Author's Note: Here we go, Chapter 2! Wahoo! I'm doing good. And, yes, I updated this one too!

Disclaimer: I don't own Magic Knights. If I did, do you think I'd be sitting on my butt writing fan fics???

Lantis: "Like she said, she doesn't own me. So, naturally, she's not going to be sitting on her butt writing fan fics with no meaning to them."

HOS: "You know, Lantis, you're really getting on my nerves."

Lantis: "I know!" *smiles*

HOS: "I think I'll remember that one too!"

Ferio: "Umi!"

Umi: "Huh?"

Ferio: "It's time to DUEL!"

Hikaru: "You know, I have this sneaking suspicion that some guy named Yami says that on this anime called Yu-Gi-Oh. What do you guys think?"

Fuu: "Yep. And, Ferio, no more dueling over me. I could care less what Umi says about me."

Ferio: "What? But, she insulted you!"

Umi: "Yah, in the PREVIOUS chapter. Geez, Ferio."

Ferio: "Just the same, I want to fight you!"

Umi: "Ok, but I don't want to fight you."

Ferio: *looks rejected* "What? How can you say such a thing!"

Caldina: "Hey, party at my house. Who's interested?"

Lafarga: *raises an eyebrow* "Um."

Presea: "Where's your house, Caldina?"

Caldina: "Oh, that's right. I don't have one."

HOS: "Lantis, disclaimer, now."

Lantis: "Ok, folks, you know the drill. HOS doesn't own me, or anybody else in this story except Siro, her mecha, and Rune."

HOS: *hugs Lantis* "YOU DID IT RIGHT!!!"

Caldina: "Yay, party at my house!"

Lafarga: "You don't have a house!"

HOS: "IDIOTS!"

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Author: Heart of Sword

Magic Knights: Rayearth

Crimson Skies

Chapter 2: Holographs and An Announcement

"So, now what?" Fuu mused. She stood beside Umi as the three knights waited for everyone to return from their "voting".

"What did we miss?" Ferio asked coming in with Ascot, Caldina, Lafarga, and everyone else that came from another world.

Fuu smiled, happy to see Ferio.

"We've come to a decision," Lafarga announced.

"What about?" Zazu teetered back and forth, a bottle of wine in his hand. (HOS: "No vodka. Bad for the stomach and I couldn't have him purging all over.")

"Um, like what we should name our planet, silly!" Caldina steadied Zazu as he started to fall.

"It's Cephiro," Hikaru said, coming back to rejoin the happy group. Lantis followed her, but Eagle hung back in the shadows.

"Oh, well in that case," Tatra shrugged.

"We've wasted our time basically," Tarta finished for her.

Since they were twin sisters, Tatra and Tarta normally finished each other's sentences. Tarta glanced quickly over at Geo. Geo returned her glance, and smiled back.

Tarta turned her head and stared off into another direction and blushed, only slightly.

Tatra nudged her sister. "What was that all about?"

"Can we talk about this later?" Tarta said, trying to hide the fact she was blushing. 'Stupid Tatra. Now she knows I have a crush on Geo. Ugh.'

"So, that's where you all went?" Umi crossed her arms in front of her chest. "You left me and poor Presea to do all the dishes. Do you know how hard it is to clean all these plates with only cake crumbs on them?"

Ferio spoke up to defend himself and the others for their absence. "Umi, we told you where we were going. I'm sure you didn't die of work, you know, having to do all those dishes." He winked at Fuu.

"Actually, I did them all, and I'm perfectly fine with it as long as I get this!" Presea held up the bag of candy that Hikaru had given her earlier. It was half gone.

"Oh, oh, Lady Aska wants some!" Lady Aska ran up to Presea, jumping up and down in front of her, trying to reach the bag as Presea just barely held it out of her reach. "Please? I'll be a good princess if you give me just one! Oh, come on! I love candy!"

"No," Presea said, bending down. "No candy for little bratty princesses." She smiled an evil grin as Lady Aska pouted. With that, she popped another sweet into her mouth.

Suddenly, Geo looked up. "Eagle?" he asked.

Eagle nodded, still standing by Hikaru and Lantis.

Geo rushed to him. "You're up and about?"

"Yah, I'm fine thanks to everyone, but especially to Hikaru." Eagle smiled at Hikaru as she blushed a little bit.

Eagle walked forward into their small circle and everyone, except for Lantis and Hikaru, expressed their utmost relief that he was ok.

Suddenly, Clef appeared as he swirled in through a cloud of smoke.

"Clef," Umi started, unable to finish her thought.

"Yes, I'm back." Clef tapped his staff and shot out a beam of light from it. "After much pondering, I've decided to tell everyone else about what I told you three Magic Knights." The beam of light projected a holographic image of Cephiro, its lush green fields and forests stretching all over, its borders, and the roads, if any, that were headed toward it. There was only one, and it was advancing fast.

