Xenosaga : Destiny of The Force

Part Three : Return of Light

Story:
A Star Wars-Xenosaga crossover. AU of Xenosaga 3. The battle of Light and Darkness is drawing close. So is the end of the world. Who will triumphant in the end?

Disclaimer:
I do not own Star Wars nor Xenosaga but I do own the characters Alexander Darkblaze, Daron Sol/Darth Exodus and E1-D1. KITT from Knight Rider is copyright to Universal Studios. The name Jon Antilles is the property of LucasArts.

Chapter 10: Awakening

KOS-MOS is surrounded by darkness again. For a while, her mind ran diagnostic tasks to determine where she is currently. Unfortunately, she didn't get any answer. There were too many 'if' in the variables. Then, another scene appears before her. It was the same place where the young Alexander dueled Daron Sol. The latter was sitting on the ship's landing ramp. He was uneasy about the event earlier. Not only Alexander managed to withstood against the Force Lightning, he deflected it with his own willpower and every bit of his own Force Powers. Most of all, he was concerned about injuring his fellow Padawan despite his master's urge of going all out. Moments later, Jedi Master Erina Karas walked down the ramp and stands next to him. She was smiling.

"He'll be alright, Daron. For now, he won't be able to use lightsaber for a few weeks."

"Master."

"Yeah?"

"What was the purpose of the duel?"

"It was a test for both of you."

"Test for us?"

"I want to see the resolve and will from both of you." Gentle breeze blew. Erina reveled in the soothing effect of the wind.

"I...see."

"I know what you're thinking, Daron. You're worried about coping with your increasing power and controlling it."

Daron gave a slight nod. "I hate to think what would happen if I didn't stop..."

Erina sat down and pulled him close. "You did good, Daron. You held back despite my instructions. You will be an excellent Jedi like your father."

"Thank you, Master."

"Well now. Let's go back to Ossus. Alex will recover much faster there. Ready the ship."

Daron managed a nod and both of them went inside the ship. Daron went to the cockpit while Erina headed to Alexander's quarter. KOS-MOS followed the Jedi Master. Inside the room, Alexander sat on the bed, trying to form a fist with both bandaged hands. E1 was at the corner of the room. He chirped the moment he saw her.

Erina smiled. "You won't be able to do that for a while, boy. And I thought I told you to rest."

"Forgive me." Alexander apologized. "Please let me stay awake for a while."

They went silent. Erina broke the quietness. "Can I ask you something?"

"Yes?"

"How did you come up with the idea of deflecting Force Lightning like that? I'm sure I never teach you any methods of defending from that."

Alexander stared at his own hands. "I...I don't know. I believe I was able to do it, I think."

Erina sighed. "Believe, huh. The Council could really need that."

"The Council? Why do you think so, Master?"

"They never believe in the present. And they are repeating the same mistakes from our Jedi ancestors. If they continue doing so, another large scale war between Jedi and Sith will happen. But nooooo. They are too absorbed in believing the future. Bunch of old trolls."

Alexander smiled. "Then you should be on The Council."

"Hmph. They wouldn't want me near them within 10 feet." Then, she imitate the voice of an old man. "Erina Karas is a blasphemy to our order. She is dancing between the light and the dark. She should never be a Master to our prodigy Daron Sol. Woooooo. Old jerks."

Alexander covered his mouth with both hands to stop himself from laughing. Erina chuckled.

"I would really want to do their face in one of these days. The other day, I got an order to actually give you to other more...'capable' Masters."

"And you didn't?"

"After a year plus of training a supposedly failed Initiate to a rather good Padawan, I think my actions were justifiable."

"But we are going to Ossus, right? Wouldn't that be bad?"

"The order came from Coruscant. But even if The Council on Ossus make a fuss out of it, I trust you to tell them to fly a kite."

"Thank you, Master. I don't think I will be able to train with other Masters should you decided otherwise."

"I think so too, kid. I was proud to have Daron as my Padawan. Now I feel the same about you. Both of you have special destinies."

"Special...destiny?"

