Tada! Here's a new chapter of Atonement!
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As she looked at the data and the maps before her, Rina's eyes narrowed as she looked to where all the Federation bases were located.
"The closest one is in Europe, if we could just sneak a couple of machines from there," she whispered before she closed her eyes. When she reopened them, her pupils were dilated and glowing a dark gold hue. Too caught up in her trance, Rina failed to realize the door open until a hand slapped her back. Snapping out of her trance, Rina turned around to see a pair of red eyes glaring down at her.
Fon just stared at Rina as her eyes reverted back to its normal blue-violet hue before he looked up at the screen.
"So what's you plan?" and Rina turned around to the screen again.
"The closest base is in Europe in Greece, the place is going to be heavily guarded, our best plot is to go in as Federation soldiers. The problem after that is how to get the machines back to this base without the Federation or A-Laws tracking us down," and Fon looked at the screen before his eyes narrowed at the maps.
"That does pose a problem," and Rina looked from him to the screen.
"We just need a way to get the machines, that way, Katharon will be able to have a stand against A-Laws,"
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"Four years ago, during the civil unrest in Azadistan, you came into contact with a member of Celestial Being," stated the inspector and Marina looked up at him with wide eyes
"I already explained what had happened four years ago!" cried Marina but the inspector's hard gaze remained as his eyes narrowed at her.
"I'm afraid that the situation is now different, with the appearance of the new gundam, you are again a key figure, First Princess of Azadistan, Marina Ismail,"
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"The assembly has decided to place the Federal security agency under the direct orders of the Autonomous peacekeeping force. We now have some forty million soldiers," stated the President of the Earth Sphere Federation before he turned towards his desk at the communication link that was open on the screen of his terminal.
"The establishment of this force could not have happened without Veda's information control capabilities," and the voice on the other side of the conversation replied.
"It was an honor to assist you. The Federation government shouldn't have to give into petty resistance forces. For any dialogues in the future to come," replied Ribbons and the President smiled at the Innovators words.
"We have great hopes for what you are doing," and Ribbons smiled before he opened his eyes revealing his glowing pupils in the dark room he was in.
"Of course you do, its the reason we were born. Its the reason we exist," and the communication ended. Standing up, Ribbons looked up at all of Veda before him before he smiled.
"I am faithfully executing Aeolia Schenburg's plan, something no human can accomplish," and as the words left his mouth, Ribbons looked down at his hands. "And only we can, for we are the Innovators,"
As he watched Ribbons enter the gathering room, Regene Regetta's red eyes narrowed before he opened his mouth.
"That Azadistan princess," he started and Ribbons looked up at the purple haired Innovator and paused at Regene's words.
"You've been leaving her alone until now, so what made you change your mind?" and Ribbons smirked at Regene's question before he walked towards one of the sofas.
"You know the reason," stated Ribbons and Regene's eyes slighlty narrowed at his response before a small smile appeared on his face.
"So you really think that they'll show up?" he questioned.
Walking up to the window, Ribbons stared out at the green scenery before answering.
"Of course they will, after all, one of the gundam meisters is being held there as well,"
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The lights of the prison suddenly turned on and Soma Peries' eyes narrowed at the sight of the detained man before her.
"Wake up test subject E-57!" she yelled and Allejiauh slowly opened his eyes and flinched at the harsh bright lights of the room.
"So this is the Celestial Being pilot that you've been keeping locked up in here for the past four years?" questioned Andrei Smirnov as he and the others watched Allejiuah wake.
When he looked up, the olive-haired meister scanned the room before his eyes focused on Soma. When he saw herm Allejiuah's eyes widened before he started to speak but due to the mask on his face, his voice was muffled. Both soma and Andrei's eyes widened for a fraction of a second before Soma's eyes narrowed again and she signaled her hand. At her signal, one of the prison workers nodded before he walked up and started to remove the mask from Allejiuah's face. As the mask was being removed, Soma's eyes narrowed as she watched the captive.
