Altera Village…


Altera Village, considered also being the hideout of Ponggos, which are bipedal mole race that live within the floating island. Strange as it seems, it was floating due to the technology or rather a hidden base that was below the island, making it possible to be suspended up in the air. But the majority inhabiting the land mass was the extremely advance technology race called Nasods. Different types were scattered all over the land, armed with different mechanisms and weapons in which they do not take strangers likely to pass by or even step foot on their habitat. This caused fear in the Ponggos, and so to prevent their race from extinction they made a hideout below the plains to avert being killed by the robots up there. Adventurers tend to wander off here and rest a bit from their journey before continuing forward, but only a few ventured at the place because of the danger that lies ahead. And speaking of an adventurer, a certain esper was currently walking down the loamy path of the village.

'This place hasn't changed a bit… it still full of dirt, kek.'

Taking a stroll at the place, Add took glimpses of the rock formations carved onto the brown wall that supports the giant cave. Altera was still in good shape at least, Ponggos were seen here and there. Some were positioned at the semi technology style shops, granting some unique items and stuffs to people… or rather their own kind who come by and purchase them.

But none of that was of Add's concern, as he was more focused on finding the chief of the village. The reason why the white haired boy took his time to leave Velder for a while and set course to Altera was because of his broken armor. He was still wearing his good 'ol get up as always since he wasn't comfortable to any other clothes besides his armor and his current clothes. He would've gladly fixed it, but the requirements to repair the suit was lacking in Velder. Being the frustrated guy that he is when it comes to failure, he managed to think of another way to fix it by seeking Adel in Altera. With the help of the Cobo Express (which was quite impressive in his opinion) he had gotten through the hidden village with ease.

'Damn it, where's that old hag? I'm sure he's just here somewhere…'

Retracting back to his goal, he stopped in his pace and decided to look everywhere in the surroundings to see if the 100 years old chief was in sight. Unfortunately, all he could was the stores, the path, the grounded wall and few of the Ponggos working. He heaved a sigh and ran a hand on his face. He tried to hinder his impatience, but he was just not used to waiting and all as it was time consuming. And so, the hooded boy strolled a bit further in hopes of finding Adel. He took the rough paths and struggled at some higher grounds as it was naturally made by the cave itself, much to his dismay.

'I'm going to have to clean this off later… tsk.'

After passing stairs and such and reaching of what looks like a small warehouse with a wide opening as an entrance, Add did the usual with his casual look and his hands on pocket while checking to see if Adel was in here. The place was similar to the other ones as it was filled with pieces of metal attached to the wall to create some sort of décor. He didn't care though.

"H-hello? Anyone in here?" He shouted recklessly, causing echoes to rise at the seemingly empty house. The noise died down after a few minutes, there was no response as silence came by. Add groaned wearily as he came to a fruitless search… perhaps.

As he was quite the tall guy and not the size of the creature or being he was looking for, he didn't notice that someone down just below him was staring right at him.

"Yes. What do you need pong?"

Suddenly, Add heard a voice of what seems to come from an old man's voice. He tried to seek out the source, but all he could see was the small blue warehouse and the cave wall as the background. This caused him to question himself. Another tone then spoke up.

"Down here. I'm too short for your eyesight pong." Looking down as he was told to, a grin then form in his lips as he saw his main target. The white haired boy crouched down to Adel's height. Not taking his hood off, he snickered a little bit about how he didn't take note that Ponggos will ever be small. Adel looked at him with an eyebrow raised, quite confuse at the action of the stranger in front of him.

"Old man, I want something from you…"

With just the smile that was revealed under the hood and nothing more of the esper, Adel watched in caution before proceeding forward to the figure.

"W-what is it that you need pong?" He asked subtly. Somehow he was intimidated by Add because of the appearance he was taking in. His smile intensified as he heard Adel.

"Kek, you don't remember me… do you?" He sniggered before taking off the white hood on his head. The old creature managed to hold his breath off as he saw the features of the white haired boy kneeling in front of him. Upon hearing the question, his mind thought about it for a minute or two before realizing who it was. Adel cleared his throat with the help of his hand.

"You… you're the one who stole the special mineral last year, if I'm not mistaking pong."

It was Adds turned to raise an eyebrow as he was quite amazed at how accurate the hundred year old Ponggo's mind possess. He was aware of their races at how many similarities they have with the humans. He was suppose to take research upon them, but once he saw that they hold something useful he discard it right away and stole the mineral they have, making his time and space configuration partly successful.

"Still remember me I see… even with that age of yours. Kekek." He laughed flippantly while still in his current position. If it's one thing Add love to do, its messing peoples mind around until they blow up or rage in anger. Being the serious type Adel is (especially in Adds case), he didn't take the statement lightly.

