Vandread Fanfic - Slayer of God: Beyond the Time
Rating – Sci-Fi and a little romance here and there
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Chapter 1: Boarding
Listen baby
You can lean on me
Though we sail on stormy seas
Nothing good comes easily
But I won't let you down...
Faithful by Go West
Neo Terra...The attack came suddenly. Everything was on fire. A pair of husband and wife was running away from destruction.
"We have to hurry, Meia. Everyone's waiting."
"How about Axel?"
"He's already onboard Nirvana. Let's...huh?"
"What's wrong, Rick?"
"I saw someone there. You go on ahead."
"But..."
"Hurry!"
With that, Rick left Meia and headed towards a burning house. Meia shrugged and ran towards where Nirvana was stationed.
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Rick arrived at the burning house and saw a woman standing outside. She was staring at the house but shifted her attention when she saw Rick. Something struck him the moment their eyes met. But Rick quickly dismissed it.
"Hey, what are you doing? Let's get going!"
"I..."
Before she could finish, Rick grabbed her hand.
"Let's go before those alien scums appear."
Rick quickly led her to safety. But after a dozen steps, they were surrounded by the enemies. The aliens that laid waste at both Tarark and Mejale. They looked humans but from their ghostly white eyes, they were nothing but mindless automaton. Then, one of them shouted in their language and all of them closed in. Rick looked at the woman and took a moment to look at her closely. She was beautiful, with long, blonde hair. She only had white gown on her.
"Um, is there...anything wrong?"
The question knocked Rick out of his thoughts.
"No, not at all. You can run, right?"
She nodded. Rick smiled.
"Good. Go for it when you see an opening. I'll try to hold them off."
"But I..."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. PHOENIX WING!"
Suddenly, a pair of huge wings appeared and broke their attackers' formation. She saw an opening and ran through it. Rick smiled.
"Good. Now let me entertain you guys."
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Meia, Aya and Axel were waiting anxiously for Rick.
"Where are you, Rick?" Meia muttered.
"Dad..." Aya said.
"Don't worry. Dad will be here." Axel, who was already 22, said optimistically.
Then, the woman in white gown appeared. She was carrying Rick with her. He was badly injured. Shocked, Meia, Aya and Axel approached them.
"RICK!"
Meia held him tight. Rick smiled.
"I'm sorry, Meia."
"Dad, what happened? Who is this?" Axel asked him, referring to the woman.
"Hah. I tried to help her escape from the invaders. But in the end, she's the one who dragged me out."
"Thank you, miss..." Aya mumbled.
Suddenly, Erick appeared and let out a shout.
"Come on, guys! Let's go! We're leaving!"
Rick nodded. He then turned to the woman.
"Yeah. Let's know each other later."
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"Why do I have to do this? I'm too old for it." complained a man. He was properly attired in red suit. But it certainly wouldn't suit the job he's about to do.
"Shut up and do your job, navigator." A woman with silver green hair replied as she pushed him inside the control room.
"Warkhhh!!!"
He landed head first and touched the back of his head. He could feel a small 'boulder'.
"Tch. Still demanding as always."
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A man in military suit was looking over Neo Terra as the unknown invaders took over the prosperous planet. He gritted his teeth. He was enraged. Angry. In other words, he was severely pissed off. But he knew he could never do anything to stop it. He clenched his fist.
"I'll get back at you guys one of these days..."
A brunette came into the room and hugged him from behind. He smiled. At least he didn't lose her.
"Dita, what's up?"
"We're about to leave, Hibiki."
"I see. Let's go and see the others."
Dita nodded.
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Duero was attending to Rick's injuries. After doing some X-ray scans, he said,
"You have a few broken ribs but I believe it will heal in a few days."
Rick smiled.
"I see. Thanks to my regeneration ability, huh?"
Duero nodded. Rick got up and put on his clothes.
"If you have nothing else, I'll be leaving, doc."
"Yes, sure thing."
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Meia glomped Rick the moment he stepped out of the infirmary. Rick was caught off-guard and felt slight pain in the chest.
"Whoa! Easy, dear. I have broken ribs if you wanna know."
Meia looked up at him.
"Please don't do anything foolish again."
Rick put his hand on his chin.
"Umm...I don't know about that."
Meia narrowed her eyes and looked away.
"Hmmph! I hate you!"
"Why?"
"Because you keep doing all the things that others won't do."
Rick smiled. He gently turned Meia around.
"But you love me because of my stupidity, right?"
After a few seconds, Meia smiled. She then pinched both of her husband's cheek.
"Yeah. I can't believe I'm stuck with you!"
Rick struggled to get her hands off his face.
"Hey, hey. Stop it. Alright, alright. It's my fault."
Meia stopped. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close.
"No. Do you remember the day that I confessed my love to you?"
"Umm...ahah. Yeah, of course."
As their lips touched, Meia whispered,
"I love you since the first time I saw you..."
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Axel was watching the scene and sighed.
"Oh, boy. I certainly know where that leads."
Suddenly, someone tapped his shoulder. He turned around and saw Kahlua, Ezra's daughter who was just a year older than him. They were friends since they were just infants but somehow they lost touch with each other as Axel moved to Neo Terra with Meia but she and Ezra didn't follow suit. She was on Neo Terra recently because she was assigned here as an engineer of Nirvana.
"Hey, what's up?"
Kahlua took a glance around the corner.
