"Oh, King, is that you?" Meliodas turned to his Fairy Comrade he had just yanked from the randomly opened portal, "C'mon, don't just pop out of nowhere like that."

King just glared at him, Elizabeth and Hawk as he rubbed the newly formed bump on his cranium.

"So," Meliodas continued obliviously, "Where have you been all this time?"

Getting over his wound and shrugging off his frustration, the Fairy replied nonchalantly, "Well, y'know…."

"Well," the talking pigged fumed, "this town was attacked by a whole bunch of demons, and everything went nuts, so thanks for bailing on us like that!"

Alarmed, King gasped and hopped up, "You too? Diane's not hurt, is she?"

Before anyone could answer, he flew down the corridor, recklessly searching for his lover. Logically, the Great Hall nearby was the only place she could be.

Speeding to the hall as swift as the wind, he stopped abruptly when he arrived. Seeing the sleeping form of the giant, his heart fluttered as he called, "Dian—"

But he was interrupted by Diane quickly shooting to a sitting position and letting out a short scream of agony.

"Diane?" King asked worriedly as he flew in front of her, "What's wrong?"

Her eyes shrunk to pinpricks as shot frightened glances around the room, "…This isn't the lab. Where am I?"

"Diane, it's okay!" The Fairy tried to reassure, "It's me, King—"

"W-Who the hell are you—" She focused a glare on the Fairy and scooted away from him. Noticing he was little bigger then her face and flying without apparatus, she widened her eyes further and gasped, "WHAT the hell are you?" Then, she reeled and grabbed her forehead, "RIGHT. MIGRAINES. Didn't… remember those... the first time... guess I should have figured though."

"D-DIANE!" The King reached for her worriedly.

Down on the ground, Meliodas frowned and whispered to Elizabeth, "Elizabeth, go grab Merlin. Something definitely isn't right about this."

"Already here," the avatar of the scantily clad magus muttered as she walked over to stand beside him, "I heard the scream."

Confused, King stuttered, "D-Diane? Don't you remember—"

"Listen, I don't know who this Diane chick is, but if you don't get away from me, I'm going to call the cops," the giant threatened.

"The…" King furrowed his brow further, "The what?"

Already patting herself down, Diane stated coldly, "That's it, I'm calling the cops." Then, it was her turn to furrow her brow as looked down, "Hold on, where the hell's my phone—" As if noticing her body for the first time, she exclaimed, "WHAT THE HELL?"

"Diane," King desperately tried to say something, but didn't know what to say, "Is everything okay?"

Without warning, the giant ignored him and stood to her feet. Brushing past him, she stepped out onto the cobble pathway right outside the hall. She gazed to the right and left windows of the stone awning that she stood under to see if she could gather some information. Diane gasped as her gaze was met with the sides of a medieval castle surrounded by a town of ruins enclosed all around by cobble walls.

She gasped and gawked, "…This sure as hell isn't Akihabara."

"Aki-whatty-now?" Meliodas asked as he approached with his arms folded behind his back, "Diane, the castle servants didn't make you drink some bad wine, did they?"

"My name isn't Diane!" She shot a glare at him and growled, "And they better not have; I'm only Eighteen!"

Meliodas blinked, obviously caught off guard, "What?"

When she noticed the man that had asked those questioned was also many times smaller then her, just like the boy before him, Diane turned away, rubbed her throbbing head, took a deep breath, and thought to herself, Alright, Makise, let's take a chill-pill for a sec here. It's reasonable to deduce that the machine definitely did… something, albeit probably something very wrong. I won't know until I ask these guys what the date is. But first, something else is really bugging me…

"Diane," Merlin's sultry voice beckoned, "Have you calmed yourself, then? You seem a bit lost. Surely, you have questions. To be honest, we have some of our own."

The giant took another deep breath, Now's my chance, I suppose. Better cooperate for a bit if I want some answers.

She slowly turned and responded with a chuckle, "Yeah, well, uh, sorry about that whole 'I'm gonna call the cops' thing; was out of my wits there for a sec. So, yeah. About those questions?"

"Very well," Merlin nodded, "Since you appear to be the one most confused here, we'll let you go first."

"Well, how considerate," the giant mumbled. She crossed her arms and tapped her cheek with her finger, "I guess, the thing that's bugging me the most at this very moment, why are you all so small?"

"We're not small, you're just huge," Meliodas answered calmly, "Did you even forget that you're a member of the Giant Clan?"

"Giant… Clan…?" 'Diane' dropped her head into her palm and moaned, "Okay, nevermind. Poor first question. Then, I guess…."

King, who seemed at risk to burst into tears at any moment, interrupted that follow-up question with one of his own, "Do you honestly not remember us, Diane?"

