Chapter 3
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Upon arriving home the angel soared towards the palace and when he arrived Bridge glided down and landed slowly in the central gardens of the palace in the courtyard. He started to head towards in the direction of his room hoping that no one saw him coming back from somewhere, when a voice stopped him.
"Where did you just go?"
Bridge stiffened and turned around in a nervous manner and saw his sister Karone, leaning against on one of the walls with her arms crossed staring at him.
"Um, nowhere..." Bridge replied nervously.
"Don't lie, I saw you flying in. So where did you go?"
Knowing he can't lie to his sister, he decided to be honest with her.
"Alright if you really want to know, I went down to the human world but before you get angry let me explain." the young angel said quickly near at the end, but it was too late.
"You did what? You know the rules! I can't believe you actually broke them! What if mother and father finds out that you went to the mortal world before your 180 birthday." Karone shouted at her brother's confession.
"I know and I'm sorry alright. I needed to find the perfect colour of yellow for mother's birthday present, please don't tell them." Bridge cried out begging his sister to keep it a secret with watery eyes.
Looking at her brother like that, like he was about to cry she couldn't stand it so she just sighed and not believing that she's going to keep this from their parents.
"Fine, I won't tell them but you have to promise me not to leave the palace until after your birthday, alright?"
"Yes, I promise. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Bridge grinned happily.
"Come on, its getting late and we should heads towards the party." pushing herself off from the wall, Karone started to head into the palace.
"I'm coming." the youngest sprinted after her.
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Later that evening...
In the main ballroom where the celebration was being held, it was quite busy filled joy and laughter as we see angels of all status from around the kingdom socializing, dining and dancing. Besides the royal family, the royal court and their spouses and children along with relatives and citizens from all over the kingdom was there as well. The room was decorated with garlands of white silk fabrics hanging upon the high ceilings, white beautiful fresh picked flowers in large vases placed everywhere near the walls and long tables near the outer edge of the room covered with food containing vegetarian and fruit dishes. Lighting up the room was a large crystal chandelier that hang from the centre of the ceiling with light emitting crystals floating around the edges and centre of the ballroom.
In the middle of the dance floor we see Lady Serene dancing the waltz with her husband Lord Celestio. He was middle-aged old man having dirty blond hair that was down to his shoulders and a moustache and beard that was to his chest. Wearing white silk robes like his wife that flowed down to his ankles, on his back he had four pairs of white-feathered wings.
Once the music for the current dance was over, the seven siblings decide to present their mother her gift and so they gathered together at the centre of the ballroom.
"So, what do you have for me this year?" the queen smiled at her children.
"Well you're about to find out mother." Tommy replied.
All seven of the royal siblings stood in a circle facing one another and lifted up their right hand into air in a closed fist then opening them and energy sparkles of different colours, one colour in every hand shot up into the air like fireworks. The seven of them looked up as the trailing energy sparks, flew around high in the air within the room creating all sorts of patterns woo and ah the people around them. Then energy exploded like fireworks and the air was filled with rainbow colour dust, forming the phase of 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY!' in the air.
"That was just beautiful! Thank you." Selene smiled brightly at her children.
"Yes I agree, I must say." Celestio laughed halfheartedly.
"We're glad that you like it mother." Andros grinned.
"And on with the party." the king announced.
As the night ventured on, Kaze played a music piece he wrote especially for his mother's birthday that night since he's the only musician in the family. Using his powers, he split himself into multiple versions of himself each holding an instrument from the collection he's been collecting from around the human world that he had in his room. The orchestra included a flute, violin, zither, drum set, lute, trumpet and a few others and the group of Kazes started to take their positions.
Couples started to go on to the dance floor and started to dance as well as the king and queen and Zhane and Andros as the Kaze one-man band played and the evening rolled on way into the late night as everyone was having fun.
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The next morning...
All was quiet around the palace since the celebration ended late last night and most were sleeping in except for one person who was up already as lots of noise could be heard coming from a certain room. Bridge was walking around his room, throwing stuff around looking for something resulting in making it looked like a hurricane passed through. His room, like his brothers and sister's rooms was huge, about the size of four master bedrooms put together but the arrangements and furniture was quite simply placed.
