Vandread Fanfic - Slayer of God Duology Part 2: Together Forever
Chapter 2 - Revelation
Rating - G / Romance / Sci-Fi
I woke and chide my fingers,
The gem was gone in my hands
And now,
An amethyst remembrance
Is all I own
Amethyst Remembrance from Yami no Matsuei
Tarark...
Rick took a few steps backwards, couldn't believe what Bart had told him. Aya and Raymond blinked a few times, already lost in the
conversation.
"I...I have a son..? With her..?"
Bart nodded.
"Right. In fact, your son is the reason why the men of Tarark and the women of Mejale signed a truce."
Rick turned to Hibiki. He smiled wryly.
"So, that's what you've been hiding..."
"Eventually you know it sooner or later..."
Aya looked at her father in the eyes. Rick saw the look of confusion on her face.
"Dad, what's going on? Do I have a brother..? Dad, please tell me. I want to know the truth."
Raymond gripped his shoulder.
"Rick, I want to know too. Tell this grumpy old man what actually happened."
Rick breathed in deeply.
"Maybe you're right, Raymond. The two of you need to know the truth. Aya, please don't get shocked. It may hurt your feelings but please,
hear what I have to say..."
Aya blinked again, still confused.
"Okay dad...I'll listen to your story..."
"Thanks Aya. Okay, here goes nothing..."
Border between Tarark and Mejale, the spaceship Nirvana...
"Boss, Commander Van der Wille had asked us to decode the disc he got from Xero."
"Very well. Do it then."
BC nodded and slotted in the half-burnt disc. Million bits of data appeared on the screen. Magno almost collapsed from her seat when she saw
the data.
"A half burnt disc carries this much data? BC, do you manage to decode the data?"
"Unfortunately, not all of them. However, there are two things that might interest you."
"Oh? What is it?"
"The second 'harvest' operation and 'the slayer of god'."
Mejale...
Axel was looking at a photo. A photo of his mother with a man in white. He has sparkling blue eyes, like an amethyst, just like him. Despite his
smile, he could see the sadness in his eyes.
"This is my father..? He's the one from my dreams..."
"Yes. This is your father, Maverick Xero."
Then, Kahlua chipped in.
"Ax-chan! Your father is really good looking! No wonder aunt Meia loves him."
Meia blushed. Ezra closed her daughter's mouth before she could say another word.
"Karu-chan! You're embarrassing her!"
Suddenly, Axel cried and threw himself at Meia.
"Mom, why did he leave us? Why? I'll never forgive him!"
Meia held her son tight. With tears flowing down her face, she said,
"Axel, your father left us for a reason. He had promised someone. Someone dear to him..."
Tarark, National Security Complex...
Top military officers of both Tarark and Mejale were having a meeting regarding the 'harvest' operation and 'the slayer of god'.
"Another 'harvest' operation? They got a lot of guts to go against us once again."
"Even though our forces far better over the years, we mustn't underestimate them. They may have become stronger as well."
"And what about this 'slayer of god'? Who is he?"
Magno stood up.
"Let me answer that. He's the bane of our enemy. Even though they may have an advanced technology, but they take this matter seriously. From the disc we encoded, they used a powerful weapon to destroy the distant planet of Terra."
"Is that part of the 'harvest' operation?"
"No. It is part of another operation; eliminate 'the slayer of god'."
"Who is this 'slayer of god'?"
"He's Maverick Xero. The father of our first 'real' human."
"You mean the father of Axel Gisborn?"
"Yes."
"But right now, we need to formulate a plan to counter the 'harvest' operation."
This time, Anton stood up.
"I have an idea, sir."
"What is it, Commander Van der Wille?"
"It's better that we take the battle to their place instead of waiting them here."
"And you suggest a full scale attack on Earth?"
"No, sir. One ship will go to Earth and attempt to break their defenses from the inside. The remaining forces will stay and defend both Tarark and Mejale."
"Hmm. A risky plan, commander. You want to take your ship Muramasa to Earth?"
"Muramasa is essential for defense, sir. But should Commander Vivan agrees, her spaceship Nirvana will attempt to execute the plan."
Everyone in the room gasped in astonishment and they turned to Magno for her reply. She grinned.
"That's a very bold plan indeed, Commander Van der Wille. But still, I agree with him. But we'll need some time to assemble the crew."
"You wish to add a few more to your crew, Commander Vivan?"
"No. We'll need the original crew of Nirvana. They had the experience needed."
"Ahh, yes. You want to enlist the help of Instructor Hibiki Tokai, Dr Duero McFile and Bart Garsus, the director of Garsus Industries."
