Second Hour
Doel was about to climb back into bed when he noticed his closet glowing a firey color. Curious, he walks over to the closet and flings it open to see Zieg in his Red-Eyed Dragoon armor burning most of Doel's animal designed PJs.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING TO MY CLOTHES!?" Doel screamed. Zieg nearly jumped and looked at him.
"Oh, so you must be the one Shierly mentioned..." he trailed off, looking at Doel up and down like the light on a copier machine, "Damn...Shierly's right, bunny designed PJs are so not you."
"Oh, and I suppose Rose is going to make a big deal about my PJs too?" Doel snarled.
"I wouldn't say that around her," Zieg said, shuddering, "have you forgotten she is having PMS? The slightest insult will result in more than a bad future."
"Yeah, yeah. I hear ya," Doel grumbled, "Now if you are done burning my clothes, I would appriciate it if you get this crap over and done with. I don't like sleeping in late tomorrow."
"You are as impatient about this as Rose is," Zieg said, "Anyway, let's get going, shall we?"
He grabs Doel and yanks him through the wall, fading through like it was water. After an hour of flying, he lands on Bale where Servi lived. Inside, they noticed Lloyd, Shana and Kongol sitting around the table. Servi's wife was coming out with some cooked food.
"I didn't know Servi took in a giganto and a Wingly." Doel muttered in both disbelief and shock.
"You didn't ask." Zieg said.
Lavitz came through the door, getting everyones attention.
"Lavitz! You're back!" Shana said with joy.
"King Albert let us off this Chrismas," Lavitz said, nodding, "he never lets the responsability of a king ruin his holiday with his family."
"Won't father be glade to see you!" Servi's wife said, hugging Lavitz.
"Let's surprise him!" Lloyd beckoned.
"Yeah! He hasn't seen Lavitz for three weeks!" Shana chirped.
"Great idea!" Servi's wife said as she pulled Lavitz into the kitchen. An hour later, Servi walked through the door, putting up his armor and spear.
"Welcome home, father." Shana said.
"Is Lavitz going to join us this year?" Servi asked.
"I'm afraid he can't," Servi's wife said, "He has to work overtime since our king is off celebrating Chrismas with his new family."
"Oh...that is a shame. I really wanted to see him after the past three weeks he's been in the castle." Servi then felt hands cover his eyes.
"Guess who!" said a voice.
"LAVITZ!!!" Servi said cheerfully as he whirled around and bear- hugged Lavitz, "So you are going to be here this Chrismas!"
"King Albert would never keep his knights in the castle during Chrismas!" Lavitz said with a laugh.
"Enough of the talk! Let's eat!" Lloyd said hungerly.
"Kongol hungery!" Kongol grunted.
"Okay, okay. The food is almost ready." Servi's wife said as she walked into the kitchen.
"How come Kongol looks so weak? Is he dying of hunger?" Doel asked.
"He is suffering more than hunger," Zieg said gloomly, "He has come down with a fever. And because Servi is poor, he cannot pay for a doctor to proscribe a cure for the illness. If Kongol doesn't see a doctor by the end of Chrismas, he will die."
"I'd like to give a toast to Emperor Doel." Servi said, holding up a tin cup of wine. The whole table fell silent.
"You want to give a toast to that bastard, Doel!?" Servi's wife snarled, "Do you not care how much he has treated you over the past 6 years? Why, if he was in this house, I'd beat him over the head with my frying pan!"
"Now, mom, it is Chrismas," Shana said, "He is being generous, even to a snot nose fool like Doel."
"Hell, I don't even know why King Albert ever goes there anymore since his uncle keeps scaring him off every Chrismas," Lloyd said, "but if that is what you wish...a toast to Emperor Doel."
Everyone grumbled the same thing Lloyd said, raising their cups. Zieg laid a hand on Doel's shoulder, snapping the Emperor out of his shocked state.
"Come, there is more to see." he said. Using his dragoon wings, he carried Doel to Tiberoa where the Twin Castles where.
In the Chamber of the Sun, King Zior got up from his throne and threw his hands in the air.
"Come on, everyone! Let yourself go! It is Chrismas afterall!" he said, cheerfully.
