Prologue part 2: Viridi's Nicer side, and Human Memories
Disclaimer: I only own some of this storyline. Owners of other O.C's will be listed under their character's bio.
Words to everyone section:
Howl: Everyone, I love you all! I mean it.
Lukas: *Snickering*
Howl: ... TOTALLY NOT GAY for any of you guys... TOTALLY NOT LOVE LOVE for any of you girls, except maybe one of you, but she knows who she is and I'm blushing like crazy aren't I? *Blushing like crazy*
Lukas: Yes you are, Howl, yes you are. *Snickering*
Comments Section: Where reviewers will be acknowledged and thanked for their input.
To: MagicGirlPrincessNeko
Lukas: Well your wait is finally over, for it has begun!
Howl: Lukas... I wanted to say that to her! *Pouting*
Lukas: Oh, grow up, you idiot...
Howl: Oh "H" to the "e" to the double "ll" no! *Snapping fingers in a Z motion*
Lukas: ... That spells Hellll not Hell, Howl.
Howl: Haha, tongue twister, but yeah, Reapy does sound cute and Alphonse does have a bad background.
Lukas: ... Are you ignoring me?
To: FE Girl 1
Howl: Thanks FE! Here's the chapter where the two begin appearing in the story.
Lukas: Who's Lilina and Asuka?
Howl: Find out here!
Lukas: Where?
Howl: In the story fool!
To: KoopalingFan
Howl: Thanks! But as stated previously, your wait is finally over!
Lukas: There I let you say it, you happy now?
Howl: Very. *Smiling*
To: HowlXenn13
Howl: GO HOME, HOWLXENN13! NO ONE LIKES YOU! *Shooting at him with pistols*
Lukas: That's you.
Howl: No, that's Dark Howl! I'm the real Howl! *Still shooting at him with pistols*
Lukas: ... Whatever floats your boat. *Taking away guns*
Howl: Oh, my boat was set on fire on a lake of gasoline with grenades at the shore. *Grabbing End All Arm and charging the other Howl*
Lukas: ... Where'd he get that from?
To: RandomGuy77
Howl: Yeah, sorry it's not a Pit and Viridi pairing, but I hope you'll still read it.
Lukas: Why didn't you make it Piridi? You're a supporter of that pairing.
Howl: *Stands on table and points right index finger at him.* WRONG! I'm a (almost everyone)x(almost anyone) shipper for Kid Icarus! So I ship Pit with different characters! Sometimes even Dark Pit. But Pit and Viridi is just so cute, I mean come on! Nothing says I love you like trying to kill each other every day.
Lukas: ... What the Hell is wrong with you?!
Howl: *Making Spiderman 3 reference* EVERYTHING!
Lukas: ...
Howl: Man, I'm joking, just relax.
Lukas: ... I don't understand you... are you even human?
Howl: Nope. I'm a homo-sapien. (Scientific description of human)
Lukas: So human?
Howl: Yep, just more scientific.
Lukas: You stink in science!
Howl: Whoops. *Sweat drops*
Name: Aero Hawk
Gender: Female
Species: Angel
Age: Looks around the age of 12.
Hair Color: Long shoulder length brown, straight hair.
Eye Color: Sea Blue eyes
Height: Four feet two inches.
Clothing worn: Wears a loosely wrapped white toga as a top over her shirt, with a white toga wrapped around her waist like a skirt that is down to her knees. She has pale white feathers.
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Weapons:
Claws: All claws but Pandora Claws.
Family: Her mother died, giving birth to her, while her father died in the battle for the wish seed. Both mother and father went to the Underworld.
Love interest: Alphonse, she is in love with him, but he is a bit too apathetic to notice, but he likes her a lot.
Alignment: She is loyal to Palutena, Zeus, her friends and Alphonse.
Powers: She really has no powers, but with her happy attitude, she can cheer almost everyone up.
Bio (Oc): She was born into a poor family and her parents died before she even hit her teenage years, so her older brother watched over her until they were both killed in the time of the Chaos Kin's rule.
Friends:
Kid Icarus: Everyone but Villains. Her best friends are Gale, Pit, Viridi, Alphonse and surprisingly Atmos.
Theme songs:
Paper Moon, Full English version by Soul Eater
Attitude:
A happy go-lucky girl who has a positive outlook on life. She can almost never cry, and when she does, she locks herself in her room. She is in love with Alphonse and constantly gets jealous of Viridi, seeing as he is attracted to Viridi a bit more than her.
Owner: HowlXenn13
Name: Dylon Hawk
Gender: Male
Species: Angel
Age: Looks around the age of 15.
Hair Color: Silver hair with hints of brown near the tips.
Eye Color: Mandarin green.
Height: Five feet five inches.
Clothing worn: A white toga wrapped around his waist with a white, collared dress shirt atop.
Weapons:
Blades: All blades except for the Aurum Blade.
Family: His mother died, giving birth to his sister, Aero, while his father died in the battle for the wish seed. Both mother and father went to the Underworld. While he and his sister became angels.
Love interest: Nightingale Fledgling, his girlfriend.
Alignment: He is loyal to Palutena and Zeus
Powers: He can see through walls, depending on how thick they are, the power of his mandarin eyes.
Bio (Oc): He was a normal human boy who died in the time of the rule of the Chaos Kin.
Friends:
Kid Icarus: Everyone but villains, Dark Pit, and Alphose.
Theme songs:
Makes Me Ill by NYSNC
Attitude:
A stubborn guy who often tries to control his sister into doing what he thinks is right for her, even if she doesn't think it is. He hates Dark Pit since his girlfriend always fawns over him. He hates Alphonse because Aero is in love with him, but won't realize her love.
Owner: HowlXenn13
Name: Lilina
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Appearance: Long, dark reddish brown hair, dark light blue eyes. Black leather shorts and light beige shirt with wristbands.
Personality: Sweet, Shy, brave at times
Bio: Born in a small village, Lilina is a mercenary who protects her home from anything that's endangering like monsters and bandits. Her parents died when she was 10 and now lives with her mother's sister.
Love Interest: Dark Pit
Owner: FE Girl 1
Name: Asuka
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
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Personality: A bit fiesty, gentle, sweet, caring
Bio: Asuka is a young warrior who fights for peace. She never met Pit and the others, but she has heard of Skyworld and Pit's victory against Hades. However, when she meets Pit, her life will change forever.
Love Interest: Pit
Owner: FE Girl 1
Opening song: Again by Yui, full english version.
I will pursue this dream, 'cause I know it's expected
that I be serene
Dark Pit's walking near a lake and looking into it, he looks up soon after.
Upon this winding road, in the face of the crowds that bustle all around
Alphonse is walking in a town as a human.
Although it seems like I am chasing after the past, what I want is place where the sky is alive and like home to me
Pit is flying through the skies, like in the opening of Uprising.
Please to try to understand the truth
That this is no choice
And I wish you'd stop with that look
Of despair
You're giving me
Pit and Dark Pit stand back to back surrounded by Underworld Monsters
Tears are nothing but the shape of our weakness
Aero jumps in and cuts through ten of them.
