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Chapter 7: Back to the Past
The Klausian Orbital Station Ogetsu had arrived at it's destination about 10 minutes ago. Currently it was orbiting Planet Styx, the location of an important mission. Well, she heard it was important. But why would the New Pangalactic Federation send a Klausian team to Styx if the mission was so important? Would it kill them to get off their lazy butts and do their own work for once. No, that was asking too much of them. They were just a bunch of politicians only capable of bickering and getting nothing done.
Having just finished taking a shower, she put on a bathrobe and started drying her hair. While doing so, the phone rang. She stopped drying her hair and looked over at the computer at her desk.
"Frisco, put the caller on the monitor," she said.
"Yes Ma'am," replied the AI. AI's managing computer tasks was a relatively new feature. It made things easier since the AI were programmed. to be more like humans than computers. The best part was that AI could be customized to their owner's taste. She had chosen her AI to look like a wolf. Out of all the creatures in the galaxy, wolves were probably her favorite. There was a quick beep and a screen popped up with Cliff Fittir on it.
"Yo Maria," said Cliff.
"Hey, Cliff. What's up?" Asked Maria. Another screen popped up of Mirage.
"Well you know, since a certain someone isn't on the bridge often we'd thought we'd give you an update," said Mirage.
"While we're doing all the work, there you are taking a shower and relaxing," said Cliff with a smirk on his face.
"I'm not a leader anymore, I'm just here to help with the investigation," said Maria.
"True, but a lot of people still look up to you and respect you as if you were still the head honcho." Maria shook her head.
"I wouldn't say I did a flawless job as the leader of Quark." Maria smirked. "And besides, you fit the part of Captain better than me."
"I wouldn't say he's better, he just has a lot of experience," said Mirage. "And he certainly has quite a few flaws."
"Hey, what does that mean?" Exclaimed Cliff. Mirage and Maria laughed a little bit.
"It's nothing. Anyway Maria, we just wanted to tell you to head over to the conference room. It's time to discuss our plan of action," said Mirage. Maria nodded.
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Both screens went blank and Maria went into the closet to find a pair of clothes. Time to get this job over and done with. One step closer to achieving her goal of finding a peaceful place to settle down at.
Back over at Radiant Garden...
The group stood around the computer waiting for Tron to unseal the next security barrier. There was a bleep and a transmission started.
"The next barrier is very interesting. It's really strong, I don't think this one will go down easily," said Tron.
"What about using a Keyblade on it?" Suggested King Mickey.
"That might work," responded Tron after a moment or so of thinking.
"Alright, we'll be in there shortly," said Luther as he entered the transportation command. Luther, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy were all transported into the computer a few seconds later. From there they met up with Tron and went to the I/O tower. Where the disc was floating in the pillar of pale light. King Mickey held out his Keyblade but nothing happened.
"Hmm... that didn't work," said King Mickey.
"Maybe this will require more than one of them Keyblades," suggested Goofy.
"Well I don't see a downside to trying that," said Luther as he summoned the Twilight Horizon. He and King Mickey raised their Keyblades and aimed them at the disc, but once again nothing happened.
"Not even two will break the seal?" Exclaimed Donald with a tone of frustration.
"What kind of program did Aldax use to make this thing so hard to hack? This isn't Sphere Technology," commented Luther.
"Hmm, I wouldn't give up yet." Said King Mickey. Luther looked over.
"What do you mean? Even two Keyblades aren't able to open this lock. So what can we..." started Luther.
"All we need is more Keyblades," said Goofy. King Mickey nodded.
"Exactly. Alex can't help us right now, so that leaves..." King Mickey paused and looked over at Donald and Goofy with a smile.
"Sora!" Exclaimed Donald and Goofy with a tone of happiness. This meant that they could see their old friend again. After being separated for a year, it would be good to have a reunion.
"So it's off to Destiny Islands then?" Asked Luther.
"That's right," replied King Mickey. He looked over at Leon. "We'll be back shortly."
