III - SWORD OF THE BRAVE // Doraemon Fanfic

13 - RESET

With one quick swipe, it was gone.
All their memories of the real world were completely gone.

The dream became their reality.
And the reality, their dream.

Christina, Gian and Nobita were all cluelessly gaping at each other. Only Doraemon remembered who they were.

"Don't try to forcefully remind someone of their past, Doraemon. We have no idea how that might affect our mental states."

Nobita reckoned if anyone among them could retain all the memories, it would be Doraemon, because he was a robot.

Suneo walked into them from the right. "Hey, there you guys are. I've been wondering where--"

"You~?!" Christina gasped.

Suneo was cut off mid sentence when Christina pulled out an arrow from her back and raising the bow, pointed it directly at him; her stance offensive.

"Woah!" Suneo put up his hands in surrender.

However, Christina did not shoot. Instead, her eyes trailed downwards and landed on the sharp steel glinting before her throat.

It was a sword.

Her eyes slowly travelled to her right to take a quick glimpse of the wielder.

Nobita shot her a hostile look, while keeping his grasp on the sword tight.

Ignoring the boy, Christina glanced back at Suneo and said, "That gear... You're from an enemy nation. What are you doing here in Yumirumi?"

"Chrissie! Put down the arrow," Nobita demanded sternly.

"Or?"

Nobita twisted his sword a little, the shimmer of the blade blinding her for a small second.

"I couldn't care less. Either he tells me what the fuck he's doing here or I take him down right here right now."

"The moment you do that, I'm also going to make my move. You sure you want that," Nobita threatened her.

"Like I said, I couldn't care less," Christina turned a cold shoulder to him. She glanced back at Suneo and asked again, "Tell me. What are you doing here?"

"I-" Suneo began to speak, his hands still raised in surrender, "I am here to help your nation. I'm here to help save Yumirumi."

"Lies!" Christina claimed, tugging a pull at the string of her bow.

"Don't be reckless, Chrissie. Calm down." Nobita brought his sword closer to her throat, almost touching the skin.

"I don't get it. You know this chick, Nobitanian?" Gian asked.

"Long story," Nobita replied.

"I'm not lying," Suneo continued, "I was sent here from my nation as assistance to this whole Odorome problem. Our Majesty thinks that he is a threat to all of us and he wishes for every nation to come together and defeat him."

"So you're telling me, King Yamada wishes to put aside his ego and join forces. Don't you think it's a little too late for him to reconsider country politics now?" Christina raised an eyebrow sarcastically.

Suneo did not answer.

Everyone held their positions for a while.

Nobita stayed on high alert. So did Gian. They were ready to react at the slightest muscle twitch from Christina's bow.