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Like: "It's an emergency! Contact headquarters and get an MS!"
Garrod: "Whoa! This feels pretty bad!"
Garrod Ran had taken Tiffa Adill from the Freeden at Like Ant's request, but seeing how frightened Tiffa was when he handed her over, he abandoned the request and escaped with Tiffa in a car.
Like contacted Alternative headquarters and got an old Federation MS, the Daughtress (Command Type), which he boarded to pursue Garrod and Tiffa.

A look back at Gundam X Episode 1 with the Daughtress Command | TOKO(ガンダムX30周年)'s Gunpla works