Marta in Wonderland(Part 1)

TransHuman Space
ⓒ Steve Jackson Games

* Some settings in this story have been added or changed by the author.

* Some of the names of people, places, and companies that appear here are mostly fabricated and have nothing to do with the actual names of people and places.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 001. Pilot.

3rd planet Earth, Solar System, Milky Way
Local Group, The Virgo Super cluster.
Here it is. This is our home.

Dec. 25. 2098
EST(Earth Standard Time) 18:30.
Starline Transporter Office at Piazzi Space port, Asteroid Ceres, Asteroid belt.

"Long time no see, Chelsea."/"Chelsea, glad to see you again."/"We're back."/"Me too."
"Welcome back, my kids.
How's your first long transport, Marta. Difficult ha?"
When captain Philip sent all the relevant papers and computer records to Chelsea R Dianne as Flight manager, Chelsea greets Marta and says to Philip team like her children. Though, Philip team does like this Chelsea's reaction. Compare with Chelsea's career, Philip team is still rookies and felt difficult about their first long transport.
And whilst Chelsea confirm and checks with their flight and computer, Yurika starts a conversation to Chelsea who is watching monitor.

"How is it going?"
"Earth is still not uneasygoing. Space too."

"...Last January, after the Eugenics Liberation Front threat to spread Lucifer plague virus at Istanbul, EU Turkyie(Turkey), disorder at Istanbul still continues. So...

...About pirate to New Galaxy class Helium 3 supertanker space ship became the trial between Adelleyde Inc. and Avatarcluster corp, EU(European Union) Board of directors, PRA(Pacific Rim Alliance) Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ICC(International Chamber of Commerce) takes Adelleyde Inc.'s side...

...Also EU(European Union) Board of directors will decide that many bio-roide factories at L(Lagrange)5 point move to Asteroid belt..."

Philip team and Marta nods to Chelsea's saying. Specially Marta felt and now she experienced Philip's feeling. when Philip fell into her era. Chelsea says to Philip team.
"Processing is done. Key and data box was in..."
"So our next flight will be when?"
"By the way had you finished regular test?"
"Did it second half at last year."
"Will be hurry. Good. It will be good that finish early."
When Chelsea gives regular test papers to Philip team, their faces change seriously.
Even so Ceres government which consisted with descendants of the Dunkun people and made "Super Minimal Government" as a motto. But Ceres government is very difficult about safe in the space is real. So it's understandable.
Solar wind, Solar radiation, cosmic rays, X-ray stars. dangerous Black holes(if contact possibility is very low), pulsars, quasars and many big and small asteroids. Especially "Safe" is very important and essential at this Asteroid belt.
The regular medical exam which Philip team met is for "stop safety accident". So all space ship license users and crew members must require medical exam for twice in one year. If they feel troublesome. Now it's Philip team's turn.
But the regular medical exam for safety is... troublesome and terrible.

"Can't not delay?"
"No, Kelly. when you continue to delay, suddenly half year passed and 1 year is soon,
When the time comes, it's good to finish early."
"During transporting to Moon and Mars by a new transport ship, We ate unsavory space rations full. And again...?"
"It's a torture. Torture."
"Kids. It'll be good memories."
"...If that kinds of memories, we'll reject."/"Right."

...

After Philip and his team reached Piazzi Space port, took down transported cargo from Mars and finished simple physical exam, it's night time in Ceres time.

"메리 크리스마스! 행복한 성탄 되셔요-"
"Merry Christmas!"
"聖誕快樂!"
"メリ- クリスマス!"
"Joyeux Noel!"(French)
"Frohe Weihnachten!"(Germany)
"Buon Natale!"(Italian)
"С Рождеством Христовым!"(Russian)
"Feliz Navidad!"(Spanish)
"Feliz Natal!"(Portuguese)
"Vrolijke Kerstmis!"(Netherlandic)

"...so what we are doing now? It's a Christmas already."
"Going home." Yurika and Kelly nods to Philip's saying.
"We can eat Marta's cooking foods." Kelly says.
"Because I'm captain?"
"Ah... well... it is...." Yurika says with little charming and it makes Philip to sweat little. Later four people goes to Chorus town.

Soon Philip and Marta goes to Starline dorm and reached to their room with Kelly and Yurika. And while Philip cleans their home, Kelly and Yurika helps Marta and makes simple Christmas dinner.
These four people starts to enjoy little Christmas dinner.

"Marta's food is delicious."
"Thank you. Even it's cheap vegetables and cultivation meats which made from genetic and nano engineering. Also today is Christmas."
"Thank you, Marta."
Philip's respond made Marta's face to change little red. Because Marta's food is delicious, often Yurika and Kelly visits to Philip's home to learn Marta's cooking. After eat dinner, their Christmas present time comes.
And open presents makes Yurika and Kelly's little fight as always. So Philip makes embressing face and Marta becomes judge. However Marta looks like good at this.

"See me what it is?"
"You first."/"No, Kelly. You first."
"Oh my gush, Philip is embressing...."
"Ah..."/"...Eh..." Finally Yurika and Kelly notices Philip's face.
"I count three and open presents. And Philip makes his choice."
"...We'll do it."
At this time, Yurika and Kelly already knew what Philip acts but these two agrees with Marta.
And Marta counts three.

"One, two- three-!!"

"Happy Christmas, everyone. This is GNN midnight news.
...According to an interested person, world class billionaire and honorary president of Starline Inc as Robert Karrins' illness has no new developments. It known to the general public and many interested people visited the family to offer comfort. Honorary president Robert was born at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Earth suddenly at 2097..."

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 002. New beginning.

Jan. 17. 2099
Mars- Moon space, EST(Earth Standard time) 20:15.
After Philip and his friends passed Christmas and new year, from above recognized their work. So Philip, Yurika and Kelly changed their Skylark class space transport ship to Swallow class for ride.
Now whilst Philip and his friends use their new space transport ship to via Mars to Moon obit for first management, they're watching news by VI(Virtural Interactive) screen.

"Soon after new year, we hear this news..."
"But it's better than the war."
"Right. Look like the battle in Europa isn't finished yet..."
"That's only the beginning."
"Will CIPS(Commission for Interplanetary Peace and Security) interfere?"
"...I think they will interfere. Because it's their work."

"This news from Kazakhstan.
Confirmed that new anti-Zarubayev rebels raised again and Zarubayev government send bio-roid and cyber-shell troops. But government spokesman denied this. [Image: Spokesman statement]
Now EU(European Union) Board of directors talks about Kazakhstan..."

"Kazakhstan again...."
"They feels enough. Because rebel and suppression happens again easily."
"I heard Zarubayev changed his body to bio-roid at 2024."
"Right. Maybe he'll be no problem over 100 years."/"Kazakhstans feels hard."
"...Yeah."
"By the way, Yuri, do you know about Adelleyde Inc.?"
"Adelleyde Inc. existed at our mom and grandmom,'s time I learned. And we buy many Adelleyde products at home."
"Me too. Unexpectedly Adelleyde Inc. makes cheap gene engineering products and other cutting-edge machines as Biotech Euphrates. So another big companies feels uncomfortable?
"It would be... so get caught into a tiresome fight."

Almost same time, Asteroid Ceres.
Starline dorm, Kouros town.
At this time Marta who remained at dorm sits down sofa and hears news through VI(Virture Interactive) screen) and waits Philip and his friends to return home hurry.
When Marta arrived with Philip at Asteroid Ceres in 22c, she was embressed as Philip as before. However adjusting time moved so fast.
After Philip leaved the orphanage and passed Starline transport department with his orphanage friends. Also because of Marta and Philip proved de facto marriage, these two can stay at Starline dorm. Also Marta has nurse license until now, it's a good that she can ride with Philip's transport space ship.
21c actress Ana de Armas' posters are still in Philip's room yet. When Marta saw Ana de Armas poster, she was very surprised. Because Marta and Ana de Armas were very familiar. However Marta feels good to enjoy this kind of life but thinks about doing another job as an actress.

L(Lagrange)4 Isla star.
In one hotel room, Chris and Valery are talking quietly but topic moves EU Turkyie(Turkey) to very important one.

"It's for Avatar?"
"Right. Through EU(European Union) Board of directors we'll suit, they say "we're not related this pirate thing." Maybe Gentech write a script about this behind the curtain,
Cause annoyance with Europa and Kazakhstan..."
"Do Avatar in this way. If we can't nothing about Kazakhstan, bet CIPS(Commission for Interplanetary Peace and Security) at Europa."
"According to somewhere, space ships around Europa- specially insurance money for Helium transport space ships is increasing fast.
Maybe Farhauler's Guild is hard about Europa problem."
"I'll check about this Europa problem.: Gentech maybe give a script to radical preservationists."
"How about Exo? Finally it's boomed. Because their finance was wrecked for long ago."
"According to somewhere, it's a big possibility that Exo board will transfer their company. Candidates are us, Nano-dynamics and others. How about that?
And checked about it?"
"Already checked long ago. Problem is Philip already made happy home."
"So it turns to Karin after all."
"Right. But when I saw his pre-investigation result, see a bud unexpectedly. Working at the inter-planet transport company but he'll be growing more than that."
"What a waste... that level of talented person is not common.
Didn't expect this?"
"Honestly I didn't expect this."
"So as you said, watching and end?"
"End to watching him. Because after Mr.Robert heard about his reason, he undersood."
"If he inherits Mr.Robort, what you will do?"
"As a protector, I teach him this and that." Valery nods naturally and continue to say.
"We have another problems.: Kazakhstan, Avatarcluster corp. and inside of Starline."
"Inside is inside but Avatarcluster corp. first."

Sydney, PRA(Pacific Rim Alliance) Austrailia
"So grandpa can't show recovery sign until now."
At the top floor penthouse of one big building owned Starline, one girl looks elegant and weak is asking one person from opposite side through screen and that person shows little sad face and responds.

[Right. Lady Lacetty.
Doctors in the hospital trys to best but hard to pass this year. So prepare about it.]
"Still battle in Europa and Adelleyde Inc. and Avatar cluster corp. catch on fire?"
[Yes, Avartarcluster corp. did as TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance). Because of that, EU(European Union) Board take action and Kazakhstan again,]
"How long Anti-Zarubayev rebels hold at this time?"
[As long as 2 months. After that, change guerilla war again.]
"Ok, I understand. Continue to watching."
[Yes, Lady.]

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland land.
Episode 003. Treasure?

When Halley's comet visited the Earth again in 2061- 2062, not only Earth, all people lives in Moon, Mars, Asteroid belt wants to see. And EU(European Union), PRA(Pacific Rim Alliance), TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance), USA and Latin Ameria on the Earth and all cities on the Moon, Mars and Asteroid belt launched up many probes for observing Halley's comet. Also Comet nomads from Red Dunkunist crowded to orbit and showed an action movie to chasing Halley's comet.
Even that was astronomical event in every 76 years, but it was great scenes that many probes which launched Earth, Moon and Mars cities closed and observing Halley's comet competitively, comet nomads' racing for chase Halley's comet and so on and through GNN broadcasted every scenes to whole Solar system in real time.

Mars orbit space, Late Jan. 2099
"It happened about 30 years ago but I heard it was real mess."
"Right. I heard from my parents and saw the records in the library. It was big event.
Earth, Moon, Mars and Asteroid belt and comet nomads..."
After Philip team passed new year, took down cargo at Moon and reload new cargo. And before return to Ceres, Philip's ship head to new cargo's destination as Mars orbit. So Kelly changes topic.

