Sumeragi: "I see... And you said these Pilots of these High-Performance Flags were able to keep up and even overwhelm both you and Setsuna?"

Asha currently sat in the container that housed the Gundam Vega, which was moved from under the sea to onto the Island the Containers for Kyrios and Dynames were located on. He was in a meeting with Sumeragi, telling her about the two Flags he and Setsuna encountered after their last armed intervention in Taribia.

Asha: "Yep..." he sighed "The one that I fought against had a very similar fighting style to the last flag me and the others encountered after retreating from Ceylon so no doubt it's the same guy, Joe Thatcher I think his name was... But that Flag he and his buddy rode in... They're on a completely different level from the other Flags, almost as if they were hyper-tuned to specifically combat the Gundams."

The male looked back to the screen to see Sumeragi's pondering face. While she already predicted that militaries would find some way to create more powerful machines to rival the Gundams, she never suspected it would happen so early to the point two Flags forced two Gundams to retreat.

Sumeragi: "Joe Thatcher... One of Union's Aces huh. Anyways, thank you for this information, Asha." She smiled at him. "I take it that you and Setsuna are doing alright after that encounter?" The young male couldn't help but smile too.

Asha: "I am. Setsuna said he was fine before we parted."

Sumeragi: "That's good. Feldt was quite worried, you know" She said. Asha blinked a bit in surprise before he just scratched the back of his head and looked off to the side. Seeing his reaction caused the forecaster to chuckle.

Asha: "Anyways ma'am, when will Allelujah and I return? As much as I like Earth, I miss floating around in the Ptolemy." The young woman giggled lightly.

Sumeragi: "In two days, don't worry. Until further notice, go meet up with him and Lockon. I'll be calling for a meeting soon."

Asha: "Roger that." He nodded as the screen went black.

As silence overtook the room, he looked out of the viewing window to see the Vega lying peacefully within the massive container. As he did, he replayed his recent battle with Joe's Flag Custom in his head, remembering how he out-maneuvered the Vega and even punched it hard enough to send it crashing into the ocean. Then he remembered what he said to him during their first meeting...

(Flashback)

Joe: "I'm Joe Thatcher. A man who is obsessed with everything you are!"

(Present)

Asha: "The competition's starting to heat up, huh partner...?" He stared at his beloved Gundam as only the silence was the answer he was given. "Like I said, we'll get through this... together. And then, go back to everyone."

>Mission 5: Escape Limit Zone<

Asha stood inside of the Container that held Gundam Dynames, alongside Allelujah and Lockon as they were going over the newest mission plan from Sumeragi that was just transmitted to them.

Allelujah: "The mission plan arrived from Miss Sumeragi."

Asha: "Observation of a mobile suit performance test..." He spoke, looking down at the Dynames through the viewing window before Haro hopped into his hands.

Allelujah: "Depending on the situation, we may even destroy it."

Lockon: "Be careful, Allelujah. Asha. Ever since that incident in Taribia, the world's not too fond of us."

Asha: "Yeah you don't say. But thanks for the warning anyways." He said with a sigh. The hotshot looked towards him, remembering his behavior during that mission as he seemed more aggressive.

Lockon: "Hey, you feeling better? You were... how do I put this."

Haro: "Scary! Scary!" The orange automation chirped, causing everyone to look down at it.

Lockon: "H-Haro!"

Asha: "It's fine, Lockon." He said, handing his orange partner back to him. "I know I wasn't myself. It's just.... I've had experience in the past of people trying to take advantage of others... That whole situation just triggered a memory for me. That's all." He spoke.

The two older males exchanged glances, watching the teen stretch his arms.

Asha: "But anyways, that can be saved for another time." He looked at Allelujah. "We should figure out how to smuggle our Gundams to space through the Space Elevator. Not sure how Tieria managed to hide that massive Virtue of his... but if he could do it, no doubt the Kyrios and Vega could." He said, a small smile forming on his lips. Allelujah returned the gesture with a light chuckle.

Allelujah: "You're right. C'mon."

Heaven's Pillar...

