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PHASE1

♦ PHASE1 ♦

TWO DAYS LATER

Old UNN Base

“So that’s what happened…” Jan said to me while looking at Rio and her siblings work, “And you got Kurumi’s side as well?” he then asked me. I also look at Rio and her siblings work then places my notice at Kurumi, Rogene and Shelly helping the three. “Yeah, that’s right… but…” I stopped and looked down, Jan immediately asked what the problem is. I looked at him with an annoyed look and told him the event straightforwardly; “Apparently ZAFT took the prototype after that and checked the battle data, apparently their quite curious to find both melee and range fighting data on it, so they want to meet with me… the student who piloted the mech.” Jan was shock and almost fell off the seat, Kurumi saw him and guessed what happened. She excused herself from Rogene and Shelley’s company and went toward us and said; “You told him, huh?” She said, and then looked back at Rogene whose face is hiding her fear…. Kurumi told her, and then I nodded at Kurumi and told Jan; “ZAFT probably wants me as a soldier.” Jan then shook his head and then asked me if I had already answered them. I told him no because the man who called me, the ‘Desert Tiger’ Andrew Wattfield is too cunning to be trusted, though I admitted to him that according to all the news about him so far is him stalling attacks at naturals in order to fight the aliens. I then told him that this was probably the reason why Andrew wants me, I can fight the aliens effectively. “But your not a coordinator!!!” Jan blurted out, Kurumi then said; “He may not be a coordinator he sure acts and talks like one.” I shook my head and bluntly asked if that was an insult. “At any case we better be good at pulling this off, and luckily have more members.” I told them, Kurumi then looked at me with a smile.

As our conversation continued Rio Xioa Rin approached us. She is rather tomboyish girl, in which Jan practically insults her for her large boobs and her mechanic dress that clearly shows her form. And said “This ship is practically big, the whole thing is large and is a Luna Class, with our current equipment it’ll be impossible to fix with a few people.” And then looked at the ship. I nodded while Jan did the Roland the thinker pose and started brainstorming. Kurumi oddly said “This may sound idiotic but… can we actually ask help from the UNN?” Jan fell on the floor again, then Lourin, Rio’s ever bubbly and energetic little brother who is shorter than those his age and Emily, Rio’s happy-go-lucky crybaby little sister and both being prodigies came to us and told us that even if the whole base is working properly the lack of any such crew is a large factor. “Is there any other way to remedy that, I have to idea how many people we can drag into this, or how long will it take.” I told them, Jan stood up then and looked at me and said; “Well it’s obvious that we can’t do anything now…. I guess we should meet up again tomorrow and discuss this thing clearly.” Everyone having agreed went our separate ways until tomorrow.

SOMEWHERE IN SPACE

“So a natural could pilot this prototype well….” Masked blonde man said to the operator on the screen. “Yes.” The operator said and continued; “… the G-Prototype ZSP – LRW01A Gundam Buckshot along with the combat data it had confirmed this. And thanks to you and the other G-Weapons we took from the Earth Federation we can assured of our campaign success.” The masked man then lifted his wine glass and sipped then asked; “And what about the natural?” the operator then nodded and answered, “Counsel Member Zala have ordered to recuit him by any means necessary. He said that the natural could be a newtype or just someone who can be a valuable asset.” The masked man started laugh then asks for information about his target, and it just happens that the unlucky person they were talking about is none other than Adrian Shukishiro.

S.T.I.C.B. Communication Hall

“I have good luck today considering I been able to contact you….” Jan said on the phone. I was sitting boringly annoyed and uncomfortable in one of the communication booths in the communication hall of the school, and having Jan annoy the operator just to reach me is pretty much stupid… but quite effective. “I found someone good at metaphysics and someone good at pretty much else….” Jan continued, I looked up at the ceiling and thought that any help will do but I had to make sure. “Who have you found??” I asked him, and he started to laugh obnoxiously, then after his laugh off which irritated me, he told me who he found; “Well, there is some dude named Joel Ison who is an occult expert, apparently he’s a loner but is experienced on necromancy and the undead, he also has some experience on deamons as well, and I hear lately I hear he’s looking for the Rozen dolls…” I shook my head, and told Jan; “Do those things really exist?” Jan laughed again and I could swear he’s laugh is full of saliva; “Well, apparently these legendary dolls are real, I know someone in Japan who apparently has a classmate who has one, and apparently the doll is as they say sentient, aristocratic and very much alive…” a smile appeared on my face, though to others what Jan said was farfetched but I knew it was true. “That’s good, we are going up the mystical soon so good job on that, but who else you found???” I asked him. He suddently felt quite then said the word transmutation twice, then said the word alchemy, I knew what he was referring to. “Are you correct?” I asked him, “Hopefully, this one I have no idea…” Jan rebutted, it seems this particular case had bothered him. “Anyways, don’t worry, it’s just a minor detail… hahahahaha….” Jan suddenly laughed out, he really seems to hate being overly serious, but his obnoxious laughing made me cover the system speaker of the phone terminal. After that he continued, “Hey… according to my radar ZAFT troops took something from the Photon Research Labs the other day!” I was surprised, the place is heavily guarded by the JSDF being it was a place for Mazingkaiser. “What did they took???” I asked him, before Jan could answer we were cut off by Kurumi and Joan seemingly with worried faces. “Adi someone is looking for you…” Kurumi said in a low monotone, meaning it’s someone I don’t want to see, but I asked anyway who it is. Joan then answered that it was a ZAFT military officer, I shook my head told Jan to continue with is business while reassuring the two girls that everything is fine, hopefully.

