Hello again guys! (Silence)… I'm bored again… (sweat-drops & sighs) let's just get on with it…

Chapter 9: The Mission

The Obeaune Queen looked at them sternly. "What do you want from us?" she asked, coldly. The group stayed quiet.

"Speak you fools! Answer the queen! You!" the Obeaune Soldier said pointing at someone from the group. "Alchemist with brown hair! You seem like the smartest of the group, answer the queen! Stand up before her!" the Obeaune Soldier demanded. Hayveene slowly got up and faced the Obeaune Queen eye-to-eye.

"Well? Answer me," the Obeaune Queen demanded. Hayveene took a deep breath.

"We came here to Byalan Island to acquire a Heart of Mermaid," Hayveene stated, honestly. The Obeaunes who were beautifying they're queen shrieked in horror. The Obeaune Queen seemed horror-stricken. The Obeaune Soldiers positioned themselves to attack. The Obeaune Best Tamer prepared her whip to attack, also ready to open the cage of dozens of ferocious Hydranixs.

"Monsters! After all we've did for you! We cured you of the Hydranix poison!" the Obeaune Queen implored.

"Cured us! You guys were the ones who set those things on us!" Kaina yelled standing up immediately.

"Get back down knight!" one Obeaune Soldier demanded pointing her sword at the brown haired knight. Kaina got her spear out.

"Are you picking a fight with me girl!" Kaina said, bravely. At this moment Aika got up and gently pulled Kaina back.

"Now's not the time to pick a fight with a monster we don't know about," Aika whispered in her ear. Then she turned her blue eyes to the Obeaune Queen. "We don't mean to offend you you're majesty, but a Hydranix did attack us and there's no other way another monster aside from an Obeaune Queen, Obeaune Soldier or Obeaune Beast Tamer could handle those monsters," Aika explained.

"We were off-guard, we weren't aware that some of our Hydranixs escaped, it was until we heard screams not very far from here that we realized some they escaped," the Obeaune Beast Tamer explained.

"But… but I heard only high priests or priestesses could cure a Hydranix's poison," Aika said. The Obeaune Beast Tamer scoffed.

"Our Obeaune Queen wasn't just crowned queen for nothing," the Obeaune Beast Tamer said.

"I could also cure anyone from a Hydranix's poison, really, who told you only high priests or priestesses could cure a Hydranix's poison," the Obeaune Queen said.

"Um… okay I did it! I told them only high priests or high priestesses could cure a Hydranix's poison! I didn't mean too! I'm not that smart! Please don't kill me!" Nayuko whined loudly. Everyone sweat-dropped.

"Pathetic…" Airuko whispered to himself.

"All of you stand up," the Obeaune Queen demanded. They did what they were told, except for the girls who were already up. "What do you need a Heart of Mermaid for?" she asked.

"You're majesty; two of Hayveene's friends have been kidnapped by a bunch of bad rogues, Hayveene needs to make an acid bottle, alcohol, aloevera, anodyne and coating potion, if she doesn't make and give these items to those rogues her two friends could be in danger, show us some leniency you're majesty please," Aika begged. The Obeaune Queen looked at the group with pitiful eyes. "We'll do anything you're majesty." Aika said.

"Hmm… well there is something you could do…" the Obeaune Queen said.

"May we know what can we do?" Keishi asked.

"The Mermen have stolen something very precious to us, the Golden Pearl," the Obeaune Queen said.

"I've heard of that," Airuko said. "The Golden Pearl is an Obeaune Queen's source of power," Airuko said.

"The assassin is correct, if anyone doesn't retrieve it anytime sooner my powers will start to drain," the Obeaune Queen explained. The Obeaunes who were combing their queen's hair wailed.

"Please don't go your majesty," one said.

"What would we do without you?" another said.

"The power of the Silver Pearl isn't enough to support you," another said.

"Girls, girls, stop crying, these people will bring back the Golden Pearl," the Obeaune Queen said.

"But… I don't really understand, since you all are so powerful, why don't you just get back the Golden Pearl yourself?" Keishi asked.

"The Mermen are crafty and strong creatures, we cannot stand against them," the Obeaune Soldiers explained.

"We are just ordinary Obeaunes," the Obeaunes beautifying their queen said.

"They'll just slay my pack of Hydranixs easily," the Obeaune Beast Tamers said.

"And I mustn't leave my position, my powers drown slowly when I'm near the Silver Pearl but when I'm far away from it my powers drain quicker," the Obeaune Queen said.

"Then just let someone carry the Silver Pearl with you," Keishi said. The Obeaune Queen sighed and shook her head.

"The Silver Pearl must also remain in its pool, if it is removed its powers will weaken too," the Obeaune Queen said. "Really, you have a lot to learn young crusader," the Obeaune Queen said.

"Oh… okay, that's about everything," Keishi said.

"Make up your minds quickly humans, the queen needs the Golden Pearl fast," the Obeaune Soldier said. The gang thought for a while.

"All right, we'll do it," Aika said, accepting the mission.

"May we know where the Mermen are?" Hayveene asked.

"They're at the far southwest area in the island," the Obeaune Queen said.

"All right, come on guys, we'll have to start early to save the queen and Hayveene's friends," Airuko said. Aika stopped for a while. Kaina noticed this and turned to her best friend.

"Is something wrong Aika?" Kaina asked. The blonde priestess turned to the Obeaune Queen once more.

"If I may ask your majesty, but, have you seen a poring and 4 Pecopecos with us?" Aika asked. The 3 other Pecopeco owners stopped in their tracks and turned to the queen too.

"Shit! I totally forgot about Hurricane!" Keishi said to no one in particular.

"Oh Cherry! She must be really frightened without me around!" Hayveene said.

"My precious Gale! Where is he!" Kaina demanded.

"Don't worry humans, your pets have been taken care of by one of our Obeaune Beast Tamers, they are safe," the Obeaune Queen said.

"How could we trust you Obeaune Beast Tamers with our pets! Who knows! Maybe they sent those Hydranixs on them!" Kaina said.

"Oh, so you mean we can't manage a bunch of land monsters!" one Obeaune Beast Tamer said.

"Well—"Kaina said but did not continue when Aika covered her best friend's mouth with her hand. The blonde priestess sweat-dropped.

"Um… please don't mind Kaina… it's just that… she has never been separated from her Pecopeco for this long… um.. maybe we should just get on going…" Aika said and they went on to retrieve the Obeaune Queen's Golden Pearl.

Ah… sorry that was so short and lame! I was kinda in a hurry… Yeah, in a hurry to go with Johnny on another date. Shut up Hale! You're just jealous because Li never asked you out on a date! Shut up! I care less about Li than I do about you! Grr! When are you gonna stop being so hollow-hearted! Like that's any of your business! Girls, girls, please stop. You butt outta this red! You can't talk to Johnny that way when I'm around! I can and I will! (Covers ears while we argue) SHUT UP! (Silent). (Silent).(Sighs) look, girls, we should really stop fighting and get along, you know, you two are helping each other making this fic. I think he's right Hale. Hmp, like I'd take orders from a redheaded bastard, and a worthless goody-goody. Okay that's it! I'll be in my room where that dumbass Hale will never bother me! (Goes to room slamming the door). Now look what you've done (goes in my room to comfort me). If it goes on like this I wouldn't be mentioned in the fic, hmp, like I care.