"What are you doing here pong? More importantly, where is the mineral that you stole pong?" Adel asked in a stern tone, this didn't changed Add however as he continue to look at the creature in a humorous way with that smirk on his face.

"Kek, no need to be so serious. I already used your so called important research. I'm here to take some more if you don't mind." He ran a hand on top of Adel's head and rubbed it playfully, making the said creature to sweat drop.

"Unfortunately, the one you stole was the last one pong. As much as I like to help you, there is nothing I can do about that pong." Hearing what Adel said made Add change emotion in a quick second. He lowered his head while thinking of a way to solve this problem.

'Tsk… what do I do now? I can't refill my DP if there's no more of that Ponggos mineral. *Sigh* let's forget about that because my Armor needs repair first.'

He sighed before looking back at the small creature that was in front of him. Since his main reason was to find ways on how to repair his creations, he pulled out his hand to get something from his pocket and reached it out forward at Adel. He looked at the bizarre thing that was on the palm of Add's hand. It was just a black small core with the shape of a diamond, and the edges were purple.

"How about this, if you help me fix my Nasod Armor I won't trouble you anymore with your serum… or whatever you call it in your race."

Adel stared at him for a second before staring at the device that was currently facing him. With his small furry white hand, he took the machine off Add's reach and examined the thing carefully. Curiously enough, he tried to touch the core by pressing it. He was bewildered at the moment as the core started to slight glow in a violet shade. Add just closed his eyes during the said happening.

When the light died down, Adel soon came to a conclusion that the once little core became a heavy material that was not turned into an black and purple Armor, in which he was caught off balance and thus tripping down with the Armor in his hands. Add then rose up and crossed his arms across his chest.

"So… do you know how to fix it? Because if not, then I'm wasting my time here." He said that in an ignorant way. Adel then quickly got up, and inspected the gadget once more. After further study, he closed his eyes and nodded his head along with his hands rubbing the beard of his chin. Somehow, he wasn't paying attention to the boy as all he was thinking was the problem of Adds invention. He then looked up at him with his black serious pupils.

"Hmm… you have a quite a problem here pong. It seems that the mainframe and your other wires are fried pong. You seemed to have overheated the system. This will be very hard pong." Talking as if he was genius (well he is, literally), Adel cleared Add's question before he could ask. Add just sighed in frustration. He very much well remembered what happened to his Armor.


FLASHBACK


Earlier this morning…

Cool breezes passed through the sunrise, with Add still in his muddled bed. It appears that he was somehow drunk due to the intoxication of chocolates from yesterday. Things were still the same as he and Elesis were still sharing the same bed. But today, Elesis seemed to wake up early in the morning while Add was still in the verge of sleeping heavily until another day comes by. He was in his complete black purple suit with his Armor on even though it was still malfunctioning but he decided to put it on as it was still somehow okay.

The bright rays of the sunlight beamed through the window, resulting in Add twitching his eyes as he arose from slumber. He then groggily sat up from the bed with one of his hands rested on the back of his neck. He opened his right eye to examine his surroundings, only to find that he was left in here without Elesis at his side.

'Hmm… wonder where Elesis is. More importantly, my head hurts.'

Groaning a bit, he slowly stood out of bed and stretched his joints to start the morning. Apparently he took more chocolates than he can take after his moment with Elesis. The red haired knight didn't know this though, as he hid his addictive side from anyone seeing it… although it was apparent that he was a choco fanatic.

To put his aching head at rest, the first thing that came in his mind was to wash it all off by heading to the shower room. He was just going to wash his face first of course, to sober the esper up… somehow.

As he continued to head through the door, ignoring the sound of what was coming from inside due to his jadedly mind and closed eyes, Add twisted the doorknob slowly, not realizing that someone was within the small boundary of the outlying door. As he opened the door, he entered the bathroom and bluntly shut the entrance behind him… which made the other person from inside turned to look at the door.

The white haired boy finally opened his eyes just to see that a girl covered with nothing but a yellow towel around her body was looking at him. You could just already know what's the facial expression of Elesis was holding.

They stood there for a few seconds of silence, before Elesis began to open her mouth in fright. In order to prevent such disturbance Add, thinking quickly, disappeared in milliseconds and teleported right in front of Elesis with his hand covering her mouth. The Grand Master's crimson eyes widened in shock at the action of the esper… well who wouldn't?

"L-Look, I didn't mean barging in. I mean I didn't barge in… shit, why am I even doing this? I just want to say I didn't know you were here. Forgive me." Trying to somehow convince Elesis and to avoid certain disaster, Add manage to form words out of his mind and hoped it would induce the red haired knight. Elesis, still in shock, just slowly shook her head in response. Thankfully (?), Add sighed in relief and took his hand off of Elesis' lower face.

