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Another chapter in the making, phew…Anywayz, could you believe it? 22 chapters and I'm still going on strong? But I must warn you all, the story is nearing the closing. Dun dun DUN!!! Can't you believe it? Already…well, it has been on for a few months. Thanks for all of the reviews! I love you all!
PART II
Light Your Face With A Smile
Chapter 22
Path
Was it true?
No…it couldn't be possible…
Could they have done it?
And really take her?
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The red haired male had the newly founded facts sitting in his mind. Letting the information sink in…what Wilhelm told him was very surprising in the least…
" Your 100-series, codenamed Mizu, was tracked and located on Fifth Jerusalum. It was how we obtained our information."
Mizu?
Wasn't she dead? Didn't she die with the other employees at the Sub Committee base?
What we're they doing with her?
How…
Jr. walked down the corridors, his next destination, The Elsa.
It would be to obvious to head over to the S.C.'s headquarters with a big red ship, now wouldn't it? Captain Mathews and the rest of the crew had been informed. chaos had left earlier to prepare, so he was most likely to be in the Elsa already. Jr. took a glance at his side, a tall woman walking next to him. Shelly had decided that she would at least escort Jr. to the smaller ship, seeing as how they never really get the chance to talk.
" Little Master?" Shelly called, seeing the far off expressing on his face. He had become quite silent ever since the meeting with Wilhelm. She wondered what troubled his mind.
" Little Master?" Shelly called again a bit louder than before, causing the boy to widen his eyes and quickly look to her.
" Sorry…you wanted something?" The male replied calmly as Shelly tilted her head to the side.
" You seem to be troubled…are you alright?"
" I'm fine…I guess…there's just a lot of things going through my mind."
" Would one of those things happen to involve my sister?" Shelly questioned, causing Jr. to stop and give her a curious look.
" Maybe…what's it to you?" Jr. raised an eyebrow as Shelly only sighed and clasped her hands together in front of herself.
" There isn't time for it now, I know…but it has been on my mind from time to time. When this whole ordeal is over, please straightened out the situation between the three of you, I'm sure it would do you so much good, as well as the others. I do not wish to see you all look miserable." Shelly smiled warmly as Jr. looked away from her.
Yes, Jr. did need to fix that…but there was no time for it. He didn't want to focus on Mary, he wanted to focus on MOMO.
" Shelly…I can't do this right now…"
" I know, and there's no need to rush. Let's all get through this together. The sooner, the better." Jr. looked back at her and nodded slowly. A weak smile placed itself on his face as he jogged ahead of her. Shelly stood in her place as she saw Jr. turn around and look at her, giving a small wave.
" Thanks for your concern, I'll be sure to take your advice sometime."
" No need for thank you's Little Master, have a safe trip, and bring the others back safely." Shelly smiled again and waved as Jr. headed off towards the Elsa…
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It felt cold…the shivering feeling embodied her as she looked across from her holding cell.
It might have been…Oh? A couple of hours since they all head been sent into these cells…never knowing what the committee was planning to do with them next. She worried for everyone…hoping their minds weren't as clouded as hers…
Shion stood up from the ground, pondering how the others were doing. They all seemed so quiet, only a few murmurs heard from time to time.
" Allen…? Allen, are you ok?"
" Yea, yea…I'm fine…" Allen replied lazily, as he sat in his cell on the other side, across from her. Shion frowned at the tone in his voice.
" What's the matter?"
" Nothing Chief, it's nothing…"
" To hell it's nothing…we all shouldn't be sitting here like this…we have to think of something…"
" It's a little hard to think of anything when your rights are taken and your inside a small space…" Mary intervened, her cell located next to Shion's. Shion approached the cell door, her hands placing themselves on the window, where a few bars were set in place.
" Mary…don't say that…I know we can come up with something. Don't feel so downhearted you two."
" How can I? KOS-MOS is missing….as well as chaos…and Jr.'s dead…" Mary bit out sadly as Shion sighed. She didn't want to be reminded of such a thing, didn't Mary realize there was others feeling as equally sad just like her?
" Mary…I'm not completely sure what your going through, and I won't ask, but Ziggy is right…mobbing about wont get us anywhere…We have to take action if the situation is going to get any better…"
" It's hard…to…"
" It is hard." Ziggy began, his face appearing at his window, his cell located across from Shion. " Nobody wants to live with the pain, with bitter thoughts haunting the mind…But it's apart of who we are…And all these years, I've become immune to it…I somehow miss feeling it…It's the one of those factors that lets you know your alive…" Ziggy explained, Shion surprised by his words.
What did go through the mind of a different species from humans? What did go through the minds of a realian? Of a cyborg?
" Besides that point." Ziggy continued. " Shion is right, we must think of a plan, it will be tough, there's always a solution to every problem." Shion nodded and smiled, she could always count on Ziggy to lighten the mood somehow, or at least get things back on track..
" Thanks Ziggy." The cyborg only nodded as he looked at Shion…
…and then the main doors opened. The four looked through their windows, pondering who had come to visit them…
Shion's eyes narrowed at the appearance of two officers. And Juli Mizarhi. Shion breathed in as the small group walked into the room. Juli eyed each person inside the cell, and suddenly stopped walking.
