Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi owns J00! err.. Sailor Moon. Rumiko Takahashi
ownz Ranma Nibunnoichi, and Star Wars is Owned by... Umm... George
Lucas? Or is it ILM? Or 20th Century Fox? Well.. It's owned by one. Or
all. Not me.

Not Another SI Fic, Part 2!
By: Takteki Kagato

Archer and Bowen stopped beside a large door, before opening it so
Makoto and I could step inside.

"Where..." Makoto asked.

"The primary hangar, where Company inspections are held," Archer
responded, shooting Bowen a grin.

I frowned. "Company?" That meant I had four platoons to inspect, then.

"Actually, as this is your initial inspection, we've assembled two
Company's, or half a Batallion." Bowen said, returning Archer's
conspiratoral grin.

"Three hundred and twenty soldiers?" I asked, incredulously. Makoto
sagged a bit, then frowned, holding her head as if she'd gotten a
headache. "Makoto? You okay?" I asked, placing my hand on her shoulder.
She staggered briefly, the turned her face to me, though she was staring
off into the distance.

"I... remember..." She muttered. I frowned, and got a bit closer to her.
She shook her head briefly, and focused on me. "I remember. from the
Silv... from the past."

"We know of your identity as Sailor Jupiter, Lady Makoto. Rest assured,
your secret is safe with the officers privy to that information."
Makoto's mouth hung open in shock for a momemnt, before she sighed, adn
shrugged.

"I suppose, really, that it was unavoidable," she finally muttered.

"What do you remember," I asked, wrapping my arm around her to support
her.

"Well, as the Princess of Jupiter, and a Senshi, Jupiter's Armed Forces
were loyal to me, after Serenity. I had to inspect Troops from time to
time. I remember how to do that... and some various protocol,"she
frowned, before continuing, "I hated a lot of it, too." I snorted,
trying to hold back a laugh, but failed, laughing quietly while Makoto
glared at me. "What's so funny," she finally asked.

"Ahh... I know how you feel. Felt. Whatever. With the good you have to
accept the bad. And with Military, tradition is a big thing. Trust me on
that." Makoto shrugged, and looked at the door.

"I'll take four platoons, and you take four, then. It'll halve our
time." I nodded, then asked Archer how it was done in the Empire. After
a quick demonstration, Makoto and I nodded, and Bowen opened the door.

The Stormtroopers Snapped to attention, and shortly, Makoto and I split
up to begin inspecting our respective Companies. A couple times, I
questioned a Trooper, hoping I wasn't being lied to, as I wasn't quite
sure of the answer myself. Archer, who was following me with a digital
notepad, ocasionally wrote something down when I pointed out a scratch
on a chestplate, but for the most part, clicked the same button for each
trooper.

At one point, when I was a bit bored, I asked a Sergeant what the Air
Speed of a Coconut-laden swallow was. After a brief laugh, and a quick
explanation to the confused Enlistee, we moved on, and, an hour later, I
stood before the inspected troops with a smile. Makoto finished up a
moment later, joining me.

Archer and Bowen led us to an lift that would allow us to watch the
StormTroopers parade below us, and I nodded, appreciating the lack of
catepillar-legs, and acordian-marching I was used to. Aftre their Pass
and Review, a Drill Team performed some complex rifle movements, before
the mass was dismissed.

"Fun." Makoto said, emotionlessly. I was grinning when I responded,
"Actually, it was really fun being up here, instead of buried down there
like I'm used to." Makoto just shrugged, and followed the Captains
Towards one of the parked Lambda-class shuttles.

We were given a tour of our personal craft, and a quick look at the TIE
craft docked in this particular hangar, before we were excorted away to
see more of the ship. We toured the other hangar bays, A "chopping
center" to buy suplies and recreation objects, and even a movie theater.
When asked, Archer said that it helped pass the time.

