[IC] Mobile Suit Gundam: Throne of the False King

[Keyblade87]

Sitting upon his throne Merrick sat and looked down on the peasant before him begging for help for his family and the village.
“I’m deeply sorry that the Collins family has destroyed your village this way but there’s nothing I can do for you” the raven haired man says standing now seemingly towering over the man.
“The Collins family was always making sure their people were cared for! The trouble here started when you seized the throne!” the man shouted and with a signal the man was seized by soldiers and began thrashing while shouting. “Long live King Kent!” Which caused Merrick to turn on the man only to say nothing and with a wave of his hand the man was brought to his knees and executed. Leaving a streak of blood across the floor. Merrick pondered what had happened to his old friend who had vanished nearly 20 years ago.

Meanwhile…….
In the small village of Balerno Damien knelt next to his father who was lying on a bed clearly at the last moments of his life.
“Damien Call your siblings its nearly time and I have a story for you all.” He said receiving a nod from Damien who stood and walked the door shouting for his siblings to come inside. Shortly after they had all gathered in his fathers room and awaited his words.

“Please remember children That what I tell you is not to be repeated to anyone but those you truly trust. Damien, Saturnalia, Theon, Lieze, Colt. Clearly I’m dying and with that death comes a secret that your mother and I kept from you all for your own safety. Many times we wanted to tell you but we agreed that you were far to young or it wasn’t the right time. 20 years ago as you know King Merrick seized control from then king and queen Kent and Maria Collins. Both are now believed to be dead. But the truth is They lived. And they had five amazing children and in fact…” Their father stopped a coughed into his hand which when he pulled away to continue was slick with blood. “You are those five children, your mother and I, no, our family our last name isn’t Smith. Its Collins.” Their father said looking to his five children and laying his head back down onto the pillow.

“Father are you serious? We’re royal?” was all Damien could say

“Yes my son you are all of you are and you need to help your people now more than ever.” Their father said as he died his last breath whispering from his lungs.

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A look of shock passed over Nalia's face and mixed with her grief. Theon buried his face in Nalia's dress and bawled. Nalia kneeled by her father's bedside as tears rolled down her face. She struggled to stay strong for her younger siblings, but it was too hard. She couldn't grieve for too long though; her family needed her, they were orphans now, and she was the closest thing they had to a parent. She turned to look at Damien; he was the man of the house now. She saw a conviction in his eyes she did not want to see. He should be planning on earning an income to keep the family afloat, not dreaming about a fool's errand. Yet she knew he would not abandon their father's dying wish. "What do we do now?" she asked, afraid of the answer she would hear.

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Lieze Collins

Lieze once more schooled her features just like her mothers death before she would show a strong front that hid her true emotions. Despite her face showing a stony expression her eyes spoke a great deal about what she was feeling eyes on the verge of watering but she refused to let it. They were orphans beyond that they were royalty if their existence was to be leaked than it would mean inviting the kingdom on them. No king would allow the children of the previous well loved king to live doubly if he wanted to stay in power. Conviction shined in the eyes of her eldest brother and she allowed a soft smile to spread across her face. Saturnalia was no doubt thinking more about staying afloat but something told her that Damien had different plans. "Grow,command,conquer. We have to grow stronger and wiser this way we can survive the attacks that are bound to come. We command respect among those that would seek to aid us building up a support and eventually a power base so that we can act should we choose to. Finally we conquer take back small sections that would at first seem unimportant than move on to larger targets. Finally once we did that we can strike and reclaim the throne like our honored father wished." Lieze spoke up upon hearing the question those was the goals in their most basic form.
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Fie Schneider

Fie sighed as she went about her daily routine she recently finished a job from the kingdom and while she could care less on some of the actions she wasnt going to question gold. "What do we do with a drunken whaler? Shoot him through the heart with a loaded pistol early in the morning." She sung quietly to herself the song morbid and dark in its full lyrics was often heard on the docks sung by the outlaws and pirates found in the area. Running her hand through her long white hair she glanced around she earned the respect of her comrades and as such she was "set to takeover" the company once her adopted father felt the time was right. Dressed in her normal set up of a loose black tanktop and large green military pants. Supposedly they located a odd mobile suit in the mining area that was their base and headquarters that was something to look into as well Fie though as she sighed once more today was just going to be really busy.

