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The Exalted was never meant to be in Torrington Base.

The Ra Cailum-class battleship wasn't supposed to be even near it when the battle began, but fate has decided that Torrington will be their destination.

The warship was supposed to be on the other side of the planet, but a recent change of orders from HQ a few weeks ago caused them to be here.

As always, fate is cruel.

"This is Swordfish 4 to Sandbox, where the hell are Zeon getting reinforcements?!"

"Roger Swordfish 4. They must have been from an orbital drop over."

"Copy that Sandbox, I- AGHHHH!"

"Swordfish 4, respond over?"

For the two RAS-96 Anksha units, mobile suits designed for atmospheric combat, call signs "Swordfish 3" and "Swordfish 4," they were shot down, unfortunately. Swordfish 4 went down when a Gouf Custom dropped from the heavens and slammed down its heat sword on top of the EFF mobile suit.

Swordfish 3 quickly transformed to its MS mode. As it did so, it activated its beam sabers and boosted towards the Gouf. Before it could attack, however, the EFF MS took a cannon shot to the back from a nearby Zaku Cannon, a modification of a Zaku II that somehow survived the war. As the MS was staggered, the Gouf used this moment and rammed its sword into the Anksha, crushing the pilot causing oil to burst out of the machine.

As the crew of the Ra Cailum-warship, the Exalted observed, the captain studied the battlefield. Zeon Remnant forces have attacked and they have used both old and advanced MS. The most terrifying thing on the battlefield, however, is the giant mobile armor that has been destroying a good number of sea-based vessels and much of the residing area.

Except for the mobile armor, the base along with a good number of reinforcements should be enough to stop the attackers, the Captain thought. He however started to question on where did some of the recent enemy reinforcements coming from.

"Sir, we lost Swordfish 3 and 4," reported an officer.

"Have all mobile suits launch and prepare for anti-mobile suit combat," calmly ordered the captain.

One of the first to enter the launch bays was a RGZ-95 ReZEL modified for atmospheric flight, with its pilot a young rookie newtype individual, barely older than the Unicorn's pilot, by the name of Lieutenant Junior Grade Conner Johnson. The young lad has fairly weak newtype abilities, but this more or less just increases his piloting ability.

Now the pilot not hoped, but out righted prayed that he would not be killed.

"This is Sandbox to Atlas, you ready for your first sortie Conner?" came in a voice in the comm link, breaking the boy's train of thought.

"Ready Ajax. I think," replied the one given the call sign 'Atlas'.

"Just be careful out there, lad."

Conner sighed as he prepared himself. He slowly activated the rest of his MS as he put his hand on the lever for the thruster.

"ReZEl, launching!" said Conner as the ReZEL accelerated forward.

The pilot felt the force on him as it knocked him to his seat. The MS flew into the air, and with a few presses of several buttons and commands half a second later, transformed into its waverider form.

He later joined up with two other units, one other ReZEL, and an RGM-96D Jegan D Type on a Base Jabber sub-lifter.

"Johnson, follow my lead and fan out on my signal," said the other ReZEL pilot.

"Roger,"

"Anyway, once we-" before Conner's CO could say anything, a beam pierced through his ReZEL. Time slowed down as the mobile suit as the mobile suit exploded.

"COMMANDER!" screamed out the Jegan pilot.

"Incoming bandits!" shouted Conner.

At least two mobile suits, one of which Conner knew was a Marasai, a mobile suit created by the ex-Federation group the Titans, approached them and opened fire.

"Shit," said the ReZEL pilot as he narrowly dodged a beam shot grazed his mobile suit. Three other MS on the ground in a destroyed part of the city but still with some structures left, one Gouf Heavy Arms Type, and two other mobile suits Conner didn't know but he recognized them as some modification of the Geara Zulu, a recent Zeon design, opened fire at them.

Conner immediately had the ReZEl transform into its MS mode and opened fire with his beam rifle. One sot struck the arm of the Gouf and melted it off.

"Conner, taker care of those three! I'll hold these bastards off," stated the Jegan pilot. The Jegan quickly turned to the Marasai and began firing its two beam rifles.

"Copy."

The ReZEL transformed into waverider mode. Once the process was finished, the thrusters ignited and the mobile suit boosted towards its target.

Before the EFF pilot could do anything, however a 180mm shot from the nearby Zaku cannon grazed the ReZEL, and in the process, badly damaged the thrusters.

"Damn it," cursed Conner.

He directed the ReZEL towards the Gouf and evaded another few shots from it. Once the mobile suit was close enough it transformed and activated the beam saber on its rifle and slashed the Gouf at an angle. The ReZEL landed on the ground and slid forward, while the Gouf was split in half and spontaneously combusted.

