Book One: Alpha World

15 Eps.My Mom and Decision

Eleven days have passed since I entered PT Alpha, eleven days full of amazement, pleasure, and now sad mixed with anger, and lastly this time, after the grandparents came home from the hospital, he said, the sadness began to mix a sense of optimism and enthusiasm. Gaining back grandfather's trust, my heart echoed with that phrase.

My friends have also returned to Tekno-pin District, but I have not told them my plans to find the sword Mirabilis. After a day of waiting for mama in the garden chair, that afternoon mama had walked in the park with papa. I joined them.

“Mama is better?” I asked when I saw his body clean without a scar. He nodded and told the couple Doctor Pierre and Marrie as the most meritorious doctor in his life for saving his life several times. Although both only use low-level technology in the Green Pen District but because of the swiftness and dexterity of the couple his life is always saved. After that papa told the surface situation that was being reset from yesterday's incident. With Professor Fess and his team's ability to erase people's memories, erase all data on social media, electronic devices, and print media, in an hour everything about Alpha has disappeared on the surface. My mom and I listened to my dad's story carefully.

 “Ma..” I looked into my mom's eyes.Mama and papa instead looked at me curiously.

“Why Lian?” Papa stopped his story. A moment of silence.

I immediately moved my mouth.”What.what...”

“What's Lian?” Mom asked curiously.

I bow my head, for the sake of gaining my grandfather's trust, my inner self. I began to convince my heart. If I succeed in gaining Grandfather's trust then my heart will be calmer, no more murder charges, no more guilt will haunt me, no one will be suspicious of the family anymore, no more, batinku.

“Ma..” I tried to say steady and looked at my mom and dad optimistically.

“Tell Lian, tell us what you want to tell us. Tell me!” Mama said softly. Papa nodded in agreement to the words of mother.

I immediately told her everything that Grandma said, all about gaining grandfather's trust, about the mission of finding the sword Mirabilis, the legendary sword that grandfather had to find. It may be difficult, but for grandfather's sake I feel I have to do it. Mom and Dad just fell silent to hear all my plans.

“Are you really going to do it Lian?” Mama asked in a worried tone. I nodded steadily. I have set my intentions. No one can shake my intentions.

Mama breathed a long breath and papa just fell silent. They turned their bodies and began to discuss in a barely audible voice. Occasionally sounding clinks of anxiety and sobbing from mama, but the voice of papa sound convincing even able to reduce the anxiety of mama. I just waited for the outcome of this discussion.

Twenty minutes have passed, but this little discussion has not yet been completed. Until at the twenty-fifth minute mama and papa turned around.

“Are you absolutely sure of your decision?” Mama said seriously. I'm nodding.

“Is there no other way? Give him a gift maybe? Mama used to when marahan with grandfather, mama likes to give a bar of chocolate, and we can make peace again.”I nodded with an optimistic smile. "This problem can never be equated with a bar of chocolate, Ma.” Mama looks at me lethargic.

“Hhh...good we agree.” Papa finally said steadily followed by a nod of shaking mama with his bitter smile. I'm just smiling.

“Thanks, Mom..Pa!” I looked at the two in turn. ”Thanks..”.

First condition, I have to follow a secret exercise with my roommate for a week at the location of the Golden Crown district dome guard. There is the training area of Rankers. I was surprised that mama and papa gave the secret of Ranker's location that easily. In fact, it is said that each location of the dome guard is a training place as well as a residence for rankers.

“For permission easy only.” Mama said relax. I looked at my mother confused, the ability of my mother and grandfather was still far below the Rankers. How is it possible, my mind. Mama immediately smiled to answer my wondering face then glanced at the father who pretended not to hear anything by pretently looking to the right and left while whistling, an old habit.

Mama put her mouth close to my ear, ”Your father is the main director who takes care of the training plans of the rankers.” I looked at my father with my eyes round and my mouth open. Papa just raised his eyebrows and shoulders, showing off in style.

The second condition, I was required to register myself with the main building of the Crown King district, precisely on the Alpha council as the recipient of the mission from my grandmother. Actually it's easy, when I read in the information ball, my grandmother's name is also quite famous as a researcher and explorer, as well, he is also often referred to as ‘Sang Ahli Thought’ because he can know what has happened even though he did not see it directly.

Sometimes it's as annoying as when he found out I had a bowel movement in my pants yesterday when I was in second grade Junior High. He was in his house, and I was alone in my house when my mother left. My grandmother even made Alpha news with the title ‘Grandmother Malaka The Bearer of News’ she was nicknamed like that because almost ninety-nine percent of what she said was true.

The third condition that my mother submitted, I must be accompanied by two Rankers. If you can, demand mama, the strongest, because it might be able to match the sword ability of Mirabilis. Hopefully, I can, my heart. It seemed that all the conditions proposed could be implemented, although the latter condition was a bit so difficult because the Rankers worked independently without teamwork.

Mama closed her explanation by giving Lian a chance if she wanted to add from other than her room members who felt able to accompany Lian. Mama also hopes that Lian can be more careful and focused, because a mission like this has never been passed even by mama.

I said steady, ”Although there is an important task to be completed. Isn't that what a real man should do?” I patted my chest. Mama nodded proudly and then pouted looking at the father who was still acting ‘sok-sokan’.

“Pah...” Mama pulled out her feigned disappointment. Papa looked up and immediately let out also a fake style of his attention.

“Eh...iya Mah, why?” Papa tried to put up a look at his attention.

“Masa’ our children want to go not given what message is that, let the more spirit it.” Mama said annoyed.

“Eh, yes.ya. Okay I'll tell Lian three things, listen carefully!”

Mama smiled sweetly at papa's words, I immediately prepared my ears to hear papa's advice.

“First, See your ability when you have to meet a fight. Second, never give up, because once you surrender you can annihilate Alpha world. You've heard the news of Red Eye troops and the Rebel Union party also looking for the sword Mirabilis is not it?” I'm nodding. The news was just delivered by the Alpha board just now. Both groups are still in the process of gathering information. While I again easily got all the information from grandma, even a secret that the sword was now being hidden in a secret laboratory in the Lower Hand district.

“Three, remember papa and mama only help a little, the rest is from your team's ability later and the luck you might get. Maybe the Alpha board has sent some team of experts to search for the sword Mirabilis, but only you are lucky to get a hint from your grandmother, grandmother Malaka.”

I nodded, immediately saying goodbye to the two and headed towards the district of Tekno-Pin. Hopefully, you are ready to follow this mission, because the exam is also temporarily postponed because of this incident.