I left the two girls and headed where the certain officer was, Kurumi told me that he was in the cafeteria sipping tea, and he has no bodyguards. He meaning that he could be Andrew Wattfield, but I knew if that was him, he would wearing a ridiculous outfit. When I got there I saw a tall blonde man wearing a mask. “Typical…” I said when I got there and sat down right in front of him. “Well, so you’re the student wit the ominous piloting skills…” He began, but I wasn’t paying attention. “My, my…. Is that how you treat a visitor…” He told me while sipping his cup, I stared at him and told him that most of my visitors are humorous and unnerving not a masked war freak. He told me that my temper was going to do nothing helpful and at that I suddenly cut him off saying that anything that he was trying to sell to me, I won’t bite it. He then sit upped up tight and hands on the table he said; “My… your professors are right you don’t sound and act like a natural…” At first I gave him a dumbfounded look and remembered what Kurumi have said then I shook my head and rudely said “What is it to you?” He then laughed, then finished his tea and told me that he and some members of ZAFT are interested with me and wants me to join the army. I then told him that if I didn’t he will use dirty tricks just to get me, with and an obnoxious correct at the end. He nodded and with that I gritted my teeth and after seeing me do it he said “You don’t want any of your friends to get hurt wouldn’t you? Or maybe you do? My anything could happen to them…”

A little earlier at Adrian’s and Rogene’s apartment

The door was knocked many times and Rogene was sitting quietly on the couch and Yuzuhira who has no classes keep yelling at door telling them that she’s coming to open it. But when she did she was knocked punched in the stomach knocking her down by a ZAFT soldier and Rogene was knocked unconscious and carried out, “Please guard her…” Yuzuhira faintly said to an unseen familiar of hers at it follows Rogene’s abductors into a chopper. Yuzuhira seeing it said to her familiar faintly again even it was far away that she was counting on it. Her familiar replied with a howl that she was the only one who heard and then closed her eyes to the pain she felt.

Back the S.T.I.C.B. Cafeteria

The guy really pissed me off, but I knew his treat was real. With an annoying smile he rolled on the table a familiar item, I knew what it was by one look and picked it up. It was Rogene’s locket, containing a picture of her family that she always carried. Realizing that he already had a trump I angrily asked where she is. “She is in a ship that will leave when I get there along with a unit you’ll pilot.” I couldn’t help it but nod, but I told him “If anything happens to her you’ll know what would happen.” He nodded and he stood up and followed him. On our way out Kurumi and Joan was there standing idle and I quickly went to Kurumi whispered to her a summary of what happen and then nodded to her, quickly following the officer into a car. I saw from the window a worried Kurumi and Joan and I continued looking back at them until I couldn’t see no more. “Take a breather you wouldn’t be here for a long time.” He said, I sat idle on my chair quite and then asked; “I know you already have my stuff and I know you aren’t stupid to let anything happen to her… but I only want to know is the man who am forced to work for….” He snickered and told me his name. His name was Rau Le Crueset.

Sololam Undercity Sub Network Area

The Undercity Sub Network Area, a large mazelike institute of tunnels and underground buildings. It was different from the slums above it and it holds most one of a kind things and beings that were different. Jan carefully traverse these underground passages with a silent guy who was wearing a Nergal Pilot uniform. He was average, has black hair and is accustomed to battles. He was Akito Tenkawa of the Nadesico. He met Jan while looking for a cure for Yurika Misumaru, the captain of the Nadesico who is currently sick due to being exposed to a cursed flower. The two having agreed to help out each other, with Jan asking for a lift and technical expertise while Akito needing Jan’s information gathering abilities. Both of them needing the help of a person called Joel Ison, an experienced person on things metaphysical. The person being knowledgeable about daemons and Necromancy meaning he has knowledge on curses as well. Both Jan and Akito trudge though the bizarre land formations and oddities of the place. “Are you sure this is the RIGHT place?” Akito asked Jan. Jan nodded and told Akito that it was difficult to look for the said person, since, Joel the guy they’re looking for is a loner. “It’s difficult to look for guys like him… but it’s easier than trying to look for Lupin III in a large crowd.” Akito was surprised by what Jan said and asked, “You tried to look for Lupin III?” Jan just laughed, then told Akito that no matter what he tried he wasn’t able to look for him. Akito was dumbfounded again asked Jan how many times did he tried to look for Lupin III, Jan simply answered that he couldn’t count no more. Akito gave Jan an expression of shock. Nobody was able to find the infamous thief no matter how good they are. Jan giving Akito a smile and continued forward, and was able to reach a large wide area, almost a natural cave unlike the other areas of the undercity sub network area. “Well this is nice.” Akito said, Jan shook is and moved forward but quickly backed off. “Now what is it?” Akito asked him. Jan pointed forward and answered; “A present form the guy we’re looking for!!!” Akito looked and saw that skeletons started to rise from the ground, Akito then sarcastically said “This guy really doesn’t want company…” while pulling his gun; Jan hurriedly answered “YA THINK!!!!” as he backed off from the swing of a sword form one of them. He then kicked the skeleton, grabbed the sword it’s holding and smashed it’s skull, unabling it to return. “Smash the skull, so that they won’t do a come back!” Jan shouted, Akito following his advice and shot the skulls of the skeletons, breaking their fragile skulls they turned to dust. Jan using the sword he got swung while moving forward, Akito backing him while following. As they reached the center, the ground started to shake and the skeletons seems to have stopped. “Now what?” Jan asked while looking around. The skeletons started to flying wildly in to their front as it formed a giant skeletal creature. “You have to ask!” Akito said sarcastically again, and shot the creature twice, but the undead giant didn’t flinch. “Okay, ‘Mr. Know it all’. How do we fight this thing???” Akito asked, Jan shook his head and exclaimed; “We don’t fight him… we RUN!!!” And with that both Jan and Akito circled the monster and ran absolutely as fast as they could. The undead creature slowly turned and opened it’s mouth and breathed out a giant fireball; shooting it at the two. It missed by a hair, Jan’s hair that is. “Sheez, doesn’t this just beat all?!” Jan exclaimed, Akito then shouted to Jan that he sees something. Luckily for those two that what Akito saw was Joel’s room and with it being in proximity the creature returned to the ground. The two stopped running and rested for a while. Then they both stared at Joel’s hideaway. It was a huge crack on the wall, with metal plates holding them, though the cracks were still seen. Brightly colored glowing crystals were embedded on the actual entranceway, and mystical runes were carved on the surrounding area where the crystal was put. A purple curtain closed the entry and it hung from the air with nothing holding it. It was indeed a home of a mystic person. Akito then approached one the crystals and examined it, Jan was watching very closely. Akito then told Jan that crystal was a ‘chulip’ Jan recognized what Akito meant and nodded. Then after their observation they went in. The whole hideaway was a large narrow hall, the hall itself being short but it was sure large. The walls were heavily packed with mystical items and tomes, and various bottles and things they cannot seem to identify. Runes were spread over the walls and the floor; with the roof shined light as it was filled with runes. In the middle was Joel sitting in midair; he was as they say, a slightly slender man with short hair, dark sharp eyes, wearing an old 17th century englishman’s dress and adorned with a vampire’s cloak. Separated by a small table, he was accompanied by a small girl, who oddly looks like a teenager, she wears a lavender colored gothic Lolita dress, had seemingly a similar colored rose eye patch in her left eye and has long white hair, she was as tall as a medium sized doll. As they entered the girl looked at them stood up and bowed, and Joel with out moving turned to them and said “I’ve been waiting for a while; I’m sorry if my security have daunted you, but I’m sort of experiencing trouble lately so I hope you do not mind.” Jan shook his and asked bluntly if he was the man named Joel that they were looking for. He smiled and nodded in reply, “Yes… I’m sure you had difficulty getting here. I assume you had Yoichi Haruma back you up on this?” he said to them. Jan was surprised, and asked “You know him???” Joel started to laugh, “What’s so funny?” Akito asked him, “I apologize…” Joel said and landed standing up, “I was a little surprised, because I didn’t expect to hear that from and ‘info seeker’… You see, Yoichi is popular amongst those underground, that includes me as well. Why shouldn’t he be popular? He is one of the most known ‘info seeker’ around.” Joel stated, “But let’s not waste our time rambling, I know why you’re here….” And Joel floated again waving his hands tomes flew out from their shelves and they themselves opened and turned. “So you know of our purpose…? This comes to no surprise because you’re a mystic….” Jan told him, “Yes… I know you are looking for… let’s say… company and you’re friend here is looking for a cure…” Joel replied to Jan’s question, and Akito nodded as Joel said about looking for cures. From midair he called out his aid, “Barashishou…” He said; “Please bring that canister of glass if you may please?” The girl nodded and began walking toward the wall, then touched it, creating a glass elevator for herself, lifting her up until she is too high to be seen. “Please wait a moment.” Joel told them, as he slowly floated back down then changed his attention to Jan; “Your friend is currently in a precautious position…” Jan was confused, Joel shook his head and explained “Adrian has been blackmailed into joining ZAFT military, he is currently in one of the ZAFT bases here in the Philippines. Why not give him a gift that will enable him to go back?” Then held out both hands, a tome floated down in his right hand spinning in an axis and a very small undetectable communication device in his left.

