Crystal Magicians
By: Anime's Angels
Part Seventeen
Cherri had been carried into the boys' room because it was closest and had
been stretched out on
one of the beds in there. Sage had healed her wounds and now everyone was
just waiting for her
to wake up.
Ryo was sitting beside Cherri with her head in his lap. Sage was sitting
close to them, resting to
regain his lost strength. Kento, Cye and Rowen were all also sitting around
the girl. Aurora was
sitting beside Ryo and was holding Cherri's hand. Ariel was sitting beside
Sage and gazing
thoughtfully at Cherri. Kenshin was standing near the door, sword knocked
and ready to be
drawn in case the enemy returned. Sano was sitting in the window seat
cracking his knuckles and
looking out the window for any sign of the enemy and Cat was pacing the side
of the room that
wasn't occupied by Cherri attempting to release her frustration with the
situation as well as the
battle.
She kept looking over the faces of her companions, all of them were
perfectly still and quiet, all
of them were lost in thought. Cat was incredibly riled, she wanted to go
find that jerk that had
attacked Cherri AND his minion and beat the hell out of the both of them!
*I didn't do anything, I just stood there frozen. I could have helped, there
were two against her
having someone on her side would have been perfectly fine! Had she had help
she wouldn't have
gotten hurt so bad!* her mind reeled.
The frustrations of the morning finally getting the better of her, she
landed a hard punch into the
inn's support beam going up the corner of the room.
There was a loud crack and everyone looked up startled.
Cat was glaring daggers at the wood, her fist imbedded in the beam. She
closed her eyes, took a
deep breath, removed her hand and turned to leave the room. Kenshin blocked
her path.
"Where are you going?" he asked in his battosai voice.
"To get some fresh air and cool off a bit." Her voice was perfectly calm.
The only things that
betrayed any kind of emotion were the flames in her eyes and the fact that
she was speaking with
a heavy Scottish brogue.
Cat usually spoke without the barest hint of her accent but now it was very,
very prominent.
Kenshin looked at her for a moment before getting out of her way and letting
her go.
************
"Yes, Yes, YES!! Whose the greatest scientist of all time? Who da girl,
Who da girl?" Washu
did her little victory moves, her cihi selves popping up.
"What is it? Washuu?" Relena asked. "I mean, Little Washu."
"Well, I've got basic coms back on-line! So we can use basic radio signals
for transmission right
now... the rest will take time but if they using similar techniques, we may
have it up in less than a
week... two weeks at maximum."
"Good job girls. Now, I'm off to find some missing pilots," Relena said,
using her crutches to
move out of the room. *Especially my missing boyfriend.*
~~~~~~~~
Dorothy did one more fly by in her white and violet Gundam - which she had
nicknamed -Vi, for
its true name as Violeta, depicted a creature both of frailty and violence.
And seeing as all the
new mechs - hers, Hilde's, Darien's, plus countless others, had names that
depicted the character
of the pilot, yet also revealed the rank, squad, and mission type - if you
knew what to look for.
Sandrock almost seemed to nod at her, followed by Heavy arms. She started
to speak again...
damn... no communications was really starting to bug her.
At least Pheobos and Demos were fine for now. On to Mars! Her long hair
was plated in a braid
all the way down, her flight suit a female replica of the Gundam pilots, a
violet stripe instead of a
red like Trowa's or a white like Quatre.
She cranked up some mush she had stored... Destiny's Child.
"Dorothy! Turn the music down!" Quatre yelled, not angrily.
She immediately turned it down, asking, "You can hear it?!?"
"I think we have voice coms back." Trowa stated the obvious.
Quatre spoke up, "Now, to report in before Rele loses her mind."
"Where's the fun in that? Vi's going to base to get transfer codes."
"Good luck Dorothy," the boys called after her.
"What luck? I'm using PURE 100% skills."
Again, Trowa cracked a grin, and Quatre just shook his head.
~~~~~~~~
Her eyes, they were blue... so blue. Ryo glanced at his
girlfriend-not-quite-girlfriend. She
looked so unconcerned, her eyes changing or the link growing... what the
hell was going on?!?
Ryo paced around the room at four in the morning. Cat had left, the others
settling down to grab
some amount of sleep before they moved.
