Spoilers for...everything?

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Hey, long time no see!

Um...yeah, enjoy...?

By the way, this episode is a slight mix with what if heroes had to walk all the way to where the party are whenever they call or switch them.

Could make it an indepentant episode next time...?

"And…We have to get over there to get the last container because we are out of bloody nopon coins?" Lanz grumbled.

"Well…Kinda?" Sena shrugged, looking up to Lanz who was also looking up.

"For spark's sake, Lanz, this is all because you wanted to get that level 20 on Fiona's class, dammit." Eunie's thorny half-tease struck Lanz.

"Oh come on! Are you telling me that I should run around the snuffin' battlefield with a puny flag?"

"Oh? Oh? 'Puny', is it? This is definitely going into Fiona's ears, Lan-Lan. And come on, you have the best compatibility with her class, and you're not dedicated enough to master it?"

"Well… Yeah, I have the best compatibility, but that doesn't mean that I like the healer role than the defender! Plus, you're always running around with Grey's guns! Weren't you a healer, mate?"

"To be exact I'm a medic 'gunner', thank you very much, and I…." As Eunie and Lanz's classical Kevesi bicker tried to reach its signs of going to the infinity scale, a hand dropped in between the two.

"You two, stop it. Like…when will you stop this madness? Homecoming?" Taion sighed, with his Mondo slowly floating around him.

"Come on, Taion! There's literally no harm done, you know. Plus, it's always fun to tease around Lanz. It's been a classic ever since colony 9. Innit, Noah?" Eunie chuckled, eyeing at Noah.

"…"

"Noah?"

"…" Noah seemed to be in some thought, with Mio idly standing next to him.

"Hear that, Noah?" Eunie repeated, her wings starting to twitch.

"Lanz wants something a bit meatier?" Noah finally answered.

"Oh, Queen's damn spleens, you weren't listening, weren't you?" Eunie sighed, with a half-exasperated laugh.

"Well… It's nothing new, isn't it? I've seen you two do that more than 90% of my life, and… Eunie? You…could have replaced the first few words with something else." Noah chuckled, looking behind Eunie's shoulders.

"About what? What did I say, Sena, love?" As Eunie tried to casually remember what she was saying just seconds ago, a very familiar, but still pretty unusual figure shadowed behind her.

"I've heard my people getting worried about my wings, feet, or even cheeks, but looks like you're more interested in something inside, Eunie." A feminine voice, with its typical firmness and grace echoed behind Eunie's back. It was no other than the first, and probably the only Queen of Keves, her majesty Queen Melia Antiqua.

"Oh! Uh…Melia? Um…Good day, innit?"

"Indeed, it is indeed a good day. Although I would have loved it more if there were less sand involved." Melia gracefully nodded, looking at Eunie as if she was her great great granddaughter, with uncontrollable antics.

"You hate sand? 'Cause it's course and rough and irritating? And it gets everywhere?" Mio, who had been silent for a while, spoke up, with sincere eyes but a playful smirk on her lips.

"Good guess, but no. I actually like it since I've grown near a vast sea. And I thought you would like sand, Mio?" Melia grinned, looking at Mio.

"How…how did you know?" Mio gasped, with a slight twitch on her ears and a little blush.

"Well… Let's say I'd seen many things from the Agnian Queen. And…do I need to elaborate?"

"Not…exactly…?"

"Good. And now, back to the main topic. Why did you call me here in the first place?" Melia inquired, her wings slightly getting lifted up.

"Finally! Now we're talking about that! Geez, took you 10 years." Sena sighed.

"10 years seems to be pretty short to be used in that sentence, but anyway. Yes. Can I know the reason? Noah?"

"Huh? Me?" Noah suddenly got startled by the unexpected inquiry.

"Weren't you the leader of this little group?"

"Leader? Nah, Eunie's the boss, not him!" Eunie smirked.

"Eunie, you and your obsession to that word…" Taion sighed.

"Uh…Well…I'm not the one who called you. Who called her, weren't we…just…walking around with Fiona just a minute ago?"

"Yeah, we were. And that's why Lanz could complain about her class because now she's gone!" Eunie tried to hold in her laugh.

"Eunie, you little muppet…"

"Oh! That's my word!"

"You're now copyrighting words?"

"Just…Ignore them. I called you, Melia. We…need some help reaching some high places. See that container over there?" Taion pointed upwards, where a container was placed on a very conveniently protruded out cliff.

"I see…But how about other people? Aren't there commanders who can reach higher places with ease? More than me? How about…like…hmm….Ino?"

"She's currently in the Cadensia region with her caravan." Taion answered.

"Segiri?"

"Nope. It'll take days to even come here."

"Then…how about… Hmm…Looks like there aren't very many options for flying…" Melia nodded, her hand on her chin.

"Yeah, and Eunie is pretty useless in this situation." Lanz smirked, looking down at the winged girl.

"Oh, why me, you gigantic muppet?"

"Queen's long kitty ears…" Sena sighed.

