Eureka Seven: Corrupted Hopes

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Just really quick, so every one knows. I do not own Eureka Seven… Duh.

I'm also sorry for the many typos you will see. I have a habit of skipping words.

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Chapter one: Left on Shattered Land

"It's been a year sense the second summer of love. The U.F. force slowly started to break apart after the lost of their leaders. For the sages had been killed by Dewey. These facts spread too quickly to be stopped. One half of the U.F. broke off and started their own faction. Although the two remain at peace, it's only a matter of time tell chaos breaks loose," a man typed at the computer, he stopped for a few seconds and then continued, "exploration of the earth had begun. It's been thousands of year's sense humans have stepped on that ground once again, the earth that is. Part of the outer shell of the planet, what we once lived on, had broke apart and split into space. Still some parts of the outer surface remains. Many lives were lost, but it was inevitable. It seems that Eureka and

Renton Thurston have yet to return, leaving only their heroic images behind. No reports of them have been noted, and its likely that their not coming back.

The Gekko state is still living strong. They are in co-operation with the half of the military that changed. I should also record that this half now calls themselves the P.O.F., Pacific Operations Force. I've decided to remain with this half, realizing the obvious mistakes of the U.F. force. Anemone has also come with me, seeing how much she has changed, I wasn't surprised. She has become so much happier now… Being that she no longer has to deal with the drugs… and Dewey." The young man stopped again,n pondering in his own thoughts. He looked around the room and then back at the computer screen. "I've come to realize something I should be grateful for. Though now it's impossible to do anything about it. I wish I could of had one chance to thank him before he disappeared, that boy Renton." With the short sigh, Dominic leaned back in his chair and released his hands from the control panel. The room he was in was small, being it was his original one, inside the still thriving red ship, Izumo. Captain Jurgens was still commander, but now he was leader of the separated faction, the P.O.F. Dominic stood up with a look of sadness on his face.

"Are you ok Dominic?" A girl with pink hair said from the door. Dominic turned around surprised, and realized it was just Anemone. The one he cared for more then any one else in the world.

"Yes, I'm sorry Anemone. I was just finishing up a small report for myself. You know it's been a year-"

"Yes I know." She said while abruptly cutting him off, but not with any sign of annoyance. Instead she was looking down at the ground, sadness dwelling in her eyes. Dominic could only think of how much she really has changed. He stepped forward and put his arms around her. She leaned against him and closed her eyes.

"One day I'm sure they'll return, it's only a matter of time." He said, not sounding to sure himself. A year was far too long to be away, but he wasn't giving up hope. Renton had done some pretty amazing things for him. One of them he was holding in his arms right then.

"Its time to leave Dominic, the Gekko state has finally arrived at the rendezvous." She looked up at him to see a smile on his face. His reassurance and strength was shared from him to her. She smiled as well and they walked off. It didn't take long for them to get to the mini shuttle, ready for launch. Everything was about ready, when a man suddenly walked over to the back door. It was the Captain Jurgens, one of Dominic's good friends. The same man who took action and joined the Gekko state when the path was laid before them.

"Tell Holland I said hi." His face was as hard as usual.

"You sure you don't want to come along. I mean, it has been a year sense you've seen him." Dominic asked him. The captain only shook his head. "Very well, we'll be back in about three days." The man nodded and stepped back from the hatch to let it close. The shuttle launched off from the belly of the ship and sailed forward in the direction of the Gekko-Go. The green trail of trapar was bright in the dark night. Dominic knew that meeting up with them again was going to be strange. The last time he was aboard the Gekko-Go was a year ago, before the disappearance of Eureka and Renton. Anemone looked out the window with anxious excitement. It was a comforting site to his eyes. So he smiled as well, and continued the ship forward.

"So we're finally back…" A young male voice spoke in strange surroundings. It was dark, and there were trees surrounding the two, the two being Renton and Eureka. They held each others hands tightly, love and confidence holding the grip together.

"I wonder how long we have been gone." Eureka said aloud and looked at Renton. He looked back and smiled.

"Who knows, but what matters is that we are back!" He reached and moved closer. Softly he wrapped his arms around her. She hugged him back, and for a while they stood there.

Finally they were together, and they were home. Soon he knew they would both be in their children's arms. That was a time that Eureka couldn't wait for.

"Maurice… Maeter… Link…" She said softly while leaning her head on his shoulder.

Renton could only nod. Between them it felt like it could go on forever, but eventually they had to move on. He let her go and started to take in his surroundings. Eureka waited patiently, and then finally started to look around herself.

