What's up guys? I'm back with Chapter 3 of "Zeta Fighters". After the Battle of New Hong Kong had gone differently thanks to the sudden appearance of Sekai and his friends in their GN Drive-powered Gunpla-turned-Gundams, their presence had been noticed.
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Chapter 3
At the Audhumla, several hours later after the Battle of New Hong Kong
In the aftermath of the destructive battle between the Gundams on New Hong Kong, Karaba was quick to move their personnel under Director Hayato Kobayashi's orders as they moved in and captured the remains of the defeated Psycho Gundam along with its unconscious pilot, Four Murasame, taking the female Titans pilot into their custody.
They brought them back to the Audhumla where an unconscious Four Murasame is currently at the medical bay of the Audhulma where she was cuffed to her bed by the arms and legs, and guarded by Karaba guards ensuring she won't try to escape.
While the remains of the MRX-009 Psycho Gundam were currently studied and analyzed by the Karaba mobile suit engineers. The Karaba members even managed to recover the downed Nemo and the Dodai Kai too as well from the ravaged streets of New Hong Kong. And the other Nemo with the Dodai Kai had flown back to the Audhumla, currently docking at the hangar bays.
On the other hand, several trucks full of supplies deployed by the Luio & Co from one of its supply depots were brought in into the Audhumla. It was quite a godsend relief to the members of Karaba.
Meanwhile, Kamille Bidan returned to the Garuda-class transport ship where he docked his RX-178 Gundam Mark II inside and allowed the Karaba repair teams to begin their emergency repairs since it had sustained damage from fighting the Psycho Gundam prior to the sudden arrival of four unknown Gundam-Types with particle reactor propulsions.
Already taking off his pilot suit and dressed up in his signature AEUG attire, the green haired young man headed to the room where Hayato informed him that they will hold a meeting and a helpful Karaba member who pointed him to the right direction before resuming his duty.
As Kamille entered the meeting room through the sliding door, he can see Hayato conversing with a businesswoman in a red suit dress who has blonde hair similarly like that of Beltorchika Irma at the wide table. And that includes Amuro Ray who is sitting next to an older brown-haired woman who is accompanied by her two children with her and is having tea given to her by Beltorchika.
Who is she? Could she be an old friend of Amuro from the One Year War?, he thought in curiosity about the graceful mother.
"Thank you again for the supplies. They'll be helpful.", Hayato said with a handshake.
The older blonde woman simply stated in response after returning the shake, "I'm only doing my job."
"And we're grateful.", the director of Karaba nodded as he let go before he noticed the Gundam Mark II pilot in the room and smiled. "Ah, Ensign Kamille! You came just in time."
Taking his seat to be part of the meeting, Kamille inquired, "Yes, indeed and who is she you're talking to, Director Hayato?"
"This is Stephanie Luio, the president of the Luio & Co.", the leader of Karaba introduced and then added. "And this is Kamille Bidan from the Anti-Earth Union Group."
Stephanie took a good look at the green haired young man in front of her as if she's gauging his character and asked, "Hmmm... So you're the pilot of that Gundam, I presume?"
"Gundam Mark II and yes.", Kamille replied with a nod before asking the mother of two children in front of him with curiosity. "And who are you, ma'am?"
The older brunette woman revealed with a graceful nod, "My name is Mirai Noa and this is my two children, Hathaway and Cheimin. Say, hi to Mr. Kamille."
"Hello, Mr. Kamille!", Hathaway and Cheimin adorably greeted together as one with a smile.
Noticing the familiar surname, the AEUG pilot inquired with wide eyes, "Noa? Does that mean you're connected to Bright Noa, ma'am? He's a captain of the Argama in the AEUG."
"Yes, he's my husband.", Mirai confirmed with a nod upon hearing that Bright was part of the AEUG.
Intrigued that the mother of two children was apparently connected with the commanding officer of the formerly White Base and now Argama, Stephanie questioned the Karaba director, "How important was she?"
Hayato gladly explained to the Luio & Co leader in response, "Before marrying Bright, Mirai here used to be his helmswoman and first officer when he was leading the White Base during the One Year War. We were just a ragtag bunch of meddling kids under his leadership at the time, haha. Her space glider pilot training really came in handy when it comes to steering the ship in and out of battle."
He added about himself with some bit of nostalgia, "Aside from Amuro being the RX-78-2 Gundam pilot, I was just a humble pilot of the RX-75-4 Guntank alongside with Ryu Jose back then."
This had gotten the full attention from Kamille and Beltorchika that there is another veteran of the One Year War and a member of the legendary White Base crew sitting before them and she was simply a humble mother with two adorable children.