"Alright, see you soon," commented Leon as he waved goodbye. With that, the group left and got into their ship. After leaving Radiant Garden, Luther set a course for Destiny Islands. He had only been there once but he remembered where it was. It was a peaceful world, peaceful and quiet. A world like that is perfect for people who want peace. But after seeing the many worlds and the events of the past two years Luther couldn't help but realize that it was impossible to settle down in a small corner of the Universe and say it is peaceful when it is really not. Only the ignorant could do that. Alex must have realized the same thing some time ago. Their ship shot off into the darkness of space as everyone became lost deep within their thoughts.
On Destiny Islands...
"RIKU GET BACK HERE!" Shouted Kairi as she chased after him.
"YEAH! Come back here and say that again to my face!" Shouted Sora as he chased after Riku right next to Kairi. Riku was off in the distance laughing while running. The three of them had been together today and, since he was bored, Riku decided to make a comment about Sora and Kairi's blatant feelings for each other. It really hit the target better than Riku had anticipated. Both of them blushed madly and started chasing after Riku... with Keyblades in hand.
"It'll be a thousand years before you guys can catch me!" Shouted Riku as he jumped onto one of the trees and then onto one of the higher platforms. As his two embarrassed friends neared his location Riku sat down and looked at the scenery. He saw a bucket of rain water from the storm a few days ago. After looking back at Sora and Kairi and then at the bucket Riku smirked. As Sora and Kairi began to climb up the ladder, Riku dumped the contents of the bucket down towards them. There was a splash sound and then a yelp as Sora's grip slipped and he fell off, taking Kairi down with him. Riku was rolling on the upper platform laughing while clutching his gut.
"You two really are a lot of fun to mess around with," said Riku between pauses to catch his breath.
"Riku... someday I swear..." Groaned Sora as he and Kairi got up. Riku was about to say something when he heard a sound higher up. He looked up to see a ship coming in.
"Looks like we have guests," commented Riku.
"That ship... could that be?" Asked Kairi. There was a loud sound and a slight vibration as the ship attempted to land on the beach but crashed nose first instead. The three friends rushed over to the shore to see who had just crash landed onto the island. They stopped dead in their tracks as they saw the people sprawled all over the sand.
"I told you we were coming in too fast," said King Mickey as he rubbed his head.
"I'm not a pilot," protested Luther in his defense.
"You are never touchin' those controls again!" Exclaimed Donald.
"Gawrsh fellas, I don't think now is the right time for this," said Goofy as he pointed over at Sora, Riku, and Kairi.
"Donald! Goofy!" Exclaimed Sora as he ran towards them. Donald and Goofy got up and ran towards Sora. The three of them had a huge group hug. Riku bent down and gave a hug to the small King.
"What brings you all here?" Asked Kairi.
"A request for help," answered Luther. Sora, Donald, and Goofy broke their group hug.
"A request? What can we do for you?" Asked Sora.
"Well..." Started King Mickey. The group then explained to Sora, Riku, and Kairi the current situation. Their shock and worry was very obvious.
"What? The universe is in danger..." Started Sora.
"Of being... destroyed?" Finished Kairi.
"Is it not possible for this Universe to stay out of danger for more than a year?" Asked Riku with a tone of amusement in his voice.
"And Alex... what the heck is he thinking? He doesn't have to do this alone," said Sora.
"That's the way Alex is. If he believes something is his fault, he will take full responsibility himself to set things right," said Luther. "And he's not alone. He has met up with the others in that Universe."
"The others? You mean that Shion person?" Asked Riku.
"Precisely. But I don't know if they will be able to help Alex in this quest."
"So you need our help with that disc?" Asked Sora.
"Yes, that's why we came to ask for your help," replied King Mickey.
"Very well, Your Majesty. We will help you... with whatever this task is." Riku nodded and folded his arms.
"Yeah, it would be nice to do something different," said Riku.
"Wherever Sora goes, I will go too," said Kairi. Riku smirked and started snickering. Kairi turned slightly red and looked away. King Mickey smiled.
"I knew I could count on you three. Now let's head over to Radiant Garden and get that data unlocked," said King Mickey.
"Wait what about our parents? Shouldn't we tell..." Started Kairi.
