>>5416523<span class="mu-s">The next morning.</span>
You’re awoken by a woman’s voice sounding over a loudspeaker from outside of the tower, “I am here to take custody of the three orphaned children of Zeon Zum Deikun, as a special mission for the Federation Munzo Garrison Force! Hand them over immediately!”
Your mother hurries you out of bed and down the stairs to the exit of the tower, stopping to hug all of you before sending you away - forever, possibly. You have to practically pull Artesia away from her, but she follows along behind you and Casval as he opens the door. Light pours into the tower, and you shield your eyes for a moment. A tall, attractive blond woman in a federation officers uniform stands in front of you. Looming behind her, impossible to miss, is the massive armored bulk of a Federation Guntank.
“You’re Miss Hamon?” Casval asks the uniformed woman uncertainly, the three of you keeping close together.
“Good, then you understand.” She answers with a grin, “I am.”
A wave of relief washes over you, and you can’t help but smile back. This plan might actually work!
“Go on, climb aboard!” The disguised Hamon shouts, motioning with her hand toward the Guntank. Behind you, the Zabi guards assigned to the house are a confused mess, babbling and and panicked, some trying to contact authorities over a radio to confirm what’s going on - None of them intervene however, clearly terrified of the <span class="mu-i">tank</span> Ms. Hamon brought with her.
You help Artesia climb up the ladder on the side of the Guntank’s hull, and then down through one of the hatches; the interior is covered in all sorts of switches and screens, and different machine parts that you don’t understand the use of - Climbing a ladder to the the head of the Guntank, you’re soon within the gunnery position in the head. A sort of cockpit, as it were, though the actual driving of the tank is handled by crew down below in the main hull - Ms. Hamon and a pair of particularly nervous looking federation soldiers she brought with her will be handling that.
