Yo, I finally thought of a title! Return to Gaea: Escaflowne Reborn! Anyways, here is chapter 2.
D/C: I don't own anything except Lillith and the story plot.
Key
(Blah)=Thoughts
-Stuff-=Visions
Yada Yada= Author Comments
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Chapter Two
Fate: Escaflowne is awakened
I ran after the cat girl. "WAAAAAIIIIT!!!!!" She stopped and turned around. I tried to stop, but
couldn't! I bumped into the cat girl and was launched forward. I hit someone. "Owwww...oh, I'm so
sorry!" I looked at who I fell on. It was the Moleman! He was carrying..."My suitcase! Give that
back!" I ripped it from his grasp.
"My! This girl is ~very~ much like Hitomi." He said as he walked away. I looked in my luggage. I
was missing a few things!
"Hey! You rat! You stole my knife!" I plunged at him. I was so angry, people could probably smell
the adrenalin! I lifted the moleman up, and shook him violently. A lot of things fell out of his
pockets, including my knife. I also took notice to a strange necklace. I picked up my knife.
"You baka! Slow down next time, and-" Merle complained until she saw the moleman. She looked at
all the things on the ground and quickly swiped up the necklace. "THIS IS VAN-SAMA'S! HOW DARE
YOU-YOU MOLEMAN!!!!!!" Merle turned to me. "Take the necklace to Van-Sama, just go down that hall
to the last door on your left." She handed me the necklace. "Moleman, prepare for a world of pain!"
"R-i-i-i-ight.." I raised a brow as Merle chased Moleman around the halls. I went down further into
the hall. I looked around. Everything was so clean and bare... I reached the last room on the left.
I knocked first.
"Who is it...?" Van's voice came from the other room.
"Uhh..." I never told him my name. And telling him that it's 'Hitomi's daughter' might just make him
mad, or worse, sad. I heard footsteps coming toward the door, and Van opened the door.
"What is it?" He said harshly. (He probably hates me...I mean...I'm Hitomi's daughter...)
"Uhh, Moleman stole this thingy." I handed him the necklace. I just then noticed the pendent on it.
(Isn't that...?) "Isn't this-?"
"Hitomi's pendent." He finished for me. "She gave it to me..." He looked at the pendent lovingly.
"About my mother, Hitomi..." I started. He looked up.
"What is it?"
"I got a letter from her and uh...it said she was in Gaea." I said.
"What? Let me see this letter..." He asked as he put the pendent on himself.
"Sure." I looked threw my pockets. I had come to Gaea in my jeans and a sweatshirt. I realized that,
from what I saw on the show, only servent girls wear my type of clothes. I shook my head as I took
out the letter and handed it to Van.
He looked it over. He seemed frustrated. "I...can't read this."
"Huh? Are you illiterate?" I asked him.
"No! I just don't understand this language. It's not Gaean." I blinked.
"Uh? We're speaking English...you should be able to read it." I pointed out.
"No...we're speaking Gaean, crazy girl..." Van shook his head disapprovingly.
"But-?" I was really confused. "Awww, forget it."
"Read it to me." He asked, well, commanded.
"Okay." I began, "Dear Lillith, It is I, your mother. I know...in your time, that about 2 months have gone
by, and that I have missed your birthday. I'm so sorry...I was carried away by a pillar of light...to Gaea.
Yes, Gaea. I want you to be here to! I was so depressed on Earth...so I came to Gaea. Please, go to my old
school--to the track field. Bring a suitcase with clothes, and anything else you may need to survive. I know
how you love your snacks, you'll need them! Good Luck! Your Mother."
"Hmmm...is there an address on the letter?" Van asked.
"Nope." I said. "Seeing that you asked that, I guess I shouldn't assume she's here."
"So we have no idea where she is..." Van looked like he was in deep thought.
"Um," I interupted his thoughts, "maybe we should go look for her? Or just let me have a car or
something..."
"A 'car'?" He blinked.
"Uh, I mean a horse." I said.
"Well, I care about Hitomi too..." He started. "I'll prepare a search party, I'll be going. You should stay
here."
