Noah/Mio.

Lanz/Sena.

Eunie/Taion.

Hey, aren't they so repetitive?

Let's make some changes, shall we?

(Alfeto Valley)

"Hey, Noah," Mwamba called, as they went closer to the mission area.

"Huh?" Noah lifted his head in surprise. He seemed to have been spacing off.

"I'm gonna go on ahead. We got a call – Martha's team has a spot free, 'pparently."

"Ah. right." Noah nodded.

"Do me a favor? Come along with me. To the office."

"When you apply?" Noah asked. Mwamba nodded.

"Got it. The commander can be…intense…"

"Exactly," Mwamba chuckled. And after that, the 10th-termer veteran left his last words in his last mission in the combat division.

"Later!" Said Mwamba, as he started running towards the place where he was needed.

"Be safe, mate!" Lanz shouted out, waving his hands.

"Yeah! See you later! I mean really!" Eunie chirped, jumping up and down.

"I will! You guys be safe too!" The veteran replied.

And after a minute or so…

He disappeared from their sights.

"Well, time for us to get going too!" Lanz said, getting ready for some action.

"Yeah, Mwamba is a strong, experienced guy. He'll be safe! Let's start worrying about ourselves!" Said Eunie, elbowing Noah's sides.

"Yeah, definitely. Let's survive another night, guys. Ready?"

"Ready!"

And after that, the trio started to charge toward the battlefield. With their trust still in Mwamba.

But little did they know…

About what would happen to Mwamba that night…

(After some time)

"Hah… Hah… Hah…" Mwamba panted, as he rested his body on a big rock. He probably ran for an hour to find Martha's team, but there was no trace of them. He seemed to have been running around in circles. He turned on the navigation, checking his objective. And he soon turned it off.

With a certain conclusion.

"Was… This the wrong way…?"

(Meanwhile)

"Ugh… ….Huh…? Thanks…for that…" The small Agnian powerhouse, known as Sena, thanked Eunie as a healing circle warmed her up.

"Pfft… If you're done thanking me maybe you can get up! We have to beat him together or we're dead in the mud!" Eunie said as she hysterically shot her rifle towards the giant, mysterious enemy. Lanz was currently marking it, but he was too big and strong for a single soldier could handle.

"Dah! Spark! My shield…!" Lanz groaned, as the enemy hit his weapon hard. His shield, which was on the verge of breaking because of the overuse of tonight's battle, completely shattered after that attack. In short words, he was completely vulnerable.

"Heh, one down!" The giant laughed as he charged purple energy. Lanz tried to escape as he backed up, but the giant was fast. His fists soon charged toward him...

…Until a group of something blocked the attack.

"Get out the way! You're just slowing me down!" The Agnian tactician, as known as Taion, let a groan mixed with complaint to Lanz as he blocked the big attack with his Mondo.

"Tch… The nerve on this guy!" Gritting his teeth, Lanz got up and drew his blade to sword mode. He did a large swing, scramming the giant away.

But while the group of mixed soldiers was having a fierce battle, someone was also having a hard time.

"Grrr….Ugh… Start…working….! Wooork!"! Guernica Vandham, the one who brought the strange object, started pounding on the glowing stone, shouting for his dear life.

"Nngh…. If you don't start up here soon… Those kids…! And the world!" Guernica continued pounding on the glowing stone. And to his hard work, the stone started to spread in six pieces. It slowly started to spread, and it bloomed like a flower after a few more hits. He fell down as the stone completely spread.

"Heh… Haha… That's what I'm talking about… Looks like it wasn't all for nothing…!" Guernica made a triumphant smile. Yes, it was time. Not exactly according to plan, but it was time to activate the Ouroboros stone. He was not sure that they'll do the job perfectly, but watching their battle gave some hope to him. It was a gamble. A risky one. But he had no choice. It was time to change their fates, and save their world from the evil force known as the Moebius.

But again…

Little did he know.

That his makeshift plan he made a second ago…

Would change again.

