Standard Disclaimer
Well I know many of you are upset, again with just cause. But please try to bear with me, an oh so busy fan fic writer. I'm trying to not favor any fic over another and I'm trying not to resort to my old adage of msting everything and writing original nothing. I'm trying.
Hope you think the wait is worth it.
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Anata no Ichiban ni Naritai Chapter 9 - Question and Answer
The water cascading from the showerhead felt wonderful on Akito's tired body. The past two weeks had a lot of notable events. However to his dismay none of them involved getting any of the answers he sought from both his now captain or of the young girl named Ruri Hoshino.
'This just doesn't make sense. How could I have grown up with Ruri on Mars and yet meet her here, as a child.' Rubbing his eyes in frustration and to get the shampoo out of his eyes he recounted the previous few days. 'Yurika, she almost gave the Nadesico to her father all to ask him about my parents.'
His mind was lost again to the past. He recounted the near capture of his new home. The military was planning on taking the ship from the private hands of Nergal and integrate it into the UN Spacy. The matter of the ships destination being told to the crew, one that called for great joy for Akito, 'She may still be alive!' He had his second official sortie shortly after. And again Ruri had overseen it, much to Akito's frustration.
The battle brought a smile to Akito's face. Not because he was starting to enjoy his now found status as pilot, but because it was his first battle with Guy.
"Guy," Akito said to the shower walls, "what a freak." But still the smile remained on his face. Despite the initial animosity that Guy had for Akito it wore off after learning they both shared a common hobby. Gekiganger.
'He's so.dramatic. He's like a child in an adults body,' the now pilot thought. It was a quick friendship. The few times Akito had been allowed to be freed from both his pilot training and his time in the kitchen with Miss Houmei, Guy had forced him to view his collection.
Now Akito was glad to be able to watch his show again, he'd rather have spent his time addressing his parents with Yurika, or the enigma this young Ruri presented.
Suppressing a small blush, Akito's mind drifted to something he had not anticipated, 'Yurika. I haven't heard from her since.' He shook his head to clear his mind about his parents. 'She talked to her father on that battle ship. I just have to find the time to question 'her' about that talk.'
"Well I think I spent enough time in here," Akito said to himself as he climbed out of the shower and dried off. 'Just have to work a shift in the kitchen then I can hunt down Ruri and talk to her. This is so confusing.'
So wrapped in planning his line of questions, he didn't hear his door chiming. Slowly putting his underclothing on, Akito stopped stock still as his door opened on him. The intruder, one Yurika Misumaru, smiled happily at the underdressed man.
He managed to say, "Y.Yurika?"
Finally noticing his lack of dress, Yurika blushed and turned to face the door, "Hello Akito! I see you've grown into a healthy young man."
"How did you get into my room?" Akito shouted as he quickly fastened his pants.
Proving she wasn't one to be daunted by small concepts, "I'm the captain so I have the master key for every room. And don't worry, I forgive you this time."
'This time, I hope she's not making a plan of doing this again.' Akito thought until he spoke, "I'm in a hurry what is it you need?" his voice a bit more hostile than he had wanted, but she had yet to prove her innocents.
Either not noticing or simply not caring, Yurika chirped in response, "Well since Jun's not here I need somebody to talk to, and who better than my dearest Akito?" Her mind however told a different story she was deeply worried about the meeting she had to attend in the next few hours, and she hoped talking to her love would relax her. She had to address the full assembly of the UN Spacy and request they lower the Big Barrier so they could go to Mars.
Shaking his head Akito thought, 'She's so odd, what does she mean by that she hardly knows me anymore.' He said to the still smiling girl, "I have to go." That being said he walked out of his room towards the mess hall. Yurika in tow.
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"Akito.Akito.AKITO!" Yurika repeated to the stalking figure in front of her. Said man poignantly ignoring her.
After the twentieth mantra Akito finally snapped just a few feet outside of his intended goal, "What is it Yurika? I have to get to my shift."
Taking his hand in hers, "Why are you still treating me like this? I talked to daddy about your parents didn't I?"
