Fen: Hey guys! Fen and Fang here for another CoM!

TWF: Hey, dude! I caught a chick! :D

Fen: A chick?

TWF: Yep! A ChickORITA! XD

Fen: Oh yeah, the Gen 2 Starters. I caught that and a Totodile. Now I'm looking for Cyndaquil.

TWF: Then, I know where to find 'em! :D *takes out a flamethrower*

Fen: Oi, where the heck did you get that?!

TWF: If we go hunt and burn down some of Sonic's friends, we'll get burning Cyndaquil! :D

Fen: You idiot! Cyndaquil is not a hedgehog!

TWF: To war! *quickly ran away with the flamethrower*

Fen: FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!

Agito 7: Fated Reunion

A few years have gone by since we visited Louise and Pent. The twins now being 16 and Joan being 13, just a year before they've reached around Lyn's and our age when we first met. The bad part is that both of them are eligible for marriage, much to my chagrin. But besides that, my whole family has now learnt the ways of Sacae and I'm feeling happy living in the plains with the love of my life. There are times we visited Etruria to pay a visit to Kaa-san and Louise (she wanted me and my family to visit her or she'll pout to no end), but other times, we would visit Bartre and Fir and we would also visit Nee-san.

Oh, that's right, speaking of Fir, after she completed her training, she decided to follow a young knight, who was also on his own adventure. I don't know what drove Fir to follow him, but one thing I do know, is that I gave her the Wo Dao, the one that Karel once passed down to me during his 'pilgrimage' while Lyn and the others are away to Bulgar to get some clothes for my kids. Fir couldn't help but hug me and cry, accepting the final memento and promised herself that she'll find her uncle to thank him someday.

In the present day, all of us are doing our own thing, and even the villagers accommodated to the usual explosions coming from Hiroji's workshop.

*BOOOM!*

And it happened again, as my son coughed while walking out from his workshop.

"Ugh… brother, what did you do now?! I'm trying to study!" Elimine groaned.

And Elimine's personality has changed a lot over the years. She was nothing like ancestor Elimine. You can thank her twin brother that's constantly breaking her concentration when training with her Light Magic.

"Geezums, man! Why did two and two end up going KABOOM in the first place?" he groaned, patting his clothing from the soot. "I didn't know sparks and cacti water would connect and end up being a big bang!"

"If Mother or Father found out that you had another mishap, you'd get a handful from them!" Elimine pouted. "Fortunately, they are at Bulgar to get some supplies for the village and us."

"Yeah, yeah. Do me a favor and don't tell them, sis." he deadpanned.

"No promises…" Elimine deadpanned back with a sweat drop.

"Brother! Sister!" Joan's voice can be heard from afar, as she and Rath's daughter, Sue approached them. She had long flowing forest green hair with a red headband around her forehead and wore orange tribal clothing.

"Joan, you've returned from hunting?" Elimine asked. "I thought you'd be here before sundown."

"Both Sue and I found someone while both of us were hunting!" Joan added.

"…" Sue would only look down, pointing out a person with long light green hair, with a tattered cape and torn and worn out clothes, being unconscious on Sue's horse.

"Who is that?" Elimine asked.

"Did you kidnap her or something?" Hiroji asked.

"…" Sue glared at him, knowing his antics full well.

"Anyways, we should treat this woman! Father and Mother would do the same for anyone they saved!" Joan urged.

"Right." Elimine nodded.

"I wonder if the kids are behaving themselves, beloved?" she asked, as I led the horse back to our home, with supplies in tow and Lyn had the backpack filled with food as well. "Especially Hiroji. He just feels like touching your creations."

"He better not…" I muttered. "I swear if that boy does anything, I'm gonna-"

"Now now don't be like that. You know Hiroji is just being himself." Lyn chided gently.

"I know, still…" I sighed.

"I wonder what would happen if he ended up finding his soul mate?" she pondered, making my face pale.

"I'm almost scared to find out…"

"Why? You're not ready to become a grandparent?" Lyn giggled, teasing me.

"I'm not ready for two crazy people to wreak more havoc in the village…" I sweat dropped.

"You… might have a point." she added, sweat dropping too.

*NEIIIIIIGH!*

Lyn and I blinked as we saw Sue approach us by horse and… she's still as stoic as her father. "Sue? What's wrong?" I asked.

"Joan and I found a woman, badly wounded during our hunt." Sue calmly explained. "Elimine is treating her wounds and the said woman is resting."

"Another one?" Lyn got out, confused. "It's like how we saved another refugee a few weeks ago before he could move on to his quest."

"What does she look like?" I asked.

"Long light green hair. Tattered cape and almost torn dress." she summed up.

"Sounds like another stranger to me." Lyn assumed. "What do you think, beloved?"

"Wait… what color was her hair again?" I asked, trying to confirm it.

"Long light green hair." She repeated, making me ponder.

