Wednesday, 27 December 2017
In the flying classes, Akko had great difficulties because she was still sealed, but on the other hand, Amanda, who had just achieved her magic, was managing to do very well, even winning the game of flag stealing, with the group dynamic of the girls of the green team, Margareth in this time came thinking of a way to get to have the Claiomh Solais in hands.
After the class that day that was a class focused on combat magic, with Laura being the girls' teacher, teaching them some self defense techniques, where Kagari did well in a combat without using magic, trying to adapt to the style of the others that were using all the magic they had available.
The girls at the end of the training were exhausted, sore, until they took a magic antidote to recover their strength and then they went back to their respective rooms, the girls of the green team in this return, end up being approached by Nelson.
" Hey miss O'Neill, yesterday you did a great broomstick flying performance, you managed to extract what you wanted to show, so I want to call you to dialogue more ideas, who knows so we can apply them in class " said Alberta already with the intentions in mind.
" Ah all right, I'll see you girls later " O'Neill said waving to her friends.
Falling for Margaret's trick, pretending to be Nelson, the American girl went to the flight instructor's room in disguise, entering there and even getting surprised with the decorations, such as pictures and flight trophies, photos that were also very present, even of a partner that Nelson had in a romantic way between the two.
Both sit down, Nelson offers some tea to the salmon haired girl, who accepts, as well as some biscuits.
" Very well Miss O'Neill, I didn't come here to talk about the flying lessons, you have some interesting ideas, but I came here so that we can help Akko, she has to awaken her magic " said the fake Nelson.
" I would even ask the lady, but she doesn't want to, she said she wants to get it by her own efforts and everything " Amanda said.
" Oh, so she's one of those? That's okay, here's what we can do then, I know you have been hidden over the summer many times on the hidden side of Luna Nova, but what if I tell you about another side that is also hidden from here that you can find even more mysteries, but for that you have to do hidden from Croix and Ursula, they can't get to know " Alberta said.
" Ah, I'm up for it, if it's to discover another secret I'm up for it, but how are we going to find this place? Where is it? And what's there? How do you know these things? I know it's a lot to ask, but I'm curious," O'Neill asks.
Margaret disguised as Nelson turns a board where there is a detailed map of Luna Nova, revealing the secret part that is on the inside having the access in one of the rooms that until then gives in a mysterious corridor, which only opens with magic.
With a plan all detailed so as not to reveal anything of what are the intentions of the witch, since the American is there watching everything.
" Woah! This is interesting, on the inside there is another passage? Now I get it, but tell me more," said the salmon haired girl.
" There may be something there that will help remove the seal that is on Akko, but for that you'll need to be more trained, besides that we'll also need the presence of Diana, since the two sealed ones can help remove the seal of the third one, my intention is only so that we can save the world without fooling around, so go prepare a way to go there, in a few days, can you? It has to be just between the three of you, since this place may not react very well with witches that are not sealed " Explains the fake Nelson.
" I see, so are we going to this place to help Akko? " Amanda asks.
" Exactly girl, we are going to take another step forward, we have to manage to free Akko's magic before it's too late and by there besides freeing Akko's power we can have in hands something that will amplify more your magic to fight the dangers of Margareth, since Akko's seal will occasion to free her, so let's get ready because she will be furious and possibly after us " Alberta said.
" But like is she really powerful? Just knowing " asks the American.
" Enough that we had to seal her for the protection of all, this witch has ambitions of which she does not care about the consequences, she goes after what she wants even if it causes the death of you, even if I think she will not kill you, since Margareth's ambition was the Claiomh Solais and having the sealed witches dead would not make her have the power in hands " Explains Margareth herself to the green"eyed one who shakes her head understanding.
" (And I'm not going to kill you, at least not now, after all I need this little help to get what I want so much, but that doesn't mean that you won't be in my hands, I even think it's good to be careful, because I'm here listening to everything and seeing everything, I just want to see now how these girls are going to prepare themselves hahaha).
" So I'm going to put this plan into practice, I'm going to try and pretend to be as spontaneous as possible, so I can pretend that it wasn't you who gave me this suggestion, since we have to hide it," O'Neill said excitedly.
The two shake hands agreeing to the plan, then Amanda goes about taking pictures of everything the plan contained so she can then think of a way to convince both Akko and Diana to go with her.
She then leaves the room where Margaret is hiding without knowing that she is there the whole time, only disguised in Nelson and that the whole plan is consisting of doing something for the witch herself.
