Chapter 31 of 62

Eclipse rising: part 2

Solar Gear2,219 words~12 min read

3rd person POV:

(SHATTER)

Flying through the city dome which separated the city from the vacuum of space, Lunas landed on a building a few blocks across from Solas.

The hole in the dome then patched itself up with a hard light construct, as the crew received a request to join their coms link.

Aibella allowed her in, and thus the mask madam spoke.

Luna:(coms) It seems I managed to arrive before that thing did.

Yn: Luna! What are you doing here?!

Luna:(coms) I'm here to stop whatever plot, Nexstar industries have planned.

Yn: Huh?

Luna:(coms) After we last faced off, I managed to get information on why that eclipse gear combined with our Gears.

Luna:(coms) She did it to gain more data on our Gears. And now I believe they will construct new weapons here.

Ryuka:(coms) Why would they build weapons in a fake city with holographic people?

Luna:(coms) You all know? That saves us time then.

Luna:(coms) This "city" is just a cover. Underneath it is a factory, unlike anything you've ever seen.

Cynthia:(coms) How do you know this?

Luna:(coms) Because I found it, and used it to arm the Crescent. It's the same place where I found the transfer system.

Aibella:!?

Aibella:(coms) Tell me, what kind of factory is this?

Luna:(coms) One full of strange devices which can build 50 Gears in 50 minutes.

Everyone:!?

Yn: Hold the phone! If you had something like that, why didn't you use it to make an even bigger army than you have now?

Luna:(coms) The factory ran out of resources and I had no idea how to restock it.

Luna:(coms) You can check it yourself when you get down there if you don't believe me.

Jacklin:(coms) So after you ran out of resources, you abandoned this place?

Luna:(coms) I had my people keep an eye on it.

Jacklin:(coms) Now why are you telling us all this?

Luna:(coms) To try and sway you all to my side.

Jacklin:(coms) So honest...

Luna:(coms) I have nothing to hide.

Yn: Except for your face.

Luna:(coms)... Yes. Except for my face. For this mask allows me to be more, to be a symbol, an idol even.

Yn: Yeah, whatever. Your exposition hasn't swayed me one bit!

Yn: Now how do we get to the factory?

Luna:(coms) The largest building here is actually an industrial-level elevator to it.

Yn: Do you mean that-

(SHATTER)

(CRASH)

Yn: One...

In the most dramatic fashion, Tyranael came on the scene by flying through the dome over the city and destroying the elevator down to the underground factory.

Yn:(speaker) What the stardust Saiko!?

Luna:(coms) So you came here, despite what happened last time? You are either brave or as foolish as the solar pilot.

Yn:(speaker) Or maybe, she's as crazy as you are?

Luna:(coms) Tch...

Yn:(coms) Tch...

Aibella:(coms) This really isn't the time to bicker.

Saiko:(speaker) This is as far as you two shall go.

Freyja and Valkyrie point their weapons at Tyranael.

Ryuka:(speaker) Aren't you forgetting a certain someone's?

Saiko:(speaker) You both are no challenge to me.

Yn:(speaker) Don't diss my crew like that when you couldn't even beat me in a staring contest!

Luna:(speaker) Or me in combat.

Saiko:(speaker) Perhaps, but my strengths are in piloting. I will triumph over both of you.

Yn:(speaker) That's it! I've reached my limit for putting up with this conversation!

Yn:(speaker) There's this sickening feeling in my gut that someone's snickering in the shadows at me, for not knowing something!

Yn:(speakers) So if the answers are below our feet, then you're the wall in my way!

Yn:(speaker) And walls in my way get smashed!

Solas leaps off the building he stood on. Doing a flip in the air, the Solar gear launches himself at Tyranael in a kicking position.

With a foot blazing with raging flames, Yn tries to hit Saiko, but her Gear was just fast enough to dodge the attack.

Now behind him, Saiko attempted to attack but was forced to fall back by a three-pronged attack from Lunas, Valkyrie, and Freyja's range attacks.

Ryuka: Damn... She was able to dodge one of my shots?

Luna:(coms) I hope you don't mind me helping with the extermination.

Yn: Actually-

Jacklin:(coms) No. But do not kill her, she knows more than us.

