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Fluttering Emotions; Episode 15
Topic Started: Apr 3 2012, 09:36 AM (906 Views)
Sunrise

While Allen was talking with Villian, another two people had a faithful encounter. Sayla holding a small bag was standing under a building, waiting for the rain to pass. A strong breeze of wind, carrying raindrops brushed past her wavy blond hair. The person she is confronting is much strangely dressed, but she knows who this person is. That strangely dressed person, Full Frontal, only eyed Sayla from under his mask. "Artesia...Why are you here? Youre still in the Federation. I thought I told you to get out?" he was not happy to see his sister like this. Not in a Federation uniform. No matter how heartless a man can be, he cannot bear to raise a weapon against his family, Frontal was no exception.

"Brother...Char...why am I here? This is what I want to ask you! This is a neutral colony, CRADLE has no right to start a battle here!" the normally calm and quiet Sayla did not even hesitate. She quickly raised her voice in front of her brother. She cannot bear to see him like that, not as a murderer and a high officer of the cruel CRADLE.

"I have no intention of starting a battle here. I cannot tell you my reasons to be here, but since we meet here again, should I be happy or not?" Frontal did not even intend to take his mask of, not even in front of his sister. Seeing Sayla was wet from the rain, he reached inside his pocket. His red uniform was flashy and eye catching, distinctively different from the others. But no one saw the two, no one heard the two due to the rain. Frontal handed a handkerchief over to his "sister".

"Is this the tender hands of my brother Char Aznable? Or is this the bloody hands of the murderer Full Frontal...?" Sayla rejected it immediately, taking a step back, she even felt fear from how much her brother has changed. Frontal's brows twitched a bit being so badly rejected by his sister, so be it he thought, slipping the white piece of cloth back into his pocket. "Why are you doing this? Why...have you become so cruel? Why, did you leave me..." she continued, hurling questions at the masked commander.

"Even until today, I cannot forgive what the Elizards have done to us. The higher rank I get, the easier it is for me to get revenge, if I have to fight the Federation in the process, so be it, I never liked them anyways. If this would answer all of your questions..." Frontal coldly replied, looking out to the far, he sighed.

"Revenge. This is a word that least fits your kindness 10 years ago..." she muttered, but Frontal did not even wait for her to finish.

"We wouldnt have any wars if kindness can solve every problem. Artesia, I will say this the last time. Get out of the Federation, I dont want to point a gun at you. I am no longer the Char Aznable that you know, right now I am Full Frontal, a man that abolished all his past." he interrupted. Feeling that he has nothing more to say and the rain have stopped, he turned. Without looking back, not even giving a chance for Sayla to see his face again, he walked away.
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Sunrise

More than an hour has passed since the rain stopped, Allen left the cottage long ago and went on for a drive around the lake. Time passes so quickly that he did not even notice that he was late for picking up Sayla. "Ah, damn. Is it already so late already...phew, need to be quick before she gets annoyed!" Allen was awfully in a good mood. He had no idea why it felt so comfortable talking to Villian, but he almost forgot he lived in a world of war and violence. The electronic clock on the car showed 4:21 pm, while Allen was suppose to go pick Sayla up at 4.

Suddenly Allen felt a push against his chest and a thump. He felt the world slanted a bit, but it was not the colony, it was just him. Stepping on the flaps, he heard the tires turning but the car did not move an inch. Unbuckling his seat belts, he opened the door and walked out. "...damn, of all times did it have to slump into a mud pit..." he cursed and kicked the tire. He pushed and tugged from behind, the heavy vehicle did not even budge an inch. He sighed and was about to give up.

Then it was this moment, a military jeep zoomed by him. Its large tires dented into a puddle of mud water and splashed it towards Allen. Allen gasped and quickly jumped out of the way, but could not completely avoid the mud that got a few dots on his blue uniform. Then he heard the jeep's tires screeched about against the road as it halted. A masked man dressed up in fancy red uniform hopped off the jeep and slowly walked up to Allen. "Villain, be careful when youre driving. We arent the only one on the road." he turned to his driver. "Sorry, we didnt mean to splash mud on you. As an apology, would you care if we help pull your car out of the mud pit?" he smiled.

