AKB0048: The Fallen Idols of Injustice!
Chapter 10: Meanwhile...
Meanwhile, back in the original universe, thirty minutes after Chris and co. disappeared.
"How can it be? They're still at AKB0048's dormitory at the time of the disappearance, right?" Tsubasa frowned in worry.
"Well...yeah. The Kiraras told us that they saw them, and a flash of light came through, and the next thing they knew, the girls were gone!" Sae replied, her tone brought forth a tinge of worry.
Tsubasa inhaled and exhaled deeply while trying to calm her mind down.
"Alright...Ayako, Mayuyu and I will try to see if we can trace and follow the energy signatures of Chris, Alito, Nagisa, Chieri, Sonata, Kanata, and Suzuko. For now, do not, I repeat, do not let anyone outside of AKB0048 know." Tsubasa nodded.
"You may find that your workload will be lightened. I probably knew where they might be."
"Mr Sono? But...you ain't well yet..." Tsubasa's eyes widened as she saw a slightly limping redeemed father of Chieri Sono.
"Look, young lady...I have just got to reunite with my daughter and you expect me to sit here and do jack? Even if news about their disappearance didn't spread, it won't be long before the newly grouped DES and DGTO got wind of this through one way or another. Besides...I have a debt of gratitude to pay for Chris and Alito, so the best I could do is to help you to get 'em back before DES kick our butts." Mr Sono frowned.
"But what kind of idea do you suggest..." Tsubasa replied.
"Parallel Dimension." Mr Sono interjected.
Silence screamed in return.
Tsubasa slowly chuckled, but Mr Sono could feel and hear the former seventh Mariko Shinoda's cynicism in it.
"Really? Mr Sono, this couldn't Mr Sono clear his throat, interrupting the former seventh Mariko.
"I'm sure you do have the recording of the idols', Chris's, and Alito's disappearance, right?" Mr Sono frowned.
Tsubasa obliged. Mr Sono saw the exact moment when Chieri's Kirara unleashed its flash along with the rest.
Mr Sono tapped in several commands in the Liquid Crystal Display keyboard while accessing the energy tracking program.
"Look at this energy reading," Mr Sono pointed at the data result for the instantaneous flash that Chieri's Kirara Drive unleashed prior to her disappearance, "compared to Chieri's Kirara energy reading during the Kasumigastar trial."
Tsubasa and Sae's eyes widened in shock. There was a huge, towering spike of energy reading between the Kasumigastar incident and the incident seconds before Chris and co's disappearance.
"Holy..." Tsubasa gasped.
"The Kirara Drive enables interdimensional space travel with the power of Dualium. I'm not surprised if, by some huge energy spike, Chris and co. will be transported over to a parallel dimension through the Drive alone." Mr Sono frowned.
"So...your point is?" Sae wondered.
"That's when the tricky part starts. There's no Dualium crystals at the scene where Chris and co. disappeared, yet somehow the Kiraras were able to activate their Kirara Drive to a point where they can't be detected throughout the entire Akiba Galaxy System. Why? The huge spike in energy level might be the cause. We trace it and we can find out the source." Mr Sono explained.
Tsubasa exhaled deeply with a concerned look upon her face.
"Not much of a choice if you ask me...but I'm glad you're willing to contribute for the sake of rescuing your daughter." Tsubasa simpered.
Thirty minutes later...
"Eh? That energy signature that causes the spike in the Kiraras' energy levels have traces of Dualium in the mix!" Ayako's eyes widened.
"We should be able to trace its source. Just hope that we have the time before trouble hits the fan..." Mayu Watanabe Type 3 sighed while typing on a keyboard.
"We need to...we must." Mr Sono sighed.
"Just hang in there, we'll find 'em soon enough." Tsubasa frowned.
Hours later...
"There they are! We traced the energy signatures and...Mr Sono's hypothesis is correct. Somehow, an external source shoot out an energy beam from some Dualium-powered teleportation device in the parallel dimension. That energy beam must have travelled from their dimension to ours, hit the Kiraras surrounding Chris and co., and brought them to the parallel dimension!" Ayako explained in excitement.
"I told ya I have a hunch..." Mr Sono chuckled softly.
"Well...we still have lots to learn about interdimensional travels. So you all found them. A parallel dimension it is...Now, how do we get there?" Tsubasa wondered.
"We don't. We pull 'em back 'ere." Sae replied.
"By pulling 'em back, we risk nothing to an away team...Good. Still, there's a problem...How do we do it?" Tsubasa wondered.
"We use this." Mayuyu Type 3 showed up a large, circular portal-like machine. "The portal is normally used to transport our Flying Get from our HQ to other planets. However, we're going to modify it this time for the purpose to pull Chris and co. back."
"Sounds like a good idea..." Mr Sono nodded.
"We got a lot of work to do." Mayuyu Type 3 nodded.
Hours later...
