Chapter 15: Trouble in Tokyo

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-Zaine-

He watched Gai leave and turned back to Tallis, who just asked if they could talk in private.

"Sure... What about?"
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-Kylern-

A message came over his personal terminal unit stating that he was being deployed with the Ceres on a new mission. A few buttons pressed and he accessed the hangar automatic controls. The TEMJIN was then moved onto the Minerva class ship for storage with its pilot standing up and stretching wide.

"Seems like I get to do my job and earn my pay." He cracked his neck and twisted feeling almost every bone popped. "I will show them all my power." He grinned and walked away to get his stuff together and moved onto the ship.

-Nowe-

With nobody bothering to say anything to him he headed off to find something to drink and eat.

-Salvation-

In the hangars it seemed a certain someone was busy adding stuff to his Gundam. Of course there was a small team there to help with the work but for the most part the ship officers let Dreacon do what he pleased since more power was always welcome on this ship.

But from the silence came an encrypted message from the moon...

The Captain ordered the message decrypted since he immediately realized it was a UN Spacy style fold message. The ships computers quickly went to work and the Captain was shocked to see who it was from and what it said.

"I want this ship turned around and headed back towards the moon. If the DC fleet asks questions reply that we are picking something up. They don't need to know details..."

The young communications officer gave a 'Yes Sir'. Something was stirring on the surface and from the tone of the Captain he knew this situation personally. Maybe they had found other LC renegades? Until they reached the moon and investigated the source of the message nobody could be sure, but the Captain wanted the mecha teams ready just in case this was a trap.
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- Xiu -

"You got it!" Xiu said, now in a considerably better mood than before. She took off from the room and back to the hanger where the ships were docked.

If the Ceres was leaving on the mission instead of the Valhalla, Xiu would have to move her piece-of-junk Lion. She entered the hanger and was about to proceed when she spotted Zaine approaching Tallis. Quickly she spotted a nearby mobile suit, scaled it with several high leaps, and landed atop a catwalk just above the pair.

Tallis proceeded to ask Zaine to follow her somewhere. Xiu quickly prepared to stealthily follow them.

"This should be interesting..." she murmured with a hint of glee.


- Elya -

The masked man didn't seem to respond to her insistent quires. An angry pout formed over Elya's face and she began jumping higher and waving her arms in front of Gordon's face. "Hey! You listenin'? Where we goin' now? Can we kill more stuff? Hello? Mister Red Chicken? Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!"
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"It's about earlier..."

Tallis glanced around and realized the hanger wasn't the best place to speak. She reached out grabbed his wrist and began to lead him away with her. Their final destination being the lounge more sepcificly below the stairs within; only Officers quarters were there and at this time they would all be on the Bridge.

???


as Tallis began to Guide Zaine away a voice spoke up from behind Xiu.

"and what is it that would be interesting?"

Behind her stood the man in Black and Gold, Sume Gai.
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- Xiu -

"GAAH!" Xiu screamed, jumping and very nearly tumbling herself over the railing. She spun around, planting her hands firmly on the railing and stared at the armored Sume Gai that had appeared out of nowhere.

"Eh... heh heh heh... nothing...why do you ask?" she said sweetly, a perfectly innocent smile now spread over her face.

She looked out of the corner of her eye and saw that the two of them were heading to the door. Crap! They're leaving!

She vaulted over the railing, prepared this time, and landed soundlessly on the ground below. In perfect ninja-thief fasion, she began to tail them...
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He didn't Delay in following the Ninja-Thief; jumping from the catwalk himself. He may not have been as stealthy his metal feet clanging against the deck but he was as agile and even faster.
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-Zaine-

For some odd reason, his heart started beating faster when Tallis led him out of the hangar and to the destination she had in mind. "When I told you I..." He trailed off as he realized it was about when he said he liked her.

At that realization, he ended up blushing and wanted to say something but he decided to stay quiet and let her speak.
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- Xiu -

At the sound of metal banging on metal, Xiu turned and looked over her shoulder to find that Gai was following her.

Uh-oh.

Still not willing to give up on an opportunity to witness some possible romantic developments, Xiu figured she'd try to lose him. In the hallway ahead, she spotted a technician opening a grate to the ventilation shaft on the ceiling

"S'cuse me, coming through!" Xiu called as she jumped up, caught the lip of the opening and pulled herself through. She didn't even pause to witness the man's stunned reaction as she began to crouch-shuffle through the tight space.