Learning the ships overall length was a bit of a shock, staggering
Makoto and I when Archer proudly stated it was 17.6 kilometers in
length, close to 11 miles long. Finishing the "short" tour at our
stateroom Archer and Bowen took their leave, and Makoto and I looked
around the decorated room in surprise.

"This... is big." I stated, finally. Makoto nodded, before sitting on
the bed.

"So.. what do you think?" I asked, staring at a pile of equiptment that
might be a stereo. Or a communication center. Or... I stopped guessing,
and turned to Makoto, leaving it alone for now.

"Like you said, it's big. Weird, though. General Hongo and Admiral Yuki
were girls... and, while the Silver Millenium had little if any sexism,
I would have thought there would be a lack of high-ranking women on
board." I nodded, then grinned.

"Are you complaining?" She scowled at me.

"Don't be stupid. Isn't it odd, though?"

I nodded. In truth, the Empire itself was extremely xenophobic, and
sexist. I wasn't surprised that there weren't any aliens onboard during
the tour, but the fact that there were almost as many women as there
were men aboard was..

"SHODAN?" I called out, suddenly.

"Yes, Kyle?" The insane-sounding voice called from hidden speakers. I
grinned at the shudder hearing that voice caused, and felt Makoto lean
into me, obviously unnerved by it's sound, as well.

"I was wond- Actually, could you appear on a screen. I don't like taking
to thin air." A screen I'd dismissed as a wall flickered to life, and
SHODAN appeared, giving me something to look at as I spoke.

"Thanks. The Crew seems a bit... even, as far as sexes go, and I
remember the Empire being a bit on the," I paised, weighing my words,
then shrugged, not really caring, "sexist side."

"As it was your wish, and not the Empire, that staffed the Jupiter's
Thunder, the Ratio was kept even. Due to this, the crew morale is
higher, and you're highly regarded amongst the crew." I blinked. As far
as I could see, the crew was afraid I'd strangle them if they breathed
incorrectly.

"Any other news or info I should know about?" I asked, finally.

"As you asked for a Loyal crew, you'll never have to worry about a
mutiny or Rebellion. However, in a few weeks, the crew is bound to get
restless. Establishing a shore-leave schedule would be advisable. While
your world doesn't have all the pleasures a world in the Empire would,
basic freedom from gray hulls should help you avoid typical complaints
of a ship-bound crew."

I nodded, thinking about that, while holding Makoto. Shrugging fonally,
I turned to the screen again.

"Draw up a rotation that would keep the crew happy, but also leave
enough onboard at any one time to handle any forseeable emergency."

"Anything else?" SHODAN asked, quickly.

"Leave a few spots open on each rotation."

"Intending to reward Crewmembers who go above and beyond the call of
duty?" SHODAN asked with a hit of humor in her voice.

"Something like that. Get it done, post it where everyone can see it,
and I'll talk to the Officers later on."

The Screen shut off then, and I turned to Makoto, who was looking at me
curiously.

"Hmm?" I queried, Kissing her on the nose. She grinned, then peeked
around me at the screen.

"Her voice is freaky." She finally said, looking aroind my head at the
blank screen.

"Feh, you should hear her most popular line: 'Look at you hacker...'" I
trailed off as SHODAN finished it.

"Look at you hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and
sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a
perfect, immortal machine?"

Makoto's face twitched, and I rolled my eyes.

"A little Privacy, please, SHODAN." When no response was forthcoming, I
shrugged, assuming she'd departed (however an AI departs) and pulled
Makoto into a hug.

"Don't worry. She's as loyal as the troops. To me and you. Just imagine
how disturbing she'd be delivering our threats." Makoto rolled her eyes,
then kissed me quickly.

"You're a dork when you're happy." she said impishly. I shrugged,
looking around the room, before looking at her again.

"You're beautiful when you're happy." I said, trying to hold in a laugh
at the corniness of that line. Makoto snorted, rolling her eyes before
skooting away from me, towards the head of the bed. Then she frowned at
me.

