Vyser: Here's the next chapter for all of you great reviewers.

Zeek: Why are you so happy?

Vyser: Simple Zeek, people really seem to like my stories.

Zeek: Okay, Vyser doesn't own Tales of Symphonia. How long am I going to have to keep saying this line?

Vyser: What's today?

Zeek: Tuesday

Vyser: Wednesday, Thursday, oh not until I own Tales of Symphonia, which is highly unlikely.

Chapter 8: Attack on Altimira

"How'd you know I was a Wolven?" Asked the silver haired girl.

"The tail was a dead give away," Answered Zeek as he pointed towards her tail.

"Come with me," Said the silver haired girl as she grabbed Zeek and pulled him outside the building into the night.

"Who are you and how do you know about my kind?" Asked the silver haired girl.

"I'm known as Zeek, and I know about your kind because a met a Wolven named Claws," Explained Zeek.

"So there are others," Said the silver haired girl.

"Listen, I need to know the cure on how to reverse the wolf changing process," Said Zeek as the silver haired girl looked at him. "A friend of mine needs to be cured."

"All right, but you have to do something for me," Said the silver haired girl.

"Anything," Said Zeek.

"You have to take me to Claws," Said the silver haired girl.

"Well, he usually finds us," Said Zeek, "Okay, you've got a deal."

"Good, seeing as how I'm traveling with you now I'm called Luna," Said Luna as Zeek made her follow her back to the hotel.

When the two reached the room, things just got weirder. Colette had grown wolf ears in place of hers. Zeek explained to Lloyd that Luna was a Wolven and would help.

"Thanks, so what's the cure?" Asked Lloyd.

"Well." Started Luna until a huge explosion fills the air and many screams are heard as well.

Everyone quickly ran to the window to see that many strange monsters were attacking Altimira. In fact they weren't even made of flesh and blood. They were machines! There were metallic purple falcons in the air shooting missiles from their wings. From the sea, blue zinc whales were launching torpedoes at the harbors and beaches. And on the ground there was iron green raptors attacking the people.

"Lloyd! We have to do something!" Pleaded Colette as many more explosions filled the air.

"We have to fight!" Said Lloyd as he was running to the door, Zeek stops him. "Get out of the way Zeek!"

"I know that we have to save people," Said Zeek. "But we need to approach this with reason. If we go out there now we're sure to be killed!"

"There's a rule about hunting," Said Luna. "Sometimes you need bait to catch your prey, and we'll need to lure those things away from the city."

"Okay so who's the bait?" Asked Lloyd. No one answered.

"I can't be the bait, I'm not fast enough to lure those things." Said Colette.

"And I have to set up the trap I'm planning," Said Luna.

"Guess we need to decide who's going," Said Lloyd to Zeek.

"There's only one thing that can solve this," Said Zeek, "Rock, paper, scissors."

So Lloyd and Zeek did rock, paper and scissors. When they were done, Zeek had chosen paper and Lloyd chose scissors. Zeek walked out of the hotel, and with his luck almost all of the iron raptors were waiting outside for him to come out. The raptors charged, Zeek shot his spirit cannon at the iron raptors knocking them down with every shot. Zeek had managed to keep any more causality from occurring and he was able to keep this up for an hour, at least until the metallic falcons and the zinc whales (which for some reason had the ability to walk on land) started going after him too. Zeek managed to get his wings out and flew out of town, luckily with every single enemy behind him. The trap was ready, thanks to Regal and Presea, who had met up with Lloyd, Colette, and Luna. As soon as Zeek flew past the trap and the enemies were behind him, the trap was activated. Many soldiers with cannons blasted a majority of the enemies, the group fought as well, with the exception of Regal, who vowed never to fight with his hands again. When the fighting was done, the entire field behind Altimira was covered with the heaps of junk.

"Why did these things attack?" Asked Regal as he looked at a part that was near him.

"Tech was probably behind this," Said Zeek.

"Who's Tech?" Asked Luna.

As if on cue, back smoke appears and everyone looks towards it. A single person is seen walking from the smoke. When the smoke clears, Tech is standing there with a smile on his face.

"Speak of the devil," Said Lloyd.

"You did better against my army," Said Tech as he lifted his hand in the air and the scraps of metal did the same. "But can you deal with this?"

Suddenly all the metal began to encircle Tech. As the metal wrapped itself upon Tech, it changed it shape and formed armor. When the metal stopped forming, a huge metallic version of Tech appeared.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK?" Asked Techno Tech as he was testing his new body.

"You gave up your humanity for that?" Asked Luna as everyone drew his or her weapons.

"FOOLS I NEVER GAVE UP MY HUMANITY!" Said Techno Tech as his chest open and revealed a cockpit with Tech at the controls, the chest then quickly closed and Techno Tech began to charge at the group.

"Incoming!" Yelled Zeek as everyone dove out of the way of Tech's giant fist crashing into the ground.

"HOLD STILL!" Said Techno Tech as he raised his fist from the ground and readied him for another attack.

Techno Tech kept firing its onslaught of attacks. Using fists and missiles, however everyone kept dodging. Soon the sun was rising, and just as Techno Tech was about to crush Zeek with his metallic foot, a single surviving metallic hawk approaches towards Techno Tech's head and enters it through a small hatch.

"WELL IT LOOKS LIKE LUCK IS ON YOU SIDE TODAY," Said Techno Tech as two metallic wings sprouted from his back and he flew away into the sky.

"Wonder why he left?" Asked Colette as Luna helped Zeek up.

Suddenly, an employee from the Lorenzo Corporation appears running from the city.

"Regal, sir!" Yelled the employee as he reached the group panting. "They're…they're…. gone sir."

