Another chapter! As this is a story I intend to end, I'll probably be putting aside other stories, or at least until I get inspiration...
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Princess Viv: Yes, Piers is da prince of Lemuria. But people don't usually like the idea of Piers and Mia being siblings, do they?
LuceScuro: Uh, right. It would be better to read the previous chapters again, but I suppose it's MY fault I didn't update quickly enough, and readers forget the story in 5 days or so. sob Forgive me!!
EvilTreshin: Thank you!! I like mudshipping too, and the truth is, this fic is a XXXXXXXX fic. There. I'm sorry if you're confused by the names, I actually took them out of other animes/games. Vale: Kyle and Dora (Duh). Kolima: Django (Boktai) and Sora (Digimon 01/02). Vault: Xyrho (Survival Project) and Shara (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance). Prox: Haven't appeared yet, but princesses=Menardi and Karst. Lemuria: King Hydros. Contigo: Kite and Rose (Both .hack). Lalivero: Was Faran, now Sheba. I hope this clears things up.
Theamazingtechnocoloredringwraith: I don't think it's odd, everyone has their own opinions and favourite parings.
HopE: Thanks for the review! I don't fall easily, not as clumsy as you.
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Chapter 6: To Kolima
"Good evening," Prince Piers bowed. "Please pardon me for my late arrival."
"Ah. Good evening," Kite said, motioning to an empty chair and still feeling stunned. None of them had ever seen the Prince of Lemuria, except Sheba. "I didn't expect you, as you have currently kept out of all wars..."
"That is true. The main reason I came is to ask Lalivero for the return of my younger sister, Princess Mia," Piers said, glancing at Sheba. She stood up, trembling.
"That's something else I need to say. The boy from Kolima that helped to assasinate my father destroyed my palace and kidnapped Mia," said Sheba. Piers shot a stern look at Django and Sora.
"That's not true!" Django insisted. "Unless it was just some villager, which I doubt... Nobody from Kolima has attacked King Faran or Princess Mia!"
"Well, it was the same person, and they did shout..."
"I'd like to say a few words," a brown-haired man said, rising. "Queen Sheba, you mentioned that they shouted 'That was for Kolima'. But have you ever thought of someone lying to get Kolima is trouble?"
Menardi and Agatio stiffened.
"And who are you?" Rose asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Lord Felix is one of my best warriors." Django explained.
"I suppose that does make sense," Sheba admitted. "And Prox did steal your gun..."
"So someone working with Prox is trying to get Kolima into trouble?" Xyrho said, staring at Menardi with a furious expression.
"I'm Kraden, from Vale. How about just Prox trying to make trouble?" Kraden said.
"Or Vale? It IS a Venus Adept," Sora pointed out.
"How can you..."
"Enough!" Kite yelled. "Prox, you still have not stated your reasons for attacking Vault, Kolima and Lalivero!"
"That's simple. We want to go for world domination, and conquering you others is the fastest way," Agatio said, smirking.
"It is wrong to fight among yourselves, even for important motives," Hamma said grimly. Menardi whipped round to look at her. A Seer! "Peace will not come until we stop arguing for wordly possesions."
"Well, Princess Menardi, who is the famous Venus adept you have been woking with?"
"He is a homeless orphan I picked up from Vale, but has no connections whatsoever with Vale itself," Menardi replied coldly.
"From Vale? Why did you take him?" Dora asked.
"Personal reasons," Agatio interrupted.
"So all along, it has only been Prox?" Piers asked. He had been listening intently to the conversation. "Mia..."
"Well, they weren't the ones who kidnapped my son, it was Contigo!"
"We never did!"
"Since Prox did everything else, don't you think they'd be guilty of abduction too?"
"That's right, I believe there's some other reason for doing all this!"
"This is going too far, it's too close to the truth," Menardi muttered to Agatio. "Don't push everything on us Proxians!"
"Oh? Well, in what wat does Prox not deserve this reputation?" Xyrho mocked. Menardi raised her arms, furious.
"Cycle Beam!"
Xyrho, Shara, Kite and Rose were knocked off their feet. Enraged, the others stood up.
"Heat Wave!"
"Mother Gaia!"
"Spark Plasma!"
"PROCNE!!" Hamma yelled, standing up. The tornardo summoned by the wind goddess pinned everyone to the ground, but doing not much damage. "No more fighting."
"You haven't heard the last of this," Kyle said furiously. He stalked off with Dora and Kraden.
"I'll avenge Father, I swear it." Sheba went off with Ivan, who looked back desparingly at his sister. Hamma shook her head and sighed.
"I see we must clear things up, especially with Vale," Django said, sighing. "Come on, Xyrho, no use losing your temper."
After glaring at Menardi and Agatio, Xyrho followed Django, Sora, Shara and Felix out of Prox.
"Come on, Princess. We have to report to Alex and all," Agatio whispered. But as they turned to leave, Piers blocked their way.
"I want to know where my sister is," he said coldly.