While her kids, Hathaway and Cheimin were awed to hear from their new uncle Hayato about how their parents first meet each other and end up being married.
However, the mention of Ryu Jose brought a somber feeling to Amuro and Mirai as the two remembered their large comrade sacrificing himself to stop Crowley Hamon's Magella Top from destroying the the RX-78-2 Gundam by crashing his FF-X7 Core Fighter into it. Ryu's death had moved the entire crew of the White Base to tears, and the reality of war truly began to sink in as everyone felt responsible for his death and even tried to call to his spirit for advice later on.
He was also posthumously promoted to Lieutenant in his honor and memory.
Changing the subject after reading the mood from Amuro and Mirai, Hayato stated to everyone in the meeting. "Anyways, we have the MRX-009 Psycho Gundam and its pilot into custody after it was taken down."
"What shall we do with her? Four Murasame I mean?", Kamille asked as he was curious about her and wanted to see what she is like outside her mobile suit despite the fact she tried to kill him and also endangered the lives of civilians in New Hong Kong previously.
He did overhear that she had an
"attitude adjustment problem" according to Yuuma, one of the four pilots of the Gundam-Type machines.
"We'll ask questions from her when she wakes up. Hopefully she will not resist and it's best for her to cooperate with us.", the director of Karaba explained before adding. "On the other hand, I think we can make good use of her former mobile suit and have it modified just for you, Amuro."
Doing a double-take from the offer to be given the same gigantic mobile suit that previously rampaged in New Hong Kong, Amuro remarked. "Really? What makes you think of that, Hayato?"
Hayato explained to him for everyone in the meeting to hear, "Because from what my men found within the that giant mobile suit or what's left of it, it has a Psycommu System. Like the one used by Zeon back in the One Year War and it seemed that the Federation had gotten their hands on it. Only a Newtype pilot can control a Mobile Armor that possessed it."
"That does make sense why it was able to move and fight normally like other mobile suits despite its massive impractical size and mechanics.", the blonde president of Luio & Co commented.
"I see... The Titans are using Newtypes in their ranks.", the White Devil said with a dark frown on his face as he gripped his fists after learning that the oppressive Federation peacekeeping forces were using them as living weapons
exactly like Zeon did during the One Year War.
Just like Lalah..., he somberly thought about the deceased Indian girl whom he had feelings for her and accidentally killed her in the past.
And it seemed from his point of view, the Titans had abandoned the Psycho Gundam's Newtype pilot for failing them to take out Karaba and the Gundam Mark II in New Hong Kong.
Useless tools to be tossed aside like trash for failing them to complete their objective.
And that made him
absolutely livid about it.
Kamille commented out loud, "Amuro piloting the Psycho Gundam? That's a surprise. But considering the massive damage it took from one of the new Gundams' armor piercing beam cannon attack, it would be difficult to restore it back the way it was."
Stephanie made a helpful suggestion as she stated, "How about putting the Psycho Gundam on standby first? Let Karaba get familiar with it for maintenance purposes, figure out a way to best use of it and at the same time have Amuro here run simulators in order to understand how it works. Before having it modified into something more suitable and cost-efficient."
She finished, "Because something like that giant mobile suit must be very resource intensive to maintain and deploy."
That's what the adults agreed with the Lui & Co. leader since creating and maintaining the humanoid machines ain't a piece of cake despite their great strength and capabilities in battle. The true MVPs behind all the mobile suits are the engineers and logistics people.
Hayato nodded in agreement, "You're right. Thank you for your input, Miss Luio."
The pilot of Gundam Mark II decided to bring up another subject to everyone, "Speaking of which, Director Hayato, I met with the four new Gundams that showed up in New Hong Kong. After the Psycho Gundam's defeat, I made contact with their pilots."
Interested, the older man inquired, "And what did you find out from them, Kamille?"
"They're all kids. They sounded like they're of Katz's age and they are utterly dysfunctional from what I observed. Even then, they're skilled and dangerous at piloting those new Gundams they have in their possession... But they have little disregard of the collateral damage they caused.", Kamille answered with a chill down in his spine as he remembered their feats.
Such as the red and white Gundam with the blade using martial arts to inflict devastating melee attacks, the dark blue Gundam that can apparently transform from mobile suit into fighter mode, the yellow Gundam who easily took down the Psycho Gundam with one powerful beam attack from the V-Fin cannon forehead, and finally the green Gundam who easily shot down a squad of Hi-Zacks from the sky.
Speaking of that dark blue Gundam, the way it transforms was seamless between two forms of a machine and a fighter without any problems at all. I wonder if it was one of those prototypes made by Anaheim who probably gave it to that new rebel group that opposed the Titans. To test it out and obtain more combat data for the completion of the Zeta Gundam, my new machine..., the AEUG member thought in wonder and suspicion.
