[Episode 252004] [Episode 252004]"It's done." Jail chuckled softly as he handed Nove her gun knuckle. "Plenty of nasty surprises in there, conventional, unconventional and extreme. I'd leave the last one for emergencies only."
Nove nodded and smiled as she held her arm cannons out and pointed them at various imaginary targets in the room while taking different stances. "I like it."
Before Jail could answer her, the door to the laboratory opened up. "Ah, Due..." He trailed off as he saw how she looked. "...Something the matter?"
"Yeah, you could have told us that we'd likely run into Nove's family out there." Due was still hurting, her ribs felt like they were about to break and her head was hurting from the chewing out Agito gave her. She looked at Nove, who stared at her in shock. "Yeah, your family, Nove. Why didn't you tell me that I'd run into Quint Nakajima again, doctor?"
Jail raised an eyebrow. "You did?" He frowned and looked at Nove, who was looking at the two of them stunned. "For one thing, even if I anticipated her being there, stopping everyone from going wasn't a good idea, and for one other thing," he had a small grin come to his face, "I've got something else in mind right now."
"...They're my family?" Nove said, her face pale as she looked at Jail. "...That woman's my mother?" Jail didn't say anything, the look on his face was more than enough for her. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? You knew, didn't you?"
"Yes, Nove, I did." Jail turned and looked at some stuff on his consoles. "...If it is a sin to keep you ignorant of the truth, then I am the most evil person alive. Nove, I just didn't want the Bureau knowing about things that they shouldn't know." He turned to her with a serious look on his face, "could you have kept quiet if you knew she was your mother? Tell me, what would you have done? Keep it to yourself? Write it down? Found her and talked to her? What about your biological sisters?" He gestured to Due, "and the sisters you've grown up with?"
"Why don't we just..." Nove fidgeted slightly as he continued to give her that serious look. It was really freaky on him. "We could team up with the Bureau! Find out.."
"I'm a criminal," Jail interrupted her and pointed to Due, "she's a murderer... And what about the rest of your sisters? Even if they're innocent, there's a lot of problems with them." He turned away from her to look at the computer. "...Nove, I'm not saying you have to stay, but I know for a fact that the Bureau would not want me around..."
"Doctor, I..." She trailed off as he sighed heavily.
"Nove," he looked at her again, this time he walked away from the computer and up to her to put his hands on her shoulders, before hugging the suddenly blushing girl, "you and your sisters are almost like my children. I promise you, Nove, in a few weeks, no matter what happens to me, you and the rest of your sisters will be free to see your family. I just ask that you help me now." Nove nodded against him.
"Doctor, what will happen in a few weeks?" Due asked, confusion on her face. "Unless you found the Saint's Cradle..." She trailed off as he shook his head. "Then..."
"Let me worry about that. Tre, Sette, Mr. Snuggles, Cinque and Dieci are looking right now, if anyone can or will find it, it's them. As for what will happen..?" He let go of Nove and pushed a button, calling up a screen. "In a few days, the package will be delivered."
"About time." Due grumbled as she looked at the screen. "Think it'll work?"
"It better." Jail bit his lip softly, if this plan failed then everything else was doomed to fail. "I don't need the cradle for its power, Due. I have no need for the power myself. I need it to travel though."
"Travel?" Due blinked as Jail suddenly grinned and spread his arms out. "Doctor?"
"Thanks to Sirius, I was able to unlock a piece of memory that was buried deep away." He hunched over and started chuckling, putting a hand on his forehead as he laughed softly. "If not for that Shinzoku, the ultimate weapon against all Mazoku would have never come to me."
Due and Nove just blinked at him. "Doctor?" The two said at the same time.
Jail looked at them and grinned savagely. "I remembered... I remembered the location... Of Al Hazard."
Meanwhile...
Shari smiled as Mary walked into the room. "Glad that you're here."
Mary waved her off and sat down at the table. "So, I hear we have a new Unison device?" Shari nodded and activated Cross Mirage, set it in a containment field before typing on a keyboard and causing a sphere to pop out of it.
"Yes, and..." Shari trailed off as she saw the thing twitch and spasm. "Something's wrong. It shouldn't be..." She and Mary had to cover their ears as the thing screamed loudly. "What the hell..?"
Both Shari and Mary could only stare in horror as the thing spasmed violently for a few moments, before going completely still. "Shari!" Mary grabbed the device and put it into a stasis field. "Find out what happened!"
"Already on it!" Shari didn't know what happened, but she was almost sure that shouldn't have happened. 'How could something like that happen?' She may not have known who or what the Unison Device was, but she just hoped that it was still alive.
Levi smirked as she finished mixing up a new formula of chemicals. "Fufufufufu... I wonder if those Bureau idiots have found out the true horror of the Megah yet?" It wasn't even something she did, which made it even more delicious and ironic. Agito was just lucky enough to have bonded with Due before her time was up. "After all..." Levi whispered to herself, "even those devices technically are living beings and they've long since passed their expiration date."
As she finished off her latest formula, Levi just grinned. "A few more days, if I time it right, I should have everything I want."
"Master Levi..."
"Yes, Quattro?" Levi raised an eyebrow as she heard her servant speaking up to her. "Something wrong?"
"Not really right now, but I was wondering what to do with Lutecia right now, she's in the laboratory right now and..."
Levi just smirked at that. "The three-hour treatment. Make sure to sound-proof and lock everything first."
"Of course, my master."
Grinning, Levi wondered what was going to happen next. As she held up a small box, her grin became a sinister smile as the light around her seemed to disappear while her eyes flashed red and her laughter was heard going from normal to high pitched before echoing and tapering off.
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