Erina went over and knelt in front of Alexander. She then held his injured hands and looked at him in the eyes.

"I can't be certain but it can be both good and bad, a blessing or a curse. The only thing I can say is be yourself, Alex. Trust your heart. Believe in the ones who hold you dear. Believe in the will of The Force."

"Believe..." KOS-MOS thought. Before she was able to do anything, everything turned to darkness.

Alexander entered the bridge with Shelley. Mary was smiling and E1 was making some mischievous beeps. The Jedi sighed as he knew what they were thinking.

"Quit it, you two." he said. "We just had a few rounds of drink. Nothing more."

"Aww. We're hoping for something more." the tomboy girl moaned.

"Geez. Knock those dirty thoughts, will you? Anything new?"

"Negative, Alex." KITT replied from the main terminal. "We do detected some unusual fluctuations in the direction of Gedalya."

Shelley went to her seat to check that everything is in order. "Thank you for the update, KITT." she said.

E1 wheeled towards Alexander. He beeped negatively. Alexander smiled. "I know. You want us to do something."

"Yeah. Why don't you try that time-traveling thing?" Mary added.

"We should so something, Alex. I am eager to go with it." KITT said in readiness.

"Hold your horses." He said without waiting. "Let's wait for a few more hours. I promised them to protect everyone on this ship. And I intend on fulfilling that promise."

"But Alex. There is no way to be certain that they will come out of there." KITT debated.

"I know. But Shion, Jin, Jr., MOMO and Ziggy believed that I will return. So I have to repay that faith. Waiting a few more hours are nothing compared to how long I've been gone."

Mary stared at Alexander in admiration. This is the man that went through virtually everything in life. Hardships, sadness, happiness, pain and joy. At times she was amazed about how humble he is. His friends can never deny everything he say. His words alone carry more weight than anything. When Shelley and her had a hard time, he was the one who took them in. At that time, Kukai Foundation just started and everyone had to work hard to reduce additional costs. And Alexander took them in without hearing their full story. With the limited wealth he gathered, he made them do secretarial work under Gaignun and their salaries came from his own pocket. When the foundation became stable financially, he left them under Gaignun while he pursued his interests in cybernetics and Realian technologies. He was then offered the position of Director but he declined and asked Gaignun to take it with Jr. working under him. It was during this time he and Shelley had a brief relationship before he went off to Vector.

Mary sighed and gave a nod. "Yeah. Let's wait a little longer."

After spending two hours, Leupold finally started up, much to the relief of May. She wiped her forehead. "Phew. I never thought my father's work is this complicated." The Auto-Tech suddenly went to Jon, extending its metal hand.

Jon smiled. "A handshake, you say?"

Smoke puffed from his pipe as if it answered 'Yes'. May stared at Leupold in mixed amazement and curiosity.

Jon and Leupold briefly shake hands. "Please protect Miss May as your creator had intended." he said before turning to May. "And you must take good care of him. Leupold is special. Maintain him well."

"You don't need to tell me that!" the tomboy retorts. Jon managed a grin and looked at the mine entrance. "You're...going back to your friends?" she asked.

"Not at the moment. I will stay here for a while."

The wind blows gently. May stared at him. She wondered how he was able to move fast without revealing much of his limbs.

"Can I...ask something?"

"Is it personal?"

"Well...yeah."

"It does not matter. What is it?"

"Do you have something to hide? Because you don't reveal much of yourself. I mean no offense..."

Jon smiled at her. "Yes, I am holding a secret. This is why I rarely reveal myself. It is not for negative purposes however." He was tempted to pull down the cowl but decided against it.

"This face...does not belong to me."

"Doesn't belong to you? You had surgery or something?"

"It is complicated, Miss May."

"Long story, huh."

"Very."

"Well, whatever it is, at least you have a face that would make people remember."

Jon stared at May. She flashed her rare smile. "Do you think so?" he asked.

"Of course. Even if others don't remember, I...will always remember." May's cheeks puffed red as she said. "Grandfather and Leupold too."

"Thank you, Miss May."

