UC 0087, 7 years after the end of the One Year War >The principality of Zeon's attempt to gain independence from the Earth Federation failed >Many of Zeon's soldiers went into hiding or were killed by the Federation >A tenuous peace has fallen on the colonies and the earth sphere >The Earth Federation has created a spec-ops group of soldiers, the Titans, to combat would be terrorists and destabilizers >The site of the Titan's main base is on a space colony orbiting earth called Canterlot Greenery >It is also a civilian colony housing 400,000 people Canterlot High School UC 0087 >Be Twilight Sparkle in the gymnasium >Today, is Judo day, and there's this one kid not participating "Have you ever wondered why that kid is always alone?" >The girl's eyes wander towards the green loner fiddling with his tablet >"You should go talk to him, Twilight. He doesnt seem to have any friends, I hardly see him interact with anyone" "Good idea, maybe he'd like to join us here" >Twilight walks towards the green loner, who was too busy fiddling with his tablet to notice Twilight approach. "He-" >"ANON BIDAN! ARE YOU STILL TOYING AROUND WITH THAT STUPID TABLET?" >Twilight stopped in her tracks and turns around to where that yelling came from >It's Coach Iron Will >Anon doesnt say a word, stands up and faces the coach >"I'm gonna be late for something, I got to go" >"Oh no, you're not getting away from my class that easily" >He backhands Anon on the cheek >Twilight gasps at the coach's action >Anon falls to the ground clutching his tablet and rolls away >He stands up but he doesn't fight back >He instead bolts for the large gym doors "Hey, wait!" >Twilight runs after Anon out the doors >"Get back here you two! Damn kids, oh well they'll be back probably." >Coach Iron Will sighs and returns back to teaching judo to the class >You are Anonymous Bidan >The son of two big shot military engineers who dont have the time to take care of their kid >And you just got your shit slapped by Coach Iron Will >Why can't that stupid bullheaded coach understand that you have better things to do >You're cutting gym class because a transport captained by a hero from the one year war is docked at the spaceport >You're not gonna miss this chance to meet Capt. Shining Armor of White Base in person >You are also being chased by a cute purple haired girl from gym class >"Hey, where are we heading?" >The girl asks as they sit on the tram heading to the spaceport. >"My name is Twilight Sparkle by the way." "Spaceport. Name's Anonymous Bidan, you can call me Anon." >"Why the spaceport? Planning on leaving Canterlot?" >I tell Twilight about Capt. Shining Armor and tell her a few stories about the famed captain of the white base "I'm a bit of a fan of him and the White Base crew" >"I can tell" she giggles >"I don't think the captain is all that though to be honest" she adds >You just shrug off her comments, I mean not everyone can appreciate the heroes of the one year war >Though I hope she doesn't think I'm a freaking creep for geeking out about Shining Armor >The tram stops and both of you leave the terminal >Unlike the rest of the colony, there's no gravity around the spaceport so you float your way towards the docking bay window >"Wow, It's beautiful out there" >You turn around and see Twilight admiring the stars on the other side of the spaceport facing the vast emptiness of space >"I wonder what's it like exploring that vast space" Twilight asks >You face the window and see the shuttle "Temptation" enter the colony "There it is!" >You push your face towards the window excitedly "It's Capt. Shining Armor's ship, the Temptation. I gotta meet him." >"Why the rush?" Twilight asks as she follows you down >You float further down the building trying to navigate through the military hotshots surrounding the spaceport >Twilight follows you down awkwardly trying to adjust to zero gravity >Several wrong turns later you two end up being lost in the spaceport in front of a "no civilians allowed" area >Twilight, lagging behind you yells out your name >"Anon! Wait for me!" >Some rainbow haired military girl in a black federation uniform faces you >She's surrounded by fellow soldiers wearing black federation outfits >One of them a woman with fiery red hair, the rest you cant figure out "Anon, that's a weird name. I could've sworn that's a girl's name though" >You overhear the military girl say that and for some reason it feels like time slowed down >You feel an overbearing rage come across your entire body. >you push aside Twilight >Holy shit you feel really mad >Anon isn't a girls name you son of a bitch >before you knew it you jumped off the barricade and punched the snooty officer in the face "ANON IS NOT A GIRLS NAME! AND. I. AM. A. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN." >the fiery haired girl gasps and just looks at the display of violence >"Holy shit he just decked Dash!" one of the men say >her comrades try to stop you but the first guy who comes near you gets a face full of fist >you give the next approaching soldier a solid left hook to the stomach >but eventually you were outmanned, though you punched the snooty officer out cold, you were restrained by the remaining soldiers and taken away UC 0087 Aboard the battleship Argama >You are Quatre Bajeena, Lieutenant of the Anti-Earth Union Group or AEUG >You and your squad have been tasked with gathering intelligence on a bunch of earth federation prototypes >Prototypes being stored and tested in the civilian colony, Canterlot Greenery >You board your red Rick Dias and start the engines. "Quatre Bajeena, Rick Dias, Launching." >You ignite the thrusters and launch yourself out of the Argama >your two squadmates, Braeburn and Surprise follow suit >After dodging Earth Federation patrols around the colony you and your squad find yourself near the unguarded emergency hatch to the colony >Just as the intel