'Life on Gekko-Go'
Chapter 8 – Reunion on the Ship
"I can't believe after all this time it's really them" exclaimed Matthieu
"Neither do I" added Moondoggie
Everyone was surprised finding Renton and Eureka in that state. The kids were crying as Mischa the couple to the infirmary and Maurice was trying to comfort them
"What happened to Mama and Papa?" cried Linck
"Why did they collapse like that?" cried Maeter
"I don't know. But don't worry, now that they are here, everything will work out" comforted Maurice.
Although he was worried about them, he was more than happy to see them. He had a feeling that when Renton was around, everything would work out. Even he didn't understand why he was drawn towards so much! He wore clothes same as him; everyone was saying that he was also starting to sound like Renton sometimes; and what today happened, he ran towards him instead of Eureka. He thought what is wrong with me? Why I am so drawn towards him? But he never really found the answer. But he was sure that he was happy.
Whole crew except for Talho, Holland and Mischa were waiting outside the door in the corridor. The kids were restless including little Helga. She really didn't understood what was going on, but she was a bit worried.
"What's going on?" she asked Hilda "What are Linck nii-chan and Maeter nee-chan crying?"
Hilda just smiled and picked her up "Because their Papa and Mama are back and they are happy?"
"Don't you laugh when you are happy?" she asked with a twinkle in her eyes
"Yes, and when you are extremely happy- you cry" Hilda explained
"I don't understand" she complained
"When you grow up, you will" said Hilda
Inside in the infirmary, Mischa placed Renton and Eureka in a single large bed. Because she couldn't separate the hands they held before losing consciousness. She was also extra careful not to hurt Eureka's fragile wings.
"What's wrong with them?" asked Holland
"Wait a moment; I will have to run some tests before I can say anything"
"Is their life in any kind of danger?" asked Talho
"I don't think so" answered Mischa, "Can you please go out for a moment. I need to be with them"
"Alright" both Holland and Talho exited the room
"What's the matter? Are they alright?" asked everyone
"Mischa says their life is not in danger" answered Talho
"We will have to wait for her analysis" added Holland.
He knew that everyone was worried about them as much as he was. He understood very well that that's what family meant as he looked at his daughter. After a moment or two, Mischa came out.
"Mischa, is everything alright with them?" asked Holland
"Don't worry. They are alright, they were just stressed and their body got shutdown for a moment. They will recover in day or two" answered Mischa. Everyone felt a sigh of relief
"Are they really alright?" asked Linck "Can we see them?"
"Let them rest for a moment."
The kids felt a little depressed. Looking at that, she continued
"Don't worry, I won't let them go anywhere. They will be here from now on. So, don't cry. You don't want me to tell them that you were crying when they came home do you?"
The kids seemed to find some happiness within their heart to stop their crying. They finally heard what they wanted to hear for so long-They will be here from now on. "We won't cry now" said Maeter and Linck wiping their tears off.
"Does Mama still has those pretty butterfly wings?" asked Linck
"Yes. She still has them" replied Mischa
"Does she really have wings?" asked Gidget
"Why didn't you see them?" asked Maeter. "They are very pretty. They are green and shine beautifully" described Maeter.
"I really envy her now" said Gidget getting depressed
"How is Renton doing?" asked Maurice
"Well, he is more stressed out than Eureka. I don't know why, but he seems to have hurt his leg"
"That's what happens when you try to show off" said Holland
"No, looks like he had a pretty close call with Trapar back in the mines" said Mischa
Everyone was glad to hear that there was no reason to worry about them. They were afraid that something bad had happened to both of them.
"Alright guys, lets rest for a moment. We all over worked today. Let us take a break until the Military comes for now. You too kids, go with Anemone now. They will be alright for now" ordered Holland
"Alright" replied everyone and walked towards their quarters. They were all glad to have found the thing that was missing from their life.
Ageha HQ, Supremacy's room
Soran was standing right in the centre of a dark room. The capture of the troops was reported back to the HQ and Soran was immediately promoted as the 'Commander' of Ageha. So, it was his first time ever, entering the restricted room. The room where 'Supremacy' dwells!
