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Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 9

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  1. "It was not according to their plans, but the bastards joining their cause was not unexpected."
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  3. "You sensed that immense power from the reptile as well, didn't you, agent?"
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  5. "I promise you this. Your soul will soon find peace, and I will ensure that it does so through the destruction of all that they hold dear."
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  7. "This campaign has only just begun. He is your enemy, but he is also a key. Remember that."
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  15. [July 16, 2166]
  16. [Lunar Orbit]
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  20. Around the orbit of Earth's moon, Luna, the battle has calmed down. Both sides have taken noticeable losses, especially that of Earth's noncombatant fleet. However, thanks to the swift deployment of the Guardian Sentinels, as well as the arrival of the Keizers known as Gamera and Mothra, the invading party has been routed and driven off into the deeper reaches of space.
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  22. For now, at least.
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  24. Gamera in particular seems to have some lingering thoughts on his mind. This preoccupation is made readily apparent from the fact that the giant turtle pays no attention to the myriad amounts of floating space debris that he continues to crash into as he flies through the orbit around Luna; he's finally snapped out of his mindlessness when he accidentally bumps into the destroyed wreck of one of the invaders' ships.
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  26. Despite this little hiccup, the Atlantean guardian relapses into deep thought once again; he merely floats in place for the longest while. Mothra herself flies up next to her ally, but she seems unsure, unable to figure out how to help the giant chelonian.
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  28. A scouting ship sent from one of the mining fleet's surviving vessels flies up to the pair; it's small in comparison to them, barely able to fit in the palm of Gamera's hand. However, the moth goddess immediately takes notice of the small scout ship; her antennae and eyes glow a light purple, signifying a state of communication.
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  31. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Are you picking up our signal, Mothra?
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  33. (Mothra): *telepathic* I can hear you, Humans of flesh and metal.
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  35. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Right.... Okay, now that the situation has stabilized, the fleet sent us to check up on you two. What's the situation right now?
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  37. (Mothra): *telepathic* Gamera is occupied in his thoughts. He knows that Irys is somehow involved in this invasion, but not even together can we locate him. It is most strange, indeed.
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  39. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Understood. We'll put word to the surface about a possible incursion by the other Atlantean remnant. Anything else?
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  41. (Mothra): *telepathic* Yes. Secure your vessels, let Gamera and I handle matters out in the reaches of emptiness.
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  43. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Understood, then. We're moving back to the fleet.
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  46. After what seems like ages, Mothra finally gets through to Gamera; the two of them fly out a bit farther, out of visible line of sight from the fleet. Meanwhile, the scouting ship returns to the G.U.D.'s mining vessels.
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  49. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Those Kaiju sure do like to talk all flowery, don't they?
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  52. Before the ship returns to the fleet, some of pieces of metal begin to encircle the scouting vessel; hard-light particles also start to join in this. These are clear signs of a still-functioning Mimetic Colossus, perhaps several. Soon enough, the pieces begin to form a hand, one that is about to clamp down on the small reconnaissance ship.
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  54. From the deep reaches of space, a beam of pink and yellow energy flies faster than physics would allow, directly into the still-forming Mimetic hand. Although the hand is destroyed, the rest of the body quickly reforms. Or rather, the bodies.
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  56. Multiple Mimetic Colossi quickly recombinate into their humanoid forms, all around the small scouting ship. Luckily for the crew, these Atlantean automatons are distracted by the speedy arrival of Mothra and Gamera. The Colossi number nearly a dozen; many fly towards the two godlike monsters, quite confident in their numbers advantage. Most of them have transformed their hands into various types of blade, whilst others stay back with hard-light cannons instead.
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  58. This was a grave mistake.
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  60. Gamera flies ahead of his partner, acting as an offensive shield to take the strikes from their enemies thanks to his impressive physical stature. As the melee attackers slash at his guarded stance, to no avail no less, some of the Mimetics hanging back fire streams of hard-light past the primary exchange at the giant insect.
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  62. However, she easily flies around their shots, though she doesn't fire back. The Colossi sharpshooters take notice of this and prepare to take aim at the giant turtle. As the melee attackers begin to disperse to allow room for the others to get a clean shot, Gamera suddenly flies backwards with great speed.
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  64. Mothra then flies out from underneath him, directly towards the Colossi that were previously engaging her ally, seemingly on a collision course. The sharpshooter Mimetics fire off their hard-light weapons through the spaces that their allies have created for them. It would seem that the monster goddess made a grave mistake.
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  66. It would seem.
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  68. Before the shots strike, Mothra's wings become flush with light that's patterned like shattered stained glass. Once they connect, they're reflected back, something the Mimetic Colossi had not anticipated. The beams of light strike the automatons that were initially engaged in close-quarters combat with Gamera with great force, leaving them damaged but not quite destroyed.
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  70. They don't get any breaks, for the chelonian giant engulfs himself in fiery plasma and flies through their ranks, smashing up these machines with little effort. All that remain are few, certainly not enough to make a meaningful difference against such mighty foes.
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  72. Without any hesitation, the remaining Mimetic Colossi collapse into metal pieces and hard-light particles and fly down to the Earth below.
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  75. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Whew..... thanks, you two. You really saved our asses.
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  77. (Mothra): *telepathic* Think nothing of it. But it is clear that our enemy is more cunning than we thought if they could plan such an assault. We must reinforce our searches.
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  79. (Cpt. Nathan Stern-3): [COMMS] Understood, Mothra.
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