Anime CROSSFIRE!
Experiment 1: Ah! My Goddess! - Final Fantasy 7 crossover
NOTES:
Final Fantasy 7 is a copyright of Squaresoft and Ah! My Goddess! is a copyright of Kodansha (or so think...). The point is: I DON'T OWN THEM. I'm only making a fanfic based on these creations. Don't sue!
Anyways, enjoy this fic. I hope its good enough coming from a first- timer. (
Crossfire AMG-FF7 Chapter 1: A Fantasy to Remember
- - - - -
Around the vast and empty space of time - the continuity - cries are heard once again. The glimmering light fades into red... and then, into black. And nothing else remained... the cries have been silenced into a single vow:
"It is time... I will awaken, once again... Yes... The time... Has come..."
- - - - -
Meanwhile, in a far distant space continuum - a place called 'Heaven' - there was restless distraught. The seraphim entities, also known as angels, were busy observing, analyzing, and calculating various reports - apparently, there is something amiss. The more they toiled, the more the horrible truth came. This would change their world, as they knew it.
"Give me a full status report!" Peorth ordered.
"Yes ma'am," A personnel stood up, "there seems to be a very dangerous activity going on outside our dimension..."
"And that is..."
"We've no idea... But it's strong enough to be actually showing in our tracking systems."
"Hmm..." Peorth stood up, turned and started walking...
"Ma'am...?"
"I'm going to summon a 'special' agent to do an on-sight investigation."
The personnel breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course, ma'am!"
Peorth got out of the main control chamber, into the hallway, and stopped for a while. She had a concerned look on her face, "I'm counting on you..." then she continued walking. Right beside her was a window; she peered into it, and saw what was to come.
- - - - -
"Keiichi-san! Dinner is ready!" Belldandy called out to Keiichi, who was still working on his beat-up motorcycle.
"Hai! I'll be there in a moment!" Keiichi replied.
"Please hurry or your food will get cold!"
"Alright!"
Belldandy lay the tray of food down on the table. As she waited patiently for her dearly-beloved, she laid back. A smile came to her lips as she fondly recalled the many days she spent with Keiichi. *It has been eight years... She looked at her surroundings. *We've been living here ever since that day, with my sisters, and Megumi-san... She giggled a little as she remembered the funny things that happened to the boy who dialed a wrong number, how she had appeared through a mirror, and the funny look on his face when she did...
... Until the phone started to ring...
Belldandy was startled for a while, then proceeded to stand up, run, and pick it up, "I'll get it!" she shouted, "Moshi - moshi? Morisato residence..."
There was a brief pause, then Belldandy gasped, "But why!?"
And another pause, "I understand..."
Then finally, Belldandy hung up.
- - - - -
In a distant place, people went on with their peaceful lives. It was no surprise that they would keep on living after barely escaping death...
In the ruins of what used to be a great city, Midgar, people were working hard to restore what was left of their homes, their memories, and the lasting symbol of power. Everyday, they would make Midgar look better, but it still wasn't livable.
"There! There! C'mon, pull 'em up! Pull 'em up now!..." Cid was barking repeated commands at some of the workers. A fallen pillar was slowly being risen up again.
A little bit farther, Red XIII was helping the search and rescue team by sniffing out the scent of the people still trapped under the great piles of rubble.
"Over there!" Red told the rescue group after sniffing thoroughly.
"You sure 'bout that?" A co-worker asked.
"My nose does not betray me... Come on!"
"Alright then... Men, move out!"
Outside the city perimeters, Cloud, along with Barret and Vincent, were keeping an open eye for monsters that would take advantage of Midgar's situation. They were each given a squad to lead if ever they find themselves in a situation too fatal to fight alone.
"Man... We've been up for the whole day!" Cloud yawned, "Is tight security really necessary? I mean, isn't this too much? We haven't even seen a single monster for the last three days!"
"Stop yer whinin' kid." Barret scolded Cloud, "we're doin' this 'cuz no one else would... B'sides, ya can't keep yer guard down at a time like dis."
"Barret's got a point, Cloud," Vincent added, "Those city people are practically defenseless now that Midgar's outer wall doesn't offer any protection."
