Humans have lived in peace with other alien species, but some other being didn't know of peace or understanding.
Eque, home of the magical beings of many species. Ponies, Griffins, Dragons, and so on. But the thirst for knowledge is unyielding, wanting to travel the among the stars...though, it all went wrong, when a mission, ignites a war without understanding.
Can the war end with Understanding, or Which side will take it all.
In the peaceful lands of Equestria, progress has began to grow to an extraordinary results. The use of technology started to advance, they even taken up to actually step on the moon. The world they live in is filled with magic, even though of the large amount of technology advancing, they come up with merging the two factions together. Magic is embedded to technology, allowing it to either harden or to shape into different shapes. They call this metal, Equdium, the first metal to be created by all beings to one mind.
Scientists that believe in warfare began to mold the Equdium, making some kind of large suit of armor, to adapt to the harsh environments of land and in space. Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna, began to ponder of the usage of these massive suits, they can protect their kin from danger, but it can also harm someone...or something. To be put to good use, they decided to pull the military suits or, Mobile Suits. They are to be sent into space to build their space ships above, their weapons are to molded to the wearers personality.
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Princess Twilight reading a is studying a new book about, "How to Travel in Space" by Oletta Stargazer. she smiles with interest. that is when a pink mare with cotton candy hair and tail popped next to her. "CanyoubelieveitTwilight!" The pink mare said in a hyperactive tone. "WeareactuallygoingintoSPACE! Ididn'tthinkwegettobeinvitedbyyou, AGAIN!"
The one name Twilight smiles and closes her book. "That's right Pinkie Pie, I wanted to go into space," she said in a calmer tone. "But I want you girls to come with me to share the adventure."
"Do you think we can see some aliens?" A cerulean colored pegasus said with multi colored mane and tale said. "I want to kick their flanks when we get to the next galaxy."
An orange colored earth pony rolls her eyes. "There ain't no such thing as aliens Dash." she said as she tips her duster hat up. "Unless there are, ah'm joining ya."
A gray and yellowish mare timid a bit while her long pink hair flows. "Uhm." she speaks in a quiet tone. "Can we atleast be friendly at first?" she said nicely to them.
"Fluttershy is right." Said a white furred mare with elegant curled mane and tail. "We just need to show them a little kindness we don't want a to fight, just to observe and be friendly."
"Girls," Twilight gained their attention. "Just promise me that all of you will be on your best behavior, we don't know what is out there, I just hope nothing horrible can go wrong."
In the vehicle they are actually in is a small shuttle. This small shuttle is one of the later generations of the magical ships created for space travels. It flies up in great speed, due to the magic, the passengers barely feel the G-force pulling them down. The shuttle passed through the atmosphere and away from the gravitational pull from Eque. At first the lack of gravity affect them well and hard to perform their tasks, so artificial gravity is created by then.
The small shuttle finally arrived upon a larger ship, this one large enough to be 120 meters tall and 300-400 meters long. It was a disk shaped ship with violet coloring and lines blue neon lights pulse with life full of magic.
"There it is girls!" Rarity said with awe, the six mares look out the window of their little shuttle to see it.
Twilight smiles even more to see this. "The Star Wondering."
Just then a three large humanoid figures pass by the small shuttle, making Fluttershy in fear and ducked under the seat, Rainbow Dash in shock to see them. "What are those things!" she shouted.
Applejack looked a little shocked to see them. "They'd be the Mobile Suits," she said. "Applebloom keeps talk'n 'bout them, them CMC called themselves Mobile Crusaders and have fun in boxes." she said with a smile.
Pinkie hops up and down in her seat with glee. "Think we can pilot one of them?"
"I want one." Rainbow agrees.
"Afraid not." said a mares voice. Their attention is gained to topaz furred mare with blonde main and tail. The mane is pulled into a bun to keep it short, but not her tail. She wore a lab coat and small rectangular glasses. "Those suits are for military protection and for construction work, not as play things."
Twilight gasp as the author of her book is standing there in person. "Oletta Stargazer?" she squeaked a little. "It's an honor to meet you, are you going in this expedition as well?"
Oletta smiles a little. "Yes Princess Twilight." she said with a little bow. "I may have written the book, doesn't mean I am being left out of this, after all, I am leading this research."
Fluttershy finally came out of her shell. "Why can't we pilot these...suits?" over the years she warmed up to everypony she meet thanks to her friends.
Oletta turns to the timid on. "A very good question." she said. "Mobile Suits didn't actually look like suits only in rounded metal forms." she said and points out the windows, the eyes turn to see they entered the hanger to the Star Wondering. The hanger holds many mares and stallions, against the walls are round large metals. "They are powered by energy crystals found in the Crystal Kingdom, thanks to Griffin Republic, we are able to have a sustainable energy to keep these suits moving,"
Rarity looked at disbelief. "How do they work will they mold into the personality?"
The scientist nods. "It only needs one pony to do so," she said. "When bonded, the suit will open to the wear and the wearer only." she points to see a demonstration. "As you see, by controlling the suits, it mimics the movement when you are inside, you punch it punch, you want to fly, it will fly."
"Sweet Nelly." Applejack in awe.
"So can we fly these things?" Rainbow said with eager.
Oletta sighs. "If the princess approves it." she points to Twilight. "If so, you may need some training."
"Maybe after the expedition." Twilight said. "But first I want to see the voyage first, we are going to launch soon right?"
Oletta nods. The shuttle lands and the passengers including pilot and co-pilot exit out, everyone in the hanger started fastening the loose equipment, the large orb suits in stand by mode are checked to be fasten by magic and ropes.
The girls are fascinated as how large the inside is of their ship. It is spacious for anypony, there are scientists and security walking around them, getting ready for their launch. "It's GINORMOUS!" Pinkie couldn't help but giggle and hop around to explore.
"Pinkie!" Rarity protest her friend to come back.
"I'll keep an eye on her." Rainbow flies to follow Pinkie.
Fluttershy looks out the window to see the space outside, the suits flying back into the hanger. "Twilight?"
The Alicorn looks at her. "Yeah Shy?"
"Do you think there is life among the stars?"
"I don't know." Twilight said looking out the window with her. "If we exist in a star like this, maybe there is life to where we are going."
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BEEP...BEEP...BEE-click
A hand is out stretched from the bed, it slithered back into the bed as the big lump shifted under the covers with a groan. Though the lights flash to reveal a small white room, not to small for one person to walk around. It has one small shower and sink, and out of the walls is a tray filled with a pair of folded uniform, colored with blue and white linings, along with a folded military, gloves and boots.
A man groans as he sits up from the bed. He has black short hair along with a five o'clock shadow on his face, he also has a well built body with light tan skin. Only in his white muscle t-shirt and sweat pants, he groans as he narrows his eyes to adjust with the lighting of the room. He pushes the blanket up...only the blanket continues to float up to the ceiling.
"Good morning commander Frontal." said a computerized voice.
The commander sighs as he floats up from his bed. "Morning," he said as he floats to the tray of clothes and starts changing.
"It is 0700, weather in Washington is clear blue skies and 78 degrees Fahrenheit." The computer voice said. "Today is also your day to test your new mobile suits.
"Thanks Sweet Heart." he said to the computer with appreciation. "The news?" he then starts fitting in the badges.
"It is also the anniversary of the Solar Republic." The computer continues. "The Zeon and Earth Sphere federation war ended 20 years ago, now of celebration of our president's 65th birthday."
He smiles and puts on the cap. "Thanks Sweetie." he said and receives a small bag that is a size of his hand, with a straw, it said breakfast with a picture of a sausage. "Space food, my favorite." he said sarcastically, "Let me know if anything happens?"
"Yes commander."
The commander floats out of his room, grabbing a stick that is attached to a wall. The stick moved, pulling him down the hall.
"Chris!" said a big voice sounding of a Russian. The commander known as Chris Frontal was pulled in a head lock by a large man in the same uniform, a full grown beard with a warming smile. "It good to see my old friend!"
Chris couldn't help but smile as he caught is breakfast from flying off. "Good to see you too Alexander." he chuckles as he is let go. "When did you get transferred here to the Saturn base?"
"The zame time az me." the two turn to see a blond short haired man with glasses, a three claw mark scar on his left cheek with cold eyes. He seems to be from Germany due to the accent he wears. "I azzume you are tezting ze new Mobile Zuitz like me ya?"
"Da." Alexander lets go. "It has been while, Hansel Jaeger." he growls.
"Ya," Hansel narrows his eyes. "Alexander Vetrov."
"Guys enough." Chris tries to calm them down. "Look, what happened in the academy stays at the academy, we made an oath on that remember."
The two rivals look at the voice of reason and sigh. "Grudges iz bad for ze health."
"Da."
Chris smiles. "Good, I see we are all getting along, lets see about our Mobile Suits."
The three agreed and they all float to the hanger. They are greeted with other members of the Saturn station. This station is large and uphold many soldiers and researchers. As they finally arrive they see their mobile suits.
The first Mobile Suit is being pulled up, it is a large being of 18 meters tall. The mobile suit made of harden metal, with an extra layer of metal like a second defense, on it's back is seemed to be of a large pack equipped with a long barrel beam rifle, it looked to be an under-over, but it seems to be of a special attachment. The right hand of the Mobile suit holds a beam rifle, custom to be for accuracy and slow firing rate, the left arm is attached with a long rectangular shield.
"Ze Langdolch." Hansel grins at his master piece.
"Long Dagger?" Chris translates, receiving a nod.
"Ahk, moy bol'shoy kostyum." Alaxander laughs with victorious, capturing the two comrades.
"What the Hell?/Mutter Gottes!" They looked at with with pure shock.
This one, is from Russia, the Mobile Suit is a walking tank. This machine is heavily armored, thick leggings, thick metal body, and large arms. Around the suit and in it's metallic skirt if filled with thrusters for more maneuverability. In it's right hand is a large beam rifle, seaming to be a heavy and powerful type. It towers over the Langdolch a head taller. This one didn't need a shield as it is a walking wall of metal
"This my Druz'ya." Alexander introduces his suit. "The Revushchiye Medved"
Chris's eyebrow twitch with annoyance. "A little corny there for a bear that roars is right next to us."
Hansel wasn't amused and more annoyed. "Zat es not fair!"
"Life not fair." Alexander huffs with pride.
The next and final suit started to roll out. This one is red, the color is red with black outlines. The head, had an antenna that sleeked back, the eye is mono like the other two mobile suits that just rolled out. The armor is slick and slim. On it's back seemed to be large thrusters, seeming to be flexible for flight, along with long tubes that are attached and positioned downwards. There are three strange cylinders attached to the thrusters on each side. There are thusters on its legs for more maneuverability. A medium beam rifle for the Mobile Suit to have long range compatibility. A shield is attached to its left arm, the middle forearm has a larger portion of the shield made thinned it's width out forward. On the abdomen of the red mobile suit looked to be a hole, a particle cannon for mid range combat.
The Russian and German look at the suit. "Zo, ze "Red Comet" zill livez up hiz name?" Hansel looks at Chris.
The American shrugs. "Hey, long range, heavy armor," he points at the two. "It's just like the old days."
The three grin at one another. This testing exercise is going to be interesting.
They all suited up in protective jump suits and now in their Mobile Suits. The suits's mono eyes glow of green to be now activated. Within the control center, a woman's voice is said out. "Langdolch, stand by for launching." she said and starts typing.
The hanger doors open, the platform bellow the feet of the mobile suits extended out into the open space. Hansel nods and types a few keys on his instruments. "Langdolch zanding by." and all systems are green. "Launch!" The Langdolch mobile suit shoots forward like a catapult, now out, it ignites its thrusters.
The next Mobile Suit is the Revushchiye Medved. "Revushchiye Medved gotova k zapusku." he then grins to see the green light. The heavy Mobile Suit isn't heavy now and launched forward.
Finally it is Chris's turn with his Mobile Suit. "Pychoframe system is all green, Sazabi, ready to launch." he said as he fingers his hand controls. He was launched out. The red Sazabi now in space, the large thrusters and leg thrusters ignited. Shooting forward and passing the two mobile suits.
"The academy." Alexander smiles seeing the Red Comet flying again.
The g-force is starting to affect him, but he did not mind, he is trained to be fast. He flies to the Saturn's asteroid ring, circling around by it and awaits for orders.
On the dash boards of their cockpits show of a hologram of an eldered man still in prime, wearing an admiral's uniform. "Gentlemen, your mission is to test out the new conditions of your suits on each other," he informs them. "You will not harm one another, just a simple mock battle."
"Yes sir." they all said in unison.