"We don't have time for that. We've gotta move," interrupted Sora. Kairi hesitated for a moment and then nodded in acknowledgment. Everyone got into the Gummi Ship and began to fly off towards Radiant Garden.
Switching to Alex...
I woke up lying on dirt ground with grass patches here and there. I slowly got onto my knees and shook my head as I got up from the ground. I was in a forest of some sort. There was the sound of birds chirping, this seemed just like a regular forest... except for one thing... no two things. The first was that none of my friends were here, meaning I was alone at the moment. And second off... for some strange reason Shion's scent was unusually strong. She must be nearby... or so I thought. But as I looked around, I saw that Shion was nowhere in sight. In fact I didn't see anybody here in this forest.
"Where am I? And where is everyone?" I muttered.
"It took you long enough to wake up," said a familiar voice. I shot around and looked up to see someone I had never expected to see again sitting on a tree branch.
"Axel? No, it can't be. How did you? I saw you fade into..."
"Yes it's me, Axel. Got it memorized?" Asked Axel. He started chuckling. "And are you kidding me? It looks like Nobodies can take a lot of damage before they go down." I paused for a moment and thought. Now their were two members of Organization XIII running around... ones we all thought were dead. With all of this going on, how can one possibly keep up?
"It's good to see you again," I said. Axel jumped off the tree branch and landed. He then walked over towards me.
"Yeah, I guess I could say the same. Journeying with you was actually kind of fun. So where are we?" I shrugged.
"Beat's me. All I know right now is this..." I explained to Axel the current situation. And how I was now looking for Zarathustra in order to save these two Universes from destruction. He seemed interested in this new situation. Not concerned or worried, but interested.
"I see. Sounds like we're all in a pickle." Axel paused and looked up at the sky. "Are you sure it was a good idea to not get help from Sora or someone like that?" Asked Axel. "It sounds like you have bit off more than you can chew."
"This whole situation is my fault. I was the one who put my Universe in danger by opening the door to get back." Axel nodded and folded his arms.
"Yes, that is your fault." I looked down at the ground and sighed. Axel held up his arms and shook them. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't start getting all upset and Emo on me." He smirked. "Tell you what, I don't have anything to do so I'll help you out." I smiled.
"Thanks Axel." I looked around at the forest and then back at Axel after a moment or so. "You know, out of all the people I thought were dead but actually aren't, I'm glad to see that you are alive. It's not like when I found out that Xemnas is still alive."
"Well, you know it's a normal thing to have people come..." Axel paused as what I said registered. "Wait a moment. Xemnas is alive? What the hell? Sora didn't take him out?" Exclaimed Axel.
"I thought he did. Sora and Riku told me they saw Xemnas die," I responded. Axel let out a sigh and scratched the back of his head.
"Ah well, if we get an opportunity we'll make sure to correct that mistake."
"You'd fight against Xemnas, your Superior?" Axel gave me the 'no duh' look.
"Of course. I don't like him all that much anyway." He paused for a moment and then continued talking. "So what now? How are we gonna start this little quest?"
"First we have to find out where we are. Next, we locate Shion and the others." I said.
"Alright, then let's get a move on," said Axel. We started walking along the forest path. As we walked I looked around the forest. This place was so peaceful and so quiet. But there was something that made me feel unsettled. There was something about this place that bothered me. It was as if something wasn't right. But I had no idea what. As we walked over a bridge several Nobodies appeared.
"You've got to be kidding!" I exclaimed.
"Looks like they followed you here," said Axel as he summoned his two wheel weapons. As the Nobodies began to approach us two purple cat like creatures jumped out of the bushes.
"Gnosis?" I shook my head. "No... no it's not. It's some weird creature, perhaps an inhabitant of this place." We were surrounded on both sides so Axel took one side and I took the other. I slashed through one of the Nobodies and then another. I took out the last one and focused on the strange purple creature that had appeared. It leaped at me in a quick burst. I rolled to the side and held out my hand. "Blizziga!" A large arrow of ice formed and impaled the creature, killing it. I got up from the ground and looked over at Axel to see that he had finished off his opponents too.
