[ Claudia bridge / September 22, 0078 10:14 ]

"Slow down, Major. Are you telling me that our analysts have made a mistake?"

Admiral Harlaown met Teana and Subaru on Claudia's bridge. Outside, they could see Mid-Childa slowly turning among the stars. Having run all the way here, Tea was breathing hard.

"Yes, Sir… no, Sir! I suspect deliberate misinformation, Sir!"

"From a fellow Bureau officer? This Lieutenant Magnus?"

"Yes, Admiral. She may be our mole."

"That is one grave accusation, Major."

"Yes, Sir. I spent the whole night confirming it," Teana projected an image over her palm. "The sky on the picture doesn't match any of Mid-Childa's star maps, even with a large error margin, Sir!"

"And it hasn't been tampered with?"

"That was the first thing we checked when we got it. There is no indication."

"Then we must have been tricked," Chrono acknowledged flatly. "Lanster-kun, Nakajima-kun, I want you to find that obnoxious girl and bring her to me. We'll try to figure out where the Crown is before the Cradle beats us again…"

A loud voice from the comms interrupted him:

"Captain, emergency transmission from Vaizen Air Force!"

"I guess we've just found the place," the Admiral's face was frightening. "All ships, this is Admiral Harlaown speaking: emergency warp jump on my mark!"