The admiral nods. "The testing begins now." the communications now cut.
Chris eyes narrowed, feeling the brainwaves from the Psychoframe to move now. The Sazabi quickly flies up to dodge a beam from the Langdolch's shoulder rifle. Chris now upside down looking at the German. "What happened to ready set go?" the he sensed the Russian coming at him with his beam rifle.
"We are men of war, battles start upon any time!" Alexander roars with his Medved. The Sazabi quickly dodges again and flies into the asteroid field.
The Langdolch switch targets and flies as well, firing a low power beam that struck the thick armor, but it didn't penetrate or dented. The two then carried the fight in the field of dangerous orbital asteroids.
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The Star Wondering exited out of its own hyperspace. The trip was long for about three hours for them to travel. Pinkie and Rainbow Dash looked out the window. "Oh Dash." Pinkie spoke up. "Is this the next planet?"
"I'm no egghead." Rainbow Dash said looking out the window with her friend. "But I'm pretty sure we are in the next world."
The two see a planet of large mass, surrounded by the many asteroids orbiting around it.
Oletta walked down the hallway with Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack behind her. Though Applejack was never to kind with advance learning, she took off to find Rainbow and Pinkie. "This is our research facility." she said as she shows them the laboratory. "Of all the advancements, we took as much what we are needed to research here in the new planets we are in now."
"This is amazing." Twilight in her learning habits kicking in.
"Are we going to harm any animals?" Fluttershy questions.
Oletta thinks for a moment. "Well, we can observe at first, then we can think about capturing one of them."
"What about resistance?" Rarity said. "They don't know who we are, they might see us as a threat?"
"Good point." The scientist mare agrees. "Though this is in the name of research, we will try to minimize damage."
Applejack finally found Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie...only they are now located in the Hanger where all of the standing by Mobile Suits are. "Girls." Applejack said in irritation. "What are you two doing?"
Pinkie and Rainbow are next to two open Equ suits, these suits are still haven't been chosen yet. "This is very simple." the Cyan pegasus flies next to one. "We are going to pilot one of these badcolts."
"This ain't right." Applejack protests. "If you girls are going to-"
"You want in this don't you." Pinkie said like she is influencing her with an eager voice.
"..." Applejack didn't think twice and runs to a third open Equ Suit for her.
"Mam." said one of the assistant lab members holding a chart.
"Yes Horus?"
"We detect movement in the asteroid field." he said as he pulls a holoscreen of three large metal beings, fighting each other.
Oletta looks closely. "Incredible."
"They seemed to be Equ Suits like ours." He said. "Only they seem to be out of date, the technology is primitive, but very effective."
The leading scientist began to ponder. "Send a team to capture one of them, be as gentle as possible." she said as she looks at Fluttershy, learning of their approval.
"Wait, I thought you already sent a team?"
The four looked at them in confused. "What team?"
"They said they are sent out by Princess Twilight."
"...Oh sweet Celestia." The new princess groans.
Three Mobile Suits have finally launch. The three seemed to have matching helmets, the forehead seemed to have have a V shape crest, a Cyan and white colored Mobile Suit on the back has extra thrusters, flying around with ease. A heavily armed Suit like its sisters, only more bulkier flies like it is its first time, but starting to get used to it. The last and third one is a pink and white colored unit, it looked like it is having a ball flying.
"THIS IS AWESOME!" Rainbow in the Cyan colored unit, flying like it was born to be.
Pinkie is giggling with joy and fun. "This is fun, I wish we come up with this sooner."
"Ah'm glad ah tagged along!" Applejack started to fly fluently...only to get a communication.
"GIRLS!" It was an angry Twilight.
"Whoop, spoke ta soon." Applejack groans.
"Get back here right now, there are dangerous beings out close to your position."
Rainbow now disappointed. "Oh come on." she whines. "We just got the hang of flying, they're a lot easier than you think."
"What!" Oletta now in shock. "It takes months to fly like that correctly, how are you doing it?"
"We just have fun!" Pinkie answered.
"Girls listen to Twilight." Rarity butts in. "they could be dangerous so co-"
"Hold your positions." Oletta interrupts. "If my hunch is correct, you girls are the Bearers of the Elements correct?" The six nodded. "Hm...Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, can you three test your capabilities upon those three beings, I'm already dispatching a squad for protection."
"Oky doky!" Pinkie speeds forwards.
Rainbow Dash follows sweet "Aye aye."
"Wait for me girls!" Applejack tries to catch up to them.
"Are you insane!" Rarity said in horror at Oletta. "You are putting our friends in danger."
"If they are in danger, the suits would have rejected them in the first place."
"Wait." Fluttershy said to be apart of this argument. "Are you saying, the suits wouldn't allow them...are they alive?"
"They are sentient, but it seemed to be harmonizing to your friends." Oletta answers.
Twilight puts together the puzzles. "If you say the suits actually bonded our friends, are you saying they care capable of protecting them."
"In theory." The scientist said. "The suits main instinct is survival, if the suit is to be hurt? It will react and avoid the danger or counter if possible."
"I hope you're right about this." Rarity growls at her and looks at the screen to watch what is happening.
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Within the humans point of view, the three Mobile Suits fly around the asteroid field, firing small bursts of beams to try not to harm one another. After all, this is a testing exercise and they are friends.
"Will you quit wiz ze large beam firing!" Hansel roars at Alexander, firing precision firing at the hulking tank.
The Medved's thrusters pushed the large mobile suit to avoid, only to be grazed the armor. "What, boyus' , chtoby vash Mobile Suit potsarapat'sya ?" he taunts...though the head of the Medved met the foot of the Red Comet, the Sazabi.
"Don't taunt him." Chris said and the Sazabi kicks of and shot straight at the Langdolch, firing a few shots at the German suit. "You might get started on his temper."
"I have no zemper!"
"Da he does." Alexander mocks as the Medved launches towards the two.
"Nein i don'z!"
"Warning," said a computer voice. The Mobile Suits freeze upon where they are. The Sazabi is in front the Langdolch, the rifle in point black at the shoulder, the Medved on top of them with rifle aimed at both of them, and the Langdolch's shoulder rifle is armed at the Medved's head and his hand rifle is aimed upon the Sazabi's head. "Unknown proximity has entered the, bio signature is unknown, threat level is unknown,"
"What?/Chto?/Was?" The three shouted in shock and pull away one another. "Vhere?" Hansel said checking is instruments and radar.
The Medved turn its head. "Three o'clock."
The Sazabi turns around. "What the?" He then sees three mobile units similar to theirs... only they are made of mare alien metal, the outlines have been pulsing with some sort of energy unknown...the worst part is that the three humans feared them at first, the heads and the V crest said it all.
I do not own Gundam or MLP. If I did, I would be stinkin rich by now
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General Amuro Ray is the oldest and most stubborn general in the Solar Republic. He was in his late 60s, he had served in the federation in the one year war, tested mobile suits during the the zeon remnet attack on Solomon and the following colony drop, the aeug conflict, and the Grips conflict. He fought in the second Neo Zeon rebellion, and commanded a ship in the Mars Zeon conflict 20 years ago and brokered the peace that formed the republic, a year later he was the one that was assigned to handle the peace talks with the new crossbone pirates colonies. He should have long ago retired, and many of his younger contemporaries wish he had or would. But much to the dismay of them he said "The day I retires is the day Char comes back from the grave to end my life!" To placate him and the government members that see him as a old fossil lost in his past glories.
He was given command of the Saturn deep space mobile suit storage and testing facility. Witch General Ray enjoyed truthfully. The place let him reminisce and he got plenty of starry eyed recruits to tell his stories too after all he crossed paths with many a legendary ace, Char Asnaball the first red comet, Rom Ba'Ral the great blue Star, Gaia, Ortega and Mash the Black try-stars, Shin Matsunaga the white wolf, and Johny Ridden the Crimson Lightning.
Now he sat in the command center of the Starun storage and research base named Patan after a old 20th century General. He watched as the young gun tested the newest models the GM Long Dagger, one last gasp for the old line, the O 2 was a joke in his mind but he liked it over the current Gundam F90 line (marking them smaller makes things worse if we have a war), and the last made him smile the Sazabi 2 was a twin to his rivals last machine, and the second red comet was living up to his name sake.
"General Ray sir!" Said a woman in a Solar Republic dress uniform. The uniforms of the Republic are the old Zeon uniforms in Crossbone colors with the old Federation rank badges. This young woman was a fresh as meat ensign out of the academy her name tag read Wiliams. The young blond had blue eyes and her country girl build in that uniform made the old general wish he was 40 years younger.
"Yes what is it miss?" Asked Amuro.
"Ensign Megan Wiliams sir. Here with that inventory report you ordered 2 weeks ago. Sir!" Answered Megan with a crisp salute.
Amuro rolled his eyes, "Cut the sir shit Megan. I maybe the oldest solder in the ranks, but I'm still the best new type there is and can still out fly half the aces in the Republic. So call me Amuro or general Ray but never call me sir."
He took the data pad from the young woman as many of the command center staff snickered at the bases traditional send the rookie to press the sir button on the general. And it still never gets old.
Amuro looked over the list then spoke "I want all available Mobile Suits on stand by. If it can fight I want it armed and ready to deploy instantly!" The command center staff stares at him in shock.
But Megan gave voice to all there thoughts. "Wh..... why?"
Amuro smiled "Cause mobile suit test always have problems. The better they go the bigger the problem will be."
"General! The test pilots reporting 3 unknown mobile suits, all have a V crest!" Shouted a operator to their left.
Amuro slid back in his chair and said "See, like clock work. Get me a visual."
"On main monitor General." The screen flashed on and showed the 3 mobile suits... no 3 gundams! The lead was mostly blue with red came lenses, the V-crest was in a rainbow of pattern, and it had rainbow pinstripes on the chest and the helmet, the shield was larger and thicker then any he seen on the center was a 3 colored lightning bolt coming from a cloud. (To gundam fans the Zepher Storm is the GP01 Full Vernian with the shield, sword and thrusters of the wing zero, and its main gun, witch dash left float in in the hanger, is a 90mm beam machine gun that looks like the Zaku 90mm)
To the blue ones left was a pink gundam it was pink slight boxy and had bright blue eyes with a smile painted on the mask and 3 balloons on the both sides of its helmet, 2 yellow one blue, it's legs had skirting below the knee, on its back was what looked like a 108mm cannon blue and yellow with pink trim, both arms had what looked like a flip out heat bladed. (Pinkies Firecracker is the heavy arms custom with the lower legs of a Dom and 2 of the classic heavy arms arm blade the gun is custom version of a heavy cannon that ground combat gundams used.)
The last machine was orange colored with green eyes, it had rounded shoulders with 4 holes in it, the body seemed to be reinforced with 3 red apples on the left side of its chest plate, it's v crest was gold color that matched what looked like a pony tail of hair coming of the back the of the head? Witch also had been painted to look like it had a sestan hat on, it's legs looked more female in shape then most and it had 3 holes in each knee. (Gundam fans reveal AJ's Farm Girl gundam is cqb monster the EZ-8 gundam chest and skirt, with the head arms and legs of the Nobel gundam, the shoulders and weapons of the AGE Tidus the beam spikes in shoulders and knees and the beam ring one wrist, it also has heat fist of the shining, and beam emitters in the heal and toe of the feat. Also the Nobel's beam ribbon converted in to a lasso.)
Amuro Ray looked at the feed from the camera as the pink gundam readied it cannon, the Orange one seemed to explode with green beam blades and its fists light up the same color, and the lead suit pull a beam saber from it shoulder rack and thick red blade extended from its hilt. These gundams moved deferentially then any he has ever seen. Then it hit him they are not coming from the directions of earth... He looked at the inferred imaging and his eyes widen, the heat sources of the suits where wrong. It was clear they aren't dolls like the zombie Zakus in the one year war, but the pilots where clearly not humans.
"Get everything we got out there now! They launched from ship past our deep space line and the heat reading them as nonhuman! We are under attack by alien Gundams!" Shouted Amuro.
The ensign was already running by the time he finished the order as sirens blared and red lights flashed. And a female operations officers voice came over the com. "All pilots code red, unknown gundam type mobile suits are engaging the prototypes, man all available Mobile Suits and prepare for launch, be advised there maybe a enemy capital ship on approach from deep space vector. I repeat..."
