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Authors note: Hey Xenosaga readers, I'm not sure if you're reading this or not…but I'm back. Time for more vacation goodness. I said I'd focus on the other's vacation as well, so get ready to dive…again.
CH.5: Vacation couldn't get any more exciting
Shion and KOS-MOS had done their shopping for the day and about midnight had traveled by hover taxi to Jin's book store. It was a small place, fit for a bachelor. No matter how many times she lectured him about marrying, he seemed to push her away. "I just don't get it…he's in his 30's and he has yet to even has a serious girlfriend. If he had a job that could last long…maybe he could do the same with his personal life."
"Shion…isn't life best to be settled by that individual? If what my memory banks are telling me, it seems that to seek a life mate…one must do so on their own time."
"KOS-MOS…that was so very unlike you," Shion never knew her vector defense friend had this knowledge about relationships. But who was she to lecture…she had only one serious relationship in her life…and that was Kevin Winnicot.
"Shion…is that your screech of a voice I hear ruining my peaceful meditating?" Jin rose from the ground and walked up to his sister. He gave a nod in KOS-MOS'S direction then made an effort to hug his sister.
"Oh Jin…I thought you would be in bed," Shion returned the hug, and then the two siblings parted just as quickly.
"I thought I would wait up for you," he smiled at her in the darkness then beckoned for them to follow him. As he walked he talked some more, "your friends have already went to bed. I suggest the same to you…KOS-MOS, do you mind keeping watch for the night?"
"I will do so with max efficiency Jin Uzuki," she said this then did an about face and activated her sensor alert.
"So Jin…how goes business?" Shion placed her hands to the small of her back as she went up the steps of the bookstore then proceeded to one of the bookcases.
"Oh…boring as usual," he replied as he scratched his head, "apparently people don't read as much as they used to," he chuckled at that, but stopped as Shion frowned. "Look Shion…you're here for vacation…I suggest you enjoy yourself-."
"And how long have you been on vacation? Look at you Jin…you're a mess. It even looks like you stopped shaving-!"
"Really Shion…I thought you would be a little nicer here," he glared at his younger sister then looked at his untidy desk. "It is my life…you of all people should know when to interfere…and when to back away. Why must we bicker over the little things? But I have forgotten my manners…for that I am-."
"No Jin…you don't need to apologize," Shion casted her green eyes over to him and they seemed to soften. "It's just…your 30 something years old…I thought you would be married by now…had some kids…instead you're running a bookstore and barely leave-."
"Shion…the life I live gives me little time for pleasure," he felt his defensiveness rising, clearly he had yet to tell her about Pellegri. The girl he had a serious love on, but things didn't work out. She was now with Margulis.
"Oh please…you use that excuse too much," she folded her arms underneath her chest and let out a hot sigh. She had hated her brother; he needed to live a little, though in truth, she wondered if this talk was aimed at her as well.
"Look Shion…we all live according to our philosophy. There are those that love and falter as it is crushed, others who won't give up on that love, for some even, they hide their pain away…and don't move on."
"I'm going to bed!" Shion glared at Jin then stormed into her room. She stood over the bed and began crying. She hurt, she needed to be loved, but no…Kevin was gone…it would just take longer then she expected to move on.
"Hey Jin…is Shion here?" chaos stood in the doorway of his room wearing a white sleeping robe. His eyes seemed to sparkle in the darkness; Jin chuckled realizing Shion's tantrum would probably have woken them all up.
"Yeah…but I advise everyone here…get some shut eye. Goodnight Shion…and chaos…try and hold off on the friendly talk till tomorrow." Jin bade goodnight to his friend then went to his desk. He picked up some bills and felt like throwing them in the lake…but with much restraint he began filling them out.
"Did KOS-MOS come as well?" Jin used his letter opening sword and pointed to the open door. chaos proceeded to the door and looked at the blue haired angel. She seemed so intent on her scanning…she clearly didn't see him standing there.
"My scanners indicate that there is an enemy right behind me," KOS-MOS formed three barreled guns in her hand and as she turned around her hands shook. chaos smiled as KOS-MOS froze. "My apologies chaos…I was merely alarmed by your sudden unannounced prescience."
"It's ok KOS-MOS," chaos leaned against the rail and looked up at the stars, the very twinkling made him feel he was walking among them. "So…did you have fun shopping?"
