Author's notes: It seems like I'm getting some positive reviews from everyone. I was hoping that Nostalgic Feeling's debut would get as many reviews as Aku no Tsubasa, but it doesn't matter. I love reviews, but I like to write fics even more. And as long as those who do review give me the thumbs up to continue, I'm okay with that. As for LunaMew's review, yes, I'm not the most grammatically correct person in the world. I can't find the right words to use or how to use them correctly, so sometimes my fics don't come out like I planned them to. As for those many typos, that was QuickEdit's fault. I checked my fic three times over and saw absolutely no typos, yet when I post it, I find it littered with many words without spacing. It's probably not perfect, but please know that I do check and edit my fics.

Anyway, with Aku no Tsubasa getting closer to big climax, Nostalgic Feelings begins with our new heroine, Flora Lammings, chasing Laharl through that portal. Where will it bring her? You probably already knew. Just like how you guys knew who Flora and a couple of the other guys were.

Disclaimer: I say this all the time: I don't own Disgaea, but I do slightly own any character I named, or at least their names.

Episode 2: Reunited

For a moment, all Flora could see was pure white. She couldn't tell if she was falling up, down, left, or right or where she was falling to. What she did hope for was that when this was all over, she'd get to see Laharl once more. The demon that saved her from an ambush concocted by one of her own classmates, left through the very same portal she was in. Though she couldn't see him, she felt that there was something familiar about him. After all, she needed to know why he would save her. Finally, after almost an hour, her little joyride through limbo ended and she landed in…a pretty dark place. A place wherethings that looked like treesbe were decaying. Monstrosities flew overhead. On one side, a highly volcanic area sizzled and fizzed. It seemed like simply walking in there meant certain death. The other side was cold and brisk. Icy mountains and structures, outlined by snow and ice. Any human walking over there would be in danger of freezing to death, much less get a severe cold.

Flora kept surveying the scene around her. She felt a bit excited, if not a little frightened. Could this be the Netherworld? It looks a little dark and dim, but it doesn't look that bad of a place. I'm sure some of the Goths in school would love it (Sorry if I'm offending any of you goths). After a bit of examination, Flora noticed another structure that was close by. The building was made up of twisted towers and oblong keeps. It looked so awkward that one may think it would crumble. Flora knew where she had to go. Maybe if I go into that castle, there might be someone who knows where Laharl-san is, or at least someone who could be my friend. That's when Flora realized something. Oh no! I won't make it to class. Alora-san and okaa-san are going to be mad!!! Okay, then first thing I should do is find a way out of here. And so, Flora began her journey into the Netherworld.

It was dark. There was nothing but darkness. Some would fear this kind of atmosphere.

"But I'm not one of them!" said a dashing voice. "I cannot fear darkness and I cannot fear evil!!! Who am I? I'm Captain Go—?" Before the voice could finish his sentence, a humanoid demon with spiky green hair stomped on the voice's origin.

"Oh shut up, Gordon. Your speeches are not only annoying but are also ancient history."

"Ancient history!?! I'll have you know that I have saved many lives because of my dashing appearance, Kai!" Gordon squealed at the demon.

Kai once again smashed Gordon's head. He obviously had no interest in Gordon's personal history. "Yeah, but who cares who you were? You're now just a dark blue Prinny who doesn't know when to keep his beak shut!"

"Must you always do this to me, Kurtis!?!"

"And stop calling me 'Kurtis'!!! My name is Kai!!!!" The argument dragged on and on. The onlookers gave weird stares at the two. Finally, another Prinny, which was yellow, came by and begged them stop.

"Please, you two. If you want to fight, please take it somewhere else. You're going to embarrass, Etna-chan!"

"But Jennifer!!!" Gordon whined. "He started it!!!!"

"Me!?! You're the one who won't shut your beak!!!!"

"Shut up, Kurtis!!!!"

"I'm not 'Kurtis'!!!!" Suddenly, two flimsy, metallic arms grabbed the two 'babies' for their 'time out'.

Their 'baby-sitter' was a robot, a fully mechanical robot with flashing lights, and beeping sounds. "Blip beep blip. Thursday Mv (Makai version) 2.0 has detected idiots. Awaiting orders to administer punishment."

"There's no need for that, Thursday," said a female demon with pink hair and an incredibly skimpy outfit. Her hair was done in pigtails. "I'd rather do it myself! Hyaaaaaah!!!" The demon began her rain of terror upon the two victims. Those around the area would rather not witness the punishment she gave them. Soon afterwards, the two were on the ground, beat up, and bruised all over. "Hopefully, you two will shut up now."

