The Seeds that Loneliness Sowed

Part: 2/?

Author: Kira-chan

Rating: PG-15

Disclaimer: I don't own the Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete cast in any way shape or form. I do promise to put them back. This is after all done JUST for the fun of it! What I do own are two original characters

C & C craved: (send any mail to sylenttails@Yahoo.com)

Archive: sure just ask me

Parings: Various

Warnings: None at the moment

Spoilers: None in this part! ^_^

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****** Denotes major scene change.

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"Alex, Honey is there something wrong?", His mother exclaimed as he and Sapphire entered the house.

Sapphire grinned evilly, "I'll go make that note."

Alex nodded and turned to his mother, smiling slightly. His mother was relieved to see that smile, she had been worried ever since he returned from Meribia, something was just not right with her son anymore. She expected him to go on more adventures not stay at home. "Nothings wrong Mom. I'm just going on a journey. I'll be leaving in a hour."

"What about Luna and Nall?"

"Luna has gone to help Phacia and Nall … Nall is with her. Don't worry about me, Sapphire will be coming with me. He's making up a note for the others to read when they return." Alex replied matter of factly as cackling issued forth from his room. Alex shook his head as he made his way toward his room.

Alex stepped in, immediately spotting the blue Hellion on his desk. Wide wire rimmed glasses perched on his nose, Tail whipping around excitedly as he read the note aloud.

Dear Luna and Nall,

Alex and I have gone out to do some major adventuring. Please don't come after us. We wish to have some fun on this journey without constant whining. Sorry we didn't wait , but *shrug* you know how these things go. Can't wait for anybody. After all Luna, you don't. Don't know when we'll be back … Perhaps never or maybe sometime in the next millennium. We'll think about it.

Oh and Luna, Alex needs some of his shirts mended. He's starting to look like a used and abused rag. Good thing his adventuring stuff in almost new . Sorry Nall couldn't wait, Alex wanted to go and I wasn't about to stop 'em. I'm just a Dragon after all. Who am I to stop a Dragonmaster?

Later!

Signed

Dragonmaster Alex

Blue Dragon Sapphire

"There how was that, Alex?" Sapphire asked looking at Alex expectantly.

Your trying to get us into trouble, Aren't you?" Alex sighed.

Sapphire looked at Alex innocently, "Would I do something like that?"

"Yes"

"Oh, heh heh"

"Oh well. They'll forgive us. … I hope." He replied with a sweatdrop. The blue cat smirked as he folded the Letter, stuffed it into a envelope. After addressing it to Luna and Nall. Sapphire gazed at the letter after setting it down on Luna's desk.

'Sorry guys. I'm not willing to wait anymore. Luna or no Luna the Dragonmaster needs to do this. Besides I have a promise to keep.' He thought to himself as he took off from her desk.

"Ready to go Sapphire?" Alex asked, hephting his pack.

"Hell ya! Lets go before the patrol comes!"

"We're not pirates Sapph."

"So???"

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Luna looked up at the Blue Star. A frown shaping her features. Soft cloth rustles behind her as a pair of long slim arms glide around her tense form.

"What is wrong Luna?" Phacia asked, nuzzling into Her blue hair.

I don't know. I have this conflicting feeling that something has gone terribly wrong yet it couldn't be anymore right." Luna replied leaning into her silver haired lover's embrace.

"Then it will work it's self out. You need not rush off to solve this feeling."

"Your right. I'll leave it for now…"

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"I be honoured that ye chose at sail on me ship, Lord Mel." The captain of the Hispaniola greeted.

"Aye. Well she be a right ship indeed." The Beastman commented, "Ye have a fast ship an' a mighty tight crew."

"Aye. An' w'it out da Dragon Master's 'elp, I'd have nether." The Captain replied.

Hell Mel perked up, "Really. There be a tale there, I reckon."

"Oh Aye, I reckon there is." Hispaniola's Skipper related the whole sorry tale full of cowardly ship crew, and how Alex and his party thrashed an over eager Saline Slimer hell bent on eating him outta hold and ship.

On the bow of the sleek ship stood Hell Mel's only daughter and his soon to be son-in-law.

"Jess, I'm sure he's fine. It's not like there is much that can put that man down!"

"I know. But I can't help think that there's something really strange is going on. It's really odd that he can't spare the time to come visit us. It's NOT like him at all!." She replied in frustration. In the last year they had only gotten brief messages and Luna telling them that he can't come visit. She just could believe that Alex doesn't come visit. Burg is a small village after all!

"So personally inviting him to our wedding and my bachelor party is a great idea!" Kyle replied with a smirk.

"Bachelor party?"

Kyle opened his mouth to make his reply when…

"SEA MONSTER!!!!!! SKIPPER!! CREATOR OFF THE PORT BOW!!!" Yell on of the deck hands.

The couple spun around to face the creator drawing their weapons as they sized the slimy multi tentacle thing in disgust.

"Helm Steer around it!" The captain barked out.

