"There's too many of them!"
"Largan, pull back!"
"Where's Flit!?"
"Hey, Four eyes! On your left!"
"Get to cover!"
The defense on the Junker ship was a chaotic mess. Together, Woolf and Largan never stopped moving and never stopped, firing just buy each other time to move out of danger. They have expected a huge amount of enemy MS to swarm them at the very beginning but expectations didn't prepare them to the reality of said attack. On all sides, they're surrounded. Anywhere they look at, there's an always another MS barreling towards the ship!
Lucky for them, their new friends ain't a cakewalk themselves.
On the front, Flit dart in and out between groups of UE MS, cutting down them down and distracting the rest. Following behind him, the red and blue sister units covered him. Concentrated beams would strike on flanking groups, giving Flit breathing room to reevaluate and engage on another group.
Meanwhile, the twin purple MS stood their ground with Largan and Woolf, dual wielding Gatling guns. Bullets flew everywhere, peppering any one brave anyone to board the ship.
The ship meanwhile continued to fire nonstop at the swarm of MS. AA (Anti-air) guns and the main cannons of the junker ship poured on the swarm nonstop, aiding the defense.
Right behind them, the Diva supported with too with her own AA guns, the only weapon she use without hitting the lead ship.
The progress of their approach has slowed down due to the swarm but they're moving steadily and surely. With their current speed and progress, the Diva will enter in a effective range in 3 minutes.
3 minutes of grueling combat.
Under that short time, mistakes will still happen.
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"Raaaagh!" Flit roared in the Gundam Age-Spallow, blitzing into another group of UE MS. The UE MS was too slow react before he was upon on it. The Gundam bodily slammed into it before he reared his leg and kneed the enemy. The UE MS shudder from the hit, stunned and stuck on the Gundam's knee, but Flit wasn't done yet.
On the Gundam's knee, the Gundam's needle gun began firing at point blank range. In such close proximity, the UE MS violently shuddered before the Needle Gun tore it apart.
The Gundam then kicked the unresponsive MS aside to it's kin, spinning around to cut down a flanking MS. Both halves fell before Flit shot his needle gun to his left, shooting down another. He backed off from the exploding units, dodging the explosion and retaliatory beams from the other members of the group. Realigning his balance, Flit pushed the Gundam to full speed once more, instantly cutting the distance towards another UE MS and by time he arrived, another MS was destroyed.
Panting, Flit paused to evaluate the current battlefield.
The junker ship is still being swarmed but not overwhelmed. Largan and Woolf are still alive, struggling but alive. The Diva is still hiding behind the junker ship and progressing steadily towards the effective range.
His heart swelled, hope blooming deep within.
Maybe, just maybe they can do it without casualty.
But that's naivety talking.
And then-
"LARGAN!!!"
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"Uuugh!" Largan shouted in surprise an pain as his Genoace took a direct hit on the upper chest, destroying the attached arm and causing the cockpit inside to spark!
"Four eyes!" Woolf called out to the other pilot, alarmed as the Genoace backpedal from the sneaky UE MS. Just as he was about to assist the man, he was too was taken by surprise by sneaky another UE MS. Unlike Largan, Woolf was far more alert.
His G-exes pulled out his beam saber, raising it block an incoming beam saber. Woolf gritted his teeth in frustration before grinning wildly. The missile pods on the G-exes hip skirt fired, destroying the damned UE in instant.
Turning around, Woolf saw Largan's Genoace was pinned down by the same UE that ambushed it, it's beam sabers raised to finish him!
He raised the DODS rifle, "No, you do-Ack!" Only to be interrupted by another UE MS crashing into him, sending the G-exes tumbling on the launch rail.
Meanwhile, Largan blearily opened his eyes. He had blacked out when the cockpit sparked. Dazed and confused, he was still in the cups of waking up. On the cockpit, controls are fried, making the whole MS non-functional. Meanwhile, his blurry eyesight can see a gray blur on the monitor.
