that is all. Not a good sign if you ask me." comments Alexi as he continues to scan the darkness of space for any sign of the colony. The ESM and PGM suits catch up with the stopped UCJ suits, their pilots spewing out questions in the process. "Hey guys, we should spread out and search the area for any evidence." suggests Dairo in the Ex-S. "Alright. But don't go too far. I have that gut feeling that something is out there waiting for us. Be careful." replies Kai in the Physalis. The suits begin to pan out into the floating graveyard, searching carefully for anything important. Inside the Heavyarms, Fei heads out a little further than the others, and comes
upon the wreckage of a Leo mobile suit. Curious, he draws the Heavyarms closer to the Leo, and notices that the suit seems to have been impaled by a pointed object. The Heavyarms faces the Leo as Fei starts to say something. But he is cut off by the simultaneous screams of Alexi, Odus, and Kai, the three newtypes on the mission. All the pilots hear "Move away now!" being shouted over the comm, but for Fei and the Heavyarms, it is too late. The object that seemed to have impaled the Leo fires a giant blast directly at the
Heavyarms Gundam. The wave of energy engulfs the doomed suit, completely incinerating the Heavyarms and Fei Ulong. The remaining eight pilots turn to see the silhoulette of the Heavyarms fading away in the blast. "What kind of weapon is that?" asks Lenae with a frightened tone in her voice. "A damn good one!" replies a female voice, one familiar to most of the pilots. "TRISHA, YOU BITCH! SHOW YOURSELF!" demands Ricochet as the Sazabi scans the area with its VSBR Sniper Rifle. "Everyone! Rendez-vous at the arrival point, but don't bunch up!" orders Alexi as the Disciple Gundam blasts towards its destination. "I'm picking multiple signals up on my radar!" shouts Dairo the others. "Look! Over there!" replies Ashton as the Kampfer motions off into the distance where roughly 100 Mobile suits are gathered. "Are those Minions suits?" questions Spike as the Hyaku Shiki LCT arrives. "Most likely. Look at who else is among them." informs Odus as he readies the Gazu L's beam machine rifle. "Spyder...I knew I'd see you again." thinks Alexi to himself after he spots the Dolmel among the throng of mobile suits. "Those are a new type of mobile suit. Everyone, watch their movements carefully! Expect the worse!" informs Kai as he brings out the Physalis' beam rifle. "There's that little whore!" says Ricochet as he spots the Wing Gundam Zero fly out into view. "So, you got a new suit, huh?" he finishes, closely following the Wing Zero's flight path. "Let the ladies duke it out!" shouts Lenae as the Neue Ziel flies out in front of the Sazabi towards the Wing Zero. "That annoying girl has been ruining everything for me lately..." moans Ricochet as the giant mobile armor blocks any chance for a clean shot on the Wing Zero from the Sazabi's VSBR sniper rifle. "I have a score to settle with Spyder, so leave Dolmel to me. Everyone else, attack those mobile suits!" orders Alexi as the Disciple jets off towards the Dolmel. The remaining pilots follow him and shortly break off to engage the enemy mobile suits. "Those suits...they look like the Master Gundam!" comments Dairo in the Ex-S as he vaporizes a Death Master with the beam smartgun. "Watch your backs!" shouts someone over the comm as several dozen Death Masters close in on the ace pilots to do battle.The Neue Ziel catches up to the Wing Zero, and the two pilots begin to duel. The Neue Ziel launches its two wire-guided heavy claw arms at Wing Zero, but the agile Gundam outmaneuvers them and brings out its double-barrel buster rifle. "Now you'll be joining that fool who tasted my power earlier!" laughs Trisha in the Wing Zero just as she is about to fire on the Neue Ziel. But the Gundam is hit by a large beam shot, preventing Trisha from firing upon the Neue Ziel. "Fat Chance!" yells Kai in the Physalis as he puts away the hyper beam rifle for the two beam glaives. "Thanks Kai." says Lenae softly in the Neue Ziel as the Physalis Shunga charges Wing Zero. Meanwhile, the Disciple Gundam and the Dolmel
continue their unfinished duel and go interrupted until Trisha communicates to Spyder in the Dolmel. "We're wasting time. Help me out and nuke these annoying insects." "Dammit Trisha, can't you ever leave me alone?" replies Spyder as he has Dolmel grab a nearby Death Master. Dolmel throws the DM at the Disciple Gundam and boosts off towards Wing Zero. "Get away." Spyder tells Trisha as Dolmel aims a nuke at the Physalis. Kai, who is busy fighting Wing Zero, does not see this, but fortunately for him Neue Ziel is watching his back. "Kai! Watch out!" screams Lenae as the Neue Ziel turns towards Dolmel and opens fire on the powerful suit with its micromissiles. The missiles impact the Dolmel, preventing the suit from launching one of the nuclear cruise missiles. "She fights bravely for her friends...as I once did..." smiles Spyder in the Dolmel, reflecting upon his past. Having not smiled in months, Spyder finds it hard to do so, and tiny flakes of dead skin fall off his rotting face in the process. "For that...she must die." says Spyder
with a sudden change in his facial expression. The Dolmel grabs hold of the Neue Ziel and prepares to blast it when it is interrupted yet again. Both arms of the Dolmel are completely severed by shots from the Ex-S Gundam and the Sazabi ST. Spyder is knocked around in the cockpit, and laughs at the human's defiance, coughing up blood in the process. "That...won't stop me." Spyder arms both nuclear cruise missiles, but is unable to fire the warheads. The Kampfer had wrapped its chain mine around Dolmel, preventing the nukes from being launched. Having armed Dolmel's nukes, Spyder laughs at his situation, thinking about how he was going to get himself out of this one. Nearby, Alexi senses the danger the pilots are in, and, fearing for their lives, yells for them to get as far away from the Dolmel as possible. But Ashton has the Kampfer hold the chain tightly around Dolmel, giving everyone time to flee. "Ashton! Grab on!" shouts Alexi as the Disciple approaches the Kampfer in mobile armor mode. The Kampfer hitches a ride
