Time returned to the day when Heliopolis was attacked. The new warship of the Earth Federation Army, Archangel, attacked Gundam with the only remaining MS, and evacuated there.

A few days later

"Have you been unable to contact other troops?"

"Actually, we don't know how to do it..."

Due to the surprise attack, more than half of the crew members on the original ship were killed or injured, and the existing regular soldiers could count them with both hands. The children who temporarily called Ship Bridge to help, although they graduated from the School of Electronic Engineering, were still too forced to operate military radar.

"Please go back and rest first"

Mali Lamias, belonging to the Fifth Secret Service Division of the Second Universe of the Earth Federation Army, was a captain. He was originally the deputy chief of the Archangel to come to Heliopolis to receive Gundam. After the captain died in battle, he became the acting captain to command the Archangel.

Maru leaned on the captain's seat. Things happened so suddenly. Now her mind was confused and everything was still vivid in her mind.

As secret weapons of the Earth Federation Army, the Archangel and the Attack Gundam must be sent back to Earth. She is very clear about this, but in the current situation, she must find friendly forces that can shelter the ship. Fighting alone is by no means a wise choice.

There are two choices in front of her, one is to return to the earth directly, and the other is to go to the cosmic fortress Artemis. She is very confused about which one is the right choice.

Just then

"Captain, I found an unknown signal, right behind us."

Speaking of which, Natal Buckilulu, belonging to the Fifth Secret Service Division of the Second Universe of the Earth Federation Army, is a second lieutenant, and is currently the deputy captain of the Archangel. He became the CIC combat commander when most of the original members on the ship died in battle.

She is a typical cold-hearted soldier, and everything is based on tasks as the top priority.

"Unknown signal? Is it Zaft's?"

"No, I'll retrieve the rear image right away"

A ship appeared on the screen. After Maru carefully identified it, she found that this type of ship she had never seen before, not known Earth Federation Army or Zaft's ship. At this time, she thought of another possibility.

"Mercenary? Or scrap merchant?"

"The other party sent a communication request, do you need to connect?"

"...Check the other party's identity first, connect it."

The big screen of the bridge flashed and video communication was connected

"This is a warship belonging to the Earth Federation Army. Is your party..."

"Ahem..."

The blonde man in the picture coughed, and Maliu suddenly discovered that the other party was also wearing the uniform of the Earth Federation Army.

"We are also affiliated with the Earth Federation Army, but we are now carrying out confidential missions. Due to communication issues, we can't contact our superiors for the time being, so we searched for friendly forces nearby and found only you."

"Confidential Mission?"

Maru frowned lightly. It is said that she is performing a confidential task now, but she doesn't want to reveal too much about the other party's appearance. She just stayed silent for a few minutes. Finally, the blonde man spoke first.

"Can you bring us with you? You are going back to Earth, too?"

"this……"

"Let me refuse, please report the number of your troops, and discuss it after we confirm it."

Bucky Lulu refused mercilessly. She distrusts the blonde man's one-sided words. She knows that some mercenaries will pretend to be regular soldiers and get involved.

"The third division of the 13th Fleet, the second universe of the Earth Federation Army, is classified as the number of our team, so it is not convenient to disclose it."

"Thirteen Fleet? I remember that fleet seemed to have been damaged more than half in the previous battle... Natal, why not let them..."

“…”

The other party has never disclosed his identity, but now there are no other friendly forces nearby except them. Natal thought about it and finally could only stay silent. Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Maliu secretly thanked and cleared her throat.

"I am the 5th Secret Service Division, Captain Mary Lamias, please wait for our guidance signal."

"Received, I'm..."

The blonde man paused, and suddenly the corners of his mouth were grinning

"Chaya Aznapur, please give me some advice"

Half an hour later

"Friends? How can friendly troops drive such a ship...it's not a secret?"

Gnakune, the main staff and security personnel on the ship were waiting here. The captain who claimed to be "Shaya" said he would come here to meet. Now the landing craft is docking here, but the hatch has not been opened for a long time.

"laugh……"

With a light sound, the door of the landing craft opened, and the blonde man Shaya walked down with another young man and held a standard military salute to Maru. Maru naturally wanted to return the salute.

"Hello, Captain Mary"

"Hello, Captain Xia Ya"

The two shook hands, and at this moment, Xia Ya's eyes suddenly glanced at the side, and he saw a boy in the crowd.

"Is that Kira Yamato..."

Yes, Kasbar used his pseudonym again. Beiyu didn't ask him to do so, it was just his whim.

Archangel Conference Room

"So, your task is also testing the performance of MS?"

Casbar had his own plan, and knew that Maru would not believe it easily, so he "slightly revealed" the content of the confidential task he just mentioned.

"Yes, we are testing the prototype and are ready to be sent back to the Federal Army Headquarters. I think there are MS on your ship."

At this point in time, the attack dagger should still be in the state of development and technical verification, but it is not a big problem as long as it is a prototype.

"That's..."

"That's confidential, it's inconvenient to disclose"

Bucky Lulu rejected Casbar's question with the same rhetoric, but he could only smile bitterly

"So, you want to return to the headquarters with information. Can you contact friendly forces there?"

"Not yet, but the headquarters allows us to dock Artemis for once, and I'm going to repair the communication device there."

"Artemis...a federal army's cosmic fortress?"

Maru had planned to go to Artemis before. She thought for a moment, whispered to Bacchilulu, and then looked at Casbar.

"Captain Xia Ya, if you don't mind, can this ship travel with you?"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"In fact, we can't contact our superiors, and we are planning to temporarily stay in Artemis for a while before we make plans."

Casbar smiled slightly. He had read the information. If he wanted to meet with Beiyu and the others, Artemis was the best choice. If he returned to the earth, the ground situation was complicated and he didn't know how it would develop in the future.

"I don't mind, I'll bother you all this time."

"We are, please take care of you."

The two sides officially reached an agreement, and the two ships traveled to Artemis, but Casbar did not rush to leave the Archangel, but wandered around the ship until he met Kirada again.

"Hello, you! Is there anything wrong?"

Kira had just seen Kasbar in Gnaku, and saw that the other party took the initiative to find him, he was a little confused.

"May I have your name?"

"Kira, Kira Yamato"

"Kira..."

Kasbar looked at Kira Yamato, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile

"You have great potential, come on."

"I……"

Also a pilot, Kasbar could see Kira Yamato's extraordinaryness at a glance, and this feeling was the same as the first time he saw Amro

While wandering, Kasbar met another person, who was wearing blonde hair like himself

"You are Captain Chara, I am Mura Flag. Please give me some advice during this period."

"If there is nowhere, it is my honor to be with the "Antimione Eagle""

Bucky Lulu was worried and followed Casbar. He knew that someone was following him, so he took Amanda Shiro back to his boat without staying for a long time.

"Sha...Captain Kasbar, what should we do next? Wait for Captain Beiyu's arrival on Artemis?"

"You are very smart, Deputy Captain Amanta"
Chapter completed!