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Keiichi, Miia, and Centorea all were dumbfounded when they saw who Urd was holding.
Belldandy gasped in surprise.
Urd was particularly horrified at who was responsible for the copycat.
A bored Doppel wondered if she should pick up some takeout and rent a movie afterwords.
"Sk-Skuld?" Urd asked, frozen in shock as she held the struggling-and-kicking goddess of the future.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Skuld cried out.
"So… you made some kind of energy-absorbing robot that could read minds?" Belldandy quietly asked. "That would require a good deal of knowledge of magical theory… I'm impressed, Skuld."
Skuld blushed when she heard Belldandy.
"You know who the shorty is?" Miia asked, getting a glare from both Urd and Skuld.
"Don't call me shorty!" Skuld yelled, her anger making her forget what Belldandy had said..
"Yeah! Only I'm allowed to call her that!" Urd growled before Skuld delivered a kick to her stomach, freeing the younger.
As a pained Urd hunched over and held her stomach, Skuld pointed at her eldest sister and ordered, "Not even you, Urd!"
"Skuld… Your robot knocked me out and tricked Urd into sealing me. Why?" Belldandy asked in a stern tone that got everyone's attention. "What were your intentions in all of this?"
"But Big sis! I wanted to free you from…. " A tearful Skuld uttered as she looked at Belldandy. She then gave Keiichi a nasty glare as she growled, "That perverted mortal who no doubt is using that wish to do all sorts of things to you!"
"Ha! If he was really perverted, then he and I would'a bumped uglies already!" Miia said as she chuckled. An annoyed Centorea gave Miia a headslap.
'So… Depending on how I tell the others what happened here, I bet I can really scare Manako with Terminator 2,' Doppel thought.
Belldandy took a deep breath and calmed down. She then got on her knees to look Skuld in the eyes. Putting a hand on Skuld's shoulder, Belldandy said, "Skuld. I'm a grown goddess. If at any time I felt that the wish was either too much for me to handle or was something I felt uncomfortable with, I would have canceled it."
Skuld pouted a little and looked away a little before she muttered, "I guess… But Keiichi is probably a pervert!"
"As…. crass as Miia was, and she is the Lamia, Skuld, she did point out that Keiichi is not the kind of pervert you thought he was," Belldandy said. "In fact, were I not in my right mind, I would bet all that I have that Keiichi would not take advantage of me and would do whatever he could to restore me to my right mind."
Skuld merely grumbled in response.
At that point, Urd managed to mostly recover and stood up. She said, "But enough of that. Skuld, did you even get permission to come down here?"
"You dragged me down here!" Skuld growled, glad to be feeling anger towards Urd.
"You sent your tinkertoy down here and I know that's not permitted," Urd replied as she pointed at the wrecked robot, not currently wanting to deal with the issue that Skuld brought.
"Dopple!" Skuld exclaimed as she tore herself away from Belldandy and ran to her creation.
The robot was in its base form, a featureless humanoid. Though it sometimes shifted parts of its body to look like Belldandy or Urd. The shifting didn't seem like it was intentional, more like it glitching as it tried to stay functional. Skuld took out a number of tools and began to move in a flurry around the robot. "I'll fix you, Dopple!"
"So… same name as me? A shortened version of Doppelganger?" Doppel asked.
"No! I like Ice cream, so her codename was Dopple of Ice Cream! We shortened it because it was too long to say!" Skuld spat out as she continued to repair the robot.
"Pardon me for asking, but what is is your creation's actual name?" Centorea asked.
"...Sigel," Skuld answered before she glared at Urd. "What did you do to my wonderful creation?"
"I gave it a an uppercut when it disguised itself as Belldandy," Urd said with a shrug.
"I offered to spare your robot somewhat if they surrendered. Urd attacked before Sigel could come to a decision," Belldandy said, standing up as she looked towards Urd. "I do wish you weren't so… impulsive."
"All I knew at the moment was that it could drain energy and we were in its territory. Better to strike a hostile enemy when they are contemplating than to risk it activating a trap," Urd said as she glared at Belldandy. "I save your keister and this is what I get?"
Urd then sighed before she began to head out of the room, grabbing Keiichi and Doppel. "C'mon, you two. I need drinking buddies."
"Let me go, Urd!" Keiichi said as he shook himself free.
Giving him a pout, Urd said, "But Keiichi! I don't have that license that lets me wander about without you!"
"I don't think going out barhopping at this time is a good idea, Urd," Keiichi retorted, giving Urd a defiant look. "Doppel! Back me up on this!"
"Hey, if you're paying, I don't mind going out," Doppel replied with a shrug. Twirling around, she said, "Ain't no sanitary way to carry money when nude, y'know?"
Keiichi blushed a little as he heard Doppel's words.
"Screw it, I'm broke too. I'm out. See you in the morning," Urd spat out before she flew out the arcade.
Belldandy knew Urd well enough to recognize that Urd was greatly troubled by something.
Skuld letting out a sigh of relief got Belldandy's attention. The youngest Norn said, "Alright, I stabilized Sigel. I'll need to take her back to Heaven for her full repairs."
"For Sigel's actions, I suggest a punishment," Centorea said as she looked towards Belldandy.
"Perhaps," Belldandy replied with a nod.
"Big Sis! No! If anyone should be punished, it should be me!" Skuld exclaimed. She then muttered under her breath, "But if you ask me, it should be the mortal and Urd."
"Skuld, when you repair her, please keep her in the form of a child and make it so she can't access her full abilities unless I or Urd give permission," Belldandy said in a tone that would brook no argument.
