How Love Blunders All...

[Mr.Fabulous]

Linked Post: To Trip and No One to Catch You...[Chapter 1]



This is also linked to another story thread: A bouquet of disdain; A box of risky bets...



(//Please bear with me that some parts of the thread may be unreadable unless you highlight the words: this is due to the changes in the forum's color theme, originally intended to be read in a blue-background. Only the first and last post have been altered to fit the current forums' color.)

How Love Blunders All...

... Planet New Tokyo
... New Tokyo System

*BUZZ*"Hey Jaden. I got a call from my friend, George Darwin. He's in the area with his private Liner. He invited us over."*BUZZ*

The Tiger Shark, Terminal Velocity, had just lifted off from the New Tokyo Docking Ring when it was contacted by the Virage, Gforce. The pilot of the former ship, Jaden Armand, soon turned her comms channel on and replied to the latter ship's pilot, David Gee, *BUZZ*"Ah... One of your contacts, I presume? Where is the amigo?"*BUZZ*

Then a ship in the far-off distance of space appeared in both ships' passive scanners. Quickly, it made it's approach to their location, eventually entering IFF-scanning range: it was the Sara, a Hogosha-IFF'ed Ship.

David snared at the third party, *BUZZ*"Hogosha.....

*BUZZ*"So long as it doesn't say anything, I won't want to blow it up."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Careful, David..."*BUZZ*

The Hogosha ship goes on approach, and a woman's voice enters the conversation, *BUZZ*"Whats going on here?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Nothing, to be honest. Just having a chat with my friend.

*BUZZ*"Anyway, shall we head off?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Alright... Though if it's still here when we get back... I'll have some fun with it..."*BUZZ*

Jaden shook her head whilst giggling devilishly to herself.

*BUZZ*"Yea, as always they just talk and never do nothing like a real man."*BUZZ* The woman taunted.

In a split-second, the Gforce suddenly does a 180 and gets a direct hit with the mini razor. That single shot cleanly-wiped the shield array of the Sara quicker than you could say 'frak'.

*BUZZ*"Indeed."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Hmm. Well, I didn't like that."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Another smart comment... Just go for it."*BUZZ* Soon the Black Dragon and the Virage face each other in a deadly stare-off.

Jaden only grinned, knowing that this was so going to end up in a fight, *BUZZ*"... Please, deary..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Why did you shoot me?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"My amigo gets pissed off REALLY easily, I'm afraid."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Becasue you thought I didn't have the balls to.

*BUZZ*"And I'll tell you now, I have no trouble blowing you to bits right here, right now."*BUZZ* David said with a cool tone.

*BUZZ*"To kick a woman... or to prove that you are a Real man?"*BUZZ* The woman replied daringly.

*BUZZ*"In space, I doubt that really matters."*BUZZ*

Jaden decides to sit back and let the fireworks fly by themselves, "... This'll be interesting..."

*BUZZ*"Well, go for it... 'Girl'"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"'Girl?'"*BUZZ* and then spares no further talk before engaging the Hogosha.

Jaden shakes her head, "... Ay, carumba..."

The Gforce and Sara began dueling in a marvelous, yet deadly dance of jousts and dodges. Both ships appeared to have the skill with their guns and the reflexes to avoid them, and it seemed like they were almost of an equal match.

But just a few minutes pass until Jaden realizes she didn't yet have her lunch before leaving New Tokyo, *BUZZ*"Hmmm... I'm kinda hungry, David. Can we move on?"*BUZZ*

... it's clear that no pilot intends to disengage anytime soon...

*BUZZ*"I guess not... I'll dock in Roppongi to get some grub, si? I'll be there if you're done here."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Be there soon."*BUZZ* He replies quickly.

After docking on Roppongi, Jaden slowly and casually heads off to the one of the on-board restaurants for a well-on meal...

... 30 minutes later...

Jaden undocks from Roppongi, her belly now satiated by a hearty meal of Kusarian ramen and loads of sahimi. She sure was hungrier than anticipated, for afterwards she had to order some bento and more sashimi. She was starting to grow anxious at whatever happened to David, for he never---

... and there she found him, still dueling long and hard against the Hogosha. The only change was that they had strayed a reasonable distance away from the station, and were now 8+ km from Roppongi, in the direction of the gas giant.

