CHAPTER III- THE MEETING
Fifteen years later, hidden from her true identity, Princess Iris, or Diane, as her three guardians and her older brother Colonel accustomed her, grew as the wishes took her. Her beauty shines wherever she goes, and her voice sounds like a violin playing a love song. She is also very headstrong, but very obedient as well. One day. she and Colonel went hunting for wild boars by the forest.
"Okay, Diane, you just have to stay right here in the clearing until I come back with a nice boar for dinner!" Colonel instructed as he disappeared into the darker parts of the forest.
"Take care!" Diane called. She then plucks some nice flowers beside her. A small red-breasted robin landed on her shoulder. "Hello there.do you like flowers? Hmm?" she handed the robin one carnation from the bunch.
"X! Catch!" Zero yelled as he threw a fastball at his best friend. X caught it with great enthusiasm. "Nice one!"
"Maybe we shouldn't play here, Zero. His Majesty might get angry." X reluctantly said as he threw the ball back to the Prince. Zero didn't catch it.
"Oh, rats." Zero grumbled as he finds the ball through the forest.
"Zero, there may be boars rampaging in these areas. Please, let's go back." X pleaded. But Zero was still finding his ball, when, all of a sudden, soft tender music rang their ears. But as X got a better hearing, he realized.
"Someone's singing, Zero!" X exclaimed.
"Yeah, I heard it." Zero answered, spellbound by the voice of the unknown singer. "It's not far, X. C'mon!" With those words, Zero ran to the direction of the voice.
While on the run, X suddenly blushes. "Reminds me of Alia. She plays the violin quite well."
"You two already, X?" Zero suddenly asked, still running.
"Well.uh.maybe.I suppose." X stammered. Zero smiled.
"I wish I could see Iris." Zero mumbled. "Fifteen years, I haven't met or seen her."
"You'll find her." X said encouraging his buddy. Zero gestured to stop at some bushes. As they took a small peek, they saw a very lovely lady, probably of X's age, wearing a flowing red dress, and her long brown hair hanging by her side. X took his peek at Zero.
"Looks like love at first sight." X thought as he gazed at Zero. "With the wrong girl."
"Diane!" Colonel's voice broke her music. She smiled to herself. "I've got one!"
Diane ran to where she heard Colonel. He appeared before her, holding a medium-sized boar at one arm. The other arm.
"Brother, you're hurt!" she exclaimed, examining the large scratch. "My, what a ferocious animal! As usual."
"We better go back now." Colonel said. "I'll fix this later. I'll bet they're finding for us now."
"You fix your arm right now, and I'll hold the stuff for you." Diane countered, taking the boar from Colonel's arm. He nodded for a yes, while taking a cloth from his bag and began dressing up the wound. Diane sighed. "Brother?"
"Huh?" He looked up from his work.
"Do you think.there is a prince in this world?"
"Of course. Princes and Princesses are walking everywhere."
"Do you think I have a Prince of my own?"
Colonel began thinking. "It depends, Diane. I think I'm done with this. Let's go home."
Diane nodded.
At the cottage.
"I think we better take the Princess back now." Dynamo said. Gate shook his head.
"No. We have to wait until her sixteenth birthday. That's the time when we'll take her back to the Palace."
"Rats."
While Colonel and Diane were walking, X and Zero are not very far behind.
"Brother?"
"Huh?"
"Do you have a feeling were being followed?"
"I know. Let's stop for a while and see who."
Colonel draws his sword and pointed it to the nearest bushes. Diane stayed behind Colonel. "Okay, wise guys, I know you're in there. Show your faces out, or I'll be forced to get messy!" he snarled. X and Zero stand up from their hiding place.
"Okay, you got us." Zero said, raising his hands up.
"Why were you following us?" Colonel demanded, tip of sword not lowering one bit. Diane stared intently at the two strangers. One had short brown hair and deep green eyes. The other was a few palms taller than the first, with long blond hair and sapphire blue eyes, just like hers.
The blond one stepped forward. "X and I were playing ball when our ball fell through the woods. When we had it, we heard someone singing, and we decided to follow it. That's that."
Something clicked from inside Diane. She lowered Colonel's sword. "I think he's right, Brother. All they did was to follow." she looked at the two reploids. "You two better run now." She said to the duo. "Or he'll lose his temper." Gesturing at Colonel, Diane amplified her word.
"Okay. Good day. C'mon X! It's getting dark!" Zero said as he ran at the general direction for his castle.
"Zero, wait up!" X yelled. When they were but a few feet away, X nudged his pal. "Looks like you're about to betray the King."
"And why is that?!" Zero demanded, a little too loud.
"You're supposed to marry Princess Iris!"
"Bugger that."
Colonel perked up at X's wailing. "Princess Iris?" Diane looked at him. "Can't be. That couldn't be.!"
"Brother? Are you alright?" Diane asked, tugging her brother's sleeve.