"She might be another Sacaean, then." Lyn summed up, thinking a bit. "Sacaeans do have green hair, after all…"

"Well, I suppose we can go see her. Lead the way, Sue." I said.

"Ah, Father!" Elimine got out, as Joan was tending the sleeping woman in my handmade futon. With a wet cloth that placed on the unconscious woman's forehead. The sleeping woman is resting in the living room.

"How is she?" I asked, as I approached the futon.

"Ain't movin' a muscle, Pops." Hiroji said, looking at her.

"Both Sue and I found her by accident, as we gave chase to a deer." Joan added.

"I see." Lyn said. "Good job, you two."

"And I didn't get any praise, Mom?" Hiroji got out.

"You would've… if you didn't blow up the caravan again." Elimine spilled out, making him flinched heavily… and struck my cord.

"You… did… what…?" I growled, cracking my knuckles.

"Uh…" Hiroji looking away, paled a bit.

"…far…" someone just muttered.

"Huh?" I got out, looking at the unconscious woman.

"…far…" for some reason, we noticed this woman stream out tears from her eyes, leaving everyone in confusion.

"Far?" Lyn pondered. "And she's shedding tears… something bad must have happened to this woman..."

"Yeah… it's as if…" I said, but then paused in mid-thoughts. Wait a minute, something looks very familiar about her. I feel like I know her. Why?

"Should we let her rest up first?" Joan asked. "She's in a very bad condition, and Sister said she didn't get enough rest."

"Yes, and her body was being pushed beyond her limits." Elimine got out. "It would be best to leave her as it is right now, Father."

"I wonder if this girl is on the run or somethin'..." Hiroji blinked.

"On the run?" I asked, but then pondered.

"Hey, I'm just sayin'." he shrugged.

The only thing we can do right now is letting her rest.

As nighttime arrived, most of the kids are sleeping, but Lyn and I are still awake, as she prepared some soup, just in case if this woman woke up from her slumber. Meanwhile, I still kneeled before her by her futon, looking at her a bit. There was something familiar about her. I just can't put my finger on it. Where have I seen her before?

"Is she awake yet?" she asked, bringing a tray of three bowls of porridge and three glasses of water.

"No… still not awake." I shook my head. "Lyn… I feel like I've seen this woman before."

"I share your thoughts as well." Lyn got out, now sitting next to me. "My very being told me that this woman is someone that we once knew."

"The only question is where." I said. "I mean, the only time I've seen green hair of that color is when-"

"Mn…" she slowly let out a groan, getting our attention. She's slowly opened her eyes, as if she's recovered from her fatigue. Then, for some reason, her eyes were wide open, surprising both of us by quickly getting away from us, filled with fear. "Get away from me!"

"Wait, hold on! We're not here to hurt you!" I assured.

"Please calm down!" Lyn said.

"Lies! You're going to kill me, just like the others!" she exclaimed.

"If we are, we would have done it a long time ago." Lyn informed her. "But, we didn't. We provided you protection, miss. You're safe here. You have my word as a Sacaean."

"Sacae… I'm here in Sacae…?" she said, trembling a bit as she was being aware of us.

"Yeah, that's right. Don't worry. You're safe with us." I assured with a smile. The woman looked at me and for some reason, she returned to the futon and immediately grabbed those glasses on the tray and chugged it down really fast.

"She must be very thirsty…" Lyn said, saddened to see the woman before us.

"Can you blame her?" I sighed before talking to the woman again. "Can you tell us what happened?"

"..." she was being wary of me, looking at my face. "For some reason…"

"Huh?"

"I… I feel like I can trust you…" she muttered.

"Huh?" I asked. Wait, is my Agito charm kicking up again? I thought it was already gone years ago.

"…" Lyn's glare on me did not help one bit.

"What are you looking at me like that for, Lyn?" I panicked.

"I feel like we've been through this again, years ago. Just like the Cleric that taught Joan during her pilgrimage." Lyn got out, recalling the past memory.

"That was not my fault." I denied. "But hey, at least she's being honest that she felt comfortable around me, despite the fact that I'm already married. Both of us understood one another and she doesn't mind teaching Elimine my ancestral ways."

"Mm~?" Lyn furrowed her brows.

"What now?" I complained.

"Hee, hee…" the said woman giggled upon seeing our usual antics, which surprised her a bit. "Oh, um… I'm… sorry. It was rude of me to hear your arguments. It… feels nostalgic to me…"

"Nostalgic how?" I asked.

"I don't know." She said. "But…" She trailed off before looking at face again, this time with more intent. "Wait…"

"W-What is it?" I stuttered.

"You… look familiar…" She said. "I've… seen you somewhere before…"

"That's what we're trying to solve." Lyn got out. "Both of us felt the same way towards you."

"I… see…" The woman said, looking to me again.

"I know it's kinda late, but… what's your name?" I asked.