*BUZZ*"Pfff... you're still at it?"*BUZZ* She rolls her eyes, seemingly disappointed by how long the fight still went... but more importantly her worry had been laid to rest.

*BUZZ*"Yea, your boyfriend is a lil' Jumper"*BUZZ*

The word disgusted her a bit, *BUZZ*"A note... He's not my boyfriend..."*BUZZ* And she cruises towards the skirmish.

*BUZZ*"Seems so..."*BUZZ*

But as the Terminal Velocity closes half the distance, the Hogosha appeared to break off from the fight, *BUZZ*"I love to see men who are mad..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Do you need me to intercept?"*BUZZ* But Jaden knew she couldn't just yet... her ship was too far away for the Cruise Disrupter to reach.

... And with that, the hogosha manages to escape.

*BUZZ*"Ah... the frakker left... a pity.

*BUZZ*"... And I was already thinking of joining in the fight...

*BUZZ*"...Wanted to pay the Hogosha my... complaints on their superiors.""*BUZZ*

David laughs, *BUZZ*"I think these Rheinland guns arn't the solution: they are far too power hungry. I need some heavy hitting missiles.

*BUZZ*"The razor gets the shield, but the big guns are just a tad too slow."

*BUZZ*"Anyway, lets continue."*BUZZ* With that, the Terminal Velocity forms up a wing with the Gforce, and they head off in the direction of Honshu.





... Both stay silent for the trip until they enter the Jumpgate, at which Jaden's boredom got the better of her first. She first laughs to herself, then commed, *BUZZ*"... Boyfriend..."*BUZZ* She shakes head with a wry grin, *BUZZ*"The nerve..."*BUZZ*

He laughed in reply, *BUZZ*"Hehe, and to call me a girl..."*BUZZ* Jaden also laughs at that.

*BUZZ*"At least not that 'gaijan', or whatever the hell that is."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Ah, point taken!"*BUZZ* And she laughs even harder.

*BUZZ*"I want to break their neck whenever they say that..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"I'd like to strap them to a bed and pour drops of acid on their bodies whenever they say that..."*BUZZ* She snickers.

*BUZZ*"Just make sure it's a bed of nails."*BUZZ* He included.

*BUZZ*"Bed of being-heated iron's more like it,"*BUZZ* She grins devilishly.

*BUZZ*"Hahahah, that'd work too!"*BUZZ*

As they reach the junction of Akita Border Station from Osaka, they turn left and head towards Sigma-13.

*BUZZ*"But as for this liner, it's in the middle of nowhere. The GMG don't even know where it is."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Huh. That's surprising, considering it's a large ship."*BUZZ* Jaden scratches her chin thoughtfully.

David chuckles, *BUZZ*"... And if you like our yacht... You'll love his Liner."*BUZZ*

Jaden became noticeably more interested when the words 'yacht' and 'liner' were said together, *BUZZ*"... a... Luxury Liner?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"He's rigged it so your scanner says it's a prison Liner, it even looks a bit like one for the outside as well. But the inside...

*BUZZ*"... Fit for a royal family."*BUZZ*

The statement furthered her anticipation to get to it, *BUZZ*"Mmmm... I can't wait to witness such luxury."*BUZZ*

After going through the Jumpgate to Sigma-13, David expected the GMG to suddenly come hard with guns ablazing...

... But it seems they weren't even being approached. In fact, it seems like they were now being ignored.

David gave a low, impressed whistle, *BUZZ*"Fixed your rep eh?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Why wouldn't I?"*BUZZ* She replied in a cool voice.

*BUZZ*"Alright...... E6 it's at, I think."*BUZZ*

After flying past Helgoland, they break off from the Trade Lanes and plot a course into the outskirts of the safe zones. As the two ships flew farther and farther from the Trade Lane rings, the number of patrolling ships slowly grew less and less and less... until they found themselves completely alone amongst the thickening clouds, the light from the two ships' cruise engines being the only color apart from the bluish aura of the nebula.

*BUZZ*"You may want to watch yourself. It's parked inside the explosive gas pockets. Deters smaller ships."*BUZZ*

BOOM!!!

