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KingJGamer: Good point turning all of the Celestial Android as female would be overkill. But, I think like a 50:50 gender ratio for the Celestial Android is fair deal. But, some of them will not join the crew and would probably just a tag along in an arc. Like I said these android have autonomy and some of them would have lives outside of being Professor Steiner's creation. But, a good chunk of them would be encountered as enemies before being rescued.
Outside of Guilst's Sector
The Edens Zero was flying away from the planet of trees, as everyone in the hangar watched from the safety of the Ether Barrier, how the Chronophage eat through the planet's time.
"So that's a Chronophage..." Shiki as he watched the black serpent of twisting time ravaged the planet.
"I can't believe something like this could be lurking in the cosmos..." Louise said as she both in shock and awe by how this cosmic anomaly made her feel insignificant.
"So Norma was attacked by that thing, huh..." Weisz got it a serious look and thought about his dead home.
"What a frightening form." Homura said out loud.
"I wonder if everyone was able to escape." Pino too was observing the effect of the Chronophage's time eating phenomena.
"It'd be impossible for everyone to have left. But that's how it is the law of space's nature." Ivry somberly added.
"1,200 years, according to my calculation about 1,200 years were eaten from Guilst's time."
"The people who were unable to escape are no more." Witch concluded as she approached the group.
Ivry shrugged, "Who knows we might meet them again 1,200 years later."
"It has been too long, Sister." Witch greeting her fellow Shining Star with a happy smile.
"Good to see you doing well, Witch." Ivry returned the smile with her own.
"REBECCAAAA!" Happy run past both Witch and Sister Ivry and leaped at Rebecca.
"Happy!" Rebecca happily exclaimed as she caught her bestfriend in her arms.
"WAAAAH! I'm so glad you're okay!" Happy began trying into Rebecca's chest.
"You too, Happy." Rebecca smiled as she rubbed circles on Happy's head.
Rebecca looked back at Shiki, Rebecca, Weisz, Louise and Homura she smiled at them, "Once again, thank you for saving me. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you guys..."
"Of course!" Shiki grinned at her and did a thumbs up.
"Yup!" Pino said with a smile on her face.
"And, thank you for picking Sister along the way." Witch said.
"Hey, what do you mean by that!?" Ivry making a sour look at Witch.
"I... Huh?" Rebecca felt her tears began falling from her eyes as everything that had just happened to her finally set in.
"W-why am I crying..?" Rebecca trying to wipe away her tears.
Shiki hug Rebecca in a tight embrace, "DON'T CRY REBECCA!"
Rebecca still her breathing as she realized that she was being hugged by Shiki, "J-just thinking about my friends disappearing like that... *sniff* is making me really... HEGUHEIGUHEIGUGH!" Shiki sobbed into Rebecca's shoulder.
Rebecca didn't mind that Shiki was covered her with tears and snot, she giggled a little as rubbed circles into Shiki's hair, "You silly, you're supposed to be comforting me." Rebecca said in jest.
Louise had an anxious and guilty look on her face as she couldn't face Rebecca. Rebecca frown at that as she grabbed the pinkette by the shoulder and let her join the hug.
"Rebecca!? I-I am sorry I wasn't good enough to protect you..." Louise looked away in shame.
"Don't beat yourself up over nothing! Louise you're my friend too, if you get captured I will go to the ends of the cosmos to save you too! Just like you did for me." Rebecca told the pinkette with a smile and a tear in her eyes.
"M-me too!" Shiki said as he began crying again.
Weisz and Homura just watch them comforting each other put a smile on their faces.
"Though the scene is wholesome, the Demon King's crying face looks creepy." Homura said.
"Master Weisz, do we also have a heartfelt reunion?" Virgo expectantly opening her arms expecting affection from the young technopath.
"No." Weisz bluntly shutdown.
"AH~ So cold, I love it~! Please punish me and be rough with me!" Virgo panted as she became visible aroused.
"Pino what's this lady's deal anyway?" Happy and Pino looking at both Weisz and Virgo with judging eyes.
"My analysis concludes that she is a pervert..." Pino gave a deadpan response.
Happy and Pino made disgusted expression at Weisz.
"HEY! It wasn't my fault my older self made her this way! What is that geezer doing anyway?!" Weisz defending himself from the judging gaze of the two diminutive robots.
"Like you wouldn't make something this yourself Professor Perv~" Rebecca quip as she cooed at Weisz.
"As expected of a pervert..." Louise sneered.
"Hngh! Stay out of this! I just found her and it didn't sit right with me to just leave her there." Weisz said back.
"I am pretty sure, you have less than impure thoughts in bringing Virgo in. I shouldn't have said that." Homura added.
"You guys are the worst!"
Witch and Sister just observed the young teens bicker and banter amongst themselves with a smile on their face.
"That's Master Shiki. He was the child that Master Ziggy brought to the ship all those years ago." Witch said as she had a motherly look at them.
Sister Ivry shrugged. "I already knew at first glance. Ziggy gave up looking for Mother so that he could raise that kid. And he's gotten big now, hasn't he?"
"They're just like how we used to be. Valkyrie and I always butt heads, and Hermit always try to break us up. Good times." Sister Ivry said as she remembers her fellow Shining Stars.
"*COUGH!*" Labilia violently coughing up blood as she covered her moth with her hand. Labilia looked extremely pale and her eyes threating to close. She was about to fall on the ground.
Everyone's eyes widen in shock, Rebecca was the first to reach her before her body could fall on the cold floor.
