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Cecilia Lumine

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a character in “Mech Unit Warfare”, as played by CookieCupcake

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Name:
Cecilia Lumine

Gender:
Female

Age:
21

Height:
5'5

Appearance:
Cecilia is rather average in height though due to her muscle mass comes off as a bit heavy. With black hair falling just above the shoulders, bright brown eyes and a pale complexion Cecilia is a fairly pretty girl though she might seem a bit rugged with the large amount of scars and bandages present on her body. Cecilia has a gentle face that generally has a small smile on it though it's rare to see much emotion when you do though everything seems to just light up. Despite being a military girl Cecilia still manages to give off an heir of grace and gentleness.

Fighting Style:
Cecilia sticks to speed and precision her attacks often coming fast and deadly. Usually Cecilia uses dual swords but when she isn't she keeps up her attacks with the dual plasma pistols provided on her mech. Cecilia doesn't enjoy close combat but she is good at it, hence why she uses speed to get in, cut and get out. She's not overly cautious though having a tendency to pull suicidal dangerous moves that could result in her death this is only further increased by how often she takes a hit for her teammates.

Strengths:
Fast and deadly Cecilia is impossible to hit and her hits are fast and precise. At short range using her duel blades Cecilia is near un-stopable and if she gets stuck using the plasma pistols she is precise and her aim is near perfect. Even though she doesn't use raw power she gets the job done and she does it all too well. Cecilia is also difficult to hit due to her speed.

Weaknesses:
Cecilia's moves often come off as suicidal throwing herself in front of her teammates to save them she tends to accumulate large amounts of damage in a short time though most of it is in order to keep teammates alive. Because she is often so focused on save others Cecilia will often get hit and more then a few times sense the start of the war has she wound up hospitalized and even though her devotion has earned her tons of admirers its also earned her more then a few scars.

Personality:
If you were to ask someone else to describe Cecilia, the first thing they would tell you is: "She's suicidal." and to most people she would indeed appear this way, with a tendency to take hits for her teammates Cecilia has landed herself in the hospital more times sense the beginning of the war then most people would count. And yet she keeps going. Loyal to a terrifying degree Cecilia cares little for her country but insanely for her comrades. Always showing a quiet gentle caring Cecile is quiet but very smiley and happy always doing what she can for others and often forgetting to take care of herself until she collapses. But Cecilia is not always so gentle and soft, because on the battle field everything changes. Cecilia will continue to throw herself in front of her teammates to save them but aside that she's fast angry and violent cutting down anyone who goes near her teammates with scary accuracy and deadly intent.

History:
Cecilia was the oldest out of her and her brother... And she always took a certain amount of responsibility being the oldest. She protected her brother at school she protected him at home, she kept him safe no mater what... Even when that meant giving up her own life. Cecilia's goal was to become a healer she wanted to save lives never take them. But when her father a rather rich man began to try and make ties with military Cecilia feared for her brother. Soon it became apparent that in order to make ties one of her fathers children would have to become a pawn in the military and Cecilia knowing her brother would rather die then take a time stepped up to do it herself. She cut off her hair she threw away what she had too she signed up herself before her father had the time to put down her brothers name... It was enough to keep him safe and that's all she wanted.

Joining the army was a strange decision for Cecilia it meant taking lives not saving them and although at first she failed over and over again often getting berated for her weakness. Something awoke in Cecilia and soon she was knocking people down. Despite not being born into the world of war Cecilia was better then most of her teammates and soon rose up and above them her skill making her something totally different and everyone admired her greatly even though she was still training. That's when she met HIM... Cecilia's achiles heel the only person aside her own brother to make Cecilia smile and laugh without a care to drop everything and just laugh. She'd never been happier... And of course... She wasn't allowed to be. Upon hearing about her relationship her father began to threaten Cecilia pressuring her to drop it. She kept refusing until the day her father used his last card, her brother. He threatened to send him to war telling her about how he could do that he had the money, resources. Fearing for her brother's safety Cecilia ended the relationship and unable to bear it changed training courses.

A week after training was over Cecilia returned home for a short visit and when she returned she wasn't the same. Her teammates could never tell you what had changed only that she wasn't the same Cecilia. Upon her return Cecilia was expecting warm hugs from her brother and some good laughs... But he wasn't there. A maid was the one to break the news to Cecilia that her brother had died several months ago after her departure due to a bad case of the flu and his body no longer being able to handle it. The news that she'd thrown her life away for nothing, that her brother was dead, for nothing, that she'd left the one person who made her happiest for nothing sent Cecilia spiraling into despair and shock. She stopped talking all-together and became more of less mute. She cut off all ties to her father and threw herself into her military career. Her fighting skill improved even more and she began to lead team after team never loosing more then one soldier despite the many trips to the hospital for herself. Noting her skill and during the war against Mysticaran and her even further increasing skill after that Cecilia was recently selected to transfer over to finally join The Lion Team. Although she's... 'pleased' with the promotion Cecilia can't say she cares much best mech team or not. It changes nothing in her life.

Nationality:
Metargo

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So begins...

Cecilia Lumine's Story

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Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Benjamin Malachi Character Portrait: Cecilia Lumine Character Portrait: Oriana Aspiral
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Oriana was shell shocked and that was saying something. She was fairly sure that she stood there several minutes after Ben left trying to process WHAT had just happened. And when reality did come back. Oriana still wasn't entirely there. In fact the first thing she managed to think was. 'THAT'S HOW HE CONFESSES?' the second thing was more of high pitched internal screaming. Using her communicator Oriana quickly got a feed on where Ben was and within second she was bolting she had her communicator hooked to military information so she heard Zech's call out that meant she had no time to loose. Running with purpose Oriana tracked Ben down like a hound dog and ignoring the stunned bodies walked up to Ben with a fury in his eye to decisively punch him in the shoulder.