"What brings you here anyway? I-I thought you were still sleeping…" Elesis asked in a serious yet shy tone. She was, after all, wearing just a towel to cover herself up. Add then looked at her.

"Kek, what's it look like? I'm here to take a shower of course." Chuckling a bit at Elesis, Add decided once again to state the obvious and not give a damn to what would Elesis feel. This just lit some fire inside Elesis as she lowered her head, giving a shadow hiding in her eyes. The aura around her swirled in a dark and red manner, giving the red haired knight a different kind of character.

Add tilted his head upon seeing the now unusual Elesis standing in front of him. The said girl shared a sinister smile on her face, and raised her right arm up to the shoulder level. A bright light of yellow and red started to glow around her hand, making Add more confuse. But at the time the light died down, the esper was too late to realized what was about to happen.

"… About that Add, you see…" Still not looking at the said boy, her Sword of Victory was now present in her gripping hand. Add twitched at the sight of the humongous sword, he already knew what was coming for him.

"Uh… Elesis? You're not going to do something with that now, aren't you?" Although he was asking calmly, his insides were shaking from fear. He could mess with Elesis, but not an Elesis with her claymore. The red haired knight didn't react and instead she placed her sword downward and grasped it with her two hands. She then slowly proceeded forward to the trembling Add.

"Still stating the obvious I see, to answer your question earlier… I WAS HERE FIRST YOU IDIOT!" She swung her sword straight down which created a massive crescent flame at the white haired boy, who could do nothing but hoped he'd still see daylight after this. Upon getting hit, he was sent flying with the door on his back. He landed to where he was once sleeping, with small debris all around Add that also decorated the finely done bed. The said boy just lay down, still taken aback from what Elesis did.

His eyes were never making any movements, nor closing it. It was as if time stood for a moment.

'That was terrible… Dynamos, can you PLEASE remind me next time not to mess with her ever… again.'

His creations were still intact after the strike apparently, but his Armor? …

System check:

Nasod Dynamos had taken no damage.

Nasod Armor: 90% of the system was badly broken. Beginning system output for repair… unable to fix due to sever internal system damage.

The light purple hologram came across Add's face, which made the esper revert back to his own self. He sat up in his position and took a good looked at the memo.

'What? Unable to be fix… t-that's impossible!'

Scanning once more and this time removing his Armor, Add checked the parts and systems that were badly damage or 'burned' to be exact. What he found made him look in disbelief. His dynamos were indeed right. Almost all of the system was broken, including part of his time travel mechanism. He just wanted to break someone's face right now, but he can't as all he could do was sighed in frustration.

'I'm back to one again… well, partially. Damn it.'


END OF FLASHBACK


And that leads us back to Altera, where he was currently dealing with the furry creature in front.

"Surely you didn't burn this down now did you pong?" Adel still held the Armor in place which he was continuously scanning. Hearing this, Add's brow furrowed down whilst scratching his right cheek with one finger. Clearly, he didn't like where this is going.

"About that… let's just focus on getting my Armor fixed and not some other things, ok old man?"

"The subject must be sensitive pong. Very well, the damage is heavy but there is a way to recover your Armor pong."

Add perked up upon hearing the good news. He crouched down to where he would meet eye contact with the creature.

"Really?! Tell me how." Trying his best to stifle his excitement and not let the chief startle. But apparently he already did.

"Alright but this going to be a tough one, you need to collect 60 drops from Nasods in Altera. Either be it the small ones, medium robots or the large Nasods, it's up to you pong." Ever in his serious mode, Adel saw that Add was no longer happy about the so called 'good news.'

"Fine." He stood and sighed. This is going to be a long road for me then. He turned his back on Adel and began walking out of this place, but he stopped when Adel said something.

"Oh and another thing, you might find the mineral you stole from us years ago somewhere in Altera pong. But be careful, it's dangerous out there pong."

Add glanced at the side. His face was hidden in shadow once more, revealing only his conniving smile before disappearing into thin air.

"Kek, I'm already dangerous."

That left Adel in confusion, but nonetheless he readied himself for work as he began to inspect again the machine that was in front of him.


Outside of Altera Village


The distant plains of Altera was broadly covered by the thick amount of soil, luscious greeneries and the presence of the wide hills that were scattered mostly at the background of the floating island. However, the place that was once inhabited and overrun by the high technology robots oddly vanished. Looking closely, pieces of scrap metals and destroyed machines were lying at the ground. The perpetrator of the act, well… you can already guess who it was.

He just finished tearing down a white cyclop-crab like Nasod with by just stepping on it, but with the help of his temporal-spatial distortion, it wasn't any hustle for the esper.

"The hell? I cleaned the whole area only to find few drops from them? Tsk, pathetic."