Another demon with pink hair came in. However, his hair wasn't tied and he a little shorter. Oh and he was a guy. "Etna-san, They're all waiting outside."

"Thanks Aramis." Etna replied. She, along with Aramis, went over to dimensional portal. Everything was going according to plan. The only thing she wished was for a certain someone to show up. Someone that has been on hiatus for a long time. If only the Prince could see this. Too bad he's still lamenting over Flonne-chan…no wait scratch that. He'd probably have a fit if he were to find out who the next Overlord could be.

Outside, Flora was attempting to get into the Castle. She needed to find out more about this place, as well as find a way to get out of here since she's missing school. She kept thinking about what kind of excuse to give Ms. Alora. She couldn't possibly tell her that she ended up in the Netherworld and couldn't get out for a while. However, getting to the Castle was impossible at the moment, for there were demons, large and small waiting outside the gates. The demons were all different. Some were big and some were just average human size. Some were hideous; while others looked stuff you'd normally see in an anime. They did have one thing common: they were all shouting and waiting for something to come out of the Castle. Flora, as the only human, had no idea what was going on. She was…just here, looking for someone to tell her something. Then, a couple of Prinnies began to set up a podium. Maybe there was a big speech or something. Then, a blue portal appeared and soon, Etna flipped out of the portal and onto the podium, posing for her audience. Some of them clapped, but others weren't pleased. All they wanted is what they were here for. Flora, of course, recognized Etna right off the bat. Hey, she was the one in that Shopping Network.

Etna made her way towards the podium. She then took the nearby mike and, after clearing her throat, made her big announcement. "Welcome everyone! I'm so happy that I, Overlord Etna, could stand before all of you! After all, who is the slyest and sexiest demon in the Netherworld?"

"You are…" The demons groaned. While she was highly respected, those there didn't really respect her. Why? Because she has something they want.

"Anyway, I'm sure you know why you're all here! One of you shall become the successor to the Overlord. However I can't choose just anyone. I have to make sure the one I'm choosing has the potential. They have to be strong, clever, and above all, cute!" Many of the demons began to leave. However Etna stopped them. "No no, stay down! I was just joking about the cute part. However there's one more thing you need beside strength and intelligence. What that is up to you to decide. Now I shall choose four to come with me inside the castle. The four I choose may bring a vassal if they choose to, but only nine, so make sure you choose a good ones. Now, can you all please look at your under your foot. If you have pink dot on your foot, please step up." Many were admonished by this way of selection. If you have a pink dot on your foot, you step up. If you don't, you don't. It means that four RANDOM people would be chosen. "C'mon people. Look at you foot." However, Etna, the ever clever demon, did not just choose random people. Heh. You think I would choose my successor randomly? Think again! A special geo sphere has powered the ground you've stepped on. If anyone of high power, cleverness, and the special requirement I was talking about is standing on the geo panels, it will place a pink dot on their foot. Clever ain't I?

Despite the fact that Flora was human, she needed to get inside the Castle. If she wanted to get any further, she would have to win this contest. Then again, this contest was nothing but a test of luck. Flora was one human out of the millions of demons out there. In addition, she doubted herself about the next portion of this test. Even if I win, I am nothing more than a human with a staff. What chance do I have against these guys? Besides, I probably didn't win. I'll just check my foot and—When Flora looked at her foot, there was a small pink dot stuck to her foot. The chances of this happening to her, at least in her mind, were almost impossible. Lady luck must have been shinning on her today. I did it!! Even if I don't win, I'll make it into the castle. Maybe then, someone will tell me how to get out of here.

"Will the last winner please come up here?" Etna spoke in her microphone again.

Flora took this as her chance. It took her awhile to get there. After all, many of the demons were five times her size, but she eventually got there. "Sorry it took so long, but yes, I'm the last one."

Etna stared at Flora. There was something different about her, yet familiar. Hey, how did a human get here? Actually, what I should be asking is how she passed that test? Well a winner is a winner I guess. In addition, if she won, this means that she has a lot of power. This may be interesting… "Thank you for playing! All the losers please leave the castle!" Many, however, protested. The biggest of the protesters were several incredibly large demons. They snarled and growled at Etna. "What do you want?"

"We are demons of the Alternate Netherworld!! The strongest of all!!! Feared by many as the Lord of Terror!! How dare you shun us from the title using nothing more than agamble!! I'm especially angered at the fact that you would choose the small girl that won over us!!!! We have decided that rather than playing nice and fair, we will be dirty and gain the title through more forceful methods!!!"

