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the battle before it got
interesting.”
    He
laughed. “I know how it feels. The Talon I fought defended itself on an even
level. Given better technology he could really compete with the Mjolnir.”
    “Who
was the pilot?” she asked. “The logs say that you spoke with him.”
    “Lieutenant
Dreka.”
    “Dreka
the Lightning, no wonder you had a tough time fighting him.”
    “Is
he famous?” Brian asked.
    “Dreka’s
the best Malcovin pilot, the grandson of the genius pilot and engineer Grigon
the Thunder. It’s said shortly before his death Grigon designed the Phase
Talon.” Valis drank some more. “I want you to enjoy yourself this week.” She
took a small metal card out of her pocket and slid it towards him. “I’ve given
you a private apartment in the Kalaidian district. At the end of the week I
plan on visiting you so make sure you leave some time for me,” she explained.
    “Thanks
Valis. I appreciate talking with you.”
    “Anytime,”
she said.
     
    * * *
     
    Brian
came out lost deep in thought. Zae went in after him and left him with the
other girls.
    “Is
something wrong?” Seles asked. She stood in front of him and tried to meet his
melancholic gaze.
    “It’s
nothing.” He looked into her eyes. “I’m alright.” He turned the rest of the
officers. “I’m going to take my leave.”
    “Going
to see the commander?” Mira asked.
    “Later.
I need some time to think by myself,” he said as he left on the elevator.
    Celi
gathered the four of them together, seeing that Daes was at her console working
on something. “Now that he’s gone, what are our plans?”
    “Seles
is supposed to get the information we need during her meeting,” Baed said.
    “What
information?” Mira asked.
    “Where
his apartment on is,” Celi answered. “Since the greeting ritual is
inappropriate onboard a vessel we’ve had to wait this long. Now we can finally
get what we want from him.”
    Daes
laughed in the background. “Do you have any idea how weird that sounds?”
    The
others laughed with her while Celi turn red. Seles turned to her. “He deserves
a proper greeting ritual.”
    “What
I want to hear are the stories from his home,” Mira said. “In all the time
Brian’s been here we haven’t gotten much out of him about Earth.”
    “It’s
all up to you Seles,” Celi said. “Get what we need and he’ll have a surprise
waiting for him when he goes home tomorrow night.”

Chapter 5 - A Night on the Town
     
    Brian
stepped into his green exoskeleton armor. Looking at the stand nearby him grabbed
his helmet before checking that his rakna was on his belt. He turned to
the bed and threw a stuffed shoulder bag over his shoulder when a ring came
from the door.
    “Brian,
its Kivi.”
    “Come
in,” he said as he turned to the door. Kivi stood in the door dressed in her
blue exoskeleton armor. The armor was similar his, though it matched her feminine
figure. On her belt was a pair of rakna blades.
    “That
looks fine on you,” he said, moving closer. “Fits like a glove.”
    “Thanks.
After the debacle with our first generation suits, Daes took her time reworking
this armor.” She noticed Brian was staring at her. “What?”
    “That
armor really does suit you.”
    OH!
Now I get it. She thought to herself.She noticed the four girls hiding around the
corner, spying on them. She turned back to Brian. “Let’s go.”
    “Sure.”
    They
left the ship and walked down a ramp onto a flat dock. The sun glared off their
armor. Ships of every shape and size flew through the air with sky scrapers
reaching to the sky. They stepped onto a massive elevator that led to ground
level. With them were Kalaidians who hadn’t seen Brian up close. He breathed
the air in, savoring it.
    “This
is the first time I’ve breathed this air without my helmet blocking the way,”
Brian remarked.
    “We’re
being followed,” Kivi said.
    He
nodded. “I noticed that too. I’m just going to think of it as if we had four
secret