OMG!!!! I am soooooooooo sorry for leaving you guys in the dark for so long!! I've been so busy lately, cuz school is killing me, and I hadn't even realized that I haven't updated in a MONTH!! Oh, I feel so guilty........

~Thanks to the reviewers!

anime crazy: I'm so sorry that I didn't update faster!

Amara2417: You'll find out about Yuri and Hikaru soon enough...hehe

Cyberdoll-91991: Monster? Hmm....good idea.....we shall see what happens at this party....

Meli: WOOHOO!! Underground fanclub!!

Nessie: Yay! *hugs Ascot*

Ascot Summon: Pranging is something weird that popped into my head....haha

Lilia: Like I said, I'm sorry! And I will write more!!

Rayearth: Okay, I'll try and write faster for the next few chappies!!

NOW, ON WITH THE SHOW!!!! *curtain raises on the characters in the fic*

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Chapter 6

Clef sat in a corner of his room, staring into this big crystal ball. He had been in this position for a very long time now...nearly the whole week. The smoke inside it swirled in a bright color of red. The little old man's eyes were fixed on the fog, his face contorted in confusion.

"I now know why that boy Yuri was able to get here," Clef said, closing his eyes. "But why he came is really beyond me." He rubbed his forehead in frustration as he moved about his room, trying to think. Then, something clicked in his mind, and he dove into a nearby closet, searching for something.

Clef emerged from the dark abyss of the closet, lifting up a glittering bracelet. The little magician pressed a tiny button on it and yelled into it, "HARUKA!! What are you up to?!"

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While Clef was locked up in his little room, the girls tried everything, even the plans they refused to carry out before. Fuu even took some notes....

*PLAN 1: Make Hikaru ugly.

Result: Failure. Yuri still attracted.

*PLAN 2: Have Presea trap Yuri.

Result: Failure. Candy placed as bait caught not Yuri, but Mokona. [Presea: "I should have used candy when I was trying to catch that fluffball in the first place!!"]

*PLAN 3: Send Ascot's monsters to Yuri to "play."

Result: Failure. Monsters burned Chizetian sisters to a crisp before we could even get near them.

*PLAN 4: Use Mashin to defeat Yuri.

Result: Failure. The spirits of Cephiro can only be summoned in times of great need....and this, apparently, isn't one of those times.

Plan 5 was to let the guys take care of Yuri. But, it was already the day of the long awaited birthday bash for Hikaru! So, the girls ran to inform the guys of the plan....

"Please get rid of Yuri!" Umi pleaded, her hands clenched in prayer as she kneeled before the gathered men. "For Hikaru's sake!"

"But.....why?" Geo asked. "He hasn't caused any trouble, even though he's escaped...... Besides, that guy sort of grows on you. Why do you want us to beat him up?"

"Fools!" Tarta screamed. "How do you know that he really isn't dangerous! For all we know, he's hiding out right now, planning the assassination of the Pillar of Cephiro!"

"Yeah right," Zazu grumpily remarked. He pouted, crossing his arms over his chest in an annoyed way.

"What's wrong with him?" asked Tatra.

Eagle whispered, "We stole his liquor....forced him to be sober!" Lantis elbowed him in the ribs. "Oh yeah," the Autozamanian added, "we also took away his privilege of watching the FTO for being so drunk all the time....."

"OH!" Tatra said, clapping her hands. Tarta pushed her sister over for asking such a stupid question.

Ferio rolled his eyes. "Why can't you take care of that idiot?!"

"Because," Fuu announced. "We've tried numerous times, and it still hasn't worked!" For proof, she showed the prince and the rest of the boys the notes she had taken. "Besides, we've got to decorate for Hikaru's party!"

"YAY!" Hikaru bubbled. "Party in da Palace! Woo!!"

Ferio crossed his arms over his chest. "Fine," he replied, ignoring the hopping Hikaru. "We'll deal with him before tonight."

