3rd person POV:
Ryuka: This is unexpected... The people all look fine.
She commented after seeing the state the Crescent have left Uranus.
Jacklin: Fascinating...so this is the type of organizations Crescent is.
Ryuka: Captain?
Jacklin: Give me a moment.
Without reluctance, Captain Trudian walked up to a random civilian and garnered their attention.
Jacklin: Excuse me? Sir?
Man: Huh?
Jacklin: May I ask you something?
Man: Uh... Are you a cop?
Jacklin: You're not in trouble sir, I simply wish to learn your thoughts about something.
Man: A-alright...?
Jacklin: What are your thoughts about Crescent?
Man: My thoughts about Crescent?
Man: Well let's see... They did cause a large racket when they came, but after they won, they started fixing everything.
Jacklin: Everything? What do you mean by that?
Man: You know... Buildings, and military bases... They're even giving everyone a tax-free year as apologies for their little attack.
Jacklin: Tax-free year?
Man: I'm not really sure how that works... But tax-free is tax-free. And who's gonna fight them to have taxes?
Jacklin: Fair enough... Is there something you don't like about them?
Man: Uhh... Well, they're keeping all the surrendered military officers prisoner. That's kind... Bad.
Man: My cousin's fiance is one of them, but it's not I liked them...
Jacklin: Hmm... Thank you for your time.
Man: Uh, no problem... Hey, you're kinda cute, maybe you want to go-
Ignoring the man the captain walks away.
Man:(lowers head) Nevermind...bye.
Returning to her team who stood in an alleyway, she was greeted by Ryuka and watched by Saiko.
Ryuka: So what did you learn from the poor guy?
Jacklin: I believe I've come to understand Crescent much more than before.
Ryuka: What do you understand about them?
Jacklin: That they are the type of people who are not against using violence but don't actively seek to cause it.
Jacklin: Innocents are not their targets so any harm they do to them, they will attempt to reconcile with them.
Jacklin: At least that is how I interpret their ways based on what I've learned.
Saiko: How is this information relevant to your mission?
Jacklin: It gives me a better idea of how to face them from here on out.
Saiko: They are your enemy. Destroying them is the simplest solution.
Ryuka: Spoken like a true mindless soldier.
Saiko:(glares)...
Jacklin: We're leaving. I've seen enough.
Ryuka: Should we bring back a souvenir?
Jacklin: I doubt the gift shops are currently open or ready for tourists.
The trio then made their retreat from Uranus and began heading back to the S.S Dawn.
Only to see, halfway there, Solas and Lunas battling.
Ryuka: We leave for a couple of hours!
Tyranael speeds off towards the battle. The captain in the meantime contacts Cynthia.
Jacklin: Cynthia, report!
Cynthia:(coms) Captain! The Lunar Gear seems to have chased us here, Yn is currently in combat with her.
Jacklin: I can see that. Beginning making way towards Neptune, Freyja will meet you on the way.
Ryuka: We're not going to fight?
Jacklin: With me here, your link system won't work at full capacity.
Jacklin: Which you'll need if you want to attempt to battle Luna.
Ryuka: Tch... I hate it when people are right.
Flying off towards The Dawn, Jacklin observes the battle from Freyja.
Yn/Luna: HIYAA!!!
(BOOM)
(CLANG)
(CLASH)
Yn: You seriously want to fight me after that ass-kicking I gave you last week?
Yn: You're starting to make me think you enjoy losing. Are you some kind of masochist?
Luna:(coms) Silence fool! You only one because of an outside power aiding you.
Yn: Still, you could have taken another week...month... Heck, maybe you should take the year off.
Yn: Because your ego seems really sore...
Luna:(coms) Let me guess, you're going to say, "sore like your ass".
Yn: It is.
Luna:(coms) I guess you know the feeling after I defeated you on Mars.
Yn: You cheated!
Luna:(coms) There is no cheating in love or war.
Yn: This is neither of those!
Luna:(coms) No! It is one of those!
Luna:(coms) Like it or not, we are evenly scored. One to one, not including the tie.
Yn: Tch, we'll see how long that lasts won't it?
Luna:(coms) That we will...
(Solas vs Lunas: round 4)
Flying across space as burning red and freezing blue blurs, the twin gears clashes once again with great determination that brought out more of the best of the two Gears.
This seemingly was what their fate was always going to be with the pilots they have.
With a spin, Solas swung his arm at Lunas, who caught it. Then moving his fist under Solas's arm, the lunar twin then uppercuted his Sokar counterpart.
Flying upwards, Luna flew after him, with a fist at the ready.
Nearing Solas, Lunas threw a punch which the Solar Gear caught in between his knee and elbow.
Then with his free leg, Solas kicked Lunas away from him.
With clenched fists, the twin Gears rushed towards each other but were stopped once again by the arrival of the Eclipse Gear, Tyranael.
Yn: Heh. Looks like this battle is over, Luna. Which cheek do you want me to hit this time?
Luna:(coms) Do not count your cogs before you get them. I won't go down easily, even with the arrival of this Gear.
Turning slowly to Lunas, Saiko stared at the lunar Gear.
Saiko:(broadcasting)...The first part of my mission is complete. Commencing with the second part.
Yn/Luna:?
Tyranael, in a blur of motion, got behind Lunas.
Saiko:(broadcasting) Commencing combination.
Yn/Luna:!?
Tyranael began unfolding and attaching onto Lunas.
