after the spending i began designing and preparing for my unit the first thing i did was began work on the age key which he then began making further modifications too also creating osiris an AI created from the alice system of the EX-S gundam and the zero system from the wing zero essentially he turned the age key into a housing bed for his little project this project took him over six months to complete and he did nothing else with his time his parents had no idea and still don't as he only told them it was a personal project
he was out in the city when he saw gears flying over head one of them being a sovereign gear he smiled at them wishing he had the parts to build any of his gundams but eh beggars cant be choosers of course this is when the alarm went off signaling an attack instead of panicking he calmly began helping other civilians escape as the gears fought i decided to help out a bit pulling out the age key which i carried everywhere i activated osiris
"osiris can you hack into the gears communications systems" i asked
"affirmative" osiris said
"good let's be zero for a bit" i said he took that as an order and hacked into the sovereign gears communications
"if you wish to win follow my instructions perfectly" i said
"who are you how did you get into this channel" the pilot demanded
"my name is zero as for how i did it well that you do not need to know now use your rifle and target his right calf" i said she thought for a second realizing they were losing she felt well this stranger could have saved them and followed his instruction to her surprise the fiend collapsed
"do you have any close range weapons" i asked she pulled out a dagger
"good now what your gonna do is you want to get behind it and throw it at the fiend i have noticed it is immune to magic weapons like your rifle you'll need good old fashion steel for this one" i said
"guys draw your close range weapons this beast is immune to magic" she said the rest did as they were told and charged at the beast which was still having a tough time standing and they quickly dealt with the threat
"now who are you where is your unit" she said
"as i said my name is zero as for my gear i do not have one" i said
"what then how did you hack into our communications" she asked
"i have my ways" i said about to cut the channel
"wait" she said guessing my intentions
"yes" i said
"why did you help us" she asked
"i live here if my town was destroyed what would i do" i said
"me and my squad owe you our lives please show me your location so i may repay you" she said
"and how do i know i won't be thrown in prison for hacking into your communications" i asked she knew other pilots were nitpicky about rules and had alot of pride in them and this man she was talking to was very cautious individual
"you have the word of the goldenstein family you will be treated as a guest in our home" she said there was a long pause
"very well land right where you are i will come to you" i said and i cutting the communications and deactivating osiris and the age key itself and went to where she was kneeling waiting for me her gears hand outstretched and i walked on it lifted into the air and the cockpit hatch in the chest opened
"please get in" she said i did so and she closed the hatch before activating the thrusters and taking off
"why do you hide your name" she asked
"i have family and am really paranoid you will go after them" i said
"i see" she said
"are you a pilot" she asked
"no but i hope to be in the future i am a commoner so i am not given the opportunity to simply build a gear or bond with a dragon i have to wait and hope" i said she nodded it made sense she knew the power scale between nobles and commoners nobles had everything including the opportunity to build and pilot a gear
"do you have any skills though besides piloting which you haven't experienced" she asked
"i'm an inventor i build things and keep things intact i am also a well versed swordsman although i think you realize that by the blade at my hip" i said she nodded
"so your a mechanic" she asked
"i do dabble" i said
"have you designed anything of interest" she asked
"why would i answer that it would make me a target" i said
"you did and you have it on you right now" she said
"i also have a very sharp katana and i would rather die than let my device be used by power hungry fools" i said the threat shocked her most wanted their lives but this man thought of the ramifications his devices could cause and was willing to die and take the knowledge to his grave
"you have my respect" she said i scoffed
"i do not wish for your respect" i said
"you have it anyway" she said as we landed and she controlled the machine to the docking clamps