Shion and Allen were still undercover at the hospital front of Labyrinthos. They made few discoveries about the facility . The existence of the Anima Vessels and its use. The young man that was with Febronia and the little Shion was Kevin Winnicot and his basic theory to combat Gnosis for battle android was posted in his research lab. Shion managed to duplicate the files as it may help to reboot KOS-MOS. They also found out the fate of May's father, Tesla Magus who was one of the test subjects related to U-DO. She also found that her mother Aoi Uzuki too was one of the test subjects. Disgusted, she argued with Suou until her younger self came in. The young Shion was reprimanded for not coming at visiting hours. Suou than asked Shion to take care of her while he continue his work. Shion wanted to take her home but her younger self had other plans.

"I don't want to go home yet."

"But your Dad's going to be busy with work until late."

"The soldier..."

"Soldier?"

"I want to visit the hurt soldier."

"Oh, you want to go to the church?"

"Yeah. I'm going to bring him flowers."

"I see. Okay, let's go."

"Follow me. There's flowers in the garden outside!"

Shion and Allen followed the little girl outside the hospital. In the courtyard near the entrance, there is a small garden with several flowers bloomed.

"Here!" the little Shion exclaimed.

"They're pretty. Did you grow these yourself?" Shion complimented.

"Yeah! Feb gave me seeds. You know what? I'm gonna grow tons and tons more flowers and make Mom happy."

"Yes, I'm sure she'll like that. Now, shall we bring some flowers to the soldier?"

"Yeah!"

Shion watched her younger self picked out suitable flowers to give to Virgil. She started to wonder how she wasn't able to recall the memory of Kevin from fifteen years ago.

"Are you slacking off at your job and playing baby-sitter now?" Kevin's voice broke her thoughts. He was walking casually towards them.

"Mr. Winnicot. This is part of my job." Shion retorts.

"Oh, excuse me. Still, I'm surprised to see people leisurely planting gardens in the middle of a war."

"It's at times like this when we need them the most. Is there something wrong with engaging in productive activity. To encounter the unnatural destruction of war?"

"Placing one against another and fighting is a defining aspect of human beings. Resisting it is unnatural."

There was a brief pause. Shion stared at the young man skeptically. "Your name is Kevin Winnicot, correct?"

Kevin was annoyed by the question. "You're a strange woman. Is my name that unusual?"

"Are you really Kevin?" she asked again.

Before she could continue, the young Shion held her hand. "Come on, let's go."

Shion turned to her younger self. "Oh, right. Let's go to the church." Then, she turned to Kevin. "Excuse us."

Back in the treatment room at the church, Jin was running diagnostic scan on Virgil's condition.

"Hmm. You're recovering smoothly, but you should stay in bed for a while longer." he said.

Virgil groaned. "Tch. Like I needed your help. Who the hell are you? You aren't U-TIC and you aren't Federation, but you act damn suspicious for mere civilians."

"I told you, you need to get some rest. We can't reveal who we are for various reasons, but we aren't your enemy. There's no need for you to cause yourself unnecessary stress."

There was a knock and the door opened to reveal Shion. Jin gasped, not sure which one he was addressing to. "Shion?"

Since her younger self is with her, she quickly averted the situation. "Wha-y-yeah, I brought Shion!"

Jin moved aside as the little girl handed Virgil the flower bouquet. "Um, here!" Little Shion cheerfully said.

Virgil was flabbergasted. "Wh-what? Flowers? For me?"

"Yeah, they bloomed real pretty. It's so you'll get well!"

"What? You've gotta be kidding. I don't need them."

"You won't take them?" Little Shion said in a weaker tone, almost begging.

Seeing Shion and Jin in the room and the possibility of having another set of injuries, he reluctantly accepts. "Ah, uh, th-thanks."

"You're welcome! I hope you get better soon!"

"Dammit, this isn't me." Virgil muttered.

Shion chuckled. Virgil was annoyed. "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm sorry. It's just, you looked so different from when we first met."

"Well, excuse me for looking silly holding some flowers."

"Not at all. You look good with them."

"Damn it."