'She's actually right, she DID talk to the admiral, so that means she at least didn't know.' Letting his face relax from the hard expression he had to one of more caring, "I'm sorry, just a lot on my mind. Could we talk later maybe? After my shift?"
'He wants to talk to me alone!' her eyes going wide and a blush forming as she envisioned something that Akito wasn't even contemplating. "Your so bold Akito. Sure I'll wait until after your shift," she beamed as Akito waved goodbye and walked into the mess hall. Her mind now turned too less important matters to her, their escape from the Earth.
So as Yurika went to change into her kimono, Akito humbly apologized to Miss Houmei for being late. The elder woman said it was all right as she had witnessed to previous encounter with the captain and ordered him to work.
Growing to like his station as a cook, Akito was much more pleased with Houmei's teaching as compared to his last boss. The environment was more laid back, odd for a battleship he often thought, and more supportive. The other cooks were friendly and helpful. And being at the mess hall allowed him a vantage point to see his fellow shipmates.
He noted how Seiya Uribataki, the head engineer, often took his food to go. Megumi Reinard stayed in the hall, and it looked like she was watching him. He had only saw the child Ruri in the hall once, and she was leaving at the time.
However today would be his lucky break, as fortune would have it. As Akito was putting the supper items in their proper place, the platinum haired child walked into the room. Nearly dropping the "Mars Bowl" on the ground, Akito quickly headed over to speak with Miss Houmei.
His eyes pleading, "Can.can I take a break please?"
Looking up from her pot, "A break so soon? You've only been working for about an hour."
Bowing slightly and placing his hands in beggars' positions in front of his face, "I know but there is something I really need to do, and I don't know when I'll get another chance."
Houmei was no fool on judging character. She knew this cook of hers wasn't the type to ask for something for no reason. She also knew something was slowly eating at him. But when she noticed the only person in the vicinity was Ruri, she was skeptical. "Does if have to do with that young girl over there?"
Knowing how he looked at the moment, "It's not what you think, honest!"
Looking at him, her eyes showing nothing but seriousness, "I hope, for your sake, that you're telling the truth. I know she's cute, but."
Sensing her upcoming words, Akito preempted her, "She looks a lot like somebody very special to me.when 'she' was a child. I just want to know if their related, if.if she knows about.her death."
'So that's it. He lost a loved one in the past. Well I know how he feels,' Houmei thought suppressing her own emotions about lost loves. "You have fifteen minutes. Good luck."
Thanking the head chef, Akito took his apron off and walked out towards the girl. He noticed her viewing the different food items with skepticism. "The 'Mars Bowl' is are best seller you know."
Turning her head, Ruri saw the face of the man that had saved the Nadesico, and herself twice. "Is that so Tenkawa-kun?"
"Yeah," taking two down, "I'll get one for you, that way if you don't like it you won't have to pay for it."
"Your not doing that because I am a child are you? That would be stupid," Ruri said in her usual monotone fashion.
Her direct way of speaking sent Akito into a flashback of his Ruri. 'She talks like Ruri did when I first met her." Shaking his head and knowing honesty was the best course of action, "Basically it's a bribe. I want to talk to you a little bit and I thought if I got this for you, you'd be more willing."
Blushing softly Ruri's mind contemplated the situation, 'He doesn't speak to me as a child as the other crew members do, that is most pleasant.' Nodding to her food supplier, the pair walked to a table, sat, and opened their meals. "You said you wished to speak to me?"
A multitude of different approaches entered Akito's mind. He had been waiting for this chance for a long time, but know that he had it he couldn't figure out how to proceed. His mouth took the initiative and spoke, "Do you.have a sister?"
'He wishes to speak of family?' Shaking her head slowly, "I have no family."
Her manner of speaking again sent klaxons off in Akito's head, 'She's.sad. But if she doesn't have a family.what of 'my' Ruri?' Looking at the girl, he noticed her head had dropped, "Oh, I'm sorry if I brought up a touchy subject for you."
Forcing her emotions back within herself she looked at the man again, "It's nothing."
Defeated, Akito was lost again. The Ruri before him didn't know anything about his old friend. She was, if he judged correctly, about as lost as he was. So he decided to help her. He altered his questions to be of less important matters. He tried to lighten the girl's mood. He spoke of Gekiganger, recipes, and childhood jokes.
