Mobile Suite Gundam Iron Blooded orphans: Solomon's Return

Chapter 13: Losing Sleep

Dukovak is on a call with Kudelia.

Kudelia: Good afternoon, Mr. Horikoshi, I need you to report to me what happened today.

Dukovak: Today we entered our first battle against a fleet of pirates. We managed to rescue several child soldiers. And we captured the ship's captain alive.

Kudelia: It's good to hear that. I suppose you'll be close to Jupiter.

Dukovak: That's correct, but what's with the comment?

Kudelia: I'm telling you because Teiwaz can do us the favor of bringing those children to the foundation. Is there anything else you need to add?

Dukovak: Let me think... Yes, the pirates possessed a rare, illegal weapon. They had several Dainsleif.

Kudelia: Dainsleif?! Dukovak, there's only one owner of such a weapon in the solar system, and that's Gjallarhorn. I need you to interrogate the captain and keep her alive.

Dukovak: Understood, ma'am.

Kudelia: One more thing, Dukovak, be very careful.

Kudelia hangs up, and Dukovak looks for Manfred. He eventually arrives at the medical room, where he finds Manfred sleeping next to Sephora on a couch. Dukovak wakes him up.

Dukovak: Manfred, we have an assignment from Kudelia.

Manfred: ...

Dukovak: It's important, damn it.

Dukovak shakes Manfred.

Dukovak: Wake up.

Manfred: What do you want?

Dukovak: Do you know where they're holding the captain?

Manfred: Why?

Dukovak: Kudelia wants us to interrogate her.

Manfred: What did she do?

Dukovak: The captain may have something to do with Gjallarhorn.

Manfred gets up, checks that his revolver is loaded, and goes with Dukovak. Sephora wakes up and asks him.

Sephora: Manfred, where are you going?

Manfred: It's something important; we need to interrogate the captain.

Sephora: Be careful and don't do anything stupid... wait, I'm going with you.

Manfred: Alright.

Dukovak: Why are you taking her with you?

Manfred: She'll cover our backs.

Dukovak: I see. Let's go.

Manfred: One more thing.

Dukovak: What?

Manfred: Mick knows where they took the captain; he was the one who got her out of her cockpit. Let's go get him.

Manfred and Dukovak head to the corporation's quarters where all the mechanics and pilots slept. Manfred approaches Mick.

Manfred: Mick, wake up.

Mick: Manfred, what's going on?

Manfred: Do you know where they took the captain?

Mick: Why do you want to know that?

Manfred: We need to interrogate her.

Mick: They took her to a cell by the hangar. Manfred don't do anything stupid.