Wanna Switch With Me, Hitomi?

Ch. 12. Day 5- Fighting the Zaibach Sorcerers With Kristina, Van, and Allen.

By: Escachick357

Disclaimer- I don't own Escaflowne and if I did, I would change Hitomi with me, I would be with Van, and I would not go back to Gaea.

Yes, I know it's been a while since I updated, but my stupid Algebra 2 teacher keeps on giving me all this hard and unwanted homework. Plus I've kind of had writers block, but I'm back now. So enjoy.

Kristina stood up in her room inside the nightgown that someone had put on her while she was sick. She also thought about what Merle would say if she saw Kristina standing up and walking around, the cat-girl screaming at her to get back into bed and relax, but she didn't care. Kristina slipped on some of her normal clothes (which pretty much included her jeans and a T-shirt) and left the room.

She started walking down the hallways of the castle, hoping that nothing would catch or surprise her, but something unfortunately did. Something ran up behind her and picked her up off her feet. She turned her head and looked at the smiling face of Van. Tears of joy filled his eyes and laughter escaped from his mouth.

"I'm so happy you're okay." Van said joyfully. "Me too." Kristina answered smiling. Van stood in the hallway with Kristina in his arms smiling until he heard a grumble. He stopped and stared at Kristina's face. Kristina smiled shyly at him. "You're hungry, aren't you?" Van asked her. Kristina softly answered, "Yeah, a little." Her stomach growled louder, "Okay. A lot." Van laughed, "Then let's get you something to eat."

He started walking to the kitchens with the girl in his arms when he was stopped. "Uhhh...Van?" Kristina asked. "Yeah?" Van answered. "I'm well enough to walk. You don't have to carry me." She told him. Van smirked, "Too late." "Wha?" Kristina started to ask. As an answer, Van started running through the halls with his smirk still on his face and Kristina in his arms.

"Van!" Kristina cried out in surprise as she was rushed through the hallways in the arms of her beloved. As Van ran, Kristina noticed a wall ahead of them. If Van kept running straight, both of them would bang into the wall. "Van! Watch out for the" Kristina started to shout. The wall was only a few short feet away when Van made a sharp turn and headed straight, avoiding the wall completely.

By the time the two of them got to the kitchens, sweat rolled down Van's face and neck and he was breathing really hard. Van put Kristina onto the ground and started taking deep breaths. "I told you I was well enough to walk, Van." Kristina said mockingly to him.

Before Van could say anything, the door opened and Merle walked inside. "Are you feeling better, Kristina?" Merle asked. "Yeah, but I'm a little hungry." Kristina answered. "Yeah, I'd be too if I hadn't eaten anything for an entire day. Lucky for you, there's some food left over from breakfast." Merle told the older girl. In an instant, Merle put a plate of food on the table and Kristina sat in a chair in front of the food.

The food was quickly devoured. When all the food was gone, Van sat down in a nearby chair and faced Kristina. "We have to fight the Zaibach Sorcerers today." Van told her. Kristina sighed, "I know." "We have to do it as soon as possible. Are you prepared?" Van asked. "Yeah," Kristina answered, "When are we going to leave?" "In an hour." Van answered.

"Van-sama! You're leaving so soon?!? Kristina just recovered!" Merle cried. Van turned to Merle, "We must do it today. The Zaibach Sorcerers can attack at the ball tomorrow and many can die." "Good luck." Merle softly told Kristina and Van before leaving the room to find Celena. Kristina got up to go to her bedroom. As she grabbed the pair of fighting gloves in her bedroom, the voice came back, "Be prepared. This will be no ordinary battle." Kristina shook her head in confusion, still wondering who the voice was.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 hour later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kristina walked to the shed that had Escaflowne in it, her gloves and Lucia's Pendant with her. Inside the shed, besides Escaflowne, stood both Van and Allen, who were fully equipped. "Allen, why are you here?" Kristina asked, pointing at blonde knight. "I need to come along to protect you." Allen answered.

Kristina stared at him, showing him a face that showed Allen that she didn't believe him. Van sighed, "Just let him come along. Both of us are experienced and plus, this battle will keep Allen away from my castle." "Okay, now that one I buy." Kristina smiled. Van and Allen hopped into Escaflowne and Schezarade. Kristina was lifted onto the back of Escaflowne, who now changed into a dragon, and they all left.

As everyone flew (for some reason, Schezarade could fly) into the sky, the familiar voice came back and spoke yet again to Kristina. "The Zaibach Sorcerers are 12 miles west." The voice told her. "Van! Allen! The Zaibach Sorcerers are 12 miles west!" Kristina yelled. Van and Allen nodded and headed 12 miles west.

