Post-War 4: Clueless Crew

GKND H.Q.

"Gourmerry, this is called Silver Berry Pie." Jasminka said sweetly as she presented a pie of silver berries to the Foodborn. "The berries come from Silver River. Normally, the berries appear black, but my friend, Sucy filtered all the poison out to make them super yummy, so now they're shiny and silver! I would like you to have it."

"Gourmerry?" repeated the Newborn. She took a bite of the pie, and her expression lit up. "Gourmerry!"

"I think she likes it!" Skaios beamed. "Let me have a bite!" His mouth opened wide to chomp the pie.

"No, Skaios!" Midna cupped a Hair Hand over his mouth. "Take small bites so we all get an equal share."

"Oh, fine…" Skaios took a small bite. "Mmm, that is good! Midna, you gotta try-"

CHOMP! Gourmerry ate the rest of the pie in one bite. "Gourmerry."

"HEY! Midna, she took a big bite!!"

"Gourmerry! No!" Midna scolded. "We share our food! We don't hog it all to ourselves!"

"Gourmerry…" The child bowed her head in sadness. "Gour…" She then lit up and pointed at her mouth.

"You're STILL hungry??" Skaios asked in surprise. "Man, I thought I had a big appetite! How much more do you want?!"

"If she was born from Linlin blood, it's possible she'll always be hungry." Midna assumed. "And given that Linlins go on a rampage if they get too hungry, I can't imagine how much destruction a Firstborn would cause in that scenario."

"Yeah, that's what I was afraid of." Rawberry replied, petting the child's head. "That's why we need to keep her confined to this room and keep her as fed as possible."

"Don't worry, little sweetie." Jasminka cooed. "Since I'm not hungry anymore, I'll cook you all my spare rations!"

The room they were in resembled a children's playroom, but it was sealed in a "God Containment Chamber." It was specially designed to electrify anything whose chi levels rose to dramatic levels, specially designed to contain and restrain the Newborn. Sector LN observed them from behind the safety window. "That thing was inside Jasminka all this time?" Amanda asked, still bandaged from her encounter with Cap'n Crunch.

"There was a Firstborn right under our noses." Lotte said. "Pretty amazing…"

"You think that means Jasminka is her Guardian?" Akko asked.

"This was part of Riddler's prophecy, in fact. He said one of the Newborn had everlasting lust, and a chef would rise to the challenge. I guess Jasminka is a cook, but…"

"Yosafire, don't squat too much." They looked to the entrance of the lobby, seeing Yosafire and Froze carrying a giant roasted turkey in. "I thought you were stronger than this."

"You're the one who wanted a super-heavy turkey! And you're using magic to carry it, so you can't complain!"

"Even with magic, this is still a heavy species. That's why I'm hoping it'll fill Gourmerry's belly for a while."

"Let's move out of the way, let them through." Diana told her teammates.

"Here comes the Parfait Cookie!" A gem-haired person ran in with a huge cookie with different fruits.

"Phos, watch where you're goi-" called one of their friends.

"DWAAAAAHH!" Phos crashed into Froze and Yosaf, causing them to hurl the giant turkey in the air.

Akko's eyes widened, her body eclipsed by the turkey. "Uh-oh."

The little witch was squashed flat! "AAAAH!" Yosafire screamed. "Don't worry, I'll get it off!" She smashed herself against the turkey, pouring full power into pushing it off, Lotte and Sucy dodging before they were squished.

"Huh?" Phos looked at that spot with confusion: "She's gone!" All that remained in place of Akko was a turtle, which Phos proceeded to pick up. "I wonder what this is?"

Akko-Turtle's head poked out, "Why don't you watch where you're going?!"

"Whoa! A talking turtle!" Yosafire gaped.

"Would this make a good meal?" Phos asked.

In response to that, Akko poofed back to normal and KICKED Phos away. "I'll make a meal outta you first!"

"Phos, what happened?" asked another person with neon gem hair. Like Phos, they had white skin, a slender physique, and a tuxedo. "Oh, you dropped the cookie!"

"Relax, Dia, Froze can just patch it up with her magic." replied Phos, their hair short and mint-green.

"Even so, Gourmerry already ate a dessert." Froze said. "We have to give her a more varied diet."

"She'll take a while to finish this Two-Ton Turkey!" Yosaf bragged. "It gets heavier the more it's cooked, and it was specially cooked by me!"

"Did someone say 'turkey'?" Skaios peeped out.

