Disclaimer: It's on the prologue. Look it up there, k?
Author's note: So the prologue was short. Hey it was a prologue so it's supposed to be short! Anyhow, Chapter one's here.
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Chapter One: Pass the Word
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"Elena!" called Mira. "Elena, wake up! It's time for breakfast!"
"I'm coming!" Elena called back, springing up from bed. She yawned and quickly went to the bed next to hers. "Prima! Prima, wake up!"
"Huh?" Prima opened his eyes and asked, "It's morning?"
"Yes," smiled Elena. "Time for breakfast."
"Yay!" Prima exclaimed, jumping up. He beat Elena out the door, and vanished into the dining room. Elena laughed and shook her head. She went out to the front door to check the shop. Just as she went in, the mailman came through the door.
"Good morning, Elena," said the mailman.
"Good morning," Elena replied with a smile. "Do you have any mail for us?"
"As a matter of fact I do," replied the mailman kindly. "Here they are." And he handed Elena a bunch of letters. "Well, goodbye, Elena."
"Goodbye," Elena replied, waving to him.
She sifted through the letters as she entered the dining room, and Klaus watched her from the head of the table. "Hey, good morning, Elena. What have you there?"
"Oh, the mailman came by to deliver these," Elena replied, giving them to her father. "There's that one funny letter though. It's written in gold ink or something and there's a funny mark on it."
"Oh?" Klaus looked at the letters. "Here's one from your Aunt Maddie…a bill…and…this must be that strange letter." He lifted it and stared at it.
But Klaus was nothing if he wasn't well-versed when it came to these things. He recognized the strange mark. "Well well!" he said. "I think I am quite sure as to who this letter comes from."
"From whom?" asked Prima, standing on his chair.
"Now now, Prima, sit down," said Mira with a laugh. "You shouldn't stand on the chair while at the table."
Prima plunked down on his seat and asked again, "Who is it from?"
"One hint," said Klaus with a smile as he opened it. "From a royal."
"A royal?" asked Elena. "What's that?"
"A person of royalty, dear," replied Mira, passing her some soup. Klaus was staring at the letter now, and his eyes widened as he came to a part. "My goodness…" he said.
"What is it?" asked Mira worriedly, looking at her husband.
Klaus put down the letter and said, "After breakfast, I want you all to pack your bags."
"What?" gasped Elena.
"Where are we going?" Prima asked, his eyes wide.
"We're going on a trip," said Klaus. "To East Heaven Kingdom."
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"Milady!! Milady!!" Duke yelled as he ran across the pub where Belle was drinking. He skidded on the slick floor and landed with a thud at Belle's feet, almost upsetting her. He groaned. "I thin' I flattened my face…"
Belle kicked him. "You idiot! You nearly crashed into me! Watch where you're going!" She took a few breaths and asked, "What's the matter with you, anyway? I thought you went back to the inn to pay half our bill."
"I did," said Duke, looking up. "But we got a letter." He held it up. Belle couldn't very well miss the gold ink on the letter, and her eyes widened when she saw it.
"Gimme that!" she snapped, snatching it from his hands. As Duke stood up, Belle opened the envelope and read the letter in it.
"What does it say, huh, milady?" asked Duke. "It looks awful important."
"Oh shut up, you scatterbrain!" Belle yelled at him. She looked very stunned and tense. She turned to him. "You have no idea where this is from, have you?"
Duke shook his head and Belle rapped him upside the head. "You fool… No matter. Pack our bags. We're leaving for a celebration."
"What?" Duke asked in surprise. "We're leaving? Already? Where?"
Belle pointed to the seal on the envelope. "East Heaven Kingdom."
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"Hey Johnny Wolf, what've you got there for me?" Rod asked as he sat, stroking the embers of what remained of his campfire. His pet was running to him, apparently from the direction of the nearby village that he was close to. He had something in his mouth.
The dog went to him at once and dropped what he had in his hand. There was dog drool all over it, yes, but Rod could see exactly what it was. It was a letter.
"Well! Never do get mail often," Rod muttered as he opened the letter. He was only too aware of the golden ink on the envelope, so he supposed that it came from somewhere important.
Rod laughed at first when he read the letter. "Hey, Johnny! We got a letter from Mint!" He kept reading, and a shadow crossed his face. Then, when he finished, his eyes were bright. "Now there's some really good news."
He stood up. "All right then!" he scooped up Johnny Wolf into his arms and headed for his Pulsar Inferno Typhoon-Omega. "Come on, Johnny boy. We're going to a royal celebration in East Heaven!"
