-1Chapter 9- the new federation army

A week later after the battle, the Gekkostate landed back at the Tresor research facilities to make any necessary repairs after the battle since the ship took some moderate hits. Any upgrades to the ship and the LFO units were also done while they took care of restocking on supplies like weapons, food, and other things that were needed for everyday living. They also got in contact with captain Jurgens to tell him about the recent attack on them.

"So they finally made the first move eh?" said Jurgens

"Yeah and unfortunately it was against us when we were least expecting it." Talho replied.

"Are you guys ok though?" asked Jurgens.

"Yeah we're fine. We got some moderate damage from what we can tell so far but that's about it." said Holland.

"That's good. Are Anemone and Dominic doing ok over there?" asked Jurgens.

"Yeah they're doing good so far. It's a good thing you sent them here." said Talho.

"Why's that?" asked Jurgens.

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you." Holland replied.

"Oh really?"

"Yeah really." said Holland. "Anyways, is there any way we can set up a meeting with you sometime?"

"Sure. Where are you guys located at right now?"

"We're landed at Tresor facilities for supplies and repairs. We may be here for a few days but we're not sure yet." Talho replied.

"Roger that. Is there anything else I need to know at this time?"

"Not at the moment." said Holland. "We do have a piece of news for you, but we'll tell you about it when you get here. How long will it be before you are able to get here?"

"Possibly a few days yet. I've gotten some reports of rebel activity that I need to check out first before I do anything."

"Roger that." said Holland. "We'll lay low here for now. The ship is in the hangar locked up and secure so we won't be seen."

"Alright good job." said Jurgens. "We'll see you in a few days then. Izumo out."

"Gekko out." Holland replied and the radio went silent.

"Looks like we'll be here for a bit." said Talho who was standing behind him.

"Looks that way." Holland replied. "Better let the crew know. Have them meet us in the lounge in ten minutes."

"Roger that." she replied. She then got onto the paging system to tell the crew to meet them there. While she did this, Holland started walking towards the lounge to start the meeting. Ten minutes later everyone was in the lounge waiting for the meeting to begin.

"Everyone, it looks like we'll be here for a little bit due to repairs and upgrades that have to be done to both the ship and the LFO's. Also, I have set up a meeting with Jurgens over the radio in three days. We'll continue to lay low until then. We are also going to make it official from here on out- We're going to join up with the new federation army."

"What!?" said Matthieu.

"You're kidding!" Hilda replied.

"That's impossible!" said Hap. "When was this decision made?"

"A while ago." Holland replied. "Don't you remember?"

"Oh, yeah, sorry. I totally forgot about that day."

"It's alright." Holland replied.

"Does that mean we have to start going by rank now?" asked Renton. Holland laughed for a few seconds and said "No, things will stay the same as before, maybe just a little stricter, that's all."

"Ok, that I can handle." Renton replied with a laugh.

"Anyways, everyone will be helping with loading up the supplies. The staff here at Tresor will be handling the repairs and upgrades, so don't worry about helping them unless they ask." said Holland.

"Also, we'll be working in shifts since it won't hopefully take too long to re-supply." said Talho. "So don't rush yourselves. It'll take longer to do the repairs than anything else."

"So anyways, you all get some downtime to yourselves. Be grateful you got it. Also, you all have orders to stay on base in either the hangars or the barracks or the main building since we don't want to be seen by any rebel forces." Holland continued.

"Roger that." they all replied.

"Alright then, dismissed."

"Ok everyone, let's go. We have a lot of work to do." said Hilda.

"Awwww." everyone groaned as they all got up. They all knew too well how much work was waiting for them.

For the next several days after that, the work load was bigger than Talho and Holland had expected. They hadn't realized how much that the Gekko needed after all. At the end of the last supply day, everyone was thoroughly exhausted and worn out, especially since they all had to work around all the repair and technical crews. Anemone and Dominic felt it the worst, since they never had to re-supply a ship before. By the time they were done, they were both ready to collapse.

"Ok everyone, that's enough." said Holland. "We're done here. We still have a few more days yet for repairs, so let the tech's handle that. Take the next few days off, but don't leave the barracks or hangars. Dismissed!"

"Hooray!!" they all yelled as they ran out of the ship.

"Wow, I've never seen them run so fast." said Talho while she laughed.

"Can't say I blame them." Holland replied. "But we have work to do ourselves- Jurgens is waiting for us."

"Alright, lets go." said Talho. Several minutes later, they were in the main meeting room of the Tresor facility. Jurgens was sitting there waiting for them with his co-captain by his side.

"Jurgens." said Holland. "Good to see you again. I just wish it was under better circumstances."

"Yeah no kidding." Jurgens replied. "So, what did you want to meet with me about?"

"We're going to join you and the new federation army to fight off these new forces." said Holland. "We figured it was the only way we could stay ahead of them."

"I see." said Jurgens. "A perfectly fine request. I should be able to get it approved with no problems what so ever."

"That's good to hear." said Talho.

"Now about the new LFO. How is it responding to Anemone and Dominic?"

"Better than you could ever believe." Holland replied.

"And how is that?" asked Jurgens.

"Whenever it fights along the Nirvash's side, it responds to the compact drive of it and it then fights like it's one with it."

"How is that even possible?"

"We're not sure yet. We have yet to still figure that out. All we know is that it's an advantage to all of us."

"I see." Jurgens replied. "I won't ask any further on that one then. Now, how are the other two doing?"

"If you're meaning Renton and Eureka, we have to protect them with all our might now. Not only are they still the only hope that this world has, but they are also bringing in their own hope, their own little miracle." said Talho.

"You mean they're bearing a child!?" said Jurgens.

"Yes." said Talho. "Which is why we have to keep them as safe as possible now."