*BUZZ*"Already too late for that, Hahahah!"*BUZZ* Jaden quickly breaks formation and began evading the numerous H-fuel Gas Pockets that were coming up in front of them.

Maintaining an oscillating-straight line in the direction of the plotted Waypoint, passive scanners soon pick up an anomaly in the distance: it was a ship, christened as the Enthusiast's Timepiece.

*BUZZ*"Hmmm... got something... ah, is that the liner, David?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"More than likely, there's nothing else in these fields."*BUZZ*

Quickly, they come upon active scanner range. Jaden makes a quick scan of the ship, turning up something that raised her eyebrow, *BUZZ*"Freelancer IFF... strange...

*BUZZ*"Must be a salvaged wreck... or a rarely-seen private liner...

*BUZZ*"... all the better."*BUZZ* She smiles to herself.

*BUZZ*"Unknown ships, this is The Enthusiast's Timepiece. Please state your intentions and course."*BUZZ*

Jaden replies the transmission with a formal tone, *BUZZ*"This is Terminal Velocity to Liner Enthusiast's Timepiece. We're here with Gforce to request permission to see a contact of my compadre's, a person named George Darwin."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"This is David Gee, I'm coming to see old Georgy."*BUZZ*

She was surprised at how David initiated his conversation, *BUZZ*"... How casual."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Old? Who the bloody hell you calling old, you wannabe LSF agent?"*BUZZ* The sounds of a Bretonian man in his 40's replaces the voice of the Control-agent.

Jaden was astounded, *BUZZ*"... Even more casual..."*BUZZ* She smiles smugly as she giggled.

*BUZZ*"Alright... Permission for me and my friend here to dock."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Your request to dock is granted. Please proceed to dock 1."*BUZZ* A number of red lights open up from the bottom of the Liner, indicating the place to go to.

*BUZZ*"Acknowledged, Control."*BUZZ*

The Terminal Velocity and the Gforce engage docking procedures, and make their way through the large, open hatch that slowly opened up to allow the ships to enter. Within, they could see that the docking operations alone were well-organized and well-maintained, albeit with little manned crew save for robots. Whoever this Darwin was, Jaden thought, he must have a nice little thing going here.

The ships begin their careful approach towards the two bays that were highlighted by sharp, red lights around the sides. They land without any problems whatsoever.

The Gforce opened its cockpit first, its pilot afterwards slowly descending down the ladder. The Terminal Velocity, on the other hand, had its pilot vault over the side, apparently ignoring the ladder altogether. She lands on the hard platform with a metallic, but somewhat smooth thud, her whole body crouching low upon touching the flooring to absorb much of the impact.

Jaden, a Corsair-Freelancer cyborg who had her left arm, leg and eye replaced with some ugly, metallic, prosthetic limbs (save for the eye, which now looked like a normal eye except that it had the ability to change its color to accomodate the different visual settings), pauses for a couple of seconds before looking up with a smug grin, "... Heh... Haven't done that in a while."

"I once did that when I was drunk... Cracked 3 ribs." David Gee approaches her with a large grin himself, "... Anyway, Welcome to the Enthusiast's Timepiece."

She rubs her chin with her robot hand as she slowly rose to stand up, "... Yeah... The docking bay's not too shabby too."

Without warning, her robot leg let out a large BANG, followed by a cloud of steam spewing from almost all of the joints on the limb: so thick the smoke was that it creates a small fog all around her. With the Pneumatics temporarily without any media to hold the mechanism together, the leg immediately buckles, making Jaden stumble on the spot, "ACK!" and she hits the floor hard.

David dashes to her side and offers to help her, "Looks like that jump can break even metallic parts..."

She quickly recovers after shaking her head from side to side, "... STUPID OLD LIMBS!" She swears, "[A.D.M.I.N. censored], I so need to get replacements soon...

"Ugh... Overdue for a replacement for more than a year already."

After having David help her get up, she brushes away any loose dust on her flight suit gathered from the fall, "... Gracias." She looks at the leg, which had by now finished replacing its escaped air, allowing the mechanism to function properly again.

A grin forms on his face, but quickly vanishes, "Is there anything I can do?"

"Unless you're good at prosthesis, I don't think you can...

"... But a new model would be sweet, particularly one that's catered to my limb settings.

