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daughter and son of Van and Irvine respectively only.
Chapter 2: The Prophecy.
The bright light that covered both Reice and Fiona brought them to a place, which was familiar to both women.
Fiona gaped at where she was.
"This is . . .?"
"Yes. This is the Valley of Rare-Hertz, the place where Zoids Eve was found. And the place where Elder Fish died. Before he died, he scribbled his prophecy on a stone tablet buried deep in the ground. Only our Ancient Zoidians powers can reveal it. Are you ready, Fiona?"
"But . . ."
"I'll do it myself then." Reice opened her arms and chanted an ancient language that Fiona understands. Her eyes widened as Reice chanted.
"No!" Fiona screamed and a piercing white light emerged from where they stood.
A black stone tablet appeared and flew to Fiona's hands.
"It's true then." Whispered Reice as she looked at Fiona with great complexity.
The stone tablet had ancient language written on which read . . .
I, an elder of Planet Zi, was powerless to prevent the calamity of the DeathSaurer, which nearly wiped out the entire Ancient Ziodian race. Therefore, I would never like to see another bloodshed on this peaceful planet ever again.
There will be three more calamities on Planet Zi . . .The last calamity will be the real battle for the existence of Planet Zi.
A marriage of one in our race and a future inhabitant of Planet Zi will bring about this calamity. The birth of their child shall trigger this war against the ultimate destruction of Planet Zi.
Fiona freaked out when she read this. "I cannot believe this! Never!" Her stomach suddenly pained greatly. Beads of perspiration trickled down her face. The stone tablet dropped to the ground with a 'thud' but it glowed bright blue.
Both women were oblivious to the glow.
Reice panicked, "Fiona, Fiona!" She took out her handkerchief and tried to wipe away Fiona's perspiration.
Fiona breathed in deeply for a long time before her pain subsided.
"What shall I do?" Fiona asked to herself. "Is the prophecy referring to me? And Van?"
Reice patted Fiona's back and spoke sadly, "I believe it is so."
Tears dropped down Fiona's eyes. "Today is my Wedding and I disappeared. What will happen there? I have to get back!"
"Of course! We will go back now, since you've understood this prophecy. Don't take away your child. Your child is innocent. Furthermore, Elder fish did not prophesise how the war is started or ended. This might not happen to you after all, who knows? Cheer up." Reice comforted Fiona.
She and Fiona are the only Ancient Zoidians left in Planet Zi. By right, they should have been friends but Hiltz made it impossible at first.
Now that there is peace, friendship bloomed from this start.
But Fiona questioned, "Can we tell the others about it?"
"I don't think so. This shall be our secret. Anyway, lets go back!"
Reice held Fiona's hand and the same bright light surrounded them and they disappeared into thin air.
* * * * * * * * *
The stone tablet, which was on the floor, was still glowing bright green. Suddenly, a face in smoke appeared out of thin air. She/He was cackling sinisterly as a stone figure surfaced from where the stone tablet was.
It was pale green in colour with pearls hanging over its neck. The stone slowly turned to flesh but was stopped by the pearls over its neck. The voice cursed, "Why is my body still stone? Why can't I be the old self?"
However, the voice soon laughed, "I will regain my true body once she 'wakes' up! Ha! Ha! Ha!" This voice would send chills down a person's spine or even freeze a timid man to death!
The stone figure was, once again, covered in a green light before being buried underground by an unknown power.
* * * * * * *
When Fiona and Reice disappeared, Van also mounted his Zoid, wanting to go to the Valley of the Rare Hertz.
However, his organoid Zeke stopped him from going.
"Why, Zeke?" Van questioned anxiously.
Then, a flash of light sent the two women back to the Church.
Fiona blinked, as she needed to get adjusted to the light after spending about five minutes in a dim place. She felt someone hugging her tightly.
"Fiona, why did Reice bring you to the Valley of the Rare-Hertz?" growled Van slightly.
He was staring straight into Reice as he approached her.