"What's gone?" Asked Regal as the employee regained his posture.

"They papers on the ex-spheres, that dark spirit company, and the dark spirit that your friends brought in," Explained the employee while everyone got shocked on what just happened.

"Tech used the attack to distract us," Said Zeek as he slammed his fist into the ground.

"Its like this organization is one step ahead of us," Said Lloyd as Zeek rose to his feet.

"At least we found someone who could help us with Colette," Said Zeek as he looked towards Luna. "What's the cure?"

"It's a rare plant know as the Lunar Rose," Said Luna, "If we could find it, then I could make it into a cure."

"Maybe we should tell the others this," Suggested Colette.

"All right," Said Lloyd before he turned to Regal. "Regal, can the damage be fixed?"

"There wasn't many casualties," Began Regal as he looked towards Altimira. "And the damage will be fixed by my corporation."

"Good, then we'll be off." Said Lloyd as Colette, Zeek, and Luna followed him to the drago cycles were.

"Regal, what do you think about this new enemy?" Asked Presea when Lloyd's group was off in the air.

"To be honest, this will a much tougher battle then Cruxis," Said Regal.

Meanwhile, Genis' group along with Sheena, Sera, and Sage, were returning from Mizuho back to Meltokio. They met back at Zelos' mansion, where Zelos, Raine and Locke were already waiting.

"Well if it isn't Sheena?" Said Zelos as he looked at the group whom were still a little battered up. "What happened?"

"We were attacked," Said Jet.

"By Tyron," Finished Suzu. "Thankfully, Sera and Sage here saved us."

"I remember these two from the ruins," Said Zelos as he greeted the women. "Long time no see ladies."

"Now's not the time for flirting Zelos," Said Raine, "Is there any news on the organization?"

"The only thing that Sheena could find out was that the organization's called Dremos," Said Genis.

"And the information network is going to be down a while," Added Sheena, "The people of Mizuho are trying to repair the damage of what Tyron caused."

"We also found out that Sera is actually Lloyd's sister," Said Suzu as everyone in Zelos' group looked surprised.

"Well, that's an eye opener," Said Zelos.

"Well Lloyd's going to be in for a surprise when he gets here," Said Locke, "Anyway, we found out that the only way to cure Colette is to find a Wolven who knows about the cure. Unfortunately, most of the race was wiped out a long time ago, but there were survivors."

"This must be confusing for you two," Said Raine as she looked at Sera and Sage.

"Not really, Genis filled us in on the ride here," Explained Sage.

Suddenly, Lloyd's group enter the mansion. When Zelos spots Luna, his eyes looked almost like hearts, he was glad that many beautiful women were in his house today.

"Lloyd, who's this?" Asked Zelos as he pointed towards Luna.

"This is Luna," Began Lloyd, "She's a…."

"I'm a Wolven," Finished Luna.

Lloyd then explained what happened at Altimira. With the attacks and how Zeek had found Luna. Then Sheena told Lloyd's group what had happened at Mizuho, and why she was there.

"We met again," Said Zeek referring to Sera and Sage.

"Yeah and there's something you need to know Lloyd," Said Raine.

"I'm your sister," Said Sera as Lloyd looked surprised and confused.

A few hours past, everyone except Lloyd and Sera were in the mansion, discussing what to do next. While Lloyd and Sera were talking about their pasts.

"And that's basically it," Finished Lloyd. "I still can't believe I have a younger sister."

"I'm just as surprised as you are," Replied Sera.

"What's your life been like?" Asked Lloyd.

"I was raised by Kratos for the first 13 years after I was born," Said Sera, "Well I really should say he did, it was Yuan and the renegades that raised me and I barely even got to see Kratos."

"When I first met dad, he was a deceiver," Said Lloyd, "He kept changing sides. Sorry that I interrupted."

"It's okay. Anyway, after I turned fourteen, I left the renegades and soon met up with Sage." Explained Sera, "We've been friends and treasure hunters ever since."

"I guess neither of us really knew dad," Said Lloyd.

"I guess so," Said Sera as she stood up, "We should probably see how the others are doing."

"Yeah," Said Lloyd as the two siblings entered the house.

Everyone had decided that the best plan of action was to get the cure for Colette first, before Lloyd and Sera entered the conversation. Zelos however was reading a magazine, on how to get the ladies to come rushing to you. Genis explained everything that the group was going to do to Lloyd and Sera.

"Now all we need is to find that Lunar Rose," Said Zeek as Zelos looked up from his magazine.

"I know where we can get some," Said Zelos as everyone looked at him.

"And how would you know where it is?" Sarcastically asked Sheena as Zelos stood up.

"Be back in a minute," Said Zelos as he quickly ran up the stairs of his mansion, and exactly one minute later he came down with a blue rose with crescent moons on the petals. "This what you looking for?"

Luna observed the rose, and looked shocked after examining it.

"It is the Lunar Rose!" Yelled Luna as everyone looked even more shocked. "How'd you get such a rare flower?"

"Simple, I have Sebastian grow these for me so I can give them to the lovely ladies of the town," Said Zelos as he laughed in his triumphant moment.

"Of course," Said Zeek as he slapped his forehead.

Vyser: Please read and review!

Zeek: Weren't you going to give an important announcement in the end of this chapter?

Vyser: Oh yeah, thanks. Seeing as how you people really like this story I've got a special surprise, next chapter I'm letting the reviewers decide on what happens next. Choose between the two following titles: Chapter 9: Dark Generals Arise or Chapter 9: Enemies in the Steam.

Zeek: Is this legal on the site?

Vyser: Don't defy me. 'Raises hand in air and rain starts pouring on Zeek.'

Zeek: Well, at least there's no lightning this time.