Continuing from where we left off in part 11...
...Now in the prison floor of Queen's mansion, Lancer leapt out of Echo's pocket and looked around. The room was practically barren aside from a couple of 3d posable models of some angel person in gold and white armor, and a navy blue robot that was currently inactive, sitting slumped over in the corner of the room. There was a few posters on the wall of a... bug? It seemed to be wearing some sort of mask as a hat and had a weapon of some kind.
"Wow, your room is kind of... empty, huh?" He said. "Maybe I could..."
He bounced over to the control panel and started pressing random buttons, sticking out his tongue in concentration. Something clicked and the door opened. The cage powered down.
"Huh." Lancer said.
"Well, thank you." Echo said. "Come on, I think Susie's down here somewhere too."
They reached down and picked Lancer up, putting him back in their pants pocket, which was somehow big enough to fit him, with his head poking up out of the pocket. Outside in the hall, Kris and Berdly were standing there, with Susie off to the side. Berdly looked over Echo's shoulder.
"Your room's looking a little lackluster." Berdly said.
"Guess I didn't have enough searches for Queen to use to make a room." Echo shrugged. "Anyways, we should be getting out of here."
"Right." Kris said...
...And jokes on you, I'm entirely skipping over Berdly's monologue...
..."Berdly, it's alright. We don't care if you're smart or dumb. I'm not exactly an A+ student myself, after all." Susie said.
"R- really? Wow!" Berdly said. "Is it too late for trucies?"
"Not at all." Echo said...
...The Fun Gang, no longer Ultimate, stepped out into the proper entrance of Queen's mansion. Echo went into the cafe nearby and came out with two cups of juice, and handed them to Susie and Ralsei. They drank the juice together, sitting at one of the tables.
...Swatch poked his head out of his shop. He saw the three heroes go through a passageway he didn't even know was there.
It was quiet for a while. Then he heard a THUMP! from the basement. Then more sounds. Like a battle. What in the name of Serial Number Q5U4EX7YY2E9N is going on down there?? He thought.
Then the trio came back, Echo singed and tired, refusing Susie's help and saying that she should help Ralsei instead, Ralsei on the edge of disintegration, and Susie carrying Ralsei despite his protests as well.
Swatch offered the trio a round of juice on the house...
...Noelle and Susie riding on the ferris wheel together, watching the Cyber City skyline go past.
"Your friend is interesting." Noelle said.
"Oh, Echo? Yeah, they're..."
"Weird?" Noelle supplied.
"Aren't we all?" Susie said. "I'm sure you're just as weird as I am on the inside."
"Susie! What's that supposed to mean!?" Noelle said.
"Like, in a good way? Normal people are boring." Susie said...
...And so it went until they had almost reached the Fountain.