stated "Surprise, keep a watch out for any Federation troops that might approach" "Braeburn keep a lookout too" "There's only room for one mobile suit so I'll investigate this colony myself" >"Roger that lieutenant" >The emergency hatch only had space for one mobile suit just as expected >You head down towards the hatch and park your Rick Dias near the main entrance >You turn off the engines and exit the mobile suit. >You apporach the security panel and use your security cracking device to open up the door to the colony >You then enter the doorway >As the door closes behind you, you realize that this area has breathable air so you open the visor to your helmet >You prepare your pistol in case of any enemy engagement and proceed with caution >After passing through several doors and hiding from guard patrols you find yourself in a hallway that leads to a bright light >You're not sure what it is but the intel you got tells you to head towards it >It's a hidden entrance into the colony proper >You exit through it and find yourself on some rocky cliffside >As you exit you hear thrusters and your trained ears recognize it as a mobile suit flying around >You face towards it and see a black mobile suit with an unmistakable v-fin >It's a Gundam! No doubt about it >You take out your camera and take pictures of it for the crew of the Argama to confirm their suspicions >The gundam is just flying aimlessly around, doing barrel rolls and whatever. >You assume it's just testing out its flight capabilities >You turn around a bit and notice there's another one. >There's something strange about it's flight pattern though >It's like it's heading towards you >You jump behind a boulder as a futile attempt to keep yourself hidden >But it's too late, the pilot saw you and aimed its vulcan cannons on the head of the gundam on you and started firing >You jump away from the gunfire, narrowly escaping death >Guess it's time to skee-daddle Lu- I mean Quatre >You dash towards the entryway you came in and ready your pistol for combat >Surely they've raised the alarm by now >Just as you think that, you hear the alarm sound off and hear footsteps approaching you >Federation guards engage you in a brief firefight as you retreat back to your mobile suit >A lucky shot hits your side as you run away from the guards "Ngh" >Shoot some door consoles to prevent the guards from chasing you further >Finally, you reach the emergency escape hatch and board your Rick Dias >You patch yourself up with the first aid kit in the cockpit and take some morphine for the pain >Damnit, you lost your camera in the heat of the escape >An idea forms in your head "Braeburn, Surprise, I found the prototypes and I have an idea..." Canterlot Greenery UC0087 >You are Captain Shining Armor of the White Base >Well, formerly of the White Base >You're now Captain Shining Armor of the Temptation >After the White Base's destruction and the One Year War, the Federation set you up to become a prestigious captain... of a freaking transport ship for politicians >Not bad considering what the others got >It's like the Federation has some bad blood with the White Base crew >Anyway, back to present day >You just finished escorting some Federation politician to Canterlot Greenery >Heard some kid got detained for breaking into the area and assaulting some poor Titans soldier >Hope that won't be a bother >I should visit Twily while I'm here though >But I should report to the officer in charge here: Sombra Om, Field Marshall of the Titans >You sigh "This is gonna be a long da-" >Your train of thought was interrupted by the sound of an intruder alarm >You quickly make your way out the spaceport and to the military base when a two familiar mobile suits fly past you "No. It can't be..." >But it's unmistakable v-fin pushes away all doubts "They're testing Gundams in a civilian colony? This is insane. What if the AEUG attack?" >You hop on a military jeep and bark out orders "Take me to the military base. Now!" >This can't be right, I thought the Titans were testing out armor and all that shit not weapons like those. >Twily- no, everyone in this colony might be in danger! >Various thoughts rush through your mind as the driver makes his way to the base Canterlot Greenery: Earth Federation Military Base: Interrogation Room >"Anonymous Bidan, 17 years old, 3rd Year at the Canterlot High School" >You are Anon and some schmuck is reading out your credentials >While you're handcuffed and in this dark room like some criminal >"First Place at the annual mobile suit design competition, also first place in the mobile suit piloting competition" >"We also have your internet search history" >Now that got your attention. >Eyes wide, you look at the interrogator >"Pretty normal teenage stuff, but something piqued our interest" >Oh God, I hope it's not the robot porn >"Apparently you've been researching about the AEUG" >You give out a breath of relief >"Are you an AEUG sympathizer?" "What does it matter to you? Don't you know who I am?" >The officer slams his hands on the desk >"Kid, I'm not messing around here! Tell me or else!" "Then make me." >The officer grabs your collar and slaps you in the face >"This is just the beginning, kid. Now tell me about AEUG! Are you working for them?" "Go to hell" >He punches you hard, so hard that you fall off the chair you were sitting on >"We're gonna be here all day kid, if I were you I'd-" >Another military suit enters the room >"Excuse me, sir. It seems we were mistaken, this kid is Sgt. Franklin Bidan's son" >The officer faces the guy who entered and rubs his chin >"Sgt. Bidan, yeah that makes sense." >"Your mother is here to pick you up" the suited man says to you >The interrogation officer uncuffs you and places the cuffs on the tablet "Yeah sure." >"What were you thinking punching a Titans officer in the face?" the suited man asks >"Engineer Bidan has been worried sick all