"My quantum brainwaves aren't affecting him at all. According to the data, the cause of that could have been due to a head injury,"
"Marie," whispered a voice and Soma looked at Allejiuah whose eyes were locked on hers before he whispered again. " You finally came, it is you. You've survived somehow, Marie," and Soma flinched at his words before she glared at him.
"Marie?" she questioned and Allejiuah's eyes widened at her comment.
"But its me! We used to talk all the time in the Home. Its Allejiuah!" and Soma snapped up and held her hand up to her chest with narrowed eyes in response.
"Stop talking like that! My name is not Marie!" yelled Soma and Allejiauh's eye narrowed.
"No, you're Marie, no doubt about it,"
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Tieria looked down at the brown-haired green eyed man in Cherudim's cockpit.
"Do you have any mobile suit combat experience?" he questioned and Lockon looked around cockpit before randomly pressing some of the buttons.
"Obviously not! but, I have operated an industrial workloader," and Tieria inwardly screamed before he glared our his shoulder, his red eyes full of annoyance.
"So he brought a complete novice. Dam that Setsuna!" he cursed and Lockon looked up at Tieria and grinned.
"That just means that I have alot to learn," he stated as he held out his hand towards Tieria. "So I'm counting on you, my cute instructor," he joked and Tieria growled before he stood up and glared at Lockon.
"I prefer less teasing," he snapped and Lockon climbed up from the cockpit of his gundam and started to laugh at Tieria's reactions.
Unknown to the two meisters, a pair of blue-green eyes observed them through a screen. As the image zoomed in on Lockon's laughing face, the screen disappeared and Feldt's eyes fell to her hands.
"Lyle Dylandy," she whispered, her grip on a gold locket tightening as she whispered the name.
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Setsuna's eyes narrowed when he saw the crimson red gundam before him.
"Setsuna, the kid we're holding wants to speak to you!" called Ian as he walked into the container and Setsuna nodded towards him before looking back at the gundam. Following his gaze, Ian looked over the machine and smiled.
"That's X-Freedom," he stated as he walked over to Setsuna's side and the raven-haired meister looked over at the mechanic.
"X-Freedom?" and Ian nodded before he looked at the gundam.
"As you can tell, its Freedom's successor," and Setsuna snapped up at Ian's words.
"Is there a pilot for it?" and Ian shook his head before he looked down.
"Its supposed to be Rina's suit, but none of us have been able to find her in the past four years. To be honest wit you, I was expecting her to be with you," and Ian looked over to see a pained look cross over Setsuna's face before it was replaced with the meister's normal stoic expression before Setsuna walked out of the container.
As he walked towards his quarters, Setsuna paused at the door to his left. His crimson eyes remained on the keypad next to the door before he reached over and typed in the correct combination, opening the door.
Hearing the door open, Saji looked up to see Setsuna standing at the doorway.
"You wanted to see me?" questioned Setsuna, his crimson eyes locking with Saji's brown orbs. Saji's eyes narrowed at him for a second before he stood up and walked over to Setsuna. Handing him the keyboard that was connected to Haro, Saji pointed at the screen displaying the Throne gundams. Setsuna looked at the screen before he looked up at Saji who turned away from him.
"Are what the records saying true?" he questioned and Setsuna briefly scanned the material before he looked up at Saji.
"Yes, our records have it right, our group had a different view from the Thrones when it came to armed interventions," Saji's eyes widened at his words before he turned to Setsuna.
"So they weren't your allies?" and Setsuna slowly nodded his head.
"No," and Saji looked down when he saw the ring on the chain around his neck. His eyes narrowed before he turned to face the wall and looked down.
"Even so, you've killed people with your gundams too, hurting their loved ones like I have been. Its onlu natural for people to hate you for what you did," he stated, his voice full of anger and resentment.
"I know that," and Saji clenched his fists at Setsuna's response.
"The world was peaceful back then, my normal, everyday life would have continued, and it was you people who ruined everything!" he yelled.
Setsuna's eyes narrowed at him before he closed his eyes before he reopened them,
"So, everything's alright, as long as you have peace?" and Saji's eyes widened before he looked down at the ring in his hands.