Seated in one of the Linear Trains of the Space Elevator was none other than Colonel who was accompanied by Soma and Aki. While the blue-haired super soldier was currently indulging herself in a book, along with some music as she had some earbuds in her ears, Colonel struck up a conversation with Soma.

Colonel: "By the way, I haven't had a chance to ask why the two of you volunteered to join the Super-Human Institute."

Soma: "We didn't volunteer. We are Designer Babies specifically created for the Super Soldier Project." Her answer caused the man's eyes to narrow a bit as he recalled a recent memory.

(Flashback)

Soma and Aki were currently displaying their physiques as they were running on treadmills while Colonel and a scientist watched on.

Scientist: Super Soldier Number One and Number Zero have nano-machines embedded in them to maintain their physical functions. This allows them to remain active in space for prolonged periods of time. Also, the sensory amplification treatment we applied to their nervous systems..."

Colonel: "There's no need to explain it!" He interrupted as the scientist looked at him confused.

Scientist: "Is there something that's bothering you?"

Colonel: "You don't think there's anything wrong with what you people are doing here?" he questioned as he turned his back to the scientist.

Scientist: "Not at all. Ones like the Lieutenants here is an absolute necessity if we're going to adjust to the harsh environment of space." Colonel silently looked back to the still running Aki and Soma as the flashback faded away.

(Present)

Soma: "Is something the matter, Lieutenant Colonel?" She asked as the man before her seemed to be spacing out. Hearing her voice brought him back out of that space as he looked at her before shaking his head.

Colonel: "No."

Aki telepathically: "It's alright, Lieutenant Colonel." The man looked towards the blue-haired girl, who's eyes were still fixated on her book and her earbuds still in her ears. "We're fine with all of this." Her eyes shifted upwards so she looked towards him. The man remained silent and stared at the young female before he just sighed.

After the train had come to a halt, Colonel immediately took the two Super Soldiers to the station's military outpost where they are greeted by a soldier who led them to a specific room.

Soldier: "This way, Lieutenant Colonel."

As they entered, they were treated to the sight of two customized Mobile Suits. One of them looked like the Human Reformed League's Tieren, but it was colored pink instead of the normal dark blue. For the second Mobile Suit, however, it was a completely different model. It was a bit more streamlined than the Tieren but was colored primarily blue with Black and white as the secondary colors. Mounted on its right shoulder was this large cannon and mounted on the left was a shield. It's head unit looked similarly shaped to the Gundams' heads, but with a singular visor rather than two separate "eyes". And finally, it was fitted with a backpack for flight capabilities. In an instant, Aki's eyes locked onto this blue Mobile Suit as she stared at it with awe.

Colonel: "So, these are the new units?"

Soldier: "Yes, sir. Units made to withstand Super Soldier Number One and Number Zero's reaction speed. MSJ-06II-SP Tieren Taozi. And MSJ-08X-SP Ascalon, respectively."

(MSJ-06II-SP Tieren Taozi)

(MSJ-08X-SP Ascalon)

(A/N: Another of my original creations for this.)

Soma: "Tieren Taozi... This will be my mobile suit."

Colonel: "Our aces in the hole against the Gundams." He then looked towards the Ascalon. "The Ascalon, is that a completely different model compared to the Tieren?"

Soldier: "Yes. We were told of Number Zero's extreme capabilities and figured the model Tieren would be too cumbersome for her to use effectively, so we've created a new state-of-the-art Mobile Suit, both lighter and more maneuverable than the Tieren while retaining its superior armor. See that backpack? It, along with the extra thrusters mounted in the legs and skirting armor, are designed for this Mobile Suit to have extreme aerodynamic capabilities and allows it to fly in the atmosphere effortlessly."

As the man explained the capabilities of the Ascalon, Aki stared at it in awe, with her slowly stepping forwards and placing her hand on the glass that separated her from the Mobile Suit.

Aki's thoughts: "Ascalon... My personal... machine..."

Two Days Later...

After managing to successfully smuggle their Gundams onto the Linear Train in the Space Elevator, Allelujah and Asha were seated in a room as the train was rushing up the massive pillar into the atmosphere. As they sat in silence, with Asha on his phone, the door to their cabin opened as a lady walked in with a trolly.

