(Second Opening Theme: Sunday's Without God Opening-Birth Performed By Kitamura Eri)
Prism, Asta, Karasu, Feodora, Pluck, Noelle, the Triple A's, the Familiars, Sachiko, Vandy, and Jubei had been getting for the camping trip, as most were all equally excited about the coming trip. As they had been preparing, Nolan had been listening to everything that the Captains had been telling him. Needless to say everything they had told him had been very hard to believe, though he did trust them.
Nolan had given out a sigh as he lit a cigarette of his own that he had gotten from Yami, "So not only does Prism's grimoire respond to incantations-You're not sure how many there are if there are any more, but this Death Incantation will literally be the death of her if she doesn't learn how to use it." Nolan soon let out a puff, "But the problem you're having is she's refusing to use it entirely. That's what I'm getting at here right?"
"Good guess." Yami said. "The kid's been shaken up about it since she used it on that bastard. So much so that she claims she never wants to use that incantation in particular."
"So that's why you had me come back here?" Nolan said, "You want me to convince her to kill herself?"
"Of course not." William replied, "The person that returned her grimoire to her, warned her about losing focus. That could be the key to controlling this otherwise dangerous incantation. It could be the key to controlling others too."
"And if it goes wrong she will die." Nolan told him, "Prism is my ONLY niece not to mention the last remnants of my little sister and brother in law, so you can see why I'm concerned about her learning something that's OBVIOUSLY dangerous."
"It's understandable." Yami said. "But there is a benefit here. And that's learning HOW to use it so that we won't have a repeat of the incident."
Noln raised his eyebrow as he said, "I'm listening."
"We basically teach the kid how to get it under control. The way we see it, these incantations are no different then the spells in our grimoires, so it's going to work the same way." Yami told him. "Once she learns how to use it, she won't be at risk of dying the next time."
"You have something in mind for her in how to teach her?" He asked.
"KEKE-We'll worry about the details on how it'll be done." Jack said.
Nolan sat back in the chair, "You want to help her control this, and yet you have no idea where the Incantation comes from or why her grimoire only responds to those? I don't know if all you humans are overconfidant of if it's just you Captains."
"You can say that." Yami said as he took a puff. "Don't know about beanpole."
Jack had looked to him offended, "WHAT WAS THAT?! I'LL CUT YOU UP!"
"Either way-" Yami said as he put out his cigarette . "-Learning how to control this incantation is vital, not just for her well being-But so that she can surpass her limits."
"How can you be so sure she'll actually do it?" Nolan asked.
Yami could only give a smile as he said, "That's because that kid's not only going to be the Queen someday-She's a member of the Black Bulls."
Nolan huffed, "Right-Sometimes it escapes me that Zeid left the entire kingdom in her hands." He soon put out the cigarette in the ashtray, "Alma made me promise I wouldn't force her into stuff she doesn't want to do, and I've been keeping her word. But maybe I can give her a nudge in the right direction."
"A nudge is all we need." William said with a smile, "We really do appreciate this."
"Of course-" Nolan said, "-Afterall Zeid put her safety in the Captains hands." He soon gave a leer, "Anything happens to her, I'll kick your ass."
Yami chuckled as he said, "I'll Take you up for that, old man."
A full hour had passed before they found themselves traveling outside of the capital and had entered the forsaken lands. Nolan and Prism in particular had been traveling on the ground via their own Magical Beasts-Even the Triple A's had joined them with their own Magic Beasts after Finral was more then kind enough to bring Alan, Kiba and River to them. Even the Familiars had been running alongside them as they were in their beast forms. Most of the others had been flying on the air via their brooms and carpets as they had been Following behind.
"Ugh-" Karasu groaned as he had been feeling queasy, while he had been sitting on the back of Yami's broom with Sachiko, "-Why did I get talked into flying…?"
Yami replied, "Hey It's a work in progress, the sooner you get rid of this fear, the better."
"I was better off on the raptor." Karasu said before gagging; Sachiko was quick to pat him on the back.
"Seriously Barbados! Slow down!" They heard Noelle shout.
"What are you going on about Stupid Silva?" They heard Pluck ask. "This is the normal speed.
"No Pluck she's right, you should slow down." Gooden said.
As it turns out, Pluck had been way ahead of the group, nearly keeping up with Prism who had already been neck and neck with Nolan.
"SO FAST!" Asta exclaimed. "Hey Pluck! Can you slow down a bit!"