"BENJAMIN MALACHI!" Oriana crossed her arms with a huff. "You dare! To keep me Oriana Aspiral waiting a good what 16 years? And then you dare to confess to me like that!" Oriana puffed up her cheeks and tapped her foot. "Now you are lucky... Your brother needed you and you better thank on your knees that you have to go kick war criminal ass because under any other circumstance... I would have your head... Now when you get back from fighting... I expect a date and a proper confession..." Oriana looked away feeling her cheeks blazing. "You... idiot." Ok so... MAYBE Oriana was really happy about the whole Ben thing... And sure for an idiot he was cute and nice... And stuff. But no way not in a million years would she ever let him get her that easily. Not even if Metargo was attacking as they spoke.




Cecilia had suffered through allot of strange first meetings with new sergeants. Really she had. But she knew somewhere in her gut that this would be the most awkward out of them all. Walking down the hall of the Titan Cecilia held her portfolio with all reviews of her career and all aspects of her career in it. Inside was also a letter to her new sergeant giving him the details about why he was so lucky to have Cecilia now in his team, bla bla bla... Cecilia was use to doing this, due to her 'suicidal' tendency's most sergeants never kept Cecilia long, and even when she was leading her own team she never stayed long it was like a curse. And even though for the past year everyone kept telling her she'd kept promoted to The Lion Team it had taken up until this day of all days for it to happen. The day her new sergeant just so happened to end up in the hospital, talk about a grand first meeting? Well... She had lived through more awkward.

Stopping in front of her destined door Cecilia gave a curt knock before entering she barely even looked at her new sergeant as she handed him the file. "It will be an honor serving under you." Giving the salute Cecilia stood still and straight next to the bed not looking over. She had always paid little attention to who was in any other team but her own. Which is why when curiosity did get the better of her and Cecilia glanced down she was slightly shocked to see someone she knew laying in bed. A certain Aaron Lextu. Although the shock was not evident in her face Cecilia herself felt like she'd just flat lined. She'd not spoken with her old friend sense the incident with her father... But so much time and so many rumors had formed she wondered if he knew about her brother about the lies and her cut off from family? Suddenly this took the cake... Certainly there would never be a more awkward sergeant encounter... Then this one.

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Karen Lunaria Metargo Character Portrait: Laurence Vance Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio
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Aaron and Kyle saw Minmei come in and felt somewhat sorry for her. The day kept getting more serious as it went by. UPon being asked about their perspective of what happened, Kyle was unsure of what to say since he did not see much. Aaron, however, had a pretty good idea of how Adira got into the ship.

The Falcon of Fury spoke first. "Before, I was having a duel with Tactical Commander Giro. The Benjlakki woman that broke in must have used one of the unguarded doors to the hangar to enter while there was a crowd watching the spectacle. After the duel, Jin-Giro and I received word that there was an intruder, so I lent one of my swords to the Commander while we sprinted in the direction of where the intruder would be. I told Kyle to come and meet us along the way. We saw the prisoner and the woman breaking her out and noted how fast they were going. Thus, we charged, leapt forward, then prepared to impale the two by having our blades in front of us."


Kyle nodded while adding to it. "We thought they would not be able to counter in time. Boy, were we wrong. The woman escaping with the prisoner slid under us with uncanny reflexes before slicing our hands off. It is odd: both Benjlakki soldiers' speed and reflexes were beyond that of any known person in humanity's history. That kind of makes you wonder if they were genetically modified." Looking towards Aaron, he asked, "Doesn't that sound suspicious?"

Aaron nodded, then turned towards Scoar. "Now that Kyle mentioned it, the records shown did say the prisoner was captured by Cain when he fought and defeated both of them at the same time. There is no way a man could have stood a chance against them by himself, not unless he, too, was genetically modified, at some point in his life."

Kyle nodded while saying to Scoar, "The question is, who conducted such operations on each side, who sponsored them, and why? Was one project reactionary to another? It all seems too convenient to be a coincidence."

Just then, a female soldier came in with a file to give to Aaron. Aaron looked at the file while holding a glass of water that was beside him, only to freeze in shock once he saw the name. He actually dropped the glass he was holding as his eyes widened and he held his breath.

Kyle knew it was not everyday that Aaron loosened his grip so much, meaning there had to be a reason. "Uh... Aaron? What's the matter, Sergeant?"

Aaron held still as he explained with the query, "Do you recall me mentioning a gal I met at a military academy?"

Kyle's eyes widened. "Wait a minute! You mean, that's her? Seriously?"

Aaron simply nodded. "Her name is Cecilia Lumine." Next, he looked up at Cecilia and told her with a blush, "Well, uh... It's great to see you, again. Currently, until I recover from the loss and replacement of my hand, I have placed Specialist Numi in charge of Lion Team." Looking around, he spotted the person he mentioned. "That's him with the clipboard, talking to Corporal Belvedere. It may be a good idea to acquaint yourself with the two."

Kyle introduced himself. "I'm Kyle Scipio. My rank is Private, currently. I never really moved up in the ranks. Anyway, I am also part of Lion Team."




Bibi nodded towards Amelia before turning to Emesto. He no doubt experienced enough for the day and needed his rest. She showed him to where his other personality had a bunk and told him to try to not act suspiciously until more could be found out. Emesto simply nodded before sleeping on top of the bunk.




Benjamin was about to get on the transport when he heard Oriana shouting at him after she punched him in the shoulder. Uh-oh... that can only mean one thing... What he heard next gave him a little relieve while leaving him intimidated, at the same time. "Y-Yes, ma'am!"

Zechariah rolled his eyes before saying to Ben, "Are you going to stand there, or are you going to get in the transport?"

Both brothers entered the transport prior to heading back to the Seraphim, where the mechs were being prepped. Benjamin took his own Eagle while Zechariah got in an undamaged one. All mechs for Brown Wing Team were being repaired and given weapons. Laurence Vance's new Eagle was being customized to suit his fighting style.

