Another two hours passed when the Wing 1 arrived in the airspace of Amsterdam. Zachariah looked over the destruction from below when he warned, “Here we are Captain. Targets are in sight.”
Gawel looked over the targets and saw the reports were correct. “It’s those Sol Thero units alright. Nasir and the others have been doing their best.”
Dana waited in the cockpit of the Artemis when she answered, “We have to move in quick. Prepare for the drop to –“ Before she could finish she saw felt the ship rock from a nearby explosion. She knew they were still in the air but was quick to demand from the pilots, “Report!”
“One of them doesn’t seem to approve our presence sir! I don’t think we can get in much closer!” Gawel reported.
Dana didn’t let herself be shaken when she ordered, “Open the hatch and let us out. We’ll have to make the rest of the way ourselves.”
Gawel began to open the hatch when offered, “Your funeral sir.”
The hatch opened to reveal the source of the explosions. The side turrets were aiming at the nearby missiles coming from below but still managed to lift the ship up from below. The Artemis began to move when Dana prepared her buster rifle. “Stymphalian Artemis Zero prepared for launch!” The Artemis was the first to execute the launch and made the drop. 
The Uriel was quick to follow next when Mercurio announced, “Blazing Uriel Zero moving in!” The Uriel came down next following the Artemis behind.
The three Gundams made their way down to the ground offering a view of what the city had become. Many of the buildings had been destroyed while several mobile suits were lying around in scraps. Dana wondered about the survivors before she heard Nasir’s voice announce, “Captain! Never thought I’d be this happy to be rescued!”
Dana activated her radio when she answered, “We’re doing what we can Epstein. Can you give us a report?”
“Other than we are not going to keep this city intact? Putting a dent in these things has been impossible for us. Most we’ve been able to do is suppressing fire.” Dana took aim at the nearest Sol Thero when she saw them moving further into the city. The black units continued to move forward with their gatling guns prepared and firing in various directions.
She contacted him, “Just leave them to us. We’ll make sure they’re stopped. Stay on the defensive and help any civilians you can get to.”
Nasir gave his confirmation, “Roger sir.” The contact broke and Dana checked her radar for possible areas where Nasir and the others were waiting. 
She prepared for a surprise attack when she ordered the other two Gundams, “Milou, Mercurio. Head to the west portion of the city and cut off the escape route for those things.” He rifle was prepared when she saw the rifle’s energy reach its maximum finishing, “I’ll show them their first mistake heading in here.”
Mercurio agreed to the tactic when he prepared to move in with his buster sword at the ready. “Yes sir. We should make sure Epstein and the others are okay as well.” 
Dana saw the other two mobile Gundams move around the other side of the Sol Theros while she prepared to fire. “This is it! Let’s move in!” She gave the order when she managed to catch the black mobile dolls from behind while the Aquarius and Uriel prepared to move in from the front. The 
“They’re too close together. We can’t move in.” Mercurio searched through the debris and found an energy pack among the remains. He was hopeful the pack was what he needed for his only chance at attacking the Sol Theros. “Milou. That pack over there. Can you load it in my back slot?”

Marcel looked over the hologram of the capital battlefield when he saw his forces prepare for the invasion of Sol Theros. He switched to Heero’s signal to receive his hologram, “Report on the enemy advancement.”
Heero reported the situation from the outside, “Identity confirmed sir. We have one squad of Sol Thero units headed our way. Teams are waiting on standby for your orders sir.”
The decision was immediate when Marcel ordered, “Send the Gundams out with an advance team. Do not let the enemy advance any closer to the capital.”
“Understood General. ”

Heero stood atop a building at the edge of the city where he tried to observe the battle while Hyrum waited for his order. He dropped the binoculars when he ordered, “Have the Tallgeese Heaven and Sandesgeist move forward with supporting units. Have the other forces remain behind unless the enemy arrives.”
Hyrum was beside him when he confirmed, “Yes sir. We have our units prepared. We should be able to put up a decent defense if they break through.”
“Have the representatives been moved to another area?”
“Yes sir. They’re being moved to the nearest exit from the city.”
“Return to their position along with the others. Stay ready to move out on the first order.”
Hyrum turned around when he agreed, “On it sir.”
Heero saw Hyrum return to his own jeep relaying the order. He turned around to see the mobile suits moving in closer before he returned to his own vehicle.

