Eternal Memories
Chapter 2: The Goddess' Message
I do not own Card Captor Sakura or Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
"Just fucking great…" Alyxx droned sarcastically, anger dripping from the words. Now, not only had an enforcer taken control of her mission, but had now settled her with a civilian alchemist. 'Crono you great bastard' she thought as her anger bubbled down.
"Alyxx, tomorrow would you stop by the Acr-1 ship and meet me, and bring along the girl and ferret wannabe. We have some things to discuss." Crono had said in an official tone, disappearing into the void that was his teleport, while also ignoring the daggers that Yuuno was glaring toward him.
"Damn him" Alyxx growled in attempts to settle herself down.
"Umm. Excuse me, but what happening?" The girl, Sakura she'd said her name was.
"Listen that was an enforcer. One of Alyxx's so-called superiors, and now were supposed to follow protocol and fill you in on what happened, why were here, and what happens next, you being a civilian. First things first, you explain yourself." Yuuno said, seeing Alyxx calm down enough to listen.
"My Names Sakura Avalon, I am 14 years old and I am the master of the Clow Cards." She said, sounding a little wary of the two mages around her.
"So you're the Master of the Alchemist Clow's power? Well that makes it easier for us at least." Alyxx said, giving a small relieved sigh.
"Excuse me?" Sakura asked, confused.
"I believe it will be better for me to answer." Came the regal voice, followed by the appearance of the goddess.
'The Light Card?" Sakura looked dup in amazement at the being standing on the stone walkway.
"No, Young Master of Clow. I am the ruler of the gods, the controller of light. I am Lumina, goddess" She said, appearing in front of Sakura.
"Lumina can explain things better than I can; in fact this is all her doing." Alyxx said, stretching.
"Okay so what is happening?" Sakura questioned toward the goddess.
"Your destiny was set in motion the day you opened the lock on the book of Clow, the day my seal of power was broken." Lumina said, Sakura stared wide-eyed at the goddess, for the first she understood the power of the book. "Your Clow Reed was an alchemist of supreme power. So great in fact that we of the gods gave him runic elements of our power, which he then proceeded to embed the cards with. It was the cards that caused his death, their power couldn't be contained, and such they broke free; he sealed them, but also his fate. It was to me he brought the book. And it was my power that formed the golden seal on the book. The fact that you could break the seal, let alone control the cards, shows that you are a great alchemist, even greater than Clow Reed." Lumina spoke, telling Sakura what even the two guardians of the book had forgotten.
"That still doesn't answer my question." Sakura stated, still wondering why Alyxx and Yuuno had been looking for her.
"The power of Clow is a key element, in the impending war." Lumina said, downcast, her light dimming a little.
"War!" Sakura yelled, unsure of what to make of this.
Stepping forward, Alyxx looked up. "Seven horrible demons, demons so horrible that even the farthest reaches of Hell couldn't contain their power, are slowly returning to their previous light. These demons were responsible for the destruction of the land Laputa, a land that traveled through dimensions, and planes, so massive that Pangaea would have seemed like a grain of rice, home to creatures ranging so widely that not even all creatures were known. The demons are called the Seven Shadows; it is my duty to gather the army that will battle these creatures, for the sake of all seven planes, for the sake of the hundreds upon millions of worlds, the nonillions of creatures that live in these worlds." Alyxx paused so that Sakura could take in all that she said. She saw the look of recognition on Sakura's face. "Sakura, do you see, that is why we need you help. To prevent what happened to Laputa, from happening to the other worlds." Sakura nodded.
"I suppose I have no other choice" Sakura said, "But after hearing that I wouldn't have chosen any other way" She smiled. Lumina looked down at the three and smiled,
"Alyxx, you are only charged with gathering the first piece of the army." Lumina said, breathing in.
