Episode 5: レユニオンのメドレー！Reunited in the Medley!
The female being stared at Nagisa with anger in her eyes while keeping her claws against Rin from escaping.
"We don't wish to hurt anyone but we demand an answer!" said the male figure.
"An answer?" asked Rei, keeping his eyes sharp on Alex.
Makoto narrowed his eyes and carefully prepared the vase from behind while Haruka stood in silence.
"Which one of you is responsible for our family?" asked the male.
"Wh-what? What are you talking about?" asked Rei.
"We have been told...that we have a father that was killed," replied the female, "Killed by his brother…we want to know who it is!"
The others gasped in shocked as Rin's eyes turned red and he growled, using his strength to push his prey away. The female jumped back in shock, her eyes glowing red and hissed, "So it's you…your red glowing eyes…I'LL KILL YOU!"
"STOP IT!" shouted Nagisa as his eyes glowed hot pink.
"STOP!" shouted the male, pointing his blade at Alex, "Or this boy here will die! With my blood…he will die!"
Alex gasped and replied, "W-what? M-Matryona?! Varvara?!"
"W-what?! You mean that's…!?" gasped Rei.
"So you are Rasputin's children…you grew up quite fast, no?" asked Rin while keeping his sharp eye on Varvara.
Matryona gripped his weapon tighter and said, "Yeah and we're filled with vengeance...we want to know the truth so we can live out our lives."
"Once we kill him, we'll move on from there," agreed Varvara.
"Water of spheres!" shouted Alex, unleashing a bubble of water to chock on the Chiropterans while dodging his way back to the team, and cutting off the bubbles.
"H-how dare you tried to kill us!" growled Matryona.
"I did it," said Alex, standing in front of the others, "I killed your father…I am the brother of Rasputin."
The two Chiropterans gasped and looked at Alex and Rin, wondering if this was just a trap.
"Kill me now if you want but you have no idea what your father has done to this world. Many people suffered because of OUR existence!" explained Alex.
"But…your blood is not that of a Chiropteran's…" said Matryona.
"Neither is the red-head," replied Varvara.
"Why did you think Rin was your uncle?" asked Rei.
"His eyes glowed red...just like his brother's...but when I pinned him down, the blood didn't smell like a king's," hissed Varvara.
The others gasped as Alex took out a small vial of blood and held it out to the Chiropterans.
"Perhaps this is…the remains of my blood," said Alex, "When I was a Chiropteran…"
Varvara's eyes glowed hot pink as she could smell the blood of the one who killed Rasputin while Matryona was still not falling for it.
Alex cut open his palm to drip some blood out while pouring a part of the old blood on top to the ground, crystallizing it.
"H-how did you?!" gasped Makoto.
"Sonya kept some vials for me…in the event that I did turn back to a human, she studied my blood type and the enzymes that went with it. I can drink this blood and be a Chiropteran for about 5 minutes…but it will deactivate my Suiei powers in exchange through this," he explained.
"A-Alex…" began Rei.
He turned to the megane and said, "Don't worry…I won't forget you guys. But I have to do this…"
"Either way, we will fight till we find the one who killed our father!" growled Matryona.
Alex tipped the blood vial as it entered his mouth and the esophagus, entering to his system. For a moment he felt intense sharp pain but at the same time it was like a moment of a shock or two as his eyes turned back to blood red, forcing the two Chiropterans to take a stand back.
"H-how unusual…" said Matryona, "Now I smell him!"
"But that's so strange…" replied Varvara, "Don't you think we should just leave?"
"No!" snapped Matryona, "We're going to end this once and for all!"
Alex readied his blade and filled it up with his blood while Rin stood by Rei and said, "You'll think he'll be alright?"
"As for you boys!" growled Varvara, "Show any sign of helping him and you will DIE!"
I hope that everything will be alright, thought Rei as Alex charged up to the twins.
Varvara jumped up to the tree and propelled herself down as Matryona dodged Alex and sliced up a part of his Arabian clothing. The older Chiropteran turned to dodge Varvara's attack and juped up to the tree to propel his own attack. Varvara blocked him and the two combined their strengths to throw Alex to the tree.
"ALEX!" shouted Rei, trying to reach out to him.
Rin held him and said, "Don't! They'll kill us!"
Nagisa cuddled him with worry and said, "He'll get them."
The two continued to fight around as time slowly progressed, Alex did manage to throw some wounds at them but their injuries also healed at an astonishing rate; perhaps faster this his healing rate!
"Take him to the right!" said Matryona, "I"ll go for the left."
The two circled around Alex as the king readied his sword. On three, the two charged at Alex and aimed their weapons and claws for the kill as they readied their blood. The three slammed into the tree as the ground exploded of dust and rocks.
Seconds later, Alex emerged from the debris as Varvara and Matryona were stuck for a moment but used their strength to break free from the tree. Alex's eyes turned back to yellow which signaled his human form but his Suiei magic was taking a slow rate to recharge.
"You are such a fool," hissed Varvara, sneaking behind Alex, "Pretending to be the murderer…either way I'll kill you!"
Nagisa gasped and unleashed his magic to throw her out of the way while Rei unleashed his water blast to pin Matryona to another tree with water spikes but the Chiropteran tore it off.
"Get ready to die!" growled Varvara as her eyes glowed dangerously red, smashing her way through the water blasts with Matryona.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" shouted a voice.
Everyone stopped to turn to the cavern on the top of the mountainside where a familiar face appeared before them. Alex was shaken to the core has he could only tremble on ther person before him, wondering if this was all true or a dream…
"This battle has certainly turned!" smirked Matryona.
"Thanks to your blood…I have become a Chivashi…" replied the voice.
"A Chivashi," muttered Varvara, "It can't be!"
Flashback: Book 1
"It has only begun," said Takeshi, "What something is lost…cannot be put back…isn't that right?"
"It's perhaps better to be alive and different than to be dead…if you love him that much…"
Georgia was put into a stretcher bed as Takeshi and Sonya fled through the forests, trying to find a safe spot fro the incident going on in Iwamara. Sonya carried a asset of vials and said, "This is all what i have left. They haven't been properly tested!"
"We cannot ask questions now, get it in her...if she does become one of "them", the best we can do is to at least put a tranquilizer in her so we can set her to HQ," replied Takeshi.
One of the other nurses met up moments later as they prepared the patient while Sonya readied on the needle for the shot.
Book 2, During the Battle of Rodinia Magna
Georgia sat on her bed in the tent as she could hear the rumbling and explosions from the battle. Since her recovery, she was put away hidden from Alex and the others in order to spare some pain but her time was getting no where.
"I need to go out and fight," she growled.
Jadwiga walked in the tent and said, "It's not time yet…but it'll be here for you soon."
