Undone
By The Black Gryphon
Umi paused as she turned around, looking at the sky above her. Her sapphire eyes glittered as a unfamiliar emotion pulled at her senses. It had been 8 years since they had last visited Cephiro, and now at age 22, they had changed. Umi, now a professional chef had kept her hair the same length, grown taller, more Lady-like, but had lost a sparkling light in her eyes, replacing it with a sad look. Fuu, a computer graphics and computer program engineer, had grown her wavy locks to her hips, grown to 5'9, her eyes turning even darker, more emerald like. And yet face looked pained at times, like she was missing a part of her heart. Hikaru had changed the most. No longer so innocent, her now ruby eyes shone with understanding. She had grown taller, her hair, when braided, reached the middle of her back, and had successfully become a well known animal trainer. All 3 missed Cephiro, but knew that they had no right to change a world that was not their own any more then they had, though it hurt them.
Hikaru and Fuu soon stopped and looked at their friend oddly when suddenly a flash in the sky caught their attention.
*Help us! Magic Knights! Defend the country you so love once again... For your wish... Is being undone!* A voice rang through their Heads. Hikaru stopped and covered her mouth as she recognized the voice.
"E-Eagle?" She cried as the light engulfed them in it's brilliance, nearly blinding the 3. Soon they were relieved as they were sucked into the dark abyss of unconsciousness.
Umi opened her eyes to see a unfamiliar ceiling above her and a stranger walking in. She Leaped up and drew out her sword from where it rested. Wait... sword? Umi stared at the dragon hilted rapier in her hand and then looked out the window, totally forgetting the stranger. It was Cephiro.
"So you woke up Umi." Oh.... Umi twirled around and glared at the man, only to pause. He looked so much like Clef... But then again, Clef wasn't 6'2 and had bangs that reached his chin on both sides, not to mention his hair was a shade darker then Clef's.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?" Umi demanded when Hikaru ran in, Lantis following.
"Umi! It's Okay! This is Clef!" Hikaru stated, her long hair unbraided.
"But.... that's IMPOSSIBLE! It's been 8 years, I know, but No one could grow that tall in 8 years!" Umi challenged, while Hikaru blinked.
"Um Umi, it's been 1 year in Cephiro..." She nearly whispered.
"Even worse! This CAN'T be Clef!!... Unless...." Umi Lowered her sword as the supposed Clef started to walk toward her. Umi raised her sword again.
"I'm Clef... Umi... Please believe me..." He said softly, staring at her. Umi shook her head when something flashed around his neck. A ring, her ring. Clef noticed this and lifted it off his neck and held it out for her to see.
"You left this in your room when you left Cephiro the second time... You should have it back." Clef murmured as he lifted it off his neck and put it in her hand. Clenching her hand around it, Umi looked at Clef, and fainted. Catching her quickly, Clef lifted her up and put her back into the bed. Hikaru and Lantis left, and Clef started to leave, but stopped and brushed some hair out of face.
"Umi..." And Clef left. Umi's eyes glittered with unknown tears as she groaned, "Clef..."
Fuu sat in the chair, staring at the sunset. The sound of footsteps alarmed her, causing her to turn around, only to find Ferio behind her. She stared at him, then at the ring around his ring finger, and then turned away, her eyes filling with tears.
"Fuu..." Ferio began, only to see Fuu's shoulders shaking.
"Why?" Fuu whispered.
"I had too... I needed to be engaged to be the king. It's... I did it for my country!" Ferio replied, forcing the words out of his mouth though his heart felt like it was ripping itself apart. Fuu Stood up and then ran away before Ferio could stop her, the orb she had received from him clattering to the ground. Ferio froze and picked the thing up, and then gripped it, tears falling unnoticed from his eyes.
"for.. my...country." Ferio stared at the retreating form of Fuu, and then leaned against the wall, as if his world was crumbling around him.
Hikaru sighed as she touched the stone, the cold stone which was a monument for Eagle. Collapsing, she began to cry when she felt a tingling of power. Mokona stopped, 'Puu'ed, and then looked up.
*NO!* The voice rang through the air, alarming Hikaru. A Dark cloud hovered over head as a figure appeared.
"Are you... The Magic Knight of Fire and light?" A Dark voice asked, or rather hissed. Hikaru nodded slightly, and the figure laughed... or what looked like it.
"Then... You are the past pillar that removed the pillar system from this land?" It asked once more. Hikaru nodded once again when Mokona leap off Hikaru's shoulder, the gem on his forehead shining. Blinded by light, Hikaru covered her eyes while the figure hissed angerly. As it faded, a figure much like Eagle's, except with prism hued hair, deep blue eyes, and clothes of cream stood where Mokona was.
*So... YOUR the one who wishes to revive the Pillar system?* Mokona asked, though his voice was like Eagle's.
"YOU! Your the one from Autozam are you not?" The thing in black asked. 'Eagle' looked at the figure.