Conner opened fire as his MS slid, but his opponents immediately took cover behind some damaged building with one firing its grenade launcher from its rifle.

The ReZEL opened fire with Vulcan guns, sending in blue 60mm shots towards the projectile. The grenade exploded midair, causing a black mist that covered the area.

Conner used this opportunity to get to cover on the building to his left.

The whole situation turned into a waiting game. As the ReZEL reloads its beam rifle, the Zulu's, beam machineguns in hand, moved in two different directions. Both mobile suits rushed to the flanks of the ReZEL, and therefore surrounding him.

They opened fire.

Luckily, Conner was a bit faster.

The ReZEL boosted towards one of the Zulu and used its shield to block some of the beam shots. It then immediately activated the beam saber on the rifle and prepared to slash horizontally.

As the blue MS lunged, the Zulu quickly ducked under the concentrated plasma and popped up its right heat claws and gave an uppercut, splitting the beam rifle into four pieces.

However, the Zeon pilot left himself wide open as Conner opened fire with his arm grenade launcher, sending in an explosive projectile that impacted the chest of the Zeon mech, utterly shredding most of the metal. The ReZEL then made sure its dead by activating its beam saber and stabbed straight to it.

Meanwhile, the other Zulu opened fire with its grenade launcher, prompting the ReZEl to quickly sidestep the dodge the shot. The ReZEL quickly used its thrusters to charge in on its opponent.

"You won't get me that easily," stated the Zulu pilot on an open line. He sounded old, around forty or fifty years of age.

The Zulu fired another shot this time Conner used his beam saber to quickly strike the grenade.

Unfortunately, this made the ReZEL pilot an idiot as the grenade exploded.

"What the?!" yelled Conner in surprise.

The Zulu then opened fire. As its rifle roared, multiple beam shots were sent into the ReZEL, some being blocked by the latter's shield or hit in a relatively unimportant part.

The pilot smirked as he pulled the trigger again. This time, however, he heard a click instead.

"Damn," cursed the Zeon pilot as he had his MS discard its assault rifle and popped up its heat knives from its forearms and held them in a reverse grip. The mobile suit then charged at its counterpart.

A loud clang is heard and several sparks appeared when the Zulu's heat knives' crashed into the ReZEL's shield as the latter placed itself in a defensive. The ReZEL attempted to bash with its shield, however the Zulu immediately stepped back.

"You'll have to do better than that!" taunted the Zeon pilot.

Conner grunted as he had the ReZEL lunged the enemy. However, the Zulu quickly dodged the beam saber and gave an upward slash with its right knife, shredding part of the outer armor.

"Don't overstretch your attacks!" shouted the Zulu pilot as he kicked the ReZEL, sending it a few meters in the air before it regained its footing.

Lt. Johnson grunted as he took a breath and had his MS placed in a Greek-style defensive stance with its saber just on top of its shield.

"There. Although I recommended you use a bigger shield with that stance," simply stated the Zulu pilot. "There's a much better style with that shield."

"Yes sir," said Conner as he sighed. That man sounded way too much like an instructor of his.

This however caused the Zulu pilot to be stunned for a moment.

"I'm the damned enemy you fool!" yelled out the man.

"Fool?" questioned Conner as he maneuvered for a thrust, which the Zulu sidestepped. "You're the one giving me advice! Thanks anyway."

"Sorry. Just old habits" replied the man as he swung with one of his arms. The ReZEL easily blocked the thrust, but the Zulu's other knife rushed towards the head.

"Former instructor?" asked the ReZEL pilot as he head-butted the Zulu. The Zulu was knocked back and both mobile suits stood there waiting to strike.

"Yes."

"Then why do you fight?"

The Zulu pilot took a short breath before speaking. "I don't know. But right now, I just don't want to die."

Conner had his mobile suit nod in understanding. After all, it's the same reason why he's still alive, for faith and belief no longer matter. Might as well give this guy a quick death, or perhaps disable him if possible he thought.

He was silent as he vertically slashed with his blade, which the Zulu sidestepped, but a bash from the ReZEL's shield arm was enough to knock the mobile suit back. A pull of a trigger then unleashed 60mm rounds, not stopping as they tore through the face of the Zulu.

He then quickly stabbed his blade into the Zulu's head, melting it as it goes. The Zeon mobile suit fell to its knees, the blade still in it. The ReZEL then pulled its arm out, thus the saber now no longer connected with the other mobile suit.

Then, that's when it all went wrong.

"CONNER!" came in a yell. Conner turned to see his comrade, the one piloting the Jegan, get knocked down on the ground with an olive-green Marasai landing next to it.

