To Kamui Island...
Asuka : " this is..."
The can that she was holding slid down her hand slowly before it fell to the ground. She and everyone else never noticed it as they all had their eyes glued to the screen.
Ami clapped her hands to her mouth to prevent a scream from escaping. She finally managed to calm down and untie her tongue to speak.
Ami: " this is horrible..."
Hiro: " all around the world..."
The photos were shown destroyed buildings, burned cars and even dead bodies thrown in the corners between the shadows.
Takuya: " not all of the cities that had been attacked around the world managed to make it."
Yuuki: " with this, Tokio City is considered lucky."
Lucifer: " the causes?"
Takuya: " rampaging of infected LBXs. It seems we're the only ones who manged to get through that."
Zenon: " right, with Kirito and Eva's program."
Kirito: " you should be thankful."
Rina: " some cities managed to somehow withstand the case, mostly depending on military."
Jin: " what about country A?"
Takuya: " we couldn't contact them. It seems not only Tokio City was cut off. Most of the the cities that were attacked were cut off as well. Some managed to get the communication back, while others are still struggling, so they resorted to send their messagers to their closest neighbors, asking for help."
Hiro: " what about Paris?"
Rina: " it's of the few places that managed to somehow contain the situation."
Takuya: " they used heavy weapons after all."
Twilight: " never miss with them."
Takuya: " anyway, here comes our role."
Ran: " our role?"
Sakura appeared on the screen.
Sakura: " we're the first ones to create a vaccine for the virus thanks to Otacross-san."
Kirito: " ahm! That man couldn't have done anything without the data we provided."
Sakura: " anyway, the vaccine is working very well. So we have to deliver it to the rest of the world so they can face off this crisis."
Hiro: " it will be eas-"
Kousuke: " it won't."
Everyone looked at the blond.
Kousuke: " you saw it right. Whoever the main mind is, it's keeping a close eye on us. As soon as you depart to deliver the vaccine, it will make things even worse."
Eva frowned at that.
Evangeline : " right, we can't neglect that fact."
Hiro: " then what! Stand here while people are in danger out there?!"
Lucifer : " he said it won't be easy, not impossible."
Kousuke: " we've been given a power that can put those infected LBXs to shame. We have to use it to open our way through. No matter what the sacrifices may be."
He stood up and focused his eyes on both the blunette man and the black and white haired one.
Kousuke: " sometimes you can't avoid losses. I'm telling you it won't be easy because you may get through losses once again. But this time, you're not allowed to go back."
Jin narrowed his eyes while Hiro took a confident step forward.
Hiro: " we know that."
Everyone turned to him.
Hiro: " there is no fight where you can't expect to be hurt. You can't enter an LBX battle if you don't expect your LBX to get damaged. But... You know... If you worry for your LBX, you won't have fun and you will never be able to win. So you always have to do what you ought to do, regardless of anything. "
Arata: " Hiro-san..."
Kousuke smirked.
Kousuke: " what a beautiful way to say you're not afraid at all."
Hiro: " of course I'm not. Because the thing that terrifies me the most is losing my friends and family without being able to do anything."
Ran let out a small smile.
Ran: " a heroic speech, like usual."
Hiro smiled sheepishly at that.
Kousuke: " very well then, I hope everyone are ready like you."
He was met with determined looks.
Evangeline : " does this answer you, Kousuke?"
She gave him a meaningful look and he shrugged, still smirking.
Kousuke: " I'll guess it will do the job."
Kirito: " anyway, about delivering the vaccine?"
Takuya: " well, you will be moving in a group. We have to gather our strong members so they can stand a chance against a large attack."
Ami: " so most of us will be going?"
Takuya nodded.
Takuya: " your first destination will be Kamui island."
Arata: " Kamui island!"
Arata then started to worry. Does this mean his friends back at Kamui Daimon are in danger?
Takuya: " fortunately, the attacks weren't focusing on the town this time. Other than that, it seems they have a very different purpose in there. Their main target is the second world."
Arata: " wait! Weren't the second world destroyed in the last fight with Seredy?"
Jin: " yeah but it was rebuild again with the help of all LBXs companies around the world. But the question now being why would they target it?"
Takuya: " the reason is still unknown. Still, they're asking for help."
Hiro: " then we will go! We will lend them a hand!"
Everyone else nodded.
Kazu: " what are we waiting for then?"
Lucifer: " for you to grow wings so you can fly there. Of course you have to decide on how to get there first!"
Arata: " the ship?"
Lucifer: " pretty obvious and it will be easily targeted."
Ami: " may I suggest using Eclipse?"
Rina: " right, since it's rebuilt again, they can go with it."
Takuya had to agree.
Takuya: " well then, I will contact Yagami."...
Yagami: " ok, I understand. Alright then. I will be there tomorrow morning to pick them... No don't worry, there is no bother at all."
He ended the call and turned back to the prime minister. Zaizen had just recently regained his position as a prime minister after Tougou passed away.
Zaizen: " so..."
