Disclaimer: How many times do I have to go throught this? I don't own Eureka Seven or anything copyrighted to it. This is an unlisenced fanfic and is used for fan purposes.
Chapter 10: Chance meeting
"There we go" Renton said as he placed the finally part in place.
"Some how, the Nirvash seems to glow even more now…" Adrock said as he looked at the LFO in the corner.
"Oh, hey dad" Renton said as Adrock came in.
"I remember when Dad made me learn mechanics, of course I was never as good as him" he said.
"Grandpa made me work hard, but I guess I like mechanics quite a bit" Renton said as he admired the Nirvash.
"What about the other ones?" Adrock asked as he turned his head to the 909.
"I fixed those up too" Rentons said as he got ready to explain the damages made to them.
"You're even better then Omega" Adrock said proudly.
"I'm right here you know?" Omega said from behind him looking annoyed.
"It's true, I mean look at that work" he said as he pointed to the Nirvash.
"Hmp" Omega said as he walked away looking a bit angry. Adrock, to Renton seemed just like himself; well maybe like Holland when he's care free. Norbu and Sakuya were the cooks for the Dango-Go and because Norbu was a Voderak priest, he could get some information from the Voderak as well. It seemed to Renton that Sakuya and Norbu were happy, even with this kind of life. The flower that served as her prison for forty years was gone and she could travel and see anything she liked. Even though Renton was happy for Norbu and Sakuya, this weighed down on his own heart and his longing to be with Eureka again. Though he tried to pretend he was happy, deep down he didn't want to move around much; except to look after Nirvash. It was two weeks since he boarded the Dango-Go and everything was just a painful without Eureka. Nirvash was the only other person or thing he could talk to and truly open his hear to, he decided to talk with it again.
"Hey, Nirvash, do you miss Eureka too?" Renton said as he placed his hand on the Nirvash's armor.
"Eureka and I made new memories now and I want to share them with you too, but these memories I have here… I want Eureka too see them too" Renton felt very lonely at this point.
"Hey… Maybe when we're together again… We can look up at the moon on our side…" Renton said as he placed his head down on the Nirvash.
"Hey Dominic, I don't think Eureka's doing too well…" Anemone said quietly. They were eating in the cafeteria and Eureka was sitting there silently with the kids. Even though the kids were very talkative Eureka just nodded. For two weeks no one saw Eureka smile again, but she tried her best to act normally but it didn't fool anyone. She distanced herself from everyone because of the pain that crushed her heart.
"Yeah… Renton had a hard choice out there… Watch Eureka get killed or sacrifice himself for Eureka" Dominic replied.
"Dominic… I think Eureka's right about Renton still being alive… but…" Anemone couldn't explain it.
"It's hard on all of us… We'll find a way" Dominic said. When she finished eating Eureka quietly placed her dish on the washing machine's rack and left for the hanger. She sat alone on the cockpit for the first time in two weeks. While she was there she looked around the cockpit when something caught her eye; it was a string that came out of the compartment of the Exiellenia. Curiously she pulled the string and the compartment opened; in it was a small package and when she opened it, there was a CD. She took it to Holland when she found it was the only thing there. Everyone on the Gekko-Go came to see what was on the disk; it was from Raymond he left something behind in the Exiellenia after he finished examining it. It was presentation for the cross-over points that he forgot to mention or didn't want to mention. A voice came from it and everyone found out it was addressed to Renton and Eureka.
"To Renton and Eureka, the Exiellenia wanted to tell you two something that it doesn't want other people to hear" it was Raymond's voice.
"The cross-over points are really markers that tell us where pieces of the Scab Coral over lap in the same dimension/universe, according to this" Many formulas and charts came up on the screen as well as a picture of two earths.
"Now, the Scab that used to be whole split into two parts, however, because of certain events seven areas copied themselves and over lapped in this single dimension" The picture showed the two planets come together and the pieces fix perfectly together except seven points that were pointed out.
"To keep the area from tearing apart and causing destruction, seven points were placed in the middle that acts as energy holders. When the energy over flows it causes rift in space and even a portal might appear, but with enough energy the portal can be sustained forever from the trappar that the Scab produces" the presentation was almost done.
"However, when the point has surpassed its limits and a cross-over phenomenon occurs that point becomes useless, from over stress the points can burn out but in doing so you will seal that point up and all remaining access to the other from the point will be lost" the slide changed again.
