Majotourbillon looked out over her Galaxy Reactor, snickering to herself.
"Yes. Let them come. When they finally arrive here, I'll have a few surprises in store for them."
The instant she'd finished speaking, Oyajide arrived on his personal airship. He seemed very scared, as if fearing what Majotourbillon would do to him because of his loss.
"My lady, I am very sorry... they got the better of me..." Oyajide whimpered. "I underestimated them..."
"There is no need to worry, Oyajide," Majotourbillon stated. This surprised Oyajide.
"My lady... you're not incensed at me for failing?"
"This is nothing more than a trivial matter," Majotourbillon explained, holding the purple Star of the Ancients in her hand. "The boy may have six of the Stars, but I still have the seventh. And it is because of that fact that he will lose."
Oyajide nodded, easily understanding.
"Besides, when he gets here, that boy will definitely be in for a huge surprise."
Majotourbillon cackled evilly, looking at the expanding sun behind her.
(Footage: Nick hops into a Launch Star, aiming straight for Majotourbillon's fortress. As he blasts off, we pan up to the sun above the Observatory, where the Ojamajo Doremi Galaxy: The Tides of Time logo appears.)
Ugoki hajimeta arata no WAVE
Midare wo furikireru chikara to yuuki tamesu you ni
(A new wave has begun to move.
Shake off your uneasiness and test your strength and courage.)
(Footage: Doremi paces through the Ghostly Galaxy, waiting for someone to rescue her. Quickly cut to Hazuki right outside the building, planning a daring break-out.)
Sora no kanata ukabu basho no kioku ima
(The memories of that place floating on the other end of the sky...)
(Footage: Aiko can be seen backflipping away from a Mandibug on the Honeyhive Galaxy, eventually flipping right side up and shifting into fighting stance.)
shizuka ni tashika ni yomigaeru
(...are now quietly, surely, being revived!)
(Footage: Onpu can be seen singing along with the song to the delight of the Soundwave Galaxy's denizens. During the short instrumental, we see a still shot of Nick and Majotourbillon about to attack each other.)
Atsui kizuna (atsui kizuna)
Tsunagi awase (tsunagi awase)
(Passionate bonds (Passionate bonds)
Are linked together (are linked together))
(Footage: Hana does a forward front roll to avoid the bubble shooters of the Buoy Base Galaxy. When she faces the camera again, she flashes a thumbs up.)
O-PARTS motome (tobi dasu)
(As we seek the O-Parts (rushing towards them))
(Footage: Haruka faces down one of the missile launchers in the Battlerock Galaxy, ready to make her move.)
TRIBE ON ima ga sono toki
(Now is the time to Tribe-On!)
(Footage: Ichiyou ducks and weaves away from a Catepoid, using the giant leaves of the Greenleaves Galaxy as strategic cover.)
Katai kizuna (katai kizuna)
Tashikame ai (tashikame ai)
(Solid bonds (solid bonds)
Are tested together (are tested together))
(Footage: Yuki hops down from the roof of a house in the Good Egg Galaxy, then cut to Akemi taking a nap under a shady tree in the Dusty Dune Galaxy.)
Me wo tojiteite mo (kanjite)
(Even with your eyes closed (feel it))
(Footage: Kurumi continues to run away from Major Burrows in the Gusty Garden Galaxy, just wishing he would leave her alone.
Shinji susumu chikara wo kagiri mae e to...
(Believe as we move forward, towards the limits of our power!)
(Footage: Nick and Majotourbillon can be seen fighting at the Dark Matter Plant. Just as Nick is about to spin into Majotourbillon, the sequence ends with a still shot of all fifteen Ojamajos standing by Rosalina in the Comet Observatory.)
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(When you want to do something, don't just sit there and waste your precious time. Do something about it. Do it right away. It's the only way to live a life without regrets.)
S.P.D. Gold Ranger presents:
Ojamajo Doremi Galaxy: The Tides of Time
Story Created: February 28th, 2008
This Chapter: June 8th, 2010
Summary: When a mysterious new villain returns and steals the Stars of the Ancients, using their power to erase the Ojamajos from history, Nick must embark on a galaxy-hopping adventure in order to reunite with his friends and put an end to "the dark one's" evil ways...
On Today's Episode: Nick and Onpu blast off to the Deep Dark Galaxy, where deep underground in a sunken ghost ship, a familiar foe lies in wait...
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own Ojamajo Doremi or Super Mario Galaxy. They belong to Toei Animation and Nintendo.