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Allen turned around and saw the girl that he just talked to. Villian smiled and waved hello, Allen smiled back but was quickly covered by Full Frontal. Allen took a step back, he knows this person. He totally knew him, even if it was the first time meeting. This person, is his deadly rival, Full Frontal. It was like the instincts of an animal, he sensed his natural enemy. When he came back to his senses, Frontal already had a long rope in his hands, covered with a pair of white gloves. One side was tied onto the bumper of his jeep. "Ah...no, its ok...I can do it alone..." Allen shivered a bit, he did not speak loud enough for Frontal to hear.

But the masked commander already kneel down and was tying a knot onto the bumper of Allen's car. A bit of mud smeared on the shin of his red uniform, but he did not mind. "Alright, Villian. Do it, slowly." he commanded. Villian turned around and slowly put her foot on the acceleration. In no time, Allen's car was out of the mud. Frontal untied the rope and smiled under his mask at Allen. "Here you go, to think such a young boy like you being in the Federation, I recommend you get out of it if you can. War is not fun to be in...What is your name?" Frontal warned, Allen felt a knife up his throat, the amount of pressure this person is putting on him. But he instead, offered a handshake, even removing his gloves.

"Ah, I am...Allen Ray. Nice to meet you..." Allen took that hand, but it was Frontal that was gripping harder than him. Unsure what to say he just stood still, eying him through the mask.

"Colonel, we have to hurry...!" Villian called out from behind, Frontal turned around and pointed thumbs up. Although he wanted to have a chat with him, but time did not allow so. Villian continued to watch the two from a distance, maybe it was not time to got after all.

"Allen-kun yes? Good name. I hope we can meet again when there is peace. I appreciate the braveness of youngsters. Please live hard as your life is still long. My name is Full Frontal, good bye." he smiled. What was left behind was a trail of pressure that haunted Allen. He saw Frontal jump back onto the jeep as Villian waved good bye with a wink. The military vehicle sped towards the city.

That person is...Full Frontal...I knew it the moment I saw him. He did not have to name himself...

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Sunrise

Frontal did not look back, he felt a huge power that was dormant inside Allen, but he did not pay too much attention to it. He had no idea who he just met, but Allen knows very well what kind of person Frontal was. "That boy, he seems to be afraid to talk to me, I wonder why. Now that you mention it, didnt a Federation vessel come wandering into the harbors of this colony a bit earlier?" he tilted his head, eying Villian with a smile. This smile was really from his heart, he cannot turn any negative emotions towards her, he had no reasons to.

"Well, maybe he is just shocked by colonel's brave name, we all have those times when we cannot open our mouths in front of a great person. And now thinking again, I think there was a ship that docked here this morning. Not sure what it was but they say it was damaged in combat against one of our Chibe-class ships." she replied, slowly applying force on the breaks, Villian wants to enjoy the scenery with Frontal for even a second more.

"Hmm, I wonder. Got reports saying Lt. colonel Coscon is camping around the boarders of Side 6, did he corner that ship in here I wonder. Although people might say its a dirty trick, running into here at a disadvantage is correct choice, commanders that can make such a choice without ruining any morals, I deeply appreciate such captains." Frontal continued, he wanted to feel the wind with his bare face, but he cannot remove his mask, not in wide open space like this.

Unlike the time they went out, Allen and Sayla did not say a word to each other on the way back. The artificial sun was setting beyond the holographic sky. Allen did not try to ask why Sayla appeared so sad, neither did Sayla try to ask why Allen appeared to be so frustrated. Without saying a word, the two drove past the harbor gates, as the guards checked their IDs. Sooner or later they arrived at the dock where the Argama was parked. It was mostly repaired, but not yet ready to go. Seems like they will have to spend the night here.

