Darling in the FRANXX –Sentient

This is a continuation from episode 14 – none of the characters are/were created by me. Credits to Code 000 and Digital Extreme for characters and plot. This is purely for imagination's sake Thanks to 0 BoozeHound 0 for information regarding the story.

Episode 15 – Once Awake

"I assume we all know why we are here?" Papa looked among the council members, the room silent as he spoke. "The Gran Crevasse has been a long standing goal for us. We are reaching our goal as we speak. It is time that we finally achieve it"

"Using Strelizia to take out the bulwark of the Gran Crevasse, and then send it inside to destroy the shield protecting it." The Vice Chairman spoke, gathering the attention of the other wise men. "In the event that cannot be obtained, we will be scuttling the various plantations to act as Kamikaze for the plan." Marmoset look at Gorilla, whom nodded in agreement. "And what of the new parasytes?" Lemur asked. "Are we to test their abilities soon?"

"The hope is that enough of the lower ranked squads will perish in order to make room for the new subjects. Those whom are left will most likely be thrown away with those whom are dead."

"And what of the experimental FRANXX? Is it ready to be tested yet?" Marmoset directed the attention of the wise men towards her, sparking curiosity among themselves. The Vice Chairmen looked at Marmoset "According to the Doctor, it is still in development. However, he claims that it is nearly ready." "What does the doctor plan on calling it?" Papa asked. But before anyone could answer his question, a voice was heard coming from the entrance, "Gladiolus."

In the Mistilteinn

'I cant get her out of my mind.' I stared at the bedroom ceiling, contemplating my though. What was Zero Two trying to tell me. There had to be something. This is my fault. I did this. I tore the bond between us. Why didn't I stop before it was too late.

"Hiro, are you in there?"I quickly recognized his voice, it was Goro. I wiped the tears from my face, attempting not to slur my words, "C... come in." "Hey Hiro, how you holding up?" I could see the look of concern on his face. I didn't want to worry him, so I had to lie. "Things could be better, but I'll hold up." Goro came and sat beside me. The tension was so thick, it felt like they we going to choke on the air itself. "Listen Hiro, I understand how you feel. But trust me when I say this is for your own good." Goro looked at me, empathy in his eyes. "We know you can do it, even without Zero Two. Just Hang in there." I nodded in agreement, yet he knew the truth.

"We're all here for you Hiro. Know that we all care for you." Hiro looked at the door, the rest of Squad 13 , all smiling at him.. He felt the tightness in his chest lessen, if only for a moment. He gave Goro a a smile, contorted by the sadness he felt inside., "Thanks guys, that means a lot." Goro patted Hiro on the back, comforting him. "We'll, we have to be off. Mission briefing is starting, and this is our biggest mission yet." Hiro was saddened that he couldn't join them on this mission, but he didn't have a choice. "Ok, give me a sec, I'll be there with you guys". Goro and the others left the room and shut the door. "He's fine for the most part. Best that now we focus on our mission, as to not get distracted." Goro then walked up to Ichigo and whispered into her ear "especially you."

In debriefing room

"The target is the Gran Crevasse. Your objective is to neutralize all targets within the vicinity. " Nana explained the mission objective to the squads, whilst Hachi followed through on the explanation." This will be a joint operation all squads in Plantation 13. You will be called when it is time for your deployment. Are there any questions?" "What exactly is our target?" Everyone directed their attention to Mitsuru. Nana looked over to Hachi, who nodded in approval. "This will be different than anything you have faced up to this point. Take a look." The screen flashed, showing the Gran Crevasse. It was a round fortress, surrounded by mountains and walls and seas of Klaxosaurs. Looking closely, FRANXX units could be spotted here and their among the sea. "Wow, that's a lot of Klaxosaurs..."Zorome said hesitantly. Mitsuru stared at the screen, in shock and awe, "This is clearly different form anything we've faced before." The screen then showed Zero two in Strelizia's berserk mode, tearing through Klaxosaurs. I looked at this, feelings of guilt building within me. Ichigo then grasped my hand, holding it tight. I could see the look of worry on her face.

"YoOoUuUuUu dId tHiSsSs..."

I looked around to find the source of the noise, but I found nothing. I was gonna ask, but no one had seemed phased by the noise. 'What was that..?'

"Is the mission objective clear?" I looked to see Nana, who had apparently finished mission briefing with everyone. "I'm ready to kill some KLAXOSAURS!" Zorome said in his usual confident tone. "I'm ready too, lets do this." Futoshi said. If one thing hadn't changed within Squad 13, its was our drive to push on... at least, for them. I looked back at the screen, seeing Zero Two fighting alone. All that i could think was a single thought; 'I was the one who did this to her.'

Edit: This is the new updated chapter 1. Hope y'all like the change, because I starting to like it as well. I think I was too worried on getting new chapters in that I forgot that quality is better than Quality. Thank you all for sticking through with me, and know that your support means more than you could ever imagine. I was seriously thinking of dropping the story, but looking through the reviews... there is no way in hell I can do that. Thanks again, and I hope yall continue to support the story.