>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
Rolled 8 (1d100)>>6357230>>6357232>>6357246You quickly re-establish the connection as you force the FLUGG to a dead stop, signalling systems aiding the damaged sensors of Miguel's GINN going offline as such."What the- I meant what I said as an order, Black-Band. We can't have them. The Aegis and Athrun take priority as our fellow-." There's a sound logic within the ZAFT statutes of conduct...The Bloody Valentines War had been one fought to unprecedented ends and lows... It may as well be a brand new type of war in comparison to the deestabilizing events of World War 3 leading to the Cosmic Era calendar.But, ZAFT formented their officers and aces have a code of conduct and reputation to uphold and of many, many things you'd learned about Aimann in the quarter of a year you've been assigned with him, as you open the communication line."You owe me."Miguel's tone went silent, as if suddenly choking a planned rebuttal upon the choice of words you had said.His pride defined him."Whether it is Endymion or now, You owe me your life. So help me God you don't help me out with these people lest everyone KNOWS what the Shooting Star of Dusk has done here." You threaten them, feeling estranged by it but..."... Fine, Natural." Miguel responds as you organize the sensors array once again, leading in the Mobile Suit to pick up the Lifepod as your heart's guilt lightens up...Yet, You have a strange feeling, as you round up and tow the pod with the GINN's hands...Almost like being watched, even if your Paranoia wasn't merited after thorough examination.
>>6357025>>6357459Athrun couldn't believe the response he'd get from his old friend as he offered a way out."I can't... Athrun, I can't do that.">Emotional check = 8 [Majour Failure]Why... Why is it so difficult?! Athrun couldn't withstand their own emotions at seeing an old friend in the wrong side of the war as he raised the Aegis' Rifle again."Why?! Why're you with the Naturals?! Why are you colluding with those that want us dead?!" Athrun explodes out as the Strike flinched.Even if it was an empty gesture from raised concern, even if he truly knew he wouldn't be able to hurt him.He still willingly raised their weapon at an old friendWho did so likewise, as the Strike's legs ejected out a pair of combat knives, edge slightly shivering as an electrical current ran through them."I don't want to fight Athrun, but I can't! Not after all this!" Kira positioned their mobile suit in a defensive position, inexperience not quite knowing that he was safe from harm from the deplete batteries "Why did ZAFT attack Heliopolis?! We didn't do anything to deserve it!"Athrun still kept the rifle raised, yet once again went into an outburst at the implication "You take me for a fool while you're sitting in that thing?! That is proof enough!" Athrun's emotions were bared out, even with the longing he felt after seeing this old friend, he was far too incensed "I am offering you a way out, Kira! ZAFT will kill you if you don't-!"And just as if on queue to break the bare minimum of restraint Athrun was exhibiting, Kira had to explain his own restraint to the pilot."I can't! After the colony's destroyed... I need to defend the Archangel, My friends are on it!"The legged ship...He was defending that accursed ship.Athrun heard it from their old friends mouth, he was deliberately siding with the Alliance."Are you out of your damn mind?! Kira! These natural dogs comitted the massacre at Junius Seven, They killed my Mother like the raving lunatics they are! You're telling me you're defending them now?!"The stand-off broke the tension, Athrun intending fully to tackle and restrain the Strike forcefully as he had enough with Kira's meandering and absurd propositions, the Strike readying itself for the fight-.Until an emergency broadcast signal hit both Mobile Suit's comms suites, as they turned to see a yellow-and-black mobile armor and an unmarked GINN carrying a lifepod...Kira suddenly taking the numerical disadvantage and Athrun's stop as he dashed away from the engagement, finally responding to the calls for him as he disengaged the command horn's radius of the Aegis."Miguel... Frieden."Athrun's heart lightened up as he saw both pilots having come out alive from Heliopolis own fall... And yet.Even as he hailed them... The entire clash with Kira still weighed on their mind, as all three scrambled together to find the ZAFT dettachment.
>>6357474[ https://files.catbox.moe/a7r97m.mp3 ]It went... Swimmingly.Far too smoothly now that you think of it, slight paranoia still surrounding your mind after the Colony broke apart but...The archangel was pretty battered from your combined assault, while you're still completely in awe at their resolute lack of a surrender... Well, you think they might not have a proper choice if the damage keeps piling up."There they are!" Athrun calls out as you and the Aegis finally see the Nemo, Gamow and Vesalius in formation...But they seem to be in shuttling distance, even far away from the Colony's ruins... What's so important that it necessitated the two captains shuttling to the vesalius?"Where are we dropping these people, Black-Band?" Miguel asks away as the Aegis guides its damaged sensors "I told you, this was a terrible idea. But woe me and your-.""Right..." You cut off their annoyed diatribe as you start to think... Knowing full well you three would have to dock together in order to ease it for unloading.>Dock the Refugees at the Vesalius, explain the whole situation to Captain Le Creuset and report back to the Squad>Dock at the Nemo, get the FLUGG on resupply duty and wait for Margellan to come back with news.>Dock at the Gamow, Try and get some rest from the deployment and check on Miguel and Athrun's status after the colony broke down.
>>6357563>Dock the Refugees at the Vesalius, explain the whole situation to Captain Le Creuset and report back to the Squad
>>6357563>Dock at the Nemo, get the FLUGG on resupply duty and wait for Margellan to come back with news.Not sure bringing refugees to the main guy that orchestrated their homeland's destruction is a good idea for either side.
>>6357563>>6357602>>6357807"Frieden Moon here, I need the rear access of the Vesalius opened... I've got a damaged lifepod from Heliopolis." Hailing away at the Vesalius flight control...Well, the fact that the first answer you get from them is a resolute What?...Just before complying ahead as is procedure, enacting VTOL control to precisely if a little bit on the difficult side, land the FLUGG inside the mechbay without any landing nets.Which followed as Miguel orderly dropped the pod inside just as you ejected out of the open cockpit, Athrun landing likewise as he releved the damaged machine as the Magic Bullet of Dusk got out of their machine.It all... Went smoothly.That is, until suddenly there's two men with submachineguns aiming at you, forcing you to raise your hands up as you saw from the corner of your eye, two others heading towards the Aegis.In no short amount of time, is it that you and Athrun were handcuffed proper as the men lowered their weapons, the arrival of a woman of raven-haired locks signalling both you and Athrun that...Orders tend to have consequences when you don't heed them."Zala, Moon. Consider yourselves lucky that the Captain has lightened your punishments to your quarters. Now, care to elaborate the meaning of this?" Lieutenant DesLisle elaborated as she pointed towards the lifepod...You wanted to explain ahead of it but...You got beaten to the exclamation as Margellan's voice thundered over the hangar
>>6358024"What the hell is that thing doing here?!" Margellan jumped off the guardrail and propelled themselves forth towards your side, armed ZAFT personnel already getting ready to open it cautiously from the top hatch."I couldn't just let them out! Their engines are damaged!" You justify yourself only for yourself to recoil at a slap coming from DesLisle."Then why did you bring them here instead of throwing them towards their course?" The Lieutenant tries to make you wisen up as you...You don't really have a justification now that it's-."It's the least we could do after destroying their colony, they would have died eventually if we hadn't done anything." Athrun immediately steps ahead for your defense, even as he rattles their handcuffs in the process."Free them. I had informed you of their just punishment, DesLisle..." Le Creuset orders away as you raise an eyebrow, quickly the cuffs around your arms going off as Athrun looked equally as confused until his next order. "Open the pod.""Le Creuset, you-!" Margellan seems to restrain themselves from profanity as he just straightens their open coat "You know these pods release all their oxygen once open! We can't have them if you plan to-!?""It's an order."Margellan grumbled, seemingly powerless as Le Creuset's own curiosity as the valve of the hatch is opened with a specialized tool, the pressurized air-tanks of the pod let out a set of loud hisses.As you and Athrun moved to check inside, Respectfully insisting the Armed personnel withdraw from the opening as you gaze inside...