Finding with just a few traces of drops from the wide area, Add let out an exasperating sigh. He didn't come out here to get all his hands dirty. In fact, he didn't even want to come out here in the first place if it wasn't for his Armor, and seeing how the current rate of Nasod drops here wasn't helping to where he was right now. A rush of pain suddenly kicked in at the tracers mind, flinching in the process.

'I got to find drops before this day expires. I don't know how long I'll be able to hold this back.'

Clutching his head to relieve the ache, Add continued to scope the remaining area (which is five times wider to where he was standing) and hopefully get more drops. Wasting no time at all, the Diabolic Esper concentrated well enough for him to depart from his current position and teleported to where more Nasods are waiting.

Upon arriving, he stood beneath a place of what seems like machinery- or foundry to be precise. The place was somehow built to 'build more Nasods.' How ironic… The foundry was filled with huge pressers and several conveyer belts that were hanged over a few locations.

'Alright, where are those worthless pieces of technology.' He searched and scanned the area, taking a few turns and there. Since his Nasod Dynamos are a part of him and can sense what his mind tell, his creations twitched a bit, making Add snicker lightly.

'Kek, except you Dynamos… I made you, of course.'

Somehow the Dynamos responded with a glow and returned to its natural state. Going back to his quest, Add finally saw what he was looking for. But a question rose from his mind. What happened to them?

Some of the robots were still the same, but the others bear an appearance of what seems like a hybrid of robot and a plant called alterasia. Add was both petrified and amazed at the sight but he quickly shook it off and started his work.

He teleported at the center of the several corrupted robots, all seemed to notice the arrival of the unknown enemy.

"Now then, let's get this over with… Moonlight Rhapsody!" The space around Add shattered, thus sending shock waves throughout the entire area. The nearby enemies were completely startled at the esper, but nevertheless they started to attack the aggressor. Add just stood still in his place, a purple wave radiating around him. A smirk then escaped at the espers lips.

With the flick of his finger, the once aggressive mobs stopped motionlessly on their feet. And with just a few seconds later, the mechanical beings instantly collapsed to the floor, much to the doer's revelation.

'Great, this will surely abridge my work here.'

The rest of the mobs who weren't caught at the ruination didn't hesitate one bit and pressed forward to slay the intruder. Add with his current power, pushed forward with a frequency hit to what looks like a corrupt Nasod scorpion before lifting it up and blasting them away, instantly out of the list for him. Although it took about five hits to finish the robot and like the rest of them, it didn't took much from Add as it was paying off somehow. But as time passed by, he was growing weary as the robots seemed to never back down nor diminish. He was yet again surrounded by the hybrid robots, only this time it wasn't that many compared from earlier.

'This is getting troublesome, I only need a few more drops then I'm finished.'

Syncing himself with his dynamos, his eyes changed into a purple void while intensifying him with electric currents. Soon, another space crack formed around the esper, and this time it sent out six spatiotemporal sphere-like bodies around him. He didn't hesitated one bit about sending them throughout the battlefield. He shot one, and the left side was cleared. He shot another, and the enemies in front of him instantly fell to their demise. Add wasn't even breaking a sweat… well at least this time he wasn't.

After releasing all the raging violet orbs in his surroundings, Add finished the remaining with just his dynamos and the rest of his electric currents left stored in his creations, which is infinite in Adds case. He decided to tidy himself up after that fight, although it wasn't evident that it was a fight when it comes to the esper.

'Still plenty of time left. Venturing this place seems to waste some of it.'

He trailed off deeper into the machinery of a dungeon, not giving care to what he was stepping on as it was nothing but scrapheap of metals and screws covering the floor. There were no longer conveyer belts and pressers, the place seems like a washed up basement filled with leaking pipes and huge fragments that used to be the ceiling. He didn't like where this is going. He gave glances in every direction, apparently finding something that would pique his interest. However, his attention drove deeper upon hearing echoes of what seems like metals clanging, and also something sparkled in his direction. Not wasting any time at all, he rushed his way to clearing, only to find himself shock and confuse at the sight he was looking.

The place was still the same with the pipes and such, but somehow the space became more gigantic than before. Water seems to flow in every direction, and the place was by foot covered in water. Light escaped at the few opened and razed ceilings, making water and light illuminate and glisten the area. The center was occupied by a huge core-like capsule that was filled by an unknown substance. It was the material that Add was searching no doubt. But the said object wasn't the reason why his eyes widened.

Two persons or rather Nasods are currently gliding between the air, stopping in a motion before colliding to each other and thus repeating the cycle again.

