After failing to get any sleep for hours I finally give up and start walking around the Camp. Since it's the middle of the night Serene is probably training. I don't know why she would be training in these circumstances but it's probably her style. As I head toward the Training Hall I happen to hear Serene yelling at someone. "Dammit shut up already! You will not touch her you Bastard!" Who is she yelling at? Not that it matters if someone's in trouble it's our duty as Knights to help! I quickly run to the Training Hall and see Serene standing alone on the blood covered floors. "Serene you okay? Who were you yelling at?" I ask her partly worried about her and partly to hope she will forget what happened earlier like I'm trying too. "Huh? Oh um hey Ari-chan… How long were you there?" Serene asks awkwardly. Looks like she was really beating the crap out the training dummy for some reason. I hope it's not because of what I did in the shower. "I haven't been here too long but I did hear something like 'Don't touch her' and stuff like that. So who were you screaming at?" I ask her. "Um don't worry about it... It's nothing heh heh." Serene quickly replies actually looking nervous for some reason. "Are you sure? Well you still didn't answer my original question. Are, You. Okay?" I say my question as clearly as possible so I show my annoyance without yelling at her. "Umm… Hey so I need to ask you something. How do you feel about me? You know considering what happened in the shower and all." Serene asks obviously trying to change the subject. "I like you. Now quit trying to change the subject." I tell her my temper starting to run. "...Well when we kissed back there I felt a special connection with you. I'm just wondering if you felt it or not…" She says still avoiding the question. Is she alright or is there actually something wrong with her? She's not acting like her normal self. "Yeah I felt a connection:Your tongue in my mouth. Now why are you dodging my question?" I tell her flatly. Just answer the question already! "Umm what was the question again?" She asks. "The question was are you alright? My new Question is why do you keep dodging it?" I remind her trying not to get angry. "Oh that what you were asking huh? Well I'm perfectly fine never better heh heh." She finally answers though it doesn't look like she's being honest. "You sure?" I say trying to be cute. "Yes absolutely!" She quickly replies. I then notice something odd in the floor. I quickly walk over to it and use my sword to leverage it open. "Huh there's a basement here?" Serene asks. I ignore her and open it the rest of the way and walk down into the basement. Once there I discover nothing of importance except for a gigantic screen in the wall. As soon as I step off of the stairway I hear rattling of metal. A figure raises up from a pile of metal in the upper left corner of the room. It has an exoskeleton of a miner's uniform with red pieces of Armor. "Intruder detected. State your purpose." Oh it was one of those Robot Security Sentries. I thought it would've been something dangerous, I ignore the robots repeated message and look around the semi empty room until I hear a blade power up. "Intruder confirmed. Type: Gremlin. Danger Level:Medium High. Initiating execution procedures!" I quickly dodge it's coming attack and use my wooden sword to damage it's hand. I manage to get behind it and smack the hard outer shell of the body, Suddenly multiple paintballs cover the faceplate "Ari-Chan! Whats going on? Why is that thing attacking you?!" Serene asks with her weapons ready. "I don't know! It just started attacking me. Try aiming for the hands!" Serene starts shooting at the hands "You sure that this will work?" She asks. "I hope it will!" It actually does work as she shoots off one of the fingers and ruins it's grip on the sword. I then pick it up and slash it diagonally. I then notice the sword is blue and crackles with electricity and it's shaped like a Machete. After I kill it other's start rising up. "Threat Detected. Classification:Gremlin. Threat Level: Medium High. Lead Unit Compromised. Activating:Execution Method #7." They all charge at me at once. "ARI-CHAN!" I hear Serene yell as she jumps down into the basement landing on top of one the robots. Serene then tears out the circuitry of the poor robot and takes it's sword. Well that wasn't normal but I don't care right now. I quickly chop another one in two and