"I'm alright, Diane. Let's go." Colonel decided, taking their stuff and walked to the cottage. 'I better keep this to myself. Otherwise, those two will never see each other again.' He thought.
The next day, Diane woke up earlier than usual. She took off her nightgown and replaced it with a purple shirt and a pink knee-cut skirt. She cleaned the front yard to make sure there won't be any sermons on whose going to clean. When done, she walked to the same clearing she stayed. There, she fell asleep, even though it's cold.
When Diane woke up again, she felt something warm around her. She looked at herself and saw a red cape draped on her.
"Strange." she muttered before standing up, and going to the nearest stream. She then looked at her reflection on the crystal-clear water. Until she heard a very familiar snort. Snort of a wild boar. She stands up, leaving the cape on the ground.
"Oh, dear." she thought. "If I die, how am I going to explain to the guys? Wait a minute! I'm a reploid for crying out loud!" She found a stick and began waving it frantically at the general direction of the boar. The boar became irritated and it charged right at her. Seconds later, she would have gotten a terrible wound, if not for Zero to dash between the attacks and gave the boar a nasty beating. Diane was still too shock, until she fainted. A few hours passed, she regained consciousness. Beside her was Colonel. They were in front of the cottage.
"What happened to you?" he asked. "Why are you sleeping here?"
"I wasn't." she answered. "First, I went to a stream, and then before a boar charged at me, that stranger from yesterday gave it a fight. I must have phased out after the fight."
Colonel sighed. First, he knew that Diane and Princess Iris are one and the same. Second, he learned that Princess Iris and Prince Zero are engaged to be married. Third, he knew that the Prince doesn't even know the girl he just met was the Princess herself. "Just don't go to the forest without me again, okay? I don't want you getting hurt."
Diane nodded. She stands up and was about to go inside when Colonel grabs her hand. "No. We'll stroll for a while. The guardians are busy."
At the evil Sigma's ruins.
"No trace at all?!" the evil Sigma shouted at his goons.
"We've searched all cradles in the land." Bit said. The evil Sigma whacked Bit with his staff.
"You idiots!" Turning to Storm Eagle. "My pet, you are my last hope. Search a lovely reploid with long brown hair and blue eyes. Don't fail me!" Storm Eagle nodded and flew away. "And when I get my hands on you, Princess Iris, you are going to be the strongest force even armies cannot match!"
AUTHOR'S NOTE: HEHE. CUTE ONE. MY DEAR CLASSMATES AND MY LITTLE GROUP 'BARKADA '70', EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
Fifteen years later, hidden from her true identity, Princess Iris, or Diane, as her three guardians and her older brother Colonel accustomed her, grew as the wishes took her. Her beauty shines wherever she goes, and her voice sounds like a violin playing a love song. She is also very headstrong, but very obedient as well. One day. she and Colonel went hunting for wild boars by the forest.
"Okay, Diane, you just have to stay right here in the clearing until I come back with a nice boar for dinner!" Colonel instructed as he disappeared into the darker parts of the forest.
"Take care!" Diane called. She then plucks some nice flowers beside her. A small red-breasted robin landed on her shoulder. "Hello there.do you like flowers? Hmm?" she handed the robin one carnation from the bunch.
"X! Catch!" Zero yelled as he threw a fastball at his best friend. X caught it with great enthusiasm. "Nice one!"
"Maybe we shouldn't play here, Zero. His Majesty might get angry." X reluctantly said as he threw the ball back to the Prince. Zero didn't catch it.
"Oh, rats." Zero grumbled as he finds the ball through the forest.
"Zero, there may be boars rampaging in these areas. Please, let's go back." X pleaded. But Zero was still finding his ball, when, all of a sudden, soft tender music rang their ears. But as X got a better hearing, he realized.
"Someone's singing, Zero!" X exclaimed.
"Yeah, I heard it." Zero answered, spellbound by the voice of the unknown singer. "It's not far, X. C'mon!" With those words, Zero ran to the direction of the voice.
While on the run, X suddenly blushes. "Reminds me of Alia. She plays the violin quite well."
"You two already, X?" Zero suddenly asked, still running.
"Well.uh.maybe.I suppose." X stammered. Zero smiled.
"I wish I could see Iris." Zero mumbled. "Fifteen years, I haven't met or seen her."
"You'll find her." X said encouraging his buddy. Zero gestured to stop at some bushes. As they took a small peek, they saw a very lovely lady, probably of X's age, wearing a flowing red dress, and her long brown hair hanging by her side. X took his peek at Zero.
"Looks like love at first sight." X thought as he gazed at Zero. "With the wrong girl."
"Diane!" Colonel's voice broke her music. She smiled to herself. "I've got one!"
Diane ran to where she heard Colonel. He appeared before her, holding a medium-sized boar at one arm. The other arm.
"Brother, you're hurt!" she exclaimed, examining the large scratch. "My, what a ferocious animal! As usual."
