Sapphire Midnight
Chapter 9
United we stand.
Hi there, it's been forever! School is taking up all my spare time lately. I'm sorry for not updating but as afore mentioned, I've been super busy. Okay enough excuses. Welcome to another chapter of Sapphire Midnight. I hope you guys are enjoying this. I hope you review even if you hate the story, it would mean a lot to me if you did. Then maybe I'll write a better story just for you! This is not my best work, but then who knows? Oh well. read on and enjoy. Oh and show some love, please review!
**
In the Sapphire Imperial Establishment.
Case had changed into what one would classify as street clothes. She had on a pair of worn out jeans and a long T-shirt that said, 'trained for combat' with a black background. Her hair was in a long braid that reached her waist. A dozen bracelets around her right wrist glinted silver and jingled as she walked through the palace gates. She was admitted because of the glowing symbol on his forehead. It was a peace sign in the shape of a heart with an arrow going through it. As she approached the front doors she was greeted by Daranden who was not in formal wear either. He had a pair of back jeans and a blue T-shirt. His hair was untidy as usual, but it did look nice.
"Good morning Sapphire," he said.
"Please, when we aren't in battle, don't call me that," she replied.
"Then what do you want me to call you? Case? Ms Harmony?" he asked her.
"Case, if you wouldn't mind Mr.." she trailed off.
"If you would call me Heero, I would appreciate that very much. I don't like my given name much, it's too long if you ask me," He said.
Just then a memory of the guy who lived next door came to her mind. ' Of course! Heero was his name! But this can't be him. he told me his name was way longer and he hated it.but he was never this cute. He was never this smooth either,' she thought as she stared at him. She was in doubt and shock, but then her watch beeped and she remembered that they were meeting the others today. She grabbed his wrist and sprinted at top speed to the great hall of the palace. Heero just a fraction of a second behind her. They screeched to a stop straightened themselves out a little bit and walked in slowly with their hands still intertwined. They both genuflected before their emperor and as they tried to put their hands on their hearts they blushed furiously and let go of each other's hand.
"My emperor, I am sorry we were late upon our arrival," Case said trying to look away from the man's eyes.
"Forgive us your Excellency time got away from us. It will not happen again," Heero picked up on the cue she set for him.
"You are both forgiven. However, you do realize that you are not at all dressed for the occasion, do you not?" He said in a very proper and tired fashion.
"Your Excellency, we have chosen to meet our fellow guardian's and KNIGHTS Force officials as regular people so as to befriend them without them thinking it is merely our duty to do so. Also, this is more comfortable for me," Case answered. Heero didn't mind that she answered for him, just so long as she did so like this.
"Very well. They should be arriving now, so we shall go to the teleportation chamber without delay" he said. Even though he said it simply it sounded like a proclamation. This made the two on the floor nervous and they arose from their positions on the ground quickly to the position of attention.
As the emperor passed them they did an about face and marched after him. He led them down twisting corridors that one could easily get lost in, and down winding staircases that would have made you dizzy from both the height and the manner in which they went down. They whole way was brightly lit and decorated with Chinese lanterns and runway lights and special ceiling lights. The whole of the lighting effect was a soft Sapphire blue glow with different designs on the floor and brightly lit portraits and paintings. It was beautiful.
As they walked on they were told about the paintings and designs and the other KNIGHTS Force officials and guardians. It seemed as though the trip would never end.
** In the Topaz Imperial Establishment.
Katie ran down the hallway of the Topaz palace. She'd been allowed to stay the night since she has no place to go. She had changed into a form fitting yellow suit and heels. She ran as fast as she could; if they took any longer they'd be late to meet everyone else. She was running top speed and as she did, she ran into poor Demos! There was a hideous crash and she ended up on top of him. She got off of him as soon as she realized what happened. She grabbed his wrist muttered a few apologies and sped off again, this time with a hostage. They reached the teleportation room were the emperor was waiting for them. She jumped in the air, dragging Demos with her as if he was a rag doll, and when she landed she was on her knees and though he was dizzy, Demos ended up that way too.
"I-huff huff-apologize for-huff huff- being late sire," she said nearly passing out.
"Ditto," said Demos who had swirls for eyes.
"That is fine, but we have no time for apologizing, we will just barely be able to make it on time," said the emperor, and with that he clapped his hands together and began to chant. "I call upon the powers of the great Topaz Family Gem, the greatest power of them all, the gift of the planet of Venus. Grant me the power to fly, take me to my final destination! To Sapphire's Sacred Star!"