Back in the Elsa, Professor and Assistant Scott looked at KOS-MOS' basic theory Shion obtained from Labyrinthos.

"Wow, so this is KOS-MOS's basic theory?"

"Hmm. These are some excellent calculations."

"Well, how 'bout it?" asked Jr.

"Is it possible to fix KOS-MOS?" Shion added.

"Beats me!" the Professor replied.

"What?" Allen exclaimed.

"With this data you brought back and the newly designed body, it is possible to restore her to her original form."

"Then..."

"But even so…there's still too many parts we don't understand. Even if the repairs are perfect, we don't know if she'll reboot or not." the elderly man added.

"She's completely different from Erde Kaiser, the field in which we specialize." Scott replied further.

The Professor nods. "Indeed. This thing doesn't even transform, much less combine."

Allen was taken aback by the statements. "What the? That's not the problem!"

The Professor glared at Allen. "Did you say something?"

"Oh, uh, n-nothing." Allen replied, reluctantly.

"Anyway, we'll do what we can." The Professor said reassuringly. "After all, I don't get many chances to play around with this baby. Hehehehehe."

"Yeah! Ah, hah, hah, hah, hah!" Scott laughed.

Allen felt uneasy. "Chief, are you sure about this? If we leave it up to them, they may make things even worse."

"Hey, I heard that, you! When it comes to robotics, I don't make mistakes! Sit back and leave it to me! Now, all you people here are in the way! Get out! Shoo!"

As the group about to leave, the Professor stopped Allen. "Wait. You stay here, Assistant #2."

"Huh?"

"What did you expect? You're my temporary assistant! Don't tell me you're already planning on taking a break!"

"Right, then! Let's get to it, Allen!" Scott added. Allen sighed.

Leaving Allen in the room, the group pondered what to do next. "Well, let's have a breather, shall we?" chaos suggested.

Jr. nods. "Yeah. Can't do much around here anyway."

"With Allen in there, we don't have to worry, Shion." Jin said to his sister. "You should rest for a while."

"I'll do that but I have to see May. I have something to tell her."

Jon and May were having a talk when Shion arrived at the small settlement.

"Miss Uzuki." Jon greeted. "I believe your exploration of Labyrinthos was fruitful."

"I...think so. I learned many things that I never knew."

"Did you find anything about my father?" asked May.

Shion gulped, unable to reply. Seeing this, May relaxed.

"Even without hearing your answer, I can tell by looking at your faces. I thought as much. I'll be all right! I feel as if a weight's been taken off my shoulders! Actually, I think I can live even more positively than before! Thank you for telling me the truth! I'll carry on my father's will. Together with my grandfather, we'll restore this mine to its former glory!"

"Well said, Miss May." Jon said.

Shion managed a smile. "You're strong, May. I wish I can be like you."

"Miss Uzuki, you are strong." Jon remarked. "Because if you are not, you will not make it this far, no?"

"Thanks Jon. I'm going back to the Elsa. You're coming?"

"Go ahead. I will follow you later."

"Okay. See you later then."

After saying goodbye to May, Shion went back to the mine to return to the Elsa. May looked at Jon who was staring at Shion.

"You like her?"

"Yes I do, Miss May. But no more than friends."

Mary sighed. "Aah. I thought I can tease you a bit. Guess you're too cool for that."

Jon turned to May. "Me? Cool?"

Shion took a shower in the ship's female cabin as soon as she arrived. She was in a dilemma about the coming events.

"I know what is going to happen already. The coming events will bring suffering…to countless lives. And it will leave a permanent scar on the universe. But I alone, may have a chance to change everything. Even though Jon warned me about changing the past, I still can't help it."

Her thoughts turned to KOS-MOS. "KOS-MOS, what would you do? Would you chastise me for being illogical, just like you always do?"

Allen cautiously approached the female's cabin room. He feared Shion might lambast at him. Since she had the problem of fainting frequently, her mood swings became unpredictable. Predicting her was easier when she was at Vector. He felt helpless whenever Shion did something drastic and out of line. Only Alexander kept her recklessness in check. Allen knew he was keeping some kind of secret but never dared to ask about it. Despite having experienced the archetype's massacre and working longer than him in the KOS-MOS project, he content on working under him. Maybe because he felt guilty of not using his Jedi abilities to prevent the death of Kevin.

