fight for a future

Zeria climbed into the Blitz as soon as Stephen walked in, going out after him. It was kind of agonizing, going so slow. The Blitz was so much faster than the Mistral that Stephen was in. She sighed, opening up the audio comm. link, and relaxed a bit.

"I wish they'd have just let you ride in the Blitz with me. We'd get there much sooner..."

She wasn't sure what to talk about with him. She just knew that talking might help pass the time since the Mistral was so damned slow.

"Hey.....Stephen, I...."

She bit her lip, then sighed.

"Never mind"

She was too afraid to tell him. Sure, she knew he cared about her too, but she was too scared to tell him exactly how she felt, afraid he would reject her...
 
as the comchannel opened and Zeria's voice came through, Stephen saw the Eternal. "Hey.....Stephen, I...." came through the com but it was closely followed by "Never mind" this made Stephen smirk, he knew how she felt about him, he was just waiting for her to admit it.

Lost in thought, Stephen ralised the Eternal had some minor hull damage "Hey Z, where do ya think the Eternal as been, looks like it has been hit by debr. . ." Stephen stoped at this, "what if it was sent to check out the remains of Colony 215, to find whatever was left of the Freedom to stop Zaft getting it" Stephen suggested to the other pilot.

It had only been a couple of days since the Freedom was destroyed, Stephen was curious as to why the Eternal had broken away from the Archangel recently almost as though it was hiding something from the Crew of the Archangel. Stephen couldn't help get the thought that something was being housed in the Eternal, that the archangel didn't want to show off to soon.
 
When Zeria and Stephen left, the Archangel descended towards the Earth, its trajectory was headed back towards the Atlantic Ocean, near the Earth Alliance member state of the Atlantic Federation. As the Archangel descended, Mary got herself dressed in her military attire and prepared to head off to the briefing room.

On the way to the briefing room she passed through Riina's room. Knocking on the door, Mary said behind the door, "Riina, we have a mission briefing in 10 minutes, hurry up and get ready." She then left and headed to the briefing room, being the first person there.
 
Zeria pondered for a moment, remaining silent.

"Hmm..."

She exhaled, then leaned back in her chair.

"It's always possible. The Eternal could have something up with it. Whether or not it affects us, who knows..."

Her eyes suddenly widened.

"Do you think the captain sent us here because of this? I mean, it's one thing to send just you for punishment, but to send me? A top pilot?"

~But that also could have been out of kindness to the fact the captain knows how I used to feel about Stephen...and knowing that if Stephen was gone, I would leave again...~

"It seems so strange and suspicious...we'll have to look into it more. Let's board the Eternal now and get started. The sooner we get you proven to be a good conditioned pilot again, the better"
 
as Stephen flew the mistral he couldn't believe his bordum, he flew down the catapault and landed inside the Eternal's hangar bay. after 'parking' the mistral he disembarked from it, floating towards the hangar bay doors, two pilots floated up to him, he could tell they were pilots from the space suits they wore, when he reached them they both looked at him in a strange way.

"hey, I'm Iarka, and this is my identical twin brother, Arika" the first announced, "we are the pilots of the Buster andthe dual" the second announced directing Stephen's gaze to the two suits in the hangar bay. Stephen smiled " the X102 duel and X103 Buster eh?" Stephen joked "their pritty old, similar age to the Aegis and the Blitz" he added "yea, their old, but they work good" Iarka informed him.

Stephen looked out the catapault and could see the Blitz, "so why is she here?" Stephen questioned "captain won't tell us, they think it's for additional support" Arika muttered "like the Eternal needs it" Iarka added. Stephen exited the hangar bay, leaving the twins to greet Zeria, he removed his helmet but kept the rest of his space suit on, simly opening the top to make it more casual, after he had to keep his identity a secret which his tattoo's made dificult.

