Last Chapter Recap: "Ugh..." Adam groaned, feeling the weight of the task ahead.
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"Hang on there, newbie," Brody said with a smile and left with others.
'Fuck. Fuck! I was supposed to earn their trust in the first battle!'
'What kind of task would require such an audacious? What is waiting for us on pandora?'
'Captain… no, Selana Aatre! I swear that one day, you'll become my sex slave! You and your entire goddamn crew!' Adam gritted his teeth, frustration bubbling up inside him.
Nest day
"Ugh..." Adam muttered under his breath.
Because of my orders, I could not rest before my shift came up.
"hmm… it's so-so," Heidi said, while looking report.
"so-so?!" Adam asked confused.
"Did you expect me to praise you?" Heidi asked coolly, her tone firm but not unkind.
"Ugh... no ma'am," Adam said.
"If you want to impress the captain, you need to improve," Heidi said.
"...Yes, ma'am," Adam replied.
"Commander, we've just entered Armod Star zone," Brody reported.
"Commander, now I've only received a set of coordinates," Laura said. "Should I ask for clarification?"
"No, Lt. Laura, set course to the received position," Heidi ordered, then turned to Adam. "Ensign, be so kind and wake the captain up."
"Me? She's going to kill me!" Adam exclaimed and went to captain quarters.
"What is it, Ensign?" Selana asked, her tone serious.
"We've arrived at Armod Star Zone," Adam said. "Commander told me to wake you up."
"I see," Selana said. "Tell her I'll go straight to the landing bay."
"Roger," Adam replied.
"Ensign, you'll come too," Selana said. "Take Lt. Laura and Lt. Chand along the way, if you may."
I told commander Heidi what the captain said and asked Lt. Laura to come to the landing bay
"Are we going to take cargo, Commander?" Laura asked.
"Not cargo, a passenger," Heidi corrected. They all left for the landing bay.
'A passenger huh. So, this is going to be an escort mission? Damn, that makes my mission slightly more difficult.'
'If I recall correctly the king of pandora is currently a big shot in one of three powerhouses of alliance government and leader of a past war faction. King Charles. That's his name.'
"Who do you think will come?" Adam asked. "Maybe some big-shot general, eh?"
"...Shut up," Chand said.
'Tsk as unfriendly as ever. This guy is one giant pain in my ass'
"Maybe they caught one of the Neo-Terran spies?" Laura suggested.
"Silence! Here they come," Selana said seriously.
"Welcome on board the X-63 Goliath, ma'am," Selana said with a salute.
'Ma'am? This is-'
(A/N:'thoughts' only for mc thoughts)
"Thank you for having me, Captain," the pink-haired woman said. "I hope your journey wasn't too difficult."
'A girl? An extraordinary beauty in fact. Who is… no way, is that-'
"Not at all, your highness!" Selana said.
Your highness!! Then she really is-'
"Hello, everyone. I am Tila de Pandora, First Princess of the Pandora Kingdom," the pink-haired woman said while saluting. "I'll be in your care for this journey."
'Yes there's no one in the space titans and alliance government who doesn't know of the daughter of king Charles.'
'Beautiful, Smart, Kind and Virtuous. At the age of 21, she became the youngest senator in all time now she's 28.'
'To see her in the flesh is… is… ha ha ha! Gods are on my side after all!'
"Are you... alone, Your Highness?" Selana asked.
"Yes, Captain," Princess Tila said. "I believe a potential escort would serve to the detriment of our mission. Don't you agree?"
"However, your safety..." Selana hesitated, clearly concerned.
"Where can I be safer than under the care of the famous 'hero of the Alliance'?" Princess Tila said with a smile.
"Thank you, ma'am," Selana saluted. "I promise you, the crew of the Goliath will not fail you!"
"Fufu, there's no need to be formal around me," Princess Tila said with a smile.
"No, ma'am, this is only formal procedure," Selana turned to LT. Laura. "Please take the princess to her quarters."
"Ah, western wing, right? Understood!" Laura turned to the princess. "Your Highness, please follow me."
"You two," Selana turned seriously, "I hope you do understand how important our mission is now."
"Yes, ma'am," Adam replied, saluting.
"Y-yes," Chand dumbfounded.
'You gotten be kidding me bitch I am elite wait and see how I turn you all into my slaves'
"Captain... what really is our mission?" Chand asked.
"We're transferring the princess and her entourage from Pandora to one of the powerhouses of the Empire's fleet, in the Sonic Star Zone," Selana said seriously.
"Ye…yes ma'am!" Chand saluted and left.