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Launch bay of the Star Wondering
Three mobile suits stood on the launch catapult. These are mobile suits of the elite Skull team. Equestria's top three mobile suit operators/pilots. Neither is a accurate title as unlike their human counterpart equestrian mobile suits don't have controls. The mobile suits are made of a magic metal that bonds with a pilot it excerpts. They start as a simple sphere and then when they accept a pilot they take a shape based on the pilots soul. They have a basic intelligence while in there starting form, but after accepting a pilot, be it Pony, Diamond Dog, Dragon, Minotaur,or Griffin. The suit bonds with its pilot learning from them. This also creates the flight suits they wear.
The Skull team suits are unique even among equestrian mobile suits. All three are what's been termed mono-eyed. A feature that has, more then once, made other creatures physically ill, at the sight of the mane camera/eye slide in the head one way as it turns the other.
The center and lead suit of the team has black head with red face and gold eye's, the arms are shield black, the chest and skirt are black with a red stripe down the center and it has red legs. The face has short snout with two tubes coming of the front and goes back under the helmet, the helmet has a silver v crest and a fin like ridge on it. The head mounted a pair of beam vulcans, the chest was contoured to look like neighponese (Chinese) armor, the shield had a white dragon skull and crossbones on it (from witch the team gets their name), it also mounted a 75mm gatling beam gun, on its hip was a heat blade sword. The suits right arm had a weapon called the dragon fangs, witch turns the right arm in to a dragon head and neck, witch also mounts a pair of high temperature flame throwers, the dragon's eyes are yellow like the heads. (Gunpla info the Dark Moon is based on a Gouf flight type with gatling shield, the helmet, chest, right arm and the shoulders are that of the shenlong)
This intimidating and some would say evil looking suit belonged to Ace Crimson Moon, as indicated by his cutiemark, a Ace of hearts card, with a face image is a sword and gatling gun crossed over a red crescent moon with a red heart in the upper left and lower right corners with a white A in them, on the front left shoulder. Ace him self got his cutiemark late in life when he first bonded with the Darkmoon. He wears a black jacket with the same dragon skull and crossbones on its back, when not wearing his black flight suit witch all so has the same dragon skull and crossbones across the chest. He is a few inches shorter then the average mare, making him on the smaller side as stallions go. His furr is dark red and mane and tail are silver, his eyes are a bright gold.
To the right of the Darkmoon is Skull 2 the Showstopper, piloted by Trixie Lulamoon, it's arms, chest, legs and face are a soft light blue, with its mono eye a deep purple, in its chest are 4 heavy magic beam cannons, on the back is a bat like set of wings that rap around like a cloak, this and the helmet shared the color and patterns of Trixie's hat and cape the V crest is sliver like Trixie's mane. Her suits "cloak" has a built in sensor jamers, and a optical cloak witch lets the suit vanish from sight and sensors. Inside the cloaks wings are 30 funnels small detachable beam guns Trixie can control with her magic. Her suits main armaments is a hand carried (purple bladed) beam scythe and the standard beam vulcans in the head. (The gunpla kit for fans... Yeah I'll do this a lot... Trixie's Showstopper is the Deathscythe Hell Cutome for most of the suit, the legs, chest, and face are off the Kshatriya) Trixie's cutiemark was vary large on the back of the cloak. Trixie's flight suit has the same pattern as her cape and hat.
The last machine was Skull 3 Black Magic the suit of Sunset Shimmer. The suit was mostly pail yellow, with black arms, and feathery wings, the head's helmet was red and gold liked her mane, with a yellow face with the eye light green, the chest is black with a Paulo yellow stripe and here cutie mark in the center. The pair of back center wings are powerful thrusters, the other pair of wings is a pair of armored shields that also house feather bits/funnels 8 of these feathers detach and act as remote attack beam sabers/beam guns. The suits chest has a raised T like shape and the face looks beak like, the mane weapon is a extremely powerful twin beam rifle that can split in to two beam rifles. (And now the gunpla info the Black magic has the face, legs, ams and torso of the Jagd Dogs, the wings, helmet, shoulders and gun of wing zero custom. The feather bits/funnels are original.) Sunset Shimmer wears a leather jacket when not suited up, both it and her flight suit are black.
In the ready room near by.
Ace punched his locker shut, "BUCKING idiots! Why feather did they just climb in and take off?! And that rainbow maned fool left her bucking beam gun behind!" Shouted Ace as he put on his helmet.
Trixie chuckled and said "Well they are green as grass rookies to mobile suits." As she zips up her suit.
Sunset checked her helmet seals as she added, "And they are members of the council of harmony to princess Twilight Sparkle."
Ace snorted "You mean the foal that Sunny but raised to be a princess? That ain't going to save them or her from me yelling there ears off after we save those threes flanks!"
Ace and his wing ponies Sunset and Trixie start out to the hanger as soon as the they where in the eye sight of there suits the suits eyes lit up. Ace called out to the mobile suits, "Have a good rest you three? Open up Darkmoon we got some foalish rookies to babysit and some new enemies to school." The Darkmoon eye flashed repeatedly in excitement as the chest opened.
Trixie smiled "Showstopper it's time to show the whole universe how great and powerful we are!" Called Trixie to hers witch opened its hatch as its eye moved from its mistress to the catapult path.
Sunset rolled her eyes. "Black Magic lets go. Princess magic her self is watching." The eye of the Black Magic glowed with what could only be called glee.
The pilots entered the cockpit of there suits. The hatches closed then the chamber filled with fluid. Then the pilots vision went black before it became the view of the what there suits see. Their bodies float sadly with cords attached to them from the flight suits to the mobile suit's cockpit. The hands flex the eyes shift And shoulders rotate and wings and thrusters twitch and heat up. The Darkmoon reached out as the arm extends and the hand grabs Rainbow Dash's beam machine gun.
Then Twilight's voice broke in to Skull team's ears. "Hello? Can you hear me? This is Twilight Sparkle."
Ace sighed and opened the bridge channel in his mind. "Yes miss princess let my friends steal several million bit war machines to play with."
On the Star Wondering's bridge Twilight was taken aback by the harsh and scolding sarcasm coming over the radio. In the background Rarity was ranting about the alleged top mobile suit guards complete lack of respect to a princess.
Twilight regained her focuses. "Where you and your team properly briefed?" She asked.
There came a heavy sigh over the radio "Yeah sparky we know the mission. Meet up with Harmony team, capture a mostly intact enemy suit and a live enemy pilot if possible, then read you and your three friends the riot act about mobile suit safety and laws on theft of royal guard equipment!" The last part was shouted loud enough that the whole bridge crew laid there ears back and Fluttershy hid underneath Rarity.
"Well he has some nerve to yell like that a princess." Said Rarity.
Ace must have heard her. "Listen here you prissy mare, my oath is first to the safety of equestria, then to Luna! You want my respect do something worthy of it! Skull team launching!" With that the channel cut out.
Twilight looked at Dr. Stargaser and asked. "Are you sure his team is the best?"
The mare nodded. "Though abrasive when in a bad mood and vocal of his dislike of Celestia. He is both the best mobile suit operator and the head of all mobile suit teams. In sort captain Crimson Moon is the head of the ship's guard force and as mach as he hates it. While your on this ship he is your guard Captian and is responsible for yours and your courts safety."
Twilight gulped "OH! I see..."
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Space testing field battle human side
The Sazabi 2 dogged another wide swing from the charging high speed suit, before firing another volley of beam fire from his gun and bits. The enemy first tried to attack a single suit at as a group, but after the third time of Alexander and Hansel interrupting them the blue suits wingmen split off after them.
Alexander in the O2, was having his hands full with the pink armory on turbo, it seems to move at will and has a seemingly limitless ameo supply. The rain of beam fire and missiles with what seem to be beam warheads where starting to eat at the heavy armored monster the Russian flew.
Hansel was in worse shape, his GM Long Dagger was a mid to long range support suit and while it had a beam saber it was barely holding back a machine that was clearly built to fight close up. And when it drew that beam whip/lasso thing it really started to put on the pressure. It had all ready destroyed the Long Dagger's hand carried beam rifle.
Chris lost 2 funnels to the high speed slashing attacks. "Damn this fucker is to fast it's like trying to shoot down the wind!"
"Ya! The cowboy I'm fighting iz not letting me get any diztance!" Shouted Hansel as he used his beam saber to throw back another knee strike only to lose half the left foot to beam heal.
The 02 was getting it worse but thanks to its armor it was ok for now. "The pink suki won't hold still. How can it have so much more and be so nimble!" As he says this it pinkie's Firecracker dodges his attack by vaulting over the O2 with a split and one hand on its head. "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr! It's playing with me!"
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Patton base CCC
Amuro watched the battle... he didn't like what he saw. "Their machines out match ours at every turn, the only reason our men aren't dead is the enemy are rookies and they are trying to capture our suits." Said the General out load.
The staff stopped and looked at him in shock. Then one spoke "Your saying that those pilots are not best the enemy could send?"
"No. In all likely hood there just fresh out of there academy or they ran in to out test team while on a training flight. That means that not only are we facing a enemy that can mass-produce Gundams superior to our mass production units but... There is a chance that they are from outside our solar system and have a unknown number of gundams. And possibly veteran aces waiting to be de-" Amuro's eyes went wide. "This feeling...." He pressed the com button and shouted "12:00 high! Move! Enemy new types!"
On the screen the enemy suits broke there attack right before a storm of yellow, purple and green beams rained down at the the test team. They barely escaped the storm of beam fire. The O2 took several hits making its left arm useless. Over the com's the test teams voices where heard cussing in there native languages.
Chris called in "Thanks General if we live through this I owe you a drink."
Amuro watched as 3 mono eye machines with V crests. His pulse ran cold the black and red ones eye looked right at the data recording camera. He looked in it and felt fear grip his spine. "I knew one day a ghost would come for me. I always thought it be Char's. Not Rom Ba'Ral's....." He thought to him self then he heard the voice the voice of his old foe. "This is no Zaku boy! No Zaku!" Amuro gulped as he watched the eye turn the blue suit and hand of a machine gun then draw its sword.
"Launch all mobile suits that are ready any that aren't will deploy instantly to defend the base. And get me that Mark 2 ready for me I'll lead the defense team. Those that launch now will meet up with test team and then all suits are to pull back, in a fighting withdrawn." Ordered General Ray. Snapping the commend team out of their shock.
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Saturn testing field battle pony side
"Next time take your primary weapon with you!" Shouted Ace as he handed the beam machine gun to Rainbow Dash
"How was I suppose to know we run in to alien mobile suits? Or that was a range weapon?" Replied Rainbow Dash
"Just be thankful that suit is as good at its job as you are at boasting. When we get back all 3 of you are going to get my version of guard training Tarturs week. And bet that you are going to be sweating your flanks off for the next week!" The Darkmoon's eye flaird, as he shouted. The suits eye turned to the enemy. "Applejack, your Harmony 2 your with Skull 2!"
"You heard the Captain hay seed. Your my wing pony." Said Trixie
"What in tarntion?! Trixie?!" Shouted Applejack
"That's Lt. Trixie Lulamoon, miss honesty." Said Trixie with pride as her suits beam scythe activated and its wings closed.
The Darkmoon's eye shifted to pinkie's suit "Pinkie your Harmony 3, your with Ltjg. Sunset Shimmer Skull 3."
"Okie dokie Loki." Said Pinkie as she took her place next to Sunset.
"Good now Team 2 your target is the support one Applejack was fighting, Team 3 hit the heavy. Rainbow your Harmony lead and with me, our target is the red one. You have your targets remember our objective is to capture at lest one mostly intact. Now time to show them how to really fight!" Ordered Ace.
"Right!" Shouted the others before they split off to the attack.
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Star Wondering bridge.
Twilight watched in amazement, she watched skull team move and launch a joint attack aiming only at points that would disable the enemy. "You werant kidding about his skill, or that the suits help the pilots fight. I hope I can get a closer look later. Both ours and their's."
"Yes I'll allow you to study the suits we capture and to speak with the pilot first. After all you are the princess." Said Dr Stargazer.
Twilight smiled. "Thank you."
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Space Saturn battle.
The test team was in big trouble. The three new suits where nothing like the first three. And it made it clear that the first 3 where rookies that don't fully understand there suits. The new three on the other hand are inimitably familiar with there machines. And they are willing to go all out....
Chris was frustrated the blue suit was a pest on its own with out a gun... now he had lost his remaining bits and was barely holding the defense. The blue suit was rush in sparing its red beam shouts at high speed. Then the black and red one comes in from below or above or even behind right when the blue one passes and try to to land sword strikes. The first few times Chris dodged it and was peppered by its beam gatling, then on the fourth pass it got his rifle with a scary new trick. Right after a slash he dodged the suits arm extended and slashed again at twice the suits reach catching Chris's suits beam rifle forcing him to toss it before it exploded.