Drunken Whaler

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"Lieze!" Nalia said with mild shock and disapproval, "No one's going to attack us. As long as we don't tell anyone what...Father just told us. Sure, it will be a little harder to make ends meet, but we can manage and continue with our peaceful lives." She looked at Damien, Lieze, and Colt. She had to try talking sense into them. As long as Damien did not come to a decision, Nalia was adamant to resist any of her younger siblings should they wish to put themselves in harm's way. "Think of Theon," Nalia said, referring to the youngest, who still clung to her, though his sobbing had quited considerably, "You might think you're grown-up, but he's still a child. Father wouldn't want us endangering ourselves. The people don't need us. Things are...peaceful enough under King Merrick..." This last part she said with little to no conviction. She was aware of the oppression, but hoped to shield her siblings from it as much as possible. She believed that she could be strong enough to allow them to continue living in a sweet dream.

[Keyblade87]

"Lieze!" Nalia said with mild shock and disapproval, "No one's going to attack us. As long as we don't tell anyone what...Father just told us. Sure, it will be a little harder to make ends meet, but we can manage and continue with our peaceful lives." She looked at Damien, Lieze, and Colt. She had to try talking sense into them. As long as Damien did not come to a decision, Nalia was adamant to resist any of her younger siblings should they wish to put themselves in harm's way. "Think of Theon," Nalia said, referring to the youngest, who still clung to her, though his sobbing had quited considerably, "You might think you're grown-up, but he's still a child. Father wouldn't want us endangering ourselves. The people don't need us. Things are...peaceful enough under King Merrick..." This last part she said with little to no conviction. She was aware of the oppression, but hoped to shield her siblings from it as much as possible. She believed that she could be strong enough to allow them to continue living in a sweet dream.

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"Peaceful?" Damien said turning to Nalia. 'Look Nalia I don't know where you've been living the past eighteen years but this world is far from peaceful. People are afraid of Merrick Nalia! We have to get him out of the throne so someone else can rule anyone else at this point." Damien said wiping his face trying to hide the tears that had started falling. "I'm going to find a way to stop Merrick anyone coming with me can gather their things and meet me at the car. he added as he walked out of the room pushing past his siblings to his room to gather his things.

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"Im sorry sister but I dont think we can live peaceful lives with this news over our head. Plus the state of the public is dire as is we need to do something to try and help isn't that our duties?" Lieze said her head bowed slightly to her older sister dont get her wrong as family she was bound to appreciate and love her but right now she couldn't understand how she could be so dead set on trying to live their lives as is and ignore what father wanted them to do. With those thoughts in her head she left to pack up the essentials who knows if they would be able to see their home for awhile but no matter what she was going to make sure even if they didnt want to leave she would make sure they were protected after they are family.

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Despite Nalia's many responsibilities as the homemaker, there was one thing her father always told her, "Obey your brother." She had no qualms about this in the past, Damien wasn't particularly demanding, but she realized now what her father had meant. They were royalty, and with their father dead, Damien was king. His instructions were not for her to be a dutiful younger sister, they were for her to be a loyal subject. Nalia slumped a bit; at least Lieze already supported Damien's decision.

"Let's go, Theon," Nalia soothed the weeping boy, "Damien needs us to be strong." Theon followed wordlessly as she led him to the car to join the rest of their siblings. Nalia went back inside to pack her things as well as Theon's. It was hard deciding what to take and what to leave behind. She doubted if they would ever return. When finished she went back to the car. "Do you have a destination in mind?" She asked Damien, wondering if there was some family secret that had been entrusted to him alone.

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"Do you have a destination in mind?" She asked Damien, wondering if there was some family secret that had been entrusted to him alone.

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"Yeah Dad told me about a cavern where we can find some weapons to fight back against Merrick with before I came out to get you all." Damien began as they began loading the car with all of their belongings. "But you wont like where it's at...Located under the castle in a cave."

Meanwhile

Merrick stood atop his balcony looking out at his army who was about to go off on his yearly search throughout the kingdom for the body or resting place of the Collins family each of the last 20 years he did this to no avail and to all but his soldiers it seemed like a show of power. Towering above the infantry troops were a large squadron of Mobile Suits designed to be as powerful as the Gundams locked away in the cave he hunted for. Deep in his mind he knew those Mobile Suits could never live up but with the Collins family dead no one was alive that could open the chamber anyway. The lines all snapped to attention and saluted their king including the Mobile Suits which consisted of a mixture of Zaku, Gouf, and one lone Kampfer who was piloted by Merrick's Right hand, Dominic Gormin. A man so infamous among the kingdom he became known as the Fatal Hand. His Mobile Suit has even been customized to fit him better ad is known as the Kampfer Amazing. Many who see it and oppose it have never lived to tell the tale.