"Alright...a few more adjustments and it should be a-okay. Tsubasa, ya ready?" Mayuyu spoke calmly as her cybernetic right arm recalibrated the portal system's CPU.
"Manage to input the energy signature. Coordinates set!" Tsubasa gave the thumbs up.
"All systems stabilized. Generators' at acceptable levels, cell energy is at maximum level required." Mr Sono nodded.
"Let's crank it, then! Mayuyu!" Ayako shot out.
The cyborg girl nodded as she opened up her cybernetics map to activate the main components of the modified Cosmic Warp Portal.
A spark of energy soon appeared. It gradually collected enough energy to shine properly.
"Right, it's working!" Ayako smiled.
However, Tsubasa noticed that the energy readings for the Warp Portal was spiking. Crackles of energy begin to surround her keyboard.
"What's happening?" Mr Sono gasped.
"Energy levels are suddenly spiking!"Tsubasa exclaimed.
Ayako yelped when her keyboard was struck by several sparks of forked-energy.
The entire room was soon overloaded with several arcs of electricity.
"Mayuyu,! Ayako! Shut these machine down" Tsubasa called out.
"Don't worry, we got 'em!" Mayuyu Type 3 frowned.
However, a large wave of particle energy soon spread through the entire room, catching the team off guard.
"GAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Mayu Watanabe Type 3 and Mr Sono screamed out in horror as they soon got engulfed by the particle energy.
Ayako, Tsubasa, and Sae were the only people left in the command room; Mayuyu Type 3 and Mr Sono were gone...
The teenage CG Mayuyu found herself in the middle of an alleyway, with thrash bags filled in left and right. She could not see her own palms due to lack of proper lighting and was forced to use her built-in torchlight on her eyes.
"Wonderful..." Mayuyu sighed as her shoulders sagged in disappointment. "Dunno whether to pat myself in the back, or kick myself in my cybernetic arse..."
*BING!*
*BOOSH!*
*BAM!*
"What in the heck..." Mayu frowned as she traced the source of the collision sound using her cochlear implant.
When she arrived at the scene, Mayuyu's eyes widened...
Augusta was clashing swords with a long, blue-grey hair woman with big breasts, a golden armor with several plates overlapping one another like a carapace of a crab. The woman was also sported having a pincer-like gauntlets that were razor-sharp, and was wearing a golden-plated crab-like headgear with six golden-plated 'legs' spreading out.
"Makoto! Stop what you're doing at once!" Mayuyu shot a blast of energy beam towards her target.
The blast shook Absolute Makoto Yokomizo, but she shook it off effectively. She only panted because she fought with Augusta minutes ago.
"Mayuyu? Took ya long enough with the healing process! What's with the friendly fire anyway? Afraid that you don't get to fight as much as I do?" the blue-grey hair idol frowned, her voice slightly deeper and darker than it used to be.
"Energy signature for Makoto is completely different from our Makoto...Darker, more vulgar and even arrogant...Parallel dimension it is, then. But just why am I sucked in here instead of pulling our target back?" Mayuyu thought.
"Why're you fighting with the eighth Matsui Sakiko? She's one of us!" the CG frowned.
"You mechanical ragdoll...does the last hit from the doppelganger Kanata Shinonome fuck up your internal circuitry memory systems?" Absolute Makoto cussed.
"Mechanical...ragdoll? I have you know, I AIN'T A MECHANICAL RAGDOLL!" Mayuyu Type 3 snapped as a purplish aura surrounded her body and she unleashed a large energy blast from her arm cannon.
Absolute Makoto swept her right arm and easily deflected the blast with her pincer-like gauntlet.
"This Mayuyu must be from Chris's dimension; there's no multiple tubes - tell-tale signs that the Mayuyu of our world has." Augusta thought.
"Mayuyu, your attacks can't affect Makoto unless you have Chris's and Alito's bestowed upon you their elements temporarily! Besides, the Makoto you're facing now, is your Makoto's parallel counterpart!" Augusta frowned.
"So you're against her as well? Why don't we defeat her first before clearing the confusion?" Mayuyu asked.
Before anyone could clear the confusion, Makoto shot two purple energy orbs at Augusta and Mayu Watanabe Type 3 with her pincer claw gauntlets.
"Augusta Cross!"
In a 'cross' shape fashion, Augusta managed to erased the energy orbs.
"So I assume the Mayuyu I'm facing isn't our Mayuyu, is it? And here I am, nearly thinking you're one of us!" Absolute Makoto's eyes glowed blue in anger.
"Everything you wanna say, Mayuyu, you can talk about it later! For now, let's kick her butt!" Augusta frowned.
"Do you think I have any choice since my attacks do jack? Chris and Alito were here as well, right?" Mayu frowned.
Augusta brought Mayu close and whispered by her left ear.
Mayu sighed as she activated her right arm's cannon. "Alright...Again, not as if we have any other choice either..."