Yagami: " they're heading to Kamui island, their first destination will be there to help them out."
Zaizen: " I see, then you will be taking them with eclipse."
Yagami: " right."
Zaizen: " they can use your help after all."
Someone knocked on the door before it was pushed open, letting in a young lady with shoulder length pinkish hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a blue and white hat on top of her head and she was smiling widely.
" Good afternoon, Yagami-san, Papa!"
Zaizen: " Touko!"
Touko walked over to her father's desk, leaning back on its ledge.
Touko: " since we've finished early at the University today I thought I would pass by."
Zaizen: " I see, how are you doing with your studies?"
Touko: " you don't usually ask?"
She faked a shocked face.
Zaizen: " well, I've been very busy the few last months so I left you on your own, I'm worried."
Touko: " I'm an adult, Papa, quite treating me like a kid."
She rolled her eyes in exasperation, earning a chuckle from the navy blue haired man.
Zaizen: " sorry."
Yagami: " if you allow me."
The auburn head cut in.
Zaizen: " right, you have to get eclipse ready. You can go if you want."
Touko: " eclipse! Are you going somewhere?"
Yagami: " just to Kamui island. There are a few problems there."
" Infected LBXs again."
A pink Queen with golden lines flew off the pinkette's bag.
Yagami: " yeah. Seems Kamui Daimon's having some troubles dealing with them."
Touko: " sounds interesting! Can I go, Papa!"
He was surprised at the ecstatic shimmer of her eyes.
Zaizen: " Touko, you didn't know of the existence of LBX until recently. You hardly know how to maneuver your own LBX."
Touko: " come on, I'm a strong soccer player though. I can easily defend myself if something is to happen."
Queen: " plus, I will be with her. She doesn't have to control me all the time."
Zaizen sighed as he looked up at Yagami for advise.
Touko: " don't look at Yagami-san! Papa!"
She flung her head in front of him, blocking the sight of the auburn man.
Zaizen: " alright. But you know the situation is so dangerous."
Touko: " I know. But I'm tough as well. I took care of a few of those Infected LBXs, remember."
Zaizen: " right, the ones that started rampaging at the stadium a week ago."
Yagami: " wouldn't you mind me asking how you actually got an LBX at the first place? A month earlier, you didn't even know what it does mean."
Touko: " I suddenly found Queen in my bag along with the CCM after my soccer training. I thought someone mistook my bag for theirs but everyone said it didn't belong to them. So I ended up keeping it and actually trying to learn about it until this mess happened."
Queen: " but you're pretty good at handling those LBXs."
The LBX complimented.
Touko: " I'm the leader of the SP Fixers after all, I dealt with dangerous things before."
She said proudly before he look went to her father.
Touko: " so, am I allowed to go? I'm really dying to meet people who went through the same experience like me."
Zaizen sighed.
Zaizen: " ok, under the condition you will both take care."
Touko: " yosh! Did you hear that Queen! We're off for a trip!"
Queen: " it will be fun!"
Touko: " let's get our bags prepared."
She said leaving the office with her LBX flying by her side.
Zaizen: " did she hear me telling her it is a dangerous fight?"...
The next day...
Takuya drove them with his car to the meeting point, where eclipse was kept by the government.
Kazu: " it's been a while since we went on eclipse."
Achilles Deed: " right."
Pandora: " wait, where are Gouda and Asuka?"
Minerva: " Kousuke and Yuuta aren't here as well."
Zenon: " they said they won't be going."
Hiro: " why?"
Evangeline: " Kousuke said he has far more important things to do."
Sendou: " Gouda said he will be helping the Kitajimas along with Asuka."
Kazu: " right, they're moving back the shop to Tokio Sia."
Ran: " as for Yuuta, he still has school to attend, unlike most of us?"
Jin: " well, we can't have all our members leave the city right now in case of another attack."
The car halted finally and everyone got out, Yagami was there to welcome them while his followers were preparing Eclipse for the flight.
Yagami: " everyone, it's been a while. I'm glad to see you all sound and safe."
Hiro: " we're glad to see you again, Yagami-san!"
Yagami: " I know of what you had done this whole time, once again you put us to shame as you dash towards the battle."
Kirito: " you can't expect us to stay still right?"
Yagami: " I expected that answer. My followers and I had surely received the vaccine program. We will be assisting you. Plus, I've brought someone who can help."
Fenrir: " someone who can help?"
They looked past the auburn haired man as he looked back, only to see a pinkette young woman heading towards them with her Queen flying by her side.
Touko: " so you're the rescue team Papa was talking about. I'm Zaizen Touko, and this is Queen. Hope you won't mind having us for this trip."
She had a confident air all over her face.
Queen: " hope I will be up to your expectations."
She said bowing.
Jin: " someone else with a talking LBX."
Hiro: " yes! Another friend!"
Ran: " they just keep on appearing one after the other. Just how many there are in Tokio City?"
Zenon: " well, I think enough to manage to protect it."
Yagami: " alright. Shall we go now. We have to reach there before war time starts."
