Hiya! And right of, almost 24 hours later, I update again!
Must be in over-limit or something. Anyway!

Firstly! Cookie time! STAGLAMI...*ahem* Like I said, Cookie time!
I give cookies to Leastar and comicshop199 for both being very nice and posting one review/ch!
If everyone would do that, it would be like...*insert huge amount of reviews here*

Anyway! Thanks to you both, and here ya go! *throws cookies* Hope they're tasty!
So everyone, got that? You review, I get happy and write more chapters, and you get cookies!
Everyone wins on that, right?

I'll answer your reviews next chapter.

Disclaimer: Don't own (right now that is, just you wait Namco!)

ENJOY!

Two flying machines were crossing the desert. On one of them, a young brunette with long hair and determination in her eyes, fruitlessy trying to get the machine to fly faster. She turned to her companion to complain about the machines.

"Can't the Rheairds go any faster?"

The whitehaired woman, who was standing on the other flying machine known as Rheairds, shook her head. "No. We're already risking their stabality by flying in this speed. I know we have to be quick, but this is better then having them broke in the middle of the desert. And besides, the base isn't far away now."

The brunette nodded, even though she still wanted to go faster. She frownded as she thought about leaving Colette and Emil together alone. She sighed. Colette won't do anything, she has Lloyd...right? But Lloyd's recent actions...she shook her head. Lloyd Irving has a lot to pay for.

They landed close to the renegade base, and started walking towards it. They both noticed the sound of battle coming from the entrance. They looked at each other and went to the entrance.

Marta could't belive her eyes. She saw Lloyd, and another person too. The other person had blue hair in a ponytail, and was carrying a lagre weapon with two blades, and he held it by one hand in a handle located right in the middle of the weapon. She understood that could be a dangerous weapon, since the handle in the middle granted the bearer the ability to spin the weapon around, to cause damage to everyone who was to close. It also seemed very heavy, which would increase the force when swung. To Marta, he really seemed like a hard enemy.

Even so, he also seemed to be losing. Against Lloyd.

Marta turned to the twin swordsman, who surprisely only had unsheathed one of his swords, and was fighting with that one sword. And what's more, he was really good at it. Marta came to that understanding as the bluehaired man charged at him, he just swung away the heavy weapon like it was a feather, leaving the attacker open for attacks. Lloyd didn't waste time, and repeatedly slashed him, forcing him to kneel down in pain. At that point, the batteling forces became aware of their spectators. The blurhaired man open his mounth to say something. "Marta, Raine! This isn't Lloyd, he's-"

"Super lightning blade!"

Lloyd thursted his sword forward, stabbing Yuan, and lightning stuck right at the very point he'd stabbed the renegade leader. Yuan screamed as he felt the lightning run inside his body, and fell unconscious down in the sand.

Marta and Raine stared in horror. A long silence endured.

Finally, Raine spoke up. "Lloyd, what's the matter? This isn't like you at all. Being heartless to Colette...hurting Yuan...and using artes we even didn't know you could use!" She screamed at the last sentence, obiviously shocked over his actions. However, Lloyd was either plain deaf, or he ignored them, he just walked past them like they wasn't there. They were about to try to stop him, but someone beat them to it.

"Lloyd! Stop right there!"

A blondine with blue eyes and an angry look on her face blocked the way to the desert. She then noticed Marta and Raine, she then lit up, a cute smile on her face as she waved "hi" to the girls.

Needless to say, the girls were shocked.

"Colette? What are you doing here? And where's Emil?" The brunette asked, a worried and cunfused look at her face. The blondine however, just kept smiling. "At home. He said he got strong enough to look over himself, so I figured I drop by and say hi. It's my boyfriend we're chasing after all." As she reminded herself of why she'd come here, she turned to Lloyd, now an angry (but cute) look on her face. "Explain yourself Lloyd!"

"There is no need to explain anything, Chosen."

Colette frowned. "No, I want to know! I won't move until I get an answer! I'll do anything to get my answer!" She then blocked the path even more, marking that she won't let anyone though.

"Very well. You've chosen this way yourself."

Colette watched as Lloyd unsheathed his sword and ran agai-

Wait, what? Lloyd, took his sword against her? The same Lloyd that had lied next to her in bed, whispering that he loved her? The same Lloyd that promised to protect her, no matter what? No. She couldn't belive it, it couldn't be hi-

Her train of thought ended as she felt a slicing pain in her right arm.

She clutched the wound, completly shocked. She didn't get any time to think as she felt an simular pain in her left arm. She fell onto the ground, clutching the wounds hard. She didn't hear the pair of footsteps leaving, or the worried voices that came closer, the only thing she could hear was her inner voice. Lloyd has hurt you. He sliced you. He... She could hear no more, as she slowly moved into the welcoming darkness of being unconscious.

"Colette? Colette? Wake up, Colette!"

She slowely opened her senses, one by one. She recognized that sound. It's the voice of...Marta? Is Marta here? What happened? Oh right, she was knocked out at the renegade base. But this scent...it smelled like their apartment. Had the others carried her home? She felt she had to open her eyes. She opened them little by little, and was greeted by a worried brunette standing over her.

"Hi...Marta?" The brunette seemed to be relieved over the response. "Glad you're awake. Been worried about you. But it seemed Raine's healing is just as good as ever!" Marta smiled. Then an angry look came over her face. "But I can't blive what Lloyd did! He hurted you! With a weapon too! When I find him, I'm gonna...I'm gonna..." Marta looked away.

"Slap him?" Colette wondered.

Marta turned to Colette. "Yeah. And kick him in an...unpleasant place." The brunette said with a very serious look on her face. Colette couldn't help but giggle. Marta smiled and added: "But I should be a little careful. Since you really want to have kids." Colette blushed and went to protest, causing Marta to giggle madly, teasing the tiny chosen. Emil, who stood in the kitchen and cooked pancakes, just shook his head, muttering "Girls..."

Yuan had finally recovered. After the others left, he managed to stand up and go to his office, ignoring the looks he recieved from his underlings. As he sat down at his desk, he pushed a button.

"Mobilize all avaliable units. I want at least one squadron placed out on every city and tactical points, also checkpoints at all traveling routes. Inform me if the target is located." Yuan ordered.

"What about the special items?" The renegade at the other end of the comlink asked.

"Send extra squadrons to these. We can't afford to let them fall in his hands."

As the conversation ended, Yuan sighed. He knew that won't do much good. Best case sceneario, the units would only slow him down.

His only hope rested at the party who had been dragged into this.

Sorry for the genis-sized chapter, but I'll compensate with the next, which is gonna be a huge lot of battle!
And isn't the story excitiiiing?

Sory foor anny misspeling (No pun intended)

Review please! :D

Extra note: Just look at that. I'm beginning to be like Colette (Sorry for this, sorry for that...)

Sorry for that unimportant note... I'm off to see a doctor to ask him how to stop this...symptom.