Chapter 5: "Bingo" Night
A/N: Okay. Old people night! Not really…I've always wanted to make a title like this ever since I played Resident Evil 4. That line Leon says in the village just cracked me up.
Italics- MOMO singing.
Bold- Jr. singing.
Both-Together
Disclaimer: I do not own the Elsa nor its characters. But I do own a toy ship that resembles the Elsa. I think I will pretend it's happening in there…
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The Elsa flies through a cluster of meteorites and continues to head on to its destination: Fifth Jerusalem. chaos sits in his room, looking at the stars as they go by. (I said I wouldn't hold back anymore to you Wilhelm and I meant it. As soon as I figure out what you're up to, I'll take KOS-MOS to Lost Jerusalem and finish this. This has gone on far enough.)
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"Hey, Little Master. We're approaching a transfer column."
"Yeah, I see that. Just put the fee on the Foundation." Jr. says. "I'll be going to my room."
"Whatever you say."
A holoscreen appears in the middle of the room showing an attractive middle-aged woman. "Good day to you, sirs. What can I do for you?"
Tony's mouth drops open. "Damn! A whole lotta things!"
"Shut up, idiot!" Matthews says.
"Don't worry about that last comment. Though if you do that again, I will be forced to charge you extra."
Tony's head drops in defeat.
"I'm transmitting our flight plan now." Hammer types in a few things and sends it to the woman.
"Fifth Jerusalem? Okay. The cost is…"
"Send the fee to the Foundation." Matthews says.
"The Kukai Foundation? Alright, I will. Have a nice day." She blinks out and the Elsa proceeds through the column and into hyperspace.
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Jr. is walking through the Elsa hallways to his room. He seems to be thinking hard about something. He turns a corner and then accidentally bumps into MOMO.
"Ah!"
"MOMO? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I guess I wasn't paying attention…"
"Jr.…what's wrong? Is something on your mind?"
"It's…it's nothing…"
"I won't take that for an answer." MOMO says firmly. "You're hiding something and it's something big."
(Damn, she's sharp. I didn't think Observational Realians could sense anxiety and trouble.)
"Alright. But let's go talk somewhere else about this. You're going to flip when you hear this."
"Okay."
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Allen is standing outside someone's door. "Okay. Just like I rehearsed."
He stands up bold. "Chief. I have something to tell you. I should've told you this from the minute I met you. I love you. I loved you the moment my eyes set on you. I know you and Kevin were engaged and he died…but I want to take away your tears and troubles so just…"
Someone taps him on the shoulders. Allen turns around to see Shion right behind him.
"Um, Allen…what are you doing standing outside my room?"
"Well, I, um…it's…uh…" (Think of something quick!) "I wanted to talk to you about KOS-MOS! Yeah, about KOS-MOS!" (Smooth one, idiot!)
"What about…?"
Allen starts shifting around nervously. "Well, where is she?"
"She's sleeping in her pod down in the basement. Did you want to go see her?"
"Yeah! Togashi wanted me to…to put in a new weapon he was working on!"
"Well, go then." Shion pushes him towards the elevator. "I need to take a nap."
Allen waves as he goes down the elevator. (Damnit…once again…every time I do this, it always ends up all wrong…)
(Darnit…I thought he would say something romantic. He was standing outside my door and everything…maybe I was wrong about him liking me…)
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Jr. and MOMO are talking inside his room.
"Really?"
"Yeah, that's what Albedo told me."
"So that's the main reason you're going? To save Gaignun?"
"Yeah. I have to. I wasn't able to protect Albedo. Maybe if I can save Gaignun, he can help me with Albedo."
"But what about the Ark? Are you going to find Abel?"
"After I find Gaignun. Maybe he might know something about Abel."
"Well, Abel must have something to do with the Ark…it is named after him. And Albedo mentioned that without Abel, the Ark wouldn't be complete, right?"
"Yeah, you're right. But it could be a coincidence. Then again, I doubt it. Not many people use ancient names like Abel anymore."
"Shouldn't you tell the others about this?"
"Not yet. Not until I find out what's going on. I don't want to involve anyone till I have the right grip on the situation."
"But it's not good for you to keep it a secret." MOMO walks over to him and sits. "You have to let people know what you're feeling."
Jr. blushes. (Maybe…this would be a good time to tell her…)
"Okay. Then I'll let you in on one of them."
MOMO's heart starts beating faster. "I mean, it's only if you want to…"
(This is just like one of those romance movies Mommy showed me! I hope he says he loves me…because I love him too…)
"I do. And it's been bugging me forever."
Jr's heart starts to beat faster. (Now or never…)
"MOMO…I…lo…"
The speakers suddenly start up revealing Matthews' voice, muting Jr's voice as he reveals his feelings for MOMO. "Hey, everyone onboard! Get to the bar ASAP!"
Jr. stops and stares at the speakers, angry with Matthews. (I just revealed my damn feelings and he has to pull something like this!) Jr. turns to MOMO and scratches his head. (Maybe she didn't hear me…it might be a good thing that she didn't…)
Silence.
"We should….go see what Matthews wanted." He turns to leave.
