To the Light
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Author's Notes:
I guess I'm decided to write one of those "After the Fact" stories that I noticed everyone writes. I really like all of them, so I decided to write one of my own. Of course, with a twist. This is going to be one of those "What If?" stories were chaos indefinitely insures. What if the coupling was all wrong (And yes, I know, some of it is impossible..)? What if someone dies? What if someone does something that could destroy everything? 12 characters, one planet, ten Wisemen, and a lot of trouble.
I also used the title theme to the TV series, 'STAR OCEAN EX' because this story's title is:
To the Light
Read on, fellow SO2 fanatics!
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"Deep Freeze!" Leon casted his favorite spell for the thirtieth time that day. It hadn't been too bad living in Lacour with Rena and Claude. Ever since the two had returned from Earth, Claude's home planet, they decided they would take care of him. It wasn't too bad at all, really.
Claude was still an ensign in the space cooperation he was in, so every now and then he'd be off on a mission and leave Rena on Expel. Once Leon and Rena got to go with him to Earth. Earth had been the most amazing place Leon had seen! Its buildings were taller than the castle of Lacour!
He'd written to Precis about it. Precis was still living in Linga, with her father and Ashton. She'd been working on some device to remove the dragons from Ashton's back, without killing them. Leon never knew if it had worked or not. He'd tried to convince her many times that it would take magic, Heraldy, not Machines. But still, Precis never listened.
Leon looked up at the sky. It was getting dark. Where was Rena? She was supposed to be calling him in now, but she was nowhere to be found. He guessed he'd just have to walk home by himself.
All the merchants were packing everything in when he got back in city limits. They all waved and greeted him "Good Evening, Master Leon! Where is Miss Rena?" They asked him all sorts of questions he couldn't answer.
When he finally arrived in the small house that he, Rena and Claude shared, he opened the door slowly. He peeked inside to find Rena sitting on the couch, talking to Claude who was pacing around. "I have to go, Rena. I need you to come with me, its urgent."
"But what about Leon?" Rena questioned. What exactly were they talking about?
Claude shook his head and bent down in front of Rena. "We'll have to set him up to stay with Precis or Bowman and Opera in Linga. It's the closest we can get to anyone. Celine and Chris are away on their honeymoon, and Noel and Chisato haven't been seen in awhile. Dias and Ernest are still working on the El recovery project. Those are the only people left.
Rena sighed. "But what if Leon doesn't want to go, Claude? I just don't feel right forcing him to do something. I know he misses his parents, and I don't want to abandon him."
"Rena," Claude smiled. "You're acting as if we'll never be back! It'll only take about a week. I promise you."
Leon pushed the door open and sulked in. He looked at Claude and Rena and smiled. "I'll go stay with Precis. She's my best friend, after all. Maybe I can help with that machine she's been trying to make to get the dragons exorcised."
Rena looked to Leon disapprovingly and then gave a weak smile. "So you're okay with it?" Leon nodded. "Okay," Rena said, a bit of reluctance in her voice. "Go pack, then. We'll take you to Linga tomorrow. Claude and I have to pack too. We leave from the Communication Center in Eluria Tower."
Leon walked upstairs and drug out his suitcase. How fun it would be to see Precis and Ashton again! Maybe he could visit the University. And the library every day! Rena had thought Leon would hate going to Linga, but he was very excited!
He packed one of his yellow tunics in first. Just think of all the fun he and Precis could have. Maybe he could help Bowman in the Pharmacy. He folded a pair of black shorts and tucked them in as well. Drink tea with Opera. Talk to Ashton about new Heraldy techniques. He slid off his white robe and set it on the bed beside the suitcase.
Leon glanced over to his Bedclothes. No. Put them in in the morning. Books? No. You'll have many to read in the library. Everything else was set. Leon was on his way to Linga!
Night fell and morning came too quickly. Leon was so excited, he'd almost forgot to sleep! He slid out of bed and into his clothes in time to walk downstairs as Rena was finishing breakfast.
"Good morning, Rena-san," he said as he slid into his seat at the table. He looked in awe at the plate of food being set in front of him. Pancakes and Carrot Juice. Yum! Leon finished his breakfast quickly, put his dishes away, washed up, and walked back upstairs.
Ten minutes later, Rena knocked on Leon's door. "Leon? Its time to go. Meet us down in ten minutes." She walked back down the stairs, and Leon did his final preparations. He slid into his robe, set his nightclothes into the suitcase, slid his socks on, stuck his feet in his boots and was off down the stairs.