"Warriors who have their leaders trust
The power of elements is a must
Hidden power is another key
This part is three and three
Another one
Those who revived the sun
Those who dealt with night sky
Soldiers with power of bodies up high
The Master of Clow power
And those who helped her at the tower"
"That is your army, young child of fire." Lumina said, and with that said she vanished, leaving behind an Alyxx who becoming more annoyed.
"Sometimes I swear the gods do things like that just to piss off." Alyxx growled through clenched teeth.
"There's still the matter of where were going to stay. We can't use the base, considering it's designed for one person, and the fact that there is no running water or bed." Yuuno pointed out, distracting Alyxx from her thoughts, which frankly he didn't want to know.
"If it's a place to stay you need, my dad's out of town and my brother is on a road trip. I could use the company." Sakura said, smiling.
'Okay, so that's set. Lets go" Alyxx said, returning to her civilian form. Her old, stretched out loose, blue jeans, riding on the top of her black and white shoe. A purple surfer hoodie (The ones that are thin and sleeveless) that had a fire symbol painted on it, maroon sleeves with dark blue stripes peeked hung outside the hoodie, Exxellior took its place as her necklace, the blue ribbon forever tied into her hair. A chain connected to some type of fan hung from her belt loop, and fingerless gloves in violet and denim stretched over her hands. Sakura noticed that she painted her nails a deep purple.
"Well, you're in charge." Yuuno said, also returning to his civilian form. A tan sweatshirt and khaki shorts along with black and white converse sneakers.
"Let's go, I'll lead the way" Sakura said, walking. Alyxx was surprisingly silent, walking while staring into the stars, arms behind her head.
"Wat'cha thinking Alyxx?" Yuuno questioned noticing the relative silence.
"What Lumina said, I swear I've heard the same thing before." Alyxx said, eyes not leaving the sky.
"Maybe it was in one of your books" Yuuno suggested.
"Yuuno, you're a genius! It was in the Tome of the Goddess!" Alyxx shouted surprising Sakura. Alyxx hugged Yuuno who had to look away to hide the deep blush that appeared on his face. They had now made it to Sakura's house, and had walked in. Alyxx immediately plopped herself down onto the couch. "Now, about whom they are…" Alyxx toned out in thought.
"Well let's take the riddle apart" Sakura said, sitting down.
'That could work, Alyxx you make one." Yuuno said, putting a tally mark on a random sheet of paper.
"There are ten elements, and since I control fire, that leaves nine more" Alyxx said, watching Yuuno scribble down, names. "Those who I trust? Lacey is earth, Tsukasa is light, Zero is wind, Rock is dark, Blues is electricity, Sam is ice, and Mina is wood. Aside from You Nanoha, Fate, Aruf, Crono, and the Wolkenritters, that's it." Alyxx said, giving off a shrug. "Wow I don't trust that many people and I barely trust my brother and Crono."
"With them we have twenty warriors, and nine of the supposed elementals mentioned. Me, Nanoha, and the others, make up the part about the sun and night sky." Yuuno said, looking at his scribblings. "Hidden Powers?" Yuuno questioned towards Alyxx.
"Offsets of the elements, smaller forms of the larger powers, like desert magic is an offset of earth and valentine is an offset of light. Problem is there are thousands, and according to the verse, there's only supposed to be ten" Alyxx said leaning back.
"Well if we go by what you said we know Natalie and Yuu are going to be part of this." Yuuno said, pointing a pencil toward Alyxx.
"The bodies up high must obviously refer to the planets." Sakura stated, "And there are only six or seven people from my end." She finished, and stood up. "I think we all should try to get some sleep, it might do us some good after all." Sakura said, going up the stairs.
"I don't know 'bout you, but I could use forty winks, or about a thousand" Alyxx said, putting her hands behind her head, and stretching out on the couch. Closing her violet eyes, 'Goddamn I miss my bed…. And my coffee machine!' she yelled in her head. Sleep came about as easily as snow in Hawaii, but at one point Alyxx had actually fallen asleep, until she'd caught the subtle noises coming from the kitchen.
