Galaxy of Stars

Galaxy of Stars

Summary: after the murder of the Echizen family, strange people seem to be interested in the Seigaku, Rikkai and Hyoutei regulars in particularly in Ryoma. Who, become much calmer and less enthusiastic than anyone has ever seen. Nadesico Crossover…

OMG!! i feel brain dead!! i spent all day yesterday typing up my exam prep so i could remember... i think i fried my brain... arg!! never trust the teacher on what they say to study or what they'll put on the exam!! arg!! everything you don't study's usually on it!! lol... well enough about that part... more vagueness to come!! and if anyone didn't get my message about the vagueness of the current incoming chapters... it's just to throw people off the plot... lol... nah... it's sort of to not give to many clues out... but then again i won't be surprised if someone knows what'll happen next... lol... thanks for all the review!! i love you all heaps!! hugs and kisses!!

Chapter 9

"He's been with him for two days already," said Akaya. "You would expect the brat to wake up by now…"

The regulars peeked into the medical room and watched as Jun continued holding Ryoma's hand and looked as if he was praying for him to wake up.

"Mr. Jun… get back to work," breathed Ryoma. All the regulars rushed in as they too heard those words…

"Echizen…" said Syuichiroh, "Don't push yourself…"

"You need to increase the speed," breathed Ryoma as she opened his eyes slowly and adjusted to the lights.

"But…"

"The enemy is catching up…" said Ryoma, they immediately dispersed and left Inez with Ryoma.

"How are you feeling?" asked Inez.

"Strangely calm," said Ryoma.

"Yes… I agree… strange is right…" said Inez. "Your going to be alright…"

"Will you be doing a jump?" asked Ryoma.

"We'll have to see how much time we have," said Inez.

"Yes… the amount of time we have," said Ryoma and looked up at the ceiling.

"You scared him you know?" said Inez.

"I was hoping I wouldn't exactly be on board when it happened," said Ryoma.

"Too late…" said Inez, "By now I think the others will be taking extra careful care of you now."

"Not that you wanted it," added Inez with a smile.

...

"The captain's alright?" asked Genichiroh as they speed up.

"He seems relaxed," said Jun.

"Relaxed…?" asked Genichiroh.

"Like he found his inner peace," said Jun.

"…"

"Sir, an incoming message from Commander Araragi's fleet," informed Yuuta.

"Patch him in," said Jun.

"Hello…" greeted Nagare. "I guess you could say this is destiny…"

"What happened to Araragi?" asked Jun.

"Oh him…? He's at the back checking out the cells," said Nagare.

"I knew the alliance was a set up," glared Jun.

"Where's your weapons master?" asked Nagare, "I'm sure he wouldn't have been surprised… after all I get the vibes that he never liked me…"

"Oh wait… or should I say Ryoma Echizen…?" asked Nagare.

"Nagare Akatsuki, what a pleasant surprise," greeted Inez as she stepped onto the bridge.

"It seems there's a survivor," said Nagare. "But I don't know how long that will last… after all this is only about Omoikane…"

"You don't want to die for the sake of a computer do you?" asked Nagare in a pitiful voice. The picture broke up and disappeared but they did not miss the surprised look on Nagare's face.

Another screen appeared that read, "Transfer complete…"

"What transfer?" asked Jun.

"A file was transferred from the medic lab to their fleet," said Hari.

"What file…?" asked Jun with a frown.

"A… A virus…!" said Hari in surprise.

"That should keep him busy for at least three hours," said Ryoma as he appeared on screen. "Anyone who does not want to be here can pull out…"

The screen disappeared and they were left with the lingering thought.

"This war is about a computer?" asked Syuusuke, they did not notice that this was being broadcasted in the entire ship.

"No… it's not any computer," said Inez, "Omoikane is Ruri's friend… she would rather die than allow it to be in their hands… they may have what they thought to be the ultimate ship however without Omoikane it is but a normal battleship… Ruri place Omoikane under Jun's care when she went with the Nadesico…"

"But is it really necessary to protect a computer?" asked Seiichi.

"Omoikane is alive," said Jun, "It's probably hard to understand but this is the most important thing in the world to Ruri… Omoikane can mean the continuation of humanity or the end…"

"It's that important…?" asked Hari.

"Of course not everyone can understand how Omoikane operates," said Inez, "Ruri, is the only one in the world that can completely connect directly to Omoikane… Hari may be able to connect to computers… however his knowledge does not extend as far as Ruri's…"

"Ultimately, Ruri and Omoikane combined are an unstoppable force to be reckoned with," said Inez.

