001. [ RL: backdated to physical regression ]

[trinities]

Nena was not happy.

She had arrived at the designated coordinates to meet with Celestial Being, but no sooner had she landed Throne Drei than found herself suddenly drowning in her pilot suit, clumsily falling from the cockpit as she tried to fumble her way out. A quick look in a nearby stream established that something was definitely not normal, as she realized she resembled a six year old child. After a few minutes of frustrated screaming, she realized that either no one could hear her or no one was coming to find her ("Stupid Miha-nii and stupid Johann-nii and their stupid mission, leaving me all alone!") and began to shove her way through the undergrowth, searching for the others.

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[doomedyouth00.livejournal.com]

Setsuna wrapped his arms around Lockon's neck and clung to his back tightly, not saying anything. He turned his head slightly to keep an eye on Nena; he didn't like the idea of her walking behind them where he couldn't see her.

[trinities]

"If it's that way, then let's go!" Nena said cheerfully, falling in line behind the boys, right behind Setsuna.

[lockon2urheart]

Lockon was so focused on watching where he was going so that he didn't fall over, pushing foliage out of the way with one hand and holding onto Setsuna with the other that he didn't notice Nena's position, and was further distracted when the trees began to thin out and the containers began to be visible through them.

"There they are, there they are! I knew this was the way!"

[ihave-control.livejournal.com]

Allelujah looked sidelong at Nena occasionally but didn't say anything, content with watching where he was going (and besides, he trusted Lockon to keep Setsuna out of any Nena-related mischief). When the trees started thinning out, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Alright. Let's go look for him."

[doomedyouth00.livejournal.com]

Setsuna didn't speak either, although he kept twisting around to glare (again, it looked more like a childish pout) at Nena.

[trinities]

"Tieria!" she started shouting as they made their way into the clearing. "Hey, Tieria, stop being lazy and get out here!

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[lockon2urheart]

When Tieria hadn't replied, the group had made their way into Virtue's assault container, and into the Gundam's hangar.

As they moved along the walkways up towards Virtue, Lockon squinted and craned his neck to get a better look at the darkened cockpit.

"I think - I think he's there!" he said excitedly to the others, when he caught a glimpse of the purple flightsuit. "Tieria! I see you!" He'd have started running if he wasn't sure he'd overbalance with Setsuna on his back.

[ihave-control.livejournal.com]

Allelujah wasn't weighed down by having something (or in this case, someone) to carry like Lockon did, and so he was free to rush on ahead to get a better look at the opened cockpit. Pretty soon, though, he skidded to a halt, a look of worry on his face. He could see Tieria in the cockpit but something... really wasn't right, here.

"Lockon, I don't think he can hear us..."

[nonesodangerous.livejournal.com]

Allelujah was correct, he couldn't hear them. Tieria was unconscious, and slumped over Virtue's control panel. When he had passed out, he had collapsed with enough force to smash his nose into the panel and make it bleed.

However, most noticeably, he was still himself. He had not turned into a child, like the others.

[doomedyouth00.livejournal.com]

Setsuna stretched up, peeking over Lockon's shoulder and trying to see what was wrong.

"What? Why not?"