Ano Katakusousaku Heitan
"The Search Begins"
1.1.1.1 Real World
"Erika, how much longer?"
"We're getting close. Not too much farther."
"Can't you drive any faster?"
"I'm going the speed limit, Justin."
Justin looks out the window. Not much to see. There's some trees, grass, and the occasional cow. Suddenly, the car slowed and pulled off onto a side road. Then the car came to a sudden stop.
"We're here!"
Justin jumped out of the car.
"Finally!"
Erika got out of the car also.
"Come on."
She and Justin made their way to the front door. A young girl answered. She had long blond hair with violet tips. She wasn't tall, but she wasn't short either. She had on a long purple dress.
"Erika, what are you doing here?"
"I need you to look at something for me."
Kelly motioned to come in and sit down. The living room wasn't too out of the ordinary. The only thing odd was the dream catchers in the windows and scented candles scattered around the room.
Kelly plopped on the sofa next to Erika.
"So, what is it you needed to show me?"
Erika handed Kelly the book. She read the first couple of pages.
"Yes...I've heard of this."
Justin and Erika leaned in closer. Kelly began to explain.
1.1.1.2 Book
E-chan was awakened by a heavy shaking.
"She's gone! He's gone! They're gone!"
E-chan sat up rubbing her eyes.
"What do you mean, Kochou?"
"Megan and Evan..."
E-chan was suddenly awake.
"What about Megan and Evan!?"
"They're missing!"
"Missing! What do you mean missing!"
"We think they were kidnapped."
"Oh, no. Meg-chan..."
"Do not worry, Priestess. We shall find her. The emperor has sent a notice though the land. Someone should find her."
"Let's just hope that someone can be called friend.
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Kochou through the last bag into the back of the wagon.
"Are we ready?"
"Yes!"
E-chan hopped onto the wagon and took a seat next to Kochou. Kochou snapped the reigns and horse began to trot. The emperor waved till they were out of sight.
"I do hope they will be okay."
E-chan turned to Kochou.
"Kochou, how do we even know where to begin looking for these warriors?"
"I have heard rumors of an elf-girl. She lives in the forest by a city not too far from here. She is said to have the ability to communicate with animals of any kind. I guess we will see if it's true."
E-chan and Kochou rode in the wagon the whole day. By the time they had arrived in the nearby city the sun had already set and the moon was high in the sky. They checked into an inn and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning Kochou woke E-chan up bright and early. They ate a light breakfast and soon set off for the forest.
After about two hours of riding, a thick forest could be seen ahead. Kochou stopped the wagon at the foot of the forest.
"It's better if we continue on foot. Don't worry, the horses will be fine. They won't go anywhere."
Kochou grabbed a small bag and threw it over her shoulder.
"Let's go."
The inside of the forest was cool and damp. There were hundreds of trees which let big patches of light through, so it wasn't very dark. There was a large stream near the edge of the wood.
"Kochou, where do we find this elf?"
"First we must get to the very middle of the forest. There a mighty old tree stands. It is said to be her home. But it is very hard to find."
"Kochou, why don't you just fly?"
"You wouldn't mind?"
"No, why would I care if you flew?"
"Well, because you would be coming with me."
"WHAT!?"
1.1.1.3 Real World
Justin was lying on the couch with Erika and Kelly fanning him with paper.
"I didn't think he would take it so hard."
"Don't worry about it. He'll be fine. Anyway it's not your fault."
Justin began to come to. "I can't believe Evan is trapped in a book and the only way out is to be wished out."
Justin sat up.
"Don't forget, something must exist in both worlds."
Justin fell back on the couch. Kelly and Erika began fanning him again.
1.1.1.4 Book
"Oh my god, I'm going to die!"
"Please, Priestess, would you stop screaming."
"But...but..."
"Don't worry, I got you."
Kochou, while holding E-chan, soars through the sky with great speed.
"This looks about right."
Kochou slows down and lands smoothly on the ground. E-chan looks up and right before her is a great maple tree with a big wooden door with carvings of woodland creatures.
