p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"strongspan style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The Market of Death Part 1/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"After making the Solomon Gundam functional, Dukovak said:/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: I'm going to the ports to look for jobs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: How do you plan for Manfred to fight without preparation? He still doesn't know how to pilot./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Well, the Gundam is like a second body, or am I wrong?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Yes, but he has no training. An MS can shoot him down just like that. Manfred knows nothing about tactics; it'll be certain death for him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: What options do we have?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: First, get simulator programs. Consider it a gift from me to the company./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Thank you very much, Yamazin./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: You're welcome. Now that you're leaving, Duko, buy the simulator programs and secure us a contract./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Okay, Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Let's go job hunting. Are you coming with me?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yeah, just let me put on a shirt./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two brothers go job hunting along the port of Chryse until a merchant tells them to try their luck in a bar./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The brothers go to that bar where they see many people discussing business and try to talk to as many as they can without success./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I think we didn't have luck today. Let's go./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Wait, someone's approaching us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A man with medium-length hair, unshaven beard, tall, wearing a black shirt and sunglasses, approaches them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Hey guys, looking for work?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Yes, we are a newly formed defense company./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak hands him a business card./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Horikoshi Defense Corporation, sounds like a big deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: That's how we stay legitimate and pay fewer taxes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Interesting, what are your names?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Dukovak and Manfred Horikoshi./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Dukovak? I'll call you Duko. Manfred, that's an easier name to remember. Duko, let me ask you a question. What services are you offering today?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Protection. We have a good Mobile Suit pilot in our ranks and top-notch technician, believe me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: So, a pilot and a badass technician. Tell me, Duko, do you have your own MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Duko: Hey, what defense company wouldn't have its own MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: And is it fully operational?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: yeah!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: And is your pilot here?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Yes, in fact, he's sitting right beside you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Oh, Manfred. So, you're the pilot. Do you have experience, kid?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Uhm, yeah, of course./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Well, you don't seem like it. I can see it in your eyes, kid. Look, guys, I know you need work, but you don't know what you're getting into, even with all your papers and stuff. You wouldn't last a day on my journey./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: When does your shipment leave?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: In 2 weeks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: By then, our pilot will be trained./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: How the hell do you plan to do that, my friend?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: With simulations./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Well, we have a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Alright, but before anything, what are you moving?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Let's just say it's aid for my homeland down in earth./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: A shipment for SAU orABRAU?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: What do you think, my friend?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Mexico? Which part of Mexico are you from?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: That's very personal information, buddy. You'll find out in due time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: We want 30% of the value of the merchandise./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: You don't understand, my friend, this isn't a commercial mission, it's a charity mission. I can offer you 20%./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred whispers: Dukovak, Yamazin says we should ask for parts of the Ahab reactors from the destroyed MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: How about 25% and all the pieces of the MS that attack us during the journey, including the reactors?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Hmm, sounds good, my partner. But why the hell do you want the MS parts?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Well, we have our reasons, partner. So, do we have a deal?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Hey, waiter, bring a bottle of Centenario tequila, please./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Waitress: Centenario, let me see if we still have that brand. Sir, you're very lucky, here's your bottle./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Bring three shot glasses, please./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Waitress: Of course./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: By the way, what's your name?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: My name is Miguel Amado Carrillo; they call me the Lord of the Stars./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The shot glasses arrive, and Miguel fills all three. They all take the shot together./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"All three: Cheers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred and Dukovak return drunk to the warehouse./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: YAMAZIN, WE'RE BACK!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred knocks on the door./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin opens the door./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Boys, you smell like alcohol. Where have you been?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: (in Spanish) You know, Yamazin, you've been like a mother to me. I love you so much./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin blushes and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Excuse me?!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: You heard him. We made a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: With whom?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Some guy named Miguel Amado; I can't remember the last name./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: CARRILLOO./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yeah, that./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: I've never heard that name before. Did you secure the reactors?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: YEAH./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: But why did you come back drunk?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Well, Miguel offered us a Centenario, it was an offer we couldn't refuse./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: The deal or the liquor?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Liquor./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: What's our part in the deal?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Twenty-five./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Credits?