Server: "Have you both finished your meal?" She asked with a smile on her face. Allelujah returned the gesture and glanced at Asha, seeing as his tray was also empty.

Allelujah: "Yes."

Server: "Shall I bring you both an after-dinner drink?"

Allelujah: "Coffee, please"

Asha: "I'll take a coffee as well, thank you." He answered before going back to his phone.

Server: "Certainly." She nodded as she stepped inside and took up both of their empty trays. "Are you on vacation?"

Allelujah: "I enjoy seeing Earth from above. And I've been wanting to show my little Brother the view as well." He said, gesturing towards Asha. The Server smiled gently at this.

Server: "I know what you mean. The surface is so troublesome. It's worse now with that organization, Celestial Being, out there." Asha silently stared at his phone at that comment.

Allelujah: "Indeed. They're such a pain."

Server: "We'll be arriving at our destination shortly. Please make yourselves comfortable 'till then." She then left the room to go fetch their requested beverages. As she left, Asha glanced at Allelujah with a raised eyebrow.

Asha: ""Little Brother"?"

Allelujah: "Haha. Sorry, it just came to mind when I was thinking of a cover for you. It fits, don't you think?"

Asha: "You sound like Hot shot more than anyone right now." He said with a sigh but slightly laughed himself.

>>Meanwhile<<

Speeding out of the Human Reformed League's Space Elevator Dock was three mobile suits, with them obviously being a normal Tieren, the Tieren Taozi and the Ascalon.

Colonel: "Second and Third Lieutenants, we will test the units' mobility. Follow the predetermined course at full acceleration."

Soma and Aki: "Roger that, Lieutenant Colonel."

With their courses set, the Tieren Taozi speeds off instantly, moving at an impressively quick speed for that model of mobile suit.

Soma realized that she was at her maximum acceleration but soon her eyes widened as speeding past her, was the Ascalon. The thrusters on its back and legs were blasting red flames at maximum capacity, sending the Blue Mobile Suit flying like a bullet.

Soma: "W-Wow... Aki, is that...?"

Aki telepathically: "It's so fast and smooth... I love it!" She praised as the Ascalon slowed itself down before turning right and blasting off again.

As it continued to do, something rang through the comms. Laughter... Aki's laughter and it was full of absolute thrill and joy. Colonel watched in amazement but hearing the young girl laugh with such thrill made him smile a bit.

Colonel: "Seems they weren't exaggerating when they said the performance of the Ascalon would be nothing compared to our other mobile suits when piloted by a Super Soldier." He then frowned a bit. "But even then, they're still children..."

As the test continued, a sudden sharp ping ran through both Aki and Soma's heads, causing them to gasp and grunt as their Mobile Suits came to a screeching halt.

Aki: "A-Ack...!"

Soma: "W-What's this feeling...? It hurts!" She grunted as the Tieren Taozi and Ascalon veered off their course and towards the space elevator.

Colonel: "Lieutenants, you're veering off the predetermined course. What's wrong?"

Soma: "L-Lieutenant Colonel... Somethings... throbbing... in my head." She grunted as Aki only responded with a pained grunt and a hiss. Colonel looked confused and alarmed at the same time.

Aki: "It... H-Hurts...! A-Ah!" She spoke normally, her voice a bit more raspy than her in-head voice.

Meanwhile in the Space Elevator, Allelujah and Asha were just getting off the train and walking with their bags before suddenly, they felt the same sharp ping through their heads, causing them both to freeze and grunt.

Allelujah: "W-What is this?"

Asha: "Argh my h-head...!" he grunted as he fell to a knee while Allelujah fell onto all fours. Everyone looked at the two in concern and confusion as they were clutching onto their heads and writhing in pain.

Allelujah: "W-What is this headache?" He yelled a bit as he then lifted his head, his left silver eye now covered and his right golden eye in display as his tone became more agitated and aggressive.

"Allelujah": "Damn! Who the hell is barging into my head!?" The two of them then heard Soma's voice ring through their minds.

Soma: "W-Who are you?" She questioned as she heard Asha yell out and growl.

Asha: "Get the hell out of my head!!!"

"Allelujah": "I'll kill you!" He exclaimed as he stood up. Those words rang through Soma and Aki's heads as their eyes widened in fear before, they both screamed.

