Opening Song:

https://youtu.be/yCYCR_MTJuc

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After the sad event in Calamba Laguna, some time went by, and now Sofia and her dad, President Malcolm, are heading to Ozone Space Country. They're going there for the 5th meeting of The Space Countries Collisions Consultative Meeting.

The 5th Space Countries Collisions Consultative Meeting is approaching in Ozone Space Country. As the space shuttle heads back to Ozone, Sofia grapples with a lingering question in her mind.

"Father, is it risky going to Ozone Space Country?" Sofia asked as they traveled in the space shuttle. Her curiosity echoed in the metal walls of the shuttle. Today is the 5th meeting of Space Countries, discussing the upcoming collision in space in the next 10 months.

President Malcolm reassured her, "No, my daughter. Ozone considers us friends, and it's our choice if we see them as enemies. Thinking about Ozone as potential partners might be a perspective to consider." Despite his calm tone, there were intricate space politics to navigate.

"We're heading to Ozone for the 5th meeting about The Space Countries Collisions Consultative Meeting. It will be held in Ozone Space Country, specifically at Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel," Sofia added, reading the program sent by Waylen Cambridge, the president of Space Country Beta 02 and the director of the 13 Space Countries.

Sofia observes at the Ozone Space Country in a closer view thru the Space Shuttle's window.

"So I see, it is the Ozone Space Country. Way too different from Space Country Beta 02" Sofia said and remembered last month when they visited Space Country Beta 02. The day she actually saw shooting star and wished. But it was the Flight Cybot of Kyrie.

As Sofia read President Waylen Cambridge's program, sent by him, the president of Space Country Beta 02 and the Director of the 13 Space Countries, she realized the importance of the upcoming discussions. Little did they know, the fate of their nations and the mysteries of the universe would be revealed during the meetings in Ozone. It would be a crucial time for alliances, conflicts, and the drama of the Space Countries.

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"Good day, Mr. President. I'm Ms. Laine Stratus, your tourist guide for today's travel and meeting," greeted the tourist guide, bowing her head as she welcomed President Malcolm and delegates from various Space Countries.

As they got on the space shuttle headed for Ozone Space Country, the guides bowed and greeted. Miss Laine Stratus, an Ozone tourist guide, welcomed them, saying, "Welcome to Ozone Space Country. It's an honor to have you here." The welcoming vibe on the roomy shuttle was clear, with helpful guides making the delegates feel the excitement for the journey.

"I'm here on behalf of Ozone Space Country to personally assist you," Ms. Laine said with a warm smile.

President Malcolm, appearing sleepy in his seat, replied, "Thank you. I just want a cup of black coffee with no cream and less sugar, and something for my daughter."

"Hi, Miss Secretary, I'm Sofia, Sofia Angelhope," Sofia greeted Ms. Laine.

"I'm not a secretary, Your Majesty, but a space tourist guide. How may I assist you?" acknowledged Miss Laine, recognizing the presence of the president's daughter.

"Oh, apologies, Ms. Laine. I'd like a frappe and brownies for a snack," Sofia said, closely observing Miss Laine's beauty with her red hair, curves, and gorgeous looks.

"Anything else, Your Majesty?" Miss Laine asked with a smile.

"Huh? Ha ha ha. I mean, a little bit of Mushroom Soup, please," Sofia added.

"Sure thing, Your Majesty," Ms. Laine replied courteously.

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But something fell from Ms. Ms. Laine.

"Oh? Is that your make-up purse that you dropped?" Sofia said and distinguished a small pink bag that fell from Ms. Laine.

"Its cute, its pink, the color blends with you Miss Laine" Sofia said with admiration. This is also due to Miss Laine's recognizable beauty with a red colored hair, curves and gorgeous looks.

"Ha? No..." Miss Laine said who had just drop her small pink bag.

"Huh?" Sofia said while seeing Miss Laine so stressed upon keeping the bag.

Tut tut tut!

Tut tut!

The make-up purse just sounded.

"Yes yes princess... Thank you" Miss Laine said who picks up her small pink bag.

And Miss Laine proceeds to the space shuttle's mezzanine for the orders of the passengers.  It is a smooth sailing in space.

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Chapter 24
Sofia's Secret Part 1: Arrival at Ozone Space Country
story & illustrations by Eugene Mark Lopez
text by Anna Mae Apalla

At Saint Francis Institute of Technology, students engage in their usual routines, unaware of recent turmoil in Ozone facilities and beyond. While immersed in their studies, the contrast between ordinary school life and extraordinary events creates a unique atmosphere at the institute. It's a small world where daily classes intersect with thrilling occurrences, crafting a story beyond the typical school day.

