Across Ultra: Half Dream

Hikari frowned. "So, Chloe is now an Ultraman who could fall into darkness at any time?"

"That's right. So, try your best not to let her leave the place full of light until you find the source."

Hearing this, Zoffy and Hikari looked at each other and asked, "Mother, can you find out why Chloe is missing her essence?"

Mother of Ultra looked at Chloe lovingly and said, "There are two situations when one lacks the Origin. The first is suffering a fatal injury; the second is a congenital deficiency."

Zoffy thought for a moment and said, "It should be the second one. Chloe was only a few days old. It's impossible for her to have suffered a fatal injury."

Hikari, who was standing by, felt something was wrong. "This is the child that the Spark Tower gave to Ace. How could the Spark Tower make her lack the essence? This doesn't make sense."

The three of them stared at each other for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was going on. They could only suppress their doubts in their hearts.

Hikari suddenly said, "How about this, Chloe stays with me until Ace comes back."

Zoffy shook his head. "No, if Chloe is left with you, you won't have time to look after her. Let's leave her with Ace and take turns to take care of her. After all, there's also Zero..."

Hearing Cero's name, Hikari was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded. "Okay."

“Ugh…ah~”

Seeing that Chloe was awake, Zoffy held her in his arms and asked, "Xiaoyi, you are awake. Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Ah~ [No]" Chloe shook her head.

Just as Chloe looked up, she suddenly saw Hikari there, and immediately buried her head in Zoffy's cloak. "Ah! Ah! [Can't see me, can't see me...]"

Seeing Chloe like this, Mother of Ultra and Zoffy finally understood why she fainted, and they all looked at Hikari with condemning eyes.

But Hikaru not only didn't feel anything, he also looked back calmly with an expression that said it had nothing to do with me.

“…”This is the silent Om and Zoffy.

After being coaxed by Om and Zoffy, Chloe finally relaxed her guard and stayed in Zoffy's arms, accusing Hikari of "Ah~Ah~ [Blue Devil!!]"

Looking at Chloe's expression, Hikari felt that she must be scolding him. Suddenly, Hikari felt that he should take Chloe to the Science and Technology Bureau for research as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Hikaru said something to Zofiomu and returned to the Science and Technology Bureau.

At this moment, Chloe looked at the sky. The light from the Spark Tower was already as bright as the setting sun. She decisively patted Zoffy's arm and pointed at Ultra Elementary School. "Ah~ah~ [Let's go! Pick up Rei and Taiga!!]"

At first, Zoffy was confused and didn't understand what Chloe meant. Later, he found out that Chloe was referring to Ultra Elementary School, and then he realized that Chloe wanted to pick up Zero.

After figuring it out, Zoffy sent a message to Seven, asking him to take Chloe to pick up his son.

After seeing this, Seven, who had finally recovered, quickly came to Silver Cross, picked up Chloe, and flew towards Ultra Elementary School excitedly.

A short while later, Seven and Chloe arrived and saw Zero walking towards the school gate with Taiga following beside him.

Chloe saw Zero and was very excited "Ah! Ah! [A Zero A Zero!!]"

Hearing Chloe's voice, Sero looked carefully and saw that Chloe and Seven were not far away. When Chloe saw that he saw her, she excitedly opened her arms to him.

Seeing that Chloe's eyes seemed to be full of him, Zero's heart, called the hedgehog, began to soften. Zero didn't want Chloe to wait any longer, so he ran towards her and took Chloe from Seven's hands and held her in his arms.

As soon as he held Chloe in his arms, he felt his neck seemed wet. Sero quickly held Chloe flat, wiping her tears and asking distressedly, "What's wrong, Xiao Yi, why are you crying? Did something happen?"

"Brother Ling, I miss you!" Chloe said pitifully through telepathy.

When he heard Chloe's voice, Cero thought he had misheard and looked left and right. Finally, he felt a pain in his arm and realized it was Chloe.

"Baby, little Yi, brother misses you too. Don't cry, it won't look good if you cry." Sailo said to Chloe with a distressed look, forehead to forehead touching to comfort her.

"Wow... Brother Ling, I almost got experimented on by the blue-skinned demon today. It was so scary!" Chloe complained as she clung to Cero.

"Hmm? A blue-skinned demon? Who is that?" Zero was confused.

"That's Hikari! The blue-skinned devil! He thought it was okay, but he actually said it out loud! He drained all the particles out of Uncle Seven and Uncle Taro, taking away half their lives!" Chloe complained angrily.

"What?!" Zero was extremely angry and shouted directly, making Seven and Taiga, who were walking behind them, look puzzled.

"What's wrong? Zero?" Seven asked curiously.

"Nothing...nothing!" Zero replied, suppressing his temper. "Xiao Yi! Don't worry! I will protect you!"

