>It is January 24th of the Year 71 of the Cosmic Era>Previous Thread:>>6344652>Thread Archive:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=Errant+comet>Tip Jars: If you enjoy the writing, consider sparing some dimes if you're able.>patreon.com/Maxwelllallwell>ko-fi.com/maxwelllallwellHeliopolis Colony has been Destroyed. The Clandestine operation of the Le Creuset Squad missing one of the vital G-Project's mobile suits and its state-of-the-art mothership. Even with two brand-new mobile weapons, Frieden Moon has found themselves unable to force their surrender and the Colony's remains signify the great power of not only the Strike Gundam but of the Archangel battleship... Yet the Archangel isn't off-the-hook with the Colony's destruction obstructing further inquiry into its location. A silent chase beginning to be charted by command of Rau Le Creuset's Vesalius...
>>6357021"- Kira Yamato. X-105 Strike. Kira Yamato, Respond!"Kira's hand trembled upon the piloting controls as he looked, stunned and unable to truly comprehend how in just the blink of an eye...Heliopolis was turned into a ruin.Yet again, the encoded transmission tried to contact them, himself too distraught with fear and horror to even acknowledge his name being called.Until... A stern yet bizarrely familiar voice called out to him."Kira... Why are you with the Alliance?"He turned the Strike, wildly, battery warnings running emergency charge for life support and auxiliary movements.But the Aegis' command horn still eased up the communication line as the greyed out mobile suit raised its beam rifle at Kira.Kira had a panicked reaction yet... Didn't move as the old friend lowered the rifle, just solemnly floating their mobile suit parallel to his own."Kira... I don't know why you're here in... That thing, but I'll ask you. Come with me to ZAFT"
>>6357025The tension within the Archangel's command post had dropped down into the valley of death. The atrocity in motion of the colony's destruction weighing heavily.Captain Ramius looked down, uncertain of what to do as proper damage assesments and other priority orders had been issued.The status of the Strike and their young pilot and... The plan of what to do, surrounded by the enemy yet shielded by the Colony's husk and debris weighing heavily on her mind."Fuck this." Allan stood up in a hurry, quickly gathering the attention and cutting the low-rung tension of the bridge as they glared out "I can't just sit my ass down after whiffing that damn shot..." Murrue quickly had gathered precisely the issue.After all, the Colony Ring only fell down under pressure after First Lieutenant Parsec had failed to shoot at the captured and battery-deprived Aegis that had assaulted them."Cut it out, Parsec. It wasn't your fault alone that the Colony couldn't withstand the attack" Mu affirmatively acted on what Murrue had predicted. "I can't really stop you, but what are you really going to do? Go out on a Mistral and get shot by ZAFT's red carpet team?" Murrue would have added an order to that, wanting the Earth-front Ace to not make a scene...If their authority wasn't taken by Badgiruel as she took off the comm's officer line "Precisely, you have your order to stand down immediately from any reckless action you had planned. First Lieutenant... What a joke the Atlantic Federation Forces in South America are if you were Captain Material" That seemed to have ticked off the First Lieutenant as they turned wildly towards "Shut the fuck up, Woman. God!"
>>6357034Allan threateningly took a step forth, Mu tensing up as they seemed to reach for something by their hip...Right as Allan discards that idea, just pointing their finger at the Ensign "You fucking career soldiers are all the damn same, perfect scores and everything! Like hell you know what's it like to actually serve as anything but a crowd pleaser at officer school!"Murrue had enough as that, as she stood up, slamming her fist into her commanding chair as her uniform clung to and moved to her motion "This is enough! I understand the situation is dire, but if we keep bickering with each other, we might as well tell ZAFT to kill us all!" Murrue's backbone stood steadfast from Badgiruel's surprise and Parsec's defiance "Right now, we need to assess damages and chart our next movements. And with our head mechanic injured, I'll need to do the rounds myself as the overseer of the G-Project. Badgiruel, keep trying to contact the Strike. La Flaga. Consult maps for a course to take. Parsec. With me. You got a brochure for the G-Weapons, right?"The commanding tone of the woman seemed to have a positive effect on the crew as they heed their orders, Parsec relaxing their posture slightly as they nod "Yeah, but it wasn't all-thorough given we were expecting to coordinate exercises within. I'll admit. I started nodding off over the briefing regarding the ship."Murrue scoffed, the unprofessionalism of the would-be test pilot even getting to her nerves before she straightened her posture up, Allan following by their lead."Sheesh, I knew she had a fire but whew." Mu tossed aside a sly comment before focusing at the task at hand "Dalida, Neumann. Help me pulling out the database for this."The helmsman and system officer quickly made their way to aid the Hawk of Endymion over his own duties as Badgiruel tried to focus upon her own task of contacting the strike.Yet the young woman couldn't help but concede a slight point to Parsec, as her own beating heart filled itself with dread despite her curt profesionalism.