"Well, you two make a good team," said Xemnas' voice. We looked around and then saw a portal of darkness open up on one of the nearby rocks. As the darkness disappeared we could see Xemnas sitting there.
"Xemnas!" I exclaimed.
"So, you really did come back," commented Axel as he glared at his former Superior. Xemnas grinned that signature grin of his.
"But of course I did. I cannot be defeated so easily," said Xemnas. "And it's good to see the two of you work together so well. You will make fine additions to my new Organization."
"We're not joining!" I shouted. Xemnas sighed and folded his arms.
"You are truly stubborn. A time will come when you realize that everything you are fighting for has been for nothing. When that time does come you will have nowhere to go, your only choice will be to join if you don't want your existence to be meaningless." With that, Xemnas disappeared into a portal of darkness.
"Don't let what he said bother you. He's just trying to shake you up," said Axel as he put a hand on my shoulder. I looked over at him and simply nodded.
"Yeah I know. Xemnas can talk all he wants," I said. We continued walking until I picked up a scent. This scent was unusual, it was like that scent at Rennes le Château.
"Do you sense it too?" Asked Axel. I nodded.
"Yeah, someone is up ahead." We quickly rushed towards the hill. As we got over the top we saw what the source of the scent was. As I looked upon the source I gasped. "KOS-MOS!" I shouted. Propped against a tree was KOS-MOS. I saw the damage that T-elos had inflicted on her. Her outfit was badly torn and one of her arms were missing. I rushed towards her and kneeled at her side to get a closer look. Her eyes were open... but they were not the usual red. They were blue. At first I feared the worst, but then her deep sapphire eyes shifted towards me. KOS-MOS recognized who she was looking at. And then for some reason she looked sad. "KOS-MOS..." With her remaining hand she slowly raised it in a jerky motion towards me. Her hand touched my face and it stayed there. It looked as if she was trying to say something but couldn't. "Don't worry, I will find a way to repair you. I can't bear to see Shion's face when she finds out the condition you are in."
"T-elos did that to KOS-MOS? Talk about brutal with a capital 'B'. I'm surprised she's still alive." Said Axel as he walked towards me. I looked back at him.
"It's a miracle," I responded. I picked KOS-MOS up and slung her across my back. She was surprisingly heavy, but I could manage this amount of weight. I guess her unusual amount of weight is because of the fact that she's 100 machine. After doing so I looked over at Axel. "Come on, we've got to move," I said. We continued walking.
"So how are we going to repair her?" Asked Axel.
"Find Allen, he will be able to help fix her up. Professor could probably lend a hand too," I replied.
"There's something strange about her." I looked over at Axel with a look of slight surprise.
"You noticed too?" He nodded.
"Yeah, there is something different about KOS-MOS. She has red eyes... but for some reason they are blue now. And now she has a scent. If she is really a machine..." I nodded, I knew what Axel was talking about.
"Then she wouldn't have a scent. But she does. Which leads to one simple conclusion..." I continued.
"She's got a heart somehow, someway," finished Axel.
"In any case we'd better hurry." We continued along the forest path. This path lead us all over the place. From patches of trees, to clearings, and to hills. Speaking of hills as we got to the top of one of these said hills I saw something in the background. There was a large skyscraper in the distance. It had two large horn like things protruding from the top.
"What is that?" Asked Axel.
"Your guess is as good as mine," I replied as I kept on walking. We had to find the Elsa and fast. Without my powers of darkness this would be very hard. I looked over at Axel. "Axel, could you open a portal to the Elsa?" Axel smirked.
"Of course, I was wondering when you would ask." Axel held out his hand and nothing happened. "What?" He looked at his hand and then tried again. "That's weird."
"Why won't it work?" I asked.
"Who knows? This only happened once when..." Started Axel.
"We were in this Universe for the first time when it was still closed off," I finished.
"Which means that there is no corridors of darkness to travel with. We have a problem."
"Shit, if we don't hurry KOS-MOS will..." I started.
