Emeral walked out of the hot spring's changing room, "I don't know why, but I always feel much more relaxed when I take a bath in Hinata's hot spring," she said to her self. She walked over to the stairs where she was going to go upstairs when a trap door on the wall under the stairs opened and Mutsumi, Kaolla, and Sarah tumbled out.
"Oh, Hello there Emeral," said Mutsumi, "Did you have a good bath?"
"Yes I did," replied Emeral helping her up, "What are you guys doing?"
"We're doing more exploring of the secret passages," said Sarah.
"I thought you guys already mapped out all the tunnels," said Emeral.
"How you know that?" asked Kaolla.
"I heard it somewhere earlier," said Emeral turning her head to the side for a bit.
"I was told that a few new tunnels were found the other day," said Mutsumi, "But we can't find them anymore. Say, would you like to join us?"
Emeral looked at Mutsumi who had her hands pressed together and had an eager expression on her face like a little kid, "Sure why not."
"Great!" said Mutsumi as happy as she could be as Kaolla and Sarah went back into the trap door followed by Mutsumi and Emeral.
A few minutes later the group came to the corridor with doors on each wall, the corridor itself extended into the dark so it wasn't possible to see the end of it. "Rather long corridor," said Emeral looking around being the first time she was actually down here.
"Earlier there was a room labeled Washu something here," said Sarah pointing to a spot on the wall, "But now there isn't even a door there anymore."
Emeral looked at the wall for a bit before she noticed a door that had "Moe" written on the nob. "So this is where Moe is," thought Emeral looking back at the others who were examining the wall.
Emeral walked over to Moe's door and opened it. She quietly walked in where she shut the door and turned on the lights. There in front of her was an object sitting on a chair covered by a cloth. She walked over to it and removed the cloth to find a life size wooden doll dressed in a red dress.
Emeral knelt down and looked at the doll for a bit, "You have a kind heart Moe," said Emeral softly before the doll's head moved to where their eyes were staring directly at each other. Emeral, in shock, fell backwards hitting the ground knocking herself unconscious.
In Emeral's mind, she started to see a white light that seemed to growing closer to her. Than like flashes of a camera, she began to see images from the light. The first flash showed her in her true form battling a "Dark Hedgehog" who she recognized to be DS. The next flash showed a collision of fire that blasted both of the figures. The flash after that showed her laying on the ground by some tree's in a park injured.
The flashes of images continued like a slide show showing three young children approaching her. After a few more flashes, Emeral had morphed her form to a young girl forum followed by flashes of them playing in the sand box. Another flash showed her husband coming by and picking her up…
"Emeral? Emeral, are you ok?" asked Mutsumi kneeling by Emeral.
Emeral moaned as she rubbed her head before she opened her eyes, "Wh…Where am I?" she asked.
"We're in Moe's room," said Mutsumi who was glad to see Emeral was ok, "I found you here on the floor."
Emeral sat up and looked around, the Moe Doll was where it should be and had the sheet over it. Emeral rubbed her head a bit more before she stood up, "I think I'm fine," she said with a smile.
Mutsumi smiled before she looked at Moe, "Did you come in here because you wanted to see Moe again?"
"Again?" asked Emeral a bit shocked, "What do you mean?"
"You mean you don't remember?" asked Mutsumi.
Emeral thought for a moment, "I'm not sure," she said.
Later that day
Emeral was leaning on the railing of the third floor looking out at the sky. It was now three thirty and the sun was beginning to set to the west. Shinobu was out back on the upper porch taking down the clothes she had hanged up. Motoko was also there on the porch practicing her sword swing. Keitaro was waxing the second floors while Kitsune watched from her room drinking sake. Su and Sarah were outside trying out a new version of the Mecha Tama Kaolla created creating explosions and fireworks and Naru was walking to her room when she noticed Emeral staring at the sky.
"Hello Emeral," said Naru walking up to her and taking a place next to her to also look at the sky.
"Oh, Hello Naru," said Emeral taking a small glance at Naru before returning to the sky.
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" asked Naru.
"Yes, it is," replied Emeral.
