Gundam Fury

Episode 1

The year is after colony 221. Twenty-five years have passed since the second eve war. In those years the earth and the colonies have flourished in relative peace and tranquility. A new generation, thanks to the efforts of a united government and the Preventer organization, has been raised in a world where wars and the countless bloodshed that they bring are things of the past. The few remaining mobile suits, once feared weapons of mass destruction, have been relegated to museum pieces.

On this day a particular air of excitement spreads throughout the earth and the colonies. Today is the day that the new K-20 colony will open its doors. The colony, backed by the Winner Foundation, was created to be a research facility and hub for trade between the colonies. People everywhere huddled by their vid screens eagerly anticipating the televised opening ceremonies.

"I can’t believe you guys are wasting your time watching a colony open when there’s a perfectly good bikini beach volleyball tournament on the sports link" Solo Maxwell chastised his fellow preventers, who had gathered in the lounge of the L7 headquarters. He ran a hand through his short brown hair and sighed.

"Hey Lu." He called over towards the only other person in the room who seemed uninterested in the events unfolding on the vid screen. The dark haired captain stood at the window staring off in to space. "Why don’t you help me get these stuffed shirts to loosen up a little?"

The comment was directed as much at Solo’s friend, as it was at the other preventers. Lu was notorious for his ability to be a drag. But he and Solo made a great team, the best in Preventer, in Solo’s humble opinion, and they’d been friends for years. A smile tugged at the corner of the dark haired man’s mouth.

"Leave them be Solo. I realize that you might find this surprising but some people hold current events in higher esteem than bikini volleyball."

"What’s wrong with them?" Solo asked walking over to his friend. "Come on Lu we’re young guys, we need a good dose of female flesh every once and a while. Besides I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there’s not very many pretty girls around Preventer these days."

The captain chuckled softly. "Well, if you hadn’t constantly propositioned the commanders daughter over in L5, we might not have been stuck here babysitting the rookies."

Just then explosions rang out in the room. Solo and the captain turned towards the vid screen.

"Finally they put something decent on the…" Solo trailed off mid sentence. The men hadn’t changed the channel. The K-20 colony was being attacked. The live feed showed people running frantically for cover as buildings crumbled like sandcastles around them.

Then a moment before the live feed cut off an image appeared. Dark, menacing, a Gundam…

The pilot’s hands flew over the Gundam’s console. Things were going exactly as planned. The attack had come as a complete shock to the weak fools who now scurried away from his team’s advance. This was too easy. He couldn’t believe that the commander had sent all three Gundams to attack the colony. It was clear to the pilot that one suit could have easily done the job. A clear demonstration of our strength that’s what this was. A voice came distorted over the com.

" The south block has been destroyed, no resistance."

"Good work, go join pilot alpha out side the colony. I’ll follow as soon as I finish disabling their communications center." He eased the joystick forward and his Gundam’s left arm plowed through yet another building.

Once it was done he joined the two other Gundams in space just outside the colony. They floated there silently watching as evac-shuttles launched from the remaining block of the shattered colony.

"It’s finished. Return to base." Pilot alpha barked over the com.

"But they’re getting away?" he protested.

"We’ve killed enough to prove our point. Return to base now." Pilot alpha ordered.

Alpha is mistaken. They all must die, if we are to start the revolution. He thought and hit the turbo boosters. His Gundam took off towards the fleeing shuttles.

"Damn." Pilot alpha muttered. "Stand down, Megaere. Let the civilians go. We’re finished here."

Alpha had called him by his name, trying to snap him out of it. It won’t work. You can’t stop me Alpha. He shook his head and pressed harder on the boosters.

"I’m going after him. Stay here Tisiphone, that’s an order." Alpha barked at the other pilot and took off after Megaere’s suit.

A smile spread across Megaere’s face. Almost there. One of the shuttles was in firing range. He activated his suit’s buster rifle. "Behold the wrath of the Furies, and the coming of the dark wave." He screamed and opened fire.

The first shuttle was destroyed before Alpha could reach Megaere’s suit. This isn’t the way things should be. To attack the colony was one thing, but to attack civilians as they tried to flee…

"Megaere. I won’t tell you again, stand down." Alpha ordered.

"No Alpha, this is the way it has to be. This is the way the revolution must begin."

He pointed the Gundam’s buster rifle in the direction of the second shuttle.

"Then you leave me no choice." Alpha’s hands flew over the console. I hope the doctor finished installing the shock cables. The left arm of the Gundam raised pointing towards Megaere’s suit. Here goes. Alpha flipped a switch on the rear of the left-hand joystick. A large claw shot from the shield of the Gundam connecting to Megare’s suit like a grappling cable. "Shock cable engaged."

"Alpha no" Megaere screamed as waves of energy crashed into his suit, disabling his weapons systems.

Alpha watched the shuttle glide safely away from them. Why am I doing this? Why did I save them?

End Episode 1