Thion 3XQ: Journey [ON HOLD]

The girls all took some naps in the van while Jihyo drove them back to the base. Tzuyu and Sana fell asleep leaning on each other’s head, with hands loosely intertwined. When they arrived back at the base, the other girls had woken up but the duo were still asleep. Momo, Jeongyeon, Elkie and Nayeon all stared at them in awe and smirked. They all kinda knew what was going on. Jihyo nudged Elkie to wake them, they were supposed to take their luggages out from the van. Elkie shook her head, she didn’t want to ruin this cute moment, she pulled out her phone and took some pictures.
“Elkie wake them up” Momo whispered.
“No, they look too cute like this” she said as she continued taking pictures. “You do it”
“I don’t want to. Nayeon, you do it”
“No I don’t want to disturb them”
“Well I don’t want to do it either” Nayeon and Momo then looked at Jeongyeon.
“Wha-? Are you serious?” They both nodded and pushed her to go wake them up. Jeongyeon was sure what to do so she smashed both their heads together to wake them up. “C’mon wake up”
“Ah what the fuck” Tzuyu jolted awake, she rubbed her forehead.
“Alright alright we’re coming” Sana said.
Tzuyu was the first to get out and grab her things while Sana followed right behind. They both could see the other girls waiting close by for them with their luggages.
“So…” Sana turned towards Tzuyu and slid her hands into the latter’s hands.
“It looks like they’re waiting on you”
“Aren’t you coming with?”
“I gotta go back to my apartment and drop off my things”
“Oh yeah right”
“But, I’ll see you later okay..” Tzuyu said as she squeezed her hand. Her eyes flickered to Sana’s lips, wanting to give her a kiss but she didn’t want to do it in front of the other girls.
Sana nodded in response and watched her go. She felt a nudge on her shoulder. “What was that all about?” Momo asked.
Sana sighed dreamily “It's a uhh.. a long story”
“Well are you guys like a thing now?”
“I don’t know.. I guess? We haven’t really discussed it but the feelings are mutual” Her cheeks were flushed remembering about the events of last night and of Tzuyu’s confession. Momo squealed “Tell me everything”.
-
Tzuyu stands outside the door of her apartment for a few minutes. She knows Chaeyoung’s inside because she doesn’t have another workout on her schedule until 2. She took a deep breath, getting ready for whatever talk they’d have. She slowly opened the door and walked in. “Chae..?” She heard no response. She went to the latter’s room “Chaeyoung?” But it was empty, too empty for Tzuyu’s liking. She felt her heart become heavy. It’s not like she took all her things, but she did take most. Most of her clothes were gone and only half of her things were still there. She noticed that Chaeyoung had taken her bass guitar with her, the same bass that Tzuyu bought her with her first paycheck. So she felt there still was some hope. Whenever they had time, they’d meet up with another two members from the bass and play some music on the weekends. They’d usually play at the bar. Tzuyu knows how much Chaeyoung loves playing music so there’s no way she’d be mad enough to want to play.
Suddenly she got a text, it was from Sana. The base had provided them all with new phones shortly after they arrived from the planet, to compensate for the fact that they’d lost their luggage and possessions. They also gave them a stipend to help them buy any necessities they needed.
[11:13] Sana: hey. When can I see you again? :(
Tzuyu smiled reading the text. Sana made her feel a bit better.
[11:14] Tzuyu: where are u?
[11:14] Sana: At the tent. Where are you? Can I come to you?
[11:15] Tzuyu: it’s fine. I’ll come to you instead.
She put her phone back in her pocket. Tzuyu decided to bring something sweet for Sana, so she wanted to get some dessert from Mina’s cafe however she was unsure if she’d run into Chaeyoung there or not. She was still sad about her moving some of her things so she decided to avoid the two for now, she didn’t want to face both girls at the cafe. Instead, she went to the convenience store nearby to get some things. After that she went back to the base towards the tents. She entered with a smile “Hi Sa… Oh” She found Sana and four other girls staring at her.
