Next chapter is here, time for the Val-Fasc guy to be involved as well as the special guest appearance from another universe.


Personal Reasoning

Three Days Later...

"Commander Arnold." Almo said. "Incoming message from Commodore Tact."

"What's he saying?" I asked.

"He's asking for you to come to see him in the empire throne room with Empress Shiva, the Val-Fasc scout is awake."

I blinked. "Of course, I nearly forgot that Val-Fasc. Now we may have a chance to get some answers and figure what to do next."

"You need me to come along?" Lester asked.

"No, I'll leave the Elsior in your hands as always. I shall be back later with important information if there's anything useful."

"Got it, go on."

I left the bridge and out of the Elsior. There were a few guards outside the ship, looks like this is important indeed. I was escorted by them over to the Transbaal throne room. I had only seen this place once in my life, although I was only a teenager when I saw this, back when King Gerard was alive and seeing Shiva in her baby years.

"Empress Shiva, Commander Arnold is present." One of them said.

"Thank you guards, you may leave us be." She replied.

"At once, your highness." They left the throne room.

BGM: Galaxy Angel - Shiva

"It has been a long while since we last met, Commander Arnold." Shiva said.

I bowed to her in respect. "Empress Shiva, it is a great honour to witness your presence once more."

"Hm, your dedication to formality is untouched. But you don't need to be, for Commodore Tact is with us as well."

"Lady Shiva, I have arrived with the Val-Fasc." Tact said as he entered along with the other person, he was indeed a Val-Fasc for sure, due to the markings around his head.

"Good Commodore Tact. Now that is Arnold is here, we can begin the discussion."

The Val-Fasc spoke first. "Well first of all, thank you humans for saving me when my condition was poor. It seems those who survived during the war with you long ago were right about your open-minded diplomatic offering."

"Well, it was the Eden council with Empress Shiva who made that possible, we didn't have a say in it." Tact replied.

"So if you could, tell us who you are for a start." I said.

The Val-Fasc person nodded. "Of course, I am called Galarian and I have been a member of the Val-Fasc scout division for nearly a century."

"So you were around at the time when we had battles with Nefuria, Rowil and Gern?"

"Yes indeed, but the reason I came here in an emergency doesn't mean our stance has changed, I rushed here to warn you of what'll happen if the Moon Demon consumes all in it's path."

"The Moon Demon you say?" Shiva asked. "How do you know about it?"

BGM: Galaxy Angel - An Obscure Unease

"Well, you are aware that we Val-Fasc can live for many centuries, yes?" To which we nodded. "Well, since the Chrono Quake subsided and that we all Val-Fasc settled with what we established in Val-Vaross, we were all proceeded to not only conquer the main world of Eden, but to expand our borders to the other far reaches of the galaxy. However, two incidents happened that stopped our progress."

"Was one of those incidents to do with us?" I asked.

"Yes, at first I was quite hesitant in accepting what a heart is when you humans came along and wiped out nearly all of us, but the way you opened yourselves with one of our own and learning from it made me come to accept your kindness. Speaking of kindness, our new leader of the Val-Fasc has settled well into his role and we are a different kind of Val-Fasc. We have become welcoming and made peace with your kind. We learnt new things that we had begun to enjoy and it's thanks to you that I can work in peace."

"Well that's all fine and dandy to say, but what about the second incident?" Tact asked.

Galarian sighed, looking down a little. "After the war with the Val-Fasc was over, I signed up to join the newly created scout division, my task was to be in a small group that travels to far distant areas of the galaxy to find suitable places for the Val-Fasc to establish in order to make diplomatic travels easier for both sides. Until one year ago...my own scout team were patrolling the far south east, when we suddenly saw that huge Moon Demon."

"Moon Demon?" Shiva asked.

"It was in a slumber and when we got too close, a huge circle appeared and my scout ships were wiped out. Mine took heavy damage and I was forced to retreat, however the controls on my ship were broken, so I was forced to make an emergency landing to the nearest civilised planet which was yours and I had to remain stuck in that ship until you found me and rescued me from my deep sleep."

"I see..."

"But that isn't the worst of it, we Val-Fasc are still weak in the eyes of your Imperial Navy and we haven't yet the resources to recover our military might. Our leader has decreed that you need to defeat the Moon Demon, for you humans are our last remaining hope."

"So the Val-Fasc wishes us to help save their kind since they haven't recovered from the war." I said. "I don't think we need any more convincing, we're already focused on that goal and we'll find a way to defeat it...and soon."

