Gundam Wing X: The Groove Army
Prologue: Chronicles Of War.
by Captain Wolf
In the early years of the Twenty-First Century, mankind has
overpopulated the Earth to the point where the planet itself can no
longer
support its massive numbers. To prevent the Earth's resources from
being
exhausted and continue to be able to support life, the nations of the
world
unite to embark on the single greatest space effort in human history, a
series of space colonies are established, and as the century ends, vast
populations of people migrate into the giant colonies. It is known by
historians as "The Colonization," the colonies and the Earth establish
a new
timeline to honor this monumental achievement. Officially recorded as
the
"After The Colonziation Timeline," it is soon more popularly known
as,"The
After Colony Era."
After Colony Timeline
After Colony Year 175 (A.C. 175): Earthbound society, known as the
United
Earth Sphere Alliance, seizes control of the world and the orbiting
space
colonies using powerful robotic vehicles called "Mobile Suits," history
will
remeber this event as the First Space War.
A.C. 195: After nearly twenty years of oppressive rule by The Alliance,
the
colonies retaliate by sending a guerilla group to Earth to crush The
Alliance using five specially built mobile suits composed of an alloy
called
Gundanium, these suits soon became known as "Gundams." Historcally
recognized as The Second Space War, the Gundams and their pilots were
caught
in the crossfire of a massive social and political upheaval as several
major
groups fought for power and control. The war ended with the
establishment of
The Earth Nation.
A.C. 196: Third Space War erupts as a splinter group declares war on
the
Earth, the Gundams are brought out of retirement to repel the menace,
peace
on Earth and in the Colonies is finally achieved.
A.C. 200: First successful mass migration to Mars is attempted, upon
arrival
they begin the process of terraforming the planet to support human
life.
A.C. 215: Mars now has an atmosphere and another mass migration begins.
A.C. 220: The various colonies and ethnic groups on Mars agree to a
planet-wide government which soon becomes known as The Mars
Confederated
Union.
A.C. 229: Coloniztaions of Jupiter and Saturn successful, moons of both
worlds soon become heavily populated.
A.C. 234: Legendary political figure Relena Peacecraft is assassinated
by a
terroist group, triggering Fourth Space War between Earth and Colonies,
ends
in a stalemate and an uneasy peace treaty.
A.C. 236: Colonies estalish Space Revolutionary Army and begin
manufacturing
mobile suits at an unprecedented rate and begins trade relations with
Mars
Confederated Union.
A.C. 239: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto colonized, region becomes known as
"The
Outer Zone," because of their distance from the other planets, Saturn
space
now popularly known as "The Outer Reach." First generations of humans
gifted
with limited psychic ablities, called "Newtypes," begin to appear.
A.C. 243: Fifth Space War erupts on Mars, breaks away from the rest of
the
solar system and becomes The Confederation, uses planet's resources to
construct a vast fleet of warships and mobile suits. Earth Colony
scientists
discover a method of manufacturing Gundamium cheaply and in great
amounts,
first production model Gundams roll off assembly lines.
A.C. 251: Sixth Space War, Mars Confederation invades Earth,
Confederation
forces immediately driven from planet. During the conflict an elite
taskforce is established and becomes known as "The Gundam Elite,"
consisting
of approximately 500 Gundams, roughly half of these pilots are
Newtypes.
A.C. 260: Seventh Space War erupts and becomes the worst war in human
history as Space Revolutionary Army drops nearly every orbiting space
colony
above Earth onto the planet itself, entire surface of Earth is affected
and
nearly 10 billion lives are lost.
A.C. 275: Earth and remaining colonies resume hostilities.
A.C. 279: Confederation declares war on both groups and takes control
of
Earth and colonies.
A.C. 285: Confederation attempts to expand its empire to outer solar
system,
outer worlds respond in kind with assistance from Gundam Elite, Eighth
Space
War begins and continues on and off for the next seven years.
A.C. 292: Eighth Space War ends, a blockade of warships is formed
around
Mars and Earth is liberated, Gundam Elite becomes the unoffical police
force
for the entire solar system.
End of chronicle....
After Colony Year 295
Planet Mars, near the moon, Phobos....
The skies above Mars were bright with activity as the Earth
Federation fleet began preparing for yet another attempt by The
Confederation to breach the blockade of warships that surrounded the
planet.
