Ninauseating Day
Nina was up at eight o'clock preparing breakfast for her Sir Flik. When things were set and ready to go, she was out of her room. Nina ran from her room to the barracks where she knew her Sir Flik slept. She would be ready by his door to take him by the arm and drag him back to her room. But when Nina got there, she was surprise to find Viktor and Jason pounding on his door. 'What's going on?' She wonders and then sees them enter. Nina decides to move in for a closer look, she knew her Sir Flik would never need a wake up call such as this, even after a hard night's drinking. 'Maybe he's sick. Maybe he's dying.' She ducks behind a potted plant near the stairs when she hears footsteps coming up them. They belonged to Tuta and she watches as he, with his medicine bag, goes to Flik's room. Now Nina is really worried about Flik's health and creeps as close as she could to hear what was going on in the room. She hears about Tuta's morning and where her target is now. Pleased that he is ok, Nina sets off for her destination, the kitchen. She runs down a flight of stairs, hooks a left and crashes right into…Nanami and Chaco. "Hey, watch where you're going."
"Watch where I'm going? What about you?" Chaco retorted back.
"Out of my way." Nina waved her hand to make room to get by. "My Sir Flik's breakfast is getting cold."
"About Flik…" Nanami started to say.
"What about him?" Nina snapped. "Never mind, I know where he is. He's at the restaurant, but don't you get any ideas." She starts down the hallway.
"No, wait." Nanami spies Viktor, Jason, and Tuta starting to come down the stairs. "You have to go this way." She pulls Nina down another flight of stairs. "The…maids are cleaning the hallway. It's all wet. We have to take the long way." Nanami looks at Chaco for help.
"Uh…yeah." The winger sighs. "We have to go this way." He takes Nina's other arm and the two of them drag the blonde down to the bottom floor.
"Unhand me you…creeps." Nina wrenches her arms free. "You can't keep us apart. My Sir Flik and I, it's destiny that we should be together. Destiny I tell you." A tinkle in her eye appears. Nanami and Chaco roll theirs, which was a mistake. Because in that split second they took their eyes off her, she was running down the hallway. They chase after her as she run down room after room and up the stair to the restaurant. They reached Nina in time to see a caped person jumped over the edge of the balcony restaurant. Nina screamed and fainted at the sight of her 'true love' leaping to his demise. Nanami and Chaco grab an arm each and drag her back out into the hallway.
"Now what?" Chaco asks Nanami.
"I have a plan." Nanami tells him.
"Some how I find no comfort in that." Chaco sighs.
"Its ok, its ok." Nanami waves a hand in confidence. She pulls a small vial out of her pocket. "We'll use this."
"What is it?" Chaco asked.
"Hypno potion." Nanami seemed please with herself.
"What does it do?" Chaco looks at the vial with curiosity.
"Makes the person who drinks it, believe anything you tell them." Nanami explains. "And when it's over, they won't remember a thing."
"That's great." Chaco seemed impressed. "We'll just tell her that Sir Flik isn't here right now and have the rest of the day to do what we want."
"Well…" Nanami put her hands behind her back, looked at the ground and twisted her right toes in the floor. "It's not that easy."
"I should have known." Chaco gives a heavy sigh. "So what is this plan of our?" Nanami whispers it into his ear and he jumps back. "You have got to be kidding me. No way that's going to work."
"It will, it will. Trust me." Nanami slips Nina the potion and grabs an arm. "Let's get her out of the hall way and into the Meeting Hall. I have everything set up there." Chaco heaves another sigh and grabs the other arm.
Moments later, Nina wakes up in the Meeting Hall. "What…what happen?" Then she remembers. "Oh no. My Sir Flik has jumped to his death." She gets up to run out of the room when someone calls to her.
"Nina…my…(ahem)…love." She turns around to a tall, really tall man. His lower face is wearing a mask, on his head is a blue bandanna, and on the back is a blue cape. His legs wore the blue shin guards and a leg brace. His backside seems to be a bit lumpy under the cape and his abdominal area seems to be extra large. But it did not matter to her, for she knew who it was.
"Oh, my Sir Flik. You finally admit that you love me." Hearts seem to float around her head as Nina looks at him. A cloud of steamy mist seems to surround him as he stands in a heroic pose. Or as heroic a pose as could be mustered.
"Your legs are squeezing my head." His lower half seems to say.
"I can't help it. You move to much." He says to the lower half.
"Is there a problem my love?" Nina grabs his hand and pulls him. The man in blue almost falls forward. "Um…(ahem)…no. I am fine."
