Galaxy Force: Nova 3 - A Beginning
Galaxy Force: Nova 3 - A Beginning
Written by: Jevon Pennant (shadogg@geocities.com)
Copyright ) 1997
A note from me, the author: I wrote this fanfic as away to get some ideas off my mind. I've always have been intrigued by space operas like Robotech and other shows like Star Trek(no, I'm not a trekkie!) and movies like Star Wars. I decided to write this to see how well this story would fare, even though it is my first real attempt at writing something like this, and if I should continue on with some kind of series. But for now, enjoy what writing skills I have and tell me if I should melt my keyboard down or not! ^_-
The year is 2032. An alien civilization has come to earth with good intentions. They have given Earth advances in technology that would not have come around for another 85 years in exchange for being able to mix in and breed with humans. (The result was stuff like red or green hair and silver or yellow eyes, you know typical anime stuff.) anyways, not known to humans was that the alien civilization was slowly being wiped out by another race of extra-terrestrials. They came to earth to escape their fate. When the World Government, headed by Chelsea Clinton (Hey, it's my story!), discovered the situation they quickly came to an agreement and formed the Galaxy Force Space Armada. They constructed 1,000s massive of Galaxy Class space battlecrusers on orbiting space stations and sent them in to deep space coming into contact with other civilizations who were threatened by the mysterious race.
It is now 2082, fifty years after the crisis began. The characters, Lt. Squad Commander Jaycee Tanaka, 2nd Lt. Imee Stephenson, 2nd Lt. Kristi Mitchell, and 1st Lt. Teri Cooper are the third in a series of exceptional rookie Powersuit pilots called Nova Squad 3. Their commander, Strike Captain Janice Mitsuki was apart of Nova Squad 2, she sees the new squad as a group of hormonally out of balance kids who just got lucky in cadet training. She feels they have no business being on her ship or even in the Galaxy Force. Their objective is to drive the alien threat back in to the inter-dimensional rift from whence they came.
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"Come on Jaycee, get up! We're gonna be late!"
"Okay, okay! I'm up, I'm up! Geez, I never get any sleep with you around.
"Well what do you think I'm here for? You know Strike Captain Mitsuki gets pissed when we're late!"
"I don't know why I decided to go coed and bunk with you Imee. Girls are so, so, I don't know. You're just girls.
"It wasn't a decision, it was more like a direct order."
"Yeah, I guess so huh."
Jaycee quickly hopped down from the upper bunk and began to suit up. "Why call us? I thought this was our time off" Jaycee grumbled while slipping on his fatigues.
"I have no clue but it seems urgent." Imee answered back poking her head out of the bathroom. Her voice was muffled, as her mouth was full of toothpaste. It splattered all over the floor and on Jaycee's boots.
"Will you ever learn how to spit that crap in the sink?"
"Sorry!" Imee smiled as she made a peace sign out of her toothpaste covered fingers.
Jaycee bolts out of the room, after wiping off his boots, and crosses the hallway to Kristi and Teri's room. 'Bang, bang, bang!' Jaycee pounds on the steel door. "Are you two up?"
The door slides open and Kristi is standing in the way. She looks like she was caught in a twister. Her usually shiny turquoise blue hair was dull and sprawled all over her head band. The huge T-shirt she usually wore in the quarters, was hanging off her right shoulder, exposing a tad bit too much skin. She was balancing herself on the wall all while still snoring when the door opened.
"What do you want?" She yawns. She rubs her light green eyes and then begins to stretch. She bends over to let her back snap and pop from the nights sleep. "Can't you see I'm trying to catch some Z's here?"
"We need to get ready!" Jaycee commands. "Were needed by Mitsuki. And where is Teri?"
"Oh, she left already. Said she had something to d" Kristi's head nods and she dozes off. She loses her balance and lands face first on the floor. "Oww! Why did you have to hit me like that!" she yells as she jumps to her feet.
"I didn't do anything!" Jaycee smirks "Lets go!"
Just then, Imee shoots out of the squad quarters and runs down the hall. "Any other time she would be the last person outta here." Jaycee said in awe, looking out of the squad quarters, eyeballing Imee's trail of dust.
"Maybe she picked up some good vibes or something she's never run that fast before." Kristi added.
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"Lt. Imee Stephenson reporting, Sir!" Imee spoke out of breath. She had ran as fast as she could to get to the command room.
"Your late! Where is the rest of your group?" Mitsuki yelled, asserting her authority.
"I have no idea sir" Imee said nervously. "I thought they were behind me!" "Where is that squad commander of yours?" Mitsuki yelled.
"Lt. Tanaka reporting, sir!" Barked Jaycee, acknowledging his superior.
Imee blew a sigh of relief. 'I gotta stop putting my self in these situations!' She thought.
"Lt. Mitchell reporting for duty! Sir!" Kristi blew.
"Good." Mitsuki sighed, as she turned to the intelligence computer. She pressed a few buttons and a three dimensional view of the surrounding space appeared in to view. A small yellow blip appeared also surrounded by 3 red blips. "Now here are your assigned instructions. You are to go to quadrant RF40AF and escort the supply ship that has taken on heavy damage from enemy fighters. We need that supply ship as it has the important weapons upgrades that are required.
