Space Battleship Yamato: The Universal Struggle

A Fight They Will Remember

When someone is shooting at you, there should be no confirmation except for a reaction, and that you are shooting back at them! — *FARIS (Unofficial) Guidebook for Jarheads.

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Cosmo Navy Lunar Dockyard
Hosho-class Assault Carrier
UNCN Hosho

It was a tense moment for the recruit pilots, safe for the battle-hardened veterans that participated during the 2nd Battle of Mars. They were as crucial to the fight in pushing back the Garmillas out from the gateway of Earth.

Yūbari sat comfortably inside his Cosmo Tiger's cockpit, the edge of the space fighter's wings brushed in the colour red to display his ace status amongst the rookies. He was checking for any anomalies and failed to notice a certain officer that snuck up to him like a Drill Sergeant sneaking up to a Private any other day at the shooting range.

"Lieutenant Kagayoshi..!"

That seemed to pull him off from his current activity, almost jumping off from the cockpit when the Colonel's laughter stopped him.

"You scared the living heck out of me." the lad sighed, both in relief and irritation.

Himeragi grinned on the body of the Cosmo Tiger as she hopped off gracefully, followed by the youth after making sure he didn't leave anything online. The two of them strolled out from the main hangar and heads off to the Meeting Room for a briefing, and the Captain of the ship was willing to do it in Himeragi's stead despite her rank.. though it may not matter since she's a pilot, for two.. this ship was not hers.

"Why weren't we posted on the Yamato back at Earth? I thought we've gotten the order.."

A whine that she knew so much of, the girl spun around and walked backwards before replying, "There's not enough time to load up the Tigers on the ship, besides.. they need us in the fight as soon as possible. We're the ace in the hole, Kagayoshi. Not VIPs."

Most of the officers were already present in the room, and the two pilots completed the list. The Captain of the ship cleared his throat and stood in front of the crowd, the tactical screen lighting up to reveal the battle plan.

"Thank you for gathering here everyone, those who are not familiar with me yet.. my name is Tadano Kira. Skipper of the Hosho ever since Mars." Kira started off warmly to welcome the new faces, nodding to his bridge crew and the two pilots that gave him hope during the harsh years.

"We have one sole objective for this trip.. our comrades are entangled in a firefight off Neptune, it's our job to clear out the Garmillas fighters and destroyers trying to flank Main Fleet 1, every fighter and attacker are expected to empty out their weapons by the time that battle ends- to show that we're not a joke, and that we can stand on an equal footing to the Garmillas."

The Captain gave his most stern look, receiving nods of approval from the men and women occupying the room. Kira swallowed before continuing.

"We got kicked down hard, and everyone thought it would be over just like in the 90s. But we prevailed, all of us.. are still here, today. I call this a briefing, but really.. the purpose of it is just to tell you that no matter what happens after this, you'll be looking back and say "No more". Remember everyone, if there's no plan.. the enemy won't know what we're up to. Act independently and kick these sorry ass aliens back to their planet."

Yūbari almost laughed at that last one, he lightly smiled, everyone in the room did because it's exactly what they are feeling. Kick the Garmillas back to their homeworld.