Chapter 59 – Mahō Shōjo Beach Crasher

Ally's POV

Damnit…I should've punched Lidelle for that comment when I had the chance. *sigh* Whatever.

Anyway. Lidelle, Arle, and I followed Zoh to this giant sandcastle that he mentioned earlier. He wasn't kidding about its size. As the thing was freaking huge. And had the design of one of those castles during medieval times.

"Oh geez, another one of his tacky designs." Arle said.

"Tacky? How is this tacky?" I asked. "This is pretty cool-looking."

"Seriously?"

"This is cool to you?" Lidelle asked.

"How do you two not find a giant stable sandcastle such a freaking work of art?"

"Probably because we've seen this same design time and time again." Both girls said.

"Well, when you put it like that, it just drags down the aesthetics of this place. Kind of a shame, too. Pretty badass sandcastle."

"I'm going to ignore you now." Lidelle said as she was done trying to understand how I liked her brother's sandcastle. "So, you come here a lot, Arle?"

"Yeah, I do." Arle said with a sigh. "It's usually because of some stupid plot to get me to be with him. No matter how many times I say no, his thick skull just doesn't get it. It's truly annoying having to go to his castle every other day or so just to repeat the same damn thing all over again."

"I see. Well, let me just say that I apologize for what my idiot brother's being doing in your world. It's clear to me that he hasn't been doing his job at all."

"It's okay, Lidelle. I've pretty much gotten used to it. Plus, these past two months not having to deal with him and do what I want for a change has been the greatest time of my life. I've never felt so free before. It's great."

"*giggle* Well, I'm glad you think that." Lidelle said with a smile.

Damn, that smile. It's so cute that I'm mad that she's giving it to Arle and not me. And I'm not the one to get jealous.

"So, is the Green Puyo Hat really in there, Zoh?" I asked.

"Yes. I can sense its power. And it's going wild, as well. Satan must be using it right now." Zoh said.

"And knowing how powerful Satan is, I can't even imagine what kind of trouble he's planning to do with it." Arle added.

"Grr…That pretty boy nuisance is using my Puyo Hat for his evil uses! I'LL THRASH HIM IN ENDLESS STOMPS UNTIL HE BEGS FOR MERCY! WHOOOOOOH!"

*BOOM*

"Th-That's a bit much don't you think, Zoh?"

"Y-Yeah, I mean he's still my brother." Lidelle said.

"Right. Sorry about that." Zoh said as he had calmed down from his most recent rage fit.

"Anyway. Let's just get this hat already. I'm getting hungry." I said.

"You're always hungry, Ally."

"So are you, Lidelle. With your multiple growth spurts and all."

"Multiple?" Arle and Zoh asked.

"O-Okay, so?! What's your point?!" Lidelle started blushing from embarrassment, which made me laugh.

Score one for Ally!

With one push on the door from Zoh (the rest of us tried to do it, but couldn't make it budge. Sand is a lot stronger than it looks), the double doors opened and what we saw inside was…well…I don't really know how to explain it, but Lidelle and Ally sighed with huge annoyance.

"Of course." They both said.

I wasn't sure if that was a good or bad thing. So I kept my mouth shut on that one.

What we saw inside was…another beach? I'm not kidding when I say this, but there was an ENTIRE second beach inside this castle. And on this indoor beach were a bunch of women, probably around Amira's age, just dancing around to some cheesy beach music that you would normally hear in 60's beach movies. There was also a juice stand, snack bar, palm trees, sand, & ocean...there was even an entire sun in here!

How the hell does one put an entire sun inside a building?!

"I-Is this…a beach party?" I asked.

"*sigh* Just when I thought Satan's douchey ego couldn't get any bigger..." Arle said.

"You mean this is common?"

"Yeah. He's always having these parties that go late into the night. It annoys everyone on the outside who are trying to sleep and he never listens to any of our complaints. Not to mention the fact that he surrounds himself with women during the whole time."

"*sigh* My brother is such a perv." Lidelle said with a facepalm of shame.

Wow. So, "Ruler of Hell" must be an ambiguous tile or something.

"Zoh, please. Whatever you do, try to keep your temper down." Arle said to him. "One shake or spark of fire could bring this whole castle down."

"Not to worry, Arle. This castle and everything in it is all fake."

"Huh? Fake?" Us three asked.

"The Green Puyo Hat has the power to fulfill one's desires by using only illusions. Everything here may look real, but it's all just an illusion. Satan's illusion."