"Really? I hope my replacement point rifle is on there!" Imee gleamed.
"Does it have the space mail from earth, sir?" Jaycee questioned excitedly.
"Are you still looking for those cookies from mommy Jaycee?" Kristi teased.
"Shut up! You lucky we're not suited up, 'cause I would blast you, you bi" "Silence!" Mitsuki screamed. "I will have no fighting or use of that word on my ship!"
"Yes sir." The two moaned in unison.
"What are you waiting for? Get out there and bring back that supply ship, NOW!"
Mitsuki watched as the trio scrambled towards the door, somehow managing to get stuck in the threshold. They fell through it on to the floor and started to argue with each other as the door slid shut behind them.
"I still wonder how that bunch of morons ever got through cadet training together." Sighed Mitsuki.
The trio got to their ready room and began to get in to their battlesuits. A lot of clicking, zipping and snapping sounds could be heard. Mild conversation could be heard as well. Jaycee slips on his helmet and checks the microphone.
"You guys ready?" Jaycee asked over the communicator.
"Ready!" Imee and Kristi chirped in unison.
"Tower, this is Lt. Tanaka reporting," Jaycee yelled over the ambient noise. "Nova Squadron is locked and loaded. Requesting your permission to take off."
"Permission granted." replied the familiar female voice. "Good luck you three. I'm expecting you guys to return so we can have that lunch that I owe you."
"Who knows what Teri has in store for us," Kristi gulped. "The taste from that last meal still lingers in my mouth!"
"Don't remind me!" Imee gagged.
"The bridge can hear that Kristi, and I am not amused!" Teri grumbled.
"Okay," Jaycee interrupted before any more comments could be made, "Lets launch. Switch on your navigation computers and do a systems check!" The bright neon glows came in to focus inside their helmets on the solar shield, displaying all of the information uploaded from the intelligence computer.
"This is always the best part of this gig!" Imee cheered. "I love these neon colors!"
"What ever you say Imee." Kristi worried. "Why are you so chipper today?"
"I don't know. I just feel good!" Imee answered
"What did you two do last night Jaycee?" Kristi questioned.
"We didn't do anything! Set your jets to half thrust and lets head to Quadrant RF40AF!" Jaycee ordered.
"Oh, and Kristi, TRY not to lag this time."
"As if Lt." She mumbled.
As the three set out in to the blackness of space, Mitsuki watched from the command station. "I should have sent out the Knight Squadron instead." She frowned.
"Don't worry, they'll do fine." A voice assured from behind.
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The flight through space to their destination was uneventful except for the occasional Space Police powersuit or civilian hovercraft flyby.
"Jaycee, I'm picking up a distress signal here." Kristi informed.
"All right." Jaycee approved. "Imee, I want you to scan that signal, tell me if it's coming from our supply ship."
"Yes sir!" Imee complied as she began to key in commands to the control console on her lower arm. "Sir, the signal is coming from our target at nav psi ." Imee said. "Apparently the ship has managed to move to safety."
"Where is it now?" Jaycee questioned.
"Quadrant RF40AD." Imee returned.
"All right then, lets switch our heading to that quad. Set your jets to three-quarter power."
"Wait!" Kristi commanded! "I'm picking up a heatsource. Scanning It's an enemy Power Armor, Class 5"
"What?!? power armor class 5?!? We can't stop that!" Imee yelped. "There's more." Kristi continued. "It's asking for any assistance. Apparently it has taken heavy damage and life-support systems are fading!"
"Where is it?" Imee asked. "In the same sector as the supply ship." Kristi informed.
"I wonder what Rick Hunter would do in this situation" Jaycee wondered.
"Lt. this is not Robotech, It's real life." Imee snapped at Jaycee. "I see you are still watching the 45Th. anniversary Robotech Immortals edition DVDs."
"Uh, yeah." Jaycee said, realizing he trailed off again. "Initiate weapons systems and keep scanning for any more heatsources. I'm gonna send a log back to Teri."
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"Captain, I just got word back from Nova squad." Teri informed.
"What is their status?" Mitsuki questioned.
"They seem to have come across an enemy power armor, class 5 sir."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yes, and there is more information coming in. Apparently the armor is damaged and it has depleted it all weapons."
"Hmm, That would explain the one red blip on the scanner. Tell them to bring in the supply ship, the power armor, and its pilot and report immediately to the battle room for debriefing."
"Yes sir!"
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"Okay," Jaycee started. "I just got word that we have to bring back the power armor and the supply ship."
"Easier said than done." Kristi grumbled. "I don't think our fusion packs could take that kind of load. I mean it's impossible not to put a strain on the tractor system with some thing so big like a power armor."
"Jaycee, she's right." Imee said. "We're going to need help here. What about Teri?"
"Teri?" Jaycee wondered. "If she can get out from behind that cozy command console, I think that might work. I'll ask her to ask that tagalong Swarm squadron to help out."
