Rey: Hey peoples! If you read my other story 'Opposites Have A Lot In Common' then you already know me. If you haven't, then welcome! I'm Reyna The Elemental Alchemist and am the proud creator of Miko Komatsu!
Nobu: What about me Miss Rey!
Rey: Oh, and Nobu Yanamoko too!
Miko: Can we just start the story already? I want to shoot something.
Rey: Here. *hands Miko a life sized Gnosis card board cut out*
Miko: *eyes widen* Die gnosis! *shoots fake gnosis relentlessly*
Rey: Yeah...She hates gnosis. -_- Nobu, the disclaimer if you please.
Nobu: Miss Rey doesn't own Xenosaga or any of it's characters and plot. But she does own me, Miko Komatsu, any unfamiliar weapons or attacks, any events that occur that do not occur within the storyline of Xenosaga and any other OCs that appear in this story.
P.S. Sorry if someones out of character. I tried my best!
Miko Komatsu, The Mysterious Short Girl With A Tall Assistant…Wait, Mysterious? More Like Odd!
"Ma'am, where are we going again?" Nobu, my blonde headed assistant (Rey: Don't forget tall! Miko: Shut your mouth! I'm trying to tell the story from my point of view! Rey: Okay, sheesh. Pushy.), asked me, once again. "For the hundredth time, we're just patrolling the area for any enemy ships! My gosh, and I thought I was forgetful." "Sorry Ma'am. I just can't help it. I have a bad feeling again and you know how my feelings are." My assistant had a knack for being right when she had a "bad feeling" or "good feeling". And these feelings always came at the wrong times. She had already had two bad feelings and the results are 1: Me getting hit in the head with my gun when Nobu tried to reload the bullets and making me late for a meeting (which I had completely forgot about) and 2: Me hurting my foot with the door to my room when I was kicking it open. Hey, nobody told me they had fixed it so it wouldn't open if it got pushed slightly! Oh! That's right, I haven't introduced my self yet! I'm Miko Komatsu and am the proud owner of Komatsu Bing Ba Da Boom Industries. I know, the names kinda cheesy, but my friend suggested it and I wanted to honor his idea. I'm not telling you how old I am and how tall I am yet so you have to figure it out!
"Ma'am! A U-Tic ship is following us! What do you want to do? Fight? Or run? Preferably option 2 considering the ship we're in." "What do you mean `considering the ship we're in? ` Isn't this Pink Blazer? The one with the awesome pink lasers?" I asked watching the U-Tic ship on the radar. "No Ma'am. This is Pink Hana (Flower). The one with bullets that look like pink petals. You told me to get a ship good for scouting and this is the best one." I gave Nobu an annoyed look. "I said to find a good scouting ship that was quick, had a strong shield, and that had good guns or lasers! This is only two of those three and that is that its fast and has a strong shield. Oh, never mind! Just locate the nearest ship, city, or whatever! Just somewhere where we can hide or get back up from!" I told her quickly. I glanced around the room. Noticing the inside was pink and a goldish color. Where did I put the turret room at?!
"Ma'am! The closest city is The Kukai Foundation! Would you like to go there?" Nobu was being rather calm. Huh, who would've known that's how she would act in this situation? "Do we really have a choice?" I asked her with an `I know we don't, just go there! ` look. She got the hint and the ship changed its course. "Just tell them we're heading there and that we're being chased by a U-Tic ship! And that some help would be nice! Also tell them we're the friendly looking pink and silver ship." I said the last part with a grin and got up from my black leather seat. "I'm going to the turret room to slow the U-Tic ship down, okay Nobu?" Nobu simply flashed a quick smile and nodded her head.
~Meanwhile~
The Xenosaga crew was observing the Foundation (It was the first time for most of them.) when a realian suddenly called for Jr. "Little Master! A distress call was just sent to us from a ship called Pink Hana. They said they were being pursued by a U-Tic ship and were headed toward here, and that they need reinforcements!" She told this to Jr. quickly, knowing it was important. "U-Tic again? Man, they just won't give up!" Jr. told the realian to tell the ship that they would be waiting for them and would take down the U-Tic ship when they got a clear enough shot. "But I wonder why U-Tic is after that ship?" He wondered aloud to himself.