"But hey, look on the bright side. We can still track scents." I nodded and let out a sigh. What Axel said lessened my worry, but KOS-MOS was still on the border line. Her scent was starting to fade which probably wasn't a good thing. I'm not familiar with telling how close an android is to death's door. We hurried onwards till we reached a... church? "What is a church doing out in the middle of nowhere?" Asked Axel.
"I have no idea. But it sure looks old," I replied. I sniffed the air as I detected a familiar scent. "Shion... she's in there."
"Then we had better not go in there while you have KOS-MOS on your back, it's better that she not find out," said Axel. We started to move onward when the door opened. And I let out a sigh.
"Busted."
"Who are you people?" Asked a small voice. I shot around and saw a small girl with long brown hair and green eyes. She wore a white dress and white shoes to match with it. This scent... that's Shion's. But why does this girl have... wait a minute. Could that mean that? No, that's not possible... is it?
"Um uh..." I started.
"We are uh..." Axel rubbed the back of his head, looked around, and then shot his attention back over to the little girl. "Mercenaries!" Exclaimed Axel. I smiled sheepishly and nodded.
"Y-yeah! We-we're Mercenaries! We're the... best of the best. Yeah we are." I stated.
"Mercenaries?" Asked another voice. A woman walked out of the main entrance. She had yellow eyes and white hair. She wore a strange dress... judging by her appearance she was most likely a Realian. Wait a minute... I think I've seen this person before... but where? "It's not often that Mercenaries come by here. Are you lost?" She asked.
"No we're not lost at all." I responded. The little Shion looked at KOS-MOS and then looked back at me.
"Is the person on your back a Mercenary too?" Asked little Shion.
"Yeah, we are a traveling trio. This girl is this guy's girlfriend," said Axel. I mentally counted to ten. Don't freak out, that will shatter our story entirely. I'll give him a scolding later.
"Y-yeah. She is my girlfriend. She got tired so I told her she could rest while I carried her." I said slowly.
"I see, it's good to see a couple looking out for each other. You two look like a perfect match," said the woman. Once again I mentally counted to ten... no twenty this time. A half breed Nobody who wields a Keyblade and an emotionless Android that is designed to destroy stuff... REAL great combination there.
"Are you looking for that green ship?" Asked the little Shion.
"Green ship... could it be?" I asked in my thoughts.
"Yeah, the guys on the Green Ship hired us. Some of their crew members are walking around in the nearby area. We said we'd meet up later on the ship. Where is the ship anyway?"
"It's at the eastern cave. Take the path east and you'll go through the mines and that is where you will find the cave."
"Alright, we'll tell them we saw you pass by," said the woman. I nodded.
"Thanks. Alright, see you later!" I said as I waved and the two of us walked off. As we got out of hearing range I looked over at Axel. "KOS-MOS... my girlfriend...? What made you think of that?" Axel smirked.
"Come on, why else would she be riding on your back? If we say she is sick or injured they will try to help her. Which may cause some problems." Axel lowered his head and snickered. "Besides, a girl that would rather ride on your back instead of mine most clearly have feelings for you."
"Shut... up..." I said slowly. "KOS-MOS is pure machine, how could a relationship like that work?" Axel started chuckling again.
"Calm down, I was kidding."
"By the way, did you notice that the little girl had Shion's scent and sort of sounded like her?" I asked. Axel nodded.
"Of course I noticed. I'd bet the little girl is Shion... a younger Shion."
"A young Shion... there are no corridors of darkness... Which means that logically... we must be..."
"In the past," finished Axel and I at the same time. There was a pause and then... "WHAAAAAAAAT?"
"How the hell did we get into the past? Isn't time travel theoretically impossible, since there's not an actual flow or current of time?" I exclaimed.
"I don't know. Do I look like an expert on time travel to you?" Asked Axel. I let out a sigh.
"It doesn't matter. We HAVE to get KOS-MOS to the Elsa and fast." We continued along the east path until we came to the entrance of the mines. As we arrived we saw two soldiers in purple outfits... wait a moment I've seen this outfit before. They were standing in front of the entrance to the mines. That was the outfit those Ormus soldiers wore. We continued walking till we were stopped by one of the guards.