"Eww, not them Jaycee!" Imee cried. "Their commander likes to get all over me, I get goose bumps whenever he's around!"
"Would you rather have the Knight squad? You know how they hate us!"
"No."
"Good, it's settled," Jaycee finished. "Kristi, radio in for Teri and the Swarm squad."
"Sure thing." Kristi answered.
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"What?" Teri snapped over the communicator. "The Swarm squad? Their commander is always hitting on me!"
"Just do it!" Kristi yelled over the communicator. "Jaycee's orders!"
"Damn it!" Teri yelled. Every one in the control room turned to see what the commotion was.
"Permission to leave the control room, sir."
"Granted." Mitsuki acknowledged.
Teri made her way to the Swarm squadrons quarters. She reached for the intercom button. Her fingers became sticky with some kind of smelly goo after touching it. "How gross!" She shrieked as she wiped her hand on the wall. The door slid open and loud rock music began to blare out of the room. Suddenly, a dirty looking figure appeared into Teri's view.
"Teri!" the person said. "I see you have finally changed your mind about being my woman!"
"No Spring," Teri mumbled. "I still haven't made a decision yet," She gave Spring a once over. She swore he was wearing a shirt but his chest was covered in soot. His dirty green hair was slimy and full of soot as well. "but we need your help with a power suit and a supply ship."
"Really? The mighty Nova squad is asking the lowly Swarm squad for help?" Spring laughed. "I guess we can help, but for a price. You have to go on a date with me!"
"What?!?" Teri yelled. "Hell no! Are you nuts?"
"Well then, you get no help at all."
Teri suddenly realized her mistake. She stuck her foot in the door while it was sliding shut.
"Uh, Spring? I'll take you up on your offer."
The shouts of joy could be heard across the entire ship.
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"It took you long enough to get here, Teri" Jaycee frowned.
"Have patience cousin, I'm a little rusty" She responded.
"Hey Lt., long time no see!" Spring said.
"Glad to see you too, Spring" Jaycee grumbled. "Where are Polly and Chisel?"
"They're coming."
"The more the merrier." Imee said under her breath.
Bringing their prize home was no easy task. Their mini tractor beams overheated and shutdown a few times. It took several hours before they got half way to their goal. After finally getting in, the squads reported for debriefing and were given two extra days off. Imee and Teri headed back to the squad quarters while Jaycee and Kristi set of for the ship's dining area.
"You want Chinese?" Jaycee asks as he looks in to the dining area.
"Whatever, I'm just hungry."
They walk over to the Chinese buffet and look at all the combos.
"Hello! Welcome to Ah, Chop Soy! What would you like to day, sir?" The girl behind the counter says as she bows. Her smile was disturbingly big.
"I want the soup of the day, Mongolian beef, sweet and sour pork, those broccoli things, a couple wontons, some of that famous brandy fried chicken of yours, fried rice and a lemonade." Kristi blurts out. "And could you double that? I'm hungry."
"Kristi, you eat like a pig!" Jaycee says, astonished. She smiles and sticks out her tongue. "I'll have what she ordered but singled."
"Sure!" The waitress says, slightly over enthusiastically. "It'll be ready in two minutes. We have to fry the chicken real quick."
"Man, what a day!" Jaycee sighed. "I thought we were never getting that thing in."
"Tell me about it. The servo in my left arm went out and I had to use my muscle to move it" Kristi said rubbing her shoulder.
"Sir, your order is ready! Will you be paying now or do you want me to put it on your regular customer tab?"
"Nah, not this time." Jaycee whips out his debit cart and pays for the food. Kristi greedily grabs her tray and runs off to find a table.
"So, Jaycee." The girl begins. "Are you and Kristi dating?"
"No!" He replies, slightly upset.
"Really? Well my number's on the back of your napkin!"
Jaycee gives a stern look. Then he smiles and winks, picks up his tray and walks to the table where Kristi chose to sit.
The girl rushes in to the back of the shop to look for her friends. "You won't believe it! I was just talking to the hottest pilot in the Galaxy Force!" she screams.
Jaycee sits down at the table and begins to eat. He notices the loud smacking sounds and looks up at Kristi.
"I'm telling you! I am sooo hungry!" She says, her mouth full of food.
Jaycee nods and looks around to see if anyone is watching them. Sure enough, people are staring in suspense while Kristi inhales her dinner. "Could you slow down a bit? People are watching!" he frowns.
"So what! I'm a growing girl! I need to eat!" Kristi grunts between mouthfuls.
Jaycee finishes off his plate after Kristi and buys a couple ice cream sundaes. They talk for an hour or so about the Academy and other things they've been through. All the while being watched by the awe stricken civilians in the food court.
"Well I'm calling it a day." Jaycee yawned "You coming?"
"In a bit." Kristi answered. After Jaycee left, she pulled out a letter from earth. 'Mom and Dad.' She thought. 'They finally sent me those cookies!' She reaches in to her other pocket. "Whoops! I forgot to give Jaycee his letter. Oh well."