ZAFT Military Base Prometheus

“Have you got everything?” Rau Le Crueset asked me; I shook my head and continued to shuffle through my stuff that I gathered, making sure that I’ll able to get out of this situation with Rogene in good hands. As I shuffle through my stuff I see an unfamiliar tome, opening it I see a note from Jan, I knew it was good so I quickly closed it. Crueset seeing me do this asked if there was a problem, I quickly shook my head in response. “Very well then, please follow me so I can show who you’re comrades are.” Crueset told me and began to walk out of my room, I followed him while zipping my ZAFT uniform so that I wouldn’t look like an unintelligent delinquent and looked around. After a long walk we turned left and entered a small room, it was a briefing room. Inside I see guys my own age, three guys and two girls. Apparently the four of them are coordinators, however, the other girl with glasses… ‘Is she like me???’ I though to myself. Le Crueset was looking at me intently, and one of them began; “Is this one going to join us? Commander I do not like your taste…” He said, he had quite long hair, colored about blue green and seemed to be one of those guys that though to himself too much. “Hey, Yzak, let’s be polite. I mean the commander picked him…” The other one said, he was blonde and was a little tan and looked like the regular airhead. “Yes… though he is a civilian…” the other one said, he was also a lot on the hair but he spoke intellectually… “We can’t do anything about it…” The green haired girl said, she seemed to be energetic and spunky. The girl with the glasses spoke nothing, but she was staring at me as intently as Crueset. “Yes, yes… This person will also accompany us… You might be surprised, he is as skilled as you are…” Crueset told them. “A natural the same as us!!! No way!” Yzak said out loud. Crueset just gave a smirk and looked at me, he notice I wasn’t paying attention too much to him and was looking at the time. “What cat got your tounge!” Yzak rudely said again, I ignored him and looked away. He was getting furious and looked at me sharply, “Now, now Yzak… Let’s not fight over this little detail…” the intellectual said. “That’s simple for you to say Athrun!!!” Yzak shouted at his comrade. I began to shake my head in disagreement in their behavior, at that same time the alarm went off. The others quickly ran off into their stations with the girl I was observing tailing them, Crueset told me to follow into the hanger. And there he showed me my unit, it seems to be an upgraded Buckshot unit. “Lucky guy… Using that unit…” the blonde one said, “Ha! That one shouldn’t be piloting a G-Unit like that anyway…” Yzak said. Ignoring them again I began ogling at my unit and began; “You got rid of those bizarre arm thrusters, the weight balance seemed to have been adjusted and the rifle is now incased in metal. You added two beam blades installed in the arms, the thruster units are boosted, several other beam charges are installed, the wing balancer is gone and replaced with an energy pack…. Those blasted joints are now fixed as well I won’t be hearing those darn bizarre roaring noises when the unit moves.” Looking at Crueset who was very pleased at my review of my new unit, even if I just looked at it. The other seems to be in disbelief, while the girl in glasses is shocked and Yzak as surprised as well. “Well that’s something.” Athrun said, as I hoped on. Crueset and the others getting in their respected units he told me “That is the new ZSP – LRW02A Gundam Buckshot Kai and it’s customized to your battle data.” I just shook my head and though ‘figures’.

