Masaki Family Secrets...
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Masaki Family Secrets...
Chapter 13... Dirty Secrets...
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( Not long ago in a distant Star system... )
A star ship pops out of subspace a good distance from the normal system entrance point, where the system flight control would have ask for flight data...
Being a former battlefield and historical confrontation point between the Juraian Empire and the Airian Kingdom for thousands of years, the one major planet was well documented...
BAKA...
Legend has it that when the commander of the Juraian fleet was asked what to call the planet after it'd had been taken from the Airians the first time, he thought for a moment before replying - BAKA...
When asked why he chose that for the name, he smiled and looked over the remains of his once proud fleet, now reduced by 75%...
He sighed and replied that it was how he felt, like a Baka, like a fool...
And the name stuck...
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Then, after the system shifted back and forth between the two for ages, the Airians managed to put a powerful monitor in orbit above the planet...
A non-mobile gun platform strong enough to even withstand the attack from a Juraian tree-ship...
This turned the tide into the Airian's favor for a while...
That is until the Juraians brought in a Monitor of their own...
Using three tree-ships, they managed to place it in orbit directly on the other side of the planet...
Results? - Stalemate...
The system then came under joint control by both powers until the contested border moved many light years away...
Over the centuries the fighting had tended to remain in space, the system used as a piece on the cosmic chess board...
Those in overall control were always bringing in a few more colonist to build up their influence on the surface...
There were even ex-military who retired to the surface where many had families...
Besides the monitors, both sides had built fair size shipyards within the large asteroid, on opposite sides of the sun...
And civilians from the planet worked at those yards, as well as the few mineral mines throughout the huge asteroid field...
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After the major action moved away from the system, the yards became more for emergencies and reduced to a skeleton staffs
Then, with less and less ships needing to be repair in this sector of space, the yards began closing and the workers were let go...
( Only a small yard orbiting the moon remained open, under joint control... )
About this time planetary living conditions took a slump too...
Not having the yards to work in the 'new' generation began looking for other options...
And becoming a space pirate began looking good at the time...
With Kagato keeping the major powers busy pirating wasn't too bad...
( Not to say it was all that good either... )
But it was something, that is until recently, when the universe was turned upside down...
An infamous pirate had returned from the missing and gone GOOD...
And with the death of Kagato both the Galaxy police and Military forces of various powers were now free to chase after pirates again...
So many were thinking it might be time to call it quits and not press their luck any longer...
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Among those who had returned, Captain Tasaki Masaki had been among the first to leave Baka, to seek their fortune among the stars...
One of his uncles had brought him up on stories of what it had been like being a space pirate...
It hadn't taken long to learn that a space pirate's life wasn't as glamorous as his uncle's stories...
And it had only been after he was accepted into a pirate clan that things began to improve...
And over time he made a name within the Deluna, being very careful to avoid getting involved with certain others, like Tarant Shanks...
Even so, a couple of young up and coming pirates that he had taken under his wing when they first appeared, sent him word that Shanks was in one of his moods and had decided to take it out on him...
And that it might be best if he took a very long 'vacation'...
And if Ryoko Balta and Kyo Komachi made such a suggestion, it was best to listen to them...
So, he and his crew, also from Baka, returned home and "went ashore"...
As it turned out, it was quite a different place than they had left...
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( Several decades before... )
A rich Juraian, aboard his space yacht, had been looking for a new site for another one of his fabulous resort hotels and casinos...
And this system just seem to cry out for a Mr. H. Huge resort...
Not only was the planet a nice class G with a beautiful untouched surface, but it was near several major trade routes, a major reason why it had been so contested in the past...
The military presence in the system had been reduced to just small maintenance units that manned the joint Airian/Juraian outpost on the moon and was mostly for emergencies only...
The Galaxy Police only had a single officer with an office at the same outpost...
Past experience indicated that his work staff was just waiting for him to pull out his inter-galactic Gal Express card...
Which he did with a big wicked smile...
