"Akira, this is Lt. Thomas Richard Shubaltz." Van said gesturing to a man with blonde hair, and startling green eyes. He had a slightly nerdy appearance about him, "This is Irvine, I've known him since, like I was 14." Irvine was tall with brown hair and brown eyes. He was muscular.
"Hi." Irvine said.
"This is Karl Lichen Shubaltz. I battled him in my first zoid battle. Quite strange in a way." Van smiled.
" You and Thomas are brother aren't you?" Akira asked.
" Yes ma'am. Thomas is my younger sibling." Karl replied smiling. He had green hair and blonde hair also. Like all the other men, he too was tall.
" And this is Dr. D" Van continued on, introducing a tall and lanky old man.
" Hello." Dr. D said.
" There are four more people that I want to introduce to you, except they will be here later. Right before dinner I heard." Fiona smiled.
" Mmm.." Akira replied thoughtfully.
" Well, Thomas, Irvine, Dr. D, would you like to follow me?" Van asked.
" Yup!" They all replied.
" What about Karl!?" Fiona asked Van.
Van smirked and glanced at Akira, " I know, just keep him company for a while."
" Um…okay." Fiona replied. This was very bizarre on Fiona's part. However, on Akira's part, she had no clue what Van meant, nor had she known him for a long time.
"Well, what do you two want to do?" Karl asked leaning against a wall.
" I want to go explore the power more." Fiona replied.
" Okay, I'll do that too." Akira added.
" Good idea, the last time I was here was during the war; I never got to explore the palace fully."
They strolled off, Akira in between the two.
" How have you been Fiona?" asked Karl his hands in his military uniform pockets.
"Fine, thank you for answering. How are you?" Fiona said smiling sweetly.
" Great." Karl replied, " Is Thomas being his normal egotistical self?"
" Of course, he can't be nobody else!" Fiona replied laughing.
" Well that's comforting." Karl scowled.
" I thought we were going for a walk." Akira said butting in.
" Yes, we are." Fiona said starting to walk off.
Karl, and Akira caught up with her in a matter of seconds. Akira felt like she was at home, not fully at home, but at home never the less.
" What parts did you explore already Akira?" Fiona asked looking to her with her blue eyes.
" Rose gardens." Akira replied.
" Aren't they beautiful?" Karl said as if he was hinting towards something.
" All roses are." Akira said absentmindedly. Fiona smiled at Karl and Akira.