstances are graver than ever, his fight is the upcoming war with the New Titans, if I got involved it won't be long before IRGO agents go after his fleet, the Intergalactic lot scare me more than Takahiko's fascist gang"
"If this is what you want, I'll give you all of your demands, you are to be transported to Washington D.C. by helicopter, I will inform them of your intent to join" said Dil
"What do you mean by them" said Kaori
"Kaori Arima, welcome to the CIA, good luck" said Dil
End of Further Flashback
"A clone was made of me at the Alien Research labs and was deployed with the Viola Force labs and deployed with the Viola Force in that fateful battle, I ended up serving in missions throughout Africa and Southern Europe" said Kaori
"Well considering that the Titans control South Africa and have a occupied Protectorate of Rhodesia, I'm not sure you've done a great job" said Haman
"I disagree, I have mostly assisted the African Union with various battles against the New Titans and even SGDR Afrika Korps troops before they switched sides, I even helped the Union retake Angola" said Kaori
"What's your plans post-war" said Haman
"Depends on if Lawrence Pester is alive or dead, if alive stay in the shadows, if dead, then slowly re-integrate myself with society and my family" said Kaori
"Sounds like your going all in" said Haman
"I am, I've actually got a meeting with your clone Lyssa in a few days to discuss intelligence co-operation against the Titans and Leni forces, for now pretend I'm not here" said Kaori
Kaori put her sunglasses and hat on and left the café hurried to ensure Haman didn't follow her.
End of Flashback
"So Kaori is a Dilganese operative now" said Amuro
"Yes in order to go after the Intergalactic Research Organisation, her and there leader hate each others guts" said Haman
"Does Kousei know about this" said Amuro
"No, she told me to keep it a secret, but I feel he needs to know" said Haman
"Shall I tell him" said Amuro
"No, I have the dossiers and stuff, I can tell him" said Haman
Later
Haman walked into Ma Fille, she was wearing her full Dilganese Military Uniform, as soon as she approached Kousei and the Miyazono's, she took her hat off and put it to her side.
"Your Haman, James's mother, what brings you here" said Kousei
"I have news to share with all of you" said Haman
"What news do you have" said Yoshiyuki
"Kaori Arima faked her own death and is an intelligence operative within the Dilganese Empire" said Haman
Kousei, Yoshiyuki, Ryouko and Chopin all gasped in shock, it had been common news that Kaori had died at the beginning of the war and now it was now revealed that she was alive and had faked her own death.
"Why would Kaori fake her own death, what reason would she have to do such a thing" said Ryouko
Haman pulled out a dossier of Lawrence Pesters plans and Kaori's notes
"Kaori along with the founders of the old ARI are being hunted by the Intergalactic Research Organisation and their death squads the Securitate, Kaori chose to go into the shadows to try and undermine him and keep her family out of danger" said Haman