"By the way, we reload new cargo at Lunar City, Moon and head to its destination."
"Also one big structure is building at Olympus City, Mars. As we watched at Lunar City."
"It called Moon cradle. This is very famous structure. Because many cities and companies. NGOs from Earth and Moon attentive to watch from the beginning. As building Mars cradle at outside Olympus City and building Earth cradle in Africa, Earth."
"Well, I heard European human preservationist group stimulated from Indian Ark project supply building fund..."
"...Right, but that cradles is famous. Before building, these cradles printed on astronomical journals and even GNN broadcasted."
"Great thing is right. We don't know what propose is."
"Ah, look at that. Our destination."
Yuri' saying and Philip and Kelly watches and closes to most biggest artificial structure on Mars orbit through main screen from the ship. It's Mars-Adelleyde Science station and double as Mars orbit branch office in Adelleyde Inc.
Also Mars branch office in Adelleyde Inc. is located in Olympus City.

"Maybe that station is building space transport ship trouble with Avartar."
"Now Avarta is fighting with Adelleyde as look like kill."
"And it's so big. Including every science research center, company, factory and that ship-yard can build some tolerable ships."
"One story that Adelleyde Inc. first came to Planet Titan, Saturn than Chinese Xiao Chu. So I can understand Avarta and Gentech is using tricks to Adelleyde Inc."
"First we'll get permission to land and prepare to decrease speed."/"Ok."

Meanwhile somewhere in the Earth, Crescent Island fortress.
Now Christ's twin sister, Mi-hye and Mi-jeung talking in command room.

"And decide to just watching him live in Ceres?"
"Because he has good de fecto life and according to pre-search result, he is working at one inter-planet transport company and shows good employee's performance. But it said the big possibility that can't stay longer.
Also he is going to the Moon with his friends through loaded cargo from Mars branch office.
"Maybe he has more surpass talent than Karin."
"Right. so we feels what a waste."
"If he is alone?"
"When Starline is merge, take him as legitimate child. That was President Robert's scenario for admit company people and the world."
"But these two can be fight?"
"Result said Karrin could be yield her successor situationally"
"AI(Artificial Intelligence) or oldest sister's thinking?"
"Both.
Also we have Starline inside problem.
President is down in sickbed and when he's dead, inside problem will be bursted." Mi-jeoung nods to her twin sister' saying and responds.
"It'll be big things to handle."
"Now she said will go out Isla star and watching at Islandia. But it's right that will burst soon."
"In this case, oldest sisiter's skill is very clear." Now Mi-hye nods at her twin sister's saying.

...A few days later, Late Jan- Early Feb. 2099.
Mars- Asteroid belt space, EST(Earth Standard Time) 02:30
After Philip and his friends took down their cargo from the Moon at Adelleyde Science Station in Mars orbit, they return to their home, Ceres. Now when Philip, Yuri and Kelly sleep with one bed, suddenly Swallow class ship's main computer serve emergency warning and turn on the light at bedroom.
So three people ware pajama come out from bedroom and ask ship's AI(Artificial Intelligence).

"What's happening!"
["Impact warning! Impact warning! Now we are in impact orbit to an artifact things!"]
"Location?"/["The front. Distance is..."]
Three people runs to ship's window with AI(Artificial Intelligence)'s say and see something like metal reflect sun light over the window. It close to Philip's ship.
After Philip finishes to understanding of the situation and fly to cockpit, change automatic to manual, grab control stick and watch monitor to control ship's movement in full detail. By manual control, the ship shoot white altitude gas and change her moving to get out impact orbit with mysterious thing.

"Little bit.... little bit more..."
Because of mysterious thing's high speed, Philip's ship excessed some mile distance. After confirmed this, Philip returns to his ship to original orbit. Same as sea navigation, some mile error makes big distance in the space.

"Wowwwwww...."
After Philip's ship pass over impact orbit with mysterious thing by manual control finally, three people give a sigh of relief.

"Kelly, open repair bot and look around."
"Ok."
While spider type cybershells for repair in stand by wake with Philip's order and Kelly's control, it start to walk around the ship. Soon they find some debris outside the ship.

"...will tear off and go..."
Yurika and Kelly sit down at each cockpit nods to Philip' saying and through ship's low pressure chamber Philip ware space suit and tie small spacewalk booster backpack, hang lifeline on the ship.

["See what we get...."]
Philip hangs lifeline on ship's ring and uses backpack booster. And close to confirm what he finds something outside the ship.

["...Hanged rare thing. Yuri, after we recover, it must dissemble."]
["Is it ok?"] Philip smile slightly to Yurika's worry voice and says.
["It'll be ok. Because it's disassembled junk."]
So after Philip recovers mysterious thing from outside hanger and check other dangerous thing, Philip takes off backpack and space suit through low pressure chamber. While Philip returns to their kitchen with mysterious thing, Yurika and Kelly orders cybershells for repair return to ship's silo. And then these two takes tools and follow with Philip.
After carefully Philip cuts off wires by tools fetch along Yurika and Kelly and turns off broken substrates, pulls off whole connected cables, they find 30cm diameter metal ball. It looks difference as normal gas tank.

"Great, Core did not break and just remains."
"It'll work?"
"Let me check."
When Philip checks outside of core, he finds this warning sign as Chinese characters and English.

中華人民共和國 海軍 宇宙艦隊 財産
REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY SPACE FLEET PROPERTY
- ///////-//23//-//12/-90/// -
- XIAO CHU Co. LTD. -

"It's... ....Chinese space fleet equipment?"
"Well, partly erased its type number. Maybe it's AKV(Autonomous Kill Vehicle) part in 2nd Pacific war."
"Can we fix it?"
"Can't fix it right now but when we return to Ceres, will fix it."
Yurika and Kelly nods to Kelly's worrying voice and Philip's respond after.
Now what Philip found is one of debris from AKV(Autonomous Kill Vehicle) in Republic of China Navy Space Fleet. So many debries remains in the space circumstantially. Maybe during 2nd Pacific war, this AKV was destroyed and wandered. But it caught accidently.
Meanwhile China and TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) conflicted with copyright and territory problem, China orbital bombed to one lab in Thailand and it started 2nd Pacific war. Cause of war which China claimed was TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) used this lab for developing bio-chemical and nano machine weapon to targeting China. China and TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) did whole kinds of war.: information war, submarine fight and so on. Finally China used tactical nuclear bomb to TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) fleets at South China Sea. To revenge TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) Special forces destroyed the Three Gorges Dam and came out about hundred million victims and refuges, death. Also when the war started, America started Helium 3 export embargo. Finally the war was ended through EU(European Union)'s arbitration in 2085. However the aftereffect still remains.
Now "straggled" AI(Artificial Intelligence) weapon is still attacking Chinese space ships at Asteroid belt yet and bio-chemical and nano virus weapon's aftereffect still remains at TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) and southern China.

Carry on "This is Chinese government property" and warning sign outside the core but Philip passes over. This AKV(Autonomous Kill Vehicle) was already "deleted" on weapon list at 30 years ago.

"Later this tag will throw away or erase by tape." Two girls nods to Philip's saying.
"Who is next duty?"
"It's me."
"So take on duty.
Already like this, do it something until the dawn comes."

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 004. At home.

Feb.08.2099
Starline transporter office at Piazzi space port, Asteroid Ceres, Asteroid belt.

"Long time no see, Chelsea."/"I'm home."/"We're back."
"But something new?"
"Not much. Honorary president is still sickness."
"So who will be successor?"
"A granddaughter lives on Australia could be."
"We heard about it."
"And according to rumors, one powerful person in EU(European Union) watches her back."
"Powerful person in EU(European Union)?"
"It's just rumor."
"How great it is. That kind of person watches her back."
"Right."
"We're very hectic but these people is great..."
"Maybe they have their own trouble."
"Processing is done. I put key and data box..."
"Well, our next flight is when?"
"Let me see..."

Little bit later at Starline dorm, Kouros town.
After Philip parts with Yurika and Kelly at dorm entrance, enter his home waiting Marta.

"Marta, I'm back-"/"Philip~~" When Marta see Philip is safely return, runs to vestibule and hug happily with kiss.
"Felt hard. Because you stayed 2 months in the space. Shower first and rest."
After Philip nods to Marta's saying, take 2 bags to his room corner. Go to shower booth to shower first.
Soon when Philip finishes shower and comes with pajama, waited Marta smiles and go to bedroom together.

...

"...Morning already?"
When light set on Earth time come to Philip's face, Philip checks Marta had satisfied face in bed. And then wake up at his bed. Today is Saturday and don't have to go company until Monday. So Philip wrinkles covered sheet and dress up roughly. After Philip shakes his head and go to his table.
On the table, computer and some books riddled with substrates chaotic. And one ball open completely half on the corner. The eletronic substrates inside the ball connected with keyboard & monitor below table and many cables from big travel carrier. While space transport ship went to Ceres, Philip played with Yurika and Kelly together and worked in spare time. Philip habilitated dumped Chinese AKV(Autonomous Kill Vehicle) Al(Artificial Intelligence) in 2nd Pacific War mostly and put into another bag.

"...Let's check." Philip teases the keyboard connected with bag and taps.

>> Can you hear me?

After waited 1- 2 minutes, it respond to monitor. By English and Chinese.

>> Who are you? Tell me your regiment, official rank and name.

Philip taps on keyboard.

>> Lieutenant Pai from Ministry of Public Security.
>> You are from Public Security? So Please return me home fast.
>> Soon you'll return. Turn off power. Stand by until then.

When Al(Artificial Intelligence) go to stand by, Philip turns off Al(Artificial Intelligence)'s power. Result is this Al(Artificial Intelligence) habilitated to work. Now next thing is "initialization process" or "taming".
So Philip taps on keyboard and change this Al(Artificial Intelligence) in stand by to repair mode. Also he makes one port as connect point.
Now this Al(Artificial Intelligence) is in Stand alone perfectly. But if Philip doesn't care, this Al(Artificial Intelligence) can connect anytime and send his location to Chinese Navy Space fleet HQ. Before that thing happens, must cut out all lines and block radio connect. And then Philip must change its code. So after Philip inputs his command, pulls out all lines from substrate and re-connects another lines. Turns on power again and soon program inside the bag will break this Al(Artificial Intelligence)'s defense program and make to begin initialization. Because this old Al(Artificial Intelligence) is no match with newest firewall removal program.

"Sorry..."
Feeling bitter but Philip eats breakfast with Marta wakes up form bed and tells her about many things he watches through seeing (bilateral) TV. And Marta hears it with wonder.

Pi PPi PPi~~
At that time, beep sound come out Philip's room. It means Chinese AKV(Autonomous Kill Vehicle) Al(Artificial Intelligence)'s "initialization" process is over.

"...It's done."
"Can you finish it before we eat lunch?" Philip says to Marta.
"Maybe,"
"And next schedule?" Now Marta knew Yurika and Kelly is Philip's friends and lovers.
"Rest this week and will meet at company." Marta smile to Philip's saying. Because of that, these two miss former President of Starline and successor story from (bilateral) TV.

"....Finish morning 10 news. I'm Sarah Fairchild. Next news at noon."

