Eureka Seven: The Chosen Ones
By Aditya
Chapter 3 – Mysterious Reffing Couple: Red and Blue
Somewhere, at the same time, on the other hemisphere of earth, a military ship has ordered to monitor a 'Kute Coralian' lead by commander 'Walt Dala Dela'. [He is the same person who was in charge of ambushing Gekko state with Charles and Ray]
"The HQ sure gave us this difficult mission when we can't feel the sun" commander whined.
"Commander, we have confirmed the formation of 'Kute Coralian-Renton' within the 25 km radius. Our KLF platoons are ready to be dispatched for monitoring it closely at your command"
"Alright, order the troops to be on stand-by mode. Tell them they will enter into the 'Renton' as soon as we approach the Trapar Field."
"Roger, Commander"
"Report on the area. Have there been in any activities of any ships here?"
"Commander, according to the data, sent by headquarters, we are clear to go"
"Hmm… What about our radar?"
"Commander, our radar has started to get deflected at this point and we are unable to determine anything at this position. But we didn't find anything on it as well up to this point"
"I guess HQ's data could be accurate at this point. They won't make any error in such an important mission now; can they?"
"No Commander"
"Alright, we will begin our operation in 5 minutes"
"Roger, Commander"
"I hope everything goes smoothly commander" said the scientist-Alex aboard the ship.
"I hope so too, Doctor."
"Is it me or… Are you nervous?"
"Of course I am nervous," Commander replied after a short pause, he continued, "I hate these kinds of jobs."
"May I ask why?"
"Do you want to know?" having an irritated look on his face,
"First, we haven't got any experience in these kinds of jobs. I mean, we exist to fight"
Alex just stared at him for his next response, looking at his face he continued, "Second, no reinforcement could save us and third, it is useless for us"
"For you it might be, but for us this is just like visiting God's abode"
"Has anyone visited this God's abode of yours?" asked commander with an unpleasant voice.
"Of course, haven't you watched any read this in new history books?" asked Alex like he was teasing him
"I don't mean Thurston's or the Gekko-Go, I mean from the military"
"No" saying Alex continued, "but don't worry. We are not here to enter it and our calculations can't go wrong. They are 95% accurate."
"What about the rest 5%"
Without replying to his question, Alex continued, "This is the first Kute Coralian to appear in 3 years and that too in the middle of the desert. Lucky don't you think, we don't have to worry about any civilian casualties."
"Easy for you to say! My men are gambling their life. If they die, it would be of no value to anyone"
"We are not here to get killed commander, we are just here to observe, besides I am sure that a 'raise' is waiting for you and your crew" said Alex with a chuckle
"Don't try to comfort me with words" said commander with anger.
Alex didn't complain. As 'The Military' had assigned only one ship for this adventure based on his proposal, it was natural for the commander to be angry at him.
He knew that only one ship could enter the zone and if too many ships would surround the area, it would only make the job difficult for the limited number of scientists there. Actually it was the cover-up given by him.
The real reason was that they didn't had the slightest idea that a Coralian is about to appear! Normally, they had the technology to figure out the appearance of a 'Kute Coralian' before 24 hours. But this Coralian didn't show any sign of arrival until the countdown was reduced to 7 hours! When they had a sudden alarm about this incident, all the arrangements were made on a whim.
No one; even Alex was in charge of this operation didn't know what was going on. Being asked by superiors that why they couldn't detect this Coralian? He just said- There wasn't any recent formation of 'Kute Coralian' and we thought that, this may be because 'Command Cluster' is at rest. So, we got a bit lazy. He understood that his options, on hearing this response would decrease gradually.
Alex who also predicted that, this particular Kute Coralian could be different than other ones they had studied so far and may well behave different than the other ones and it would be wise to send only one ship at this time to just investigate rather than to break in.
His predictions were right! The desert below them was as violent as it could possibly be. If this was on a populated land, then there wouldn't be any survivors for about 100 km!!
"Commander, we will are entering into the Trapar field of 'Renton' now:
"Good, keep updating your status"
"As I was saying commander trust us. We have calculated in every possible angle and we won't…" stopped Alex as something unexpected occurred.
While the surrounding area was violent with sand storms, the place around the Kute Coralian was silent. It was just like an eye of a storm! It was like it had detached itself from the rest around it. The moon light complimented the desert perfectly and as gratitude, the desert reflected the moon light with sparkle in the sand, the crew members, seeing that particular scene, lost in thought. It was such a breath-taking sight
"Beautiful isn't it?" asked the commander
"Ye...Yes Commander", answered the crew like they were in a trance
"Different indeed", sighed Alex.
After a few seconds, the crew came back from their fantasy. Everyone seemed to have relaxed. Who wouldn't after seeing such beauty of Mother Nature?
"We will be entering the Trapar field in't minus 4, 3, 2….'"
As the crew prepared to dispatch KLF's, something unexpected happened that nobody had counted. They were attacked! This made ship loose its balance and the alarm sounded
"What is it? What happened? Did we enter the Coralian quicker than expected?" shouted commander
"No Commander, it looks like we have been bombarded by missiles. Our right wing has suffered 68% damage!"
"What? Who attacked us? Can you get a fix on them?"
"Commander, it appears to be a single manned L.F.O!"
"What? Where did that L.F.O. come from?"
"Commander, we still can't seem to locate its position!"
"Commander, the L.F.O has the signature of rebellions!"