"I Am...and yet I am not. Now LEAVE!" And the black thing hissed and disappeared. 'Eagle' turned around and faced Hikaru, once steel hard eyes softening at the sight of her.
"Hikaru..." He smiled as he cupped her face. Hikaru trembled as tears flowed without her knowing it.
"Eagle!" Hikaru lunged and hugged the cream robed Eagle.
"Hikaru... I'm not Eagle any more..."
"What?"
"I'm... I'm Mokona..."
"M-Mokona?"
"Yes... I died remember? My heart was too strong so I lingered here. When you left, Mokona's original spirit seemed to of have disappeared, so I filled the empty shell. So I'm now Mokona..."
"But you can't be! You can't!" Hikaru started to sob hysterically as she beat on Eagle's, Now Mokona's, chest. Mokona sighed and hugged her, allowing the Magic knight to sob.
"HIKARU!" Lantis faint voice rang through as he got closer and closer when he stopped and stared at what seemed to be Eagle.
"No... Impossible!" Lantis stated. 'Eagle looked up and then hugged Hikaru closer when Lantis drew near.
"Eagle..." Lantis began.
"No.. I'm not Eagle... I'm Mokona..."
"NO! Your Eagle! Your Eagle! I know you are! You have the same look in your eyes!" Hikaru nearly yelled, staring into the now blue eyes she knew who was Eagle. Mokona smiled.
"Then I'm Eagle... I guess if that's what our cute Hikaru wants." Eagle chuckled. Lantis smiled back, but his smile was uneasy.
'Eagle... why did you stay back? Was it for... Hikaru?' Lantis thought.
Ascot ran down the halls, Caldina and Larfarga following.
"Ascot Wait!" Caldina yelled.
"No! I have to see Umi! -Beast I Summon thee!-" Ascot yelled as a harmless, cute creature's bulk filled most of the hallway, content and full.
"ASCOT!" Ascot ignored the yell as he opened the door to Umi's room, only to find Clef there, staring at the sleeping Umi. Pausing, Ascot silently walked over, only to find that Clef's face was deathly pale.
"Guru Clef!" Ascot yelled as Clef began to fall. Shrugging off the help, Clef stood up.
"I've only got a few weeks left..." And Clef staggered out of the room. Ascot stopped and stared lovingly at Umi before following after Clef. Umi opened her eyes, and sat up.
"No, Clef... I'll make sure..." she whispered before she fell back into her uneasy rest.
By The Black Gryphon
Umi paused as she turned around, looking at the sky above her. Her sapphire eyes glittered as a unfamiliar emotion pulled at her senses. It had been 8 years since they had last visited Cephiro, and now at age 22, they had changed. Umi, now a professional chef had kept her hair the same length, grown taller, more Lady-like, but had lost a sparkling light in her eyes, replacing it with a sad look. Fuu, a computer graphics and computer program engineer, had grown her wavy locks to her hips, grown to 5'9, her eyes turning even darker, more emerald like. And yet face looked pained at times, like she was missing a part of her heart. Hikaru had changed the most. No longer so innocent, her now ruby eyes shone with understanding. She had grown taller, her hair, when braided, reached the middle of her back, and had successfully become a well known animal trainer. All 3 missed Cephiro, but knew that they had no right to change a world that was not their own any more then they had, though it hurt them.
Hikaru and Fuu soon stopped and looked at their friend oddly when suddenly a flash in the sky caught their attention.
*Help us! Magic Knights! Defend the country you so love once again... For your wish... Is being undone!* A voice rang through their Heads. Hikaru stopped and covered her mouth as she recognized the voice.
"E-Eagle?" She cried as the light engulfed them in it's brilliance, nearly blinding the 3. Soon they were relieved as they were sucked into the dark abyss of unconsciousness.
Umi opened her eyes to see a unfamiliar ceiling above her and a stranger walking in. She Leaped up and drew out her sword from where it rested. Wait... sword? Umi stared at the dragon hilted rapier in her hand and then looked out the window, totally forgetting the stranger. It was Cephiro.
"So you woke up Umi." Oh.... Umi twirled around and glared at the man, only to pause. He looked so much like Clef... But then again, Clef wasn't 6'2 and had bangs that reached his chin on both sides, not to mention his hair was a shade darker then Clef's.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?" Umi demanded when Hikaru ran in, Lantis following.
"Umi! It's Okay! This is Clef!" Hikaru stated, her long hair unbraided.
"But.... that's IMPOSSIBLE! It's been 8 years, I know, but No one could grow that tall in 8 years!" Umi challenged, while Hikaru blinked.
"Um Umi, it's been 1 year in Cephiro..." She nearly whispered.
"Even worse! This CAN'T be Clef!!... Unless...." Umi Lowered her sword as the supposed Clef started to walk toward her. Umi raised her sword again.
