TL: just to clarify:

'random text' : thoughts

"random text": speech

*random text : sound effects

here's the new chapter, enjoy


"Milady, even if, you do leak the plan to the Mably Family, what then?..."


"Hmm, interesting." Thomas continued to type away when his computer gave 2 beeps, the signal when the Revealer worm had found files it deemed relevant to the search. Selecting the resource showed him an audio log.

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"Clinical test of Mark III with subject AE has been proven to be a failure. The medicine shows no apparent improvement towards the stigmata decay. Subject AE was DOA when the test ended but efforts to resuscitate her was successful. Aside from hair discoloration, no other side effects have been found for now."

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Thomas sighed. It was two days since the discussion at Jiina's room and he was getting nowhere. Revealer was helpful in his search but no significantly important bits of information had come out yet. Furthermore, Revealer was not an infiltration type AI and at anytime the security firewalls of the lab could detect the anomaly and would blow his cover. Figuring that a change of pace was necessary, he locked his computer and went to the gym. There he found a few e-pandoras engrossed in a game of basketball. Apparently a sport that did not change name nor basic rules no matter which Earth he went to, Thomas found it enjoyable and decided to watch and see how the game would go.


The game ended shortly when the bell rang and the group hurried to their next schedule. Even just by watching a small section of the game, Thomas surmised that the group with the blue haired girl won. Well, he had enough rest for the moment and decided to head back.

When he reopened his computer, he found 3 files waiting for him. The first two were duds, merely name files of the previous staff of the base but the third file was a winner. Revealer had intercepted a file that was sent by Elizabeth Mably, although the file seemed like a trivial message of greeting, the files attached were detailed reports of project synchro. Thomas reviewed certain points that she laid out including Jiina's testimony and her own understanding based on Dr. Oohara's statements. There was one last subfile he had to read before his screen turned red.

"Oh shit..." a red screen was his warning for unidentified personel attempting to enter the room. Quickly he locked the PC just in time, as the door opened without him unlocking. On the other side were half a dozen women in red coats- active duty pandora

"hello, what can I do for you?" he said

"Thomas Shubaltz, you are under arrest for acts of treason and espionage." replied the woman in front.

"you have no evidence against me. " retorted Thomas but the woman produced a folder containing Mably's file

'shit, they traced the file!' " Dammit, so my luck's run out this time." Thomas sighed, he was beaten.


"GYAHHHHHH!" the electricity surged through Thomas' brain for a 10 minutes. when it ended, a man went into the room

"..M-marks... Sp-spencer... I-I should ha-have known..." Said Thomas weakly

"We meet again. I was astonished, that both you and Miss Mably were capable of doing this." he replied

"Hah...What, didn't want.. any of your human experimentation getting...loose? retorted the former, now having recovered enough to speak straight.

Spencer clicked a button in his hand and Thomas was shocked once again. "I'm surprised you can still crack a joke."

"Mably sent everything she learned to her family but you didn't. So after the shock wears off, tell me what you know." he said

The shock ended and Thomas spat into his face "You ain't getting shit from me."

Marks clicked the button once more, shocking Thomas again

"let me change the question then. Why were you, a limiter with no pandora, sent here to Alaska? Why are you important enough that Gengo Aoi would let us follow through with the project on the condition to allow you to go here?"

"P...robably he thought to mess with you... asshole... heh..." said Thomas and almost immediately received another shock. "GYAAHHHHH!"

"I've read your file Mr. Shubaltz. I know you crash landed a month ago. Your actions with Ms. Purpleton were... amazing. Personally I have to thank you, with her we were able to receive better press." said Spencer "The new breed of pandora capable of their own freezing fields. With you, we will be able to produce the most powerful pandoras imaginable."

"So that's your plan? create more pandoras at the expense of sacrificing the rest? Better for you to quit, it'll save you the time and resources. You'll have to make me want to help you first." replied Thomas, panting heavily

"Fine, Have it your way. We let you go free the last time because we felt you would be useful to us. It's a shame..." said Spencer before shocking him again and proceeding to leave the room. On the other side, other researchers were monitoring both Thomas' vitals and Elizabeth Mably's. One researcher noticed Spencer and reported

"Sir, she's been shocked for the past 20 minutes, any more and it might result in permanent brain damage."

"I don't care, increase the voltage. A pandora is not so fragile to succumb to the this level of torture. And for the other one" looking at Thomas's screen, keep me posted, if he says anything, tell me immediately. Keep him alive but... no need to worry about his motor skills."


Andre paced back and forth the room. He, Chiffon, Eugene, Satelizer and Kazuya were all in his and Elizabeth's room.

"Andre, calm down. Don't worry about Elizabeth that much" said Rana

"But it's been three days since she was called to the office. How can I sit here and wait?"

"But even Thomas has been away for three days" replied Kazuya

"Andre, you've been hiding something haven't you. Elizabeth really went through with it didn't she?" said Chiffon

The door opened, and two active duty chevalier escorted a dazed Elizabeth into the room.