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Jaycee began to open the door to his room when he noticed Imee singing. He opened the door and to his surprise he saw Imee, as naked as can be, dancing and singing to the song on her Opti-man. Her long, silver hair in a single braid running along the small of her back. Jaycee watched as she danced around, her behind rippling with every impact her feet made on the floor. He remembered how Teri told him that Imee had a thing for him, but another thought crossed his mind. He reached for Imee's still wet towel on the rack and began to wrap it into a whip. He pulled back to snap but noticed that Imee felt like something was wrong. She stopped for a second and looked over her shoulder.
'Nothing.' She thought, continuing to sing and dance.
Jaycee, now overly excited about this whole ordeal, began to laugh. He couldn't help it. He jumped out from the closet ran to Teri and Kristi's room. "Cousin, you gotta see this!" Jaycee snorted. They shot into the other room and saw the whole event.
"Oh my!" Teri blushed.
Suddenly Kristi walks in. "What the heck?" She smirked. Kristi grabbed the video recorder off of the shelf and began to tape the great happenings. Imee turned around and opened her dark purple eyes.
"Oh! Hi guys!" She smiled. "What's so funny? What's up with the camcorder? Wait a minute, it's not my birthday is it?"
"Yeah, your right," Jaycee smiled, admiring her body, "but you do have your birthday suit on!"
"What?" Imee said, puzzled. "Birthday suit? Oh my gosh! Close the door! Close the door!"
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In the middle of the night a call came in on the Teleview. Mitsuki's face appeared on the screen.
"Wake up you four!" her voice echoed through the squad quarters. They shuffled in to the room, with sleep still in their eyes.
"Geez, what is it now?" Kristi moaned pitifully scratching her head. She looks over her shoulder at Teri who always manages to look presentable. She shuffles in behind Kristi in a jade kimono covered with beautiful golden flower designs. Her hair was as if she never slept. It was up in a bun perfectly on top of her head. "How do you manage?" Kristi asks. Her oversized T-shirt and hair, which she barely managed to put into some kind of braid, paled in comparison to Teri's pampered self.
"A little hair spray and shampoo is all. " She smiles and bows sarcastically.
"Hmmf!" Kristi mumbles turning towards the view screen.
"Sir?" Jaycee asked.
"Do you people remember the armada of alien ships we destroyed several weeks back?" Mitsuki questioned.
"Yes," Imee answered groggily. "We took out four battlecrusers."
"Yes, but your efforts were futile." Mitsuki continued. "It seems that our friend that we picked up, claims to be more on the way."
"Really?" Kristi questioned. "Like how many more?"
"Try 10,000 more armadas just like that." Mitsuki gulped.
CHAPTER 2
A day on the town A Nightmare on Main Street
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"What?" Jaycee growled. "You gotta be kidding sir. I mean come on! The guy could be lying!"
"She," Mitsuki began before further conversation continued. "is telling the truth. She was on board the transport shuttle when the aliens attacked. Did you not even notice the gaping hole in the shuttles hull? One of the power armors got on board and attacked the inside. Although nothing was damaged we found a dead alien soldier lying on the floor. There was not a single scratch on him!"
"Interesting, sir." Kristi pondered. "Do you know exactly what happened?"
"Well, yes and no." Mitsuki answered. "She managed to climb in to the mecha and fight off the other power suits. The alien on the ship died from some kind of anomaly that occurred in his brain. It was like it was filled with a whole lot of something and couldn't take the strain."
"So it burst? Eww gross!" Imee freaked.
"No! It didn't burst. It just stopped functioning." Mitsuki sighed, shuddering at the thought of exploding brains. "Changing the topic, your extended four day vacation still stands. You will be on stand-by however."
"Stand-by sir?" Kristi groaned.
"But look at the bright side, your friends in the Knight squad are off vacation." Mitsuki added. "They get overtime this week."
"Oh great! Let them find out about our vacation and we'll never hear the end of it! We'd better just hang ourselves now!" Jaycee frowned. Four ropes appear from behind the Nova's backs. In unison they wrap the ropes around their necks in a noose. They all go through a mock hanging, each having a grotesque expression on their faces. Mitsuki, displeased with the whole scene, snaps.
"Will you four retards cut that crap out! Even you don't deserve a fate like that! Get the hell out of my face! I don't know why I put up with you morons!" Mitsuki turns her chair away from the screen and begins to say dirty words in Japanese. four pairs of eyes begin to twitch and Teri collapses to the ground in a heap of hysterical laughter. Kristi summons up enough courage to speak.
"S-Sir, t-the view screen is st-still on." Mitsuki spins around to face the view screen.
"Oh, I'm sorry, sleep tight!" She says in the most kindly, motherly-like voice she could muster up. Mitsuki smiles and flips off the screen.
"Wow!" Imee gulps "I'm sleeping with one eye open now."
"No kidding," Kristi frowns. "I don't think I will ever sleep again!"
"Now that was disturbing!" Jaycee says coming around from the shock. He drops to one knee, still hyperventilating. "I almost passed out!"
"Look!" Imee shrieks. Jaycee and Kristi turn around to see Teri, drooling and snoring loudly.
"Is she breathing Jaycee?" Kristi worries.