"What are you watching, hm?"
"Well...uh..."
"You know, it's not nice looking at them like that."
"Hey, hey. I just happened to be here, okay?"
Kahlua giggled.
"Hehehe. Yeah, I bet."
"Tch. I'm outta here."
With that, Axel turned and walked away. However, Kahlua held his arm.
"Hey, it's been a long time since we've met."
Axel turned to her.
"And?"
"Let's go to the cafeteria. We need to catch lots of things."
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Faye was running around in the park as Anton and Aya watched their daughter. Aya turned to Anton.
"11 years. How time flies..."
"Aya?"
"I still remember the day she was born as it happened yesterday. Her cry was the most beautiful music in the world."
Anton smiled.
"Ah, I also remember that we couldn't come up with a name for her. Then, we decided it was Mary."
"But upon dad's suggestion..."
"Yeah. I like that name. It may sound ancient, but it certainly among the sweetest name I've ever heard."
Aya gave a nod and leaned at his shoulder.
"I'm glad we all made it safely. Even though we have no place to go..."
Anton wrapped his arm around her.
"Don't worry. All will be fine..."
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Erick was standing outside the main lounge, wondering about the mysterious girl inside.
(I never met her but somehow there's something familiar about her.)
Then, a woman huggled up to him. He smiled. The woman was wearing a rather simple white tank top and a pair of black jeans. Unlike the outfit she used to wear which was downright sexy.
"Barnette, what's up?"
The brunette looked up to him.
"'What's up?' Is that all you can say?"
"Uh, what do I have to say?"
She mumbled for an answer.
"Well, umm..."
Erick smiled at her mischievously.
"Hehehe. You're expecting me to say THAT thing?"
Blushed, she punched Erick repeatedly.
"You pervert! Pervert, pervert, pervert!"
Erick reeled under the powerful blows.
"Okay, okay. I was just kidding, dear."
She stopped and pulled him closer. Stared lovingly at him, she said,
"To tell the truth, I was hoping for you to say that."
Erick smiled again.
"Alright. We're gonna do it but not now. Wait for me in the room, okay?"
Barnette let him off and left. She turned around and said,
"You better hurry or else..."
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Mara and Janette, both are Rick's daughters, were watching Axel and Kahlua talking in the cafeteria. Janette, Barnette's daughter muttered to her sister,
"Umm, is this the right thing to do? We aren't supposed to..."
The blonde haired woman cut her off.
"Shut it! I'm listening here."
Both watched them silently until a voice came from behind.
"Ah-hah! What are you two doing?"
The girls turned around and saw the small navigation robot, Pyoro.
Janette mumbled for answers.
"Umm..."
Mara grabbed Pyoro and with an intense killing aura, she said,
"It's none of your business. Get the hell out before I pull your motivator out."
Coming from the daughter of Jura, the navi robot knew the threat was real. With that, he walked away quietly.
"Uh, sorry for the disturbance. I'll be off now."
Janette sighed as Mara continued to eavesdrop on the conversation.
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Unaware of Mara and Janette, Axel and Kahlua conversed over a drink.
"So, Ax-chan, what have you been doing?"
"Please stop calling me that. It's rather embarrassing."
"Oh, sorry about that. So, what are you doing all this while?"
"I'm a Vanguard trainee pilot before all this happened. Mom wasn't too happy about me joining the military but dad was fine with it."
"Yeah. I bet. Hey, maybe I can help you out with something. Your Vanguard is in the hangar, right?"
"Yeah. Just a standard Vanguard for trainees. With basic specs and all. Why?"
Kahlua smiled mischievously. She whispered.
"You know, I can do some...modification on it."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I've learned a lot from Parfet."
Axel looked at her skeptically.
"Can I trust you? You're a rookie engineer after all."
Kahlua raised an eyebrow. Angry veins appeared on her forehead
"Hey, who do you call a ROOKIE?"
Axel laughed. After a while, she too, laughed.
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"Captain, where are we heading?" one of the crew asked.
BC, the captain of Nirvana considered her options. She answered,
"Head towards the desolate planet of Destinia. Right now, we need to recover from the unexpected attack on Neo Terra."
"Wait, wait. Destinia? That rock is virtually dead!" Bart protested from the navigation room.
"That's why the invaders won't look for us there. Now shut up and do as I say."
"Fine, fine. Destinia it is, then."
She smiled and sat in the captain's seat. She sighed. She was unanimously selected as the captain of the ship since Magno Vivan passed away quietly in her sleep three years ago. Since then, she's been wondering whether she is qualified for the position or otherwise.
(Am I worthy of this post? Boss, am I doing the right thing?)
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Erick was talking to the mysterious woman when Rick entered the main lounge. The man with the red eyes looked up at him. Rick waved.
"Hey, Erick. What's up?"
"I've been trying to talk to her but she remained silence all the time. Maybe you could help me here."
Rick sat in front of the woman. He smiled at her.
"Hello."
She gave a hesitant reply.
"He...hello..."
"I'm Maverick. Just call me Rick. What is your name?"
She paused for a moment. She then replied,
"Hotaru...Inaho Hotaru."
Rick grinned.
"Alright. Miss Inaho then."
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Now we are ready to begin the journey
Holding on to beautiful loneliness
It's fine that you laugh only to yourself.
Let's just wave our hands softly
BOARDING by T.M.Revolution