From the Video Diaries of Golden Darkness

Stardate 1358.03

I discovered Sister Tearju's recording devices minutes after we had gone to warp. I was aware of their purpose, and I have kept their recordings. I have disabled their transmission capabilities, because there were some material that I didn't want my sister to know about.

It's…complicated.

With that said, I will submit a copy of that recording to the starship archive. Here are the recordings from 22 hours earlier today.

[Transmission start: Recorded on Stardate 1358.00]

[The Lunatique arrives at the predetermined warp point, but the starship Astroboy is nowhere to be seen.]

Rito: Zastin-san, scan the area for signs of our ship.

Zastin: Yes sir.

[Scans area]

Zastin: I'm not detecting anyone in our immediate proximity. They probably haven't reached here yet.

Rito: *sighs*[gets up from the steps] Where are we?

Zastin: We are currently orbiting a Class L planet approximately five lightyears from Earth

Yami: Actually, you should know this place very well. We came here three months ago, remember?

Rito: *peers out of the viewscreen* no, it can't be… Planet Mistletoe?

[Sure enough, when he looks out of the viewscreen, the dark green planet, marbled in white clouds could be seen. Unlike Earth, there are no large bodies of water visible. Instead, the land is covered by dense vegetation, all fed by a huge underground aquafer.]

Rito: wow!

Yami: *rises from her seat* Lunatique, maintain orbital speed and orbit pattern alpha.

Lunatique computer: Yes, master. Adjusting thrusters, and initiating orbit pattern.

Rito: where are you going?

Yami:*walks past him* to the bathroom.*glares at him* Don't come in, or I will kill you.

Rito:*shivers* Hai.

Zastin: Captain, I will keep scanning for our ship. You should get some rest.

Rito: *yawning* sure.

[Rito leaves the bridge and heads to the back corridor. There, he sees four sliding doors on his left and right, and the entry to the ship's airlock. When he gets close, he sees that it is currently open to the inside. Two space suits could be seen on either side. Rather than the bulky ones made on Earth, these suits are more sleek and form fitting. They appear to be made of a dark blue fabric stitched together, with its seams reinforced with this black, rubber-like substance.]

Rito: Interesting *moves back towards the bridge*

[Rito moves back towards the bridge. He notices an open door finds himself in a darkly lit room. There is one bed and a desk with lots of pictures on it. Rito moves to a huge viewscreen, and gets an uninterrupted view of space. The pale green planet could be seen with its layers of clouds illuminated by a main sequence yellow star.]

Rito: Wow!

[Turns around and sees the desk with pictures on it. All of them are depicting beach scenes featuring many of his friends]

Rito: I remember this. It was last summer when we went to that planet, Okiwana. *sigh* oh that was such a fun summer.

[One of the photos catches his attention and he picks it up. It's Yami and Tearju Lunatique posing on a beach. Rito picks it up and looks at it.]

Yami: *from behind* what are you doing in my room?

Rito: AAHH!

[He twists around and trips over his own leg. His hands flails as he topples onto Yami. They grab onto her shirt, and they both go tumbling to the ground. He ends up on top of her, with his face buried between her breasts.]

Yami: *sigh* same old Rito.

Rito: *jerks up* hah! I'm so sorry. It was accident, Please don't—

Yami:*silences him with a finger* Stop speaking. I've heard enough of your excuses.

[With her hair, Yami picks up the picture of her and Tearju Lunatique]

Yami: Onee-san *touches the image of her sister*

Rito:*watches Yami* you love her, don't you?

[Yami looks at him]

Rito: You know she loves you just as much. Maybe even more. Why don't you—

Yami: Because I can't be with her. I am a danger to her!

[She gets up]

Yami: I am not the little girl she used to know. I have… done things that she would horrify her. Why do you think I am called the Golden Darkness?

Rito: Is that not your real name?

Yami: *bites her lips* no

Rito: Will you tell me? Your real name?

Yami:*hesitates* It's Eve.

Rito: That's a beautiful name, for a beautiful girl.

Yami:*looks away* no, I'm not.

Rito: Tell me what's wrong. Why do you distance yourself from us? Even Mikan, who you hold dearest. Even she can't penetrate this wall you have around you.

Yami: I am…not worthy of you… of any of you. I had lived a life that would make Mikan scream in terror. *looks down at her hands* These hands have killed and maimed and tortured. I have tried to clean them but the blood is still there. I can't bear to see sister Lunatique because of what I have done and what I've become. A killing machine. That is who I am, now.

Rito: That's not true. I have not seen you kill a single living thing. In fact, since you came to my home. You've resisted any temptation to destroy anyone's life.

Yami: You don't know that.

Rito: Yes I do. How many times have you threatened to kill me? As of yet, you haven't followed through with it.

Yami: I'm saving you for later. One day, I will fulfill my contract and end you.

Rito: That's bullcrap, and you know it. Our principal—that bald-headed man who runs around our neighborhood, chasing down the girls—you've spared even him. If you were really the ruthless, cold-blooded killer as you say you are, then he and I would've been dead a long time ago.

[Rito moves in closer]

Rito: It's never too late to change. Your life may not have started so happily, but you still have the chance.

[Takes her hand in his]

Rito: Let me help you fight for a better future. I swear it on my life.

[Yami looks up to Rito, and realizes that they are centimeters apart. The two stare at each other, leaning in closer and closer…]

[Suddenly, there is an electronic chime and a ship-wide channel opens]

Zastin: Captain Rito, please come to the bridge! Hurry!

[Rito is inches from Yami, but spell is already lost. Yami pushes him away.]

Yami:*sighs* thanks for the offer, but I prefer to deal with my problems myself.

[She stands up and holds out a hand for him. Slowly, Rito takes it and gets up too. The pair race to the bridge, through the sliding door.]

Zastin: Captain! I'm detecting another ship warping into our location.

Rito: Is it the Astroboy?

Zastin: I don't think so, sir, it's not coming from Vulcan. Rather, it's coming from where we were before.

[As if on cue the huge frigate appears, looming over the tiny Lunatique.]

Zastin:*gasps* It's Ferengis! They've followed us!