Disclaimer: I do not own Vandread, it belongs to Gonzo, the things are mine are characters from Theora.
Allies Out There
By Eric Tsai
Chapter 2 "Theora"
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Another installment of this story, I hope you will all enjoy it as I am entering into high production rate mode for fan fiction. And here we go.
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The trip to the Theora System took another jump and when they entered the Theora System, what greeted them was a large escort armada, in honor of the two crews from Nirvana.
"Oh my gosh, are they welcoming us?" Hibiki asked as he was shocked by the fact they were being treated as state guests.
"Yes they are, because it is not very often we establish contact with other colonies or see people outside of Theora." Captain David E. Lin said as they stood on the high level of the bridge of the Battle Carrier Independence.
Then what amazed them was the third planet of Theora, the capital of Theora Federation, it was a green planet with several well established orbital towers and space stations.
"Sir, we are receiving transmission from the White House." The communication officer said as she listened to the headset.
"Actually, it is the President." The communication officer said as gulped down fluids in her mouth down into her throat.
"Patch it through." David ordered and instantly a holographic projection formed and displayed the picture of man facing them with a large office in the background.
"Greetings, I am John T. Williams, the Thirty-Second President of the Theora Federation and on behalf of Theora Federation, I welcome you." The man who spoke was a middle aged man, who was actually quite good looking concerning his probable age.
"I am Meia Gisborn from the planet Mejalee." Meia was the first to speak.
"I am Hibiki Tokai from the planet Tarrak." Hibiki then introduced himself after Meia finished.
"It is an honor to meet you." Meia spoke once more, as it was the decision made the night before between Hibiki and Meia to let her speak on behalf of the two of them, since Hibiki was afraid that he would say the wrong words.
"No, the honor is ours, because it is rare for us to have contact with the colonies we hadn't establish contact with." President Williams said as a smile formed on his features.
"He is a nice person." Hibiki thought as he listened.
"If you do not mind, I will like to arrange a meeting between you and the media, since it will greatly benefit the morale of the entire country and we can get to know each other better." The president was genuine as he said it.
"Actually Mr. President, we are here to ask for military assistance for our people, so if possible, we would like to meet with you military commanders." Meia's request surprised the President, but it appeared that he understood as he whispered to other people in the office.
"I see, I will arrange it, you will meet with them as soon as Independence lands." Williams said as he turned his attention back to Meia and Hibiki.
"I will see you at the meeting then." Meia and Hibiki both nodded as Theorian President said in a friendly and calm voice.
"Oh and Captain Lin, take good care of them." Then the president turned his attention to the captain of the ship.
"Yes, sir." David saluted as the transmission came to an end.
"Prepare for atmospheric entry." David immediately began the preparation as he ordered the helmsman to plot the entry path.
"It is not everyday we get to land a capital military ship in the capital." David said as the crew in the bridge became busy again.
Meia and Hibiki nodded as they took seat in two make shift chair next to the captain's chair and awaited the descent.
The entry was not such an amazing sight, but when they were inside the planet's atmosphere, they were amazed by the magnificent scene.
"This is beautiful." Meia said as gasped at the beauty.
While Hibiki was silenced by what he had seen.
Moments later, the ship landed at a place that was quite far away from the city.
"Welcome to the McCoy Shipyard, the center of the largest ground based shipyard of Theora." David said as the ship slowly descended down a large shaft.
Moments later the ship came to a complete stop as it landed.
"Let's go, your escorts are waiting for you." David said as they stood up.
"Where are we going for the meeting?" Hibiki asked as he got up.
"We are going to the Pentagon, the center of the Theorian military." David said as they exited the bridge.
It was hours later that they arrived at the Pentagon through an underground route.
The meeting started as they entered the meeting room, which was a room with a very large round table in the center. Several officers who appeared to be very high ranking sat in the seats, while the others were wearing tie and suite.
At the head seat was the President Williams and next to him were one military officer and the vice president, as Meia presumed.
The meeting first began with question concerning their origin, then it moved on to the Harvest.
Several of the participants of the meeting were doubtful about what they said at first, but President Williams kept it friendly as he knew that both Hibiki and Meia were still kids no more than the age of twenty.
"I see, you two may leave now." The President said as they had ran out of questions.
After standing up, Hibiki and Meia bowed slightly before leaving the room.
"So this has proved that our fear is becoming a truth." President Williams said after Hibiki and Meia left the room.
"But how can we defeat Earth?" One of the men, who was a cabinet member, asked.
"Of course we can beat them by ourselves." Williams said as a hologram displayed a chart comparing Earth and Theora's military strength.
