Depression
By: Sailorjj07
11. The Trace
A/n: I JUST BEAT XENOSAGA EPISODE TWO! IT WAS SOO FUN! SO VERY VERY FUN! Anyway…..This chapter has a few spoilers in it. I'm not going to lie; the ending of episode two confused the CRAP out of me. Like I had no clue what the heck was going on, but I'll tell you one thing: I learned something new! So on with the fic!
Disclaimer: I do not own!
Kos-mos POV
"Yeshua….You will be the one to awaken KOS-MOS. You must……" The voice in my head was chilling me. I had no clue, who it was or what they were talking about.
Who is Yeshua? And why do they have to awaken me? And how am I to be awoken? I'm already up, aren't I?
"Yeshua……"
Who is this person talking to me? I was so confused. I think I was dreaming, but I wasn't that sure.
"You must awaken KOS-MOS. You are the only one who can."
The voice continued to repeat the name in my head, as if I had to memorize that name.
"Yeshua……Yeshua……Yeshua……Yeshua must awaken KOS-MOS…."
"Kos-mos? Are you okay?" I bolted up quickly in my bed, opening my eyes immediately. MOMO was standing over me, looking very worried.
"Yes…I'm fine."
"Are you sure? You kept saying the name 'Yeshua' over and over again."
"I…..I was having a very strange dream. That's all." I took a deep breath and looked around me, realizing I was in the new room that they had given me.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"I'd rather I didn't, MOMO."
"Okay!" MOMO grinned and hopped off the edge of my bed. I sat up and shivered, looking around me. The wind was still blowing heavily and snow was practically plastered to the window.
"What time is it?"
"It is exactly 8:00 am and 38 seconds, Kos-mos. Everyone else is up."
"And they sent you to come wake me."
"Yup!"
"Thank you. Tell them I'll be upin a couple of minutes."
"Gotcha!" MOMO skipped out of my room and I listened as her footsteps began to grow farther and father away.
"I guess I better get dressed now." I said to myself, getting out clothes to put on.
Twenty Minutes Later
"Glad you could join us, Kos-mos." Shion smiled at me as I walked into the cafeteria on the Elsa, noticing how everyone was in one little corner of the room.
"We were just discussing what we should do about your other half." Jr. told me, moving over on the bench so I could sit. I nodded and sat down next time him, ready to hear what they had to say.
"So now we can continue. As I was saying before, Kos-mos WILL die without her other half. We have to find it. I think if I can trace KOS-MOS internet system, I can find her." Shion said, looking around the table.
"There is a better way." I added, not looking at anyone. I felt there eyes fall on me, but I refused to look at anyone.
"Really? What is it, Kos-mos? Tell us."
"I can trace my other half. I can trace her all on my own. The only thing is, she knows when I'm looking for her. She can feel it."
"Which means if she wants to, she can cut the trace off." chaos added, looking at me as well.
"Exactly." I replied, nodding. I turned to look at the rest of the group, who all nodded thoughtfully.
"I say we give it a try." Jr. said, looking extremely confident.
"Me too!" MOMO cried happiness evident on her face.
"If it is best." Ziggy commented, looking at Sazuka, who nodded as well.
"Well then, let's do it. I want to get off this frozen planet as soon as possible."
"One problem. The engines have gnosis crawling all over them and they are freezing them." Tony said, looking down at the ground.
"WHAT! WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU TELL ANYONE EARLIER? YOU IDIOT!" Captain Matthews screamed, grabbing Tony by the neck and shaking him fiercely.
"I tried to, but I didn't want to interrupt the meeting or anything!"
"YOU ARE SO STUPID!"
"Don't worry; we'll take care of it." Sazuka stood up and ran towards the exit door, already being dressed. I watched as Ziggy ran out after her and then Jr. behind them.
"Shion, you and MOMO can stay here." I said, standing up as well. I pressed a button on my arm and watched as bright blue rings appeared around my waist. They began to move away from each other and my black and red fire element armor appeared on my body.
"No, we're going with you. Our Ether drives will help." Shion answered, running outside past me. MOMO nodded and took off after her.
"I'm going to watch from the window." Tony moved to a window seat and watched as Sazuka and Ziggy appeared in front of him.
"Come one, Kos-mos. Let's go slay some gnosis." chaosgrabbed my hand and lead me outside, into the cold.
"Where is everyone?" I yelled over the wind, trying to see.
"They went that way!" chaos yelled back, pulling me along.
"Storm vision!" I blinked and I could suddenly see through the snow. Thank goodness for that feature. I then began to run, pulling chaos along with me.
"I take it you can see now?"
"Of course!"
"Kos-mos!" Shion yelled, as a giant gnosis stood over her.
"Shion, duck!" I aimed and fired my Fire R-Cannon. The fiery laser burned its way to the gnosis, lighting up its path. The gnosis gave a loud cry and then died, burning from the inside out.
"Good job!"
"Thanks! Now let's find Jr., Ziggy, and Sazuka!"
MOMO nodded and lead the way to the engines. There were gnosis crawling all over them.
"Thanks for showing up!" Sazuka cried, jumping up in the air and slashing down on a small gnosis that had made its way to the wing.
"Yup!" MOMO grinned and a small fire ball formed in her hands. She held it to one of her arrows, then pulled back and fired. The arrow flew through three small gnosis, killing them instantly.