"But enough of tha---"

"Will you be able to get around?" He asked.

She paused at his concern, "Ehr... Si... This just happens when too much stress is applied in a short time. Strains the Pneumatics.

"Shouldn't happen... unless it's overdue for repairs, or is badly-maintained."

"Or just a little too old?"

She nods.

But her ears pick up the footsteps of a man on the distance, and she turns her head over to his direction. He looked like a Bretonian man, who wore a long black suit over an empowering-red long-sleeved shirt, his smooth, black, well-tailored slacks complementing both his attire and his spit-shine black shoes; on one hand he pegged a shiny, finely-carved cane with a lot of intricate patterns running all over its handle and spine, while the other hand was empty. His eyes didn't show of simple, age-old wisdom: actually, they shone with a powerful, dominating gaze that was associated by a man with a lot of power and wealth within his grasp.

Without turning her head, Jaden whispers to her companion, "Is... that the guy, Dav---"

"George!" He marches over to the man and delivers a firm, double-handed handshake, "Good to see you! Jaden's just having a little trouble."

She flinches slightly with an impressed awe, "... How really casual..."

After finishing with the handshake, his gaze switches over to the Corsair's direction, "Ah yes... Jaden. I've heard quite a bit about you. Do you think you could make it to the repair shop? I'm sure we can fix that right up for you."

"Hurr? Ehr... uh, thanks. I gue---

"Waiiit..." She narrowed her eyes with suspicion, "... How DO you know me? We haven't even met... have we?"

The man laughed a laugh that would've sent shivers down even a gruff man's spine, "I know quite alot about you. I wouldn't let a complete stranger onto my ship, even if they were a friends of David's."

A slight nervousness, as if of adrenaline, crept up through her bones, "Hmmm... is that so...?"

"Born on Planet Crete, successfully completed your rite into adulthood, but became an untouchable shortly afterwards when you turned coward and fled that ambush instead of dying with honor... left the empire when your entire family, friends and first lover, Julio Peñar, died before your eyes at the hands of BHG who were hired by corrupt Corsairs... only barely-escaping from the trap and losing your left eye in the process..."

She grunts with a snare.

"... Entrusted yourself unto Penchant Travin, who rescued you from your pod and even funded to replace your eye... only to be betrayed, used and abused by him later on, and, on the proxy-station he tried to trap you in, a blast door slammed shut, snapping your left leg clean..."

The dark, vivid, horrible experiences were quickly flooding back, "... Those were... my darkest days..." She bows her head low, developing a long frown on her face, a tear quickly dripping down the side of her cheek.

"... Survived the incident, replaced the stump with a prosthetic leg, became a Freelancer escort with a reputation for being cold, calculating and brutally mistrusting... was soon hired under contract by infamous smuggler, Terrence Bourbon, who eventually won both your trust and your heart after 2 years of persistence..."

The bittersweet memories of Jaden's most recent lover filled her mind. She closes her eyes and whispers half to herself, "... He was a great man..."

"... Smuggling fleet ambushed by a 5-Tridente raid in Tau-23... You tried to buy time for the smuggling fleet to escape, but a missile hit you, the explosion charring your entire left arm, forcing Terrence to rescue you and letting him be the one to buy time... was successful, but perished in the process."

Jaden looked at her left arm, an apparent reminder of her greatest failure as an escort... a grim reminder of how much she had lost just for deciding to live, "... I..." She looks back at George, her eyes now filling up with tears from the memories she wished to forget... and thought she had forgotten, "... didn't want to be reminded of all that..."

"Don't worry my dear, I know just as much about David." He grins darkly at the Libertonian, "... Did he ever tell you about his first love?"

Her tears momentarily stop as she was piqued with interest, "... N-no... He didn't. Why?"

"Enough showing off George," David interrupted cooly, "Can we head to the repair bay? Trust me Jaden, it'll be good as new."

"But I..." She pauses with heavy hesitation, but eventually continued, "... I want to know... if that's alright with you, David?"

... George only grinned ever darker...

But before the man could utter another word, David began scowling at him, "You will. But first, repair bay. THEN drinks."

Jaden made a disappointed smirk, but quickly turned it into a smug smile. She wipes the remaining tears from her eyes, "... Alright. The steam's getting annoying anyway." She complained as the pneumatics started fizzing stronger than usual.





