Oh, hello again! I'm so happy that people are reading my story! I have four reviews already! I hope you guys keep checking back. And now for my thank- yous and disclaimer:

MUGEN: Hey, what's up? Sorry about the cliffhanger. I always do that. But I promise that you'll know why the cliffhanger soon. Hopefully, it'll be easy to figure out. And all right, all right, here's more. So what're you waiting for? Read, child, read!

LITTLE RABBIT F/LRPLI: Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it. Here's the next chapter!

YOUKAI RYUU: Last time I checked he was, but I'll explain just for you. Icchan is the chief executive of Piffle Princess in Japan and Angelic Layer, so it would only make sense for him to be behind the American launch of Angelic Layer. I can't tell you more, since it would spoil the storyline. And yeah, it would be cool if Angelic Layer was real! Oh, and Ryoko is from Japan; she'll play a vital role in the story... but don't just take my word for it, keep reading. Thanks for the review!!

And you all know that I don't own Angelic Layer, but I do own Madison, Ryoko, and any other characters that are used in this story and don't appear in the manga or the anime. Now onto the story!

*BATTLE 2* :

After dinner and her bath that night, Madison went to her room. Her room was pretty, even if it was a little girlie. She had a huge bed with soft, fluffy pillows in one corner, and a dresser with a mirror over the top. Her walls were white, plastered with anime posters from her dad in Japan, but the roof was a blue sky with white clouds painted on it and had a few handmade mobiles hanging from it.

The bed and the dresser were made of a warm oak wood and coordinated with the desk, and the blue celestial print bed linens matched the curtains draped across the dormer window with its window seat. Shelves holding her doll collection and books took up some of the left over space, but there was still enough space for a big baby blue plush armchair on the cream carpet. Normally, Madison was content to hang out in her room until bedtime, but tonight was different. It was time to create her Angel.

Madison picked up the Piffle Princess bag from its place on the floor next to her school backpack. She emptied it one item at a time, placing each on the bed, but holding on to the Angel Egg.

She pulled the instruction booklet out of the front of the Egg and read it through once. Then she read it again, this time slowly.

"Your Angel Egg is filled with shock absorbent fluid. Open it near a bathtub or sink and drain the shock absorbent fluid out. Then carefully rinse your Angel in lukewarm water."

Madison took the Angel Egg back to the bathroom and opened it over the sink, careful not to spill on the counter or floor as she drained it. When all the fluid was gone, she took the Angel out of its Egg and rinsed her carefully under the running faucet. Grabbing a hand towel, Madison wrapped her Angel in it and went back to her room.

On the way back, she ran into Heather. "What are you up to squirt?" asked her stepsister, trying to get a good look at what was in the towel while brushing her long light brown hair. Madison clutched her Angel tighter and raised an eyebrow.

"None of your business," she said, walking into her room and shutting the door firmly.

"Whatever." Heather disappeared into the bathroom.

Madison turned on her desk light and sat down. "Okay, that's done. What's next?" Consulting the instructions, she found that now was the time to give her Angel some hair. Selecting the black hairpiece, Madison fitted it on her Angel's head and decided on a high ponytail.

"Let's see... what else can I do to her hair? I know! I'll give her colored bangs like mine!" Madison happily added lavender bangs to her Angel then sat her down as she read on to the next step.

Following the instructions, Madison spent the next twenty minutes setting up the Angel Data computer and Layer Scanner. When she finished, she put her Angel above the two rings of the Layer Scanner, gasping as they shot up around her Angel, forming a barrier around her.

"Now I have to customize her," Madison murmured, scanning her options. She finally decided on a tallish, speed-type Angel who could sacrifice speed for strength since she was a middleweight.

"And now the finishing touch. She needs a name." Tapping her chin in thought, she stared at her Angel until it hit her.

"I'll name her Celeste, and the power of the Moon will guide her," Madison declared, her fingers flying across the keyboard. The name flashed across the screen and Celeste emerged from the Scanner blinking large grey eyes at her new Deus.

For a moment, Madison was frozen. Then she squealed, "CUTIEEEE!!!" She took Celeste out of the Layer Scanner and hugged her tightly.

"I'm so happy you're here now Celeste!" she exclaimed to the Angel, whose eyes had closed again upon being taken out of the Scanner. "I'm Madison and I promise we'll try our best in everything we do. We'll make a great team, you'll see!"

Placing an oversized Barbie-doll tee shirt on Celeste for the night, Madison shut down the computer, turned out the light, and climbed into bed. She tucked Celeste in next to her and drifted off into a happy, dreamless sleep.

*END OF BATTLE TWO*

Hope you all liked it! So what's next for Madison now that she's created her Angel? Read on as her story continues. And don't forget to review! Ja ne!