World Reset

Chapter 14 – Returning Memories

Two days had passed since Ashe and Grey brought Vent back to the Guardian Base. The brown-haired Guardian quickly recovered in those two days and was ready to go on more missions, but decided to stay as he saw that his wife was nowhere to be seen in the base. Vent made his way to the command center to see the commander of Guardians with a worried look on his face.

"Prairie! I can't find Aile anywhere in the base!" Vent immediately said as he entered the command center, "Where is she now?!"

"Calm down, Vent," Prairie said as she turned her chair around to see Vent, "You don't have to worry about her. She's fine and she's in a safe place right now."

"And where is that safe place right now?!" Vent asked, starting to get annoyed.

Prairie paused for a moment as she looked at Vent before she turned away with a frown on her face, "I'm sorry Vent, but I can't tell you where she is now. It's for both of your sakes."

"We have a problem here, Commander!" Grey suddenly barged into the room, surprising Vent and Prairie.

"Grey! What brings you here?" Prairie asked in confusion before she noticed the worried look on the Reploid's face, "What seems to be the problem?"

"It's Pandora," Grey turned his head to the door, "She and Prometheus have locked themselves in their room! They haven't done that before!"

"I understand," Prairie nodded and rose from her seat, "Come with us, Vent. We need to check up on the siblings and find out if there's anything wrong with them."

"Alright…" Vent sighed in defeat before he followed Grey and Prairie out of the room, "I guess I'll come…"

Vent, Grey, and Prairie took the elevator to the lower floor and walked the siblings' bedroom, which was the room nearest to the elevator. Prairie knocked on the door, but silence was the only thing she got before Grey took her place and knocked on the door. A faint angry growl was heard coming from inside the bedroom before it slid open to reveal Prometheus holding his scythe and had his old armor and helmet.

"What are you doing bothering us again, Grey!?" Prometheus asked angrily as he glared at Grey, "Don't even think about flirting with my sister again!"

"W-What!?" Grey asked as a blush appeared on his face before the door in front of them closed back, "Hey! Open up, Prometheus! We need to talk to you and Pandora!"

"Get lost, Grey!" Prometheus' angry yell was heard before Grey let out a sigh.

Vent put a hand on Grey's shoulder, "Welcome to my world, buddy…"

"That Prometheus… he didn't have his armor last time, did he?" Prairie asked as she looked at the door one more time before turning to the two Chosen Ones, "Could it be… they have regained their memories back?"

"That'll be my guess as well," Vent turned to Grey, "We can't do anything with them if they refused to cooperate like this. We need to wait until it's lunch before we can ask them what we wanted to know."

"Why lunch?" Grey turned to Vent with a confused look on his face, "Don't tell me that you want to eat before you question those two."

"W-Well, that's partially the reason," Vent rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "But that's not the main reason. They might only come out during breakfast, lunch, or dinner, so I think today's lunchtime should be a good time to do it."

"Alright, but you two might need to hurry," Prairie started as she got the attention from the two Chosen Ones, "Lunchtime is only in a few minutes, so I suggest that you two head over to the cafeteria now."

"Right," Vent nodded before turning to Grey, "Come on!"

Vent and Grey headed towards the cafeteria, finding that the other Guardians were already there to wait for the lunch to be served. The two leaned on the wall next to the doors while ignoring the fact that the other Guardians were watching them. As Vent had expected, the Reploid siblings came into the cafeteria as the menu was about to be served.

Without the siblings' knowledge, Vent pinned Prometheus down while Grey grabbed Pandora. Prometheus was about to pull out his scythe, but Vent had held his hands tightly and prevented him from pulling out his scythe, "Hey! What's the big idea!?"

"Grey… release me…" Pandora resisted Grey's grip, but he kept holding her hands tightly.

"Sorry, but not until you and Prometheus tell us what's happening!" Grey replied, getting a glare from Prometheus.

"Seriously!? Is that the only thing you want!?" Prometheus asked angrily, "We're not telling you anything after the way we're treated just now!"

"Vent! I think we should let them go right now!" Grey turned to Vent, before the two Chosen Ones released the Reploid siblings.

"Whose idea is this to strike us like that!?" Prometheus asked angrily as he turned to the Chosen Ones.

Vent let out a sigh, "Sorry, but judging by how you kicked us away from your door, you're going to be hard to work with…"

"Hmph!" Prometheus put his scythe away and folded his arms angrily, "Sorry, but I'm not going to say anything to you!" Prometheus turned to Pandora, "Pandora! You do what you want. Tell them, or not tell them. I don't care anymore!"

Prometheus turned away and left as Grey glared at him angrily, "What's his problem anyway!?"

"Grey…" Pandora spoke up in a whisper, but got the attention from Grey, "I will tell you… that the red Mega Man gave them back…"

"What did Boss give to you?" Vent asked impatiently.

"Our memories…" Pandora spread out her armored arms, "Our power… he gave them back to us…"

"Wait, so then…" Grey took a step closer to Pandora, "That thunder which struck you and Prometheus… that was your locked memories?" Pandora replied with a silent nod before she walked away, "W-Wait!"

"Grey…" Pandora whispered as she stopped walking, "We're not meant… to work together…"

"I… I see…" Grey let out a sigh before he saw Pandora walking away from him and Vent.

Vent put a hand on his shoulder as he smiled at the younger Chosen One, "Cheer up, now… Let's just get something to eat."

"Okay…"