And they won't bring any absolution
Screen change to Dylon slicing a monoeye in half.
I do not see an end to this labyrinth
Who am I waiting for-
And
Atmos comes out and jumps over Al to kill a reaper, then looks back at "and"
I write it down in the pages of my notebook
Gale snipes three clubberskulls
'Cause I'm looking for the me that is still honest
Reapy becomes a Great Reaper and clashes with another.
I am running but I don't even know why
From this reality
Hades stands in a room and extends his arms as if he is holding the world in it.
To chase my wishes I'll carry on living
Dominion is standing and going to Palutena's throne room
And I will always remember the depths of the darkness
Pit and Dark Pit run towards Lilina and Asuka, who are surrounded by reapers
I'll face my demons and I'll no longer run away
Dark Pit and Pit fire arrows at the group
There isn't a place to go
Asuka and Lilina look back and then jump out of the way
I'll lose this feeling of being so helpless
Alphonse finds blood dripping from Aero's head and loses it.
'Cause my whole life is ahead of me
Dylon looks at Alphonse and his sister in his arms, hurt.
I'll quash the numbness
'Cause pain's better than the emptiness
Alphonse screams in rage
I must apologize, I've really messed up and
I am so ashamed
Dark Pit's rubbing the back of his head as he talks to Lilina
I may not say it much,
But I know that I make you worry all the time
Dominion finds Palutena crying while looking into a pool of water, with Pit lying there beaten and unconscious in the vision.
Back then you always could accept the things I'd done
And you're still the same today so I'll try not to burden you
Asuka is crying as she finds Pit near death lying there with a broken wing.
But try to realize that I have closed my eyes
Just because the world is too harsh
And I'm willing to blind myself
Pit and Alphonse cover their eyes and blush before running away with Dark Pit laughing at them.
Rumors that they have spread about us
Night Wing comes out and hits a group of monoeyes with an electroshock arm.
I do not know which was the first one
Dominion uses his weavings to kill a few belunkas
We were friends from the second that we met,
Just stop with the lies already
Lilina throws her dagger at Asuka and she catches it and kills a Reaper with it, by spinning with it.
And my heart turned red with this passion
Palutena sends out centurions
And it almost consumed my very being
Viridi sends her forces in to battle
'Cause in truth I'd held onto hope
From this reality
An unknown figure slams a sword and forces everyone to jump out of the way.
To chase my wishes I'll carry on living
And I really want to scream out, but can you even hear me?
Pit and Dark Pit jump in and cut down Reapers with their First Blades.
I'll face my demons, and I'll no longer run away
There isn't a place to go
Dominion deflects Atmos's chain blades with his weavings.
I still am grateful for the care you've shown me
So I'll find the strength to make it count
Night uses a Crusher Arm to knock back three Clubberskulls.
I'll always move onward
Facing my friends and foes alike
Pit and Dark Pit face off.
How do you unlock this door that has no key?
Can you think of a way?
Pit chases a ghostly figure of a woman and man.
We can't go back to the beginning
The story is set, and our destinies too
Zeus steps out to greet Viridi and Palutena
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Everyone wakes up to an earthquake.
I'll lose this feeling of being so helpless
'Cause my whole life is ahead of me
Pit chases a person who floats away
And the things I once abandoned
I want to try and find again
Everyone comes out and he smiles at them.
Come on, just one more time
Pit and Dark Pit show their index finger, representing one.
To chase my wishes I'll carry on living
Dominion and Dark Pit are back to back surrounded by Tempura Wizards.
And I really want to scream out, but can you even hear me?
Lilina and Asuka work together to destroy a Great Reaper
I'll face my demons, and I'll no longer run away
Alphonse stares at his dark side.
There isn't a place to go
Looking at the group they realize that they all have help.
I still am grateful for the care you've shown me
Thanatos, Medusa, Pandora and Hewdraw take the lead and charge an unknown villain.
So I'll find the strength to make it count
Villain knocks them down like nothing.
I'll quash the numbness
'Cause pain's better than the emptiness
The screen freezes to show Pit and the group running towards the villain.
Lukas: Welcome back, hope you liked the last chapter. Though, you gotta feel bad for Al, he's gone through a lot of crap in one chapter. *Hand to chin*
Howl: Just as bad as your story. *Reading script for chapter 2*
Lukas: Are you saying Alphonse and I stink? *Drawing Scythe and sword*
Howl: No, I'm saying that both of you had a rough childhood, he became infected with Madness and died, while your friends were all killed by your uncle. *Crossing arms*
Lukas: Oh, but what happens this chapter?
Howl: Carry on, my wayward son! *Points to random direction.*
Lukas: But I'm older than you, Howl. How would I be your son? *Confused*
Howl: Just read it, Lukas, just read it. Or I'll hire Lucifer or Sakul to narrate. I seriously prefer Sakul to narrate than Lucifer...
Lukas: Okay sheesh! I'll do my job. *Mumbling* That I don't even get paid for.
Howl: Enjoy the chapter, audience. *Smiling and waving*
Lukas: WAIT WAIT! *Looking at clipboard*
Howl: What is it now? * Looks at him angrily*
Lukas: We have guests, here in the recording studio.
Howl: Who is it? *Curious* I didn't invite anyone over here...
Lukas. Um... Aero Hawk and Alphonse Mordred. *Puts on reading glasses*
Howl: Hi, guys! Come on in and say something to the audience! *Waves to them*
Al: Um, Hi? Non-existent audience? *Waving to nothing*
Howl: Al, we're narrating here, the audience will hear us...
Aero: HI AUDIENCE! Hope you like last chapter! Here's another for you!
Howl: Thank you two, I'll see you two afterward, at the wrap party for this episode, Ice Cream and Pizza's on me.
Pit: WOOHOO!
Howl and Lukas: ... When did he get here?
Kid Icarus Uprising 2, The New Battle
Prologue part 2: Viridi's Nicer side, and Human Memories
The next morning Alphonse woke up at four in the morning. The lights were still out and the sun had not yet risen high enough to proceed into morning. He looked down into his arms to notice that Reapy was gone. He got out of bed and walked towards his door and searching for the light switch. He found it and flicked it, yet nothing happened. "Hmm? That's weird." he said as he left his room. He continued walking until he found Aero's room and heard moaning. Thinking someone was being hurt, he opened the door and saw Aero lying in her bed, night-light nearby.
"Oh, Alphonse..." she said in her sleep.
"What is it?" he asked, accidentally waking her up in an instant. She blushed and pulled the blanket up to her face.
"W-what are you doing here?" she asked him while she blushed wildly. He covered his eyes and blushed, thinking that she was naked since she did this.
"I-I heard moaning, so I thought someone was hurting you so I came in. I-I'm sorry!" he said, still blushing. She still blushed as she let down her blanket, realizing that she was still in her sweat pants, an oversized white shirt and Souflee slippers.
Howl: AWW! I want Souflee Slippers! They sound SOOO CUTE! *Speaking to self in baby voice*
Lukas: Just how is this the real Howl? Are you Lwoh? (Dark side WHO MUST DIE!)
