“We’ve got the time for talking done. Right now we’re going to see these things work in action.” Oleg agreed with McNeil’s observation. He found the Golem nearby and made his way into the cockpit. “Against all we have lost we aren’t going to let this happen a second time.” He promised himself.

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Franz overlooked the vastness of the holographic map within range of the Sol Invictus. 28 red lights appeared headed in range to the battle station. “So the first attempt is already underway. Humanity may not be prepared for facing the Invictus. But a loss of this size will give emphasis on what they are facing.” He commented to himself. He turned to the computer screen when he commanded, “Activate primary squadrons. Prepare for enemy engagement.”
The screen displayed, ‘Sending Primary Squadrons.’ Down below he could hear the hangar bays opening and saw on the map the Sol Thero squadrons being sent to prepare their defense of the home base. He turned to the computer screen when he commanded, “Charge the main defense units for battle.”
The screen switched to display the Sol Thanatos and Sol Atlas down below as they were exposed to the sun’s rays from behind the station. “Unfortunate they arrived so early. Once they are fully prepared for battle however, they will regret makings such as hasty decision.” He promised to himself.

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The fleet of Coalition battleships began to meet their destination before one of the strategists managed to catch sight of enemy presence on the battle map. “The enemy’s been deployed sir. It looks like they knew we’d be bringing these numbers.”
The strategist next to him pointed out, “We’re getting 23 squadrons of those Sol Thero things Admiral. They’re lined up to block our way around the Invictus. A forward push is probably going to be our only way through.”
Norma gave a stark reminder of her situation, “He certainly knows to understand his enemy and anticipate his enemy’s tactics.” She commanded thorugh a loudspeaker to the hands on deck, “Proceed with the countdown. Prepare for the jump break.”
One of the operators found the fleet of Coalition ships making their destination when he announced, “We’re reaching the point of break Admiral.”
The Admiral had a moment of tension when she did her best to prepare for the upcoming battle. “Begin firing once we hit the stopping point.” She ordered reemphasizing the strategy.
“We’ve hit it sir!”
“Fire!” With the order given the ships of the fleet fired their broadside cannons of energy fire. The Sol Thero units saw the incoming fire and had their planet defensor shields prepared for such an occasion. Despite their shields the mobile dolls determined through their programming and Zero System’s guidance to avoid every possible area of fire. Despite their survival they couldn’t move anywhere without risking being hit by enemy fire or losing sight of their target.
One of the operators overlooked the enemy mobile dolls maintain their position when he announced, “We seem to have the enemy stuck in place right now sir.”
The Admiral took the announcement as an opportunity when she ordered, “It is time to move forward with the next part of our plan. Prepare all mobile suits to launch. All Division Leaders report.” The communications system patched her through to the other leaders of the fleet when she heard,
“7th Division has units prepared to launch.”
“1st Division prepared for launch.
“6th Division prepared for launch.
“2nd Division prepared for launch.
“5th Division prepared for launch.
“3rd Division prepared for launch.
After the six leaders gave their report Norma finished, “The 4th Division is prepared to launch. All hands prepare for close range combat. Break through and we’ll have the station within our range.”
One of the operators agreed to the order when she confirmed, “On it sir.”

The operator’s voice sounded through the Executor Rising when it ordered, “All pilots prepare for launch. All pilots prepare for launch.”
Naina saw the bay doors open and braced herself for the push forward when she announced, “Tallgeese launching.” The Tallgeese Heaven made its way through the doors and towards the vastness of the battlefield the battleships had begun to attack.
Dana allowed the jets of the Artemis in bird mode to reach their fullest when the crew was clear and announced, “Artemis launching.” The bird of a mobile suit launched forth following suit. Dana activated Zero System and saw her course clear for entry. The bird mode of the Artemis sped its way through and prepared for the first opportunity to begin firing on the enemy mobile dolls.
Mercurio was next to follow as the Uriel was prepared when he announced, “Uriel launching.” As soon as the unit launched he prepared the Zero System to activate and watched the information flash before him. He observed every shot being made and every chance the enemy had to move forward as he did his job to push back the enemy.
Oleg saw his turn was next when he moved the new Gundam towards the launch pad announcing, “Golem launching.” Three of the Gundams had launched while Naina observed them from behind. She had a brief moment to collect herself when she turned back to focus on the enemy that was before her.

One of the strategists overlooked the battlefield when he saw not only the Gundams make their way to the frontlines but the well over a thousand Saggitarius and Leo III mobile suits forming a line of defense for the battleships. He turned to the Admiral announcing, “The mobile suits have launched sir. We’re meeting with the enemy at their defense line.”
The Admiral held onto her chair arms when she ordered, “Prepare for the attack. Don’t let up on the assault on the station.”
The battleships continued to fire towards the Sol Invictus but found their shots were either missing entirely or being met with resistance by the Sol Theros. One of the strategists warned, “I don’t think we can get a decent hit sir. The enemy is trying to hold back our shots.”
The Admiral wasn’t deterred when she ordered, “Provide as much support for our troops as we can. Don’t let them face the enemy alone.” 