"Please do...for if you cannot, the Moon Demon will consume your kind and then it'll come after us. It if consumes our Val-Fasc homeworld, there'll be nothing left, all hope would be lost and this entire galaxy would be doomed forever!"

Tact gulped. "I think I'm gonna be sick..."

"This only makes the issue more serious than it was before." Shiva said glumly. "Galarian, isn't there any forces you could spare to assist us?"

He shook his head. "Unfortunately, we have very low numbers, it'll be a few centuries before we can fully recover. But I do want you to know, if my leader believes that he can give you allies, he will send them over to help you without question, so there's no need to discuss about reinforcement approval with him."

"Well that spares me a bit of a headache." Tact said. "Is there anything else?"

"Afraid not, I would like to now have a safe place since I can't travel back to my world."

"In that case, I'll take care of it." I replied. "I have a spare room for you on the Elsior that I can have my crew to prepare so you have somewhere to rest until this ordeal is over."

Galarian smiled. "Thank you, Commander Arnold. I appreciate your generosity."

"That means we are done with this meeting." Shiva declared. "Arnold, escort Galarian to the Elsior. Tact Mayers, let us make preparations for discussions with the Val-Fasc."

"Understood, Shiva." Tact replied. "See you again, Arnold."

End of BGM

"Same here." I responded.

I left the Throne Room with Galarian and we walked back to where the Elsior was in view.

"Is that the Elsior?" He asked.

"Yep, the flag ship itself." I answered. "You go on ahead inside, I'll make a quick call to Lester so you have clearance to be on the ship."

"Okay, thank you again."

He went straight to the Elsior, whilst I took a deep breath and took note of the cafe that was beside me.

"Man, I could do with a hot drink." I said to myself.

"Well how about you try one for free?" A voice asked.

"Hm?" I looked to the source of the voice.

There was a young lady sitting by a cafe table with a few cups and a teapot. But what else I was shocked me, she had a little pet beside her sitting on a chair.

"Well met, weary traveller." She greeted. "You seem quite fatigued, you are welcome to partake in this delicious tea, it is quite effective as relieving all weariness."

I was a little suspicious about it, but considering the free offer of a drink, I gave in. So I sat down on an empty chair whilst being weary of the little pet...if that is a pet.

"Well I have to say, a big thank you, miss." I replied. "But mind if you ask me who you are?"

"Of course, my name is Tiara and this is my fairy partner, Cui."

"Cui, cui!" Her pet squeaked.

She poured me a cup of tea. "You seem to dress really smart, are you in the military?"

"I am indeed, the name's Arnold and I am commander of the Elsior." I took a drink of my tea.

She took a sip. "I see, I've heard many stories about your line of work. But to hear it form your word,s it must be true."

"It is, so what about your fairy partner, how did Cui become yours?"

"Well it's reasonably simple, I was born into a high class family and then one day, I pulled out a glaive from the ground. Then Cui appeared with those adorable calls that you just heard."

"Cui cui!" Cui confirmed.

"It was on that day that I learnt that I had become a fencer, a brave heroine who collects furies around the world." She took a drink. "But for now, I am on a multiple dimension vacation."

"Huh? Multiple dimension vacation?" I asked.

"I would prefer to not explain the details, Eryn is the one who knows more about it than I do."

"Okay, I won't even go there, but can you get back when your vacation is over?"

Tiara smiled. "That will depend on what the narrator of this story wants to do."

"Narrator?"

"Now do you wish for another cup?"

I shook my head. "No it's okay, I have to get back to my duties, thanks for the tea."

"You're very much welcome, take care, Commander."

"Cui, cui!" Cui added happily.

I got out of the chair and I left the cafe, waving to her before I went back to the Elsior. Well, that may have been weird, but at least I got a free drink out of it. I walked up to C-block and noticed the guest room door open, that reminds me, I wonder how Galarian is doing. I peeked into the door and he was there alright.

"Hey there Galarian, you settling well?" I asked.

"Hello Commander." He replied. "Yes, this room will do me just fine."

"Good to know, I wanted to let you know one more thing. When the time for battling with the Moon Demon comes, you'll need to be with me on the bridge where we can watch the battle unfold."

"I understand, but before you go as well. I have one thing to give you and this may well be important."

"Important?"

"I didn't wish to give you this earlier as it would cause a huge stir." He brought out a medallion. "But I want you to have this."

He gave it to me. The medallion was in purple with Val-Fasc markings and it had a shiny glow inside. "Hmm, shiny..."