"But what about my son and the others!?" she asked as her eyes glowed orange.
"Alex is facing off his blood brother Rasputin...with help from the team..." replied Jadwiga.
Gerogia's eyes stopped glowing as she remembered from Takeshi and said, "T-the six stars…"
"Takeshi has done what he could…he fell to a Chivashi…but Ananstasia and Aki are still out there fighting and they've done well," she replied.
"T-takeshi…" muttered Georgia as she lowered her head, she had some regret of yelling at him but there was nothing else she could do but to keep onward.
Present Time
"Alex is MY SON!" growled Georgia, jumping down towards the Chiropterans, "You will not hurt him!"
"M-mother…" trembled Alex, shocked to see her alive.
"Are they…?" she asked.
"Rasputin's children…" he replied.
"We will kill him!" growled Varvara, "For killing our father!"
Matryona dropped his weapon, causing Varvara to gasp as she felt a bit sleepy as well. Their eyes stopped glowing and the twins collapsed down to the ground.
Kaarina stepped into the scene from the cavern as her staff glowed in dimmed, sending the twins to rest.
"Enough now...your father is dead and it is as it was foretold...you shall become the will that destroys the heavens!" she chanted.
"What did you do to them?" asked Alex.
"You tend to know what goes on in this world," said Makoto.
"I am a star gazer and I foresee the future...but of course the mother of Chiropterans has stolen my sight but I can still see through the staff I carry," replied Kaarina.
"But…what did YOU do to them?" asked Rei, getting annoyed, "Why are they older now?"
"I have forward their time...so they could grow into full adulthood. However, their new found strength interrupted the process before I could get them to understand this world," she answered, "That's why they were hostile on you guys."
Kaarina turned to the others and said, "Magic Six…before you died on Earth…you made a choice…to turn back time and wait…waiting for the day to be born once more."
"Turn back time?" asked Rei.
"Was it a wish?" asked Makoto.
"Now that you said that, I feel like I remembered something…I think I…left an object behind in the temple," said Rin.
"Yes, you decided to leave the medal that you won at the Olympics in hopes for good luck to Earth," replied Kaarina.
"Did all of us left something behind too?" asked Haruka.
"I remember writing a letter to someone…but I don't remember who it was that got it," said Alex.
"I remember leaving something behind too," replied Nagisa.
Makoto turned his head to look at the unconscious Chiropterans while Georgia answered, "There's no need to worry. I will take them from here. As a Chivashi, I will feed them my blood with my memories."
Alex turned to her and said, "You know, it's really weird...that you would raise me even though I have lived longer than you…but…thank you."
"Yes, thank you for raising Alex and taking care of him," bowed Rei.
"Shall we?" asked Georgia as she turned to Kaarina.
The star gazer nodded and twirled her staff, "I'm sending you back to Iwamara. We'll settle with the little ones here."
Alex looked at Georgia for one last time as Nagisa and Rei hugged him to keep his tears from falling. Makoto stood side by side with Haruka and Rin as two magical circles swirled beneath their feet. Kaarina's staff glowed as the magical circles spun faster and faster, casting them away back to the village.
Rei and Nagisa opened their eyes and saw themselves in a thick green mist around them.
"Ehhh!?" gasped Nagisa.
"This has to be the swamp," muttered Rei, walking across the mud patch.
"Wait! Rei-chan! REI-CHANNN!" shouted Nagisa as he tried to follow the megane but lost him as the thick fog blocked his vision.
"Alex-chan...Rei-chan, Haru-chan...all of them…" trembled the blonde.
He stopped as he heard a low growl and saw a Chiropteran soaring towards him.
"Waters of slicing!" shouted Nagisa, creating a blast of water that sliced opened the monster as it collapsed to the ground.
"That was a close one and…EHEHHHHH?!" gasped Nagisa.
The Chiropteran shifted into the megane before him, slain in blood puddle in front of his eyes. Nagisa's eyes widened in horror.
"NO…NO…I-I COULDN'T H-HAVE…REI-CHAN! REI-CHAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!" he screamed.
The Magic Six returned to Iwamara at the beach area as Nagisa opened his eyes and gasped from the nightmare while Rei was feeling a bit dizzy from the vision as well. Alex's eyes widened in shock as he tried to check on Rei when the blonde hugged him tightly with his face filled with tears.
"N-Nagisa?!" asked Alex, "W-what happened?!"
"R-Rei-chan?!" shouted Nagisa, "Ca-can you hear me?!"
The others arrived to check up on Rei as the megane's eyes finally opened.
"W-where?" he asked.
"Iwamara," said Makoto.
Haruka turned to see Awlida, Anne and Shirahama running to the scene as they were in shock as well to see what was happening before them.
"W-what happened!?" asked Awlida.
"Are you guys okay?" asked Shirahama.
Anne looked at Nagisa and Rei and asked Makoto, "What happened to them?"
"I-I'm not sure…" said Makoto.
"Rei, did something happened?" asked Alex.
"Nagisa?" asked Makoto.
"T-the swamp…" said Rei.
"I thought I killed you!" shouted Nagisa, "There was a Chiroptearn and it transformed into you!"
While the two hugged in shock and in relief, the others were horrified on the fact that they have also seen the swamp now.
"B-but that's!?" began Rin.
"What do you think this means…this swamp?" asked Rei.
"Let's not worry about this," said Alex, "We have to get you and Nagisa inside."
Awlida walked up to Rei and Alex, "Hey, do you guys need any help?"
"Yes please," said Alex.
"I can carry you if you don't want to walk," said Shirahama, helping Nagisa up on his feet.
"If you want to," replied Nagisa.
"Well you weight less than Awlida…" began Shirahama as he used his strength to carry him on his back.
"Hey!" snapped Awlida, looking a bit sharp.
"Here Rei, let's get you up now, okay?" asked Alex.
Rei nodded as Alex and Awlida helped Rei to get up on his feet as the megane felt dizzy still from the nightmare.
"Thank you," he muttered.
Alex turned to Awlida and said, "I remember now…you look a lot like my mother from Earth…those eyes…and your hair."
"Oh…I do?" she blushed with a giggle.
"My mother...the one from Earth, she had those hazel eyes and long black-brown hair," he replied, "You look great."
"T-thanks!" said Awlida, "Let's get you and Rei inside now, okay?"
"Hey Nagisa," said Rin, "Makoto and I will go down to the town for some stuff. We'll get you some medicine and some cake."
"Alright, Rin-Rin," smiled the blonde while he closed his eyes as Shirahama carried him.
"Let's get them in rooms at least and decide from there," said Haruka.
"We prepared some room in case you come back," replied Anne, "It's still a bit limited though."
"Thank you," smiled Alex, "You did what you guys could."
"Don't forget the cake!" said Nagisa.