"Let's look around. I'll look that way and you look around here."
"Okay!"
Kochou walks deeper into the forest while E-chan begins looking around the tree. She knocks on the door and just as she does she hears a rustling sound.
"Kochou, is that you?"
E-chan peeks around the tree.
"Hello?"
Then the rustling noise comes from behind her. E-chan slowly turns around.
"BOO!"
E-chan stumbles back and falls on her butt.
"Hi!"
E-chan looks up and sees a young girl hanging upside down from a tree limb. She has long, fluffy blond hair and has on a short green dress. Her big smile stretched from one pointed ear to the other. She looked down at E- chan and got a confused look.
"Whatcha doin' down there?"
E-chan slowly stood up rubbing her butt.
"Ow..."
The girl flipped around and landed on the ground in front of E-chan. The girl came only to E-chan's chest.
"I'm sorry."
The girl smiled. E-chan couldn't help but smile back.
"It's okay. By the way, what's your name?"
The girl pointed to herself as she spoke.
"My name is Erufu. Do you want to be my friend."
"Uhh...okay..."
"Yeah!"
Erufu throws her hands in the air and begins to jump around E-chan.
"I just love makin' new friends."
Erufu begins to examine E-chan. A sweat drop forms on E-chan's face.
"What are you doing?"
Erufu blushes.
"I'm sorry. It's just I've never seen anyone that looks like me before."
"What do you mean?"
"I've lived my whole life in this forest and I've never seen any other animal quite like me."
Erufu begins sniffing the air.
"Something's coming."
She pulls out a small dagger and turns to face what's coming. Kochou slowly walks out of the woods.
"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt anyone."
Erufu talks to E-chan over her shoulder.
"Do you know this animal?"
"Yeah, that's Kochou."
Erufu put her dagger back into her waistband. She begins to examine Kochou as she did E-chan. She smiled.
"Hi, Kochou!"
"Hey. Great job Priestess. You found the next warrior."
"Thanks Kochou, but please, call me E-chan."
"All right, E-chan."
"So, where are we off to now?"
"Well, first we need to head back to town and get some more supplies. And I also thought maybe we could ask around about Megan."
E-chan smiled.
"Sounds great to me."
Kochou, E-chan, and their newest companion Erufu, climb into the wagon and head back to town.
They arrive back at town a couple hours later. Kochou and E-chan enter the supply shop, while Erufu stays with the wagon.
Kochou walks straight to the counter, while E-chan looks around the store.
While E-chan was looking, someone came up next to her. She turned to ask about Meg-chan, but stopped short. Her eyes turned into big hearts.
"Hi..."
"Hey, what's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?"
"It's a long story."
"Do you want to check out an even better place with me?"
E-chan, still with hearts in her eyes, nodded. The stranger took her hand and led her around the back of the building. Erufu watched the two disappear around the corner. She then ran into the shop.
Meanwhile, the cute stranger led E-chan into an ally. E-chan, still having hearts in her eyes, isn't paying attention to where she is. Finally they stop.
"If you don't mind me asking, why exactly did you bring me here?"
"Well, I'll show you."
The stranger pushes E-chan against the wall. E-chan grew nervous. She began to breathe heavily. The stranger pushes up against her. He whispers in her ear.
"Don't worry."
E-chan shakes her head.
"No."
She pushes the man off of her. He grabs her arm and throws her against the wall.
"Don't, please!"
He picks her up and throws her on the ground. E-chan tries to sit up but the man holds her down. She begins to scream. Just as the man was unbuttoning her shirt, another guy appeared in the alley.
"What do you think you're doin'?"
The man on top of E-chan froze. He slowly turned to face the newcomer.
"Stay out of this boy."
The man grabbed E-chan before she could get away.
"Don't try anything funny or I'll hurt the girl."
E-chan was growing really tired of this guy pushing her around.
'I'm not sure if this'll work, but...'
E-chan stepped on her holders foot as hard as se could. To her advantage the grip on her arm loosened. E-chan jerked her arm free and ran. The man chased after her. Before he could catch her the newcomer knocked him to the ground. He quickly sprang to his feet and followed E-chan as she ran.