"Huh? Oh yeah, sorry." Pluck said as he started to slow down. He was soon next to the group as they co
"Seriously-" Feodora said, as she had been laying back while flying on her broom, "-You're just labeling at this point."
Pluck had said with a huff, "No I am not!"
Gooden sighed as she told him, "Pluck Baxter Barbados. You've got to stop judging people. I understand that our family and the Silva's had a feud for centuries but-Seriously it's been five hundred years already. You're taking this silly feud way too seriously."
Pluck said shocked, "AUNTIE! YOU KNOW HOW THE SILVA FAMILY ACTS! THIS ONE IS NO BETTER!"
Noelle held on as she said "hey! Watch where your flying! I could have fallen off!"
"OH QUIT IT YOU STUPID SILVA!" Pluck shouted as he shook the broom accidentally while he raised his fist, "I CAN FLY JUST FI-"
Asta suddenly let out a shriek as he had fallen off the broom which made Pluck and Noelle pale up.
"ASTA!" Feodora, Karasu and Sachiko exclaim out of worry.
"OH NO!" Pluck exclaimed as he quickly rushed down with his broom as Noelle screamed. Pluck soon caught him with ease-Or so he thought as he had gotten hold of a bird accidentally.
"OH CRAP!" Asta exclaimed.
"ANA LATTA AS ME!" Pluck shouted.
As Asta was about to fall, he was suddenly saved by a cyan-green pigeon as he held him by the shirt. "Oh-Oh my God…" Asta said as he had been petrified, "... My life flashed before my eyes."
"Haha! That's my Sterling!" Acer said with a smile before he turned to Pluck, "Dude, come on, there's a time and a place to fight with your girl you know?"
"SHE IS NOT MY GIRL!" Pluck exclaimed before-
"BARBADOS!"
Pluck looked to see Noelle had fallen off his broom as she was free falling causing him to pale. "DAMN IT PLUCK!" Feodora shouted.
"ANA LATTA AS ME!" Pluck shouted again as he had been panicking.
Noelle soon found herself caught by none other than Yami with the help of his dark restraining magic, she looked up and saw Yami took a sighed before he turned to Pluck with a glare as he flinched.
"PLUCK-WHAT DID WE TALK ABOUT KILLING OUR SQUADMATES?!" Yami asked in a dark tone.
"So-Sorry." Pluck said.
"And just for this trip, You and Noelle will be working together in your hunting game and sharing a tent." Yami said. "If I see you putting her in harm's way-I'LL KNOW." He turned to Noelle as he added "Same applies to you!"
"EEEEHHHHH!?" Pluck and Noelle exclaimed out of shock.
"WHY ARE YOU INVOLVING ME!?" Noelle shouted.
"So you two can finally get along." Yami added.
"YEAH BUT SHARING TENT!?" Pluck yelled, "I WAS GONNA SHARE ONE WITH PR-"
"And NO motherhenning." Yami told him.
"I DIDN'T EVEN FINISH!" He shouted.
Yami only told him with a sneer, "No but you were thinking it."
"I should watch over them.." Gooden said. "Just in case something happens."
"Wait-Were you about to say you were gonna share a tent with Prism?" Feodora asked Pluck.
"YES!" Pluck yelled, "JUST IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS! NOW I GOTTA SHARE A TENT WITH THIS STUCK UP PRINCESS OVER HERE! I'VE BEEN DOING SINCE WE WERE KIDS!"
"That's what she said." Acer said with a joking smile which made Pluck turn red.
Pluck had shouted embarrassed, "UNCLE GROSS! PRISM IS LIKE A SISTER TO ME!"
"HEY! YOU'RE NOT MY FIRST CHOICE EITHER!" Noelle shouted. "I WAS GONNA HAVE A TENT ALL BY MYSELF! At least make it good for royalty."
"And there she goes with the royalty thing." Karasu said before gagging again.
"Yep, Pluck picked a winner." Acer said with a chuckle making Noelle blush as she screeched.
"Seriously, you need your flying privileges revoked." Feodora said.
Pluck turned to her before he gave a look, though it didn't make Feodora flinch. "Oh no-" Feodora said with a monotone expression, "-I am so scared."
"Moving on." Yami said, making them flinch, "How much longer is it to this place?"
"Shouldn't be long now." Acer replied, "You guys are gonna love it. If there's anything Nolan is good at, it's picking out the perfect spot for camping."he soon said to Pluck as he teased. "Even a good place where you can watch the stars with a special someone~"
Pluck groaned as he could only cover his face. "Why-Why-Why me?!"