" (Now yes, I have a puppet on my hands, these girls will do the favour for me and I'm sure O'Neill will warn me about her leaving for the place, I'll just go on a stakeout, pretending to them to distract Croix and Chariot, I'll pretend to be bypassing the systems to ensure their exit).
Next Margareth looks longingly at the frame of her plan, where she then places a post it on top with Claiomh Solais drawn, right in the middle getting all euphoric with excitement.
" (Soon you will be in my hands, soon you too... I will soon get my wish fulfilled, she will be mine and then nothing else in this world will matter more to me than the realization of having someone who was taken from me countless times in my life, now I can say that I am worthy of her love... Diana).
Margareth is getting in the whole realization while looking at the plan, already Amanda was walking through the corridors, kind of noticing that in one of the balconies of Luna Nova back there were Diana and Akko talking to each other, even in a kind of romantic way, which she slowly walks trying to listen more to the gossip in depth.
There the two were holding each other's hand, flashing smiles, blushing at the other in conversation.
" You kind of did well today Akko, I wanted to call you right here to say that... I think that... I don't know, I'm starting to develop something for you Akko " Cavendish said.
" Anything for me? I have also developed a great friendship for you Diana, we are very good friends, we both get along very well, you have outgrown the person I had known, you are no longer the starched nag I thought you were " Kagari said laughing.
" Yes, that's right... And hey, starched bore, eh? Go see who's the starched nag " said the Scottish lass arching an eyebrow.
" Your roommates are the snobs Hannah and Barbara, plus that day you destroyed me on the skateboard, I got the impression you're a rich snob," said the Japanese girl.
" Oh sorry, I didn't have the choice of being born where I was born, but seriously I don't take my privilege away, it was really wonderful to have the wonderful mothers I have, the house and everything else, there are people who don't even have that and besides that I was always taught to be a more humble person because of them, When I saw all your motivation I changed my mind a lot more, I was being a lassie all isolated, I even wanted to pass an impression of superior and intellectual, when you appeared this all changed, now I am more myself, all thanks to you Akko " Said the one with platinum hair holding the brown girl's hand.
" Diana... I think I... " Just as the crimson-eyed one was about to give a statement Amanda arrives leaning on a pillar.
" I didn't want to get in the way of the little couple, but I found a cool place for us to go " O'Neill said.
" Amanda! " They both say half blushing.
" I don't care what you talked about here, but I need your help, on day two if it is possible, the three of us will explore another corner of Luna Nova, but only the three of us, if Akko is sealed by then it will be what we can find a way for her to release the seal with her effort " Said the American.
" What do you mean Amanda? What are you implying to us? What is this place? " Diana asks suspiciously.
" And I'll unlock my seal soon, but if it's for the curiosity of exploring another corner of Luna Nova even I'm up for it.
" I'll explain the basics to you, come with me," said the salmon haired girl confidently.
They were walking towards this part of Luna Nova, where on the way O'Neill was explaining the details of this plan and the place where she intends to take them, with the goal of getting a great defense against Margaret and also to get closer to save the world.
Arriving at the room they find the place that looked like a warehouse of desks, full of broken tables, some abandoned, full of dust, some even with vegetation covering a little, showing that the place was abandoned for years.
" It hasn't seen a human being in years," Diana said.
" If you have rhinitis I'm sorry, but this is where one of the entrances is, if you can notice there's a false floor, that's where we'll go through " Amanda said.
" Let's do it at night, trying to sneak out, having the girls help will be good too, it's going to be too heavy " Akko said.
" I can't, it has to be the seal witches who will come down here, but I can ask Cons to give us a view of where we can pass, so we can get through the corridors safely without running the risk of being caught," said the American.
" And where did you find out about this? " asks the suspicious Cavendish.
" I've been hiding here during the time you were at school, I noticed that the door has the symbol of our seals on it, so I think it must be just our passage, I've already gone down there once, I only came back because there was no way for me to move on " O'Neill gives a slight lie.
" Oh well, let's go! We're going to this mysterious place, to learn more about the secrets of Luna Nova, it's been so long since we've done a mission of exploration like this " said the excited Kagari.
" I don't know, we'd better tell Chariot and Croix," said the Scottish lass with her hand on her chin.
" No! " they both say.
" We have to figure it out on our own first, let them solve it with us later, I think it's much better this way, we discovered the magic deep inside Luna Nova, maybe this is not another one they want us to go to " said the Japanese shrugging her shoulders.
