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Chapter XVI: Even When I Was Little I Caused Trouble

I slashed my sword at the cloaked guy. He twisted out of the way and kicked me in my back. I fall to the ground and roll out of the way as he tries to stab me with his sword. I'm lying on my back and he tries to stab me again, but this time I kick him right in the chest. He stumbles backwards and I flip back to my feet. I duck as his sword tries to cut my head off.

I tackled him and we both hit the ground. He kicks me off of him and I go flying off. I quickly roll out of the way as an energy blast comes flying my way. I stand up and charge at him. I transported and reappeared behind him and threw an energy blast at his back. Score! Not. He had transported out of the way and reappeared behind me!! The next thing I know, I'm skidding along the ground.

I shake my head as I stand back up. 'What a headache......' I back-flip out of the way as another energy blast goes flying by me. 'Man, I need to get some time to power up my magic attacks!' I never had the chance to power up one of my strong magic attacks 'cause that guy kept on trying to hit me! I ducked as he tried to cut off my head again and this time I swung out my leg and tripped him. He fell on his back.

I flew up into the air and looked down at him. 'Now this is more like it!' That eerie blue energy ball formed between my hands. I fired it at the guy and it exploded. "Bajiro Rashika!" When the dust disappeared, the guy was down on one knee and his sword was in the ground in front of him. A green shield was around him. "What??!! That can't be!!"

"Now it's time to end this!!" The man stood up, pulled his sword out, and stabbed it back into the ground. As he did this, the ground split. He disappeared then reappeared behind me. I turned around and before I could do anything, his hand gripped onto my neck. I struggled to breathe. I tried to transported but I just couldn't. He raised me in the air and threw me down towards the ground. I went down so very fast that if I had let out my wings, I would have broken my neck. I fell down through the crack in the ground and everything darkened.

I didn't pass out though. It was just really dark. I was still headed down like a torpedo. 'I'm gonna die. I just know it!' I still couldn't let my wings out and the guy obviously had put some kinda spell on me 'cause I couldn't transport either.

I felt someone wrap their arms around my waist and hold onto me tightly. I opened my eyes and found Hajeri. He stopped me from falling and flew back up and out through the crack. I turned my head to look around and you won't believe what I saw. My eyes widened. Lloyd!! It was Lloyd who was now fighting the cloaked guy. Hajeri landed and the cloaked guy just disappeared. Lloyd also landed.

"I thought you may need some help." Lloyd walked over to us. Hajeri put me down and I just stood there staring at Lloyd.

"Where did you come from? And when did you get here? And why didn't you show up earlier?!" I just started throwing out questions.

"Well, Boralo told me where you guys were headed a few days ago so I decided to follow you. I just arrived at Vidalio just a few minutes ago and I saw you falling and Hajeri going after you so I decided to fight the guy who threw you down. And I didn't show up earlier 'cause I was a day or two behind you." Lloyd answered all of my questions.

Rose decided to speak up. "You go rest while the rest of us help clean up the town."

"But I can-" The glare that Rose gave me was enough to make me change my mind. "Fine. I'm goin'. I'm goin'."

XxXxX

I fell onto the bed in the hotel room and just laid there. 'I'm not even tired..." A yawn escaped my mouth. 'Okay. So that's a lie.' I closed my eyes and drifted off into a deep, deep sleep.........

Dream

I ran up to the door of my house and burst through it. A few days ago I had just turned five and I had just now lost my first baby tooth.

"Mommy! Daddy!" I burst into my parents' room. They weren't there so I turned around and ran into Lloyd's room. "Lloyd!! Lloyd!!" I jumped onto his bed and crawled up to my sleeping brother. "Wakie wakie!" I shook him awake. He didn't wake up so I sat on top of him and put my face up to his so our noses touched. I then blew in his face. His eyes opened and he jumped a bit.

"What are you doing in my room?!" He sat up and I rolled off of him and off the bed. I crawled back on his bed and sat back on him.

"Guess wwwhhhaaaaaaaattt??"

"What??" He sounded really irritated but I didn't care.

"I bit a rock this morning."

"What??"

"I bit a rock this morning."

"And why did you do such a stupid thing like that??"

"So I could lose my tooth!" I opened my mouth and pointed at the empty space where a tooth used to be.

"You're crazy, ya know that?" He laid back down.

"I know." I smiled and hopped off of him. I stared at the pillow under his head. I yanked it out from under his head. I giggled and ran off.

"Give that back to me!!" I heard him chasing me.

I ran outside and my dad grabbed me and picked me up. "And where do you think you're goin', little one?"

"Help! Lloyd's tryin' to kill me!!" I exclaimed.

Lloyd ran out of the house. "Dad, she took my pillow!"

"Crystal," Dolen sighed. "give your brother his pillow back."

I hopped out of Dolen's arms and walked up to Lloyd. I gave him back his pillow then kicked him in the shin and hid behind Dolen. I stuck my tongue out at Lloyd and Lloyd stomped back inside.

"Your mother wants you, Crystal."

"She does? What for?" I looked up at Dolen.

