This isn't suppose to be on chapter 11. It is suppose to be later WAY later. But then I changed my mind and made a U-turn and decided to post this one
It's not good, I will tell you. But it holds greater meaning inside it
Let me blow your guys' minds for a moment, okay?
Warning! Your OCs may be OOC!
Enjoy Reading And Review If You Feel Like It!
Chapter 11
Eternal Hearts
"There's one on your right, Baron"
"Thank you, Love"
"Here come two of them on the left"
"My left or your left?"
"My left"
"All done"
"Don't forget the one charging towards you"
"You mean that one?"
"Oh, you took him out already"
Haru was sitting on the woven chair outside the Cat Bureau, making embroidery flawlessly with her brown furry hands. Her eyes occasionally shifted from her handiwork to her fiancé on the flowering field before her.
The Baron was wielding his cane in his right hand while having his left hand on his back. His grey tailcoat and top hat are still on the standing rack inside the bureau. He felt a bit naked without them whenever he's outside, but he doesn't need them right now.
Few seconds ago the Baron was battling a very familiar army of silver robots. They were human sized, but with the Baron's magic he was able to shrink them down and easily took the whole army all by himself.
Around half an hour ago these army of silver robots came out from an unusually large portal, placed right in front of the Cat Bureau. The Baron reacted on instinct, grabbing his cane and burst through the double doors.
Well, opened the doors politely and calmly exiting out before closing them after Haru got out too.
Haru was only merely put down the book she just read and walked outside. She sat down and continued doing her embroidery, occasionally telling her handsome fiancé the opponents he missed. Just now, he took out the last one.
This is actually their average days at the Cat Bureau. Talk about a weird yet perfect couple…
"That was a pretty good warm-up," the Baron commented, twirling his cane around his right hand. He then checked his cane if it's still straight or not. "Still not a bend on the cane," he proudly stated, twirling the cane under his right arm before shifting it to his left hand, still twirling. "Record time, Haru?" he inquired at his fiancée.
"Five enemies in two seconds," Haru answered, still working on her handiwork. The Baron winced and his tawny ears folded, stopping his tricks with his cane.
"I am way out of practice," he stated, placing a hand on his hip while tapping his cane onto his shoulder. "Is Mr. Ralph still sleeping?" he asked her. Haru's brown ears turned to the window behind her.
"He's just woken up"
As if on queue, the double doors swung open, revealing the seven foot giant exiting the bureau. He was about to yawn when it suddenly changed into a shocked yelp when his dark green eyes landed on the flowering field.
"Good mor- What the heck is happened around here?!" RJ yelled at the top of his lungs in shock. Broken yet familiar silver robots were lying everywhere around the Cat Bureau.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Ralph. Had a nice sleep?" the Baron walked up to him, his cane still over his shoulder. Haru came to her fiancé's side, putting away her handiwork. RJ only gawked at them.
"It is not a good time to warmly greet a person after seeing this view," RJ stated, gesturing the dead broken silver robots that littered everywhere. The engaged couple tilted their heads in unison, even their ears flicked simultaneously.
"We don't see anything unusual at the view," the Baron said, causing Haru to nod her head. Both of them had confused expression written all over their face.
RJ doesn't know how to react. He felt like laughing, but he felt like it's not an appropriate time to. He felt weird, but at the same time he felt like laughing. The thing he currently felt is total confusion. He guarantee that even Commander be extremely confused with mixed emotions.
Talking about that thirteen foot giant, Commander returned back to his nest with his mother tagging along. Their nest is in this dimension, so it is safe for them to travel. RJ even willing to bet that even Army Queen will be confused by the Baron and Haru.
This version of Baron and Haru is probably the weirdest version of Baron and Haru he had ever met.
And now everyone will be confused at this, right?
Suddenly, as the trio stood there, a portal mysteriously showed up right in front of the bureau, a few meters away from the trio. They turned their attention to the portal, now in serious mode, especially the Baron and RJ.
This portal, however, only puked out one single person. The person yelped in pain when he made contact with the ground.
"Gila, paloi bnar. Time-time Urang kn membuat chapter 11 tarus-tarus ada portal datang mengambil aku"
Upon hearing the accent and language, RJ had his eyebrows shot up his forehead. The person stood up, brushing away the dust from his clothes.
He wore a white short sleeved shirt with a pair of dark green long pants. His hair is as black as RJ's and as tall as Haru.
"Aya… ani mna aku ne?"
The newcomer placed his hands on his hips, his back faced the trio. RJ suddenly leaned down to speak with the Baron.
"Baron," RJ started, eyes still locked onto the familiar form before them. "You better prepare yourself," he said, causing the Baron to turn toward him, confused.
"May I inquire why?"
