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Chapter 6: Zephyrus Eclipse

Kahlua's POV

"So, with Verel gone, who's gonna take over?" Lily asked.

"No clue. And who was it that killed Verel anyway?" Nano questioned.

"According to what i heard, someone Forte called 'Amethyst' killed him." Tact said. "Also, we're almost to Magiic. We'll be exiting Chrono Drive in a minute." Sure enough, we left Chrono Drive after a minute to see Magiic was nearby.

What we didn't expect was a pearl pink Emblem Frame was waiting for us. And why was Jace grinning?

It took four minutes, but the unknown Emblem Frame was docked in the hangar. The pilot needed another seven to reach the bridge.

She looked really young, perhaps she was eleven. She had very long pearl pink hair and was in a red and pink dress with sleeves that completely covered her hands.

"I'm looking for a Mr. Davies. Anyone see him?" she asked.

"That would be me, princess." Jace said, in a formal tone similar to the suave voice he used with Anise. "Jace Davies at your service."

"You look pretty cute." Rico said.

"Thanks. Natsume Izayoi. The Emblem Frame's mine, Papillon Chaser. Very heavily armed and armored."

"Wow. What's the hyper weapon?" Nano asked.

"Zephyrus Rampage. A multitude of butterfly-shaped rockets that latch onto the enemy before detonating for massive damage."

"Now that's an interesting one." Lily said. Natsume then looked at her, an eyebrow raised.

"What's with the outfit?"

"It's her punishment for a scheme that almost killed me." Anise stated. "Same with the ballet boots Kahlua's locked in. Rosa Copeland provided them."

"I already knew that. One of her teammates is my OZ system variant, Rainbow Angel Delta 8. Second in command of the Angel Squadron, behind Amethyst."

"Angel Squadron?" Coco asked.

"XQ's version of the Angel Wings. A faction with 24 Emblem Frames, some of them XQ-designed, and the fighter craft are housed on the XKRS Solaris GT."

"That hair color natural?" Kazuya asked randomly.

"Yeah. I'll admit it's not a normal natural hair color."

"Are you kidding. Kahlua - when she's Kahlua, that is - and Anise are the only female Angels who have normal natural hair colors. Kahlua's blonde, while Anise is a redhead."

"You have a good point. Although orange may be rather close."

Nice to be on my homeworld. Trouble is, i have to walk a lot slower that i normally would. I was already regretting my involvement in Operation Relic Rescue, as i was stuck in ballet boots. Worst part, Jace gave Jasmine the only keys that could release me.

Anyway, we came across a restaurant in which a blonde girl was. I happened to notice a guy sitting on a bench outside, and he seemed down.

"What's wrong?" i asked as i sat next to him.

"I had a plan i wanted to undergo, but when i heard Dieta was dead i lost my partner in the plan. Now i don't know what to do."

"I'm feeling kinda the same way. Let's just say i was involved in a scheme that almost took the life of another Angel. Anise and Jace contacted someone from XQ in response, and i'm stuck in these ballet boots because of it."

"Did she survive?"

"Yeah. Jace got Unit Z working and saved her, as had been part of the plan."

"How did your superior find out?"

"Jace recorded it on that damn ZeraLog of his. No idea how it even picked up the conversation."

"ZeraLog? You mean that XQ creation designed by Rainbow Angel Delta 7?"

"XQ designed that?!" This was surprising. Maybe that's why it can collect evidence on conversations without Jace actively setting it to do so.

"Let's just say Jace and XQ are technical partners." a new female voice said. Looking at the source i noticed she was an older, sexier version of Natsume. She had numerous violet silver accents in her ankle-length pearl pink hair and teal eyeshadow over her amber eyes. As for her outfit, she was in a turquoise shoulder-baring top, a pink miniskirt, and silver stiletto pumps. "Unit Z was also created by XQ, with a HALO system synced to Jace's signature and a multitude of weapons unlike the normal weapons typical of the Transbaal military."

"That explains why i didn't recognize most of the weapons i spammed to save Anise." Jace said as he and Anise walked up. Anise was now in a five-inch heeled version of my normal thigh boots, plus she had replaced the pants she wore originally with a miniskirt and now had a different hairstyle. "Hey Zephyr. Didn't expect to see you here."

"Surprised to see you too Jace. Good work with Dieta; Amethyst told me you got her real good."

"I'll say. It was gruesome; Lily wound up fainting when she saw it."

"Wait, did i hear that correctly?" Zephyr asked. "Lily, the normally tough-as-nails knight, fainted?"

"Yeah." i said. "She's probably not used to blood, and there was a LOT of it."

"Interesting. Jace, Anise, come with me, i may have some ideas for the other two."

Zephyr's POV

"So, Zephyr, what's this idea of yours?" Jace asked me as the three of us walked around in an XQ ship that was parked near the Luxiole.

"Well, let's just say Rico's gonna be on the receiving end of an energy beam that'll really lengthen her hair. R33 of the Absalon Neos Force is headed to her location now, he's the only one who knows the technique in question. But that's only a setup part of the idea i have regarding her."

"Let's hear it." Anise said.

"When she asks for a new accessory, give her this." i said, holding out an orange choker. "Right now it's a choker, but when she equips it it'll transform into a collar that makes her unable to do anything she wants to do only when either of you two want her to do something else. However, she's only 14, so nothing too intimate."

"Sounds like a pretty good one. And the choker disguise is genius." a female voice said. Looking where it came from there was a girl with waist-length orange hair standing there, alongside a girl with knee-length dark blue hair, one with sky blue hair that reached the bottom of her teal miniskirt, and two nearly identical girls (one blonde, the other with purple hair).

"Whoa. All we need is Amethyst and we'll have the entire OZ Rune Angels." i said when i saw them.

"The females, anyway." the orange-haired girl, Arielle Sakuraba, corrected.

"Oh yeah. Forgot there were three males on the group."

"Any ideas for Nano?" Jace asked.

"Actually, nothing yet. She's the wild card, that ability of hers to create whatever she needs."

"I might know something that'll work." a male voice said. The duo looked and saw a male with black hair and the symbol for the Lieutenant Colonel rank on his jacket.

"Let's hear it J.C." Tyra Michaels said.

"J.C.?" Jace asked.

"My full name's Jet Cody Brazie, but the rest of the Angel Squadron refer to me as J.C."

"Interesting. What's your idea?"