They would meet again in the fleet that was to seize Planet P from the Bugs. It was not until a year after the fact that she was informed by Juan's wife Isabelle Flores Rico, that Rico still lived. However, in reality, Rico was only wounded in action. However this relationship ended when she joined the Federal Service after they graduated from high school.įleet Service and encounters with the Roughnecks throughout the Bugs Wars ĭuring the aftermath of the debacle that was the first Klendathu Landing, where massive numbers of troops were killed, she survived the battle and learned that Rico had been killed. In the end, Both of them confessed to their crush on one another and their relationship become well known in their high school years. In addition, she is also one of Juan Rico's high school classmates. In school, Carmencita was the sort of woman who never settled into any relationship, with Juan describing her as having a different man around her constantly. ĭuring the destruction of Klendathu, she was the captain of the John A Warden before the ship was transferred to another commanding officer afterward.Ī daughter of a Federation Fleet veteran of the Alpha Centauri Colonial War, back in her childhood, she lived near Juan and his parents in the same neighborhood, with their respective families extremely close. She was a former crew member of the ill-fated Corvette Transport Rodger Young during the Klendathu Campaign as well as the previous captain of the TFS Athena Armored Heavy Cruiser. 2.3 Post Destruction of Klendathu and subsequent careerĬaptain Carmen Ibanez (real name Carmencita Ivanêz) is a Terran military officer of the United Citizen Federation Space Fleet.2.2 Fleet Service and encounters with the Roughnecks throughout the Bugs Wars.