"Yes. And Xero with the Vanguard X."
"Vanguard X? We can't comply with that. It is under the supervision our researchers. They need to study its extremely complex structure."
Anton got agitated and raised his voice.
"LISTEN! THERE'S NO TIME FOR THIS 'RESEARCH' THING! BESIDES, THE VANGUARD X WILL SERVE NO ONE BUT MASTER XERO!"
Again, everyone gasped in astonishment at Anton's reaction. Magno grinned and whispered at him,
"Thank you commander, but I think it will cost you."
"I'm prepared to face the consequences."
"Commander Van der Wille, your actions for raising your voice against your superiors will have you demoted from your current position!"
"Demote me? Hell no! I resigned from the military right now!"
He ripped the badge from his chest and put it on the table in front of him.
"There. Satisfied?"
With that, he walked out of the room, leaving a heavy commotion behind. Magno simply grinned over the incident.
(Heh. This is getting very interesting...)
Aya and Raymond stared at Rick after he told them what has happened.
"You...have some kind of affair with this Meia and have a son with her?"
"Well...uh, you can put it that way, Raymond."
Aya suddenly cried.
"Why? Why? How could you? How could you 'betray' mom?"
"Aya, I didn't mean to. She really looks exactly like your mother..."
"STOP IT! I don't want to hear any excuse! I'm out of here!"
She left the room with tears in her eyes...
"Aya, I'm sorry. I really am..."
Raymond put his hand on Rick's shoulder.
"Don't worry. She just needs some time to think it over."
"He's right. She'll come around I'm sure."
"Thanks Bart, Raymond."
Then, Hibiki's mobile phone beeped. He answered it.
"Yeah? Oh, it's you. What do you want with me? Huh? Yeah, he and Bart are here. WHAT THE HELL..? Fine, fine. We'll be there as soon as possible."
"Hibiki? What's up?"
"Bart, you will not gonna believe this. That 'old hag' just called. She wants us to be at Nirvana ASAP. The others will be there."
"Oh, finally the chance to meet BC."
"Yeah whatever. Oh yeah, that includes the three of you."
Rick raised an eyebrow.
"We? What do we have to do with your 'reunion' thing?"
"Hey, don't ask me, okay? You can just ask that 'old hag' about it."
Aya ran as fast as she could, trying to forget what his father said.
(No, I don't believe him. I don't want to! I DON'T WANT TO!!)
She finally arrived at a deserted area.
(What is this place? It's in ruins...)
Then, six men emerged from the darkness.
"Hey, what do we have here? A woman. She must have something valuable to us."
"What do you guys want from me?"
"Don't worry. We won't hurt you. Just give us your valuables and we'll be on our way."
"Valuables? I don't have any."
"Don't play dumb, woman! We know women always carried their valuables wherever they go."
"I said I don't have any, idiots!"
"You called us idiots? Let's go and get her!"
Aya goes into combat stance like her father taught as the six men rushed towards her. Then, she heard a familiar voice.
"What do you guys doing?"
The six men stopped in their tracks. Aya turned around and saw Anton walking towards her. Then, one of them stammered.
"B...Brother Anton!"
Anton sighed.
"What do you think you're doing, Arnold? This woman is a friend of mine. If any of you touches her, you'll suffer."
"Understood, Brother Anton."
"Then, what are you waiting for? Get out of my sight!"
With that, those six men quickly left Aya and Anton.
"Miss Aya, you're okay?"
"I'm fine commander. Thank you."
"Please, I'm no longer a commander. I already resigned from the military."
"Re...Resigned? Why?"
"It's hard to explain..."
"Ah...do you know those guys?"
"Yes. We used to live here. Before it become what you see here."
"They called you 'brother'..."
"They are not my siblings. But since I'm the oldest among them and often being the one they look up to, they refer me as 'big brother'."
"I see..."
"Where's your father? It's not wise to walk around here alone."
"My father...he's at Garsus Industries."
"I'll escort you back then."
"O...okay. Thank you."
Rick, Raymond, Hibiki and Bart were at the lobby area when Aya and Anton entered the building. Rick ran towards her and hugged her tight.
"Aya, where have you been? I'm worried about you."
A slight blush appeared on her face.
"D...Dad, I'm fine. I can't breathe..."
Rick quickly released her from his embrace.
"Sorry about that. But will you forgive me about what happened?"
"I'll consider it."
Rick sighed.
"Fine, fine. And thank you for bringing her back, commander."
