Chapter 20

"I have to do something..."

Joshua lifted Eiko's body and walked towards an empty area. If it was where he thought the area was, and since he was in the Video Dimension...

"J-Wing! To me!"

It was silent for a few seconds, before a large space ship descended from the sky. The clouds parted and a large shadow appeared on the ground before Joshua. It was at least 30 meters in length, and about 14 in height. The ship looked small on the ouside, and had no wings on the sides. It had a slight resemblance to the Z-95 Headhunter. Climbing aboard, things hadn't changed since he last piloted his ship. He lay Eiko gently down on a bed, and headed straight for the command deck.

"Welcome, Master Joshua Lightwalker. You have been absent for one year, seventy days, seventeen hours and forty-five minutes." a droid called.

"Hey, Commander Alpha...Prepare the troops. We're going to be fighting again...and I need all robots on stand by. Have the uprgrades been applied that I gave them?" Joshua asked.

"Affirmative. The robot's now have a greater variation of possiblities. They can now communicate clearly, understand feelings, they are almost human." Alpha replied.

"..."

"Master?"

"I...It's nothing...I've just been...a bit shaken up lately..." Joshua explained.

"You're feeling...sorrow? I assume, Master?"

"...Yeah...Could you pilot the J-Wing? I...I need some time on my own..." Joshua sighed.

Alpha nodded.

"Affirmative. When we have reached Earth, you will be notified..."

As Joshua made his way through his space-ship, sorrow washed over all of his emotions. He had lost his brother, his love...so many lives had been lost. Finally, he entered the room where Eiko lay.

"Huh? She's gone?" Joshua wondered, the bed empty.

Nothing seemed right anymore. How did she disappear without...

"AGH!"

Joshua grabbed his head and everything went into a haze of white. As the images of reality started to blur and vanish, everything started to change. Trees, flowers, a beautiful large, lake. Just like...