"Come on Makoto," replied Rin, "We better get this taken care of."
"Right!" he answered.
Lynhaven's Bar
Alex sat down alone at the bar with a glass of root beer in his hands. After putting Rei and Nagisa to the beds, it was pretty much quiet without Makoto or Rin around. The ex-pirates were busy taking care of the place and other things.
Haruka sat down next to him to his surprise.
"You know, it's been a while since we sat together," said Alex, "We were a couple back on Earth…"
"Yeah, it was," Haruka replied, "I will say this once…but…I'm proud of you. You've grown a lot stronger…your body, mind, and your heart."
"I…t-thank you," he answered, "I…I'm sorry for what I've done to all of you guys though…back when I was a Chiropteran…"
Haruka rested his hand on Alex's hand and answered, "Don't worry about. Promise me on thing though…don't hurt Rei's feelings, okay? He's waited a long time for you and I know you were the same as well."
"H-Haru…" said Alex, almost wanting to cry, "I will always love all of you guys…I'll never forget our days on Earth together as well!"
Awlida walked in with Shirahama and Anne as they were preparing the kitchen and the bars.
"Hey do you both want something to eat?" asked Awlida.
"I think we're okay," said Haruka, releasing his hand.
"Thank you though, it's much appreciated. I hope the others are okay too," nodded Alex.
Makoto and Rin returned to the bar with bags of food and some medicine as well for Nagisa and Rei.
"We're going to try to behave more human-like without our magic," said Makoto.
"Huh?" asked Shirahama.
"What are you talking about?" asked Anne.
"Well we could have used the vase to heal them," said Makoto, "But…"
"The peace in this world may not last…" finished Alex, lowering his head down.
"W-what?!" gasped Anne, "I thought Rasputin is…"
"Oh he's long gone dead," said Alex, "But…there's someone else who we have to battle against."
"However, we cannot confront them now," finished Haruka, "Since we are returning to Earth."
"Who is this person you're up against now?" asked Awlida.
"And is it okay why we ask that you cannot fight them?" asked Anne.
"Well you guys already know we are returning to Earth," sighed Rin with a slight annoyance.
"However…this being…that we need to confront…she goes by as Pandora," said Alex, looking at Anne, "Your father might have mention…the Pandotess Lab?"
"H-he did!" she replied, "I remember his saying that it was where you and were brother were born from. Other than that, I don't know much…"
"As a Chiropteran, she was my mother…but as a 'Mahotsukai', she's our foe," he answered.
The pirates gasped in shocked by the revelation as they didn't expect this 'being' to be his mother and at the same time the all out enemy.
"Y-your mother…is the Chiropterans?" asked Awlida.
"Wait, but what is a 'Mahotsukai'?" asked Anne.
"In our language from Japan, "Mahotsukai" means Magician," said Makoto.
"Pandora is a magician who will do anything to fulfill her wish. I cannot probe to her mind because if I use my power, she will detect us," explained Alex, "But it's no surprise that she already knows that we're alive and active."
"What do you mean?" asked Awlida, feeling a little nervous.
"When I was living in Chirottori with the Chiropterans, my father, Tesseract...he taught me that the "Mahotsukai" are powerful beings with dark magic called the "Fourth Dimension"," he answered, "Their powers are almost like that to a god's...with magic that can break the laws of the universe."
Anne gasped, "C-can you stop her from rampaging?"
"That's something we have to figure out still, it's no doubt that if we even plan to attack, she might kill us instantly," said Makoto.
Rin handed the medicine over to Awlida as Haruka continued, "Our magic as Suiei Gods is a fragment of power. We might not be able to defeat her."
"That's why, if we return to Earth, we might find a way to stop this madness," said Alex, "And at least we'll be safe there."
"As much as I will miss you guys," said Awlida as she received the medicine, "It's better that you all remain safe somewhere than to be dead."
"She's right," agreed Shirahama, "We will miss you but your safety comes first."
"We will take care of this bar and restaurant but you need to promise us one thing," added Anne.
The boys blinked their eyes for a moment in confusion as Anne smiled, "Promise us to never leave each other sides."
The other pirates smiled as the gang nodded into accepting the promise, they were a team and it was important for their survival to stay together.
Haruka and Alex went up to Rei's room while Makoto and Rin went to check up on Nagisa. The megane heard voices walking in and yawned.
"Hey guys," yawned Rei while he stretched his arms.
"You feel better?" asked Haruka.
"Yeah, where are the others?" replied Rei.
"Checking on Nagisa," said Alex as he gave him a soft kiss.
"We got medicine if you need to calm your headache," said Haruka.
"I'm okay, thank you," answered the megane.
"I'll stay with you…I'm sure Nagisa will want Rin to stay wit him…" said Alex.
"And we know you want to stay with Makoto, Haruka-senpai," replied Rei.
Haruka blushed slightly and said, "Makoto's been worrying for everyone now."
"Speaking of that, we still don't know where we've seen this swamp," sighed Alex, "Is it a place we've seen before?"
"Probably not," answered Rei.
"Here Nagisa," said Rin as he handed the blonde some pills while Makoto prepared the vase with some regular water in it, "Careful with your magic, Makoto,"
"Nagisa, are you really okay?" asked Makoto, "You seemed really horrified on Rei."
"I'd be scared too if something happened but that really wasn't your usual self," agreed Rin.
"I'm fine now," answered the blonde, "But back then…it wasn't pretty. You heard what I said."
Rin nodded and got out some cake from the other bag and replied, "Here, it's strawberry flavored as requested. And I'll stay with you for a bit."
"Hehehe, thanks Rin-Rin," smiled Nagisa.
Few Hours Later
By Early Nightfall, Rin and Makoto returned downstairs to the bar followed by Haruka and Alex. They decided to let the others rest for a good night's sleep while they planned to go out for a jog and get some fresh air at least.
"Hey, we're heading out for a jog," said Rin.
"Ah ok, do you guys need anything?" asked Awlida.
"Uhhh, I think we'll be alright," said Makoto as their clothes adjusted to their jogging gear with Rin's hair tied up in a ponytail.
"Now that I remembered to ask, has anyone seen Anastasia?" asked Alex.
The others shrugged as Rin answered, "Haven't seen her…have you guys?"
The pirates shook their heads as Shirahama answered, "We haven't."
"Perhaps Sousuke or Aki might know?" suggested Awlida.
"You can ask them when they get back," said Anne, "We'll tell them to wait for you guys."
"Alright, thanks!" replied Makoto.
"See ya soon!" said Awlida and Shirahama.
Chirottori Castle
Pandora has prepared many things...several of which will try to harm the Magic Six's Unity as a Team. Her powers returned, her vengeance boiling in her veins...her only wish she had left was to put an end to things...and recreate in her own vision.