"Elizabeth!" called Andre "what happened to her?"

"Pandora GM160 is under house arrest for 3 days." was the only reply they gave before leaving

Andre reached out to Elizabeth but she slapped it away and slunk to the very corner of the room, frightened as if she saw a beast.

"Elizabeth, it's me, Andre" Andre called out to her "Whats wrong, Elly, what did they do to you?"


When Elizabeth finally calmed down and they had put her to bed. Andre spoke up.

"They're retaliating. Elly took on Chevalier to uphold her beliefs. And this is what happened."

"what do you mean Andre?"said Kazuya

"She hacked into the mainframe and sent reports to her family requesting for an investigation." he replied "that's the result! this is Chevalier's action"

"So does that mean even Thomas?"

"Most probably... " he replied dejectedly


Amelia walked across the hall. Unbeknownst to Andre and the others, she overheard the conversation. By the time she entered the e-pandora dorms, a group of them were talking, one of them noticed Amelia and went to her.

"Amelia did you hear? For the next Mark IV experiment, they said all of us would be sent for testing." much to Amelia's shock. Immediately she turned around and ran to Dr. Oohara's office. When she arrives, she found the doctor seated at her desk.

"Do you need something Amelia Evans?" said Dr. Oohara

" I received word that the Mark IV experiments are resuming."

"yes. Is that all?"

"Doctor, please, let me be the only one to test the next time. Use my body for everything only until the Mark IV can be safely used." said Amelia. As one of the few who knew the truth, she feared for the lives of her friends. but the wish came unanswered

"For the next experiment, all e-pandora are to take part. That is all. you are dismissed." came the reply.

"a-are you refusing, my proposal?"

"Even if I did, I do not have the authority to do decide on it."

'So even the professor has abandoned us...'

Amelia left the room and headed back to her dorm.


"as you all know, in the next experiment, all of us will be participating." Began Amelia. All the e-pandora were seated with her in the room.

"They will use the Mark IV once more. In other words, they deemed us as unnecessary and plan to kill all of us" she added.

"We were given purpose by coming here, and now that it's gone, I wont feel satisfied if I don't let this come to light. For the sake of those to come before us, please, entrust your lives to me. Let's leave this place together. If we're all going to die, let's at least... choose how to spend our last living moments." She finished, leaving the group in tears.


Emergency alert! Emergency alert! Intruders have breached block 21!

a few minutes later...

*clash! crash! BANG!

several fights had erupted across the block. The e-pandora, driven to a corner, had activated their stigma with the mark IV and raised the flag of rebellion.


Several VTOLS raced across the Atlantic Ocean. Inside were several Active Duty pandora as well as Satellizer's brother Louis and his partner, Holly. The group's mission": to assess the situation in Alaska and act accordingly.

"So, can we trust the El Bridget report?" asked Holly

"Perhaps, but regardless our mission is to confirm what's happening down there." replied Louis "If it's true, then the Alaskan staff will pay dearly for this."

Holly sighed "In other words were going to save Satellizer ."

"a-as family, it's our duty." replied a flustered Louis


Amelia ran. She knew that the base contained the strongest pandora- meaning they would not be able to fight. If there was any chance of bringing the truth to light, she had to get Dr. Oohara's files.

Running through section K-21, she reached the location of Dr. Oohara's lab. Smashing her way in, she confronted her, only to be horrified

"So you are here Amelia."

"what is this?" she replied. Before her were multiple tubes. Each filled with something in the shape of a woman. "answer me Scarlet Oohara!"

"This, is Maria Lancelot, the first Pandora." she replied "To be more precise, these are clones obtained from her genetic samples."

"They are... TYPE MARIA!" shouted Scarlet Oohara "Once finished, you can all return to being normal girls. No one will need to fight anymore.

"So...they are the real experiment.. Not us?!" said Amelia shaking with fury. "After all we sacrificed!?"

"O-obviously not. I was trying to buy time. Can't you understand? Your sacrifices were all admirable! for the future of mankind!"

Amelia charged, but before she could reach Scarlet Oohara, her body began to tremble and morph into something grotesque.

'impossible! She couldn't be...' though Dr. Oohara as she watched Amelia novalize completely.

*smash!

the inert clones activated and began walking towards the novalized Amelia. They were absorbed into her and the mass grew into a full sized nova

'They're resonating! No! this mustn't happen!' thought a panicked Scarlet 'Amelia's assimilating the type Maria's. If this keeps up...' her thoughts were cut short as Amelia burst through the roof, showering her with debris.


"alert! anomaly detected in section K-21!" Analyzing... It's broadcasting a signal N-1!" shouted a pandora in the control room. "A nova has appeared in the laboratory!"


TL: Well, here's the next chapter.

Dudewithanm4a1: request granted. Enjoy

Guest: yeah, hardest part for me to write. Hope this chapter cleared things up a bit.

the rest of you readers, the usual. Enjoy and feel free to write a review.

Well, that's it for now I suppose. Ciao guys