The Siblings Falling Apart...


Jessica: " come again!"

The blonde exclaimed, her eyes shot as wide as she could open them.

Jennifer: " as we said, we're from the fut-"

Jessica: " no! The other thing! You're Ban and Jin's children!?"

Ryan scratched the back of his head uneasily as he gave his cousin a wary look.

Ryan: " I don't get why're they're hyped over that one detail."

Jennifer: " try and take a wild guess."

She sighed tiredly, having dealt with all kinds of questions the night before about her parents.

Touko: " not everyday you find out your friends have kids-"

Lilyan: " in the future!"

She promptly added, a shade of red visible on her face.

Touko : " right~ In the future~."

Seeing both Ryan and Jennifer getting overwhelmed by Jessica's profuse questions, Hiro decided to spare them.

Hiro: " Jessica-san, we didn't know you were coming back."

Jessica turned to him and blinked twice as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Jessica: " it's only natural, I mean, all of the bad guys have gathered here. I'm needed in Japan more than any other place in the world."

Touko uneasily gauged her friend. It seemed to get the blonde's attention as she turned to her with a rosen eyebrow.

Jessica: " is there something on my face?"

The pinkette was reluctant for a moment, nevertheless she asked in a rather hushed voice.

Touko: " I've been informed of what happened in Omega Dain. How is lieutenant Gelato?"

Jessica took in a deep breath and closed her eyes as if she was trying to control her emotions.

Jessica: " the doctors said his situation is stable for the time been, but it will take some time for him to fully recover."

Touko: " I see. I'm glad he is fine."

Jessica: " what about Garshield though?"

Touko: " despite the sever damage he received, the doctors said his condition is stable and is full awake by now. We've placed quite the tight security around him to make sure he is safe."

Jessica's head nodded approvingly. The last thing they would want is for the World Savers and Leviathan to endanger another life.

Mirai: " nevertheless, they're not holding back on the assault, although their objective had been fulfilled..."

She held her chin as she mulled over the situation. It's true that despite having all those affiliated with CIS taken down one way or another, the attacks around the world have yet to cease. A flash back at the things they had seen in store in Goliath made her uneasy.

Mirai : " ... Maybe Leviathan is truly aiming for world domination."

Hiro: " what do you mean, Nee-chan?"

Mirai bit on the tip of her finger restlessly at the conclusion she was coming to.

Mirai: " unlike Mizel, what Leviathan is aiming for is not fixing, rather... Destroying the whole world and rebuilding it from scratch."

" Eh!"

Aya: " destroy... Can he? I mean... It's the whole world we're talking about... If all nations glean like years ago..."

Mirai exhaled, she was the only one who had seen up close the war weapons Leviathan and the World Savers build. If they were deployed, the whole city will be demolished in no time. Not to mention they have yet to know what had terrified Kirito and Kousuke back then.

Mirai : " I won't put it past Leviathan. Mizel has tormented the world for a long time. And Leviathan is with no doubt capable of more than what Mizel can do."

Mizel: " thanks for the soar reminder, nee-san."

He pipped from his corner where he was working on something along William, not that they were eager to share it with the rest. In contrast to his words, he didn't seem the least bit affronted by Mirai's remark.

Hiro: " it's a thing of the past now. No one would dwel on it much."

Lillia: " as much as I want to believe your words,Hiro..."

She wore an unsure expression before questioning the boy.

Lillia: " what are you working on though?"

Mizel: " gathering your weakness so I can sell you off to Leviathan."

Everyone sweat dropped at that and William laughed awkwardly.

William: " Mizel, that kind of joke doesn't actually go well with your background."

Mizel: " whatever..."

Lillia: " should we really trust him..."

Aya: " well, after going this far..."

Mizel: " if I were you I would be more careful, I may stab you in the back."

William: " Mizel..."

Mirai scratched her cheek with an awkward laugh.

Mirai: " he seems to have fun teasing Lillia."

She said looking back at the woman who was glaring daggers at him while the green head was smirking smugly, enjoying himself...


" Attack Function: Hell Breaker!"

As the tip of the sword scuffed the ground surface, waves of energy rose up in a row as they aimed at the Killer Droid, breaking it appart in a blink.