She walked down the stairs, heading to the Pandotess chamber where she had created a new breed of Chiropterans taken from the environment around her, enabling them to breathe fire like dragons.
"Now then," she muttered, "It is time…so soon."
The Mahotsukai walked over to the cabinet where she found her fancy, jeweled box with a key inside. She coud barely remember her past but she recalled of two keys that could create a massive portal, taking an army or population from one world to another world desired. While it's true she could travel herself to places, she had an army to send and it was now the time to do so.
"It's still not ready…" she said, "The other key…where could it possibly be?"
Ever since her discovery of the notes she read, the antagonistic Mahotsukai was busy preparing obstacles, traps, and armies she would need. While it's true she could have killed them with a snap of her fingers but the fun of that would be ruined.
No...she wanted to torture them...twist them...mutilate them...and then kill them.
And after she did that, she would take her revenge to her people that exiled her from her previous crimes.
"It's been too long of a wait," she hissed, walking over to the throne room where she saw the puddle of black water, seeing the Magic Six (or at least four of the) running across the sands while Nagisa and Rei were asleep.
"I should torture them some more...but that's just a waste. I got bigger plans for them when they return to Earth," said Pandora, "That will be their nightmare."
She began to make her evil laugh but stopped as she cried out, "And as for my grandchildren, I shall make them my pawns as soon as they are at their weakest point!"
Outside of the towered-fortress, the Suiei Gods managed to reach the area of Chirottori where the skies were littered in blood color, black, charcoal clouds and various monsters living there.
"What a disgrace!" said Suiei Tachibana.
"So this is where he lived…" muttered Suiei Marotta.
"I wish we could have done something!" growled Suiei Ryugazaki as Hazuki nodded in agreement.
"But this isn't the time for that now. Pandora has powers that make us dwarfed," replied Suiei Nanase.
"Will this world be even safe from her while we are in absence?" asked Suiei Tachibana.
"We can only hope our butts," sighed Suiei Hazuki.
"This isn't the time for crack jokes!" snapped Suiei Ryugazaki.
Back at Lynhaven's Bar:
Aki and Sousuke returned from their search but failed to find Sonya or the babies.
"Ugh, what another day it was…" yawned Sousuke.
"Hey you're back!" said Awlida.
"You guys hungry or thirsty?" asked Anne.
"W-we're fine, thank you," said Aki.
"Oh by the way, the boys returned and they were looking for Anastasia," said Shirahama.
"T-they came back?" asked Aki, stunned.
"Where are they now?" asked Sousuke.
"Well Nagisa and Rei are upstairs and the others went for a jog," replied Awlida.
"We still haven't found Sonya," sighed Aki, sitting down.
"We checked for anyone that knew her but there was no clear response," said Sousuke.
"Well what do you think could have happened?" asked Anne.
"No idea," shrugged Aki.
Before the others could answer, they all heard a loud cry that sounded like a Chiropteran. Sousuke already jumped up from his seat as the pirates were frightened by the sound.
"It came from outside! Is it a Chiropteran?!" asked Shirahama.
"I'm going to check on Rei and Nagisa!" said Awlida
Sousuke readied his gun while Anne went to help Awlida as she reminded her, "Remember you're pregnant, don't push yourself."
Shirahama grabbed his sword while Aki readied on her radioactive gun. They crept up to the door carefully ans silently, timing for the right moment.
"Carefully…GO!" said Aki.
The three jumped out and saw nothing at first when they turned towards the street and saw what looked like a female being with wings of the Chiropteran, carrying two smaller beings.
Aki gasped at the sight as the figure walked up to them with the familiar face, "W-what is this?!"
"I-impossible," gasped Sousuke.
"Was I two loud?" asked Georgia, holding Matryona and Varvara.
"H-how did you even survive after all of this!?" snapped Aki.
"And who are you to be exact? And why do you have those wings like the Chiropterans?" asked Shirahama, readying his sword.
"I am Georgia…a meber of 'The Watcher's"…assigned to be the guardian mother of Aki, Anastasia, and Alex."
Shirahama gasped, "H-how is that even…!?"
"She was our guardian while Alex was still living with us before he regained his memories as a Chiropteran," said Aki, "We told you guys this already."
"Yeah but to think that she was even alive…" began Shirahama, getting annoyed.
"Thanks to Alex's blood, I have been saved and transformed into a Chivashi…" said Georgia.
Shirahama's eyes narrowed in anger as he remembered the Chivashi that killed Matsuura, Takeshi and many other lives. He was about to take a blow against her when Sousuke stopped him, saying, "She's not on the path of Rasputin…"
"But even still, that kind has KILLED OUR FRIENDS!" he snapped.
"I can smell Jadwiga and Anastasia nearby as well," said Georgia, "Tell me…where are they…?"
"W-we don't…" began Sousuke.
"Wait a second…" snarled Shirhama, "YOU GUYS KNEW WHERE THE PRINCESS WAS AT!?"
Sousuke sighed and said, "We had to keep her safe…she's downstairs from the bar."
Shirahama growled but couldn't raise up his sword; he grunted and made his way inside, "Let's go in, alright? You better explain what is going on here!"
Inside, Anne and Awlida visited Rei to see how he was feeling.
"Hey, you feel better?" asked Awlida.
"Yeah, is something the matter?" he replied.
"Oh, it's probably just some wild animal or whatever," said Anne, "I'll go check on Nagisa."
Awdlia chuckled and asked to Rei, "So how is your relationship with hi-?"
Before she could finish, Anne closed the door to cut off her question. The other pirate could only sigh in annoyance because ever since she heard from Matsuura that she was fangirling the two; she knew that it was going to hurt her once they leave for Earth.
Anne arrived in the room where Nagisa was resting.
"Hey Nagisa," said Anne.
"Hello," replied the blonde.
"You dong alright ther-?" she asked when they heard a loud noise coming from downstairs, "Please excuse me, I have to see what's the matter."
"Shira! We had no choice but to keep her location a secret!" said Aki, "And of course…it didn't help when this one had to use her big mouth…"
"Hey! Don't look at me! I didn't raise you to be that way!" replied Georgia.
"Raise her!? Have you FORGOTTEN the significance of OUR existence?" asked Sousuke, "We lived much longer than you and we already are aware of the situation that's taken place!"
"Look, I understand that you had to keep this a secret, but at least let us know that you know that she's safe!" snapped Shirahama, "How else are you guys supposed to keep us from worrying after the war ended?! Especially Awlida! You know how much stress she takes on and now that she's pregnant, it will hurt her little ones!"
Anne arrived down the stairs to see the commotion and said, "What's going on here?"
She turned to see Georgia and her eyes widened a little by the Chriopteran wings fusing back into her skin, "A-and who the hell are you?!"
