We open to the Bloom Palace as a sparring archery match between Vera and Eleonora, who was now dressed in a green dress and wielding a bow and arrow. Both of them fired a bow at the target as Teba judged.
"Eleonora's was closer to the bullseye. Match goes to her." Teba said.
"Looks like I still need a lot more training." Vera said.
"Don't beat yourself up about it, Vera." David said.
"He's right. You've shown a lot of improvement since Hyrule." Teba said. "You're close to being a Rito archer."
"Acknowledged, Teba." Vera said.
"Still, I couldn't believe how good Ellie is with a bow." Leia said. "She must've practiced a whole lot."
"It's actually all thanks to me." said a male mirage that was dressed as an archer. "All for milady."
"Not now, Virion." Eleonora said.
"Virion? I remember him. He was that archer that hit on girls." Lucy said.
"Let's me guess, another one like Zelos and Vashyron?" David asked.
"Not necessarily." Gray said. "While he does flirt with them like Zelos, he was at least gentlemanly about it."
"But it is nice to see him once again." Nami said.
"Yeah. We…" Odd said before his phone rang. "Oh, hang on. Hello? Hey, Sonata! What? Okay, we'll be down there right away!" he said hanging up. "That was Sonata and the girls. Apparently somethings going down at the TV studio."
"That's our cue, then." David said. "Ellie, we'll all be counting on you."
"Let's see how your skills work on the field." Teba said.
"Yeah. Archers...and a sword guy, to the rescue." Odd said.
The group hurried to the TV Studio where they saw Sonata with a girl in a kimono.
"Sonata! Mamori! What happened? Where's the mirage?" Odd asked.
"Uh...somewhere….down there." Sonata said pointing down a long passage with cherry blossom trees beside it.
"While I'm kind of concerned for Barry Goodman, I...gotta say, I like the scenery." David said.
"That's right. Barry used to be a Mirage Master in the past, but was separated from him after a devastating loss." Vera said.
"And now his partner has gone and corrupted him, right?" David asked. "Yeesh… That's quite the reunion."
"Some reunions are meant to be broken." Teba said. "Especially by arrows."
"Yeah, let's go find him before he does something all of us will regret." Odd said.
"Can't argue with that." David said. "Hang on, Barry… We'll save you, no matter what!"
"Yeah. We'll save you because you're….uh….how does he help us?" Sonata asked.
"You can't even remember the guy who gives you idol training everyday? Geez." Gray said.
They continued down the path passing old japanese style houses before they saw a large man standing there looking like some sort of berserker as a large figure in armor wielded axe blades on its wrists as they laid waste to the area.
"Okay. The mirage with him is Draug, a knight from Archanea who aided the Hero King Marth during his journeys." Vera said.
"So how is he an enemy?" Leia asked.
"My guess is that the mastermind behind these attacks got a hold of him." David said.
"Then we'll just have to snap him free from their control." Sonata said.
"Way ahead of you." Teba said drawing his bow and hitting him with a Fire Arrow as it growled and turned attention to them.
"Well, we're able to get his attention." Odd said.
"That's only the first step." David said. "Now, we just have to bring him to his senses."
"Draug is one of Marth's companions, so it won't be easy." Leia said.
"Plus, knights aren't exactly the kind of people who go down easily, but we can at least try." Rainbow said as they charged into battle.
The group clashed against Draug as he put up a strong guard against their attacks as they hammered away at him.
"This guy's like an iron wall… None of our attacks have any effect on him." David said.
"Actually, we are. Just not a big one." Leia said.
"Vera, you normally excel at analyzing enemies. Does he have a weakness we're not seeing?" Teba asked.
"Unfortunately, his only weaknesses are sword and curse attacks." Vera said. "Curse attacks are essentially dark magic."
"Curse attacks… The problem is we don't have any…" David said.
"But you do have a sword." Odd pointed out.
"So it seems." David said. "Cover me!" David said as he clashes with Draug.
"We're on it." Odd said firing laser arrows as Teba supported him with his own arrows.
"Get ready… Diamondsplitter!" David said as he deals heavy blows on Draug.
Draug was kneeling down to the ground as he tried to fight back.
"That's a knight for ya. They never know when to quit." Gemini said.
"Wait!" a voice called out as Mamori was running towards them.
"Mamori, it's dangerous. Please get back." Sonata said.
"But...he's in a lot of pain." Mamori said as a light was shining from her.
"Perfoma...maybe...yes! Guys! We don't have to kill Draug." Odd said. "Have Mamori be his new master."
"Can that even be possible?" David asked.
"David's right. Even if it is possible, we don't know how the process works." Sonata said.
"But we just need to put faith in Mamori. She's got this." Leia said.
"So...here goes." Mamori said as Itsuki got the sphere of Perfoma and put it against Draug as his form changed as his armor became a lighter color and he was looking more heroic as he wielded the blades in his hands now.
"Looks like it worked." David said.
"Is it even possible to have two carnage forms?" Erica asked.
"Uh...Draug went to Mamori. And you call me slow." Sonata said
"I promise to be a good master to Mr. Draug." Mamori said.
"Indeed. I will live to protect my new master with my life." Draug said.
"Well, welcome to the team, you guys." David said.
"Thank you, everyone." Mamori said.
"Well, glad all of that is settled, but it seems like these mirage attacks always go for places that are involved with entertainment." Jexi said.
"Yeah. The observatory's contest, the city square, Shibuya, now the TV Studio. Maybe we can use this info to try and figure out where the next attack will happen." Twilight said.
"If only it were that simple." David said. "It always seems to occur with big ongoing projects."
"So, we just look at the calendar and see where the next sort of event's gonna happen." Vector said.
"Well, are we glad that came up." Sectonia said, taking out a script.
"What's this? A script for an upcoming movie?" David asked.
"Oh yeah. I remember that. There's a new movie coming up and they're gonna be holding auditions for it." Odd said.
"Yeah. The auditions and rehearsals are going to be done in Daitou studio." Rarity said.
"And that's where we'll find the next Mirage." Scott said.
"Most likely. However, the director, Kuen Tarachino, is very strict, and demands no less than perfection. If we're gonna get roles in the movie just to get close to the Mirage, then failure is not an option." Sectonia said.
"Who exactly is good enough to fit that guy's perfect standards?" Hope asked.
"Oh I have the perfect one. The only one who's ever been in a hit movie." Odd said pointing to Sonata.
"Yeah. So...where is she?" Sonata asked.
"He's talking about you." Gray whispered.
"Oh. Yay!" Sonata cheered.
"We could throw in a few more, just to be safe, but we'll probably just be cast as extras." Presea said.
"Even as an extra, it's still important to pay attention to the scene that you're in." Raine said.
"Please. How do you think she got to where she is? I had her practice every sort of role in cinema before becoming the star. Gotta start from the bottom to go to the top." Odd said.
"So Sonata's gonna get us close to the Mirage. We're counting on you, Sonata." Hope said.
"Yep. I'm gonna do my best!" Sonata said marching out.
"Uh...auditions are next week." Zinia said as Sonata came back.
"I'm gonna do my best….next week!" Sonata said.
"Martel save us all…" Genis said.
"We should probably work on it too, just in case things go south." David said.
"Whether or not we'll be needed, one thing's for sure." Zelos said. "We're in for a rough week."
"Sonata's gonna be fine." Jexi said. "Just have a little faith."
A/N: Inspired by Jexi the Hunter and Hope the Victor
