Arche glanced over at Phi, who simply had her arms crossed and eyes closed. She was quiet; well, more quiet than she usually was.
"What is it?" Arche asked her.
"It's just that... I almost forgot about that war," She responded.
"Wait, you were actually there?" He wondered.
She shook her head, "No, but Luna was. She used to tell me stories about what went on during that war. I think she knew Sparky, personally."
"W-What?!" This caught him off-guard.
The rest of the group became silent as Phi spoke.
"I think you have an audience," Arche smirked.
"Perfect," Phi said sarcastically and sighed, "Anyway, I don't actually know the specifics of their relationship. She never told me much about it, but there was one frightening detail she discovered about Sparky."
Everyone leaned in closer, almost in unison.
"He was a benefactor for the Nonary Project. The group that imprisoned Luna and I."
Arche's eyes widened.
"Why were you imprisoned? And is this Luna person your sister or something?" Asch replied.
"Yes, though she passed away a while ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry about that..." Asch said sadly.
She nodded, "We were imprisoned because of our Morphogenetic abilities. To this day, I'm not completely sure why they captured us. I can only imagine it was to somehow harvest that ability. For that, they chased us down like animals..."
"That's terrible," Asch sighed.
"Luna discovered that Sparky helped fund the Nonary group, and she escaped from his castle immediately. She described seeing a tall man with glasses in a black suit inside Sparky's throne room. She was able to hide somewhere, and that's when she heard about their business arrangements." Phi said quietly.
Arche spoke up, "Luna told me about the brutal experiments you two went through. So the machines and equipment that they used... were Sparkvanian."
Phi nodded, "I can only assume so. At least most of them."
"But, something doesn't make sense here," Kit chimed in, "Business deals are often two-sided; you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Sparky funded the Nonary group and supplied them with resources, but what did the Nonary group do for Sparky?"
Asch nodded, "Yeah, if anything, it seems that the Nonary group benefited far more than Sparky did."
Phi sighed, "Unfortunately, I haven't the slightest clue on how the Nonary Project effected his goals. Whatever it was, it sure as hell couldn't be minor. In some shape or form, he needed them. I have a feeling Luna knew more than what she was telling me, but didn't say it to protect me."
"I had no idea. Through all the years we've been together, she never mentioned Sparky," Arche said.
"The past is the past. She probably didn't want you to worry about something that was behind her. I still remember her face as she told me about Sparky; she was distraught. It's a time she doesn't like to remember," Phi responded.
Kit tightened her fists, "The more I hear about this guy, the more sickening he becomes!"
"Yeah, it's kind of frightening how much influence he's had on all these people. PBPB, Vixy, Zeta, Luna, Mimi... also, with him being a benefactor of the Nonary Project, he's effected Phi, as well. And I'm sure that's only the tip of the iceberg of lives he's ruined," Asch sighed.