I'm Sorry...


Few days passed, and they had been all the same routine. She would walk in, tend to the flowers and sit down. Neither of them would say a word, the blunette because he knew the red head wouldn't answer his questions no matter how much he insisted upon her, and the red head because she knew the blunette doesn't want to hear anything but answers.

During nights, the same glitch from before would appear, sending the sparks through the black wire to the blunette...


Jin placed down his CCM and looked at the red head sitting in front of him, playing around with the white straw he was using to sip his orange juice.

They were once again in Blue Cats' Cafe.

Arata: " they still didn't figure out the cause for us being cut off everyone else, right?"

Jin sighed and nodded.

Jin: " most of all, the cases of infected LBXs are increasing."

Jin, Kazu, Ami, Eva and Kirito had been taking care of most of the infected LBXs that would go berserk. It was thanks to the application Kirito and Eva created, which would sense the sudden abnormalities of both CCM and LBX in nearby area, that they could keep the station from going chaotic again.

Arata sighed.

Arata: " we could really use some help right now. We've only got five people with the vaccine program. Wish I can help. Plus, I don't get to battle anymore thanks to all of that."

Jin: " you can't help it. Your LBX is still under repair."

Arata: " Gouda-san's an Sendou-san's are already done!"

Jin: " because yours wasn't merely damaged from the battle with Lucifer. You hardly pay attention to your LBX and do maintenance on it after each battle which lead to the accumulation of damage."

Arata sighed with a sweat drop.

Arata: " I won't make excuses for that..."...


He decided he wanted to go out to get some fresh air, so he was wandering the garden on his wheelchair when he caught a glimpse of a huddle of kids gathering around a box made of cardboard.

He got closer to them and he saw two similar toys to the one he had, sparing against each other. His eyes sparkled in excitement as he saw the tow models bringing out all they had.

" Go! Konoichi!"

" Don't lose, Amazoness!"

The children were cheering at their friends. Hiro held up his LBX.

Hiro: " so that's what you're."...


No sooner than Mad dog exploded, the black haired boy fell down in disbelief. Kirito picked up Fenrir and walked to him.

Kirito: " instead of using such trick, you should've put some effort into your training. You're not that bad, you could actually become even better."

And he walked away. Checking his CCM, he sighed when he saw no red dots near by.

Fenrire: " finally, we get to have a break."...


Haruka: " here it's."

She said handing him the blue and white CCM most reluctantly. Though it went by unnoticed by him.

Hiro: " this was mine?"

Haruka: " if you say you want it..."

The woman took off her glasses and looked at her son.

Haruka: " but Hiro, are you sure about this?"

The man nodded.

Hiro: " I feel I can figure out a few things by doing this. Maybe playing LBX can refresh my memories."

Haruka had a pained look, seeing him smiling at the robot on the nightstand.

Haruka: " Hiro, as your mother, I will be always worried about you. But..."

After a tad of effort she managed to pull off a smile.

Haruka: " I will support you, no matter what path you will choose."

Hiro: " thanks."

As soon as he flipped open the screen, he blinked when he saw the blue owl symbol on it, but it quickly vanished away...


She came into the room, threw her bag at the other end and fell on the bed. She stared up the ceiling and her look softened.

Ran: " what... Should I do..."

Suddenly her CCM vibrated in her pocket. She reached for it and flipped it open, only to see a strange owl mark on the screen.

" Hanasaki Ran, will you follow your heart?"

A female voice asked as a 'yes' and ' no ' buttons flashed on her screen.

She was about to hit 'yes' when she recalled the whole incident with Hiro and the World Savers. She moved her finger to 'no' but actually hesitated. While she was still thinking, the owl symbol and the yes and no butons faded away, leaving her in confusion...


Daimon: " You're not going to visit him today?"

Her grandfather asked her when she came to the kitchen to prepare something for herself.

Ran: " I will go see him later."

The short old man stared at the back of his granddaughter for a a while.

Daimon: " Ran, follow me."

He gestured exiting the kitchen. Ran blinked twice but nevertheless followed after him. The old man led her to the training room. He walked to the end of the room while Ran was watching after his back with a bewildered look on the face.

Daimon: "Martial arts are all driven from the heart. First, you must know yourself. It's the core of the Hanasaki style for generation. Ran..."

He looked up at his granddaughter.

Daimon: " do you know yourself right now?"

Ran cocked her head to the side, more confused than before.

Ran: " what do you mean, of course I know myself."

Daimon: " then prove it, let me test your resolution."