“What’s with that reaction? Aren’t you happy to see us” Elkie teased.
Tzuyu rolled her eyes. “I saw you guys a few hours ago why would I be happy”
“Oh? Then why’d you come in here all smiley?” Momo smirked.
“No reason”
“What do you have there?” Nayeon asked, noticing the bag in her hand.
“Hm? Oh” Tzuyu then turned to Sana. “I brought you bread and a chocolate milk. I usually snack on this after a long day”. They all noticed Tzuyu spoke in a softer tone with Sana than them.
“That’s really sweet.. thank you Tzuyu” Sana sweetly smiled. It’s the little things that made her like the younger girl even more. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Momo cleared her throat. “Well what snacks did you get us?”
“Nothing”
“Rude..” Nayeon muttered.
“Is it only Sana you care about? Tzuyu I was starving.. how could you..” Elkie feigned offense and Momo agreed.
“If you’re that hungry you can get food in the cafeteria
Elkie shook her head. “Nope. I think you should compensate us with some food”
Tzuyu sighed. “Fine..” she pulled out her wallet and handed her card over to a happy Elkie and Momo. She whispered to Sana “You can get anything you like okay?”
“Okay..” Sana shyly nodded. Tzuyu was being too sweet and she couldn’t handle it. ”I’ll make sure they don’t max out your card”
Tzuyu giggles. “Please do”
“By the way, didn't you read my text? I wanted to come to you..”
“O-oh.. I’m sorry..”
“Hey what’re you two lovebirds talking about?” Jeongyeon teased.
Tzuyu sighed. “That reminds me, before I go, I’m leaving you all with this” she took the book out from her jacket and put it on the table.
“You’re leaving us with the journal?” Sana asked.
Tzuyu nodded. “Since you guys are quite familiar with the history and whatnot I want you guys to read it and see if you can find anything important. Okay?”
“Got it chief” Elkie said as she grabbed the book.
“Where are you going?” Sana asked.
“Oh I need to do something real quick but I’ll be back later. Now” she said as she grabbed Sana by the wrist, “If you’ll excuse us for a moment” and pulls her outside. The girls all looked at each other with knowing smirks and giggles.
“I want a kiss” Tzuyu pouts, the minute they’re alone. “It’s been hours since our last kiss I think I deserve it”
Sana giggles. “Oh you think so?”
Tzuyu nods. Sana gives her a small kiss and Tzuyu embraces her. “Thank you for the bread and milk. That was really sweet of you”
“Nah it was nothing...you’re really warm” Tzuyu said as she tightened her hold on the older girl.
“And you’re really cute” Sana replied very cutely, making Tzuyu giggle.
“I have to go now but I’ll be back soon”
“Where are you going exactly?”
“I have to go to the doctor, she wants to check up on my shoulder. But I’ll be back right after” Tzuyu said as she let go.
“If you’re going to the doctor can you ask about Sunmi? Like how she’s doing?”
Tzuyu nodded. “Will do. I’ve got to go now. I’ll see you after” Tzuyu began walking away while waving to Sana who told her good luck and waved back. The moment the Sana went back inside the girls all began to tease her and bombarded her with questions which Sana gladly answered.
-
“I’m here to see doctor Han, I have an appointment” Tzuyu said as she told the receptionist at the desk.
“Last name?”
“Chou”
“Okay wait one moment”
Tzuyu then sat back down to wait for her name to be called. She didn’t particularly like going to the doctor’s office, but Dr. Han was nice so she didn’t mind too much. While waiting she got a little bored and decided to text Sana.
[1:08]Tzuyu: 👁 🤔 u
[1:12]Sana: ???
[1:17] Tzuyu: u 🌞😻
[1:18] Sana: what are you saying??
Tzuyu giggled to herself, she never thought that she’d ever find Sana’s confused text messages adorable.
“Miss Chou, Dr Han is ready to see you now” the receptionist said.