Cloud sighed, "Yeah, but..." Barret jabbed his arm before he can finish.
"Don' worry... You'll git yer fun when sum stoo-pid monster shows up."
"That's not what I meant! You know that!"
"Oh... y'mean... Tifa, right?"
There was a brief silence, and then Cloud smiled.
"Yeah..." Cloud stared at the endless horizon for a while, "Can't wait to come back, y'know?"
"Right..." Vincent chuckled, "If you really want to see her THAT bad, then let's do our rounds. We'll be finished before you know it."
"Okay then," Cloud mounted one of the chocobos waiting, "Back to our patrolling!"
Barret and Vincent looked at each other for a while, then said, "Yes, sir!" Afterwards, they got to their chocobos and followed Cloud's lead.
... Unaware of the hidden danger lurking...
- - - - -
Belldandy arrived at Yggdrasill just in time for Peorth to greet her without wait.
"Hello Belldandy. Glad you could make it."
"What's seems to be the problem?" It was unusual for Belldandy to jump immediately into the matter, but she was just really worried.
"Eager to go back to Keiichi, are we?" Peorth teased as she stared at Belldandy. She gave no response, and slightly blushed.
"Anyway," Peorth continued, "There seems to be a huge energy reaction somewhere inside the dimensional channels. It is so powerful; the readings are off the scale."
"Who's doing this?" Belldandy immediately asked.
"We've done some deep research after I called you. The entire data isn't out yet, but we did manage to discover some information on the whereabouts of the culprit... in this case, a 'spirit'."
"Spirit? You mean it's..." Belldandy gasped.
"Yes... dead. But apparently she still exists... Such a sad story, actually..."
"She?"
"Yeah." Peorth handed Belldandy a bio data sheet, complete with ID scan, and a picture. "Here, take a look for yourself."
"Aerith Gainsborough..."
"It says she died an unclean death... Somebody put a blade through her back... She was even doing something VERY important before she got murdered."
"Maybe she's out for some unfinished business..."
"Maybe... or revenge, but that's up to you to find out. Belldandy, you're orders are to go the dimension channels and find the source of that enormous energy. And if opportunity presents itself, and you find this... 'Aerith', find out why she's doing this and stop her if necessary. Understood?"
Belldandy stood in attention and saluted, "Yes, ma'am!"
"Yeesh! Why are you so jumpy today!?" Peorth gestured her to leave, "Go on! Go on!"
"You're not used to seeing me so serious?" Belldandy giggled at bit.
"Why should I be? Now go on!"
- - - - -
Nightfall at Midgar - everybody has gone back to their makeshift shelters for some sleep. Cloud and company have finished their rounds, and were headed back inside the city.
Half an hour later, in a temporary headquarters tent where SHIN-RA used to be, Cloud met up with the rest of the party. They made a small campfire outside their shelters and settled around it.
"Whatta day!" Barret drank some beer before continuing, "I tell ya, runnin' 'round lookin' fer monsters ain't what it used to be..."
"The question is, did you find any?" Red looked at the gun-armed man with a raised brow.
"Funny ye shud say that..." Barret scratched his beard, "Still nuthin'... like the passed three days or sumthin'..."
"Yes, it's strange..." Vincent had a bowed head, thinking, "The plains outside Midgar are drowned in silence... Not a single creature was roaming out there."
"Maybe Meteor drove them away." Red wondered.
"Hope so," Barret blurted out, "Dat damn bast'rd might as well scare the crap outta those fiends so they won't come back. Da's the only thin' he's good f'er... that damn, skinny-assed shit.
"But we sure took care of him back there in the North Crater, did we not?" Vincent cocked his gun at the mildly-burning campfire.
While the three tired men were talking and drinking some booze, Cloud and Tifa sat opposite them - wrapped in a blanket together - and quietly talked to each other.
"So, how was your day?" Tifa asked a very disappointed Cloud, "Why the look on your face?"
"Nothing," Cloud looked away for a while, "It was boring, just like usual."
"Oh, I see," Tifa giggled, "You were really looking for some R&R, weren't you?"
Cloud smiled warmly at his beloved, "Yeah... With you..." then he kissed her on the cheek.
