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Author's note: Okay, this is how I think Garnet discovered her eidolons. It wasn't really explained in the game so I hope it fits in. Enjoy!
"This is where the fault lines collide.
Listen to the planet's heartbeat.
Breathe slowly and calm your mind."
Princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII was seated on her throne with her trusty knight, Adelbert Steiner, at her side. Her hazel eyes were concentrated hard on her Royal Pendant. Lately it seemed to be calling to her somehow. She felt connected with it.
"Princess?" Steiner's voice interrupted her gaze.
"Yes Steiner?" she asked, removing her attention from the pendant to look at him.
"Pardon my intrusion, but you have been staring at the Royal Pendant for quite some time. Is something troubling you?"
Garnet smiled. Steiner had always been concerned for her well being ever since he was appointed Captain of the Knights of Pluto. "No, I am fine, Steiner. It's just that… I feel a strange energy coming from the pendant…"
"What kind of energy, Your Highness?" he questioned, fearing it may be a demon of some sort.
"I'm not sure…"
"Princess Garnet!" Beatrix called as she entered the throne room. Beatrix had a patch over her right eye and was the General of Alexandria's female elite soldiers: Squad Beatrix. Bowing she said, "Doctor Tot has arrived for today's lesson. He is waiting for you in the castle library."
"Thank you, Beatrix. I shall meet with him at once," Garnet answered getting off of her throne.
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As she wondered through the castle halls towards the library, her pendant suddenly turned a brilliant shade of saffron.
"Wh-what's happening?" she whispered.
"Let memories return to you.
Memories shape time."
"Wh-who's there? Zorn? Thorn? Is that you?"
But no answer came and Garnet couldn't see anyone hiding behind any of the enormous suits of armor that lined the halls.
"What's going on? …I must not keep Doctor Tot waiting with my silly daydreams," she said as she continued moving toward her destination.
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"Oh Doctor Tot, I'm so sorry that I'm late," Garnet apologized as she hurried into the library.
A short man with flaming red hair poking out from underneath his tall, dark hat chuckled. "No need to apologize, Princess. I kept myself busy by reading some books." He pointed to two large books 'The History of Gaia: Volume 1' and 'Mythical Monsters'.
"You read both those books… while you were waiting for me?"
He smiled. "No, no, Princess, I just finished 'The History of Gaia' and only started 'Mythical Monsters'. … Now let's begin today's lesson…"
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"… and that's the royal history of the regency of Lindblum. …Princess, were you… listening to me?"
"Oh, I'm sorry Doctor Tot. I've just been thinking about something," Garnet confessed.
She had been so focused on her Royal Pendant and why it had been acting so strangely, that she had not been paying attention to Doctor Tot's lecture.
"It's quite alright, Your Highness. If something is bothering you, you can always talk to me about it."
"Thank you, Doctor Tot, but I really want to figure this out on my own."
"You're acting just like your father. He was known for his independence. Well, today's lesson is over. It was a pleasure, as always, Princess. I hope you can solve your problem."
"Me, too..."
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That evening at dinner, Garnet was unusually quiet.
"Dear, is something wrong?" the exceptionally large Queen Brahne asked her daughter.
"No, mother," she lied, "I suppose I am just not that hungry tonight."
"That's fine, darling. I have a previous engagement with a young man. So if you'll excuse me," Queen Brahne announced as she left her seat and waddled away to meet with this "young man".
Garnet sat alone in the dining room, thinking about her pendant and her mother and this "young man". Who could he be? What were they going to talk about?
A strange glow filled the empty dining room. It was coming from her pendant again.
"Oh, what's happening to me?"
"Time overlaps.
The overlap becomes our memory."
"What's going on?"
"Princess, are you alright?" Steiner called as he ran into the room, his rusty armor clanging.
The pendant's glow suddenly faded and returned to normal.
"Yes, Steiner, I'm fine now," she answered.
"May I suggest you getting some sleep. It has been a long day for you."
"I am a little tired. I will take your advice. Goodnight, Steiner."
"Goodnight, Princess."
* What did you think of this chapter? Review and make any comments or suggestions you may have. Next chapter find out who the mysterious man is, what he and Brahne are going to talk about, and how Garnet discovers she's a summoner. *