"Then why do you have a mask on?"
"I…caught a cold and didn't want to infect you."
"Oh no." Nina looks at him with worry in her eyes. "Then you must get some rest and plenty of soup." She pulls on his arm again and he clumsily moves forward.
"Hey, take it easy. Not so fast."
"Sir Flik, your lower half is talking."
"Um…that's just my stomach. I can't wait to get some of that soup."
"Of course." They come to the door and Nina looks at her love. "Oh…you seem taller."
"Uh…traveling can do that to you. Duck, duck."
"Where?" Nina looks around. "I don't see any ducks." She turns back to look at him and sees that he is already out the door, heading for the elevator. "Wait for me." Nina runs to catch up with him. "Let's not take the elevator my love." She pulls him toward the stairs. "Let's take the long way back to my room. The exercise might do your cold some good and it would be more romantic."
"What?!" Nanami says. "You have got to be kidding. Ow!" Chaco gave his claw foot a slight squeeze to get her to shut up.
"Your stomach is talking again." Nina points out.
"Uh…yeah." Chaco says as a sweatdrop slides down his side. "Flik better be grateful for this." He mutters under his voice.
"I knew we should have cut holes in the shirt." Nanami whispers. "I can't see a thing." Her feet trip on every step they meet.
"Do you know how weird it would look with holes in the shirt?" Chaco whispered back, he waves his free hand to stay balanced.
"And we don't look weird now?"
"This was your idea, don't forget."
"Are you enjoying talking to yourself?" Nina keeps a hold on his other hand. "Why not talk to me? Tell me…tell me something romantic to set the mood right."
"Uh…" Chaco searches his mind to say something nice to say. "All the mirrors in the castle should be covered so that they don't shatter when you look at them."
"What?" Nina turns and looks him in the eyes.
"It's your beauty that would shatter them." Nanami says quickly. "They would be jealous of your beauty and break themselves in a fit of it."
"Oh…" Nina blushes. "It would seem that your lower half is your better half Sir Flik."
"Boy did that not sound right." Chaco mutters.
"What?"
"Um…nothing. Are we there yet?"
"All most. Can't wait can you?" Nina gives him a sly look. Chaco gives a nerves cough. After stumbling over a couple more stairs and ducking another couple of doorways, they finally reach Nina's room.
"Finally, I can sit down." Nanami says with a sigh. "Your heavy."
"Oh, shut up." Chaco tells the Nanami. Nina has a seat across from the two of them. Noticing that her lover is towering over the table, though he is sitting, she picks up a bowl of rice and hands it to him. "Thank you."
"No problem." Nina takes a bowl for herself and they start to eat. Suddenly Chaco feels a shake, like a shiver.
"What are you doing?" The winger whispers down to Nanami.
"She's rubbing my leg with her foot." Nanami shivers again as she feels Nina slide a toe up her right knee. "Make her stop." Chaco tries hard to stifle a laugh. Thinking it was some kind of hint, Nina gets up and moves her chair closer. Both he and Nanami gulp as Nina puts a hand around, what should be the waist. The blonde runs her fingers up and down what would be the back. This tickles Chaco's legs and he starts to giggles.
"You like it?"
"N…no. Please (giggle) stop."
"Oh, sure." Nina slips the tips of her fingers into his pants, feeling the crawl in Nanami's back. Nanami, caught by surprise shoots straight up and Chaco looses grip of his rice bowl. "Why Sir Flik, whatever could be the matter?" Nina tries to look innocent.
"You know exactly what the matter is." Nanami yells.
"What?" Nina looks at the lower half in shock.
"Uh…I have to go." Chaco says quickly and gives Nanami a nudge.
"Go? Go where?" Nina looks back up at the upper half.
"To…to the bathroom. Bad." Chaco squeezes his legs together to give another hint to Nanami.
"I don't know where the door is." Nanami tells him.
"Turn around, turn around. Forward, forward. Duc…" Chaco's head hits the top of the door way and he grabs his nose. "Ow." He falls back and Nanami rushes out the door. Nina was left to sit there, unknown as to what was happening.
"He sure is acting strange today." Nina waits awhile. An hour goes by…then two…three. She realizes that he's not coming back and runs out of her room to look for him. "Sir Flik? Sir Flik? Where did you go?" She runs into Hanna, "Have you seen Sir Flik?"
"Sir Clik? No I haven't." Hanna starts to walk away quickly.