"So, you are Soran", came a voice which echoed through the room. The voice was dark and was scary enough to make Soran sweat. It increased his heartbeat quite rapidly. His legs began to shake and felt dizzy. It was like he was facing death in front of him!
"Ye…Yes!" answered Soran.
"You are the one that worthless man, Agi suggested to be the next 'Commander' of the Ageha. What do you got to say for yourself?"
"I am very much honored to be at your presence!"
"You have yet to prove yourself in front of me"
"I will your supremacy"
"What are your strong points?"
"I have an IQ over 400 and I was trained in SOF base for 3 years. I am a skillful soldier and an accomplished scientist for some extent"
"I see, you prefer to use brains instead of muscles."
"I am honored that you think about me your supremacy"
"Do you have any plans as of now?"
"Yes!"
"Oh... May I hear what they are?"
"They are to eliminate the main weakness Ageha is facing"
"And that might be?"
"Lack of Man Power, my lord"
"And how do you plan on doing that?"
"Your Supremacy, I have located a research lab where advanced biotechnological and robotics is being researched"
"Continue"
"If we are able to steal that technology, we can mass produce our battle fleet without worrying about Man Power"
"Good! You may be of a hope"
"Thank you, your supremacy"
"What was your relationship with Agi?"
"Pardon me my lord"
"What does Agi mean to you?"
"He was my step father my lord" Soran answered hesitatingly
"Does his failure tempt you to take revenge on the Gekko State?"
"No my lord"
"Oh... Why might that be?"
"Once chose to lead Ageha, one can't be possessed with any personal grudges or personal feelings. It will cloud his judgment and leads to the destruction of Ageha. So I will only do what is necessary for the Organization, your supremacy"
"You aren't like any human I known. I have high expectation from you. Don't fail me"
"I won't my lord"
"Well then, what is your battle plan for now?"
"Supremacy, now it is best that we sit back and develop our resources until we are in a more firm position then of now"
"What do you want to say?"
"My lord, our resources are exhausting quite rapidly and we don't have any proper lead on our enemies. So, we should become inactive for a moment and study them as thoroughly as possible. Then, we can attack them with 100 no 150% accuracy of winning!"
"Is that all?"
"No, I have another project. I propose that we are permitted to invent a system which acts as a Trapar Repellant"
"What use does that bring?"
"As all of us know, all the battleships and L.F.O.'s work well in the regions where the Trapar density is high. We can research further on improving our units to function in no Trapar region. But, our enemy will be greatly depending on the Trapar. So, they will be at a great disadvantage, making us invincible."
"Good, I never thought a human could be such intelligent!"
"Human?"
"Alright, how long will it take to execute your ideas?"
"Maybe 5 years"
"Cut it to 2 years."
"But my lord, we don't have any research to begin with…"
"Don't worry about the research. I already have it. I never thought that a human could be intelligent enough to reach my level of intelligence"
"Th…Thank you my lord"
"Alright, so far you have the best ideas. So, I have acknowledged you. Don't make me loose my trust in you"
"I won't my lord"
"O.K. you may take your leave"
Soran bows and walks behind until the door opened. After he exited the door, he realized that he was panting heavily. It felt like he really experienced the death back there. He was amazed that, the one whom he thought to be a ruthless and brainless man controlling the Ageha had already thought of his plans and completed research on it. It was really a shocking news. Although one thing kept bugging him-"What did he mean by human?"
"Interesting, this human may be of great use for me. With him, I shall take my revenge on you Eureka. You will pay for betraying me. I will make you suffer by killing that human" a dark laugh was heard echoing within those iron plated walls.
Two days later in the Infirmary of Gekko-Go
"Mmm…My head…ouch, it hurts" Renton just woke up
"Hmm… Where am I?"
He took a good look at the place "This place, it looks familiar" It took a moment, but he realized that he was in Gekko-Go.
"Mmm…" came a girl's sound
Renton heard the sound echoing through his ear.
He looked at himself. His clothes were changed as it didn't stink. He was wearing a same outfit as before but the only difference was the red was darkened and was close to crimson. Eureka too wore the same dress but the aqua and blue stripes were substituted by dark blue and purple which merged with each other. The buttons behind the dress were left open for the wings. Renton's hair was messy as usual, but Eureka's pin was removed. They looked exactly like when they had left, hair over their faces.