"It is my pleasure, Master Xero. And please, call me Anton. I'm no longer a commander."
Hibiki was the first to react.
"WHAT? Hey, you're kidding, right?"
"I wish I was, Instructor Hibiki. But I'm not. I resigned from Tarark Military."
"You resigned? Why?"
"I just spoke of what is right. We need Master Xero and the Vanguard X to fight our enemy. And they can't comply, saying they need the Vanguard X for their research."
Hearing this, Rick interfered.
"Woo, woo. Wait a minute here. You resigned just because you defended me?"
"Yes. That's true."
"And where's the Vanguard X?"
"I think it's at the main hangar in the National Security Complex."
"Okay. I'm going to steal it."
"DAD! Tell me you're joking."
"I'm not joking, dear. Bart, Hibiki. Take care of Aya and Raymond for me."
"Rick, are you sure about this?"
"Don't worry, Raymond. We'll meet at Nirvana."
"Come, Anton. Let's plan this thing."
"As you wish, Master Xero."
Mejale...
Meia put the phone down and stared at Ezra. Ezra blinked her eyes a few times.
"Who was it?"
"It's BC. She wants us to be at Nirvana as soon as possible."
"Hmm? It's not time for reunion is it?"
"We'll be going on a mission. To Earth."
"What?"
"She already contacted the others. She said all will be there including Rick and his daughter."
"A daughter? He has a daughter?"
Meia nodded.
"Mom, you're going away?"
"Axel, I'll be away for a long time..."
"And you're leaving me here? I wanna go! I wanna see what my father looks like."
She smiled.
"Of course you can."
Kahlua asked her mother, Ezra.
"Mom, you're taking me along aren't you?"
"Since Oma is away for a month, I might as well take you along."
Both Kahlua and Axel cheered at the same time.
"YAAAAY!!"
Both Ezra and Meia laughed at their reaction.
Barnette was packing her stuff when she sees her companion's luggage.
"Jura! I think you're packing too much."
"Barnette! We don't even know how long we'll be away..."
"I know. But I think this is way too much."
Jura stopped and think.
"Ha! I know. Why don't you get rid of your stuff and just bring mine instead?"
"That's not what I had in mind."
"I wonder what will Rick looks like. It's been seven years..."
"I don't like that tone in your voice."
"Heh. Maybe you'll get to meet Erick."
Barnette blushed.
"Wh...What do you mean?"
"I'm just kidding but you've just blushed to death. YOU DO LIKE ERICK, don't you?"
"I AM NOT!"
"Yeah right."
Tarark...
Hibiki, Aya and Raymond arrived at the door. The writings on the door read:
UCHUUJI-SAN & DITA IS HERE.
"Say, she really calls you 'uchuuji-san'. Just like my dad said."
Hibiki sighed.
"It's really embarrassing..."
He opened the door and entered.
"I'm home..."
A woman covered in apron appeared from the kitchen.
"Oh, Uchuuji-san. You're back."
"Yeah, yeah. Listen, we've got some visitors."
"Oh, let me see..."
She then looked at Raymond and Aya. She took a closer look at Aya.
"You look familiar..."
"Ah. Excuse me. We've never met before." Aya replied.
"You remind me of someone..."
Hibiki replied to confirm her suspicions.
"Of course she looks familiar. She's the daughter of Rick."
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Eh? Really? She's..."
"You know my father?"
"Yes. But where is he?"
"He's..."
"Don't worry. He still has some things to settle with."
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Dita Liebely."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Aya and this is Raymond, friend of my father's."
Raymond bowed.
"Nice to meet you, miss. Say, are you cooking something at the kitchen? Smells nice."
"Oh no. I've forgotten about it. The stew!"
Dita quickly ran back to the kitchen. Hibiki sighed and turned to them.
"Please have a seat and help yourselves. I'm gonna change my clothes and pack some stuff."
He the walked to the kitchen where Dita is cooking the stew.
"Oy, after you've done with that, pack your things."
"Hm? Where are we going?"
"Your 'boss' called. She wants us to be at Nirvana."
"Oh, a reunion. But why do we have to pack our things..?"
Hibiki shrugged.
"Beats me. Better do as she says. I hate to argue with her."
"Yes. I'll do that."
"Anton, are you sure this gonna work?"
"Positively. You disguised as a Vanguard mechanic by using the fake ID and sneak in the hangar. Once you find Vanguard X, input the location of Nirvana and you're on your own from there."
"Hmm. Alright. We'll go with this. But what about you?"
"Don't worry. I'll be at Nirvana waiting for you."
