Disclaimer: Must you be told again? Escaflowne (Vision of Escaflowne) does not belong to me. If it did, do you honestly think I would be going to school, let alone doing a disclaimer?! It belongs to, um, uh, Fox Kids, and now YTV, if I remember right, and Sunrise, and the animators and cartoonists and lawyers and... *shows her pockets* Sue me, and you get some lint. n_n
Criticism: Did you know I hate that word? I cannot spell it! EVER! Enough about that, it's reminding me of school. Ah, criticism. That long-awaited and yet dreaded sometimes-assault on your writing, your grammar, your spelling, your idea, and sometimes on you as a person. Now then, if you flame me I will use them to make a Patamon and Pikachu bonfire. Roasted rodent, anyone?
A/N: Yes, it's the sequel. Or next part, whatever. These should, hopefully, be coming out every week or so, because I watch Escaflowne every Saturday. Or tape it, considering my riding lesson is at the same time... Ignore me, ppls, I just wrote an English composition and my brain-dead school ways are still in my head. X_x
Notes to Reviewers (Hereafter known as NoR): Sumiki: Yay, you like Escaflowne! And, yes, I know Miaka is the name of the character from Fushigi Yugi. I read the original comic, and found it very good. And that's irrelevant. Misty: My first reaction to that spoiler about Dillandau was EWIE! Then again, I always DID think there was something feminine about him... Or her. No, I don't plan on a romance between Van and Miaka. Van is too much like Heero for my tastes. Besides, I like long-haired guys. BTW, what happens to Merle, then?? And Allen doesn't find anybody, I hope. Like that Princess Melerna chica. *coughthatwasahintcough* Well, I've chattered on long enough. *glances at what she's written* Yeah, WAY too long!
"Hey, get away from there!" The voice belonged to an angry Van, who was running towards Miaka. It was too late, Miaka had touched the Energist.
"Miaka!" Allen cried, seeing Miaka's fingers touch the Energist. There was a brilliant burst of ruby light. Allen turned his eyes away from the glare, the light giving his hair a bloody hue. Merle came running around from behind Escaflowne, crying out for Van. Van himself couldn't seem to tear his eyes away from the figure illuminated in that light.
The light finally cleared, leaving them to stare. Miaka slumped against Escaflowne, her hand resting lightly against the Energist. She slowly opened her eyes, and blinked as though she had just woken up from a deep sleep. Allen dropped to his knees beside her.
"Are you all right?" he asked, helping Miaka to her feet.
"Fine. Escaflowne... She spoke to me!" Miaka exclaimed, staring at Van. "You're Van Fenal, King of Fenalia, aren't you?"
"How...? How did you touch Escaflowne without being killed?" Van demanded, walking over to inspect Escaflowne. "Only a King of Fenalia can do that! And what do you mean it talked to you?"
"She." Miaka corrected. "I don't know how to explain it. All these images, of Fenalia and it's kings, and your brother..." She bit her lower lip and looked away from Van. "I'm sorry."
"What happened?" Hitomi asked breathlessly, running into the room. "Miaka, are you okay? My pendant suddenly started to glow!"
"She touched Escaflowne." Van muttered. "I don't understand why she wasn't killed."
"Allen, we're docking at the capital." A crewman said, walking into the room. He looked confused. "Uh, I guess this is a bad time."
"Thank you." Allen replied. "We will be up soon."
"Wow, it's beautiful!" Miaka exclaimed, watching the harbor as they came into Palas, capital of Asturia.
"The sea... I've never seen it before." Van added.
"It reminds me a little bit of home." Hitomi said wistfully, as they exited the ship. Miaka shot her a sympathetic glance before turning as a feminine voice called out Allen's name.
"Princess Melerna." Allen greeted her. "Forgive me, but I must see the king."
"Use my horse then, Allen." Melerna said generously, then turned to the others as Allen galloped off. "You there, you two girls, bring Allen's bags." She said imperiously.
"We're-" Hitomi started, but Miaka cut her off, her eyes sparkling with mischief.
"My dear, dear Princess, I assume it is not often you have visiting dignitaries here." Miaka said smoothly, neatly side-stepping Merle's swift kick. "I am Queen Miaka, of Canada. This is Princess Hitomi, of America. These two are Van Fenal, King of Fenalia, and Merle, his trusted consort."
"I have heard of Fenalia, which is simply a delightful place, but I have never heard of Canada or America." Melerna said uncertainly. "They must be quite large cities."