"Yeah, that's how she sleeps. Haven't you seen her do it? I mean you bunk with her." Jaycee answers.
"Now I know why I have dreams of rain every night! She's sleeping on the bottom bunk from now on!"
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In the morning, the smells of breakfast could be smelt. Imee was the first to get up to the good scents. She got up and looked at Jaycee, who was snoring loudly. She opened the door and tipped in to the kitchen to see Teri cooking up a storm. Imee smiled and made her way to the entertainment area and sat on the couch. She searched for the remote and found it under a pillow. She flipped on the Teleview to see the latest news.
"So come to Spacy's White Flower Sale for a vast selection of modern designer clothes. All items twenty to sixty percent off for the next three days! Hurry!" The narrator announced.
"Wow!" Imee exclaimed. "Sixty percent?" Finally the news came back on.
"Our top story, Yesterday evening, sources from the interstellar news wire reported a vast battle located seventy light years away from our location. Apparently, alien fighters attacked a large colony on a E-class planet from orbit. Over 35 million injured was reported. Amazingly, only six died. This just in: Spacy's is having it's annual White Flower Sale. Discounts of up to sixty per" "Click."
"There's never any thing on the news." Imee grumbled. She gets up and heads back to the kitchen. Her stomach was growling loudly. "Is it ready?"
Teri almost jumped out of her kimono. Flour flew every where and the egg she held got crushed in her hand during her fright. "W-w-will you stop that!!! You do it every morning!"
"Sorry!" Imee smiled. "I thought you would have heard the TV."
"No! I couldn't hear the TV from in here." Teri said. "And yes breakfast is ready. I hope your taste buds are too!"
Imee sat down at the table and waited for her plate. "You know what would be real fun to do Teri?"
"No, what?"
"We could go shopping on the City Frigate. Spacy's is having a sale and all and I don't want to miss it.
"Oh really?" Teri said as a matter a factly.
"Yes! You could get that shirt you've been wanting to get."
"You mean that cute little half shirt? I've been looking at that in the catalogs and I just love it!"
Kristi walks in to the kitchen yawning. She sits down at the table. "Hey guys, what's up?"
"We wanna go shopping!" Imee cheers.
"You gotta ask Jaycee. You know how he is about going to the City Frigate, especially now, since we're on call." Kristi informed.
"So, why don't we go?" Jaycee asked. The three girls look to see Jaycee standing in the hallway.
"How long have you been there cousin?" Teri asked.
"Long enough." Jaycee answered. "Why don't we go? I don't think we'll be called on anytime soon. Remember, we still have four days of vacation. Which includes our extension, if I may add."
"So we're going?" The Girls gleamed.
"Yes," Jaycee assured. "but I'm not holding all the bags again!"
"Aww come on, Jaycee!" Kristi teased. She gets up from the table and walks behind Jaycee and begins to rub his shoulders sensuously. "Your the only male in our little group. We need your strong muscles." She says in a sexy tone of voice.
Jaycee begins to relax from the massage. "I-I guess I can hold them." He tenses up. "This is the last time I do it!" The Girls cheer with delight. "Kristi, you can stop massaging now. You got your point across." Kristi stops and steps back.
"If that didn't work, I was just going to hit you over the head with my pistol and drag you to the frigate." Kristi whispered in Jaycee's ear.
He jumps and turns around to see Kristi twirling an energy pistol on her index finger. "I'm never trusting a woman again! Especially a gun happy woman!"
Teri and Imee laugh.
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'I am tired of this fleet of ships destroying my army! I want them torn to pieces!' (note: in ESP)
'Yes, my master. It will be your will.'
'Excellent'
The dark figure sits down at his command seat. He pulls up a command console and begins to key in commands. "Envelo, report to the command room."
"Yes, Lord Thoraton." The raspy voice replies.
The tall, lanky figure enters the room, His blue cape flowing through the air like it was made of the finest of the finest of silks. He stands in front of his commander and salutes him sternly. Thoraton nods his head and brings up a screen with data statistics of all the ships in the Exploration fleet.
"I want you to attack this ship." Thoraton points to the image of the City Frigate. "Make it known that I will give no mercy to this pestilence. There are over 1,000,000 creatures on this ship, Destroy them all!"
"Yes." Envelo responds. He bows and walks out of the room.
"No one can stand in my way for long. Those pests will become my servants, and this dimension will be mine! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
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The Transport ship rocked with a slight amount of turbulence. The ping of the intercom sounded and the ship pilot began to speak.
"Sorry for the inconvenience folks, we just passed the GFS Explorer's engines. I assure you there is no problem."
"Yeah, that's what they all say." Kristi spoke aloud. "Then all of a sudden, BOOM! The ship explodes and everyone dies!"
Some of the passengers strengthened their already tight grips on the seats.
"Kristi, you're cold!" Imee frowned. "Why are you trying to scare the nice people?"
"I'm not trying to scare them, I'm just stating the obvious."
The ship docks with the City Frigate and the Nova's shove their way out of the ship. They run to the HydraLift, beating the people from the ship and close the door in their faces! The lift begins to lower and the glass wall shows a picture perfect view of the inside of the City Frigate.