Behind (bilateral) TV news, Philip enters his room. Already initialization" process is over so after basic set-up is done, it's completely Philip owns.
And Philip takes out another upgrade module and case bought early from another bag and re-connect Al(Artificial Intelligence) line. When Philip goes to monitor on the table and taps on keyboard, blank which can put Al(Artificial Intelligence)'s new name appear.

> Name: |

"Now How I make your name...?" While Philip watch monitor worries about Al(Artificial Intelligence)'s new name, but that worry isn't long. But somehow Philip feels urge to make name "R-", so Philip makes new wearable computer Al(Artificial Intelligence)'s new name and taps on keyboard.

> Name: Rachel T. H. |

"It's done. Glad to meet you. Rachel."
Philip says hello to wearable computer Al(Artificial Intelligence) filled in new case, but it's not finish yet. And Philip finds one clothes can put into wareable computer and wares it. So Philip reboots computer.

[Confirm external access equipment, Confirm device.]

Of course, like most people in this time Philip has Brain Implant. It's little expensive but working by SAI(Sapient-AI).

[Confirmed Al(Artificial Intelligence) in external identification. Register as substructure device?]
"Confirm."

Al(Artificial Intelligence) system rank in Philip's room, Philip is very first, second is SAI(Sapient-AI) in Philip's brain implant and low is another electronic machines. After Philip confirms, data synchronization and encoding process starts. Important data transmits through radio LAN.
10 minutes later, basic data synchronized between Philip's SAI(Sapient-AI) and "Rachel". And then Al(Artificial Intelligence) control move to Philip completely. And Philip orders "Rachel" that one back-up file open before initialization.

After a while, Earth appears in 3D monitor and one orbit also appears above Earth. This is "Rachel"'s orbit in 2nd Pacific War,
Using restore program, Philip restored back-up data and log files in the memory. Sure 19 years old Philip doesn't have memory about 2nd Pacific War. Philip just watched 2nd Pacific war related documenteries and dramas. But restored data from Al(Artificial Intelligence) is over than drama and documenteries. After Philip watched data, orders to seal data. And Philip faces a dilemma.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 005. Just as normal...?

Feb.11.2099
AM 07:00- , Kouros town, Asteroid Ceres, Asteroid belt.

In 22c, coin and bills still remains but through 4th and 5th Industrial Revolution, electronic cash is using everywhere. Philip go to work says good day to Marta and calls near electronic car. After Philip rides electonic car, go to Starline office at Piazzi space port.

When Philip goes to Starline, Philip nods to Yurika, Kelly and other people go to work similar time. And then Philip goes to flight division which he assigned.
So when Philip goes to flight division office and nods to people and his superiors go to work early. And then Philip sits down his own seat, Philip's superior comes to him and give a tablet pad with input schedule.

"Philip, it's a delivery mission. Will start soon and prepare."
"...ehhhh?" Anyway his rotation is coming, Philip takes tablet pad but when he see destination, Philip's eyes open wide.
"Jupiter? Why I'm going to Jupiter...."
"Well, I don't know.
By the way, you three continued to work at Earth- Moon and L(Lagrange)4- Moon except went Mars at last time. Now you build your career enough so possible to go middle distance flight?"
"It's too fast? We're almost 2 years since joining the company."
"It's not me. In human resources division, they see performance assessment and choice some people show good work performance...
Comfortable to think that when you return safely, will get promotion. Already Yurika and Kelly signed. So you'll sign."
"....."
After Philip hear what superior say, conclusion is just go to Jupiter for delivery.
When Philip see Yurika and Kelly's desk, their side face show Philip "Hate to work... Hate to work..."

"..."
Philip as one assistant manager couldn't respond to superior's saying. Finally Philip signs sign blank in the pad as "I take delivery misson."
And then when superior hold pad is gone, Philip turns to his eyes to own computer and starts paper work. But Philip show his expression "Hate to work." as Yurika and Kelly.

When Philip is very keen on working and lunch time is coming, "Piiii- Piiiii- Pi ri bi ri bic~~~" weird alarm sound come out at Philip's waist. Because It's text message receive sound from Philip's terminal. So everybody in the office frown face except Philip.

"Hey, Philip. Change your terminal alarm sound."
"It's my style. Very good at noisy time." bump-, beep-!
"Let me see.... Ah? It's flight schedule."
Text message get Philip, Yurika and Kelly at same time is as below.

##################################
Send: Starline transport Flight division
Receive: Philip Kim Karrins.
Time: 02-11-2099 11:29:59

The flight schedule is on.
Time: 02-15-2099 09:00

Come and learn more about schedule
at flight division until 02-14 08:00

-Flight division-
##################################

...

Feb.14.2099 08:00-
Starline transport flight division in Piazzi deep space port, Asteroid Ceres, Asteroid belt.

"W, w, w, what....?" x3
When Philip team watches his own flight schedule at Starline transport flight division terminal, these three fly question marks over their heads. Because they go to outside work for long time, they ware company uniforms goes to deep space port work. After they check flight schedule, this is their result.

######################################################################################
Flight Plan

Pilot: Philip K. Karrins(PI/OP)
Crew: Yurika Greseine(OP 1), Kelly I. Krikalyov(LM)

Flight time: 02-15-2099 09:00
Flight location: Piazzi space port, CAA Ceres

ETA(Estimated Time of Arrival): 02-20-2099
Arrival place: 10th space port at Huygens city, Titan, Jupiter

Transport ship: Colombia Aerospace USV Swallow class
Transport ship register number: ISTA-PRA-209712344E3

Flight object: Transport cargo.


*Instructions for crew:
Cargo: Eletronic devices and food 10t.

######################################################################################

"You kids visited Mars a few days ago?"
"Yes, right. Now we're going Titan at Jupiter."
"Human resource division look in a favorable light."
"And then long distance work again...." Yurika sighs. Instead of Chelsea smiles because Philip and Kelly's thinking is same.

Later, these three hold tablet pads and help form flight division and Swallow class transport ship Al(Artificial Intelligence).
And then they checks containers already shipped on Swallow class ship. Also they checks from ship's exterior and interior but it's no problem fortunately.

"OK, Check all.
Our mechanic team did very good. Engine, dynamometer, electrometer, EMF(electric and magnetic field) and computer, ship has no problem. We can ride this now."
"Anyway Kelly, when we rode this first time, we assigned to AI(Artificial Intelligence). Because we don't have 2nd operator except me."
"Ah, we had difficult at that time. Because we finished well and so give us long distance delivery?"
"That's the way. But I hope come to my replacement."
"Oh~ however come to this rough work? Now this work is sorted to dangerous job."
"Well, I hope it's good that newbie is come. So when Philip makes his own company, we'll be respectful transport ship captain."
Philip feels a little awkward at Yuri's saying and Kelly comforts to tap on their back.

Next day, Feb.15 06:00-
Starline transport flight division office in Piazzi space port, Asteroid Ceres, Asteroid belt.
Because today is flight day finally, Philip goes to flight division with Yurika and Kelly. And than Philip talks with flight division employee with space port control. Now when Philip hold related documents walks in corridor, suddenly someone calls Philip.

"Ah... I have a question."
"Eh, tell me." When Philip turns his eyes, one beautiful girl with short black hair stands with everyday clothes.
"This is Starline flight division?"
"Right..."
"I want to go human resource division, where I go?"
"Go to that hallway."
"Thank you."
After she says thank you to Philip, she leaves Philip with sweet aroma. That amora makes Philip blank but Philip recovers his senses.
If Marta, Yurika or Kelly is near Philip, it'll be big trouble.

"...She is a beauty but I don't care..."
Philip says this and forgets that dark black short hair beautiful girl soon.
But little bit later....

"I'm Mary Comtois. Nice to meet you."
"....." x3
...That short black hair beautiful girl stands before Philip team.
Because... one human resource division employee comes to Philip team and say "She is your new team crew now. And your team control and operator." And then after he throws that beautiful girl and her resume into Philip team and he's gone.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 006. Newbie.

"I'm Mary Comtois. Nice to meet you."
"....." x3
For a while three lost their saying but Philip introduce himself first.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Philip Kim Karrins. Call me Philip."
"I'm operator Yurika Greseine. ...Let's roll with this."
"Kelly Ivanovich Krikalyov, Good to see you."
"Please take care. Call me Mary."
Politely Mary bows to hello and appeals to shaking hands. So these three accepts to shaking hands.
And then Philip just watches the clock hanging on the wall for change cold and awkward mood. It's just breakfast time.
Philip thinks that talking with newbie is essential for adjusting with team. So Philip says to Yuri, Kelly and Mary.

"Well well well.... Now get out and talk. It's breakfast time."

Later, Philip team surrounds and talks with Mary at the corner in space port cafeteria

"Where Mary was born?"
"EU(European Union) France, Earth. While I look for job, somehow I flied to Ceres."
"Ah~ The Earth is Mary's birthplace."
"When I saw Mary's resume, you worked at many places. What kinds of work Mary did?"
"Mostly transported for raw materials, raw materials and intermediary goods. Charged at L(Lagrange)4- Moon, Mars and Asteroid belt area."
Assumed what Mary did before. Companies in this world charges logistic company mostly. But when Farhauler's Guild start to strike, all logistic in solar system will be stop. So many companies takes bio-roid pilots for spear and cut prices. However It's first time that human pilot comes.

Because with Moon and Mars, Asteroid belt is very charming enter area, multi-national companies in Earth, Moon and Mars prepares to labs and advanced bases at Asteroid belt competitively
Philip heard the news about sooner or later EU(European Union) Space Force will make advanced base at Asteroid belt.

"Ride Swallow class before?"
"During 3 years, I continue to control Swallow class and Sudbury from Vosper-Babbage."
"Good. We rode Skylark class until now and last time we rode Swallow class for first time."
"Is that so... It was hard." Surprisingly Mary amiable to answer, soon Yuri complains her luck.
"Very hard. Also I'm only operator. When we did first long distance flight, 2nd operator was AI(Artificial Intelligence)-"
"Now Yuri will be easy."
"By the way, Did Mary work at another places before come here?"
"Helped to clean and care for a patient for a while in one sanatorium, Earth."
"Ah...." Philip, Yurika and Kelly assumed what kind of work. So Philip changes topic.
"What's your favorite?"
"Personal training, reading books, cooking and shopping mostly." Yurika and Kelly's face change brightly.
"Mary, now we're one time and take care each other."
"Right. Nice to meet you again."

...EST(Earth Standard Time) 08:50- , Piazzi deep space port, Asteroid Ceres, Asteroid belt
One Swallow class transport space ship marking on Starline Transport fix on the Igloo like branch. And this ship preheats and prepare to launch.

"Control, System All green."
[Confirm route complete. Good to go.]
"Launching. Thanks to Control."
[Good Luck.]
Philip team ware space suits sits down in Swallow class cockpit. It's less effective. Because Philipe team ride second time and Mary taps on console to checking the ship.

"Air Control Zone, Move Control tower to this ship complete. Engine start."
"Fixing cable off."
Nothing sound. Because space is vacuum.
But after fixing cables took off and ship's speed is increasing. And then the space transport ship free from the Igloo. Soon light pink color Ceres spread above their heads.

"Circling speed up. After altitude up and change orbit angle."
"Searching for surroundings. Turn turret."
Skylark class was demilitarized, But it's armed laser turrets from Swallow class. Even compare with military ship, it's gun level for self-protection completely. However if you have laser turrets on space ship, feel easy. Also "Sarturnian Pirates" don't touch CAA(Ceres Asteroids Alliance) ships but they steals American or European ships. And dumped TSA(Transpacific Socialist Alliance) robot weapons attacks any kinds of Chinese ships.

