Chapter 10: Chrono and Alana
Chrono and Alana looked around and they sighed as they were in a safe place. Fefnir looked at the two as Priestess healed them up.
"I do not know who you two are but I like to say thanks for saving my wife and my hide," said Fefnir.
"No problem suga," said Alana. Fefnir looked at Alana as the pink reploid sighed and looked at Fefnir.
"Please excuse Alana. She tends to call people sugar all the time," said Chrono. Fefnir looked at Athena as she is in some sort of container.
"Can you bring her back to normal?" asked Fefnir. Chrono sighed as she looked at Athena.
"I wish I know how. However, Vern have been after her since 900 years," said Chrono.
"900 years. That is old as she is. So Vern is an old geezer who have been after my wife," said Fefnir.
"Ever since she was created. He wanted one of us but he somehow liked Athena's design better than mine. When Athena and I have met him before, he keep looking at Athena sadistically. Athena looked scared. Then one day I decided to dress up in her clothes one day. I did not expected he would take my sister away. However, he took me instead. Ever since, I have been trapped with him with the name Chrono," said Chrono.
"I am not going to let him take her away. He has to kill me to get to Athena," said Fefnir.
"He is going to do that. And all who is trying to protect her from him, suga. I am telling you from experience," said Alana.
"Why did you both tried to keep him away from Athena," said Fefnir. Alana smiled a bit.
"We both have for 900 years already until the barrier break. He will track Athena down no matter where she is. However, he can't track her here. Too many interference with other signatures," said Chrono.
"So who are all of you really," said Fefnir. Alana looked at Fefnir with a smile since she did not ever fully explain herself.
"I am Alana Jakob, I was made after Axl and a human scientist name Alana. I am the first reploid with both Human and reploid genetics," said Alana. Fefnir looked at Alana with a wide eye open.
"Axl had a child. I never seen him a father figure," said Fefnir. Alana smiled at Fefnir.
"Hey my momma was no different from the person he married. Only difference is the one he married is a reploid like myself and my momma is a human," said Alana. Fefnir looked at Alana.
"I am still shocked about it. Though what is your relation to my wife," said Fefnir. Alana smiled.
"She is the one who helped with the project. She took my momma's DNA and my daddy's DNA to make me. So in part she was my creator," said Alana. Fefnir looked at Athena and then at Alana.
"No she still not consider your wife as a mother since your wife was assisting with the project. Though your wife came to see a project made history and helped out. Unfortunately, Vern mistook that information as she is a creation of Athena. Alana helped me out ever since that problem," said Chrono. Fefnir looked at Chrono.
"So she has been busting her butt to save my wife even though she consider her no relation to her," said Fefnir.
"I consider her like my aunt but nothing like my momma," said Alana. Fefnir looked at Chrono.
"You what is the relation to my wife," said Fefnir. Chrono sighed as she looked at Fefnir.
"I am her sister. I am Chorus Halsberg," said Chrono, "I am the sister she has been looking for over these years." Fefnir looked at Chrono.
"Wait you are the same person that my wife named our daughter after," said Fefnir as he looked at Chrono.
"The very same. I have kept my sister hidden after my upgrade chassis. I went from young child like Athena was to an adult. Vern upgrade me to that still thought I was Athena until he found out that I did not have the elemental powers so he found out that I am the other reploid her sister. He found that after the courtship of the inner circle. Technically speaking I am Vern's wife whether he liked it or not," said Chrono.
"Wait you married to him," said Fefnir who looked all confused. Chrono sighed as she looked at Fefnir.
"It was not a real wedding where both partners have to commit and say their vows. It is more of he speaks for both of us. It was something in those lines. The only time I speak is to say his name. Even that it has to sound like I love him. I have done that to save my sister and spared her the agony going through that. I did so many sacrifices to keep that man away from her and have her to live a happy peaceful life than the one I was living," said Chrono, "I had to change my name for the fact others would not thought that I am Chorus." Chrono started to cry. Fefnir looked at the reploid in front of him as he thought about what she had said.
"I probably would be angry if someone had done that to any of my friends. The only family I have is Athena. My three friends I consider them as my siblings however we are not even related in that sort," said Fefnir.
"I know about your creation Fefnir. The times I have been here looking and watching," said Chrono as she saw what is happening on Earth.
"For 900 years that is what I have been doing. Using the satellites to see what everyone has been doing on Earth even the hidden underground. That is how I was living and that is how I kept watch of my sister and watching everything," said Chrono.
