3rd person POV:
Decardo, the CEO of Nexstar industries and creator of the Jupiter Brain, Dyson, sat beside his bedridden wife.
Decardo:(sigh)
Rubbing the temple of his nose, the tiredness he's experiencing became clear.
Decardo:... I thought I could be like the company's founder.
Decardo: Heck... I thought I could be the one to surpass him...
Decardo: But... I lack his luck.
Decardo: So all I can do is...admit my shortcomings.
Decardo: Everything is such a mess... The whole Solar System is being attacked by the machine I built to save you.
Decardo: I guess in its "genius" it believes this will lead it to complete its objective, but...don't see how.
Decardo: The Nexstar name is probably also muddied now...
Decardo: And our child...
Leaning his head on the wall, he stares at the ceiling.
Decardo:(sigh)... Who knows where he is now...
Decardo: Anyhow... I'm going to go try and fix this mess. I love you.
Decardo: Sorry you couldn't get someone better than me. Goodbye.
Leaving the room, a single tear slides down her cheek.
(Opening theme)
In the waiting room of the hospital, Jacklin sat quietly, waiting to hear about Cynthia and Ryuka's condition.
She had ordered Juliet to restock on supplies and sent Ron to head back to the main HQ of the U.S.R.A.P.U to check on the condition of all the planets they had established a connection with along their journey.
With her smart device out, she eagerly awaited an update from her crew until she accidentally stumbled upon an old photo of her crew as she toyed around with her smart device.
The photo was taken almost two years ago before the whole incident started, so there were tons of more people of her crew that she was so proud of until the incident on the Helios mission where most of them perished.
An incident that has haunted her ever since, which has made the once confident Captain second guess herself from time to time.
But there was another incident that came close to beating it.
It was the one that led Cynthia and Ryuka to be in the hospital.
Jacklin:(mind) Just don't die... I don't want any more blood on my hands...
Nurse: Captain Trudian.
Jacklin:!
Jacklin: How are they?
She rushed to her feet as she asked with concern.
Nurse: They're...
Meanwhile, Aibella was heading to Nexstar industry's main HQ to confront the CEO.
When arriving at the front door, she saw Yn and Luna waiting for her.
Aibella: Weren't you two ordered to stay where you were?
Luna: I do what I wish.
Yn: She's my excuse so I don't get an earful for doing what I want.
Aibella: Solas and Lunas?
As she spoke their names the twin Gears lean out from behind the Nexstar HQ from either side.
Yn: They're making sure we're guaranteed access inside.
Aibella: Well, I don't mind if you tag along. Just don't get in my way.
Walking past them, the doors open immediately for her. Luna and Yn follow after her, together they take the elevator up to the top where the CEO's office resided.
Luna: Since I know how you operate, I call-
Luna/Yn: Dibs!
Luna/Yn: Tch!
Luna: Are you serious?
Yn: Because of his bot, my friends are in the hospital!
Luna: My parents are dead and my organization, stolen!
Aibella: This isn't a competition.
Yn:...
Luna:...
Luna: I would win if it was...
Aibella: You can both hit him at the same time after I'm done talking to him.
Luna/Yn:..... I can agree with that.
Aibella:(sigh)
Walking out of the elevator, the trio sees the copy of Aiba which Aibella immediately sends something to her before she could speak.
Her holographic body then glitches out for a moment as Aibella's eyes illuminate for a moment.
Aibella: Wanted to do that since I saw this thing.
Yn: Do what?
Aibella: Don't worry about it.
The Aiba vanishes as the doors to Decardo's office open automatically.
Entering, they find the CEO working relentlessly on the computer.
Yn: Put your porn away, old man! We need to have a chat.
Aibella: Yn, let me handle this.
Yn: Alright...
Aibella: Drop the hentai young man! We need to have a serious discussion!
Decardo: It's not smut. This is a way for me to fix Dyson.
Aibella: Fix Dyson?
Decardo: I'm making a program to take control of Dyson.
Decardo: He'll be like a puppy when I'm done.
Aibella: I have a better idea, destroy him.
At that, he stops writing the code for Dyson's new program.
Decardo: You want me to destroy a machine that could solve all of humanity's problems?
Decardo: A machine that could potentially enlighten us to levels we currently can't comprehend?
Luna: What are you on about?! That thing has done nothing, but create problems!
Decardo: I don't expect a crazed activist to understand.