After a couple of blocks, E-chan stopped running. She leaned against a building to catch her breath. Just then the guy that helped her escape came around the corner.
"Wow, you sure do run fast."
"I guess you could say I was inspired."
The guy looked over at E-chan and immediately turns red in the face. E-chan gets a confused look on her face. She looks down only to find her shirt still unbuttoned. E-chan blushes and quickly faces the wall to fix her shirt. She turns back around and notices the guy trying to stop his nosebleed. E-chan laughs.
Now in the light, E-chan could see what her hero looked like. He was tall and had short dark brown hair, which was kinda messy. He had deep brown eyes and was wearing a white shirt with baggy pants.
"You're not quite what I pictured as my knight and shinning armor."
"And you're no damsel in distress either."
"Thanks."
"Anytime."
"So, what's my knights name?"
"Jougen. What's yours?"
"E-chan. Nice to meet ya'."
E-chan shook Jougen's hand. They each feel a surge of energy rush between them. They both ignore it.
"There she is!"
Kochou, along with Erufu, run across the road to where E-chan and Jougen were. Kochou didn't look very happy.
"What do you think you're doing!?"
"I was...um...just..."
"I can't believe you would do something like this. You know..."
Kochou continued to yell at E-chan, but E-chan wasn't paying attention anymore. She was more interested in watching Erufu poke Jougen and his reaction towards her.
Moments later, Kochou noticed E-chan wasn't paying attention so she quit lecturing.
"Come on, E-chan. We need to go."
E-chan snapped out of her trance and smiled.
"Okay."
So Kochou, E-chan, and Erufu turned and walked back to the wagon. Jougen, on the other hand, turned and began walking the other way. As he was walking away he overheard Kochou speaking.
"E-chan, you must be more careful. You're the Priestess, you can't just go running off with strangers."
Jougen stopped walking as soon as he heard 'Priestess'.
'I think I'll keep a close eye on her.'
And with that, Jougen began secretly following.
"The Search Begins"
1.1.1.1 Real World
"Erika, how much longer?"
"We're getting close. Not too much farther."
"Can't you drive any faster?"
"I'm going the speed limit, Justin."
Justin looks out the window. Not much to see. There's some trees, grass, and the occasional cow. Suddenly, the car slowed and pulled off onto a side road. Then the car came to a sudden stop.
"We're here!"
Justin jumped out of the car.
"Finally!"
Erika got out of the car also.
"Come on."
She and Justin made their way to the front door. A young girl answered. She had long blond hair with violet tips. She wasn't tall, but she wasn't short either. She had on a long purple dress.
"Erika, what are you doing here?"
"I need you to look at something for me."
Kelly motioned to come in and sit down. The living room wasn't too out of the ordinary. The only thing odd was the dream catchers in the windows and scented candles scattered around the room.
Kelly plopped on the sofa next to Erika.
"So, what is it you needed to show me?"
Erika handed Kelly the book. She read the first couple of pages.
"Yes...I've heard of this."
Justin and Erika leaned in closer. Kelly began to explain.
1.1.1.2 Book
E-chan was awakened by a heavy shaking.
"She's gone! He's gone! They're gone!"
E-chan sat up rubbing her eyes.
"What do you mean, Kochou?"
"Megan and Evan..."
E-chan was suddenly awake.
"What about Megan and Evan!?"
"They're missing!"
"Missing! What do you mean missing!"
"We think they were kidnapped."
"Oh, no. Meg-chan..."
"Do not worry, Priestess. We shall find her. The emperor has sent a notice though the land. Someone should find her."
"Let's just hope that someone can be called friend.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kochou through the last bag into the back of the wagon.
"Are we ready?"
"Yes!"
E-chan hopped onto the wagon and took a seat next to Kochou. Kochou snapped the reigns and horse began to trot. The emperor waved till they were out of sight.
"I do hope they will be okay."
E-chan turned to Kochou.
"Kochou, how do we even know where to begin looking for these warriors?"
