Gundam Crucible - [An AU Universal Century Quest]
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[X] Try to make contact with that Mafty Navue Erin group first and go from there.
TheBleachDoctor
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This will not work.
Shapeless Phobos
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[X] Charge the left Gaw
I half want that Zeon guy to be a recurring annoyance…like Cabbage Merchant from ATLA only worse in every way.
The other half wants to focus on Sicilia inheriting our memory through Newtype Mental Genetics cause Eris is gonna wish we got lost forever.
I half want that Zeon guy to be a recurring annoyance…like Cabbage Merchant from ATLA only worse in every way.
The other half wants to focus on Sicilia inheriting our memory through Newtype Mental Genetics cause Eris is gonna wish we got lost forever.
TheBleachDoctor
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[X] Charge the left Gaw
Thebigpieman
I've got this, I think.
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Good to know.
[X] Charge the left Gaw
Mission successful? Hopefully?
TheBleachDoctor
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Chapter 39: Hathaway's Fall-Part 6
TheBleachDoctor
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Merry Christmas! Apologies for the wait, Writer's Block has had me by the neck.
[X] Charge the left Gaw
Elle Vianno grit her teeth as a Lightliner slipped its way past Mafty's anti-air barrage, swooping down and dropping off a GM Striker. She honestly had no idea which faction this guy belonged to, but it wasn't Mafty or Londo Bell! She flicked a few switches, making her Nemo holster its rifle and drawing a beam saber. This close to the Garuda, they couldn't risk a stray shot taking down the transport! The Striker seemed to be of the same opinion, as it immediately tossed its machine gun and pulled out a long beam spear, igniting the weapon in a flash of bright plasma.
"This place is looking more like an antique show with every passing second…" Elle muttered as she tried to remember the approximate specs of the GM Striker. She never thought that she'd have to fight against one, but did get the chance to tear one down back when she did salvage work in Shangri-la. If she was correct, then…
The GM Striker lunged and Elle jumped to the side, her Nemo much nimbler than the enemy GM. However, as it missed her the sabers on the spear flipped 90 degrees, turning it into a scythe poised to cut Elle's legs out from under her. Without missing a beat, she hit her thrusters and jumped just in time.
"Got you!" She raised her beam saber and cut the GM in half from shoulder to hip. The light in its visor died as the upper half slowly slid off, the bisected Mobile Suit collapsing onto the top of the transport. She kicked it and the two halves rolled towards the rear, falling off into the ocean below.
"Elle, are you alright?" Hathaway called out, having just dealt with a contender from the Sleeves.
"Yeah, Hathaway, I'm good." She looked over in his direction. His Mobile Suit had been leant to him by Mafty, much like Elle's Nemo, but his was some kind of rare high-performance MS from the One Year War. The "GM Dominance" or something. Whatever it was, it mopped the floor with the poor Zaku II from the Sleeves.
A transmission from one of the other Mafty fighters crackled over comms.
"Heads up, we got a… Gaw inbound."
Hathaway was rendered speechless, as was Elle. A… Gaw? What? She turned in the direction indicated and saw perhaps one of the stupidest sights she'd had to witness all day. It was indeed a Gaw. The airship was in such bad shape that the hull plating rattled in the wind, at least one of the engines had given up the ghost and was completely engulfed in flames, and there was a visible trail of debris coming from it.
And it was heading straight for them.
One of the Mafty guys in a beat-up Geara Doga lifted a Hyper Bazooka and shot at the incoming Gaw. As the ship barreled into the combat zone, it took the rocket straight to the base of the left wing. The wing snapped off like a twig from the resulting detonation, and then the whole transport blew apart. Honestly, Elle was impressed that it had even held together this long already. This was a mercy killing, if Elle had ever seen one.
She almost turned her attention away, but then something burst out from within the wreckage! It was one of the Mass Production Nu Gundams, riding a… what the hell was that? Elle had never seen anything like that before. Some kind of Mobile Armor?
Okay, what jackass shot your Gaw?
Sure, it was a stolen ride, a piece of shit jalopy that was one stiff breeze away from rapid unscheduled disassembly, but damn it you were starting to grow kind of fond of it! Plus, you were thinking that maybe Eris might like it! Like, what if she wanted to restart her family museum in an old Gaw? That would be sick.
Well, no use crying over spilled milk. You burst out of the shattered transport on bright plumes of jet exhaust, Lorelei riding your Kehaar II like some kind of mounted knight.
