𝐘𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐡! - 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡

61. Test run

For a change, Neith is going to Celeste for lunch. Cosmo is there also and with Comet. From a small distance, she can see her sister and that she's not alone. Apparently with Alito, Girag, Mizar, Dumon, Marin, and Nash. Not able to resist it, she throws the ball right between them. Laughing to see that Comet jumps in the middle, trying to get his ball. 

'Hey, sis.' Celeste comes up and hugs her. 

'Comet!' Dumon falls on his back with the dog hugging him. 

Alito turns his head. 'You're right about one thing, Dumon sure made a friend.' 

Neith sits down between Celeste and Dumon. Pulling the dog away from him. 'I don't know what it is but he likes Dumon. Does it matter? Dogs know who's a friend and not. Comet, calm down.' Only to see that Comet greets Alito. 

'Better them than me.' Mizar eats his lunch. 'Thanks for the tip. Dumon and I go shopping on Saturday.' 

Nash nods and shakes right after. 'I heard about the fight.' He can see that Neith looks around. 'Vector is with Yuma and company.' 

'This means that we will have the apartment decorated before them.' Girag finishes his drink and looks at Alito. To see that the dog is between Alito and Dumon. 'He's cute.' 

Celeste sees the same. 'Comet is a cuddler, at least when he knows you.' She pets him on his head and hears a satisfying growl. 'Did Marc find you?' 

'He did.' Neith doesn't want to say more about it. She gets her lunch out of the bag. 'How is it in school for you?' 

'It could've been worse,' sighs Alito. 'I don't know what I prefer, going to school or a job.' 

Marin smiles. 'Then become a professional duelist, like Quattro. From what I hear, is that he won a tournament somewhere.' 

'Maybe.' Alito doesn't rule it out. 

'It's alright, but the homework sometimes.' Mizar rolls with his eyes. 

Dumon has his hand on Comet when he looks at Neith. 'Enjoy,' he signs to her lunch. 'And we go Saturday early. That way, Vector won't know because he likes to sleep in.' 

Mizar nods. 'By the time, he realizes that we're gone is too late. He won't be able to find us.' 

'Especially because none of us have powers anymore. He needs public transport.' Nash smirks. 

'We are lucky, I can be on the back of your motor.' Marin smiles at her brother. 

What Nash agrees to. 'Unless I'm too late, according to you.' 

'Really, Reginald?' She bounces back. 

'You use the bathroom longer. What's the matter? Do you have to put your face on? How much make-up do you use?' Nash is not remotely intimidated by her. 'I don't think I want to know the answer, so, don't bother.' 

Neith shakes her head and starts on her second sandwich. 'Celeste and I don't fight so much.' 

'Maybe it's different between them.' Celeste shrugs. 

'Possible because they're brother and sister. Men tend to look differently at things then women do.' Neith did swallow her bite first. 'Another difference, we both have our own bathroom. Not everyone has that luxury.' 

Mizar agrees to that. 'An understatement, I have to share with Vector. It's my luck that I'm faster out of bed in the morning.' 

'That's no problem with us.' Alito looks at Girag. 

'How is moving out of Nash's place going?' Neith can see that some look much more well-rested. 'Looks to me that you are much more relaxed.' 

Dumon nods. 'We are. It did happen that Vector kept the bathroom occupied once, but he can use the one I have.' 

Neith feels Comet on her lap while eating the last of her sandwich. 'Don't do that too much. Or Vector might think he has the bathroom all to himself.' 

'Not happening.' Mizar had no problems yet with the red-haired boy. 'I will open the door and I don't care if he would be under the shower.' 

It makes them all laugh. 

'I think that's unavoidable, especially when you all still live in Nash's place. It wouldn't surprise me if you have seen someone.' Neith can see Celeste's face. 'What? Not that I would want to know...' 

'Of course not, there's only one you want to see.' It escapes Dumon before realizing he might have gone too far. 

Neith shrugs. 'Hardly, it's not even official between us. Not to mention that stunt he pulled on me a few days ago.' 

'I think you two would make a nice couple,' laughs Marin. 

Surprised, Neith looks at the girl with her finger pointing to Dumon. 'With him? I don't think so.' 

'Why not? You are close friends.' Alito thought that there's something between the two. 'Is friendship not a good basis for a relationship?' 

Mizar knows better. 'No, only friends.' He gets up. 'Lunch is almost over.' 

***

Happy with the results, Neith puts the cards away. Each of them work and added to her new deck. 'How's everything? No problems?' 

'No, miss, everything works as it should.' Nebula keeps her eyes on the computer. 'The energy levels are all normal.' 

She stands with the robot. 'Here goes.' The card is in place, and it charges the teleporter. Something she has been working on for two weeks with Nebula. 'How many percentage?' 

'Twenty percentage and counting.' Nebula keeps watching the charging process. 'Twenty-five. Thirty. Thirty-five, everything is stable. Forty.' 

Neith has the idea that something will go wrong that she wants to cross her fingers. 

'It helps that you got some Baria crystals here before the war started.' Nebula has some crystals in a safe. 'That was a good idea, miss.' 

'Keep your eye on the charging process.' She looks at the card. 'This better work.' It was a surprise that Rise Falcon started to glow. Being able to travel to Astral world through a portal, gave her the idea to build a teleporter with the hope of going home. 

'Miss, you don't stay there, right?' Nebula wants to see her again. 

She has no intention to do stay there. 'I wasn't planning to, Nebula. Only to return what I've borrowed.' She looks at the cards of her deck. 'These were never mine. I have my own deck.' 

'Eight-five. Ninety percent.' Nebula focusses on the computer. 'Ninety-five, almost... Hundred percent. It's fully charged.' 

Neith stands closer to the teleporter. 'No matter what happens, keep the portal open.' Then she goes inside and feels to be lifted. The portal opens and it's like she's being launched forward to disappear. 

'Good luck, miss.' 

*** 

Will it work? Or will it fail? Find out in the next chapter.