Having a king size bed with a feathered filled mattress and pillows, along with a white wooden desk and chair and dress cabinets on one side of the room with a couple of wooden easels around where Bridge does his artwork. But the most unique feature decoration of the room was the different type and styles of paintings hanging all around the walls as well as rolled up scrolls paintings placed in tall tube like vase containers that were set on the floor. Across from the entrance of his room was a wide open balcony that looked over the kingdom where he sits and paints most of his time.
"Where is it? It's got to be here, please, please, please." Bridge muttered as he kept on looking mess of thing within his room and at that moment their was a knock on his door.
"Who is it?"
"Its me Karone."
Hearing his sister's voice, immediately the young angel sprint to the door to let her in. Once the door was opened, Karone stepped inside and stopped when she saw the mess in her little brother's room.
"What the... What happened here? What are you looking for?" she looked at brother in question.
"My feather pen, I've been looking everywhere and I can't find it." Bridge replied as he kept on searching.
"You lost your feather pen? It was a magical gift for your birthday! What if mother and father finds out!" exclaimed Karone.
"I know, I know, I've been looking for it all morning."
"Wait a minute, do you think you could have lost it when you went down to the mortal world?"
"I think I did." Bridge turned to his sister with wide eyes.
"Come on." Karone sighed and went over to grab her brother's arm and started to drag him toward the door.
"Where are we going?"
"To the mortal world to get the pen back." the sister stopped and turned around to face him.
"But I thought you said..."
"Never mind what I said, if mother and father finds out that you lost your feather pen when you went to the mortal world you'll be in even more trouble."
"Trouble from what?" another voice cuts through the room which happens to sound like their brother Ziggy.
Both Karone and Bridge turned towards the door in panic and saw Ziggy and Kaze standing in the doorway with their arms crossed, leaning against the frame.
"Oh nothing, nothing." Karone replied nervous.
"Stop lying, we heard everything at the door." Kaze stared at both his younger sister and brother.
"Please Ziggy, Kaze, don't tell mom and dad. I know it was wrong and I..." Bridge started to ramble on but Ziggy stopped him.
"Okay! Okay! Look we're not going to tell them if that's what you're worried about are we?" he turned to his twin giving him this you better agree with me look.
Looking back at his twin giving him a 'duh' look and he sighed turning back towards his youngest siblings.
"Okay the first thing to do is to find your pen and when we come back, you and I are going to have a talk okay?"
"Okay, thank you!" and the youngest sprint up to his brothers and hugged them.
"Okay enough of that, come on let's go. Mom and dad left awhile ago to visit the city, so they won't be back for awhile." Kaze started to leave followed by Ziggy and the two younger siblings followed
Once they were out in the gardens, they spread their wings and took off flying into the air and headed back to the human world, towards where Bridge was the day before. When they reached their destination they came upon a deserted cliff that looked over the fields at Bridge came upon before that were part of farms below them. Once landed all four of them immediately morphed into their human forms and walked towards the edge. Both Kaze and Bridge kept their human appearance like before but for Karone she kept her royal dress on and Ziggy a forest green short sleeved tunic with dark brown pants and boots made for a traveller.
The cliff itself wasn't like any cliff, it had a low wooden fence set around the edge, on the ground there were patches of wild flowers of all colours growing all around and a giant stone ornament set in the middle of this. Once at the edge, they leaned on the wood fence and looked around the landscape and spotted a group of people surrounding a field.
"Hey look! There's so much people there, I wonder what's going on?" Karone pointed out.
Coming up upon the field, we see it was a wheat grain field but the wheat itself was withered and dying and blackish in colour like the life was sucked right out of it. The people were pointing about, talking to one another wondering how it happened. Among them were Sky and his brother Cole who just arrived and looked at the entire field, which was actually their wheat field in shock and disbelief.
"What? How could an entire field just withered up and die?" Karone confused.
"That's where I collected the colour for mom's present!" Bridge immediately pointed out with his finger.
