Earth
Resil Yuna Military Base -- Colonel (abbreviated COL) Terekin Ivan Ilich is drinking coffee in the lounge, and the joint military exercises with Kanis for several days have made everyone tired.
"I haven't contacted my girlfriend for a long time. The next time I meet, it may be more than just arguing about breaking up. It's hard work..." The major with beautiful blond hair sitting beside him complained constantly.
"You can shut up, Meshin. I'm not the one to complain about. It's better to talk to a woman about it."
"Wow... it's boring! You're still a famous military flower in our army!"
"If you compare a man to a woman, you can only be happy if you're a pervert." Ivan put down the cup coldly.
"Why do you smile every now and then? Why do you always have a face like a poker card?"
"I'll laugh when I think it's funny, MAJ (short for Major)." With that, he walked out of the room.
Mehsin straightened his drooping blond hair and shrugged his shoulders: "If COLs are as boring as you are, the army will have no vitality."
"Really, I think you are in good spirits." A voice came from outside the door.
"Yeah—you heard that."
"Speak ill of me, of course you can hear me."
"What about the good words?" he asked hastily.
"Of course, it depends on the situation." The voice was obviously much lighter than before, and the footsteps were getting further and further away.
"It's incredible--!" The soldier rushed into the aisle in a panic, bumping into Ivan, "Yes... I'm sorry..."
Ivan stabilized the unbalanced soldier: "It doesn't matter. What happened?"
He hurriedly stood at attention and gave a military salute: "Yes. The satellites on the Earth's circle have been attacked by an unknown virus, and they are currently paralyzed across the board! Not only our country's satellites, but other countries' satellites have all stopped working!"
"Any secrets missing?"
"Not currently, just stop the satellite function. It seems that the other party just wants to do a little damage."
"No, it's not that simple," Ivan shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not just destroying satellites... Maybe..., what's your name, young man?"
"Ah, Joe OZ, Signal Trooper."
"Very good. Do you have any warships available over there?"
"Go back to sir, only one small space fighter can sail, and the rest have tasks."
"Prepare the plane for me as soon as possible, don't report it for the time being - I will explain it to my superiors, and I will be responsible for all the consequences."
"Understood!" Joe saluted him and turned and ran away.
"Yo, Ivan. As expected of Yuna's elite, he does not hesitate to speak and do things." Meixin's flamboyant hair moved in the wind.
"Stop joking, I just thought this incident was unusual and that's why I made this decision."
He put his hand on Ivan's shoulder: "A soldier's intuition?"
"You can say that."
"Then, don't die."
"Are you cursing me?"
"Haha." Meixin grimaced and blinked playfully. Ivan glanced at him and walked away slowly.
"While I was out, the command was handed over to you."
"It's really cold." Under the afterglow of the setting sun, in the red world, Ivan's shadow was drawn into a long line. "Hey, it looks like my workload has increased again..." Meixin stretched his back, "Go on."
On the launch pad of the airport, the white fighter jet had been fixed there, and Ivan walked up the steps. Outside the cockpit of the plane, Joe was standing aside, talking to the maintenance staff. Suddenly, he shouted: "What did you say?!... It's your responsibility to ensure the flight safety of the plane!! How can you do this!"
"Joe, what's wrong?" Ivan stepped forward. He glanced timidly at the officer.
"I'm so sorry, I lost my temper. They said the plane didn't have enough fuel, and it might be..."
Ivan smiled: "So, it's okay, there is a space station on the moon, I can go there to replenish fuel-time is running out, can I go?" He turned to the maintenance staff and asked.
"Can."
"Okay!" He got into the plane. "Let's start."
…the dust lifted to cover the sky. The clouds outside the cabin swept back and quickly rushed into the deep world. In the little starlight, artificial satellites floated quietly around the earth, slowly moving according to their respective orbits. The earth seen from space is like a shining sapphire, exuding a fascinating brilliance.
[Earth... how many times I have looked at it from a distance like this, I always feel so small, and I am at a loss when I think about how to protect her if she is hurt. Still, she must be protected even with all her might. ]
Clenching his fists, he swore silently.
The radar screen was pitch black. "Is the communication also attacked by a virus?" Ivan switched the screen to the sensor detection state. The little red dot jumped and moved quickly towards the earth. "Sure enough..."
"Not good, professor! There is one more satellite... and one satellite is not disturbed!! Mr. Long used that satellite to send a message ten minutes ago!"
"What about the specific location?"
"unknown!"
"It's too late, it's about to enter the atmosphere!!" Sweat dripped from the old man's forehead: "Are you going to give up all your efforts?"
"There is a heat source and a metal reaction in front of me!!"
"Has it been discovered?!"
"I don't know--ah, bad! It's a small fighter jet!!" The monitoring room was immediately immersed in an atmosphere of panic, people looked at each other, and in silence, only the slight humming of the engine.
"Professor, Angel No. 1 is out!!" A person exclaimed in front of the console.
Leon's voice was particularly hoarse on the radio, "Hey! Open the hatch, I don't care if it breaks."
"Tsk, it's that kid... Do as he says!" The old man stretched out his wrinkled face.
"But that angel didn't have any weapons..."
"Do as he says, he is the only one who can drive an angel at the moment."
"Yes!"
The cabin door opened, and the round angel slid down and ejected from the belly. "Master, Master... can you hear me?"
"Well. What's the matter?"
"Do you know that there are no weapons on this Angel?"
"!? So, is this battleship strong enough?" Leon's mind flashed.
"Do you think it's strong?" the voice asked indifferently. "It's as strong as the heart is -- do you want to believe it?"
"What I want to protect...? But I don't have it. I have nothing left."
"What you can see and pretend not to see, the answer lies in your heart - the angel chose you because you have something you haven't discovered that you want to protect."
──The memory of that time came up.
The boy suddenly realized and smiled: "I see, I understand."
The round battleship rammed into the satellite group floating on the Earth's circle. The golden flowers bloomed one after another in the silent world, and finally formed a huge and gorgeous wreath. The earth surrounded by it was still glowing with a faint blue brilliance, forming a strange picture.
The violent impact made the boy grip the joystick so tightly that it snapped abruptly. "I can't die yet..." He bit his bleeding lips unconsciously, and the red liquid kept flowing. "Absolutely not-!" he yelled, crashing into the next moon...
…
"So beautiful." Ivan sighed while chasing the transport plane that was about to enter the atmosphere.
"No! You - can't - catch up with it." The people in the battleship said so, of course Ivan couldn't hear it. He only widened his eyes to see the dilapidated battleship coming straight towards him--forgot to press the button of the artillery gun, and collided with it in astonishment--The violent explosion set off a high High air waves, disappearing into the depths of the universe...
"Lyon!!" The red clouds that exploded on the screen appeared one after another and disappeared one by one.
Yadi ran into the monitoring room and happened to see the last scene, "Lion!! Grandpa, isn't Leon still inside? Grandpa, isn't it, isn't it? Answer me, what's wrong with Leon? Answer me!"
The old man's turbid and dim eyes shed two lines of clear tears, but he could not utter a word from the shaved lips.
"Professor, I have contacted Mr. Long. The plane will arrive at the designated location in 50 seconds. Please be prepared."
The atmosphere in the monitoring room was always gloomy. People went their separate ways in silence, only the boy sobbed lowly. "It's hard to meet someone who can be a friend, it's hard... Result, result!!"