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Chapter #12: The New Army
*~*~*In the Palace--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Hello? Anyone home?" Elf called out aloud. The gang of five walked along the stone floors of the practically deserted palace.
"Guess not." Harpy concluded after another call was unanswered. "On the plus side, I can finally get into Shikkona!"
"Come on! Get out here! We want to talk to you!" Swordsman cried. He banged his sword against the stone. "I don't have all day!"
"Who is causing all this ruckus!?" An angry voice called out from the left of them. There stood Lord of Dragons with his brow furrowed in anger. "What the hell do you want?! You should know that calling out like that isn't the way to ask!"
Pixie looked right at Lord and walked up to him. "Look here! We were just wondering what happened and if you could possibly answer some questions for us WITHOUT digging yourself a grave!"
"Hey! Back off!" Commander pushed the Pixie backwards, making her lose her balance and fall. "No one talks to Lord like that!"
"Who died and made you boss?!" She screamed at Commander.
That's when three figured appeared from behind the two men. "Almost everyone is dead. And Shikkona needs help to keep its village under proper reign." The three Magicians came into the light. One was dressed in red, another in purple and the last in pink and blue.
Pixie shrunk in size, totally regretting her previous statement. "Oh."
"What proper reign?" Angel inquired.
"I told you already, the 'Dark Ones' had power over this place long ago, then it got taken away from them, and now, those freaks are trying to get it back! Why you guys didn't listen to me beforehand, I'll never know!" Harpy crossed her arms over her chest and huffed.
"And who the hell are you?" Commander asked rudely.
"Excuse me?!" Harpy barked. "That is NO way to talk to a Lady!"
Angel growled loudly and shouted. "WILL YOU GUYS SHUT-UP?!" Every one stopped and looked to the weary angel. "Thank you." She replied more calmly.
She straightened up and broke up the feuding monsters. "We will get no where in fighting. You may hate me, but I don't care! So, please, stop?"
The monsters looked at one another and sighed. "Sorry."
"Good. Now, to avoid confusion, do you all want to go in a circle and say our names aloud?" Everyone nodded. "I am Broken Angel."
"Harpy Lady, just in case you're still wondering!" Harpy spat at the Commander.
"Pixie."
"Flame Swordsman."
Lord laughed. "A swordsman? You remind me more of the pets that my inhabitants own!"
Angel growled and gave Lord the look of 'shut-up-right-now-or-you'll-live- to-regret-it!' When he didn't say anything and when Swordsman didn't respond, she nodded to her blue skinned, brown haired friend beside her to continue.
"Mystical Elf."
"I am Red Dark Magician, this is Purple Dark Magician, and she is Dark Magician Girl." Red Magician explained, introducing his accomplices.
"I am Lord of Dragons."
"I'm Cyber Commander."
A tiny voice from the back chirped up, "I'm Swordsman of Landstar." Out came a raven haired boy in brown armour with a sword and shield.
Pixie walked up to him and went down to eye level. [I've seen these eyes before......but where? Or when for that matter?] "Well, aren't you the cutest thing ever!"
Everyone in the room almost fainted.
"Come on, we have more important matters to discuss.....other than who's cute or whatever." Lord smirked.
"Was that an insult?" Pixie said with her eyebrow raised.
Without an answer, but with a giggle from Swordsman, they followed Lord into his chamber.
"Sweet." Swordsman said softly, complementing the elaborate room. It was adorned with large candles and silky smooth cloths. However, after a few minutes, his eyes gazed to Harpy.
"Swordsman?" Elf chirped beside him. "Are you okay? You looked like you were in a daze"
Startled, Swordsman replied, "I'm fine. Don't worry." He gave Elf a reassuring hug, but didn't feel uncomfortable doing so........ [It's as if I know her....from another time and place.] He couldn't place the weird feelings of remembrance with ALL the people in this room.
Like he had the eye for Harpy, he noticed Cyber Commander eyeing Elf. He felt protective of her for some reason.
"You said you had some questions?" Lord asked as he gathered some things from his room.
Pixie spoke first. "Yeah. Um.....what exactly happened a couple of seconds ago? What was that huge battle?"