"Gourmerry!" His little sister flew out and planted her mouth onto the turkey. She bit it as easily as a cookie, quickly eating the whole thing in three seconds.

"It took hours to cook that thing… and she eats it that fast." Yosaf cried.

"That's the sad thing about food." Froze replied.

"Hm?" It was only then Yosaf realized Akko was in the room… as was Phos, picking herself off the floor. "OHH! Akko, this is perfect! This is Phos, the girl I told you about at the Lunch Break!"

"Phos?" Akko looked upon the gem-headed person curiously.

"Huh?" Phos rose to full height, looking Akko in the eye. Both leaned forward and around each other in mirroring fashion. They looked up and down their skinny builds. Akko took note of Phos' long, white, and sturdy-looking legs, definitely longer than Akko's as they allowed Phos to be a few inches taller. "Hmmm…nope, don't see the resemblance."

"Yah, me neither." Akko said.

"COME ON, even your voices sound alike!" Yosaf shouted. "Just now, she turned into a turtle, just like Phos once turned into a sea slug!"

"You were turned into a sea slug?" Akko asked.

"It's a little more complicated than that." Phos replied. "I turned into an Admirabilis, and I learned how to speak their language."

"Whoa, that's just like me! I turned into a fish one time and learned how to speak Piscine!"

"One time, I had a dream where I was a bat!" Yosaf inputted. "I didn't learn any languages, but Rawberry ate me, then I woke up."

Rawberry licked her lips. "I can taste you already, Yosy."

"Well, let's not keep her, Akko." Diana suggested. "They appear to be busy."

"Diana, can't we go now?" Akko whined. "We've been here forever. Jasminka doesn't need us to stick around."

"Researching the Newborn is important."

"Wanna go do something together?" Phos asked with a smile. "I've been helping bake all day and I think I deserve a break."

"I need to vent out the sorrow from the loss of my turkey!" Yosafire declared.

"But Phos, we need you to collect ingredients for us!" Dia said.

"I'll get to that after my break! Come on, let's go get some fresh light!"

"I know the perfect place!" Akko cheered. "Let's go!" And with that, the three raced off.

"Uhhh…what just happened?" Amanda asked.

"They adapted together quite well." Diana shook her head.

Akko led her new friends to the Stanship, sitting at the helm and prepared to take off… until she realized she wasn't the pilot. "Uhh…do you guys know how to drive a ship?"

"Not really." Phos replied.

"I crashed our ship once!" Yosaf said.

"Sigh, I should've brought Constanze." Akko conceded.

"Yosafire, Phos?" A girl with brown hair in pigtails peeped in. She wore blue witch's clothes, had white skin, and anchors on her hat and dress. "Where are you off to in a hurry?"

"WADA! PERFECT!" Yosafire exclaimed. "You're a pilot, right?!"

"I'm a helmsman, but yes."

"WELCOME TO THE CLUB!" Yosafire grabbed the witch and ran to her ship. Wada's ship was a white yacht with blue railings and was labeled the Great Black Shark.

"Constanze wouldn't like me driving her ship, anyway." Akko said to Phos as they followed them aboard the ship.

"I still don't understand where we're going…" Wada said.

"Our new friend's taking us out on a break time adventure! Akko, this is Wada the Sea Witch. Wada, this is Akko the Clueless Witch!"

"Don't call me clue…hm?"

When Akko took a proper look at Wada, and Wada at Akko… both felt a peculiar realization. Akko had brown hair with a shiny face… and Wada had brown hair with a shiny face. "THEY'RE TWINS!!" Phos and Yosaf exclaimed.

"Now, this time I can see it! We totally look alike!" Akko gasped. "If only I were wearing my uniform, it would totally match yours!"

"And if I were a bit taller." Wada blushed. "By the way, my full name is Wadanohara."

"That's a mouthful. I can see why Yosaf calls you Wada."

"My friends are the same way." Phos replied. "Apparently, 'Phosphophyllite' is really hard to pronounce."

"It is in a quick stance!!" Akko and Yosaf shouted.

"Tehehe!" Wadanohara giggled. "So, where were we going?"

Avalar; Rolling Hills

The Great Black parked atop a hill, the four watching as a herd of Ulk stampeded across the valley. The Ulk were chubby, light-brown deer with segments of dark-brown fur. They had antlers and blank white eyes. "One time, my friends and I visited this valley to research the Ulk." Akko explained. "I turned myself into one and blended in with the crowd!"

"Really, how did that go?"

