-1Chapter 20
The Second Chapter in my life
As I dreamed, I saw strong people. A woman bound by the chains of technology. Another woman bound by work and a secret. And the last was trying to be the best she could, but she couldn't. As I dreamed, I saw strong men to. One was a secret one, who loved me. Another was a fighter at heart, a strong person. And the last was also bound by Technology, in a body that not his. But as I realize, this isn't a dream, but something that really happened to me, and to everyone else. This is the Second Chapter of the Life.
As we descended from Miltian Space only one thing rushed through my mind. I was safe and alive. I had been saved.
"Oh my god, I love everyone!" Shion cried hugging everyone. I hugged and kissed chaos, I was so happy to be alive, and I was so happy that he cared enough about me to save me from such a powerful enemy. Shion began the R&D Report as we pulled into the Space Station.
"We'll go with you to the Government Offices Momo, then do you mind if we head off and go to the Second Division?" I asked. Momo nodded happily. We walked through the Space Station. I was so happy to be back in the real world and no more simulated people. A car was waiting outside for us. Ziggy came late because he was making a call.
"I cant wait!" I giggled.
"You seem pretty happy," chaos laughed. I was sitting next to chaos and Shion. Momo, Jr, Ziggy and KOS-MOS were in front of us. The car started and it pulled away. About a mile down the road KOS-MOS looked around.
"Approaching enemy units!" KOS-MOS shouted. We all did a "Huh" thing then we readied out weapons just as two large Mechs appeared.
"Stop the car, I will eliminate the Enemy Units!" KOS-MOS shouted just as one of the Mechs tore open the top of the car. One grabbed for Momo but Ziggy shocked the mechanical hand. Momo rushed forward and stopped the car. KOS-MOS rushed forward and attacked the Enemy Units. She kept up a good pace until the Mechs started to throw her around like a rag doll.
"KOS-MOS!" I shouted. Her arm was torn off! She couldn't keep this up in her condition, but she still fought! Doesn't she know when to quit?
"Im going!" Ziggy yelled, followed by Shion and about everyone including me and chaos. We all wanted to help KOS-MOS.
"Give us the 100-series!" The Slim Mech yelled. It hit me and I tumbled backwards.
"Were not giving you anyone!" I shouted running forward with my M.W.S and charged it to its fullest power. I attacked the Slim Mech and it shook, then Shion attacked it, followed by everyone else. KOS-MOS was fighting the fatter Mech unit, who had succeed in taking out her leg to. He clawed at her other leg and it torn the synthetic skin off.
"Lets help KOS-MOS!" I shouted going for the bigger mech. We finally defeated it and sent it crying.
"KOS-MOS!" I shouted crying to where the fallen android was laying. Her arm was gone and so was her leg. Her whole body was maimed.
"KOS-MOS, are you okay?" I asked. I opened my communicator and checked her body status.
"Shion, she's in the red! What should we do?" I asked panicked.
"We need to get her to Second Division!" Shion said trying to pick her up. Even with her half gone, she was still to heavy.
"Let me assist you," Ziggy said. Together they made it to the Government Offices where Helmer wanted to meet me and Momo.
"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you both." Helmer said extending his hand.
"Hello Representative Helmer," I smiled.
"And you must be Momo?" Helmer asked. She nodded.
"You do look more like her than the others."
"I try to be like Sakura." A man beside us with orange hair stared at us.
"You're the enhanced Memory Model right? Nice to meet you, Im Momo." Momo bowed and I bowed to.
"This is Canaan," Helmer said pointing.
"Nice to meet you Canaan," I smiled. He nodded.
"Now Momo your Analysis will be in the next couple of days. You will need to go through the preliminaries first okay?" Momo nodded and he said good bye, then he addressed me.
"Now Miss Takakashii, you've witnessed some things that normal 18 year olds like yourself don't usually see. Now, about this power you possess."
"You…know?" I asked surprised.
"I know everything that happens, I have my resources." Helmer laughed.
"Alright. This power, as I heard, it rivals that of the Original Zohar. Now where did you acquire this power? Super Humans don't have this, nether do Bio-Engineered weapons."
"Oh, Sir, I assure you im Human! No Super Weapon thing here!" I said. He laughed.
"I was testing you. I know your Human. Now you know that U-TIC and anyone else is going to want this power right?" Helmer asked and I nodded.
"That's why you need to be protected, from these Enemies, as long as you stay in our Hands, you'll be fine."