"Fear not, the heroes are here!" your crazed Newtype teammate announces on an open channel, just before you ram an Asshimar from behind. Lorelei uses her saber to spear it from behind, pushing it ahead of the two of you as you crash directly into the Garuda's open hangar.
You, uh, really hope that you didn't just damage the ship.
Actually, forget the ship, how are you in another hangar fight? You immediately kill your engines and survey the area…. Where is everyone? This hangar is just entirely empty of any personnel or crew. The only thing here is a series of large containers, one of them big enough to hold a Mobile Armor!
"Looks like nobody's home." Sicilia remarks from her seat, "Big Sis Two, you okay?"
"Yep!" Lorelei chimes back as she crushes the main engines on the Asshimar and kicks it out the back of the Garuda, sending it tumbling to its demise, "Thanks for the ride, Cybele!"
"Don't mention it." You shake your head, retrieving your pistol again and popping the hatch, "Stay with the Suit, Little Sis, I'm gonna take a look around."
You jump from the cockpit and hit the Garuda's deck running, heading for the entrance into the ship as Lorelei stands by the open hangar doors, firing both machine guns at the giant free-for-all outside.
Empty.
This entire Garuda is empty.
There doesn't seem to be any evidence that anyone was on board to begin with. The crew quarters are barren and unfurnished. The lounges are stripped of every possible appliance.
What is Anaheim up to?
The door to the bridge is ajar, and the button to open it is unresponsive. Bracing yourself against the doorframe, you push it open the rest of the way and step into the Bridge, pistol raised.
Nobody.
Every seat is empty, and some stations are even missing seats to begin with.
This isn't right. Who's flying the ship? You hesitantly approach the helm and look at the readouts.
Autopilot. This thing is flying automatically.
"So that's how it is, huh?" You growl under your breath, "We all fight and die over this thing, and you guys just sit back and count your profits? Fuck that."
You head over to the Fire Control station and slide into the chair, booting it up.
Seems that Anaheim turned everything off, but didn't put in any safeguards to stop you from just turning the weapons back on. With control of the AA guns, you could clear the skies of all opposition. But that's not what really interests you. The Mega-Particle Cannon has a clear line of sight to the other Gardua, which looks mostly secured by the Federation at this point. You doubt that an Anti-Federation faction will take that Garuda at this point… so why not down it? That's Asset Denial 101.
If you can't have it, no one can.
[][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
[][AA Guns] Leave them inactive, it wouldn't be smart to antagonize people who'll be allies tomorrow.
[][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
[][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
[X] Charge the left Gaw
Elle Vianno grit her teeth as a Lightliner slipped its way past Mafty's anti-air barrage, swooping down and dropping off a GM Striker. She honestly had no idea which faction this guy belonged to, but it wasn't Mafty or Londo Bell! She flicked a few switches, making her Nemo holster its rifle and drawing a beam saber. This close to the Garuda, they couldn't risk a stray shot taking down the transport! The Striker seemed to be of the same opinion, as it immediately tossed its machine gun and pulled out a long beam spear, igniting the weapon in a flash of bright plasma.
"This place is looking more like an antique show with every passing second…" Elle muttered as she tried to remember the approximate specs of the GM Striker. She never thought that she'd have to fight against one, but did get the chance to tear one down back when she did salvage work in Shangri-la. If she was correct, then…
The GM Striker lunged and Elle jumped to the side, her Nemo much nimbler than the enemy GM. However, as it missed her the sabers on the spear flipped 90 degrees, turning it into a scythe poised to cut Elle's legs out from under her. Without missing a beat, she hit her thrusters and jumped just in time.
"Got you!" She raised her beam saber and cut the GM in half from shoulder to hip. The light in its visor died as the upper half slowly slid off, the bisected Mobile Suit collapsing onto the top of the transport. She kicked it and the two halves rolled towards the rear, falling off into the ocean below.
"Elle, are you alright?" Hathaway called out, having just dealt with a contender from the Sleeves.
"Yeah, Hathaway, I'm good." She looked over in his direction. His Mobile Suit had been leant to him by Mafty, much like Elle's Nemo, but his was some kind of rare high-performance MS from the One Year War. The "GM Dominance" or something. Whatever it was, it mopped the floor with the poor Zaku II from the Sleeves.
A transmission from one of the other Mafty fighters crackled over comms.
"Heads up, we got a… Gaw inbound."
