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Months pass after Jr. and MOMO's date. MOMO went back to her mother to help her with their newest project: to work on the physical appearances of 100-series Realians. Jr., on the other hand, had to handle the Foundation by himself when Shelley went on vacation and Gaignun headed on over to Fifth Jerusalem for a couple of days to sort things out with the Federation government. Mary was lazy and didn't help out at all. She worked on her act as a comedian and had Jr. be her guinea pig. Jr. and MOMO didn't keep in close touch; they were always swamped with work and couldn't find the time to call the other. This just strengthened their resolve to try harder and call, but their jobs were too important to neglect and usually something urgent always came up. But today, was a special day. The two were getting back together, as well as joining up with a couple of old friends at a reunion on the Elsa.
"C'mon, MOMO!" A woman peeks through the door and watches MOMO put on the finishing touches to her clothes. She had changed a lot. She was a little taller now and had grown to become a beautiful young woman. "We're going too be late if you don't hurry!"
"Okay, mommy! I'll be right there!" MOMO quickly checks herself again and grabs her bag. She follows her mom to the hover vehicle and they head off.
Meanwhile…
"Damnit! This coat…and this coat…" Jr. keeps throwing trenchcoats around his room. He had grown as well but only in size. He still had his kidlike face that everyone was used to and his fiery red hair. All of his trenchcoats almost look the same, except some had different colors while others had different insignias. "All of these are too damn short for me!"
A holoscreen appears behind Jr. and shows Mary on the screen. "Little Master. It is almost time for you to head out to the launch pad. Don't you think you could go a little faster?"
"If that was supposed to be a joke, that was horrible, Mary. You're never going to make it as a comedian. Anyways, I'm almost ready just keep your head straight."
Mary's cheeks blow up in anger and the holoscreen quickly blinks out.
"I guess this is about the only thing I can wear." He puts on a white undershirt and a gray shirt. He puts on some khaki pants and whips on a belt with holsters on the back. He flips his MAKAROVs around and slips them in. He goes to the only jacket in his closet that's still hanging and puts it on. It's a little short but has his trademark red cross symbol on the back.
He starts to leave and notices the picture with the other six members of the group. He grabs it and looks at it. "It's been awhile since I last saw everyone." It was taken at Second Miltia a couple of months ago before everyone left to go their own way. He looks at MOMO. Her amber eyes shine with a happy radiance as she is holding onto his arm. Her bright smile lightened his mood and reminded him that she was coming. He quickly runs out the door and towards the docks. "Wonder how she's been?"
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A group of people are walking off the Elsa, a trading ship that works for the Foundation. MOMO is accompanied by a young browned headed woman named Shion, her co-worker and secret lover Allen, the white-haired, mysterious boy named chaos, and the blue-haired combat android KOS-MOS. Shion's brother, Jin, didn't make it because she didn't invite him like she said she would when she set up this reunion. She still had some past issues to deal with him. Mainly concerning soap bubbles and dishwasher fluids.
"…yeah, and remember that time the Chief almost killed us?" Allen says, reminiscing on the memory. "Pulling a crazy stunt like that and almost wiping out the Foundation."
Shion pulls out her M.W.S. and points it at his face. "That's quite enough, Allen. You like your face, don't you?"
"You know, you didn't have to bring that…" Allen says dryly.
"I always bring it with me." Shion says, putting it away. "Anyways, I can't wait to see Ziggy and Jr.! It's been a long time…all that past work at Vector and filing KOS-MOS's battle reports kept me preoccupied forever…at least until I decided to quit a few weeks ago and join a new group called Scientia. I'm glad I did." She looks over to MOMO. "What about you, MOMO? You probably had your hands full with that new project, right?"
MOMO nods and smiles, "Yeah, I helped Mommy with the appearances for 100-series Realians." She spins around to show off. "I hope Jr. and Ziggy like it."
"I'm sure they will." chaos says. "Especially Jr."
"Hey!" Jr. is waving his arms at them. "Over here!"
Ziggy is standing behind him, waving.
"Ziggy!" MOMO runs over to hug him. "How've you been?"
He returns the hug and takes a good look at her. "I have been fine, MOMO. Your new look looks great."
"Thanks!"
After that, Ziggy moved to let Jr. and MOMO look at each other. They are stunned on how the other had changed so much. They had both grown taller but still kept the same radiant crystalline amber/blue eyes when they saw each other. Months of suppressed feelings were released as MOMO jumped on him to hug him.
Jr. spun her around and set her right in front of him. He takes in her sweet scent and is silently glad that they were finally together, even if it was for a day.
"You've grown more handsome."
Jr. blushes at the comment and quickly says, "You've become a lot more beautiful yourself."
"Okay, lovebirds." Shion says jokingly. "How about we head down to the café and get us a bite to eat?"
"Of course!" Jr. says. "Let's get going!"
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"Really, Shion?" Jr. asks as he chows down on curry. "There's a new anti Gnosis combat android?"
"Yes, her name is T-elos. Vector's been working on her a lot lately and seem to neglect updating KOS-MOS to T-elos' standards. When she first awoke, she seemed a little…violent against KOS-MOS. As if she was programmed to hate her or something. But when we first saw her in combat, she was amazing!"
KOS-MOS twitches for a split second in jealousy.
