Cant Fight the Moonlight
Kanon was waiting at the village entrance for Annie to return. She knew she couldn't follow her daughter where she traveled, as she didn't know where to go. So she wanted to be the first one to welcome Annie and Irv home.
Suddenly, she saw the two of them walking towards the village. Irv looked a little tired and hungry, but not much else seemed wrong. He was holding himself up just fine, the boy had no need for Annie to carry him.
"Annie! Thank the Guardians," Kanon called, "You two weren't hurt at all. I knew that you would be able to rescue Irv."
"Mommy! It's ok now. We've escaped the enemy's clutches," Annie yelled back. Then she and Irv ran to the village. Immediately, they returned to the house.
* * *
Boomerang looked at his plate with worry. The Zekians seemed to have planned this out pretty well. Now, they might do something desperate to get Annie to obey them. As if Irv's kidnapping wasn't desperate enough.
Kanon assured him, "Annie can take care of herself. She has been on the road with me for all of her life. Besides, she did manage to escape Selthon's base on her own. Irv didn't even have his bayonet with him to help out."
Boomerang turned towards his beloved. "I know she can take care of herself. I'm just worried about all of the people who are going to get hurt because of Selthon's ambition. Listen to me, I'm starting to sound like Roughnight, Van Burace, and Adelhyde." He laughed at his own joke. When everyone looked at him strangely, he told them about his encounters with the two humans and the Holmcross who had managed to teach him about true power.
It wasn't until the evening Alley found time to escape the house. All of the adults were debating on what they should do to protect the village from this new threat. Later on, Boomerang and Zed would tell their findings to Rainie, but now they wanted Ashley and Kanon's opinion on the situation. They'd figured that humans may take a different view from Hiadans, and might help them find a way to better defend the town.
"This is so boring," she grumbled, "I don't want to talk about the situation, I want to get action. Talk just wastes time sometimes."
"I agree, we should find a way to strike out, not how to hold back. But everyone worries too much, our protection plan is flawless," commented Rex, who walked right up to Alley. As he stood next to her in the moonlight, he began to blush.
Alley asked him, "Are you following me? I've seen that you always have to sit next to me on the couch or at dinner. And now you come to see me when I'm musing on my own."
Rex's blush tripled. "Well, I guess so. You're really pretty, and nice, and sweet, and now I'm rambling on like an idiot."
"That's ok," Alley told Rex, "I was just joking. I kind of enjoy spending time with you. You're strong, street smart, and majorly cool. I hope we can spend some time together in the near future. I'll probably go back to Meria with my father when this is all over."
"You can visit me anytime. There's that thing you humans call a Teleportation Gem. You can come here, and use it to take me to Meria. Then, I'll have the location of the town in my memory, and can use a Gem anytime to go there on my own," Rex stated.
Alley replied, "True."
They walked to the Village Square. There, they saw an elaborately carved fountain. Alley went to sit on the rim, and ran her hand through the water. Rex did the same thing. Suddenly, Alley splashed her friend with the cold water. He decided to get her back, and soon the duo was drenched, and had fallen into the fountain. Both were laughing hard.
Rex sat down in the fountain. "This is the most fun thing I've ever done in my life. We should do some more things together without your brother or Annie getting in the way. How about we take a walk under the stars?"
Alley nodded her head. So they spent the next few hours walking around town as they dried off. Later on, they sat on a bench, looking up at the stars through the trees. The young girl lay her head on Rex's shoulder, and smiled.
* * *
"And that is what is going on, Elder," Boomerang finished, "We don't know what to do next, the enemy might strike at any time."
"So, your daughter is related to nobility. And her blood seems to have some power from the past inside of it that the enemy wishes to harness," Rainie stated.
Boomerang told him, "Descended of the Sword Magess, in actuality. Her mom is a relation to the Valeria family, which is now destroyed."
Rainie looked at his most trusted subordinate. "Sword Magess, hmmmmmmmmmmm. . .I would like to meet the woman. Could you ask her to come on by?"
"One step ahead of you," Boomerang informed his leader, "She's waiting in the lobby for me to call her in." With that, he opened the door.
In walked Kanon. She took a seat next to Boomerang, and waited for Rainie to begin speaking. But for some reason, the elder was just staring at her in amazement. Only one word escaped his lips, the name Adrian.
- - - -
Well, we have some Alley/Rex romance in this chapter. And some more intrigue that will be revealed in the next chapter.