Hathaway was rendered speechless, as was Elle. A… Gaw? What? She turned in the direction indicated and saw perhaps one of the stupidest sights she'd had to witness all day. It was indeed a Gaw. The airship was in such bad shape that the hull plating rattled in the wind, at least one of the engines had given up the ghost and was completely engulfed in flames, and there was a visible trail of debris coming from it.
And it was heading straight for them.
One of the Mafty guys in a beat-up Geara Doga lifted a Hyper Bazooka and shot at the incoming Gaw. As the ship barreled into the combat zone, it took the rocket straight to the base of the left wing. The wing snapped off like a twig from the resulting detonation, and then the whole transport blew apart. Honestly, Elle was impressed that it had even held together this long already. This was a mercy killing, if Elle had ever seen one.
She almost turned her attention away, but then something burst out from within the wreckage! It was one of the Mass Production Nu Gundams, riding a… what the hell was that? Elle had never seen anything like that before. Some kind of Mobile Armor?
Okay, what jackass shot your Gaw?
Sure, it was a stolen ride, a piece of shit jalopy that was one stiff breeze away from rapid unscheduled disassembly, but damn it you were starting to grow kind of fond of it! Plus, you were thinking that maybe Eris might like it! Like, what if she wanted to restart her family museum in an old Gaw? That would be sick.
Well, no use crying over spilled milk. You burst out of the shattered transport on bright plumes of jet exhaust, Lorelei riding your Kehaar II like some kind of mounted knight.
"Fear not, the heroes are here!" your crazed Newtype teammate announces on an open channel, just before you ram an Asshimar from behind. Lorelei uses her saber to spear it from behind, pushing it ahead of the two of you as you crash directly into the Garuda's open hangar.
You, uh, really hope that you didn't just damage the ship.
Actually, forget the ship, how are you in another hangar fight? You immediately kill your engines and survey the area…. Where is everyone? This hangar is just entirely empty of any personnel or crew. The only thing here is a series of large containers, one of them big enough to hold a Mobile Armor!
"Looks like nobody's home." Sicilia remarks from her seat, "Big Sis Two, you okay?"
"Yep!" Lorelei chimes back as she crushes the main engines on the Asshimar and kicks it out the back of the Garuda, sending it tumbling to its demise, "Thanks for the ride, Cybele!"
"Don't mention it." You shake your head, retrieving your pistol again and popping the hatch, "Stay with the Suit, Little Sis, I'm gonna take a look around."
You jump from the cockpit and hit the Garuda's deck running, heading for the entrance into the ship as Lorelei stands by the open hangar doors, firing both machine guns at the giant free-for-all outside.
Empty.
This entire Garuda is empty.
There doesn't seem to be any evidence that anyone was on board to begin with. The crew quarters are barren and unfurnished. The lounges are stripped of every possible appliance.
What is Anaheim up to?
The door to the bridge is ajar, and the button to open it is unresponsive. Bracing yourself against the doorframe, you push it open the rest of the way and step into the Bridge, pistol raised.
Nobody.
Every seat is empty, and some stations are even missing seats to begin with.
This isn't right. Who's flying the ship? You hesitantly approach the helm and look at the readouts.
Autopilot. This thing is flying automatically.
"So that's how it is, huh?" You growl under your breath, "We all fight and die over this thing, and you guys just sit back and count your profits? Fuck that."
You head over to the Fire Control station and slide into the chair, booting it up.
Seems that Anaheim turned everything off, but didn't put in any safeguards to stop you from just turning the weapons back on. With control of the AA guns, you could clear the skies of all opposition. But that's not what really interests you. The Mega-Particle Cannon has a clear line of sight to the other Gardua, which looks mostly secured by the Federation at this point. You doubt that an Anti-Federation faction will take that Garuda at this point… so why not down it? That's Asset Denial 101.
If you can't have it, no one can.
[][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
[][AA Guns] Leave them inactive, it wouldn't be smart to antagonize people who'll be allies tomorrow.
[][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
[][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
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[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
not really sure on the aa guns but lets not let the feds get anything
not really sure on the aa guns but lets not let the feds get anything
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
Danger now or Danger later. Besides those pigs must suffer.
[X][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
No eternal friends just eternal enemies.
Edit: If we wish to asset denial but hey away with it we need to clear the airspace.
Danger now or Danger later. Besides those pigs must suffer.
[X][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
No eternal friends just eternal enemies.
