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Chapter 3

Hikaru, used to falling through the Cephiro sky, twirled through the air as if she were skydiving. With a thud, and a *flap, flap*, she was picked up by none other than the lovable flying fish, Fyula.

"Fyula!" she squealed, hugging and kissing the fish. "Oh, it's so good to see you, Fyula-san!" Then, she lay back in the fish, her hands behind her head and her eyes closed. A couple of screams were heard from above, getting louder and louder. Then, *thump, thump* Umi and Fuu landed on either side of her, swirly-eyed.

Hikaru opened one eye. "What took you so long?"

"Well, we're sorry we're not really used to falling hundreds of feet, Miss Pillar," Umi said, shaking her head and fixing her clothes. Fuu smiled and gave a wink to Hikaru, and al three of them lay back down to stare at the clear blue sky.

Suddenly, a high-pitched scream came to their ears. "What's that?" Fuu asked, getting up to see.

Umi covered her mouth. "Oh my......There was someone who did run into our transport circle....."

Hikaru looked up at what they were staring at, then rolled her eyes. "It's my stalker," she sighed as Yuri tumbled through the sky and barely caught onto Fyula's tail. Fuu gave Umi a concerned look. They had brought her to Cephiro to take her away from Yuri, not to give them an early honeymoon! Umi shot that same concerned gaze at Hikaru, who was staring at the sky carelessly again, ignoring the fact the her future husband was trying to climb up the fish to them.

Umi grabbed Fuu by her shirt and pulled her closer, growling through clenched teeth, "How did he get here?! No matter what, we're the only three who can transport to Cephiro!"

"Remember that one time when that dog ran in?"

"But, Fuu! He wasn't transported! At least, all the way...." Umi and Fuu shuddered at the memory of coming back to Earth, seeing the newspapers full of pictures of a dog stuck halfway through the ground.... Umi bit her lip. "Besides, humans have passed through our circle without noticing too before, and they were never taken with us....." Fuu stared down at the flying fish, twisting the cherished ring around her finger. Umi still had her music box under one arm, and began to look at her beloved present too.

"We're here!" Hikaru announced, bouncing off of the fish. "Thank you, Fyula!" she said, kissing Fyula.

"Don't I get one?" Yuri asked as he fell, and not gracefully, off the huge creature.

"In your dreams," Hikaru replied in a tone that Umi and Fuu had never heard her use before. The little girl was definitely fed up with the unwanted attention. She flipped back her braided hair and began to strut on down towards the palace, the boy following her, begging for just one kiss.

Fuu shrugged. "I wonder if they'll be expecting us so soon......"

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"Oh my gosh! They're here?! NOW?!!!" Clef exclaimed as he looked out of the window down below, where the Magic Knights were disembarking off his fish. He turned around and began running towards the main doors, his robes flying behind him.

"Where's the fire, Clef?" Presea said as she watched the little old man hurry towards the entrance. In her arms was a huge basket full of sweets identical to the one the Hikaru had given her on their first meeting.

"Can'ttalkgottagobye!" he replied. [Translation: Can't talk gotta go bye!]

Eagle and Geo were throwing around Mokona as if the little creampuff were a ball when Clef rushed past them, a blur of purple and white. They dropped the Creator, who didn't seem to mind, as a gust of wind and a huge cloud came over them. "Wonder what's gotten into him?" Geo said, scratching his head.

"No idea....hey, where'd the marshmallow go?" They looked up and down the huge hallway they were playing in, until they saw Mokona waddling off in the direction of Clef. "There he is!" Eagle yelled, pointing to the white creature. The two Autozam natives broke into a run after Mokona, who, too, began running, and at a very fast pace for something of its size.

Zazu walked out of the kitchen and into the hall with the Chizetian sisters Tarta and Tatra. He hiccuped as he saw the small Clef heading towards them at breakneck speed. "Hey *hiccup* Clef dude....want some of this wine I found?" Tatra giggled, while Tarta looked on disapprovingly.

