Yup, rescued good.

>>10270891
Time to see if we keep from accidentally implicating ourselves in the kidnapping plot.

Under the pretense that Degwin was confined due to poor health, Gihren was able to snatch the reins of power and effectively became the Commander in Chief for the entire Zeonic nation.
Garma, not entirely sure that everything was kosher, sent both you and Ramba Ral out to investigate.
You discovered several things:
1) Gihren assassinated the nations founder Zeon Sum Deikum in order to found the Zabi Dynasty
2) Gihren has his father confined to the neutral moon city of Von Braun
3) You're parents are awesome.

After springing Degwin from his old apartment on the moon, you and the rest of your team managed to escape via a moonwalk, and although things got dicey when the Gwadan, Gihren's Flagship appeared on the scene you were able to force a stand-off long enough for Ramba Ral to arrive along with Kycillia Zabi and her Granada Fleet.

This brings us up to date.

>>10271039
We have Ramba Ral to back us up plus Lord Garma's sanction.

>>10271064
I said accidentally. There are always ways to screwing things up.

Kycillia's fleet is currently demanding that you follow them back to Grenada to explain what the fuck is going on.

Escape might be possible if you wish. But that may make things worse.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10271117
Talk to the doctor/medic and see if it would be safe to move Degnin to Kycillia's ship. If so David should go over there with him.

>>10271117

Lets hold for now, radio back to Garma and pals whats going on first. Once they know the score, we can follow them in.

>>10271117
Can we get a line to Ramba Ral (encoded if possible) and discuss with him how to get news to Garma as quickly as possible. We also need to know how to deal with Kycillia.

>>10271142

This, maybe send him back to Solomon as well if we can't get a message to them ourselves.

>>10271142
Supported.

>>10271117

Send someone we trust in a shuttle back to Solomon and inform Dolze of what's transpired.
Have him get a message off to Garma ASAP.

Go with Kycilla. Request that we pick up our EVA platoon on the way.

>>10271136

You talk to the Doctors currently looking over Degwin.
He replies somewhat sarcasticly that if he can survive a spacewalk whilst unconcious that he THINKS he should be able to survive a trip in a shuttle.

>>10271142
>>10271173

Laser communications are pretty hard to intercept, a secondary cypher code wont hurt either.
You can easily make a secure comm line with Ramba Ral. You ask him about the best and quickest way to report back to Garma and Dozle.

"It'll be difficult, the conventional channels are surely watched by Gihren's agents, and I don't think Kycillia is going to let one of us move off without a damn good explaination, and even then it'll look suspicious. If you think of anything I'm all ears."

>>10271117

We've made it back to the main ship with Lord Degwin, correct?

Go with Kycilia's fleet. Find out if Mom and Dad have any dirt on her while we're at it. With the three other major powers in Zeon aligned, we can minimize the inevitable damage from when Gihren flips out and starts trying to kill people.

>>10271117
Ral is with them, right? I think we can trust him. Let's go with what they say for now.

>>10271301

I think we shold go with Kycilla for now.

If she does end up trying to fuck us, we can probably burn our way out to Solomon if we go hell-for-leather.
2 Zanzibars filled with MS aces and experimental MS is not an inconsiderable amount of firepower.

>>10271301

We should try and leave word with some of the men who are still on the ground, they will be able to get a message to Garma while we are being watched.

>>10271301

Does it really matter if Gihren's agents intercept a communique back to Solomon? The know we have Degwin anyway.

Also, don't bring Degwin onto Kycilia's ship. We don't know yet if we want him in her custody.

>>10271369

Ah yeah, the EVA team.

Can we surreptitiously leave a message for them at the Rendezvous point, or beam a transmission to tehm en-route?

>>10271301
>and I don't think Kycillia is going to let one of us move off without a damn good explaination.

Request permission to bring Degwin aboard her ship first then ask about sending Ral to Solomon to relay what's happened. Also let her know that both of her other brothers are likely worried bout how things are going.

One of our two ships (the Madgascar gets my vote) should split off and head back to Earth with all the news (and with the tea cup as well - don't put all our eggs in one basket).

The other ship, including Degwin, heads for Grenada.

>>10271442

Not sure if we want to put Degwin into her custody just yet anyway. She's not patricidal, but she is a very sneaky bitch.

>>10271442

We shouldn't bring Degwin to Kycilia so hastily, once we do we won't be able to get him back.

>>10271520
>>10271522
Brief Kycillia on the situation enroute then?

So, general gist is to follow Kycillia back to Grenada, but not to give her Degwin at this point.

As for the ground EVA team, you haven't retreived them but they don't have laser-com gear so communications would have to be radio.

Do keep in mind that they said they could make it to Grenada by foot and would be doing so anyway if they didn't hear anything from you.

So what do you wish to do about them?

>Can we surreptitiously leave a message for them at the Rendezvous point, or beam a transmission to tehm en-route?

Rember dudes, we can pick that team up now, we're not on the run anymore....at least not as much as we were before.
If we need some time, we could very well tell her that we're gonna pick up our dudes first.

>>10271442

Lets just get this straight now, Degwin stays under OUR protection regardless of what happens. If someone trys to change that, then we get violent, regardless of who it is, unless its Garma IN PERSON.

>>10271557

Generalities. Enough for us to gauge how much to trust her. Going into detail on interceptable channels is risky.

>>10271568

Pick them up en-route if we can. If not, well, we'll meet up with them at Granada.

I want to grab them, but it depends whether Kycilla lets us or not.

>>10271641

Do you even want to tell Kycillia about them?

>>10271575

We might just tell her straight to the face that we're a bit paranoid right now and that we will stick with Degwin until we got into contact with Garma and got some other orders.
We're also going to hang around long enough to fulfill mission 2 - introduce Icilla to Degwin and get her back to New Yark.

Let's not tell her anymore than what's absolutely necessary.

>>10271659

Depends on the timetable. I really don't think that they're equipped to camp on the moon if she puts Grenada under lockdown.
Or infiltrate a base under lockdown.

But then again, I know squat about the place anyway.

>>10271693

Agreed, I think. Better to have a wildcard on hand, even if it's only a dozen infatntrymen in normal suits.

Paranoia is good and all but if we're too standoffish with her she's going to get seriously suspicious.

>>10271702

For the record, Grenada isn't like a typical earth fortress. It's mainly optimised against starship and MS attack from the skies. Infantry level ground troops might be able to infiltrate the fortress if they knew enough about it.
And since you're pretty sure at least a couple of those soldiers did training in Grenda...

>>10271755

Well, but can they camp outside of it and can we signal them from the inside? I don't mind a bit of extra security. It just should be useful.

>>10271844
I don't think they have the O2 for that.

>>10271844

Oxygen's probably too tight for that. But they might be able to infiltrate into an area with an atmosphere and swap suits over. Might cause a bit of an incident if it turns out there's no need for them though. In anycase it'll take them about 12 hours for them to do it. So we probably don't have to make a decision until then really.

>>10271844

If we get screwed over, we may be able to get a runner to sneak out and meet up with them. Otherwise, not too sure how we're going to coordinate an offensive action.

Althogh at this point I think we may be being a bit too paranoid. Kycilla has only asked us "WTF is going on!?" so far, which is entirely reasonable given the shit that's gone down. Keep Degwin with us, but let's just follow her peacfully to Grenada for now.

>>10271755
>>10271844
If we're going for the super paranoid route with our marines coming to rescue us we might as well make sure they have the right tools. Drop an equipment resupply pod on the most likely route they'll take towards Grenada along with a recorded msg.

>>10271908
>>10271911

Okay, so head for Grenada, drop a resupply pod for the EVA team on the way just in case, hope for the best plan for the worst and all that?

We shouldn't get too paranoid with Kycillia since that will probably make us appear hostile to her and it will become a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.

We should let doctors from Grenada on board. We shouldn't let them take Degwin off board though unless the man himself says so.

>>10271936
*Thumbs up*

>>10271659

No, for now. With all the chaos and us providing a very big distraction, those infantry should be able to find a way in. If we can hit em with a laser comm without drawing notice, maybe drop them some oxygen and reloads with a message to go to ground in Grenada, no fighting unless self-defense.

>>10271936

Yeah, should be fine. We might also want to instruct them to not infiltrate until X ammout of time has passed...
...say if they go without contact for twelve hours they are to infiltrate and bust us out.

That's better than risking an incident if we're just paranoid and somebody finds them hanging out in the air vents.

Get laser comm to Solomon and a messenger to Garma (Kommusai are reentry capable, right? or send the Madagascar).

>>10271952

You'll probably HAVE to once you reach Grenada anyway, you can have your own doctors and men around 24/7 though.

Anyway, you head onwards to Grenada fortress, Kycillia's primary base of operations and also where you originally trained for MS operations.

Of course back in your day they trained MS maneouvability by putting you in front of a mass driver and hurling meteors at you.
And by "back in the day", I mean about 11 months ago.

On the way you drop the ressuply pod with O2 packs, an Oxygen tent and other supplies. As well as a message to PLEASE not cause an incident unless asked for.

You arrive at Grenada 4 hours later.

As you arrive you wheel Degwin out on a Stretcher, Kycillia's doctors meet with yours as well as several more guards. This small crowd then heads towards the infirmiry floor.

Ramba Ral walks up to you and salutes. You salute back.
"You're timing could not have been tighter, but I'm not complaining." You tell him.

"We had some issue with convincing Kycillia to believe us, I basically had to prove that Gihren had killed Zeon first."

"So she didn't know?"

"If she did, she's hiding it well. I'm still not 100% convinced, Kycillia is at least as good a politician as Gihren."

"Is Degwin in any danger here in your estimation?"

"She wouldn't dare. That would be EXACTLY what Gihren wants."

"What if she blames it on us?"

"To what end? You're well know as being Garma's men, that basically makes you politically neutral in all of this."

WHAT NOW BROWN COW?

>>10272169
Assign soemone we trust to be alongside Degwin at all times. Preferably one of or pilots who can kick ass on foot. Maybe Jo.

Then we follow whatever procedures we need to follow to debrief Kycilla on the situation in exacting detail.

>>10272169
Hang out until Kycillia shows up and/or Degwin wakes up. Get a message off to Solomon if we can.

>>10272169
David and Ral should talk to Kycillia about the Gihren situation. Then we should wait for Degwin to come to and relay Garma's original message/introduce Icelina to him (hey it's what we came for afterall).