She shook her head, and shrugged, "I can't say I've ever met a kid who can defy the laws of gravity, no. And trust me, I've met some colorful characters," she frowned, "Also, my name isn't Diane."

"Try not to get too worked up, King," Merlin assured, "With the incredible concussion Galand gave her, I'd be surprised if she didn't have some form of amnesia. However,"

"What is your name, then?" Meliodas chimed in again.

"Jeez, so much for my turn," the Giant scowled, before shaking her head and sighing, "My name is Makise Kurisu. I'm a scientist by trade."

Everyone in front of her aside from Merlin and Meliodas stood and stared slack-jawed, not expecting that as the answer.

Meliodas simply furrowed his brow, attempting to pronounce her name, "Kuris… Kuri… Chris…" Before giving up and grinning, "Y'know, I'm just gonna call you Christina. That cool?"

"SON OF A—" Kurisu rolled her eyes and groaned irritably, "Come on, not you too!"

"SCIENTIST?" Hawk screeched, "You're a GIANT, Diane! Giants don't scientist eventhoughIdon'tevenknowwhatscientistis! Giants go BOOM and smash stuff and flying rocks and—"

Kurisu glared icily at the pig, "Okay, I don't really understand why that pig is talking, but I honestly don't care. That is the single most annoying thing I've ever heard, so please, for the sake of my sanity, make it shut up."

"What!" The pig shrieked, "C'mon Diane, ya can't really mean that! We've been through so much and—"

"Whoop, upsy-daisy," Meliodas picked up the animal and threw it over his shoulder without warning. He commented as he casually stepped out of the Hall, "I reckon it's feeding time, eh, Hawk?"

"Oh, Sir Meliodas, I'll come with you!" Elizabeth dashed out after them.

When the trio was out of earshot, Kurisu rubbed her forehead irritably, "Even if I never hear that shrieking again, it'll still be too soon."

"Now, as I was saying before the Captain cut me off," Merlin coughed. Then, she simply sighed and nibbled her finger as she thought aloud, "I understand why you as Diane might have a bout of amnesia. However, what's eluding me how your amnesia has developed its very own consciousness, this 'Makise Kurisu', as it were…."

"I might have a hypothesis for that, actually," Kurisu bit her the tip of her thumb. She furrowed her brow deeply, "but frankly the solution doesn't make much sense at all. Even then, it involves my work as a scientist and considering I don't even know your names, I don't at all trust you enough to divulge that information."

"Oh, that's easy, I have the answer to that," an effeminate male with pink hair and glasses spoke as he walked by Kurisu's leg, "Or, for the most part at least."

The giant stepped away slightly and gasped, "Oh, it's another one."

The male raised his hand and stated emotionlessly, "I erased Diane's memories with my 'Lost World Ability', leaving her open to suggestion."

King choked, "W-What do mean?"

Merlin glared and gasped, "Gowther, you didn't…!"

Kurisu simply glanced down at Gowther and commented, "Dang, girl. That's pretty cruel actually."

"Gowther's a dude," Meliodas stated matter-of-factly.

"Wait, seriously?" The giant shot a confused glare from the blonde to the pink-haired man, before facepalming and moaning, "C'mon, Makise; you'd think you'd learn by now..."

"Diane, please!" The fairy turned to her, "You shouldn't talk about yourself in such a detached way like that."

"Glad to see we're getting nowhere fast," Kurisu sighed and rolled her eyes irritably, "Listen, kid, I told you my name isn't—"

"Ahem," Merlin interrupted, "Lady 'Kurisu', was it? Now that Gowther has shed some light and gotten involved, this situation has gotten a tad more complicated. I feel that it's going to make for a lengthy conversation that most likely will not end quickly. If you do not mind, please come take a seat back inside the hall so we can sort this out."

The giant sighed and shrugged as she walked back inside, "Whatever; fine by me. Maybe I'll actually get to ask some questions. Like, seriously, who in the world are you people?"

"Ah, right, new consciousness," the woman mused, "Well, you've already met Gowther,"

The effeminate man gave a crooked salute and stated plainly, "Salutations."

Kurisu gave a quick nod in understanding, "Okay."

Merlin added, "Meliodas is the blonde man who expunged Hawk the pig earlier. He's also the Captain of our Order."

"Good riddance; remind me to thank him for that," the giant chuckled with a hint of relief. Then, she raised her eyebrow in question, "I suppose I'll go out on a limb and say that I'm a part of this 'Order' as well?"

The magus nodded, "Indeed; Diane is at least, though I have not yet determined the consciousness of Makise Kurisu will need concern itself with that." She then bowed and introduced herself, "And I am Merlin, a mage."

"Wait, hold on," Kurisu furrowed her brow as she sat and leaned against the left-side wall, "Mage as in 'Magic' and 'spells' and other nonsense? That kind of mage?"