They were carried away to the Teleportation Chamber of the Sapphire Palace. It was brightly lit and full of beautiful art, just like the hall leading up to the Chamber. They appeared before the emperor of Sapphire establishment in a dazzling array of light and energy. It was a spectacular thing to behold.
"It appears we've arrived just in time to greet our guests," Sapphire Emperor said.
"It seems so," said Case and Heero in unison. They smiled at each other and turned back to see Katie and Demos for the first time. Katie's hair was styled in curls and pulled out of her face. Demos was dressed in blue jeans and a yellow shirt. His hair was in his usual long braid and his cocky smile was back again.
"Well, hello there. 1st Sgt. Demos Maxwell at your service, and you are?" he said in his smoothest voice.
"Good evening, I'm Master Sgt. Daranden Yuki and this is Case Harmony, it's nice to meet you," Heero said. This was already getting too formal for his taste.
"Hey I'm Katie Summers, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance," she said. Case was at this time the only sign of comfort in the room for Katie. She made her feel incredibly at home.
"Nice to meet you Katie, I believe we should be making room for our other guests, they should be arriving soon and this isn't a very big space," Case said. She tool a few steps backwards and was followed by everyone in the room. Demos stood next to her as they waited for the next arrivals.
One minute later in a burst of dancing flames, the Ruby Emperor and Amber and Zin appeared before the current party. Amber was immediately nervous and was about to hyperventilate when she caught sight of Case something snapped. She was some what calmed by the sight of Case. This was partially because of Katie's power to soak up emotions, Case's power to calm, and Amber's notice of informality. They all introduced themselves and in a great flash of pulsating lightning, Mona, Miliardo, and the Emerald Emperor. A large amount of pearls appeared and materialized into an ice casing. The ice shattered and standing in elegance was Anna Marie, Marcus and their emperor. In a brilliant show of aurora like lights, DJ and her party appeared. Once everyone was introduced the party advanced to the great hall.
No one appeared as elegantly as the Aqua Pearl Representatives. It took a while to reach the Great Hall of Sapphire so the Aqua Pearl representatives were the final source of entertainment. Anna played the flute, Marcus played a miniature harp, the emperor played a sax and Case sang.
"Aren't your hands getting numb?" Case asked between songs.
"Of course they aren't. Our powers allow us to handle any type of ice with out it becoming too cold. I should think you would have remembered that from your lessons at the academy," the emperor said in reply.
'Geez, what a grouch! Of course I remember! It's just conversation!' Case thought. Katie winced, Anna sighed, and DJ and Amber mentally flipped him off. Mona sort of shrugged it off. The group reached its destination when all of this was finished. The emperors reached their separately prepared thrones at the highest part of the hall. The officials and guardians stopped about half way into the hall and genuflected before their emperors.
"We the emperors of the united Establishments have agreed that the people of our esteemed establishments are too important to risk any further damage, physical or psychological. Therefore we have brought you here to join forces. Only if you work as one will you defeat this enemy. We have analyzed a great deal and come to the conclusion that these attacks are organized and are part of a much bigger flow. Who ever is behind this is very dangerous and powerful and obviously very resourceful. You will all be working around the clock day and night to solve this dilemma. Protecting the innocent is you key priority. You've been brought here to work together to increase the chances of catching our angry attackers, in order to return to the state of peace we once had. Until this happens, everyone is in great danger. We ask of you this one favor and then whatever you please will be yours for the taking," said Sapphire's emperor.
"Your highness, with all due respect, what makes you think they won't know, much less notice that the emperor is gone form the region they next attack?" Case asked. She had serious doubts about this obviously flawed plan.
"We will not be staying, it is the KNIGHTS officials who are to stay. We are merely here to address you as a whole and relay your missions to you," Emerald's emperor stated.
"Won't they know about all of this? They were very well informed about all of our awakenings, and very keen on stopping you from unsealing us. There must be an information leak somewhere in our lovely little system," Katie argued.
"That has yet to be discovered, but none the less we are in search of a possible leak. We have thought of some things. It is unwise to just spout out information. We have reason to believe enemy signal scramblers intercepted the messages. They must have used their technology to hack into our system and search for the appropriate information, hence the increased security on our data base," the Ruby emperor replied.
"While that may be true we have no leads, nothing to go on, and no clue where to start looking," Mona said.
"We have done all we can for you, it is up to you to find the rest of the answers for yourself," said the Sapphire emperor.
With that the emperor's rose to their feet and chanted the incantation that would take them home, they all disappeared in a similar fashion to that of how they arrived in the first place. Sapphire emperor left the room leaving the young people left inside very upset and confused. They all rose from their positions on the ground and began to speak.
