At the Ark the citizens were watching their screens in awe, they were looking at Barbatos carrying the Commando unit Nikkes on it's palm. But at the central government everyone was debating whether or not Barbatos was a Rapture.

Andersen: This mech... Just suddenly coming to the rescue of the Commando's, weapons so large it can level the ark in seconds.

Ingrid: Do we even trust it first thing?

Andersen: I don't know Ingrid, but it being able to predict attacks and ambushes makes it harder if we want to take it down.

Ingrid: Then trying to outwit it is out of the book.

Andersen: Shifty, how close are they?

Shifty: Almost at the Ark. Mostly the Outpost since the mech is way too large for any elevator.

Andersen: Status on the squads that are deployed?

Shifty: They've just returned to the Ark.

Andersen: Get them on standby at the Outpost, if the mech shows hostile intentions tell them they have permission to engage

Shifty: I'll inform them.

At the Outpost

Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the mech.

Emma: Did you all hear about the mech's size?

Pepper: I did, said it was as tall as Chatterbox.

Vesti: Do you all think it's going to be friendly?

Brid: Reports say that it hasn't killed the Commando squad, it is a posibility.

Diesel: The symbols on the shoulder looks interesting though, It's like a tulip flower colored in white.

Sugar: What do you think it means?

Soline: Blooming flowers?

Milk: We don't know yet.

Eunhwa looks through the scope of her weapon and spots Barbatos from a distance, on it's right hand stood Rapi.

Eunhwa: It's coming, everyone be ready!

Everyone readied themselves, just the Barbatos landed right in front of them and kneels down on all two's and let's the Commando squad off along with the now Marian.

Marian: The Commander's losing blood! Help me get him to the hospital!

Mary and Pepper quickly helps Marian carrying the Commander to the hospital, everyone else was waiting for Barbatos to make a move.

Rapi: Everyone, don't shoot. It's on our side.

Emma: Are you sure Rapi?

Just then Barbatos powered himself down in an act to show he's now harmless.

Diesel: It powered down.

Everyone then walked a little closer to the deactivated Gundam.

Vesti: How powerful is it?

Anis: Oh you have got to believe me when it punched Chatterbox, the ground near us quaked!

Neon: And then POW! Chatterbox's head was flattened!

Soline: Does it have a name?

Rapi: It said it's name was Barbatos Lupus, Tekkadan.

Milk: Tekka... As in Iron fire?

Rapi: No... Apparantelly Tekkadan means "Iron Flower." The Iron Flower that never wilts. 

Rapi said as she looks up to Barbatos' especially the shoulder where the emblem was placed.

Hours later

A perimeter was set up around Barbatos, news crews were outside the perimeter and took filming footage of Barbato, soon Ingrid and Andersen came and entered the perimeter where they meet Mana.

Ingrid: Any findings Mana?

Mana then fixes her glasses and swiped through her pad.

Mana: Well first off this mech is a literal marvel of engineering, from what I can analyze the joints on every limb from legs to arms have almost the same movement level like a human's does.

Andersen: I see. What type of power core does this mech run on?

Mana: It's not a core that it runs on, but it is powered by some kind of reactor in a dual configuration. One on the left and one on the right, and from my analisis these reactor's can produce power semi permanently and are physically indestructible.

Ingrid: Which means?

Mana: The reactor cannot be destroyed by any physical means.

The two were shocked to learn about it, if they were to take the reactor and use it to power the Ark, it can prove beneficial to humankind's survival.

???: Voila! What a sight to look at!

Ingrid: Mustang?

Mustang the CEO of tetra line arrived and had also entered the perimeter.

Mustang: Madame Ingrid, are you perhaps interested in this mech too?

Ingrid: To put on the brunt of it, this thing is something that I have never seen before.

Andersen: What about the armor Mana?

Mana swipes through her tablet again.

Mana: Based on the research conducted, the armor is made up from unknown material to use. But one thing is certain, the armor can negate damage from any beam based weapons along with kinetic damage to some extent.

Andersen: So it is made to take on some form of damage.

Mana: Not only taking damage, but dishing it out twice as powerful. The framework on the arms basically makes it a monster in close quarters combat hence the melee weapons, the under arm cannons are approximately 200 milimeters in calibre too.

A close quarter combat capable machine was something they needed, often times Raptures would overwhelm Nikkes in melee combat.

Mustang: Mon ami, does it have name?

Ingrid: Rapi said it introduced itself as Barbatos Lupus.

Andersen: Barbatos... The eight spirit in the key of Lesser Solomon, the earl and duke of hell.

Mustang: Mes amis, having a demon fight along goddesses would make the citizens worry no?

Andersen thought about it, having something named after a demon could possibly make a religious outcry in the Ark.

Mana: I've also found an emblem, it's not as same on the ones on the shoulders though.

She flips her tablet to show them.

The emblem was nothing that they knew of, they had guesses but didn't know if it was right.

Ingrid: We should try and ask it.

Mustang: Madame Ingrid, can it talk?

Ingrid: Rapi also said it is capable of speech on a human level.

Andersen looked at Barbatos, staring at it's faceplate.

Andersen: Barbatos Lupus, can you hear me?

As if on que, Barbatos activated as a gush of wind blew from the airvents of it's chest.

Barbatos: I hear you.

It talked in an ominous and human tone, but Andersen wasn't fazed.

Andersen: We have some questions, do you have time to answer them?

Barbatos: You shall ask and I shall answer.

Andersen: First, what is this emblem?

He shows the emblem which was on Mana's tablet.

Barbatos: Gjallarhorn, they are the ones who built me during the Calamity War.

Andersen: Then what about the flower emblem on your shoulder?

Barbatos: Tekkadan, my current operator's.

Andersen: I see. Then what is this so called "Calamity War"?

Barbatos: A war which humanity almost faced extinction at the hands of Mobile Armor's, a Gargantuan killing machine set on to destroy humanity. Thus humans created 72 Gundam-Frames, I am the eight to be created.

Ingrid: How old of a machine are you?

Barbatos: Hmm... About 300 years since the Calamity War started.

Everyone was surprised, a machine that old would have already rust and decayed away. 

Barbatos: Is there any more that I can answer?

Andersen: One last thing, why did you help the Commando squad?

Barbatos: I didn't want to help, they were in the way of my prey.

Andersen: So you had no intention on helping them?

Barbatos: Yes, until that girl asked of me for assistance.

Andersen now gets what Barbatos was saying, Chatterbox was it's prey and the Commando's only got in it's way.

Andersen: I see, the girl in question is known as Rapi.

Barbatos: Hmm... I admire her courage to be able to talk to me and ask me for assistance.

Andersen: Then Barbatos, what are you going to do now?

Barbatos didn't reply for a second.

Barbatos: Do you have problems with your enemies?

Andersen: Yes, they are called Raptures. They have caused Humanity here to move underground.

Barbatos: Then I offer you my assistance in dealing with these "Raptures" of yours.

Andersen: All help is accepted, thank you for cooperating with us Barbatos. My name is Andersen, this is Ingrid and Mustang.

Barbatos: I am obliged.

Andersen now knew that humanity had a chance against the Raptures now with Barbatos on their side, they now have a leveled playing field.

TBC