I forgot to say it at the beginning of the last chapter but I don't own Nadesico! Don't sue me; you won't get much anyway. Sorry about the shortness of this chapter, I promise more in the future! - WolfWoodX4

Lieutenant Commander Jun Aoi, newly promoted captain of the Nergal Heavy Destroyer Griffon, leaned against the command railing and surveyed his crew. A lot of the staff had transferred over from the Nadesico and as he looked on two other familiar faces strolled up to meet him. "It's been awhile Jun, or should I say Captain Aoi" smiled the pretty girl with the long purple hair. "Megumi, it's good to see you again" Jun stepped forward and embraced the Nadesico's former communication's officer. Stepping back he extended his hand towards the other female. "Izumi, I'm glad you decided to come aboard with me." The teal haired pilot slapped on her usual stupid grin and took the offered hand. "And miss the chance to lead my own bunch of pilots down the road to insanity? I wouldn't miss it for the world." Jun just continued smiling as he turned to the rest of his crew stationed on the deck below. Gathering up his courage he decided it was time to address the issues at hand. "Alright everyone, listen up. As most of you know a new threat has recently been discovered near the area around Saturn. We don't know much about them yet but this ship is going to be assigned to the combat group going towards that area. But first thing is going to be our shakedown cruise. We are to patrol around the Mars area for a few weeks so that everyone can familiarize themselves with the new equipment that Nergal has come up with in the last couple of months." Taking a breath he surveyed everyone's expressions. Most shone with confidence, and some of the newer cadets looked a bit anxious to be underway. "So everyone head out to you're assigned areas and look over the equipment you'll be dealing with for the next few months. Our assigned deploy date is still two weeks away so get some rest and make any arrangements you need to. We ship out at the end of the month. Dismissed.