"I have heard rumors of an elf-girl. She lives in the forest by a city not too far from here. She is said to have the ability to communicate with animals of any kind. I guess we will see if it's true."
E-chan and Kochou rode in the wagon the whole day. By the time they had arrived in the nearby city the sun had already set and the moon was high in the sky. They checked into an inn and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning Kochou woke E-chan up bright and early. They ate a light breakfast and soon set off for the forest.
After about two hours of riding, a thick forest could be seen ahead. Kochou stopped the wagon at the foot of the forest.
"It's better if we continue on foot. Don't worry, the horses will be fine. They won't go anywhere."
Kochou grabbed a small bag and threw it over her shoulder.
"Let's go."
The inside of the forest was cool and damp. There were hundreds of trees which let big patches of light through, so it wasn't very dark. There was a large stream near the edge of the wood.
"Kochou, where do we find this elf?"
"First we must get to the very middle of the forest. There a mighty old tree stands. It is said to be her home. But it is very hard to find."
"Kochou, why don't you just fly?"
"You wouldn't mind?"
"No, why would I care if you flew?"
"Well, because you would be coming with me."
"WHAT!?"
1.1.1.3 Real World
Justin was lying on the couch with Erika and Kelly fanning him with paper.
"I didn't think he would take it so hard."
"Don't worry about it. He'll be fine. Anyway it's not your fault."
Justin began to come to. "I can't believe Evan is trapped in a book and the only way out is to be wished out."
Justin sat up.
"Don't forget, something must exist in both worlds."
Justin fell back on the couch. Kelly and Erika began fanning him again.
1.1.1.4 Book
"Oh my god, I'm going to die!"
"Please, Priestess, would you stop screaming."
"But...but..."
"Don't worry, I got you."
Kochou, while holding E-chan, soars through the sky with great speed.
"This looks about right."
Kochou slows down and lands smoothly on the ground. E-chan looks up and right before her is a great maple tree with a big wooden door with carvings of woodland creatures.
"Let's look around. I'll look that way and you look around here."
"Okay!"
Kochou walks deeper into the forest while E-chan begins looking around the tree. She knocks on the door and just as she does she hears a rustling sound.
"Kochou, is that you?"
E-chan peeks around the tree.
"Hello?"
Then the rustling noise comes from behind her. E-chan slowly turns around.
"BOO!"
E-chan stumbles back and falls on her butt.
"Hi!"
E-chan looks up and sees a young girl hanging upside down from a tree limb. She has long, fluffy blond hair and has on a short green dress. Her big smile stretched from one pointed ear to the other. She looked down at E- chan and got a confused look.
"Whatcha doin' down there?"
E-chan slowly stood up rubbing her butt.
"Ow..."
The girl flipped around and landed on the ground in front of E-chan. The girl came only to E-chan's chest.
"I'm sorry."
The girl smiled. E-chan couldn't help but smile back.
"It's okay. By the way, what's your name?"
The girl pointed to herself as she spoke.
"My name is Erufu. Do you want to be my friend."
"Uhh...okay..."
"Yeah!"
Erufu throws her hands in the air and begins to jump around E-chan.
"I just love makin' new friends."
Erufu begins to examine E-chan. A sweat drop forms on E-chan's face.
"What are you doing?"
Erufu blushes.
"I'm sorry. It's just I've never seen anyone that looks like me before."
"What do you mean?"
"I've lived my whole life in this forest and I've never seen any other animal quite like me."
Erufu begins sniffing the air.
"Something's coming."
She pulls out a small dagger and turns to face what's coming. Kochou slowly walks out of the woods.
"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt anyone."
Erufu talks to E-chan over her shoulder.
"Do you know this animal?"
"Yeah, that's Kochou."
Erufu put her dagger back into her waistband. She begins to examine Kochou as she did E-chan. She smiled.
"Hi, Kochou!"
"Hey. Great job Priestess. You found the next warrior."
"Thanks Kochou, but please, call me E-chan."
"All right, E-chan."
"So, where are we off to now?"
