1Yay! The new story is going, I'm so excited to see where I can take this story, hopefully it will be better than the original. I want to respond to my reviewers before I do anything else.
luigidog: Good, I'm glad that I was able to create a good beginning, and now I can take this story anywhere I want. This story is completely original, I'm so excited! Thanks for the review!
PotatoPuff: Thanks a lot, I hope I can keep up the quality that everyone expects out of this story. I actually had this story almost all the way written before I even finished the last story. That made it really easy to get it up quickly, of course, having some spare time never hurt either.
inuyahsa fangirl: Yay! More skits, funny, I love em'! I can't wait and I hope that you enjoy the sequel! It's gonna be great, no more Uncle Mithos though! Oh, darn...
muffineer: Who's the creepy stalker/watcher person? I don't know...just kidding I do! But, I'm not telling you! Mwahahahaha! Sorry, evil moment there. Ignore that!
Judgment Flame: Another story, this one has to be one hundred percent original, minus the characters of course, but that doesn't count. Don't expect that three chapters a day thing anymore, at least not for a long time. Thanks for your review!
Ana Paula: I'm glad that you like it! I really can't wait to really get into the story plot, unfortunately, I have to set up for it first. (sigh) Anyway, thanks for the review and keep reading!
Black flame: Thanks for the review and I hope this story lives up to its expectations. I'm glad that you like it so far, it'll get even better once I'm done setting things up for the big plot. Keep reading!
Kratos Wilder: I'm glad that I pulled off the sibling thing good enough. I really don't have any siblings, only child, so I'm unfamiliar with what it's like to have a brother/sister. Of course, that means that I should act like I just got a sibling, then I would feel exactly like Storm. She was an only child for a long time. Cool, maybe I have a hidden brother somewhere too. Thanks for the review as always! Keep reading and writing!
Chapter 2: Rumors
Storm arrived outside of Meltokio and she was very anxious to get to Zelos' mansion. She had been thinking about him all the time since she was gone, but she was worried that he may have forgotten her. Zelos had no idea that Storm was coming and she hoped that he was home when she arrived at the entrance to his huge house.
She cautiously walked to the door and went to knock on it. She stopped herself, she began to wonder if he would really want to see her. He was probably plenty happy without her in his life getting in the way. She thought about it for awhile then decided that she could at least relay Lloyd's invitation. She knocked on the door which was soon answered by Zelos' butler.
"Yes?" the butler asked.
"Um...is...is Zelos at home?" Storm nervously asked.
"Who is it?" Zelos called from another room.
The butler stared hard at Storm, obviously waiting for her reply for him to relay back to Zelos.
"Oh! I'm Storm Aurion," Storm answered.
"A Miss Storm Aurion sir," the butler called back.
There was no initial response, but suddenly Storm saw Zelos as he quickly rounded the corner, charging full speed at her. When he reached her he flew through the door and scooped her up into a huge bear hug. "Storm, you're back, you're finally back!" Zelos cheered as he continued to hug her.
"Yeah, I didn't think you'd be this excited to see me," Storm said.
Zelos let her back down and looked straight into her eyes. "Of course, I missed you. I missed you a lot Storm," he replied.
"Me too," Storm said as they embraced each other in another hug.
After a whole lot of hugging the two finally decided to go inside so they could catch up. Zelos got something for them both to drink as they went into the parlor to discuss what they had both been up to. Suddenly, before they could both begin to talk a girl walked in from the other room. Storm spotted her and, at first, she suspected that Zelos had gone back to his old habits.
"Who's that?" Storm asked as she pointed to the girl.
"I'm Seles," the girl replied, "I'm Zelos' sister."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't introduce you two. This is my sister Seles. After the title of Chosen disappeared completely, Seles was let out of the abbey she was in, so I invited her to live here with me for awhile," Zelos explained.
"So, I guess the church has finally been reorganized," Storm added.
