Chapter 6: Final Encounter
'I must terminate Unit Regulus before he can reestablish contact with Mother and complete his plan to terminate the system.' Juno thought, angrily. He glanced at Diffusion, who looked like she was studying Andromeda and Ryou thoughtfully. 'And yet I cannot allow either Medley or Andromeda to become involved. I must complete this task on my own, were neither shall be damaged. And I must accomplish this now.'
"Medley, I want you to watch over my sister." Juno said blankly. Diffusion looked at Juno.
"Huh? Why?" She asked. Juno placed one hand on her shoulder.
"There is something I must do alone."
Regulus circled the island irritably. It was time to finish this rivalry, and he knew Juno knew it too. However, Regulus planned to end it on his terms. And now, it was time to try to locate Juno.
Juno finally got himself away from Andy and Diffusion and took to the air. He began to circle, and caught a glimpse of Aquamarine hair. The Beaurocratic model darted for it, catching Regulus off guard. Regulus turned and the two locked their gaze. An unspoken understanding ran between them: This would have to be the final battle.
"Where shall it be then, machine?" Regulus snarled.
"It must be over the water. No carbon is to be involved." Juno responded, his tone mute save for a slight cold edge. Regulus growled and the two headed for the water. When they were far enough away, Juno stopped, signalling he was ready. Regulus stopped, turned, and the duel began. The two rivals locked themselves in combat; lasers flying at each other double barrel. Regulus dove deftly out of the way of one only to be nailed by another; Juno would dodge left and into the second. Finally, both combatants locked hands and tried to force the other down.
"Why....Do...You...Insist...Upon...Destroying...The...System?" Juno grunted. Regulus gave a strained growl.
"Rot...In...Hell...." Regulus strained back. About that moment both combatants' jets failed and they plummeted into the water below.
Andromeda glanced at Diffusion.
"Do you think Juno's OK?" She asked. Diffusion shook her head.
"I really don't know." Diffusion replied. Andromeda sank down and mulled over her thoughts a moment.
"Do you think that Juno guy'll be back? He was awfully nice..." Andromeda finally said. Diffusion sighed.
"I really don't know. If not, someone has to take over as Master of District 12, and I'm guessing since your alive it'll be expected you'll take on that duty if he doesn't come back. I mean, sure, alot of people in the Syatem assume your dead but it's not confirmed." Diffusion said. Andromeda mulled over her thoughts again.
"I can't feel Juno anymore." She said nerviously. Diffusion blinked.
"I.. I think there's some kind of link between us, like telepathy or something. When the connection is going I can feel his presence... But right now I can't." Andromeda said. Diffusion clenched a fist.
"We'll have to look for him... But we don't know where he went... Though... I'm sure I can try looking..."
After a week passed, Diffusion walked into Andromeda's shop, soaking wet in the aquatic armoring she had borrowed, and shook her head.
"I found the area.... But only Regulus' body. Juno's missing." Diffusion said. "I'm not sure we can do much for now." She sighed. Andromeda glanced down.
"What can we do, Diffusion...?" Andy asked. Diffusion sighed, crossing her arms.
"Not much we can do. He's not at the battle site, so he's alive, somewhere... I'm sure he has good reason for not coming back, but...." She glanced down. "..All we can do is wait."
"Diff... I'm sorry... If I'd never gone down there..." Andromeda began. Diffusion glared.
"Don't feel bad. Better you then someone who doesn't even know how to even use our computers. He had to be terminated anyhow..." Diffusion sighed. "We'll just keep waiting and hope Juno returns..."
"I guess you're right." Andromeda said. Diffusion grinned breifly then glanced out the window at the pouring rain outside, reflecting softly of what both felt inside.
'I must terminate Unit Regulus before he can reestablish contact with Mother and complete his plan to terminate the system.' Juno thought, angrily. He glanced at Diffusion, who looked like she was studying Andromeda and Ryou thoughtfully. 'And yet I cannot allow either Medley or Andromeda to become involved. I must complete this task on my own, were neither shall be damaged. And I must accomplish this now.'
"Medley, I want you to watch over my sister." Juno said blankly. Diffusion looked at Juno.
"Huh? Why?" She asked. Juno placed one hand on her shoulder.
"There is something I must do alone."
Regulus circled the island irritably. It was time to finish this rivalry, and he knew Juno knew it too. However, Regulus planned to end it on his terms. And now, it was time to try to locate Juno.
Juno finally got himself away from Andy and Diffusion and took to the air. He began to circle, and caught a glimpse of Aquamarine hair. The Beaurocratic model darted for it, catching Regulus off guard. Regulus turned and the two locked their gaze. An unspoken understanding ran between them: This would have to be the final battle.
"Where shall it be then, machine?" Regulus snarled.
"It must be over the water. No carbon is to be involved." Juno responded, his tone mute save for a slight cold edge. Regulus growled and the two headed for the water. When they were far enough away, Juno stopped, signalling he was ready. Regulus stopped, turned, and the duel began. The two rivals locked themselves in combat; lasers flying at each other double barrel. Regulus dove deftly out of the way of one only to be nailed by another; Juno would dodge left and into the second. Finally, both combatants locked hands and tried to force the other down.
"Why....Do...You...Insist...Upon...Destroying...The...System?" Juno grunted. Regulus gave a strained growl.
"Rot...In...Hell...." Regulus strained back. About that moment both combatants' jets failed and they plummeted into the water below.
Andromeda glanced at Diffusion.
"Do you think Juno's OK?" She asked. Diffusion shook her head.
"I really don't know." Diffusion replied. Andromeda sank down and mulled over her thoughts a moment.
"Do you think that Juno guy'll be back? He was awfully nice..." Andromeda finally said. Diffusion sighed.
"I really don't know. If not, someone has to take over as Master of District 12, and I'm guessing since your alive it'll be expected you'll take on that duty if he doesn't come back. I mean, sure, alot of people in the Syatem assume your dead but it's not confirmed." Diffusion said. Andromeda mulled over her thoughts again.
"I can't feel Juno anymore." She said nerviously. Diffusion blinked.
"I.. I think there's some kind of link between us, like telepathy or something. When the connection is going I can feel his presence... But right now I can't." Andromeda said. Diffusion clenched a fist.
"We'll have to look for him... But we don't know where he went... Though... I'm sure I can try looking..."
After a week passed, Diffusion walked into Andromeda's shop, soaking wet in the aquatic armoring she had borrowed, and shook her head.
"I found the area.... But only Regulus' body. Juno's missing." Diffusion said. "I'm not sure we can do much for now." She sighed. Andromeda glanced down.
"What can we do, Diffusion...?" Andy asked. Diffusion sighed, crossing her arms.
"Not much we can do. He's not at the battle site, so he's alive, somewhere... I'm sure he has good reason for not coming back, but...." She glanced down. "..All we can do is wait."
"Diff... I'm sorry... If I'd never gone down there..." Andromeda began. Diffusion glared.
"Don't feel bad. Better you then someone who doesn't even know how to even use our computers. He had to be terminated anyhow..." Diffusion sighed. "We'll just keep waiting and hope Juno returns..."
"I guess you're right." Andromeda said. Diffusion grinned breifly then glanced out the window at the pouring rain outside, reflecting softly of what both felt inside.