Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 4

Chapter 25: Under the Cherry Blossoms

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

I was up and alert as I was most likely to be up to something, but what, exactly? The surroundings I was in had become altered as I found myself in a high school uniform, but I had aged backwards into a teenager. I was in a Japanese school setting as I noticed the cherry blossoms in bloom due to the fact that it was the month of April and the start of the school year in this bizarre setting. It wasn't long until I noticed Reiko coming into the classroom in a teenage body while she wore the similar sailor school uniform that was familiar to most Japanese schools. We were two teenagers in the classroom as we noticed Castiel all dressed up as a teacher. The setting here was all wrong as we had to play our parts in this silly setting that sprang from the Elder Days.

"This is all wrong," said Reiko. "We're supposed to be in the Order's main headquarters on Westeros, not this classroom..."

"Sam Winchester and Reiko Mitani," said Castiel as he was standing in front of the chalkboard. "It's a surprise that you made in early instead of being late all the time."

"Castiel," I said. "We have to get out of this setting before it's too late..."

"Actually, we're just playing the part, but someone else made the rules here, so we can't leave until we play them properly until the bell rings in the afternoon."

"Who would do this, anyway?"

"Someone who's no stranger into putting your past life and Dean's straight to t.v. hell during the time of the Elder Days."

I saw a familiar face dressed up as a janitor as I spotted him cleaning the floors from the hall. It was Gabriel as he was busy whistling to his music on his cellphone and earbuds when I was ready to deal with him on the sly. I wanted to confront him directly as I also had a bone to pick with him about this matter that flung us into this high school setting in the first place. Just as I was about to do so, I was stopped by Castiel as he didn't want me to leave right away, for I was stuck in this cheesy Japanese high school setting that was turning into t.v. hell in the first place. I had to formulate a plan to get out of this trap as I also had to deal with Gabriel's machinations that flung us here in the first place as well...

Two hours earlier...

Kazuo was ready to fetch me and Reiko as the time for testing our prowess as the Destiny of Worlds was about to commence soon enough. Just as he was about to get there, he saw two of his staff knocked out as he sensed that a certain nuisance was at work. He knew about Gabriel's machinations very well as he was known as the Trickster during the time of the Elder Days. It was also known that the archangel who was there all the live long had a thing for television shows and such, which was in the same line as those popular Casa Erotica pornos. With two extra staffers tending to the two that were knocked out earlier, Kazuo had to find Gabriel immediately as he wanted to fetch me and Reiko so the Medical Corps can see what makes us tick. He wasn't too happy with what happened the moment he entered into our lodgings and found us gone. All he found was Gadreel in there with the twins as he also had the young artificial girl that was found in the factory on Nedegratys two days prior.

"What the hell's going on here?" snarled Kazuo. "Why are two of my staff knocked out from outside?"

"Gabriel did this, but I can't leave the twins right now the moment he took Sam and Reiko," said Gadreel. "It's awkward, but the twins can't be left alone by themselves if either parent isn't there."

"Gabriel... I've heard of him before when he was once killed during the time of the Apocalypse in the Elder Days while you blew yourself up to get Castiel out of Heaven's jail a few years later."

"I've regretted my sins, Kazuo, but I would rather humble myself to do similar tasks around Sam and his family."

"So, you're babysitting, aren't you?"

"Dirk and Carly will be here soon, so there's no need to worry."

Kazuo spots the artificial child that was found there as he had both disdain and concern for her in which she was playing with the twins on a blanket. The sight of one of Darbus' rejected creations was something that was beyond the norm until Kazuo spotted the imprint of raw power of the child's left wrist. It was something that has never been seen before until now as the artificial child had to be protected from her former creator and his cronies in hindsight.

"You're babysitting an artificial doll, aren't you?" he said.

"She's no threat, but she also has a soul within her," said Gadreel.

"Most artificial creations that Darbus pumps are born with no souls and they either agree with him or do his dirty work like the incident that killed Dr. Ichinose."

