Eto, Veronica, Hawk, Djon and TYO all looked outside to the giant black ship that had just entered from deep space.
‘Prepare for attack,’ Djon whispered as if Generation Zero could hear it while he pushed different buttons, preparing the ship for a counterattack.
While preparing for an incoming attack, it seemed like nothing would happen. The ship just stayed still, like they didn’t notice them.
‘What’s happening?’ Veronica whispered like she also was afraid that Generation Zero could hear them.
‘Beats me,’ Hawk said, just as surprised.
‘Do we need to get them?’ Eto asked while he clenched his fists like he was ready to attack.
‘I’m 87,6% sure that is a bad plan,’ TYO responded.
‘Wait,’ Djon said and he whispered that everybody should stay quiet.
The tortoise drifted through space, passing the giant black ship and for a moment it seemed like they didn’t notice they were there.
‘That’s odd,’ Djon said and he opened another screen.
‘They are definitely noticeable on my scanner so we should be able to be seen on theirs.’
‘What are they doing so close to the capitol?’ Hawk asked and in response, Djon looked at another scanner.
‘Don’t know but they are not my problem,’ Djon said and he noticed something coming from the capital.
‘Let’s get out of here,’ Eto said and Djon nodded.
‘I will get us away first. After that we will make our way to Green point.’
He checked again if something was happening on the scanner but when he saw nothing came from the big ship, he put in some coordinates and prepared the ship for a hyperjump.
A few ships emerged from Etoile right before the Tortoise jumped into a hyperjump and disappeared from space.
After the tortoise had disappeared in deep space, the big ship from Generation Zero also suddenly disappeared and jumped into a hyperjump, leaving Etoile and the coming ships behind.
In a dark room on the ship from Generation Zero, Captain Hanzou stood in front of his master that was hiding in the shadows.
‘The boy?’ a raspy voice said from the shadows.
‘Marked, but I know which way he is going,’ Captain Hanzou said with confidence. His voice sounded muffled and tense behind his mask.
‘Oh?’ the raspy voice said with interest. ‘And where is he going?’
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Captain Hanzou stopped before he talked, thinking about the whole situation.
‘Our scanners picked up a conversation. They left the system to flee the soldiers of the worlds and then they are set for Green point.’
His master in the shadows sounded like he was impressed.
‘Than your risky operation for getting so close to Etoile was not unnecessary.’
Bones could be heard cracking in the dark and Hanzou almost became nauseated.
While captain Hanzou kept talking to inform his master in front of him, something moved aside from him in the shadows.
‘Captain Hanzou. I gave you control of the flagship of Generation Zero. Your master said you would not disappoint me. Even though you made me doubt his decision, it seems you are useful after all.’
Captain Hanzou remembered his master. The dark master he was assigned to. The one who works for their master. The one in front of Hanzou.
'I will not fail you, my master, my lord,’ Captain Hanzou said and he bowed to his knees.
‘I think I’m ready to take the boy on’ he said and a tone of disapproval was heard.
‘Just when it seems you are doing exactly as I want, you try to reach so high,’ his master said. ‘Your Dark master said you were full of yourself.’
Those words stung Hanzou but he didn’t move.
‘I will not fail you my master, my lord,’ Hanzou repeated and for a while, it stayed quiet.
‘Fine,’ his master said with irritation in his voice and Hanzou could hear multiple things move around him, like body parts who were moving through slime and water.
‘Make way to Green point. Let’s await our guests. You know where it is,’ the master said and he pulled back more into the darkness, making clear he was done speaking.
Hanzou indeed knew where Green point was. After all, he was there when it turned into a lost world.
The mask of the captain striked fear among his crew members. He ordered the fleet to move to the location he knew as the lost planet called Green point.
After that, he returned to his headquarters and opened his communication.
He tried to reach someone as he waited some time.
The hologram that appeared showed a man disguised with a cloak and robe.
‘That was unwise, Captain Hanzou, to get so near the capitol,’ the man in the robe said and he looked around as if he was checking something.
‘And I also don’t like it when you call me unexpected,’ the robbed figure said.
‘You don’t get to decide that!’ Hanzou said with anger and he pointed towards the hologram.
‘I gave you one of my knights to protect you and get the boy. What happened? I lost contact with the Vulture knight.´
The man in the hologram looked up as if he was surprised.
‘Didn’t you hear? The boy defeated him. Ripped off his helmet and exposed him for what he was. I didn’t know you had possessed ones working for you?’
‘And you don’t have to worry about it,’ Hanzou quickly said with an angry tone.
‘So, what now?’ the man asked, accepting that he would never get a fair talk with the captain.
‘Nothing’ Hanzou said with a heavy voice from behind his mask.
‘The master and I are on our way to the boy. You just stay there and be the good boy that you are.’
The man in the hologram seemed irritated but he didn’t respond to it.
‘As you wish,’ he said and bowed with his knee a little bit before the hologram disappeared.
For a moment, Hanzou stayed quiet while leaning on the controls, thinking about their new plan. After a while he pushed a button.
‘Tell the Ostrich knight to accompany me. The rest need to scatter across the cluster. We don’t want the soldiers of the worlds to catch us. Let them stay on standby until the time is right for them to strike.’
After the message, Hanzou turned around and clenched his fist, hearing his rubber gloves squeak from the force.
‘Eto. The time has come for you to meet your match.’