The Forgotten Magic: The Stars

Section 3; Chapter 2 - Tiio Gualm: Missing Person

"Welcome to Africa!" A voice on the intercom of the plane woke all four teenagers.

Sakura yawned and sat up, "Huh?"

"We will be landing in about 15 minutes! Please fasten your seat belts and prepare for the landing."

Tomoyo's eyes fluttered open and she stretched out her arms, "We're finally here?"

Everyone stretched out their arms and fastened their seatbelts for the landing.

When they arrived at the luggage claim, they grabbed their luggage and started to head out to find a taxi.

A girl ran up behind them, "Hey! Have you seen my big brother? Tiio? Tiio Gualm?"

They all turned around and looked down at the girl. She was about seven and had bright green eyes and red hair. Hui's body went cold; she could remember herself looking much like this little girl.

Rob noticed Hui's eyes and tried to get rid of the girl as quick as he could, "No, we just got in Africa a few minutes ago. Sorry."

The girl's eye's watered and she started to bawl, "Tiio's been gone for almost a week now! The cards won't ever have a master again!"

Sakura looked surprised, "Cards?"

The girl gasped, "Oops. I wasn't supposed to tell anyone thatit's just that Tiio has been gone for so long and I"

Tomoyo squatted down to the girl's size, "I understand, don't worry. We'll help you find your big brother."

The girl wiped away her tears and smiled, "Thank-you!"

Hui's face-hardened. Each time she looked at that girl, she remembered her appearance from when she was Daeria's slave. Hui tried to lighten up and smile a bit. It wasn't this girl's fault that she looked like Hui had

"Where did you last see him?" Rob asked

"At our house, he said he wanted to go out on the beach."

Tomoyo stood up, "Do you think you could take us there?"

The girl tugged on Hui's blue skirt, "I want to look just like you when I grow up!"

Hui stiffened, "Tomoyo asked you a question."

The girl turned to Tomoyo, "Oh. Sorry"

Sakura tried to lighten the mood, "We haven't even introduced ourselves to you yet, I'm Sakura."

"I'm Rob."

Tomoyo smiled, "My name is Tomoyo!"

"Hui."

The girl looked from person to person, "I'm Jina, Chibi Jina."

Sakura squatted down, "I understand why they called you Chibi Jina, you're so small. How old are you?"

"I'm ten and a half!"

Everyone looked very surprised, "TEN?!"

"I know I'm small for my age, but my brother says it's because I'm not used to magic yet. I only have a little magic, so I'm little."

Tomoyo kept her optimism, "Well, let's have a look at this beach. Can we check into our hotel first?"

Jina nodded at followed them.

After putting their things in their hotel room, Sakura, Hui, Rob, and Tomoyo followed Jina to the outskirts of the city.

"We live by the ocean" Jina explained.

They arrived at a little hut and Sakura stepped inside with Jina, "Wow, it's small in here"

Hui, Rob, and Tomoyo stayed outside.

Hui looked out at the ocean, "It's so pretty."

Rob and Tomoyo didn't hear Hui, they were to busy trying to see inside the little hut.

Hui walked onto the sandy beach and looked out at the setting sun, "It makes me feel so calm and peaceful"

Rob glanced at Hui and noticed her swaying. Hui's body fell and sand sprayed as her figure hit the sand.

Rob ran towards her, "HUI!"

Tomoyo turned, "Hui?"

Sakura and Jina stepped out of the hut, "What?"

They all noticed Hui on the ground.

Rob held Hui in his arms, tears flooded to his eyes, "Hui? Hui, say something"

Hui's eyes fluttered open for a moment, "Let me be RobI feel so peaceful like this"

Just as Sakura, Tomoyo, and Jina arrived; Hui's body went limp.

Rob looked up at the sky, tears streaming down his face, "NO!"

Sakura froze and looked as Hui's body started to fade away, "Hui"

Rob's hands tried to grip Hui's body, but it disappeared, "NO! GIVE HER BACK!"

Rob clutched his hair and fell face forward into the sand. He pounded his fists into the ground.

Tomoyo closed her eyes; a strange sense of magic was around her again.

Sakura stared at the spot where Hui had once been, "Where did she go?"

Jina ducked back into the hut and softly chanted, "Star power of Vega and ancient constellations, transform me!"

Light glared out of the hut and Jina emerged. The others turned to look; she looked a lot taller and older now. She was wearing a short white skirt with a black blouse, white socks, black shoes, and a black star mask. She held a staff with a white star at the top.

"I am Vega-Jina! And I will find Tiio and Hui!" Jina called out to the ocean.

Sakura sweat-dropped, "You're Jina?"

Vega-Jina looked down at Sakura, who was now shorter than her, "Umnot quite...Jina is a part of me, but the power of the star Vega, turns me into this formit's complicated.."

Vega-Jina held her staff in her hands and chanted softly in a language that Sakura couldn't understand, increasing in volume slowly.

White, glittering stars surrounded them in a circle. The view of the ocean faded into a new surrounding. The stars flew to sky, leaving them with their new surroundings.

Vega-Jina blew a kiss to the stars and whispered, "Thank-you Vega."

"HOEEEE!!! How did you do that?! I thought you said your magic was small!"

Vega-Jina blushed, "It is."

Sakura sweat-dropped again, "I don't want to see what everyone around here thinks strong magic looks like."

Rob didn't say anything. He was still shocked from loosing his only love. Thoughts raced through his mind about Hui. Did an enemy take her away? Where is she? Is she dead?

Tomoyo stood silently, she knew what she had felt. It had to have been magic. But why would I be sensing magic? I've never had any magic before... Where is Eriol when I need him? Oh Eriol, why did you have to go back to England? Especially now, when I really need you.

Tomoyo snapped out of her mood and tried to smile. She had to comfort the others; her personality told her to put the others before her. Tomoyo tried to help Rob, "Well find her Rob. Sakura has the stars, remember?" Tomoyo smiled.

Rob looked up at the girl and gave a slight smile; he stood up and brushed himself off, "Where are we?"

Rob happened to glance over at Jina, and for the first time noticed that she was different from the 'pipsqueak' he had seen before, "JINA?!? W-w-what happened?!?"

Vega-Jina frowned, "Jina? I am Vega-Jina, the transformed Jina from the power of her guardian star Vega. The star power guides Jina while I take my physical form."

Sakura's eyes swirled from trying to comprehend the information, "Sounds complicated."

Vega-Jina shook her head, "Not really, now are we going to go get Jina's older brother?"

Tomoyo and Sakura nodded their heads. Rob's left eyebrow raised slightly, "What about Hui?"

"As far as I can tell, Hui is dead."

Rob's world crashed, he wouldn't believe it. If Hui was dead, he would have sensed something. Hui couldn't die like that on him.

Vega-Jina remained calm and started out into the darkness that surrounded them, "We don't have that much time left. I can feel Tiio's aura weakening. He seems alright, not struggling at all."

Tomoyo and Sakura followed Vega-Jina; not noticing that Rob had remained behind.

Rob looked at the darkness below around him. He couldn't believe it; he wouldn't believe it. Hui just couldn't be dead.

"Rob"

Rob jerked his head towards the sound; it had sounded like Hui.

Glowing green, Hui's figure appeared before Rob as a faint shadow.