"The child that was found still poses no threat, Kazuo. When I looked further, she had a reincarnated soul inside of her that was none other than a dog that was once helpful back in the Elder Days."

"Which one? The German Shepherd or the Yorkie?"

"If the reincarnated soul was the German Shepherd, it would be crass. The soul inside of the child is the reincarnated soul of the Yorkie who wanted belly rubs."

"You know so well of it, don't you?"

"For a while, I possessed Sam's past self during the Angel Expulsion in which I know the Yorkie's soul very well. I even went up against the monster who ate animals to gain strength at the time."

"You can deal with the artificial child with the belly rub fetish later. All we need to do is to find Sam and Reiko so we won't have to deal with the tricky archangel that whisked them off in the first place."

Kazuo's intentions to get me and Reiko out of such a bizarre predicament was on the to-do list for him as he wasn't about to sink to Gabriel's trickery anytime soon. Still, the sight of the artificial child that was found in the factory on Nedegratys wasn't his usual foray as he stared at her with both disdain and concern at the same time. When he saw the small child scurry off towards one of the lodging rooms that was vacant as she spotted a t.v. screen playing something that was never played before. It was something that was similar to the bizarre anime shows during the Elder Days as it had a high school setting in it. The child was seeing it in all its glory as the show itself panned towards the classroom where Reiko and I were in there, along with Castiel, who was the teacher in there.

By the time Kazuo entered into the room, he saw us dressed in Japanese school uniforms as we were most likely to be immersed in school drama and unwanted panty shots. In his attempt to shield the small child from such bizarre trouble, he saw us there as he had a bone to pick with Gabriel the moment he spotted him, for he wanted to wring his neck more than anything. By the time he saw the peckish archangel mopping the floors as a janitor, he was fuming as he was eager to break into the t.v. set and attach him directly, for he was doing harm in the making the moment he had the gall to yank me and Reiko into such a cheesy anime show like that.

"I have you now, Gabriel," he said.

"Gabriel…," said the child as she wanted to see the t.v. screen a little closer.

"Everyone knows that that man's an archangel, but he's also known for impersonating a Norse god during the time of the Elder Days,"

"Gabriel?"

"He's on screen, but not for long..." Kazuo lifts up his kimono sleeves as he revealed the Brandings of Gods on his hands and arms. "He'll be in a much more dangerous world of hurt the moment I get done with him. He may be an archangel that was reborn in this day and age, but he's not gonna get away with what he's been doing so far. I wanted to run some tests on Sam and Reiko, but he of all people had to butt in just to get his kicks without my approval."

Kazuo was ready to find us as he wasn't about to fall under Gabriel's whim sooner or later. His intentions to bring us back from the anime show we were put in was just the beginning of our worries, but it would soon turn out a lot more different in hindsight…

Two hours later…

Reiko and I were in the locker area as we were putting on our shoes for outside. The setting for this high school drama was more than cheesy as we had to do our part into playing in it while we had to spot Gabriel on the sly. This petty moment into t.v. hell prompted us to be on our guard as we had to find the infamous archangel before we were sucked in here forever. By the time we went outside, we saw the cherry blossoms from the trees falling down on the ground as we saw it to be beautiful indeed, for they were a reminder of spring and renewal. When I saw Reiko standing in front of me, she was blushing at me as she never expected the both of us to be quite young in this setting. Still, we were put there for no reason, but sooner or later, we had to get to the bottom of what Gabriel was doing.

"It's peaceful here," said Reiko.

"It may be peaceful here, but there's also a downside to this predicament," I said.

"Are you sure about this, Sammy?"

"Most shows like this feature images of panty shots and lewd content that isn't suitable for us. As for what Gabriel is doing next, we can only hope that he doesn't cause problems here."

Our predicament was the most of our worries as we spotted Gabriel coming out of the boys' bathroom after doing his business. Still, we had so much to find out for sure as the factor of getting to the bottom of this was about to hit a snag before the real action started. Just as we were about to do so, we were approached by Castiel as he was most likely to be in on getting us out of this predicament, for we had to get back to reality and stop Darbus Toller and his Master Race before it was too late.