day" >"Guess it's your lucky day, punk" the interrogation officer says "What a jerk, I'll teach you a lesson not to mess with me." you think to yourself >As you exit the door you kick the officer in the shin and knee him in the stomach >You follow up the move with a quick right hook that makes the officer topple to the ground >You then proceed to run, when suddenly an alarm goes off >Crap, I hope this isn't my fault >The ground shakes and suddenly the room's ceiling gives in and you duck for cover >Once the dust settles you see a black mobile suit lying down on the among the rubble >Must be a new prototype, you think >You then run in the opposite direction towards the lobby, dodging the federation soldiers making their way towards the mobile suit >You didn't get a good look at the mobile suit, but you had more pressing matters to attend to >Like giving that interrogation officer a piece of your mind >You run past the lobby and see your mother among the panicking people in the building. >"Anon!" your mother calls out to you >You ignore your mother and leave the building, hiding among the crowd >You then hijack an unguarded military transport and drive off in the direction back to the city >You weren't actually planning on returning to Canterlot soon but you had a plan >You tie down the controls, making sure that the transport drives past the bridge to the city >You then jump off the transport and roll down the hill >Reaching the bottom, you stand up and started running towards the treeline >You pant as you make your way through the woods and past some trees >You reach fenced out area that looks familiar to you and walk past the entrance >You know the hangar is around here somewhe- >"Hey you! What are you doing here? This is off limits for civilians." >Crap, a guard. You should've expected this >"Wait man, don't you recognize this kid?" >Oh great two of them, and he knows who I am. >"It's Bidan's kid, he has clearance to walk around here. It's better to just leave him be" >The two guards then retreat back to their posts and leave you be >Huh, you were expecting more resistance to you practically breaking and entering a military base considering today's events Assault Carrier Argama, UC0087 >The carrier readies its mega particle gun on the starboard side facing the colony >You are Capt. Hennken Benkner of the Argama-class Assault Carrier, Argama. >Lt. Quatre requested that they must blow a hole on a colony and refused to tell me why >Given AEUG's position in the Earth Sphere, you have no choice but to take the risk >Admiral Blex Forer approved this action too so might as well >The mega particle gun charges up its shot and fires "This better be worth it, that shot just blew our cover and showed the enemy our position." "They better hurry up too, we don't have much time to spare before the Federation and the Titans swoop in on our position" >You are Lt. Quatre and you are currently in your Red Rick Dias >Braeburn signals to the two of you hiding behind an asteroid >You and surprise move quickly to enter the colony, while Braeburn follows suit >As Braeburn enters he fires off some sealing agent on to the hole as to not damage the colony further >You know you're making a huge gamble on this, but you have no choice. >You can't let the Titans keep those Gundams or AEUG's cause is lost >As the thought exits your mind you feel a strange sensation >It's like you can hear someone's ragged breathing, as if someone was running >Wait, Lalah? No. It's different. You can sense someone inside the colony but it wasn't Lalah. "What was that breathing I heard" >You brush it off and continue the mission. "Braeburn, Surprise, we're moving in to capture the Gundam Mk. II" >You are Anon >And you just reached the hangars and see two black mobile suits, one is aiding the other the other is limping around >You see the two mobile suits set down on the hangar and their two pilots leave their mobile suit >You sneak around to see the two Titan pilots arguing >"Lt. Rainbow Dash! What the hell were you thinking? You crushed a residential building with your antics." said the redhaired girl >"Yeah. But that loop-de-loop I did was pretty cool dont you think, Lt. Sunset?" said the rainbow haired girl who called you a girl earlier this day >"Besides, you're acting as if you're my superior. You should just chill out" she continues >You wait for them to leave the premises and think to yourself "I can never forgive these Titans, what good are elite space pilots when they're earth-borne and refuse to take in Spacenoids." >You duck as you hear someone approaching >It's Capt. Shining Armor! >"What are you two doing? Didn't you hear the alarm?" >"It's probably an asteroid making a hole in the colony again" says Lt. Dash >"What would you know Lieutenant? You just arrived from Earth!" rebukes the Captain >"Are you saying the AEUG are attacking?" asks Lt. Sunset Shimmer >"I'm not sure, but it's best if you prepared for it!" commands Capt. Shining Armor >with that command the rainbow haired Titans lieutenant waves over a military jeep >"Where do you think you're going?" >"Lt. Dash!" >"I'm handling the situation, sir!" she boards the jeep >"Take me to the third sector!" she barks the driver >"If it's the AEUG, then we as Titans are sworn to fight them!" she yells as the jeep drives off >You are now Lt. Quatre >Flying over the civilian sector with your red Rick Dias >Your machine's panel lights up "Damnit, we still haven't secured the location of the Gundams" >It's three Federation GMs approaching >"Sir, I hope you're sure about this" asks Surprise "I'm sure. A little more damage to the colony won't hurt much and we can't leave this place empty handed." "We've already crossed the Rubicon to say the least and there's no turning back." >You press a few buttons on the console and arm your Rick Dias' rifle >The two squad members follow suit and engage the enemy in