>>6358098You didn't expect someone to move first, maybe out of panic, possibly out of relief, however as they're aided out by personnel, they push past as they seemingly out-of-reflex...Glomp Athrun as they lept in the zero-gravity environment "Thank you! Thank you so much, I was so scared!" The young woman rubbed their face onto the Redcoat Ace's chest as Athrun remained stunned, his awkward and reserved nature forcing them to mentally reboot as he held them by the shoulders, quietly attempting to pull them off himself...As the girl slowly opened her eyes, and glared at the damaged GINN Miguel had left getting hauled by magnetic coils...The ZAFT uniformed personnel around her, before she consciously pushed herself off carefully from Athrun's own red coat.Right until she bumps into Le Creuset, turning suddenly to face them in a growing panic as he offered a pleasant smile, despite their mask."Good Afternoon, Young Lady... Welcome to the ZAFT vessel. Vesalius.""N-No, that can't- Not ZAFT...!" The Young Woman started hyperventilating, stressing out over the apparent allegiance of the vessel that had rescued her...
>>6358103You still feel extremely ill about the wayward scream she had, unnerving the other refugees from the lifepods as you now sat upon your bunk.The entire weight of the operation now on your shoulders as you laid in bed alone.Rusty had died, The colony had been destroyed... Even if you wanted to think that there was a large success from the capture of four of the G-Weapons and that green-framed MS... The Archangel could very well still be around the ruins and the Strike amongst it..."I failed... I failed everyone." You hear out Athrun from a transmission from their own bunk "It was so simple but... But I stopped when I could have taken the offensive!"Athrun curses themselves as you just listen in, admittedly unsure of the mixed feelings you have on the situation as you infiltrated the Archangel.In the situation they are right now... It would be precarious to continue on as they are but now with this new demonstration...What would they expect out of surrendering other than summary execution, regardless of the administering side?You bid your farewells to Athrun, wanting to rest and attempt to forget about it all if just for a moment, Putting on headphones as you listened in to the media player you had, Scattered thoughts fleeting away as you pass into the land of Nod...>The Archangel's Situation.>The ZAFT fleet's report from the Nemo>The Refugees of the Vesalius>Heliopolis Ruins
>>6358108>The Refugees of the Vesalius
>>6358108>Heliopolis Ruins
>>6358108>Heliopolis RuinsGuess Kira is staying a virgin forever, kek
>>6358108>>6358293>>6358602A few hours after the Heliopolis Colony of the ORB union had felled. The combined signal of distress beacons from the lifeboats as well as precise info of ship movements had confirmed the Colony from a scar of war...Into a Gold Mine for the men and women of Junk Guild, creeds sticking together in an attempt to help out survivors and maybe make a profit out of it tooThat inciting incident as well as two conflicting orders had been the catalyst for a legend of the Cosmic Era to begin in proper.A legend of Red and Blue.
>>6358799After a brief scuffle, Gai Murakumo had realized the priorities of their mission had changed.Mercenaries from other companies that had been assigned the same mission soon turning heel on the Serpent's Tail.He had a veritable level of suspicion on their ties, after he had personally requested to deploy on his usual lonesome with his dedicated support team.But as he quickly ascertained the combat effectiveness of the very own models he was sent to destroy, Gai pushed those thoughts aside as he engaged in the rush of combat"Elijah, don't be sloppy and cover my flanks!" Gai commanded ahead to the custom GINN as he saved them from getting overwhelmed, shooting the beam rifle once again as it easily pierces and destroys two mercenary Moebius."That Blue-Framed Suit... Wasn't it our-?!" The custom GINN busies itself as it shoots over at strays, not allowing the formation duo to get pincered ahead as evasive maneuvers were applied to its machinegun fire."I'll explain later... But we need these traitors dealt and paid with!"
>>6358800Within the Colony however, one young natural ran inwards, quickly using their wrist transceiver to locate their friendlies within the Colony."Lowe! Where's the blue Mobile Suit?!" A woman called out towards the rushing man as he lept in zero-gravity, landing and opening the cockpit of a red-framed Mobile Suit."I'll explain later! You guys rush ahead to the H.O.M.E! I've got a plan with our pay dirt!"As the Red-Framed suit's eyes lit up in green, standing up with the help of its back verniers and leaving their friends in the dust.Gai and Elijah had finished up with most of the stragglers the superior performance of the Blue-Framed mobile suit and the deadly power of beam weaponry allowing the Mercenary to turn a sure-bound execution into a misplanned slaugter.However, their mission remained, as Elijah slashed and destroyed a Moebius with their heavy blade "Gai! The Junker ship! Finish it off with a shot!"Gai immediately moved forth to it, raising the weapon towards the bridge of the Cornelius-class transport ship...Were it not for his shot to be blocked by a shield throw from the colony!"Yeaaaaaaaah!!" and with it, A red-framed suit swinging two beam sabers at a Moebius that had managed to elude the Serpent Tail's mercenaries. Shocking them both as the red Mobile Suit had just saved them and the ship.
>>6358801Therein laid a formal reunion after the attack.The Serpent's tail Mercenaries realized that their client had ordered their own hit after borrowing communications from the H.O.M.E ship, rendering their contract null and void...While opening the one Elijah had been tasked with just a moment ago, Of protecting the very same junk guild ship they were just about to destroyIn particular about the Blue Mobile Suit."Just Take it."That had been the mutual understanding between both Gai Murakumo and Lowe Guele in regards of their mutual service.In space one often meets as many allies as they do enemies, alliances fluctuating. A creed amongst spacers being as such..."The folly of Man, The Cruelty of Space... And the Heartbeat that connects humanity."Gai recounted this to Elijah as he held their own doubts after presumably getting humilliated in the process of this job."That's all old news from the early days of space exploration, right? I'm not sure it even applies now with the war that keeps putting bread on our tables." Elijah knocked their own two cents on the topic...Right as Gai suddenly tensed up, feeling something approaching but his sensors not quite catching it.With an expanded comms array, a Moebius began to fly in erratic patterns to confuse the mercenaries that had just slaughtered their entire company."Damn it all, I didn't fly off into the middle of goddamn nowhere to die like a dog! Damn you Sahakus...!" The pilo complained before speeding up, readying up their railgun for a dead-on shot towards the blue-framed mobile suit..."For the glory of the Union of ORB!"His warcry wasn't heard by the mercenaries... But either way, Gai noticed the spacecraft far too late to react as they prememptively raised their shield-.Just for the very space-craft to be pierced by a familiar looking green beam coming from the direction the two mercenaries had been trailing away from...A damaged, one armed mobile suit of unknown craft having floated, following the two mercenaries around as it jerked, electric currents running across its frame-."H-hey, what the hell is that-?!" As Elijah recovered from the shock the distant explosion had given him, raising his rifle, it is gently lowered by the blue-framed MS...As the Mobile suit's visor suddenly went dim, its frame completely floating motionless as Gai moved in."Elijah, that mobile suit just ran out of power! Help me pull it back with the mothership!" Gai grabbed the powered down suit as Elijah followd suit... Before complaining."What?! We just came out with our hide and now you want to explain to Reed and Loretta that-!?" Elijah ceases complaining as he reminds himself of the words "Roger... Damn it, why can't it had been a simpler job..."The two Mobile Suits dragged away the damaged Mobile Suit away from the Heliopolis Colony area...The ruins of which, shall join in time with the Scar of Space.