"Even the women?" I asked.

"Even the women. It looks like Satan wants some kind of harem of sorts."

"*sigh* And THIS is the current Ruler of Hell, everyone. My big brother." Lidelle said. She currently had a huge look of embarrassment and shame. And seeing her like this…it sparked something inside me. If I had to describe it in one word, that word would probably be…rage.

I may not know this Satan guy well (or like at all) or how royale families work (again, like at all), but seeing how Lidelle is like this because of her brother's douchey and kinda pervy fantasies just pissed me the hell off.

Hmph. Ruler of Hell, my ass. Someone oughta teach him how to do his damn job.

"Hey, look. There he is." Arle said as she pointed to a long green-haired guy with horns like Lidelle's. Wearing a yellow Hawaiian shirt with a bunch of suns on it, a white t-shirt, purple pants, sandals, and a lei around his neck. He was currently dancing with a bunch of women around him. Clearly enjoying his own pervy illusion.

That alone filled me with disgust for this guy. Which is a rare feeling, I might add. And I wasn't going to let this continue. Not anymore.

"Hey, Zoh. So, if I take the hat off Satan's head, all of this would disappear, right?" I asked.

"It should. I never tried it myself."

"All I need to hear." I gained a small grin.

"Ally, what are you planning on doing?" Lidelle asked.

"Just watch, Lidelle. I'll fix this, I promise." This answer only made the others confused.

I've been keeping this a secret for a while, but a few days after Rafisol moved in with us, I learned another new spell. Though, this one was a lot harder than the two I currently have. Meaning, I had to practice keeping this one under control.

I haven't really used it since my last practice session. But now, I was about to use it for real this time. I'm not sure what the outcome will be. But I'm doing this to make Lidelle happy again. Even if it means going up against her brother.

This is it. Now or never.

I raised my right hand in front of me and took a deep breath.

"Melody Scale!"

Once activated, a bunch of tiny musical notes came out of my hand and went over to where Satan was. They circled around his head where the Green Puyo Hat rested. And in seconds, warped the hat from his head to my hand.

"W-Woah! Th-That was…" Arle said in shock.

"A-Ally…w-was that…" Lidelle asked me.

"*giggle* Yep. It's another new spell of mine. I can spawn and control tiny musical notes to grab anything within a few feet of me. Pretty sweet, huh?"

"Wow. So, magic does exist in this world. Never would've thought." Zoh said.

"W-Well, this particular magic was caused by…w-well, never mind." Arle said in a somewhat sad tone.

Must be thinking of her friend again. I do feel for her.

Suddenly, the whole castle began shacking as everything and everyone that was an illusion started fading away one by one. And it didn't take long for the (fake) people to notice.

"H-Hey! Wh-What's going on?!"

"E-Everything's disappearing!"

"Do something, Satan-sama!"

"Satan-sama?" Lidelle and I wanted to question that so hard. But we knew we didn't have the time.

"L-Let's get out of here!" Arle yelled as she started running outside and we followed her out. The giant sandcastle had completely disappeared. And all that was left was Lidelle's older brother, the Ruler of Hell itself, laying face first in the sand.

"Ugh…my head." He said. "H-Huh?! M-My head! Wh-Where's the hat?! Who took my sweet paradise away from me?!"

"Hey, Satan. Remember me?" Lidelle said. The sound of her voice really took him by surprise. Because he jerked back a bit before standing back up.

"L-Lidelle?! Wh-What are you doing here?!"

"I should be asking you that, Big Brother. What was with that indoor beach party with all those fake women?"

"It was a vacation, alright? Even someone as important as me deserves a break every once in a while."

"Break from what? What exactly have you been doing?"

"Hmph. I don't have to explain to my baby sister what I do with my life. I also deserve privacy."

So…nothing at all.

"Unbelievable…" Arle said with a facepalm.

"Hm? Haha! Well, if it isn't my precious little Arly!" Satan cheered excitedly."My fiancé has finally been found!"

"Fiancé?" I asked. "Arle, you're engaged?!"

"No, I'm not engaged!" Arle yelled at me. "Look, Satan. For the last freaking time, I'm not your fiancé!"

"You say that, but you'll come around when you're older."

"LIKE HELL, I WILL!"

"Oh, Arle. When will you grow up already and quit this tomboyish personality?"

"I'M! NOT! A! TOMBOY!" Arle must really take offense to that. Even if it's true in some cases. "And, for the record, I HAVE grown up! I have a boyfriend to prove it!"

