Hey! Here's the prologue to Magic Knight Rayearth 3! Don't kill me if the fight is awful, I can't
do fight scenes very well. Please review. Magic Knight Rayearth belongs to CLAMP. I am
making no money off of this. (So please don't sue)

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Hikaru looked out the wide windows of Tokyo Tower and then looked back at her
friends, Umi and Fuu. Umi was still looking at the sunset and Fuu was looking at the orb Ferio
had given her. She then pulled out the necklace Lantis had given her. It had been a year since
she had seen him. She wondered how he was and murmured "Lantis . . ." she closed her eyes
and felt sadness sweep over her. "Miss Hikaru, it is late. We must go home, or our parents
might start to worry." That was Fuu, and Umi said, "Yeah, we need to get going. C'mon!" as
she moved towards the exit. Just then, a bright light surrounded the tower.
"Not again!!" screamed Umi. "Hey, we're back in Cephiro!" yelled Hikaru. Just then, a
giant fish caught them and set them down on to the ground, next to Clef. They looked around
and saw that there seemed to be a picnic going on. Then Hikaru noticed Lantis. She ran to him,
jumped up, and hugged him around the neck. She felt him return the hug, pulling her close and
murmuring "Hikaru . . ." and then hugged her a little tighter. Hikaru felt tears come to her eyes
and only turned around when she heard Umi say, "Ferio, Fuu, take it easy, there's time for that
later!" their only response was to part quickly enough for Ferio to quickly glare at her and then
resumed to kissing Fuu. She then noticed Caldina holding a bundle of blankets that suddenly
cried. "Hey Caldina, is that yours?" Hikaru asked. "Yup" responded Caldina " she was born a
few months ago, she's a little darlin'! Yes you are aint'cha!" she said, the last part being cooed
to her daughter. "Um, whose the dad Caldina? I mean, I didn't know you were with any one."
"Why my husband! Honestly Hikaru, what kind of person do you think I am?" Caldina replied,
a tad angry. Then she remembered something "Oh that's right, ya'll don't know who he is. He's
Lafarga." "What!!" screamed Hikaru and Umi at the same time. Fuu was still other wise
occupied. "Hikaru, what are you doing here? I hope you weren't regretting your last visit here."
Said Clef, looking slightly worried as he looked at Hikaru. "No Clef, not at all. I was just
thinking about how nice it would be to see you guys again." Hikaru replied, blushing slightly.
"Me too . . ." Umi said her voice trailing off as she saw something in the distance. "What is that,
Clef?" Just then, Clef got a very worried and frightened look on his face and said "Invisible
circle!" casting a spell that encircled everybody.
Hikaru stared. It couldn't be. She couldn't be here in Cephiro, she couldn't, could she?
The girl was still dropping, and just three feet away from the ground, a buffet of air occurred,
lowering her gently to the ground. "Nadeshiko! It is her!" Just then, the girl woke up. "Where
am I?" she said. "Is this a joke? Hello! Is any one here! I know someone is, I can tell!" "Clef"
Hikaru whispered, "I know her. Her name is Nadeshiko Tenchi. She's a friend of mine and she
goes to my parent's training hall. She's really nice and she's my friend and I haven't seen her in
a while. Please Clef, lower the shield." Clef gestured towards Nadeshiko, whispering, "You can
walk right through Hikaru. Go and calm her down all right?" Hikaru nodded. "Hikaru?"
Nadeshiko exclaimed, "What's going on here? You just came out of thin air! Where are we?"
"It's all right Nadeshiko," said Hikaru, "this place is called Cephiro, where your heart
determines all. Some people can use magic here. It's all a matter of your will and your heart. I
have some friends with me. Would you like to meet them?" "Sure." Replied Nadeshiko.
Nadeshiko was awed. She was in another world, or something, but at least Hikaru was
here. Her one true friend Hikaru. She saw something shimmer and saw people there. She saw a
woman with odd pink hair and one with lovely blond hair. Then she saw a familiar face and felt
rage build within her. "You . . ." she growled, tensing and getting into a fighting stance.
"You . . ." Nadeshiko had growled. Hikaru was confused. She was staring at Lantis.
How could she know him? All of a sudden, she had ran at him, jumping as she went into her
most powerful spinning kick. She hit Lantis full on and then turned around, punching as she did
so. "Lantis!" Hikaru screamed. "Presea, I need my sword!" "Right." Said Presea. Hikaru's
sword then appeared before her. "Nadeshiko, stop it!" she yelled, running at her friend. She
was surprised when Nadeshiko kicked the sword out of her hand and ran towards it. "No,
Nadeshiko!" Hikaru exclaimed. She gasped when Nadeshiko picked up the sword, expecting
to see flames come and burn her. They didn't. Instead Nadeshiko raised it and said rather
nastily, "C'mon Lantis, let's see how you fight in the real world when I'm armed!" she then
lunged at him, tearing his cape. She growled and lunged again, managing to cut his cheek. She
saw Clef's face. He looked frightened and upset, but also curious as he stared at Nadeshiko.
"Why aren't you fighting me?" Nadeshiko screamed as she lunged again, this time missing
completely. Lantis pulled out his sword, raised it and shouted "Vamos!" causing Hikaru's sword
to go flying. "Fine, I don't need the sword," snapped Nadeshiko, "all I need is magic. And I
know a spell that my guardian taught me. So, here we go!" she said, standing up straight.
"Metronome! Flame arrow!" she shouted, using Hikaru's attack. What's going on here, thought
Hikaru, how can she use my attacks and why does she hate Lantis? Suddenly, Nadeshiko
stopped. She stared at Lantis and said finally "You're not the same one in my dreams. If you
were him, I'd be dead by now. I take it your name is Lantis from what Hikaru screamed. I'm
truly sorry. It's just that a man just like you has been coming into my dreams and torturing me all
my life. I kind of flew off the handle. Again, I'm sorry."
"It's all right. But how did you know that spell?" replied Lantis. "I told you, my guardian
taught me. She's been watching over me all of my life." Said Nadeshiko, her eyes still regretful.
"I see." Was the stolid reply. All of a sudden Nadeshiko stiffened whispering "Oh no . . ." as a
circle of light came up from the ground and engulfed her.



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I know I'm leaving you hanging, but well, you'll live. 'cause if you don't you won't get to see
how this ends. And if you're confused about junk, I'll bring it up next chapter or so. Everything
will be explained at some point. And please realize that this is the second fan fiction that I have
written, so please keep that in mind.
-Daine aka Nadeshiko