This was too strange. This was a dream... but Cherri was real.... When did
things get so
complicated?
~~~~~~~~
Planes, tension, landing procedures, cut.....
Metal, carnage, blood, JJ, Kwena, crystal....
Death, turning, Ryo, shattered, Commander....
Again, she awoke, but she stayed frighteningly still. She had to change
it... she had to... and
someone new had arrived here. She could remember her vision - before the
nightmares occurred.
"Cher, JJ's dead. D-E-A-D. Dead. Hotaru say's she's gone. Hell, we lucky
that we stopped
Kwena, but it's only a matter of time...."
She refused to believe it then, she wouldn't believe it now. Not if she
could make it change.
************
"I say we should all try to go back to sleep," Ryo said quietly. The boys
nodded. Cherri closed
her eyes, and was soon asleep, exhausted. Aurora decided to sleep by her
side, and Ryo laid
down as well.
Sage turned to Ariel. "Come on Ariel, lets get some sleep," he whispered.
She shook her head. "You can go on ahead. I don't think I'll be sleeping
the rest of the night," she
said as she got to her feet. She went back to the girls' room, changed into
her tank top and jeans,
then headed out.
She didn't hear Cat anywhere close by, so she assumed she went back inside.
It was still night
out, and crystal clear. Ariel walk for about ten minutes, and came across a
large rock. She
climbed to the top and sat, just thinking. After a while, she dozed off.
***Begin Dream***
Ariel was surrounded by a ring of light, but outside the light there was
nothing but eternal
darkness. She was wearing the red dress from earlier, but without all the
jewelry except her
necklace. *Dang it, I'm in this thing again!* she thought to herself.
"Hello! Is anyone there?"
she called out, beginning to feel a little lonely.
"I'm right here darling," a deep voice said quietly from behind her. She
whirled around, ready to
fight. Ariel saw a man walk out of the darkness and into the light,
illuminating everything except
from his mouth up.
"Who are you?" she asked, still ready to fight.
"I haven't seen you for so long. You look wonderful, just like your great
grandmother did so long
ago. I miss her, but you are her in a sense, so I am in love with you," he
said, taking a few steps
closer.
Ariel looked at him as if he were insane. "You didn't answer my question,"
she said. But she let
her guard down a little. His voice sounded familiar, and brought up happy
thoughts and faded
images into her mind. She couldn't make out any of them, for they lasted no
longer than a
second.
He stepped closer, and held out his hand. Almost like an involuntary action
Ariel took it. He
pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her.
"I have missed you Rubia. I have missed you so much," he said, in a voice
filled with pain and
sorrow.
"My name is Ariel, not Rubia," she said, disconcerted about the entire
situation. *I just met this
guy, yet I feel like I've known him for years.* His arms made her feel safe
and warm, and she laid
her head on his shoulder. He held her tighter.
"You must remember me, otherwise I'd be dead by now," he said jokingly.
Suddenly, he pulled
away a little bit. "I must go now. I knew my time was short, but I just
had to see you again my
love. When you wake up, remember this dream, and this," he said quietly.
He touched her cheek
and brushed a gentle kiss on her forehead. He backed away, then turned
around.
"Wait! Who are you?" Ariel asked.
"I am the one who has loved you forever, and always will," he said as he
faded into darkness.
***End Dream***
************
Heero was methodically combing his way through the country side in search of
the girls. He'd
gotten the details from Sailor Pluto before he'd left as well as a physical
description of the five of
them. He was also in search of the Ronins and of Sanosuke and Kenshin. Kaoru
and Yahiko had
returned to the base a little while ago and had filled them in on the
details of the girl they'd met
and that the two men had stayed with her while they had been sent back to
camp. It was obvious
that the two were both very bitter about this.
He was flying in Wing Zero Custom. Constantly checking the censors for any
sign of life.
Suddenly, he picked up an inn with smoke coming from the chimney. It was as
good a place as
any to start the search.
He landed the Gundam near the mountain pass and covered it with a camouflage
net. He then set
out on his quest in search of the missing Crystal Magicians and warriors.
~~~~~~~~
Cat was taking her frustrations out on an old oak tree near the inn. Her
knuckles, shins and feet
were all covered by small scrapes and cuts from making harsh contact with
the ruff bark of the
tree.
