Disclaimer: I do not, sadly, own any of the characters or the plot line of Escaflowne. I do own Jewel, Narisia, some semi-new characters, and the new Dragon Slayers, so ask before you use them!
Author's Note: Well, I've finally done it people! I have a very new surprise! And talk about major plot twist! He he he! Well, read and enjoy!
Chapter Twelve: Surprise
Jewel's heart skipped a beat. Her mind raced for an answer to the question Van had just asked her. Was he still asleep enough to really notice her? She turned around and looked at him. Van gazed at her with sleepy eyes. Yes, he was still drowsy enough to believe what she had in mind.
"I am merely a dream, King Van. I am only here to protect and guide you in the coming days, for you will need it," she said, keeping her voice low.
"Huh?" Van asked, rubbing his eyes.
"An angel sent from the Divine Kingdom to protect you and Queen Hitomi, for you will need it in coming days. Do not fear, I am here to protect you. Now go to sleep."
Van muttered something and promptly fell asleep again. Jewel sighed and waited until she heard him snoring again before she moved. She walked over to him and swiftly knocked him out, just in case. Of course she wasn't sure if it would work, but it was worth a try. Van's snoring stopped and he lay motionless.
Carefully Jewel lifted him up and onto her shoulders. Another good thing about cat form, she thought. Super human strength. She turned and walked over to the window. She kicked the glass panel loose and watched as it fell out and started its journey towards the ground. Jewel then threw Van out the window and followed just behind him.
Hurtling down towards the ground at a high speed, Jewel swiftly caught up to Van. She grabbed his hand and reached out with her other, grabbing a hold of the castle wall. She slowed herself down to almost a complete halt when she touched ground.
Letting go of the wall, Jewel fell backwards and dropped Van. She paused a moment to catch her breath before standing up. "Okay, next step. Get out of-" Jewel muttered, but was cut off. She noticed that there was a lot of screaming going on, and a quick sniff of the air told her that something was on fire.
Working fast, she once again pulled Van onto her shoulder and ran towards the city walls. It took her longer then expected, since she had the extra weight of Van on her shoulders. "Man, I hope this is worth it... Dilandau better not double cross me," she whispered as she reached the walls.
With quick glance at them told her that she would have a hard time climbing them. So instead she looked around, only to spot a red guymelef heading her way, through the city. What's he doing, coming towards me? She wondered. If he's here to make sure I get Van... Suddenly she stopped. Dilandau looked like he was fighting other guymelefs.
Jewel sighed, relieved. For some reason she didn't want Dilandau there, checking up on her. She turned and took a hold of the stone wall and hosted herself up. She began climbing as quickly as she could, trying to make Van slip of her shoulders. It was after all, critical that she kept him alive.
Fifteen minutes later Jewel was standing on top of the wall. She checked over her shoulder and saw that Dilandau was failing in his attempts to keep the other guymelefs back. They were slowly pushing him into the wall... He didn't have a chance! Jewel looked helplessly at his guymelef. What could she do? She had to help him!
Suddenly she realized what she was thinking. No, I can't go and help him. He lied to me; he's threatening Narisia's life. I just have to get Van to the camp; that's all I have to do. I don't have to help him, I'm not his slave or his solider, she thought.
You're just a pawn to him. Once he gets Van, he'll kill Narisia. He doesn't care; he's a monster. He lied to you and he's holding your sister hostage. He doesn't care about you, just release Van, go back to the camp and rescue Narisia. It's as simple as that, a voice whispered.
"NO!" Jewel yelled, surprising herself. Suddenly the sky above her, which was red with pre-dawn light, turned a dark midnight blue. The clouds above began to spark, and a shower of lights fell from the sky. And then the clouds lighted up with a heavenly light from inside, and a beam of golden light came crashing down from them. It light landed only a few feet away from Jewel and Dilandau's guymelef.
This startled Jewel and she lost her balance. The fight that Dilandau was fighting temporarily stopped as all gazed at the light. Then, as suddenly as it had come, it went. The clouds glowed again as the light disappeared again into them and they released another shower of lights. And then thee sky returned to its regular pre-dawn color, as if nothing had happened.
And just before Jewel fell backwards, she saw a tall, slim, athletic looking woman. She wore knee high black boots, a short black mini skirt, and a long sleeved tight black shirt. She had waist long dark brown hair and a pretty face. And Jewel could've swore she saw dark midnight blue eyes. But then momentum caught up to her, and she fell off the wall.