"It's too bad Doel didn't come, Albert." Emille said. Albert just laughed.
"That uncle of mine wouldn't even stay an hour here," he said, "he said Chrismas was a 'humbug'."
"Yeah, like himself." Lisa giggled.
"Come now, sis. He is Albert's uncle. Even if he is cruel and aggressive, you should at least show some respect."
"I know. But it's not fair that he should be treating everyone like this. It's puts bad taste in our mouthes!"
"I used to remember when Carlos and I would celebrate Chrismas with our family," Doel said, depressingly, "we'd play a lot of silly games and make a mess of the whole castle. It looks like Carlos had passed on the silliness to his son."
"Wouldn't you like to go back to the way things are," Zieg asked, "to run around and be a fool like you were when you were a child? If you had taken your nephew's offer, you would've lost that cold heart of yours just one year and be as cheerful as King Zior." he then turned around, "Come, we must head back to Serdio. Rose will be here soon."
"Wait! They're about to play Blind Man's Bluff!" Doel cried, "I wanna watch just this once!" Zieg looked at him and sighed.
"Very well, but don't forget. Rose is due to be here any minute. And believe me, if you've spent the last 11,000 years with her, you wouldn't even think of setting off her bad side." Zieg flew back to the window of the castle.
Albert was blindfolded and people began running from him, giggling and laughing as he felt his way around, trying to touch anything that moved. He soon started going after Emille, who ran from him, laughing.
"Hey! You're cheating!" she giggled.
"I'm not cheating!" Albert laughed.
"He is cheating..." Doel said with a chuckle.
Albert soon caught his target, feeling around her and identifying everything he touched.
"Let's see," he said slyly, "soft skin...silky lips...beautiful hair...." he then removed the blindfold, "it's Emille." Emille responded with a fit of giggles. Everyone suddenly realized the two married couple were standing under a missile toe, "Well, I'll be..."
"Come on, son-in-law! What are you waiting for!?" King Zior demanded cheerfully, "Kiss her!"
Everyone started chanting "kiss her" until the two finally embraced themselves in a long kiss. Doel couldn't help but grin at what he was seeing.
"We must hurry," Zieg said, "We don't want to keep Rose waiting."
"Alright..." Doel said, dissapointingly as he let Zieg carry him away from Fletz.
Zieg dropped Doel in the Praries. He turned to the Emperor, his dragoon wings spread out.
"What is going on?" Doel asked, "Why are you fading?"
"My time here is limited," Zieg said, "Even as we speak, my time in Endiness is drawing to a close. There is something I must warn you about."
"What!? What is it!?" Doel demanded "What are you hiding behind your wings? I can see shadows behind them."
"They are the children you must fear," Zieg said. He then dropped his wings as a five-year-old version of Claire and Dart appeared, in raggy clothing with fangs and claws, "These children!" Dart had "greed" written on his forehead where as Claire had "want" on hers.
"What!? Why!? Do they have homes!?"
"They live among you, Emperor Doel!" Zieg yelled, "Fear the boy. For if the writting on his forehead is not wiped off, you will meet a terrible fate just like Greham!"
"What should I do!? How will I help them!?" Doel demanded, but when he blinked, Zieg was gone, along with the five-year-old versions of Claire and Dart. Doel was left alone in the dark shadows of the Praries.
He began to run, fearing for what might appear next. Before he went any further, he was shoved to the ground by a black hand. After regaining himself, he looked up to see Rose in her Dark Vassel Dragoon armor. Her stare sent chills down his spine.
"You are the Spirit of Chrismas future!" Doel gasped, "The one Shirley and Zieg have warned me about. Are you here to tell me my fate? Why do you not speak? You are not angery because I have made you late."
Rose remained silent, yet she thrusted her rapier towards Doel's face. This nearly startled him, but he felt like she was telling him something.
"Yes, I understand. You are showing me the way to the fate I must avoid." Doel muttered, "Well, why stand here? Let us be off!"
OOC: You're probably wondering why I chose Zieg to be the Spirit of Chrismas present. Well...it's because I felt like it. I figured he'd make a good Spirit of Chrismas present (Despite the suggestions I'll get later on).
