Magic Knight Rayearth 3 Chapter 6
*The room was dark. At least, she thought it was a room. As she walked around in the black of nothing, she suddenly noticed a light glowing in front of her. And standing in the light was an out-lined figure, who turned out to be.. 'ME!' she thought frantically. Suddenly, her other self called out "Sis! Sis, where are you!?" Then, as soon as the light had appeared, it disappeared and gave way to a vision of the past; a vision she had long since forgotten.. (A couple is frantically running down the street through the pouring rain. In the woman's hand is a baby basket which holds her precious newborns. A roaring noise can be heard from behind them. The man hurries his wife along. Finally, they find the place they are looking for. They set the basket down in a well in the nearby park, just as a bullet, followed by a dark beam of black light, flies from behind them. They couple takes one last glance at their children, then run off for home. Their attacker, noticing an absence of former persons, turns and flees, his mission complete. (A few hours later the sky is clear. The sun is shining brightly. One of the children turns restlessly, but falls out of the basket into the water. It's cries of panic are heard by a passing animal. Meanwhile, the couple returns and swiftly retrieves the basket, not noticing one child is missing... (Disturbed by the noise, and sensing fear and danger, the wolf-dog runs to the well, leans in, and gently pulls the child out. After the child stops crying, the dog sits next to it, noticing it has fallen asleep. When the two wake up later, the dog carefully gathers the child once again, but this time, he takes the baby to a beautiful but abandoned house.) 'What was that?' she thought as the vision ended. 'I don't understand...' "That's the problem with you; that is why you will never achieve your destiny. You are just too un-intelligent to figure anything out," called a sickening voice. She whipped around only to be met by the gaze of two glowing red eyes. "Wh..Who...What are you?" she nervously asked. "Or maybe...maybe you are fulfilling your destiny! Maybe your destiny was to fail!" The voice cackled evilly at this thought. "Grrrrrr..." she growled angrily through gritted teeth. "Who ARE you?" she demanded forcefully. "That's right, girl. Show your anger! Maybe one day it will backfire on you, all in MY favor! Hah...hah..HAH! Well, at least you've gotten my respect, for through your anger I can see that your strengths are numerous and great. I am known only as Toyata. A.k.a. your worst nightmare- literally." At this she just gasped, then she glared. "Oh? You don't believe me? Or maybe you just don't WANT to believe me?! Well, how about I give you a little taste of my powers to help you decide?" She noticed all too late as familiar dark beam of light shot forward at her. And this time, no one was there to help her escape....*
"AHHHHHHHH" Yunari sat straight up in bed, covered in a cold sweat, wondering where she was. When she remembered, she happily and unhappily recalled the memories of the battle that night, and the pool bash. Then, she remembered her dream. "What...what was that all about?" she wondered aloud. "And..who were those two kids..?" For a few moments, she could do nothing but try to wonder what her dream had meant, and wonder if it even was a dream.. Her train of thought was interrupted by a loud knock at her door. "YUNARI! Please open the door!" "WHAT'S WRONG?" came the muffled cries of Fuu and Hikaru. She quickly jumped out of bed and unbolted the door, backing away to let her friends in. "Hey, are you OK? We heard you scream while we were getting a drink." "Yeah, please tell us what is the matter." Yunari sat on her bed. "First, I want to ask you two something...Did you have any dreams or nightmares lately?" Hikaru just looked at Yunari, blinking. "Well, no, not that I can remember." "Fuu? Did you?" Fuu didn't answer at first. Then, slowly, she shook her head up and down. Yunari's eyes widened a little. "I'm sorry to remind you if it was bad, but does the name Toyata ring a bell?" "Ye...Yes," Fuu said warily, turning slightly pale. "Well, if that's the case, I think we'd better go to Clef, because I just had a dream, too," stated a shaky Umi, silhouetted in the doorway.