The way to the repair bay was a short one: just a few minutes' walk from the Docking Bays towards the Medical Bay. Jaden, as she and David followed close behind George, was rightfully-amazed at the level of detail and luxury that even the corridors alone expressed: large antique-looking chandeliers, narra-boarded walls that had a slight yet rich rosy-aroma to them, and red-carpeted flooring which offered lots of friction, even when wet; every several meters an old-fashioned oil painting could be found decorating the wall.

On the way they only chanced upon a couple of other crewmembers, who were too busy and engrossed in their datapad-interfaces to even interact with George. The man didn't seem to mind: in fact, he appeared quite pleased that his crewmembers were all busy with something to do instead of slacking around, "I do believe they should be a good fit. If not, I'll have them changed." He said as they were getting half-way to their destination.

"That's a surprise. Not many people with my design specifications...

"... Unless you were informed that I was coming beforehand?" She gazes at David wryly.

The accused simply grinned in response, "You'll regret any wacks you give me... I'll tell you that now."

Jaden shrugs her shoulders, "Eh... expected, considering I'm under your employ."

Entering the MedBay, they make a few turns toward the Biomechatronics wing. As they opened the large blast-door a flood of white light shone on them. After Jaden's human-eye had adjusted, the first thing that she saw within that room was a cylindrical, gravitonic platform where, on the center, a prosthetic arm and leg floated conveniently within reach: the two limbs were quite life-like, looked very real. Had there not been the plasteel attachments on the junctions you'd think they were yanked out from another person.

Jaden was impressed, and slightly awed, at the level of detail, even from a distance. She raises an eyebrow as she appraised the limbs, "Well! This IS a delight."

"And they're all yours."

She brisk-walks over to the platform, and the limb that she got first was the arm: it was supple, smooth, fair and so very much like her own skin; whoever made these prosthetic limbs sure must've done their homework into how Jaden originally looked before the accidents.

Her eyes tear up slightly in gratification, "... It's... been so long..."

George folded his arms and coughed to get her attention, "If you don't mind, Jaden, David and I will head over to the Main Lounge. Just ask any bot you see to lead you there when you're done."

"Si...

"... and... Thank you."

David gives a mock salute as they turned to walk away, "See ya soon!"

As the two men disappear out the repair bay, Jaden takes a short time to feel the skin after many years. But then her admiring smile slowly becomes a devilish grin, and she began cackling deviously to herself, "... Heheheheh..."

... Several minutes pass...

The Main Lounge was a little dark at the time, with some dimmed lights fairly illuminating the room. It was a medium-sized room, with more than a dozen smooth tables, each chair being a softly-cushioned throne in its own right. The walls were decorated with several paintings and a single, large viewscreen, while on one side was a very large, clear-view window that showed the Crow Nebula in all it's glory.

There, beside the window, sat George on his comfortable chair, whilst David stood, looking outwards into space, "I haven't been here in a while..."

A robot bartender came up to the two and poured a drink into Darwin's empty-glass, "Yes, it's been too long I'd say, though you two have been going through ship at a good rate."

David scoffed lightly to himself, "Well Jaden has had some bad luck with Rheinland, as you know. And I have been playing around with the loadout.

"... Almost got it right. Know any good missiles? Heavy hitting is what I'm looking for---"

"Hey, David..." A familiar voice echoed over the distance.

George turned his head towards the direction, and he gave a very wide grin. David looked over, and there he saw Jaden leaning her shoulder on the Lounge's doorsill.

Yet she looked different... David thought that he had already gotten accustomed to the Corsair's looks with her hideous limbs. But as he slowly appraised her from head-to-toe, now without any ugly machinery marring her true potential, he didn't just see an ordinary woman: he saw a woman, a figure that curved with suppleness, an item of mouth-watering lust, an object of delight that even Aphrodite would've wept to glimpse a taste of.

... And that ass... oh, and that ass...

For all his attempts at self-control, David couldn't help but feel... uncomfortable... VERY uncomfortable, in fact, at the presence of such a pristine example of humanity.

"What did I miss?" She asks in a foxy tone.