He breathed in and pressed the communicator beside the door.

"Yes?" Shion's voice answered.

"It's me, Allen. Sorry, have you got a minute?"

"Sure. What is it?" The monitor of the communicator flickered to reveal Shion in towel. Allen excited by the sight but managed to keep his mouth shut.

Shion fidgeted. "What is it? Hurry up. I'm going to catch cold."

"Ah, um, yeah. I mean, um, uh…th-the Professor..."

"What about the Professor?"

"Uh, rebooting KOS-MOS isn't working, and he says he wants your opinion."

"I see. Okay, I'll be right..."

Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard.

Jon felt something was wrong. He looked to the direction of where the Elsa was located. May, who was fixing a machine nearby looked at him.

"Something wrong?"

"My companions. They are in danger."

"I see. You wanna help them?"

"They are capable of taking care of themselves. But this time, they might need my assistance."

"Go and help them." May said. "I have Leupold here if something happens."

Jon gave a nod. "Very well." His cape hardened into a pair of wings. He glided upwards, to May's amazement.

"What is he?"

Jedi Academy, Ossus.

Erina Karas arrived along with her padawans Daron Sol and Alexander Darkblaze. A Jedi who was guarding the entrance saluted her.

"Master Karas, the council is waiting for you. Please proceed."

Erina nods. "Let's go, boys."

They made their way to where the council meeting room located. Erina stopped. She turned to Daron.

"Daron, wait here."

The Jedi prodigy managed a silent nod. Erina put her hand on Alexander's head. "Good. Let's go, kid."

"Yes Master."

The two proceed into the circular room where the most renown Jedi Masters gathered. KOS-MOS was watching from the doorway.

"Master Erina Karas and Padawan Alexander Darkblaze." a droid assistant stated.

"You sure take your time in coming here." one of the master said.

"Forgive us. We were in the middle of an intensive training and it wouldn't be beneficial for us to abort halfway."

"If you say so."

"Let us get to the point of this meeting." another council member interjected.

"We are discussing the possibility of assigning Padawan Alexander to another master."

"Are you asking permission from me?" Erina asked.

"Yes. We can only proceed with your consent."

"Then the answer is no."

"Care to give us reason?"

"You took him away from his parents just because his mother was a Jedi even when he was supposedly deemed too old. He hardly developed his Force powers during his days here. And I took him under my wings because he is an interesting case. Not because you wanted me to have extra responsibilities. Now Alex is capable on standing by his own against Daron. After all the progress he made under my tutelage, you want to take him away? I won't allow anyone to discredit me this way. Even if you all are on the council."

"Master Karas, we are not discrediting you. Of course we appreciate your help in his development but we think he will improve further under another master."

Erina's eyes rolled. "Fine then. Ask my padawan. He have the final say about this, right?"

All eyes on Alexander. He gulped. He looked at his master. She gave a nod.

"It's your decision, kid. I won't hold any hard feelings if you decide to leave."

"I...want to remain with Master Karas. I doubt anyone understands me better than her. I also have much to learn from Daron. I hope the council will not hand me over to someone else. I have my own will and this is my decision."

The council then had a short discussion. "Very well. Padawan Alexander Darkblaze will remain with Master Erina Karas. Do your best, Padawan Darkblaze. May the Force be with you."

KOS-MOS followed them out of the room. They were met by the curious Daron.

"How was it?"

Erina smiled. "They won't take him away from us, Daron."

Daron smiled back. "Glad to hear it. From now, let's have plenty of duels, Alex."

Alexander smiled and nods. "Yeah!"

"Don't forget the fun, boys. Let's go."

After getting a Jedi Healer to treat Alexander's wounds, they headed for the ship hangar. As they approached their ship, a young girl called out Alexander. "Alex!"

He turned around and recognized her. "Lina?"