"However, if a great force and suddenly poured into a point then there will be a chance that it will become active again but if one should fail the point would blow up and take the over lap point with it. And on the final note; the points are still gaining energy so at one point they will surpass the limit and a point will become active for 1246 seconds. Remember Renton and Eureka, the cross-over point's are-" the presentation ended. When Dr. Bear inspected the disk, it was damaged slightly and that data up to that point was gone. But the disk held many other useful data on the cross-over point such as time and where a cross-over point would become active. One had already become active and they just lost two points now. One was the one that took Renton and the other became active two days before according to the data. Eureka knew that she had t use on of them to cross-over if she wanted to see Renton again. The data on the disk was copied and examined to see if they could repair the damaged parts, even though the data disk told them which were schedule to become active the map that were to lead them to it was part of the damaged area.
"I need the Exiellenias if I want to cross-over…" Eureka said quietly to herself.
"Renton, could you come here please?" Helen asked nervously. Renton was in his room looking at his picture of Eureka when Helen broke the silence.
"Oh… uh, sure" Renton said as he placed the picture safely in his pocket. Renton followed Helen to the hanger where Adrock was waiting.
"Hi Dad" Renton said when he saw him.
"Renton, do you mind taking the Nirvash for a test run?" Adrock asked.
"You want to see how the new parts are?" Renton asked.
"Yeah" he replied. Renton got into the Nirvash with Helen and they started the power and launched into the sky. Adrock recorded the data to the Nirvash's new performance with Renton as the pilot while Renton performed the various maneuvers that Adrock asked him to complete. Renton was so good with the Nirvash it was like he was the Nirvash, he showed them the limitations that the Nirvash could overcome with him in it and showed Helen various things that the Nirvash could do; such as turn into a high performance jet and the Amita drive control. Even though he pulled it he knew nothing would happen even if Helen pulled it with him; it had to be Eureka and only Eureka with him could anyone use the Amita drive. After the test runs he inspected the Nirvash yet again for damages or stress areas. Adrock examined the data with Omega and Diane while Renton checked the stress points.
"Wow Adrock, with your son in the cockpit it seems the Nirvash is even better then when you designed it" Omega said sounding very impressed.
"He kept saying that if he's with Eureka that the Nirvash would perform better…Do you think its true" Omega added.
"He knows the Nirvash better then me so I guess it's true then… The Nirvash can still get better, huh…" Adrock was thinking.
"He really misses Eureka doesn't he" Diane said.
"Oh one more thing Adrock, I got some information from the Voderak" Omega said as he took out a small folder.
"We lost two cross-over points…" Omega said as he removed a picture from the folder.
"Two days ago a light shot up into the sky and the witnesses there said they saw trappar forming shapes, and what Renton said about the points are true; then we just lost two of them" he said.
"Five left… It may seem like it's a lot but we're running out of time" Adrock said. With the information that Omega gathered they now had to find a cross-over point attempt to go to the other side so they could figure out how to repair the two used-up points.
"Hey, Exiellenia… Do you think I can ever see Renton again?" Eureka asked as she curled up in the cockpit.
"What should I trust…? And how will that help me…" Eureka was talking to herself.
"Do you really think Eureka's alright… I mean she's really depressed lately" Hilda whispered to Gidget. No one really saw Eureka walk around anymore, she used to walk around the ship when Renton was here but now she spent most of her time either at the hanger in her room. Everyone on the Gekko-Go kept out of Eureka's way when she walked by. Eureka clasped into her bed and removed her hair clip from her hair and stared at it for a very long time. Her wings unfolded and she used it as a blanket on herself. While she lied there she moved the hairclip around, waving it and using it to reflect small amounts of light to her eyes. Eureka thought to herself.
"What a simple hairclip…" she thought.
"Gold piece with a flower… There might be a lot more hairclips that look like this" Eureka was trying to use the clip to fill the hole in her heart for a little while.
"But… Renton gave this to me when he risked it all to see me… He broke into my prison and was willing to stay with me forever…" Eureka's thought started to warm her up.
"But I guess that wasn't the first time… He pulled me back when I wanted to go back… And caught me when I was falling… He gave me hope when I lost it…" every bit of memory of Renton helped to ease the pain in her heart.
"The pain… Hurts more when I met him… But the joy I felt…is a lot more then that" Eureka's mind was clear and she felt closer to Renton some how, she felt herself calling out to him again. Eureka waited for sleep to take over and she readied herself for the nightmare that was set to haunt her again.
"I wonder… Eureka, please be safe…" Renton thought to himself. Renton found it harder and harder to hide the fact that he was depressed and found it hard to keep his smile up. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his picture of Eureka and the ring that he bought for her. He looked at it and began thinking.
"What a simple ring… Perfectly round, with no ending and no beginning" Renton had used a small hot knife to engrave his name with Eureka's on to the rings. The ring when the two halves were locked together was about a centimeter wide. Inside the ring said R to E, the R was on one side and the E was on the other; when the ring was split up one half would have R and the other would have E.
"I was able to ref because of Eureka… When I look back… Eureka gave me a reason to live, to live in a life that's different" he thought more about it.