"Eh, that's neither here nor there. But I'm seriously going to do it again! Metamorphie Faciesse!" Akko's body swelled and morphed into an Ulk, the only difference being her silly red eyes. She charged into the herd and became lost among them.

At least, that's what they would like to say… but with an awkward expression, Phos said, "She's not blending in very well."

"Oof! Watch it!" yelled Akko, being bumped around by the Ulk. "Ow! Hey! Man, you're no better than some of the jerks at my school—OW, you poked my butt on purpose! Let's see how you like it—whoa, whoa, WAAAAH!" Akko's confusion caused her to revert to human form, grabbing hold of one's antlers and riding on top of it. "S-Slow down! I can't hold oooooon!"

"Yep, now I see the resemblance." Phos admitted. The Gem dashed down the hill with breakneck speed, then leapt onto the backs of the Ulks to run across them. They molded their arms into a golden ooze and wrapped Akko in it as they ran by.

"Waaaaah!" Akko was hauled onto Phos' back, instinctively turning into a frog to perch herself on the Gem. Phos spotted a small pond to the side and pranced across the Ulk to reach it. The Gem leapt and splashed into the pond, submerging and hiding from the beasts.

The current forced Akko off, the frog spinning before regaining herself. She watched as Phos sank to the bottom as easily as a rock. The whiteness on their legs appeared to dissolve, exposing a black, winding texture around the white parts of their legs. Phos tilted her head up at Akko, smiling at knowing she was safe.

The pond seemed to stir and spread away under Wadanohara's magic. "Are you guys okay?"

Akko morphed back to normal as she fell out of the risen pond's side. "Yeah, that's about how it went the first time. …" Her attention fell back to Phos' legs, the Gem in a sitting position. "Are those what your legs really look like?"

"I needed something to replace my original legs." Phos raised the right leg and flexed their foot. "Pretty stylish, right?"

A curious Akko rubbed both hands around the leg. "Man, you must really work out! They're so hard and shiny!"

"Well, Phos is a Gem." Wada replied. "Hard and shiny is kind of what they are."

"Oh, you mean the Gems from Emera, right?"

"To be clear, I'm from a different breed from the ones you might be aware of." Phos explained as Akko continued to feel their legs. "The bodies of the Light Gems are made of energy, with their only physical parts being their gemstones. If their bodies get 'destroyed,' they can easily regenerate. But my kind have full physical bodies, and if we get broken, we have to be carefully glued back together by our friends. Most of us also can't move without a source of light, mainly sunlight. So, sadly, we're referred to as the 'lesser breed,' but on more polite terms, we're called Solid Gems."

"Well, I bet those other Gems don't have legs like these!"

"Hehe, they sure don't! If you wanna turn into a frog again, I'd be happy to show you how fast I can go~"

"It's a deal!" Akko shrank into a froggy and plopped on Phos' head.

"Hold on tight! Heeeeere WE GO!"

"WAA-A-A-A-A-A-A-AAAAH!" Phos was as fast as an airbender on their legs. They ran toward the Ulk and around the herd, easily bypassing them. They zoomed past and around several hills, with Akko struggling to hang on with only her front webbed feet. Inevitably, Akko flew off, but she shot her tongue to latch onto Phos' head, flailing behind them.

Phos came to an abrupt halt atop a hill, causing Akko to fling forward, her tongue detaching, but Phos whipped a golden arm to catch her. "I bet most humans can't run that vast~"

"Not without the proper ability…" Akko turned back to normal, patting her sore tongue. "…Your arms." Akko watched as the gold mold receded into Phos' arms. "Your arms can turn into gold?!"

"Oh, yeah… that was another repair job." Phos said with a more half-hearted tone.

"What can you do with it?!"

"I can grapple things and morph them into weapons like this." Phos changed their arms into a pickax, a shovel, and a lasso.

"Awesome! How did you end up with that?!"

"I…I don't like to talk about it."

"Really? How come?"

"I just don't."

"Oh, it's super embarrassing, right?"

"I wouldn't phrase it like that…"

"If you don't tell me, I'm gonna sit on you!"

"Sit on me? What?"

"Like THIS!" Akko grabbed Phos' shoulders, hauled herself above the Gem, and morphed into a hippo, squashing Phos under her rear. "HAHA! How does it feel to be flat…tened?"

Akko heard a shattering sound and sharp things poking her rear. She turned back to normal and observed… the shattered remains of Phos' body. The insides of their white body were mint-green like their hair. "…" All joy faded from Akko's eyes. All she felt was complete horror and guilt.