She stopped to catch her breath. "I came...running when I heard you're back. So..."

"Relax, Lina."

"Are you leaving? I thought we could catch up over a drink or two."

Alexander was about to reply when Erina suddenly interrupt. "We're gonna hang around a bit. You two go ahead."

"Master, I thought we're..."

"Shut up, brat. Go with her and have a break. That's an order."

Alexander sighed. "As you wish."

Lina smiled at them before went ahead. "Hurry Alex! Let's race!"

"Hey, wait for me!"

Erina smiled as the two padawans left. Daron stood beside her asked, "What do we do in the meanwhile?"

"We can relax a bit or do you fancy a duel with me?"

KOS-MOS found herself in a courtyard where many Jedi students and Masters had their break from training. Alexander and Lina were talking about what happened since they went separate ways almost two years ago.

"You're still under Master Cygna, right? Did you went to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant?"

"Yeah. I spend most of my time there. But after a while it's getting dull. We only go out if there's a mission. Other than that, this place for research studies. What about you?"

"We went to many different worlds, Lina. Master Karas showed me a lot of different species and cultures. We also helped those who were in need along the way. We even went to a droid-only planet. It was cool."

"I'm jealous of you."

"Huh?"

"You seem to be having a lot of fun."

"Lina..."

"Well that's okay. You were depressing to watch back then. I think you deserved of what you're having now."

"I can always ask Master Karas to help. Maybe she can ask the council to do a mission together. You and your master while I'm with mine and Daron. Then we can have fun together."

Lina's face brightened. "Yeah! That would be nice. I will ask Master Cygna too!"

KOS-MOS suddenly heard someone calling her. "KOS-MOS!" It was Shion's voice. "Let KOS-MOS...let her go!"

"Go. You are needed. She needs you." the mysterious voice said.

"Shion."

Back at the Elsa, the Black Testament Voyager was choking Shion while holding KOS-MOS' maintenance pod in one hand. He alone defeated everyone on board including Jr., Jin and Ziggy.

"This...he's beyond our league." Jr. muttered as he slowly stood up.

"I...have to agree." Jin added. "But I will not give up on Shion."

With his katana in hand, Jin attacked Voyager but he was easily repelled by the invisible shield protecting him. Voyager snickered as his grip on Shion tightened. He is now intent on killing her. Suddenly, bluish white light emitted from the pod.

"The Hilbert...Effect?" Shion uttered.

An arm grabbed hold of Voyager's. It was KOS-MOS'. The pod opened up to reveal her in new, upgraded form. Without waiting for any reaction, KOS-MOS threw Voyager to the gate, forcing him to release his grip on Shion. Then, she threw her own pod at Voyager but he easily destroyed it. KOS-MOS then fired several beam shots as the dark Testament absorbed them with his barrier. Using his power similar to The Force, Voyager threw the debris at her but the android was quick to react by catching it and returning the favor which was easily dealt with.

The group gathered around her. "Whoa! She's way more powerful than she was before!" Jr. exclaimed.

"KOS-MOS! You're alright!" Shion shouted with joy.

"Shion, I will need your assistance in defeating the enemy unit."

"I understand. Come on, KOS-MOS!"

"Acknowledged. Engaging with maximum attack force."

Voyager smirked. Just when he was about to attack, Jon suddenly appeared behind him.

"Jon!" Shion exclaimed.

"Black Testament, Voyager. Real name, Erich Weber. Well known terrorist in UMN from a hundred years ago." he stated. Voyager smiled.

"It was because of you, Melisse Orthus died in tears."

Ziggy raised his brows. "Melisse?"

"Melisse...Orthus." Voyager muttered.

"Enough talk."

Without waiting for reply, Jon did a backslash but Voyager dodged the vicious blow. He then went next to Shion.

"Miss Uzuki, I will offer my assistance. Like Ziggurat 8, I have personal vendetta against him."

Shion nodded. "Okay."

Jon turned to Ziggy. "I believe you are calm enough."

Ziggy gave a nod. "Yes. Let's go."

Voyager laughed. He then summoned several ghastly phantoms by his side.