>>6358108You wake up as Nicol did as well, the young man letting you know that your grounding had ran its course by order of Le Creuset.Alisting quickly with your uniform, however, you saw him staring longing at your side of the bunk, raising an eyebrow, you trail his gaze as...The copy of the graduation photo stood by its frame in your side of the bunk, noticing Nicol's had been turned down."I can't believe he's gone... I... I didn't think-." You try to supress your own apprehension over his passing but."We have to keep going ahead, it... It's unfortunate, but we knew the risks when we enlisted." You don't believe in it yourself, you almost understand why Yzak blew up at you when you revealed you were inside the colony at the time of operation.You could've done far more... And then what?It's no use to dream of hypothetical scenarios when the reality is that... You didn't know you could have done something until it was far too late.
>>6358806You bumped shoulders away with the refugees now registered in the Vesalius, Miguel looking rather pale at the broader implications of the operation...Truth be told, the ship wasn't made to house this many within it and from Nicol's own hearing about the situation. Some of them didn't seem to be that grateful about their rescue coming from ZAFT. The brig being fairly stocked away even as it already set course.However, knocking and then opening the airlock to Athrun and Rusty's bunk only reveals the blue haired young man wistfully looking upwards as he floated above their bed..."Athrun, the grounding order's been lifted... We've got to do our duties." Nicol commented away, trying to avoid looking directly at Rusty's own bunk.For his part, Athrun lightly stirred, his melancholy broken away by the call of duty as he looked to you both..."Right... I'm sorry for being like-" Athrun moved it to quietly but awkwardly excuse their demeanour before you cleared your throat."Nothing to apologize... We have to keep going and yet... I understand precisely how you feel." Trying to lay in your own feelings in a healthier manner, not only as a fellow soldier but as someone older than him that could process it far better..."So, there you all are." Hearing that familiar voice, you turn aside to look at Margellan, Athrun finally floating out of their bunk as he, along with Nicol. Looked puzzled at the Captain of the Nemo."Was about to order your superiors to carry an order, but I prefer to keep this on the down-low myself. I need you all Gundam pilots to shuttle yourselves to the Nemo ASAP, along with me." Margellan put one hand inside their labcoat's pocket as you raise an eyebrow "And Natural? That includes you."You raise an eyebrow, as equally, Athrun excuses themselves to talk personally with Le Creuset...>Let Athrun go and heed the Nemo's call>Insist Athrun go with you and Nicol to the Nemo, it must be important if it's all the new units>Accompany Athrun to their meeting with Le Creuset... You could have some questions of your own to ask>write-in
>>6358818>Let Athrun go and heed the Nemo's call
>>6358818>>6359119>>6359125You weren't surprised by Margellan requesting you at the Nemo.In some regards, you're as equal a crewman of the custom mechanic's vessel as of the Vesalius and Margellan frequently wanted you to oversee maintenance orders or otherwise listen to ramblings full of obscenities...He made some compelling points, at times. But now wasn't the time for trying to find meaning between the words...Why did he need all the Le Creuset Squad to board the Nemo altogether?The answer came in the following thirty minutes after arriving, Dearka and Yzak already looking ahead of Margellan as you all breached into the hangar Bay of the Nemo..."Olor wasn't kidding, what the hell is that plane?!" Yzak commented, suddenly distracted by the FLUGG being serviced as a red-and-black highlighted hull was mounted atop of it... Matter of which Margellan just raised their hand suddenly, almost slapping them with their backhand on the nose."That Plane is amongst one of the most superior crafts in all of ZAFT's engineered history, you try and call it just a Plane and I'll make damn sure-..." Yzak just stepped back, frowning lightly before ignoring the stalwart ego of the former chief-engineer."Whatever, Shorty." Yzak weaned themselves off the Captain's vicinity as he looked forth to the lined up machines as the FLUGG's moved "What's with the G-Weapons that you wanted us to board the Nemo?"As he got right to the point, the rounded-up Alliance machines as well as the Green-Framed Mobile Suit were presented off with a wave of the arm."We discussed the plan to follow the Archangel and Le Creuset has deemed necessary to field these new models against my advice."
>>6359421What followed afterwards was Margellan recompiling as much of the data extraction that had been finished with, in the process of the explanation. Athrun had came, immediately pulling the rest of the Le Creuset squad away as he discussed a new plan of operations penned with the White Phantom's expertise.Allowing you and Margellan a moment to discuss privately as he led you into the cockpit of the green mobile suit...[ https://files.catbox.moe/jyugqs.mp3 ]"Gundam... Astray Frame?" Margellan finished datamining an initial outlook into the Mobile Suit."Yep, Green Frame to be exact... I'm not going to lie, Natural. I'm actually sort of amazed you managed to hijack it with the custom virus with all the safety measures and ensuing Data corruption the machine's got within." Margellan commented as you began to initialize the OS.Yep, it is precisely the G.U.N.D.A.M Operating System based on Neural and micro-programming that Margellan had touted to be potentially superior to ZAFT's manual manipulation systems."Who's the bespectacled Halfling making signs at us?" Garodo commented within a prompt screen as you shook your head."Oh, that damned Fae AI is working, right?" Margellan groaned as he shook their head, ponytail floating in zero-gravity "That's another point of issue, It initializes before the System database does and it really, REALLY doesn't like us trying to fix the mess the virus made to its archives." Margellan floated over towards the rest of the G-Weapons yelling an expletive at Yzak's duel as you just breathe in."Funny, A lot of ZAFT's reputation is behind that perfect super-soldier image and now I get a show of a ponytailed dork barely breaking five feet yelling at Teenagers." Garodo finally speaks proper as their robotic tones mimics cackling "You could write a flick off this... Right, Frieden?"
