A/N: Whew, Thanksgiving was a blast! Though Black Friday shopping is something I will probably never…ever do again. And I didn't even get what I wanted…and it wasn't on sale too. Such major Beautiful Sunsets. Anyways, let's get on with the story!

Disclaimer: I'm pretty sure Namco is jumping in joy seeing that I don't own it. I'm kidding…it's for the best.

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"Die!" T-elos flies forward with her L-Blade and slashes upward. KOS-MOS easily dodges by flying backwards and lifting her chin. They both then turn around and kick at each other with lightning speed. The power of the kicks sends them both flying backwards. KOS-MOS materializes her R-Blade and flies forward, as does T-elos.

"Yeah! Go KOS-MOS!" Jr. cheers and raises a fist in the air.

Shion slaps him on the back of the head. "Jr.! Now isn't the time!"

"Why not? Two super powered androids fighting in midair? That's gotta be cheering material!"

Shion puts her hand on her forehead and shakes her head in disgust. "That's not the point Jr…" She sighs. "We need to get down there and help her."

"How are we supposed to get there? Are you suggesting we jump off and hope for the best?" Jr. asks. "We're not sky divers, you know. And we're lacking our E.S.s. Must've left the transfer unit back on the Elsa."

"I know that! But the last time we fought T-elos, she showed a level of power beyond KOS-MOS…"

"Yes. That android is much different than KOS-MOS…" Ziggy agrees. "Maybe we could slide down using our blades…"

"You can't Ziggy…" MOMO says. "I've calculated how long it would take to slide down as well as the durability of the blades. If you, Shion, and Jin slid down the cliff using your weapons as a method of "riding" the cliff at a 105 degree angle with me, Jr., and chaos riding with you to get down faster, the extra weight would add on to the power of gravity increasing speed by 225 percent causing all of the blades to break after 2.1 seconds with a distance of 50 feet down the cliff with a height of 30 miles. In other words, we'd pretty much be sliding to our deaths."

"Well put, MOMO." Jr. says with fake enthusiasm. "Though all of that just went over my head."

"So how do you suggest we get down there?" chaos asks. "I'm pretty sure you've ran numerous scenarios that would get us down quickly and efficiently without any of us getting hurt in the process."

"If we could destroy this land that we're on with a diameter of about 100 feet…then maybe…but if we stayed on the rock when it crashed, we would be hurt. If we jumped off of it before we crashed, we would be able to minimize the injuries by about 34 percent…but since we would be moving at an intense speed down a steep slope with gravity, the landing would be a little…rough…even for Ziggy's body."

(I might have to use my powers then…) chaos looks at KOS-MOS and T-elos intense battle. (If it comes down to it, then may my sins be forgiven.)

KOS-MOS moves to the side and knocks down T-elos' blade. She then does a quick front flip and kicks T-elos down. She dematerializes her R-Blade and replaces it with her R-Cannon. She starts firing it at T-elos descending body with rapid succession. She also materializes her gatling gun with her left and starts firing down.

"Holy crap! That was sweet!" Jr. says.

Shion looks at Jr. with amusement. (He's so amused by fighting…it just shows how much of a child he still is…)

KOS-MOS stops her firing and looks at the huge cloud of smoke creating by her endless fire of ammunition at T-elos. She hears laughter through the smoke. The smoke suddenly starts being sucked into something near the center of the gas. A red orb of energy forms in front of T-elos' chest.

She releases the blast at KOS-MOS who quickly flies upward. KOS-MOS fires a few quick shots before dematerializing both of her weapons and rematerializing her R-Blade.

T-elos points towards Shion and the others. "KOS-MOS. Do you not care for your friends? Have you already lost your virtues…Maria?"

KOS-MOS looks towards Shion and sees the red orb flying towards them. She quickly flies towards them but is stopped by T-elos. They start engaging in another swordfight while the orb continues to fly towards Shion and the others with an immense speed.

"Shall we run?" Jin asks.

"What do you mean? We have to run!" Jr. says.

"What if the orb hits the cliff?" Jin asks.

"What does that have to do with anything? You want to get fried by that orb?"

"I see his point…" Ziggy says. "If the orb does hit the cliff, then it might cause a part of the cliff to fall down."

"I get it! MOMO's idea of related rates! Using T-elos' power should be more than enough to create the diameter we need to descend at the best speed!"

