:) This chapter's theme was suggested by Shuuri!


Setsuna, Allelujah, and Tieria gathered in the Gundam's hangar. Ian had apparently called them to help tune the Gundams. As Ian directed them, he noticed Lockon was missing.

"Hey, Allelujah! Where's Lockon?" Ian asked.

"I'm not sure. He's probably still in his room." Allelujah replied while opening Kyrios' cockpit.

Ian sighed and scratched his head. "That guy is too laid-back."

"Hmph." Tieria seemed to overhear. "He is obviously unfit to be a meister."

"Would you like to call him here?" Setsuna asked, after typing something into his beloved Exia.

"And why should I?" Tieria answered back, leaning on the wall.

"Hm, you don't seem to be doing anything important yet." Ian noted.

Seeing he was being crushingly defeated, he unexpectedly yielded for the sake of his pride. "Fine." And with that said, he strode away.

--

There was a chain of impatient knocks on Lockon's door.

"Lockon. Ian wants you at the hangar."

"........." No answer.

Tieria grew more and more irritated by the second.

He pounded on the door. "Lockon Stratos!"

"........." Still no answer. But wait, there was more. "Give that back!" Childish voices echoed through the door. "Ow! You scratched my lip!"

Tieria pressed the side of his head against the door, hoping to hear what he thought he heard. Loud sounds and screams could be heard at the other side. Tieria punched in the password through the emergency switches next to the door (via the information in Veda), and a split second before the door slid open, a loud WHAM! could be heard followed by two kids toppling over Tieria.

"What in the name of Veda-" Tieria grew dizzy while his glasses skidded across the floor. Tieria stared at the sight before him.

Two small versions of Lockon were fighting over what seemed to be a piece of candy. One was holding it away from their faces while the other was clawing at his duplicate. Tieria silently watched in amazement. One Lockon dropped the piece and both dove for it and rolled across the floor. They bickered, and clawed at each other.

But what the two Lockons failed to notice and what Tieria did notice; was that in the midst of the two's fight, Tieria's glasses were stepped on and trampled on to the point that it could not be repaired by Ian or by Allelujah.

Tieria then menacingly shouted, "STOP IT THIS INSTANT!!!"

--

"Am I seeing what I'm really seeing?" Setsuna blinked at the unbelievable sight of Tieria holding up one 5 year old Lockon on one hand and another 5 year old Lockon on the left.

"Are you holding up... two small Lockons?" Allelujah rubbed his eyes.

"Yes, and I am as much surprised as you all are." Tieria put the Lockons down. in surprise.

Sumeragi burst in laughter.

"Eeek! They're so cuute!!" Mileina screamed and pinched the kids' cheeks much to the delight of one and the disgust of the other.

Anew inspected the Lockon who was rubbing his cheek with a sour face. As she got closer he blushed and looked away.

While Lasse was giving the other Lockon a piggyback ride, Tieria approached Setsuna and Allelujah.

"I recall the information in Veda said that Neil Dylandy had a twin." Tieria mused.

"...I see." Setsuna watched the twins. "But how come they're both in the form of little kids?"

"That, I think, is beyond my understanding." Tieria said as he rubbed his temples.

"Then, which one is Neil?" Allelujah asked.

The three meisters looked suspiciously at the Lockon who couldn't seem to sit still and was dragging Feldt Grace around.

"I'm Neil! C'mon Onee-chan, let's play!"

"Ok..."

"So that's Neil Dylandy..." Tieria nodded.

Allelujah noticed Neil's twin pulling at his shirt.

"Uhh.. Yes?" Allelujah asked, a bit nervous.

"I'm hungry. Feed me something." The Lockon replica demanded.

And at this point Marie entered the room and noticed Allelujah's dilemma.

"My name is Marie. What's yours?" Marie greeted the child.

"Lyle."

Marie nodded and led him away to Anew. "Anew-onee-san will give you something to eat." And she winked at Anew.

"Lyle, is it?" Anew asked with gentle eyes. Lyle shyly nodded.

"Seems like Lyle likes Anew." Allelujah said.

--

After Neil finally let go of Feldt's hand and Lyle got fed, everyone seemed to settle down.

"Locko- er.. Neil and Lyle," Tieria found it hard to speak in front of 5 year olds. "I've been meaning to ask you this, but where did you come from? And where did the- uhh.. 24 year old Neil go?"

Lyle shrugged and held Anew's hand.

"I"m right here!" Neil replied, waving his arms around while on top of Allelujah's shoulders. Is the kid always sugar high?

Tieria stood there dumbfounded.


There! I had a bit of trouble on figuring out how to end this, but I think I managed somehow. X3 I'm always open for new suggestions! Thanks 4 reading