After launching we faced our opponents, they seemed to be Lions, it was obvious they were the DC, a group bent on exterminating the ruling bodies just to get rid of the aliens. As our mechs sorties I made mine stay on the far side of the battle field as I studied my mech and the others as well. Crueset using a customized Djinn, and the three using G-Units stolen apparently from the Earth Federation, said be on Heliopolis; “The news…” I said and continued my studies, the last; the girl with glasses pilot a similar fated unit as mine. The ZSP – APU0X1 Gundam Etherie Kai is also a unit from a prototype sent to a school, and as I checked her data it would seem I was just a year and half older than her. As I stood idle the DC units attacked by is easily repulsed. Yzak’s Duel is a multi-unit does well both in melee and range combat, the Buster, pilot by the blonde guy named “Dearka” according to the data I have is a pure long range unit that seems to be in similar configuration as my old unit. Athrun’s Aegis seems to be a transformable unit at par with the Duel in melee terms and transform into a beam cannon. The last of the four is the Blitz, a purely stealth unit and using sever melee weapons, it was piloted by the green haired girl named “Nicole”. While on the other hand the girl’s unit who had an unregistered pilot same as me uses Funnels to attack. “Hey you! Are you just gonna stand there!” Yzak called me furiously. I said nothing and focused at my monitor but the beeping warning of my console and Yzak’s annoying jabs at me was getting to me. I planned not to fight much so that they would not get much data out of me, but circumstances made me to. A Illadlion a new type of Lion unit by the DC rushed at me with it’s beam stake, it was a bad move and I was in a bad mood. Finding that the metal frame my unit carried that held my unit’s rifle disattachable ;I disattached it in a way that it flew off my units arm and hits my opponent mech’s frame. The others was surprised as this except for Crueset who I swore I heard laugh through the communication line. After my opponent reels back I had my unit rushed up to him and reattached the metal frame and gave him a good right straight, it made my opponent’s mech fly back even faster. The strength of this new unit of mine was increased per my battle data’s record. Transforming the metal frame into my unit’s rifle I dashed again at my foe pointing my rifle dead blank into his frame and impales him, then lifting him up and shoots. With my foe in the air I quickly shot three more blast in rapid succession hitting him every time, he explodes in the air with nothing left of him, even dust. After that, nothing was left and we headed back into the hanger. In there Yzak’s attitude to me changed and asked “Are you really a natural?” I shook my head and told him “Who knows?” And left. At the hall I was me by the girl with glasses, se had a terrified look on her face. I just looked at her and passed, I looked back and she’ still staring at me; I shake my head again and says to her, “I’m no coordinator, and I’m no murderer.” And proceeds to continue until she grabs my arm and says in a shaky voice, “I know… I just wanted to prove to myself that you are…. It’s just you are kinda…” she then shakes her head looks down then backs away, it’s then I grab her arm and replied to her statement, “Scary… I can be, so you are a “True Blue” as well…” With those words of mine she began to cry and gave me a hug, telling me that was scared and in need of a friend. That day, many things have happened, and it included a fated meeting the will last my whole life. That girl was Shannon Yumei Mizumi, a girl who had a similar and fate as mine.

♦ INTERMISSION ♦

ECC Prologue

♦ PROLOGUE ♦

There are things that people often forgets. And as days pass by, they continue to forget, however, there are things they cannot erase from both their hearts and minds… scars… made by time and by themselves. And because of this, they fear, and cower, they even hate and betray just for themselves… and unfortunately this does not apply only in the human race…. And if this is life truly… then what about death?

EARTH 20XX C.W.

At an outpost near the Valentine colony, an abrupt outbreak is beginning.
Soldiers scramble as several continuous messages surge through their communication systems, each one being absurd and unbelievable, they ask to themselves whether to run for their lives, stay in their post and rescue the poor Valentine civilians…. Or perhaps nothing at all, because they know that they are doomed… Assaulted by space beasts and unwarned about a nuclear strike to eliminate the problem, their lives are forfeit. Although, one final attempt was made at least to save them… though ended in failure, and the unfamiliar UNN craft that was sent on this mission, disappeared, never to be found again along with the whole crew who are ashamed of their failure.

The SPU, Zeon, ZAFT and the Federation and all others are at blank ends at each other, one blaming the other, a conflict to be ended by continues disasters….

The Bloody Valentine tragedy, the Getter Incident, Meteor fall, the Eurasia crash, the MIDAS bombings and the unwarranted battles fought by each side. Thus begins an era of chaos.

THE PHILLIPINES 35XXC.W.

S.T.I.C.B Student Lounge

“Damn, the OCU troops here doesn’t let up… At least we are able to live normally…. Somewhat…” my friend as he looked out the window, my other friend quickly complied back, “ Reminds me that even were an OCU, the ORB Union has equal rights to our country…” my other friend shook his head and said “And get planked by the Zeon or ZAFT, heck the OCU is fine!” All three of them looked at me suddenly, waiting for me to comply, I only looked out the window, my friend the girl who mentioned ORB have started to shake me, and asked if I were okay… I nodded in reply and then she instantly shook her head. “You know Adrian, you been like this for the past few days…” she said and continued, “Is it about Jan again…” I shook my head and spoke back, “That screw loose stole an M2 Gruegel Wanzer and went off on a suicide mission against the ZAFT troops the other day, I know his sentiments, but he should listen to us…” all three of my friends shook their heads… Then the bell rang, time for pilot unit training again…

My name is Adrian R.T. Shukishiro, a so called genius, an average looking person who has red eyes and an evil smile. And as with my name, I was adopted after my family died when I was 10. One of my friends, the guy whose laid back and noted about living normally is Rivetz, or that’s what we call him, he’s real name is Yomi Suzuhara, who is oddly my foster cousin. He looks like some guy who sleeps all day though. The guy who hates being caught up in a crossfire is Gio, the guy who makes stupid puns. He’s appearance suites his cold comedic stupidy who has socks that always doesn’t match. The last friend the girl is Joan, who is also my classmate at several classes. And looks like your everyday girl, except that she hangs out with her boyfriend a lot, and is a dignified coordinator. We all try to live normally, well that is, as long as I feel like it. And that lately is a problem.