"Oh please!" Etna snapped back. "Lord of Terror? You've gotta be kidding me! I've seen the 'Lord of Terror' and you guys hardly live up to the name! You lost because you are nothing but weaklings!!! Now go home before you really piss me off!!!"

"WHY YOU LIL MAGGOT!!!! DIE!!!" The demons roared into the sky, scaring off many of the demons. They soon began their attack on the Overlord. Their might could easily be felt by everyone. True to their word were quite powerful. They were so powerful that many thought they could level mountains. However, just as they reached Etna, Etna pulled a spear and simply slashed at them. It was only two slashes, but that was enough to destroy her opponents. "How…could we be…defeated…so…easily…?" The two collapsed in a pool of blood. No one has witnessed Etna's power in his or her life. This was the first time they have ever seen Etna fight, and yet it took only two attacks.

Etna put away her spear, and turned to her audience. "Anyone else wanna attain my title?" Her audience, of course, backed away. After a bit of silence, Etna grinned again and turned to the castle. "Okay, all you winning demons, follow me!" All the winners followed her into the Castle.

As they walked through the Overlord's Castle, Flora noted many things. Despite the gloomy looking mood of the castle, everyone seemed upbeat and cheerful. The demons of the castle were always moving, either to do work or crack a joke. There was always activity in the castle. No one was slacking off. If there were, they would be interrupted by another demon. Flora giggled as some of the demons began to whine and joke. These demons have quite a sense of humor. After a bit of walking, the four possible successors to the throne stopped in front of a fork in the path. One path was leading left whlie the other going to the right. Etna finally turned to her combatants and began to explain the next part of the test. "Alright, listen up. Everything else from here on is a pure test of combat and leadership skills. I warned everyone to bring their own vassals in the beginning and this is the reason for it: in your battle, you will be allowed to have your vassals fight for you. The rules are simple: you can bring out up to nine vassals to fight your opponent. However, this is like a game of chess, if you defeat your opponent and his vassals are still alive, the battle automatically ends and you win. Everyone got that?" The other three demons nodded. Flora, however, was frightened. She didn't expect to end up in this battle for the throne, and she didn't even have vassals to protect her. Etna saw the worried look on her face, so she tried to calm her down. "You're not here for the title of the Overlord, are you?"

"Hai..."

"Thought so. You don't have to force yourself into this battle, you know. If you want, you can wait in the lobby and then we could talk."

However, Flora began to clutch her staff. There was a new force driving her to continue to battle. "No, I'm going to fight. There's something I've been meaning to see ever since I got here. If I'm going to find it, then I'm going to have to see how strong I am." There was only one thing Flora wanted to see. There was only reason why she still remains here. If I'm going to see Laharl-san again...I have to make sure I'm ready...I have to make sure that I'm strong enough to face this obstacle.

The other demons began to laugh. Hearing a human's dream was nothing more than a amusement, since they love to see those dreams being crushed. Etna, however, didn't find it very amusing, but was impressed with Flora's strong will. Even after seeing who she's going up against, she doesn't want to give up. She's very stubborn when it comes to her ideals. Reminds me of someone I once knew... "Okay then, I'm gonna split the four of you into two--" Suddenly, blood splatted all over the wall. The blood came from one of the winners being killed by a malicious demon, who also won the contest. Etna would've killed the demon right about now, but decided not to. Instead, she began to yell at the demon. "You just spilled blood on my carpet and wall!!! Why the hell did you kill him!?!"

The demon just simply sneered at Etna. He was a very arrogant one. "There is no need for filth who can't handle this. Besides, I'd like to see more slaughter in here. If I were to fight while the others battled on the other side, I'd be missing all the fun. Therefore, I have killed one of my possible opponents, and left it to the three of us. Personally, I'd like to deal with the girl, but I'll let my colleague handle her."

Etna gritted her teeth, but simply sighed and went along with it. "Fine, we'll let the two of you battle. Winner fights this stufu." She then proceeded with taking them all to the battle room. The room was very large. In fact, it could fit a thousand demons inside it. It was the perfect field for a team battle. "Now since the retard killed off the other guy, you and the human girl must fight. Remember the rules, okay."

The demon that was going to fight Flora, a pig-like demon, nodded it's head and snorted. "Hahaha...I shall make mincemeat outta you! I don't even need my vassals."

Even if it was a large demon she was going up against, Flora felt a little relieved. She only had to face one demon, and that was it. "I accept your challenge."

