Gabriel held his ground watching his comrades leaving. "You know, you might of stood a chance if you had all attacked together" the Mobile Suit pilot standing across from Gabriel said. "That may be true, but what would the cost of that be? They are just kids for the most part and at least one of them would of gotten killed. This way they just loose an old man and not those who's potential is unknown" Gabriel said back raising his rife and readying himself for combat. "And who knows, I might be able to pull this off, you might be the one who gets to overconfident and leaves me an opening." Gabriel continued trying to stall and study his enemy before the combat would begin. It was clear this man was a strong Newtype but Gabriel couldn't put his finger on just who was more powerful. That being said this would come down to a battle between the Suits and a test of the Pilots suits. As for skills Gabriel was confident in his abilities but he wouldn't let himself underrate his opponent. Then it came down to the suits, that bulky thing in front of him was sure to be able to take a beating, but it only seemed to be equipped with a single rife there had to be some other hidden weapons, but Gabriel couldn't determine them at this time. Gabriel's only advantage would be his speed, something that bulky couldn't match the speed of the X and even if its frontal armor was strong there would be a chink in the armor somewhere. There always was. "Sacrificing yourself for your friends how Noble. It seems they have moved far enough away shall we begin?" Scirocco said cool and calm probably taking the time to study Gabriel's suit as well.
Gabriel thought for a moment attempting to start the battle on his own terms, but Scirocco's Rife quickly left Gabriel Scrambling as it erupted with fire. While moving to avoid the O's fire Gabriel returned shots in Scirocco's direction, but the shots from Gabriel's rife didn't even seem to phase his opponent who didn't even attempt to avoid the shots letting his suits Armor Plating take the shots. "This isn't going to work..." Gabriel thought to himself while ducking behind a nearby rock formation to avoid the seemingly endless fire coming from the O's rife. "If I have any chance of winning this I'll need to get up close. His armor is to thick for my rifle and even as a newtype I doubt he will be able to avoid me at close range." He continued to think to himself trying to formulate a plan. The fire from Scirocco's rifle stopped "Come now, you have to have some sort of tricks this is quite boring just shooting at you." Scirocco taunted. The taunt didn't get Gabriel to move right away, "If only I had a Bit or two then he wouldn't be talking... Whatever I'll just go for it..." Gabriel thought before darting out from behind the rock again sending a furry of blasts at the O which once again don't even phase the beast that is the O. Again the O opened fire attempting to take the X down as it jetted around the O. Gabriel continued this pattern for a little bit before attempting to use his enemies newtype abilities against him. Using his own powers as a Newtype Gabriel attempted to project the movement of his continued circling while he really brought his unit to a dead stop using his shield to absorb the shots from the O's rife as it passed before charging the O head on. Scirocco grinned in his Cockpit. "Finally" He said to himself allowing his rifle fire to follow Gabriel's trick while preparing A beam Saber with his free hand. Gabriel Sheathed his Rifle and prepared his own Saber. The two Sabers ignited almost instantaneously locking in an intense clash slightly pushing the O back digging the suit into the ground.