Raven brought Reice closer to himself and looked at Van dangerously. "Reice did not harm Fiona in anyway."
Fiona pulled Van's hand and said quickly, "It is nothing actually."
"Why would she bring you there without a reason? Tell me the truth, Fiona."
Fiona had promised Reice to keep the prophecy a secret. She glanced at Reice nervously, not sure as to how to answer her husband's question.
But, Reice answered, "We just went there to have a chat, can't we?"
"Why not here then?" Van was unimpressed by the answer.
"It's girls talk!" Reice knew that this was a lame answer but she could only think of this. She also glanced at Fiona nervously.
"Give them a break, Van." Monbay shrieked, "Let me down! Irvine!"
Irvine let her go and covered his ears. "You want me, your husband to become deaf?" He shouted back.
This scene amused Van very much that he forgot about Reice and Fiona's disappearance. He laughed loudly, earning a glare from the couple.
Both Reice and Fiona heaved a sigh of relief. They looked at each other and smiled. Specula, Reice's organoid came up to her and growled.
Raven spoke, "I think that Shadow is unhappy that he was left behind at our Zoid. We better get going. It's getting late. We have to go to Flamigo Town. So long, guys!"
Raven and Reice walked off.
However, Van called them, "When are we getting your wedding invitation?"
Irvine, Fiona, Moonbay and Zeke all turned to looked at them as Reice blushed. Raven did not blush but he looked awkwardly at Reice and replied, "I tell you when the time comes!" He grinned mischievously.
Reice's blush darkened as she hit Raven on his arm. He replied to her hit with a small chuckle.
The others also grinned at each other, "Raven has changed a lot. He can actually be humorous if he wanted to."
Emperor Rudolph and his Queen Marianne approached them and Rudolph spoke, "I think that it is time for the wedding banquet at the hotel. Everyone is waiting. Where's Raven and Reice?"
"They are gone."
"They should have eaten before leaving. Well, what are you guys waiting for?" Marianne said excitedly. * * * * * * * * *
The two couples mounted their zoids and drove to the hotel. They had the grandest wedding ever, thanks to the presence of the leaders of both the Empire and the Republic.
* * * * * * * * *
Five months later . . .
"This is killing me!" Fiona screamed in utter pain as she went into labour.
Van used his palm to let Fiona bite so as to lower her pain but to no avail. Fiona still screamed in pain.
The doctor was sweating too. It has been twelve hours since she started to have labour pains.
Then, he gasped.
The baby's legs came out first instead of the head! The doctor was flustered.
Fiona felt even more painful as she sensed that her child is coming. Van was very anxious to see the doctor panicking.
"What is the problem?"
"The leg came out first, I fear the worst, Sir."
"No, save my baby!" Fiona cried as tears of pain flowed down her cheek.
The doctor exclaimed as the baby slowly slid out of Fiona's legs.
"It is a miracle!" He had expected himself to do a surgery to let the baby come out but looks like he does not need to!
Van jumped in delight and punched the air forcefully.
The baby wailed loudly as Fiona and Van embraced each other emotionally.
"Congratulations, Sir and Madam, your child is a baby girl." The doctor spoke with a warm smile. He cleaned the baby girl and brought her closer to her parents.
Fiona smiled weakly as she struggled to caress her child. Van caught her hand and helped her to stroke the baby's chubby cheek.
"Look at her, Fiona. Don't she look adorable?" Van spoke kindly at his wife.
The doctor interrupted, "Sir, can you leave Madam for a while, she needs plenty of rest."
"Sure!" Van stood up and shook hands with the doctor as he thanked him.
Van looked at Fiona tenderly and left the ward.
When Van walked out of the ward, Moonbay and Irvine rushed to him and asked, "How? Boy or girl?"
"It's a girl!"
"Have you thought of her name?"
"Not yet."
"How about Victoria? This sounds nice!" Moonbay suggested enthusiastically.
"No, she should be called Catherine." Irvine suggested too.
"No, Victoria!"
"Catherine sounds nicer than Victoria!"