Stephen floated through the eternal, heading for the captain's quaters, to speak with her, but was stopped on route by a strange boy, who looked no older than 13 years of age "hi, im keiko, I'm a pilot, just like you" he informed Stephen, a joyous tone in his voice Standing holding his helmet, Stephen couldn't believe it "a rookie pilot eh?" me murmered in disbelief "don't go getting yourself killed, would be a waste of a suit" Stephen coldy Proclaimed before floating off down the hall way.

"shot down" Keiko muttered "not likely when the Captain gives me that suit" he added, Stephen didn't hear this, but the boy definately knew something he wasn't letting on.
 
OOC: I thought the eternal could only house two suits? or was i mistaken?

Riina's eyes fluttered open as Mary's voice pumped through the speaker into her room. A deep breathed sight slipped pass her lip. Today was not the best day for her and already, Riina felt fatigued.

Fabiola, take over for me please....

Response was instant. The chirpy voice echoed throughout her skull as Riina slinked away from consciousness, allowing her third personality to take over.

Hm... finally out. Its always Inglesia or Riina. Its my turn now!

With record speed, Fabiola tossed on her uniform before bounding out the room. Normally, Riina was dignified, elegant and with slow grace. Fabiola on the other hand moved in an energetic and bouncy manner. Those that don't know of Riina's D.I.D would think she went berserk. With break neck speed, the girl weaved her way throught the Archangel and skidded to a halt in front of the breifing door. Cheerfully, she swung open the door and gave a cheery greeting.

Fabiola Otori reporting!

With a snappy salute and a wide grin plastered over her face, she stepped in and glanced around. Only Mary was there.

Eh....! Only Mary's here? What? Thats no fun.

With a slight pout, Fabiola dropped herself into a chair. sitting only for a few seconds before becoming bored and scuttling over next to Mary.

So, whats the scoop Mary?


 
"Fabiola Otori reporting!" Mary looked at Fabiola, "I guess Riina and Inglesia must be tired from the last mission." She thought. "So, whats the scoop Mary?" Mary responded back, "It's just us, because Zeria and Pilot X both left for the Eternal, which means it's just us two, and I was chosen to lead this mission. As for the aformented mission, I don't know for sure what is going on."

When the Captain came in, all the crew members stood up after the officer said "Captain on Deck"

The Captain finally started the briefing. "At ease soldiers."

The map came on screen.

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"We have been hired by ZAFT to perform a support operation for their SpecOps unit. The target is the Headquarters for Joshua Information Systems, a partner comapny of the Earth Alliance's most powerful corporate group General Resource."

Mary said, "So our objective is to support in destroying a corporation?"

The captain said, "Not entirely. JIS has data files of most, if not all, of the Alliance's WMD hardware, it is believed that they are doing this out of threat of an Anti-Sattelite Chemical Laser Battery. Your objective is to support the ZAFT SpecOps unit while they capture the files. To do this, they requested the destruction of an Earth base near the HQ. We should be arriving at the target area in 2 hours, so make sure you are prepared. Dismissed."

Mary thought "A babysitting mission?!? Well, at least we actually have to fight enemies this time." She left the briefing room and headed to her room to change to her flight suit.
 
OOC: Tipsy, ya mistaken, in the origonal series the Eternal did only house two suits, but it has a max capacity of like 10 or something, it's more of a transport ship that packs suits for self defence, rather than a war ship that can house 20+ suits.

BIC: Floating down the corridor, Stephen was wondering what he would be doing here, as he made it to the bridge, he entered and saluted the captain and the other crew members on the bridge. "At ease X" the captain muttered before Stephen floated over to the Captain's chair.

"so why am i here captain?" Stephen questioned "well Mr Hownam" he muttered to Stephen's surprise "i have been made aware of your situation and figured i could use your help in the writing of an OS System for a new suit" the captain informed him "I'm sure you have met keiko, he is a pilot who has been brought on to pilot a suit that the Hunter's have ressurected, and he is having some trouble comming to terms with the current OS settings" Stephen smirked at this althogh it was unseeable as the mask blocked his mouth "so you want me to re-write an entire OS system for a kid" Stephen muttered, a tone of dissapointment in his voice.