Lord sighed. "The 'Dark Ones' tried to take Shikkona over again. They almost did so, but they retreated, leaving my army to die."
"Well, that sucks big time." Pixie muttered softly.
"He was hoping that he could get more people to volunteer to be in his army so he could attack the 'Dark Ones' while they recover." Landstar spoke up.
"Now, why should WE help YOU again?" Harpy retorted.
"Because, if you don't, Shikkona, along with all of its people will suffer with the Dark Ones. But, even the surrounding land, like the volcano and the forests could also get taken over by them. Our army won't be fit to fight for at least another month or so.......and they strike quickly." Lord explained. "I want to strike them before they can strike me again."
"I'm up for it!" Swordsman cried suddenly. The three Magicians who stayed silent spoke. "Good, you can join us along with Landstar and Commander."
Magician Girl spoke up. "Would you like to join us?" She made reference to Harpy, Pixie, Elf and Angel.
Angel nodded and Elf did the same. Elf knew that she would have to go to protect Swordsman...........but she didn't know why.
Angel knew that she should go because the rest of the gang, alone, with each other, would cause more harm than good.
Magician Girl looked to the half human/half beast monsters, waiting for a response.
Pixie sighed and nodded. Meanwhile, Harpy turned her head the other way. "Look. I'll help this place EVEN THOUGH I'm not allowed in. I'll help since my territory near the forests is at risk."
"I say that it's time to kick some Dark butt!" Swordsman cried as he lifted his sword in triumph.
*~*~*In the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*
[I must keep going......] Storm Sister thought. She kept feeling that someone was after her, but every time she would look over her shoulder, no one would be there. It was beginning to freak her out!
Many types of aquatic life passed her by: a few Penguin Warriors, a Legendary Fisherman and even the rare Fortress Whale.
Suddenly, something long and slimy grabbed onto her leg. She spun around, eyes wide with fear and with her heart beating fast and loud in her chest. She let out a wordless scream as the water currents made her vision unable to see who was grabbing on to her.
She grabbed onto her sceptre so tight her knuckles turned white. With a desperate movement, she aimed it at the black thing that was around her leg. Without warning, a large, bright orb appeared and shot out towards the looming figure, breaking contact. A loud whoosh could be heard and tiny ripples moved the water around her.
As soon as her heat slowed down, she peered at the black thing that previously had a death-grip on her leg. She moved in closer to see that......it was only sea-weed.
[Get a grip!] She thought. She had totally lost her control and shot the first, harmless thing she saw. [Come to think of it.....How did I shoot it?] She wondered as she looked at her sceptre. The orb still shone brightly within its way confinements and was moving about, eager to escape again.
She heard something far off in the distance and she began to return to her swimming.
[Someone is chasing me.....] She thought as she swam faster in the cool waters of the river. But soon, she paused. [Or am I chasing someone?]
*~*~*In Shikkona--Inside the Palace......Reader's POV*~*~*
"LORD! ARE YOU NUTS! YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM!" Commander yelled loudly as he and his Lord went to gather supplies for the journey.
"I can and I will......Get out of my way, we'll need those bandages in case one of us gets hurt." He responded coolly as he gathered more supplies.
"Lord, Pixie and those Magicians are all Dark types. Harpy Lady does not trust us and Flame Swordsman, along with Mystical Elf and Angel, just feel like the HAVE to help us! And what good will they do? We still have a small army!" Commander fought. He did not trust any of their new recruits......Landstar was the only one, since he was already part of the army.
"Look here Commander!" Lord growled angrily. "They are not like normal warriors. They have magic and the elements on their side! They are more powerful then our guns and swords and that's why I trust them! Do you want to save Shikkona? Then trust them too!"
Commander fell silent and bowed his head. "Fine."
"Good."
Both of them returned to the waiting bunch of warriors. Angel and Elf were chatting, Pixie appeared to be meditating with Landstar trying to imitate, while the Magicians stayed together and Swordsman talked to Harpy.
"Alright. I got the supplies. Are we ready?"
"Where exactly are we going? How do we know where they are?" Pixie asked, opening one eye but not getting up from her seated position.
"We've sent over spies.....they told us the location of our enemies." Commander responded, not looking at the Pixie.