(Mwamba Side)

"Hah… Hah… Finally… Almost… There…!" Mwamba panted, as he saw his second objective. Noah's team. His navigation seemed to be broken that he could not set any new objectives. So, he changed his main objective. Since he worked with Noah's team for a long time, their locations were always saved in his navigation. So he followed that for his life. And finally, he was there.

"That's… Noah… But…holy sparks… What's that…!? And…are they Agnian…? What are they doing with…And…who's that…large man…? Is that the mission's…objective…?" Mwamba had so many questions inside his mind, but he couldn't stay there idly. Because of what he saw with his own eyes.

Noah, in front of the giant, being threatened with a strange claw. An Agnian soldier with cat ears was on the ground behind him. If nothing happened after that moment, they would be both dead.

And he couldn't let it happen.

This was his last mission as a combat unit, and if he lost his friend here…

No, no, that's not gonna happen.

Time for action.

"Noah! Lanz! Eunie!" Mwamba shouted, as he ran at full speed towards the battlefield.

"Huh? Mwamba!? Why are you…" Noah flinched at the sudden Mwamba, but he shouldn't have done that.

"Two for one!" The giant swung its claws towards Noah. Ready to tear his guts and penetrate through the Agnian girl's stomach in one go.

"Oh, no… Can't let that happen, eh…? It's…not…over…yet!" Guernica shouted, as he pressed the stone with full force, eventually activating it.

And the last thing he saw before his soul left his body…

Was a certain Kevesi sharpshooter, running for dear life towards his comrades.

'Wait, a Kevesi…? Not an Agnian… But…a…Kevesi…?'

'Oh…SHIT!'

(In the golden memory space)

"Wha…where…am…I…?" Mwamba said to himself, as he woke up in a strange space. It was filled with a golden atmosphere and unknown…videos…?

"Huh…? Why am I… Wait, what's that…? Videos…? What is this place…? And…wait, who's that in the video…?"

"You're going to go find the Ouroboros stone?" An unknown voice asked in the video.

"Yes, and I'm sure that this time, we'll succeed. The signal is strong this time." A large man answered.

"Ouroboro…what…? And who's that large man…? His face seems…pretty…different…? Wait, is that the man from before…?"

"Guernica… Look…our baby girl…!"

"Yes… She is…! She's finally out in the world…!"

"Heh… So, Guernica, how should we name her?"

"Her name? Didn't we already have an agreement over that?"

"Oh? Are we going for that name?"

"Of course, you're the one who came up with that name. Plus, I'm not that good at naming."

"Right… So, Monica, it is?"

"Yes… Monica Vandham… You're gonna be a strong girl, Monica."

"Hmm? How about a girly girl?"

"Well, the one who makes the decision is Monica. Our job is to watch. Watch and support…"

"Makes sense, but can't a mum have her hopes?"

"Same to me, hah."

"….?" Mwamba scratched his head.

"What the spark…? What's that…little person…?"

But before Mwamba could even process the information…

Another video started to play.

"Wh…what…!? You're getting married!?"

"Yeah, it's not prohibited, you know."

"But… You're…still fifteen! Isn't this…too early…?"

"Come on, dad. I'm old enough for that! Besides, I have another reason to get married."

"What now…."

"I'm pregnant. I'm growing a baby in my womb."

"…You what!?"

"C'mon, dad, didn't you say I'll be a strong girl when I grow up?"

"I did, but… Ugh… Alright… Hah…was my lesson about safety ineffective…?"

"Nope, it was. We just decided to spark it off."

"You wha…!?"

"…" Mwamba decided to stop thinking. If he thought a second more… He felt like his brain would explode.

"Okay… So…who is that girl…? Is she related to that small person I saw a second ago…? Oh great… Another video…"

"Hah… Hah… Hey dad, congratulations."

"About what?"

"You're now a grandpa."

"In my age 45."

"Well, the earlier the merrier!"

"….By the way, what's her name?"

"Ghondor."

"….Ghondor?"

"Ghondor."

"You sure…?"

"Yep."

"…..You named her, didn't you?"