He was now down to his beam sabers shield and the torso mounted beam spray.
"This is bull shit we where holding of rookies one moment, now we got fucking pros and the rookies on us." Chris shouted as he blocked blade to blade before jetting back to avoid another rain of red death from the blue suit.
"Thiz zhit is ridiculez! I got two zuitz that want to play Dungenz und Dragonz whit mobile zuitz." Complained Hansel as he tried to target the bat winged suit again only for his targeting to go fuzzy and the error message to pop up again. "And that fucking bat iz jamming my targeting!" Then he dodged another swipe from that bat suits scythe. He then turned and watched its wing closed and whole suit vanished. "What the hell!? It can vaizh to?" Then the proximity alarm remained him about the other suit letting him duck in time to nearly dodge a double heal kick from the cowboy suit as he called it. As the suit passed it made a tipping the hat gesture. "Now the rookie iz mocking me!" Then the rear alarm went of again. He looked over his shoulder just in time to see the bat suit appear out of no where and take off his suits shoulder gun and main camera. "Ahhhhhhhhh! They blinded my zuitz!"
Trixie smiled "Now hay seed! Show this headless wounder your skill with a rope!" Shouted Trixie
"The names Applejack." deadpaned AJ as she used her beam rope to lasso the blinded suit. "Got ya now varmit!" She shouted in glee.
Chris saw this and shouted out. "Hansel it looks like the general was write there trying to steal the prototypes the got your suit wrapped up in that beam rope!"
"I know can't move or zee tho! I need help!" Shouted Hansel.
"Don't worry I'm coming comrade!" Shouted Alexander as his O2 rushed toward his trapped team mate. His suit was dented scared and sparked badly from the pounding the black winged suit and pink suit was giving it. The O2 threw his rifle and uses it's only right arm to pull out a beam saber, the front skirt opened up two mechanical arms and also hold two more beam sabers. He was now rushing head long at the back of Applejack's suit. Ignoring the spray of beam shots from Pinkie's suit.
"Sunset! Trixie! That big one is targeting Applejack take it out!" Shouted Ace.
"Right!" Shouted the two mares.
Sunset jetted past the O2 as Trixie decloaked. In its path next to her suit and opened the wings of hers. Then both of the fired there heavy guns. From the Showstopper came 4 large beams purple magic. As the black magic combined its two rifles in to one and fired a large light green beam. Both beams hit the O2 and it just disintegrated under the power with a purple flash as it and it's pilot died.
"No Alexander!" shouted Chris.
In his suit Hansel heard Chris cry out. He knew what just happened "Chriz mine friend. I'll tell Alexander to save a zeat at the bar for you. Juzt don't join uz too zoon OK?"
Chris look at Hansel on the mini screen "What do you mean by that?!" Chris shouted as he saw Hansel punching buttons in his suit.
"I won't let them get what they want Chriz. I'll tell Alexander you zaid hi." Then Hansel hit the finale button and his suit blew up in a bright flash. The pilot of the Sazabi 2 saw in horror to see his friend went out went out with a bang, Hansel is serious, but he didn't think he could do it?
"What in tarntion!? Shouted Applejack as her suit tumbled backward from the blast and its beam rope going limp.
Ace and Rainbow stopped to look as did there enemy.
"So he chose death instead of capture. You have to respect the conviction to do that." His suit saluted the debry that was once a mobile suit.
The mono eye of the Sazabi 2 shifted to the from the wreckage to Ace's Darkmoon, as its own move to meet it. The other suits encircled the last one.
"AJ you ok your pretty close to that when it blew." Asked Rainbow as her suits head turned to AJ's suit in the circle.
"I'm fine Dash. Just shocked the fella would do that." Answered AJ as her suit waved airs free hand.
Ace broke the salute and sheathed his sword before letting his right arm show its true form. The Dragon arm.
"Base this is Chris eta on that back up?" Asked a vary nervous Chris as he looked at the 6 gundams starring him down.
A voice answered it was General Ray himself. "There are 45 mixed units in rout hold out 120 seconds."
"Sir I don't have 3" said Chris right before he dodged a low aim burst of automatic beam faire from 3 suits.
The chase was now on and Chris was losing ground fast he lost his beam saber to a deadlock with Trixie that cost him a piece of his shoulder his second one was lost with his suits right hand to a shoulder tackle from Applejack. His shield and left shattered under a rain of beams he tried to use hold them back with his beam spray in the torso but the dragon arm literally tore that option from him. His suit was broken sparking and unarmed he did all he could do. He ejected the escape pod. The head popped open and the pod shot off. Ace and Rainbow where after it like a shot.
"Don't let the pilot escape!" Shouted Ace.
"No one out runs The Dash!" Shouted Rainbow.
Then there pursuit was cut off by weapons fire as dozens of new enemies entered the battle.
"Horse apples ok forget the pilot! Fighting withdrawal! Let's take what's left of the red suit and leave!" Ordered Ace
Just then a gutsy enemy rushed past (a Geara Doga unit) Ace and Rainbow. And fired 4 rockets at the disabled sazabi 2 blowing it up from their grasp. "Yes your not getting any prototypes to day." Shouted Megan with pride
Ace streaks past and stopped in front of Megan's suit filling her view with its eye glowing brightly then it happened the dragon arm shot out and closed around the her suits chest it's fangs cutting in to its armor like butter... "Shit I'm going to die in my first battle!" Megan thought to herself. As the screens cracked and went dead then the crushing stopped. She felt her suit move. She tried the controls but nothing worked she was spam in a can... "Why am I not dead? Cause they aren't after the suits but the pilots!" Megan hoped a start shot from her comrades would eat her save her or end her.
Ace sighed holding the suit in his Dragon arms jaws. "Trixie, Sunset, Pinkie! Hit them hard then we all fall back sweep them from Luna's stars we got what we need." Said Ace.
The 3 pony suits nodded as they dodged wild and poorly aimed shots before unloading on the enemy force Trixie and Sunset fired there feather and funnel bits as well as there heavy beam weapons as Pinkie unloaded her magic missiles and chest mounted beam gatling head mounted Vulcan guns and her heavy beam cannon at the enemy after a few seconds of firing the large crowd of mobile suits was devastated and the survives where running or carrying away those that couldn't move but where still alive.
The 6 equestrian suits fell in to formation and withdrew with the lead suit carrying the prize.
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Patton base hanger
Amuro watched the young commander climb out of the escape pod.
Chris looked left then right before floating over to the general, saluting and holding out a disk.
"General Ray. This is all my data from the battle." Chris said in a respectful tone, but in his hear is filled with heavy grief from the death of his two best friends.
Amuro set one hand on Chris's shoulder as he took the disk and spoke. "You and your friends did more then we could ask of you under the circumstances. I'm ordering the base abandoned. Gather theirs and your things. Your leaving with me."
"Yes General Ray." Said Chris before he floated away, tears could no longer hold as they float in the non-gravity.
Megan sat in silence. She was scared out of her mind. She heard the General say the gundams pilots were not human. And they were trying to capture enemy pilots. "What is their goal? Are they going to dissect me? Torture me for intelligence? Or are they going to eat me?" she was in a near panic. She felt the suit shake as it was set in to a rack. She heard banging on the hatch and muffled voices. She checked her flight suits external reading. It showed that her now depressurised mobile suit was in a pressurized hanger. She was half thankful that at least she could breath, as she took of her helmet. She then heard shouting she didn't understand. Then she saw the fingers of a mobile suit tear away the hatch of her suit. "They really want to meet me." she thought as the blinding light flooded in. She put her hand up to block the light as her eyes adjusted. She heard a voice she then looked and her jaw dropped and the first words a human would say to a non human race where...
"Oh my God! They're so cute!" Right before she jumped out and hugged the two ponies in front of her. One was a purple winged unicorn with a mane of 3 shades of purple, the others was a yellow Pegasus with a pink mane. She rubbed her cheek on there shoulders. "I haven't seen a enqaine since I left the family farm." She opened her eyes and saw 4 bat winged pegasi holding spears at her face, and a pony with a black flight suit and helmet with a Dragon skull and crossbones on his chest the same one that was on the suits shield that captured her. Then it sunk in, she just huggle glomped 2 of her captors..... She gave a sheepish smile.
And that's how human history was made.
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Megan meets ponies pony view.
Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy, walked towards the hanger, flanked by 4 bat ponies in a special armor that designated them the mobile suit support troops. The armor was plane steal, with the v crest of equestrian mobile suits in Jade on there chest and helmets, on one shoulder was the slit eye showing they were trained night guards, on the other was Twilight's mark because she is the princess on ship and all guard in standard armor (in short all that aren't mobile suit pilots) must bear the mark of the highest rank princess aboard ship.
"So Lt Shadow Storm, Why are you and your stallions on call? If you don't mind my asking." Asked Rarity.
The lead guard on the right chuckled, "Not at all Lady Rarity. And to answer your question. Luna took responsibility to oversee the construction and defense of the Star wondering. So she pledged 2 regiments of her personal guard to serve on board the ship. Also I must thank you for your work Lady Rarity, a month back I mail ordered silky number from your butic catalogs. It was for my 3rd Anniversary my wife loved it, and told me to make sure if get a chance, to thank you for it." Said the guard.
Rarity giggled "Oh my, why thank you darling. Both for you and your wife's complaint and for your brute service to Equestria. Just a shame you have to work with that rude Captain Crimson Moon."
All 4 guards burst out laughing not able to hold face. Making the three mares blink and look at them.
"Umm... if you a.... don't mind... what's so funny? Um if you don't mind... I a... asked?" Said Fluttershy looking nervous.
"You thought Ace was rude earlier?." Managed one guard through his laughter.
"That's just him being crossed over your friends stealing suits that he's responsible for." Said another one.
Shadow Storm calmed down first, "That was not him rude you want to see him rude watch him speak with Celestia without Luna there to keep him on his leash."
The last one smiled "You got that right Ace Crimson Moon and his wing mares. Luna's personal Attack Dragons. Luna says attack, Ace ask how many she wants killed." This got him a clop to his helmet by Shadow Storm.
"Mind you tongue, rookie Ace is the Sword of Equestria. The Champion of the Everfree ponies rights, as well as a supporter of the moon ponies bid for guard status. As far as I'm concerned Ace should be given the honor of the title Lunar Champion! If not made a High Knight of Equestria!" Said Shadow Storm
"Ace is really, that big a hero? You would give him the highest title a guard can receive?" Asked Twilight.
"He maybe rough around the edges. But he does what he has to do not just what he's asked. The difference between a guard and pilot is a guard just protects the ponies and holds till you princesses save the day we are a stopgap. But mobile pilots the don't, they can't just sit back and watch something in them drives them to act. That's what a suit looks for in you when you try to claim it. And Ace..... his cutiemark was gained claiming, his suit. To him the mobile suit force is his life." Explained Shadow Storm.
The rest of the walk was in silence as the 3 mares thought on what they learned. Twilight partly admired Ace younger than her and a Captain for dedicating himself to something that became his cutiemark. Fluttershy was slightly scared of the pony... Ace his cutiemark is for being good at controlling a war machine. Rarity thought he sounded like the roguish hero types from pirate romance stories.
The entered the hangar before the team's returned and watched as the suits landed then crossed through the shield that keep the air in the ship and vacuum of space out. Ace's Darkmoon pointed with his shield as he looked over his shoulder. The other five nodded and walked in to another part of the ship as the hanger doors slid closed. His mobile suit strode forward holding the captured suit in the dragon fangs. It reminded Fluttershy of a pet cat bringing home a muse it killed... a image heighten by the black and fluid dripping from the suit and running down its armor. The suit was set in to a locking gantry that was set up for it. Then the dragon head released its hold. The head Loomed over the ponies oil and hydraulic fluids dripping from its fangs like gore from a wolf's jaws. Fluttershy swallowed as she meets eyes with head seconds before it retracted into a arm again.
"Ok open it up." Said Princess Twilight.
The guards and 2 unicorns banged on it a bit and tried magic but it was no use the hatch was crushed in place.
Twilight looked at the Darkmoon "It looks like you crushed the hatch! Is the pilot even alive?" She shouted
The eye looked at Twilight and glowed it felt like it was growling at her. Then Ace's voice came from the machine. "Yeah the pilots alive. Stand back I'll rip the chest of..." He said.