"But we can, if we call upon our ally and ally with Tarrak and Mejalee." Williams continued.
Then it was silence as all turned attention to the President of the Theora Federation.
"Secretary Johnson and Admiral Nelson, I want you to mobilize the entire Starfleet." Williams said as two man named nodded.
"Secretary Gauss, prepare to a meeting with the President of Republic of Aniesia." Then another man nodded.
"Secretary Muller I want all security agencies to be on high alert to any enemy espionage activities." A woman nodded as a respond to Williams's order.
"The rest of you, I want you to ready the country in whatever your own departments are responsible for. I will address both houses next month. That will be it for today." Then everyone got up and left except the vice president and his chief of staff.
"Boyle, Carlson, do you think I am doing the right thing?" Williams asked as he leaned back in his seat after everyone left except his vice president and his chief of staff.
"You are." They both said.
"Thanks Richard, Jonathan." Williams then closed his eyes to rest for a moment.
Meanwhile Hibiki and Meia were touring the planet. They found Theora was not only more beautiful than both planets, but they were also very advanced and a lot more civilized.
However, what gave them the biggest impression was that the people were very friendly and there was virtually no crime.
Still, inside their heads after returned to a house, actually a mansion, given to them for their stay, were images of couples as they were quite shocked to see how it was humans to interact if two genders coexisted.
"Hibiki, want me to cook?" Meia asked as Hibiki walked out of his room, dressed in a green T-shirt and khaki shorts.
"Sure." Hibiki replied with a smile.
So together, they walked to the kitchen, hand in hand, which was something they decided to try.
Dinner was happy time for them, even though they were in some alien land as they have one another.
But as lunch came to an end, the time they had to one another ended as a visitor came.
"David, come on in." Hibiki welcomed the captain as he and another man came in.
"Hello, I am Commander Alexander Smith." The man David brought, introduced himself as they all sat in the living room.
"Well, Alex is a friend of mine in the Aniesia Republic Navy." David said as Meia leaned against Hibiki.
Then Alex told them about stories about Aniesia and eventually David joined in as they reached the part of Ulyseia War.
"So that's how our countries became allies." Alex said as he finished with the war history.
"That is quite interesting." Meia said as she leaned forward.
Then Hibiki realized the time and nudged Meia.
"I think it is time for us to go to the doctors for result on the check up." Meia said as they stood up.
"Well, it is nice to meet the two of you." Alex said as he shook hand with Hibiki and Meia.
Then after that, all four of them left the house each going toward their next destination.
"Well, as I said in the morning, nothing infectious and you both are pretty healthy from the test result." The doctor of the military hospital said after they both sat down on the chair in doctor's office.
"However, Mr. Tokai, I would like to ask you a question, which might be blunt." The doctor then looked at Hibiki waiting for an answer and Hibiki nodded giving the doctor his approval.
"What year were you born in?" The doctor asked.
"A.D. 3984, October 10th." Hibiki just blurted out and just then he realized what he said, as images flashed through his mind.
"Just as I thought." The doctor said as he turned to his computer.
"Your genetic structure is too similar to the structure of our ancestor." The doctor said and Meia was the only one who was left in the middle of knowing nothing.
"What does it mean?" Meia asked.
There was silence as Hibiki shook his head telling the doctor let him say it.
Hibiki began as his eyes looked down at the floor, while there was sadness and uncertainty in his voice. "It means that I am more than one hundred years old if I had not gone into cryogenic freeze. It means that I am one of the Earthlings, I am the same as the enemy we are fighting."
Moments later, they left the doctor's office and they decided to walk back to their residence.
Hibiki was silent and Meia, although she had recently opened herself up, it was still hard for her comfort people at least using a very friendly manner.
"Hibiki…" She gently said his name, but his response was hostile.
"Leave me alone, I am just one of them." Meia could hear him sniffing.
"No, Hibiki, you are not." Meia said as they stopped.
"Although you were born there, you don't think like them." Meia said as she tried her best.
"Hibiki is strong, considerate, and nice, while other Earthlings are selfish, bad, and a bunch of cowards." Meia continued, but still Hibiki would not look at her
"Plus you are always Hibiki and no matter what, I will always love you." Those words struck Hibiki's heart as he looked up at her.
"That's right, I forgot that we promised each that we will be with one another, no matter what." With that they embraced each other and as once he had said to share her burden, she would now share his, for a man should leave his parents and become one with his wife and although they weren't married, they know one day, they would be together united as one flesh.
To be continued…
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