I take MegaGirl in my arms as I hear the crowd roaring with fury.
Victory at last. Time to go back to "Peace" and deliver the package to Aquarius.
I jump onto the EM roads and zoom to the shuttle.
When I get there, I notice Cygnus and Gemini in the main room.
"Cygnus, Gemini," I say, "what brings you both here?"
"Aquarius took off with the controller for the Andromeda Key," Cygnus says, "hiding it in case Ophiuca or Cancer try any stunts. You remember what Ophiuca tried to offer Omega-Xis, do you?"
"I heard the story from Libra, yes," I say, "the offer to band together and destroy the former FM king and Earth in one blow if Omega-Xis gave Ophiuca the Andromeda Key."
"Indeed," Gemini says, "but I see that your presence doesn't even need to be questioned, Crown Lily. You have defeated MegaGirl, and you're bringing her corpse to Aquarius, I presume?"
"No," Aquarius' voice rings as he walks into the room, "MegaGirl is merely unconscious, by my orders."
"My lord," I say, placing MegaGirl on the ground, "The girl, as I promised."
Aquarius looks over the girl and says, "Perfect. Even though your FM-ian took over a treacherous human, you did get the job done."
Urk! Does that mean he knows what I said to MegaGirl?
Aquarius turns to Gemini and says, "If you can, Gemini, may you take the girl to the room I prepared for Cancer? He won't arrive any time soon, as he's hiding from a nonexistent threat."
Gemini nods and takes the girl, and I finally realize the difference.
"The Layla clone is complete, my lord?" I ask.
Aquarius nods and says, "You took a while in FM time. However, the clone is…more or less like Layla herself, other than the fact that she enjoys torture in all forms."
I feel my face pale as Gemini leaves with MegaGirl.
"Are you sure the clone won't torture her?" I ask.
Aquarius shakes his head and says, "She actually thinks that Layla is her sibling. Watch and learn."