"Aren't you two supposed to be in Physical Ed by now?" he said to us.

"But our class isn't in another hour right now," said Reiko.

"You can pursue Gabriel later, but first, you need to show up to Physical Education before you two flunk it and it can also affect your grades in other classes as well."

"You heard him...," I said. "Besides, after all that trouble here, we'll get a chance to get to the bottom of what Gabriel is doing in which he's up to his old tricks again."

As usual, we had to be stuck in this bizarre predicament as the school setting was a little too much for us so far. Still, we had to adhere to the parts that were given to us, but the pursuit to find Gabriel was still hot on our to-do list. Sooner or later, we would get to the bottom of what's been going on so far as there would soon be a truth that I could never sweep under the rug in hindsight...

Kazuo was in a void as he was searching for the cheesy television dimensions that Gabriel conjured up in such a short notice. With numerous dimensions that feature pop culture and other forms of art, the Medic General of the Medical Corps wasn't about to give up on finding me and Reiko anytime soon. When he went towards the portal where the anime setting was at, he was ready to go in there until he was stopped by an unseen force in the form of a security alarm. The blaring of the loud siren caused red and blue lights to flash everywhere as Kazuo noticed something appearing out of nowhere in the form of a corporeal demon covered in black smoke. He had a bad feeling that something bad would happen as he wanted to stop it before more harm came towards me and Reiko on the sly. The presence of the demon in the anime school drama was more than enough to use his cursed brandings on his arms to enter into the dimension and look for us there. By the time he saw the demon disappear, he was sure to have a bone to pick with Gabriel about this predicament until he noticed something standing in his way. It was an the angel that was reborn after being killed during the Elder Days as she was there on business for those who aided the Order of Letters, for she didn't have time to deal with Gabriel's meddling so far.

"You're up and early, Hannah," said Kazuo.

"Gabriel did this, didn't he?" she said suspiciously.

"He stuck his nose into affairs that don't concern him and he pulls this crap?"

"You're not the only one who want's Gabriel to bring Sam and Reiko back to their own reality, Kazuo. I've lived through countless battles the moment I was reborn in the Middle Ground and I can't just let Castiel get hurt..."

"You have feelings for him, don't you?" Hannah nods. "It's an old habit, but I'll take it from here, Hannah. As for Gabriel, I've got a bone to pick with him the moment I see him here in this cheesy setting soon enough."

Hannah disappeared without a trace as Kazuo was ready to find all three of us here in this cheesy dimension of high school drama and panty shots. Still, he had to face the crude humor that went with this silly drama as the time to bring us back was still on his to-do list after all...

Reiko and I were outside as we were enjoying lunch together due to the fact that we had to play our part in this silly anime school drama. The both of us were playing our part as planned when we had our traditional bento boxes that were very good on such a spring day. When we saw the petals of the cherry blossoms falling onto the ground, we were most likely to be enduring the whole day of school that got put in front of us as we weren't about to leave anytime soon. The setting was peaceful, but we had to play our parts in this bizarre setting, for we wouldn't hear the last of this one yet anytime soon. Just as we were about to spend time a little more with the finishing of our lunches, we noticed a girl with brown hair as she was dressed up in the same high school uniform as Reiko, but her stockings were up to her thighs. She was wanting to have her way with me, but I didn't have time to do so, for I wanted to find Gabriel and bring me and Reiko out of this t.v. trap.

"I wanted to have lunch with you, Sam, but you chose your childhood friend instead," said the girl.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You don't know who I am, do you? My name's Ruby, remember? I had a crush on you in which you were the cutest boy in all the school despite the fact that all the other ones were popular."

"Sorry, but I am reserved for Reiko. As for this scenario, we got suckered into it."

"You're rejecting me? How could you reject the most popular girl in school like that? I'll make your girlfriend suffer the moment your back is turned."

