The Search is Over
Kanon and Ashley teleported to Baskar Village in order to continue searching for their children. Near the gate, they saw a little girl about four years old picking daisies. She had short blond hair and blue eyes. Her dress was white with a sky blue border on the bottom, collar, and sleeve ends. Around her shoulders was a shawl much like the one Tim liked to wear.
"Greetings and Welcome to Baskar Village," she said, "I hope you enjoy your stay. Is there anything I can get for you?"
"We're looking for some young people who have gone missing. One is a boy with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a REX RYU shirt and blue jeans. The second is a girl with blue hair and brown eyes wearing a REX RYU dress. Finally, there is another girl who has black hair, violet eyes with an eyepatch over her left one wearing a brown dress with a cape. They're nearly as big as the two of us. Have you seen any of them?" asked Ashley.
The girl replied, "Nope, haven't seen 'em. But maybe my mommy has. Let's go see her." With that, the child began to lead the way to her house.
Inside, Kanon saw a blond woman cooking something on the stove. "Excuse me ma'am, have you seen my daughter and her two friends? My child looks exactly like me, while his son has his eyes and brown hair, and his daughter has his hair and brown eyes."
The woman turned around. When she got one look at Kanon, she nearly fainted. It didn't faze the young Merc one bit, she was used to being repulsed for her appearance. But what happened next surprised her. The lady recovered and shook her hands. It was then that Kanon recognized whom it was that she was talking to.
"Collett, it's nice to see you again," Kanon stated, "Where's Tim at?"
"Out on a routine check of the cliffs near the village. There's been times where strange energy gets released in the forest below, and we can't deduce what it is. It's been happening for several generations now, and we're used to it. The elder has theorized that it was that energy that led Antenora to build her Diablo Pillar there. So people who are in close contact with the Guardians often go there to try and find out what it is. I go every so often, either Tim or I must stay home to look after Lisa here," said Collett, pointing to her daughter.
Ashley inquired, "Collett, have you seen my twins and Kanon's daughter? The twins were goofing around with the Hovercraft, and now they've all disappeared. We've found the Hovercraft crashed on the beach down below, and wondered if they came here for refuge, as Baskar is the closest village to the site."
Collett was silent for a few seconds before responding. "No, they haven't come here. They could be in trouble, as the energy down below was acting up again. You should go and find them in case that energy is dangerous."
Now you didn't have to tell Ashley and Kanon twice. The two of them practically raced to the outskirts of town. Once there, they used the Teleportation Orb to head for the Hovercraft.
* * *
"Let's head back to our Hovercraft," Annie told her friends, "Maybe with the help of our new friends, we can get it up and running again."
"We're going home," Irv cheered.
Annie stated, "Not yet. We'll get my mom to come back here with us to help. There's a theory I want to test."
Alley rolled her eyes. "But Annie, your mom hates demons. Why in the name of Raftina would she help their kind anyway?"
"Because we're not telling her that they're demons," Annie replied, "We'll tell her she's going to be FIGHTING demons, just not that she'll also be FIGHTING ALONGSIDE demons. What she doesn't know won't hurt her."
"You're devious," commented Rex.
Irv added in, "A real sly devil."
Annie smiled. "And proud of it too."
The four youths walked back to the Hovercraft. Boomerang and Zed were traveling with them, but concealed in the bushes. They were hoping to kill off any Zeikians that tried to attack the group by ambush. Hopefully, that would keep the four safe until they arrived at their vehicle.
When they got there, they immediately went to work. Irv and Alley were pretty good with mechanics - - if only to use those skills in a prank. Annie was a fair hand herself, as she would need some while searching through old castles with various mechanisms in them. So they figured that it wouldn't take much time at all to finish the project. Rex stood with his back to the Hovercraft and his face to the forest, just in case of an attack.
Suddenly, they saw two forms materialize before them with the magical energy of a Teleportation Gem or Orb. One of them was masculine, and the other was feminine. As the forms became clearer, they turned into Ashley and Kanon.
"Annie, thank goodness," Kanon called, "I was so worried about you."
"Mommy," the girl yelled. She then ran strait into Kanon's outstretched arms.
Ashley stated, "You two had me freaked out. Your poor mother nearly had a heart attack. Luckily, neither of you were hurt."
Irv and Alley noted that he sounded more concerned than angry with them. It wasn't something that happened often with their pranks. Neither of them cared at how silly they looked running into their father's arms and allowing him to embrace them.
Annie looked into her mother's good eye. 'We've got to do something about the Zekians before they kill any more people. Will she believe me when I tell her all that has gone on since we crashed in this forest. All I know is that the people here need the help of Kanon to get the job done."
- - - -
Well, we're all together again. Let's see what happens when Kanon meets the Ranians. Can Annie keep their origins a secret? Is the girl's theory of her mother's origins correct? Only time will tell. Dang, I sound like I'm summarizing a whole new story here.
