Chapter Fifteen: Forgotten

*Wow lots of review for the last chapter! Also I would like to apologize to animecrazy for the lack of romance! Umm this chapter doesn't have much romance either because Hitomi and Van are apart! But I promise in the next couple of chapters there will be lots more romance!

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Crusade Repair Deck

"Van! I insist you wait and let us come with you to Godeshen. Van? Are you listening to me?" Allen said scolding Van as he was doing a half fast repair job on Escaflowne. Van ignored Allen until he stepped in front of him making him have to stop and talk to Allen.

"Allen, I can't just sit here and wait! Who knows what they're doing to Hitomi right now! I can't just sit here! I have to save her Allen" Van said unable to control his temper. He pushed Allen aside and went back to work.

Allen knew what ever he said that Van would still go off to save Hitomi. It would have been him if he didn't have a ship load of pedestrians. When they left Palace they took as many people as they could. There were now in process of bringing them to Fraid so that they would be safe from the fighting.

Celina and now Hitomi. Allen was just wondering what Shin was planning for them. Allen knew that Shin couldn't of done all of this with out any help.

"Gaddes get the men who are on break to help Van repair Escaflowne as best as they can" Allen shouted to Gaddes who was waiting for him. Van looked at Allen is surprise. "Don't look so surprised Van. You know I would do the same in your position, but I have to delver these people out of harms way first. The only thing I can do for you is help you fix Escaflowne."

Allen began to help Van fix Escaflowne and some of the other crew members help out too. This made the repair job quick and easy so that Van could leave in a few short hours.

Godeshen Battle Ground

The red guymelef was now fully functional and Dilandau was training the other soldiers. He was disappointed at how weak and pathetic they were.

"Pathetic! How do you expect me to work with a bunch of morons like this?!" Dilandau shouted dismounting his guymelef. He walked up beside Reed and looked at him intently.

"That's why we want you to train them Dilandau. Yes they are weak and cowardly but we know you can train them not to be" Reed said smoothly as he always did. Reed had a way with words that could calm any savage beast like Dilandau and Shin. "I think their making excellent progress. Keep up the good work."

As Reed walked away Dilandau kicked at the sand in frustration and looked at the sorry bunch of men. Where was Shin while he was hard at work training a bunch of mice to build a house? He seemed warped inside. Dilandau could see why Reed picked him to lead the arm instead of him. Shin was cruel in every way imaginable.

Godeshen Shin's Room

Reed walked into the room to see Shin hard at work. Shin was hovering over his desk drawing or writing something. "So what have you been up to while I was taming the beast?" Reed said standing in front of Shin looking down at him.

"It's called an atomic bomb. It's a very deadly weapon than can destroy large cities. It's a feared weapon where I come from. So what do you think?" Shin asked turning the paper so that Reed could see. Reed looked at it carefully and nodded head in agreement.

"How is the Hitomi girl doing?" Reed asked looking at Shin through the corner of his eye. Shin looked out of the window as a smirk crossed his face. His eyes moved to look at him with a devilish look.

"The sorcerers tell me that the procedure will be done in a few days. I can't wait to see if it works" Shin said with some delight. He never liked to show too much emotion around people, but he was very excited.

"Getting the king of Fenalia angry at us would not be wise" Reed said taking a seat in front of Shin's desk.

"I think he was mad at us from the start. Now he must be furious and I can't wait to see the look his eyes once he sees what I've done to his precious Hitomi."

Sorcerers Laboratory

"This girl is very stubborn. She is not cooperating. The treatment will take longer if she keeps resisting" one of the sorcerers said.

"Lord Shin will not be pleased if you told him that" one of the other sorcerers said.

"He would have our heads on a silver platter if we don't have some results for him" another replied. One of the sorcerers pulled out a needle with some black ink in a bowl.

"Why don't we use a more traditional method?" he said as the others looked at one and other and nodded their head in agreement. He began to work on Hitomi as she was in a deep sleep.

Hitomi's Dream

"This will not be easy for you Hitomi" a male voice said from above. Hitomi opened her eyes and looked around. She appeared to be in the middle of an open field with tall grass that was above her knees. Hitomi turned around looking for the source of the voice.

"Who there?" Hitomi finally asked. A figure appeared in front of her with long white wings. It was Folken who was talking to her. He turned around and looked at her with eyes filled with sorrow. "What's going on Folken? Am I dead?" Hitomi asked moving closer to him.

"Your far from dead Hitomi but that does not mean you have nothing to worry about…"

"What are you talking about Folken?"

"Have you made up your mind on whether you want to live on Earth or on Gaea for the rest of your life? Have you Hitomi?"

Hitomi looked up into the sky and saw the Earth drifting behind the moon. "I just don't know Folken. I want to be with my family but I want to stay with Van. I don't know. If I made one choice I might regret it for the rest of my life."

The ground started to shake violently and ground around them started to split. Hitomi looked up into the sky and the Earth was gone. Hitomi was frightened. What had happened to the Earth?

Suddenly a tremendous crash came from behind Hitomi. Hitomi turned around and saw the Earth colliding into Gaea! "Folken! Is this what's going to happen?" Hitomi shouted as she soon found out Folken was gone.

The ground was shaking with tremendous force and Hitomi fell to the ground. "All I have to do is decide?" Hitomi shouted trying to get a response from Folken or Varie but what she got was something different.

"Yes Hitomi but you have to make the decision with your heart. Your heart will help you decide" a familiar female voice said.

"Is that you Yukari?" Hitomi asked looking up. Her suspicion were confirmed when she saw her old friend standing above her holding out her hand. Hitomi took her hand and the shaking stopped. Hitomi hugged Yukari with tremendous force. "I've missed you Yukari."

"Silly Hitomi. I've always been here. You've never taken the time to listen to me" Yukari said. Hitomi looked at Yukari in confusion.

"I'm not the real Yukari. Remember she's still on Earth. I'm your heart Hitomi. I've been trying to help you…" Yukari said with a sweet smile on her face.

Hitomi felt something strange happening. She looked around and saw that everything was starting to disappear. The distant trees vanished as did the grass and the lake. Hitomi looked at Yukari with question. Yukari had a worried look on her face as she saw their surroundings disappear.

Yukari looked at Hitomi with worry. "Please Hitomi fight to remember…" Yukari said as she suddenly vanished into the dark. Hitomi was left alone in the dark.

"Fight to remember? What was she talking about" Hitomi said talking to her self. Then suddenly Hitomi began to vanish into the dark as everything else did.

Crusade Repair Deck

Van mounted Escaflowne and was ready to leave the Crusade. "Be careful Van. We'll be there as soon as we can" Allen said to Van as he waved farewell to his friend.

Van was on his way to Godeshen to save Hitomi from Shin but would he be able to make it there in time?