AN: ALRIGHT, CHAPTER XII! So, how did you guys like the previous chapter? This chapter is a filler chapter that will introduce a new type of anomaly. More on anomalies at the end of this chapter. Starting from here, Cassandra will now be referred to as Celeste. Also, after reading Mizuki00's review, I have decided that aside from the True Ending and the Sacrifice Ending, there will also be a Bad Ending. That's right; two alternate endings. Anyways, Thanks to those who reviewed. I hope you enjoy this!

CHAPTER XII:

TO THE PAST

Celeste sat on the couch in the Knight Mansion, holding an ice cold bottle of beer as her adoptive family, minus the children, looked at her. They cannot believe that she has been in contact with her real parents for 3 years now. Celeste took a huge gulp of her beer as Rex and Duncan sat beside her.

"So, what's your real name?" Uncle Federico asked her curiously. She sighed before answering.

"Ral. Celeste Ral."

Again, she drank her beer as Duncan patted her back.

"Cassandra?" They heard a small voice say. They turned around and saw Janine standing there, with a box in her hands.

"Hey, Janine. What are you doing up?" Celeste asked her as she approached. She hoisted the little girl to her lap.

"You're leaving already, aren't you? Andrew, Andrea and I wanted to give you this as a Christmas gift. We saved up a lot for it." She answered as she handed her the box. Celeste took it and opened it. Inside was a golden locket and it looked expensive. When she opened it, a holographic picture of the entire family showed up. The picture from the last race she won when her parents were still alive.

"Thank you, Janine. I'll keep it with me all the time." She said as she put the locket around her neck. Janine hugged her again as she cried.

"Please don't go." She begged.

"I have to, buddy, I have to. But don't worry; when I come back, it'll be with a lot of gifts to make up for the years I missed."

Janine nodded as she separated from Celeste. Celeste wiped her tears away and handed her to Rex. Then, she picked up the new bag of clothes that her Aunt Natalie gave her. The clothes fit her 18-year-old frame perfectly. Celeste walked out of the house and hopped on her car with the DNA test safely tucked in her pocket. She drove away from the Knight Mansion and back to the woods. When she gets back to the past, she's going to tell Petra the truth and she'd start using her real name when talking to people or introducing herself. When she turned to the woods, she saw a jagged black anomaly. It looked like it was made out of broken glass. Celeste drove into the anomaly and when she got to the other side, it was already day time. Stopping her car in the woods, Celeste got out and ran back to HQ. Her window was still open but she had to create a new ladder. Climbing up, she saw that her note was gone. She was hoping they wouldn't find it.

"Shit." She muttered. When she was putting her stuff under her bed, Petra entered the room.

"Cassandra, where have you been? We were so worried." She said as she hugged the younger girl. Suddenly, all that resolve that Celeste had went away. She couldn't tell Petra the truth.

"Your arm. It's been healed!" Petra said in amazement.

"Uh…yeah…I went through an anomaly. I didn't find Celeste. I'm sorry."

Petra's smile disappeared immediately and disappointment took over.

"It's fine." She said with a fake smile. "You should get some rest."

With that, Petra left. Celeste groaned in frustration as she plopped on her bed.

'Son of a bitch, why is this so hard?' She thought. All of a sudden, a blue anomaly opened up on the ceiling. It didn't suck her in, however. Standing on her bed, Celeste put her hand in and she jumped to enter the anomaly.

Celeste hit the ground when the anomaly deposited her to the end. She was in a dark room and the only thing in sight is a door cracked open to let a little bit of light in. Celeste pulled her gun out and approached it cautiously. She pushed the door open and suddenly, she was in a bedroom. Not just any kind of bedroom but Petra and Levi's. It didn't seem like they were in HQ but in a normal house in Karanese (1). She watched Petra, sitting on her bed, holding a bundle close to her.

"Mom." Celeste whispered in amazement. Petra hasn't changed much. But she noticed that Petra couldn't see or hear her.

"How are you, Celeste? It's mommy. You know, it's only been a month since you were born but I feel happiness that would last an entire lifetime."

The older Celeste felt tears in her eyes but her pride demanded that she doesn't let them go.

"Even though I might die in the next Expedition, always remember that I love you, Celeste. So does your daddy. You're the greatest gift we ever had." Petra whispered.

'Shit. Had I really made her happy in a cruel place like this?' Celeste thought as the tears ran down her face since she was unable to hold them in any longer. Suddenly, they heard the baby Celeste laughing.

"Oh my, Levi! It's Celeste! She laughed for the first time!" Petra joyously exclaimed. Levi calmly entered the room while little Celeste was still giggling. The older Celeste could've sworn that she saw a soft smile on the Captain's face. She couldn't believe that the emotionless jackass who mistreated her and beat her up several times is her father. Levi took the baby from Petra's arms. Even though his face remained neutral, she could see the love in his eyes. The love he held for Petra and their daughter.

'If he loved me, why does he hate me so much? Is it because he's scared of me or facing me?' Celeste thought. Beside her, a jagged black anomaly opened up. Before she went in, she looked back at the scene one last time, watching Levi and Petra care for their child. The child that they would lose 2 months from this time. Turning away from the scene, she went in the anomaly.

Celeste dropped in her bed once she got to the end of the anomaly. Immediately, she stood up and ran out of the room. Checking the dining hall, she saw Petra making some tea. Steeling herself, she went in.

"Petra! Petra! I need you to sit down, now!" Celeste told her. Confused, Petra sat down.

"What is it?" She asked as she sat down. Celeste pulled out the DNA test result and slammed it on the table before sitting down. She had to make this quick before her bravery goes down the drain.

"Okay. In my time, we have this thing called a DNA test. What that paper holds is the result of it. A DNA test is how we find out if one person is related to one another. Now using a lock of our hairs, my uncle was able to find out who you really are to me." She explained as fast as she could with Petra understanding it.

"Okay? So, what?" Petra asked her.

"Read it. Go."

Petra picked the piece of paper up. The other words didn't matter to her because her eyes were on the word 'Match'. She looked at the girl in front of her for confirmation.

"It says 'Match'. You're my mother."

AN: I have no idea how DNA tests go so please forgive me. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Anyhoo, I'll tell you guys what the number means.

1 – Okay, this is purely my own creation but before Celeste was born; when Petra and Levi married, they moved to the Karanese District to raise Celeste while working in the Scouting Legion. When they lost Celeste, they went back to the former HQ.

And now here are the types of anomalies I created;

Black Anomaly – Anomaly that takes a person to the future. When they have a specific year in mind, the anomaly will deposit them there and if not, the anomaly will deposit them in a random year.

Jagged Black Anomaly – Anomaly that takes a person to the past. Like the Black Anomaly, if they have a specific year in mind, they will be deposited there and if not, they will be sent to a random time.

Blue Anomaly – An Anomaly that will take a person a past time in their life but they cannot be seen. Often shows up if their hearts wishes to see something in their life that happened during the past, even if they have no recollection of it or even if they do not know that they want to see it.

Red Anomaly – Anomaly that will take a person to an alternate timeline in their lives. The most dangerous of anomalies because it often shows a person the scariest alternate timeline that could've possibly happen in their lives and it often causes them to have a mental breakdown.

And that is Chapter XII! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Thanks to those who will review!