After saying goodbye to Pointdexter along with AWA. The Cross Guards along with the Royal Officer Academy students decided to find the Starship that the bandits left behind and after an hours of search, they found the Starship located in a forest. It was a gray and black colored D77-TC Pelican, it was large but not as large as the Central Command, much to everyone's awe. But their awe was replaced with disgust as the inside was full of garbage and trash like beer bottles, unfinished foods and etc. So they decided to clean it up, Chad then contact the Coalition for additional help and they responded by sending numerous Bearpenters. The locals, most likely the girls, can't help but gushed at the sight of the creatures with Lisesharte and Celistia couldn't help themselves as they each grabbed a Bearpenter and began to cuddle them, much to the creature's dismay. After many hours of cleaning, the Engineer arrived and took the Pelican back to the Coalition for additional repairs and clean-up.

After that, the Cross Guards and the Royal Academy Officer students decided to call it a day and went back to the Academy Dorms to rest.

bzzzttt...

Please... stop...

You were always been the best, you were always been the favorite...

Now... time to take away what makes you so special...

Please... don't... I begging you... please stop...

Why should I stop? I'm finished with you... my life will be a lot better...

Mom and Dad will finally see my talent... that I'm better than you...

Mom and Dad always loves you...

No! With you around... they will never appreciate me...

Please... stop... this will not solve anything...

Yes it does!

BAM!

AAAAAAAAHHHH!

You like that, huh? Here's more...

BAM!

AAAAAAAHHHH!

Ahahahahahaha! This is fun!

Please stop... it hurts... it hurts...

I'm not stopping!

BAM!

AAAAAAAAAHHHH!

Cry some more! Cry some more! Hahahaha! Cry! Cry! CRRRRRYYYYYYY!

Raya's eyes shot widen as she sat up from bed, breathing heavily. She checks the time as it says five o'clock in the morning, she look around and saw her roommates Sylvia, Squigly & Levathian and Laura sleeping soundly on their bed. She took a deep breath as she pressed a palm on her face, "That dream again..." she muttered as she gritted her teeth in frustration, "Why? It's been nine years ever since that day... why? Why is it coming back to me...'' she muttered.

bzzzttt...

Later that day, we see the Cross Guard(minus Raya) along with Lux, Lisesharte, Krulcifer, Philphie, Celistia, Shalice, Tillfar, Noct and Airi gathered around the kitchen. Why? It seems the lunch lady fell ill leaving no one in charge of the cafeteria, so the gang volunteered to make food for lunch. All of them are wearing white apron.

"Yosh! I brought all of the ingredients.'' Darren declared as he brought a barrel of rice.

Chad nodded, "That's great! Welp! Let's get started!" he exclaimed with a grin.

"What are we making anyway?" Krulcifer asked in curiosity.

"Sushi!" Karizza exclaimed in excitement.

"What's a sushi?'' Airi asked with her head tilted to the side.

"Sushi is a Japanese preparation and serving of specially prepared vinegared rice combined with varied ingredients such as chiefly seafood, vegetables, and occasionally tropical fruits. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the key ingredient is sushi rice.'' Sylvia explained.

"Sushi can be prepared with either brown or white rice. It is often prepared with raw seafood, but some varieties of sushi use cooked ingredients, and many others are vegetarian. Sushi is often served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish is popular as a garnish." Laura added a few more details.

"My! Sounds like a tasty treat." Celistia commented with a smile.

"I can't wait to try one!" Shalice said.

Krulcifer then turns to Chad, "Mister Mordetzky, can you at very least teach us how to mold the rice for sushi?'' she asked.

Chad nodded, "Certainly! Making sushi is pretty simple that even those who can't cook can do it." he replied.

Shalice then looks at Tillfar, "You should take notes, Tillfar." she noted.

"Eh? Why me?" Tillfar squawked.

"Yes. Because out of all of us, you can't cook a proper meal.'' Noct responded bluntly.

