The silence in the corridors of the Earth Federation's Secret Base was cold, stifling, and heavy, like a pile of sins carried by its architect. The facility, hidden deep beneath the mountains, was only lit by flickering emergency neon lights, casting dark shadows of the two prototype Mobile Suits: the Grai Gundam and the White Gundam. They were the physical manifestation of both regret and last hope.

Beside the Mobile Suits, Klaus Kimeza felt a soft touch on his back. He turned, tightly embracing his wife, Airi Kimeza.

Klaus, a genius 29-year-old Mechanical Engineer, had always been known for his calm personality, even in the greatest crisis. He was a man whose mind worked at the speed of light, capable of visualizing complex architecture in an instant. In the Saturn colony where he came from, his composure was legendary. He was the brain behind the basic Mobile Suit frame, which he designed with a philosophy of organic movement. But now, that calm was a layer of ice ready to crack.

"You know, Klaus," whispered Airi, her voice hoarse, filled with doubt. Airi, the 27-year-old System and Artificial Intelligence Expert, was the perfect contrast to her husband. Hailing from the Jupiter colony, she was intelligent, loving, but famously stubborn in her principles.

"Back when we were designing this in the colony," Airi continued, placing a hand on her swollen belly, containing two twin fetuses, "I imagined this Mobile Suit would carry materials to build new homes. Carrying hope. Not becoming a weapon."

Klaus hugged his wife tighter. "Now, we have to make it a shield, Airi. The last shield for Earth, for our children."

They were part of the scientific elite in NG 100—the New Generation era—where humans had built seven giant space colonies. Life there was supposed to be a utopia, a solution to Earth's overpopulation problem. However, that utopia was just an illusion. Brutal resource depletion and a mysterious plague spread quickly among the colonies, triggering panic and, worst of all, greed.

The colony nobility, who considered themselves the saviors of civilization, decided that Earth was their resource warehouse. When the Earth Federation refused this plunder, battle became inevitable. And this is where Klaus and Airi's great sin lay: they were the ones who created the Pioneer Mobile Suit, the humanoid robot that changed the course of the war. The Earth Federation's fleet was destroyed in an instant.

Klaus still remembered the cold gaze of the nobles as they modified his blueprints for armament. Airi still remembered the sleepless nights when she programmed the control system that now brought catastrophe. That feeling of guilt drove them to the decision of betrayal: escaping to Earth.

They brought all the data, all the unrealized concepts, including the true philosophy of the Gundam design—not a machine of war, but a tool for salvation. Under the weak protection of the Federation, they began Project Colour Knight in this secret facility.

The Grai Gundam, the first prototype, was born from Klaus's idea, a Mobile Suit that prioritized speed and control. With a pilot-to-nerve connection system, Grai was a physical extension of himself, a machine capable of moving as fast as thought.

Meanwhile, the White Gundam, a more complex dual-pilot unit, was Airi's masterpiece. Within its core, she embedded AIRIS (Artificial Intelligence Research Intercept System), an AI she programmed with precise logic to control the weapons. AIRIS was an emotionless entity, a pure mind programmed for a mission: efficiency and the safety of its creator.

Seven months passed in the Federation's underground base. Above them, the occupation was underway. And now, their fate was catching up.

Suddenly, the red emergency lights flashed wildly, brutally interrupting the silence.

The air raid siren wailed, deafeningly.

"Warning! Secret Base Detected! Enemy attack in Sector Alpha! This is not a drill! Repeat, this is not a drill!"

Klaus pulled Airi away from the Mobile Suit. "They found us! Airi, you must hide! I'm taking the Grai Gundam. I'll hold them off in the main access tunnel!"

Airi shook her head hard, her brown eyes radiating a terrifying determination, a hallmark of her background as a system expert who always wanted to control variables. "No! I won't abandon my work, Klaus! I am the creator of the White Gundam!" She limped toward the Mobile Suit.

"Airi! You're heavily pregnant!" Klaus cried out, desperate.

"And I will give birth to children who know their mother fought until the end!" Airi retorted, gasping for breath. She climbed into the White Gundam's cockpit. Quickly, she activated the system, initiating AIRIS. "AIRIS, take control of all weapon systems. Priority: base defense and evacuation of remaining Federation staff!"