"No, no. Sir Flik." Nina chases after Hanna. "You know, the man with a blue cape and bandanna."
"There is no Flik." Hanna tries to get around Nina, "There is a Sir Clik. A man with a red cape and not bandanna."
"There…is…no…Sir…Flik." Nina's eyes had glazed over and she had a blank stare. "There…is…a…Sir…Clik." She talks in a hypnotic voice.
"Are you ok Nina?" Hanna waves a hand in Nina's face.
"What? Oh!" Nina shakes her head. "Well if Sir Clik is not here, then I'll be going." Nina takes off, leaving Hanna in a confused state. "I have to find Sir Clik, but I should get him something nice." She stops and thinks about it, then snaps her fingers. "I know. He's missing his bandanna. I get him a new one. A nice new red bandanna." She runs down to Han's armor shop.
"Well hello Nina." Han greets her at the door. "What can I do for you?"
"I want to get a new bandanna for my love." Nina said cheerfully.
"Oh. Well you're in luck." Han laughs. "We just got a shipment of some nice new blue bandannas. I'm sure he would like one. Made of the best material and dyed is superb." He kissed his fingers like he was a chef serving a meal.
"But I'm not looking for a blue one. I'm looking for a red one." Nina looked at him confused. "My Sir Clik wears red."
"Sir Clik?" Han was confused. "Who is Sir Clik?"
"Oh, you know who he is." Nina waves a hand at him. "He's the Archer Captain and Calvary Leader."
"Um…that would be Sir Flik, Nina." Hans tell her.
"Sir Flik?" Nina looks at Hans with confusion.
"Yes. You know Sir Flik." Hans reminds Nina. "You've been obsessing about him since you've come here."
"Um…yeah." Nina scratches the back of her head. For some strange reason she can't seem to think straight. She leaves Han's shop in a bit of a daze. Maybe she needs some fresh air. Nina walks out to the garden and has a seat under a tree near the ranch. Yuzu rides up to the gate on one of her sheep.
"Hello Nina."
"Hello…"
"What's the matter?"
"I can't seem to find Sir Flik."
"Sir Clik? Oh, he's being given a tour of the castle."
"Sir Clik?"
"Yeah, didn't you know? He's new here."
"But…I thought he's been around for awhile. Wasn't he here the beginning of the war?"
"No, I don't think so."
"Oh. Well…um…I have to go." Nina gets up and walks to the Dr. Huan. "Maybe the war is getting to me. Maybe I need to get some help."
Meanwhile, elsewhere"I can't believe we lost Nina." Nanami whined as she and Chaco walked in Main North Wing. "We shouldn't have got to watch that contest."
"Aw…we don't need to be by her side all the time." Chaco hitches the blue shirt up higher, so he won't trip over it. They stop by the Guardian Deity. "Besides, it's your fault we didn't get back to Nina's room after the contest."
"My fault!!" Nanami jumps in front of Chaco. "All I wanted to do was be the upper half for a while."
"But you know it won't work that way. My wings will rip the pants."
"Well, we've tailed Clik everywhere and there's no sign of Nina anywhere." Nanami looks ahead and spies the young blonde coming their way. "Quick, around the corner. You have to get back on my shoulders."
"Whoa, hang on." Chaco yells as Nanami is yanking him. He climbs back on to her shoulder and drops the shirt over her head. Then he readjusts the bandanna and ties the mask back on. "Geez, I hate this thing."
"Hang on, here she comes." Nanami whispers. When Nina comes close, Nanami has them step out in front of her.
"Nina?" Chaco says. "Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you."
"Oh, Sir Clik." Nina jumps back. "You startled me."
"Sir Clik? Who is this Sir Clik?"
"Why, you are my lord."
"No, I am Flik. You know, the Blue Thunder."
"Flik?" Nina looks at him. "Blue Thunder?" She shakes her head. "No…no. There is no Flik, there is only Sir Clik." She pushes back Chaco and Nanami. "If you excuse me sir, I'm looking for my Sir Clik."
"Oh, no. Something gone wrong." Nanami whispers.
"Yeah, it went wrong when I started listening to you." Chaco whispers back. "Hold it." He yells out to Nina. The young blonde turns around and sees the strange person comes to her. "Wait my love."
"My love? You love me?" Nina rubs her forehead with the tips of her fingers. "No, I am sorry. But I love someone else. Forgive me Flik for I have never met you."
