Intro: This fanfic is brought to you by TWO authors-- Duo's Only Chick and
myself. So, PLEASE keep that in mind when you review! Don't forget to stop
and praise Duo's Only Chick for her half of the effort! I know I still do!
^-^' -Michiki
Something Sacred Part 8
At sunrise, Heero woke Duo and they swiftly dispatched the tent. That night they were to arrive at the Dark City for certain.
"So, what are you going to do with me when we get there?" Duo wondered.
"I'm letting you go," Heero whispered.
"WHAT?" asked a surprised Duo as he turned a bit to see if he could read the expression on Heero's face. No luck. "But, what about your people?"
"I'm letting you and your father decide their fate," Heero explained. "And my fate as well."
Duo could not believe his ears.
~*~
"Merquise!" Howard hollered.
"What is it, sir?" Zechs froze.
"Fetch me Lavynhi," Howard ordered.
"But, sir!" Zechs countered. "Are you sure?"
"It's the only choice we have right now," sighed Howard.
Zechs speeded out of the palace and followed a ruby path to reach a marble fountain in the center of a garden.
"Lavynhi!" Zechs pleaded. "Come out, please."
A small scuffling was heard as a grayish-white peafowl waddled up to Zechs. Zechs bend down to the pheasant's level.
"We need your help," Zechs explained as he took Lavynhi in his arms and hurried back to the palace.
~*~
In one of the towers of the Sand City, a small meeting is being held.
"My son," an aged wise man began. "I am glad that you have returned. How is Relena?"
"What about me?" Dorothy snorted.
"I'm happy to see you back too, my daughter," the wise man stated.
"Relena is fine," Treize smirked. "So, what have I missed, father?"
"We are joining forces with the City of Light to overthrow Prince Heero," Dorothy interrupted. At the shocked expressions on her father and brother's faces, Dorothy added, "I heard all of this from Une as soon as we got back!"
~*~
"I don't think that Lavynhi will survive this," Zechs complained. "He looks so worn and aged."
"It is up to Lavynhi whether he wants to do the spell or not," sighed a worried Howard as he lifted Lavynhi. "What do you think, Lavynhi? Will you do this last favor for you friend that lies here in a coma?"
Lavynhi moved his head to either side and slowly fanned out his tail feathers.
Howard nodded. "A simple task, the very last, to rule a single day. The sun comes up, and all is done. Do this the fullest way," Howard recited as Lavynhi shook his tail feathers and bathed King Dhul in small shimmery lights.
The king's eyes slowly opened in time to see Lavynhi fall limp within Howard's arms.
"My old friend," King Dhul whispered. "You gave your life to return mine." Kind Dhul wrapped Lavynhi with a silk cloth and walked to the back fountain, Howard at his heels.
"The spell works only for a day," Howard explained.
"I know," King Dhul murmured as he placed the dead peafowl upon the fountain. Lavynhi's body disappeared into tiny stars that elevated to the heavens.
"Prince Heero still has your son," pressed Howard. "What are we going to do?'
"Warn the people to have the peafowl border up," said a determined Dhul. "I'm sending word to the Sand City. We will surround the Dark City by tonight."
Soldiers rode out in a blur to the Dark City. Pheasants created white domes over the people's homes in the background.
~*~
Heero dismounted his horse as they arrived at his home. Duo tried to dismount as well, but the stallion knocked him into Heero.
"Are you alright?" Heero wondered as Duo fell into his arms.
"I am now," Duo sighed in content and wrapped his arms around Heero's neck.
Heero blushed and placed Duo on a boulder.
"Sit here and don't move," Heero told Duo. "I'll be back for you." Heero re- mounted his stallion and rode off towards the center of the city.
Duo looked up at the stars. After choosing the brightest one, he made a wish. Once he made his wish, the star suddenly split in two and one part of it streamed across the sky.
"Hmm," wondered Duo.
{FLASHBACK MODE:}
"Duo," called Magdelyn.
"Yes, mother?" asked a tiny Duo.
"Look at the stars above and pick the brightest one that you see," Magdelyn explained. "We're going to make a wish on it at the same time. Ready? Go!"
Duo shut his eyes and made a wish.
"Now, look!" Magdelyn exclaimed. "Do you see what's happening to the star?"
Duo nodded. "It's splitting in half."
Magdelyn smiled. "That's how you know if your wish will come true. The star splits in two for me and for you." Magdelyn pinched Duo's nose playfully.
{END OF FLASHBACK MODE:}
I sure hope she's right, Heero Duo thought to himself. "For your sake and mines."
