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EOT Council
Nibhal: …I see. So, you’re saying EOTI, the researchers of Meteor 3 on Aidoneus Island…
Nibhal: Developed and mass-produced Armored Modules, those humanoid mechs…and lead a revolt against your people?
Karl: Do you think I was behind all that, Nibhal Mubhal?
Nibhal: No. You were preparing to negotiate with our “Guests”.
Nibhal: Yet the incident resulted because the EOT Council was careless, don’t you agree?
Karl: …..
Nibhal: And on top of that, Bian revealed our secret…
Nibhal: The existence of our “Guests”…the aliens.
Nibhal: Who’s going to take responsibility for this mess?
Karl: No matter. We can use the media to deceive the masses.
Nibhal: What about the DC? How will you deal with them?
Karl: They’re no match for the feds or the EFA, we’d crush them.
Nibhal: I disagree, Chairman Karl Schtleseman.
Nibhal: The United Colony Corps is sympathizing with Dr. Bian’s actions.
Karl: …I’m surprised that you already know.
Nibhal: Wouldn’t it be inconvenient for the EFA if they take control of space?
Karl: That’s an army matter. It’s not our place to interfere.
Nibhal: …I see…
Nibhal: I understand your concerns and will report them to my superior. Now if you’ll excuse me…
*Nibhal leaves*
Karl: Hmph. Pig.
Karl: So, what is the extent of the damage in Antarctica?
Senator A: The Shirogane and Coatsland base were hit hard.
Karl: How is President Albert Grey?
Senator A: His injuries aren’t life-threatening.
Karl: And how did the EFA’s invasion of Marquesas go?
Senator A: It failed. The DC launched a counter-offensive…
Senator A: And with the aid of the UCC, they quickly seized the military’s satellite network.
Karl: Hm…They couldn’t take out the DC’s stronghold.
Karl: Have the Feds control the media coverage on the aliens.
Karl: That’s more important than Bian’s revolution, for now.
Senator A: Yes, Mr. Chairman.
Karl: (…..)
Karl: (Bian Zoldark, Maier V. Branstein…they ruined our efforts to negotiate with the aliens…)
Karl: (But, I won’t let them get away with this.)
Langley Base – Command Center
Greg: ..So then, Captain Lefina Enfield. You will take command of the ATX Team.
Greg: They’re a bit eccentric, but they’re good pilots.
Lefina: (…A bit…eccentric…?)
Greg: Something wrong?
Lefina: N-No, sir. They helped us when we met in the Antarctic, and I believe they are trustworthy.
Sanger: By the way, Commander…how did the invasion of Marquesas Island go?
Greg: …It was a total loss.
Lefina: The plan was to launch a blitzkrieg attack…before the DC was in place…but it was…a total loss?
Greg: Yes. While the DC counterattacked with their Armored Modules…
Greg: The United Colony Corps jammed the military satellites.
Sanger: And Columna Space Station?
Greg: I’m afraid so. As it is, the EFA has no eyes or ears.
Sean: It’s worse than that. 90% of the troops stationed in outer space took part in the mutiny.
Sean: And the man who made it happen was Maier V. Branstein, the Commander of the UCC.
Greg: Yes. He certainly does uphold the Branstein name.
Sanger: (Elzam…you’ve turned to the side that is giving the “dramatic ordeal”. And I…)
Aidoneus Island
Soldier: Welcome to Aidoneus Island, Major Elzam.
Elzam: Thank you…has the island been fortified?
Soldier: Yes sir. The EFA can’t even get near this island.
Elzam: Overconfidence will kill you. Be careful.
Soldier: Yes, sir. I’ll bear that in mind.
Elzam: One more thing…would you show me to the kitchen later? I brought some choice ingredients with me.
Soldier: A chance to try your famous cooking, Major? My men and I will be looking forward to it.
Tempest: …You never change, Elzam V. Branstein.
Elzam: Major Tempest…what’s our status?
Tempest: Our hybrid battalion has control of all Southeast Asia…
Tempest: Our DC forces will soon strike at the Far East Brigade.
Elzam: ‘Our’ DC…I still have trouble saying that.