"Geez... you really had to put it that way." Tillfar grumbled in annoyance.

"First... grab some rice...'' Chad instructed grabbing a handful of rice from the barrel, "... you should be careful not to grab too much. You shouldn't squeeze too hard or softly. Hold it as if you're grabbing air with your two hands. Add some wasabi, place the topping, and lightly squeezed." he said before finishing, "There it's done!" he declared with a grin.

"Woh! That looks tasty!" Lux exclaimed in awe.

"Who ever knew that rice and fish toppings can be eaten like this!" Lisesharte said in awe.

Maya then steps forward, "Let me try making one of those.'' she said softly.

"Sure go ahead." Wesley egged, "This doesn't involve fire. So I guess, Maya can definitely be able to handle something like this.'' he said.

"Is she a bad cook?'' Airi asked.

"Her cooking is horrible." Darren bluntly stated earning a straight right hook on the face, courtesy of the Angel of Death.

Maya then grab a handful of rice, "Hold it as if grabbing air... add wasabi, place the topping, then squeezed lightly..." she repeated Chad's instructions, "It's done.'' she declared as she opens her palms, revealing a burnt sushi.

"What is this?! Why is it completely burnt?!" Wesley exclaimed, "When did you light fire?! What did you do?!" he demanded in disbelief.

"Actually... I've been running a fever since yesterday...'' Maya replied as she stares at the burnt sushi.

"Just exactly how high is your fever?!" Wesley demanded, "Go! Go to the infirmary and have your head check!" he ordered.

"Guys, you're failing because you're thinking too much when you're completely new at this." Darren claimed as he grabs a handful of rice, "We don't need all those professional techniques...'' he said as he began to work, "Even if it taste bad, we'll be fine if it's shape is about right.'' he said as he finishes his work, "It's done!" he declared, revealing that he made a waffle.

"At least maintain the shape!" Wesley shouted, "It's not even a sushi anymore!" he pointed out.

Darren let's out a smirk, "Have a taste before you complain. We'll see if you can still complain after that'' he stated.

"I'm not eating it?! You really need to get your waffle-eating addiction fix!" Wesley replied angrily.

"Wesley dear, please calm down!" Squigly called out.

"Then let's add Darren's waffle and Maya's yako-onigiri to the side menu then.'' Karizza chirped.

"That's no yako-onigiri. That's a burnt corpse." Darren pointed out which earns him a smack at the back of the head from Maya, "OW!" he yelped.

Lux and Lisesharte then noticed that Philphie is working onto something, "Ah, Philphie, what are you doing?'' the latter asked.

Philphie then turns to them, "Hmm... how is this?'' she asked.

Then Philphie presented them a sushi, "Oh! This is...'' Lisesharte muttered in awe.

"This is amazing, Phi-chan! It's perfect!" Lux exclaimed.

"That's a sushi! No matter how you look at it, that's a sushi!" Darren claimed in amazement.

However... it turns out that Philphie made a very, very large sushi.

"Isn't that TOO big?!" Wesley exclaimed, "And where did you get a tuna piece that large?!" he pointed out.

"I've always dreamed of eating large food.'' Philphie admitted.

"You're not making sushi for yourself!" Wesley exclaimed, "And on what planet are there people who can even eat something this large?!" he demanded.

"Kikyo can definitely eat this." Karizza pointed out as she floats over the large sushi.

"Shut up! No one ask for your opinion!" Wesley exclaimed.

Sandalwood then rubs the back of his head, "Oi... oi... quit fooling around guys, we need start making sushi before lunch time.'' he called out.

"This is bad... without Raya, our second in command, to discipline them. They'll just keep on fooling around.'' Laura pointed out.

"Where is she anyway?'' Celistia asked.

Sylvia turns to her, "She said that she'll join us later but looks like that she's taking her time.'' she replied before turning to Tillfar, "Tillfar-san, can you go and get Raya for us?'' she asked.