"he is 17 years of age, and yes I do, don't make me make this request an Order X" the captain announced her voice filled with a serious tone. "yes ma'am" Stephen replied before leaving the bridge, he wanted to get straight to work, on his way to the Hangar bay in which the new suit was housed, Stephen couldn't believe it, he was babysitting a kid.

as he arrived at the off limits hangar bay, he entered his Autherization code and the door slid open, he entered the hangar and the lights came on, what he saw shocked him, the suit stood, with the cockpit open, Keiko was inside. "how long has this suit been here?" Stephen questioned "it's been a coupla month's in the planning" Keiko replied "but basically the higher ups were waiting for Stephen to loose his sanity and Destroy the Strike Freedom to complete it" he added smiling "it's exactly the same as the Strike Freedom in appearence and weapon loadout, but it's faster and more agile" Stephen paused a moment "why did they have to wait for Stephen to destroy the Freedom" stephen questioned in surprise "the cockpit, when it was origonally made, Zaft destroyed the cockpit designs, so it only got the cockpit it needs when Stephen destroyed the Freedom and we had a chance to study it" Keiko explained.

Stephen floated into the cockpit and ran his hands over the controls, it felt like he was at home, but there was no way he would be allowed to pilot this suit again, it was at that moment that the alarms started going off, warning of imbound enemy suits, Stephen gripped the controls and smiled "get out of the cockpit" Stephen announced to Keiko, "what it's my suit" replied the boy "No, the cap'n explained you can't control it fully, im a better pilot with more experience, i can do this" Stephen announced "Fine" Keiko screeched before Stephen closed the cockpit.

he opened a channel to the Bridge, "this is pilot X in the Strike Freedom, let me Launch" he asked "X, you. . ." the captain paused for a few seconds and then smiled "go, we will send the Blitz, Duel and Buster out at the same time, your up against a pair of Nasca class ships that are heavily loaded with suits, they are known as the Kelsey and the sheila, they have been bothering us for a while" the captain announced.

Smiling, Stephen noticed he was getting toed towards the catapault.
 
Zeria had remained silent, and just followed around, checking out the place.

"So strange..."

The idea of it all was almost overwhelming. But alarms quickly snapped her out of her thought, as well as the order to go back out. She ran back to the Blitz, yanking on her helmet, and climbing into the cockpit.

"Zeria Iiyasei in the Blitz, powering up and ready for launch"

She got it all started, launching out after Stephen, and went on the communication system. She made sure the Mirage Calloid system was in effect though, so he could not be seen.

"X. Crimson Blitz here. I'm all set to do what I need to. Just tell me what to do. Should I just destroy them all while hidden, or should I phase shift in and fight?"
 
Stephen kicked the Freedom into 'gear' and smirked "Pilot X, Strike Freedom Launching" he announced as he burst down the catapault and flew off at break neck speeds, as he saw the enemy mobile suits on radar he smiled as Zeria's voice came through the com.

"X. Crimson Blitz here. I'm all set to do what I need to. Just tell me what to do. Should I just destroy them all while hidden, or should I phase shift in and fight?" "it's up to you, im not your boss out here, im a fellow pilot" Stephen replied as the DRAGOON spikes released from the Freedom's wings and began firing at the Enemy Ginn's destroying 5 straight away.

the Freedom flipped and spun, Stephen loved the upgrades to his Suit, but knew that this would be the only time he was allowed to pilot it.

"Woahhh!!!" keiko announced in shock, "he got the DRAGOON system fully funciotnal, he can move the Strike Freedom as though it is an extension of himself, thats unreal" the 17 year old's amazement was apparent in his voice "Still think your the best pilot for the job Keiko?" the captain questioned sarcastically as the crew looked on.

"Keep the Duel and the Buster in the hangar bay, allow Pilot X and Miss Iiyasei fight together, also, close off any communications to them from the Eternal, let them work this out on their own. the CIC Officer nodded and the captain released one broadcast to both Stephen and Zeria before the CIC officer disabled their com to the ship "Iiyasei, X, your on your own, show us how you used to fight" was what she sent, and Stephen knew what she meant.
 