"Huh?" I perked up. "Why can't I come?!"
"You're Hitomi's daughter! She'd probably kill me if you got hurt." He said matter-of-factly. "Besides," He got
a sly look on his face. "you're a girl."
If anything in my life could ever make me erupt, it would be the comment, 'because you're a girl.' I gritted my
teeth. "What does that have to do with anything?!"
"Well, girls are naturally weak." He said, his nose in the air. I swear, my vein in my forehead was probably
popped out.
"Whatever." I grunted. (Better not argue...he is the 'king'.)
"But if you really want to, you can come with me." He offered.
"I'd better be able to come along...or I'll tell my mommy on you!" I stuck my tongue out.
"Um, sure." Van sure does have a hard time playing around. "I'll go order our leave."
"Arigato." I bowed some, and turned around.
"Wait." I faced him again.
"Yeah?"
"Gomen-nasai." He said. 'I'm sorry.'
"About what?" I asked.
"The girl thing."
"That's alright." I smiled a bit. "Um...when are we leaving?"
"The soonest would be tonight." He said. "Get ready." I lifted up my suitcase.
"I'm already packed."
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3rd Person
"Absolutely not! You are to meet Princess Riveria!" The counsilmen shouted at Van.
"But sirs-" Van tried to convince the counsilmen, but they refused to listen.
"No, we shall not grant you a search party. It is important for you to pick a bride. And
from the story of this young girl-" The head councilman pointed at Lillith. "Hitomi is far to old for you to marry."
(Poor Van...) Lillith thought to herself. (He really loves my mother.)
Van stood up straight. "Yes..." (I thought since he was King he could do whatever he wanted.) Lillith said to herself.
Van looked at Lillith, and motioned her to follow him. They left the councilmen's room.
"That young lady could prove troublesome." One of them annouced.
"Yes...perhaps we should 'take care' of her?" Another suggested.
"Then it is aggreed." The head of them all said. "We will have her taken from the picture."
Unknown to them all, one little cat girl was listening in on them. "Oh no! I have to tell Van-sama!" She ran off.
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First Person on Lillith
I sighed. "What nooooooooowwwwww???????" I whined.
"Don't worry, I'll think of something." He comforted me. "We have to find Hitomi, she's very important to..." He trailed off.
"Soo...who is Princess Riveria?" I asked him.
"A princess my counsilmen have been trying to get me to marry..." He said.
"Well that sucks...I mean, you're only 15." I said. "You're a little to young to get married."
"How'd you know I was 15?" He asked.
"Merle told me, Van." I said.
"Oh! That reminds me," Van began. "I haven't asked for you're name yet."
"It's Lillith." I extended my hand. "Just Lilly, or Li."
He shook my hand. "Okay, 'Li'." Suddenly, there was a green light. -Escaflowne is sung in the background.- My right pocket
started to glow. I put my hand in my pocket. My luck charm was shining. It was a small, round mirror that could fit in my
palm. It had a 3-leaf clover sticker thing in the center of the mirror.
"What's happening?!" I looked to Van. He just shrugged.
-Everything faded away from Lillith. She then saw Escaflowne, the dragon form of the guymelef, in front of her.-
-"I am Escaflowne...Mighty Ispano Guymelef..." It stared me down. "Are you the one who commands me? Are you the one who was
born in the Light and bathed in the Darkness? Do you possess the Pendent Of Mentallity? The Medal of Strength and Health? The
Ring of Friendship? Tell me!" It shouted at me. "Are you my master?! The one I have waited for!?" Everything blacked out.-
"Li! Li! Are you okay!?" I opened my eyes. Van was leaning over me. "What happened?!"
"Es....Escaflowne..." I sat up. (That was...weird.)
"Escaflowne?" Van repeated.
"VAN-SAMA!!!!" I looked over in the direction of the voice. It was Merle. "VAN-SAMA!" She jumped upon Van. "Van-sama, the council
men are planning to kill Lillith!"
"What?! Where did you hear this?" Van demanded to know.
"I know I'm not supposed to be nosey, but I listened in to them talking!" She shouted. "Van-sama...lately, they have been saying the
weirdest things..." She said, frightened.