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Percentage./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: 25 percent doesn't sound bad. When do we set sail?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Two./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Two days?!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Weeks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: That's a short time, but we can train Manfred enough. Did you get a program?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Hey, Dukovak, don't go blabbering./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred gives the program to Yamazin and falls asleep on the table./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Manfred, when you wake up, I'm going to put you through training./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: .../span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: I'll take that as a yes. Oh, boys, I should've gone with you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The next day, Yamazin wakes Manfred up./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Manfred, it's time to train./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Okay, my head hurts./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: You shouldn't have drunk that Centenario./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Tequila Centenario./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Whatever, get into the simulator./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Okay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred gets into the simulator and stays there for the next two weeks, only coming out to eat and sleep./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"On that day, while Yamazin and Dukovak monitor the signals of the Gundam, they start talking:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Dukovak, what did you mean when you said, "You've been like a mother to me" and "I love you so much"?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak, blushing, responds:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: I was just drunk, and you wouldn't understand anyway./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Are you sure? Because I can speak Spanish too./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Oh./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: If a woman loves a man, she can give her life for him, but be careful if that woman feels hurt. I don't have a problem, Dukovak, but be prepared for the consequences./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: I... I must go check on Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: HAHAHAHAHA/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Two weeks pass, and the Horikoshi corporation shows up at Miguel Amado's ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How's it going, Manfred, Duko, and who's this beauty with you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Yamazin Toka, the technician we told you about./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How are you, miss? I'm Miguel Amado, but only you can call me "Amado."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel kisses her hand, Yamazin shakes his hand and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Yamazin Toka, a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Miguel. I'm the technician of the Horikoshi Defense Corporation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: I see, the pleasure is mine./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: May I ask what we're transporting?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Just some aid for my countrymen in the Union of the Alliance./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Can I know what merchandise you're transporting?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Well, just because it's you, I'll tell you, no drugs or contraband./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Thank you, Miguel./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin approaches Dukovak and Manfred and tells them:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Did you ask what the cargo we're supposed to protect is?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yes, but he didn't tell us what he was going to move./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: This smells fishy, we'd better get out of here./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: We can't just leave like that; it would tarnish our reputation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: I want 55 percent of the money from this job, and from now on, we only take jobs with corporations, governments, and Gjallarhorn./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Agreed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The members of the Horikoshi corporation board Miguel's ship, and he takes off./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Hours later, after leaving Mars' orbit, the ship is intercepted by a Gjallarhorn fleet./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Shit, I knew this could happen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Relax, it's just a routine negotiation. Duko, come with me; you're going to learn how to negotiate with these pigs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Alright./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Put on your hat and a shirt./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak puts on a shirt and a hat./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A small ship approaches the main Gjallarhorn ship. Upon boarding, Miguel says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How are you, boys? Let's go see your commander to discuss some politics./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: I'll inform the commander of your presence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Sure, we'll wait here./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The soldier talks on his communicator and then tells Miguel:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: The commander has granted you access; please follow me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel and Dukovak go to see the fleet commander, a mustachioed man with a military haircut./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: How are you, Miguel, and who's this young man with you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: This is just a new partner of mine who's going to do business with you. We already know the deal we have; is there a problem with that?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: That's precisely what I wanted to discuss with you, Don Miguel. We know you're a conciliatory man, very knowledgeable in economics, and well, the economic situation on Earth leaves much to be desired./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How much are we talking about, Commander?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: A 2% increase each quarter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Don't push it too far, Commander. I know things are tough on Earth, but one has to make ends meet./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: For you, I'll only raise it 1% this quarter, how about that?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Well, I'm not very happy about it, Commander, but we have a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The commander takes out a bottle of Abrau tequila and offers a glass to each of the visitors./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"All three: Cheers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel puts a money card under his hat and brings it close to the commander./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: It's a pleasure doing business with you, Don Miguel./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Likewise, Commander. Take care./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"As they're returning to their ship, Miguel says to Dukovak:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: That damn tequila tasted like donkey piss, and that pig turned out to be a miser./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: What are we going to do about it?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: We'd never win a war with Gjallarhorn, so we'll just have to put up with it and keep working./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak and Miguel return to the ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: We can leave now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Aren't you going to check the cargo?