8 minutes since the Evacuation and destruction of GUNDAM parts, The bridge.
Sarah stood at attention with Paolo Cassius the captain of White base and his XO Bright Noa in-front of her, Kai Shiden and the rest of the crew sought questions from the young Imperial heiress herself.
"So, you're our ally, it is a pleasure to meet you, your royal highness." Paolo said as Sarah smiled and relaxed before she spoke.
"Please, don't refer to me by my title, after all I care deeply for my subjects and I have fought in 3 campaigns with my 1st corps, they earned the moniker of 'Sarah's rough riders' during the Theta Ender campaign which was true as during the campaign we ran roughshod over the enemy, pushing them back in well-executed and prepared attacks, thousands upon thousands of Elessar rocket artillery shells screaming over head, the rumble of artillery… it was almost too much to bear for me and my men but…" Sarah's eyes darken considerably she was still remembering the groans of the undead and the amount of them too astounded her, there were so many but there was also equal numbers of Terran soldiers and her beloved 145th Marine Division fought heroically and the 1st corps was among the first wave of new guard divisions currently in Imperial service.
"Was the battle that bad?" Amuro asked as she nodded and turned around her back to them as she glanced outside a window at the icy cold vacuum of space.
"It felt like a fucking nightmare, We initially responded to the Planets distress call for help, High Command which included my siblings and my parents as well as some old guard generals sent my 1st corps in… we were green as the grass and eager for battle… I'll never forget what the one PDF trooper at Starport told me…"
April 1st, 2256, The White Heart starport on Theta Ender Primus.
Sarah's dropship landed the then 18 years old Imperial heiress was accompanied by the 300 strong force of Orion squad as she stepped out she noticed the star port was packed to the brim with people, when they saw Imperial Navy troop ships and dropships landing, deploying Sarah's 1st corps, their panic was suddenly removed as thousands upon thousands of soldiers from her 1st corps marched into formation with thousands of Tanks from the 45th "Iron Guards" Tank division were noticed and a great cheer rose up from the assembled crowd as Sarah walked up to a PDF soldier who was a private first class the trooper instantly noticed her and her officers approaching and he snapped into a crisp and nervous salute.
"At ease, soldier, how bad is it out there?" She asked as 3 Marine companies, 2 Imperial Army Companies and 3 Valorian light tank squadrons headed to the defense line that was under attack by the enemy, The rest of her forces were currently readying for deployments and were visibly confused by Civilians evacuating.
"Ma'am, All I have to say it is pure fucking hell, the dead walks… We have combat footage stretching back 5 months against these bastards but they're too strong for us, we did our best, Commander but…." Sarah almost wanted to slap the soldier but hearing they have combat footage is good enough for her to believe him.
"I see…. Everyone deploy our forces to the front of the starport! MOVE IT! GO,GO,GO!" She shouted as she watched her men deploy. She was also viewing the footage in her helmet and what she saw instantly terrified her as she managed to hide her emotional state and control her body from shuddering in fear, only one word came to mind….
Undead….
The Present day.
Sarah noticed the disquiet of the crew of White base when they saw the dead walking, Devouring people, The children Kikka, Lenz and Katz hid in Fraw Bow's arms while Sayla was close to throwing up…
"This is….. Mother of god…" Bright was the first one to speak as Sarah shown her forces' first contact with the undead, and the hell-blasted landscape they were fighting on Imperial troops held an advantage over the enemy just by sheer fucking numbers and air support the Imperials had was astounding as hell.
"So your Empire is a military and economic powerhouse?" Kai asked as he was too horrified to take into account that the most powerful woman in the universe stood on the bridge with the rank of Lady Commander of all Imperial Forces.
"Yes, we're a pretty scary force add in fact, I've been on a diplomatic tour for 4 months making Alliances and forming the Terran Imperial Alliance, Yeah…. Shit is bound to get even messier with how many wars in my home galaxy." Sarah said as she brought up the list of current wars…
Terran-Undead War (On-going)
Regillian Border Skirmishes with Terran Imperial Empire (Diplomatic talks in progress.)
The data continued on from that point but it didn't bear repeating the fact that the Various factions although nominally allied held distrust for each other, With exception for the Undead who were annoying the hell out of everyone, not much could be said for the Terrans whose Military prowess was basically keeping the peace throughout the galaxy, not heavy handed brutal force but through the simple threat of Military Action through Diplomacy or MAD for short which was a doctrine Sarah had worked out with her parents in order to provide safety and security for the Empire and the denizens of the galaxy at large.
"So by the this logic, You are arbitrators of peace in your home galaxy?" Bright finally asked after a moment of silence to absorb some of the Intel she gave out willingly.
"Yes, but everyone is free to enforce laws how they please, especially among my subjects as the Lex Imperialis is the supreme law of the Empire, And we are heavily militarized." She explained as she checked her watch: 07:08 Zulu Time.