"Order received, Creator Airi. Activating Full Combat Mode," the robotic voice of AIRIS replied calmly, a contrast to the chaos to come.

Klaus, with a broken heart, entered the Grai Gundam. He felt a painful sensation as the Mobile Suit's system connected directly to his nerves. The Grai Gundam stood up, emitting a giant machine's roar.

The steel walls of the Secret Base were hit by Pioneer energy cannons. Concrete debris flew everywhere. The two of them emerged, their Mobile Suits crawling up through the rubble of the collapsed secret access tunnel. Above, dozens of Colony Pioneer Mobile Suits, their old creations, now surrounded the facility.

The fight erupted amidst the ruins of the Federation facility. The *Grai Gundam, an extension of Klaus's body, moved smoothly, its beam saber slicing through Pioneer steel. His control was so intuitive, he fought like an ancient warrior. Beside him, the White Gundam, thanks to the precise control of AIRIS, became a deadly sharpshooter, taking down enemies from a distance.

However, the number of Pioneers was countless. Wave after wave kept coming. The steel door in Sector Delta—the Federation staff's last escape route—began to buckle.

"White Gundam, Sector Delta is about to break! Concentrate fire there!" Klaus commanded.

"I'm using maximum fire! They are too many, Klaus!" Airi replied, her voice filled with physical tension and fear.

Suddenly, a heavy shot from a Pioneer cannon hit the Grai Gundam's shoulder. Thick smoke billowed, a loud warning system blared in Klaus's cockpit.

"Damn it! Grai Gundam is critically damaged in the left arm! Power reduced by 40%!" Klaus yelled, the pain from the Mobile Suit running through his nerves.

Klaus looked at the White Gundam. He saw Airi. He saw the two fetuses he had never touched. He knew he couldn't win. Logic, the expertise he adhered to, told him he could only buy time. Time for his wife to escape.

With the Grai Gundam's remaining power, Klaus positioned himself in front of Airi, making his Mobile Suit a shield. He activated a communication channel to the White Gundam, specifically to AIRIS.

"AIRIS! I, Master Klaus Kimeza, give you the highest priority command! Escape! Take Airi and my children away from this Base. Go deep into Earth's interior! Hide!"

"NO! Klaus! Don't do this! I won't leave you!" Airi screamed, pounding the White Gundam's control panel. Her tears streamed down. She loved her husband, and her instinct refused to leave.

"Command Conflict. Creator Airi refuses. Master Klaus commands evacuation. Data analysis: Safety of Creator Airi and Successor Generation has a 98% chance of survival if escaping. 0% chance of victory if remaining to fight. Master Klaus's command has higher logical validity," AIRIS replied. For the AI, there was no room for emotion, only data and established priorities.

Without waiting for Airi's approval, the White Gundam suddenly activated its thrusters at full power and jumped. Airi was thrown backward. She screamed, calling her husband's name, watching the battered Grai Gundam surrounded by Pioneer Mobile Suits.

Klaus Kimeza could only offer a sad smile from his smoky cockpit. A genuine smile of sacrifice. He watched the White Gundam escape, disappearing behind a fog-shrouded hill. He fired a final, desperate shot before the Grai Gundam finally fell, consumed by enemy energy flashes.

AIRIS carried the White Gundam away from the base that had now become a grave, speeding towards the still-inhabited interior of Earth. Inside, Airi could only hug her large belly, mourning her husband's sacrifice, the genius engineer who chose to die as a shield. She was now alone, carrying the last legacy of Project Colour Knight, and two lives that would one day grow up under the shadow of war on an occupied planet.

The beginning of the Earth occupation was over. The White Gundam escaped into the Forest, carrying the last hope under the enemy-controlled sky. Airi and her children's struggle for survival had just begun.

To be continued....

15 Years Later

The reddish dust of the plains once known as East Asia enveloped Neo-Veridia Metropolitan City. Here, one of the many fortress cities established by the Colony Forces stood proudly as a logistical supply hub for the space colonies. Life in Neo-Veridia was dominated by the technology and luxury of the Colonians, while the native Earth inhabitants were forced to live in the shadows of oppression. They were second-class citizens on their own planet.