As everything was being prepared in the hangar, Zechariah told the participating Brown Wings via radio, "Brown Wings, here is the strategy: Once we take off, we will enter Fighter Jet Mode to catch up to the rogues. Once they are spotted, we shall launch Sonic Missiles to disrupt their nuclear weaponry while grabbing their attention. From there, we will use Formation Legion 354, With Benjamin's group and I up front at the lowest altitude, Laurence Vance's group in a row between the first and last, everyone else at the back with the highest altitude. The angle for setting up the rows will be 45 degrees. In that formation, some of the power to the weapons will be switch to the shields so we can stop projectiles headed to the ground when necessary. That will decrease firepower, so make each shot count."




As Saul enjoyed the concert with Karen, he could not shake the feeling Romano Lopez had something to do with the conspiracy. The man always did seem shady, for some reason. He would not discuss it, at the moment, so he kept quiet.




Romano enjoyed a cup of wine while listening to the news. He always got a kick out of the fact nobody knew his plans but him. He wanted to keep it that way in order for them to follow through.

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio Character Portrait: Cain Jai Numi Character Portrait: Cecilia Lumine
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Cecilia felt like she was under a magnifying glass the moment Aaron realized who she was but it was nothing she wasn't accustomed too considering her time in the army. Turning to look at Aaron she kept quiet and respectful allowing him to point people out and introduce her to his partner Kyle. All was quiet for a moment Cecilia scanned the room seemingly bored before looking back to Aaron she supposed she should say something instead of standing there stark still and silent. "It's... Nice to see you again Aaron..." Her voice was quiet and straight forward clearly trying to say as little as possible while conveying her meaning. Cecilia then turned to Kyle and gave a respectful nod of acknowledgement to Kyle. "It is nice to meet you... I heard about what happened..." Cecilia's eyes narrowed dangerously and she stiffened her expression becoming deadly conveying that she was not going to let the incident that had landed her new teammates here slide, Aaron or no Aaron her reaction would have been the same no one ever injured a member of her team even if she did not know them.

Cecilia lifted her head and gave another glance across the room, she already missed her old team but she was here now and she had to get use to it... It wasn't that the ones in the room seemed particularly frightening but Cecilia was never one to engage in conversation first, she preferred to sit and listen offering the odd smile and showing things in actions whether it be the brutal force of a punch to the solar plexus or a small pat on the shoulder. She only hoped her new team would come to understand that and she could come to understand them. They all seemed nice enough each conversing with another seeming so calm and relaxed so easily talking with one another as though it were instinct. She envied them a little she would not lie. Deciding to at least acknowledge the others she raised her hand slowly and gave a small awkward wave to anyone who cared to notice before dropping her hand down and behind her back once more. She had no idea what she was suppose to be doing...

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Laurence Vance Character Portrait: Axl Jai Numi Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio
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Zechariah checked on his computers in his Eagle to be sure everybody was ready before the hanger to the Seraphim opened and it was clear for Brown Wing team to launch. Based on what Sir Hansel said, the town of Disclesca is along the shore, where a defensive line of anti-air guns have been placed. They had to hurry in their capture of the war criminals before anyone in the fight was fired upon from the shoreline.

"Brown Wing Team, launching!"

As swiftly as they launched, Brown Wing Team switched to Jet Fighter mode and entered a V formation. There was little time, thus they went to full speed to give chase. While they did so, Adira thought of Jin, realizing it was not the time to. She was conflicted over whether Jin was merely an enemy or if he meant something to her. The conflicting feelings boiled in her head, screaming to unleash themselves. Finally, Adira managed to block those thoughts out in time to stay in formation.

Chemda was the first to notice. "Adira, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, don't worry."


There was nothing but open water for a relatively short period of time, due to their mechs' powerful engines going full throttle, until the bogeys were finally spotted on the radar and scopes. Based on what was provided, the rogues had yet to reach the shoreline, which could work to Brown Wing Team's advantage. The further from the shore, the less likely to be hit by oncoming fire when the temporary perimeter clearance halts.

Zechariah took full advantage of this moment while having Brown Wing Team decelerate to targeting speed. "Launch Sonic Missiles!" The missiles were launched right on time. They blasted a radius wide enough to engulf the target squadron while disrupting their nuclear weapons to complete uselessness. Any attempt to fire even one nuclear projectile would cause the weapons to detonate on the rogues instead of on the intended target.

Infuriated by the thwarting of their initial plans, the bogeys turned their attention toward Brown Wing Team as they closed in on them. One of the rogues did not join in the charge, instead dropping the now-fruitless nuke cannon and pulled out a regular rocket cannon to attempt to use it on one of the buildings belonging to the Metargo Southern Military Academy. Chemda, however, would not let him. She broke formation, switched to humanoid mode in her mech, then immediately fired at the Cherubim's head section to make it impossible for the pilot to use the cameras inside. Then, she fired to sever the arm that was connected to the hand holding the weapon.

Brown Wing Team went into formation Legion 384, Chemda joining up, prior to increasing power to shields while deducting it from the weapons. This enabled the squadron to deflect the numerous blasts coming from the bogeys. It was now a game of chicken, so to speak. If Brown Wing Team kept the formation up while charging, there was the risk of ramming the shields into the opponents, thus killing them. Were that to be the case, then Zechariah would have considered the mission a failure in his venture to seize the criminals.

It was not the case, however. The targets broke formation before any collision could take place. "Switch to humanoid mode! Pursue the criminals!"

With everyone switched to humanoid mode and prepared for mech combat, the formation broke so each Brown Wing could take on one or more rogue mechs that had scattered. Here was where the Bejlakki-on-Benjakki Mech Dogfight of Disclesca began. Brown Wing Team could tell friend from foe by the damaged state of the opponents' mechs from the sonic cannons. While the fighting occurred at sea, Metargo soldiers and military academy students wait by their anti-air weapons for the perimeter clearance to end, looking on as the battle above the sea unfolded.

