Times Change, and we with Time
Okay, I'm really, really, REALLY sorry for not updating. Too much stuff going on, and waay to many RPG's I've joined. But anyway, I'm finally back with a new chapter. Just so you know, my Twin and I are going to be making a cameo in this chapter. Now don't start groaning, it's part of a plot point that will be in this story later. Anyhow, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: The Labyrinth does not belong to me. All characters that are mine may be used for other stories, but ask permission first, otherwise my dragon muse Safir will turn you into a charcoal briquette.
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Chapter 9: Destiny, Fate, and a whole lot of Questions
To say Mika was angry would have been an understatement. A vast understatement. Mika was more than angry; she was furious.
"You'd think after all this time they'd give up." She muttered, coming out of another bar, a red stain on her lips before she brushed it away.
"You drank blood…you didn't get it from a human, did you?" asked Kalani, disgusted.
"Do you honestly think I would?" snapped Mika. "They serve it at some bars here, there's so many Vampires. I may not be completely Vampire anymore, but I do need to drink in order to survive. Don't worry; it's lamb's blood. I wouldn't drink mortal blood anymore."
"Oh." Was all Kalani could say, as the two walked further, trying to get someplace out of the way so they could teleport back to the Underground.
"I know you dislike me, Kalani." Said Mika matter-of-factly. "And you hate what I stand for, what I was. I can deal with that, I don't except you to like me. I'm not exactly fond of you either. But we have no choice but to be forced to work together against the LaCroix, so let us at least act civil to one another."
Kalani smirked, she had to at least admire Mika, even it was true she disliked her. "Agreed. So what are we going to do now?"
"We're going further than the Whistlers. We're going to ask for help from the top."
"And who might that be?"
"None other than Destiny and Fate."
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Meanwhile, the ever so entertaining Sarah and Jareth were currently trying their damnedest to stay as far away from one another as possible. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, considering the way you looked at it, they both had the bright idea to go to the throne room. So pre-occupied about not finding each other, they didn't notice one another until they had practically rammed into each other.
"I think someone's playing a big cosmic joke on one of us." Said Sarah, sighing. "Either that or someone really wants one of us to apologize."
A silence followed, neither willing to be the one to be the first to apologize. Jareth started chuckling.
"And Kalani said there was no one in any of the realms who was as stubborn as I am." He said. "Fine, if it comes to that, I apologize for losing my temper, and calling you childish."
"And…I apologize for calling you a rude conceited jerk." Said Sarah. "And for calling you a cheating, stubborn bastard with an ego the size of the Labyrinth."
"You never called me that." Said Jareth, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh…sorry, must have just thought that one." Said Sarah, grinning sheepishly.
Jareth grinned, one of his hands cupping Sarah's cheek. "There, now that that's all done, mightn't we move on to more interesting points of conversation?"
Sarah started blushing, and was about to say something…when Mika and Kalani had chosen that moment to appear.
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"I think this is the part where we say 'oops'." Said Mika, trying not to laugh as Sarah and Jareth jumped several feet away from one another. "Maybe we should knock or something next time."
"Never mind that." Jareth growled, obviously annoyed. "What did you learn?"
Mika told all she and Kalani had learned from Emma.
"Oh Mika!" said Sarah. "That's awful! You mean they want to turn you into a Vampire again?"
"Yeah, apparently." Said Mika. "They want my skills again, my being able to steal things for them, and my knowledge of the world. And for the reason you don't leave the LaCroix. You stay with them always, or…"
"Or?" asked Jareth.
"Or you die." Said Mika. "But we can't worry about that right now. They've got something up their sleeve, and we need to find out what. Time to call in the big guns."
After putting together the necessary rites to call Destiny and Fate, namely some signs on the ground, a few sprinkled herbs, and a couple candles, Mika chanted in a language un-familiar to all present, reading it from one of the book from the castle library. She finally stopped, and the four waited expectantly. Almost immediately a portal opened up in the air, and two figures dropped down, landing unceremoniously and clumsily on the ground.
Both figures swore, one a slightly deeper accented voice saying 'What the Hell?' the other saying 'Ow, damn it, that hurt!'