Howl: SOUFLEE SLIPPERS! KID ICARUS CREATORS!, PLEASE MAKE THEM!
Lukas: ... Okay, back to the story.
"O-oh!" she said blushing wildly, knowing what made her moan. "I-it's not a problem." she told him as she fixed her ponytail. "What are you doing up so early? It's only 4:00 in the morning." she told him as he removed his hands from his eyes.
"Well, when I woke up, Reapy was missing, and my lights wouldn't work, so I didn't know what to do. I walked through the halls, just waiting for the morn, and I heard you moan." he said, looking at her. 'Why did you moan?" he asked her.
"Um... I don't think it's appropriate to tell you, and I don't feel like saying it... it's a bit embarrassing..." she said blushing and remembering her... dream.
"Okay, I'm sure you'll tell me when it's time." Alphonse said as he closed the door and walked in to sit on her pink carpet in the middle of the room. She stood up and flicked on the lights. Alphonse only stared at her night light. She blushed wildly, seeing as he had seen that she was scared of the dark.
"I-I..." she began before Alphonse interrupted her.
"You like Souflees, don't you?" he asked, noticing most of the things in her room were Souflee merchandise.
"Y-yeah, they're my favorite monster." she said taking a seat in front of him, blushing as her secret was almost found out. Not even her brother knew this about her. "S-so, how did you enjoy your first day?" she asked him.
"I liked it, I got to meet a lot of new people." Alphonse said, smiling.
"M-me too." she said, blushing at his smile. Suddenly they heard a crash coming from the mess hall area. "Did you hear that?" she asked Alphonse.
"Yeah." He said as he stood up and reached into his bag, pulling out his Samurai Blade and Ninja Palm. He put the ninja palm on his right hand and held the Blade in it. Aero ran to her bed and grabbed her Beam Claws. They both opened the door silently and crept into the halls so's not to inform the suspect of their appearance. After sneaking towards the sound, they were outside of the mess hall and hiding outside of the kitchen. Aero did some funny hand signs and confused Alphonse.
He pointed to their crowns and flicked his. "What are you trying to tell me?" He questioned mentally.
"I'll go in from this door, and you go in from that one." she said to him, communicating through their laurel crowns. He nodded and charged through the left door while she charged through the right.
"Filth of the land, hear our words!" she said. Alphonse whispered into her ear.
"Your line is, stop thief, what are you doing?" he told her, she blushed as she messed up her lines.
"Stop, thief! What are you doing?" she said as she looked at the culprit. It was Reapy, sitting on the kitchen counter and eating chocolate chip cookies. Alphonse sighed and walked up.
"Reapy, you know I have cookies for you in my room." Alphonse said picking up his Reapette and hugging him. Reapy made a few Reap-kin noises and chomped on another cookie. Alphonse sighed as he placed Reapy on his head again and walked towards Aero. "Maybe we should get ready for class. Captain Pit said meet him first thing in the morning." Alphonse said to Aero.
"Sure." she said as they walked back to her room. She ran into her bathroom and began to take a shower. Alphonse placed Reapy on her bed since he had finished his cookies. Realizing that he was covered in cookie crumbs, he picked him up.
"Reapy! Look at you! You're a mess!" Al said as walked out of her room and bathed Reapy in his clean sink, and took a shower. He finished within ten minutes and got dressed in his day clothes and went back to Aero's room to meet her. Before he walked in, he knocked on the door.
"Aero? Are you decent?' he questioned, so as not to violate her innocence, a thing this fifteen, human years old still had.
"Yes, I am." she said. He opened the door and saw her tying her sandals. She was struggling greatly. "GGR! Human shoes are so much easier!" she said tossing her sandal to the ground. Alphonse giggled and walked over to grab her sandal.
"I can help. Aero." he told her. She nodded blushing and he put the sandal on her foot. She blushed as he tied both sandals completely. "There we go." Alphonse said. He looked at the clock and found it was 4:30 in the morning, two hours and thirty minutes until class began at seven. Aero yawned for the first time that morning. "You can take a nap, I'll wake you up in a bit." he said to her.
"Maybe we could just head to the training grounds and then I'll take a nap." she replied, blushing. He nodded and Reapy flew on his head again. He stood up from where he sat and looked down an inch to face her. He held out his hand, as she took it. They walked to the training ground and noticed the break table. Without a word, Aero went over and laid onto it. "Good night Alphonse, can you wake me up in an hour or two?" she asked him, barely awake. He nodded and she dozed off.
"I thought she was scared of the dark." he said, remembering the night-light. He sighed as Reapy flew over and cuddled with her. She wrapped her arms around him as if he was a stuffed animal, or in this case, stuffed Reapette. He smiled as he sat on the chair of the table and stroked Aero's hair. "Even though she blushes a lot, now I understand why Dylon always babies her." Alphonse said quietly. "Though, I've got to wonder why she does. Maybe she has a defense mechanism where her body heats up when she touches something cold." he said. "But... Reapy is colder than me... she isn't heating up when she's touching him..." he said just before yawning. "Maybe I'll rest for a bit." he said as he rested his head on the table. His eyes began slowly closing as he drifted off to sleep.
Lukas: The next morning at 6:30...
Alphonse laid there, just resting his eyes, he opened them and saw Aero lying there, still asleep, with Reapy in her arms. The sunlight from the rising sun, augmented her face, revealing more beauty than one would see in normal lighting. This barely fazed Alphonse as he stood up and stretched. "Huh, is everyone late this morning?" he asked. He looked at the clock next to the table, and saw that the clock said 6:30 a.m. Sighing, he woke up Aero. "Aero, Aero, get up..." he said nicely as he lightly shook her. She woke up after a minute of this procedure.
"Huh? Oh, good morning, Alphonse." she told him as Reapy woke up and flew on top of his head and snuggling in his hair as he dozed off again.
"Good morning Aero." he said smiling. He suddenly heard her stomach growl, quite loudly.
"I'm hungry." she said, as she rubbed her stomach.
"We could go to the mess hall." he told her. "They should be making break..." he began before she grabbed his hand and half led, half dragged him there. Walking inside, they got a strong scent of freshly made pancakes. She smiled and led him to the line, which only had Pit, Dark Pit, and Atmos.
"Well good morning!" Pit said smiling at the two angels.
"Morning, Pit!' Aero said smiling. Alphonse only waved and Reapy waved his scythe in a way of saying hello to Pit and the others.
"So what did you to do last night?" Atmos asked, giving a wink to his brother, causing Aero to blush.
"Well, Reapy went off, the lights won't work in my room, and Aero and I came over to breakfast right now." Alphonse said, not realizing that his brother was asking him the question in a more, perverse way.
"Is that all..." Dark Pit said under his breath. Alphonse's left eye turned red again.
"Good morning, loser." he said looking at Dark Pit, who turned around in a heartbeat.
"What did you say to me?" he asked a bit angered.
"Nothing, Pittooe..." he began before his eye turned blue again. "Sorry, Dark, I don't know what's happening to me." Alphonse told him as he got his pancake. He let it go and sighed.
