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[ 1 ] - Zeon Barracks

Gentlemen, it's now or never.

[ Char's in the middle of a motivational speech. The Zeon Royal Guard has been assembled, and are standing at attention. Char is currently standing behind a desk, the Zeon flag draped in the background, along with the flag of Axis. ]

Ensign Lane may be an Earthnoid, yes. I don't deny this. But she represents something far more important than heritage, gravity or otherwise. She represents something far more dear to us as citizens of Zeon. Something none of us have enough of.

She represents a hope for our future. A willingness to see what so many warped by earth's gravity are willingly blind to. She embodies the very reason we offered a hand of friendship to the White Chalice, when its crew was made up of those who called us their enemy in the One Year War.

[ Char begins pacing behind the desk. ]

She swore an oath to stand by us, to help guide the Earth Sphere towards its destiny. By this oath, she became a spacenoid, not in birth, but in principle. And just as we are willing to give our lives to defend the Colonies, neither will we abandon a comrade in need.

[ He stops, and turns back to the Royal Guard. ]

We will save her. She deserves to see the dawn of a new era of prosperity for Spacenoids along with us. She deserves to stand at our side when we break the shackles the Titans unjustly placed upon the Colonists. No, she deserves to help us break them. Gentlemen, my fellow soldiers, get your rest while you can. The mission begins in twenty-four hours. Dismissed.

[ The Royal Guard salutes, and gives a cry of 'Sieg Zeon.' ]

Sieg Zeon.

[ 2 ] - Hangar

[ Char can be seen next to a docking Zeon Komusai II-class shuttle. It's purpose is relatively simple; a single courier hands a package to Char, before promptly getting back into the shuttle and departing.

And what's in the package? Clothes. Specifically, a new Zeon uniform, this time bearing the stripes of an officer. Anyone who has seen Cynthia Lane in her Zeon garb would recognize it as being in her size. There's also a medal: Anyone who knows their Zeon symbolism would recognize it as the Zeon Bronze Cross, which is given to rescued P.O.W.'s and MIA soldiers who didn't go AWOL.

He's planning on giving her a hero's welcome. ]

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[Kamille sees Char retrieving the package, and walks up to him.]

I heard your speech back there. [He's only recently gotten out of the infirmary, but his strength of will is palpable.] I'm going into that battle. Trust me when I say that I WILL bring her back, for Kensuke, Haman, and everyone else waiting for her to come home. And when she comes back with Gainer, I have every intention of commandeering the kitchen for the celebration.

I believe you, Kamille. [ He folds the uniform back into the box. Leave it to Haman to actually get Cynthia's measurements. Though he's not going to ask how. ]

I'm not going to leave anyone behind. Especially not her. She's... quite fun to have as a roommate.

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You should know this song and dance by now. Speak of the devil and she appears.
"It's good to hear you both so determined.I'm comforted to hear that our feelings are the subject are mutually strong on the subject."

Haman looked tired, but it did no manage to dim the light of her determination. The feeling between them almost vibrated with it's strength.

"For once I'm glad you're roommates. I will be counting on you both when we get her back. Who knows what kind of state she'll be in. She'll need us all, I'm sure."

There was a sickening thought lingering in the back of her mind at Char's words, but she would tuck that feeling away, for now. Those thought belonged in ones head, not on ones tongue.

Lady Karn. [Kamille bowed briefly to her.] Cynthia is a friend of mine, and a respectable pilot. More than that, she's dating Kensuke [That should alleviate your fears to some extent, no?], and he's been down for the longest time do to recent events with the latest Angel. [His face contorts in pain when he remembers that incident before the moment passes] I'm doing this as much for Zeon and each other as I am for him.

[ Kamille took the words right out of his mouth. Yes, poor Kensuke... he still feels sort of bad about the whole Asuka thing. Ironically enough, the bed Cynthia is now sleeping in used to be hers, too. ]

Haman, I know you care about her as well. [ He feels that sickening thought, Haman. He's a Newtype with a special connection to you. ] I'm not coming back without her. But... in case the worst happens, I want you to make sure Mineva doesn't follow the mission.