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And so, when Captain Tasaki's ship returned, there were several thriving resort-casinos on the planet...
The planetary spaceport was larger and much more active now with all the tourist, which might made it a tempting target, for space pirates...
But they were too tired from the voyage and from watching over their shoulders for Shanks...
The last thing they needed was to let him know where they were...
So they landed at the moon's outpost and reported to the GP officer...
GP rules stated that pirates who wish to, could sign a 'pledge' and, if not wanted ( having a reward on their heads ), be allowed to go "ashore" ( retire )...
Countless worlds had ex-pirates living on them...
It was the violent one who the law was most after...
And it was also his first hint as to what to expect...
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Not only was the GP officer old, so were most of the military personnel stationed at the outpost, with just a few new recruits and rookies assigned to a 1st posting...
It was obvious that neither government was expected trouble...
As the GP officer had direct contact with his Headquarters, a 'No wants or warrants' answer was quickly returned, thus allowing the Captain and crew to go down to the planet...
On the planet, the crew went their separate ways, looking for their families...
They soon found that they had indeed been missed...
The captain's family welcomed him home as if he'd never been away...
When their father passed away, his brother had become head of the family and he was more than happy to pass it back to his older brother...
And so the captain began to get back into a land lover life...
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( With time... )
Tasaki Masaki had managed to settle in well...
In the past decade there had many changes...
The biggest had been a wife and kids, a family of his own...
His old crew had kept in touch and were reported the same...
But while things were going better, especially with the resorts and tourist trade, there were hints that not ALL was well...
In his travels he met many people from across the Empire and Galaxy...
One had been an elderly male from a small distant world he called "earth" or Terra...
He had heard of a few people from that world, a world that was said to be quarantined after a plague destroyed what little life was there, but had never met one before...
After finishing with business ( like robbing the liner the man was on ) the male caught a ride with them to meet some friends...
Turned out the 'friend' was one of his too, Ryoko Balta...
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However on the trip they had long and interesting talks...
Including one about what the gentleman called a 'Walking-history-tour?'...
Where, at a historic site, people would dress up as people for that era and answer questions as if they were from that era...
Recently he was inspecting one of the two monitors in orbit and a thought occurred to him...
Why not refit these monitors and crew them as tourist attractions...
Considering how old they were, he was truly amazing how good their conditions were...
When the last crewman left decades before, they had sort of left the door open and it had been a complete vacuum inside each one, until recently...
It wouldn't take much to restore the monitor bodies so that people could be shown around inside, as well as the shuttle 'flyby' that now took place...
And with a crew, it could be maintained and even given a personal touch...
The city government liked it and so did the resort managers, who saw a new tourist draw for only a minimum cost...
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Since it was his idea, he was put in charge and he soon had a reasonable number of ex-spacers signing up, as off world work was in short demand...
He was surprised to hear that, as he'd heard that several of the old shipyards in the asteroid field had also been restored and were working on star ship?...
As he quietly inquired, he learn that although the yards did seem to be using large numbers of workers, they were ALL brought in from outside...
He also heard that any craft that got too close might be fired on and chased off...
Something wasn't feeling right...
So he had a few ex-crew use small scouts to get close and watch...
And he went back to the monitors, feeling a new urgency...
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There was little on the stations that some soap and water didn't fix...
Only a few things needed replacing and with the solar cells back on-line both monitors were soon ready for visitors...
The 'supply' area was one of the first areas scheduled for rework and it was a surprise to find that there was a good stock of original replacement uniforms for the original crews...
So soon the 'crews' of the monitors began to wear uniforms instead of plain civilian garb...
When the military personnel dropped in to look around and their jaws had dropped...
It was like stepping back into their past...
The military men began to spend their off hours ( of which they had a lot ) on the monitors helping out...
( It also made them feel as if they were back in their separate fleets again... )
The officers started showing up too, using the excuse of checking security for their monitors...
With their security codes, access was gained to the old computer data files, which allowed most of the original onboard systems to be repaired and restored to their original settings...
