Chapter 8

"Soon enough, you'll be joining him." Said Rose as she turned towards Coll.

"Unless... You tell me what I need to hear."

Coll looked at her in hesitant.

"What would that be... Exactly."

"I want to know where the body from the car wreckage is."

"What would you possibly want with-!"

Suddenly Rose had her sharp nails against Coll's throat.

"I'm asking the questions here, not you. So answer me."

"We have a policy with that kind of thing. I can't get access to it unless you give me a reason." Coll said hesitantly.

"Fine then..." Rose says as she pulls her hand away from Coll's throat.

"That body... Was my husband's body. He was the driver for the bank heist. So I want to collect samples of his body and create a new husband."

"Create... A new one..."

"Not only that I want to find the one who killed him in the first place, and that's why you're here."

Coll started playing dumb as he tried to fool Rose.

"I don't know who it was. When I got there it seems like a simple car crash. Nothing more."

Rose's eyes fall to a blank expression as she taps a few buttons on her robotic computer and pulls up video footage from the scene on her giant screen.

"This was recorded by someone's phone."

She watches Coll's expression change as he realizes, he was caught.

"Now, you've seen here with the one who appeared from under the car after the crash. So we'll try this again." Rose said with a deadly expression on her face.

"...He didn't tell me anything. I don't know who he is either."

Rose was getting angry as she continued playing the video. Showing them driving away together.

"Last chance, Coll. Who is he?!"

Coll grit his teeth as he began looking around at the goons, however, he noticed the tanks filled with green liquid and silhouettes. Rose notices his attention on one of the tanks.

"Oh, so that's what your attentions on now. If I can't get the answers I want... Then I'll just force them out of you." Rose snaps her fingers and the goons exit the room. Quickly she begins inputting button commands on her computer and the tank begins emerging its silhouette; the green liquid draining; slowly revealing a muscular male from the head first to his feet. His eyes still closed, but Coll released something familiar about him. The liquid stopped holding him up and instantly the tank opened. Causing the being to fall out of the tank. Completely naked, dripping green liquid, and on his right knee and knuckles.

"Understand, Coll. I already have the answers I need. You were just the verification for it all. But since you didn't want to verify anything. I no longer have any use for you."

The new being's eyes open and he slowly stands. As he walked sluggishly towards Coll, he stood in front of him; Coll instantly realized who it was.

"O-Okara..."

This new being was Okara, but his hair was white, and his eyes red.

"Arako, kill him." Rose commanded.

As Arako reaches out slowly with his hands. He placed his right on Coll's face and his left on the back of his head. Then like pistons pulled opposite directions, snapping Coll's neck.

"Perfect... Okara, huh. Well, then we'll just have to pay you a visit. Won't we."

Okara and Bell come back inside. Where Cassa is sitting on the couch by herself still puffy.

"Cassa..." Okara whispered as he reached out his arms.

"I'm sorry."

Cassa looked him in the eyes for a minute before getting up and embracing him.

"I'm sorry too, Okara."

Both laughing their sadness away, as Bell watches.

"Cassa, listen to me. I know you aren't a fan of my choices. Especially when it comes to fighting. But that's just who I am. I want to be strong, I want to fight and protect you. But now I want to fight and protect this planet."

"Okara... I-I understand, and I'll support your choice as long as you come back to me every time."

"I promise, I'll come back."

Okara and Cassa hug it out some more before Bell announces it's time for bed.

As Bell gets into her bed. She hears Okara and Cassa giggling slightly in the other room through the walls. Then Bell realizes what was happening.

"I'm glad they're happy, but... Could they keep it down a bit." Bell whispered to herself.

The next morning Bell is preparing breakfast when Okara and Cassa come out of the bedroom. Awaking to the new day.

"Good morning you two. How did you guys sleep."

They look at each other and smile.

"Really, Really, Really good." Okara said as he stretched some more.

"Is that so." Bell said smirking.

"Well, I think I'm going to do some training today. I need to get stronger."

"Okay, just make sure you come back for lunch and dinner." Cassa said as she sat down at the diner table.

After eating Okara was preparing to leave and as he walked out the door. Bell The Second appeared at his feet.

"Oh, hi Bell The Second. How are you this morning."

Bell The Second looked up at him and continued walking off. Okara smiled as he floated up and burst away towards the space pod area. Flying at a high speed he passes another truck driving on the same road to Bell's house. But pays no attention to it. The day was nice once again. The sky was blue, but this time there were no clouds, the sun pouring refreshing sunlight as the wind was very calm most of the time. Finally, Okara arrived back at his space pod landing and began setting up shop.

"It's good to be back! So, Let's get started."

Okara stood up straight his body calm and breathing steady. Soon enough his green aura started flowing upwards around his body. As he focused control with his Ki; he then opened his eyes and found himself standing face to face with an afterimage of his current self.