"Well, first we need to head back to town and get some more supplies. And I also thought maybe we could ask around about Megan."
E-chan smiled.
"Sounds great to me."
Kochou, E-chan, and their newest companion Erufu, climb into the wagon and head back to town.
They arrive back at town a couple hours later. Kochou and E-chan enter the supply shop, while Erufu stays with the wagon.
Kochou walks straight to the counter, while E-chan looks around the store.
While E-chan was looking, someone came up next to her. She turned to ask about Meg-chan, but stopped short. Her eyes turned into big hearts.
"Hi..."
"Hey, what's a girl like you doin' in a place like this?"
"It's a long story."
"Do you want to check out an even better place with me?"
E-chan, still with hearts in her eyes, nodded. The stranger took her hand and led her around the back of the building. Erufu watched the two disappear around the corner. She then ran into the shop.
Meanwhile, the cute stranger led E-chan into an ally. E-chan, still having hearts in her eyes, isn't paying attention to where she is. Finally they stop.
"If you don't mind me asking, why exactly did you bring me here?"
"Well, I'll show you."
The stranger pushes E-chan against the wall. E-chan grew nervous. She began to breathe heavily. The stranger pushes up against her. He whispers in her ear.
"Don't worry."
E-chan shakes her head.
"No."
She pushes the man off of her. He grabs her arm and throws her against the wall.
"Don't, please!"
He picks her up and throws her on the ground. E-chan tries to sit up but the man holds her down. She begins to scream. Just as the man was unbuttoning her shirt, another guy appeared in the alley.
"What do you think you're doin'?"
The man on top of E-chan froze. He slowly turned to face the newcomer.
"Stay out of this boy."
The man grabbed E-chan before she could get away.
"Don't try anything funny or I'll hurt the girl."
E-chan was growing really tired of this guy pushing her around.
'I'm not sure if this'll work, but...'
E-chan stepped on her holders foot as hard as se could. To her advantage the grip on her arm loosened. E-chan jerked her arm free and ran. The man chased after her. Before he could catch her the newcomer knocked him to the ground. He quickly sprang to his feet and followed E-chan as she ran.
After a couple of blocks, E-chan stopped running. She leaned against a building to catch her breath. Just then the guy that helped her escape came around the corner.
"Wow, you sure do run fast."
"I guess you could say I was inspired."
The guy looked over at E-chan and immediately turns red in the face. E-chan gets a confused look on her face. She looks down only to find her shirt still unbuttoned. E-chan blushes and quickly faces the wall to fix her shirt. She turns back around and notices the guy trying to stop his nosebleed. E-chan laughs.
Now in the light, E-chan could see what her hero looked like. He was tall and had short dark brown hair, which was kinda messy. He had deep brown eyes and was wearing a white shirt with baggy pants.
"You're not quite what I pictured as my knight and shinning armor."
"And you're no damsel in distress either."
"Thanks."
"Anytime."
"So, what's my knights name?"
"Jougen. What's yours?"
"E-chan. Nice to meet ya'."
E-chan shook Jougen's hand. They each feel a surge of energy rush between them. They both ignore it.
"There she is!"
Kochou, along with Erufu, run across the road to where E-chan and Jougen were. Kochou didn't look very happy.
"What do you think you're doing!?"
"I was...um...just..."
"I can't believe you would do something like this. You know..."
Kochou continued to yell at E-chan, but E-chan wasn't paying attention anymore. She was more interested in watching Erufu poke Jougen and his reaction towards her.
Moments later, Kochou noticed E-chan wasn't paying attention so she quit lecturing.
"Come on, E-chan. We need to go."
E-chan snapped out of her trance and smiled.
"Okay."
So Kochou, E-chan, and Erufu turned and walked back to the wagon. Jougen, on the other hand, turned and began walking the other way. As he was walking away he overheard Kochou speaking.
"E-chan, you must be more careful. You're the Priestess, you can't just go running off with strangers."
Jougen stopped walking as soon as he heard 'Priestess'.
'I think I'll keep a close eye on her.'
And with that, Jougen began secretly following.