<div class="floatleft">(http://s3.zerochan.net/RyuZU.%28Clockwork.Planet%29.240.2081510.jpg)</div><strong>Amelia Krutzfeldt</strong><br/><hr/><span class="bbc_u">Ace Lightspeed Frame Pilot</span>- 5<br/><span class="bbc_u">One last chance</span>- 4<br/><span class="bbc_u">Face, meet fist</span>- 4<br/><span class="bbc_u">Orders are orders</span>- 3<br/>Weakness -<span class="bbc_u">Maiden of the Moon</span><br/><hr/>Amelia smiled, and seized both of his hands in hers, a soft gasp of relief escaping her lips.  "Perfect!  Let's head out now, then.  The sooner we can get this started rolling, the sooner... well, the sooner things may turn upward for the Battalion, not just here, but in<em>all</em>the cities!"  She released one hand, and glanced at him for a moment.  "Is there anything you need to do before you leave?  If you need a few minutes, that's fine, but this is sort of urgent."<br/><br/>Once he'd taken care of anything, she led him out to her car, sliding into the driver's seat and waiting for him to get in.  As she pulled through the gate and back onto the street, she glanced at the mirror for a moment, and then nodded.  "So we're going to the Lightspeed Battalion Barracks.  We think we're close to a breakthrough on what makes a Lightspeed Pilot a Lightspeed Pilot."  She glanced over at him for a moment, and then her eyes darted back to the road.<br/><br/>"There's a few tests that need to be done, but there's definitely a possible link."  She stopped at a red light, and turned slightly in her seat, one hand drumming on the wheel.  "So your family has a remarkable record for Lightspeed Girls.  Hell, even your grandfather's sister was a Lightspeed Girl.  We looked, and as far back as there's been a McKenzie girl in San Miguel, she's been a Lightspeed Girl."<br/><br/>She paused in her explanation as the light turned green, and continued on the route.  "So we're thinking it has something to do with the blood of certain people.  But we don't really have any prominent families with quite the McKenzie's record, so command wanted a male from such a line to check his blood against the rest of the records to see if there's some kind of common thread."  She pulled up to another red light, and then reached over with one hand to squeeze at his knee.  "They said McKenzie, and I know that your father and brother are usually fairly busy.  I hate pulling you away from your studies, but I...<em>we</em>need your help, Jerrod."