~Back To Miko And Nobu~
"Take that, you dumb U-Tic people!" I yell as I shoot at the ship that was still pursuing us. I don't know whats so important about me that they would pursue us this far. But they sure are annoying! My eyes widen as I realize that they are about to fire their canon. "Nobu! Put the shields at their strongest and go faster! That ship is going to fire its canon! Make a sharp turn to the right when I tell you to! Got it?" I said quickly and loudly. "Yes Ma'am! Be careful, okay? If you get hurt while we're turning, don't complain about going to the hospital!" I grinned. "When am I not careful?" "That's what I'm scared of." Nobu sounded kind of nervous. What did I expect? I'm almost never careful. Hehe, that's what happens when you deal with stuff that could blow up for a living!
"Now!" I yelled to Nobu. All of a sudden the ship jerked to the right and my head smacked up against the wall. "Crap! That hurt so bad! Wait…Ah, sucka no! I'm bleeding!" I started to freak out a little. If the wound was bad enough, Nobu would take me to the…Hospital. My vision blurred a bit. "Ma'am! Are you alright?" "Of course I am! Now, how far till we're at the foundation?" "Actually, we're there now. And there is the ship that's supposed to take down that U-Tic ship for us." I gawked at the image of the ship that popped up. "The Durandal!? Who exactly is helping us?!" "That would be me." A red headed boy was grinning at me now. "Ma'am, it appears we were lucky enough to contact Gaignun Kukai Jr., or Little Master, as back up. Who knew that lucky charm would work!" Nobu's face popped up next to Jr.'s. She is referring to a necklace I got her for her birthday. It's supposed to bring good luck. "Wait a minute! You're bleeding! You weren't careful like I told you to be!" "Nobu, I'm your boss. If I get hurt, you're supposed to ask me if I'm all right. Not get on to me! Besides, it's just a small head wound. Nothing to worry about." "How about I just have one of my friends heal that for you? It's quick, easy, and painless." The blue-eyed boy suggested to me. That was some good news! "Okay! Thanks a bunch! Oh and Nobu?" "Yes Ma'am?" "Remind me to not leave you with the job of picking a ship out." "Yes Ma'am." She said with a disappointed voice while Jr. snickered.
I stumbled along the hallway to the head of the ship. My vision was getting more blurry by the second and I was having trouble keeping my balance. I finally made it to the head of the ship and Nobu rushed to my aid as soon as she saw me. "Hop on Ma'am. That way it'll be easier to get down the steps." "I'm fine Nobu. Besides, an owner of a big, important company like me can't look weak in front of anyone, especially Gaignun Kukai Jr, now can I?" Nobu sighed at me and my pride. "I suppose not. But I have a bad feeling about you walking on your own." "What is it with you and your fee- Ahhhh!" Durring our conversation, we had landed in the hangar (What do you call the place where the Durandal and Elsa let ships land? I can't remember what it's called. If you know, please tell me!), and we had been about to walk down the steps when Nobu wanted me to get on her back. While I was questioning her feelings, I managed to fall off the steps. I had only stepped down once before I slipped. Once! And now I was falling. Great!