Despite being heavily damaged by the sonic missiles, the rogue mechs were operational, the pilots flying them putting up a fight. The main obstacle was beating them for the purpose of arresting them, which added to the difficulty. It became a deadly dance of attack and evade. Some of the stray shots hit the wall between the shore and the town, the invisible force field up in case any blasts were to head toward town. Fortunately, because of the sonic missiles, the rogues were completely unable to do anything about the force field. That is not to say it would not be lifted to make it possible to shoot once the perimeter clearance was over, thus it was a race against time.

Benjamin had to aim carefully so not to hit the cockpit of the 34A-7 REM he faced. Needless to say, his opponent took advantage of his hesitation to kill by landing four shots on his Eagle's torso, where the cockpit was. The cockpit itself remained intact, for the most part. The primary engines sustained damage, so he detached them before he switched to secondary engines. At last, his SMG shots hit the Blaster's head, blowing that part up with the cameras inside. Ben next took advantage of the opponent's loss of ability to examine the area by descending underneath with a beam knife prior to ascending with an upwards slash that severed the engines from the rest of the 34A-7. One rogue disabled for capture, several more to go.

Zechariah had a bit of an easier time of it, using the shield projectors in his Eagle's arms to protect from most blasts that he could not dodge. He spun, "sidestepped" (if one could step in midair), and ducked frequently, waiting for the opportune moment to shoot at the Blasters after him. Finally, it came. Zechariah spun while "sidestepping" to the left in evasion, prior to descending closer to the water with the engines to it so he could aim. He did not even need the computer all that much, just the crosshairs. Zechariah steadied the beam rifles, then pulled the triggers to let loose plasma beams. Each blast hit one of both rogue mechs in the head section to render the opposing pilots incapable of aiming at him.

The Shapiro twins had the easiest time of all Brown Wing Team, except, maybe, Axl and Viola. Their enhanced abilities allowed them to take only one hit each, merely in minor areas of their respective Eagles. Adira sliced off the limbs and head of two bogey mechs while Chemda shot off the engines of three.




Aaron gulped in anxiety over what to do. This was the first time in years he has seen Cecilia. That alone left him awkward."It's great to see you again, too," he said with a shy smile. "Hey, there is a bar and restaurant located onboard this ship, which is rare to see on a military craft. Whenever I fully recover, and we have time, you think we can go there for drinks and catch up on some things?"

Kyle turned his attention to Minmei. "Cecilia and Aaron met at a military academy. They had a rivalry of sorts that turned into a romantic relationship, before they broke up."

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Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio Character Portrait: Cecilia Lumine
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Cecilia nodded politely to Aaron's request. "I hope you recover soon then... Or I may end up finding myself quite bored waiting." As Cecilia listened to Kyle's explanation she found herself bemused about the fact that the young man seemed to know so much about her. Cocking her head curiously to the side. "I am flattered you know of me... Though I should also wonder if all you heard was in good terms." Cecilia then offered out her hand to be shaken by both Kyle and Minmei deciding it was about time she took the introductions into her own hand instead of standing there like a doll to be presented by nearly everyone else but herself. "As we previously established. My name is Cecilia Lumine... Aaron is an old friend and any friend of his... Is a distant acquaintance of mine until I otherwise decide."

The setting changes from Myrstrarkia to Metargo

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Azaka Oikawa Character Portrait: Zane Preston Character Portrait: Axl Jai Numi Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio
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Brown Wing Team had some difficulties. So far, however, the fighting was kept a significant distance away from the shorelines. He desired to keep it that way. No casualties on Brown Wing Team's side of it occurred, yet, and whether they would remained to be seen.

Once Zechariah blew up the two Blasters' heads, he proceeded to remove the limbs with his blasts, while slashing off the engines with his beam sword. He next contacted his brother. "Ben! Cover me!"

"On it!"
Benjamin shot, slice, and flew his way to Zechariah (in a nonlethal fashion, of course) prior to going back to back with Zechariah. In the positions they were, neither brother could be snuck up on. At least, it was less likely they would be taken by surprise. This relief gave Zechariah enough time to set up the Ion System Prototype previously installed into one of the beam rifles. "There! It's set!"

Benjamin, while shooting at more rogues, posed the query, "What is?"

"Watch!"
Zechariah intercepted an incoming Sabre Bleu below him with the rifle that had the Ion System installed, followed by blasting off the head so the hostile pilot in the mech could not aim anything at anyone. The ion blast, as the system was currently installed, would only temporarily render the opposing mech immobile, thus it was prudent to remove the engines from the Sabre Bleu immediately, ensuring it remained away from the shores of Disclesca."Quick! Get the engines!

Benjamin flew right under the falling Sabre Bleu to slice off the engines with one slash of his beam knife. "He's not going anywhere!" Just then, an enemy signal sounded in Brown Wing Team's mechs, which only meant a Metargo mech unit or other vehicle was on the way. Ben looked at the screens while moving his Eagle's head and noticed a familiar unit. "It's that gold-covered mech! Why now, of all times?"

Zechariah responded to his older brother's reaction via telling him, "Never mind that mech! Worry about these!" As he said that, the sergeant transferred signal data to Zane so he could differentiate between Brown Wings and rogues.

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Azaka Oikawa Character Portrait: Zane Preston Character Portrait: Axl Jai Numi Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu
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[font=]The garrison Captain became irritated at having to do nothing and had one of his transmission interception teams hack into the communication systems of Brown Wing Team. "Forgive me, Left of the State Minister Cross, but I wish to find out once and for all what this Brown Wing Team is up to. I've got hackers working on retrieving their communications signals."

After a while, one of the hackers gave the thumbs up. To that, the Captain said, "Good, now, we can stop guessing and get to the bottom of all this." He next had an interpreter translate what all was being said, since some of it would be in the Benjlakki language. The Captain turned to Percival with "Sir, since you also know the Benjlakki language, we would like your input, as well."