Tempest: We’re leased out from the UCC…we don’t have a choice in the matter…
Tempest: But if I can eliminate the EFA, I don’t care. Maybe you care too much?
Elzam: Major…I want to care.
Elzam: This is all to prepare for the future threat…
Elzam: The Aggressors were disbanded because we weren’t determined enough…So, we turned to…
Tempest: It’s over, Elzam. Tempest of the Aggressors…is dead.
Tempest: Now I’m just the pawn of a dictator who wants to destroy the EFA.
Elzam: …..
Tempest: …Ahem, never mind. I’m off to battle.
Elzam: Battle…? Where?
Tempest: Langley…in North America. The invasion of South America is going well.
Tempest: North America isn’t as big as South America. I can handle it by myself.
Elzam: …..
Tempest: Elzam, go to headquarters and report to Commander Bian.
Elzam: Major Tempest.
Tempest: Yes?
Elzam: Tell me, what are you fighting for…?
Tempest: …Revenge.
Langley Base – Hangar
Kyosuke: (The DC…they have mechs that can fight in the air…we’re going to have to battle more of them…)
Kyosuke: (Those bug-like unknowns…they could go airborne too.)
Kyosuke: (I wish I had the Wildraubtier…I’ll just have to master anti-air combat with the Alt.)
Katina: You got a sec?
Kyosuke: Lieutenant Katina… of course, what is it?
Katina: So this is the Alteisen? First time I’m seeing it up close…it’s bigger than I thought.
Kyosuke: That’s due to the Claymores on it’s shoulders. It’s hard to balance because of them…
Kyosuke: However, those are the lifeline of the mech.
Katina: I heard that it’s a prototype. How did YOU get to pilot it?
Kyosuke: …Lieutenant. Is there something you want to say to me?
Katina: Yeah, give me the mech.
Kyosuke: Huh…?
Katina: I can pilot it better.
Kyosuke: If that’s an order.
Katina: Really…you’d give it up that easily? Wouldn’t you miss it?
Kyosuke: Not really…
*Alarm Sounds*
Katina: The DC’s coming!? Kyosuke, change of plans!
Katina: That Gespenst you were piloting before..give that to me!
Kyosuke: …? Well, it’s not my mech to give.
Kyosuke: But if you have permission, go ahead and take it.
Katina: That’s good. I already painted it in my favorite color.
Kyosuke: …Huh?
Chapter 6: Fallen White Knight
Langley Base Exterior
Eun: All intercepting jets and tanks have been destroyed! The enemy has crossed the 4th defense line!
Lefina: That was faster than I expected…!
Sean: No wonder EFA forces are losing ground.
Eun: Enemy units will soon cross our last line of defense!
Excellen: Then let’s start the potty…uh, I mean…party?
Kyosuke: Ignoring that…Major Sanger, what are our orders?
Sanger: Deploy and defend the base!
*Katina and Kyosuke deploy, Preparations Screen, Bullet, Sanger, and Russel deploy*
Katina: Finally…my own PT. And having it in my favorite color inspires me.
Excellen: That second-hand mech?
Katina: Huh? Want me to break your back!?
Russel: Lieutenant, there’s no time for that!
Kyosuke: …Excellen? You’re still in the base? Don’t tell me you overslept.
Excellen: A girl needs her beauty sleep, Kyosuke.
Excellen: Just kidding. Dr Radom put me on hold for her new prototype.
Katina: New prototype!? Why didn’t anybody tell me about that!?
Excellen: Well…it has my Gespenst’s motion data, so…
Katina: W-What…!? So YOU were chosen to be the pilot from the start…!
Russel: U-Um…You’re not an ATX member…so you don’t have any right to get angry…
Katina: Shut up, Russel! Ah…Anyways, what good is it if it’s not ready for battle!?
Excellen: She’s having trouble tuning the Tesla Drive…
Kyosuke: Tesla Drive?
Eun: Enemies incoming!
*Enemies spawn*
Tempest: That’s the North American base alright…look at all the PTs.
Tempest: They even brought out the prototypes.
Tempest: All units! They only have land-type mechs. They’re no match for our AMs.