"I was merely helping MOMO choose adequate clothing for her formal evening with Jr." She walked up to the porch and gave the white haired male a look of curiosity. "My scanners told me you were asleep…why do you stand here now?"
"Oh…I…well, guess I wasn't tired after all," he smiled at her, but her lips remained in the same position. He left the rail then and stood near her. "KOS-MOS…what is your interpretation of love?"
"Love is a human emotion where two beings express fond feelings for the other," she recited it like it was a dictionary. She was a little baffled by the question; she titled her head to the side and stared at chaos with her red eyes.
"Human emotion…funny you should say that," chaos crossed his arms and walked a little farther onto the lawn. "There are not just humans out there that express this emotion KOS-MOS; there are aliens, life forms that need love to survive. Love is essential to humans, not because of just fondness, because of their need for the other, to protect them with their life. I find it rather interesting…ok KOS-MOS, what is a crush?"
"A crush is just a far away liking of one individual; if it were to evolve it would be called a liking of that one individual," she looked over at chaos and saw him staring at her.
"These are more then terms…these words are universal…their felt," he walked up to her and was mere inches away from her. She stared back, unblinking red eyes scanning his movements. "It comes from within…right here." He placed his hand on her chest where her heart would be.
"I have no emotion what so ever chaos," she looked down at the hand chaos had placed on her flesh, though in reality it was merely an outer shelling protecting the computer components below.
"Haven't you heard what I've said KOS-MOS? Love can be felt by anything, even things that don't breathe. If you care for a certain individual…you would be willing to do anything for them. I'm sure you've noticed Allen."
"Allen Ridgeley second in command of Vector Industries," she was still looking at chaos's hand, unsure what it meant. "He has a rather unhigh amount of heat coming from his body when around Shion Uzuki."
"That is how a person feels when they have strong feelings for a certain individual," chaos smiled. "Someday…it will all be clear, for now, it all is up to them." chaos was about to set off for bed…but decided to do something to represent what they had talked about. He stood to her side…then kissed her cheek gently before proceeding to bed. KOS-MOS stood still, the crickets in the blanket of night slow chirping their mating songs. Then KOS-MOS raised her hand and touched her cheek.
"Beats me…the only person at the controls was Gaignun," he lay on his side and looked at the Encephalon platform, "but Gaignun would never do something like this."
"I'm confused…you said Gaignun was the only one that was at the controls…if he didn't do it…who did?" She sat on the ground and had her legs to the side. Beside her Jr. was beginning to run out of answers.
"It couldn't be Gaignun…he would never screw up this badly and shut us in," he then laid on his back and looked at the stars. He had planned a perfect date with MOMO, now they were stuck in an Encephalon…and the worst part was his own suspicions were Gaignun.
"I'm sorry Jr.," MOMO looked down at her dress and seemed ready to cry, "I should've known. I'm a realian…we're supposed to know when danger occurs-."
"Hey MOMO…it's not your fault," he scooted closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. "I think this is Gaignun's way of getting me back 4 ruining his room." He laughed a bit and MOMO giggled. The two laughed for a bit, each feeling warmth in each other's prescience.
"I think this is a perfect first date," MOMO looked into Jr.'s blue eyes and melted in his sea. She looked away feeling herself loose all her control.
"Ah you're just saying that to make me feel better," he was looking away too, his cheeks burning bright red like his hair. She is so forgiving, he thought, so understanding…like Saukura. Dammit…think about MOMO…not her dead sister.
"Jr. if we can't get out of the Encephalon…how will we survive?" She again was looking at him, her golden eyes twinkling between loss and hope. She had him, but if the Gnosis were on the roads…and if it was just them…what would happen?
"We'll just look for another exit," he said grinning, "survival is keeping your hopes up…keeping your guard up…not to mention finding any means of an exit. I don't care if we have to blast a hole through this Encephalon…I will get you out of here MOMO."
"You know the right words to sooth the uneasy, thank you." She leaned forward and closed her eyes. Jr. stared in uneasiness as her lips came to his…then they locked. The kiss was nice and relaxing. He eased all his muscles and pulled her closer. Soon she was on top of him and the two were making out. He hungered for her lips.