>>6357021"That can't be right, that goddamn bastard ignored the grounding orders!" Yzak groaned, incensed at Athrun's sudden rebellious streak."He did fine, He's a good enough pilot... But I can't help but resent the fact we're all going to get punished for it." Dearka tried to relax as the tense situation developed.The Colony was destroyed, the Le Creuset Squad had lost a teammate and friend...And now, as they awaited for the two arriving pilots to be cleared and ready to ask, Dearka tried to hold the situation from overwhelming him, Yzak reigned his own feelings as they tried to overcome them with bravado... And Nicol, for the lesser shrinked under the pressure they were understandably under.Yet the airlock opened up as both the younger and older greenclat pilots pulled out of it "Olor! Matthew! What the hell happened inside the colony?!" Yzak quickly crossed them as them both pulled back instinctively."We've just arrived, dammit! Give us a rest!" Matthew commented as they passed abide the silver-haired pilot, deciding to leave the pilot bay as Olor scratched the back of their neck."That last G-Weapon could contend with Commander Aimann... And you won't believe me, but Athrun and Frieden were there!"The Squad had already accepted the fact that the Aegis had been pulled out without finishing data collection or servicing...More glaring, was it the brand new information that the Black-Band pilot was within it afte rthat launch notice... Even more so as Olor recounted what he could"What the HELL do you mean he was in a plane?!"
>>6357021The turbulence is gone as you weathered the exit from the crumbling colony.However, what greeted you in the outside wasn't the comforting sensation that you've managed to get safe and sound from it all.But the chilling dread that raises up your spine as you looked at rhe destroyed colony at your wake"Damn it all! My sensors got busted from the atmospheric pressure!" Miguel commented as they pulled off the hull of the FLUGG "I can see we've pulled by... Good Job."You don't manage to respond, raptured by the tragedy and the full ramifications of it all as you run it all in your head.Rusty had perished here, His body will never be found for a proper burial.So many civilians and unrelated habitants displaced... What will happen to them now?And the whole of ZAFT's involvement... You don't want to admit it deep down but... You all had a hand in destroying this otherwise peaceful colony-"Natural, You listening?!" snapping out of your dreadful trance, Miguel grumbles as their GINN looks around "I didn't want to make-do without sinking that ship or suit... But."Aimann's GINN, Weaponless and with limited vision was obviously in no way to fight, perhaps less of an example is you and the FLUGG's near-depleted arsenal for a reason not to seek further conflict. But that also applied for the Aegis and Strike, now with Phase-Shift off.>Band up with Miguel's GINN and search for Athrun.>Leave and try to find the ZAFT ships around the area, in order to help out extraction.>Split-Up and go search for Athrun while Miguel guarantees repairs and the ZAFT dettachment's location>Write-In
>>6357046>Band up with Miguel's GINN and search for Athrun.I think there's some leeway here to search about.
>>6357046>Band up with Miguel's GINN and search for Athrun.
>>6357046>Band up with Miguel's GINN and search for Athrun.>You all had a hand in destroying this otherwise peaceful colonyOi, oi, we didn't use ship grade canons inside the damn colony
>>6357046>>6357054>>6357120>>6357217You both knew that Athrun, while far from dead weight as a pilot. Couldn't perform adequately now that their battery was strained to its limit.You of all moreso, having heard and witnessed that briefing of its capabilities.So the moment you both agreed, yourself leading forth as you scan the surroundings for debris and potential sightings of the Archangel to warn about..."He can't be that far away, I saw him getting pulled out of the Colony from that hole that cannon made." Aimann comments as you nod partly of relief, That'd mean the Mobile Suit managed to avoid the decoupling and compacting turbulence from within the structure...Evading the worst of it, however, did not guarantee he was safe, at all.You stop cruising forwards however, as the N-Jammer interference around the area dims enough for unencoded transmission to pass by, a message beginning to be caught by your systems."-rror, reporting Lifeboat 157, mechanical error, reporting Lifeboat 157." You tilt your head, as Miguel grumbles."Figures some of them must have gotten damaged, Ignore them. Those ORB guys aren't leaving them alone." Miguel's orders immediately irk you the wrong way."I'd read they have routes in their engines, what if they won't get close to the Colony itself? Hell, what if the mechanical error's the life-support?!" You try to argue for it as Miguel groaned again."We don't have the time for this! And where would we even pull them over Dimwit?! We're all military vessels!" Miguel argues once again, before you yourself check closer on the shuttle."That doesn't matter, there were Coordinators too in Heliopolis, can we ignore them?!" Arguing with the Ace, he just cuts the communication down forcibly as you groan out of frustration.You can't shake the guilt of this all having happened because of your inability to act... And yet...>Rush at the lifepod and try and see if you can tow it back to the ships.>Reestablish the communication and try and force Miguel to help you and the lifepod out... You think you have an idea>Even if you want to... Let it go and focus on Athrun and the Aegis. Pragmatically, they're more important.>Write-in
>>6357230>Reestablish the communication and try and force Miguel to help you and the lifepod out... You think you have an idea
>>6357230>Reestablish the communication and try and force Miguel to help you and the lifepod out... You think you have an ideaOur sole purpose is to tard wrangle him, it seems