The mobile dolls were coming in further towards the city of Brussels while Naina prepared for the first shots. The eight units each had their program process their decision approaching, ‘Target acquired. All systems engaged.’
Naina was the first to order her units, “Advance Team Alpha, prepare to move out.”
Patrick saw the nearest enemy in his sights, “They’re in our sights.”
Roy offered his own silent warning, “We’ll have them toasted soon enough.”
As soon as the Tallgeese was within range of the black mobile dolls she announced, “Dispersing interference program. All units stand behind.” As soon as the program had made its way across the other units she knew it was a matter of time before her allied units would be ready to engage. “The playing field should be even now.”
Naina was the first to determine this truth when she flew forward with its buster rifle at the ready while the nearest Sol Thero unit tried to process its target. ‘Mobile suit confirmed.’ Moments after seeing the Tallgeese rushing in the unit found trouble in its programing. ‘Zero System nonfunctional. Access Denied.’ It made an effort to prepare for the attack when it lifted its gatling gun and prepared its missiles. The Tallgeese fired its rifle at the unit but the Sol Thero managed to deploy its planet defensors in time. The defense worked for the first shot but the energy rapidly depleted with the two shots that followed. The Sol Thero made a dash to the left when it fired its weapons towards the Tallgeese but didn’t last long enough to withstand the final shot.
Naina looked at her buster rifle’s energy and noticed it was almost a quarter depleted breaking through. She warned the other mobile suits, “We’ll have to move in. Those defensors are able to take up more damage than we can offer.” The Tallgeese prepared its rifle for the next target after the order.

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Oleg had a lot of information to process in the moment but the reveal of the Sol Invictus was enough to make him consider the situation at hand. If I let this thing pass, I might not have a family to return home to. He thought to himself.
Oleg was behind Tano when he accepted the mission as well, “If only to permit the human race a period of peace. I’ll head in there head first and take down any number of Sol Thero units to give some last minute destruction.
Lucas nodded at Tano’s loyalty when he accepted, “You do not only a great service but also possibly the most important mission of our time. Even if we must ally with the Earth Sphere for this mission we can no longer afford to put our vendetta ahead of our mission. We cannot permit this weapon to be used.” His hands gestured to show the Earth rotating while facing the sun. He pointed to a point near the Earth when he explained, “Within the next hour and a half, Admiral Miles and the remainder of the Coalition fleet will be ready to escort you to the target coordinates. After that it will be your duty to see this deception undone.” He finished his order when he concluded, “I only pray to whatever god watches our actions that it is deemed possible for all of you to return safely. Good luck pilots. This is my final hope to all who have the strength for this mission.”
Kazantsev watched the hologram of the new president fade and turned to confirm the dedication from the two volunteers. “We shall offer what assistance we can to the launch. Ask my men for anything you feel may assist in the mission and we will see it is done if possible within the timeframe.”
Oleg considered what the leading Captain had in mind when he asked, “I take it you have a different plan sir?”
Kazantsev looked outside when he confirmed, “We may have a mission out there, but we also have people down here who need our support. Even if it means turning to the Earth Sphere then we’ll do what we can to assist the remaining survivors in this city.”
Oleg looked down briefly before he agreed to the sentiment, “If that’s the case sir, then we’ll make certain to put in as much effort as you have.”
Kazantsev saluted to Oleg’s commitment, “Talk is cheap enough soldier. Let’s see some actual results out there.”

The engineers looked over Oleg’s altered Leo unit while the leading one found McNeil, “This is something else. Engineer do you think you can show us right methods to making this fix possible?” He showed a plan of an altered Sol Thero unit when he explained, “If we have the right components and synch techniques to make this possible, we might have the resources to scrap up a last minute Gundam of some sorts.”