"Hmm? She invited you too?"
"Yes. Commander Vivan called me a while ago."
"Duh. What does she wants anyway? At any rate, I should be going."
"Good luck and please be careful."
"Yeah, will do. We'll meet at Nirvana."
One hour later...
Rick was standing outside the National Security Complex when a security guard approached him.
"You! What are you doing here?"
"Hey, here's my ID. I've got some reports that some of the Vanguard need some serious maintenance."
"Okay, your ID checked out just fine. Go on in. You better make sure they up and running smoothly."
"Yeah, will do."
With that, Rick walked in towards the main hangar where Vanguard X is probably located.
"Come on buddy. If you heard me, please answer."
Then, Rick received a telepathic signal from Vanguard X. Rick followed the signal and found it easily.
"There you are. It seems that they fixed you up and look better than ever."
The Vanguard X hummed loudly.
"Shh! Be quiet, will you? Okay, I'm sorry for leaving you behind. Sheesh..."
Rick got into the cockpit and activate it.
"We'll be causing quiet a commotion, pal. Are you up for it?"
The monitor in front of him read: I REALLY NEED SOME EXERCISE
"Hahaha. That's a good one. Well, I already input the location of Nirvana. Let's go!"
Nirvana...
Hibiki, Dita, Aya and Raymond came out of the shuttle that they used to board Nirvana. BC, Jura, Barnette and Anton were waiting. BC walked up to them and said,
"Hibiki, Dita. It's been a long time."
Hibiki sighed.
"Whatever."
However, Dita was excited.
"It's nice to see you all again."
Jura walked up to her.
"Yeah. It is nice. Umm? You must be Rick's daughter."
"Ah, yes. I'm Aya. Pleased to meet you."
Raymond stood in front of Jura and bows.
"Hello. I'm Raymond. Rick's long time friend. A pleasure to meet a beautiful lady such as yourself."
Jura smiled.
"My, aren't you're a charmer. I'm Jura. Nice to meet you."
BC coughed to interrupt them.
"Everyone is here except him."
Anton intervened.
"Yes. Master Xero has intended to steal Vanguard X from Tarark Military. I've told Commander Vivan regarding this matter."
BC sighed.
"He hasn't change. Still wants to do everything his way. By the way, Hibiki. Your Vanguard has been transported here along with Anton's Vanguard."
Hibiki widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Hey, I thought this is some kind of reunion."
"Hmm? Boss didn't tell you? We'll be going to earth. To prevent another 'harvest' operation."
Hibiki gritted his teeth, trying to contain his anger.
"Darn! That old hag!"
Then, BC's communicator beeped.
"Yes? Yes, I'll be right over."
"What's the problem?" Barnette asked her.
"We received the signal from Vanguard X. It'll be here shortly. And Aya, Raymond."
"Yes?"
"The boss wants to see the two of you. Follow me to the bridge."
Meia turned her communicator off. Axel looked at her, blinking a few times.
"Mom, what happened?"
"I've been called to the bridge. You're coming?"
"Of course I'm coming! I'm bored just staying in this room."
Tarark space territory...
Rick in the Vanguard X attempts to leave Tarark, causing havoc along the way.
"WOOO!! Like old times eh, buddy?"
YOU BET
"Right. But avoid confrontation against those Vanguards. Just proceed to Nirvana, okay?"
ACKNOWLEDGED
With that, Vanguard X avoid the approaching Vanguards and speeds towards Nirvana.
Nirvana, bridge area...
"Boss here they are. Aya, daughter of Xero and Raymond, a friend of his."
Magno looked at them at grinned.
"Welcome to Nirvana. I'm Magno Vivan, commander of this ship. But everyone here calls me 'boss'."
"Is my father going to be alright?"
"Don't worry about him. See? He caused quite a commotion. Besides, he's an excellent pilot."
Aya looked at the giant screen. She saw Vanguard X dodging all the attacks launched on it with lightning reflexes.
"Ahh...guess so..."
A short while later, Meia and Axel entered the area.
"Boss, you called?"
Magno turned to her and said,
"Ah, Meia. I want you to meet..."
Before she could finish, Aya and Raymond looked at Meia in complete shock. Aya walked towards Meia and looked at her closely. All eyes
were on both of them. She then mouthed a word.
"Mom..?"
Quest for love, quest for dream, quest for all truth!!
Only way to dream is in time you're making out
Waste no love, waste no dream, waste no more truth
Going through the days you can praise a life for you,
Hold your truth again
TruthA Great Detective of Love- TWO-MIX