"Are you using me Sir?" I asked.
"I assure you, we have no plans to use you to rule the Universe. Maybe to kill the Gnosis or stop U-TIC but other than that no." I nodded.
"I assure you that chaos will take good care of me," I blushed and both men stared at me.
"So chaos is with you. Good. But you need more than him. Ive talked with the CEO Of Vector about this, and he has switched KOS-MOS' main directive. Beside killing the Gnosis and protecting Vector Employees, yours is the first." I nodded.
"So chaos is with you?" the Realian Canaan asked.
"don't worry Canaan, you'll see him again. Your going with them to make sure they odnt get into to much trouble. Now Mae, it was very grate to see you."
"You do know that two Mechs just appeared and tried to take Momo right? They also totaled KOS-MOS."
"I heard KOS-MOS is getting a new body configure today. Take care." I nodded and walked out, Canaan following.
"So, you know chaos?" I asked. We walked into the Elevator a couple of feet away from Helmer's office and I pushed the First Floor button.
"You could say that." Canaan replied. He crossed his arms.
"How long have you been wearing that suit Canaan? I think I remember people wearing that a long time ago." I laughed. It was true, that suit meant something to me. It was what my Father was wearing when he died.
"Does it offend you?"
"Actually yes it does." I tugged on the sleeve of my worn out and dirty Vector Uniform.
"14 years." He walked out of the Elevator and I shrugged and followed him out to the car where Momo was already at.
"God Mae, think you could hurry? KOS-MOS is on Emergency Life Support now!" Shion fussed.
"Im sorry, Helmer needed to see me." I said sitting next to chaos, who had Canaan next to him.
"Haven't seen you in a long time," Canaan commented.
"Same here Canaan!" chaos grinned. We all rode, cramped in the little car to Vector Second Division Building. It was such a site, it was huge! You could see it all the way from the Government Buildings.
"Well, this is our stop," Shion chuckled. With the help of Ziggy we got inside the Second Division while the Car waited for Ziggy to return so they could go to the U.M.N Building. Allen was already there waiting for us to arrive.
"Chief! What happened?" Allen asked shocked to see our almighty weapon damaged as she was.
"She got into a fight with those two Mechs that come for Momo," I said helping Ziggy get her into a Charging Bed.
"I'll see you all later. I hope I bring good news about Momo's Analysis if you cannot come."
"Thanks!" Shion and I said in unison. Ziggy waved good-bye as he rode down the Elevator.
"The Tactical Sims Lab Director wants to meet you," Allen said.
"Okie!" I said skipping into the room. Allen gave me a weird look but Shion dragged him inside the room.
"Its beautiful," I said admiring the Weaponry.
"Its KOS-MOS Tertiary Weapons System. It was outfitted for the Archetype but we configured it so that it would work properly with the current KOS-MOS."
"Those cannons on the side, there a phase transfer system right?" Shion asked.
"Ahh I see why they call you the Flower of First Division." I was a little hurt that nobody called me the flower or something.
"We didn't come here for jokes." Shion commented icily. I giggled a bit.
"Okay, Ill go on. This here will be able to stop U-DO. The Consciousness, this is what it looks like." He pointed to the screen next to us, which was showing a red substance. Something I was to familiar with.
"We know what U-DO is Sir," I said.
"Okay. We need you to hand over KOS-MOS so we can equip her with this." Shion looked weary, so I answered for her.
"Okay Sir, we'll hand her in at 1400 hours."
"Im sorry, I need the approval of the Chief." That made me really mad.
"Its okay Mae. Were doing what she said." And Shion and I left.
"Allen, I know you would do a wonderful job if you could watch over KOS-MOS." Shion said taking Allen's hands.
"Well umm…Chief.."
"Don't let them install anything on her that we wouldn't okay?" I asked before I headed into the Elevator. He nodded and ran back inside the room.
"Want to go check out the City with me?" Shion asked.
"Heck yes!" We walked over to the Second Sector Entrance.
"Oh my god!" Shion yelled running to a Restaurant. It was Moby Dick's Café. I used to eat there with my Grandparents. Well before they passed on of course. And I ate here when I was living in my Grandparents house two years ago to, after the Incident.
"Boss!" Shion yelled running to the counter.
"Shion! I haven't seen you in forever! How have you been?" Boss asked. I walked up the stairs and stood next to Shion. Even though the last time I had seen Boss was just two years ago, I still hadn't seen him in so long.