Kamille then reminded himself that after returning back into space, he will have to make new improvements to the Zeta Gundam once it is delivered to him. He remembered that Astonaige Medoz had previously informed him that they had completed the prototype for his new Gundam after all.
Hayato frowned after learning that the newcomers who appeared in New Hong Kong are actually kids like his adopted son Katz but accepted Kamille's explanation with a nod. It's not like he is in position to judge as he, Kai Shiden and Amuro were kids themselves and they had piloted the Gundam, Guncannon and Guntank respectively during the One Year War.
The former RX-78-2 Gundam pilot grits his teeth after hearing that from him, "I knew it. What were they thinking?! The kids are treating combat like a game!"
"But weren't you a Gundam pilot at that age during the One Year War just like them?", Beltorchika questioned as she did hear about his exploits that rapidly rose him to fame as the White Devil feared by Zeon.
Amuro made his retort in response, "Yes, I know that. But their fighting style drives me crazy! They're using the Gundams like toys to play with them in the backyard! Even you can see how much damage they've caused in the city with their recklessness!"
Everyone in the meeting grimly nodded about that. Whoever is training the children as Gundam pilots must be utterly irresponsible and incompetent to let them act that way. And Amuro previously vowed that he will find and beat the crap out of them upon having some
"strong words" with the new anti-Federation rebel faction's leaders.
"There's more, Director Hayato. I noticed about the four new Gundams' propulsions. They don't have rocket thrust like ours or the Titans and they even scrambled the comms until they left the city. It looked like they are some sort of light particles.", Kamille explained as he can see that the adults in the meeting room are familiar with it as well.
On the other hand, Hathaway and Cheimin reminded those pretty lights they witnessed from those Gundams and wanted to see it again.
Stephanie Luio raised an eyebrow as she commented, "That sounds like a new variant of the Minovsky Particles that you're describing Mr. Kamille. Most of the current mobile suits and ships output Minovsky Particles albeit a lot less visually appealing compared to the newcomers whose light particles their machines emit like they're pixie dust. Sounds a bit tacky if you ask me."
Tacky but dangerous..., Amuro and Kamile thought after seeing the power of the beam weapons from the four Gundam Types' source of power that made the Psycho Gundam's Anti-Beam Barrier and Gundarium Alloy as weak as paper mache.
"Can I try pilot a Gundam like you when I grow up, Mr. Amuro?", Hathaway innocently asked after overhearing that the friend of his mother was a Gundam pilot along with the fact he heard there are kid pilots of the four Gundams the adults are talking about, finding it cool.
Surprised of such question, Amuro sheepishly answered as he tells the little boy, "... Uuuuhhhhhh, well, maybe when you finish your education first, Hathaway. Because, you can't be a good pilot without a degree."
Bullshit!, is what Hayato and Kamille thought with an eyeroll together at Amuro in response.
The Karaba director was fully aware that the brown haired young man had learned how to pilot the RX-78-2 Gundam with
an instruction manual of all things in his very first sortie in order to drive out a Zeon attack and save everyone in White Base from the enemy raiders.
While the green haired AEUG pilot didn't even finish school after he had stolen the Gundam Mark II from the Titans, which made him a wanted man and subsequently joined the AEUG.
Even Mirai knew that but then agreed with Amuro, knowing he's actually trying to steer her son away from such dangerous occupation and she appreciated that. She hoped that Hathaway will grow up to become a stable young man in the future and become a botanical scientist as he has taken a liking for plants when tending to the garden at home.
I will ensure to nurture that passion and guide Hathaway to a peaceful profession., she vowed to herself.
After all, the former helmswoman of White Base cannot imagine her son to be a mobile suit pilot of his own right or even a leader of a military organization just like her husband Bright.
That will never ever happen in a million years.
The brown haired boy nodded, "Oh okay then."
Cheimin Noa also showed interest as she was enamored in the Gundam Mark II but was too shy to say it compared to her brother Hathaway.
Meanwhile, Hayato immediately returned the subject at hand, "Ensign Kamille, have you gotten the names of the four pilots from your contact with them? Before they withdrew from New Hong Kong?"
Kamille said with a nod, "Yes, director. From what I heard in their conversation, their names are Fumina, Shia, Sekai and Yuuma. Before they were called by Mr. Ral who told them to return to White Base and left the city."
"Did-did you just say White Base?...", Hayato asked with eyes widened as he's shocked to hear a familiar name of a ship apparently possessed by a third party that deployed the four new Gundams.
"And Mr. Ral?...", the former RX-78-2 Gundam pilot muttered with his eyes narrowed in suspicion as he remembered the deceased Blue Giant and his last moments of committing suicide by detonating his grenades after his one last failed attempt to capture the White Base.