Kanon was waiting at the village entrance for Annie to return. She knew she couldn't follow her daughter where she traveled, as she didn't know where to go. So she wanted to be the first one to welcome Annie and Irv home.
Suddenly, she saw the two of them walking towards the village. Irv looked a little tired and hungry, but not much else seemed wrong. He was holding himself up just fine, the boy had no need for Annie to carry him.
"Annie! Thank the Guardians," Kanon called, "You two weren't hurt at all. I knew that you would be able to rescue Irv."
"Mommy! It's ok now. We've escaped the enemy's clutches," Annie yelled back. Then she and Irv ran to the village. Immediately, they returned to the house.
* * *
Boomerang looked at his plate with worry. The Zekians seemed to have planned this out pretty well. Now, they might do something desperate to get Annie to obey them. As if Irv's kidnapping wasn't desperate enough.
Kanon assured him, "Annie can take care of herself. She has been on the road with me for all of her life. Besides, she did manage to escape Selthon's base on her own. Irv didn't even have his bayonet with him to help out."
Boomerang turned towards his beloved. "I know she can take care of herself. I'm just worried about all of the people who are going to get hurt because of Selthon's ambition. Listen to me, I'm starting to sound like Roughnight, Van Burace, and Adelhyde." He laughed at his own joke. When everyone looked at him strangely, he told them about his encounters with the two humans and the Holmcross who had managed to teach him about true power.
It wasn't until the evening Alley found time to escape the house. All of the adults were debating on what they should do to protect the village from this new threat. Later on, Boomerang and Zed would tell their findings to Rainie, but now they wanted Ashley and Kanon's opinion on the situation. They'd figured that humans may take a different view from Hiadans, and might help them find a way to better defend the town.
"This is so boring," she grumbled, "I don't want to talk about the situation, I want to get action. Talk just wastes time sometimes."
"I agree, we should find a way to strike out, not how to hold back. But everyone worries too much, our protection plan is flawless," commented Rex, who walked right up to Alley. As he stood next to her in the moonlight, he began to blush.
Alley asked him, "Are you following me? I've seen that you always have to sit next to me on the couch or at dinner. And now you come to see me when I'm musing on my own."
Rex's blush tripled. "Well, I guess so. You're really pretty, and nice, and sweet, and now I'm rambling on like an idiot."
"That's ok," Alley told Rex, "I was just joking. I kind of enjoy spending time with you. You're strong, street smart, and majorly cool. I hope we can spend some time together in the near future. I'll probably go back to Meria with my father when this is all over."
"You can visit me anytime. There's that thing you humans call a Teleportation Gem. You can come here, and use it to take me to Meria. Then, I'll have the location of the town in my memory, and can use a Gem anytime to go there on my own," Rex stated.
Alley replied, "True."
They walked to the Village Square. There, they saw an elaborately carved fountain. Alley went to sit on the rim, and ran her hand through the water. Rex did the same thing. Suddenly, Alley splashed her friend with the cold water. He decided to get her back, and soon the duo was drenched, and had fallen into the fountain. Both were laughing hard.
Rex sat down in the fountain. "This is the most fun thing I've ever done in my life. We should do some more things together without your brother or Annie getting in the way. How about we take a walk under the stars?"
Alley nodded her head. So they spent the next few hours walking around town as they dried off. Later on, they sat on a bench, looking up at the stars through the trees. The young girl lay her head on Rex's shoulder, and smiled.
* * *
"And that is what is going on, Elder," Boomerang finished, "We don't know what to do next, the enemy might strike at any time."
"So, your daughter is related to nobility. And her blood seems to have some power from the past inside of it that the enemy wishes to harness," Rainie stated.
Boomerang told him, "Descended of the Sword Magess, in actuality. Her mom is a relation to the Valeria family, which is now destroyed."
Rainie looked at his most trusted subordinate. "Sword Magess, hmmmmmmmmmmm. . .I would like to meet the woman. Could you ask her to come on by?"
"One step ahead of you," Boomerang informed his leader, "She's waiting in the lobby for me to call her in." With that, he opened the door.
In walked Kanon. She took a seat next to Boomerang, and waited for Rainie to begin speaking. But for some reason, the elder was just staring at her in amazement. Only one word escaped his lips, the name Adrian.
- - - -
Well, we have some Alley/Rex romance in this chapter. And some more intrigue that will be revealed in the next chapter.