Today, exactly at 10 o’clock in the morning, most of the DCEM’s and AMEM’s have their piloting class, both me and Joan are DCEM’s while Rivetz is an AMEM and Gio only attends because he wasn’t able to take it on his last year. In this class we are basically trained as Mech pilots, even though each person is given a different unit. Sometimes I feel were being used as test subjects for combat and to be disposed of later. Our particular units are the ones giving me that suspicion as each one is given by a different donor, ZAFT, Zeon, EOTI, UNN, EF, Newdaltz, KIRISHIMA industries and many others. Another fact is that some of them are test units, mine particularly, the ZSP – LRW01A Gundam Buckshot is a prototype, Kurumi Akeda of AMEM the youngest of us being a 17 year old pilots the A.A.U, apparently an AC which all of it’s parts are newly made by KIRISHIMA Industries and it looks like something that belongs to Gundam fights. Everything is all screwed up that I am not surprised. With SPU declaring a two sided war against ZAFT and the Earth Federation, and the recent formed Galactic Federation getting mixed up, then not forgetting those aliens and otherwordly fiends out the get earth… Things seems to be bad as it is, but it gets worse and deep inside me, I tell myself, “I have to do something… I can do something?! But why can’t I act????”.

4 in the evening, it’s time to go home, here I part ways with the others and head home. But I make a stop first, in an old UNN base that has been abandoned for years now… Here I meet up with Jan. He’s as old as me but he’s an extremist, he knows the world is screwed up and actually done several things in order to do something, but most of them puts him in a compromising position, and if you listen to us a while, you know he shot ZAFT soldiers with a stolen OCU M2 Gruegel Wanzer, it does not shock me that he keeps it here at this old base, though I doubt he can do much maintenance on it on his own, and frankly, I doubt that he knows what to do next even though he always bragged about getting a unit to be able to do something. And now, after walking inside this base I find him sitting on one of the storage crates, whistling, and looking up the broken roof, staring at the sky. He looks down, he instantly sees me as I skillfully jump up to where he is and greets with his monotonous voice a low hello. “You look down…” I told him even if he had a smile on his face. He grabbed my arm and helped me up and answered, “Yea, well, I’m in a nice position…” his sarcasm wasn’t effective on me, I quickly asked “No help, lacking firepower and not much skill either….” He laughed out loud and stared at me, and then nodded and started to walked to the end of the stacked crates, I followed him. “You know mate, as we stand everybody is targeting their neighbors, mate… I always wanted to be plug in their ploy, or least fight those damn aliens like the Combattler V or the Shin Getter, or even like the legendary giant silverman….” I saw his point, as things being chaotic as now, the normal life we live would soon end up being underworlders, relying on reploids, androids or even boomers and marionettes to do our dirty work. He continued his speech as he looked back at me with the first word he looked forward again, “You know our dream? Being able to discover more of the universe than the Galactic Federation, or maybe find the missing Immigrant fleet? Or going on metaphysical jobs? Ss the world is now, that would never happen, and I guess the only way is get more help…. We know a few guys right???” I saw where he was going, and I knew he was referring to guys like us. It seems more oldies prefer to idle and stand while the next generation as they call it, are too aggressive, in truth they fear for themselves. Even with this knowledge I knew that we were no match even if we band, and… who should we call? Just the two of us, and me without a unit of my own, using nothing but my fighting skills and other abilities? It seems rather that I use that Demon Summoning program I installed in my P.T than fight with just a sword of sorts…. Though some people can take down mechs ten times they’re size, however, as with Jan’s plan, were not fighting or should I say making a stand at just a certain group… I shook my head, and retorted; “Yeah we do, but few small and… will they accept, I mean, we’re not soldiers and you know…” He looked at me with a smile, he knew what I would say it, and it seems he already have a plan. “Radical this may be, extreme or implausible…. We can do it!” He said out loud, then suddenly laughed… I shook my head, and said to him that I needed to go home now and would see him tomorrow. Since tomorrow was a Saturday, and I had no classes then. After telling him that, he told me to come early, he wants me to see ‘something’ he found; it must be pretty good to get him all riled up like this. So with that I quickly ran out, waved goodbye and went home.

It takes just several minutes for me to get to my apartment, I live far away from my foster home, that’s why Rivetz is not with me. Even though I’m adopted, my foster parents treated me like their true child, and so was my siblings… but, I still have uneasy feelings for them. Though I must say that I’m lucky to be taken in by a loving family. As I walk up the stairs to my apartment I was greeted by a familiar face. A girl with long red hair, blurry green eyes a well endowed body, a shy stance and a false smile. Her name is Rogene T.G. Fujima, a sort of childhood friend of mine. Just like me, an adopted orphan when her parents died when she was just 12, so she is not quite the same, but it affected her too much. She is always smiling, but her gloomy – bland eyes say something different, she is not happy, almost just a shell, a remnant of what she used to be. And there she stood in front of my apartment door, waiting for me, like she always does. She lives right next to my apartment, but I let her stay in mine because of her condition, I could not stand not pitying her. Specially when she lost the ability to speak… trauma, fear, anxiety, depression… what a poor girl. As she saw me by the stairs she quickly ran into me and shaking her head, I kept her waiting. With her grabbing my arm I opened my apartment door, knowing she already unlocked it. And then she quickly entered and locked her self up in the her room. Oddly if you ask about her apartment, I use it as a workshop, she never uses it anyway… and our apartments here are as large as a small house, so I don’t mind, but she does, it seems, the she is always afraid when there’s no one around the she knows it’s okay, so I guess she is in my care. Her foster parents always remind me to keep her intact, they pity her also, they can’t do anything for her. So I guess, I should now say that this is our apartment….
After putting my stuff up my closet and change I cook dinner, call Rogene out and we eat. And At these times I feel awkward to her, she doesn’t utter anything and often has tears I her eyes, then after her food is done she taps my shoulder and nods then carefully goes back to her room and locks herself up. After that I finish my meal and wash the dishes and do my homework, and usually stare at Rogene’s room trying to hear her weep and then get distracted and knocks at her door and asks if she’s okay, which she usually responds with a nod and drying of her tears after opening her door, but today, I have an added thing in my mind…. What Jan said, ‘We can do it!’ I wondered…. For a long time I been asking myself, if I can really help make our world a sane and better place for everyone? Or, to just sit back and watch, knowing I can accomplish something. Then I remember. If I go tomorrow, I’ll have to take her as well, but I guess she’s pretty much okay with Jan, but Jan has the same reaction as me whenever she’s around. So I hope he’ll still be ecstatic when I get there tomorrow.