combat >You open fire on the GMs approaching with the vulcans mounted on top of your head >It hits one of the three GMs and it crashes >You proceed to fire your rifle at the other >You hit it with your precise marksmanship and it goes down >The third GM tries to return fire but is no match for the speed of the Rick Dias models >You form a formation with your squad and fly circles on the third GM to avoid its fire >Braeburn fires his bazooka at the remaining GM >It hits the GM square in the chest and explodes >As soon as the third GM goes down several more arrive and soon you three are engulfed in a firefight with multiple enemies "Surprise, Braeburn, I hope you two can catch up with me" >You three dive down to the ground at extreme speeds and fly up before hitting the ground >Several GMs follow you and crash into the ground while the three of you continue the firefight in the air >You are Twilight Sparkle >And you don't know what's happening except that Anon's been dragged off somewhere for assaulting a military officer >A Titans officer, no less! >And now there's an air raid going on in Canterlot 1 and it's chaos everywhere! >Of all the places the Titans had to build their base it was here, why here? >You are now driving back home to get your parents from the house so you can evacuate >Man, did Shining ever get this stressed in such a tense situation back in the one year war? >Because this is not the kind of thing you are used to and you can barely. Keep. It. Together! >You arrive home and jump out the car >You were about to open the door when it opens for you. >"Twilight! Thank goodness you're here! Help me get these bags to the car" >It was your mother carrying loads of bags "Where's dad?" >"He has already evacuated with his officemates, he couldn't leave the premises given that everyone was panicking. But don't worry he's safe" >"I'm sure you're brother is also safe too, he just docked his shuttle earlier this morning" "Yeah, I saw" you mumble >You two finish loading the car and ride >You drive off worrying about a lot of things. >What happened to Anon? Is he going to be OK? Is Dad gonna be OK? Is Shining gonna be OK? So many questions, not enough answers "Why are they attacking Canterlot 1?" the question escapes your lips >"Canterlot 1 has always been hated by Spacenoids, dear" >"We should've stayed on Earth they say" "Or maybe it's the Titans base situated here" >"Well, that too. No one really approved of that either, not even the residents of the colony" >You shift your focus on your driving and just hope everything goes fine despite today's events >You are Captain Shining Armor >You are running towards hangar 3 where the third Gundam Mk. II unit is stored "Is unit three ready for launch? We need to get this unit out ASAP!" >"Is the Captain of the Temptation taking over operations?" "That doesn't matter, we're in a combat situation right now! Have you arranged for a pilot?" >A redhaired woman in a pilot suit approaches you. >"Lt. Sunset Shimmer, reporting for duty sir!" "You? Are you sure?" >"It's as Lt. Dash said, it's the Titans duty to eliminate remaining Zeon forces. And I'm a member of the Titans." "But I believe you haven't had sufficient training." >"Our combat training is intense and is kinda like actual combat, sir. I believe I have enough combat potential." >A young green man in a black sweater vest runs past you "Hey kid, who are you? What are you doing here!" >He ignores you and boards the Gundam Mk. II "Wait!" >You feel the ground shake and a mobile suit arm falls through the ceiling >You are now Anon, and you're in the middle of hijacking a military prototype for reasons >Actually you just saw your reason enter the hangar doorway >That damn interrogation officer >Just in time to get his just desserts for treating you like scum because you're a spacenoid. >A mechanic tries to grab you but you put your Judo classes to good use and throw him off the mobile suit >"What are you trying to do?" the qt redhead in the black pilot suit asks >"Don't touch Unit 3!" Capt. Shining Armor barks out >You ignore both soldiers and climb into the cockpit >The redhead qt tries to follow you before you close off the hatch but fails to catch you before you close it off >Hmmm... the power is on. >If you remember right this is one of the prototypes your dad made >Based off the original Gundam from the One Year War >You press a few buttons to get it moving "Heh, never thought the data I got from dad's computer would come in handy" >Steam blows out of Unit 3's chest ducts and the fingers of the wriggle to life >You are now Capt. Shining Armor >This kid is trying to operate the Gundam >You grab a megaphone from the jeep "Hey! Get down from there, that machine isn't that simple to operate!" >"What is this nonsense Captain. The enemy is nearby!" "The guy in it isn't the regular pilot." >"Well, there's no way that an amateur can operate that thing." >The machine slowly stands up among the debris >"Get down from there! That is no toy for you to play with." says the lieutenant >"I'm so sorry Lt. Sunset, Capt. Shining" the teenager inside says through the intercom >"Please stay out of my way" the hijacker continues >The machine continues to stand up from its prone position and you grab the lieutenant's arm to lead her outside the hangar >Just as soon as you exit the hanger the mobile suit is now standing up through the hole in the hangar's roof "I can't believe it. He's like Amuro if he's actually piloting that." >You are now Lt. Quatre >Still preoccupied by the various GMs trying (and failing) to shoot you and your squad down >This is starting to bore you honestly >Your panel lights up >Incoming mobile suit! >This time it's not a GM >You zoom in with the camera and see it's a black Gundam heading your way "Aha, the Gundam has shown up at last" >You switch your focus to the black mobile suit and fire a few pot shots at it "Braeburn, Surprise. I plan on capturing this thing with minimal damage, is that understood?" >"Roger that, lieutenant" "Follow my lead." >You dive down towards the hangars >Followed by Braeburn and Surprise >The Gundam follows you three in hot pursuit. >You are Anon >And you are inside a Gundam >Which just blew a hole through the hangar when it stood up >No regrets though, these Titans assholes are pricks anyway >Wait what's that? >Another Gundam lands on the parking lot nearby >Two mobile suits that I haven't seen before land shortly after >The two unknown mobile suits surround the Gundam >One of them is painted bright red >Like the Red Comet! >You are Braeburn >And you just cornered the Gundam with Lt. Quatre flanking the other side >Yeehaw jackpot! The AEUG will have a fighting chance with this baby on our side. >Wait a minute... >You spot another one of those units just standing around "Ma'am! There's another unit to the left just hanging around the hangars" >"Another unit?" >Quatre responds on the comms >"Hmmm, it doesn't seem to be operational. We're taking the other one" >"Dash! They're trying to capture Unit Two!" >You hear from the Gundam you two cornered >"Dash! Aren't you in Unit Three?" >Unit Three doesn't respond and steps out of the hole it made on the hangar roof >"Dash! Why aren't you helping?" >You are Anon again >No one's targeted me yet. >Good >Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to handle that red mobile suit >Now where is that interrogation officer? >Did I lose him? >You scan the surroundings >There he is beside the military jeep! >And he's running away >You fire up the thrusters and fly towards the fleeing officer >You fire a few pot shots at the military officer with the vulcans >Hah this is fun! "Hahaha! How do you feel now Mr. Titans Interrogation Officer? Do you feel in charge?" >You stomp down and chase him down a bit to scare the shit out of the guy "I'll show you how painful and frightening it is to be clobbered" >You fire a few more pot shots with the vulcan >Wow, with all this power in your hands you feel... great! >You laugh maniacally at the pathetic Titans officer >You are Lt. Quatre >You have no idea what's going on right now >Unit 03 seems to have open fired on its own >Is the pilot not a member of the Titans? >Braeburn aims his bazooka at Unit 03 "Braeburn, hold your fire! He doesn't seem to be an enemy." >"But-" "We'll capture both units" >"Oh no you-" >The pilot of Unit 02 is interrupted by the person piloting Unit 03 >"That's right! I'm on your side, and I'll prove it to you" >The rogue Gundam fires up its thrusters and dashes towards Unit 02 >Unit 03 grabs Unit 02 and pushes it down towards the adjacent building >"Open your cockpit or I'll smash you along with the building!" says the pilot of Unit 03 >"Do as he says Lieutenant! I'm Capt. Shining Armor, do what the enemy says for now!" >"R-roger Capt. Shining. Unit Three, I'm exiting the cockpit. Do you hear me?" >Unit 02's cockpit opens up and the pilot exits >Hm, interesting turn of events >I think we can trust the pilot of Unit 03 >He may be even of use to the AEUG "Get in touch with Surprise. We're leaving!" >You are now Anon >You are carrying Unit 02 along with the other not red mobile suit away from the base >You see the red mobile suit pick up the other similar mobile suit from the rubble >This must be the Surprise the one in the red mobile suit was talking about >As you fly past the ruined residential area you fly past your house >Or what was your house >A headless GM sat on top of the rubble of what was once your house >You continue flying and see that the entire residential area has been leveled >You honestly don't know what to feel with the sight >It was ugly sure, but there weren't exactly any fond memories of the place >You look down and see a familiar dark haired purple girl in a sweater vest running away from the ruins of the neighborhood >It's Twilight! >You've been wondering what happened to her after the incident in the Spaceport >You hope her family's okay >So far she's been the only kind thing that has happened to your life and you don't want her to get hurt >Well if noticing you and tagging along with you for awhile counts as kind >Well she did not call you a nerd after you geeked out about Capt. Shining Armor >A soothing, almost regal voice drags you back to reality >It's coming from the pilot of the red mobile suit >"What's wrong child, are you not coming?" >It's a far cry from the booming, commanding voice she was using earlier "Yes. I'm coming with you." "I hate the Federation forces and I hate the Titans even more" >"Good, but be on full alert if you would." >"The Titans pursuit unit could be after us at any moment" >She pulls on ahead of the three of you >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer of the Titans >And you just failed at stopping the AEUG from hijacking not just one but two of the Titans' Gundam Mk.II units >You are now accompanying Capt. Shining Armor to Capt. Sombra Om, Field Commander of the Titans >"The Titans weren't given the go signal by the Federation to build a military base on this colony, no less a base that housed three prototype units!" >You hear Capt. Shining mumble to himself >You both enter the office where Sombra is >"Capt. Sombra!" both of you salute as you enter >He is seated in the middle of the office surrounded by two Titans officers and the pilot of Unit 02 >He's in the middle of being debriefed by the pilot of Unit 02 of today's events >"I'm having trouble understanding why Lt. Dash wasn't inside Unit Thr-" >"Capt. Sombra, why were you housing the Gundam Mk. II in this colony? There could've been civilian casualties." Capt. Shining interrupts >"As it stands the residential area is in ruins and many people have been displaced, not to mention the gaping hole in the colony." >"If it was housed somewhere else we could've avoided the