As soon as we landed on some place that we don't even know, I was sent lying down on Tusk's back.
Could this day get any worse?
With the crate opened, it's morning. With two humanoid DRAGONs or something started pointing their weapons at us, I could say the day has gotten worse.
"The high priestess will see you," the purple girl demanded. "This way."
Before we could go to their palace, we saw Vivian got knocked out.
"Vivian!" Angelise exclaimed.
Next was that we saw her about to be taken by some redheaded woman and two other humanoid dragons.
"What have you done to Vivian?" I demanded.
With those two pointing their weapons at us, I guess this is not the right time to ask a question about it.
When we entered inside the castle, we saw a group of people that hide themselves by the curtains. If I'm not mistaken, we were about to get interrogated by these people. Like Angelise and Tusk, I'm full of questions.
"We've brought them," those two humanoid DRAGONs said together.
As I looked at the council, the one on the top must be the high priestess that we were going to see.
"Two women from another world..." she spoke, and it's obvious she's talking about me and my sister. "...and a man."
Talking about Tusk.
"State your name," she ordered.
"You should introduce yourself before you demand someone's name," Sister said rudely. As she did, I can hear gasps from the council.
I made a facepalm on this matter.
How disrespectful can she get?
"How dare you disrespect the high priestess!" the girl with the serious attitude has her hands on her swords and I noticed that girl with a fun attitude has her bladed spear aimed at Sister.
"Ange!" Tusk added.
"No, don't hurt her!" I pleaded to the two DRAGON girls. "She didn't mean it. My sister is just an idiot sometimes."
"We haven't opened a singularity," the high priestess added. "How did you come here?"
Singularity? Is that what they call a portal from their world to our world?
"You're before the high priestess. Answer!" one of the council demand for an answer.
"That machine... did you ride it here?" another one asked.
"Is that a real man?" the third one asked.
"That daughter of Sylphis... why is she with-" the fourth one asked.
Now they're just being mean, bombarding us questions at the same time.
"Shut up!" Sister and I yelled at the same time.
"Can you try asking us one at the time?" I demanded.
"You heard her. Ask one at a time, if you must," Sister added. "We're full of questions, too."
"Just what is this place?"
"When are we?"
"What are you people?"
Now we're bombarding them with questions at the same time.
"Hey, Ange, Sylvia!" Tusk attempted to stop us.
"You're so lively," one of the council chuckled and showed herself.
"You!" Angelise recognized the woman.
"I am the direct descendant of progenitor Aura, and princess of the Freyja family, Lieutenant Guardian Salamandinay," the humanoid made her introduction with a smile.
I didn't see what's going on between her and Sister that made her so mad at her, but I can tell they have some kind of rivalry or something the moment they met for the first time.
"Welcome to the true Earth, people of the false Earth," she added.
Wait a minute. Did she say this is the true Earth and we're people from the false Earth? If I know Lelouch, he loves mysteries so much. He just loves to be enigmatic so much, and I'm betting he's trying to solve this mystery from our world.
"You know of them?" the high priestess asked.
"That one," Salamandinay talked about Angelise. "She's the Villkiss pilot who fought my machine to a standstill."
Upon hearing this, she must be the pilot of that machine that Sister fought during the time when we worked together to stop Salia from using the Villkiss to fight her and taking the credit for it.
"Villkiss's pilot?" the high priestess asked.
"If you were there watching, you'd know," I added.
Next thing was that I heard the council wanting to execute my sister because she is too dangerous to their kind. Good thing she's calm at this because she thinks they can't pull it off.
Nice thinking from her.
"Wait, everyone," Salamandinay approached us. "She can operate the Villkiss, which mean she's special. I believe the best strategy would be to allow her to live until we learn that machine's secrets."
"Fair enough," I added with my arms crossed to an agreement.
"Please leave their lives to me," she added.
"Also, fair enough," I agreed.
As soon as the meeting is over, we were taken to a bedroom or something.
"The two of you are dismissed," Salamandinay ordered the two humanoid DRAGONs to leave.
"B-But..." they started to protest, but they started to leave anyway.
"So long as you don't do anything stupid, we'll be fine," I whispered to Sister's ear.