"Whatever." he said, trying to contain his anger. The five sat at the table and ate their pancakes. Reapy flew down and looked at Alphonse's pancake, then at him, in a way of saying, "Can I have some of your pancake, PWEASE?"
Lukas: Pwease? Really?
Howl: It's called baby talk, dumba...
Lukas: Uh-uh-uh! *moving index finger left and right.* You, yourself said no language like that, Howl.
Howl: Oh, darn it.
Alphonse smiled and cut it in half for Reapy. Reapy beeped happily as he used his scythe as a knife and fork to eat the pancake. Atmos froze as he saw the Reapette, not noticing him earlier.
"Reapy?" he questioned the Reapette who smiled and cuddled with him. "REAPY!" he said as he hugged his family's pet tightly. "I haven't seen you in two years!" he said as he let the Reap-kin go. He beeped and flew back to his half of Alphonse's pancake, and continued eating. After breakfast, Pit, Al, Aero, Atmos, Dark Pit and Reapy all went back to the training grounds. There, they saw Dylon, Gale and Night eating their pancakes and disposing of their paper plates into the recycling bin.
"Good morning everyone!" Pit said to his class. Dylon's eyes darted to Alphonse and Aero for a second along with Gale's just before waving at the group of five.
"Hey!" Night said enthusiastically, smiling as he waved to them. Pit smiled.
"There will be two people joining our class today, this is Atmos, he will be a student in this class..." Pit began.
"AW! WHAT?! I should be higher than all of you!" he said. Alphonse then looked at his brother.
"It's rude to put thyself above others as if they are greater." he said as his left eye turned purple, meaning that the dark side was working alongside him. Atmos hung his head in shame and let Pit continue.
"And, Pittoo." Pit said, gesturing to his twin.
"It's Dark Pit, Dark, Kuro, or Tip!" Dark Pit said angrily.
"Whatever, Pittooey." Pit said. "Anyway, he's going to be teaching you how to find your opponent's weak point and using it to your advantage." Pit said. Suddenly Lady Palutena came out from the halls and greeted the group.
"Hello, everyone." she said, as they bowed (Except for Dark Pit and Atmos) and greeted her back. "Pit, today I have arranged a field trip for everyone to go to Viridi's Castle and to learn from her. Besides, knowing your enemy is half the war." she said.
"I thought that the phrase was, knowing is half..." Pit said, just before she interrupted him.
"Are you the goddess here?" she asked him.
"Sorry." he said, looking down.
"Okay, well, anyway, the Lightning Carriage is here." she said, gesturing to the middle of Angel City, where Phos and Lux waited with a carriage behind them. "I'll be joining you today also, to speak with Viridi." she told Pit. He smiled and everyone began walking to the square, whist Alphonse and Reapy got some stares of negativity and hatred pointed at the duo. They shrugged it off and stepped into the carriage. Everyone else soon followed, sitting on the chairs of the extra large carriage meant to hold up to twelve people. Pit sat in the front.
"Phos, Lux, giddy up!" Pit said as the two unicorns blasted off to Viridi's castle.
Howl: Meanwhile, in the human world...
Lilina awoke in her bed as the sun shone in her window and hit her eyes. She sighed, from irritation and exhaustion as she got out of bed. She walked to her clothes closet and changed her clothes quickly. She then walked over to her mirror next to the closet to work on her hair. Once she was finished and looked presentable, she grabbed her sword and daggers and walked out of her room. She left the house soon after locking the front door and leaving to go to do her job. Today was a quiet day as she passed through the town and saying hello to the villagers.
"Miss Lilina!" a young child called out to her as she turned around. She bent over to be eye level with the child.
"Good morning." she told him. He then held up a yellow rose.
"Thank you for protecting our village." he told her. She petted his head and smiled lightly.
"It's my job." she told him. He then handed her the rose.
"I-I picked this for you." the boy said to her. She took the flower and sniffed it, inhaling the beautiful scent.
"Thank you." she told him. He smiled, brightly and ran off. Lilina smiled as she stood up and began walking away from where she stood. "This is why I protect this village, I want to see all of these people safe." she said as she walked towards a tree with a rock that could be sat on laid nearby. She walked over and sat on the rock as she watched over the village. "I wish something more exacting than fighting bandits every day would happen." she said as she sighed.
"Stop it, give her back!" she heard a little girl say. Looking towards her, she noticed that there were some boys around the age of five or six, picking on a girl who appeared much younger than the boys. She stood up and noticed that the little girl was trying to grab a doll from them..
"Hey you guys, stop picking on her and give her back her doll." she told them. They looked up to her and obeyed her and gave her, her doll back. The girl smiled up at her.
"Thank you, Lilina!" she said to her.
"Vida, where are your parents? Magnus and Gaol must be worried sick!" Lilina said to the girl.
"I don't know... Mommy and Daddy were at the store and I lost them..." she said as she began to cry.
"There, there. Don't worry, we'll find them." she said as she petted the girl's head. Vida grabbed her hand and walked alongside her. "Huh, this reminds me of when I first met Asuka." Lilina thought to herself as she entered a flashback, of when she was little.
Howl: FLASHBACK SCREEN TRANSITION, ACTIVATE! *Does so*
Lukas: ...
"You're a bastard child, your father didn't want you anymore, that's why he died." one boy said, looking down at a girl.
"Stop it! Leave me alone you bullies!" she shouted at the boys who were picking on her as the tears of pain and heartbreak began dripping from her eyes. One of the boys pushed her and she fell to the ground.
"Hey! Stop picking on her!" Lilina said as she caught the bullies attention.
"Oh, look, it's Lilil' girl." they teased as they walked away from the girl and towards her.
"My name is Lilina!" she shouted at them, even though they were a good few inches taller than her. "Now stop being mean to her!" she said to them.
"Make us, you orphan." one said as he pushed her. She frowned and pushed him back.
"You guy's are just bullies!" she said as she looked up at them. Suddenly her uncle came by.
"Hey, why are you guys picking on my niece and her friend? I'd recommend you leave them alone." he told the boys. They all froze in fear and walked away from them. Lilina then walked towards the girl, offering her a hand up.
"I'm Lilina, what's your name?" she asked with a smile.
"A-Asuka." she said as she took her hand and she stood up.
"It's nice to meet you, Asuka." Lilina said as she looked at the girl. Asuka then spoke up.
"H-hey, Lilina? Can we be friends?" Asuka asked Lilina, who smiled happily.
"Of course! We're best friends from here, on out!" she said holding her right pinky up. Asuka smiled and held her pinky with hers.
"It's a promise then." she said smiling.
Lukas: Flashback terminat...
Howl: FLASHBACK COMPLETE! *Goes back to present time*
Lukas: ...
They walked for a minute or two before they came up to Magnus and Gaol, who were looking for her. Lorcan was in Magnus' arms, since he was still a baby like his sister. Seeing as Magnus had already lost a child before to The Underworld Army, he tries to train his and Gaol's kids for anything. "Vida!" Gaol shouted as she ran for her daughter.
