Episode 4 – The Changes

[UEN – Propaganda – Terran citizen lead the future]

There are a group of soldiers and a group of children in the park somewhere in Geneva appear on the screen.

Narrator – "Citizen is an instrument for our progress and prosperity; these are also an instrument to our future."

[UEN – Propaganda – No place for convicts]

The man escorted by two military polices had entered the hall of the Court.

Narrator – "The murderer was captured this morning and tried today."

Magistrate – "Guilty!"

That man lower his head and felt despair.

Narrator – "Sentenced death, execution by firing squad, tonight at 6 PM, all net, all channel."

[UEN – Propaganda – Don't support rebels]

An image of various rebel groups appeared.

Narrator – "Every citizen of Unified Earth State is known that rebels are dangerous."

Then, an image of massacred group of civilian on the moon is appearing on the screen.

Narrator – "One of these rebels, Lunarian rebels were a one of the most dangerous and feared rebels on the moon. They are recently massacred civilians of the New Catalonia settlement who gave them the hiding place. Remember, don't trust or support rebels."

One week later.

After the vacation, everyone had returned to Stellvia to continue their study. But they have to face changes in their school and their class.

There is the new instructor and his new subject, Political Science. He is a European and his name is "Richter Marx".

He has a black hair and moustache.

Marx – "My name is Richter Marx… It's my pleasure to welcome all beloved students to my subject, Political Science….. This subject is to study politics and states…. Today, we will study about the policies of UES on Earth and its surrounding space."

Pierre raises his hand.

Pierre – "Why we have to learn this, sir?"

Marx looks at him and walks to his table.

Marx – "Why we have to learn this? … Is this is a question for sixteen years old student?"

Pierre – "Just want to ask… sir."

Marx – "Just ask?"

Marx walks back to the center of the classroom before he continues.

Marx – "As in this time, our solar system is engulfing with the fire of conflicts and distrusts… There are a various cliques and states; they are having their own ideology and policy differently. You have to learn to know them and can't be deceived by them, from Socialists on Mars and Anarchists on Venus, you got to know them all."

After the long lecture given by Marx, Kouta raise his hand and ask.

Kouta – "Have you ever been a subject to someone?"

Shima – "Kouta-kun."

Shima begins to worry about Kouta's question.

Marx looks at Kouta.

Marx – "What?"

Kouta – "I asked, have you ever been subject to someone, sir? UEDF Ground force or Intelligence?"

Marx – "Good question. Otoyama-san."

He smiles before he answers.

Marx – "I've ever been a subject to no one."

Everyone shocked after they heard the answer.

Marx – "Did you know why the Foundations added this kind of subject to their learning plan?"

Everyone look at each other.

Marx – "Answer … It's because Foundations want to be independent from three planetary states. I came here because I want to help Stellvia not to be control by UES, so, don't worry. I'm not a one who's been sent to reeducate you, but instead, I came to teach you how to not to be control by them."

After that, Marx has teaches them about politics with an easy style. Students can understand them easily.

Marx – "Unified Earth State had a government type called Stratocracy; its government was dominated by high ranking officers from its military, the United Earth Defense Force. The head of the government and the state along with the commander of UEDF were a same person. Marshal Alexander Weissmann, The grey wolf of Berlin…"

Subject – Self-defense with weapon

Group of students led by Jinrai are walking to Stellvia's guard training center. They come in to the shooting range but nobody is here.

Jinrai – "Strange… The instructor must be here for now."

? – "Someone called me?"

The man with short brown hair walks out. It's seemed that Jinrai knows about him.

Jinrai – "Kuribashi Fujio"

Fujio – "Shirogane Jinrai"

Shima – "You know about him, Shirogane-sensei?"

Jinrai – "He's my friend; I and he were once study here together."

Fujio – "Until I was expelled because I got a violence problem."

Jinrai – "As I could remember, you join Earth Defense Force of Solar Federation."

Kouta – "So, he's sent by UEDF."

Fujio – "I'm former soldier in UEDF Ground Force, Nippon State Army of Asian Army Group. I've saw the actions on Mars"

Jinrai – "I don't have any idea why we hired you. Fujio-kun."

Fujio – "Me too."

Then, he picks up a one of long rifles in weapon stand and tosses it to Kouta.

