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This is the last one that was already ready to go. Now it'll take a little longer to update, since I'll have to actually write something. Enjoy.

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Chapter 6

A New Start

We didn't really talk about that much…. She seemed a little emberassed about it, and I was still a little worn from the ordeal in the ruin. Since I was able to hang onto the refractor core, we had a little money. That was where the van came from. I'm not sure why she didn't try finding a hospital instead, but whatever her reasoning, it saved my life. She never told me the details, but somehow I was as good as new the next morning.

Over the next few days we just sort of sat around planning out what to use the remaining zenny for. Once the awkward small talk was out of the way, everything went back to normal. It wasn't long before we had our next dig planned. This time with professionally made armor. We were even able to afford a buster gun.

We were so excited about the buster gun that we forgot about what may have been the most important part of the dig. Getting there. We didn't have enough money to put fuel in the van.

By selling off all of the equipment we had made ourselves, I was able to get just enough to get us to the ruin in a nearby town. After that, we would have to get more somehow. We figured, though, that if we could get there, we could work out the other problems later.

My mind was wandering around as I walked back to the van, fuel canister in hand. I thought of what kinds of things Claire and I could do if we made a lot of money. I was like a child, though it was not that long ago. The thought crossed my mind to go to this Elysium place for a visit. My mind snapped back when I saw Claire, in the armor, laying on the ground.

"Claire!" I yelled as I ran to her, "Are you okay?"

"Well," she was very calm, "I thought I'd see what the armor feels like when you're in it, see….Then I fired the buster gun. Could you help me up?"

We never laughed harder than on that day.

I know it's short….. The new ones will be longer, I promise!-