Yn: As soon as she out for the count, all bets are off.

Luna:(coms) Wouldn't have it any other way.

Valkyrie flew up to Tyranael and began swinging her blade at her.

With clean fluid movements, Saiko was able to avoid getting hurt. She then grabbed Valkyrie and knocked her through a building.

(Bang)

Tilting to the side, Saiko evaded another shot from Ryuka.

Ryuka: Does she have eyes in the back of her head?

Yn the threw a roundhouse kick which Saiko evaded, making him hit a building instead.

Luna:(coms) Tch, useless...

Yn:!?

Lunas pushes Solas aside and went to attack Tyranael, who managed to avoid the barrage of attacks but had much more trouble doing so compared with Valkyrie.

When Saiko leaped back, Lunas blasted her with a ray of ice which landed and slowed her down.

Solas then used Lunas as a stepping stone to jump off towards her and punch Tyranael through a building.

Yn: Useless, huh?! Care to repeat that?

Luna:(coms) It was only thanks to my aid.

Aibella:(coms) Which means you two need to stop bickering and work together!

Yn/Luna:... Tch.

Jacklin:(coms) Cynthia, Chuma, fire at her. Luna and Direx will handle melee.

Tyranael came out of the debris that was once a building, to only get shot at by Freyja and Valkyrie.

It seems as if she was ready for such an event for Saiko was able to slip between the building for cover to avoid getting hit.

Lunas and Solas gave chase by leaping from building to building. With how they flew, it would simply destroy the terrain and might block the easy entrance to the factory below, so the building hopping method had to do.

Seeing an opening, Solas jumped in front of Tyranael, as Lunas jumped behind her.

The two twin Gears began throwing a barrage of attacks at the eclipse Gear.

At first, it seemed as if Saiko had no trouble at all dodging the hits, but slowly the twins began landing more and more attacks, overwhelming her with their awesome power.

In tandem with each other, Solas and Lunas spun and then slammed their arms into the eclipse Gear, sending it skipped down the main street of Neso city.

Aibella: Yes, that was so cool~! Now, that is what I wanna see!

The four Gears then surrounded Saiko and her eclipse Gear.

Luna:(speaker) Is that truly all you have to offer?

Saiko:(speaker) With this weak gear, most likely...

Saiko:(speaker) But just imagine... If you had even a slight amount of trouble against me in this machine...

Saiko:(speaker) Then imagine what I could do if I had machinery on the level of the Solar and Lunar gears.

Cynthia:(speaker) That doesn't mean anything. Give a person a minigun in an arena filled with sword fighters and of course they would win.

Saiko:(speaker) So you admit it... It's not their skill but their Gears.

Yn:(speaker) Don't know about her, but I definitely have skill!

Luna:(speaker) Skill? I would not call what you do, skill.

Yn:(speaker) Are you trying to pick a fight?

Luna:(speaker) What if I am?

Cynthia:(speaker) Now's not the time for this!

Saiko:(speaker) Correct. I've delayed you long enough. It is time for the real battle to begin.

Everyone: Delayed?

(Rumble)

The ground beneath them rumbled, as a humming sound was heard, exponentially getting louder.

Two buildings split open, and in a flash, two streaks of light zoomed out. In a blur of motion, the four Gears were knocked, Solas and Lunas being the only ones that managed to stay standing.

The two blurs then lifted the eclipse Gear into the air, where it began flying on its own beside the two other Gears.

These two gears were both mostly black with similar designs to Solas and Lunas.

One had sun yellow lines going across its body. Its left arm had a large claw arm attachment and its right arm had some type of railgun on it.

(Solar Eclipse Gear: Blazar)

Its twin had blue lines going across all of its body, along with having more visible streams of something. Its right arm had some type of block with daggers popping out of it.

(Lunar Eclipse Gear: Quasar)

(The sun and moon killers: Eclipse²)

Aibella: Wh-what...?

Yn:(speaker) Who are those two!?

Saiko:(speaker) They are both me.

Saiko exited her Gear causing the twin eclipse's to hold their predecessors in the air. Blazar's cockpit then opened and Saiko leaped into it.

The twin eclipses then tossed the Eclipse Gear high into the air, where it activated its self-destruct and blew up.

(KABOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

The explosion did not only cause several buildings to collapse but the dome itself to shatter.

Ryuka/Cynthia: AGH!

Yn/Luna: Ugh...!

Yn: Would you look at that... They're color-coded just for us.

Luna:(coms) It seems that way.

Aibella:(coms) I have a bad feeling about this. You two should retreat!

Yn: Got a feeling like that ain't going to happen. Just look at them...or her...

Luna:(coms) Flying above us as if to say "attack first if you dare".

Yn/Luna: Well with this burning/aching soul/heart of mine, I dare!

(Solar/Lunar Eclipse theme)

Both Solas and Lunas rushed towards their eclipse counterparts, tackling into them with ferocious furry.

But with their great speed, they dodged to the side allowing them to fly past them, showing them that these new eclipse Gears had the same if not greater speed than their predecessor.

The eclipse twins then speeded after Solas and Lunas, separating them from each other and showing off Saiko's incredibly multitasking ability.

Yn: This works for me. HIYA!

Swinging his blazing right hand, as Blazar swung its large burning left fist, the two gears fist clashed in the middle canceling each other out.

Yn: Heh...

Slapping Blazars fist aside, Solas got behind Saiko to strike. The attack missed as Blazar ducked and back kicked Yn away.

Lunas then began swinging a barrage of punches at Quazar, a few hits landed but didn't leave any visible damage onto the Eclipse Gear.

Raising its right arm that had the blades attached to it, Quazar outmaneuvered and got behind Luna, who turned around only to barely move out of the way of the Lunar eclipse Gears jab.

Quazar grazed Lunas's arm but that graze was enough for the daggers to show Luna the damage they could do.

The blades tore through Lunas's armor like paper while also leaving the damaged area frozen.

Luna:!

Changing to long-range, Solas began firing his solar gun barrage at Blazar, who lifted their left arm and blocked the attack.

Its right railgun arm then started to charge up.

Yn: Hm?

Directing it at Solas, Blazar fired at Yn who hardly had any time to move.

(BANG)

A superior version of the solar gun was fired by Blazar, which hit Solas in the right shoulder.

The shot was so powerful, Solas was sent spinning around as he and Yn flew back.

Once they stopped they saw Blazar was right in front of them.

Yn:?!

Lunas was getting cut up by Quazar who unrelentingly attacked.

Luna: This speed... It's just too much...

Luna:(mind) If Saiko is controlling this Gear from inside that other one, then that might mean she can go all out with this one, without worrying about herself.

(Crash)

Luna: Ugh!

Luna: I need to focus before she tears  Lunas apart!!

The two gears then fire blizzarding streams of ice at each other.

Blazar with its left claw grabs Solas and begins pushing him forward. Yn with a bombardment of flaming fist tries to knock Saiko senseless, but she powered through it.

Saiko then rammed Solas into Lunas, sending the two flying randomly in space.

They flew back until they landed against something.

It was a deactivated wormhole gate, a large ring used to generate wormholes for quicker transport between planets.

Standing inside the ring, the two stared up at Quazar and Blazar.

Luna:(coms) This battle is not going our way.

Yn: Then it's time to pull out all the stops and go full force at them!

Solas is engulfed in flames.

Yn: My soul is burning with an awesome power!!!

Yn: Its loud raging flames tell me to defeat you!!

Solas rushes towards the eclipses.

Luna: Idiot!

She follows after, making them both fail to notice the wormhole gate activating.

Yn: Take this!

Yn: SUNRISE OVERDRIVE!!!

Quazar burst with cold energy as Blazar bursted with burning heat, the two then threw a punch to meet with Solas's attack.

The double punched overpowered Solas's finisher, sending himself flying back from whence he came.

Straight into Lunas and they both went flying back into the now active wormhole gate.

The blue portal turned somewhat red, as the two Gears entered.

Blazar then suddenly shot the ring with its railgun, causing the whole construct to exploded.

(BOOOOOOM)

Cynthia, Ryuka, and the rest of the crew watched as Solas and Lunas completely vanished from their radar.

Saiko:... I win.

The eclipse pilot then flew away with her Gears.

(Ending theme)

(Unknown location)

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So they're finally home...