Etna stood in the middle of the battlefield, playing the role of spectator. "Now before we start, it's best that you introduce yourself to your opponent. After all, you do wanna remember the chump you beat down."

The pig demon clutched his large axe in his hands,waving it viciously in front of Flora. He was going to show her no mercy. "I am Porkaiser, of Snout Keep. Once I'm finished with this battle, I will make sure to bring this girl back to my castle and have her serve as my slave." While that really disgusted Etna, she couldn't help but notice the demon's name. He seemed to be well known in the Netherworld. Porkaiser has lately been the talk of the town. I've heard that he could chop an entire mountain in half, but I bet he's nothing under all that fat.

Flora took out her only weapon: the staff that she used against Vulcan. It had a circular pear ring on to top, with something that looked like wings on it's side. She gripped the weapon in her hand and pointed it at Porkaiser. "I'm Flora Lammings from the city of Tenkai. My wish is that we can end this battle without spilling blood, so please try not to push yourself." Etna eyed Flora suspiciously. Not many humans have entered the Netherworld, and those who did usually perished. For her to come here, she's no ordinary human. Since she's from Earth, I have no idea how strong she is, but if she carries around that staff, she can probably fight. Something's odd about her, especially looking at that staff. It looks very familiar...

Etna decided to think about it later. She didn't want to keep her combatants waiting. "Okay, on my signal, you can begin. Ready?" The two combatants nodded. There was no turning back in this battle. "Okay...BEGIN!!!"

Porkaiser rose his axe over his head, readying his chance to finish this. "If you give up now, then I shall let you live and become my slave. Will you stand down?

Flora shook her head. There was no way she was going to let his strength scare her. "You must be pretty strong to lift that heavy axe. However, I won't let that scare me. I'm not going to give up."

"Well then, it seems like I have to destroy you then. You could've been a good slave, but now you rejected my offer. I'm afraid you must die." Porkaiser, using his fierce power, swung down on Flora. It was coming down really hard, almost confirming the rumor of his strength. Then, in that split second that it was going to come down on Flora, Porkaiser fell backwards with a loud thud. There was a big bruise on his chest, which resembled Flora's wand.

Flora looked at her fallen opponent and bowed to him. "I'm so sorry, I didn't over do it, did I?"

Aramis, who was observing the entire thing with Etna, was shocked that the girl could be so powerful. To be able to defeat Porkaiser with one hit is unimaginable. "What kind of girl is she?"

Etna, however, was not surprised at all. In fact, she was quite impressed. She noticed hints of powerful energy flowing inside of her. "Hmmmm, I knew there was something awkward about that staff, and she did mention she was from the city of Tenkai, a city rumored to be filled with demon slayers. It must be a demon slayer weapon. What boggles me is how she got that weapon..."

Nonetheless, Flora had defeated her opponent. The other demon, who was watching from the sidelines, began to chuckle. "This is quite a surprise. The great Porkaiser destroyed by a little girl?"

"Well I hope I didn't hurt him too badly..." Flora said, continuing to check on Porkaiser.

"Well you shouldn't worry about him right now!" The demon tried to claw Flora, but she was able to dodge it, barely that is. The very same demon, a vampire, snapped his fingers, and soon nine vassals appeared onto field. He began to chuckle. "Hmhmhm. My name is Brawd! As the most powerful of all demons, I shall destroy you and the Overlord to become the supreme ruler of the Netherworld!"

"Are you done? Cuz I wanna what kind of idiot would name their self Brawd...?" Etna was not at all impressed.

"Silence!!! Brawd sounds like 'blood', which is what I shall be spilling!!! Starting with the girl!!!" Brawd tried to claw out Flora again. Flora dodged it, and countered by whacking him with the staff, but Brawd wasn't affected by it. "This piece of wood shall not affect me!!" Brawd smacked her aside, and Flora was on the ground. The force was pretty powerful for her human body to take. "Now that you realize you can't defeat me, I shall let my vassals have the privilege of torturing you to death. Prepare for your doom! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Brawd snapped his fingers once again, giving the signal for his vassals to finish her off.

Flora backed herself away from the demons, but they kept creeping up on her. This was it, Flora couldn't handle something like this. To think, a normal junior high school would die from the very race that she tried to support. This is it...there's no escape...and I couldn't even make it back to school...please someone...someone...help me... The demons were about a foot away. Then...

"Slow torture to death? Prepare for your doom? What a cliched line! That's minus 5 points. Oh and minus 15 for that horrible evil laugh. No one would like to hear an Overlord with a laugh like that!" Flora and Etna heard the voice's review of Brawd. Something seemed familiar about it.