As the war criminals were fought, something appeared awfully wrong. The rogues' signals were being lost and the cameras showed signs of some of the mechs being trashed to the point of destroyed, meaning the hostile pilots inside were killed. Benjamin was the first to spot this. "Wh-what the hell happened!? Some of the rogues are dead, Zech!"

This agitated Zechariah as he responded with, "What!? I specifically told Brown Wing Team that we were capturing them for a court martial! Who's responsible for this insubordination and outrage, Ben!? What's going on!?"

"I don't know, but I can't seem to find out where Axl is!? Neither the cameras nor radar are picking anything up!"


Zechariah could not believe what he just heard. He was suddenly reminded in his head of what occurred with the Titan. "No trace of him!? That sounds similar to what happened with that Metargo Capital Ship back at the Battle of Gatwashii! It was after that mech which fired the nuclear weapon at us went down!" He reflected on the matter some more. "Now that I think about it, that mech was similar in design to the one Axl pilots. How does that make sense? If that one mech could use stealth technology to camouflage an entire ship, then... wait. That must be it!"

Benjamin became just as irritated as Zechariah. "What is it, little brother!?"

"Axl's using that same technology on his own mech!"
Zechariah was now piecing it all together. "Remember when we could not find him anywhere at the Battle of Gatwashii?"

Benjamin nodded. "That bastard was little to no help until that similar mech on the opposing side was about to fire that nuclear weapon on us!"

Zechariah replied with, "Exactly! Which means, he must have worked with the pilot of it, before! Why would he defect to Benjlakk, though, and hate the nationality he was born with? Something's not right! He even threatened Viki! Well, whatever he's planning, I won't let him! If he's going to endanger that girl's life! She may be Metargo's Princess, but she's not the kind of girl who'd approve of war or anything else volatile! I just know that from the time spent at Gatourshai before we found out about the rogues' plans!" His body began to glow a silvery blue from the cockpit as his rage began to build up. He then stopped fighting the war criminals when able to and finally his Eagle glowed the same silvery blue, followed by this shout of rage: "I won't let him lay a finger on her!"

((Here's some G Gundam music as you imagine Zech's transformation. XD Shinging Finger Theme))

The Eagle was now covered in silvery-blue light as Zechariah used his temporarily-enhanced abilities to swiftly type in adjustments to his mech's computers, allowing him to vaguely see where Axl was. The AI was struggling with the adjustments, but the radar barely picked up Axl's signal, which was coming from near the academy. "There's that bastard!" Knowing where Axl was, and judging correctly it was in front of the mech floating without moving anywhere, the enraged Malachi pulled out his beam saber and activated it. When he did, the blade turned from neon red to a glowing blue and enlarged in length.

Zechariah accelerated his Eagle with his beam sword pointed in the general spot Axl was, hoping to hit the cockpit. He would maneuver to avoid hitting the other mech, if possible. The radios in every channel that could hear Zechariah picked up his roar of intense anger.




All the messages between Zechariah and Benjamin were picked up by the garrison, with Percival there to listen to all of it. The garrison Captain was left dumbfounded as everything in Benjlakki was deciphered. "Gatourshai? That's a town within the Gatwashiim Peninsula! If this Zechariah was there with Princess Viki.... No, how does that make sense?" The Captain turned to Percival. "Left of the State Minister, what do you make of this?"

It was not long before one of the cadets, Karl Lopez (picture shown below) gave a secret message to Percival via communications device. It contained his observations of things he was not supposed to see, including papers on a Ghost Team and a man in Benjlakki uniform that was in cold sleep, with signs of the brain being altered by nanoidrons. Karl told Percival that he was merely a little boy at the time, yet figured the disappearance of Axl Jai Numi had something to do with what he saw. After that, Karl hung up, waiting for whatever would happen.

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Kyle shrugged at what Cecilia said. "I was merely repeating to Minmei what Aaron told me, earlier today. Anyway, the blue-haired girl there is Minmei Midori. She's very hard-working, and can be pretty nationalistic."

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Azaka Oikawa Character Portrait: Zane Preston Character Portrait: Laurence Vance Character Portrait: Axl Jai Numi
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Axl noticed Zechariah's mech coming his way and realized from the signal it was him. How's his mech glowing!? he wasted no time in pulling his sword from its impaled position and engaging. What's he mad about, anyway!? Axl believed himself more than a match for the sergeant, only to notice Zech's abilities have been enhanced, possibly from the glowing blue light. How does he do that!? Such an upgrade is impossible for any country to make! Unless... unless this is supernatural... Nah, I'm not superstitious! Zechariah maneuvered so swiftly in his Eagle (faster than possible under regular circumstances), that it would seem he could not be touched, but that was because Axl was not using his full resolve. At this point, the former Ghost became increasingly frustrated. I guess I'm going to have to get serious! Stealth won't help me, now!

With the mech fight escalating further, Axl was now using his full potential, turning the confrontation into a deadly dance in the sky. While Zechariah held his own in melee, Axl's anti-beam blades eventually snapped the one beam sword Zech had in two, forcing him to attempt to distance himself from his opponent for a medium-ranged shot. The beams that burst out of both beam rifles, however, were blocked and deflected by the Near Shadow Beta's blades. This forced the sergeant to use the sonic emitter prototype he requested installed, which was originally made by him to disable mechs. Based on his calculations, he can only use it three times before it needed to be recharged and tended to off the battlefield. He waited for Axl to come dangerously close, then fired the emitter from the left wrist of his Eagle.

The results were extraordinary, to say the least. Not only did it do heavy harm to the Near Shadow Beta's armor, it damaged Axl's ears beyond repair because of the sheer magnitude. Zechariah could hear the explosions and shouts from the radio. It would seem Axl was finished, then laughter and coughing were heard. The sergeant was about to deal the final blast with his beam rifle to the cockpit when he heard Axl speak without an inch of fear.