"LABILIA! What's wrong?!" Rebecca began shaking Labilia's body.
"Just as I feared..." Sister approached Labilia's prone form.
"Sister what's wrong with her?" Rebecca asked.
"I don't recall what the disease is called but her own internal Ether is cannibalizing her from the inside." Sister Ivry pressed her hand on Labilia's forehead and she healed whatever she can with Heal Atomizer.
"I know this disease..." Witch chimed in as she observed Labilia.
"This young woman is suffering from something called Ether Degeneration Disease." Witch told them.
"What kind of disease is that?" Rebecca asked growing concerned over Labilia.
"It's when someone naturally develops a Ether Gear but they have an irregular Ether Flow in their body. Both human, alien and robot have Ether flow in them and they would be naturally expelled out of the body.
"However, her Ether will be stuck without a way of her body, and it will stagnates in the body. If the Ether has no way to exit the body it will force it's way out through her blood." Witch explain.
"Eve, you make yourself useful and get a Gravity Stretcher from the clinic, Now!" Sister Ivry ordered.
Evelyn twitched as she nodded and followed Sister's commands without any resistance.
"I could just use my gravity-" Sister grabbed Shiki's wrist and gave him a stern look.
"No! That would make things worse for her, any outside Ether flowing in her will harm her. And, her Ether Pathways are barely holding together." Sister said.
"D-did I do this?" Shiki began nervously sweating.
"Don't think hard about it, kid." Sister sighed, "You saved her life from the Chronophage, a few bursted blood vessels is a decent trade-off compared to vanishing off the face of the cosmos."
"After all, I am the Life of Edens. As long as I stand, no one will be dying on this!" Sister said with a confident smirk.
Evelyn arrived with a stretcher and got a kick on her face that knocked her out, "Blondie boy, take her to my room will ya! Tie her up in a turtle knot with my Electric Ropes." Sister said to Weisz as she carried Labilia into the stretcher.
"Like hell I'll do that!?" Weisz shouted back.
"Worry not, Master Weisz I have mastered all forms of bondage knots! I don't mind being tied up by you Master~!" Virgo said with enthusiasm.
"You do that! Keep me out of your fantasies!" Weisz told Virgo.
Sister and Rebecca rushed Labilia to the Edens Zero clinic and Virgo carried an unconscious Evelyn in her arms to be tied up in Sister Ivry's room.
Everyone except for Sister, Labilia and Evelyn had reconvened at the Briefing Room. After a short trip to the Edens Zero's Dressing Room. Shiki wore his newly repaired clothes from Granbell, Rebecca went for her usual white and blue shirt and skirt, Weisz got himself a purple hoodie with machine patterns on the sleeves and jeans. Lastly Louise got herself a brown knitted long-sleeved wool shirt and a plain black skirt.
"Miss Rebecca don't worry about Miss Cristy she is being treated by Sister." Witch said reassure Rebecca.
"It's just hard not to worry after seeing what happened to her..." Rebecca said.
"Everyone is safe in the ship, and we found Sister and new friends!" Shiki grinned trying to cheer up Rebecca.
"I guess."
"So, we only need to find Hermit and Valkyrie? And, we could go break through Dragon Fall. Do you have any idea where Hermit could be?" Weisz asked Witch.
"I do not, unfortunately. However..." Witch sent Homura look.
"Homura?"
"Oh, right how did you come to know this person? The strange android with Weisz" Rebecca asked and giving Virgo a strange look.
"I am Weisz's personal android assistant, Virgo part of the Celestial Androids. It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Virgo did a curtsy.
"Oh, you CAN act like a maid." Weisz sarcastically drawled.
"Celestial Android?" Louise asked.
"I am one of 6 of the Celestial Androids made by Weisz Steiner." Virgo said.
"I didn't made you, though."
"Was Virgo a bad girl? Are you abandoning me, Master?! I will endure any punishment you want, please~!" Virgo began kneeling in front of Weisz and posing her hands like dog paws as she was panting like a dog.
Louise, Shiki, and Rebecca laughed at Weisz's predicament.
"Knock that off! And, stop laughing." Weisz smacked Virgo in the head.
"Ahh~!" Virgo moaned.
"Stop enjoying this!" Weisz said as he tried to silence Virgo.
"Kinky." Sister quipped as she entered the room.
"Sister, how is Labilia's condition?" Rebecca asked.
"She's stable, I would not suggest any visits, let the girl rest for now." Sister told Rebecca.
"Anyways, Witch and I would like to know why you have her sword, Valkyrie's sword." Sister gave a serious look at Homura's way. This gave everyone a shock and gave a surprised look at Homura.
Weisz made a serious look at Homura.
"I will say this first, even I do not know where Valkyrie's current whereabouts." Homura calmly said.
"I too am searching for her, she was my Master and thought me how to use one of her Soul armaments, Soul Blade. But, she suddenly disappeared."
"Master?" Happy asked.
"I felt as much when I saw that sword." Witch said.
"So Valkyrie got herself a student, eh... And Witch too with little pinky here." Sister brazenly put her elbows on Louise's head.
"Get off me!" Louise pushed Sister's arm away.
"I see, so that's why you came to the ship." Weisz stated.
"When I heard the Edens Zero was in the Bluegarden Sector, I wish to meet her again."
"So that thing about wanting to challenge the Demon King is-"
"That is true, I still wish to challenge Shiki to a spar." Homura affirmed.