“Oh thanks” Tzuyu sent a quick kissy face emoji to Sana as a reply and went into the doctor's office.
“Tzuyu” Dr. Han said with a small smile as she looked up to see who had entered her office.
“Hey Doc, I’m here for a checkup” Tzuyu said as she motioned towards her shoulder.
“Ahh yes, that’s right. Please have a seat” the doctor motioned for her to sit on the seat, Tzuyu began taking off her shirt for the doctor to inspect the wound.
“Hmm” the doctor examined it. ”Just a few more shots with the Sanitem and you should be good as new. Come on” The doctor led her once again back to the room the Sanitem was in, which Tzuyu dreaded. The Sanitem was a machine used to help heal wounds at a faster rate, the only downside was that it hurt a bit. It was used so that SGT’s who were badly hurt could heal faster and be back in action, it could only heal physical wounds. Tzuyu sat in the chair while the doctor prepared the machine. She then felt a slight sting on her shoulder as the doctor asked if she was ready, a light flashed and a laser scanned her shoulder. After it was finished Tzuyu looked at her shoulder and noticed that the wound had gotten smaller.
“As I said before, only a few more shot of the Sanitem and you’ll be good to go”
“Hmm, it seems like it will leave a scar” Tzuyu noted as she noticed small lines along her shoulder, near the wound.
“Perhaps. You did get nasty injury.. try not to get hurt too badly anymore” Doctor Han said as she lightly patted Tzuyu’s back.
“No promises but I’ll try” she gave her a small smile. Tzuyu began putting her shirt back on again.
“Same time next week okay?”
Tzuyu nodded. “Oh one more thing. Can you tell me anything about your patient, Sunmi?”
The doctor gave her a look. “Tzuyu, you know I can’t talk about other patients like that”
“I know but it’s just that her students are so worried you know? They won’t leave without her” Tzuyu insisted.
Dr. Han sighed, she had a soft spot for Tzuyu, she knew the latter was a good kid. “Well what I can tell you is that she’s slowly making progress.. she’s getting better each day. So tell your friends not to worry too much. ’kay?”
Tzuyu also felt a little relieved. She knows Sana and the others would be glad to hear that. “Thanks Doc, that’s some good news”
“Yeah yeah, now send the next patient in for me will you?”
Tzuyu smiled and nodded and bid the doctor goodbye. She immediately went back to Sana’s tent, feeling a bit refreshed. Though the Sanitem hurt, her shoulder felt a bit better. She also couldn’t wait to tell the others about Sunmi.
“Oh hey Sana, look your girlfriend’s back” Jeongyeon said as she saw Tzuyu come in.
Sana looked towards her the entrance and saw a tired looking Tzuyu holding her shoulder. She walked up to her. “Hey how was it? Are you okay?”
“Yeah I’m fine it just hurts a bit each time. But enough about me, I asked about Sunmi and the doctor said she’s doing good lately” Tzuyu smiled. She saw how all the other girls' faces lit up as well. She knew they were all glad to hear good news about their professor as well, they knew Somi was also their still waiting patiently and taking care of her. “That’s good news” Nayeon replied.
“How’s the journal reading?”
“Oh about that.. we haven’t started that yet..” Elkie said with a sheepish smile. Tzuyu sighed. “Guys come on, we need to get on this quickly so we can extract any information out of it”
“Well I tried to read it but it seems to be someone’s lost journal, but so far there’s nothing that unusual about it. It just talks about a few adventures” Sana said.
“Hmm.. if we continue reading maybe there’s more to it?” Tzuyu asked.
“Yeah, we got it” Nayeon said. Momo then cleared the desk and put the journal in the middle. “So how do we go about this?”
“Well we can each take turns reading a couple pages and if we can find anything important we can just say it okay?” Sana said. While all other girls nodded.