"What?" Ziggy and Kaze turned to their brother.
Back at the field the neighbouring farmers looked around and checked out the Evans brothers wheat field wondering what could have happened.
"How could this happen! It was fine yesterday! How could this happen? How?" Cole cried out in panic.
At that moment a middle age man in middle class clothing walked up the farm path towards the field where the Evan brothers were. He was the representative for the landlord of the farms for collecting rent from the farmers of the land.
"Looking at this mess, forget about the overdue rent for last year, paying rent for this year is going to be a problem." the man sighed as he was standing in front of Cole and Sky.
"But when we came out here yesterday, it was totally fine. But today, we don't know how the wheat could turn to this." Sky reasoned.
"Look, I'm just responsible for collecting rent. If you have no money to pay for the rent, I'm the one that's going to be in trouble."
"You can see what happened, please can you give us more time?" Cole begged.
"One more time, please?" Sky added.
"Alright, alright, I'll give you boys ten more days but by that time you have to find some way to get the money. If the landlord starts to get impatient, there's nothing I can do." and the man started to leave.
The other farmers started to leave as well muttering something like they are cursed with bad luck but of course Cole heard them.
"Cursed?" Cole looked up at the sky.
"What did we two brothers do to deserve this? We pray to the immortals of our world every day that look after us and this is what we get? Why!" Cole shouted out loud and dropped to his knees and started sobbing.
Sky in turned dropped to his knees as well and wrapped his arms around his brother in a hug and try to calm him down. Back on the cliff the four angels heard everything and Bridge's eyes were cast downwards and he was feeling guilty and regret and his heart twisted a bit.
"You took the golden yellow colours from the wheat field right?" Karone turned to Bridge see his face that was full of regret and sadness who nodded in turn.
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Later...
We come to see a small farmhouse that was near the dead field of wheat, which of course belongs to the Evan brothers. In the front of the house we see Asian style umbrellas constructed of bamboo and oiled paper of all sorts of colours, opened and propped up on the grass lawn. These umbrellas were brought in by merchants and was introduced to the people of the land from the east where it became popular among folks since they didn't have to get wet in the rain anymore and they were cheap to make. So Sky decided to stock up on supplies in putting some together and sell them at the town's local market hoping to learn some extra money to help with their financial problems. We see the two brothers coming out the house and Cole had a package of some sort wrapped in a white cloth and was going out, while Sky heads towards the table where the umbrellas were.
"Cole, be careful out there okay?" Sky called out to his brother and Cole just waved his hand back and continued walking.
In a large tall tree near the farmhouse, Bridge appeared out of nowhere and stood on one of the high branches and looked over at Sky then his brothers and sister came flying through the air and landed on the branch next to their little brother.
"Bridge, did you try looking over there. Why don't you try and see if you can sense it again." Ziggy pointed out in one direction.
But Bridge wasn't listening at all because all of his attention at the moment was all on Sky as he watched him.
"Bridge." Karone called out but her brother was still spaced out.
"Bridge!" Kaze shouted this time, breaking his little brother out of his trance.
"What's wrong?" Karone asked as Bridge turned to her.
"I'm afraid that if I don't find the feather pen and mom and dad finds out, I'm going to be in big trouble." the young angel replied quickly.
"How about we split up and look for it?" Bridge suggested.
"That's a good idea but remember do not interact with any mortals got it?" the younger twin stated.
"Yes I know, okay." and the three older siblings nodded at their brother's understanding and went to look in another area.
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Back on the farm...
Sky had a low level wooden table set up along with a small chair that he sat on and worked on putting together some umbrellas together. On the table he had a container of paste with a brush, a pile of oiled paper of different colours and on the ground beside the table was a stack of wooden umbrella frames. Sky, who was working, stood up and headed back into the house to get something and at that time Bridge came walking up to the house.
Looking at the stuff around him and seeing one of the opened umbrella frames propped up, the angel waved his hand towards it. Magically an oiled paper layer appeared in a colour of green with bird patterns painted on it on the frame, making the umbrella completely done like a professional had made it. Smiling, Bridge twirls himself around and a burst of magic energy rippled out from his body.