"Like what?" Van asked.
"I...I can't tell you, Van-sama." Merle looked away, and held unto her arm.
"Merle..." Van pleaded.
"They caught me...the first time I started to listen in...and said that they'd...that they'd..." Merle started crying. "Oh! Van-sama!"
She clinged onto Van.
"We're leaving...Merle, Li, you're coming with me." Van stated.
"But Van-sama-?"
"No buts, Merle...you can tell me what they have said on the way to Asturia." Van told us.
"You mean.." Merle started.
"Yes...to Castelo Fort." Van said, leading us down the hall.
"What's there?" I asked.
"Allen Schezar, Knight of Caeli." Van said. He lead us into a room. "There's a secret passage in here..." Van said as he went to the fire place
in this room. There was a painting on the top of it. It was a painting that had, as I recognized as the seal of Fanelia. In the middle of the
seal, was a dragon. Van merely touched it and it glowed. There was a rumbling sound, and then, the fire place turned around. (Cool!) He lead me
and Merle into it.
"Where does this lead to Van-sama? I've never heard of this!" Merle complained.
"It leads into the forest...the part of it where Escaflowne sleeps..." The name Escaflowne sent a chill down my spine, since I was just yelled at
by it.
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We had gotten to the end of them tunnel, Van pushed on the wall that I thought was a dead end. We all stepped out. We had just exited out of the
statue of Folken! I looked over to my right. There was the Escaflowne...but now is was kinda...rusty looking.
"Van-sama! How are you going to work that thing?! You don't have a Drag-Energist!" Merle pointed out.
"Well..." Van went into his pocket and pulled out one. "I keep this...as a momento..." He jumped on to the leg of Escaflowne. "Damn, I forgot...
it needs a blood pact...and...I forgot my sword!!" Van yelled as he noticed he wasn't armed.
"It's too late to go back Van-sama." Merle said. "Now what!?"
"I..." They looked at me. "I have a knife."
"Hand it over." Van held out his hand. I opened my suitcase and pulled it out. He took it and bared his other hand. He pricked the top of his finger.
His blood seeped into the Energist and Van put it in the Escaflowne. "Here." He handed it back to me. The Escaflowne opened itself to Van. He jumped
in. (I wonder what its like to be in there...?) He immediately turned Escaflowne into the dragon. Merle jumped on. Van lowered the Escaflowne and
Merle helped me on. We were on our way to Asturia.
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"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god..." I repeated over and over as I held on to Merle.
"What's wrong with you?" Van asked.
"I'm...I'm afraid of heights..." I answered. Van laughed a little and did a loop-de-loop. "AHH! That's not funny!" Van was chuckling.
"Honestly...all people from the Mystic Moon are crazy!" Merle complained.
"Uh oh..." I blinked.
"What? See any Guymelefs after us?!" Van asked looking back at me.
"I..." (Great...I hate this...)
"You...?" Merle looked back also.
"I need to use the bathroom.." I said sheepishly.
"Bath room? You can take a bath later!" Van said.
"Er...I don't need to take a bath...I need to..."
"Spit it out already!" Merle yelled.
"I need to go pee, okay!!?????" I grunted, but started blushing.
"Oh... Oh! Uh, let's land then." Van said as he made the Escaflowne dive down. (That makes me have to go more...) We landed in a clearing. "Well...?"
"Well what?" I asked.
"Go." He said.
"You mean in the bushes?!" I complained. He nodded. "No way! Nevermind, I'll just hold it in..." (I don't want to use the bushes...There's no toilet
paper!)
"I really didn't need to hear that." Merle said as she hopped back on to the Escaflowne. Van do so also.
"Can I use the bathroom in Allen's fort thingy?" I asked. "I mean...uh...toilet?"
"Yeah." Van said. "Merle will show you where it is, so you find the toilet and not a bath tub."
"Thanks.." I focused my gaze on the forests below me. They are very beautiful... I sighed. I was starting to miss home. (The plan: Find Mother and come
home...don't get to personal like Mother did...) I had to admit... Gaea was very beautiful.
