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…
here it is the 2nd last chapter of the story!! Nadesico is going to boson jump away... what are they planning to do to save humanity?? thanks for all the review!! i really love reading them!! lol... as for a sequel... hmmm... i not sure... i have no idea what to do with the plot... hmmm... if there is a sequel... it might only end up being two chapters long... but... the sequel is indefinite... not sure yet... lol... anyhow... thanks again for all the review... there will be another plot twist... what better way to slowly reach the end than to use another twist!! lol... enjoy the read!! hugs and kisses!!
Chapter 13:
Everyone sighed in relief. Ryoma however had a different expression on her face. Her eyes still brimmed with tears. A screen appeared: Are you sure?
"Hai… Omoikane…" whispered Ryoma, "This is the only way…"
Another screen appeared: I'll stay by you…
"Arigatou…" whispered Ryoma with a few sniffles, "Arigatou… dear friend…"
"How long will be ready, Ms. Inez?" asked Ryoma, as she connected the link between them.
"Twenty minutes at most," said Ms. Inez, with a smile, "We can't allow you to go to them… you know that…"
Ryoma looked pained, "I know that…"
"We'll just have to think of a better plan to save everyone," said Ms. Inez.
Ryoma nodded mutely, "Thank you for all those talks that we've had… they were very educational…"
"It's the least I can do… after all, you were the only one that I could have an intellectual conversation with," said Ms. Inez, "And I'm sure we'll have many more…"
"I'd… I'd really like that," said Ryoma and the screen disappeared
"Everything's almost done," said Seiya as he appeared in screen
"Thank you, Mr. Seiya," said Ryoma.
Seiya scratched the back of his head, "It was nothing… after all you're so young… and I think of you as my own child sometimes… when we finish this stupid war, I'll adopt you and you can help my wife take care of the children… they'll be you siblings…"
Ryoma allowed a tear to streak, "Thank you… thank you very much… for everything…"
Ryoma then turned the transmission to all the tennis regulars, "Gomen… I won't be able to play tennis with you anymore… You were all… like my caring older brothers that I never had… thank you…" (A/N: Ruri does have brothers but their younger… and I bit strange… but she doesn't have any older siblings…)
"I'm sorry I can't have any rematches with any of you… maybe… we'll have it one day… I promise we'll play again… with the stars…" said Ryoma softly.
The regulars frowned at this, it was strange for the freshman to say such strange words, then again they realise that Ryoma was not exactly the person they thought he was. He was a she; Jun also frowned when he heard Ryoma's message to everyone. Ruri Hoshino, a girl born from DNA engineering and Nanotechnology, created to be an operator who could connect directly with the computer… born from a test tube… born into this cruel world… Ruri Hoshino the youngest captain and child prodigy…
Jun turned to look as a few of the regulars, 'they're still young… they have a whole life ahead of them… the rest of schooling to get through… more tennis to battle for… they should be at home worrying about exams, not here worrying about the world…'
He then turned to Ryoma, and watched her as she continued to take control of the enemy… He watched as her hair floated around her like waves. The glow around her made her look heavenly and angelic… however he knew her life wasn't so.
'She should be enjoying life…' thought Jun, 'however, Fate was cruel and tossed you into this whole mess…'
'I'll make sure you have a peaceful life after this…' promised Jun, 'I'll make sure you never have to be involved in war ever again… I'll protect you from that… you'll never be sad…'
Ryoma turned her eyes towards Jun and they locked eyes, she offered a small smile in which Jun returned.
'Yes… I want to protect your smile… I want to see you smile all the time,' Jun said silently.
Ryoma then broadcasted her next message to the whole ship, "Thank you for putting up with a brat like me as a captain… I hope… you'll all have a… bright… beautiful future after this all ends…"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion with the weird broadcast from the child prodigy and they came to a conclusion that Ruri Hoshino is still a kid at heart. No matter how mature the girl seemed, she would always be a young girl placed into a situation that forced her to grow up in the world of chaos. They realised that times like these where she showed her vulnerable side, should be cherished as it might never happen again…
"We're ready for the jump," said Inez.