Elie's eyes sparkled at the strength of the new unit, amazed by his abilities and even more, design.

Elie: " so this is Exceed whom everyone was talking about. I get why now. He is really awesome."

Beargguy: " and his power is ruthless. He just defeated the latest killer Droid with hardly any effort."

She looked back at the berserk LBXs heading her way and grinned defiantly.

Elie: " we can't lose to Onii-chan, Beargguy!"

However, before she even got the chance to make the tiniest move on her opponents, Exceed had already taken care of them in a flash. Leaving their remaining littered around the battlefield.

Elie puffed her cheek out as she reared her head towards her brother, annoyance figuring all over her face.

Elie: " I could have taken care of them on my own."

Ban's gaze was significant as he spoke up.

Ban: " no more pushing yourself. You should have stayed back in the first place."

Elie: " you're worrying too much."

Ban: " am I? Or are you taking things slightly?"

Her gaze leveled his and the tension in the air increased. Elie, exasperated and vexed, spin around and strolled off.

Jin's eyes followed after her for a moment before he turned around to his friend. Without even looking back, Ban knew the red eyes were fixing him with a quizzical look.

Ban: " her situation is getting worse by the time. It was in the spine of two weeks that she got two hear attacks. She shouldn't be pushing her body any longer."

Jin said nothing. He knew exactly how his friend felt, and nothing he could have said would have relieved or wiped the guilt and fear he was feeling then and there. Nothing at all...


As the enemies were defeated and the map wiped out of red dots, Muraku exhaled deeply. Fighting day and night had its toll on him and the others, and since the new Killer Droid's appearance, Ban, Jin, Arata and himself were present in every battlefield. He could count the hours he had slept during the last few days on one hand.

Despite that, there was another matter urging him. Right by his side stood the red head, completely silent and still, deep in thoughts and rather grim compared to his usual bright and energetic self.

It wasn't something hard to notice. Everyone realized something was off with Arata since the day they confronted Rikuya.

Gendou: " Ban-san and the others have already finished with their side."

Gendou stated, pulling both of them from their thoughts.

Gendou: " they're heading back, we should do the same."

With a short a nod, they all pulled back in the direction of Tiny Orbit...


They were all welcomed into the dining hall of Tiny Orbit by the scene of Jessica and the rest of the girls gathering around Jennifer, who seemed to be showing them something on her phone.

Asuka: " so cute~"

Jessica: " like father like son I guess. Even his look is the same as Jin's."

It took Jin all his might not to groan then and there having mostly figured what could it be they were squealing at. However, Jessica didn't try to read his nor Elie's expression as she turned to them with a wide grin.

Jessica: " yo Jin, Elie, did you know you guys have a younger son called Gin? And he's really well looking."

They, as a matter of fact, knew. It wasn't the first time Jennifer was forced to pull her family pictures for them.

Mirai: " I bet he is popular among girls. Give him a few years and he will be even more handsome."

Jessica: " he might give his dad a run for his money."

Jennifer was laughing awkwardly with a sweat drop as the girls kept throwing comments about her brother.

Ban gave the male standing next to him a sympathizing pat on the shoulder before another scene caught his attention.

Hiro: " seriously!"

The boy was the most hyped Ban ever saw him as he closed on to Ryan.

Hiro: " Ryan-san you're a fan of Senshiman too!"

Ran: " hold on, it's still airing in the Future?"

Her eyebrow quirked upwards at that, unable to imagine the anime managing to keep on that long seeing as it wasn't much famous even when it first aired.

Ryan: " it's, as a matter of fact. There was a reboot of it around the time I was a kid and it quickly went viral. I've even went to watch the original series after that."

Hiro: " a reboot!"

Lillia&Aya: " we would like to watch it!"

Ami sweat dropped while taking several feet away from the ecstatic trio.

Ami: " the Otakus are getting hyped over here..."

Kazu cackled loudly at their excitement.

Kazu: " it's many years in the future, you wouldn't be watching it soon."

The conversation carried on between all four of them, eventually Mirai would join in sometimes.

Jin: " Ban-kun's son... Is like that I see..."

Ban scratched his jaw and sweat dropped.

Odin: " he is really like another Hiro."

Lilyan: " but I think he ressembles Ban more."