I'm really not that worried about leaving Degwin with Kycillia since I think the old man is getting underestimated by everyone. He is going to put his foot down after this one. We really need to get in touch with Garma though.

>>10272169

We station our own staff and guards with Degwin. Gihren is bound to have his men around and we didn't do all this messing around just to let some sucker sneak in and pump poison into his IV drip. Anything thats going on is going through our men first, once we have that sorted we had best make our way to speak with Kycillia.

Once there we should make formal requests that Garma be informed immediatly of whats going on. After that, try and get this all sorted out as quickly as possible, just because no one is pointing guns at us yet doesn't mean we are safe.

Talk to the doctors, see how long until the Sovereign regains consciousness.

>>10272226
Yeah. Besides, Kycilia is smart: she won't try to off Degwin the way Gihren did. Still, keeping someone trustworthy near the old man can't hurt.

>>10272270

Not to mention it makes it abundantly clear we are not fools regarding our lord's safety.

Unless there's massive information blackout here, it's going to be obvious to the Federation SOMETHING of great importance to Zeon has just gone down here. Garma must be informed, or we might end up with a crisis of leadership back home.

Oh hey it's Zeonquest.
What's happenin'?

>>10272344
Zabi family drama, also we found out that Gihren killed Zeon Zum Deikum. Fun and games.

>>10272328
"And now reports of strange activity at Von Braun? I'm certain this must mean David is still alive."

>WHAT NOW BROWN COW?

Contact Garma, ask the doctors when Degwin will wake up and be ready to meet his son's girl.

>>10272248
>>10272233

You assign a couple of members of your Infantry Squads who came with you to guard Degwin. Whilst you're at it you get the word from the doctors.

"Well, they were some pretty strong Anathstetics, but it was nothing that caused any lasting damage. We're currently trying to cycle them out of his system, and he should wake up in several hours."

Afterwards Kycillia Zabi's aide says that Kycillia is requesting a personal report of what happened.

BRB Dinner.

>WHAT NOW BROWN COW?

Keep one of our pilots and one of our personal doctors around Degwin until he wakes up. Better be save than sorry.

>>10272388
>BRB Dinner.

We're going to dinner with Kycillia Zabi?

>>10272456

We wish. Wasn't "Seduce Kycilla" on our list of objectives?

>>10272456
imokwiththis.jpg

What do we tell her, though?

>>10272374

I'm more worried about Gihren "contingency plans" to deal with his siblings. We know for a fact he's killed the father of the Principality and poisoned his own father for good measure to gain power. What's a sibling to the likes of that?

We should report to Kycilia in person, definitely. Degwin is in safe hands and being cared for, and she is quite likely the one who will take over vaccumside if Gihren becomes....*ahem* incapacitated.

>>10272471

We should expalin the sitation and the circumstances in as much detail as possible, starting from when Garma gave us the mission. We can leave no room for doubt.

Seduction-wise, we're going to need to do something about Johnny Ridden before we can even flirt. Damn Unicorn-man.

Keep Degwin safe with the nachtmaren, unless Degwin tells us not to do so (Degwin's authority overrides even Garma's, right?).
Tell Kycillia that Garma was concerned for Degwin's health, so Garma sent us up here to check on him. When we got here, Ghiren impounded our spaceship for some reason. A little investigating by us and Ramba Ral revealed that Ghiren had kidnapped Lord Degwin.
So, being loyal servants of Zeon, we busted Lord Degwin's ass the fuck out.

>>10272470
>>10272471
>Wasn't "Seduce Kycilla" on our list of objectives?
Very yes.

>ZEONQUEST Pt12 I apologized on 4chan !!O1JS15Z6lxy
>Johnny Ridden would develop special Cockblocking Newtype powers just to prevent it. Then he'd go and murder you.

>>10272388
Tell her that Ghiren's being a powergrabby turdmongler.
Garma sent us moonside to check up on his father's health, and introduce his girlfriend to his father.
When we got here, Ghiren impounded our ship, and Degwin wasn't in his usual hospital. This was a bit suspicious, so Ramba Ral and we did some investigating.
It turns out that Ghiren used poison to assassinate Deikum, and was holding Degwin hostage.
We figured Degwin was in danger - and, being loyal to Zeon, we mounted a rescue mission of our own initiative.
When we found Degwin, he was heavily sedated, and the doctor staying with him had prepared a lethal injection. We busted Degwin out of the airlock, and that's when you arrived.

tl;dr: Garma sends us to check on dad. Ghiren is being a douchebag and kidnaps dad. We rescue dad.

>>10272516
>>10272539
Can we challenge Johnny Ridden to a 1v1 duel?

>>10272638

Seriously. Save the world, THEN get the girl.

I bet you burn before you pillage, too.

>>10272735
God damn tactical thinking. *grumbles*

I just realised something, this is an anime right? Does that mean Zol wears perscription sunglasses?

>>10272929

No. He just does that to look cool. He even does it at night.
It might explain why he can never pick up chicks.
The other problem being that he's near constantly on alert status with you.

Both you an Ramba Ral follow the Aide down to the office of Admiral Kycillia Zabi.
"So Commander, I'm getting massive complaints from the Von Braun authorities for your little stunt, would you care to explain in detail how the operation prgoressed?"

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO OMIT FROM YOUR REPORT?

rolled 18 = 18

>>10273064
Maybe the bit about the marines that were left behind, since we seem to be rolling extra paranoid today. Oh and deffinitely the part about Davids parents.

>IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO OMIT FROM YOUR REPORT?

Anything regarding our parents. Just file them under "Informants".
We night want to dwell on the fact that Ghiren at least made certain that their father was well-guarded in Von Braun and that he probably has spys there who informed his people about our little prison break.

>>10273157

And yes, the part about the current whereabouts of the other team too.

>>10273064
Oh joy! Zeonquest! What's up Arty?

I'd leave out our parents as much as possible. They are far too useful as an Ace-in-the-Hole to blow on a report that will likely get to Gihren. I dunno other than that.

Also dont give all details. She doesn't need to know we hid her dad in a fridge. Just that we rescued him.

>>10273314
If we write an empty report, Kycilia will think/know we're hiding something, and will be really unhappy with us. Full disclosure, except for small things here and there, is probably our best bet.

>>10273170
>>10273189

You gloss over the identity of your informants in Zum City, as well as about where the second Infantry team is currently. If she notices she doesn't mention it. You emphasise that the attending doctor appeared willing to inject Degwin with something upleasant looking when you broke in, as well as general security concerns.

"So, if I am to understand correctly, no Von Braun citizens were injured, or even bothered by your mission. And in fact if anything you kindly deposited a large boost to it's local economy. Apart from some property damage to an aparetment that was technically the property of Father in the first place anyway, there was absolutely no real evidence that you were even there at all, is that all correct?"

"Uh yes maam."

"Excellent. I can probably use this to shut the Von Braun authorities up without risking our supply deals with them. When Father awakes I hope for conclusive information either way. You may take your leave. But please do stay on the base until he awakens."

You are dismissed and leave the office along with Ramba Ral.

"Well, that went well all considered Lister. Once Degwin awakes we can leave and inform Dozle and Garma. Although I'm a little concerned as to what Gihren will be doing in all of this."

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10273406

Let's get opinions on when to introduce Icelina to Degwin. Not right away, of course, but still. Maybe introduce her to Kycilia, too?

>>10273406

We might want to ping the "everything's fine ATM"-message to our team of campers.

>>10273406
Take the time to rest and scope out Granada while we can. IIRC, we might be able to find someone from Flanagan here.

Tell everyone to stay on their toes though. Just because it's Kycilia's home turf doesn't mean Gihren won't have agents or supporters here.

>>10273406
Ask Ramba his predictions of how things might turn out. If he thinks open warfare between Zeon will break out, and how that will affect our efforts against the Fed.

Unless Gihren were to be assassinated, we (David) don't think he'll back down, and will escalate into open warfare. Subtly discuss the possibility of someone taking him out quietly. Gloss over it. Move on quickly if it's seen as extreme. Talk about the war in general with him. Say how we've seen enough for our liking and will be glad when we can sit down and relax. Retire to private life.

Check out Grenada weapons/MS. See if there are any better sidearms we could invest in for when we're out of suit. Small details, but good to know. We've been in space for a few days. Get details on how things are on Earth. Try to get into contact with Garma.

Rest. Relax, as much as possible. Stay near to Degwin

We trained here, right? Look for anyone we might know/might know us. We're heroes of Zeon, but still. An old instructor, someone we think we could trust. Find out how things are going here. Listen for rumors. Pick up whatever we can.

>>10273406
I'd introduce Icelina to Degwin and Kycilia at the same time. I'd also recommend messaging our second infantry team, and sending a coded transmission to Dozle and Garma. Just some one word code indicating what went on.

>>10273406
We've got some time until Degwin wakes up, talk to Ral. Why hasnt he been promoted above Lt? I dont think we had that conversation earlier.

>>10273208
>What's up Arty?

Not much, Didnt design any new MS or MA equipment this week for a change. That does remind me of some old stuff I forgot to bring up awhile back.

Instant recon package: It's a set of optics packaged in a discarding sabot that is fired from large caliber artillery. (IRL I intended it for 155mm but 300mm works too.) After launch the device deploys a drag chute close to the peak of it's ballistic arc. The attacked recon backage takes pictures and broadcasts them to the launcher. In ZQ that'd be via laser com.

With a 300mm device it might be possible to include a helium tank and weather baloon to keep the device aloft longer and provide streaming recon data for a few seconds before it's shot down or wind pushes it out of the combat zone. It's not really practical by todays standards were you could just get spysat uplinks (not that they'd give that to frontline troops) but it could potentially work well in a minovsky environment.

>>10273591
Aw! I always look forward to your designs, weird though they may sometimes be.

Not a terrible idea, but if we're dealing with Feds, chances are they'll use their air-superiority to blow it out of the sky. However, chances are we could get some good pictures and whatnot before that happens. The only real issue is cost/expense/etc. I'd rather Zaku's have sensor systems than have this little piece of equipment, if that makes sense.

>>10273591
*attached recon package
God I cant spell.

