Hiya!HeartfeltHitokiri here! But call me Miyoshi Shiori... or Yoshi for short ! (I gotta change my pen name still... -sweapdrop-)

This is my first Xenosaga fic! erm.. after playing XSII.. I WAS SO FREAKIN' PISSED AT JR.! So then I wrote this... so if you feel that I bash Jr. waaaaaaaay too much in this fic... then I'm sorry, BUT AT LEAST YA KNOW WHY!... maybe.. ENJOY! and please R&R!


Death.
A very powerful word.
Some may fear it, and some may seek it.
Those who are lucky enough to experience it
don't want it,
and those who want it
must suffer and live
until their day has come.

-But what about realians?
They belong neither to the living,
or to the realm of the dead.
They can't really "live."
And they can't really "die".

So what are they?

They are beings that are toyed with.
They're being told that they can truely "live",
they've been given a false hope.
Can realians hope though?
They're given artificial "feelings" and "emotions."
Once they're rid of them, what are they?
Dolls. Mere dolls.

-But what about MOMO?
She's becoming more and more human everyday.
Can a realian become human?
Can MOMO "live" and be "born"?
No.
She was created... by a "madman".
So then... why do I love her?

But do I love MOMO?
or do I love... Sakura?

- Jr.


"Bye Mommy!"

"Bye MOMO! Take care of yourself, okay!"

" I will! I'll come by sometimes!"

"Alright, " Dr. Mizrahi watched her "other daughter" heading out to the port exit. They've been living together for only two months and she already missed everybody, especially Ziggy and Jr. ", tell everyone I said "hello!" okay?"

" Don't worry, I will! Bye Mommy!"

Juli watched MOMO enter the ship. She waved good-bye to her as the ship took off. "Two months with me, and then she wants to stay on the Kukai Foundation for more than that? She must really miss them." Juli turned and left for the U.M.N building. She needed to return to work, since she's been with MOMO the whole time...

MOMO's face was pressed against the glass as she stared out into the endless space. "Woooow... it's so pretty..." She wiped the marks she caused off of the window. She wiped her face soon after and her hands plopped lazily on her lap.

" I wonder if anyone missed me..." MOMO thought", I know Ziggy does... actually, I really don't know what he thinks of me... maybe he thinks I'm just part of his finished mission..." MOMO stared at the palms of her hands

One- Her pinky moved.
Two- Then her ring finger.
Three- Her middle finger
Four- Index finger.
Five- Thumb.
Six- Right pinky.
Seven- Right index.
Eight- Right middle.
Nine- Right index finger.
Ten- And lastly, right thumb.

" They all function properly, they have feeling in them, but they're fake... I'm fake." MOMO's hands clenched into fists. She brought her knees up to her chest and hugged her legs. Her face was buried into them, and she began to think...

MOMO thought and thought and thought. The more she thought, the worse she felt... but she couldn't help it. MOMO began to cry, but felt something heavy move across the side of her arm.

The lucky bullet.She grasped the bullet with the little fingers and stared at it. MOMO began to wipe the tears from the eyes. Everytime she looked at the bracelet that Jr. gave her, she would suddently feel better. She smiled and then frowned again.

" This bracelet is supposed to protect me... but can it protect me from myself?" MOMO laid back in her chair and let her head hang low. Then, she finally realized something.

MOMO took out a pen, her boarding ticket and a scrap piece of paper. She wrote something on the paper and the same thing on her hand. " If this bracelet can't protect me from myself, then I will."

MOMO laid back again and breathed in deeply. She closed her eyes and pondered if she was really going to do this. She opened her honey-coloured eyes and breathed out. Her eyes then went blank.

Uploading files...

Bleep. Sorry for the inconvenience, but another shuttle will be passing near us...

Deletion of which alloted time?

Hmm... what time did we leave? MOMO looked at her ticket. The last 39.657 minutes...

Warning: Deletion of these files will result in a system breakdown for an amount of 49.6551 minutes. Deletion still desired?

Yes...

Please buckle your seat belts...

Commencing deletion...

Prepare for turbulence... Bleep.

MOMO gasped loudly for air and blinked her eyes rapidly. She rubbed her eyes when the shuttle began to shake violently. "Ahh... what's going on?" She looked out the window as she put on her seat belt. Another shuttle was seen through the corner.

" The deletion didn't work..." MOMO thought as she watched the other shuttle pass them, looking into the windows.

Bam! The shuttle shook even more, causing all of the passengers to float above their seats. Thud! Everyone fell back down into their seats.

The pilots just passed, then what she guessed was the first class bathrooms, and now the first class. She then saw someone very familiar...

He was typing on his laptop and talking to someone on the screen. "Jr!" MOMO thought.

MOMO was about to shout out for him, but she just stopped moving. Her eyes widened in fear and her breathing surpressed.

" What's happening! JR.!" She gasped for air and her eyes when blank again.