"Well, it's fiancé. But I guess I can let that sly…"

"It's not you, Satan." Lidelle interrupted him.

"Huh?"

"Arle actually has a boyfriend. Someone she loves."

"Wha…WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"

"*giggle* This is getting fun to watch."

"You are a peculiar young girl." Zoh said to me.

"B-But, Arle…what about us?"

"Satan, there was no us. There never was. You kept making these advances on me and even called me your fiancé when in reality I never felt that way for you. In fact, you often annoy me and pretty much everyone else."

"You were too blind and naïve to even notice that this whole thing was one-sided." Lidelle said.

"Just like every other douchebag."

"Who are you calling a douchebag, you damn brat?!" Satan yelled at me.

D-Did he hear me?! How?! I whispered that!

"*sigh* Well, whatever. Who is this little brat that stole my fiancé away from me, anyway?"

"L-Like I'm telling you!" Arle yelled with a little blush on her face. "A-And quit calling me your fiancé already!"

"Hmph. Then I'll just have to find this guy myself and…"

*PINCH*

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

"Like hell, you will. Satan-sama."

"M-M-Mother?!"

I don't know where she came from or how long she's been here, but Yumi had started grabbing Satan by the ear and pulled it as hard as she possibly could. It looked painful, even from watching it. Thank GOD Mom didn't do that to Rafisol and me.

"Mother? What are you doing all the way out here?" Lidelle asked.

"You three were gone for a long time and we got worried. So, I came to look for you."

"By yourself?" I asked.

"Well, no. Not exactly. I had some help."

"Huh?"

"Hey, Yumi. You find them yet?" Said another person walking along the beach.

"Yep. Sure did. Thank you for the help, Rulue-senpai."

"Rulue?!"

"Satan? The hell are you doing here?" Rulue did not look like she was happy to see her ex-crush.

"I was just about to ask him the very same question, Rulue-senpai." Yumi said.

"I-I…w-w-well…y-y-you see, I-I was…uh…"

"He was using my Green Puyo Hat to satisfy his perverted fantasies. THE NERVE OF YOU, DARK PRINCE! SUCH INDECENCY SHOULD BE PUNISHED! WHOOOOOOOOH!" Zoh shouted, followed by a powerful stomp of his foot.

"H-Hey! They are NOT perverted! Do not lump me with Schezo, you oversized pachyderm!"

"Anyone who dreams of being with multiple women at once is a pervert in my eyes, Dark Prince! WHOOOOOOOOH!"

*BOOM*

"Uh…what's Zoh Daimaoh doing here?" Rulue whispered to Arle.

"I'll tell you later." Arle whispered back.

"Oh really, now? Well, I agree. Such indecency should be punished. Come, Satan. Let's go think of one. Together!" Yumi said as walked off, pulling Satan's ear in the process.

"OW!OW! OW! Mother, please let go! It hurts!" Satan whined.

What a pansy.

"How long were we gone, anyway?" I asked.

"About 3 hours. Everyone got worried. So, we came out looking for you." Rulue said.

"I see." I then turned to Zoh. "Here's your hat back, Zoh."

"Thank you, Ally. You're too kind." Zoh said.

"So, uh…why are you here, Zoh?" Rulue asked. "I remember being told that some mirror brought only 7 people here."

"I followed Satan to this world to reclaim my Green Puyo Hat. Illusions shall not be created now that it is back in my hands."

"Green Puyo Hat? Creating illusions? What is he talking about?"

"Like I said, Rulue. I'll explain later." Arle said. "Right now, I need to eat something before I pass out."

"Yeah, me too." Lidelle said.

"Alright!" I cheered. "Let's go!"

"Fall in…"

*POW*

"Ow!" Before Lidelle could finish her sentence, I punched her in the stomach to shut her up.

Score two for Ally!

"You wanna come along, Zoh?" Arle asked.

"I would…but now that I'm positive that the other four Puyo Hats are here, I need to find and reclaim them all once more. Especially that red one. Before it starts trouble again. Such an entity must be destroyed! AND I'LL BE THE ONE TO DO IT! WHOOOOOOOOH!"

*BOOM*

"Alright, then. See you later."

The four of us were going wave Zoh goodbye as he went off continuing his search for the Puyo Hats…but…

"Ge-Ge-Ge-Gekido Crater!"

*BOOM*

"H-H-He just…sl-slammed himself underground." I said in shock and fear.

