Opassa Blue, Sunset Red
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Last chapter: Serge goes on with his life to only find out he misses his
adventures with his old friends. He has a series of dreams
about the two most scandalous women he knew to only realize
that the adventure was not over. In a swirl of green and the
tides of salt he is transfered back to the Another World not
sure about what he'll find.
Chapter 2: Reunion
Feeling something cold and wet sifting through my dark blue locks, I opened my
heavy eyes. All I saw was the water retreating back to the ocean as quickly and as silently
as it had come before. Lifting myself off of the sand, I sat up. The beach was empty as it
usually is. I dusted my shorts off as I slowly rose from the sandy shores of Opassa.
I looked around letting the wind play in my hair. 'I wonder if I went anywhere at all,' I
thought.
Deeply ingrossed in my thoughts, I didn't notice the person appearing behind me.
" Serge?," a female voice called. I turned to see the alternate version of Leena. She wasn't
with Poshul like the other Leena usually is. Other than that she looked the same. " Hello
Leena," I said. She smiled warmly at me. She seemed different from the last time we met
but I couldn't quite place it.
" What are you doing here?," she asked. I smiled at the girl. Mainly because my
reasoning for coming back revolved around two women and a new enemy. " I'm not really
sure. I think it has something to do with a new enemy. I was just standing on the beach
minding my business then I was absorbed," I explained. Her brow furrowed in confusion. " At
this time of the night? What were you doing up anyway?," she asked. " I was having some
weird dreams. Wait a minute. What are YOU doing up at this time of night. The Leena in my
world goes to bed early," I retorted. Her gaze suddenly shifted downcast. Something was
troubling her. I could sense it from the moment we began speaking. Maybe it was an instinct
I picked up from the other Leena.
" I came down here to think. I've been doing that a lot lately," she said softly. Her
eyes wandered over to the ocean. She watched the crystaline waves crash on the yellow shore.
" What's been happening since I was away?," I inquired. " The people from your adventures
have been dissappearing. Slowly, almost unnoticably. I wouldn't have known except Norris
didn't show up for his annual visits. I asked his commanding officers if they had seen him but
they told me he was coming to see me, but he never retuned from his break," she said. " Do
you know of anyone else leaving?," I asked. " Yes. Riddel told me Karsh and Zoah dissapeared,
Orhla told me that Doc and Korcha vanished, Miki told me Nikki dissapeared...," she started
before I cut here off. " So basically all the men," I said. " Yeah, except for Glenn. Only because
he was training with Dario on that hidden island," she said.
I became silent as I thought about this new information. 'What would anyone want with
a bunch of guys? Maybe build a army?,' I thought. I glanced over at Leena whose eyes were
still stuck on the ocean. She seemed so upset. I wanted to cheer her up like I do for the other
Leena. Then I realize, she isn't the Leena I grew up with. Her life is different from mine.
" The person didn't take the males who weren't human did they?," I asked. " No. Mojoy
is still around. So is Skelly," she said. I became silent once more. This doesn't seem like the work
of Lynx. This isn't his style. This has more of a femine air to it. Most of the guys she took were
pretty boys anyway. Except for Zoah. Well, who knows what he hids under that mask.
" Okay Leena, let's go to Arni and rest up a bit. Tomorrow we'll look for Norris and the
others," I said. Her eyes finally shifted back to me as a bright smile played on her lips. The first
time I've seen her smile since I got here. I offered her my arm and she gratiously accepted by
intertwining her arm with my own. I learned a while ago Leena liked displays of 'royalty' I'll say.
On the walk back to Arni, I decided to ask her a few things. " Can you still fight?," I
asked. She blushed a bit. " Yeah, but I can't use any of my special attacks any longer," she said.
I thought about that for a moment. ' Maiden hand? Hmm, you have to be a...oh,' I thought. " I
see. And is Norris the cause of this new impediment?," I asked. She gasped as she playfully hit
my arm. " Yeah. That's why I want him back. We were talking about marriage and stuff before
he left," she said. " That's great," I said.
The smile on my face said one thing but my heart said another. I was a bit jealous that
she could find love so easily. But that's not surprising. Leena's a lovable person just not for me.