These words from Axl were as follows: "I see... you're stronger than you first appeared... I don't know how you did it... but I... accept defeat... before I die, though... you should probably see... these schematics... Viola's "dad"... so to speak... is working on... two mechs based on them... Maybe... you and Ben... could pilot those... when they are made... you'll need them... against Lopez..."

Zechariah had calmed down upon hearing Axl's words. He attempted to get a camera feed on him to determine his condition, but all he got was a static screen. The damage from the one sonic blast must have been severe on both the Near Shadow Beta and its pilot. Looking over the schematics they were from the Near Shadow Project, specifically based on the Near Shadow Beta. He knew this was no time to be reading them thoroughly, so he opened the cockpit to Axl's mech while stating, "I'm going to have you court martialed for insubordination once we're through capturing the rogues, here." By the time the Near Shadow Beta's cockpit was open, however, Axl was in a coma.

Zechariah wasted no time in using his med kit to at least stabilize him. Just as Zechariah had the unconscious person in the cockpit and piloted away from the irreparable mech that was the Near Shadow Beta, the now-empty machine exploded. Axl's usefulness to Benjlakk has come to an end, Zechariah could feel it and did not enjoy the thought of what could come next for the unconscious man. The other matter we worried about at the moment was, if the sonic emitter could destroy a powerful mech as the Near Shadow Beta, then it would have to be worked on some more in order to be used for nonlethal combat. Of course, none of it would matter if Brown Wing Team did not first arrest the remaining rogues.

The rest of the battle was relatively easy with the help of Zane Preston and Azaka Oikawa, after the initial panic from the hacked defense gun firing before being assured Brown Wing Team was not being targeted, that is. Between Zane, Zechariah, Benjamin, Viola, Chemda, Adira, Laurence, and Azaka, they disabled the most opposing mechs. Once it was finally over, Karl Lopez was able to rally enough schoolmates from the military academy to mobilize a cooperative search with Brown Wing Team for the surviving rogue pilots. Karl even had time to write a testimony regarding everything he saw that was out of place, sending the resulting document to Percival.

During the gathering of the war criminals into Brown Wing Team's hands, Zechariah noticed a familiar face that tapped him on the shoulder. Upon seeing each other's faces, Zechariah and Karl high-fived each other and shook hands enthusiastically while laughing. Zech spoke first. "Karl! Long time no see!"

"Same with you, bud! Who'd have thought you be a mech pilot?"


Zechariah answered his query solemnly with, "I was drafted. hopefully, this war will end before either country is subjugated."

"Indeed. Well, I wish you all the best."


A salute to each other, and the two friends went their separate ways. Zechariah was no fool. He imagined that hem would be just as much court martialed as Axl for what went on, yet he was not unprepared for such an occurrence. He had his communication bot, T7-B, record everything from the fight on the streets of Gatourshai to the mech fight slightly away from the shores of Disclesca.




The Garrison captain confirmed that everything would be confidential, as did everyone else in the room, with a salute and a simultaneous, "Yes, my lord!" The Garrison captain also transferred all data concerning the battle, including the intercepted messages (which meant Axl's final words before going unconscious, as well as everything else), to a small disk that he handed to the Left of the State Minister.




Aaron cleared his throat upon hearing Kyle say Minmei was rather nationalistic, which caused Kyle to say, "Sorry, Aaron. I didn't mean that in any offensive way to anyone." Kyle then turned back to Cecilia and Minmei and explained the surgery itself. "Okay, well, in the emergency room, we were being prepared for operation that was critical for us to live. All I could recall before everything faded to black was the injury that occurred earlier, the pain, and the face of a girl that was assisting with the procedure. I swear, she seemed angelic and adorable, and I'm not saying that to be perverted! when I we woke up, we were told by her that her name is Amelia Cross." Suddenly, it clicked and he was left wide-eyed. "Wait! If her last name is Cross, then she must be related to... Oh, shit!" Kyle began to freak out. "Oh, shit! If Lord Cross even suspects I did anything to his sister, I'm dead! So very, very dead!"

Aaron shouted over him with, "Relax, Private Scipio! Your hands are clean, so there's nothing to worry about! You just need to remember to clean up your act a little, so he won't be worried about you deflowering her!"

Kyle nodded silently in anxiety, which was the most he could do from the shock of the realization. There was more to Kyle's reaction than he let on, which Aaron knew the answer to, since he was there. Since Kyle would not say anything, Aaron felt he ought to explain for him.

Aaron gave Minmei and Cecilia this explanation: "Percival Cross and I were there when Kyle was arrested. We saw his potential as a soldier, as well as found out that his attempted murder out on the streets was to save a high school girl from being raped by the same men he fought nearly to death. He was just as berserk than as you see him end up on the battlefield when his anger is at its peak. So, at my recommendation, Percival offered Kyle amnesty in exchange for military service. Since then, Kyle developed a fear of Percival Cross, albeit a bit of an unhealthy one."




Barnett had finished changing and stepped out of the room having opened the door. β€œSorry if I took too long Cain. I’m ready to go now.” Barnett said as she stood in her operators uniform. She was quite excited to be up and about again. β€œSo, who shall we see first? I hope I can be of help at all.” She said with a cute smile to Cain.

Cain smiled a little bit and was about to say something when he bumped into a familiar face. "Sorry, I... Oh, it's you, Cassius! Mind fi I ask you a few questions? I... was kind of put in charge of Lion Team temporarily by Sergeant Lextu."

"Sure! Fire away!"


Cain used the paper on the clipboard as a guide, which was to his relief since he was not exactly social. During the conversation, however, another Lion pointed a handgun at Cain, whom heard the click and turned around to throw his knife, which only disintegrated when the shot was made from the Lion, which also blew a hole in Cain's chest. The worst part was, he could not evade without the blast hitting Cassius, which meant he was at a fatal disadvantage and the assailant knew it. Cain's last words to Barnett were, "Run..." Then, he gave out his final breath painfully as he collapsed to the floor, deceased.

