Code 00 with a side of Geass: Next Moves [Episode 228684]

by Yasanagi

The trip back to the Ptolemaios had been uneventful. It was fortunate that there were no other military aircraft in the area that could have spotted Exia and possibly extrapolated the position of his mothership. This also gave Setsuna some time to reflect on the brief conversation he had with the masked man known as Zero. If anything, this should serve as some food for thought for the rest of the crew.

His main monitor started beeping softly, alerting him to the ship's position. "Exia to Ptolemaios. Requesting permission to dock."

It was Sumeragi Li Noriega who answered his hail. "Exia, you are cleared for docking in Bay One. Good work out there, Setsuna."

"Thank you. Setsuna out."


As soon as he entered the bridge, most of the crew members were focused on the feedback that Feldt was getting from their access to the world network. Practically all of the Britannian media television channels, from the local station KT-TV to the mainstream Hi-TV, were reporting on the mystery Knightmare Frame known as Gundam. It was only due to Alice calling out to him that they looked up from the monitors. "Welcome back!"

"Thank you." Setsuna then turned to the pink haired girl. "Feldt, can you do me a favour and pull up as much information as you can on Zero?"

"Sure, no problem." Her fingers ran across the keyboard and soon, their monitors were replaced with various news articles of the infamous rebel.

Setsuna's eyes darted across the monitor, as if he were searching for something. "What is it that you're looking for?" asked Tieria.

The blue-clad pilot paused in his search to address his holographic comrade. "You saw what occurred earlier when the ground began to shift and the Britannian forces lost their balance. I was wondering how he managed to accomplish it. He had clearly prepared for that event to happen when he obtained that shield."

"You gotta admit that was the coolest thing ever! Using that shield to surf along the chaotic surface!" exclaimed Mileina.

Feldt immediately entered a new term, this time typing in 'Zero' and 'shifting surface' into the search engine. A moment later, one particular news story was found. "Is this it?"

"Assault on Tokyo Settlement. At the stroke of midnight on September 11, 2017 a.t.b, the section blocks around the outer perimeter of Tokyo Settlement were suddenly purged-" Allelujah had to re-read that part just to make sure he wasn't seeing things. "Wait a minute! Zero pulled this once already?!"

"With great results. Most of the Viceroy's stationed forces were destroyed with that one move during that battle," noted Marie.

"Section blocks? Why would there be something like that in the first place?"

"It was to provide a regular foundation for ease of construction over the ruins of Old Tokyo, Lockon." All heads turned to Alice who proceeded to explain. "The street level of the concession area rests upon a series of interlocking plates which can be removed in case of earthquakes or other disasters. The locking mechanism is controlled through a closed-circuit system from a city administration facility."

Lasse frowned. "But if that's the case, how was Zero able to get access to the facility to cause the surge?"

"And more importantly, how did he manage to pull it off again? One would think that they would change all the standard security procedures to prevent such an incident from happening again." Sumeragi sat back down in her seat. "It makes me wonder if I would be able to match wits with him in the event that the Gundams would have to intervene against his operations."

"Do not doubt yourself, Ms. Sumeragi. If it weren't for your abilities, we would not be here in the first place."

This caused the older woman to smile. A few years ago, she would have gawked upon hearing those words from that particular Meister. "Thank you, Tieria."

"So what's our next move?" asked Lockon. "If we're going to really push the message on how it ain't cool to be a global bully, then we'll have to make appearances in other areas too."

"I've been monitoring military activity aside what's been occuring near Japan. The Britannians have been staging a large military campaign against the Euro Universe," reported Feldt from her station.

This caught Setsuna's attention. "How large are we talking about?"

"The campaign has been going on even before the first appearance of Zero. For the most part, they have held their own until the Prime Minister, Schneizel el Britannia, was appointed to lead the campaign a few months ago and has shifted the conflict into Britannia's favour. Also, I've detected some strange troop movement near an uninhabited island."

"Strange movement? Can you clarify, Feldt?" asked Sumeragi.

"From what I can tell, it's been mostly cargo vessels and supply ships but there are a fairly large number of soldiers stationed there as well. Aside from those two areas, there have been no other noteworthy military movements."

Tieria paused for a moment before offering his speculation. "Perhaps Britannia is developing some new weapon or conducting other research which would strengthen their military power."

"In either case, we have two new leads to look into," said Lockon before glancing at the Ptolemaios Captain. "How should we handle this, Ms. Strategic Forecaster?"

She took a few minutes to think about it before announcing her plan. "Tomorrow morning at 0700 hours..."


Ptolemaios, the following morning at 0700 hours

"Prepare to launch the Gundams," stated Lasse from his station on the bridge. Behind him, Mileina and Feldt were hard at work while the Captain's seat was empty due to Sumeragi sleeping in.

"Hatch opening for Decks 1 and 2!" reported Mileina.

"Exia, Arios... prepare for launch," instructed Feldt as she began inputting in the transfer sequence. "Increasing linear catapult voltage. Transferring launch timing to Exia. All systems green. Timing is at your discretion."

"Roger. Exia, Setsuna F. Seiei, launching!"

A few seconds later, the main monitor showed Gundam Exia flying towards the uninhabited island officially designated as Kamine Island.

Meanwhile, Mileina set up the launch sequence for Allelujah. "Linear system clear. You have control!"

He nodded once and briefly focused the main camera of Arios on his lover who had seen him off prior to him boarding his mobile suit before focusing himself. "I have control. Arios, Allelujah Haptism, moving out."

As soon as it exited the ship, Arios shifted to flight mode and proceeded on course towards the Euro Universe.

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(Posted Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:36)


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