>>6359422You widen your eyes, You don't remember ever giving it your name, not your real one at this point."Heh, I didn't read your mind. I just heard out the blonde midget worrying for and calling your name a lot as he cussed out with the rest of his team."You... Don't believe that, These AI's are really smart if they can intuit these things and then try and lie with a flimsy-"He doesn't call me by my name unless it's formally required... I've come to-.""Knock that off, dude. He cares. He's just a big... Well, tiny, sour bastard about it." Garodo lays it down firmly before their tone chimes up "More specifically, the hell'd you've been? Whole day goes by and I haven't heard a lick off you"Exolaining away your grounding orders, Garodo seems to scoff at them before Margellan tells you to shut the Green-framed mobile suit down, complying ahead as Margellan jotted down on a clipboard."I had my systems engineers run diagnostics... I think the AI corrupted some user recognition systems into safety measures... Which. Just reveals my hunch that I'm going to need you here at-all-notices if I even want to work it as it is."Margellan perks up however, as an alert system picks up a communication from the Vesalius, quickly warning of the soon-to-be silent chase operation beginning in an hour."I should probably pick up with the plan, Thanks for everything, Margellan." You mention quickly as you proceeded to float towards the Le Creuset Squad...Until... You were stopped, grasped by the shoulder as Margellan looked at you intently."Le Creuset expected to see all the captured models used in this operation... But I suggest you don't deploy on the Green Frame.">Insist on going with the Green Frame, you'll need all the help you'll get>Comply and ask for use of the FLUGG, it seems it got a new hull armour and weapon configuration>Comply and take an unmarked GINN. You'll play it careful this time.
>>6359424>Comply and take an unmarked GINN. You'll play it careful this time.
>>6359424>Comply and ask for use of the FLUGG, it seems it got a new hull armour and weapon configuration
>>6359424>>6359463I'll go ahead and switch to>Comply and ask for use of the FLUGG, it seems it got a new hull armour and weapon configuration
>>6359424>>6359708>>6359942You look at Margellan, raising an eyebrow."Is... There anything wrong with the Green Frame or-?" You tried to puzzle out Margellan's motive, because in a outwards focus. The suggestion seemed on direct contempt to Le Creuset's order."The Vesalius is marching on ahead while the Gamow was told to hang back... Rollo looked at me oddly when I mentioned the orders, so the Vesalius didn't inform him of the plan except for me, The Big Bastard that's got the team and know-how to get the suits operational after hours of technical issues... And judging for his plan picked by Zala, I just don't trust him and his choice to front an assault."You blink... What kind of Plan is...?That doesn't matter "If not the Green Frame, how about the FLUGG? I noticed it was outfitted-!" Margellan raised their hand to your face, one finger pointing up as you shut up."That was the plan, however, I need some input. See what you can get off these Redcoats and their plan first." Pushed off towards them, you flail a bit before stabilizing..."-That's stupid, I bet I could get a shot off their bridge if you guys kept the Strike busy." Dearka followed a tone, suggesting something as Athrun shook their head."Data was unearthed from the technical extraction. The Archangel didn't use it's anti-beam depth charges for the sake of the Colony. I don't think your ballistics can get through their armour either." Athrun rounded up before noticing you "Frieden! Noticed you were briefed by the Captain. Were there any noticeable features in that green mobile suit you wanted to-?"You shook your head, leading the young man to quieten themselves "I was planning on deploying on the FLUGG, the crew's still working the service parts on the mobile Suit" telling a white lie ahead, Yzak just looked over the red shell being outfitted away within the plane."I can't say if it's an acquired taste for you, Natural. But to stick to the past like this...?" Yzak seemed to throw shade at it, as the underlying weapons of the Mobile Armour were supplied "That dwarf's a proper vintage nut. Almost like Dearka"For his part, the dark-skinned pilot just raised their eyebrow as they afterwards frowned "Huh?! Why the hell am I catching strays like that?!" There's... A veritable pause as he referred to this."Alright, That changes the plan slightly." Athrun reconvened away from the silence as they slowly nodded "We'll be waiting for the Vesalius to finish its perimeter ambush or confirm a sighting of the legged ship. For now, just remain on piloting stand-by." Athrun dismissed the rest of the group, as Yzak soon had to answer for throwing a slight insult to Dearka.Which left you with enough time to ask Athrun the gist of the plan as well as some Minour notations about the FLUGG's performance for him to configure.It... Didn't sit well as Margellan sat in their Office, staring intently at you.
>>6359986"Three Million. Three Million individuals displaced from a Space Colony. Only for the immediate recourse to it all being to still attempt to capture the Strike?" Margellan grasped the bridge of their nose as he seemed to restrain themselves."To their credit, They don't have any other meaningful unit to defend them." You illustrate a good, sensible point in the plan. If you all were to capture that las G-Weapon... The Archangel would become practically indefensible to a proper skirmish with Mobile Suits involved. Which is why Olor, Matthew and Miguel would only involve themselves as rear echelon guards as you and the Le Creuset squad cornered the Strike until its battery gave out."I get it, alright... But I'm not stupid to think the news haven't flown out proper into the earth sphere." Margellan glared ahead as he pulled out a hologram from their command table projector...Condemnations by Uzumi Nara Attha, current leader of the Union of ORB being the focused in topic on a PLANT State-run newsletter."Trust me you don't want to see what independent presses say... But the Alliance's ignored the whole thing, conveniently." Margellan adjusts their glasses as he turns off the hologram projection "I can already expect Le Creuset be recalled back for getting three crews sunk and this political scandal but... So as well I can expect Zala's rethoric on neutral nations see his hide saved"Looking down, you already felt uncomfortable at a rally event for the armed troops that was televised for all of ZAFT during New Year's eve.Nearly a year in to the war and a harsh pressing had been made by Patrick Zala on the complicitness of the neutral earthen and colonial nations around the earth sphere... And with the secret news bomb of these brand new mobile weapons made by an ORB company."I can tell someone's got to burn... I just can't tell if it'll be the end of it or all of us after the fire sets." Margellan stood up their chair as he set up the projection towards FLUGG schematics "I want to bring up something with you... Once we're clear of prying ears. But we've got to set up the Red Jacket."Margellan quickly made a joke that you've had a test of a prototype mounted version of the configuration back at Endymion. But the finished product was refined ahead, ditching the crude manipulator arms for new cyclic fittings and feeding mechanisms that would render it able to use any and all armaments from a GINN while keeping it well armoured for a mobile armour.And given now that you'd only use the cosmo-cruiser mode for this deployment, Weight wasn't an issue on consideration still, you'd decided to...
>>6360024>A rifle and wire-guided missiles, the kind of basic loadout given you'd use it only to pepper the Strike's battery down.>Mount D-Type rockets to its side, Try and bait attacks to the Archangel itself in order to draw and expose the Strike to the Creuset Squad>Mount a Recoilless Rifle and different munition types, mount ahead as part of the offensive and hit hard and fast enough to bring the Strike's battery down.