"She's our guardian other of myself, Anastasia…and Alex," replied Aki, "At least that was before the whole fiasco happened."
Anne sighed but saw the two strange beings resting on the bench tables, sleeping.
"W-who are they?" she asked.
"Matryona and Varvara…" replied Georgia.
They all gasped in shock as neither of them could recognize those two as the babies from earlier before they were taken away.
"B-but that's impossible!" said Aki, "How could they reach that age so quickly?!"
"What do you mean they are the twins?! Just how?!" gasped Anne.
"Kaarina took care of them," said a voice.
The gang turned to see Rin, Alex, Haruka, and Makoto returning from their jog as everyone stared at the as if they were crazy.
"That name…" muttered Shirahama, "Grandma said something about her…"
"Y-you've heard of her?!" asked Sousuke.
"We learned about her ways of prophecies long ago," said Haruka.
"That and my grandma once met her too even longer ago," said the voice of Awlida as she walked down the steps with a serious look.
"She came to my town to teach me how to see the future," replied Rin, "But that's besides the point."
"Kaarina said that the peaceful days are about to end soon, and that she did this to them in order to be armed with knowledge while we are gone," explained Makoto.
"Wait, you mean there's going to be another war?" asked Anne.
"It's not going to be a pretty sight, but we don't know when it will happen and where," said Rin.
"Well I am heading downstairs," replied Georgia, getting up from her seat and grabbing Varvara and Matryona still.
She kicked open the door with her feet and said, "Come with if you like…"
Haruka, Makoto, and Rin decided to go back upstairs to bed while Shirahama and Alex went downstairs with the Chivashi. The others stayed at the bar in an awkward silence in order to reorganize the beef that went down.
Georgia led Shirahama and Alex downstairs where they saw Anastasia trapped inside a gigantic tube with some fluid bathing her while a strange looking slimy creature was attached to her forehead.
"As ordered, I got them here," said Georgia, presenting the two Chiropterans to Jadwiga.
"Yes…but why are THEY here?" asked Jadwiga, pointing to Alex and Shirahama.
"Why did you keep Anastasia down here?" asked Alex.
"Anastasia is receiving memories from long ago…our little pet here is designed for…visual aid," she replied.
"So…why is she in that cage and in that solution?" asked Shirahama.
"It's to keep her hidden from our enemy," said Jadwiga, "The glass is designed based on a stasis tube similar to the ones in the Pandotess Labs where they keep radiation or other dangerous materials away from the contents inside."
"And how long has it's been since she was in there," asked Alex.
"Almost a month, but she's been connection to nutrition tubes and other feeders to stay in her shape, she should wake up soon though because the creature's energy is almost depleted," replied the leader.
"And does this delay in our trip to return to Earth?" he asked.
"No, she should be up in a day or two if we are lucky," said Jadwiga.
Rin walked into the room where Nagisa was staring at the ceiling.
"Hey," smiled the blonde as Rin sat down next to him after opening the window a little for the night air.
"Is it too cold for you?" asked Rin.
"No, it's fine," replied Nagisa, "But what happened downstairs?"
"…Georgia brought the twins here and Sousuke and Aki knew where Anastasia was hidden," said the red-hair.
"W-what?! Why didn't they tell us!?" asked Nagisa.
"I don't know, I guess they didn't want anyone to find out," he answered.
Nagisa shook his head but smirked an idea as he huggled behind him and said, "Y-you want me to strip for you…?"
"U-uhhh," moaned Rin, "I…y-yes…but let's have it for a party tomorrow since it'll be our last day."
"Hehehe," chuckled the blonde as they shared a kiss.
Makoto and Haruka sat down in the smaller bedroom as they watched the dark clouds rolling into the coastline on the far end. Makoto could only lower his head as he remembered that night back on Earth with Rei and the storm.
"H-Haru…what do you think?" he asked.
"Of what?" replied Haruka, "T-the swamp?"
"Yes. Rin said that there were statues around of us and him…so maybe these people know us by chance?" he asked.
"Well someone would definitely know the Suiei Gods," said Haruka.
But Makoto was still feeling stumped about this. These visual images of the swamp, the wildlife, the people, just how could it all be possible? The green cloudy mist/fog was also familiar too but no one could figure out what it was.
I have a feeling we're going back to a trap, he thought.
After discussing with Jadwiga, Alex, Georgia, and Shirahama brought Varvara and Matryona upstairs to the living room part of the house.
"Will they try to attack us?" asked Shirahama.
"I'll give them the blood that they need," said Georgia, "As a Chivashi, our blood is their nutrtion and for their survival but their blood is poison to me."
"Please take care of them for me," replied Alex, "I'm sorry…"
Georgia gave him a hug and answered, "My son, no matter where your life takes you…know that you have people that love you. Remember, if you are feeling in doubt, just smile."
"I…I'll go to see Rei, he's waiting," said Alex.
Alex walked into the room as he saw the megane staring out at the window before he turned to see him. He sat down next to him on the bed.
"Hey, sorry for taking a long time," said Alex, "Anastasia is downstairs beneath the bar…along with Jadwiga."
Rei gasped, "W-what?! R-really? How?!"
"Jadwiga is helping her to regain her memories before she joins us back to Earth," he replied.
"Oh…that's right," said Rei, "We are going back soon, aren't we?"
"In a couple of days," he answered, lowering his head down with a bit of fear.
"Everything will be okay," replied the megane, resting his hand over his shoulder.
"I...I don't know what's going to be waiting for us," said Alex, "I…I don't want to lose that promise…"
"You won't," answered Rei, leaning down for a kiss. Afterwards, the two snuggled together in the bed, resting for the new day.
Next Day:
With the final day approaching, the gang decided to have a celebration. In the morning, they set up the bar with decorations, preparing snacks, drinks, and working outside to decorate the patio and even getting help with some other people that worked with staging and stereo for a mini-theater.
It was by around 1 PM when they opened the place to the public as a handful of people showed up for lunch, coffee, or even a place to chill. The Magic Six decided to dance at the mini-theater in order to get more people to visit the bar and spend time and have fun.
Rin claped his hands as the music played around with several people dancing. Haruka smiled a little and Makoto even laughed happily.
Georgia served out the plate of appeitizers while Sousuke and Aki brought out pitchers of water. The pirates were working inside the bar, handling the alcoholic drinks.
Nagisa decided to take on the stage as his clothes transformed to his Arabian style with the veil and started to dance as well. Rei laughed and clapped his hands to the music.
Rin was about to get some water to drink when Nagisa pulled him in and said, "Show them your moves…your majesty!"
Before he could reply, his clothes transformed to his Arabian form and some of the people there were from Neo Tabuk as they recognized him as the prince. The music switched to a more Arabic style as the two were dancing together.