"And what happened to these spies?" Harpy asked.
Commander fell silent.
"Never heard from again, right?" Swordsman concluded.
He nodded. The others fell silent.
"Well, we'll just have to fight those who have harmed so many of your people!" Angel said after moments of silence.
Landstar straightened up. "Yeah! We have to find them all and destroy them!"
The rest of the gang nodded. "Then let's head out, shall we?" Lord asked.
They all left the Palace doors. Soon, a herd of villagers stampeded them.
"What do you think you are doing?"
"Letting in Dark types! They could be spies!"
"How dare you put our village in danger?!"
"Why are you leaving us?"
"What if they come while you are away?!" Hundreds of questions flooded their ears and Pixie covered hers for there sensitivity was sometimes annoying.
"PEOPLE PLEASE!" Lord shouted at the top of his lungs. "My new army are just volunteers who have agreed to help us fight off the Dark Ones."
That started a whole new barrage of questions like, "How do you know they aren't two-faced?" or "Are you out of your freaking mind? You can't trust outsiders!"
Pixie had had it! The noise was getting to be too much for her sensitive ears. "WILL YOU SHUT YOUR TRAPS!?" She practically screamed at the top of her lungs. It went dead silent.
She breathed in and flapped her wings, so she could overlook them all. Many gasped in horror, and maybe in awe as well as they saw her purple and blue bat wings with a matching purple tail to match. "You all should be thankful that we're helping you at all! We may be cast from your village, but that doesn't mean that we're all 'evil'! Okay? We are just trying to help so get off our backs. I can assure you that we are not 'two-faced' or whatever! OKAY?!"
Some people in the crowd grumbled; others simply nodded. "Good." Pixie said as she guided herself to perch on a nearby tree branch.
Her ears aided her in hearing what the few were whispering. "She has the body of a human, but the features of a bat!" "How can we trust her? Or any of them?"
Swordsman spoke next. "Pix is right! Let me remind ya'll that I'm not a Dark type....I'm fire. I want to fight these Dark Ones to protect all of yous!" Of course, he also wanted to see if he could get any power from his sword to attack for that matter.
More people whispered. "So, they aren't all Dark...." "That means that we can trust that one..." "Huh? I'm confused!"
"Please, let me assure you all that we are merely just volunteering to save you." Elf responded calmly.
The rest of the females nodded. "Not to worry! If any of them get out of hand, Lord, Commander and I will keep order." Landstar informed. "We are part of this army since....well, as long as I can remember, so let your confusions subside. They are all here to help us and their own homes."
Many people in the crowd nodded and felt somewhat reassured that some of there own army forces were going too.
Lord spoke next. "We will go on our journey to find the Dark Ones and attack them while they are still recuperating! They will be destroyed once and for all!"
Cheers ran out through the crowd.......which was another deafening scream in Pixie's ears.....
The others soon met up with Pixie, who was still in her tree. Still covering her ears, she did not even notice them come behind her. Looking up, Lord pulled on her tail causing her to fall on her butt hard.
"What the fuc--?! Why did you do that for?!" She responded angrily.
"Just because."
Pixie growled in response as Lord laughed. She fantasized of wringing his neck with her claws. She got up, brushed herself off and hurried to catch up with the rest of the group.
[This is the last time you cross me and my villagers Evil Storm Sister!] Lord thought angrily. He walked ahead of all of them, with Commander and Landstar next to him, the Magicians in a row behind them, and with the others scattered behind them.
Pixie staying near the end of the pack growled. "Who the hell does that moron think he is? Does he have a right to pull on my tail? What's the deal?!" She folded her arms across her chest.
"Well, considering he's a guy...." Swordsman said ".....I say that he did that to see your butt."
"EXCUSE ME?!"
"Hey. It's only the truth!" [If Harpy had a tail.......]
"Why me?" She sighed. [This is going to be a long journey.]
*~*
WOO-HOO! Another chappie done! Thanks to all who reviewed! I LUV YOU TO THE M@X! Teehee....
Anyways, hope you all enjoyed this! And I'll start Chapter #13 right now.....right now....
Please Review!