It was also quite a surprise as to how advanced the sensors were for that era, the most advance at the time every thing was shut down...
It seem that they would be too expensive to remove and just ship back to the homeworld...
Thus critical parts were removed and secured in the outpost vault til a final decision was made...
However both monitor's weapon systems were still very much secured...
And it was about this time they got a hint at a problem they didn't know they had...
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( Late one evening... )
The captain's quarters on the Juraian Monitor that Tasaki used as an office...
The last Juraian commander had been one who really liked his comforts, while the Airian commander had been more spartan, having only what he really needed...
He was entertaining both military and the GP officer when one of his old crew hurried in...
Seeing who was present he stopped but Tasaki waved him in...
" What is it?... "
The crewman paused...
" It's from the scouts!... "
Tasaki smiled, their past had taught caution or death...
" It's OK... "
Nodding the crewman handed him some papers...
Reading them his eyebrow rose and his jaw set...
" Where did you get these?... "
Looking around the crewman replied...
" Several hours ago, while watching from a nearby asteroid, one of the scouts saw a small worker pod make an attempt to leave the shipyard... "
All those there were watching him...
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" Before it could get to the field, several suited figures chased it down... They didn't even attempt to catch it... When they got in range, they started shooting... They took turns hitting it, even after whoever was in it was long dead they continued to use it for practice... Only when a third figure joined them did they stop... They then collected the workpod and returned to the yard... But before they collected the pod, the scout noticed something moving away from pod while it was being shot up... After they left he made his way through the field to an area near where he saw the object... After searching for a while he found a metal lunchbox held by a pod arm... The arm had been shot off the pod... The papers were inside the box... "
The other three men looked at Tasaki and it was the older GP officer who spoke...
" What is it Masaki?... "
Unsure, he paused, but then replied...
" Likely our lives... "
As the others stared at him he nodded and the crewman left the room...
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" What did you mean by that?... "
This was the Juraian C.O...
" This appears to be a collection of copied notes and reports dealing with one of the shipyards out in the asteroid fields... "
The three looked at each other and then back at him...
" So?... "
He sighed...
" Among the notes are references to ship conversion, upgrades and weapons installation... There's also a mention of contract laborers, the old, the new, working and passed... "
The three continued to watch...
" Contract laborer is an underworld reference to slaves and passed refers to dead... "
All three men were aware of his past and took his word for it...
" And?... "
He sighed again...
" There's also notes about inquires of the health of certain family members of some council members and of both resort managers, who appear to be at the shipyard... It would appear they are being held as hostages... "
The three looked at each other then back at him...
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There had been one other copied note...
" There's a note referring to a scheduled closing of the yards and a plan for a clean up operation, a clear reference to an attack on the system to remove witnesses... And the indications tended to point to it being soon... "
He paused...
" All fingers point to RAIDERS... "
The GP officer sighed...
" There goes my retirement... "
Both military officers chuckled too...
It seem that this was where all three had been sent as 'shout-timers', personnel who would soon be leaving the service, whether they wanted to or not...
A quiet, out of the way posting where they could spend their final service tour without to much responsibilities...
Also so they wouldn't be hanging around looking over the younger officer's shoulders...
The GP officer had a daughter and granddaughter on the planet...
He had more than enough experience to tell what RAIDERS would end up doing if nothing was done about it...
But a thought occurred to him and he smiled...
" Mihoshi!... "
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Tasaki paused as he watched the three of them smile...
" Mihoshi?... "
The GP officer smiled as he spoke...
" Detective 1st class Mihoshi Kuramitsu Masaki... "
The Juraian officer smiled as he spoke up...
" Don't you mean 'her highness Princess' Mihoshi Kuramitsu Masaki... "
The Airian officer just smiled and nodded his head...
Tasaki thought they was speaking in some kind of dead language...
What were these guys talking about?...
The GP officer smiled at him and answered his confused face...
" Masaki, you really need to relax and watch more comm channels, even the news... "
He pulled out a crystal, moved his drink aside and inserted it into the crystal player slot on the table between the four of them...