"Aye Aye Capt'n! Steer'n around the creepy critter!"

"CAPTAIN! It's headed toward us!!"

As the Hispaniola's Skipper Kept barking out orders, Mel approached the two love birds At the bow, drawing his axes, "Ye two Hero's mind if a old Hero join ye!"

"Sure Mel. Just don't get in our way." Kyle replied cockily with a smirk

"KYLE!! Just be careful daddy!"

Mel was about to reply to them when he was interrupted by a loud roar that echoed around them. The sound rocked everybody aboard the ship and the monster as well. All looked up as a huge shadow swooped over the ship, depositing a smaller form on the deck. As the shadow angled high the shape stood up to reveal..

"ALEX!" Jessica exclaimed in surprise.

"How ya doing buddy?" Kyle laughed at the same time.

Mel eyed the fast approaching sea monster, "Ah children.."

Alex smirked, "Don't worry about that Mel."

Before the Beastman could reply, Above them a deep voice boomed out, "Alright! Lunch time!! I'm STARVED!!"

The Shadow dived downward and crashed into the sea monster. The force was so great that the water pulled both of them under. The water thrashed and foamed for a few minutes then went still. When his Friend hadn't emerged from the waters around the ship, Alex became worried, trying to spot his friend through the waters around the ship.

Jessica watched him and noted how thin her friend had gotten since she saw him last. She couldn't believe that over the last year he had become so lifeless. To her, Alex looked sick, in need of rest and care worn and a major lack of energy. This Alex was not the one described to her and the others by Luna. Jessica exchanged worried glances with Kyle who nodded. He saw the changes too.

Kyle stepped toward Alex, "What the hell was that thing?"

Alex shrugged, "I have no idea but…"

Suddenly a small form splashed out form the water and too everyone's astonishment began to sing songed out, "OHH Preeety Laaaady! I got something for youuuuu!"

The chibi blue Dragon flew up and hovered before Jessica, "Okay, hold out your hands please!"

Jessica did so fearlessly, the Dragon reward her bravery with a very rare ocean pearl. Mel's eyes became wide as saucers as he calculated the probable value of the pearl. It was bright and shiny and multi coloured. Such gems where hard to come by because the only way to acquire them was to dive to deep parts of the sea and some how bring it back up to the surface with out the sea water touching it. This one was a fair size too. About and inch and a half in diameter, if he was any judge. Jessica gasped in delight as she examined the her new treasure.

Kyle though, was staring at the blue flying cat with a slight look of horror. "What another one? Alex just how many of these flying talking cats do you have?"

Sapphire turned mid-air, an evil expression that Alex knew very well on his face. Sapphire flew up close and personal with Kyle's face. "What's the matter? Is my superior being to much for ya? Or is it because you think I am like totally good looking?"

Kyle sweat dropped as he tried to get away from the blue cat, "Oh no. Looks are Nash's department. And I'm superior to you any time fur ball."

Alex sighed and shook his head, "Sapph be nice. There are two others be sides him and Nall. I guess they all can look like that if they chose to."

"your kidding." Kyle replied flatly.

"Nope.

Kyle glared at the dragon as he talked. The Dragon smirked and did an about face. "EEK! Hide me pretty lady!" Sapphire squeaked as he dived into Jessica's hood.

Kyle glared at the little trouble maker when he peeked out from the safety of Jess's hood. The chibi stuck his toung out at Kyle from his perch.

"Thanks Lady! You have nice smelling hair. It is SO obvious that you take good care of it. No split ends and your hair is so nice and shiny. Your skin is sooo smooth and silky!" The flying cat complimented Jessica as he rubbed his head against her cheek.

Jess giggled, "Why thank you! I don't get many compliments like that."

"Get out! With looks like yours, you must make the guys drool and girls jealous with envy!" He laughingly replied studiously ignoring Kyle's black looks. He then heard a sound he hadn't heard in a long time… Laughter. His Dragon master was laughing.

"Yatta!" He cheered in Jess's ear. She silently agreed.

Don't mind him." Alex laughed, "He's Sapphire. The Hyper blue Dragon we met in the blue dragon cave. Sapph these are my friends, The one your hiding behind is Jessica De Alkirk, and the one glaring at you Is her boyfriend Kyle of Nanza." He pointed to the bemused ex-pirate, "And this is Hell Mel, Jessica's Father."

"Cool. One of the Four Hero's and Three of the Five Hero's on one ship. Are we sure this ship's big enough?" Sapphire asked in glee.

Alex rolled his eyes skyward, "Yes." He looked at the others, "Where you headed?"

"Ta see ye lad." Mel answered, clapping Alex on the shoulder, Nearly toppling him. "But ye seemed at have beaten us to the meet'n. What about ye lad?"

"I was going to catch a ship to Meribia for a visit. I just had to get out of burg." He replied.

"Why?" Jessica asked

He looked at her with blank eyes.

"Luna."

TBC