He said taking a fighting position and waving at Ran to come at him.

The red head narrowed her eyes as she threw her jacket and and moved slowly to the side, her eyes locked on the older man's.

A few seconds passed before she ran off, attempting to attack. Daimon easily avoided her as she threw her kicks and punches.

Daimon: " weak!"

He soon shifted to attack and Ran tried to dodge, but she couldn't, and finally a ruthless kick to her torso made her slump on the ground.

Daimon: " dodging such onslaught was a piece of cake for you before, Ran!"

Ran: " it... It's because I lack training!"

Daimon: " you know that's not the truth!"

She snapped at his strict tone.

Daimon: " of all people, I'm the only one who knows how much you've loved LBXs and longed for them. I know it has been always something important for you. Yet now, you're trying to force yourself to leave them behind."

Ran clenched her fists.

Ran: " I made my choice."

Daimon: " a choice that your heart didn't approve of."

Ran: " and so what!"

She screamed out.

Ran: " after what happened with Hiro, I realized, our lives doesn't only belong to us. There are people who will suffer and cry if we get hurt. I don't want to feel the same way again... I don't want anyone to feel the same thing because of me..."

Daimon's harsh look Softened a tad.

Daimon: " you're such a gentle girl. Caring for everyone around you, you're really nice, Ran. But even though, our lives don't belong to others as well."

Ran looked up at him. The short man reached to his pocket and took out a certain pink robot, staring at its visors.

Daimon: " it's nice to think about our friends. But it won't be nice if they don't think about us as well. If you're living your entire life for others, then what does it mean to you? Ran, time will come when we all have to walk down our own paths. Even though, we want to see our friends cheering for us rather than dragging us back. If you want to battle again, then I will support you."

Ran: " but..."

His eyes went to the golden ones of his granddaughter.

Daimon: " that's right, I will be worried, I will be sad if something happened to you. Still, I have to support your choices, as long as I know they're really coming from your heart."

Ran looked down, only for the old man to place the familiar pink figure in front of her.

Daimon: " if you don't want to go back, and that's your true wish, then I have nothing to say for you. But if you're forcing yourself to stay away from the thing that you love, it will torture me, more than anything else."

Ran: " grandfather..."

Daimon smiled at her as he gentle slammed his fist in his chest.

Daimon: " it's from here. Just listen to your heart."

He said before leaving her with Minerva...


She was in the train, looking down at her Minerva.

Ran: " my grandfather gets sad when he sees me sad. Don't I feel the same thing for Hiro?"

Her mind drifted back to the moment he broke down, he cried and yelled at her to tell him the truth. It was then when she realized, that seeing him hurt like that, made her even sadder than when the news of his injury reached her.

As she was diving deep within her mind, suddenly the ground shook, sending everyone into panic.

The train stopped and the people in there wandered their eyes around, trying to figure out what was happening.

Ran looked through the window behind her and her eyes widened when she saw the poles of smoke coming up from one the buildings nearby.

Everyone got closer to the window to get to peek at what was happening.

" Could it be another attack?"

" There were some LBX attacks lately, right?"

" They said they had been delt with but..."...


Kazu manged to pull Ami away before the shattered glass would fall on them.

Pandora: " that was over the top! Trying to kill them!"

She faced off the two Bulds with their missile launchers on their shoulders. Two boys were standing a few feet away from them, their CCMs held up.

" We're only doing what our master asks for."

" Those buildings aren't needed anymore!"

Kazu: " why you! Achilles Deed!"

Achilles Deed: " right on it!"

Kazu: " Hissatsu Function!"

" Attack Function! Black Storm!"

Ami: " Pandora ! Hissatsu Function!"

" Attack Function! Souken Rangeki!"

They landed their attacks and both Bulds exploded.

The two boys CCMs send off sparks before they fell on the ground, completely unconscious.

Pandora: " again?"

Kazu: " same with the last time. Let's take them with us."...


From the shadow, a brunette girl could be seen approaching the tall building, her LBX on her shoulder while the CCM in her hand. A red familiar mark could be seen on the screen. Soon, words were written on top of it as a male artificial voice read them.

" Destroy. Hospital."

The girl stepped out of the shadow with duel eyes and a wide smirk.

" Yes. Leviathan."...


She didn't have the courage to meet him yet, not with all the mess in her mind. Picking a spot in the garden, she sat down looking at her LBX, unsure of what to do.

She couldn't deny it, much like everyone else of her friends, she too couldn't let go of LBXs. But she grew to understand the weight and responsibility that comes with her holding it.

