A/n: thank you for your support i really appreciate it as a thank you have one extra chapter <3
Then Agent showed her how to use the FA armor and handed her a manual.
"Any questions?" Agent asked, her voice a crisp cut through the hum of the workshop.
Vertin, her gaze fixed on the incomplete armor, shifted nervously.
"If I could ask," she began hesitantly, "could we add ERA to the shields? And I have some ideas for other upgrades, if i can upgrade the armor."
A small chuckle escaped Agent's lips. "It's your armor now. You can upgrade it however you like."
A small, relieved smile spread across Vertin's face. "Okay, thank you."
"If that's all, I'll be going now," Agent said. She glanced at Dreamer. "I'll give you some time to work on the upgrades, and Dreamer here will help you."
"Damn you, Agent," Dreamer muttered under her breath as Agent turned to leave.
"And when you're done, Dreamer will have a new test for you," Agent added, her voice carrying one last time before the rhythmic clicking of her heels faded down the corridor.
Vertin turned to Dreamer, waving a piece of paper. "Miss Dreamer, I have a list of things I need added to the armor."
The R&D lab air buzzed with the hum of automated machinery. With a small, satisfied smile, as Agent walked away, her heels clicking a rhythmic counterpoint to the distant clang of metal on metal. Dreamer, a grimace etched on her face, grabbed the list Vertin offered. A moment later, the list was sent to a squad of Vespids, who immediately dispersed to gather the necessary materials.
Vertin stood before the armor. As the automated arms of the machine started their work, welding additional panels and installing new components, a thought struck her. She'd been so focused on the Sangvis and the FA armor that she hadn't checked her status in a while.
"Status," she murmured, and a holographic window shimmered to life before her.
[Name: Vertin
Race: MS Girl
Sub-Race: Zudah
HP: 100,000
Armor: 100,000
Sub HP:
Head: 2,000
Legs: 2,000
Thrusters: 10,000
Power: 79%
Fuel: 100%
Ammo: 125%
Coolant: 100%]
"Healthy," she noted, a sigh of relief escaping her lips. "No serious damage. No viruses, no trackers."
A gentle, flashing light from her inventory caught her eye. She reached out, and the mysterious coin appeared in her palm, radiating a soft, warm glow. The moment her fingers closed around it, a new skill notification flashed.
[Zeon Sovereign Leader: All Zeon companies have been given to you. Everything has been unlocked.]
Multiple pop-up windows cascaded across her vision.
[Spaceship Yard Unlocked]
[Aces Unlocked]
[0079 to 0087 Mobile Suits Unlocked]
One window, in particular, caught her attention, its bold text a stark contrast to the rest.
[Federation Mobile Suit Unlock Quest: Take over this world]
"A quest?! The one thing I hate the most?!" she mentally screamed, her monologuing is now filled with a frustrated chorus of expletives. "That's just some serious bull!"
Then, another system window appeared, updating the coin's status.
[Coin has been updated]
Vertin's mind raced. "This coin… did this?" she said aloud, her curiosity piqued. Her thoughts drifted back to the letter she received before she arrived. "That letter and this coin… could it be from the same person?" she wondered, a new suspicion taking root.
"Wait, the survey never mentioned a person brought me here!" she pondered, a whole new level of questions flooding her mind.
A sharp voice cut through her thoughts.
"Hey! Your armor's ready. Do you want to take it for a test drive?" Dreamer called out, her tone still tinged with annoyance.
"Of course!" Vertin responded, a cheerful mask hiding her inner turmoil.
"I am more curious about that survey, the coin, and the letter" she thought, the mysteries of the coin and the letter now more pressing than ever.
As she stepped into the enhanced armor, she knew her true quest was just beginning.
A flash of light enveloped Vertin as her personal computer linked with the sleek, metallic armor. A system window, glowing with vibrant blue text, appeared before her eyes.
[ STANDBY FOR LINKING... ]
A moment later, the text changed.
[ LINK ESTABLISHED ]
The full system report appeared, detailing every aspect of the suit's capabilities.