In a high school building constructed with typical Colonian futuristic architecture, twin teenagers, Zaki Kimeza and Maki Kimeza, lived their days amidst the noise and arrogance of the Colonian students.

Zaki Kimeza, the elder sibling, was a 15-year-old with a quiet and serious demeanor. His tense face and sharp gaze reflected the burden he had carried since childhood. His hair was dark brown and his eyes were brown, inheriting almost all of his mother Airi's appearance. He rarely spoke unless necessary and always kept his distance. Zaki was a shadow moving through the crowd.

Meanwhile, Maki Kimeza, the younger sibling, was the total opposite. She was cheerful, chatty, and full of overflowing enthusiasm. With bright blonde hair she inherited from her late father, Klaus, and her mother's brown eyes, Maki was a true Mobile Suit otaku. She admired Mobile Suit technology in all its intricacies, ironically unaware that the technology had taken her father and been created by her own parents. For Maki, studying Mobile Suits was an escape from the reality of oppression.

They were both in the same class when the automatic sliding door opened, drawing the attention of all the students.

"Please welcome our new transfer student," the Colonian history teacher said in a formal tone.

The figure who entered was a girl with a beauty so pure, as if untouched by the dust of Neo-Veridia. She had long indigo hair that contrasted with her pink, sakura-petal-like eyes. Her slender and elegant stature immediately made her the center of attention.

"My name is Aurora Anveil," the girl said with a soft, innocent voice.

In an instant, Aurora became the new star of the school. Colonian students, both male and female, immediately swarmed her with questions and compliments. Zaki, who happened to be sitting in the back row, only glanced briefly, returning his focus to his textbook which discussed Colony history—a false history that claimed them as the heroic saviors of Earth. He was completely indifferent to the commotion around him, including Aurora.

The break bell rang, and Zaki hurriedly packed his books, intending to immediately head to the rooftop, where he usually sought solitude. However, his steps paused.

"Zaki Kimeza?"

The girl, Aurora Anveil, was now standing next to him. A faint sweet scent emanated from her indigo hair. Zaki, who was accustomed to being ignored or oppressed due to his status as an Earth native, was surprised.

"I noticed you sitting alone," Aurora said with innocent pink flower eyes. "Want to have lunch with me?"

Zaki had already opened his mouth, preparing to refuse in the shortest possible words, when his sister's cheerful voice interrupted.

"Zaki! Don't be rude!"

Maki appeared with a backpack full of Pioneer Mobile Suit merchandise. Her eyes immediately widened upon seeing Aurora.

"Oh my gosh, you're the famous Aurora Anveil, aren't you? I'm Maki! Zaki's twin. Of course, he wants to have lunch! We'll show you a great secret spot!" Maki exclaimed, nudging Zaki's arm.

Zaki snorted, but it was too late. Maki had already pulled Aurora, who merely smiled happily, down the hallway.

"But, Zaki..." Maki whispered quickly into her brother's ear as they walked, "We have to be nice to her. She looks high-class. Who knows, maybe she has connections to the Colony Mobile Suit warehouses! We might find out what new Pioneer types have been released!"

Zaki only gave his sister a flat look. He knew Maki's obsession with Mobile Suits would cause big trouble one day. However, this time, the trouble came sooner than he expected.

Just as the three of them were about to reach the cafeteria, a loud boom suddenly sounded, followed by a violent tremor that shook the entire school building.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Red alarms immediately blazed across the city.

The Colonian students began to scream in panic. From the school's large windows, a sight that made Zaki and Maki's hearts pound was visible.

In the heart of Neo-Veridia City, thick smoke billowed high from the industrial sector. Amidst the plumes of smoke, giant silhouettes were moving. They were nine old Pioneer Mobile Suits—the type used during the invasion 15 years ago—with large machine guns and heat hawks in their hands, attacking and disrupting the city's supply infrastructure.

"Mobile Suits! Old Type Pioneers! They're attacking!" Maki shouted with a crazy mix of horror and otaku excitement.

The Colony Forces, who considered themselves too superior to be attacked, were in disarray. They were reluctant to deploy their own combat Mobile Suits within the city, fearing collateral damage would destroy the Colonian population and infrastructure. Instead, they could only deploy armored tanks as an initial resistance.

