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Chapter 7 - Let's get this Show on the Road...
In the last couple of years, Urd has developed some decent programming skills (along with well-practice lightning bolt placement); Skuld acquired her third class license, becoming the youngest goddess to achieve it; and Bell has finished her coding assignments for the Wish system and Goddess Relief Office. Belldandy had also acquired her First Class license, and Celestin had disappeared from her. It was time, Kami-sama thought, to give Earth the help she needed.
Kami-sama calls Belldandy to his office for a private meeting. When Belldandy arrives, he motions her in his office and to sit in front of his desk. "I called you here to discuss the development of the surface world, Earth, and one mortal named Keiichi Morisato."
Bell's eyes grew wide and she stiffened in her chair at the mention of his name, she looked anxiously at Him to see what he was going to say about Keiichi. Did He notice her watching him as he grew up? Or when she would covertly help him in one way or another? Bell didn't know if she was in trouble, got caught in the act, or what He might say or do about Keiichi. She just knew she was going to have to answer for her actions these last dozen years concerning Keiichi and she wasn't ready to.
Kami-sama noticed her stiffen up and secretly scanned her thoughts, listening to the questions she was asking herself and seeing her flashbacks of Keiichi at different ages. He smiles at Belldandy and leans forward in His chair, resting His arms on the desk.
"Belldandy, I know how you have been watching Keiichi, and helping him through your position in Yggdrasil programming."
Bell's winced her eyes as a guilty, sinking feeling filled her. She fell to the floor and prostrated herself in front of Him. "My Lord, I am sorry, I have been watching and helping the mortal Keiichi. I know I will be held responsible for what I have done and I ask only for your mercy. Please, forgive a Goddess's wish." Bell's throat tightened as she said the last part, how could she still be selfish and then openly admit that to Him? Large tears fell to the floor as she sobbed quietly, not knowing what His reaction would be to her slip of the tongue.
Kami-sama stood up and walked over to Bell. He put his hands on her shoulders and asked her to sit, she did not need to bow to him, at least not right now. "Belldandy, Goddess First Class, my daughter, I did not ask you to come to punish you for your activities with the mortal. In fact, unknown to you and your sisters, this has been planned. I'm sorry I could not tell you earlier, but I will tell you now." Belldandy sniffled and sat back down in her chair, visible shaken from the fear of His retribution towards her selfish wish.
He walked back over and sat behind his desk and looked to Belldandy with a fatherly expression, bringing Bell's anxiety down a notch. "Belldandy, you were sent to the surface world many years ago in order to meet someone. You met a young Keiichi Morisato, who was chosen to see the light as you descended. His heart is pure, and he is on the list to receive a wish. There is more though, about the surface world, that needs your attention."
Bell's breathing slows and her tears dry up, she realizes she's not in trouble and begins to visibly relax in the chair. Every time she hears Him say Keiichi's name, her heart skips a beat since she never thought she would hear his name from anyone else in Heaven.
"The mortals are in a delicate time, they have mastered many forms of technology, and are coming to a choice, to choose which side they are on. They could choose to follow Heaven's guidance, or that of the Demons. They can now destroy themselves if they choose, or grow into the next stage of their evolution. They need help, your help, to make that decision. The demons have been active on the surface world, subtly influencing the humans towards destruction. I need you to go down there and show them the way."
Bell absorbs His words, and their implications. She has stopped feeling anxious and now looks nervously to the Lord. "As a Goddess, I am here to serve you. If that is your desire, I will go to the surface world. Pardon me for my ignorance, but how shall I guide the mortals?"
He smiles and leans back in his chair, "Don't you already know? Through a mortal, one Mr.....Keiichi...Morisato."
Bell's eyes grow wide again, realizing that He has given permission for her to see Keiichi again. Thoughts run through her head faster than He can follow them, "OhMyGodwillheremembermeIcanfinallyseehim!OhwhatshouldIwear?ShouldItellUrd&SkuldnoIwon'tIhopeIcanRemainCalmIlovehimsomuchmyKeiichi...
The Lord smiles, "You are now assigned to the Goddess Relief Office as a Wishgiver. When Keiichi's time for a wish comes, you position yourself to be sent down to grant him his wish. You may not tell your sisters, or anyone else of this. So I speak."
Belldandy nods and stands, then bows to him deeply, "Thank you father, I will take care of Keiichi."
"And, the Earth, remember?" replies a smirking Kami-sama.
Bell blushes a deep crimson, "Of course, thank you." Bell straightens herself, and heads towards the door. She closes it behind her, then turns towards an open window and takes off flying towards home at MegaWarp 999 in feverish excitement. Holy Bell, her angel, popped out due to her excitement and flies along side of her, barely able to keep up!
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Urd, now a decent programmer, decides to go see her younger sister in Yggdrasil's terminal complex. When she arrives she finds a different Goddess sitting in Bell's chair. "Excuse me, but this is Belldandy's terminal, who are you and what are you doing here?" states a disgruntled Urd to the young goddess.
"I'm sorry, but Belldandy doesn't work here anymore, she's been reassigned to the Goddess Relief Office. Who are you?"
Urd looks at the goddess quizzingly, "I see, Bell didn't tell me about this. I'm Urd, her older sister."
The young Goddess's eyes open widely in shock when Urd tells her name, "You're the half-demon Goddess! Get away from me & my terminal!" She eeps and hides behind her terminal.
Urd, inflamed by her callous remark, promptly sends an Urd's Special triple-charged lightning bolt to her. Urd will always have those in Heaven who feel she is a threat due to her lineage, but she can't change that, and it just adds "spice to life" as she says. Urd turns and floats out of the terminal room, away from the smell of scorched young Goddess. She decides to go find Belldandy in her new assignment.
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Bell reports to the GRO as instructed and is enrolled into the training program. Here she'll learn what to say, what NOT to say, what wishes are acceptable, presentation skills, etc. Bell knows most of this already from reprogramming the Wish Code, but learns the people skills and tags along with experienced Goddesses to learn from them. She gets assigned to the switchboard, where she receives the calls and directs them to Goddesses ready to go down to grant their wish. "This is as good as place to be as any when Keiichi calls," thinks Belldandy as she marvels at the number of worlds and their inhabitants that are currently receiving wishes.