"Every time I see this I want to cry!" Teri sobs
The cars on the roads flowed through the veins of the city, People on the side walks looked like ants, scurrying to find food for the winter.
"Welcome to GFCF Northwind!" The female voice bellowed. The sound is so deafening, that they all can't help but to cover their ears. "Behind you is the spectacular view of out flag ship city frigate which is home to over 1,000,000 residents which includes: civilians, military officers, pets. Yes, even mans best friend is here!"
"Argh! Someone shut that stupid thing off!" Jaycee yells over the voice. Kristi whips out her pistol and shoots off a couple shots at the speakers overhead. The voice stops and the area inside the lift becomes silent again.
"You brought that thing with you Kristi!" Imee questions.
"Yeah, I never go any where with out it!" Kristi smiles.
"Put that thing away Kristi! I don't want to get in trouble because of your weapon." Jaycee frowns
"Hey, I have a license to carry this thing! We all do!" Kristi says.
"Yeah, but your the one with the itchy trigger finger!" Teri says as a matter a factly. "You always have to have a gun. Give it here, you won't need it."
Kristi looks around at the three stern faces and reluctantly hands Teri her pistol.
"Now isn't that better?" Teri asks.
"NO!" Kristi pouts.
The lift finally comes to a stop. The doors open and the group heads out to the street.
"Pink!"
"Oww!" Teri yells. Jaycee, Imee and Kristi turn to see the commotion.
"What?" Imee says, seeing Teri rubbing the bump on her head.
"A soda can hit me on the head!"
They look up and see the people that they closed the doors on throwing their garbage at them from the tower.
"See, if I had my pistol you wouldn't have gotten bopped on the head!" Kristi teased
"Shut up!" Teri snaps. "Let's just go before they get down here and do more damage!"
Their first stop was Spacy's. The crowds were fierce. People were fighting over towels and shirts and blankets. Teri and Imee look at each other then shoot into the crowd and come out thirty seconds later with all of the things they wanted, paid for.
The Sharper Image was next. Jaycee looked for the newest katana sword set to add to his already expansive collection.
"Do I have a white set yet?" He asks.
"I don't know." Teri says. "I think you have them all."
The clerk pointed Jaycee to a odd set that had never been seen by him.
"It just came in today." The clerk informed. "It's the only one of its kind."
"Really? I'll buy it!"
"Oh, but I must warn you"
"Yeah, yeah! I want it!"
Kristi wanted to check out the Plus Clothes shop. So they headed in that direction.
"I need a 4X T-shirt please!" She smiled. The clerk had to do a double take because Kristi is nowhere that big. "Ma'am?"
"A 4X T-shirt." She repeated.
"But you not that big of a person!" The clerk objected. "You have a perfect figure."
"I want a 4X!" she asserted.
"No! why don't you try the shop around the corner. They have clothes for you!"
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Kristi finally stepped out of the store with her new shirt.
"What took so long?" Teri asked.
"The clerk didn't want to sell me such a big shirt." She explained. "So I had to tell him that I wear 4X t-shirts as my Pajama's and the one I have is thinning where my boobs are. Oh, and I showed him the shirt and all of its holes."
"Oh, how unlady like!" Teri sighed as she slapped her forehead. Jaycee shook his head and laughed. Imee blushed a beet red feeling embarrassed for Kristi.
"Hey, It was my favorite shirt! What can I say?"
Hunger pains settled in and lunch was next on the adjenda. Pizza and hamburgers was the choice of fine dining.
"I haven't had one of these in a long time!" Imee smiled taking a huge bite from the burger.
"Too bad, there's no beef in space." Jaycee said. "I don't think fungus is the same as good old cow."
"It's low fat!" Teri explained. "We got to stay in shape!"
"At least the salami on the pizza is real!" Kristi exclaimed!
A balled up piece of paper landed on Teri's plate getting covered in ketchup and mayonnaise.
"What now! First a soda can, and now a balled up paper ball!" Teri grumbled. She un-balled the paper and looked inside. A look of shock came on her face.
"What is it?" Jaycee asked.
"Spring. I forgot about my deal with him." She answered.
"Deal?" Imee wondered.
"I promised I would go on a date with him." Teri whispered.
"Nasty! I hope you get lucky and he kinda forgets." Kristi said.
"I don't think he will," Teri moaned, "He set the date for Saturday at 5:00!"
Jaycee choked on his soda. "What? My cousin with Spring?!? A total mismatch!"
Laughter at Teri's expense continued for a few more minutes. After paying the bill and leaving the restaurant, The group had to stop off at the bank for a withdrawal.
"1,000 credits." Imee said.
"Insufficient funds! Please check inside the bank." The computer said.
"But I just got 4,000 credits deposited yesterday!" Imee cried.
"Let the master do it!" Kristi said stepping up to the machine. "1,500 credits and make it snappy!"
The machine paused for about a minute and then began to speak. "Insufficient funds! Please check inside the bank."
"What? My pay check was put in there too! What gives?"
"Let's check inside you guys." Jaycee suggested.