"Stop. You can't pass through here," said the guard.
"And why not?" Asked Axel.
"We are currently carrying out an investigation of a strange ship that landed nearby. No one else is allowed in until the investigation is complete."
"But we have to go through there!" I exclaimed. The guard pulled out his gun.
"To bad, so sad, now get the hell out of here." I glared at the guard.
"We must get through. Or else, she will..." Axel summoned his weapons.
"It's no use Alex. We're gonna have to deal with them the hard way," said Axel. I focused on summoning the Dark Horizon and it appeared in mid-air. I charged towards the guard we had talked to. The Keyblade started flying around me, it spun around and struck the guard several times knocking him out. Axel had taken care of the other guard as well.
"Are you people insane?" Exclaimed a voice. We looked over at the nearby building and saw an old man with a long beard standing there with a young girl that had brown hair. "U-TIC will be pissed if they discover that they got attacked by two strange people."
"I don't care! They can send all the people they want, one of my comrades is nearing death's door as we speak! I don't have time to just sit and wait!" Axel and I started running towards the entrance of the mine. As I looked away I swore that the girl's face had the look of someone who was inspired... why do I get the feeling that I've started an avalanche or something like that? We ran through the mines and eventually came to a clearing. We could see the forest and the large skyscraper from here. Ahead was the entrance to a cave.
"This must be it," said Axel. I didn't hesitate to wonder if the ship ahead was really the Elsa or not. With a friend's life in danger I had to keep going. KOS-MOS' scent was fading fast. As we entered the cave we both let out a sigh of relief. It was the Elsa here in this cavern. We ran through the air lock and into the Elsa. Axel looked around at the Elsa. "This place hasn't changed a bit."
"It's only been a year, I doubt ships change that much." We moved onwards to the bridge. In there was Allen, Scott, Professor, Captain Matthews, Tony, and Hammer. As we came in they all looked over.
"Hey, it's good to see your alright Alex," said Captain Matthews. He looked over at Axel. "Aren't you the guy who was traveling with Alex last year?"
"Yup. The name's Axel. Got it..."
"Yes I remember what your name is."
"And we picked up an extra passenger." I said.
"Who was more than happy to ride on your..." Started Axel.
"Shut... up... I thought that we'd never speak of that again," I groaned. Axel smirked and folded his arms.
"We never agreed on such a thing. Besides, it's fun watching you freak out about this." Allen saw who I was carrying and gasped.
"KOS-MOS!" He exclaimed as he ran over. "We need to set up a maintenance room."
"We could use the large room in the Hangar," added Professor as he walked out the door followed by Scott. He looked back at us. "Come on you! Get moving!" We followed the Professor to the lower level where the Hangar was. There was a room filled with all sorts of gizmos and gadgets. In there was some various equipment that looked like it belonged to KOS-MOS. Allen, Scott, and the Professor set up the maintenance bed.
"Alright, her bed is ready. Bring her over," said Scott. I lowered KOS-MOS off my back and brought her over in my arms. To make sure that I didn't cause any additional damage I lowered her down gently. Before I walked away I looked at her face one more time. The blue eyes were gone, replaced by blank red eyes that starred off into the distance. I closed her eye lids and stepped back. The maintenance bed closed. Now all we could do was hope. A few screens popped up as Allen started typing commands in. He gasped as he saw the damage report.
"How bad is it?" Asked Axel. Allen stepped aside without saying a word so we could see what it said. I looked at the chart and then looked back at Allen.
"That is a lot of damage. But can't she be fixed?" I asked. Allen shook his head.
"No, that's not the problem. If it was just her frame that was damaged we could easily repair that. But..." He pointed to diagram. "This is her core... the black box components that allow her to function. This was badly damaged... and there was only one person who knew how to fix it. But he's dead. KOS-MOS is never going to awaken again." I lowered my head.
"No..." I said. I looked back at the maintenance bed. "When we found her... she was still active... well just barely. How could we have failed?" Axel put a hand on my shoulder.
"Look, there was nothing we could have done."