"My goodness, his royal majesty is here!" gasped a few of the people.
Rin twirled himself in the air with a jump kick before landing on the ground and spun around with Nagisa.
"W-wowww," gasped Alex.
"Sugoiiii," muttered Makoto as he almost squealed at that.
"I knew Nagisa danced," said Rei, "But Rin…?"
The pirates walked out to see what was going on as they saw Rin and Nagisa dancing together in their Arabian clothes. Awlida smiled and started to clap with the beat as Anne and Shirahama joined in.
Alex saw Rei getting up while Makoto did the same and they turned to their respective partners.
"Come on Haru-chan!" smiled Makoto.
"Stop using the –chan!" blushed Haruka.
"Let's dance Alex-chan-san!" smiled Rei, grabbing his hand.
"Uhhh…I…I…" he blushed but laughed with joy as they all danced together.
Iwamara Temple
Sousuke and Aki arrived at the temple where they could hear the echoing beat of the music from below. They were sent by Jadwiga to check on the temple to see if anyone showed up yet but so far they didn't see anything.
"Are they really coming today?" asked Aki.
Sousuke walked over to the marble table where the compendium floated in mid air. He touched the book and it fell onto the table, pages opening magically with a small glow that slowly grew brighter and larger.
"W-we better move!" he shouted grabbing her hand.
"W-what is this!?" she replied, seeing the book pages flipping faster and faster as the temple itself began to glow.
Back down at the party, everyone was dancing and having a fun time when Haruka stopped to see the strange light glowing from the forest.
"H-haru?" asked Makoto when he turned his head and gasped, "NEEEEEHHHH!?"
"Wh-what's going on!?" shouted Nagisa.
Everyone stopped the music to see the strange glowing sphere of light brightening up the forest as streams of light blasted out to the skies. A ring of energy echoed across the town, shaking the area but casuing no damage.
The light finally dimmed down and everything seemed back to normal but no one could predict the meaning of this strange sudden burst of light like this…
Nao Serizawa, the former manager of the Iwatobi Junior High School Swim Team woke up along with Shiina Asashi, Ikuya Kirishima, and Shingino Kisumi.
Nao walked up to the exit of the temple and saw the village of Iwamara as well as the Paleolassa Ocean. It was surely a better sight than what they saw back on Earth.
"So they're here?" asked Kisumi while Shiina belched.
"They are here," said Nao, "Just as what we were told."
Behind them, Gou Matsuoka got up after opening her eyes from the bright light and joined up to see what was outside.
"So pretty," said Gou, "It certainly is better out here than where we were from."
They turned to see Aki and Sousuke standing before them.
"You all made it safely," said Aki.
"Welcome to Duniya," added Sousuke.
"Yes we did," replied Gou, "It's been a while…Sousuke…Aki. But please, where is my brother and the others?"
"And what town are we in?" asked Shiina.
"This is Iwamara, we will join with the others at a place called Lynhaven's," said Sousuke.
"It's a bar and a restaurant as well as home to some of our friends there," added Aki, "They are down there right now."
They led the five out of the temple and walked down the series of steps, heading for the main road before getting to the sandy path that led to the village.
Sousuke turned his head to Gou and asked, "Did you find Seijuurou or the others?"
"No," she answered, "I didn't get a chance to search for them but…"
"Maybe they haven't waken up yet," replied Aki, "I'm sure they will take their roles soon. But for now, let's keep going."
"Oh by the way, witch boy says that we got 24 hours from the moment we got here before the gate closes up," said Shiina.
"Very well then," replied Sousuke.
At the party, the gang sat down by the patio as they looked out towards the beach, wondering what they should do for tonight's event of celebration. There was work to be done still but at least they were having fun on their last day here.
However, they were in a discussion about the Iwamara Swim Team with Rocko as they were trying to figure out how they could at least get the program going while they leave this world.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Rin with a suspicion look.
"Well we did this before while we were trying to recruit new mebers to join," said Makoto.
"I wanna do this again!" smirked Nagisa.
"D-do we have to?" blushed Rei.
"Well we haven't done much to promote for the swim team I guess..." said Alex.
"But…we are going back home though soon after this...so how will we get them to join?" asked Makoto.
Haruka was about to answer when they all heard a familiar voice, "DO IT! STRIP!"
"T-that voice…!" gasped Nagisa.
They got out from the patio side and rushed their way down to the beach area where they saw a group of people in the far distance. One of them began to run forward even though her speed wasn't the greatest.
Rin's eyes widened in shock, watching his sister running towards him and the others as her face was filled with tears of joy.
"G-GOU!?" gasped Rei.
"H-how!?" gasped Nagisa, "GOU-CHAAAN!"
The two siblings reunited with a hug as Rin's face was filled with tears, crying with happiness.
"Onii-chan," moaned Gou as she cried a little as well.
"Gou…" he replied softly, sniffing his tears.
Makoto saw the other group of boys arriving as he gasped in shocked by the two that he remembered.
"YOOOOO!" shouted Shiina while Ikuya remained silent and annoyed.
"Hehehe, it's been a long time...eh Mako-chan?" asked Kisumi.
Makoto summoned the compendium to find out who exactly these four guys were when he saw a picture of himself along with Haruka, Shiina, and Ikuya in the middle/junior high school relay. The pirates finally found the and followed to see the commotion as well.
"W-who are they?" asked Rei, confused.
"You guys…really!?" asked Nagisa, stunned.
"Haru! Look!" said Makoto, pointing the pictures about their junior high days. Haruka saw himself swimming in the relay with him, Shiina and Ikuya.
Sousuke and Aki arrived as they watched the others trying to remember the people before them.
"H-how did you guys even get here?" asked Haruka.
"We came here from Earth," said Nao.
"So you're the ones to take us back?" asked Nagisa.
"Witch boy says you got 24 hours from now...before the gate closes," said Ikuya while keeping a slight glare at Haruka.
Rin nodded and turned to his sister, asking, "I-is everything okay? D-did something happened on Earth?"
"You have to see for yourself," she said quietly, looking rather silent, "I can't tell much. Witch boy said it may be dangerous."
"Dangerous?" he replied, confused.
"Well either way, we still have to wait for Anastasia," said Alex, "We're not supposed to leave without her!"
"Whether she makes it out or not…is not on the same matter that you guys are about to do," replied Shiina, "She can get back in a different way if it's necessary."
"Why you guys making this sound so urgent?" asked Rei, "Did something happened?"
The others remained silent as Makoto said, "Well we don't have much room left here at the bar...so uh...?"
"We'll find a place to rest in for the night, do not worry," replied Nao.
"However, by tomorrow though, you must be on the ready. Once we leave here, there is no turning back," said Shiina.