If you have the time, PLEASE REVIEW!! *~*all comments are appreciated*~*
Chapter #12: The New Army
*~*~*In the Palace--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Hello? Anyone home?" Elf called out aloud. The gang of five walked along the stone floors of the practically deserted palace.
"Guess not." Harpy concluded after another call was unanswered. "On the plus side, I can finally get into Shikkona!"
"Come on! Get out here! We want to talk to you!" Swordsman cried. He banged his sword against the stone. "I don't have all day!"
"Who is causing all this ruckus!?" An angry voice called out from the left of them. There stood Lord of Dragons with his brow furrowed in anger. "What the hell do you want?! You should know that calling out like that isn't the way to ask!"
Pixie looked right at Lord and walked up to him. "Look here! We were just wondering what happened and if you could possibly answer some questions for us WITHOUT digging yourself a grave!"
"Hey! Back off!" Commander pushed the Pixie backwards, making her lose her balance and fall. "No one talks to Lord like that!"
"Who died and made you boss?!" She screamed at Commander.
That's when three figured appeared from behind the two men. "Almost everyone is dead. And Shikkona needs help to keep its village under proper reign." The three Magicians came into the light. One was dressed in red, another in purple and the last in pink and blue.
Pixie shrunk in size, totally regretting her previous statement. "Oh."
"What proper reign?" Angel inquired.
"I told you already, the 'Dark Ones' had power over this place long ago, then it got taken away from them, and now, those freaks are trying to get it back! Why you guys didn't listen to me beforehand, I'll never know!" Harpy crossed her arms over her chest and huffed.
"And who the hell are you?" Commander asked rudely.
"Excuse me?!" Harpy barked. "That is NO way to talk to a Lady!"
Angel growled loudly and shouted. "WILL YOU GUYS SHUT-UP?!" Every one stopped and looked to the weary angel. "Thank you." She replied more calmly.
She straightened up and broke up the feuding monsters. "We will get no where in fighting. You may hate me, but I don't care! So, please, stop?"
The monsters looked at one another and sighed. "Sorry."
"Good. Now, to avoid confusion, do you all want to go in a circle and say our names aloud?" Everyone nodded. "I am Broken Angel."
"Harpy Lady, just in case you're still wondering!" Harpy spat at the Commander.
"Pixie."
"Flame Swordsman."
Lord laughed. "A swordsman? You remind me more of the pets that my inhabitants own!"
Angel growled and gave Lord the look of 'shut-up-right-now-or-you'll-live- to-regret-it!' When he didn't say anything and when Swordsman didn't respond, she nodded to her blue skinned, brown haired friend beside her to continue.
"Mystical Elf."
"I am Red Dark Magician, this is Purple Dark Magician, and she is Dark Magician Girl." Red Magician explained, introducing his accomplices.
"I am Lord of Dragons."
"I'm Cyber Commander."
A tiny voice from the back chirped up, "I'm Swordsman of Landstar." Out came a raven haired boy in brown armour with a sword and shield.
Pixie walked up to him and went down to eye level. [I've seen these eyes before......but where? Or when for that matter?] "Well, aren't you the cutest thing ever!"
Everyone in the room almost fainted.
"Come on, we have more important matters to discuss.....other than who's cute or whatever." Lord smirked.
"Was that an insult?" Pixie said with her eyebrow raised.
Without an answer, but with a giggle from Swordsman, they followed Lord into his chamber.
"Sweet." Swordsman said softly, complementing the elaborate room. It was adorned with large candles and silky smooth cloths. However, after a few minutes, his eyes gazed to Harpy.
"Swordsman?" Elf chirped beside him. "Are you okay? You looked like you were in a daze"
Startled, Swordsman replied, "I'm fine. Don't worry." He gave Elf a reassuring hug, but didn't feel uncomfortable doing so........ [It's as if I know her....from another time and place.] He couldn't place the weird feelings of remembrance with ALL the people in this room.
Like he had the eye for Harpy, he noticed Cyber Commander eyeing Elf. He felt protective of her for some reason.
"You said you had some questions?" Lord asked as he gathered some things from his room.
Pixie spoke first. "Yeah. Um.....what exactly happened a couple of seconds ago? What was that huge battle?"