" What do you want?" Mary spat out as Juli looked over at her.
" It's nice to see you again Mary Godwin, I was wondering where you ran off to." Juli replied flatly as Mary gave her a disapproving look.
" I wouldn't have expected you to come down here." Shion interrupted as Juli approached the Vector Employee's cell.
" Such a sour attitude Ms. Uzuki. But. I guess I shouldn't expect a kind welcoming…" Juli paused and turned around. " What gives you all the right to trample into the my business? My work?"
" Your work? Wouldn't you say the Sub Committee!?" Allen entered in the conversation, slightly confused.
" Why should they be in this? Their interest relays on the profits and information giving to them, not stupid realians."
" What!?" Shion says, astonished. " This whole conspiracy is done by you!? Only you?"
" Of course. Doesn't my intelligence shine through my work?" Juli asked, glaring down at Shion. " Besides that, you have also taking something worth meaning to me."
" What are you talking about?" Allen questioned again.
" The disk?" Ziggy inquired as Juli folded her arms.
" Quite correct, for an old model, I guess you are of some use for information." Ziggy didn't bite back on the remark, but stayed silent. Who's button's was she trying to push?"
" Never the less, the disk is back to where it rightfully belongs." Juli took out the said object and waved it about in the air. " Such plans of action shouldn't be taking. Especially if they fail. Punishments must be given." Juli said, placing the disk back in her pocket. Shion suddenly slammed her hands on the bars.
" Where's KOS-MOS!? And what have you done to MOMO!?"
" Those two? Those worthless pieces of machinery?"
" Don't say that!"
" They are, aren't they?" Juli yelled. " KOS-MOS's whereabouts will remain confidential, as for the 100-series…She is attending to other issues."
" What do you mean?" Ziggy quizzed in a firm tone.
" We haven't finished collecting the Y-data…have we? We also haven't finished our testing…and findings on the 100-series."
" What!? You can't do that!" Shion yelled. Her eyes widening, imagining the pain MOMO must be going through.
" I can and I have. You all obviously can't stop me. So who will? No one will come for you, and it will stay that way. The accident at the Sub Committee base as well as other suspicion will be placed on all of you, as it should be. The Sub Committee will not be implicated in your plans."
" You can't uses as scapegoats! The Federation will find out sooner or later! We'll make sure if it!" Mary yelled boldly. Juli approached the blonde's cell and stared at her.
" I'm sure you will." With that, Juli ushered the other guards out, and soon after she walked behind them, the doors closing as the footsteps faded away…
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I…
…I…
It's dark…
I feel numb…
I don't feel tired…so awake…
Where am I?
There's something….a lingering presence…there's something here…or is it just me?
Now I feel drained…and it's still dark…
I'm cold…
What did they do to me?
Why does she hate me so? Why does…Juli hate me so?
Am I just a reminder of lost feelings? Troubling memories?
Where is everyone…
They were taking away from me…
I'm alone…
These people I feel…their touch is foreign to me…
I want something familiar…
I want…
Jr…
Help me…
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Juli walked back into her office. As the door closed behind her, she sighed and proceeded in walking to her desk…as suddenly…a small ball rolled at her feet. She looked at the direction where the ball came from, and saw a figure crouched down on the floor. Juli smiled at the figure's expression…how curious it looked.
This figure looked up at her, tilting it's head to the side…and then suddenly smiling.
" Just wait a little longer…it won't be long now…" With that, Juli sat down at her desk as the figure went to retrieve the ball.
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He typed away at the keyboard rapidly as Captain Matthews was giving instructions to the small squad that would be entering the base with Jr. and chaos. There was no point in sneaking in the base with a stealth ship, for the Sub Committee had computers that could locate such devices in use. And the two males couldn't do all the work by themselves, now could they?
" Alright numbskulls, don't screw this up. This mission is very important. Failure is not an option, got it?"
" Yes sir!" The soldiers responded as chaos chuckled at Matthews, who was acting somewhat like a general.
" And you! What are you staring at!? Got back to work, were almost to our destination! Right Tony?" Matthews called to chaos. He began to type again as the said male shifted in his seat and nodded.
" Just about right Captain, we have a few more minutes before their sensors pick us up." Tony informed as Matthews raised an eyebrow and looked back at the squad. He was about to say more as the automatic doors opened, the appearance of Jr. catching the attention of the squad, which they saluted.
" I'll take it from here Matthews, as for the rest of you, get your asses moving. Prepare your positions!" Jr. called as the squad obeyed and left the room. Matthews sighed, seeing as his role of ridiculing soldiers was over. Sighing, he walked over to his seat and sat down, clicking a button which raised the seat higher above Hammer.
Jr. stared at the door for awhile before looking at the rest of the crew…
They all seemed calm, and yet…he was beginning to feel nervous…
The U.R.T.V. walked over to chaos's station and analyzed what he had been up to. chaos looked at him, noticing how tired his eyes seemed as he scanned the information.
" Relax Jr."
" Huh?" Jr. snapped out of his dazed expression, looking over at chaos curiously.
