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Mobile Suit Gundam: Return of War.

@Lotrix Molick

Spoilers

That part of the colony is perfectly structurally sound, It's just that Crimson knows the Feddies are hiding something there, something that is tip-top secret, not even the local government knows that it's there. He doesn't want to risk damaging it.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Return of War.

Gregory was in Hogs Heaven. The relics of wars past stood all around him. The stadium that the exhibition was taking place in was one of the largest in the earth-sphere, with the Amuro Ray memorial museum attached to the back of it. Advent was the only space colony to ever host the Olympic Games. The ZZ Gundam stood to attention at one end of the field, whilst other gundams stood around it. Through the large doors, other Gundams were being slowly marched by the staff of the museum. He walked around with a big grin on his face, taking photo's with his 3 Haro's. "Hey, Red, get a good one with me and the ZZ." He called as he finally got to the front of the que to get their pictures taken. The little robots mouth opened and a camera popped out, He picked up the other 2 Haro's and held them up. There was a click and he put them back down. He was shooed away as other people came to get their pictures taken. He continued to walk.

"AMURO! AMURO!" The green Haro chirped as a child approached it. He had already programmed the names of the Whitebase crew into his Haro's, so it came as no shock to him, but the child looked utterly shocked.

"IS THAT THE REAL ONE?!?!?" The child screached.

"Yup, found him on a trip to Earth." He lied. "I stole it from the Museum in Odessa."

"MUMMYYYY!" He ran off screaming. "MUMMY, ITS THE REAL HARO, CAN I HAVE A PICTURE?!?!?" Greg grinned as he had made someone happy.

"GREG, YOU LIE! GREG, YOU LIE!" Chirped the blue one.

"Yeah, but it keeps the kids happy." He replied to it. The childs mother saw straight through it and took the child by the hand, leading him to the rest of the family, much to the childs protest. "Well, you win some you lose some." He sighed.

"YOU LOSE A LOT." Red chirped.

"Thank you, spam-can." Greg frowned. "Remind me to take the lump hammer to you when we get home.

"REMINDER SET!" It responded. At that point, Greg noticed one of the more advanced Haro's that belonged to the museum floating around. He approached it.

"Excuse me, do you know when the Zeta Gundam will be out? It's one of my favourites." The Haro looked at him.

"The current time is 12:13pm, the Zeta is due to come onto the field at 1:00. The re-enactments involving the Zeta Gundam today are as follows: Zeta vs ZZ, 2:00. Zeta vs MKII, 3:00. Gundam Vs Zeta. 4:00" It said in a much more natural voice than Gregs primitive Haro's.

"Alright, thanks." He replied. "Come on, guys, let's... Head inside..." He stammered as he began running toward the back of the stadium, where the museum was located. The Haro's rolled after him in single file. As he entered the building, he was passed by a man and a woman in sunglasses. He held the door for them.

"Thanks." One of them mumbled as they entered into the stadium pitch. Greg gave him a strange look, but he held the door as the Haro's rolled through. He followed them into the halls and saw several engineers working on one of the RX-79's. He went through several rooms until he found the Zeta Gundam stood in it's dock. He ran over to the guard who stood next to the rappel up to the cockpit.

"Hey, Martan." He called. Martan smiled.

"Greg. And what harebrained scheme are you up to today?" He asked. Greg reached into his pocket and retreaved a small plastic box.

"I need 5 minutes in the Zeta's Cockpit." He opened the container and showed Martan the contents. "Mum's Raisin and Walnut cookies." Martan looked at them.

"You serious?" He asked.

"Oh come on." Greg huffed, throwing his arms up. "I need this for the next meet. I said i'd get some pictures of the inside of the Zeta's cockpit."

"And if those show up anywhere, then my boss knows you got past me." Martan laughed. He then put a finger on his chin. "Alright, tell you what." He whispered, taking the box of cookies. "I'm going on piss-break. In 5 minutes, i'm throwing you and the bots out into the stadium. Greg put his fist up and Martan pushed his fist into it. Martan walked away, before Greg put his foot into the rappel's harness and grabbed the rope, the Haro's little hands reached out and grabbed on as the 4 were lifted up to the cockpit. Greg had a big, cheesy smile on his face.