"Ohh... Getting frisky already?" Tifa pushed him away slightly, "It's kinda early, y'know..."
"We'll just have to wait then."
Then Tifa got a wicked idea in her head - she whispered to Cloud's ear, "First one to get to the bed gets to be on top..."
Cloud liked the idea, "Ohh, you're so naughty..."
"Not as naughty as you, Cloud."
They smiled at each other, then stood up and went to their shelter.
- - - - -
Meanwhile, Belldandy was already dispatched to the unstable dimensional channels. She searched for a wormhole that would open to the source of the huge energy reactions. It was a skyline dotted with millions of portals, none of which seemed to be the right one. Belldandy continued nonetheless, for it was her duty, and she won't stop until her mission is complete.
"Aerith..." Belldandy was thinking aloud, "I wonder why she would do such a thing?"
She stopped for a while to take a breather, "Maybe I should talk her out of doing this, when I see her..." She observed all around for a sign while she floated in place. "I guess... I must keep going..."
When the Goddess of the Present was about to resume scouting, a swirling portal opened up before her. She was startled, and after a while, she knew that this had to be it. She took a closer look into the revolving mass of energy, and took a deep breath.
"This is it, I guess..."
When Belldandy put a hand inside the wormhole, it immediately sucked her entire body in. It then slowly dissolved in the air until nothing was left of it.
- - - - -
"Hmm... I have a visitor, it seems..."
- - - - -
In another dimension, a portal appeared and shot out the Goddess of the Present. She landed on the misty ground with a thud - she was visibly shaken. Trying to gain consciousness, she surveyed her surroundings before trying to get up. Everything was pitch-black except for the ground that was covered with white smoke - but even so, she could still she herself as if it wasn't dark at all.
"W-where am I?" Belldandy whispered weakly to herself, as she gathered all her strength to move her trembling feet. She finally got to walk properly, and she resumed her scouting, "What is this place?"
She got to an area where the darkness faded - the atmosphere was flowing with green energy. The green torrent seemed quite powerful, but at the same time, felt gentle and warm. But something told Belldandy that it's being disturbed... by her presence, perhaps?
The Goddess of the Present felt her heartbeat quicken to a frightening pace, and felt an unusual surge of powerful energy, more powerful than the green waves around, "She is close..." She came to the conclusion.
Belldandy walked faster now, feeling the ancient power overwhelm hers. She gasped for breath as she walked faster and faster. Her body felt heavier with each step she made. Belldandy stopped and fell to the ground once again - she felt surprisingly weak for someone who's supposed to have unlimited powers. Her eyes were half open, she breathed though her mouth, her hand was on her forehead as she gave out a moan.
*W-why is this happening...? Belldandy though to herself, before she heard soft footsteps in front of her, "W-w-wha...?"
Belldandy felt a hand grasp hers and lifted her up. She felt her arm on the stranger's small shoulders.
"Are you okay?" Spoke the stranger, her voice as sweet as an angel's.
"H-huh? O-oh, yes. I think so..." Belldandy replied with a pathetic tone in her voice.
"I'm sorry."
"Why?
"I think my mana got to you. That's why I came to help."
"Mana?" When Belldandy had focused her eyes, she looked at her helper. She had a pink dress with a red vest over it. She wore boots at her feet and golden bangles around her wrists. Her green eyes contrasted well with her looks - and her hair was long, curly at the back, and was dark brown. In short, she was beautiful, and somewhat frail-looking. Belldandy studied her looks more, and found a deep wound that passed through her back and out her lower chest - blood had clotted around that same wound, and the cloth around it had the same crimson.
Belldandy gasped in surprise, and concluded, "You must be Aerith."
"Yes, I am." The young lady smiled, "And you are...?"
"I am Belldandy." The Goddess of the Present smiled back, "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," The Ancient settled Belldandy down for a while, "Now, let me heal you. This will only take a while."
"Oh..." Belldandy nodded her head for a moment, "I'm sorry for the trouble I caused."
"It's okay. Besides, it was my mana that drained your strength." Aerith put a hand on Belldandy as she cast a short spell on her. Belldandy felt the renewed energy flow into her body - and in no time, got her strength back to its original state. "There. It's all done!"