>>6360025>Mount D-Type rockets to its side, Try and bait attacks to the Archangel itself in order to draw and expose the Strike to the Creuset Squad
>>6360025>>6360152>>6360277"Pardon?" Margellan raised an eyebrow with a concerned tone on their voice as you suggested mounting the obvious anti-fortress ordinance to the sides "Are we jumping hoops or you've just gone completely-"You frown at the insult as you snapped your fingers, cutting off the former chief engineer as he listens in."I was planning to misdirect the Strike's pilot with this loadout... I calculated some speed notations Athrun gave me and the FLUGG moves faster than anything but the Aegis' own mobile-armour cruise-mode." Explaining away, Margellan still doesn't quite look convinced..."I'm sure you can say that, whatever the fuck Le Creuset told you to read during your punishment instructed you as much..." Margellan however, seems to reconsider as they notice your confused raise of an eyebrow at their statement "Nevermind that... I'll trust your piloting ability, but don't shoot at the Strike with them. There's no way in hell you'll land the shot." You nod and agree to that, quickly, Margellan lets the order be relayed to the mechanics as he lets you out to prepare your pilot suit and stand-by for the Vesalius' order.Matter of which, is it that you exit his office, a young woman in a redcoat uniform waiting just outside of it as they glared at you... Making you raise an eyebrow."So, you are the Mindkiller... Frieden Moon." She seemingly confirmed it to herself as you just nod, slightly puzzled... Who are they? "I suppose your performance isn't quite mission-oriented. But you certainly live up to your awarded reputation."The strange feeling of doubt as you scan your mind for all the faces you've seen within the Nemo makes you realize that this one is brand new... As you ask who they are, they lean closer towards you grabbing ahold of one of the manual rides within the walls."I am Mayano Arisman. And I carry news that Siegel Clyne wishes to summon you as soon as possible."You widen your eyes as she takes off through the automated pulley system across the hall...Supreme Chairman Clyne... Wants to see you again?
>>6357474Kira adjusted data values within the Strike's OS noticing various bugs progressing from within the cockpit as a simulation proceeded.There's too many here! This G.U.N.D.A.M OS far below just an alpha version of itself, so why is it annotated as a final unrevised version?!The Strike's eyes dim out as once again, the pilot within it wipes out in the simulated environs."Fuck's sake!" Allan comes out of it as they threw the piloting helmet across the Hangar bay, getting a mechanic to catch it as he yelled a rude gesture at the earthen ace "Kid! The delay is still noticeable, the hell's the matter?!"[ https://files.catbox.moe/9v6nh2.mp3 ]Kira winces back, as Allan realized how hard they are working on it only for the Ace's temper to get at an explicit civilian... The pilot floating down to the connected terminal as Kira examined the code closer."I only opened the command prompts and removed the pilot assistance that runtimed the hydraulics into manual control... I don't even know where to start with the delay on that system, do you have any documentation for the system?" Kira wiped their tired eyes as he had spent the better part of the morning... Or what would have been morning at Heliopolis, Data-crawling the Strike's OS to adjust it for Allan to pilot it at his own request.The outlook? Not so well, Kira could only pilot it because of inherent sensory advantages of being a Coordinator and Allan couldn't pull Manual Control without some level of assistance, not that he'd felt confident enough to survive against a whole squad of Aces in equally superior Suits."Don't you have that other Nerd friend of yours? Buskirk or something?" Kira shook their head, having already known that unfortunately, Kuzzey wouldn't be of much help. "Then we're shit-out-of-luck. Let's hope there's some computer nuts over at Artemis.""I'm not so sure we're in smooth sailing, Parsec..."
>>6360367Turning both towards the arriving Mu La Flaga, Allan scoffs at the Ace as Kira gives a curt nod."I appreciate you helping out with Maintenance with Chief Mechanic Murdoch out of Comission, Kid." Kira could only wince once again at the Mechanic he could only barely save back at Heliopolis, currently in a sedated recovery state after profound oxygen deprivation damages "But you should know command gave YOU the machine, Not Allan." For their part the former test pilot just groaned as Mu reminded him of the reality of feeling powerless against the ZAFT assault "Don't you feel like a bastard sending him off to fight the battles we should be having?"Kira remained quiet as the Ace vouched for them... Obly for Mu to nod "Says you, My Zero's operational and from the sounds you've been making while I've been doing hands-on maintenance. You can't pilot the Strike as anything other than a coffin" Allam scoffed once again, deciding to take their leave from the hangar bay as Kira tried their hardest to resolve the Software issues the pilot assist has.His mind still clouded with guilt as he looks over their shoulder, mechanics bay overburderned as Captain Ramius oversaw upon them wearing the jumpsuit they had donned upon Heliopolis."I understand the apprehension, the situation's far from Peachy. But consider this, Kid." Mu motioned as he laid a hand over the young man's shoulder "You're the only person who can pilot the Strike, and for now, You and I are the only ones who can defend the Archangel for however long it'll take us to reach Artemis. Maybe it's not what you'd like... But it is what only you can do"Mu patted them before shuffling off from the Hangar bay as he made their way to the bridge, Leaving Kira once again with his thoughts.Guilt, Grief, Hopelessness and yet... Only he can do thisHis mind wanders towards his confrontation with Athrun after the colony's destruction... And he really wonders if he really can fight, after all this
>>6360352Your strategy meeting with the Le Creuset Squad over the FLUGG's role goes...Strangely aggresively."Yeah, I agree with Dearka, If you're carrying that firepower, why don't you just fire it at the damn legged ship and get it all over with?" Yzak accented away into the main counterargument for the plan."Are you sure you're going to be safe? One stray beam shot from either us or the Strike and it could all backfire terribly." Nicol argued away for the inherent danger that strapping the set of rockets over-exposed from the hull could be."I'll take my chances, the Pilot probably still has the colony falling apart fresh on their memory, I'm sure he'll prioritize me once I give chase" Noticing a nervous fidget from Athrun, you stare at him as he seems to realize. Steeling his gaze yet noticeably looking strained as you decide giving it no mind."But really? Are we just getting the Strike out and capturing it? Rusty's blood is on it! He could have-" Dearka commented, one final objection suddenly getting to Athrun's nerve as he glared at the dark-skinned ace."You shut the hell up about what Rusty'd done! We're capturing the Strike and it's final!" Athrun decided to prance out, Dearka caught offguard by the outburst as Yzak just pulled by their shoulder, deciding to prepare both the Duel and Buster for the operation..."I... I'm not sure I get it." Nicol commented to you as you both made your way out of the pilot prep area "Athrun's been really on edge about the Strike... I know Rusty... Perished trying to hijack it. But... You know what I mean when I'm saying he feels uniquely different about it?" Nicol attempted to sort out Athrun's feelings and... Your own musings aside.It was clear something was off.The case however, was different as the Vesalius already had given level-3 battle alerts after sighting the Archangel, speeding ahead in order to pincer it. It'd take a few minutes for the order to deploy to go ahead... But you and the FLUGG are all but ready>Confront Athrun about the Strike... Particularly, what did he mean by "Kira Yamato"?>Confront Mayano and ask about their connection to Siegel Clyne. One does not simply just drop a summons like that>Gather with Margellan and hear him out over the subject he couldn't talk about without prying ears... What could it even be?>Focus on the Mission and Coordinate a strategy with Nicol, Dearka and Yzak... You're the pointman, after all.>Write-in
>>6360489>Confront Mayano and ask about their connection to Siegel Clyne. One does not simply just drop a summons like that
>>6360489>Confront Athrun about the Strike... Particularly, what did he mean by "Kira Yamato"?