"…" she was silent, being hesitant. "…my name is… Nino."

"!" Lyn and I gasped in shock. No way! Nino?!

"N-Nino?!" I stuttered in surprise before holding her.

"G-Get away from me!" she suddenly exclaimed, struggling from my grasp.

"No, it's okay! It's me! Kurogasa! Your Onii-chan!"

She suddenly stopped struggling, seemingly in big shock upon hearing it. "O… Onii… chan?"

"That's right. His hair may have grown a bit, but it is Kurogasa. And I'm Lyn." she smiled.

"…then, what's Mother's name?" she asked, trying to make sure.

"Joan." I said. "Lady Joan D'Arc of Etruria."

…

…

…

…

All of the sudden, she suddenly hugged both Lyn and I and…

"UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

She let out her tears while hugging both of us tightly.

"Nino…" I muttered.

"Onii-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!" Nino cried her heart out as she kept hugging us tightly. In return, both Lyn and I gave her the hug, with my tears flowing out from my eyes.

I can't believe my eyes. My long lost imouto is finally here… in my arms.

After a while, as Nino was able to recollect herself, she began to tell us her story. Apparently, years ago, after delivering her twins, assassins and bounty hunters were after Jaffar's head. As he was about to flee, Nino decided to tag along with him and both escaped Pherae together. After a while, Nino knew that she'd dragged her husband down if she kept the children with her. For their sake, she left the twins in front of St. Elimine's church before the two fled. By then, the two escaped together until a week ago, their hideout was exposed and Jaffar told her to flee while he held them off. By the time she managed to hide for a while, and getting back to where Jaffar was, the deed was done, and his lifeless body was now without a head. Knowing that they'd be aftering her, she decided to follow her husband's words and… here we are.

"…" Lyn listened intently, taking things to heart.

"…" Nino remained silent, as she finished her porridge after telling her story. Her sad face remained, as she's no longer the chirpy little sister I used to know.

"I'm so sorry Nino…" I muttered.

"I… I should be leaving now…" she muttered, putting aside her bowl.

"Nino, no." I denied, holding her arm.

"…?" she looked at me, confused. "Please, Onii-chan. If they found out that I'm here, they'd do anything to kill me, even if it means killing all of you…"

"I won't let them." I said firmly before standing up and hugging her. "You're my sister Nino. I would be a bad brother if I couldn't protect those I care about. Kaa-san and Nee-san are already gone… I can't lose you either."

"…" Nino remained silent, while thinking.

"Why don't you stay with us?" Lyn suggested. "We have a spare bed you can use. You're safe here, and they will have a hard time hunting for you in this vast field."

"That's right." I nodded. "We have a few headhunters here and there, but they don't bother looking in our homes or getting near our village, because we're just savages to them."

"R-Really?" she got out.

"Yes. I can talk to the chieftain and put in a good word for you." I said, before hugging Nino again. "You, Serra, and Priscilla are the only family I have left. So please… stay…"

Nino pondered carefully, knowing that she can trust us. "On… one condition." she uttered.

"Anything." Lyn smiled.

"I… want to sleep with you two. I… miss the old days." Nino said.

"You don't have to ask that." I smiled back.

"She's our aunt?" the three kids said in unison, as we are having breakfast after my morning hunt with the tribe.

"Yep. This is your Aunt Nino." I smiled.

"She may not talk much because of her trauma, but I can assure you that Nino has always been the smiling type." Lyn recalled.

"And she's staying with us. Sleeping together with your Mother and I."

"You sure you're okay with this, Mom? I mean, Pop's sleeping with another girl." Hiroji said.

*BONK!*

"Ow!" Hiroji cringed after I hit his head.

"She's your aunt, Hiroji. She has her reasons, and your mom has no problem with it, since she trusts her."

"…" Nino could only let out a small smile, feeling a bit of warmth.

"So get your head out of the ground, got it boy?" I growled, drilling his head with my knuckles.

"Ahhhh! Pops! Enough with the drilling!" he groaned, making Joan and Elimine giggle.

"Is… this normal?" Nino asked Lyn.

"Oh yes. Our son is much like our friend Hiroji in more ways than one." Lyn sighed wistfully.

Nino may be silent now, but I know that by giving her time, she'll be the little sister Lyn and I knew and love.

Fen: And there you go! Another Agito CoM down!

TWF: Uuuuuuuuuuh… *having patches all over the body* I never thought Sonic was hard to catch and those friends of his are super weird to begin with… T_T

Fen: Baka… that's what you get if you mess with them.

TWF: Now where am I supposed to find-

*DING!*

TWF: Le gasp! I found a Cyndaquil! *the said device refers to Fen-kun and looking Fen-kun intently*

Fen: What?

TWF: … *slowly takes out a flamethrower and spewed out some flames* You're mine, Cyndy! ALELELELELELELELELELELE! :D

Fen: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!