The Zaibach Sorcerers were inside a huge castle with 4 guards standing in front of it. Van, Allen, and Kristina hid in the bushes trying to think of a plan to sneak into the castle. "Hmmm...they look pretty stupid." Kristina muttered. "What'd you say?" Van asked. "Van. You and Allen stay here. I know the perfect way to get passed the guards." Kristina whispered. "What?" Allen asked. "Just trust me." Kristina said. Van and Allen nodded.

One of the guards heard rustling in the bushes the three of them were in. "Who's there?!?" The guards asked, their weapons ready to attack. Kristina slowly stepped out of the bushes and the guards lowered their weapons with a smile. "It's only a little girl." One of them said. "Please help me! Someone stole 5 bags of my town's sand. And it's the sand that can explode." Kristina cried out.

The 4 guards laughed, "Exploding sand? Little girls sure have an imagination." Kristina grew angry. She stood in front of the guards and started talking like an army general, "Attention! My town in 2 miles west of here! Now go and find my sand! Come on! March! One, two! One two!" Kristina marched in place and pointed west. The guards followed her finger and marched west. "Oh thank God for Shadow Skill." Kristina said to herself.

"You can come out now, Van and Allen!" Kristina called to the bushes once the guards were gone. "What a bunch of dumbasses." Van laughed. Kristina looked at him, "I know, but how can we get through the door?" Van and Allen looked at the door. It was huge, probably about 50 feet tall, and strong. They tried to use Schezarade and Escaflowne to open the door, but it didn't work. "You have to do it, Kristina. Think of any words from movies that were used as a password back home." The voice said. An idea popped into her head. Kristina took a deep breath, looked at the door, and yelled, "Open Sesame!" The door opened. Kristina stared in amazement, but frowned when it finished opening, "Oh, you have got to be kidding."

The inside of the castle was full of stairs, traps, and dead ends. "Awww...dammit! It will take us forever to find our way through this place!" Kristina whined. (A/N: If you ever saw Yu-Gi-Oh or read the manga, I'm describing Yami's room.) "Is there anything from the Mystic Moon that can work?" Van asked Kristina. Kristina shook her head. She was completely stumped. She never saw a movie or show that could get them through this.

Allen and Schezarade accidentally shot a wall, creating a hole to the next room. "Okay, that could work." Kristina said. Allen and Van kept shooting holes until they finally got to a room that was huge and dark. "Where are we?" Allen asked. Kristina and Van shrugged. A deep voice suddenly filled the room, "What the hell?!? I thought the girl would have died already!"

Light filled the room. In the door way of the room stood Sherman, Ohgami, and Porkio; all of whom had a pissed off look on their faces. Kristina stared at them and shouted, "I'll kill you! You cursed my pendant and tried to kill me!" Ohgami laughed, "You are going to kill us? One little girl against 3 sorcerers?!?" "No, we will to!" Van shouted with Allen.

Ohgami smiled, "Okay, it's a one-on-one battle to the death. Oh, and we didn't tell you this, but aside from the fact that we know magic, we can do physical attacks." Ohgami took out a sword. Sherman took out a huge hammer from a closet in the wall, and Porkio held up his fists. "Oh...my...God...."Van muttered as he and Allen raised their swords and Kristina held up her fists.

"I am Sherman! Brute force and strength are what I am about!" Sherman called, slamming his hammer onto the ground. "I am Porkio! I strike with lightening speed!" Porkio called, punching the air. "I am Ohgami, an expert at fatal blows to a killing point of an opponents body!" Ohgami called, swinging his sword around. Then all of them shouted, "We are the Zaibach Sorcerers!" "Big deal." Kristina said boredly. "What?" The sorcerers asked.

"I am Allen Schezar! Expert skills and strength are what I am about!" Allen called. "I am Kristina! I attack with swiftness and faith!" Kristina called. "I am Van, an expert at destroying enemies that threaten my people!" Van shouted. Then all of them shouted, "We are the heroes of Gaea!" The sorcerers weren't impressed. "Well, why don't we have a fight to the death to see who's the best then?" Ohgami asked. "All right!" Allen answered.

Sherman stared at Allen and yelled, "I challenge you!" "Prepare to die!" Allen yelled. The fight seemed like a pretty quick one. Allen was skilled and so was Sherman. The only bad thing about Sherman was that he had to hold his hammer with both hands. He had to stop to say some spells, but didn't have the strength to use any strong ones.

Allen thrusted his sword into the heart of Sherman, killing him instantly. "Sherman!" Porkio screamed before looking at Kristina in rage, "Okay, you little bitch! Now it's you and me!" "Bring it on, ya stupid, ugly bastard!" Kristina called. Porkio's battle was slightly easier than Sherman's. Porkio was great at martial arts, but could hardly remember any spells.