"W-We should rest a bit," Jr. stopped kissing and seemed to see disappointment cloud her golden eyes. He was a little disappointed too, but he wanted to make sure some stuff was saved for dates later on. This wasn't the ideal place to make love.
"Ok Jr.," MOMO got off Jr. then turned away from him. Was it something I did? I'm sure both of us wanted this…but why did he hesitate? This is so confusing, she thought as she drifted off to sleep.
"Night MOMO," Jr. laid on his side and looked at the grass. It was a nice shade of green…but unfortunately he hadn't concentrated on it hard enough, so now his thoughts went back to MOMO. She is sweet, she is sexy, she is funny, what more can I ask for? She is no Sakura…Dammit, there I go again thinking about her. She only kissed me on the cheek once…MOMO and I nearly did it on the forest floor of the Encephalon. Maybe a goodnight's rest will ease my tiresome soul." Jr. closed his eyes and went to sleep.
"Well," Tony was kneeling beside a beaten up Allen and gave his Captain a half smile, "we found out about Shion's past, you thought Hammer was a four eyed Martian and gave him a right hook. Allen tried to punch me, but only succeeded in bringing out my drunken rage and I knocked him across the room. I believe the bartender said we owe him…a lot of money," Tony fell out of his chair and looked at the spinning room.
"Captain…no more bars for you," Hammer was getting to his feet unsteadily and was nursing his eye. His glasses were broke…so he was pretty much blind. Allen woke up and his breath smelt like bad liqueur. "Hey…the man of the hour finally woke up."
"Ouch…my head feels as heavy as KOS-MOS'S Encephalon pod does," he grabbed hold of a chair and rose to his feet. His hair was in his eyes and his vision, not as well.
"Well…I think our recovery alone is worth a return to the ship," Captain Matthews said, the groans in the room were enough to make a normal person squint their eyes.
"Shouldn't we check on Shion and the others first?" Allen agreed with Tony, Hammer merely looked at the blurry crew members of his. Captain Matthews finally agreed and together they set off to find them.
"So Jin…what do you plan on feeding your guests on this fine morning?" Shion was up and about and had her hair flowing down her shoulders. Her green eyes inquired as to their eating.
"Oh um…some toast and eggs, and um…some orange juice," he sped off into the kitchen and proceeded to prepare the meal. He had a job once as a cook, it only lasted a day because he burnt someone's order. Shion was the chef in their family, perhaps she would save him from the misery-.
"Jin…hungry people means the chef gets no time to think to himself," she poked her head into the kitchen and gave Jin a sisterly smile before going and setting up the only table.
"Status report: no enemies were detected at all during the night Shion," KOS-MOS had decided now was the opportune moment to relay the facts. She looked around the room, to Shion who stood a few inches away; it looked like she was searching for something…or someone.
"I have recharged my power circuits…good morning Shion," Ziggy opened the stylized slide door to his room and walked out. He looked around and wondered where chaos was. He knew that Jin was cooking, he had heard Shion complain, with no brake, and how his food tasted like it was burnt and had been run over several times.
"Ah, it sure seems like the night did its work on me…I feel ready to eat up something good," chaos stretched his arms and gave his friends a smile. KOS-MOS seemed radiant as usual; he wondered what her feelings were about last night. "Shion…aren't you cooking?"
"Sorry…that duty goes to my big brother today," she said that loud enough to make him squirm in his chef outfit. She knew he had one around…it wasn't that hard not to see it lying around.
"Shion…are you sure its wise letting Jin cook?" Ziggy caught on to the humorous dialogue and added his own two cents in. Jin in the kitchen heard all and was fuming over his eggs.
"It's ok…just whatever you do, avoid his eggs," chaos began chuckling and the others piped in as well, Ziggy smiled and KOS-MOS merely was lost in her thoughts.
"Damn eggs!" Jin flipped them and cracked the eggs sending yoke everywhere. He now knew why his jobs never lasted, he just didn't have the patience or reserve for them. After much struggle and try…he managed to get a plate full of breakfast to his guests. It seemed fine…but everyone was poking at his eggs. "Please eat the eggs…I'm sure they are fine-."
"Jin you need a pet," Shion said as she looked disgustedly at her eggs, "that way when you serve eggs you can give it to them and you would never know we didn't' eat them." She smiled and the others smiled as well. Jin sank his head into his food and wondered if now would be the time to quit his job. He had to bring it up…anytime…maybe in a little bit.