For a second, I thought that I missed Zeonquest. :D

>>10273455
>>10273510

Introducing Icelina to Degwin is probably something you shouldn't gauge until he wakes up, detirmine what the situation is afterwards and then make the call.
As for introducing her to Kycillia, that might be risky, she's an earthnoid, and it could be a bit of political bombshell.

You talk to Ramba Ral about where it would go from here.

"Gihren won't back down, but he's a pragmatist, if he can see a way out of this he'll take it. If he can hold onto the reigns of power he'll do it."

"Could it end up in a civil war?" You ask.

"I don't know, Gihren's nobodies fool, he knows that our odds of being able to win this war are low enough as is with the Feds now having Mobile Suits, Gundamnium and all the rest, plus their vast resource disparity. However, I don't think I've ever met a man as power hungry as Gihren. He may just do the unthinkable."

"What sort of options are available to us if he does seem to go down that road?"

"I wouldn't bet against Gihren in seeing through any kind of assination plot, he's the man with all the prior experience after all. But aside from that, you're only other option is a military strike, possibly into the heart of Side 3."

You don't like the sound of that.

>>10273698
>possibly into the heart of Side 3.

Well, shit.

>>10273698
Maybe we can really fuck with history. He builds a Solar Ray, we vape HIS ass with it. Meta aside, if we had the rest of the Zabi's ok, it wouldn't be very difficult to simply rotate back to Side 3, and then just deploy and wipe Gihren out when he's vulnerable.

>>10273698
Time for more planning for the worst. See if we can talk to the Flanagan Institute people. They might have some newtype toys we could borrow if we had to go charging into Side 3 guns blazing.

>>10273640
Here, have a Zeon class Heavy Assault Carrier.

>>10273827
Agreed.

>>10273906
Awh! It's so cute! And unlikely to ever happen! XP Not a bad design though. The Gwazine and the Dolos both appear to be way stunted though, but it's probably just an MS Paint line drawing or something, not anything that actually matters. Good job.

>>10273953
I used the official lengths given for each of the other ship classes, but the Dolos I mostly had to eyeball since I couldnt find any models of it.

>>10274018
Doesn't help that it's a bizarre ass design either. IIRC the Dolos is considerably longer and wider than the Gwazine, if that helps at all.

>>10274083
I thought so too until I looked up the stats for them.

Dolos
length 492 meters
width 351.5 meters
height 123.7 meters

Gwanzine
length 440 meters
width 320 meters
height 103 meters

>>10273906

And the resources to build that come from where exactly?

>>10274018

Given the Dolos's carrying capacity the thing was probably fucking huge.

>>10273827

You go looking for the Flanagan institute and any test prototypes they may have.
You find out that the Flanagan Institute is not technically connected with Grenada Base as it's supposedly a non-military organisation.
If you wish to visit you'll have to formally sign off of the base.
Since you're pretty sure Kycillia told you not to do that you probably have to shelve that until later.

You do send a missive off to the institute telling them that you're unit is in town if they wish to offload their latest prototypes on you.

Lord knows, everybody else does.

Except Midway. Fuck those bastards, we wanted a Hygoogg.

>>10274168
I drew it months ago and immediately realised it couldnt be built until after the war. Flagship for use in Zeon Zeta Quest?

>>10274212

You'd have to surive DelazQuest first.

And I'd have to be mentally damaged enough to DO a Delaz and ZetaQuest in the first place.

>>10274153
That strikes me as Physically impossible. If I had the time, I'd do a volumetric analysis comparing 182 Zakus to the statistics you just presented.

>>10274168
Fucking assholes!

>>10274212
There are actually (Neo) Zeon ships of that size in the Zeta era, and they look pretty fucking sweet.

>Except Midway. Fuck those bastards, we wanted a Hygoogg.

WHY CAN'T WE EVER HAVE NICE THINGS? ;_;

WELL NOW, I GUESS WE JUST KICK IT UNTIL DEGWIN WAKES UP

Check in on our troops guarding him. Decide to stay near his bed personally until he wakes up.

>>10274265
>And I'd have to be mentally damaged enough to DO a Delaz and ZetaQuest in the first place.

I'm certainly not considering tracking you down to induce such mental damage.

>>10274268
> Fucking assholes!
How do they work?!

>>10274319

Talk to Bernie. About his Family.

>>10274332

Yeah, I'd hate to have to put a couple more dents in my Nissan Micra as well, but at this point in it's life, who's going to notice a new bump or two?
Or bloodstains?

You opt to chill until Degwin awakes you and the rest of your team keep close watch for the rest of the day (remembering of course to send a message off to your infantry team that everything seems fine, feel free to come back in out of the cold.)

At about 11pm Zeon Time (you're body feels like it's finally getting used to it again after all your shenannigans in America) Degwin awakes.
The doctors rush to ascertain his condition, and then Kycillia and the high ranking bigwigs are let in.

Another 20 minutes later they depart Ramba Ral comes up to you.

"Well, it's confirmed. Gihren slipped Degwin an athstmatic compund into his drink and then couldn't resist the urge to gloat about it to him before he went unconcious. A rare slip up for him, I feel."

"So what now?"

"Kycillia's going to Side 3 to have it out with Gihren. Degwin is considered to weak to be moved more than he has been these past days and will stay here. But he's given her full signed authority to depose Gihren and place him into custody."

KEEPING IN MIND YOUR ORIGINAL ORDERS, WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

>>10274343
+100

>>10274402
Not a terrible idea, actually, though I feel the need to expand upon it. Kick it with our team for a bit. We haven't relaxed and chatted for awhile. Just get an idea of where everyone's head is at, and relax. During this we talk to Bernie, and bring up his home life.

>>10274490

see if we can see Degwin. Give him the letter from... Dolozon I think his name is or something?

We have a letter to give him.

Then, if it seems like he is up to it, relationship gaems.

>>10274490
Send a message to Garma and Dozle informing them that their dad is okay and that we now have proof from him that Gihren was responsible.

>>10274490
Can't say as I remember our initial orders, but I bet the old man could use a bit of cheering up. Let's get Icelina looking the absolute picture of elegance and beauty, and introduce her to her future Husband's father. Also, we should give the envelope Dozle gave us to Degwin. And also we should get in touch with Garma and Dozle, and tell them to be ready to support Kycilia if she needs it.

>>10274565
That's right the letters! We've got letters from both Garma and Dozle. Also, see if we can find time to introduce Icelina.

When that's all said and done, find out if we'll be needed to go with Kycillia when she storms Side 3. If shit hits the fan I'm sure we can either help intimidate more people into switching sides or just kill them.

Deliver the message from Dozle to Degwin. Say it's an honor to meet him again. When he asks, "again?" explain how we met before, but he was unconscious, seeing as we were wheeling him out of that apartment building. Bragging about rescuing without bragging, if you get my meaning. Tell him that Garma is well and we were sent by him.

>>10274614
Seconding all of this. Get the word out. Also, ask if Dozle can support his sister if needed. Gihren has to have been preparing for this the second he heard about her escorting us out of Von Braun.

Stop Kycillia from leaving so suddenly!

Even if it's her entire fleet, or whatever she's got, if war breaks out, it might not be enough. Plus, if that's the case, she could be leaving Degwin and this entire installation without any ships to act as defense. Zeon needs to consolidate and move on Gihren as one. Don't let it splinter.

>>10274651
>>10274614
Given other peoples statements, amend >>10274614 with the following.

Give both letters, ask if Kycilia wants us to come with, and shadowbrag about rescuing him.

>>10274490

Try to complete the original mission, aka, check out if Dozle is feeling gregarious enough to meet Icyllia after we've...well basically told him what happened and that what happened was at least partially due to Garmas Girl.

well some major shit is going down in Zeon now, with Kycilia on the warpath

we might want to think about Garma. We have no idea what's been happening on earth, and we should probably let Garma know that his father is ok.

In fact, could we could try to set up some sort of communication between Garma and Papa Zeon?
My thinking is that if Garma can see his father, and talk about how he sent us to save the day, Papa Zeon might not blow as big of a gasket when we introduce Icelina to him.


Or, you know, we could always suit up and follow Kycilia for the glory of Zeon and all that

>>10274490

We complete our own mission, then we'll check back with Garma for further orders.

>>10274490

Plus introduce Icelina.

Man, now that I think about it, we could have had Icelina do something in the rescue... would have made her look AWESOME in Degwins eyes...

>>10274880
We could've ended up getting her killed in the process.

>>10274928

Yeah... but still. Meeting the parents is always nerve wracking. Saving said parents life is about the ONLY way to ensure they love you from the start. <_<

>>10274565

Okay, you enquire if Degwin is well enough to see visitors, as you have several letters of correspondance from Dozle and Garma.
You also send a message back to the Outer Heaven for Icelina to put on her best glad-rags.

You are allowed entry and meet the old duffer.
He still looks like a human prune but he's concious at least.

"I hear that it's thanks to you that I was carried to safety, you have my thanks Commander."

"Well, it's all part of the job. Garma had his suspicions you see."

"Ah yes, he was there when I had my last physical wasn't he? Yes, he probably would have suspected foul play given how well I passed those. I must commend you and Ramba's dogged persistance, who knows how long the situation would have lasted if you hadn't followed the evidence."

"Ah thank you. I have some mail from your sons to deliver actually. If you feel up to it."

"I'm without my reading glasses sadly, but I'll survive. Give me Dozle's first his handwriting is always nice and large..."

You hand the letters to Lord Degwin and sit whilst he reads them.

>Give me Dozle's first his handwriting is always nice and large...

this is sort of cute.

>>10275004
I'm now imagining Degwin as this kindly old man with a pocket full of hard candies and strange odors, playing chess in a Side 3 Park for hours, and feeding pigeons.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw...

>>10275040

... I am now imagining Dozle writing with Snickers Bar sized pens.

>>10275095
I'm imagining him writing with normal sized pencils, but snicker sized fingers. It's funnier that way.

>>10275095
I'm now imagining Dozle's office's trashcan being filled with broken pencils and pens, and his adjutant having a gross of writing implements on standby at any given time.

>>10275130

"I NEED MORE POSTER BOARD!"

"Wh-why Lord Dozle?"

"I AM WRITING A LETTER"

Jolyne comes in to tell you that Icelina has arrived.

Degwin presently finishes Dozle's letter.

"Well, that was nothing to get excited about, although I am glad to hear that Little Minerva is doing well." He takes Garma's letter and begins reading that.

