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Chapter 25 - Home Sweet Home

Neo walked to the door of his house, and opened it, and Neo was welcomed by a polished wood floor, and a gleaming room on the center. Neo subsequently entered the room as he slowly walked into it, he then looked all over the room, hoping to see something that can help him bring back more of his missing memories. While Scarlet followed him as he explore his house who is very happy that her master have finally come back to his home after a long time.

Sadly Neo didn't find any pieces of his missing memories about him after he finished exploring around his house, all he find is just the memories about Scarlet's training, and the memories about his home, on how he build, clean, protect and lived on his beloved home. Scarlet then approached him and told him he missed one last room. Scarlet then lead Neo the one last room he missed to the back of the house where there's a door that lead to the basement of Neo's home.

Neo opened the door and saw a stair descending underneath the house, the staircase was poorly lit when Neo opened the door, but the torches on the side of the stairs suddenly lit up automatically, one by one, lighting up the whole area, and revealing a mysterious door on the end of the staircase.

"What is this place?" Neo asked to Scarlet.

Scarlet smiled and said, "Just head downstairs and you will see, Master."

Neo then proceed to head to the door at the end of the staircase, as he slowly walked on the stairs, Neo was feeling tensed, because of his amnesia he got no idea what is behind that ominous and mysterious door. Neo finally arrived at where the door at, the tense his feeling when walking down the stair was suddenly gone, because all he feel now is the recollection of every time he opened the door.

Neo prepared and organized his body and his mind, hoping he can see another part of his memories behind the door after failing to find some back on his house. After a while of preparing for the expected surprised behind the door his gonna get, Neo grabbed the door handle and quickly opened it.

What behind the door was a girl sleeping on a chair, a little girl made of metal, with blue short hair and wearing a clothes that looks a maid suit. Neo approaches the girl sleeping right before him, he scratches his head, trying to remember who was the robot girl is. But after a while of thinking Neo doesn't remember anything so he decided to asked Scarlet.

"Uhhh, Scarlet who was this?" Neo yelled at Scarlet who are still waiting upstairs for her master.

"She is the first robot that you've build." Scarlet yelled back, answering Neo's question.

"What's a robot??" Neo shouted back on Scarlet.

"I don't know, you just said she's a robot but never explained what is a robot.." Scarlet responded.

"I see.. Anyway is she got a name or some sort?" Neo asked.

"Yeah! you named her Pan" Scarlet replied.

"Pan..." Neo whispered.

The little girl suddenly unleashed steams around her body after Neo whispered her name, and her eyes that was close the whole time suddenly opened up and stared right at Neo. Neo was caught surprise by her sudden movements, he quickly step back, not knowing what is happening to girl in front of him.

The little girl then move her mouth, testing if it's still working properly after not moving it for a long time now. The little girl then stood up from her seat and suddenly bowed, she subsequently raised her head and said, "Good morning, Father."

"Oh right! Master, i forgot to tell she activates when you said her name.." Scarlet yelled at Neo.

"Scarlet!! why she's calling me father!!" Neo exclaimed at Scarlet.

"Oh, about that.. It's because your the one who invented her so she thinks you are her father. But don't worry Master, i'm pretty sure you will get used to it just like before.." Scarlet replied.

"A-alright.." Neo said.

Neo composed himself by taking a deep breath, he then crouched and looked at the girl at the eyes, he then smiled and said "Good morning, Pan." The little girl smiled back and run toward Neo, she then quickly hugged him and said, "I missed you, father."

"I didn't notice this earlier, but she's made of metals." Neo whispered to himself.

Neo's head then suddenly ache, another floodgate of memories have opened again, but Neo is able to withstand the pain on his head now, "Let's head upstairs, Pan" He said to the little girl. Neo then rushed upstairs to meet with Scarlet with Pan.

After Neo and Pan arrived at where is Scarlet waiting for them, Scarlet noticed something is wrong with her Master, so she decided to asked him, "Master, is there something wrong?" Neo headache was starting to become more painful, and because of that he is having a hard time to speak, so Neo just nodded as a reply to Scarlet's question.

Scarlet grab Neo as she assist him to go to his bedroom, Pan also help assisting Neo despite being confused on what is happening to her father. After a while Neo have finally arrived at his bedroom, Scarlet and Pan helped him to rest at his bed.

"Thanks Scarlet, P-Pan.." Neo last words after he lost his consciousness.

"Father!" Pan exclaimed after noticing Neo's sudden collapsed.

"Don't worry Pan, Master is going to be okay, for now let's call a doctor to help him ease the pain on his head." Scarlet said, trying to calm down Pan who is freaking out after Neo collapsed.

Scarlet head toward her home, the mansion on the front of Neo's house, and called the doctor who reside there. After that the doctor treated Neo on his bedroom, while Scarlet and Pan was waiting on the living room of Neo's house.

"Now, sister Scarlet, can you please explain to me what is happening to father?" Pan asked to Scarlet.

Scarlet then proceed to explained everything to Pan as they wait for Neo to wake up again.