He looked back at the blonde by his side and his eyebrow shot upwards.

Ban: " like me... How?..."

Lilyan shrugged as she watches the blond chatting away happily with the others.

Lilyan: " don't know... Just felt it."

She then tore her eyes from him to the girl on the other side.

Lilyan: " Jennifer on the other hand, she may seem cold and distant but she is energetic and friendly. She is easy to get along with, just like you, don't you think so, Elie-sa-"

She was surprised when she turned around but didn't find the brunette woman there.

Unicorn: " where did she go?"

Ban: " maybe she went to take a rest."

Zenon: " should we check on her?"

Jin: " I'll do."

Lilyan: " wait, Jin-san, You two needs to rest too."

She shifted her eyes between him and the brunette.

Lilyan: " maybe I should go."

It was then that Ban and Jin realized how tired they were. They had spent half the day running after Killer Droids and getting rid of them. However...

Jin: "... I think I should do this."

Ban: " alright, but if there was anything serious inform me."

He bobbed his head understandingly and left in the search of the brunette. Meanwhile, Muraku also realized Arata was no where around.

Hikaru: " he said he wanted some refreshment."

The blonde pointed back at the door through which the red head left.

Saurus: " maybe we should go and check on him too."

Gendou: " if he continued on like this he will hold us back."

Muraku nodded his head and he walked out along with Gendou...


The red head hunched over to pick up the can of soda he bought from the vending machine but as he stood up, he found both Gendou and Muraku standing by his side.

Gendou: " hope you won't mind chatting a tad."

Their gaze leveled for a moment before the blue eyed lad staggered back and slumped down on the bench next to the vending machine. That was their cue.

They closed on to him and waited for him to rearrange his thoughts.

Arata: " I've been thinking for the whole time... About what Rikuya said..."

Their eyes narrowed. It wasn't like they didn't mull over his words themselves but...

Arata: " I've thought back to our time in Kamui Daimon as well. I've been wondering if I'm really fit for standing along side you."

His hand clasped the soda can tightly it almost popped up.

Arata: " even back then I just kept missing things up and acting as I like, more than once defying Mito-sensei's orders and causing troubles. I never took the war thing seriously. Seeing Rikuya and hearing his words made me think, maybe I'm really acting like a kid and I need to grow up more."

Muraku drew a deep breath, folding his arms in front of him and closing his eyes so he can organize his points.

Muraku: " true, you're reckless, don't listen to others and forget about those standing behind you."

Gendou affirmed every point with a nod of his head and every statement transfixed Arata like a sharp dart.

Arata: " this is harsher than expected."

A bead of sweat dropped at the back of his head. However, Muraku's smile wasn't what he expected at all.

Muraku: " that's what makes you the kind and honest person you're."

Blue eyes blinked in confusion at those words. Gendou gave a smile too.

Gendou: " you may have been a pain to deal with back then, albeit I respected your way of living."

Muraku: " Arata, you were the only one who didn't indulge in the war game. While everyone treated each other as enemies, you were the only one who overlooked the difference of the virtual countries."

Gendou: " you were the first and only one who risked everything to save his enemy."

Muraku: " twice. Despite what everyone else may think, that's what makes you a human, Arata."

Gendou: " and that's something only you managed to keep under that kind of pressure."

Muraku: " I don't know about acting as a kid or having to grow up, but Arata, you're fine just the way you're."

Arata's eyes bounced in between the pair in front of him. Their eyes reflected nothing but seriousness at what they said. They really meant each word of it. For a moment, Arata's eyes glazed over before he slapped himself hard on booth jaws, stunning them for a moment.

Arata: " yosh! I'm all fired up again!"

He shot back on both feet, his fist held up.

Arata: " thank you two, I owe you."

Muraku: " what are you talking about."

Gendou: " just keep your head out of the clouds in the next fight. That will be enough."...


Finding her wasn't a problem. Jin found her outside the building within the small arbor nearby, drawing in her note book. If she ever felt afraid, alone or upset, Elie would pick a secluded place and start drawing, that's something he learned from her time in the hospital.

Even though, as he approached her this time, he found her pen hovering above a blank page, that could by no mean be a good sign. Elie would never be stuck unless she very, deeply, upset. Which seemed to be the case.