"Holy... Moly..." He giggled. "Guys look at it." He exclaimed "Guys, get some pictures." He said, the Haro's opened their mouths and started taking photo's. Greg leaned in and got a photo of him smiling, upside down, in front of the chair. He then turned his head up. He sat down in the pilots seat and pressed a button. The suit's systems came to life. The console flicked up between his legs. "Oh crap..." He gasped. "Quick, guys, get a picture." He then saw the camera's turn on and he could see the outside. Looking down, he saw a woman in sunglasses approach Martan.

"Excuse me, let me through." The woman said.

"Wow, hold your horses, what's going on?" he asked.

"I'm piloting the Zeta today." she said, showing him a card.

"Oh... Ok... Ummm..." Martan laughed as he scratched the back of his head. "Look, cleanup crews are still working on it, can you come back in, like, 5 minutes?" He asked. The woman looked at here watch, before pulling out a silenced pistol and shooting him 3 times in the chest. Gregory's heart stopped dead as he saw his father's friend being cut down like his life had meant nothing to the woman. He didn't know whether to scream for help or remain silent. He daren't say a word for the following moments as the world stopped dead in its tracks.

"NASTY! NASTY!" Blue piped up, immediately, a shot rang out, aimed into the cockpit of the Zeta.

"FUCK, DON'T KILL ME!!!" He screamed, his arms flailing, as if his hands would stop a bullet before it reached his face. He pushed a button and the cockpit closed. "HELP, SOMEONE, MARTAN'S BEEN SHOT!!!" He yelled, before blindly pressing buttons on the console. He hit the intercomm "HELP, SOMEONE!!!" He screamed. The woman cursed as she ran out of the room, she held her wrist to her mouth.

"All units, Code Purple, Civ has taken control of Zeta. Begin operations immediately. Repeat. Begin operation immediately." At that point, on the Stadium Pitch, the Gundams that were on display began to move. Their Verniers roaring to life and they took into the air, there was a murmer of confusion, combined with a hoorah from some of the people in the stands, hoping that the show had started early. The Gundam, 2 Gundam Mk II's (One in AEUG colours, the other in Titan's colours), the ZZ Gundam, and an RX-79 as well as a Dijeh and a Gelgoog in Char's Colours soared into the airspace of the Colony. The ZZ Transformed into flight mode whilst the RX-78 landed atop its frame with the AEUG MKII and they shot off towards the gate.

"Umm... Hello!!" Greg said, pressing the call-button on the Zeta's controls. "Umm... Mayday, mayday, we have a..." He hit his head trying to think of the correct terminology. "2-003 (Hijacking) at The airshow. Ummm... We need a... Crash-cart, at least 1... Fuck it, look, my name is Gregory St James, some psycho bitch just shot my friend. You got to send help. NOW!" He called into the comm.

DBZ: The Sagas of The Z Warrior

To be fair, this is why i said the "Rules of Narrative" are important. Plus, even in DB, Power Levels have always been iffy. I mean, 17 was able to spar with SSGod Gokua without much problem. And considering that he wasn't strong enough to deal with Imperfect Cell and, without any clear visuals of him getting stronger somehow, managed to also go toe-to-toe with Jiren, i think it's clear that they bullshitted some numbers.

If Character X has to lose to Character Y in order to suit the narrative and make everything fun for everyone, then Character X will lose to Character Y.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Return of War.

@CaptainSully It's k.

The other thing that i wanted to mention to you all is that, as far as the citizens of Advent are concerned, Sector 78 is actually a warehouse district of little importance. Ships and lorries go in and out all the time, but it's mostly just an industrial zone.

DBZ: The Sagas of The Z Warrior

@Reflection I know, hense why i designed To with an inbuilt power-cap. Can't go full power or he start trying to kill everyone. It's something that he'll manage to work past at later levels, but for now, its part of his character.

I'm a sucker for the "Character with instant power boost that makes him go nutty, later, after a lot of hard work and self-discovery, learns of power boost that is not only a lot safer but a lot more powerful." trope.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Return of War.

Alright, it's 1am here, i will probably add more to that opening post later, but right now, i suspect people just want to start.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Return of War.