Zeria gasped.

"W-what?! Are you kidding me?!"

Too late. They weren't answering her anymore, and she cursed loudly.

"Hownam! We've got to take them down just like we used to! I'll go in silently and start killing, and while they're distracted and freaked out, you take them out"

She shot forth in the Blitz, cleaving a Ginn in half, then streaking along, drawing her three lancer darts into the spear. She found herself grinning as the enemy began to get nervous and confused, scattering, and losing their battle plan.

"This is perfect! Stephen! Hurry up and take the opportunity while it's here!"
 
Stephen's sadistic battle grin creapt onto his face as the targetting system activated and began locking onto any Ginn that moved. with The dragoon spikes released, and the Xiphias rail cannon's activated, Stephen smiled as he gripped the controls "i hope the eternal is looking" he announced as he pulled the triggers and all of the barrels of the Strike Freedom began firing repeatedly, shredding the enemy forces.

when he released the triggers, there were few Ginn's remaining, but they weren't retreating "shame" Stephen muttered as he released his two beam rifles, leaving them to float in space while he blasted towards the remaining Ginn's, with lancerta beam sabers in hands, he began slashing the foes into little chunks, before there were non left. but he noticed the two nazca class ships still firing "lets change that shall we" he muttered under his breath as the Dragoon spikes fired from different angles, taking out the weapons of the foe warships.

"Zeria, lets head back" Stephen announced as the Freedom spun and headed back to the Eternal
 
Zeria sighed, the grin slowly fading off her face, and she navigated the Blitz back to the Eternal.

"Jerks really make me angry. What the hell were they thinking? Just because we're strong doesn't mean I want to deal with a crap ton of enemies!"

She docked the Blitz, then drifted out of it, watching and waiting for Stephen to get in.

"I hope he hurries. I'd like some time to spend alone with him. We have catching up to do from how I was gone for so long"
 
the Freedom headed back towards the Eternal, as it passed it's guns it flipped on the way past, and grabbed the two beam rifles, continueing the motion the Freedom headed down the catapault backwards, it's wings folded down, and was cought by the extreme speed net, used to stop fast moving suits. as Stephen looked up, he got a view down the catapault and saw a Ginn heading straight towards the eternal.

"no you don't" Stephen announced. As he opened a com channel to the inside of the hangar bay the Freedom connected it's two beam rifles together, and the Freedom dropped to one knee on the Catapault. "EVERY ONE BRACE YOURSELVES ON SOMETHING" Stephen shouted as he pulled the trigger, the large beam shot out of the barrel of the beam cannon, and the way the Freedom was crouched, the Recoil was minimal.
 
Mary was at the Aegis, ready for launch. She was not in a very happy mood, especially since she had to lead a group for a theft mission. "Whatever makes them happy, I suppose." She thought.

The Aegis moved towards the catapult, ready for when she would take off. For all she knew it was going to be a somewhat uneventful mission.

OOC: Well, that's all I got.
 
Stephen moved the Freedom into it's place in the hangar bay, and then disembarked. he floated past the Blitz and waved at Zeria as he pulled his helmet off and then un clipped the top of his space suit. he hated the mask he was forced to wear, and headed towards his room, giving Zeria a signal to follow him.

after floating through the corridors for a while, Stephen arrived at his room, he entered, locked the door and pulled off his mask, leaving it to float in the center of the room. he removed his space suit and looked over his clothes, the knee length shorts and sleeveless vest top he was left in were a normal outfit choice for him.
 
Zeria put her helmet in the Blitz' cockpit, then followed after immediately, stopping in front of his door. She took a deep breath.

"X? I'm coming in now"

She entered his room, yawning softly. She stretched, and as she did so, she pulled her hair out of it's ponytail, allowing the gorgeous, silken red strands to drift around her slender body. She smiled once she noticed he wasn't wearing the mask.

"I'm glad I can see your face now..."
 
