A/N And here we are guys, 1/3rd the way through NaNoWriMo! And at this point, I think 3pm updates will be the best, those give me time to write and edit, especially with class, what do you guys think? I hope you enjoy this chapter!

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Chapter Ten: Who Let The Pets Out?

"Fascinating!" Lisa Loud held her scanner over the green crystal Lori had been given mere hours prior. "This crystal is giving off high-energy tachyons!" An uncharacteristic excitement filled her voice as she pulled out a file on her computer and began to type.

"Uhh… Lisa, what's goin' on?" Lori raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Can you use that to help Bun Bun find her memories or not?"

The scientist typed quickly for a moment, before pulling back, adjusting her glasses and sitting up straight. "Yes," her voice lost the excitement that had just permeated it. "If they give off these high-energy tachyons as well, then all would have to do is build a device that could track them."

"Uhh… what are high-energy tachyons?" Lincoln tilted his head in confusion. "And why do they sound like something from one of my comics?"

The scientist turned and refocused her gaze upon the crystal, before beginning to fiddle with it. "Tachyons are a particle that has been theorized to move faster than light," she motioned with her hand. "However, because nothing can begin to move faster or slower than light, in order to not cross the light-speed barrier by slowing down, they gain energy, which keeps them above it… effectively, they are the oxymoron of the particle physics community."

The boy hesitated for a moment, before shaking his head. "Well… I think I understand."

"So, uhh… what does this have to do with anything though?" Bun Bun looked towards Lisa in curiosity, though making sure to keep the distance she had left between her and the young girl. "She doesn't mean to harm you… I hope you're right Lori…"

"That is just some background on my work, feel free to disregard it if you do not wish to know specifics," she turned back to the trio. "Now, would you care to tell me how you came into possession of this… remarkable stone?"

Lori didn't hesitate. "Another bunny tried to kidnap Bun Bun," she turned and wrapped an arm around the bunny girl, who in turn did the same. "I was able to get him to back off, but he ran away after giving me it… he called himself 'Epsilon'."

Lisa rubbed her chin. "Did he tell you anything else?"

"Well, he called me, 'Sigma' and that he had to bring me back to 'Zeta' and 'Ethioth' because of a fight or something," Bun Bun cut in, rubbing her head as she did so. "Who are those?"

"Aside from the fact that, aside from 'Ethioth', they're named after Greek letters, I am unsure," Lisa looked up, towards the solar system mobile that Lynn Sr. had installed back when she was first given the room. "It would that you're involved in a major conflict of some kind, involving beings from another world."

"Who do you think 'Epsilon' is then?" Lincoln asked, his voice filling with curiosity. "Can we trust him?"

"I highly doubt it. All warfare is based on deception after all. While he may trustworthy, if what I can gather is true, we cannot trust anyone unless we find out the motivations of both sides."

Lori nodded. "That makes sense. So, aside from the high-energy tachyons, is there anything else that you can tell us?"

The scientist thought about the question for a moment, before shaking her head. "Currently, I am unsure. However, I will be able to make the detector for you, so please, stand by it should only take a few hours… as long as I do not receive any more distractions."

"Thanks Lisa," Lori then grabbed Lincoln and Bun Bun, before guiding them out of the room.

"So, now what?" The Lori took a breath, before leaning against the nearby wall, while crossing his arms. "There's a strange bunny with magical powers looking for you, but we're gonna get a tracker for her memory shards."

Lincoln sighed and shook his head. "I don't know Lori, I really don't…"

"How about-" Bun Bun started, only for a *crash* to echo through the hall, causing Lana to stumble out and fall to the floor in exhaustion.

"Ugh…" she groaned. "Why are they acting so badly?"

"Uhh…. What's going on, Lana?" Lori squatted down and grabbed her little sister, pulling her back onto her feet as she did so.

The young girl rubbed her head, before shaking it. "I don't know… All of our pets have been misbehaving ever since Bun Bun came around and I don't know why!"

Immediately, Lincoln and Bun Bun turned to each other, no doubt thinking the same thing.

"What do you mean, Lana?" Lincoln tuned back to his sister, curiosity filling his voice.

"They're not listening and that's the fifth time Cliff's scratched me!" She immediately stumbled back, her exhaustion parent from the bags building under her eyes. "I though we got him declawed after he scratched up the sofa though…"

"That's strange…" Lori rubbed her chin. "I'm not sure what we can do about it though…"

"Lori, leave it to us!" Lincoln spoke up, walking over to his little sister as he did so. "I think I know why they're behaving that way."

Lori raised an eyebrow. "Oh? How come?"

Lincoln took a breath. "Last week, when I visited Clyde with Bun Bun, Cleopawtra attacked us, and after Bun Bun knocked her out with a frying pan, one of her memories came out of her and she was fine afterwards."

