"So chief... what's up?" Djibril decided to ignore Rena's lack of formality as she waltzed in the meeting room where he had killed Four Socius earlier. She was wearing an altered Alliance uniform with a purple shirt showing off her shoulders, a pair of denim shorts and sneakers. Her black hair, red eyes and pale skin gave her an exotic look.
"You'll find out once the last member of our little group gets here," replied Commander Ian Lee, who seemed to be over the uncomfortable feeling of witnessing a murder right in front of his eyes. There were six other Alliance captains seated in the room just chatting amongst themselves as they waited for the last person to arrive.
Rena shrugged and muttered, "Whatever." Just as she took a seat, a man dressed in a blue Alliance uniform walked through the door. He had blonde hair, blue eyes and a trimmed beard.
"I hope I didn't keep everyone waiting for too long," said Morgan Chevalier, known as "Mad Dog of the Moonlight". He closed the door behind him and took a seat.
"Not at all, Mr. Chevalier. Let's get started." Djibril seated himself before speaking again. "The reason why I have called you forth is because you are going to be the ones leading the invasion force to take back the United States of South America. With that said, I will let Commander Ian Lee explain your roles."
Ian got up and activated a projector that had the map of the USSA on it. He looked over his clipboard and started going through the list. "Captain Abraham Williams; Captain Robert Jones; Captain Jillian Smith, your forces will be focusing your efforts here." He pointed to the north-eastern end of the continent. "We need you to cut off potential supply routes to resistance fighters."
'USSA? Why does that sound familiar?' Rena tapped her finger on the table as she tried to jog her memory.
"Captain Calvin Aloman; Captain Grace Hudson; Captain Eddie Torres, you will be focusing your efforts on securing the ports. That should theoretically cut off any incoming weapons that may be delivered to resistance groups. Rena Imelia and Morgan Chevalier will lead a squadron of fifty Strike Daggers into the heart of USSA territory and head to the Capital City. Once you establish a military presence, then that should scare the higher ups enough to-"
"Now I remember!" blurted out Rena. "I can't believe I totally overlooked this!"
"What is it, Pilot Imelia?" asked Djibril in an irritated tone.
"One of the students I trained for mobile suit piloting was pretty passionate about the USSA which is his homeland. The guy practically became an ace pilot before I knew it! Good old Ed the Ripper!" Rena smiled fondly as she remembered how amusing Edward had been with his love for bananas and burgers.
"That's Harrelson's nickname. Wait a minute." The pieces of the puzzle started to fall together in Djibril's head. "There were only three Sword Calamities produced. One was given to the Sahaku family with our conditioned Coordinator Four Socius and that was the one we were able to recover. One was assigned to Pilot Imelia..."
"Which got destroyed thanks to your poor security," replied the female ace in a sour tone.
Djibril ignored her. "So the one that attacked the facility must have been Harrelson's in disguise! Now it makes sense! He staged the operation so that the USSA could steal our mobile suits! Now we have a legitimate reason to go invade!"
"If Harrelson's involved, I bet Jane Houston's not too far behind. They are practically joined at the hip," commented Morgan.
"Ian, I want you to issue out warrants for Edward Harrelson and Jane Houston on the charge of treason! They will pay for this!" Djibril forced himself to calm down. "Pilot Imelia will be assigned the Sword Calamity that we retrieved from Four Socius. Engineers are going over it as we speak."
"Don't forget that I want an OS that's Coordinator-compatible," said Rena.
Djibril nodded. "Of course. Morgan, you will be assigned back to your old Gunbarrel Dagger. It's been fixed up. How long until our forces are ready to leave?"
"With crews around the clock, we will be ready to go by tomorrow evening," said Ian.
"Good. With luck, we can beat Harrelson and his group back to the USSA and prevent our mobile suits from being used by the enemy. That's everything so meeting adjourned." Djibril got up and opened the door to exit the room. Ian and the six captains exited the room as well, leaving Rena and Morgan alone.
"This should be interesting. Ed the Ripper and the White Whale against Sakura Burst and Mad Dog of the Moonlight," murmured Morgan before he lit up a cigar.
An eerie smile made its way to Rena's lips. "Indeed."
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