It's the Gafran that snuck on him.
Realizing the situation, Largan lips turned into a small smile.
"It's up to you, Flit." He said weakly, accepting the end.
The Gafran raised it's Beam Sabers before driving it down to the cockpit of the Genoace.
Largan is dead.
If this was the wrong timeline that is!
At the last second, Tornado 2 somehow copied a move from Domon, kicking the Gafran off the downed Genoace. The Gafran skidded on the launch rail before recovering on all fours. It's mounted beam rifle leveled on the Tornado Gundam in response to the kick.
It didn't even see the Phoenix Zero dropping down, impaling the Gafran with both of it's Beam Sabers and kicking it off the ship like an unwanted stowaway. The Phoenix Zero then flew off to assist it's sister from the growing swarm.
On the other end of the launch rail, Tornado 3 assisted the G-exes. Her Gatling guns shredded the Gafran on top of the G-exes in a matter of seconds, allowing the pinned MS to kick off the shredded piece of scrap off the ship.
"Largan!" Flit was first to arrive on the downed Genoace, being covered by the twin Gundams. Woolf join him soon after, blocking the boy from the downed MS.
"Flit! Get back to position!" Woolf said in the comms.
"But Largan!" Flit replied, insisting to see the well being of his friend.
But Woolf was not having it, "Damn it, Flit! We're still in the heat of battle! I'll take care of Four-eyes and get back in front! Do you hear me!?" The man roared, chastising the boy.
Flit bit his lip in frustration. He wanted to see Largan, his friend. They have been since the start and the thought of losing a friend... But Woolf is right, they are still in the middle of battle.
"...Keep him alive." Turning his back, Flit went back in the front with renewed vigor and fire in his heart.
"I will." Woolf said at the fleeting back of the boy's Gundam. Afterwards, he exited the G-exes cockpit to check on the downed pilot.
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"Sir, this is bad! The UE are flanking us at all sides! The MS team and the lead ship can't last long!" Grodek grimaced at the report.
Largan has already fallen, the pilot alive but unconscious after being recovered and returned to the Diva by Woolf. That's was just the first signs of the plan going awry. Already, he can see the junker ship taking heavy blows from all sides courtesy of he flanking UE forces. Flit and the sister units has broken their formation already to keep up the defense but are slowly being wilted. Their defenses is being breached, allowing UE MS to board the ship one by one. The twin units on the ship fought desperately, side-by-side, they we're forced to fight in CQC instead of providing fire support.
"Damn it! When is our ETA!?"
"1 and half minutee, Sir!"
Still far away!
Just hold on for a bit! Just a little longer! Grodek prayed, hoped and begged to whatever that watching over them. Just a little more push and they can all live through this.
Then, a message was sent in Morse code.
"Retreat. MS. Ship. Sunk. Don't. Stay. Don't. Fight. Fire. Us."
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The Gundam Spallow elbowed the sneaking Gafran before slice to the abdomen cut the MS in two. Leaning to the side, Flit dodged a stab from Baqto before he plunged the Shigure Blade on the Baqto's face, dragging the blade down to it's chest before kicking it away. He was then forced to retreat as beam weaponry rained on his position.
Flit panted, he's struggling. He knows this but he can't stop. The sheer number of enemies is still far greater risk to the lead ship and Diva. If he can cut down more than enough, he can alleviate the burden from the rest!
Then...
"All Diva MS force, retreat to the Diva immediately! I repeat! All Diva MS force retreat to the Diva immediately!" Retreat? Why are they retreating!?
"Flit!!!" Then out of nowhere, the G-exes arrived and bodily dragged the Gundam with him.
"Woolf? What's happening?! Why are we retreating? They still need help?" The boy asked, trying to wiggle out of the G-exes grasp.
Woolf's hold tighten even more, "Flit. Don't stop. Time to go home." Flit paused. Woolf's tone of voice was filled with dread, anger and remorse.