He clears his throat and quickly looks back out the window to the nebula, a bead of sweat trickling from the side of his face, "W-we were just... talking about me getting some missiles. George suggested cannonball missiles... you heard of 'em?"

She leans out and slowly approaches the table, "Cannonballs?"

"So you have heard of them?"

She rolls her eyes, "Frankly, I'm more inclined with Sidewinders. What's the use of damage when the 'hammer can't even hit the nail', si?"

"Those aren't bad, but what David needs is something that'll track better than his weapons, while still deliver a good punch" Darwin leans back on his chair.

"I'd go with Corsair-make weapons... The best in the galaxy, delivers punch, and is quite energy-efficient." She proudly mentioned.

"The Corsairs make good weapons, though they certainly aren't the best. Really, it depends on the target." He rubs his chin to himself.

Jaden grinds her teeth at his protest, but quickly maintains her composure, "Still... Honestly, I'm not particular with missiles. Too..."

She looks to the side, frowning, "... unreliable."

"I never used missiles myself... But after taking on the Hogosha, I think if I had a couple of cannonballs, I'd have hit a little more often: the razor takes care of the shields, the missiles and guns for the hull."

"Your getting better with the razor, though you can still be wildly off sometimes..." George points his glass at David's direction.

"Yes... Still nothing like taking their smug shield from under them in one hit."

"HAHAHAH...

"... So Jaden..." Darwin turned to look at the Corsair, "What do you plan on doing with yourself? I'm sure you don't plan on sticking with David forever.

"... Even I get sick of him sometimes..." He chuckles as he takes a long sip.

She opens her mouth to respond, but then somehow hesitates, "... I... don't really know..."

David grins to himself, "It's not so bad. A free holiday to anywhere of your choice from time to time."

She scratches the back of her neck, "I know that David can be such a pendejo sometimes... but..." She stares out the window herself, her face seeming to go deeper in self-thought.

After finishing his sip, he puts a fist on his mouth in thought. After a moment, he puts on a devious grin, "... You love him, don't you?"

"Wha---" Jaden is caught off-guard, "H-How--- N-n-no!" She turns back to Darwin with hysteria in her voice, her face wildly blushing red, "I already said that I only loved him because I thought he was acting li--- wa-wait, what I meant was that I was simply infatuated by how he helped me and made me feel speci--- NO-NO-NO, that's not it either, what I meant instead was that, sure he had the sums of money, a great estate, the physique of a hunk, and the die-hard looks of a--- W-W-WAIT, WH-WH-WHAT AM I SAYING?!"

David turned his head to face Jaden, his face shocked beyond disbelief... but the tone of his next words clearly showed interest on the subject, "... What ARE you saying?"

Jaden was now put on the spot. She twiddled her fingers as she looked down on the floor, fumbling in her response, "... I... Ehr... Uhmmrrrr... I just---"

Suddenly, David's PDA beeps madly, "... Huh?"

She blows a long sigh of relief.

"What the... crap..." He looks at the data that his PDA just received, and doesn't like what he's seeing, "We're going to have to sort this out later... Company at the estate."

The feelings of embarrassment quickly leave her, and are soon replaced with urgent alertness, "What? Company?!"

He puts the device back in its pocket and turns to Darwin, "George, talk to you soon." He then turns to his companion, "Jaden, we'll have to talk more about this after, we gotta get home... NOW!"

She nods quickly, "Si! On it!" The two then sprint off to their ships without another moment's notice.

"Good hunting to both of you. Perhaps you could try those defenses David?"

"We might just need them!"

"Thanks for the new models, by the way, Señor Darwin."

He waves at them with a smile, "Don't forget to ask David about his first love, that'll crack him right open!" And he laughs long and loud.

Jaden catches those last words, and momentarily gets piqued with interest... but then shakes it off from the urgency and continues onto their ships.





... The Terminal Velocity and the Gforce cruised on towards Helgoland, their pilots' hearts racing to get back in time, *BUZZ*"What the hell? Company on MY--- OUR estate?!"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"The computer has been tracking the ship for 10 minutes. It seems to be looking for something..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Then let's punch it before it finds our pad. C'mon!"*BUZZ* The Terminal Velocity's cruise engines fire up even fiercer.