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"I envy her, she's in space again" Linda said while doing their activities this vacant times.

With her is Bethany. Two of dearly friends of Sofia.

"Hay, I wish me too can be in the Space and the Space Countries above us" said Bethany who admired hos Sofia landed her feet in different Space Countries due to her father's conventional meetings.

"I wonder what she is doing now" Bethany thinks.

"She might be enjoying eating! Ha ha ha ha" Linda said funnily.

"And Sofia might be drained after when she returned here in school. There are already 5 chapter activities in the major subjects we had this past two weeks she had left" Bethany said who just compile sets of photocopies of activities.

"Yep! Sure is, and she will asks our help! Ha ha ha ha" Linda said who opens another hard bound text book about engineering.

"If she is here, I bet she is telling whole day about our new classmate Kyrie" Linda said that closes the book and decided to relax for a little.

"What about him?" Bethany said, asking opinions about Kyrie's presence in the class and also as a quiet friend.

"Nothing. I heard him telling stories to Sofia that mostly and are only about car racing" Linda replied, seems like she is observing how Kyrie and Sofia had a talk since Kyrie entered the school.

"Ah, sounds like unexciting" Bethany replied.

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An hour had past and they are still busy doing school works in the same room and in the same seat.

"How about our assignment?" Bethany said and opens the encyclopedia that she borrowed from the library.

"A research print about Mega Space Satellite 89" Bethany added. It looks like the assignment in their engineering subject is about an Ozone Facility is space.

"Huh? Look! An Ozone Satellite Facility on Earth's Atmosphere?" Bethany said while browsing the pages of the encyclopedia. With a topic Mega Space Satellite 89.

"Yes, its our assignment" Linda nodded.

"It was stated here the origin of the Ozone Facility in which it was launched from Earth" Bethany said while reading important details

"Why 89?" Linda asks while biting her pen.

"It was made 89 months or approximately 7 years and 5 months" Bethany reads the references book.

"Oh! Its too long indeed" Linda said.

"Maybe because of its huge structure" Bethany said while observing the pictures.

"Good analysis! Ha ha ha ha" Linda said funnily.

Suddenly someone steps forward...

"This is interesting" Kyrie said in a calm voice. She looks at Bethany's notes.

And observes the pictures of Mega Space Satellite 89 in Bethany's book

"Huh? Kyrie?" Bethany said.

"We thought you are in the computer rooms again" Linda added.

"Huh? He he he. Not this time. I am already exhausted doing our Microsoft excel activities in statistics" Kyrie replied funnily. 

"Oh? So you can lend us some answers for our assignment Kyrie?" Linda asks.

"Huh? Why me. That is why I came here. Ha ha ha ha" Kyrie said.

"Really? This past days you always go here and visiting us in vacant times. Do you really want to talk to us? Or do you miss Sofia?" Linda asks Kyrie humorously.

"Ha ha ha ha what a question. It's not related to our assignment indeed" Kyrie replied.

"Really? So do you have an assignment? Or you only want to asks us how Sofia is doing fine? Ha ha ha ha" Linda said.

"Ha? Ha ha ha ha ha! No, I mean, I am from Ozone and is better if I will ask a person that is personally from Earth. Ha ha ha ha ha" Kyrie answers humorously...

"Hmp! But if that's Sofia, you'll give her answers wouldn't you. Right away" Linda said funnily.

"Where ever she is, I bet she is enjoying in space. He he he he" Kyrie said.

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Tut Tut!

The computer desktop of Kyrie's sounded. But he's still asleep. Its Sofia's email. Kyrie wakes up and opens the computer to check Sofia's e-mail.

Hi Kyrie, its been days... I am at Ozone space country now. Can you just make me some updates? We have an assignment and activities? Thanks! -said Sofia's email...

Kyrie's computer beeped, waking him up from his peaceful sleep. Sofia's urgent email brought excitement, connecting them despite being far apart in space.

"Sofia really thinks I like school. He he he. I do not indeed. I only gone here on Earth and enrolled just to make it a cover up against the Ozone" Kyrie said to himself while browsing the email messages which are mostly from Sofia. This simply means they are really communicated digitally.

"But perhaps, I started enjoying school..." Kyrie added, seems like true since he became friends with people in St. Francis Institute of Technology.

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"I wonder what she's doing now" Kyrie said and thinks about Sofia.

