summonershion3: hehehe yeaaaah... same... 'cept... uh... i'd like a shion. lol.

Youko-Kuronue: yay! thanks! do hope everyone does keep reviewing, but i bet they will, seeing as they've been review thus far.

chaosxShion: eh... kinda. not really... but kinda. and that's ok.

Disclaimer: I don't own Xenosaga.

Chapter Six:

Saviors

The Head Judge sighed, sitting on his chair. Things weren't looking too good for him. Suddenly, an alarm went off. Lights began flashing red. An image of a guard came into view.

"What is this? What's going on!" the Head Judge yelled into the picture, who was already angry enough as it was.

"It's the proximity alarm Head Judge. There seem to be some unknown intruders, as well as a few prison escapees."

"Escapees? Don't tell me..."

"It's not the people. A few of those monsters broke out of their cage sir. Nothing our sentry units can't handle."

"Good..." he smiled as the picture disappeared. Another picture popped with, showing Shion and chaos trapped in their glass case. "Let's see how they react to this..."

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"So... have any bright ideas?" Shion asked, tiredly.

"Only one." chaos muttered, flinging an aura at the wall. It exploded, shaking the case, but there was only a small dent showing in the wall. "Well... it's better than nothing..." chaos said, throwing another aura at the wall.

Suddenly, an alarm went off, and the white lights began flashing red. "Uh..." chaos looked over at Shion. "Did I do that?"

"I don't think so..." she pointed at the door. The red light from the sentry robot guarding them had now focused on the door. It vibrated violently, as if something on the other side wanted to get in. The door broke down, showing a Gnosis on the other side.

"No... are they...?"

"They're solid. Don't worry." chaos said calmly. "These are probably the Gnosis that were in captivity. I'm guessing they broke out." he threw another aura at the wall, and a small crack appeared.

The light from the robot intensified. It turned from a plain light, into a laser. The Gnosis gave forth an unholy scream, and died, on the spot.

"chaos..." Shion whispered, pointing at the dead Gnosis.

"Hmm?" he looked up, only now noticing the dead Gnosis. "Oh... uh..." he dematerialized the aura he had just created. "I think it's safer in here..."

The two sat there for a while, safely watching the robot devastate whatever Gnosis happened to walk their way. That safety only lasted for a few minutes though. It only lasted... until a new Gnosis walked in. A transparent Gnosis.

"chaos..." Shion whispered nervously.

"The robot will take care of it..." he said, sounding bored.

However, the robot didn't take care of it. The laser went right through the Gnosis, which swung it's arm, sending the robot into the ground.

"I don't think the robot can take care of it!" Shion hid behind chaos as it walked through the glass wall.

chaos swore under his breath. He shot an aura at it, knowing it wouldn't work. "Looks like... I'll have to use that ability..."

"What ability?" Shion backed up against the wall and watched as chaos held up his hand. The Gnosis seemed to stop in it's tracks. All movements ceased. Then, the Gnosis began to dissolve. Within moments, there was no sign a Gnosis had even entered the case.

"chaos!" Shion hugged him. "We're saved!" chaos merely groaned as he fell to the ground. "chaos! What's wrong?"

"Ugh... we may be saved... but using that ability takes up a large amount of my energy... if Gnosis keep on coming... I don't know how long we'll last..."

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"Head Judge!" a screen showing a guard appeared.

"What is it?"

"We're being over run by these creatures!" the guard looked nervous. Laser shots could be heard in the background.

"What?" the Head Judge was surprised. "But what about our robots?"

"They can't stop them! Our attacks are going right through them!"

"Impossible!" all of a sudden, something caught his attention. He looked at the screen showing Shion and chaos. The Gnosis in their cage suddenly dissolved. "Hmph. There's our solution. Bring me the prisoners!"

"Sir!"

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Shion and chaos were brought into the large, round room. The only person there was the Head Judge, who was accompanied by a few sentry robots.

"What, not going to let the Gnosis have your fun? Going to kill us yourself?" Shion asked, sarcastically.

"Oh no... but it's come to my attention... that your friend there has quite a special ability..." he pointed at chaos, as a screen came up showing him dissolving the Gnosis.

"So?" chaos muttered, still exhausted. "What of it?"

Their glass cage disintegrated. "I want you to kill all of them."

"What? Why should he!" Shion sounded furious.

"Because... if you don't... then I'll kill you." the sentry robots surrounded chaos, their red lights all fixed upon him.

"Hmph. I'd rather die and let the Gnosis eat you than help you." chaos replied calmly.

"Oh really..." the Head Judge smiled. "Well... can you say the same about your friend here?" the red lights coming from the robots focused on Shion.

chaos' eyes got wide. "Don't you dare hurt her!"

The Head Judge laughed. "So..." he stretched out the word, sounding like gambler who had just been guaranteed his victory. "It looks like we've reached a deal... wouldn't you say?"

"What deal?" chaos asked, sounding very angry.

"Must I spell it out for you?" he sighed, annoyed by chaos' attitude. "You kill the Gnosis, and I won't harm your little girlfriend here."

They both blushed, but stayed serious. "What assurance is there that you won't kill us when this is done with?"

The Head judge laughed again. "Well... I guess you have to trust me then, won't you?"

Suddenly, a Gnosis walked through the wall. None of the robots moved.

"Don't do it chaos! You'll drain your power! You could die!" Shion cried out, trying to walk over to him. The robots blocked her path though.

"Do it! Now!" the Head Judge cried out, as a single robot shot it's laser at Shion. She groaned, and fell to the ground.

The Gnosis rushed at chaos, and when it seemed that it was about to strike, a light came from one side of the room, sweeping the entire area of the place. It then went through the opposite side of the wall, moving on to the rest of the settlement.

"What? What is this light? This isn't part of our defense system?" the Head Judge cried out.

"Hilbert... Effect...?" Shion whispered, from down on the ground.

chaos smirked, as the robots suddenly left Shion and attacked the Gnosis, killing it in seconds.

Another screen popped up, showing a guard. "Sir, all of the creatures have been killed! Our robots are sucessful!"

Moments later, the red lights returned to white, and the alarm stopped. "Well..." the man snapped, and all of the sentry robots surrounded chaos and Shion. "Looks like you didn't keep up with your deal. I'll have to kill you both."

As the lasers charged, chaos held up his hand. "I wouldn't do that if I were you..."

"Why... not?" the Head Judge postponed his attack.

"That light that came through here... it wasn't yours." chaos stated.

"No... it wasn't..." he wasn't seeing chaos' point.

chaos smiled. "So who do you think it belonged too?" The Head Judge frowned, now seeing where chaos was going. "I am quite certain that it came from a certain combat robot we know of. They're probably looking for us as we speak. Now, you can kill us as you planned, have them continue looking for us, and when they find you, have more people know of your presence. Or..." chaos laughed, knowing he has closed the deal. "You can let us go, we'll stop them from coming any closer to here, and we'll leave peacefully."

The Head Judge grunted. "Or, I could just kill you and all your friends right now!"

"Keep in mind..." Shion muttered, standing up. "It was our robot's light that allowed your robots to kill the Gnosis."

He growled, but finally let up. "Fine. Do as you wish. Leave if you must, but I don't want to see you here ever again."

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A/N: yup, yup. same comcept as Memoirs of the Past, in case u didn't notice. oh well. and this one's ending too. epilogue's next. review plz!