Her eyes drifted to a bunch of kids playing LBX not too far from her and she smiled at them. She wished she could go back to being like them, playing LBXs without having to worry about her friends getting hurt because of them.

Her thoughts suddenly were cut when explosions erupted off all of a sudden.

Ran fell down as the ground underneath her feet shook and quickly rose her look up. She caught a Queen surrounded with a dark red aura flying up high in the middle of the garden. Just beneath it, a girl was standing with her CCM in hand, apparently in control of the Queen.

" Attack Function!"

The Queen launched her missiles again and most of the windows shattered as they were hit.

The kids outside panicked and started running away searching for a place to hide in.

Ran: " oi! What do you think you're doing!"

Despite her, Ran hurried to confront the player.

Queen pointed its gun at the red head and Ran barely manged to get back in time before she could get shot.

She quickly hid behind a wall while peeking at the girl that had a wide smirk. Her duel eyes glimmering in red for an instant.

" Those are Leviathan's orders. All those here should perish!"

Queen launched another attack and Ran balled on herself as the windows above her shattered to pieces and glass came thundering down. She looked up when she heard some kind of metal hitting the ground and she looked down to see Minerva which fell of her pocket, its eyes staring through the red head's.

Ran: " Minerva..."

She took it and peeked again at the scene. Missiles were sent flying everywhere. Kids fell on the ground, crying to their parents to save them, in the middle of all that, the girl was laughing like crazy.

A few adults attempted to stop the LBX using their own but they all failed.

Ran clenched her fist on Minerva.

Ran: " if I walk down the path of fighting again, it may cause sadness to all those close to me. My friends, my family..."

The crying of people as more glass broke over their heads made her panic and tears welled in her eyes.

Ran: " but I..."

Her CCM vibrated withing her pocket. She reached for it only to find the same symbol from before.

" Hanasaki Ran, will you follow your heart?"

Ran frowned slightly at the two buttons in front of her.

Ran: " I'm sorry..."

She looked down at her own LBX.

Ran: " I'm very sorry Minerva. For this whole time, I tried to keep my feelings locked, I tried to forget about the thing I love. Because of that, I ended up pushing you away. But..."

Her eyes flicked back to the owl mark.

Ran: " but I do love LBX! The truth is I can't quit it! I want to battle! I want to fight, for everyone! Even if it meant risking my whole life!"

" I will support you, Ran! No matter what!"

Ran: " there is no holding back anymore! This is my choice! What I really want! This is my heart's answer! I will fight again!"

She hit the 'yes' button.

" Chosen one who choose to fight, you shall receive a great power. Please, use it wisely."

The owl mark disappeared from the screen as Minerva's eyes shined.

Before Ran could move a muscle, Minerva Kai flew off her hand and shot down the missile that was heading towards her.

Minerva Kai: " then let us fight together."

Ran's eyes widened as the LBX turned back her head towards her.

Minerva Kai: " I will be fighting for you as well. I will support you."

Ran: " Minerva..."

Minerva: " I will take care of the Queen! You take the kids to safety!"

Ran nodded. The pink LBX flew off to the enemy while Ran headed towards the kids, carrying them inside the building.

Minerva: " stop there!"

She shot at the white and red LBX that was startled by her appearance.

" You can't defeat me!"

The girl spoke as she ordered her LBX to attack. Minerva manged to dodge Queen's attack easily. She tried to buy Ran as much time as possible to evacuate everyone from there.

" You are not running! Hissatsu Function!"

Queen was about to launch her missiles when Minerva shot her from the back, stopping her.

Ran came in just at that moment after evacuating everyone inside.

Ran: " Hissatsu Function!"

" Attack Function! Homura Kuzushi Kiwami!"

She formed a huge ball of red energy and jump through, gaining speed and power as she was covered by it and stroke the other LBX, making it explode.

The girl fainted as soon as her LBX was destroyed and her CCM send off sparks.

Ran went straight to her.

Ran: " oi! You! Are you alright!"

She shook the girl awake.

" Where? Where am I?"

Ran blinked twice while the younger girl rubbed her temple.

Ran: " wait! Don't you remember attacking the hospital and all the things you did?"

" I... Was having an LBX battle in the school when suddenly a voice whispered to me. I don't remember more."

Ran was beyond confused.

Suddenly there was another explosion, but coming from the inside this time. Flames rose up from the windows and smoke climbed up the sky.

Ran widened her eyes at that.

Ran: " Hiro!"...