"Turrets and censors check. Working Ok."
"Central Traffic(CAA Central Traffic) NOTAM is coming..... Objects in orbit, check."
"Start to change orbit."
"Central Traffic, this is CSS-77. Request to take-off call."
[CSS-77, this is Central Traffic. Confirm take-off call. Orbit location check. Warning to Piazzi elevator.]
[Confirm.]

Normally when one ship turn 2 times to Orbit in Ceres, accept tall-off request. And can watch many ships and satellites turn around Ceres through ship's windows, After they finish first winding course, they can see many lights in the dark above their heads. That's Ceres city's night sight. Their home.

"Woww...." Exclamation from Yurika.

[CSS-77. This is Central Traffic. Accept take-off call. Receive leaving orbit information.]
[Input leaving orbit information.]
"Central Traffic, Thanks to accept take-off call.]
[Roger that.] After finish communication, Yurika checks data.

"Check Escape angle. Shoot engine location confirm."
"Central Traffic, this is CSS-77. Now we're in escape speed."
[Roger that. CSS-77. Bon Voyage.]

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 007. In sea of stars.

"This is GNN news, I'm Jim Brakaw.
Spokeman from Sergei Maksimovitch Zarubayev government announced the rebel defeated by Government force today and the reble spokeman announced same story.
But also the rebel spokeman announced they're not defeated yet....

Pope Zakarius II in Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican outdoor reading with comments for Catholics as "When Moon shed light on Astana..." and shows supporting Kazakhstan rebels again...
About Pope's this speech, Zarubayev government..."

Feb.17.2099
Somewhere in Asteroid belt- Mars space

"...it's boring~"
Bothering Yurika says to Philip but Philip and Kelly are boring too. Already these four read downloaded magazines and dramas. It's good to watch flooding stars but just one day. After that they are sick of it and just watching news everyday...
And meanwhile Mary, Yurika and Kelly becomes familiar.

"But that doesn't mean we don't have killing time things."
"Do fire exercise?"
"Fire exercise?" YuriKa swims to sit down her console naturally.
"Philip, let's fire excise."
"Using turrets?"
"Sure. We found that passing thing."
"Fire lightly." And Philip takes off his necklace. Then his captain key puts into keyhole and rotates.

Toot-! Toot-!
When warning sound is on, Mary and Kelly runs into command room. And Following Yuri's announcement.

"Laser turret fire excise! This is training situation! This is...."
Tell this is training through transponder signal spread in manless space, if somebody get receive this signal, will escape.

"OK, I got angle..."
While Mary and Kelly sits down at there seats, small and right size asteroid get into the sight watching Yurika.

"Target confirmed! Fire ready!"
"Fire!!!" When Yurika pushes the button with Philip's command, two beams from one laser turret goes to target asteroid. And it melts asteroid's surface.
"Fire complete!"
"Training is over. This asteroid doesn't fly to our direction?"
"Right. According to CAA(Ceres Asteroids Alliance) Astronomy Association data, no doubt that it doesn't come to our direction."

Feb.18.2099
Somewhere in Asteriod belt.

"Wowwww~~~~"
"It's huge-"/"Understand why people called as Galaxy class."
Now whlie all Philip team stick into watches the main screen always showing outside situation, big space ships are moving at outside. Three big ships more huger than Swallow class riding Philip team are sailing with some auxiliary vessels.

"Is Helium transport ship right?"
"Right, three Galaxy class."
"Also made in Adelleyde Inc."
"Beginning of navigation started after finished trouble with Avatar."
"But it so fast. I think that trouble finished about 1 month ago..."
"When the ships started at Mars, can be reducing route little."
"Ah, from that huge science station in Mars orbit."
"You knows well."/"When we returned from Moon to Ceres, was there."

Project NAGHI(National Atmospheric Helium Gas Initiative) called as "The Biggest American National Policy after New Deal". In the other words, Adelleyde Inc. participated with other compaines to Titan consortium for developing Helium 3 at Saturn. And cutting-edge supersized space ship Galaxy class Adelleyde Inc. producing and managing is literary transpoting -269℃(-452.2℉) liquid Helium 3 with other space ships to geosphere.

Galaxy class can transport liquid Helium 2,000t but speed is very low.
Now this ships arrived at Mars. Maybe when Philip team arrive the earth, this ship reachs near Moon. It belong to come fast.

"Woww- it's killing to death... When we ride this class?"
"And also that ship is completely manless." While Philip team is talking each other, super tankers in Space age are slowly receding.

"...Finally EU(European union) Board decide bio-roid factories own L(Lagrange) 5 point compaines to move the asteroid belt.
This is already L(Lagrange) 5 point companies...

Feb.19.2099
Public space in Asteroid belt.
While Philip team watches asteroid belt area carefully, this sentimental break thing happens.

[Notify to approching space ship! This is battleship Enterprise belongings to United States Aerospace Force Space Fleet.
I'm Captain Commander James. T. Kirk. Your route is stacking our fleet on training.
Change your route ASAP.]

"Enterprise!?"
"Never heard about American Space Force in the asteroid belt!?"
"Because of Chinese. Everybody knew conflict between America and China since last century."
"But how they show at Moon?"
[Notify again. Change yout route ASAP.]
"Ok ok. We understand. Sir-. ...Dxxx Americans.
This is Starline CSS-77. We change the route."
When Philip takes control and change their route, route on the route indicator starts to change.

"Kelly, can you control outside camera and take photos that Americans?"
"It's possible."
"Will go down to Fleet..... Let's take a photo."
A Swallow class multi-purpose transport ship is moving down to the fleet with Philip' saying and Kelly operates outside camera to take photos to the moving fleet as possible.

"Ok, Philip. Match speed. ...take a photo. 3, 2, 1..."

Click, click, click-.
On main screen, taking photos to gathering many American SDVs and AKVs including Enterprise as before. It's great view.
Except because of that, Philip team free from scheduled route little bit returns to their route and tries to recover time.

"...Sooner of later EU(European Union) Gene Regulatory Administration will eliminate fueling bases with illegal bio-roid factories under the Mars Triad.
This is EUGRA interlock ordered bio-roid factories at L(Lagrange) 5 point to move the asteroid belt a few days ago and Bundesraumwaffe(German Federal Space Force), Force Aerospatiale(France Aerospace Force) and Royal Navy Space Service(UK RNSS) will be mobilizing..."

Now passing away the asteroid belt and coming to close Jupiter's moon Titan.

Big Jupiter's view starts to catch on the screen. When Jupiter have gas cloud belts and Great Red Spot and main moons of Jupiter meet there eyes, Philip team overwhelms.

"Wowww~~"
"That's Jupiter. Enormous."
"I saw Jupiter from photos but it's really marvelous."/"Right."
After everybody wonders to Juputer, Philip comes to himself first and say to everyone.
"Can we go to Titan without don't catch with Jupiter's gravity?" With these words, Mary struggles with computer for a while and then shows result to little window in main monitor.
"Yes, From now we'll be careful to move."
"Ok, manipulating our orbit and moving to Huygens City." Yurika answers to result showed from Mary and Philip and Kelly nods.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 008. Huygens City.

March 1- 2.2099
Jupiter's moon Titan orbit.
Now Philip's Swallow class transport ship move to Jupiter's moon Titan for enter Huygens City. Soon they start to ride on orbit, Philip team amaze to watch Huygens City. During not long enough 3 years working, Philip had been to many asteroids and planets. But Huygens city is first.

"Changing Huygens City Control... Connected Huygens City Control."
While Philip team have small talk, they returns to the monitor again with Mary matching communication channel. Now Dome city Huygens City shows on the screen.

"This is Starline transport CSS-77. Come up, Huygens City.
Request to landing."
[This is Huygens space port control, Huygens City. What kind of your space ship?]
"2094 Swallow class space transport ship."
[Purpose?]
"Transporting cargo."
[Confirmed. Now following our control.]
"Roger that."
Soon approaching signal comes from Huygens space port control and Philip wares space suit for long time starts to control speed with matching guidance signal.

Receive shipment in here. Then return to Ceres and give it to receiver is over.
Huygens City as a big dorm city starts to watch through radar and screen. And then under space port control, the ship break through Titan's atmosphere. When they can see space port, soon Philip decreases speed slowly.

"Approaching slowly."/"I got it."
Now the screen shows space port runways, and they see one black runway.
Also the screen shows landing runway location through AR(Augmented Reality), landing is a piece of cake. If you' re careful.

"Slowly."
"Main engine stop. Thruster on."
Because of another transport ships and liners' turn, After turning around space port, Philip's Swallow class enters runway.
After taking down landing gear and landing on the runway, Philip team feels little trembling. And then Swallow class transport ship landed safely move to transport ship area.
Little bit later, Swallow class transport ship reachs one big dock in transport ship area and stop. After the ship stop and fix safely, Philip team sighs of relief. Then their space suit helmets takes off.
Through the screen, they can see many people and bio-roids start to unload from Swallow class transport ship. And scrolls alarming check on whole ship starts to move.

"Phew- ...We're reached."/"Finally."
"Our staying time is about one month... What we'll do?"
"I don't think about it."
"Wait, don't you think about that?"
"This is..."
"Well, we'll find it...."
While Kelly, Yuri and Mary talks to each other, Philip watches the monitor.
As other ships in Huygens space port hangers Swallow class ship store, close a appointed hanger and finish to processing related documents. After that, Philip does his terminal roaming and call. Because Philip reports to client that he arrived.

***

March 3- 4.2099
Huygens City, moon Titan, Jupiter. Local time 20:00
Finally Philip team makes contact to the client in Huygens City space port and then while they and preventive cybershells and bio-roids watchs to unload containers from pending their transport ship with other transports ships and space ships. Import and export process in space is not much difficult than Earth but because of space, it has some added conditions.

"I heard it before but large in quantity." Mary asks surprisely.
"Electronic divices and foods. It'll be using in Huygens City or re-export to Earth."
Mary, Yurika and Kelly nods with Philip's saying. After this work is finished, they will take requested items with L/C(Letter of Credit) issued one trading company in Islandia and must go to asteroid Ceres or Moon, Earth orbit or Mercury, Venus, Mars or extra-planet system. Because one company's transport ship, can't go with empty-hands.

"Speaking of that story, L(Lagrange)5 is granted but this L(Lagrange)4 will not make customs union or block as Earth?"
"Islandia and Isla Star as a key? If it can be possible but another colonies will admit? Margaret, the MacLarren Unity in L4 but Deseret will object first."
"Why Deseret?" Mary asks with questioned face.
"Ah, Mary doesn't about this. Deseret and Islandia is on bad terms. Deseret says Islandia often drains their believers and Islandia dislike Deseret quitely. Because Deseret is Mormonism colony."
"I know "Brigham's Rest" accident. It was very famous."
At Mormonism colony Desert, very serious violance situation happened and called as "Brigham's Rest" in 2071. Covered up at Deseret inside first time but finally truth became known. So reputation of Desert was absolutely lost and became bad term with Islandia.

"Maybe Mars is same situation. It has many colonies from each nations but can not together as American independence until one special chance coming."
"Specially as Rust China. They have independence party but separate with moderate and radical..."
"Same as we're. Separate to Green and Red. However Green and Red carry out exchange..."