"Since when we Agnian used Queen references?" Mio said.

It was indeed true that Agnians didn't usually used references of their feline Queen unlike the Kevesi using references of their bird Queen, and it could be kinda confusing when Agnian said that.

But there were things that were more confusing to Noah in this situation.

It was their conversation. What in the actual world were they talking about? Yes, they needed nopon coins and there was a very conveniently placed container on the cliff. And there were no purple vines to climb on, so there were no way to go up there unless they find a secret way up. And it was natural for them to actually find the way up, not….like…fly up there. Heck, they even sent Fiona back home to Colony Mu, which was almost at the opposite side of this entire land of Aionios, just to call Melia here. And…fly? What the spark was even going on here? Like…what? And what did they mean by Eunie being useless in this situation. Why her?

And what most confused Noah was that he had no memory behind this situation. What was exactly going on before this situation?

Now, there was one thing.

Just…sit back and watch how this situation unravels.

"So, you want me to go get that container? Pretty unusual way to call a Queen, isn't it?" Melia chuckled.

"Well, you're the one who wanted us to treat you as an equal friend, innit?" Eunie smirked at her revered Queen.

"True, true. Well then, if you really want it… Watch and learn, Eunie. This is what our ancestors used to do." Melia said, as she flexed her arms, legs, and…neck? Why?

"An…En….An…ses…ters?" Sena tilted her head.

"A-n-c-e-s-t-o-r-s. Um…it's like…uh…if you have a baby, and that baby makes a baby, and the baby makes a baby and so on… You become an ancestor." Mio, the one who probably had the most information about things related to reproduction, kindly informed the small Agnian girl with burning hair.

"Oooh…. More babies, then?" Eunie, who always sticks her head in whenever she hears the word baby, glowed her eyes.

"Well…it doesn't actually work like that…." Mio lightly laughed at Eunie's comment.

"Done talking?" Melia interrupted.

"Oh! Yeah! Right! The container!" Sena lifted her head in realization.

"Took you ten years…" Lanz sighed.

"Looks like that's a universal expression around you! Anyway, be right back, okay?" Melia said, finishing stretching her body.

And Noah's anticipation grew.

'What is she actually going to do…?' As Noah's thoughts got deeper, his silence and focus level also got deeper. And in front of his eyes…

Something very unexpected happened.

Melia had wings. Yes. Eunie had those too. Noah was always curious about why they existed and how they even worked. Mio had cat ears, but they are ears. Lanz's skin was pretty unique, but it's just skin. Sena's hair burned, but… Yeah, that's kinda weird too. But wings? Why did they even exist anyway? They always made plumage go everywhere, and they even broke easily. It was impossible for Noah to actually count the number of times when Eunie had some casts around her wings. Why did they even exist…?

And now, Noah got the answer.

Melia's wings, slightly bigger than Eunie's started to move.

But not just gracefully move.

It…

Fluttered.

Like crazy!

And what was more crazy was…

Melia was now off the ground.

And not just off the ground.

She was just downright flying towards the top of the cliffs!

"Is this the container you want?" Melia asked from the top of the cliff.

"Yeah! That's it!" Sena jumped up and down.

"Should I open it here?" Melia said, still floating.

"Well, as her majesty wants to!" Lanz shrugged.

"If you say so…" Melia then smacked the container with her staff, making it reveal its contents. And…it was pretty underwhelming.

"So Lanz, what you needed was Nopon Coins, right?" Melia asked.

"Yeah, something wrong?"

"Well, do you like accessories?"

"Accessories? I have plenty of them though, why?"

"Hope you like those, because there are quite a lot of them! Without…nopon coins." Melia shrugged, dropping down some accessories down the cliff, herself also gently descending down.

"What? You gotta be kidding me!"

"So that's why I told you it's useless to go container hunting here! What did you expect from early areas, you donkey!" Eunie exclaimed.

"Oh come on! This is just unfair!" Lanz cursed.

"Um…why don't we actually just…do some battles…to…master the class? Isn't that more…" Sena tried to interrupt.

"But…I have two sparking level 9 class to master out here! The exchange doesn't work!"

"And what class are those?" Taion asked.

"Jewel Meister and…" Before actually Lanz could finish his sentence, Eunie barged in again.

"Jewel snuffin…. Masha's one, innit? Queen's holy small intestines, you literally don't fit in her outfit!" Eunie laughed.

"Yeah I know, but I've already rocked Fiona's clothes, didn't I?" Lanz smirked.

"And don't forget mine." Melia added as she gracefully came down to the ground. And the focus shifted to her now.

"Heh, defo! But anyway, Melia… Can you teach me how to actually pull that off? You know, that…flying thingy? I've always been kinda jealous of that whenever you did that." Eunie said, getting closer to Melia.

'She did that on a daily basis?' Noah's confusion multiplied.

"As I always said and the ancestors said, you use your wings with agility and grace. Did you do that wing workout I mentioned a week ago?" Melia smiled to Eunie.