He typed in the search box.

"Ha? I think this is it and it is an easy school homework" Kyrie said who begins the assignment for this week.

Mega Space Satellite 89, the largest man-less satellite in our solar system. It's like a super radar floating in Earth's atmosphere, keeping an eye on space shuttles and things in space. This colossal marvel took 7 years and 5 months to be fully ready.

This satellite makes sure everyone in space follows the rules. It's like a silent hero, watching over the vastness of space with incredible precision. Mega Space Satellite 89's main job is to track and guide space traffic, helping Space Countries navigate through space smoothly.

But of course, it is the spy satellite of Ozone Empire in the space. It was built by the Ozone Empire. It took more than 7 years to build the Mega Space Satellite 89.

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Kyrie drinks a coffee on that night while making his school assignment. And for him, it is so interesting.

"Tagaytay City here in the Philippines, approximately 13.9172° N latitude and 121.0622° E longitude. I see... It is above the coordinates of Tagaytay" Kyrie said while observing the stars at night.

"So it is somewhere in Earth's atmosphere," he said and observes the night sky.

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"Come this way, sir," said the Space Port security officer, leading the important group through the busy halls filled with fancy technology. The air was buzzing with excitement as these special visitors, representing different Space Countries, walked towards the center of Ozone Space Country. At last, they arrived at Ozone Space Port 01. 

"President Malcolm, let us handle your bags for you," offered the Space Port helpers.

"Certainly" President Malcolm replied.

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"Minister Hudson, glad to see you again" President Malcolm said that sees his friend from Ozone Space Country. The president of Ozone Space Country, that functions as its prime minister, Minister Hudson Ivanov in a black suit. And to take note, he is anti-Ozone Empire despite being originated in Ozone Space Country.

"Good day sir, welcome to Ozone Space Country. Finally I met an ally around here. Ha ha ha ha" said Minister Hudson Ivanov is the delegate from Ozone space country.

"Ha ha ha ha. We came here for relaxation and meeting not for arguments against Ozone Minister Hudson. Ha ha ha ha" President Malcolm stated as a welcome. He welcomes one of his friend.

Although Minister Hudson is from Ozone Space Country, he is not a fanatic of Ozone Empire.

"Where is Senator Fletcher Normandy Omicron 12 Space Country?" President Malcolm asked and noticed some missing representatives from different Space Countries.

"And President Waylen Cambridge president of Space Country Beta 02?"

"Oh, of course they don't want to go here at Ozone... You know already why President Malcolm. I cannot blame their excuses. Ha ha ha..." Minister Hudson said. Indicating that President Normandy of Omicron 12 Space Country and President Cambridge of Space Country Beta 02 are anti-Ozone Empire too, just the likes of him.

"Ah, they've chosen to dance to a different cosmic tune, avoiding the celestial waltz here at Ozone. You know the reasons, President Malcolm. Can't blame them for steering clear of the Empire's gravitational pull" Minister Hudson, a shrewd observer of interstellar dynamics, chuckled knowingly.

"Hhhhmmm... but today's meeting is important, at least we have a good number of attendees for the issues of Space Countries Collisions less than 10 months from now" President Malcolm stated and eager to solve the issues using the series of meetings.

"But President Waylen sent me an invitation, he is not here" President Malcolm stresses.

"Well, probably, this indicates that most of the delegates like President Normandy and Presidents Cambridge dismantle the thoughts about the issue and most likely agreed what ever the Earth Federations and the Space Countries agreed in majority.

"And what I see here are only few delegates from Space Countries, mostly representatives" Minister Hudson said and observes that there are only few world leaders attended the 5th meeting of The Space Countries Collisions Consultative Meeting.

President Malcolm scanned the crowd, noting the absence of Senator Fletcher Normandy and President Waylen Cambridge. Their missing presence added an air of mystery to the 5th meeting of The Space Countries Collisions Consultative Meeting, where the destiny of nations will be set.

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"Excuse me gentlemen but the rooms are ready for you accommodation. Let us now proceed to the itinerary" said by Miss Laine, the personal tourist guide of President Malcolm.

"Hey we are just talking" Minister Hudson said and hates the fact that the two world leaders are interrupted in the good talk.

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The beautiful view from Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel, close to Ozone Space Port 01, challenged the false beliefs about Ozone. People on Earth and other Space Countries' media spread negative stories about Ozone, making it seem like a bad place. However, that's not the truth. Ozone is actually a great place to live, a paradise, and a destination worth adding to your travel list.

