After a good rest , Julian and his crew met in their dining room .
'Did everyone sleep well ?'

'Yeah !' Everyone was fired up for their mission .

'Well then , let's go !'

Julian followed his team towards Kotori's room . He politely knocked on the door .

'Come in!' Kotori's voice sounded loud .
When Julian and his team walked through the door . Kotori stood at the other side of the room , along two other girls – well , a woman and a girl.

The woman wore a vest with frilly decorations . You could see her lacy black bra that contained her big H- cups. Her short black skirt revealed her lacy black stockings with the straps of her garterbelt .

Beside her stood a young blonde girl , she couldn't be over 17 years . She wore a pink regal dress while her hair was put into two golden ponytails . Her deep blue eyes scanned Julian with a digusted face .

'Really , Kotori ? He isn't even part of a noble house . You don't think I'm going with HIM ?'
She pointed her finger at Julian .

'Hey , Hey!'

'If you don't like it , Ravel , Then go back to your home !' Kotori backlashed back at the blonde girl .

'No thanks ! I don't want to go back , to my brother !'

'Why not ?'

'I don't believe I asked you anything , peasant!'

'Why you little –'

'That's enough !' Kotori sounded annoyed .

'Julian , Ravel here ( she pointed at the blonde stuck up girl) and Rin( Kotori gestured at the busty woman besides her ) are going to accompany you on your mission . You'll be trained by Rin and Ravel will be your healer . '

'All right , nice to meet you !' Julian wanted to shake hands with Ravel but she snorted while she looked away .
Rin on the other hand gave a polite handshake .

'Okay… And what is our destination ?'

'The destination is Geminar . You are going to investigate the dissapearance off the previous team . This was their last message .'

Kotori clicked on a remote control and a video popped up on a white screen . It played a blue haired busty girl that apparently filmed a vlog .

'Hey , Kotori! Everything goes well here in Geminar , no need to send a diligation ! Over and out!'
The girl smiled and the video stopped abruptly .

'What do you think ?'

'Fake .' Kotori looked at Julian with questions .

'What do you mean ?'

'Play it again .' When the video played again , Julian suddenly yelled 'stop!'.

'Do you see the pixelated blur on the top right of the screen ? That can indicate that the video is edited in some sort . However , I can't say how or when for that matter …'

Julian was always interested in computers and that stuff .

'Hmmmm … interesting . All right , You can go to Geminar !'

The newly formed group walked towards the door .
'Oh and Julian ?'

'Yes ?'

'Come back safely , You your team and the others , 'kay ?'

'Of course , boss !' He closed the door behind him .

'All right , where to now ?'

Kuroka answered that question .

'We need to go to the upper deck .'

'why?'

'That will be clear when we get there .' Kuroka waggled her two tails .

When they arrived there , an icy wind flew across the upper deck .

'W-W-What are we d-d-doing here ?'

Julian was almost freezing .

Kuroka stood there , focusing on something .

'What is she doing ?'

'just wait , boss !' Grayfia politely bowed .

Just when Julian's fingers almost fell off his hands , he saw a strange circle forming around Kuroka .

When the circle was fully formed , it opened and gave a sight to behold . A beautiful forest. It apparently rained before , because the setting sun lighted the drops of water that fell of the leaves forest with its colours .

'Looks peaceful !'

'Looks can be deceitful, boss!'

Kurumi looked with a discerning eye over the decor .
'Well , let's go , shall we ?' Julian was overflowing with enthousiasm .

The girls looked at him with a hint of friendship . They all jumped towards the hole .

Inside it flowed a dark sea of unexplicable waves . Julian couldn't find the under or upper of the space .

He saw Chloe and Ravel flow under him , while Grayfia and Rin swam in the air above him . A comical sight , so to speak.

Just when Julian began to adjust to the weird feeling , he saw a strange white light at the end of the space( no , he wasn't dead or near dead !) .
The light engulfed the group and switched into the beautiful scenery from earlier . The only thing was …

'Uhm , Boss ?'

'Yes?'

'Look down , please !' Chloe was slightly in a panic .

'Down? Ah yes … that IS quite a distance !' Julian fell with an excruciating speed , down to the forest , towards the forest.

' Couldn't you send us elsewhere , Kuroka ?!'

'Where then ?'

'Oh , I don't know . Closer to the ground , maybe ?!' Meanwhile , the ground came ever closer .

'Well then , let's fly !' Draconias yelled inside Julian's head .

In fact , it was so loud that the stars where part of his sight . He saw that Rias , Grayfia unfolded a pair of jet black wings .Ravel sported a flaming pair .

They grabbed respectively Shiki , Haruka and Rin . Elizabeth ,Kuroka and Vert hovered and slowly descended towards the green sea that lied under them .

'It's our turn now !' Julian felt an uneasy feeling under his shoulders and saw two pair of wings sprout from them .

'What the – ' They flapped one time and he felt his speed dicreasing quite a lot .

'Looks like the peasant also has something !' Julian heard Ravel's voice left from him .

'Hey ! Shut up , will you ?'

They safely landed on the ground … well , almost safely .

'Oh no , not the trees !' Julian landed right on the root of a big forest giant . He slided down .

'Ooooomph ! That hurts !' Julian held his head between his hands . He heard someone snickering beside him .

'Looks like the boss isn't so good after all ! Well , he isn't a noble so that's what you get !' Julian wanted to defend himself , but someone else did that .

'Ravel , be polite !' Rin's voice sounded stern but strangely friendly .

'Yes , yes…' Ravels at on a nearby root while the rest sat on the ground .

'What's our plan , boss ?' Vert was curious as how her new boss would react .

