G Gundam Fan Fiction ❯ The Fight For the Earth ❯ Gundam Fight! Brawler Gundam vs. Horus Gundam ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter Four: Gundam Fight! Brawler Gundam vs. Horus Gundam

DIS: Me no ownie G-Gundam, Zalika, Rakarai and Horus Gundam. Sunrise owns G-Gundam and Aibyouka owns the other characters mentioned. I ownly own Renee, Kinoko, Brawler Gundam and possibly other characters that have been mention and thus you have a good idea of who I do and don't own. Thankies. =^^=

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Morning has finally arrived as I wait for at least a phone call from Zalika. If my assumptions are correct, she would have a hangover from all that drinking. Still… I guess this Survival 11 can cause hystaria among a person's life. So far in mine, Mike is quitting and there'll be a replacement… I have no contact with my sibling for a while now, but they promised if I reached the finals they would come and see me… Along with the Neo-Ireland government to probably watch me like a hawk. Typical government officials…

 

Kinoko was surveying the next possible opponents for me to face after my battle with Zalika. Both of us grew impatient as it was taking Zalika a long time to call. And then finally, the phone rang.

 

“'Ello, this is Renee.” I said blantly.

 

“Miss Howard correct?” It was Rakarai.

 

“Oh… Rakarai… What the hell is taking Zalika?!” I practically yelled into my phone.

 

“I understand you're not too happy with waiting…” Rakarai said in a apologetic tone while I heard Zalika yelled, “She can wait!! Tell her to not get her panties in a wad!”

 

My vein grew as I heard that comment and I said, “Tell her that I'll be waiting outside of Cairo! Good day!” I angerly hit the end call button. “Come on, Kinoko! We got a Gundam Fight to go to!”

 

She sighed. “Did Zalika call you a name?”

 

“She think she's such a smartass. I'll give her a taste of her medicine!” I said angerly.

 

“Rage leads to downfall, Renee,” Kinoko said.

 

“You're not one of my teachers, Kinoko! Let's go.” I said as I walked out the door. Kinoko sighed and gathered her stuff and followed me.

 

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I finally saw Zalika, Rakarai and the Horus Gundam appearing after a half a hour where Kinoko and I reached. Brawler Gundam's out and I am ready for some butt kicking.

 

“Took you long enough, Zalika!” I yelled, still annoyed at her.

 

“Ah, cool it. I'm here. Let's get it over with. Ready to lose?” Zalika said as she entered in her Gundam.

 

“That's what you like to think!” I said as I entered my own Gundam. I won't let a frivolous woman beat me! As soon as the checks are done and Zalika was ready, I was ready to get her good.

 

“GUNDAM FIGHT!” I yelled.

 

“READY- GO!!!” Zalika yelled as she immedietly charged for me a pulled out what it seems like a dagger and attempted to nail me into my unit's leg but I flipped over to one side and pulled out one of my batons to pervent that from happining. As soon as I am back in my stance, she was gone again.

 

/Damn, she's fast…/ I cursed as I looked for her, then I felt pain on my leg as something dug into my right calf. I'm guessing that the Horus Gundam nailed me there. “Augh!!!” I yelled in pain. “Where are you?!!?” I said with venom in my voice. That woman will regret what she just did.

 

“Renee! Above you!!” Kinoko yelled as I looked up and what it seems that the Horus Gundam will smack me with a staff and I pulled out my other baton and the strike resulted in a deadlock.

 

“Not bad!” Zalika's voice yelled as she pulled back a bit and attempted to strike me again. Again, I blocked hit and then she disapeared on me again. As soon as I turned after predicting her move, she got me again with her staff. “Ahh!!” I yelled in pain, as that

smack hurts like hell. Ugh… if she keeps up with this pace, she would be able to defeat me like that! I had no other choice… as soon as Zalika got close again to hit me…

 

“BRAWLING SMASH!” I announced as my ultimate attack came into effect and pummeled the Horus Gundam. But, I didn't realize that the Horus Gundam managed to avoid half of the attack. From what I can tell from her defense, it was pretty low and even from half of the blow, it banged her up pretty good.

 

“Owww!!! Damn it!” Zalika cursed as she got ready for another attack, but I underestimated her again as I put on the trusters and charged for her.

 

“FALCON TORNADO!!” The Horus Gundam extended its wings and started to created a tornado. What I didn't see what it acctualyl does that its red wing tips came off and started to attack me while in the tornado and unfortunatly, I was in the heart of the attack. The wingtips denoted all over my unit and I screamed in utter pain. As the tornado subsided, my unit was too damaged to continue fighting. And as I could tell, the Horus Gundam was going for my head.

 

/Is it really over?/ I thought. /Am I gonna bring shame to my family even more???/

 

“NO STOP!!!” I heard a familier voice yell out loud and it was right in front of me. My eyes widdened in horror as I saw Kinoko right there.