"Huff, huff…" Yosafire and Wadanohara finally caught up. "Don't… run off… without us…huff…?" They looked upon Phos' remains as well. "Oh…"

"I… killed her." Akko whispered. "I killed… a person… I killed…"

She turned and walked a few feet away. Wadanohara, confused by her guilt, began channeling magic onto Phos. "I can't go on… I can't go back to school… I can't become a magician. When people find out… they'll never look at me the same way. They'll never be able to smile. My future is ruined… I…"

"They're fixed." Wada said.

"Huh?" Akko turned. Phos was perfectly glued back together by Wada's magic, the Gem waking up.

"Phos' people have to be precisely glued back together. Reparation magic also requires knowledge of the structure of materials, so I studied how all of Phos' friends are put together in case this would ever happen. …Of course, most focus was on Phos."

"Akko, Phos just explained that." Yosafire mentioned. "They get broken all the time. Hehe, you looked so silly, getting upset like that!"

"I…I thought…" Akko wasn't able to fully shake the feeling. "Sigh, thank goodness. I didn't think you were so brittle, Phos!"

"…" Phos gave her a blank stare. "If you must know, I got this ability after one of my friends died for me."

"…Oh." Akko's mood died again. At first, she was hoping to empathize with Phos over an embarrassing story. However, Akko had never really lost anyone. Well, there was Queen Sherry, but she didn't count for a lot of reasons. "I'm… sorry…"

"Well, how about we do something else?" Wada suggested. "I don't know about you three, but nothing clears my head like a nice voyage. And since we don't have pirates to worry about, I think we can enjoy ourselves!"

They flew the Great Black onto the Avalaran Sea. The waters were calm and the sky was shining. Seagulls chirped happily, some landing on the ship. Wadanohara dressed in a white and blue sailor uniform, matching the ship's colors beautifully. "It's been so long since I smelled seawater that wasn't filled with juice or gunpowder!" Akko expressed, breathing the sweet, salty air.

"I know, the ocean is amazing!" Wada replied. "I was born in the Alternian Sea, so I get kind of bored seeing the same sea. At the same time, I can't bear to be away from the ocean either. My dream is to sail all the seas of the universe!"

"You have your work cut out for ya! There's a ton of oceans out there! …But why is your ship called the Black Shark when it isn't black at all?"

"I named it after a friend of mine who's a shark Fishman."

"Oh, so Fishmen live in New Galaxia, too?"

"Yeah. Maybe sometime, I can take you to meet him! My homeland is really beautiful, and if you can turn into a fish, you wouldn't have to worry about air! But just in case, we'd probably give you an Oxygen Ring."

"Yeah…" Akko looked away with dull eyes. "I actually visited New Galaxia once… and to be honest, I don't wanna go back."

"Why not?" Phos asked.

"We had an encounter with the Crystal Heart Comet."

"Ohhhhh." Phos and Wada chorused. "Wait, you actually ran into that thing and came back alive?" the former asked.

"One of my friends saved us with their ability. I was hoping we would have a great adventure, but I only ended up feeling helpless and useless."

"You have only yourself to blame for that."

"What?!" Akko faced Phos with anger, the Gem sitting on a recliner chair.

"You said you don't wanna visit New Galaxia because of the Crystal Heart Comet. You can't blame New Galaxia or the comet itself for being trapped by it. You can only blame yourself for not being strong enough."

"Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence! Look, if this is about before, I said 'sorry'!"

"Well, I don't know how much you've been through, but I've been broken too many times to remember. And part of that is because I lost a few of my original pieces, which causes me to have amnesia. When you've been broken enough times, you have no one to blame but yourself at that point."

"But I'm the one who sat on you just now! Are you saying that's your fault and not mine?"

"Well, yes. I should've known what a pushy idiot you were, but even with Yosafire's information, I wasn't prepared."

"WE ONLY JUST MET! I'm not an idiot and Yosafire needs to know that, too!"

"True. She did help with the battle against Great Grandma." Yosaf replied. "And I heard she even helped defeat the Anti-Fairy Princess."

"Darn right!" Akko boasted. "I'm more talented than people give me credit for!"

"So, that's why you can act so clueless." Phos replied. "I guess you're just that good."

"Well… I…" Akko couldn't think of an argument. Like she thought before, she had never lost anyone, so she couldn't really know the pain Phos must be feeling. Still, oddly enough, it felt like Phos was thinking herself inferior to Akko, similar to how Akko once felt around Diana. "I mean… there are some things I'm good at, but a lot of things I'm not good at. My friends have their own talents, and there's nothing wrong with relying on them."

