Elxi Didn't quite understand what the pilot of his family's private plane said. But from his tone of voice, the pilot seemed to emphasize that whatever passed near them just now was something worthy of respect.
"The Luna Eclipse…?" Victor asked to confirm. "Which direction are they going?"
Earlier, Elxi could see that her father looked calm. But now, his forehead was furrowed, and Victor's facial expression looked very serious.
"Apparently, to the direction of DS-2119, Sir," answered Stephane again.
Immediately, Elxi knew. The code mentioned by their pilot was a military code for Cloudbase with the letters 'U' and 'S'.
"Alright, then," said Victor.
All this time, Elxi has had a desire to live on Earth. But she understands. Her wish will not come true that easily. She is the only heir to the throne of the von Rochelle family. One of the two Cloudbase inventors and founder. Another one is the Elderich family.
Recently, a group of people at Cloudbase who called themselves 'The Elderian' expressed their desire to liberate Cloudbase from Earth's sovereignty.
Now his father must go 'down there' to meet with the high officials of the planet where their ancestors came from, in order to ease the tension between Earth and Cloudbase.
For the past 5 years, Cloudbase has been planning to establish an independent government. Cloudbase's main crop comes from an alternative energy source called Rochellium and they have been exporting this fuel to all corners of the Earth since Space Era (SE) 85.
Rochellium is an environmentally friendly multi-purpose energy source. As the name suggests, the discoverer of Rochellium was Louis von Rochelle, Elxi's great-grandfather.
For a moment, Victor looked like he was thinking. But then, his expression changed. He looked at Elxi and smiled faintly then said.
"Soon we will enter Earth, Elxi. You must be happy, right?"
"Yes, Dad," said Elxi cheerfully with a big smile.
"Listen to me. Cloudbase leaders have agreed to defuse the issues raised by the Elderians. Our journey there is part of that plan. Once everything calms down, we will stay on Earth."
"Really?!" Elxi responded to her father's words enthusiastically.
"Yes, Dear. Do you think I'm not bored of being at Cloudbase all the time? We will open a business on Earth later and return once in a while to Lilibet occasionally."
Staring at Victor with a cheerful expression, Elxi said, "I will always wait for that moment to come. I love you, Daddy."
"I love you too, Darling."
Victor seat comfortably and was busy with his tablet again. Meanwhile, Elxi took out her cell phone to surf the internet. She typed 'Luna Eclipse' on the search engine page.
When the results appeared, she knew. What is Luna Eclipse are. As best as possible, Elxi didn't show any reaction. But in her heart, she is praying.
"God, I hope everything is fine. Show Your love so that peace shall overcome Space Era, always."
***
"You need to get that Mega Armor out of here quickly, Mr. Velasco!"
"How could they know that we have that new Mega Armor?"
"There may be UE loyalists among us. In times like these, we must not trust anyone. I don't know how Silverraven's existence could be leaked like this!"
While running in the hallway in the basement of The Intercontinental Hotel, Riker and Klaus talk to each other. Moments ago, Klaus had received news that UEF troops arrived at the Cloudbase and began searching the entire colony.
It is said that the Earth's defense forces arrived there because they had received information: 'Edison's party has an illegal Mega Armor'.
Unfortunately, the news received by the UEF also stated that the war machine in the form of a humanoid robot was a prototype that would be distributed and then developed by the rebels.
Riker and Klaus arrive at the end of the hallway they were going to. There is a scanning device on the right side of the wall. Klaus pressed his thumb against the device.
Jssst!
The wall in front of Riker and Klaus opened by sliding to the side. There is an elevator inside of it. Klaus said to Riker.
"From now on, we leave everything in your hands, Mr. Velasco."
Riker gave a small nod and immediately entered the elevator in front of him. Klaus put his thumb back on the scanning device. Before the elevator doors closed, he spoke.
"Remember the Eden…!"
Mega Armor is the main defense equipment in the Space Era timeline. The inventor was Gabriel Elderich, a scientist colleague of Louis von Rochelle.
In the form of a giant robot with a height of approximately 17 meters, the shape of Mega Armor can be said to be similar to a knight's armor.
