A/N: I'm so sorry for the long wait, but with school starting I don't have much time for writing! Not to mention I have a serious case of writer's block! --_-- So my next chapter may not be up for a while!
Disclaimer: I no own Escaflone! ( But I do own Ry, Criet, Enyo, Eris, Strife, Aries and FFR( for future reference) Hecate)
Eris yelled as she threw a cup against the wall. Satisfyingly the glass shattered in to a million shards.
" We're not going to give you any more, if you're just going to smash them," said one of the two men sitting at the table with her, "Even though it's quit amusing watching you." he said with a laugh.
" Shut up Strife!" She yelled in return. Strife had short spiked brown hair and dark brown almost black eyes.
Enyo sat forward the same amused look on his face, " Come on, why don't you tell us how you failed to capture a little girl?"
" It's not like she was alone!" yelled Eris jumping up out of her seat.
" Oh sit down," said Enyo waving his hand in indifference.
" Some guy who called himself Criet Alea was with her," she said as she indignantly sat in her chair crossing her arms.
" I've heard of him," said Strife as he took a sip of the wine.
Enyo nodded, " He's second in command of Fanaila's armies."
" That's him," answered Eris, " The basted," she said as she took another glass and filled it with wine.
" It doesn't matter anyway," said Strife standing up, " They'll let their guard down that they believe they took our main base, and when they do we'll make our move." Strife held his glass out in a toast.
An evil smirk came across Eris' face as she stood up as well, " Then I'll get my revenge." She held her glass out as well.
Eris and Strife looked down to Enyo, who was indifferent to the other two's show of confidence. He calmly took another sip of wine, set the empty glass down on the table then left.
*~*~*~*~*~*
" So this . . . Eris, called herself a general of Zaibach?" asked Ry.
Yukari just nodded, she didn't like the questioning Ry was giving her. Ry kept asking some of the same questions again and again. Yukari was unnerved by the sudden change from Alex to Ry, or maybe it was just Ry becoming serious, Yukari couldn't be sure.
" That's all she told us," Criet added, far more use to Ry's method of interrogation.
Hitomi was stretched out on the couch looking drained, Yukari sat stiffly in the recliner, while Criet was sitting on the arm. Ry, on the other hand, seemed comfortable standing in front of the large windows looking out.
Ry gave no indication she had heard him, " Is there nothing else you two can tell me?" she asked.
" Nothing," answered Criet.
Ry shook her head, and turned around to face the others. She had seemed to give up trying to wring information out of them. " Now we know there is at least one of Ziabach's generals on the Mistic Moon."
" Not much to go off, we already figured as much," said. Ry nodded.
Yukari mustered up her courage, " I . . .uh read an account of Hitomi's last trip to Gaea," Yukari hesitated as Ry turned her impassive gaze to her, " I was wondering how Zaibach could have come back?"
" I was wondering that as well," Hitomi added.
Ry paused for a second, " by all means this enemy is not really Zaibach," she started sitting at one of the seats at the breakfast knook. Hitomi had to sit up and turn around to see her. " They are a different threat, but they wanted to attract some of the original soldiers from Zaibach's army, and they didn't want to have to spend the time to make a name for themselves. So they choose the name Zaibach, it still strikes fear into people's harts."
Everyone nodded, accepting the answer.
Suddenly the phone rang, causing Hitomi, and Yukari to jump. Nobody moved for a few seconds, until Ry gestured to the phone, then stood up and walled over to lean on the back of the couch.
Yukari stood up and went to answer it. A familiar male voice came over the receiver, " Mushi-mushi Yukari," said Amono.
" Amono!" said Yukari sending a smile to Hitomi who sat up straight.
Ry cocked an eyebrow, and gave Hitomi a questioning look. " He's an old friend of ours, the other one who saw Van arrive," whispered Hitomi. Ry nodded.
" You won't guess where I am," he said smiling.
" Where?!" Yukari nearly yelled into the phone.
" I heard about Hitomi, so I decided to come up here," his voice answered, " Right now I'm at the airport," he finished.
" No way! You're here!" Yukari shrieked, then remembering the others covered the phone's receiver and said, " Amono's at the airport!" she half whispered. Then went back to the phone, " Do you need a ride?" she asked.
" If it's not too much trouble."
" None at all," answered Yukari, " see you soon, Syonara."
" Syonara," answered Amono.
Yukari hung up the phone, " Hitomi we'll have to pick him up she said happily."
Hitomi jumped up, " It'll be great to see him again."