As his fifteen minutes ended, he thanked the young girl for wasting her time talking to him and waved goodbye to her. He felt a little better about himself as he was able to get, however small it was, the girl to smile once.
Houmei, watching the man return, asked how well things turned out. She could tell by his face that it wasn't well. Akito was seeking closure for an old wound that still hurt him to no ends, but his talk had only brought it back into focus for him. Unnoticed to the pair, Megumi had witnessed the encounter, she was touched by what she saw.
Leaving her hiding place and heading towards the bridge her mind wandered, 'He's so sad, somebody should help cheer him up.'
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As Akito tried to make sense of his current findings, and finish his work, Yurika was trying her best to leave the Earth with as little difficulty as possible. However the UN just didn't want to cooperate. Being more cunning that most gave her credit, and that she let on, her attempt at sex appeal did win her support from many of the countries assembled, yet not enough.
The head speaker was adamant about shutting the Big Barrier down, even for a few minutes. So she simply told him that the Nadesico would break through it. His reaction was to quickly scramble the fighters, they'd take the Nadesico back, and their holding of a few UN officers as prisoners from the attempted Coo was more than enough provocation.
Those on Earth were surprised when Junior Officer Aoi received a nano- machine injection and joined the fight. Jun looked up at the sky and thought to himself, 'I bet it's because of him, Akito Tenkawa, that this is happening.'
The countdown had begun, soon the Nadesico would be under assault and hopefully the advanced battleship would soon be under UN Spacy control.
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Not really knowing what to do, Akito simply strolled the hallways after his replacement came on duty. He had spoken to Yurika already, which didn't really help him learn about his parents, but it did relieve her of blame. He spoke to the Ruri Hoshino that was working on this ship and learned that she had no knowledge of his departed friend. He was out of leads, and had not received any of the answers he had hoped for.
"But maybe I can help that little girl. She needs friends," he said to himself, unknowing that he had picked up a follower.
Pounding his fellow pilot on the back, Guy proceeded to inquire to the cause of Akito's distress. Pushing it off as merely work fatigue. With out any reason to question him, Guy had a suitable solution, "Lets head to your room, I got my disks with me! I'll show you my favorite episode!"
Allowing himself a large smile at Guy's expense, Akito headed to his room again, Guy in tow. Setting up the player was much easier now, after the few tries they already had, so Guy was quick to key up the episode he had mentioned.
"So what makes this episode so special?" Akito asked as he saw the tears streaming down Guy's face already.
In his most dramatic pose, "This is where Joe sacrifices himself for the good of the others! Its so full of red-blooded passion!"
'Maybe he is a nutbar after all,' was the only thought that reached the man before the episode started and he quickly joined Guy in a bout of tears. The pair was so caught up in watching the episode, they failed to notice that their captain had let herself into Akito's room again, clad in her rather form fitting kimono.
Profoundly confused at seeing the two men crying in each other's arms over a TV show and not noticing her, Yurika quickly left the room and headed to the bridge.
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Megumi was sprawled over her consol. With nobody within communication range, her job was really boring. So she allowed herself a little daydream. One in which she mends the broken heart of the passionate new pilot she had just met. Blushing as her daydream took a decidedly adult turn, Ruri interrupted her.
"Megumi-san, what is wrong?"
Her revelry broken, Megumi blushed for an entirely different reason, being found out. "No reason, just a little fantasy that's all. Did I miss anything?"
Across the bridge, Minato joined the conversation, "Already found a man on this ship?"
Lowering her head, "Not.really, but I think I found a hopeful."
Stunning Megumi, Minato said that she as well may have found somebody worth paying a little attention, the conversation could have continued along these lines if they alarm sirens didn't sound.
The Admiral, who was listening to the young bridge officers with much enjoyment, was quick to his position. He was expecting something to happen, but the exact tactics the Earth would use were a mystery to him. A sudden crash brought his attention away from his computer screen to the captain's sprawled form on the floor.
"Maybe you should change Miss Misumaru," he offered.
However Yurika was goal oriented and not willing to leave her post to change while the alarms were sounding. Brushing herself off she regained her position. "So they're going to use force to stop us."