The ponies backed up as the suits hand reached over them gripped the armor and tore away the front of the chest showing joints wires and hydraulics, and the gaping hole that was a cockpit. Twilight and Fluttershy both curious to get a look at the New race stepped closer and saw a creature similar to a Minotaur. But smaller the size of a pony and peach tan skin on its face with a short blond mane and small blue eyes. It had its arms in defensive position. It lowered its arms looked at Twilight and Fluttershy then it's eyes brighten and it bearded it's teeth in what could been a smile before it shouted something in its language and.... glomped Twilight and Fluttershy in a hug? It then mumbles something in its own language and started to rub its face on Twilight's and Fluttershy's shoulders seeming to enjoy the feel. Twilight was confused and Fluttershy was blushing red as Big Mac. The Alien stopped and looked up at Ace and the 4 bat pony guards holding their spears glaring at it and gave them a week smile.
The guards looked to Ace who sighed flapped forward making the Aliens eye's widen in fear before putting a hoof on its head and zapping it with low voltage shock, knocking it out. "Ok anyone else surprised that it just hugged Princess Twilight and Lady Fluttershy?" Asked Ace getting nods from all there.
Fluttershy snapped out of her shock and embarrassment she rolled the alien over and put her head to its surprisingly soft chest and lessens for a heartbeat. "Oh good it's not dead." She said as she stood up.
Twilight now recovered sighed then spoke "OK, that's good. Thank you Ace for your quick thinking. I don't think it was trying to hurt us, but better safe then sorry. Guards take it to quarantine and remove its flight suit."
The guards saluted and then carried the unconscious alien away. Fluttershy following behind fussing over the aliens safety. "Princess there is still the matter of your friends." Said Ace as he took off his helmet.
"Celestia wanted all of the council of harmony, to be trained in mobile suits during this voyage... So... deal with them as you would trainees that took their suits out for a joyride." She said looking Ace in the eye and suppressing the shiver she got from his smile.
"Oh thank you princess, I'll do just that and you and your other friends make yourself at home in your officer and royal quarters. I'll see you after breakfast to see if the suits will accept you. In the mean time feel free to play with your new toys. Just don't brake the smaller one there harder to get the the big one was." Said Ace pointing at the damaged suit behind twilight before flying off.
"My he seems to have lightened up considerably. Why do you suppose that is?" Asked Rarity
"Well I'm sure half of it is I told him to punish Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie as he would any other cadets that did what they did." Answered Twilight.
"You don't think he'll do anything too harsh do you?" Asked a fear full Rarity.
"I'm worrying about that my self." Said Twilight.
The two were drawn to the laughter of the earth ponies setting up to examine the suit.
"What's so funny?"Asked Twilight.
"Oh what you set loose on your friends. Ace won't hurt them, but they will wish he simply beat them black and blue by the time he's done. Ain't that right Darkmoon? Your little buddy going to make those mare wish they were in Tartarus!" Said the mechanic.
Twilight and Rarity turned to see the suits hatch had closed and it set the chestplate of the alien suit down. It looked back at the mechanics and nodded then looked at Twilight as its eye started flashing and the suits body language implies it was laughing. It then started to walk away.
"It was laughing at me?!" Said a surprised Twilight.
"Eeyupe the Darkmoon is probably the smartest suit on the ship and the 3rd smartest Equestrian suit there is. Only ones smarter are Luna's Nightstalker, and Celestia's Solarwinds. Ace talks to it a lot and tells all the pilots to at least once a day talk to there suits." Answers one of the mechanics.
"Really are the suits capable of speaking?"Asked Rarity.
"Not verbally. They can commune mentality when linked with their pilot. But after a while they start doing the eye flash thing. Ace calls it a optical voice. And when a suit starts to do that they can understand verbal communication and the pilot can understand the flashes of a suit. He even has been saying that he will watch the skull team suits talk to each other. I never seen it tho." Said the first mechanic.
"I have walked in to clean one of the other suits and all 3 were over in the corner flashing eyes at each other a high rate of speed. One spotted me and moved its head while flashing then all 3 glared at me. Like they were accusing me of eavesdropping. Made my fur crawl. If they are smart enough to talk to each other and move on their own, I say treat them as you would there pilot and don't anger them." Said the other mechanic.
"Really? I wonder if anypony has tried to study this." Said Twilight.
"I think it's creepy. Though I'm curious about their view on fashion." Said Rarity.
Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie Sat at the feet of their suits helmets in there fore hooves. Under the glares of Trixie and Sunset. The 3 seated mares watch the Darkmoon walk in its eye flashing. Trixie's ear twitched as she looks over her shoulder as the Darkmoon walks over to to Showstopper and Black Magic. After a moment of flashes the other 2 start to flash wildly like Darkmoon was . The three suits stop look at the seated mares then start again as Darkmoon walks to its paddock.
"What's going on?" Asked Rainbow Dash.
"Our suits are laughing at what Ace's Darkmoon overheard. I didn't catch all of it, but from what I did. It sounds like you 3 are going to be hating life for the forcibly future." Answered Trixie.
"It's actually Lt. Lulamoon technically. Trixie's full name is Trixie Lulamoon. And we will find out when Ace gets here." Said Trixie.
Sunset chuckled and pointed to Ace in his black cap (40s paper boy hat) and his treadmark jacket. "Speak of Discord and he will appear!" Said Sunset.
Ace smiled like a mad pony "Discord? Please..... Discord is Chaos! I am Ace Crimson Moon! I am war incarnate, chaos follows in my wake!" He shouted with a dramatic pose.
Sunset and Trixie giggle as they walk towards the locker room.
Rainbow, AJ and Pinkie look at the pony with worried faces. As he takes his place in front of them. The three gulped after that entrance they were more than a little nerves.
"I spoke to Princess Twilight Sparkle. She informed me that Sun Flank, has asked that you her and the rest of your friends be trained as mobile suit pilots. So you three will not be serving jail time." Said Ace as he started pacing.
Applejack sighed in relief and thanked her lucky stars, and the royal sisters. Rainbow Dash was still nerves as a Wonderbolts reserve this could kill her dream. Pinkie just gave a hopeful smile.
Ace looked them over then continued. "Twilight gave me full permission to punish you three as I would cadets that took their suits out without approval." He looked to the locker room door as Trixie and Sunset came out in their regular outfits. He nodded as they flank him. Then continued his speech. "Given this information, you three will where those suit for the next week. You will sleep in your mobile suits. You will shower in the locker room over there before breakfast and after dinner. You don't get breakfast till after you 3 polish your suits as well as ours. After breakfast you will run laps pulling Trixie and Sunset and 300 pounds of dead weight on a sled the whole length and width of the ship at full gallop. If you slow down the two of them get to tell you any stories they see fit hell they can lecture you about paint drying if they want." The three gulp. "And you will do this till lunch. After lunch you will be doing full contact sparring with the guards till dinner. This will be your life for the next seven days. Am I clear?" Said Ace
The three mumbled there yeses Ace eye twitched.
"I SAID ARE WE CLEAR CADETS!!!!!!" He shouted.
The three snapped to attention "Sir! Yes Sir! Sir!" They shouted in fear.
"Good go get copies of the mobile suit regulations book and read it till dinner. You get no launch today and tomorrow your hard punishment begins. Dismissed." The three scrambled to find the books.
After they're out of ear shout Trixie asks. "How long before they realize there's no such book?"
"Oh I say til dinner... or they ask Twilight." Said Sunset.
The three of them laughed.
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Quarantine
Megan woke on a really soft bed. "What a dream that was. Alien ponies in Gundams. I need to lay off moonshine."she thought to herself as she stretched. She then noticed she went to bed naked. "Shit how much I drink......." She then sees she's in a room with a glass wall and on the other side is the pink maned yellow Pegasus and a pair of bat wing pegasi.
"Oh come on... So I go down in history as the first human to meet aliens and I hugged them squealed like a high air head." She face palms. "Please tell me they're going to eat or dissect me cause if not I'll die of embarrassment when the Solar Republic here's about this." She then noticed a brass ring.... "where this come from?"
"I put it on you... it's a ring of translation it automatically translates what you hear and say to Equestrian... I um hope that's ok?" Said the Yellow Pegasus.
Megan looked up at her then at her own bare chest, at her again then her chest, after a 3rd time she eeped and covered herself with a blanket. "So is this where you probed me or dissect me?" Megan asked nervously.
"Um no and we don't want to eat you either. Um sorry about your suit, and all those that... That..." The yellow Pegasus lowered her head as she spoke.
Megan nodded "Thank you, and sorry about the um... cuddle." Said Megan blushing. Then she asked "Um can I get my clothes back or at least my under garments?"
"Oh um why? Are you cold?" Asked shy.
"No it's..... Well humans always where cloths." Said Megan.
Fluttershy blushed "Oh I see." She looked at guard. "Can you please get Rarity for me?"
"Yes Lady Fluttershy." The guard said with a salute and set off.
"We had trouble with your cloths so the doctors cut them off before documenting you. Um... sorry. Umm... what's your name?" Said Fluttershy.
"It's Megan Williams, I'm an ensign in the Solar Republic's Mobile Suit forces. That battle was my first time in combat..." She said as she pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her head on them.
"Don't feel bad. The Skull team are from what I heard the best pilots in Equestria and the have very big reputations." Said Fluttershy.
"So that black suit with skull? It's the team leader and top mobile suit pilot of your people?" Asked Megan.
Fluttershy nodded. "Yes Ace Crimson Moon. He is said to be the best him and his suit the Darkmoon are veteran fighters. From what I hear." She hid behind her mane as she spoke
"So I robbed this Ace of his prize so he took me instead?"Asked Megan.
"His orders were to protect My friends as they tested their suits against your race's and to capture a suit and its pilot if possible. You acutely allowed him to complete his objectives. He just upset he couldn't bring the red one and its pilot back too." Said Fluttershy.
"Oh well then........ what's going to happen now? I mean that skirmish probably is the start of a war and all..." Said Megan
"Oh my! I know a lot of your race died but to go to war over one battle that was never meant to be to the death. I mean so many lives lost the pilots there suits...." Fluttershy she added some tiers.
"I understand the pilots but suits are just machines wires, gears, hydraulics and computers there not alive." Said Megan
"Oh! Your suits aren't? That's something of a relief that not as many died as we first thought." Said Fluttershy.
Megan stood up and rushed to the window. "Wait you're saying that your mobile suits are alive?" Asked Megan in shock.
Fluttershy nodded as her eyes ran over Megan bare body and her face started to turn red. "Um.. Yeah and I see why your race wears clothes all the time." The lewd look of the guard next to here said the same as both their wings started to stand up.
Megan blinked.... Then screamed and rushed back into bed and wrapped herself in the blanket. "Ok when can I get new clothes?" She asked.
At that moment Rarity walked in looked at the seen "Um.... am I interrupting something?"
Twilight walked down the hall looking over the reports she got from the doctors and mechanics. The mechanics say that the Alien suit is dead metals completely it was powered by a small electric generator that used a strange contained explosions they don't understand. "Why such a dangerous power source one hit in the right spot and the whole thing goes boom? There must be safer power sources. Even more worrying is the machine is not dead replacing the core and it came right back it was soulless automation no mind or instinct. Relied solely on its pilot and a needlessly complex control system." Twilight mused in her head.
"Excuse me Princess Twilight Sparkle. Could I get your autograph." Twilight looked to see a gray coated, red maned mare (at first glance) earth pony pilot in the dress uniform holding a princess Twilight heroes of equestria card and fountain pen. The uniform was dark green and had the mark of Skull team on her shoulder, Twilight was told that the units and pilots of the everfree ponies took Ace's Skull team Mark as a mark of hope and honor.
Twilight took the pen and card in her magic "Sure. This is a first, I must say. Who do I make it out to?" Said Twilight
The mare squealed. "Um... I'm Lt Quick Fang, from the Everfree core Jade team."
Twilight smiled, as she wrote -To Lt Quick Fang of the Everfree Core's Jade Team, wishing you the best, Princess Twilight Sparkle the princess of Friendship and Magic.- "I hope that will do."
She magics the card back to mare who squeals with joy "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Twilight turns to see the mare bouncing around in the hall then she froze. "You a sn.... sn.... sn...."
The mare turned and smiled showing "Snake Pony? We prefer Lamia Pony..... princess?" Twilight had dropped her peppers and froze eye's wide. The mare poked her causing the princess to fall over and make a sound like stone falling over. She looked at card info and face hoofed. "Oh buck I broke the princess. Ace is going to have my scales for a belt!" On the card gave trivia about the hero shown on Twilight's it says - Fears xpovicphobia and Ophidiophobia.- "I figured that meant the regular snakes not snakeponies to? I'm in so much trouble. Ok Princess, I'm not going to hurt you I'm just taking you to the med bay." She said as she collided around her and started down the hall. Her coils were red like her mane with gray belly matching her pony fur. On her snake body was her cutiemark a pair of winged fangs. Unlike most other ponies a Lamia cutiemark is repeated several times on her coils.