OOC: I will be taking over Tipsy characters till she get's back (Confirmed via PM).

IC: Fabiola entered Le Cygne and was rolled onto the catapult behind Mary.

"Prometheus, launching." Mary said, The Aegis, took off from the catapult and activated its boosters, headed straight for the New England coast.

"Einhorne, launching." Fabiola said, Le Cygne followed suit, trailing behind Mary.

As soon as they launched they recieved a communication from the ZAFT Special Forces unit.

"So, they sent in 2 Gundam's to assist....that's fine."

Mary asked, "Who is this?"

"This is the ZAFT SpecOps unit. You're objective is to distract the Earth Alliance forces by attacking their base near the city of Providence, while we steal the data files from the JIS HQ."

Fabiola asked, "How many enemies are there?" She asked this in case she had to change to Inglesia.

"It's a realtivly minor base compared to other bases around the area. There hould be at least 10 mobile suits in the area, and another 5 within the town and the bridge connecting the 2 locations. You should expect light resistance between the two."

Mary said, "All right, let's go."

The 2 suits began headed towards Providence Base.
 
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Stephen smiled at Zeria's comments. "It's good to be able to look at you again" he announced as he strode over to her and wrapped his arms around her, embracing her in a hug he had wanted for years. "it's been to long Zeria" Stephen whispered in her ear before the captain's face appeared on the com "X, Zeria, your needed on earth, we just got an urgent message that Zaft has hired the Archangel" Stephen released Zeria and looked at the Screen "the Le Cygne and the Aegis are heading for the battlezone, and they have offered a large reward if you can get down there and stop them destroying everything" the Captain's statement made Stephen smirk "so you want us to go down and stop them shredding a base, our own allies" Stephen questioned.

"For someone who Slaughtered 250 thousand civillians with no second thoughts, getting in a fight with a couple of allies shouldn't be to heartbreaking" the captain announced "I have already contacted the Captain of the Archangel and informed him of all the details, needless to say, your ungrounded and back in the Strike Freedom perminantly, welcome back from the dead Mr Hownam" the captain explained.

The statement may have made Stephen smile from cheek to cheek, but he knew the blitz couldn't re-enter the atmosphere solo, but the captain hadn't gone. "The Blitz, is to be accoumpanied by the Buster, Duel and Launcher Strike in a drop pod, but the three will be on the back line, providing support to the earth's forces. it's down to the Strike Freedom and the Blitz to stop the Aegis and the Le Cygne"

Stephen smiled and looked at Zeria as he pulled his suit back on, and grabbed his helmet "I'll meet you at the base" he announced as he made his way to the Hangar bay. when he arrived, he noticed the Blitz, Duel Buster and even the Strike were gone. he opened a com channel to his room and looked at Zeria, "you gotta go to the Drop hangar, the blitz has already been lowered into the pod, remeber into your cockpit don't break the pod till your in the atmosphere" Stephen explained before floating to the Strike freedom and sitting in the cockpit.

after powering up the suit he smiled as he was placed on the Catapault, "Stephen Hownam, strike freedom Launching" Stephen called before the Freedom was Launched down the catapault and headed for earth at full speed. on route a channel opened to the Captain of the Eternal, "Mr hownam, they don't know your comming in the Strike Freedom, trynot to make to much of an entrance will you" the Captain pleaded as a sinister smirk crept onto Stephen's face "I'll try" Stephen replied.
 
OOC: Crap 2 RP'ers on 1....er... 5 Gundams against 2.....hopefully I would have still taken the base apart and still (hopefully) completely my mission so we can take on Excalibur.

IC: Both Aegis and Le Cygne were already in the target area. From there, they took up positions. Aegis would snipe the enemy suits from afar, while Le Cygne would attack up close and lure them to the sniping zone. By taking out the chain of command, this would sow confusion and thus, make it easier to engage the enemy.

Aegis took up sniping positions on a cliff overlooking the base. While Le Cygne flew directly into the base and took out 2 EA suits, thus beginning the operation.
 
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