Dana saw the mobile dolls firing on their position when she followed alongside the Tallgeese warning, “We’ve got them in our sights. All units prepare to engage.”
Naina announced on her channel, “Follow suit behind me. Engage all units within the viral radius.”
Oleg had the gatling guns of the Golem prepared while locking onto what targets would be available for the missiles when he hoped to himself, “Hope you’re watching McNeil.” 
The assembly of Gundams and mobile suits made their way into the sights of the Sol Thero units as they avoided their fire. Naina saw the Sol Thero units enter range when she announced, “Viral dispersion is within range. All units move in for the attack.”
Oleg was among the first units to attack with the Golem unleashing its volley of fire from gatling gun fire and multitude of missiles coming from the opened panels. He saw the Sol Thero units unable to defend themselves from the multitude of angels and were forced to take the hits. Some of them had their shields depleted while others were destroyed in the process. Oleg continued to fire in the nearest directions when he commented, “Now I really feel like making a dent.”

One of the Coalition mobile suits contributed to the fire when he observed, “Looks like they didn’t see us coming. Thought these were supposed to be tough to take down.”
Cao’s Sagittarius unit was firing when she warned, “Don’t let your guard down. We need to get through their shileds before they go down.”
One of the operators warned their action, “Make sure to keep an eye on the Tallgeese. She stays flying and we’ll have a decent chance of breaking through.”

The Artemis began to change from its bird mode and managed to take several hits from the enemy Sol Theros with ease. It prepared the buster rifle in hand before Dana warned, “All units stay on the lookout from fire from the Artemis. She’s about to let loose.”
One of the Coalition pilots began to pull back his Leo III asking, “Damn, is it going to be that powerful?”
The Artemis aimed the mighty bust rifle when it began to charge with Dana announcing, “Time to see how much they’ve got left in them.” In the next moment a mighty beam fired forth with every bit of wrath as the stories of the Wing Zero’s destruction of an entire colony invoked. A multitude of Sol Thero units were caught within the fire while they attempted to resist with their shields but ultimately cut through as nothing. Dana looked over the damage that had been done before she asked, “Hell yeah. Who’s next?” She used the Zero System and found a line of targets that permitted her to fire with destruction she didn’t think was possible against the mobile dolls. She fired at every chance she had.

The Uriel followed close behind the Tallgeese Heaven when it fired its Testudo cannon on every enemy that came in range. The Tallgeese sliced through two Sol Thero units at once as it made its way through the ranks and fired its buster rifle on the units prepared to make their way towards the Artemis. She warned the units following her, “They are prepared for a concentrated attack on every individual Gundam. It seems to be the most they can consider right now.”
The Uriel prepared its buster sword into shield mode when Mercurio warned, “They’re closing in on the fleet!” The Uriel threw the shield into a spinning motion as it made its way through the defensor shields and through the ranks of Sol Thero units attempting to make their stand. “Keep an eye on the Coalition units, the enemy is going to have an easier time breaking through.”
The Tallgeese Heaven readied its buster rifle when Naina warned, “The ones that aren’t nearby have already found a weakness. These confrontations are about to become more close range.”

One of the strategists overlooked the situation on the battle map when he warned, “The enemy is attempting to advance. We can’t let them near the fleet or we’ll be easy targets sir.”
The Admiral ordered the nearest mobile suits, “Mobile suit forces engage the enemy. We must maintain our position to offer the Gundams a chance to move in.”
She heard one of the squadron leaders announce, “We copy that Admiral. Moving in.”
One of the strategists was able to see from the view of the battlefield that a Sol Thero unit was making its way towards their location when he warned, “They’re getting too close! Don’t let them towards the ships!”
The Admiral called for the nearest squad commanding, “Form a perimeter around the flagship of 4th Division!” It was after that command she saw several blasts come from behind the Sol Theros enough to stop it from firing. The pilots outside seemed to recognize the potential damage when the Leo III kicked it out of the way and away from the deck of their Admiral’s ship. 
Norma heard a signal from outside assure, “They should be kept within sir. These things are taking a serious beating.”
“Leave the rest to the Gundams and our forces outside. We have to hold our own out here.” The Admiral commanded.
She heard the leader of the 7th Division announce from his channel, “We’ve got enemy buildup coming from around the flanks Admiral. They’re proving to be a problem out here.”
The destruction was confirmed when one of the strategists warned, “They aren’t kidding Admiral. We’re already reaching nearly 10 percent destruction of our forces.”
Norma lamented to herself for a moment, “Even with the Gundams on our side we’re already suffering mass losses…” She prepared another command when she said, “Give a request to any Gundams out there to provide us with covering fire. We have to maintain our current position at all costs.”