Edit: If we wish to asset denial but hey away with it we need to clear the airspace.
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[X][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
If we activate the AA, the ship can be piloted close enough to the other Garuda to target the fed mobile suits trying to secure it, increasing our odds of turning the tables on them, while ensuring that the ship we've taken is defended enough to redistribute our allies to the second ship.
Also, we don't want to risk any of the Londo Bell pilots being destroyed in the Garuda's explosion or by being in the path of the beam.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
If we activate the AA, the ship can be piloted close enough to the other Garuda to target the fed mobile suits trying to secure it, increasing our odds of turning the tables on them, while ensuring that the ship we've taken is defended enough to redistribute our allies to the second ship.
Also, we don't want to risk any of the Londo Bell pilots being destroyed in the Garuda's explosion or by being in the path of the beam.
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There's probably some moral drawback to the pragmatic option but mc isn't skilled enough to be a Gundam protag. They're usually so strong they can be hypocritical and talk about peace while wiping out the other side.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
Unstable teenager with access to a big gun you say?
I'm not entirely sure on the AA, Cybele got a bone to pick with the feddies but not really with the rest.
Unstable teenager with access to a big gun you say?
I'm not entirely sure on the AA, Cybele got a bone to pick with the feddies but not really with the rest.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
[X][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
We'll be out of here soon, and the priority is rescuing our allies. That said, it's probably worth prioritizing Fed targets, and if anyone else who isn't a Zabi loyalist decides it'd be better to side with us, we can at least hear them out.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
We'll be out of here soon, and the priority is rescuing our allies. That said, it's probably worth prioritizing Fed targets, and if anyone else who isn't a Zabi loyalist decides it'd be better to side with us, we can at least hear them out.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Shoot down the other Garuda. You'll be damned before you let the Feds get a superweapon.
[X][AA Guns] Leave them inactive, it wouldn't be smart to antagonize people who'll be allies tomorrow.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
...People *do* realize that shooting down the other Garuda means our Garuda becomes the priority and *sole* focus of the Feds right?
Our big, lumbering and vulnerable ship? Of which one of the main reasons why it wasn't shot down is the opposing sides are not in a asset denial mode? If we shoot down the other Garuda the Feds will switch to asset denial mission instead of focusing on securing the other Garuda.
Our priority remains getting the Garuda and its cargo out of here and into Londo Bell hands.
I'm voting to keep the AA inactive since our side seems to have things in hand with this Garuda and I don't want to deal with potential friendly fire in this clusterfuck. Plus you guys do realize that its not just Londo Bell and Mufty that's potential friendlies out there right? Republic of Zeon forces are around too (and are one of the opposing forces to Londo Bell in this operation) and I do not want to risk shooting them down unless we absolutely have to. No need to unnecessarily strain relationship with the Republic forces.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
...People *do* realize that shooting down the other Garuda means our Garuda becomes the priority and *sole* focus of the Feds right?
Our big, lumbering and vulnerable ship? Of which one of the main reasons why it wasn't shot down is the opposing sides are not in a asset denial mode? If we shoot down the other Garuda the Feds will switch to asset denial mission instead of focusing on securing the other Garuda.
Our priority remains getting the Garuda and its cargo out of here and into Londo Bell hands.
I'm voting to keep the AA inactive since our side seems to have things in hand with this Garuda and I don't want to deal with potential friendly fire in this clusterfuck. Plus you guys do realize that its not just Londo Bell and Mufty that's potential friendlies out there right? Republic of Zeon forces are around too (and are one of the opposing forces to Londo Bell in this operation) and I do not want to risk shooting them down unless we absolutely have to. No need to unnecessarily strain relationship with the Republic forces.
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[X][AA Guns] Leave them inactive, it wouldn't be smart to antagonize people who'll be allies tomorrow.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
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- USG Ishimura
[X][AA Guns] Secure the airspace. It's nothing personal, just smart.
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
@TheBleachDoctor can we write-in to tell everyone in range we've taken control of the Garuda, and if they want their own super MS they better fuck off to the one the Feddies are getting away with? Otherwise they'll eat AA fire?
[X][Mega-Particle Cannon] Let the Feds take their prize. You'd rather not have all those enemy Mobile Suits turn their attention to you.
@TheBleachDoctor can we write-in to tell everyone in range we've taken control of the Garuda, and if they want their own super MS they better fuck off to the one the Feddies are getting away with? Otherwise they'll eat AA fire?