Cassius was about to ask what went through his "comrade's" head at that moment, but was cut off when the Lion Team member, who went with the alias Marcus Baak, coldly stated, "One Ghost down, one more to go. Once Axl Jai Numi is dead, Romano Lopez's days toying with the whole world are numbered. Even the Royal family will soon have to admit they were fooled by him." Even before Marcus spoke, there was something odd about him that nobody in Metargo noticed until now: his eyes were glowing silver, just as Adira's eyes did when she rescued Chemda.

Fortunately, before Marcus could shoot anyone else, his monologue to Cassius and Barnett gave Emesto, whom was making his way to med bay due to a massive headache, enough time pull out his own handgun and shoot the assailant in the head. Emesto immediately searched the remains of both dead men to find out the motive.

Cassius breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Nice shot, George! You saved our lives!"

Emesto knew enough Metargo to get by, so he replied with, "You're welcome, but I'm not George. He is kind of an alternate personality inserted into my mind thirteen years ago. Long story. My real name is Emesto Andrew."

Cassius went wide-eyed in fright. "Huh!? Wait! You're the Emesto Andrew, the Benjlakki mech ace that shot down more than 40 mercenaries from the skies in the Benjlakki Siege on Mercenaries that took place nearby the Gatwashiim Peninsula thirteen years back!? How did you survive that battle and end up here!?"

"That's what I want to confirm for myself, aside from the motive for that guy attacking you three. I was told by some head mechanic and a lady of nobility that was with her, whom appeared to be a medic, that the mercenaries who supposedly placed me in a cold sleep in secret and implanted nanoidrons into me were affiliated with the Takerdarn Clan, an infamous mercenary clan that I was told had a secret headquarters in the Metargo Capital. Maybe if I find some sort of journal, there can be a clue of some sort."
Surely enough, there were journals on their persons which Emesto skimmed through until he found entries of interest. "Project Ghost and Project Exorcist!? What is that about!? Were these two guys genetically altered somewhere!? That would be highly illegal anywhere you go! We got to tell somebody about this! I wonder if anybody else has shown signs of genetic alteration!" Cassius translated for Barnett what Emesto said.

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio Character Portrait: Cain Jai Numi Character Portrait: Emesto Andrew/George Lucius
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While Cecilia listened to everyone talk she absorbed the information nodding and keeping silent as usual at times scratching at the irritating makeup she used to cover a large percentage of most of her scars of course many were too deep to cover and remained exposed on her skin leaving much to the imagination of everyone else to ponder on where she got them from. It was then that the veteran soldier heard shots, two of them to be more precise. And acting like she always did bolted upward pulled out her swords and lept toward the door barking commands and tossing a gun to Minmei.

"Aaron, you are not to move I /WILL/ protect you. Kyle injured or not keep Aaron safe or I will be forced to punish you severely and Minmei should I be shot you will be forced to protect Aaron the gun is loaded safety is on and the trigger is a little sticky nothing you should not be able to handle."

Without waiting for them to agree to jumped out the door and pointed her swords dangerous and ready for action, but she saw no one pointing a gun. Lowering her weapons warily she glared sharply barely fazed by the sight of the blood though she eyed the bodies warily her fast brain quickly able to analyze who had shot who. "I am Cecilia Lumine part of the Lion Team, report now what has occurred or I will take measures to defend and protect those inside the room I guard." She took another glance at the corpses littering the floor nodding her head in silent quick respect for those that died.

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Character Portrait: Barnett Belvedere Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Karen Lunaria Metargo Character Portrait: Laurence Vance Character Portrait: Axl Jai Numi Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu
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Kyle and Aaron heard the gunshots, first one and a little bit after that the second. If only they were able to carry weapons in their current state, but they were not given any instructions about even pistols from the medics, yet. Of course, Aaron was conflicted between feeling alert and feeling awkward, considering a combination of Cecilia's forwardness and the visible scars on her left him blushing and flustered.

Kyle noticed and instantly shouted, "Sergeant, this is no time to be turned on by her scars! This is serious, not to mention the second incident on board the Titan we had, today!"

Aaron could only answer with the shake of his head and a stammered, "Oh! U-Uh, right!"




Emesto heard the footsteps of armed soldiers coming his way, so he stood up with his hands raised so not to provoke anymore unnecessary bloodshed. He could hear the sounds of men and women shouting "Men down!" repeatedly and frantically behind him in the Metargo language. Medics raced to examine the bodies. Once Cecilia said she was part of Lion Team and demanded an explanation, the man turned around and gave his explanation, his Benjlakki accent showing as he spoke in Metargo. "I was on my way to med bay for my headache when I saw one of these pilots shoot the other, mentioning something about him being a Ghost while the other, maybe his brother based on the journals, still being out there. I wasted no time in aiming and shooting that berserk bastard who shot his teammate in cold blood. It was a reaction I had because I feared he was going to shoot this lady and the pilot behind me next."

One of the soldiers that did not meet Lion Team in person responded hostilely with, "You have a Benjlakki accent! Who the hell are you!?"

The soldier next to him shouted, "What do you mean who is he!? That's George Lucius, Metargo ace of the Second Metargo-Mysticaran War and member of the Lion Team!"

"He's a spy!"
Yet another soldier interjected.

"Why would a spy save his enemies from certain death!?"

"It's deception! Kill him!"

"No! We have to investigate further!"

"He's a Benjlakki in disguise! That much is clear! Shoot!"


It was the total chaos of words, each soldier having a different opinion about Emesto. Finally, he had enough and shouted, "Hold it! I can clarify!" Once he had their attention, he breathed in before resuming. "You are right. I am a Benjlakki, but I am by no means a spy. I--"

"Liar!"


One of the armed troops was about to shoot when a commanding voice of a woman was heard. "Hold it! There's a reason he's saying that!" It was Bibiana, whom had arrived right on time. She brought out her scanning screen and showed everyone present what was the matter. "See the abnormality in his nervous system? those are nanoidrons implanted into him. They are what apparently made George Lucius thirteen years ago. The guy's real name is Emesto Andrew."