~~~~~~~~
Cherri was starting to stir. Her eyes opened and she looked up to see Ryo's
concerned gaze
looking back at her.
She smiled her smile back.
~~~~~~~~
Cherri opened her eyes and looked up into his. Ryo could swear that when she
opened them, they
were sapphire blue for an instant before fading back into hazel/green....
~~~~~~~~
Heero was making his way towards the inn, he could see the wooden building
from his current
spot in the forest. All was quiet until he got closer. He could hear the
sound of labored breathing
and the sound of flesh connecting with wood as well as the occasional grunt
of pain.
He made his way towards the sound, being as quiet as possible so as not to
be detected. He found
a red-haired girl viciously attacking a large oak tree with her fists and
feet which were both
bleeding from the cuts and scrapes she'd received from hitting the hard
bark.
He looked her over, taking in every detail. That's when he noticed the
platinum charm bracelet on
her left wrist and the emerald hanging from the white gold.
He took another step but this one made a little bit of noise.
~~~~~~~~
Cat whipped around at the noise, she'd had the distinct impression a few
moments ago of being
watched and now she was sure of it. She fell into a fighting stance and
glared warily as the boy
made his way out of the woods behind her.
He was wearing a dark green tank top and a pair of faded jeans. He had short
messy brown hair
that fell into his deep cobalt blue eyes. He held his hands up for her
inspection to show her that
he meant no harm.
"Who are you?" Cat asked raising slightly from her fighting position.
"My name is Heero Yuy. I'm a Gundam pilot and I'm looking for some missing
people. Maybe
you could help me," the boy said in a deep monotone voice.
************
Ariel snapped awake. It was early morning. She gasped and ran back to the
inn. Everyone was
up and packing to leave. She froze when she noticed a new guy standing with
the others. Cat
introduced her.
"Ariel, this is Heero. He came to find us under Sailor Pluto's orders."
************
"Damn it! That wench will pay dearly for what she's done!" Morkela screamed
as Kwena
bandaged his wounds.
She gave him an almost imperceptible grin, liking the way things between him
and Cherri were
going.
Tourm walked into the room. "You called for me?" he asked, bowing slightly.
He was dressed in
an orange shirt and green pants. He was tall and muscular, with brown hair
and green eyes.
"Yes Tourm. I have a job for you. I want you to find the girls, and be
ready to attack them on
my command. You may take a small group, ten maybe, those should be enough.
I want all four,
all five if you can find the fifth one. You got it?" Morkela asked in a
nasty tone.
Tourm nodded. "I will try," he said, then walked out of the room. He walked
to his own room,
closed the door behind him, and laid on the bed staring out the window. *If
I complete this
mission, I can see her in real life, instead of in my dreams. Too bad I
have to take some of those
monsters with me, and obey Morkela's commands. I despise him so much,* he
thhought to
himself as he fell asleep.
***Begin Dream***
He stood there, waiting for her to show. *Where is she? Has she chickened
out?* he thought as
he paced the floor of the room. Finally, she came into view.
"Rubia!" he called out as he ran to her. She smiled and gave him a hug.
"Have you been waiting long?" she asked.
"No, but I was worried," he said, blushing slightly.
"Where is it?" asked a deep voice from behind. They turned to see Morkela
standing behind
them, his cold eyes watching them.
"Here," she said. She takes off her necklace, the source of her power, and
walked over and
handed it to him. He stared at it, grinning.
"Remember your promise Morkela. We can live together in peace, since you
have both our
crystals," said Tourm, looking at Morkela suspiciously.
"Of course." he said. She turned back to Tourm, smiling. Suddenly, Morkela
pulled out his
sword and stabbed her through the heart from behind. Her eyes looked at
Tourm one last time,
then closed as she fell.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he screamed as he caught her, his hands bathed in her
blood.
He looked up at Morkela and saw him laughing. He looked back, and it's
Ariel in his arms.
"Not again. Not again!" he screamed.
***End Dream***
"No!" Tourm shouts as he bolts up into a sitting position on the bed. He's
covered with a cold
sweat, and breathing hard. He runs his hands through his hair quickly, then
stands and walks
over to the window, sitting on the sill. He looks up at the moon, knowing he
won't fall asleep
tonight and wishing that he had Ariel in his arms, where he knew she would
be safe from harm.
