It had been 2 days since Alexander had gone to meditate. Even though Phixheim had all kinds of fun characters, but without Alexander, everyone felt a little lonely for some reason.
The tailed beasts and kids were among the most affected. Olivia usually scoffed at how Alexander doesn't spend much time in Phixheim but moments like these tell her how important Alexander is to all of them. She had no idea how much time had passed on the special planet but all she hoped for was that he succeeds in whatever he's doing.
She had to spend time with all the tailed beasts and kids to not let them be sad due to their missing grandpa.
"Chomei, catch." She threw the ball. All of them were playing catch right now.
"YES..." Chomei flew high in the air and caught the ball.
Shukaku complained, "No, why are you flying? That is cheating."
Chomei passed the ball to Shukaku, "No no, you are just jelly."
"Grandma, when will Grandpa come back?" Thea asked Olivia with watery eyes. She was not playing.
Olivia picked her in her arms, "Sweety, he is training in there. He will come back soon. Why don't you and Ajax go out and play?"
"Um... okay..." She nodded cutely and ran away to find Ajax.
Olivia sighed seeing her like this. Thea was very much attached to Alexander as he spoiled her too much with love.
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"BROTHER AJAX... WHERE ARE YOU?" Thea ran into Ajax's huge room that was more like a small apartment because it had multiple rooms.
Ajax was lazily reading some manga he took from Zeno.
"Here, Thea." He voiced from his entertainment room.
Thea tippy-toed to the room. She also saw Hats lying on the sofa, chatting with Korin's sister on the phone. Thea ran to him and hugged him tightly.
Hats had gone through this experience before so he was not very worried at the moment. All kids when small liked to play with him.
Thea while holding Hats, talked to Ajax, "Brother, I'm bored. Grandpa is busy. Chomei and Chappy are playing with the rest. Grandma says we both can go out to play."
*Sigh*
Ajax put the manga aside and looked at his little sister. No one could say no to her cute chubby puppy face.
"Fine, let's go and have some adventures. Just you, me and Hats." Ajax decide.
"Ay, don't involve me in this." Hats shrugged.
"Are you sure? I'm sure grandma would want you to come with me and Thea," Ajax said.
Hats had to agree as Olivia would really say that. So, he jumped over and sat down on Ajax's shoulder and continued texting.
"Hats, open a portal to a nice world." Ajax requested.
Hats was so into chatting that he just flicked his paw and opened a portal. In fact, Olivia had only allowed them to go out and play with Gohan, not go to a different world entirely.
Ajax held Thea's hand and passed the portal. Ajax was much stronger and a bit more mature now than when he went on a solo adventure in the Fullmetal world. Thea, though, was very young. But she had the ability that was very OP. Also, Alexander had put protective magic on her that would teleport her to Phixheim in the face of danger and in her place, 10 million droids would be sent to deal with the attacker.
10 million was overkill, but Ajax understood that if he was in place of Alexander, he would do the same. Thea must be protected at all cost.
"Brother, where are we?" Thea asked while looking around at the dense forest.
"I don't know, Thea. But let's not worry about that. Aren't we here for adventure and fun? Let's set up a small camp here first. It seems sunset is going to happen and we are in a jungle. We will have some roasted meat with my special spices." He said and took out a full tent from his space pocket ring.
"Yayyy... tasty meat." Thea cheered.
She had eaten the special spiced meat made by Ajax before. It was a recipe he had specially made to bribe the tailed beats and Hats. It was one of his biggest secrets and he had decided to take it to his grave.
"Thea, sing me a song while I make the food. Hats, you also join." Ajax suggested.
Hats finally put his phone aside as it was time to eat and Korin's sister, Kirin, had also gone to sleep.
He sat beside Thea, "Okay, you two, sing after me."
♫In a jungle on a cold dark night.
With a brat and a girl who smiles so bright
All the monsters runway to hide♫
♫Ajax is a kid but a spoiled brat.
He's strong but his head is empty
Strength is the only thing he has plenty♫
♫Our little Thea is a special one
Her smile gets our hearts won
She behaves well and is so warm
She makes everyone feel calm♫
Ajax stopped Hats and himself started singing. He also wanted to say something about Hats.
♫His name is Hats.