MOMO looks at KOS-MOS. "So, what's going to happen to KOS-MOS then?"
"I have no idea. I was going to…"
A large rumbling is heard outside of the Foundation.
"What was that?" Allen asks.
"Something not normal." Jr. says as he looks up into space.
People were starting to murmur about what was going on.
Ziggy looks up and then spots something in the distance. "There's something appearing outside the Foundation."
All of a sudden, a swarm of Gnosis begin to appear all around the Foundation. A second later, a giant Gnosis that looks like a long-range cannon materialized right by them. Everyone gasps at the sight, surprised at seeing the giant Gnosis again. chaos looks a little scared though, as if he already knew what it came for.
"The Gnosis!" Allen says surprisingly. "What're they doing here?"
"You can never tell with them!" Jr. says, slowly pulling out his guns. "Looks like they're after something this time. They're all around us."
"Sensors indicate that the Gnosis are reacting with the Emulators stationed inside the Durandal." KOS-MOS says monotonously.
"What?" Jr. says. "There's no way that they are active now. We have them in hibernation…"
KOS-MOS's eyes close for a second and then open. "The probability that I am correct is 99.9995 percent. All of my sensors are in fine working condition leading to the conclusion that what I have just stated about the Emulators, is the most logical assumption."
Jr. looks towards the sky. "Well then, we've gotta do something quick! The Gnosis are starting to enter the Foundation!"
"KOS-MOS! Activate Hilbert Effect!" Shion says.
"Affirmative."
KOS-MOS unleashes a blue shockwave that covers the entire area around the flower-like space structure. The Gnosis began to materialize, leaving a great deal outside but otherwise stopping them from getting within the city. The Gnosis inside begin to wreak havoc while the ones outside start to ram the Foundation.
"Alright! Time for some action! I'll try heading to the Durandal and checking on the Emulators! You guys stay here and defend the city!" Jr. runs out and starts blasting the Gnosis with numerous bullets. He quickly darts to the side to dodge the strike of a giant Gnosis and then fires at its head, wiping it out. He slowly starts to make into the next sector, wiping out the Gnosis as he goes.
Shion and KOS-MOS roll out and start unleashing energy blasts at the Gnosis killing the people nearby. KOS-MOS jumps onto a car and then jumps again to dodge an aerial Gnosis attack. She reveals a blade in her right arm and slices the Gnosis at the neck, killing it instantly.
Shion fires numerous blasts at the Gnosis, but not being able to kill them because of the people near them. chaos runs forward and then unleashes a powerful chi aura which blows it away. He gives a thumbs up to Shion and starts healing the injured.
KOS-MOS, still in flight, twirls around in the air and lands ona nearby Gnosis. She changes her blade into a cannon and then fires it point blank at the Gnosis head. It falls over dead.
KOS-MOS fires several more rounds of heavy artillery at the other Gnosis, wiping out the majority that was destroying the buildings and killing civilians. "Shion. At our current rate, the Foundation's outer atmospheric layer will break in approximately 3.51 minutes. I highly suggest a swift retreat."
"Thanks for the great news, KOS-MOS."
"I am happy to be of service."
(I really need to work on that later.) Shion thinks.
"Chief! Are you okay?" Allen runs up to her and checks her for any scratches.
Shion walks away from him, avoiding his contact. "I'm fine."
(Another failure…) Allen thinks.
"Look out!" MOMO points at a giant Gnosis near the bakery by them. It swings its fists at the base and destroys it, causing it to topple over to where the others are. Ziggy quickly grabs MOMO and hightails it out of there. Allen grabs Shion and barely make it out. Ziggy quickly pulls out his weapon, a missile launcher and fires on the Gnosis. The Gnosis jumps over the attack and raises its arms to strike Ziggy.
MOMO tries casting an Ether spell to knock it aside but stops as endless bullets are fired at the Gnosis, making it a lawn ornament by the time it was right on top of Ziggy. He finishes it by slicing it with his arm blade.
"Is it over?" MOMO looks to the side and sees KOS-MOS with her three-barreled chain machinegun. She gets up and then looks towards the Durandal. "We have to go help Jr.!"
Everyone nods in agreement.
Shion tries to let go of Allen's hand but it seems that his hand was stiff from shock. "Allen?"
(So soft...I don't want to let go...)
Shion hits him in the head. "Allen!"
Allen quickly snaps back to reality.
"Can you let go of my hand?"
"Oh, sorry, Chief." He quickly lets go and stares at his hand. (I am never washing this hand again.)
Ziggy puts his hand on MOMO's shoulder to stop her. "Wait, you can't do anything at your present condition. You don't have a weapon to fight with right now."
MOMO quickly looks around and sees a weapons store nearby. It has been damaged heavily but surprisingly, most of the weapons were still there. She grabs a bow and some arrows and then starts running to the next sector. "I do now!"
The others quickly follow.
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Jr. jumps back and fires a spirit ray to finish off the last Gnosis. "Damn…" He falls down on one knee and starts breathing heavily. "I'm all worn out..."
"This isn't like you, Rubedo." A voice says behind him.
Jr. turns around and is shocked at what he sees. "A...Al...You're supposed to be dead!"
The familiar white-haired U.R.T.V begins to laugh maniacally. "C'mon, Rubedo. Is that a fine way to greet your brother?"