The next morning professor Hawk was already up and working on his machines. Veronica stayed in her bed longer than needed. It felt like she finally had a good sleep after everything that had happened.

Eto was downstairs, following TYO-02 around and observing what he was doing. Vieli and Odilia made breakfast with what the professor had left.

'Morning' Veronica said and everybody responded, except for Eto who still had his attention to the robot.

'Hate to be the one to interrupt a lovely morning but if we are gonna get through with the plan by confronting Ased and taking back the castle and town, we need to make a plan. Now' the professor said, still looking at the machine he was working on.

'Well, what can the plan be?' Veronica asked and she took a seat at the table. 'You guys now this Ased guy and the town better than us.'

Vieli and Odilia joined her while serving something that looked like bread but was shaped differently.

'Do you guys have any weapons?' the professor asked. Veronica thought about Eto's powers but other than that they had nothing.

'Nope. Do you have some?' she asked and the professor smiled.

Quickly he changed his forearm like he did with cooking only this time the replacement forearm was the loop of a gun.

'Multiple weapons in fact. But only usable by me' he said, for the first time looking into the room.

They all looked at Eto who still had no idea the conversation was going.

'Well he has something' Vieli said and they all agreed.

'Do you know how to use a weapon?' the professor asked Veronica and she laughed uncomfortably.

'I know how to use a stick. Worked with those on the farm' she said and the moment she said it, she thought how stupid it sounded. Still, the professor looked up and walked to another desk with machines.

'I think I have something' he said while searching between the parts.

Veronica stood up and walked to him, looking at the table until the professor found what he was looking for.

'Aha, found it' he said and what he was holding up was indeed a stick.

'What's that?' she asked and he smiled while showing it to her.

'This is something I have been working on. It's still a prototype but for now it will do' he said.

The stick was just thirty centimeters long but the professor pushed a button and in an instant, it flipped out to a long stick.

'Wow, that is cool' Veronica said and her words took the attention of Eto, who quickly walked to them to look at it.

'Most batons are installed with a simple defence system such as electricity or fire. I've been working on this one to work with more than that. A more advanced system of the normal baton' he said and he gave it to Veronica.

'She held it and gave it a few swings, noticing how light it was.

'If you are capable of handling a pitchfork or something, this will definitely feel natural' he said with a wink. Veronica looked at it, feeling this was made for her and she could feel the confidence rise in her.

'Cool, can I have one?' Eto asked, looking at the baton. The professor put his hand on Eto's face and pushed him away.

'May I remind you that you already own a weapon' he said, irritated at Eto for breaking up the moment between him and Veronica.

Eto looked at his arms and smiled. 'That's right.'

They got to the table but Veronica looked at a little machine at the table and picked it up.

'What is this?' she asked. The machine was small, with a loop and different buttons.

The professor looked and smiled, knowing he could tell about one of his inventions.

'That is a Snapper 1.1' he said with pride.

'A snapper?' she asked because the name sounded familiar.

'Yes. A normal snapper is used to capture images and information of different animals, plants or other things for the Encyclopedia of the worlds. Normally you have to bring the snapper to the capital to submit your information but with this one you can upload it directly.'

'Sounds like that can't be really legal, now is it?' Vieli asked and the professor's smile turned into an evil grin. 'We can't always be legal now can we' he said, enjoying the idea that he created something that goes beyond the legal boundaries.

'Cool' Veronica said and then pointed the loop to the professor and looked into the glass.

'So if I want to take a picture of a Dunn cow, I can do it like this?'

'Are you suggesting I'm a cow?' the professor asked softly.

Veronica looked again at the machine and gave a smile of joy.

'Can I keep it?' she asked and the professor stood up, screaming.

'Certainly not. That is a high priced prototype that I still have to show to the main center of the Encyclopedia of the worlds. If I'm correct, that machine can make me rich.'

Veronica's face turned sad. 'Too bad' and she returned the machine to the desk.

'Can we get to the plan?' Eto asked, waiting till they started to tell what they were gonna do.

Professor Hawk sat next to him and Veronica joined them, taking some food Odilia gave her.

'The way to the castle is a path through the foot of the mountain. No doubt the snow and ice would be thicker and harder as we would approach it. There's also a chance we would encounter some Capgelu bears although I don't know if they stayed here with the cold.'

'Capgelu bears?' Veronica asked. She loved to see some animals she had never seen but knowing it would be bears, she knew it could be dangerous.

'That's right' professor Hawk said. 'Big furry monsters who roam the mountains. No doubt some are left who are hunting for food.'

Veronica looked a bit scared but Eto seemed fully convinced to go.

'I want to see some bears' he said while it looked like he completely forgot why they would travel there.

'If it's alright with you, we are gonna stay in town' Vieli said, holding Odilia near him.

'I believe this could be an adventure too great for us.'

The professor and Veronica nodded, understanding why they would stay.

'Alright, I think the only thing left is for us to go' Eto said while standing up.

Even though how dangerous their mission was, he seemed completely convinced to go and it was something that made both Veronica and the professor smile, thinking about their conversation last night.

'Let's go' Eto said when he saw everybody smile and before they knew it, he already marched to the door to leave.

'Wait' the professor said and they all stood up.

'We're gonna need some stuff before we go' and he walked to his desk, ready to get some things before they left.