"Oh common you don't have a copy?" Asked Rainbow Dash as Pinkie and AJ looked at each other with worry. They looked for the book themselves but failed and know where asking the bunny mare with a blue coat and white mane and tail. She wore a black dress suit that had Ace's Skull team mark on her chest pocket.
"Girls but all books here are public access. Try in pilots nest the mobile suit pilots on ship club. You 3 are pilots judging by the suits. Try one of your fellows. By the name it's probably a training manual so if anypony on ship has it, one of them should." Said the bunny pony.
"Ok thanks for the help." Said Dash as they left.
"You don't think Ace be a big meanypants and not let us have dinner if we don't read the book do ya'." Asked Pinkie.
"I don't know, sugarcube. But I think he's making us find this book is more then it seems." Said AJ.
Ace was in a fit of laughter "At least you got her autograph before you scared her stiff." Ace was rolling on the floor now as Trixie and Sunset were snickering. As they watched the doctor giving the princess muscle relaxant.
"It not funny Captain." Pouted the Lamia pony.
"It kind of is Fang." Said Sunset
"No it's hilarious." Added Trixie who broke out laughing now.
Ace gets himself under control. Then says. "This snake fear is a big issue. Fang when she comes too, tell her that you and Jade Team are assigned to training her Rarity and Fluttershy. In mobile suit combat. And that she will be flying wing for you in training. Understand?"
Fang nodded "OK Captain I'll tell her." She gulped "I just hope she doesn't break again."
Ace lost it again gave the Lamia pony a pat on the back as he and his wing ponies trot out laughing there flanks off.
"It's still not funny..." Pouted Quick Fang.
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Supply room
Rarity had taken the hoomans' measurements and she was explained about why and what clothes hoomans' wore. She was now in the supply room getting materials. With help of miss Silk, and Spring Wind. Silk and Spring Wind wear ships tailors spinsters. And both Everfree ponies.Silk was a spider pony she had large fangs and 8 fluffy pony legs and a large spider back end with her cutiemark a roll of silk on top of it. Her fur was black with Jade brown splotches. She also had 6 blue eyes. The other mare was a moth pony with wings like gypsy moth and the fuzzy antennas. Her coat was black and eyes brown, her mane, tail and color fluff where blond, her cutiemark was a pink ribbon in the wind that falls in to flower petals.
"We're glad to be of help Lady Rarity." Said Silk.
"I do so appreciate it, darlings. And it will be a big help having experienced seamstresses that are used to... different body types than me. This hoomen has a complex clothing culture. That requires special made clothes... " Said Rarity.
"Oh... honey you are singing a song we know well. All those slithering Lamia ponies ask us to trim their non combat uniforms skirt just short of revealing their mare hoods and then ask for sashes with their cutiemarks on it to wear under the skirt. Some tradition of their tribe." Said Spring Wind.
"Speaking of tradition I see your uniforms are blue like the rest of the crews, but you both have that scary Skull mark rather than a princess on the left shoulder and Twilight's on the right. I know the guard traditions.... So why do the Everfree ponies where that skull and crossbones? Rather than the Celestia or Luna's guard marks?" Asked Rarity.
"It Ace's mark he chose before he got his cutiemark. We Everfree ponies where his mark as oath to Equestria. To do all we can to serve and protect its ponies." Said Silk.
"Yes we swore an oath to first to Equestria, then to the Princess. Just as Ace did." Added Spring Wind.
"Oh my, so you put what's best for all ponies over your selves and even the princess....?" Asked a shocked Rarity. The nodded. "Yes if our deaths can save lives we will glade die for others."
"Willing to.... Oh my by all rights one of you should have been generosity...... IDEA~ When you 2 finish your enlistment would you like to come to work with me at my shop." Said Rarity
The next thing she knew she was in a group hug and hearing a stereo "Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!"
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Quarantine
Fluttershy had asked the guard to stay outside cause she was planning something...... brave, crazy and stupid..... Dash would be proud and mad at the same time.
She opened the door to the isolation room and walked in. "There no more walls. Now we can talk like friends. That feels better right?" She asked as she hopped on the bed next to Megan.
"You mind if I um pet you? Your race looks like an animal my family raises on our farm?"Asked Megan blushing a little.
"Oh...Um.. Ok. Is that why you. Um... hugged me and Twilight when you saw us." Asked Fluttershy.
Megan face palmed "I hope it was not recorded."
She started to run her hand through Fluttershy's mane the mare smiled and closed her eyes. "Well it was I'm sorry to say but given that Twilight is a princess I'm sure she can keep the recording crystal in the Canterlot vaults till about a hundred years after you great great great grand children are grown up..." Fluttershy giggled a little as Megan's fingers touched her ears.
"Wait she was royalty? Oh hell, I guess that as first contacts go this was as bad as it gets. Human killed and the one that's captured hugs and gets friendly with the aliens.... Yep I'll never be able to show my face in the republic again when they see that recording..."sighed Megan as she subconsciously started to scratch Fluttershy's chin making the mare spread her wings and stick her neck out.
"Well if you like raising animals, you could come stay with me in Ponyville. Little to the left please." Asked Fluttershy as she lays her head in Megan's lap and rolls on her back.
Megan blushed a little more. "You're enjoying this more then you should be..." Said Megan giving Fluttershy a pointed look.
"Oh.... my... Um sorry but we'll. It felt really good...." Said Fluttershy with equal blush to the humans.
"Oh my Fluttershy if you're going to get that close to the a alien mare you should lock the door." Said Rarity. As she stifled a giggle with her hoof as both Fluttershy and Megan turn redder than Applejack's brother.
"It's now officially the most embarrassing day of my life!" Shouted Megan with a huff.
Fluttershy curled into a ball. "It's starting to look that way for me too." Mumbled Fluttershy.
Rarity levitates Fluttershy out of the room and replaces the mare with the fresh made clothes. "We'll let you get dressed. I'll just chat with Fluttershy outside. Knock when you're done." The 2 mares soon left.
Megan looked at the clothing the bra and panties looked like they remade her old ones in.... silk? high grade silk even dyed it red. She was really regrets having worn her fave panties and bra to day. The clothing was a white version of their uniforms and it hugged her curves a lot more than a republic uniform did. And the material felt like it was satin. "If nothing else they treated there solders good. I mean if they just modified a regular uniform for me. Then the soldiers get treated like nobles, I wonder what clothes the princess wear are like... when she chooses to wear cloths." Megan thought to herself then blushed as she remember she hugged a princess.
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In the hall
"I must say I never pegged you as the type to go for exotic romances, or other mares." Said Rarity.
"WHAT! Um.... no.... it's not like that..... I..... I was just trying to help Megan get comfortable. It was purely platonic." Stammered Fluttershy the her whole coat turning red.
The guard rolled his eyes as Rarity giggled. Then the door opened and Megan walked out. "Two questions one Why has Fluttershy turned red? And do I have to stay in there?" Asked Megan.
Fluttershy just curled into a ball again. The guard cleared his throat. "No but the Princess requested that at least one of her friends be with you as you explore the ship. As you are a guest and not a prisoner...." The guard looked at Rarity helping to calm Fluttershy.
He then leaned in a whispered to Megan. "Just know that every guard on this ship is keeping a eye on you and if you so much as think of hurting Princess Twilight or one of her friends.... Well Captain Ace heard of about that fear of the aliens eating you and he can arrange that happening with the help of one of the snake ponies or spider ponies."
Megan gulped "I understand sir." Said Megan as some disturbing images flashed in her mind.
"So Megan... what you want to see first?"Asked Rarity.
The answer came as her stomach growled. "Um the mess hall?..." Said Megan blushing.
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Pilots Nest
Dash, AJ and Pinkie walked in to pilots nest. They blinked in surprise at the number of different ponies. It looked like something from a fiction book. A Pegaus Draycony was hoof wrestling a spider pony as a 3 bunny ponies all mares cheered the two stallions on.
Behind the bar another spider pony was mixing 2 drinks at once as a mix group watched in awe. A pair of draycony earth pony mares giggled as he winked at them. While a pair to snake ponies whispered in to each other, one stallion the other mare. The last of the group was an earth pony stallion with a scar on his face.
One table had 3 ponies in matching uniforms blue with a Aces Skull mark where other guard members wore the royal or night guard mark. One was a tiger moth pony the second was a snake pony and last was bunny pony. They showed their hands to the moth pony and snake pony face hoof as there friend raked in the stack of bits.
Another table had 2 bat ponies, and a unicorn drinking and swapping stories.
Lastly there was a spider mare in the back corner wearing a tank top that read -Jade Team Shines- next to her was a stack of books her fur was black mane red and the cutiemark on her spider tail thing was well a red hourglass with a black widow spider in the top half of it.
"Well at least the Captain ain't here. If he saw us asking for to borrow a copy of the mobile suit regulations manual. He probably tack on more time to the punishment." Said AJ
Pinkie nodded as Rainbow Dash flapped into the air and shouted "Any pony got a copy of the mobile suit regulations book thing!" All but one pony answered with a chorus of.
"Nope"
"No"
"Haven't see one since Canterlot."
The spider mare in back looked at the 3 with green eyes and gestured for them to sit with her. They walked back to the table and sat down a moment waiter set 4 mugs of hard cider on the table. "I had the order on stand by when the Captain called in he was on the way back. You three are the first cadets he has had in a year, and he opened of with his favorite test..." She smiled at the three taking a drink of her cider.
"What test?" asked AJ as pinkie and Dash chugged their cider.
The mare chuckled. "The send the green as grass rookie to look for a book that's not real." She said with a smile as Pinkie started laughing,Dash choked on her drink and AJ face hoofed.
"What!" Shouted Dash
"Why that...." Said AJ
Pinkie laughed
"I'm Lieutenant Junior Grade Widowmaker Jade Team Suits 3. Nice to meet you. My team was assigned to train Princess Twilight, Lady Rarity, and Lady Fluttershy. Lieutenant Quick Gang, is with Twilight... helping her get past her fear of snakes..." Said Widowmaker.
"Um.... why?" Asked Dash.
Widowmaker's grin grew. "The LT is a snake pony, and well the Princess was kind of was scared stiff. My poor LT slithered into the med bay with a Twilight statue in her coils, crying her eyes out. The poor dear idolizes You all she even has the full heroes of Equestria card collection, including the Princess Twilight Sparkle card she asked her to autograph before she was scared stiff." The spider pony chuckled a little.
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Med bay
"I had the worst dream...." Said Twilight as she opened her eyes to see the snake pony, the upper pony half at least.
"I'm sorry to have scared you so bad Princess Twilight Sparkle. I only wanted to get your autograph." She blinked and put her hooves together. "Oh I almost forgot, Ace has assigned Jade Team to help train you, Lady Fluttershy and Lady Rarity, in mobile suit operations. And to um.... help you not freak out about contact with snake ponies...." Said Fang
"Oh.... I..... See.... I am going to faint now." Said Twilight she then did so.
"Yep Ace is punishing me...." Said Quick Fang as she slammed her face to the mattress.
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The Mess Hall.
Megan looked around the room. Bunny ponies, earth ponies, spider ponies, pegasi, bat ponies, unicorns, snake ponies, zebras and Dragon ponies. They all looked at her as she, Fluttershy and Rarity joined the line. It was high school all over again... when they finally got to the food she was surprised to see fish, ham and chicken. "Um... can I have some ham please, and mac and cheese.
The spider behind the counter nodded, and dished up the food without a word. He handed Megan the plate and went to the next order. Megan grabbed a brownie from the desert tray, and followed Rarity with Fluttershy behind her.
"Miss Rarity! Miss Shy! Over here!." Called a Dragon pony with horns, waving a clawed hoof.
Rarity smiled and sat down at the Dragon mares table, followed by Megan and Fluttershy. "Thank you, darling. To who do we have the honor to eat with?" Asked Rarity
"The names Petite Officer 3rd Class Ruby. I'm part of Jade Team suit 2 my team will be handling yours and Princess Twilight's instruction. Oh and nice to met you miss alien." Said the red fur/scaled pony with a blue mane eye's and horns.
"My name's Megan. I have to admit the number of different races here is impressive are all from different worlds?" Asked Megan witch got a roar of laughter from all that heard it.
