Time for a new chapter. Enjoy.

Andromeda Part I

"Hey, everyone in the main living room in ten," Max was running through the HQ, repeating his message to everyone he saw, looking through every room that wasn't off limit to the boys. When everyone was gathered, he explained why he had called them before Axl-R even got it out of his mouth. "Second mission, everyone. But this time we're bringing everyone except Alia, Layer, Palette, Zack and PD, and Luna and Ophiuchus. You seven need to stay here to guide us through the ruins and operate the teleporter."

"Whoa, whoa. Slow down and take a deep breath," Will said. "What's wrong? Why are you so worked up?"

"Andromeda. J and I finally found him." When everyone heard this, those who knew about Andromeda went pale. Z and Jen were especially silent, both of whose parents had been killed by Andromeda.

"You…..found him," Z whispered, still shocked at the news. "But….how? How did you find him?"

"It's more accurate to say that he found us. We received a message about fifteen minutes ago," J said. "It had coordinates and even a map of the ruins he's staying in."

"But, why do we have to stay behind," Zack asked.

Max took over the explanation. "You and PD are very knowledgeable. PD has a knack for map reading and from what I've been told, so do you. Luna and Ophiuchus need to stay here to monitor movements and biological readouts. Alia, Layer, and Palette will be operating the teleporter and feeding us the information you find."

"Alright," Zack said, disappointed that he wouldn't be able to go on a mission yet.

"Zack, you'll get your chance, but that chance isn't today. But soon. I promise. Now then, everyone going suit up."

"Wait a second," Dex said. "Gutsman and I can't cross fuse. Neither can Yai and Glyde."

"Remember what I said about the rules of this zone being different from the rules of other zones? That means that you don't have to be similar to cross fuse. Hell, you don't even need the synchro chip for it."

"But that's just it," Yai said. "I've tried already. Nothing happened."

"Hmmmmmm…..well, you can still use battlechips. Just make sure you stay behind the rest of us."

"Alright."

***

Thirty minutes later, everyone was in armor. J was also in armor. His armor was a gold colored hue, covering all of his body, small blades curving up from his wrists only about three inches back, his helmet with two similar blades along the sides of his heads.

"Been awhile since you've been in armor, beau," Jen said, her eyes somewhat cloudy from looking at J.

"If you value your hearing, you'll close your ears. Now," Max said, already plugging his. Everyone followed suit, just in time.

"How many times do I have to tell you," J began, "I... AM NOT... YOUR BOYFRIEND!!!!!!!"

"Is that out of your system now," Z asked.

J exhaled heavily, nodding. "Yeah."

"Then let's get going. Alia, we're all ready."

"Roger. Teleportation in three, two, one," Alia said. "Teleporting."

Layer sat at her monitor, checking the progress as they faded out. "Teleportation successful."

***

As everyone looked around, they stared at the size of the room they were in. "Where are we," Lan asked. (Side Note: Don't forget, everyone who has a navi, except Tory, Sean, Dex, and Yai, are cross fused. I'll work on cross fusions for them at a later date. Promise.)

"Some ruins outside of Ground City. No one really knows what time they're from or what civilization. Archeologists have dug up to three miles underground in this area, always uncovering foundations and structures," Will explained. "Fortunately, Andromeda is somewhere on the level under us. He actually told us this. Or at least, he told Max and J."

"Enough talking. We need to get moving. Everyone, you watch each other's backs. This is our first mission with such a large group and we can't afford any of you getting fatally injured or worse. We may have to split up if Andromeda sends out a few…..welcoming parties," Max said.

"Okay," everyone said, already working as a team.

"Zack, PD, which way do we need to go," Max said.

Over the communication devices everyone had in their ears, PD said, "Look to your right. You should see a large arch between two columns. Over the arch is a crystal shaped symbol."

Max looked around and when he saw it, he pointed it out to everyone else. "Got it."

"Good. Cause that's where you need to go. Good luck everyone."

"Let's move."

Their second mission and it's one of the main villains too. What could happen now? No, seriously. I'm still deciding on how this is gonna work. Oh, by the way, I'll be mixing things from the NT Warrior manga with the show. Just in case anyone gets confused. Please review.