"What did we do?" Neo asks the imperial in front of him as they fly across the land of Asaloi.
"You all know Tek right?" The imperial asks.
"Yeah." Five of them reply.
"Who's Tek?" May asks.
"Shut up!" An imperial retorts.
"Can't make me, Lalala." May teases.
"What did Tek do?" Rina asks.
"She didn't share her design of her weapons and her so called 'Teknology' with the empire when that could help everything and make sure every part of Asaloi is safe. But she didn't and she assualted our members with the use of her element disk things and the use of her guns and swords. She is currently at the SkyCity of Imperia in the court room. They are deciding if she should aid us or die and we could mass produce her stuff." The imperial answers
"You Monsters!" Nina yells.
"Wait, if that's the case then why are we here?" Ren asks.
"Yeah." Kyrie joins.
"Well, we need something to persuade her so we brought you guys." The imperial says smirking.
"WHO THE HECK IS TEK?" May yells, "I'm not finally being caught just because of Ren and his stupid idea."
"It's not a stupid idea!" Kyrie exclaims.
"You know it was, and besides the canyon was being guarded by the Nijori clan anyway. It's like Ari was setting us up, that's why she said to turn back, It's getting dangerous, and Just because Ren came doesn't mean all of you had to come now we're all caught and so is the little girl. And who's fault is it?" May says with her eyes closed.
"That's a lie!" Ari says, "I understand that and all but that was their choice, Ren just wanted to help, and I told you guys to turn back because I didn't want you guys to get hurt and I noticed Nina was following." Ari explains.
"Ren, why did you want to help her?" Kyrie asks.
"Well, because..." Ren doesn't know how to explain it.
"SHUT UP! YOU HAVE NO PROOF THAT ANY OF US ARE FRIENDS WITH TEK AND YOU KNOW THAT IF THE JUDGE DISCOVERS THIS THEN YOU ALL WILL BE EXECUTED." Neo shouts. The imperial grabs Neo by the hair and leans him out of the high-flying helicopter.
"Look at the position you're in and you choose to talk like that?" The imperial shoves him back in the seat. The rest of the ride is silent as they reach the skycity. "Escort them to the head court." the imperial says to another as he and a squad lead the group to a vast castle-like building.
"So this is Imperia?" Rina asks as they continue along the hall to a large door.
"How am I going to break out of a place like this, and still manage to land the fall back down?" May asks herself while the group reaches a stand and the guards step away.
"Court, Is now in Session." An Imperial says jesturing the entire crowd to be seated and silent. A heavily armored imperial with a sun shaped helmet was sitting in a chair about nine feet from the ground.
"He appears to be the judge." Rina says as Ren catches Tek out the corner of his eye.
"Tek!" Ren shouts to her.
"Oh, sorry guys if I messed up anything." Tek replies sadly.
"Nah this is kind of a regular thing for me, Oh wait IT ISN'T! Why?
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT BEFORE!" May shouts at the startled
Tek.
"Please now pipsqueak. We have no time for your minor disputes." The Judge says.
"You little!" May is cut-off by Nina who struggles to hug her arm
while handcuffed. May's anger dies down quickly.
"H-Hey Neo and Ari, Sorry for the whole-" Tek was also interupted,
but by the Judge.
"Now, now this isn't the time for a reunion." He says.
"So why haven't you said anything yet?" Neo says. The Judge is
surprised and sits back in his seat.
"Tek Monroe, Will you aid the Empire with your inventions or... will
they die along with you if you don't." He says.
Tek smirks and asks "What's in it for me?"
The Judge thinks for a moment then sits foward. "Any technology and
resources you've ever wanted, What's mine is yours." The Judge says.
"Alright I'll do it, but what about them?" Tek replies.
"No harm shall be done to them we will simply escort them to where
they wish to be transported." He answers.
"I'm staying with Ren!" Kyrie exclaims.
"K-Ky... I think it's best if you stayed with Neo... Atleast as of
now. I wouldn't want you to get hurt during the battle." Ren says as
he looks down.
"B-but..." Kyrie begins to tear up.
"Understood." Neo says as he and Kyrie are escorted back to the hangar.
"M-May, You should go aswell, you might like things in Emerald City."
Ren says smiling at May.
"Yeah, okay." May says as she is escorted back to the Hangar with Nina.
"Ren... Just... Promise me you'll come back okay?" Rina asks with her
head down. Ren doesn't say anything. "Okay?! You, Hikari, and Nina are
all the family that I have left!" Rina begs as she starts to cry.
"Yeah, Promise." Ren says to her. The imperial guards understand and
escort her to the hangar.
"What about you and this battle, Ren?" Tek asks.
"It's nothing... just me and Ren sparring is all." Ari speaks up
before Ren could talk.
"But Rina..." The confused Tek began.
"No further discussions we have work to do, Isn't that right Tek?" The
Judge says as he waves his hand ordering two soldiers to escort Ren
and Ari to the Hangar. The two board one separate from the others. Ren
see's Kyrie's sad face dug into Neo's chest through the window. Ren
looks down at his feet.
"Where Ya Headed?" The pilot asks.
"Najori Canyon."