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Ravan smiled and said "I just wanted to say that I'm happy that I survived all those years. I got to meet you."

Rydia wiped the last of her tears from her eyes. A message from her father played out just before the engines got done with their warmup. Being the man he was, with the life he led, he knew there was a chance that he may not be alive to officially hand the Crescent Moon over to her. He had failed to check in for months. After a week, Vela had changed it's credentials to accept Rydia as the captain. It made things much easier.

She turned to face the others when they came in. "We're about to take off. I thought you'd like to be on the bridge to see it. Don't worry about having to take a seat. Thankfully, the G-diffusion system is still functional."

Rydia settled herself into the chair and put on a headset made up of several parts. One section slide off to the side and angled toward her left eye. A light flickered and displayed a HUD that only she could see. She put hands on hte controls and took a deep breath.

"Let's go, Crescent Moon."

On the ships hull, a pair of manipulator arms unfolded and reached for the hole made by the kraken. With some careful maneuvering by Rydia, the pincers at the ends of the arms peeled back the steel like it was made of aluminum. The arms retracted and the ship began to glide forward. The kraken, as brave as it was before, halted in it's approach once it saw what had moved into it's domain. It's hull was impenetrable, it knew that, and so it kept it's distance. Everything kept it's distance.

The radar pinged, and Vela plotted a course to get them out of the depths. Rydia sent a message to the ship that had brought them there to let them know they had a ride. The engines roared and the ship took off for the surface. As long as it took the young women to dive down to the hangar, it took a fraction of the time for the Crescent Moon to ascend and break the surface of the water. It leveled out, and they jetted off toward Vahalla.

Rydia tilted her head toward Ravan and Sara. "Something else, huh? Dad only took me on a flight once when I was small. It's a whole new experience from his seat. Well, I suppose it's mine now."

Ravan was wide eyed and slack jawed. Flying in a ship was a lot different from the directed falling she was used to.

quote="Rikki Tikki Travi"]Freya nodded solemnly and replied, "Yeah, Alec told me. He promised he'd look into how to get Teshoumaru out of that state. I have faith in the kid, but it doesn't sound promising."

However, she had not propose her plan half-cocked. "Even if training under my brother isn't possible, there are two grandmasters everyone can learn from. My sister...and my father."

The thought of subjecting the others to her father's tuitilage gave Freya pause. As harsh as Freya and Teshoumaru could be at times, their father could be downright cruel. Effective, but cruel. He made Pai Mei from Kill Bill look like Mickey from rocky.

She had only ever told Trinity little snippets, but her face made it clear that she was hesitant to suggest Kotetsumaru.
Trinity’s eyes lowered as she remembered the first time Freya shadow linked for her first training session where they shadow linked.

The man was tough but underneath that tough exterior was an understanding heart. Her first lesson was on when to kill. A tough one no doubt but a necessary one. Even after that first lesson, she felt conflicted on whether she did the right thing, even though it was a simulation from Freya’s memory. As the years went by this lesson became more clear and less conflicted.



Trinity’s phone chimed. She looks at the notification. “Ah, a message from …” she looks to Freya with a smirk 😏 “Li-am”

Freya's ears perked up and she turned to Trinity. "What, uh, what did he say? Not that I care, I just don't like people talking about me. He did say something about me, right?"

She looks to Gidget “Uh huh… “ she shrugged then looked to Freya, “I mean if you don’t care what he has to say then I guess you don’t want to hear his message. I mean you’re not serious after all.”

Gidget covered her mouth and snickered. Freya huffed and crossed her arms. They were teasing her, and she knew it. "You shouldn't stop messages from reaching people, Trinity. It's a felony."

“That applies to snail mail not text messages on one’s personal phone. Can’t help but think you only care about this particular message because it’s from Li-am.”

"UUUUGH, alright! Fine!" Freya sighed as she threw her hands up in defeat. She hunched her shoulders and crossed her arms again.

"I was sad, I hugged him, it felt nice, and I said like liked him."

Gidget blinked twice and replied, "Wow, I should text Alec and ask him if Hell froze over."

“Okay, now here’s your message. Liam says ‘Please tell her, that I have enjoyed this evening and wish her a good night.’”

"...That was it?"

“Yeeup”

Freya put her hands together, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm gonna get you back for that. I don't know how, yet, but your uppance will come. Soon."

“Noted”

Freya looked to Gidget, who was tight-lipped with suppressed laughter, and then she looked back to Trinity. Doing her best to hang onto what dignity she had left, Freya calmly walked out of Gidget's lab. That is, until, she rammed her small toe into a table leg.



That was all it took. Gidget held her stomach as she let out a full belly laugh.

Freya cursed and swore under her breath as she limped the rest of the way out.

Trinity could not bring herself to leave her on this note. She covered her mouth allowing Gidget and Freya to hear in their ears. "If it helps any, you can trust us to keep your secret." Knowing Gidget well she could oblige considering the many times Freya and her brother had come to her aid.