Disclaimer: I don't own anything okay? Author's Note: Sorry to all the Umi/Ascot and Hikaru/Lantis fans out there. I couldn't help but go with Umi/Clef and Hikaru/Eagle. I guess I wanted to try something different and I could never get their personalities right. Lantis just seemed so cold and unemotional and I just never connected to Ascot like I did the rest. Anyways, It just seemed right to connect who I did. So once again sorry to and of the people that I may have offended by pairing who I did to who.

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Hikaru slowly slipped in and out of consciousness. Her mind wandered far from her body when she found that she couldn't move when she entered back into herself. She took her mind through the familiar passageways of the castle. She stopped as she was passing a certain room. As she passed through the doors she found that the familiar room faded away into nothingness. As she moved farther into the black, the scenery melted again, this time into the garden and the fountain. Her breath caught in her throat as she recognized the one person resting on the fountain ledge. She drifted towards him calling to him, but he appeared not to hear. She drifted closer and breathed in his ear, "Eagle..."

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Eagle dropped back into his body at once. Startled from his wanderings. He could have sworn that she was there. He felt her but paid no attention at first, considering it to be the last of his illness draining the sense from him. But then there was that voice. He frowned and closed his eyes, going deeper into his meditation. Unleashing his mind to roam. He found her, drifting. He was very surprised that she was transparent like he was. He willed his voice to speak, "Hikaru," It was more like a statement than a question, although it had the tone of a ponder in it. She whirled. Seeing no one she continued on. He stared after her. She had grown much in the past years. She had grown taller and her body had filled out, making her very attractive, not that he needed her to have those to be attracted to her. He had been since he had first laid eyes on her. She still had that braid although it was longer and reached down to her waist. It was still that flaming red and her eyes still held that child-like innocence but with a sense of maturity to them. He floated towards her and grabbed her wrist. She stopped, shocked. There appeared to be no one there yet the feeling it gave her felt familiar in more kinds than one. Seeing her gaze around frantically to see who was holding her, he willed himself to appear. Hikaru saw the briefest flickering of the air in front of her before he appeared as she did, transparent. "What are you doing here?" he whispered. "I...I don't know..." she replied, equally as quiet, unable to tear her gaze away his eyes. "Are you really here or are you a figment of my imagination?" he asked. "I don't know. I was in Cephiro and in my mashin the last time I checked then a rope of light caught Umi, Fuu, and me and then I was like this. Oh and my body's in a room over there." She added, worry crossed her face as she said to him, "Umi and Fuu are like this too I think. Will you help me find them?" "Of course I will, just let me get back into my own body really quick so I can tell Clef and the others. If my guess is correct, they're probably really worried just looking at your empty bodies." "Oh..." she replied, "I'll follow...or wait a minute. Is it okay with you if I join you?" Seeing his confused look, she added, "In your mind I mean." He nodded and they drifted back to his room, where they both joined and entered Eagle's head. They walked to the room where Hikaru's body was, Hikaru leading.

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Clef was pacing as Eagle came in. Lantis looked him over as he said, "Shouldn't you be resting Eagle? You're still recovering you know." Concern flashed through his eyes. "I'm fine Lantis, really. I just need to tell the Guru what Hikaru wants him to know." "Hikaru?!" Lantis said. "Eagle, Hikaru is right here. She and the other knights are here. Something happened to them." "I know that Lantis. She told me. Her mind was wandering through the castle when I found her." Everyone stared at him. He spotted Clef in front of the fireplace. He walked over to him and told him exactly what Hikaru had told him. Clef frowned. He asked, "Where is she now?" "She's right here, in my head. She can't move her body for some reason when she goes in it." Everyone gaped at him. "Oh, Hikaru wants to know if she can get into your head now. She wants to talk one on one for a little before she goes looking for Umi and Fuu." "What!?" he asked, before it dawned on him, "Oh right of course. Do I have to do anything?" "She says no, just open your mind and stand still." Hikaru left Eagle regretfully. She had learned a lot about him. She was careful not to pry into his secrets though. She floated over to Clef, hesitating a moment before sliding her mind together with Clef. Eagle fainted. "I guess I over did myself..." he murmured, as he was carried off by Lantis and LaFarga, back to his room.

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Clef was momentarily overwhelmed as he felt Hikaru's presence. She told him everything she knew about the situation. From her dream on Earth to now. He filled her in on what was going on here. He told her that some powerful source was keeping their bodies immobile for now and that he would have to trace it before removing it. She told him that she was going to look for Fuu and Umi now, with Eagle's help. With that last comment, she left. Clef staggered for a bit, before adjusting to his own mind alone. She had left him a variety of things to think about.

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