"Final check procedures… Omoikane… are you sure you want to do this?" asked Ryoma.
The screen appeared: you're a true friend and I will be with you to the very end. I will follow through with you…
"Thank you Omoikane," said Ryoma as more tears seemed to form in her eyes.
"Okay… when ever you're ready, Ms. Inez…" whispered Ryoma, trying to not choke.
Tears fell from Ryoma's eyes, with zero gravity on, it started to float around the bridge. The Chulip crystals scattered around the ship and the ship started to flash.
"Gomen ne minna… sayonara…" whispered Ryoma, as tears streamed down her face.
On base Nagare smirked, "I guess they're retreating… smart move… they can't win no matter what they do…"
"You'll never defeat us!" declared Araragi, "I'd rather die than allow you to lay a hand on the fairy!"
"Oh boo hoo… who cares," said Erina. "With Omoikane and Ruri close to our disposal we will be unstoppable!"
"As soon as they jump… your systems will be back online," said Nagare.
"When our systems are back online… dispatch all units at the Nadesico," ordered Nagare, "They won't fight back… after all we have a few missiles aimed at Earth…"
"One wrong move and bye-bye Mother Earth…" laughed Erina, "They're so naïve to think that they could just run away from us and think that they can make a better plan…"
Araragi looked in horror as he heard all this, even if the Nadesico did escape… they could not fight back in fear that Earth would be fired upon. He hung his head in shame for being caught in such a predicament. If only he was stronger and better at leading a ship like Ruri Hoshino and Yurika Misumaru. He felt pathetic; he could not match to the commanding power to two females. He felt worthless… there was nothing he could do and he knew his men felt the same. Being fans of Ruri Hoshino, the cybernetic fairy, and fantasying about being her knight and shining armour… They felt… disgusted as men to allow a young girl to act as a knight and rescue them who were like damsels. Silently they vowed to somehow get rid of the base as soon as Nadesico departed. To make sure nothing happened to the young captain and her ship and well as their home planet, Earth.
Silently they waited, making sure that they could picture themselves on what they were doing. Every piece of their plan had to be right… every detail perfect. Silently they tried to untie themselves from their confines. They could not fail earth… they could not fail Nadesico and most of all they could not fail Ruri. They could not fail the girl; the girl who threw away her childhood for the good of mankind.
They made sure the guards didn't notice their attempt. Araragi, who was in the control room, somehow was thinking the same thing. He took and deep breathe and placed on this calm kind face back on.
'Yes… as soon as Nadesico C goes… we will allow Ruri to not worry about us any longer,' thought Araragi.
Silently they all agreed, 'We will become the heroes that came from behind… a thank you gift to the young captain that given up so much for all of us…'
The Nadesico disappeared from Mars. Nagare smirked and waited for the systems to get back online… nothing happened.
Nadesico
"We did it! We're always from Mars," cheered everyone.
"Captain what now…?" asked Hari, there was no reply. They all turned to the captain, her place was empty. "What the…?"
"Ruri-Ruri… No!" shouted Jun in frustration, "She's back at Mars!!"
"What…!" exclaimed everyone. They saw the small drops of water floating, 'Tears…'
"She can Boson Jump," said Jun angrily, "So resisting a Boson jump is exactly the same thing… Ruri-Ruri, why must you always get your way?"
A screen appeared Ryoma appeared, her face streaming with tears, "I'm sorry… but this is something I must do…"
"Even though we out of transmission range…" said Hari in awe. 'She sends a transmission even out of the transmission range… she is truly scary…'
"Why…?" asked Jun as he allowed tears to run down his face, "We could have saved everyone, together. You don't have to join them… that's not the only way…"
Ryoma smiled sadly, "Mr. Jun… you've been very kind to me even when I've been a brat… thank you… but this is something that only I and Omoikane can do… something that maybe we could have done beforehand… thank you from the bottom of my heart… thank you for welcoming me… for being with me all this time… for supporting me… for just being there…"
"As soon as they go back online, I know they will dispatch a few fleets to come after us," said Ryoma, "We would have no choice but to surrender then… we fight them they will fire the missiles… this is the only way I know everything will work out…"
Jun cried, "I love you damn it! You can't just do all this by yourself! You should have at least taken someone… you could have asked me…!"