"Do I know you?" Boss asked looking at me. I was shocked.
"I would hope so! Miss Takakashii at your service!" I said bowing. I had once worked for Boss at that very same Café.
"Mae! Its been forever to! Did you finally get a good job?" Boss asked.
"Absolutely! Im Assistant Chief of First Division, and Shion's THE Chief!" I grinned.
"Im happy for both of you! Have you gone to see Jin yet Shion?"
"Hmphh. No. Im not going either."
"Mae, I remember someone important was coming later today. Why don't you all stay and eat?"
"Absolutely! I haven't eaten in…god….three months?" Boss looked at me and said,
"Extra Large Dinner?" And I nodded eagerly. The Door Bell jingled and Boss said, "That must be him!" But it wasn't. It was Jr and chaos, and chaos was looking pretty darn good!
"CHAOS!" I yelled running to him and hugging him.
"Hey Mae! Im happy to see you. Like my new clothes?" chaos asked.
"I think you look hot!" I giggled. We all sat down at a table and began to eat our Curry when the door opened and two other figures appeared. Shion ran behind the wall and hid.
"J….j…….JOSHUA!" I jumped out of my seat and ran over to Joshua.
"OH MY GOD! IM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU!" I yelled hugging him. Chaos looked like he was going to explode!
"Jin! Its so great to see you both!" I giggled hugging Jin to. Fourteen years ago Joshua and Jin had saved me from Old Miltia. Joshua was a friend of Jin's that used to be in the Military. I had a relationship with Joshua before, although it was more brotherly than romantically.
"Shion was just here a minuet ago!" Boss said.
"Shion get out from over there and come see Jin!" I yelled happily. Shion stood up and smiled.
"Hey Big Brother." We all sat down at the table. I was sitting next to Joshua and not chaos. I still loved chaos, yes, but I wanted to see Joshua.
"Mae, you've grown quite a lot over those fourteen years. Im greatly sorry about your Grandparents. They were good friends of our Parents and Grandparents. To say, I think your Mom and my Mother even used to go to school together quite a long time ago." Jin said eating his curry that Boss just brought.
"Thank you Jin!" I said eating my curry. Ahh, food tasted so good.
"Why don't you stay with us Mae? We have a lot of extra room, even though Joshua is staying to. What about you two, want to come over?' Jin asked chaos and Jr. Jr looked at chaos and he nodded, a little to quickly.
"Its been a while chaos," Jin said.
"Its great to see you to Jin," chaos replied. So chaos knew Jin? What a coincidence.
"Do you guys ever think this is more than a coincidence? I mean, our grandparents and parents were friends, our mothers were in the same hospital, Shion and I were in the same place when the Conflict began, we were rescued by the same person, we work in the same place. Chaos and Jin met each other, and your meeting again. Its like we met everyone long ago, and were meeting each other again."
"Its more than a coincidence Mae, something else is going on. No doubt about it. Now, we have your clothes at our house. You can change there okay?" Jin asked.
"Alright!" I giggled. My Grandparents house must have been already torn down or something while I was away for Work. I cant believe its been two years already. I didn't even acknowledge their Death's, I guess I was just scared. They were, after all, the only people taking care of me.
"Alright everyone! Lets go!" We walked through all of the crowded streets to the 8th District where Shion and Jin's house was already at.
"LOOK! ITS MADE OUT OF PAPER!" Jr exclaimed happily.
"If only Gaignun was here to see this! A BOOKSTORE? HOW COOL?" Jr yelled running inside. I giggled while Shion looked shocked.
"Where is it? The Doctor's Office? I knew you couldn't keep a job for 6 months!" Jin laughed.
"Doctors are not needed here anymore Shion. Just conversation partners for the Elderly." I laughed as I admired the books.
"Look! I remember my Granny had this one!" I exclaimed looking at the age old cookbook.
"She donated it."
"Do you mind if I buy it?" I asked. I had always wanted to cook like her and my Mother. They were culinary masters. I wish, but they were still good.
"Lets go have tea everyone!" Jin said leading us into the House. We all sat down at his table and we began to discuss things.
"Shion while you here, why don't you go to Mom and Dad's graves with me? Im sure Mae would like to go see her family right?"
"Not really, I mean my Grandparents yes. But my Mom and Dad, no."