I was falling and my head wound had disoriented me too much for me to prevent myself from getting hurt. My black hair and silver bangs whipped around and in front of my face. I closed my big, blue eyes, not wanting to see my assistant's worried face. I waited and waited, but the pain of hitting the floor never came. I felt someone's arms holding me. I slowly opened my eyes to see a pair of blue orbs staring right back at mine. I realized it was Little Mas- I mean Jr. I felt my face heat up. "Um, thanks for catching me." He was blushing too, but I was too oblivious to notice that at the moment. "Y- You're welcome. I'll just set you down now." He set me down, careful to not let me fall. "MA'AAAAAAAAMM!" I was suddenly scooped into the arms of a certain tall blonde headed, chocolate eyed, person. "Are you alright? I'm sorry! You fell so suddenly; I didn't have time to react! I'm such a bad assistant! You should just fire-" "Whoa, whoa, Nobu! You may be a little ditzy sometimes, but you're the best dang assistant there is, and I'm not about to fire you! Now, Nobu put me down please." "Yes Ma'am. Thank you Ma'am. I feel better now." I just smiled warmly at her and said "I'm just surprised you got down here so fast without tripping over your freakishly long legs." "That's not nice Ma'am!" She whined and I just snickered. "But you're so fun to tease!"
"Ahem." I then noticed the other people who were in the room. A brunette with glasses, another brunette (a man) who had blue eyes, a boy with silver hair, a tall man with blonde hair that was slicked back, and a girl with pink hair…Oh my gosh! Is that…? "MOMO?" I asked the pink haired girl. "Yes, but how did you…?" "MOMO! I can't believe it! Its me, Miko!" I ran over to her and hugged her tightly. "Miko! It's so nice to see you again! How have you been?" "Great! Well, except for this scratch, but its nothing really!" I told the 14-year-old realian (She should be about 14 right? Since she was born during the Miltian Conflict. If I'm wrong, please tell me.). "Oh! What happened? Here, I'll heal it." She used Medica on my head wound and it was aaaaaaaall better. "Hehe thanks! What happened was that when Nobu, my assistant, made that sharp turn, I banged my head against the wall. It hurt like the dickens! By the way, did you blow up that U-Tic ship already?" "We blew it up after you did that turn." Jr. informed me. "Oh." I laughed nervously; I was kind of embarrassed about not noticing.
"So, who are you exactly?" Jr. asked me, suspicion clear in his voice. I had learned the names of everyone in the room. There was Ziggy, Shion, Alan, KOS-MOS, and chaos. "Hehe, I was wondering when you'd ask." I grinned playfully. "I'm the one and only Miko Komatsu, the proud owner of Komatsu Bing Ba Da Boom Industries! And this is Nobu Yanamoko, my 56th assistant. Who, by the way, is freakishly tall! I mean, really! Look at her legs!" I said while pointing at Nobu's legs. They really were quite long. "Ma'aaaaaaaam! That's so mean!" "What? You want me to lower your salary? Okay! More funds for my Guns department!" "I'm sorry Ma'am!" "That's what I thought." I smirked. "56th! Why in the world have you had 55 assistants before her!?" Shion, Alan, and Jr. all said/yelled in unison. "Well, I'm a little picky with assistants. Plus, most of them were a bit wacky. Don't get me started on Samson! Man, that blondie was crazy!" I shivered at the thought of seeing him again. He creeped me out a lot! "Ma'am has a lot of bad memories about him. So she doesn't like to- Ma'am!" I was falling. I was so dizzy. I waited for the floor, but it never came. Once again, I was staring into big blue orbs. Then I blacked out.
~Jr.'s P.O.V.~
"Miko!" MOMO yelled out in concern at the same time Nobu yelled "Ma'am!" KOS-MOS walked over to where I was holding Miko. KOS-MOS put her hand on Miko's head for a moment and then spoke. " Calculation is complete. Miko has collapsed due to blood loss and exhaustion. It is recommended that she is taken to a doctor and that she should rest." (Did I get KOS-MOS right?) "Thank you KOS-MOS. Do you have a nurse on the Durandal?" Shion asked me and I grinned sheepishly. "Well… We have people who know medica and that's about it. Sorry, but if Miko needs a doctor, she'll have to wait until we land." I said with a `I'm really sorry` sound in my voice. Even though I should have been thinking about Miko's health, I couldn't help but wonder why U-Tic was after her. I also kept wondering how she knew MOMO. I looked at the girl in my arms. "What does U-Tic want from you? You're only 12, and the only thing you could help them with is their weaponry. And even then, you wouldn't be very useful because it isn't you who makes the weapons. Its all those scientists that work for you." I thought to myself.