then continue slicing them all until we're the only ones left standing. "How you handling Serene?" I ask starting to run low on strength. "These Pathetic machines are no match for my power." Serene answers maliciously. I notice her voice is a bit deeper than before, and her eyes are red. "Serene are you sure you're all right?" I ask her wondering what she's thinking. Serene gives me a devious smile "Don't worry Ari-Chan I'm perfectly healthy." She says as she walks closer to me. Suddenly a hidden garage-like door opens in the back of the room and a giant Robot walks out. It has a monitor for a face and is Wielding a really long fancy looking rapier and a short fat black saber. We suddenly appear on the screen. I almost expect Serene to mention something about being on TV but I don't care at the moment. "You not allowed here. Area Forbidden." Suddenly a reticle appears on the monitor screen and locks onto me. "Enemy type: Gremlin. Tribe: Unknown. Threat level: Medium High." The Reticle turns from green to yellow and then back to green. It then moves to Serene. "Enemy Type: Fiend. Tribe: Unknown. Threat Level: High. Exterminate with extreme prejudice." What the hell? Why does it read her as a Fiend? Isn't she a Human? Not only that but why in the hell is she execute with extreme prejudice? It then decides to run at us readying it's long rapier. Serene and I quickly separate to avoid the attack. I slide under the rapier and she dodges the giant black slicer. Once on the other side we see it fall on it's face. It's hilarious but my imminent health suggests against laughing at it. "How sad this pathetic piece of Isoran Technology is just a clumsy Canti." Serene comments. "Well it's probably down here for a reason." I say after all they don't shove just any obedient and loyal Mecha Knights into a hidden basement unless they are defective. Hence why I ignored the first one. "I'll take out the arm that has the Shadow Weapon it would would be VERY bad if that were to touch you. You take out the arm with the Piercing Weapon and keep that blasted thing away from me!" Serene commands. I quickly run at the Robot and slash it's arm but the armor plating is too thick! I then quickly slice a line in the center body so I can get to the Core and Destroy it attacks the arm with the shadow weapon but to her disappointment she has the same result me. The robot then tries to punch her but she ducks under it "Impudent piece of junk! How dare you strike at ME!" the robot then tries to stab her with it's her with it's rapier "Must exterminate with extreme prejudice! Exterminate! Must eliminate with extreme prejudice!" Serene dodges the sword and then strikes the same spot I hit opening it's chest further exposing its Core. "DANGER PRIMARY POWER SOURCE EXPOSED!" The robot says as it's screen flashes red with warnings flooding the screen. I quickly dash to it and stab it's Core with my Electric Weapon causing an Overload causing it to explode. I'm perfectly fine. I look to Serene. "Ari-Chan you're so cool you managed to kill that Clumsy Canti. Are you hurt?" She says as she walk toward me with that unsettling smile. "Let me check you to make sure you're not hurt. I'll make you feel all better." She says in a demonically seductive tone as she walks closer to me. I quickly step back from her. "I'm fine… Really." I say to her. "What are you worried about? Ari-Chan you don't need worry my Mother is a Doctor she taught me all about first aid. I'll be sure to take real good care of you." She says as she walks closer with the same tone. I continue to step back from Seirnity(?). Since when was her hair Silver? I notice her eyes are glowing red now. "You okay Seirnity? You're acting weird." I say worried out of my mind. "I'm perfectly fine Ari-chan. Let us become one." She answers still creeping the fuck out of me as closes the distance between us as put her hand on my cheeks and pulls me closer! I quickly try and push her back. "Come on Seirnity! Not now!" I yell at her accidentally. "HMM WHAT NO! NOT NOW DAMMIT I'M SO CLOSE TO BEING FREE! AAARRRRAGHHHH!" She screams as she holds her head as her hair and eye color return to normal and falls to the ground. I quickly make sure she's not bleeding, carry her back up the stairs, and run back to the Barracks. Since all of this weird shit happened I might want to keep a closer eye on her. I quickly put her in my bunk and crawl in next to her. I then pull the covers over us.