We saw the girl storming off as I was in hot water from what I said earlier. As for Reiko, however, she wanted to get out of here just like me as we had to think fast about what was about to be spouted at us next. When we heard the five-minute bell ring, we finished up our bento boxes as we went towards the classroom to see the same girl in there, but she had a cellphone in her hand that would cause damage to our reputation here. She was itching to have me to herself as she was ready to enact her revenge against me the moment she stooped down to take a picture of what Reiko wore underneath her skirt. Just as she was about to do so, we heard the door open as we noticed Castiel coming in here to go towards his main desk as he was most likely to give us another stern lecture.

"Alright, class," we heard him say as he was standing in front of the chalkboard. "It's time for us to get started on our assignment for today. It's about the history from the Sengoku Period, so I suggest that you go through your textbooks and turn to page 105 for it."

All of us were busy reading into our textbooks as we would also be on the lookout of a certain trickster that put us here in the first place. I never expected to be a teenager again as I was staring at Reiko directly the moment she was blooming with such beauty for the age she was in. I never got enough of her as she looked radiant in her younger self the moment she was dressed in her high school uniform. As for me, however, I was the equivalent of being in the role of senpai as I also had to deal with the factor of the obsessive yandere that was sitting behind us near the window. The factor of this anime setting reminded us of being in a simulator of school as it was also a moment of trouble that would get out of hand if not dealt with carefully. School crushes were the norm in this high school environment as we also had to deal with the fact that the typical yandere in the room would have the guts to destroy one's social reputation, cause misery, take panty shots, and even kill just to get her boy all to herself.

It was high school hell as Reiko and I were staring directly at Ruby, who was plotting to have me all to herself. She was persistent as she was the same typical yandere type that can even kill just to get her school crush. It was the worst thing imaginable as I sensed danger in the air, but I had to deal with the long school periods that came with this setting we were all in. By the time the school bell rang, Reiko and I left the classroom as we were going upstairs to the rooftop in which we noticed Gabriel coming out of the boy's bathroom and going on his break. It was our time to strike as we were ready to get the drop on him soon enough, for this petty excursion wasn't about to go down quietly. By the time we caught up with him, he was on the rooftop as he sat down on a bench to eat his lunch, which consisted of a ham sandwich and a bottle of chocolate milk. Even though we were ready to nail him to the punch, he wasn't about to leave quietly as he had so much to be explained to him on the spot.

"So, how do you like the high school drama so far?" we heard him say as he took a bite of his ham sandwich. "It's enticing, but I can change the scenery if you want to."

"It's been a long time since we last saw you, Mr, Gabriel, but we need to get home," said Reiko.

"And what about your long sabbatical for six months? You two caused problems not only after Darbus ran you guys out of Alecrast, but you two are starting to lose that spark of adventure after what's been going on with the Master Race taking over the galaxy."

"But that wasn't our fault," I said. "After Ippei's death and the Elect eliminated, we were given an ultimatum to leave or else face further scrutiny from Darbus himself. I'm back in the game, Gabriel, and I already helped into destroying the two factories that were supplying the Master Race in this part of the Ashizoka System."

"You may have blown up those factories, but Darbus will make more of those things who do nothing but either agree with him, scream their heads off, or do his dirty work."

"But it's a slow process in the making," said Reiko. "With the twelve tasks at hand, we'll stop Darbus and his people before he pulls the galaxy asunder. All we have is a little faith of what we can do next."

"That's what the Winchesters of old had the last time before things went to crap after the Apocalypse, but their later problems are just chump change. As for what's been going on in this day and age, Darbus has been gaining stride and it's not pretty. You already heard about the obstetrician that bought the farm at the hands of those Ken Dolls, but they show up every time they mention the Destiny of Worlds. It's lame, but it's the truth."

"There you are!"