The Confederation's attacks usually ended in failure and the assault
forces
were sent limping back to Mars, but this time rumor had it that this
attack
may be different as they would go for broke and launch an entire fleet
against the blockade. All attempts at a peaceful settlement ended in
failure
and the Earth Forces were now obliged to order the orbiting fleet to
engage
any Confederation craft that dared to try to escape the Red Planet. In
addition, the Gundam Elite was alerted and a group of its finest were
sent
to Mars to assist the fleet, coming to their aide were five Gundams who
were
sent to the fleet command base on the Martian moon, Phobos. Upon
recieving
their orders, the Gundam squadron quickly began their patrol.
The group consisted of four Gundam Airmasters and the
command
mobile suit was a Wing Zero Zeta, an updated variation on the classic
Wing
Zero design. All five Gundams were in fighter mode as they left the
compound
to head for a meeting with the fleet.
"This is Ghost Leader to Ghost Group," the commanding
officer
radioed her squad,"take up formation Sigma, we should reach the command
ship
in about twenty minutes."
The other pilots complied and the Gundam Airmasters formed
a
two-by-two cover formation while the Wing Zero Zeta took up a position
in
between the others. This particular crew of Gundam pilots was led by a
very
attractive young lady named Apollo Smile, she was a petite blonde with
an
exceptional build, she was well liked by everyone around her and was
respected for her skill and expertise as a Gundam pilot. Everyone who
knew
Apollo agreed she had a great future ahead of her.
"Ghost Four to Ghost Leader," one of the other pilots spoke up,"I just
picked up an unknown track on the surface of Phobos."
"Most likely a patrol suit on a joyride, Jensen," another of the Gundam
pilots, Graves, surmised,"they do that sometimes, even here in the
Confed's
backyard. How 'bout it Lieutenant Smile, check it out?"
Apollo took a glance at Phobos for a moment and then
responded
kindly,"Well we're not too far out, I think command can do without us
for a
moment. All Gundams, maintain formation and proceed back to Phobos, and
keep
an eye out for that track."
The five Gundams quickly turned around and returned to the
Martian moon, the track was in a barren and vacant area of Phobos, the
Gundams came in low over the surface and the pilots were somewhat
puzzled.
The five suits flew into a small canyon, unaware that they were being
watched by the unknown bogey in a nearby cave. As the Gundams flew
past, the
bogey quickly proceeded to follow the others.
"Well this is odd," Graves groaned,"think we're chasin' the wind.
There's
nothing around here."
"Guess I was mistaken," Jensen replied sadly,"sorry about the wild
goos...."
Jensen's words were cut short as one of the other
Airmasters
suddenly exploded with no warning and no reason why.
"What the hell was that?!" Jensen cried out as the four remaining
Gundams
began to scatter.
"Ghost Group!" Apollo shouted,"Convert to suit mode and keep an eye
out! I
think we got nailed from behind by a sniper!"
The four Gundams then transformed into their suit modes,
humanoid robots roughly 60 feet tall, all four wielded buster rifles in
each
hand and continued speeding through the canyon.
"Roderick! Graves! Take the high road!" Apollo ordered,"Jensen! You're
with
me!"
Jensen's Airmaster flew up to the left side of Apollo's
Wing
Zero Zeta as the other two Airmasters flew out of the canyon. The
moment
both suits escaped the canyon, Roderick's Airmaster was attacked by
dark
colored mobile suit wielding a huge beam sword. The energy blade
cleaved the
Gundam in two and it suddenly exploded.
"Roderick!" Graves shouted in terror,"Ghost Three to Ghost Leader! I
think I
spotted who took out Roderick, looked like another suit but it wasn't
like
anything I ever saw before! Oh no! It spotted me! It's....!"
Graves' Airmaster soon joined the other fallen Gundams as
Apollo
and Jensen continued their flight.
"Lieutenant Smile! We have to get outta here!" Jensen cried out,"This
canyon's a damn bottleneck! And whoever's in that suit took out three
Gundams without even trying!"
"Calm down Jensen!" Apollo snapped,"Just stay with me and hold your
course!
Once we alert command they'll send help! What the hell...."
