Timeline Trouble

CHAPTER 2

"Gate Open!" declared Val. "Ok, transfer those equipment now. I want to train myself in transferring huge quantities and huge materials at a long-period of time." He said.

The crew then followed his orders. They came back and forth the Gate of Portal. The beautiful and magnificent crystal ring of light stays at the training room shining brightly. Energy flows from inside out of the ring. Streaks of light crawls all around the rings similar to an electricity, it also sparks. Yet the temperature is dead, no heat, no coldness.

Five magnificent rings composed this big ring of light. Looking beyond it the other room is as if just beyond a door, connected to the training room. Stepping inside of it is just like passing through a door.

"We're done sir." Said a crew.

"Good thank you." Replied Val. That is good then, I was able to hold the Gate for one full hour with 20 heavy equipment weighing 10 to 15 tons each and with an average height of 5.10 feet and width of 3 feet each. Not bad. I can transfer vehicles sooner if I continue my training. For now, it's time for rest. I've been working for almost half a day already and besides it's kinda boring if all I do is this training stuff.

He walks out of the training room and walked through the corridor. Then he turned right at the end of the corridor, walking through another long corridor of the AEGIS Headquarters training facility. He passed by another corridor that leads to the equipment area, where he connected the training room with to transfer those equipment as part of his training. On the second corridor, he turned left.

Now what should I do today? I can watch a movie, I can stroll at the mall, or maybe watch my favorite anime, Vandread! Or maybe Meltylancer, all created by Gonzo.

"Val!" called by a voice. He looked right and saw inside the room Anna and Loids. "Hi!" he greeted them with a smile.

"Hello." Replied Loids. "Where are you going today?"

"Well, I don't know yet. I am still thinking."

"Do you mind to join us then?" said Loids.

"Sure, where?" asked Val.

"We're going to watch the inter-school competition at the Manila University."

"I see. Okay I'll wait for you ladies outside."

"Okay."

He continued walking along the corridor. And after a seven minutes walk he reached the command center, he asked Tess where is Allan, "He's out, the commander gave him a task." Replied Tess.

Oh well, what can I do. "Thank you Tess." He replied smiling.

"No problem" smiling back at him, "I'll just take a break, see yah."

Now to my transport. He sat to the chair and said, "To the outside." And it whisks away into the dark tube where only one person can fit in. After just about five seconds, he reached the top of the tunnel and into an abandoned building, which they call "outside".

The building looks good and is in condition. Inspecting it more closely, anyone will start wondering why this was abandoned. Thinking about the supernatural seems to be the reason. People always have tell-tales in this structure about ghosts appearing at the time they died in a certain place in the building.

Ghosts? Supernatural? It makes me eerie, why do I think about it. So what if there were killings here before? Then suddenly something moved.

"Gate Open!" he shouted trembling. Looking more closely, it is the two girls, Val sigh.

The two girls looked at each other and laughed hard.

"Okay, that's enough. Let's go now, because you laughed at me we will walk instead." He said with confidence and bravery.

The two girls just smiled at him and followed him.

"Go to Subic Airport. His plane will arrived there at exactly 1500H. You have four hours to go. Once you meet, head back here immediately, understood?"

"Yes, Commander Cav." He replied.

"Ok then, you are dismissed." Said the Commander.

"Roger AEGIS." He replied.

I should be watching the inter-school competition by now. Well, it's almost three, his plane should be here any moment now.

"Tower, this is Flight AEGIS-8 we are now going to land. Clear all traffic immediately and secure the are. Make sure no one sees us and this plane." The pilot said from the radio.

"Roger. All traffic is clear. Security on privacy-alert." Replied the tower.

The AEGIS Plane can be seen from the distance slowly losing altitude, preparing to land. People from the landing area were all cleared away. The secrecy measure has been implemented and the sand storm screen is now active. The plane is now visible into the naked eyes when suddenly it disappeared!

"What?!" shouted Allan alarmed.

"This is Gate Keeper Allan, where the heck is the plane? Why did it disappeared?" he asked from his communication unit.

"Sir, we do not know either. It's not in our radar also." Replied the tower.

"People do not panic. This is a new security measure. We might be being watched by our enemy." A voice said.

Do I know that voice? Is that...

Explosions near the fuelling area. The tower exploded. "Subic airport under attack!" shouted a personnel.

Where is the damn enemy? He looked left and right and there was no enemy on sight. What's happening here?!

"No!" shouted a man, he dropped dead bleeding all over his body.

"No way!" the AEGIS personnels said in shocked, "We are fighting with teenagers!"

Allan looked behind him and saw the AEGIS personnels freeze in their positions, dead. "Attention, AEGIS, we are fighting with people who have Gates also. Do what you can, do not hesitate to shoot." He declared in the radio.

"Roger AEGIS" replied the AEGIS team.

"Gate Open!"

He looked behind and streaking sharp lights are heading towards him. "Gate Open!" and a brown ring of light appeared in front of him, "Rock shield now!" and from the ground appeared a wall of rock that blocked the incoming lights.

Another is heading at his right and he was hit directly. "Aaaarrrgghhh... Who the hell is that?" wondered Allan in pain.

"So you are alone huh? Have your friends abandoned you or have you been sent here to die?" asked the black Gate Keeper who appeared from nowhere. "You are not yet good enough to fight me. You are too slow!"

"What?!" Allan replied angrily.

"Are you ready to die? Here I come!" he said with a demonic voice and look. "Shadow edge!" From his hands came out sharp black objects streaming towards him very fast.

"Rock elevation!" nothing happened. "Gate Open!" again nothing happened. He looked and the objects are coming in fast. "No!!!" he shouted.

Out of nowhere, a mirror appeared shielding him. The sharp edge weapons hit the mirror and reversed back heading towards the black Gate Keeper.

"Damn, what's that?!" the black Gate Keeper jumped out of the way but he was hit by one in his right arm. "You're going to pay for this."

"Oh no we won't Reiji Kageyama!" declared a voice near Allan.

Allan looked and saw he is safe. He wondered who the person was and looked around him, "Ah! It's you Captain Jay!" he shouted.

"So you know who I am already." Replied Reiji.

"Yes, every bit of information about you." Replied Jay.

"Oh really? I don't think so." He said and laughed hard. "I'll be back, and next time I'll make sure you are all dead. And don't forget, I'll get your pretty Gate Keepers." He disappeared together with his black Gate.

"Are you alright Allan?" asked Jay.

"Yes Capt., thanks." Replied Allan.

"Don't thank me. Have you forgotten what my Gate is? I don't have such a move." He replied smiling as if hiding something.

"Oh yeah, and whose Gate is it then?" he inquired curiously.

"Hers." Pointing to a girl that is walking towards them.

"And... she... is...?" asked Allan while looking at the lady from head to feet.

"She is Janice, Janice Escata." He replied smiling.

Oh my God, is this my lucky day? "Hello Miss Escata." He greeted her emphasizing the word Miss.

"Hi Mr. Kezar, how is your wound?" Smiling at him.

"Not fine." He replied hoping she will do something.

She looked at the wound and said, "I see." Then she looked at his eyes, "Well get-up now and go to the doctor over there!" he said loudly.

"OOPS..." he murmured while looking to Jay.

Jay smiled at him and said, "Well better do what she said."

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