The two gazed at the sky for a bit before Naru looked at Emeral. Emeral seemed to be occupied in thought; her expression looked as if she was confused about something. "Are you ok Emeral?" asked Naru.
Emeral continued to look at the sky, "Have you ever suddenly felt like you have forgotten something special or important in your past, but you just can't remember?" asked Emeral.
Naru looked at Emeral, "I suppose I have," she replied before looking back at the sky, "I can't recall much of when I was little and living here at the apartments. I know something very important happen, but I can't recall it," said Naru.
"What if it wasn't something that happen when you were too young to remember, what about something that happen somewhat recent in your life and you forgot it," said Emeral with her expression saddening.
"I don't know," said Naru, "Never had something like that happen before."
"I see," replied Emeral, "I know something rather important happen to me a while back, but I can't remember. I don't know if it is because I don't wish to remember or if I simply forgotten."
"Does it really matter why you can't remember?" asked Naru.
"To me it does," said Emeral, "I cherish my memories, even the bad ones. For me just to forget something like this is just horrible."
"What if you suffered some sort of head injury, wouldn't that cause you to forget without knowing it?" asked Naru.
"It's possible, but its never happened to me before," replied Emeral.
That Night
Emeral laid in her bed tossing and turning in her sleep. She moaned as she kept moving around from her restless sleep. Finally she sat up and looked around.
"It's now good, I can't sleep," she said as she got up and left her room.
She walked outside and stood and looked at the moon as a soft wind blew through her pink night gown. She stood there for a while before she noticed someone was next too her. She turned her head to her right and looked towards the ground to find Moe looking at the moon with her.
"Pretty Night, isn't Emeral," said Moe smiling at her.
"I thought you weren't able to move anymore," asked Emeral.
"I can move when someone needs my help," said Moe, "And you need my help."
"I do?" asked Emeral kneeling down.
"You've forgotten haven't you," said Moe.
"I don't know," said Emeral frowning, "I feel something is missing."
"I figured you would," said Moe, "After all, you were hurt when I first met you."
"Hoeee?" asked Emeral.
"Let me show you," said Moe as she took Emeral's hand.
Emeral nodded and together they walked into a blinding light.
"Oh, Hello there Emeral," said Mutsumi, "Did you have a good bath?"
"Yes I did," replied Emeral helping her up, "What are you guys doing?"
"We're doing more exploring of the secret passages," said Sarah.
"I thought you guys already mapped out all the tunnels," said Emeral.
"How you know that?" asked Kaolla.
"I heard it somewhere earlier," said Emeral turning her head to the side for a bit.
"I was told that a few new tunnels were found the other day," said Mutsumi, "But we can't find them anymore. Say, would you like to join us?"
Emeral looked at Mutsumi who had her hands pressed together and had an eager expression on her face like a little kid, "Sure why not."
"Great!" said Mutsumi as happy as she could be as Kaolla and Sarah went back into the trap door followed by Mutsumi and Emeral.
A few minutes later the group came to the corridor with doors on each wall, the corridor itself extended into the dark so it wasn't possible to see the end of it. "Rather long corridor," said Emeral looking around being the first time she was actually down here.
"Earlier there was a room labeled Washu something here," said Sarah pointing to a spot on the wall, "But now there isn't even a door there anymore."
Emeral looked at the wall for a bit before she noticed a door that had "Moe" written on the nob. "So this is where Moe is," thought Emeral looking back at the others who were examining the wall.
Emeral walked over to Moe's door and opened it. She quietly walked in where she shut the door and turned on the lights. There in front of her was an object sitting on a chair covered by a cloth. She walked over to it and removed the cloth to find a life size wooden doll dressed in a red dress.
Emeral knelt down and looked at the doll for a bit, "You have a kind heart Moe," said Emeral softly before the doll's head moved to where their eyes were staring directly at each other. Emeral, in shock, fell backwards hitting the ground knocking herself unconscious.