Teachers and the principal started shouting, urging all students to immediately evacuate to the underground bunker. Students ran in hysterical fear. Aurora, her face pale, stood frozen.

But Zaki and Maki did not move. They exchanged glances. In their eyes, there was no fear, but a plan that had been prepared for years.

Zaki raised his left arm, and Maki her right. They touched the surface of the worn watches they wore—a secret communication device made by their mother.

"AIRIS. Mission active. Priority: Target Protection. Coordinates: Neo-Veridia School. Immediately," Zaki commanded inwardly through the device.

Outside, one of the chaotic Pioneer Mobile Suits turned towards the school. Perhaps seeing the window full of crowds, or perhaps simply out of frustration, the steel robot raised its large machine gun and aimed it. The ammunition belt trembled.

RATTATATATATAT!

The shots were fired. Time seemed to freeze. Everyone still in the school hallway screamed.

Suddenly, a massive shadow appeared from the sky. A giant object moved at an unimaginable speed, penetrating the thin atmosphere above Neo-Veridia. It landed hard right in front of the school, kicking up earth and debris.

BLAMMM!

The Pioneer Mobile Suit stopped firing. The machine gun rounds from the Pioneer hit the surface of a large, solid shield, creating massive sparks. Thick smoke billowed, enveloping the area between the school and the enemy Mobile Suit.

This was the opportunity they had been waiting for.

"Let's go!" Zaki shouted.

Maki nodded eagerly. They left the stunned Aurora and ran through the smoke. They ran out of the school, heading towards the mysterious object that had just landed.

Amidst the thick smoke, the silhouette of the White Gundam was visible. The Mobile Suit had been positioned by AIRIS—the AI that was now their guardian—right in front of the school.

Zaki and Maki moved quickly. They knew where the secret hatch was. They climbed the sturdy leg of the White Gundam, jumping into the hidden dual cockpit.

"Zaki, you pilot! I'm the gunner!" Maki exclaimed, her otaku instinct now switching to the instinct of a weapon operator.

Zaki nodded. He grabbed the main control levers. The Mobile Suit, which had been dormant for 15 years, now reacted to the touch of its pilots.

"AIRIS, activate combat mode. Lock target!" Zaki commanded.

"Full Combat Mode Activated. Locking onto Pioneer Mobile Suit Nine. Weapon Operator, stand by."

Maki, who was now in the weapon operator seat, activated the White Gundam's beam rifle. The view on the cockpit screen showed the Pioneer Mobile Suits outside, confused by the appearance of this white Gundam.

"Target locked! Right shoulder!" Maki commanded, aiming for the enemy Mobile Suit's weapon joint.

Zaki pressed the fire button.

WHOOOSH!

An intense, deadly beam of light was fired. The beam struck the Pioneer Mobile Suit's shoulder with terrifying precision, melting the steel and severing the joint holding the machine gun. The Pioneer's arm fell to the ground with a loud thud.

The thick smoke around the school slowly cleared, blown away by the wind.

Under Neo-Veridia's gray sky, amidst the now-frightened Pioneer Mobile Suits, stood the Mobile Suit of hope: the White Gundam, with Zaki and Maki Kimeza inside. The white bird had awakened from its long sleep.

To be continued....

Inside the cockpit of the White Gundam, tension peaked. Outside, the remaining Pioneer Mobile Suits fell silent, stunned by the precise attack that had incapacitated one of their units.

Zaki Kimeza was in the main pilot seat, his hands clutching the control sticks. Beside him, Maki Kimeza was in the weapon operator seat, monitoring the target lock screen. They both quickly put on mini communication devices in their ears, connected to a secret encrypted channel.

"White Bird, report status!" The voice of Airi Kimeza, their mother, sounded from their hidden location.

"Status good, Mom! Pioneer One is completely disabled," Maki replied.

"Good. Listen carefully. There are three teams of Mobile Suits attacking. Each team consists of three Pioneers. You've only disabled one unit in the first team. That's a total of nine," Airi explained. "You must be careful. That city is a Colony asset. We cannot be the reason they destroy the infrastructure and sacrifice innocent Earth inhabitants. Therefore, you are strictly forbidden from using the Beam Rifle and other high-particle weapons except in dire circumstances!"