>>6360489Lets goo
>>6361098>>Confront Athrun about the Strike... Particularly, what did he mean by "Kira Yamato"?I hate this Captcha
>>6360489>>6360648>>6361101One thing remained on your mind as Nicol had commented.The young ace was still figuring out functions within his Mobile Suit and that much was evident as they launched towards the Strike. Using their own command-unit antenna.You had caught something until Athrun could tune it down... A name.So when you floated up towards Athrun taking sips of their strawed-cup while checking intel sent by the Vesalius...He didn't give much thought as you asked about the Aegis being an explicit commander unit, although he does manage to admit he feels... Unworthy of it, just like with their CGUE...But that was only building up to the question altogether as you made sure you both were alone within the halls of the Nemo."Athrun... At the colony. Who's Kira Yamato?"
>>6361556Athrun came to a dead stop upon the hallways of the Nemo, tensing upright and a twitching eyelid immediately letting you know he was already projecting a guard."Where'd you...?!" His panic however, becomes reigned in not only because of his own attempt at keeping composure, but the acknowledgement that you had tried to keep this under wraps... "Where'd you heard that name...?"You didn't bother to answer hin, hinself already running two and two together from the questions you had built up as you slowly raised your hand to their shoulders, Athrun slumping down their chin as he gazed towarss the cosmos from the window of the Nemo..You feel uncomfortable pulling this card as Athrun noticeably eased down from their tense guard... But it works as he turns towards you "I can go without you telling me, but it's affecting your piloting aptitude... We've already lost one of ours and we don't want to lose you too."Athrun raises their chin up as he weans off your grasp, breathing in deep as he seemed to compose themselves to the best of their ability."You can't tell anyone this, Miguel's close to blowing a gasket over the Strike and... And I don't even know if anyone or even I can process what's going on with it."You raise an eyebrow confused at what he meant before he outright looked towards you."Kira Yamato... Is the pilot of the Strike, A Coordinator that I used to be close with before... All of this happened."That's-...That's a Coordinator fighting against ZAFT. You measure up what you even have to say before you piece something odd about how he-."But that's- that's because they're forcing or coercing them to, the Alliance! Kira said as much that they had their friends aboard that damned legged ship!" Athrun soon pulls off to tell further, as you raised an eyebrow.You don't have a reason to think he's lying or deluding himself... But the thought does cross your head as you measure the reasonings behind a Coordinator in the Alliance."Athrun, you're fifteen... You used to know them but the April Fools Tragedy still occurred" You mull your thoughts over as Athrun widens their eyes.You yourself are unsure how to feel upon it, you departed to Artemis from boot camp in the Alliance before it happened proper... To tell the truth, you're even puzzled how to feel for it. It's a world you haven't experienced and only have heard remarks or statements of..."I... But Kira wouldn't-..."Athrun's attempt to reason that fact, or even that his friend had changed in the interim of their departure... Is cut off as alert levels are raised to level-2
Rolled 8 (1d100)>>6361876You let the topic go untouched as you and Athrun made way to the hangar bay to launch proper.Forgoing the questions and complications that had arisen in order to proceed with an Operation that had been dubbed Pied Piper as per Vesalius command.The first order of business being your own unit carried away into the launching rail, Margellan doing some final inspections with your help..."Rollo was just given new orders, coincidentally, he's going to draw their fire and attention." Margellan let you informed as you nodded to it "Bastard's a dick. But I don't want to see him or his crew sunk just 'cause we need a distraction and lure for that Mobile Suit. Make sure of that." answering the Captain with a Roger, you take hold of your piloting controls as you recall the first step of the plan...The Gamow would lure out the Archangel with a possibility for Danger, ship-to-ship combat precarious with its current damages, but affordable with the proper defenses the ship has as they would deploy the Strike for reinforcement..."Frieden Moon! FLUGG Red Jacket. Launching!"Magnetic coils immediately launch you out of the platform of the Nemo as you quickly thrust in ahead, configurations of the cosmo-cruiser already in effect to close the distance on the Archangel and give them a good lookout at the weaponry affixed into the Red-accented frame of your mobile armour.It would then be easy enough to Maneuver them into the waiting Le Creuset Squad, taking a backseat from leading the deployed Strike away and intent on distracting it from effective countering at the expense of their battery.It was a good plan on paper.[ https://files.catbox.moe/uk4lox.mp3 ]Yet, a rippling wave crawls up your spine as you notice the Archangel deploying something outright... A glint of orange barely seen by your eyes.Before it directly heads towards you!>Roll 2d100
Rolled 8, 29 = 37 (2d100)>>6361887
Rolled 61, 40 = 101 (2d100)>>6361887
Rolled 60, 98 = 158 (2d100)>>6361887
>>6361887>>6361902>>6361930>>6362006You could only confirm the silhouette of the space craft dashing ahead of you before it made itself clear as day... Wired Gunbarrels dettaching from its flanks.A cold shiver runs through your spine as you quickly call out the presence of The Hawk of Endymion towards the Nemo and the rest of the Le Creuset Squad before engaging combat mode maneuvers.>Dogfight = 61 [Minour Success]You fired, trusting your gut instinct as the Mobile armour yoked out of the under-mounted machine gun of the FLUGG, using the full range of vision your linear cockpit gave you to-!Dodge away of the fire of their remote weapons, almost grazing towards your protruding rockets."Le Creuset said that damned ship only had the Strike in it!" Margellan's complaints heard over your encrypted radio, you just grunt, engaged in a cagey situation wherein your every move could be stepping ahead into readied fire from all angles.Still, you struggle ahead, cut off from the most direct route as the Moebius-Zero deploys another linebarrel in a ever-so-succesful attempt to shoot at your exposed rockets before you engaged firing distance with the ship...Gritting your teeth as close calls start piling up their razor's edge ever so close to your neck.
>>6362270>>6361887The Le Creuset squad waited for the Strike to be called out as sighted.The plan would have all four G-Weapos cornering the Strike, overwhelming it at all ranges and letting it exhaust its battery as each of the Gundam pilots worn it down one-by-one...A plan that, however, kept them all tense as Frieden warned of the presence of the Hawk of Endymion within the operational area."Athrun, what the hell are we waiting for?!" Yzak argued forth, watching the live feed of the FLUGG and Zero's dogfight within the Nemo's extended sensors.The group was tense, no less from the death of their friend Rusty... The tension-filled balance of the fight between Natural Aces wearing thin on their patience.After all, The FLUGG could tag the Moebius, for certain. But one singular, precise shot from the Alliance Ace, no matter how much the prideful silver-haired Ace thought the concept of an Alliance Ace was laughable...One shot could spell another death in the squadComposure Check = 6 [Majour Failure]"Fuck the plan!" Yzak cracked first under the possibility as Athrun gasped, stunned as the Duel flagged a green light for deployment "Nicol, Dearka! We're not letting the Natural get themselves killed just for showing off!"Athrun immediately held back the Duel as it attempted to prop itself up into the launching rail "Yzak, wait! We don't have confirmation on the Strike!" Only to be brushed off crudely with a bash of the unit's shield!"Off my way! To hell with the Strike! Command's hearing you out just 'cause you're Councilman Zala's son... And I ain't going to stand for it!"Quickly enough, the Blitz and Buster flagged themselves up for deployment, Athrun suddenly realizing his plan was being ousted off away as Yzak firmly placed themselves to lead the charge...A full frontal assault against the Moebius-Zero going into shape as he remained unable to wrest focus into the Strike"Duel Gundam, Yzak Joule... Launching!"