"Eureka!" he whispered. He was relieved to see that Eureka was resting beside him just like a little kid.
"Looks like we are home" he thought.
"Eureka. Open your eyes Eureka. We are home now" he said as he tried to wake up Eureka
"Ren…ton" said Eureka slowly as she regained her consciousness
"We are home now!" replied Renton
"My head…it still hurts" complained Eureka
"Mine too. But we knew this would happen didn't we"
"We sure did. But, it was kind of fun" smiled Eureka
There wasn't any device or IV attached to them. Both of them felt completely refreshed after the sleep. They both just sat on the bed one beside the other. Eureka just leaned on to Renton's shoulder. Renton too leaned on her.
"Was it taking down 30 battleships single handedly or cuddling like a couple you are?" asked Holland who was standing at the door smiling
"Holland!" both of their face turned red.
"Don't let me interrupt your moment" said Holland apologetically teasing them
"It wasn't anything like that" Renton tried to explain while Eureka was blushing red.
"Love birds, would you mind coming with me for a while" teased Holland
"Love birds?!" exclaimed Renton. Both of their face was blood red with embarrassment.
Holland just smiled and started to walk. Renton couldn't catch up with him as his leg was hurting a bit. They saw him signaling them while entering the cafeteria. Eureka wrapped her arms around Renton's as she assisted him, and entered the room.
"Welcome Home" was the response they got as soon as they entered the room
The room was decorated nicely. It had all the balloons and candles and all the other party items. The furniture's were removed and the room looked a lot spacious. There were pillows to sit on. Two were placed before the door and many other were placed opposite to them.
Both Renton and Eureka were dumbfounded for a moment. Tears came from both of their eyes.
"Hey guys, don't cry" said Matthieu
"We really missed you guys" said Eureka
"Mama, Papa this is for you" both Linck and Maeter rand towards them and gave them a scarf, at least, they claimed it to be. They both forced Hilda to teach them how to make scarf's for their parents. They both worked hard and made something out of wool which they called scarf. It was yellow in color with some blue outlines. It wasn't outlined perfectly and wasn't even fully completed. And on top of that, both ends were attached by an uncut thread. There it had a skinny figure of Renton, Eureka, Maurice, Maeter, Linck and of course Axel. Eureka took the scarf with one hand while the other was wrapped within Renton's.
Renton felt a little awkward at that moment
"Papa! Huh?" he thought. Eureka understood that he chuckled a bit. They then hugged the children and said, "Sorry for leaving you guys alone for all this time" But someone was missing. It was Maurice.
While his siblings were wetting his parent's clothes, Maurice walked towards them slowly. Renton raised his eyes and looked at him. He was shocked for a moment. Maurice wore Renton's clothes. It felt like he was looking at himself for a moment. He just stared at him and couldn't do anything.
"Renton, this belongs to you" he presented something in a wrapped up box
Renton just opened the wrapper and placed his palm on the box. He realized what it was.
"Thanks Maurice, for keeping this safe while I was gone"
He just couldn't control himself and hung over Renton. "Please tell me that you won't go anywhere ever again"
"We are now home. Where do you think we will go?"
The reunion of Thurstons continued for a while. It was interrupted by Holland's cough. Understanding his signal, the kids ran towards the crew.
"Renton, Eureka we need to talk" said Holland.
Eureka released Renton's arm and they both sat on the pillow in a comfortable stance. The rest too did the same.
"How are you guys doing?" asked Renton
"We are fine here… and looking at you, you aren't" replied Matthieu
"Man you guys haven't changed at all" chuckled Renton
"At least we have gotten old. Look at you, you guys haven't aged a bit" Holland chuckled
"Holland, how do you think 17 year old look like?" replied Eureka
"What…?!" exclaimed everyone
"Don't lie. How can you be only 17? How long do you think has passed since you two disappeared?" asked Talho.