Claude and Rena were waiting at the front door. They had their suitcases full, too. As they walked out of Lacour, all the merchants who were just opening their stores waved to them. "Good luck on your mission, Claude! Miss Rena! Have fun in Linga, Master Leon!" They all sent their wishes of good luck to the three. How did they seem to know everything all the time?
Setting off on the road to Linga, Leon calculated the minutes it would take to get there. "Lets see," he said aloud. "Its six miles to Linga. If we walk a mile every twenty minutes, then we should be there in about an hour."
Claude smiled. "See, Rena? He's so anxious he can barely wait to get there." Rena nodded.
"You're right." She looked down at Leon, who happily bobbed along, carrying his own suitcase. Rena was glad he was happy with their decision.
When finally reaching Linga, Leon could hardly wait. He was at least ten steps in front of Claude and Rena. They took in the sights of the Linga they remembered. What a beautiful time of year it was there, as well. The leaves on the trees were just turning a slight golden brown, and the air was crisp and breezy. It was perfect.
And then there was a familiar noise. The high-pitched voice of a girl, calling after something. "Wait! Come back!" Around the corner ran Ashton Anchors, dragons flying behind. Now, there's a face they hadn't seen in awhile. He looked hasted, and he ran around the three in a circle before noticing who it was. "Rena? Claude? Leon?"
"Ashton, come ba-ack!" Precis ran around the corner before landing flat on her face in the dirt. Claude tried to hold back his laughter, while Leon and Rena rushed to help her up. Ashton hid behind Claude.
"Precis? Are you okay?" Leon asked. Precis nodded, not yet recognizing the voice. Whe to write one of my own.n her eyes met Leon's, she jumped with joy.
"Leon! Its you!" She gave her best friend a bear hug. "You hadn't written in so long! I thought you guys had moved'ta Cross or something!" She ran over to Claude. "I missed you guys so much!" She hugged him, and then ran to Rena. They hugged each other.
"We missed you too, Precis." Rena nodded. "But we have to go. We have a favor to ask of you," Rena paused, looked to Claude, and then continued. "We have to go to Earth on an important mission with Claude's father, and we need you to take care of Leon while we're gone," She added.
Precis nodded. "He can stay in the guest room." She ran over to Leon and gave him another hug. "And I know he'll want to go to the University every day," She giggled.
Ashton looked disappointed. "Uh.. Precis? If Leon sleeps in the Guest Room, where will I sleep?"
Precis gave him a knowing look.
Ashton nodded.
Claude suddenly tensed up, and took Rena's hand. "Well, uh, we'd better go, right, Rena?" Rena nodded, uneasily. "Bye Leon, Precis, Ashton!"
"Give our regards to Opera and Bowman!" Rena waved as Claude dragged her out the front gate.
Leon and Precis started jumping up and down. "Leon you gotta check out this machine I made!" "Hey, how's the Dragon Removal Going?" "Lets go have some fun!" "Okay!"
The two ran off, leaving Ashton in the middle of the street. He sighed, and turned towards Bowman's Pharmacy. He walked up to the Pharmacy, and walked in.
"Bowman? Opera? Hello?" He called, waiting for someone to come to the front desk. Both Bowman and Opera emerged from the back room.
"Heya, Ashton. What can I do for ya?" Bowman asked as soon as he reached the counter. Opera was behind him.
Ashton blinked. "Well, nothing, really. Rena and Claude came to drop Leon off for the week. They have this mission to attend to on Earth. They send their regards.." He offered, with a short smile.
Bowman nodded. "That's nice of them. I wonder if we'll ever get to bid on them our request.." Bowman turned to Opera, smiled, and then looked back to Ashton. "Ashton, we need someone to look after the Pharmacy while Opera and I are away on our Honeymoon," Bowman hinted Ashton as to what was going on.
"H-Honeymoon?!" Ashton stuttered, unbelieving what he was hearing. "You mean, you two are..?"
"Yep! We're getting hitched!" Bowman laughed. Ashton scratched his head.
"Uh, gee, you guys. Congratulations. I didn't know," Ashton thought for a second. "Hey, you know, Precis and I could watch the Pharmacy for a week, I bet. You guys are leaving?"
"Tomorrow," Opera answered. Ashton nodded.
"I guess Leon can help too," Ashton supposed.
Bowman and Opera nodded. "Hey," Bowman suggested. "Why don't Opera and I have you all over for dinner tonight?
Ashton nodded once more. "That's a pretty good idea! See you tonight, then?"
"Right on!" Bowman answered, before taking Opera's hand and leading her back into the back room. Ashton chuckled, and exited.
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Authors Notes:
So, what do you think so far? Review me and let me know!