"Is that toast I smell?" Standing in the doorway was Captain Matthews, Hammer, Tony, and Allen; all of them seemed hungry enough to eat an antelope.
"Don't worry Jin," Shion rose from her chair and patted his shoulder, "I'll make the next round. So…how many will I be feeding?"
"I think I may have room for seconds," chaos held his plate, the stuff on his plate seemed rarely touched. Ziggy didn't eat much, but he never did, sadly, his smelling was still in place…and it did smell like road kill. KOS-MOS analyzed the food contents and brought out her weapons. Jin rose from his seat and reassured her it was ok. Everyone else was hungry.
"I guess I should've taken more cooking classes in college," Jin said ashamed. The next meal came on the way…and soon everyone was laughing and drinking to their heart's content.
"So…how was your guy's night Allen?" Shion stuffed some of her eggs into her mouth and looked at her friend.
"I can't remember half of it," Allen rubbed his temples and silently ate his food. Captain Matthews, Tony, and Hammer all seemed as silent; knowing full well they had prided into Shion's personal life.
"Oh…Allen talked about fishing," Hammer said seeming more like himself, though his black eye was still there causing a few to raise their eyebrows. "Oh you're wondering about the eye…well…while Allen was demonstrating…he hit my eye with his elbow."
"I did…well I'm sorry about that," Allen drank his orange juice and in the reflection of his juice he saw he too was sporting a black eye. "Hey Tony…why do I have a black eye?"
"Oh…er…you see the thing about that is…" Tony wished for anything to come up then…it was then that KOS-MOS excused herself from the table and left for the outside. Shion frowned and excused herself as she made her way out. Tony however still felt the questioning glares of the rest at the table. "Ok…we may have poked you around until you spilled your guts about Shion-."
"I-I did that…Jin-?" Jin seemed to wear a pained mask, chaos was looking to the door, Ziggy didn't seem pleased, and Allen looked like his eye was going to pop out.
"I'm afraid the truth had to come out sooner or later," Jin set his fork down and gave each and every member a serious look. "Shion is still traumatized about Kevin's death at the prototype. She won't move on…it is a double standard when she asks me to move on myself. We all must be there for Shion…especially you Allen-."
"You have no idea how hard it is to say those words Jin," Allen looked at his food sadly, "to be around her everyday…and hear all about Kevin…and what Kevin would do. She is happy in the past…I-I don't want to ruin her happiness. I don't want to be known as the man who spiked her very heart-."
"It is understandable Allen, I too feel like you." Jin rose from his chair and walked to his room. As he left the table he sat on his unkept bed, outside he saw Shion and KOS-MOS looking out at the city.
"KOS-MOS…why did you leave the table? It was very rude of you…not even to thank me for the food I made?" Shion's eyes blazed, angry that her android friend hadn't said thank you, she thought she was made better then that, but something seemed wrong.
"I am sorry Shion," she looked out at the road leading to the city, her red eyes lost in the traffic and confusion. "Last night chaos and I talked about love-."
"L-Love…that is a silly topic for chaos to bring up," she held herself then, that topic was once very familiar to her. "So…what did you say?"
"I defined love for him…I thought that was the most approachable way to the topic. We talked for a bit…then before he departed to sleep…he kissed my cheek."
"Oh KOS-MOS," she looked back into the bookstore and glared at chaos, chaos knew he was caught and began shuffling food into his mouth. "Did you slap him?"
"I saw no need for violence, the action was merely a demonstration of human affection for one another," KOS-MOS said this as if it were right off the page of some dictionary.
"A demonstration…well, that surely is one demonstration unlike chaos," Shion mused aloud. KOS-MOS was a bit lost, so Shion shook her head. "It's nothing to feel embarrassed about…I'm sure it was nothing," as Shion said this and made her way back inside…she wondered then about what KOS-MOS felt…and whether or not chaos had some purpose behind the kiss.
"Professor…I can do this fine by myself," Scott shouted back as he applied some adjustments to the blue E.S. arm. For years he had served as an Assistant to the old cranky man, smart beyond anyone's years, the only one that could rival that was the Dark Professor. "You know there is plenty of other E.S. that need repairs-."
"Assistant number 2…I am the veteran of such models, I can build these with my eyes closed. Besides that…you applied too much on the right side…now the arm won't be able to rise-."