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Zaku


Gouf


Kampfer Amazing

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"Than we best do it quickly and stealthily" Lieze said as she heard about its location. The location is going to cause trouble that much was for certain but how do they "Brother do you have a idea on where the cavern is exactly beyond just under the castle" Lieze asked it would be hard to sneak in and just walk out with 5 prototype suits after all. These was important questions that needed to be answered at least so she thought. Still no matter what happens in the end they needed to at least get one of those suits into their hands. One after all was better than nothing at all. Though while she didn't put much stock in it she could understand how a single weapon can define a war. It could mean the beginning or the swift end of their so called revolution if they get their hands on one of them or not.

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Some weapons under the castle, Nalia thought to herself. "Gundams...?" She said softly, wondering if Damien was referring to the legendary mobile suits. She helped Damien pack, and soon they were ready to hit the road. Theon had fallen asleep in the car, exhausted from grief.

"Lieze has a point. Getting out with the weapons might also be an issue if they are mobile suits. We have to prioritize the safety of the family above all," Nalia stressed the last point, but she wasn't going to directly go against Damien's decision.

[Keyblade87]

Damien nodded to Nalia in agreement before a grim look entered his eyes.
"If it came down to it... I believe the Gundams have a self destruct program and I'd blow myself and the castle sky high to keep you all safe." he said before realization struck and he chuckled his usual shine coming back to his eyes. "And then you would be queen wouldn't you Nalia." he added looking over at her with a grin.

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"We will also probably need a new place to stay after we accomplish this mission you know brother so do you have a idea on where we can go afterwards?" Lieze said even with these weapons or not if they accomplished their goal or not they will not be returning here anytime soon a place that was both large enough to hide the weapons in case they did get them and to lay low for awhile was needed. "Also if we do get the weapons we should probably have a place to hide them leaving it in plain sight is inviting danger to us as well" She continued pointing out the major things she felt was important.

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"And then you would be queen wouldn't you Nalia." he added looking over at her with a grin.

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"P-please don't joke about something like that," Nalia pleaded. While she was used to and appreciated Damien's humor, she didn't want to have to think about losing him too, so soon after losing their father.

"We will also probably need a new place to stay after we accomplish this mission you know brother so do you have a idea on where we can go afterwards?"

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"Haven't there been mentions of Loyalist rebel factions in the news? Maybe we can find help and lodging with them. Did father mention anything?" Nalia asked, hoping that some of their burden and risk could be dustributed to others who were more qualified.

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Damien turned his eyes to the road and grinned. "Come on Nalia you act like I'm dragging you all out here with out any sort of plan." he said as he turned the car onto the high-way and the group began their travels headed toward the nearest major city.

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"Very well if you so indeed have a plan than lets get on with it." Lieze muttered as she head out the door to tell the truth she was worried but for her family for her them she would put on a strong face. It was as simple as that in the end come hell and high water she would make sure they survive. Despite what her father said she cared less on gundams or hiearchy though she refused to admit it herself she just wanted to make sure like Nalia that her family was safe.

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Damien turned his eyes to the road and grinned. "Come on Nalia you act like I'm dragging you all out here with out any sort of plan."

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"Well, I must admit I thought this was a spur of the moment decision. But if you've got a plan, then please fill us in." Nalia requested and listened intently as the car, packed with all that remained of their previous lives, continued on its way.

[Keyblade87]

--- Six Months Later ---

Damien stood nearly twenty yards from the mouth of the main cave entrance. Over the last six months he and his family had happened upon a small group of rebellion fighters calling themselves The Fanged Ones. Honestly Damien thought the name was ridiculous and their reaction when he told them all who they were was even worse. They all began cheering and chanting and held a feast in their honor. Damien was so out of place and yet even after speaking to the leader Mr. Kleinfeld they demanded that their rightful King give a speech. Damien did the best he could, talking about his father and the mission he hoped to take on and that got everyone fired up more and more. Now that very mission is at hand and Damien was getting nervous. He had never taken a life and yet he knew he may have to do that very same thing to save his kingdom.