on the Disciple, and Alexi slams the thrusters, hoping to escape the nuclear blast that was about to occur. "Thanks. I didn't want to die next to that bastard." says Ashton to Alexi just before the two nukes inside Dolmel detonate. All the pilots managed to evacuate the blast radius in time, but many Death Masters are destroyed by the enormous nuclear explosion. "We're not done here yet!" states Odus over the comm as the Gazu L takes on three Death Masters. A flood of confirmations fill the comm as the pilots begin to attack the remaining Minion forces. The Sazabi ST blasts a large hole through a Death Master with its beam rifle, but three more enemy suits take its place. "There are too many of 'em! We need an escape route or else we'll be overwhelmed!" shouts Ricochet frantically over the comm. "Gotcha!" replies Dairo as the Ex-S Gundam annihilates several Death Masters with a well place beam shot. "Quickly everyone! Head through the gap in their forces!" finishes Dairo as he and Ricochet do their best to hold back the Death Masters. The Death Masters attempt to stop the retreat by latching on to the enemy suits with their beam cloths, but they are unable to do so for a giant beam rips through their numbers, destroying every last one. The task force pilots freeze and turn towards the familiar blast. From the debris emerges Wing Zero yet again, its double-barrel buster gun pointed directly at Physalis. "I've still got more shots." smirks Trisha as she pull the trigger. Kai watches the blast bear down on the Physalis in shock, and he covers his eyes just as it is about to envelop the Gundam. "I love you Kai!!!" Hearing those words, Kai opens his eyes to see the giant form of the Neue Ziel infront of the Physalis. "Lenae!" screams Kai as the Neue Ziel absorbs most of the beam, taking heavy damage in the process. The
mobile armor's lower half is completely destroyed, and it is in danger of exploding. Kai rushes to the Neue Ziel's side. "What...what were you thinking!?" he demands, paying no attention to Wing Zero, which was preparing to fire its twin buster rifle again. But a well-placed panzer faust from the Sazabi destroys the buster rifle in a violent blast. "You two really owe me now!" shouts Ricochet at Kai and Lenae. "I've had enough of your interferences! I'll let him take care of you!" exclaims Trisha as she takes off in the Wing Zero. "What are you talking about? HEY! Get back here, you bitch!" demands Ricochet as he prepares to fire upon the fleeing Wing Zero. But Ricochet soon finds himself in trouble as the Sazabi is ripped apart at the torso by some unseen force. The pilots look on dumbfounded as a giant mobile suit appears before them. "I will always be here to torment you!" proclaims the pilot inside the Gundam. "Spyder!? How the hell did you...Huh? Where'd he go?" Alexi says, looking around for the Gundam. Suddenly, Lenae screams and the pilots turn to see the Neue Ziel being grabbed by what appears to be the Gundam Spyder's voice emerged from. "This will make a nice shield!" laughs Spyder, referring to the beaten remains of Neue Ziel. "Let go of her now!" demands Kai as he charges the Gundam in the Physalis with both beam glaives drawn. Spyder throws the Neue Ziel away and has the Gundam charge back at the Physalis. The extremely fast and agile Gundam outmaneuvers the Physalis Shunga and grapples it from behind. Spyder rips off both shoulder binders on the Physalis with the Gundam's claws, then he smashes the Physalis' head and torso. After watching his
leader get mauled by the Gundam, Spike flips out in the Hyaku Shiki and fires beams, vulcans, and missiles at the Gundam in a mad
frenzy. The beams are absorbed by the Gundam's three I-Field barriers, and only a few bullets make contact with its armor."Everyone! Open fire!" shouts someone as the six remaining suits let loose with everything they have on the Gundam. Spyder puts the Gundam into bird mode while doing his best to dodge the wall of fire coming at him. In a flash, the Gundam soars towards the task force. "Watch it!" spits out Ashton just as the Kampfer and Gazu L are sliced in half by the sharp wings of the enemy Gundam. The Ex-S tries to dodge the enemy, but the superior Gundam rips it apart, then finishes the Hyaku Shiki off in one final pass. Spyder
stops and turns the Gundam around, only to face the Disciple Gundam Mark II, with its beam cannons prepared to fire on him. "This time, I'll finish you." says Alexi sternly to Spyder as he moves his hand to fire the beam cannons. But the Gundam suddenly cloaks, and Alexi becomes confused. "You'll get your day Alexi." laughs Spyder as the Gundam leaves the battlefield unseen. Alexi screams in frustration, and fires the Disciple's beam cannons out into the dead of space. Being the only one capable of moving, Alexi checks up on the other seven pilots, and calls in a rescue force. The only movement on the battlefield now other than drifting debris is a small
drone that has been observing the entire battle. On the other end of the drone's signal sits Casval Ravena. "It seems that I need to be making some arrangements." he says as he stands up and prepares to continue with his business.
Outcome: RS1 Destroyed, Spyder found.
Disciple: Rp(2)
Gazu L: Rp(3)
Kampfer: Rp(3)
Physalis: Rp(4)
Neue Ziel: Rp(4)
Hyaku Shiki: Rp(3)
Ex-S Gundam: Rp(3)
Sazabi: Rp(3)
Heavyarms: Pilot killled(5)