Chapter 13:

Frysta Is In Her Element and Kata the Traveler

Eliote's Space Exploration


The girls are preparing their next expedition. Aye will be the one to keep an eye on the settlement this time.

-Well, it's my turn to keep an eye on the settlement, have a good travel!

-Thanks Aya!

-See you!

Today, Eliote will be exploring with Frysta. They are now in the space station of another system.

-Oh Eliote, I've got an idea! Can I explore the next planet alone? I want to see how its like to explore like you did when you were alone, before you met Aye!

-Why not, but on one condition. Only if the planet that you find is a snowy planet, since it's your domain of expertise!

-Oh okay! So I'm going to borrow your spaceship!

Don't forget that in this universe, in each system, the planets are really close to one another, you only need to turn around your spaceship and circle around some planets to be able to perceive every planet at once. By using this technique, Frysta easily finds a snowy planet.

-Oh that's it, I landed!

-Welcome to Biba (ビバ), freezing planet.
Weather. Dangerous white fog.
Remark. Contains a cardinal red core.

-Oh! It looks like my planet but even prettier!

We are going to change of point of view. While Frysta is exploring the planet, Eliote is talking to a traveler she just met in the space station. She's a girl with brown mid-long hair and brown eyes. She wears a scarf, black gloves, and a striped brown and white school uniform. She also wears brown tights and boots.

-You are a traveler?

-That's correct!

-There are not many of them running around the streets lately!

-What is your name?

-Kata (カタ), and you?

-Eliote!

-Eliote... Isn't it just the french word «Étoile» (star) but backwards?

-Wait, how did you guess?

-I'm pretty good at guessing the origins of names. Me for example, I like to explore in an extreme way, so I often graze a catastrophe, I graze the «cata»!

-That only works in french slang... Anyway, I don't really encounter these kinds of situations because I can survive in every environment.

-Ah yes I see, so you have your protection against the environments at max level.

-You seem to know a lot about this world, could you explain to me its mechanisms?

-To ask me this question, you musn't come from this world, am I wrong?

-Yes, I come from another universe!

-It's true that it happens sometimes! Explain me the mechanisms of your world, and I'm going to tell you the noteworthy differences!

After Eliote explained the mechanisms of our universe, Kata now shared the noteworthy differences with this universe.

-In my world, space has a different color in each place. The star orbits around the planets, these are still, and they are way smaller and way closer to each other than in your universe.

-Wait, it's the star who orbits around the planets? It's our world upside down!

-Well, I'm going to leave, I need to go to the Meoalfar (メオアルファー) system!

-Hey I already went there, I landed on a planet that ta---

Kata does a «I am in despair!» face.

-NO SPOIL PLEASE! I am a traveler that wants to discover everything by herself!

Eliote thinks she looks like Mom when talking about anime...

-If you say so. Goodbye then!

-See you!

Just after Kata left, Exos received some of Frysta's thoughts, meant for Eliote.

-Oh Eliote, I'm on the planet, and Exos told me that there is a blizzard and extreme winds! I just saw vortexes going towards me, do you know what these are? This seems fun!

-She faces tornadoes? But she's gonna die of fall damage or by some debris! Exos, tell me Frysta's location, quick!

-It's done, look at the mark I just displayed on your vision.

Eliote transforms into her magical girl form, activates «Eliote's moon» and rushes towards in the direction of the planet. She succeeds in catching Frysta just over the clouds. These tornadoes send objects up in the sky really fast!

-No but do you realize how reckless you were?! What would have you done if I wasn't there to save you?! You rushes towards danger and you stay still doing nothing?! You see tornadoes just in front of you and you tell yourself that's a free ride in an theme park?! To be an explorer you have to be able to sense danger and be able to avoid it!

-Oh but---

-There's no «but» Frysta! It was easy to explore your planet because it was calm, there was no danger! When you explore new planets like me you must expect anything happening, even if the planet looks like yours! You are not made to be an explorer of other planets!

Eliote brings Frysta back to the space station.

-Frysta, take the teleporter back to the laboratory. I've decided that the adventure stops here for you, and my sentence is irrevocable.

-Oh... Well okay...

-Don't hate me please, I do this for your safety. I prefer that you help Mom in her research.

-I understand Eliote... Don't worry... See you then!

-Goodbye Frysta... Take care.

Frysta takes the teleporter back to the laboratory. Eliote takes the same teleporter to return to the settlement. Aye is surprised.

-Eliote! Where is Frysta? What happened?

Eliote tells what happened with Frysta.

-Ah... I still understand your decision. It's better for her safety!

Now Eliote calls Mom.

-Eliote, why did only Frysta came home?

Eliote explains what happened.

-I perfectly understand why you did this, and I one hundred percent agree with your decision. Continue your exploration with Aye, and on my side I will continue my scientific research with Frysta.

And that's how the exploration will continue only with Eliote and Aye.

-See you soon on another planet!

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