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"Oh don't bow to me Kamille. I'm not royalty." The power in him seem to glow with his determination, Haman could not help but be in awe of it. What power he has...
"Yes, the bespectacled blonde boy." She knew of him, "He's grow quite tall lately." She mused aloud for a moment.
"Kamille, if you did this only for you friends, and not Zeon at all, I would still be proud of you. I expect no less from you." She did not try to dim the shine of her admiration for him.
And then to Char, a careful hand on the back of his elbow.
"Cynthia is-" Haman found she could not say the words she felt. "-dear to me. I want her back, and I have no doubt that you will bring her home. None the less, you can be assured Mineva will be occupied during your sortie. Bring Cynthia back safely and we won't have to worry about the princess." She put her other hand on Kamille's shoulder. "It was once said that a man who fights with his heart can never loose. Bring her back, not for Zeon, But for the fragile thing we call a family."

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"Excellent words, Captain Aznable!"

That one Clanner/guy from the Gurren Brigade walks up and nods to you: his uniform has changed since you last saw him. It is sleeveless now.

It looks tantalizingly cool.

"The Royal Guard will be joining the sortie against the Overdevil, quiaff? Then it shall be battle that shall resound through the ages!"

Matthew clenches his fist in a righteous manner. He frowns suddenly. "Will Trainee Burne be at the front lines, then? She still seems to be an eyas."

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"They're soldiers, not pilots. But it's possible." Only a few Royal Guard members actually use mobile suits. Their primary direction is the protection of Mineva Zabi and Haman Karn, and on the White Chalice, that usually relegates to a more typical bodyguard role.

"She won't. Trainees aren't allowed onto the field until they've completed their training. We can't risk casualties needlessly."

Well, more like they won't. Especially in her case.

"True and wise." Matthew replies.

"You will have to blood your trainees at some point, though. Do you set them against each other in combat exercises?"

Because that's totally what Clanners do.

"We have simulators for that."

And that new AI that's taken to playing with the simulation systems is brutal.

"Aff." Matthew allows. "But they cannot teach lessons as decisively as live-fire exercises."

"That's true," Char conceded. "Of course, we can't afford to risk injury to our pilots, or damage to our mechs. Not when we can potentially need to sortie at a moment's notice."

He's just making excuses, of course. The reason why should be obvious in 'Burne's' case.

"That is your policy. But I see little point in coddling trainees. One can always make more of them."

No, Matthew still hasn't figured it out.

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"It isn't mine, it's Haman's."

[[Your package inspection is interrupted by a kid with a gun. He's not holding the gun, it's actually in his pocket, but he's making no effort to hide it while he approaches.

Because the presence of Zeon, more specifically the Red Comet himself is questionable and suspicious. But he's not stupid enough to just DRAW a gun on a figure head like this...]]

So this ship even allows some of the biggest enemies of the Earth Sphere to redeem themselves?

[ Nearby Royal Guard members reach for their side-arms, but Char raises his hand, and they stand down, for now. He's been in this situation... four times now? Five times? He's used to it. ]

There are far bigger enemies than Zeon in the Earth Sphere right now. [ He slowly turns to face the young boy. What is it with kids and Gundams? ] The White Chalice has a lot of enemies. They'll take allies where they can find them, especially when there is a common enemy involved.

And what do you intend to do once those threats are neutralized?

[[That wasn't exactly a line Hiiro wanted to hear. Not something about Char himself, but, so many other forces that turned their guns towards the Chalice. That was one more irritating step between him and his mission. He didn't have all day to shoot through everyone else to get what he needed to get done, but... if that's what he had to do, he'd pull the trigger.]]

I'll continue to protect the colonies. I swear an oath that I can't break.

[ That's all that matters as far as he is concerned. So long as a single threat to spacenoids exist, then his fight will never be over. ]

You'll protect them, even if the colonists themselves become your biggest enemy?

[[It was theoretical, but, who knows what turn of events would pit every person in the Earth Sphere against one singular target.]]

Yes. But that is hypothetical. Right now, their biggest enemies are the Titans. They're no better off now than they were under the Zabi family.

The Titans are a mess. Their only threat are their numbers, but their military structure is flawed. They can't seem to mount a proper attack on larger than a peaceful country. I've studied their track record with people from this force.

The Titans aren't as big a problem as you're making them. [[But still a problem none the less.]]

They are a part of the Earth Sphere Federation. That alone is all the people of Axis need to wage war on them. Their abuses against the Colonists won't stand, no matter how inept they may be at war.

Not all the colonists want to wage war.

[[Some of them just want to squash the enemy with weapons known as Gundams so there isn't an opposing force to go to war with. Not necessarily squashing their faction, but at least their soldiers and weapons.]]

I don't wish to wage war, either. But I am not naive enough to believe the Titans will simply agree to leave.

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