It had been almost two years since Edward Hoffman had set foot on Earth, and in all honestly, he had hoped never to leave. But the troublesome Trinity Alliance had made it impossible for Edward and his forces to stay on Earth. Once the Trinity Alliance made their move is space with their Gundams, FRE needed all the help they could get. But now the Trinity Alliance wasn't as close as they had been when the wars started. They were still together, but they were split apart, doing different tasks in different areas. And that was just the opportunity that Edward had been waiting for. Using the Vanguard Prime "Civil War" as a distraction, Edward was able to land multiple carriers on Earth with minimal risk of detection. Only one threat remained a constant problem, and that was Val and his Hyperion. Kiyoshi was dead, or so the Trinity Alliance said, Zach was in space along with the Vanguard Prime and they had their hands full with the "God" unit, as Edward liked to call them.
Now, back in Asia, Edward hopped to finish what he started three years ago. The unification of Earth under one rule, the vision of Blace Lowe. Edward still headed up the Blace Lowe Faction, but since the wars, they had been put under the command of FRE. So whatever they wanted Edward to do, he had to do. And right now, they wanted to break the Trinity Alliance, so that's what Edward was planning on doing.
Ten carriers, that's how many had been able to land, each carrying ten fully equipped suits giving him one hundred in total, along with the thirty or so suits that had been sent down earlier to reestablish a presence from FRE on Earth. One hundred and thirty suits. That should be more that enough to take out one Mobile Suit, even a Gundam. The time was right, all that needed to be done was to get Val's attention. And Edward already had that figured out, and there was no way that Val could resist Edwards charm when inviting him over.
The door behind Edward opened and four armed guards escorted someone into the room. Her hands were bound with rope behind her back and she was gagged. Her dark brown hair , which was usually neatly kept and straight, was cluttered and a mess. Her cloths had rips in them and were stained with a little blood. Tears had seamed her dirt and blood covered face, and she continued to cry.
Edward"So this is her is it? Well I'm sure she'd be quite the pretty little thing is she wasn't covered in blood and dirt. You're sixteen now aren't you my dear?"
The girl mumbled something through the gag and Edward narrowed his eyes. He wasn't exactly sure what she had said, but he was pretty sure he wasn't going to like it. Raising his hand, Edward slapped the girl hard across the face, sending her sprawling to the ground.
Edward"You'd better be glad you had that gag on. I might have killed you if I actually heard what you had said. Pick her up boys, we have a broadcast to make."
The guards grabbed the young girl and tossed her into a chair. One of the guards removed the gag and was rewarded by being bitten on the finger. Pulling his hand away the guard punched the girl in the face, causing her head to violently bounce off the back of the chair.
"Who are you, what are you going to do to me and what do you want?"
Edward"You'll have an answer to all those questions in a few minutes my dear. But first, we have to contact your dear brother. I'm sure he's missing you terribly, Amber Thrall."
Amber's eyes widened. So they knew, after all this time they had finally found out and had found her. So these men were with FRE, and they wanted her brother, Val.
Amber"He's going to kill you. You know that right?"
Edward"You, just like everyone else, overestimated you brother and the Trinity Alliance, and underestimate us. You'll see, I've got one hundred and thirty Mobile Suits waiting to welcome your brother. Not even Kaden or Kiyoshi would be able to handle those odds."
Amber started at Edward. She had heard Val says those names before. Kaden and Kiyoshi were the two best pilots that the Trinity Alliance had. But they were both gone. Could this really be the end? No, Val would never allow it.
Edward"I want an open channel to Antioch. I don't care if anyone else hears this or not, just make sure that Val does."
Edward waited for a few seconds while a communication link was opened to Antioch.
Edward"My dear friend Val. It's been too long since I have seen your face my friend, please, I wish to talk to you."
"Edward. How many times have I told you not to call me your friend? I already know you're back on Earth, so don't try and hid that fact. Now what do you want? You've got two minuets before I call the rest of the Trinity Alliance and have them all over your ass."
Edward"Hostile as always Val. Fine, I'll get right to the point. FRE wants you dead, along with the rest of the Trinity Pilots, but since you're all alone on Earth, they decided to take you out first. Now, you're going to be a good boy and come to Asia so we can kill you."
"And what makes you think I'm going to do that?"
Edwards smiled and stepped to the side, to reveal Amber sitting in the chair, with four armed guards standing beside her. After a few seconds, Edwards stepped back in front of Amber, filling the screen once again.
Edward"Well, I think you will find a reason or two to make it here in the next two days. I'll be waiting for you Val."
"YOU SON OF A......."
Val was cut off as Edward closed the communication link. That was done. The trap was set and the Tiger was on his way over. It was only a matter of time now.
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