"I think its been 12 to 16 months" answered Renton
"It's been 4 years!" said Stoner
"4… 4 years? Had we really gone that long?" asked Renton and Eureka in an unbelievable voice
"Seriously, did you guys think you were away for a year?" asked Moondoggie
"Yes, it doesn't seem like that long" replied Eureka
"I am sure that we didn't see that many sunsets there" added Renton
"There… What do you mean by there? Where were you all this time?" asked Holland
"Yeah! We want to know where were you guys all this time?"
"We were at 'command cluster'!" answered Eureka
"What?!" exclaimed everyone
"Yes! There was a lot of damage done to it during our last battle. Although they didn't destroy it, they sure did put a lot of pressure on it" paused Renton
"That was why Scub Coral asked us to nurse it for a moment" continued Eureka
"After all the things it did to us, we couldn't deny it. So we helped in recovering it" finished Renton
"All this time you were in the Scub Coral?" asked Holland
"Not all the time, we helped it recover for about quarter of our time there" answered Eureka
"Then, what did you guys do the rest of the time?" asked Moondoggie
"We were at 'The Promised Land'" replied both of them
"Promised Land! Does that mean that place inside the Great Wall?" asked everyone. The kids didn't spare a detail in telling them what they experienced inside the Great Wall.
"What did you guys do there?" asked Holland
"Well, after we aided the Command Cluster, we asked Scub Coral to return us home. It said that-you have to find your own way out of here. You will find something valuable in the 'Promised Land' which will aid you in your journey of life or something like that" explained Renton.
"And after that, we journeyed the 'Promised Land' until we found them." Eureka pointed at the two Ref Boards that were resting on the walls
"What are they? They don't look like normal Ref-Boards" asked Gidget.
They had the shape of a normal Ref Boards. One, to the left was pale orange and the other to the right was transparent light green in color. Both of them didn't contain any wheels. It was more like a L.F.O ref board than a human one's.
"We don't know. But, when we mounted it, it opened a portal here" said Eureka
"Or, more like a Coralian" added Renton
"Coralian?!" asked everyone.
"Yes! We rode those boards through the portal and ended up in the zone. Then, we broke the zone open and…" paused Renton
"And when we were on the surface, we were already like this. Our body had been armored" finished Eureka
"Then, you are the guys who saved the Military ship" exclaimed Dominic
"We didn't know what was going on, but we saw a L.F.O was attacking a Military Ship" said Renton
"The L.F.O was about to self-destruct. So, we decided to stop it that's all" said Eureka
Everyone just took a deep breath. They were quite amazed that these two had quite a weird adventure.
"Forget about us, tell us how you guys are doing. And why are Dominic and Anemone here?" asked Renton
"Aren't you glad to see us? We are members of Gekko State, you know" answered Anemone
"Members?!... I thought you said you won't admit anyone to the Gekko-State anymore" asked Renton looking at Holland.
"I know, I didn't want to change the Gekko-Go until you guys came. But, 3 years ago, we were on a top-secret mission and when we were about to get blown, these two helped us and got seriously injured. So, I thought I should repay them by making them our members" said Holland.
"How does that repay them?" asked Eureka
"You guys don't know what you missed these years" said Moondoggie
"We are a legend now, you know?" said Gidget
"Legend?!" exclaimed Renton and Eureka
"After the 'Second Summer of Love', we were rewarded the title 'World's Elite Fighters' and becoming a member gives us a lot of privilege" said Talho
"But, weren't Dominic and Anemone participated in it?" asked Renton.
"I will tell about that later" said Holland
There was a moment of silence
"I really thought that Gekko-Go would be disbanded of now", paused Renton
"What…" everyone looked at him.
"I thought, I thought after fulfilling the cause, Gekko-State would be disbanded"
"You are right?" said Hap "The Gekko-Go you knew is disbanded"
Renton and Eureka gave a confused look.
"We too have changed you know" said Stoner
"We are no longer the Gekko-Go which we were 4 years ago" said Matthieu "We don't kill people anymore"
"It was you guys wish; wasn't it?" said Holland "Not to hurt innocent people. We now follow your wish"
"And…" continued Talho "We are a big happy family now"
"Everyone" Renton was just about to cry
"Renton, get a hold of yourself" said Eureka, "You are acting like a kid now."