"Geh… I have no idea where this place is, and I don't see any city." He sighed and sat down against one of the many trees. Eureka walked over and sat next to him.

"Maybe we should wait tell day light? That way we will be able to see everything better." Renton looked over at her after she spoke. She was leaning her head on his shoulder with gently closed eyes. There was a smile across her face that encrusted a blanket of warmth around his chest. The desire of sleep started to wash over him as the feeling grew stronger.

"Maybe… your right." He said and leaned his head on hers. They'd only been gone for a short while, yet the world seemed different. Something's changed, he thought to himself and looked up at the stars. For a moment he closed his eyes and then opened them again.

Everything was different; it had become a little brighter. From what he could tell, it was now early in the morning. Suddenly his heart skipped a beat and he took a deep breath. Staring down at them was military type KLF, but some of the designs were clearly different. Instead of the usual blue color it was a subtle red, and extending from its head were three curved spikes. He turned over and tried to move Eureka awake. The KLF was starting to move as he did so. When her eyes drifted open, he quickly helped her up, leaving her completely unaware. Her eyes lazily searched about the area, until they landed on the KLF. With a jump of energy her eyes shot wide open and almost fell over.

" Eureka, we got to get moving!" Renton said and helped her get her footing. At that moment the KLF knelt down and the cockpit opened. A man wearing a strange sphere like helmet popped out holding a gun and then aiming it at them. Renton looked up and held Eureka tightly. He wasn't going to let Eureka die, but in an instant, it felt as if all hope was gone. The world had suddenly turned on them with one blink, with one opening of the eye.

The man tilted his head back in surprise and pulled off his helmet.

"Thurston?" He said with a smile on his face as he hopped down from his KLF. "Well this is incredible! You guys have been gone for a whole year now! I recognize your face from old RayOut issues, even some new ones." The man lowered his gun and stepped up to the two of them. Renton was still breathing hard and looking around desperately. Their desperate confusion cause the man to laugh. "I'm sorry, I'm apart of the P.O.F. No need to worry, I'm one of the good guys." He held out his hand for a shake. Renton looked down at it as if it were a knife, but only saw it to be a hand. For a second he closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. The inside of his chest was thumping hard. For that split moment, he thought he going loose everything… even Eureka.

"Thank you." Eureka responded and shook his hand. Renton gave way to a look of surprise. She didn't seem stressed in the least. In fact, she seemed happy

"No Problem, the names Konner, but you can just call me Kon." His voice and smile gave out a friendly feeling. Renton noticed this and took his hand. Who ever the man was, he wasn't an enemy. And for Renton, that was good enough.

"I'm sorry… but… wait, who are the P.O.F. and what do you mean we've been gone a year?" Renton was slightly confused. His memory didn't feel false in the least. They fell back down to earth, and somehow… Now that I think about it, how did me and Eureka reach the ground safely?, he thought to himself.

"I'm surprised you don't know. We're the faction that separated from the U.F. force. I mean, the main reason it happened was because of captain Jurgens who decided to join with Gekko-state. It all started because of RayOut, and the issue on you two." Kon finished and tilted his head in confusion again. "Though I don't know what you mean about a year… it has been a year, or at least I hope it has." He made it sound like it was plainly obvious. Eureka looked at Renton with confusion. He shared the same stare. "I don't know where you guys have been, but a lot of people have been wondering. And apparently you didn't get out much, where ever you've been."

Maybe we shouldn't discuss it with this man… He could be lying, Renton decided. The sound of a radio crackled from KLF. Kon turned around and quickly climbed back up into the giant and slim mech.

"This is Kon reporting from sector seventeen." There was a short pause.

"Kon, your wanted back at the lab, where are you?" The voice asked. Kon took a moment to gaze at Eureka and Renton, the smile on his face slowly getting wider.

"Well… we got our selves a little surprise Jake. I don't know how, but Eureka and

Renton are standing before me." No response came from the comm.

"What?" The other asked, not finding this a very joke. Kon laughed and shook his fist

in slight excitement.

"Their back, them, THEY!!!" He said back over the comm.

"I don't see why it is so great that we are back. Why would Kon and this other man care so much?" She asked with curiosity. Renton thought about it for a second, though the answer did seem pretty obvious to him. She wasn't there for all of it, before he left to save her. But he was there for enough of it.

"Well, we are the hero's now." His face lit up a little at the thought. The comm finally responded.