Doel was about to climb back into bed when he noticed his closet glowing a firey color. Curious, he walks over to the closet and flings it open to see Zieg in his Red-Eyed Dragoon armor burning most of Doel's animal designed PJs.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING TO MY CLOTHES!?" Doel screamed. Zieg nearly jumped and looked at him.
"Oh, so you must be the one Shierly mentioned..." he trailed off, looking at Doel up and down like the light on a copier machine, "Damn...Shierly's right, bunny designed PJs are so not you."
"Oh, and I suppose Rose is going to make a big deal about my PJs too?" Doel snarled.
"I wouldn't say that around her," Zieg said, shuddering, "have you forgotten she is having PMS? The slightest insult will result in more than a bad future."
"Yeah, yeah. I hear ya," Doel grumbled, "Now if you are done burning my clothes, I would appriciate it if you get this crap over and done with. I don't like sleeping in late tomorrow."
"You are as impatient about this as Rose is," Zieg said, "Anyway, let's get going, shall we?"
He grabs Doel and yanks him through the wall, fading through like it was water. After an hour of flying, he lands on Bale where Servi lived. Inside, they noticed Lloyd, Shana and Kongol sitting around the table. Servi's wife was coming out with some cooked food.
"I didn't know Servi took in a giganto and a Wingly." Doel muttered in both disbelief and shock.
"You didn't ask." Zieg said.
Lavitz came through the door, getting everyones attention.
"Lavitz! You're back!" Shana said with joy.
"King Albert let us off this Chrismas," Lavitz said, nodding, "he never lets the responsability of a king ruin his holiday with his family."
"Won't father be glade to see you!" Servi's wife said, hugging Lavitz.
"Let's surprise him!" Lloyd beckoned.
"Yeah! He hasn't seen Lavitz for three weeks!" Shana chirped.
"Great idea!" Servi's wife said as she pulled Lavitz into the kitchen. An hour later, Servi walked through the door, putting up his armor and spear.
"Welcome home, father." Shana said.
"Is Lavitz going to join us this year?" Servi asked.
"I'm afraid he can't," Servi's wife said, "He has to work overtime since our king is off celebrating Chrismas with his new family."
"Oh...that is a shame. I really wanted to see him after the past three weeks he's been in the castle." Servi then felt hands cover his eyes.
"Guess who!" said a voice.
"LAVITZ!!!" Servi said cheerfully as he whirled around and bear- hugged Lavitz, "So you are going to be here this Chrismas!"
"King Albert would never keep his knights in the castle during Chrismas!" Lavitz said with a laugh.
"Enough of the talk! Let's eat!" Lloyd said hungerly.
"Kongol hungery!" Kongol grunted.
"Okay, okay. The food is almost ready." Servi's wife said as she walked into the kitchen.
"How come Kongol looks so weak? Is he dying of hunger?" Doel asked.
"He is suffering more than hunger," Zieg said gloomly, "He has come down with a fever. And because Servi is poor, he cannot pay for a doctor to proscribe a cure for the illness. If Kongol doesn't see a doctor by the end of Chrismas, he will die."
"I'd like to give a toast to Emperor Doel." Servi said, holding up a tin cup of wine. The whole table fell silent.
"You want to give a toast to that bastard, Doel!?" Servi's wife snarled, "Do you not care how much he has treated you over the past 6 years? Why, if he was in this house, I'd beat him over the head with my frying pan!"
"Now, mom, it is Chrismas," Shana said, "He is being generous, even to a snot nose fool like Doel."
"Hell, I don't even know why King Albert ever goes there anymore since his uncle keeps scaring him off every Chrismas," Lloyd said, "but if that is what you wish...a toast to Emperor Doel."
Everyone grumbled the same thing Lloyd said, raising their cups. Zieg laid a hand on Doel's shoulder, snapping the Emperor out of his shocked state.
"Come, there is more to see." he said. Using his dragoon wings, he carried Doel to Tiberoa where the Twin Castles where.
In the Chamber of the Sun, King Zior got up from his throne and threw his hands in the air.
"Come on, everyone! Let yourself go! It is Chrismas afterall!" he said, cheerfully.