"Well, don't get used to it. Sooner or later, they're gonna get tired of fixing your mistakes. They might just leave you broken. Well, I guess if a human breaks, it's a little harder to fix."

"…Are you saying your friends are tired of you?"

"They can't go a day without criticizing or scolding me. That's because I can't go a day without messing something up. Frankly, if it wasn't for these upgrades, they would've thrown me out a long time ago."

Akko hesitated for a reply. There were times when she felt the same way… had nightmares of being expelled from Luna Nova, with her friends bidding her little but a sad farewell. If that were to happen, she wondered if they would even keep in touch. It was only after Akko started improving that she started to gain more respect. "…You're right." Akko admitted. "Friendship isn't just about caring for each other… it's about working to help each other. And if one side is doing too much work… they're going to get tired of the other side."

"Yep." Phos replied simply. "And sometimes, it's too hard to try and keep up with them. Sometimes, I feel like I should just leave and find someone else to work with. Of course, they'll get tired of fixing me, too. Honestly, I think the only thing keeping our sectors together is directing our rage on the villains."

"Yeah…"

The four were silent for a moment, contemplating these truths. Even Akko heard of the incident between Chris and Sheila. The same was probably true of other sectors. She wondered how many of them were tired of each other. How many of them really loved to spend casual time together?

"Man, you two TTLY ruined this trip." Yosafire said. "We were supposed to have a fun break, not talk about our dumb friends."

"And what's your story?" Akko asked.

"Froze is always dissing me! And… my other friends tease my poor skills at things! But can we PLZ stop talking about it?! Like, fine, we're tired of our friends, that's why we didn't bring them along! We're total strangers to one-another, so we can enjoy each other better!"

"Really, Akko is the only stranger between us." Wada noted.

"You know, you're right!" Akko agreed. "I'm sick of my friends, too! I'm sick of Sucy poisoning me, I'm sick of Amanda showing off in gym, I'm sick of Lotte always talking about Nightfall, and… I get why Jasminka needed to eat, but her breath stank! It's good to be away from them."

"Hmm…I feel the same way." Phos smiled. The Gem stood up and said to the witch, "I guess there is sort of a resemblance between us."

"Hehe, I guess so!" Akko grinned. "…I'm sorry for breaking you with my butt."

"As long as you don't tell my friends, it's all right."

"It's a deal!" Akko grinned with thumbs-up.

"That's right!" Yosafire cheered. "Let's screw our friends and have a fun voyage as the Clueless Crew!"

"I'm only here because you needed a helmsman, but yaaaaaay!" Wadanohara cheered.

"Hey, that's my catchphrase!" Akko said. "Yay! Yay! Yay!"

"Seriously? That's a catchphrase?" Phos asked.

"Simplicity is best~. …Hey, can I ask you guys a favor?"

"What kind?" Wada asked.

"I was thinking… could you girls take me on another trip through New Galaxia?"

"Right now?" Yosaf asked.

"No, but sometime in the future. I had a really bad experience the first time, but I think if I'm with you guys, maybe I'll be more comfortable."

"We'll be happy to, Akko!" Wada replied. "I'd love for you to meet my friends!"

"Same here." Phos smiled. "I'd love for you to meet our sensei."

"You have a sensei?"

"His name is Adamant. He actually hails from Planet Ore, but he landed on Emera centuries ago during a mission. He's also the one who created our race."

"Really?"

"Yep! He learned how to make us Solid Gems from Emera's surface. Originally, we were meant to fight the Light Gems for the sake of Ore, but Sensei grew to love us and decided to raise and teach us by himself. He used his amazing strength to take down anyone that tried to catch us, and we went into hiding on an island on Emera's ocean. Of course, after the Diamond Authority fell apart, it became safer for us to venture to the main lands."

"That's pretty cool. Although… how old did you say you were?"

"By human standards, I'm about 350."

"HUUUUUUUUH?!?!" Akko's eyes nearly exploded from shock. "You're… THAT OLD?!"

"Yep! And I'll probably still look the same thousands of years after you've died."

"I know aliens live a long time, but it's still mind-blowing!"

"And that's not all." Phos continued. "Recently, Sensei has moved up in the Emera government, and now he's representing the planet at Galactic Council!"

Coruscant; Council Cafeteria

"Adamant, you haven't said anything since we got here." Etihw said, the Alternian co-ruler pinching the Ore's cheek.