"Is it even possible with those two?" asked Jurgens.

"If it wasn't we wouldn't be telling you this." Holland replied.

"Alright then, I'll have a few LFO units from my squadron helping out at all times. If there's anything else you need, just let us know."

"Thanks Jurgens we will. We'll be here for a few more days yet due to the repairs and upgrades that we needed. We'll then be taking off from here and try to keep as much of the rebel alliance down as we can." Holland replied.

"You do that." said Jurgens. "They made the first strike and now it's our turn."

"Yes it is, and we're doing it for them." said Holland with determined eyes.

"And our world." said Talho.

"Alright then, I'll be seeing you two soon enough then. Go and get some rest. It looks like you could use it."

"Thanks Jurgens, we will." said Talho. They all then left the room afterwards.

Later on in the barracks, everyone had chosen to take a room in there for the night since it was too loud on the ship due to all the repairs that were being done. But since it was still early in the evening, they all decided to hang out in the lounge of the ship anyways.

"Man, I almost forgot what relaxing felt like." said Hilda with a laugh.

"No kidding, it feels great believe me." Anemone replied.

"You two looked like you were ready to drop dead after we got done." said Hap.

"Close to it." Dominic replied. "One more box and you would've been picking me up off the floor."

"I'll second that opinion." said Anemone with a giggle.

"Well, speaking of relaxing, where are Renton and Eureka?" asked Talho. "I haven't seen them in a while."

"The last time I checked on them they were in their room sleeping like babies." Hilda replied.

"They're able to sleep in all this noise? How is that possible?" asked Matthieu.

"It's not that hard when you're that comfortable with each other." Talho replied.

"I guess not." said Hilda. "It must be nice."

"We'll leave them be." said Holland. "Those two deserve some quiet time to themselves."

"Yeah I guess we can keep it down for them. Especially for Eureka. I mean, it's bad enough she has to work in her condition let alone fight in the Nirvash." said Hilda.

"True." Anemone replied. "I'm sure Renton worries about her quite a bit also."

"It worries all of us." said Talho. "Which is why we're trying to protect those two and keep them safe while they're with us."

"Exactly." Hilda replied. "Without them, there is no future or world for us out there."

"Are you sure about that?" asked Dominic.

"Pretty sure." Holland replied. "If that's not true, then all the better. But right now we're not willing to take that chance."

"Yeah I guess that's understandable after the second summer of love incident." said Dominic.

"Yes it is." Holland replied. "But anyways, we should all go to the barracks and get some rest. It's been a long day and I'm sure all of you could use some sleep. So lets get to our rooms and we'll start out fresh tomorrow morning ok?"

"Roger." they all replied. They all then left the Gekko and went to their rooms in the barracks for the night.

The next morning, Eureka and Renton were woken up by the sounds of industry as the repairs and upgrades were on their final leg to being completed. The noise in Renton's opinion was loud enough to wake the dead.

"Oh man, what a headache. Now I know we should've stayed in the barracks last night." he muttered to himself.

"Renton, dear, are you ok?" Eureka asked with a worried look on her face.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a small headache that's all. A couple of aspirin will take care of it with no problem."

"Ok, that's good." she replied softly. The expression on her face then went from a worried one to that of a person who was well rested. "Did you sleep ok though?"

"Yeah I slept great other than the wakeup call we got." Renton replied.

"Me too." she replied. "How about we get dressed and head down to the dining hall in the main building to get some breakfast?"

"Sounds good to me." he replied. "I'm starving anyways."

"Sounds good to me also." Eureka replied. All of a sudden as she sat there on their bed her eyes got wide and her hand covered her mouth. She then got up and ran to the bathroom and slammed the door. About ten minutes later, she finally emerged looking a little worn out, but fine otherwise.

"Morning sickness hit you a little hard this time?" asked Renton.

"Yeah but I'm fine." she replied. "Are you ready to go then?"

Renton laughs and says "Yeah I am but you're not yet." Eureka then looked down and realized that she still had her nightgown on.

"Oh, sorry." she said with a smile. "I totally forgot about that."

"It's ok Eureka. I'll wait for you, no hurry." Renton replied.

"Ok I'll be ready shortly." she replied. She then got her clothes out for the day and went into the bathroom to get changed.

A little while later, the young couple arrived at the facilities dining hall. To their surprise, everyone was already up and eating.

"Good morning you two." said Hilda. "How was your night on the ship?"

"Great." said Eureka.

"Yeah, other than the noise this morning." said Renton.

"We could have warned you about that." Talho replied. "But you two looked so cute sleeping there that we left you alone."

"Well next time don't ok?" said Renton with a laugh.

"Don't worry next time we'll come in there and wake you up with horns blaring." Holland replied laughing.

"Yeah, right." said Renton. "Anyways, when will all the work be done?"

"Well, if we're lucky, it'll actually be today. Things are going better than we had planned." Talho replied.

"That's good." said Eureka.

"In a way yes, in another no." said Dominic.

"And why is that?" asked Eureka.

"Because, Eureka, after we take off from here, we'll be in constant battle from that point on."

"Against the rebels I'm guessing." Renton replied.

"Yes." said Holland. "But we're now joined with the New Federation Army, so we have allies with us at all times."

"Along with some extra LFO units that will be us in each different patrol section that we go through." said Talho. "So you two along with the ship will be protected at all times."

"Thanks, you guys, for everything." said Renton.

"No problem." said Holland. "Ok then, everyone hurry up and finish your breakfasts. We're going back to the ship to help finish the repairs and upgrades. We are launching today!!"

"Roger!" they all replied. They all then finished their breakfast and headed back to the ship to help take care of the final details on the repairs and upgrades.