"Oh no, Princess. They are entire planets, and our subjects are very loyal. We came with Allen, to see the quaint little city of Palas." Miaka replied, her back perfectly straight and her nose slightly in the air, exactly like a Queen. She swept past Melerna as though the Princess was nothing more than a lowly handmaiden. Van stared wide-eyed after her, while Merle stifled a giggle and Hitomi shook her head. She had forgotten that Miaka was in the Drama Club at school, and an excellent actress. Miaka glanced back just then, a slight look of superiority on her face. She arched an eyebrow at them.
"Come, Melerna, we would not like to keep Allen waiting." She said. "Princess Hitomi, King Van, Merle, would you accompany me?" With a start, Van stopped staring, and he, Merle and Hitomi caught up with Miaka. Melerna blinked once or twice, then hurried in a very un-princess-like way to join them.
"I despise dresses." Miaka grumbled to Hitomi as she inspected herself in the mirror. Melerna, perhaps trying to recover her dignity, had gotten in a few digs about their strange clothes and insisted they change.
"You look beautiful." Hitomi replied, straightening the hem of the pink dress she wore. "Really, Miaka, you shouldn't have teased Princess Melerna like that. What happens when Allen tells her who we really are?"
"I have a feeling Allen will go along with this. If he isn't too caught up in his chivalry." Miaka said, and played with the long, tight sleeves of the midnight-black gown she wore. Tiny diamonds twinkled in the bodice, and the skirt had gold trimming the hem and waist. "I really hate this dress."
"It's a wonderful dress. Don't go accidentally destroying it like that dress Yui let you borrow."
"She was a snob. She deserved it." Miaka replied, the same mischievous twinkle coming into her eye again. She stuck her tongue out at her image in the mirror, and opened the door. "Shall we grace her Highness with our presence?"
Hitomi laughed as Miaka stuck her tongue out at Melerna behind her back. Miaka, perhaps sensing that Melerna was being especially nasty to Hitomi, was making rude faces behind Melerna's back, and looking innocent when Melerna turned around to glare suspiciously. Hitomi shook her head and sighed silently. Miaka had taken an instant dislike to Melerna, and anyone who got on Miaka's bad side was not apt to have a very good life until Miaka had decided they'd been punished enough. And Miaka really didn't like Melerna.
"Isn't that so like a man?" Melerna mused, still talking about Allen as they walked through the marketplace.
"Isn't it." Miaka parroted. "So like a man."
Merle and Hitomi giggled at the look on Melerna's face, while Van looked around with his usual indifference to the females with him.
"Oh!" Hitomi said, looking at Melerna. She had had another vision, but this time it was strange. She saw a younger Melerna in Fenalia, then still rich and glowing.
"What is it?" Miaka asked. The others had walked ahead, not noticing anything different.
"I saw the past. I thought only you could do that." Hitomi explained. Miaka shrugged.
"I dunno. Maybe it's something to do with the pendant. I could have a vision of the future, maybe." She picked up a little disc sitting on a table. "Hey, Hitomi, do you have your Discman? It's a CD!" She turned to give the CD to Hitomi, then stopped as a vision hit her too.
"Miaka?" Hitomi asked worriedly.
"It's Van!" Miaka said quickly. "He's run off... After someone. I don't know who, but we have to find him immediately. He's going to get killed."
"Hey, you two!" Merle called back to them. "Let's go!" Miaka and Hitomi looked at each other and nodded.
"He went toward the harbor." Miaka said. "Stupid dress." Both she and Hitomi ripped the skirt so that it was short enough to run in and sped toward the harbor.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Melerna yelled, but Miaka and Hitomi were already out of earshot.
"Which way?" Hitomi moaned as they came to two different paths. They both went toward the harbor, but they twisted so much that the two girls couldn't see which went the right way.
"I'll go left." Miaka said, already sprinting down that road. "Hurry, Hitomi!" Hitomi shot down the other one.
"It's your turn now, Van." Dillandau muttered as he fixed Van in his sights. Van was intent upon his brother.
"Brother, have you come to join me?" Valken asked. Van looked upset, as though he was unsure of what to do.
"Van, look out!" Hitomi yelled, running across the bridge towards them. High above, Dillandau cursed, then smiled evilly as he adjusted to put Hitomi in his sights as well.
"Bye bye, Van!" he said, and fired.
"Oh no!" Miaka exclaimed as she had another vision, this one with Hitomi in it. Luckily, the road she was on turned toward the bridge, and she could see Van and Hitomi now. With an extra burst of speed, she sprinted past a surprised Valken and knocked Van and Hitomi out of the way just seconds before Dillandau could hit them.