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Let's just say the commander and I came to a good agreement, and besides, my Duko already knows him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Looks like Gjallarhorn hasn't changed at all./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: No matter who's in control, they'll always ask for a bribe./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The journey continues until a pirate fleet intercepts Miguel's ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Duko, Manfred, get to work; that's what I'm paying you for./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Of course./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred puts on a spacesuit and gets into the Gundam./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Duko and Yamazin remove the coverings from the Gundam and prepare it to be launched./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Damn it, does the Gundam have weapons?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Yes, just two knives, but they'll be more than enough./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Give him an assault rifle; I want to see if these guys can handle it./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The Gundam grabs a rifle resembling an AK, without a stock, and is launched into outer space. Once there, Miguel communicates with Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How do you like the rifle? Pretty badass, isn't it? Try it out; it has explosive ammo. It won't pierce nano-laminate plates, but the impact is what matters./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Thanks, Miguel. I'll give it a try./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The Salomon Gundam detects several mobile suits and sees two chubby MS. Manfred fires several bursts at them until he runs out of bullets. One MS remains immobile, but the other begins to approach Salomon. The latter draws its knives from its hips and starts to approach the enemy MS. When the two are in close combat, the enemy MS uses an axe to try to kill Manfred. Manfred stops the attack with one of his arms and stabs the MS's cockpit; it stops moving. After this, two more MS come from behind Manfred. Manfred manages to react and stabs one of the MS in the shoulder before fleeing, but not before grabbing the fallen MS's axe. After analyzing the situation, Manfred communicates with Miguel:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Miguel, I'm outnumbered; I need fire support./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: If you manage to destroy those MS, I could give you a missile launcher to immobilize the enemy ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I don't think you understand the situation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: I do, and you're in for it now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Shit./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred sees the MS shooting bullets at him, and he manages to dodge them in a zigzag pattern, getting close to one of them and cutting off both its arms with the axe. He then stabs the MS and grabs its rifle, firing wildly at the remaining MS. The pilot of the MS doesn't understand what's happening, so he starts losing control of the situation, drops his weapons, and raises his hands./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Is he surrendering? Miguel, what should I do?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Kill him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yamazin, Dukovak, what should I do?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Cut off his limbs. We'll come for him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred takes out his axe, and the boy in the MS starts screaming. Manfred dismembers the MS, receives the bazooka, and then approaches the enemy ship and fires at its thrusters. The enemy ship becomes immobile, and Manfred brings the surviving MS back to Miguel's ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Upon seeing that the pilot is a child, Manfred asks if his comrades were also children, to which Manfred is left with a thousand-yard stare upon hearing the child's response./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"After making the Solomon Gundam functional, Dukovak said:/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: I'm going to the ports to look for jobs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: How do you plan for Manfred to fight without preparation? He still doesn't know how to pilot./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Well, the Gundam is like a second body, or am I wrong?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Yes, but he has no training. An MS can shoot him down just like that. Manfred knows nothing about tactics; it'll be certain death for him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: What options do we have?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: First, get simulator programs. Consider it a gift from me to the company./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Thank you very much, Yamazin./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: You're welcome. Now that you're leaving, Duko, buy the simulator programs and secure us a contract./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Okay, Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: What?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Let's go job hunting. Are you coming with me?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yeah, just let me put on a shirt./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The two brothers go job hunting along the port of Chryse until a merchant tells them to try their luck in a bar./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The brothers go to that bar where they see many people discussing business and try to talk to as many as they can without success./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I think we didn't have luck today. Let's go./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Wait, someone's approaching us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A man with medium-length hair, unshaven beard, tall, wearing a black shirt and sunglasses, approaches them./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Hey guys, looking for work?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Yes, we are a newly formed defense company./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak hands him a business card./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Horikoshi Defense Corporation, sounds like a big deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: That's how we stay legitimate and pay fewer taxes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Interesting, what are your names?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Dukovak and Manfred Horikoshi./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Dukovak? I'll call you Duko. Manfred, that's an easier name to remember. Duko, let me ask you a question. What services are you offering today?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Protection. We have a good Mobile Suit pilot in our ranks and top-notch technician, believe me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: So, a pilot and a badass technician. Tell me, Duko, do you have your own MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Duko: Hey, what defense company wouldn't have its own MS?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: And is it fully operational?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: yeah!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: And is your pilot here?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Yes, in fact, he's sitting right beside you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Oh, Manfred. So, you're the pilot. Do you have experience, kid?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Uhm, yeah, of course./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Well, you don't seem like it. I can see it in your eyes, kid. Look, guys, I know you need work, but you don't know what you're getting into, even with all your papers and stuff. You wouldn't last a day on my journey./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: When does your shipment leave?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: In 2 weeks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: By then, our pilot will be trained./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: How the hell do you plan to do that, my friend?