A large 3D image appeared over the table...
Two females in the motions of an official dueling match...
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The Airian officer spoke up...
" Oh, you have a copy, too!... "
The GP officer smiled...
" A friend at headquarters got me this special 3D copy... "
The Airian officer chuckled...
" At my going away party, before coming here, I was given a special 3D copy also... To help pass the hours... "
The two chuckled, before the Juraian officer spoke up...
" Well, when you want to watch an official, full length 3D copy with expanded controls for close up viewing, let me know... There are even comments by many of the most famous galaxy fencers at the end... "
He was now the center of attention...
Tasaki banged the table to get their attention, jiggling the paused image...
" WHAT, IN ALL THAT'S HOLY, ARE YOU THREE TALKING ABOUT?... "
The GP officer smiled and hit the play button...
" Watch and you'll see... "
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( A while later... )
Tasaki sat there staring at the paused image of a young boy and three very different females...
It seem that the dark haired female was the long missing Juraian first princess, recently return it seem...
The light colored spiky haired female was also well know, as the demon space pirate Ryoko who had vanished 700 years ago and who had also recently reappeared...
The yellow haired female in GP garb was identified as the 'Mihoshi' from before and was the granddaughter of the GP's Grand Marshal...
But at the moment Tasaki was staring at the young boy who had held his own with two of these females...
It seem that this was Jurai's new Crown Prince and that all three females were now his wives...
All this had been a bit much to take...
But the Juraian officer swore it was true...
Not only that, but word had it, the Prince was the one who had taken down Kagato recently...
With help from the three ladies in question...
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Other news was that his old friend Ryoko Balta had no only married a famed GP officer, but was now a member of the GP herself...
( To the delight of thousands of male GP officers... )
Not only her, but it seem that the male had ended up with eight wives total, as he had somehow become a member of the Juraian Royal family and rumor had it, also in line for the throne...
Just some of the millions of rumors floating around, like his capture of Terrant Shanks, all on his own and at his wedding...
The Juraian officer heard that it was lady Seto, herself, who had arranged this little matchmaking...
He chuckled, the poor guy never stood a chance...
Any way, if they could get a message to a member of the royal family perhaps they could get some backup sent...
And at present the best and most secure route seem to be through the GP officer's direct line...
Pulling out a small cube he turned it several different ways until a screen was hovering before them and a younger GP officer appeared...
Looking up from his work the male looked at who was calling and smiled...
" Calling to see what you're missed at Head quarters today?... "
However, seeing the expression on the face of his caller, his smile vanished too...
" Not a friendly call!... "
A statement, not a question...
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The older officer sighed...
" Oh, how I wish it were... Is he in?... "
The younger officer, the Grand Marshal's new assistant, looked over his shoulder before nodding his head...
" Yea, but it seems he's in conference with the Juraian representative and several of his top advisers at the moment... "
" Confidential?... "
The officer shook his head...
" It seems a member of the Jurai Royal family, with a couple of GP officers have found themselves within a star system that is under attack by Raiders... "
The older officer asked before thinking...
" Who?... "
" Princess Sasami... "
After a short silence, the younger officer spoke up...
" Is it important?... "
The older officer looked at the others before saying any thing...
" Remember system #1613?... "
System #1613 was hard to forget and many of those who had been there wished they could...
About a decade back, an officer had passed through a quiet backwater system, taking a short cut from a scouting mission on the frontier...
Only when he was half way through the system did his AI detect energy residue from powerful star ship cannons...
Taking time to investigate, he discovered that the sole inhabited world of over a million people had no signs of life on it...
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Structures were blown apart, transports destroyed, even entrances to shelters targeted...
Poison gas had been used to kill just about every living thing on the planet...
Even plant life had been effected...
The small GP observation post on the moon had been destroyed...
As the post had just sent off their monthly report, " Nothing happening!... ", it would have been another month before anyone might have even discovered what had happen...