Lord sighed. "The 'Dark Ones' tried to take Shikkona over again. They almost did so, but they retreated, leaving my army to die."
"Well, that sucks big time." Pixie muttered softly.
"He was hoping that he could get more people to volunteer to be in his army so he could attack the 'Dark Ones' while they recover." Landstar spoke up.
"Now, why should WE help YOU again?" Harpy retorted.
"Because, if you don't, Shikkona, along with all of its people will suffer with the Dark Ones. But, even the surrounding land, like the volcano and the forests could also get taken over by them. Our army won't be fit to fight for at least another month or so.......and they strike quickly." Lord explained. "I want to strike them before they can strike me again."
"I'm up for it!" Swordsman cried suddenly. The three Magicians who stayed silent spoke. "Good, you can join us along with Landstar and Commander."
Magician Girl spoke up. "Would you like to join us?" She made reference to Harpy, Pixie, Elf and Angel.
Angel nodded and Elf did the same. Elf knew that she would have to go to protect Swordsman...........but she didn't know why.
Angel knew that she should go because the rest of the gang, alone, with each other, would cause more harm than good.
Magician Girl looked to the half human/half beast monsters, waiting for a response.
Pixie sighed and nodded. Meanwhile, Harpy turned her head the other way. "Look. I'll help this place EVEN THOUGH I'm not allowed in. I'll help since my territory near the forests is at risk."
"I say that it's time to kick some Dark butt!" Swordsman cried as he lifted his sword in triumph.
*~*~*In the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*
[I must keep going......] Storm Sister thought. She kept feeling that someone was after her, but every time she would look over her shoulder, no one would be there. It was beginning to freak her out!
Many types of aquatic life passed her by: a few Penguin Warriors, a Legendary Fisherman and even the rare Fortress Whale.
Suddenly, something long and slimy grabbed onto her leg. She spun around, eyes wide with fear and with her heart beating fast and loud in her chest. She let out a wordless scream as the water currents made her vision unable to see who was grabbing on to her.
She grabbed onto her sceptre so tight her knuckles turned white. With a desperate movement, she aimed it at the black thing that was around her leg. Without warning, a large, bright orb appeared and shot out towards the looming figure, breaking contact. A loud whoosh could be heard and tiny ripples moved the water around her.
As soon as her heat slowed down, she peered at the black thing that previously had a death-grip on her leg. She moved in closer to see that......it was only sea-weed.
[Get a grip!] She thought. She had totally lost her control and shot the first, harmless thing she saw. [Come to think of it.....How did I shoot it?] She wondered as she looked at her sceptre. The orb still shone brightly within its way confinements and was moving about, eager to escape again.
She heard something far off in the distance and she began to return to her swimming.
[Someone is chasing me.....] She thought as she swam faster in the cool waters of the river. But soon, she paused. [Or am I chasing someone?]
*~*~*In Shikkona--Inside the Palace......Reader's POV*~*~*
"LORD! ARE YOU NUTS! YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM!" Commander yelled loudly as he and his Lord went to gather supplies for the journey.
"I can and I will......Get out of my way, we'll need those bandages in case one of us gets hurt." He responded coolly as he gathered more supplies.
"Lord, Pixie and those Magicians are all Dark types. Harpy Lady does not trust us and Flame Swordsman, along with Mystical Elf and Angel, just feel like the HAVE to help us! And what good will they do? We still have a small army!" Commander fought. He did not trust any of their new recruits......Landstar was the only one, since he was already part of the army.
"Look here Commander!" Lord growled angrily. "They are not like normal warriors. They have magic and the elements on their side! They are more powerful then our guns and swords and that's why I trust them! Do you want to save Shikkona? Then trust them too!"
Commander fell silent and bowed his head. "Fine."
"Good."
Both of them returned to the waiting bunch of warriors. Angel and Elf were chatting, Pixie appeared to be meditating with Landstar trying to imitate, while the Magicians stayed together and Swordsman talked to Harpy.
"Alright. I got the supplies. Are we ready?"
"Where exactly are we going? How do we know where they are?" Pixie asked, opening one eye but not getting up from her seated position.
