Chapter 5: Secrets Told
Juno headed for a clear stop to take off when he heard a laser go off. Ryou churred, tensely.
"Unit Regulus." Juno snarled. Juno set Andromeda on the ground.
"I am sorry. I have urgent matters to attend to. I request that you refrain from following me." Juno said. Before Andromeda could reply, Juno strode toward the sound, which had been close.
Diffusion had barely leapt out of the way in time. She glared at Regulus and started to aim to fire her own kind of blast when another laser caught her off gaurd, striking her right side and arm.
"I will only ask you again once. Join me, Diffusion." Regulus snarled. Diffusion growled.
"Hell...No." She snarled.
"Then I hve no choice, you are my enemy." Regulus said, firing another laser. This one was canceled out by another laser, from another source. Regulus turned to face Juno as he stepped into view. Regulus snorted.
"We meet again, Unit Juno. But," Regulus snarled. "This does not concern you."
"Surrender Regulus, and the punishment will be light." Juno said, dryly.
"Go screw yourself." Regulus said. He promptly lunged. Juno nailed him in the chest with a laser. Regulus gave a startled cry and rose, cluthcing the wound.
"You win for now, Juno. But your victory will be short lived." Regulus snarled. He turned and fled before Juno could stop him. Juno glanced at Diffusion, who was clutching her right arm.
"You're damaged." Juno said, slightly amused. "It was foolish to attempt challenging Unit Regulus in the first place."
"Hn. I can take care of myself." Diffusion said, feircely. "I just need to cover this for now." Juno watched, his smile undaunting.
"You look like one of those who were ressurected." Juno said calmly. Diffusion shrugged.
"Yeah... What of it?" Diffusion said.
"I understand you often use your former designations. Have you met one with the designation Medley?" Juno asked. Diffusion glanced down, stopping.
"I know her." Diffusion said softly.
You have to tell him, now. Diffusion thought.
"But you wouldn't know her on sight, I think." Diffusion said quietly. Juno sighed.
"She's changed her physical appearance." Juno said quietly. "I do not see where it would matter what she looks like now. I must... See her again."
"Why would you want to?" Diffusion snorted.
"Because..." Juno said. "I still feel for her."
"...She misses you, you know." Diffusion said, glancing away.
"And I her. ..Answer me. Why do you look like she did?" Juno finally asked. Diffusion stared up. It was now or never.
"Only most of my body changed. My facial appearance and hair color never changed." Diffusion said, almost mutely. Juno stared at her before wrapping both arms around her.
"Medley... You... Function..." He said. Diffusion returned the embrace and said nothing.
Andromeda fidgeted nerviously. She had a serious dislike of staying in one place too long. It made her uneasy. Finally, she crossed her arms across her chest.
"That's it, I'm a sitting duck out here. Lets ditch, Ryou." Andromeda said, slinking off. Ryou blinked and followed. The duo walked toward town when Andromeda spun to face a noise from behind.
"Shit..."
Juno led Diffusion into the area where he had left Andromeda, and paled.
"Andromeda?!" Juno asked, looking around. Diffusion blinked.
"Huh?" She had a look of puzzlement. Juno sighed.
"My sister unit... She's missing." Juno said, glancing around. Diffusion glanced around.
"She might be hiding." Diffusion said calmly. Juno tried again.
"Andromeda, this is not humorous!" Juno said firmly, getting no response, he panicked.
"I must locate her immediately. She has no idea of the danger she's in." Juno said. Diffusion nodded.
"I'm going with you." Diffusion stated calmly. Juno stared her in the face.
"Nod, Medley, I am afraid I must prohibit you from accompanying me on this." Juno said. Diffusion crossed her arms.
"This isn't District 12, Juno. We're dealing with Regulus on his home turf so far." Diffusion said. "Besides... You can't do this alone."
Juno stared for a moment, trying to give her a logical reason for staying put, but he had none. Sighing, he just turned and started trying to track Andromeda down.
I simply can not understand the mental function of females. Juno thought to himself.
Andromeda leap out of the way of one of Regulus' lasers and brought both hands forward and somehow returned fire with her own lasers.