Yn: She might be crazy, but all she wanted was for people like you to share all the technology you've been hiding.
Decardo: How childish...
Decardo: Why does someone like me need to share my property with others?
He gets up and walks around his desk up to them.
Decardo: I created the technology, I should be allowed to whatever I want with it.
Luna: A lot of your technology could save hundreds of lives! But you hide it.
Decardo: Yeah, I hide my more advanced tech. Do you know who else did?
Decardo: Tony Nexstar, the founder and great hero himself. Isn't that right, Aiba?
Aibella:...
Decardo: I don't know if you know this, but the blueprints for Dyson were made by him.
Decardo: For a thousand years, humanity was capable of building a machine that could "save hundreds of lives".
Decardo: But yet, he kept it secret.
Aibella: Because he was afraid that this situation we're currently in was going to happen.
Decardo: I'll admit that I screwd up... But I can fix this, and since you're here, you probably can as well.
Decardo: Which means he could have as well.
Decardo: So don't you dare make me the villain. If his wife was sick like mine, he would have not hesitated in doing what I did.
Luna: Tch...
Yn: Unbelievable...
Decardo: What? It's true and Aiba or whatever she's going by now can confirm it.
Decardo: He would have done the same... And probably succeeded with his luck.
Raising his fist, Yn prepared to punch him but Luna stopped him.
Luna: There's a better way.
Yn:...Alright.
The two walk back.
Aibella:... Decardo.
Decardo:?
Aibella: I can confirm... When he was younger, my dad would have probably done what you have done.
Aibella: But when he was near your age, he would have never done it.
Decardo:?
Aibella: He would have just enjoyed the time left with her.
Aibella: And yes, he did hide away technology, but only that which could be used for war.
Aibella: Unlike you, who hid everything until you needed to fill your pockets.
Aibella: The difference between you two isn't just luck. It's wisdom.
Hearing quick pace footsteps, Decardo turned to Luna and Yn, only to see them jump in the air and together dropkick him.
Aibella:!?
Decardo:(GRUNTS)
(CRASH)
His desk split in half after he landed on it.
The solar and lunar pilots got up with scowls on their faces.
Luna: You old bastard! We don't give a carp about what a guy a thousand years ago did!
Luna: Your "what ifs" and "buts" are meaningless!
Luna: You choose to build that machine. To create that pilot. To make a gear that could steal information about ours.
Luna: All of that is on you!
Yn walks up to Decardo and grabs him by the collar of his jacket and lifts him.
Yn: Back then it might have been no big deal to hide the stuff you did...
Yn: But times have changed!
Yn: Because of guys like you, people like Luna came around.
Yn: And because of guys like you, a lot of people got hurt.
Yn: If you wanna hide behind the logic of "It's my property, I don't have to share it" go ahead.
Yn: If you don't want to take responsibility for things you could have prevented, go ahead.
Yn: But if you don't want to be considered a villain after all of that... And you have the gull to think you're some kind of good guy...
Yn: THEN GRIT YOUR TEETH BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO HURT!
Punching him straight in the face, Yn sent Decardo flying through the window behind him.
(Shatter)
Luna/Aibella:!?
Yn:...
Falling, there was a quick thud, before Decardo was raised back up by Solas who caught him for Yn.
Sliding him back into the office, Solas dropped back down to the bottom.
Luna: Did you know Solas would do that?
Yn: Ehhh... I didn't really think the glass would break...
Aibella: Ugh...you two are such Rex's.
Luna: What does that mean?
Aibella: It means get out because I need him in decent conditions to stop Dyson.
Aibella: Go outside and wait for me. Dyson could attack any moment anyway...
Yn:... Guess we got what we wanted.
Luna:..... No point in continuing...
Decardo: Ugh...(cough) (cough).
Luna: Let's go.
The two pilots leave.
Decardo:..... Is that boy the one you took?
Aibella: No, that's Yn Direx. I don't believe he would have anything to do with this if he didn't have the Solar Gear.
Decardo:... Oh...ugh...
Aibella: Why do you ask?
Decardo: Looks familiar is all...
Aibella: Before you give me your complete and utter cooperation...
Aibella: How did you know I was even Aiba from the start?
Decardo: Since the era of when the Nexstar's themselves were in control... Every CEO was told to get you...
Decardo: "To bring you home"...
Aibella: Tch...
Aibella: Let's get to work. Who knows how much time we have.
(Ending theme)