destruction!" >Sombra stands up and gives Capt. Bright a solid right hook knocking him to the ground "Capt. Shining!" >"Leave him be" Sombra hisses >"Common officers like him shouldn't be talking back. This is Titans territory! We do things differently from the regular Federation forces" >"But the Titans are still a part of the Federation forces!" Capt. Shining retorts as he stands up >"The Titans' main and only goal is to destroy the AEUG forces who have joined up with Zeon remnants, our sworn enemies!" >"How are we to develop plans to annihilate the enemy if we're too busy thinking about native Spacenoids?" Sombra finishes >"By turning this colony into a base you're just stirring up more support for the AEUG, how can you not understand that?" >Unit 02's pilot slaps Shining >"Don't you talk back to Capt. Sombra!" >"You bastard! How dare you hit your superior officer!" >"We told you, you're in our territory! Regular rules don't apply here." >"After all the damage you've caused to this colony? You dare call this place your territory!" Shining Armor retorts >"Shut up! You're only a common officer" the pilot knocks Capt. Shining to the ground and kicks him >The Titans officers in the room proceed to beat on Capt. Shining and Sombra moves to leave the room >You salute rather reluctantly as he leaves and watch as Capt. Shining gets mauled on by three fellow Titans officers >You are Anon >Flying in your hijacked Gundam Mk. II and assisting the hijacking of another unit of the same Gundam >"There are enemies outside waiting for us. Be on guard" >The pilot of the red mobile suit warns the rest of you >You see behind the clouds a hole in the colony >Oh that's nice, oxygen is leaking out into space. >"Try not to touch the solvent I put up to prevent more damage to the colony" >"Unit Three, you can let go of the mark two to help you maneuver through the hole. Do you copy?" "Yeah I gotcha" >You let go of Unit 02 and let the others go through the hole in the colony >You focus a bit more on the piloting and narrowly get yourself out of the colony >Wow, Twilight was right. It is beautiful outside >You stop your daydreaming for a bit and fire up your thrusters to catch up with the others >You are now Lt. Quatre >Your control panel lights up >Three incoming mobile suits just as you suspected >Judging from the heat pattern they're Titans' Hizacks "Braeburn! Signal flares!" >You dodge a few shots from the incoming squadron of Hizacks >You then return fire >It hits the rainbow colored Hizack on the leg blasting it off course >"What it can't be!" >You count down awaiting the response from the signal flares >Five >Four >Three >Two >One >A barrage from the Argama's mega particle cannon flies past you and your party covering your escape "Watch out for stray shots!" >Your squad escapes and is now en route to the Argama >You see Unit 03 struggle a bit "Are you alright Unit Three?" >You say in your "royal" tone >"Yeah I'm fine" the pilot replies >"When are we going to get some rest?" the pilot asks "Thirty minutes or so from now, is something the matter?" >"Nothing much. I'm just not used to space much" "Well don't worry we're en route to the carrier, we're sure you can get some rest after all the help you did today" >You are Anon >You've set the Gundam on autopilot now so you can stare out into space a bit >You feel a bit lightheaded but maybe that's from all the adrenaline rushing into you >It feels nice and relaxing to be outside and be free >Somehow it has a nostalgic feel to it UC0087, Gryffons Colony Titans HQ >It's been a few hours since Anonymous Bidan and three AEUG units escaped with two units of the Gundam Mk. II >You are now Captain Shining Armor >And you are in bad shape after some Titans officers, some of lower rank, ganged up on you for speaking up against Sombra >You enter Sombra's office and approach his desk >He swivels his chair to face you >"This is a handwritten letter, please deliver it to Admiral Jamitov Discord personally." "Yes sir, excuse me." >You leave the office as Lt. Commander Jamaican Blueblood enters >"Ah, Capt. Shining! What time is the ship leaving?" Blueblood asks "In an hour sir." >"Well then have a safe trip!" he finshes with a guffaw and slaps your injured shoulder >You cringe a bit and walk out when you overhear a few things being discussed by the two Titans officers >"Sir, it appears that troops on Luna II have detected a ship that may be responsible for dispatching the mobile suits" >"And you're certain Lt. Bidan's kid was the one who hijacked the Gundam Mk. II, correct?" Sombra's booming voice resonates through the room and into the hallway >You didn't get anything else after that soon, because you left the premises as your ship was about to depart. Aboard the assault carrier Argama >The Argama's gravity blocks deployed as it floats aimlessly in space >You are Anonymous Bidan, Anon for short. >And you're being interrogated by the crew of the Argama >Less of an interrogation, more of a friendly chat over tea though >Something more to your liking compared to how the Titans treated you "I've come across the Newtype Amuro's name in the underground press many times" >You were in the middle of explaining why you joined up with the AEUG so quickly >"Underground material? In Canterlot?" asks Capt. Hekkner Sentry Blekkner aka "Flash" Sentry "Canterlot wasn't originally a military base, you know." >"We were able to obtain two mobile suits with your help though" mentions Commodore Norman Blex >"Normally that would be impossible to do" he continues "It was just a coincidence" >The Commodore laughs >"I'd like to believe that coincidences come from the abilities of the person" >The ringing sound from the phone interrupts your interrogation >Lt. Quatre picks up the phone >"Lt. Quatre speaking" >There was a brief silence covering the canteen of the ship >"I see. I'm on my way" >"Are they on their way?" >"Apparently