"I don't mean that, but, no one wants to be unhappy," as he watched Saji, Setsuna looked down at his left hand where he could see the bump on the glove from the ring on his finger. His eyes narrowed before he looked over at Saji once more.
"You're not the only one who's lost a loved one," he whispered before he shut the door behind him.
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Dressed in the standard Federation soldier uniform, Rina slowly let out the breath she was holding before she looked around. All around her were the latest mobile suits equipped with the GN- drive. As far as the eye could see, every machine was equipped with a lance and a beam saber.
"So this is what a Federation base looks like," she whispered when Fon walked over and bonked her head.
"Hurry up will ya? We don't have all day!" he hissed and Rina's eyes narrowed at him before she looked around her.
"We just need a distraction," she stated and Fon looked over at her with a questioning gaze when she looked over at Fon and smiled. "You're going to have to do it," and the blonde haired man groaned as be scratched his head.
"How long?" and Rina paused for a few minutes before she looked up at him.
"480 seconds," and Fon's eyes widened before he grabbed her collar.
"You want me to distract all the people working here for 8 minutes?" he hissed when he noticed that some of the soldiers along with the mechanics were starting to gather around. Letting go of Rina's collar, he glared at the others.
"What?" he snapped and everyone jumped before they went back to their own work. Fon growled before he looked over at Rina who had a small smile plastered onto her face before he leaned forward until their faces were only inches apart.
"You better have the machines ready by the end of the 480 seconds," and Rina only nodded before Fon grumbled before he walked off. When he was gone, Rina turned around and walked over to one of the nearby GnX machines and smiled at the mechanic working on it before she climbed up to the cockpit. Once she was inside, Rina started up the system. As she looked at the screen, Rina's eyes narrowed before her pupils dilated and started to glow a dark gold hue. As quickly as possible, she started to type in codes into the system when the power in the base went off. As the soldiers and mechanics began to panic, Rina only smiled in response as she silently thanked Fon as she completed her task on the GnX she was in.
When she was done, Rina silently climbed down from the machine and quickly worked her way to the machine adjacent to the one she was in earlier. Just like the previous machine, she quickly started the system before she typed in all the necessary codes so that the machine would be untraceable and would self destruct if anything were to happen to the pilot. Once she was done, Rina smiled before she climbed down the cockpit and took a deep breath before the lights turned back on and the panic in the hangar declined. Looking over, Rina saw Fon walk over with a smug expression on his face.
"Did ya finish?" he questioned and Rina nodded before she pointed towards the two machines that the two were standing in between.
"We just need a way to find to get them out of here with them noticing," and Fon sighed before he bonked Rina on the head again.
"Ya mean, ya didn't figure it out till now!" he whispered/yelled and Rina only nodded at him before she closed her eyes for a second. When she reopened her eyes, her pupils were dilated and glowing. Fon's eyes narrowed at her before he looked around and made sure that no one was looking before he leaned forward.
"I don't think your quantum brainwaves will help you in this situation," he whispered and Rina's eyes widened before her eyes reverted back to their normal blue-violet hue. Blinking, she looked over at Fon who only looked down at her before he scratched his head and let out and exasperated sigh.
"Dam! I thought that we were done here," and Rina let out a small sigh before she looked up at the two machines before her.
"If it were that easy, we would have done this months ago,"
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Not too far from the Human Reform League Rehabilitation Center, was a red machine. inside of it, Nena Trinity smiled as her eyes reverted back to their normal amber hue before she opened a connection. When the face of Wang Lieu Mei showed up, Nena looked over and smiled.
"I've confirmed the information of the meister being alive from level two of Veda, and now, the A-laws has shown up, what do you wanna do mistress?" she questioned as she looked over at Wang Lieu Mei who smiled in response
"I will handle it from here, you may return now," and Nena smiled before she looked ahead of her.
"Roger!'
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" We have a coded message from Wang Lieu Mei," reported Feldt as she deciphered the message that the agent had sent. "A dissident detention center in the HRL," she read when her eyes widened and a gasp came out of her mouth. " Is currently holding Allejiuah Haptism!" and everyone in the bridge snapped up at her words.
"I know him! He's one of the gundam meisters!" piped up Milena and Lasse smiled.