"Mommy! Daddy!" she shouted back as she ran to her mother and they embraced each other in a hug.
"Don't you ever run off like that again!" Gaol said hugging her child.
"Mommy! I was okay! Lily was with me." she said hugging her mom back. Gaol suddenly walked Vida over to Lilina and smiled.
"Thank you so much for taking care of my baby, Lilina." Gaol said as she hugged her tightly. Lilina hugged her back.
"It's not a problem Gaol, just doing my job." Lilina said as Gaol let go. She walked back to pick up Vida and she and Magnus waved to her.
"Bye, Lily!" the two kids said as they waved to her.
"Bye!" she said as she waved her hand to the kids, saying bye. "It feels good to help others." she said as she walked back to where she usually sat and watched the town, knowing that was the only exit in the town.
Lukas: Back with the Angels and goddess...
"Whew! We're here!" Pit said as he jumped up and petted the two unicorns. Palutena and some of the other angels stumbled out from the carriage, looking like they'd puke, while Alphonse and Dark Pit walked out as if they had a pleasant ride at lightning speeds. "Good job, Phos, Lux." Pit said as he handed them both magical unicorn carrots of magic, FABULOUS! They both nodded in approval as they ate the carrots. Pit smiled as he walked back to his class. Arlon suddenly flew in out of nowhere.
"Welcome, young masters and mistresses, and you too, Lady Palutena." he said bowing to the class.
"Hello again, Arlon." Palutena said as she curtsied.
"Hey, Arlon this is my class, and Dark Pit, my right hand teacher." Pit said pulling Dark Pit to him.
"Hello, again." he said to them, he then turned back to the class and bowed again. "It is my privilege to represent Mistress Viridi, and the Forces of Nature..." he said as he looked up and a red flash emitted from his left eye. Everyone but Pit, Dark Pit, Palutena, and Alphonse flinched at his eye.
"He's a happy ray of sunshine isn't he?" Atmos asked Palutena. Arlons eyes darted towards Atmos.
"Young master, if you have something to say, please, don't let me stop you." he said which made everyone turn to him. He gave a smirk.
"Yeah, I do. You're a full fledged dic..." he began.
"Unfortunately we have not a moment to lose, now if you'd please follow me, I will take you to mistress Viridi." he said as he began walking away elegantly. He had just stopped Atmos from swearing, so politely.
"That guy's a bit scary." Aero said to Alphonse, who Reapy hid behind. Alphonse nodded and looked at her, as they walked toward the halls of the castle. After about a minute of walking, they came upon the throne room, which was filled with beautiful flowers and other things like that. In the middle was a young girl around the age of twelve, sitting on the throne. She stood up.
"Welcome everyone." she said as Alphonse stared at her, as if she was the only female he had seen in years. "My name is Viridi, The Goddess of Nature." she said as she looked at everyone. "Welcome to Nature World. This place is my home, where everything is blooming with life. Now I want you all to know that I do not allow any Underworld creatures here." she said as she looked at everyone. Suddenly Alphonse's eyes hardened as he stood in front of Reapy and was already drawing his Wolf Claws and prepared to fight. Arlon suddenly flew behind him and grabbed Reapy.
"Ahem, I see someone is already disregarding those rules." he said as he raised Reapy in the air. Alphonse suddenly swung his Wolf Claw at Arlon, who dodged with ease.
"A Reapette!" Viridi shouted as a Cobbler appeared. Alphonse suddenly jumped up, grabbed Reapy and ran out into the garden, crying as he did.
"Why can't they just accept him? Lady Palutena does." Alphonse said as he ran into a garden of flowers, secluded from anywhere else. He sat on a nearby bench and watched Reapy fly around, trying to get Alphonse to play with him. Alphonse just cried and watched his pet play by itself. Suddenly he heard something growing at an incredible rate and someone with blonde hair and around his height came out from a tree as if it was a portal.
"Why did you run away?" Viridi asked him with care in her eyes. He didn't answer and just watched Reapy fly in circles. She sighed and sat down by him. "My name is Viridi Demeter, what's yours?" she asked him.
"A-Alphonse Mor-Mordred." he said nervously, since she sat close to him.
"It's nice to meet you, Al." she said politely, trying to get him to ease up. She then looked at Reapy. "So, you like Reapers?" she asked him. He shook his head and looked at her.
"I only like Reapy, the rest of the Reap-kin are crazy and evil... Lady Palutena says so." he said to her, as he looked into her eyes. He began blushing wildly when he realized how pretty her eyes were.
"Oh." she said. "So, why did you run?" she questioned.
"I didn't want you to hurt Reapy... He's a part of me." Alphonse said.
"A part of you?" she questioned. He nodded, loosening up to the Nature Goddess.
"Yes... I have this thing wrong with me... and Reapy is the only one who can snap me out of it." he said as he looked at her, still blushing.
"Like what?" she asked him.
"I-it's called Madness... it's what drives everything into thinking differently..." he said as he looked at his feet.
"Madness?" she questioned, not knowing what it meant. "Why do you have it?" she asked him.
"I-I don't know." he said to her. "I was just born with it..." he said looking at Reapy. Reapy suddenly flew over and around Viridi.
"Huh?" she asked as she watched the Reapette.
"It means he likes you." Alphonse said blushing, in truth, he liked her too.
"Oh, hello there." she said as she petted his head. Reapy beeped in happiness and sat on Alphonse's head and gave him his scythe so he could have his hands. Alphonse took it and Reapy began flying around and playing in the field of flowers, playing by the black and white roses. "That must really attract him, the roses of death." Viridi said.
"Huh?" Al asked as he looked at her.
"The white and black rose, the symbols of death. Their white pureness represents Death's cold and beautiful hand. Their black petals represent the cloak he wears to keep out of sight from the next. But death is the way into the City of Souls, where souls can be reborn anew. Such is nature, the weak are consumed, it is the never ending circle of life." Viridi said watching Reapy. She suddenly giggled. "Sorry, got all philosophical there." she said to Al.
"I think I'm in love." Alphonse accidentally said aloud. Viridi heard him and blushed.
"W-what?!" she asked angrily, and still blushing. Al suddenly blushed and moved a bit away.
"D-did I say something?" he lied as he tried to hide his blush behind his wing as it moved in front of him. She pushed his wings away.
"You said you're in love." she said, still blushing.
"W-well I uh... um... I..." he began before she inched closer.
"What is it?" she questioned.
"I uh... Maybe?" he asked her.
"Well, do you like me?" she asked him.
"W-well, you're really pretty and your eyes are nice and your hair..." he began commenting. She put a finger to his lips to silence him.
"You're so sweet." she said, blushing slightly. He blushed even more when suddenly something flew into his right eye. He tried to rub it and Viridi grabbed his arm. "I can get it." she said as she blew into his eye, accidentally blowing his contact out somehow.
"AH!" he shouted as he moved away and hunted for it. "Where is it? I'm an abomination!" he said as he hunted for it. Viridi wondered what was wrong with him and moved closer to him.