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Author's Notes:
I guess I'm decided to write one of those "After the Fact" stories that I noticed everyone writes. I really like all of them, so I decided to write one of my own. Of course, with a twist. This is going to be one of those "What If?" stories were chaos indefinitely insures. What if the coupling was all wrong (And yes, I know, some of it is impossible..)? What if someone dies? What if someone does something that could destroy everything? 12 characters, one planet, ten Wisemen, and a lot of trouble.
I also used the title theme to the TV series, 'STAR OCEAN EX' because this story's title is:
To the Light
Read on, fellow SO2 fanatics!
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"Deep Freeze!" Leon casted his favorite spell for the thirtieth time that day. It hadn't been too bad living in Lacour with Rena and Claude. Ever since the two had returned from Earth, Claude's home planet, they decided they would take care of him. It wasn't too bad at all, really.
Claude was still an ensign in the space cooperation he was in, so every now and then he'd be off on a mission and leave Rena on Expel. Once Leon and Rena got to go with him to Earth. Earth had been the most amazing place Leon had seen! Its buildings were taller than the castle of Lacour!
He'd written to Precis about it. Precis was still living in Linga, with her father and Ashton. She'd been working on some device to remove the dragons from Ashton's back, without killing them. Leon never knew if it had worked or not. He'd tried to convince her many times that it would take magic, Heraldy, not Machines. But still, Precis never listened.
Leon looked up at the sky. It was getting dark. Where was Rena? She was supposed to be calling him in now, but she was nowhere to be found. He guessed he'd just have to walk home by himself.
All the merchants were packing everything in when he got back in city limits. They all waved and greeted him "Good Evening, Master Leon! Where is Miss Rena?" They asked him all sorts of questions he couldn't answer.
When he finally arrived in the small house that he, Rena and Claude shared, he opened the door slowly. He peeked inside to find Rena sitting on the couch, talking to Claude who was pacing around. "I have to go, Rena. I need you to come with me, its urgent."
"But what about Leon?" Rena questioned. What exactly were they talking about?
Claude shook his head and bent down in front of Rena. "We'll have to set him up to stay with Precis or Bowman and Opera in Linga. It's the closest we can get to anyone. Celine and Chris are away on their honeymoon, and Noel and Chisato haven't been seen in awhile. Dias and Ernest are still working on the El recovery project. Those are the only people left.
Rena sighed. "But what if Leon doesn't want to go, Claude? I just don't feel right forcing him to do something. I know he misses his parents, and I don't want to abandon him."
"Rena," Claude smiled. "You're acting as if we'll never be back! It'll only take about a week. I promise you."
Leon pushed the door open and sulked in. He looked at Claude and Rena and smiled. "I'll go stay with Precis. She's my best friend, after all. Maybe I can help with that machine she's been trying to make to get the dragons exorcised."
Rena looked to Leon disapprovingly and then gave a weak smile. "So you're okay with it?" Leon nodded. "Okay," Rena said, a bit of reluctance in her voice. "Go pack, then. We'll take you to Linga tomorrow. Claude and I have to pack too. We leave from the Communication Center in Eluria Tower."
Leon walked upstairs and drug out his suitcase. How fun it would be to see Precis and Ashton again! Maybe he could visit the University. And the library every day! Rena had thought Leon would hate going to Linga, but he was very excited!
He packed one of his yellow tunics in first. Just think of all the fun he and Precis could have. Maybe he could help Bowman in the Pharmacy. He folded a pair of black shorts and tucked them in as well. Drink tea with Opera. Talk to Ashton about new Heraldy techniques. He slid off his white robe and set it on the bed beside the suitcase.
Leon glanced over to his Bedclothes. No. Put them in in the morning. Books? No. You'll have many to read in the library. Everything else was set. Leon was on his way to Linga!
Night fell and morning came too quickly. Leon was so excited, he'd almost forgot to sleep! He slid out of bed and into his clothes in time to walk downstairs as Rena was finishing breakfast.
"Good morning, Rena-san," he said as he slid into his seat at the table. He looked in awe at the plate of food being set in front of him. Pancakes and Carrot Juice. Yum! Leon finished his breakfast quickly, put his dishes away, washed up, and walked back upstairs.
Ten minutes later, Rena knocked on Leon's door. "Leon? Its time to go. Meet us down in ten minutes." She walked back down the stairs, and Leon did his final preparations. He slid into his robe, set his nightclothes into the suitcase, slid his socks on, stuck his feet in his boots and was off down the stairs.