"It's too bad Doel didn't come, Albert." Emille said. Albert just laughed.
"That uncle of mine wouldn't even stay an hour here," he said, "he said Chrismas was a 'humbug'."
"Yeah, like himself." Lisa giggled.
"Come now, sis. He is Albert's uncle. Even if he is cruel and aggressive, you should at least show some respect."
"I know. But it's not fair that he should be treating everyone like this. It's puts bad taste in our mouthes!"
"I used to remember when Carlos and I would celebrate Chrismas with our family," Doel said, depressingly, "we'd play a lot of silly games and make a mess of the whole castle. It looks like Carlos had passed on the silliness to his son."
"Wouldn't you like to go back to the way things are," Zieg asked, "to run around and be a fool like you were when you were a child? If you had taken your nephew's offer, you would've lost that cold heart of yours just one year and be as cheerful as King Zior." he then turned around, "Come, we must head back to Serdio. Rose will be here soon."
"Wait! They're about to play Blind Man's Bluff!" Doel cried, "I wanna watch just this once!" Zieg looked at him and sighed.
"Very well, but don't forget. Rose is due to be here any minute. And believe me, if you've spent the last 11,000 years with her, you wouldn't even think of setting off her bad side." Zieg flew back to the window of the castle.
Albert was blindfolded and people began running from him, giggling and laughing as he felt his way around, trying to touch anything that moved. He soon started going after Emille, who ran from him, laughing.
"Hey! You're cheating!" she giggled.
"I'm not cheating!" Albert laughed.
"He is cheating..." Doel said with a chuckle.
Albert soon caught his target, feeling around her and identifying everything he touched.
"Let's see," he said slyly, "soft skin...silky lips...beautiful hair...." he then removed the blindfold, "it's Emille." Emille responded with a fit of giggles. Everyone suddenly realized the two married couple were standing under a missile toe, "Well, I'll be..."
"Come on, son-in-law! What are you waiting for!?" King Zior demanded cheerfully, "Kiss her!"
Everyone started chanting "kiss her" until the two finally embraced themselves in a long kiss. Doel couldn't help but grin at what he was seeing.
"We must hurry," Zieg said, "We don't want to keep Rose waiting."
"Alright..." Doel said, dissapointingly as he let Zieg carry him away from Fletz.
Zieg dropped Doel in the Praries. He turned to the Emperor, his dragoon wings spread out.
"What is going on?" Doel asked, "Why are you fading?"
"My time here is limited," Zieg said, "Even as we speak, my time in Endiness is drawing to a close. There is something I must warn you about."
"What!? What is it!?" Doel demanded "What are you hiding behind your wings? I can see shadows behind them."
"They are the children you must fear," Zieg said. He then dropped his wings as a five-year-old version of Claire and Dart appeared, in raggy clothing with fangs and claws, "These children!" Dart had "greed" written on his forehead where as Claire had "want" on hers.
"What!? Why!? Do they have homes!?"
"They live among you, Emperor Doel!" Zieg yelled, "Fear the boy. For if the writting on his forehead is not wiped off, you will meet a terrible fate just like Greham!"
"What should I do!? How will I help them!?" Doel demanded, but when he blinked, Zieg was gone, along with the five-year-old versions of Claire and Dart. Doel was left alone in the dark shadows of the Praries.
He began to run, fearing for what might appear next. Before he went any further, he was shoved to the ground by a black hand. After regaining himself, he looked up to see Rose in her Dark Vassel Dragoon armor. Her stare sent chills down his spine.
"You are the Spirit of Chrismas future!" Doel gasped, "The one Shirley and Zieg have warned me about. Are you here to tell me my fate? Why do you not speak? You are not angery because I have made you late."
Rose remained silent, yet she thrusted her rapier towards Doel's face. This nearly startled him, but he felt like she was telling him something.
"Yes, I understand. You are showing me the way to the fate I must avoid." Doel muttered, "Well, why stand here? Let us be off!"
OOC: You're probably wondering why I chose Zieg to be the Spirit of Chrismas present. Well...it's because I felt like it. I figured he'd make a good Spirit of Chrismas present (Despite the suggestions I'll get later on).