Immediately, the atmosphere of the hallway was different. Instead of hostility, confusion filled the area. Everyone wondered how a Benjlakki ace that supposedly died in the Benjlakki Siege on Mercenaries could have survived and made it to Metargo. When Bibi further explained that Emesto's lack of aging was due to a cold sleep and that the mercenaries that were involved were part of the Takerdarn Clan, the soldiers and sailors within hearing distance wondered what could have been the motive.

Bibiana interrupted the chatter with, "Whatever the case is, we need to figure it out! In the meantime, he is innocent of espionage until proven guilty! Got it?"

The head mechanic seemingly needed not utter another word, since most everyone in the hallway indicated they understood and could do as she said. How Minmei and Cecilia would react, however, was a mystery. Whatever the scenario, Bibiana knew the investigation took priority over the whims of two people.




Scoar listened to Jin's explanation as he gave the synopsis on what happened with Chemda and Adira. When Jin hesitated, the Crown Prince wondered if there was something going on or if he was just trying to regain his memory. He decided to give him benefit of the doubt as he told Jin, "I see. Well, if you don't mind, I would like for you to write a detailed report on that and bring it to the my father. He is expecting Left of the State Minister Cross to arrive onboard the Titan to conduct an investigation as to what could have been the motive for the twins having their DNA altered, and who they were initially meant to face, if anyone. Percival Cross should be onboard tomorrow. I would like for you to attend the meeting with the King, the Left of the State Minister, and myself. I expect Lion Team to be present, too. At least, however many of the Lions can come, as well as Barnett Belvedere, Minmei Midori, Admiral Preston, and Azaka Oikawa. Can I count on you?"




Saul escorted his wife to their room onboard the Titan, which was a bit more classy than the rest of the ship, but not flamboyant in regards to that. Times with Karen were one of few times where he could have any peace of mind, apart from time with family. He dismissed Julius for the evening when suddenly, Saul's comm disk sounded the emergency alarm which told him something yet again went wrong on the Titan. "To think this was going to be a moment just for the two of us, Karen. This is clearly not our day." Putting back on his military shirt and jacket, along with standing up out of bed so to avoid anyone getting a peek at the Queen, Saul answered with a straight face as Cassius frantically told him of Cain and Marcus's deaths prior to explaining that the journals on each mention something about a Project Ghost and Project Exorcist. Upon hearing that Cain was lethally shot in the chest, the King just stood there in shock, with Cassius not realizing Saul was unable to speak until he said everything he set out to. Cassius still did not hear anything from the King, whom eventually dropped the still-activated comm disk in a contained despair at the loss of a man that was practically a second son to him. That drop of the disk was the only sign he was inwardly mourning Cain Jai Numi.




Zechariah and Brown Wing Team were in neutral waters as they slowed down to check on the prisoners they picked up for any injuries. Some of them would be unable to fight again, which after court marshal, they would never again receive the chance to. As for Brown Wing Team, Zechariah knew he would be court marshaled, as well, and he came prepared with T7 having recordings of the incidents that led up to it. Not only that, but T7 was also able to pick up something out of place: apart from the nuclear arms nearly being used, they were of Metargo design. It made the young sergeant curious as to how the rogues could have gotten their hands on them, unless they came from a source within Metargo territory. Something does not fit, but why?

Before Brown Wing Team could reach Benjlakki territorial waters, they received a message from Naval Security Officer Zabat which went as followed: "Sergeant Malachi, this is Naval Security Officer Zabat. I have been authorized to take you into custody for Court Marshal. You are charged with Desertion, Treason, and Assault & Battery. The two former charges would have you executed if found guilty. Do you understand?"

Zechariah calmly responded with, "I do. I'll cooperate, but on one condition: the rogue troops my team captured and the ones I encountered in Gatourshai are to be Court Marshaled, as well." To Benjamin, he said, "Ben, until I return to active duty, if at all, you are in charge of Brown Wing Team."

Zechariah's words left Benjamin stunned. Sure, he wanted so badly to outrank his own brother, but not like this! The older brother could only muster a nod as the incoming naval ship took the rogue prisoners to go along with Zechariah into custody.

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Character Portrait: Minmei Midori Character Portrait: Aaron Lextu Character Portrait: Kyle Scipio Character Portrait: Emesto Andrew/George Lucius Character Portrait: Bibiana Armine Durrans Character Portrait: Cecilia Lumine
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Cecilia listened to the explanations and slowly put her swords away, although Emesto's situation was... Risky and put Cecilia on edge she did not let it show on her face, with Minmei here though Cecilia knew she needed to step up so she did fixing her arms behind her back and keeping her posture fixated and straight Cecilia gave a nod to Emesto. "Your actions saved the lives of many people im sure... And although the story surrounding you is... Peculiar at best. You still have my... Gratitude." Cecilia looked to Minmei giving her a quick warning look not to step out of line.

Shifting on her feet Cecilia caught a glance of the blood stained floor and blinked, she was use to death but blood still sent an arrow through her. She truly was grateful for what Emesto had done but who he was connected too made Cecilia wary she had people to protect and Emesto was a liability but she would not kill him, not when so much was at stake in both her own life and the lives of others. So, she would fish. But Bibiana was a professional and Emesto she was sure was no spring bird. She would walk a careful line... And part of her just wanted to let it all drop so she could return to Aaron's side and continuing guarding him. Making up her mind Cecilia turned to face Bibiana and Emesto again. "I also must apologize for my earlier behavior... I am currently the most able bodied person to protect Aaron Lextu, my actions were rash but needed to ensure his safety." Throwing Aaron's name out solidified her own story and threw it out so gauge Emestos reaction, Cecilia wanted to know who was really in charge, Emesto or George, she only hoped it would paint no target on Aaron's back... Of course Cecilia would never let him lay a hand on her commander.