"See Jin! Our parents aren't in those graves! Mae knows that just as well as we do! She was there to! Im not going!"
"Im sorry Jin, next time im in Second Miltia Ill go see my Grandparents." I whispered.
"Not even a flower?"
"NO!" Shion and I screamed. I covered my mouth.
"Im so sorry!" I whispered.
"Its alright Mae. You don't need to be nice if you don't want to. Its okay."
"Im going to my room. Mae lets go." Shion said taking my hand. I bumped into the Table but they didn't seem to care. After we were in her room. I heard chaos ask if he could spend the night. Jin accepted thank the lord, then they went to go have a talk.
"Here are your clothes Mae. I know exactly what Im wearing tomorrow!" Shion said showing me a red cami with khaki's. She had a gold beret and brown and gold shoes. Very fancy.
"Miyuki sent these!" Shino exclaimed opening a package on her bed. It was two new M.W.S. One tan and one Pink.
'PINK!" I yelled and grabbed it. Shion laughed.
"You don't have anything good in your thing of clothes. Can that stuff even fit you?" Shion examined my old clothes.
"I don't think so," I laughed.
"Here, its to small for me, but it looks like your size!" Shion handed me a pink cami, a brown jacket with frayed sleeves and Khaki pants. I took my Old M.W.S and severed off the ends of the jeans so they would be shorts.
"Are you sure? The Gnosis could attack your legs and then that would hurt."
"Pants aren't going to stop it from hurting." I laughed. Shion nodded.
"Here, I have an extra pair of ballet flat shoes." I took the shoes and examined them. They were all brown with golden tips. Kinda like Shion's new shoes.
"Are you going to do your hair differently?" Shion asked.
"Ahh, I cant. My ears stick out and if I pull back my hair I look really retarded." I laughed.
"You could do what I did with my hair, use Golden Clips. It would look nice with your highlights and the clothes.
"Okay, but you would have to put it in. Im not sure how, and make sure my ears don't stick out!" I laughed. It took Shion some time, and a lot of "That's not right" but she finally got the darn golden thing in my hair.
"You look awesome! Are your ears pierced?"
"They used to be." I said. Shion nodded.
"I had some extra earrings, but I guess you cant use them. Do you want to go to bed now, or would you rather stay up a little later. We could so have a sleepover! I haven't had one of those in forever," Shion laughed and I did to. It felt so amazing not to be worrying about Work and Gnosis and everything.
"Ill turn on the T.V, lets watch the news and laugh at how they get it wrong." Shion said. The T.V in Shion's room was an old one, something that they had before Holos were invented. But the T.V had all the latest shows and things.
"A group from the Kukai Foundation saved Second Miltia from being attacked by a large ship known as Proto Merkaba! Here we have Gaignun Kukai, the owner of the Kukai Foundation, tell us about what happened.
"I wont lie. A rouge U.R.T.V named Albedo summoned Proto Merkaba to destroy Second Miltia with its Beam Cannon. Gaignun Kukai Jr, Mae Takakashii, Shion Uzuki, Ziggurat 8, chaos, the prototype 100-series observational Realian Momo and the Vector Made Android KOS-MOS saved Second Miltia from this attack. Here are their most recent pictures, so if you see them, give them a big thanks."
"Should he be showing pics of Momo and KOS-MOS?"
"Its okay as long as they don't know where their at, in KOS-MOS' case, her blueprints."
"LOOK! Its us at Vector!" I squealed as the Holo showed a picture of me and Shion working on KOS-MOS, then they showed a picture of my face and Shion's, then it turned to KOS-MOS using her big guns and Jr acting like dork. They showed the rest of the pictures then they announced that they wanted to interview us. Just as that was shown, someone knocked on the door of the house. Shion and I went to the door, interviews trying to scurry past us into the house. We only let like five in.
"Im sorry but Gaignun Kukai Jr, Momo, Ziggy and KOS-MOS aren't with us at the moment," I said.
"We'll come back later, but can we interview you?" An old woman asked. I shrugged and Shino and I sat down at the table and let the woman interview us. Chaos came out and sat next to me.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"Im chaos."
"Im Shion Uzuki."
"And Im Mae Takakashii."
"What were your reasons for going on Proto Merkaba. A Camera crew was on us and I made sure I smiled.
"Albedo had captured Mae and we needed to get her back, plus he wanted to destroy Second Miltia."
"Why did you want to save Second Miltia?"
"Because, I have family here." I said.