By: Anime's Angels
Part Seventeen
Cherri had been carried into the boys' room because it was closest and had
been stretched out on
one of the beds in there. Sage had healed her wounds and now everyone was
just waiting for her
to wake up.
Ryo was sitting beside Cherri with her head in his lap. Sage was sitting
close to them, resting to
regain his lost strength. Kento, Cye and Rowen were all also sitting around
the girl. Aurora was
sitting beside Ryo and was holding Cherri's hand. Ariel was sitting beside
Sage and gazing
thoughtfully at Cherri. Kenshin was standing near the door, sword knocked
and ready to be
drawn in case the enemy returned. Sano was sitting in the window seat
cracking his knuckles and
looking out the window for any sign of the enemy and Cat was pacing the side
of the room that
wasn't occupied by Cherri attempting to release her frustration with the
situation as well as the
battle.
She kept looking over the faces of her companions, all of them were
perfectly still and quiet, all
of them were lost in thought. Cat was incredibly riled, she wanted to go
find that jerk that had
attacked Cherri AND his minion and beat the hell out of the both of them!
*I didn't do anything, I just stood there frozen. I could have helped, there
were two against her
having someone on her side would have been perfectly fine! Had she had help
she wouldn't have
gotten hurt so bad!* her mind reeled.
The frustrations of the morning finally getting the better of her, she
landed a hard punch into the
inn's support beam going up the corner of the room.
There was a loud crack and everyone looked up startled.
Cat was glaring daggers at the wood, her fist imbedded in the beam. She
closed her eyes, took a
deep breath, removed her hand and turned to leave the room. Kenshin blocked
her path.
"Where are you going?" he asked in his battosai voice.
"To get some fresh air and cool off a bit." Her voice was perfectly calm.
The only things that
betrayed any kind of emotion were the flames in her eyes and the fact that
she was speaking with
a heavy Scottish brogue.
Cat usually spoke without the barest hint of her accent but now it was very,
very prominent.
Kenshin looked at her for a moment before getting out of her way and letting
her go.
************
"Yes, Yes, YES!! Whose the greatest scientist of all time? Who da girl,
Who da girl?" Washu
did her little victory moves, her cihi selves popping up.
"What is it? Washuu?" Relena asked. "I mean, Little Washu."
"Well, I've got basic coms back on-line! So we can use basic radio signals
for transmission right
now... the rest will take time but if they using similar techniques, we may
have it up in less than a
week... two weeks at maximum."
"Good job girls. Now, I'm off to find some missing pilots," Relena said,
using her crutches to
move out of the room. *Especially my missing boyfriend.*
~~~~~~~~
Dorothy did one more fly by in her white and violet Gundam - which she had
nicknamed -Vi, for
its true name as Violeta, depicted a creature both of frailty and violence.
And seeing as all the
new mechs - hers, Hilde's, Darien's, plus countless others, had names that
depicted the character
of the pilot, yet also revealed the rank, squad, and mission type - if you
knew what to look for.
Sandrock almost seemed to nod at her, followed by Heavy arms. She started
to speak again...
damn... no communications was really starting to bug her.
At least Pheobos and Demos were fine for now. On to Mars! Her long hair
was plated in a braid
all the way down, her flight suit a female replica of the Gundam pilots, a
violet stripe instead of a
red like Trowa's or a white like Quatre.
She cranked up some mush she had stored... Destiny's Child.
"Dorothy! Turn the music down!" Quatre yelled, not angrily.
She immediately turned it down, asking, "You can hear it?!?"
"I think we have voice coms back." Trowa stated the obvious.
Quatre spoke up, "Now, to report in before Rele loses her mind."
"Where's the fun in that? Vi's going to base to get transfer codes."
"Good luck Dorothy," the boys called after her.
"What luck? I'm using PURE 100% skills."
Again, Trowa cracked a grin, and Quatre just shook his head.
~~~~~~~~
Her eyes, they were blue... so blue. Ryo glanced at his
girlfriend-not-quite-girlfriend. She
looked so unconcerned, her eyes changing or the link growing... what the
hell was going on?!?
Ryo paced around the room at four in the morning. Cat had left, the others
settling down to grab
some amount of sleep before they moved.
This was too strange. This was a dream... but Cherri was real.... When did
things get so
complicated?