"Say...Li?" Van called.
"Yeah?" I looked at him.
"What was...what was your father like?" Van asked. (Why is he asking?...Oh yeah...Hitomi...)
"I don't know. He died soon after I was born." I said.
"Well...what do you know about him?" Van asked. (Not too much...Mother kept secrets.)
"I know he gave me my stupid name..." I grummbled.
"What's so stupid about it? I kinda like your name." Merle said.
"On Earth-er-the Mystic Moon, Lilith is the mother of all demons.." I told them.
"Oh..." Van looked back. "Sorry."
"That's okay." I assured him. "Why do you want to know about my father?"
"Oh...no reason." He said. (Sure, Van, sure.)
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It was now pitch black, except for the Earth, which was shining brightly.
"Van-sama, I'm getting tired." Merle said sleepily.
"Don't worry, we're there." Van said as he made the Escaflowne dive. I saw that castle-like building of Allen's. We landed in front of the building.
"Who goes there?!" A voice asked.
"Van Fanel, King of Fanelia." Van answered. "I must speak with Allen!"
"Prove it kid!" The voice said. Van growled. He didn't have the sword with him.
"I can't! I had to flee my castle." He said.
"Sure, kid, sure." The voice laughed.
"Listen! We have the Escaflowne, WHICH BELONGS TO THE KING OF FANELIA!" Merle shouted.
"The Escaflowne!?" The voice sounded startled. "Guards, open the doors!" The huge doors opened. The Escaflowne, then, changed back into it's human-like
form. Me and Merle were suddenly on the Escaflowne's shoulder.
"Please, I must speak with Allen!" Van said.
"This is the Escaflowne...Alright." Van walked into the fort. "Please, King Fanel, park your guymelef over there." Van put the Escaflowne's hand near
his shoulder. Merle jumped on it, and I followed suit. He put us down.
"Lead them to where Allen is." Van ordered as he went into a warehouse-type place.
"Alright ladies, let's go." We followed the man. He was short...shorter than me...and I'm about 5'4"! We had to climb up 3 stair-ways. He knocked on
the first door. "Boss?"
"Wha...what is it?" A muffled voice came from the otherside.
"The King of Fanelia is here, boss, he says it's important."
"Van!?" It sounded like Allen fell off the bed, and was getting dressed rapidly. The door opened. (What? Allen's hair...it's...short.) I blinked.
"Hello Merle, we met again." Allen smiled, then noticed me. "Excuse me, do I know you?"
"Allen-san, this is Hitomi's daughter, Lillith." Merle introduced me to him. (Why is his hair short?) Allen's hair style looks kinda like Folken's now.
"Really?! But she looks like she is Hitomi's age!" Allen looked shocked, of course.
"It really is strange, Allen-san." Merle smiled. "Let's go met Van-sama!"
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"Well, hello Van. It's been awhile." Allen smirked.
"Yes, well, I've been busy." Van said.
"So, I hear this girl is Hitomi's daughter, is this true?" Allen asked, sounding very interested.
"...Yes..." Van sounded very hurt.
"So...why are you here, at this time of night?" Allen asked.
"According to Li, Hitomi has returned. Merle says my councilmen are plotting to raise Zaibach again..." Van trailed off.
"Wow, you really have problems." Allen smirked wider.
"You think so? Li has my councilmen trying to kill her too." Van grinned.
"I'm assuming Li is Lillith." Allen yawned. "So, what's the plan?"
"Well...I figure that if Zaibach is coming back, we'll need Hitomi's help...We must find Hitomi!" Van said.
"Oh...okay." Allen looked over to me. "What about her? Everytime someone from the Mystic Moon comes here..." Allen trailed off.
"Well...she can help us find Hitomi." Van said.
"Um..." I began. "What if...we don't find my mother?"
"Don't worry. As a Knight of Caeli, I give you my word. We ~will~ find Hitomi." Allen smiled brightly. Van just nodded.
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Annoucer Person: Will they find Hitomi? Is Zaibach being rebuilt in Fanelia? What does Lillith's vision of Escaflowne mean? What is Lillith's role in
Gaea? Watch out for chapter 3!