Kristina put extra force into her last punch, making Porkio fall backwards with a stone from behind him jamming into his head. He was killed quickly. "No! Sherman! Porkio!" Ohgami screamed before staring at Van, "I'll kill you!" "Keep dreaming." Van yelled, readying his sword. This battle was going to be a real pain in the ass.

Ohgami was VERY skilled in sword fighting, almost as good as Balgus was. His sorcery made him really strong. "Kuso!" Van muttered as he kept trying to block Ohgami's attacks. During the middle of the fight, Ohgami stopped and looked at Kristina and Allen, who were cheering from the side for Van. Ohgami smiled.

"Van? Have you ever seen the black mist?" Ohgami asked slyly. "What do you mean?" Van asked. Ohgami smiled, chanted a spell, and covered the area where Van and Ohgami battled. All Van saw was blackness and Ohgami. "What have you done with Allen and Kristina?!?" Van yelled. Ohgami smiled, "Nothing. I just covered the area around us in the black mist. They can't see us and we can't see them. And if you want to see them again, you must defeat me!" "You sick bastard!" Van mumbled.

Swords clanged against each other, but Kristina and Allen couldn't see it. "What's happening?" Kristina asked, her voice filled with fear; fear for Van's life. "I don't know." Allen softly answered. The swords suddenly stopped and one of the fighters fell to the ground. "VAN!" Kristina screamed.

A yellow light covered Kristina and her pendant, then the black mist disappeared. Van stood in front of Ohgami, who lay dead on the ground, Van's sword stuck inside of him. Van frowned, pulled the sword out of Ohgami, and put it back in it's sleath. "Van!" Kristina cried as she ran into Van's arms. Van embraced her, now smiling.

After a minute, Van looked at both Kristina and Allen and said, "Let's go home. I bet Merle and Celena are worried about us." Kristina and Allen nodded. Allen jumped into Schezarade while Kristina and Van sat on the dragon Escaflowne. They all flew into the sky towards Van's castle.

End Ch. 12

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Oh my God, I'm finally done. Okay, most of this story is based upon Yu-Gi- Oh, Shadow Skill, and the video game, Legend of Legaia. The black mist is another thing I call the Shadow realm when two people are battling. I love the video game, Legend of Legaia. The part where the sorcerers are fighting Van, Allen, and Kristina came from this boss battle. The boss was this one family, called the Delilas family, which included 3 members named Che(who fought with a huge hammer), Lu(Who fought with fists), and Gi(who actually fought with two daggers).

In the game, each family has to fight the 3 main heroes: Vahn, Noa, and Gala on a one-on-one battle. Che fights Gala, Lu fights Noa, and Gi fights Vahn. In this story, when each member said their lines (Ex. "I am Porkio! I attack with lightening speed"), those were the exact words from the game, except for I changed a few words. I pretty much described the sorcerers as the family. Sherman is Che, Porkio is Lu(even though Lu is actually a girl), and Ohgami is Gi. The part with the guards came from the TV series, Shadow Skill. It came from the episode where Kyou nearly dies and Feorina has 5 bags of her missing exploding sand and she's talking to the city's guards, who don't believe her. The dialogue is different, but it's still based upon Shadow Skill.

Hope ya liked it. R/R if ya want, but you better not flame me. Oh, and here are some translations for those Japanese words I used:

-sama =some ending

Kuso = shit

And just for the fun of it, here is a small list that I made up (boys probably will NOT want to read it):

A few reasons why it's better to be a girl:

I. You dress up like a boy and not get yelled at, while if you're a boy
and dress like a girl, you get yelled at.

II. You can play any sport and not get laughed at.

III. You don't have to worry about being kicked in the balls

IV. Women have a longer life-span than men do.(that one came from my
sister)

V. There are more jobs for women then there are for men that will not
involve men getting laughed at. (my grandma gave me that one.)

VI. Women are able to have children. (my dad gave me that one)

VII. When you go to a dance, you'll have a bigger variety of clothes to
wear other than just a plain, black tuxedo (Happens all the time at
dances in my home)

VIII. Girls can play boys games and not get laughed at while when boys play 15. with barbies and dolls, they will be laughed at. (my sister and her
friend gave me that one)

IX. Girls can wear make-up anytime and no one will care...or someone will
ask them out, but if boys wear make-up off TV sets, they will get the
crap beaten out of them.

X. Girls can wear their hair at any length, but if boys have long hair,
they will get the crap beaten out of them.

That's all I got so far. I'll write more in my next chapter before if I can remember any, but until then. Bye-bye.