He uses lasers just like I do. But... I thought I was able to manipulate my ki, not fire something like machine. Maybe that Juno guy was right...? Andromeda thought to herself. Andromeda rolled out of the way of one laser and was plastered by another. She gave a cry of pain and landed on her side. Regulus stepped forward and prepared to fire what Andromeda felt would be a final shot.
"I should have finished you off years ago..." Regulus snarled, aiming to fire a final shot.
"NO!" Regulus was knocked down by a smaller figure, a boy, likely no older then nine or ten by apaerance. He had a mop of white hair and red eyes, and he wore a black form fitting tanktop with a strange red mark on the front. He also wore black tights and black boots. One hand was pointing at Regulus' face.
"Go away!" He snarled. Regulus growled at his attacker in surprise.
"This isn't over between us..." Regulus snarled at Andromeda before leaping into the underbrush. The young lad helped Andy to her feet.
"Who are you?" Andromeda asked. He beamed happily.
"Not who! Ryou!" He replied. Andromeda gaped.
"You did it!" She said in suprise. Roy nodded.
"Is he really coming back?" Ryou asked.
"I don't know, Ryou..." Andromeda said, sighing. A hand on her shoulder made her jump and turn, ready to fight again....Mentally anyway.
"Andromeda, I ordered you to remain where you were!" Juno said. He looked less then thrilled. Andromeda gulped.
"What happened?" Juno asked, glancing at the damage from the fighting.
"I was attacked by someone. It's no big deal." Andromeda shrugged.
Mentioning it was a pissy Reaverbot that seems hellbent on kicking my ass is probably not a good idea right now. Andromeda decided to herself.
"Did he tell you a name?" Juno insisted.
"Uhm... Why?" Andromeda finally asked, crossing her arms. Juno gave an annoyed sort of sound and tried sounding as stern as possible while trying to keep up his smile.
"Because I need to know if it is a dangerious unit." Juno said calmly. Andromeda shrugged.
"Some asshole Reaverbot named Regulus." andromeda finally consented. Juno was barely able to maintain his smile as his anger did something rare: boil over.
Juno headed for a clear stop to take off when he heard a laser go off. Ryou churred, tensely.
"Unit Regulus." Juno snarled. Juno set Andromeda on the ground.
"I am sorry. I have urgent matters to attend to. I request that you refrain from following me." Juno said. Before Andromeda could reply, Juno strode toward the sound, which had been close.
Diffusion had barely leapt out of the way in time. She glared at Regulus and started to aim to fire her own kind of blast when another laser caught her off gaurd, striking her right side and arm.
"I will only ask you again once. Join me, Diffusion." Regulus snarled. Diffusion growled.
"Hell...No." She snarled.
"Then I hve no choice, you are my enemy." Regulus said, firing another laser. This one was canceled out by another laser, from another source. Regulus turned to face Juno as he stepped into view. Regulus snorted.
"We meet again, Unit Juno. But," Regulus snarled. "This does not concern you."
"Surrender Regulus, and the punishment will be light." Juno said, dryly.
"Go screw yourself." Regulus said. He promptly lunged. Juno nailed him in the chest with a laser. Regulus gave a startled cry and rose, cluthcing the wound.
"You win for now, Juno. But your victory will be short lived." Regulus snarled. He turned and fled before Juno could stop him. Juno glanced at Diffusion, who was clutching her right arm.
"You're damaged." Juno said, slightly amused. "It was foolish to attempt challenging Unit Regulus in the first place."
"Hn. I can take care of myself." Diffusion said, feircely. "I just need to cover this for now." Juno watched, his smile undaunting.
"You look like one of those who were ressurected." Juno said calmly. Diffusion shrugged.
"Yeah... What of it?" Diffusion said.
"I understand you often use your former designations. Have you met one with the designation Medley?" Juno asked. Diffusion glanced down, stopping.
"I know her." Diffusion said softly.
You have to tell him, now. Diffusion thought.
"But you wouldn't know her on sight, I think." Diffusion said quietly. Juno sighed.
"She's changed her physical appearance." Juno said quietly. "I do not see where it would matter what she looks like now. I must... See her again."