I turned around as I saw Ruby standing there as she was holding a knife in her hand. The appearance of her caused alarm for me as I saw blood staining her school uniform. She was ready to attack as she was staring at Reiko directly. I had to protect her from the girl with yandere tendencies as I didn't want her to suffer at the hands of the rival who wanted me all to herself. By the time I saw her lunging towards us with the knife, I stopped her with my raw power as the girl in the yandere form changed into the one of a middle-aged woman who wore a black dress that was old-fashioned from head to toe. She was shocked to see us here as she wanted to leave immediately, for this was all too much for her to handle right now.

"What the hell am I doing here?" she said. "Why am I not on Efrafa?!"

In that moment, we saw her disappear without a trace as we didn't know what to think the moment her yandere persona was shed of. With the threat gone, we were ready to go home until we were transported to the cherry blossom tree we ate lunch at. At that moment, we noticed that Gabriel wasn't there until we noticed him sitting in one of the other cherry blossom trees staring at us in which he wasn't about to let us out of his t.v. hell first. We weren't about to get out of this situation just yet as I was wanting to confess my love to Reiko the moment we were told about us losing our spark within one another by Gabriel himself earlier, for the two of us were in much dire need to do so.

"Reiko...," I said as I was blushing. "I love you more than anything and that's the truth."

"I love you, too, Sammy," she said as she hugged me under the cherry blossoms. "We both have something in common when it comes to danger, but our place in the Destiny of Worlds comes first."

"By the time we get back to our lodging in the Order's main headquarters on Westeros,we'll be back in our boring habitat, but in this run, we'll chance it."

"I had a feeling that you would say that..."

I kissed Reiko's lips as the scenery around us turned into the classroom where Castiel was waiting for us. We all had to go back as the time to stop Darbus was at hand as usual. We were home free, but our time here in this school setting wasn't over yet as we heard the bell ringing for the other students to leave for home. Even though we were there, we didn't leave as we were the only ones here in front of Castiel, who was there grading paperwork, for we had to do our part before we returned back to the ship soon enough.

"I see that you're here for the after school curriculum," we heard him say.

"It may not be in our best interests, but we don't have time to be in this school setting right now," I said. "So far, a lot has happened and I won't shirk my responsibilities ever again, but I know for a fact that Darbus has got to go before he enacts the deplorable Hitlerian Code. We can't let him do that or else all of our friends and family on Alecrast will suffer the consequences if we don't stop him."

"Gabriel's calling the shots on this one, but we must do our part here in order to get free from his t.v. hell here."

"And that's right," said Reiko as she was dressed in a magical girl outfit that showed off her legs a little more. "Mr. Gabriel told us to play our parts and we'll do it to enact our spark in our lives again."

"Reiko?" I said as I turned around to see her all dressed up in her outfit. "You look beautiful in that outfit and it shows."

"Are you sure about this, Sammy?"

Reiko looked into the mirror as she saw the magical girl outfit she was wearing all over her. The scantily-clad sailor suit showed off more than just her assets as I couldn't get enough of what she was wearing. The sight of her caused my nose to bleed as I grabbed some tissues and wiped the blood that trickled down. It was too much as I also wanted to take Reiko after we left this high school setting, for the spark in our lives was beginning to spring anew once more. In that moment, I felt myself be sucked into a vision as I saw a bus stop near a dirt road on Alecrast from long ago. It was a vision of the past as I noticed myself as a small boy walking home from school alone and sitting on the bench. I also noticed a familiar High Elf girl coming here as she also sat down on the bench next to me in which we were waiting for someone to take us home. It was something that I never expected to see before, but I was most likely to be reliving the past that I forgot over the years. Just as I was about to delve into the memory a little bit more, I felt myself return to the classroom as I saw Reiko and Castiel still there in their places, for they never expected to see a vision from the past before until now.

"Are you feeling alright, Sammy?" asked Reiko.

"I had a vision from long ago, but it's very vague since I left Alecrast during the years of my youth," I said. "I was six years old and was sitting at a bus stop waiting for Dad and Dean to get me. I also noticed a girl that sat there as well."

