Chapter 8: Early morning festivities
Location: Temple of the Soul guardians
The doors flew open and Ollrack stepped in front of the crowd and spoke.
"Greetings everyone, I hope we can all enjoy ourselves for today's and tomorrow's activates. Now, let's all come inside and get to know each other." Ollrack ushered all the guests inside; they filled the large room, eagerly waiting for something to happen, and it did. The great Electrifying himself walked up to the platform.
"Hello one and all. I am pleased to welcome you to the pre wedding day ceremonies. All of you before me should be friends. Whether you know David or
Aileta…you are all family in here. The day's activities will go on for 6 hours, with David and Aileta exchanging out each hour. Without further ado, I present…Master David Clyoto, Soul Guardian of Life." David stepped forward and smiled to see everyone there.
"Let the festivities…begin." The crowd moved foreword to greet the groom. The LYOKO warriors, however, where in the back and would have to wait.
"Well as long as he's over there, I smell a buffet table…over there!" said Odd as he ran off through the forest of people.
"Odd, wait up." Ulrich took chase.
"Ulrich! Boys…" Yumi groaned. She too was about to go after them when a voice yelled out to her.
"YUMI! Over here!" Yumi looked in the direction of the voice. Out of the crowd Yumi's cousin, Isabel ran out. "Hey Yumi what's up?" she said. Isabel had shoulder length, black hair. At 5'1 she was slightly shorter than Ulrich.
"Isabel! What are you doing here?" Yumi asked her cousin.
"Well, I did help fight X.A.N.A. in the U.S. didn't I?" The two giggled, and then hugged out of happiness. Neither of them noticed when the bounty Hunter joining them left.
Ambre was 21 years old; she had brown hair. She didn't come with anyone; she was only here to see her best friend, Aileta, again. She stood at the buffet table, when she saw 2 boys run up. One had spiked yellow hair, who proceeded to stuff his face with food. She smiled at him, though she didn't speak, she would save her words for her best friend.
The great Electrifying watched over the crowd from his throne. But even though the happiness in the faces of others was what he lived for, this was not the life he knew. All his life, the only thing on his mind was getting rid of those who threatened the lives of the innocent… even at the risk of his own. He enjoyed clashing blades with another, slaying the unjust, brining the sinful to their knees. He was born a fighter, lived a fighter…but one day, he will die a temple keeper…not exactly the way he expected to go down. This was not his life. "Excuse me sir" a voice said, interrupting his thought.
The protector of the Gods looked down, the late bounty hunter John Scout stood there. "I've been wondering…um, is he here?" John asked lowering his voice. Electrifying nodded. He shot a glance towards the staff in his hand. The top end of it was wrapped around a small pendent, the most powerful orb known. Electrifying sensed his rival becoming more conscious of the bounty hunter.
"I believe he wishes to speak with you"
"What? No, no I can't, it's been too long and we've become ...different and what if he goes after the guests?" Electrifying didn't answer, but rather let a hologram of Lord
Sicron appear before them.
"HELLO SCOUT, IT'S BEEN A WHILE, HASN'T IT?" The sorcerer grinned, almost happy to see his old employee.
"Indeed Sicron, so what have you been up to? Still trying to take over the Void?"
"YOU KNOW ME TO WELL."
"I was hoping I could just clear up my failure during the CLYOTO campaign."
"RELAX, I'VE LONG SINCE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT, BUT COME, LET US
HAVE A NICE TALK; IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I COULD JUST DISCUSS THINGS TO ANOTHER." Scout smiled weakly he almost felt alive again.
Aileta heard the laughter from her room. It seemed that all the guests were having a wonderful time with David…but would they think the same about her. It had become obvious to her by now that she wasn't exactly the bravest type. Hell, even after all this time Metroids still frighten her. But then again, she would be at the altar in about 32 hours (Which was the length of one day on spirit world). What if something happened though, like a last ditch effort from Sicron to stop them. She shivered at the thought of what he would do to a crowd of people who all knew her personally. "How you doing?" Tiffany asked as she walked into her room, interrupting her train of thought. Aileta looked up.
"I'm okay…just…" she was afraid to answer.
"You're nervous aren't you?" Aileta nodded. "Well, that's perfectly okay. It's natural to be a bit on edge on occasions like this. I mean getting married is a big deal! And don't worry, if anything does happen, me, Ollrack, and Erick we be right there. So are we cool?" Aileta smiled and nodded. "Good, show time in 20 minutes princess. If you need me I'll be right outside." Tiffany exited her room and Aileta looked at herself in her mirror. She could hear the laughter from outside her room.
