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Chapter Four
Fate: When Worlds Collide

"Come here, Van!" Sinopa's guymelef slashed it's claws in every
direction. "Are you afraid?!"

Van was too busy dodging to even land a hit on this guymelef. It hurt
his pride.

"C'mon! Hit me!" Sinopa suddenly stopped, and left herself open to
attack.

"Becareful Van! She's planning something!" Allen called out to Van.

"I know what I'm doing!!" Van yelled as he brought his sword down on
Sinopa. He blinked, suddenly, she wasn't standing in front of him
anymore.

"Over here!" The Escaflowne looked up too late, as the golden guymelef
pounced down on it. It's form had changed shape from humanoid to
it's fox form, on all fours. (How?!) Van thought, as he tried his best
to dodge, getting a cut on his cheek and arm. (How did she do that?!)

(I've got to do something!) I thought to myself. (But what??) I looked
around. Couldn't I do anything?! I don't want to be a helpless little
girl like in the anime! My eye caught glipse of a fallen guymelef.
(Should I...?) I noticed Van, repeatedly getting smacked with those
claws. That answered my question. I ran to the guymelef. Having no idea
what-so-ever about how to use it, I climbed into the cockpit. Wires and
belts fastened around my arms and legs. I moved my arm. It moved it's
arm. (Cool) I motioned my body on getting up. The guymelef got up.

Without thinking, I rushed at the golden guymelef from behind. I caught
Sinopa by surprise and Van as well.

Van snapped out of it and charged his sword forword, but the golden
guymelef disappeared again. The sword ended up inches from my guymelef's
face.

"I'll be back for you, Van!" We turned our heads and saw the golden
guymelef running away. My cockpit head thing openned and I was free to
jump out. Van got out of his too.

"You could've gotten killed back there!" Van yelled at me. "What did
you think you were doing anyway?!"

"Helping your sorry butt." I commented under my breath. Honestly, he
acted enough like a father!

"Don't help." He scoffed and left.

"Big meany!" I called after him.

" 'Big meany?' " Allen said. I sweatdropped.

"Uh, sorry about taking that guymelef, Allen." I apologized. "I'll never
do that again." I bowed deeply.

"Don't worry about it." Allen smiled. "Actually, I never saw someone take
to a guymelef like that. That was pretty good, Lillith." He patted me
on the back. "Maybe I should teach you some time?"

"Okies." I nodded. "If you really want to waste your time on me, then.."

"Ha. I never waste time." Allen said proudly.

"Unless your drunk, or sleeping with some random woman, onii-sama." Celena
called out from behind us.

"Your so cruel to me Celena!" Allen fakely cried. (Wow. Allen is more layed
back than on T.V.)

"For a reason!" Celena giggled. "So, what now?"

"It seems like there really is something going on..." Allen looked over
at me. "We should all split up. Let's all meet back in Asturia."

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Naturally, Merle, Van, Celena, Allen, and I were one group. We had one
of those weird ships that could fly, I forgot how it worked... but anyway.
I shared a room with Celena and Merle. Allen and Van were bunking together.
We had a small (Airship?) that was....well...small. Luckily, Allen knows
what he's doing. As we flew to Asturia, we also searched the woods as we
went along.

One day, I was sitting in the hall. Bored out of my mind. Eating my cheetos.
Merle came by and seemed disturbed by what I was eating.

"Ewww! What's that!?" Merle pointed at my bag of cheetos.

"Food." I said plainly. I crunched down even harder, and made moaning
sounds so she would leave.

"Disgusting." She walked off.

"Heh heh." Someone laughed above me. I looked up. It was Celena.

"Hi." I said dully, expressing my content of doing absolutely nothing.

"I'm bored too!" Celena sat across from me. "Hey?"

"Yea?" I answered.

"Can you tell the future?" I stared at her. "Like read tarot card things?"

"NO." I sank further down.

"Why not?" She asked. "I heard your mom could."

"She wouldn't teach me." I said.

"Why?" Celena asked. SO I told her why...

~Flashback thingy!~

"Hey mommy?" A younger me asked.

"Yes?" My mother looked down at me.

"Can I learn tarot cards? They look like fun!" My mother looked horrified.

"NO! YOU will NEVER learn tarot cards ever!!!" My mother completely lost it.

~End~

"Oh..." Celena looked down.

"I guess Gaea kinda made her somewhat crazy." I sighed.

"Think we'll ever find your mom?" She asked.