Deletion initiated...

MOMO's body fell with a thud and went limp in her chair.

Back up program- 1 percent... completion time left- 48.62 minutes


"JR.!"

Jr.'s ears perked up and he looked around.

" Jr... Jr.? What are you looking for Jr.?"

"Uhh...it's..." Jr. looked back at the screen, "it's nothing, Gaignun. "

"Alright, well, let's get back to business..." Gaignun said on the screen.

"I know, I know..." Jr. laid back a bit in his seat, put his arms behind his head, and tried the best he could to put his feet up, "So... where the hell were you the whole time anyway! Do you realize how much work we're stuck with now!"

" Yes yes I know." Gaignun sighed and rubbed his eyes.

" I knew there was gonna a bunch of work to do when I got back, but where were you! This would be a lot easier if you didn't go off and 'get lost' in deep space!" Jr. continued to rant.

" I know already! This isn't making the work go faster, 'Little Master'. " Gaignun retorted back as he rubbed his temples.

" Yeah yeah, but I'm still mad so you gotta listen to what I say!" Jr. said back.

" Right right. Well, all I needed was that data. I'll keep in touch, 'till then." And Gaignun signed off before Jr. could say anything.

"Argh! That jerk! Not only do we have a whole crap load of work, but the whole time he was missing I had to put up with Mary and Shelley!" Jr. mimicked them as best as he could. "Oh, when are you coming back, Master Gaignun!" Jr. kicked the area in front of him.

"Knock it off, Jr."

Jr. made a face and turned around. "Hey, old man." Jr. said with a little more ease. Ziggy sat down in the seat next to Jr.

"You know, you could have used my computer to hook up with the U.M.N system to contact Shion." Jr. said as he pointed to his laptop.

" It's alright, I had to make another call anyway. Besides, you were talking to Gaignun." Ziggy replied and closed his eyes. "Why did you have to talk to Shion anyway? "

Ziggy opened his eyes, but didn't look at Jr. He stared at the top of the shuttle as he replied. " I'm undergoing life extension, remember? I wanted to make sure they were ready as soon as I got there."

" You're doing that for MOMO'S sake, right?"

Ziggy nodded and closed his eyes again, never once looking at Jr. " So, old man, who else did you call?"

" Dr. Mizrahi. " Jr. looked up from his laptop. " Dr. Mizrahi? Why?"

Ziggy opened his eyes and looked at Jr. this time. " To clarify that I will go through the life extension."

"So... not to check up on MOMO?" Jr. narrowed his eyes. "What exactly is she to you? Do you really care for her, or was she only part of your mission? "

" What is she to you?" Ziggy said back as he turned away. "What?"

" What is MOMO to you?" Ziggy said with more emphasis on "you".

" She's my friend..." Jr. started. " But did you want to be her friend... or did you talk to her only because of Sakura?" Ziggy cut in.

Jr. seemed baffled. Ziggy glared at the ceiling a bit and said, "It seems you're the one who considers her a mission."

Jr. backed off a bit. "Shut up, old man. You don't know what you're talking about..." Jr. said as he went back to work.

They both knew it was best to leave that topic alone... for now.


Bleep.
Everyone, we will be landing within the Durandal shortly...

Back up program- 89 percent ... completion time left- 21.322 minutes...

Please buckle your seat belts... Bleep.

- Hearing sensors enabled -

The shuttle began to shake as they slowed down their speed and began to plunge toward the Kukai Foundation.

Back up program- 91 percent ... completion time left-18.68 minutes...

The shuttle continued to shake as it got closer and closer to the Foundation.

- Nerve endings activated -

The gates of the Foundation began to open.

Back up program- 93 percent

They entered and began to dock in the Durandal.

Back up program- 95 percent

The shuttle docked at the Durandal.

Back up program- 97 percent

Bleep. Please remain seated until we have docked completely. Bleep.

Remaining time- 5 seconds
4 seconds
3 seconds
2 seconds
1 second
Back up program- 100 percent
Defects: None
Vision sensors: On

Bleep. You may now exit the shuttle. Please take all of your belongings. Thank you for flying with us, have a wonderful time at the Kukai Foundaiton! Bleep.


wellz... there's Chapter 1! Hope ya enjoyed it! You get to find out what happens to MOMO in the next chappie and why Jr.'s goin' to Second Miltia!... but Jr.'s lil "quest" isn't that important or interesting! well.. R&R pleaaaaase!

random thought-
They won't let me do the sign for percent! Why? I dunno! Is it showing up! If ya confused.. I'm trying to see if the lil percent sign (insert sign... here: ) is showin up.. well... is it! n I don't like the whole enter thingy! When you hit enter... it does a double space! sooo annoying! I WANNA TYPE NORMAL YA HEAR ME! NOOOOOOORMAAAAAAAAAAL!

well.. FAIR THEE WELL... ummm.. FARE THEE WELL? FAREWELL!