(Ni No Who will come out after this next chapter! WARNING! I tried to be subtle in the next chapter, but it's really not at all!)
Oliver felt the familiar feeling of a spell washing over him, then found himself standing in the center of the rolling hills, just outside of Ding Dong Dell. He looked around in happiness, even as two minor byrds and a ruffian ran away from him. He did his form familiar spell, and laughed as his mite came tumbling out. He'd never stopped loving his first familiar! Drippy grinned at the sight around him.
"Ah, there's lovely! Haven't been round by here in a while! But, we best get moving, eh? We got to find this big baddie and stop em!" Oliver nodded.
"And find out who this " her" is." He added. Then he looked around wistfully. "But, can we at least go and see Swaine, Esther, and Marcassin? And maybe even Cassiopeia and Harmony? I've really missed them!" Drippy thought for a moment, then shrugged.
"I don't see why not! It wouldn't be an adventure without the old team! Let's go see them all!" Oliver cheered and did his Travel spell for Hamelin first. He couldn't wait to see his friends again!
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Aaliyah ran out as fast as she could to where The stick had fallen out of Oliver's bag and looked at it. It seemed like any ordinary stick, until she looked at it closely. It had writing on it! It looked old though, ancient even. She took into the house and began to recarve in the symbols on it with a knife, making the indentations deeper and the symbols easier to read. Then she tried to think of what that spell that Oliver had done. Gateway? Was that what he had called it? She copied the symbol he had made with the stick, and was surprised to it creating the shape in the air, but grinned. Then she waved the stick at it and shouted "Gateway!" And tried to picture the way Oliver had described the Ivory Tower. It sounded so pretty, and there was a princess there! Hopefully, Oliver was going to be there, because it was the only place she could remember from all of his stories that he had told her. She felt a wave of warmth go over her body, and bright lights engulfed her. She felt her feet lifted off of the soft carpet from her living room and felt her feet hit something hard. She looked around as the bright lights disappeared and she found herself outside! The land looked abandoned, and forgotten, with huge bird symbols on the ground. Aaliyah looked to see where she was and found herself in what appeared to be some sort of temple! There were three pots and a huge altar in the centre. Aaliyah held the stick close as she walked off the altar, wondering where she was. She looked up and saw a terrifying looking building, and ran as fast as she could, but she didn't know where to go! There were beasts everywhere, and the land was surrounded by water! She was on a huge island! She turned to see a little beast with a sword coming at her. She screamed and began to run. She tried to do the Gateway spell again to she could get home, but she couldn't do it running. Then she heard shouts from above and looked up to see an airship! And there were men coming down from it! She screamed again as they stood before, the beast running away. The men looked at Aaliyah curiously.
"Well now." Said one of them, coming closer to her. "What do we have here?" She picked up a rock and got ready to throw it.
"Stay back! I-I'm armed, and dangerous, and really scared!" She shouted. The men backed up, but she heard laughing from behind. Then the men parted and another, much bigger man stood before her. She somehow felt rather comforted by his appearance, though he looked to be the toughest of the tough. Next to him, stood a woman who looked like she couldn't be messed with.
"Well now lassie." The big man said. "Where did you spring from?" Aaliyah looked from him to the woman.
"Don't be frightened. We won't harm you. You are with the crew of the Iron Wyvern. My name is Khulan, and this is my fiancé Kublai." Aaliyah shook as she spoke.
"I-I'm Aaliyah." She said. "I c-came to find m-my friend." Khulan tilted her head kindly.
"Who's your friend, dear? We might know them."
"His name is Oliver." The men collectively gasped, and Kublai grunted.
"That's not possible missy." He said. "Oliver ain't been here in o'er a year!" Aaliyah shook her head.
"Well, he's here now. I was in the other world, with him. I watched him do a spell and he and this man, Drippy I think was his name, disappeared!" Khulan looked to Kublai, who still wasn't sure.
"Then how did you get 'ere?" She held up her wand.
"He left this on my walkway. It had these weird symbols on it and I gave it shot. I was aiming for the Ivory Tower though. Olive that told me all about it." Kublai and Khulan looked at each other, and she nodded. Then she turned back to Aaliyah.
"How about we help you find Oliver? We travel all over the world. We're bound to find him!" Aaliyah's eyes widened.
"You mean it?" Kublai nodded.
"Yeah! We travel all over to make sure everybody is safe! We were actually on our way to visit the Ivory Tower, when we saw ye being attacked by that mite there!" She looked back at the beast, who had retreated to a rock, and shuddered.
"Such a small name for a rather brave beast." She said. Khulan chuckled.
"You should see Oliver's. His is trained to fight strong!" Aaliyah chuckled, but was still shaken up as the Iron Wyvern was brought down from the sky and she boarded it, curling up next to some stone and falling asleep, feeling like her energy was replenished and she was more magically powered than ever. What she didn't know, was that Khulan had written up a letter and sent Tengri off to send it to Oliver. If anyone could find Oliver, it'd be Tengri!
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"And then, Swaine came running in screaming, because he was being chased by Porco Grosso! And boy, did he take forever to defeat!" Oliver said and he, Marcassin, Swaine, and Drippy laughed. They had reached Hamelin and were passing stories from the journey that had happened so long ago. Harmony had gone out on a quick errand to add a little to her stamp card.
"Oh man Oliver! It's good to have you back!" Swaine said, still chuckling. Then a boarior came running in and Marcassin immediately stood to attention.
"Your highness! I come with a message!"
"Yes, what is it?" The boarior pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Marcassin, who opened it.
"Oh! It's for you, Oliver." He said. Oliver was confused.
"For me? But the only people who know I'm here are you all." Marcassin opened the letter and read it aloud.
"Dear Oliver. You are probably wondering how I knew of your return to Ni No Kuni. Allow me to explain. Kublai and I had been flying past the Ivory Tower, when we saw a young girl being attacked by a mite on the grounds that were Nazcaa. She claimed to be a friend of yours from the other world. Rest assure, she is safe with Kublai and I on the Iron Wyvern, and we are on search for you. She asked us to. Hope to see you soon, O Pure Hearted One. Khulan." Oliver was confused.
"Khulan and Kublai found a friend of mine from Motorville?" Marcassin nodded.
"Apparently so. And there's more." He looked to the paper. "P.S. Her name is Aaliyah." Oliver gasped.
"How did Aaliyah get into Ni No Kuni?" Marcassin shook his head.
"It doesn't say. It just says that they're trying to find you." Swaine stood up.
"Well lets see if we can find them before they find us!" Drippy hopped up.
"Right-O! Let's get Esther, and head out! I want to meet this mysterious Miss Aaliyah myself!" Oliver smiled, and cast the Travel spell to Al Mamoon. They had his friend to find!
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From where she was in Hamelin, Harmony could see a flash of light from the window of the palace, and clenched her fist. What was going on? She went into the palace, nodding to the guards as she passed them. She went up to Marcassin's chambers and found him gone! She saw a piece of paper on the floor and read it. Oliver was back in this world? And so was one of his little friends? She cast her own Travel spell for Al Mamoon. She didn't know where they were going, but she was going to find them. Nobody left this Songstress behind on an adventure!
(bum Bum BUM!)