>>6363020You struggle as you wade away from the Linebarrel's fire... The FLUGG's mobility and vision advantages not managing to get through fully unharmed, having managed to turn some close grazes in using the Red Jacket's armouring.But right now... Right this moment.>Getaway = 98 + 15 [113, Majour Success] Beams suddenly fly past you, startling your heart only to look back as the general direction of the attacks is targeted at the Moebius."Natural! Change of Plan, Sink the Archangel!" Yzak calls out towarss you through comms, as you suddenly find yourself stunned in confusion?What?! Who's ordered this?Finding yourself rid of the assault of the Moebius, you have a clear shot ahead of the archangel, Leg ports opening up as a launching catapult's engaged... And yet, so is it that the remains of their weapon suite come active as you closed the distance."Frieden, Don't!"You find yourself suddenly stopped from taking the open shot as the Aegis thrusts itself into the battle, arriving late but at faster speeds than their remaining units by use of their mobile armour mode."Stick to the plan! Yzak and the others can keep the Moebius pilot busy! But I need you!>Take the shot, disable the Archangel's weapons!>Take the shot, Shoot at the launching rail while it's charging!>Abstain and draw out the Strike when it launches>Write-in[Pardon the haptic updates lately, Work's been kicking my ass lately and I haven't much energy to re-edit what I write on my doots]
>>6363026>Take the shot, disable the Archangel's weapons!We still gotta show them we're a threat for the original plan to work, Athrun.Also, man, Le Creuset really wants us dead.
>>6363026>Take the shot, disable the Archangel's weapons!>>6363132>Also, man, Le Creuset really wants us dead.wdym
>>6363026>>6363132>>6363157The sudden intermission of Athrun. Remarking a plan that kept constantly shifting as the remaining members of the Le Creuset Squad chased away the Moebius from an effective defense of their respective mothership...There really is no more golden opportunity to take a shot than now... Were it not for the plan to call on never using them.The Aegis shifts back into humanoid form, blocking with their beam-coated shield ahead of you as you're snapped into reality.Athrun may have wanted to capture the Strike... To capture their friend and maybe, through the spirit of the plan... Give rest to Rusty's soul through the complete capture of their would-be machine.You empathize... But that is not going to happen with the Archangel still fighting back.Heeding Margellan's attempt to try and not delve into brutality has you recourse your focus to the remaining beam cannon of the battleship.A target of incredible importance as your lock-on confirms.>Roll a d100
Rolled 88 (1d100)>>6363569
Rolled 69 (1d100)>>6363569>>6363157First, while we were on an undercover mission inside the colony, he decides to swing down and attack us after noticing we were piloting the astray frame instead of trying to attack the strike, the truck containing the strike's weapons, or the people below. And this was right after from his perspective where he was thinking something like "there's still big problems among my own forces" while fighting Mu. He then singled us out and if we'd reacted slower only the captains would've known where we were, but it would've been seen as "MIA during the chaos of the destruction of Heliopolis" rather than an assassination by the commander since we hadn't communicated the capture of the green frame.Then just now we strapped rockets to our hull based on the information he gave us in our briefing, where he neglected to mention the presence of the Hawk of Endymion, and this almost resulted in our getting blown up. He probably would've responded along the lines of: "oh I didn't know he was there, what a tragedy for such a promising young man, but showing off has led many to an early grave, no?" Bottom line, he really wants to get rid of us as cleanly as he can. It probably has to do with our sensing him so well during our ZAFT training, my guess is we're seen by him as an actual way this war may stop, which would go counter to his goal of the destruction of humanity, but I'm not 100% sure.
>>6363735>my guess is we're seen by him as an actual way this war may stop, which would go counter to his goal of the destruction of humanityFuck, is that really his goal ? I haven't seen any gundam
>>6363765I don't know how much things have been shifted around in this quest, but in SEED he had a real hate-boner for humanity and wanted to guide it to it's "inevitable end" since people "don't want to understand". Given both sides of this conflict are revealed to be pretty extremist, it was actually possible to happen.
Rolled 60 (1d100)>>6363569
>>6363569>>6363635>>6363735>>6364391A twitch of a finger.A singular moment of focus amongst the coming storm.Precision discarded away as the need for being combat-abled outweighed engaging with the plan as you let out and scatter the full racks of D-Type missiles>Destroyer-Type Cluster = 88 [Majour Success]The four missiles scattered disorderly yet roughly along an area of CIWS defense turrets, the remaining main beam cannon and the protruding outward facing cannons, solid hits instantly cratering the surfaces of Nanolaminate armour incorporated into its hull...An ill-feeling running abound your spine as the Archangel's Mobile Suit catapult glows red hot.
>>6364410"Kid, I could use some backu here!" My called out for Kira as the pilot positioned their mobile suit in the launching rail.Fact which is clearly seend and worried every member on the bridge command... former and just recently enlisted both."Lohengrin, Fire!" Badgiruel gave out the order, even with one of the emitters damaged by a D-Type volley...Through skillfull corralling from the Hawk of Endymion's evasive maneuvers to sheer happenstance is it that all approaching ZAFT units have to disperse as the antimatter beam flies off blindly towards the location of the Nazca-Class pincering them."Well, goddamn it! That's the other cannon down!" Allan complained upon finishing damage reports with Neumann "Haul out the Gottfrieds! Stern-most side CIWS are down!"Leaping forth towards another targetting computer, Badgiruel raised her eyebrow but didn't comment as the stressed out captain of the Vessel did for her "You're not hitting Mobile Suits with it, Lieutenant Parsec-!" Her complaints however, seem to rub the earthen ace the wrong way as he snaps back."Shut the hell up! I'm not planning on taking shots alone like this... New Girl! Get the Kid in formation!" As the ace shouted order, Mirialia Haw, just barely managing to accept her reality as the Archangel's supplanting comms officer, nods away nervously before contacting down into the Hangar."Kira... Kira! You've got permission to launch, do so ASAP!"Kira shivered, gripping their controls even harder...If Mu had told him only he and them could defend the Archangel as it is...And their friends... Now readily enlisting themselves into various roles of the ship to support him..."Kira! Launching in fifteen seconds!" Tolle raised up their voice as the assistant engineer was helped out by the remaining crew in preparing the launch "Give 'em a wallop and send them packing! You got this!"All of it.And of all of everything... Everyone's got placing their hopes on him...[ https://files.catbox.moe/gkzm1o.mp3 ]
Rolled 34, 7, 76 = 117 (3d100)>>6364462As you evaded the large beam generated, even with the damages incurred...The Archangel's a ship of another class entirely... Pushing back even when whittled down like-!Your vision however, is bothered as your entire spine curves upwards, a chill running past you as the Strike activates Phase-Shift armour as it's deployed.Heading right at you as it brandishes its beam rifle>Roll 2d100+5
Rolled 85, 94 + 5 = 184 (2d100 + 5)>>6364463I didn't think we'd fire ALL the missiles, but I guess it makes sense.I hope we haven't roughened up our relationship with Athrun through this mission...