~*~
Heero found himself surrounded by dark peafowl. Heero kneeled and then sat as the male peafowl fanned their tail feathers and shook wave after wave of electric energy towards him.
Images flooded through Heero's mind. Images of the war, images of his encounters with Duo, and images of the future. The peafowl abruptly stopped as Heero scrambled to his horse and rode back to where he left Duo.
Sure enough, two men from the Sand City were ready to attack Duo. Heero took out his dagger. Moments later, both of the men were on the ground. Heero grabbed Duo's wrist and ran off with him.
"Why were they trying to KILL me?" Duo yelled at he ran off with Heero. "I thought they were on MY side!"
Heero and Duo ran straight into a blockade of men from the Sand City. King Dhul stepped in from the side.
"Give me back my son," demanded King Dhul.
"I was going to return him willingly!" Heero protested.
"Father! Prince Heero is not evil! All he cares about is his people. It's the Sand City that has betrayed u-!" suddenly, Duo was snatched away and Treize had a dagger to Duo's throat.
"What do you think you are doing?" growled King Dhul.
"All these years we've been pushed around by the Dark City and your City of Light," Treize sneered. "But, no more! We care about what's important. POWER and MONEY!"
"D-don't hurt my son!" King Dhul broke down.
Treize pointed at Heero. "YOU! What I want is from you."
"I'll give you anything," Heero implored. "Just, let Duo go!"
Treize had an evil smile on his face. "I've heard that the dark peafowl are the most powerful of all. Send me all of your dark peafowl in three days or I shall be forced to kill the only heir to the throne of the City of Light."
When all but three of the men from the Sand City disappeared, King Dhul began to cough continuously and almost tumbled to the ground. Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei rushed to his aid.
"We did not know it would come to this," Quatre apologized.
"This is an injustice!" Wufei complained.
"We'll do all we can to help," added Trowa.
"Thank you," coughed King Dhul as he was being put down on a bed. "Bring Prince Heero to me."
Quatre fetched Heero.
"It seems to be that I misunderstood you, Prince Heero," heaved King Dhul. "You are more considerate than I thought your kind could be.so, I misjudged the citizens of the Dark City as well."
"Sir?" asked a confused Heero.
"Just promise me one thing," whispered King Dhul as Heero leaned a bit closer to be able to hear Dhul better. "Please, always protect my son."
Heero grimaced as King Dhul breathed his last breath. Biting his lip, he answered, "I promise."
Something Sacred Part 8
At sunrise, Heero woke Duo and they swiftly dispatched the tent. That night they were to arrive at the Dark City for certain.
"So, what are you going to do with me when we get there?" Duo wondered.
"I'm letting you go," Heero whispered.
"WHAT?" asked a surprised Duo as he turned a bit to see if he could read the expression on Heero's face. No luck. "But, what about your people?"
"I'm letting you and your father decide their fate," Heero explained. "And my fate as well."
Duo could not believe his ears.
~*~
"Merquise!" Howard hollered.
"What is it, sir?" Zechs froze.
"Fetch me Lavynhi," Howard ordered.
"But, sir!" Zechs countered. "Are you sure?"
"It's the only choice we have right now," sighed Howard.
Zechs speeded out of the palace and followed a ruby path to reach a marble fountain in the center of a garden.
"Lavynhi!" Zechs pleaded. "Come out, please."
A small scuffling was heard as a grayish-white peafowl waddled up to Zechs. Zechs bend down to the pheasant's level.
"We need your help," Zechs explained as he took Lavynhi in his arms and hurried back to the palace.
~*~
In one of the towers of the Sand City, a small meeting is being held.
"My son," an aged wise man began. "I am glad that you have returned. How is Relena?"
"What about me?" Dorothy snorted.
"I'm happy to see you back too, my daughter," the wise man stated.
"Relena is fine," Treize smirked. "So, what have I missed, father?"
"We are joining forces with the City of Light to overthrow Prince Heero," Dorothy interrupted. At the shocked expressions on her father and brother's faces, Dorothy added, "I heard all of this from Une as soon as we got back!"
~*~
"I don't think that Lavynhi will survive this," Zechs complained. "He looks so worn and aged."
"It is up to Lavynhi whether he wants to do the spell or not," sighed a worried Howard as he lifted Lavynhi. "What do you think, Lavynhi? Will you do this last favor for you friend that lies here in a coma?"
Lavynhi moved his head to either side and slowly fanned out his tail feathers.
Howard nodded. "A simple task, the very last, to rule a single day. The sun comes up, and all is done. Do this the fullest way," Howard recited as Lavynhi shook his tail feathers and bathed King Dhul in small shimmery lights.