Aki and Soma: "NOOO!!!"

Both the Tieren Taozi and the Ascalon then aimed their respective rifles up at the Space Elevator, Colonel instantly rocketing towards them.

Colonel: "Stop it, Lieutenants!"

As both Super Soldiers screamed in fear and agony, their Mobile Suits began to fire their rifles at the Space Elevator. A lot of the shots missed from the wild firing, but a few hit a support beam holding a specific segment together with the rest.

Soma: "NOO!!!!"

Aki: "P-PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! I'M SORRY!!!" she begged with tears streaming down her eyes as she thrashed around her cockpit.

Colonel: "Stop it! Stop it, Lieutenants!"

He yelled as his Tieren forced the rifles of the two Super Soldier Mobile Suits down, but it was too late. Those final shots caused that specific segment which was three Gravity blocks filled with civilians, including Saji and Louise, to break free and began to float away. That intern caused the people inside to be lifted by the artificial gravity being shut off.

"Allelujah": "Who is it? Who were those people?"

Asha: "I-I don't know..." He slowly stood up while rubbing his head.

Civilian: "Hey, look. Isn't that a Gravity Block?" This caught the two Meister's attention as they looked out of the window, but their eyes widened as they saw the Gravity Block drifting away. While Asha was mortified, "Allelujah" only grinned.

"Allelujah": "An accident? Those guys have my sympathy."

Asha: "What nonsense are you spouting!?" The older male looked at the teen. "If we don't do something, those guys will fall into Earth's gravity and burn up!"

"Allelujah": "Oh? And why should that be my concern?" He rose an eyebrow uncaringly. Asha was about to respond before...

Allelujah mental: "Hallelujah."

Hallelujah: "Stay outta this."

Allelujah mental: "Hallelujah!"

The golden-eyed male remained silent as he closed his eyes. Then, with him covering his right eye again and revealing his left silver eye, Allelujah suddenly gasped.

Allelujah: "No!" He looked at Asha. "Let's go, now!"

Asha: "H-Huh? Right!" He yelled as the two of them picked up their bags and began running the opposite direction. As they were, Asha was in deep thought as he thought back to the two females' voices that rang through their heads.

Asha's thoughts: "Those voices... who were they... and why could I hear them?"

>>Meanwhile<<

Colonel: "This is terrible..." He muttered, watching as the Gravity Block floated away before his Tieren looked back to the now limp Taozi and Ascalon. "Lieutenants." There was no response. "Lieutenants!"

He called louder but after all of that, both girls were knocked out completely cold with tears in their eyes. The man gritted his teeth slightly.

Colonel: "Control Room, this is Sergei. Tell me about the damage to the gravity block."

Control: "Lieutenant Colonel. According to the distress signal, Gravity Block Number Seven is drifting and there are 232 people stranded in it."

Colonel: "What about a rescue team?"

Control: "Scheduled to deploy in seven minutes. A small squadron has been scrambled to escort them. However, due to the shock of the explosion and the oxygen leak, Gravity Block Number Seven is rapidly losing velocity. It'll be dragged into Earth's gravitational field in 14 minutes."

Colonel: "What!?" His eyes widened before he gripped his mobile suit's controls. "I will commence rescue procedures! Deploy a team to recover Second Lt. Peries and Third Lt. Arlux!"

Control: "But sir, an object with that much mass!"

Colonel: "Human lives are at stake!" With no further argument, his Tieren blasted off towards the Gravity Block.

Meanwhile in a different section of the Space Elevator, Wang Liu Mei was monitoring the situation on her device.

Wang: "The Rescue teams have deployed, but they won't make it in time. The gravity block will be pulled into Earth's gravity and—"

Hong: "Mistress!" She turned to see Hong and Ren dash towards her.

Ren: "Allelujah and Asha have..." the young female looked surprised at this.

Wang: "What?"

Meanwhile back outside, Colonel had arrived at the drifting Gravity Block in his Tieren and had began to analyze the situation some more.

Colonel: "Seven minutes until Escape Limit Zone. To bring the speed of the block up to orbital velocity, I must accelerate that enormous structure!"