"W-what!?" gasped the trio pirates.
"You mean… we won't see each other again?!" asked Awlida.
"It can't be…" said Anne.
"We can't do anything!?" asked Shirahama.
"I am sorry but this is the price that it is demanded for," said Nao.
"Well…this is our last day," said Rin.
"We'll need to make these moments very valuable," nodded Makoto.
"Of course…now strip off those jackets!" smirked Gou.
"Yeah!" agreed Awlida, siding with Gou, "I wanna see that before you guys leave!"
The team blushed with a sweat drop of nervouseness.
The six of them hid behind the curtains as they were wearing their swimsuits and their jackets.
"You've got to be kidding me?!" snapped Rin.
"Yep! We did cart wheel flips and we stripped," said Nagisa.
"But how does this bring an advantage to…?" began Makoto.
"I don't know if I can even…" blushed Alex.
"You guys, she's starting," said Rei.
"Welcome friends and travelers of Duniya! My name is Kou Matsuoka and our partner here, Rocko is the captain of the Iwamara Swim Team who has been nice enough to help us promote the school's swim team with him," said Gou.
"After we meet our swimmers, we'll have a dance celebration as well as food and drinks served so please enjoy yourselves!" said Rocko.
Nagisa makes his entrance, as he flips around and stripped off his jacket, tossing it to the left and answered, "My name is Nagisa Hazuki and my speciality is the breastroke! My Charm Point are the calf muscles!"
The audience gasped a bit as they were stunned by the stripping, wondering if this is even appropriate or not. However, a few of them were cheering in the background.
Haruka takes the entrance to the right as he made his cartwheel and stripped off his jacket, tossing it to the right, "Haruka Nanase…I swim the freestyle…and my charm point is the triceps!"
Rei makes his entrance and spins in the air while stripping off his jacket and performing the megane look through his glasses, "Rei Ryugazaki, I swim the butterfly and my charm points are the biceps and deltoids!"
The audience murmured each other as they were wondering about the meaning of this.
Makoto makes his entrance and performed a back flip and stripping off his jacket while facing away from the audience to show his detailed back muscles. Some of the audience members did cheer at the sight as they were a bit stunned by the detailed.
"Makoto Tachibana," he said, "My speciality is the back stroke and my charm point is the back muscles!"
Dammit, thought Rin as he makes his way in, he jumped into the air while stripping off his jacket and landed on the ground with his fist, creating a shockwave effect in the air as the audience felt the breeze.
"Rin Matsuoka, I have a double speciality in freestyle and butterfly! My charm point is my chest and abs!" he said.
The audience stirred up a bit now as the group was almost complete…
Alex made his entrance by running quickly and (with careful timing on his magic) created a slide effect (and keeping his magic invisible) on the floor before standing up and casually tossing his jacket to the side.
"Alex Marotta, the "wild card" of swimming but I prefer the freestyle," he said, "My charm point is the quadriceps and tibialis!"
"They are the team known as the Magic Six!" explained Gou.
The audio/music changed as the disco lights went up, signaling the audience that it was time to celebrate the night as their clothes transformed to their party outfits with the animals on it.
"Come on Rin-Rin!" said Nagisa, "The stripper poles are about to emerge!"
The stripper poles grew from the floor of the stage as it was time to play some fun and bring a wild ride to the audience.
"W-we're seriously putting up a show?" asked Makoto.
Nagisa was already dancing seductively near Rin while Rei turned to Alex and asked, "You want to dance with me?"
Gou whistled and shouted, "I'm so glad for this!"
"Me too!" agreed Awlida, "This is fun!"
Nagisa grabbed onto the pole and slowly sliped his way down while watching Rin blushing as he was dancing his hips. Makoto and Haruka decided to slow dance each other while Rei and Alex shared their dancing moment.
Slowly, they took off their jackets and their shirts as the audience began to go wild and partying away as the skies began to enter nightfall.
"I'm glad we can dance here," said Rei quietly.
"Oh now you sound so horny," replied Alex.
"I…I just want to enjoy this moment," he blushed.
The two shared a deep kiss as the people in the audience cheered on while Awlida was making a catcall and other people screeching the "wert whirl". Nagisa whistled too for them while Rei moaned in the kiss.
"I swear they really are homos," said Shiina.
Nao could only chuckle while Ikuya remained silent.
"It's just like how it was on Earth!" said Kisumi.
Makoto flexed his back muscles while Haruka rubbed on his own biceps/triceps, casuing many of the people in the audience to blush.
"I love when they do this!" squealed Gou, "I can watch this all day!"
"I know, right?!" asked Awlida, also squealing, "Their muscles are so perfect! You just want to touch them, don't you?"
"YES!" she answered, "FINALLY somebody understands me!"
The two girls made a high five in excitement as Awlida replied, "We should have met earlier girl!"
In a different area of the audience, Aki turned to Sousuke and asked, "Why don't you show off too?"
Sousuke blushed and answered, "It's their night...besides, it's almost time."
Towards the front of the audience, Anne and Shirahama were quite stunned at what was all happening with the fun and the homo before them.
"Just wow…" blushed Anne, feeling like it's all a dream.
"I didn't realize that they were that close to each other," said Shirahama, "Not saying that it's wrong but I thought maybe Rei wouldn't show off the kissing in public like that."
"They were like that on Earth," said Sousuke as he and Aki arrived to them as the latter just laughed a bit.
"Really?" asked Anne.
"It's not that hard to believe then…just by looking at them," blushed Shirahama.
"N-Nagisa…" moaned Rin as he tried to do the splits, "This is too hard for me!"
"You can do it, Rin-Rin!" chuckled the blonde, "You're flexible too! Maybe not like me but you can still make it!"
Makoto danced dirty behind Haruka as he flirted around his hair while the audience continued to roar with excitement and having fun while Alex and Rei danced slowly to each other.
Rin slowly went down again as he could feel the pull on his legs. He realized that if he went too fast, he might pull a muscle, if it was too slow, the pain would still be intense.
"You can do it onii-chan!" shouted Gou.
After a few more breaths, Rin finally made the split and could feel the blood in his body going all wild but at the same time, it felt painless.
"Good job!" cheered Nagisa.
"Rei," whispered Alex, "I want to do it now…inside."
The megane blushed and nodded as they carefully snuk their way out of the audience but neither of them noticed the sharp eye that Awlida had as she saw the two making their way back to the bar.
"Hey, I saw Alex and Rei sneaking away," whispered Awlida to Gou, "I think they're gonna play."
"Oh boy," she blushed, following Awlida, "Let's go, I want to see this!"
The two made their way to the bathroom and stripped off their clothing slowly. Alex closed the window in the bathroom to block out the music and turned on the vent to keep the steam from clogging the air.