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"Tell me again; you saw yourself yelling for a sister into nothingness? Then you saw what you believe to be a vision from your past? And then you saw what Fuu and Umi saw as well?" Yunari nodded. "I don't know, it just seems familiar, like from a legend or from a book that I have read. Is there anything else you three can tell me about this being?" "His name...his name was Toyata...." Umi whispered. "Toyata? That name does sound very familiar. Well, I will look him or her up in my study tomorrow, but as for the four of you, you need only address one problem: sleep. Now go on and get some rest. Tomorrow I will call you up here for the meeting. I bid you all a good night." Clef closed the door behind them, letting his face fall from calm to nervous. "Toyata..If he has arisen, so have his accomplices.. I must warn the others at the meeting tomorrow."
Back at their rooms, each girl was trying to sleep without success. Particularly Hikaru. "Where..." she mumbled. "Where have I heard that name before? Someone I fought mentioned it. It wasn't Zagato or Emeraude, though. So who was it?" 'It was Debonair. Debonair said it when she was defeated by you,' stated a familiar voice. "Nova?" 'Yeah?' "Are you sure?" 'Of course I am' "I sure hope so."
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'Tap tap tap'. A knock was heard at the door. Clef woke up and found himself with his head in between the pages of a book. Slightly disturbed, he could only wonder who would be at the door at this hour, and being too tired to get up, he quietly mumbled, "Who is it?" "It's me, Clef; Fuu. And I found some useful information." Suddenly he was wide awake, fumbling with the door handle. "Come in; sit down," her said as he finally opened the door and conjured up a chair. Fuu took a seat and spread three books on a table. They were covered in dust and grime, and appeared to be very old. The words on their covers were indistinguishable. Upon closer inspection, two of them had pictures on their covers. One had a picture of what seemed to be a door handle with eight arms and a depression in the center. The other had four very familiar symbols on it. One green symbol looked like a bird, a yellow one like a ball of electricity, a third blue one that looked like waves, and a fourth red one that appeared to be a flame. 'Where have I seen these before?' Clef pondered to himself until he realized that Fuu was waiting there patiently. As he came back down to Cephiro, he motioned for her to explain. "Well," she began, "I have only found one reference to Toyata. It's in this book," she finished, pointing to the door handle book. Opening it, she flipped through until she reached what seemed to be chapter three. "Here," she said, pointing at the second paragraph and handing the book to Clef. He took it and began to read. 'And, yet again, the Knights shall return, a new addition at their side; Evil shall rise under the name Toyata, and all who have faced him shall cower in fear of his wrath. He will realize his power so great as he brings about his own minions. His destruction shall go unnoticed, yet the Knights shall be summoned. Armed as they shall be, they will not yet be prepared to defeat the King of Evil. They shall, therefore, embark on a quest to find the keys and clues that shall help them along the way to victory." Clef looked up. "These other two books tell a bit about these 'keys and clues' that we must find. But, now that you know all this, can I please go to bed? I couldn't sleep, so I've been up all night looking for this info." Fuu stated as she yawned sleepily. "Of course. You need your rest, as I stated earlier tonight. Good night, Fuu." "Good night, Clef."
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"Not AGAIN!" Yunari shouted as she once again roamed the room of darkness. As a light grew before her, she raised her fists, being as they were her only weapons, and she thought it might be Toyata. But instead, the light just stayed put as it became part of a circle of lights. There were ten lights now glowing brightly, the largest and brightest one sitting in the middle of the ring. Yunari couldn't help but notice the colors of the balls of light. Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red with Orange swirls, Blue with Gold swirls, Green with White swirls, Yellow with Black swirls, and, finally, the middle light, which was a glimmering rainbow color. And from the center light, the shadow of a creature emerged, which dashed off to a forest beyond that was dimly lit by something in the center. A forest that was unmistakably the Forest of.... "OW!" Yunari shot up, wide awake, as something white and fluffy hit her squarely in the forehead. "Mokona, you nutter!" she hissed, catching the creature in mid-bounce. "Why'd you wake me up? That dream was important! I think it meant something!" "Puu PUU!" Mokona blurted, bouncing up and down on Raika's empty bed. "Oh! Well, show me where he is, then, and quickly, too!" Yunari whispered, smiling at the little animal. Following Mokona was no big deal. He led her all through the castle and right down to the main gardens, where Yunari had never been before. It was simply amazing. Huge bushes and flowers lined the maze-like walkways, and Yunari could look anywhere but in front of her. Which was her mistake in the first place. WHAM!