"Wow! Its a good view here at Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel"

"My thoughts about Ozone Country is really not true! I though this Space Country was full of metals, guns, gun oil, criminals and soldiers. But no, it is indeed a paradise everyone wants to saty" Sofia said in awe that see the beautiful view of Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel, the nearest accommodation place from Ozone Space Port 01.

Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel, near Ozone Space Port 01, challenges stereotypes about Ozone. Negative stories in Earth's and other Space Countries' media have created a false image of Ozone as a bad place. However, Ozone is a paradise and a must-visit tourist destination.

Her father President Malcolm, a seasoned traveler, chimed in with a hearty laugh.  "Ha ha ha ha. I told you Ozone Space Country is a must see land Sofia. This is a good choice" President Malcolm said while fixing some of his documents from his baggage.

"But father? Why are the people making doubts about this Space Country" Sofia interestingly asks.

"Simple. It's because of Ozone Empire, their strong government, and being colonizers of Space Countries and Earth Federations," President Malcolm explained. This explanation revealed the complicated world of space politics, showing the difference between the beautiful place they saw and the control of the Ozone Empire. 

"Hhhhmmmm..." Sofia said who believes his father President Malcolm. Despite of disliking Ozone Empire the government of Ozone Space Country and the colonizers of both Space Countries and Earth Federations, President Malcolm himself has personal interest of Ozone Space Country which has the likes of planet Earth. 

"Father? I just want to see things outside, may I?" Sofia said who changes her shoes into sandals and decided to have sight seeing.

"Oh yes, by the way our meeting will be starting anytime. I have to go. The meeting room is upstairs, remember the time Sofia" President Malcolm said.

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"This place is good, its like Earth!" Sofia said while watching the people in the beach enjoying the day with friends and family.

"Its a nice resort after all!" she said while dipping her hands in crystal clear water at the pool.

The resort proved to be a delightful haven, a sentiment echoed by Sofia as she dipped her hands into the crystal-clear pool water.

But someone caught her attention all of a sudden.

"Oh my she's so sexy in that black bikini" Sofia whispers who sees a woman spending her time beside the beach. A girl with short green hair basking in the sun.

She goes nearer to the woman and greeted her.

"Hi miss, I admired you being beautiful" Sofia said with admiration.

"Huh?" the woman was quiet surprised that she saw Sofia.

"Oh. Oh my! But you are too is beautiful at your age" the girl with short green hair in black bikini replied while sun bathing at the resort.

The exchange of compliments evolved into a friendly connection. 

"Oh yeah? ha ha ha" Sofia said and smiles with the woman in black bikini.

"Hi there!" the woman in black bikini with short green hair greeted Sofia in return

"I am Sofia. That is my name. You are so beautiful miss... I am a tourist here. Can I join you?"

"Well thanks, Oh, Sofia. Sure come here. By the way I'm Farah... Farah Ezrel" the woman said who actually one of Major Lexus personal trained Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Farah, who is currently on an undercover mission. The peaceful resort had hidden stories as Sofia and Lieutenant Farah unexpectedly bonded under the sunny exterior.

"(she's here, Sofia Angelhope, and might be her father President Malcolm too is here... And the conference might be here somewhere)" Lt. Farah said that is in a civilian and wearing black bikini for swimming.

"(I have to figure out where the meeting is and see the whereabouts of the delegates)" Lieutenant Farah exclaimed to herself and remembers her mission from Major Lexus.

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"Have a seat" Lt. Farah said to Sofia.

"Are you from this Space Country? Are you an Ozone citizen?" Sofia asks Farah and seats beside her comfortably.

"Huh?" Lt. Farah replied with a smile. Seems like Sofia didn't knew her well that she and fellow Lieutenant Gyro are from other Space Countries.

"Yes I am, and I am a tourist" Lt. Farah replied and seems like lie a little bit just for her undercover mission.

"How about you? Little girl, seems like you are a prestigious daughter in your place" Lt. Farah said and looks like slightly pretends that she doesn't know Sofia.

"Huh? I am from Earth. Ha ha ha, no actually do I look like? Ha ha ha" Sofia said with a smile.

"Here!" Lt. Farah gives her something to drink to refresh and more talk.

"Oh" Sofia was surprised. From that, she therefore concludes that Ozone citizens are that friendly.

"Thanks for the free juice Miss Farah"

"You're welcome little girl..." Lt. Farah replied with a smile.

"Huh? Look! The children are swimming too ha ha ha" Sofia said while observing the things happened in the Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel.