Note: I'm only going to be covering the main galaxies (none of the mini-galaxies) and enemy bases in this story, with the exception of Buoy Base Galaxy, because there's going to be a big plot point in that galaxy when we get to it. I'm going to be keeping this author's note in, just in case someone joins the story later than usual. Also, there will be a few galaxies of my own creation later on.
Note 2: The Ojamajos created by YukiShinoya444 will make an appearance in this story. Before you even ask, I do have permission to use Yuki's team in my stories (so long as I don't make them look bad).
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Chapter 21: The Dungeon Cave
"Is that a beach?" Onpu wondered, looking down at the sandy planet that neared as she and Nick approached the Deep Dark Galaxy. "There's so much surf and turf..."
"As Yuki-chan coined it," Nick teased as he and the purple witch landed on the beach. "Okay, now down to business... Where is this 'underground ghost ship' I've heard so much about?"
Onpu looked around, trying to find a way underground that wouldn't require drilling or using a shovel, both of which would probably take forever.
"Hey, I think there's a gate over there," Onpu noted, pointing towards a rather large steel gate that appeared to block off any access to the underground. "Problem is, I bet we're gonna need to do a lot of searching just to find that flipping key..."
She turned back towards, Nick, only to see him draw his right hand across his chest.
"Or, we could just do it the old fashioned way. Koten zanshun, I reject!"
Nick slashed his right arm in a horizontal swipe, creating a paper-thin blade of energy that rocketed forward and easily sliced the gate apart.
Onpu sweatdropped. "Just like you to take the easy way, Kellysi-chan..." she giggled.
"Hey, do you want original, or do you want effective?" Nick responded. "Now let's do some diving."
Onpu nodded, following Nick into the next area.
After stomping a few Kameks into oblivion, Nick looked back at Onpu, who was suddenly decked out in the cute two-piece swimsuit she'd once modeled in.
"Didn't want my clothes to get soaked," Onpu answered before Nick could ask. "They're designer brand, so I want them to be safe."
"You know, if Yuki-chan saw you now, she'd probably go into fangirl mode," Nick teased. "You know how cute she says you are."
Onpu couldn't help but blush at that. Yuki WAS her biggest fan, after all.
"And personally, I think you're pretty cute, too, Onpu-chan."
If the purple witch's face could get any more red, she'd have probably resembled a tomato.
"Aww... arigatou, Kellysi-chan."
Onpu suddenly noticed Nick's expression fade a bit. "What's the matter?"
"Only two more galaxies after this one... and..."
At that point, she understood. Onpu walked up to Nick and hugged him.
"Don't worry, Kellysi-chan. I know Momo-chan's gonna be on one of these galaxies. Just call it a gut feeling. You two will be back to kissing each other soon enough."
Nick laughed at that as he returned Onpu's hug. "If Ai-chan will let us..."
Onpu had a good laugh at that.
With that, the two witches took a running start before diving into the lake.
Onpu smiled when she saw Nick do a spin attack to gain some extra velocity while swimming.
He's gonna make her very happy someday, Onpu thought as the two of them continued to dive deeper into the lake.
After a while, Nick and Onpu noticed a passageway that seemed to lead back to solid ground and fresh air.
Onpu gasped loudly as she and Nick surfaced, both of them gasping for air.
"Wow. I haven't ever been underwater that long," Onpu stated.
"It's worse for me, because I suck at swimming," Nick responded.
"Which was why you were holding my hand the whole time?"
This time, it was Nick who started blushing, realizing that it was the truth.
Onpu just giggled and ruffled Nick's water-soaked hair. "Don't worry, Kellysi-chan. I thought it was cute."
Before Nick could respond to that, he noticed something nearby: a massive, abandoned pirate ship floating in the nearby lake.
"Guess that's what we're looking for," Onpu stated.
"Problem? I think this is the end of the road, yet I'm still not sensing a Power Crystal," Nick noted.
"It's probably hiding somewhere," Onpu responded. "Let's take a look on the ship."
So Nick and Onpu clambered out of the water, they immediately made a break for the ghost ship, avoiding random Boos that decided to pop out.
However, when they got to the ghost ship itself...
"Nothing?" Nick wondered. "Were we tricked?"
"KELLYSI-CHAN, INCOMING!"
Nick jerked to attention at Onpu's shout, just in time to roll away from a red flaming meteor that had been hurtling his way.
When he finally regained his balance, he looked towards the sky and saw a familiar foe, silhouetted by the moon – it was Kamella.
"Holy Kamek..." Onpu gasped.