Skuld opened and closed her mouth a few times, wanting to argue. Alas, her worship of Belldandy prevented it. When she found her voice, Skuld said, "Alright, Big Sis. But do I have the ability to allow Sigel her full powers?"
"No," Belldandy answered. "I want you to promise me that you won't put in any kind of backdoor system to bypass my request."
Skuld began to tear up. Keiichi felt bad for her. He looked around and the others either didn't care, were too nervous by the robot's capabilities, or were angry at Skuld. The youngest norn slowly nodded as she quietly said, "I… I understand, Big Sis."
Belldandy walked over and hugged Skuld. After a few moments, Belldandy said, "I'll call and let Heaven know that you'll be here for the night."
"At least Urd will be punished," Skuld said to herself.
"As will you," Belldandy retorted. "Now let's head home. Will you need any help transporting your robot?"
"Y-yes," Skuld quietly said.
"I'm off. I gotta go write up the report for this," Doppel said before she walked away.
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After the group returned back to the temple, Belldandy said, "Skuld will be staying with me for the night, at least until Urd shows up. Skuld, I think your robot's stew can be reheated."
They found Urd passed out on the floor, right by some odd text.
"What is that? Some instructions on how to put Urd in Storage for the summer?" Miia asked.
"No. It's a message from Heaven," Belldandy said as Skuld smirked for a moment before looking horrified. "It reads: 'It has been determined that a recent temporary system crash was due to interference by Goddess Second Class Limited Urd. Therefore, she must remain in exile until further notice. The recent actions of Goddess Second Class Limited Skuld are currently under review. Until further notice, she will be under the care of Belldandy."
"So little miss Tinkertoy is going to stick with us?" Miia asked, knowing she wouldn't like the answer. When Belldandy nodded, Miia groaned.
"Eugh… I had a horrible dream that I was exiled…" Urd muttered as she woke up.
As the Eldest Norn stood up, Centorea replied, "Nay. It hath happened, Urd."
Urd looked like she was about to pass out.
"Oh, would you like some tea?" Belldandy asked, before Urd roughly tore herself away from the middle Norn.
"No, I'll go raid Keiichi's booze stash, y'know why right?" Urd replied in a tone that she did not feel comfortable around Belldandy.
As Urd left, Keiichi asked, "So how mad is she, Bell?"
"A bit more than I expected. But I think she might still be bothered by how easy she was tricked into sealing me, so giving her space would probably be for the best," Belldandy answered. "And she can recharge her power because her recharge medium requires alcohol. Perhaps she was worried that Skuld's invention might go haywire, so she's going to prepare for it?"
Keiichi looked at Belldandy for a few moments before he asked, "Anything I can do to help?"
"Don't force her to anything she doesn't want to, but do stand your ground," Belldandy said. She smiled sadly a little bit as she said, "I wonder if she sees you as her first male friend who doesn't leer after her?"
Before Keiichi could ask, Belldandy looked towards a distraught Skuld and asked, "Shall we reheat the stew, Skuld? After we eat, I'll show you my room here."
After Skuld nodded, the two then quickly left for the kitchen. Keiichi headed to his room and decided to study for an upcoming test.
After a few minutes, Urd appeared in Keiichi's room.
"Hey, Urd. You still mad?" Keiichi asked as he looked up from his book.
"Do you have a sister?" Urd asked, looking a bit shy or something.
"Yeah, her name is Megumi. She's my younger sister," Keiichi answered with a proud smile.
"Ever hurt her by accident and she holds no grudge?" Urd asked,
"Can't remember any offhand. Sorry," Keiichi sheepishly answered.
"Well, just in case you never did, I'll tell you what it feels like. She might forgive you, but you don't forgive yourself. Not for a good long time afterword," Urd replied, her hands curling into fists.
"You're... not going to hurt Skuld, are you?" Keiichi asked, the big brother instinct starting to appear. A part of Keiichi was reminded of a younger Megumi when he looked at Skuld.
However, the big brother instinct was squashed when Urd glared at him with her big sister instinct rearing its head.
"Never insinuate that, Keiichi," Urd hissed as she tensed up. "We might have our fights, but I never hurt my sisters."
Keiichi wanted to speak, but was too scared to.
After a few moments, Urd calmed down and sighed, "Look, I'm sorry for scaring you like that. I tend to attack any threat or insult towards me or my family. I bet I'm just confused because the enemy turned out to be one of my family."
She then clapped her hands together and cheerfully asked, "But I know I have a target for my anger! Where's that tinkertoy of my littlest sister?"
"No idea. Might be shut down in Belldandy's room," Keiichi answered, still scared of Urd. "Besides, Belldandy is punishing both Skuld and her robot."
"Oh, poo. Guess I'll watch TV until we send Skuld back," Urd muttered in an annoyed tone as she shrugged as she turned around and left.
"...Huh," Keiichi muttered as he returned back to his studies.
Urd leaned her head in and asked, "Hey, if you need help studying for a test in chemistry or need someone to brew up a new fuel for your bike, my door is always open!"
"I'll keep that in mind, Urd." Keiichi said, not looking up from his textbook.
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Notes from HotelKatz :
I'd like to thank Fox Boss for asking the question in his review to my What-if fic that led to the creation of this crossover. I'd like to thank webmonkey44 of the Goddess Relief Office forums for coming up with the title of this fic.
elgordo of the Goddess Relief Office forum was the betareader.
I'd like to thank the folks at the Goddess Relief Office forums for their help with this chapter.