"…Eve?" Add stared in awe at the two, forming only a word with his mouth agape. The former didn't seem to notice the esper below as they continue to fight each other. The pink colored floated down and summoned another pink-like robot of what appears to be Oberon, only in a different color. The other Nasod flew down, wings in her back while glowing a berserk red aura with a Core similar to Eve on her back. The pink Nasod spoke up.

"I will ask you again Proto. Admit defeat before you get harmed." Speaking in a royal way, Apple stood there gallantly with Charon just beside her. Proto didn't seem to budge.

"Negative my princess. I must seek out the remaining humans and end the war between the Nasods. If you will stand in the way, then I have no choice." She was like Eve in a way, with her usual poker face and serious tone. She readied her dark blue cannon and pointed it to where Apple was standing. She can no longer do anything but sigh before pointing straight at Q-Proto, ordering Charon to go for the kill.

"Hmm?" However, the modified Oberon only looked at her master, his weapons dematerialized and his arms down. Apple was puzzled by the sudden action and gave the pink robot a glance, giving a what's wrong look at him. Charon then shifted his gaze to where Add was currently standing, making Apple glare to where her servant was looking, causing the said esper to turn back to reality.

"A… human?" Hearing what Apple said made Q-Proto lower her weapon and decided to fix her angle to where the source of attention was. And alas, Add was that 'source.' She aimed her weapon once more, but this time to the nervous esper.

"State your business human, before I turn you to ashes." Somehow it didn't scare Add, although he was bloody shaking. Sighing, he face palm himself.

'I accidentally found the substance, but I didn't know that I would bump into a very high technology Nasod like these two.'

However, the only answer Proto got was a shriek of cackles formed by the esper. She still held her dull expression. The two Eve-like Nasods grew confused at the latter.

'Still… it would be nice to have a bit of rage exploded, especially when both of them look a lot like her.'

Putting himself with his maniacal laughter, he didn't notice that the Nemesis-like figure aimed and charged her cannon at him. Within a matter of seconds, it shot a large light blue bullet at Add. Apple was shocked at the action of Proto.

"Proto! Didn't I tell you not to annihilate enemies so quickly?!"

"I am sorry your princess, but I was made and designed to destroy adversaries in milliseconds." Was that even possible? Well if you're Proto, I bet it is. The pink Nasod heaved a sigh at her. She can't really control the destructive robot in its fullest.

Suddenly a blast of purple concentrated energy surged towards Proto, instantly making her evade the blast with the help of her gears. Since the energy was intended for her, Apple was still in her place while the Nemesis floated atop.

The said Nasod kept a view of the battlefield, looking for any traces of the (well, she was a weapon of mass destruction) esper. Although, when she regained her cast, Proto saw what she was looking for. Barely above her, Add teleported just right in front of the Nemesis. Taking her shock (which is unusual) as an opportunity, the diabolic esper held her chin up, golden orbs locking with dark purple ones. Add smirked.

"You certainly look like Eve, but in a way, you're more sadistic than her. Kek."

Hearing the word 'Eve' made Q-Proto 00 regained her back and glided outside of the espers reach. She started to summon metal fragments around her body, swirling in the process. Add gave a fascinated look before disappearing in sight once more. Q-Proto pulled out her atomic blaster and started raining down in all directions. If it's one thing she didn't like about enemies, it's that they're hiding, troubling her in a way that she would just start to shoot randomly for them to come out. She didn't fire at a certain place however.

That certain place happens to be where Add was, who was just above the rampaging Nasod. Forming space cracks around his fist, he lunged forward at Q-Proto that took it head on. The said robot managed to flinch before gliding to dodge the incoming assault of Add. Fisting forward, she shifted her side and carelessly dodged the weak attack. Only, Add has something else up in his sleeves.

Falling for the trap, he smirked once again before his dynamos took in the form of a circle at his back. Gathering energy in just quick calculations, it released a purple particle right in front of Proto who barely had the time to evade the sudden move. The esper expressed amusement as she came crashing down the platform. Even though he was partially hit by the metals surrounding the Nemesis, it didn't bother him enough to mark as damage.

His contentment didn't last though. Upon piles of rubble, Proto stood up and wiped herself from the debris she had gotten. It's as if she hadn't taken one scratch- or perhaps damage at one of Add's strongest moves.

"We're done playing games mortal, it is time to end this." She started to fly up at light speed, swift enough to reach where Add was in just one move. Taken aback by this, the esper didn't react fast enough as he watched in horror as flurries of miniature stingers circulated around her, cutting him in the course. He can take other attacks, but not a full forced like this one. After the stingers disappeared, Add remained in his place, seemingly lifeless at the end. Q-Proto just floated in silence. He slowly lifted his face before he released his last breath.

"Y-you… y-you're tougher than I t-thought." Joining the darkness that delved within him, Add closed his eyes as his body set coursed down motionlessly. Somewhere down the way, a pink figure managed to uphold the body and carried it towards his master, who sighed heavily at her gliding companion.

