Author's Preface: So I guess I'm in the middle of two stories now, huh… No worries. Both are completely planned out on loose-leaf paper, and will all be totally on eventually. This story has nothing to do with my other story. It is totally independent from the other story.
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Chapter 1: KidnapA prophecy is about to unfold… When the two chosen are caged like birds, a third will come from afar to save them, flying with giant wings formed from the power of eight spirits. Though the chosen will have been a hero before, their efforts are unknown here and the chosen will have to reestablish their exploits…
There was a girly giggle. A girl with long, blond hair wearing a white priestess dress with blue trim had laughed. "Isn't that great, Zelos?" She said to a man with red hair, a salmon colored vest, white pants, and a white hair band. "There's going to be another chosen!"
"Colette, my little angel…" Zelos said, "Where could this chosen be from? You're from Sylvarant and I'm from Tethe'alla… There's nowhere else for this chosen to come from in Aselia…"
"Who knows?" Colette said. "The new chosen could be from a whole other world, for all we know." She paused for a second and stared at Zelos, who stared back. Colette continued after giggling again. "But what are the chances of that?" Zelos smiled.
"I hope this new chosen is a cute hunny like you, because you've already got Lloyd…" Upon mentioning this name, Colette gasped loudly, cutting Zelos off.
"Oh my goodness!" Colette said, "I almost forgot! I have to go meet Lloyd right now! I'll be seeing you, Zelos!" After saying this, Colette turned around and began to focus. After a few seconds, a pair of pink and purple wings appeared from Colette's back. Colette took one last look at Zelos, and then began to fly away using her wings.
After a few minutes, Colette lighted down in front of a wooden house and was greeted by the howling of a large green and white dog. Colette walked over to the dog and gave it a rub on its head. "Hello, Noishe." She said. Noishe gave a loud whine. Colette giggled.
"Noishe seems happy to see you, Colette…" A voice said from nearby. Colette turned her head to face the owner of the voice. It was a brown haired boy with a red shirt, gloves, and boots, blue pants, and brown overalls and overlapping belts, to which two sword sheaths were attached. He was waving at Colette. Colette put away her wings and ran over to the boy.
"Lloyd!" She said. "Sorry I'm a little late… I have something I need to tell you. There's going to be another chosen!" Lloyd smiled, though it was rather obvious that he was slightly confused. "There's a prophecy that was given foretelling the coming of a new chosen." Colette repeated the prophecy, but the smile on Lloyd's face slid into a frown.
"Colette…" Lloyd said critically. "Do you hear yourself? You and Zelos are going to be 'caged like birds' and this new chosen's coming to save you guys! Doesn't that concern you?" Colette was no longer smiling.
"Oh…" She said quietly. "I guess I didn't catch that when I heard it the first time." Lloyd unsheathed the two swords from his belts.
"Don't worry, Colette…" He said, swinging his swords playfully. "I'll protect you, no matter what! I promise!" Colette smiled.
"Of course you will!" Colette laughed. "You always have and you always will!" Lloyd sheathed his swords. "I trust you will uphold your promise even now?" Lloyd grabbed Colette's hands.
"Colette, of course I always will…" Lloyd smiled and looked up. "Come what may, I'll slay it with my two swords!" Lloyd's hands moved from Colette's hands to his sword hilts.
All of a sudden, a large black cloud rolled over, covering up the once cloudless sky in less than a minute. Both Lloyd and Colette looked up at the cloud. Suddenly, a large bolt of lightning crashed down between them. Lloyd was sent backwards, smacking into a tree. Colette fell backwards, letting out a yelp. Another bolt came down on the tree that Lloyd, who had been knocked out, was under. The tree instantly lit into flames. Colette gasped and got up to try to rescue Lloyd, but some burning branches fell down, creating a barrier of flames that Colette could not get past.
"Aqua Edge!" A voice called out. Colette looked for the owner of the voice as three rings of water doused some of the fire surrounding Lloyd. "Get Lloyd!" The voice belonged to Zelos, who lighted down near Colette, showing off his orange and red wings. Colette nodded, then ran over to Lloyd, picked him up (she still had her angel strength), and set him down in a safe location near Noishe.
As soon as Colette had set down Lloyd, she heard an anguished cry come from Zelos. Colette spun around and saw Zelos on the ground, occasionally discharging electricity from his body. She gasped, and then ran over to Zelos. Seconds later, another bolt of lightning fell from the sky, hitting Colette dead on.
"Aah!" Colette yelled. Lloyd finally reawakened just to see Colette get hit by the bold, but being drained of most of his energy, all he could do was sit and watch. Yet another lighting bolt fell from the sky, and a cloaked figure appeared where the bolt hit. This person picked up both Colette and Zelos. Suddenly, the person turned into a lighting bolt and rocketed upward from the ground.
"COLETTTTTE!" Lloyd yelled with the last of his energy. "Colette…" He repeated very quietly, and then fainted from a lack of energy.