"Maybe you've been in the test KLF for to long Kon. Head back to base now." The transmission cut off. Kon couldn't even contain his excitement.

"Just wait you two, I'll be your ride for this evening… or morning." He turned around and then looked back down at them. "I'm afraid it's going to be a little cramped though. This mech wasn't exactly designed for two." He chuckled to himself and stepped down.

For a few seconds he just stared at the two and let out a sigh, like draining the gases of joy from his body. But then he frowned with just a tinge of confusion. "You two don't seem as excited…" Eureka and Renton yet again shared a gaze.

"Its nothing, I guess we're just a little overwhelmed." Renton gave a weak laugh and rubbed the back of his neck. Kon shook his head and walked behind the two. Eureka looked behind in confusion as they both received a short push.

"Come on, I can't wait till every one sees this." His voice spiked full of energy. Renton sighed and Eureka only gave away her obvious confusion. In a few short seconds they were inside the cockpit and the door closed on them. Kon slid his helmet back on and snapped it in. A single eye appeared on the front of the helmet. Renton couldn't help but think that it looked a little creepy.

The giant KLF stood up and jumped into the air. With one swift motion it whipped on its board and landed on it. Renton's eyes were forced wide in surprise as the site. The motion was so smooth and clean, not single jerk in the action.

"What was that?" Eureka asked and looking around at the view screens. "The KLFS were not originally designed like that." She added and looked down at Konner. A separate eye slid out of the first one and curved around the helm to look up at her.

"It's a new design I was assigned to test. The original idea came from your LFO, the Nirvash. This version is slightly more flexible, but it's not as strong," he said with another one of his laughs. "A lot of new ideas are coming into the new designs of the KLFs because of the Nirvash." His eyes moved back into one. It then circled across the sphere, looking at the different screens. The LFO turned to it right and shot forward on the board, making a few short curves on the green trapar. Renton couldn't help but feel at home again inside a KLF, though originally his home was inside an LFO. It didn't matter to him, it still felt the same.

"It's time to head back to base then. We would be meeting up with captain Jeurgens, but Izumo was dropping off Dominic and Anemone at the Gekko-Go." He reached forward and pulled back a lever, then his fingers quickly dabbed at a few buttons.

"Wait, Dominic and Anemone are on the Gekko-Go?" Renton almost burst out, looking at Eureka and then back down at Konner.

"Yes… why?"

"Well… what are they doing on the Gekko-Go? I thought they would be with the captain of that one ship still, the… the Izumo?" Renton rubbed his head, confused at everything going on. Eureka didn't seem to be handling the situation either.

"Oh, you mean the red one? They still are, their just visiting." It all seemed too casual to Konner. Although Anemone and Dominic had come to the truth, it still seemed a little strange. Renton had a harm time believing it. The thought of a year was still poking at his brain. It wouldn't leave him alone, and it was starting to get on his nerves.

"Do you know why their just visiting?" Renton asked. Konner shrugged his shoulders.

"I wouldn't know, maybe their just asking for advice." He laughed and shook his head. "I'm sorry, that was just joke, but it is true that Holland and Talho are now parents." Eureka eyes widened a little. She had completely forgotten about Talho. Renton couldn't stop from feeling the same impression. He could remember back before he had left the

Gekko-Go.

"That's right, Talho and Holland were having a baby before we left. I never thought it would come so quickly." She paused for a second and then looked at Renton. "We apparently have been gone for a year now… Is that really possible?" Renton looked at her, no answer seemed logical.

"I'm not sure, it doesn't feel like that much time has passed. It doesn't even feel as if a day has passed. Something must have happened." He looked out the view port. The trees were moving quickly billow them, and the sparkle of water filled their sites. It was a large lake surrounded by trees. The sun reflected off the water causing a cool shade of blue against the KLF. Eureka gasped and smiled.

"It's beautiful." She said with joy filling her voice. Renton gazed at her violet eyes. Seeing them lit up as they were spread a calm smile on his face. Something about Eureka just made him feel like everything was alright. So he looked at the surroundings as well, and forgot about everything that was happening. A little while later, they had crossed the lake, and they were back moving across land.

"We're here." Konner said pointing a finger at a building in the distance. Eureka and Renton looked up to see a large facility. "Let me be the first to introduce you to one of the many science and development centers. This is where some of the greatest stuff is developed for the P.O.F." His voice was obviously proud. Renton and Eureka peered towards the building, wondering what lay weight for them next. Whatever it may be, Renton hoped it was good.