So here is chapter three, Mostly from Samari's point of view. Sorry for no update yesterday, getting ready to head back to shool, spring breaks almost gone. Have fun reading. Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes.

Samari hated her job. Oh, defending Sidonia from the Guana threat was her passion all right, and taking the entire defense team AWOL to search for the two missing pilots seemed like a good idea at the time, but nothing ever goes right. How the fuck are we supposed to find them in here!? She thought. The entire sortie had formed a clasp formation and rocketed off past the point of no return, and towards the predicted field of movement for the Tsugemori. But as soon as the reached the search area, they came across the debris field. It was huge, filled with strange, derelict ships, space trash, and corpses. The best part was that Tanikaze and Hiroshijiro were likely somewhere inside it.

Samari ordered the Sortie break formation and begin a search of the debris field. And now, as she maneuvered her way through a maze of wreckage and asteroids, she had to deal with hundreds of different pilots sending different reports and constantly suggesting different search areas. Every Garde was equipped with a scanner, but the debris field was proving to be quite the nightmare. Scans were being thrown off by the thick compacted makeup of the field, and every time she thought she had something, it turned out to be to just a derelict ship with some Higgs particles left in it. She used her forward thrusters to stop her Garde's movement and removed her helmet. She sighed, and rubbed her forehead. We're all going to run out of Higgs Particles before we even get close to finding them, she leaned back in her seat with a sigh. "I'm too old for this." She said. Then, Tsuruchi contacted her.

"So, Samari," he began, "If I find and rescue our two lovebirds, I win a photosynthesising session with you, right?" He laughed when he said this, but Samari did not.

"I thought I made it clear he last time I decked you, Tsuruchi. I will never photosynthesise with you!" Samari said this adamantly, with a hint of anger. It was then that Tonami contacted Samari as well.

"Exactly Tsuruchi. Samari won't ever photosynthesize with you because she's got her eye on me, right?" He laughed as well. Samari scowled. Why in the hell did she hang out with these guys? She put her helmet back on, not in the mood for the two's jests.

"Both of you, report your status and search findings before I file a harassment report to Sidonia high command, let's go!" Both pilots stopped laughing, fearing Samari's wrath with new vigor. Tsuruchi was the first to report.

"Nothing in my sector, ma'am." Said Tsuruchi. "Just Wreckage. Higgs particle reserve is getting low though ma'am. I hate to say it, but it might be time to bug out." _ reported quickly after Tsuruchi had finished.

"Nothing here either, ma'am, and I actually agree with Tsuruchi for once. We're never going to find them in here, we need to get back to Sidonia before we get stranded out here," said Tonami. Samari almost agreed with them. Everyone was running out of fuel, rations, and water. And she didn't want to find any Gauna in this maze, with everyone separated and alone. It would be a slaughter. But, as much as she hated it, she wasn't about to give up yet. Those two pilots risked everything for Sidonia, she wasn't about to leave them. She was also determined not to come back empty-handed. She shuddered to think what the brass would do everyone if they came back, tails between their legs after disobeying orders on moral grounds, with nothing to show for it. She knew it wouldn't be pretty.

"I setting a countdown and sending it to the rest of the Sortie. Keep searching for 2 more hours. If no one has a reliable lead by that time, were heading back to Sidonia." Ordered Samari.

"Aye Aye," echoed both Tsuruchi and Tonami. They cut their communication and went back to searching their areas. Samari sighed once again. I don't want to die out here… She had been searching for an hour when her right monitor lit up. She jumped, surprised at the activity, and focussed in on it. A scan had come back positive, not Higgs particles, but a distress call that must've been blocked by the wreckage had somehow made it through to her Garde. It was only there for a brief amount of time, but Samari was able to find out it was 100 % match to the Tsugumori and had a decently small sized search area for it.

"HELL YEAH!" She shouted. "Message to all Gardes, this is acting Commander Ittan Samari, I have a positive lead on the location of the Tsugemori. All Gardes close to my position, form up on me, the rest, get back to the rendezvous point and prepare for clasp formation!" Maneuvering the debris field, she followed the path on her computer. After about 30 minutes, five Gardes had found Samari and began tailing her as ordered. Then the Tsugumori came into view, but it wasn't alone. "What the hell is that!?" Samari asked herself. Close to it was another Garde, Green and battered, but awe-inspiring. Armed head to toe, it was similar to Sidonian Gardes, but definitely not FROM Sidioaia. "Are you guys seeing this!?" She asked.

