[Authors Note: Forgive me if most of the information is wrong. I've only
seen a few episodes from the second season. So if someone died or came back
to life. x.x I wouldn't know! But, enjoy the story! Please R&R it would
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"That light... Hikaru?"
"Do you think...?"
"They need us again?"
"To help them get through."
"If so, we must go."
"For the third time."
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"Hikaru! It's Makona! Make him go away! Please stop growling, Makona. It's us!"
"He's going to attack."
"What do you think made him act like this, Miss Hikaru?"
"I don't know... but this isn't good."
"Please Hikaru, make him stop! Ahhh!"
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"Hee-kar-ru!" Cried a loud and tremendously annoying voice. "Get this thing OFF of me before I actually DO kill it!" Umi Ryuuzaki bellowed. She flung a soft strand of blue hair off of her shoulder.
"Puu! Puu! Puuuu!" Makona, a white round ball of fluff with ears and a tail pranced around Umi doing his best to get on her nerves. He was, apparently, succeeding.
Umi groaned and clenched her fists. "Hikaru! Fuu!" She whined and began kicking at him but the creature was too fast for her tired and slow legs.
"Miss Umi, maybe you should try leaving Sir Makona alone, he'll eventually get weary of you and go someplace else." Fuu Hououjii suggested. Her green eyes glimmering softly as she embraced her arms. She sighed and tucked her soft, brown hair behind her ear and sat down on a large boulder. As she sat down she remembered everything that happened in the last three years. How she felt a strange but warm vibe when she saw Hikaru and Umi at the Tokyo Tower. And when the strange light only brought them to this odd and mystical world. She soon found out that she had to rescue the princess, for she was the pillar of Cephiro.
Lord Zagato was holding her hostage. But Zagato's minions slowed them down and nearly gotten them killed. Most of Zagato's minions became their allies and helped them through their elongated and rigid journey. She also met her own Rune God, Windom. But Princess Emeraude and Zagato weren't what they appeared to be. Emeraude was in love with Zagato and Zagato was in love with Emeraude. It turned out that Zagato only kept Emeraude to save her; he didn't want her to have such a powerful job as the pillar of Cephiro. He didn't think it was fair that only she should pray and work so hard to keep the land secure. He only kept her to keep her safe, for Emeraude only summoned the Magic Knights so they would kill her.
"Don't you think I've tried that already?" Umi yelled out of frustration and anger. She loathed the white ball of fluff nothing annoyed her more. She sighed and sat there setting her chin on the palm of her hand blowing her bangs out of her face.
Hikaru was too busy laughing her head off to comment. When she finally got complete control over herself she motioned for Makona to come over to her. She smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "I missed you Makona. I'm so glad we're back. We missed you!"
"Humph." Umi muttered and hopped off from the ground. She walked away to grieve over herself still muttering many unperceivable names.
"Puu! Puu!" Makona smiled as his long, rabbit-like ears bounced around. He tried his best to wrap his tiny arms around Hikaru but it didn't seem to work.
"So now that we're here in Cephiro for the third time, what do we do?" Hikaru Shidou asked, still hugging Makona but glancing at Fuu questionably. What could they possibly want now? They had beaten Zagato and helped revive Cephiro, she also saved Emeraude. Was there a new evil force at work that she needed to vanquish? Did someone get captured again? Did someone or something turn evil?
She blinked as she remembered Emeraude turn evil at Zagato's fortress. After they had killed Zagato, Emeraude became outraged. So livid that she turned bad and attacked the Magic Knights. She formed into a grown woman and picked up Zagato's sword. Hikaru remembered the Rune God-like spirit that Emeraude had gotten into. Emeraude summoned them to kill her; she had rather be with Zagato for she loved him more than the land of Cephiro. At first Hikaru refused, but when Emeraude asked her just to grant one selfish wish, and she did. She killed Emeraude, the pillar of Cephiro. But it was all right because now Zagato and Emeraude could be together in forever, in peace and serenity.
Fuu shrugged and stood up from the large boulder brushing her furrowed skirt down. "I'm not sure Miss Hikaru, I thought they no longer desired us. I suppose we were incorrect." She turned to Makona glancing at him with yielding green eyes. "May we please speak to Sir Clef, Sir Makona?"
"Yeah, it's about time we talk to someone from here. I'm getting worried." Hikaru shuddered.
Makona nodded and jumped out of Hikaru's arms and walked into the center of the two Magic Knights. Umi came speeding back still restless with an aggravated glower on her face. She glanced at Makona and raised an eyebrow as she stride over to Hikaru. "What are you guys doing now?" She demanded.
"Taking to Clef, Umi. Shhh." Hikaru whispered and sat down on another large builder crossing her arms and staring at Makona intently. What if Clef was the one who got captured? Then what would happen? They wouldn't know why they came here or what to do. Then they'd never be able to go back home. She bit her lower lip and glanced over at Fuu, she too was staring at Makona fixedly.