The two finally were able to stand up, and the original four looked at the two in surprise.
Both were petite, they couldn't have been more than five and a half feet, and both had similar facial structures, showing they must be related.
One had forest green hair, cut into a short pixie cut, and tucked behind pointed ears. Crimson eyes looked at the four. Her clothes, surprisingly, were blue jeans a forest green shirt, with 'Warning: Multiple Personalities' written on it in big white letters.
The other had reddish-orange hair, worn in a long braid that reached almost to her rear, and was also tucked behind pointed ears. Her eyes were a bright Emerald Green, and her clothes were a sleeveless black t-shirt that laced from her chest to her neck, and black jeans.
"You do realize there was an easier way of doing that." Said the emerald eyed one. "You simply had to call us by name…well, okay, you have to include all the fancy titles, but you get the idea."
"Yeah, we didn't even have a chance to get into our uniforms!" said the red-eyed one. "And plus, falling like that hurt!"
Jareth, the first to finally regain his ability of speech, addressed the two. "You're telling me…you are Destiny and Fate? I didn't know Destiny and Fate were Fairies."
"I thought Fairies were small, like the biting Fairies." Whispered Sarah to Mika.
"No, only the biting Fairies and a few other species are small. Regular Fairies are human size." Mika whispered back.
"Yes, we are the Ladies of Destiny and Fate." Said the emerald eyed one. "I am Emerald, The Lady Destiny, and this is my twin."
"I am Konitsu, The Lady Fate." Said the red eyed one. "And as for us being Fairies…well, it's a long story. So why'd you call us? We were right in the middle of watching an Anime video!"
"You mean…you two act so…human like." Said Kalani. "I was figuring for more foreboding atmosphere, and well…"
"You were expecting we'd be taller." Said Konitsu, nodding. "Don't worry, most people do. And we would have been in uniform, but we kind of didn't have time, that portal came pretty fast. So, like I said, why did you call us?"
"We are in need of information, my ladies." Said Mika respectively. "About the LaCroix."
Emerald looked at Mika, then at her Twin. Konitsu shrugged. "Mikayla," she said. "We are not here to be oracles, to give out information. As Destiny, it is my job to make sure everyone in every dimension's Destinies go as planned, with my Twin to help me. No one can know too much about their own Destiny, or what is Fated for them. You have to figure out that by yourself, we cannot plan it for you. So I'm afraid we cannot be of any help to you."
Mika looked absolutely crushed, and one could hardly blame her for being so. "I understand, forgive me for disturbing you, my ladies."
Emerald nodded, and opened her mouth to say something, when Konitsu tugged on her braid. She turned to her Twin, and Konitsu leaned to whisper something in her ear. Emerald glanced once more at Mikayla, and nodded. Neither mentioned what Konitsu had whispered.
"We must go now." Said Konitsu. "It was lovely to have met you all though."
"Yes." Said Emerald. "And perhaps…we shall meet again someday."
Two flashes of light, one green and one red, and Destiny and Fate disappeared.
"Now what do we do?" asked Sarah, looking at Mika.
"What do we do now?" Mika said, echoing Sarah's words. "I honestly don't know…"
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Hmm, a confusing chapter I know. But questions –will- be answered in a later chapter, I swear, they really will. This was one of those filler chapters, asks a lot of questions, but doesn't give many answers. Oh, and I have proud news. Faithful has been officially made one of my muses. The only female one, and the only one who actually acts like a muse! (Faithful) Thank you, Emmy, I'm honored. (Koko) What?!? Her, a muse? No way, she's so annoying! (Faithful) Funny, Kokey, I was going to say the same of you. (Koko) Don't call me Kokey… (Apollo) Well, personally I think it's a nice change, especially after having to put up with you, Koko. (Safir) Yeah, now we have someone else on our side! You're going down, Koko! (Emmy) And so goes another day in the chaos I call my life. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember…
"Please leave a contribution in the little review box"
Emerald, The Lady Destiny a.k.a. Emmy-chan, Apollo, Safir, Faithful, and Koko
Okay, I'm really, really, REALLY sorry for not updating. Too much stuff going on, and waay to many RPG's I've joined. But anyway, I'm finally back with a new chapter. Just so you know, my Twin and I are going to be making a cameo in this chapter. Now don't start groaning, it's part of a plot point that will be in this story later. Anyhow, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: The Labyrinth does not belong to me. All characters that are mine may be used for other stories, but ask permission first, otherwise my dragon muse Safir will turn you into a charcoal briquette.