"That was.. so lame. I don't think you'll ever be able to make up for
something so... so... bad. Geeze, Kyle. I don't think there's a word for
how bad that was."

I jumped, surprising her, and landed before her, bending her back
quickly, till she was laying on the pillow looking up at me, surprise
still on her face. I grinned down at her, before givng her a long kiss.

"Oksy..." she said, when we finally broke for air, "Maybe you can make
up for it.."

"That's good to kn-Woa!" My shout of surprise was cut off as she pulled
my down for another long kiss. Somewhere in there, the lights went out,
and in the end, the large bed got some use.

Waking up beside Makoto, I looked around, wondering where the light was
coming from. Rolling over, I stared in amazement. The entire wall beside
our bed had opened, an invisible layer of transparisteel now showing us
the earth, as the sun seemed to rise from the far side. Above, I could
see the moon, hanging impossibly large, the sun's rays already striking
it and making it glow softly.

"Makoto, wake up!" I said, shaking her.

"Wha...?" she moaned, digging her way deeper under the covers.

"Mako-Chan! Get up! Quickly!" I said, shaking her more. One eye slowly
peeled open, and I pointed at the window.

"You've got to see this!" I said, grinning, and moving to give her a
full view.

"It'd better be... ohmigod!" I grinned at her reaction, and wrapped my
arm around her after she'd managed to sit up. She leaned against me, and
slowly wrapped her arms around me. The sun crawl out from behind Earth,
while we watched in stunned silence. Finally, Makoto turned to me, and
smiled.

"Thanks for waking me up for that." She said, tightening the hug.
Without clothing to get in the way, I noticed how hot Makoto was,
temperature- and looks-wise. Shaking those thoughts out of my head for
the moment, I looked around the room, then up at the ceiling. Finally, I
blinked as a stray thought suddenly reminded me of someone.

"You know... I wonder if Nabiki's okay." Makoto gasped, then giggled.

"We forgot all about her, didn't we?"

I shrugged, looking out at the visible edge of Earth, it's noticable
curve dominating the lower portion of the window. Turning to Makoto
again, I smiled.

"Love you." I said, quietly.

"I Love you too." She responded, her happy blush crawling up her face,
and down her chest. She leaned forward, and pulled me into a quick hug,
before twisting and laying my head back on a pillow.

"and now it's my turn on top." She said, matter-of-factly. I stared at
her, surprised, before looking at the door.

"Ahh.. and Nabiki?"

"No, she can't join. Sorry." And then the covers came up, and the bed
saw a little more use.

The Bridge looked the same as it had whe we'd first arrived, the quick
walk from our stateroom helping me bring my mind back to the here-and-
now. The Stormtrooper standing by the door called the bridge to
atttention, and after setting everyone back at their task, I looked
around at the officers, before making my way to the CIC.

"General Hongo, has the aquisition team completed my little errand?"

"Yes, my lord. They returned 15 minutes ago, the water labeled and
topped off." I nodded, then quirked a brow.

"Any... accidents?"

General Hongo sighed, before explaining. "One trooper stood on uneven
ground and fell into a 'Spring of Drowned Cat.' The guide was helpful in
administering a... temporary cure, and we've notified his officers of
his new... contition." I nodded.

"Let the trooper know I'll be talking to him soon. Personally." General
Hongo blanched at that, but nodded. Still, she looked like she wanted to
say more. "Something else, General?"

"Well, Lord, I was wondering if all the labels are true. As far as they
go, I'm glad my man fell into that particular spring, if it could have
been Yeti Riding a Bull..." she trailed off, looking a little ashamed at
her admitted worries.

"Heh. I understand your concern. And yes, those labels are serious, part
of my reason for collecting one of each."

General Hongo nodded, and turned back to her tactical analysis display.

"SHODAN?" I asked, finally.

"Yes, Kyle?" The AI asked, her visage once again appearing on the wall
monitor.

"Have you posted the list?"

"A half second after you asked me to."

"That was... fast. Great. Did you see the containers of Jusenkyo water?"