The king's eyes slowly opened in time to see Lavynhi fall limp within Howard's arms.
"My old friend," King Dhul whispered. "You gave your life to return mine." Kind Dhul wrapped Lavynhi with a silk cloth and walked to the back fountain, Howard at his heels.
"The spell works only for a day," Howard explained.
"I know," King Dhul murmured as he placed the dead peafowl upon the fountain. Lavynhi's body disappeared into tiny stars that elevated to the heavens.
"Prince Heero still has your son," pressed Howard. "What are we going to do?'
"Warn the people to have the peafowl border up," said a determined Dhul. "I'm sending word to the Sand City. We will surround the Dark City by tonight."
Soldiers rode out in a blur to the Dark City. Pheasants created white domes over the people's homes in the background.
~*~
Heero dismounted his horse as they arrived at his home. Duo tried to dismount as well, but the stallion knocked him into Heero.
"Are you alright?" Heero wondered as Duo fell into his arms.
"I am now," Duo sighed in content and wrapped his arms around Heero's neck.
Heero blushed and placed Duo on a boulder.
"Sit here and don't move," Heero told Duo. "I'll be back for you." Heero re- mounted his stallion and rode off towards the center of the city.
Duo looked up at the stars. After choosing the brightest one, he made a wish. Once he made his wish, the star suddenly split in two and one part of it streamed across the sky.
"Hmm," wondered Duo.
{FLASHBACK MODE:}
"Duo," called Magdelyn.
"Yes, mother?" asked a tiny Duo.
"Look at the stars above and pick the brightest one that you see," Magdelyn explained. "We're going to make a wish on it at the same time. Ready? Go!"
Duo shut his eyes and made a wish.
"Now, look!" Magdelyn exclaimed. "Do you see what's happening to the star?"
Duo nodded. "It's splitting in half."
Magdelyn smiled. "That's how you know if your wish will come true. The star splits in two for me and for you." Magdelyn pinched Duo's nose playfully.
{END OF FLASHBACK MODE:}
I sure hope she's right, Heero Duo thought to himself. "For your sake and mines."
~*~
Heero found himself surrounded by dark peafowl. Heero kneeled and then sat as the male peafowl fanned their tail feathers and shook wave after wave of electric energy towards him.
Images flooded through Heero's mind. Images of the war, images of his encounters with Duo, and images of the future. The peafowl abruptly stopped as Heero scrambled to his horse and rode back to where he left Duo.
Sure enough, two men from the Sand City were ready to attack Duo. Heero took out his dagger. Moments later, both of the men were on the ground. Heero grabbed Duo's wrist and ran off with him.
"Why were they trying to KILL me?" Duo yelled at he ran off with Heero. "I thought they were on MY side!"
Heero and Duo ran straight into a blockade of men from the Sand City. King Dhul stepped in from the side.
"Give me back my son," demanded King Dhul.
"I was going to return him willingly!" Heero protested.
"Father! Prince Heero is not evil! All he cares about is his people. It's the Sand City that has betrayed u-!" suddenly, Duo was snatched away and Treize had a dagger to Duo's throat.
"What do you think you are doing?" growled King Dhul.
"All these years we've been pushed around by the Dark City and your City of Light," Treize sneered. "But, no more! We care about what's important. POWER and MONEY!"
"D-don't hurt my son!" King Dhul broke down.
Treize pointed at Heero. "YOU! What I want is from you."
"I'll give you anything," Heero implored. "Just, let Duo go!"
Treize had an evil smile on his face. "I've heard that the dark peafowl are the most powerful of all. Send me all of your dark peafowl in three days or I shall be forced to kill the only heir to the throne of the City of Light."
When all but three of the men from the Sand City disappeared, King Dhul began to cough continuously and almost tumbled to the ground. Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei rushed to his aid.
"We did not know it would come to this," Quatre apologized.
"This is an injustice!" Wufei complained.
"We'll do all we can to help," added Trowa.
"Thank you," coughed King Dhul as he was being put down on a bed. "Bring Prince Heero to me."
Quatre fetched Heero.
"It seems to be that I misunderstood you, Prince Heero," heaved King Dhul. "You are more considerate than I thought your kind could be.so, I misjudged the citizens of the Dark City as well."
"Sir?" asked a confused Heero.
"Just promise me one thing," whispered King Dhul as Heero leaned a bit closer to be able to hear Dhul better. "Please, always protect my son."
Heero grimaced as King Dhul breathed his last breath. Biting his lip, he answered, "I promise."