"What would you say if I asked you?" asked Ryoma.
"I would have said no! I'm not allowing you to join them!" said Jun.
Ryoma smiled and allowed tears to run down, "I thank you for your love… I'm sure… I'm very sure… that we'll… we'll meet again… I'm glad to have fought side by side with you…"
"I'm… we're not going to leave you there!" declared Jun. "I can't allow you to be controlled by them… I don't want to meet you across the battle field…"
Ryoma shook her head sadly, "They won't control me…"
She looked to the up at something they couldn't see and looked back at them with a smile, "It's time… they're waiting for us… Goodbye… live life to the fullest… No regrets, Mr. Jun, no regrets…"
The screen disappeared.
"Us…?"
"Sir… Omoikane isn't here…" said Hari. 'Only a short moment and she could immediately do all that… she's truly amazing… but if she joins the other side…'
Hari shivered at the thought, 'we're all doomed…'
"What…! We're doomed!" screamed a person.
"Damn it all!" screamed Jun as he cried and punched the wall so many times. "We're going back to Mars. Set course for Mars!!"
Mars
"Why aren't we back online?" asked Nagare.
"Sir… Ruri Hoshino is out there!" said a man.
"!"
Nagare smirked, "So she's decided that she'll side with us…? Smart girl…"
"But we're not back online…" said Erina.
"Momentarily," said Nagare, "She just wants to tell us something…"
On cue a screen appeared, but what surprised Nagare was the fact that she wasn't directing her conversation towards him, "Mr. Araragi… I apologise if we couldn't save you and your crew…"
"No… we failed you," said Araragi, "You shouldn't have stayed… you've spoilt my master plan… you don't have to join them… save yourself…"
Ryoma smiled and everyone was stunned, tears streaked down her cheek, "No… I apologise… I've failed you… please forgive me… I should have come up with a better idea… and I hope there will be no hard feeling for what I'm about to do…"
Araragi shook his head with a sad, "No… whatever it is… I'll understand… it's my fault… it's been an honour to have met you and fought with the Nadesico…"
The screen disappeared. Ryoma was on the ground with her laptop, her hand glowing. A screen appeared: Thank you for everything…
"No… I should be thanking you, Omoikane… you've been with me from the very beginning to this crazy mission… Thank you dear friend…" said Ryoma, "I guess were all idiots…let's do this… this is where the madness ends…"
Nadesico
"Come on…" muttered Jun, "We have to get to her soon… Ruri-Ruri… please be alright."
"Sir we have a visual of Mars!" said Syuusuke. The planet appeared on screen.
Screens appeared all around the Nadesico: Time to sleep, Goodnight and farewell…
"She's taken control of the ship…" uttered Yuuta in amazement.
"Even without big computers… she's still able to take over the system…" muttered Hari in awe. 'She's of a completely different level than me…'
"We can't go anywhere!" said Seiichi.
"I've failed my mission," frowned Saburota. "However I will redeem myself and get her back…"
"Sir… huge readings from Mars!" said Kunimitsu.
They watched as Mars made a ripple, the visual disappeared and fuzzed out.
"What happened?" asked Jun in panic.
ARG!! what happened?! ryoma joining the bad guys? what's she planning!! as you can see... i added a dash of romance... not much but it's there... everyone new to the Nadesico is awed by the awesome power that is Ryoma... the end is closely approaching... take a guess on what happens next!! thanks again for reading!! hugs and kisses all round!! :Now i have to prepare myself to duck for cover in the next chapter...: lol...