"Fang one to Fang. Fang King do you read?" Kleinfeld said over the comms. The man was only 50 yards from his location hiding up in a tree but they wanted to try and keep all contact through the radios so those back at the base 15 miles away could listen in, Fail or not.
"This is Fang King," Damien said through the radio with a shake of his head. "I read you Fang one although we do need to find a new call sign for me I mean really is that necessary?" he continued until the sound of footfalls became heard. A guard was crossing in front of the cave. Their timing had been off but Damien made sure there were contingencies in place as this could very well be their only chance to get these weapons out of Merricks hands. Soon the guard had been dispatched by a group of rebels who gave the signal for Damien and crew to move in. It was now or never...

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This can't be happening, Nalia thought to herself as she stood next to Damien, her hands protectively placed on Theon's shoulders. She had objected repeatedly to bringing Theon on such a dangerous mission, but the rebels kept emphasizing the need to get as may gundams as possible, which required as many individuals of royal blood as possible. In the end, the rebels asked the boy what he wanted to do, and with no sense of danger, Theon agreed with them. As far as Nalia was concerned, she and Damien were Theon's legal guardians, so it was improper for the rebels to circumvent their decision and rely on the the decision-making ability of a child.

"Fang Queen, do you copy?" Kleinfeld said over the comms. Nalia blushed a little. Of course as the younger of the two girls, Lieze was given the codename Fang Princess, leaving Nalia with Queen. But as Damien's sister, Nalia felt that Queen was rather inappropriate, and always made her think, embarassingly, about monarchies in human history that had indeed resorted to incest. "I...copy," She replied quietly.

Under Nalia's grasp, Theon bounced excitedly. Fantasizing about mobile suits had occupied Theon's mind lately as it kept him from thinking about their father. Listening to the rebels and Damien talk, he was convinced that everything wrong with the world was King Merrick's fault, including their father's death, so his mind was filled with juvenile thoughts of justice, vengeance, and epic robot battles. "Fang Prince here!" He shouted, violating protocol.

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Merrick stood atop his balcony listening to the guards talk over the comm system. They had reported seeing a small band of rebels in the area but quickly discerned that they were nothing more than a band of merchants. Over the past few months Merrick had grown cautious as reports of a young man resembling a younger visage of Kent Collins. Merrick scoffed at the idea that Kent may be alive and then the idea of the man's children occurred to him. "If Kent did have a son whose to say he didn't have more children whose to say he isn't still alive?" he thought to himself as the wind tossed his hair. [i] I have to find that boy. If there are Collins children then the oldest is the rightful king or queen....No I won't allow it!" his thoughts continued as he looked to the guard near his doorway.
"I want everyone on full alert. I'm going down to the cave." he said before the guard started sending the message crossed the castle grounds and even down to the cave.

Later, down at the cave Damien stood in shock as Merrick came walking down toward the cave. He had an opportunity here. He raised the rifle the rebels had given him and trained the sights on the false king. Taking a deep breath he moved his finger to the trigger.
"Fang King. Stop." Kleinfeld's voice sounded over the comms. Damien ignored it. Before him was the man that had caused so much pain and suffering for both his family and everyone else in the world. "Damien...Don't its not the right time." Kleinfeld added making Damien lower his rifle.
"Give me one good reason." Damien said glaring at the man as he walked into the cave.
"Because I want to see his face when we steal all those Mobile Suits!" Kleinfeld said making Damien grin at the idea.
"Alright I can get behind that just tell me when, Nalia, Theon, How you holding up?" he said looking to his siblings.

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Lieze kept quiet as things was going this was something that was best left to stealth so she kept quiet as she watched the proceeds happen. The shot was there but there was logic to waiting a king rising after the assassination of another rightful children or not was just asking for trouble. With that said she kept her ear open and gripped tightly upon the rifle she was given her knuckles turning white from how hard she was gripping. In the spirit of thing her code name was fang princess something she had little attatchment to princesses never was exactly good at times. Married off for foreign favor and so forth. "Fang princess here seems to be a lack of guards in the given area though that is not to say that there is some hidden security in place. I request a team to check upon security both in this area and above over." She said in a strict voice hiding her scorn at how things was turning out things didn't seem right for some reason but perhaps it was her imagination.