Kamille noticed that as he thought,
Whoever this Ral is really shocked Amuro...
Speaking on her fellow veterans' behalf, Mirai asked the young man, "Are you really sure of what you're saying, Mr. Kamille? Because we were there when White Base was destroyed at the Battle of A Baoa Qu in the final days of the One Year War."
That really put a somber mood to Hayato and Amuro after remembering the loss of the ship including the RX-78-2 Gundam when Amuro set its final action of firing its one last shot against Char Aznable's MNS-02 Zeong.
Stephanie Luio chimed in, "Not to mention, there were some of the Pegasus-class ships that survived the end of the war, and served during the interwar period. Albion survived Operation Stardust most notably. But then they lost their desirable status once the Federation began to mass produce ships that can launch and tend mobile suit teams with rapid shift from atmospheric to space deployment."
"Such as the Garuda, Argama and Alexandria.", she finished.
Beltorchika speculated with a contemplative thought, "Perhaps this new anti-Federation faction where the four kid pilots of these new Gundams came from had somehow acquired their own Pegasus-class ship, either stealing it or buying it legally or otherwise, and named it the "White Base" in memory of your legendary crew's ship?"
Could it be possible that it might be some of our old comrades from White Base who formed their own faction to fight the Titans' tyranny? After the One Year War ended, we all went into separate paths. I will have to ask Kai Shiden to gather information about this new organization. No doubt he had already known what happened in New Hong Kong and is working on finding out., Hayato thought to himself before commenting with his blonde Karaba subordinate.
"That could be possible, Beltorchika. The White Base was pretty famous during the war after all and using the name would no doubt attract attention to be taken seriously by this new rebel faction opposing the Titans."
Now it would mean for Karaba to locate this White Base and open communications with them as potential allies.
Addressing the elephant in the room, Kamille wondered out loud, "You seemed tense when I mentioned Mr. Ral, Amuro. Did you know him?"
Amuro replied with a serious glare, "Know him, Kamille? I met
and fought him before. His name is Ramba Ral. He was known as
"The Blue Giant" from Zeon. ... But he was dead when he failed to capture White Base during the war."
Including his wife, Crowley Hamon..., he internally added which grimaced as he remembered how the portly man and his wife perished in fiery blaze.
"Perhaps this
"Mr. Ral" could be the man's family relative, Amuro. After all, Mr. Kamille didn't hear the man's full name when trying to communicate with the four new Gundam pilots.", Mirai believed which the Gundam Mark II pilot nodded in confirmation.
Still, Amuro had a gut feeling that it couldn't be a coincidence with a ship being named after White Base and it was commandeered by someone who has the same surname as Ramba Ral.
Suddenly, a member of Karaba barged into the room with the sliding door opening and informed in a concerned tone, "Director Hayato! Turn on the news channel! You all got to see it pronto!"
After Hayato turned on the tv, everyone in the meeting watched the screen where it shows a sharp-dressed man with brown combed hair, a sharp mustache, and brown eyes in a professional suit with a tie. And he is about to make his introduction on-screen in front of the cameras at the news studio.
"This is Donny Burgundy, live from Terra News Network or TNN for short. We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this special report. Let's go live with Kate Rockwell who's currently at the city of New Hong Kong. What's word on the street, Kate?", he said in a suave manner.
The screen changes from Donny Burgundy to Kate Rockwell where she is standing behind the ruins of New Hong Kong buildings, being filmed by her cameraman.
"Thanks, Donny! Several hours ago, the streets of New Hong Kong was bristling with typical city life and activity as usual. And then suddenly, Gundams appeared and they had duked out against each other in the middle of the city!", reported the young woman with black hair and grey eyes in a backless dark suit with a professional blazer as she showed the aftermath of the Battle of New Hong Kong.
Including the footage of the battle between Gundams in the city.
"Oh my goodness! That's horrible! And I assume casualties were high as a result of such destructive battle between giant robots, right Kate?", Donny winced before asking his fellow reporter as the screen of her miniaturized so that he can be seen interacting with her on the tv.
Kate sadly nodded as she explained in front of the camera, "Yes, Donny. Hundreds of people were dead or severely injured and in need of medical aid and humanitarian assistance. Most of them were caught in the middle of the firefight between mobile suits."
Behind her are the ambulances and medical personnel tending to the wounded in need of help.
Kamille gripped his fists in anger due to the fact he was unable to halt Four's rampage and it did not help that the kid Gundam pilots were causing more damage when trying to stop her. Amuro had the same feeling as it was the terrible nature of war when it comes to using mobile suits in populated areas.