Claude and Rena were waiting at the front door. They had their suitcases full, too. As they walked out of Lacour, all the merchants who were just opening their stores waved to them. "Good luck on your mission, Claude! Miss Rena! Have fun in Linga, Master Leon!" They all sent their wishes of good luck to the three. How did they seem to know everything all the time?
Setting off on the road to Linga, Leon calculated the minutes it would take to get there. "Lets see," he said aloud. "Its six miles to Linga. If we walk a mile every twenty minutes, then we should be there in about an hour."
Claude smiled. "See, Rena? He's so anxious he can barely wait to get there." Rena nodded.
"You're right." She looked down at Leon, who happily bobbed along, carrying his own suitcase. Rena was glad he was happy with their decision.
When finally reaching Linga, Leon could hardly wait. He was at least ten steps in front of Claude and Rena. They took in the sights of the Linga they remembered. What a beautiful time of year it was there, as well. The leaves on the trees were just turning a slight golden brown, and the air was crisp and breezy. It was perfect.
And then there was a familiar noise. The high-pitched voice of a girl, calling after something. "Wait! Come back!" Around the corner ran Ashton Anchors, dragons flying behind. Now, there's a face they hadn't seen in awhile. He looked hasted, and he ran around the three in a circle before noticing who it was. "Rena? Claude? Leon?"
"Ashton, come ba-ack!" Precis ran around the corner before landing flat on her face in the dirt. Claude tried to hold back his laughter, while Leon and Rena rushed to help her up. Ashton hid behind Claude.
"Precis? Are you okay?" Leon asked. Precis nodded, not yet recognizing the voice. Whe to write one of my own.n her eyes met Leon's, she jumped with joy.
"Leon! Its you!" She gave her best friend a bear hug. "You hadn't written in so long! I thought you guys had moved'ta Cross or something!" She ran over to Claude. "I missed you guys so much!" She hugged him, and then ran to Rena. They hugged each other.
"We missed you too, Precis." Rena nodded. "But we have to go. We have a favor to ask of you," Rena paused, looked to Claude, and then continued. "We have to go to Earth on an important mission with Claude's father, and we need you to take care of Leon while we're gone," She added.
Precis nodded. "He can stay in the guest room." She ran over to Leon and gave him another hug. "And I know he'll want to go to the University every day," She giggled.
Ashton looked disappointed. "Uh.. Precis? If Leon sleeps in the Guest Room, where will I sleep?"
Precis gave him a knowing look.
Ashton nodded.
Claude suddenly tensed up, and took Rena's hand. "Well, uh, we'd better go, right, Rena?" Rena nodded, uneasily. "Bye Leon, Precis, Ashton!"
"Give our regards to Opera and Bowman!" Rena waved as Claude dragged her out the front gate.
Leon and Precis started jumping up and down. "Leon you gotta check out this machine I made!" "Hey, how's the Dragon Removal Going?" "Lets go have some fun!" "Okay!"
The two ran off, leaving Ashton in the middle of the street. He sighed, and turned towards Bowman's Pharmacy. He walked up to the Pharmacy, and walked in.
"Bowman? Opera? Hello?" He called, waiting for someone to come to the front desk. Both Bowman and Opera emerged from the back room.
"Heya, Ashton. What can I do for ya?" Bowman asked as soon as he reached the counter. Opera was behind him.
Ashton blinked. "Well, nothing, really. Rena and Claude came to drop Leon off for the week. They have this mission to attend to on Earth. They send their regards.." He offered, with a short smile.
Bowman nodded. "That's nice of them. I wonder if we'll ever get to bid on them our request.." Bowman turned to Opera, smiled, and then looked back to Ashton. "Ashton, we need someone to look after the Pharmacy while Opera and I are away on our Honeymoon," Bowman hinted Ashton as to what was going on.
"H-Honeymoon?!" Ashton stuttered, unbelieving what he was hearing. "You mean, you two are..?"
"Yep! We're getting hitched!" Bowman laughed. Ashton scratched his head.
"Uh, gee, you guys. Congratulations. I didn't know," Ashton thought for a second. "Hey, you know, Precis and I could watch the Pharmacy for a week, I bet. You guys are leaving?"
"Tomorrow," Opera answered. Ashton nodded.
"I guess Leon can help too," Ashton supposed.
Bowman and Opera nodded. "Hey," Bowman suggested. "Why don't Opera and I have you all over for dinner tonight?
Ashton nodded once more. "That's a pretty good idea! See you tonight, then?"
"Right on!" Bowman answered, before taking Opera's hand and leading her back into the back room. Ashton chuckled, and exited.
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Authors Notes:
So, what do you think so far? Review me and let me know!
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