"It's 07:08 Zulu time, Imma go maintain my Mobile Suit, I wanna be prepped in-case I'm needed." Sarah said as she saluted, one hand to her forehead in a salute before she balled it into a fist and slammed it into her breast where her heart is: The Imperial Salute it was used as a greeting/farewell as well as a symbol of Military respect…
Meanwhile, with Grand Admiral Micheal, Warfleet Terra.
Grand Admiral Micheal sat on his Command Throne watching as the mighty Warfleet Terra prepared to deploy the fleet to find his Lady Commander, his Niece.
"Sir, all ships report ready, even without Sarah's beacon we have a solid lock on her transponder in her Gundam." Vanessa said as the brunette walked in, alongside Valerian, the brown haired boy leaned against one of the railings with his Airborne helmet on his belt, his Divisional patch was a Knife with the words, "Memento Mori." or "Remember Death" in Latin emblazoned on it.
Vanessa while she wore the Jet Black Armor of the 145th, there has been a rivalry with Sarah that has soured the friendship between the two girls leading the 145th to be factionalized and Vanessa's faction to no longer be part of the 300 warriors, But after Sarah's disappearance, Vanessa had a crisis of her own after being without Sarah for 4 days in their realm and she later confided in the Grand Admiral who comforted her and reminded her that Sarah and Vanessa were close friends and were actually acting like sisters which strengthened Vanessa to finally declare the rivalry ended.
"Good, Prepare to move out, All shields up and weapons at the ready, Crew are to head to action stations, That's an order Ensign."
The officer nodded and saluted and broadcasted orders throughout the ship and the fleet, Klaxons rang throughout each ship and the barks of crew members and other personnel was obvious to even the Civilians aboard the ISS Pride of Terra, and they weren't worried it was standard procedure to them by this point but once the klaxons ring in the Civilian areas of the ship that's when they'll worry, but for now they're off to deal with some Rebellious colonies while they prepare for their expedition to find Sarah.
Meanwhile, in her Gundam's Cockpit.
Sarah was already ready to sortie the moment Amuro was given orders by Bright Noa to protect the ship, Sarah was a military soldier and one of the best damn pilots in the Imperial Starfighter Corps' history, So of course she was ready.
"Noa, may I have permission to launch?" Sarah asked as she polarized her helmet and gripped her control systems. She knew it'll be a cold day in hell before she gets outmatched this the Solar Princess was aware of but she was nervous just as she was back when testing out her Mobile suit.
"Permission granted, Sarah." Sayla Mass who became the ship's Comms officer after most of the Regular crew was killed in action or is currently wounded.
"Understood, Sarah deploying!" She called out as she stepped on the Catapult and launched herself into space, She caught up to Amuro and she wore her Imperial Starfighter Corps pilot armor which is Black and Red, the signature colors of Artimech Squadron, her personal starfighter squadron.
"Lady Sarah, look ahead." Amuro said as she magnified the view on her suit's HUD and saw the enemy officer Sayla Mass was confronting.
"I see'im looks like he asked his ship for his Mobile suit…"
"Affirmative Sarah, Amuro, stay close to her." Sayla asked as Paolo Cassius was nervous now hearing Sarah's report and she let out an affirmative as well as a growl of pure rage.
"Fucking bastards, think they can attack a Military ship carrying Civilians…. Not on my watch…" She vowed as she activated her Gundam's power sword and aimed her 95mm Autocannon at one of the enemy mobile suits and fired, there was no recoil since she was firing in the cold harsh vacuum of space.
The enemy mobile suits scattered, Amuro meanwhile decided to take on the Red Mobile suit while Sarah is dealing with the other two Zakus.
"These guys are good, but not too good!" Sarah said as she magantized her autogun on her Gundam's hip and got up close and personal with the enemy Mobile suit and punched him in the face, Before using the autocannons built into the palms to shred the fucker into pieces.
"Nice kill Ms. Sarah." Amuro said as she nodded and activated her Gundam's power sword to block an overhead strike from the other Mobile Suit, and destroyed it with a clean chop through the chest.
"No problem, Deal with that enemy ace and let's…." Sarah paused as she watched Amuro dispatch an enemy Zaku with one shot, surprising her.
"A powerful shot…. Damn…. Nice shot Amuro." She thought mentally praising the boy as she and Amuro and Ryu returned to White Base, marking the First official battle in Sarah's military career against the principality of Zenon, this war will be bloody and something told the Young commander it won't be as simple, not with the White Base's original Captain injured and dying….
Hello guys, Sorry this is extremely short, I know y'all want me to amp up my drive to get everything written, but College is coming to an end soon and I need to brace myself for the finals.
I also wanna apologize for my long absence, I will work more on my other stories both on and AO3, I promise you this.
I may also include a Stand-alone story one that will tie into Sarah's experiance on Theta Ender and how it affects her deeply in this story, With that being said, Thank you guys and see y'all later.