"Oh…that… I tried it once and I have this wing cramps for days after that! How do you even do that?" Eunie complained.

"That's what our ancestors did eons ago! You see, I had a sister who could do it pretty flawlessly, you know. Although she had bigger wings than me, but that's for later." Melia said, with a slight nostalgia.

"Oh, you have a cister?" Sena asked, her eyes glowing.

"Sena…It's…sister…" Mio whispered.

"Yes, Sena. But…my family tree is quite complicated, so I'll tell you later." Melia smiled warmly to Sena.

And while the five of the Ouroboros were having a light talk with the Queen, a thud came from the corner.

It was Noah, with his eyes rolled back of his head, unconscious and extremely confused.

'What the spark is actually happening….?'

"Noah! Mate, you okay there?" Lanz knelt down to his best mate.

"Noah! Wake up!" Sena clung to the ponytail boy in extreme confusion.

"Where did I put my flute….?" Mio whispered.

"You're joking, right?" Taion facepalmed.

"Queen's tits…. Noah, you muppet, what the spark's wrong?" Eunie exclaimed, again forgetting that Melia was standing next to her.

'And now I have a girl who's probably more than 1000 years younger than me referencing my breasts. Great. The perks of royalty….' Melia sighed.

Yes, the Ouroboros had a ponytail boy twitching on the ground, a big machina boy with unique clothing tastes, a high entia girl who was constantly interested in her body parts, a catgirl who tried to send her lover off, a small girl with burning hair who always gets spellings wrong, and a Taion.

But indeed,

It was always fun to have them as company.

(Omake)

(City. A certain bedroom)

"Aaagh! Melia! Eunie!" Noah, with sweat all over his body, jolted up from the bed, no clothes covering his body.

Waking up a certain catgirl sleeping next to him.

Who also had no clothes covering up her body.

"What's the matter, Noah? Waking up in the middle of the night after…having a good time, shouting out Melia and Eunie's name?" Mio, despite being quite drowsy, formed very coherent words to the confused man next to her.

"Uh…I…Um…" Noah startled.

'What was…that? A dream? Like…Melia was flying? That wings…What the spark was happening…? I'm literally so confused right now…?'

"Hey, Noah, eyes here. What were you thinking in your dreams, huh? Had a good time with your winged companions too, eh?" Mio said, climbing up towards Noah, her eyes making a questionable sight.

"Um…well…they did appear in my dreams…?" Noah muttered.

"Oh come on, was I in it too?" Mio asked, her core crystal glowing.

"Uh…yeah. But you were pretty quiet along the way though…."

"Hmmm…. Okay, I'll let it slide this time since I was in it. But make sure to make me more active next time, okay? Or…only featuring me…?" Mio smirked.

"I'll…I'll try?" Noah shrugged.

"Or how about…having one more round before we go to sleep again…? Hmm? That would probably stir your dream up… Plus, I'm pretty awake now… Because of you, silly."

"Wait, wait, wait, Mio…?"

"No 'No's, Noah. Only 'Ah's. Holy sparks, that was bad… Anyway, the world's ending soon, remember? We don't have enough time till everything resets." Mio said, with a tang of melancholy in her voice.

"It's…true. Yeah. Although that was a very bad pun attempt… Kinda like a dad joke?"

"Oh shut up, you. Just because you inherited N's memory doesn't mean you can judge me in kind of…city-civilization…? Way." Mio said, lightly smacking Noah.

"I couldn't help it, sorry, sorry. Then, since I'm awake because…witnessing some shocking things in my dreams… I'll accept your proposal. And I'll make you only want 'Me', and only make you make 'Oh' sounds. Get it?" Noah said with a smirk.

"….."

"…what?"

"Seriously?"

"…"

"…."

"Let's just get it started, deal?"

"Deal. Now start doing your job, my man. Are you going to take 10 years?" Mio said, with a mock innocent face.

'That phrase was kinda familiar….'

Maybe this was a dream too?

Probably.

But not until Origin does it job.

Once again, long time no see!

I'll end this swiftly after giving some backstories during the period I didn't write.

Life's been very busy after I entered university. Like...goddamn I'm still just a freshman! Chill, KU! Assignments! Things that I don't even understand! Yeah, peak university life.

And during that, I didn't have much time to...actually xenoblade or write or even play some games, so...yeah, no writing during it. I didn't even write my main fic, and...I actually considered just dropping it.

But I'm here!

Yay...?

Anyway, enough of that. It's 2:20AM, and my words are getting sloppy. Sorry if this was difficult...? to read.

And now...

Thank you for reading, and see you next time!

Maybe!

Bye!

P.S. Remember I had my discord account on the end of the fic(For Ao3)? That account got hacked. From one of the readers. Curse you till the end of your goddamn life. I hope you die a very painful death. It didn't really impact me since I didn't do anything big with discord, but it was truly snuffed up. God, thinking about that moment gives me creeps.

Secure your accounts and don't click random links!

Especially when you're tired or sick. I was both when it happened.

Now...

Bye! For real!