****
Dilandau stood frozen in his guymelef as he stared at the heavenly sight before him. There, only feet to his left was Katrina Albatou, the only woman he had ever loved. She stood there, staring at him with those beautiful, dark, midnight blue eyes, her long dark brown hair blowing in the breeze. She stared at him as if she could see right past his guymelef and into his cockpit.
Suddenly Kat (as she was known) lifted her right hand up and held it straight out, palm facing forward, towards the other attacking guymelefs. A dark sphere of energy formed and shot out, hitting both attacking guymelefs and destroying them. She looked at the wreckage of her attack, and then put her hand down. She had destroyed the guymelefs so that only a few pieces of metal remained, and the corpses.
Without thinking Dilandau started towards Kat. He couldn't believe it; she was standing before him, the perfect vision of hope. His vision of hope. He reached her in barely a few steps. She looked up at him but said nothing, but Dilandau could see tears in her eyes. He reached down and picked her very carefully.
He held her up to his eye level and took her in. She looked amazing, and she looked exactly the same. She looked at him carefully, was this really real? Was she actually back with Dilandau and the Dragon Slayers? She had to make sure.
In a second the battle had turned. There was a cry, and a voice reached Dilandau's ears. "Sir, the advisors are done! Let's go!" Dilandau snapped back from his reverie and turned. "All units, let's go!" He said. Then he carefully drew his arms in, making sure that Kat was protected, before running off into the forest.
****
Kat sat by the fire's side, looking into it. She had a blanket around her shoulders and she was holding a cup of hot liquid. She had forgotten how much she missed being around people... She shook her head roughly. Just because she was taken from Dilandau and put in a white cell somewhere didn't mean she had to remember it.
"You okay?" Someone asked from behind her.
Kat turned around and smiled at Dilandau's silhouette. "Yeah..."
Dilandau came and sat down next to Kat. "You don't sound okay."
"I know I do. It was just... Hard, where I was."
"I know it was, it was hard without you here. And I missed you, a lot."
"I missed you too."
There was silence for a while. "Do you want to talk about it?" Dilandau finally asked. He was dying to know where Kat was taken.
Kat shrugged. "I don't really care, but who would believe me? I mean, being taken away in a beam of light to some white... Cage somewhere without human contact and lots of pain, it's absurd. And... After..."
Kat blinked back tears. Dilandau put a comforting arm around her. "Nicole and Alex were taken with me, as you know. But, they didn't make it..." Kat choked out. She looked at Dilandau with tears silently streaming from her eyes.
"They lasted for two years... But then they couldn't go on. Nicole was first, she was fast, and Alex and I got to say our good-byes. But then only a few weeks later Alex went. She was quick, but just before she went she wanted me to promise that I'd come back to Gaea or Earth. I promised, and then she died... In my arms," Kat said, her voice quavering.
She buried her head in Dilandau's chest. "And another year you spent, trying to come back," he finished for her. Kat nodded. "And I finally did..."
Dilandau hugged Kat close to him. He knew how much pain she was in, and he hated seeing his vision of hope in pain. It made him hurt. He hated it so much that he would do anything for Kat, just as long as she wasn't in pain or physically hurt.
After a few minutes Kat recovered herself and sat up straight. She dried her eyes and looked at Dilandau. "Thanks, I've forgotten how kind you can be to me," she said, jokingly.
Dilandau wrapped his arm around her and smiled. "It's been a long time, Kitten. And I've missed you a lot."
"I missed you too, love."
Kat leaned towards Dilandau and both sets of lips caught in a kiss.
****
Jewel awoke to find that the sun had already set. She frantically looked around, where was Van? She found him easily, since he had landed in a haystack. Lucky him, she thought. He had something to brake his fall.
She got up and walked over to him. His loud snores alerted her that he was still asleep. She shook her head; that was simply pathetic. She checked and made sure that she was still in cat form. She was, so she simply picked up Van and put him over her shoulders. Then she started into the forest.
It didn't take Jewel long to get back to camp. When she arrived, she roughly grabbed the nearest Dragon Slayer, who happened to be Del. "Get Dilandau, now," she hissed at him. Apparently he was scared of her appearance of her or he thought she was some sort of demon. Whatever it was, Del set off a sprint to get Dilandau.
Jewel smirked. Narisia would be under her protection, and Dilandau would get Van. The deal had worked, hadn't it? Jewel tried to remember what the other term of the deal was, but her mind was failing her. She pushed the feeling that everything wasn't fine out of her mind as she moved towards the fire. It had to be alright, didn't it?
*~~*
TBC...