THE NEXT DAY

Adrian and Rogene’s Apartment

Saturday, 7 a.m. I am already up. I take a bath and begin cooking breakfast, which I don’t do til 9 or so. I am only early because Jan told me about that ‘thing’ he’s going to show me today. A few minutes later she’s up, and at these mornings is the only time she seems to be acting normal. Usually, she gets up early and cooks breakfast everyday, but when I get up early she usually knows that I’m going somewhere and would not put up being left behind. This the only times I can smile at her because she doesn’t have that false smile and wears a frown like everybody else, and when I laugh she behaves normally by pulling my ear, then she laughs too. There also occasions that she is like any other girl but these are rare but when it happens I try to make her feel happy and comfortable as I could. And it seems today is that day, and with that I’ll know she’ll talk. I started to giggle as she asked where was I going, and then asked what’s is up after hearing my giggles. I told her that I was going to the old UNN base and asked if she would like to stay behind. Being a person that doesn’t like that she pinched me really hard and said out loud: “Adi when did you ever left somewhere without me?!” Of course I didn’t answer, cause any answer would mean that she’s gonna revert to that shell of hers and start crying, so I just smiled. After we finished our breakfast and Rogene started on the dishes, she asked me of what would Jan’s reaction be if he saw her this way. Of course I tell her that he’ll flip, like everyone does. Her parents, were too happy when she ended up like this once but was still sad when she said she’ll revert again, Rivetz choke on a soda can when she heard her speak and saw her laugh, Joan actually feinted while Gio just sat there with his big mouth open. What was my reaction when she first crawled out of her shell, I just behaved normally, which irritated her giving me an almost fatal blow to the cranium, saying; “I become myself for the first time in our days living in one apartment and you ignore me? I’ll keel-haul you?!?!” and then we both laugh out loud that day. And it seems that today, Jan will be over-ecstatic.

After getting ready, we went to the old UNN base. The thing that weirded me is that many military or political groups never take notice of this base, the old dusty base was actually operable and the supplies could be still used, but nothing came of it, forgotten. As we got there we Jan waiting for us, and even with a distorted smile he greeted us, he’s probably thinking about Rogene beside me. I look back at her, clear Jan is not paying much attention because she’s angry at Jan and smugly asked, “Jan is there a matter?” with a shaking annoyed smile on her face, Jan both shocked and terrified shook his head. Rogene with a relieved smile and said that she’ll go on ahead, when she got a little further Jan asked me, “Did something happen?” I quickly reply “Yeah, a rare event…” As I said that we heard a loud crash, it seems from the base, and with that we quickly ran inside. Rogene was okay but it seems she found a person who makes her home in the old place. A girl, she was about thirteen or fourteen years of age, a normal looking girl wearing a dirty military uniform and it seems that she is afraid of us. And as I looked at Rogene’s face I knew that she could tell what the girl was feeling. And, as it stands, she may have trauma of people due to circumstances. Both Jan and I knew what happen to her and Jan in fury shouted out curses and blurted, “She’s from that DAMN! School isn’t she Adi????!” he told me, and the girl got even scared, with Rogene hopeless trying to help her. I nodded and said, ”I don’t know what she’s been through, but that school should have been dust a very long time ago…” Jan giving out a, “DAMN you got that right…” At this though the girl finally went toward us, it seems that our sentiments on the subjects assured her that we are not going to do anything to her. Jan furious shouted again, “Adi let’s go steal you a unit and trash THAT! PLACE!” I shook my head, and said that if he loses his cool now, we would never be able to solve anything nor help anyone. He quickly understood and all the steam came out of him like he was a machine. I sighed, and shook my head again, and I asked Rogene to stay behind with the girl and told Jan about the ‘something’ he wanted to show me. Jolting up Jan apologized to the girl and to Rogene for his loudness then began to walk forward and opened a door and signaled for me to follow, looking back Rogene rested the girl on the crates ,and had let the girl cry on her shoulder. Rogene then smiled at me, she must have been reminded of the times I did that for her. Jan called me to hurry, and after winking at Rogene I went off following Jan in thee base corridor. We never did explore much of the base since, I told Jan that there’s probably nothing here, I guess I’m wrong, cause’ Jan probably did find ‘something’. At the end of the corridor, Jan asked me a question, “Hey… we both know, and Rogene knows that this base is still functional?” I quickly answered “Yes….” Jan looked up and then asked again, “… and the supplies of this place are still usable even the food supplies… right???” I nodded… He continued as he opened the large electronic door, he seemed to have opened the energy of the base, “Then this will still work as well…” And as the doors opened wide, I couldn’t believe my eyes. An old battered ship, a battle ship, and on the physical view it seems to have been used much as the whole thing is surrounded by craters and the armor plating is ripped slightly. “Now I know why this place is never touched.” Jan said out, and I looked at him eagerly. Jan then said Valentine, and I was duped. I didn’t know what he meant. Until he clearly said, “Adi, I meant that this ship is used as a rescue squad…. This is the Lost Valentine Squad!!!” I was shocked, yes he’s right, I though.