In the past, other Raider attacks hadn't been discovered until months later, sometimes years...
But with the increase in auxiliary patrol ships available in recent years, even out of the way outpost were being checked on at least once a week now...
They now had the young officer's attention...
"When it rains, it pours... "
The older officer smiled...
" An 'Earther' expression?... "
The younger officer smiled and nodded his head...
" So, are you reporting an attack?... "
The older officer sighed and shook his head...
" Just indications that one may be in the planning stages... "
The young officer's eyes narrowed...
" Suggestions?... "
The older officer replied with a straight face...
" Would Detective 1st class Mihoshi Kuramitsu Masaki be busy?... "
The younger officer's jaw dropped and he just stared at the screen...
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( A short time later... )
The young officer had just been sitting there, until he started to giggle and soon he was laughing so hard he fell out of his chair...
After a while he managed to calm down enough to talk again...
" You want- hee - want Mihoshi - hum -want her to - ahh - to swat some - um - some pesky Raiders for you?... "
The older officer stared at him...
" Is something wrong?... "
The younger officer reached over and entered some commands before continuing...
" I've a class AAA3A downfeed... It will explain everything... It will also only show once before deleting itself... "
Before anyone could reply he held up a hand and stopped any replies...
" They're breaking up and I need to go... I will inform him of your request and a response will be on it's way... I assume you wish this kept quiet!... "
The older officer nodded...
" Code Delta Foxtrot Alpha Seven, One, point Six... Confirm?... "
The older officer smiled and put several fingers to his forehead...
" Confirmed... Code Delta Foxtrot Alpha Seven, One, point Six... "
As the image faded, the younger officer put several fingers to his forehead and smiled...
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The Juraian officer spoke up, smiling...
" Your grandson is looking fit, headquarter duty suits him... "
The GP officer sighed...
" According to my daughter, since being assigned to assist the Marshal he hasn't had time to write home like he use to... And now both his sisters are upset with him because he hasn't had a chance to introduce them to princess Mihoshi... "
He punched in the code he'd been given to access the data he'd just been sent...
When he finished, a floating screen appeared again and a crowded room could be seen...
" Hey!... That's the Airian throne room!... "
The other three looked at the Airian commander then back at the screen...
" Must have been recorded during an important full section to be that crowded... Even the princess is there... "
As they watched, a female figure in a Juraian style uniform appeared and slowly approached the throne...
" Your majesty... I understand that charges of treason have been brought against me and my family... I have come to face my accusers... "
The four males then watched as Mihoshi then faced her accusers and proceeded to ground them into the floor of the throne room...
As it finished, the words 'DATA DELETED' appeared on the screen before it went blank and then disappeared...
All four continued to stare at the spot where the screen had been just moments before, until the GP officer spoke up...
" Perhap requesting Detective Mihoshi's help in dealing with the Raider would be a bit TOO much... "
The four looked at each other, then smiled, then began to chuckle...
Soon they were all laughing so hard they fell out of their chairs...
A great deal of tension had been taken care of and things were beginning to look up...
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( Jurai Royal palace... )
Azusa Masaki Jurai sighed as he watched the figure slowly walking back and forth before his desk...
It wasn't as much the person as the small bundle in her arms...
He didn't think he'd ever get use to Washu, in her adult form, suddenly appearing before him with his ever so great granddaughter in her arms...
Even so it had taken him a while to realize that this was a 3D image and not the real thing...
A hint being that the young child in question was ill at the moment and in a stasis chamber...
It seem that Washu was able to recreate a image of her when using the 3D system to contact him...
Something had upset her and Mayuka's presence helped her to remain calm, even if she wasn't really there...
In the past he would have demanded an explanation, but recent events had changed all that...
Now she was family, in more ways than one...
So he just sat and watched...
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After a while Washu finally reached a point where she took the small child over to small crib and tuck her in...
Sighing she turn and faced him, her face blank...
" There's an old earth saying, 'It never rains, but it pours!'... A reference to things always seem to get more complex at times... "
Azusa had heard the expression before and was well aware if it's reference...