As if hearing the voices, the new person turned around and his brown eyes landed on the trio. When his eyes landed on the Baron they are widened in shock.
"HOOOOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYY Sh-"
Some minutes had passed ever since the newcomer had arrived. The young man is currently eagerly drinking the Baron's personal blend of tea. He sighed blissfully at the wonderful taste.
"Ahir skalinya, buleh ku minum Baron punya teh," he said in his tongue language. The Baron and Haru turned toward RJ for translation.
"He finally has another wish fulfilled," RJ translated. Apparently RJ knew this young man, because he knew him incredibly well.
That is because this young man is the alternate version of RJ Ralph; the same person RJ told the engaged couple a while ago. The young man's nicknames are also 'RJ' and 'Ralph'.
When the young man met the Baron, he shook his hands excitedly, babbling something the Baron and Haru don't understand. But after RJ translated, they smiled down widely at the young man before inviting him into the Cat Bureau.
Young RJ is apparently greatly admired the Baron, which made the cat figurine swelling with pride. In his world, the Baron and Haru are only appeared in Japanese animation, which surprised the engaged couple.
"Please," RJ rolled his eyes when they talked to him about it. "Foxy and the others might appear in games in other universe," he stated. "And we, here in this universe, may be just some fan fiction written by him – could be – and publish it to the internet," he added.
"Is that why I get this feeling that some people out there are laughing, thinking about how correct your statement is?" the Baron rubbed the back of his neck. Young RJ chuckled at his statement.
Half an hour later, the engaged couple and RJ continued doing their research. Young RJ also helped them, but he shortly stopped and took out a paper and a pencil and sat down on the floor, leaning against the wall.
"What is he doing?" Haru asked RJ, her eyes gazed curiously at the young RJ who audibly muttered under his breaths to himself.
"He said he is continuing chapter 11," RJ answered, also staring curiously at the alternate version of him himself. He kept muttering under his breaths as he kept on scribbling on the paper.
"RJ tarus-tarus beranti membaca n tanya Baron pasal Foxy…"
The seven foot giant stopped reading the book in his hand and exhaled through his nose. He laid the book onto his lap and turned his attention to the Baron as Haru returned back to the book in her hand.
"Do you think that Foxy will be okay?" he asked the cat figurine, leaning back into the wall behind him. The Baron kept reading but he answered RJ's question.
"If his friends and family are always around him, then he will be fine," the Baron answered, flipping to the next page and kept on reading.
"According to the Army Spies, the people who love Foxy are all still alive. So Foxy is still strong," RJ idly commented, putting the book aside and placed his hands behind his head, making the silver bell on his right wrist gorgeously rang.
"Pas tu, Baron tutup buku, jadi serious…"
The Baron suddenly closed the book he read, gaining Haru and RJ's attention. He gazed at the air before him, motionless. Haru knew the looked her fiancé gave. He is thinking about something. He is thinking about it very seriously.
"Sweetheart?" one of her hand shot out and grasped the Baron's, a bit concerned.
"That rule won't apply to Foxy," the Baron said in serious tone. RJ sat up straight, and removed his hands from the back of his head.
"What do you mean?" RJ demanded, not fully getting the idea. The Baron put away the book and intertwined his fingers, reluctantly letting go his fiancé's hand.
"To be frank, Mr. Ralph," he started, looking at RJ straight into his eyes. "It is lethal for those who have Eternal Heart to travel through multiple universes"
RJ and Haru frowned in confusion, now more confused than before.
"Pas tu, Baron cerita pasal Eternal Heart…"
"As you can see, each Eternal Heart is different from one another but applies the same rules: an Eternal Heart powers by not on itself but by others," the Baron started, telling RJ the obvious first before going into the finishing blow.
"Take me as an example," the Baron placed a gloved hand over his chest, where his Eternal Heart lays. "My Emerald Eternal Heart beats by how many people I had helped, both directly and indirectly. The more people I helped, the stronger I get. But if one person who I helped dies, I get weaker because the connection between me and that person is also dies"
RJ knew that, actually. The Baron explained to him in his iconic white 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona when they were on their way to the Cat Bureau. But something tells RJ that there's a deeper meaning to it.
"But there is an extra ability for those who possess Eternal Heart; an extra 'perk' to put it simply," the Baron put his hand back onto the arm of his armchair. "In my case, if I earn the love from those who I help, be it of Companionship or Friendship or Family or Romantically, my lifespan lengthened. The more love I earn from the people, the longer I live. The deeper the love, the longer I live"
"Ku rsa ada urang nda brapa paham pasal atu. Ku cuba lh, bgi extra detail sedikit…"
"Let me get this straight, first," RJ spoke up, causing the Baron to pause from his speech. "You will live longer if you earn their love comparing to if you don't, even if the two numbers are the same?"