"So, they sent a suicide fighter hey?" thought the commander "Alright, get ready to dispatch KLF platoon"
"We can't Commander! The enemy is seemed to be equipped with highly dangerous explosives. If we attack them, we will be caught in the explosion"
"Commander, we are losing our altitude, at this rate we are going to crash in 43 seconds"
"Commander, the enemy is heading in this direction; we are going to collide at this rate"
"Put on the force-field" shouted Commander
"Negative!"
"What?!"
"Looks like the defense system had been damaged by the attack!"
"I guess that's it then" commander losing his hope collapsed on his chair.
"Don't give up commander!" shouted Alex, "There must be something you can do."
"What do you think is possible when you can't attack your enemy and can't put up any resistance with no option of running away while the enemy is charging towards you?" asked commander in a hyper voice. Yes, it was over. No one in the world could survived in such conditions and lived to tell them about it.
But everything wasn't over! Were they lucky? Did the God help them? Who knows? But, one thing did happen. They were saved.
"What in the world…? This can't happen!!" exclaimed the navigator.
"What happened?" asked commander in a despaired voice
"Commander, you won't believe this, there is a high increase in Trapar waves; the scale is off the chart!"
"What?!" exclaimed Alex, "How can there be an explosion of Trapar waves in an empty desert?"
"We will collide in,'t minus 5, 4'…" navigator started to countdown.
The ship thudded with a bump before the countdown could reach 3!!
"What, did we crash?"
"No Commander, the waves which seemed to have appeared from below seemed to have cushioned the fall; there are no serious casualties from the fall"
"This is impossible. I have never in my life heard that Trapar waves could be dense enough to cushion a ship unless…!" exclaimed Alex with an unbelievable, surprising voice unless it was "Seven Swell Phenomenon!!". But commander had other things to worry about then finding reasons.
"Then report on enemy's status" ordered commander.
"The Trapar waves seems to have pushed him off his course, we are safe from his attack for the moment"
"What happened to 'Renton' can you get a fix on it?" asked Alex
"This can't happen! Sir, the Kute Coralian has disappeared!!" exclaimed his assistant.
"What do you mean disappeared?"
"Commander, we are picking up some unknown L.F.O signature from the Coralian disappearance point!"
"What are they? Report now!" ordered commander
"We can't get a perfect image because, our data receiving system has been damaged, but there are 2 unknown objects, flying from the point of disappearance of Renton!"
"What are they? Are they more of enemy L.F.O.?"
"Commander, they seem to be reffers!"
"Don't joke; didn't you say they were L.F.O signatures? Get a close look on them"
"Commander, they are indeed reffers, they seem to be wearing an armor of a L.F.O"
"Describe them!"
"Commander, they look exactly like miniature version of a L.F.O!"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Commander, the enemy seems to be attacking the reffers"
"So, they are our allies then" said Alex
"No, we can't be sure of that, putting aside report the damage status"
"Commander, we can't fly due to the damaged wing, other than that our navigation system and weapon systems are at major damage"
"Is communication still possible?"
"Yes, we can establish contact with HQ in approximately 3 minutes"
"Then zoom towards those reffers, what's their current status" shouted Alex.
"They seemed to have engaged in battle with the rebellion L.F.O"
"Doctor, are they remote controlled?" asked commander
"No, I don't believe we have a technology that could be used to remote control so freely in such disturbed place"
"So, they are actual humans. Then they don't stand a chance. Try to maximize the power to the weapon system, we might well die fighting" ordered commander.
Suddenly the screen turned pitch black.
"What happened?" shouted Alex again.
"The surveillance camera seemed to have lost its power source"
"Then switch to the backup source, quick"
"The task will be done in a short while"
"Hurry up; we can't wait for all day." Alex shouted with losing his patience. As soon as he finished speaking, they heard an explosion.
"Commander, the enemy L.F.O seemed to have detonated"
"Are we safe?"
"There is no visible damage on the screen"
"What happened? I thought that we would be toast by now" asked commander
"Commander, some force-field seems to have guarded against the damage"
"What's going on here?"
"We have connected with the backup system, re-establishing contact with our surveillance camera, now"
"Then put the screen on and zoom in on the reffers" ordered Alex
It was late. Too late I mean. The battle was over. They didn't understand a single thing that happened out there. It was a mystery
"Commander we picked up traces of life energy of human beings, it looks like enemy pilot is unharmed."
"What didn't he died in the explosion?" asked commander
"We have no idea how it happened but he seems to have lost his consciousness and is currently located 500m away from us."
"Commander, we have established the contact with HQ"
"Tell them the current situation and request for immediate assistant" ordered commander.
"What happened to the Reffers?" asked Alex.
"We can't get a look on them, it seems that they were either caught in the explosion or have left the scene"
"I guess they didn't make it then" said commander
"No, you are wrong", Alex replied "It was they who protected us and the pilot"
Without any further questions commander turned towards his crew and said "Dispatch the KLF platoon and retrieve the enemy for interrogation, tell them to be extra careful and search his body for any traps."
"Roger Commander"
"Relax now, Doctor" said commander
"Commander, don't you have a least bit curiosity about them as a human being!" asked Alex with a surprising tone
"All that matters to me is that we managed to escape enemy attack without major casualties"
"But still…"
"Don't worry, we will know about them within a week" said the commander with confident look on his face. "We will have finest men in the globe looking for them"
It took a while but Alex realized that commander referred to 'Gekko-Go- and its legendary crew.'