Returning the rented car to the garage, Allen and Sayla returned back on board. "Um, see you later then..." Sayla waved good bye. In the end Allen did not find out what was in that small fancy paper bag she held, but that did not bother him as much. Slumping down onto his bed, he threw his pillow against the metallic wall. It was ironic that there are only a few occasions where the Argama is fairly lively, because it is completely safe now. Even so, Allen and Sayla went to bed in melancholy.
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December 10, UC 0079, Libot Colony ship harbor

Another morning has come, the crew of the Argama did not get such a good sleep for a while, it was even more comfortable than in Jaburo. Allen yawned as he kicked his blanket away. Somehow he just fell asleep last night, grabbing his toothbrush and cup, he headed towards the washroom.

While most of the crew members were gathered in the cafeteria for breakfast, only Sayla and Noa was left on the bridge. Noa put down a large metal case, he caught his breath upon putting it down onto the table. The case is much heavier than he thought, now he is starting to doubt what the contents are. But since it is a case delivered to Sayla, he let her open it. Then, a glorious golden light poured out from the case, luckily no one was around to see this, Noa thought. "...these are, gold bars?! Real ones...?" his jaws dropped open, not because he wants it, it is because he never expected to see it delivered on a ship like this. On a side note, Noa has never saw real gold bars, at least nothing so big and valuable like this.

Sayla picked up the letter placed on top of the valuable metal, ripping it open she stared at it. She can somewhat predict who sent this case of gold to her.

Artesia, I wont say it again, get out of the Federation. The gold in this case will probably buy you a good house and give you the chance to starting a good business. Return to your normal life and never again step onto the battlefield.

She handed the letter to Noa and nodded, trusted him that he will not tell anyone. Noa as the captain has the right and responsibilities to know what is troubling each crew member. He does not want anyone to make a simple mistake due to a frustration in combat. "Everything is true, Full Frontal...he is my real brother..." she looked away, Noa folded the letter and was silent, respecting her choice. It would be difficult if she got off board right now, but Noa had no rights to stop her. "Noa-san, lets split this amongst the crew. Brother is being constricted by his own ambitions, I dont want to see anyone cry anymore because of that, I will stop him..." she powerfully declared.

While completely oblivious of whats going on, Allen put down his tray of breakfast onto the table and sat down. The cafeteria was noisy, people passed and said hello, Allen greeted them back. Peeling open a small box of butter, Allen stabbed his plastic knife into the diary product and started to messily smear it across his toast. Still thinking about Villian and Full Frontal being together yesterday, what does she have to do with CRADLE's Red Comet. The more Allen think about this matter, the more uncomfortable he gets. Eventually he took a small bite off his toast and noticed someone else put his tray on the small two people table.

"Yo, whats up, looking so down. Cheer up, a week ago I was half dead and right now even I look more alive than you..." Hayate slowly sat down, he still had bandages around him, but hearing from Sayla, he was already rehabilitating and trying to get back onto combat. Of course Sayla should do so too, but she was not nearly as badly wounded, physically as Hayate. Ripping the small paper wrapper around the straw away, Hayate dipped it into his cup of orange juice.

"Well good to see you alive. Heh, yeah...what am I even doing. Thanks, I cant stay dead like this forever. Right now only im around to protect this ship. Get better soon, counting on you to protect my back!" Allen forced a smile out and quickly finished his breakfast.
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As Allen was heading towards the hangers, wanting to do today's maintenance check for the Gundam, a loud quarrel caught his attention. One of the voices were from Rie, but the other one he did not recognize very well. Turning around the corner, he saw Rie quarreling with her fiancee, Cameron Bloom. Several other crew members gathered around, it was nothing like a lovers quarrel, but more like an intense argument between the two. Noa and Sayla walked around to it too. "Rie, come with me! Why dont you understand? It is dangerous on board this ship and I dont want to see you in danger!!" Cameron shouted, his face was all red in anger.