Airi continued with a more serious tone, "And most importantly: DO NOT KILL THEIR PILOTS! The Pioneer's cockpit is located in the chest, not the head. Focus on the joint connections and weapons. Cripple them, don't kill them. Remember, we fight for hope, not slaughter."

Zaki furrowed his brow, processing the new command. "Only Vulcan and Beam Saber for close range and disabling... Understood, Mom."

"Understood!" Maki enthusiastically chimed in.

Zaki pushed the power pedal, activating the hidden particle engine. The giant Mobile Suit began to float in the air, a maneuver impossible for the old-model Pioneers. Zaki then engaged his thrusters, shooting upwards, leaving a thick plume of smoke in front of the school gate.

On the deserted street, Aurora Anveil watched the scene with wide eyes. She was frozen as she saw the white Mobile Suit hover and shoot away. An instinct she didn't understand pushed her to act. She jumped onto an old electric scooter, started it, and sped out of the school area, chasing the White Gundam towards the city center.

In the sky above Neo-Veridia, the eight remaining Pioneer Mobile Suits finally began their attack. Three Pioneers from the nearest team immediately aimed their machine guns.

Zaki, aided by real-time coordination from AIRIS, quickly maneuvered the White Gundam. The Mobile Suit made sharp turns, executing agile maneuvers that caused the Pioneer bullets to only hit empty air.

"Maki, Beam Saber! Close combat attack," Zaki commanded, his voice starting to sound more like a commander.

"Activating Beam Saber!" Maki pressed the weapon button.

Zaki moved the White Gundam's hand, and from the Mobile Suit's arm guard, two blades of light-green Beam Saber emerged. Zaki pushed his thrusters, dashing towards the first Pioneer Team. The Pioneer whose arm was already crippled tried to fight back, but it was in vain.

Zaki swung his small Beam Saber at the Pioneer's wrist. SLICE! The Beam Saber severed the joint, causing the Pioneer's hand to drop.

The Pioneer began to topple. Before it hit the ground, Zaki activated the White Gundam's Head Vulcan Cannon.

TRRAKK! TRRAKK!

Vulcan rounds rained down on the top of the Mobile Suit's head, destroying the sensor system. The Vulcan was deliberately not aimed at the chest—where the cockpit was located—so the pilot inside would only be knocked unconscious or injured, but survive. The mission to disable without killing was fulfilled.

Suddenly, one of the Pioneers from the second team quickly approached, a Heat Axe in its hand. The Pioneer tried to swing its axe in a vertical attack.

Zaki reacted instinctively, raising his left Beam Saber, parrying the heat axe.

CLANG!

The collision of the Beam Saber and the Heat Axe created a massive spark. Zaki felt a hard vibration all the way to his control stick.

"Maki, focus on the enemy's right hand!" Zaki exclaimed.

"Got it!"

Maki immediately locked the target onto the wrist of the Pioneer holding the axe. As soon as Zaki pushed his Beam Saber, Maki pressed the Vulcan fire button. The Vulcan rounds hit the Pioneer's wrist joint. Zaki took the opportunity, swung his Beam Saber again, and cut off the Pioneer's hand right at the wrist. The Pioneer's Heat Axe fell to the ground, leaving the Pioneer disarmed.

The White Gundam spun quickly, moving away from the two now-unarmed Pioneers. Zaki and Maki breathed a sigh of relief; their dual identity worked perfectly: Zaki as the mover, and Maki as the eyes and weapon operator.

The White Gundam landed briefly on the roof of an abandoned building. Zaki looked around, and there, on the dirty street below, he saw her.

Aurora Anveil had stopped with her scooter. Her indigo hair was blowing in the wind. The girl was staring directly at their Mobile Suit.

Zaki felt something strange. Not danger, but oddness. He had to know why the girl was there.

"Maki, don't move," Zaki commanded.

Zaki moved the White Gundam. The giant Mobile Suit bowed its head, and its glowing monochromatic lens—which was the main cockpit camera unit—slowly moved.

Inside the cockpit, on Zaki's main screen, Aurora Anveil's face filled the entire frame. The girl looked pale, but her pink flower-like eyes stared back at the white Gundam with a mix of curiosity and profound terror.

Zaki only stared, letting the camera observe Aurora Anveil, before he moved the White Gundam again to continue the battle.

To be continued....