Grumbling she walked into the kitchen, finding Sakura trying (and failing) to make pancakes, she moved in and grabbed the spatula. Here she was half-asleep, standing in the kitchen of a girl she just met the night before, smiling, and making pancakes. 'Wow my life is really weird' she thought to herself, flipping a golden-brown pancake onto the robin's egg colored plate.
"I guess I'm not the best chef. Thanks Alyxx" Sakura said looking at the brunette. "Oh, but his one was supposed to be yours…" She looked down.
"Offer it to Yuuno, he'll like it." Alyxx said, with a smile. 'Boy, I feel like a big sister or something' she thought, smiling, and making her think of her own siblings. 'Sam where are you?' She looked toward the sky, streaked with the pale rosy fingers of first light.
{ An Hour Later}
"Okay so we all set to go?" Alyxx asked, looking at Yuuno and Sakura. She received two nods from both of her friends. "Exxellior, device form" Alyxx commanded her staff, currently in hidden form (her necklace).
"Stand by ready" its voice rang out, as it became a staff. Alyxx grasped it firmly, a magic circle opening up underneath them.
"Transportation magic, area code M-G-4-7-8-A-R-C-1- S-E-C-1-3" Alyxx said watching what she said be repeated in calligraphic lettering on Exxellior's main body.
"Transport set." Exxellior flashed out, a light engulfing them. The next thing they knew, they were an office-like room, decorated in deep reds and rich purples. The room was furnished with paintings of an island on the wall, a large mahogany desk, scattered with papers and files, and armoire, and a futon bed littered with pillows, clothes, blankets, and toiletries. "Welcome to my office, my home away from home" Alyxx said dryly, moving to the scattered files on her desk, tossing a few in a white bin sitting by the door.
"Hey, so I see you showed up at a semi-decent time." Crono said appearing in the doorway, walking in. "Good on 'ya Heart" he said, ignoring Alyxx's growl.
"And just what do you want with me, Haralown?" Alyxx said, tossing another file, just missing his head, silently cursing her luck.
"All credit for the capture of the Articanian criminal goes to you and the ferret wannabe." Crono said handing Alyxx and Yuuno checks.
"Now, Now Crono, be nice" said a girl walking in, she wore her long, light terra-cotta hair in a ponytail, tied by a white ribbon, she wore an orange sleeveless top and jean shorts, with black shoes. She stood by a painting of an emerald colored cliff.
"Nanoha, long time no see" Yuuno said, shrinking back, just a little.
"Too long Yuuno, and Alyxx, how've you been?" She asked, earning a shrug from Alyxx.
"Aside from going between freezing my ass off and sweating like a goddammed animal, I've been fine. Et Tu" Alyxx said, adding the last part in French.
"Fine. I've actually gotten some good news, superior" Nanoha said, smiling
"That's good….. Wait a minute!" Alyxx yelled exasperatedly. "Did you just call me superior?" She poked a finger into the girl's shoulder.
"Yup. As of today, I am an official member of Sanction 13 'protectors'" Nanoha smiled, holding up a paper that wore Alyxx's signature.
"When did I sign that?" Alyxx questioned her self. "Oh whatever! Welcome to the team" Alyxx pulled Nanoha into a hug.
And we end our story today with good news and great laughs. But things won't stay this way for long when grave news comes along.
And now for horrible banter between the Author and Characters: Today joining me MXKM is Alyxx.
MXKM: Yet another wonderful chapter completed hoo-ray. So Wat'cha think Alyxx?
Alyxx: Where's all the action? Where's the part that people read the story for?
MXKM: Next Chapter. Don't worry.
Alyxx: And what's this about grave news? Who even says 'grave' anymore, unless they're talking about an actual grave?
MXKM: You'll see can't tell the readers to much. And second, people from the south.
Alyxx: Oh. And you live in the north. Ugh, this is horrible banter.
MXKM: You're right. And those reading this drop a review
Alyxx: Flames will be used to grill steak. Yum, steak.
Both: Goodbye!
