Vandread Fanfic - Until the End
Chapter I - The Feeling

Rating - G / Romance / Sci-Fi Author's Note- Ahh...first chapter...

Once in a lifetime
Maybe the last time
Just the right time to fall in love
Once in a lifetime
For such a long time
I've been waiting for you

Chicago - Once In a Lifetime
"We still didn't get any response from the shuttle. Probably it was abandoned." said a woman named Buzam A. Calessa or better known as BC due to her initials. She's also known as the Sub-Commander among the bridge crew.

"Should we take the shuttle in?" this time she asks an opinion from a person with a higher rank, the chief of the spaceship Nirvana, Magno Vivan, also known as 'boss' or 'old hag' by a certain 'boy'.

"Fine...take the shuttle in & ask Meia & the others to search it thoroughly."

She said approvingly. Even though her voice is weak, it had some kind of authority tone in it. Moreover, she already lived for a century, & her experience is important for the crew of this ship, which is mostly, consists of teenagers.
"Come on, get moving. Boss asked us to search the shuttle." The blue haired girl in a tight blue suit said to her subordinates.

"Why bother that space junk? Surely it didn't have anything useful in it..." a young teenage boy complained.

Then, the door slid open and a girl enters the room.

"Aaah...Uchuuji-san, I've found you..."

"Ack!! Get away from me!!!" The boy quickly jumped to his feet & makes a hasty exit. The girl then gives chase. "Uchuuji-saaan!!"

"Here we go again..." the blonde haired girl in a 'revealing' suit gave a sigh.

"Just forget about them, Meia. The three of us should be enough to search such a small shuttle." said the girl that sits next to the blonde haired girl.

"I guess you're right, Barnette. Jura, you search the main deck, Barnette, you search the engine room and I'll be searching the storage area. Should anything happen, use the communicator." the girl in blue suit who is also known as Meia said.

"Yes." the other two answered.
"Barnette, do you found anything?" Meia asked using the communicator.

"Negative. There's nothing remotely interesting."

"How about you, Jura?"

"I think you two better come over here..."
"Why is this man doing here?" Barnette asks curiously. The man is unconscious and still breathing.

Meia looked at the man from head to toe. He had long, blonde hair and is wearing a long, black leather coat. He also had a strange item slung athis back. Her heart beats faster when she sees the man's features. He seems to be in terrible pain.

(Why...why is my heart beating faster? What is this feeling I have?)

"Hmm? What's this?" Jura picks up a picture from underneath the man's hand. "Meia, look at this...isn't the girl in this picture...?"

"That's...me...?" Meia said, her eyes widened when she looked at the picture.
"Boss, they've found a man in the shuttle. He's unconscious and the doctor is treating him right now. He had this strange item with him." BC showed the image of the guitar.

"Hmm...I never thought I'll ever see that thing again." The boss said calmly.

"You saw that thing before?" BC asked curiously.

"Yes. A long time ago. It was called 'guitar'. Our ancestors from Earth used to have it. It was only used by those who have the talent to play with music. Don't worry BC, it's totally harmless. Anything else?"

"They also found this." BC showed the picture over the big screen.

The entire bridge crew gave shocking gasps when they see the picture. A man holds a woman that looks exactly like Meia by her waist. The woman is leaning at the man's shoulder. She too, is holding the man by the waist.

"Man & woman holding each other..?" a bridge crew named Ezra Vieil, who is pregnant, said indifferently.

"That's not right!!" a girl in bear suit named Celtic Midori cried out.

"Why is the girl looks like Meia?" another crew member, Amarone Slaintheav chips in. This is followed by shouts & protests from the crew.

"QUIET!!!" BC tried to bring order to the ship.

"Hmm...what's Meia's reaction on this?" the boss asked BC.

"She locked herself in her room after that."

"When he wakes up, bring him to me. I want to ask him a few questions."

"As you wish, Boss."
"How is he?" Jura asks the doctor who is treating the man.

"His body lacks oxygen. He'll be okay with a few hours rest." The doctor known as Duero McFile answered.

Then, Barnette enters the room.

"How's Meia?"

"She's still refuses to come out. I think she's in shock. How come Meia is in that picture?"

"I think the girl in the picture wasn't her. Maybe he came from another galaxy." Jura stands beside the man and examines him.

"What with these scars? And...oooh...he's muscular alright."

"Just where do you getting at?" Barnette sighed.

"She's probably right. I've read from some books that there's always an alternate universe. Some people over there even look just like us." Duero gave his opinion.

"Hmm...I wonder, how do I look like over there...?" Jura said hopefully.

"Probably she's obnoxious just like you." Barnette said jokingly.

"Har...har...very funny, Barnette."

"S...Sara..." the man mumbled.

"I think he's coming around..." Duero says.
"Uchuuji-san, where are you?" the girl with childish tone calling out the boy who is hiding in his giant robot known as Vanguard.

"Please...go away, sheez...I'm almost out of air...ack..." the boy gasped. "AAAARGHHH!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!" with that, the boy opens the hatch & limps out, gasping for air.

"I've found you!!!" the girl approaches the boy.

"Stop it! Why do you keep bugging me? Furthermore, "I'm NOT Uchuuji-san!! Read my lips, I'm HIBIKI TOKAI!!" the boy yelled at her angrily.

"Uchuuji-san is better..." the girl mumbled.

"I don't care!! Stop calling me that!! Huh...huh...just yelling at you makes me tired."

"Good timing. Here, try this." The girl gives a lunch box to the boy.

"Wh...what's in it?"

"You'll know soon enough." The girl smiled. The boy opens the box.

"What's this?"

"It is called 'hamburger'."

"Nyum, nyum...this tastes good..."

"I know you're gonna like it." she smiles as she looks at the boy in the eyes.

"Wh...what's that look for...?"

"Nothing..." she replies short.

"Hmmph..."

This time, the boy who called himself Hibiki Tokai simply ignores her and continues to eat the food given. He first met this girl, Dita Liebely, when both men & women were waging a war a few months back. Since then, she's been calling him 'Ucuuji-san' all the time. He too, never calls her by her name. He simply calls her 'Hey', 'Oy' or anything that slips his tongue. Almost everyday he's been 'hunted down' by her. Being chased around the ship and he even complained to the 'old hag' about it but didn't get any respond so far.

(Huh...maybe I should just give it up. She's so damn persistent)
"Wh...what's going on with me? Why do I have this heartache inside? I never have this feeling since the day I had to leave mother...Is it because of that man? Who is he...? Who is that girl?" the Dread chief pilot named Meia Gisborn wonders as she looks at the stars outside the window.

"Meia? You're still there?" a voice came from outside of the room.

"I'm here."

"The man already wake up. If you want some answers, you better come to the ward."

"I'll be there. Thanks Barnette."

(I've been thinking too much. Better get some answers from him.)

With that, she left her room and heads for the ward.
Even if it's an illusion, or something else
I'll definitely find out
Believing in that time
I'll keep on walking

Flash In The Dark (transliterated) from Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me!