"We've sent over spies.....they told us the location of our enemies." Commander responded, not looking at the Pixie.
"And what happened to these spies?" Harpy asked.
Commander fell silent.
"Never heard from again, right?" Swordsman concluded.
He nodded. The others fell silent.
"Well, we'll just have to fight those who have harmed so many of your people!" Angel said after moments of silence.
Landstar straightened up. "Yeah! We have to find them all and destroy them!"
The rest of the gang nodded. "Then let's head out, shall we?" Lord asked.
They all left the Palace doors. Soon, a herd of villagers stampeded them.
"What do you think you are doing?"
"Letting in Dark types! They could be spies!"
"How dare you put our village in danger?!"
"Why are you leaving us?"
"What if they come while you are away?!" Hundreds of questions flooded their ears and Pixie covered hers for there sensitivity was sometimes annoying.
"PEOPLE PLEASE!" Lord shouted at the top of his lungs. "My new army are just volunteers who have agreed to help us fight off the Dark Ones."
That started a whole new barrage of questions like, "How do you know they aren't two-faced?" or "Are you out of your freaking mind? You can't trust outsiders!"
Pixie had had it! The noise was getting to be too much for her sensitive ears. "WILL YOU SHUT YOUR TRAPS!?" She practically screamed at the top of her lungs. It went dead silent.
She breathed in and flapped her wings, so she could overlook them all. Many gasped in horror, and maybe in awe as well as they saw her purple and blue bat wings with a matching purple tail to match. "You all should be thankful that we're helping you at all! We may be cast from your village, but that doesn't mean that we're all 'evil'! Okay? We are just trying to help so get off our backs. I can assure you that we are not 'two-faced' or whatever! OKAY?!"
Some people in the crowd grumbled; others simply nodded. "Good." Pixie said as she guided herself to perch on a nearby tree branch.
Her ears aided her in hearing what the few were whispering. "She has the body of a human, but the features of a bat!" "How can we trust her? Or any of them?"
Swordsman spoke next. "Pix is right! Let me remind ya'll that I'm not a Dark type....I'm fire. I want to fight these Dark Ones to protect all of yous!" Of course, he also wanted to see if he could get any power from his sword to attack for that matter.
More people whispered. "So, they aren't all Dark...." "That means that we can trust that one..." "Huh? I'm confused!"
"Please, let me assure you all that we are merely just volunteering to save you." Elf responded calmly.
The rest of the females nodded. "Not to worry! If any of them get out of hand, Lord, Commander and I will keep order." Landstar informed. "We are part of this army since....well, as long as I can remember, so let your confusions subside. They are all here to help us and their own homes."
Many people in the crowd nodded and felt somewhat reassured that some of there own army forces were going too.
Lord spoke next. "We will go on our journey to find the Dark Ones and attack them while they are still recuperating! They will be destroyed once and for all!"
Cheers ran out through the crowd.......which was another deafening scream in Pixie's ears.....
The others soon met up with Pixie, who was still in her tree. Still covering her ears, she did not even notice them come behind her. Looking up, Lord pulled on her tail causing her to fall on her butt hard.
"What the fuc--?! Why did you do that for?!" She responded angrily.
"Just because."
Pixie growled in response as Lord laughed. She fantasized of wringing his neck with her claws. She got up, brushed herself off and hurried to catch up with the rest of the group.
[This is the last time you cross me and my villagers Evil Storm Sister!] Lord thought angrily. He walked ahead of all of them, with Commander and Landstar next to him, the Magicians in a row behind them, and with the others scattered behind them.
Pixie staying near the end of the pack growled. "Who the hell does that moron think he is? Does he have a right to pull on my tail? What's the deal?!" She folded her arms across her chest.
"Well, considering he's a guy...." Swordsman said ".....I say that he did that to see your butt."
"EXCUSE ME?!"
"Hey. It's only the truth!" [If Harpy had a tail.......]
"Why me?" She sighed. [This is going to be a long journey.]
*~*
WOO-HOO! Another chappie done! Thanks to all who reviewed! I LUV YOU TO THE M@X! Teehee....
Anyways, hope you all enjoyed this! And I'll start Chapter #13 right now.....right now....
Please Review!