"Wait..., the girl sitting next to you... was me... I was very small at the time, but I wanted to venture off into other places until Father came to get me... Mr. Gabriel's reason to put us here was to have us relive our riddles of the past. I remember now when I first saw you, but I didn't know your name at the time. It's a clue to our past and it didn't start with the dango I made for you..."

"I see this now...," said Castiel as he saw us changing form to what is now different than before in this classroom. "The both of you were supposed to be together in your younger days instead of what it is now. You can't turn back time, but you can return to the place that you truly met before the moment you return to Alecrast."

"And we'll see it through till the end...," I said.

The scenery of the classroom changed into a castle setting as we were most likely to be fitting more pieces to the puzzle that was splintered into many pieces. It was a start, but we had to do our part into becoming the Destiny of Worlds in order to lead the galaxy into a golden age the way it was supposed to be...

Kazuo entered into the high school setting with the assistance of the Brandings of God as he had a bone to pick with Gabriel after meddling with our affairs like that. When he went towards the cherry blossom trees, he spotted the infamous archangel as he wasn't about to get away from him just yet, for he was in deep trouble than what it was worth. The Medic General of the Medical Corps wasn't about to back down as he was ready to nail Gabriel to the punch the moment he gets done with him on the sly.

"It's been a while, Kazuo," said Gabriel. "I guess that you're not into panty shots, are you?"

"Cut the crap, Gabriel," he said as he wasn't too happy. "Your meddling is causing problems to the extreme, so I suggest that you bring Sam and Reiko back to where they belong right now. You can't just dip your nose into other people's affairs and that includes those from the Medical Corps."

"Hey, I hadn't seen those guys for seven months and you're pulling them out of this cheesy school show? I don't think so, buddy! I know for a fact that Sam and Reiko have a lot more to go than just playing around and tending to the kids. They need a sense of adventure to bring them forth or else they'll really fall apart."

"You're no stranger to pulling things, are you, Gabriel? In the Elder Days, caused tricks on people, including a young man that danced with a common alien. You even put the Winchesters of old into a time loop on the same day in which one of them dies repeatedly in different circumstances. Hell, you even pulled off this t.v. hell that refuses to go away quietly."

"Okay, I'll come clean on this one. I put them in there because they needed to remember their past from long ago. I've been digging up their whereabouts before they were separated from one another all those years ago, but they're gonna have to relive their years together in the places they went to."

"What are you talking about?"

"Before Sam and Dean were taken away to Gehenna by Sylvanus, there were great times when the little one went off to other planets and spotting Reiko on the sly. It's bizarre, but they can't just let their childhood adventures become obsolete."

"If this is yet another one of your tricks, I'll have no other choice but to kill you, Gabriel."

"No, it's the truth this time. I've known this all along because of the fact that both Sam and Reiko were supposed to be together from the start, only to have them grow apart after Sylvanus butted in after John Winchester's funeral."

"I heard all about it when Sylvanus took Sam and Dean away to Gehenna, only to have them suffer under the constant abuse in the fort on that frozen wasteland. I know of it because Sam took the full brunt of Sylvanus' cruelty, but Dean was left alone due to the soldier material he had. As for Sam, however, he was reduced to being a servant while begging for table scraps. It was never fun for him until he grew up shunning everything, including his birthday. All he knew were the vast knowledge that was in front of him and the chores he had to do. Did you know that he once slept in the chicken house at the time and that was when he tried to become a soldier like everyone else. Of all the people that withstood Sylvanus' strict protocol, Sam took the full brunt of it, but his kind heart saved him countless times and that's all that counts."

Gabriel was stunned to hear the story of me as he never expected me to endure such misery while being a servant under the weight of Sylvanus over the years. It was too much for even him to bear as his days of being the Trickster had been numbered the moment he heard those words coming from Kazuo. Still, he wanted me and Reiko to remember the places we went to as children as he wasn't about to stop until we remembered them entirely. By the time he saw us with Castiel in tow coming towards him and Kazuo, he noticed us to be dressed in royal garb as we were more than just those who got a bad rap over the years. We were the Destiny of Worlds as we were there to do our part into protecting the Ashizoka System and lead it towards a golden age as planned.