"Y-Yeah…Zoh's ability to catch on fire allows him to do that." Arle said. "Though, it's hardly ever intentional."

"Guys, why is your world so freaking weird?" Lidelle asked.

"No idea, Lidelle." Rulue said. "No idea at all."


Arle's POV

After we walked back to the beach house, we all ate some of that barbeque stuff again that was made earlier. And now, we were doing our own thing once again. Ally, Lidelle, and I were with Amitie, Raffina, Ringo, and Feli. Talking about what we experienced today.

"So, you ran into your brother at the beach, Lidelle?" Raffina asked.

"And a…big elephant guy?" Ringo asked.

"Well, the big elephant guy is from my world." I explained. "He came here on his own to look for the Puyo Hats. He owns them, apparently."

"W-Wait, he OWNS the Puyo Hats?! If that's the case, maybe we could get his help on finding the Red Puyo Hat!" Amitie said.

"He's already on it." Ally said. "He took the Green Puyo Hat and went off to find the others. Even the red one."

"I see." Raffina said. "So…your brother, Lidelle. The guy with the long green hair and the ugly as hell Hawaiian shirt. He had the Green Puyo Hat? What for?"

"Well, based on what Zoh told us, the Green Puyo Hat has the power to fulfill one's desires by using illusions."

"Illusions? That sounds pretty cool." Feli said.

"Yeah, but my brother's wasn't. His desire was to have his own miniature beach inside a giant sandcastle surrounded by a bunch of women in bikinis."

"What a perv." Amitie, Raffina, and Feli said.

"That's something I would expect from my older cousin." Ringo gained a sweatdrop.

"And it's worse when he's your brother." Lidelle added.

So, Yumi is Satan's mother, Lidelle's his sister, and Ringo's his…cousin? Wow, I'm learning a lot about the one person I hardly can stand.

"Anyway…" Amitie said. "…we found all of the Puyo Hats! And even know what they do!"

"Well…most of them, Ami." Raffina said.

"The Green Puyo Hat – Fulfills desires by using illusions.

The Blue Puyo Hat – Reveals dark futures of anyone that's near the wearer.

The Purple Puyo Hat – Makes the wearer relive dark memories.

The Red Puyo Hat – Copies emotions, restores energy, and is believed to have a demon trapped inside." Lidelle went down the list. "And that's really all we know."

"The only one we don't know anything about is the Yellow Puyo Hat." Amitie said. "And the only one that does know is…"

That's when we all remembered what happened last night. After Sig, Chu, Klug, and Ringo back from their search party…and didn't have any luck.

"Damn. Peruvis is still missing, huh? Where the hell did she go?" Raffina asked.

"We looked everywhere." Ringo said. "Near the ocean, the neighboring small town…we even looked as far as the train station. But nothing turned up. I'm really worried about her."

"What about Sig and Klug?" I asked.

"They went back out to look for her again. It's already been 24 hours at this point. Another day and we'll have no choice but to call the police."

"Well, that only leaves us with one option." Ally said. "Let's split up and find Peruvis ourselves. She's still on this beach somewhere. We just gotta look harder."

"Fine by me. Let's go." Lidelle said. And soon, the rest of us agreed.

"Oh, sec. I gotta use the bathroom." I said.

"Hurry back." Amitie said.

I turned the corner from where we were standing at and had almost reached the bathroom. When suddenly…

"Hey. Arle."

Huh? Hey, wait. That voice…

"Down here."

"Phoenix? What are you doing? Wh-Where's Peruvis? Is she okay?"

"Relax. She's fine. She found this small cove nearby and has been there ever since."

"I see. Well, at least she's safe. Why did she run off, in the first place? Do you know?"

That was when Phoenix did a small, yet stressed out sigh as raised up further from the floor. I'm still curious as to how he can do that. But now's probably not the time to ask.

"Arle…we really need to talk. About your relationship with Sig."

M-My relationship with Sig?

I…I kinda already know what he means by that.

Author's Note: With the Green Puyo Hat finally found, the search is on for the Yellow Puyo Hat and the still missing Peruvis. Or…so everyone believes that she's missing. Phoenix ambushes Arle, telling her that they need to talk about her relationship with Sig.

And she apparently already knows the outcome.

Nothing much left to say here. A new original chapter is next up and it's going to be a long one. Won't come for a while, though. This story's going on a short break. Want to do other things for a bit.

Thanks for reading. Later.