"I didn't think a human would last to you for quite a while, let alone hit you. I'm quite intrigue." Apple took notice of the white haired boy, who was in the arms of Charon. Q-Proto now stood beside her. The said boys white hair was in disarray while hanging loosely at his face, where scratches and blood cuts could be found and his clothes were now half torn apart. Proto, being the testing program that she is, turned to scan the boy for any hopes (?) of life. Impressively, the boy was still somehow alive, not the she mind of course.

"He's an extraordinary being. He managed to stay alive after being hit countless times. Plus, he had said the Queens name, seems as though he had some connection with Eve at some point." Apple had now taken interest at the boy, especially who has some knowledge about the Queen. She nodded to herself before the group of robots (along with the limping human) trudged forward to the abysm of the area.


Add's POV


Am I… dead yet?

My black purple eyes started to open. It wasn't clear at first, as the picture looks blurry to me. I opened them a few times before regaining my visions back. The first thing I notice was… the ceiling? Okay… All I could see was the bright transcendent light that was stuck slightly at the upper limit. I turned to my surroundings, only to find myself lying on the cold hard ground. (It wasn't intended, I swear.) It seems as though I was still in the el forsaken place, only it was more intact and the space was smaller than before. To make it simple, I was in a room. I clutched my forehead as I felt another ringing sensation go up. Damn, I really need to deliver this to Adel soon. And also I need that substance that they're keeping here. As the pain subsided in my head, I started to notice that I was wearing electrical cuffs on both of my wrists… but why? And more importantly, I'm not supposed to be alone since I remember the battle from earlier.

"You're awake, it would seem." Ah, and there was the answer to my question. The two… Eve-like Nasods made their way towards where I was currently. The one talking seized a glaring look at me, almost as if it was the only expression she would wear on her face. Kek. Pretty much resembles Eve… anyway she was with the pink robot girl and what looks like Oberon on her side. Nobody told me they have produce Eves in here. The vicious one raised cannon at me.

"Alright human, start talking." Well, for a robot with no emotion she sure was demanding, kekek. This is going to be fun. The other one was quite serene. She's the complete opposite of this robot right here. My trademark smile showed up once more as I stood there silent, making the supplicant aggravated. That's one way of getting to her gears quickly. The pink Nasod sighed.

"Lower your weapons Q-Proto, we're not here to fight. We're here to gather information." She then looked at me with her bright cherry orbs. "I'm very sorry about her, she can be very hard to control sometimes. Especially when she finds humans, Proto was originally made for testing programs. But apparently she had malfunctioned and we were unable to control her, resulting into a rampaging robot that she is right now. Do not fear though, I have suppressed her long enough for her to obey me at some point."

I took a moment of glancing at her before shifting my gaze back at Q-Proto, since she was humble enough to tell her both their names. "Who said I would fear this girl right here? If anything, I would fear her getting extinct if she shoots that mortar at me." Electric started to crackle around me, trying to really intimidate the war freak Nasod. She was about to retort, but the pink one halted her.

"We mean no harm, if you would cooperate with us. I am Apple, the ancient princess of the Nasod. And as you heard, the one of my left is Q-Proto 00. Tell us your name human, and then we can have a lovely talk." A table for three started to materialize in front of me, and another robot showed up beside Apple. Pink as it is, I think it was her original color. Yes, the robot is a 'her.' She looks like a maid, with a somewhat astronaut helmet that was perfectly designed for her. Apple and Q-Proto sat at the chairs ahead. I decided to play along and sat as always.

"Alright, I'm Add. And that's all there is to know about me." Apple nodded before speaking.

"Tell us, why do you know about Eve?"

That set me in stone right there. I hope they don't see I'm in a state of shock right now. How do I know her? Should I tell them? Damn, feels like I'm walking in a tight rope without a circus net. Maybe I can turn this around. I put on my smile once more.

"I'll tell you, but it comes with a price. I want that special mineral you uphold here in your domain." Perfect… now all they have to do is agree and I can get out of here. Apple stared at me with suspicion at first, before silently agreeing and turned to look at Proto. The said robot stood up and cast a glaring aura at me again before going out of the room. Now it was just me, Apple and her two supporting robots in her artillery. Ophelia (I think?) gave her a cup in her hand and poured some sort of substance that I don't want to know. Sipping the matter, she casually spoke up.

"Go on then Add, I'm listening."

"*Sigh* Well, where should I start…" I can already tell this is going to take a while. Sigh.


22: 01


I'm back at Altera Village. Turns out it was already late that I got there. I didn't give them enough information, as I only told them the basics of why I know Eve. And El, it brings back so many memories. Damn brain. I looked at for the chief who was now snoring on top of my Armor. Great. Just great.