In turn the rest of the umbrella frames opened up and floated up into the air along with the oiled paper and started to apply themselves to the frames, completing the basic umbrellas. Then paintbrushes appear along with containers of different colour paint and the brushes dipped themselves in the paint and started to paint different patterns on each on. Picking up the green one that he made first, he place the opened umbrella upon his left shoulder, looking around smiling as the completed umbrellas floated high in the air slowly hovering and twirling.
At that moment Sky came walking back outside not seeing the floating umbrellas instead he spotted someone, a guy with one the completed umbrellas opened and propped against their shoulder.
"Hey." he called out wandering who it was.
Bridge turned around to the voice and saw the other boy walking up towards him and he quickly turned back around and swallowed and wondered what to do. Sky who didn't get a good look at the person's face, walked up behind them and around to look at them whom he saw was the guy from the day before but wonders if it was really the guy and took a closer look.
"Hey, its really you. What are you doing here?" asked Sky, happy to see him again while Bridge looked away nervously.
"Oh, I was just walking by." the young angel replied looking back at the other.
"Did you make this? Its beautiful, you're a fast worker." the farm boy commented on the umbrella that Bridge held.
"Well, I didn't see anyone around so I just made it for fun. Here, you can have it back." Bridge closed up the umbrella he was holding and hand it back to Sky.
"Um thanks." taking back the umbrella, "Are you from out of town? I have been living here for quite a long time and I have never seen you before."
"Why are you asking so much questions?" Bridge glanced at the other shyly.
"Oh, sorry." Sky apologized for being nosey.
"I just moved near here recently." the angel made up.
"Oh. Anyways I'm Schuyler but everyone around here calls me Sky." Sky introduced himself, "Oh yeah about yesterday..."
"Yesterday?" Bridge looked at him curiously.
"You know that animal trap? You almost got hurt by it."
"Actually it my fault, if it wasn't for me you wouldn't be in this mess." Bridge turned away as he talked about the wheat field.
Of course Sky thought differently and immediately put down the things that were in his hands and walked around to face the other.
"You shouldn't say that, besides we didn't really need to have meat. Not catching anything is okay, it happens all the time." Sky thought they were still talking about the animal trap.
Looking around the farm boy noticed that all of the umbrella frames he set down were gone as well as the oiled paper.
"Huh? What happen to all the umbrella frames I put here and the oiled papers?" looking around and pointing at the ground
Bridge glanced upwards at the still floating umbrellas and wondered what to do. So when Sky's back was turned and wasn't looking, Bridge did a small wave with his hand. All the floating umbrellas disappeared from the air and reappeared in a pile of separate frames and oiled paper a couple of yards away from them.
"Hey, I think they are over there." Bridge pointed to where he placed the things.
Sky turned around and looked to where the he was pointing and sure enough there were the frames and the oiled paper. Making sure he had no sight problem in seeing things he rubbed his eyes a bit to make sure. After seeing the piles still there he walked over to them wondering.
"That's strange, how come they're all over here?" picking up an umbrella frame and opened it up.
"I was afraid that I lost them, since we having some financial problems these days. I was hoping to make some umbrellas and earn some extra money." Sky looked at Bridge.
"Hey how about teaching me to make one, since I kind of ruined your trapping yesterday. I want to do something to make it up."
"Okay, sure!" Sky agreed immediately being able to spend sometime with the young man and Bridge smiled back at him.
"Oh yeah, I didn't ask what your name is."
"I'm Bridge." the angel introduced himself.
"Bridge, that a unique name but I like it."
"How about we get started?" Bridge suggested.
"Okay!" Sky smiled and they got started.
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Later at the nearby town.
The two had set up a stand in the busiest market section of the town with their hand made umbrellas with beautiful hand painted designs thanks to Bridge, in pile on a table in front of them. It was a busy day as people walked about from stall to stall just browsing and bartering for cheaper prices and was a bit noisy and crowded. There were people selling fruits and vegetables, meat, seafood, snacks, jewellery, household items and all sorts as Bridge who had never been at a human world market before was quite fascinated.