Everyone gasped.

"Yes, I'm afraid it's true. Cephiro is in danger of another attack, and this time, it's from an entirely different sort of person. Her name is Siro, and she's a powerful enemy. Given three days time, her road will be complete to Cephiro, and she will be able to march her armies of hell into our planet."

Every eye focused on Clef as there was a brief pause.

Tarta looked at Geo again. She smiled inconspicuously.

Geo noticed it, and glanced back at her.

"When?" Ascot broke the silence.

Umi looked at Ascot. He hadn't spoken yet up until that moment.

"We have three days at the most," Clef said. He closed down the holographic projector from his staff and walked out of the room, his head bowed.

"Three days?" Umi fumed. "Clef, what are you doing to us! We can't fight in three days!"

Fuu looked away sadly. She hated to fight.

"Umi, settle down. This isn't Clef's will," Presea said as she tried to calm Umi.

"But, it's not fair!" Fuu said as she tried to back Umi up.

Hikaru looked off in silence. She knew this day would come when they would have to fight again.

Sauno looked up at the sky from a window. "Lady Aska?" he whispered.

Lady Aska went over to him. "What, Sauno? We're in an important meeting. This had better be important."

"It is." Sauno pointed up to the sky. "Look!" He said.

Lady Aska leaned out the window and gazed up at the sky. She gasped. Every direction she looked, the sky was red. Not just red though. It was bright red, stretching across the sky in splashes as if the sky had been sprayed with blood. "What does it mean, Sauno?"

"I don't know, Lady Aska."

"Don't say anything about it. We shall talk to the elder about this. He'll be able to explain it all."

Sauno nodded and together, he and Lady Aska rejoined the group.

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Sorry it's a little bit shorter. I promise the next chapters will be longer though. Let me see some more reviews people! It gets better!

Lantis: "So she says!"

HOS: "You know, Lantis, I thought you were my friend."

Lantis: "So you say."

HOS: "Can I slap you?"

Lantis: "No, I'm not that stupid."

HOS: *raises an eyebrow* "Oh, really?"

Lantis: "Yes, really."

HOS: "By the way," *nudges Lantis* "Nice job on the disclaimer."

Lantis: "You're welcome."

Ferio: "Umi, you will fight me!"

Umi: "I won't."

Fuu: "Stop flirting with her, Ferio. It's hurting my feelings."

Ferio: "Flirting, Fuu? I want to duel her!"

Umi: "Sorry, I haven't bought my Pegasus starter deck yet!"

Ferio: "Not that kind of dueling."

Umi: "Then what kind?"

Ferio: "How about a game of CHESS?"

Umi: *yawns* "No. How about a game of soccer?"

Ferio: "Soccer? What's that?"

Fuu: *grabs Ferio's shirt* "Look, I told you to stop fighting over me."

Ferio: "Oh. Ok. So, now you want to talk to me about all the stupid things I've been doing?"

Fuu: *nods* "YES!"

Ferio: "Ok, begin."

Umi: "Fuu, this is a waste of time. He does stupid things 24/7. You'll be here for years!"

Fuu: "Good point." *lets go of Ferio*

Ferio: "No, don't let go! We haven't even started yet!"

Fuu: "Ferio?"

Ferio: *evil grin* "Come to me, my love!"

Fuu: "Uh, Ferio?"

Ferio: *holds Fuu in his arms*

Fuu: "Ferio?"

Ferio: "Ah, now we may share our passion for each other with the whole world!" *holds Fuu even closer to him*

Fuu: "Ferio???"

Ferio: "WHAT?"

Fuu: "You're squishing me."

Ferio: "Ah, sorry about that." *lets go of her*

Umi: "Ha ha. School girls suck!"

Ferio: "You have insulted my love! Prepare to die!"

Umi: "Oh great! I can't wait for this."

Fuu: "Ferio, you can stop. Don't worry about it. What's done is done. I'll live with an insult. She's my friend for heaven's sake!"

Ferio: "I know, but she was being mean."

Umi: "So?"

Fuu: "Hey, Ferio, how about some sleep, hm?"

Ferio: "You're too young."

Fuu: *slaps him* "Not that kind!"

Ferio: "Oh, you mean as in a nap?"

Umi: "Good job."

Ferio: "I heard that."

Fuu: "Ah, so, my love, go to bed."

Ferio: "Anything for you my dear!" *he skips off to bed*

Hikaru: "That really is some guy you've got there."

Fuu: *cute smile* "I know!"

Presea: "Remember to review!"

Lantis: *clutching his head* "Oh, I think I'm dreaming or something. This is all so stupid."

Eagle: "You just might be. Just maybe."

Clef: "Signing off! Review!"