You wait while he continues to read, and eventually he reaches the end and folds up the paper.

"Well, that was of more substance. It seems that we should not distract your team from the American front more than neccersary. And on that subject, I understand you have someone to meet with me."

You blink. Well you guess now is as good a time as any to introduce Icelina, and you let her in. As the two begin to talk you decide to leave them to their privacy.

MISSION FROM GARMA ZABI: ASCERTAIN DEGWINS CONDITION - COMPLETE
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: INTRODUCE ICELINA TO DEGWIN - COMPLETE

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10275184
>>10275157
>>10275130
>>10275095

All of this must be canonized, at least on /tg/.

>>10275245

Get a comm to Garma, inform him of mission success and of whats going on. Ask him if we should go with Kycillia or stay with Lord Degwin.

High fives all around for being so damn awesome, even when we are not in a giant robot.

WAIT

WHILE WE'RE HERE

MAKE SURE DEGWIN GETS A COPY OF OUR WRITINGS

He's the man at the top, even if he takes a backseat. Let him know our opinion of the war and what we must do.

>>10275375

Haha, we could make it a signed copy too.

>>10275278

Drinks for everyone. Including the marines that went with us.

We then write it off as operational expenses.

>>10275375
Degwin's a politician, not a general. It's doubtful he would understand much of them, if any at all.

>>10275407

Then we give him a copy of our policing measures. The plan for holding of Zeons territorial gains on Earth.

>>10275399

Also, aren't we high ranking enough to dole out medals now? Those groundpounders really would deserve some after all this.

>>10275387
>>10275399
>>10275407
All of this should be done.

>>10275421
We can't give out medals, but I'm certain if we write them up for commendations, CC it to Degwin and Kycilia, they'll get all kinds of shiny metal.

>>10275421

... I want a medal class named after us:

The Order of Lister has a nice ring to it.

>Including the marines that went with us.

Especially the ground team.

And paint a killmark on our ship. I think the captain got his firs MS-kill on this mission after all.

>>10275465

Isn't a little tacky putting kill marks on a ship for having to burn a ZEON suit?

>>10275245
>MISSION FROM GARMA ZABI: ASCERTAIN DEGWINS CONDITION - COMPLETE
>SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: INTRODUCE ICELINA TO DEGWIN - COMPLETE

I love it when a plan comes together!

See if the old man has any good advice. Does he know anything that might sway Girhen's supporters if he tries to drag Zeon down into a Civil war? Also see about contacting Dozle again. If he needs to send a task force to assist it'll take time to assemble.

Send fleet elements to Side 3
AdviceLister.png
Convince the Federation it's a Naval Review

>>10275464
Order of Lister sounds nice, but the Lister Medal of Gallantry sounds pretty sweet too. I don't think we rate our own order yet. (Maybe Order of Nachtmaren down the line...?)

>>10275526

Ask him about Gihren, what he thinks would be the best ways to keep this from turning into a shooting war- if indeed he doesn't want Gihren reduced to subatomic particles at the end of a beam rifle.

>>10275530

Zolomon Ringo Medal for Gentlemenly conduct.

>Isn't a little tacky putting kill marks on a ship for having to burn a ZEON suit?

I believe we've shot plenty of captured Zakus, so why not put one on the ship too? Stick it to the inside of the Bridge or something, right now it's just a gesture of thanks towards our captain after all.

>>10275628
or for making the laws of physics your bitch.

on as ide note, FUCK YEAH, ZEONQUEST!

>>10275628
>>10275655
>or for making the laws of physics your bitch.
I agree, it should be some sort of Newtype/skill award.

>>10275633
Oh shit, those were Burnie's first MS kill and Elaine's first Zaku Kill! Elaine never had a chance to kill any of the captured Zakus in Arizona.

>>10275278

You go about looking for a secure commline to Garma back on earth. Although with the threat of Gihren's spy's everywhere, you are able to open a communications line with him.

"Well Commander? How goes the mission?"

"It's complete sir, although I can't really go over the details even on a secure line sir, but suffice to say you're original suspicions proved accurate. "The package" is conversing with you're father now, it seems to be going well. Oh, and your niece and brother are apparently doing well also."

"Well, that's a mixed message if ever I heard one."

"How's the earth front is progressing?"

"It's still back an forth, but the build-up for a second attack on Jaburo is going well. I had assigned Char to the Mad Angler unit and had them pursue the Trojan Horse, I believe limited damage they were able to inflict were able to redirect the ship to our territory in Africa. According to reports from the Africa front, the Trojan Horse is rolling about the country being heavily pressed by the Afrika Corps and the Wolfgar Squadron. I think they're putting too much effort into it, but as long as the Federation keeps concentrating on keeping that blasted carrier alive, they ignore me as I make ready for Operation Joker. I've got Mad Angler and Char doing recon in Jaburo, I'm hoping for their report any day now."

"What's the eta on the attack currently?"

"November the 11th. Just under a month."

>>10275375

You casually, as if by accident, leave a signed copy of Mobile Suits in Action on Degwins bedside table.

YOUR ORDERS?

>YOUR ORDERS?

Party hard?

I mean...socialize with the rank-and-file.

Relax. Let time fly by until we're needed/we go home.

>>10275733

Ask Garma for more intel on Operation Joker. Also, ask him if he can put us in contact with the African forces. We've helped take out a Gundam before, we might just the expert on Gundam-killing at the moment.

>>10275733

Only a month, we need to be there to handle that, can we afford to muck around in space and still make it back in time to deal with Jaburo?

As much as I'd like to rub it in Gihrens face that we beat him, we have more important matters at hand and I'm sure Kycillia and her crew are more than capable of handling matters in space. For now.

>>10275633

Yeah, but that was a Zeon pilot in a Zeon suit. Poor form.

>>10275818
He should've known the old saying "Move bitch! Get out the way!"

Lets see if we can drop by the MS training facilities. See if we can possibly set up some lectures and such for the new recruits.

The more info we pass onto our new pilots, the better Zeon will be in the long run.

>>10275854

True, if we can get talented pilots in the late-game suits, we might just have a chance if worst comes to worst.

>>10275818
They'd infiltrated a neutral city in camoflaged Zakus with the intention of starting shit. They had it coming.

>>10275733
YOUR ORDERS?
See
>>10275595
>>10275526

>>10275795
>>10275854

You can hang about here, or you can follow Kycillia, or alternatively you could go home.

That seems to be the primary choices here. So which one do you want to go for?

>>10275938

Also see if we can do the lecture thing. Get a nice big auditorium.

Like Yang Wen Li.

Give Lister Advice to the training pilots here.

>>10275987

Er... we could send a communique to Kycilla when we're on the way, and then support her troops.

>>10275987
We probably have to return to earth, if only to escort Icelina back.

>>10275987
Follow Kycillia, or hang out and prepare to go charging into Side 3 with Dozle.

>>10275987
Vote for Follow Kycilia

Staying here means we aren't contributing anything
Going back to ERF means we sit and wait until Operation Joker kicks off. We could just show up a week before, get briefed, and be good to go. We don't NEED to be there for the planning stages.

we do, however, need Zeon to not fall into civil war and totally screw the earth operations over.

So, we might as well follow Kycilia and make sure nothing bad happens to her

We frankly should ask our commander what to do.

We're not free to scoot about as we'd like.

>>10275987

I'll say we stick around here until its time to go back, there's more than enough for us to do with the training facilities. Our marines can have some well earned R&R and we can relax and unwind until Operation Joker.

I doubt Kycillia will need any assistance but if she does we won't be far off. Also we can write up some recommendations for people to receive medals.

GIVE A SPEECH/TRAINING ADVICE TO NEW PILOTS HERE

HEAD TO SOLOMON, SEE DOZLE. BRIEF HIM ON WHAT WE KNOW. HE'S OUR SECOND CLOSEST ZABI IN RELATION TO HOW WELL WE KNOW THEM.

Yeah... lets follow Kycilla.

And leave some troops to guard Icelina and Degwin.

Our troops.

>>10276018

We could just ask Kycilia or Degwin to get her a ship back home.

I think we should go with Kycilia. If push comes to shove, we'll get extra experience with MS-to-MS combat, which at this point is essential. Hey, maybe we could write something on that topic too...

I'd honestly vote for staying and training, if it's all but possible.

We can train our own team, especially Bernie, who did not get anything, and we can also interact with others.

Really, every bit we can get out NOW will help LATER.

Wait, I just got a thought: If we stay here, could we test some prototypes? I'd love to get my hands on some new weapons.

>>10276106

... I cant decide.

>>10276146

>>10276139

I think we're past the cutting edge of zeon tech right now.

And like... Canon breaking edge of zeon tech.

Why do you guys have such a boner for this Bernie guy?

If he's big in the show, then so what? This is AU territory.

>>10276161

...

Saved.

We should probably head home to fully debrief Garma on everything that happened in person. We also probably need to get Icelina back to him.

We can catch up to Kycillia later.

Okay, so I get a lot of calls for following Kycillia, so let's go with that.

As you go to leave, you get a message from the Flanagan institute that they want to see you if you have the time.

TO YOU TAKE THE DELAY?

>>10276267
Yes. The Newtype labs are important and Kycillia is a big girl, she'll do fine on her own for a bit.

>>10276267

Pressing military business...

We could stop a potential civil war here. Send them a message that we'll be back in a few days.

>>10276267

Yes, really if Kycillia can't handle this herself then really I don't know what Zeon is coming to.

>>10276267

HELL YEAH I DO. The quicker we can get to at least one finished Zeong, the better.

>>10276267
MOST FUCKING DEFFINITELY! Also talk to them about our Newtype encounter with the Bandit.

Go see the institute. ALSO, SPEECH TO THE NEW PILOT TRAINEES.

WE ARE THE MOTHERFUCKING SKULL KNIGHT

OF COURSE WE GO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FUCKING PSYCHIC POWERS AND SHIT

>>10276267
The Outer Heaven is fast for a Zanzibar, and Zanzibar's are fast for Capital Ships. We can catch up.

>>10276267

IT'S FLANAGAN TIME!

NO DAVE NO!

...Yeah, let's go to the Flanagan institute.

>>10276267
Hell yes. We always have time for crazy Newtype shenanigans.

>>10276350
>>10276344
>>10276334

You agree to the meeting as long as they're quick.

They arrive shortly in a White new style Musai, and open a Comm.