"This is quite a fancy jail cell," she said with arms crossed regarding her surroundings.
"I don't think this is a jail cell, Sister," I groaned.
"If not, then what is?" she glared at me.
"Oh, um..." I look scared when she does that to me. I remembered the times I was being an annoying younger sibling to her, and whenever I troubled her with something, she just glared at me. That's enough to scare me. "Nothing."
"I don't intend to treat you like prisoners," Salamandinay added as we looked at her. "You will be allowed to meet with the daughter of Sylphis once she has been treated."
It's obvious she's talking about Vivian.
"We will take responsibility for repairing your machine," she added. "Also, little one, we're repairing your machine."
"Oh, okay," I said.
"This way, please."
As we took a sit on the floor, Salamandinay is giving us tea. Green tea, that is.
"What's this about?" Angelise asked. I guess it's gonna take some time of her being hospitable to DRAGONs like her.
"You must be exhausted from your journey," she replied.
"That's good because I need a drink," I started drinking the tea, and I feel refreshed.
"My name's Tusk. I'm Ange's knight," Tusk introduces himself.
"And I'm Sylvia, her sister," I introduce myself.
"Can I ask you something, Salamandinay?"
"Anything, Tusk," Salamandinay agreed for another part of Q&A.
"Is this really Earth?" Tusk asked.
"Yes," was her reply.
"Then who are you?" I listened to him asking that.
"We're human," was her reply. DRAGONs are human?
"That's impossible," I said my share.
"But Earth is our world, and we're humans. Then this place..."
I hope I can solve this mystery before Lelouch does.
"What if there were two Earths?" the princess asked the most obvious question.
Now we're confused by this.
"Another Earth in a parallel universe. A number of humans abandoned this planet to migrate to your Earth in the other universe," she added.
"They abandoned Earth?" I asked. "If I'm not mistaken, it must be because what happened to this Earth, isn't it?"
"That's right."
"War and pollution," Tusk added some detail.
"So it's like this," Angelise drinks her tea. "You're here, and there are two Earths."
Then she smashed the glass or something before getting one shard to be pointed at the princess. Now she is doing something stupid.
"Ange!" Tusk exclaimed.
"Angelise!" I exclaimed.
We do not like what she is doing at the moment. We could have got better answers if she doesn't try any unnecessary actions like this one.
"That means there's a way back there, isn't there?" she tried to take her hostage, and to think the princess looked calm.
Next, her bodyguards show up to defend their princess.
"Come closer and I'll kill her," Sister threatened.
"You savage! We should have executed you!" the purple DRAGON said.
"Unhand the princess! Otherwise, this man's life is forfeit!" her companion has Tusk as a hostage.
"Huh?!" he is in trouble.
I want to join in this standoff so I pulled out a handgun and point it at the serious DRAGON.
"If you think of doing this, then I'll kill your friend."
"You wouldn't," the serious one said calmly.
"Oh, you think I'm bluffing, don't you? Too bad I'm not because this gun is loaded," I added.
"Try it. I dare you," Angelise is not bothered by the threat. "Sylvia, do what you must with the other bodyguard."
"What?!" Tusk asked.
"Tusk said he'd sacrifice his life for me."
"That's..."
"Hey, he never said that," I protest on this idea.
"He said he'd gladly die for me," Sister added.
"Sister!"
"What do you hope to do when you get back?" Salamandinay asked calmly. "All that awaits you is a life of using machines to kill your fellows. Do you miss it so much?"
"Shut up," Sister demanded.
"False Earth, false people, and false battles. You are too much oblivious."
Then she stands up but not before she takes her sword.
"Let's go. We will show them the truth," Salamandinay takes her leave with Sister following her. "Naga, Kaname, you will stand guard."
"P-Princess!" the two are surprised of her going alone with my sister.
"Wait, I'm the one holding you hostage!" Sister exclaimed.
I decided to say something about the matter.
"So, who's Naga?" I asked with humor.
"I'm Naga," the humanoid DRAGON with purple hair replied before pointing to her companion. "This is Kaname."
"I see... Do you have any food around here?"
Maybe I should try to humor them while Salamandinay is telling Sister of the truth.
