Sorry for leaving the story in the dark for almost one whole year! I don't have that much free time being in the final year of college, so yeah... Anyways, here's the new chapter!

World Reset

Chapter 3 – Mega Rebels

In the command center of the Guardian Base, the blonde commander was looking at the window in front of her sadly. Prairie let out a sigh as she recalled the news which she had got only a few minutes ago.

-Flashback-

"Commander Prairie," One of the three operators turned to the commander in pink, "We have an incoming voice transmission."

"Who is it from?" Prairie asked and the operator turned back to the screen in front of her.

"It's from someone with the name Grey. The location where the transmission is being sent from is the Hunter Camp," The operator replied, not turning back to the commander.

"Put him through," Prairie replied, getting a nod from the operator before the familiar voice was heard through the small speaker in front of Prairie.

"Commander Prairie, this is Grey from the Hunter Camp," Grey started.

"Grey, it has been quite a while, hasn't it?" Prairie replied with a smile, "How are you and the other Hunters doing now?"

"We're fine, Prairie," Ashe's voice was heard, "But we've got something to ask you as the commander of Guardians."

"Something you want to ask me?" Prairie asked back.

"Yes," Grey's voice was heard once more before Ashe's faint complaints were heard, "Sorry," Grey coughed from the other side before continuing, "Can I ask you about how Aeolus, Atlas, Thetis, and Siarnaq are doing nowadays?"

"Huh? The four Chosen Ones? Hold on a moment," Prairie pushed a button on her computerized desk and a screen popped out in front of her, "Let's see… Huh?"

"What is it? Did you find something?" Ashe's voice was heard once more before Grey's voice was heard faintly in the background, "Hey! Let me do the speaking this time!"

"Yes," Prairie closed back the pop up screen in front of her, "They had been missing for a year, after they all went on a mission together to investigate the research lab where Vent fought against Weil."

"That's it!" Ashe's and Grey's voice was heard in unison.

"Move it, Ashe! I can handle this!" The sound of something was heard before Grey continued, "Commander Prairie, we have some bad news to tell you! Master Thomas is using those four Chosen Ones to do what Albert had envisioned before: to reset the world!"

"I-Impossible!" Prairie replied in disbelief, "Grey, is that true?"

"Unfortunately, yes…" Grey replied before letting out a sigh, "We're not entirely sure what he is going to do, but according to what his objective is, it's not going to be a good thing."

"I understand…" Prairie shortly replied, still feeling a bit shocked in the inside, "Thank you for letting me know."

"No problem!" Another sound of something falling was heard before Ashe replied and ended the transmission.

-End of Flashback-

Prairie let out another sigh before the door behind her slid open and the brown-haired Guardians entered the room. Vent took a step forward before he spoke up, "Is there another mission?"

Prairie nodded before turning to the two married Guardians, "Yes… I want you two to go to the research lab and find any clues about the four missing Guardians."

"Huh? Do you mean Aeolus and the others?" Aile asked, getting a nod from the Guardian commander, "But the four of them had mysteriously disappeared last year!"

"Yes, but finding them might give us a clue about our next 'enemy'…" Prairie replied, getting tensed looks from the two Guardians, "There's a chance… that Master Thomas from Sage Trinity has betrayed us all…"

"What!?" Vent and Aile asked in disbelief.

"B-But… Master Thomas…" Vent started, still in shock, "He was there, in our wedding, and yet he's the priest! How come that he's gone evil now!?"

"We don't know, but that's what we need to find out," Prairie replied sternly, "Vent, Aile, please go down to the research lab and let me know about anything suspicious."

"Roger!" The two Guardians said in unison before they headed towards the transerver room and went to the research lab.

An hour had passed since the Guardians arrived and they were looking around at the last room in the area. The hole where Vent fought Weil last time was still there, and the broken ceiling caused by the fight between them and the Biometal Pseudoroid years before. Vent and Aile, both in ZX form, let out a sigh as the lab room was the same as the last time they saw it.

"There's nothing here," Vent said before turning to Aile, "Is it possible for those four to get lost before reaching this place?"

Aile shook her head, "I doubt it," Aile took another look at the room, "Those four are all capable of solving the hard puzzle game Silure had made before. It's the maze kind of puzzle, remember?"

"There's no way I can ever forget that," Vent let out a laugh, "I got lost on the first turn!"

Aile smiled and laughed along with him, "I'm no better either… I lost to Sardine, even though he had never been into the complicated areas on the field."

"Well, all of the Guardians seem to have different levels of skills on many subjects," Vent commented with a smile before his expression turned into a serious one, "Aile, do you hear something?"

"Huh?" Aile went silent for a moment and some faint voices of people talking were heard, "I think I hear something…" Vent and Aile turned to the entrance of the room, "And it's coming closer!"

"Ugh, there's no place to hide here," Vent looked around the room in panic, but saw that there wasn't any good place to hide.

"Ashe! I told you that you don't have to help me with the report thing!" A familiar voice was heard from behind the door before it opened to reveal the Hunters standing in front of the door.

"Huh?" Aile saw the Hunters, who had stopped arguing and turned to them, "Ashe? Grey? What are you two doing here?"

"Aile!" Ashe noticed the female Guardian, before seeing Vent standing behind her, "Oh, you're here too…"

"I'll ignore that you said that," Vent walked over to Aile's side before turning, "Hey, Grey! It's been a long time, has it?" Vent's eyes turned to a scar over Grey's nose, "Hey, what's with that scar?"

"This?" Grey pointed at the scar, "I got this scar when Ashe triggered another trap during a trip with the other Hunters."

Vent let out a laugh, much to Ashe's annoyance, "She's the same as always, huh?"

"Yeah, whatever…" Ashe folded her arms in annoyance, "Thanks to Grey, both of us are standing here right now!" Ashe turned to Aile, "So, what are you guys doing here?"

"We're here to find any clues for the missing Chosen Ones," Aile replied with a serious look on her face, "If Thomas is the traitor, then he might have something to do with this…"

"He really is the traitor," Grey replied, getting the Guardians' attention, "And the four other Chosen Ones are involved."

"You surely have known a lot, haven't you?"

"What!?" Ashe asked, feeling surprised, before she and the others looked around the room to find the source of the voice, "That voice… It can't be…"

"Master Thomas!" Grey recognized the voice as he and the others continued looking around, "Where are you!? Show yourself!"

"This is not the time for me to show myself to you all."

The ground suddenly started shaking violently, making the Chosen Ones lose their footing and fell to the ground. Aile looked around, but saw that nothing was around them, "W-What's going on…?"

"I… don't know…" Vent raised his head, and saw the silhouette of four people before four doors opened up below them, "What!?"

The four fell into the door, followed by four figures going into the holes they fell into.

I found the story to be completed already, though I need to check for spelling and stuff before I get the chapters up. I should be able to check and upload another after class and lunchtime (around 5+ hours from now), so I guess I'll see you guys later!