Its legs became stabilizing thrusters. The arms became a chest plate, while everything else became the eclipse wings for Lunas.
(Rising Eclipse: Lunas)
Yn:!?
Yn: What the stardust Saiko!?
Luna: Explain yourself, Eclipse pilot! What kind of game are you playing?
Saiko:(coms) I'm doing this because of my mission.
Luna: And what exactly is your mission?
Saiko:(coms) You are not authorized to know.
Luna: Then by whose orders do you serve!?
Saiko:(coms) Nexstar industries.
Luna:!?
Luna: They ordered you to aid me...?
Saiko:(coms) No.
Luna:(mind) Then I see what is happening...
Glaring at the Solar Gear, Luna becomes tempted in using the eclipse wings and their awesome power.
Luna:...
Yn:...
Luna: TCH!
Speeding up to Solas, Lunas backhands his solar counterpart away from themselves.
Luna: Listen here Direx... This battle is over. I shall consider this a tie, so be grateful.
Yn:(coms) Huh? You're not going to use Tyranael?
Luna: I might desire more power, but I refuse to use my enemy's power.
Luna: At least not until I make it mine and I know that there are no nefarious strings attached.
Luna: We'll meet again at Neptune.
With the amazing speed that eclipses Solas's natural speed, Luna escapes with Saiko.
Yn: Grr... Gha! I can't believe this!
With no other choice, Solas returns to the S.S Dawn.
(Hours later)
Arriving back on Pluto, where the Lunar and Eclipse Gear un-combined into their original forms, their pilots exited their cockpits and met face to mask.
Luna:...
Saiko: Lunar pilot, I challenge you to a battle of hand-to-hand combat.
Luna:?
Luna: I will only accept if you tell me why you combined with Lunas.
Saiko: I accept those conditions.
She throws a punch at Luna who jumps back to avoid the attack.
Luna:(mind) No start? Just go? Fine by me.
Running towards her, Luna jumps and performs a flying knee kick, which Saiko blocks, but doing so left her open to Luna who grabbed her head and headbutted her.
(Clang)
Saiko: Ugh!
She stumbles back, impressing Luna with her quick recovery.
Luna:(intense stare)
Taking two steps to build up some force, Saiko full 360° spins to roundhouse kick Luna who raised both arms to defend.
Upon impact, Luna slid a good clean 3 meeters back, only stopping when she stomped her foot back.
She felt a throbbing pain in her forearms for that attack was simply that powerful.
Luna:(mind) As I thought... This woman is by no means normal. She might be like...
Just then images of a woman pop into her head.
Luna: Tch!
Ducking under her punch, Luna with anger from a bad memory, punches Saiko in the stomach, forcing her to lean down.
Standing up, Luna grabs Saiko by the hair and starts slamming her stomach with her knee multiple times.
She finishes off her assault with a knee to the face which knocks Saiko onto her back.
Luna cruelly steps onto her neck.
Luna: I win, now unless you wish for me to crush your windpipe, you will tell me all I wish to know.
Saiko:!?
Saiko:(struggling) H-how... How did I lose again!?
Luna: I've faced your kind before... You lack what real humans have. That's why you lost against me.
Luna: Now answer my question! Why did you combine with Lunas?
Saiko:... To get more data on it.
Luna:(puts more pressure on the neck)
Luna:(glares) Why?
Saiko: Ugh... Nexstar needs it for a new project.
Luna: I can guess what that is... This is it for-
(Bang, bang)
The eclipse pilot pushed some kind of button on her suit, causing her Gear to fire shots near them. Luna was then forced off Saiko, by the shock wave of the blast landing near them. The mask madam then backflips to land on her feet.
Saiko, getting up, walks to her Gear. Before escaping, looks back at Luna.
Saiko:(glares) You and the Solar pilot... I will defeat you both.
She then shocks Luna by leaping several feet into the air, into her Gear which then takes off.
Luna:...
Breathing in and out, Luna calms her breathing and begins to think.
Luna:(mind) If she combined with Lunas and Solas to get more data on them...and she worked for Nexstar...
Luna:(mind) The biggest source of what corrupts the system...
Luna:(mind) Then that means they didn't build Lunas or Solas, leaving me with that question.
Luna:(mind) Another problem, they're probably going to build something with that data.
Luna:(mind) It should be fine with me having control over the best forges in the system... Unless...
(With Saiko)
Saiko: Tyranael to HQ... I've sent over the data.
Aiba:(coms) Data received. Eclipse² is now fully in development.
Saiko: May I have a line with the CEO?
Aiba:(coms) Hold for a moment.
Decardo:(coms) Can I help you Saiko?
Saiko: I lost...
Decardo:(coms) Huh?
Saiko: Several times... To those solar and lunar pilots...
Saiko: You told me that I was unbeatable... But that was false...you lied.
Decardo:(coms) Was it in Gear combat?
Saiko: No-
Decardo:(coms) Then there is your problem. When it comes to piloting, you are unmatched. Those two can't compare.
Decardo:(coms) Forgive me for being so vague. As an apology, allow me to give you two Gears.
Saiko:?
Decardo:(coms) Currently reworking and modifying the eclipse² as we speak, for you.
Decardo:(coms) So get to Neptune, to ditch the old model and claim the Gears that are of your caliber.
Saiko:... Mission accepted. I will not fail.
Decardo:(coms) You haven't yet.
The Eclipse Gear then flies off at full speed towards Neptune.
(Ending theme)