" Sure it is. But I know for a fact that you couldn't return here because of a new evil. You have
other motives or desires. Otherwise you wouldn't have come back," she said. I grinned at her.
'Guess I can't fool this Leena either,' I thought. " Maybe I do. Speaking of that, have you seen
Kid or Harle lately?," I asked. She giggled. " Two of them? You dog you," she mused. We shared
a little laugh before she went serious again. " Well, I haven't heard too much fom Harle since Lynx
died. They say she died too but I could never believe that. But Kid, I know for a fact is back with
the Radical Dreamers," she replied.
I felt my heart do somersaults. At least I know where she is. I can talk to her. Even
seeing her would be enough. I noticed Leena was staring at me. " What?," I asked. " You're
blushing. Thinking dirty thoughts?," she asked. I felt my cheeks burning. This Leena is definitly
different. Maybe if I grew up with her things would have been diferent between us. Oh well, can't
think of that now.
" Do you know where their hideout is?," I asked. She was silent a moment. " They say
it's hidden somewhere in where the green dragon used to be," she said. " Gaea's Navel?," I asked.
" If that's it then yes," she said. " We'll go there first. I know we'll need some help if we wish to find
the person who took the others," I said. She nodded in agreement.
We arrived in Arni then went our seperate ways. I had to pay the talking Komodo dragon
to use MY room. As I settled down in bed I couldn't help but worry about Harle. 'Where are you?
Wherever you are I hope you're safe,' I thought.
*~*~*~*~*~*
I entered his room quietly as I floated over his sleeping form. His pretty boy face was still
as entrancing as it was so long ago. I let my finger trace the outline of his jaw. He shifted a bit at my
touch but didn't awaken. " Oh Serge, how Moi haz missed you so," I whispered to him softly in his
sleep. I looked at his eyes that were closed hiding his deep cerulean pools. Although his lids were
closed I knew the beauty they covered.
I floated to the floor quietly so that I did not disturb him. I ran a finger through his blue hair.
It was soft to the touch. I knew he was back the moment he set foot on Opassa beach. 'My love haz
returned to Moi. Now we can be together,' I thought. " Dream of Moi," I said as I began to rise back
into the air. I lingered a bit to hear him speak a name in his sleep. " Harle..," he whispered softly.
A smile crept on my full red lips. 'At leazt he still dreamz of Moi,' I thought before I vanished
into thin air as quietly and swiflty as I had come. I didn't hang around long enough to hear him finish his
sentence. " ....Don't leave me," he whispered.
*~*~*~*~*~*
I arrived at the front of the Komodo dragon's house to wait for Serge to emerge. After a few
minutes he came out clad in his usual gear. His swallow was present in his right hand where it always
rested. The resemblance to the Serge I used to know was uncanny. Even though this one was older
and more handsome I could easily figure the other Serge turning out like him.
He came down the steps wearing a bright smile when he saw me. " Good morning Leena.
Did you sleep well?," he asked. " Not really. How about you?," I asked. His brow furrowed a bit.
" I slept fine except, I think Harle visisted me last night," he said. I sighed. " Leave it to her to creep
into a bedroom," I said. He frowned at my comment. " Don't think ill of her. She can't help that," he
said.
I nodded in understanding not agreement. Harle to me will always mean bad news no matter
how good she claims to be. We began our trek to the Hydra Marshes. The only way to get to Gaea's
Navel is to fly on a wingapede. When we got to the area he played the Beeba flute and the insect
appeared before us. We climbed on it's back and it transported us to Gaea's Navel.
When we got there the place looked deserted. Even the monsters that used to roam about
there weren't present. The place was still green and full of vegetation. I half expected to see Leah
run out of the trees but then I remembered she was with General Viper. " This place is awfully
empty," I said to Serge. He grasped his swallow tighter like he knew something was going to happen.
" Don't let your guard down Leena. If the infamous 'Radical Dreamers' do roam around
these parts then this is a big trap," he said. I nodded in agreement. I took my spectral weapon out
of hiding in preparation for anything. We continued on until I stepped into a trap. I was suddenly
lifted off the ground into a bundle high into the trees. " Serge!!," I called. He noticed my predicament
and immediatly cut me down. As I fell he caught me before I hit the ground.
