Legends of Galactic Heroes - The Sleeping Dragon

Chapter 11

The next day came the ceremony of the formation of the 13th fleet. The night before that came the marriage of both Lapp and Jessica.

The door opens and Julian walks in with Admiral the cat. As Yang is under the sheets of the bed.

"Yang come on and get up." Julian says as Admiral then goes up and lays down on the bed.

"Julian if I'm going to be the leader of the Alliance. I'm going to put a law that allows the chairman to have day long naps." As he moves around under the bed sheets.

"Yang if you don't get up you'll be late and rear admiral Harrow is on his way to us and he didn't sound happy." Julian says to Yang who still felt drunk and he needed the sleep anyways.

"Late for what? If you don't mind me asking." Yang says before the door opened loudly and Harrow, not being happy seeing Yang in bed.

"Yang, get up! You'll be late for the formation of the 13th fleet ceremony." Harrow yelled loudly for everyone present to hear.

Yang the gets up like cold water was dumped on him. "Crap, I forgot about that."

"Dont worry I have a car outside and I'm driving us there so get your uniform on, even as we're moving our butts there anyways." Harrow says with massive annoyance in his voice.

Strategic Planning Centre

Defense Chairman Job Trunicht is making his so called patriotic speech to the soldiers present. "The thirteenth fleet is the newest fleet formed by the Alliance. It's also the military's crack unit to do the greatest moment of Alliance history. The veterans of the Battle of Astarte joined with our up and coming youth. To Express courage by capture Iserlohn Fortress. "

As he was droning on in his speech as three others start whispering.

"What 'up and coming?' Isn't it more like scraping together stragglers and novices?" Asks ed, Hazuki responds to him in a whisper. "The rumors say this fleet's supposed to capture Iserlohn Fortress."

Ed then shoots back with simon listening on the two of them. "You're saying that we, who missed death as Astarte, are gonna get another chance?"

Simon then turns his head to them and speaks. "Hey, whispering's prohibited."

Ed then says, "I dont care. In the first place, the commander doesn't even show up at the formation ceremony."

Just as he says it all three look at the empty chair where the Hero of El Facil and Astarte is supposed to sit at. Ed then continues.

"He's the Hero of El Facil? I dont know. But somehow, isn't it just like him to run away?"

Yang managed to arrive in the nick of time with Harrow hot on his heels both in white uniforms.

Cazerne then see them both. "Oh, you're both here! You're both late!"

"Sorry we're late. Had to drag his drunk ass out of bed with some cold water that's this ceremony." Says Harrow as they both get their uniforms on and simply walk out just on time. "Yang, you're on right now!" Cazerne announces to Yang.

Job finishes his speech. "Well, then, the first Commander of the 13th Fleet. Let me introduce Rear Admiral Yang Wen-Li!"

The audience then applauded to their commander who walked up to the stands. "Let me see... this is very... in short. "For the Fatherland?" "Risking life?" No... why...? Because we can only drink good tea while we're living. Everybody, let's fight so we won't die."