Being little has its advantages when you're a thief, after all!
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-Enlight and Kit-

The Pair had soundly defeated the line and the Thrones, quite an accomplishment as expressed by the Federals who were probably more wrapped up in the practical leveling of the base. With a cat-call whistle, Enlight surveyed the damage. She couldn't help but shake her head in dismay..

"They're really going to need a kick in the pants to win this one.."

"I wouldn't call it a lost cause yet."

Kit opened up a comm channel to Enlight, the two pilots finally viewing each other.

"Ah, the infamous lover of Zabowsky. It was a shame that he had to..parish in battle. So what brings you here? Are you planning to finish what you attempted to start back there?"

Kit looked at the skittle squad member flatly, responding in kind.

"I've accomplished what I came to do. Which is support you."

Enlight raised a brow at this.

"Support us? That's..interesting to say the least. May I ask why?"

Kit smirked slightly.

"Lets just say that there's been a falling out between the DC members.."

Enlight could barely contain herself, but betrayed a smile as she spoke.

"Well, it won't be easy..but I think we can work something out."

And put that damned drive to better use in the Bhayas..

Kit nodded and motioned with her Gundam for Enlight to lead the way. Of course, Enlight would do likewise, Kit accepting and heading toward the base under the escort of the Bhayas and the 11 Ikarus units. The number and multitude of colors from the GN contrails was staggering, and would definitely draw the attention of the Federals as they continued mop-up operations on the base.

-Ptolemaios-

"Ma'am, we have an urgent message from Enlight. It seems that the Whysp drive has..come home. Along with that other pilot that Zabowsky was with."

This drew the eyes and attention of every Innovator on the Ptolemy with a WTF look on everyone's face. Solas was the first to speak.

"Get security teams onto the second hangar deck and secure the pilot and the Drive. I want an interrogation team-"

"We don't have the manpower.. We lost over 60% of the crew in that strike. We're also down about 31 Haros. We just don't have the manpower as it stands to get that kind of stuff ready, sir. I can relay information to have her interred until we can talk to her..but that's it."

Solas looked cross at Alphas' answer, Heading still in a daze as she looked out at the foredeck of the ship. With a sigh, Solas ordered that Kit be escorted by Enlight to a non-damaged residential section and held there. Unfortunately, the brig had been hit, or more so obliterated in the attack. So this was more or less their only option as they locked the Gundam down for checks.

And according to orders, Kit was escorted by Enlight and locked into her 'quarters', Enlight giving one last word to Kit before departing.

"I'll see to it that Heading speaks with you personally. You'd obviously want to catch up and learn the rationale behind what happened back there. To be honest, I'd apologize for her.. but ya know. There are some here who still believe that Michael was a competent commander. Heading just got it in her head that she was..better at it than your friend."

Luckily, the door had closed before Kit could strangle Enlight, the woman's fists denting the door with a sharp thud. As she set her jaw and held her extended fists to the door, she felt that feeling of..dread begin to well up inside her. But, that dread began to fall into sorrow.. this place, though completely unfamiliar to her brought back memories nonetheless of that time when Michael passed.

As she began to feel depressed, Enlight herself was heading back to the bridge to report. She smirked slightly when she saw Heading hunkered over with her face in her hands, relishing the other's pain and sorrow. Heading returned the look with her own, one of feral anger mixed with pain. The other innovators on the bridge looked at the pair, and then each other, before a voice screamed at them inside their heads to return to work. Solas could only watch the pair in their mini-feud, but also wonder himself why Kit had returned to the ship so..suddenly.

And as the Innovators mourned and feuded, fire control teams from the federation were already surrounding the ship, and working in concert with Brilant and Galgus on getting the engines and hangars secured, fire control a priority on the crashed ship. According to estimates from the Federal crews and agreed by the Innovator pair, it'd take weeks if not a month or so to get the ship overhauled and working once more. To Galgus..this was an opportunity that he and Enlight couldn't afford to pass up. To pass this technology to the Federation would not only level the field quite a bit..but also give them some clout within the Federal hierarchy. It was a win-win for both sides.

Heading would have her seemingly solid ties within the Federation, and the crew would eventually be on their way to Zabowsky's original goal.. or so they thought.
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-Zangetsu-

He awoke from his slumber with Kayvan peckking at him. "Okay boy, I'm up." Zangetsu said as he rightened himself in the cockpit. "We there?" he asked.