Apollo then looked above them and spotted the unknown suit
flying above them, it had what looked like a pair of wings and its left
arm
had a whiplike weapon coming from it while its right hand held its beam
sword. The suit suddenly went into a dive for Jensen's Airmaster.
"APOLLO!!!! HELP ME!!!!" Jensen screamed as his Gundam was ruthlessly
destroyed by the unknown assailant.
Apollo Smile now stood alone and
quickly
stopped her Gundam and readied its buster rifles.
"JENSEN!!!!" Apollo cried out as her Wing Zero Zeta fired a series of
blasts
into virtually every direction, the Gundam then brought the two rifles
together to form a double-barreled cannon and continued firing bursts
into
the darkness. Then, as Apollo's attack progressed, the assailant leaped
out
of nowhere and used its beam sword to destroy her Gundam's weapon. The
twin
buster rifle's destruction resulted in an explosion that sent Apollo's
Gundam crashing into the canyon wall, Apollo herself was knocked
unconscious.
When she came to, Apollo found herself and her Gundam still
in
the canyon, along the canyon rim were a group of suits that she feared
would
finish her off for good, for they were heavily armed Confederation
Serpents.
The suits then jumped down to the fallen Gundam and surrounded it,
Apollo
tried to get the Gundam to stand up but with no avail.
"You are in violation of Confederation space!" The command Serpent
radioed
Apollo,"You will surrender peacefully and will not be harmed!"
Apollo simply sat in her cockpit as the Serpents picked up
her
smashed Gundam and carted her away to Mars, as they flew to a waiting
Confederation warship Apollo soon realized that they had succeeded as
she
saw the Confederation fleet were engaging the blockade ships. She
watched
helplessly as the blockade was broken and The Confederation fleet
escaped
from Mars, little realizing that their reign of terror had only just
begun.
The Outer Reach, near the rings of Saturn.
Two weeks later....
The three giant freighters travelled silently in their
orbit
around Saturn, each ship carried four domed enclosures containing
forests
and animal life. Aboard the freighter Berkshire, all was quiet and
routine
for the crew as they went about their usual duties. While in one of the
ship's staterooms, a married couple were enjoying each other's company.
The
bride was a beautiful Latin woman with dark brown hair, while the groom
was
an average looking man with a similar hair color, both were hugging
each
each other very tightly.
"I love you Claudia." The man said quietly as he kissed her gently on
her
right cheek.
"I love you too Wolf." Claudia responded in kind,"Too bad our honeymoon
had
to end and you had to go back on duty so soon."
"Yeah it really sucks," Wolf agreed,"such is the life of a Gundam
pilot, all
work and no play. However, it was nice of them to put me way out here
in the
middle of nowhere. Log in a few hours here and there, and the rest of
the
time we get to make like a pair of rabbits in heat."
Claudia laughed with delight at Wolf's little comment, they
had
just gotten married as a promise Wolf made to her in their high school
days
before he would be recruited to be a Gundam pilot. His enlistment was
no
surprise to him, because of his grandfather, Wolf always knew he'd be a
Gundam pilot. Wolf Maxwell's grandfather was a legendary Gundam pilot
named
Duo Maxwell, Wolf's grandfather would always come visit his family and
every
Thanksgiving he would have everyone gather around for his tales of his
days
as Gundam pilot. He would tell of the days of Operation Meteor, the
rise of
OZ, The Romefeller Foundation's bid to form the World Nation, The Eve
Wars,
and so on. Wolf always loved his grandfather, and it broke his heart
when
Duo died during The Eighth Space War of natural causes, to honor his
memory
Wolf had customized his Gundam to resemble Duo's old Deathscythe. Wolf
had
become one of the many heroes of The Eighth Space War and was now on
the
verge of being put out to pasture for good, and Wolf couldn't have been
happier. His memories were suddenly cut short be Berkshire's intercom
system
paging him.
"Captain Maxwell! Please report to the hangar immediately!"
"Go away! I'm busy loving my wife!" Wolf giggled as he and Claudia
continued
hugging each other.
"C'mon Wolf!" Commander Baines shouted,"We just got word that a U.F.O.
was
spotted coming this way! It doesn't answer to our calls and is coming
at
incredible speed! everything seems to indicate it may be a
Confederation
ship!"
"Confeds don't come out this far!" Wolf growled,"They don't have any
interest in The Reach! Send a Leo or something, and leave me alone!"