---UC 257, January 3rd, Side 3---

A large podium stood in front of the Zeon Zum Deikun Memorium. People had flocked in droves as Crimson Hold, the leader of this new Zeon faction had staged a Rally.

"Spacenoids... We are at war. It is an old war, a war that has raged for over 250 years now. A war between the Earth and those who shed her bonds. Many have arisen. Warlords, Tyrants, Politicians, Terrorists..." He turned to look at the Statue "Visionaries... Today, i am sad to say that i must play a role that no-one wishes to play. I am the revolutionary that must revive Zeon, once again. I know, this grave has been desecrated MANY times. So, my anger towards the Federation should be of no surprise. Not that I have revived Zeon in order to reconquer Space for the Spacenoids, but because they forced me to make such a dull and predictably repetative move. "The Revival of the great Principality of Zeon." One might call this the "Pawns Defense" of "How to start a war in the Universal Century." The name inspires fear and awe. To some of you, it inspires images of great Zaku's rolling over Federation tanks. Of the Red Comet and White Devil trading Beam-saber clashes at Jaburo, A Baoa Qu and Texas Colony. To others, it may represent the cruelty of the Zabi family, of the colony's dropped on Sydney and Dublin, the madness of Char Aznable and his attempt to drop Axis. To me, it represents the ideals of Zeon Zum Deikun; of his love for humanity and his wishing for them to move into outer space."

"I am not a politician, i am not a dictator, despite what the Federations propaganda would have you believe. I am simply a man who has grown sick and tired of those on Earth continuing to live on and pollute our beautiful cradle, to pass laws that benefit only those on earth and laws that are to the detriment of only the colonists. With your help, your support, we will be able to go to war with the Federation and force them to leave Earth so that she can recover and our childrens children will be able to enjoy her beauty. To make them understand what it is like to live in Space and why their uncaringness towards us cannot continue. Who knows, maybe it will lead us to accelerate our plans as we, the human race, begin to move forward with the colonization of Mars, Jupiter and the other heavenly bodies. Maybe in 100 billion years, when our sun goes Supernova, our decendants will look back on us and say "It is still the most beautiful planet, I am glad our ancestors were able to enjoy it."

"We are not going to make the same mistakes of Past Zeon's. Under the Zabi's, Haman Karn, Char Aznable, Edric Deikun and Prathacun Toto. We will fight this war with conventional weapons. Nothing so underhanded as Operation British. We will fight with Mobile Suits, with Warships and we will fight their armies, not their civilians. Because this war will be for you, the people. That is why i will come onto my next point. There will be no "Hail Zeons" Because Zeon is nothing without its people. Instead, i hail to you. I lead you because i am the manifestation of your wishes and your wants." He steps out from behind the bullet proof in front of his podium. "And finally, we will differ for the main reason that counts." He pulls out a gun and fires a shot into the air. "Do not be alarmed. I merely wish to show you that this gun is real. There has always been a divide between the Rulers and the Citizens of the governments, be they Earthling or Spacenoid, so i issue this to you. Anyone that does not wish for me to go through with this, this gun is loaded and i will hand it over to any of you that wishes to "Stop my evil plan" My guards have been ordered to not interfere and i promise now, whoever chooses to do so will not receive any punishment." He looks around at the crowd. "Come on, i'm deadly serious. The price of Peace is at an all-time low. Less than a bag of bread. Whoever does go through with this, you will be labelled a hero. You stopped a war by a despot that will kill millions of people... Not a man here will punish you. Not a man here CAN punish you, because your punishment will be more severe than any court can possibly give down. You will lay awake at night and ask "What if he was right? What if we could have done it... What if i ended any and all hope for the freedom of Spacenoids?" Because, dear people, i promise you, i will not be the last. I will not be the last person to dig up the name of Zeon Deikun, but i am the only one to take up his name with honest and true intentions. The next despot may be a power hungry lunatic that drops another colony on Earth, a madman like Jamitov Hymen who gasses any colony that refuses to follow him. You need to look around and ask yourself. "Do i wish to follow him?" Well, do you? If not, then please," He put the gun to his own temple "Put me out of my misery now, because if the Spacenoids will not follow, then we have failed before we have started." He looked around the rally, there was an eerie silence. A crowd full of resolute faces that said they were behind him all the way. "Thank you, people of Side 3. We need to stand together. We need to rise up whilst we have the chance to do it with morals. We need to rise up whilst we have the chance to do it with Integrity! We need to rise up so that our children and our childrens children do not have to. HAIL TO THE PEOPLE! HAIL TO THE PEOPLE! HAIL TO THE PEOPLE!" The cheering echoed throughout the colony as, once again, the long since scrapped hull of the Principality of Zeon began to stir with life, to come out of its hybernation to, once again, wage war on the Earth Federation.