"Why-"
"Just don't!"
Listening to the normally confident man sound so broken, Flit decided to follow Woolf's instructions but not before looking back.
Then saw it.
In the middle of the swarming UE forces, the junker ship burned and buckle at the attacks coming from all sides. The twin sister units fought on the ship together, ripping and cutting down any UE forces they could get their hands on, uncaring as their reckless and desperate defense took toll on their machinery.
Near them, the sister units moved non-stop, firing non-stop to stem the tide of enemy forces attacking the ship.
It's a sight of desperation and futility.
They'll gonna die.
Then the ship fired off four missiles up.
And the space of Ambat burned!!!
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Would you look at that? Here I thought scanning the Gundam Physalis would be useless if not for the Nuclear Bazooka and it's ammunition. Lucky for me, it's child's play for the G-system to manufacture and convert the Nuclear ammunition into Nuclear missiles similar to the London Bell ships in Char's counterattack.
Good thing I remembered that movie.
And guess what? I have a lot more!!!
Still, I can feel my entire chasis breaking down. The attacks aren't letting up and are only growing stronger! The initial deployment of nuclear missiles thinned the bunched up swarms around the CarryBase but the Fa Bose is still spitting out countless more. That Mothership truly earned the title of Super Mothership.
Not to mention, Flit and his team are already faltering. Largan almost kicked the bucket back there, a very huge impact to the timeline if it happened. Luckily, that's a crisis averted for now.
But the situation has gone truly dangerous and desperate, I was hoping for a Gundam Miracle from Flit honestly but you can't have everything laid down in a silver platter. One can only grasp victory by climbing the steps.
As such, plan B is initiated.
Two stone, one bird.
The Fa Bose can pick what manner of destruction she can choose, by Nuclear Missiles or the Diva's Photon Blaster. Either way, she's going to sink whoever she attacks. It's far too late to attack the Diva in such range with the Photon Blaster already charging up behind me. If she doesn't, she would be left vulnerable to the missiles by yours truly.
It's a no win situation for her.
Now, time for the killing blow.
Using whatever functional engines I have in the CarryBase, I went full speed ahead to get in range for my Nukes. Of course, the swarmed was already their to greet me. I ignored them all, practically ramming on most of them, even destroying some of them with such method.
They didn't let me simply cruise through without repercussions though. Gafrans and Baqtos attacked me from all sides, my entire chasis shuddering in impact. Meanwhile, more and more MS landed on my launch rails.
They're greeted by my murderous Tornado twins. Tornado 2 rushed the first one, punching the goddamn thing's head off before being cut down with a Beam Saber. The unit then brought up her Gatling gun on her offhand to shred the following Baqto. On her left, a Gafran tried to sneak and slash her with a Beam Saber only to be caught by its wrist and thrown to it's twin.
The second twin, Tornado 3 cut down the thrown Gafran and kicking it's remains on a rushing Baqto. Her chest Diffusion Beam bursted a scattering beam to clear the front, allowing Tornado 2 to shred the rest with her Gatling guns.
Together, the two worked in tandem in the defense of the burning ship. Futile but commendable.
Another nuke was fired on the incoming swarm, alleviating the defense of the Phoenix sisters.
That's when the Fa Bose fired.
A great explosion enveloped the CarryBase's bow, practically shredding it to pieces. The attack has destroyed the main cannons and the missile ports. Luckily, my nukes are stored near the stern where my G-system is located. The bad news is that I no longer have the capability to move.
CarryBase is sinking.
On the remains of my launch rail, the twin units didn't survive the blast unscathed. Both units have lost an arm and leg from the attack, shredded by the shrapnels from the ensuing explosion and stray beam.
With the lost of missile pods and being immobile, the UE MS forces began to swarm and bypass my defense. Some even broke off to rush towards the Diva, seeing the charging weapon.
What a bother. Here I thought I could fire a nuke on the Fa Bose's snout.