"We have," Baines replied,"we sent two of 'em out ten minutes ago, they
were
in visual range when we lost contact for some reason."
"What?!" Wolf said as he jumped out of bed, he then turned to his wife.
"Claudia, I better go check this out, I should be back before too
long."
"I'll wait up for you." Claudia purred quietly as Wolf got dressed in
his
flight suit and left their quarters.
Wolf wandered into the hangar and spotted his Gundam, he then turned
and saw
his pal Mitch working on a Taurus mobile suit, the suit was in its
fighter
mode.
"Hey Mitch!" Wolf shouted,"Lemme borrow that Taurus for a while, gotta
go
check on something."
"What's wrong with your Gundam?" Mitch said as he pointed to Wolf's
suit.
"Nothing," Wolf explained,"Baines wants me to check on some ship that's
headed this way, probably a cruiser that just got lost."
"Well, alright." Mitch complied reluctantly,"But you bring it right
back,
you hear?"
"No problem," Wolf tried to reassure him,"I should be back in like
thirty
minutes."
A few minutes later, the Taurus departed from the Berkshire
and
into the void at full speed, Wolf soon neared the approaching U.F.O.
"This is Outer Reach Patrol V-7 to unidentified vessel," Wolf radioed
the
bogey,"please respond, over. Do you require assistance, over?"
All Wolf got back was static as the mobile suit continued
onward,
he was soon becoming bored with the flight when he spotted the vessel,
it
was indeed a ship. The huge craft quickly thundered past the Taurus and
headed in the direction of Saturn, Wolf recognized the ship's design
and
radioed ahead.
"Voodoo 7 to Berkshire! Voodoo 7 to Berkshire!" Wolf shouted in fear,"I
just
spotted a Confederation Typhoon-Class warship headed for you! E.T.A. to
optimum attack range of freighters.... less than ten minutes!"
"Maxwell this is Baines!" The Berkshire's commander responded,"We read
you,
we have them on radar! We'll hold them off until you get back!"
"Berkshire, have my Gundam ready as soon as you can." Wolf advised.
"Way ahead of you, Wolf," Baines assured him,"it's already in the
launch
bay, all you have to do is show up."
"Thanks guys," Wolf sighed before seeing something that made him pale,
the
warship suddenly picked up speed, he then advised Baines.
"Voodoo 7 to Berkshire," Wolf said calmly,"Confed ship just picked up
speed,
they'll be at your position in less than five minutes, sensors indicate
they'll be deploying their Serpents at any moment. I'm not gonna make
it in
time.... but I will try!"
Wolf then activated his suit's afterburners and speeded for
the
freighter fleet, when he finally arrived he had lost radio contact with
the
others and saw the warship attack the freighters, the Serpents were
deployed
and began pelting the ships with heavy bazooka fire. The freighters
were
vainly attempting to launch various escape craft, while the
Confederation's
mobile suits were either capturing them or destroying them one by one.
"Voodoo 7 to Berkshire!" Wolf began to shout,"Get outta there now! You
guys
don't have a chance! Berkshire! Berkshire!"
All Wolf Maxwell could do was watch as the Serpents swarmed
the
Berkshire, taking out anything trying to escape from them. They finally
broke off their attack as the Confederation warship readied its main
guns,
the ship released a barrage a energy beams that quickly made short work
of
the Berkshire. The freighter Wolf and Claudia had called home was soon
engulfed in a massive explosion.
Wolf then watched the ship vaporize and he then turned his Taurus
around and
fled. And as he speeded away Wolf screamed out in
horror,"CLAUDIA!!!!!!!!"
Some time later, after the Confederation ship had left, Wolf
returned to the last known coordinates of the Berkshire. With tears in
his
eyes, he searched for hours for any sign of survivors, there were none
to be
found. Wolf then located a huge chuck of debris drifting slowly into
the
darkness, Wolf's Taurus maneuvered to retrieve the debris, Wolf
converted
his Taurus into suit mode and had it grab the object. It was what
remained
of his Gundam, the internal mechanics were shot while parts of the
head,
body, and one of its arms, were still intact. Wolf Maxwell, overcome
with
emotion over the loss of his beloved Claudia, began weeping
uncontrollably
while his mobile suit floated silently in the vastness of space.
End of prologue....
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