Rolled 58, 36 + 5 = 99 (2d100 + 5)>>6364463>>6364478zam, nice rolls
Rolled 36, 88 + 5 = 129 (2d100 + 5)>>6364463I'll go ahead and do another roll since it's been a few hours.
>>6364463>>6364478>>6364558>>6364604>Surprise Attack = 90 [Majour Success]You clench your teeth, dodging away as the Strike feinted, deploying a barrage of CIWS in your general direction as you dashed and boosted away of their effective range-.Right as Athrun kicks them away with a out-stretched kick, the two machines immediately squaring each other with their rifles as they pulled back, mutual shots missing across them."Kira, Damn it! I'm trying to help you!" Athrun reasoned again with their old friend in the Strike as the Aegis proceeded to loom across it, dodging shots as you prowled likewise."That-!" Kira stopped, yelling loudly on the comms as he missed clear shots with their rifle at the Red Machine "Why did ZAFT destroy Heliopolis, we were all Neutral!"The question stumps you in your attempt at a charge to the Strike's flank, failing to proceed with the rotation of the attacks as just a slight few seconds of doubt-.Made the Strike lock dead-set on your craft.
>>6364463The Creuset's Squad haunting the Hawk of Endymion pushed the Ace far beyond their breaking point.Three high-performance experimental machines vs one that was phased-out as old news... It was rather laughable how much the disparity between them was at a specs levelWhich meant that Mu la Flaga had to get particularly crafty and inventive as he recalled multiple engagements he had had in his military career.>All-Range Attack = 34 [Minour Failure]An Enemy trying their hardest to keep a perimeter for a sniping position is often far more immobile than they'd think of."Dearka, trail the shot after them. You're wasting energy!" Yzak called forth as they kept the pursuit on the Moebius, firing out their CIWS vulcans in an attempt to graze and inutilize one of their linebarrel cannons.Dearka himself sweating cold as he had to also worry on fire from the Archangel, Phase-Shift protecting them from harm but weaning off their-."What the-?!" Dearka however Did not realize the two linebarrels that had sneaked away on the distance from their unit, attempting to push away from their position....And getting the Buster riddled with shots, precisely aiming at its arm joints as the Phase-shift armour, powerful enough to leave it practically spotless, wasn't strong enough to mitigate the recoil. The buster's combined weapon rods flying off its hands "Damn it, this guy's cracked!" Dearka pushed off, chasing away for their weapon.Just as Yzak faked a retreat from their pursuit, allowing the Blitz to corner down the Moebius...Usually, those that may stand in the sidelines aren't well-aware of the long-range support at the point they jump in.>Blitz Attack = 7 [Majour Failure]"Now!" Mu yells out swinging the nose of their craft downwards along with the swing of the black mobile suit-.As at that point, a precise coordinated call-out comes from the Archangel. Allam Parsecs aiming squarely as four Gottfried shells impact the Blitz squarely in the chest...The smoke clearing out from the impact as it laid motionless, phase-shift winding down."Nicol!"
>>6364734This chicken of Endymion's dead meat!Dearka quickly pulled by, recovering their weapons and the motionless Blitz before scampering away, the Buster having found itself unable to shoot more beam. Shots as they covered their escape with a salvo of missiles.>Braveheart Duelist = 76 [Minour Success]The Duel prevailed away, using their shield and their honed instinct to keep the par with the Alliance Ace on their lonesome..."Out of my way, Mongrel!" the Duel's pilot shot away a beam into the open space, finally hitting one of the moebius' pods as it explodes, releasing its spooled wiring.And making the Ace smirk as they now pressed the advantage despite the initial setbacks.Yet... He could notice something by a glance, another duel... Albeit, far more taciturn.The Strike Gundam had deployed using yet again, another unknown weapons configuration... Yzak had heard some fata of them had resurfaced after being cross-referenced with the spied-on meeting and the Computers of the rest of the G-Weapons.But it was mostly evident that Little Devil's absurd plane wasn't fully equipped to do lasting damage to the Strike and Athrun was holding back, noticeably soReason enough for the redcoat ace to scoff ahead, readying into battle as they leave the dazed Moebius in the dust!
Rolled 88 (1d100)>>6364478>>6364558>>6364558>>6364782>Spatial Awareness = 99 [Majour Success]You fully yoke your manipulator controls.The FLUGG wildly turning over its axis, the Strike's beam rifle shooting at it as your evasive maneuver makes your entire linear cockpit blind itself with the ensuing green beam-!But you come out unharmed, suddenly feeling out the scant distance left abound of your craft...And a feeling of complete, disarming incredulity. Coming away from the Strike before it is forcefully disarmed by a kick from the Aegis"Don't you ever do that!" Athrun yelled out, consumed just for a moment by sheer anger at the close call before the Strike pulled out something from over its shoulders-.A beam rifle swing cleanly cleaving through the barrel of the Aegis' Beam rifle as it explodes in the Mobile Suit's hand.The Aegis recoils, only for the Strike to kick it off and away, your fighting chance soon coming up as you deploy your vulcans and missiles across the Strike's hull, weaponry that while draining the battery of the Mobile Suit...Could hardly be described as actually harming it...Until something who could do so, appeared.
>>6364799"Eyes down here, Strike!"As the Duel rocketted upwards, slamming the Strike's head with their own shield, You and Athrun could only look in askance as the Strike attempted to counter the Charge.>Duel = 88 [Majour Success]Yzak was faster on the draw quickly squaring a hit on the Strike's sword arm as the phase-shift was forced to take the strength of the full scorching blow, recoiling back...As the unfortunate reality of the three-on-one duel suddenly befelled the Pilot, who started an attempt ar making an escape, doubling back just as Yzak threw away their own Rifle."Face me, Natural Coward! Not so hot now that you aren't fighting a bleeding heart and one of your ilk, Huh?!" Yzak's cruel remarks shock you as they pursued the fleeing strike."Yzak! The plan! The Strike can't-" Athrun tried to affirm control over the situation as Yzak barked back."I said fuck your damn plan!" The silver-haired Ace began catching up with the Strike "He and every single one of those Naturals that killed Rusty will die! Cover my flank!"The sudden shock between both leaning options makes you unable to even perceive the small window of opportunity having risen from the Strike's desperation...It wouldn't take long for the Hawk of Endymion to rejoin the fight... And Dearka and Nicol aren't anywhere in sight to tip scales.>Join the pursuit with Yzak, Try to clip the backpack unit of the Strike >Tell Athrun to Focus, Let Yzak drain the battery and snatch the Strike at an opportunute time>Cut off Yzak's charge, Assert Athrun's plan and try and get Yzak to cooperate with less force.>Write-in
>>6364808>Tell Athrun to Focus, Let Yzak drain the battery and snatch the Strike at an opportunute time