Donny grimly noted with a shaking of his head, "I see they have suffered terrible, terrible damage, Kate. Hopefully the Federation will do what they can to help these poor citizens in need. Is there more you wish to tell us?"
"Yes, there's more, Donny. Eyewitnesses I've talked to stated that there were about five Gundams fighting against their more gigantic counterpart. The said giant Gundam was identified to be from the Titans, the peacekeeping force of the Federation.", the female reporter added.
The mustached reporter noted with a shining smile, "I see. Kudos to our brave men and women of the Titans keeping the peace and ensuring the safety of our citizens of Earth!"
Kamille, Amuro and the others were unimpressed of Donny bootlicking for the tyrannical Titans despite the clear evidence of the damage the Psycho Gundam had done to the city of New Hong Kong.
"And what about the other five Gundams, Kate?", Donny asked his fellow reporter after that.
Kate Rockwell answered, "Since they're the ones that attacked the Titans mobile suits, I presume that they must be from the AEUG. The anti-Federation movement that had attacked the Federation base of Jaburo in South America, and now it seemed that they have unleashed these Gundams in New Hong Kong. With the Titans apparently attempted to stop them."
"You heard it here, folks! The dastardly AEUG are behind this unforgivable attack on New Hong Kong! I hope the heroic Titans will take these rebel scum down and brought to justice for their war crimes against humanity!", Donny Burgundy declared with a dramatic gesture.
This angered Kamille to see the AEUG slandered and the Titans being given praise they don't deserve.
Amuro, Hayato and Mirai were familiar of the propaganda used by the enemy, remembering Gihren Zabi's speech to rally Zeon after the death of his brother Garma back in the One Year War.
I have a feeling that the organization with those four Gundam-Types will make another move soon and this time establish themselves to stand out from the AEUG and Karaba. There is no way they will stay quiet for long., Stephanie Luio thought.
-O-
Somewhere in the skies of UC Earth
"How are the kids, Hamon?"
Mr. Ral somberly asked his wife as he sat on the captain's chair of the bridge of the White Base and turned off the international tv news report that talked about the Battle of New Hong Kong and the sudden appearance of four unknown Gundams with new light particle technology and more advanced beam weaponry. And now everyone in the UC world would know about it and soon take interest on their technology.
Shaking her head, Mrs. Hamon replied to her husband, "Not taking well I'm afraid, dear. Not after learning that they're in another world, not a simulation and everything they had done at New Hong Kong was real. The Haros were doing their best to cheer them up though..."
On the several screens of the bridge, the two adults can see the Try Fighters and Shia currently separated and in different parts of White Base.
To monitor and watch over the four kids of their current state after being given a shocking revelation of being sent to UC Earth and stuck in there.
While the majority of the Haros controlling the Karels were busy with their maintenance on the four GN Drive-powered Gunplas-turned-real-Gundams that were currently docked at the White Base's hangar bays, the remainder of the adorable ball AIs tried to comfort the four teenage Gunpla Battle players with some mixed results.
Shia Kijima took an Orange Haro from the crowd and hugged it to her chest whilst sobbing after learning that she had taken actual lives by her own hand unwittingly even if they were from the Titans, the main antagonist group from Zeta Gundam show.
Along with the fact she is far away from home and can never see her brother and teammates Wilfrid Kijima and Saga Adou, and her uncle Allan Adams again.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... I didn't mean to...", she muttered with tears and snot as she lay her back behind the metal wall of the White Base, away from the mobile suit hangar bay.
On the other hand, a despondent Yuuma Kousaka had locked himself in one of the rooms of White Base and ignored the several Haros calling out for him behind the door in worrying concern.
It is obvious that he is denying the cruel reality of being in the UC world and tried to believe it's all just a really too good simulation from the ZERO System.
"This has to be a nightmare! This has to be a nightmare!", he frantically shouted to himself.
Meanwhile, Sekai Kamiki and Fumina Hoshino are spending their time checking around the interior of White Base with the Haros eagerly giving them a roundabout tour.
Clearly they were trying to not think too hard of the horrible implications such as Sekai unknowingly harming people during his battle with the Pyscho Gundam that destroyed everything around them with his destructive Jigen Haō-Ryū attacks; and Fumina unwittingly blasting away those caught in the crossfire after taking down Four Murasame with her Star Winning Gundam's Winning Beam signature attack.
"Are you alright, Senpai?", the redhead martial artist asked with a concerned look.
The brown haired young woman gave a weak smile, "I'm fine, Sekai. Just processing stuff..."