[FA ARMOR - SANGVIS FIRST MOBILE SUIT MOD
HP: 50,000
FUEL: 100%
POWER: 99%
WEAPONS:
4 SHIELDS (ERA-COVERED)
PROTOTYPE TWIN LASER WEAPON
PROTOTYPE RAILGUN
35 MICRO MISSILES (EXTENSION MISSILE RACK)
MINIGUN
10 SMOKE GRENADES
FLARES
ADDONS:
EXTRA THRUSTERS
EARLY LASER DETECTION SYSTEM
FULL FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
NOTE: THIS SUIT DOES NOT CONSUME POWER, FUEL, OR AMMO. HOWEVER, HIGH-CALIBER PENETRATIONS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE USER. IT ACTS LIKE A SECOND SKIN.]
While Vertin was lost in the data, a familiar voice cut through the air.
"HURRY UP! I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!" Dreamer's voice, amplified by the comms system, boomed.
Vertin snapped out of her thoughts and immediately activated the armor's thrusters. "I guess I can read this later," she sighed, a hint of disappointment in her voice.
A wide smile spread across her face as she looked out at the sky. "All systems green! Zudah, launching!" she yelled before a peel of laughter escaped her lips.
With a powerful boost, she shot into the sky, hovering over the sprawling landscape.
"One day, Zeon flags will be waving across this land, but for now, let's test this suit."
She readied her weapons, feeling the satisfying weight of the systems coming online.
"Dreamer, can I get my mission now? I'm itching for a fight," she radioed.
"Eh, sure, why not? I want to get out of here anyway. I'll send it to you now,"
Dreamer responded, sending the data to her HUD.
[ MISSION DATA RECEIVED
TASK: TAKE OUT A GRIFFIN SUPPLY BASE LOCATED AT [CLASSIFIED] AND DESTROY ANYONE IN YOUR WAY.]
A wide, maniacal grin spread across her face. "Oh, this will be good." She boosted toward the base, a single-minded missile of destruction.
"Yo, Jim, anything new on the radar?" a radar specialist at the Griffin supply base asked his coworker.
"Nah, it's clear. Nothing out there, and besides, we're a good distance from the frontline. The chances of us getting attacked are zero to none," Jim said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, you're right," the first specialist replied, joining in the laughter.
Their laughter was cut short as a massive hole tore through the roof directly above them. Hovering in the air, framed by the dust and debris, was Vertin, her minigun aimed directly at the two of them.
"Hey ya!" she greeted them, a gleam in her mono-eye.
"Awww, man," one of the specialists moaned.
"You know, this is some bu—"
His words were drowned out by the thunderous roar of the minigun as the two men were shredded into dust.
"Minovsky particles work wonders," Vertin said with a smirk.
After exiting the now-ruined building, she aimed her twin laser weapon at the warehouses. Blasts of concentrated light erupted, incinerating tanks, weapon caches, and vehicles and turning personnel into ash.
"I think that's enough. Time for my reward," she said, her mono-eye scanning the area and locking onto a row of massive fuel tanks. "I'll take it."
She quickly grabbed the fuel tanks and grabbed a few other items that caught her interest in her inventory.
"I really need to buy a 'money for every person I killed' skill," she muttered, annoyed.
"Wait... I guess I'll check it later after I return to the Sangvis base."As she activated her thrusters, a missile streaked toward her.
But before it could hit, a system window flashed:
[ EMERGENCY EVASION CONTROLLER ]
She expertly dodged the missile, her suit's thrusters flaring as she scanned the area for the one responsible. Her mono-eye locked onto a T-Doll hiding behind a stack of crates.
"You!" she growled, her minigun whirring to life.
"Oh no," the T-Doll whimpered as Vertin's minigun unleashed a torrent of bullets, lighting up her position.
The T-Doll barely managed to dodge at the last second, but before Vertin could finish her off, multiple Griffin T-Dolls opened fire, their weapons converging on her.
"Damn, they got me surrounded," she said, her shields glowing brightly as they absorbed the incoming fire.
[ WARNING! 25 T-DOLLS DETECTED ]
"I may be outnumbered, but I'm not outgunned," she said with a grin. She fired all 25 micro-missiles at the T-Dolls' last known locations.
"Boom goes the dynamite," she said with a smile, the sound of explosions ringing in her ears.