The Tieren blasted towards it before slamming its hands against its surface. Pushing the thrusters to max power, the Tieren began to push against the structure in an attempt to push it away from the Earth, but alas, with the Block being so heavy and massive, it was too much for just one Tieren to handle.

Colonel: "Tch... Block Number Seven's mass is too great. This unit's propulsion won't be enough to..." He fell silent for a moment. "Two hundred seconds until Escape Limit Zone. At this rate, my unit will be caught in the gravitational field as well. Am I going to have to abandon them? Why must space be so merciless?"

Suddenly, his Tieren's HUD began to beep as it detected fast moving objects.

Colonel: "What? Two units moving at such a high speed? Why didn't it show up on my radar?" Then with that statement, the realization hit him. "Could it be... Gundams?"

He was correct as approaching quickly from behind was none other than Gundam Vega and Gundam Kyrios. On their control panels, Wang Liu Mei's face appeared.

Wang: "Allelujah Haptism! Asha Daiki! What are you two doing? The mission given to you two was..." Allelujah cut her off by shutting off communications. Wang was surprised but looked towards Asha's face.

Wang: "Asha please—"

Asha: "I'm sorry, Madam." He cuts her off. "But I can't just leave innocents to die like this. Even thought it goes against the mission... It goes against why I became a Gundam Meister in the first place!"

Wang: "A-Asha..." The young lady stared at him in surprise, hearing such resolve in his tone. The last time she or anyone heard that tone from him was when he first became a Gundam Meister.

Asha: "I'll accept any punishment after this. But please, just let me save them! Let US save them! C'mon Vega!" He yelled, thrusting his controls forwards as the Vega's eyes lit up.

The red and white Gundam blasted forwards at high speeds, quickly catching up before it pressed its hands against the drifting block. Not far behind him, Gundam Kyrios half transformed its upper body and pressed its arms against the block as well before both Gundams began to assist in pushing the Block away.

Colonel: "What!?"

Allelujah and Asha: "Go!"

They both yelled as a plethora of GN Particles erupted from the Vega's GN drive and the Kyrios' thrusters as they were pushed to their limits and were beginning to push back the Block, though slowly. But it was enough for it to not fall into the atmosphere.

Colonel: "I-It held up. But why is Celestial Being doing rescue work?" He questioned before his display showed the two Gundams, but his eyes widened as he recognized the Vega. "That red one again..."

Asha's thoughts: "Sorry Miss Sumeragi..."

Despite the intense output of the two Gundams, the sheer mass of the entire Block was still immense and was proving quite troublesome. The Gundams and Tieren's outputs is enough to slowly stabilize the block enough but not enough to push it away.

Colonel: "Even with the Gundams' propulsion, the best we can do is maintain its current velocity. But once we run out of energy, we'll be sucked into Earth's atmosphere." But then...

Allelujah: "Can you hear us!?" His voice rang through an open comms system, so that everyone in the Block and the Colonel could hear. Asha's voice soon followed after.

Asha: "Please! Vacant the outer blocks and move to the center one!"

Colonel: "Are those the Gundam Pilots speaking? Their voices sound... young."

Allelujah: "We repeat! If you don't wanna die, move to the center!"

Asha: "Quickly now! We don't have a lot of time!"

Inside the Drifting Block, Saji and Louise listened in surprise while multiple people around them began to follow the instructions.

Louise: "Is someone trying to rescue us?"

Saji: "Let's go, Louise!" He said as they both began to move as well, but Saji couldn't help but feel like one of those Pilot's voices was strangely familiar to him. But he paid no attention to it currently.

Outside, the Kyrios, Vega and Tieren continued as planned, pushing against the center block of the entire structure as the people inside began to move. Then Colonel's voice rang through their comms.

Colonel: "Can you hear me, Gundam Pilots?"

Allelujah: "Huh?"

Asha's thoughts: "That voice... Is it the same old man from before?"

Colonel: "This block is about to enter the Escape Limit Zone. There's nothing more we can do. Move away." He said as his voice became a bit more deject.

Asha: "Heh. That's where you're wrong, old man." He said, taking Colonel by surprise.