He's a narcissist cat and also fat.
He's a lover now and a desperate at that♫
"Hey, I'm not desperate. I haven't decided to date her yet." Hats clarified.
Thea quickly spoke, making them go silent. "I sing too..."
♫I love my grandma.
I love my grandpa
I love my big brother.
I love my hats
I love my everyone
La lala Laaa♫
Her words were just what was in Thea's heart. Ajax and Hats didn't complain about it not rhyming and not sounding like a song. They just clapped for her.
"Amazing, Thea is smart," Ajax said.
"Yes, yes... come, Thea, food is ready, Eat," Hats put food for her.
The three ate and went to sleep for the night. Thea slept hugging the soft fur of Hats. He also acted as a responsible elder. Ajax just took a corner.
...
Next Morning,
Ajax helped Thea brush her teeth and then folded the tent.
"Okay, let's go and look for humans. I don't think this jungle spans all over the planet." Ajax decided.
Hats again sat on his shoulder and started chatting. Thea held Ajax's hand and walked alongside him happily. They came across many animals. Some Deer, Bears and even Gorillas. But none of them came to attack because of the aura Thea was emitting. Hell, even mosquitos didn't come near them. She was a natural repellant.
As they walked, Thea pointed to a rock on the side. "Big brother, look."
Ajax also saw a black rock. But, it looked more like a life-sized human statue. But why was it there? He wondered.
Soon, they came across many more of these. Most of them were covered in mud, signifying that they had been here for a long long time.
"Strange, who made so many statues? There are even birds," he questioned.
But Hats spoke and clarified, "They aren't dead, kid. They are petrified I think."
"Like the mythical medusa?" Ajax asked.
"Yeah. I can still feel their consciousness." Hats pointed out.
"Then we must find a way to help them." Ajax decided.
"WATERMELON?" Suddenly Thea exclaimed.
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Ajax turned to see where Thea pointed. It was indeed a watermelon. But it had eyes on it. They moved closer to check it out. But as soon as they were a few inches away, the watermelon started to twitch.
"Brother, it's moving," Thea said excitedly.
"That is suspicious. Let me cut it in half with my throwing knife before going any closer." Ajax decided.
"WAIT..."
"Brother, watermelon speaks." Thea was even more excited now.
"I don't think it is the watermelon now. Whoever is hiding, come out." Ajax commanded in a serious voice.
*POP*
Suddenly, legs come from under the watermelon. It was most likely a child. It got up and turned to them. The watermelon was like a helmet now.
"Woah, who are you?" Thea asked.
The watermelon kid looked at him, Thea and Hats. Then it spoke. "I am Suika, who are you?"
Ajax understood this was a girl. "I am Ajax, this is Thea and this fat cat is Hats. We are travellers. Do you know where more people live?"
"Of course, they live in my village... oh, I mean the Kingdom of Science." Suika answered.
"Kingdom of Science? What happened to this world? Can you take us there? I will give you this." Ajax showed her a lighter.
*TICK*
Suika looked at the flames that came from the top of it.
"Woah, another sorcerer... I mean scientist. Come with me. Everyone is welcome in the Kingdom of Science." She cheerfully ran away, leading the way.
"Well, she's dumb or this world is back to the stone age." Hats commented.
"Don't be mean, Uncle Hats. She's small." Thea argued. While in fact, she was even smaller than this Suika girl.
...
"EVERYONE... I FOUND MORE PEOPLE." Suika ran to her village, shouting.
Her voice attracted everyone there. Soon, Ajax and Thea were surrounded by people.
"They are kids,"
"Look at that cat."
"Can we eat it?"
They talked about them. Ajax's red and white dual-tone hair was a major topic too. But by far, the cat using the phone was the most talked about topic.
Seeing everyone's dresses and the huts behind them, Ajax guessed that either he was in the past of earth or world war happened and this is years in the future. He was mostly sure about it being earth because the girl talked in Japanese.
"Hello, my name is Thea." Thea politely introduced herself with her hands together and a slight bow.
"Awwww..."
"So cute..."
Everyone made noises because of that.
"What's going on here?" Soon a voice came from behind the crowd. Everyone made way to let this person come forward.