"Different races... there's only one race on this ship, Miss Megan, and yours is the first race from another world we met on our first trip into space." Said Ruby
"What?"Asked Megan
"Yes there is over a dozen pony tribes. Then there are the other four races Dragons, Diamond Dogs, Griffins, and Minotaurs.... all from our world." Said Fluttershy
"That's amazing, human call each other a different race, if their skin tone is different. But you all are physically so different..... it's impressive." Said Megan.
"How so?" Asked Rarity
"Well for a long time humans would and some still do, kill, enslave and persecute each other over stupid things. Like skin tone, ancestry and where you're from even..." Megan lowered her head "I'm from Neo Texas colony. My father's father was part of the second Neo Zeon forces during the Gryps Colony conflict. He was K.I.A. in the battle... my grandma says he was built like a mountain, fought like a demon, and died with honor. Stories of him made me become a pilot. But because I was space colony born lots of Earth born and some Mars born, treat me like I'm trash... even if I am.. or was fighting to protect them." Megan eyes watered. As she clenched her fists around her silverware. She then shove a spoon full of food in her mouth and chewed with a focuses that said she was trying to keep from losing her temper.
"That terrible and your rulers allow that?" Asked Rarity in shock
"The Republic council are a bunch of rich snobs that care only about what the rich think, because there ones who pay for their election." Said Megan with distaste.
"What about your Princesses?" Asked Fluttershy as she laid a wing over Megan's back.
"The last princess I know of was the Crossbone princess from a few years after I was born and she stood up against her own nations army. That was before the Crossbone pirate nation joined the republic. And no one knows what happened to her after their leader and her father iron mask died..." Said Megan as she put her hand to her chin. "But like I said that was 20 some years ago give or take...." She went back to eating.
"Wait you're a soldier and you're only in your early twenties? I mean most ponies don't start to live on there own till they get their cutiemark and that's about mid to late twenties.... And you have to be thirty to join the guard! Cutiemark or not! Ace is the youngest officer in history at thirty-eight, he'll I'm a hundred twenty-four years old granted draconys live for thousands of years like our dragon cousins. I mean the average earth pony lives to be three hundred or so..." Said Ruby.
"Thousands of years? The oldest General in the ranks is my base commander and he's in his eighties, and the next oldest is in his sixties. I think the oldest human on record is only two hundreds and he needed machines to stay alive. The average Human lives, if they're lucky to be a hundred. Most in the government and army think General Ray is too old to be still surviving." She stopped and scratches her head. "I just want to know how he manages to still pass the physical to stay on active duty as a pilot." Said Megan.
"Oh my! From what you just said it be like Applejacks grandmother serving in the guard! How can he still be able to fight?" Asked a slightly concerned Rarity.
"I'd like to know myself, he still hold the top simulator scores and he sounded, if you pardon the pun, health as a horse when he chewed me out for calling him sir.... Apparently he prefers to be called by his rank and last name. Ether that or being called sir makes him feel his age." Said Megan as she started on her desert. "Oh wow! If this is the standard food you ponies get then maybe I should defect. I mean this is like five star meals." She coed.
There came a shout from the kitchen. "Thanks two legs!" Shouted a cook.
"How good are your races hearing?" Asked Megan
The Dracony Ruby grinned "Everypony here heard you more or less. Depending on race we could hear a pin drop in a thunder storm." She said
"It's true pegasi and our threshal cousins.... Um the bat ponies... have extremely good hearing." Said Fluttershy.
"Oh.... So let's see stronger, faster, magic or so advanced it looks like magic, and there mobile suits are alive.... Oh and they have faster than light travel. Ok it's official. Humans are the primitive backwater race in the galaxy." Said Megan tossing her arms up at the end. The whole mess hall cracked up laughing.
"Well you have expanded and colonized a world. We haven't done that yet." Said Fluttershy.
Megan gave a weak smile to the mare. "She is really sweet to say that. But humans are S.O.L. if we go to full war. I mean if there suits are alive how do you even pilot them?" She thought to herself.
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Space Ship of N.E.N.U. Red Claw Bridge.
Gilda watched the Star Wondering return the magic relay already told the princesses about the aliens and their primitive suits... which the ponies graciously shared with the non equestrian notations union.
Gilda snorted "Stupid ponies just capture a pilot when they could have taken the base.... Dweebs. Now my father is sending me to take one of N.E.N.U.'s newly built ships to attack and capture the base the ponies find. This is a joke. My griffins can't even use their suits flight mode in space." Complained Gilda.
"That may be but it will give us Intel on the new race the ponies don't have. General." Said a Minotaur standing behind her.
"Yeah let's go and take the base." Ordered General Gilda Skytalon.
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Hall's of the Star Wondering.
Megan was told she could explore freely and that the magic locks will keep her out of restricted areas. She wished it also applied to the men's room. Megan had asked witch why the bathrooms where. She found them easily following the directions. But she miss read the signs and walked into the stallions room and saw something that she won't forget. After a quick apology and rushing to the right room.... She found out that bathrooms are the same for men and women in lay out. She had some adjustments to using the pony toilets. But she couldn't get that image out of her head.... "Fuck me sideways that thing was limp and it was as thick as my arm. It was also still in its sheath. That means.... fuck if one of the stallions tried to put that in me at full mast I'd be ripped in half. And that stallion was not even the tallest I seen!." She thought to herself.
After her bathroom adventure she set out to explore again. She found the mobile suit deck the suits were so varied all had the V crest of the gundams.... but they had so many types. Suits with snake body, some with 6 arms, and the sheer variety of weapons. All beam based or heat blades.part of her drooled at the them. Then she saw the metal balls in racks. She also saw the mechanics tending to a machine. A very cranky one at that. It had its chest plate open showing metal muscle and thick cords. The suit itself kept trying to grab its chest piece only for its hand to be swatted by a black cyclops suit. Its eye flashed and the other suit tilted its head and flashed it's eyes at the other. "It's nice having veterans like skull team." Said a pony above Megan.
She jumped back to see a moth pony (Flutter ponies) they're called. "It's strange seeing a suit acting like that." Said Megan.
The spider pony chuckled "That's the suit of red team's leader. Silly thing just became self aware. All suits learn over time then one day they wake up. And start to think not just add their instinct to the pilots mind. The more time a pilot spends connected to the suit or just spend time with it the faster that happens. The Darkmoon there is Ace Crimson Moon's suit he brought you in." The Darkmoon slapped the other suit's hand again and its eye glowed. "Hehehe woo boy Long Shot sure don't like having its skin off. Can't say I blame it tho. But it's chest damaged by a accident yesterday, they do heal slowly on there own but our job is to help them heal faster and to keep them in working order. Both for their own and the pilots good."
The Darkmoon slapped the suits hand again then the Dragon head came out and stared down the other suit. "I bet the Darkmoon helps with the younger ones with that right arm."Said Megan.
"You bet she do. The only suits that can intimidate like the Darkmoon is the Princesses suits. Then again dragons are sacred of those two suits." Said the Spider pony
"Why is that?"Asked Megan.
Spider pony grinned. "Luna's Moon Kitty is massive the size of Canterlot castle it's beam claws can shred stone. But you want scary Celestia's Solarwinds is the real monster it carries six suits inside itself that act on her will. And there it is." Said the flutter pony pony pointing as many other looked out a glowing hatch. "It's in its travel mode. She must be here to see you. Or talk to Princess Twilight Sparkle." Said the spider pony.
"That thing is a suit! It looks like a assault carrier! I think I need a strong drink..." Said Megan
"The pilot's nest is down that way it's, for mobile suit pilots so they should let you in." Said the flutterpony before he walked off still upside down on the ceiling.
"Right..." Said Megan as she tests the gravity once by bouncing. "Yeah ok...."
After a few minutes she walked into the pilot's nest. The ponies looked her over then went back to there own things. All but 4 them. She could tell who 3 where from what Fluttershy told her of her friends that went out in suits the 4th must been a part of the same team as Ruby.... if the shirt was any clue. She went to the bar. "Can I get something strong... I just saw Princess Celestia's suit docking with the ship...." Said Megan.
The place went dead. The bar keep reached a hoof under the bar and brought up a bottle of whiskey. "On the house Missy you're going to need it." Said the spider pony.
Rainbow Dash stared at the alien "So that's what the aliens look like? It looks like a monkey..."
Applejack sighed, "I think it looks more like one of the mobile suits.... wonder why?"
"I'm going to make friends with it!" Shouted Pinkie before she bounced over to Megan and hugged her
"HiI'mPinkeminaDiannPiebutyoucancallmePinkiedoyoulikepartiesIloveparties-" Megan clamped her hand over Pinkie's mouth.
"Ok that's too fast try again and breath this time. Hi my name is Megan what's yours." Said Magen before letting go of Pinkie's muzzle.
"I'm Pinkie Pie, but you can call me Pinkie. Do you like parties?" Asked Pinkie in what was a (surprisingly anuff to those that knew her and of her) calm and collected manner.
"I love parties, haven't been to one in a long time." Answered Megan
"Do you like cake or cupcakes?" Asked Pinkie setting nice and polite
"Both. I mean, cupcakes are yummy but a three layer chocolate cake, is my weak spot. I had to have it at every birthday." Said Megan with big smile that Pinkie mirrored.
A guard walked in and up to Megan "The princesses want to speak with you in 30 minutes in the planning room miss alien."
Megan looked at the ponies "OK, show me and I think there's probably a form I need to fill out if you have them." Said Magen before she chugged the remaining half of the bottle. Much to the shock of the pilots several started to cheer and talk animatedly about it.
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Planning room Star wondering.
Celestia and Twilight Sat side by side. In thrones while the wall behind them had screen split in 2 with Luna and Cadence on them.
Megan walked in and blinks "Shit that's a big Alicorn, no wonder her suit looks like a ship." thought Megan. She snaps a salute. "I am Ensign Megan Williams of the Solar Republic. It's a pleasure to meet you." She said crisply and stoically.
Celestia pouted "I don't get a huggle glomp too?" Asked Celestia with a hurt tone.
Megan blushed as her jaw dropped..... "W... What?" Was all Megan could say as Twilight face hoofed.
The two princesses on the screen broke into a fit of laughter. Luna spoke first "Tia, dear sister, thee thought thou were joking when thou said to go cause tho want to hug a alien..."
The pink one Cadence snorted out. "Really aunty Tia you wanted to hug her....."
Megan cleared her throat. "Perhaps after the meeting your highness, and I want to clarify that event. I had just been captured in battle and had first expected to be crushed to death in my suit. My mind kind of went to a dark place, thinking of what might be my fate when I realized your pilots where aiming to capture pilots not the suits. So when I saw two of your um... ponies, Princess Twilight Sparkle and Lady Fluttershy, my mind latched on to the primitive non-intelligent horse and ponies my family raises on our farm. An well.. I just reacted as I did when I younger and saw new ponies on the farm... I apologize for any um... discomfort I may have caused." Said Megan.
The Princesses nodded and Twilight tanked her. "You're forgiven and you taught me and a Fluttershy a good lesson."
"Oh and what lesson is that?" Asked Celestia.
"Let the guards do their job and stand in front of me and my friends when meeting a unknown race. Megan could have easily killed me something Ace lectured in to my head earlier." Said Twilight
"A captain lecturing his Princess?"Asked Megan.
"Captain Crimson Moon pledged to serve only Equestria and my sister Luna. As such he feels it's his duty to point out our flaws. Though he is more polite and softer with Luna." Said Celestia
"That and he wants to spend his days under aunt Luna's starry mane." Said Cadence.
"So back on subject." Started Megan "Because if I don't take hold of their rains I'll hear about all there royal flirtations." thought Megan before she continues "I assume you have a few questions for me, as I do you but most where answered by Lady Fluttershy."
Twilight smiled "Yes she was very happy to talk about most of all you told her." Said Twilight
"Yes. Twilight gave me her notes to go over before this meeting... Let's go to the heart of the issue. How hard do you think it will be to clear up this issue of the incident, without a war. Dr Stargazer who tho good intent made a very big mistake and has been reassigned to the Canterlot academy of science and magic. She will be studying the suit and its interesting computer. What she did was reckless and foolhardy." Said Celestia
"And the N.E.N.U. are going to make it worst. They sent out the Red Talon to secure the alien base. The Griffin emperor's daughter General Skytalon is know to be under clawed and stubborn she will likely try to use the Minotaurs and Diamond Dogs as the main force in the attack then infiltrate with her Griffin soldiers and suits.". Said Luna
"Yes that is like them, I would prefer to not have told them of your race at all Megan till after we have a signed peace treaty. But because of the mobile weapons pact we had to reveal that we made contact and your race has mobile suits." Said Celestia.