" Not only is it raining on Sasami, but it seems the Baka system may get some very heavy rain too... "
This was news to him, for that was a very quiet sector and as a resort world, was considered safe from such things as pirate and Raider attack...
Such an attack would have major political repercussions...
Not to mention a public increase in demands for security protection from the fleet...
In one stroke his would find himself on the defensive rather than the offencive...
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He looked up to find Washu smiling at him, never a good sign...
" I see you recognize the implications such an attack would have?... "
Washu had a look in her eyes like the one his wives got when they had gotten some devious idea and couldn't wait to get his opinion of it...
" You have a suggestion?... "
After the Zanata six and Airian homeworld affairs, he was more than willing to listen to any suggestions she might have...
" I understand the Royal family hasn't sent Lord and Lady Tennan a baby present yet?... "
Azusa's eyebrow went up, he thought the Masaki's would want as little to do the pink haired Juraian high lord as possible...
Not expecting a reply Washu continued...
" Wouldn't it be nice to give them a get-away trip to a quiet resort as a sort of 2nd honeymoon gift?... Especially since they were never able to get a 1st?... "
Azusa wasn't sure where this was going, but she had his attention...
As a wicked smile appeared on her lips, Washu continued...
" It seems the person who uncovered the plain is an old acquaintance of Lady Tennan's... "
In other words, an ex-space pirate...
" So I thought - "
As Azusa listened, he smiled and was once again happy this small red-headed bundle of fury was on his side, correction, on the side of the Masaki family, of which he was a part...
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( A conference room far away... )
Since the short contact with GP headquarters, the three officers had been spent their time bringing the younger ex-space pirate up to date about the new Juraian crown prince...
After returning to Baka, Tasaki Masaki had spent most of his time creating a new life for himself and his family, off-world events had never interested him...
So the news of a new Juria prince had been of little interest to him...
Word that Pirate ships had been used in an attempt to capture Jurai did catch his eye, as did the reference to the legendary pirate Ryoko's sudden return...
Reports that she had defended Jurai had surprised him and caused him to think it might be someone using her name...
But all three officer assured him that she was the one and only Ryoko...
And yes she was now a member of the Juraian Royal family...
They tried to sort the facts from the rumors, but it wasn't easy...
As they were all off-duty, all four had strong drinks sitting before them...
So they were startled when the 'incoming message' appeared on their large screen...
No one ever called them...
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As it was Tasaki's screen, so he opened it...
They were all surprised when a curtain appeared and then open to show two small puppets...
" THE GREAT AND POWERFUL WASHU HAS HEARD YOUR CRY FOR HELP AND IT IS ON IT'S WAY... Thank you for requesting Hakubi Enterprises... "
The puppets bowed, closed the curtains and the screen went black before disappearing...
As Tasaki turned to the others, he found them staring at the screen, their mouths wide open...
" Guys?... "
This seem to bring them around, but their eyes were still wide open...
The Juraian CO pointed to where the screen had been...
" It's true... She does exist... "
The Airian CO just stared at the spot...
" Guess that rumor about Zanata six and princess Airi was true too... "
The GP officer just smiled and chuckled...
" Since Minami has been involved with the crown prince's family through Mihoshi, I've never seen him so alive... "
Tasaki spoke up...
" Minami?... "
The GP officer chuckled...
" Sorry, Minami Kuramitsu, the Galaxy Police Grand Marshal... A 1st or 2nd cousin... What he had been putting up with until the prince appeared and Kagato disappeared... Ahh... I was amazed he hadn't pulled out what hair he had already... Then along comes this young boy and suddenly things began to look up... There are more rumor about him and his small family than every other royal person in the galaxy... And Minami once told me that the rumors don't come near some of the things he's seen... "
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The Juraian CO shook his head...
" But to think that SHE would get involved in all this!... "
The GP officer fingered the small gray beard on his chin...
" And that's got me worried... We're missing something... "
The Airian CO nodded his head...