"I see, he was captured by the Federation! No wonder we couldn't figure out where he was!" and then Lasse stood up and turned to Feldt.
"Feldt, get everyone together, we're having a briefing," and the pinkette nodded before she started to inform the crew members along with the meisters.
"What? They found where Allejiuah is?" questioned Tieria, his red eyes wide as he was informed. On the other hand, Lockon looked dumbstruck as he read the information.
"Allejiuah? Who's that?" he questioned as he looked over at Haro as it started to flap its ears/wings.
"Your buddy! Your buddy!"
As he headed towards the briefing room, Setsuna's eyes narrowed as his grip on the handle tightened.
"So they found him,"
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The door to the briefing room and Sumeragi ran in with wide eyes.
"Is it true? You know where they're holding Allejiuah?" she asked and everyone in the briefing room nodded.
"Yeah, this is reliable information from Wang Lieu Mei,"
"We're getting started on a rescue mission now,"
"Do how are you going to rescue him?" questioned Sumeragi and Setsuna stepped forward.
"That what we would like you to figure out," and the tactical forecaster turned to him with wide eyes.
"What?"
"Miss Sumeragi, we would like one of your tactical forecasts," stated Setsuna and Sumeragi paused before she looked down.
"But, I-" she started when Tieiria spoke.
"With Allejiuah, we can start mounting our operations with four gundams," and beside him, Lockon opened his eyes.
"Hey, I'm not so sure about this," he stated when he saw Tieria glare at him before he turned away. "Oops,"
"Please help us out, we can save Allejiuah with your help!" stated Lasse but Sumeragi's eyes fell as she raised her hand to her chest.
"Miss Sumeragi," started Feldt and the older woman looked up to see the pinkette holding a pink-purple version of the Celestial Being uniform in her hands. Sumeragi's eyes widened before she stepped back and closed her eyes.
"Stop it! I can't live up to your expectations anymore! My forecasts aren't really going to change anything that's going to happen! I'd just be putting everyone's lives in danger!" and she ran towards the door.
"There are no regrets!" yelled Setsuna and Sumeragi's eyes widened as she stopped infront of the door. "Even if the mission fails. we'll never blame you for it. No matter what happens, Allejiuah is our comrade, and we're going to save him," stated Setsuna, his eyes narrowing at every word.
"So please, work out a tactical plan for us," and Sumeragi clenched her fists for a few seconds before she sligtly turned her head to Feldt.
"Feldt. later, can you send me our current fighting strength and situations?" and Feldt's eyes widened before she smiled.
"Yes mam!"
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As everyone on Ptlomey scrambled to start the mission, inside his cell, Saji looked over at Haro with a confused face.
"What's all this excitement about? What are they getting ready for?" and the pink Haro flapped its ears/ wings.
"Rescuing a buddy! Rescuing a buddy!"
"A buddy?" questioned Saji before his eyes narrowed as Haro piped up again.
"Commencing mission! Commencing mission!"
"So they're going to fight again,"
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Inside 00, Setsuna prepared the Twin drive launch when a communcation opened up on the screen to the right.
"Setsuna," and the raven-haired meister turned to see Tieria.
"What is it?"
"According to Wang Lieu Mei's data, in the same center where Allejiuah is being held, we spotted this name," stated Tieria as the list of the detainees in the center appeared on the screen. Setsuna's eyes widened at the name,
"Marina? Marina Ismail is there?" questioned Setsuna when Feldt's voice rang in the intercom.
"Commencing mission!"
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As Ptlomey dived into the water, Colonel Kati Mannequin's eyes narrowed when she saw the tsunami caused by the Celestial Being mother ship hit the facility, damaging more than half of the building and half of the mobile suits stationed on the ground.
"The enemy's in the water!" reported one of the soldiers and Kati's violet eyes locked onto the facility.
"Fire missiles in response," she ordered before her eyes narrowed.
"This must be a tactic that they came up with to half the strength of our particle beams!"
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"Setsuna, Tieria, their particle beams will be diffused for 300 seconds. That's all the time that you've got," informed Feldt as Ptlomey manuvered through the water to hide from the enemy.
