Saving two Worlds p.7: The Showdown Begins



Hitomi looked out to the horizon. She'd finally shooed Merle and the others away. Now all that was left was telling Duo nicely what was happening between her and Van, and he still had to tell Emera. She could feel them, her powers, growing so wildly within her. Van was the key to them, she was sure of it. She sighed. Something was after her, that was more than obvious, and so was Emera's connection to it all. Her feelings were never wrong in that department. It was as if Zaibach came back to life. She heard as Van quietly opened the door and walked in. He closed the door and walked over beside her.

"Are you feeling okay?" he asked.

"Yea, just fine. I'm just a bit worried about what's going to happen soon. Zaibach is returning, I can feel it in my gut." He gently began nibbling her neck, she smiled. "Van, stop it."

She pushed him away. It wasn't time to play, this was a serious matter. She couldn't risk letting anything happen because she was distracted and wasn't paying any attention to the rest of the world.

"Zaibach is going to destroy Fanelia!" she exclaimed. Van looked at her with disbelief. "I saw it in my vision. There's some sort of evil going to join up with what's left of Zaibach. If that happens then we're all going to die!"

Van pulled her closed and just held her. She sighed again and relaxed. He'd protect Fanelia, and she'd help him. Together they could destroy anything that got in their way and threatened Fanelia, even the Earth might be in trouble.

"I want to send Heero, Relena, and Duo home." she stated boldly. "I'll go with them and return within a few hours. If anything is going to happen to the Earth I want them to be there to protect it."

Van nodded. He would let her go for a little while.

"You be careful. I don't want you to get hurt. They can protect the Earth, and you can help me defeat the enemies here." he agreed. Hitomi smiled and kissed him.

Van gently placed a hand on her cheek and kissed her back. They were kissing wildly and passionately while each others hands threaded through the others hair and against their faces. Van slowly led her inside and pushed her over to the bed. Soon. Soon they would be married.

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Emera glared angrily at Hitomi's balcony. She saw Van and Hitomi together. It wasn't fair. She was supposed to marry him, and now he was cheating on her?! He would pay for insulting her in such a way. He would pay, one way or another he would pay with Hitomi's life. She would kill Hitomi right in front of Van. It served him right.

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Trowa looked up to the sky. 'Where are you guys? Please hurry back with my little sis.' he silently pleaded to the stars. Only recently, while talking to Hitomi's parents, had he discovered more about his lost past. He was Hitomi's big brother…however that was possible. There was so much for him to learn about his past; it was all so overwhelming. He sighed. Something was coming, something evil. If only he could remember, if only…It was only a matter of time. He could feel it. Hitomi was in danger. 'Please be careful my little sister. I'll see you soon.'

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Relena walked down the hallways of the castle by herself. Something wasn't right. It felt like someone was following her, watching her, waiting for her to not be paying attention and grab her. She walked out into the garden. It was such a beautiful place. It was no wonder Hitomi was going to stay here. But poor Duo, he loved Hitomi so much. Relena looked up into the sky. It was clear, not a single cloud in the sky. A dark shadow passed behind her. She spun around. Nothing. Not a single thing. It passed behind her on the other side. She spun in that direction. Still nothing. She looked over to her left. There stood a statue. 'I'm way too paranoid here. It's so different from Earth.' she thought as another dark shadow passed by her. This time when she turned there was a strange dragon creature standing near her. She let out a blood curdling scream as it grabbed her and flew off into the night.

Heero walked out into the garden. He could have sworn he heard Relena scream, but there was no sign of a struggle and nothing made a sound. 'She must have gone back to her room. I'm being silly. She's fine.' he thought as he walked back inside and to his room.

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Van kissed Hitomi's forehead as she slept. She was so beautiful. He loved how peaceful she was when she slept. Now there was nothing to do. She'd foreseen the destruction of Fanelia. How could he possibly save Fanelia? Or the Earth at the same time? Things were becoming seemingly impossible. But, for Hitomi, he would do all he could do. She was all that mattered to him. Nothing, not even his life was more important than her. She was the winged- goddess, after all. That was the most important part of winning the battle.

"Please, my sweet goddess, take care. I'll see you in the morning." he whispered. He walked into the hallway and started off to his room. There was a sudden scream from Hitomi's room. "Hitomi!"

He ran back to her room, only to find it empty and completely messed up. Tables were broken, the window broken, and one of the walls had a large dent in it.

"No, Hitomi…"

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Heero, Duo, Merle, and the others ran to Hitomi's room. Van had gone around waking everyone up. Hitomi was gone and it was all his fault. He'd promised her he'd make sure she was safe. He broke that promise. And they also found out that Relena and Emera were missing too.

"What if Emera was with Zaibach…I mean her country was known to have worked with them in the last war. They could have taken her, using Emera as their spy." Dryden mused aloud. Attention was drawn to him. "The country of Quenal has been known to have worked with Zaibach to this day. I wonder if the rumors are true…"

"What rumors?" Heero interrupted. Dryden looked over at the worried boys.

"Well, rumor has it that the Empress of Quenal is able to transform into a strange dragon creature. I don't know how to kill it though. And if I'm right, Emera is the current Empress of Quenal." he finished.

'What to do. I won't let them take my Hitomi away!' Van thought to himself. "Where do you think she'd have taken them, if she really is working with Zaibach?"

Dryden looked at him again then out of Hitomi's window. He had no real idea where they could have gone. They could have been anywhere by now. "Go after her, Van. We all know you can track her down. Follow your heart and bring them back to us." he encouraged.

Van nodded and ran out the door. He could still control Escaflowne with his mind, although it was already in Austuria. Hitomi was all he could think of. He ran so quickly he didn't notice Duo was following him.

"Van!" Duo called to him. Van stopped and looked behind at Duo. "If we work together we could save them. It's the only way. How about it?"

Van looked at him for a second. He wasn't sure if working with Duo would be worth it. On one hand, Duo could be a helpful asset, but on the other, he could just get in the way.

"No." Duo's expression seemed unbelieving, "You'll just get in my way. I don't need your help to save my Hitomi."

Van began running again and Duo followed. He jumped up on Escaflowne, opened the cockpit, and jumped inside. Hitomi was counting on him. The cockpit closed and he started getting up. The Escaflowne moved as he did and soon transformed into a dragon. He took off and left Duo standing alone in the hangar.

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Escaflowne sped to wherever Hitomi and Relena were. He would kill Emera for taking his beloved. Within minutes he noticed a large dragon-shaped creature flying in the air. He flew straight at it, knocked it up a bit, and forced it to the ground. He soon followed it to the ground, where it dropped Hitomi and Relena before transforming into Emera. Van dropped to the ground near them. Both Hitomi and Relena were unconscious on the ground.

"Get away from them!" he ordered, jumping down and pulling out his sword.

Van stood there, bravely, getting ready to attack Emera.

Hey all! Well, here's my next part, as promised. I hope you all liked it, and I'll have a new part up by next week. If you have any ideas for me, I'd love to hear them. I'll see ya all soon, bai!!

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