"I have heard many stories about the Demon King from Valkyrie. On how he was unmatched in battle even against my Master. And, I would like to have a bout with Shiki, who has inherited that title." Homura told them as she looked at Shiki.
"I don't wanna fight my friends though."
Homura had cute surprised reaction, "F-friends?"
"Valkyrie is Gramps' friend and you are her students, right? The we're totally friends!"
"Rebecca what's with Shiki's obsession with friends?" Louise whispered to Rebecca.
"It's a long story, I will tell you why Shiki wants to have a lot of friends." Rebecca answered.
"Oh, ummm... A bout is not a fight... But rather a 'game' or a 'match'. It doesn't have to be right now, but I wish to have a spar with you in the future." Homura said to Shiki.
"Will you let me travel with you on your journey?" I am prepared to do anything if it means meeting Valkyrie once again."
"Alright you're now part of the crew, and we're going to have that bout once we find Valkyrie!" Shiki slammed his fist on his palm.
"Welcome aboard!" Rebecca said.
"It's nice to have another girl aboard." Louise said.
"Aye!"
Homura bowed to them, "I am in your debt."
"But despite all that, we still don't know where Valkyrie's or Hermit whereabouts are." Weisz stated.
Everyone in the room looked at him, "What?" Weisz tilted his head.
"Does that mean that you are coming with us as well, Mister Weisz?" Pino asked.
"Hrk"
"You still helped us rescue Rebecca, even with all your complaints." Shiki grinned.
"You maybe an idiot but you still got us out of Guilst with Virgo's help." Louise added.
"I knew you were like our kind and friendly professor." Rebecca said with a smile.
"And you even fixed half of me." Happy said.
"And you guided me to this ship." Homura added.
"Hngh!"
"You were the one who freed me from that basement, thanks for that it was getting kinda dank there." Sister said.
"He also assisted in the cleaning and repairing of the ship, as well." Witch added.
"Master Weisz doesn't punish when I am being a bad girl~ Even though a want to be shoved in a corner and be viola-" Weisz with a deadpan express muted the rosette maid with Machina Maker.
But, Weisz was still flustered by everyone suddenly giving him compliments. Then Shiki approach him and held out his hand.
"You're definitely our friend now."
There was a momentary silence between them, Weisz scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah, I can stick around for a while." Weisz went to shake his hand but instead of Shiki's hand, he held something pudgy and soft.
"Moscoy."
"WHAAAA/AAAAAAH!" Weisz and Shiki screamed of the sudden arrival of Mosco.
"He's that mercenary!" Weisz opting a offensive stance.
"What are you doing here?" Shiki too was prepared to throw hands.
"Hold on!" Sister interrupted them.
"He's on our side. By which I mean he's my personal servant! Same with the fake Sister, Evelyn which I will have to reeducate." Sister said with a sadistic grin.
"He is Mosco, the ship's caretakers." Witch said.
"Moscoy." Mosco said in response.
"They were both with me, but Evelyn took over and remodeled him into one of her goons." Sister said with anger in her voice.
Mosco was doing was air palm thrusts.
"Isn't he adorable?" Sister hugged the white giant.
Everyone just gave Sister a strange look and didn't comment.
"But, when I found him he was riddled with bullets! I mean goddamn you should have seen the guy, they shot up him up to hell! When I find the punks that did that to him, I'll pay 'em back bullet for bullet." Sister ranted.
Weisz had an uneasy look on his face.
"Well-" Homura was about to speak up, "Don't speak up, idiot!" Weisz whispered to Homura.
"It's nice to meet you." Mosco said as his finger was hovering over the button on his belly.
"Don't push that!" Sister berated him.
Mosco's moved away, but he was about to press it.
"I said don't push that!" Sister grabbed Mosco's wrist.
"Moscoooy!"
"So what does that button do?" Shiki asked.
"I'm scared to learn about it." Rebecca added.
Above Guilst's Space
On the Angel Feather
The Justice Fleet had arrived in the area, after their skirmish with the Skull Fairy. Currently they were sent to investigate on the Chronophage incident that happened on Guilst. Norma and Guilst were sectors that was near Bluegarden and the Government is very anxious since these incidents happened in quick succession.
Justice and his team were on the bridge.
"Report! How much damage did the Chronophage do to Guilst?" Justice asked.
"It appears to have consumed 1,200 years..." Creed began clicking on his terminal.
"Much worse than the 50 years off Norma." Victory remarked.
"Casualties?" Gallant asked.
"The calculations isn't complete... But. based on the number of ships that evacuated, I estimate that fewer than 10% were saved." Creed grimly noted.
"That planet was full of scum. No one will shed tears for them." Victory scoffed.
"There were just as many victims of human trafficking, rape, spice abuse and other heinous crimes on that planet." Gallant pointed out.
"Victory, Gallant has a point. Innocent or scum a life is a life. And, we had lost countless of lives this day." Justice stated.
The bridge of the Angel Feather opened as a giant man with wild orange hair with sideburns that connected to his moustache. He had jaguar spots near his eyes. He had a imposing figure that rivaled even Victory. His high rank was denoted by his Admiral Union Coat and Uniform.
"I always saw Guilst as a cageless prison. It didn't matter they did, as long as they stayed on that wretched planet." a booming voice said.
"Admiral Jaguar." Justice saluted his senior in the OSI. And, this also got Zephyr's attention as she dropped her tablet and did a silent salute.
"Admiral Jaguar, sir." everyone on the bridge saluted to the Union Admiral and the other OSI member.
"At ease." Jaguar raised his arm and the people continued on with their jobs. Jaguar approached Justice.
"But thanks to the Chronophage, that those men has been set loose in our cosmos."
"Do you mean?"
"Both of them would make Illega and RogueOut look like a bunch of flies in comparison." Jaguar stated.
"The man who turned Guilst into that hive of scum. One of the Oracion Seis Galactica, Drakken Joe. And, one of Brimir's ships was spotted leaving the sector." Jaguar said with a scowl.
"Brimir..." Zephyr sounded deadpan, but to Justice and Gallant had noticed the subtle killing intent she exuded.
"Yes, young Zephyr, a Brimic ship was spotted by my scouts leaving the sector before the Chronophage arrived."
"Justice, permission to pursue the Brimic ship." Zephyr deferred to Justice.
Justice sighed, "Very well, I grant you permission to pursue, engage only if they retaliate. Gallant and Virtue you are to assist Zephyr in this endeavor." Justice looked at Gallant and Virtue.
Gallant nodded.
"Aye aye, Cap'n!" Virtue cheerfully said.
"Zephyr I shall grant you access to a freighter starship with a small squadron starfighters to your command." Justice added before they leave.
Zephyr nodded as Gallant and Virtue followed her lead.
"Hmmm..." Jaguar looked at Zephyr before she left.
"What seems to be the problem, sir?" Justice asked.
"I was just thinking how Zephyr... No, Tabitha has grown, yet she still carries the dead with her from Halkegenia." Jaguar told his observation.
"Both, Zephyr and I seek to right the injustice incurred to us. I seek justice for what Elsie has done, and she seeks the justice who those brave men and women who died that day to Brimir's madness." Justice said.
"Vengeance and Justice are on the same coin, be careful not be consumed by either of the extremes." Jaguar warned.
"I will your keep your wisdom in mind." Justice said as he sat on the captain's seat.
"I will return to my fleet." Jaguar said as he to exited the bridge.
Justice's pursuit of Elsie still continued on.
Holy Ishgard, Brimic Cosmos
Space Colony, Divine Solace
Ishgard it was a gas giant abundant with Sun Ether that gave it a golden sheen, and the planet was surrounded by a golden halo that acted as it's planetary ring.
On the planet's top atmosphere was a gilded space colony that looked like a flying cathedral, it was the space colony Divine Solace. It was a marble white and gold fortress that acted as the base of operations for the Brimic Faithful and it's holy capital. There were countless of starships surrounding the Divine Solace with same gothic designs.
But, within the space colony the 4 Saints and Brimir was holding a meeting or a counsel.
There were 6 thrones within the room, 5 of which of were arranged in a pentagram for a central throne. Each throne represent the elements of Fire, Water, Earth, Wind and Void. The throne for the Void was empty and the Earth and Water thrones were occupied by holograms.
On the Fire Throne sat Ignia Zerbst, he had a head of red hair that looked like flames and sharp onyx eyes, his dark tanned torso was exposed to show off his sun with a pentagram tattoo on his pecs, cloth wrapping covered his wrist and his knuckles. He only wore dark baggy pants and armored space boots.
He was lazily lounging on his throne, with extremely bored expression. He was called the Saint of the Holy Flames, and he acted the Grand Marshall of the Brimic Army.
On the Water Throne sat Mercurius de Gallia, he had wavy light blue hair that covered the left side of his face and deep blue eyes, over his right eye was a tattoo of a serpent. He wore a navy blue admiral's coat and a navy uniform.
He looked busy as he seemed to checking some documents from his hologram. He was called the Saint of the Cosmic Seas, and the Grand Admiral of the Brimic Fleet.
On the Earth Throne sat Precht Gaebolg, he was the oldest of the saint with his long white hair and beard give him a wise impression. He had one eyepatch to cover his right eye and a scar over his left eye. He wore a mage's cloak over his armored spacesuit.
He was the Grand Archivist of the Archive of the Dukes, and he served as Brimir's right hand and his royal advisor. He was called the Saint of the Deep.
On the Wind Throne sat Wendy Neville, the youngest of the saints and the newest member, she had short deep cerulean hair and deep chocolate brown eyes that exudes innocents. She wore a pure white and gold nun habit and her headdress had a pentagram on the clothe and a symbol of the winds on the crown.
She was the head of the Brimic Healing Church, she was called the Saintess of the Healing Winds. She was newest members of the Saints as her ability to heal was recent discovered.
On the center sat Brimir.
"I will start this counsel with reports sent to me by the Zentopian Sect." Mercurius opened.
"Proceed..." Brimir said.
"They had taken a batch of Sister Evelyn's Heal Cannisters, but I doubt we will have access to this resource after Guilst was consumed by a Chronophage. RogueOut died with the planet." Mercurius said as he was reading a report.
"Pft-Kuhahaha! That greedy hag is finally dead, good riddance she was just asking for money anyways." Ignia scoffed.
"Besides, we got our very own Sister Wendy here." Ignia pointing at the girl silently praying in her throne.
"Though, she hasn't mastered her alchemy to produce potions from her magic to replace the use of the Heal Cannisters. I think in a few more months she could make a better product." Precht added.
"Thank you, Teacher my studies have been going well." Wendy smiled from the elder man's appraisal.
"Don't worry about titles young Wendy, you are now a Saint and all of us are equals here." Precht giving Wendy a grandfatherly smile.
"Meanwhile, those bastards from the Union are persistent they're stubbornly holding out in Era." Ignia said with an annoyed look.
"My spies on Aoi Cosmos are still gathering intel on Poseidon Nero. They report a small resistance on Oasis is forming. I had my spies make contact with them, but they refuse our help." Mercurius said.
"Sisters of the Healing Church are still performing our missionary work. Enlightening them to the Holy Path." Wendy said.
Everyone in the room suddenly felt the Void's power coursing through Brimir.
"I... sense her..." Brimir who was silent all this time and who was listlessly listened to the counsel.
"She is of the purest Void... A descendant from 6000 years in the future... However, she is tainted by Gravity and... Time?" Brimir began cryptically saying as his eyes glowed a deep violet.
"Milord, is this a vision?" Precht asked.
"Yes, if there is a report another who bares the Void. Take her to me, she will be the key to Mother." Brimir ordered.
"It was shall be done my spies will try to find her." Mercurius bowed.
"I will take that girl if I see her." Ignia said with a ferocious grin.
"If we cross paths I shall make her see the truth." Wendy said with devoted smile on her face.
Precht gave a firm nod.
"We shall be reborn!" Brimir declared.
"For this is the Holy Path!" Everyone said in-sync
On the Edens Zero
"Aahh~ I forgot how lovely the Spa of Edens is." Rebecca lazily lounged at the edge of the pool, relaxing after everything that happened in Guilst.
"So you're naming it, Rebecca?" Happy said with an equally blissful expression.
Louise was trying to silently enjoy her bath in the Spa of Edens, but she can't avert her eyes from two pairs of large and soft mounds of her fellow crewmates. She can't help but be a little envious of their mature womanly curves.
She was the oldest here, Rebecca being 15 and Homura being 16. Louise can't fathom how they were already this well develop at their age. Her thoughts went towards a certain Germanian which made her a little angry.
Both Rebecca and Louise noticed how uncomfortable Homura was.
"What's wrong? You're just sitting there." Rebecca asked.
"You and Louise are remarkable warriors, I couldn't withstand the heat of this scalding waters." Homura said as she was trembling and sweating profusely.
"Huh? Is it that hot?" Rebecca asked as the hot water was fine.
"It's not that hot?" Louise began feeling around the water.
"My sensors say it's only about 42 degrees Celsius." Happy stated.
"Also, I have been wondering for some time... Are both of you, wielders of Ether Gear?" Homura asked as she eyed the marking on both Louise and Rebecca.
"I perceive that you are using your powers to endure this hot water." Homura concluded.
"Oh no, This isn't a Ether Gear. Not yet, anyway." Rebecca waved off.
"You hate hot baths about as much as a cat!" Happy said in jest.
Rebecca began explaining what Witch told her about the bath having properties of promoting growth and improving to one's Ether Flow.
"What?! You say that frequent soaking in this bath will grant the ability strengthen one's Ether Gear?" Homura said with a curious look.
"Well, that's what Witch told me." Rebecca said.
"As I suspected! Both of you are training in such hellish environments!"
"No, we're just having a bath." Louise said in a deadpan tone.
"Then, Rebecca what sort of power do you wish to wield?" Homura asked.
"You can choose?"
"If you haven't learned how to harness a certain Ether from someone then it is a possibility." Homura stated.
Rebecca put her hands on her chin, "Hmmm, maybe something like Auto Aim. See, because I use guns. It'd be amazing if I had an Ether Gear that lets me shoot my target everytime." Rebecca began finger gunning the air.
"Guns?" Homura tilted her head.
"That's right! Happy, let's show her!" Rebecca said.
"Aye, Sir!" Happy began turning himself into twin pistols with cat ears on the back.
"OOHH!" Homura suddenly stood up from where she was sitting and unleashed her twin swords.
"It would be an honor to challenge you to a duel. Oh! There I go, giving voice to my thoughts again." Homura said as she was in a combat stance.
"What?! Here?!" Rebecca asked.
"Would that pose some sort of problem?" Homura asking with perplexed looked.
"We're in the bath... And, we're both naked..." Rebecca said.
"And, you'll both look ridiculous." Louise added as she exited the bath and began washing herself in the showers.
Lounge Area
Both Witch and Sister sat on a chair and table with wine and some pastries to snack on.
"It is nice being able to talk with you again." Witch said as she sipped some wine.
Mosco poured some wine in Sister's wineglass.
"It's been 10 years, eh?" Sister swirled the wine in her glass.
"And you've been on the ship this whole time?"
"I am the Shield of Edens. It is my job to defend this vessel... Although, in reality, it was both Lady Elsie and Lady Kirche who had been defending this ship." Witch said as she fondly remembers those two red heads.
"Those two spitfires who attached themselves to Ziggy?" Sister did a small chuckle.
"They had both grown into fine women, though they're now pirates."
"You know, I can't wait to see Valkyrie and Hermit again."
"Yes, we will assemble the team, and go search for Mother once more." Witch said with a smile.
"That reminds me, that small pinky bot, so that's the next generation, huh?"
"You mean Pino?"
"That little droid is the one who will someday be the Light of Edens." Witch said.
Sister gave a smile to that thought.
"Um.. Excuse me... am I the anything of Edens?" Mosco asked.
Sister grinned, "You're the Pig of Edens."
"I am very touched by your generosity! Moscoy!" Mosco said he was began blushing.
On the Bridge
After everyone has cleaned up and eaten in the cafeteria. They all gathered in the bridge. Except for Homura who was resting in one of the guest rooms after taking Witch's 'Mind-Numbing Torture and Pleasure Massage'. And, Labilia who was still resting in the infirmary.
Shiki handed out Rebecca's B-Cube to her.
"My B-Cube!" Rebecca took it from Shiki's palm.
"I found it in the alleyway. Sorry, I forgot to give it to you." Shiki said with a big smile on his face.
Rebecca reattached her B-Cube on a collar, "It's fine, thanks Shiki."
"So that thing makes three-dimensional videos, huh?" Weisz commented.
"I have one just like it." Happy said while showing his own B-Cube.
Rebecca giggle, "The Professor bought them for us on my 1st Birthday with him."
"Really." Weisz said.
"Come to think of it, have you managed to contact the Professor yet?" Pino asked.
"We haven't after everything that has happened after Norma. Let me try reaching for him." Happy began tapping his B-Cube.
Happy's call went through, with a hologram of an Older Weisz Steiner appeared before them.
"Thank the stars, you're safe Rebecca..." Professor Steiner made a sigh of relief. "Clarise was desperately contacting me after you got kidnap by some thugs from Guilst, I was about help you out of there myself but I had to avoid the Chronophage on my path."
"Professor! Shucks you didn't have to rescue me. I had friends who help me out and your younger counterpart." Rebecca said.
"T-t-there a-are two M-masters~ By the stars~!" Virgo's eyes widen in delight.
"Virgo? Is that you?!" Prof. Steiner asked with a shocked expression.
"Oh dear... I thought I had lost 41 years ago when I got attacked by some of Drakken Joe's goon. I am glad to see safe, Virgo."
"Professor are you nearby by any chance?" Rebecca asked.
"Yes, actually I am just outside." Prof. Steiner made a cheeky grin.
"Where? We can't see you?" Shiki asked.
Just in-front of them a small Norman freighter appeared out of nowhere.
"Cloaking Ether, made it myself." Prof. Steiner said.
"I am impressed Professor Steiner to make a cloaking field at such a massive scale is no small feat." Witch said.
"You don't mind if I dock in one of the Edens Zero's hangars, right?" Prof. Steiner asked.
"Of course, a friend of the Demon King is always welcomed in this ship." Witch said with a smile.
"WHAT?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"Weisz I didn't know you were friends with Gramps." Shiki said as he looked at Weisz.
"I'm absolutely not his friend, you doofus!" Weisz answered.
After a quick docking procedure, Professor Weisz Steiner had entered the bridge.
"It's been a while since I last entered this ship." Prof. Steiner began looking around. It would have seemed that he had brought two androids with him one was a tall and strong looking goat man with sunglasses and wearing a butler outfit and another female android with pink wooly hair and goat horns and weaing a grey wooly cardigan with short shorts.
"The tall gentleman with me is Capricorn and this lovely lass is Aries." Prof. Steiner introducing them to the Edens Zero.
"It's a pleasure meet of you." Capricorn politely greeted as he did a bow.
"Sup." Aries greeted with a grin.
"Wait! You knew Aries the famous ASMR B-Cuber?! And, you didn't told me?" Rebecca gasped seeing Aries in the flesh.
"Well, she is one of the 12 Celestial Androids. She just recently got into B-Cubing when she returned to me recently." Prof. Steiner explained.
Rebecca began shaking Aries' hand in excitement, "It's nice to meet you Miss Aries, I always tune into your livesteams, they always make me feel fluffy in the inside."
Aries giggled, "Like totes I like your style, girl. I always heard stories about you from the Prof in some of our calls. I was in the Yuki Cosmos and doing some work before returning to the Sakura Cosmos to help Prof out in his twilights years." Aries explained her situation.
"Hey! I am still a spry 69 year old man. I ain't dying anytime soon ya' rascal." Prof. Steiner ranted.
"How can be there be two master?!" Virgo was starting to get confused.
"Oh dear it's seem you recently just woke up."
Professor Steiner began explaining how a younger version of Weisz Steiner had ended in the current timeline.
"I see... The last thing I remembered that were attacked on Guilst... I left behind so you could escaped... I thought you had come back for me when I was reactivated on the church with the younger Master." Virgo began recounting what she remembered.
"I am sorry... I couldn't get back to you since Drakken Joe had you, I couldn't risk coming back for you since he might harm you."
"Drakken Joe?" Rebecca and Shiki asked.
"One of the Oracion Seis Galactica, I suggest you kid be careful the cosmos can be dangerous place."
Weisz meanwhile had been staring at his older counterparts O-Mech hand. It was obvious made with metal and he didn't bothered to cover it with artificial skin. He was morbidly curious about it.
Prof. Steiner grinned at his younger self, "Curious about the hand?" the older man cheekily asked as he waved the hand in front of Weisz.
"Yeah, I was just wondering about it..." Weisz said.
"Come with me." Prof. Steiner brought Weisz outside the bridge.
"It was just a consequence of me not trusting my friend paying for it with my right arm. I know I am a stubborn bastard when I was your age, I won't lecture you about my experience because you have no interest in what I have to say." Prof. Steiner said.
Weisz kept silent.
"You have good friends in Shiki and Rebecca. I suggest you cherish them just a bit of advise from me. And, drop that Rockabilly hairstyle your hairline will recede by the time of your mid-twenties." the old professor joked.
"You aren't here for the hair, old man. So just tell what you want." Weisz said with an irritated tone.
"Well, straight to the point then. You see I created the Celestial Androids and I lost contact with them 10 years ago. And, these stated to appear in the cosmos." Prof. Steiner showed off a golden key to Weisz.
"A key?" Weisz took the key and observed it the key itself had ram horns on the base and the key part looked like sheep fluff, there was a pink symbol of Aries on it.
"It's called a Celestial Key, use Machina Maker and you'll understand." he told Weisz.
Weisz did as he told and began looking into the key. And, his eyes widened in shock, "Why the hell would you make something like this!?" Weisz gave him an accusatory glare.
"Before you blame for this heinous thing, no I didn't make it. This was made by Muller after he escaped prison on X482." Prof. Steiner said.
"Muller who's that?" Weisz asked.
"He is a disgraced scientist from Newton, he was arrested for his act of genocide to the bots of planet Hook. He managed to get his Ether Accelerator working and used it to destroy Hook. I report him to the Union and told them of his crimes, he was eventually arrested, However..." Prof. Steiner became visibly angry.
"He was a petty bastard, once he escaped prison he kidnap Aquarius, the strongest of the Celestial Androids and he forced her to capture her fellow Celestial Androids. Muller created these despicable keys, they make them to act against their will, erase memories and fabricate new ones. With Aquarius' help he kidnap the young son and daughter of the Ruthfords, I haven't what happened to them." Prof. Steiner crushed the key in his robotic arm.
"I know you don't really care about bots, I know you only care about yourself. I will give you an offer you can't refuse Weisz..." Prof. Steiner giving Weisz a stern look.
"I'll give you 10,000,000 Gs for each of the Celestial Androids you find." Prof. Steiner handed him a Credit Card, "I'll wire the payment to you through this account."
Weisz sighed and closed his eyes, "No have no faith in me, do you?"
Weisz slapped the card away.
"I am not as cold as you think. Seeing the future and how bots are treated had me thinking for a while. All my life in Norma I just tinkered with machines, because that what I was good for. I never considered bots as people until I met Pino and Happy." Weisz said.
"The Celestial Androids were important to you, right?" Weisz asked.
"They were like family to me, I would do anything for them." Prof. Steiner said with a determined look.
"I see what I could do about saving and finding them." Weisz said with a dismissive smile.
Prof. Steiner chuckled.
"What's so funny, old man?"
"I see that both Shiki and Rebecca is a good influence to you." Prof. Steiner said.
"I guess they did." Weisz admitted with a smile
"Before I forget, here." he handed him a smartphone, a tablet and a black B-Cube.
"I need a way to contact you, and the tablet has some of my blueprints and some video instructions on Machina Maker." Prof. Steiner.
"And, the B-Cube?" Weisz raised one of his eyebrow.
"It acts as the back-up for some of the Celestial Android's memory if they were tampered with."
Aries glomped on the confused Virgo, "Big Sis! I thought I would never see you!"
"Forgive me, I don't ever recall meeting you nor Sir Capricorn."
"I am currently youngest being made 20 years ago and Capricorn was made 29 years ago. We are new generation of Celestial Androids."
"Miss Virgo if I recall, you, Aquarius, Leo, Scorpio, Pisces and Taurus were the first generation." Capricorn added.
"That's right, I had been asleep for so long..." Virgo said.
"Don't worry about it, Sis!"
"If there are 12 of you. Where are the rest of the Celestial Androids?" Shiki asked.
Aries become saddened, "That's why I came home to the Sakura Cosmos from Yuki. We were being captured around 10 years ago, a rogue scientist and madman had managed to capture and reprogram my fellow Celestial Androids. The Professor had been working hard to find them... So, far we hadn't found any single one of them..." Aries couldn't stop her tears as she told her story.
"They were your family right?" Shiki asked.
"Yes, even if I hadn't met some of them. I still wish to see them safe." Aries said.
"I too share, Aries' sentiments." Capricorn added.
"Me too." Virgo said.
"Don't worry we'll keep an eye for any of the Celestial Androids." Rebecca said with a smile.
"After all, even robots can have hearts and your tears are proof of that!" Shiki said.
Aries giggled, "The Demon King's totes really cool."
Both Weisz Steiners had returned in the bridge after their own talks.
Virgo looked at the older Weisz and still had a conflicted look, "Master..."
"Yes, it's nice to see after all this time. I wish I could found you sooner." Prof. Steiner said with a remorseful tone.
Virgo chuckled, "In a way you did find me, but I don't know where to go? Do I stay with you or do I stay with him." Virgo pointed towards Weisz.
Prof. Steiner sighed, "You one of my earliest to vanish among my creations, so you didn't have time to develop a servant other than being a maid."
"But, you did programmed her to be a pervert." Weisz scoffed.
Prof. Steiner furrowed his brows, "I didn't do that."
"Virgo, would you allow me to check you?" he asked.
"Yes, Master~" the older Professor ignored the strange noise made by Virgo, his Ether Gear flared up and put it on her forehead.
"Hmmm... I see she was crudely modified all these 41 years she was gone, from hacking and remodeling she was distorted formed an amalgam personality. Since, she was used in Guilst like a puppet. The original Virgo was gone, but she was reformed but my younger self, and turned this new Virgo was born." the Professor began explaining.
"So she isn't the Virgo from the past?" Aries asked.
"To be fair, the old Virgo was just a fresh android without any personality, her excessive need to be punish was formed being on Guilst. I could wiped it all away and reset to her factory settings. But, she is her own person now."
"Master could I be honest?" Virgo asked.
"I wish to remain as I am. Even if I am strange to most, I have embraced my enjoyment of being dominated and serving others gives me fulfillment. And, I wish to stay with the Edens Zero." Virgo admitted.
"Very well, like I said it's your choice to chose who are." Prof. Steiner said with a smile.
"By the way, Happy I have a surprise for you." Prof. Steiner grinned at the blue Exceed.
"Yeah, Professor?" Happy said with an expectant look.
"How would you like an upgrade? I heard that you and Rebecca wish to take a journey to find Mother and I couldn't leave the both of you sub-par ways to defend yourselves."
"Really?! I would like an upgrade." Happy said with so much excitement.
"Calm down now, I will take you to my ship and we'll do the procedure if you're ready." Prof. Steiner petting the blue cat on his head with a huge smile on face.
"Professor you shouldn't have." Rebecca said with a smile.
"Nonsense, Rebecca you're like a daughter to me, and Happy was like the son I never had."
"That is so strange to hear from myself." Weisz told himself
"I couldn't believe that our Weisz became a decent person." Louise said with a smirk on her face.
"What does that mean, pinky?!" Weisz growled.
"Oh, nothing just made a basic observation." Louise huffed.
Weisz and Louise had began bickering once more and the rest just ignored them.
"Witch it was nice seeing you again, but I wouldn't stay long. After I upgrade Happy. Me and my company will leave to go our separate. But, I can do the Edens Zero a favor before I leave, if you allow me?" Prof. Steiner asked to Witch.
"Very well, you're allowed access to the of the Edens Zero." Witch gestured towards the terminal.
Prof. Steiner put one of his hands on the terminals, "Software Security is pretty outdated and anyone could easily hack into the Edens Zero's computer, there... I put a band-aid fix on that, but I'm not as great at Code like Hermit is."
"I very much appreciate the extra security, Professor." Witch said politely.
"I am always happy to help."
"Now then, Rebecca, Happy come with me to my ship and let's talk about Happy's upgrades."
Professor Weisz Steiner's Ship, Celestial King
Rebecca had been looking around the Professor's workshop and she began tinkering with some of the gadgets and gizmos in his workshop. Shiki, Weisz, Louise and Homura after she had woke up were curious and wanted to see the ship.
Homura was inspecting a certain device that looked a tiny shield, "That my dear, is a Matrix Shield, stick it anywhere in your body and press the button."
Homura put stuck it on her wrist and press the down. Homura's body was coated by a thin Protection Matrix across her body, "It's still a prototype and it could only take a few volleys from an Ether Assault Rifle before it would break." the Professor explained.
"Impressive, could I keep it? Oops, I said that out loud."
"Of course, this can help you in a pinch."
"What's this?" Louise asked as she was holding a strange wand with a strange tip and a button.
"Oh, that's my nose hair trimmer." Prof. Steiner said.
"Eek!" Louise retracted herself away from the thing, "Good, I had been trying to find that blasted thing for a while now."
"Couldn't you just make a new one with Machina Maker?" Weisz asked with his eyebrow raised.
"I don't really use my Ether Gear for trivial matters. Sometimes doing thing manually helps keep my wits sharp."
"Well, I leave you kids on the workshop. Don't go rummage stuff in the black crates. Come now, Happy I shall transfer you to your new body." Prof. Steiner led Happy to a operating room for robots.
"Aye sir!"
Bridge
"So Witch any plans to go somewhere?" Sister asked as casually sat on the Captain's chair.
"We currently have no destination in mind, since we lack any information of either Hermit or Valkyrie." Witch said.
"I have some idea, we could go to Iron Hills." Sister suggested.
"Would you like to Fast Travel there?"
"Nah, let's take the scenic route."
"The journey will take us a day and half to reach Iron Hills from our current location."
"It's fine, it's not like we're in a rush or anything. And, besides it would give me to tend to patient and get some info from little Evie." Sister said with a grin.
"Very well, I will chart a course to Iron Hills." Witch began typing in the navigation's computer.
With that engines of the Edens Zero came alive and set a path towards Iron Hills, unknowingly sending the crew where they needed to be for the next of their journey in the cosmos.
And, Done!
This was a very lengthy chapter and I want to set up some things for my original Arcs around the Brimic Faction, this wouldn't come in play after Belial Gore but I will ocassional cut to Zephyr's perspective as she investigates the Zentopian Sect with Gallant and Virtue.
So yeah the 4 Saints are Ignia from 100 Year Quest, Mercurius, who is just Mercphobia also from 100 Year Quest, Hades and Wendy Marvell which I took Katja's surname and her hairstyle.
Are they evil? Misguided and heavily indoctrinated maybe. In their point of view they're the good guys. I doubt I made Brimir a compelling villain, but I want him to have the same goal as our protags but I want to explore how much Brimir is willing to do to reach his goals.
Like I said before, I doubt most of the Celestial Androids will become mainstays for crew as KingJGamer pointed out that the Edens Zero might become overcrowded. Especially after Belial Gore since the main roster will definitely be massively expanded than canon.
I have been looking into FT and checking out which Dark Guild characters I could add to bolster Kurenai's faction on Sun Jewel. I was thinking adding Trinity Raven as mercenaries hired by Kurenai.
And, I found it extremely strange that old Weisz vanished after Norma, and I will give a bigger role than in canon. It this timeline he was friends with Ziggy and give him the Celestial Android subplot.
For now, I don't know where to place each Celestial Android on each arc. Would it be tedious if the crew encountered a Celestial on each Arc or should I make every other Arc so they wouldn't ruin the pacing.
