Episode 2 Act 4: Mother of Chaos

Michelle cries in despair on her balcony as the day progresses. She hears a faint whisper echoing from every shadow in the city, carried by a sad and lost voice.

"From the shadows time, darkness is mine.
Knight of chaos, my chosen domain.
To destroy, disrupt, disaster my nature.
My will s mine to play and bind.
But why, my heart now in pain, I don't know why.
My sight is gone, my path unclear.
Chaos turned inward, locked in fear."

Hotaru waves at Michelle also. She jumps up to the edge of the balcony and climbs the rest of the way.

"Krahazik! Please come back to me!" Michelle screamed over the buildings, filling every corner of the city, every shadow. "Krahazik! Krahazik where are you! Please come back to me."

A low female voice comes from the shadows, ancient and wise in sound asking, "Can you love chaos, chaos in all forms, can you accept its master." The voice asks Michelle. Amy hears this voice as well.

"I will, it does not matter what I must embrace, I just want to be back in Krahazik's arms." Michelle fell to her knees on the balcony, crying.

"Then perhaps you may have what it takes to tame chaos, but know this, chaos can never be completely tamed." The female voice replies.

"Please, all I ask is that I have my love back, I ask nothing more." Michelle said, her head still berried in her hands. "I need is touch, his warmth... his love."

"Love is not an easy thing to ask of my children." A black, gold lined locked falls from the ceiling coming to rest floating in the air before your eyes. "To restore the balance and loose chaos once more, take the locket."

Michelle got up and took the locket from the air. "What is this for? Will this help me get Krahazik back? It is all I am asking for here."

"Embrace the locket and call chaos's name. If his heart be true he will come to you."

"Oh my this can not be good." Amy states after hearing the strange voice.

Michelle nodded she put on the locket, embraced it in her hands and said Chaos's name. "Krahazik." A tear fell from her eye and into her hands, it hit the locket.

Krahazik sat curled in a tight ball, floating in darkness, his sanctuary when a voice calls out. His head snaps up, he see the light. A bridge of hope, his eyes shine a bright golden and his path becomes clear one more. The locket begins to glow, feeling warm in Michelle's hands. Michelle seemed to know what to do, she took off the locket again and held it close to her heart, muttering Krahazik's name repeatedly. The moon becomes brightly visible in the evening sky as a beam of light shoots down to strike the locket and a warm glow envelops Michelle. A voice emerges from the shadows. "I here loves call, thy heart is true! From thy bond I come to you."

Michelle floats a few feet above her balcony, her eyes shining with tears of both pain and joy that Krahazik will come back. She began to continue her song that she was singing before the voice had come.

"Somewhere in my memory I lost all sense of time.
And tomorrow can never be
'Cause yesterday is all that fills my mind.
There's no use looking back or wondering
How it should be now or neither been,
Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you go.

I never had a dream come true
Till that day that I found you.
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby.
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day.
And I know no matter where love takes me to
A part of me will always be with you."

The locket stops glowing and the beam from the moon vanishes as the moon returns to normal. From a shadow cast on the wall a Krahazik steps out with a flourish of his black cloak spreading my arms wide. "LET BELLS RING TRUE, AND PARTY BEGIN, CHAOS IS BACK IN TOWN!" There seams to be a bright glow to his golden eyes and he radiates high spirits and bundled energy barely contained.

Michelle flung herself into Krahazik's arms. "Oh Krahazik, I missed you so much!"

Krahazik recites:

"From the shadows of time all darkness is mine.
To destroy, disrupt, to bring disaster my nature.
My will is mine to play unbind.
My heat is free to soar on shadowed wings divine.
The path now clear, locked by time.
Chaos's mistress threw the shadow link,
the locket holds the chaos link."

Krahazik returns the hug purring furiously.

"What happened Krahazik? You did not come to me." Michelle asked cuddling into his arms.

"I came to the place the call was initially made. To the nearest shadow." Shrugs, smiles at the locket. "My Shadow Locket of Chaos."

"Your locket? That must be how you came back, I don't care how but your back. I love you Krahazik." Michelle replies.

"And I love you. The locket binds me to you. Any time, any day, any where. You have but to call and I will be there." Krahazik states.

"Oh Krahazik." Michelle looked into his eyes and was lost in his gaze.

Krahazik becomes lost in Michelle's gaze leaning a bit closer. Michelle leaned in closer as well until their lips touched. He embraces Michelle in a deep kiss. Michelle holds Krahazik closer. He holds Michelle, then ear perks up as he finally notice Amy and Hotaru on the balcony. Michelle remembers that Amy and Hotaru are on the balcony and broke away from Krahazik, blushing. He looks at Amy and Hotaru and back at Michelle confused. "I think they saw already..."

"Oh well." Michelle says.

Krahazik looks about as Michelle catches the twinkle of an idea in his eye. His tail jumps about energetically. "So now what? Lets go have some fun!"

"I agree, what do you want to do?" Michelle asks.

"Em hmmm..." Krahazik thinks for a moment then brightens up "I know start a bond fire and roast those mack mellow things!"

"What Mack Mellow things?" Michelle asks lost.

"Ya, those white puffy things. March mellows. You put them on sticks and roast them on a bond fire." Krahazik says trying to explain.

"Mi...Mi...Michelle...uh...guess I'll just go and read a...uh...book, or something." Amy says in astonishment, she's a bit confused. As she walks away she takes out a cell phone and dials Lita's number.

"Oh you mean marshmallows, I happen to have a pack in my cupboard." Michelle walked over to the cupboard and pulled out a big bag of marshmallows.

"Oh goody those are it." Krahazik exclaim at seeing the marshmallows. "You could come to! It'll be great fun and excitement." Krahazik calls to Amy.

"Yeah, come along Amy, you will have plenty of time to read later." Michelle comments.

"No thank you." Amy waits for an answer on the phone.

"Aw, come one. The mall will be packed this time of the day it will be loads of fun!" Krahazik exclaims gleefully.

"Okay then. Let's head out Krahazik, it will give us time to talk." Michelle says.

"Ok sure. I know the perfect place too." Krahazik states as they head out walking toward the mall with Michelle.

Hotaru jumped from the balcony and thought about what she just saw. She was surprised by the events.

Michelle linked arms with Krahazik as they walked. Resting her head on his shoulder, she sighed, happy that she was able to be in his arms again. As they arrive at the mall it is packed with people. Pulling his hood up to cover his head and tucking his tail under his cloak they go inside. "We need an umbrella." Krahazik says.

"I will get one, oh and where are we going my love?" Michelle asked as she paid for the umbrella and walked back over to Krahazik.

Krahazik looks as at Michelle and states with complete child and feline like innocence "The center. Saw this lovely booth last week that looks like it would make a great bond fire." he smiles happily "Can see how fast this place clears out too. And in the center the fire won't spread out."

"We are not having a Bond fire here in the mall... come I will take you to a better place, one that is a bit more romantic." Michelle walked back out of the mall, she headed for the park.

Krahazik looks at Michelle then back into the mall following Michelle, "But...but...but..."

"No Krahazik, it is not right. Come on it is not too far... and even better no one can find it. Unless the scouts try to find me." Michelle disappeared into a patch of trees. Krahazik follows still winning a bit.

End Act 4