 

“Please don't destroy the Brawler's head!! Renee entered this tournament not just for Neo-Ireland! She did it for her family!!!” Kinoko yelled in my defense.

 

“You think I should believe that!?” Zalika yelled from her Gundam and rised her staff in ready to take the head.

 

“Our family has to put up with the general public's crap for a long time now! She did in hopes to be in the tournament to improve our image! Our father always causes problems and we ended up being part of it as well!” Kinoko was now in tears.

 

“Kinoko” I yelled, even though my voice was scratchy from all of the cries of pain.

 

“Please, reconsider!!!!” Kinoko yelled as loud as she could and cried. I'd never knew she cared for my family, even althought she was adopted.

 

“…” The Horus Gundam lowered it's staff and put it up. “Consider this match won by me. You just got lucky. Besides, it'll be interisting to fight you again one of these days.” Zalika said.

 

“…” I did not say anything. My heart has sanked to my stomach because I lost a match. And to someone like Zalika. Right there and now, I wanted to be left alone. Perferably with something hard to drink.

 

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The next day, we were finally out of Neo-Egypt. I cried last night. For how long, I didn't remember, nor didn't care. I just wanted to be alone. As soon as we arrived back at the Neo-Ireland hanger, no one spoke to me since they found out that my Gundam was badly damaged and it could still be repaired, but it'll take a whole day. I didn't care and left for the pub.

 

As I arrive, I expected to see Mike again, still working like he always would and then would help me how to cope with losing. What I didn't expect was a young guy with deep red hair and blue eyes in Mike's place, working as hard. The guy noticed me.

 

“Renee Howard correct?” The guy asked.

 

“If yer a Gundam Fighter, I don't wanna fight right now and I don't give a damn about the rules at the moment. Besides, my Gundam's in repairment.” I sneered.

 

“No, I'm not a Gundam Fighter. I'm the new barkeep. Y'know, the one Mike reconmmended to your brother?” The guy said.

 

“Oh.. Yeah… Meh. Gimme somethin' hard.” I muttered.

 

“Lesse here… I doubt we have anything hard.” The guy said as he looked for the harder liquor.

 

I sighed. “Then… gimme some vodka on rocks.”

 

“That we have.” The guy said as he whipped up a glass and handed it to me. I downed on it like I was in the middle of a desert. The guy looked at me like crazy.

 

“You shouldn't be drinking like that.” The guy said. That annoyed the hell out of me.

 

“Don't tell me how to drink, you bastard!” I snapped. I hate it when people tell me what to do.

 

“Hey, you shouldn't let this loss get to you.” The guy said as he was cleaning out a glass.

 

“Great, now everyone heard about it?”

 

“Well, I know Mike and you had some person-to-person talk, and I can help with some as well.”

 

“Neh, what do you know?”

 

“Basically, it's common sense to help someone who has hated losing or has never lost before on something.”

 

“Mike was different. He was friends with my brother for a long time and helped me with problems on more then one occasion.” I buried my face into my crossed arms. “Why did he have to quit now? This stupid Gundam Fight has put me through enough stress as it is. I haven't seen my siblings, I nearly lost my unit's head, I lost for the first time…” I couldn't tell if I was crying or not at this point.

 

“… Are you okay, Miss Howard? You're crying…” The guy said as he bend down to my eye level. I looked up and noticed the beautiful blue concern in his eyes.

 

“I'll be fine… I just want to be left alone.” I muttered as I once again buried my face into my arms.

 

“You shouldn't be downing in your sorrows nor you shouldn't hang your head for losing. You're still in the Gundam fight, right?”

 

I nodded nonchalantly, my face still hidden.

 

“Then don't give up hope. I've heard rumors about your family and I doubt they are true.”

 

“You wouldn't know unless you see a protest group marching outside of the gates. It's my damn father's fault he screwed things up since my mom died and he commited suicide and left Alicia and Sam to his dirty work.” I felt like crap at this point. I didn't want to talk to this guy, just Mike. He can relate to some of his problems with the Howards since he is friends with Sam.

 

“Well… My family used to run our own pub chain for generations… Until the Howard company bought it out long ago… My father was part of the protests… And the gurads took his life.”

 

I immedietly looked up and see the guy. His father's life was taken away by another of my father's dirty times. He bought out a company unrightfully. I felt a pit in my stomach going deeper. I half expected him to hate the Howards right away, including myself. He probably has every right to.

 

“Don't worry. I do not hate you or your siblings. You guys have not any buisness conducted when your father was alive, correct? And besides, I wouldn't be working here if your father was still alive anyway.”

 

“… What was the company name?” I asked out of curiousity.

 

“The Forele Pub chain. I'm Shane. Shane Forele.”

 

“… I'll have another vodka on rocks.” I sighed.

 

“Heh, I was kind of expecting, “Nice to meet you, Shane.””

 

“…….” I couldn't help but giggle at that.

 

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