"No Cameron, I told you, I have to stay with them. I am not running away from my responsibilities!" she fought back, Cameron was tugging at her arm, it is like a beggar begging someone for money. Rie was tugging back, trying to make him let go. "Besides, you want to marry me just because you want to become the successor of Kouzuki Enterprise dont you?" she shouted again.

Hearing this, the "gentle"man called Cameron snapped. His face was bright red as his brows frowned as straight as he can. He raised his hands and slapped her one the face, letting go of her arm, Rie fell back a few steps and supported herself on a wall. "What the hell do you understand? You know what, women like you that only has a name should just follow what men say! Now youre going back with me or I will force this ship outside to space right now!" he barked.

Allen narrowed his eyes at this action, he wondered what age this person was born from, he was a coward and is irresponsible, also a racist and now even a sexist, how much lower can a person drop. He wanted to go in and punch him, but someone else did that for him. The captain of this ship stormed up and punched Cameron right on his cheek, sending his spectacles flying onto the wall, snapping in half. Noa was silent, he did not think any words will be needed to explain why he is doing this. "What...? What the, you know what youre doing?! You guys are able to dock here because of me! And now you are...AH!!" Cameron charged at Noa, but the captain just grabbed his fist, stopping his punch.

"You know what, you can bark all you want, we dont need you to tell us when to leave. We legally disarmed and followed every rule, you have no right to do anything. If you want taxes we will pay it fine, but trust me. I am not beating you up because your a dick, but because you hurt the person I care most about!" Noa's small eyes widened, he lifted his arm back and rammed another fist, straight onto the nose of his enemy. The open confession shocked all of the crew members that was around, and Rie was most surprised at this too. The force knocked Cameron back as he tumbled onto the metallic floor. Leaving a bloody nose, Noa took a step up. "Now roll back to where you want to cower, tell the control tower to open the hatches on your way!" the captain declared. Crawling up, Cameron quickly ran for his life, as if a lion was behind him.

Allen began to clap, he smiled at his captain as the others began to clap too. Rie could not say much, Noa helped her back to her feet and glared at everyone. "What are you guys doing here? Get back to your positions, Gundam standby! Who knows what that guy will leak to CRADLE" Noa ordered, all of the crew was on his side, they saluted and quickly shuffled back to where they came from.

The Argama's engines heated up in the next 10 minutes, as the hatches slowly open. Allen quickly checked the Gundam to see if anything is wrong, but nothing seems to be strange. Taking note of the new joints, he was satisfied with his condition right now. "Noa-san, I knew he is suitable for being our leader...I need to learn from him more..." he muttered and turned the Gundam's system on.
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Sunrise

The Argama slowly moved out of Side 6, Libot Colony. They had no regrets for leaving it right away, they are not completely repaired, but it is enough for them to continue to fight. Just as they were leaving, a new message arrived. Since there were no Minovsky particles in the neutral Side 6, it was a laser transmitted message from somewhere not far away. "Captain, it seems like the Federation is finally making its move. Our fleets have launched from Luna 2, and heading towards the sea of Solomon. Argama shall join with the Federation fleet at the space point indicated below, and participate as the 13th autonomous mobile squadron. Says general Revil." Taures read out the message, Noa was glad this message came before they left Side 6, otherwise it might have been difficult to read.

"Right, we can go there later. Lets breakthrough this place first, Cameron Bloom must have leaked our coordinates to the CRADLE ships waiting outside...Gundam ready?" he asked, noticing the Minovsky particle density rising very quickly. They were already out of Side 6's territory, so no one can protect them, the Argama was open to fire. Swiftly, intensive heat signatures approached the ship, missiles came bombarding at the white ship from a distance.