"It's about time that you got here," said Kazuo. "After this fiasco, we're going back to the main headquarters on Westeros for testing."

"We know all about it," I said. "Still, Reiko and I have plenty of catching up to do and it's time to reclaim our lost childhood one slow step at a time."

"We can focus on that at another time. We have some testing to do after what went on here in this mess."

"Are you sure about this, Uncle?" asked Reiko.

"I won't be bogged down by this mess that Gabriel created, but we have our priorities to consider."

And so, we returned back to reality as we were in the Order's main headquarters on Westeros. After that fiasco that Gabriel pulled, we were more than happy that we weren't caught up in the school doldrums and panty shots that occurred in such a cheesy anime show. Still, the reminders that Gabriel hinted at us were omens in the making as there was also the factor of uncovering the lost childhood that I left behind before I went towards Gehenna all those years ago. It was a bizarre start, but we had to deal with what would happen to us next if we were going to face off against Darbus Toller and his Master Race afterwards...

Later on after that incident in the anime setting, Gabriel was in an interrogation cell as he was at the mercy of Kazuo. As usual, the archangel, who once had his habits into becoming the Trickster, was no match for the steely stare of the Medic General of the Medical Corps as he was literally screwed. He was in the doghouse after dragging me, Reiko, and Castiel into the anime setting as he was about to get one huge stern lecture sooner or later.

"Okay, you win," said Gabriel. "But could you at least get me a candy bar?"

"I'm not too happy with you right now," said Kazuo. "After what you pulled, you're still not out of the loop yet."

"I get it that Sam got put there on Gehenna, but he had to relive the lost childhood that got swept under the rug."

"Let me remind you that they have to be tested under the protocol of the Medical Corps, so I suggest that you remain tight-lipped about this affair. The lost childhood can wait, but we have to utilize the time to run the same tests that makes Sam and Reiko tick, is that clear to you?"

"Look, I get it that you want to do some tests on Sam and Reiko, but their lost memories are vital if they wanna get the drop on Darbus and his dolls all over him."

"We're not gonna lose out to Darbus and his cronies after the death of my brother, but the universe can't afford to suffer under the Hitlerian Code after what went on in the past seven months. And you're talking about the lost childhood that Sam and Reiko would've had? We can't just sit around and travel back in time to fix the damage that was done over the years, but we can sure go forward into fostering new directions that keep us going. Everyone knew of what the Hitlerian Code would do, Gabriel. Everyone fears it because of all the lives it took during the Elder Days, for we can't let it cause a chain reaction all over the entire Ashizoka System. Are you willing to jeopardize this crap right now?"

Gabriel was about to lose it as he was about to go towards the bathroom and closed the door behind him. After getting a mouthful from Kazuo, he also couldn't take it as he was still dead-set on trying to bring me and Reiko back to the prominence of the lost memories that kept us apart since my departure with Dean to Gehenna all those years ago. In the end, we had to own up to the memories that we lost as the time to return home had been put into a setback of concerned proportions. The factor of me and Reiko retracing our footsteps in our lost memories was a crucial point for everyone as going against Darbus without the further memories and experiences would be a point for failure and disaster. We had to delve deeper as the time to shut down the third factory on Maugrim was looming in the wind with a hint of disaster on the horizon...

Ruby screamed as she was laying on her bed in her room in which she was back at Helgaard Citadel on Efrafa. Throughout the centuries after her rebirth, she was made to be tortured in this mental facility after the damage she did during the time of the Elder Days the moment she convinced my past self to drink demon blood and shatter the final seal to start up the Apocalypse. It was her torment and shame here as she was no longer born a demon, but a middle-aged human who never ages and never dies due to her punishment. The sight of me in that anime setting worried and tormented her as she simply wanted to end her life without conviction until she heard the door to her room open up. She saw one of the psychiatrists enter as he was a human with grey hair and lavender eyes. The appearance of him in his labcoat and orderly clothing scared her as she didn't want to deal with him on the sly. She wanted to get away from him as she feared him for all the many reasons so far, for she wanted to cease to exist the moment Darbus' reign of terror was over.