"Oh, not you again!" Nick groaned, shifting into fighting stance regardless.
"You know this thing, Kellysi-chan?" Onpu wondered.
"Ai-chan and I fought Kamella back in the Space Junk Galaxy," Nick explained, dodging more meteors. "I'm willing to bet Majotourbillon brought her back, because we vaporized this annoying little pest before."
Kamella finally unleashed a green meteor, which Nick immediately sucked into his hands with a spin attack before launching it right back at Kamella, smacking her upside the head.
"And apparently, she can't learn from her mistake, because she still keeps falling for that," Nick teased.
Kamella then began spinning her wand, and before Nick could ask, Onpu shoved him away, just in time to avoid getting obliterated by a much larger meteorite that nearly punched a hole in the ship.
"Okay, maybe I spoke too soon," Nick conceded.
And so the process began again, with Nick and Onpu continuing to dodge Kamella's meteors.
One thing Nick noticed was that Onpu was being a LOT more agile than she usually was, doing graceful dives, flips, and somersaults to avoid the constant barrage of tiny meteors.
"Hey, Onpu-chan?" Nick wondered. The purple witch just smiled.
"You noticed, huh?" Onpu giggled. "In those few weeks before the Misora Days Festival, I decided I wanted to try something different. There was this movie role I'd been given which required me to be a lot more flexible than I was before. So I started doing some gymnastics in my swimwear. Since I wasn't restrained by my usual workout clothes, I gained some more agility doing my exercises that way."
Onpu finished her explanation just in time to pluck a green meteor from mid-flight and toss it at Kamella. As expected, she deflected it with her wand, but Nick was already on the move, twirling into a spin attack that deflected the meteor back to Kamella, scoring a hit this time.
Kamella twirled her wand again, this time sending sets of three lasers streaking across the floor of the ship. Nick and Onpu dodged as best they could while still dodging the rolling meteors.
After a while, a third green meteor appeared, and Nick wasted no time in snatching it and chucking it at Kamella. She deflected it, Nick spun it back, Kamella deflected it, Onpu roundhouse kicked it back, Kamella deflected it, and Nick spun it back one more time, finally scoring a hit and stunning her.
"For all my wonderful fans, take this! Ojamajo Spiral Note!"
"The bow and string of a determined boy, take this! Ojamajo Arrow of Light!"
Onpu had used her ability to bind the stunned Kamella in a chain of musical notes so Nick could finish her off with a powerful emerald energy blast.
And that was the end of it. Kamella's staff was all that remained, which quickly fell to the floor and shattered to reveal the Power Crystal that had energized it.
"Mission complete?" Onpu asked.
"Yep. Let's grab this crystal and head on back," Nick responded. The two witches hopped into the Launch Star that had just appeared and launched back to the Comet Observatory with their prize.
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Nick wasted no time in hurtling the Power Crystal into the beacon when he and Onpu had returned to the Observatory, the beacon absorbing the crystal and becoming a little brighter.
Nick couldn't help but laugh when he saw Yuki had hearts in her eyes at the sight of Onpu, who was still wearing her swimsuit.
"Hey, where'd Rosalina go?" Nick wondered.
"I think she's at the Gate," Moriko answered, still hugging Akemi.
Nick nodded, taking a nearby Launch Star to the gate, where Rosalina was lying down under the same tree from her storybook.
"Hi, Rosalina," Nick greeted.
Rosalina looked up at Nick and smiled. "Hi, Nick."
"What'cha thinking about?"
"Oh, just reminiscing."
Nick sat down by Rosalina, letting his arms rest around her.
"They'd want you to be happy."
"I know... I still miss them, though..."
Rosalina was referring to her family, who she'd lost a while after founding the Comet Observatory and becoming a surrogate mother to the Lumas. She had become very sad about her loss, but her Lumas managed to cheer her up again and get her back to her old self. Nick had put the pieces together after listening to the final chapters of Rosalina's Storybook not long after defeating Majotourbillon for the second time.
"Before he died, my dad said something that really stuck with me," Nick stated. "He said, 'the only way that the dead can truly continue living is through the people they leave behind'. That really struck a chord with me after I lost him."
Nick looked up towards the stars. "If they could see you, Rosalina, they'd be so proud of you for everything you've done for the Lumas. Trust me."
Rosalina couldn't help but smile at that. "Thanks, Nick."
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Next time:
Chapter 22: Shattered Comet
Nearing the end of the mission now, Nick and Moriko blast off to the Dreadnought Galaxy, and try to just survive being blown into space dust by the battlestation's impressive defenses...