Immediately Demos started hitting on Case. Heero was getting annoyed about his 'friend' getting hit on by a total stranger. After all, Demos was supposed to be here with Katie.
"So your name is Case huh? That's original. I've never heard of someone naming their kid just Case before. Is it short for something?" Demos asked.
"No, it's just Case. What about you? Your name's pretty cool. Who named you?" She asked.
"My Grandpa named me because my parents have no imagination," he said.
She started laughing and that made Heero snap. He was gonna have a word with Mr. Maxwell. He took Demos away form his object of affection. Case went to talk to the other guardians while the two guys had a little chat.
"Hi everyone," Case said to the girls and the remaining guys, "I hope you all will enjoy some of your stay here. If you want anything let me know, I'll see what I can do."
DJ and Katie, who were over dressed, wanted to know if they could get any clothes. Katie fit into stuff from Case's room just fine, but DJ who was smaller than both of them needed to get her own wardrobe right away. It wasn't long before they re-entered the great hall in more comfortable clothes. Blue jeans and solid T-shirts for the guests and Case had changed into a different shirt. It was the deepest blue and had a beautiful flower outline on it in slightly lighter blue. It had been her mother's shirt when she was about Case's age, and she hadn't been able to get rid of it; it was too special to her. Now it was special to Case, and she wanted to show it off.
Heero was the first to notice it when he got done with his chat with Demos. They were friends now. But this wouldn't be the last time flirting with Case would get Demos in trouble. He noticed soon after as well. She was even prettier than before. Katie snapped him back to reality when she started talking about the attacks. Soon everyone was focused on the right topic and thinking of ways to present their theories to everyone at once. When everyone was finished thinking and talking about the enemy's pattern Amber noticed it was past 7:00. And they were all very tired.
Case led everyone to a room in the palace that they could sleep in. They all ended up sleeping in connected rooms anyway. So it was impossible to have to worry about losing your way. All they'd have to do is go to Case or Heero's room without waking anyone up. It wouldn't be hard to do unless you were really uncoordinated. That night everyone slept well.
**
That's all for this chapter of Sapphire Midnight. I hope you enjoyed this one. I had to type it all over again after I forgot to save it the other day. I'm so unlucky! J/K anywho, please review and continue to wait patiently for Chapter 10 of Sapphire Midnight: Divided We Fall. Thank you so much for reading!
Sapphire
Chapter 9
United we stand.
Hi there, it's been forever! School is taking up all my spare time lately. I'm sorry for not updating but as afore mentioned, I've been super busy. Okay enough excuses. Welcome to another chapter of Sapphire Midnight. I hope you guys are enjoying this. I hope you review even if you hate the story, it would mean a lot to me if you did. Then maybe I'll write a better story just for you! This is not my best work, but then who knows? Oh well. read on and enjoy. Oh and show some love, please review!
**
In the Sapphire Imperial Establishment.
Case had changed into what one would classify as street clothes. She had on a pair of worn out jeans and a long T-shirt that said, 'trained for combat' with a black background. Her hair was in a long braid that reached her waist. A dozen bracelets around her right wrist glinted silver and jingled as she walked through the palace gates. She was admitted because of the glowing symbol on his forehead. It was a peace sign in the shape of a heart with an arrow going through it. As she approached the front doors she was greeted by Daranden who was not in formal wear either. He had a pair of back jeans and a blue T-shirt. His hair was untidy as usual, but it did look nice.
"Good morning Sapphire," he said.
"Please, when we aren't in battle, don't call me that," she replied.
"Then what do you want me to call you? Case? Ms Harmony?" he asked her.
"Case, if you wouldn't mind Mr.." she trailed off.
"If you would call me Heero, I would appreciate that very much. I don't like my given name much, it's too long if you ask me," He said.
Just then a memory of the guy who lived next door came to her mind. ' Of course! Heero was his name! But this can't be him. he told me his name was way longer and he hated it.but he was never this cute. He was never this smooth either,' she thought as she stared at him. She was in doubt and shock, but then her watch beeped and she remembered that they were meeting the others today. She grabbed his wrist and sprinted at top speed to the great hall of the palace. Heero just a fraction of a second behind her. They screeched to a stop straightened themselves out a little bit and walked in slowly with their hands still intertwined. They both genuflected before their emperor and as they tried to put their hands on their hearts they blushed furiously and let go of each other's hand.
"My emperor, I am sorry we were late upon our arrival," Case said trying to look away from the man's eyes.
"Forgive us your Excellency time got away from us. It will not happen again," Heero picked up on the cue she set for him.
"You are both forgiven. However, you do realize that you are not at all dressed for the occasion, do you not?" He said in a very proper and tired fashion.