Of course, Adamant's solid, unbendable skin couldn't be bent by something as simple as a pinch. His body was a flawless, solid white, his head completely bald and round. His expression was stoic, and he was garbed in a black robe and black sandals with socks. "I'm only happy to represent." Adamant said, though his tone contradicted. "I had no reason to interfere with anyone's conflict."

"But you have a say in this war too, you know!" Kcalb reminded. "Not only were Gems serving the Big Mom Pirates, but they stole the Pink Diamond! That's your peoples' national treasure!"

"The Diamond Authority is all but fallen. The Diamonds' former gemstones had lost all life. Still, it was concerning that the pirates could revive it and resurrect their queen. We will take care to secure the other diamonds."

"We certainly must."

"Excuse me, fellas! King Kcalb and Queen Etihw?" The two turned to find Mickey Mouse approach them.

"Oh, it's the little mouse king!" Etihw cooed. "My title is 'Kwing,' by the way."

"Oh, sorry-hoho." Mickey blushed. "Anyhow, I wanted to talk to you two. Seeing as your worlds are open to the greater universe, perhaps we could share commerce with one-another."

"You want to export your products to our world?" Kcalb figured.

"Well, yes, but I just like to share my ideas with everyone. In return, we'd happily do the same for you. Does your world have any major entertainment corporations? Perhaps the children of our universe would love to buy from them! In the process, we could even set up travel routes between our two worlds. Normally, only wealthy people can pay to voyage to New Galaxia, but I'd like to make it so anyone can go!"

"More tourism? Ugh…" Kcalb sighed. "I'm not sure if our people would be able to rest. It's bad enough that criminals come to reap our resources. Besides, if children wanted to come and go, it's as easy as joining the KND."

"Well, the KND isn't built for everybody-hoho. Still, I think tourism would be a lovely idea on both our ends. Wouldn't you love to see our two peoples coercing? And before long, people would be moving from your world to ours and vice-versa, so you wouldn't have to worry about large crowds if that's the case."

"Oh, let's accept his offer, Kcalb!" Etihw said. "I've always wanted to go traveling."

"We wouldn't even have the luxury, we would have to worry about other people traveling on OUR territory! For all we know, this mouse just wants to reap our resources just like those pirates."

"Alright, I'll leave you fellas to talk it out." Mickey replied sheepishly.

Unbeknownst to them, a mouse-shaped crosshair was aimed directly at the king. "Are we really about to do this?" whispered the sniper, a Glomourian woman.

"If we pull this off, we'll be set for life. Just take the shot, he doesn't suspect a thing. I'll deal the finishing blow."

"Okay…" The sniper cocked the gun, though it made no sound to avoid alerting the king's ears.

However, Adamant's attention whipped up at the ceiling vent, seeing the faintest twinkle. The Ore squatted and LEAPT. "Huh?!" gasped the sniper. Adamant's mighty fist shattered the ceiling, causing the Glomourian in black clothes to plummet to the floor. The cafeteria erupted with gasps.

"It's an assassin!" yelled Toriel, forming fire in her hands.

"Stop her!" bellowed a blue-skinned man in a white cape, top-hat, and red eyes. "Count Bleck did not come all this way to be felled like this!"

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Adamant asked Mickey. He gasped, "Another one!"

A mini lightning bolt zipped across the floor up to Mickey, but Adamant punched the source of it with precise aim, his fist piercing the floor. When he lifted it, a Kateenian was seen squashed in the crater, his Lightning Chi sparking and moaning in agony. The Glomourian tried to shoot the Ore, but her bullets bounced off and left no dent. Kcalb proceeded to stomp her back and snap her spine, KOing the assassin without effort.

"Sigh…every single meeting, assassins pop in and try to do whatever they want." Mickey said. "You really didn't have ta save me, but… thank you, Mister. I really owe ya one."

"It's Adamant. Representative of Emera. And the pleasure is mine." Adamant sported a smile.

"Nice to meet ya, Adamant! Hoho, I take it you're someone who's unwavering and strong, if your name is any indication."

"That is true, but I would like only to be friends with my fellow councilmen. I would like to do my part to contribute, though I do not wish to interfere with your conflicts."

"He's just a little shy, that's all~" Etihw teased.

"Say, Adamant… would ya like to join me on the balcony? We can talk about ourselves over a cup of tea."

"I don't require food or drinks like organic beings. Regardless… I would be glad to, Your Majesty."

"Please, call me Mickey."

"I knew we shouldn't have brought him…" Kcalb sighed.