Minato was quick to call up the sensor readings on the approaching units and their positions. Megumi brought up the comm. channels, however the result was expected. They were ordered to stop and hand over the Nadesico.
"Scramble the Aestivalis!"
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Ruri recounted the battle as being stupid. Not much was accomplished and a lot of pointless emotions were used. The second officer had returned and challenged Akito, who arrived late to the battle, to a duel.
Yurika seemed oblivious to Jun's feelings about her. Akito seemed rather against fighting, again something Ruri found interesting. Guy.well Guy proved to be a rather odd pilot. Having been trained the others expected more from him than what occurred.
At first Guy was surrounded and captured, then when the proposed duel started, he single handedly dispensed with all the other units. Leaving the onlookers to wonder, which was the real Guy.
In the end, after Jun attempted to sacrifice himself to defend the Nadesico from the 2nd defensive line only to be saved by Akito and Guy, the ship breached the Big Barrier and reached outer space. A marvel in the young girls eyes as this ship was 'a ship of fools.'
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Looking at his Gekiganger stickers, Guy was on cloud nine. He got his own space Ganger. He had a fellow pilot that enjoyed his passions. He was allowed to show his skill to the world.
"Life is good," he said confidently. Movement suddenly caught his eyes. "Hey what are you guys."
His words cut short as a round was fired into his lung and his body sank to the ground. Guy hadn't suspected the captives to have escaped, let alone be armed.
As his life's blood left his body only one thing came to his mind, "I'm sorry Miss Nanako, I won't be able to take you to the beach like I promised."
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Author Notes
Well its done. It's defiantly a change from the original story line but following the same path. So I'm happy with that. I don't think Ruri was too OOC, Megumi maybe.but then again prolly not.
So the Nadesico has left earth and is headed for Mars! What will befall our beloved crew? Will Yurika steal Akito's heart? Will Megumi make her play? Or will Akito remain aloof?
All this and more in the next thrilling installment of.um.I forget
Ja Mata
Zentrodie (zentrodie@secondimpact.com)
Well I know many of you are upset, again with just cause. But please try to bear with me, an oh so busy fan fic writer. I'm trying to not favor any fic over another and I'm trying not to resort to my old adage of msting everything and writing original nothing. I'm trying.
Hope you think the wait is worth it.
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Anata no Ichiban ni Naritai Chapter 9 - Question and Answer
The water cascading from the showerhead felt wonderful on Akito's tired body. The past two weeks had a lot of notable events. However to his dismay none of them involved getting any of the answers he sought from both his now captain or of the young girl named Ruri Hoshino.
'This just doesn't make sense. How could I have grown up with Ruri on Mars and yet meet her here, as a child.' Rubbing his eyes in frustration and to get the shampoo out of his eyes he recounted the previous few days. 'Yurika, she almost gave the Nadesico to her father all to ask him about my parents.'
His mind was lost again to the past. He recounted the near capture of his new home. The military was planning on taking the ship from the private hands of Nergal and integrate it into the UN Spacy. The matter of the ships destination being told to the crew, one that called for great joy for Akito, 'She may still be alive!' He had his second official sortie shortly after. And again Ruri had overseen it, much to Akito's frustration.
The battle brought a smile to Akito's face. Not because he was starting to enjoy his now found status as pilot, but because it was his first battle with Guy.
"Guy," Akito said to the shower walls, "what a freak." But still the smile remained on his face. Despite the initial animosity that Guy had for Akito it wore off after learning they both shared a common hobby. Gekiganger.
'He's so.dramatic. He's like a child in an adults body,' the now pilot thought. It was a quick friendship. The few times Akito had been allowed to be freed from both his pilot training and his time in the kitchen with Miss Houmei, Guy had forced him to view his collection.
Now Akito was glad to be able to watch his show again, he'd rather have spent his time addressing his parents with Yurika, or the enigma this young Ruri presented.
Suppressing a small blush, Akito's mind drifted to something he had not anticipated, 'Yurika. I haven't heard from her since.' He shook his head to clear his mind about his parents. 'She talked to her father on that battle ship. I just have to find the time to question 'her' about that talk.'