Merlin blinked at the naïveté of the question, "Magic… is essential to what I do, yes."

The giant opened her mouth to retort at how illogical that would be, but just moaned and rubbed her head, "Let it go, Makise. We have other things to worry about," she then looked to the fairy boy and asked, "And you? You seemed pretty worried about me earlier. Well, not 'me' me, but the other 'me', as it were."

The boy flew up in front of her, though keeping his distance, trying to not repeat the earlier scare, "M-My name is King, and Diane was—no, is my girlfriend. So, when I saw you, I just…." His voice trailed as he melancholically glanced away.

Kurisu skeptically glanced down at herself and then to the boy before commenting, "That… is an 'interesting' relationship, to say the very least," she shrugged, "But, hey, whatever's legal here, who am I to say."

King snapped a glare back and scowled, "Now wait a minute, just what are you implying?"

The giant raised her hands defensively, "Easy, easy, it was a joke. I've already gathered that you aren't exactly a normal boy," She then chuckled as she rested her hands on her knees, "And this Diane of yours wasn't exactly a normal girl."

The boy's expression softened and replied, "Yeah, she was… extraordinary, in ways that I can't even begin to explain," it was clear that tears threatened to drop from his eyes at any moment, "And, no offense, but I see at you and expect you to remember something—anything—but it's just… nothing."

"Y'know, I get it, believe it or not," Kurisu smiled somberly. She reached a longing hand towards the window on the far wall, "It's like, the one you love is right there, but it's as if they're fading out of existence. So, you reach. They're close enough to grab a hold of, but it seems that the tighter you hold," her smile disappeared from her face, "the faster they slip through your fingers and fade. You look at them, and, just like that, they aren't there anymore. But your memories are still there, they're still yours," she paused and grimaced, "…But are they really? It almost feels like they belong to someone else."

"That's," King gulped down a sob and looked down at the floor, "That's exactly it. A horrible sense of Déjà vu, and the helpless feeling that something crucial has been lost."

The giant took a deep breath, then smiled at King again in reassurance, "You'll get her back, I just know it."

"…I want to believe you," the Fairy perked up a little, "Can you promise Diane's consciousness will come back?"

"Well, I, uh," Kurisu rubbed the back of her neck nervously, "we'll just have to trust my Scientist's Intuition, yeah?" She cleared her throat to change the subject, "You said your name was King, right? Actual name, or title?"

Trying to reign his emotions back in, King took a deep breath and gave a small smile, "Title, actually. Fairy King Harlequin is my full name and title."

"Wait, hold up," The giant blinked in shock, "Did you just say 'Fairy' King? As in, a king of 'Fairies'?"

"Mm-hm," the boy nodded, "My friends just call me 'King' or 'Harlequin', though."

Instead of acknowledging King's words, Kurisu simply rubbed her hands up and down her face and let out a disgruntled sound that was a cross between a groan and a sigh.

"Wait, what's wrong?" King furrowed his brow, "Did I say something strange?"

"No, it's just," the giant continued to rub her face as she moaned, "First, Giants and Mages, and now Fairies. It's just seems that the more I try to find out what's going on, the less it all makes sense. And it's also beginning to worry me how poorly I must have jacked up my experiments to get to this moment. All of this is just making my migraines worse."

Merlin turned and began walking towards the entrance to the inner castle, "I feel there may be more moments like this as we try to narrow down the root of the issue. Let me see if I have a medicinal cure to ease the pain a bit."

"I appreciate it," Kurisu nodded.

"Hey, looks like Christina didn't call those cop things after all," Meliodas announced as he and his female companion passed Merlin and stepped back into the hall, "She do anything interesting?"

"For crying out loud," the giant glared at him and stood to her feet, "That's NOT my name!"

"Oh, so Diane's back," the Captain grinned.

"What? No! I'm still—" Becoming flustered, she grumbled and fired back, "How would you like being insulted by someone you just met, Melody?"

"If that was an insult, that was pretty weak," Meliodas shrugged. Then, a sly smirk spread across his face, "In fact, with a bod like that, you can call me whatever you like."

"What—No!" Kurisu blushed deeply and turned away, "Agh! Why do I always get the perverts?"

The Captain continued to antagonize, "Well, it's probably because of those huge, round—"

Kurisu closed her eyes and squeezed her hands into angry fists, "Hey, King, you said there were no cops here, right?"

The Fairy tilted his head confusedly, "No, I guess? I still don't know what a co—"

She threatened through clenched teeth, "So, no one's gonna get mad if I start swinging, right?"

King gasped as his eyes widened, "Wait, what?"

Then, Elizabeth interrupted sternly, "Sir Meliodas, please stop antagonizing her. It's clear that she still hasn't gotten her bearings on the situation. Wouldn't it be best if she at least remained calm long enough to understand what's happened?"