"Run," was the only thing pilot said as the Marasai brought down its foot on the Jegan's cockpit, crushing it as well as its occupant.

"Damn it," cursed Conner a bit angrily as the ReZEL proceeded to engage the Marasai. Before he could move further, however, a grappling hook grazed his MS's arm.

The pilot turned to see a Gouf with its arm mounted gatling gun aimed at him. With some minor use of vulgar language, he quickly dodged the shots. Then another mobile suit came in and delivered a powerful punch to the ReZEL's face, knocking it to the ground.

Conner felt the full force of the blow as his mobile suit landed and simply sat there dazed. A Gouf came next to the ReZEL, with its heat sword ready to strike. The boy closed his eyes expecting death.

Perhaps fortunately, an object resembling a seed exploded.

"This is Renegade 1. We are currently approaching the targeted colony," said a voice on the comm line as several mobile suits, called RGM-96X Jestas, and one Gundam unit, the RX-78GPO3S Dendrobium Stamen, approached on what appears to be an abandoned space colony.

"Copy that Renegade 1, you are clear the to enter the colony over."

"Loud and clear Watchman," answered Renegade 1, but in a somewhat weary voice.

"I know your tired and want to go home, Commander Uraki, but we still got work to do," stated a voice in reference to their "blacker than black" operation. That voice belongs to a captain of a vessel that hasn't been named yet as the ship was rushed to combat.

The ship was a new prototype, dubbed the 'New York-class' by the top brass. It was currently painted black and was over 700 meters, a bit bigger than the Dogosse Giar class. It has four launch decks, which extends from the ship.

For its weapons, it has four beam cannons as its main armament. It also has two mega particle cannons at the front of it, and a single but very powerful hyper beam cannon. The ship also has an advance CIWS system with multiple point defense guns and it also features multiple missile launchers that can fire different kinds of warheads.

Unfortunately this may be the only vessel of its kind to be built. This is due to multiple reasons, but mainly because the Federation doesn't need one.

It was also expensive as hell, so the designers manage to form a team to support it with new and old technology.

That still doesn't explain how Uraki's Gundam managed to survive all that paperwork thought the ship's captain. How did the mobile suit commander even manage to acquire it, he didn't want to know.

Their mission was simple; investigate an abandoned colony that practically as old as the Universal Century, and find out why there are vey powerful psycho waves coming from it.

"I just want to get back to my family, Watchman Actual," stated Commander Uraki as he and his MS team call sign 'Renegade' slowly approached an entrance to one of the colony's hangar bays.

"Roger that, Renegade Leader," replied the Captain as he gave a light chuckle.

This annoyed Uraki a bit, but he figured that the Captain was like this a long time ago.

"This is Renegade Squadron, we are now entering the designated location."

"This is Saber Squadron, approaching objective."

"This is Echo team, we are in the colony and approaching objective."

The captain sighed as he calmly sat on his chair and enjoyed his coffee. He reread his exact orders again as he made observations on their current situation.

During the search for the so-called "Laplace Box," many have noted a ridiculous psycho wave reading from this particular sector of space. Initial scouting teams found the colony, which appeared to be one of the older model but was still unnaturally big, and so in fear that either Neo Zeon or the Vist Foundation get their hands on it, the Federation sent in the most stealthy and most powerful ship they could find and deploy it to the sector.

"This is Watchman Actual to all units. The mission is pure and simple. We are to find out what is going on in this colony and find any survivors and secure them if possible. Only engage in combat if anybody opened fire on us. If any Neo Zeon or Vist force arrives, we are to immediately get access to the main computer and blow the colony up," announced the captain. He listened to various acknowledgments and looked at the map showing his forces and the colony.

As Renegade Squadron entered the colony, they noticed something was wrong. For one there were mobile suits, with the latest being only Second Neo Zeon War models. There are also what appears to be multiple lines that Uraki could not tell if it's either wires, pipes, or just paint, that cover the grey hangar.

"Jesus Christ, what is this place," stated Renegade 4 as he got out of his Jesta and proceeds to a nearby computer with his helmet flashlight activated. "There's even a God damn Hyaku Shiki in here."

"Where?" asked Uraki.

"Bay 12."

Uraki and another pilot got out of their mobile suits and floated to the area. There they find a golden Gundam, reminiscent of one the late Char Aznabel flew before.

"So, a Gundam is here alright," simply stated Uraki.

"Uhh sir, I don't think that's the Hyaku Shiki," stated Uraki's partner, a man he knew as Viktor.

"What do you mean?" asked Uraki.