With the ship sinking and the defense lost at this point, I relayed my last orders and message.
CarryBase going dark.
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Tornado 2 and 3 leaned side by side on the CarryBase, leaning on one another as they both have lost a leg and an arm, desperately defending the CarryBase from the attacking UE forces. Baqtos and Gafrans swarmed the ship, the twin sister units fought back with extreme prejudice in response. Gatling guns fired non-stop and scattered Beams fire out of their chest as the ship beneath their feet burned.
They fought desperately, defending a corpse.
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The Phoenix Zero desperately flew away from the chasing swarm, battered and damaged, her Nano skin armor working so slowly in fixing the damage. The swarm behind it chased with the vigor of a wild dog, it won't stop until the blue bird drops. It flew desperately, trying to buy time for the Diva to fire.
In the distance, danger comes. The Fa Bose, the colossal ship of the UE had locked on the fleeing unit.
With a single volley of overwhelming beam weaponry, the Phoenix Zero vanished.
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The Phoenix Gundam smashed into the wall of bodies blocking her path. Her beam Sabers carved a path, cutting the foolish one's who impedes her mission.
On her sights, the CarryBase burned as it gave it's final order.
Destroy the Fa Bose.
One last mission.
Yet in a strange twist of fate, the unit disobeyed the order. In an act disobedience, the unit rocketed pass the swarm towards the sinking ship.
She went pass the broken bow of ship, burnt and shredded by the attack that took it out. She flew past the broken bodies of her sister units, the twins, scattering the broken scraps of their enemies piling up around them. She broke through the CarryBase hangar, ripping apart the malfunctioning doorway with her Beam Sabers and flew deeper inside the ship.
Until she arrived on the still spinning G-system. The massive machine groaned as it spun, strained from the outer damage it took after the rough treatment of it's chasis, the CarryBase. It's on its last legs already, manufacturing one last order before finally giving out.
And with one last groan, the machine spat out a something round. It dropped on the floor, bouncing and rolling before stopping in front of the Phoenix Gundam. The unit kneeled, placing an open palm to the round object.
A pair of glowing red eyes opened.
"What a disobedient child."
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Grodek read the last message and called the order.
"Fire!" The Photon Blaster Cannon was fired.
With a mighty roar across the stars, the Diva breathed light that pierced the deep void of space. It burned everything in its path.
It burned the Gafran and Baqto desperately trying to reach them.
It burned through the Fa Bose, destroying the colossal Mothership in an instant.
It burned through the massive space fortress Ambat, piercing through all the way to its back to the deepness of space.
And most importantly, it burned the remains of the CarryBase and it's defenders, erasing their very existence in this timeline.
The timeline is fixed.
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Meanwhile, a certain red Gundam flew across the streams of time, trying and failing to navigate the data streams to its final destination.
Without the G-system, it can no longer navigate the complex system of the World System and it's timelines.
It has to rebuild and establish connection again.
As such, the unit flew to a random timeline, a faraway timeline whose importance aren't as critical in proper human history. Here, it will recover, recuperate and rebuild it's forces.
This is just the beginning of many battles to come.
For now, rest.
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Very important note! Read below!
Author's notes:
This is the end of season 1 aka my rank A run in SD Gundam Overworld!
I can't believe I managed to squeezed this chapter out in two days.
As for the next season? It will be a whole new story!
In season 2, it will be a crossover!
Our protagonists AI has been turned into a more compact form to survive the CarryBase's demise if you can't tell at this point and now being ferried by the Phoenix Gundam to a random throwaway timeline.
What timeline could it be?
You people decide!
It could be anime, games or other more!
I'm open to suggestions to where should our protagonist lands in.
Heck the timeline where he lands could be opportunity for more upgrades or more by your suggestions!
So put down in the comments what is the most likely timeline we can land in! I'll be resting for a bit and wait for the comments and suggestions by then.
The most interesting idea and context will be the one I'll take to continue the story.