When I was safely on two feet, a series of war cries came from the woods. I huddled a
bit closer to Serge. Looking into his face I saw a big smile playing on his lips. " Some action. It's
about time," he said. He twirled his swallow into a fighting position. After that movement, the
creators of the cries emerged from the woods. There was about a hundred of them surrounding
us. The look on Serge's face changed from amusement to worry.
He took a deep sigh before he dropped his weapon to the grassy ground beneath him.
" What are you doing?," I whispered to him. " If I had Glenn or Guile with me we could take them.
I'm a bit rusty and so are you. I can't take the risk. You need to live long enough to at least see Norris
again," he said. I smiled sadly at my companion grateful that he would consider my well being like
this. Following his example, I dropped my weapon to the ground.
The leader of the pack stepped forward. He looked about twenty-three with a smooth baby
face. He was quite handsome. He had red hair that fell into his light blue eyes. He had a burly build. He
wasn't bony or thin, but had well defined muscles that were etched with scars. He wore pants that were
ripped or had holes in some places and no shirt. He wore a silver medallion around his neck that
had a dragon charm. He approached us with a big smile on his face.
He looked us over before he finally spoke. " You're the smartest people to come to
these parts. Hell, you're the only people to live this long," he said. Serge frowned. " And why is
that?," Serge asked. He chuckled dryly. " Because you guys are the only people who didn't
run into a fight blindly. The names' Jarulier, and who might you be?," he asked. " I'm Serge and
this is Leena," Serge replied. The frown on his face dissappeared but he still didn't trust the
band leader.
" Those names sound familiar. But what are you doing here?," Jarulier asked. " I'm looking
for a member of your band. Her name is Kid," Serge stated. Jarulier frowned now. " What do you
want with her?," he asked. His men began to get closer to us again. I pressed closer to Serge for
protection. " She's a friend of ours," I answered for Serge. Jarulier looked us over again. " I don't
know why she would know weaklings like you, but I'll take you to her. No funny business or else my
men will finish what would have been your death here," he said. His men pressed closer to us again.
This time I grabbed Serge's arm. Serge's courage didn't falter. Jarulier chuckled. " That's enough
men. I do believe you are frightening the lady. Oh, and you guys can call me 'Ja.' It's a lot simpler
than saying my whole name. Follow me," he said.
His men backed away but formed to two lines on either side of Serge and me. I still held
his arm tightly out of fear. We approached their hideout that was hidden by a blanket of leaves. Ja
gave the word to the guards to let him through and they confided. We entered the village seeing
that there were more bandits in the village than the hundred we met in the forest. 'Could Serge and I
take on all these bandits if the time came?,' I thought.
Upon entering the village the bandits that were guarding us went off in the village as if they
dared us to make a move. Ja told us to continue to follow him to see Kid. Serge's face was of all sterness
ans anticipation. I smiled to myself. 'He really does love her,' I thought. We entered a plushly
decorated chamber before we stopped. " This is where my journey comes to an end," he said in his
deep husky voice. " Why?," I inquired. " Kid doesn't like it when we invade her space. If you are
truly who you say you are she won't kill you with her 'Red Pin'," he replied. " Where will you go?," I
asked. He gently caressed my face with his hand. " Don't worry Red. I'll be back," he said as he
turned on his heel and left.
As soon as the curtain closed, I heard Serge chuckle. I turned to him to see that he had an
amused look on his face. " What?," I asked. " Nothing. I suppose you have another admirer besides
Norris," he mused. I snorted. " What about the women who were eyeing you 'Mr. No Shirt Underneath
The Vest,' I retorted. He chuckled again. After our jokes subsided we looked at the royal purple
curtain that divided us from the woman of our searches. Serge took a breath as he began to move the
sheet out of the way to enter Kid's chambers.
to be continued...........
End chapter 2. Cliffhanger!!! I love it! If you want to read about what happens when Serge enters her chambers
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romance is leading. And some people may get the feeling that this is turning into a Serge/Leena fic. Let me assure
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