"Alphonse? What's wrong?" she asked him as she bent down onto her knees.
"Don't look at me I'm a monster!" he said as he looked away from her. She lightly touched his chin and directed his face to hers. He blushed as he opened his eyes. She then saw the golden in his right with the blue in his left.
"You have golden eyes too?" she asked him.
"Eye." he said as he looked at her blushing. "My left eye is blue. My right eye is golden." he said as he looked into her two golden eyes. They kept this eye contact for at least a minute, when she closed her eyes slowly and suddenly leaned closer, her lips a bit puckered. Alphonse blushed as he began leaning closer but leaning back at the same time, forcing himself to move back and forth. He was deciding between kissing the goddess and probably getting killed by Arlon, or not kissing her and she killing him, since she almost dropped a reset bomb on his town when he was human. "Eh, what the Underworld." he said softly as he kissed her, this time kissing a girl purposely. She blushed as she felt his lips touch hers and they both just sat there, with their lips touching and eyes closed. They pulled away after a few seconds and were blushing wildly.
Howl: Aww! So cute!
Lukas: You know? For once, I agree with you.
Howl: Thanks Lukas. That moment was pricelessly sweet. *Wiping a tear away*
Lukas: I wish every moment was as sweet as that one. *Wiping a tear of Happiness away with a tissue*
Howl: Well, it won't always be as peaceful and sweet as this.
Lukas: I know, but this is just so happy.
Howl: I know, so much fluff... it's so beautiful...
Lukas: ... Okay, now you're just scaring me.
"S-sorry." Viridi said, breaking the silence.
"N-no-no, it's my fault. I shouldn't have kissed you." Alphonse said looking away from the goddess.
"It's okay, I kind of liked it." she said to him, causing him to blush even more. "Want to do it again?" she asked, smiling a bit.
"S-sure." he said as he leaned in. She leaned closer when suddenly they heard Atmos, leaned away quickly, and acted like they were playing with the flowers.
"Al! Reapy! Where are you two?!" he called out for his brother. He looked into the field and saw the three. He gave a smirk and walked to his brother and the goddes. "Pardon me? A goddess and an angel? Lovers? How quaint." he said with a smirk. Suddenly Al's left eye turned red.
"Oh, up yours..." he said with anger. Atmos suddenly grew angry.
"Shut up." he said.
"Make me, big-boy." Al mocked as he looked up at his brother.
"You've asked for it." he said as he put up his fists.
"I'll kick your butt into next week." Alphonse said as he stood up and flapped his wings in anger, sending a wave of wind that sent some flower petals flying into the air. Viridi stood up and looked at Al.
"Al, what are you doing? Where'd that innocent boy go? Or was that all a charade?" she asked, with a tear in her eye. Reapy suddenly flew over and landed on Al's head making his eye turn blue again, as he calmed down.
"Huh? What happened?" he asked before Atmos punched him in the face, sending him to the ground.
"Al!" Viridi shouted as she ran to the boy's side.
"I'm okay." he said as he stood up. He then looked up at his brother. "What was that for?" he questioned him.
"You made fun of me." Atmos said. Alphonse touched his forehead.
"I-I don't remember that." Alphonse said to him.
"Huh?" Viridi and Atmos said in unison.
"It must have been, Him." Alphonse said, looking at Reapy, who was still playing in the flowers.
"Him?" Viridi asked him.
"You know how I told you about Madness?" He asked Viridi.
"Yes." she replied.
"Well, there's this voice in the back of my head... he's always there, always waiting for me." Alphonse said to her. Atmos nodded.
"Okay, see you two later." Atmos said. Alphonse and Viridi looked at him, confused at his actions. "Have fun!" he said as he walked back to his class.
"Well, can you fight him?" she asked Alphonse.
"Yes, at most times, I can... but certain times, he can control me... And I hate it when he controls me! I hate it!" he shouted in anger. Viridi put a hand on his shoulder.
"Alphonse, calm down." she told him. He obeyed and took off his laurel crown.
"I never liked listening to him." he said, polishing the piece of bronze. "He's always telling me to do bad." Al said as he put it back on. Suddenly he heard a shout.
"ALPHONSE WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU!" he heard Aero shout through the crowns.
"OW!... I'm fine Aero." he said, digging his ear with his index finger from her yell.
"That's good, I was worried sick about you, everyone is." she said.
"Who's Aero?" Viridi asked him.
"A friend." he replied.
"Who's that?" Aero asked him, hearing Viridi.
"Viridi." he said to her.
"Where are you?" she asked him.
"In the garden, you should come, it's really pretty here." he said looking at all of the flowers.
"Okay!" she said, flying there in one minute and landing behind the two. They looked behind and saw her smiling as she carried a plate of cookies. "I brought cookies too." she said as Reapy flew in circles around her happily. "Hi Reapy." she said as she handed him a cookie. He smiled and giggled as he began eating it happily.
"Hi Aero." Alphonse said, waving to the girl. Viridi walked up to Aero as she sat the cookies on the bench.
"I'm Viridi." she said.
"Aero." Aero said back to her. "So, what have you two been doing?" she asked. Viridi began blushing.
"Um, just talking... and stuff like that." she said.
"Okay." Aero said to her, smiling as she offered her a cookie. She took it and smiled.
"Thank you." Viridi said.
"Not a problem, we're friends right?" Aero asked the goddess.
"Yeah, we're friends." Viridi said giving her a friend hug. Aero gave the hug back and Alphonse walked over to them.
"So, we're all friends now?" He asked them. They nodded and he smiled. Reapy suddenly flew over carrying flowers for Viridi and Aero.
"Aw! Thank you!" the two girls said in unison and took the flowers, which were yellow roses.
"This is so sweet of you, who knew Reap-kin could be so nice?" Viridi said, petting his head. He beeped happily and ate another cookie. Al sighed as he looked at the two girls. "Huh? Did you say something Al?" Viridi asked him. He turned away and blushed wildly.
"N-nothing!" he said as he looked at the ground. Viridi and Aero giggled at him and offered him a cookie. "Thanks." he said as he nervously ate it.
"So, how did you two meet?" Viridi asked, trying to make the situation less awkward.
"Well, we're in the same class, and we became friends, right Al?" she asked, looking at the angel.
"Yeah, Aero's a friend of mine since yesterday." Al said, looking at Viridi.
"So, how did you two meet?" Aero asked Viridi.
"Well, he ran off to protect Reapy from Arlon and I followed him here." Viridi explained. "The funny thing is, this is my little garden, and I was headed here anyway." Viridi said giggling. They all talked and ate cookies for the next ten minutes or so...
Lukas: Meanwhile...
Howl: With Atmos...
Atmos was walking around the halls of Viridi's castle and looking for his class, just before seeing beautiful blonde hair pass by. "Hello?" he said as he watched the blonde girl walk by. He walked next to her. "Hey, I'm Atmos." he began to flirt with her.
"Hey, I'm not interested." she said just before flying away with lightning speed. Dark Pit suddenly walked up to Atmos, who was frozen in disbelief.