"Oi, Old man. Wake up, you still have to finish my Armor." I stir Adel many times, but heck this guy was a heavy sleeper than me. I'll have to use my dynamos for this. I put two of dynamos in both of his sides. Within a second, I watched as it began glowing and charging up some electricity. Kekek, well this would definitely wake him up. I signaled my dynamos to go for the it, and soon…

*ZAAAPPP!*

Adel was now covered with scratches and burned out, and just in time he exhaled a puff of air out of his lungs. I snapped him out of his trance to recognize my presence.

"Oi, did you fix it yet?" Blinking a few times, he stared at me before replying back in a surprised manner.

"Oh pong! You're back, yes yes I fixed your Armor pong. Turns out it doesn't need those drops pong." A sweat drop can be seen in his face while abruptly rubbing the back of his head… What the hell?! I wasted all my time and effort, only to find out that it wasn't necessary anymore?! I could see Adel was now in panic, it's his entire fault for digging his own grave. My vision was getting darker by the minute.

"W-wait pong! Although, it needs the substance you once s-stole from before to fully utilize its potential pong!" To get rid of this anger problem again, I pressed the bridge of my nose to relax myself in the quickest way as possible. This is really f*cked up. I didn't respond and instead threw the substance at him. I didn't care if he wouldn't catch it or not.

"O-oh, where did you find this-" He didn't dare finished his sentence up as soon as he saw me with my dark purple orbs, staring menacingly at him. Adel then started to do some things I'd rather not explain because something is getting the best of me, and it's not good. A few minutes later he gave me back my Armor. It was still the same though, only the core of what was once my pendant held a brighter color. I turned my back at him and mumbled something about what happened this day. I got beaten up by a red haired knight, my armor was broken, went to Altera to fix it, had to gather some el forsaken things, encountered some ancient robots and finally going back to Altera to get my newly repaired Armor.

I guess I'll go home now. I am beat. Sigh.

Dynamos, gather all the mutation points I have and teleport me to Velder. My dynamos, along with my Armor gave a transcendent aura, and in a moment I vanished into thin air. This day was just ridiculous. Once I get home I'll hit the hay… but… wait? Am I forgetting something? … Meh, I'm just tired and all. Kek.


3rd Persons POV


23:01

The night was still young at Velder, as the moon was up with its stars as companions through the dark. The usual was still in the castle of Velder, although a lonesome knight can be found lying on the bed.

'Sigh, where is he? Did he run off because I was being inappropriate at him? I hope he's not angry at me. Maybe I should just say sorry at him.' Elesis rolled back and forth between the sheets and pillows, unable to get sleep due to the esper not being around. She was hesitant at first, but she came to a conclusion that she really has deep feelings for the white haired boy.

At the exact same time, the said boy found himself teleporting back at the room to where he was about to sleep. 'The lights are out, she must be sleeping right now.' Until he pressed the switch of the lights, illuminating the surroundings.

"Elesis?"

"H-huh?"

The two stared in shock, unable to say anything to break the ear splitting silence. Elesis was wearing her night clothes, or night dress to be exact. It was a transparent white gown that goes down her thigh, while her inner clothes were just her undergarments. To say she was the leader of the red haired knight at this state is a complete 360 degree turn in her appearance. Add, powerless at the sight, remained his inner calm and cleared his throat.

"U-uhm… Elesis, I-I s-should expla- OOF!" What he got was an Elesis suddenly leaping toward him. It was suppose to hurt, but it wasn't as he got a weeping embrace by the woman. Her crimson eyes were about to split up as tears began to form. Add didn't know what to do at this point.

"I thought you left, I'm sorry for ever being so cruel at you Add." It was certain at the espers face that he was taken aback by what Elesis said. He expected something worse like being hit for not explaining why he wasn't here the whole day. His Armor dematerialized, making Elesis grip his shirt tight. Add just hugged her back to help her calm down. He smiled.

"Calm down Elesis, I'm not going to leave this place too soon. Remember the time where we first met? Kek." It was her turn to be surprised as she held her head up to meet with Add's lavender white eyes. She couldn't believe what she just heard.

"Y-you… remember… me now?"

"Why would I forget you in the first place?"

"I t-thought you-" Add stopped her from letting another word come out as he pushed one finger to her lips, making her blush a pinkish texture in her cheeks.

"Enough talk Elesis. And don't worry, I wouldn't leave you even if I leave this place." Hearing this made Elesis burst with happiness both inside and out. If yesterday was a disaster, then she was sure this was a great, if not best comeback for her. The two lay silently at the floor, with Elesis being on top of the former.

"Add…" She spoke in a serene tone.