"Thank you very much." Belldandy bowed in appreciation.
"You're very welcome." Aerith beamed. "Anyway, why did you come to such a place like this?"
"Actually..." The Goddess had to be truthful, "I came to see you."
"Me?"
"Yes, and talk about this massive energy wave your mana is making."
"Does that mean..." Aerith felt depressed now, she had a sad look on her face, "you're here to stop me?"
A long pause... Belldandy had no choice.
"Yes... I am here to stop you, but only if I find your reasons too irrational and may hurt others."
"I understand." Aerith was compelled to oblige.
- - - - -
"We're home!" Urd and Skuld slid the front door open and came in.
"Whew! Shopping's done!" Skuld couldn't be happier as she skipped her way into her laboratory-bedroom and began to tinker with her gizmos and gadgets. Urd, on the other hand, flew immediately to the kitchen to get something to eat.
After a while, the two sisters noticed that Belldandy was nowhere to be found.
"Now that's strange. Where could she be off to? We already did the shopping." Urd scratched her head.
"O-ne-san is not in the garden either!" Skuld began to worry.
Just then, Keiichi stepped into the house after an hour of fixing a motorbike.
"Hey Keiichi," Urd called, "Where did Belldandy go?"
Keiichi thought for a while, "Hmm... Oh yeah, she told me she going to go to some 'meeting' in Heaven. She didn't tell when she'll be back."
"Since when did Heaven involve Belldandy in its meetings!?" Skuld glared at Keiichi.
"H-hey! It's not like I know!"
"Something's up," Urd snapped her fingers repeatedly, "but what?"
"Now is not the time to think," Skuld went to her workroom and grabbed a broomstick with a huge engine attached to it, "We've got to hurry to heaven!"
"Right." Urd turned to the young motorist, "You stay here in case Belldandy comes back, Skuld and I will have some 'investigating' to do."
With that, the Goddesses of the Past and Future went out and flew to Heaven. Their destination: Yggdrasill.
To Be Continued...
Next Chapter: Desire for the Goddess
Experiment 1: Ah! My Goddess! - Final Fantasy 7 crossover
NOTES:
Final Fantasy 7 is a copyright of Squaresoft and Ah! My Goddess! is a copyright of Kodansha (or so think...). The point is: I DON'T OWN THEM. I'm only making a fanfic based on these creations. Don't sue!
Anyways, enjoy this fic. I hope its good enough coming from a first- timer. (
Crossfire AMG-FF7 Chapter 1: A Fantasy to Remember
- - - - -
Around the vast and empty space of time - the continuity - cries are heard once again. The glimmering light fades into red... and then, into black. And nothing else remained... the cries have been silenced into a single vow:
"It is time... I will awaken, once again... Yes... The time... Has come..."
- - - - -
Meanwhile, in a far distant space continuum - a place called 'Heaven' - there was restless distraught. The seraphim entities, also known as angels, were busy observing, analyzing, and calculating various reports - apparently, there is something amiss. The more they toiled, the more the horrible truth came. This would change their world, as they knew it.
"Give me a full status report!" Peorth ordered.
"Yes ma'am," A personnel stood up, "there seems to be a very dangerous activity going on outside our dimension..."
"And that is..."
"We've no idea... But it's strong enough to be actually showing in our tracking systems."
"Hmm..." Peorth stood up, turned and started walking...
"Ma'am...?"
"I'm going to summon a 'special' agent to do an on-sight investigation."
The personnel breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course, ma'am!"
Peorth got out of the main control chamber, into the hallway, and stopped for a while. She had a concerned look on her face, "I'm counting on you..." then she continued walking. Right beside her was a window; she peered into it, and saw what was to come.
- - - - -
"Keiichi-san! Dinner is ready!" Belldandy called out to Keiichi, who was still working on his beat-up motorcycle.
"Hai! I'll be there in a moment!" Keiichi replied.
"Please hurry or your food will get cold!"
"Alright!"