When he got it, he's surprised when he realized that the rifle in his hands was a rifle that currently in the service of UEDF as their standard firearms.

Pierre shocked after he saw this.

Jojo – "This…. Is…."

Fujio – "Yes…. This is K12 Dreiser Long Rifle. Its working mechanism is a breech-loading type."

Kouta – "Why we have to train with military rifle? This isn't going to be proper for civilian or student."

Fujio – "Even your Stellvia's Security Corps can use this. You can also use it to protect yourself in a grave situation… I'm sure that this will be proper for all of you."

After that, Fujio orders every student to pick up their rifle before he instructs them how to use it.

After the weapon subject ended, Shima and Kouta along with their friends are going to have their lunch at the cafeteria.

While Shima is staring at her ramen and her friends are chatting, Kouta calls her and turn his eyes toward TV hanging on the ceiling in the cafeteria broadcasting the news in UEDF.

News Anchor – "The news today is regarding the UEDF Space Force…. The Grand Admiral Du Galle has announced that the UEDF Space Force's ship and overvis fighter will be order that they must not to trespassing Foundation II Stellvia's space. Due to UEDF patrols and traverse in that region, stellvia's flight student and personnel are inconvenient from these actions and sometimes UEDF fighter nearly collides or damage with Stellvia's ship or overvis flying or training there."

Grand Admiral Du Galle – "We…. UEDF Space Force…. are hereby to apologize for all of our action to safe guard our Earth and its space. We have to say that this is our duty, but it's also harmful to our children and civilian in Stellvia's space. Today, I have to announce that our forces will not trespassing Stellvia's space from this day forward. We won't risk having some incident with this honorable, generous Foundation who gave their life to protect earth…. But I have to demand them that they have to take care of their own space. We, UEDF Space Force, won't trespass or interfere in Stellvia's space from now on."

After that, Kouta begins to comment.

Kouta – "I think that is the marshal's order not our petition."

Shima – "may be some of our petitions have reached to his ears."

Akira – "I'm start to like him."

Pierre – "Him, you mean that jingoist?"

Kouta and Shima confused about "Jingoist" that Pierre had recently mentioned.

Shima – "Excuse me… What is Jingoist?"

Jojo – "You don't know about Jingoist? Jingo? or Jingoism?"

Akira – "Shipon and Kouta-kun including me are Japanese. We don't know about your westerner terms."

Masaru – "Me too!"

Jojo – "Alright…. Pierre-san will tell about it to you."

Pierre – "Well…. Jingoism is a belief regarding that the nation is a strongest one. It can invade, coerce or influence anyone as it like. In my view, UES is a jingoist nation."

Arisa – "I don't believe that our Earth-based UES is a strongest nation in our solar system."

Kouta - "Well.. That's right. We got Martian and Venusian who preparing to assist each other and are ready to attack us for nearly all the time."

Shima – "You forgot to mention about various rebel groups… Kouta-kun."

UEDF Destroyer UEDS Galton, Somewhere in UES Space

On the bridge aboard this destroyer, Captain Kolos De la rey is sitting on his chair and gazing upon the stars while his officers are working on their control panel and keep reporting everything to him.

Cpt. De la rey – "Report."

Officer – "Situation is fine sir."

Cpt. De la rey – "Very well, Helmsman, prepare to set our course back to…."

Then, another officer interrupts after he saw an object in radar screen.

Officer – "Sir! Unidentified Object is moving toward our ship! It's on our right!"

Cpt. De la rey – "What!"

Captain turns his head to the right; he saw the meteor is moving toward his ship. He orders immediately.

Cpt. De la rey – "Full speed, lower our flying level!"

UEDS Galton starts its engine and fly toward its front while its lower its flying level in order to evade the meteor.

It's succeed, But the meteor hit the communication array.

Cpt. De la rey – "What is it come from?"

Officer – "Its course is from Mars space….. Its current course…. Earth sir!"

Cpt. De la rey – "Contact Earth and UEDF Fleet there! Inform them that there is the meteor heading toward theirs!"

Officer – "Sir! Our Communication Array was hit by the meteor while we evading it! We can't contact anyone!"

Captain shocked after he heard that. He can't do anything but simply watch the meteor heading toward earth and hope that someone will learn about this.

Cpt. De la rey – "Set our course back to Earth…. We can't do anything for now."