"If they are that powerful then why could they not defeat the enemy the first time?" asked Keigo.

"She was not in charge at the time," said Jun, "Yurika was a capable captain… no one can deny that… however strategically she did not understand what should have been done… Ruri was only following orders… on another note: Ruri did win the competition to be the next captain however abstained because of personal issues…"

"She could have…" started Keigo, however…

"Didn't anyone ever teach you to close your communication links unless you want wide coverage?" asked Ryoma as he appear on screen and then disappeared.

"The entire ship seems to have heard your little discussion," said Saburota.

"I guess that means we have more people that are informed with the situation," said Hari

...

"Does that mean we're safe with this ship?" asked Eiji.

"It's seems like their implying that this the safest place to be at the moment," said Syuichiroh.

"I have no idea," said Takashi.

"Right now… Having Omoikane, means that this ship is the safest place you can be," said Mrs. Howmei. "The implication is correct…"

"Ryoma, won't allow anyone to die," assured one of the Howmei girls.

"After all… he's very caring…" said another.

"You sure he's caring?" asked Akaya.

"He's calculated in a way but he does it for our safety. And he'll protect Omoikane from being reprogrammed… you could say they have a connection…"

"He might be somewhat cold and distant, but he cares."

...

"Ruri and a computer… was an unstoppable pair?" thought Takeshi out loud, "I'm not exactly confidant about this either…"

"I'm sure it works in theory… however the chance of the two being unstoppable…" calculated Sadaharu.

"25," said Renji.

"You kids should be getting high nineties," said Seiya.

"Not a hundred percent?" asked Yuushi.

"No one can be completely unstoppable," said Seiya, "Inside forces can turn into traitors… also if hostages were also concerned…"

"But how was she unstoppable?" asked Genchiroh.

"You'll have too see why she's referred to as the cybernetic fairy…" laughed Seiya

"There's that word again…" said Wakashi.

...

"What do we know so far?" asked Jun. as the members of the crew sat for a meeting.

"All the enemy is located at Mars," said Syuusuke, "but Nagare Akatsuki no where to be found…"

"They seem to be protecting something that has large readings," said Seiichi.

"It's the ruins," said Jun, "an ancient secret to Boson jumping…"

"A ship similar to ours is also there," said Yuuta, "However the colour seems different…"

"They repainted the Nadesico it seems," said Inez.

"With the amount of soldiers there, I don't think we can do anything," said Bunta. "I mean we're sort of going to be like one against a thousand.

"We don't have enough pilots," agreed Masahora. "We're out numbered…"

"Even though we may have better skill, they have numbers," said Ryou.

"The original Nadesico crew only had four skilled Aestivalis pilots," said Seiya, "Even against a platoon we were still able to defeat them… size doesn't matter… we only had three people operating on deck too; the helmswoman, the communications officer and the systems operator…"

"Is that possible?" asked Hari.

"Ruri-Ruri controlled all the systems of the ship with Omoikane," said Seiya, "And even with so little people operating on the bridge we were able to fight the Jovians… No offence…"

"None taken," said Genichiroh.

"Ryoma can injure 20 people barehanded in ten minutes flat," said Inez, "He could have killed 30 people during that time if knives were included… 50 if guns were included…"

"I'm not sure if we can each handle 50 each," said Takeshi, "Maybe I can… but not all of us… Echizen has years of training to perfect that skill…"

"Incorrect," corrected Jun, "He learnt all that in 6 days… after a certain incident, he went into vigorous training by himself… non-stop training until he had perfected the skill…"

"You've all had instructors guiding you," said Jun, "Ryoma only had a screen to guide him, his whole life… He has had no one to correct him if he did something wrong and his whole life was dependant on his own skills and what he learnt on through technology…"

"So if something fails, he feels that he failed himself and humanity," said Inez.

Everyone didn't want to comment anymore in that area. However there were other areas to cover.

"What are we going to do there though?" asked Syuusuke.

"What do you mean?" asked Jun.

"What is the purpose coming all the way to Mars?" asked Syuusuke. "Is it revenge…?"

"To protect humanity," said Jun, "We cannot stand around as they control the planet…"

"Then how are we doing that?" asked Yuuta, "Destroy the enemy? Kill them all?"

"I don't think that's necessary," said a voice behind them. They all turned to look at the person who spoke up.

Ohhh... who is it?? hmm... oh wellz... there's chapter 9... i'll update again in three days time... so i can collect my thoughts before i do an over kill... or i might update earlier... depends when i'm bothered to get a computer at school with the internet... oh wellz... thanks for reading!! love you heaps!! hugs and kisses!!