Ajax expected to see the leader of these people, but, unfortunately, it also turned out to be a kid. He had white hair though, much different from the rest of the people. However, Ajax did feel weird because there were too many blonde people and he was supposed to be in Japan.
Senku saw the new arrivals. Instinctively, he first looked at the little girl because she was radiating such happy vibes. But then he noticed the girl's clothes that were a skirt, a t-shirt, a belt and also a headband made of plastic. He didn't understand why someone would go through the trouble to make all of these.
Then he noticed Ajax. Who was wearing a shirt, pants, belt, leather shoes too. All of these didn't look crudely hand made. Instead, they looked well factory crafted.
After that, what he saw nearly had his eyes pop out. Not because of the Cat using a phone, but because of a phone existing in the first place. This was 3700 years after the petrification event. No such technology should have lasted this long.
"W-Where did you find that phone?" Senku asked loudly.
Ajax put his attention on this boy now. With his unique hair, he was either a villain or the main character of this world. Also, seeing how he behaved, it seemed he knows about modern things.
"My grandpa made it," Ajax replied.
"Where is he? How did you have all the stuff needed to make it?" Senku asked hastily.
Ajax shrugged, "It was easy for him. We had all the stuff available at ease. Wait, aren't you gonna ask why this cat is using a phone?"
Senku's eyes twitched, "Yeah, why is he doing that?"
"Because I'm no household cat, kid." Hats jumped from the back of Ajax. It shocked everyone there.
"It spoke," many exclaimed.
"Now, where is the food? This god is hungry." Hats ordered like some fat lord.
Just due to shock, someone went away and brought him a bowl of handmade ramen. Hats ate it and made a bad face, "Eh, you call this food? This is a compromise. I'll go and catch some fish myself."
Senku was still in shock. ~Did they evolve? No, no, it's not possible. Wait, is this kid's grandpa some kind of super-scientist who made this cat intelligent?~
He thought about all this. But, considering that the boy in front of him could have such things, there was no denying he could probably bring other things. He decided to befriend him.
"I am Senku Ishigami. This village's leader. Welcome to the KINGDOM OF SCIENCE." He welcomed them with open arms.
Ajax did not shy and followed them. Thea was taken to the side, though not away from Ajax's visible range by Suika.
"So, where is this Grandpa of yours?" Senku asked.
"At home, working on something. He was busy and that is why we came out here." Ajax replied. He was being honest till now.
Ajax then noticed a lot of structures, "Woah, a blast furnace? An electricity generator? You are doing a great job, considering you made them from scratch."
Senku proudly nodded, "Thanks, I want to make many more things but I have no tools. But, if your grandpa can help us a little, I believe we can change the world."
"What are your goals?" Ajax inquired. He wasn't going to help anyone now. Not before knowing their motivations.
Senku smiled and looked at the sky, "Well, considering that the world is in ruin and not many humans are running around. Countries and laws have been reset. I want to create a society based around technology, that only focuses on making our lives better and invent more advanced stuff."
"Hmm, so the word 'kingdom' is just for the show. So you want to make a technocracy? A system of government in which a decision-maker or makers are elected by the population or appointed on the basis of their expertise in a given area of responsibility, particularly with regard to scientific or technical knowledge?" Ajax asked.
Senku nodded, "Yeah, that would be nice."
"Your dreams are good, but they are too detached from reality. Maybe this small number of people will agree with you. But remember, humans are greedy creatures. There will be others in this world who probably have started their small kingdoms too. Maybe some of them are directly opposite to your ideology, who want to establish a dictatorship for personal greed. How are you planning to convince them?" Ajax inquired.
Senku was silenced. He had thought about this before and had no idea how he would do this. He was just going with the flow.
"Haha, I guess you aren't wrong. There is already someone who wants to destroy this small kingdom of mine. But, I will not back down." He firmly said.
Ajax nodded, "Then I will support you. But first, can you tell me what the hell happened to this world?"
"Wait, don't you know about the past? Weren't you or your family depetrified?" Senku asked with doubt.
Ajax scratched his head awkwardly, "Well, you see. I am not from around here."
"What do you mean? The whole world is back into the stone age." Senku argued.
"I meant to say, I am not from this planet," Ajax replied awkwardly.
Senku's mind went blank for a minute.
"-_-"
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