Rei turned to the door and closed it while Alex was about to turn on the shower but stopped.
"You know…" said Alex.
"Hmm?" asked the megane.
"It feels like it was yesterday when we first met on Earth when I came to japan for the first time..." he answered, "And now here we are, tomorrow we're returning to that place."
"I know," said Rei, "I'll miss this world and the people…but as long as you and I…"
Alex turned on the shower and stepped in while the megane followed in right after, closing the door to keep the water in. Rei hugged behind him for a moment before he started to massage his shoulders. Alex rested his hand on Rei's hand and the megane asked, "You want me to stop?"
"N-no…" he answered, "I…I want you."
Rei smiled and gently bit on his shoulder, causing him to moan in pleasure, feeling the teeth like another toy on his body while their shafts were beginning to grow. Rei was already moving to poke at his partner's entrance but he turned around and the two shared a deep kiss while Alex pinned Rei to the wall.
"R-Rei…" moaned Alex, taking a breath, "We-we finally…"
"Are together," he smiled as he frottaged on their shafts while kissing deeply again and feeling their warm, wet skin from the heat of the shower pouring down on them.
After a bit more time of celebration, the others walked back into the bar to cool down while wondering where Gou and Awlida went.
"Well that was such a night," sighed Makoto, feeling tired.
"My legs are all stiff now," moaned Rin.
"Hey has anyone seen the other? Gou and Awlida?" asked Shirahama.
Aki turned her head as she could hear a faint sound of laughter coming from upstairs. She walked up and could hear Gou and Awlida giggling away.
"Oh gosh, now what are they doing?" she muttered.
"Oh hey Aki!" said Gou, blushing.
"We uh…oh we heard something by the bathroom and…" began Awlida.
Aki grabbed the two girls with her strength and said, "How many times did I tell to NOT invade their privacy?!"
"NOOOOO!" screamed both of the girls as they were being dragged downstairs.
"Well I guess Rei and Alex should be more careful when they are sneaking out," smirked Nagisa.
"Honestly," sighed Aki.
The others had a sweat drop of nervousness while Awlida and Gou were disappointed of getting caught.
Back inside the shower, Alex blushed as he felt Rei poking through his entrance, ready to embrace this passion once more.
"R-Rei…" breathed Alex.
The two pressed their bodies onto each other as they enjoyed their taste of their cleaned skin and the smell of freshness from washing themselves.
"Can I go in?" asked Rei.
Alex nodded as he brought the megane down for another kiss just as Rei began to dug his way inside.
"Mhh…mmmhhh!" he moaned as he wrapped his arms around the megane.
"A-are you okay?" asked Rei after taking a breath from the kiss.
The other boy nodded and said, "T-take me…"
Rei began to sway back and forth a little as Alex licked on Rei's chest while the megane reached down for his shaft to throb it. They both breathed deeply and moaned through the passion as the water pouring on them added more heat for each other.
"I-I lov-ve y-you…R-Rei," breathed Alex.
"I-I love-y-you too…" replied Rei as they took down another kiss.
Already their bodies began to stiffen with intensity as they could feel their insides ready to tremble and spasm out.
"A-Ahhhh…I-I'm c-closeeeee…" moaned Rei.
"R-Reeeiii," he breathed deeply.
Rei went faster and faster until it felt like he was going through a blur, at any second…
"AhhaAAAHHHH!" they both cried out as Alex sprayed out a fountain of white love on himself and the megane while the latter bursted himself inside, spraying his seed into the tunnel.
"T-that was…" gasped Rei after he finally breathed to relax, "A-amazing…"
"I'll never leave you or the others again…" replied Alex, "Especially you."
"I've long to spend the rest of my life with you…since we couldn't do so in the past," said Rei.
"Then…" answered the other guy, giving him a small kiss, "after we defeat our enemy…let's get married."
Rei gasped in shock and happiness as he almost wanted to spill tears, hugging his partner tightly and said, "Oh Alex…I'm so happy…I shall say yes!"
"That…is our new promise then," he answered, "Our ETERNAL promise…to our happier future."
The two kissed happily and they finished up their shower before going to bed, knowing that their first promise has been fulfilled…but now this new one is only the beginning.
Next Morning
"Psst, you guys! Hurry!" whispered Aki, shaking Sousuke, Awlida, Anne, and Shirahama awake.
They all yawned and were confused by the sight but when they saw Aki's serious expression on her face, they almost yelped in shock/fear but they managed to stay quiet since the boys and Gou were asleep still.
"W-where are we going?" asked Shirahama.
"We're going to set up a surprise for them," replied Aki, "Gou once told me a story that…"
The group arrived at the high school where they saw Rocko opening up the outside captain turned to see them and was a bit surprised to see some people here already.
"New students to sign up?" he asked.
"Nope! We're here for a different reason," said Awlida, smiling.
"Oh?" asked Rocko.
"We need to…" began Aki before whispering to Rocko on their grand plan.
Back at the bar, the six boys and Gou were eating some breakfast that Haruka, Rin and Alex made while Rei looked over the letter that Haruka saw earlier.
"So…" said the megane, "They want us at the school by 10 AM?"
"It's about 9 AM," said Nagisa, "So we still got a bit of time.
"I can't believe we are leaving after this," sighed Alex.
"Me too," replied Gou, "I would love to talk more with Awlida. She is really nice! I only was here for like a day and I'm going to miss this place!"
"I'm glad I got to say goodbye to Deana and Glena," said Rei.
"I'll miss my town and my friends…and the library as well," sighed Nagisa, "Too bad the library got destroyed."
The Seven made their way to the Iwamara High School when they were led by Rocko, Ikuya, Shiina, Nao, and Kisumi to the outside pool.
"Right this way," said Rocko as he and Nao opened the doors for them, prompting them to go and see the pool.
They got out and were shocked on the sight before them as Rin was lost at his words again while the others were nearly speechless.
"I-is that…" began Haruka.
"Who did this?" asked Rei.
"Woooowwww!" smiled Nagisa.
And down beneath the level of the Lynhaven's bar…Princess Anastasia finally opened her eyes after receiving the last of the past visions to her. The truth was finally in her hands and she had an important job to do now…whether she liked it or not.
~Episode 5 END~
~Interlude 5 PV~
Alex: How many years has it been since that day? 60? 65?
Rei: Ugh, why does this stupid technology not working!?
Rin: I can't believe this…I'm an old fart and I tan like no tomorrow!
Nagisa: Tch, you're one to talk, Rin-Rin!
Makoto: Haru, do you still remember that promise I told you?
Haruka: That…but we also have to fulfill our final task before we say goodbye to this world.
Watanuki: When one has lived as long as "we" have, you get attached.
Gou: Next time…Free! A Journey Without End! Can you at least tell us that we still look young?!