Everyone was surprised to hear Eureka speak such words
"I thought you understood Holland better than that" continued Eureka "I was wrong I guess"
"Sorry" apologized Renton, "It has been so many years, I wanted to talk to you guys for so long now"
"We understand" said Moondoggie
"You were never the one who could live without people around you" complimented Gidget
There was a moment of silence in the room. No body had no idea what to talk about. They all waited for 4 years for this moment, but now it was here, they were confused.
"Furrrrrrr" a sound came by the door as it opened
"Eh?" Everyone looked at it
It was 'Gulliver'. The pet which united 'Anemone' and 'Dominic'
Gulliver ran towards Anemone as it came
"Looks like she is up" sighed Talho
"Who…?" paused Renton and Eureka
"Mama, I am hungry" came a cute little voice from the corridor
The voice answered their question.
A cute little angel was seen next moment next to the door. She had green eyes and blond hair. She wore a little dark green frock that was at her knees and had some accessories on her hair. She looked like Maeter a bit.
Everyone could see that, she ran towards the room as she was perspiring. She stood at the door and watched the two strangers. who sat beside each other and stared at her. She was a little bewildered at Eureka's wings
Renton looked at Holland and paused for a moment
"Is she…"
"You don't know her; do you? She is my daughter"
"Daughter?" said Eureka "What's her name?"
"Its Helga" answered Talho
"Helga. It's pretty" replied Eureka
Helga just stood there at a moment and suddenly ran towards Holland and asked him
"Papa, who are they?"
"These are our family members" replied Holland
"Then, will they be staying here?" asked Helga
"Yes. They…" Holland was interrupted
"Um…Holland" spoke Renton "I really wanted to meet Grandpa."
"Your Grandpa…" paused Holland
"I haven't seen him since I joined the Gekko-State and with what you are saying, it's been over 6 years"
"I too want to meet him" said Eureka "I haven't apologized to him for burning his house and…and taking Renton away from him"
Holland just smiled, "Why don't you ask your children what to do about that?"
Maurice said, "Renton, don't worry. Grandpa is alright"
Maeter said, "Don't worry Mama; Grandpa isn't mad at you for burning the house."
Linck said, "He doesn't think that you took Papa away from him"
Three voices came one after other
"Eh… Don't tell me you were living with Grandpa whole time" exclaimed Renton
"That's right" said Holland "Your Grandpa asked me if I would let them be with him"
"Did he really?" asked Renton
"After he rebuilt his house, he took your children in and raised them for the last 3 years. Its only been a week since these guys returned."
"Really" exclaimed Renton. It took him a moment to digest it, "How was it?" he asked
"It was nice" said Maurice
"It felt really good" said Maeter
"I miss him" said Linck
"Huh… You guys aren't scared of him?" asked Renton confused
"What are you talking about Papa? Why would be scared of him?" asked Linck
"He took such good care of us" added Maeter
"Looks like you are the odd one out here" said Maurice,
Helga just kept staring at Eureka's wings.
"Are they their Mama and Papa?" asked Helga
"Yes" replied Holland
She than slowly approached Eureka and touched her wings
"It's pretty" she said
"Thank You" Eureka replied
"Are you a butterfly angel?" she asked
Eureka was shocked at the question. She didn't know what to say. She also felt a little awkward at the moment
"She is not" said Renton in a gentle voice
"Then why does she has wings?" asked Helga
"Because she is special" replied Renton
"Then are you special too" asked Helga
Now it was Renton who was shocked. He didn't know what to tell. He just had a blank feeling on his face
"Before everything is over, we have a request for you Renton" said Matthieu changing the topic
"Request…?" asked Renton.
"We all are curious about a chest which has been eating us alive for past 4 years" said Moondoggie
"What chest?" asked Renton again.
"Wait a moment. I will bring it" said Hap as he exited the door
"We found this while cleaning your room after you guys left. We didn't know what was inside it."