Belldandy lay the tray of food down on the table. As she waited patiently for her dearly-beloved, she laid back. A smile came to her lips as she fondly recalled the many days she spent with Keiichi. *It has been eight years... She looked at her surroundings. *We've been living here ever since that day, with my sisters, and Megumi-san... She giggled a little as she remembered the funny things that happened to the boy who dialed a wrong number, how she had appeared through a mirror, and the funny look on his face when she did...
... Until the phone started to ring...
Belldandy was startled for a while, then proceeded to stand up, run, and pick it up, "I'll get it!" she shouted, "Moshi - moshi? Morisato residence..."
There was a brief pause, then Belldandy gasped, "But why!?"
And another pause, "I understand..."
Then finally, Belldandy hung up.
- - - - -
In a distant place, people went on with their peaceful lives. It was no surprise that they would keep on living after barely escaping death...
In the ruins of what used to be a great city, Midgar, people were working hard to restore what was left of their homes, their memories, and the lasting symbol of power. Everyday, they would make Midgar look better, but it still wasn't livable.
"There! There! C'mon, pull 'em up! Pull 'em up now!..." Cid was barking repeated commands at some of the workers. A fallen pillar was slowly being risen up again.
A little bit farther, Red XIII was helping the search and rescue team by sniffing out the scent of the people still trapped under the great piles of rubble.
"Over there!" Red told the rescue group after sniffing thoroughly.
"You sure 'bout that?" A co-worker asked.
"My nose does not betray me... Come on!"
"Alright then... Men, move out!"
Outside the city perimeters, Cloud, along with Barret and Vincent, were keeping an open eye for monsters that would take advantage of Midgar's situation. They were each given a squad to lead if ever they find themselves in a situation too fatal to fight alone.
"Man... We've been up for the whole day!" Cloud yawned, "Is tight security really necessary? I mean, isn't this too much? We haven't even seen a single monster for the last three days!"
"Stop yer whinin' kid." Barret scolded Cloud, "we're doin' this 'cuz no one else would... B'sides, ya can't keep yer guard down at a time like dis."
"Barret's got a point, Cloud," Vincent added, "Those city people are practically defenseless now that Midgar's outer wall doesn't offer any protection."
Cloud sighed, "Yeah, but..." Barret jabbed his arm before he can finish.
"Don' worry... You'll git yer fun when sum stoo-pid monster shows up."
"That's not what I meant! You know that!"
"Oh... y'mean... Tifa, right?"
There was a brief silence, and then Cloud smiled.
"Yeah..." Cloud stared at the endless horizon for a while, "Can't wait to come back, y'know?"
"Right..." Vincent chuckled, "If you really want to see her THAT bad, then let's do our rounds. We'll be finished before you know it."
"Okay then," Cloud mounted one of the chocobos waiting, "Back to our patrolling!"
Barret and Vincent looked at each other for a while, then said, "Yes, sir!" Afterwards, they got to their chocobos and followed Cloud's lead.
... Unaware of the hidden danger lurking...
- - - - -
Belldandy arrived at Yggdrasill just in time for Peorth to greet her without wait.
"Hello Belldandy. Glad you could make it."
"What's seems to be the problem?" It was unusual for Belldandy to jump immediately into the matter, but she was just really worried.
"Eager to go back to Keiichi, are we?" Peorth teased as she stared at Belldandy. She gave no response, and slightly blushed.
"Anyway," Peorth continued, "There seems to be a huge energy reaction somewhere inside the dimensional channels. It is so powerful; the readings are off the scale."
"Who's doing this?" Belldandy immediately asked.
"We've done some deep research after I called you. The entire data isn't out yet, but we did manage to discover some information on the whereabouts of the culprit... in this case, a 'spirit'."
"Spirit? You mean it's..." Belldandy gasped.
"Yes... dead. But apparently she still exists... Such a sad story, actually..."
"She?"
"Yeah." Peorth handed Belldandy a bio data sheet, complete with ID scan, and a picture. "Here, take a look for yourself."
"Aerith Gainsborough..."
"It says she died an unclean death... Somebody put a blade through her back... She was even doing something VERY important before she got murdered."
"Maybe she's out for some unfinished business..."