"What the hell, that thing looks like a Warship!"

"Is that from Sidonia!?"

"It's huge!"

"Guys, focus on the Tsugemori!"

"Where's that thing's Pilot!?"

Samari grimaced. "I asked if you guys were seeing this, not if you would like to have a conversation about, quit the chatter!"

"Yes ma'am!" echoed the Gardes tailing her.

"207, 608, and 415 check out that foreign Garde, be careful, Tsuruchi, on me, were moving towards the Tsugemori."

John noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He put his helmet back on and looked out of the cockpit. It was brief, a blue flash, gone as quick as it had come, disappearing behind a piece of wreckage. What was that... though was still answering the cadets questions, to the best of her ability. There was a lot of classified info. John adjusted his position to see more clearly out of the cockpit, drawing Tanikaze's attention. "Do you see Something?" he asked.

The Master Chief then noticed three Gardes, light bluish green, moving towards his own. "Garde's," he said.

"What!?" cried Hiroshijiro. Tankaze's mouth dropped open as he and Hiroshijiro moved to look out the left side of the Garde, to see three Gardes approaching Chief's. "Is it a rescue team!?" Asked Hiroshijiro. While Tanikaze and Hiroshijiro began to rejoice, John was little less ecstatic. He didn't like the idea of some foreign Pilots man handling his Garde and was about to 'swim' back over to it when two more grades came into view, coming towards the Tsugemori. A voice, female, was heard through the Tsugemoris coms.

"This is Ittan Samari, cadets, are you alive in there?" Tanikaze was the one to answer.

"This is Tanikaze, yes were alive, and, well we've got a... guest with us." He answered. He looked back at the Master chief. His helmet was on and he looked damn intimidating, being as tall as he was with that armor on him.

"What do you mean, a guest?" asked Samari. She realized it was probably the pilot from the other Garde, but she wanted to play it safe. Tanikaze scrambled his head to try and find a way to explain, but Hiroshijiro then spoke up.

"This is Hiroshijiro, Cortana can explain."

"Cortana, who's Cortana?" Asked Samari. It was then that Cortana allowed her face to appear on Samari's Garde's monitor.

"I'm Cortana," she said. After a brief episode of curses, confusion and threats, Cortana was able to calm the Garde sortie down. She explained Basics of her pilot's and herself's origins and assured the pilot that they were no threat. After much discussion, they reached a compromise.

"Okay, Here's how it's going to be." Began Samari. "I don't know if I can trust you, but if you're telling the truth, you could be an invaluable asset to Sidonia. The captain will definitely want to speak to you as well. Hirshijior, you're riding with me. Tanikaze, Tsuruchi will carry you back to Sidonia. And you, green guy, what's your name?" She asked.

John stayed silent, and let Cortana answer for him. "That's classified."

Samari didn't even try to hide her anger at that. "Fine, as you as you don't try anything. If you do, I won't hesitate to blow your Garde into oblivion."

"I understand." Answered Chief. Samari was taken aback a little. He hadn't spoke up until then, letting his AI Cortana do that up until now. The strange pilot in green armor 'swam' back to his own Garde. He seated himself in it, and Samari watched as the Cockpit closed.

"207, carry that Garde back to Sidonia. Tsuruchi, grab the Tsugemori. Everyone else, get to he rendezvous point and alert the rest of the sortie were coming. Let's go home everyone." ordered Samari. There was a cheer from the other pilots, and Samari refrained from reprimanding them. Let em' cheer, she thought. After today, they need the morale boost.

When Samari, Tsuruchi, and pilot 207 reached the rest of the Sortie outside the debris field, they formed up in a giant Clasp formation. Samari's coms were then buzzing with chatter, as almost every pilot was talking about and asking what that Strange Garde was, and its pilot. Samari was about to Order silence when Cortana beat her to it. "I can explain everything," she said as her face appeared on very Garde's monitor. After another episode of curses, threats and 'WHAT THE FUCK's, Samari sighed. This was going to be a long trip home.

So there it is. Be sure to write a review, follow if you liked, and BE CRTRICAL. This is my first fanfic and I'm never gonna get better if you guys don't tell me how. Next chapter will center around Captain Kobayashi and Master Cheif. Thanks for tuning in.

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