'They are at it again.' Van thought amusedly.
"Guys, I have thought of a really nice and meaningful name."
"What name is it?"
Van only wanted Irvine and Moonbay to stop arguing, so he could not really think of a name yet. However, he mused for a while before speaking, "I will call her Fanny. Since my name is Van, the first syllabus of Fanny rhymes with my name while Fiona has a 'F' in front, so Fanny is a combination of our two names!"
Irvine and Moonbay both exclaimed at the same time, "This name is brilliant!"
'Hmm. I'll call my daughter Fanny Freiheit then.'
* * * * * * * *
Fiona woke up in a daze. Her body was very tired but she could feel a presence of evilness.
Abruptly, she opened her eyes and was shocked to see a faint smoke appearing out of nowhere. A voice hissed, "I thank you . . . for making me revive . . . Ha!"
The door opened and snapped Fiona out of her daze.
"It's me! Moonbay! How do you feel, Fiona? Why is your face still so pale?" Moonbay spoke excitedly.
Irvine and Van were forced to stay outside the ward as Moonbay said that she wanted to talk about 'woman business' with Fiona.
Moonbay put Fiona's outstretched to her own stomach and spoke, "I hope that my child will be a male."
"Why?"
"Think of this scenario. If we can get our children to marry each other, wouldn't it be great?"
"You think too far, Moonbay." Fiona laughed. But a strange feeling was within her.
Moonbay looked at Fiona worriedly, "I think I should tell van to let the doctor to examine you, you look so pale!" She made a move to walk out of the ward.
Fiona closed her eyes. And drifted off to sleep . . .
"Fiona." Van spoke softly, but he walked out of the ward quietly.
"She's asleep."
"Sir, do not worry too much. Madam was just too tired out. After all, this her first labour." The doctor smiled and left them.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Phew! This chapter is not short at all! I think I have overdone this.
I have to say something so as to not offend anyone when I write the third chapter.
Fanny Freiheit will be the main character along with Moonbay and Irvine's child!
Signed Virginia.
Chapter 2: The Prophecy.
The bright light that covered both Reice and Fiona brought them to a place, which was familiar to both women.
Fiona gaped at where she was.
"This is . . .?"
"Yes. This is the Valley of Rare-Hertz, the place where Zoids Eve was found. And the place where Elder Fish died. Before he died, he scribbled his prophecy on a stone tablet buried deep in the ground. Only our Ancient Zoidians powers can reveal it. Are you ready, Fiona?"
"But . . ."
"I'll do it myself then." Reice opened her arms and chanted an ancient language that Fiona understands. Her eyes widened as Reice chanted.
"No!" Fiona screamed and a piercing white light emerged from where they stood.
A black stone tablet appeared and flew to Fiona's hands.
"It's true then." Whispered Reice as she looked at Fiona with great complexity.
The stone tablet had ancient language written on which read . . .
I, an elder of Planet Zi, was powerless to prevent the calamity of the DeathSaurer, which nearly wiped out the entire Ancient Ziodian race. Therefore, I would never like to see another bloodshed on this peaceful planet ever again.
There will be three more calamities on Planet Zi . . .The last calamity will be the real battle for the existence of Planet Zi.
A marriage of one in our race and a future inhabitant of Planet Zi will bring about this calamity. The birth of their child shall trigger this war against the ultimate destruction of Planet Zi.
Fiona freaked out when she read this. "I cannot believe this! Never!" Her stomach suddenly pained greatly. Beads of perspiration trickled down her face. The stone tablet dropped to the ground with a 'thud' but it glowed bright blue.
Both women were oblivious to the glow.
Reice panicked, "Fiona, Fiona!" She took out her handkerchief and tried to wipe away Fiona's perspiration.
Fiona breathed in deeply for a long time before her pain subsided.
"What shall I do?" Fiona asked to herself. "Is the prophecy referring to me? And Van?"
Reice patted Fiona's back and spoke sadly, "I believe it is so."