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The hatches for the Argama slowly lowered, Allen can see the bright sea of stars from where he is sitting. Lowering the visors for his helmet, he cracked his knuckles a bit. Somehow, he was feeling very confident. The maintenance crew have all either changed into normal suit, or are in the air locks. "Allen, Gundam, heading out!" he called, green light flashed as the catapult sent the MS far out into space. It felt like the universe expanding, Allen can see the stars twinkling in a distance, and the endless space engulfing him from all around. "What is this feeling...I, can see the enemies..." he shook his head, but the image will not fade. Goosebumps were all over him, but Allen felt his surroundings by every one of his senses.

The Gundam moved in tracks that was impossible to calculate, there were large mega particle cannons coming from a far, followed by a barrage of missiles, the Gundam quickly slipped under those attacks, as if the pilot predicted its course. "Those are...Dom? So they made it usable in space too..." Allen muttered, catching sight of the enemy from his cameras. The Rick Doms are modified Doms, CRADLE simply changed the hover jets into rocket thrusters that can operate in space, very simple but maintained the excellent performance of the MS. There was a total of 12 units, the Chibe-class was Coscon's ship, the exact same one that attacked them with the MA.

"The white one is here...watch, AHHH!!" before one of the grunts can finish his words, from way out of range one very well placed shot speared through the cockpit of the heavily armed MS. Even for Gundam's beam rifle, its power will decrease over distance. There is only one way for such a heavily armed MS like the Rick Dom to be destroyed in 1 shot from that distance, a perfect hit that destroyed the generator.

One

Allen began to count, the number of his enemies he destroyed. The Rick Doms quickly spread out in formation and surrounded the Gundam. Allen was calm, he did not panic, not even break a sweat. Everything around him appeared to be slow, no it was him that was reacting too fast. The moment a Dom was about to fire its 380 mm giant bazooka, the Gundam turned around and returned fire without giving a chance for the pilot to react.

Two

One Dom came up close while the Gundam has its back turned, it managed to fire while the others all fired at different angles. The Gundam twisted around and rotated in 0G to quickly slip under the heavy fire. Allen placed another shot through his enemy in the process of evasion.

Three

The CRADLE pilots are beginning to lose confident, why can they not hit, there are now 9 units, but even so, why can they not even scratch the Gundam. Everytime the Gundam moved, it left huge stress on its joints, Allen can hear the parts scratching against each other inside the unit. But he continued to push the unit above its possible limit. Another shot pierced the chest of the Dom, sending it into ruins in an instant.

Four...oh come on, can you react a bit faster?!
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"Incredible, the Gundam is shooting down the enemy at an amazing pace...!" Sayla was shocked at how quickly Allen managed to get through so many Doms without even being scratched. Only flashes were seen from the Argama, the ship must get in range to counter attack. The Chibe had much longer range than the trojan horse, there was another flash from the screen.

Five

Up until this point, Allen have not even missed one shot, for every enemy, one shot was enough to destroy it. The Gundam's beam rifle had 16 shots in total, Allen destroyed 5 units and only used 5 shots. Not even a minute has passed, Allen already shot down the next enemy.

Six

"Ugh, what are the Rick Doms doing?! Dont let that thing come any closer!!" Coscon was shivering, he cannot feel the huge power that lies within Allen and the Gundam, but all he knows is his forces are being bashed by one unit, toyed like they were powerless dolls. Allen already wiped out half of the Rick Doms that launched, and only a minute has passed. Pushing the controls forward, the Gundam screeched a bit but Allen did not notice that certain parts are starting to overheat. One Dom was brave and tried to charge in with a melee attack, but Allen just simply shot it down before it even got close enough to swing its heat saber.

Seven

Allen saw clearly how each of the Doms will move, he was not an esper, he just reacted quicker than anyone else. The moment the bazooka shell flew out of its barrel, Allen reacted and moved, the evasion speed was even fast enough to slip past beam weapons. While someone commented that the best way to avoid a beam weaponry is to not have it being pointed at you, Allen can basically spit at that comment and evade a shot even when the gun is pointed at him. The Gundam slide to the side to evade the long distant mega particle cannon from the Chibe, but this shot gave Allen the benefits instead. One of the Doms was dazed by the bright yellow light of the ship's cannons. Allen finished it off in less than a second.

