At Yggdrasil

The second Jet woke up, Virginia asked if she could talk to him. Naturally, with his new persona, he was happy to oblige. So she told him everything her father had told her concerning the boy's past. Virginia hoped he wouldn't take things the wrong way, and push her away from him.

"I just want you to know," she told him, "I don't think of you as just a machine. You'll always be Jet to me, the friend who has saved my life and guarded my back ever since we met one another."

"Thank you Virginia. I needed to hear that about now. You're the best friend I've ever had. In the past, no one has treated me with the level of kindness that you show to me on a daily basis. I only hope that we can continue on like this forever," he replied, taking the girl in his arms.

Maybe they would have kissed then. But at that moment, Gallows ran in screaming, "Let's get going you two, we've got to head on out to Yggdrasil before the Prophets are able to fulfil their scheme. There's no time not for goofing around anymore, we've got to get moving."

Virginia sighed at this missed opportunity. 'I don't know what's the weirdest thing around here, Jet being nice, me being attracted to him, or Gallows being serious. Wait a minute, did I just say "Me being attracted to him"? I don't think of Jet like that, he's my friend and no more. But why do I get the feeling that I'm only fooling myself when I say things like that?'

Her question went unanswered, as Gallows began pushing the two of them out the door. It was as if his personality had been rewired as well today. Or it could have something to do with his deciding to embrace his lineage and destiny in order to find his freedom. Either or could work for an explanation.

The four Drifters headed towards Yggdrasil. Although it was shaped like a huge tree, you could very well tell that human hands had created it. For the trunk and leaves were all made out of a strange metal that seemed to be harder than diamond. Shortly after finding Yggdrasil, Clive discovered a door that lead into the inner sanctums. So the four of them went inside, not knowing what they'd find.

Once inside of the system, the view could take a person's breath away. Every corner had been taken up by machines of some sort. Virginia was curious as to what each one did, but she didn't take time out to investigate. Instead, she kept close to Jet's side, as they continued onwards. It kind of felt nice having Jet close to her, protecting her like she was a medieval princess and he her knight. But just thinking about things like that made the young Drifter blush furiously.

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Not to long after, they ran into Melody. She was supposed to be standing guard, but it appeared as if she'd gotten bored and begun applying a new coat of makeup. It disgusted Virginia how the women who were completely fake seemed to get the guys all of the time, while people like her were always ridiculed by those women, being called ugly, and were overlooked by the male gender. But she knew that it wasn't always true. Certainly Jet wasn't turning head over heels at Melody's appearance.

"The game is up now," stated Clive, "We are going to shut this place down, and keep you from accomplishing your mad schemes of evolving Filgaia into the body of a demon."


"How come my charms don't work on anybody but the big dufus in the corner? I could see the boy, he's no more than a machine, but certainly a man like you should start falling for me. What is it about you people that make you such a weird bunch of fools?" she asked them

Virginia screamed, "Don't call Jet a machine!!!! He's not just a machine, he's my friend."


Melody laughed. "So, you're Werner's little brat. Go figure, he always was a man full of useless sentiment. But that boy is no more than a machine, he is incapable of feeling any emotions whatsoever. There is no way he can care about you, so why do you care about him? You'd do much better if you would allow yourself to evolve into a more beautiful body like I did. Then, the men will be lining up to ask you out on a date. They'll all have been captivated by your perfect beauty."

"Virginia is not that type of woman," Jet informed her, "She has a pure heart and soul, unlike yours, which is ridden with all of the negative sides of the human spectrum. I may not be human, but I know that her beauty is the one that I prefer over your lovely appearance."

"That's just typical, Werner probably programmed you to fall in love with his wretched child, knowing there would be no other way for her to get someone to care about her, as she's just as ugly as a newborn animal," sneered Melody. She began to laugh at her cruel words.


Jet whispered, "Virginia, don't listen to her. Remember, it was the ugly little duckling that grew up to become a beautiful swan in the end. Besides, you're much prettier than she is on the outside too."

Now Melody was really mad. "I am much more beautiful than that ugly little wretch!" With that, she struck out at Jet, unleashing her full fury upon the poor young boy.

But it was Virginia who stopped the attack, by blocking it with a Refrigerate spell. That gave Jet the chance to use his Gattling attack on the Prophetess. Twenty-four rounds of ammunition were fired at Melody, knocking her down. She didn't seem to take that beating quite well though.

"You little brats," she called out, "I'll make you pay, the next time we meet will be your last." She teleported out of the room, going somewhere to lick her wounds perhaps. Or maybe she wanted to fix the makeup that had begun to run due to the stress of the battle.

"We must press on. Or else Filgaia might be doomed," Virginia stated. She ran through the door, followed by the others. They continued on through the Yggdrasil, their was unobstructed for awhile. But some time later, they ran into Malik, and they couldn't believe what he was doing.

He muttered, "So, you've defeated Melody. But you'll never defeat me. I must continue to live, in order to make sure my mamma's memories can be restored to these clones I have created.

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Teefa's Last Words…

Well, now we're in the dungeon. With a more defensive Jet. How kawaii!