"Good!" Fuu said, beaming. "Be ready for the ball tonight!" And she and the rest of the girls left, dragging a dancing little redhead along with them. Mokona followed behind them, but not before spitting out a very angry little pixie from his mouth.

"Well, I never!" Primera spat. And she resumed her position above Lantis's shoulder.

"Great...." Zazu said, more bitter than ever. "What are we going to do NOW?"

"Well, we could all fight him......, " Sanyun started, "but you remember last time we did that?"

"Yeah," Lantis said. "He slipped out from right under us....." He thought for a moment, then it was as if a light bulb turned on over his head. His eyes lighted up, and for the first time he showed a little emotion. "I've got it!!" Everyone stared in awe as Lantis actually cracked a huge, yet evil-looking smile. "Ascot? What did you use to grow bigger like that?"

"H-huh?" the palu replied, confused. "Oh, some potion Clef told me to brew...although I have no idea why he hasn't used it himself...."

"Good. Go fetch me that potion."

"Uh, sure. Okay." And off Ascot ran. He was back in a flash with a tiny vial of what looked like purple sand.

"Oh boy!" Primera gushed, clapping her minute hands. "A bigger, better Lantis for me!!"

"Noooo," Lantis said, surprised. "We throw this on Sanyun, and make him extra large, like Princess Aska did with her illusion strings!"

Sanyun's small, beady eyes grew wide. He began to back away slowly....in his head, a voice was screaming, "NOOOOO!!"

"NO!! I want to be bigger!!" Zazu exclaimed, grabbing for the vial. In doing so, he knocked it out of Ascot's hands and onto Geo and Eagle.

But, something amazing happened. As the purple sand seemed to sink into their skin, the two men from Autozam began to get smaller and smaller....

"We're shrinking!" yelled, or rather squeaked a distraught Geo. Eagle was just as upset. Then, the clothes around them were suddenly like big mountains surrounding them. Geo and Eagle had taken chibi forms!

"Awww.....aren't they cute!" Zazu smirked evilly, rubbing on their heads.

"Stop it!! It's not funny!" squeaked Eagle, threatening Zazu with his little pudgy fist.

Before the tiny men could start a fight, Ferio picked up the baby sized Eagle and Geo and carried them off, saying, "I'll go get these two adorable little kids into their diapers...muahahaha....."

As the two were taken away, kicking and screaming, none other than Yuri poked in on the meeting. He scoffed at them, thinking, "Stupid fools, they'll never catch me! Let's see what they're up to..."

He watched as Ascot blushed with humiliation. "I'm sorry....wrong potion again....Guru Clef will surely have my head for this!"

"No problem," Lantis said, clapping the brunette on the back. "Just go get the right potion this time, if you please..."

Ascot nodded, and ducked back into his room, emerging with a vial of orange powder this time. "I am sure this is the right one!"

Lantis nodded, taking the bottle in his hands, and eyeing a frightful Sanyun, when suddenly...

"NOO!! ME!! I want to grow!!" Zazu made another grab for the sand, again knocking it out of someone's hands. This time, it ended up all over Primera.....

"ARGH!" Primera yelled, collapsing to the ground. She was crying, trying to rub the powder from her eyes. The orange sunk into her pale skin, and the pixie grew...and grew....and grew.....

"Woah....," Zazu said, his eyes popping out of his head. "She's a hottie!!!" It was true. Primera was now human sized. Her light blue hair flowed beautiful and straight as she stood a full 5'5", her magnificent blue wings fluttering in surprise.

"What happened?" she said, tear still streaming down her face. She put her hand to her head, staring around her. Had the world shrunken...or had she grown?!

From his hiding place, Yuri had a bad case of heart-shaped eyes..... "She's...so...beautiful!" He couldn't take it anymore. The earthling ran over, taking the overgrown pixie in his arms. "I love you!!!!! Will you marry me?!"

Primera's eyes became the size of dinner plates. She shoved him off and flew outside. Yuri followed her in close pursuit, apparently head over heels in love....

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