"Yep!"

"Well… You surely are my daughter…"

"….What the spark is…a daughter…?"

As Mwamba's brain started to overload with thoughts, another video started to play.

"…..When does this thing end…?"

(Meanwhile)

"So…this is the memory space…? Pretty brighter than I imagined…" Guernica said to himself as he entered the golden space. He did study the Ouroboros, so he knew some things about the phenomenon.

"And…those are… His…memories…? I…never expected to view a young Kevesi's memories when I first departed from the City…"

"And… The first place of today's target practice… Mwamba! Congratulations."

"Wait, that's the end of the scene? Why is it so short?"

"Hey! A new member, Noah!"

"So he's the new squad leader, eh? You're that… Mwamba guy, right?"

"Yes, I am. And I'm gonna work with you guys pretty often! Nice to meet ya, let's survive till the end, 'kay?"

"Of course we will! We're definitely gonna reach homecoming!"

"Yeah!"

"*Yawn*"

Guernica yawned.

"B…Boring…"

"Hey, Zeon, want some baked Potatoes? I happened to get some."

"Thanks, I owe you one."

"…..Gotta…get…some…deprived…sleep…"

(Meanwhile)

"*Snore*"

"Fuck!"

"No! Ghondor, you shouldn't say that word!"

"Guess she inherited some mother genes…"

"Come on, dad! Don't betray me!"

"….Gah! Is it finished? No…? Oh, wait, yay! The video ended! Spark, how long did the guy live? 60? Wait…is that even possi…." Mwamba tried to question himself, but soon got interrupted.

By a certain phenomenon.

Mwamba's body turned into a glowing ball, and started to fuse with another glowing ball.

'Wait, what the spark is happ…..?!'

(Outside)

"Huh? Where did Mwamba go? And…what was that? The…stone sparking exploded!" Lanz said, coming towards Noah.

"I don't know… The man also disappeared too… Wait, what's that light!?" Noah covered his eyes, as a ball of light appeared in front of his eyes. The ball of light soon expanded, and…

Formed a black, bulky giant.

"Holy spark! That's a glorious sparker right there!" Eunie exclaimed, seeing the giant appearing.

"W…wha…?" Mio gasped, getting up from the ground.

"What…what happened…? Why am I so high up…? Wait, Noah? Eunie? Lanz?"

"Mwamba…? Noah, it's Mwamba! That's Mwamba's voice!"

"Huh…? But how? What the spark happened?" Noah said, with a frustrated face. The rest of the soldiers were pretty similar to Noah, too.

But they were not the only one who was confused.

"Wait… What…? Was Ouroboros supposed to be this big…?" The giant muttered out, seeing the black giant in front of him. He was almost twice the size compared to the giant.

"Ouroboros…?"

"Uh… Yeah, Ouroboros. It's…the name of this…power you happened to get… But…I've never seen an Ouroboros this bi…"

"So it's a power? Neat!"

"Wait, why are you adapting so fa…"

"Hiyah!" Mwambaboros swung its arm, and the giant flew across the battlefield.

"Aaaaagh!" The giant screamed, as he got pummeled towards the wall.

"Damn, I got strong. How is this possible? Noah? Lanz? Eunie? You okay?"

The trio just gave him a thumbs up, with their face frozen like ice.

"Great, you stay right there. I have a job to do." Mwambaboros said, as it walked slowly towards the flown giant.

"Uh…eh…ah… Slow down, will ya?"

"I'm already sparking slow, dammit. So shut up!"

"Wha….?"

"So, what are you?"

"Me?"

"Yeah, you said I was the Ouroboros, what are you? Are you Ouroboros, too?"

"Uh…no."

"Then tell me."

"….Why…?"

"Well… I could kill you if you don't answer, so…"

"Tch, dammit! I...am Moebius. Nothing more!" The giant said, as it started to attack Mwambaboros. It shot its claws towards him, but he reflected it.

"Wait, what?"

"No more resistance, Moebius. You're in serious trouble right now." Mwambaboros said, grabbing the Moebius' head.