In Emeral's mind, she started to see a white light that seemed to growing closer to her. Than like flashes of a camera, she began to see images from the light. The first flash showed her in her true form battling a "Dark Hedgehog" who she recognized to be DS. The next flash showed a collision of fire that blasted both of the figures. The flash after that showed her laying on the ground by some tree's in a park injured.
The flashes of images continued like a slide show showing three young children approaching her. After a few more flashes, Emeral had morphed her form to a young girl forum followed by flashes of them playing in the sand box. Another flash showed her husband coming by and picking her up…
"Emeral? Emeral, are you ok?" asked Mutsumi kneeling by Emeral.
Emeral moaned as she rubbed her head before she opened her eyes, "Wh…Where am I?" she asked.
"We're in Moe's room," said Mutsumi who was glad to see Emeral was ok, "I found you here on the floor."
Emeral sat up and looked around, the Moe Doll was where it should be and had the sheet over it. Emeral rubbed her head a bit more before she stood up, "I think I'm fine," she said with a smile.
Mutsumi smiled before she looked at Moe, "Did you come in here because you wanted to see Moe again?"
"Again?" asked Emeral a bit shocked, "What do you mean?"
"You mean you don't remember?" asked Mutsumi.
Emeral thought for a moment, "I'm not sure," she said.
Later that day
Emeral was leaning on the railing of the third floor looking out at the sky. It was now three thirty and the sun was beginning to set to the west. Shinobu was out back on the upper porch taking down the clothes she had hanged up. Motoko was also there on the porch practicing her sword swing. Keitaro was waxing the second floors while Kitsune watched from her room drinking sake. Su and Sarah were outside trying out a new version of the Mecha Tama Kaolla created creating explosions and fireworks and Naru was walking to her room when she noticed Emeral staring at the sky.
"Hello Emeral," said Naru walking up to her and taking a place next to her to also look at the sky.
"Oh, Hello Naru," said Emeral taking a small glance at Naru before returning to the sky.
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" asked Naru.
"Yes, it is," replied Emeral.
The two gazed at the sky for a bit before Naru looked at Emeral. Emeral seemed to be occupied in thought; her expression looked as if she was confused about something. "Are you ok Emeral?" asked Naru.
Emeral continued to look at the sky, "Have you ever suddenly felt like you have forgotten something special or important in your past, but you just can't remember?" asked Emeral.
Naru looked at Emeral, "I suppose I have," she replied before looking back at the sky, "I can't recall much of when I was little and living here at the apartments. I know something very important happen, but I can't recall it," said Naru.
"What if it wasn't something that happen when you were too young to remember, what about something that happen somewhat recent in your life and you forgot it," said Emeral with her expression saddening.
"I don't know," said Naru, "Never had something like that happen before."
"I see," replied Emeral, "I know something rather important happen to me a while back, but I can't remember. I don't know if it is because I don't wish to remember or if I simply forgotten."
"Does it really matter why you can't remember?" asked Naru.
"To me it does," said Emeral, "I cherish my memories, even the bad ones. For me just to forget something like this is just horrible."
"What if you suffered some sort of head injury, wouldn't that cause you to forget without knowing it?" asked Naru.
"It's possible, but its never happened to me before," replied Emeral.
That Night
Emeral laid in her bed tossing and turning in her sleep. She moaned as she kept moving around from her restless sleep. Finally she sat up and looked around.
"It's now good, I can't sleep," she said as she got up and left her room.
She walked outside and stood and looked at the moon as a soft wind blew through her pink night gown. She stood there for a while before she noticed someone was next too her. She turned her head to her right and looked towards the ground to find Moe looking at the moon with her.
"Pretty Night, isn't Emeral," said Moe smiling at her.
"I thought you weren't able to move anymore," asked Emeral.
"I can move when someone needs my help," said Moe, "And you need my help."
"I do?" asked Emeral kneeling down.
"You've forgotten haven't you," said Moe.
"I don't know," said Emeral frowning, "I feel something is missing."
"I figured you would," said Moe, "After all, you were hurt when I first met you."
"Hoeee?" asked Emeral.
"Let me show you," said Moe as she took Emeral's hand.
Emeral nodded and together they walked into a blinding light.