This taken Tillfar aback, "Eh? Why me... you know that girl hates me!" she pointed out.

"True. But use this chance to make it up for her.'' Shalice reasoned.

Tillfar thought about it, "I guess you're right... and I don't want to be hated by anyone forever.'' she admitted before leaving the room.

"THAT'S NOT A SUSHI! THAT'S A PARFAIT!" Wesley shouted off-screen.

"Things... are escalating badly...'' Airi commented.

"Yes." Noct replied.

bzzzttt...

Tillfar then arrived in front of the door of the room, Raya and others are staying. Before she could even knock, she heard Raya talking with someone from the inside.

"I understand Raya... but you really need to move on from this.'' a voice said in a gentle tone.

"I know that Marcus...'' Raya replied as she was talking to Marcus via tablet, "... but... it keeps on coming back... the nightmares from that day... it kept coming back to haunt me...'' she said with a devastated.

"Just stay strong Raya, you'll get through this I know you can, and I'm here to support you no matter what. So please, don't let what happened to your past get in the way of your present life.'' Marcus advised with a smile.

Raya took a deep breath, "Yeah... thank you... and I'm sorry for calling you in the middle of your training.'' she said.

"Well... I'm on the last minute of my break, so it's fine. Just call me anytime if you had a problem." Marcus reassured.

"Hey Marcus! Tony wants you back at the training area!" Bow called off-screen.

"I had to go. I'll call you again sometime.'' Marcus said.

Raya nodded, "Okay... see ya.'' she said as they both ended the call, she took another deep breath when she heard someone knocking the door, "Come in. The door is open.'' she replied.

The door opens and Tillfar nervously peek her head in, "Hey there..." she greeted, though she flinched when Raya looks at her with her piercing green eyes, it was the first time she saw Raya without her sunglasses, "... everyone is waiting for you in the kitchen." she said.

Raya took a deep breath, "All right... I'll be there in a minute.'' she replied though she noticed that Tillfar is fidgeting anxiously, "What?'' she asked.

Tillfar took a deep breath before speaking, "I... I'm really sorry for what happened on the first day we met. I was just marveled at your stature because it's the first time in my life to meet an adult with such... minimal height. I really had no idea that your very sensitive about it. I'm really sorry for being so insensitive.'' she admitted with an apologetic look.

Raya stares at her for a minute before taking a deep breath, "At least, you didn't treat it as a joke." she replied.

Tillfar raised an eyebrow, "Who would treat something like this as a joke?" she asked.

"I wonder...'' Raya grumbled as she thought about a certain cowboy hat-wearing boy from Mississippi.

Meanwhile, back in Neo-City at the Coalition, Ozzy let's out a loud sneeze with snots and drools shooting out from his mouth and landed at the back of Suzie's head. Of course, Suzie got angry and responded by blasting Ozzy away by commanding the wind spirits.

"Anyway... I'm really sorry! I will never mentioned about your height again.'' Tillfar claimed.

"It's okay... I'm not mad at you anymore." Raya replied.

"Really? Are we good?'' Tillfar asked.

Raya gave her a grin, "With how honest you are... your okay in my book." she replied.

The two then shared a small laughter when Tillfar spoke, "Umm... I know that I said that I won't be mentioning your height anymore... but I was just wondering..." she mused, "Why are you so sensitive about it?'' she asked.

Raya let's out a sigh, "Since you asked, might as well tell you.'' she replied.

And before Raya could tell her, Darren barges inside the room, "Sushi making temporarily postponed! Emotionless have been spotted northeast from here! We need to get rid of it! Every available assistance is needed!" he announced before running out of the room.

Raya and Tillfar then looks at each other, "I'll tell you later once those creatures are taken care off.'' the former said.

Tillfar nodded, "Then it can wait.'' she replied.

And with that, the two stood up and ran out of the room.

A/N: Inspired from Jexi the Hunter, Hope the Victor and David the Almighty Paladin. If the OCs are not created by moi, then it's not mine.