"Yep, yep! Yep, Yep!" Kayvan responded.

Zangetsu looked at his sensors. Kayvan had picked one of if not the best spot to hide, on top of a transport heading to the prison. Sure Zangetsu had to go aboard and 'convince' the pilots that helping him was in there best intrests but, that was easy enough with the Sonicscream. "Okay guys listen up." Zangetsu said as he adressed the pilots over a secure channel. "After I get off you wait till I get back and drop off the prisoniers before you leave. GOT IT!" he yelled.

"Y...Yes sir." they responded.

"Okay then eaise her down and let's get this party started." Zangetsu said as he started up the systems and prepped for battle.
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She realized Zaine was embarrassed too. She Swallowed working up the courage to say it again during this time he had almost forgotten she had Zaine by the Wrist as she pulled her arm back she turned even redder.

"I-I..."

It was difficult to say but thanks to having said it before made it became possible.

"I l-l... I LIKE YOU TOO!"

In the end she proclaimed it rather more loudly than she'd expected thankfully for her it seemed they were alone.

Sume Gai


he managed to catch sight of Xiu's Sash as it disappeared into the vent. there was no way he could follow her now, the shaft was simply too small for him. He could only hope she didn't find the way to them or didn't know where to find them.

Claus Rissur


Claus had just finishing notifying the Avalon's crew to prepare for the trip when he received notification that the Excalibur would be joining them.

'well well the Sword and Sheath together still'


All they had to wait for is the off duty pilots to return in this case Hal and Jason
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--Rachel and Taylor--
--A few hours later--

"Yep, all done." She says to herself as she finshed typing out a formal report of basically what just transpired in the Japanese city. Her battle awareness probably nakes her among the most qualified, anyways. She was a bit dumbfounded as to why Fandom retreated just when the south border is about to be overwhelmed, but she'd like it to stay this way.

As she walked through the busy halls of the command center, she'd figure that Jessie Hunter was a bit of a sociopath anyways, so she's probably slumped in the bed.

She would then find Taylor, to Rachel's surprise, not working. In fact, she has her eyes closed, but obviously awake, singing to a tune in her portable music player, and holding a fruit beverage bottle.

"Long day, huh," Rachel breaks it up.

"...Understatement wouldn't you say?" Taylor replies.

"Well, yeah... Hey, we're alive right? They accomplished nothing, and most of our units are still intact. I should probably call the Sidewinder guys though, their toy is under the debris, and all."

"If you look at it that way... Although, looks like us Feds are having trouble on the other side of the world..."

"Eh what?"

"Yeah they don't know what it is yet, but they're sending the Taipei guys for help."

"Who's guarding Taipei then?"

"Nah, they're well defended by now, without any special teams. 'Sides, I sent the new mobile fortress over there."

"That thing I saw in your monitor last night?"

"Yeah, the Destroy Gundam. We're running a bit low on funds right now, but in a week or two we'll be sending that behemoth to an island target of our choosing. Probably Hawaii. Because Fandom pissed me off more lately."

"'Behemoth?'"" Rachel asks quizically. She had no idea, so Taylor walks her to the nearest computer files and shows her the dimensions and specifications.

"Wow." Rachel says.

"Yeah, we wait for your boyfriend to get his butt back here and---"

"Whoa whoa whoa! Not so fast there? Boyfriend?"

"So he's available then?"

"No!---umm... err, yeah..?. I don't know. He told me all his 'esapades' with woman in Arizona and uhh, I don't know if that's true and uhh I don't---

"MMhhmm." Taylor interrupts, "Anyways, when he gets back here, we'll proceed with an offensive. Right now though, I just want to chill."

"Well at least we're on the same page," Rachel agrees, as the two slumped down a bit and ate some snacks together.
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-Zaine-

He was rather surprised at it and happy that the feeling was mutual though their cheeks were about the same shade of red.

"Tallis... thank you." he pulled her close and hugged her, and Tallis would find that her words had his heart racing.
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- Xiu -

D'oh... this place is bigger than I thought... where the--AAAGGH!!

Due to the darkness, Xiu had failed to notice the gap in the 'floor' ahead of her, another vent leading to the lower levels of the ship, and unwittingly stepped right into it. Frantically, she pressed her hands and feet against the sides of the shaft, hoping to slow her rapid decent. She succeeded.