"Same." Shion replied. The Old Woman looked at chaos.
"I couldn't let all these people die." he simply said.
"What happened after Albedo didn't shoot the cannon?"
"We had to destroy Proto Merkaba part by part because it was falling into the Atmosphere." Shion said.
"Who saved you from getting burned?"
"KOS-MOS, she used her Energy Field to protect the Elsa from burning." I smiled.
"What is KOS-MOS?" The Woman asked.
"She is a Vector Made Android that eradicates Gnosis."
"Why did you have her? And where do you work?"
"First R&D Division. We created her software." Shion stated.
"We had her because she was on the Woglinde and we were brutally attacked by Gnosis."
"Alright, that's all the questions I have for now. Good bye girls, and man." She laughed and the camera crew and the other interviews who must have had the same questions left.
"Lets get to sleep." Shion yawned.
"Your staying in the extra room with Joshua," Shion said. Chaos grew angry.
"She can stay with me," chaos offered. Shion laughed at the remark.
"And let something happen to Mae she wont forget? Your nice chaos, but I don't know what you would and wouldn't do." I FELL OVER LAUGHING!
"You don't know what Joshua would do either." chaos replied.
"He's a good guy. No offense chaos." I kissed chaos goodnight and I went into my room with Joshua. He smiled a weird smile and I got into my separate bed.
It was late in the night when I awoke. I let my eyes adjust to the dark surroundings and I gasped, but wait I couldn't! Something was stuck in my mouth! I looked around. My good arm (aka the robotic one, lol) was tied to the bed with a massive amounts of wires. I had things sticking in my legs and arms. I looked around again and I saw Joshua. He laughed.
"You never watch the news, do you?" He asked. I was beginning to cry, I was scared at what he might do.
"Your precious Joshua died on Old Miltia! I am but a mere copy of him, I work for U-TIC, let that name burn in your mind as I kill you!" I tried screaming but the gag suppressed my voice.
"Not even your precious chaos can save you now!" He…this…was going to kill me. I didn't want to die! KOS-MOS wasn't here to save me, and chaos cannot hear me. I tried breaking the restraint, but it wouldn't budge.
"Fire….blast…" I mumbled. Fire erupted from my hands, but it wouldn't do anything. I tried calling chaos with my mind, but that wouldn't work. Joshua locked the door and come over to me. He sat down on the bed and he grabbed for the strap of my shirt. He pulled it down until the door busted open, chaos there with the most pissed off look ive ever seen before in my life.
"Get away from her!" chaos yelled. Jin and Shion right behind him.
"Wanna fight? Im going to kill her no matter what!" Joshua leaped for chaos but he dodged and threw Aura his way. Shion untangled the restraints and helped me get my shirt back on.
"Im going to kill you, you piece of.."
"Don't get to angry, she doesn't love you!" Joshua laughed. I got behind him with Shion's M.W.S.
"WANNA BET JERK?" I yelled charging the M.W.S to its full capacity and I literally shocked Joshua to death. He fell to the ground shaking and twitching like an animal.
"MAE!" chaos yelled grabbing me and hugging me.
"Im so glad he didn't hurt you to bad, what did he do?"
"He stuck needles in me, I think to take my power. He said U-TIC sent him." I cried into chaos' shoulder. Jin carried the Copy of Joshua out to the back of the house were I wasn't sure what he did with it. After all of the frightening things that happened, and after Shion who checked my arms and legs to make sure the things he stuck on me didn't start an infection or something, Shion finally let me sleep in the same room as chaos. Although we didn't sleep in the same bed (Haha, im not doing THAT yet, lol), I knew that he was staying awake to watch over me. I knew he cared so much about me, and why I couldn't see it before struck me as really odd. I finally drifted off to sleep around 2:00 am thinking, that im going to trust chaos for now on, no matter what happens.
Next Chapter
Momo's analysis is set back a day, so everyone decides to take a much needed Vacation from their gnosis bashing and work, so they decide to go to the Artificial Beach on the Kukai Foundation, and better yet, on Jr's yacht. Everything seems like its going to be great, but what happened when Intruders come to take Momo and Mae? See on the next exciting (and long) chapter of Before Our Very Own Eyes! don't forget to review!
Note from KOS-MOS/Momo (aka the author): The next chapter deviates from the Original Xenosaga Story, but this is my story, so I can make them go to Lost Jerusalem if I wanted (But im not, lol)