"I guess I couldn't believe in anything before… But when Eureka and the Nirvash crashed into my house… She brought a wave to carried me away, I flew because of Eureka" Renton closed his eyes to remember Eureka's smile. He opened his hand again to look at the ring again.
"When I give this to Eureka, it'll prove that I'll never forget her and I'll always be with her" Renton felt the weight in his heart lift that much more. First the first time since he saved Eureka from the Command Cluster, he called out to her again and felt closer to Eureka again. Slowly he fell asleep on the bed.
"Hey, where am I?" Eureka asked rubbing her eye. She was in a room, and the room resembled a hanger but there was no launch pad or LFOs. There were two chairs faced to each other and a small coffee table with two cups of coffee. Eureka sat down on the right side of the table and felt like she was waiting.
"Oh, that's right. I was waiting for someone" Eureka said as she looked around.
"Gee, you think Renton's actually happy here?" Stella asked as she walked down the hall of the Dango-Go.
"Renton's a strong guy, I'm sure he'll be fine" Akira said reassuringly.
"Renton's not really happy" Omega said coming in from the side.
"I guess you're right about that" Stella said turning her head slightly.
"So what's new, Omega?" Akira broke the silence.
"I did some research and calculations and I might have found a cross-over point" he said scratching his head.
"What?! And you didn't tell Adrock!?" they said surprisingly.
"I told him already, but he told me to wait until I'm sure that it is one… I'm sure of it now" Omega said as he snapped his fingers. They were heading for the ship's cafeteria.
"Did I get lost again?" Renton asked himself as he walked up to a door. There was nothing around; it was pitch black except for the door that he was walking to. When he opened the door he saw Eureka sitting there taking a small sip of coffee.
"Oh, Hi Eureka…" Renton said as he took the seat in front of her.
"Is it really you, or is the Exiellenias tormenting me again" she said doubtfully.
"I can't prove anything to you, but if they come again then I promise I'll save you from them" Renton said as he looked down to his lap.
"If they hurt you then I'll take care of them, I promise" Renton said looking up with a smile.
"Renton, can I ask you one more question" Eureka started.
"Are you still alive?" she added.
"I am, I'm with Nirvash and Dad… Norbu and Sakuya are here too. Eureka I promise you I'll return to you, so please wait for me" Renton said as he took her hand. Eureka felt that he, the Renton that sat in front of her was the real one. She stared into his eyes and she leaned over for kiss when there was a rumble. They turned and the Ariel came up from the ground, at first Renton tried to move over to Eureka but something held him down and the chair felt like it was bolted to the ground. At first both Eureka and Renton thought that it would attack Eureka but instead the Ariel reached over to Renton and incased him in its hand and dragged him down.
"Renton!" Eureka yelled as the four Exiellenias came and got ready to attack her again. She looked at the Ariel again and heard a voice.
"Renton is mine now…" the voice was a girl's. Eureka got up from the chair and looked at the hole that Renton disappeared into, she trusted Renton and sat back down and waited for something to happen. She wanted to run but she wanted to trust Renton more; the Ariel was still there holding him down. Eureka's grip on the chair was harder now and just as they get in range something did indeed happen; a light appeared from the hands of the Ariel and the Nirvash rose from the hole. It hopped up and a ref board appeared and it took flight, and it took out two boomerang blades from its shoulders. Eureka's heart wanted to burst when she saw the Nirvash fight them off, first the Nirvash cut off the arm and legs and even at certain cases it sliced them in half.
"How could I forget, he always keeps his promises" said as she held her hands close to her heart. Just as Renton finished off the last one Eureka woke up and felt renewed from her experience dream, there was a bit of fear and doubt but as it was always the case with Renton; the happiness he brings is a hundred times better.
"Eureka, we're at the cross-over point" Holland said.
"Renton, we're at the cross-over point" Adrock said.
"We're ready" Eureka and Renton replied in unison. Both sides got dress and headed for their respective LFOs. Eureka boarded the Exiellenia and Renton boarded the Nirvash, both launched with hope that they would see each other again and with the hope under them; they were ready for the threat that would make its way to them. Trouble was waiting for them because the military started an attack on the Gekko-Go; at the same time the military made their attack on the Dango-Go. Both sides began to fight and with the trappar and massive amounts of energy that was released, the cross-over point became active and both sides could see faint trappar images appear. As the battle continued the more the images became real until they began to collide with the other side. The images scattered and reappeared but both sides fought each other and the Gekko-Go along with the Dango-Go.
"Eureka…" Renton said as he looked franticly for the Exiellenia.
"Renton…" Eureka said as she searched the battle field for the Nirvash. Both saw the horror that awaited both of them, the four Exiellenias came into the battle.
To be continued…
The young man and the young woman take to the skies to see each other, will their hands ever touch? Next time: Seven flying colors