By then Makona prepared a light red circle in the sky with the large red orb on his forehead. Suddenly they saw Master Mage Clef's face inside the silhouetted circle. Clef smiled at the sight of the Legendary Magic Knights but quickly frowned when they saw the look of anxiety in their eyes.
Hikaru sighed and laughed at herself for being so worried. Of course Clef couldn't die. he was a very, very powerful sorcerer. He had educated Zagato and Zagato's ally, Alcione as well. There was no possible way.
"Magic Knights. Hikaru, Fuu, Umi." He sighed as his light purple bangs fell over his forehead.
"What's wrong? What happened? Is everything okay?" Hikaru shouted. Her fist was clenched into a ball.
The Mage nodded. "Everything's fine. It's just that we don't know where Presea is."
Fuu gasped and brought a hand to her mouth her eyes wide with shock. "What do you mean, Sir Clef? Isn't she in the Forest of Silence?"
Clef sighed and shook his head gradually. "No, she's not. We finally got the news yesterday that Alantica, another world like ours, decided to raid Cephiro. We thought we were friends with all of the worlds but we thought wrong. They announced that one of their former and powerful warrior decided to unite and settle with us, Cephiro. Alantica didn't take it very well and grew angry. Now they want revenge."
"Who's the warrior?" Umi asked, frowning even more.
"He must be really strong to be causing so much havoc." Fuu noted and brought her hand down from her mouth.
"Lafarga."
Hikaru stood up irritably. "What's that got to do with Presea? Where is she? How can we save her? Please, Clef."
"Hikaru please sit down. I'm doing my best to announce this, you aren't making it any better." Clef said maintaining his reassured face.
"Miss Hikaru please sit down." Fuu said as she walked behind Hikaru. She took her by the shoulders and placed her down silently.
"Since Alantica won't bail out we have no option but to fight. That means we need weapons and artillery. Presea is our only-"
"Blacksmith!" Hikaru shouted. "Presea's our blacksmith." She smiled to herself for catching on so quickly. She knew exactly what was going to come next.
"Indeed. So when I offered to go to her house, she wasn't there. Her door was wide opened and everything was vacant except for Makona. He has no recollection of what happened. He wasn't even aware that she vanished."
"Puu." He sighed lowering his ears and eyes. "Puu Puu!"
Umi gasped and walked over to Makona, kneeling down and gazed at him dubiously. She tossed her long cerulean hair over her shoulder and blinked a few times. "What is it Makona?"
"Eh?" Clef furrowed his eyebrows at Makona but looked back at the Magic Knights wondering. "He seems to remember why and how she had disappeared." He said looking back at Makona nodding at him, anxious to hear the appalling story.
Hikaru blinked and sat up. She dashed over to Makona, her red braid flowing gracefully behind her as she too kneeled down on the other side of Makona. "What else is he saying?" She asked looking up at the sorcerer.
"He said that there were three figures. He couldn't tell if they were men or women because they were all silhouettes on the walls. He could tell Presea by..." He paused and closed his eyes angrily. "Makona!" Clef growled crossly.
"Puu?" Makona asked sincerely and smiled up at him.
"Huh? What'd he say?" Umi asked and glanced at Makona debatably.
"Go on, Sir Clef." Fuu said and walked over to the Hikaru, Umi and Makona. She stood behind them crossing her arms.
"By her thunderous voice and immense hair... Anyways," he cleared his throat when he heard Hikaru and Umi trying to suppress back their giggles. "Makona said they had machines just similar to yours."
"Rune Gods." Hikaru whispered.
"That's odd. I thought only us, the Legendary Magic Knights had them." Umi stated.
Clef nodded. "So did I. Anyways, girls, you must find Presea. She's most likely in grave danger. Think of all the things she risked her life for, for you. Now it's your turn to return the favor, for you ARE the Legendary Magic Knights. You can save Presea, I know it." He beams.
"What do you think happened to her, Mage Clef?" Fuu asked adjusting her glasses.
"Well, my theory is Alantica took her for they knew she was our blacksmith, that way we wouldn't use any weapons in the up-coming. war. Don't under- estimate Alantica, they're smarter than they appear."
Hikaru blinked. "Then, what should we do? How do get her back?"
"The only way you can do it, by going to Alantica and finding things out. See if you can find anything about Presea's whereabouts or any sign of Lafarga's old militia. Alantica is a small world, less than half the size of ours. It should be easy to get around and gather information" He guides.
"But how would they have known that she was the blacksmith?" Hikaru asked standing up and stretching.
"Spies maybe." He sighed. "Or Lafarga."
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"HIKARU!" Umi whined. She fell to the floor exhausted and wiped her forehead. "This is HORRIBLE, Hikaru. Clef left us. why couldn't we just pack a travel-sized Clef and let him come with us? He'd know what to do! So, what do we do now?"