"Well, sir, I used to fly the Zeta types, and this thing is clearly a very early version," replied Viktor as he made several gestures to picture it for Uraki. "It has a couple of parts that would clearly indicate so, but is using an older and flawed design."

"What are you saying Lieutenant?"

"This could be the Delta Gundam sir."

Uraki was now confused. From what he knows, the Delta Gundam was an early design prototype of the Zeta Project that never got produced due to metal fatigue its frame suffered. The design was then incorporated into the Hyaku Shiki, which cannot transform.

"Viktor, get into the cockpit and find out what hell is that thing doing here." Viktor nodded at that.

Viktor floated to the computer near the machine and pressed a button, opening the Gundam's cockpit. Once it opened, he immediately moved to it and entered the Delta Gundam as he sat down and began working on the computer.

"How is it?" asked Uraki.

"It'll take a while, sir!" yelled out Viktor. "The damn thing is in Hungarian!" Uraki just shook his head at that.

"This is Echo Team," came in a voice on the radio. "We are now in the control room. Still no survivors spotted over."

"This is Renegade 1 to Echo, can you guys turn on the lights."

"Roger that Renegade 1." There was a short silence as Uraki patiently waited. "Turning on lights in 3…2…1"

Suddenly, the entire hangar was illuminated as all the lights turned, revealing that the hangar was larger than what the team anticipated. Uraki also noticed that's there's another pathway on what appears to be another hangar.

"This is Echo. We're also going to activate the life support system, but we recommend you guys keep your helmets. Gravity is still off due to practical reasons over."

"Copy that Echo," replied Uraki. "Lieutenant! You got anything new?"

"Negative, Commander," replied Viktor as he currently operated the Delta's computers. "There's no info regarding how this machine was manufactured and there are no records regarding usage. It seems that it was just built and then left here. But whoever made this managed to put in the Zeta's solution to the frame problem."

Damn thought Uraki.

"Sir!" Uraki turned to see Renegade 3 and 5 exiting from the pathway leading to the other hangar and stopped before him. "You are not going to believe what we saw sir."

"What is it?"

"Sir, I recommend you see for yourself." Uraki nodded at that.

Once the three floated into the other hangar, they suddenly became silent.

Mother of God thought Uraki.

The entire hangar was covered with literally hundreds of mobile suits ranging all the way from Guntanks to Jegans. What's more terrifying is that every single mecha appears to be upgraded to the point where it could stand toe-to-toe with a modern day one.

"Captain, are you seeing this?" said Uraki as he activated his helmet camera.

"Copy that, Commander," replied the Captain, who is also Now in a state of shock. "Now what the hell do we put in the report?

"Captain! Unidentified contacts coming in fast about a 100 km away from us!" reported a bridge officer."

"Identify them!" ordered the Captain.

"IFF reads them as-" started another officer but he soon stopped. He then continued. "Neo Zeon. At least three vessels. All Rewloola-class."

"Rewloolas?!" yelled the Captain in surprise. He thought, no he knew, that there was only one Rewloola. Zeon must have been busy.

"All hands prepare for battle stations! Prepare for anti-ship combat and send out Charlie Squadron!"

Suddenly, the entire colony glowed green.

What the hell?

"Uhh Watchman, we have a problem," stated the voice of Echo Team's leader.

"This is Saber 1. Let me guess, you activated every single psycoframe in the colony."

"How the fuck is that possible?"

The boy opened his eyes as he hit the thrusters.

The ReZEL was immediately sent to the location behind it and immediately got up. The Gouf fired with its arm-mounted cannons, which made a loud, almost distinctive roar in the air. The ReZEL dodged the shots and reactivated his beam saber and rammed its shield into the Gouf, knocking it back. The ReZEL then quickly plunged its weapon into the center of the Gouf.

This unfortunately got the attention of every mobile suit in the area as at least nine eye red eyes came in looking at Conner's mobile suit.

"Well shit," simply stated Conner in frustration.

A Gouf Custom and a Zaku Cannon quickly approached his position, using the buildings as cover as they opened fire and fill the sky with smoke and metal. Conner quickly had his MS quickly dash to a nearby building and used it for cover. He then returned fire with his shield-mounted beam gun.

A large bang from the Zaku Cannon was heard and a 180mm shell was sent flying into the air, before crashing into the building in front of Conner. The building then instantly developed a large hole before it collapsed.

Conner used this opportunity given by the smoke of the debris to quickly dash and also fire his beam gun. A purple arrow exited the barrel of said weapon and bunred through the Zaku Cannon's armor.

The Gouf's response is to immediately charge the ReZEL with its heat saber drawn.