Brawd looked all over the room for where the voice was coming from. He was angered by the voice's critique. "How dare you mock me!?! Do you know who I am!?!"

"Yeah, an angry vampire who doesn't know the first thing about becoming an Overlord! Minus 10."

Brawd began to grit his teeth. He couldn't stand hearing another word from this person. Suddenly, he felt a strong presence behind him. He began to grin evilly. "He's behind us. Alright, vassals destroy him!!!" The vassals did as they were told and charged at the critic. However, none of them could touch him, for they were suddenly pushed away by his powerful force. Burns covered the bodies of the vassals.

The critic finally stepped out of the shadows, revealing his true identity. "Weak vassals. No Overlord should hire a bunch of weaklings. Minus 20." Flora and Etna recognized the critic. His flowing red, yet tattered scarf, anttena hair, his soul piercing red eyes. These features belonged to only one person.

"L-Laharl-san..." Flora felt almost relieved. Not only was she saved, but her goal may finally be in reach.

"Prince...?" Etna could hardly believe it. Laharl had finally returned from his journey of sorrow. It felt like someone who had died, resurrected and returned to her.

On the other hand, Brawd couldn't help but laugh. "HAHAHA!! So you're Laharl, the former Overlord of the Netherworld? Excellent! By defeating you, I shall have proven myself worthy of the throne!! Prepare to die, former Overlord!!! Chaos Pyre!!!" Brawd charged his powers into his claws. Soon, powerful energy appeared in his claws. He then took that energy and hurled it at Laharl. Laharl simply deflected the attack. It was no problem for him.

"Complete weakling. Minus 50. That's game over for you." Laharl began to summon his powers right into his fist. This power set his fist a blaze. The power within his fist was immense. "Blazing Knuckles!!" A few seconds later, Brawd was lying on the ground, charred to the point thatno one could tell it was him. Laharl simply scoffed at him. "I didn't think I hit him too hard. He really is a weakling." Laharl turned to Flora, who was a little shocked by the events that had transpired. Laharl chuckled a bit and walked up to her. Heh...at least she's safe. "Hey, need any help getting up?"

Flora, seeing the kind demon's face, couldn't help but feel kind of embarassed. She shook her head, blushing all the while. "No no!! It's alright!! I can get up myself!!!"

Laharl ignored her and helped her up anyway. He did smile a bit, seeing a tint of old memories returning to him. She...probably would've reacted like that if I tried to help her up...

"After all this time, you finally return, Prince." Etna finally said, witnessing the entire scene. She had a big smirk on her face, which hasn't been seen a very long time. Ever since Laharl left the throne.

Laharl chuckled to himself as he turned to Etna."I see you've been doing well as an Overlord, Etna."

That's when something hit Flora. "Wait. Did Etna-san just call you,'Prince'?"

"Yup. I was once the Prince and Overlord of the Netherworld."

Flora began to sweat. She read about Laharl yesterday in class.After waking up from a two year slumber, he took control of the Netherworld and began his reign. That reign ended in a few months due to a tragic incident which costed the lives of three angels, which included the Seraph. She couldn't believe that the very same demon in that story...would be standing right next to her. She almost fainted, but remained calm and said, "Wow...I...never...knew..."

Laharl chuckled again. He felt almost at home, now that he, Etna, and Flora were here in the castle. It felt like he had traveled back to the past.

However, this travel when Etna interrupted his thoughts. "There's one thing that bothers me: why have you come back?"

Laharl turned to Etna. He looked very serious. Whatever it was, it was going to shock both Etna and Flora. "I'm here as a part of your search for the next Overlord."

Etna was a little puzzled by his answer. Either way, she shrugged. "Well okay, but I'm not going to just give your title back because you were the former Overlord. You'd have to fight me for it."

However, Laharl shook his head. He wasn't here to become an Overlord. He was here for something else.

"No...I'm not here to reclaim the title. I'm here as Flora Lamming's head vassal. She is to be...the next Overlord..."

Dundun dun!!! Cliffhanger!!!! Yeah, it was a very weird and short chapter but I hope you like it. Sorry if the grammar and everything sucks again. If there are typos, then blame it on Quick Edit. Anyway, Laharl has returned to become Flora's vassal, but does this mean Flora will become the next Overlord for the Netherworld? Will Flora return to Earth or stay in the Netherworld? And what will happen if her mother finds out? Find out in the next chapter!!