"What? No! What the spark! Let me…? Wait, why can't I take you off from me…?"

"Hey, by the way… I thought of a cool catchphrase I could use when I'm in this state. Wanna listen?"

"What? No, what the s…"

"It's… MWAMBIN' TIME!" Mwamba shouted, as he threw the Moebius away. The Moebius flew and flew until it became a star in the sky. As the Moebius disappeared from their sights, the Ouroboros disappeared, turning into two separate persons. Guernica Vandham, and Mwamba.

"Mwamba! Holy spark, so it was really you! And this guy is… Wait, you're that guy!" Lanz said, pointing at Guernica.

"Huh… Won't you like… Dying…?" Sena asked.

"Yes, I was, but… I'm…alive. I don't know why. Don't get deep. I don't know many things about this Ouroboros thing. I do know a thing or two, but… They won't help."

"By the way… This Mwamba guy… Isn't he a Kevesi? Are you trying to get the number advanta… Ow! Why, Mio?" Taion groaned, as he got hit by Mio.

"Stop, Taion. Do you have some fight left in you?" Mio sighed.

"Uh…these guys are the enemies! Now the…Moebius thing is gone, we're enemies again!"

"Ugh…Taion…"

"What, you still wanna fight? I could punch the fight out of you, mate." Taunted Lanz.

"Stop, you idiots," Guernica said, as he hit the boys on the shoulders.

"Huh? Why are you in this again?"

"Hah… It's…gonna get very complicated… But…you have to listen. We…won't be the same as before from now." Guernica sighed.

"What do you mean by that…?" Noah asked.

"Ugh… So, kids, you like bedtime stories?"

"Bedtime stories…? What the spark is that…?"

"We have a long story to tell here… Let's…settle down somewhere and have a talk. Do you guys have some tea?"

"Tea? The spark you talking about?"

"Uh…Taion can make tea…" Sena muttered out.

"Great… Brat, make tea."

"Huh? Why me?"

"Just do it, I'm too tired to elaborate…"

"Ooh, tea! I love tea!" Eunie chirped out.

"Since when?" Lanz said.

"Hey, a girl could like teas and junk!"

"Let's just…have it simple, eh? Come near my ship, I have some supplies there. And, brat?"

"…Yeah….?"

"You're gonna make tea there."

"I said, why me!?"

(After some teatime)

"Ooh…" Eunie said, nodding as Guernica's story ended.

"So… In conclusion… We're snuffed?" Lanz scratched his head.

"And the Moebius guys are mega suspicious?" Sena tilted her head.

"Yeah, something like that… Hah…why did I get myself involved in this…" Guernica sighed.

"Uh…sorry…?" Mwamba chuckled.

"No, you're…not bad… Just…the world's a complicated place. None of you are bad…."

"Um…so…Guernica, right?" Noah asked.

"Yeah, looks like you have questions?"

"So…we…have to go to the City, right?"

"Yeah,"

"You're…gonna meet my daughter… Or…granddaughter… Or…other guys there."

"Then…do our problems… The lifespan problems…get solved when we go there…?" Mio asked.

"I can't assure you… But…what I can say is that it would be the start. The start of the revolution. Hah... I am…pretty sorry for you guys. Especially you, young lad, it seems you have only a month left?"

"Uh…yeah…" Mwamba said, rubbing his hands.

"Time… Yes, the scariest thing in this world…"

"It surely is…" Mio sighed.

An awkward silence flowed after that moment for a while.

Until Guernica opened his mouth.

"So, enough talking about depressing things, brat, do you have more tea?"

"Huh? Tea…? Suddenly?"

"Yeah, you do make some good tea, any refills?"

"I…do have some more…"

"Hey, me too! Me too!" Eunie raised her hands.

"Ugh…okay… Why am I giving tea to the enemies…"

"Watch your mouth, brat, we're now on the same path."

"Okay… So…I gotta prepare two cups?"

Five more hands rose.

"Ugh…got it! Got it! I'm your waiter, duh…"

"Now you're talking right." Guernica chuckled.

