Author's Note:
Well, here's chapter 3. The story is going switch from one scene to a different scene quite a few times, so just warning you, incase anyone may end up getting confused. (I'll put "~~~ . . ." whenever I'm reverting to another scene if it's any help.)
By the way, I just wanted to thank and acknowledge the people who've been reviewing since chapter 1, like justblue and crystal-flame123. (I know it's kind of sad, but I don't get a lot of reviews so I'm normally extremely overjoyed when I get even just one per story, but this story has received more than just one thanks to justblue and crystal-flame123, so thank you! ^_^)
Okay then . . . on with the story now!!!
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The evening was cool and had a calm and peaceful feeling to it. Hikaru Shidou was walking her dog, Hikari, around the block. She sighed as she breathed in the fresh air of the neighborhood. She was lucky. Her neighborhood was one of the very few left with good air quality. Pollution was getting so bad in Tokyo. Hikaru was daydreaming about a world she had once been to, a world now very far away. Her thoughts were totally distracted from school and the homework awaiting her when she got back home. A sudden scream jerked her back to reality. Hikaru wildly looked around. No one was in sight. But then what had she heard? The scream echoed again and Hikaru started running towards the direction it was coming from. She took off Hikari's leash and let him go. "Go home, Hikari," she told her dog softly. "I'll be back as soon as I can." Hikaru ran on until she was out of the neighborhood altogether. There was still no one in sight and as Hikaru looked around, she still couldn't tell where the scream was coming from. Now it was reverberating in her mind, a cry of pain and fury. She could tell whatever or whoever it was, they were asking her for assistance, but she couldn't tell why. Out of frustration, she yelled out loud, "Who are you? Where are you? What do you want from me?" The only reply Hikaru received was a faint whisper as all of a sudden the wind picked up and pulled at her hair. She braced herself and tried to stand her ground but the wind was too strong. She was knocked off balance. The wind was so strong, a gale forced her into midair and started blowing her away. At first Hikaru didn't hear the whisper at the back of her mind, until it repeated its message again. "Help."
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Umi was sitting with her parents at the dinner table. Her napkin was in her lap and she was holding her fork in the most proper way a person could. Both her parents did the same. Dinner at Umi's house was always a formal occasion, even though it was just the three of them, her mother, her father, and herself. Umi's family ate everything with a fork because they considered it "only proper". This included the pizza they were having for dinner, which Umi now struggled to cut into easy bite size pieces her fork could pick up. The task seemed quite difficult though. After five minutes of attentively trying to cut up her pizza with just a fork, Umi's thoughts drifted from the pizza elsewhere. She was thinking of people from another world she had met a long time ago. She hadn't seen them in ages. Umi was longingly thinking about how nice it would be if she could see them even once, when she heard a scream. Umi let out a cry. "Umi dear, what is the matter?" asked Umi's mother with a concerned look on her face. "Mother, did you hear it?" Umi's father now joined in, "Hear what, honey? It's been so very quiet, are you sure you're not hearing things?" Umi stared at her parents dumbfounded. "Y-y-you mean you can't hear it?" Her parents shook their heads. Oh dear, thought Umi. Am I hearing voices in my head or something? Just then she heard the scream again. "There," she shouted triumphantly, jumping out of her chair, causing it to fall over backwards. Both Umi and her parents winced as the chair made a crashing sound on the hardwood floor of the dining room. Umi quickly recovered, and told her parents, "Someone screamed. You heard it, right? I think they need help. I'll be right back." Umi's parents looked at each other, puzzled. Why was their daughter acting so weird? They heard the front door of the house slam shut as Umi left to go outside. Umi's father pushed out his chair and got up. He quickly walked over to the door and opened it. "Wait," he shouted. "Umi, where are you?" It was really windy outside. He could barely see anything because of all the things blowing around. "UMI!" he yelled once more. Now Umi's mother had come to join him. "Where is she?" she asked fearfully. "I do not know. She is nowhere to be seen," Umi's father replied. "No . . . Umi." Umi's mother looked at the wind and her heart sank. Was her only daughter now gone forever? What on earth was going on?
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Fuu was daydreaming about a long sword she had once owned in another world, as she was watering her plants outside in her backyard. As she looked around, she could tell it was getting late. I'll have to go back in soon, she thought.
As Fuu finished watering the last plant, she set the watering can down, stood up, and stretched out her arms. Suddenly she heard a scream.
She looked around frantically, but there was no one to be seen. She started running back to her house, when all of a sudden the wind started blowing fiercely. She was suddenly blown backwards and found herself up in the air.
She shuddered as she heard the scream again, and then a soft whisper. "Magic Knights. Your help . . . . is needed . . . . once more."
