Okay, so no war this chapter either. But there will be battles! Soon! Gah, maybe not...

Void: You might get really mad at me for the pairings I pick...I'm going to chase away all my reviewers...

Many thanks to Suh! That was great advice! I guess I'm better at drawing battle scenes than I am at writing them. I will try to be more mindful of my detail and imagery, also. Just so you know, I'm not going to kill Alex (because I LOVE Alex) he's just in a little governmental mix up right now and Mia doesn't really like him. I also kinda felt bad for Agatio and Karst, they didn't seem like such bad people toward the end of the game...after you whip them badly...and they're just lying there...and they need your help... And every good writer is entitled to give good advice even if they haven't put up a fic yet! So don't feel bad! Thank you for adding this to your favorites! I'm so happy! ^_^

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Chapter Five: Cool Reflections

            Mia ran down the docks in upper Lemuria. Piers was there, barking orders to his men. Mia ran up to him. He smiled at her and put his hand on her shoulder. She bit her lip and then glanced up at him.

            "Piers you are one of my oldest friends. Don't die out there," she said.

            "Have I ever even gotten injured in a war Mia?" he asked.

            "No, but please don't add to my worries!" she cried handing him her favorite pearl bracelet.

            "I'll do my best to keep her Highness pleased," he said clutching it to his chest. She hugged him.  Piers hoped his men didn't notice how red his face was becoming.  Just another war, like there was almost every month. She waved to Piers and started to leave. Alex was waiting for her.

            "Hello, Princess," he said cordially.

            "Hello, Alex," she said coldly walking right past him. Alex smirked a little.

            "You seem to have a fondness for the Admiral," he said slowly.  Mia turned around quickly.

            "What's it to you?" she snapped quickly.  Alex didn't reply but started to saunter away casually.

            "I asked you a question," she said firmly.  Alex turned slightly.

"It's nothing to me at all," he said, "Sorry for prying into your business."

            The princess shook her head.

"You're hiding something," she said.  Alex smirked and turned to face her completely.  Mia growled and walked down to the lower part of Lemuria. Part of the city was submerged in water, the other half was above. 'Thank the Wise One we can change the shape of our legs to that of humans or else we'd never be able to take advantage of the docks in upper Lemuria,' she thought. At the same time Alex was not far off. She then remembered the other reason she could change shape. 'I don't even want to think about it,' she mused as she glanced over her shoulder at Alex, 'Who knows where he's been.' She came toward the submerged part of the city and dove in, leaving Alex behind.

            "Just you wait Princess.  Once the full picture is revealed, that Piers of yours won't be able to protect you," he said watching her disappear into the dark waters, "but I will."

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            Later that day, after the ships had gone, Megan was curled up in Mia's lap with a book on healing, while Justin admired his uncle's many swords and tridents. Megan and Justin's parents were high ranking military officials, and they along with Piers and King Hydros, went off to war.

            "Mia how many healing psynergies can you use?" Megan asked as she read through the book.

            "Six," Mia replied gently, "I can even revive people if I use my djinni."

            "Wow. Can I see your djinni?" Megan asked. Mia smiled at the girl.

            "Of course," she replied. She let out a little whistle and nine little blue djinni came running into the room. Justin and Megan instantly were on the floor playing with them.

            "Mia, doesn't Piers have djinni too?" Justin asked as one sat on his head.

            "Yes, he and I have the eighteen Mercury djinni," she said, "We use their powers and we summon stronger forces with them."

            Justin gave her an inquisitive look.

            "Like what?" the boy asked.

            "Well, there's Mercury, Neritied, Neptune, and Boreas," Mia replied.

            "Are there more?" he asked.

            "Well, there are eighteen djinni for every race in Weyard. There are the djinni for Mars, Venus, and Jupiter, they can all summon different things," she continued.

            "Do you know of any summons for the other races?" Megan asked.

            "I've only seen a few, I know that the Jupiter summons are Jupiter, Atlanta, Procone, and Thor, but I'm not sure about the other elements, Father has not allowed me in war against them yet," she answered.

            Megan petted a djinn and wore a thoughtful look on her face.

            "If we were to work together, couldn't our djinni summon other things?" Megan asked.

            "I'm not sure, and I don't think that will ever happen. We are all just too different, we'd never work together."

            Megan and Justin looked down at the squeaking djinni.

            "I don't want to go to war anymore," Justin said.

            "I just want peace," Megan added. Mia was quiet. She wanted the same thing, but there was no way to do it. It seemed too impossible.

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I hope you liked it. Next chapter, we focus on the Venus! Review please, or Piers will freeze you with his Diamond Berg! I'm so hot right now that might not be a bad idea...plus Piers is cool. Gah, bad pun!