---UC 257, March 20th. ZSW A Baoa Qu - Gwadan Class---

Crimson Hold, the leader of this new Zeon faction stood at the head of the war room. "Soldiers of Zeon... Until now, our forces have been making paultry hit-and-run raids against the Federation. Consolidating our forces, preventing the bulk of the Federations military from getting into space. We knew this would happen when we signed up for it, but today, playing defense ends. We take the fight to them." A schematic appeared on the board behind him "Advent Colony. Side 7, an uneventful place, except for this:" A poster came up on the screen, advertising an Air-Show, where, for the first time, the Gundams from the "Amuro Ray Memorial Museum" were going to be flying and taking part in mock battles. "The Gundams are the Federations most prized possessions, they are a symbol of power... But, Amuro Ray was a Spacenoid, he faught against the Federation on many occassions, i believe that the Gundams should serve as a symbol of Spacenoid freedom, not Federation Might. We have a number of spies already infiltrating the air-show. They will take control of the Gundams and use them to take control of one of the colony's entrances. Now, those Gundams won't have any ammunition for their weapons, with the exception of their Beam-Sabers, so don't expect fire-support from them. As soon as we have control of one of the colony's entrances, our Mobile Suits will invade the colony and, with any luck, force a surrender quickly and with as little loss of life as possible." The next slide showed the list of equipment.

"Missile launchers, Vulkans and Beam Sabers only on this one, no Beam rifles, we don't want to risk puncturing the colony itself." He said. "Now, our main risks on this operation will be local stationed garrisons, maybe a handful of old Jegans and GM's. Not too much of a threat, according to our intel, rookie pilots and outdated equipment, but our main concern is rumours that the Excaliber Battlegroup may be lurking in the area. This is why we need to take control of Advent quickly, if we can take control and get the A Baoa Qu inside, they will have no choice but to retreat or risk destroying the colony. As much as we all like to buy into the propaganda, i seriously doubt that they will be willing to take such a risk. The only other risk is this area." A small block of the colony diagram started to glow "Sector 78, we have detected some rather weak spots in the colony's superstructure and believe that even a stray vulcan shot in the area could pose an immense risks. No firing in that area, no chasing enemy suits into that area, no fleeing into that area." He said with a look that could melt steel. He wasn't joking around with that statement. "I want all pilots to their suits and prepare for launch, Sortie in 30 minutes." He saluted to his men "Captain Cadogan, i leave them in your capable hands" He said to the Newtype pilot, before meeting with the captain of the ship, Captain Cromwell, at the door and they began to walk away.

"So, today we're really going to take it to 'em. I hear Excaliber is in the area." Said the Captain.

"He is and that Gundam of his is going to be a pain in my ass, but according to all of the simulations we ran based on its combat data, and what i remember, NuSazabi is more than a match for it."

"Well, make sure to keep it away from my ship, she's not good at taking hits from mega particle cannons." Cromwell laughed. "I still can't believe it, though... 20 years is a long time..."

"Yes, now look at us, I'm leader of the free world and you're under me now. The Federation sowed these seeds 20 years ago. Now, they have sprouted into new battles."

Mobile Suit Gundam: Return of War.

@Keyblade87 Alright, I'll get a post up tonight with any luck. If you're going to be a little busy, could you elect me as a co-GM?

DBZ: The Sagas of The Z Warrior

@CaptainSully I was wondering, would you mind if, after I get the chance to introduce To, he kinda became obsessed with studying under Kojiro? I kinda like the idea that he's only ever studied under a serious and master, which is why Kojiro's laid-back attitude will be fascinating to him. Also, he is gonna need a master as Zhao is going to be "Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-RP"

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