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Real short chapter, I know. I apologize but I got really busy with other things. I promise I'll try to do better next chapter, where Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu find out they have to help Sakura fight the evil sorcerer. Please review!!! Next chapter will be up a.s.a.p.! ^_^
Well, here's chapter 3. The story is going switch from one scene to a different scene quite a few times, so just warning you, incase anyone may end up getting confused. (I'll put "~~~ . . ." whenever I'm reverting to another scene if it's any help.)
By the way, I just wanted to thank and acknowledge the people who've been reviewing since chapter 1, like justblue and crystal-flame123. (I know it's kind of sad, but I don't get a lot of reviews so I'm normally extremely overjoyed when I get even just one per story, but this story has received more than just one thanks to justblue and crystal-flame123, so thank you! ^_^)
Okay then . . . on with the story now!!!
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The evening was cool and had a calm and peaceful feeling to it. Hikaru Shidou was walking her dog, Hikari, around the block. She sighed as she breathed in the fresh air of the neighborhood. She was lucky. Her neighborhood was one of the very few left with good air quality. Pollution was getting so bad in Tokyo. Hikaru was daydreaming about a world she had once been to, a world now very far away. Her thoughts were totally distracted from school and the homework awaiting her when she got back home. A sudden scream jerked her back to reality. Hikaru wildly looked around. No one was in sight. But then what had she heard? The scream echoed again and Hikaru started running towards the direction it was coming from. She took off Hikari's leash and let him go. "Go home, Hikari," she told her dog softly. "I'll be back as soon as I can." Hikaru ran on until she was out of the neighborhood altogether. There was still no one in sight and as Hikaru looked around, she still couldn't tell where the scream was coming from. Now it was reverberating in her mind, a cry of pain and fury. She could tell whatever or whoever it was, they were asking her for assistance, but she couldn't tell why. Out of frustration, she yelled out loud, "Who are you? Where are you? What do you want from me?" The only reply Hikaru received was a faint whisper as all of a sudden the wind picked up and pulled at her hair. She braced herself and tried to stand her ground but the wind was too strong. She was knocked off balance. The wind was so strong, a gale forced her into midair and started blowing her away. At first Hikaru didn't hear the whisper at the back of her mind, until it repeated its message again. "Help."
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Umi was sitting with her parents at the dinner table. Her napkin was in her lap and she was holding her fork in the most proper way a person could. Both her parents did the same. Dinner at Umi's house was always a formal occasion, even though it was just the three of them, her mother, her father, and herself. Umi's family ate everything with a fork because they considered it "only proper". This included the pizza they were having for dinner, which Umi now struggled to cut into easy bite size pieces her fork could pick up. The task seemed quite difficult though. After five minutes of attentively trying to cut up her pizza with just a fork, Umi's thoughts drifted from the pizza elsewhere. She was thinking of people from another world she had met a long time ago. She hadn't seen them in ages. Umi was longingly thinking about how nice it would be if she could see them even once, when she heard a scream. Umi let out a cry. "Umi dear, what is the matter?" asked Umi's mother with a concerned look on her face. "Mother, did you hear it?" Umi's father now joined in, "Hear what, honey? It's been so very quiet, are you sure you're not hearing things?" Umi stared at her parents dumbfounded. "Y-y-you mean you can't hear it?" Her parents shook their heads. Oh dear, thought Umi. Am I hearing voices in my head or something? Just then she heard the scream again. "There," she shouted triumphantly, jumping out of her chair, causing it to fall over backwards. Both Umi and her parents winced as the chair made a crashing sound on the hardwood floor of the dining room. Umi quickly recovered, and told her parents, "Someone screamed. You heard it, right? I think they need help. I'll be right back." Umi's parents looked at each other, puzzled. Why was their daughter acting so weird? They heard the front door of the house slam shut as Umi left to go outside. Umi's father pushed out his chair and got up. He quickly walked over to the door and opened it. "Wait," he shouted. "Umi, where are you?" It was really windy outside. He could barely see anything because of all the things blowing around. "UMI!" he yelled once more. Now Umi's mother had come to join him. "Where is she?" she asked fearfully. "I do not know. She is nowhere to be seen," Umi's father replied. "No . . . Umi." Umi's mother looked at the wind and her heart sank. Was her only daughter now gone forever? What on earth was going on?
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Fuu was daydreaming about a long sword she had once owned in another world, as she was watering her plants outside in her backyard. As she looked around, she could tell it was getting late. I'll have to go back in soon, she thought.
As Fuu finished watering the last plant, she set the watering can down, stood up, and stretched out her arms. Suddenly she heard a scream.
She looked around frantically, but there was no one to be seen. She started running back to her house, when all of a sudden the wind started blowing fiercely. She was suddenly blown backwards and found herself up in the air.
She shuddered as she heard the scream again, and then a soft whisper. "Magic Knights. Your help . . . . is needed . . . . once more."
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Real short chapter, I know. I apologize but I got really busy with other things. I promise I'll try to do better next chapter, where Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu find out they have to help Sakura fight the evil sorcerer. Please review!!! Next chapter will be up a.s.a.p.! ^_^
