One Step Too Far Chapter 9:
Going Home
Two days later, Deep Blue still hadn't shown up. After talking it over, Kisshu, Emiko, Pai and Taruto decided to return home to their planet, Cyniclonia. They put the Mew Aqua in a room on the ship, and took off.
They were all nervous. Telling the other Cyniclons that Earth was now unavailable wasn't going to be fun. However, the Mew Aqua was capable of healing the planet, so if they made it better than Earth, hopefully all would be forgiven. Another thing was explaining that Deep Blue had seemingly disappeared. The Cyniclons were NOT going to be happy about that. While it was true that the Cyniclons had a leader before Deep Blue showed up, the Cyniclons worshipped Deep Blue like a god, and would not be pleased when their saviours showed up with the news that he had disappeared.
As they hit the atmosphere of Cyniclonia, their nervousness increased. But, remembering that they were bringing back SOME good news, they tried to relax. Finally they reached the surface of the planet. Pai landed the ship, and Kisshu went to get the Mew Aqua. Then the four of them left the ship. Pai led them to a trap door nearby, and they climbed down into the underground tunnels that housed the Cyniclons.
They were surprised to see that there was a large crowd awaiting them in the main tunnel. Then one member of the crowd, a male Cyniclon, stepped forward, and Kisshu, Pai and Taruto bowed, Emiko copying them immediately.
"So, Kisshu, Pai, Taruto, have you succeeded in your mission?" the Cyniclon asked. "And who is this?" he asked, pointing to Emiko.
Kisshu replied, "I'll start with the easier question. This is Imamura Emiko. She joined our cause after being turned into a Cyniclon. She decided to fight the humans after they killed her family, and has been a great asset to our team."
"Well, it's very nice to meet you, Emiko," the Cyniclon said graciously.
"Arigatou," Emiko said. "May I know to whom I am speaking?"
The Cyniclon smiled and said, "Oh, that's right, I am the leader of the Cyniclons, Lord Narano, known as Narano-sama to my people."
Emiko bowed and said, "It's an honor to meet you, Narano-sama."
Narano-sama nodded, and then turned to Kisshu once more. "So, how is the Earth recovery mission going?" he asked.
Kisshu said, "I regret to say that the humans have polluted our planet beyond belief. It would be very hard for us to live there now. However, with us we have brought a power from Earth that has the amazing ability to heal. It's called Mew Aqua, and we have enough to heal this planet, and make it better than Earth."
"And what does Deep Blue have to say about this plan?" Narano-sama asked.
"That is the problem," Pai said. "Deep Blue seems to have disappeared. We have gone to his dimension several times, and he has not been there, even when we called. We have no idea what happened."
"This is troubling," Narano-sama said. "Why would he abandon us?"
"That is another thing," Pai replied. "We do not believe that he actually abandoned us. You see, we had just acquired the Mew Aqua needed to awaken him, when he disappeared. We believe something may have happened to him." Inwardly, Pai was flinching, but he remained calm on the outside.
"Is it possible that his human host was killed?" Narano-sama asked.
"We thought of that, and it seems the best explanation," Pai said. "The humans are a very violent species, always fighting. It's entirely possible that his host was murdered. Also, we have no clue who his host was, so there is no way to know whether this is the case or not."
"Hmm… Well, there's not much we can do about it, so we'll have to come up with something else," Narano-sama said.
"That is where the power of Mew Aqua will come in," Pai said.
Yes, I know, sort of a cliffhanger, but I promise to post more soon. This chapter is for Pirate lass to Jack Sparrow, who was kind enough to announce in her latest chapter of 'The Power Within' that I was making her happy by reviewing. Now can others make ME happy by reviewing this story?