De: That's really annoying...Review anyway please!
D/C: I don't own anything except Lillith and the story plot.
Key
(Blah)=Thoughts
-Stuff-=Visions
Yada Yada= Author Comments
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Chapter Two
Fate: Escaflowne is awakened
I ran after the cat girl. "WAAAAAIIIIT!!!!!" She stopped and turned around. I tried to stop, but
couldn't! I bumped into the cat girl and was launched forward. I hit someone. "Owwww...oh, I'm so
sorry!" I looked at who I fell on. It was the Moleman! He was carrying..."My suitcase! Give that
back!" I ripped it from his grasp.
"My! This girl is ~very~ much like Hitomi." He said as he walked away. I looked in my luggage. I
was missing a few things!
"Hey! You rat! You stole my knife!" I plunged at him. I was so angry, people could probably smell
the adrenalin! I lifted the moleman up, and shook him violently. A lot of things fell out of his
pockets, including my knife. I also took notice to a strange necklace. I picked up my knife.
"You baka! Slow down next time, and-" Merle complained until she saw the moleman. She looked at
all the things on the ground and quickly swiped up the necklace. "THIS IS VAN-SAMA'S! HOW DARE
YOU-YOU MOLEMAN!!!!!!" Merle turned to me. "Take the necklace to Van-Sama, just go down that hall
to the last door on your left." She handed me the necklace. "Moleman, prepare for a world of pain!"
"R-i-i-i-ight.." I raised a brow as Merle chased Moleman around the halls. I went down further into
the hall. I looked around. Everything was so clean and bare... I reached the last room on the left.
I knocked first.
"Who is it...?" Van's voice came from the other room.
"Uhh..." I never told him my name. And telling him that it's 'Hitomi's daughter' might just make him
mad, or worse, sad. I heard footsteps coming toward the door, and Van opened the door.
"What is it?" He said harshly. (He probably hates me...I mean...I'm Hitomi's daughter...)
"Uhh, Moleman stole this thingy." I handed him the necklace. I just then noticed the pendent on it.
(Isn't that...?) "Isn't this-?"
"Hitomi's pendent." He finished for me. "She gave it to me..." He looked at the pendent lovingly.
"About my mother, Hitomi..." I started. He looked up.
"What is it?"
"I got a letter from her and uh...it said she was in Gaea." I said.
"What? Let me see this letter..." He asked as he put the pendent on himself.
"Sure." I looked threw my pockets. I had come to Gaea in my jeans and a sweatshirt. I realized that,
from what I saw on the show, only servent girls wear my type of clothes. I shook my head as I took
out the letter and handed it to Van.
He looked it over. He seemed frustrated. "I...can't read this."
"Huh? Are you illiterate?" I asked him.
"No! I just don't understand this language. It's not Gaean." I blinked.
"Uh? We're speaking English...you should be able to read it." I pointed out.
"No...we're speaking Gaean, crazy girl..." Van shook his head disapprovingly.
"But-?" I was really confused. "Awww, forget it."
"Read it to me." He asked, well, commanded.
"Okay." I began, "Dear Lillith, It is I, your mother. I know...in your time, that about 2 months have gone
by, and that I have missed your birthday. I'm so sorry...I was carried away by a pillar of light...to Gaea.
Yes, Gaea. I want you to be here to! I was so depressed on Earth...so I came to Gaea. Please, go to my old
school--to the track field. Bring a suitcase with clothes, and anything else you may need to survive. I know
how you love your snacks, you'll need them! Good Luck! Your Mother."
"Hmmm...is there an address on the letter?" Van asked.
"Nope." I said. "Seeing that you asked that, I guess I shouldn't assume she's here."
"So we have no idea where she is..." Van looked like he was in deep thought.
"Um," I interupted his thoughts, "maybe we should go look for her? Or just let me have a car or
something..."
"A 'car'?" He blinked.
"Uh, I mean a horse." I said.
"Well, I care about Hitomi too..." He started. "I'll prepare a search party, I'll be going. You should stay
here."
"Huh?" I perked up. "Why can't I come?!"