Suddenly, MOMO wraps her arms around Jr. from behind. "Me too, Jr."
Jr's stomach starts bursting with butterflies as his entire body starts bursting with emotions. "R…really?"
"I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same way as well. I wanted to…"
"Hey, Little Master! MOMO! Hurry up or we'll start without you!" Tony says on the speakers.
"We'd better go see what they need." Jr. says nervously, as he turns to go.
MOMO curls his arm around his and they walk to the bar.
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Jr. walks in with MOMO to where the others are.
"There you are," Hammer says. "We're having a party to pass up the time till we get to Fifth Jerusalem…"
Tony whistles. "Looks like you two were already partying…woo woooooooo!"
Jr. and MOMO blush and look away from each other while everyone looks at them.
Jr. then bursts out in anger, "We weren't doing anything like that! Get your mind out of the hole you bastard before I blow it out!"
Tony laughs while Jr. tries to beat him up.
"Alright! Bring out the booze!" Matthews shouts. "Let us drink like no tomorrow!"
"You know, maybe you shouldn't drink so much Captain…" chaos begins to say.
"Who cares? As long as we got the autopilot engaged for Fifth Jerusalem, no problem!"
"Would someone like to sing karaoke?" Hammer asks. "I just finished setting it up."
Everyone looks at each other.
"Don't look at me, I can't sing." Shion says. "I'm horrible."
"Neither can I." Ziggy says.
"How about the two lovebirds sing?" Tony says.
"What? I can't sing!" Jr. says.
"Aw, it'll be fun for the two of you!" Shion says, pushing Jr. on stage. "I think I have the perfect song for you two as well!" She searches the machine's database for the one she's looking for."
Tony and Hammer drag MOMO on stage and put her right next to Jr. on the microphone.
"Here it is!" Shion says. She selects it and the music starts to play. It starts off slow.
All these mixed feelings…
They've been on my mind...
Every time I dream, it's of you tonight…
I lived in my own world…
I didn't understand…
How everything around me could change…
When I took that chance with you…
Even though you had feelings for someone else,
And I didn't know if my heart was real
You always offered me your hand in help
And I believed to feel when you gave that charm to me
I promised to protect you
I know that you will
I'll always be there
Just stay with me
It's more than love
A feeling of need
More than a selfish want
This is our destiny
And I'll always love you…till the end of time
The song ends, leaving a stunned crowd of Tony, Hammer, Matthews, Shion, Ziggy, Allen, KOS-MOS, and chaos to marvel at what they just heard.
"Did we…not sing well?" MOMO asks.
"No…it's just…you two were perfect…" Hammer says. "I can't believe it."
"You two were awesome!" Allen says. "You really tore up the stage!"
"Shoulda seen this one comin'…" Jr. says to himself. "Good thing Mary isn't here…"
"Well, who wants to go next?" Hammer asks. "I think we can allow one more…."
"I'll go!" Allen runs to the stage and jumps on. "I'll blow you all away with my Seraphim Sisters impression!"
"Whatever." Jr. says. "You already got the girly part down." He sits down and takes a sip of his drink. MOMO sits right next to him and starts talking with him about the thing they were talking about earlier.
"Okay. Found one." Allen says as he selects his song. "Ahem."
Matthews, Tony, and Hammer start throwing anything they can grab at Allen because apparently, his impression and his song sucked in more than ways than one. Or maybe it was because they were drunk, hard to tell.
KOS-MOS turns to leave.
chaos turns around and watches her go. (I wonder if something's wrong?)
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The blue-haired android stopped as she sensed someone approaching her from behind. Her sensors told her it was chaos, the one that intrigued her ever since they met. She had kept in her memory bank, trying to figure out what it was about him that made her feel…so strange. She had never felt this way before.
"KOS-MOS!"
She turns around.
"Hello, chaos."
"Leaving the party so soon?"
"I detected a malfunction in my system when Gaignun Kukai Jr. and the 100-series Observational Realian prototype designated MOMO were…singing."
"What happened?"
"My internal systems started to heat up with an unknown feeling of some sort causing my eyes to liquefy."
"That isn't a malfunction. It's just a sign that you're becoming more human."
"…human?"
"Yes, Shion said that you were to observe people and become more like them correct?"
"I am a weapon serving my creators. Nothing more."
chaos is taken aback by this comment. "No, KOS-MOS. You're much more than that." He moves towards her, dangerously close that his face was right in front of her. "You…are someone special. Not a weapon for anyone to just use and throw away. You exist for the good of the world, no matter what anyone says."
KOS-MOS turns around and starts to walk away. "I must take my leave and check my systems properly. They seem to be malfunctioning again."
chaos smiles as she goes. (Why must such a burden be part of her delicate fate? She is humanity's star…when it falls; something new emerges from the ashes.)
He closes his eyes and heads back to the party. (But before that, a wish can be made. And I am the one that will make that wish.)
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A/N: Wow! Didn't expect that did you? But it was getting all serious, so I decided to lighten things up and increase the tension. But just because things seem fine now, that doesn't mean it will be fine later! Thanks for reading, I will update soon!