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: With simulations./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Well, we have a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Alright, but before anything, what are you moving?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Let's just say it's aid for my homeland down in earth./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: A shipment for SAU orABRAU?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: What do you think, my friend?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Mexico? Which part of Mexico are you from?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: That's very personal information, buddy. You'll find out in due time./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: We want 30% of the value of the merchandise./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: You don't understand, my friend, this isn't a commercial mission, it's a charity mission. I can offer you 20%./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred whispers: Dukovak, Yamazin says we should ask for parts of the Ahab reactors from the destroyed MS./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: How about 25% and all the pieces of the MS that attack us during the journey, including the reactors?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Hmm, sounds good, my partner. But why the hell do you want the MS parts?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Well, we have our reasons, partner. So, do we have a deal?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Hey, waiter, bring a bottle of Centenario tequila, please./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Waitress: Centenario, let me see if we still have that brand. Sir, you're very lucky, here's your bottle./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: Bring three shot glasses, please./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Waitress: Of course./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: By the way, what's your name?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Mysterious Man: My name is Miguel Amado Carrillo; they call me the Lord of the Stars./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The shot glasses arrive, and Miguel fills all three. They all take the shot together./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"All three: Cheers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred and Dukovak return drunk to the warehouse./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: YAMAZIN, WE'RE BACK!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred knocks on the door./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin opens the door./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Boys, you smell like alcohol. Where have you been?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: (in Spanish) You know, Yamazin, you've been like a mother to me. I love you so much./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin blushes and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Excuse me?!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: You heard him. We made a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: With whom?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Some guy named Miguel Amado; I can't remember the last name./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: CARRILLOO./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yeah, that./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: I've never heard that name before. Did you secure the reactors?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: YEAH./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: But why did you come back drunk?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Well, Miguel offered us a Centenario, it was an offer we couldn't refuse./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: The deal or the liquor?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Liquor./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: What's our part in the deal?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Twenty-five./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Credits?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Percentage./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: 25 percent doesn't sound bad. When do we set sail?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Two./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Two days?!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Weeks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: That's a short time, but we can train Manfred enough. Did you get a program?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Hey, Dukovak, don't go blabbering./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred gives the program to Yamazin and falls asleep on the table./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Manfred, when you wake up, I'm going to put you through training./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: .../span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: I'll take that as a yes. Oh, boys, I should've gone with you./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The next day, Yamazin wakes Manfred up./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Manfred, it's time to train./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Okay, my head hurts./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: You shouldn't have drunk that Centenario./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Tequila Centenario./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Whatever, get into the simulator./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Okay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred gets into the simulator and stays there for the next two weeks, only coming out to eat and sleep./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"On that day, while Yamazin and Dukovak monitor the signals of the Gundam, they start talking:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Dukovak, what did you mean when you said, "You've been like a mother to me" and "I love you so much"?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak, blushing, responds:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: I was just drunk, and you wouldn't understand anyway./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Are you sure? Because I can speak Spanish too./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Oh./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: If a woman loves a man, she can give her life for him, but be careful if that woman feels hurt. I don't have a problem, Dukovak, but be prepared for the consequences./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: I... I must go check on Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: HAHAHAHAHA/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Two weeks pass, and the Horikoshi corporation shows up at Miguel Amado's ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How's it going, Manfred, Duko, and who's this beauty with you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Yamazin Toka, the technician we told you about./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How are you, miss? I'm Miguel Amado, but only you can call me "Amado."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel kisses her hand, Yamazin shakes his hand and says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Yamazin Toka, a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Miguel. I'm the technician of the Horikoshi Defense Corporation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: I see, the pleasure is mine./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: May I ask what we're transporting?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Just some aid for my countrymen in the Union of the Alliance./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Can I know what merchandise you're transporting?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Well, just because it's you, I'll tell you, no drugs or contraband./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Thank you, Miguel./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin approaches Dukovak and Manfred and tells them:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Did you ask what the cargo we're supposed to protect is?