Ry stood up, " I don't mean to put a damper on this, but it'd be better if one of us came with you." Everyone agreed. " I've got work to get back to," she said, " but I can get a car here in a matter of minutes and Criet can go with you," she said with a nod.
" Sounds good," said Yukari smiling.
Ry made a call on the phone, and a few minutes later the other's headed down to meet it. When they got down two cars pulled up, a man got out of the driver's side of one. He walked around the car and gave Criet the keys then walked back around and got in the passenger side of the other vehicle.
Yukari watched the other pull away, " That's what I call efficiently," she said.
Criet smiled then opened the doors for the girls, who happily got in. After closing the door he walked around the front and got in the driverside.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Enyo walked into an almost pitch black room, he came to a stop and dropped to one knee, " Lord Aries," he said to the shadows.
" Yes Enyo, I'm glad you came to see me, " said a distinctly male voice, " I have been given information that the Fanailian forces are not falling for our decoy base."
" I don't believe they are sure themselves, but I don't believe their uncertainty will help us," answered Enyo as he rose to stand.
" Hm, too bad," mussed Aries, " And since Eris didn't come in here triumphantly I suppose her mission failed?"
" Yes my Lord," he nodded, " The warrior Criet Alea, prevented Eris from accomplishing her mission."
" Continue after the two mystic moon inhabitants. They will make good bait, remember though to concentrate on Ms. Kanzaki," Aries ordered.
" My Lord may I ask why?" ventured Enyo.
" I'm not totally sure myself," answered Aries as he stepped out of the shadows next to Enyo. He was built much like Enyo, He had long black hair with red streaks that fell down his back. He kept it tied back loosely with a red scarf.
" I don't know about folowing this Hecate," Enyo said, " She will not even tell you her plans, how do we know they're in our best interest?"
Aries frowned, " We don't," he answered.
Enyo turned to look Aries full on, " The other Generals don't know about Hecate," he said gesturing with his hands, " They think that you are the only person giving orders. Don't you see brother, you could leave her service!"
" She controls thrice the forces I do and those are just what I know of." Aries paused looking at Enyo, " Who could guess how many other kingdoms she has wrapped around her finger! We wouldn't stand a chance," he finished firmly.
Enyo frowned, he knew he'd lost this argument, " You are right, I just hate serving her."
" I agree, but I don't see a way out," Aries turned and disappeared into the shadows, " Just make sure you don't get Hecate angry," he scolded his younger sibling.
" I understand," answered Enyo as he left.
Disclaimer: I no own Escaflone! ( But I do own Ry, Criet, Enyo, Eris, Strife, Aries and FFR( for future reference) Hecate)
Eris yelled as she threw a cup against the wall. Satisfyingly the glass shattered in to a million shards.
" We're not going to give you any more, if you're just going to smash them," said one of the two men sitting at the table with her, "Even though it's quit amusing watching you." he said with a laugh.
" Shut up Strife!" She yelled in return. Strife had short spiked brown hair and dark brown almost black eyes.
Enyo sat forward the same amused look on his face, " Come on, why don't you tell us how you failed to capture a little girl?"
" It's not like she was alone!" yelled Eris jumping up out of her seat.
" Oh sit down," said Enyo waving his hand in indifference.
" Some guy who called himself Criet Alea was with her," she said as she indignantly sat in her chair crossing her arms.
" I've heard of him," said Strife as he took a sip of the wine.
Enyo nodded, " He's second in command of Fanaila's armies."
" That's him," answered Eris, " The basted," she said as she took another glass and filled it with wine.
" It doesn't matter anyway," said Strife standing up, " They'll let their guard down that they believe they took our main base, and when they do we'll make our move." Strife held his glass out in a toast.
An evil smirk came across Eris' face as she stood up as well, " Then I'll get my revenge." She held her glass out as well.
Eris and Strife looked down to Enyo, who was indifferent to the other two's show of confidence. He calmly took another sip of wine, set the empty glass down on the table then left.
*~*~*~*~*~*
" So this . . . Eris, called herself a general of Zaibach?" asked Ry.
Yukari just nodded, she didn't like the questioning Ry was giving her. Ry kept asking some of the same questions again and again. Yukari was unnerved by the sudden change from Alex to Ry, or maybe it was just Ry becoming serious, Yukari couldn't be sure.
" That's all she told us," Criet added, far more use to Ry's method of interrogation.
Hitomi was stretched out on the couch looking drained, Yukari sat stiffly in the recliner, while Criet was sitting on the arm. Ry, on the other hand, seemed comfortable standing in front of the large windows looking out.
Ry gave no indication she had heard him, " Is there nothing else you two can tell me?" she asked.
" Nothing," answered Criet.