"Your Excellency, we have chosen to meet our fellow guardian's and KNIGHTS Force officials as regular people so as to befriend them without them thinking it is merely our duty to do so. Also, this is more comfortable for me," Case answered. Heero didn't mind that she answered for him, just so long as she did so like this.
"Very well. They should be arriving now, so we shall go to the teleportation chamber without delay" he said. Even though he said it simply it sounded like a proclamation. This made the two on the floor nervous and they arose from their positions on the ground quickly to the position of attention.
As the emperor passed them they did an about face and marched after him. He led them down twisting corridors that one could easily get lost in, and down winding staircases that would have made you dizzy from both the height and the manner in which they went down. They whole way was brightly lit and decorated with Chinese lanterns and runway lights and special ceiling lights. The whole of the lighting effect was a soft Sapphire blue glow with different designs on the floor and brightly lit portraits and paintings. It was beautiful.
As they walked on they were told about the paintings and designs and the other KNIGHTS Force officials and guardians. It seemed as though the trip would never end.
** In the Topaz Imperial Establishment.
Katie ran down the hallway of the Topaz palace. She'd been allowed to stay the night since she has no place to go. She had changed into a form fitting yellow suit and heels. She ran as fast as she could; if they took any longer they'd be late to meet everyone else. She was running top speed and as she did, she ran into poor Demos! There was a hideous crash and she ended up on top of him. She got off of him as soon as she realized what happened. She grabbed his wrist muttered a few apologies and sped off again, this time with a hostage. They reached the teleportation room were the emperor was waiting for them. She jumped in the air, dragging Demos with her as if he was a rag doll, and when she landed she was on her knees and though he was dizzy, Demos ended up that way too.
"I-huff huff-apologize for-huff huff- being late sire," she said nearly passing out.
"Ditto," said Demos who had swirls for eyes.
"That is fine, but we have no time for apologizing, we will just barely be able to make it on time," said the emperor, and with that he clapped his hands together and began to chant. "I call upon the powers of the great Topaz Family Gem, the greatest power of them all, the gift of the planet of Venus. Grant me the power to fly, take me to my final destination! To Sapphire's Sacred Star!"
They were carried away to the Teleportation Chamber of the Sapphire Palace. It was brightly lit and full of beautiful art, just like the hall leading up to the Chamber. They appeared before the emperor of Sapphire establishment in a dazzling array of light and energy. It was a spectacular thing to behold.
"It appears we've arrived just in time to greet our guests," Sapphire Emperor said.
"It seems so," said Case and Heero in unison. They smiled at each other and turned back to see Katie and Demos for the first time. Katie's hair was styled in curls and pulled out of her face. Demos was dressed in blue jeans and a yellow shirt. His hair was in his usual long braid and his cocky smile was back again.
"Well, hello there. 1st Sgt. Demos Maxwell at your service, and you are?" he said in his smoothest voice.
"Good evening, I'm Master Sgt. Daranden Yuki and this is Case Harmony, it's nice to meet you," Heero said. This was already getting too formal for his taste.
"Hey I'm Katie Summers, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance," she said. Case was at this time the only sign of comfort in the room for Katie. She made her feel incredibly at home.
"Nice to meet you Katie, I believe we should be making room for our other guests, they should be arriving soon and this isn't a very big space," Case said. She tool a few steps backwards and was followed by everyone in the room. Demos stood next to her as they waited for the next arrivals.
One minute later in a burst of dancing flames, the Ruby Emperor and Amber and Zin appeared before the current party. Amber was immediately nervous and was about to hyperventilate when she caught sight of Case something snapped. She was some what calmed by the sight of Case. This was partially because of Katie's power to soak up emotions, Case's power to calm, and Amber's notice of informality. They all introduced themselves and in a great flash of pulsating lightning, Mona, Miliardo, and the Emerald Emperor. A large amount of pearls appeared and materialized into an ice casing. The ice shattered and standing in elegance was Anna Marie, Marcus and their emperor. In a brilliant show of aurora like lights, DJ and her party appeared. Once everyone was introduced the party advanced to the great hall.
No one appeared as elegantly as the Aqua Pearl Representatives. It took a while to reach the Great Hall of Sapphire so the Aqua Pearl representatives were the final source of entertainment. Anna played the flute, Marcus played a miniature harp, the emperor played a sax and Case sang.
"Aren't your hands getting numb?" Case asked between songs.
"Of course they aren't. Our powers allow us to handle any type of ice with out it becoming too cold. I should think you would have remembered that from your lessons at the academy," the emperor said in reply.