"Do as Clef said. We have to go to Alantica and see if anything odd is going on." Hikaru replied annoyed. She was sitting on another boulder swinging her legs and thinking, while Fuu calculated how far it was to get from Cephiro to Alantica.
"How would we know if something odd was going on? We've never been there." Umi sighed. She started stomping her feet out of anger and groaned.
"I don't know. We'll be spies too, just as Clef had said."
"Wouldn't they know we were outsiders?" Umi asked again.
"Well of course, they've never seen us before. And we wear such silly clothing." She smiled and examined her school uniform.
"Then wouldn't they suspect that we were from Cephiro or another world and we were up to no good?"
"Maybe. maybe they always have visitors from other worlds."
Umi blinked. "So then, wouldn't it be easy to get information?"
Fuu and Hikaru turned around and faced Umi with a sarcastic look. "Miss Umi, if we continue asking any more questions it will be all talk and no action. We wouldn't be able to get there fast enough, we might even be too late."
Umi groaned again. "Oh, fine. I really wished they had moved the fencing match to next week." she muttered to herself.
"Miss Hikaru, this is going to take forever." Fuu said examining the world map and turning over to Hikaru and Umi. "We cannot walk 100,000,000,000,000,000 miles, it'll take so long."
"Hey! I know what we can do!" Umi cried happily.
Hikaru's eyes lit up. "Yeah? What is it?" She asked desperately. She was in no disposition to walk 100,000,000,000,000,000 miles.
"Can't we use our Rune Gods? They fly very fast and we'll get there in a day or two!"
"You're absolutely right, Umi! C'mon girls." Hikaru shouted. "Let's summon our Rune Gods!"
All three of them placed their hands in the middle and closed their eyes as they used their will power to call upon their forceful machines. Suddenly three tiny balls of light came floating in the middle of them each blue, green, and red. The red one shined brightly and went into Hikaru's chest while the others did the same. The blue went to Umi, and the green to Fuu.
Hikaru's armor was a lot more evolved than the last time she left Cephiro. She wore a headpiece with many tiny rubies dangling off of the sides. Although it looked as if she was wearing no armor and just cloth, the cloth was very hard and extremely comfortable. She wore a red, silky tank top and on her arms were long transparent sleeves that were draped around her arm by pallid, white string. She also wore a short ruby skirt with black combat boots, which made her a lot taller. On her neck, she wore a long cape that wrapped around her collar and ended at her heels. On her right hand was a white glove with a full-sized, red ruby in the middle, holding loads of magic and wonders.
"Wow." She sighed breathlessly. "Look at us! We can definitely fight in these." She smiled and twirled around examining her new combat uniform.
"Your right," Fuu agreed for she and Umi were wearing the same exact thing except in blue and green. But except for the see-through sleeves Umi had on leather, cobalt gloves stopping at her wrist, and Fuu had on green gloves extending to her upper arm. "It is a lot more comfortable and cooler. I'm not so hot anymore." She giggled and examined herself too.
"Awesome! If only my friends saw me in this." Umi shouted as she held her hand out gazing at the large sapphire on her hand. "Let's go, we can't waste any more time." The two nodded as they all held hands in a circle and closed their eyes again.
"Celes."
"Windom."
Their hair and robes flew up still keeping their eyes closed. Celes's water swarmed around them creating a water shield which extended twenty feet above them.
"RayEarth."
RayEarth's fire created a shield around the three knights as well. As they opened their mouths to chant the last line.
"We summon you to come forward to us once again!" The three shouted. Out of the gems from their wrists came a streak of power and magic which all landed on the ground. It soon made a transparent shape of their Rune Gods. With the sound of a swish their Rune Gods were complete.
"Oh RayEarth!" Hikaru shouted and ran over to it hugging the leg.
"It feels just like we're fighting Zagato again." Umi sighed as she leaned on the large dragon.
Fuu smiled. "It does, Miss Umi, it does. Do you suppose we'll have to fight in these as well?"
"Let's hope not, Fuu." Hikaru said. "Come on we're wasting time, we should be at Alantica before sun rise."
"Right." Fuu and Umi said in unison.
"Hikaru, I think we have a problem." Umi whispered nervously.
"Yes, I'm sure we do. Miss Hikaru? How are we supposed to get inside the Rune Gods?" Fuu asked her eyes wide.
"I was kind of hoping you remembered what we did last time." Hikaru muttered and scratched her head.
Umi sighed. "But that was three years ago." She shook her head and glanced over at Makona. "Makona?"
"Puu?" This was the first time that Makona had spoken since Clef left them, which was very odd. Makona was usually annoying and very loud when they were traveling on foot.
"May we talk to Mage Clef again?" Umi asked kindly bending over and smiling sweetly.