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Rue was in a small village called Epithelia when he received the letter. It was marked with the royal seal of East Heaven Kingdom, so he knew of only one person of whom it could come from. He smiled at the surprise of the people of Epithelia when this letter arrived, and that it was for him!
Opening it carefully, he read Mint's letter.
Dear Rue,
Hey there! I haven't heard from you for ages, huh? Anyway, I know that you're wandering around, but I want you to take a break from all that. Maya and I are inviting you to the kingdom for a celebration. It's the Magicians' Convergence Celebration. Every year we hold it and hundred of magicians come to the kingdom to celebrate and have contests and stuff. There's even a bazaar where you can get almost any magical item. It's like a big magical festival, you know? Well, I wanted to invite you, knowing that you'll probably be able to get some stuff you might need there and have some fun, you know? You can hang out with Maya and me (princesses and their guests always gets the special treatment on this one). I hope I'll see you there, okay?
Your friend,
Princess Mint of East Heaven Kingdom
Rue smiled to himself. He had to admit, he does miss Mint a lot and all. She was so spirited and always beside him to give him strength through her own spirit before that it seemed like he was left without a fire for a [relic] when they parted ways. But he just couldn't go. He was glad that Mint invited him and all, but he really couldn't spare so much time having fun and doing nothing while he still hadn't found a [relic] to save Claire. 3 years is far too long already.
He was about to crumple the letter when he saw a postscript.
P.S.
Before you even consider saying 'no', which I'm so sure you will, I'll have you know that everyone is coming. I've gotten Prima, Elena, Klaus, Mira, Rod, Belle, and Duke…everyone and I mean everyone. They're expecting you to come to the festival. Plus, I have quite a surprise.
(Hint: it's about a R-E-L-I-C!!!)
It was at this that Rue's heart skipped a beat. A surprise about a [relic]?
Rue's mind whirled. Does Maya know? Did she have anything to do with this? Did Mint get track of another one? Does she have information about it? Was she about to get it? Did she need help in getting it so she called everyone? Or is he the only one who'd been told about the [relic]?
So many questions, and there was only one thing to do to find the answer.
He was going to East Heaven Kingdom too.
AN: Short, I know. I'll make up for it on chapter two. I think. Anyway, please review!!
Author's note: So the prologue was short. Hey it was a prologue so it's supposed to be short! Anyhow, Chapter one's here.
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Chapter One: Pass the Word
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"Elena!" called Mira. "Elena, wake up! It's time for breakfast!"
"I'm coming!" Elena called back, springing up from bed. She yawned and quickly went to the bed next to hers. "Prima! Prima, wake up!"
"Huh?" Prima opened his eyes and asked, "It's morning?"
"Yes," smiled Elena. "Time for breakfast."
"Yay!" Prima exclaimed, jumping up. He beat Elena out the door, and vanished into the dining room. Elena laughed and shook her head. She went out to the front door to check the shop. Just as she went in, the mailman came through the door.
"Good morning, Elena," said the mailman.
"Good morning," Elena replied with a smile. "Do you have any mail for us?"
"As a matter of fact I do," replied the mailman kindly. "Here they are." And he handed Elena a bunch of letters. "Well, goodbye, Elena."
"Goodbye," Elena replied, waving to him.
She sifted through the letters as she entered the dining room, and Klaus watched her from the head of the table. "Hey, good morning, Elena. What have you there?"
"Oh, the mailman came by to deliver these," Elena replied, giving them to her father. "There's that one funny letter though. It's written in gold ink or something and there's a funny mark on it."
"Oh?" Klaus looked at the letters. "Here's one from your Aunt Maddie…a bill…and…this must be that strange letter." He lifted it and stared at it.
But Klaus was nothing if he wasn't well-versed when it came to these things. He recognized the strange mark. "Well well!" he said. "I think I am quite sure as to who this letter comes from."
"From whom?" asked Prima, standing on his chair.
"Now now, Prima, sit down," said Mira with a laugh. "You shouldn't stand on the chair while at the table."
Prima plunked down on his seat and asked again, "Who is it from?"
"One hint," said Klaus with a smile as he opened it. "From a royal."
"A royal?" asked Elena. "What's that?"
"A person of royalty, dear," replied Mira, passing her some soup. Klaus was staring at the letter now, and his eyes widened as he came to a part. "My goodness…" he said.
"What is it?" asked Mira worriedly, looking at her husband.
Klaus put down the letter and said, "After breakfast, I want you all to pack your bags."