"You mean my…" paused Renton
"Yes. That one" said Matthieu
"We tried everything we knew, but we couldn't open it" said Moondoggie
"I tried everything I could, but I couldn't figure out the password" said Woz
"That's invading my privacy" said Renton, raising his voice "What were you guys thinking? The things inside it are all important to me"
"Here it is" Hap brought a brown chest inside the room.
"If it's that thing… you may open it later with me alone" teased Matthieu
Renton understood what he meant. It angered him a little.
"Fine! I will open it" said Renton
"Yeah!" screamed Moondoggie
Everyone gave an awkward look at him
"What?" he asked "That thing is eating me alive since I first laid my eyes on it"
Everyone ignored him and looked at the chest. Hap placed it the centre of the room. Both Renton and Eureka stood and walked towards the chest
It was a brownish chest which was medium in size. It had a number pad to the left and a keypad to the right of it and at the centre, it had an eye scanner. Both of the keypads had different passwords and had to be pressed at the same time to be open.
It was designed for the top level confidential military records. Adrock used to store his work on Scub Coral and Eureka within it. But, after his death, Axel thought it was useless as he didn't know the password. So, he gave it to Renton while he was a small kid to play with. But Renton some how opened it. But found it empty. So, he kept it close to him as to remember his father.
"Here I go" he said
Everyone were a little nervous and looked as he entered the passwords. Even Eureka was a little nervous.
"O.K" said Renton
He entered the passwords as he had it done it a million times. He entered the 08 digits and 10 words passwords in almost 7 seconds. Then the eye scanner scanned his eyes and showed the green signal.
"The moment I have been waiting for" gulped Moondoggie
The chest opened with releasing some pressured air in it.
"What is this?" asked Moondoggie
"Slab?" exclaimed Woz "No wonder I couldn't open it. It's protected by highest possible technology there is"
"This is my father's last gift for me" explained Renton, "When he was working under Military, he stored his research here. But after the 'Summer of Love' Grandpa gave it to me when I was 5-atleast, that's what I think Grandpa told me"
"Adrock's?" asked Eureka
"Yes. I forgot all about it. Thank you guys for finding it" said Renton.
"What's in it then?" asked Holland
"Don't worry, I will show it to you" answered Renton with a smile
He placed his hand on the gray slab which seemed to block the view, after a few seconds, the slab disappeared revealing the contents
"What are these?" asked Moondoggie
"Were these the things which you were hiding from us all this time?" asked Matthieu
"I wasn't hiding them. I just didn't want everyone to find out about it. These things here are irreplaceable to me" said Renton
"I thought it would have some rare and valuable stuff, but this is…" sighed Moondoggie
"Don't say that" said Renton "You have no idea how much valuable these things are…"
There wasn't any extraordinary in it. A L.F.O toy, a spanner, a green and a blue ref-board wheels, a passport, his Ray=Out Magazine, a necklace identical to Eureka's, an empty compac-drive holder, a book about Terminus's, a math workbook and a photo album.
"This is it?" asked Matthieu
"Yes" replied Renton
"Are you sure you aren't hiding anything from us?"
"Why would I be hiding anything?"
"There is nothing special about these to care about" commented Moondoggie
"No, the people who gave these things to me are" replied Renton
"For remembering them huh?" said Holland
"Yes…Like, this spanner here, is the first ever gift Grandpa gave me"
"What? He gave a spanner for your birthday?" asked Matthieu
"That old man, he only gave me these sorts of things if I asked for gifts" complained Renton
"What about this book then?" asked Maurice pointing towards the book about Terminus's
"This was the first book I ever bought by my savings. This was a special edition with Holland's signature on it"
"I don't remember" said Holland
"What? You don't remember? That's a shame."
"Why do you still have it?" asked Eureka
"I used to read worship Holland back then. Those days, my dream was to join Gekko-State and ride waves like you guys"
"Too bad" said Matthieu, "Since you joined, we didn't properly rode waves did we?"
"Yes, we were too busy fighting back then; weren't we? We didn't get a chance to enjoy to our fullest" said Renton
"What's this?" asked Moondoggie as he picked up the empty compac drive holder.