...

At same time, Starline company at asteroid Ceres.
While many people crowd in the company, little, one woman section chief has long dark black hair, black eyes and slim face is reading a report that Philip team reaches at Huygens City, contacted with client finally and unloading cargo in one office at Interplanet transport division,
"...anyway according to report came in here, they contact the client and unloading now."
"It's lucky. Greicy section chief."
"As we know, extra-planet system is more dangerous. So good reason that Uranus is our limit. Even comet nomads' help."
"Compare with last century, we can go to Pluto but still have long time."
"So when newbie joins with Philip team, send to extra-planet system as experience. Think about safety, Saturn is better than Jupiter..."
"Boss want to expand our business..."
"Anybody don't want to lose expanding chance... Even compare with other interplanet transport companies in Ceres, we are producing results. But still not equal." Employee nods and agrees with Greicy section chief's saying.
"If we merge with big company, will be better?"
"Will be better but our job is one of most hardest. When big pandemic happens."

***

"How is it going?"
"As scheduled until now. They don't want doing until honorary president is dead."
"One of the biggest news. And transport ship?"
"That kids contacted with client and unloaded cargo. Because it's 10t amount, will be unloading completely about 2 days."
"And carry in here same time.
Now it's not a priority." Valery nods to Chris' saying.

While lawyer Yoon in Grand Metropolitan Hotel room 4513, L(Lagrange)4 Islandia is talking with young lady beyond the screen, she looks like very surprised at his saying.

"...Yes, right. Lady Lacetty."
[Is it true?]
"Yes, even one moment is urgent. Come here now."
[Ok, I understand. Now go to Islandia through Quito.
Tell you my TOA(time of arrival) and meet space port at that time.]
"Yes, Lady Lacetty."
But after the screen turn off, lawyer Yoon grinds his teeth and talks with a flood of injurious words.

"...dxxxm Robert and stupid girl. Relative.... well, I don't stay like this. Like this... never..."

Little bit later, Chris and other people in neighbor hotel room can watch Grand Metropolitan Hotel 45th floor together hears recording voices, but their faces changes seriously as Valery. Also Chris sits on the chair starts to tap fingertips on armrest several times. It means big trouble signal.

"...Yes, right. Lady Lacetty."
[Is it true?]
"Yes, even one moment is urgent. Come here now."
[Ok, I understand. Now go to Islandia through Quito.
Tell you my TOA(time of arrival) and meet space port at that time.]
"Yes, Lady Lacetty."

"...dxxxm Robert and stupid girl. Relative.... well, I don't stay like this. Like this... never..."

"The former is must do things as person concerned but that is..."
"...well, some smelling."
"But he can simply burst indignation.' Hikari says.
"Can he burst indignation simply?"
"Knowing from experiences? Ms.Yui-Fang?"
Instead of Yui-Fang, Yui-Ran says to Richard and add Hikari.

"Can be experiences."/"Also Chris and Valery knew about it."
"One of culture difference between East and West. Yui-Ran and Hikari, so it can be possible."
"And She is in there. Lacetty."
At same time, Chris turns her head to Yui-Fang and Yui-Ran sister and says with serious face.

"...Whatever one big thing will happens. You'll change "full-time job" for long time.
...Maybe two times... ...and I'll investigate Starline."
"That's enough."
"Ok." Hearing with powerful two twin sisters' replies, Chris changes her face to think about the future.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 009. Small Story

Dawn- Morning, Feb.25- 26.2099
While Philip and his team transport to Jupiter's moon Titan, president Robert is already passed away.
It was good death during he was in sleep. Not too bad thing is while his grand daughter reached on the time finally watched and she slept at short time, her grandfather was not here. Strangely she didn't cry and talked with her grandfather in short and long time.
Mostly heard grand father's life story but important information mixed in the middle. Company management, people who must be careful and how to make relationship with politicians...

"While... I did... business... made... many friends... but... mostly ...came to me... for my money... Careful... and more careful. Also... don't pretending to listen... politicians saying.... and don't believe... unconditionally.... They're... similar as.... very... dangerous medicine... Always think.... cold..."
President Robert knew his time is very short tried to his all knowledge send Karrin obviously.

"SAI(Sapient-AI) secretary in my brain... leave... to you.
...She'll be big help... for youngest you..."

"Breaking news.
World class billionaire and honorary president of Starline Inc, Robert Karrins was dead at 90 in XX general hospital, Islandia.
President Robert was born in Brisbane, PRA Australia. His Starline Inc. grew as multi-national company. Mr.Robert stepped back company management by his illness but known as continue to manage his company..."

After Chris listens to Mr.Robert's death, she gives silent prayer for dead person. But Valery and Sha sisters isn't here. Because they already started investigate. Also Richard and Hikari devotes their work silently in hotel room.

"...Well Richard?"/"Ha?"
"You know our milady more then me. So how relationship started between dead Starline president and milady?"
"Already they knew since lady Chris and two twin ladies' mother, Jessica lived.
When lady Chris started awful 10 years war for success with Valery, Howard family and small people supported. Mr.Robert was in there."
"Simply it was not succeed to relationship from milady's mother."
"Right."

Meanwhile Philip team stay one lodge in Huygens City listen same news from TV.
"..What is it, Philip?" Yurika asks questionably and Mary and Kelly shows same reaction. When they listen to Mr,Robert dead news, Philip shows tearing face.
"Ah, w, why... I don't know. I don't know about him but strangely..."
"We take this and Philip needs a rest."
"Right, doing as Kelly says. We take company side for a while." Yurika and Kelly nods to Mary's saying. So Philip takes a relax that day. Also Marta expresses her deep sorrow with sad face at Starline dorm, Kouros town, Ceres.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 010. The funeral and successor.

Mar.1.2099 EST(Earth Standard Time) 11:30-
A funeral hall of one general hospital in L(Lagrange)4 Islandia.

Pop! Pop!
When many celebs, businessmen, politicians put flowers on Robert's coffin, many reporters are busying to shoot their photos.
....Fortunately, this is 3 days company funeral. But Karrin is noticed at the beginning. Because condolence visit is endlessly so funeral site is overcrowded.

And the condolers was enormous.; CEO of Starline logistics, Serenade Mirror and his daughter, major of Brisbane city, chairman of PRA(Pacific Rim Alliance) union conference visited.
Of course, Chris and Valery visited there but nobody noticed.

***

Mar.5.2009
EST(Earth Standard Time) 10:00. the sky on Africa, LEO(Low Earth Orbit).

"...Return to Earth to Earth, Ash to Ash, Dust to Dust..."
Karrin recites funeral prayer quitely and receives the cinerary made by paper. And then she carefully loads to human-size rocket.

"....Send the deceased to God's side.".
When Karin pushes the button on hand, the rocket separates from space ship by spring. And the rocket automatically ignite over regular distance and go away from their eyes. Soon the rocket go into the atmosphere and ashes spray with rocket debries on Australian sky.

Finally the funeral is over.
Robert's body was cremated by his will and ashes spray into PRA(Pacific Rim Alliance) Australian sky.
That many people leaves to the Earth, Moon, Islandia and Colombia Station each other and the other people cleans wreaths in the funeral.

Meanwhile Philip team stay at Huygens City watched Mr.Robert's funeral through TV at few hours ago and thinks about that.

"...he was a great man."
"Right. Start with Starline logistics, chairman of Islandia corporate board and chairman of PRA(Pacific Rim Alliance) union conference..."
"However can you bear this life?" From Mary's saying, Yurika and Kelly pauses their saying and replies after thinking.
"Long for watching it as a TV drama, but when I experience in real, will feel sick of it."
"Right, and many people will follow that solar system level nob."
"tough and pester for this and that." Mary nods to Yurika and Kelly's saying and Philip interrupts.
"But if we are in that situation, what would that do?"
"For example?"
"If I became a successor in that great company?"
"Everybody will be dazed. Including Philip yourself."
"Take it a very long time. Because it make nonsense."
"And someone Aiming for the Fortune you received suddenly appears. Today it has many methods." Whole three becomes understand faces and nods to Mary' saying

...

EST(Earth Standard Time) 19:13
Grand Metropolitan Hotel, Islandia, L(Lagrange)4

"...You did a good job."
"Thank you...."
When Karrin has tired face comes to Islandia and falls down Hotel sofa, chief secretary Leonard says comportly. After she sips a cold lemonade and takes breath, asks to chief secretary Leonard.

"Now what's left?"
"Only thing is open president's will.
President rewrited his will 6 months before, so already finished allotment."
"....."
It's a important problem and whole world are interested about this.
World Economy choose Mr.Robert as 14th richest person at Mar.2099. Except already paid tax, about 60 billion dollar man was dead. Of course, everybody wants to know "Where that massive money go?"
All news channel handles that as main issue. Only Karrin is "The successor to get biggest property."

"First we will formal announcement in tomorrow press interview, but give you information because you're Miss Karrin."
Lawyer Yoon says like this and open his briefcase. And takes out inside thing.

"It's related documents."

As same time, Huygens City, Titan.
While Yurika and Philip vacate lodge, Mary asks to Kelly.

"So Yurika and Kelly met our captain?"
"Um... Me and Yuri grew up together at one FMA orphanage, Ceres. When we went out that orphanage, get a job in this Starline. We met Philip in there.
It's true that first meeting was little awkward. But working with him, we understand each other."
Mary nods to Kelly's reply. Mary entered Starline works with Philip first time but Philip catches her fancy. While Mary is listening Kelly's story, thinks about dispatched to Starline before.

'She canceled my whole mission and enter here with doing whatever I want. But regular contact and report for this Philip Karrins must sent there regularly.
Said nothing but related with that president Robert karrins and grand daughter Karrin... ...including protection about Philip's team.'

Mar.6.2099
EST(Earth Standard Time) 11:00
Briefing room in Grand Mertopolitan Hotel, Islandia, L(Lagrange)4

"And let's start press conference."
While reporters and journalists come together again, chief secretary Leonard got his microphone.

"Now we explain honorary president of Starline Inc, Robert Karrins' allotment."
Many company executives, interested people and Karrin sits on their chair and announcement begins.

Meanwhile Industrial asteroid Das Bretterbude(The Shack)
During Valery and Sha sisters waits in Islandia, in One luxury villa is located in far and long distance from casino, Chris, Richard and Hikari watches TV. But Chris' face is not much bright.

"...However Mr.Robert send Karrin much. Also most Starline stock give to her."
"Right. That's where the problem starts."
"...Um. I don't know if Karin would be aware of that.
When I decided to continue our family at that time. And Some people are trying to eye on them right now."
"That's you waited Miss.Valrery and Yui sisters in there."
"But... fells anxious. Please, Valery must stop it in time."

In one room in neighbor Grand Metropolitan Hotel, Valerey and Yui-Fang & Yui-Ran talks with watching TV.

"...And of course, Mr.Robert gave back to society and have given to be fair to some extent."
"The problem is Karrin understands this. And her below people too..."
"And that means Karin is going to see Miss Chris back in Das Bretterbude."
"Yes, and that's why we stayed here instead of going back after Chris...."
To Valerie's words, Yui-Fang, who was carefully watching the room where Karin was staying through binoculars replied.

"...His face looks fine right now, but what about his inside?"
"He is going to be inexhaustible. Like When I heard Chris' name for first time.
The only advantage is they don't know we have some of their intentions."