The designs are varied. Usually, the robot's entire body has a futuristic square shape or aerodynamic curves. It can also be a combination of both, as needed.
Outer space of Edison Cloudbase. In the cockpit of his Mega Armor which is called Draco, Aiden Wildemann looked annoyed.
Just now, he received news that ground troops had not found any signs that US-2 was storing the Mega Amor prototype according to the information they had previously received.
"What do you think we should do now, Miguel?" Aiden asked Miguel Ballack, his deputy leader in the Pyros squadron.
"Since the Eden incident, our Mega Armor has not been allowed to enter the colony, Captain. Damn it! They must have hidden it somewhere secretly," said Miguel.
"Command the ground team to continue searching, or..." Aiden didn't continue his words. He looked like he thought for a moment, then spoke again. "...no need, let me open communication with the administration."
UEF forces have surrounded Edison. Dozens of Draco with equipment called Custom Space Boosters floated around the building in outer space which served as the planet where humans lived. The robots had brandished their weapons as if they were ready for anything that might happen.
"Connect me to the—"
"Captain, we caught a bogey from 6 o'clock…"
Just as Aiden was about to ask to be connected to the US-2 administrative government, suddenly his subordinate contacted him via the communication channel.
"Did you catch it clearly?" Aiden asked directly.
"An unknown Ride Armor… coming fast…!"
"All units, standby! There's a bogey from 6 o'clock!" Aiden gave orders.
Ride Armor is the name for combat vehicles other than Mega Armor. A type of aircraft that can also operate on land.
Meanwhile, from inside the cockpit of the silver-white war vehicle he was driving, Riker looked straight ahead in concentration with an angry expression.
His breath went up and down rapidly, his chest was pounding fast. For 5 years he trained himself to pilot a Mega Armor.
Riker said to himself. "Finally, after so many years. Now I can crush you, United Earth slaves..."
Yesterday, he had just practiced driving a combat vehicle which he now controls using a simulator machine integrated in the cockpit. Now, he must prepare to challenge all of Stella Polaris', Mega Armor troops which are respected throughout Earth.
What was captured by the Pyros squadron's radar was the war machine controlled by Riker. But what Riker's driving is not an ordinary Ride Armor.
Riker spurred the Ride Armor towards the UEF war robots in front of him. "REMEMBER THE EDEN…!" he shouted while pressing the weapon button on the yoke.
FHEEEWSSSHHH…!
A large diameter golden beam of light shot from Riker's Ride Armor weapon towards the line of enemy Mega Armor that was trying to block him.
SHRAAAKH…! SHRAAAKH…!
Riker's shot managed to hit the hands and feet of several Mega Armors belonging to the Pyros squadron. When he opened fire, the enemy was already trying to dodge him. However, it turns out that the power of the Ride Armor weapon that Riker drives is very large.
"Scram, all of you…!" Riker snapped.
Next, the Ride Armor driven by Riker carried out maneuvers that confused the opponent. The UEF robots fired shot after shot but none of them managed to hit the combat vehicle Riker was riding in.
On the other hand, when Riker strikes back, he succeeds in rendering his opponents helpless.
BHEW! BHEW! BHEW! BHEW!
SWOOOSH...!
FHEEEWWWSHHH…!
BOOOM! BOOOM!
"Don't back down!"
"Keep him locked up!"
"Be careful of his beam shots!"
"His Energy Beam Canon is at hyper level!"
Aiden heard his team panicking through the communication network. His face looked furious. So, he decided not to wait any longer for his opponent who was on the lower side of Edison to appear. He gave instructions.
"Flame 01 it's time for us to move. Flame 02 follow us."
"Aye, Captain," said Miguel Ballack.
"We'll come up from behind Edison. Burn 01 and 02 close the fence. Do not be careless. We'll force the bogey to run here. After that, we squeeze him, don't let him escape. Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Mega Armor belonging to Aiden and his men sped off toward the coordinates that the squadron leader meant. The war vehicles left where they were, with the rumbling sound of the Custom Space Booster.
BHWOOOSH…!