Why didn’t I think of it before? An old abandoned base, fully intact with supplies and overly functional. A military base that seems to be unnoticed or left alone, not being bothered by any political and military group… because, no one actually knows of it, or probably they know of it and being a work of lost causes, left alone. Then thinking of Jan’s plan, I asked him, “Sure a ship, that we only know and put to use, but…. However do you fix it and what do you put in it? We have no crew, no mechs except the Gruegel you have, and we absolutely have no idea and capital to fix this thing!” Jan just laughed at what I said and his loud obnoxious laugher attracted the two girls attention. The sigh of the ship astounded Rogene but the girl stood back. As I saw her do this I instantly said; “This ship was unsuccessful of protecting people. It’s the same as your unsuccessful escape from that school. True... you’re physically out, but your mind is not…” She realized what I meant and came forward, with her head down and of a low tone she said thanks, to all of us. Both Jan and Rogene looked back at her, Jan giving her a big grin and Rogene telling her that it’s okay… With a soft nod and tears with her eyes, she thanked us again and then, introduced herself… “Ummm… I am, umm…. My name is Shelly Lichter.” Rogene in response, “What a cuuuuute name!” with Jan nodding in agreement. “By the way Adi…” Jan said and opened another large electronic door, and went in, I followed leaving the two girls staring at the ship and Rogene trying to make a conversation with her. Inside the secondary room are mech frames, parts, and everything to make a hundred thousand units, not only that, but other things as well. “Like I said…” I was going to continue until Jan halted me and quickly replied, “Rio, Lourin and Emily are going to help us….” I knew who those three were but I didn’t commented yet and let him continue, “… We have enough supplies and parts, and all could fit in that Luna class vessel. From what I can view we should need at least half a thousand people and about a few months.” I was bewildered but impressed, but it will take time I though. “I won’t ask on how you convinced Rio and her two genius siblings to help but how about any others.” I said to him. “That’s not a problem, we new gens, whether we are newtypes, originals, coordinators or anything else, most of us have the same ideals and feelings.” He told me.

So it was settled then that day, I got hoodwinked by Jan, but he surprised me when as we were going to fetch the girls he said, “You’ll take point Captain.” at me. Meaning he really expects a lot from me, and now after that our plans that we’ve made and done it was time for Rogene and me to go home. It was already five in the afternoon, and technically speaking, it was already night. Rogene knowing that she won’t do any good to Shelly in her current nature we asked Jan to take care of her. After we gone home Rogene shook her hear and said about how pathetic she is and how powerless she is. She then cries and presses her face into my chest, Shelly somewhat brought back Rogene because as she cried she said to me even in tears, “I buried who I am for a long time, I burdened you with my sorrow…. But from now on I’ll try… I’ll try…” Shaking my head, I lead her to her room where she cried herself to sleep, I slept as well forgetting dinner since another rare event had happened.

Adrian and Rogene’s Apartment

It was 10 in the morning, and the rays of the sun fell down on our apartment. Rogene basically somewhat alive with a more dark colored eyes and a small smile was making our late breakfast. Me being a worker began to fill my head with ideas and is trying to find the recruits that Jan and I needed and much that I expect Jan already got the help of Rio and her siblings, while I’m sure Rogene will help, because she won’t stand being left. However I have a problem with Shelly because she had trauma and I’m sure she wouldn’t get near the ship or anything else. But who else, I though…. I got a migraine after a while but called by Rogene to breakfast. After we finished I began to wash the dishes until somebody knocked at our door. “Who is it??” I called out as Rogene went toward the door. “It’s me onee-chan!” The voice answered, and I knew who is was. As Rogene opened the door there she stood, the 14 year old girl I very well know, she had long blue hair that is tied up in a nice ponytail and has large big spectacles, blue eyes and pretty much thin and is smaller than those of her age, Riza R. Shukishiro, my foster sister. Frankly I had no idea why she visited, although there are sometimes she asks to stay a few days since her school is near out apartment. I kinda guessed that this was what she’ll ask. Ginning widely, Riza greeted us and apologized for the sudden intrusion, I told her it was okay and asked her to come. She nodded but told us that she’ll introduce somebody first and told us that she’s a new friend of hers. Apparently it’s also a girl off her age as of she said, and Riza called her out. She was a Japanese girl as well, and kinda shy she stutteringly said “H-H-Hi….” She seemed nervous. She looked kinda average with short hair and green eyes. My sister introduce her, “Onee-chan, Rogene-chan, this my friend friend and classmate Yuzuhira Nekoi.” As my sister introduced her she was smiling and scratching her head, she is apparently embarrassed and nervous. My sister then continued, “Brother she’s kinda new here and she still has nowhere to go so I figured she can stay here, besides you know mom and dad won’t let her in because of you…” I scratched my head and looked at Rogene, she nodded her head, and we did have 3 extra rooms. “Alright, her stuff is there… right?!!” I told her, happy for her friend she pointed Yuzuriha’s belongings beside them, which is pretty much few. I bade them to go in and began to pick up Yuzuriha’s belongings while Rogene pointed out the room she’ll stay, which is oddly enough right next to where the window who received the first rays of the daylight were, she was obviously telling me that it was a new day for her. Riza thanked us for agreeing while Yuzuhira continued to scratch her head with embarrassment. After that Riza quickly excused herself because she needed to return home because our father is going to fix the house gain, which we both know would end up being a disaster…. Saying goodbye to all three of us she quickly ran off. After Riza left us, Yuzuhira continued to scratch her head, still shy and embarrassed. I told her; “Don’t worry we don’t bite.” She just smiled at me while Rogene giggled, “It’s not that…” she answered and continued, “It’s just I can’t believe you guys are so nice to even admit me…. Me, being a total stranger.” Rogene shook her head and said in a low tone, “It’s because we know that Adi’s sister Riza is a good judge of character and rarely makes mistakes.” I nodded in agreement. “Wow! Thanks!” she replied energetically, then asked “You guy don’t ask if Riza already told me about you two.” I nodded then replied; “No need because I know she’ll tell you about us, the only problem is that she’ll add that were a couple… when were not!” Rogene being a little angry on what I said stepped on my foot, being together for a long time, she considered us to be one. “I think she doesn’t agree…” Yuzuhira commented, and with Rogene glaring at me. Having lost the conversation I went to the workshop and started to run ideas. The day went uneventfully with Yuzuhira asking Rogene questions to get more acquainted with us, and annoying me with some of her questions, at least now I know that she’s pretty energetic. The day ended with Yuzuriha cooking for us in appreciation, and I must admit she’s a good cook, though there’s a vibe coming from her that I cannot find what is it.