*BUZZ*"Lets just hoping that's not what it's looking for..."*BUZZ*





... As the two ships make their way around Akita and head towards Osaka, Jaden further continued, *BUZZ*"... If that pilot ever lays a finger on my pool, I'm gonna strangle him and feed his innards to the Corsairs."*BUZZ*

David laughs at that statement, *BUZZ*"What was that about YOUR estate? I'm the one who owns it."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"ehr, ehm..."*BUZZ* She pauses a bit in her transmission, *BUZZ*"... I didn't really mean to say that it was just my estate... I just meant that I uh... really liked the place, and..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"The only way it could become your estate is if I died and left it to you, hahahah...

*BUZZ*"... Or if we got married, HAHA---"*BUZZ* But he seemed to get cut-off from finishing his laughter, *BUZZ*"... Wait... What did I just say?!"*BUZZ*

"M... Married?" Her face slightly blushes red, *BUZZ*"... ehh... What DID you just..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"So..... nice long time in power I see.'*BUZZ* A sudden interruption of another man's voice in the comms catches Jaden's attention.

She clicks to respond to the messenger, *BUZZ*"Hmm? Who's this?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Who's the girl on that ship?'*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Uhh...."*BUZZ* David desperately looks for something to change the subject to. It seems that whoever this messenger was, it was only directed to Jaden.

*BUZZ*"Ah, who? I'm the only pilot here."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Mhmmm. How long have you gone by that call sign...?'

*BUZZ*'Now... What ship do you run? I know I know you...'*BUZZ*

Jaden narrows her eyes with suspicion, her tone getting a bit more upset, *BUZZ*"... Who's this? Is this the pilot who's looking for our---"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Might know me as Canis Lupus.'*BUZZ*

Jaden couldn't believe her ears... That name was oh so familiar. It's been so long... but why now? *BUZZ*"... Chr... Christopher?"*BUZZ*

The Gforce's computer finally identifies the intruding ship to be a Hogosha Black Dragon, *BUZZ*"A Black Dragon? I bet you it's that bloody one I fought outside on New Tokyo when we left... No running away this time you little [A.D.M.I.N. censored]"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Ah... Hit a bingo it seems.'*BUZZ*

Jaden was astounded! She quickly switches her comms channel to David's, *BUZZ*"Hold it... I just...

*BUZZ*"I just got contacted by an old friend of mine."*BUZZ* She transmits over as they reach the Planet New Tokyo.

*BUZZ*"Well tell 'em they have to wait! We gotta take this frakker down."*BUZZ*

She was hesitant on breaking comms with Christopher Dangen... There were still so much more questions needing answered, so little information about him. And they've only seen each other once. She was reluctant of just leaving him high-and-dry at the heat of the moment, *BUZZ*"... David... you go on ahead. I'll catch up."*BUZZ*

She switches to Chris, *BUZZ*"Señor Dangen. It's been a while."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Indeed it has... been. You've gone silent."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"What?! Your not coming? Jaden... If they try to escape I won't be able to stop them!"*BUZZ* David yelled over the comms channel.

She switches again to David, getting a bit upset herself, *BUZZ*"I know that! Just let me handle this, alright?! I'll catch up in a few minutes."*BUZZ*

"You'd better..." And with that, the Gforce goes ahead and docks with the planet.

*BUZZ*"Where did we meet again.. I need a memory jog. Alot has happened since the past.

"And its... Dirus Taine now.'*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"Señor Da--- I mean... Dirus. Sorry that I can't stay and chat, but I need to go..."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"This is very abrupt.'*BUZZ*

She told him urgently, *BUZZ*"There's someone who's probably looking for our estate. If they find it, we're done for. Our cover's gonna be blown."*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*"That so... So you can't talk to me... for old time sakes.. That's a shame.'*BUZZ*

Her tone gets a little distressed, *BUZZ*"No, I'd... like to... but this is urgent... You can understand, si?"*BUZZ*

*BUZZ*'Yes... as I normally do.

*BUZZ*'Vale..'*BUZZ* And the comms to Dirus cuts off.

Jaden felt disappointed that he had called at a bad time, but now was not the time for conversation... Her safety could be compromised by the instance of this single ship scouting out for their base of operations. If the Hogosha find it, who knows what'll happen...

She takes in a deep breath, and quickly follows after David into Planet New Tokyo...

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