A dim but colorful sky casts a faint light down onto the earth bellow,

There is no moon out tonight

Actually, there was never a moon to begin with, nor a sun on this ring, only a wondrous collage of colors meshed together, but in a way that each remain their individuality,

Otherwise known as the sky, and under said sky, in the cold wintery outlands of Pluton, move four quick figures

Troup-troup-troup-troup♪

Feet crunch into the snowy soil at a speedy pace

“Ugh~” Himari breathes out,

“Of all the places, to build a civilization, they chose the coldest region of this ring”

“Any where else would have upset the balance of things,” replies Xpunk who is clearly unaffected by the weather

“If humanity had set up a catty in the forest or the plains for instance, it would have eventually led to the extinction of some animal and plant species,

This cold region was barely inhabited to begin with so it would be the most optimal location for a technologically advanced civilization to settle,”

“I take it no one ever leaves then” Apollo remarks

“Not with their weak bodies,” I reply to him, before going quiet almost instantly…..

Fwoorr…♪

A strong gust of cold wind blows hard against our faces,

We can already hardly see upfront, just a blank white sheet

“Sheesh, I know these suits keep us protected from extreme temperatures,

But I still feel like I’ll freeze to death in this cold if we get more gusts like that,” shivers Apollo

“All the more reason to hurry” Himari replies

“The city is close, I can still see up ahead just fine,” XPunk states

“Good,” nods Apollo, although he might have been shivering

“We would have gotten lost if not for you XPunk, you’re a real help”

“My pleasure, it is not often something like me gets to be around such people like yourselves”

“Stop being such an ass kisser, XPunk,” I say teasingly

“I don’t know how to reply to that,”

“…Sorry, sometimes I forget you’re not an actual person,”

……..

“Less talking more moving,” Himari hisses,

Through the sound of the hard blowing winter breeze, is the humming of flying machines,

They sound miniature…

…..

I don’t have to wonder about it for too long as the first sight of the city comes into view,

Little drones fly high up surveying all across the edges of a visible, still transparent barrier,

From the way it curves the higher up it gets, we can deduce it’s a dome of sorts

“I’ve just temporarily disabled those drones’ vision,” Xpunk speaks

(That was quick)

“It won’t last long, but we will make past the barrier if we start–”

Xpunk doesn’t the same finish talking, Apollo Himari and I break out into a full Sprint, rushing into the barrier,

…….

…….

(Warm)

“It’s really warm in here” Apollo says what I think

“Stopping to catch our breaths, behind a the first building we spotted, we soak in the new atmosphere of the city,

The wind blows slow and steady like a summer's night

“So this is the great city Pluton,” Himari peers behind the building’s wall

In here, the night is much darker than it was outside in the cold, but in exchange it’s warmer,

The streets are solid steel with glowing blue track lines for the vehicles here, though I don’t think they get much traffic to begin with

The building we hide behind is small and dome shaped as well, no hexagonal shaped,

Despite the fact that they are now windows to peer inside, I already know what’s inside,

Devices that control and regulate the weather are all around the City’s edge, they are what generates the dome,

Besides these hexagonal structures,

The silhouettes of many other houses can bee seen of in the distance,

Regardless of the low population, the city is densely packed together, the houses from here look like beehive nests,

They–

“–Enough staring, let’s move” Himari orders

(I guess this is where I come in)

“Ummm, this way,” I gesture everyone to follow,

Sticking close to each other we scurry out of the yard from which the dome -like building was, into the open streets of Pluton

(Since we entered the city from the north, the lab…)

“The lab would be on to the west section of the city,” I tell the others

“Are you completely certain?” asks Himari,

“Yes,”

(After all, it’s where I–Danté spent his entire life before getting sent away at,)

The entirety of Pluton’s population lives near the City’s center, while all other areas are around the moderately large city is reserved for manufacturing, and supply chain industries,

Xander labs especially is in an area no where close to any other humans

…..

…..

Running through the city we make sure to keep close to the sides of buildings or anything casting shade,

Little drones shine their bright lights below, they serve as both street lights and security cameras

(I know there isn’t that great amount of people here, but I hadn’t expected this level of emptiness)

I could have just been overthinking things, but that night the city seemed eerily quiet

Almost like no one at all lived there

…..

“Wait, pause for a second” Xpunk breaks the silence calling to us,

It stands by a panel on the sidewalk,

“What is that for?” Himari interrogates

“This,”

As the robot touches down on it, the sidewalk we stand on begin to move steadily like an escalator,

“These are used for–”

“–We can tell what’s it’s for” Apollo cuts off the robot,

“……..”

It doesn’t respond, I do however detect a tinge of annoyance from it

(Or maybe not, after all it is a machine…)

“What do you think that is?” tapping my shoulder, Apollo points ahead to the silhouette of a large structure towering over the clumped house around it,

“Obviously where the supreme leader lives,” I reply

(And I want nothing to do with it)

……..

“How long with it take for us to reach the lab using this moving sidewalk?” Himari asks XPunk

“By my estimations… …

An hour maybe if we simply stay still and let it move us, but that is if we make all the correct turns, which–”

Once again the robot doesn’t get a chance to finish, Apollo Himari and I back on a stealthy sprint

…….

…….

…….

*****

“I can handle this part easily” XPunk steps up

We’re now in front of large silver gates, the entrance to place familiar to me

(The Pentagon gates)

Inside contains multiple buildings, Xander labs being one of them, but also….

(Also what?)

Also….

“huhhhuh” Himari takes a deep breath in and out

“Xpunk the moment you get that open, we slip in quick, and I mean a matter of seconds quick, no sounds, no mistakes,”

….

Apollo and I nod silently

He rubs his hands together semi-nervously

Meanwhile I still try to remember what else is inside the Pentagon

(No use worrying about it now)

“Ready,” alerts X

“Alright everybody, on my count we–,”