Makona lowered his eyes. "Puu!" he shouted as his ruby glowed. The red shadow filled the air and Clef's recognizable face appeared once again.
"Magic Knights is everything okay? Did you get any information of the raid?" He asked right away. But blinked when he realized that they were in the same spot. He gazed up at their Rune Gods and looked at them startled.
"Actually," Umi started, "We are having a little difficulties getting into our rides."
"We need to know how to get into our Rune Gods, we haven't been here since. forever, we're forgetting everything." Hikaru sighed.
"Indeed you are. There's only one way to get in your Rune Gods." He pauses. "Do any of you remember what this land is made of?" Clef asked.
Umi looked around and her eyes lit up. "Grass, trees, flowers. Ah! A butterfly." She points out.
Clef groaned. "No, no, no. Not things that have been grown on the land, but what it's truly made of." He tried again. "Think hard, Magic Knights."
"What it's truly made of." Hikaru whispered thinking awfully hard.
"I'm not sure, Sir Clef. Princess Emeraude made this wonderful world." Fuu stated.
"Yes, yes, Princess Emeraude did. But how?" Clef quizzed.
Umi sighed. "Clef please stop with all the trivia, we need to get to Alantica soon."
Hikaru's eye lit up. "By wishing." She whispered.
"Huh?" Umi and Fuu turned over to her.
"What did you say?" Asked Umi.
"Princess Emeraude," she started, "Made this land by wishing. Don't you remember? This land is made of the will."
"Correct Hikaru, so you haven't forgotten everything."
"But that has nothing to do with getting into our Rune Gods, Clef." Umi said.
"Of course it does, Miss Umi." Started Fuu, "If only we wish to be in our Rune Gods it surely will happen." She said smiling.
Umi's eyes widen. "Your absolutely right, Fuu." She laughed softly.
Clef chuckled. "I guess you have no need for me any longer. Farewell Magic Knights, and please come back as promptly and safely as you can. We need as much information as we can, if not I'm afraid to say that Cephiro may be gone for good."
"Puu Puu!" Makona's ruby's silhouette vanished as he hopped around the three.
"So how about it girls? Let's start wishing!" Umi shouted enthusiastically and extended a hand out to each of them.
All three of them clasped their hands together and whispered a prayer. They all imagined themselves in the tall machines. A proverbial warmth and coldness came over them. Wind, fire, and water surrounded them and as they opened their eyes they found themselves in the seats of their Rune Gods holding onto their control sticks.
"Alright!" Hikaru shouted happily.
"We did it!" Umi laughed.
Fuu realized she no longer was wearing her glasses. "Good job!"
The gigantic machines flew into the air leaving behind sand and dust flying about.
"Okay, it will only take a few hours to get there." Fuu calculated through their radios.
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"Hiiikaru. Wake up now! Hiiiikaru."
"Miss Umi? What if she doesn't wake up in time and crashes or misses Alantica?"
"Don't worry Fuu none of that will happen." Umi giggled softly.
Hikaru heard muffled voices in her dream or was she half awake? She wasn't quite sure but she recognized the voices right away. It sounded like Umi and Fuu. She realized she was flying over clouds and soaring with the birds. The sun looked like it was only ten feet away from her as the cold wind whipped in between her hair. She felt so free and tremendously light as if she only weighed a feather. But suddenly everything turned dark as night and down below she spotted a tiny red and orange flame dimming softly.
"Fire. Hikaru. Fire." Umi's voice seemed to say. "Please. Hikaru. Stop the fire."
Hikaru started worrying. What if there were people down there trapped in the fire? She's a Magic Knight she should save them. She smelt a burning aroma fill her nostrils. It was so far away? How could she smell it from way up in the air?
"Hikaru. You're on fire. Hikaru. Save yourself." Umi's voice haunted.
She was right Hikaru was on fire.
"I-I've got to save them." Hikaru shouted but the rising smoke was making her choke. She grabbed onto her throat and gasped for breath. "Umi, Fuu! I can't breathe! I can't breathe! Help me!"
Soon she could hear Umi's laughing and Fuu's giggling in the distance.
"Why wont you help me! Please, stop laughing! I can't breathe! I need to save the people below. they're in trouble! Stop ignoring me!"
More laughter.
"Uhh?" Hikaru sighed. Her eyes fluttered open, it was only a dream.
"Wow, Hikaru! You were T-IRED!" Umi Shouted. "You sure we're scared when we said there was a fire in your Rune God!" Umi laughed. "You couldn't breathe? Hikaru, stop acting silly, you have such a wild imagination."
"Anyways." Fuu started, "We're almost in Alantica in a few more hours at the most."
Hikaru was too tired and angry to say anything so she sat still and looked around. It was so beautiful she missed Cephiro. Cephiro was so much prettier than the world she lived in. Everyone respected nature in Cephiro no one littered, no one smoked, no one did anything but wish and appreciate what they had.