"Then I guess this is the right choice then. Cause General Ray will probably have the base evacuated and a rear guard hold of the enemy force and then withdraw leaving the base to blow up with as many enemies in it as possible." She handed Celestia a piece of paper. "This is my official notice of defection to your ranks..."
Then all Princesses looked on in shock save for Celestia. "I accept and welcome you to the Royal Guard of Equestria. Captain Megan Williams of the Harmony guards mobile suit forces. Under the princess of friendship Twilight Sparkle." Said Celestia without breaking her stoicism.
Megan bowed slightly to Twilight. "At your serves you highness." "HOLY FUCK! That's like 7 rank promotion! Shit I hope grandpa isn't rolling in his grave from this. But I can't go against my heart, and it telling me that my place is here. she though to her self.
"Tomorrow Twilight will take command of the Star Wondering and you both shall join Fluttershy and Rarity in selecting a mobile suit. Now if I can get my hug?" Said Celestia.
Megan chuckled and walked around the conference table. Standing next to Celestia puting her size in perspective she she leaned in and hugged her. She felt the princess return the hug and lay her head over her own. She felt the fur as soft as silk and she heard her sigh. It was clear she wanted to hug others more often.
Amuro couldn't help but see the irony in this. He was using everything from his experience in one battle. He was commanding troops in suits ranging from old GMs and Zakus to to the more modern heavyguns and gearadoga units.... most are still way out classed if those gundams they seen where any hint at the enemy's power and technical skills. His ships where just as bad he was lunching from a Grawzine, in a Gundam 'Mk2 with a sycumo system and a ball pack with upgraded weapons. He even had a gundam hammer as his fall back. He sat in the suit and checked the setting, and the progress on the bombs in the base.
A screen pops up with a soldier in a normal suit. "General Ray the last bomb is set and all linked to your suits signal. If anything happens to your IFF the timer starts 3 minutes till the bombs and the base generator all blow silent countdown."
"Good work. Get to a escape ship." The soldier saluted and the screen closed. Amuro opened a channel to all ships, suits and the base. "Finale call to all hands. This is General Amuro Ray. All suits lunch is 78 seconds and take defensive line evacuation fleet will form on the Gwazine, and head back to the Jupiter lines. The flag for defence forces is now the Pegasus class ship Gray phantom, all ships of the defense line take staggered line behind the base and commence a constant missile attack on sight of the enemy. All suits take up position in the base entirely bays and lunch your attack when the enemy forces are at 200 meters. We want to draw them in to the base before I blow it. Gray phantom you have gun control on the megapartical cannon set up in the mane hanger. It's a strait shot with no adjustment so wait as long as you can to fire it. You get one shot. Every one understand?"
Over the radio came shouts of "Yes General." Or "Right Amuro." And other confirmations. Amuro know this is the last time he will hear many of there voices.
Chris was in Amuros cquters on the Gwazine, 3 boxes in front of him one was the general's personal effects.... the ship's captain said this was on Amuros, orders. Now he knew why. This is most likely to be the grate hero's last battle... Chris cried as he looked out to space. His fists clenched, these aliens have took his friends, his suit, and now he might lose a true hero, one he looked up to. He would have his revenge.
========================================= Princess Celestia in Solarwind
"Luna can you here me sister?" Asked Celestia
"Yes Sister I take it your going to observe the battle or stop it if you can?"Asked Luna
"Yes Luna, do watch over our ponies while I'm away." Said Celestia
"Of course sister. They will have nothing to fear beyond me throttling our nefue during court. But that would probably raise our approval among our subjects." Said Luna
"Oh Luna. Solarwind activating FTL drive." Said Celestia with a sigh.
The ship glowed like a star then vanished in a flash.
=========================================== Red claw battle starts
The ship appeared in a flash of light. Gilda looked out the bridge view port. They had managed to arrive with in sight of the base a few seconds later the ship came under fire tons of missiles and beam shots pounded the ship. Gilda grabbed the railing to keep from be shaken off her paws.
"What the Feather. They set up a ambush this heavy after one skirmish? Well there defiantly not as dumb as ponies are! Launch the suits, and take evasive action!" Shouted Gilda.
======================= Amuro Ray
Amuro smiled. "Even with faster and more advanced ships and suits. You can still walk right in to a trap if you under estimate your foe." Amuro couldn't count the number of time he walked in to traps in the one year war. Or how close he came to death. He watched as the ship started to dodge and deploy its suits.
====================================== N.E.N.U.
The suits of the N.E.N.U. where divide in to 3 set models.
The minotaur troops are the heavy infantry their suits are bulkier and more heavier armed and armored. (To gundam fans they are serpent suits form endless waltz in red and blue.) They have heavy cannon and and twin gatlings, as well as magic missile launchers on its shoulder.
The mane force was the dogs and other gangly suits lightly armed and armored carrying machine guns or bazookas. (Ther suits at DT-6800A Duaghtress from gundam X. In a dark brown with red chest and head.) These suits are most common in the ranks.
The Griffin suits look ungangly and are clearly not built for space. The also carry lighter weaponry. (29H-A-MS Murphy is what the Griffin use and the suits are from gundam fighter. The suits are brown and red.) They were the lest deployed but they where circling around to the sides to by pass the mane battle.
The minotaur and dog suits closed in to the base. Then all of sudden the base erupted with fire. As the republic forces opened fire from the asteroid. The fact that it caught the N.E.N.U. forces by surprise mattered little as the number of troops they sent kept pushing and the fire though relentless was only hitting so many as the reaction of the N.E.N.U. forces are much higher then that of the Republic ones.
Gilda watched from the bridge of her ship. "I have to say the tactics there using is impressive That's two ambushes seance the battle begain. I hope there leader servies the battle. Who ever they are would be a great assets to capture." Said Gilda to her bridge crew a smile on her beak. This was not as bad she thought it be. This was not just roll in and take the base as she expected this was a real battle there would be honor that could be won.
"General! The Solarwind just dropped out of FTL and is moving towards the battle!" Shouted a crew dog.
"What she want?" Said Gilda under her breath.
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Celestia in the Solarwind
She looked out on the battle with a heavy heart. Knowing that this attack will only make things worse. "Why can't the N.E.N.U. git that aggression only causes more problems. This battle will make negotiations harder with a nation, that by Megan's account, is prone to having wars with there own race over pointless things. She thought as she watched. Her suit trans formed the bridge forming the suits head as the thrusters turned into wing like things on its back, the suit bays formed a second pair in a U shape, the body of the ship twisted and turned forming 2 legs, arms and body. The suit had a over all rounded and smoothly curved build. It's paint matched Celestia well the body was mostly white with gold feet, hands, chest, and V crest. From the head a arterial mane flowed like Celestia's own. The eyes glowed magenta as it floated their watching the battle.
Then she felt it. A faint magic trace then the human fired a massive beam that nearly hit the Red Talon but did hit the center of the N.E.N.U.s lines vaporizing a 3rd of their troops. Celestia felt the surge of magic again then N.E.N.U. suits started blowing up rapidly.
Then in her mind she heard a voice in her mind. Her suit. "Mistress, the one called Megan, did she say her race had magic?"
Celestia never could get her suit to stop calling her that. "No, but she mentioned the base commander was something called a newtype. That magic might be him." Celestia told her suit.
================ The battle
Amuro had played his hand perfectly so far the beam shot had even nicked the enemy ship. "Amuro Ray! Gundam MK II Ball, Engageing! All units free fire! Stay as long as you feel you can then pull back to evacuation point these are my final orders I'll stay till the end!" Shouted Amuro over the com.
Across the ranks the shout of "Yes General Ray" was heard as all the remaining suits jet out to meet the enemy force the Gundam MKII ball took the enemy reforming center.
The suits white armor glitters in the flash of the battle his hyper bazooka reported again and again. His gun ball pods beam guns flashed and danced around him. N.E.N.U. units seemed to blow up around him by his will. His suit was slower it's weapons old but strong. His skill unseen before by most. He saw the minds of the enemy he felt their raising fear. The troops engaging him where soon running. The Red Tallon fired its mane guns at his suit. He dogged it easily and perused the enemy forces ignoring the ship.
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Celestia reached out with her mind to find the one using magic....
"That's It fire. Behind me twist ball 2 fire. Ball 1 fire." she found it a almost subconsciously controlled magic.
"You have a great gift there, young man." she said with her mind to is.
"This feeling? Warmth? Love? Sadness.... Who are you?" Asked Amuro as he let his body act on its own fighting automatically his subconscious working the balls.
"I am Princess Celestia. I had come to apologize for the incident my little ponies caused. And to try and prevent this battle. But I am too late it seems...." said the Princess
"I see. So the attack before was not intended... And this is the actions of another you know. Well it's nice to know not all the aliens out there are out to kill us. But knowing my people they arnt going to care. They will see all aliens as the enemy. So you won't be able to reach them." said Amuro as he blew up 7 suits in a few seconds.
"I see would they lessen to a human? Or perhaps 2?" asked Celestia.
A flash in his mind and he was in a castle garden on a ledge of a mountain over looking a valley. He turned around and took a step back standing before him was a large white horse with wings and a horn. Her mane and tail looked like a sunset and waved in atheral wind. She wore gold regalia and crown. He looked at him self and saw he was young again but in his general's uniform. "I take it you are Princess Celestia. I'm General Amuro Ray." He said snapping a salute.
Celestia gave him a warm smile. "Megan said you where oldest pilot alive.... But in your mind in the heat of battle you see your self so young. You must have seen battle most of your life to feel young again when surrounded by such death and destruction." she said as she walked around him.
"I guess I have, and it's good to know she survived and is safe..... It's nice to talk with you but enemy is entering the base... I have a job to do. I hope.... no... I wish we could talk like this again... But I have a duty to my troops to cover their escape. Fair well Princess and remember my final act." He forced the link closed and vanished leaving Celestia puzzled at his words then it downed on her he planed to die here.
======================================= Battle's End
The solar republic was now fleeing. Amuro was now signal handedly the whole deffance of the their with draw. The forces that where not poring in to the now empty base where swarming Amuro. His hyper bazooka was empty his ball pods destroyed by the heavy barrage of enemy fire. He still was destroying enemy suits as best he could using only his beam sword and shield. He opened a channel. "Hay, alien ship can you hear me?" He asked. Causing the suits to stop attacking as several looked at there ship.
Gilda grabbed a com device. "This is General Skytalon of the NonEquestrian Nations Union! Are you prepared to surrender your forces have fled and you fought well, but we have your fortress. It's over." She said in pride.
"You have only one a hollow victory. Watch as I close the finale trap." Said Amuro as he sent out a signal and the base doors closed then 30 seconds later the panicked scream of diying came over the com lines as the base started blowing apart.
The whole bridge starred in shock. "You abounded the base and blew it up. You let us have the base? You sacrificed those troops to draw us in to a trap?"screamed Gilda.
Amuro smiled. "Yes and they all valentired to do so. Now come I have live most my life in battle, it only right it ends in one! Come avenge your fallen, and give me the death of a true warrior!" He shouted as he rushed the enemy troops. "I am General Amuro Ray the the White Devil!" He slashed though 3 suits then impaled a 4th with his shield before drawing the gundam hammer and started to smash his way through the N.E.N.U. forces. His suit stared to take more and more damage as he gave up dodging and soully attacked pushing through a shower of beams.
Finally it stoped moving it sparked an twitched. Amuro watched in the cracked screen as the moved in and took aim. "Well it's finally time Lala, Char, Ral, Kai, Hayato, every one. I'm coming.
Lala's Voice "No Amuro some one is calling you."
Char's Voice "Sorry Amuro, but you not done yet.
A third voice came not in his mind but the radio "Amuro!" It shouted.
A shower of beams passed between him and the enemy as 6 white suits took there place around him one in front took hold of his suit and started carrying him away. The head of his gundam looked to where he was going and he saw it. The massive suit bigger then any he seen. The hatch opened and a horse in a flight suit with wings and a horn stood on the hatch. The suit holding his, tore the hatch of his gundam. Amuro pushed out of his suit and floated to her she caught him in her fore hooves and pulled him in to her massive Gundam. "Hello General." Said Princess Celestia in a soft voice as she held him close.
Amuro was feeling his age at the moment. He looked up at her his head resting on her chest below her neck as the hatch closed. "Nice to meet you in person." He said before he passed out from fatigue.
The six suits returned to there docks as the large suit transformed back it to its ship form and vanished in a flash of light.