A few days pass and each day they’d take turns to read the journal, then they’d share with each other what they’ve read. Tzuyu would come over after training to help them as well. All they really learnt was whoever wrote the journal was on a journey to planet Thion 3XQ, they spoke about different things that weren’t really new to the history majors. It was mostly new information to Tzuyu and Elkie. That’s how Tzuyu would spend her evening over the few days, with the girls in the tent. Occasionally, she’d leave earlier to go and have dinner with Sana. She’d been feeling lonely lately in her apartment, Chaeyoung had been avoiding her. She once saw her from afar while she was training but as soon as the latter saw her she quickly walked the other direction.
In one of the evenings, Sana convinces Tzuyu to try and patch things again with Chaeyoung and for them to have a civil conversation. Sana was ready to apologize to her ex girlfriend as well as Tzuyu was also ready to apologize for falling for her ex girlfriend.
Tzuyu stood outside Mina’s cafe and took a deep breath, she knew Chaeyoung would be in there. Sana rubbed her back to soother her telling her it’d be okay. Truthfully, Sana was also nervous herself. She wasn’t sure what or how Chaeyoung would react towards her, she hasn’t spoken to the girl in five years. After a few seconds they both walked in. Tzuyu’s eyes scanned the surroundings, not too many people were in there. She saw Mina attending a customer at the counter but she didn’t seem to see Chaeyoung anywhere, she thought the girl must’ve been upstairs in Mina’s apartment, however Tzuyu knew that Chaeyoung would always help her girlfriend around in the cafe no matter how tired she was.
As Tzuyu approached the counter Mina noticed both girls walking towards her.
”What is she doing here? Why would you bring her here?”
“Mina please- I just want to talk with Chaeyoung. Where is she? I haven’t seen her around in days.”
“She’s not here” Mina said as she continue wiping down the counter.
“Well where is she?”
“You know Tzuyu, you’ve got some nerve. Showing up here, bringing her along with you” Mina said as she looked at Sana who had been awkwardly standing near the entrance.
Tzuyu sighed. “Mina please, I-I just want to talk with chaeng. I want us to sit down and have a normal talk like adults”
“But why’d you bring her here?”
Tzuyu was starting to get a little annoyed now. “I just want them to talk it out. Sana’s ready to talk, she wants to.. don’t you want Chaeyoung to have some closure?”
Mina thought about it and Tzuyu was right. Chaeyoung has been hating Sana for however long and she’d also like for Chaeyoung to have some closure about it. But, she didn’t want to force her girlfriend into anything she didn’t or wasn’t ready to do. Chaeyoung would talk to Sana all in due time.
Mina sighed. “She’s not here.. she’s on a mission”
“Huh?”
“Not a big one, just a small one out of the city. She’ll be gone a few days”
“Do you know when she’ll be back?”
“She didn’t tell me an exact date because she’s not sure how long it will take”
“Oh…okay” Tzuyu’s voice trailed off. “When she calls can you tell her I swung by”
Mina stared at her for a few seconds before she nodded. She went back to attending a customer who had come by the counter. Tzuyu bid her a quick goodbye and left the cafe. She sighed as they started walking down the street.
“She always tells me when she’s going on a mission..” Tzuyu mumbled to herself. Sana saw how sulky she was after they walked out of there. She held her hand and rubbed circles around with her thumb to soothe her. “It’s okay, we can talk to her when she gets back”
Tzuyu nodded but Sana could still see how sulky she was being, so she planted a quick kiss to Tzuyu’s cheek. Tzuyu smiled at the action. “You know you’re like really cute”
“I know” Sana smirked as she pulled the latter towards the ice cream parlor nearby.
“Choco mint?” Sana said with a slightly disgusted face when Tzuyu had placed her order in. Sana had dragged them here in order to cheer the youngest up since she saw how bummed she looked about Chaeyoung.
“Yes? What about it?”
“Didn’t know you were so into toothpaste”
Tzuyu rolled her eyes knowing well where this conversation was heading, she’d heard it countless times before. “No you too. Come on, you got vanilla, that’s the most boring flavor there is”
“Uh no. Vanilla is the backbone of all the ice cream flavors”
“Spare me the lecture. Have you even tried choco mint before? It’s not as bad as you think” Tzuyu grabbed the cup and took a spoonful of it.