"That light... Hikaru?"
"Do you think...?"
"They need us again?"
"To help them get through."
"If so, we must go."
"For the third time."
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"Hikaru! It's Makona! Make him go away! Please stop growling, Makona. It's us!"
"He's going to attack."
"What do you think made him act like this, Miss Hikaru?"
"I don't know... but this isn't good."
"Please Hikaru, make him stop! Ahhh!"
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"Hee-kar-ru!" Cried a loud and tremendously annoying voice. "Get this thing OFF of me before I actually DO kill it!" Umi Ryuuzaki bellowed. She flung a soft strand of blue hair off of her shoulder.
"Puu! Puu! Puuuu!" Makona, a white round ball of fluff with ears and a tail pranced around Umi doing his best to get on her nerves. He was, apparently, succeeding.
Umi groaned and clenched her fists. "Hikaru! Fuu!" She whined and began kicking at him but the creature was too fast for her tired and slow legs.
"Miss Umi, maybe you should try leaving Sir Makona alone, he'll eventually get weary of you and go someplace else." Fuu Hououjii suggested. Her green eyes glimmering softly as she embraced her arms. She sighed and tucked her soft, brown hair behind her ear and sat down on a large boulder. As she sat down she remembered everything that happened in the last three years. How she felt a strange but warm vibe when she saw Hikaru and Umi at the Tokyo Tower. And when the strange light only brought them to this odd and mystical world. She soon found out that she had to rescue the princess, for she was the pillar of Cephiro.
Lord Zagato was holding her hostage. But Zagato's minions slowed them down and nearly gotten them killed. Most of Zagato's minions became their allies and helped them through their elongated and rigid journey. She also met her own Rune God, Windom. But Princess Emeraude and Zagato weren't what they appeared to be. Emeraude was in love with Zagato and Zagato was in love with Emeraude. It turned out that Zagato only kept Emeraude to save her; he didn't want her to have such a powerful job as the pillar of Cephiro. He didn't think it was fair that only she should pray and work so hard to keep the land secure. He only kept her to keep her safe, for Emeraude only summoned the Magic Knights so they would kill her.
"Don't you think I've tried that already?" Umi yelled out of frustration and anger. She loathed the white ball of fluff nothing annoyed her more. She sighed and sat there setting her chin on the palm of her hand blowing her bangs out of her face.
Hikaru was too busy laughing her head off to comment. When she finally got complete control over herself she motioned for Makona to come over to her. She smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "I missed you Makona. I'm so glad we're back. We missed you!"
"Humph." Umi muttered and hopped off from the ground. She walked away to grieve over herself still muttering many unperceivable names.
"Puu! Puu!" Makona smiled as his long, rabbit-like ears bounced around. He tried his best to wrap his tiny arms around Hikaru but it didn't seem to work.
"So now that we're here in Cephiro for the third time, what do we do?" Hikaru Shidou asked, still hugging Makona but glancing at Fuu questionably. What could they possibly want now? They had beaten Zagato and helped revive Cephiro, she also saved Emeraude. Was there a new evil force at work that she needed to vanquish? Did someone get captured again? Did someone or something turn evil?
She blinked as she remembered Emeraude turn evil at Zagato's fortress. After they had killed Zagato, Emeraude became outraged. So livid that she turned bad and attacked the Magic Knights. She formed into a grown woman and picked up Zagato's sword. Hikaru remembered the Rune God-like spirit that Emeraude had gotten into. Emeraude summoned them to kill her; she had rather be with Zagato for she loved him more than the land of Cephiro. At first Hikaru refused, but when Emeraude asked her just to grant one selfish wish, and she did. She killed Emeraude, the pillar of Cephiro. But it was all right because now Zagato and Emeraude could be together in forever, in peace and serenity.
Fuu shrugged and stood up from the large boulder brushing her furrowed skirt down. "I'm not sure Miss Hikaru, I thought they no longer desired us. I suppose we were incorrect." She turned to Makona glancing at him with yielding green eyes. "May we please speak to Sir Clef, Sir Makona?"
"Yeah, it's about time we talk to someone from here. I'm getting worried." Hikaru shuddered.
Makona nodded and jumped out of Hikaru's arms and walked into the center of the two Magic Knights. Umi came speeding back still restless with an aggravated glower on her face. She glanced at Makona and raised an eyebrow as she stride over to Hikaru. "What are you guys doing now?" She demanded.
"Taking to Clef, Umi. Shhh." Hikaru whispered and sat down on another large builder crossing her arms and staring at Makona intently. What if Clef was the one who got captured? Then what would happen? They wouldn't know why they came here or what to do. Then they'd never be able to go back home. She bit her lower lip and glanced over at Fuu, she too was staring at Makona fixedly.