"Eh, I suppose you're right," Meliodas shrugged at the giant, "Sorry about that. I promise to be on my best behavior while we figure this out."

With a disgruntled sigh, Kurisu conceded as she slid back into a sitting position, "Fine. Just know that I'm a comment away from 'Fight or Flight'." She then turned to Elizabeth and smiled, "If that had gone any further, I would have blown a fuse. So, thanks, miss, um…."

"Oh, that's right I've not properly introduced myself," the sliver-haired girl blinked, then stepped in front of the giant and bowed, "I am Princess Elizabeth Liones, daughter of King Bartra Liones."

"Wow," Kurisu commented amusedly, "Second member of royalty I've met today. Kings and Princesses have pretty much all been done away with where I'm from, so I guess I'm pretty lucky to meet two back to back. Of course, that also begs the question, and this may sound odd, but," she paused to glance between the four, "What… year is it currently?"

This question, as she predicted, shocked King, Elizabeth, and Meliodus, but Gowther, like a doll, answered without missing a beat, "The current date is the 13th of Dirn's Fall, in the 4498th year of the Second Era. The time is about midmorning."

"What." Kurisu deadpanned in shock herself, before hesitantly commenting, "I… did not understand any of that."

"I did," Merlin stated plainly as she stepped back into the hall with a bowl of liquid floating by her shoulder, "And because of that question, I think I have at least a vague understanding of the whole picture, but first," she offered her hand to Kurisu and bowl floated upwards, "Take this. It should ease the headaches."

The giant accepted the bowl and drank the liquid, before cringing, "Egh… Bitter," before returning the bowl to the mage, "Thanks, Miss Merlin, I appreciate it."

"Of course," Merlin nodded, "Now as I was saying—"

"Actually, um," Kurisu interrupted, "before get into the meat of figuring all this out, do you mind if I make one more request?"

"That would depend on the request," the magus crossed her arms.

"Of course, naturally," the giant nodded in understanding, "Due to some 'comments' made by blondie here," she coughed, turned a pointed glare to Meliodas (whose sly grin had returned at the mention of him), before glancing down at her own body, "I don't exactly feel comfortable in this jumpsuit that Diane girl was wearing. The top's far too revealing and I feel like there's just nothing covering the backside. It's just, a bit more covering would be preferable."

"Is that all?" Merlin mused, "A simple request. So simple in fact, is there a preference of clothing in mind?"

Kurisu thought about it for a moment before answering, "I mean, if it's not too much of a bother, perhaps a lab coat? At the very least, it would help me feel a bit more like myself in this strange body," she glanced back to King, "No offense to Diane, of course."

He shrugged, "It's fine. It is what it is for now."

"Hmm. To be honest, I've never heard of such an article of clothing," Merlin raised an eyebrow, "Can you describe it for me?"

"Sure," Kurisu nodded, "Kinda like a long leather coat, but a lighter, cloth-like material, completely white in color and a pocket on the left breast for pens and the like."

"Oh, you want an alchemist's jacket! Why didn't you just specify?" Merlin's eyes lit up in understanding as she chuckled. With nod, she requested, "Very well, then. If you don't mind, please stand."

Kurisu furrowed her brow in confusion, "Okay, I guess?"

As the giant acquiesced, the mage snapped her fingers and Kurisu's body sparkled with energy for just moment. Then, in a blink, a flowing white cloak of her exact specifications materialized around her torso.

"Wait, what the he—" Kurisu questioned, before sighing in defeated acceptance, "Right, mage. To be honest, I don't know whether to be impressed or frustrated." Then, she glanced around to examine her new coat before grinning giddily, "Either way, I'm not going to complain. This is a really well-made lab coat."

Merlin mused, "I'm glad it's to your preference."

"What can I say? I love a good lab coat. Calms me down," Kurisu took a moment to loosen her hair from her pigtails and straightened it down her back. Then, she closed her eyes and jammed her hands into her coat pockets before grinning and muttering quietly to herself, "A 'symbol that you're a friend to science', as the dork would say."

"Huh," Meliodas snickered, "That coat makes you look even more se—"

The giant glared hotly and warned, "Finish that sentence and I'm going to deck you."

"Stop, the both of you," Merlin groaned and rubbed her head, "I'd really rather get to the bottom of what's going on, and you are beginning to try my patience."

"Hmph. Fine," Kurisu crossed her arms, turned away, and grumbled, "I'll cooperate so long as blondie keeps his lewd comments to himself," then, she gasped slightly as a thought occurred to her. She glanced down at the magus, "…Hold on, you said clothes aren't a big issue, right?"

"You wish to make an adjustment to the coat?" Merlin raised an eyebrow.

"Well, actually…."