"... Most of Honorary Chairman Robert Karins' fortune has been given back to society in the form of donations, but the important thing is the issue of his successor, Miss Karrin."
"Yes.
Starline started as a company in PRA Australia, but is now headquartered in Seoul, PRA Korea. So It has to follow the inheritance system of these two countries.
Total assets of about AUD 60 billion, excluding inheritance tax, the proportion is about 30% stocks, about 25% is cash assets, 15% is bonds, and the rest is real estate and other assets. First, 25% of the total will be donated to the Rhodes Academic Foundation established by Honorary Chairman Robert, 10% to CAA FMA Welfare Foundation, 5% to Amnesty International, 5% to OSF(Open Society Fund), 5% to World Vision, 12.5% to Starline on the condition that be paid as an equal percentage bonus to employees of the company below the level of directors, and the remaining 12.5% will be distributed equally to employees of the company above the level of directors in the name of service expenses.
And the remaining 25%... That's the key."
"Yes, the remaining 25%... It is distributed to the official heir, Lacetty Karrins.
If you look at this in detail, President Robert effectively recognizing Miss Lacetty Karrins as a "fittest.""

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 011. Story Philip doesn't know.

A few days later, Grand Metropolitan Hotel, Islandia, L(Lagrange)4

"Yes, Miss Chris.
Now we're going to that place by private ship. As fast we reach tomorrow.
...Don't worry much. We have Yoko..."

Whilst chief secretary Leonard is calling and Karrin is sleeping, but her eyes remains traces of tear.
By TV, when Karrin became the successor of Starline and known to whole solor system, whole solor system becomes loud. Big problem is give reports the slip and going to Das Bretterbude.

"...Reported that finally EU(European Union) Space Force have begun a restrictive movement to iligal fuel stations and bio-roid factories under Mars Triad at L(Lagrange) 5 point Asteroid area.
Now while United States Aerosapce Force(USAF) earnestly inquire participate, EUGRA(European Union Genetic Regulatory Agency) request for cooperation to US SIA(Space Intelligence Agency)..."

Asteroid colony for Industrial Das Bretterbude
In a private room of a luxury villa in a quiet natural landscape, far from the casino, Chris thinks ponderly about it after receiving a phone call from Leonard.

[Ber?]/[Yes, master.]
[You hear it all.]
[Yes, sent related contents to Ms.Valery in Islandia. Ah, wait a moment...
It's call from Ms.Valrey.]
<Valrely?>
<Well, I got a call from Ber and Now after send Yui-Fang and Yui-Ran, I'm in Islandia branch. After announcement of inheritance, one party of Starline suddenly is moving for prepare something.>
<That's him we heard. Leonard said they have Yoko, so don't worry..."
<Right. but worry about we should get certain evidences.>
<...That's a big worry for now. And Where's that kid?>
<Jupiter, speaking accurately Huygens City in moon Titan.
After finish work at Huygens City, will return to Ceres.
<We can be finish it in the interval silently?>
<I hope so. Because I want to see regular report from Titan.> Valery nods to Chris' saying.

***

A few days ago, Adelleyde Inc. Titan branch in Huygens City.
"Hello. Long time no see~"
"Wow~ Mary. How's your work?" When Mary come to pay respects to branch office, one employee who knew Mary ask happily, Mary responds with little hard expression.
"This is first work and the captain and his team is good people. But I have another problem. Anything new?"
"Still Europa crisis is big in here."
"I hope it doesn't get bigger."
"Right. But your work is?"
"Now finished first half. But I want to more confirm."/"What is it?"
"Starline. Nothing other than what's already been revealed."
"What else?"
"Ah-, you know very well, why are you doing this? You're the head of the External Strategy Division of Adelleyde Inc. Titan Branch which summeraize this Jupiter sphere."

...

The Starline private shuttle carrying Karrin, Yoko, chief secretary Leonard, and lawyer Yoon departed from the islandia spaceport for Das Bretterbude one day away.
Karrin, nervous about meeting Chris for something to come, started a conversation by Adelle, the SAI(Sapient-AI) inherited from her grandfather.

[Is it ok?]
[I've seen her often, but nervous. She came to the funeral?]
[But you'll be hard to find anything that she hasn't been discovered.]
[I guess so, what are we going to talk about there?]
[That's I don't know.]
[Is anything Adelle doesn't know?] Slightly surprised with Karin's saying, SAI(Spient-AI) Adelle's avater replaced with a nod.

After a rough conversation with Adelle, Karrin plugged in a cable to her seat after eating her meal and downloaded today's morning newspaper. When Karrin opened the front page of the newspaper, she saw her face in a big picture.

"..."/"Miss Karrin."
"Yes?"
For a few minutes, while Karrin was reading the newspaper, one female flight attendant pulled a cart and handed juice to her.

"This is flight service. Take one."/"Ah, thank you."
After Karrin drank the juice that the flight attendant offered as a service and was about to go back to the newspaper. she began to notice something strange in her eyes. Suddenly, dizziness and drowsiness came over her eyes and body.
Just as Karrin was about to shake her head down, unable to resist the dizziness and drowsiness she forced herself to shake off, the last thing Karrin saw was a flight attendant stabbing something like a syringe into Yoko's body as she noticed the situation and was about to get up from her seat.

"...This is urgent breaking news. Copernicus Johns, GNN war correspondent reporter who went to cover the "war under the ice" between Avatar Clustercorp and radical preservationists on Jupiter's moon Europa, has been detained by the Europa Defense Force.
Now we contacted reporter Copernicus..."

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 012. Their whereabouts

Mar.27.2099
Industrial asteroid Das Bretterbude(The Shack), EST(Earth Standard Time) 13:40
In a private room of one luxury villa at a quiet natural landscape, far from the casino, Chris worried about Karin running behind schedule had just finished a regular video conference with the main board of directors of Adelleyde Inc

Ring Ring Ring~
The digital telephone on Chris' desk rang and she picked up. Because it was Starline's chief secretary Leonard, who had already made an appointment to meet with her.

"Hello."
[Ah, I'm chief secretary. I'd like to delay plan to meet Miss Karrin.
Call you later.]

Snap-. Busy signal-/"..."

Chris had been worried about before she met Karrin but this phone call from the chief secretary confirmed it.
Starline's chief secretary, Leonard, is close enough to talk with Chris about personal things separate from Chairman Robert and occasionally confide to her if he has any personal concerns. But suddenly he calls her as let her know?
As the thought reached that, Chris muttered as talk to herself.

"Called pretty well, but was good to paid attention to title..."
[Master.]/[Why, Ver?]
[As Master said I found some unnatural things from chief secretary's voice.
Also this voice looks like artificial synthesis peeled off syllables each.

Dead chairman Robert, chief secretary and Chris share one secret.
Chief secretary never call Karrin as "Miss Karrin" on the phone!
At this point, Chris felt that her worries had come true. And call her SAI(Sapient-AI) Verdandi.

[Yes, Master!]
["Very urgency situation" you like. Call Valery now!]
[Yes, sir!] And immediately connect to Valery's brain implant SAI.
<It's me, Valery. Very urgency situation?>
<Right. As you know, person who came didn't come 4 days later than planned. And call from chief secretary...>
After she heard what Chris explains, little later Valery responds with hurried voice.

<...Checked. The Starline private shuttle come to Das Bretterbude is right....>
Chris is already gripping armrest of the chair with one hand and tapping on her fingers as Valerie continues to speak.

<...left some luggage at the cargo building, not at the passenger building. Even if I try to find the owner, I can't find it as personal information. And news in here, some parties of Starline have started to move to take control of the company, and EDI is also moving strangely.>
<EDI? That company have private security and military mercenary?>
<Right. Who hires them?>
Chris doesn't feel answer to Valery. Because She knows it and Valery knows.
It's the link that connected the doubts so far to certainty, and Valerie replies further.

<Good thing is Yui-Fang go there hurry and Yui-Ran already sneaked that Starline private shuttle.
Maybe these two are going to find their basement by now. These two packaged their weapons and will meet there.>
<...That's a good thing. It's common that start to crime with using Das Bretterbude's environment so many times.
For now continue to watch Starline there. I take this.>
<OK!>
Now Chris thinks Richard and Hikari's turn. She opens interphone button in the desk and call two people.

"Richard and Hikari. Emergency. Must open the Cave."

No date and time, Somewhere.
"Wake up, you stupid girl!" Karrin feels pain to her ribs and wakes up.
"Argh!"
The sudden kick brought Karrin to her senses, seeing that her mouth was gagged, her hands and feet were tied. And the sudden "gravity" she felt all over her body... In a word, it was tied.
She was not used to the darkness yet, and when she blinked her dim eyes, she saw some burly men knuckling their knuckles..... He started to beating Karrin.

"Wake up! You rubbish girl!"
At these words, Karrin finally came to her senses and checked to see that there were other people. Her eyes which had grown accustomed to the darkness, saw that he was chief secretary Leonard who was also tied up like herself.

"Woo... Uh-huhh /"Ugh...?"
"Don't blame us. Kids, He told don't want to see mercy to that girl. Step on it!"
When the man look like captain gave the order, one of the men hesitated.

"But..."
"Don't you listen to me!! Daxx it!!!"
"...Yes. Brother."

Puck! Puffy! "Whoa! Ugh!!" /"Ugh!!"
They began to beating and stomping one girl and the middle-aged man.

[Adelle, Adelle...? Can you hear me?]
[...]
Besides, for some reason, there was no voice from Adelle that would automatically wake up if Karrin was awake. Karrin can't even see the VR(virtual reality) screen.

'Sxxt.... SAI(Sapient-AI) can not work...'

The men who had beaten up Karrin and Leonard left in the room.
Because of gravity she can't move properly, but Karrin managed to move her body and approached chief secretary Leonard who asked. "What's going on?" and "Are you okay?" They exchanged glances.

In the midst of the confusion, Karrin retraces her thoughts.
She was on a private plane to Das Bretterbude(The Shack) and drank the juice that came out of the service. Before lost her mind... the flight attendant who stabs something into Yoko's body.....

'I... kidnapped?!'

That's all she can think. But unbeknownst to her, the hand of salvation began to move.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 013. Prepare to return.

Mar.27.2099
Industrial asteroid Das Bretterbude(The Shack), EST(Earth Standard Time) 15:00
Took away from the casino, deep in the basement of a luxury villa in a quiet natural landscape.
It was a kind of fortress with several glass tubes used as prosthetic aids, state-of-the-art computers with large and small monitors, virtual keyboards that could understand natural language, special electronic security equipment that could dive into the net and be hacked as well as medium-sized escape boats for emergencies, where Chris, Fer, Richard, and Hikari were gathered.

"Welcome to the Cave, Fer."
"..."
With Hikari and Fer at a loss for words, surprised by the facility, let alone the presence of such a cave in the villa, Chris began to give instructions one by one.

"Richard, Help Hikari. And Fer."/"Yes."
"Don't be so surprised but help me."
"...Ah, Ok. But what the hell is going on?"
While Richard helps with Hikari to prepare hacking net, Fer asks Chris.
Fer had come to this villa just to relax and met this thing. -of course, she will keep this secret as Chris says.

"somebody must came here four days ago but didn't come. Besides, it seems that what I had been worried about her for a long time has come true. kidnap..."
"Kidnap... so call police..." When Fer tries to argue, Chris puts her finger to her lips and continue to say.
"It's still too early to file a formal abduction report in this case. We have no certain evidence."
"..."
"You're ready." Richard who had just gone to the backup position, and Hikari who wore special electronic security equipment to dive into the net said.
"Where do we go in first?"
"Get into the port management system first and check when the Starline shuttle comes in and out."