Turning away from the screens, the Blue Giant nodded, "I see. We need to move White Base as soon as possible, Hamon. I don't think the Optical Camouflage of this ship will keep us hidden forever. One way or another, we will be found out by the Titans or the Federation Forces who are now looking for the kids' Gundams eventually now that they know of their existence from the news."
"Especially when this ship that just happened to exactly look like the original White Base from the One Year War.", he added while observing the interior of the ship in every detail.
"You're right, Ral. We will also have to get fresh supplies and anything vital for White Base. We won't last long without food and water on the ship at this rate.", the female Gunpla Police officer stated before commenting with a frown, "... To think Engineer Adam Winslow had created the exact replica of the legendary ship with some extra additions he placed in like the Haros, Karels, Automatons and Mobile Dolls."
Frowning, the older mustached man said to his wife, "At least we won't have to worry about manning the White Base by ourselves, Lenore... But I'm more worried about
us."
The graceful blonde woman stated with a sigh, understanding what her husband exactly meant.
After all, Mr. Ral and Mrs. Hamon are just stage names they took as part of having fun with the fans of Gundam anime and Gunpla Battle players due to coincidentally sharing similar appearances with the wholesome Zeon couple in
Mobile Suit Gundam 1979 series.
Their real names are actually Masashi Hōki and Lenore Hōki with her maiden name being Schuckman.
"I know, Masashi. We will be mistaken as the original Ramba Ral and Crowley Hamon to Amuro Ray or even Char Aznable in his Quattro Bajeena phase if they try to reach out to this White Base sooner or later. The kids' Gundams would have already gotten the attention of both AEUG and Karaba even before the news featuring their involvement in the Battle of New Hong Kong came out, seeing them as potential allies in their war against the Titans.", she said.
Not to mention also a potential goldmine to try reverse engineer the GN Drives of the children's Gunpla-turned-Gundams for their mobile suits and weaponry. The AEUG is backed by Anaheim Electronics after all. The same company who would want to get their hands on 00's advanced technology being brought to UC Earth. They would make more just to sell to the highest bidder and further their own pockets..., the blonde older woman added to herself, being knowledgeable of the Gundam UC lore just like her husband.
"Both of them being real life flesh-and-blood individuals with thoughts and feelings of their own than the iconic anime show characters from a long running fictional franchise that got itself milked to death.", she added.
The veteran Gunpla Battle player agreed with his wife about that.
While Gundam UC had provided lots of cool mobile suits and their designs which would be advertised and sold as Gunpla kits to be built and played with them in Gunpla Battle via the Plavsky Particles as part of the merchandise, the franchise was infamously known for its fatalistic status quo of never ending war no matter how much the main protagonists and their allies had tried to end the pointless conflict and make the world better with their efforts.
All to hammer home, albeit a little too much on the anvil dropping, that war is bad and humanity always repeat the same mistakes.
Compared to some other Gundam franchises such as Gundam Wing and Gundam 00 that had ended on a good note or stopped at its peak there.
Ral remembered what he had told Reiji, the best friend and Gunpla Battle partner of Sei Iori several years ago before he returned to his world of Arian, in the past as he recited to himself,
"Gundam plastic models... Gunpla. Building them or fighting them, it all depends on you. Unlike the
Mobile Suit Gundam story, we're not in a state of war, and we don't have to put our lives on the line. It's just played for pleasure. But... No, for that very reason... People can be enthralled by Gunpla and Gunpla Battle. Because it's a game, they can take it seriously!"
Then the older mustached man slumped at the back of the White Base's captain seat in a depressed tone as he added with a heavy sigh, "But right now, we're no longer in a game but in the real world of Gundam UC. Because of that,
we will have to take this seriously. To ensure that we all make it out alive."
Being no stranger to killing due to her dangerous line of work as an officer of the Gunpla Police against the Gunpla Mafia, Hamon nodded, "I agree. It's our responsibility to look after the kids and find a way to get back home."
But the two adults knew that it is easier said than done as their enemies in form of the Titans and eventually Neo Zeon will be gunning for the GN technology and use it to improve their mobile suits, weaponizing it with devastating results. Especially when Sekai and his friends will have no choice but to fight, kill and survive.
And it would further deepen the trauma and pain which they will suffer for the rest of their lives even after finding a way back.
"Perhaps I can be of assistance."
A voice of a woman called to Mr. Ral and Mrs. Hamon who turned their heads to one of the screens of the White Base bridge. The said screen has displayed a holographic image of a lavender haired woman in her 20s who is dressed in the purple and blue Celestial Being female military uniform with a beret on her head and a pair of spectacles.
The Blue Giant recognized that she looked like the younger iteration of Sumeragi Lee Noriega if the tactical forecaster of Celestial Being had decided to dye her brown hair, wear glasses and style a hair bun like her friend Kati Mannequin.