Tears dropped down Fiona's eyes. "Today is my Wedding and I disappeared. What will happen there? I have to get back!"
"Of course! We will go back now, since you've understood this prophecy. Don't take away your child. Your child is innocent. Furthermore, Elder fish did not prophesise how the war is started or ended. This might not happen to you after all, who knows? Cheer up." Reice comforted Fiona.
She and Fiona are the only Ancient Zoidians left in Planet Zi. By right, they should have been friends but Hiltz made it impossible at first.
Now that there is peace, friendship bloomed from this start.
But Fiona questioned, "Can we tell the others about it?"
"I don't think so. This shall be our secret. Anyway, lets go back!"
Reice held Fiona's hand and the same bright light surrounded them and they disappeared into thin air.
* * * * * * * * *
The stone tablet, which was on the floor, was still glowing bright green. Suddenly, a face in smoke appeared out of thin air. She/He was cackling sinisterly as a stone figure surfaced from where the stone tablet was.
It was pale green in colour with pearls hanging over its neck. The stone slowly turned to flesh but was stopped by the pearls over its neck. The voice cursed, "Why is my body still stone? Why can't I be the old self?"
However, the voice soon laughed, "I will regain my true body once she 'wakes' up! Ha! Ha! Ha!" This voice would send chills down a person's spine or even freeze a timid man to death!
The stone figure was, once again, covered in a green light before being buried underground by an unknown power.
* * * * * * *
When Fiona and Reice disappeared, Van also mounted his Zoid, wanting to go to the Valley of the Rare Hertz.
However, his organoid Zeke stopped him from going.
"Why, Zeke?" Van questioned anxiously.
Then, a flash of light sent the two women back to the Church.
Fiona blinked, as she needed to get adjusted to the light after spending about five minutes in a dim place. She felt someone hugging her tightly.
"Fiona, why did Reice bring you to the Valley of the Rare-Hertz?" growled Van slightly.
He was staring straight into Reice as he approached her.
Raven brought Reice closer to himself and looked at Van dangerously. "Reice did not harm Fiona in anyway."
Fiona pulled Van's hand and said quickly, "It is nothing actually."
"Why would she bring you there without a reason? Tell me the truth, Fiona."
Fiona had promised Reice to keep the prophecy a secret. She glanced at Reice nervously, not sure as to how to answer her husband's question.
But, Reice answered, "We just went there to have a chat, can't we?"
"Why not here then?" Van was unimpressed by the answer.
"It's girls talk!" Reice knew that this was a lame answer but she could only think of this. She also glanced at Fiona nervously.
"Give them a break, Van." Monbay shrieked, "Let me down! Irvine!"
Irvine let her go and covered his ears. "You want me, your husband to become deaf?" He shouted back.
This scene amused Van very much that he forgot about Reice and Fiona's disappearance. He laughed loudly, earning a glare from the couple.
Both Reice and Fiona heaved a sigh of relief. They looked at each other and smiled. Specula, Reice's organoid came up to her and growled.
Raven spoke, "I think that Shadow is unhappy that he was left behind at our Zoid. We better get going. It's getting late. We have to go to Flamigo Town. So long, guys!"
Raven and Reice walked off.
However, Van called them, "When are we getting your wedding invitation?"
Irvine, Fiona, Moonbay and Zeke all turned to looked at them as Reice blushed. Raven did not blush but he looked awkwardly at Reice and replied, "I tell you when the time comes!" He grinned mischievously.
Reice's blush darkened as she hit Raven on his arm. He replied to her hit with a small chuckle.
The others also grinned at each other, "Raven has changed a lot. He can actually be humorous if he wanted to."
Emperor Rudolph and his Queen Marianne approached them and Rudolph spoke, "I think that it is time for the wedding banquet at the hotel. Everyone is waiting. Where's Raven and Reice?"
"They are gone."
"They should have eaten before leaving. Well, what are you guys waiting for?" Marianne said excitedly. * * * * * * * * *
The two couples mounted their zoids and drove to the hotel. They had the grandest wedding ever, thanks to the presence of the leaders of both the Empire and the Republic.