"Good morning Commander, we were wondering if you could escort us to Side 3. Lord Kycillia ordered us to bring something flashy with us, so we've taken our latest model Newtype MA and loaded it into this converted Musai. If you could escort us and aid the MA if it has to go into combat, that would be great. Also, any feedback would be good too. In anycase, after this were taking it to Pezun for testing, and you're welcome to join if you have the time."

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10276483
OFF WE GO!!!!!!

>>10276483
WELL I GUESS WE DO THAT THEN

>>10276483

DO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT.

>>10276483

>>10276483
Escort and aid I suppose. We really should send a communique back to Garma though so he has an idea of what we are doing.

>>10276483

We're going to Side 3 anyway, packing along a few more guns definitely wouldn't hurt. Let's just hope they don't go being a pain in our ass. Those Flannagan blokes seem a little shifty. Definitely not like our bros over at Pezun.

>>10276548

This indeed.

>>10276483
We should see if we can get that Newtype Girl they've got piloting stuff into our squad. She needs hugs and bros.

>>10276483

We need to figure out how to make a giant cape billow in space.

Then, we can have one of our more impressive skull-themed MS stand on that white Musai, cape BILLOWING DRAMATICALLY IN THE SOLAR WIND!

Death rides a pale horse, gentlemen.

>>10276582
We should have some tarp laying around right?

>>10276582
I fucking love you
this idea is awesome, and needs to happen right now

>>10276582

THIS IS OUR NEW TOP PRIORITY FOR THE DURATION OF THIS VOYAGE.

>>10276618

Rig up some occilating compressed air jets, easy.

>>10276582
So. Find a way to field anti-beam cloaks roughly fifty years before they're invented? Sounds good to me.

>>10276499
>>10276514
>>10276541

The two of you make your way to meet back up with Kycillia's flotilla. You aren't sure how this is going to go down. With a bit of luck Gihren will either relinquish his position and go into hiding. But somehow you don't think it's that easy.

The Flanagan guys are being tight lipped about what their MA in question is. Not even when you try to ply them with your combat footage data do their relinquish.
It's not like it's top secret, you just get the impression that they want it to be a suprise.

You rejoin Kycillia's flotilla just in time. It appears to consist of her flagship the Gwarib, 4 Musai's (of varying models), and 2 New production type Chivvay Heavy Cruisers.
Plus now your Zanzibar and the Flanagan's Musai.

Kycillia opens a channel.

"Welcome Nachtmaren, I was unsure if you would be joining us, good to see you escorted the Katarina without problems. Gihren has been busy since our last meeting. He's apparently consolidated his control over Side 3 and A Boa Qu, and he's set up a blockade of forces to halt our approach to Side 3. He's spreading rumours that we have kidnapped father and are forcing him to call for Gihren to step down. I fear it may be best if you all went to full readyness and prepared your mobile suits..."

>We should see if we can get that Newtype Girl they've got piloting stuff into our squad. She needs hugs and bros.

HELLLO MY NAME IS LISTER

I JUST WANT TO HUG AND STUFF.

>>10276779
Lister's a nice guy, even if he shoots naked newtype skulls everywhere. And besides, all the real aces have at least one newtype girl who clings to them.

>>10276808

You have like 2 newtypes who are girls in your squad already. Don't get greedy.

>>10276742
Send our team to full alert, and have our suits readied. Ask Kycilia if we can participate in a strategy session so we have some idea of how to force Gihren out without burning our Homeland to the ground.

>>10276824
Yeah but neither of them cling to us. We're nothing without a Lalah or a Four to show us the horrors of war. And since we saved Garma, we could probably keep them from dying a horrible death.

Mix our squads with half armed with high explosive rockets and bazookas and shit. The other half with machine guns. A bullet hit in space is serious business.

>>10276742
The Skull Knight is always prepared for combat.

>>10276779
Yeah.

>>10276779
Quite. Poor girl, I think we traumatized her last time we were at Pezun what with the just barely managing to beat her in that test.

>And besides, all the real aces have at least one newtype girl who clings to them.

...and they have issues that would make Freud cum on cats.

well this is ridiculous.

This is like some general in the army saying the entire US congress, senate, and president are all conspiring against him, and declaring marshal law.


Open broadcast on all channels, directed at his soldiers. Ask them if they really want to die fighting against the man they swore an oath of loyalty too (Lord Degwin Zabi)

Offer them full amnesty and allow them to keep their rank/position and everything if they lay down arms and help bring down this power mad traitor.

>>10276926
Which reminds me: did we ever find out David's NT power(s)?

>>10276958
Not yet.

>>10276958

I'd say making people piss themselves in fear is pretty good.

>This is like some general in the army saying the entire US congress, senate, and president are all conspiring against him, and declaring marshal law.

Cue Dr. Strangelove-jokes.

>>10276957
And don't forget the threat of Nachtmaren ruining their shit.

A few hours later you reach the defensive fleet Gihren's sent to blockade it.
It's not the number of old style Chivvay and Musai's that worry you, it's more the gigantic mobile suit carrier that they orbit.

"Fuck me running. I didn't think they'd actually managed to finish the Dolos." Remarks Captain Mauser.

The giant thing dwarfs even Kycillia's Gwaizine, and you're a little unsure if even you can take down something that huge.

You can hear the communication over your communication network:

"This is Lord Adrmial Kycillia Zabi state your intentions A-Boa-Qu fleet."

"This is Rear-Admiral Aguille Delaz, I have orders from Acting Sovereign Gihren to order your arrest for collaboration and treason."

"And I have orders from ACTUAL Sovereign Degwin Zabi, for the arrest of Gihren on the same charges, AS WELL as the assassination of Zeon Sum Deikum."

You suspect that last part she may have thrown in herself. You were careful not mention that particular part of your invesitgation to Degwin when you were talking with him.

"Hmph. I'm afraid the Palace Doctor has already signed that Degwin was unfit for duty last week."

"The doctor who attended my favour had never set foot inside the palace before today, and is also implicated in Zeons murder as well. Furthermore, Degwin is both concious and in full possession of his faculties, and if you do not believe him you can open a channel to Grenada base and see for yourself!"

Things do not appear to be going well.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10277053
Have everyone mount up and be ready to launch. It's likely this will turn into a fleet battle really soon.

>>10277053

Get a channel open to Lord Degwin and set it to broadcast to all ships in the area. We can handle this without wasting precious Zeonic lives.

>inb4 this is all a ruse by Gihren, that Digwen isn't really Digwen, and the fake Digwen tells them to open fire on us and Kycilia in order to get us out of the way.

>YOUR ORDERS?

GROSSE BEIL CUTS DOLOS IN HALF

Advicelister.jpg

MS DEPLOY TWICE AS FAST NOW

Get ready for deployment, but stand back right now. They may really contact Grenada and call the whole crap off.

The greatest danger right now is some Ghiren Loyalist going: "Whatever" and opening fire, escalating the situation beyond help.

>>10277078
This is about the only thing we can do.

>>10277053
Load up and prepare to roll out. I hate to have to fight the Delaz fleet (especially if they have Gato) but they are being used as tools by Gihren.

Is there any chance we can swing a communique to Dozle and get him on our side in this or get Garma to pitch in from Earth. It would take time obviously but we might be able to use it as a stalling tactic alongside Degwin's testimony.

>>10277053
Lock and load. If things start to go down it will be up to us to destroy that MS carrier.

On another note would it be possible to get an actual Skull Knight decal as our own personal insignia?

Fuck, we have to reign in both of these two

Zeon can not afford the loss of manpower and MS's that this battle/civil war would cost.

It can't. This must be avoided at ANY COST.
Is there some way that we could offer a parlay, and go to Aguille Delaz's ship personally?

We need to get Kycilia and Delaz out of the public ear. They're just going to grandstand and bravado at each other until bullets start flying.

If we can get them in a room together, with Lister, the three of them could hash something out.

or something
we just can't afford this fight, for the sake of Zeon

>>10277053
We're a representitive of Garma Zabi. Give Dalaz our word. If we're at all as well known as we sure wish we were right now he'll know we wouldnt break the word of Garma Zabi.
If he still doenst believe us, tell him to contact Solomon. I'm sure Admiral Dozle would be more than happy to vouch for our character.

>>10277053
Well, fuck. Delaz is pretty much the worst possible commander for the blockade fleet. This isn't good.
However, this does open up new possibilities. New sub-goal - find and recruit Cima Garahau.

>>10277164
>>10277159
>>10277096
These are Good. Do these.

>>10277137
If it would help could we also pitch in that we are acting on Garma's behalf in this matter? It is bold and may make things worse but we could ask Kycillia about that.

>>10277053
Hey wait, if Delaz is here, does that mean Cima is too? Dude, we need to capture her. Cima is awesome and enjoys being a hot backstabbing bitch.

>>10277053
Goddammit. I KNEW we were gonna run afoul of Delaz. The man's a fucking Zealot. This means Gato, too, probably. Unless he's still at Solomon.

Meta aside, open a general broadcast and say the following.

"Greetings fellow Warriors of Zeon. My name is Commander David Lister of the Nachtmaren unit, and I am a patriot. I love the Principality as surely as any person here. I have spent my blood, sweat, and tears as surely as any warrior here. I have seen Comrades killed, great victories, and brutal defeats. I am a Soldier of Zeon."

<Pause>

"It was I who rescued Sovereign Degwin Sodo Zabi from his imprisonment in Von Braun City. It was I who nearly sacked Jaburo. I am a Knight of Zeon. And I swear to all of you here, that Gihren attempted to subdue his father."

<ANother Pause>

"And I swear to you here that this bloodshed does not need to happen. We are not enemies! We are comrades in arms! We are Soldiers of Zeon! All of us! Now let us all stand down, so we can have a discussion like the reasonable spacenoids we all are."

>>10277186
She only becomes a backstabbing bitch once she gets backstabbed by certain officers in Zeon high command. Right now, we've got the power to stop that shit from happening. So. Do we want a magnificient backstabber Cima or proud zeon loyalist Cima?

>>10277186

Nah, she's part of a separate Zeonic Marine MS unit. She gets blamed for warcrimes her unit unknowingly carried out on her superior officer's orders and gets left behind in the retreat to Axis.

Delaz recruits her when he comes back to the Earth sphere for operation Stardust.

