p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ch. 4 Sworn to Earth/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Pearl lead Cliff to a crystal pad "This is a warp pad, it's they're to teleport gems and items across Earth. Il teach you how to use it soon, but for now, just try to stay still." Pear steadied herself on the warp pad, they were both quickly surrounded by light. Cliff felt himself become weightless, at first, it was nauseating, but he soon got used to it. Just as quick as it had appeared the light faded, Cliff fell face first onto the pad. Without realizing he had been floating upwards. L laughed at him, while J grunted clearly annoyed. Another thing Cliff quickly realized was that this wasn't the same Pad, somehow he had moved./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"He was a Staring at clouds down below him, he appeared to be on a floating structure made from some kind of stone. "This way, quickly!" Pearl demanded. Picking himself up he followed her up the stairs./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""This is the Sky Arena; this is where you will learn to fight." Cliff was awestruck, he stood at the center of a huge arena, there were beautiful statues of tall Gems holding various weapons. Producing one from her head Pearl gave Cliff a sword, it was a simple design iron blade, slightly curved with a hand Guard along the hilt./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Pearl: Remember, you'll do it for Earth, and you'll do it again. You'll do it for her, that is to say, you'll do it for Earth./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Pearl: Keep your stance wide, keep your body lowered. As you're moving forward balance is the key! Right foot, Left foot, now go even faster. As you're moving backwards keep your eyes on me./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Cliff: Keep my, stance /Pearl: /Cliff: Keep my body /Pearl: Right!br /Cliff: As I'm moving forward-br /Pearl: Concentrate! Don't you want Earth to be free?!br /Cliff: Right foot, Left foot..br /Pearl: Yes, but put your whole body into it! Everything you have, everything you are you've got to give./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"On the Battlefield, when everything is chaos, And you have nothing but the way you feel, your strategy and a sword.. You'll just think about the life you'll have together after the war, And when you do it for her, that's how you know you can win! You do it for her, that is to say, you'll do it for Earth./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Deep down, you know, you weren't built for fighting, but that doesn't mean you're not prepared to try!/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"What they, don't know, is your real advantage. When you live for someone you're pre-pared to die./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Cliff: Deep down, I know, That I'm just a /Pearl: True-br /Both: But I (You) know that I (You) can draw my (Your) sword and fight!br /Cliff: With my short experience-br /Pearl: /Cliff: I can make a /Pearl: Yes, excellent!br /Cliff: I can be there for Earth, I can be It's /I can do it for Earth!br /Both: You do it for /Pearl: Okay now do that again! (Cliff: Yes mam!)br /You do it for her, and now you /Cliff: I'll do it for Earth./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Cliff thought for a moment "Well, this is my home. People like Doc have done so much for me, I owe it to them. And my family is here somewhere I know it!" Pear smiled/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""what?" L asked/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I see, well then follow me"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Pearl lead Cliff to a crystal pad "This is a warp pad, it's they're to teleport gems and items across Earth. Il teach you how to use it soon, but for now, just try to stay still." Pear steadied herself on the warp pad, they were both quickly surrounded by light. Cliff felt himself become weightless, at first, it was nauseating, but he soon got used to it. Just as quick as it had appeared the light faded, Cliff fell face first onto the pad. Without realizing he had been floating upwards. L laughed at him, while J grunted clearly annoyed. Another thing Cliff quickly realized was that this wasn't the same Pad, somehow he had moved./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"He was a Staring at clouds down below him, he appeared to be on a floating structure made from some kind of stone. "This way, quickly!" Pearl demanded. Picking himself up he followed her up the stairs./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""This is the Sky Arena; this is where you will learn to fight." Cliff was awestruck, he stood at the center of a huge arena, there were beautiful statues of tall Gems holding various weapons. Producing one from her head Pearl gave Cliff a sword, it was a simple design iron blade, slightly curved with a hand Guard along the hilt./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center" span style="text-decoration: underline;"strong style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Do it for Earth/Her/strong/span/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Pearl: Remember, you'll do it for Earth, and you'll do it again. You'll do it for her, that is to say, you'll do it for Earth./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Pearl: Keep your stance wide, keep your body lowered. As you're moving forward balance is the key! Right foot, Left foot, now go even faster. As you're moving backwards keep your eyes on me./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Cliff: Keep my, stance /Pearl: /Cliff: Keep my body /Pearl: Right!br /Cliff: As I'm moving forward-br /Pearl: Concentrate! Don't you want Earth to be free?!br /Cliff: Right foot, Left foot..br /Pearl: Yes, but put your whole body into it! Everything you have, everything you are you've got to give./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"On the Battlefield, when everything is chaos, And you have nothing but the way you feel, your strategy and a sword.. You'll just think about the life you'll have together after the war, And when you do it for her, that's how you know you can win! You do it for her, that is to say, you'll do it for Earth./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Deep down, you know, you weren't built for fighting, but that doesn't mean you're not prepared to try!/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"What they, don't know, is your real advantage. When you live for someone you're pre-pared to die./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;" align="center"Cliff: Deep down, I know, That I'm just a /Pearl: True-br /Both: But I (You) know that I (You) can draw my (Your) sword and fight!br /Cliff: With my short experience-br /Pearl: /Cliff: I can make a /Pearl: Yes, excellent!br /Cliff: I can be there for Earth, I can be It's /I can do it for Earth!br /Both: You do it for /Pearl: Okay now do that again! (Cliff: Yes mam!)br /You do it for her, and now you /Cliff: I'll do it for Earth./p