"No!" Dillandau yelled, as his guymelaf fell apart. "That stupid girl! She ruined everything!" He pulled himself out of the collapsed guymelaf and glared at one of his Dragon Slayers. "When Valken gets back, tell him I want that girl. The one with the long blonde hair."
Criticism: Did you know I hate that word? I cannot spell it! EVER! Enough about that, it's reminding me of school. Ah, criticism. That long-awaited and yet dreaded sometimes-assault on your writing, your grammar, your spelling, your idea, and sometimes on you as a person. Now then, if you flame me I will use them to make a Patamon and Pikachu bonfire. Roasted rodent, anyone?
A/N: Yes, it's the sequel. Or next part, whatever. These should, hopefully, be coming out every week or so, because I watch Escaflowne every Saturday. Or tape it, considering my riding lesson is at the same time... Ignore me, ppls, I just wrote an English composition and my brain-dead school ways are still in my head. X_x
Notes to Reviewers (Hereafter known as NoR): Sumiki: Yay, you like Escaflowne! And, yes, I know Miaka is the name of the character from Fushigi Yugi. I read the original comic, and found it very good. And that's irrelevant. Misty: My first reaction to that spoiler about Dillandau was EWIE! Then again, I always DID think there was something feminine about him... Or her. No, I don't plan on a romance between Van and Miaka. Van is too much like Heero for my tastes. Besides, I like long-haired guys. BTW, what happens to Merle, then?? And Allen doesn't find anybody, I hope. Like that Princess Melerna chica. *coughthatwasahintcough* Well, I've chattered on long enough. *glances at what she's written* Yeah, WAY too long!
"Hey, get away from there!" The voice belonged to an angry Van, who was running towards Miaka. It was too late, Miaka had touched the Energist.
"Miaka!" Allen cried, seeing Miaka's fingers touch the Energist. There was a brilliant burst of ruby light. Allen turned his eyes away from the glare, the light giving his hair a bloody hue. Merle came running around from behind Escaflowne, crying out for Van. Van himself couldn't seem to tear his eyes away from the figure illuminated in that light.
The light finally cleared, leaving them to stare. Miaka slumped against Escaflowne, her hand resting lightly against the Energist. She slowly opened her eyes, and blinked as though she had just woken up from a deep sleep. Allen dropped to his knees beside her.
"Are you all right?" he asked, helping Miaka to her feet.
"Fine. Escaflowne... She spoke to me!" Miaka exclaimed, staring at Van. "You're Van Fenal, King of Fenalia, aren't you?"
"How...? How did you touch Escaflowne without being killed?" Van demanded, walking over to inspect Escaflowne. "Only a King of Fenalia can do that! And what do you mean it talked to you?"
"She." Miaka corrected. "I don't know how to explain it. All these images, of Fenalia and it's kings, and your brother..." She bit her lower lip and looked away from Van. "I'm sorry."
"What happened?" Hitomi asked breathlessly, running into the room. "Miaka, are you okay? My pendant suddenly started to glow!"
"She touched Escaflowne." Van muttered. "I don't understand why she wasn't killed."
"Allen, we're docking at the capital." A crewman said, walking into the room. He looked confused. "Uh, I guess this is a bad time."
"Thank you." Allen replied. "We will be up soon."
"Wow, it's beautiful!" Miaka exclaimed, watching the harbor as they came into Palas, capital of Asturia.
"The sea... I've never seen it before." Van added.
"It reminds me a little bit of home." Hitomi said wistfully, as they exited the ship. Miaka shot her a sympathetic glance before turning as a feminine voice called out Allen's name.
"Princess Melerna." Allen greeted her. "Forgive me, but I must see the king."
"Use my horse then, Allen." Melerna said generously, then turned to the others as Allen galloped off. "You there, you two girls, bring Allen's bags." She said imperiously.
"We're-" Hitomi started, but Miaka cut her off, her eyes sparkling with mischief.
"My dear, dear Princess, I assume it is not often you have visiting dignitaries here." Miaka said smoothly, neatly side-stepping Merle's swift kick. "I am Queen Miaka, of Canada. This is Princess Hitomi, of America. These two are Van Fenal, King of Fenalia, and Merle, his trusted consort."
"I have heard of Fenalia, which is simply a delightful place, but I have never heard of Canada or America." Melerna said uncertainly. "They must be quite large cities."
"Oh no, Princess. They are entire planets, and our subjects are very loyal. We came with Allen, to see the quaint little city of Palas." Miaka replied, her back perfectly straight and her nose slightly in the air, exactly like a Queen. She swept past Melerna as though the Princess was nothing more than a lowly handmaiden. Van stared wide-eyed after her, while Merle stifled a giggle and Hitomi shook her head. She had forgotten that Miaka was in the Drama Club at school, and an excellent actress. Miaka glanced back just then, a slight look of superiority on her face. She arched an eyebrow at them.