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Chapter 9: Destiny, Fate, and a whole lot of Questions
To say Mika was angry would have been an understatement. A vast understatement. Mika was more than angry; she was furious.
"You'd think after all this time they'd give up." She muttered, coming out of another bar, a red stain on her lips before she brushed it away.
"You drank blood…you didn't get it from a human, did you?" asked Kalani, disgusted.
"Do you honestly think I would?" snapped Mika. "They serve it at some bars here, there's so many Vampires. I may not be completely Vampire anymore, but I do need to drink in order to survive. Don't worry; it's lamb's blood. I wouldn't drink mortal blood anymore."
"Oh." Was all Kalani could say, as the two walked further, trying to get someplace out of the way so they could teleport back to the Underground.
"I know you dislike me, Kalani." Said Mika matter-of-factly. "And you hate what I stand for, what I was. I can deal with that, I don't except you to like me. I'm not exactly fond of you either. But we have no choice but to be forced to work together against the LaCroix, so let us at least act civil to one another."
Kalani smirked, she had to at least admire Mika, even it was true she disliked her. "Agreed. So what are we going to do now?"
"We're going further than the Whistlers. We're going to ask for help from the top."
"And who might that be?"
"None other than Destiny and Fate."
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Meanwhile, the ever so entertaining Sarah and Jareth were currently trying their damnedest to stay as far away from one another as possible. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, considering the way you looked at it, they both had the bright idea to go to the throne room. So pre-occupied about not finding each other, they didn't notice one another until they had practically rammed into each other.
"I think someone's playing a big cosmic joke on one of us." Said Sarah, sighing. "Either that or someone really wants one of us to apologize."
A silence followed, neither willing to be the one to be the first to apologize. Jareth started chuckling.
"And Kalani said there was no one in any of the realms who was as stubborn as I am." He said. "Fine, if it comes to that, I apologize for losing my temper, and calling you childish."
"And…I apologize for calling you a rude conceited jerk." Said Sarah. "And for calling you a cheating, stubborn bastard with an ego the size of the Labyrinth."
"You never called me that." Said Jareth, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh…sorry, must have just thought that one." Said Sarah, grinning sheepishly.
Jareth grinned, one of his hands cupping Sarah's cheek. "There, now that that's all done, mightn't we move on to more interesting points of conversation?"
Sarah started blushing, and was about to say something…when Mika and Kalani had chosen that moment to appear.
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"I think this is the part where we say 'oops'." Said Mika, trying not to laugh as Sarah and Jareth jumped several feet away from one another. "Maybe we should knock or something next time."
"Never mind that." Jareth growled, obviously annoyed. "What did you learn?"
Mika told all she and Kalani had learned from Emma.
"Oh Mika!" said Sarah. "That's awful! You mean they want to turn you into a Vampire again?"
"Yeah, apparently." Said Mika. "They want my skills again, my being able to steal things for them, and my knowledge of the world. And for the reason you don't leave the LaCroix. You stay with them always, or…"
"Or?" asked Jareth.
"Or you die." Said Mika. "But we can't worry about that right now. They've got something up their sleeve, and we need to find out what. Time to call in the big guns."
After putting together the necessary rites to call Destiny and Fate, namely some signs on the ground, a few sprinkled herbs, and a couple candles, Mika chanted in a language un-familiar to all present, reading it from one of the book from the castle library. She finally stopped, and the four waited expectantly. Almost immediately a portal opened up in the air, and two figures dropped down, landing unceremoniously and clumsily on the ground.
Both figures swore, one a slightly deeper accented voice saying 'What the Hell?' the other saying 'Ow, damn it, that hurt!'