*The room was dark. At least, she thought it was a room. As she walked around in the black of nothing, she suddenly noticed a light glowing in front of her. And standing in the light was an out-lined figure, who turned out to be.. 'ME!' she thought frantically. Suddenly, her other self called out "Sis! Sis, where are you!?" Then, as soon as the light had appeared, it disappeared and gave way to a vision of the past; a vision she had long since forgotten.. (A couple is frantically running down the street through the pouring rain. In the woman's hand is a baby basket which holds her precious newborns. A roaring noise can be heard from behind them. The man hurries his wife along. Finally, they find the place they are looking for. They set the basket down in a well in the nearby park, just as a bullet, followed by a dark beam of black light, flies from behind them. They couple takes one last glance at their children, then run off for home. Their attacker, noticing an absence of former persons, turns and flees, his mission complete. (A few hours later the sky is clear. The sun is shining brightly. One of the children turns restlessly, but falls out of the basket into the water. It's cries of panic are heard by a passing animal. Meanwhile, the couple returns and swiftly retrieves the basket, not noticing one child is missing... (Disturbed by the noise, and sensing fear and danger, the wolf-dog runs to the well, leans in, and gently pulls the child out. After the child stops crying, the dog sits next to it, noticing it has fallen asleep. When the two wake up later, the dog carefully gathers the child once again, but this time, he takes the baby to a beautiful but abandoned house.) 'What was that?' she thought as the vision ended. 'I don't understand...' "That's the problem with you; that is why you will never achieve your destiny. You are just too un-intelligent to figure anything out," called a sickening voice. She whipped around only to be met by the gaze of two glowing red eyes. "Wh..Who...What are you?" she nervously asked. "Or maybe...maybe you are fulfilling your destiny! Maybe your destiny was to fail!" The voice cackled evilly at this thought. "Grrrrrr..." she growled angrily through gritted teeth. "Who ARE you?" she demanded forcefully. "That's right, girl. Show your anger! Maybe one day it will backfire on you, all in MY favor! Hah...hah..HAH! Well, at least you've gotten my respect, for through your anger I can see that your strengths are numerous and great. I am known only as Toyata. A.k.a. your worst nightmare- literally." At this she just gasped, then she glared. "Oh? You don't believe me? Or maybe you just don't WANT to believe me?! Well, how about I give you a little taste of my powers to help you decide?" She noticed all too late as familiar dark beam of light shot forward at her. And this time, no one was there to help her escape....*
"AHHHHHHHH" Yunari sat straight up in bed, covered in a cold sweat, wondering where she was. When she remembered, she happily and unhappily recalled the memories of the battle that night, and the pool bash. Then, she remembered her dream. "What...what was that all about?" she wondered aloud. "And..who were those two kids..?" For a few moments, she could do nothing but try to wonder what her dream had meant, and wonder if it even was a dream.. Her train of thought was interrupted by a loud knock at her door. "YUNARI! Please open the door!" "WHAT'S WRONG?" came the muffled cries of Fuu and Hikaru. She quickly jumped out of bed and unbolted the door, backing away to let her friends in. "Hey, are you OK? We heard you scream while we were getting a drink." "Yeah, please tell us what is the matter." Yunari sat on her bed. "First, I want to ask you two something...Did you have any dreams or nightmares lately?" Hikaru just looked at Yunari, blinking. "Well, no, not that I can remember." "Fuu? Did you?" Fuu didn't answer at first. Then, slowly, she shook her head up and down. Yunari's eyes widened a little. "I'm sorry to remind you if it was bad, but does the name Toyata ring a bell?" "Ye...Yes," Fuu said warily, turning slightly pale. "Well, if that's the case, I think we'd better go to Clef, because I just had a dream, too," stated a shaky Umi, silhouetted in the doorway.