"This will be mildly difficult." chaos said with sarcasm.

"Mild?" asked Jr.

"Very funny." Shion remarked.

"Alex's sarcasm disease spread and there is no cure." Jin added.

"I don't want to imagine his reaction." MOMO said.

"All of you will concentrate on Voyager." Jon stated. "I will deal with the phantoms."

Shion readied her weapon. "Got it."

"Let's go!" Jr. shouted before firing his guns at Voyager. He absorbed the bullets before firing it back at the shooter. KOS-MOS appeared in the way and deflected them with R-BLADE. She then attacked. Voyager's right arm changed into a curved blade and parried the attack. Jin and Shion appeared on both sides with their weapons poised. Cold, freezing ice formed along Jin's katana while Shion set the MWS on electric shock. Voyager cursed and tried to form a barrier with his left hand. A gloved hand suddenly gripped his wrist before he could do so.

"I won't allow that." chaos said from behind. Reciting an incantation, he formed a white ball of energy and push it squarely onto Voyager's back. At the same time, Jin and Shion's attack hit him on both sides while KOS-MOS' arm blade broke through his weapon and connected his chest. The four-pronged attack was too much for him and he groaned as he felt four types of pain at the same time.

Jon, who easily dispatched Voyager's summoned creatures grinned. He called out Writhing Death. Gripping the hilt with both hands, the sword grew thrice the original size. Jr. looked up and knew what will happen.

"Incoming!"

Everyone stepped back from the dazed Testament as Jon swung the massive blade on him. Smoke and loud crashing sound spread throughout the area. After everything was cleared, the group looked at Voyager. He managed to block Jon's fatal blow with the barrier. However, cracks are slowly forming from the point of impact.

"Hmph. You got lucky." Jon remarked. Voyager smiled before teleporting to the air.

"Voyager! How much longer do you intend to keep doing this?" Ziggy yelled. He then fired several rounds of cannon and rocket launcher at him. He remained unaffected.

"Do you really think this will satisfy your never-ending thirst for power? Answer me, Erich!"

Still no reply from Voyager. Instead, he went to the ground and approached Ziggy.

"Now do you think that you've really won this?"

KOS-MOS suddenly appeared behind Voyager. "This is checkmate." she said. She then impaled Voyager with R-BLADE. She then grabbed him and threw him to Jon.

"Nice pass." Jon said. He charged up his powers on the right leg before kicking the incoming 'pass' from KOS-MOS. Voyager crashed into the wall. However, he recovered quickly and appeared to be unharmed. Jon then picked up a telepathic transmission.

"How long are you planning to play with them? You're taking too long. Return. If she has awakened, then we must devise our next move."

"Hahahahahahahahaha. I'm sorry, but it seems your time is up. You'll pay for what you have done. We will settle this later at a more appropriate time. Farewell for now. Good-bye, Jan Sauer. Hahahahahahaha."

Voyager then left throgh the hole in the wall.

"Are we safe, now?" asked MOMO.

"Yes. We're safe for now, MOMO." Jin replied. "But it wouldn't have ended well for us if we had kept on fighting."

"You kidding? We could have kicked his butt!" Jr. exclaimed.

"KOS-MOS!"

Shion desperately run and held her in tight embrace. "Thanks goodness. I was so worried about you."

"Shion, it appears that I have caused you undue emotional stress while my functions were suspended. I must apologize." KOS-MOS said in her usual monotonic voice. At the same time, she embraced her as well.

"You should. I was…really worried about you! I'm so…glad…you're all right…KOS-MOS…"

Slowly, Shion collapsed. KOS-MOS was the first to react. "Shion."

"Shion!"

Everyone gathered around her, calling her name. Jon stared at her. He detected a slight presence of U-DO. However, it didn't cause pain to her. He relaxed.

"Do not worry. She is just tired." he said. "Let her rest. Let her dream for a while."

"Dream?" MOMO asked.

Jon nods. "Rest well, Miss Uzuki."

CHAPTER END

Extra long chapter to get this boring part out ASAP.