"Come, Melerna, we would not like to keep Allen waiting." She said. "Princess Hitomi, King Van, Merle, would you accompany me?" With a start, Van stopped staring, and he, Merle and Hitomi caught up with Miaka. Melerna blinked once or twice, then hurried in a very un-princess-like way to join them.
"I despise dresses." Miaka grumbled to Hitomi as she inspected herself in the mirror. Melerna, perhaps trying to recover her dignity, had gotten in a few digs about their strange clothes and insisted they change.
"You look beautiful." Hitomi replied, straightening the hem of the pink dress she wore. "Really, Miaka, you shouldn't have teased Princess Melerna like that. What happens when Allen tells her who we really are?"
"I have a feeling Allen will go along with this. If he isn't too caught up in his chivalry." Miaka said, and played with the long, tight sleeves of the midnight-black gown she wore. Tiny diamonds twinkled in the bodice, and the skirt had gold trimming the hem and waist. "I really hate this dress."
"It's a wonderful dress. Don't go accidentally destroying it like that dress Yui let you borrow."
"She was a snob. She deserved it." Miaka replied, the same mischievous twinkle coming into her eye again. She stuck her tongue out at her image in the mirror, and opened the door. "Shall we grace her Highness with our presence?"
Hitomi laughed as Miaka stuck her tongue out at Melerna behind her back. Miaka, perhaps sensing that Melerna was being especially nasty to Hitomi, was making rude faces behind Melerna's back, and looking innocent when Melerna turned around to glare suspiciously. Hitomi shook her head and sighed silently. Miaka had taken an instant dislike to Melerna, and anyone who got on Miaka's bad side was not apt to have a very good life until Miaka had decided they'd been punished enough. And Miaka really didn't like Melerna.
"Isn't that so like a man?" Melerna mused, still talking about Allen as they walked through the marketplace.
"Isn't it." Miaka parroted. "So like a man."
Merle and Hitomi giggled at the look on Melerna's face, while Van looked around with his usual indifference to the females with him.
"Oh!" Hitomi said, looking at Melerna. She had had another vision, but this time it was strange. She saw a younger Melerna in Fenalia, then still rich and glowing.
"What is it?" Miaka asked. The others had walked ahead, not noticing anything different.
"I saw the past. I thought only you could do that." Hitomi explained. Miaka shrugged.
"I dunno. Maybe it's something to do with the pendant. I could have a vision of the future, maybe." She picked up a little disc sitting on a table. "Hey, Hitomi, do you have your Discman? It's a CD!" She turned to give the CD to Hitomi, then stopped as a vision hit her too.
"Miaka?" Hitomi asked worriedly.
"It's Van!" Miaka said quickly. "He's run off... After someone. I don't know who, but we have to find him immediately. He's going to get killed."
"Hey, you two!" Merle called back to them. "Let's go!" Miaka and Hitomi looked at each other and nodded.
"He went toward the harbor." Miaka said. "Stupid dress." Both she and Hitomi ripped the skirt so that it was short enough to run in and sped toward the harbor.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Melerna yelled, but Miaka and Hitomi were already out of earshot.
"Which way?" Hitomi moaned as they came to two different paths. They both went toward the harbor, but they twisted so much that the two girls couldn't see which went the right way.
"I'll go left." Miaka said, already sprinting down that road. "Hurry, Hitomi!" Hitomi shot down the other one.
"It's your turn now, Van." Dillandau muttered as he fixed Van in his sights. Van was intent upon his brother.
"Brother, have you come to join me?" Valken asked. Van looked upset, as though he was unsure of what to do.
"Van, look out!" Hitomi yelled, running across the bridge towards them. High above, Dillandau cursed, then smiled evilly as he adjusted to put Hitomi in his sights as well.
"Bye bye, Van!" he said, and fired.
"Oh no!" Miaka exclaimed as she had another vision, this one with Hitomi in it. Luckily, the road she was on turned toward the bridge, and she could see Van and Hitomi now. With an extra burst of speed, she sprinted past a surprised Valken and knocked Van and Hitomi out of the way just seconds before Dillandau could hit them.
"No!" Dillandau yelled, as his guymelaf fell apart. "That stupid girl! She ruined everything!" He pulled himself out of the collapsed guymelaf and glared at one of his Dragon Slayers. "When Valken gets back, tell him I want that girl. The one with the long blonde hair."