Inside the cockpits of their designated gundams, Setsuna and Tieria nodded.
"Roger, its take three minutes," reported Setsuna when Tieria's voice filled the communication.
"How about using the extra two minutes to rescue someone else?" he questioned and Setsuna's eyes narrowed in response.
"Marina," as both Seravee and 00 flew towards the facility and began their attack. As 00 and Seravee got closer and closer, Tieria looked over at Setsuna and nodded his head.
Setsuna nodded in response before 00 slammed into the facility, shaking the entire building. Exiting the cockpit with a handgun, Setsuna ran towards Allejiuah's cell.
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Frustration. That was the only emotion he was feeling as Fon Spark stared at the GnX machines before him. It had been a full day since they came. According to Rina, it was the only way so that they wouldn't look suspicious if two of their machines disappeared. Looking over to his right, he saw Rina working along with some of the mechanics.
"Idiot," he whispered before he turned his head towards the machines again.
"We just need a way to get away from here," he whispered again when his eyes widened as an idea came into his head. Glancing over to Rina, he waved his hand and motioned for her to come towards him. Noticing his gaze, Rina walked towards him with a questioning look on her face.
"What is it?" she asked and Fon smiled before he leaned forward and whispered into her ear. Rina's eyes widened as Fon told her his plan before she pulled back and looked at the smile on Fon's face.
"Are you serious?" she questioned and Fon nodded before he ran towards the exit.
"Where is he going?" questioned one of the mechanics who saw Fon exit the hangar before Rina turned towards him with a small smile on her face.
"He said that he wasn't feeling well, he was going to the medical center for some medication," and the mechanic paused before he looked over at Rina.
"Its probably because you guys have been on duty for more than 24 hours, he was probably feeling the effects of no sleep, that's the price you get for being a soldier," he stated before he turned to Rina and smiled. "If you're feeling tired, you should also go and rest, we're just about done with maintanence with all the machines," and Rina nodded towards him.
"I'm fine, sometimes, there were days where we were only able to sleep once every two to three days," and the mechanic nodded before he got back to work. Once he was gone, Rina looked over at the two GnX machines before her. Glancing back towards the exit, Rina waited for Fon before she looked back at the machines.
"Hurry up Fon," she whispered when suddenly, the sound of something exploding filled her ears. Eyes widening, she snapped her head around to see a fire in the far end of the corner of the hangar. Panic began to fill the hangar as mechanics and soldiers started to scream and run around, trying to put out the fires.
"Launch the mobile suits!" yelled one of the higher ranks soldiers and the pilots scrambled to the mobile suits. Rina's eyes scanned the area as the smoke from the fire began to seep into her lungs. Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm and dragged her to one of the GnX machines. Turning around, Rina's eyes widned before she let out a relieved sigh when she saw Fon staring down at her.
"What the hell are ya doin? Get in the machine!" he yelled and Rina nodded before she climbed into the GnX while Fon ran towards the other GnX.
Once they were inside their machines, Rina looked around her at the fire and the men that were scrambling around to put it out before she closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry," when Fon's voice filled the intercom.
"Hurry up!" he yelled and Rina looked up with a determined look in her eyes.
"Roger that!" she yelled as both her and Fon's Gnxs launched.
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As the whole facility began to tremble from all the fighting that was going on outside, Allejiuah looked up at the ceiling.
"What in the world is going on here?" he questioned when the door to his cell was shot and a figure walked in. Allejiuah's eyes widened as Setsuna walked into the room and shot his bindings. Removing the mask from his face, Allejiuah looked down at Setsuna.
"Setsuna, what's going on here?" he questioned and in response, Setsuna threw a communicator towards him.
"Go to that point, Arios is on its way," and the raven-haired meister ran towards the door.
"Arios?" and Setsuna looked back at him.
"The name of your new gundam!" and Allejiauh's eyes widened before he looked at the communicator in his hands before he started to run.
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Staring up at the window of her cell, Marina's eyes widened as she felt the facility shake and the sound of gunshots filled her ears.