" So let's just play dumb that we don't know anything and go here, are you sure you guys are okay with going on day two then? " Amanda asks, with Akko putting her hand up on the spot.
" I don't know, but I'm going to go for it, just because I'm still curious, but then we'll immediately go and talk to Croix and Chariot, understand? " Diana says, to which both of them nod their heads in agreement, then she puts up her hand.
And one more plan they are going to make, this time back to what they did in the summer only this time in the winter to stir up more curiosity to discover more mysterious and new places that Luna Nova hides so much, especially the places containing the seal.
After this conversation they split up, each one going their own way, kind of hiding from their friends about this extra mission, even Amanda since she lied a lot. When
returning to the room soon Constanze already comes with the suspicions by writing on a plate when O'Neill arrives.
"You and Nelson are pretty suspicious, I don't know about you but I think she wants something with you, it's really weird this help from her and the fact that she barely talks to Chariot and Croix, to me that's too weird"
" Look Cons, I think I'm a bit suspicious too, but she's been helping, my magic is now all unleashed and now she's been giving me suggestions on what to do in flying lessons, I'm feeling all excited, my vision is being all... Ahhhhhh you wouldn't understand Cons " Amanda said.
"I understand you're falling for her hustle, I hope you don't get into any worse trouble, this woman stinks to me, I can feel it, I may be mute, but I can see she's got some lines in there that are smelling suspicious to me"
" Come on Constanze, I'm the one who talks to her the most, you only see her once in a while, that way it seems like your prejudice " said O'Neill.
"If it ever goes to shit don't say I didn't warn you, because even then I don't trust this woman, I'm thinking she's doing everything hidden from Croix and Chariot and I even think she might be someone in disguise, she's wanting the power of Claiomh Solais in hand and it makes sense she's talking to you, she's one of the sealed witches"
" And if she just wants more help, we are all in this to save the world of magic, besides that we also have to have our ways, I don't know you can, but I also can't trust Croix and Chariot 100% " said the American and then the German shrugged.
"Do you want to play?"
" Let's go! I've been waiting for this " said the excited salmon-haired girl.
The two go turning on the video game, starting to play on the Xbox 360, in a game of Call Of Duty Black Ops 2, where they go in zombie mode on the tranzit map, having fun and with the one with green eyes trying to distract from all that, Jasminka was also there and remained in the most neutral and quiet with the whole situation, without giving much opinion.
In another corner of Luna Nova, in Croix and Chariot's room, there the two were half observing the landscape, with the sun appearing, leaving the white of the snow melting little by little.
" Ahhhh, that feels like a light appearing for us " Du Nord said.
" Chariot, don't you find Nelson a bit suspicious? I don't know, since the day she went to see Margaret for the first time, I've been noticing her more reclusive in her room, before she used to walk straight, even in the snow, she was always exercising " said Meridies.
" I think Margaret must have traumatised her legally when she came, or maybe it was something else, she must be going through a relapse, you know how she lost her wife a few years ago to cancer " said the red haired one.
" Ah there's that too, but the behaviour, the way of speaking, Nelson is Canadian and always spoke in a local accent, only she wasn't as formal as she is now, you can even notice that she is speaking with a kind of British accent, I don't know if this is crazy " Said the purple haired girl scratching her chin.
" It could be many things, but what are you implying with this Croix? Do you think that... " Said the Frenchwoman beginning to connect the dots.
" Nelson could be Margaret and she is fooling us all the time, I wouldn't doubt that it will happen " Italiana said which even created a tension.
" If this is really true, how can we be sure that she is Margaret? We have to start a whole plan," said the red"eyed woman in surprise.
" I know what to do, we'll go together to where Margareth's seal is, we'll try to get proof, after the year has started we'll go, if we find out everything will be better, since Akko's seal won't open so soon, we really put the strongest in her, I think that only the magical intervention will do," said Croix and with that even made her wife a little bit crestfallen.
" Remembering this makes me feel horrible, we used Akko even when she was just a child and it's not her fault that she's in all this," said Chariot who then received affection from his wife.
Margareth's plan is already starting to show, suspicions behind Nelson's identity are opening, things are intensifying more and more, which is a bomb about to explode in these days that are running, the countdown to the future revelation is coming. And the younger girls don't realize this, that they are mere puppets.
See you, puppet witches...