A/N: Pablo/Cecil here, with Chapter Five…. I know I've sort of left out what is going on with BlackMage and Galken, so I'm going to go back and tell you what one of them is doing… The other will get a chapter later… Also, I would like you to know that I dedicate this Chapter to Galken, BlackMage, and FireLord. Anywayz, here's Chapter Five.

Disclaimer: Pablo/Cecil doesn't own Escaflowne, or any of its stuff, or any of the stuff's stuff…. Etc, etc…

Chapter Five: Galken

Galken looked out the window, from her castle throne room. It was a nice stone stronghold, surrounded by a moat that was 50 feet deep, 80 feet across, and had some interesting eels in it, that happened to eat only human flesh, and guymelef armor. It had taken some time to find them, and even longer to transport them… Many had died in that venture. "It was worth it." She thought. "I now have a next to impenetrable fortress, manned with both guymelef, numbering over 200, and over 500 ground units, plus something Doinkirk (yes, I meant to spell it that way previously, but for some reason, I didn't, but If it is supposed to be Doinkork, then I'm sorry.) left behind. Something that only she had mastered, and it was a one of a kind. The Skimmer. It couldn't fly, but it could hover, above anything, water, vertical or horizontal surfaces, and it was equipped with something only Doinkirk could have thought of, The Gravity Guymelef. She had used the Gravity Guymelef on each of the meetings, but neither of her cohorts had figured out what it was. She went away from the window, and sat on her throne, remembering…

The Gravity Guymelef was a size-changing, gravity enhancing, or decreasing, weapon diversified guymelef. The day Doinkirk had died, Galken had taken over the castle. While exploring a hidden passage behind a heavy throne, she had taken a left. The left led her to a door… As she opened it, she peeked inside. There before her was, what to us would look like, a plane… It was small, blue, and held a special compartment under it, which, when she pushed a button on it, opened to show The Gravity Guymelef. (The Skimmer sort of looked like that Gungan thing they loaned the Jedi, but larger.) She cautiously entered it.

"Galken." A old voice whispered in her ear as she sat down. "Galken."

She glanced from side to side, looking for the voice. "Yes?"

"Galken… You have found the Gravity Guymelef and The Skimmer. I, Doinkirk, Emperor of Zaibach, hereby bequeath them to you. Take back my country…" The voice ended.

"The Gravity Guymelef? Hmmmm…. I wonder…" Over time, she learned, she learned to fly the Skimmer, and control the GG. She smiled at the memories. "Yes, taking over this castle did have some advantages… Though now I wonder how Doinkirk knew it was me… Maybe there is another machine in this castle! Why didn't I think of that before!?!" She stood up and dismissed her subjects. When they had left, she moved her throne out. She knocked thrice, and stepped back. The door swung open, and had she not moved, it would have hit her, like it did the first time… She rushed in, just as the door closed shut. She traveled on ahead… within 15 she was in the dividing passages. "Why did I never take the Right passage? The machine may be there…" She went right. She walked for another 15 minutes before she came to a door. She opened it.

"Welcome, Galken." The old voice started. "I'm surprised you didn't go right sooner… Welcome to my "Spy Room". From this room, you can see everything in the castle, and a bit outside it… But you can never stay in this room too long… If you stay in here longer then 30 minutes, the door will only open from the outside, until the next person enters… If you look to your right, you will see what I mean. Now use this room wisely, Galken…" The voice stopped, cut off, like it was going to say more, but couldn't. No use thinking about it… Lets see what how this Spy Room works… She spent most of her half hour trying to get it to work, but nothing did… Now wanting to die in this room, she exited, went back to her throne room and thought.
"I will get that Spy Room working…" She thought. "and then let us see who dares to fight me… I will no longer have just political power, but scientific, and war power. I will conquer BlackMage, arrogant fool that he is, and FireLord, idiotic woman, who can't build a decent capital. It will take time… But I have time…"

A/N: Well, that's Chapter Five for ya. Seems FireLord doesn't have all the scientific power, or BlackMage all the War Power…. Hmmm… well… I hope you enjoyed this… JA!!!!