[b][u]Skirmish of Side 3[/b][/u]

“Sir! Reinforcements have arrived, 1 Mobile Suit and 2 fighters! They’ve engaged the suits attacking Salamis 3! It’s taken damage but it’s still holding!”

‘Just 1 suit and 2 fighters? What is going on here…’
“Hail the pilots, request them to back us up if they deal with the forces there”
“Sir!”

“They’re certainly disciplined at least, I can’t simply snipe them from here… I’m going in, provide cover fire!”
Switching back to Waverider mode the Delta dashed across the battlefield to engage the Zakus and Doms beginning a second assault on Salamis 3, after dispersing slightly to avoid the initial Beam fire. 
‘The first Salamis is still sending out a request for help, nothing I can do about that now!’ Mikhail pitched upward while quickly transforming and firing on 2 nearby Zakus, disabling one and destroying the other.
‘I have really got to get that maneuver down…’ Mikhail switched over to a Dom lobbing a grenade into it before replacing his rifle’s E-pac and aiming at another squad of Zakus attempting to finish off the limping ship.
‘They really want this Salamis sunk, I’m not gonna make it to the other ship’ Mikhail began to get worried before seeing enemy signals on his sensor begin to drop. ‘Signals rapidly decreasing, someone’s taking them out in a row now! I just hope they can keep it up”

Marie might be overjoyed at taking out Feddies but she knew when a situation had turned sour. 
“We can’t finish the mission with these reinforcements peppering us, it’s only a matter of time before more show up! We’re done here Akira! We’re pulling out!”
Akira paid her no mind at first instead lining up another shot.
‘You’re too naïve Asuna…!’ Akira fired amidst the confusion of Shinn’s Canard exploding but failed to hit as Asuna pre-emptively dodged the shot.
‘How did she manage that…?’
“Akira!” Marie yelled angrily at him, “I said we’re done here! Stop wasting ammo kid!” To Akira’s surprise instead of chewing him out further her voice turned solemn as she continued.
“Leave the children to their teachers. The world needs them to grow up.”
Akira did not reply, instead setting the bazookas to the Kampfer’s back before following her in their retreat.