By then Makona prepared a light red circle in the sky with the large red orb on his forehead. Suddenly they saw Master Mage Clef's face inside the silhouetted circle. Clef smiled at the sight of the Legendary Magic Knights but quickly frowned when they saw the look of anxiety in their eyes.
Hikaru sighed and laughed at herself for being so worried. Of course Clef couldn't die. he was a very, very powerful sorcerer. He had educated Zagato and Zagato's ally, Alcione as well. There was no possible way.
"Magic Knights. Hikaru, Fuu, Umi." He sighed as his light purple bangs fell over his forehead.
"What's wrong? What happened? Is everything okay?" Hikaru shouted. Her fist was clenched into a ball.
The Mage nodded. "Everything's fine. It's just that we don't know where Presea is."
Fuu gasped and brought a hand to her mouth her eyes wide with shock. "What do you mean, Sir Clef? Isn't she in the Forest of Silence?"
Clef sighed and shook his head gradually. "No, she's not. We finally got the news yesterday that Alantica, another world like ours, decided to raid Cephiro. We thought we were friends with all of the worlds but we thought wrong. They announced that one of their former and powerful warrior decided to unite and settle with us, Cephiro. Alantica didn't take it very well and grew angry. Now they want revenge."
"Who's the warrior?" Umi asked, frowning even more.
"He must be really strong to be causing so much havoc." Fuu noted and brought her hand down from her mouth.
"Lafarga."
Hikaru stood up irritably. "What's that got to do with Presea? Where is she? How can we save her? Please, Clef."
"Hikaru please sit down. I'm doing my best to announce this, you aren't making it any better." Clef said maintaining his reassured face.
"Miss Hikaru please sit down." Fuu said as she walked behind Hikaru. She took her by the shoulders and placed her down silently.
"Since Alantica won't bail out we have no option but to fight. That means we need weapons and artillery. Presea is our only-"
"Blacksmith!" Hikaru shouted. "Presea's our blacksmith." She smiled to herself for catching on so quickly. She knew exactly what was going to come next.
"Indeed. So when I offered to go to her house, she wasn't there. Her door was wide opened and everything was vacant except for Makona. He has no recollection of what happened. He wasn't even aware that she vanished."
"Puu." He sighed lowering his ears and eyes. "Puu Puu!"
Umi gasped and walked over to Makona, kneeling down and gazed at him dubiously. She tossed her long cerulean hair over her shoulder and blinked a few times. "What is it Makona?"
"Eh?" Clef furrowed his eyebrows at Makona but looked back at the Magic Knights wondering. "He seems to remember why and how she had disappeared." He said looking back at Makona nodding at him, anxious to hear the appalling story.
Hikaru blinked and sat up. She dashed over to Makona, her red braid flowing gracefully behind her as she too kneeled down on the other side of Makona. "What else is he saying?" She asked looking up at the sorcerer.
"He said that there were three figures. He couldn't tell if they were men or women because they were all silhouettes on the walls. He could tell Presea by..." He paused and closed his eyes angrily. "Makona!" Clef growled crossly.
"Puu?" Makona asked sincerely and smiled up at him.
"Huh? What'd he say?" Umi asked and glanced at Makona debatably.
"Go on, Sir Clef." Fuu said and walked over to the Hikaru, Umi and Makona. She stood behind them crossing her arms.
"By her thunderous voice and immense hair... Anyways," he cleared his throat when he heard Hikaru and Umi trying to suppress back their giggles. "Makona said they had machines just similar to yours."
"Rune Gods." Hikaru whispered.
"That's odd. I thought only us, the Legendary Magic Knights had them." Umi stated.
Clef nodded. "So did I. Anyways, girls, you must find Presea. She's most likely in grave danger. Think of all the things she risked her life for, for you. Now it's your turn to return the favor, for you ARE the Legendary Magic Knights. You can save Presea, I know it." He beams.
"What do you think happened to her, Mage Clef?" Fuu asked adjusting her glasses.
"Well, my theory is Alantica took her for they knew she was our blacksmith, that way we wouldn't use any weapons in the up-coming. war. Don't under- estimate Alantica, they're smarter than they appear."
Hikaru blinked. "Then, what should we do? How do get her back?"
"The only way you can do it, by going to Alantica and finding things out. See if you can find anything about Presea's whereabouts or any sign of Lafarga's old militia. Alantica is a small world, less than half the size of ours. It should be easy to get around and gather information" He guides.
"But how would they have known that she was the blacksmith?" Hikaru asked standing up and stretching.
"Spies maybe." He sighed. "Or Lafarga."
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"HIKARU!" Umi whined. She fell to the floor exhausted and wiped her forehead. "This is HORRIBLE, Hikaru. Clef left us. why couldn't we just pack a travel-sized Clef and let him come with us? He'd know what to do! So, what do we do now?"