"Its from my sister. She gave it to me before she left"
"Isn't this the one that Nirvash used?" asked Eureka
"Yeah! This had the compac drive that used to show your name Eureka" said Renton
"I remember, that Seven Swell; isn't it?" said Holland
"Renton…Why do you have such thing?" asked Gidget as she picked up a necklace. It was the exact copy of Eureka's
"Grandpa said-it once belonged to my mother" said Renton as his voice sank deep
Eureka understood that Renton was sad about to speak about his mother. In all the time he spent with her, he didn't mention his mother even once.
"Look, isn't this the first thing I ever bought you?" Eureka tried to cheer Renton up.
"I almost forgot about this" said Renton as he picked up the Math workbook
"Let me look at it" said Eureka and turned the pages "You haven't finish it"
"Sorry…Sorry, I forgot to" Renton tried to apologize
Eureka just smiled
"Passport!" exclaimed Holland as he took it "Renton, I didn't know you had a passport…" he said as he opened it
"It was from the time I lived with Charles-san and Ray-san" said Renton as he became sad. The scene of vodarek girl came before his eyes
Holland too felt guilty at the moment when he saw the name 'Renton Beams' written on it
"I want this" Helga said as she picked up a toy
"Can I have this?" she approached Renton and asked
"Of course, but take good care of it" said Renton as he smiled
"Thank you" she said and kissed Renton on his cheek and ran towards Holland
Renton too found a smile on his face
"May you show what's inside it?" asked Stoner pointing towards the album
"Of course" said Renton as he took it in his hand
Everyone gathered around them. Renton slowly opened the album.
In the first page, there was a photo of Adrock while he was young.
In the second page, a photo of Diane
In the third page, a photo of Renton while he was a baby
In the fourth page, a photo of Renton with Diane and Axel
In the fifth page, a photo of Eureka-which Maurice gave to Renton on the brig.
In the sixth page, a photo of everyone Gekko-State member
In the seventh page, a photo of Renton with Charles and Ray
In the eighth page, a photo of Renton and Eureka reffing (issue of Ray=Out)
In the ninth page, a photo of him with children near Nirvash
"These are all important memories to me" said Renton, "Its all so nostalgic"
Everyone was taken back in time looking at the good old days.
Beep a red light flashed on everyone.
"What was that?" asked Holland
"Renton… Are you alright?" asked Eureka a little worried
"Don't worry, I'm fine" replied Renton
"What happened?" asked Mischa
"It's my head. There is no need to worry"
"Looks like you still haven't recovered fully' said Mischa
"It's not that" said Eureka
Beep the sound came again. Everyone looked at Renton this time. There was a blinking of red light on his head.
"Renton…What happened?" asked Holland
"Wait a minute" said Mischa as she approached Renton and touched his hair on the forehead.
"This is…" she exclaimed
"Yes!" replied Renton slowly
She slowly combed his front hair with her hand, the thing they saw was unimaginable.
"What happened to you?" asked Holland
"This is just a small price I paid to be with Eureka" answered Renton calmly
It was just like Eureka's. He too had the same thing on his forehead. But, it was orange in color with a dark yellow reflection in it. Eureka turned her eyes feeling guilty.
"Stop it you guys, I am already used to it. It's been 4 years since I had it" said Renton
"But when?" asked Holland
"When Nirvash evolved, it linked my mind with Eureka's. Since then, I have this as my proof of love for Eureka" Renton said as he looked at Eureka. Eureka turned her face and blushed
"You guys always have some crazy adventure" sighed Gidget "I wish I could have gone with Moondoggie like that too."
"Yeah, but we can't; can we?" sighed Moondoggie
Beep it sounded again. But this time, it was from Eureka. As both of their hairs had been let down on forehead, nobody noticed it at first.
"Eureka, don't tell me you too" exclaimed Mischa
"Just like Renton said, this is my proof of love towards him" replied Eureka
"You guys are so cool" exclaimed Moondoggie
"I wish we were like you too" said Gidget
"Stop it, you are embarrassing us" replied Renton blushing
Beep it was heard from once again. But this time, it was from the chest. Everyone looked at the chest.
'Thud' something fell from the chest.
"What's this?" exclaimed Renton, "I didn't know it had compartments on the top"
"What's that thing?" asked Eureka. There was a brownish bulky book and a small envelop.