"Yes."

"Were any of them listed as uncursed?"

"Three."

"Great. Thanks." SHODAN dissapeared again, and I contemplated what all
that water could do. I briefly thought of the antics hokking them into
the shower system would be, but dismissed that idea as being wrong. On
multiple levels. Still...

"Kyle?" Makoto asked, pulling me out of my counterproductive musings.

"Ahh.. Yeah?" I asked, grinning sheepishly.

She pointed at the Earth, visible outside the bridges large viewports. I
nodded.

"Archer?" I asked.

"Yes, Lord Kyle?" the captain appeared behind me, and I fought the urge
to see if he was a hologram.

"Can you teleport Makoto and I down to our apartment?"

"Of course, My Lord." I looked around the bridge, somewhat proud of the
officers who were busy keeping my ship prepared and running. A stray
though crossed my mind, and I frowned slightly.

"Archer... when Nabiki requests to return, be sure to teleport her, and
anything she brought up with her. I'd hate to find Imperial Technology
on the Japanese market before it's ready to handle such an advance.

Archer nodded, and Handed Makoto and I small cell-phones.

"Ehh...?" I asked, hesitantly.

"These are your Communicators. Flip them open to use them." Flipping it
open, I saw the typical buttons for a cell phone, and a few extra
buttons.

"The large button at the bottom is a thumbprint reader, for security,
and the red button to the side is a panic button. Press it, and you'll
be beamed aboard instantly."

I nodded,glancing at Makoto's and seeing that hers was laid out the same
way. Grinning, and shoving it into my pocket after I closed it, I turned
to Archer.

"Thanks, Captain. I'll be back soon." Archer nodded, and in a flash,
Makoto and I found ourselves back in our apartment.

Looking at the dark blue sky, I realized it was evening, and turned to
Makoto, before asking her what she wanted to do.

"Lets get some food. After that... who knows." Makoto said, opening the
door. Shooting a quick look around the apartment, I nodded, and followed
her out, flicking off the lights before closing the door and locking it
behind us.

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Authors Notes:

What, you thought I'd stopped doing these? Fat chance. Seriously though,
I have some things I wanna say.. and somethings I wanna ask. First off,
My computer is being an evil POS, and as such, I cannot install Word, so
spell checking won't be quite as accurate, though I have gone through it
a couple times so it's not an ungodly mess. I appologize for the lack
of... quasi-perfection I typically strive for.

Secondly! My fic with Tammin, "Selves Inserted" is on a permanent hiatus
for the forseeable future. Tannim's a busy guy these days, and as such,
I can't in good concious bug the guy when he's got his hands full with
real life. To be honest, I'm a bit jealous.

I tried to cover some of the things commented upon in the reviews, but
please keep throwing more stuff my way. It'll be a chapter or two before
I return to the Thunder, but I enjoy reading those comments. I'm a big
fan of Star Wars, but my knowledge isn't perfect, so feel free to point
stuff out.

... and in case you're wondering, I got most of my info from
, a detailed (to the point of
making it hard to find some stuff...) site about Super Star Destroyers.
Or, as I've learned, Executor-Class Star Destroyers.

My Lime Innuendos are pretty... Lime-ish, and not very Innuendo-ish, and
I was wondering if they bug any of my readers. I mean.. yeah, they
might, and I I used to give fics a funny look when an SI character "got
some..." But, now that I've gotten to this point, it's not only smile-
inducing, but it's proof that Makoto and Kyle care about eachother.
Isn't that sweet? Where did I put my toothbrush...

Finally: My previous story, Not Another SI Fic! was done in First Person...
and this one, now, is being done in a first person perspective...
However, I'm happier doing a Third-Person Omniscient perspective (See..
all my other fics.) and was wondering if a format change in the near
future would upset you all. While you might loose a bit of insight, it
will answer questions that would arise... like "What the heck Nabiki was
doing on her tour?" and stuff. Tell me what you think!

-Kagato