Chapter 15: Home

Shadow Entilza: Oh man I needed a nap.

Entilza: Yes, now then, you know what's supposed to be in this chapter?

Shadow Entilza: Of course. I am just as smart as you.

Entilza: We'll see. Now then, I'm going to let you do this chapter because now I need to rest.

Shadow Entilza: Thanks. Now, let's have some fun. (Entilza falls asleep.) Maybe some more glue.


Entilza: Do it and THAT will punish you. (Points to floating fire ball launcher.)

Shadow Entilza: I never get any respect. Well, enjoy the chapter.

Reviewers:

Meh this story is not that great: I'm doing fine. No nukes. Sorry.

Stormrose: Sorry for confusing you. I just made up a store in the cross realm city where Icy could have bought the outfit. Great idea about Derek.

At Derek's house the anime hunter had laid out Steven's body on his bed and was currently tinkering with his device. Finally he got the settings right and lay down beside Steven. His device glowed a deep blue. A blue shadow of Derek seemed to separate from his body and entered Steven's. A few minutes passed, then Steven's eyes slowly opened. He sat up and moved his limbs experimentally.

"It was a success," he said in Steven's voice. He looked over at his body. Already, without his power to sustain it, it was beginning to lose color and grow cold. "Now, for Hikaru," he said. He still had the Prism Crystal in his hand. He could tap some of its power, but not all of it. It seemed to detect that he was not purely Hikaru, but enough for it to open its power to him. "Now that I have Steven's body it'll be simple to get in his house and take what I need," he said. He was slowly gaining access to Steven's memories. With them he would gain access to Hikaru and take her power. Then it would all be his.

At Steven's house, Hikaru's family was still adjusting to her new look. Instead of the familiar brown haired and slightly shy boy that had been around for the last 16 years now there was an anime girl with red and black hair, a matching wardrobe, and a somewhat short fuse. Kurumi and Angel were also causing their own little messes. Kurumi liked to log onto the net using the regular phone line since it was hard for her to reach the computer port. Angel would play mp3s at top volume from the PET. That was happening even now.

"Angel turn that down!" Russell yelled. The volume doubled in volume briefly then went down. That was angel's way of spiting him. Hikaru was playing on her laptop. It had been a gift from someone named Techna. It was pink and purple and had a mini satellite that connected and allowed Hikaru to surf the net at far higher speeds without tying up the phone line.

"Oh hey Dad," she said when Russell entered her room. He was still a bit shocked at her crimson and black eyes. Her wardrobe was also a cause for concern, for him at least. Her most common outfits were always some sort of skirt and halter top combination.

"Can you unload the dishwasher?" He asked. Even if Steven was now this girl, he still had to do chores.

"Sure," she replied, teleporting to the dining room.

"Hikaru, you know how I hate that!" Now that she didn't have to hide her identity from her family any more she'd begun using her powers more freely.

"Sorry," she replied. Even since she had become Shadow Hikaru she'd been getting a bit more irritable. "At least I'm not breaking stuff yet," she said to herself. She was getting a bit restless with no one to fight. So she didn't realize how hard she was squeezing until a plate shattered in her hand. Her dada came in just in time to see it.

"Hikaru!" He cried.

"Its fine, I can fix this," Hikaru said, surrounding the broken plate with a field of dark purple energy. The glass shards came back together and soon the plate was whole again. "See, good as new."

"You should be more careful," Marie said as she came in. She had been out back watering the flowers.

"Sorry Mom. It's just that I'm bored. There's nothing to do around here." Hikaru said, brushing a strand of hair out of her eyes.

"Well, what would you like to do?" She asked.

"Well, wither go flying or fight something, but I can't do either here," Hikaru replied. "I think it's time I went back to the cross realm."

"Then you have to take us with you," Hikaru's father said.

"What? Why? It was hard enough to convince them to let ME go to the cross realm, and I took care of Bloom for nearly a week."

"No matter, either you take us or you don't go," Russell replied sternly.

That got to Shadow Hikaru. She already had a somewhat short fuse and now her dad was telling her what she could do. That was it! She threw out her hand and her father was shot across the room, just stopping before he crashed through the kitchen door. Then he was lifted off the ground in a crimson light. Hikaru walked over to him.

"Just who do you think you are?" She asked, her black and crimson aura now surrounding her. Her hair moved as if in a light breeze. "I may have Steven's soul, but I'm also HIKARU now! Do you even realize how easily I could send you through a wall, or five?"

"Hikaru! Stop this right now!" Her mother cried.

"Fine," Hikaru said and Russell fell a foot to the ground. "Now are there any other objections or can I leave?"

"Now Hikaru, your father's only trying to look out for you," Marie said.

"Well I don't need anyone to look out for me. I'm stronger than anyone on this planet."

"Please Hikaru, let us come with you. We just want to see this place."

"Yeah, come on," Tyler said as he entered the room. Hikaru sighed. She hadn't intended to erupt like that.

"Fine, we'll see what the others say," she said. She went back to her room and send a message to Techna, asking her if her family could come to the cross realm. A few minutes later the reply came back. They could come.

"Ok, you can come," Hikaru said, opening a portal. She stepped in and her family followed. They were pulled along a tunnel of blue light with white streaks. Eventually they exited in Hikaru's room. They were a bit shocked by the pink décor and the outfits, but quickly got over it.

"Ok, now let's go and meet the others," she said, opening her door and taking her family into a world like nothing they had ever seen before.

Ok, how was that? In the next chapter Hikaru will take the family on a tour of the cross realm. What do you think should happen? Tell me in your next review. See ya then!

ENTILZA