Crap

The ReZEL blocked the strike, but the Gouf quickly rammed its other hand into the ReZEL's head, knocking it back. Conner then quickly used the ReZEL's 60mm head cannons to suppress the opponent and quickly gave an upward slash, destroying the Gouf's arm. He then had the arm motioned to stab the beam saber right down through the mobile suit's shoulder and into the chest.

A mobile suit with two missile launchers appeared, supported by two other mobile suits, both of which are aquatic models. Conner then noticed his sensors detect three other mobile suits, Dom types, approaching from the desert. Finally there's the Marasai, which stood on top of a fallen skyscraper with its hand on its extended beam saber, similar to the saber on the ReZEL's rifle.

Time slowed down, as the Doms were the first to enter.

Conner boosted to one of the Doms, before implanting the ReZEL's foot into its torso while stabbing the beam saber into its chest. The ReZEL then, while using the Dom as the base, jumped into the air.

The impact of the kick caused the Dom to release its bazooka into the air, which Conner immediately grabbed with the ReZEL's hand after quickly deactivating its beam saber.

While in the air, the ReZEL spun around and fired the rocket launcher thrice. The first missed its target, which is another Dom-type. The second simply blinded the third Dom. And the last, despite a hundred other projectiles around it, managed to strike the mobile suit with the twin missile launcher.

When the missile struck the mobile suit it combusted, thus shredding the cockpit to pieced. What happened next is that the nuclear reactor ignited, causing a chain reaction that created an inferno. Another mobile suit next to the victim was soon caught in it before it could escape.

One of thee surviving Doms quickly drew its heat saber before slicing the ReZEL's bazooka in half. The EFF mobile suit however rammed what's left of the weapon into the head of the Dom, causing enough force to stun its pilot.

Conner then had his mobile suit quickly fire the beam gun into the chest of the Dom. The latter fell backwards, now with a gaping hole in it.

The final Dom quickly aimed its rocket launcher and fired a shot. A rocket was sent into the air, but Conner boosted to his left, thus dodging the rocket. Another rocket was sent, and Conner responded by activating the 60mm head Vulcans. Multiple rounds then tore through the projectile, causing to prematurely combust.

Both MS then charged against each other with their melee weapons activated. The Dom activated its beam scattering gun, which has been known to easily blind other MS, but the ReZEL quickly raised its shield to its head, rendering the weapon useless. The Dom performed a large horizontal swing as the ReZEL jumped into the air and slammed its beam saber into the cockpit and then quickly grabbed the latter's bazooka.

Once Conner landed and the Dom turned into scorched metal, he fired two rounds from the rocket launcher, which a mobile suit, the surviving one near the dead missile launcher mobile suit, was the target. Both rounds struck the target in relatively non-fatal areas, but the combined explosions caused a chain reaction, thus the mobile suit burst into flames.

The ReZEL casually dropped its weapon, which made a loud clang as it hit the floor, and turned to the Marasai. The latter booster jumped into an area right in front of the ReZEL, with its beam saber glowing brightly and its red eye flashed.

Both MS suddenly charged at each other. The Marasai jumped into the air, while the ReZEL slid to the lift as their sabers made contact. The weapons released from each other as the Marasai pummeled the ReZEL with the butt of its weapon, but before it could strike again with its saber, Conner had the ReZEL spun around before slamming the sword into the Marasai's left arm, turning it into hot molten metal. The Marasai's weapon however then quickly slash Conner's beam saber in half.

This however only gave Conner the opportunity to bash the edge of his shield into the Marasai's cockpit twice, knocking it down onto the ground. He looked at the cockpit, squashed from the brute force of the impact and blood and oil dripping out.

With that done, the pilot began to observe the rest of the battle.

All the other Federation forces were doing well, he noticed. A counter attack led by a Byarlant, which Conner assumed was stored at the base considering the fact it was a Titans model, was taking in shape.

He then remembered that there was a massive mobile armor in the area. He used his sensors to see the giant mobile armor, and then he saw what appeared to be a Gundam riding on top of a Zeta-type mobile suit, which is in its mobile armor mode.

What surprised Conner is that the second mobile suit transformed back into MS, and then grabbed the Gundam's weapon and fired a shot at the mobile armor, causing a massive inferno.

He then noticed a beam, which is of gigantic proportions and seemed to connect into space, was formed. A white flash soon began devouring everything in its path.

The pilot closed his eyes expecting death.

Only he did not receive it

AN: And done.

This is the rewrite of the story dedicating to outright improving it and removing any non-SEED/UC bullshit.

If you have any suggestions, questions, OCs, etc., please PM me or leave it at the reviews.