"Maybe... or revenge, but that's up to you to find out. Belldandy, you're orders are to go the dimension channels and find the source of that enormous energy. And if opportunity presents itself, and you find this... 'Aerith', find out why she's doing this and stop her if necessary. Understood?"
Belldandy stood in attention and saluted, "Yes, ma'am!"
"Yeesh! Why are you so jumpy today!?" Peorth gestured her to leave, "Go on! Go on!"
"You're not used to seeing me so serious?" Belldandy giggled at bit.
"Why should I be? Now go on!"
- - - - -
Nightfall at Midgar - everybody has gone back to their makeshift shelters for some sleep. Cloud and company have finished their rounds, and were headed back inside the city.
Half an hour later, in a temporary headquarters tent where SHIN-RA used to be, Cloud met up with the rest of the party. They made a small campfire outside their shelters and settled around it.
"Whatta day!" Barret drank some beer before continuing, "I tell ya, runnin' 'round lookin' fer monsters ain't what it used to be..."
"The question is, did you find any?" Red looked at the gun-armed man with a raised brow.
"Funny ye shud say that..." Barret scratched his beard, "Still nuthin'... like the passed three days or sumthin'..."
"Yes, it's strange..." Vincent had a bowed head, thinking, "The plains outside Midgar are drowned in silence... Not a single creature was roaming out there."
"Maybe Meteor drove them away." Red wondered.
"Hope so," Barret blurted out, "Dat damn bast'rd might as well scare the crap outta those fiends so they won't come back. Da's the only thin' he's good f'er... that damn, skinny-assed shit.
"But we sure took care of him back there in the North Crater, did we not?" Vincent cocked his gun at the mildly-burning campfire.
While the three tired men were talking and drinking some booze, Cloud and Tifa sat opposite them - wrapped in a blanket together - and quietly talked to each other.
"So, how was your day?" Tifa asked a very disappointed Cloud, "Why the look on your face?"
"Nothing," Cloud looked away for a while, "It was boring, just like usual."
"Oh, I see," Tifa giggled, "You were really looking for some R&R, weren't you?"
Cloud smiled warmly at his beloved, "Yeah... With you..." then he kissed her on the cheek.
"Ohh... Getting frisky already?" Tifa pushed him away slightly, "It's kinda early, y'know..."
"We'll just have to wait then."
Then Tifa got a wicked idea in her head - she whispered to Cloud's ear, "First one to get to the bed gets to be on top..."
Cloud liked the idea, "Ohh, you're so naughty..."
"Not as naughty as you, Cloud."
They smiled at each other, then stood up and went to their shelter.
- - - - -
Meanwhile, Belldandy was already dispatched to the unstable dimensional channels. She searched for a wormhole that would open to the source of the huge energy reactions. It was a skyline dotted with millions of portals, none of which seemed to be the right one. Belldandy continued nonetheless, for it was her duty, and she won't stop until her mission is complete.
"Aerith..." Belldandy was thinking aloud, "I wonder why she would do such a thing?"
She stopped for a while to take a breather, "Maybe I should talk her out of doing this, when I see her..." She observed all around for a sign while she floated in place. "I guess... I must keep going..."
When the Goddess of the Present was about to resume scouting, a swirling portal opened up before her. She was startled, and after a while, she knew that this had to be it. She took a closer look into the revolving mass of energy, and took a deep breath.
"This is it, I guess..."
When Belldandy put a hand inside the wormhole, it immediately sucked her entire body in. It then slowly dissolved in the air until nothing was left of it.
- - - - -
"Hmm... I have a visitor, it seems..."
- - - - -
In another dimension, a portal appeared and shot out the Goddess of the Present. She landed on the misty ground with a thud - she was visibly shaken. Trying to gain consciousness, she surveyed her surroundings before trying to get up. Everything was pitch-black except for the ground that was covered with white smoke - but even so, she could still she herself as if it wasn't dark at all.
"W-where am I?" Belldandy whispered weakly to herself, as she gathered all her strength to move her trembling feet. She finally got to walk properly, and she resumed her scouting, "What is this place?"
She got to an area where the darkness faded - the atmosphere was flowing with green energy. The green torrent seemed quite powerful, but at the same time, felt gentle and warm. But something told Belldandy that it's being disturbed... by her presence, perhaps?