"You're Hitomi's daughter! She'd probably kill me if you got hurt." He said matter-of-factly. "Besides," He got
a sly look on his face. "you're a girl."
If anything in my life could ever make me erupt, it would be the comment, 'because you're a girl.' I gritted my
teeth. "What does that have to do with anything?!"
"Well, girls are naturally weak." He said, his nose in the air. I swear, my vein in my forehead was probably
popped out.
"Whatever." I grunted. (Better not argue...he is the 'king'.)
"But if you really want to, you can come with me." He offered.
"I'd better be able to come along...or I'll tell my mommy on you!" I stuck my tongue out.
"Um, sure." Van sure does have a hard time playing around. "I'll go order our leave."
"Arigato." I bowed some, and turned around.
"Wait." I faced him again.
"Yeah?"
"Gomen-nasai." He said. 'I'm sorry.'
"About what?" I asked.
"The girl thing."
"That's alright." I smiled a bit. "Um...when are we leaving?"
"The soonest would be tonight." He said. "Get ready." I lifted up my suitcase.
"I'm already packed."
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3rd Person
"Absolutely not! You are to meet Princess Riveria!" The counsilmen shouted at Van.
"But sirs-" Van tried to convince the counsilmen, but they refused to listen.
"No, we shall not grant you a search party. It is important for you to pick a bride. And
from the story of this young girl-" The head councilman pointed at Lillith. "Hitomi is far to old for you to marry."
(Poor Van...) Lillith thought to herself. (He really loves my mother.)
Van stood up straight. "Yes..." (I thought since he was King he could do whatever he wanted.) Lillith said to herself.
Van looked at Lillith, and motioned her to follow him. They left the councilmen's room.
"That young lady could prove troublesome." One of them annouced.
"Yes...perhaps we should 'take care' of her?" Another suggested.
"Then it is aggreed." The head of them all said. "We will have her taken from the picture."
Unknown to them all, one little cat girl was listening in on them. "Oh no! I have to tell Van-sama!" She ran off.
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First Person on Lillith
I sighed. "What nooooooooowwwwww???????" I whined.
"Don't worry, I'll think of something." He comforted me. "We have to find Hitomi, she's very important to..." He trailed off.
"Soo...who is Princess Riveria?" I asked him.
"A princess my counsilmen have been trying to get me to marry..." He said.
"Well that sucks...I mean, you're only 15." I said. "You're a little to young to get married."
"How'd you know I was 15?" He asked.
"Merle told me, Van." I said.
"Oh! That reminds me," Van began. "I haven't asked for you're name yet."
"It's Lillith." I extended my hand. "Just Lilly, or Li."
He shook my hand. "Okay, 'Li'." Suddenly, there was a green light. -Escaflowne is sung in the background.- My right pocket
started to glow. I put my hand in my pocket. My luck charm was shining. It was a small, round mirror that could fit in my
palm. It had a 3-leaf clover sticker thing in the center of the mirror.
"What's happening?!" I looked to Van. He just shrugged.
-Everything faded away from Lillith. She then saw Escaflowne, the dragon form of the guymelef, in front of her.-
-"I am Escaflowne...Mighty Ispano Guymelef..." It stared me down. "Are you the one who commands me? Are you the one who was
born in the Light and bathed in the Darkness? Do you possess the Pendent Of Mentallity? The Medal of Strength and Health? The
Ring of Friendship? Tell me!" It shouted at me. "Are you my master?! The one I have waited for!?" Everything blacked out.-
"Li! Li! Are you okay!?" I opened my eyes. Van was leaning over me. "What happened?!"
"Es....Escaflowne..." I sat up. (That was...weird.)
"Escaflowne?" Van repeated.
"VAN-SAMA!!!!" I looked over in the direction of the voice. It was Merle. "VAN-SAMA!" She jumped upon Van. "Van-sama, the council
men are planning to kill Lillith!"
"What?! Where did you hear this?" Van demanded to know.
"I know I'm not supposed to be nosey, but I listened in to them talking!" She shouted. "Van-sama...lately, they have been saying the
weirdest things..." She said, frightened.
"Like what?" Van asked.
