"Don't fire wildly. We don't have as much ammo with these beam rifles. Also, keep an eye out for any sign of malfunctions." William ordered as he took aim of a dull green Zaku I that was charging shoulder first. The ground around the sniper nest was being pecked by the Zaku's 120mm Machine guns. Will moving his Gundam to shield the Sniper from the incoming fire. He waited until the Zaku completely filled his Targeting screen. It was about now that Will really wished he brought 100mms as back up. They always worked. "You better fucking work." He growled to the overgrown flashlight his Gundam was holding. Pulling the trigger on his joystick. The Gundam's finger followed suit. The tip of his beam rifle glowed for just a second as the round charged. The very next instant, a bright pink lance zipped across through the air towards the Zaku I. The beam struck just below the shoulder joint. Easily piercing the rather unprotected joint and into the Upper torso. The next instant, the Zaku I's torso exploded as the legs seemed to take a couple of wobbly steps before collapsing into the dirt.<br/><br/>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>In the Zeon control room, the Beam weapon showed up brightly upon the scanners. The Tech's eyes grew wide in shock. "SIR! BEAM WEAPONS!" She called to her supervisor. He, in turn, informed Acar. "What!? Beam weapons? Stop the Launch immediately!" He bellowed. "We can't sir. It has gone beyond the point of cancellation. It would seriously damage the launch facility if we force a cancellation." Came the reply. "Damn it! Get that fucking turkey in the damn air now!" Acar demanded as he hung up the intercom. Though he sounded angry. A smirk began to spread across his lips. "Lets just see how good a shot they are." He said with a deep rumbling chuckle.<br/><br/>Within the Zanzibar, Lucille sat buckled in her seat as she clung to the stuffed bear tightly. She hated launches as they always scared her. Emma brushed her fingers through Lucille's golden curls and cooed gently to assuage the little Girl's fears. "Soon, we'll be back in space and you'll get to see your parents again. Wouldn't that be wonderful?" Emma asked. Lucille nodded her head. "And you'll receive letters from your "Sisters" that is something to look forward too." Emma continued. That seemed to calm the little girl down a good bit as she smiled up at her caretaker. At about this time, the umbilicals were being detached from the booster as the loading ramps were retracted. The Booster ignited as the large Zanzibar began to quake and slide down the track. Lucille started to whimper as she buried her head into the back of her bear.<br/><br/>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>At the position, the Gundams were holding off oncoming Zeons. So far the Beam rifles were working and also keeping the Zeons from coming too close. In the Sonar truck, Sgt. Allenby was straining at her headsets when a dull rumble could be heard, and even felt. "This is it!" She swallowed. "Captain, The ship...It's Launching." She spoke over the radio. "Sniper, take your stance!" William ordered. Though, he was in charge of the Sniper team. The Deep blue GM Sniper II Custom started to raise up. Its support team diverting the power needed to fire the weapon. About halfway up, the GM Sniper became jittery until it suddenly ground to a halt. "The Fuck!? I-I can't move!" The Pilot of the GM Said in frustrated shock. It would seem in the Federation's mad dash to set this whole thing up. They didn't properly outfit the European GM Sniper for desert conditions. Sand had managed to get lodged into the servos and Jam them up. Making the Sniper unable to move.<br/><br/>"We don't need this shit right now!." William hissed. "Keep up the defense." He ordered as he replaced the beam rifle onto the rack on the Suits back. Unit One literally ripped the Sniper rifle from the GM's hand. From just below Unit One's Right thumb, an input/output jack raised up to insert itself into the slot in the grip of the Sniper rifle. This allowed the weapon and the mobile suit to "Talk" to each other. However, since the Gundam didn't have the Sniper's programming into its computers. the weapon and Mobile suit were having difficulties. "Shit, just shoot the damn thing!" He thought as he resorted back to the beam rifle programming. The Gundam raised the Sniper rifle just as the Zanzibar left the Launch track. Will concentrated as he squeezed the trigger. the Gundam obediently fired.<br/><br/>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Slowly the ship slid down the ramp forcing it's way skyward. Lucille, was steadily being pushed back in her seat. It was painful and very unsettling. She wanted to scream but knew that she shouldn't. She felt the ship drop a few feet as it left the ramp, but still making its way skyward. She looked out the window and watched as the ground quickly started to fall away. She spied a bright pink flash in the distance right before a thick beam lanced the ship right below her seat. The ship rocked violently, throwing Lucille around in her seat like a rag-doll. at the edge of her hearing came screams as people were incinerated by the explosions erupting thru the the ship. The last thing she felt was her nanny holding her close. The Ship began to plummet back to earth like a Meteor. Belching fire, and smoke as specks could be seen tumbling out<br/><br/>In the Base Control room. Acar couldn't suppress the smile. The Feddies had no idea  what they done. Once news of not only the slaying of countless wounded, but the murder of an innocent child. Hatred and Anger will engulf the Zeon people. Then they will not settle for anything less than complete Victory. Those that do side with the Federation will withdraw their support. "I couldn't have planned it better myself." Acar laughed with delight.<br/><br/>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Samson watched as the beam cut a clean line through the center of the ship. From near it's nose to it's booster. Instantly, secondary explosions erupted as the ship's nose began to dip sickeningly back towards the Earth. As the beam dissipated, Samson lowered the sniper rifle. He zoomed in his camera for verification of the kill for the brass. though assuredly, everyone else there saw that the ship was downed. However, either by some cruel twist of fate or mere sick coincidence. Will's camera focused on a particular scene. A tiny young blonde girl, being held by another, though the body was horribly maimed beyond recognition. "Oh...my...God." was all Will could say as he watched Emma and Lucille plummet from the sky. Without Warning, he suddenly charged Unit One forward as he threw away the Sniper rifle. Tearing the input jack from the Gundam's Right hand. Making it incapable of firing a weapon or using a beam saber from it. Though, he could still throw punches. "No, No, No." He repeated as he charged his Gundam towards the obvious crash site.