~~~~~~~~
Planes, tension, landing procedures, cut.....
Metal, carnage, blood, JJ, Kwena, crystal....
Death, turning, Ryo, shattered, Commander....
Again, she awoke, but she stayed frighteningly still. She had to change
it... she had to... and
someone new had arrived here. She could remember her vision - before the
nightmares occurred.
"Cher, JJ's dead. D-E-A-D. Dead. Hotaru say's she's gone. Hell, we lucky
that we stopped
Kwena, but it's only a matter of time...."
She refused to believe it then, she wouldn't believe it now. Not if she
could make it change.
************
"I say we should all try to go back to sleep," Ryo said quietly. The boys
nodded. Cherri closed
her eyes, and was soon asleep, exhausted. Aurora decided to sleep by her
side, and Ryo laid
down as well.
Sage turned to Ariel. "Come on Ariel, lets get some sleep," he whispered.
She shook her head. "You can go on ahead. I don't think I'll be sleeping
the rest of the night," she
said as she got to her feet. She went back to the girls' room, changed into
her tank top and jeans,
then headed out.
She didn't hear Cat anywhere close by, so she assumed she went back inside.
It was still night
out, and crystal clear. Ariel walk for about ten minutes, and came across a
large rock. She
climbed to the top and sat, just thinking. After a while, she dozed off.
***Begin Dream***
Ariel was surrounded by a ring of light, but outside the light there was
nothing but eternal
darkness. She was wearing the red dress from earlier, but without all the
jewelry except her
necklace. *Dang it, I'm in this thing again!* she thought to herself.
"Hello! Is anyone there?"
she called out, beginning to feel a little lonely.
"I'm right here darling," a deep voice said quietly from behind her. She
whirled around, ready to
fight. Ariel saw a man walk out of the darkness and into the light,
illuminating everything except
from his mouth up.
"Who are you?" she asked, still ready to fight.
"I haven't seen you for so long. You look wonderful, just like your great
grandmother did so long
ago. I miss her, but you are her in a sense, so I am in love with you," he
said, taking a few steps
closer.
Ariel looked at him as if he were insane. "You didn't answer my question,"
she said. But she let
her guard down a little. His voice sounded familiar, and brought up happy
thoughts and faded
images into her mind. She couldn't make out any of them, for they lasted no
longer than a
second.
He stepped closer, and held out his hand. Almost like an involuntary action
Ariel took it. He
pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her.
"I have missed you Rubia. I have missed you so much," he said, in a voice
filled with pain and
sorrow.
"My name is Ariel, not Rubia," she said, disconcerted about the entire
situation. *I just met this
guy, yet I feel like I've known him for years.* His arms made her feel safe
and warm, and she laid
her head on his shoulder. He held her tighter.
"You must remember me, otherwise I'd be dead by now," he said jokingly.
Suddenly, he pulled
away a little bit. "I must go now. I knew my time was short, but I just
had to see you again my
love. When you wake up, remember this dream, and this," he said quietly.
He touched her cheek
and brushed a gentle kiss on her forehead. He backed away, then turned
around.
"Wait! Who are you?" Ariel asked.
"I am the one who has loved you forever, and always will," he said as he
faded into darkness.
***End Dream***
************
Heero was methodically combing his way through the country side in search of
the girls. He'd
gotten the details from Sailor Pluto before he'd left as well as a physical
description of the five of
them. He was also in search of the Ronins and of Sanosuke and Kenshin. Kaoru
and Yahiko had
returned to the base a little while ago and had filled them in on the
details of the girl they'd met
and that the two men had stayed with her while they had been sent back to
camp. It was obvious
that the two were both very bitter about this.
He was flying in Wing Zero Custom. Constantly checking the censors for any
sign of life.
Suddenly, he picked up an inn with smoke coming from the chimney. It was as
good a place as
any to start the search.
He landed the Gundam near the mountain pass and covered it with a camouflage
net. He then set
out on his quest in search of the missing Crystal Magicians and warriors.
~~~~~~~~
Cat was taking her frustrations out on an old oak tree near the inn. Her
knuckles, shins and feet
were all covered by small scrapes and cuts from making harsh contact with
the ruff bark of the
tree.