The two finally were able to stand up, and the original four looked at the two in surprise.
Both were petite, they couldn't have been more than five and a half feet, and both had similar facial structures, showing they must be related.
One had forest green hair, cut into a short pixie cut, and tucked behind pointed ears. Crimson eyes looked at the four. Her clothes, surprisingly, were blue jeans a forest green shirt, with 'Warning: Multiple Personalities' written on it in big white letters.
The other had reddish-orange hair, worn in a long braid that reached almost to her rear, and was also tucked behind pointed ears. Her eyes were a bright Emerald Green, and her clothes were a sleeveless black t-shirt that laced from her chest to her neck, and black jeans.
"You do realize there was an easier way of doing that." Said the emerald eyed one. "You simply had to call us by name…well, okay, you have to include all the fancy titles, but you get the idea."
"Yeah, we didn't even have a chance to get into our uniforms!" said the red-eyed one. "And plus, falling like that hurt!"
Jareth, the first to finally regain his ability of speech, addressed the two. "You're telling me…you are Destiny and Fate? I didn't know Destiny and Fate were Fairies."
"I thought Fairies were small, like the biting Fairies." Whispered Sarah to Mika.
"No, only the biting Fairies and a few other species are small. Regular Fairies are human size." Mika whispered back.
"Yes, we are the Ladies of Destiny and Fate." Said the emerald eyed one. "I am Emerald, The Lady Destiny, and this is my twin."
"I am Konitsu, The Lady Fate." Said the red eyed one. "And as for us being Fairies…well, it's a long story. So why'd you call us? We were right in the middle of watching an Anime video!"
"You mean…you two act so…human like." Said Kalani. "I was figuring for more foreboding atmosphere, and well…"
"You were expecting we'd be taller." Said Konitsu, nodding. "Don't worry, most people do. And we would have been in uniform, but we kind of didn't have time, that portal came pretty fast. So, like I said, why did you call us?"
"We are in need of information, my ladies." Said Mika respectively. "About the LaCroix."
Emerald looked at Mika, then at her Twin. Konitsu shrugged. "Mikayla," she said. "We are not here to be oracles, to give out information. As Destiny, it is my job to make sure everyone in every dimension's Destinies go as planned, with my Twin to help me. No one can know too much about their own Destiny, or what is Fated for them. You have to figure out that by yourself, we cannot plan it for you. So I'm afraid we cannot be of any help to you."
Mika looked absolutely crushed, and one could hardly blame her for being so. "I understand, forgive me for disturbing you, my ladies."
Emerald nodded, and opened her mouth to say something, when Konitsu tugged on her braid. She turned to her Twin, and Konitsu leaned to whisper something in her ear. Emerald glanced once more at Mikayla, and nodded. Neither mentioned what Konitsu had whispered.
"We must go now." Said Konitsu. "It was lovely to have met you all though."
"Yes." Said Emerald. "And perhaps…we shall meet again someday."
Two flashes of light, one green and one red, and Destiny and Fate disappeared.
"Now what do we do?" asked Sarah, looking at Mika.
"What do we do now?" Mika said, echoing Sarah's words. "I honestly don't know…"
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Hmm, a confusing chapter I know. But questions –will- be answered in a later chapter, I swear, they really will. This was one of those filler chapters, asks a lot of questions, but doesn't give many answers. Oh, and I have proud news. Faithful has been officially made one of my muses. The only female one, and the only one who actually acts like a muse! (Faithful) Thank you, Emmy, I'm honored. (Koko) What?!? Her, a muse? No way, she's so annoying! (Faithful) Funny, Kokey, I was going to say the same of you. (Koko) Don't call me Kokey… (Apollo) Well, personally I think it's a nice change, especially after having to put up with you, Koko. (Safir) Yeah, now we have someone else on our side! You're going down, Koko! (Emmy) And so goes another day in the chaos I call my life. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember…
"Please leave a contribution in the little review box"
Emerald, The Lady Destiny a.k.a. Emmy-chan, Apollo, Safir, Faithful, and Koko