Back in Skyworld, Lady Palutena was an absolute mess. "What could have happened to him? I felt our connection break and that was that." She said to an angel who sported silver wings, as well as a silver laurel crown. "I don't know, Lady Palutena. Shall I organize a search party?" The angel asked, wringing his hands in worry. "Yes. Keep an eye out for any others that you find, Acero." Lady Palutena thanked the angel called Acero, and he ran off to gather the soldiers.
"Celina, are your mages ready to-"Acero burst into the training room, to find the entire soldier squad sill waiting in line for their trainer. "Where is your trainer?" Acero asked a soldier standing at attention. "She has not arrived yet, sir." The soldier said as his wings ruffled in annoyance. "Alright, listen up. As you know, angels have been disappearing from Skyworld. Now your trainer and our Captain have gone missing." Acero barked. A wave of murmurs passed through the group of angels. "It is your mission to find them, as well as any others that are spotted! Now move out!" Acero barked once again as the troops marched out, one by one.
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"Celina, you look-" Pit cut himself off. Instead he thought for a better way to word his sentence as he admired the changed in his friend's appearance. Celina wore a pair of shorts and a white shirt. She had managed to hide her wings under her shirt, although it had caused many a feather to fly. "-nice..." Pit said. "Stop staring at me and let's get a move on." Celina said as she walked out of the alley. "Oh, yeah, right!" Pit said as he ran after her. The two walked down the street, passing by many shops, but they couldn't find their target.
"Pit, I can feel the energy from the Savior Charm." Celina said as she started to pick up her pace. "That girl has to be close." The two walked down the streets of the city until they approached a rather large building. "It's a school." Pit sighed. He turned to Celina and said, "We're posing as students, right?" "Well, we don't have any other option, do we?" Celina asked. "I guess you're right." Pit said as he pushed open the door.
Inside was a mass of teenagers- some in uniforms, some wearing their weekend casuals. "Good, we'll blend in just fine- or at least I will." Pit said dryly as he glared at Celina. "Would you just let that go already?" She said in a huff. Grudge-holder Celina said swiveling her blue eyes forward. Both of them walked through the crowd and bumped into a girl. The school-end bell rang, and she tried to maneuver her way between the posing students. Instead of forcing her way to the door, she ended up dumping her books on Pit. "Oh, sorry!" She cried as she scrambled for her notes, which were now scattered across the floor.
"It's fine." Pit said as he helped the girl pick up her things. As they scrambled for the papers, Pit saw the charm on the girl's bracelet, and knew she was the one he was searching for. The girl looked up at Pit's face and froze. He was the winged boy she had seen by the trees, hiding. "I've seen you before." The girl said as she stood up. "I saw you hiding in the trees." Pit stood up and flicked his gaze to Celina, and back to the girl. "I think that was someone else." Pit said as he handed the girl her books. After a couple minutes of ruffling her papers and trying to find the right order, she sighed in defeat.
"Oh, never-mind," the girl said, a hint of annoyance hidden in her voice. "My name's Lina." The girl said to Pit, as she attempted to straighten the bow around her neck, once again. "It's nice to meet you, Lina," Pit said as he ran his hand through his unkempt hair, moving his gaze to the ground. "I'm Pit, and this is my..." Pit didn't know how to refer to Celina. "... My sister Celina." Pit said, gesturing to Celina. Almost immediately, he began to regret what he had said. Aside from hair color and eye color, he and Celina looked nothing alike.
"It's quite nice to meet you as well, Pit, and same to you, Celina." Lina said. Good, she bought it Pit thought, quite relieved. "Uh, my- sister- and I, we lost the key to our house, and our parents are out of town," Pit lied. "Do you know where we could stay for a while?" Lina looked thoughtfully at Pit, and then pulled the feather- the feather from Pit's wing- out of her pocket. "My parents just happen to be out of town as well. You two could stay in the spare room of my house." Lina said passing the feather lazily between her fingers. Pit stared at it longingly, until Celina elbowed him in the ribs. "Follow me." Lina said.
The three walked down a street lined with massive houses. "So which one of these is yours?" Celina asked Lina. Celina had been silent since the moment the three had stepped out of the school. She had been admiring the craftsmanship humans were capable of. How could the humans build these without help from the divine? She wondered. Lina pointed at a small house, and sped up a little. "My house is right over there" She said happily. "It's small, but it has a spacious basement." "Basement?" Pit asked Celina quietly. She just shrugged, and walked on.
Once the group of newfound friends were inside, Lina took the 'siblings' to the lowest level of the house, which Pit assumed was the basement. "Alright, here's your room." Lina said as she opened a door. Inside was a large double bed, a large desk, a shelf filled with thick books, and the floor was adorned by a single, large, 'shaggy' style rug. "Make yourselves at home. I'll get you two some changes of clothing." Lina said as she closed the door, leaving Celina and Pit to do what they wished.
Once Celina and Pit were out of earshot, Lina began to speak to herself. "You think you have me fooled, Pit, but I know your little secret" Lina smiled to herself. She took Pit's white feather from the table she had set it on, and swished it through the air, in a flapping motion. "You can't hide from the truth, angel."
Writer's Note: Hi everyone. I have been asked 'How did Pit fall?' The answer to that is: He never fell. Lady Palutena used the Power of Flight so Pit could rest among the field of dandelions. In retrospect, maybe I should have made that obvious. My bad!
With best regards,
-Kid Icarus Girl