"She doesn't need a doctor! All she needs is rest, food, some good music, and a book and she'll be fine! This happens a lot, and she usually just needs some rest." Nobu's words broke me out of my thoughts. "Well, does the Durandal have any extra rooms? If not, then who's room will she stay in?" chaos (Yes! He finally gets to talk!) brought this small problem to our attention. "I think we do. I'll go check with Mary and Shelley." "I'll hold Ma'am while you do that Little Master. I'm sure you don't want any extra weight on you." Nobu smiled politely at me and I grinned back. "Thanks Nobu!" "No problem Little Master." "Rubedo…Thanks for… friend." My eyes widened at this. Did Miko just mutter my old name in her sleep? I think she did!
"Rubedo? She's always muttering in her sleep about someone named Rubedo. She says she thinks he's someone from her past that she can't remember. But I think that she just finally got interested in guys and is imagining her dream guy." "Didn't I tell you to respect your elders?! And don't go blurting out things that are unnecessary! And he is real! I just know it! Oh, and I'm not giving you a bonus because of that little `Dream Guy` comment!" "Huh?! I thought you were asleep!" "I was until I was put in your arms! I can't trust you not to say embarrassing stuff like `Oh, your so cute when your asleep!` or something to that effect! Who was holding me before? I liked it better when they held me." Miko seemed to say the last two sentences to herself, but I heard her. I felt my face heat up. Isn't she 12? Why am I blushing over the fact that a 12 year old likes me holding them? Weird. And also, how could she have known me when I had the name Rubedo? I haven't gone by that name in 14 years! And she's only 12! (By the way, Jr. knows [or thinks…hehe] she's 12 because the owner of Komatsu Industries is supposed to be 12. He never actually got a picture of her or anything [for the profile Gaignun sent him], he just heard of her.) This is getting confusing! "Hey, you okay Jr.? You seem to be deep in thought and your face is red. Are you sick or something?" Miko asked me with concern showing in her voice (though no one else noticed. It was kind of hard to tell.). "Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. And its just a little hot in here, that's all." I laughed a bit nervously. "Okay. Um, you fight with guns, right?" "Yeah. Why?" Miko grinned at me with an excited look in her eyes.
In my hands were two guns. Well, laser guns, but it was in the same category. They were silver with a blue trigger and handle. In blue letters, the word (and number) `Version 3` was engraved in the gun in cursive. Miko was leaning against Nobu for support and was grinning. "Since you fight with guns, I thought you might like to try out my newest guns. Frost Bite Version 3 is the name it goes by. The 1st two were failures. This one is going to be a success for sure though! I can feel it!" She grinned even wider (if possible) and then yawned. "I better rest soon or I'm going to faint again." "Oh, yeah! Lets go see Marry (is that how its spelled? I can't remember.) and ask her about rooms." chaos (he spoke again! Yay! Though, I need to let Ziggy speak too…) reminded us. I have a feeling that something is going to go wrong…Its probably nothing.
Oh, how wrong I was.
Rey: Hehe, Jr. you're in for a surprise next chapter!
Jr: Eh? This isn't the Durandal! How did I get here?!
Miko: Thats because Rey ordered me and Nobu to kidnap you.
Nobu: Sorry Little Master!
Jr: Its okay Nobu, I don't blame you. I do blame Miko and Rey though!
Miko: I can't help it if Rey orders me to do something!
Jr: Threaten her with your guns!
Miko: She'll just threaten to erase me from her memory and this story too...I can't have that happen!
Rey: Yep, ya can't 'cause you have to regain your memory and remember your love with J- *suddenly has a sock stuffed in her mouth and knocked out*
Nobu: Baka! She can't know yet! Sheesh...Oops. Did I knock her out?
Jr: Yep.
Miko: Oh well.
Everyone but Rey: Bye! And enjoy 'The Memories I've Lost, And Want Back'!
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