"Do as Clef said. We have to go to Alantica and see if anything odd is going on." Hikaru replied annoyed. She was sitting on another boulder swinging her legs and thinking, while Fuu calculated how far it was to get from Cephiro to Alantica.
"How would we know if something odd was going on? We've never been there." Umi sighed. She started stomping her feet out of anger and groaned.
"I don't know. We'll be spies too, just as Clef had said."
"Wouldn't they know we were outsiders?" Umi asked again.
"Well of course, they've never seen us before. And we wear such silly clothing." She smiled and examined her school uniform.
"Then wouldn't they suspect that we were from Cephiro or another world and we were up to no good?"
"Maybe. maybe they always have visitors from other worlds."
Umi blinked. "So then, wouldn't it be easy to get information?"
Fuu and Hikaru turned around and faced Umi with a sarcastic look. "Miss Umi, if we continue asking any more questions it will be all talk and no action. We wouldn't be able to get there fast enough, we might even be too late."
Umi groaned again. "Oh, fine. I really wished they had moved the fencing match to next week." she muttered to herself.
"Miss Hikaru, this is going to take forever." Fuu said examining the world map and turning over to Hikaru and Umi. "We cannot walk 100,000,000,000,000,000 miles, it'll take so long."
"Hey! I know what we can do!" Umi cried happily.
Hikaru's eyes lit up. "Yeah? What is it?" She asked desperately. She was in no disposition to walk 100,000,000,000,000,000 miles.
"Can't we use our Rune Gods? They fly very fast and we'll get there in a day or two!"
"You're absolutely right, Umi! C'mon girls." Hikaru shouted. "Let's summon our Rune Gods!"
All three of them placed their hands in the middle and closed their eyes as they used their will power to call upon their forceful machines. Suddenly three tiny balls of light came floating in the middle of them each blue, green, and red. The red one shined brightly and went into Hikaru's chest while the others did the same. The blue went to Umi, and the green to Fuu.
Hikaru's armor was a lot more evolved than the last time she left Cephiro. She wore a headpiece with many tiny rubies dangling off of the sides. Although it looked as if she was wearing no armor and just cloth, the cloth was very hard and extremely comfortable. She wore a red, silky tank top and on her arms were long transparent sleeves that were draped around her arm by pallid, white string. She also wore a short ruby skirt with black combat boots, which made her a lot taller. On her neck, she wore a long cape that wrapped around her collar and ended at her heels. On her right hand was a white glove with a full-sized, red ruby in the middle, holding loads of magic and wonders.
"Wow." She sighed breathlessly. "Look at us! We can definitely fight in these." She smiled and twirled around examining her new combat uniform.
"Your right," Fuu agreed for she and Umi were wearing the same exact thing except in blue and green. But except for the see-through sleeves Umi had on leather, cobalt gloves stopping at her wrist, and Fuu had on green gloves extending to her upper arm. "It is a lot more comfortable and cooler. I'm not so hot anymore." She giggled and examined herself too.
"Awesome! If only my friends saw me in this." Umi shouted as she held her hand out gazing at the large sapphire on her hand. "Let's go, we can't waste any more time." The two nodded as they all held hands in a circle and closed their eyes again.
"Celes."
"Windom."
Their hair and robes flew up still keeping their eyes closed. Celes's water swarmed around them creating a water shield which extended twenty feet above them.
"RayEarth."
RayEarth's fire created a shield around the three knights as well. As they opened their mouths to chant the last line.
"We summon you to come forward to us once again!" The three shouted. Out of the gems from their wrists came a streak of power and magic which all landed on the ground. It soon made a transparent shape of their Rune Gods. With the sound of a swish their Rune Gods were complete.
"Oh RayEarth!" Hikaru shouted and ran over to it hugging the leg.
"It feels just like we're fighting Zagato again." Umi sighed as she leaned on the large dragon.
Fuu smiled. "It does, Miss Umi, it does. Do you suppose we'll have to fight in these as well?"
"Let's hope not, Fuu." Hikaru said. "Come on we're wasting time, we should be at Alantica before sun rise."
"Right." Fuu and Umi said in unison.
"Hikaru, I think we have a problem." Umi whispered nervously.
"Yes, I'm sure we do. Miss Hikaru? How are we supposed to get inside the Rune Gods?" Fuu asked her eyes wide.
"I was kind of hoping you remembered what we did last time." Hikaru muttered and scratched her head.
Umi sighed. "But that was three years ago." She shook her head and glanced over at Makona. "Makona?"
"Puu?" This was the first time that Makona had spoken since Clef left them, which was very odd. Makona was usually annoying and very loud when they were traveling on foot.
"May we talk to Mage Clef again?" Umi asked kindly bending over and smiling sweetly.
Makona lowered his eyes. "Puu!" he shouted as his ruby glowed. The red shadow filled the air and Clef's recognizable face appeared once again.