"Hey Suga, we have a problem. That reploid that has been in this orb kept responding," said Alana. Chrono looked at the black armor reploid with red braid hair. Fefnir looked at the guy as well.
"Is he hibernating or is he like that for repairs," said Fefnir. Chrono shrugged as she looked at Fefnir.
"I do not know. Vern hardly told me anything and this reploid but all I know he kept him here for a reason," said Chrono. Meanwhile… Aile started to awake as she is in a different area. She saw a reploid that was before.
"Who are you?" asked Aile. The reploid tried to attack but the barrier blocked him as he looked at Aile.
"You are one lucky human you are not dead here. Though that piece of scrap metal name Vern kept me trapped in this bubble of a seal. Though the two pest females kept me somewhere without saying why," said the reploid in black armor to Aile who is now in her regular clothing.
"I guess they care for you even though they do not know you," said Aile. The reploid turned with a smile.
"Some one care for me. Black Knight," said the reploid. Aile smiled at Black Knight.
"Why not. Everyone needs someone to look after when they cannot move," said Aile.
"You are wasting your time. I am a killing machine. I born for war and a war I am going to finished," said Black Knight.
"What happens when you finished with all the killing and there is nothing to kill," said Aile.
"What are you trying to say human?" said Black Knight angry. Aile looked at Black Knight.
"Meaning after you wiped out everyone what are you going to do?" asked Aile. Black Knight looked at her.
"There is no such thing. There always be something for me to kill," said Black Knight.
"I see. You are targeting one person now and then go after everyone but you did not think that far ahead. I know the people will be wiped out as well as reploids. What you tend to do. Rebuild reploids for you to destroy," said Aile.
"Why build them when I can kill them," said Black Knight. Aile sighs as she looked sad.
"I see. That is probably the reason why they trapped you there," said Aile. Black Knight looked at Aile.
"Those who looked after me you are acting like them. Just get away from me. You are nothing but a sore sight," said Black Knight.
"Well then people I have met have been stubborn like you. And believe me, calling me a scum or a pest will go back to you," said Aile as everything turned around. Black Knight tried to attack but it bounces and hit him. He then growled and sat there.
"Feisty little pest. She does not run away. I guess I have to ask her for help," said Black Knight. Meanwhile… Fefnir, Alana, and Chrono tried to save Athena out of the trouble she had.
"Shit she is not responding," said Fefnir. Alana and Chrono sighed as they looked at Fefnir.
"We know that suga, I do not know how to help her. I know you felt hopeless but there is got to be a way to wake her up," said Alana.
"Right now we can't do anything right now but we need to wait. We can't go back or Vern will get us to tell us where is Athena and for Fefnir, he would kill you if we put you back. I do not want my sister to be sad," said Chrono.
"Thanks for worried about me," said Fefnir in a sarcastic tone. The two sat there for a long while in silence. Chrono sighed as she looked at Fefnir.
"Can I ask you a question Fefnir?" asked Chrono. Fefnir looked at Chrono and sighed.
"There is nothing to so shoot," said Fefnir. Chrono looked at Athena and looked at Fefnir.
"Did my sister ever mentioning me to you?" asked Chrono. Fefnir looked at Chrono.
"More times than I can count. She thought you were killed by mavericks and she does not forgive herself that you have died. She tried to go to scrap yards to find you. We could not find you. She then gave up hope and cried. All I can do is comfort her. If anything, I wanted to know more about my wife and her sibling," said Fefnir.
"I see. I would have done the same. However, I did not die. I got stuck here as I see her move on with her life. The only thing I am happy that she have found someone she could love. Yet I am sad that I could not go to your wedding," said Chrono.
"Suga, I found out what happened with Athena. She is out cold. The unexplained one. Remember Suga, I was like that when you found me," said Alana.
"Wait it happened again. That is weird. It happened again. Well then we have to wait," said Chrono, "I hope she wakes up soon because we can talk to her again."
"Athena, I know you can hear me and I know you are alive. Please hear me and tell me that you are ok. I wanted to hold you in my arms as I wanted to keep you close," said Fefnir. There was a silence until Alana looked at Fefnir.
"I have a question for you. Since my father let you use his porn magazines. Did he ever thought I would be in any of those magazines," said Alana. Fefnir had a blush look.
"My daughter did asked me the same question when she saw me with the porn magazines. I almost puke at the site of my daughter in something like that. I think your father would gag to see you there if not your step mom will beat him down to the ground," said Fefnir.
"I guess so suga, but I still can't stop wondering if he would react," said Alana. Chrono sighed as the two waited for Athena to wake up.