"This is the Val-Fasc Restoration Medallion, it has been in our race's air-loom for many centuries and passed on by generations. It houses a very small power that can provide resistance to extreme pain, both mental and psychical."

"Wait, you're giving me a Val-Fasc air loom, isn't that too much?"

"If you asked me that five centuries ago, I would've said yes, but it doesn't matter anymore. I said it before, you are our last hope in saving this galaxy and you may as well use all the help you can get."

"But how am I suppose to use it, since I'm still not cleared to fly?"

"Just keep a hold on to it, I insist that you do."

I sighed. "Alright, I will...so about the restoration part."

"Oh yes, in other words, it can restore a person's mind to normality, but only once it has been struck by negative powers, such as attacks from the Moon Demon."

"I see...well I'll keep a hold on to it if that's what you want."

"Thank you...trust me, it will come in handy."

I tied it around my neck and the length of the string was perfectly measured. "Then I better leave you to settle down some more, let me know if you want guidance around the ship."

"Yes I'll keep that in mind, thank you."

I left the guest room and began to think of what next, then I remembered about Chitose's training progress. I walked down to D-Block when I suddenly heard gun shots form the firing range. I rushed over and inside to see that it was Chitose holding a gun with earphones on, wait, she's practising with hand held weapons?"

BGM: Galaxy Angel - Chitose's theme

"Huh, Chitose?" I asked.

She saw me and took off the headphones, putting the gun down.

"Hello Arnold." She said. "Did you hear those gun shots?"

"Yeah, I thought something happened, but I guess it's been a long time since we used to hear those. You can use a gun?"

She smiled. "Yes, it seems that I can aim with a handheld weapon with not much problem, it's like my archery."

"I guess accuracy with weapons can be passed onto many kinds of weapons, form bows to pistols. Can you handle more bigger weapons like a shotgun or an assault rifle?"

"No, I don't think I'm ready for that level yet." She sighed. "Although if Forte was here, she would probably tell me to stand up straight and learn to aim with bigger weapons."

"Well in a way, handling an Emblem Frame is one powerful weapon and it's much bigger than using something like a light machine gun or a sniper rifle."

She pondered. "Hmm, a sniper rifle...I think I might want to learn how to use that kind of weapon, it's all about aiming with those, right?"

"In a way, it is...I'm sure Forte won't mind if we practised with one." I walked over to the gun cabinet and slid the door aside and pulled out a sniper rifle that had a full clip inside it.

"That's quite a long one." Chitose commented.

"Well sniper rifles are normally likes this. This one is a Barrett M98 Bravo and it has an ACOG scope on the top instead of an original scope. Why not give it a try?"

"Okay...I'll try to keep it steady."

I handed the sniper rifle over to her and she got into position, aiming for the target at the far end.

*BANG*

She hit the target almost dead in the middle, gotta hand it to her, her accuracy is the best and may well give us a mental advantage in the upcoming battles.

After a few more shots, she placed the weapon down. "Arnold, I think I'm done now...I'd like to rest if you don't mind."

BGM: Galaxy Angel - Chitose's Theme (Arranged)

"Sure thing, let's go by the viewing park." I replied. "We'll have a bit of a talk there."

"Okay."

After I packed away the weapons, we left the firing range and walked up to the viewing park and sat by the table benches, looking at the imagined day time sky.

"I don't mean to intrude, but how did it go with the Val-Fasc scout?" She asked.

"Pretty well. Tact, Shiva and myself all got some interesting info, he also said that we are the last hope in bringing peace to the galaxy after we defeat the Moon Demon." I replied.

"Yes, because if we don't, all will be lost."

"Yeah...are you gonna be ready for the battles tomorrow?"

She looked at me and nodded. "Yes, I have worked very hard in my training so far and I had my first win against Morph while you were away."

"That's great, I did wonder how Morph is doing...I cannot begin to imagine what it'll be like when you have to face that freak of nature who holds your father's soul hostage."

"Yes..." She sighed and moved closer. "...but with each passing battle, we grow stronger and the Moon Demon becomes weak."

"Agreed, so we are doing something right and I know that when a chance comes along, you will pull off a great attack, like we've seen from the others before."

She nodded. "I will do everything I can on that day and I will make you a proud commander."

"That's very encouraging, thank you, Chitose..."

We looked to the front and up the imaginary clear sky.

End of BGM

For my sake...I hope that we can come out victorious against Minion and then the Moon Demon...


So that guest appearance, I really do like my crossover special guest appearances. xD

Next time! Chitose goes two for one as she battles against Minion before facing the Moon Demon.