"You got away again, Ruby," said the psychiatrist. "I had a feeling that you would end your life again after putting you back to lockdown."

"You always put me on lockdown, Dr. Halloran," she said. "I've been on lockdown the moment your people caught me trying to kill myself again."

"You're quite a special thing, Ruby..." the psychiatrist feels at his crotch as he was itching to plow directly into her without her consent. "Perhaps a little persuasion would be in order..."

"Stay the hell away from me! I mean it! You literally have your way with me because raping a middle-aged woman gets you off for some odd reason or perhaps you don't have a fondness for young boys after all."

"Dr. Halloran!" yelled a portly man as he rushed into Ruby's room. "That's enough out of you!"

"She tried to attack me, so I'm giving her what she truly deserves," he said.

"Director Mitani of the Medical Corps will have our heads if he sees this and you better not be trying to violate that woman again!"

"She's been wanting it because she's a cougar."

"No, she doesn't want it because she's both afraid and repentant of her past actions. As for your behavior to her, I suggest that you wear a chastity belt or else I'll cut your balls off, is that clear?"

Dr. Halloran followed the portly man out of Ruby's room as they closed and locked the door behind them. The reborn demon who was suffering from an eternal moment of torment found her room to be quiet once again as she simply wanted to fade away forever. When she saw a newspaper clipping of me and Reiko during our visit to Albarn, she was shaking with fear and concern as she also noticed an image of Darbus Toller in a liquor ad. The sight of the arrogant aristocrat in the newspaper ad made her cringe as she tore out his picture and ripped up into shreds over a wastebasket. She heard stories about Darbus as he was hell-bent on enacting the Hitlerian Code and bringing his Master Race all over the entire Ashizoka System. Still, she wanted no part of causing trouble as she was serving penance for her past discretions in the time of the Elder Days. It was too much for her to bear as she remembered her life into seducing my past self to kill Lilith and letting out Lucifer at that time. When she went towards her bed, she curled up in it as she wanted everything to go away and leave her alone for now, for her sight of me and Reiko would soon propel her to lending in her redemption at the end…

Reiko and I were in the playroom as we were busy playing with the twins. After all that trouble in that anime setting, we had enough of what Gabriel threw at us as we would soon return to our normal duties afterwards. With a bedtime story being read to them, they weren't about to be going to bed anytime soon as both of them were itching to get out of their little beds the moment we left the playroom. As toddlers, both twins were getting more beautiful, but we also had to deal with their teething and growth spurts as they were ready to walk away from us with their wobbly little legs.

"No, no, no," said Reiko as she picked up Ghimru and put him back in his little bed. "It's a little late for you to walk around right now."

"At least we have the twins to tend to instead of chasing Gabriel and dealing with a yandere wannabe," I said as I put Aora to bed. "Still, there was one good thing that came out of the situation that the infamous Trickster put us in."

"You're not thinking of looking under my skirt, are you?"

"No, but when we were both in our teenage years, I saw you to be the most radiant thing that I can get my hands on and that's the truth. Even if we have to endure more hardships, we can't forget about the lost childhood that was gone from us over the years. It's a harsh reality, but I will swear that all of our children will have the same healthy childhood that was given to any other child in the galaxy."

"Sammy..."

Reiko blushed at me as I made my point clear about setting my journey into the right direction, even if it meant by going into further regions to retrace my steps that I forgot. Still, even though our journey into going into the places we went to before we later met years later was on our to-do list, we still had to shut down Darbus and his cronies before it was too late. It was hell, but the time to stop those who demand the Master Race to come forth was about to come to an end soon enough, for the Destiny of Worlds was there to stay after all…

To be continued...