Ry shook her head, and turned around to face the others. She had seemed to give up trying to wring information out of them. " Now we know there is at least one of Ziabach's generals on the Mistic Moon."
" Not much to go off, we already figured as much," said. Ry nodded.
Yukari mustered up her courage, " I . . .uh read an account of Hitomi's last trip to Gaea," Yukari hesitated as Ry turned her impassive gaze to her, " I was wondering how Zaibach could have come back?"
" I was wondering that as well," Hitomi added.
Ry paused for a second, " by all means this enemy is not really Zaibach," she started sitting at one of the seats at the breakfast knook. Hitomi had to sit up and turn around to see her. " They are a different threat, but they wanted to attract some of the original soldiers from Zaibach's army, and they didn't want to have to spend the time to make a name for themselves. So they choose the name Zaibach, it still strikes fear into people's harts."
Everyone nodded, accepting the answer.
Suddenly the phone rang, causing Hitomi, and Yukari to jump. Nobody moved for a few seconds, until Ry gestured to the phone, then stood up and walled over to lean on the back of the couch.
Yukari stood up and went to answer it. A familiar male voice came over the receiver, " Mushi-mushi Yukari," said Amono.
" Amono!" said Yukari sending a smile to Hitomi who sat up straight.
Ry cocked an eyebrow, and gave Hitomi a questioning look. " He's an old friend of ours, the other one who saw Van arrive," whispered Hitomi. Ry nodded.
" You won't guess where I am," he said smiling.
" Where?!" Yukari nearly yelled into the phone.
" I heard about Hitomi, so I decided to come up here," his voice answered, " Right now I'm at the airport," he finished.
" No way! You're here!" Yukari shrieked, then remembering the others covered the phone's receiver and said, " Amono's at the airport!" she half whispered. Then went back to the phone, " Do you need a ride?" she asked.
" If it's not too much trouble."
" None at all," answered Yukari, " see you soon, Syonara."
" Syonara," answered Amono.
Yukari hung up the phone, " Hitomi we'll have to pick him up she said happily."
Hitomi jumped up, " It'll be great to see him again."
Ry stood up, " I don't mean to put a damper on this, but it'd be better if one of us came with you." Everyone agreed. " I've got work to get back to," she said, " but I can get a car here in a matter of minutes and Criet can go with you," she said with a nod.
" Sounds good," said Yukari smiling.
Ry made a call on the phone, and a few minutes later the other's headed down to meet it. When they got down two cars pulled up, a man got out of the driver's side of one. He walked around the car and gave Criet the keys then walked back around and got in the passenger side of the other vehicle.
Yukari watched the other pull away, " That's what I call efficiently," she said.
Criet smiled then opened the doors for the girls, who happily got in. After closing the door he walked around the front and got in the driverside.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Enyo walked into an almost pitch black room, he came to a stop and dropped to one knee, " Lord Aries," he said to the shadows.
" Yes Enyo, I'm glad you came to see me, " said a distinctly male voice, " I have been given information that the Fanailian forces are not falling for our decoy base."
" I don't believe they are sure themselves, but I don't believe their uncertainty will help us," answered Enyo as he rose to stand.
" Hm, too bad," mussed Aries, " And since Eris didn't come in here triumphantly I suppose her mission failed?"
" Yes my Lord," he nodded, " The warrior Criet Alea, prevented Eris from accomplishing her mission."
" Continue after the two mystic moon inhabitants. They will make good bait, remember though to concentrate on Ms. Kanzaki," Aries ordered.
" My Lord may I ask why?" ventured Enyo.
" I'm not totally sure myself," answered Aries as he stepped out of the shadows next to Enyo. He was built much like Enyo, He had long black hair with red streaks that fell down his back. He kept it tied back loosely with a red scarf.
" I don't know about folowing this Hecate," Enyo said, " She will not even tell you her plans, how do we know they're in our best interest?"
Aries frowned, " We don't," he answered.
Enyo turned to look Aries full on, " The other Generals don't know about Hecate," he said gesturing with his hands, " They think that you are the only person giving orders. Don't you see brother, you could leave her service!"
" She controls thrice the forces I do and those are just what I know of." Aries paused looking at Enyo, " Who could guess how many other kingdoms she has wrapped around her finger! We wouldn't stand a chance," he finished firmly.
Enyo frowned, he knew he'd lost this argument, " You are right, I just hate serving her."
" I agree, but I don't see a way out," Aries turned and disappeared into the shadows, " Just make sure you don't get Hecate angry," he scolded his younger sibling.
" I understand," answered Enyo as he left.