Eight
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One of the Rick Doms finally managed to get close enough for melee, Allen quickly switched his strategy. There was no time to draw a saber, but there was enough time to push it back. From his eyes receiving information, then reacting, and taking action, all of that was only in a matter of milliseconds. Before the CRADLE pilot was able to swing its arms down, the Gundam punched up with its shield, blocking the motion of the Dom's arms, so it was unable to swing down. Stepping on the flaps, Allen pushed the Dom away and off balance, finishing it off with another shot.

Nine, damn...how many more are there?!

Allen removed his helmet and threw it behind, it floated behind his seat as sweat drops floated out as well. The cockpit was fairly hot, Allen smelled something unpleasant. It smelled like burnt rubber and metal, he was wondering where this smell came from. The Gundam was not even scratched in this battle, and Allen checked no parts malfunctioned before he launched, he just cannot figure out why the Gundam is overheating. Ducking under a bazooka shell, then side stepping another, Allen destroyed the next Dom.

Ten

A net of missiles swarmed around the white MS, followed by the last two Doms firing from both sides at once. The crossfire was very difficult to avoid, but Allen reacted in time to dodge it without too much trouble. "What is this guy...d...devil...!!" the Rick Dom's pilot was too afraid to even pull the trigger now, it was as if he was facing the reaper itself. The Gundam loomed over the Rick Dom, using it as a springboard to accelerate himself in order to outspeed the missiles that came at him. Coming up from below, the beam rifle unleashed another blast that ruined the next life.

Eleven

Coscon wanted to believe this was a nightmare, it was basically impossible for something like this to happen. Not even the Red Comet and so quickly get past a squad of such powerful MS, without a scratch. The final Rick Dom had a last attempt at the Gundam, the bazooka shell left its barrel and headed towards its target. Allen narrowed his eyes and pulled the trigger. The pinkish red blast of beam melted past the bazooka shell and through the Dom's cockpit.

Twelve...last!

Allen cheered, seeing the Chibe class was still up front, he activated the thrusters of the Gundam and pushed forward. The destroyed MS faded away in an explosion, Coscon finally slumped down onto his back. "All destroyed...in not even 3 minutes...?!"

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The Gundam flew above the Chibe, not even taking its turrets into account. Allen went into the blind point of the turrets and gave a shot directly at the bridge. This moment he heard all the screams that filled his mind. From the explosion, the crew inside the bridge was throw and squashed into mincemeat onto the breaking window. Those that were not crushed by the huge explosion was thrown out into space and suffocated. "...these voices...I, I just...took all their lives..." Allen saw his hand smeared in red. Although Allen did not regret it, he felt guilty, and he was scared. The better he get in battle, it means the better he gets at killing people.

"The sinking of CRADLE's Chibe-class is confirmed! Captain...Allen did it, all alone..." Sayla looked back, the entire crew of the Argama watched in silence. It was a nightmare for CRADLE, but it was also like a movie where Allen was the superhero. The crew was left speechless at how the young pilot fought, Allen was swift and fierce in his attacks. The remaining shots of the beam rifle was 3, he shot down 12 Doms and sunk a ship too, it means he defeated the enemy without missing a shot.

Noa was the only one that noticed something strange about Allen, nonetheless he continued to order to march forward. He trusted the young pilot to find an answer, and continue to live in this harsh world. "Alright, Argama full speed ahead! Retrieve the Gundam and move to the rendezvous point. A large battle is coming close, all crew members get as much rest as possible!" he broadcasted throughout the ship. The white trojan horse, once again was alone, nothing stopped it in its paths.

However, from that night, Allen went to bed shivering...
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