A/N; The rules of Pea in this story are kind of confusing, but basically, Pea can summon herself when it's important, and then go back into Cassiopeia. And no, Cassiopeia isn't a White Witch sociopath when Pea is summoned. Got that? Good. Now, let's get on with the chapter.

DISCLAMER:

I DON'T OWN ANY CHARACTERS OR REFRENCES TO THE GAME I MAKE. I AM JUST A SILLY LITTLE AUTHOR GIRL WHO LIKES NI NO KUNI AND WANTED TO WRITE A SWAINE/ESTHER (SWESTHER) FANFICTION.

Chapter Ten; The Plan

As soon as they were a far enough distance away, they broke out into laughter, faces blushing redder than vibrant paint. "Did that really just happen?" Esther asked between giggles. Swaine nodded, and once he could say a sentence, he spoke. "Now that he is going to want answers, shall we go somewhere safer, like the palace..." He said, extending his arm.

"M'lady?" She giggled even more, but then fought to sober up.

"You're so romantic. Yes..." she took his arm. "M'lord."

They walked to the porcine palace, grinning like idiots, and once they were inside Swaine's room, they were shocked to find three of their friends; Cassiopeia, Pea, and Marcassin. "What?!" Swaine exclaimed. "What are you doing here?!"

"The question is not why we are here," Marcassin began, "but why you weren't here before."

"And where you got the outfits," Cassiopeia said, amused.

"Okay, Cassie, I'll tell ya later. Marcy, I'm sorry I was late, okay? Is that what you want to hear? I said I was out with Esther, and I was!

"It's not the end of the world if I don't come home right away!" "Actually, it very well may be," remarked Cassiopeia. "What do you mean?" Esther asked, concerned. "We have been informed on a danger to both of the worlds.

"She goes by the title 'Sapphire Sorceress', and we have good reason to think she is acting on her plan to destroy the two worlds soon, seeing as we visited the world she created. The 'radiant realm' she calls it. She is the queen there, and me, Oliver, and Pea saw her doing horrific things like making gruesome weapons, crafting terrifying spells, and worst of all, badly freestyle rapping to no one at all about destroying the worlds while sharpening swords and doing magic training with her silver wand, before insanely cackling...and she mentions us all, sometimes by name. There is no time to waste. We must go now, lest she make more awful freestyle raps, or worse, act before we get there," Cassiopeia finished.

"Yes, we need to go now!" Pea chirped. "I'm scared, Esther! We have to stop her!" Swaine and Esther nodded in unison.

"Right. So, how much time do we have to pack?" Swaine asked, determination dripping from every syllable. "About a day. I need to go and get one more person to accompany us on this adventure, while Cassiopeia tries to remember how to get to the radiant realm," Marcassin answered, getting his staff.

"Wait- can't Cassiopeia just cast Gateway?" Swaine asked, but Cassiopeia just shook her head. "It requires a special spell, but I need to study the rune a bit more before we go, so I can get it right. A magical spell of this power cannot be allowed to go wrong. The consequences would be catastrophic, to say the least.

"As for the other companion, they will come tomorrow." "About the other companion...is it Oliver?" Esther asked nervously. "No, Esther, it is someone...else...you might recognize. Oliver's first companion, the only one who accompanied him before you," Marcassin answered.

Esther and Swaine thought hard, before Esther gasped at the same time Swaine almost swore under his breath, before Esther covered his mouth. When she deemed it safe, she uncovered his mouth, and they both turned to Marcassin. She and Swaine then asked one thing in unison, her like a curious question, Swaine like an accusation.

"Really? You're bringing Drippy?"

A/N; read Dalek9's prophecy in the reviews. Then reread this chapter. The bold stuff will make so much more sense