Here's chapter 24!

~(Skyler's pov)~

I was shocked. I never expected this. But, it'd get me out of dragon form, I wouldn't have to get Arme to pretend anymore, she could go out with Ronan like I(secretly) knew she wanted to(I might have overheard her once... twice... okay, a lot.). All in all, it'd be for the better.

"Alright. But if or when we go back to our world, what would happen?"

"You may or may not keep the magic- it depends on your world, the physical laws there."

"Ah."

"We should get to bed, we've got a long day ahead of us." Arme.

"What makes you say that?" Tori.

"We've got to visit the queen of Kanavan- deliver a few things. You never know though, she tends to have mood swings. A lot." Ronan.

"Ah." we all replied.

"I'm goin' to sleep. Goodnight." Briana.

"Yeah, we all should. 'Night." Me.

After a few minutes of preparation and Ronan setting up a windshield, we went to sleep.

~(?'s pov)~

"Master, if we're going to leave, now is the time!"

"Alright, I'm ready. Where's the other one?"

"Sebastian? I've no idea."

"Oh well, looks like he's going to have a lot of work when he gets here."

"Not so, sir."

"Why is that?"

"I'd only weigh you down, sir. I shall stay with Sebastian. Gaia knows he'll need the help."

"Fine. That is your choice. Good luck."

"Same to you, master."

"I'm no longer your master, Alfred."

"Y-yes, sir... I mean, Dio."

Those were the last words I said to him. It had been a long time since then, and Sebastian had been killed by the one they call, "Void".

I only hoped young master Dio would return...

~(Dio's pov)~

I'd left there seven years ago. Heh, I often wondered what became of Sebastian, and especially Alfred.

Oh well. Sucks to be them.

My travels today brought me to a castle. It was still a good ways away, but still.

Then, out of nowhere, a loud horn sounded.

I looked around, then I saw it- a Paradom, flying straight towards me.

Ugh.

~(Butler's pov)~

Sigh, just another ordinary day in Kanavan. That is, until the alarm sounded.

I rush up the stairs, out onto the balcony, and take up my telescope, searching for wherever the Paradom had gone.

The Paradom, I might add, was the main security system for the castle. For the whole town, really.

I look out into the fields, seeing the Paradom rushing towards... a boy? That can't be right. The Paradom is too advanced to simply attack a boy. It has a power sensor, and is designed not to activate unless an object with a power rating of over 23000 passes by the sensors. There must be a miscalculation somewhere in the system.(

Before anyone could stop it, it'd obliterated the boy.

I stood there, stunned.

But then, I noticed, the boy, standing behind the Paradom.

He turned around, and, what happened next, I still wouldn't believe if I hadn't seen it.

What looked like a black hole opened up around him, drawing the Paradom close, then, the black hole stopped, the boy jumped a little, and, to my alarm, started floating there, with some sort of white energy emanating from him, incinerating the Paradom.(1)

We could do one of two things: call for evacuation, or hire the kid.(2)

I decided on a compromise: call for a messenger. If the messenger came back, I'd hire the kid, if not, I'd call for evacuation.

"Emma!"

"Yes sir?"

"Go talk to that boy- if he attacks, run, if not, ask if he'd like a job."

"What kind of job sir?"

"Security officer."

"Um, sir?"

"You didn't see what I just saw. You have your assignment. Go."

"Yes sir!"

I watched as the young girl ran off, grabbing her Thoron tome on the way out.(3)

Now, we could only hope for the best.

~(End of chapter)~

A/N: I'ma goin' to tha HARDWARE STORE!...

Sorry 'bout that. Had it stuck in my head all day.

(1) Black space.

(2) This is an unbiased Butler.

(3) Thoron, is, for you people who haven't played Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a, awesome Thunder magic tome from the game. It has like, 13-17 might(I forget what), 2 weight(give or take), requires C in magic tome skill, and, to top it all, looks REALLY COOL!(I do NOT OWN FIRE EMBLEM... Other than the one copy of Shadow Dragon I bought.[Good game, too!])

Yeah, when I put stuff up about other characters, it's because I have writer's block.

Sayonara!