Dragon's Fury (Siege of Londenion)

When the Rick Dijeh had spotted the RF Dom Kotch had the wire arm toss it's grenade at the backpack of the federation machine. Kotch then had the wire arm begin to return. Then Kotch spoke to his new opponent.

"Well feddie, how does it feel to have Martian feet on your colony?"

As he spoke Kotch raised a beam rifle at the rick Dijeh. However he didn't fire yet. Instead he spoke again.

"Picking a machine like that one... a very telling choice. So before we start our dance why don't we have a little chat?"

The impact areas from the Rick Dijehs beam shots were clearly visible on the extra torso armor of the RF Dom stutzer. Glowing twised craters that stuck out in the dark of the hanger. Though this machine was meant to take a hell of a beating and these beam shits were nothing it hand't weathered before.

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Inside the colony the Mars Zeon assault teams had begun to head to the engineering zone of the colony and to the Londo Bell fortress. Martian armor tore down the streets as the stamp of boots followed quickly behind.

ThE colony was a some what new enviroment for them but they were hell bent on doing damage as they cut a swath through the colony interior.

"swap to this frequency."
Even though time was short and the reliable range of communication even shorter it was Paramount to keep private matters private as she sent a frequency to the federation pilot.

"Nobody wants this war right now. Nobody needs it either. And honeslty you feddies are getting beaten and desperate."
Kotch spoke calmly after switching channels and waiting 30 seconds. Then she sent images of his capture of the Stein.

"The pilot was a child. A. Child. While I'm sure this isn't uncommon for prodegys she was far from that level of skill.

But... As I'm sure you can guess by now we are here for something else. And I don't like the ideas possessing this prize will entail. So how about we make a deal to stop this war?"
Kotch was cool as ice as he spoke. Knowing that any momment the feddie ace could open fire.

The right arm holding the shield taken some of the damage as bullet holes bounced off the heavy armour before the shield taken most of the bulk of the strike before the mano-eye refocused upon her. "You don't know the half of it... But if you want a monster... I'll give it to you. But first, let's see how fast you are?" He is casually spoke using this more like an amusing game to pass the time. Her NITRO heightened sense could detect he was briefly moving to a wary stance while his thoughts were elsewhere as used by another fight.

Taking off into space, he flew past her as the center of the chest of the Nightengale belly shined with a bright yellow light before firing a powerful Mega Particle Cannon that flew Detlta Plus completely avoiding it as it flies on course to intersect with the MP ZZ's rear side attempting to blindside it with a massively large yellow beam attempting to fire upon both him and the Gundam that he is currently fighting.

The Delta Plus temperature gauge kept rising up steadily through the entire encounter. By now that beam saber she was clutching with the left hand had been turned off in order to conserve energy.

" I'll show you!" All of the hits registered had thankfully missed the cooling systems and exhaust vents that allowed it's temperature to remain regulated for a while longer but it wasn't a system she could keep on for extended periods of time. Lorena was well aware of it's limitations which had been the reason why she'd decided now to employ her funnels offensively. The pair of fin funnels had been ignored by Lucius which allowed her to use them to chase the Nightingale from two different directions. Unlike this Zeon type funnels, these Federation ones fired a larger beam, resembling more a charged mega particle shot rather than the more precise laser type beam used on NZ ones.

The first Fin funnel would open fire direct below the Nightingale, falling inert and powerless shortly after firing. The second Fin Funnel wsa positioned in an entirely different vector, ready to blast the Nightingale as soon as it moved to avoid the first attack. Lorena in the Delta Plus was not far behind, swinging that rather large-sword shaped shield as if it was a mighty Claymore, using it's remaining thrusters to add speed and momentum. She didn't intend to stay and trade blows, rather focusing on a single strike before getting the hell out before he could counter. She knew Sawyer was in trouble and couldn't spare to lose focus now, no matter what she had to strike this mad dog down.

"That would be the girl we pulled out of the Sinanju Stein we captured. The last Sinanju Stein unless your double dealing friends at Anaheim have made more.

Bladed words aside my offer is simple. You keep further support from coming to our current agressors and I will do what I can to cease hostilities from Mars. I will also give my patronage to the most stable and personable faction of mars.

But I do have a rather large request that you have your men play ball with my men currently assaulting your colony. We will need a ship, a Clop class would do. But we will also need trophys, perhaps a few mobile suits. An old gundam type perhaps. Nothing you know we couldn't make a rival of anyway.

But the last matter is more complicated assuming you chose to work with me and my insane plan. You know how we Zeeks can be in a corner or with the right tools in the wrong sub factions hands. I personally want mars to live on, we aren't all monsters. But the ones who have left the biggest impact on history seem to be."

Kotch spoke calmly and methodicaly. He had left out the matter of the nukes. They likely were in no danger of being taken for a while longer. But it was paramount to get this single feddie to relay even the idea of the deal to whoever was in charge.
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Inside Londenion the split Zeon Army raid force had reached their objectives. Group one had begun assaulting the Londo Bell fortress albeit at a stalemate. Group two had taken engineering with a less than gentle hand and had already begun to purge the coolant to the city's reactors. While this had no immediate effects things would start to heat up soon.

"We came for 'Spears', I'm sure your familiar with how 'Antiqated' they are. But we both know it depends on whose hands they fall into. I even remember three stories about old earth fleets that used them in naval comabt."

Kotch was hoping his conversation partner was bright enough to catch on. Otherwise things would get very complicated.

"I'm sure the mad man who organized this mission has some kind of devious plot in mind. But my plot uses this one as a vehicle for a greater victory.

But I'm sure you have your reasons for attacking mars unprovoked and sending child soldiers to die against pilots atleast as skilled as your own special forces pilots.

But... you see iv let you take me hostage in a way. I'm the one who captured your stein and I'm the one who is trying to show the truth of this matter to you."

Kotch sighed as he finished talking. Keeping his finger on the trigger to see if this woman was as hard headed as her machine.
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Inside the colony the first raid group had now begun to loot whatever they could find aswell as track down alternate means to escape the lunar city.