Clef simply rushed past them, followed by an extremely fast Mokona and a miffed Eagle and Geo. Geo grabbed onto the bottle of wine and tried to take a drink while he was running, but found Zazu still attached to it. Zazu was now trying to keep up with the older men, and Tatra ran after, demanding more drinks. Tarta rolled her eyes and started to jog after them.

Clef huffed and puffed tiredly as he was about to reach the garden near the entrance to the palace. The whole bunch ran on by, leaving trails of billowing dust behind them. Tarta, running out of breath, peeked into the garden. "Hey, something's up!" she called to Ascot.

The palu turned around and squinted at Tarta. "What's wrong?"

"No idea," a confused Presea said as she arrived next to the Chizeta princess.

"Well, should we get Caldina and Lafarga?" Ascot said, concerned.

Presea and Tarta exchanged sly smiles. "They're quite busy...." they said in unison.

"Let's go see what's the matter then!" Ascot said, running off toward the main doors of the palace.

Clef came to a smooth stop in front of Hikaru, Umi, Fuu, and some stranger. He bowed, or rather, bent over to take a few deep breaths. The little guru propped himself up in his staff to look into the eyes of the great warriors, the Magic Knights.

"You.....came......so....soon!" All of a sudden, the rest of the residents came running outside. Eagle, Geo, Zazu, and Tarta all ran into Clef and landed in a huge, jumbled pile at the feet of the three young women.

"Err...you okay?" Fuu said, lending a hand to the group.

"Hikaru!" Presea yelled out, clapping her hands. The pharle ran down to greet the girl who was like her little sister, hugging her so tight that she couldn't breathe. When Presea finally let her go, the red head was tackled by Mokona.

"Oh, Mokona!" she said as she happily hugged her small friend.

"Puu! Puu!!" it replied.

Umi smiled at the little reunion, and looked up to see Ascot standing there, dazed. He took off his hat for a moment and ran his fingers through his hair, breathing in a deep sigh. "Umi," he thought to himself as he saw the tall girl wave and give him a beautiful smile. He could have melted right there, if Umi hadn't done something even more unexpected next.

Umi, full of joy, handed her music box to Presea, and galloped up to the tall boy, hugging him. "It's so good to be back!!" she said, as a surprised Ascot returned her hug gratefully.

Hikaru skipped over to Eagle to help him up. He was rubbing his head, his eyes closed, but when he finally caught sight of the pretty girl who saved his life years before, he gave her another huge hug, even more restraining than Presea's. Someone tapped his shoulder, then punched the Autozamian in the face.

Eagle rubbed his face again, then saw who had punched him. "Don't mess with my girl!" Yuri said, putting his dukes up.

Without warning, a gust of wind encircled the happy group as more people arrived. Lantis came down in his horse, and Ferio in one of the transports from Mokona, followed by the ship of Fahren. Ferio, of course, greeted Fuu first, kissing her on the hand like a gentleman.

Lantis, on the other hand, had to break up a fight between one of his best friends and some strange Earth boy, all the while trying to keep Primera out of the way. As Lantis stood between the two, he looked at the seemingly helpless Hikaru with questioning eyes.

She sighed, rolling her eyes. "Lantis, Eagle, meet Yuri," she said, motioning from the men to the boy. "And Yuri, meet Lantis and Eagle," she said, reversing the motion.

Clef interrupted, scratching his head. "Who is this? And how did he get here?"

Now, everyone had diverted their attention to Hikaru and the guys, including Princess Aska and Sanyun, who had just gotten out of their ship. Hikaru looked up innocently. "He came here by mistake when he ran into our transport circle....Yuri is my fiance...." Everyone fell down, except for Hikaru.

Primera buzzed around, and shot her fist in the air. "YESS!!!" she screamed in her tiny voice. "LANTIS IS MINE!!!!" Lantis's eyes grew wide with horror, as he tried in vain to get away from the extremely hyper pixie.

At that moment, someone called, "Yoohoo!!!" Caldina and Lafarga were standing, confused at the entrance of the palace, wearing each other's clothes and looking very disheveled.