* * * * * * * * *
Five months later . . .
"This is killing me!" Fiona screamed in utter pain as she went into labour.
Van used his palm to let Fiona bite so as to lower her pain but to no avail. Fiona still screamed in pain.
The doctor was sweating too. It has been twelve hours since she started to have labour pains.
Then, he gasped.
The baby's legs came out first instead of the head! The doctor was flustered.
Fiona felt even more painful as she sensed that her child is coming. Van was very anxious to see the doctor panicking.
"What is the problem?"
"The leg came out first, I fear the worst, Sir."
"No, save my baby!" Fiona cried as tears of pain flowed down her cheek.
The doctor exclaimed as the baby slowly slid out of Fiona's legs.
"It is a miracle!" He had expected himself to do a surgery to let the baby come out but looks like he does not need to!
Van jumped in delight and punched the air forcefully.
The baby wailed loudly as Fiona and Van embraced each other emotionally.
"Congratulations, Sir and Madam, your child is a baby girl." The doctor spoke with a warm smile. He cleaned the baby girl and brought her closer to her parents.
Fiona smiled weakly as she struggled to caress her child. Van caught her hand and helped her to stroke the baby's chubby cheek.
"Look at her, Fiona. Don't she look adorable?" Van spoke kindly at his wife.
The doctor interrupted, "Sir, can you leave Madam for a while, she needs plenty of rest."
"Sure!" Van stood up and shook hands with the doctor as he thanked him.
Van looked at Fiona tenderly and left the ward.
When Van walked out of the ward, Moonbay and Irvine rushed to him and asked, "How? Boy or girl?"
"It's a girl!"
"Have you thought of her name?"
"Not yet."
"How about Victoria? This sounds nice!" Moonbay suggested enthusiastically.
"No, she should be called Catherine." Irvine suggested too.
"No, Victoria!"
"Catherine sounds nicer than Victoria!"
'They are at it again.' Van thought amusedly.
"Guys, I have thought of a really nice and meaningful name."
"What name is it?"
Van only wanted Irvine and Moonbay to stop arguing, so he could not really think of a name yet. However, he mused for a while before speaking, "I will call her Fanny. Since my name is Van, the first syllabus of Fanny rhymes with my name while Fiona has a 'F' in front, so Fanny is a combination of our two names!"
Irvine and Moonbay both exclaimed at the same time, "This name is brilliant!"
'Hmm. I'll call my daughter Fanny Freiheit then.'
* * * * * * * *
Fiona woke up in a daze. Her body was very tired but she could feel a presence of evilness.
Abruptly, she opened her eyes and was shocked to see a faint smoke appearing out of nowhere. A voice hissed, "I thank you . . . for making me revive . . . Ha!"
The door opened and snapped Fiona out of her daze.
"It's me! Moonbay! How do you feel, Fiona? Why is your face still so pale?" Moonbay spoke excitedly.
Irvine and Van were forced to stay outside the ward as Moonbay said that she wanted to talk about 'woman business' with Fiona.
Moonbay put Fiona's outstretched to her own stomach and spoke, "I hope that my child will be a male."
"Why?"
"Think of this scenario. If we can get our children to marry each other, wouldn't it be great?"
"You think too far, Moonbay." Fiona laughed. But a strange feeling was within her.
Moonbay looked at Fiona worriedly, "I think I should tell van to let the doctor to examine you, you look so pale!" She made a move to walk out of the ward.
Fiona closed her eyes. And drifted off to sleep . . .
"Fiona." Van spoke softly, but he walked out of the ward quietly.
"She's asleep."
"Sir, do not worry too much. Madam was just too tired out. After all, this her first labour." The doctor smiled and left them.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Phew! This chapter is not short at all! I think I have overdone this.
I have to say something so as to not offend anyone when I write the third chapter.
Fanny Freiheit will be the main character along with Moonbay and Irvine's child!
Signed Virginia.