"Is there a battle going on outside? But, why?" she questioned when a voice filled her ears.
"Can you hear me? Move away from the door!" yelled a voice from outside her cell.
"What?" and she turned to the door.
"Get back!" and as Marina took a step back, a gunshot echoed in her ears. Covering her face, Marina waited for the smoke to disappear as the door to her cell fell and a figure walked into the doorway.
"Let's go," stated Setsuna and Marina's eyes widened in response.
"Setsuna!"
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When Arios crashed into the building, Allejiuah's eyes narrowed at the sight of the orange gundam before him.
"Gundam," he whispered as he took a step forward when the sound of a gun clicking and a sharp voice filled his ears. Turning around, Allejiuah's eyes widened when he saw Soma aiming her pistol at him with narrowed eyes.
"End of the line, subject E-57," she stated and Allejiuah stared at her before he took at step foward.
"Marie," he stated and Soma's grip on her gun tightned as she raised it up.
"Stop right there!"
"Marie!"
"I already told you that's not my name!" yelled Marie and Allejiuah paused as his eyes narrowed.
"No, I'm more certain than ever that that's your real name. Marie. Marie Parfacy," and Soma's eyes widened.
"Marie Parfacy?" she whispered when suddenly a images of machines, a girl with blank eyes, a young boy, and many men in lab coats filled her head along with a voice shouting the name Marie. Dropping her gun, Soma fell onto her knees as her hands went up to her head.
"What, what was that vision I just had?" she questioned as her voice and body shook.
"Marie!" yelled Allejiuah as he tried to run towards her when gunshots stopped him. Looking up, he saw three soldiers aiming their guns at him.
"Give yourself up E-57!" yelled Andrei as he and the two men behind him started shooting at Allejiuah who cursed before he ran towards Arios.
When he was inside the gundam's cockpit, Allejiuah looked over to see Soma being led away by Andrei before he closed his eyes.
"Marie," he whispered before his grip on the controls tightened. "I promise one day that I'll come back for you. I swear!" he yelled as he opened his eyes and piloted Arios for the first time.
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As the news of the gundams safely escaping from the mission site, Sumeragi sighed before she turned her head back to the picture that was on the screen of her communicator. At the sight of everyone's faces, the tactical forecaster's face turned grim before she turned back to the screen.
"This still doesn't prove anything," she whispered.
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As the two GnXs flew over the Mediterranean Sea, Rina smiled as news of the successful rescue mission reached her ears.
"So they got all of our comrades, thank goodness," she sighed when Fon's voice filled the intercom.
"There's something headed our way!" he yelled and Rina snapped up as she saw a GnX headed their way. Rina's eyes narrowed as her grip on the controls tightened when the machine raised its arms and started to send a signal.
"He wants to meet us?" yelled Fon as he deciphered the message before he looked over at Rina who's eyes widened..
"Aw to hell with that!" yelled Fon when Rina's voice cut him off.
"Wait! For some odd reason, I have a feeling that this person won't harm us," and Fon's eyes narrowed and Rina looked over at Fon and nodded her head before the two GnXs landed on the nearest land. Once they were on the ground, Rina jumped down from the cockpit with a handgun in her hand before she turned to see that Fon also had a gun in his hand. As the two waited for the three other machines, Rina's eye began to glow and her eyes widened as young man jumped down from the cockpit.
When he was on the ground, the young man removed his helmet revealing his green hair and purple eyes. Rina looked over at Fon who's red eyes were narrowed as he raised his gun and aimed it at Leif
"Who are you? " questioned Rina and the green-haired teen looked at both Rina and Fon before a small smile appeared on his face
"Please to meet you, Fon Spark, Rina Yamato, my name is Lief Recitativo, an innovator," stated the green-haired teen and both Rina and Fon's eyes widened.
"Innovator?" and Leif smiled before he opened his arms.
"Yes, and I now request that the two of you now join me as two of the six innovators that will aid in the dialogues to come,"
Whew, ok so here's chapter 3. I will now to and start on chapter four so that I can update before the end of June although I make no promises.
Well I hope you enjoyed and I'll see ya next time!