"Well I think I spent enough time in here," Akito said to himself as he climbed out of the shower and dried off. 'Just have to work a shift in the kitchen then I can hunt down Ruri and talk to her. This is so confusing.'
So wrapped in planning his line of questions, he didn't hear his door chiming. Slowly putting his underclothing on, Akito stopped stock still as his door opened on him. The intruder, one Yurika Misumaru, smiled happily at the underdressed man.
He managed to say, "Y.Yurika?"
Finally noticing his lack of dress, Yurika blushed and turned to face the door, "Hello Akito! I see you've grown into a healthy young man."
"How did you get into my room?" Akito shouted as he quickly fastened his pants.
Proving she wasn't one to be daunted by small concepts, "I'm the captain so I have the master key for every room. And don't worry, I forgive you this time."
'This time, I hope she's not making a plan of doing this again.' Akito thought until he spoke, "I'm in a hurry what is it you need?" his voice a bit more hostile than he had wanted, but she had yet to prove her innocents.
Either not noticing or simply not caring, Yurika chirped in response, "Well since Jun's not here I need somebody to talk to, and who better than my dearest Akito?" Her mind however told a different story she was deeply worried about the meeting she had to attend in the next few hours, and she hoped talking to her love would relax her. She had to address the full assembly of the UN Spacy and request they lower the Big Barrier so they could go to Mars.
Shaking his head Akito thought, 'She's so odd, what does she mean by that she hardly knows me anymore.' He said to the still smiling girl, "I have to go." That being said he walked out of his room towards the mess hall. Yurika in tow.
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"Akito.Akito.AKITO!" Yurika repeated to the stalking figure in front of her. Said man poignantly ignoring her.
After the twentieth mantra Akito finally snapped just a few feet outside of his intended goal, "What is it Yurika? I have to get to my shift."
Taking his hand in hers, "Why are you still treating me like this? I talked to daddy about your parents didn't I?"
'She's actually right, she DID talk to the admiral, so that means she at least didn't know.' Letting his face relax from the hard expression he had to one of more caring, "I'm sorry, just a lot on my mind. Could we talk later maybe? After my shift?"
'He wants to talk to me alone!' her eyes going wide and a blush forming as she envisioned something that Akito wasn't even contemplating. "Your so bold Akito. Sure I'll wait until after your shift," she beamed as Akito waved goodbye and walked into the mess hall. Her mind now turned too less important matters to her, their escape from the Earth.
So as Yurika went to change into her kimono, Akito humbly apologized to Miss Houmei for being late. The elder woman said it was all right as she had witnessed to previous encounter with the captain and ordered him to work.
Growing to like his station as a cook, Akito was much more pleased with Houmei's teaching as compared to his last boss. The environment was more laid back, odd for a battleship he often thought, and more supportive. The other cooks were friendly and helpful. And being at the mess hall allowed him a vantage point to see his fellow shipmates.
He noted how Seiya Uribataki, the head engineer, often took his food to go. Megumi Reinard stayed in the hall, and it looked like she was watching him. He had only saw the child Ruri in the hall once, and she was leaving at the time.
However today would be his lucky break, as fortune would have it. As Akito was putting the supper items in their proper place, the platinum haired child walked into the room. Nearly dropping the "Mars Bowl" on the ground, Akito quickly headed over to speak with Miss Houmei.
His eyes pleading, "Can.can I take a break please?"
Looking up from her pot, "A break so soon? You've only been working for about an hour."
Bowing slightly and placing his hands in beggars' positions in front of his face, "I know but there is something I really need to do, and I don't know when I'll get another chance."
Houmei was no fool on judging character. She knew this cook of hers wasn't the type to ask for something for no reason. She also knew something was slowly eating at him. But when she noticed the only person in the vicinity was Ruri, she was skeptical. "Does if have to do with that young girl over there?"
Knowing how he looked at the moment, "It's not what you think, honest!"
Looking at him, her eyes showing nothing but seriousness, "I hope, for your sake, that you're telling the truth. I know she's cute, but."