"Hey, Atmos." he said. "What's wrong?" he asked as he noticed Atmos staring off.
"She will be mine, mark my words, Tip." he said. "She will be mine!" he said, as Dark Pit just stared at him.
"Okay, if you say so." he said as he walked away. Atmos followed him back to his class.
Howl: Back...
Lukas: With Pit...
"Now where's Al and Atmos?" Pit asked as he walked ahead of Arlon and noticed Phosphora. "Hey Phosphora." he said waving as she stopped.
"Hi Pit." she said. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Well, now I'm looking for my students, the rest of them are with Arlon and Cragalanche." Pit said as she walked with him. "Have you seen someone named Atmos? He's about yea' tall, wears human clothes and has yellow eyes."
"Oh yeah, I saw him earlier, he was leaving Mistress Viridi's garden." she said as she walked away from him and he found Atmos and Dark Pit.
"There you are! Now time to get back to class!" Pit said as Atmos nodded silently as he walked back to the class. "Now where's Al?" he asked as he looked around.
Howl and Lukas: Back with Al and the girls...
"You two are so cute!" Al said just before blushing wildly. "NO! Wait! I didn't mean it like that!" he said as they blushed wildly.
"L-like wh-what do you m-mean?" Aero asked him, stuttering her words by accident.
"L-like.. you two are... pretty?" Al asked, flinching asif he was about to get hit. They blushed and nodded.
"Thank you... you're pretty cute yourself." Viridi said as she kissed his cheek.
"Y-yeah, you are cute." Aero said blushing before kissing his lips lightly. Alphonse was already blushing from being in the presence of these two girls.
"... I feel like such a pedophile..." Al said, blushing and looking away from the two as they looked at him.
"What? How can you feel like a pedophile?" Viridi asked him.
"Well, I died when I was 15, Aero was 12 and Viridi? You look not a day older than 13." Al said, blushing.
"Well, we love you just the way you are, Al." Aero said, punching him in the arm lightly as he giggled, blushed and rubbed his arm.
"Yeah, we love you." Viridi said, hugging him as he blushed. She suddenly pulled away and smiled, before blushing.
"Can you really be friends with a person who's insane?" he asked them as they nodded, smiling at the angel. "Thank you two..." he said, smiling.
"Wait, this is kiddish, but are we all best friends?" Viridi asked.
"The very best." Alphonse and Aero said in unison. Viridi smiled and hugged the two, who hugged her back, as Al blushed.
"I feel so wrong... so evil... yet... it feels so nice..." Alphonse thought as he hugged back, blushing. Viridi suddenly pulled away.
"Maybe we should get you two back to your class." she said, smiling at the angels.
"Oh here's my laurel crown and Al's." Aero said as she gave Viridi their numbers so they could all contact each other whenever they pleased. Reapy then flew over to land on Alphonse's head, fiddling with his bronze laurel crown.
"Thanks." Viridi said with a smile. "I'll call you two to hang out sometime." she said, just before a large door opened. "This should take us all to the other, OTHER garden where everyone else is." Viridi said as she walked through the door, followed by Al and Aero. Upon opening their eyes, they were back in the other garden, where the angels were fighting with Cragalanche and Arlon. Dylon saw his sister and ran over to her, pulling her into a hug.
"THERE YOU ARE BABY SIS! I'VE MISSED YOU!" he said, hugging her tightly as she tried to push him away. "Even your anger can't separate me from you!" he said, hugging her tightly as she sighed.
"Al, could you..." she asked as he nodded, curled his right index finger in as the rest of his hand looked like it was flatter and about to chop Dylon.
"Reaper... CHOP!" Al shouted, chopping Dylon in the head as he fell down, comically bleeding from his head much like in anime. (It's fake, so Al's not going to react)
"Thanks, Alphonse." Aero said with a smile, Palutena then walked up to them.
"Ready to go guys?" she asked as the two nodded.
"I guess I'll see you later?" Viridi asked, looking down.
"Of course, Vri." Aero said, hugging the young goddess. She hugged back and pulled away after a few seconds.
"Bye Viridi." Al said, hugging her as she returned the gesture, blushing lightly.
"Okay everyone, back to the Lightning Carriage." Dark Pit said as all of the other students went to the horse drawn carriage. Al and Viridi pulled away and walked away from each other as Al and Aero waved at the Goddess of Nature. "Everyone aboard?" Dark Pit asked as he sat in the front with Pit as they rode back to Skyworld, with most of the angels crashing out of the carriage to puke... or just to get over their motion sickness.
"Well that was fun." Al said, smiling as he held Aero's hand.
"Y-yeah..." Aero said, blushing before she kissed Al's cheek. "H-hey Al?" she asked as he looked toward her. "D-do you have a g-girlfriend?" she asked as he smiled.
"Of course I do! You and Vri are my best friends and girls, that count?" he asked, unfamiliar to the word. She sighed and nodded.
"Okay everyone, the rest of the day is yours!" Pit said as everyone darted off, Night with Atmos, Dylon with Gale, Dark Pit by himself as Pit walked over to Al and Aero. "Hey you two... what do you two do?" Pit asked, severely bored and not knowing what to do.
"Um, we do random stuff!" Aero said, smiling at Pit, who nodded.
Out of nowhere, the trio's stomachs rumbled as they, in unison said, "I'm hungry." They all smiled and headed to a buffet. Pit and Aero immediately rushed into line and began filling their plates while Alphonse simply grabbed a few vegetables and made a salad. They took a seat near a corner table.
"I'm going to eat all my food before you!" Pit said, smiling at Aero.
"Oh no you're not!" she replied, grinning.
"Oh, yes I am!" Pit said, giving a smirk. "I've been training with Kirby." he said, as Al and Aero gave him a lost look before Pit and Aero began scarfing... no, inhaling their food, as Al politely nibbled on his lettuce.
"Um... you two could choke or get the hiccups." Al said, as Pit and Aero hiccupped in unison. He sighed and smiled at the two. "These are my best friends." he mumbled as the two drank their drinks and began eating again.
"I win!" Both said, smiling before glaring at each other. "Al, who won?" they asked him.
"Me, I finished first." Al said, giving an innocent smile.
"WHAT?!" Both asked.
"You said, that the game was to finish food first, and since I had the least, I finished my meal before you two." Al said, as the thought about it.
"He's right..." Pit said, as Aero nodded.
"How'd you outsmart us?" Aero asked as Al blushed lightly.
"W-well, it wasn't too hard... you were so focused on beating each other, that you failed to notice me." Al said, looking away as Pit petted his head.
"Well aren't you the little genius?" he asked, as Al nodded, unsure of what to say. "Well, now what do you want to do?" Pit asked, paying the bill as the three walked out.
"I want to go to my room... it's getting late..." Aero said, looking at the sun setting as the chariot of fire glided through the skies, pulling the sun farther from Skyworld.
"Well, I guess so, good night Aero, Alphonse.." Pit said, walking to his room. Aero then held Al's hand as Reapy finally came back and landed on his head.
"Al?" she asked, blushing and looking away.