'Well … first , we have to know where we are . Then , we have to lay contact with the local population –'

'Why ? Our mission is to secure the other team's safety , it's not a diplomatic mission !' Ravel sat there , obviously annoyed .

'Yeah , but who says no one saw them while they were here ?' The team found that very clear .

Suddenly Kuroka turned around .

'What is it , Kuroka ?' Kuroka's ears twitched nervously while she slwoly crawled to the edge of the forest . Julian heard nothing out of the ordinary .

When they arrived there , they saw an airship floating in their direction . It looked like it was a piece of earth that just floated , aside from the tower that stood on the ship .

'Well , no time like the present ! Let's go , girls !'

'Hey , wait ! Where do you think you're going !' Ravel pulled at Julian's sleeve just as he was going towards the ship .

'Well , I'm going to ask some questions .'

'And you think that they are going to give those answers to every random stranger ? '

'Euhm … Good point … Hmmmmm , Well then we're going to say that we're new personel !'

'Are-you-nuts ! There's no way , no way I'm going to act like a puny little maid ! I'm a noble , mind you !'

'You have two choices , ''mylady'' Coming with us and having a room to sleep or staying here in the forest without a roof above your head , it's your choice !' Ravel was taken aback with the fierceness Julian said this .

It felt different .

'I … suppose I will follow you . But only fort his one time !'

'Good by me ! All right , ladies , Let's go !'

'Yeah !' The group jumped from the cliff and landed safely on the ship .

They politely knocked on the door . Julian heard some faint clicking of high heels . The door opened with a faint creaking sound . An old woman stared at Julian and his group .

'What can I help you with ?'

'We … uhm … want to apply for a job , miss .'

The lady let her eyes flew over the group .

'Follow me .' The lady walked into a torch lit hallway towards a spot of light.

The spot of light changed into a beautiful room . It was entirely made of marble while the pillars supported all that marble beauty.

In the middle of the room , stood a little lady sporting golden curls . She wore a regal red dress and had a tired face .

Beside her stood a red haired woman , clothed in a purple shirt under a grey jacket. She also wore a short grey shirt . Her left hip sported a hilt with sword .

'Maya , what's this intrusion and who are they ?'

'They want to apply for a job , Empress Lashara .'

When Julian heard that name , he bowed politely , just like the rest of his crew . The one all that happier than the other .'

'Well , well . And what do you want to do ?'

'Whatever you see fit , Your Highness.'

'Well , I need a second bodyguard , so you could do that job !'

The empress gestured in Julian's direction .

'Me? Uhm …. Okay!'

'But empress , we don't even know whether or not he's trustable !'

'You're right , but that will be evident while he works for me , right ? And you're still with me , aren't you Chiaia ?'

'Yes , you're right , Your highness …' She still wasn't convinced .

'And the rest could pose as maids , if they are good with it ?' The girls nodded their heads , Ravel very reluncantly .

'All right ! Now that's off the way , let's -'

Some animal sounds were heard from the outside .

'The Koro alarm ! Why ?' Chiaia runned towards a window and looked outside .

'Four mechanoids ! And they're heading towards us! Empress , get yourself in safety !'

'We did not expect them to attack so soon , but that's why we have a new bodyguard, is it not ?'

'Okay , You ! ' Chiaia yelled at Julian

'See to it that the empress is safe !'

'Leave it to me !' Chiaia runned through a hallway while the empress runned to a lower location together with Julian .

'Make sure you're safe , girls !'

Julian followed the empress to a basement room where a strange machine was resting . A dull thumping sound sounded in the corridor .

Seconds later , a giant blue robot appeared . It had three eyes , and a giant longsword in his left hand . A shield took the place of the left one . His chest consisted of a untransparant white orb .

'Empress Lashara ! You short riegn has come to an end !' The robot could talk like a human !

Its sword lunged at lashara with a high speed . Julian pulled a sword from the wall and stopped the deadly swing dead in his tracks .

'What?!' Lashara and the robot said exactly the same .

'Impossible , a mere huma stopping a mechanoids strike ?! That's outrageous !'
'What … are you ?!'

'I'm your bodyguard , Empress Lashara !' Julian pushed the sword back to its owner .
'Hurgh!' The robot awkwardly grabbed the sword back .

'Run , empress , run ! I'll handle this one !'

'R-Right !' Lashara turned around and runned back where they came from .
'You'll pay for that!'

'Have at you!' The robot shot a green ball at Julian's face . A speedy wind blew towards Julian and pushed him back .

'Come on ! Is that all you can do ?' Julian hoped to taunt the robot into a fault .

'Take thi— Agh!' Another mechanoid rammed itself into the blue one and pushed it back outside .

'Go towards the empress , I'll handle this one ! Give her my regards !My name is Wahanly!'

Wahanly's robot ran after the intruder while Julian ran through the corridor , towards the empress .

The corridor ended outside on the second floor . Julian saw Lashara standing on the edge of the balcony .

'You're finally here …' Lashara turned around .

'Sorry , empress . The thing stopped me a tad too long .'

'Now , what are you ?' The empress was very apprehensive .

'I'm a human , you highness !'

'No ordinary human can withstand the power of a sacred mechanoid !'

'I … uhm … trained for it , empress !'Julian just guessed something .

'Ah , like that … Okay ! '

Julian heard slight fwiiiiiiiiiiiii … noise , just like a –

'Empress ! Get down!'

Julian pushed Lashara down , followed by a spike of pain in his back . He knew what that was . The knife drilled itself into Julian's shoulder .

'Damn … it …' Julian fell on the cold stone while his blood warmed it .

'Hey , Julian … hey , don't die on me , hey wake up !' Julian heard Lashara's voice slowly drift away into nothingness .

AN ; He isn't dead , other wise it would be a short story , isn't it?