Hello and welcome back to 'Our Fight'!
After the close call in posting the previous chapter in time, I thought I'd get an early start on this week's chapter. So, yeah, here I am!
On a side note, I've already got a few reviews for the previous chapter, and- overall- all of you seem to have liked it. (Despite it being short. (Laughs))
Edited 1/20/17: Yikes! I meant to finish this earlier, but then I forgot to work on it. (Shrugs) Actually, let's face it, I was LAZY. (And it was a school night and I had to go to bed by the time I was motivated to work on this… Meh.)
I also just realized I put down '16' for the year of when I started the previous chapter instead of '17' for this year… This is gonna be taking some time to get used to.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'Cardfight Vanguard' in any way what-so-ever.
Started: 1/15/17-Finished: 1/21/17
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Masked Magician, Harri pouted as he sat on the moving stage of the Pale Moon Carnival. Unlike the other Clans of Cray, the Pale Moon Clan didn't have a permanent place in their Zone to call home. Instead, their 'home' was a traveling circus that preformed beautiful and amazing events all across Cray. And yes, that included a few visits to the Dark Zone Ruins where Gear Chronicle resides, despite all the rumors of them being dangerous going on in some of the other Zones- most of them coming from the Shadow Paladins in the United Sanctuary.
But, for a reason the Ringmasters of the circus refused to tell the rest of the Clan, they were forbidden to come into contact with all Clans, with the exception of the Dark Irregulars, Genesis, the newly added Megacolony, and Gear Chronicle- the latter being the one they were traveling to now. Dimension Police used to be on the list, but they had suddenly lost contact with them for 'reasons unknown'.
'Reasons unknown, huh?' Harri scoffed in his mind as he watched the land pass by. 'As if…' Among his fellow Units, he was what you'd call a genius, the first- well, second- since Dusk Illusionist, Robert, who had long since left the Clan long before Harri came along- As to why, Harri couldn't tell you. And because of this- besides acting cocky and looking like a little kid when he was, in fact, thirty- he was good at seeing through lies.
And what an easy lie it was to see.
"It's rare to see you so quiet. And alone at that." The Pale Moon Unit turned around at the voice and the pair of footsteps following it.
"I'm not alone, Illusionist." Said Harri, pulling back his collar to reveal a small, sleeping pigeon. "Pop's here too."
"I wasn't aware that the pigeon counted as company," Illusionist smirked as he stopped to stand in front of him. "Brother mine." Harri puffed his cheeks in a pout and glared at the other Unit.
Masked Illusionist, Harri: his elder, twin brother... of sorts. A genius like him, but with greater abilities than the Magician counterpart. Lover of pranks- just like the younger- but to an extreme even Harri wouldn't go to. And, apparently, loves to torment the other Units.
"Shut up." Harri grumbled, gently petting Pop while Illusionist rolled his wrist in a dismissive manner. The Magician rolled his eyes before he saw Nightmare Doll Master, Brenda standing slightly behind Illusionist at his side.
"Brenda?" Harri blinked.
"Magician." Brenda greeted in an annoyed manner. The pinkette slightly leaned back at the cold greeting. Normally, the Nightmare Doll Master was cheery- if not a little- Read: Really- creepy at times- and rarely got mad. Well… except for when one of the Nightmare Dolls disappear on her- It still amazes him how GIANT DOLLS manage to disappear without anyone's notice. With that in mind, he sighed as he regained his composure.
"Which one?"
"Catherine." Illusionist grinned. "She decided she wanted to see her 'Knight in Shining Armor', no matter what."
"… Huh?"
Harri finally noticed that they're traveling circus had come to a stop.
Sunrise Ray Knight, Gurguit didn't care if Blonde Ezel was the leader of the Gold Paladin Clan- he was going to kill him when he gets back to the United Sanctuary! … After he's stopped shaking like a leaf.
Holy Mage, Candace didn't care if she was one of the weakest Units in the Clan- despite what the others say-, she was going to take down that Nightmare Doll for being so… so… friendly- for lack of a better word- with her idol!
Knight of New Sun, Catillus didn't care if his squad leader was scared half to death at this point- he was too busy laughing at the ridiculous scene in front of him! And this is why he loves to go on routine patrols with Gurguit, especially since they have the tendency to run into the Pale Moon Clan.
Just a little ways from the rest of the Pale Moon circus, the Knights of the Sun- well, three of them- were patrolling their side of the United Sanctuary. The side that the Pale Moon circus usually travels by when entering or leaving the Zone. And the side that Gurguit always dreads to be near by.
If one were to see them now, they'd see a fuming/ pouting Candace, Catillus clutching his stomach as he laughed with tears coming to his eyes, and Gurguit with shadows covering his eyes, purple lines at the side of his face, and shaking like a leaf as he was held in the Nightmare Doll's hands. And also Catherine with her eyes closed as she rubbed her cheek against Gurguit's head with a small smile and a small heart floating above her head as she crouched near the other two Gold Paladin units.
It was… odd, to say the least.
"Catherine!" Harri shouted as he, Illusionist, and Brenda ran up to them- Brenda fuming at the Nightmare Doll.
"Catherine!" Brenda called to her. "Come on! Let down that poor knight so we can get back to the Clan!" Said Unit looked at her for a moment before spitting a raspberry at her and going back to what she was doing, much to Illusionist's amusement.