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yes, but he didn't tell us what he was going to move./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: This smells fishy, we'd better get out of here./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: We can't just leave like that; it would tarnish our reputation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: I want 55 percent of the money from this job, and from now on, we only take jobs with corporations, governments, and Gjallarhorn./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Agreed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The members of the Horikoshi corporation board Miguel's ship, and he takes off./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Hours later, after leaving Mars' orbit, the ship is intercepted by a Gjallarhorn fleet./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Shit, I knew this could happen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Relax, it's just a routine negotiation. Duko, come with me; you're going to learn how to negotiate with these pigs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Alright./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Put on your hat and a shirt./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak puts on a shirt and a hat./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"A small ship approaches the main Gjallarhorn ship. Upon boarding, Miguel says:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How are you, boys? Let's go see your commander to discuss some politics./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: I'll inform the commander of your presence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Sure, we'll wait here./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The soldier talks on his communicator and then tells Miguel:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Soldier: The commander has granted you access; please follow me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel and Dukovak go to see the fleet commander, a mustachioed man with a military haircut./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: How are you, Miguel, and who's this young man with you?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: This is just a new partner of mine who's going to do business with you. We already know the deal we have; is there a problem with that?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: That's precisely what I wanted to discuss with you, Don Miguel. We know you're a conciliatory man, very knowledgeable in economics, and well, the economic situation on Earth leaves much to be desired./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How much are we talking about, Commander?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: A 2% increase each quarter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Don't push it too far, Commander. I know things are tough on Earth, but one has to make ends meet./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: For you, I'll only raise it 1% this quarter, how about that?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Well, I'm not very happy about it, Commander, but we have a deal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The commander takes out a bottle of Abrau tequila and offers a glass to each of the visitors./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"All three: Cheers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel puts a money card under his hat and brings it close to the commander./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Commander: It's a pleasure doing business with you, Don Miguel./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Likewise, Commander. Take care./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"As they're returning to their ship, Miguel says to Dukovak:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: That damn tequila tasted like donkey piss, and that pig turned out to be a miser./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: What are we going to do about it?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: We'd never win a war with Gjallarhorn, so we'll just have to put up with it and keep working./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak and Miguel return to the ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: We can leave now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Aren't you going to check the cargo?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Let's just say the commander and I came to a good agreement, and besides, my Duko already knows him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Looks like Gjallarhorn hasn't changed at all./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: No matter who's in control, they'll always ask for a bribe./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The journey continues until a pirate fleet intercepts Miguel's ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Duko, Manfred, get to work; that's what I'm paying you for./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Of course./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred puts on a spacesuit and gets into the Gundam./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Duko and Yamazin remove the coverings from the Gundam and prepare it to be launched./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Damn it, does the Gundam have weapons?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Yamazin: Yes, just two knives, but they'll be more than enough./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Give him an assault rifle; I want to see if these guys can handle it./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The Gundam grabs a rifle resembling an AK, without a stock, and is launched into outer space. Once there, Miguel communicates with Manfred./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: How do you like the rifle? Pretty badass, isn't it? Try it out; it has explosive ammo. It won't pierce nano-laminate plates, but the impact is what matters./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Thanks, Miguel. I'll give it a try./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"The Salomon Gundam detects several mobile suits and sees two chubby MS. Manfred fires several bursts at them until he runs out of bullets. One MS remains immobile, but the other begins to approach Salomon. The latter draws its knives from its hips and starts to approach the enemy MS. When the two are in close combat, the enemy MS uses an axe to try to kill Manfred. Manfred stops the attack with one of his arms and stabs the MS's cockpit; it stops moving. After this, two more MS come from behind Manfred. Manfred manages to react and stabs one of the MS in the shoulder before fleeing, but not before grabbing the fallen MS's axe. After analyzing the situation, Manfred communicates with Miguel:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Miguel, I'm outnumbered; I need fire support./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: If you manage to destroy those MS, I could give you a missile launcher to immobilize the enemy ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: I don't think you understand the situation./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: I do, and you're in for it now./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Shit./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred sees the MS shooting bullets at him, and he manages to dodge them in a zigzag pattern, getting close to one of them and cutting off both its arms with the axe. He then stabs the MS and grabs its rifle, firing wildly at the remaining MS. The pilot of the MS doesn't understand what's happening, so he starts losing control of the situation, drops his weapons, and raises his hands./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Is he surrendering? Miguel, what should I do?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Miguel: Kill him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred: Yamazin, Dukovak, what should I do?/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Dukovak: Cut off his limbs. We'll come for him./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Manfred takes out his axe, and the boy in the MS starts screaming. Manfred dismembers the MS, receives the bazooka, and then approaches the enemy ship and fires at its thrusters. The enemy ship becomes immobile, and Manfred brings the surviving MS back to Miguel's ship./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"Upon seeing that the pilot is a child, Manfred asks if his comrades were also children, to which Manfred is left with a thousand-yard stare upon hearing the child's response./span/p