"Professor…please leave me be and go check on the E.S. Dinah!" Scott never yelled like that before, but being under pressure from him, and the fact that the E.S. Asher belonged to the little master, just made things more complicated. Lowering his face shield he turned on the welding torch and began to work on the left side. With that on he didn't hear any yelp, no scream…not even the boots hitting the deck behind him.
"MY my, aren't we the busy beaver," the voice was rather soft, so as he turned off the torch and turned around, he met the cold purple eyes of a white haired male. He was taller then Scott…and much more built. "Sorry to interrupt such a difficult procedure, but I couldn't quite notice the sloppy job you did. This ship is supposed to have a medium sized crew…not even a security team to stop me. Did you know your front door was opened?"
"W-Who are you? And what did you do to the Professor?" As Scott scanned the hangar bay he noticed the Professor wasn't near the E.S. Dinah. He became worried and noticed the welding torch in his hand he grinned. Pulling down his face shield he began to torch the man. He heard writhing groans of pain and smiled, he had done his part of saving the Elsa. But the laughter that followed made him frown.
"Ooooh, that sure does hit the spot!" As Scott raised the shield he saw the man had a bleeding wound where his arm once was. But then out of horror he saw it begin to appear again, this guy was practically immortal! "Now as to your earlier questions, the name is Albedo. As for your precious old man…he happens to washing the face of the E.S. over there."
"P-Professor…hang on!" As Scott's eyes panned up they saw the old Professor hanging on for dear life on one of the E.S. Dinah's arms. Scott tapped a finger against Albedo and became mad. "You let him down this instant! He's harmless…just let him-."
"Oh please…I wouldn't be the villain if I gave in to your petty excuses," Albedo saw the torch Scott held and grinned. "You Professor is quite harmless now…but just a minute ago he tried to attack me with a wrench. And last time I checked…you weren't in any position to give me orders!" Albedo sent a tiny aura into the torch and with a back flip over the rail he landed on the deck. The torch burned Scott's hand searing his flesh and causing him to fall to his knees. However, as he did he lost footing near the stairs…and went rolling down the stairs.
"Argh…I don't know how much longer I can hold this," the Professor said as he looked at his sweaty hands. He then looked down wondering what would happen to Scott.
"That teaches you never to handle hot stuff without the proper gear," Albedo sneered, then he walked over to where Scott was, the man was on the floor holding a quite serious burn on his hand and he seemed in no condition to get up. "Now…I want information, if you don't do as I say…your Professor will meet his end on this here deck. It would be quite colorful, the rich red blood flowing out of his head, the eyes squished like jelly…oh what a wondrous sound too, and the yelling, then it ends with a few last gasps-."
"Y-You're a monster…" Scott rose to his feet, his hand was still burnt and he seemed to ache from the inside. His eye was bruised from the last step, and his legs were barely enough to keep him from falling down again.
"Trust me young one…you haven't seen the worst side of me yet, so hold onto that insult." Albedo was about to leave, then did a roundhouse kick sending Scott flying into some equipment. "I don't do much martial arts any more, but our dear dad wanted us to be ready for the world…to be ready for the war. Now…what is your decision?"
"Halt…you are an intruder aboard the class freighter the Elsa, under codes 45 and 46 you are to be thrown out the airlock where you will suffocate." Several of the ship's droids were coming towards Albedo, one went to go look at Scott's wounds.
"I'm to be thrown out an airlock? You robots must be duller then I first thought, which wasn't much from this one. You see, we are currently in parking; to throw me out now would just have me get dirty from the mud. Now, I have a better idea, why don't you turn your robotic hides the other way…and I'll forget you never graced this deck."
"Err…then you are breaking code, we are then required to eliminate you!" The robots began to charge at Albedo, he chuckled at the sight; Scott on the ground got into a sitting position and feared what would happen.
"You are persistent…but alas, it just won't do here!" Albedo summoned up an aura and as he held his palm out he emitted a wide range attack sending the robots into the air and crashing into the rails above. Albedo laughed at their misery, though he doubted they felt pain…maybe a few short circuits…but they could be fixed up. He made his way to Scott then let out another aura attack sending the robot into different parts of the hangar. "Ok…I'll talk," Scott spit out some blood and felt relief flood his system as the man named Albedo stopped before him. "Who are you looking for?"
