Alright, before we begin, I just wanted to answer your first question: Yes, there is another chapter titled "Pandora vs. Pandora", which is also the title of Chapter 3. Why they gave THIS chapter the same name...I have no idea! Go ask Dall-Young Lim.

Enjoy


Kazuha, Satellite, and Ra's walked toward the rooms they would be staying in. "Boy, that man was just weird~de arimashou. Isn't she?" asked Ra's.

"You mean Rocky-san?" asked Kazuha.

"I'm just glad nothing BAD happened~de arimasu!" said Ra's.

"...'nothing bad happened'...YET..." thought Satellite.

"Ah! here it is~de arimasu!" Ra's cheered in joy as he found his room.

"Hey, look, Lite-senpai! Our room's right next door!" Kazuha and Satellite entered the room right next door.

"WHAT?! OUR room?!" In shock, Ra's saw a plaque that read "Satellite L. Bridget" and "Kazuha Aoi" right next to their door. "ARGH!" Enraged, Ra's stormed into Kazuha and Satellite's room. "ABSOLUTELY NOT~de arimasu! IT IS TOO VULGAR FOR A MAN AND WOMAN TO SHARE THE SAME ROOM~de arimasu! AND WHY CAN'T I BE IN THIS ROOM~de arimasu?!"

"Sorry, Ra's, but Kazuha's MY Limiter," laughed the Pandora punk, "so I think it's fitting I get to share the same room with her, and you DON'T!"

"YOUR Limiter~de arimasu?! YOU HAVEN'T EVEN DONE YOUR BAPTISM~de arimasu!"

"But it's already been decided!" laughed Satellite some more. "I mean, even our upper-classmen seem to acknowledge that Kazuha and I are partners, so why can't YOU?!"

"What are you talking about?" Ra's yelled as he got right up into the Pandora punk's face. "Anything could happen when a young boy and girl and alone in the same room!"

"Oh, yeah?! Well, like I said, the upper-classmen have already decided it! I had NOTHING to do with that decision!"

"Then I'll just demand them that you and I switch rooms~de arimasu!"

"Fuck you, asshole!"

"My my my, you sure have a foul mouth~de arimasu."

As both Pandora continued screaming at each other's faces, Kazuha nervously felt a sweat drop down the right side of her head, so she said, "You know what? I think maybe I'll switch rooms with Ra's," before nervously leaving and shutting the door.

"ARGH! WAY TO GO, YOU BLOODY FAGGOT!" screamed Satellite. "You just HAD to get in the fucking way!"

"I had to get in the way...? You have no idea what's really going on, do you?" gloated his Tibetan rival. "I think it's despicable that you already insist Kazuha-chan is your partner, even though you haven't Baptized...maybe I should knock some sense into you~de arimasu!"

"BRING IT ON, MOTHER—"

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

Just then, a knock on the door caused the two Pandora rivals to stop arguing and turn to the door.

"*INHALE* *EXHALE* Who IS it?" Satellite asked after calming down.

*CLICK* *CREEK*

"Hello?" A familiar Pandora boy walked into the room, along with his Limiter right behind him. "Are we interrupting anything?"

"Oh, Carter!" Satellite exclaimed.


"So, what are you doing here?" Satellite asked sometime after he and the others sat at the table for something to drink.

"Well, my Limiter and I were on our way to our room, and we came across YOUR room, so we decided to say hi," explained Carter. "Oh yeah, that reminds me: this is my Limiter, Minase Kimiko, she said she's been dying to meet you, Satellite."

"Yes," Kimiko said as she stood up to bow. "I am Minase Kimiko! And I would like to express my sincere gratitude in rescuing Carter-senpai, Satellite L. Bridget-san."

"'Rescue'?" asked Satellite in confusion. "I wouldn't exactly call it—"

"You have NO idea how important Carter-senpai is to me; therefore, I owe you my life!"

"Uh, yeah, sure, don't mention it. But you don't have to go THAT far."

"...Really?" Carter asked his Limiter in annoyance. "Please tell me you're joking..."

"Of course I am," Kimiko laughed.

"Oh, that's good..." Carter laughed.

Satellite gave a smile in relief. "Heh, it's good to see Carter laughing again...after so long."

"So, uh, why exactly are two Pandora sharing a room?" asked Carter.

"Well, I still don't have a Limiter~de arimasu," explained Ra's.

"I, uh...don't...really...have a Limiter either," said Satellite nervously.

"Huh? You mean the Japanese girl—Aoi Kazuya, was it?" the American Pandora boy got kind of shocked by his former British rival's answer. "She's NOT your Limiter?"

"Well, not...not OFFICIALLY...we haven't even done our Baptism yet."

"Yeah, apparently Satellite, who dresses like a horrible criminal, and has a bunch of sexual offense records," teased Ra's, "is TOO frightened when it comes to a Baptism~de arimasu."

"SHUT UP!" Satellite screamed back in embarrassment. "SHUT UP, ORI'LL BEAT YOUR FUCKING ASS AND SEND YOU BACK TO TIBET!"

"Are you sure~de arimasu? It's pretty expensive to go there~de arimasu."

"So you haven't Baptized yet, eh? Maybe Kazuha is just nervous that you might force yourself on him." suggested Carter. jokingly "Anyways...did you hear?" he suddenly asked in a more serious tone.

"Huh?" asked Satellite.

"Hear WHAT~de arimasu?" asked Ra's.

"We're gonna be having a Carnival tomorrow," explained Carter. "It's gonna be a mock between some regular Pandora and some newly made Evolution Pandora, or 'E-Pandora' for short. Apparently, they're trying to gather data on how the E-Pandora compare to the regular ones.

"So...they put actual Stigmata in them, right?" asked Satellite.

"Well I think it's a GOOD idea~de arimasu!" said Ra's. "I mean, Pandora ARE humanity's savoir~de arimasu, right?"

"Gee, you sure got a bloody positive attitude at everything, don't'cha?" grumbled the Untouchable King.

"And YOU sure seem to negative," the Tibetan Pandora countered.

"...Don't push it..."

"From what I've heard, up until when the diet allotted funds for it, the project was completely funded by some people connected to Dr. Ohara, meaning the project had a hell of a rough development history. But now, they finally have the approval of the diet and the Chevalier, and can officially access data on Pandora to use on the new ones," explained Carter. "They can use that data to strengthen the E-Pandora and put them into official use if it works...I think that's the gist of it. It certainly is true that if it works, the Pandora will become much stronger, and anyone will be able one, so I think it's likely the success of this project would lead humanity to a safer position."

"Man..." thought Satellite, "...why do I feel so nervous about this?"

End


Cast:

Akio Takeuchi: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Kevin M. Connolly (English)


So, next chapter, we'll finally see how the E-Pandora fair. Until then...

Later