Before the Collision: Genesis Exhibition

[Seiki Maki]

"..." That was...unexpected and straight to the point to say the least. Seiki let out a rather quiet gasp. She could sense the ominous feeling of trouble brewing. Noland didn't sound happy...AT ALL.

"Oh...we didn't tell you that? I thought we did... No we didn't... Oh no..." Ahio tried to laugh off...even though this sounded like it was a very serious mistake. "Right...so...uh... How did you find that out?"

Knowing that it didn't matter how Noland acquired that information, Seiki started spilling the beans. Hopefully, some honesty might soften the blow.... No it wasn't. She made sure to establish eye contact first. Somehow, that was going to be important.

"When you suddenly appeared that one time, over a year ago," Seiki admitted. "Ahio got startled and jetted off, then...we ended up over some vast ocean where Dan Kuso was. I asked him what it was like to be a hero, he told me, and then the dragon god put us back here... That's it..."

"Yeah, I don't really see what all the fuss is about. Nothing happened. I swear," Ahio assured. "Why do you ask? Are we in trouble or something?"

[Noland Hardy]

"...What...?" Noland said in disbelief. One might assume he's saying that in reference to Seiki meeting Dan Kuso, but he didn't care. The main issue was...

"You actually did that...?" Drago chimed in. It sounded like he was focused on the same detail that Noland was.

"Oh man..." Noland started shaking his head. He put his hands on his head and started pacing back and forth. He really didn't know what to say for a couple of seconds, but when he found the words to add to the conversation, he spoke out, and he had A LOT to say about this.

"I'll be honest... I'm excited for you, but at the same time...I'm scared...and I'm very pissed off..." Noland started.

"So am I," Drago added in, even though it wasn't necessary.

"You're new at this. I get that, but...your powers...they are lot more potent than you think. You should've told us about this. It sounded like it was an accident, so I'm not mad that you did it at all, but...keeping this stuff a secret...will make me look at you as a threat to our safety..."

"You see, Ahio's speed is capable of letting you travel through dimensions, universes, and - possibly - through time as well. We don't know what could happen now that the Dan Kuso of that universe knows we exist. I've already had to see some asshole that has been spying on ours for some time now. There's no telling what else knows we're here. That's why we need to communicate about this stuff. Even the little things that gets talked about can make a difference if someone from that universe is capable of getting here. I don't know if Dan is tight-lipped or not, so...you get the idea."

Drago then added in, "The Dharaknoid really doesn't like beings with your powers, just so you know. He threatened to destroy the people who were misusing their powers... We don't want that to be you... We can't challenge that power... Maste doesn't like that either, but that's a more manageable problem than the God of Destruction..."

"Just make sure we communicate, okay? No more secrets..." Noland concluded, BUT...on that note... "...Except that we keep this discussion to ourselves, alright? The Silver Knights downplayed you hard and were stupid enough to use your skill level as a reason for it, which is fine for us. If they find out that you did this, we'll be in trouble. With you doing what you did, your threat level is higher than all of ours, even mine. We need to work to control that...okay?"