A/N: Ooh! Victoria fainted in Dallet's arms, eh? I love being evil!!! ^_^ Did you like the last chapter??? I think from here on I will make more dramatic changes … Be sure to tell me any comments or suggestions …
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or any of it's characters. Believe me, if I did Van would be dead, the dragon slayers would be alive, and Dilandau would be whole (no Celena) and burning things!!!
Chapter 7: "How did you do it?"
Dallet was a little confused. He had just gotten to sleep and he woke up when the room's door slid open and he saw two golden eyes lunge in. He heard a frightened gulp as the object was falling and automatically reached out to catch it.
It was warm, and soft but confused and frightened so just as it was about to scream he covered it's mouth. He twirled it around and found it to be Victoria.
"Oh-no!" he thought "She must have failed …"
"D-Dallet?" she whispered. "Please don't tell." as she fainted in his arms.
Dilandau tapped impatiently in front of Folken. "Am I to understand she has escaped?!"
"You heard me …" Folken said calmly.
"AND YOU INJECTED ENOUGH SYRUM TO KNOCK HER OUT FOR FOUR HOURS?!"
"Yes."
Dilandau muttered something about "Incompetent" then walked off shaking his head and saying "I can't believe it!"
Dallet didn't know what to do. Of course he woke Chesta and Miguel up and they both said the same thing.
"We are loyal to Lord Dilandau first and forever. We should report this to him at once."
"Of course, you're right …" he said picking her up and felt her fragile arms wrap around his waist.
Dilandau paced up and down the hall way trying to think where she went.
"The Melef Hanger." he thought, remembering what happened earlier.
So he went there … on the way there though he ran into (not literally) Chesta, Dallet, and Miguel.
"Why aren't you looking for the girl?!" Dilandau barked.
"Well, Lord Dilandau," motioned Miguel "Dallet already found her."
"Good. Hand her over, Slayer Dallet."
Dallet handed her unconscious form over and her slim arms involuntarily wrapped around Dilandau's waist. Dilandau grinned hugely and took her to Folken's laboratory.
Victoria woke up strapped to a huge, metal slab. There was a bright light shining in her eyes and there were three figures lurking just beyond her sight.
"Dallet? That you?" she asked hopefully.
"You share a special bond with Slayer Dallet don't you?" asked a voice she didn't recognize.
Who's there?" she asked.
A figure cloaked and hooded, in a reddish, brown cloak stepped into the light.
"AH!" Victoria let out an ear-piercing scream that that rang throughout the whole floating fortress.
"What was that?" asked Dallet.
"Do you think they killed her?" asked Chesta.
Victoria was trembling with fury.
"LET ME AT EM' !" she raged, nearly breaking the bonds that held her down.
Another one of the figures stood back, shaking his head mumbling "I can't believe he's using a doppelganger!"
"I'LL GET YOU ZHONGI! DIE!!! YOU AND VAN FANEL!" she screamed and thrashed.
"A fighter, huh?" asked the last figure.
"Folken! Please, please let me loose!" she pleaded.
"Hahahaha … I'm afraid we must do something else first …"
"Wha ..?" but she didn't finish.
Zhongi came out in his doppelganger form and after doing his whole hypnosis thing, smirked.
Victoria's eyes went from gold to all white. SHE HAD NO PUPILS!
"Now tell me … where do you come from girl?"
"From the Mystic Moon … high in the sky."
"Lord Folken, you may ask you're questions now ~ she is already under hypnosis."
"What is your real name?" Folken asked.
"Victoria Townley."
"How old are you?"
"15."
"Height?"
"5`7"
"What is your objective on Gaea?"
"To warn Zaibach."
"Of what?"
"The horrible fate it will endure if I do not warn them …"
"Where do your loyalties lie here on Gaea?"
"Only with Dilandau and the Dragon Slayers …"
"Oh? Is that so?" Dilandau asked amused.
"Victoria … tell me how you escaped after I pricked you."
"After I took Dallet prisoner and got into his guymelef I took us to the Vione. Anticipating Folken and my encounter I wrapped peach-colored foam around my neck." she answered, her voice sounding like that of a drone or zombie.
"Very clever." thought Folken.
"Zhongi. That is enough. The interrogation is over. Release her from hypnosis."
"Yes, Lord Folken." said Zhongi and un-did the spell.
