Author's note: Thanks for reading Please review. Anyway I kind of crossed-over the movie with the TV series and added a lot of my own. *grins* more importantly, people who are dead aren't and events that are supposed to happen (according to movie and series) ain't gonna. Also, Esca time is where it should be, but time on Earth is farther ahead.... Oh yeah Hitomi is on Gaea and she doesn't realize how the fast the Mystic Moon's time has gone by.
Sorry Folken fans! I love Folken I really I do it's just that the mean son of a bitch in the movie fits this story so much better!
All original Escaflowne characters, ideas, and settings belong to who they belong to *not me.... wails* Hunter, Blade, and Silver are mine! As well as any other characters who aren't of Esca origin.
Thanks for reviewing! It really brightens my day!
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Part Three:
Sudden Realizations
Unknown to her, Blade woke up with the same aches and pains as her sisters. She, however, was more vocal.
"Son of a bitch! Whatever bastard did this to me is in some deep shit!" She was angry. Not only did she feel as if a car had run her over, but Hunter had to save her ass. I feel like I've been screwed…
"Okay…logic here…what would Hunter do?" Blade wondered out loud. Kill something? Damn I swear that girl is a homicidal maniac. What about Silver?
"She'd find Hunter, or me…Shit! Does this mean I'm gonna have to walk?" As if to answer her own question Blade started walk in an uncharted direction before she realized she should at least check her direction.
"Okay…how am I gonna find my direction without a sun?" Blade asked the night sky. Of course there was no answer. Just nice…This is just perfect…where's the North Star? What the…
"Oh SHIT!"
Silver felt guilty. She had wanted to stay, really she did. Of course when Hunter had told Silver to leave, she listened. Hunter needs me… Hunter never tells us to leave unless… Stopping abruptly, Silver began to panic. Hunter can't…no she's not. Of course she's okay…Hunter's the best!
She started to walk slowly in the same direction she had started out at. How's she gonna find me? What about Blade? Once again Silver stopped. Where was Blade? Was Hunter really okay? If I keep moving Hunter will never find me again, and Blade will never find me period. Weighing her options Silver decided to stay put, but not on the ground. Glancing around, she found a suitable tree.
She stood there staring, with her unbelievably wide chestnut eyes, at him, no, more like through him. It kind of creeped Dilandau out. It's like…she's never been defeated before…no that can't be… A look of confusion flickered across the General's face.
"What do you mean, 'I lost?'" he asked. She didn't answer, just kept on staring through him. Slowly, Dilandau pulled his sword away from her. Do you need a wake up call? If the girl had seen his face, he was sure she'd be terrified, but it was as if her eyes saw nothing. Swinging it around he slammed the flat of the blade against her cheek, hard. She staggered sideways, with a hand holding her face.
When the girl regained her balance, she looked straight at him with hate radiating from her eyes.
Aw…did I hurt you? Dilandau stared right back with the same cocky grin that he had worn when her sword had gone flying.
"I wouldn't have done that if I were you," She said softly, almost whispering. Dilandau laughed.
"Why not? If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm the one who's going to kill you." He replied. A ghost of a grin flickered over her face.
"You? You kill me? She started to laugh. What are you laughing at girl?
"You think that you're going to kill me? I doubt you could harm anything, much less kill it," Dilandau said sharply. The girl stopped laughing, but the same ghost smile was still there.
"I don't think you understand. Nothing can kill me…I'm the best of the best. If I wasn't, me and my sisters would already be dead," She retorted. Dilandau's mind did a sharp U-turn. Of course…she can't lose…it would mean her death…that's just to bad isn't is?
"Well, it looks like I'm the one with the weapon and you…are…dead. What a pity," He said tragically, trying to get her to do something stupid. The ghost of a grin upon her face became a real grin.
"I wouldn't be so sure," She replied sweetly.
Paranoia followed Folken on his ride back to the captured castle. Of course there is the possibility that that idiot Dilandau failed and that girl is following me to get her revenge. It was night and Gaia's twin moons hung in the sky, casting light in the dark forest. Folken did not trust Dilandau, as any sane person wouldn't. The General was just too unpredictable and too unreliable. His idiocy and rashness will get him killed one day. The Dragonslayers would defend him at all costs too, likely to get killed along the way. Why are they so damned loyal? What has he done for them?
Folken felt someone's eyes on him, if one can actually feel that. Someone's following me. Is it Dilandau? This though did not reassure Folken. He knew that Dilandau hated him. Folken realized that very easily Dilandau could take him by surprise to try to kill him. Who knows? He could actually do it. The sixteen-year-old was excellent with a sword.
When her neck started to hurt, Blade ceased staring up at the sky. She felt strangely wired, as if she had too much caffeine. Why the hell is my planet hanging in the sky?
"Shit! I discovered a planet! I wonder if there's some freakin' aliens?" She muttered sarcastically out loud. This is just screwed up. Blade glanced about and picked any direction that pleased her.
Presently she heard noises off in the distance. Ooh! Is that an alien? When she came closer, she stared at the creature. Not wanting to be heard she kept her commentry to herself. Shit. It's a damn guy on a jackass. Now where's the fun in that? What happened to my alien? Deciding that he would sooner or later lead her to 'civilization,' she followed him.
Hunter smirked at the boy across from her. In her 'trance' she had been, as Blade would call it, checking him out. He's not much older than me. Perhaps a few months, not any more…those eyes are freaky. However, when he had 'slapped' her with his sword, it pissed her off. Unlike Silver who usually never got mad, or like Blade, who would get angry at the littlest things, Hunter only angered for a few things. Someone threatening her sisters, supposedly beating her, and slapping her, where right on top of her list.
He had done all of those. Okay, my dagger's over there, if I stun him for only a few seconds, I can easily reach it, but how? With that armor, and his sword… His sword was still hovering next to her neck.
"Second thoughts?" He asked, interrupting her planning.
"Not really… I never have second thoughts" Hunter replied, distracted. Shut-up and let me plan!
"That means I'm going to kill you now," he said calmly. Ooh shit. Hunter placed her fingertips on the sword's edge and watched her opponent through her lashes. One of his eyebrows had shot up, but otherwise he remained placid. With a sudden movement, she whacked it away from her neck and sprinted to her dagger. I'm gonna make it…What the… The ground seemed to explode beneath her feet sending her flying. Hunter curled into a tight ball, landed, and rolled to her feet.
"What the hell just happened?" She demanded. Did he do that? How? He smirked confidently.
"I can't let you get to your weapon, can I? What fun would that be?" He replied undaunted. How the hell did he do that? …What else can he do? I think I'm screwed…
"Wait a minute…If you're so good why does it matter if I reach my weapon?"
"It would be less fun, and it's always possible that you could try something naughty and hurt me!" He replied sarcastically.
"Can we compromise?…" She started to ask, before he interrupted her with his laughing.
"Compromise? Compromise? Why the hell would I compromise? Dilandau Albatoa never makes compromises," He snarled. Hunter sighed. Why doesn't anyone hear me out? Dila-what?
"I'm not finished yet…but if that's your answer, does that mean if I throw a stick, you won't leave?" She asked, before turning on her heel and dashing into the forest. Dila-what's his name, didn't grasp what she was saying for a few seconds, but then realized it and took after her. He ran past the tree she had so sneakily climbed into. I just hope he's no good at finding trails, but then again, I didn't go very far.
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*Sighs* Got that chapter outta my system!
I'd like to apologize right here and now. Blade wasn't in the last chapter! Ahhhh! And more importantly I suffered severe pain during this chapter. Yes that's right I'm coming down with writer's block!!! NO!!!! So just be patient with me and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as possible.