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"I'm sorry miss," The clerk smiled weakly, "the money is just not there."
"But I got paid yesterday and they transferred it straight to my account!" Imee whined. "Maybe you should check the computers, they might be on the fritz again!"
"I'll see what I can do." The clerk sighed as she walked off in to the back room.
"I know it's in there!" Imee mumbled. A cold feeling rushes through Imee's body. She spins around to face her friends. "Did you feel that?"
"Feel what, Imee?" Teri asks.
"That cold feeling. It's as if something isn't right."
"Imee, your a dork!" Kristi laughs
"No! It's getting closer!" Imee says as she steps back bumping into the counter.
The clerk finally returns. "Miss, we're very sorry, the money is in the AHHHH!"
Jaycee, Teri and Kristi look at the screaming clerk and at Imee, who's view is focused outside. They turn around to see the biggest mechanical foot they've ever seen step on three cars, smashing each one, sending sparks and metal flying.
"What, was that?" Teri asks.
"I don't know. But whatever it was, is not good." Jaycee growls.
"I know how you're thinking Jaycee," Teri says "we can't attack that thing! As your second in command, and your cousin, I suggest we just avoid a conflict."
"We have to do something!" Imee says.
"Kristi, you have your pistol, and I'm sure you have it's matching pair somewhere on you. Imee you think you can hack into the subspace frequencies from the bank computer?"
"I can try."
"Teri and Kristi, you come with me. Oh, and grab the Sharper Image bag! I'm gonna put that sword to good use."
The trio runs out side to survey the scene, Imee stays in and begins to hack her way in to the system.
"We need to get up high!" Jaycee yells over the explosions.
"Look there!" Teri yells pointing to the roof access ladder on the side of the bank.
"We'd better hurry! Here comes another one!" Kristi yells.
They scurry up the ladder and on to the roof of the bank. The gigantic robot pulled a huge rifle off of its back and fires off a couple shots at the roof of the bank.
"Look out!" Jaycee yells as the three take cover. They leap to the floor. Teri lands on her stomach and covers her neck, Kristi and Jaycee roll and end up on their backs and watch as the giant shells from the huge gun shoot overhead with incredible velocity. Teri crawls to the edge of the roof and gazes over the edge.
"Yeaaaaaa!" Kristi jumps up and fires her pistols off Jon Woo style. The shots graze the mechas hull and then pierce the glass of the cockpit on the head unit. The mecha instantly comes to a stop.
"Nice shooting!" Teri cheers.
"We need to get inside of that thing!" Jaycee yells. He looks over the roof and eyes a rope in the western corner. He runs over to it and grabs it. He pulls the sword out of the bag and unsheathes it from the scabbard. He ties the rope around the sword and looks for some where to secure the loose end. After tying it on an antenna pole, he looks at the mecha and then throws the katana right into the cockpit.
"The rope is taught!" Jaycee yells. "Use your belt to slide to the thing!"
They slide down the rope and in to the small enclosed area. "Jaycee, this thing is huge!" Teri frowns. "Where's the pilot?"
"He probably is down somewhere in this thing. There is an access hatch there." Jaycee informs.
They climb down the ladder and find the pilot bleeding to death on the lower floor. From what they see he looks to be ten feet tall! He reaches out his giant hand at Kristi's leg and collapses in a heap.
"He's dead." Kristi frowns shaken by the sight of the gigantic humanoid.
"Well, all we can do is use this thing and try to take out the other mechas." Teri said.
The mecha turns slowly as Jaycee tries to get a feel for the huge machine. He presses on the left foot pedal and the robot begins to walk. "Can somebody work the weapons on this thing?" Jaycee asks. "I can't reach them."
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"Finally!" Imee sighs. "Explorer, this is Lt. Imee Stephenson of Nova squad aboard the GFCF Northwind. We are under attack by alien fighters. Requesting any available units to respond!"
About a minute passes before a response is heard. "Northwind, your request has been fulfilled. Zone squad, Angel squad, Knight squad and Genji squad are on there way."
"What! Knight squad?" Imee yells, but it was too late, the Explorer had already ended the transmission. "Those jerks in the command room cut me off! They know they hate us!"
She spins around in the chair and looks for the clerk, but she's nowhere in sight.
"Hello?" Imee's voice echoes through the now empty bank. "Where did you go?" Imee stands up and begins to check behind the desks. She walks around until she notices the safe slightly ajar. Imee sticks her hand in and pulls it away quickly. She then pushes her head in to look around. The tallest person she ever saw stood with his back toward the open safe door. Imee yanks her head out of the safe and stands up against the wall.
'How did that, get in there?' she thought. She peeks again and sees the being holding the bank clerk, (who must have fainted with the shock of the monstrosity) examining her with some kind of device.
"Bah!" The humanoid yells. "These creatures are to fragile to work as slaves! This one wouldn't last a day in the mines, and there is no trace of psi energy either!" He tosses the clerks limp body to the ground and spins around pulling his silk like, blue cloak back. "The other creature!"
