Chapter 1: Last Mission
"What is the girl's name?" Asked a slender young boy with silver hair.
"According to the records, she is URTV unit number 670. Otherwise known as Peridot." Answered an orange haired man carrying a barely conscious boy with jet-black hair.
"Right... Peridot? Hang on a few more minutes. We just need to get your friends all settled in. We're going to take you with us as well.", The silver hair boy spoke to the blonde girl slouching up against the wall.
"N...no. Don't... bother... I prob... ably won't... make it anyway...", the girl known as Peridot murmured in between slow and steady breaths.
"Don't... say that... You're gonna... come with us, and you're gonna live...", replied an exhausted boy with crimson hued hair.
"Yes. Just hang on. We are going to bring you with us.", said the silver haired male to the just as exhausted Peridot.
"Look... they're go...ing to be... here any minute... Getting me... involved will only slow you... down. Just go... I-", she was stopped in mid-sentence, everything around her going black.
The last thing she heard was the crimson haired boy desperately trying to yell, "Dot!", as loud as he could.
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
"Uh...! What...?", a nearly asleep blonde asked as she was awoken by the beeping.
She sat up on her bed, rubbing her tired eyes, as she waited for a few seconds to let the blood go to her head. Afterwards, she walked over to her computer area to answer whomever was calling her.
"Ah. Good morning, Topaz. I see you finally decided to answer.", said a man with dark brown skin.
"Heh. Sorry... So, whatcha need Helmer?", Topaz replied, trying to overcome the sleepy urges she still had.
"Well, based on your reply, I take it you haven't heard the news?", The man known as Helmer asked.
"Hm...? Uh, no... What happened, answered Topaz, her embarassment from her small lack of knowledge showing a little. She was normally ahead of what was going on around her.
With a small chuckle, Helmer explained. "Don't worry. That's okay. It's just... a Federation cruiser, the Woglinde, gave out a distress signal sometime last night. I have to say though, that it's probably been destroyed by now. Most of the other Federation soldiers and officers are tied up at the moment so I was wondering, since I trust you, if you could go check it out for me?"
"The Woglinde...? You mean the ship that was sent out with the research divisions from Vector? Huh... Um, sure. I can go take a look for you.", Topaz said as she accepted, what she didn't know at the time, her last mission.