"Magic Knights is everything okay? Did you get any information of the raid?" He asked right away. But blinked when he realized that they were in the same spot. He gazed up at their Rune Gods and looked at them startled.
"Actually," Umi started, "We are having a little difficulties getting into our rides."
"We need to know how to get into our Rune Gods, we haven't been here since. forever, we're forgetting everything." Hikaru sighed.
"Indeed you are. There's only one way to get in your Rune Gods." He pauses. "Do any of you remember what this land is made of?" Clef asked.
Umi looked around and her eyes lit up. "Grass, trees, flowers. Ah! A butterfly." She points out.
Clef groaned. "No, no, no. Not things that have been grown on the land, but what it's truly made of." He tried again. "Think hard, Magic Knights."
"What it's truly made of." Hikaru whispered thinking awfully hard.
"I'm not sure, Sir Clef. Princess Emeraude made this wonderful world." Fuu stated.
"Yes, yes, Princess Emeraude did. But how?" Clef quizzed.
Umi sighed. "Clef please stop with all the trivia, we need to get to Alantica soon."
Hikaru's eye lit up. "By wishing." She whispered.
"Huh?" Umi and Fuu turned over to her.
"What did you say?" Asked Umi.
"Princess Emeraude," she started, "Made this land by wishing. Don't you remember? This land is made of the will."
"Correct Hikaru, so you haven't forgotten everything."
"But that has nothing to do with getting into our Rune Gods, Clef." Umi said.
"Of course it does, Miss Umi." Started Fuu, "If only we wish to be in our Rune Gods it surely will happen." She said smiling.
Umi's eyes widen. "Your absolutely right, Fuu." She laughed softly.
Clef chuckled. "I guess you have no need for me any longer. Farewell Magic Knights, and please come back as promptly and safely as you can. We need as much information as we can, if not I'm afraid to say that Cephiro may be gone for good."
"Puu Puu!" Makona's ruby's silhouette vanished as he hopped around the three.
"So how about it girls? Let's start wishing!" Umi shouted enthusiastically and extended a hand out to each of them.
All three of them clasped their hands together and whispered a prayer. They all imagined themselves in the tall machines. A proverbial warmth and coldness came over them. Wind, fire, and water surrounded them and as they opened their eyes they found themselves in the seats of their Rune Gods holding onto their control sticks.
"Alright!" Hikaru shouted happily.
"We did it!" Umi laughed.
Fuu realized she no longer was wearing her glasses. "Good job!"
The gigantic machines flew into the air leaving behind sand and dust flying about.
"Okay, it will only take a few hours to get there." Fuu calculated through their radios.
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"Hiiikaru. Wake up now! Hiiiikaru."
"Miss Umi? What if she doesn't wake up in time and crashes or misses Alantica?"
"Don't worry Fuu none of that will happen." Umi giggled softly.
Hikaru heard muffled voices in her dream or was she half awake? She wasn't quite sure but she recognized the voices right away. It sounded like Umi and Fuu. She realized she was flying over clouds and soaring with the birds. The sun looked like it was only ten feet away from her as the cold wind whipped in between her hair. She felt so free and tremendously light as if she only weighed a feather. But suddenly everything turned dark as night and down below she spotted a tiny red and orange flame dimming softly.
"Fire. Hikaru. Fire." Umi's voice seemed to say. "Please. Hikaru. Stop the fire."
Hikaru started worrying. What if there were people down there trapped in the fire? She's a Magic Knight she should save them. She smelt a burning aroma fill her nostrils. It was so far away? How could she smell it from way up in the air?
"Hikaru. You're on fire. Hikaru. Save yourself." Umi's voice haunted.
She was right Hikaru was on fire.
"I-I've got to save them." Hikaru shouted but the rising smoke was making her choke. She grabbed onto her throat and gasped for breath. "Umi, Fuu! I can't breathe! I can't breathe! Help me!"
Soon she could hear Umi's laughing and Fuu's giggling in the distance.
"Why wont you help me! Please, stop laughing! I can't breathe! I need to save the people below. they're in trouble! Stop ignoring me!"
More laughter.
"Uhh?" Hikaru sighed. Her eyes fluttered open, it was only a dream.
"Wow, Hikaru! You were T-IRED!" Umi Shouted. "You sure we're scared when we said there was a fire in your Rune God!" Umi laughed. "You couldn't breathe? Hikaru, stop acting silly, you have such a wild imagination."
"Anyways." Fuu started, "We're almost in Alantica in a few more hours at the most."
Hikaru was too tired and angry to say anything so she sat still and looked around. It was so beautiful she missed Cephiro. Cephiro was so much prettier than the world she lived in. Everyone respected nature in Cephiro no one littered, no one smoked, no one did anything but wish and appreciate what they had.