~~~~~~~~
Cherri was starting to stir. Her eyes opened and she looked up to see Ryo's
concerned gaze
looking back at her.
She smiled her smile back.
~~~~~~~~
Cherri opened her eyes and looked up into his. Ryo could swear that when she
opened them, they
were sapphire blue for an instant before fading back into hazel/green....
~~~~~~~~
Heero was making his way towards the inn, he could see the wooden building
from his current
spot in the forest. All was quiet until he got closer. He could hear the
sound of labored breathing
and the sound of flesh connecting with wood as well as the occasional grunt
of pain.
He made his way towards the sound, being as quiet as possible so as not to
be detected. He found
a red-haired girl viciously attacking a large oak tree with her fists and
feet which were both
bleeding from the cuts and scrapes she'd received from hitting the hard
bark.
He looked her over, taking in every detail. That's when he noticed the
platinum charm bracelet on
her left wrist and the emerald hanging from the white gold.
He took another step but this one made a little bit of noise.
~~~~~~~~
Cat whipped around at the noise, she'd had the distinct impression a few
moments ago of being
watched and now she was sure of it. She fell into a fighting stance and
glared warily as the boy
made his way out of the woods behind her.
He was wearing a dark green tank top and a pair of faded jeans. He had short
messy brown hair
that fell into his deep cobalt blue eyes. He held his hands up for her
inspection to show her that
he meant no harm.
"Who are you?" Cat asked raising slightly from her fighting position.
"My name is Heero Yuy. I'm a Gundam pilot and I'm looking for some missing
people. Maybe
you could help me," the boy said in a deep monotone voice.
************
Ariel snapped awake. It was early morning. She gasped and ran back to the
inn. Everyone was
up and packing to leave. She froze when she noticed a new guy standing with
the others. Cat
introduced her.
"Ariel, this is Heero. He came to find us under Sailor Pluto's orders."
************
"Damn it! That wench will pay dearly for what she's done!" Morkela screamed
as Kwena
bandaged his wounds.
She gave him an almost imperceptible grin, liking the way things between him
and Cherri were
going.
Tourm walked into the room. "You called for me?" he asked, bowing slightly.
He was dressed in
an orange shirt and green pants. He was tall and muscular, with brown hair
and green eyes.
"Yes Tourm. I have a job for you. I want you to find the girls, and be
ready to attack them on
my command. You may take a small group, ten maybe, those should be enough.
I want all four,
all five if you can find the fifth one. You got it?" Morkela asked in a
nasty tone.
Tourm nodded. "I will try," he said, then walked out of the room. He walked
to his own room,
closed the door behind him, and laid on the bed staring out the window. *If
I complete this
mission, I can see her in real life, instead of in my dreams. Too bad I
have to take some of those
monsters with me, and obey Morkela's commands. I despise him so much,* he
thhought to
himself as he fell asleep.
***Begin Dream***
He stood there, waiting for her to show. *Where is she? Has she chickened
out?* he thought as
he paced the floor of the room. Finally, she came into view.
"Rubia!" he called out as he ran to her. She smiled and gave him a hug.
"Have you been waiting long?" she asked.
"No, but I was worried," he said, blushing slightly.
"Where is it?" asked a deep voice from behind. They turned to see Morkela
standing behind
them, his cold eyes watching them.
"Here," she said. She takes off her necklace, the source of her power, and
walked over and
handed it to him. He stared at it, grinning.
"Remember your promise Morkela. We can live together in peace, since you
have both our
crystals," said Tourm, looking at Morkela suspiciously.
"Of course." he said. She turned back to Tourm, smiling. Suddenly, Morkela
pulled out his
sword and stabbed her through the heart from behind. Her eyes looked at
Tourm one last time,
then closed as she fell.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he screamed as he caught her, his hands bathed in her
blood.
He looked up at Morkela and saw him laughing. He looked back, and it's
Ariel in his arms.
"Not again. Not again!" he screamed.
***End Dream***
"No!" Tourm shouts as he bolts up into a sitting position on the bed. He's
covered with a cold
sweat, and breathing hard. He runs his hands through his hair quickly, then
stands and walks
over to the window, sitting on the sill. He looks up at the moon, knowing he
won't fall asleep
tonight and wishing that he had Ariel in his arms, where he knew she would
be safe from harm.