Like she was going through a phase, he mused to himself.
She introduced herself with a formal bow,
"Greetings, I am Varia. The Quasi-Veda of White Base. I am in charge of everything on this ship."
"I see. You've decided to speak up now... Tell me, what was your purpose? Have you known about Adam Winslow's ZERO System?", Mr. Ral demanded with narrowed eyes after the Quasi-Veda welcomed the Try Fighters and Shia Kijima to dock their Gundams inside the ship.
Varia answered,
"Yes, my purpose was to aid the man named Daryl Lancer, my creator. He intended to use Adam Winslow's ZERO System that he copied to transport himself and his Gunpla: Cornix Furia along with the Baronche-class ship, the Dark Veil to another world of Gundam by his own choosing. He created me as his mini-me variant of Veda to aid him upon arrival."
"Unfortunately, his plans were thwarted by your hand when you defeated and arrested him several years ago.", she finished as she glanced at the female Gunpla Police officer.
Eyes widened in surprise, Mrs. Hamon remembered that man after learning that the former Gunpla Mafia hitman she defeated and arrested in the past was connected with the Quasi-Veda and the ZERO System.
-O-
Flashback, several years ago in Build Fighters Earth
"RAAAAGHHHH! LET ME GO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! I NEED TO GO THERE!", yelled an erratically desperate 31 year old shaggy haired muscular man in a pilot suit with dark trench coat as he snarled with bloodshot eyes as he was taken away by the two Gunpla Police officers with cuffs around his hands at the back.
After months of hiding and evading from the law, he was finally caught and arrested by Mrs. Hamon who had defeated him in a Gunpla Battle.
Daryl Lancer, the self-styled Chronicle Bringer, was found at a plain, two-story house, which was walled off from the rest of the neighborhood and with a thick metal gate at the entrance.
he was snitched by his friend, Aaron Weber who called in the Gunpla Police to his location after being contacted by the ex-Gunpla Mafia enforcer where he was and wanted him to be a witness of something he had planned.
Seizing the opportunity, Mrs. Hamon told Aaron in their communication that he will have to distract Daryl by convincing the wanted fugitive to play Gunpla Battle with him under the impression of old time's sake, while she herself would insert her Gunpla into the battle system via the hacker briefcase that was used by Gunpla Mafia and confiscated by Gunpla Police.
On the other hand, four squads of Gunpla Police officers would discreetly surround the two-story house where Daryl Lancer is inside and wait for the signal from Mrs. Hamon who begins hacking into the game and preparing her Gunpla.
When Aaron Weber used the RX-78-1 Gundam Gunpla to play Gunpla Battle with Daryl as part of a distraction, the wife of Mr. Ral made herself known to her target and immediately attacked him.
It was a one-sided massacre as the Cornix Furia lays shattered in pieces, having lost to the Queen Qubeley.
The dreaded Crow never stood a chance at all.
It stunned the former Gunpla Mafia enforcer of his prized customized Gunpla's destruction before his eyes long enough for the several Gunpla Police members who barged in from all directions and pointed their guns at him to stay where he is standing.
And Mrs. Hamon appeared before him, displaying her Gunpla Police badge to Daryl Lancer who was then cuffed and tried to resist arrest.
Meanwhile, the rest have searched the entire building where they discovered a room where it has several computer towers lined two of the walls, blinking and whirring as they ran whatever programs they possessed, with several AC units and fans directly above them for cooling purposes. Cables snaked out from behind and beneath the towers, all converging into a huge metal capsule resting in the middle of the room. Said capsule was gunmetal grey in color, with blue lines running over it, and panel lining indicating it was capable of opening.
On the other side of the room, large tanks marked with the Yajima Trading logo were lined side-by-side, and finally on the wall closest to the windows, a large work table filled with work tools, piles of paper and discarded boxes of Gunplas of many makes. There was also the worktable with piles of papers which were filled with equations, written jargon and some research material.
Although there were few posters of Sumeragi Lee Noriega on the wall.
One of said piles was a thick bound paper titled
"ZERO SYSTEM" which was written in large capital letters, right beneath them
"RESTRICTED ACCESS" and the logo of Nielsen Labs stamped on the corner. That includes the
"QUASI-VEDA" paper as well.
And finally, there was a large rectangular box with Plavsky Particle emitters connected to the capsule.
In response, the Gunpla Police seized the important items on spot as to collect evidence that will assist them in the investigation of Daryl's unlawful activity.
Although, a large model of a black warship which looks similar to the Baronche from Gundam AGE was left untouched along with the G-Razer, the other Gunpla owned by Daryl.