Sana quickly stole a kiss and tasted her lips. “Hmm maybe you’re right.. maybe it isn’t so bad after all” she smirked as she looked at a flustered Tzuyu. “R-Right”
Sana giggled.
“Want to sleep with me tonight?”
Sana looked at her with raised eyebrows.
“You know if you want to.. since I’m all alone in the apartment, you can sleep on a comfy bed if you want to and I can sleep on the couch if you’d like or we can both sleep together you know the bed-“ Tzuyu rambled nervously before Sana put a spoonful of vanilla into her mouth to shut her up.
“I’d love to” Sana said as she kissed her cheek. While Tzuyu became even more flustered.
-
The next day, Tzuyu had arrived at the tent a little late because her training had lasted a bit longer than she expected.
“Hey sorry I’m late” she said as she entered, more so towards Sana. Tzuyu then ordered them all dinner since they hadn’t eaten yet. While it was Jeongyeon’s turn to work on the journal. They all fell into a comfortable silence with Tzuyu and Sana off on the corner talking and eating their pizzas. The rest of the girls were on their phones. About an hour had passed when they decided to go to bed for the day when Jeongyeon suddenly stood up.
“Guys.. I think I found something” Jeongyeon announced.
Tzuyu was the first one to approach her with Sana following after, the rest of the girls all stood around her.
“What is it Jeong?” Nayeon asked.
“Look, read here” Jeongyeon pointed towards the page she’d been reading. They all crowded around the page and read what it said.

Find Vyarin. Find them. I must find them. Must find them. That is the only way to stop this madness from unfolding. On day 3 of 3 of 31017 the darkness will rise and there will be no one there to stop it. That is why I must find them. I must find them and ask them for the gift. I’ve found one of the relics and I’ve kept it here with me in a safe place, a place he will never find. I need to find the other three and I have a faint idea of where they may be, I need to find them before it’s too late. The first is in the land of dreams. The second is in the lost and found. While the third is here with me, I’ll take it back to Zanerth. I am unsure of the fourth but I need to find it soon before he does. Find four keys. The four relics are the keys to the truth, to stop Klanta. Top stop his incoming reign of terror. The universe is in danger, I must find Vyarin I must find the relics and stop this..

“3 of 3 of 31017?” Momo asked. “What is that supposed to mean?”
“And who the hell is this person?” Nayeon asked. “Who the hell is Vyarin and what do they mean about relics?”
“Wait..” Tzuyu said. “Isn’t it the year 31016? Then that means… that’s next year, in four months”
They all gasped.
“But what does this all mean?” Sana asked.
“I’m not sure.. but I don’t have a good feeling about this..”
“Why didn’t the princess tell us about any of this?” Elkie asked, how could the princess not know about any of this?
“Maybe she hadn’t read it all the way through..” Jeongyeon replied. “I’d like to think she’d inform us if she knew”
“Wait but how are we even sure this journal is legit and not some random weirdo just talking out of their ass?” Elkie said. While Momo and Nayeon agreed.
“Hmm.. I don’t know. I don’t want to take that chance. They mentioned some relics? They said one is here in Zanerth so we need to find it and see if it’s legit or not”
“How would we even know where to start?” Nayeon reasoned.
“Maybe the princess could tell us more important information?” Jeongyeon suggested.
“You’re right. We may need to speak with the princess again..” Tzuyu said, her mind was racing. She was thinking about so many different things right now.
“Should we tell the Captain?” Sana asked.
“We may have to tell the Captain about this. But we’ll need a ship”
“We tried getting a ship and there’s no way that the Captain or the queen would just give us a ship” Elkie scoffed.
“Maybe not..but this is much more serious now.. all of our lives may be in danger” Tzuyu would have to come up with some way to convince both the Captain and the Queen for a second time.