???: "I'm not receiving any responses.. I don't think this is Federation territory."

The pilot said as they looked around the nearby area. Oddly enough, it didn't seem that Zeon forces are located here too. If they were, they would be attacked when they were unconscious. Suddenly, a feminine voice yelled out their different opinion.

??? 2: "Bah! They're probably just trying to be sneaky! They're green for a-"

??? 3: "No, Shiro's right. If they did, we wouldn't have gotten back up on our feet. Why would they miss such a chance?"

??? 2: "..."

As such, Shiro Amada's second teammate, Terry Sanders Jr, was silenced by Karen Joshua. The young commander opened up the Ez8's cockpit, standing on the hatch as he surveyed the surroundings with binoculars. Like he expected, there was weirdly nothing here, or in the distance.

Shiro: "..Yup, no hostiles nor allies nearby."

Karen: "Well then.. what now, ensign?"

Shiro: "I think I hear the sound of waves. Follow my lead."

Getting back inside the cockpit, Shiro grabs the controls of his Gundam Ez8 to move forward, with the two Gundam Ground Types following behind. The Mobile Suits moved through the thick jungles, reaching a coastal area with a view of the archipiélago.. and the Nemesis.

Terry: "..What the hell is that thing?! Some kind of new Zeon ship?"

Upon encountering the former Decepticon ship, the trio were immediately shocked. It's odd and detailed design confused them, leading to speculation about it being a sort of new ship class by Zeon. It didn't help that the structures being constructed in the distance were being patrolled by Zaku II variants, thus raising their suspicions.

Shiro, however, ordered they stay back. Even if it may be their enemy, they should take advantage that they haven't noticed them yet. They decided to retreat further into the jungles, concealing themselves to craft a plan.

While Bird and Aldias were already building a outpost for this universe outside, Godric was currently training inside the Nemesis with his Raizan, as he had no current mission for now. While Bird did feel very guilty for not giving him and James something to do, both of them said they were fine with that, as they knew acquiring technology is a vital thing if they really want to become the empire they agreed on forming.

James: (enters the training room) "Oh, hey Godric!"

Godric: "..Oh, 'sup James."

Stopping his training, Belmont walks up to James, giving him a high-five before sitting down to talk with him.

Godric: "So, what brings you here?

James: "Nothing specific. Although, I've been thinking on checking out the mines. Heard the employees are finding something more than minerals and much-needed resources.."

Godric: "Something more?"

James: "Yeah. Since the others will be busy building our new outpost and whatnot, I'm sure we both could go check out those new findings."

Godric: "..I see no problem. But, we should tell Bird we'll be leaving for a undefined period of time."

James: "Got it. See me at the new teleportation decks!"

With that, James excitedly rushes through the Nemesis' hallways. Godric chuckled as he slowly followed, writing a encrypted message to Bird that they'll be somewhere else for a while. The Belmont walks through the hangar bay and witnesses various unnamed engineers at work, retrofitting the current Ogre Pattern Mechs into the eventual Ogre Mk3 upgrade. With a faint smile, he continues his walk, leaving the hangar bay and heads into the aforementioned teleportation deck.

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TO BE CONTINUED.

A/N: Decided to shorten it because I kinda ran out of ideas for this chapter + I didn't want to keep you guys waiting.