One of the Gunpla Police officers simply issued a standard Miranda Rights warning while they brought the ex-mafia enforcer to the police car with its door opened, "Daryl Lancer of the Gunpla Mafia, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning."
After securing their arrested criminal, the police officers drove away to take him to the police station where he will be held custody there in one of their cells.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Aaron Weber.", the older blonde woman said, turning to the 29 year old man with brunette hair with glasses.
He wore a black business suit with a tie and wore a simple red jacket draped on his shoulders.
Looking forlorn as he watched the departing police car leave the premise, Aaron said, "You're welcome. I just... I just couldn't stand Daryl doing this to himself... He was guilty of all the things he had done after working for the Gunpla Mafia for 12 years. He intended to get away from it all."
Believing that Daryl Lancer might have intended to commit suicide, Mrs. Hamon shook her head as she said, "Well, he will have to face reality and own up to his crimes. We will make sure that he will get the help and rehabilitation he needed."
"I hope so...", the man nodded before wondering out loud. "What will happen to Daryl's other Gunpla models?"
He saw one of the other Gunpla Police officers sweeping the pieces of The Crow into the clear plastic bag before taking it away from the Gunpla Battle mini-stadium that is in the process of dismantling.
"Aside from his Cornix Furia currently confiscated as it was the instrument of crime used by Mr. Lancer, do whatever you want with them, Mr. Weber.", Mrs. Hamon simply answered before heading to her personal police car.
Unbeknownst to them however, the visor of the black-colored Baronche's bridge glowed briefly.
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Back to present day, UC Earth
"You were there the whole time?", the wife of Mr. Ral questioned.
Varia nodded and explained,
"Yes, I was originally installed inside the Dark Veil when Daryl Lancer created me. After his arrest, his friend Aaron Weber took the ship and gave it to Adam Winslow as a gift. The creator of ZERO System then remodeled the Baronche ship I inhabited into the White Base with his own brand of additions into it as you can see the Haros, Karels, Automatons and Mobile Dolls."
Mrs. Hamon glanced at some of the robots aforementioned by Quasi-Veda, minding their own business and doing their duties in the bridge of the White Base.
Before her husband asked, "And I assume that the papers from the so-called Chronicle Bringer were given to Engineer Winslow, correct?"
"Correct, Adam Winslow was very fascinated with the unique calculations that Daryl Lancer made with the ZERO System blueprints he copied from the Nielsen Labs. He thought he could implement them with his own equations. Unfortunately, this was the result when the ZERO System was finally activated and brought you and the children here.", the Quasi-Veda noted.
The two adults grimaced, remembering the current state of the Try Fighters and Celestial Sphere member after finding out they have unwittingly killed people and caused collateral damage instead of a game they believed.
"Why do you intend to help us? Even though my wife arrested your creator?", Mr. Ral wondered with narrowed eyes of suspicion.
"Because you need me. You're all permanently trapped in the world of Gundam UC and I have to fulfill my purpose even without Daryl Lancer around.", Varia simply stated.
The holographic iteration of Sumeragi Lee Noriega demonstrated to the couple by showing streams of data scrolling at blinding speeds, most likely security protocols being broken apart as she had already infiltrated these systems with ease. Soon, the data streams were replaced with images, videos and documents, all related to the various governments of the world and current news.
She added with a determined look on her face,
"As I was modeled after the tactical forecaster of Celestial Being by my creator, I will aid you in ensuring your survival."
Author's Note: Alright, the third chapter of "Zeta Fighters" is done and I hope you guys like it. Kamille informed Amuro, Hayato and the others about the seemingly new anti-Federation group that possess four more advanced Gundams. Meanwhile, Varia, the Quasi-Veda of White Base, appeared and decided to aid our heroes in order to survive the Gryps Conflict happening in Zeta Gundam era of UC.
Originally, I wanted to reveal that Mr. Ral and Mrs. Hamon were the reincarnations of Ramba Ral and Crowley Hamon after they had died in UC world and gained a new life in Build Fighters world since it was memed by the fandom as "Gundam Valhalla" with various dead characters were shown to be alive with second chance to live a new life as cameos. ... But then I realized it would mean they would have an existential crisis after finding out their old world was fictional all along and their whole lives had been nothing but entertainment to the audience.
So I decided to keep Mr. Ral and Mrs. Hamon as being their own characters than the reincarnated OG Ral and Hamon. I know that Takeshi Iori and Master Chinan called him "Ramba" in the Build Fighters first show and GM's Counterattack special. But in this story, it would be a stage name used by the man as part of having fun.
I totally did not made a shout-out to Hathaway's Flash where the son of Bright and Mirai Noa grew up to be the leader of Mafty organization and the pilot of the Xi Gundam and also being a former fanboy of Amuro Ray.
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