"That's it! I will not stand by and have some stranger steal my love from me. I will go and kill this rival of mine." Chaco pounds his right side of his chest with his left fist and points his right index finger in the air. "I'm off."
"What are you doing?" Nanami whispers up to Chaco. "Have you gone nuts?"
"She believes that she loves Clik and never met Flik." Chaco whisper back. "This is too good to pass up."
"But…"
"Trust me, she won't remember any of this anyway. Now move forward, anywhere." Chaco prods. Nanami sighed and started towards the tavern.
"N...no. You can't kill him." Nina chases after them and grabs the cape, almost yanking Chaco right off Nanami's shoulders.
"I must…" Chaco yanks the cape back from her. "I must fight for what I believe is right."
"I can't let you hurt him." Nina runs in front of him.
"Can you do this somewhere else?" Luc says in a cold voice. They seemed to be standing right in front of him and the Stone Tablets.
"Stay out of this knave. This is a battle of the heart." Chaco whips the cape around him and nudges Nanami to go forward.
"…." Luc raises an eyebrow.
"You must do something Luc." Nina plead to him. She grabs his shirt back. "This Flik person is off to kill my Sir Clik."
"Sir Clik?" Luc looks at the Stone Tablet. "There's no Clik here. Just Flik."
"What?" Nina looks at the Tablet. "It can't be…wait, he's new. The name just hasn't appeared yet."
"The name appears once a person has been recruited." Luc says sternly.
"Never mind the tablet. I am off to slay he who has wrongful stolen my lady's heart." Nanami starts to move forward again.
"No, I won't have it." Nina grabs the back of Chaco's shirt and pulls him back. He falls right off Nanami's shoulders and hits the ground hard, the wind knocked out of him. "Oh no…I…I'm sorry." Nina sinks to her knees. "I didn't mean to kill him."
"Kill him?" Luc looks at Chaco on the ground, then Nanami with pants up to her shoulders.
"Yes, I killed him." Nina sobbed. "I split him in half to save the one I love. My hands are tainted with the blood of injustice. I can never touch he who is innocent again."
"Oh, no…it's ok. It's ok." Nanami rushes over to Nina and kneels next to her. "You didn't kill anyone."
"Oh my…" Nina's face turns white. "His lower half is talking to me." She scoots away. "His ghost is haunting me for not returning his love. Oh, what have I done?"
"Hey Nina, it's cool." Chaco gets up and walks over to Nina.
"Oh, no. His upper half is moving toward me with no feet." Nina jumps to her feet and runs. Chaco and Nanami runs after her, telling her it's ok. Luc is left to stand there trying to figure things out.
"Nina…open the door." Nanami pounds on Nina's door some time later. "You didn't kill anyone." There is sobbing coming from inside the room.
"When does this thing wear off?" Chaco asks her as he struggles to get the shirt and cape off.
"I don't know…" Nanami thinks about it. "End of the day."
"When in the end of the day? When the sun goes down or when the sun comes up the next day?"
"Soon I think. The sun is going down now." Nanami looked out the window. Chaco looks out the window also as the room gets darker. A man comes to light the torches. "Hey, do you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"The sobbing stop." Nanami presses her head close to the door.
"So now what?" Chaco looks at her. Nanami shrugs. "Wait, I have an idea." Chaco flies out the window. Nanami waits and the door suddenly opens.
"Oh, Nina. You ok?" But it wasn't Nina at the door. "Chaco?"
"I came in through the window. Nina's passed out on the bed."
"What?" Nanami rushes into the room. "Nina? Nina?" She shakes Nina violently. "Come on, wake up."
"Huh?" Nina raises her head and looks at Nanami. Nanami breathes a sigh of relief. "What are you doing in my room? Never mind. I'm tired and I must get some sleep, so I can get up to make breakfast for my Sir Flik."
"Flik? Did you say Flik?" Nanami get into Nina's face.
"Yes, I did. Now go away."
"Don't you remember anything about today?"
"Sure I do." Nanami and Chaco look at each other nervously. "I got up, made breakfast for Sir Flik, but I couldn't find him all day. Then I remembered that he's out on a trip and won't be back for awhile so I decide to turn in, in hopes that the days will go by faster and he will return." Nanami and Chaco breathe a sigh of relief. "Can you leave now?"
"Oh, right." Nanami and Chaco leave the room hastily. "Well everything worked out ok…didn't it?" Chaco glare at her. "Ok, ok. So we made fools of ourselves, but we kept her way from him, didn't we?"
"Tomorrow, I come up with the plan." Chaco says.