2nd A/N: ^_~ Ok, ok … so I didn't really change anything in here either … but I plan on focusing more on Dilandau and Folken … they need more parts … Lol~ I'll post more soon!!! Thanks for reading!!! ~CrimsonFire
Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne or any of it's characters. Believe me, if I did Van would be dead, the dragon slayers would be alive, and Dilandau would be whole (no Celena) and burning things!!!
Chapter 7: "How did you do it?"
Dallet was a little confused. He had just gotten to sleep and he woke up when the room's door slid open and he saw two golden eyes lunge in. He heard a frightened gulp as the object was falling and automatically reached out to catch it.
It was warm, and soft but confused and frightened so just as it was about to scream he covered it's mouth. He twirled it around and found it to be Victoria.
"Oh-no!" he thought "She must have failed …"
"D-Dallet?" she whispered. "Please don't tell." as she fainted in his arms.
Dilandau tapped impatiently in front of Folken. "Am I to understand she has escaped?!"
"You heard me …" Folken said calmly.
"AND YOU INJECTED ENOUGH SYRUM TO KNOCK HER OUT FOR FOUR HOURS?!"
"Yes."
Dilandau muttered something about "Incompetent" then walked off shaking his head and saying "I can't believe it!"
Dallet didn't know what to do. Of course he woke Chesta and Miguel up and they both said the same thing.
"We are loyal to Lord Dilandau first and forever. We should report this to him at once."
"Of course, you're right …" he said picking her up and felt her fragile arms wrap around his waist.
Dilandau paced up and down the hall way trying to think where she went.
"The Melef Hanger." he thought, remembering what happened earlier.
So he went there … on the way there though he ran into (not literally) Chesta, Dallet, and Miguel.
"Why aren't you looking for the girl?!" Dilandau barked.
"Well, Lord Dilandau," motioned Miguel "Dallet already found her."
"Good. Hand her over, Slayer Dallet."
Dallet handed her unconscious form over and her slim arms involuntarily wrapped around Dilandau's waist. Dilandau grinned hugely and took her to Folken's laboratory.
Victoria woke up strapped to a huge, metal slab. There was a bright light shining in her eyes and there were three figures lurking just beyond her sight.
"Dallet? That you?" she asked hopefully.
"You share a special bond with Slayer Dallet don't you?" asked a voice she didn't recognize.
Who's there?" she asked.
A figure cloaked and hooded, in a reddish, brown cloak stepped into the light.
"AH!" Victoria let out an ear-piercing scream that that rang throughout the whole floating fortress.
"What was that?" asked Dallet.
"Do you think they killed her?" asked Chesta.
Victoria was trembling with fury.
"LET ME AT EM' !" she raged, nearly breaking the bonds that held her down.
Another one of the figures stood back, shaking his head mumbling "I can't believe he's using a doppelganger!"
"I'LL GET YOU ZHONGI! DIE!!! YOU AND VAN FANEL!" she screamed and thrashed.
"A fighter, huh?" asked the last figure.
"Folken! Please, please let me loose!" she pleaded.
"Hahahaha … I'm afraid we must do something else first …"
"Wha ..?" but she didn't finish.
Zhongi came out in his doppelganger form and after doing his whole hypnosis thing, smirked.
Victoria's eyes went from gold to all white. SHE HAD NO PUPILS!
"Now tell me … where do you come from girl?"
"From the Mystic Moon … high in the sky."
"Lord Folken, you may ask you're questions now ~ she is already under hypnosis."
"What is your real name?" Folken asked.
"Victoria Townley."
"How old are you?"
"15."
"Height?"
"5`7"
"What is your objective on Gaea?"
"To warn Zaibach."
"Of what?"
"The horrible fate it will endure if I do not warn them …"
"Where do your loyalties lie here on Gaea?"
"Only with Dilandau and the Dragon Slayers …"
"Oh? Is that so?" Dilandau asked amused.
"Victoria … tell me how you escaped after I pricked you."
"After I took Dallet prisoner and got into his guymelef I took us to the Vione. Anticipating Folken and my encounter I wrapped peach-colored foam around my neck." she answered, her voice sounding like that of a drone or zombie.
"Very clever." thought Folken.
"Zhongi. That is enough. The interrogation is over. Release her from hypnosis."
"Yes, Lord Folken." said Zhongi and un-did the spell.
2nd A/N: ^_~ Ok, ok … so I didn't really change anything in here either … but I plan on focusing more on Dilandau and Folken … they need more parts … Lol~ I'll post more soon!!! Thanks for reading!!! ~CrimsonFire