Author's notes:
First of all, I would like to say sorry to those few people, who were reading this story of mine, and who were enjoying this story of mine, for it took me an enormous amount of time to write the next chapter of this story of mine. I don't have much time to write or even read fanfiction nowdays, and besides, this story is starting to get a bit tricky to write. But nevertheless, don't expect me to give up, people, for I will continue writing this story of mine, as well as some others stories of mine, you can count on that!
As before, all dialogue in italic type is alien speech, translated to English language in this story for your understanding, but untranslated to any human language in this story's reality.
Arrival and unpleasant encounterUpset Shinji returned to the food shop to take a little rest. And so, Shinji didn't noticed, as small yellow spot appeared in the sky…
"It is here"
"Are you sure, Lady Malindra?"
"Yes, I am absolutely sure"
"Very well, prepare to open portal into the normal space. Is everything ready for jump?"
"Yes, Captain"
"Jump!"
Large yellow hole appeared in the space at some distance from Earth, and space ship appeared from the hold. This space ship was much larger, then space ships, which appeared near the Earth before, and without doubt was of a different design. Unlike others space ships, this space ship had wings, most likely to enhance atmospheric maneuverability.
"Jump completed. We have entered the normal space."
"Confirm our location"
"Wait a minute, I need to consult with navigation computer…"
"It is the Sol system"
"…Yes, as Lady said, it is the Sol system"
"Any presence of possible aggressors?"
"Negative, Captain… wait there is something! We detect small cluster of unidentified ships near the seventh planet of the Sol system."
"Did they notice us?"
"Negative, Captain. Or at last if they noticed us, they don't show it."
"Apparently our Stealth Field is working"
"What are your further orders, Lady Malindra?"
"Enter atmosphere of the third planet. I need to see everything with my own eyes. I can't trust the monitors."
"Do as Lady Malindra orders"
"Yes, Captain"
"Activate anti-atmospheric field"
"Done"
"Initiate descend. Angle thirty degree. Cruising speed."
"Descend has been initiated."
"We will enter atmosphere of the planet Sol 3 in sixty seconds… fifty seconds… forty seconds… thirty seconds… twenty seconds… ten seconds… nine seconds… eight seconds… seven seconds… six seconds… five seconds… four seconds… three seconds… two seconds… one second… We have successfully entered atmosphere of the planet Sol 3."
"Distance from the planet Sol 3's surface is one thousand and five hundred feet."
"What are your further orders, Lady Malindra?.. Lady Malindra, what is wrong? Please respond, Lady Malindra!"
"Captain, we have just detected malfunctions in zones Alpha, Beta and Gamma!"
"Captain, we are slowing down. We are continuing to move toward the planet Sol 3's surface mechanically. Distance from the planet Sol 3's surface is one thousand and four hundred feet."
"What is going on, Captain?"
"Lady Malindra, please respond! What is goin on, Lady Malindra? Respond please!"
"Rage… Hatred… Death…"
"What does it mean, Lady Malindra?"
"I have… encountered… another will… that's why… I… can't control…"
"Captain, our Stealth Field is down along with all our others offensive and defensive systems!"
"Captain, do I need to remind you, that we have only one fighter?!"
"Captain, if we will be attacked right now, we will be helpless as newborns!"
"Lady Malindra, please tell us, what should we do?"
"Send my daughter… away… with your son… quickly… she… is coming…"
"What do you…"
"Do it, Captain!"
"Ensign Sandro, you are to take Lady Millie aboard Stiletto, and…"
"Captain, unidentified object is approaching from the third planet's surface!"
"It is moving with ramming speed, and it is set on the collision course!"
"Our Stealth Field as well as all our others offensive and defensive systems are still shows no signs of functioning!"
"Captain, we are completely defenseless!"
"Lady Malindra?.."
"Coming… she is coming…"
"Dammit! Don't just sit there! Order investigation and repairs to be initiated immediately!"
"Already done…"
"…But with no result…
"…So far, at least…"
"…It will surely take time…"
"We don't have much time, dammit! Ensign Sandro, why are you still here?!"
"But…"
"Take Lady Millie to the third planet's surface immediately!"
"But…"
"Do it, dammit!"
"Yes, sir!"
"And… good luck to you, boy."
Just two of usThe young man sat in the pilot's chair in the cockpit of the starfighter known as Stiletto. He was dressed in black military uniform with stripes of Ensign of Centauri Space Forces. In all respects, the young man looked to be completely human, except that his black hair was set into a strange hairstyle, which looked liked a rather short crest. The young man looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, hardly more. He would be rather attractive, if he wouldn't have such a gloomy expression upon his face.
The young woman sat in the co-pilot's chair in the cockpit of the starfighter known as Stiletto, besides the young man. She looked to be slightly older then the young man, somewhere around eighteen or nineteen years old, probably even as much as twenty years old. She had quite attractive face, but her overall appearance was rather spoiled by the fact that her head was completely bold with exception of a single lock of chestnut brown hair at the back of the young woman's head. In addition to gloomy and worried expression upon the young woman's face, this fact didn't make the young woman look especially attractive, at least by human standards. The young woman was dressed in simple but still elegant black dress, which didn't especially suited somebody sitting in starfighter co-pilot's chair.
Set to the autopilot, the starfighter known as Stiletto glided freely towards the ground, where some kind of rather large city could be visible. However, both the young man and the young woman looked at the screen, which was showing the situation above the Stiletto, rather then at the screen, which was showing the situation bellow the Stiletto. At the screen, which was showing the situation above the Stiletto, the larger ship was still visible, helplessly hanging in the air, with the much smaller object quickly approaching it. A few second later the huge explosion covered the whole screen, which was showing the situation above the Stiletto. The young man sighed and turned the screen, which was showing the situation above the Stiletto off.
"They are all dead, aren't they?" asked the young woman sadly.
"Unless they have found some way to launch escape pods…" muttered the young man gloomy, realizing how unlikely such possibility was.
Unfortunately the young man's companion realized this as well.
"I fear, that with mother in such a pain it would be impossible." said the young woman sadly "We are lucky that they were able to launch this ship at least, otherwise…" the young woman left the sentence unfinished.
"Do you know what is the reason for all of this, Lady Millie?" asked the young man "Fa… Captain told me nothing about what are we supposed to do down there."
"I do not know anything either." replied the young woman "I guess, mother just wanted for me to survive, for I do not know what can possibly be done now. I don't suppose Stiletto will be able to take us back to Centauri Prime, will it?"
"No, it won't." replied the young man gloomy "Stiletto is rather advanced starfighter, but it still isn't equipped with hyperspace portal generator. And for some reason I really doubt that we will be able to find an active hyperspace portal anywhere near the Sol system."
"So it is just two of us now, isn't it?" asked the young woman – Lady Millie sadly.
"Yeah, just two of us." replied the young man.
Author's notes:
I am sorry again, people, for this chapter was rather short. But unfortunately, that's all I could manage so far. I cannot promise to you, people, to write the next chapter for this story of mine anytime soon, for I have a lot of others things to do, not just writing and reading fanfiction. But I can certainly promise to you, people, that I will write the next chapter for this story of mine as soon as I will be able to. Oh, and keep in mind, people, that the good and positive reviews usually motivate me to write much faster, while negative and critical reviews can possibly help me to improve my writing skills. So, if you have half a minute to drop me a few lines, please, do so! I appreciate all the reviews and all the reviewers, for reviews make me feel like at least some people reading this story of mine, and needless to say, this makes me feel oh so very happy!