"Looks like she doesn't want to leave her 'Knight', Brenda." Illusionist grinned. Harri gave him a look.
"You're not helping." The Magician deadpanned. His brother just wave him off dismissively. Meanwhile, Brenda sighed next to them. A few months ago when they had performed in the United Sanctuary, Catherine had become- for lack of a better word- infatuated with Gurguit, and would often sneak off to see him after the performance was over. It was more or less a case of 'love at first sight', if nothing else.
"U- uh…" The Pale Moon Units turned to Candace, who was trying to hide behind her staff while giving them a weak glare- Which had no effect when coupled with the nervous blush on her face. "C- can you please… tell Ms. C- Catherine t- to let go of M- Mr. Gurguit?"
"P- Please do- on't!" Catillus wheezed out, trying to catch his breath. "Let me enjoy this for a little longer!" He took another look at Gurguit's terrified expression before going into another laughing fit. "HAHA!"
"Ignoring the laughing idiot…" Illusionist mischievously grinned, looking up at the Nightmare Doll. "Come on Catherine! You wouldn't want to accidently suffocate you precious 'Knight', would you?"
Catherine opened her eyes to look at the Unit before pouting slightly and reluctantly set down the Gold Paladin Unit. Once his feet had hit the ground, Catillus- who finally recovered from his laughing fit- had to support him so he wouldn't fall to the ground still shaking like a leaf.
"Mr. Gurguit!" Candace exclaimed as she ran next to him. "Are you alright?!"
"You okay kid?" The Catillus smirked. "You look like you had a… Nightmare."
"S- shut up…" Gurguit stuttered before pushing himself from the older Unit and regaining his composure. "A- anyway…" He cleared his throat. "I suppose we should count ourselves lucky though."
'All things considered…' He thought, slightly shuttering under Catherine's gaze on him.
"And why's that?" Harri asked, Pop- who's now awake- flying up to sit on his top hat.
"Easy." Catillus grinned as he and Gurguit pointed their swords at the Pale Moon Units while Candace set up a small barrier around them to prevent said Units from escaping.
"What do you think you're doing!?" Brenda shouted, preparing herself to command Catherine to attack the Knights of the Sun. Beside her, Harri and Illusionist brought out their own staffs, Illusionist's smile slightly dimming.
"What we're doing," Gurguit began, his grip on the blade tightening. "Is taking you back to the United Sanctuary to find out what in Cray's name is happening to all the missing Units and how Gear Chronicle plays into this!"
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BEWARE! FOR I AM THE CLIFFHANGER! TREMBLE BEFORE MY AWSOME POWER OF SUSPENSE! AND WITH MY AWESOME POWER, I WILL BECOME THE RULER OF YOU ALL! BEWARE! (For all those 'Danny Phantom' fans- or should I say 'Phans'- out there, yes. I just pulled a Box Ghost. But 'cliffhanger-style'! (Bursts out laughing) I am SO proud of this impression.)
Also, Catillus likes puns. Just a fair warning. (Laughs)
So that was 'Chapter 26: The Sun and Moon',- even if they didn't appear in that order- hope you all enjoyed it!
(Sighs) I have to say… While I'm SUPER proud of this story, I really do need to work on my other stories… I'm thinking of deleting them for now and then reposting them when I have more ideas for those stories. I haven't yet, but I probably will eventually…
Review Responses-
Angelover1827- (Smiles) Heh, believe me when I say there's a reason why I had him remember so soon. Also, what happened to your account? The review I got from you said it was a 'Guest Review', even thought it had your name on it. Did it get deleted?
Himekuroyuri853- Thanks! Also, I like throwing curveballs in my stories when I get the chance, wither they be already written or not. (Grins)
D C JoKeR H S- First off, (Sweatdrops) Did something get into your coffee again? You're acting hyper. (Laughs) I don't mind, I'm just a little worried! But all the same, glad you like the chapter!
mikan26- (Smiles) As stated in the story's summary, 'Our Fight' updates- usually- after the new episode of 'NEXT' is released every Saturday. So besides the next 'NEXT' (Laughs- that's funny right there.) episode every Saturday, you'll have this story to also look forward to! As for the idea you proposed, it DOES sound interesting, though I do have something in mind for him already. Actually, now that I think about it, your idea sorta sounds like what I have planned. But since that'll come WAY later and is still in the development stages, it may change. Look forward to it though!
Amelia dragneel15- Well, we didn't see Takuto this chapter, but we got to see some other 'citizens' of Cray. (Smiles) And I think it's safe to say the little guy- Taiyou- is going to be dazzled by everything on this planet.
DaRk ZeRo-92- (Jumps up in surprise) DUDE! Don't scare me like that! (Laughs) Sorry, what I mean is that I was just about to post this next chapter when you sent your review! In any case, glad you liked it!
Reaction Corner- (This little bit is still going strong!) Wait, MIGUEL was on Team DIRRIDER!? Also, (Laughs) I'm still laughing at Kamui's 'Team Heaven and Hell'! That was just the greatest! Also, now that I think about it, Arata looks like another character from a different anime I've seen though... And flashbacks! (Also, I like Arata already.) And wait, did they just say Noa was a GUY!? Or was that an error in translation. I dunno. And next time is Tokoha verses Taiyou, can't wait.
On a side note, I forgot to say this last time, but that new ending for 'NEXT' is amazing!
Until The Next Raid!