"Yeah?"

"Could we just stay here for tonight?" Add put on a rare smile he didn't usually wear and gently patted Elesis head.

"Sure, although they might think of something tomorrow if ever someone would barge in here." Elesis just chuckled.

"Don't worry, they'd either fear me or my blade."

"Kek, whatever you say red haired knight."

And Elesis slept on Adds chest, while the boy didn't even bother and be dead to the world as well. In his turn, it was unexpected, but he loved it.


Somewhere in Hamel


At the exact same time, near the port of Hamel, knights were preparing to board the ship back to Velder with crates and weapons in their hands. The defense of Hamel was a success in their part, with a big help of a certain group of course.

"That was quite a fight we had to put on." Said a red haired boy that was clad in iron pauldrons. He looked dawn tired like the rest of his teammates who were walking like a group of zombies.

"Well you can say that again. I really wish we could stay here and rest for tonight and just sail tomorrow." A purple haired magician spoke who was lazily walking towards the ship, her staff acting like a weight supporter. The remainder of the Elgang was about to aboard it as well.

"Why are we doing this again?" A spiky raven haired asked to the leader.

"Even if I don't want to, I have to report to sister about the current status of Hamel and our won. I don't want her getting all worried about me because that'd be the last thing I want her to feel." A knight then shouted to the group.

"Why can't you just tell us you have a sister complex? It's not that hard Elsword." Even in his current state, the raven haired man mocked the red knight. A tick of anger formed at the said knights' head. But instead of retorting, he just huffed a sighed and aboard the ship like the rest of his squad.

"It's a shame I'm tired Raven, I would've kicked your Nasod butt right now."

"Heh, how about we settle this tomorrow then?"

"You're on. HA!"

"You two just stop your nonsense and let's head to the cabin already." Walking beside the raven haired man was an elven with a bodacious figure. Bearing a very revealing green and lime outfit, her golden locks swayed in to and fro as they reached their resting place.

"Is everyone here?" She asked. With her pointing finger, she counted the Elgang starting from the now tensed knight, Nasod Armed guy, the elemental master whose eyes were now nothing but two horizontal lines. Elsword gave a groan before carrying Aisha bridal style into their respective room.

"We'll go now Rena. I'll see you guys tomorrow." The elf responded with a nod. Going back to what she was doing. She saw the two persons clad in white: one with a very complicated and heavy armor wrapped around him while the other bears a resemblance to an angel-like outfit, with an electric halo-like style on her forehead. "Ok Chung and Eve. You should go to your room now as well since it's really late." The boy just nodded while the girl replied silently before the two walked off. She glanced at the last figure who sweetly smiled at her.

"Oh, don't worry about me Rena-san. I'm okay with me being alone in one room. I've got Eun as my companion anyway." She reacted with a charming smile as well, letting the fox-like girl depart and leave the elf and raven-haired in their quarters.

Reaching her respective room, she quickly pounced her way to her sturdy bed and sat at the side. She reached something from her pocket (does she even have one… I don't know) and took it out from the darkness. Gazing at it with passion and meaning, she held another endearing smile.

I hope you're still okay… and hopefully somewhere out there.

Upon closer inspection, it was a black eye patch. It seems old, but it was kept as if it was a treasure.

Staring at it again I see…

Oh, Eun. I suppose it's my nightly routine now.

I have nothing to say about… but let's say we get to sleep? There's barely another day ahead of us.

She took hold of her 'treasure' and stared at it once more before returning it back to her pocket. She nodded at her spirit companion and lied down at the white fluffy sheets.

Alright Eun… good night~

Sleep well Miss Ara…


A/N: Alright… I know I have a lot of explaining to do right now. But first I want to thank you for supporting this story so far. Whether be it reviewing/viewing/following/favoriting (is this even a word?), I greatly and truly appreciated it. I would tell you all, but I think my notes would become long. So thanks people. ^^

As for my reason, well I got caught up in so many problems at College. Since it was finals and I don't want to fail I studied really hard to come up for the tests and bullsh*ts I'd have to go through. But don't worry. I'd still continue this story because writing is basically my escape to life… besides playing and watching anime.

Now, not to be confused about the plot of the story… this is based on Add's Diabolic Esper background aftermath (if you haven't read it yet go check it out of Elwiki). He's trying to face the fact that he can no longer have the future he wanted by changing the past. And so, he'll try to live with it and carry on with his on-going present and original timeline.

So anyway, the next few chapters will involve the Elgang reaching Velder. Of course, Add will finally meet them, only in a way he would least expect it. It should be just around the corner since school has ended. If you found any problems or mistakes (I know you will), feel free to say it to me. :) As always feedbacks are welcome. ^^ And thanks again for R&R this story so far. B'bye~