"Why would you want to?" Diffusion snorted.
"Because..." Juno said. "I still feel for her."
"...She misses you, you know." Diffusion said, glancing away.
"And I her. ..Answer me. Why do you look like she did?" Juno finally asked. Diffusion stared up. It was now or never.
"Only most of my body changed. My facial appearance and hair color never changed." Diffusion said, almost mutely. Juno stared at her before wrapping both arms around her.
"Medley... You... Function..." He said. Diffusion returned the embrace and said nothing.
Andromeda fidgeted nerviously. She had a serious dislike of staying in one place too long. It made her uneasy. Finally, she crossed her arms across her chest.
"That's it, I'm a sitting duck out here. Lets ditch, Ryou." Andromeda said, slinking off. Ryou blinked and followed. The duo walked toward town when Andromeda spun to face a noise from behind.
"Shit..."
Juno led Diffusion into the area where he had left Andromeda, and paled.
"Andromeda?!" Juno asked, looking around. Diffusion blinked.
"Huh?" She had a look of puzzlement. Juno sighed.
"My sister unit... She's missing." Juno said, glancing around. Diffusion glanced around.
"She might be hiding." Diffusion said calmly. Juno tried again.
"Andromeda, this is not humorous!" Juno said firmly, getting no response, he panicked.
"I must locate her immediately. She has no idea of the danger she's in." Juno said. Diffusion nodded.
"I'm going with you." Diffusion stated calmly. Juno stared her in the face.
"Nod, Medley, I am afraid I must prohibit you from accompanying me on this." Juno said. Diffusion crossed her arms.
"This isn't District 12, Juno. We're dealing with Regulus on his home turf so far." Diffusion said. "Besides... You can't do this alone."
Juno stared for a moment, trying to give her a logical reason for staying put, but he had none. Sighing, he just turned and started trying to track Andromeda down.
I simply can not understand the mental function of females. Juno thought to himself.
Andromeda leap out of the way of one of Regulus' lasers and brought both hands forward and somehow returned fire with her own lasers.
He uses lasers just like I do. But... I thought I was able to manipulate my ki, not fire something like machine. Maybe that Juno guy was right...? Andromeda thought to herself. Andromeda rolled out of the way of one laser and was plastered by another. She gave a cry of pain and landed on her side. Regulus stepped forward and prepared to fire what Andromeda felt would be a final shot.
"I should have finished you off years ago..." Regulus snarled, aiming to fire a final shot.
"NO!" Regulus was knocked down by a smaller figure, a boy, likely no older then nine or ten by apaerance. He had a mop of white hair and red eyes, and he wore a black form fitting tanktop with a strange red mark on the front. He also wore black tights and black boots. One hand was pointing at Regulus' face.
"Go away!" He snarled. Regulus growled at his attacker in surprise.
"This isn't over between us..." Regulus snarled at Andromeda before leaping into the underbrush. The young lad helped Andy to her feet.
"Who are you?" Andromeda asked. He beamed happily.
"Not who! Ryou!" He replied. Andromeda gaped.
"You did it!" She said in suprise. Roy nodded.
"Is he really coming back?" Ryou asked.
"I don't know, Ryou..." Andromeda said, sighing. A hand on her shoulder made her jump and turn, ready to fight again....Mentally anyway.
"Andromeda, I ordered you to remain where you were!" Juno said. He looked less then thrilled. Andromeda gulped.
"What happened?" Juno asked, glancing at the damage from the fighting.
"I was attacked by someone. It's no big deal." Andromeda shrugged.
Mentioning it was a pissy Reaverbot that seems hellbent on kicking my ass is probably not a good idea right now. Andromeda decided to herself.
"Did he tell you a name?" Juno insisted.
"Uhm... Why?" Andromeda finally asked, crossing her arms. Juno gave an annoyed sort of sound and tried sounding as stern as possible while trying to keep up his smile.
"Because I need to know if it is a dangerious unit." Juno said calmly. Andromeda shrugged.
"Some asshole Reaverbot named Regulus." andromeda finally consented. Juno was barely able to maintain his smile as his anger did something rare: boil over.