Tempest: Destroy the command center, and seize the base!
Bullet: That mech…no matching data! Is that a new AM!?
Russel: It looks like a command unit…
Katina: Ha, awesome! I’ll take his head!!
Greg: …That concludes the report, Major Sanger.
Sanger: …! Are you serious, sir!?
Greg: …Unfortunately, yes.
Sanger: All units, listen up!
Sanger: The EFA bases in South America and Australia…
Sanger: They’ve been seized by pro-DC forces!
Russel: What!?
Bullet: Pro-DC forces…are they insiders!?
Sanger: Most likely. Although the headquarters in Geneva is safe…
Sanger: All of South America is in enemy hands, so we must defend this base at all costs!
Kyosuke: Yes sir. Our objective is to protect the base…
*Base is highlighted*
Kyosuke: And eliminate all enemies…with this force?
Sanger: That’s correct!
Kyosuke: Excellen! How’s it going!?
Excellen: A girl’s gotta get ready before she goes out…y’know?
Kyosuke: Sure…just tell the doc to hurry it up. We need more PTs.
Kyosuke: Especially if your unit’s equipped with a Tesla Drive.
Excellen: Roger. Then, you’ll be my escort.
*Conditions shown, Battle starts*
*Turn 2 Enemy Phase*
Sanger: (First a wave of assaults…then, a finishing attack…)
Sanger: (There’s no doubt…Major Tempest is here.)
Sanger: Assault 1 to all units. They have an ace in the hole. Stay alert.
Katina: How do you know that!?
Sanger: I said stay alert!
Katina: !?
Kyosuke: …Roger.
*Defeat Tempest*
Tempest: To have defeated me and my mech…you’re pretty good.
Sanger: You should’ve utilized the mobility of the AMs to seize this base.
Tempest: ! You…
Sanger: You can’t beat me by playing it safe.
Tempest: Is that you…Sanger…Sanger Zonvolt!?
Sanger: …That it is, Major Tempest Hawker.
Tempest: You knew it was me?
Kyosuke: (What…? Do they know each other?)
Tempest: Hmph…I didn’t expect to fight against one of my own.
Sanger: The Aggressors no longer exist…you know that as well as I do.
Lefina: ! The Aggressors…!?
Sean: …The Aggressors were a team formed from the most elite pilots.
Sean: It was they who created the foundation of PT tactics and maneuvers.
Bullet: And Major Sanger was a member…n-no way…
Sanger: …Regardless of our cause, we were merely puppets of war.
Tempest: That’s right. But the EFA never understood the truth.
Tempest: They still haven’t changed…not even after 16 years.
Tempest: The incident in the colony…they allowed that to happen!
Katina: Incident in the colony…!?
Tempest: But I won’t die…! Not until…I avenge the deaths of my wife and daughter.
Tempest: I won’t die!!
*Lion explodes, Tempest and remaining enemies escape*
Sanger: …..
Katina: What, that’s it!? What a sore loser…
*Warning Siren*
Eun: Captain! Head signature detected from the Northeast…!
*Three Nukes Appear*
Bullet: Missiles! Are they MAPWs!?
Bullet: M-Major! They’re trying to blow up the base!!
Sanger: (So, they did have an ace in the hole…!)
Kyosuke: Excellen! Evacuate all personnel to the shelter!
Kyosuke: Excellen! Do you copy!? Excellen!!
Lefina: At this distance…!
Sean: …We must take out the missile’s propulsion unit.
Sean: Though…I’m not sure we can do it…
Kyosuke: We have to do it…!
Marion: Lt. Excellen!
Excellen: Roger! That took longer than I would have liked…sorry ’bout that.
Kyosuke: …Excellen…!?
*Weissritter’s awesome CG intro*
Lefina: That’s…!
Kyosuke: You made it…!
Bullet: Th-That PT is flying in humanoid form!?
Bullet: Is it equipped with the same Tesla Drive as an AM!?
Marion: I don’t particularly like it…
Marion: But the MKIII and the MKII Custom should master land and air combat respectively…
Marion: So their completion, the goal of Project ATX, takes priority!