"What?" gasped Elena.
"Where are we going?" Prima asked, his eyes wide.
"We're going on a trip," said Klaus. "To East Heaven Kingdom."
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"Milady!! Milady!!" Duke yelled as he ran across the pub where Belle was drinking. He skidded on the slick floor and landed with a thud at Belle's feet, almost upsetting her. He groaned. "I thin' I flattened my face…"
Belle kicked him. "You idiot! You nearly crashed into me! Watch where you're going!" She took a few breaths and asked, "What's the matter with you, anyway? I thought you went back to the inn to pay half our bill."
"I did," said Duke, looking up. "But we got a letter." He held it up. Belle couldn't very well miss the gold ink on the letter, and her eyes widened when she saw it.
"Gimme that!" she snapped, snatching it from his hands. As Duke stood up, Belle opened the envelope and read the letter in it.
"What does it say, huh, milady?" asked Duke. "It looks awful important."
"Oh shut up, you scatterbrain!" Belle yelled at him. She looked very stunned and tense. She turned to him. "You have no idea where this is from, have you?"
Duke shook his head and Belle rapped him upside the head. "You fool… No matter. Pack our bags. We're leaving for a celebration."
"What?" Duke asked in surprise. "We're leaving? Already? Where?"
Belle pointed to the seal on the envelope. "East Heaven Kingdom."
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"Hey Johnny Wolf, what've you got there for me?" Rod asked as he sat, stroking the embers of what remained of his campfire. His pet was running to him, apparently from the direction of the nearby village that he was close to. He had something in his mouth.
The dog went to him at once and dropped what he had in his hand. There was dog drool all over it, yes, but Rod could see exactly what it was. It was a letter.
"Well! Never do get mail often," Rod muttered as he opened the letter. He was only too aware of the golden ink on the envelope, so he supposed that it came from somewhere important.
Rod laughed at first when he read the letter. "Hey, Johnny! We got a letter from Mint!" He kept reading, and a shadow crossed his face. Then, when he finished, his eyes were bright. "Now there's some really good news."
He stood up. "All right then!" he scooped up Johnny Wolf into his arms and headed for his Pulsar Inferno Typhoon-Omega. "Come on, Johnny boy. We're going to a royal celebration in East Heaven!"
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Rue was in a small village called Epithelia when he received the letter. It was marked with the royal seal of East Heaven Kingdom, so he knew of only one person of whom it could come from. He smiled at the surprise of the people of Epithelia when this letter arrived, and that it was for him!
Opening it carefully, he read Mint's letter.
Dear Rue,
Hey there! I haven't heard from you for ages, huh? Anyway, I know that you're wandering around, but I want you to take a break from all that. Maya and I are inviting you to the kingdom for a celebration. It's the Magicians' Convergence Celebration. Every year we hold it and hundred of magicians come to the kingdom to celebrate and have contests and stuff. There's even a bazaar where you can get almost any magical item. It's like a big magical festival, you know? Well, I wanted to invite you, knowing that you'll probably be able to get some stuff you might need there and have some fun, you know? You can hang out with Maya and me (princesses and their guests always gets the special treatment on this one). I hope I'll see you there, okay?
Your friend,
Princess Mint of East Heaven Kingdom
Rue smiled to himself. He had to admit, he does miss Mint a lot and all. She was so spirited and always beside him to give him strength through her own spirit before that it seemed like he was left without a fire for a [relic] when they parted ways. But he just couldn't go. He was glad that Mint invited him and all, but he really couldn't spare so much time having fun and doing nothing while he still hadn't found a [relic] to save Claire. 3 years is far too long already.
He was about to crumple the letter when he saw a postscript.
P.S.
Before you even consider saying 'no', which I'm so sure you will, I'll have you know that everyone is coming. I've gotten Prima, Elena, Klaus, Mira, Rod, Belle, and Duke…everyone and I mean everyone. They're expecting you to come to the festival. Plus, I have quite a surprise.
(Hint: it's about a R-E-L-I-C!!!)
It was at this that Rue's heart skipped a beat. A surprise about a [relic]?
Rue's mind whirled. Does Maya know? Did she have anything to do with this? Did Mint get track of another one? Does she have information about it? Was she about to get it? Did she need help in getting it so she called everyone? Or is he the only one who'd been told about the [relic]?
So many questions, and there was only one thing to do to find the answer.
He was going to East Heaven Kingdom too.
AN: Short, I know. I'll make up for it on chapter two. I think. Anyway, please review!!