Everyone nodded as they made their way to the jet...
Kamui Daimon Academy...
The black haired boy had his eyes fixed on the sky as he was wondering deep in his thoughts.
" Muraku! Oi Muraku!"
He snapped as he turned his head back to the purple head girl next to him.
Vanessa : " are you alright? I've been calling you for almost an hour."
Muraku: " sorry."
Mikhail : " what were you thinking of?"
His head popped from behind vanessa. Muraku narrowed his eyes slightly.
Muraku: " the strange things in the Second World."
Haruki, a black haired boy with green eyes who was sitting not too far from them interjected.
Haruki: " the fact that our LBXs got out of control, and..."
Hikaru: " D Ezeldee..."
The blond and blue eyed kid muttered.
A brunette girl with light green eyes that had her hair tied into buns turned to them.
Yuno: " we thought D Ezeldee was destroyed..."
Rinko: " but it actually showed up in the second world."
The dark black haired girl spoke up. The green haired boy next to her nodded.
Sakuya: " most of, it was destroyed, it couldn't have been able to move. How did it?"
Kageto, a crimson haired boy decide to interject.
Kageto: " even after we retrieved it, we couldn't find an answer to that."
Bunta: " what worries me is that there may be another rampaging of LBXs during today's war time."
The boy with black hair and glasses spoke.
Haruki: " more people are dropping of the school. They don't want to risk anything."
Yuno: " and just when I thought we can rebuild their trust in the Second World. I can't blame them though. What if another danger is lurking around us?"
She heaved a sigh. Seeing the class down, mostly recalling the World Savers' incident, Muraku stood up.
Muraku: " we can't allow this to happen."
Everyone looked at him.
Muraku: " to protect the Second World's peace is our priority. We can't let it be used again. We have to protect this place, for when our friends will come back."
His words managed to change the air of the room as they nodded among each other in agreement.
Catherine : " right, we have to protect it for Hanako."
Rinko: " for Gendou-san."
Tadashi: " for Kaito."
Bunta: " for Rikuya and the others."
Kageto: " for Wataru."
Haruki: " and for Arata! Everyone! This is our beloved school, our beloved Second World, our beloved playground! We're not letting anyone harm it!"
" Right!"
Sakuya: " we the mechanics will be trying to do something about the rampaging and the sudden lose of control."
Hikaru: " we will leave it to you then."
The crimson head rose his eyes at clock.
Kageto: " it's about time, we should get going."
Haruki: " right."
They all stood up and walked out.
Yuno: " I'm not losing to you today, Rinko."
Rinko giggled at her fired up eyes.
Rinko: " well, good luck then. I'm not holding back."
As she walked past the purple head that was still looking down at her phone, Yuno turned back to her with a blink. She patted her shoulder gently.
Yuno: " Kiyoka, are you alright?"
Kiyoka looked up at her and sighed.
Kiyoka: " nothing. Just rewatching some of the videos of the rampaging. I will catch up with you later. Go ahead."
Yuno: " alright."
She said as she followed everyone out. Kiyoka pulled up a picture of the rogue LBX from the previous day and a picture of another that was recently send to her.
Kiyoka: " it's the same."...
Nightmare: " what are you doing?"
He asked when he noticed his partner didn't leave his CCM since they got on the jet.
Sendou: " none of your business."
Nightmare: " as cold as ever."
He sighed.
Touko: "... and before I knew it a bright light broke out of the screen and a bird appeared, asking me if I want to keep doing the thing I love? Then when I answered with yes, Queen came to life!"
Queen: " then we finished the LBXs in the stadium."
Touko: " too bad they didn't continue the game though."
She sighed desperately.
Ran: " you never played LBX before but you still got through that really easily! Awesome!"
Hiro: " I'm sure you can be one of the top players in the world."
Touko: " maybe, but I still prefer soccer."
She said taking out a soccer ball of her back and juggling it with ease. Hiro kept his wide amused eyes on her.
Mano: " we're almost there!"
She voiced out as they were approaching the island. Everyone walked to the bridge so they can see the island in front of them.
Kazu: " it's been a while."
Hiro: " glad to be able to come here again."
Ami: " we're not here to play like the last time."
She reminded, although she didn't have to.
Sendou: " we know. We have a job to get done here."...
Sakuya pulled the file in front of him one last time before the war time started.
Sakuya: " I'm almost done. I can finish within today if there is no interfering."
His eyes narrowed as he recalled how the file popped up on his screen when he was revising the blueprints of Dot-Blastriser as soon as he got back from their fight against the World Savers.
There was one phrase that got his attention when he first opened the file.
" This is will be the light that will lead humanity to the future. I entrust you with it, Hosono Sakuya."
He didn't find anything about the sender and he couldn't track any traces to know from where it came. But one thing he was sure of, that file did actually hold an interesting feature.
" It's now the scheduled time. The Second World will now activate."
He snapped back to reality and closed the file before turning to the craft carrier and placing it in its place, ready to launch...