"Well of course, children can also learn how to swim! Ha ha ha ha" Lt. Farah laughs.

"No, I mean. Hhhhhmmm" Sofia said. Looks like she was really fooled by the media on what they say against the Ozone Country. The notion of double standard that Ozone as well its citizens are quiet worse people in the galaxy. But the way the people in the resort, like those who bathes at the beach, sun bathing, drinking and eating with the family and selling souvenirs, these things prove that the notion is wrong.

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"This Space Country is like Earth..." Sofia said in a gentle voice.

"Much smaller I think..." she added, after sipping the drink.

"The people here are the same as Planet Earth" Sofia added again, and emphasizes...

"Well of course ha ha ha... There's no such aliens here. That's only in movies! Ha ha ha ha ha" Lt. Farah replied with slight humor. 

"Ha ha ha ha... I mean the same as they live at the same surroundings" Sofia continues their talk.

"How about the schools here?" Sofia interestingly asks. Since she is currently a college from St. Francis Institute of Technology, a technology school from Earth.

"Oh, so looks like you are interested. Well, mostly military schools and less other schools with courses" Lt. Farah replied.

"Why?" Sofia continues to asks.

"I don't know kid. I'm just a civilian here, I am not even in the field of Educational Management, I am engaged in having a business, a pet shop. He he he he" Lt. Farah said that slightly lied again due to her mission. 

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Lt. Farah continues to lie down on her mat for a sun bath.

"Oh I see... You have a pet shop" Sofia replied. 

"Ahmmm... do you know someone that is from Ozone too?" Lt. Farah asks. But to take note, she still didn't know anything about Kyrie. And the fact that Kyrie was the Cybot Pilot whom the chase way back in outer space.

"Ahmm... Yes! This is the Space Country where my friend came from" Sofia pertains to Kyrie...

"Huh? Oh. So who is your friend?" Lt. Farah suddenly asks. Just to continue their talk.

"Ah never mind him, he's just a silly boy in the class and talks non-sense things about car racing" Sofia said.

She intently did not mentioned Kyrie's name. This is to hide Kyrie' identification from any one. Sofia remembered what she promised to Professor Zachary way back in Manila Allied Force Headquarters.

"Ah, I have a friend that is just like your friend too. He too always tell non-sense stories about car racing and jet planes that we girls don't usually talk at. Ha ha ha ha" Lt. Farah said. She is actually pertaining to her fellow Lieutenant, Gyro.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" it is seen that Lt. Farah and Sofia laughs at a common idea.

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Sofia continues to watch the calm beach and the people in the resort.

"Its really just like planet Earth where I came from" Sofia stresses again.

"You already mentioned that many times when you sits here. Ha ha ha ha" Lt. Farah said who still sits wearing a black bikini.

"Well my answer is yes! Mainly because the Space Countries were made as exactly alike to Earth. But much smaller compare. I think the size is like its moon"

"Do you know how Space Countries started?" Sofia curiously asks...

"Yes, let me tell you..." Lt. Farah said and will say something so important to Sofia.

"There was a group of scientist from planet Earth that plans a solution for the over crowding people of planet Earth" Lt. Farah started the legitimate history.

"And they invented a theory of Space Countries. Thanks to the leader of the scientist, Dr. Genew Marcus and his wife Dr. Anne May Marcus, these Space Countries we are right now enjoying became possible after 30 years. They established 13 Space Countries namely...

The Space Country Alpha 01, the first built Space Country,

Space Country Beta 02, where the elected leader of Space Countries lives,

Charlie 03 Space Country, known for its water resources ,

Epsilon 05 Space Country, known for its volcanic features,

Delta 04 Space Country, said to be has the most population,

Space Country Zheta 06, said to be the leading Space Country in agriculture and forestry,

Space Country Rho 07, Robosuits are not allowed in the place,

Upsilon08 Space Country, a Pro-Ozone country and leading manufacturer of Robosuits,

Theta 09 Space Country, the farthest Space Country, few details are known here,

Kappa 10 Space Country, the smallest Space Country and said to be small as the Earth's moon, sometimes it is called a Lunar Country,

Lambada 11 Space Country, known for its high-tech facilities,

Omicron 12 Space Country, the biggest Space Country and the leading in terms of engineering and technology,

And the last built was this, the Ozone Space Country 13, where the Ozone Empire governs"

"Hhhmmm.. you know all of them. And their names are so interesting. Have you been in those places Miss Farah?" Sofia admired the intelligence of Lt. Farah. It is obvious that she is a top notched student in aviation class during her days. 