"Yeah! I believe in Brother Ling!" Chloe looked at Cero with trust in her eyes, making Cero feel a little flattered.

Cero suddenly remembered that Chloe couldn't speak yet, so how could she use telepathy? "But, Xiao Yi, how do you know telepathy?"

"Huh? Brother Ling, isn't this something you're born with?" Chloe asked, puzzled.

〖……〗After hearing this, Zero, who was terrible at liberal arts, fell silent.

The two kids chatted and returned home, completely forgetting that there were two more people following them.

The two Aos who were ignored did not dare to remind her, because they knew how much Chloe liked Cero, and Cero was only kind to Chloe. So, they could not get involved at all.

That night, Chloe pestered Cero to tell her a bedtime story. Cero had no choice but to agree, "Once upon a time there was a little monster..." As he was telling the story, Chloe fell asleep.

Looking at Chloe sleeping in his arms, Sero felt a warm feeling in his heart. When he was about to close his eyes and sleep, he noticed a figure at the door.

"Taiga? Why aren't you sleeping so late?" asked Zero with some confusion.

"Can I...can I sleep with you?" Taiga whispered.

Zero was stunned for a moment, and looking at the pitiful Taiga, Zero's heart softened, and he let him in, "Come in." That night, the three little guys huddled together tightly and fell into a sweet dream.

Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, Chloe had been in the Kingdom of Light for a hundred years. Time was the least valuable thing for Ultraman.

During the past hundred years, the Ultra Brothers have taken turns taking care of Chloe and Zero, oh, and Taiga every day.

The three of them spend every day together and have a very good relationship. However, Cero and Taiga often argue over who gets to hold Chloe to sleep.

However, in the end, the winner is almost always Zero. Whenever this happens, Chloe feels helpless. "It's been a hundred years, and Brother Taiga still can't face reality. This is the youthful desire to win. It's great to be young."

Thinking that he had been here for a hundred years, and Ace had not returned yet [Daddy, why hasn't he returned yet? So much time has passed... Sigh...]

Chloe slowly walked to the balcony and looked at the Spark Tower with a depressed mood.

"Hmm? Tata, are you trying to comfort me?" The Spark Tower's light flickered, and Chloe felt much better.

That’s right, a hundred years ago, in an accident, Chloe discovered that the Spark Tower had its own consciousness and that she could communicate with it.

Many times, the Ultra Brothers were busy and she sat in their office. When she was bored, Spark Tower would accompany her and tell her various stories.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Chloe could feel that as long as she wanted, she could receive the energy of the Spark Tower no matter where she was.

(P.S.: Do you really not know that your affinity for light is 99%? This is a complaint from the Ultra Brothers.)

That's right, every ten years Chloe is forced to undergo a physical examination, so the Ultra Brothers know all of Chloe's conditions. Except for the ones that have never been found out, they know everything else.

"Xiao Yi! We're back!" Cero's voice brought Chloe back to her senses.

"Ah~ah~〖Brother Ling! Hug me!" Chloe opened her arms happily towards Cero.

That's right, our Chloe, apart from telepathy, couldn't speak normally, and this problem had troubled the Ao for a long time. They investigated, but couldn't find any reason.

So the Ultra Brothers could only guide Chloe to speak whenever they were free every day, hoping that Chloe would speak, but they never succeeded.

Over the past hundred years, Chloe has become more and more silent. Except when facing Zero Seven and Taiga, she behaves very coldly in front of other Ultramen, which also gives the Ultramen a headache.

But, Zero was very happy.

"Xiao Yi, you spent the whole day on the balcony again today?" Cerro looked at Chloe with a frown.

"No, Brother Ling, I just came up." Chloe smiled ingratiatingly.

"Xiao Yi, it's not a good thing that you don't talk all the time. They are very worried." Looking at Chloe who was still using telepathy, Zero sighed and advised.

Hearing what Cero said, Chloe silently changed the subject: "Brother Ling, when do you think Daddy will be back?"

Sero, who was about to comfort Chloe, was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the door opening.

The two little ones turned their heads and saw Chloe burst into tears instantly. She ran towards Ao, whom she had missed for a long time.

And Ouye, who walked in front of Chloe, squatted down, opened his arms and hugged Chloe in his arms, "Sorry, Daddy is back late."

The next moment Chloe heard Ace's voice, and she was sure that he was back, and she burst into tears, "Wow... Daddy... Daddy... Wow... Wow..."

Seeing Chloe crying in his arms, Ace felt very bad. He hugged Chloe and patted her back to comfort her, "Don't cry, don't cry, daddy's little Yi, daddy is back, don't cry..."

When Cero saw this scene, he finally understood why Chloe had never spoken for so long.