"I just wanted information, how did you know I was…never mind. The person I'm looking for has red hair, has quite a lot of interest in little guns, and sports a jacket that could've killed him if someone stapled it down to the deck."
"You mean the little master…don't you?" Scott groaned as he felt the little pain rise up in his chest. One of his eyes was shut, so all he saw was a lopsided view of the man, his smile haunting him.
"So…he goes by many names huh? I made it simple on my enemies by going by one name; I mean who wants to live a lie anyway? The past is part of you, wish he'd at least get over that. But in a manner of speaking, where can I find the little master?"
"He went to Gaignun's Kukai's residence where a special Encephalon has been prepared for him and MOMO."
"So…he goes by the name Gaignun, typical of him. I wish everyone went by one name…one name that defines who you really are. As part of our deal-." Albedo snapped his fingers and watched as the old man took a fall. Scott held out his hands, the only thing he could do in his condition. Albedo decided to let the old man live, so he moved the scrap of robots over into a pile and watched as the old man hit the pile. "Ma Peche and Rubedo…oh this is going to be good…" With that he walked out of the hangar and disappeared.
"Professor…?" Scott rose unsteadily to his feet and as he limped over the old Professor he saw no movement. A single tear rolled down from the eye still open, and then he fell to his knees, which shot pain up him. This Albedo would pay…but by himself he was pudding under one blow. What was even worse was he had given away the little master's position…he was dead. "Oh Professor…I'm sorry I've been such a nuisance. From now on I will obey your commands…I won't question your judgment…oh please come back-."
"Assistant number 2…get me the hell off these robots!" Scott jumped in the air as the Professor awoke with fire in his eyes. He then wrapped his arms around him and began weeping. "Alright…I get you missed me…now…since my back has broken…go activate one of the E.S. and get me up."
"Me…fly an E.S.? Professor might we wait for the little master or someone else more skilled in that area-?"
"I am not going to be spending my only vacation stuck on a pile of robots…now you will do that…or I can replace you with that lady-."
"Fine…but since you're back…" Scott climbed up the E.S. Dinah and sat in the pilot's seat. He then flipped a few switches and suddenly the arm began descending. The Professor yelled and Scott used his good arm to push many buttons. Building the Erde Kaiser with the Professor was one thing, but this was a new thing entirely. He found the right button just as the hand was above the Professor's head. "Shall we try that again?"
"Let's go that way," as she said that she pointed down a dirt road path, but her face would not meet his. Jr. walked beside her as they walked down the path; it appeared both of them had a lot on their minds. Suddenly some gnosis appeared on the road and Jr. pulled out his makarov pistols and spun them around his fingers. MOMO wasted no time and let loose a double shot taking them down. "C'mon…we have no time to waste on these pests."
"But I was getting ready to tear them-." Jr. placed his guns back in his holsters and lowered his head as they continued down the path. He looked at her butt and wondered…he wondered about the night. "MOMO…you can't be mad at me forever!""Jr…last night was wonderful," she stopped for a bit and looked at her boots, "the kiss itself was magical…but you pulled away…not me. Maybe…we should not talk at all." She held her head high and fought the tears.
"MOMO no…not after all we've been through," he placed a hand on her shoulder and made his way so he was facing her. "We have fought gnosis, fought the jokes of our friends, have been separated and reunited. I love you MOMO-."
"I wish I could believe that," she proceeded along the dirt path and then stopped immediately in her tracks. Jr. thought she was reconsidering but they had come to a clearing with a house. Someone was sitting in the porch swing. As the figure ran down the path…it became clear who it was.
"Rubedo…I can't believe it's you!" The girl had brown hair and olive green eyes. She wore a white nightgown and as soon as she reached them she hugged Jr. "I knew you would return…my love."
"S-Sakura…love..?" He looked to the side to see MOMO placing her hands on her hips and giving him a cold stare. Either he was dreaming…or he was wishing he was. In any case…he was dead.
Authors note: This is by far my longest chapter yet. It covers both the vacationers on the Elsa, Jin entertaining his guests, and Jr. and MOMO'S predicament in the Encephalon. Trouble is going to be stirring, for all our vacationers. Hope this makes up for my long overdue update, and maybe this will get some reviews too. Chapter six...will be done soon...or started...