Sensing her upcoming words, Akito preempted her, "She looks a lot like somebody very special to me.when 'she' was a child. I just want to know if their related, if.if she knows about.her death."
'So that's it. He lost a loved one in the past. Well I know how he feels,' Houmei thought suppressing her own emotions about lost loves. "You have fifteen minutes. Good luck."
Thanking the head chef, Akito took his apron off and walked out towards the girl. He noticed her viewing the different food items with skepticism. "The 'Mars Bowl' is are best seller you know."
Turning her head, Ruri saw the face of the man that had saved the Nadesico, and herself twice. "Is that so Tenkawa-kun?"
"Yeah," taking two down, "I'll get one for you, that way if you don't like it you won't have to pay for it."
"Your not doing that because I am a child are you? That would be stupid," Ruri said in her usual monotone fashion.
Her direct way of speaking sent Akito into a flashback of his Ruri. 'She talks like Ruri did when I first met her." Shaking his head and knowing honesty was the best course of action, "Basically it's a bribe. I want to talk to you a little bit and I thought if I got this for you, you'd be more willing."
Blushing softly Ruri's mind contemplated the situation, 'He doesn't speak to me as a child as the other crew members do, that is most pleasant.' Nodding to her food supplier, the pair walked to a table, sat, and opened their meals. "You said you wished to speak to me?"
A multitude of different approaches entered Akito's mind. He had been waiting for this chance for a long time, but know that he had it he couldn't figure out how to proceed. His mouth took the initiative and spoke, "Do you.have a sister?"
'He wishes to speak of family?' Shaking her head slowly, "I have no family."
Her manner of speaking again sent klaxons off in Akito's head, 'She's.sad. But if she doesn't have a family.what of 'my' Ruri?' Looking at the girl, he noticed her head had dropped, "Oh, I'm sorry if I brought up a touchy subject for you."
Forcing her emotions back within herself she looked at the man again, "It's nothing."
Defeated, Akito was lost again. The Ruri before him didn't know anything about his old friend. She was, if he judged correctly, about as lost as he was. So he decided to help her. He altered his questions to be of less important matters. He tried to lighten the girl's mood. He spoke of Gekiganger, recipes, and childhood jokes.
As his fifteen minutes ended, he thanked the young girl for wasting her time talking to him and waved goodbye to her. He felt a little better about himself as he was able to get, however small it was, the girl to smile once.
Houmei, watching the man return, asked how well things turned out. She could tell by his face that it wasn't well. Akito was seeking closure for an old wound that still hurt him to no ends, but his talk had only brought it back into focus for him. Unnoticed to the pair, Megumi had witnessed the encounter, she was touched by what she saw.
Leaving her hiding place and heading towards the bridge her mind wandered, 'He's so sad, somebody should help cheer him up.'
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As Akito tried to make sense of his current findings, and finish his work, Yurika was trying her best to leave the Earth with as little difficulty as possible. However the UN just didn't want to cooperate. Being more cunning that most gave her credit, and that she let on, her attempt at sex appeal did win her support from many of the countries assembled, yet not enough.
The head speaker was adamant about shutting the Big Barrier down, even for a few minutes. So she simply told him that the Nadesico would break through it. His reaction was to quickly scramble the fighters, they'd take the Nadesico back, and their holding of a few UN officers as prisoners from the attempted Coo was more than enough provocation.
Those on Earth were surprised when Junior Officer Aoi received a nano- machine injection and joined the fight. Jun looked up at the sky and thought to himself, 'I bet it's because of him, Akito Tenkawa, that this is happening.'
The countdown had begun, soon the Nadesico would be under assault and hopefully the advanced battleship would soon be under UN Spacy control.
---------------
Not really knowing what to do, Akito simply strolled the hallways after his replacement came on duty. He had spoken to Yurika already, which didn't really help him learn about his parents, but it did relieve her of blame. He spoke to the Ruri Hoshino that was working on this ship and learned that she had no knowledge of his departed friend. He was out of leads, and had not received any of the answers he had hoped for.
"But maybe I can help that little girl. She needs friends," he said to himself, unknowing that he had picked up a follower.