"I'm Clef... Umi... Please believe me..." He said softly, staring at her. Umi shook her head when something flashed around his neck. A ring, her ring. Clef noticed this and lifted it off his neck and held it out for her to see.
"You left this in your room when you left Cephiro the second time... You should have it back." Clef murmured as he lifted it off his neck and put it in her hand. Clenching her hand around it, Umi looked at Clef, and fainted. Catching her quickly, Clef lifted her up and put her back into the bed. Hikaru and Lantis left, and Clef started to leave, but stopped and brushed some hair out of face.
"Umi..." And Clef left. Umi's eyes glittered with unknown tears as she groaned, "Clef..."
Fuu sat in the chair, staring at the sunset. The sound of footsteps alarmed her, causing her to turn around, only to find Ferio behind her. She stared at him, then at the ring around his ring finger, and then turned away, her eyes filling with tears.
"Fuu..." Ferio began, only to see Fuu's shoulders shaking.
"Why?" Fuu whispered.
"I had too... I needed to be engaged to be the king. It's... I did it for my country!" Ferio replied, forcing the words out of his mouth though his heart felt like it was ripping itself apart. Fuu Stood up and then ran away before Ferio could stop her, the orb she had received from him clattering to the ground. Ferio froze and picked the thing up, and then gripped it, tears falling unnoticed from his eyes.
"for.. my...country." Ferio stared at the retreating form of Fuu, and then leaned against the wall, as if his world was crumbling around him.
Hikaru sighed as she touched the stone, the cold stone which was a monument for Eagle. Collapsing, she began to cry when she felt a tingling of power. Mokona stopped, 'Puu'ed, and then looked up.
*NO!* The voice rang through the air, alarming Hikaru. A Dark cloud hovered over head as a figure appeared.
"Are you... The Magic Knight of Fire and light?" A Dark voice asked, or rather hissed. Hikaru nodded slightly, and the figure laughed... or what looked like it.
"Then... You are the past pillar that removed the pillar system from this land?" It asked once more. Hikaru nodded once again when Mokona leap off Hikaru's shoulder, the gem on his forehead shining. Blinded by light, Hikaru covered her eyes while the figure hissed angerly. As it faded, a figure much like Eagle's, except with prism hued hair, deep blue eyes, and clothes of cream stood where Mokona was.
*So... YOUR the one who wishes to revive the Pillar system?* Mokona asked, though his voice was like Eagle's.
"YOU! Your the one from Autozam are you not?" The thing in black asked. 'Eagle' looked at the figure.
"I Am...and yet I am not. Now LEAVE!" And the black thing hissed and disappeared. 'Eagle' turned around and faced Hikaru, once steel hard eyes softening at the sight of her.
"Hikaru..." He smiled as he cupped her face. Hikaru trembled as tears flowed without her knowing it.
"Eagle!" Hikaru lunged and hugged the cream robed Eagle.
"Hikaru... I'm not Eagle any more..."
"What?"
"I'm... I'm Mokona..."
"M-Mokona?"
"Yes... I died remember? My heart was too strong so I lingered here. When you left, Mokona's original spirit seemed to of have disappeared, so I filled the empty shell. So I'm now Mokona..."
"But you can't be! You can't!" Hikaru started to sob hysterically as she beat on Eagle's, Now Mokona's, chest. Mokona sighed and hugged her, allowing the Magic knight to sob.
"HIKARU!" Lantis faint voice rang through as he got closer and closer when he stopped and stared at what seemed to be Eagle.
"No... Impossible!" Lantis stated. 'Eagle looked up and then hugged Hikaru closer when Lantis drew near.
"Eagle..." Lantis began.
"No.. I'm not Eagle... I'm Mokona..."
"NO! Your Eagle! Your Eagle! I know you are! You have the same look in your eyes!" Hikaru nearly yelled, staring into the now blue eyes she knew who was Eagle. Mokona smiled.
"Then I'm Eagle... I guess if that's what our cute Hikaru wants." Eagle chuckled. Lantis smiled back, but his smile was uneasy.
'Eagle... why did you stay back? Was it for... Hikaru?' Lantis thought.
Ascot ran down the halls, Caldina and Larfarga following.
"Ascot Wait!" Caldina yelled.
"No! I have to see Umi! -Beast I Summon thee!-" Ascot yelled as a harmless, cute creature's bulk filled most of the hallway, content and full.
"ASCOT!" Ascot ignored the yell as he opened the door to Umi's room, only to find Clef there, staring at the sleeping Umi. Pausing, Ascot silently walked over, only to find that Clef's face was deathly pale.
"Guru Clef!" Ascot yelled as Clef began to fall. Shrugging off the help, Clef stood up.
"I've only got a few weeks left..." And Clef staggered out of the room. Ascot stopped and stared lovingly at Umi before following after Clef. Umi opened her eyes, and sat up.
"No, Clef... I'll make sure..." she whispered before she fell back into her uneasy rest.