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"Tell me again; you saw yourself yelling for a sister into nothingness? Then you saw what you believe to be a vision from your past? And then you saw what Fuu and Umi saw as well?" Yunari nodded. "I don't know, it just seems familiar, like from a legend or from a book that I have read. Is there anything else you three can tell me about this being?" "His name...his name was Toyata...." Umi whispered. "Toyata? That name does sound very familiar. Well, I will look him or her up in my study tomorrow, but as for the four of you, you need only address one problem: sleep. Now go on and get some rest. Tomorrow I will call you up here for the meeting. I bid you all a good night." Clef closed the door behind them, letting his face fall from calm to nervous. "Toyata..If he has arisen, so have his accomplices.. I must warn the others at the meeting tomorrow."
Back at their rooms, each girl was trying to sleep without success. Particularly Hikaru. "Where..." she mumbled. "Where have I heard that name before? Someone I fought mentioned it. It wasn't Zagato or Emeraude, though. So who was it?" 'It was Debonair. Debonair said it when she was defeated by you,' stated a familiar voice. "Nova?" 'Yeah?' "Are you sure?" 'Of course I am' "I sure hope so."
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'Tap tap tap'. A knock was heard at the door. Clef woke up and found himself with his head in between the pages of a book. Slightly disturbed, he could only wonder who would be at the door at this hour, and being too tired to get up, he quietly mumbled, "Who is it?" "It's me, Clef; Fuu. And I found some useful information." Suddenly he was wide awake, fumbling with the door handle. "Come in; sit down," her said as he finally opened the door and conjured up a chair. Fuu took a seat and spread three books on a table. They were covered in dust and grime, and appeared to be very old. The words on their covers were indistinguishable. Upon closer inspection, two of them had pictures on their covers. One had a picture of what seemed to be a door handle with eight arms and a depression in the center. The other had four very familiar symbols on it. One green symbol looked like a bird, a yellow one like a ball of electricity, a third blue one that looked like waves, and a fourth red one that appeared to be a flame. 'Where have I seen these before?' Clef pondered to himself until he realized that Fuu was waiting there patiently. As he came back down to Cephiro, he motioned for her to explain. "Well," she began, "I have only found one reference to Toyata. It's in this book," she finished, pointing to the door handle book. Opening it, she flipped through until she reached what seemed to be chapter three. "Here," she said, pointing at the second paragraph and handing the book to Clef. He took it and began to read. 'And, yet again, the Knights shall return, a new addition at their side; Evil shall rise under the name Toyata, and all who have faced him shall cower in fear of his wrath. He will realize his power so great as he brings about his own minions. His destruction shall go unnoticed, yet the Knights shall be summoned. Armed as they shall be, they will not yet be prepared to defeat the King of Evil. They shall, therefore, embark on a quest to find the keys and clues that shall help them along the way to victory." Clef looked up. "These other two books tell a bit about these 'keys and clues' that we must find. But, now that you know all this, can I please go to bed? I couldn't sleep, so I've been up all night looking for this info." Fuu stated as she yawned sleepily. "Of course. You need your rest, as I stated earlier tonight. Good night, Fuu." "Good night, Clef."
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"Not AGAIN!" Yunari shouted as she once again roamed the room of darkness. As a light grew before her, she raised her fists, being as they were her only weapons, and she thought it might be Toyata. But instead, the light just stayed put as it became part of a circle of lights. There were ten lights now glowing brightly, the largest and brightest one sitting in the middle of the ring. Yunari couldn't help but notice the colors of the balls of light. Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red with Orange swirls, Blue with Gold swirls, Green with White swirls, Yellow with Black swirls, and, finally, the middle light, which was a glimmering rainbow color. And from the center light, the shadow of a creature emerged, which dashed off to a forest beyond that was dimly lit by something in the center. A forest that was unmistakably the Forest of.... "OW!" Yunari shot up, wide awake, as something white and fluffy hit her squarely in the forehead. "Mokona, you nutter!" she hissed, catching the creature in mid-bounce. "Why'd you wake me up? That dream was important! I think it meant something!" "Puu PUU!" Mokona blurted, bouncing up and down on Raika's empty bed. "Oh! Well, show me where he is, then, and quickly, too!" Yunari whispered, smiling at the little animal. Following Mokona was no big deal. He led her all through the castle and right down to the main gardens, where Yunari had never been before. It was simply amazing. Huge bushes and flowers lined the maze-like walkways, and Yunari could look anywhere but in front of her. Which was her mistake in the first place. WHAM!