'Oh no!' Imee panics. She breaks for the door, stopping briefly to pick up the bags. Everything in the room begins to lift off of the ground and spin around the room rapidly. "What the heck is going on!" Imee yells, as her feet are no longer touching the ground.
"KABOOM!" An explosion rips through the bank and sends Imee, bags and all, sailing through the glass doors in front of the bank! She manages to cover her head as the glass shatters around her. She struggles to get to her feet and take a step, only to fall back down with a huge amount of pain shooting from her left leg. Rolling over she discovers a huge shard of glass, covered in blood, sticking right through her shin. She reaches down and braces her self as she grips the shard.
"Yaaaaaa!!!" Imee screams as she pulls the glass from her leg. She rips some fabric from her sun dress and ties off the wound. She stands again and looks into the bank to see the monster causing desks to lift up with out touching them. 'He's searching for me!' Imee panics. She stuffs the things they bought back into the bags and hobbles off to find safety behind a nearby overturned trash bin.
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"That's four so far!" Kristi smiles. After finally getting used to piloting the robot, the three Nova's manage to over come a few of the other mecha.
"Keep it up!" Jaycee exclaims as he turns the mecha down a narrow street.
"Sensors are picking up another one around the next corner." Teri informs. The huge mecha screeches to a halt. The whole thing powers down.
"What?!?" Jaycee yells. "Ok, who turned it off?"
"Not me." Teri and Kristi say in unison. Suddenly, the robot begins to sway and rock violently.
"Look at that!" Kristi yells. They look outside to see an alien in a blue cloak and black battle armor, floating in the air with his arms folded over his chest. His mouth is moving, but the trio cannot tell what he is saying. Suddenly, the walls of the mecha begin to groan and whine as if they were under a huge amount of stress.
"Uh, girls" Jaycee begins, "This thing is caving in!!!"
Without a word the trio bolts up the ladder to the small enclosure. Jaycee picks the katana from off of the floor and knocks the glass away from the hole.
"Hurry!" Teri yells. However, it's too late! The sound of crunching, tearing and bending metal becomes louder and louder. Gravity lightens up as one of the legs gives way and sends the mecha falling into a building. The Novas are thrown against the back wall of the room as the machine slams through the three story building.
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"Ha ha ha!" Envelo laughs. "These puny creatures, humans. They are all expendable! I will destroy every single one of th-oomph!"
A black power Suit rams in to Envelo causing him to lose concentration and fall to the ground in a heap.
"This is Captain Akira Hibishi, of the Knight squadron. You are invading our territory and I suggest you leave now before someone gets hurt!" Akira growls. Three more black power suits jet up to Akira's position, guns pointed and missiles locked.
"You cannot defeat me so easily, you pest!" Envelo yells.
"Fire." Akira commands.
A volley of what seems like 100's of missiles and bullets speed toward the downed aliens standing point. They all connect destroying everything in their path.
"Alright!" One of the Knights yells.
The smoke clears and a shadowy figure stands in the crater that was once pavement.
"A force field?!?" Another Knight freaks.
A huge, yellow barrier glows in front of Envelo's hand, shielding him from a second volley of missiles. He floats back up into the air and begins to speak.
"I will spare your pathetic lives for now, but I will return!" And with that, Envelo fazes out of the sky and vanishes. The other mecha that is still standing leave through the hole in which they came in.
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"Oww, my head." Teri groans.
"No kidding." Kristi begins. "My arm hurts even more than it did yesterday!"
Jaycee rolls over on to his back. "Is it over?"
"The explosions stopped." Kristi assured.
The hull of the mecha rips open and artificial daylight beams into the room. Standing above the three is Akria and his merry band. "You stupid Novas!" His harsh Japanese accent comes clear with his anger. "You pull a stunt like this on the City Frigate? Mitsuki will have your heads on a platter and I will be there to poke your eyes out!"
"Grr!" Kristi growls, ready to pounce at Akira. Teri restrains her from doing so.
"Ha ha ha! You can't hurt me Kristi! You can't do a thing with out your power armor, not that you could anyway!" The three other Knights, Cain, Valerie, and Sasha laugh at the trio of battered pilots. With a snap of a metal finger they all take off in to the air.
"Bastard!" Kristi yells.
"It doesn't matter now." Teri assures. "They can't hear you."
"We got to find Imee!" Jaycee panics, jumping to his feet.
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The Trio find Imee sitting in the corner of the overturned trash bin nursing her leg. She's holding a rusty kitchen knife for protection. she put the shopping bags behind her with some of the new clothes wrapped around her leg to control the bleeding.
"Hi guys." She moans.
"We gotta get you to the med-center!" Teri cries trying to help Imee's leg.
"I'm fine," She begins, "but the clothes are another story. Sorry Teri."
"Don't worry about it! We need to get back to the Explorer!"
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Two days passed. Imee's shin bone, which was split in half, was healed quickly by the med-center.
"Your tests came in Imee. You'll be good as new in another week!" The nurse smiled over the Teleview.
"Great! We can go shopping again!" Imee gleammed.
Pillows from the couch flew and hit Imee in the head.
End- Episode one
Finished: Friday, October 24, 1997
