Chapter II: Space wars

"I thought you said there was enough space?"

"Like I was given much of a choice!" Complained Lotte at the near lookalike Tengaar who too was donned in a witch costume, in fact most of the women here were clothed as witches considering that the horror genre tended to revolve as monsters as being man and women as the symbol of victimsim. A grain of truth in a way but at the moment Lotte's house was looking like a reconstruction of living conditions sardines had to endure when tinned and instively her temper flared at Tengaar. Normally any sane person would not dare challenge the daughter of a warrior chief in fear of being lectured to death or by a murderous Tengaar. But this was lotte's house and her house was on the brink on seeing its walls blown out by the forced pressure, that was of cause lotte and anyone else weren't crushed to death as the only unharmed victims, Lotte's two cats were enjoying view from a high up chandelier.

"Tengaar, why are these people here!?" said lotte in a now yelling force, the two were close to each other but with seventy people talking at the same time, things became tight and incredibly noisy as Tengaar shouted back in defence.

"How I'm I suppose to know? All I know is that some people came to ask if we were once SODS-"

"Sods?"

"Stars Of DestinieS"

"Ah"

"Anyway, we said we were and the next thing I knew is that me and hix with futch were scooped by this mob and searched for another star, a chiku star. Well since we knew you were once a star…"

"You led them here, thanks" Muttered with a flavour of luc sarcasm, Lotte reacted unimpressed as the two tried to fight some more dam breathing space till at last lotte raised her voice, determined to bring in some form of order.

"Everyone!" There was no response as the human sea continued to squeeze into each other, lotte yelled again to no effect till on a last effort that nearly horsed her voice…

"WILL EVERYONE JUST STOP AND SHUT UP, NOW!!!"

Pause

"…Thank you, now who sent you all here?….ONE at a time!" Her last sentence came in suddenly just to quell another uncontrolled set of movement and noise.

"…Well this kid told me I would find Yuber if he joined me"

"Hey yeah, a kid to told me to join as well…had some nice eyes though"

"Yeah that's right" Said a third member in agreement. "Yeah, young but had a weird leader like look, so I just joined when he asked"

"Do I care? Where's Yuber?"

"Hold it" Ordered Lotte "…This kid; was he about 16 with firm looks and a Bo?"

"Yeah" Said everyone

"Accompanied by a devote fanatic of a servant?"

"yep"

"…Is deliberately vague on joining policy and hopes you don't ask about pension, insurance or a salary?"

"……………"

"…so there is no Yuber?" the stunned silence was answer enough to lotte, the author of this mess.

"TIR!!"

Following Lotte's call a figure burst from the ceiling, shrieking some, awing others and leaving Lotte in horror over the cost of that damage. As from the very over dramatic entrance a well dressed hero with a leaf coloured bandanna landed, it was Tir and everyone cheered save Lotte and those who got struck by the debris that fell.

"My Ceiling!" wailed Lotte

"Welcome Stars of Destiny"

"TIR!" Cried the enraged mage "My Ceiling!"

"Oh…" Tir threw a innocent smile, trying to charm himself out of trouble. "…hi Lotte"

"You're going to pay for this Tir"

"Come now Lotte, Villainy doesn't suit you"

"Its not Villain talk, I mean it! You tore my roof somehow and now you transformed my house into an indoor festival! So tell me right now what is going on!"

"Because I am in a quest once more to unite the stars, so they can unfold destiny as it should be" He said proudly, Lotte just wondered what the hell he was on.

"…Tir, would it kill to be unambiguous for a change?"

"Think about it?" insisted Tir "The stars will be united and allow Ted to be free once more just as gremio was by the stars and the power of leknaat!"

"Well erm, to be honest I do-"

"HE will be back" Growled Tir as Lotte sensed the anger and wisely changed the topic.

"So are we 'united' now" hoping they would just get the dam hocus pocus out of the way.

"Nope, just need one more person…Luc" Lotte hissed at the name, her once magic captain was more than a simple rival at times, they were close to being nemesis ranked rivals at most, Lotte had it she wasn't going to join but than she had a cunning plan to get them out of her house.

"hmm, very well I shall join, however first you must complete a task that few have achieved, with each minute of progression becoming more and more harder till you will be put upon the brink of exhaustion-"

"If your on about finding your cats like I had to last time, than I already found them" He said as he picked the two cats from the chandelier, Lotte cursed silently to herself over the backfire.

"…Fine I join"

"Good…though don't get me wrong, though I recognise your cats, weren't they erm…white beforehand?"

"Heh" Laughed Lotte nervously "..Guess they preferred a coat change" Only the cats knew the truth as hey stared coldly as cats could.

"Ok, all we need now is Luc which is why I'm glad you're here"

"ME?! No way I'm I going head to head with a egostatistical mageiac, he would teleport anyone from his island or at least make anyone's life living hell."

"Which is why" Tir said with a grin that even worried Lotte "I have a cunning plan…"

End of Chpter II