Gabriel firmly planted his suit not willing to be pushed back into ranged combat with the O. But this only lasted for a moment as every nerve in Gabriel's body soon screamed at him to move away. And years on the battle field had more than taught Gabriel to listen to these signals. Quickly disengaging from the saber lock and bringing up his shield Gabriel was able to avoid what would of been a fatal attack from Scirocco's Sub-Arms and their beam Sabers. His shield took the attack leaving two deep cuts into the shield even cutting down into his rifle leaving the weapon useless. Scirocco continued the assault unloading with his rifle once again. Again Gabriel's shield took the blows as he retreated. "That was a nice move there, I thought I had you." Scirocco commented "But play time is over, I think I'll end this now" he continued before the O burst forward with amazing speed. "Damn he is fast too, this isn't fair..." Gabriel cursed while he pushed his unit to full throttle trying to avoid the O and its spinning blades. Things were looking bad for Gabriel as he was completely on the defensive and he only had a few options left. The O's relentless advance didn't give Gabriel much time to think but he did come up with a plan. The next time the O's barrage of shots stopped for his reload Gabriel tossed his shield at Scirocco while opening fire with his head's Vulcan cannons. Although the guns never would have a chance of damaging the O, Gabriel had a more vulnerable target in mind. the Anti-Tank rounds pelted the back of Gabriel's shield pricing the unarmored area into the rifle sheathed within and with skill and the all important luck Gabriel was able to hit his Rifle's now unstable power core causing not only the rifle but the shield it was sheathed in to explode. This move caught Scirocco by surprise as he had moved to bat away the shield and open fire on the X. The explosion was enough to stop the O's advance and even lodge a few pieces of shrapnel into the MS' frame, but more importantly the explosion so close to the unit was enough to temporarily blind Scirocco and allow Gabriel to escape for a moment. But the X didn't get out of the ordeal unharmed itself, without the Shield the X was forced to take a barrage from Scirocco's rife beating the suit badly. Once again hiding behind a rock Gabriel was running out of options.
"Well you went back into hiding. You really aren't that bad I might even consider letting you join me. I do prefer the company of woman, but a strong pilot is something to never be overlooked." Scirocco said as his suits optics started to come back online. The O stood firm no longer moving. "How about it, come on out and surrender and I'll let you join me." the man offered. Gabriel thought about Scirocco's offer for a moment, but Gabriel knew nothing of the man but his skill with his suit. "You know it does sound tempting" Gabriel said back as he prepared his final gambit. "How about this, Tell me about yourself. I can't really ally myself with you without knowing your goals." He continued trying to buy time as he set up the X's Satellite Cannon aimed in the O's direction. The weapon began to charge but soon started to give Gabriel warnings as some of the weapon's systems had been hit in the O's final barrage. "Ya Ya shut up I know this isn't going to be pretty." Gabriel yelled at his machine as Scirocco started to answer Gabriel.
"That is a fair request I guess," Scirocco started with. "I am Paptimus Scirocco leader of the Titans. I doubt that means much to many in this world, but we are a Special Operations group devoted to the protection of the Earth Federation's safety. Personally I have been involved in many Counter Terrorism missions and made my way up the ranks to stand where I am now, but I don't want to bore you or boast about my accomplishments so lets leave that at that. For now lets just say if you are an ally of Earth, whatever earth that may be, we should be allies as we fight for the same cause." The man preached, attempting to paint the picture of a heroic leader of men. "What about you sir? Tell me about yourself, if you are to be my subordinate I would care to know your name at least." he finished offering Gabriel his chance to speak.
"Damn only 15% charge.... Lets hope this will be enough to finish this fight." Gabriel said to himself as he started to route power to the Satellite Cannon hoping he had enough energy to fire the weapon at all. he then started to go through his final firing procedures as more alarms started to blare within the X's cockpit. "I am Gabriel Cross, Major of the United Nations Earth and survivor of the 7th Space War and its fallout. As a fellow defender of Earth I hate to say this, but my Loyalties lie elsewhere." Gabriel said just before pulling the trigger. The satellite cannon fired evaporating the rock Gabriel was hiding behind and nearly hit the O but Scirocco had fast reflexes and was able to avoid the brunt of the attack but lost an arm to the surprise attack. Enraged he turned to open fire on the X but the suit was already down. After firing, the Satellite Cannon malfunctioned and exploded nearly tearing the X apart and leaving a broken husk of a Gundam laying on the battlefield. Scirocco held his fire "Stupid fool, you had a chance to survive this fight." He said before turning his attention to his Comm systems. A retreat order had been given the battle was over. Scirocco then proceeded to retreat with the remainder of his forces. And Gabriel's X lay a broken machine on the battlefield.
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