Gundam Unicorn: Banagher x Marida

Banshee

In the stratosphere, the Torrington Base is contacted by an envoy from the Vist Foundation, who explains to the air traffic controller that they are launching a mission with a prototype mobile suit via a Base Jabber. The suit, the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 02 "Banshee" launches from the stratosphere and ignores the controller's warnings.

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On the ground, both Banagher and Riddhe are reeling from the destruction caused by the AMA-X7 Shamblo when the Banshee descends into the city. Both are shocked at the existence of a black Unicorn Gundam, and Riddhe assumes its an ally until the Banshee fires its Armed Armor BS. He tries firing at it with the MSN-001A1 Delta Plus beam cannon, but gets fired on and is forced to use the remains of the Shamblo as cover. However, the Banshee fires on the remains, leaving Riddhe trapped in the wreckage. Sill distraught from the death of Loni Garvey, an exhausted Banagher is unable to escape the area as the Banshee tackles the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam hard, knocking him unconscious.

When Banagher wakes up, he is on board the Ra Cailum, and notices Riddhe trying to talk to Alberto Vist. He reels in shock when he sees the Banshee next to the Unicorn, and is further shocked when the pilot is revealed as Marida Cruz. Just then, the La+ System activates, showing the location of Laplace's Box. Banagher then locks himself inside the Gundam and locks the La+ System, stumping the engineers. When Riddhe presses Alberto about the existence of the Banshee, Alberto tells him that the suit exists and that he shouldn't ask questions. When Riddhe attempts to pursue Alberto, he is grabbed by Marida, who he assumes is the pilot of the Banshee. Alberto tells Riddhe to not meddle in a family matter, and tells him that Banagher is Cardeas' illegitimate son. Just then, the hatch opens on the Unicorn.

On board the Garuda, Martha Vist Carbine is frustrated with Alberto, who says that Banagher locked the system to deny their access to the final coordinates of Laplace's Box. Martha says that Banagher's stubborn refusal was in his blood, and that she'll resort to using Mineva to change his mind. In a one-on-one conversation, Martha compliments her alias of "Audrey Burne", but states her intention to seal Laplace's Box, and claims that Mineva left Zeon to do the same thing. She tells Mineva that the Unicorn would soon be moved to the Garuda, and that Banagher had locked access to the La+ System. She then reveals to a surprised Mineva that Cardeas was Banagher's father. Mineva realizes that she wants her to convince Banagher to give up the codes, and Martha adds an extra incentive by guaranteeing a place for the Zeon remnants. However, Mineva argues for them to release Marida. Marthat counters that she is serving them willingly, although they reconditioned her. She counters that Zeon also reconditioned her after the Neo Zeon War. Martha states that she simply released Marida's introverted revenge against a flawed male-dominated society.

On board the Ra Cailum, the soldiers are frustrated by the presence of the civilian Vist Foundation. However, Bright Noa states that they are acting under orders from the General Staff Headquarters, and that the Foundation was part of them. Although their operating circumstances changed, Bright states that their mission was to hunt down the Garencieres. He tells the crew that they would launch the Unicorn to the Garuda via Base Jaber, and Riddhe leaves the meeting. Later, Bright talks to Meran about the Garuda's royalty supplies, and heads to Banagher's cell to talk to him. Bright says that Banagher was making things tough for the interrogators. Banagher laments that f anyone finds the coordinates, "that place" would become a battlefield and that more civilians like Loni would die. Bright asks if Banagher escaped the Garencieres, but he says that the group simply let him go, and that Zinnerman was unhappy with the operation. Bright agrees based on the movements of the ship, and asks if he was given free will despite being a technical prisoner. Banagher says that he never felt as though Zeon was an enemy, since was a civilian and not a soldier taught to discern friend from foe. As Bright leaves, he tells Banagher not to give up because he has strength, though he says it was dumb luck that he found the Unicorn. Bright says that it may have been pure luck, but those were the circumstances of all the Gundam pilots before him, and that he chose to pilot the Gundam on his own. He asks what gave Banagher the resolve to pilot the suit, and he says there's someone he wanted to help: Mineva. After the meet, Bright heads to the communications room where he meets with Beltorchika Irma, now working for Luio & Company, He asks if the Dogosse Gier-class ship, the General Revil, had been launched. Beltorchika says they mobilized on the orders of General Staff HQ for a covert operation, and Bright concludes they want the Nahel Argama in order to eliminate all those with knowledge of Laplace's Box. Beltorchika asks Bright if he has a plan since the General Revil is the flagship of the Federation's reconstruction efforts, and that the Nahel Argama wouldn't stand a chance against it. Bright asks to contact the Garencieres using Luio's contacts with the Federation and Zeon. Though she questions him about it, Bright says he has a negotiator for them, but he doesn't like Zeons.