(Omake)

"So…I think we had enough talk," Guernica said, stretching his limbs.

"Yeah… My brain still aches from all that info…" Lanz groaned.

"Then, let's get some refreshments, shall we?"

"Refreshments?"

"Your outfits, they need changes. You can't go busting in the City with your military outfits, you know. Plus, if you still have those on, you won't be able to stop fighting. I have some spare clothes in my boxes, so feel free to use them."

"Makes sense… Well, why not? My clothes are all filthy from all that sweat and dirt…" Eunie snorted.

"Me too… Spark, why are Agnus uniforms white? They get dirty so easily…" Sena groaned.

"Then… I'll go somewhere while you guys change. So go ahead and change."

"Go somewhere? Why?" Asked Eunie.

"You'll get to know eventually. And I have someone to meet."

"O…kay…? I guess…?" Said Sena. After that, Guernica walked away, and the kids went to the boxes to search for their new clothes. Guernica sat on a big rock pretty far from his ship. He sighed, stretching his old bones.

"Hah… Okay… Now…Shania? Shania Reid? Come out, I know you're hiding."

"Gah! You…knew…?" Shania Reid, one of the spies of the City, flinched.

"Yes, I'm the one who made this plan, you know…?"

"Oh, yeah, right…"

"So, did you call for reinforcements?"

"Yes, sir! Um…can I ask something…?"

"Hmm? About what?"

"Why… Did you get away from those kids…?"

"You'll…get to see the reason why…"

(Meanwhile)

"Hey, Noah, got any good things on your side?" Eunie's voice was heard from the side of Noah's head. Noah turned his head around.

"Here? Not exactly… They won't match your si… Gah! Eunie! What the spark!?" Noah flinched, as he saw his friend only in her underwear.

"Huh? What? Is there something strange?" Eunie shrugged.

"Uh… Why are you only on your underwear…?"

"Because I took off some clothes?"

"But… Hey, Lanz?"

"What? Is something… Holy spark, what the hell?"

"What? Why are you guys acting so snuffin' weird!?" Eunie said.

"Uh…uh… Just…cover yourself with something, will you?" Noah said, turning his head from Eunie. As he turned his head around, the Agnian team was now visible.

"Taion! Come on! Have some manners! Why are you roaming this place shirtless!?" Sena shouted.

"I was searching for shirts! Come on, Sena, we always did this in the Colony!" Taion complained.

"Gah… Mimi… Help me…" Sena said, leaning to Mio.

"Hey, mate," Mwamba said, as he approached the tactician.

"What? Want so…"

"Put some shirt on, will you? You're making the girls embarrassed." Mwamba said, patting Taion's shoulders.

"Huh….?"

"Hah… And Eunie, you still on your underwear?"

"Me? I was…actually planning to take them off right now… They…are pretty stained from all that swea…"

"Oh my god, Eunie, come here," Said Mwamba, walking towards Eunie, with Taion still in his grasp.

"Why me….!?"

"….Whoa, that Mwamba guy… He does have that senior vibe… Ain't it, Mimi…?"

"Yeah… I…hope I could do that, too…"

"Aww, Mimi! You're still my senior no matter what!" Sena smiled, as she took off her heavy top.

"Heh… Am I…?"

(Guernica Side)

"See?" Guernica shrugged.

"Oh… Right…" Shania blushed, slightly covering her eyes.

"Yeah… One stone, 8 people… Which means… Two people not affected by the stone… And now we have the candidates… By the way, why are you blushing, Shania?"

"Just… It's embarrassing to see them change clothes out in the open! Don't tease me like that… Plus…that…wing girl…Eunie…? Does have a nice bod….y….? I'm kinda jealous…." Shania muttered.

"Heh, guess you are a teenager, huh?" Guernica chuckled.

"S…Shut up…!"

"Hmmm? You're speaking like that to your elders?"

"Oh my god… I see where Ghondor got her smug from…"

YEAH! MWAMBIN TIME!

Didn't see that coming, did ya?