First of all sorry about the wait. School been piling the workload on me ya know what I mean. Now lets start the show!
Chapter 4: Ghosts of the past
It's been a couple of days after Parfait wanted to try and improve the veritech fighter and things aren't going smoothly. The technology of the machine is way different from the Vangaurd and the Dread and that difference is making it difficult to even come up with a blueprint for the new fighter. Now we see Gasco, Parfait, and Cyan in the wredge central looking at holo images of all three.
"The main problem I see is the fact that my fighter is something that one might see in a museum now a day." Cyan stated as his eyes went from one image to another. "However if there is a chance that we can find out what the latest model design was before Earth went completely fubar we may just be able to adapt it to fit your systems ladies."
"But we don't know how long ago that was and if we do find it how do we know that the Harvest haven't thought of that." Gasco asked as she leaned on her console. She then glanced over to the door opening up to see Hibiki coming in for his usual moping duty. Hibiki then see them going over ideas.
"Hey what are you guys looking at?" He asked as takes a closer look.
"Just some schematics to see what can and can't work here." Cyan answered. "Say where did Tarak get the ideas for the Vangaurds anyway?"
"I honestly don't know. I mean I just build the parts until I came on this ship."
"Huh. Go figure."
Suddenly B.C. came on the monitor. She looks as if she got some sort of news.
"Cyan report to the bridge. There is something you might want to see for yourself." She ordered.
"Yes Ma'am. On my way now."Cyan replied.
The Bridge
"Reporting as ordered commander." Cyan stated as he enter the bridge.
"Ah Cyan I want you to take a good look at that and tell me what you see." said the captain. Cyan glance at the view port and nearly gasp in shocked at what he sees.
"That's impossible. No way that is out there." He said in shock. The object on the monitor was nothing more than an actual battle platform. The hull was damaged in places and it looks like it's been through hell, back and then gone another round with it. But that's what happens when it is as old as Cyan should be.
"Well what is it then?" B.C. asked.
"What we are looking at is a deep space battle platform." Cyan stated. "It was designed as a border patrol of sorts but it can be attached to a battle fortress for additional fire power. From the looks of things, this was in a big battle and lost."
"Is there a chance that it might have some useful information?"
"Not sure but its worth a shot Commander."
"Alright then, we will put a team together with you in charge of this operation." The captain said with conviction.
"Yes captain." Both B.C. and Cyan said.
It took a bit of time but a team was ready. This team consists of Parfait, Gasco, Meia, Barnette, Jura, Dita, Hibiki and Cyan. Cyan will be taking his veritech while the others will be taking the shuttle. Parfait and Gaso came because of their current project collaboration with Cyan. The rest were more of an escort and Cyan wanted to know if there is any information about what had happened to his friends from the past.
Abandoned Platform
Just from the docking bay everyone could tell this is going to be a long day. Everyone was to stay in environmental suits or risk suffocation. Cyan's flight suit was sufficient enough for this mission.
"Okay, if I remember correctly the emergency power generator is in this section of the platform, and the bridge is here." Cyan said as he looks at a map on his wrist com. He then highlighted the areas they need to get to. "Both sections are pretty close to each other so we should have no problems unless the damage is more extensive than we thought."
As they started to trek over to the designated Meia couldn't help but feel something was watching them. The journey to the Emergency Power section was relatively smooth besides having to climb over debris.
"So why are we going to this place anyway Mr. Fighter?" Dita asked as she kept taking pictures.
"Because even if the main power is not shot the protoculture would have been stolen and or ejected." Cyan answered. He was working on getting the machine up and running.
"What's Protoculture?" Gasco asked.
"Protoculture is the fuel for all things Robotechnology. Without it my veritech is pretty much just a pile of ancient scrap metal."Cyan stated."There that should do it, now for the magic words. Alakazzam." The power was then restored and the lights turn on. "Okay folks lets take a look at the bridge and see if we can get and information."
Just as they turned around some sort of mecha came to the door. It was slightly taller than a human. It even looked humanoid. But when it spoke it gave everyone a huge shock.
"OK buckos why are you here?" The thing said in a clear female voice. Leveling a rifle at them it was clear she was not happy. "Well?"
"Easy there. My name Cyan Talbain and" He was unable to finish because the mecha cut him off.
"The Cyan Talbain" She gasp "As in the Raven Squad Cyan Talbain the second most recognizable squad next Skull?" (I know that's not true but this is my fic deal with it)
"Uh yeah"
"My name is Cassandra Hunter. Descendent of Rick and Lisa Hunter, I've came to this platform to see what it may have been like to be an RDF soldier.
"Wait you said Lisa Hunter right?"
"Yeah why?" her face mask slid up as this conversation was going on. She looks like a little bit like Lisa Hayes but her hair was shorter and darker than his friend.
"YES I WON THE POOL AND I wont see any of the cash…DAMNIT!" Cyan started to whoop in joy then turned sad then pissed.