"It's time to learn your first magic attack, remember?"

"Oh yeah!!" I jumped up and down then ran to the back yard.

Zandreath was there waiting for me. "Come here, sweetie."

I ran up to her. "So what am I gonna learn??" I was really excited.

"A magic attack that's passed down to the girls in my family. My mother taught me and her mother taught her and now I'm going to teach you so you can teach your daughter someday."

"Yippee!!" I jumped up and down.

"Now, you must have patience though. If you don't, you could mess up the attack, but once you get the hang of it, it'll be a breeze."

"Aaaaawwwwww......I don't have pay-pay-um...pay-......"

Zandreath laughed a bit. "Don't worry, darling. You have patience."

"Oh...okay! Let's get started then!!" I froze for a second. "Wait...what's pay-um...patience...??"

"Patience is waiting for things to happen and not rushing into things. Now, let's get started. When using a magic attack, you must always concentrate. Put your hands together," I obeyed her. "then picture a small, blue ball forming between your hands." I did so. "Now separate your hands and picture the ball growing as you do so. Then say 'Bajiro Rashika'."

I followed her orders and separated my hands. "Bajaro Rashikia."

"No, no, no. Bajiro Rashika."

"Ba-ba-bajiro Rashika. Bajiro Rashika!!"

"Very good. When you get the hang of it, you will be able to say the name of the attack after you get it off. But for now, you will say it before. Okay? Now, try it again." Zandreath stood behind me.

"Okie-dokie!" I put my hands together and pictured a blue ball forming in-between my hands. I then separated my hands and pictured the ball growing. Nothing. "Ah man..."

"Don't worry. Practice that for a while and then after you can make the ball appear, I'll teach you how to control it so it hits the enemy."

"Zandreath, dear, come here, please!" Dolen called after her.

"I will be right back. Practice making it appear while I go see what your father wants. Remember, be patient." Zandreath ran off.

"Be patient." I said in a mimicking voice. I kept on repeating the steps over and over and over again. Still nothing. I began to pout. 'Why can't I make it appear??!' I held my hands out and faced a tree. "Bajiro Rashika! Bajiro Rashika!" Nothing happened. Just then, I had a marvelous idea. At least a marvelous idea for a five-year-old. I began twirling around singing 'Bajiro Rashika' over and over again. I made a song out of it.

About five minutes later, I felt a strong burst of energy. Of course, I didn't know what it was then, so I continued dancing and singing. "Bajiro Rashika! Bajiro Rashika! Bajiro Rashika!" On the last 'Bajiro Rashika' a blue ball appeared between my hands. "COOL!!" I was so excited, that I forgot that I didn't know what to do next. Since I couldn't control it yet, the ball ended up flying out of my hands and up into the sky. I looked up and watched it go up and up and up and up and up......

The ball then began to turn around and come down towards...me.

"Uh...oh..." The attack got closer and closer to me and I just stood there. Hey, I was five for crying out loud! I was practically frozen in fear...or just frozen in excitement... Just when the attack was yards away from me, someone transported in front of me and fired his own attack and destroyed my out-of-control-attack. It was none other than Lloyd. Zandreath and Dolen ran out of the house after the explosion passed.

"What happened?!" Zandreath shouted. She looked over at me then at Lloyd.

"Um...me make BIG boo-boo..." I kicked at the dirt. "Me make REALLY BIG boo-boo......"

"What happened, Crystal?" Dolen walked up to me.

"Um...I was practicing my attack and it was being stubborn and not showing up! So I got bored and I began dancing and singing my 'Bajiro Rashika' song and all of a sudden it shows up! And-and-and it was like it had a mind of its own as it flew up into the sky like a pretty blue bird! And when it came back down towards me, it was like my feet were stuck in the ground and I couldn't move! So that's when Lloyd showed up and saved my life!!" I said as fast as I could. A huge smile appeared on my face. "That was the best time of my life!!" Everyone sighed and Dolen picked me up. "Let's get somethin' to eat."

"Okie-dokie! Then after we eat, can I practice my magic again?"

"Sure, but someone has to watch you." Zandreath looked at Dolen and Dolen looked at her. Both of them turned their heads to look at Lloyd.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no!! I ain't watchin' her!"

"Too bad. You have to." We all walked into the house while Lloyd just stood outside.

Before the door shut, I stuck my tongue out at Lloyd.

End of Dream

A/N: Ya know, I think I like ending chapters with a dream. I don't think I'll hafta put chapters together anymore 'cause chapter 18 and 19 are going to be LONG. I don't have chapter twenty figured out yet, though. (shrugs) Oh well. I have enough time to think of somethin'. Don't forget to review and I'll update in a couple days. I already have chapter 17 typed up though, but I think it's best to wait a day or two before putting out another chapter. Oh, and YSYF, the cloaked guy from before was Bodath, and he got killed, so it can't be him. Let's just say it's someone different and you'll be completely surprised on WHO it is... Hey, ya never know. I could be lying. (shrugs) You'll just hafta find out. Oh, and you owe me five bucks, mister! ;D