She and her men are forced to live as pirates and play hide and seek with Feddy forces for three to four years, so she's understandably bitter and enraged when Delaz is like "FOR THE GLORY OF ZEON YOU WILL HELP ME NOW."

>>10277261

Proud Zeon loyalist Cima, who wants our magnificent Knightly junk in her vagoo.

>>10277290
This shit is why I wanted to recruit Cima's unit to perform a Drop operation on Jaburo once we begin our next assault on it.

>>10277308
I'm ok with this.

>>10277261
Can't we have both? I mean she IS currently on Ghiren's side, which opens up the very likely possibility that she'll get backstabbed by him and everyone under him, giving her an excuse to switch to our side and making her loyal to our faithful zeon giving us hot faithfully loyal backstabbing bitch.

>>10277078
>>10277096

Okay, you all mount up. Same order as before presumably.
You signal the Katarina to begin prepping the MA for launch

>>10277120

You know. You're lucky I'm not the kind of DM to take my players ideas and use them myself.

Delaz does not seem impressed, or overly bright. Gihren picked a winner here.

"Bah! I will not listen to yet more lies. You will stand down and prepare to be boarded."

Kycillia presses a button. Degwin appears on the communications channel.

"I am Sovereign Degwin Zabi, ruler of the Principality of Zeon, and if you are hearing this, then it means that the situation has become thus that it seems that conflict between fellow Zeonic soldiers seems almost inevitable. As you can see, although weakened by my ordeal, my mind is still as sharp as ever, and with all my heart I urge those of you who are listening to this recording to not take up arms against your fellow countrymen! But to allow my daughter past to enact my orders on a wayward son. I make no assurances for Gihren, but I make no threats either, that Gihren has wronged me for his own ambition is certain, but this is a family matter, and no Zeonic blood should be shed over it, and it should be dealt with fairly and privately as family matters should. So I ask you again, to look within your heart that surely loves Zeon as much as I, and do not take arms against us. I know you will make the right decision now, when it is more critical than ever."

>>10277250

It's a tad grandiose, but yeah, I can get behind it.

Lets do this, arrogant though it may be.

>>10277330

Mancima is manly.

oh /tg/

I love how when TSHTF, and Zeon stands on the brink of utter destruction, it only takes one mention of a woman vaguely connected to one of the key players to throw us COMPLETELY off track.

Zeon civil war? Meh
Federation counter assaults? Meh
Political intrigue at the highest levels of power? Meh
. . . . . smokin' hot crazy bitch? ASRGJAARAFSDGA

>>10277356

THATs who we are trying to recruit to our side? Damn, I can only agree with my fellows that this is a worthy goal and should become our second priority, with billowing capes being number one. We should totally use our Newtype power of being Smooth with the Ladies on this one.

FOR THE GLORY OF ZEON!

>>10277370

<3 spoken like a true pater familias.

>>10277250

We need to both speak loudly here and empathize we're here as Garma's best to settle this in a peaceful and lawful manner. Zeonic blood is too precious to spill squabbling like Fedrats.

Let's see if they'll let us go over to Delaz with the evidence ourselves, in person. In our MS. Keep the rest of the squad on standby in case anyone tries something stupid (like expending ammo in the other side's direction).

>>10277433
This, appeal to Delaz as a Knight of Zeon.

Emphasise the fact that killing each other will only hurt Zeon when we should be concentrating our efforts on bringing Zeon glory in the War against the Feddies.

>>10277404

Seriously though, it's Cima, isn't that enough?

>>10277433
Seconding this with >>10277164

>>10277370

Follow up Degwin's speech with >>10277250

(Shameless self-plug, I know. But it still works.)

>>10277475

Agreeing with these guys.

Kycilia will vouch for us.
Garma will vouch for us.
Dozle will vouch for us.
Degwin will vouch for us.

Gihren is the only dissenting voice, and we have the teacup.

GENTLEMEN, IT MAY BE TIME TO REVEAL THE TEACUP.

>>10277515
...reveal it to who? Delaz?

>>10277370

I love the irrepressible old man.

>>10277515

Oh yeah. Its Teatime, bitches.

There's a moment pause as the blockade fleet digests this information.

Delaz as you expected refuses to let a little thing like truth and reality get in his way.

"LIES! ALL FORCES ATTACK!" He roars.

"Sir! 4 Musai's and 2 Chivvay's have shut off their IFF transponders and are reporting critical electrical failures or the like." Reports Anita.

"Well that's something. What about the rest? The rest of the rest?"

"The Dolos is charging, along with the 2 Chivvay's and 2 of the Musais, the remaining 4 Musais seem to be hanging back. I think they're wavering but I don't know how we'd push them over. The Dolos has begung launching, as have the Chivvays!"

"Screw it, I guess there's no helping it. Nachtmaren Team launch!"

"You mean, run out of the hatches?"

"Yes Zolomon. That's excatly what I mean."

You all begin exiting the hangar bay of your Zanzibar Kai. You also order the Katarina to do the same and then retreat to the back.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10277539

On an open frequency.

Of course, that may shatter the principality into dozens of factions, many of them contesting the legitimacy of the Zabi family's right to rule, and thus losing us the war.

Hmm. Anon, we should discuss this.

look, if Delaz doesn't believe Degwin, then the teacup isn't going to change anything.

Degwin just showed our hand, at this point it either works or it doesn't

Keep everyone on alert. Be ready for anything.

If Delaz stands down, KEEP EVERYONE ON ALERT.
Gihren might try something stupid anyway, since he's pretty fucked at that point.

>>10277558
Launch mobile suits. Our entire team's job is to get in close to the Dolos and collapse/destroy their launch catapults. Without those their entire MS complimet i trapped onboard.

>>10277558
Beeline for Delaz's ship.
Blow it the fuck up ASAP

hopefully the rest of the traitors will give up once we smoke that asshole.

Use our MA to protect Kycilia

>>10277558

Damn.

Have the Outer Heaven find a way to get Garma and Dozle on a conference call and relay it to fence sitters and the enemy ships.

Those two are pretty neutral, and the fact that every Zabi BUT Gihren is saying Gihren's a fucking lunatic and a traitor might persuade some of them to lay down their arms.

>>10277558
Right, when we get into our MS is there anyway to transmit our evidence and our speechs in the previous posts to the Ships that are wavering?

>>10277607
...won't that kill the girl?

>>10277602

This. It's imperative that we neutralize the incredible numbers advantage the Dolos gives our enemy.

We'll need those pilots to fight the Federation after this, as well.

>>10277638

Like I said, she's a Zeonic Marine attached to a different unit. She doesn't work for Delaz yet.

>>10277602

I suppose taking the biggest sucker here will calm the rest of the dudes.

Go for the Dolos. Hit the Bridge like you're the Black Tristar.

BIG DAMN HEROES TIME.

Gentlemen, I think its time for one of those Heroic David Lister Speeches.

USE THAT CHARISMA LISTER!

We make the speech while running to our MS's

SHOOT THE WEAK POINTS FOR CRIPPLING DAMAGE!

>>10277558

We are going to be working a 'no kills' action. Incapacitate or disable all incoming enemy mobile suits as and where possible, no need to make this worse than it is by killing off Zeonic soldiers where we don't need to. Really though we want to cripple or destroy Delaz's ship and force a surrender quickly. I suggest that we tell anyone with a still functioning ship that this is the strategy we want to take, once he's gone we can call for them to cease fire and surrender again with Lord Degwins backing.

If we can take down his ship ourselves awesome, otherwise we will be playing escort to anything with a gun big enough to do it for us.

>>10277621
This. It won't take too much time and if it works we might get the crew on the Dolos to mutiny.

>>10277700
Thank god for those blueprints!

>>10277700

This, rough up the launch catapults and disable the Mega-Particle Beam Cannons so it's no longer a threat to our capital ships, and we preserve the Dolos for the fight against the federation.

To our team, we aim to incapacitate enemy mobile suits, not to kill.

We're good enough to do that right?

>>10277700
That seems rather...badly designed.

>>10277688

Also this, a speech from the Hero of Zeon, The Skull Knight, David Lister ought to hold enough sway to keep a few more people out of the fight.

>>10277613
>>10277621

Getting a communication link with Dozle and Garma in the middle of the battle is going to be impossible you know.

Okay, the other ships in your fleet are launching their MS Compliment as well. So far in terms of tech, both sides seem about equal.

Until Kycillia's launch a YMS-15 Gyan in Crimson Red leading a unit of 3 Rick-Doms.

"Morning Nachtmaren!" Calls Gaia from the Rick Dom.
"How have things been since we last met." he asks.

"Oh you know the usual... not really the time though guys." You tell the Black Tristars.

FORCE DISPOSITIONS TO FOLLOW.

>>10277770

Probably designed by Ghiren... <_<

>>10277813
Please god in heaven, tell we we're going to disable the Dolos.

>>10277813
Oh look The Red Comet!

>>10277813
Well, it looks like we have the overwhelming advantage in tech.

That is, until Delaz launches Gato in a prototype Gelgoog or something.

>>10277813

Ask them if they're bad enough dudes to do the Jet Stream on the Mega Particle cannon.

Revel and the rest of those bastards in Jaburo must just be eating this up.

LEGITIMACY OF ZEON FORCES (Zabi Family Alliance)

1x Gwazine Battleship
2x New Chivvay Heavy Cruisers
4x Musai Light Cruisers
1x Zanzibar Kai
1x NT Research Musai (Non-Combatant)

Mobile Weapon Compliment

62 Mobile Suits Total including
Johnny Ridden (Gyan)
Black Tristars (Rick Doms)
Nachtmaren Unit
1x NT Mobile Armour

>>10277882

DONT JINX IT.

Also, how about that new MA that the Flanagan guys have?

>>10277813

Wow, we have

1. The Crimson Lightning
2. The Black Tristars
3. A newtype MA

This is not going to go well for Gihren. Makes sense, as I recall a lot of pilots switch over to rogue Zeon factions in Gihren's Greed.

Also, I'd like to stick up for Delaz for a second. Sure he's a zealot, but he's not stupid. He was able to succeed in Operation Stardust, after all.

>>10277873

trollface.jpg

>>10277909
Best guess? It's the Braw Bro.

