The steady clank of the ship ceased as it harbored into the port. Emiko peered longingly out the translucent window again. Her reflection was hunched over her duffle bag, expression grim. Her twin brother glanced out the window also, "So this is GAO...what we left home for," Emiko stated blankly and turned away in disgust.

Her brother grimaced and he snaked his arm around her shoulder, pulling her close, "Now, imouto, don't get upset. Otousan to okasan would be very proud of us if he knew we came.", he paused and heaved an exasperated sigh, "I just wish they REALLY were here."

Emiko leaned into her brother's shoulder, her body racked with sobs. Unshed tears for her mother and father. Her heart pulsated with excruciating anguish but she hid it from him. She tried to suppress all emotions that showed frailty, under her skin. She was not weak...and she would become what no other women but Teela could. A pilot.

The passenger ship's captain announced monotonously with a crackle on the intercom, "All candidates, this is your stop.", the voice reverberated throughout the bustling station. The people chattered as they unlatched the pressure locked door. Xion hulled it open. Emiko muscles tensed, and tentatively floated forward onto the alien ground. 'Oh my god!', her thoughts were horrifying and she recoiled in antipathy. 'Get the hell out of here! They're coming!' Memories of GAO, GIS and everything that happened with Victim, heartrending and painstakingly real reeled in her mind. She could feel their terror and anguish. As they stepped into a sea of jostling colonists and left the vessel her bottom lip trembled, "Onii-sama...", she murmured tediously, "lets hurry."

"Hai, imouto...", his voice was indulgent, for scarcely any women had EX and if they did it was powerful. Hers wounded immensely in body and soul when her body reacted.

~~*...*~~

"KIZNA!?", Zero Enna squeamishly whined as he paced back and forth by her quarters. 'Oh, she is so ganna' get it when I-" he crossly turned on his heals and was about to holler again when he heard the door slide open.

"Zero..", the cat-eared repairer scuffed and Ikhny Allecto followed warily after, her eyes fixed ahead. "We had to prepare the new repairer's bed and finish her gift."

Zero threw up his arms in mock disgust, "What the hell took you so long to do such a simple thing!?"

Her ear twitched and she gripped his collar curtly, "Unlike YOU Zero, we took our time and made a nice present.", she lunged her arm back and flung him forward and he skidded a few inches. "Now lets go!"

Sneering haughtily, he stuck out his tongue out at her loathingly and straightened up.

"Zero..", an disdainful voice mocked, "getting beaten by a girl AGAIN?" Hieade Gnr grinned from ear to ear, a curl of vice on his lips.

Zero huffed, crossed his arms and stuck up his middle finger, "Not now ONNA, we're meeting the new recruits."

Ikhny let out a small giggle and lowered her head to hide the infectious smile as she heard zero call Hieade 'onna.'

Hieade glared at her, rigid in place.

They ignored him and walked on down the hall.

He huffed, hastily stepping forward and trailed behind them.

^.^;; Ohoh...some of the Japanese words here may not be spelled as you know, but I have seen so many versions.

Imouto-Little sister

Onii-sama: Big brother

Onna-Women

Outosan-Father

Okasan-Mother