"She's back at your crabby little island," Menardi snapped. "Isaac was told to release her after his mission was completed in Lemuria." And Saturos hasn't told me what Isaac was supposed to do...
Piers' eyes widened. "You got Mia to find Lemuria for you?"
"Maybe, but we ain't got her anymore, so just leave us alone!" Agatio growled. Piers' eyes glowed.
"Diamond Dust!" he cried. Shards of ice materialised and flew at the Proxians, cutting into them.
"Damn it, we have to get out of here! He's got an elemental advantage!" Agatio cursed. Hsu suddenly appeared. Anger filled his face.
"Let's go," he said curtly. Holding the Proxians, he teleported away before Piers could cast another spell.
"This is not good..."
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"What are your plans?" Mia asked.
"I'll take you back to Lemuria, then... go somewhere. Just not Prox," Isaac replied, walking on. "The ship is just there, at the port. I'll go and make arrangements to leave first, you can stay and explore Prox a bit. Just don't get lost."
"Don't you want to find your family?" Mia called, but Isaac had already moved off. Mia sighed and turned. The city of Prox looked pretty peaceful.
Suddenly, a blue glow appeared in front of them, transforming into an opaque mist. (Is that possible?) Out of it stepped a familiar blue-haired adept.
"Alex!" Mia gasped, rushing forward. She hugged Alex tightly. Alex smiled gently.
"It's been a long time, Princess Mia."
Mia pulled back and stared accusingly at him. "You never wrote me a single letter, and you promised me you would!"
"I apologise. Everything changed when I was chased from Lemuria..."
"I still don't understand why you betrayed us," Mia said sadly.
"You'll know soon." Alex glanced behind Mia at the ship. She did not notice.
"Promise me you'll try to come back to Lemuria," Mia pleaded. "Even after all these years, I miss you."
Alex smiled, kissing her gently on the cheek. "Don't worry. I will return one day. As a ruler..."
He heard footsteps and warped off before Mia could figure out what he meant.
"Princess? Come on, we're leaving..." Isaac said, walking up.
"Okay..."
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"Father!" Piers cried, rushing up. He had just reached Lemuria, about 5 days after he left Contigo. "Is Mia back?"
"I thought you had gone to get her!" King Hydros exclaimed.
"Father! Piers!" Mia popped out of the side door, waving.
"Mia!" Both Piers and Hydros looked stunned, then embraced the princess.
Isaac watched them. Smiling for the first time in years, he turned to leave. However, Mia noticed him.
"Thanks for taking me back on your ship!" she said, smiling. Piers and Hydros looked suspicious. Isaac nodded.
"See you someday. Good bye, Princess."
He left.
"Mia? Who is that boy?" Piers asked.
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"Well? How did it go?" Garet and Jenna asked in unison.
"Don't talk about it. I managed to clear Kolima of blame, but everything else went wrong," Felix said darkly. He climbed onto the Turtle Dragon drawn ship with them.
They travelled to Kolima, where Xyrho, Shara and Garet were staying before they went back to Vault, as there was a long distance between Vault and Contigo.
"What do you mean, wrong?"
"Just what happened, Felix?"
"Guys, for goodness sake, stop badgering me!" Felix pleaded. Jenna gave a pout.
"Well, you won't tell us what happened," Garet said. "Is it our fault we weren't allowed to go see?"
The ship stopped near Kolima's castle.
"Oh well. After that mess I suppose it would be better to have some fun," Django said. "Xyrho, I need to talk to you. Sora, take Shara into the garden for tea. Felix, Jenna, why don't you show Prince Garet around? The Joy Festival is being celebrated right now, go off and enjoy yourselves!"
Jenna and Garet cheered. Felix looked startled.
"Go on. You're only 19, Felix, and you're too serious!" Sora said, smiling.
"See you later then!" Jenna called cheerfully as she and Garet dragged Felix off.
"Jenna! Garet! Watch where you're going!" Felix yelled. Startled, the two Mars adepts turned, knocking into a blond adept, landing them on the ground.
"I apologise for the manners of these two," Felix said. Isaac smiled.
"That's okay." He got to his feet and held out a hand to Jenna. She seemed surprised, then looked up into the most beautiful blue eyes she had ever seen. (A/N: Lol! In Jenna's opinion...) She took his hand and stood up. Garet dusted himself, staring at the two.
"I'm Jenna. This is Garet, and my brother, Felix," Jenna introduced.
"I'm... Robin." Isaac said, thinking fast.
"You new around here?"Garet asked curiously.
"Um, yeah. I came from... Vale."
"Well, why don't we show you around? The Joy Festival is being held now," Jenna said hopefully. This guy looks really nice. Felix glanced at his sister.
"I guess... Sure it's okay?" Isaac asked.
"Of course. We don't often have visitors from Vale," Felix said.
"Great! Let's go to all the stalls!!" Jenna yelled, dragging both Isaac and Felix off with the help of Garet. Isaac blinked.
"Wha?"
"You'll have to get used to this; happens whenever my sister is around," Felix muttered glumly. Isaac laughed.
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