"I...I can't tell you, Van-sama." Merle looked away, and held unto her arm.
"Merle..." Van pleaded.
"They caught me...the first time I started to listen in...and said that they'd...that they'd..." Merle started crying. "Oh! Van-sama!"
She clinged onto Van.
"We're leaving...Merle, Li, you're coming with me." Van stated.
"But Van-sama-?"
"No buts, Merle...you can tell me what they have said on the way to Asturia." Van told us.
"You mean.." Merle started.
"Yes...to Castelo Fort." Van said, leading us down the hall.
"What's there?" I asked.
"Allen Schezar, Knight of Caeli." Van said. He lead us into a room. "There's a secret passage in here..." Van said as he went to the fire place
in this room. There was a painting on the top of it. It was a painting that had, as I recognized as the seal of Fanelia. In the middle of the
seal, was a dragon. Van merely touched it and it glowed. There was a rumbling sound, and then, the fire place turned around. (Cool!) He lead me
and Merle into it.
"Where does this lead to Van-sama? I've never heard of this!" Merle complained.
"It leads into the forest...the part of it where Escaflowne sleeps..." The name Escaflowne sent a chill down my spine, since I was just yelled at
by it.
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We had gotten to the end of them tunnel, Van pushed on the wall that I thought was a dead end. We all stepped out. We had just exited out of the
statue of Folken! I looked over to my right. There was the Escaflowne...but now is was kinda...rusty looking.
"Van-sama! How are you going to work that thing?! You don't have a Drag-Energist!" Merle pointed out.
"Well..." Van went into his pocket and pulled out one. "I keep this...as a momento..." He jumped on to the leg of Escaflowne. "Damn, I forgot...
it needs a blood pact...and...I forgot my sword!!" Van yelled as he noticed he wasn't armed.
"It's too late to go back Van-sama." Merle said. "Now what!?"
"I..." They looked at me. "I have a knife."
"Hand it over." Van held out his hand. I opened my suitcase and pulled it out. He took it and bared his other hand. He pricked the top of his finger.
His blood seeped into the Energist and Van put it in the Escaflowne. "Here." He handed it back to me. The Escaflowne opened itself to Van. He jumped
in. (I wonder what its like to be in there...?) He immediately turned Escaflowne into the dragon. Merle jumped on. Van lowered the Escaflowne and
Merle helped me on. We were on our way to Asturia.
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"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god..." I repeated over and over as I held on to Merle.
"What's wrong with you?" Van asked.
"I'm...I'm afraid of heights..." I answered. Van laughed a little and did a loop-de-loop. "AHH! That's not funny!" Van was chuckling.
"Honestly...all people from the Mystic Moon are crazy!" Merle complained.
"Uh oh..." I blinked.
"What? See any Guymelefs after us?!" Van asked looking back at me.
"I..." (Great...I hate this...)
"You...?" Merle looked back also.
"I need to use the bathroom.." I said sheepishly.
"Bath room? You can take a bath later!" Van said.
"Er...I don't need to take a bath...I need to..."
"Spit it out already!" Merle yelled.
"I need to go pee, okay!!?????" I grunted, but started blushing.
"Oh... Oh! Uh, let's land then." Van said as he made the Escaflowne dive down. (That makes me have to go more...) We landed in a clearing. "Well...?"
"Well what?" I asked.
"Go." He said.
"You mean in the bushes?!" I complained. He nodded. "No way! Nevermind, I'll just hold it in..." (I don't want to use the bushes...There's no toilet
paper!)
"I really didn't need to hear that." Merle said as she hopped back on to the Escaflowne. Van do so also.
"Can I use the bathroom in Allen's fort thingy?" I asked. "I mean...uh...toilet?"
"Yeah." Van said. "Merle will show you where it is, so you find the toilet and not a bath tub."
"Thanks.." I focused my gaze on the forests below me. They are very beautiful... I sighed. I was starting to miss home. (The plan: Find Mother and come
home...don't get to personal like Mother did...) I had to admit... Gaea was very beautiful.
"Say...Li?" Van called.
"Yeah?" I looked at him.