S.T.I.C.B Main Lobby

Today is Monday, and the whole day is dedicated to pilot training. And apparent everyone is uneasy after hearing the morning report about the Heliopolis Colony blowing up. Apparently resentment is going to go in the school and the tension is very thick that one can cut it with a knife. Apparently something is up….

MEANWHILE….

OTER SPACE, HYPER SPACE GALACTIC FEDERATION ROUTE

“Captain!!!” A soldier shouted, he was in a hurry. Opening the bridge and sweating he shouted again and his captain acknowledge his presence. “What is it?” the ship’s captain asked. The soldier quickly replied; “Sir space beasts has are passing into our area! It already destroyed both Zeon ships and Earth Federation vessles!!!” the captains eyes were wide open, the soldier then continued, “Sir it is also confirmed that they’re accompanied by an Angel!!” And before the captain react, it already happened a blast was heard and the ships hull opened taking the helpless crewmen into space, a moment later it is completely shredded into pieces by space beasts and by that Angel.

THE PHILLIPINES

S.T.I.C.B Testing Area

“My unit is sort of sluggish today…” Kurumi said to our instructors. While several coordinator students complained about getting hit by other units. It seems the “Hate Crime” had begun, and a riot ensued. People started shouting out, apparently the coordinators are blamed to what happened to Heliopolis, because the news clearly stated of them being involved. It wasn’t a nice picture, however it instantly came to halt as loud crashes and explosions were heard. I opened my radio comm. and asked on what’s going on, my professor then said that space beast were attacking the city. At what I heard, I quickly asked clearance to go out and defend the school with the instructors shaking their heads. Kurumi asking the same request begged them for her to move but we were denied, but the dean in a wise decision had let us, asking us to retreat when it becomes too dangerous. Taking the safety locks on the Buckshot and reloading the live ammunition given to me, even though I know the Buckshot’s plasma generator would give me the infinite amount of plasma shots the Buckshot’s P•Rifle can make. While Kurumi hasn’t put out any shot, using only the A.A.U.’s saber. As we went pout we saw what were up against, Dinogons and an unknown bio-unit. It was probably one of those Angel things I though, said in the Tokyo report and battle by those Bio-Weapons called Evangelions. Kurumi thinking fast told me that she’ll take out the nearest ones and she’ll let me take out the farthest ones being my unit’s range is farther. With that the Dinogons quickly noticed us and charged, Kurumi blasted the attackers with the A.A.U’s missile launchers and long range bomb dispensers, the fireblast instantly decimated most of them. Concentrated at what Kurumi is doing I didn’t notice a Dinogon sneaking up on me until my scanner beeped out the stinker. Pulling the control stick hard I made the Bucskhot jump and with quick execution did an Axe-kick on it and at point blank range blasted it with the plasma rifle decimating it completely. After that, not making the same mistake I aimed the Buckshot’s rifle at the Dinogons from afar obliterating them and hearing a loud explosion, Kurumi done in the remaining ones. The only one remaining is the unknown Bio-unit. Kurumi maneuvered the bulky A.A.U. Beside the Buckshot and asked; “How do we do about that thing, I have no data on it!” I shook my head and replied, “I suggest blowing it up from here” Kurumi grasping the handle of the controls of her A.C. asked me again, “Won’t we destroy most of the city???” I paused and looked around, “Luckily we haven’t done any damage, the only damage I see is the one those mindless beasts made!” Kurumi now convinced nodded and closed the communication and prepared her A.C. However as we were going to engage the Bio-Unit who I only identify as an Angel then they came. More beasts came, but these time they were invaders and they were at an apt a large number. “Ahhh.!!!!” Kurumi shouted at the sight and I instantly heard it through my cockpit. “Damn! There’s too many of them!” I said, the situation has gotten worse and only two units can’t take those out, but help was at hand. The farthest row of invaders blew up and a familiar unit was sighted… it was the Shin Getter and the other side was the same but these time it was the Eva 01, being familiar to me as Jan pointed both out to me once. The communication line opened as the pilot of the Shin Getter asked us if we were okay and both Kurumi and I nodded, the pilot of the Eva 01 then also opened communication lines stating that he’ll take care of the Angel. Knowing that he’ll be able to handle that thing that us we agreed. Assisting our reinforcements I rushed up the side of several invaders impaling one with the Buckshot’s rifle and opened fire at blank range with support coming from the A.A.U’s long range bomb dispensers. The Shin Getter easily chopping up the invaders with it’s large Axe and the Eva 01 was pummeling away at the Angel making it retreat and with that the invaders retreated as well. I gave out a large sigh of relief, the communication line opened and both the pilot of the Shin Getter and Eva 01 thanking us for the help, Kurumi telling them that it was for us to thank them or our school and city would be destroyed without their help. And excusing with one another both Kurumi and I went back to the school. Shin Getter went back and Eva 01 remained until it’s transport came. By this time I truly felt how important the thing me and Jan were planning… because like I did today, it was important for the future, but… how long can the Earth take the punishment?????????

♦ INTERMISSION ♦