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To take note that, the current leader of the 13 Space Countries is President Waylen Cambridge and the Pro-Ozone leader of Upsilon 08 Space Country is President Cesar Maximilion. Other facts are President Gray Vasquez who is the current president of Space Country Rho, a notable country which bans Robosuits in their place. And the anti-Ozone leading Senator and acts as its president since the death of the elected- Senator Fletcher Normandy, the president of Omicron 12 that is the biggest Space Country in the galaxy.

"No, I haven't actually Sofia. But some other countries, I've been there already" Lt. Farah said who sits up and looks at the sky. 

"But, how come these Space Countries floats in the outer space? Do they like asteroids sometimes? I mean what if they just collide?" Sofia asks interestingly.

"Yes, It will, One day, these Space Countries will expire their own orbits and will collide against each other soon." Lt. Farah explains further...

"So is it the end of the Space Countries? Oh my! There will be misalignments? The Space Countries will bump each other into pieces!" Sofia said with a little bit of shock.

It is evident that the media of Earth and even the schools keep this kind of information highly confidential. It is because it was so ordered by President Malcolm, to avoid mass hysteria in planet Earth. 

"No. The Earth Federation leader in the name of President Malcolm Angelhope had already mad a project proposal of a contingency plan incase the Space Countries destroy each other" Lieutenant Farah said to Sofia and looks closely to her. She pretends that she didn't know anything about her father President Malcom.

It is obvious that Lt. Farah is somewhat agree in the project SSCS known as Save Space Countries from Collisions, the Exodus like plan proposed by President Malcolm. Rather than favoring General Ace's proposal, namely the Project Space Orbits Restoration, which is mostly reconstruction of the alignment of the Space Countries to avoid the dooms day like collision.

"(Huh? my father?)" Sofia said to herself while looking eye to eye with Lt. Farah.

"Oh? Do you like my story? Hey! Sofia! Ha ha ha ha!" Lt. Farah said and scratches her head.

"Ha? Oh! Ha ha ha! Nice meeting you Miss Farah. I bet we meet again someday! I better keep going! Thanks for the drink" Sofia said and left.

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Sofia continues to wander in the resort until she saw her father standing near the window.

"Ha? There's father!" Sofia said and saw President Malcolm in the large window of the second floor wherein the meeting seems started.

She entered the building. Sofia goes up stairs and decided to see at least the door where her father was in. She reached the hallway. Sofia noticed something. She suddenly stopped. She thinks she saw something. She thought she saw Miss Laine, the space tourist guide that just walks away from the meeting room. Miss Laine actually puts her make-up purse beside the meeting room.

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"Hhhmmm," said Miss Laine who looks around and puts her make-up purse beside the door of the meeting room.

Tut Tut Tut!

Tut!

A silent beeps sounded from Miss Laine.

And she hurriedly goes down the stairs.

"Huh?" Sofia said.

"Hmmm... I wonder what is that at the hall way?" Sofia said and goes closer.

The make-up purse was seen by Sofia and identified its owner. She remembers it last time in the space shuttle going here in Ozone Space Country.

"(Ha? A make up purse? Wait! Its from Miss Laine the tourist guide's make up purse. She forgot it here)" Sofia said.

Sofia picks the make up purse and plans to find the tourist guide that left it.

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Chapter 24- Sofia's Secret Part 2: Mysteries in Make-up

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Summary:

Sofia and her father, President Malcolm, head to Ozone Space Country for the 5th meeting of The Space Countries Collisions Consultative Meeting. Despite media misconceptions, Sofia discovered Ozone to be a paradise. As they reach Ozone 1 Resort & Hotel, Sofia questions her father about the risks involved. meanwhile, at Saint Francis Institute of Technology, including Sofia's friends Linda and Bethany, working on an assignment related to Mega Space Satellite 89. Kyrie receives an email from Sofia stating updates from her trip. As Sofia and President Malcolm arrive at Ozone Space Country, they are greeted by the friendly tourist guide, Miss Laine Stratus. A small incident with Miss Laine's makeup purse captures Sofia's attention. Later, Lt. Farah in an undercover mission, bonds with Sofia at the resort. Lt. Farah shares information about the history of Space Countries, hinting at a potential collision. Sofia, intrigued, explores the resort, discovering Miss Laine's forgotten makeup purse near the meeting room. Sofia planning to return the purse and wondering about what she holds.