"I thought you said you didn't understand…" Shion says.

"I lied. Gaignun, Mary, and Shelley tortured me with Calculus when I ignored some business calls from some other companies." Jr. cringes from the memories. "That was the longest 2 hours of my life..."

"Get ready." chaos says. "Brace yourselves!"

Everyone gets down holding onto the ground when the orb crashes into the cliff. By some miracle, the ground that the group was standing on breaks off and slides down the cliff.

"AW HELL!!!" Jr. yells. He grabs on to MOMO to protect her.

"MOMO! How long till we impact the ground!" Jin asks.

"Four seconds!" MOMO calculates.

(By the power vested in me as a Sovereign, may the Wings of the Seraphim guide us to safety as we fall into this bottomless abyss.)

chaos begins to glow with a white light. Everyone else is too busy to notice the wings erupting from his back. The wings start becoming larger and larger until they wrap around the entire group. The rock crashes into the ground.

KOS-MOS locks blades with T-elos and looks over to where the others were. (Was that chaos?)

"You should be paying attention to your own self!" T-elos kicks KOS-MOS back and flies forward with her blade. KOS-MOS dodges to the side and then dodges the flurry of attacks following afterwards. She then blocks an attack from above and knocks T-elos back. She starts returning the sword flurry by thrusting one after another. T-elos punches KOS-MOS in the gut with her left and then slices her headpiece off. The headpiece breaks instantly; its remains vanish into the hole.

T-elos gets ready to attack again but then hypes up as if someone was talking to her. "You want me to what?" Her face changes into an enraged ostrich and then she slowly starts agreeing with whomever she is talking to.

She turns to KOS-MOS. "Looks like we'll have to finish our fight in another place." She flies down into the hole. "Follow me if you want to get trashed!"

KOS-MOS watches as T-elos flies off, making sure T-elos wouldn't try and sneaky attacks. After T-elos is gone, KOS-MOS flies over to where the others had crashed. She lands by the remains of the gigantic rock surfboard. She turns on her scanners and sees each of them individually. They're unconscious, but unharmed.

"So…you saw that, KOS-MOS?" A voice says behind.

KOS-MOS goes over to help the others. "Yes, chaos."

"I guess we'll just leave it at that then. Let's help the others."

KOS-MOS and chaos gather the others and start up a campfire to keep the others warm.

"Did T-elos go back to where she came from?"

"Yes. There is nothing in my database about the structure that she vanished into. It is made of an unknown metal whose density rivals that of diamond. That is all I can analyze."

"It's known as Rennes-le-Chateau."

"I'm not familiar with the term."

"This place…it is like a universal lock. It instigates the rules of nature upon everything living such as gravity or special abilities. In a way, it is like Pandora's box; ceaseless opportunities for humankind can be discovered if it is open. Like the name implies, there is also a negative effect. For once it is open; things will never be able to go back to what they once were. I do not know the contents of this…but what I do know is that it needs to be open in order for the Gnosis to be destroyed. And that is why he is here. Ormus should also be here shortly."

"Wow." Jr. says.

chaos looks at Jr. with his familiar melancholy look. "How long have you been up?"

"Since Pandora's Box."

"I should've known." chaos then looks at the others. "Everyone. You can wake up now."

One by one, the other slowly get up from their fake sleep.

The flames crackle as Shion grabs a stick to poke the fire. "How do you know so much about this, chaos?"

"Things like this are better left unknown." He slowly gets up. "We need to get moving. They've already reached the First Cross."

"We shouldn't doubt chaos." Jr. says. "I owe him a lot. So I'm going to trust him."

"I agree. It wouldn't hurt anyway." Jin follows after chaos. "Besides, we have nowhere else to go."

MOMO runs up to Jr. and clings to his arm. "Wherever you go, Jr., I wanna go too!" They both blush but follow chaos.

"It seems that there are forces at work here." Ziggy says. "It's best to check into this."

Shion and KOS-MOS are left.

"What do you think, KOS-MOS?"

"I do not know. But I feel compelled to follow chaos." KOS-MOS leaves after chaos.

"He is like that. Isn't he?" Shion looks at the mysterious boy wonder and then follows him. (Is this what you wanted, Nephilim?)