so, Commodore Norman" >"As we expected then. Ensign Trixie, please take care of Anon" >"Yes sir, Commodore Blex" >The white haired cutie in a blue jacket then approaches you "Is it the enemy?" >"It would seem so Anonymous, we are the only ones deployed in the vicinity after all." >"It would be in our best interest if we assume everyone else is an enemy" she continues Earth Federation Salamis Kai-class battleship >You are Lt. Commander Lila Spitfire >A veteran of the One Year War >Survivor more like >You've seen things in space combat no one in the Federation would believe >You've fought soldiers with reflexes like they are one with their mobile suit >The thrill of fighting in space with those abnormal pilots >It was just all in a day's work for you >Now the Titans command has alerted the ship that there have been two prototype units hijacked from their HQ >It has been believed that the culprits are the AEUG, and the crew of the ship you're in has been following this suspicious unidentified ship for awhile now >If fortune smiles upon you it could be the same ship that dispatched the hijackers >"Remember Spitfire just stop them and perform an inspection. Our objective is not to destroy them" "Yeah, yeah. I hear you loud and clear. Do I look like I enjoy war that much?" >"Do you really want me to answer that?" >You launch in your Galbady accompanied by a squadron of other Galbadies Back in the assault carrier Argama >You are Lt. Quatre Lunaris Bajeena >And you are in the ship's elevator on the way to the bridge >Accompanying you is Commodore Norman Blex and Captain Flash Sentry >"Is it too wishful thinking Lieutenant?" Norman starts >"To think that kid is a Newtype?" he continues on >"What do you think, Lt. Quatre?" Flash asks "Newtypes aren't espers, you know. There isn't anything different about the child physically speaking" "But I do sense some qualities in him. He may be promising." >You continue >"I agree lieutenant. Please take good care of the kid." Norman nods "Yes sir." >"Yes sir." >You go on your separate ways from the two officers and head to where Featherweight's cabin "Well Featherweight, how goes the search? Find anything of interest?" >"They're building a battleship in the Gryffons dock." "What kind of battleship?" >"Hell if I know ma'am, but it looks big" >He hands over a data disk to you "Make sure to make a few copies of the Gryffons data, Featherweight. There's a chance we might be heading for a battle." >"So soon? Have we been discovered?" "Luna II's troops have had us under surveillance ever since we arrived." >"Fair point, Lieutenant" >You leave the cabin and notice Anon and Trixie floating past >You call Anon's attention "Anon, were you aware that there's a battleship being constructed back in Canterlot?" >"Yeah, but I don't know the details." "I guess you wouldn't" "Data indicates that the armor on the Mk. II is the same as previous models, is that true?" >"Yeah, my mother mentioned it" "Your mother?" >"Yes, my mother specializes in material engineering" "I see" >"She said that they'll incorporate different armor for the next mobile suit after the Mk. II" "Well it sounds like the Mk II will never be upgraded" >"My father also mentioned applying Zeon technology to the line after the Mk. II" >Three unknown mobile suits from the Salamis-class Earth Federation ship approach the Argama >The Argama prepares for battle >Its gravity blocks are retracted and all pilots onboard are now on standby in their mobile suits >Its bridge retracts from its position to a more guarded and stable position >All personnel onboard the ship are wearing their normal suits in case of emergency >You are currently Capt. Flash Sentry >"Sir! The Mont Blanc has confirmed a pursuing vessel. What should we do Captain?" "I don't like the course we're on right now" >You ponder for a moment while calculating the route of the two AEUG ships on your control panel "This might be risky, but we'll have to doubleback to Canterlot Greenery and head for Earth." >"Yes, sir!" >You rub your chin in thought of possible enemy movement >"What's the matter captain?" you hear from the Commodore "We'll be returning to Canterlot Greenery and head to Earth, avoiding the garrison at Luna II" >"I see. We'll be taking a risk no matter what route we take anyway" Commodore Blex nods Canterlot Greenery Spaceport >Two suited individuals are being escorted from the port into the docked battleship, the Alexandria >A chubby blond haired man and dark green skin >And a slender black haired woman with her hair tied up in a bun and fair green skin >"If we're going to observe the enemy mobile suits in combat, why is my wife coming along?" asks the blond green man >"It's on Captain Sombra's orders, we might be able to get samples of the enemies armor" replies the Titans officer escorting the two >"You mean to say we're to check the materials in a combat area?" asks the woman >"Sombra's orders, not mine" Alexandria's bridge >"Capt. Sombra, sir! Lt. Franklin Bidan and Hilda Bidan are onboard" "Excellent, Anon's parents are on board." you hiss "Let me show you a thing or two about warfare Norman Blex." you smugly say to no one >"We are to depart immediately!" >"Open the gates!" >"Launch!" >With those words the Alexandria coasts its way out of the spaceport and into the dark blue beyond. >You are now Lt. Commander Spitfire >You and your Galbady squad approach the presumed AEUG vessel >Presumed or not, your instincts tell you it is an AEUG vessel >Your job is to scout it out and maybe deal a little damage to the vessel along the way >The AEUG vessels are in your sights "Fire a signal flare for the Bosnia" >The Galbady beside you fires its flare to signal the Bosnia on the location of the AEUG ships Argama Bridge >You are Capt. Flash Sentry >The entire bridge is illuminated by the flare the unknown mobile suit fired off >"SIR! They've found us!" "What?!" you exclaim >You are