Lana scratched her head in confusion. "So you think one of Bun Bun's memories is causing them to misbehave?"

He nodded. "You trained them yourself, didn't ya? You know they'd never try to hurt you!"

Lana rubbed her chin. "Well, I guess it couldn't help… how are we supposed to get them to give up her memory though? Isn't like, in their heads?" she motioned towards her own head for emphasis.

"I'll leave you guys to figure that out," Lori shrugged, before turning and stepping back into her room. "Good luck!"

"Thanks Lori…" Bun Bun's voice trailed off, before she sighed, and turned to the young girl in front of her. "So… how are we gonna do this?"

Lana stepped over to her room door. "I'll let you guys in our room, please, if you can help them without hurting them, do it. I'm begging you!"

Lincoln smiled and ran his hand through his sister's head. "Don't worry Lana, we'll take good care of them," with that, he took the bunny girl's hand in his own and nodded. "Ready?"

She nodded in reply. "Ready."

And with that they stepped into the room.

Immediately, Charles jumped from his perch and charged at Lincoln, the pug dog seemingly trying to get a hold of his master. "All right Charles, come here boy!" Yet, once he realized the pug wasn't going to stop for him, he jumped out of the way, allowing him to ram his head into the wall.

"One down, g'ahh!" Bun Bun quipped, only for Walt to try and dive bomb at her. "Lincoln! How do we take out a bird?!"

"Simple! You've gotta catch it! Don't birds like rabbits?!" The boy meanwhile, rushed over to Cliff, the cat clawing at Geo's ball while Geo growled back from inside.

Suddenly, an idea came to the bunny girl. "Just like how I took down Cleopawtra!" She darted her head fro side-to-side, allowing her gaze to fall upon Lana's rubber axe. "That works!" With that, she bolted towards the weapon.

Meanwhile, on Lincoln's end, Cliff jumped at him, his newly sharpened claws ready to swipe at his owner, while geo menacingly rolled at him, trying to join into the frey. "Think fast Lincoln, this isn't good! How has Lana been able to handle these guys for a whole week?!"

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the sunlight flicker off geo's ball.

Suddenly, the realization of what he had to do hit him. In a blitz, he rolled over, taking the chance to throw cliff to the side, while he rushed to his feet and grabbed geo.

Cliff on the other hand, landed on his paws, and steeled his gaze, before rushing at Lincoln.

Across the room, Bun Bun ducked and rolled, grabbing the rubber axe as she did so. "I can do this, I can do this!" she raised the weapon, and when Walt dived at her again, she swung.

Instantly, the bird flew across the room, before crashing into cliff, knocking both of them unconscious, and leaving Lincoln standing by with Geo still growling at him.

"Wow, nice shot, Bun Bun," Lincoln looked at the three unconscious pets. "Do you think that did it?"

Suddenly, Cliff, Charles, Walt and Geo began to glow, before light dissipated from their bodies, forming a silver crystal in front of them.

"Wow…" Bun bun's eyes went wide, before in a trance, she began to step forward and took it in her hands. "Just like the last time…" she closed her eyes, and suddenly, the world around the duo began to melt away, leaving the duo standing before what looked to be a ravaged wasteland, covered in still-burning fires.

"Sigma, come on, it's time to go!" A voice cried out, and yet, when he turned towards the source, all he saw were the strange beings from Bun Bun's home. "Is this the war Epsilon was talking about?"

"Nothing left to do here…" Bun Bun whispered, before the memory began to fade, leaving the bunny girl standing by unsure of what else to say. "Lincoln…"

The boy looked towards his friend. "Yeah Bun Bun?"

"…Who was I… And what did I have to do with… that battle?" She continued, uncertainty filling her voice.

"I… don't know…" Lincoln reached out to his friend.

"All I remember is that… I caused that… that damage… all the fires… was my fault…" suddenly, pain began to fill her voice, while she inched closer to Lincoln, with the boy wrapping his arm around her. "Was I evil?"

And yet, all Lincoln could do, was take a breath, and shrug.

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A/N And there we go! Chapter 10 is in the bag! Only twenty more chapters left before this story's end! And here comes the "fun and games" part of the story! As always, feel free to PM and such!

Review Replies (C9):

Lucy the destoryer: Maybe I will, maybe I won't.

DreadedCandiru2: Warmer… You're getting the idea! As for pay, well probably a lot.

Hatoralo: Thanks! I hope I delievered again! And maybe she's Sigma, it's a possibility, as for X, probably not. He's copyrighted.

TheCartoonist294: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed!

Bouken Dutch 2.0: When you've only got a day to write a whole chapter, you tend to remember little details to fill the time. And as for who Epsilon is, well only time will reveal that! Thanks!