***

Meanwhile in Huygens City, Jupiter's moon Titan.
In one spaceport hangar, Phillip team was finally taking a breath as the cargo contracted with Starline for Ceres was safely loaded onto a Swallow-class space transpoter. And tomorrow they will embark on a one-month journey to their hometown Ceres.

"Wow~~ It's over. We're done-" When Philip saw the cargo safely and on the computer, breathed a sigh of relief, Yurika, Kelly and Mary who were cheering as Philip cheered and Kelly said,
"Did you report it to Chief Gracie?"
"Now transmitting. With relate documents."
Kelly's words were answered by Yurika who was holding a tablet PC for the Swallow-class. And as Yurika said as the histogram slowly went up, indicating that the report and related documents were being sent to Starline in Ceres along the interplanet Internet network. A few minutes later, "Transferred!" sign came. to mind.
And followed by a schedule of Philip's departure from the Huygens City spaceport cargo ship official.
"So... according to schedule, it's tomorrow. Accurate to say, PM 1:00 expected time of departure at Earth time."
"We'll get busy." Philip said with a sigh, and Yurika, Kelly, and Mary nods in agreement.
"Right. We already made departure documents and submitted."
"By the way, Philip, you seem to be feeling bad today."
"Is that so?"
"It looks like that... We're leaving tomorrow, so why don't we take a break? The rest will be left to us."
"That's right. As Yurika said, if you're not feeling well, it's good to take a break. We've been running around for days about cargo."
Philip nods and convinced by Yurika and Mary's words. But it was strange that Philip had been in pain all over his body as if he had been assaulted, even though there had been nothing wrong with him for a few days. For that reason Philip himself puzzled.

Mar.28.2099
EST(Earth Standard Time) 01:30, One road in warehouse area, Das Bretterbude.

"Everybody's ready?"/"Yes, sir."
Hired soldiers belong to EDI are packing their guns. They were already preparing to raid a warehouse far from the city of the Das Bretterbude based on a tip from a client. And the captain was doing a final check in their car.

"Everybody knows that, right? It's okay to get hurt, so come back alive with only one girl. You can kill the old man and bio-roid. Wipe them all out."
"Yeap-!!!"

Clank!
When the cars arrived at the warehouse, these hired soldiers belong to EDI drop off their cars.

"Let's go."
When the car stopped, the hired soldiers quietly opened the warehouse door and entered. Now Das Bretterbude is in late night and most of the lights were off. And then the hired soldiers quietly climbed the stairs and stood at the warehouse door

Nod.
After exchanging hand signals, one of the hired soldiers stood at the door and kicked it open.

Slam-!
The hired soldiers broke through the door and began to search the warehouse.

"Clear-!"/"This is clear too-!!"
"It's the same here-!!"
"There are no targets other than the boxes."
"Empty...?"
The captain was puzzled by the "Clear" signal coming from everywhere. Apparently, the client's report said that there was one girl, one elderly man, and a bio-roid trapped in this warehouse.... At that moment, one hired soldier who spotted something told the captain and other hired soldiers to proceed to the room, cautiously.

"Sir, here's something like this."
One large cylinder on the desk. When they opened the lid of the cylinder cautionly, they were astonished.

"!!!!!!!!!!!"
"It's a bomb!!!!!"
"Hurry up and get out. This is a trap. We need to get out of here!!"
At the captain's command, the hired soldiers hurried out of this warehouse. But the timer was already zero...

Slam slam slam-
"The warehouse door is closed." /"It looks like it's locked from the outside."
"Explosives?" /"I didn't bring it. Hostage rescue is first..."
"..." It was time for the captain to say something.

Ka---- boooommmmm-----!!!!!!
With a loud explosion, the warehouse burst into flames and collapsed along with the EDI hired soldiers inside.
Richard who had seen the scene from the beginning in a car parked on the road said quietly:
"I don't have any grudge but hope you have good death...." Saying this, Richard immediately reported to Chris.
"Miss Chris, Here is the end. No survivors. I'll be back then."


THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 014. Rescue and returning road.

"This is an urgent breaking news.
The company announced that Ms. Lacetty Karrins, the heir of the Starline company was abducted while visiting Das Bretterbudee station.
According to company officials, Ms. Lacetty lost contact after she went to Das Bretterbudee station to meet with Chris Adelleyde who was staying at the station, and a few hours later, an unidentified man sent her a letter that she had been kidnapped. The bodies of the crew members were found on a Starline shuttle docked at Das Bretterbudee station.
The company immediately launched an emergency and is said to be using all means at its disposal, including persuading the hijackers.

There was a sudden explosion in a warehouse outside the XX city of Das Bretterbudee and the fire department is currently working to extinguish it..."

Mar.28.2099 Morning- Afternoon.
Asteroid Ceres, CAA((Ceres Asteroids Alliance), Asteroid belt.
In one of apartments, Marta was watching (bilateral) flat-screen TV as whole-solar system-wide announcing Karrin's disappearance.
"... That's a big thing..."
Marta muttered to herself as looking at the calendar in the house. Philip had contacted yesterday to tell her that he would leave Titan today and arrive in Ceres in about a month. And then he might take a vacation. Martha smiled slightly at the thought of seeing Philip for a long time.

Meanwhile one space port in Huygens City, moon Titan, Jupiter.
Philip's Swallow-class spacecraft which was waiting for the departure signal with cargo bound for Ceres had also completed a full inspection. And They are wearing a spacesuit for takeoff while watching the breaking news announcing the disappearance of Karrin which was being broadcast at the entire solar system.
"Wow~~ What was happening?" Marie replied to Kelly's surprised words.
"And like this. Cinderella was to visit the witch, but suddenly she disappeared. And the coachmen were dead."
"So everybody don't know where is missing Cinderella."
"Of course, when the company heard about this, they were scrambling to find it."
"Especially with a big company like Starline HQ."
"It's the same as our company. If one transport ship goes missing, whether it's in danger or not, it's a big trouble"
"... That's right. Aside from the crew," Everyone in the cockpit nodded at this.

EST(Earth Standard Time) 10:30, Starline HQ 9th floor, Islandia.
In his office, chief administration of justice Yoon was anxious. So far, so good. The bribed crew has already been killed, and the hired soldiers have been sent. But strangely, there has been no contact from them since yesterday.
Ever since he saw the news that there had been an explosion in one of Das Bretterbudes out-of-town warehouses, he felt strange. He told them to plant bombs and blow them all up to destroy the evidence if possible...
By now, it was time to call from the hired soldiers had come looking for "stuff."

Ding-dong~
[Message has arrived.]
Just as he was fidgeting, a message came to his terminal, and chief administraion of Justice Yun checked about it and was surprised.

"What...? Why did I sell all my stocks?" In response, lawyer Yoon urgently called the bank.
"Hello? Oh, I called because suddenly my all stock was sold?"
[Dear customer, your stock sell order came in 1 hour ago, and all your shares have been deposited into your account.]
"W... what!!?"
At the bank employee's words, lawyer Yoon hurriedly hung up the phone and went to check the account on the computer. But there was no money in his account on the monitor as if to prove the bank employee's words. Moreover all the money he and his party had hidden had evaporated cleanly.

"They've all gone somewhere?!!!! Hello, it's a bank, isn't it? All the money in my account has been drained over there...? What, it was transferred to another account? What do you think?"
Panicking, he made phone calls here and there, begging and begging. But all the money had been withdrawn and completely disappeared. Then a thought came to him that had forgotten all along.

"N... No way..."
With that in mind, lawyer Yun get dressed and hurry away, when someone invisible in the air slammed him down in his seat with a strong force, followed by a woman with a loud and cold voice who spoke to him in the air.

"Can't escape. Now the police are coming here."
"!!!!!!"
"This is a message from Miss Chris." Pay for your sins with your own body.""
Hearing this, lawyer Yoon's eyes widened and he couldn't say anything. And the thought crossed his mind that he was "Son Wukong in the palm of the Buddha's hand." Before he could say anything, something sharp swept through his body instantly. Then red blood gushed out. And armed police rushed into his office, shouting, "Call ambulance-!!" That was the last scene he saw.

***

"Control, System All green."
[Route Verification Complete. Ok to go.]
"Let's start. Thanks to Control."
[Good Luck.]
At the command of the control tower, the Swallow-class transport carrying the Phillip team run down the airstrip and escaped Titan's gravity. And then take off into space on way back to the asteroid Ceres, their home.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 014. Rescue and returning road.

"This is an urgent breaking news.
The company announced that Ms. Lacetty Karrins, the heir of the Starline company was abducted while visiting Das Bretterbudee station.
According to company officials, Ms. Lacetty lost contact after she went to Das Bretterbudee station to meet with Chris Adelleyde who was staying at the station, and a few hours later, an unidentified man sent her a letter that she had been kidnapped. The bodies of the crew members were found on a Starline shuttle docked at Das Bretterbudee station.
The company immediately launched an emergency and is said to be using all means at its disposal, including persuading the hijackers.

There was a sudden explosion in a warehouse outside the XX city of Das Bretterbudee and the fire department is currently working to extinguish it..."

Mar.28.2099 Morning- Afternoon.
Asteroid Ceres, CAA((Ceres Asteroids Alliance), Asteroid belt.
In one of apartments, Marta was watching (bilateral) flat-screen TV as whole-solar system-wide announcing Karrin's disappearance.
"... That's a big thing..."
Marta muttered to herself as looking at the calendar in the house. Philip had contacted yesterday to tell her that he would leave Titan today and arrive in Ceres in about a month. And then he might take a vacation. Martha smiled slightly at the thought of seeing Philip for a long time.

Meanwhile one space port in Huygens City, moon Titan, Jupiter.
Philip's Swallow-class spacecraft which was waiting for the departure signal with cargo bound for Ceres had also completed a full inspection. And They are wearing a spacesuit for takeoff while watching the breaking news announcing the disappearance of Karrin which was being broadcast at the entire solar system.
"Wow~~ What was happening?" Marie replied to Kelly's surprised words.
"And like this. Cinderella was to visit the witch, but suddenly she disappeared. And the coachmen were dead."
"So everybody don't know where is missing Cinderella."
"Of course, when the company heard about this, they were scrambling to find it."
"Especially with a big company like Starline HQ."
"It's the same as our company. If one transport ship goes missing, whether it's in danger or not, it's a big trouble"
"... That's right. Aside from the crew," Everyone in the cockpit nodded at this.

EST(Earth Standard Time) 10:30, Starline HQ 9th floor, Islandia.
In his office, chief administration of justice Yoon was anxious. So far, so good. The bribed crew has already been killed, and the hired soldiers have been sent. But strangely, there has been no contact from them since yesterday.
Ever since he saw the news that there had been an explosion in one of Das Bretterbudes out-of-town warehouses, he felt strange. He told them to plant bombs and blow them all up to destroy the evidence if possible...
By now, it was time to call from the hired soldiers had come looking for "stuff."

Ding-dong~
[Message has arrived.]
Just as he was fidgeting, a message came to his terminal, and chief administraion of Justice Yun checked about it and was surprised.