Spitfire again "There you are you AEUG thieves!" >You open up your panel to zoom in "And just two ships to-" >You zoom in on the second ship and notice that it's an unknown class of ship "That's a new ship, it's not even a federation ship!" "Did the AEUG build that themselves?" Argama Bridge "All mobile suits, prepare for take-off!" "Anti-air batteries standby to fire!" >The bridge crew dons their normal suits but are interrupted midway "A halt signal?" >"They're expecting us to stop?" "Hm, they're most likely not Titans from Gryffons" >"Yeah, they're Galbadies!" >"Four units, sir!" >"That many?" the commodore exclaims "Lt. Quatre, standby with your Rick Dias so you can take off at any time" "Maintain course and speed!" you bark out orders to the bridge >The approaching Galbady flies by the bridge narrowly >It circles around the Argama and the Mont Blanc >"It's here, sir!" "Hold your fire" >The Galbady lays its hand on the bridge roof and opens its comms >"Identify your vessel's affiliation! If you continue to ignore my orders we will have no choice but to open fire" >"I think we should launch" Lt. Quatre says through the comms "Hold your fire, lieutenant. We dont want to open fire first." >"I repeat identify your vessel's affiliation!" >You tao a few buttons on the captains chair to open up the comms "We are the AEUG. Your orders are meaningless" >"Understood, then I will open fire!" "All units, you are cleared for launch!" >You are Lt. Quatre >You fire up your boosters and detach from the launch catapault as quickly as possible >You open fire on the enemy Galbady, pushing it away from the Argama bridge "I don't think so!" >You fire on the Galbady forcing it to fall back a bit >You aim your sights on the Galbady's right leg and lock on. >Fire! >Interesting. They dodged a shot of yours >This is clearly not a regular pilot "Tch" >You growl at yourself >The Galbady falls back to regroup with its squad >As the enemy unit falls back, two Rick Dias sortie from the Argama >Several mobile suits sortie from the Mont Blanc as well >You are Lt. Spitfire >You narrowly dodge an incoming shot from the AEUG's red mobile suit "Wait a minute..." >A red mobile suit? "Could it be Zeon's infamous Red Comet?!" >Panic starts to seep in your mind "Calm down Spitfire. Calm down. The Red Comet died in A Baoa Qa. There's no way that's her." >You open your comms to your squadmates "Watch out for the red mobile suit! I feel like the pilot's a veteran." >You squeeze the throttle of your cockpit hard and brace yourself for what's about to come >You fire a three shots to start your counterattack to the mobilized AEUG mobile suit corps >The red mobile suit dodges effortlessly as you expected >You are now Lt. Quatre >You just dodged three shots from the enemy Galbady without breaking a sweater >You laugh to yourself "You've still got it Luna" >You line up your sights to return fire but an ally GM blocks your view "Curses! Get out of my way!" you growl >The enemy mobile suit flies away from your line of sight as it's chased by the GM >You look back at the Argama and see bursts of light surrounding it "They reached the Argama?" >You fire a few pot shots at the enemy mobile suits >Which they ignored and dodged without any problem "It seems our opponents are accustomed to real combat." >You dash a bit circling the enemy before sensing another one approaching from the far starboard side >Behind you, you also see a little flash of thruster engines circling the AEUG mobile suit corps >You see the little dot among the vast black emptiness of space and align your sights >At this range you can't get a lock-on but you shrug it off and trust your instincts >Three seconds later an explosion lights up the battlefield >Yes! Direct hit! "Finally got one." >You sigh to yourself >You attempt to follow up your kill but you're interrupted by signal flares coming from the pursuing Federation battleship "Flares?" >You look back at the Argama and see little flashes of light fly away from the ship >You are Lt. Spitfire "Orders from the Bosnia to retreat?" >You see the signal flares from Bosnia and sigh "We've been lured away from our objective by the red mobile suit" >You follow the retreat order and group up with the rest of the retreating squad >As you fly in formation with the rest of the squadron you notice you're lacking one Galbady >A Galbady then flies close and opens their comms. >"Ma'am, we lost Blindside!" "Yeah, I noticed." >Your grip on the throttle tightens. >You really hope that was Zeon's Red Comet or else this result would be embarassing. Argama Hangar >You are Anon >And you are amazed at Lt. Quatre's skill in piloting >She took down two Galbadys if the footage was correct >That's like more than one! >She's definitely an Ace pilot! >Hmm... >A blue haired woman >Who is also an ace pilot >Who pilots a red mobile suit >Could it be... >Nah it's impossible. She was killed in A Baoa Qu, wasn't she? Alexandria briefing room >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer of the Titans >You and Lt. Rainbow Dash are being given their orders on the retrieval mission of the Mark 2 >"You are not to open the letter at all costs and will only deliver them to the heads of the AEUG, Lt. Shimmer" >"Lt. Dash, you on the other hand will accompany the capsule that we will send to the AEUG carrier. Further instructions will be relayed to you" >"Is that clear?" "Loud and clear, Lt. Commander Jamaican" >"Good, then we will commence the operation in 07 hours. You two should better be on standby in your brand new Hi-zacks" >"Except for you Lt. Shimmer, you'll be piloting the remaining Gundam Mk. II to deliver some mail for our AEUG friends" >"Briefing adjourned" >Jamaican then approaches you and hands you the parcel that you will deliver to the AEUG leaders. "Thank you Lt. Commander" >You grab the letter and pocket it, before heading to change into your pilot jumpsuit