'Geez, what a grouch! Of course I remember! It's just conversation!' Case thought. Katie winced, Anna sighed, and DJ and Amber mentally flipped him off. Mona sort of shrugged it off. The group reached its destination when all of this was finished. The emperors reached their separately prepared thrones at the highest part of the hall. The officials and guardians stopped about half way into the hall and genuflected before their emperors.
"We the emperors of the united Establishments have agreed that the people of our esteemed establishments are too important to risk any further damage, physical or psychological. Therefore we have brought you here to join forces. Only if you work as one will you defeat this enemy. We have analyzed a great deal and come to the conclusion that these attacks are organized and are part of a much bigger flow. Who ever is behind this is very dangerous and powerful and obviously very resourceful. You will all be working around the clock day and night to solve this dilemma. Protecting the innocent is you key priority. You've been brought here to work together to increase the chances of catching our angry attackers, in order to return to the state of peace we once had. Until this happens, everyone is in great danger. We ask of you this one favor and then whatever you please will be yours for the taking," said Sapphire's emperor.
"Your highness, with all due respect, what makes you think they won't know, much less notice that the emperor is gone form the region they next attack?" Case asked. She had serious doubts about this obviously flawed plan.
"We will not be staying, it is the KNIGHTS officials who are to stay. We are merely here to address you as a whole and relay your missions to you," Emerald's emperor stated.
"Won't they know about all of this? They were very well informed about all of our awakenings, and very keen on stopping you from unsealing us. There must be an information leak somewhere in our lovely little system," Katie argued.
"That has yet to be discovered, but none the less we are in search of a possible leak. We have thought of some things. It is unwise to just spout out information. We have reason to believe enemy signal scramblers intercepted the messages. They must have used their technology to hack into our system and search for the appropriate information, hence the increased security on our data base," the Ruby emperor replied.
"While that may be true we have no leads, nothing to go on, and no clue where to start looking," Mona said.
"We have done all we can for you, it is up to you to find the rest of the answers for yourself," said the Sapphire emperor.
With that the emperor's rose to their feet and chanted the incantation that would take them home, they all disappeared in a similar fashion to that of how they arrived in the first place. Sapphire emperor left the room leaving the young people left inside very upset and confused. They all rose from their positions on the ground and began to speak.
Immediately Demos started hitting on Case. Heero was getting annoyed about his 'friend' getting hit on by a total stranger. After all, Demos was supposed to be here with Katie.
"So your name is Case huh? That's original. I've never heard of someone naming their kid just Case before. Is it short for something?" Demos asked.
"No, it's just Case. What about you? Your name's pretty cool. Who named you?" She asked.
"My Grandpa named me because my parents have no imagination," he said.
She started laughing and that made Heero snap. He was gonna have a word with Mr. Maxwell. He took Demos away form his object of affection. Case went to talk to the other guardians while the two guys had a little chat.
"Hi everyone," Case said to the girls and the remaining guys, "I hope you all will enjoy some of your stay here. If you want anything let me know, I'll see what I can do."
DJ and Katie, who were over dressed, wanted to know if they could get any clothes. Katie fit into stuff from Case's room just fine, but DJ who was smaller than both of them needed to get her own wardrobe right away. It wasn't long before they re-entered the great hall in more comfortable clothes. Blue jeans and solid T-shirts for the guests and Case had changed into a different shirt. It was the deepest blue and had a beautiful flower outline on it in slightly lighter blue. It had been her mother's shirt when she was about Case's age, and she hadn't been able to get rid of it; it was too special to her. Now it was special to Case, and she wanted to show it off.
Heero was the first to notice it when he got done with his chat with Demos. They were friends now. But this wouldn't be the last time flirting with Case would get Demos in trouble. He noticed soon after as well. She was even prettier than before. Katie snapped him back to reality when she started talking about the attacks. Soon everyone was focused on the right topic and thinking of ways to present their theories to everyone at once. When everyone was finished thinking and talking about the enemy's pattern Amber noticed it was past 7:00. And they were all very tired.
Case led everyone to a room in the palace that they could sleep in. They all ended up sleeping in connected rooms anyway. So it was impossible to have to worry about losing your way. All they'd have to do is go to Case or Heero's room without waking anyone up. It wouldn't be hard to do unless you were really uncoordinated. That night everyone slept well.
**
That's all for this chapter of Sapphire Midnight. I hope you enjoyed this one. I had to type it all over again after I forgot to save it the other day. I'm so unlucky! J/K anywho, please review and continue to wait patiently for Chapter 10 of Sapphire Midnight: Divided We Fall. Thank you so much for reading!
Sapphire