A/N: This story has gone on longer than expected……..though I never really do plan to far ahead in my stories. Ü Anyways, I'm thankful for all the feedback I get, and to my Beta' readers, Saidie Joyce-Myst Lady, Notorious Lizzie-chan and Lizette Faith Reyes, thankies kindly!!! ^_^ So then, here's the next chapter. Oh yeah, and since no one really voted, I just picked the title I liked best. So, Angelus Errare is my title.
"What is it you needed to see with me, Dario?" Viper asked as he signed some document. Dario just smiled at him.
"The plans for the wedding of course," Viper stopped signing the documents and regarded the Deva with an arched eyebrow.
"What? We already did that, before your latest 'mission' to get Riddel's gift."
"What?! Uhh……right, of course we did." Dario nervously said, which only earned another odd look from Viper.
"…….Dario, are you feeling alright?" he asked as he looked worriedly at his future son in law.
"………yes, that must be it. I think I might be a bit sick, but…….Lord Viper, how much longer till the Viper Festival?" Dario asked.
"You don't know?! Dario, that is the day of your wedding!!" Viper exclaimed. Dario quickly shook his head.
"No, no, I'm afraid you…….misinterpreted my question. What I meant was, how many more days left till the wedding, not the date of it. Things have been so hectic lately, and I feel……eager for the wedding so I can finally be with Riddel." Dario explained. The old lord relaxed visibly and grinned.
"Good, I was actually afraid you forgot the date!" Viper and Dario shared a short laugh together, "I'm sorry, Dario. I should've known better than to think that way of you. Yes, I believe it is in just two days." Viper said. Dario grinned, and bowed to Lord Viper.
"Thank you, Lord Viper. I'm sorry for interrupting your work because of my slight blunder…….and sickness," Dario said with a respectful bow, "and if you could please tell Riddel I'm in my room resting if she asks you, I would be forever grateful, My lord."
"No need to regard me with such respect, Dario. You are soon to be my son in law, and I could never ask for a better man to be my son in law and marry Riddel." Viper said with a slight chuckle. Dario nodded.
"As you wish…….father," he said with a slight grin before he left the room. Once Dario had closed the door, his grin had faded with a light sneer, "What an old senile fool." He muttered as he headed to his room.
"Ahh! Are we there YET?!" Minako impatiently asked as he head drooped to look at the water with a bored expression. Van glanced back at her with an annoyed glare.
"No!" He snapped, he once again went back to reading the map, furiously trying to find how he was navigating wrong while Ami and Makato were snoozing and Rei was casting the now very familiar veil of mist suspicious looks.
"……..What if it isn't your navigating skills that keep on landing us here. What if it's that…….island?" Rei asked as she continued to stare at the veil of mist. Van looked up from the map in surprise.
"You mean the Dead Sea?" he asked in disbelief. Rei nodded.
"Well yeah. Everyone's always saying that place is cursed and stuff, right? I mean, isn't it atleast the tiniest bit…..possible?" Van actually looked as though he was thinking about it while Minako rolled her eyes.
"Like an island can really do that? Rei, it's an island not some man eating monster……or witch……or wizard." Minako pointed out. Rei just glared at her.
"Maybe, but all those 'brave' adventurous people who had traveled thi- the world, Minako were afraid….no, terrified the mere mention of that 'island's' name. Don't you think that's weird?" Rei asked. Minako still seemed unconvinced while Van watched them debate over it with some amusement,
" If you don't mind me adding something…" he said. The two stopped glaring at each other to look at him in surprise while Ami and Makato slowly woke.
"Whas' goin' on?" Makato groggily asked.
"……Hm? Why are we back at this place again. Haven't we moved yet?" Ami asked in surprise. Rei nodded.
"We've tried, but we can't seem to get away from this spot. No matter how long we run the motor in the opposite direction, we always end up here!" Rei muttered.
" Yeah, and Rei thinks the whole reason we can't get away from this spot is because of the Dead Sea." Minako drawled. Rei glared at him while Van let out a loud "COUGH!!" to get their attention.
"What?" Rei snapped. Van grinned and said,
"Well, it's just, no offense to Minako," he quickly put in, "I agree with Rei. I think it does have to do with the Dead sea, because, a lot of strange occurrences have been happening around it lately. Like, for instance, 2 scientists managed to get in the Dead Sea, no one knows how, but they did, and, they managed to actually exit it too. Well, they say, they found……evidence, that one of the scientists had already been there. Her name was Luccia. She's a renowned scientist from Viper Manor, and she swears she has no recollection of going there." Van explained. The senshi gaped at him, but Van wasn't finished, "You know what? That's not all they found either. They also found evidence of the deva, Karsh, Lord Dario's younger brother, Glenn, and one other person, who we guess is little known, because know one can find them, yet, but, like Luccia, they swore that they had never been there before. The scientists had estimate times from when the traces or evidence was found, well, it seems the estimated time is about the same time the dragons mysteriously disappeared." He finished.
"…….So, why is the Dead Sea making us stuck here, does that mean….it wants us to enter?" Ami asked. The young artist got a fearful look on his face.
"What?! No way!! I'm not stepping one foot in that place!" Van exclaimed, "You gotta' be crazy!!" Van, Rei, and Makato got into an argument about who was right and who was wrong while Ami and Makato wisely chose not to comment on either side.
"…Hey Ami, I was thinking, maybe the Negaverse is behind this. I mean, the Dead Sea is the place our brooches are hidden in, right? Isn't possible it's them?" Makato pointed out. The blue haired genius seemed to think it over before she looked away from the quarreling three and out on her visor.
"I'll scan this area for any negative vibes, then I'll send the data to my computer and see if your hunch is right" Makato nodded while Ami quickly scanned the area, then took out her computer, visor still on, and quickly transferred the data to the computer by connecting a small chord to the computer and visor.
"Ok, let me see……." She muttered as she rapidly typed on her mini-blue computer.
"Dario, how nice of you to show up!!" A cheerful woman with black exclaimed. Dario just grinned and the two embraced. After the embrace Dario quickly shut the door while the woman shot him a pout.
"Dario-kun, what took you so long?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, your highness, I was busy, I had to speak to the old man about the wedding." Dario said with disgust evident in his voice upon the mention of his soon to be wedding.
"Oh, well, don't worry! Termina, and this dusty old mansion will all be gone before the wedding anyways!" she said with a grin.
"I know, Nacrissa-chan." He said with an affectionate smile. She beamed at him and was about to speak, when a knocking interrupted their "moment".
"Dario? Dario, is that you? It's me Riddel!" Riddel said over the door. Nacrissa pouted again while Dario just got a malicious grin on his face and winked at Nacrissa.
"Come in, Riddel-chan."
A/N: OOOhhhhhhh!!! The suspense………or maybe not. Anyways, please R&R, thanks!!!