PRINCIPALITY OF ZEON FORCES (Gihren faction)
1x Dolos Supercarrier
6x Musai Light Carriers
2x Chivvay Heavy Cruisers

228 Mobiles suits
(UNKNOWN DESIGNATIONS)
(Note 182 of those are mounted in the Dolos. Which can only launch 7 at a time.)

If you wish to use non-lethal force, now is the time to order it.

YES / NO?

>>10277934

No. D:

>>10277904
Open up laser-comm with the Red Gyan. "Hey, Char! Good to see you have our backs on this. Like this new suit too, but a little too melee for my tastes. Maybe we can get you hooked up with a killer prototype or something."

>>10277934

...yeah it is actually.

>>10277949

that is a very large amount of mobile suits

>>10277949
Tell them to exert it to the best of their ability, but not to hamstring themselves too much. It won't do us much good if our efforts hurt us here more.

>>10277949

I advocate non lethal force.

Priority is exterior weapons.

Suggestion two groups.

Black Tristars are to disable all cannons and Mobile Suit hangers.

We give the Tristars Cover. The rest?

I dunno. <_<

>>10277949
Non lethal force IF POSSIBLE. Attempt to disable any other ships and MS we're up against.

DISABLE THE DOLOS LAUNCH CATAPULTS! I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!

>>10277949

YES, NON-LETHAL FORCE, DISABLE THE LAUNCH CATAPULTS, WE DO NOT WANT TO KILL ZEON SOLDIERS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

>>10277978

Thats not Char. <_<

USE NON-LETHAL FORCE FOR GOD'S SAKE.

Well, at least try too. We aren't the best at non-lethal damage, or at least we're way better at FUCKING SHIT UP.

>>10277949

Alright Nachtmaren, illing those launch catapults on the Dolos is our number one priority.

Many of these fellow pilots are still our comrades, so use non-lethal force if at all possible, but don't get killed doing it! You're my team, and I don't want you dying because you tried to give the enemy one chance too many."

>>10277949

Non-lethal force.

>>10277978
You are a cruel man. I approve.

>>10277904
>>10277949
>Our 62 vs Their 228
Jesus de Christo...outnumbered almost 4 to 1. They're fucked.

But disabling the hangars to prevent launch should be our top priority, let me make that clear.

>>10278062

Killing those launch catapults, dammit.

...and pretend the whole thing was in quotes.

>>10277978

You open up a comm-link with the Red Mobile suit.

"Hey... are you Johnny Ridden? My old CO used to talk about you. Mostly just as an example of why he'd never paint his suit bright red but also... are you crying?"

"It's just... everybody else has gotten me confused with Char Aznable."

"Well come on, you haven't even gotten seperated from your wingmen yet, and it's been what? 10, 20 seconds?"

>>10277949
Non-Lethal Force as best as possible. Hit the Dolos' hangars first. Make launching MS impossible. Don't destroy them, just make them unusable.

Non lethal force.

Though the 'normal students, we should probably leave them as a reserve to guard the ships

>>10278086

Lol!

...fucking Char. He's the worst wingman ever.

>>10278111
How the hell did he make it to Lt.Commander anyways?

We need to kill those launch ramps.

Hey!

Hey guys!

This is another chance for us to "ride" Jolyne, isn't it.

I totally wrote her name as JOYlyne, the first time I tried to type this.

>>10278086
>"Well come on, you haven't even gotten seperated from your wingmen yet, and it's been what? 10, 20 seconds?"

>>10278111

He genuinely is.

Not like that Lieuteanant Quattro fella, now there's a guy who you can depend on not to dissapear for no reason at the end of a season only to reappear again with some shoddy characterisation 5 years later.

>>10278122

Because he's three times faster. He wears red, so he obviously shoots up the ranks faster than he should.

>shoots up the ranks

That was accidentally awesome.

>>10278163

you sir, are amazing.

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msgundam/dolos.htm

22 minutes.

... still we need to kill those launch ramps.

Also we can get Hovis target the guns on the musai with his MA with Jolyne and Bernie as his wingmen.

Zol and Moustachio with us?

>>10278147

LT, you can be my wingman any day!

No Lister, you can be MY wingman.

>"Well come on, you haven't even gotten seperated from your wingmen yet, and it's been what? 10, 20 seconds?"

Trollan in space is best trollan.

>>10278122

By not actually needing wingmen to make those ludicrous amount of kills.

>>10278135

Oh god, I'm sort of wierded out how I'm in some sort of Zen like state where I'm so tired now I'm not actually making mistakes. It's as wierd as fuck.

You tell your team to shoot to disable, not to kill if they can help it. Obviously, if it's you or him, they know which way to go, but try to keep the casualties on both sides down.
You then outline your plan to disable the Dolos by destroying it's launching catapults and collapsing them completely.

You may indeed need to ride Jolyne again to make it work. But who else will you be taking as wingmen?
Hovis, Zolomon and Bernie are all in Mobile suits that can keep up, but Calvins recon model can't under it's own steam.

Plus you did promise to try and escort the "Braw Bro" that the Katarina has just launched. Piloted by a face you're pretty sure you remember.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10278147
>>10278185

DEPENDABLE.

>>10278240
Fly over and give her a giant Mobile Suit sized Hug.

>>10278240
It's Nell! Alright, patch her in and inform her of the plan if she doesn't know it already I guess.

>>10278240
Hovis and the David/Jol team hit the Dolos.

Zolomon and Bernie escort the Braw Bro.

Wait where is Elaine? Have her and Bernie escort the Braw Bro and Zolomon can join the strike force on the Dolos.

>>10278240
Assign Calvin to the Braw Bro. Relaying targeting information to those flying Beam Guns will probably be quite useful. Leave Bernie for escort in case they attempt to tear that shit up.

As for us, fucking Blitzkrieg. We should Ride Jolyne, with Zol alongside. We detach and, as Jolyne and Zol go to town on the Dolos' hangars, Hovis and David engage any enemy suits, going for disabling shots. Also, we should be ready to take out the Dolos' engines on the off-chance Delaz pulls some stupid ramming shit.

>>10278240
Zol's big anti-Ship Hawk would be perfect to close down those bays, he's just not fast enough. Any chance he can hitch a ride with Hovis for a speed boost? The rest of our team will have to protect the Braw Bro.

Tell them that baby sitting could be kinda fun if this thing is anything like the last Flanagain prototype we saw.

>>10278240

We can guard her since she's coming with us, if not, then Bernie can watch her, we have Hero work to do. Then, we can go eat some eggs and make a sword that cuts through dimensions, but thats later.

>>10278240

Damn... uh... tell the spooky girl to stay in reserve. Guard the Katarina with Bernie and Elaine maybe?

Then we go forward!

>>10278275
I can see it now...

Lister approaches, & opens up a connection. And then, the second she recognizes him....

"OH GOD THE SKULL KNIGHT'S COME FOR MY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!"

And then she falls catatonic & Lister gets an angry message from the F.I. guys.

>>10278240
Zolomon, Jolyne, & Hovis (with his sexy-ass MA) go for the launch bays while Bernie, & Lister escort the FI's MA with Calvin doing what he does best.

>>10278375
>while Bernie, & Lister escort the FI's MA with Calvin doing what he does best.
While Bernie, Elaine, & Lister escort the FI's MA with Calvin directing fire for Hovis and, if necessary, the colleague we scared shitless.

Fixed my damn self.

>>10278240
WE JUST WANT TO EAT YOUR SOUL...
WHY DO YOU NOT LIKE US?!

I just realized something.

Since this is AU territory, we might have to face the Full Armored Gundam.

>>10278433
OH GOD! SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH BEFORE YOU GET US RAPED!

>>10278433
They had at least one completely Heavy Gundam, and I think 2 or 3 FA Gundams in the ACTUAL continuity. I know Johnny fought the Heavy and I think a FA.

The Federation actually produced a good 15 or so Gundams during the OYW, counting the Ground Type.

The Dolos has to be holding the majority of the enemy MS, and appears to be hilariously easy to cripple.When we get around to taking it on (which should be a priority) we need to aim for the launch catapults. There aren't very many, and even if we can't plug them all crippling even a few of them would make it nearly useless, leaving it to plunk at us with whatever armaments it has.

We don't want to leave ourselves wide open to more dangerous things while we take out its catapults, though.

>>10278482
Sooner or later Colonel Berserk is going to assault Pezun with the Heavy Gundam. Maybe we'll be there to stop him this time.

>>10278302

You tell her the plan. She doesn't seem all that confident that she can control the beam cannons well enough to make non-fatal shots 100% of the time, but she's willing to try.

>>10278308
>>10278308
>>10278330

Okay. So: The dolos assault team is You (Act Zaku) Jolyne (No Legs Rick Dom) Zolomon (Gross Beil Dom) and Hovis (Bygro)
and the Braw Bro escort is Elain (F2) and Bernie (R2) being fed tactical data from Calvin (Flipper).

Sounds like a plan.

>>10278530
rock'n'roll kids

Just remember not to go too wild. Everything we break is something we're going to have to replace later.

>>10278530
We should see if we can get our Bigro upgraded to a Bigro Meir eventually.

>>10278661

WHY DOES IT HAVE ARMS? D:

>>10278707
TO PINCH!

>>10278707
Because instead of claws and missiles, it has Beam Cannons and Mega Particle Cannons. It's also got improved armor while keeping it's high mobility.

Your team rushes forwards. You can see several other squads on both sides pushing forwards and exchanging fire.
It's begun.
You're target, the Dolos has over extended itself forwards, exposing itself as it moved out of it's escorting Chivvay's fire arcs. Beams from Kycillia's Gwaidan lance past you to carve large gouges through the thick armour of the Dolos, but it's huge size means that it takes the salvo.
The barrage does cover your advance somewhat, which is probably how the first squads to launch out of the Dolos miss you and you're able to get an opening salvo off against the large launch tubes before they turn around to rectify their mistake.

The combined fire of your team devestates 2 of the 7 catapults, they'll need clearing to be usable again.
You see 6 Zaku's lead by a Rick Dom in your rear camera, you disengage from Jolyne and turn to face them.
"Zolomon, you and Jolyne keep working on those launch catapults, Hovis you deal with anything else that comes out. I'll handle these guys."

You dash towards them your Bullpup rifle and Boxer Shield at the ready.