Jin: " mind if I sit there."

The girl snapped her head up and looked at the man by her side before giving a weak nod. Jin sat right beside her, looking far off in the horizon.

Jin: " want to talk about it?"

Elie: " I'm... Not sure..."

A few moments went by without any of them uttering a single world. The silence then was shuttered by a flattering of wings and flock of birds flew from the nearby trees and into the wide sky, swings and swervibg in unison. Only one little bird was out of the rythme, only one little bird was left flapping behind the rest, grappling to keep up.

Elie: " I know..."

Jin looked back at her as she mumbled and the girl's head hang low.

Elie: " I know better than anyone else that my time is running short. I know that. But..."

She clutched her notebook tightly the page crumbled within her fist.

Elie: " I don't want to let go yet. I've been struggling so long to keep up with all of you, even though all I can glimpse of you are your backs. I'm afraid that, the moment I take a break, I won't be able to see you anymore. I want to keep up, I want to run along you, not behind you. I can't stop just yet."

A few droplets of tears fell on the blank crumbled pages.

Elie: " I get that onii-chan is worried, I know that it's only because he cares but... I hate it..."

Her pen hand reached for her sweater and catched it on her heart's side as though she would be able to stifle her cries that way.

Elie: " I just want... To be able to be with him without him worrying about me. Just want him to talk and laugh with me without that hint of sadness and fear! Is it too much to ask for, to be able to talk with my family without feeling guilty! That's why... I want to be able to walk by your side, so no one should feel the need to look after me."

Jin gave her a moment to collect himself before speaking up.

Jin: " you shouldn't feel obliged to keep up with all of us, you could take it at your own pace, Elie."

He looked back up at the herd of birds flying above them. One of the larger birds slowed down and flew by the little one's side.

Jin: " and I will be there by your side in every step you take."

Elie looked up at him and opened her mouth but he cut her before she could voice any word.

Jin: " I'm not looking after you. We're just struggling through things, together, till the very end."

He said giving her a small smile.

Elie: " Jin..."

Jin: " just take a moment to stop and think about it, you're not the only one scared and feeling guilty. Ban-kun too has a lot to grapple with, not just that he's worried for your wellbeing."

Elie looked down at that, she had been focused too much on herself, thinking she was the reason everyone around her were having a hard time looking after her, that she hardly considered the possibility of her brother being as scared of losing her as she was of losing everyone else.

Elie: " maybe you have a point..."

The girl wiped away her tears and looked back at Jin with a gentle smile.

Elie: "thank you, Jin."

Jin returned her smile with a small one.

Jin: " anytime."

She took his hand and their fingers locked together.

Elie: " you'll be always by my side, not to look after me, but so we could help each other, right."

The man nodded and Elie leaned her head on his shoulder and smiled softly.

Elie: " really, thank you."


He walked down the corridor and took a right turn, the door opened as soon as he closed on and he saw the white haired male gazing down at the producing line beneath.

Knight: " they wiped them off I presume."

Without even looking back at the new comer, he knew who he was and for what reason he came there, he could guess that much.

Jinn: " unfortunately, it seems the Killer Gear can't do much than stalling them. We're tiring them through sheer number."

Knight exhaled at that. He felt disappointed that his own creation couldn't stand so much a chance.

Charis: " we only need to hold them back until we finish building our army."

Knight: " I don't know if we can continue like that. We should have finished off a while ago if it wasn't for the need to mass produce the Killer Gear."

He looked up at the screen overhead which had been projecting the procedure of assembling the black and golden colored Droid.

Jinn: " cheer up."

Knight's head snapped back at the green haired man on his side. He was smirking darkly as he looked even further at the shadowed part of the building on the other side of the glass.

Jinn: " we're almost done. And Leviathan found a solution to stall them further."

Knight's greenish purple eyes glinted in interest.

Knight: " what's Leviathan thinking of, I wonder."

The unanimous L mark was projected on all the screens around them, casting a red hue on the room.

Leviathan : " we just have to robe them of their strength, of their only way to fight back. Then they will be left defenceless."

Charis : " how do you intend to do so?"

Leviathan : " there is no need to elaborate. Just wait and see for yourself. We're entering the last phase of our plan."...