Excellen: We’ve got a fireworks celebration coming at us…
Kyosuke: We can’t allow it to blow up the base. Excellen, can you handle your new mech?
Excellen: Sure can! It’s basically a Gespenst after all.
Marion: Basically a Gespenst!?
Sean: Let’s take care of the problem now.
Sanger: Assault 1 to all! Disable the propulsion unit!
Sanger: But do not destroy the missile itself!
Bullet: So just moderate damage!?
Sanger: That’s right!
Bullet: This is Assault 3. Roger!
Kyosuke: This is Assault 4. Roger that.
Excellen: This is Assault 2. Sure thing!
Marion: All right, go get ‘em…
*Conditions updated, battle resumes*
*Disable all MAPWs*
Eun: The MAPWs have been neutralized!
Sean: Phew…We managed to survive again.
Lefina: Yeah…
Bullet: Your new mech saved us all, Lieutenant.
Excellen: Like I said before, you don’t have to worry about it.
Bullet: Actually, this is the first time you’ve said that.
Kyosuke: Major Sanger…
Sanger: Yes, Kyosuke?
Kyosuke: …That DC pilot…would you mind if I…?
Sanger: Heh…put a stake in him next time you see him.
Sanger: He’s dedicated to his cause…
Sanger: Whether it’s right or wrong…the same as me.
Kyosuke: …Yes, sir.
Sanger: (Right and wrong…don’t matter here.)
Langley Bast – Briefing Room
Bullet: …I-Is it true Japan’s Sasebo Base…was demolished!?
Katina: Blown away by a MAPW. Just like we almost were.
Bullet: But, the SRX Team should have been there to protect the base…
Katina: They didn’t get their new mechs in time. They had no choice but to run.
Bullet: …..
Langley Base – Mess Hall
Tasuku: Yo, Bullet. Maintenance is complete.
Bullet: Right, thanks.
Tasuku: But man, the Alt, the Type-0…these mechs are difficult to tune up.
Tasuku: In fact, the Type TT’s T-Link system is indecipherable.
Bullet: You can’t perform maintenance on it?
Tasuku: Nope, only the guys from Mao Industries can adjust it. Which only makes maintenance that much harder for me.
Tasuku: Believe me, it’s such a paaaaaain…
Bullet: …..
Tasuku: Say…since you’re the pilot of the Type TT, do you know anything about that?
Bullet: I know that specific Type TT was personally customized for my use…
Bullet: And I heard that the T-Link System acts as an alternative for an FCS.
Bullet: I haven’t run into any problems, and Dr. Radom isn’t allowed to touch it.
Tasuku: Ohhhh. Still, I must admit I’m a little jealous.
Bullet: Jealous?
Tasuku: Yeah, I mean, it’s still your personal mech after all, right?
Tasuku: Maaaaan…if only I had passed my PT qualification exam…
Bullet: You wanted to be a PT pilot?
Tasuku: Yeah.
Bullet: Why did you fail?
Tasuku: Do you always ask such direct questions…?
Katina: Tasuku’s a good mechanic, but he’s a klutz.
Tasuku: Urk…I’m a good gambler though.
Bullet: Uh…what’s that got to do with piloting?
Tasuku: Another rude question!
Excellen: Here comes the white knight! The Weissritter! Oh, I could get used to this.
Bullet: L-Lieutenant…?
Katina: Don’t get carried away, Excellen!
Katina: If I hadn’t painted the MKII, your mech would be mine…!
Tasuku: A well deserved punishment, wouldn’t you say?
Katina: I’ll break your arm for that!
Tasuku: Wait a minute! Remember that I helped you paint it!
Kyosuke: So, we had a tough time creating the Weiss…
Kyosuke: But the DC had no problem mass producing their flying mechs?
Kyosuke: I hate to say this, but we may be in trouble…
Bullet: Yeah…the battle’s gonna be rough.
Excellen: Their research on the EOT in Meteor 3…just how detailed was it?
Katina: The power of our mechs will decide the outcome of this war. The EFA has slacked off big time.
Kyosuke: We must show the DC what we can do…
Kyosuke: …This isn’t going to be easy…
Fallen White Knight End
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