Well, almost.

"OOF!" Xiu sounded as she hit the shaft below, softer than she would have but still enough to knock the wind out of her.

"Guh..." She shook her head, trying to shake away the stars in front her vision. However, when she looked forward and yet another "!" formed over her head. There was a light coming from another downward grate--she might as well check it out. As she approached, a faint voice drifted up through the opening.

"I-I..."

Hm? She arrived and peered through the slatted opening, spotting to her delight just the people she was looking for. She also arrived just in time to hear Tallis and her rather loud exclamation.

"I... I LIKE YOU TOO!"

Zaine's surprised seemed to match Xiu's. The girl watched as both the lovebird's faces flamed a crimson hue. Then, Zaine slowly embraced the slender young woman in a tender hug.

Xiu chuckled to herself as she rested her chin on her hands. "That's the way, loverboy."

The thief's attention was suddenly stolen by a sharp creaking noise underneath her. Then another. She thought she felt the grate shift just slightly. Slowly, Xiu stared downward, horrified.

"You've gotta be--"

There was a loud snap and a rustle of metal as the grate detached itself from the vent, dropped to the ground and clattered loudly across the floor, followed closely by Xiu.

"AAAAAGGGHH!"

The young thief could have sworn she saw her life flash before her eyes as she approached the ground. When she did land, it was atop the table, but her sheer downward momentum was enough to cause her to bounce off the table and continue on towards the floor where she landed with a loud THUD.

Getting up turned out to be rather excruciating. Xiu was now covered in dust and she coughed several times. She let out an "Owww..." as she clutched at her throbbing back. That certainly wasn't going to feel good later.

All at once, she suddenly remembered where she was and looked up at the couple in front of her.

She stared at them blankly for a few seconds. "Um... yo," she said, raising a hand in greeting.

Silence.

"I'll... just be going now..." and she started walking towards the door.
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-Zangetsu-

As the plane landed Zangetsu jumped off and surveyed the base. His targeting computer registered five Strike Daggers, three Jegans, and a Union Flag all turn there attention to him.

"Sup, fools." he said as he fired the burst railguns destroying two of the Daggers and taking a thrid out of the fight. Firing his beam machineguns he killed the last two before taking out the Flag with his vulcans. Seeing the Jegans take defencive formation at the main gate he activated the breaker field and charged right throught them and stopped in the Prisions main courtyard.

To Zangetsu surprise there were several mobile suits in the courtyard. They aparently had be assembled to prepare for an attack on the Fandom probably. It took him a second to realise. "Hey that's my Bullet Fiend's design." he said as all of the suits turned and fired on him with both there beam rifles and beam guns.
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She was about to return the embrace when suddenly a loud CRASH and THUD drew both their attentions. Realizing on the floor right in front of them was Xiu. Tallis Broke the Embrace and stepped back, turning her head away and downward a bit, unable to break the silence as Xiu exited the room.
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-Zaine-

A few moments passed after Xiu had left before Zaine spoke up.

"Let's head back to the hangar before someone finds us. We'll find some time to be alone later."
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-Black Knights-

The three Ikaruga class ships soon came up on Okinawa and Zero opened a channel to the control tower of the base.

"Ikaruga Class Highwind, Aroundight, and Abel's Ark requesting permission to land." Zero waited for a response.
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-Ishikawa-

Standing in the middle of the control tower, arms crossed, posture straight, Commander-in-chief Ishikawa Shigetaka frowned. He could pretty much guess what this was about --- namely, why hadn't he mobilized to the Fandom assault against Federation-held Tokyo, and if the scattered rumors and pieces of intelligence proved true about Raven Sterling herself being present, Ishikawa knew it was going to be a long day answering that question. However, he cared little for the Red Eagle, much less the Black Knights and Zero; One way or another, the Federation would not hold Tokyo for much longer.

"Grant them permission to land," Ishikawa simply ordered, and turned on his heel with narrowed, emotionless eyes, heading down towards the exit staircase. "And send them to the War Room after they've touched down."
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-Zero-

The three ships soon were given permission to land and did so with Zero and June alone going to the War Room.

"Well... why are we here Zero?"

"You need a machine... I'm going to try and persuade Ishikawa to give up a Knightmare."
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