"Yes?" he asked.
"C-can... I tell you something?" she asked him as she looked as he nodded. "I-I'm... I'm afraid of the dark..." she admitted, blushing wildly before turning away. He gave a slight giggle as he hugged her.
"Aero, it's okay to be afraid of the dark." Al said, as she blushed and hugged him back, burying her face in his chest as he blushed. "I mean, I'm scared of Liches." Al admitted, blushing.
"What's a Lich?" Aero asked as his eyes brightened, he loved teaching and talking about urban legends, mythical monsters and even beasts from Hell.
"Do you have a computer in your room?" Al asked as she nodded. He pulled away, ran to his room and met her back at the outer garden. She led him to her room and opened her laptop. "Aerodynamic ?" Al asked as she nodded, blushing as she looked away. "It's a lot catchier than my godmail." Al admitted.
"What's yours?" Aero asked.
"ReapingMordred'sLullaby ." Al admitted, blushing wildly. "It's Reapy and my godmail..." Al said, as Reapy flew down and began typing letters.
"Yeah, be our friend on this, I like you Aero! You're the coolest!" Reapy typed as Aero smiled and hugged the reapette.
"Aww! Thank you Reapy!" she said, as he beeped and flew back down to Al's laptop. Al opened up his godmail and shared the lich document with Aero as she read it. "Lich to Reap-kin theory, by Alphonse K. Mordred and Reapy the Reapette..." Aero read before looking at Al. "What's the K stand for?" she asked.
"Kali..." Al whispered as he blushed.
"Death? In another language?!" Aero asked as he nodded. "That's cute." Aero commented. "Reapers and Liches aren't too different, but common enemies. Liches are immortal humans who have discovered the fountain of youth, or figured out how to create the toxin to become immortal. Reap-kin's main goals are to take the souls of the dead and take them to the Underworld to be judged where they will be taken. When coming upon an immortal soul, only those with the skill of a Great Reaper, or the leader of the Reap-kin can rob the soul from the body. But, it would take the skill of multiple reapers of a lower rand to take this soul and deliver it to the horseman to be sent to the Underworld." She read as she looked at him. "You are really good at writing papers." she commented as he blushed. He suddenly yawned.
"I am tired... maybe I should go for the night..." he said, standing up before Aero grabbed his hand.
"No wait!" she said, before the two blushed and looked at each other. "You... c-can stay here... if you want to..." she said, blushing as she looked away.
"A-are you sure?" Al asked as she nodded. "O-okay... I-I'll t-take the floor..." Alphonse said, reaching into his bag to pull out his pajamas, a sweat pants with a large black shirt, at least two sizes larger than he would wear. She turned away as he slipped out of his toga and pulled the pants on. She turned back before he pulled his shirt completely down and saw his bare chest, turning away and blushing wildly is what she did next. "O-okay... I'm dressed." Al said as she turned back to look at him, hiding her blush behind her toga. She nodded and ran into her bathroom.
"Why am I always like this around him? I mean, he's cute and stuff, but I-I... he's my classmate... it's just this weird feeling around him..." she mumbled as she put on her sleep clothes. Walking out, she noticed him looking at his
computer and typing something. He had not noticed her presence and continued to type. She snuck over and read the email over his shoulder.
"Mal." he typed. "I think we've locked on to the prescience of another Lich." he chatted.
"Already?" Mal replied.
"Yes. I believe this one is after angels. Remember how Atmos died?" he asked.
"How could I not? I'm the one who ferried his soul away to Skyworld, you're lucky we were able to do that." Mal answered.
"And for that, I thank you, but I'm surprised, these things have been gone for the last two years, why show up again now?" Alphonse asked Mal.
"Ikr! It's just so weird... they're like Ornes, just more powerful." Mal said. Al shuddered.
"Ugh... Ornes..." Al muttered. "Oop, look at the hourglass, got to go." Alphonse typed.
"K bye." Mal typed before logging off as Al closed the laptop.
"Hi Aero... I guess you've found me out." he said, standing up as she backed away. "I guess I have to tell you." he said, reaching out to her as she flailed.
"DON'T HURT ME!" she shouted just before he jumped back.
"I'm not going to hurt you." he sighed. "A friend and I are just hunting down this Lich in order to protect the celestial balance, this is what I do, other than ferry souls here and there." Al admitted as she sat on her bed. She relaxed and laid down as he laid on the floor, looking up at her before Reapy turned off the lights and cuddled with her.
"... Oh, that's good... I think... good night Alphonse..." she said.
"Good night, Aero." he said, before the two fell asleep, waiting for the next day.
Howl and Lukas: With Lady Palutena...
"Lance... you there?" she asked as a screen appeared in front of her, revealing a man in a suit and trench coat with black hair and red eyes.
"Here, what is it, Lady Palutena?" he asked her, looking behind himself often.
"How is your mother hanging?" Palutena asked.
"Other than crying for Vivi? She's fine, she misses grandma Demeter and Grandpa Zeus though..." Lance replied.
"So, how are things in the Underworld?" she asked her cousin.
"Ugh... hate it with a furious passion." Lancelot admitted to her.
"But it's your home." she said, worried for her rebellious older cousin.
"I know that, but father's actions are... disgusting." Lance said. "Do I have your permission to leave the Underworld and live in Skyworld?"
"You do know you are a god, and can leave as you please." she said.
"Well, the seal your sister set on me can only be removed by light, and seeing as I am the God of Madness..."
"You need the permission of the Goddess of Light, to leave the Underworld. Well, permission granted." she said with a smile as his eyes brightened.
"Thank you so much." he said to her as she nodded with a smile. "Can I join your side?"
"And go against your father?" she asked, looking at him with worry as he nodded.
"The rule of the Gods is meant only to keep the balance between good and evil and by kidnapping his wife, he has automatically overstepped his bounds and must be punished." Lance said.
"You, a God of the Underworld, want to fight for me, The Goddess of Light, your sworn enemy?" she asked as he nodded.
"Yes, I would like to join your side and fight evil." Lance said, looking around to see another person in the back ground. "I must go, I will see you later." he said as the screen disappeared and Palutena left the room.
"This is so weird... why does he want to fight for me?" Palutena asked herself as she walked to her quarters, thinking about her cousin. "What does he have to gain, from forming an alliance with me? Is he trying to get closer to Alphonse or something?" she asked herself.
Howl: WHOO! Chapter two! FINALLY OUT!
Lukas: Dude, come on, we have to get Mal and then the rest of everyone for the party. *Putting away ice cream, calling pizza guy and setting tables.*
Al: I'll help. *Reapy flies in with boxes of all types of cookies*
Aero and Palutena: We'll help too.
Palutena, Aero and Al: *Carrying trays of ice as Al helps Aero carry the punch bowl.*
Howl: Where's Lancelot? I was pretty sure I just saw him outside.
Lukas: He had a call from the other Gods of the Underworld and he had to leave.
Howl: Oh... Is everyone else here?
Everyone: Here.
Howl: Please review, we'll see you all next time! *Waves before screen changes to title credits.*