Kanon and Ashley teleported to Baskar Village in order to continue searching for their children. Near the gate, they saw a little girl about four years old picking daisies. She had short blond hair and blue eyes. Her dress was white with a sky blue border on the bottom, collar, and sleeve ends. Around her shoulders was a shawl much like the one Tim liked to wear.
"Greetings and Welcome to Baskar Village," she said, "I hope you enjoy your stay. Is there anything I can get for you?"
"We're looking for some young people who have gone missing. One is a boy with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a REX RYU shirt and blue jeans. The second is a girl with blue hair and brown eyes wearing a REX RYU dress. Finally, there is another girl who has black hair, violet eyes with an eyepatch over her left one wearing a brown dress with a cape. They're nearly as big as the two of us. Have you seen any of them?" asked Ashley.
The girl replied, "Nope, haven't seen 'em. But maybe my mommy has. Let's go see her." With that, the child began to lead the way to her house.
Inside, Kanon saw a blond woman cooking something on the stove. "Excuse me ma'am, have you seen my daughter and her two friends? My child looks exactly like me, while his son has his eyes and brown hair, and his daughter has his hair and brown eyes."
The woman turned around. When she got one look at Kanon, she nearly fainted. It didn't faze the young Merc one bit, she was used to being repulsed for her appearance. But what happened next surprised her. The lady recovered and shook her hands. It was then that Kanon recognized whom it was that she was talking to.
"Collett, it's nice to see you again," Kanon stated, "Where's Tim at?"
"Out on a routine check of the cliffs near the village. There's been times where strange energy gets released in the forest below, and we can't deduce what it is. It's been happening for several generations now, and we're used to it. The elder has theorized that it was that energy that led Antenora to build her Diablo Pillar there. So people who are in close contact with the Guardians often go there to try and find out what it is. I go every so often, either Tim or I must stay home to look after Lisa here," said Collett, pointing to her daughter.
Ashley inquired, "Collett, have you seen my twins and Kanon's daughter? The twins were goofing around with the Hovercraft, and now they've all disappeared. We've found the Hovercraft crashed on the beach down below, and wondered if they came here for refuge, as Baskar is the closest village to the site."
Collett was silent for a few seconds before responding. "No, they haven't come here. They could be in trouble, as the energy down below was acting up again. You should go and find them in case that energy is dangerous."
Now you didn't have to tell Ashley and Kanon twice. The two of them practically raced to the outskirts of town. Once there, they used the Teleportation Orb to head for the Hovercraft.
* * *
"Let's head back to our Hovercraft," Annie told her friends, "Maybe with the help of our new friends, we can get it up and running again."
"We're going home," Irv cheered.
Annie stated, "Not yet. We'll get my mom to come back here with us to help. There's a theory I want to test."
Alley rolled her eyes. "But Annie, your mom hates demons. Why in the name of Raftina would she help their kind anyway?"
"Because we're not telling her that they're demons," Annie replied, "We'll tell her she's going to be FIGHTING demons, just not that she'll also be FIGHTING ALONGSIDE demons. What she doesn't know won't hurt her."
"You're devious," commented Rex.
Irv added in, "A real sly devil."
Annie smiled. "And proud of it too."
The four youths walked back to the Hovercraft. Boomerang and Zed were traveling with them, but concealed in the bushes. They were hoping to kill off any Zeikians that tried to attack the group by ambush. Hopefully, that would keep the four safe until they arrived at their vehicle.
When they got there, they immediately went to work. Irv and Alley were pretty good with mechanics - - if only to use those skills in a prank. Annie was a fair hand herself, as she would need some while searching through old castles with various mechanisms in them. So they figured that it wouldn't take much time at all to finish the project. Rex stood with his back to the Hovercraft and his face to the forest, just in case of an attack.
Suddenly, they saw two forms materialize before them with the magical energy of a Teleportation Gem or Orb. One of them was masculine, and the other was feminine. As the forms became clearer, they turned into Ashley and Kanon.
"Annie, thank goodness," Kanon called, "I was so worried about you."
"Mommy," the girl yelled. She then ran strait into Kanon's outstretched arms.
Ashley stated, "You two had me freaked out. Your poor mother nearly had a heart attack. Luckily, neither of you were hurt."
Irv and Alley noted that he sounded more concerned than angry with them. It wasn't something that happened often with their pranks. Neither of them cared at how silly they looked running into their father's arms and allowing him to embrace them.
Annie looked into her mother's good eye. 'We've got to do something about the Zekians before they kill any more people. Will she believe me when I tell her all that has gone on since we crashed in this forest. All I know is that the people here need the help of Kanon to get the job done."
- - - -
Well, we're all together again. Let's see what happens when Kanon meets the Ranians. Can Annie keep their origins a secret? Is the girl's theory of her mother's origins correct? Only time will tell. Dang, I sound like I'm summarizing a whole new story here.