Author's Note: Hey everyone! Like the chap?? I hope y'all did, and sorry for the delays in posting! Oh, and don't worry, there'll be a lot more twists in this story! So watch out for the next chapter and please review! Thanks for all who have reviewed! -ShadowKat
Author's Note: Well, I've finally done it people! I have a very new surprise! And talk about major plot twist! He he he! Well, read and enjoy!
Chapter Twelve: Surprise
Jewel's heart skipped a beat. Her mind raced for an answer to the question Van had just asked her. Was he still asleep enough to really notice her? She turned around and looked at him. Van gazed at her with sleepy eyes. Yes, he was still drowsy enough to believe what she had in mind.
"I am merely a dream, King Van. I am only here to protect and guide you in the coming days, for you will need it," she said, keeping her voice low.
"Huh?" Van asked, rubbing his eyes.
"An angel sent from the Divine Kingdom to protect you and Queen Hitomi, for you will need it in coming days. Do not fear, I am here to protect you. Now go to sleep."
Van muttered something and promptly fell asleep again. Jewel sighed and waited until she heard him snoring again before she moved. She walked over to him and swiftly knocked him out, just in case. Of course she wasn't sure if it would work, but it was worth a try. Van's snoring stopped and he lay motionless.
Carefully Jewel lifted him up and onto her shoulders. Another good thing about cat form, she thought. Super human strength. She turned and walked over to the window. She kicked the glass panel loose and watched as it fell out and started its journey towards the ground. Jewel then threw Van out the window and followed just behind him.
Hurtling down towards the ground at a high speed, Jewel swiftly caught up to Van. She grabbed his hand and reached out with her other, grabbing a hold of the castle wall. She slowed herself down to almost a complete halt when she touched ground.
Letting go of the wall, Jewel fell backwards and dropped Van. She paused a moment to catch her breath before standing up. "Okay, next step. Get out of-" Jewel muttered, but was cut off. She noticed that there was a lot of screaming going on, and a quick sniff of the air told her that something was on fire.
Working fast, she once again pulled Van onto her shoulder and ran towards the city walls. It took her longer then expected, since she had the extra weight of Van on her shoulders. "Man, I hope this is worth it... Dilandau better not double cross me," she whispered as she reached the walls.
With quick glance at them told her that she would have a hard time climbing them. So instead she looked around, only to spot a red guymelef heading her way, through the city. What's he doing, coming towards me? She wondered. If he's here to make sure I get Van... Suddenly she stopped. Dilandau looked like he was fighting other guymelefs.
Jewel sighed, relieved. For some reason she didn't want Dilandau there, checking up on her. She turned and took a hold of the stone wall and hosted herself up. She began climbing as quickly as she could, trying to make Van slip of her shoulders. It was after all, critical that she kept him alive.
Fifteen minutes later Jewel was standing on top of the wall. She checked over her shoulder and saw that Dilandau was failing in his attempts to keep the other guymelefs back. They were slowly pushing him into the wall... He didn't have a chance! Jewel looked helplessly at his guymelef. What could she do? She had to help him!
Suddenly she realized what she was thinking. No, I can't go and help him. He lied to me; he's threatening Narisia's life. I just have to get Van to the camp; that's all I have to do. I don't have to help him, I'm not his slave or his solider, she thought.
You're just a pawn to him. Once he gets Van, he'll kill Narisia. He doesn't care; he's a monster. He lied to you and he's holding your sister hostage. He doesn't care about you, just release Van, go back to the camp and rescue Narisia. It's as simple as that, a voice whispered.
"NO!" Jewel yelled, surprising herself. Suddenly the sky above her, which was red with pre-dawn light, turned a dark midnight blue. The clouds above began to spark, and a shower of lights fell from the sky. And then the clouds lighted up with a heavenly light from inside, and a beam of golden light came crashing down from them. It light landed only a few feet away from Jewel and Dilandau's guymelef.
This startled Jewel and she lost her balance. The fight that Dilandau was fighting temporarily stopped as all gazed at the light. Then, as suddenly as it had come, it went. The clouds glowed again as the light disappeared again into them and they released another shower of lights. And then thee sky returned to its regular pre-dawn color, as if nothing had happened.
And just before Jewel fell backwards, she saw a tall, slim, athletic looking woman. She wore knee high black boots, a short black mini skirt, and a long sleeved tight black shirt. She had waist long dark brown hair and a pretty face. And Jewel could've swore she saw dark midnight blue eyes. But then momentum caught up to her, and she fell off the wall.
****
Dilandau stood frozen in his guymelef as he stared at the heavenly sight before him. There, only feet to his left was Katrina Albatou, the only woman he had ever loved. She stood there, staring at him with those beautiful, dark, midnight blue eyes, her long dark brown hair blowing in the breeze. She stared at him as if she could see right past his guymelef and into his cockpit.