"Yeah, it took a lot of work, but the church has been reorganized, no one will ever have to be sacrificed as a Chosen again," Zelos said proudly.
"That's wonderful news, so have you been enjoying your new life?" Storm asked.
" Well, I've kind of missed everyone," Zelos admitted.
"Me too, that's why I'm here. I'm trying to find the old team for a reunion, what do you think?" Storm asked.
"Sounds like a great idea! And, I can help you find everyone," Zelos answered.
"Sure, that would be great," Storm replied.
"So, before we leave to find everyone, why don't you tell me what you've been up to in Derris Kharlan," Zelos suggested.
"Well, Dad and I helped the angels gain their souls, then we destroyed the exspheres in Derris Kharlan," Storm said.
"You brought life back into the lifeless beings?" Zelos asked curiously.
"Yeah, now they act like you and me," Storm answered.
"That's great! Well," Zelos started as he got out of his seat, "what's say we get this show on the road."
"All right, where to first? Storm asked.
"Altamira, to meet up with Presea and Regal of course," Zelos answered.
"All right, let's go," Storm replied as she got up and they headed for the door.
Once the two had reached Altamira, they gained entrance to the Lazereno Company building where they were allowed to meet with Regal and Presea. They met in a conference room of some sort. After Storm and Zelos finished explaining the reunion, Regal and Presea both eagerly accepted the offer.
"That's a great idea, I do miss the old group," Regal said.
"Yes, and it would be a good opportunity to take a break from the business," Presea added.
"Great, all that's left now is to find Sheena, Genis, and Raine. Lloyd will tell Colette I'm sure, she's in Iselia after all. If he can't walk to Iselia, then I give up," Storm said.
"Before you go, we wanted to ask you guys of you've heard the rumors?" Regal asked.
"What rumors?" Zelos asked.
"Well, supposedly there has been some activity around almost all of the human ranches in what used to be Sylverant. No one knows who's there, but people swear that there has been a lot of activity going on there," Regal answered.
"Hmm..who would be going to the human ranches?" Storm asked as she looked at Zelos.
"I don't know, but I bet we could ask Sheena. The people of Mizuho seem to know just about everything," Zelos said.
"Yeah, then we could also ask her where Raine and Genis are," Storm replied.
"We'll head over to Iselia and meet you guys at Lloyd's house later," Regal said as Zelos and Storm left the room.
Once the two had reached Mizuho, they were immediately greeted by their friend Sheena. She was now the chief of Mizuho and she greeted Storm with a huge hug.
"It's so great to see you both, but what brings you to Mizuho?" Sheena asked.
Storm explained the reunion to Sheena who happily accepted the invitation. "This is so exciting, I've been thinking about everyone since we split up," Sheena said excitedly.
"Hey Sheena? Do you happen to know where Raine and Genis are these days?" Zelos asked the summoner.
"Yeah, our reports indicate that they are helping to rebuild the city of Luin," Sheena answered quickly.
"Wow, well, then do you also know about the rumors of people at the human ranches?" Storm asked.
"We actually sent spies over to investigate the rumors, but we couldn't find any trace of people being there any time recently. If there were people there they've done a very good job at hiding the evidence," Sheena replied.
"Oh, I see. Well, I guess it's Luin for us next," Storm answered.
"That's fine, I'll head over to Lloyd's place and meet up with you once you get Raine and Genis," Sheena said as she happily returned to her room.
"Well, I guess Genis and Raine are the only ones left and we can finally go and join up with the others," Zelos said as he and Storm left Mizuho and revealed their angel wings to fly to Luin.
"Yeah, but, I still have to wonder about the rumors of people at the human ranches," Storm said.
"Don't worry, if Mizuho couldn't find anyone, then there was probably no one there," Zelos replied.
"I guess you're right," Storm replied uneasily.
Well, how was this chapter, I know it's probably kind of boring because I'm still trying to set up for the story. The next chapter has some action and fighting so be prepared. Please review and tell me what you think!