Pounding his fellow pilot on the back, Guy proceeded to inquire to the cause of Akito's distress. Pushing it off as merely work fatigue. With out any reason to question him, Guy had a suitable solution, "Lets head to your room, I got my disks with me! I'll show you my favorite episode!"
Allowing himself a large smile at Guy's expense, Akito headed to his room again, Guy in tow. Setting up the player was much easier now, after the few tries they already had, so Guy was quick to key up the episode he had mentioned.
"So what makes this episode so special?" Akito asked as he saw the tears streaming down Guy's face already.
In his most dramatic pose, "This is where Joe sacrifices himself for the good of the others! Its so full of red-blooded passion!"
'Maybe he is a nutbar after all,' was the only thought that reached the man before the episode started and he quickly joined Guy in a bout of tears. The pair was so caught up in watching the episode, they failed to notice that their captain had let herself into Akito's room again, clad in her rather form fitting kimono.
Profoundly confused at seeing the two men crying in each other's arms over a TV show and not noticing her, Yurika quickly left the room and headed to the bridge.
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Megumi was sprawled over her consol. With nobody within communication range, her job was really boring. So she allowed herself a little daydream. One in which she mends the broken heart of the passionate new pilot she had just met. Blushing as her daydream took a decidedly adult turn, Ruri interrupted her.
"Megumi-san, what is wrong?"
Her revelry broken, Megumi blushed for an entirely different reason, being found out. "No reason, just a little fantasy that's all. Did I miss anything?"
Across the bridge, Minato joined the conversation, "Already found a man on this ship?"
Lowering her head, "Not.really, but I think I found a hopeful."
Stunning Megumi, Minato said that she as well may have found somebody worth paying a little attention, the conversation could have continued along these lines if they alarm sirens didn't sound.
The Admiral, who was listening to the young bridge officers with much enjoyment, was quick to his position. He was expecting something to happen, but the exact tactics the Earth would use were a mystery to him. A sudden crash brought his attention away from his computer screen to the captain's sprawled form on the floor.
"Maybe you should change Miss Misumaru," he offered.
However Yurika was goal oriented and not willing to leave her post to change while the alarms were sounding. Brushing herself off she regained her position. "So they're going to use force to stop us."
Minato was quick to call up the sensor readings on the approaching units and their positions. Megumi brought up the comm. channels, however the result was expected. They were ordered to stop and hand over the Nadesico.
"Scramble the Aestivalis!"
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Ruri recounted the battle as being stupid. Not much was accomplished and a lot of pointless emotions were used. The second officer had returned and challenged Akito, who arrived late to the battle, to a duel.
Yurika seemed oblivious to Jun's feelings about her. Akito seemed rather against fighting, again something Ruri found interesting. Guy.well Guy proved to be a rather odd pilot. Having been trained the others expected more from him than what occurred.
At first Guy was surrounded and captured, then when the proposed duel started, he single handedly dispensed with all the other units. Leaving the onlookers to wonder, which was the real Guy.
In the end, after Jun attempted to sacrifice himself to defend the Nadesico from the 2nd defensive line only to be saved by Akito and Guy, the ship breached the Big Barrier and reached outer space. A marvel in the young girls eyes as this ship was 'a ship of fools.'
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Looking at his Gekiganger stickers, Guy was on cloud nine. He got his own space Ganger. He had a fellow pilot that enjoyed his passions. He was allowed to show his skill to the world.
"Life is good," he said confidently. Movement suddenly caught his eyes. "Hey what are you guys."
His words cut short as a round was fired into his lung and his body sank to the ground. Guy hadn't suspected the captives to have escaped, let alone be armed.
As his life's blood left his body only one thing came to his mind, "I'm sorry Miss Nanako, I won't be able to take you to the beach like I promised."
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Author Notes
Well its done. It's defiantly a change from the original story line but following the same path. So I'm happy with that. I don't think Ruri was too OOC, Megumi maybe.but then again prolly not.
So the Nadesico has left earth and is headed for Mars! What will befall our beloved crew? Will Yurika steal Akito's heart? Will Megumi make her play? Or will Akito remain aloof?
All this and more in the next thrilling installment of.um.I forget
Ja Mata
Zentrodie (zentrodie@secondimpact.com)