"Time to get rid of all of these things!" Jr. cried, jumping up in the air. He threw several coins up and then dropped to the ground, waiting until they began their descent to fire at them. The created a frenzy of bullets around two gnosis, killing them several times over.
"This is almost too easy…." Ziggy commented, smashing a gnosis into the ground.
"I agree." I told him, looking around for any giant gnosis that I couldn't see. I scanned the area and didn't find anything, but snow. Soon all of the gnosis were gone and it was totally silent.
"Something doesn't feel right…." Shion looked around us, a worried expression on her face.
"No…It doesn't…..THAT'S IT! THE SNOW! MOVE AWAY FROM THE ENGINES NOW! MOVE!" I cried, grabbing MOMO's hand and running away from the engines. The rest of the group followed as the ground began to shake and rumble.
"What is it?" MOMO asked, turning around when we were far enough away.
"It's a snow gnosis! They hide in the snow and are undetected until they appear." I told her, watching as the giant frozen gnosis stood between us and the frozen engines.
"Let's take it down!" Sazuka cried, her daggers glowing a burning hot red. She smirked and threw a dagger at the gnosis, hearing it cry out when the burning dagger hit.
"Charging Flame Sword." I whispered to myself, watching as my arm morphed into a red blade.
"Die!" Jr. yelled, firing several bullets at it.
"Flame!" Shion used her Ether drive and engulfed the gnosis feet in flames, making it cry out even more. The gnosis fell over and I jumped over it.
"Flame Sword." I said quietly, chopping through its head all the way to its stomach. The gnosis gave a loud cry, making me fall off of it, then faded into nothing and died.
"WHOOOOO! WE WON!" Jr. jumped up in the air, smirking widely.
Elsewhere (3rd Person POV)
"Now where did my little android run off to?" Albedo walked around his ship, the Omega Merkahba (Made up name), wondering where KOS-MOS had ran off to.
"KOS-MOS! When I call you to my room, you are to be there immediately!"
"I was only readying myself." KOS-MOS answered, in her usual monotone. She knew how sadistic Albedo was. He had played with several realians, but she was stronger than them. She could take anything Albedo would throw at her and he knew it.
"For what?"
"So we are not to…..'play', as you put it?"
"Oh that's what you want? I've never met an android that's so very anxious. Do you want me to kill you?"
"If that pleases you, Master Albedo."
"I just LOVE the way that rolls of your delightful tongue. Master Albedo….You must continue to call me that. But come, since you are so very anxious to play, that is what we will do. It'll occupy us until your other half begins her search, I'm sure." Albedo gave a very evil laugh and licked KOS-MOS cheek. "This way." He said, leading her down a very dark hall.
On Planet Iceberg
"Kos-mos, can you trace her?" Shion asked, staring at the gold ring that I knew had formed around my pupils.
"I have been tracing her since Tony unfroze the engines, but we must hurry. She is currently occupied, but she may not be for very long."
"Tony, hurry up!" Captain Matthews yelled, glaring at him.
"I'M TRYING!"
"Well try faster!"
"Kos-mos, are you okay?" chaos asked, coming up behind me. He had already seen the ring that was around my pupils and was now watching it spin, as data streamed into my brain.
"I'm fine for now."
"How long will that last?"
"Until she finds out that I'm tracing her. I'll put up the location. Plug me into the navigational computer; the cord is behind my ear." I felt chaos search gently behind my ear and then I felt the cable being pulled away from me. He plugged the cable in and I transferred all the data to it.
"Oh wow. Look at this……It's so far away." MOMO commented, typing away on the computer.
"Yeah, it'll take us exactly three days to get there. If they don't move."
"But the coordinates aren't definite. I know the general area, but it would be much easier if I could get the exact spot."
"I'll try." I told MOMO, trying to get my systems to speed up.
On the Omega Merkahba (3rd Person POV)
"Master!" KOS-MOS cried out, moving away from Albedo. He frowned and bit KOS-MOS firmly on her ear lobe.
"What is it?"
"She is searching for me now."
"She is? Well I have a little present. Come, into my arms, my precious android."
KOS-MOS did as she was told; ignoring the pain her ear was in. She felt blood trickle down her ear, but decided not to say anything.
"Now, let's give them a little scare, shall we?" Albedo placed a hand on KOS-MOS forehead and closed his eyes.
On the Else (Kos-mos POV)
"MOMO, I've been discovered!" I cried, feeling her alarm systems go off. She was aware of me and that wasn't a good thing at all.
"Just a little more."
"I don't know if I have time for a little more!"
"Kos-mos, you can do it." chaos whispered in my ear, watching as the rings around my pupils began to spin faster and faster.
"I'm trying!" I pushed my systems to go faster, and felt my body heat up. My systems were going at max speed, and I knew I only needed about two more coordinates, but she was blocking them from me.
"Kos-mos stop!" Shion cried, but I shook my head.
"I'm going to finish this!" I yelled and felt my body heat up even more.
"Stop Kos-mos! Please!"
"No!"
"Kos-mos!" Shion screamed as my body began to shake.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Suddenly a huge electric shot went through me and my body began to shake. I heard laughter in my head and a voice say,"It's what you get. Stop trying to find us."
"Kos-mos!" I felt my body fall to the ground and knew some of my systems had been fried.
"Kos-mos…" I heard chaos whisper my name and then everything went black.
EMERGENCY REBOOT……………5 PERCENTCOMPLETE
End Chapter 11