"We better go back now." Colonel said. "I'll fix this later. I'll bet they're finding for us now."
"You fix your arm right now, and I'll hold the stuff for you." Diane countered, taking the boar from Colonel's arm. He nodded for a yes, while taking a cloth from his bag and began dressing up the wound. Diane sighed. "Brother?"
"Huh?" He looked up from his work.
"Do you think.there is a prince in this world?"
"Of course. Princes and Princesses are walking everywhere."
"Do you think I have a Prince of my own?"
Colonel began thinking. "It depends, Diane. I think I'm done with this. Let's go home."
Diane nodded.
At the cottage.
"I think we better take the Princess back now." Dynamo said. Gate shook his head.
"No. We have to wait until her sixteenth birthday. That's the time when we'll take her back to the Palace."
"Rats."
While Colonel and Diane were walking, X and Zero are not very far behind.
"Brother?"
"Huh?"
"Do you have a feeling were being followed?"
"I know. Let's stop for a while and see who."
Colonel draws his sword and pointed it to the nearest bushes. Diane stayed behind Colonel. "Okay, wise guys, I know you're in there. Show your faces out, or I'll be forced to get messy!" he snarled. X and Zero stand up from their hiding place.
"Okay, you got us." Zero said, raising his hands up.
"Why were you following us?" Colonel demanded, tip of sword not lowering one bit. Diane stared intently at the two strangers. One had short brown hair and deep green eyes. The other was a few palms taller than the first, with long blond hair and sapphire blue eyes, just like hers.
The blond one stepped forward. "X and I were playing ball when our ball fell through the woods. When we had it, we heard someone singing, and we decided to follow it. That's that."
Something clicked from inside Diane. She lowered Colonel's sword. "I think he's right, Brother. All they did was to follow." she looked at the two reploids. "You two better run now." She said to the duo. "Or he'll lose his temper." Gesturing at Colonel, Diane amplified her word.
"Okay. Good day. C'mon X! It's getting dark!" Zero said as he ran at the general direction for his castle.
"Zero, wait up!" X yelled. When they were but a few feet away, X nudged his pal. "Looks like you're about to betray the King."
"And why is that?!" Zero demanded, a little too loud.
"You're supposed to marry Princess Iris!"
"Bugger that."
Colonel perked up at X's wailing. "Princess Iris?" Diane looked at him. "Can't be. That couldn't be.!"
"Brother? Are you alright?" Diane asked, tugging her brother's sleeve.
"I'm alright, Diane. Let's go." Colonel decided, taking their stuff and walked to the cottage. 'I better keep this to myself. Otherwise, those two will never see each other again.' He thought.
The next day, Diane woke up earlier than usual. She took off her nightgown and replaced it with a purple shirt and a pink knee-cut skirt. She cleaned the front yard to make sure there won't be any sermons on whose going to clean. When done, she walked to the same clearing she stayed. There, she fell asleep, even though it's cold.
When Diane woke up again, she felt something warm around her. She looked at herself and saw a red cape draped on her.
"Strange." she muttered before standing up, and going to the nearest stream. She then looked at her reflection on the crystal-clear water. Until she heard a very familiar snort. Snort of a wild boar. She stands up, leaving the cape on the ground.
"Oh, dear." she thought. "If I die, how am I going to explain to the guys? Wait a minute! I'm a reploid for crying out loud!" She found a stick and began waving it frantically at the general direction of the boar. The boar became irritated and it charged right at her. Seconds later, she would have gotten a terrible wound, if not for Zero to dash between the attacks and gave the boar a nasty beating. Diane was still too shock, until she fainted. A few hours passed, she regained consciousness. Beside her was Colonel. They were in front of the cottage.
"What happened to you?" he asked. "Why are you sleeping here?"
"I wasn't." she answered. "First, I went to a stream, and then before a boar charged at me, that stranger from yesterday gave it a fight. I must have phased out after the fight."
Colonel sighed. First, he knew that Diane and Princess Iris are one and the same. Second, he learned that Princess Iris and Prince Zero are engaged to be married. Third, he knew that the Prince doesn't even know the girl he just met was the Princess herself. "Just don't go to the forest without me again, okay? I don't want you getting hurt."
Diane nodded. She stands up and was about to go inside when Colonel grabs her hand. "No. We'll stroll for a while. The guardians are busy."
At the evil Sigma's ruins.
"No trace at all?!" the evil Sigma shouted at his goons.
"We've searched all cradles in the land." Bit said. The evil Sigma whacked Bit with his staff.
"You idiots!" Turning to Storm Eagle. "My pet, you are my last hope. Search a lovely reploid with long brown hair and blue eyes. Don't fail me!" Storm Eagle nodded and flew away. "And when I get my hands on you, Princess Iris, you are going to be the strongest force even armies cannot match!"
AUTHOR'S NOTE: HEHE. CUTE ONE. MY DEAR CLASSMATES AND MY LITTLE GROUP 'BARKADA '70', EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