"I knew it, you were hiding something" teased Matthieu.
"Really guys, I didn't know it had other compartments like this" Renton tried to explain
"You have been caught Red-Handed" announced Matthieu
"THIS BOOK" exclaimed Holland
Everyone looked at him
"What's the matter Holland?" asked Renton "Do you know this?" he asked
"I remember it seeing with your father when I last saw him" replied Holland as he picked it up
"Father's Book" exclaimed Renton
"What is this?" asked Moondoggie as he picked it up
"It looks like it has some photos in it" said Stoner as he pulled it from Moondoggie
"Here you go" he gave it to Renton
Renton gulped for a moment and opened the envelop. It indeed had some photos in it.
"This is" exclaimed Renton
Everyone, especially Holland and Eureka were shocked at what they saw. It had pictures of them with Adrock
Picture 1: Holland and Dewey with Adrock
Picture 2: Holland and Dewey with Charles and Ray
Picture 3: Eureka when discovered frozen with Nirvash
Picture 4: Eureka wearing an S.O.F uniform with Adrock
Picture 5: Eureka with Nirvash
Picture 6: Eureka with Holland on S.O.F mission
Picture 7: Charles and Dewey with Adrock
Picture 8: Ray with Holland
Picture 9: Charles and Ray with Eureka
Picture 10: Dewey with Eureka
Picture 11: Adrock with a man in his teens
"Papa, it is you" said Helga looking at Photos
"This sure brings back memories; doesn't it?" said Eureka looking at Holland
"I never thought that we would ever see these photos again" smiled Holland "But still, I don't believe that he kept these photos along his research"
"What is this?" asked Maurice pointing towards the book
"I don't know" said Holland "He didn't spoke about this"
"It looks like it's locked!" said Maurice
"Do you have any key?" asked Holland to Renton
"No, I don't…I didn't had any idea about this" replied Renton feeling a little uncomfortable.
Noticing this, Matthieu said, "C'mon guys, don't get all serious now"
"Yeah, those are just some old photos and an old book" added Moondoggie
"Its been so long since we saw you, at least keep a smile in your face for us" said Gidget
"Yeah! You guys look pretty when you smile" added Talho
"Yeah! You're propably right" agreed Renton.
"We should keep on smiling" added Eureka
"You guys had a pretty bad times in your past. So, make up for it now" smiled Matthieu
"After all, we leave for today and dream for tomorrow" said Holland
"Dream…huh?" Renton thought. He had only dream in his mind now. He just thought of enjoying the rest of his days in Gekko-Go happily with his family and friends. He really wanted to spend his entire life with Eureka and kids now. It was the only thing he ever thought while he was in his journey. The things he experienced there, he wanted to share it with his family.
"Renton, what's this blue wheel about?" asked Moondoggie as he picked up a blue Ref-Board wheel from the chest
"It was from a old friend" replied Renton, looking at the wheel made him happy
"First Love…" teased Matthieu
"Matthieu…" Hilda pulled his ear
"It was from my senpai" said Renton
"Common guys, lets enjoy the party now" suggested Maeter
"I want to eat cake now" added Linck
"Yeah, now we all know where you have been all this time, lets enjoy your return home" screamed Moondoggie
"Do you guys ever change?" asked Eureka
"No, but we like this way" said Gidget as she pulled Eureka away from Renton
"Renton…" she exclaimed
But Renton too was pulled by Moondoggie
"Lets dance" Moondoggie screamed
The excitement seemed to spread among the room of discussion and in no time, it was transformed to a lively party hall
Amidst all the excitement, Renton managed to get out of the room to the corridor with the chest. He put inside it, the box that Maurice gave him inside it and locked it ones again. He inserted some code into it and the Chest shrunk to his pocket size.
"Old memories" he thought, "I just wish I don't open this thing again"
"Renton" called Eureka "Aren't you coming"
"Sorry, I will now" said Renton
"It feels good; doesn't it?" asked Eureka
"Yeah! We can be with our family now"
Eureka kissed Renton on his cheek and said "C'mon now, we don't want to make them mad"
"Let's go" said Renton smiling and joined the rest