"Beautiful hand crafted umbrellas!" Sky called out.
"They're really beautiful, come and have a look." Bridge added.
"Hey miss, come and take a look." the farm boy call out to a lady who walked by.
"Come on and take a look, they are really beautiful hand crafted."
An old woman walked by and turned towards the two.
"So what if they are beautiful hand crafted, there isn't even a drop a rain. Who would want to buy an umbrella from you?" and she continued on her way and the two looked up.
"Lets go, no one is going to buy any umbrellas today." Sky said sadly and started to pack up.
"You're not selling them anymore?" Bridge questioned him.
"In this kind of weather, it won't be raining." looking up at the cloudy sky but really warm weather.
"So if it rains, then people will buy them right?" Bridge asked.
"Of course."
Looking around him, Bridge saw an old woman next to their stand sitting down selling corn and she was wiping her face of sweat with her sleeve. Seeing a drop of sweat sliding down her face, Bridge got an idea and smiled. Sneakily so no one would see, he pointed his right index finger at the woman's sweat drop and bends his finger in a 'come here' motion.
Immediately the drop of sweat lifts itself from the woman's face and land onto the angel's finger then aiming the droplet towards the sky, he flicked it upwards and it shot right up into the clouds. Immediately a small rumbling sound was heard and it started to rain although it wasn't real rain but imitation rain that was made from a burst of the one droplet of liquid that became a thousand drops but it was good enough. Stopping what he was doing, Sky looked up not believing his eyes.
"It's raining! It's really raining!" Sky exclaimed and Bridge nodded in return happily.
"Hey, how much for the umbrella?" a guy came up to them.
"Only 1 copper."
"Okay I'll have one." the guy paid Sky and picked up one.
Immediately other townspeople started to gather and crowd around them to buy an umbrella to shelter themselves from the rain shower. As the umbrellas started to sell out and Sky thanked the people as they did, Bridge smiled and took the green umbrella he made before and opened it and held it over Sky's head to keep them from getting wet. Sky was totally happy that all the umbrellas were being sold as Bridge watched him, being happy himself with his own smile on his face and started to get this warm feeling within him. Once the umbrellas were sold out and everyone was gone, the old woman from before came up to them.
"Hey how much is that umbrella?" she asked pointing at the umbrella that Bridge was holding up over their heads.
Sky looked at the umbrella above him and then at Bridge, who just smiled and looked away.
"Sorry but I'm not selling this one." he turned back at her.
"And I thought you were desperate to sell them." and with a huff she walked away.
"Why didn't you sell this one too? You can earn an extra copper." Bridge asked him.
"If I sold it then you will have nothing to use." Sky looking back at him.
"I'm not afraid of the rain."
"Then how about it's a gift from me to you."
Bridge just smiled shyly.
"Lets go." Sky suggested.
"Okay." the angel nodded in response.
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Somewhere else not so far off...
We see two Asian dragons high above the clouds over an area flying around in a circular pattern, one was red and the other was a crimson colour which means they were the dragon princes of the royal dragon family, the two oldest Rocky and Hunter. In between them floating in the air like a glowing giant marble size pearl of gold was the royal treasure of the dragon family known as the Dragon Pearl. The Dragon Pearl is the main source of the weathering abilities of the dragons and it contains great magical powers as well, the two of them had just started to create a huge rainstorm that was scheduled at that area on that time.
Half way on their storming, Rocky noticed something off in the distance and looked towards it. Hunter of course noticed his brother's distraction and wondered what was up.
'Is something wrong Rocky?' Hunter asked telepathically since they were in their dragon forms.
'Yeah over there, there shouldn't be any rain scheduled over there but it is raining.'
Hunter looked over to where his brother was looking and sure enough an area was receiving rain when it wasn't supposed to.
'I'll go check it out.' and started to fly off in the direction of the mysterious weather.
'All right and be careful.' and Rocky continued with his job.
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Well here another chapter, I hope you like it.
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