You nimbly dodge the Rick Dom's Bazooka shot and as it attempt to decellerate to get out of the way you use your boxer shield and with a might punch shear one of it's legs clean off, reducing thrust by just under 50%. It tumbles out of way as the remaining Zaku's attempt to encircly you. 3 are the superior F2 type, 1 is an S type, the rest are the older F model. You dash between their bullets and bazooka's and get in close enough to direct a stream of bullets a the S types gun arm. You then kick it's head clean off. The suit tumbles backwards.

Behind you you see yet more explosions from Zolomon and Jolyne attacking the gates, and Hovis's Bygro speeds past you, a pair of Zaku's grabbed deftly in it's claws, rotating at terrific speed, probably as to rend the pilots unconcious.

So far. You think as you dodge another burst of 120mm shells, so good.

>>10278661
What >>10278767
means to say is that the beam weapons are in it's arms now. so not only can it grapple your MS just as well as before but it can shoot you at the same time.

Damn, late today, oh well. Had I come in sooner I would have suggested using the Dolos as cover for your own fleet since it's so fucking huge. Several Musai could probably use it to hide from the Chivvay huge firepower.

Once we disable the catapults, we'll probably have to blow up the bridge of he Dolos. If we kill Delaz, we might be able to get the fleet to surrender.

>>10278870

I second this.

>>10278870
Actually we could still do that once Dolos is out of action.

You're still dueling with the Zaku's when you notice more mobile suits heading your way. You get in close and punch an F2's forearm and rifle clean off and then shoot the other one off and then move clear to get a better handle on the situation.

"Boss! The Dolos is moving off, and we've gotten four of the catapults fouled off. We've got those Chivvay heavy cruisers moving in with their Mobile Suits as well. You want us to keep attacking?" asks Zolomon.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>10278870

Hell, once we disable the fuck out of it, our other MS forces can use it for cover to attack enemy cap ships. I don't think even Delaz would risk fragging all the friendly pilots on the Dolos just to kill use

>>10278893
Not really. Just rendering it dead in the water should be acceptable unless Delaz is the kind of stupid that would blow up his own ship...

>>10278940

"Hey Zol, remember the Trojan Horse? Take out those engines!"

Take out the Dolos' engines and then guns and use it as a giant piece of cover for friendly forces.

>>10278940
Have Hovis swing around and cripple one of the engines.

>>10278940

Ask the Thingamob....the Black Tristar if they think they can take out the Bridge of the Dolos? Maybe with some fire support from the two MA's Mega Particle Canons?

>>10278982

Make sure Hovis helps out, since he's in the MA.

>>10279032
Wait. Do you mean? Are you really calling for it?

IT'S TIME FOR A JET STREAM ATTACK!

>>10279063
A JET STREAM ATTACK?!

>>10278982

You order Zolomon and Jolyne to switch targets to the engines.

"That' might take a while there's a lot of engine to get through..." Jolyne mentions, but they move off, down the vast bult of the Dolos anyway.

You and Hovis turn to face the newcomers a trio of Rick Dom's and a trio of R-1A High Mob Zaku's from the looks of it.

Hovis fires his mega-particle cannon into the midst of them to disrupt their formation and then you dive into them, your Heat Hawk readied. You're first pass disables 2 of the R-1A's, they're flimsy leg armour allows you to cripple them easily.
When the Bygro follows you through it's able to grab a couple and quickly fling them away as well. It's turning circle at such speeds isn't as great as yours though and it's going to have to dance with the battleships before returning to help you out further.

Never the less, he's sown enough chaos for you to make a second pass, taking out a Rick Dom with a carefully placed cleave to it's shoulders.
Now however the remainder are beginning to get organised.

If the tri-stars can JET STREAM ATTACK the Dolos' bridge, combined with the crippled catapults it'll be pretty much out of action, leaving it a very valuable, very large hunk of cover for our fleet assets. We need to cover the tri-stars while they do their magic, though.

Speaking of our fleet, how are they holding up? Do we have anti-beam chaff on any of the vessels? It'd really help when the enemy's big guns decide to open up on us.

>>10279167

Low powered beam flash from Jolyene.

Also, warn the other MS about the Doms flash boob.

>Now however the remainder are beginning to get organised.

There's a newtype MS with our Comsuit hanging back, ask her for a few shots in our general direction?

WAIT. We can just go for the engines after we've dealt with the hangars.

D'OH!

>>10279191
They deffinitely need to JET STREAM ATTACK something.

>>10279212
It's pulling back. Killing the engines prevents that & 4 of its 7 catapults are dealt with already. Those engines get priority.

>>10279167

Let's not let them get organized if we can help it. Could Calvin possibly organize a salvo or two from the fleet/braw bro to scatter them? Hell, the Bro has those wiggly beam cannon thingmadoos that seem like they could really sow confusion in enemy formations. Do we know what kind of range it has?

>>10279253

ALL RANGE ATTACK.

You replace your Heat Hawk with your freshly reloaded Bullpup, and begin firing at the R2's trying to take them out of the fight before having to deal with the enemy Rick Dom leader, who you identify as such due to his Blue and Green colour scheme.
No such luck, the Rick Dom isn't having any of it, and his well placed Bazooka shots prevent you from getting clear shots of your own.
Turning your attention to Rick Dom, you hope that Hovis will make it back soon, you can see one of the Chivvay's ablaze from his suprise visit already.

You dash forwards and fire a burst from your Bullpup at his bazooka he saves his arm, but has to toss the 330mm before it explodes. He then draws his back-up 120mm Rifle. You both dodge each others shots, for a few bursts. Whoever this guy is, he's ace material.
You spot muzzle flares in your rear camera and spin to avoid the Bazooka shells fired by the remaining R1-A's, the Rick Dom takes advantage and charges in on full thrust.
Putting all of his weight into the attack he brings his heat-saber down, you raise your Boxer Shield and the there's a great impact that shakes you about in your seat, but the Lunar Titanium holds where any other material would have cleaved like butter. On full auto you spray around the Rick Dom's torso extremities with your Bullpup. The Head, arms, and legs are sheared off by the weight of bullets you bring to bear at point blank. You push the neutralised ace away from you and turn to deal with the Remaining R1-A's to see them dueling with Hovis's Bygro already. An explosion from the Dolos's engine block get's your attention. As do the white Retreat Flares launched by the vessel afterwards.

>>10279253
Bringing in our temp Newtype squadmate for fire support is starting to sound pritty good.

>>10279376
SCREW YOU GATO!

>>10279376
Retreating or not, we dont give them the chance to launch any more MS. Go park over by the bay entrances and be prepared to finish the job.

>>10279376

Is it a sign for a general retreat or just the Dolos?

>>10279479
The flares are for its remaining MS. But if the Dolos is reatreating, then the rest of the enemy fleet will probably follow their flagship.

>>10279376
Let's bring Gato aboard our ship, if we can't have Cima, then we'll have to settle with the Nightmare of Solomon.

>>10279376
Is the Dolos still mobile?

As your help out Hovis to finish of the High-Mobility Zaku's you hear Kycillia over the comm network.

"The rebel forces are retreating, were also pulling back for now. All friendly forces allow the fleet to disengage. I repeat allow the fleet to disengage. Do not pursue!"

You give the Zaku's the oppourtunity to flee, which they take (again, a Skeleton colour scheme has it's benefits.) and as the smoking Dolos is allowed to make it's retreat, you rejoin with your lines.

"Nice work David! You must have terrified that Dolos when you charged so they ran off." Mash calls to you enthusiastically.

"How'd you make out guys?"

"Well, Johnny's a pretty easygoing guy to work with, and the Jetstream Attack really can't be beaten in a Rick Dom. I'd hate to meet the suit that's faster and tougher than this!"

You omit to mention the Gundam at this point. Or the Pezun Dowdage.

"Anyway, we just got word back from Kycillia, we've got reports of a second fleet from Side 3 making it's way here, if we'd have continued the battle they'd have caught in a pincer when we tried to persue." Gaia clarifies.

"So were hanging back here until we can get more resources and ships to push into Side 3."

Zolomon's Mobile Suit, glides up to you along with Jolyne, they're sporting some dents, but otherwise none the worse for wear.

"So boss? What now?" Zolomon asks.

"Now? We try to finish this before it starts."

TO BE CONTINUED.

>>10279376

We need to broadcast that they do their Lord honor for fighting so hard. But now is the time to lay down their arms.

All zeon troops that lay down their arms and power down their reactors will be treated well.

You have the personal word of Knight of Zeon David Lister that you will vouch for their amnesty.

>>10279522

Jesus, why does everyone assume Cima is on an enemy vessel?

Fuck that noise


They want to go against LORD DEGWIN ZABI?
Against a direct order from Zeon itself?

Well, fuck them I say! Show them what happens to traitors and cowards! Offer no quarter and cut our path straight to Gihren's rat-hole so we can drag him out by the collar in front of all the galaxy to see, so that they may know the face of true cowardice!

>>10279376
>Blue and Green colour scheme.

GATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

CARROTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

>>10279556
Nobody's assuming she is. However, if we can't have her, from her not being there, or other reasons, we're going to take Gato at least.

>>10279550

Time to start retrieving the pilots of those suits we crippled. The last thing we want to do is leave them to suffocate in space.

>>10279602

Second.

>>10279600

Gotcha. I didn't even think of it from that viewpoint.

Trying to convert The Nightmare of Solomon (Does he have that title yet?) to our cause should be interesting.

>>10279522
We should try to recover as many MS pilots that have been shot down as possible. Pilots we rescue now could be put back into action on our side after they've been properly debriefed. Also, I sure hope Ramba Ral is making a beeline for Solomon.

The next time we go into battle agasint the Dolos it's a sure bet they'll have launched their full MS contingent a good hour before we're engaged.

>>10279376

Damn, Gato would have beaten us if we hadn't stolen a little bit of Gundam-hax.

>>10279641

Gotta love dat Gundam H4X.

God damn, if it wasn't before, Nachtmaren Team is going to be fucking legendary among Zeon.

We just disabled Zeon's supercarrier without killing any of the pilots who tried to stop us, just after we rescued Degwin Zabi from his DREAD MOON PRISON apartment.

>>10279550
Hey apologised any chance of a second thread this weekend?

>>10279637
Of course we'll rescue them all, or at least as many as possible. Gato is just a priority though.

>>10279573

If we offer no quarter, they'll fight all the harder.

We offer them amnesty, and if the powers that be judge them so, back into combat.

These are valuable troops.