"The Chief isn't going to like this when she finds out the situation," said Allen as he lowered his head sadly. The five of us left the room and headed back to the bridge. After awhile the door opened again and there stood Shion, Jr, Jin, MOMO, Ziggy, and chaos.
"Captain! You're all okay!" Said Shion.
"Shion!" Exclaimed Tony and Hammer. The entire group went over to greet the arrivals.
"Hey, glad to see you're alive, too," said Captain Matthews.
"I knew it'd take more than that to do you guys in," said Jr.
"Heh, we're not gonna go that easy." Said Captain Matthews as he folded his arms and put on a proud look.
"Chief! Thank God! I thought I'd never see you again!" Exclaimed Allen happily.
"Allen, it's good to see you are okay as well," said Shion with a smile. She looked over at me. "Are you alright? T-elos did a number on you in that battle."
"Yeah I'm fine. I can take a lot of punishment LONG before I kick the bucket. And I've had worse injuries." Shion acknowledged what I said with a nod and looked over at Axel.
"Axel? What are you doing here?"
"Beat's me. I just suddenly woke up here." Shion looked around the room as if looking for someone. I didn't need to know who she was looking for. I already knew.
"Hey, where's KOS-MOS? Does anyone know where she is?" Allen looked down at the ground and I let out a sigh.
"Chief, a-about KOS-MOS." Said Allen slowly while his head was still down. I could tell that he didn't want to say what had happened. Then again, I can't blame him. KOS-MOS is really important to Shion.
"We recovered the E.S. craft," said the Professor. He looked over at me. "And Alex found KOS-MOS. But there was nothing we could do."
"What? What do you mean?" Asked Shion.
"It's best you see for yourself," replied the Professor. He looked over at Allen. "Assistant#2, show her the way." Allen hesitated for a moment but the he walked towards the door.
"Chief, this way." He said. They walked off down toward's KOS-MOS' maintenance room. After a minute or two I walked towards the door. "I'm gonna go get some shut eye," I said.
"And I'm headin' over to the lounge," said Axel. We went off in our separate directions. I went into the 'male cabin' as it's called and I sat at the desk. I pulled out some paper and started writing.
We rescued KOS-MOS with little trouble. After that we headed to the hyper sphere in which the Elsa was trapped in. With the help of KOS-MOS we were able to break through it. Shortly afterwards was when we found out that something on the landmass was preventing the Elsa from leaving. So we started an expedition of the landmass.
The Expedition was nothing short of a failure. We were ambushed by two Testaments, my ship got destroyed, and it only get's better from there. We arrived at a tomb some time later. But it was a dead end so we began to move on... but that was when we were attacked by T-elos and the Red Testament. We fought T-elos but her power was too great and in the end KOS-MOS decided to hold T-elos off while we would try to escape. I offered to help KOS-MOS... which was the worst mistake I have made in awhile. The fight was completely one sided, after fighting with the Red Testament for a few seconds I attacked T-elos. In a second I was on the ground with a heavily damaged rib cage. The Red Testament ordered T-elos to kill me. She aimed this strange red sphere weapon at me and fired. At the last second KOS-MOS got in the way to protect me and everyone else from that attack. KOS-MOS was badly damaged and then something strange happened. A mysterious light radiated from KOS-MOS and we were engulfed by it.
The next thing I know I'm in a forest. After some walking I found KOS-MOS. She was badly damaged. But as I looked upon her face I noticed that she was somehow different. I didn't know why, but I could sense there was something within KOS-MOS. I took her with me, and then I found something unusual: a young shion. And not only are there two scents that are exactly the same, but this entire area gives off Shion' s scent. After some thinking, I came to this conclusion: We had all been transferred into the past. I tried to get KOS-MOS back to the Elsa so she could be repaired... but it was too late by the time I got there. According to Allen there was damage to her core and the person who could repair the core is no longer alive. I can't help but feel guilty. If only there was something I could have done to save her.
-Alex
I let out a sigh and folded the letter up. I placed it on the desk and went to sleep. I figured I could send it tomorrow... maybe.
So the group has somehow managed to end up in the past. What will their next move be? Find out in the next chapter, anyway please review.
