Emely was in her lab, focused on her computer. Remiel and Silva both looked at her in silence, hoping she would finish in time. After a few hours of working, Emely threw her watch on her desk in frustration before drinking from her water bottle.

"That's so annoying, I can't work without the book."

"You need the book?" Silva asked with curiosity "You can't do otherwise?"

"Well, the leader showed me the book she used to go between worlds. She asked me to create a more efficient watch, but without the book and the old watch, I would never have been able to create the system we use today. Furthermore, if something happens to the book, we won't be able to use our watches."

"That sounds annoying, there are no ways you can manage?"

"Of course I can, I'm a genius. The thing is, I'll probably need to overhaul the system, I can modify the current one. It means that it will take time, but we won't be dependent on the book anymore and will be able to go to the moon."

"Is your other self able to help?" Remiel asked "I believe she could do something about it."

"I don't know, I took a look at the watch Silv used, it's not well made. I can see there's an effort, but we'll need more than that. I'll manage, I should be able to do it for tomorrow."

Emely returned to her computer and continued working with energy. Silva was a bit annoyed they couldn't spend time together but knew it was important. She took the first thing she could find on the desk, a kind of pen, and played around with it until Remiel stopped her.

"You should not use that."

"What? A pen?"

"This is one of Mom's inventions, it is a pen that can emit a hot laser and use it as a blade."

Silva stopped fidgeting with it and put the pen back on the desk, making sure she wouldn't break or hurt anyone with it.

"She's really making scary things, but it's funny, you call Emely Mom now?"

"Indeed, I am 'messing with her' as you say."

"I guess she is your mother after all." Silva nodded with a satisfied smile on her face before suddenly taking a more confused tone "Wait, if Emely and I are together, does that make me your mother by technicality?"

"If I was a human, you would indeed be my stepmother if you were to marry together."

"That's some weird family tree, I thought I'd end up with a tall and muscular man at first."

"Do you regret it? I am sure there is a man that would be interested in you."

"He can be interested all he wants, I only have eyes for Emely. It's just strange how things happened, not only it's a girl, but it's Emely. I don't feel bad about it, I just wish I could see my younger self's face if I told her that."

"Why do you love Mom so much? Is it just because she confessed to you?"

"Well, I knew she loved me but I thought it was just as friends. When she confessed in that world, I was surprised. I was being her lawyer in this world where Love wasn't allowed."

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Remiel tilted her head, a bit confused.

"I have no recollection of that happening."

"You weren't created yet, actually, we were searching for something to build you. Anyway, I didn't want to make her feel bad so I didn't say no yet, I wanted to wait a bit before rejecting her so it's softer. What I didn't expect was to think more softly about her, she really is special. It's also quite funny, I always wanted to order a man around, and now I just want to obey her."

"It is quite peculiar, I did not know that Love could change people so much. Hopefully, this is a feeling I can experience someday."

"You probably will, if we find a world full of robots or something. But it's not like I changed that much, I think Emely changed me for the better, along with everyone else. I'm still this blind painter that everyone loves, just happier and softer."

"It is wonderful, truly a testament of how strong the power of bonds is."

"Yeah, and you don't need to wait for Love to feel it, I'm sure Emely and Sepide are important to you."

"Indeed, I hope no one will be hurt because of the leader."

"We'll do our best so it doesn't happen, but her behavior is weird. I can't tell how it's going to go, I feel like it somehow will be worse than with Silv."

"Why do you think that?"

"Well, Silv always was an enemy... She's our leader, I have no idea how it will go."

"Uncertainty does bring anxiety, be careful about your physical and mental health."

"I'm fine don't worry, I'm sure Emely will take care of both."

Silva and Remiel continued talking until Emely suddenly stood up from her chair and took the two girls in her arms with excitation. The two girls looked at the engineer, waiting for her to explain the reason for her enthusiasm.

"I did it! I created a new network for our watches, just a bit more and I should be able to connect us to the moon."

"That's great!" Silva said, giving back Emely's embrace "So it means that tomorrow we should be able to go?"

Emely stepped back and took her watch on the table with a smile.

"Yeah, I just need to put the new system in your watches now. I'll need to update you too, Remiel. Now I need to find a new name for the system."

"Can't you use the old one?" Asked Silva "It was the M.L. System I think, right?"

"But it's boring, giving names is the best part of it! I thought of calling it the 'Super Ingenious Launcher of Vibration Alpha'!"

"The... What?" Silva tilted her head in confusion, surprised by Emely's enthusiasm.

"It's not easy to find a name starting with all these letters. Anyway, I'll find a way to get you to the moon by tomorrow. I don't know whether it will work properly though, traveling between worlds isn't easy."

"I trust you, the leader is cheating with her book, and yet, you still manage to do better than her."

"I wouldn't say better." Emely said while blushing a bit "I don't know what's the leader's plan, but I won't let her change the world we worked so hard to protect without doing anything."

Remiel nodded, agreeing with her creator's words.

"Silva, I hope that along with Neige and Sepide, you will understand why the leader ran away to the moon."

"We will, I promise. We'll bring our leader back, no matter what happens!"

The night arrived, Gwyn stared at the space beyond the ship with a gaze as empty as the corridor she was in. After what felt like hours, her long break was interrupted by Neige, walking silently toward her. The two stared at the world behind the window for a good part of the night, none of them uttering a word. Neige could see Gwyn's sadness despite her usual cold face, she always looked like she was hopeless but this time more than most days. The doctor opened her mouth, visibly about to talk, but stopped before saying anything. After a few more minutes, a tear suddenly fell from her face. Neige turned toward his friend to see the usually cold woman in tears. In an attempt to comfort his friend, the man took her in his arms, letting her cry all the tears she kept inside for so long. The sound of cries filled the hallway for a few minutes until the doctor spoke through her sorrow.

"Neige... Please, stop Polyetta... She'll make a mistake..."

"I will, I'll save her."

Gwyn wiped her tears and stepped back. She took her glasses and cleaned them with a piece of cloth she had in her pocket before putting them back on.

"Thanks... I wish I knew what to do, I never had anyone to rely on..."

"I'm sorry Gwyn, I wish I did more for you..."

The doctor continued staring at the space in front of her for an instant before turning toward Neige.

"You should sleep, if you wake up at eight am, you'll only have six hours of sleep."

"Come on, stop worrying about everyone's health. You should take care of yourself now."

"It's just how I am I suppose... I'm a doctor in soul."

Neige smiled at Gwyn before walking toward his room. Before he went too far away, Gwyn called Neige one last time.

"Neige... Thanks for everything, not just for these few days... I mean... For saving me from my life."

"... Of course Gwyn, it's nothing."