The limits of one's power Author's Notes: Galandria the Vampire Queen, even though I very thankful for you for dropping a few lines to me in your review, I must say that review isn't the place to advertise others stories, and besides, you won't get much of a advertisement in reviews for my stories anyway, since only few people seem to read my stories, and even fewer people bother to review my stories. I just hope, that you at least read this story of mine before posting this review of yours, but considering the contents of this review of yours, I seriously doubt it.  

Anyway, exactly as it was before, all the 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.

Flying Away

The sensation of flying was unlike anything she has ever experienced before! Landscape, which rushed by bellow her… The dark skies above her… The sensation of swift wind, which blown straight into her front her, gently tickling her skin… All of it was simply wonderful, and she has never even dreamed of anything like this!

The only thing that was darkening the pleasure of flying was an unpleasant and annoying sensation in her left side… not exactly a pain, more like a feeling that not everything was as good as it used to be. But she closed her eyes on that feeling, in time, she would find some way to recover completely, she was sure of it.

She didn't cared much about choosing the direction, for her all the directions were more or less the same thing and none of them had any reasons to be more important then the others… except for one – the southeast. The direction, where he has been left behind…

"Stupid Baka!" – thought Asuka angrily – "Weak-willed spineless baka! Why did he do something like that to me?! In fact, not just to me, but to the whole humanity! Well, I'll be better off without him! He is just a hindrance anyway, nothing more! This stupid…"

It is unclear for how long Asuka would continue to think such thoughts, if something else wouldn't attract her attention…

"Hyperspace jump detected." – thought Asuka, surprising herself with such a strange thought.

But in the next moment Asuka realized what this strange thought of hers meant, for in the next moment Asuka saw three yellowish holes opening in the air right above her. And in the next moment three silhouettes, much like Asuka herself, appeared from these yellowish holes, and the yellowish holes immediately closed behind these silhouettes.

Abnormality Discovered

Everything was proceeding as it was supposed to. Until now, that's it. And this was disturbing. Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two wasn't supposed to be able to move, not without the pilot. And the death of the one from the order is something that is always felt, without any exceptions. So, how?..

"Awaiting further orders." – two voices spoken simultaneously in his mind.

"This is abnormal situation, which wasn't foreseen by the plan." – he replied – "And so, the contact should be established."

Contact

Asuka warily watched three others ships, 'units', as she called them in her mind, slowly descending and thus approaching her. And then Asuka suddenly hear a strange and alien voice speaking in her mind. At first, Asuka though that she doesn't know the language, on which this voice has spoken, but then Asuka suddenly realized, that she could easily understand every word, as if it was spoken in her native German language. And needless to say, this fact greatly surprised and disturbed Asuka. Disturbed her almost as much as what this strange and alien voice was saying.

"Unit one two eight two one four nine to Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two, please respond. Unit one two eight two one four nine to Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two, please respond." – was saying this strange and alien voice.

"Yes, what is it?" – replied Asuka, not really knowing how she was supposed to reply properly.

Asuka didn't even though about on which language she should reply to this strange and alien voice, she simply spoke, and just knew that she and the owner of this strange and alien voice were speaking on the same language, whatever this language is.

"Report the situation, Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two." – said the strange and alien voice.

"Ummm… Everything is okay. Nothing to report." – replied Asuka nearly automatically.

And only after saying so, Asuka realized, that it was a very stupid thing to, considering the situation during which she first seen… this ship?.. It wasn't she, but the ship?

"I have completely recovered by now." – hastily added Asuka, deciding to sort out who is who and what is what after the things will get a little easier.

But Asuka received no reply…

Discussion

"Something is definitely wrong with Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two." – he said, addressing two units that were accompanying him, not the strangely acting Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two – "Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two breaks standard speech patterns during the replies. Furthermore, there seem to be a hint of something strange in Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two's replies. It is believed, that some of the lesser races call this thing 'uncertainness' or something like that."

"Unit one two eight two one four nine, will it be necessary to invoke the capture procedure?" – asked one of two units that were accompanying him.

"It is believed that it won't be necessary." – replied Unit one two eight two one four nine – "It is believed, that the possibility that Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two will accompany us and obey our orders is highly likely. And besides, it is believed, that even if it is just one of our units, unnecessary violence is strictly forbidden."

The limits of one's power

For a short period of time Asuka didn't know whether they choose to leave her alone, or whether she is better to prepare herself for the worst, but then the strange and alien voice spoke again, and this time Asuka didn't liked what it was saying even more intensively.

"Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two, you were decided to be malfunctioning, and it is necessary to return to the base at Palesus One as soon as possible. The Mothership five two six nine eight eight will be called here to ensure your safe delivery to Palesus One." – said the voice from Unit one two eight two one four nine.

"That's the end of negotiations." – though Asuka gloomy – "I cannot allow them to take me with them, for this way they will certainly find out what has really happened, and then I will be as good as dead."

"No." – simply replied Asuka to Unit one two eight two one four nine.

"What did you say?" – came the question from the voice from Unit one two eight two one four nine.

With a certain pleasure, Asuka noticed, that the voice sounded rather surprised. It certainly wasn't the kind of answer, for which the owner of this voice was prepared for.

Asuka didn't wait for the owner of this voice to get over his (for as far as Asuka could judge, the owner of this voice was a male) surprise, or to ask what did she meant by that. Asuka acted, for she knew that she could possibly use her enemy's surprise as her advantage, and Asuka also knew, that in this combat she would need all the advantages she would be able to get.

Somehow, Asuka knew exactly was she was capable of, and some kind of inner feeling was telling her, that she wouldn't be able to deal with these enemies just as she dealt with her previous enemy. No, these enemies were too similar to her, and attempting to slice through them would be a disaster. But Asuka also knew, that she had others means to attack in her disposal, even though they weren't as effective as simply but effective slicing through her enemies.

And so, Asuka suddenly blackened up, adjusting so that all the three enemies of hers would be in her firing arc, and released a series of red energy rays into her enemies…

…But, whether Asuka's aim was far from being perfect, or whether her enemies were much more skilled pilots then Asuka was; but, all the three enemy units easily dodge Asuka's fire…

"I have never been in aerial combat before" – mentally screamed a part of Asuka's consciousness…

But Asuka instantly dismissed this part…

"What I am thinking about?!" – though Asuka then – "Of course, I have been in many combat both in the space and in the planets' atmosphere!.. Or… Have I?.."

Confused by her thoughts, Asuka completely failed to notice, as all the three enemy units took position directly above her once again, and released the series of red energy beams of their own…

…Most of which hit unprepared Asuka…

"Energy shields down to fifty five percent." – automatically thought Asuka – "Minor armor damages detected. No structure damages detected. No system damages detected."

"Verdamt!" – though Asuka then.

Asuka tried to swiftly move to the right…

…But all the three enemy units smoothly followed Asuka's move, forming a triangle above her. And Asuka knew, that in their current position directly above her, there was no way for her to attack them. No, she would have to shake them off first… But how?

"As you can see, Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two, any resistance is utterly and completely useless." – came the same voice to Asuka – "It is unknown what is going on, but we are determined to find it out, and to help you in any way we can. However, should you continue to resist, we will be forced to completely and utterly destroy you, Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two. Is it understood, Modified Unit one two seven seven one six two?"

"But, I…" – started to reply Asuka, who wasn't sure that she would be able to at least do any harm to these enemies of hers, let alone defeat and destroy them.

However, before Asuka was able to finish her reply, she saw as something like enormous black flower blossomed in the sky above both her and her enemies. In the next moment, Asuka realized, that this wasn't a flower at all, but a large spaceship, and that it looked more like a spider then like a flower.

Asuka's enemies too apparently seen the black spider-like spaceship appearing above them, but apparently they have seen it too late to do anything about it. For in the next moment, three dark purple energy beams shot from the black spider-like spaceship. And each of these dark purple energy beams hit each of Asuka's enemy ships, passing each of them through, a causing each of them to crush into the ground, where each of them was gone in a huge explosion.

For some while Asuka remained motionless. Whoever… Whatever this black spider-like spaceship was, Asuka was completely sure, that it would be able to deal with her just as easily as it dealt with her enemies.

And then suddenly Asuka heard a distant gentle voice, speaking in her native German language.

"Asuka, come over here."

"Mommy?"

Author's Notes:

I hope, people, that this chapter was a bit longer for your liking then the previous one. Anyway, please, people, if you have half a minute or so 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! However, please, people, avoid using the review options only to advertise others stories, for this makes me feel like people are reviewing this story of mine without even reading it, and besides, as I have already told you, you won't get much of a advertisement in reviews for my stories anyway, since only few people seem to read my stories, and even fewer people bother to review my stories. Anyway, I will try to write the next chapter of this story of mine as soon as possible, but I cannot promise anything. 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, I'll repeat myself, if you have half a minute or so to drop me a few lines, please, do so!