Suddenly Kat (as she was known) lifted her right hand up and held it straight out, palm facing forward, towards the other attacking guymelefs. A dark sphere of energy formed and shot out, hitting both attacking guymelefs and destroying them. She looked at the wreckage of her attack, and then put her hand down. She had destroyed the guymelefs so that only a few pieces of metal remained, and the corpses.
Without thinking Dilandau started towards Kat. He couldn't believe it; she was standing before him, the perfect vision of hope. His vision of hope. He reached her in barely a few steps. She looked up at him but said nothing, but Dilandau could see tears in her eyes. He reached down and picked her very carefully.
He held her up to his eye level and took her in. She looked amazing, and she looked exactly the same. She looked at him carefully, was this really real? Was she actually back with Dilandau and the Dragon Slayers? She had to make sure.
In a second the battle had turned. There was a cry, and a voice reached Dilandau's ears. "Sir, the advisors are done! Let's go!" Dilandau snapped back from his reverie and turned. "All units, let's go!" He said. Then he carefully drew his arms in, making sure that Kat was protected, before running off into the forest.
****
Kat sat by the fire's side, looking into it. She had a blanket around her shoulders and she was holding a cup of hot liquid. She had forgotten how much she missed being around people... She shook her head roughly. Just because she was taken from Dilandau and put in a white cell somewhere didn't mean she had to remember it.
"You okay?" Someone asked from behind her.
Kat turned around and smiled at Dilandau's silhouette. "Yeah..."
Dilandau came and sat down next to Kat. "You don't sound okay."
"I know I do. It was just... Hard, where I was."
"I know it was, it was hard without you here. And I missed you, a lot."
"I missed you too."
There was silence for a while. "Do you want to talk about it?" Dilandau finally asked. He was dying to know where Kat was taken.
Kat shrugged. "I don't really care, but who would believe me? I mean, being taken away in a beam of light to some white... Cage somewhere without human contact and lots of pain, it's absurd. And... After..."
Kat blinked back tears. Dilandau put a comforting arm around her. "Nicole and Alex were taken with me, as you know. But, they didn't make it..." Kat choked out. She looked at Dilandau with tears silently streaming from her eyes.
"They lasted for two years... But then they couldn't go on. Nicole was first, she was fast, and Alex and I got to say our good-byes. But then only a few weeks later Alex went. She was quick, but just before she went she wanted me to promise that I'd come back to Gaea or Earth. I promised, and then she died... In my arms," Kat said, her voice quavering.
She buried her head in Dilandau's chest. "And another year you spent, trying to come back," he finished for her. Kat nodded. "And I finally did..."
Dilandau hugged Kat close to him. He knew how much pain she was in, and he hated seeing his vision of hope in pain. It made him hurt. He hated it so much that he would do anything for Kat, just as long as she wasn't in pain or physically hurt.
After a few minutes Kat recovered herself and sat up straight. She dried her eyes and looked at Dilandau. "Thanks, I've forgotten how kind you can be to me," she said, jokingly.
Dilandau wrapped his arm around her and smiled. "It's been a long time, Kitten. And I've missed you a lot."
"I missed you too, love."
Kat leaned towards Dilandau and both sets of lips caught in a kiss.
****
Jewel awoke to find that the sun had already set. She frantically looked around, where was Van? She found him easily, since he had landed in a haystack. Lucky him, she thought. He had something to brake his fall.
She got up and walked over to him. His loud snores alerted her that he was still asleep. She shook her head; that was simply pathetic. She checked and made sure that she was still in cat form. She was, so she simply picked up Van and put him over her shoulders. Then she started into the forest.
It didn't take Jewel long to get back to camp. When she arrived, she roughly grabbed the nearest Dragon Slayer, who happened to be Del. "Get Dilandau, now," she hissed at him. Apparently he was scared of her appearance of her or he thought she was some sort of demon. Whatever it was, Del set off a sprint to get Dilandau.
Jewel smirked. Narisia would be under her protection, and Dilandau would get Van. The deal had worked, hadn't it? Jewel tried to remember what the other term of the deal was, but her mind was failing her. She pushed the feeling that everything wasn't fine out of her mind as she moved towards the fire. It had to be alright, didn't it?
*~~*
TBC...
Author's Note: Hey everyone! Like the chap?? I hope y'all did, and sorry for the delays in posting! Oh, and don't worry, there'll be a lot more twists in this story! So watch out for the next chapter and please review! Thanks for all who have reviewed! -ShadowKat