"Yeah, sooner or later." I yawned. "Hopefully sooner. I can't wait to leave.
I mean Van hates me. Merle hates me.... a whole Kingdom wants me dead.
There is a woman named Sinopa trying to kill Van. And I'm having visions!"

"Huh?" We looked up. It was Allen. (I swear if he was listening in, I'll
destroy his soul...) "You're having visions!?"

"Yea."

"You didn't tell us?!"

"Yea."

"Why?!?!?"

"I figured I was crazy."

"You ARE! For not telling us!" Allen had a river of tears coming from his
eyes. "Next time, tell me, okay!?"

"By the way," I said, not really paying attention. "I had a vision of
Escaflowne. Something about a true master, someone born in the light,
bathed in the dark. Pendent of Mental-stuff, Medal-Power? And Ring of
health I think..."

"Gah!!!!!!" Allen cried. "You really want to kill me don't you?"

"Maybe." Celena and I said in unison.

"I'll be crying in my room if you need me!" He said dramatically and left.

"He's weird." I stated when he was gone.

"Yup."
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Later, we had stopped. Only Allen could drive this airship, and he gets tired
as well. I sat up, thinking. (This is boring.) I got up. I paced around the ship.
It was small enough that I didn't get lost or anything. I found myself in a small
room, it held 3 guymelefs. Allen's, Van's, and a randomized one. It was purple, with
white feathers coming from the forehead. Why was there a 3rd one?

"Why are you up so late?" Someone said behind me. I turned around. "People are
trying to sleep..." Van admonished at me.

"I couldn't sleep." I said. It's been awhile sense I actually talked TO Van.

"Something bothering you?" He asked, in a annoyed way.

"I'm just bored." I sighed. "Sorry.."

"It's okay." Van said. "I couldn't sleep either."

"I'm tired..." I yawned.

"Do you want to battle with me?" Van asked out of the blue.

"What?" That was the last thing I expected him to ask.

"Huh?" I looked at him.

"Let's take the Guymelefs and play a little." I jumped up and into his cockpit. "Whadya say?"

"Uh..." I looked at the ugly purple guymelef. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah." His guymelef stood slowly, and opened the hatch door that lead into the forest.

"If you say so." I climbed up into the cockpit of mine. It fastened it's belts on me. I
followed Van out.

"Ready?" He asked within his guymelef.

"I'm not sure." I said. "I'm still new to this."

"I'll take it easy on you." The Escaflowne charged at me. My first reaction was to put up my
arms in an X-formation. I pushed him away. It really wasn't fair, concidering he had a sword
and I didn't. I took a step back, and rushed forword. If he was going to be easy on me, I'll
give it my all then. He ducked and hit me with an uppercut. That sent my guymelef flying.
I jumped back to my feet and rushed him. This time, I felt like I knew exactly where he would
try to hit me. I moved left, dodging his sword. He seemed like he was being serious. I ducked
all his slices and blocked most of the slashes coming at me. Then, as if in slow mo., I saw an
opening. I used all my might and headbutted him there. I sent him flying miles back.

"Yay!" My cockpit openned. "I won!"

"Yeah..." The Escaflowne came towards me.

"I am good!" I smiled. I had my guymelef enter the airship again.

"Yes, you are." I heard Allen say.

"Uh oh.." I climbed out of my guymelef. "Sorry..."

"Don't worry about it." Allen grinned. "I told Van to fight with you."

"Huh?" I blinked.

"I wanted to test you out."

"I'm not an object you know.." I grunted.

"But-but~!" Allen cried out dramatically. "I WANT you to be my object!"

"Shut up, Allen." Van scoffed.

"Well, I guess you did see her first!" Allen snickered.

"You..." Van looked really, really angry. "I'll duel you here and now!"

"YAWN~~~!" Allen put a hand over his mouth. He put his arm around me and pulled me with him.
"Time to get some shut eye."

"Allen!" Van yelled. "That's not me, that's Li! You guys can't sleep in the same room!!"

"And?" Allen smirked.

"Uh..." I blinked.

"I'm merely escorting her to her room, unlike you sir, I am a gentleman, and I do mean-" Allen
made a charming face. "gentle!"

"I'll take her to the room, then!" Van ran up and grabbed me. Right now, I did feel like an
object...(...) Van dragged me off, leaving behind a giggling Allen.

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"Here you go! Goodnight." Van ran off after dropping me off. I swear the anime was not like this.
The anime seemed way more serious...

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