Allelujah: "Failure is not an option for Celestial Being."

Asha: "And just for your knowledge..."

Both: "A Gundam Meister is never alone!"

Just in que, a large pink beam shot up from the Earth's surface and stuck the gap between the center and left blocks, instantly separating them from each other and allowing the left one to drift away and lessen the mass of the entire thing.

Colonel: "What!?"

Asha: "Heh. As usual, nice shooting, Lockon Stratos!"

From the Earth's Surface, Gundam Dynames was stationed, wielding a massive custom sniper rifle that was called the Super Stratospheric Altitude Gun. This massive, energy hungry weapon was specifically created so that the Dynames could snipe targets that are outside of Earth's atmosphere, from the surface.

Haro: "GN particle high density compression in progress. Time until charge completion, twenty, nineteen, eighteen..."

As Haro continued its countdown, Lockon only smirked and looked through his scope again, but frowned upon seeing the clouds move into the way of his sights.

Lockon: "Clouds are blocking my shot... Clear 'em out, Setsuna!"

Setsuna: "Roger."

Dashing into the air was none other than the Gundam Exia with its GN Sword equipped in sword mode. With a swift and powerful overhead swing, the Clouds began to part instantly, giving Lockon the perfect sight for his next shot and just in time.

Haro: "Charge complete!"

Lockon: "Targeted and firing!"

Once again, the Dynames fired a second shot from the massive rifle, that raced through the air, passing the Exia and hitting right between the right and center segments of the Block, separating them and causing the right one to drift away.

Asha: *sighs* "Thank you, Miss Sumeragi... Now, let's push this thing away, Allelujah!"

Allelujah: "Right!"

Now with all the excess weight gone, the Vega, Kyrios and Tieren were able to successfully push the single center block away from the Earth and back into the black void that is space. Colonel just stared in amazement.

Colonel: "They aimed at the two blocks from the surface and cut them off, thus lowering the total mass so we could push it to a stable orbit." His Tieren's console beeped against as the rescue team was fast approaching. The man decided to connect his Comms with the Gundams again. "The Rescue Team is here."

Allelujah smiled as the Kyrios began to pull back before fully transforming back into its Aircraft mode and flew off away from the Block. The Vega also pulled away and was about to leave before...

Colonel: "Young man." Asha hummed as the Vega looked back at the lone Tieren. "Thank you."

Asha: *smiles* "No problem." He said before the Vega blasted off after the Kyrios, moving past the Rescue team and disappearing into the distance to return to the Ptolemaios.

Ptolemaios...

Litchy: "Mission Complete."

He, Christina and Lasse all smiled at the success, However, Sumeragi just remained silently and made her way out of the bridge. As she exited however, she was greeted by a not so grateful Tieria.

Tieria: "We abandoned the mission Veda recommended and made a rescue operation our top priority. On top of that, we showed the whole world Dynames' high altitude firing capability." Sumeragi just sighed before she smiled lightly and crossed her arms.

Sumeragi: "We'll need to drastically revise the plan."

Tieria: "You're the one who altered the mission and gave Lockon Stratos his orders." Her smile vanished.

Sumeragi: "I didn't change the mission to help Allelujah Haptism or Asha Daiki. I protected the Gundams."

Tieria: "Someone with their temperament shouldn't pilot a Gundam." He said simply before he began to leave. Sumeragi watched him silently before her expression softened a bit as she watched him leave.

Sumeragi: "And what about your temperament?" She quietly questioned with a sigh.

In the middle of space, the Vega and Kyrios continued on their journey, with Asha silently looking at the control console before him. As he did, those voices rang through his head once again.

(Flashback)

Soma: "NOO!!!!"

Aki: "P-PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! I'M SORRY!!!"

(Present)

Asha: "Who... were they...?"

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Been a while huh? Well I just had a sudden urge to do this so yeah, here's chapter 5. So for the Ascalon, here's the specs.

Head: Pale Rider (with two Vulcan Pods on the sides)
Chest: Blitz Gundam
Arms: Tallgeese III
Legs: Sinanju
Back: Gundam X Divider
Shield: X Divider
Melee weapons: The Susanowo's physical swords

So yeah! Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter!