They stormed into the Aion hanger where they saw Malos looking up at it. Anger grew at the presence of him.
"MALOS!" Robyn shouted to him. Malos slowly turned towards them. "We come to bargain! Shut it down and die!" He demanded.
"Uh…don't you mean, 'Surrender, OR DIE!?'" Finch asked with pure confusion.
"I know what I said." He said.
"Just in time for the final act! I saved you the best seats in the house. Heh! I sounded just like Akhos there for a moment." Malos said while thinking of him a bit.
"Dude! Insensitive much!?" Lilika asked with venom.
"Akhos is dead, you bastard. So is Patroka, and Jin…" Nia said while maintaining her Blade form.
"Somehow, Mikhail was lucky enough to survive. It was all because of your Driver!" Kasandra said.
"Figured as much." Malos said casually.
"…Is that all?" Nia asked.
"Weren't you guys' friends!? You were a team!" Praxis asked.
"Or did you plan to ditch them when you reached your destination first chance you got, Dark Overlord Malos!?" Mayonaka asked.
"What? You want me to weep and deliver a eulogy? What good will that do? They all desired oblivion, and now they've achieved it. Least I can do is send them off with a smile." Malos said while delivering said smile.
"Okay…this is getting us nowhere. GAIA QUEEN!" Robyn shouted for Patroka. Patroka ran by him and twirled her Cobra Bianchi around and earth formed around her.
"Sup!?" She sneered at him.
"Akhos! Enter stage left!" Lilika yelled to him.
He jumped over the group and got on the edge and readied his bow. Electricity came out of his generators and into his bow.
"Plot twist! Malos!" He yelled angrily.
Malos just looked at them for a moment, but still kept his smile.
"Your Driver tried to kill them, but Robyn and I saved them!" Lilika said while taking Akhos's wrist. "You know nothing about strength through bonds; friendship and love are sources of strength. Now, the villain must be defeated by the heroes! Ready, Akhos?" She asked him.
"Ready!" He answered.
"Who's got the advantage now, asshole?" Robyn asked while Patroka leaned on him.
"I'll admit. I'm surprised. Now you look a lot like Jin. Freaks of nature." Malos said.
"Lord Robyn and Mistress Lilika were struck by that man's tentacles, and Akhos and Patroka came into contact with their blood to heal them." Mayonaka said.
"Who gives a damn? I already have what I need. They're fodder anyway." Malos said.
"Malos…is this really what you want?" Rex asked.
"Huh?" Malos asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Is this what YOU want…Malos?" Rex asked again.
"I don't understand the question." Malos said.
"What he means is, are you really here to destroy the world? Or are you letting Amalthus's black heart and sinful desires cloud your judgment? The truth will set you free." Robyn asked him.
"Besides, what good will destroying the world do you? What will you do then?" Floren asked.
"Even if that's true, so what!? And don't give me any weak-ass crap about how I should repent or whatever. Here's the thing. I don't give a rat's ass what you think, brat!" Malos yelled, causing them to flinch.
"What do you hope to gain by doing this?" Kasandra asked.
"He has been brainwashed by Amalthus's desire! Not even an Aegis can break that." Adenine said.
"If we let him have his way, we're never gonna have cake again. Imagine that…life without cake." Robyn said while feeling depressed.
"TMI Robyn…TMI." Jacu said while shaking her head.
"Seriously? That's what you find most important?" Lilika asked while looking at him.
"No. Just comparing to what he'll do if we let him have his way as a reference. Plus, haven't had a slice in ov-" "ENOUGH!" Malos shouted, cutting him off.
"Yeesh." Vale whispered while getting goosebumps.
"It's time you fall for good!" Mayonaka yelled.
"If you insist to die sooner, well all you have to do was ASK!" Malos shouted as his crystal glowed and began activating Aion.
"AH!" Lilika screamed as she saw the monstrous robot started moving.
"This world is a wretched place, isn't it?" Malos asked them.
"Do not forget that you too are a part of that world! If it weren't for you, for Amalthus, both Jin and Lora's lives may have taken quite different paths." Azurda said.
"Exactly! That's exactly it! You gotten smarter with age, huh? I'm a wretched being, too. A hideous monster, far beyond saving! So…let's end this now." Malos growled.
"Don't you feel anything? Father's sadness? The world he longed for!?" Pneuma asked him with a bit of sympathy in her voice.
"How could I? That isn't…my role in this world." Malos said.
"This man…does he mean to…!?" Mòrag asked while her heart raced.
Aion continued to power up and its limbs and two tails emerged. Malos began to float up to the Aegis core in the chest of Aion. Everyone readied their weapons.
"Come at me, kid! Come, my partner! Give me all you got…you better show me all of it! The extent of your will! Show me why you're here in this world!" Malos demanded before merging himself into Aion, gaining full control over it.
"Looks like it's time for the final boss fight! We're going to need everyone's help!" Lilika yelled to everyone.
"ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!" Robyn shouted in a battle cry.
"Poppi! Initiate QT Mode!" Tora yelled.
"Yes Masterpon!" Poppi yelled and transformed.
"CHARGE!" Rex screamed.
They charged in and commenced their assault on the massive artifice. The armor is very durable barely got any scratches. Aion raised its arm and began charging electricity. It then swiped at them, sending them back and dealing damage to them.
"Healing Pulse!" Robyn yelled as he took Haruma's rings and sent a healing wave to everyone.
"Well done, Milord." Haruma said to him.
"Thanks! Now let's see what you're made of!" He said as he tossed the rings to him.
"As you wish! Rock Slide!" Haruma yelled as he used his rings and summoned rocks from above to deal damage to him.
"Milady! Mind if I show you what power I have?" Takibi asked Lilika.
"Of course! Let's follow up that attack!" Lilika yelled while tossing the katana to him.
"Inferno Fire Swipe!" He yelled as he charged up powerful flames on his sword and swiped at Aion, dealing greater damage.
"Why we not have them from after Uraya!?" PoppiQT asked with confusion.
"They trained up at merc camp." Tora answered.
"Oh! Milady! Tag me! Tag me!" Midori yelled.
"You got it!" Lilika yelled while letting her in to fight.
"Come at me! X-Star!" Malos yelled as he made the tails on the back fire off ether energy of wind at them. The attacks got intercepted by the ether shields.
"Now you're asking for it! Wind Blaster!" Midori yelled as she took the lance and aimed it at Aion. She jabbed it while firing off a powerful gust a wind at it.
The Blade combination dealt serious damage to Aion, but it was still kicking.
"These games are boring me. Perhaps this will make things more exciting." Malos said as he activated another attack from Aion. It charged at them and sent a gust of pure snow and ice at them. "BLIZZARD!" Malos shouted, nullifying their healing, and damaging them.
"Radiance!" Mòrag yelled while sending her whips full of flames to everyone around. "Praxis!" She yelled to her Blade.
"You got it! Foam Blast!" She yelled while using her lance to create an ether made of bubbles and launched them at Aion.
Nia grinned as she took her scimitar and began channeling energy.
"My turn! Dromarch! Wait for my cue!" Nia yelled to her companion.
"Understood, my lady!" Dromarch yelled.
She charged forward and smiled bigger.
"This should be awesome!" Nia yelled as she swung her scimitar at Aion and jumped up, and sent a wave of ether at Aion. The result helped restore health to others. "NOW DROMARCH! WILD ROAR!" Nia shouted.
"YES, MY LADY!" Dromarch yelled while using his rings and roared into them, sending waves of water at Aion, dealing a combination attack to it.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" Malos roared with anger.
Aion slapped Lilika to Robyn, and she collided with him. They hit the ground.
"Milady!" Midori yelled while their Blades went to them and ready to defend them.
"You okay!?" Robyn yelled.
"I think so!" Lilika said while rubbing her shoulder.
"Too strong!" Robyn yelled with fright.
They watched as everyone was taking a shot at Aion with their capabilities. Even Akhos and Patroka put their differences aside to fight.
But then, Robyn had an idea.
"Lilika! Take out the second Core Crystal Klaus gave us. We may have no choice!" He said to her.
"I never got the chance to ask him about it." Lilika said.
"Looks like now's the perfect time to find out who, or what it is!" Robyn said.
"Okay." She said before taking it out.
She activated the crystal, and it began to glow. The power was more overwhelming than she thought. In front of her, the Blade materialized and squatted. He slowly stood up and looked down at her.
She gasped loudly when she saw who it was.
"Mistress…my name…is Jin. My life…is to protect yours." Jin said while pulling out his sword.
(Touko here! D-Rock…you just blew my mind and took a steamroller to it!)
(Epic foreshadow baby!)
"It must've been Klaus!" Robyn yelled.
"JIN!?" Malos screamed when he saw him.
Jin glared at Aion…and he felt his blood boil.
"That voice…makes me angry. Mistress, together." Jin said.
"Uuuuhhhhh…right!" Lilika yelled as she and Robyn got up.
Meanwhile, Robyn went to a terminal.
"Galea! Colossi support! I repeat, Colossi support!" He yelled to it.
"On their way!" Galea's voice spoke from within it.
'Lora…although we've never met, may your will live on through me as I am the Driver to Jin, who was once your beloved partner!' Lilika thought as she took the sword and prepared to strike.
Just then, she felt as if someone is reaching out for her.
'Treat him carefully.' A woman's voice spoke to her in her mind.
Lilika gasped a bit when she heard the voice.
'Lora…I will!' She thought back to her and readied to strike.
"Poppi! Fire missiles!" Tora commanded her.
"Roger! Poppi Missile fire!" Poppi yelled as she took her gauntlets and fired a volley of missiles and bombs at Aion form a distance.
"My turn! Let's follow it up with Crimson Swipe!" Takibi yelled as he took his Chrome Katana and channeled flames into it. He then swiped at Aion, leaving a scorch mark in its place.
"POPPIBUSTER! NOW!" Zeke shouted to the monster of an artificial Blade.
"Poppi Mk. 2 is fierce enemy. Enemy is toast!" Poppi Mk. 2 said as the compartment opened and revealed the Mk. 2 model.
"Affirmative ma'am." Poppibuster said as it and Poppi Mk. 2 took out a sword and a swiped at Aion. The attacks caused a chain reaction and it dealt damage to it.
"CORVIN! YOU'RE UP!" Lilika shouted to him.
"Time to bring it home!" Corvin yelled as his cape turned gold. He pulled out both of his sword and began to deal fast strikes at Aion. He used his cape and swiped at it, and light waves shot around it.
"YOU LITTLE BRAT! TIME FOR A TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE! SIREN BUSTER!" Malos shouted as he used Aion to power up a core on its head. It fired a beam of light right at him and Lilika.
"GYAH!" They screamed as the attack crippled them.
"MISTRESS!" Jin screamed with fright, and he glared at Aion with rage. "I'll teach you some respects monster! Zero Blade!" Jin yelled as he took back his sword and swiped at Aion, and icicles shot at it at freezing temperature.
Lilika slowly stood up but was hurt and could barely move.
"Jin…" Lilika whispered while looking at him.
"Mistress! I got you! Medic!" Jin yelled at the group. Nia used her powers and fired a healing wave at her, restoring her. "Nia…thank you." He said to her.
"Anytime! Now let's end this quickly!" Nia yelled to the others.
"Right! Pneuma!" Rex yelled to her.
"Alright! Radiant Flare!" She yelled as her body dematerialized and moved at the speed of light to strike at Aion.
"IF THAT'S ALL YOU GOT, THEN YOU'RE GONNA DIE WITH THIS WORLD, PARTNER!" Malos shouted at Pneuma. Suddenly, two Colossi entered the room. "KILL THEM!" Malos ordered them. The Colossi charged in…only to attack Aion instead. "WHAT!?" Malos shouted as they were attacking him.
"You should never leave your toys out like a child being spoiled. Thanks to you being gone for so long, I claimed your toys as my own." Galea's voice spoke around them.
"COWARD! WHO ARE YOU! WHERE ARE YOU!" Malos shouted.
Just then, Galea appeared before him.
"Surprise!" Galea yelled.
"PNEUMA! NOW!" Robyn shouted to her.
"You got it! Let's end this!" Pneuma yelled as her body began to glow. She then summoned more swords behind her and fired them at Aion, dealing a combination of light moves at it, exploding on impact.
"Pandy…" Zeke said to his Blade.
"Prince?" She asked while she, Floren and Kasandra looked at him. He was reaching for his eyepatch. "WHAT!?" She shrieked.
"What's going on!?" Kasandra asked.
"He's…getting serious!" Pandoria yelled while getting excited.
He removed his eyepatch and a blue flame shot out of hit.
"BEHOLD! THE EYE OF SHINING JUSTICE!" Zeke shouted to everyone.
"Wait…he wasn't joking!?" Nia asked while looking at him with shock.
They watched as his Blades charged in with Zeke moving at blazing speed. He was swiping at Aion with unknown power to everyone.
"Kassy!" Zeke yelled while cueing his dark Blade.
"Right! Hidden Emotions!" She yelled as she took her hammer and dealt a lot of damage to it, while also restoring the team.
"Preparing cannon!" Poppibuster yelled as it turned the sword into a cannon. "Fire in the hole." It said as it fired it at Aion.
"NOW!" Zeke shouted to Pandoria as she slammed his sword into the ground.
"At once, my beloved prince." Pandoria said as she took the wand out of the sword and struck at Aion, all the while Zeke was squatting down and held his exposed eye.
"Eye of Shining Justice, lend me your power!" Zeke yelled before Pandoria returned the wand and he picked up the sword.
"SUPER SONIC!" The two of them shouted as they turned into lightning and struck Aion. "SOINC THUNDERSLASH!" They shouted and dealt humongous damage to it.
"ALL TOGETHER!" Rex shouted to everyone.
They all bombarded Aion with their power, and Malos was struggling with everything they were throwing at him. The dealt a powerful elemental burst on it, causing it to stumbled backwards.
Rex and Pneuma readied to strike.
"Here I go!" Rex yelled.
"Yeah!" She yelled.
They raised the sword high and channeled ether to it. A Siren fired a beam at it from beyond a portal. They charged at it and jumped. The beam shot at the sword, and they screamed. The sword revealed two more blades from the side and the main blade extended and they glowed brighter.
"Let's get this done! So we can move on!" Rex yelled.
"For the future!" Pneuma yelled.
"Don't you get it, Malos?" Lilika asked before something divine happened. "This world…has no need for gods!" Lilika said as another voice spoke in another dimension with her in unison.
Malos gasped and his eyes widen from those words. He attempted to stop the attack, but it was futile. The attack sliced off its arm and a colossal explosion blasted from it. Rex and Pneuma landed in front of Aion. It knelt down and Malos popped out and fell to the ground.
"YEEHAW!" Zeke screamed happily.
"WE DID IT!" Adenine screamed as she danced around.
"YEAH!" Kasandra screamed as she and Pandoria hugged Zeke.
"YES! THAT'S HOW IT FELT MALOS!" Robyn shouted at the Aegis, who slowly rolled over.
Their moods dropped as his crystal blinked and was fading.
"It's been fun, kid." Malos said as he began to fade away as everyone approached him.
"Malos…" Rex said.
"If only I'd met you sooner…just think of the world's I might've seen. But, even so." He spoke in a raspy voice.
"If only your Driver had a better heart…we would not be here now." Mayonaka said.
Malos chuckled a bit form those worlds.
"Kids say the damndest things. There was only one Driver for me. All in all…it wasn't…so bad." He said before closing his eyes and faded away, leaving nothing behind.
"Malos…" Pneuma whispered.
"Looks like he finally found it." Mòrag said.
"Lady Mòrag…?" Brighid asked.
"A meaning to his life." She answered.
"Indeed…" Brighid whispered.
"Frankly, I'm a little jealous. After all, most people…go their whole lives without finding theirs. I wonder if I'll find mine." Mòrag said while in deep thought.
"You got one, maybe two already, haven't you? And if what you got isn't enough for you, well…you can always things to the next generation." Zeke said while they looked at the younger members of the group and put his weapon away.
"Hmph, you've got a point. Surprisingly enough." Mòrag said while she and Brighid smiled.
"Well...what do we do now?" Robyn asked.
"Perhaps it's time for the next chapter." Akhos said.
"Do you mean getting out of here?" Mayonaka asked him.
"That's a chapter idea." Akhos said.
"Akhos…some things are never gonna change with you, I swear." Patroka said.
"My dearest sister…perhaps some pickled plums ought to loosen that attitude a bit." He said with a grin, and Patroka smirked at him.
"What does glasses-man mean?" Finch asked.
"It's one of my best culinary creations of food. I'll let you try one when we reach Alrest." He said.
"So…it's all over?" Lilika asked.
"Yep." Poppi said.
"Well, that is a relief." Finch said.
"You can say that again." Robyn said while rubbing her head.
"Well, that is a-" "Don't!" Robyn interrupted her, making everyone laugh around.
Just as when she said that the ground began shake. It only got stronger until they couldn't stand.
"What's going on?" Rex asked.
"GALEA!?" Robyn screamed.
She appeared and Pneuma brought up a hologram of the station. She gasped at what she was seeing. The top part of the station broke off and was floating away.
"Th-that's!" Pneuma yelled as her eyes shrank.
"What?! What's happened?" Nia asked.
"At this rate… all of Elysium will collapse!" Pneuma answered.
"What?!" Nia yelled as her eyes shrank too.
"Since the Conduit disappeared, the power holding Elysium together was cut off!" Pneuma yelled.
"What's gonna happen when it crumbles?! Not-?" Nia yelled when she began to put the pieces together.
"Everything above this point will either orbit the planet or be flung into space by centrifugal force. However…everything below this point - the World Tree itself - will fall apart on top of Alrest!" Pneuma finished what Nia was saying.
"N-no, that can't…the impact would…destroy…!" Mòrag yelled with fright.
"There…there has to be a way to stop it!" Rex yelled.
"Galea! Reroute as much power as you can to the ion thrusters! Get them active!" Robyn yelled to her.
"Already on it…but it's more complicated than I thought." Galea said while scouring through data.
"Pneuma, please! Pneuma!" Rex yelled to her.
Robyn and Pneuma looked at each other and nodded.
"There is one way. Just one way to prevent it. Five stories down from here, there's a control room for the correction boosters. If we can fire the booster jets… and accelerate the whole World Tree beyond escape velocity…" Pneuma explained.
"In other words, we have to get out of here right now!" Lilika yelled.
"Look, I haven't got a clue about boosters or velocities, but...I'm gathering that we get there, and fast." Zeke said.
Robyn held Pneuma back a bit.
"I know what you're thinking. If you need to say goodbye to Rex...now will be the time." He whispered to her.
"Ok. Five floors down! Let's hurry!" Rex yelled, only for Pneuma to grab him. "Huh?" He asked while looking at her.
Pneuma pulled him and hugged him tightly.
"Rex…thank you for helping me get this far." She whispered before letting go of him.
"Pneuma…" Rex said before smiling at her and they took off.
Pneuma and Robyn stayed put and they looked at Azurda and Poppi.
"Azurda! Poppi!" Pneuma called to them, stopping them dead in their tracks. They approached them.
"I found a way to minimize, if not negate the damage myself. So I'll be staying behind as well, but I have a way out." Robyn said.
"Robyn... please leave us... I have to tell Azurda and Poppi something meant for only them." Pneuma demanded.
Robyn looked at her for a moment or two before looking away.
"Fine." He said before running off somewhere.
"I need you to not get Rex over to me. I'll need to use Aion's last bit of power to detonate the station." She whispered to them.
"What did you say!?" Azurda yelled.
"Poppi could not possibly…!" Poppi whimpered.
"Please! You're the only ones I can ask…" Pneuma begged.
"But-!" Poppi tried to say.
"Poppi… you promised…didn't you?" Pneuma asked as she raised a hand to her.
Poppi gasped as she recalled the Nopon promise ritual she made with Mythra back at Morytha.
"That below belt…" Poppi whimpered more.
"Please…" Pneuma whispered.
Poppi was doing her best not to break emotionally. She looked up at her and nodded. Pneuma went to Azurda and touched the crystal on his chest, causing it to glow.
"You're a real piece of work..." Azurda said.
Back with the others, they continued to make their way down until they reached a large room that was specified to them. They crossed the bridge and what they saw wasn't what they thought.
"What is this?" Rex asked.
"Ships? Is this a…port?" Morag asked.
After a bit, Rex gasped and ran back. They saw Pneuma standing there on the other side of the bridge.
"Pneuma, what are you doing there!? Where's the control room...!? Pneuma!?" Rex yelled for her, only for her to remain silent. "You can't mean-!" Rex tried to say.
"I'm sorry…" She said as she swiped her hand. This caused the bridge to collapse, cutting them off from her. "I'm sorry… this was the first lie I ever told you." Pneuma admitted while looking away.
"Pneuma…" Rex said.
"The only way to stop the World Tree's collapse…is to use the last of Aion's power…and annihilate the World Tree. I'm sorry, it is the only way. You all need to use one of those escape vessels…and get as far away as possible." Pneuma told them.
Suddenly, Robyn showed up next to her and smiled at everyone.
"Not all true!" He said to Pneuma, catching her off guard
"ROBYN!?" Everyone screamed at him.
"What are you…?" Pneuma asked with confusion.
"Robyn, what's going on?" Lilika asked him.
"I found a way to minimize, if not negate the damage...and then some. Galea and I are going to detach the ring, reroute the rest of the power to the base of the World Tree, and keep the Cloud Sea going. We're carrying on Klaus's final wishes." Robyn explained.
Galea appeared next to the group.
"He's right. If we time our movements perfectly, everyone will suffer no damage. Plus...well...I have a prepped a pod for him." Galea said while showing her a familiar cryo pod to her.
"Is that...one of the pods Rex, Pyra, and Azurda found us in!?" Lilika asked as she was seeing the hologram.
"Yes. It was meant to be used as an emergency escape vessel for both of you in case things get ugly. His plan is not stubbornness like he was back then...this is genius." Galea said.
"Robyn! You better come back to us! I will scream if you die!" Patroka yelled to him
"I'll come to you! I promise! Don't worry about me!" Robyn yelled while smiling.
"Wait! Just wait! I'll come with you!" Rex yelled as he fired his anchor into the air and tried to latch onto the other side...only for it to fail. "Dammit! There's not enough wire! I got it! Poppi!" He yelled as he retracted his anchor and went to Poppi, only for her to look down.
"Poppi!?" He asked her.
"It not okay…Poppi cannot…" She said while still looking down.
"Whaddya mean you can't!?" Rex yelled.
"Poppi made promise… Pneuma say that Rex for sure ask Poppi. Say not help Rex, no matter what…" Poppi yelled.
"What kind of promise is that!? Please! I'm begging you!" Rex yelled as he grabbed her. "All you gotta do is take me over there! The rest of you can just..." Rex began to struggle to speak
"Rex..." Azurda said.
"C'mon! Please...she's right there..." Rex begged.
Poppi began to cry from being made to keep her promise. Tora tapped her, and she hugged him.
"Reeex!" Azurda yelled while flying to him. "Sometimes a man must know when to let go. Do it for her, Rex...do as she asks." He said more.
"Gramps!" Rex sobbed while on his knees
"Chum...how long are you planning on being a baby? She's the girl you love. You got to accept her decision. That's what being an adult means." Zeke said with a comforting voice.
Mòrag went to Rex and held him.
"Rex...I am so thankful that I've met all of you." She said to him before getting up and looking back at Robyn and Pneuma. She and Brighid bowed to them in respect. "Robyn! Come back to us! And promise you will never do this again! Please!?" She yelled to him.
"I promise! For good!" He yelled as he gave a salute to her.
Pneuma placed her finger on her crystal. Rex's crystal in his chest glowed and it turned into a full Aegis Core Crystal. It removed itself from him, his suit went back to being his old salvager suit, and the dimmed crystal fell to the ground.
"The Core Crystal..." Rex said as he picked it up and looked at her.
"You'll be fine… without me now." Pneuma said while fighting back tears.
"Pneuma…" Lilika whispered.
"Pneuma..." Rex said. Just then, an explosion happened above them, causing debris to fall in between them. "PNEUMA!" Rex screamed before they disappeared from the falling debris. He then regained himself and they returned to the pods.
"Rex! Let's go!" Praxis yelled.
Meanwhile, Pneuma and Robyn ran off back to the Aion hanger. She stopped in front of Aion and smiled.
"PNEUMA!" Robyn shouted to her from across the room, gaining her attention.
"Robyn!?" Pneuma yelled to him.
"See you…on the other side!" He answered before hitting a panel and the door closed.
Pneuma smiled and thought to herself, 'He really has changed a lot over the short time he's been here. You're a real hero.' She then turned to Aion. "Hello there. I hope you'll help me." Pneuma said before entering Aion.
She then initiated a countdown for a self-destruct sequence.
They were trying to find the right pod to escape into. it took some doing, but they eventually found one that opened up. Thanks to Pneuma, who was inside Aion and initiated a countdown, helped the pod activate and they were out of there.
Meanwhile, Robyn and Galea successfully detached the ring, and he made his way back to the Colossus hanger. He hopped into a pod and Galea froze him. The pod launched and she went back to the base of the tree.
"So tell me. How was it, being alive…?" Pneuma heard Logos's voice in her head.
"Do you really wanna know? Well…I loved it to the end." She answered and smiled.
As they were at a great distance, Rex and the gang watched as the station exploded with the ring scattered into space.
"PNEUMA!" Rex screamed with devastation.
As they began to plunge towards Alrest, they ended up going through some debris. This caused the pod to fall apart, and everyone screamed as they were falling to their supposed deaths.
"REEEX!" Azurda screamed before glowing. His body transformed into a larger form. He began to catch them all.
"Gramps!?" Rex yelled as he helped with the catching of everyone.
"You know, I think this form does suit me best." Azurda said while looking back at them. "We're heading down! Everybody hold onto something!" He yelled as they began to fly down towards Alrest.
When they got closer to the surface, they saw all the Titans around them. The World Tree stood tall, despite the station being gone. Green waves continued to wave across the Cloud Sea. Mor Ardain's crystals glowed brighter as it was regaining power...and patches of green were being seen on its arm.
Nia's ear twitched when she heard a sound coming towards them from above.
"Look! Above!" Nia yelled as she pointed.
They saw the cryo pod heading for them. Azurda saw it and adjusted himself so he could catch the pod. Lilika and Tora saw him sleeping with his hands connected and laying his chest while smiling. Tora activated the pod, and he began to thaw out. The hatch opened and he opened his eyes.
"Robyn! Thank you for coming back!" Mòrag yelled as he got out and she hugged him, despite him being cold. She then gave him a passionate kiss, to which he gladly returned.
When they broke the kiss, he looked back at everyone and Azurda.
"Whoa…" He said while looking up at Azurda. "Okay, starting now I'll be a little less reckless and stubborn." He added.
"That will be nice, thank you!" Theory said as everyone took it in turns to hug him.
"Robyn! You're okay!" Lilika said as she hugged him.
"Yeah…Rex! The crystal!" Robyn yelled to him.
He looked at it and saw the crystal glowing bright green and it burst. Everyone shielded their eyes. After the light began to die down, they were in for a surprise. Both Pyra and Mythra appeared before them. They gasped while they just stood there.
Poppi was the first to react while she ran to them. She jumped onto them and hugged them, and they returned it.
"Lovely Lady Pyra! Powerful Lady Mythra!" Mayonaka yelled.
"They're…their own people now?" Floren asked.
The three of them looked back at them, while Pyra and Mythra looked at Rex.
"Glad to see you, Rex." Pyra said to him.
Rex was quiet and just stood there. Nia shoved him forward, causing him to stumble and look at her. She simple nodded and smiled.
Rex slowly approached them and held his hands out for them.
"Uh…hi." He said to them with an awkward smile.
Mythra grinned and bumped her sister to him, causing him to catch her.
"Rex…I've missed you!" Pyra yelled while holding him.
"I missed you too…Pyra." He said while looking back at her. She then cupped his cheek and kissed his other cheek for a good few seconds, making him blush. "Uh…" He said just as she broke apart from him.
"Aww!" Adenine squeaked a bit.
"You two are SO adorable!" Lilika yelled with a big goofy smile.
"Perhaps we should rest before maybe checking up on Lora." Zeke said.
"Mistress Lilika, who's this Lora?" Jin asked.
"She…was your previous Driver. You two apparently shared such a strong bond that upon her death, neither of you wished for you to forget her. We faced a different you as you had become a Flesh Eater and encased her body in ice. She also was the Driver of a Healer named Haze…anyone care to explain more about it?" Lilika asked everyone.
They took it in turns to explain to him more of what he did in the past that they knew.
"So…my previous Driver allowed me to live on…but it corrupted me?" Jin asked.
"That's right." Mòrag answered.
"I see. I wish to see her…and make amends." He said.
"It may break Lady Lora's heart hearing that while one you lived on…another you won't remember her." Mayonaka pointed out.
"Hmmm…" Lilika said as worry began to grow.
"Wait a minute…COLE!" Corvin shouted.
"Good thinking! He's someone that lived for over 500 years!" Rex yelled.
"Do you really think he knew her?" Praxis asked.
"I think so. Mythra, Pyra, you think so, right?" Corvin asked them.
"We all fought against Malos during the Aegis War. Minoth, Jin, Addam, Lora, and I all faced him." Mythra said.
"Then it is off to Uraya." Azurda said.
"Pyra…" Rex said when he approached her again.
"Rex?" She asked him.
"We're…finally here. Elysium." He said.
"You know something Rex, I think you're right." Azurda said.
"You mean that everyone living without worrying about space?" Floren asked.
"Yes." Pyra said as she was looking at the real Elysium.
"Plus, Mor Ardain is restoring as well. Not to mention all the new and old Titans revealing themselves to us. You're welcome." He said to Mòrag.
"His Majesty will be forever pleased." She said.