The Goddess of the Present felt her heartbeat quicken to a frightening pace, and felt an unusual surge of powerful energy, more powerful than the green waves around, "She is close..." She came to the conclusion.
Belldandy walked faster now, feeling the ancient power overwhelm hers. She gasped for breath as she walked faster and faster. Her body felt heavier with each step she made. Belldandy stopped and fell to the ground once again - she felt surprisingly weak for someone who's supposed to have unlimited powers. Her eyes were half open, she breathed though her mouth, her hand was on her forehead as she gave out a moan.
*W-why is this happening...? Belldandy though to herself, before she heard soft footsteps in front of her, "W-w-wha...?"
Belldandy felt a hand grasp hers and lifted her up. She felt her arm on the stranger's small shoulders.
"Are you okay?" Spoke the stranger, her voice as sweet as an angel's.
"H-huh? O-oh, yes. I think so..." Belldandy replied with a pathetic tone in her voice.
"I'm sorry."
"Why?
"I think my mana got to you. That's why I came to help."
"Mana?" When Belldandy had focused her eyes, she looked at her helper. She had a pink dress with a red vest over it. She wore boots at her feet and golden bangles around her wrists. Her green eyes contrasted well with her looks - and her hair was long, curly at the back, and was dark brown. In short, she was beautiful, and somewhat frail-looking. Belldandy studied her looks more, and found a deep wound that passed through her back and out her lower chest - blood had clotted around that same wound, and the cloth around it had the same crimson.
Belldandy gasped in surprise, and concluded, "You must be Aerith."
"Yes, I am." The young lady smiled, "And you are...?"
"I am Belldandy." The Goddess of the Present smiled back, "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," The Ancient settled Belldandy down for a while, "Now, let me heal you. This will only take a while."
"Oh..." Belldandy nodded her head for a moment, "I'm sorry for the trouble I caused."
"It's okay. Besides, it was my mana that drained your strength." Aerith put a hand on Belldandy as she cast a short spell on her. Belldandy felt the renewed energy flow into her body - and in no time, got her strength back to its original state. "There. It's all done!"
"Thank you very much." Belldandy bowed in appreciation.
"You're very welcome." Aerith beamed. "Anyway, why did you come to such a place like this?"
"Actually..." The Goddess had to be truthful, "I came to see you."
"Me?"
"Yes, and talk about this massive energy wave your mana is making."
"Does that mean..." Aerith felt depressed now, she had a sad look on her face, "you're here to stop me?"
A long pause... Belldandy had no choice.
"Yes... I am here to stop you, but only if I find your reasons too irrational and may hurt others."
"I understand." Aerith was compelled to oblige.
- - - - -
"We're home!" Urd and Skuld slid the front door open and came in.
"Whew! Shopping's done!" Skuld couldn't be happier as she skipped her way into her laboratory-bedroom and began to tinker with her gizmos and gadgets. Urd, on the other hand, flew immediately to the kitchen to get something to eat.
After a while, the two sisters noticed that Belldandy was nowhere to be found.
"Now that's strange. Where could she be off to? We already did the shopping." Urd scratched her head.
"O-ne-san is not in the garden either!" Skuld began to worry.
Just then, Keiichi stepped into the house after an hour of fixing a motorbike.
"Hey Keiichi," Urd called, "Where did Belldandy go?"
Keiichi thought for a while, "Hmm... Oh yeah, she told me she going to go to some 'meeting' in Heaven. She didn't tell when she'll be back."
"Since when did Heaven involve Belldandy in its meetings!?" Skuld glared at Keiichi.
"H-hey! It's not like I know!"
"Something's up," Urd snapped her fingers repeatedly, "but what?"
"Now is not the time to think," Skuld went to her workroom and grabbed a broomstick with a huge engine attached to it, "We've got to hurry to heaven!"
"Right." Urd turned to the young motorist, "You stay here in case Belldandy comes back, Skuld and I will have some 'investigating' to do."
With that, the Goddesses of the Past and Future went out and flew to Heaven. Their destination: Yggdrasill.
To Be Continued...
Next Chapter: Desire for the Goddess