"Yes," the Baron nodded. "For instance, if there are only ten people I helped, I live for, for example, one hundred years. But if I earn a great friendship just from one of them, my life extended to around maybe one hundred and seven years," the Baron explained, trying his best to put it as simple as possible.
"That's neat," RJ commented. "Does that life extension permanent?" RJ asked, a bit curious.
"Yes, but if everyone who I helped dies, so do I," the Baron answered. "The first and the main power of the Eternal Heart apply first, before the extra perk put into the equation," he explained a bit. Upon hearing the statement, Haru grasped one of his hands, silently telling him that she will be around for awhile. He smiled lovingly at her before continuing his speech.
"Foxy the Pirate Fox, on the other hand, is different from I am," the Baron stated, looking back at RJ who perked up at the mentioning of the pirate fox. "His Gold Eternal Heart beats by how many people love him, in everyway it can. The more people love him, the stronger he gets. But if a person who love him dies, he is get weaker because the love that person give him is also dies"
RJ also knew about that. He is worried about the pirate fox. More people who love him had recently die from accidents or passed away from old age. And that woman, Mary, had the strongest and deepest love she gave to Foxy. RJ could actually feel it because of how strong it was. But since she died from a terrible accident, Foxy grew weaker.
"His 'extra perk', however, is completely different from mine," the Baron continued. "Foxy's extra perk give him a drastic boost of strength," that statement caused RJ to become confused a bit.
"If that's the case, why Foxy is very weak? Shouldn't he be strong?" RJ questioned.
"Di sni, Baron britau RJ psal Foxy punya kelebihan dri dia punya Eternal Heart"
"That's why his is completely different from mine, Mr. Ralph," the Baron repeated back his previous sentence. "Foxy does not have the boost of strength permanently. It's temporary. In my guess, there is a trigger for him to receive the massive strength"
RJ pondered for a moment after the words sunk in. He wondered what might be the trigger. Then he snapped his fingers.
"Of course," RJ said. "His act to protect those who he loves and love him back. This explains a lot; like how he managed to dislocate a giant bull's arm. It needs a huge amount of force do that"
Of course, Foxy also has his ability of immunity to other's ability. That ability eliminates El Toro's ability to increase his strength. But even in his base strength, El Toro can easily blow off Foxy's arm. But now that RJ knew about Foxy's extra perk, it explains a lot.
And Foxy is permanently in his object form because of his secret and unbeknown Creation ability. His metallic body is strong and hard enough; by adding the boost of massive strength into the equation, that's a whole different story.
"Damn that pirate fox. He is full of surprises," RJ commented.
"Considering that all Creation abilities are being block by his, I am not even surprise," the Baron commented on RJ's comment.
"Heh, rugget jua cara ia becakap atu.."
"Well, that's a very nice comment"
"Dan di sni RJ bru perasan yg Baron kn ckap psal kenapa seorang yg ada Eternal Heart buleh bahaya apabila ke universe yg lain"
"Oh yeah, Baron, you told me that it is lethal for those who have Eternal Heart to travel through multiple universes. Why is that?" RJ inquired from the cat figurine. The Baron sighed, now getting into the serious topic.
"Foxy is currently in a different universe, different dimension. And he is currently on the verge of death," the Baron informed, causing his fiancée and RJ to stiffen up.
"Why is that?" RJ demanded. "The people who love him are currently still alive. There are enough of them for him to not be on the verge of death"
"That rule won't apply to Foxy," the Baron immediately answered the question, being expecting it from the beginning. "Because it isn't exist to Foxy"
"W-what?" RJ stuttered in disbelief. "Why?" he demanded more forcefully than before. "That's ridiculous. Why does it not apply to Foxy? And what do you mean it's not exists?"
"Mr. Ralph," the Baron calmly started. "The people who love him are here in this universe. Foxy is out there in a different universe," he said to the confused RJ. "Basically Foxy is currently living in a world where the people who love him do not exists"
RJ's dark green eyes were widened in shock and realization. That explained why it is lethal for ones who have Eternal Heart to travel through universes.
"Even if Foxy appeared in a universe where people love Foxy, our Foxy's Eternal Heart won't apply the rule because that people love their version of Foxy instead of ours," the Baron added. "He is still alive because his friends and family are with him, luckily"
RJ's mouth opened and closed trying to find a word. Finally he was able to speak.
"Is there any way he can live longer out there in a different universe?"
"There is one way," the Baron answered. "If he earned the love from the person out there, then he will live longer and it applied to the rule of his Gold Eternal Heart," he explained. "There are only a few people who love Foxy, which is why he is on the verge of death"
"So if Foxy is alone in a different universe…" RJ trailed off, not wanting the answer. The Baron knew what he meant. He nodded in affirmation before opening his mouth.
"He will instantly die"