"There's been a change in plans" said the voice on the radio. "The next operation Three Strikes will be participating in is at the coordinates and time I sent you. But do not engage unless I say so!"

Otto van Dalsen, callsign 'Rage', of the GR Guardian mercenaries could barely contain himself as he angrily yelled into the microphone "Change in PLANS!? After what that guy did to our planes you are lucky we don't charge you extra! That bastard's going to go down! That is precisely why you picked us right!?"

"If it's money you want I can arrange that. As it is you'll need to lay low once the operation is complete. You might want to think about your sister before you do anything you may regret."

"Ooooh, was that a threat? That sounded like a threat, didn't it Rage?" asked Elke van Dalsen, callsign 'Scream'. The eldest of the Dalsen sibling, also from GR Guardian Mercenaries. "Listen Mr. Big-Shot-Wannabe-President, we are more than capable of taking care of ourselves. You continue to annoy us and no amount of your precious mama's money is going to stop us from blowing your naked butt up all over the Osean news. General Resources doesn't like being messed with. What do you think your 'friends' will say if you had no choice but to go back crying to that Belkan company? I heard they're working with Erusea now too."

"Can't you idiots see we all stand to gain or lose here? It's more than just one worthless pilot's death that's at stake here. Just do what you're told and you can live in luxury for the rest of your life!" said the voice on the radio and it went silent.

"Well that's what he said, cute little bro. Shall you and I just retire and become grumpy, old invalids?"

"We'll do both, Scream. We'll wait till he gives the signal or if we lose patience, whichever is sooner."

Scream laughed in delight.

* * * * *

IUN-PKF base, classified location somewhere in Usea.

Men and women in uniform gathered and took seats in a room. Chief among them were the Osean Joint Chiefs of Staff along with many other officers. Everyone who had just arrived were high ranked senior officers from all branches of the Osean Defense Forces - Air, Ground, Maritime, Coastal along with the Marine Corps, and Special Ops. The room had many consoles manned by personnel, but all attention was on the large screen that occupied nearly the entire wall. The large screen displayed a number of windows, with the smaller ones showing various maps, radar and weather data, and two larger windows, one of which showed real time images of the coastal region of Anchorhead Bay. The remaining window was in conference with the operations room of the LRSSG. Brigadier General Clemens, the LRSSG commander and Wiseman were among those present.

"They should be reaching the area in the next forty seconds," said OIA Analyst, David North over teleconference.

"For an Ops analysis that would determine our ongoing strategies, I was expecting something better than this farce," said one of the senior officers.

"I don't care whether they're Gundams or X-Wing fighters. They'll be lucky to sink even just one battleship before the enemies start firing back," said another.

The battle commenced as the monitor showed attacks from Trigger's Gundam quickly destroy a frigate, a destroyer and one battleship.

"Atleast that much should be expected from the ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom we paid so much for. Otherwise, I'd petition to cancel the program. So far we're seeing the right answers," said Vice Chairman Edwards of the Joint Chiefs.

As the Erusean coastal defenses started retaliating, Lieutenant General Shepherd got up from his seat, and spoke to the people in the room.

"As stated earlier, this operation's purpose other than weakening the Erusean navy and logistics is to evaluate the leader of Strider Squadron, TAC name 'Trigger' and determine just how much of our strategy can be formulated with high performing pilots at the core."

Turning to the screen Shepherd addressed Clemens, "Brigadier General Clemens, about Three Strikes... You sure we'll get a positive result this time?"

"Yes, Lieutenant General Shepherd. Operation Dominoes is going as planned," said the Brigadier General.

Minutes passed, everyone's skepticism changed to awe as Trigger almost single handedly wiped out the Erusean naval and air forces along with most of their command group.

* * * * *

Suddenly, two YF-29s appeared over Anchorhead Bay. Trigger could only watch in horror as one of them fired a strange missile which he could see with his eyes but not on radar as it tore through Lanza's Phase Shift armor as though it was made of paper!

Trigger and Count now faced the YF-29s which activated their psycho-frames. Both of their units suddenly didn't feel invincible anymore.

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