" It's just beyond us... "
The silence was broken by a single voice...
" It's because of your past battle experience... "
They all turn to Tasaki and the GP officer gestured to him, giving him the floor...
" Most of your experience has been fighting each other and you've become aware of each other's fighting styles and tactics... Raiders have no set tactic or style, beyond leaving as few witnesses behind as possible... As soon as it begins, units from several nearby bases will be here within an hour... But the notes suggest more than just a hit and run operation... To go to all the time and effort they seem to have put into this attack, there has to be some major reward or accomplishment... "
He looked out the window at the beautiful world below...
" What would such an almost suicide mission accomplish?... "
After a long silence the three officers suddenly looked at each other and spoke as one...
" PUBLIC OUTCRY!... "
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They all smiled and the GP officer continued...
" A major attack, so deep within Juraian territory... Within a declared SAFE area, would cause a major outcry among the populous... That units patrolling the borders should be recalled to defend to scared inner worlds... Not only Jurai, but Airia and the GP would have to recall units from the hunt for Raiders to defence roles... A major waste of manpower... And the border areas are once again left to defend for themselves, one of the original reasons for the creations of Space Pirates... "
All four looked at each other and nodded...
It seem that, by working together, they'd solved their mystery, but the problem still remained...
If they managed to foil the plan, chances were it would be just be used elsewhere...
It had to be met and defeated to prevent its shock effect...
Tasaki sighed...
" I'm going to suggest something and I want your opinion afterwards... "
He then made a suggestion and a few comments...
" Well?... "
All three nodded their heads and the Juraian CO spoke up...
" We all agree that it's our best option... And that it may get us all in deep trouble... "
Both COs smiled at that...
" But we'll only be in trouble if we survive... "
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( The Jurai Royal Palace... )
A young male, with pinkish hair, ran down the hallway towards the guest rooms...
The guards on duty snapped to attention as the high lord ran past, a big smile on his face...
Returning to their former stance, the guards looked down the hall after the panting lord and then at each other...
Smiling they both shook their heads...
This wasn't as uncommon a sight as it use to be before the new crown prince and his family started coming for visits...
It wasn't unusual to see the prince himself running down the hallway with one or more of his wives in hot pursuit...
Usually late at night, but sometimes in the day time...
During the day it was likely one of his friends would be there running just as fast too...
And when he wasn't here?...
Every so often the Emperor Azusa could be seen running down the halls, two very upset queens in close pursuit...
Thou there was the late night when it was giggling queens in their night gowns being chased by an upset Emperor, trying his best to keep a bed sheet wrapped around his waist and run at the same time...
Rumor had it that one night the guard outside the royal onsen was greeted by the sight of the Royals approaching wearing nightshirts that went down to their knees, with words on them...
The queens nightshirts were said to have 'Property of Azusa Masaki Jurai!' on them...
And the Emperor's was said to say ' These hot babes are with me!'...
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( Down the hall... )
The young lord reached the guest room he was staying and quickly entered...
An attractive female turned from looking out the window to see who it was...
It was her husband and perhaps he had the snack she had requested earlier...
Kyo Komachi found it strange, all the odd snacks she found herself craving, since discovering she was 'with child'...
But it was fun seeing high lord Seryo Tennan, her husband running around to get them for her, no matter how odd the request...
However what he was waving in his hand didn't even look edible...
" Baby gift... pant... Royal family... pant... Two weeks... pant... All paid... pant... "
Kyo removed the envelope from his hand and opened it...
Inside were reservations for two to a well known resort out on the frontier...
Being a Tennan, she was sure it was the 'All expenses paid' part that had him excited...
A note with it stated it was a baby gift from the Royal family...
And she smiled as she recalled mentioning not having a honeymoon due to a number of things...
It would be nice to get away for a while...
She smiled, the resort was in the Baka system, so why did that name sound familiar?...
As a pair arm wrapped around her waist and someone began to nibble on her earlobe her thought were quickly distracted - later...
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To be continued...
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