" I know your nervous…but we'll get through this. Don't worry."
" How can I not worry?"
" True…" chaos paused as he stopped typing and turned his full attention to Jr., who straightened up. " I guess you do, as we'll as the others, have much to be nervous about…considering the thought…"
" Thought? What thought?"
" Has it ever crossed your mind that MOMO and the others won't believe their being rescued by a dead man?" chaos questioned as Jr. widened his eyes.
"…" He never did think about that…did he? The last time he had seen his comrades was at the Facility underground…the expressions on their faces…
MOMO…how shocked she looked…it all happened so fast…He felt so cold…
So vulnerable…and chaos saved him…a sudden dread creped into Jr.'s mind as he began to go into deep thinking.
What did happen that day?
He saw Mary for the first time as he tried to look for the others…he saw the violin…
He became angry…MOMO came…and he hit her…
Jr. felt fear suddenly…he had hit her…what was going through his mind?
This also led him to the questioning of his powers…they hadn't gone completely hang wire ever since he woke up…but he had been having mysterious visions and flashbacks…
And Albedo…
" Working in mysterious ways eh?" A voice called suddenly and Jr. quickly turned around…to find that no one had been behind him…
" Jr?" chaos called to him worriedly. The red head had spaced out suddenly, and chaos didn't like the look in his eyes…
They seem to give off a dim glow somehow…
That sentence…those words were spoken so quietly…it was like the person was right behind him…whispering in his ear…
" Jr.?" What's wro-"
" chaos?" Jr. questioned, his tone far off and serious.
" Yea?" chaos asked quietly as he stood up from his seat. Jr. looked at the window, the vast amount of stars catching his attention. Matthews watched the scene from his seat, curiosity getting the best of him.
" What will happen to me?"
" Huh?" chaos seemed confused by the question and Jr. turned to look at him…
The look in Jr.'s eyes had suddenly changed…something had creped in…something was trying to take control…something…
" My powers…there making me into something I don't want to be…and I can't understand the full meaning of it…what's happening to me?"
" Jr…" chaos whispered. " I'm not sure myself…but as I said before…maybe it's your fear…your anger that's making this…virus grow."
" Virus?" Jr. questioned…It seemed to be an appropriate term for it…although, he didn't really know if it was an outside source causing him to act so strangely…
What if it was just pent up emotions…feelings that were looking to be released somehow?
" I hit her…"
" Hit who?"
"…MOMO…I didn't realize…"
" Wait….when was this?"
" Before the soldiers secured the place…me and Mary got into an argument…and I hit MOMO…"
" Maybe it was-"
" It wasn't an accident chaos, I did it purposely…and what scared me the most…" Jr. paused, unsure of how to put it. " It felt good…"
chaos's eyes widened at this new discovery.
" It's all right…release it, it's only natural…"
" Do it more often, you'll feel even more better in no time…"
" You can imagine it now, can't you? You can now understand the rush of your fist connecting to skin…as the back of my hand hit the cute little kirschwasser."
" Uhh…" Jr. held his head suddenly, millions of whispers feeling his mind. No…they were…are coming from inside his head. These voices…they all sounded the same…
Those visions when he saw them together…
Those visions of him appearing in the mirror…
And now his voice is haunting him…
He couldn't deny it…he was becoming like him…
And a little to quickly at that…
" Jr.? Jr.!?" chaos shook Jr.'s shoulders, as the boy snapped his eyes opened and quickly looked around him.
Tony, Hammer, and Captain Matthews had stopped doing their work and stared at the two. Jr. lifted his hands away from his head as chaos did the same off Jr.'s shoulders.
" I…" Jr. whispered, chaos noticing the dim glow from the boy's eyes disappearing. The alarm went off suddenly, and everyone looked around, noticing the glow of red alarms.
" Captain! They've spotted us!"
" Alright!" Matthews shouted and looked down at the two.
" You leave when I signal ok!?" He called again as the two males nodded. They both composed themselves...There wasn't time for this…
" And Little Master." Matthews added. " What ever happens, or whatever your going through, I'm sure you can handle it." Jr. starred at the man and nodded. They both ran out of the room, the automatic doors closing behind them.
" And so…It begins."
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The doors opened silently…a mysterious figure, holding a light green and yellow striped ball, walked in.
Silence…it made the room…the only noise of computers beeping away…
No one was here…the lights were dim…
Oh…but there was someone here…
The figure's eyes squinted to see another figure like her…sitting on a table…
A little girl? Her shoulders slumped as she was curled into a ball sitting up. The figure walked slowly to the girl, it's eyes portraying curiosity.
The figure stopped in front of the girl, and noticed her face hidden under her crossed arms. This figure took the chance and poked at the girl's skin…but she did not stir…
" So…" The figure spoke silently, listening to the sound of machinery once again.
" You are MOMO…"
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Sooooo…what you guys think? Who is this figure? Co koo ko? What is Jr. and chaos's plan on saving everyone!? The next chapter will have action…finally! Some action…we can't have this fic filled with a bunch of drama and romance now can we? The next chappie will also be the start of the last chapters that will end this fic…which I don't know how many that will be… . Read and review!