"What...? Why did I sell all my stocks?" In response, lawyer Yoon urgently called the bank.
"Hello? Oh, I called because suddenly my all stock was sold?"
[Dear customer, your stock sell order came in 1 hour ago, and all your shares have been deposited into your account.]
"W... what!!?"
At the bank employee's words, lawyer Yoon hurriedly hung up the phone and went to check the account on the computer. But there was no money in his account on the monitor as if to prove the bank employee's words. Moreover all the money he and his party had hidden had evaporated cleanly.

"They've all gone somewhere?!!!! Hello, it's a bank, isn't it? All the money in my account has been drained over there...? What, it was transferred to another account? What do you think?"
Panicking, he made phone calls here and there, begging and begging. But all the money had been withdrawn and completely disappeared. Then a thought came to him that had forgotten all along.

"N... No way..."
With that in mind, lawyer Yun get dressed and hurry away, when someone invisible in the air slammed him down in his seat with a strong force, followed by a woman with a loud and cold voice who spoke to him in the air.

"Can't escape. Now the police are coming here."
"!!!!!!"
"This is a message from Miss Chris." Pay for your sins with your own body.""
Hearing this, lawyer Yoon's eyes widened and he couldn't say anything. And the thought crossed his mind that he was "Son Wukong in the palm of the Buddha's hand." Before he could say anything, something sharp swept through his body instantly. Then red blood gushed out. And armed police rushed into his office, shouting, "Call ambulance-!!" That was the last scene he saw.

***

"Control, System All green."
[Route Verification Complete. Ok to go.]
"Let's start. Thanks to Control."
[Good Luck.]
At the command of the control tower, the Swallow-class transporter carrying the Phillip team run down the airstrip and escaped Titan's gravity. And then take off into space on way back to the asteroid Ceres, their home.

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode 015. At hospital.

April 3.2099
EST(Earth Standard Time) 13:05, one room of one general hostpital in Industial asteroid colony Stardoor.

"!!!!... strange.... celling....."
When she opens her eyes, can see strange white celling. Karrin's voice is blank when she opened her eyes.
And above her head is the face of an acquaintance - a beautiful woman with dark hair and dark green eyes says.

"Karrin, long time no see."
"Long time no see, Miss Chris... Where am I?"
"One hospital at Stardoor. Because of I know the director of this hospital, so your hospitalization is not known to the outside world.
According to him, there were many sprains, skeletal cracks and fractures all over the body except the head, many signs of intramuscular bleeding, and bleeding in some internal organs. The doctor said it would have been dangerous if it had been a little late. The nanomachines in your body are working hard right now, but some of them have to be left to heal naturally, and you'll be in the hospital for at least a month or two.
Leonard was lucky, too... Even if he is cured, he will have to recuperate for the time being."
Karrin nod and Chris continues to say.

"Karrin, Do you know who kidnapped you?"/"...Yes."
"Chief administration of justice."
"....." Karrin doesn't say anything but Chris nods to her and resumes to say.
"That's my opinion, but I'm going to leave them alone a little longer."
"..."
"First of all the Justice party thinks you're still in custody. And when you look at the media, it seems like you're leaking information as if you're staying away from reporters for a while. Plus They hired solders from EDI."
"Even the hired solders...... Is set a thief to catch a thief?
"That's right. Karrin. He told me you couldn't come on March 27 because of some circumstances. He synthesized Leonard's voice planned it well. Tell you what they were going to do next?
They hired soldiers to rescue you and then meme-manipulated to heal you afterwards. After that, you're completely their puppet."
"..."
"In Kazakhstan, when they catch an anti-government guerrilla, torture you in a similar way. And then they throw you into a counterguerrilla unit after brain surgery and meme manipulation."
"....."
"If you report to police now, everyone will notice and run away. And the method I used to rescue you is actually illegal. Even though I got rid of their head, body is still alive."
"..." After a moment of silence, Chris continues.
"And Karrin, if you're going to take full control of the company, you're going to need some internal purges."
"Internal purges..."
"yes, if you don't, will bother you forever. Right, Valery?"
When Chris called her as Valerie, Karrin turned her attention to the woman who had just entered the room. She is a beautiful woman with brown hair and curls. She is talking to Chris, but she is actually talking to Karrin.

"Right, me and Chris had a tight grip on the kids at the first time. Before jump into that war."
Valerie says like this and Karrin nodded silently. Chris smiles and says one more thing.

"There was something Robert didn't tell you before he went to the grave. It must have been daunting to say for sure. It's a strange situation, but now is the right time."
"What is it?" Karrin looks curiously.
"You have a half-brother. He is working for an interplanet transport company called Starline Transport in Ceres."

THS: Transhuman Space Alternative Deep Deep Blue Sea Side Story V - Marta in Wonderland.
Episode final. Return to home.

The main culprit in this case, Mr. Yoon was arrested for "attempted suicide" before being caught by armed police. And his property had already been subject to seizure. In addition, all the executives of the chief administration of the justice party who had already been arrested were dismissed at an emergency meeting of shareholders, and new directors were brought in. And then a claim for damages for this incident was also going to be filed.
Regarding this case, the court officials said that they did not know how long it would take, but that they were almost certain that the plaintiff would win the case. It was also important to note that most of the faction that conspired with the Attorney General to orchestrate this incident were of Asian descent, especially Korean and Japanese.

"....There was no alternative."
"Say it again. What? Mr.Yoon Woo-seok?"
".....No alternative about it for the company we raised. Won't the company we raised be shattered by the mistake of a child who doesn't know anything about management? Won't the Foundation, which is not even an expert, get involved in the management and cause the management to fail..."
"...You did well in the EU(European Union) but why did you do that?..."
"EU(European Union) is EU and Asia is Asia...."

All solar media reported that "it is highly likely that Northeast Asian managers' wrong view of corporate management and corporate succession, which has persisted since the 20th century, is the cause of this incident."
The clash between the management view that "makes money, but the company belongs to the employees and society" and the management view that "the company belongs to us because we raised it". Karrin was ridiculously involved.

Internally and externally, it was announced that Karin was found by Yui-Fang and Yui-Ran in an out-of-town warehouse in Das Bretterbude with a mysterious phone call a few days after the kidnapping was announced. In addition, based on the evidence of the gang leader's terminal recovered from the municipal warehouse by Yui-Fang and related documents found during the search and investigation, Mr. Yoon's party were found guilty of embezzlement, kidnapping, and meme manipulation in court and were sentenced to severe punishment.
Robert's will which was revealed in court a few months later, listed Chris and Valerie Adelleyde as Karrin's executor and protector.

April 12.2099
EST(Earth Standard Time) 15:10, VIP room in Islandia general hospital.
Karin who had changed hospitals from Stardoor to Islandia and Leonard were still in the hospital. But it was a mess for a month. Several Starline executives left the building in shackles and dozens of boxes and storage media were transported out every day. Some child protection groups have also issued statements condemning those involved.

"We denounce unscrupulous businessmen who tried to beat up ignorant children and turn them into puppets simply because they were heirs to a company."
Naturally, the stock price has also fallen quite a bit. The stock price plummeted to a level that would have been really dangerous if it weren't for the giant company. And Karrin,who had recovered to some extent by taking advantage of the gap was busy buying stocks with a monitor by her side all day.
Still Chris used her phone in the middle of the day to instruct the hack somewhere, send letters to the people involved, and call somewhere. Securities firms and media analysts predicted that Starline would lose heavily from the incident, but public opinion was certainly sympathetic to Karrin.
And on the Internet message boards of the entire solar system, this opinion was dominant: "Even if we punish the bad executives, let's reduce the blame on the Starline itself, and the only thing left for the poor child is the company."

"...The European Space Force is disposing of an illegal bioroid factory under the Mars Triad in the asteroid belt, But some Triad members are reportedly resisting...
Chinese multinational company Xiao Chu has protested that the U.S. military stationed Jupiter's moon Titan has installed a small spy robot at its Jiang-li base, saying it is being hampered by low-intensity reconnaissance activities. In response, the United States..."

"But why grandfather didn't tell me directly?"
"This is all my guess, but I wonder if it's hard to say.
If Philip had been an orphan, he would have been formally welcomed into the family. But he'd already had common-law marriage. And you and Philip have a difference in status, so he thought it was right to hide it from you and wait until Philip grew up properly."
"... I suppose so..." Karrin who looked a little bitter at Chris's words.
"Then older brother Philip must have arrived in Ceres now."
"According to the schedule, it would have been like that. If Karrin would be want to see him, but you'll have to wait a bit."

""Miss Lacetty Karrins, heir to Starline and one of the victims of this kidnapping has announced through the company's public relations office that she will not be involved in the management of the company for the time being.
Ms. Lacetty said in a press statement that she was deeply hurt by the incident and that she would take a break. And think about what is going on....

...It was confirmed that the EU France multipurpose ship "Charles" was sunk by the Greek-Trojan forces which turned out to be the work of the missing TSA AKV. In response, EU(European Union) Council shall..."

"Wow~~ What was happening?" As they approached their hometown, Ceres, Philip and his team were surprised to see what had happened while they were transporting the cargo. Of course, Karrin's disappearance and rescue were a lot of topics.
"Right. But it's a good thing that the crime leaders have been punished and Karin has been rescued safely. However, Philip?"/"Ha?"
"Would you be okay if Philip were to step up to that position?" asked Yurika. And Philip pondered for a moment before answering.
"Probably... I think it's drudgery. It's one thing to have a big fortune. But it's also one thing to keep it...
If I get into a position like that, you'll be in a similar position, can you do well?"
"That's going to be tough." /"....That's right."
"This is my opinion, but the captain and the two seniors may do surprisingly well if they are properly educated."
"Well~ On what basis?" As Mary say, Kelly and Yurika looks puzzled, and Philip tilts his head.
As they talks, the asteroid Ceres gradually pops up on the main screen. And then an alarm on the console to warn them of their approach. So Philip and his team changes into their space suits and sat down in their seats.
Philip sees this and connects to Ceres Spaceport Control Tower Central traffic through his console. And Yurika informs Starline to estimated arrival time through her console.

"This is Starline transport CSS-77. Come out of Piazzi Spaceport Central Traffic.
Requesting permission to land."
[This is Ceres Central Traffic, what kind of spacecraft is your side?]
"It's a 2094 Swallow-class transporter."
[What is the purpose?]
"It's shipment."
[Confirmed, please follow the instructions of the control tower from now on.]
"Understood."
There are a lot of spacecraft trying to get into the Piazzi spaceport for one reason or another, so Philip and his ship briefly orbits the satellite of Ceres. Then he gets the call had been waiting for in Central Traffic.

"Central Traffic(CAA Central Traffic Control) NOTAM is coming in..... Locating orbital objects."
"Orbit adjustment begins."
"Central Traffic, this is CSS-77. Request to enter the port."
[CSS-77, this is Central Traffic, check port entry, check current orbital position, watch out for Piazzi elevators.]
"Confirm."

[CSS-77. This is Central Traffic. Approve the request to enter the port. Receive orbital information.]
"Information entered."
"Central Traffic. Thanks to the approval of the port."
[Understood.] At the end of the communication, Yurika checked the data.

"CSS-77. Landing confirm."
"..... Thank you very much."
Under the direction of controllers, the CSS-77 Swallow-class transport ship lay down on a landing pad at the Ceres Palermo Orbital Elevator Station where it entered the hangar and was connected to a fixed cable.
At last, Philip and his companions had completed a long freight project.

...Continue to Part 2.