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"Why did you pull me back? I was going to destroy KOS-MOS when her power core ran low!" T-elos fumes. She materializes her blade and attacks Kevin.

He merely puts his hand up and stops her. "T-elos. Your time will come when that happens. But our first priority is to retrieve the Key."

"Hmph." T-elos leaves.

"She's a fiery supernova, isn't she?" Albedo remarks. "If this keeps up, the Gnosis will already be destroyed when she starts getting even angrier."

"She must be furious about her existence." Virgil points out. "It is something quite simple."

Kevin turns to leave. "It doesn't matter now. Her purpose will soon be brought out into the light and we shall awaken this universe to the truth of divinity."

"My blood is tingling just thinking about it." Albedo starts shaking his body in excitement.

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Pellegri stares at a familiar blue green planet on the monitor. "Is that…Lost Jerusalem?"

"Yes. The land of our ancestors. The birthplace of Ormus. Do you feel it? The voices of the past."

"It hasn't changed one bit." Heinlein's icy voice seems to freeze everyone's blood from the room. "Let's hurry down there, shall we?"

Margulis and Pellegri bow solemnly. "Yes, Your Grace."

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Jr. peers into the large, endless hole. "So…how exactly are we supposed to get down there?"

"Jump off." chaos does this and everyone gasps.

"What is he an idiot?"

"Jr. Let's just do this as he says." Ziggy says. He jumps off.

"Well, guess all we have to do is believe, huh?" Jin says as he jumps in.

Shion and KOS-MOS jump down into the hole leaving MOMO and Jr. behind.

Jr. slowly edges back from the hole. "Man, I'm not sure about this…"

MOMO grabs Jr.'s hand in mock frustration. "C'mon, Jr. Don't be such a baby. I thought you always liked a challenge."

Jr. blushes a little but hesitates to wrap his hand around hers. (With you on my side, I won't die, huh?) Jr. then tightens his grip and they both jump in. He closes his eyes shut and grips MOMO's hand even tighter.

"Uh, Jr.? You can open your eyes now."

Jr. slowly opens his eyes to see all of his friends looking at him. He looked in the huge room they were in. It was completely white with a little light blue here and there. The mere size made it seem like a coliseum. He looked at his hand still entwined with MOMO's and then quickly released it. "I didn't squeeze too hard, did I?"

"Of course not."

"How exactly did we get here so fast?"

"It's just an illusion. More of a test though to see if you have a strong will." chaos says. "We must start moving. They're already reached the Second Cross."

"Well, let's not waste any time then!" Shion says, running forward.

They run into the next room and see the Red Testament standing there.

"Kevin…"

"Hello, Shion. And friends as well."

Jr. reaches for his guns and points them at Kevin. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I was waiting for you, of course."

"For what reason?" Jin asks. He moves his thumb ready over his sword, ready to attack at a moment's notice.

"If you want to pass through the First Cross, then you'll have to prove your worth."

Jr. looks over to the cross-shaped door which is shut. "I thought they would've had gone through it if they're already at the Second Cross…"

"It seems that Kevin stayed behind and closed it." chaos deduces.

"Well, bring it on! There's nothing we can't handle."

"Ah, ah, ah. Each of you will have to go through these doors and unlock the seals to open the First Cross." He points to each door and then folds his arms across his chest. "You might want to start now if you want to catch up with him you know, chaos."

"Figures he would pull something like this." chaos goes up to a door and heads on through.

"Well, we'll still kick ass anyways. Just not as much." Jr. says as he goes through the door.

The others all approach a door and enter it as well, leaving Kevin alone in the room. "This will truly be entertaining to watch. Better go do what I need to."

He vanishes.

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Jin walks through a narrow hallway and then enters a huge circular room. He suddenly feels the presence of another person and moves his hand over his sword in battle position. "Who's there? Show yourself."

Jin suddenly sees something strike in front of him and then he backflips back. (Close…)

His opponent steps into the light and then makes a solemn bow. "To dodge my lightning sword so quickly, I commend you for that." He looks up at Jin and smiles. His fingers are glowing with different colors. "Nice to meet you. I'm Elli Sophia."

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A/N: Yeah, I know that sounds Anime-ish but I've always wanted to do that. Maybe I might do it again but making action scenes long are quite the hassle. It's finally time for my favorite part of the story…the action-packed fight scenes!