"What was...what was your father like?" Van asked. (Why is he asking?...Oh yeah...Hitomi...)
"I don't know. He died soon after I was born." I said.
"Well...what do you know about him?" Van asked. (Not too much...Mother kept secrets.)
"I know he gave me my stupid name..." I grummbled.
"What's so stupid about it? I kinda like your name." Merle said.
"On Earth-er-the Mystic Moon, Lilith is the mother of all demons.." I told them.
"Oh..." Van looked back. "Sorry."
"That's okay." I assured him. "Why do you want to know about my father?"
"Oh...no reason." He said. (Sure, Van, sure.)
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It was now pitch black, except for the Earth, which was shining brightly.
"Van-sama, I'm getting tired." Merle said sleepily.
"Don't worry, we're there." Van said as he made the Escaflowne dive. I saw that castle-like building of Allen's. We landed in front of the building.
"Who goes there?!" A voice asked.
"Van Fanel, King of Fanelia." Van answered. "I must speak with Allen!"
"Prove it kid!" The voice said. Van growled. He didn't have the sword with him.
"I can't! I had to flee my castle." He said.
"Sure, kid, sure." The voice laughed.
"Listen! We have the Escaflowne, WHICH BELONGS TO THE KING OF FANELIA!" Merle shouted.
"The Escaflowne!?" The voice sounded startled. "Guards, open the doors!" The huge doors opened. The Escaflowne, then, changed back into it's human-like
form. Me and Merle were suddenly on the Escaflowne's shoulder.
"Please, I must speak with Allen!" Van said.
"This is the Escaflowne...Alright." Van walked into the fort. "Please, King Fanel, park your guymelef over there." Van put the Escaflowne's hand near
his shoulder. Merle jumped on it, and I followed suit. He put us down.
"Lead them to where Allen is." Van ordered as he went into a warehouse-type place.
"Alright ladies, let's go." We followed the man. He was short...shorter than me...and I'm about 5'4"! We had to climb up 3 stair-ways. He knocked on
the first door. "Boss?"
"Wha...what is it?" A muffled voice came from the otherside.
"The King of Fanelia is here, boss, he says it's important."
"Van!?" It sounded like Allen fell off the bed, and was getting dressed rapidly. The door opened. (What? Allen's hair...it's...short.) I blinked.
"Hello Merle, we met again." Allen smiled, then noticed me. "Excuse me, do I know you?"
"Allen-san, this is Hitomi's daughter, Lillith." Merle introduced me to him. (Why is his hair short?) Allen's hair style looks kinda like Folken's now.
"Really?! But she looks like she is Hitomi's age!" Allen looked shocked, of course.
"It really is strange, Allen-san." Merle smiled. "Let's go met Van-sama!"
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"Well, hello Van. It's been awhile." Allen smirked.
"Yes, well, I've been busy." Van said.
"So, I hear this girl is Hitomi's daughter, is this true?" Allen asked, sounding very interested.
"...Yes..." Van sounded very hurt.
"So...why are you here, at this time of night?" Allen asked.
"According to Li, Hitomi has returned. Merle says my councilmen are plotting to raise Zaibach again..." Van trailed off.
"Wow, you really have problems." Allen smirked wider.
"You think so? Li has my councilmen trying to kill her too." Van grinned.
"I'm assuming Li is Lillith." Allen yawned. "So, what's the plan?"
"Well...I figure that if Zaibach is coming back, we'll need Hitomi's help...We must find Hitomi!" Van said.
"Oh...okay." Allen looked over to me. "What about her? Everytime someone from the Mystic Moon comes here..." Allen trailed off.
"Well...she can help us find Hitomi." Van said.
"Um..." I began. "What if...we don't find my mother?"
"Don't worry. As a Knight of Caeli, I give you my word. We ~will~ find Hitomi." Allen smiled brightly. Van just nodded.
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Annoucer Person: Will they find Hitomi? Is Zaibach being rebuilt in Fanelia? What does Lillith's vision of Escaflowne mean? What is Lillith's role in
Gaea? Watch out for chapter 3!
De: That's really annoying...Review anyway please!