Prologue: Transferences

Aki Izayoi laid sprawled out on a grassy knowl, taking in the peace and quiet that had once again returned to Neo Domino City. A collection of construction cranes were sprawled throughout the city. Some worked fervently to repair the damages done to the city during the dimensional merger, while others made progress on remoivng the massive security dome from Macross Frontier's Island 1, which had landed in the bay only a few days prior.

Although, it seemed some residents were allergic to this new-found peace and quiet, as Wyvee-tan flew by at extremely low altitude, being tailed by a pair of VF-171EX Nightmare Plus variable fighters launched from Battle Frontier.

"Looks like she forgot the passcode to identify herself as friendly... Again..." Aki sighed as she stood up. Since the incident, Wyvee-tan had proven to be a high-interest to many scientists. While she was a duel spirit, because of the high exposure to fold-wave energy she was exposed to during the fold from Neo Domino City to Frontier, the energy had become interlaced into her system, allowing her to perform folds in between the duel monster realm and human realm without the aid of a fold booster. Despite this scientifical interest in her, many of the higher-ups, including Commodore Perry, the Commanding Officer of Battle Frontier, remained unknowing of her prescense, hence why it was not uncommon for interception squadrons to be sent after the "small, high speed object" picked up on radar, which was usually her.

"Vermillion 1 to Unidentifed Flying Object, you are trespassing in a Frontier-controlled no-fly zone. Provide the proper security measure response or we will be forced to shoot you down."

"SMS Acela Squadron Leader, Lt. Cmdr. Akmola to New U.N Spacy military units," Johan stated as his VF-25S pulled up behind the pair of Nightmares. "Target is a Category D under protection of Strategic Military Services by order of the Office of Frontier Presidency. Disengage immediately."

"Understood, sir. Disengaging." The pair of Nightmares banked to the left, returning to Battle Frontier. Johan switched the frequencies on his radio.

"Forgot the passcode, again, huh?" Johan sighed. "For being half-machine, you sure are forgetful..."

"My body is half-machine, but my heart and mind are human..." Wyvee sighed in response. "I heard that forgetfulness is a common human attribute..."

"True, but your timing couldn't have been worse... The Nightmare Plus may be a "modded catch-up bird" until the Messiah is done with the final bits of testing and mass-produced by Frontier, but it can still fuck you up pretty good..."

"I think I could've taken them..."

"Oh, really? And what would you tell Gry when he sees you all battered up? It may be a bit odd, but I know what going through his mind... kind of... I mean, whenever my daughter, Kotori, came home even with the slightest little scratch on her face... Well, I shouldn't go that far into it, but you get my drift, right? He honestly cares for you, although, granted, he's not the best at showing it..."

"Awe, is the hard-ass Squad leader forming a soft spot?" Crow jeered.

"Acela 4-"

"Shut up, I know..."

Johan sighed. "Acela Squadron, return to base. You too, Wyvee."

Saturday was by far Leo's favorite day of the week. Free from the schedules of school, he was free to sleep in as long as he wanted before scurrying off to watch the riding duels over at the Kaiba Dome. Luna was already eating her lunch when she noticed Leo wander into the bathrrom to brush his teeth for the morning. A few minutes passed and Luna continued to munch on her sandwhich, when Leo bolted from the bathroom back to the closet where he kept he kept his duel disk and deck.

"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" Luna inquired as she watched her twin brother rifle through the closet's contents. Leo didn't respond. "Leo... Leo! ..."

"Aha! I knew it!" Leo proclaimed. He ran over to Luna, holding out his left forearm while clutching a card in his right hand. "See, Luna? You're not the only one who's special anymore, because now I'm an Oracle! I found this mark on my arm while brushing my teeth and this card proves it!" Leo held out the card he had clutched in his right hand. It was Johan's Space Battleship Yamato.

"Leo, I know you want to be a Signer or Oracle or something, but stealing someone's card and drawing a mark on your arm with a Sharpie is going way too far. I'm calling Johan so you can give him his card back." Luna reached out and began to dial the phone.

"No, Luna, I'm serious!" Leo protested. "I didn't even know I had this card until now and it's not like I can just wash this mark off!"

"Leo, a Sharpie is a permanent marker. Of course you can't just wash it off."

"SMS Headquarters. This is Petty Officer Wellington. How may I help you, sir or ma'am?"

"Yes, my name is Luna. May you please connect me with Lt. Cmdr. Akmola?"

"One moment please." Leo stared dumbstruck, startled that his sister had actaully gone through with the call. Luna stared back at Leo, a look of disappointment adorning her face. "Excuse me, ma'am? Lt. Cmdr. Akmola is currently preoccupied at the moment in a discussion with Lt. Cmdr. Lee. May I take a message?"

"No, I'd prefer to talk to him as soon as possible. It's urgent."

"Oi, get off your soapbox, Ozma," Johan protested. "Ranka is one helluva duelist. I mean, she's one of only maybe 3 people that have been able to successfully perform an Accel Synchro. You can't just restrict that kind of raw dueling talent."

"I got off my soapbox for singing because it became her career. This is merely a game."

"This is much more than just a game. On the planet we just landed on, dueling is the primary form of bartering and entertainment. I guarantee you, that at some point or another, you will have to build a deck and duel someone for one reason or another."

"You're full of shit, Johan, because I'll be damned if I ever play this game. And I won't let Ranka be sucked into this nonsense. Brera, you're with me on this right?" Brera merely shrugged,

"If that's what Ranka wants, then I'll protect her wishes..." the cyborg mused.

"Not helping on this matter..."

"And to boot," Johan added. "Ranka has been cho-"

"Excuse, sir," Petty Officer Wellington interrupted. "You have a call." Johan sighed and snatched the cordless phone out of Wellington's hand.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Johan? It's Luna. Apparently Leo stole your Space Batt-"

"He didn't steal it. Aphos has been some weird shit this morning. 'Space Battleship Yamato' has been transferred to Leo, I've been given control of a new warship called 'Battlestar Galactica', and now I'm trying to convince Ozma to pull his head out of his ass and let Ranka duel because Aphos apparently chose her as the new keep of 'Macross Quarter'..."