"Oh come on Plucky my boy!" He said, "If you're gonna be a grown man, you gotta learn about the Birds and the Bees at some point or another."
Pluck could only shirek as he shouted, "TMI! PLUS I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THAT TYPE OF THING!"
"You say that now." Acer said as he gave a wink.
"I remember your father said the same thing after meeting your mother and we all know where that went." Gooden said.
Pluck only shrieked at this as he pulled on his hair while the broom shook again. "SERIOUSLY WHY DID I DECIDE TO JOIN THIS SQUAD!"
Jack had said as he had been on his own broom, "KEKE-This is entertaining! I'm glad I decided to go with you lot today!"
"It's a shame William couldn't join us." Gooden said, "I'm sure someone like him would've loved it."
"Well someone had to assist with Julius and figure out the Lizard Girl's grimoire." Yami said, "Till we know what we're dealing with."
Asta soon recovered from the recent fall as he noticed that Prism and Nolan had been slowing down. "Uh, hey guys-I think we're here." Asta said as his eyes soon sparkled with awe. Most of the group had a look of awe as they had gotten a good look at the area. It had been a whole open field with a forest just in the surrounding area. There looked to be a hot spring that looked like a couple of small animals had made themselves at home as they had been relaxing themselves.
"W-wow!" Asta said as his eyes sparkled.
"It's so-so-beautiful.." Noelle added.
"Well Your royal bratiness?" Pluck asked her with a smug smile. "Not so dirty and filthy now is it?"
Noelle looked at Pluck as she said. "You're lucky I can't shoot you off your broom right now.."
They soon set themselves down on the ground, as Prism, now wearing her usual warriors uniform, had a look of awe, as the land seemed to have stretched as far as the eye could see. Theodore had been resting along her shoulder as his own eyes seemed to have lit up.
"Bime i elena!" Prism exclaimed with enthusiasm, "This is incredible!"
"Everything is all so pretty!" Theodore said with his eyes pink, though his eyes soon shifted to blue, "Everything is all so bright… I don't know if I like it."
"Nolan, this place is amazing!" Aisling said as she hopped off Alan, "Did you find this place with uncle Ace?"
"Nah-I stumbled upon this last year, when I was exploring the new world on my own." Nolan replied, "Kept it a secret so that I could show it to Prism when she was found, and here she is."
"Awww-" Saorise said after she shifted from her beast form to her human one-As she had been in her warrior's uniform as well, "-Nolan that is so sweet! You're just as thoughtful as Prism!"
"What can I say? It runs in the family." He said with a smile, before he said to the group of teens in particular, "And for the next whole weekend, we can do whatever we want in this land!"
"YAY!" Prism, Triple A's, Vandy and Jubei had cheered, after Vandy and Jubei leaped off of Liam as he had still been in his beast form.
"This is gonna be the best camping trip ever!" Vandy said.
"TIME TO START ON THE FORAGE!" Jubei exclaimed as she broke out several different sets of knives which shocked everyone.
"For Goodness sake, Jubei!" Gooden exclaimed.
"What?" Jubei said innocently, "You want me to start on your forage?"
"I'll start on mine-" Theodore said in a monotone voice, "-I should warn you, I'm gamey."
"NO FORAGES!" Pluck yelled as he swiped the knives from her, "Seriously! How the hell do you have this many knives?!"
"But bro the Forage-!" Jubei said.
"It's all part of the camping experience!" Vandy added, "Learn by doing remember?!"
Yami told them as he gave them a look, "Like Hell you are. You're not doing any of those forages. Also Jubei, Return my knife please."
"But what if I need it?!" Jubei argued.
Yami's aura began to intensify before Jubei gave a pout as she said "Fine..." She soon took off her shoe before she shook it as the knife fell out. Most of the teens had a questioning look as they each made a face.
"How did you even walk?" Sachiko asked.
"I have my own tricks." Is what Jubei replied with a smile.
Liam soon shifted from his beast form as did Brenin as they both did a stretch; they each had been in their usual warrior's uniform. "I for one, am glad I don't have to wear that ridiculous looking outfit." Liam said as his ears twitched slightly, as he stretched his left arm in particular, "I was almost worried I was gonna start smelling like the trash here."
"Liam you don't mean that." Brenin said while cracking his neck.
"Yes I do." He said.
He hadn't been phased at all as Yami had given him a glare, "hey, i worked hard to that design myself, I'm hurt."
"Good." Liam said. "Don't care."
Yami soon grabbed his head as he said, "say that again, wolf boy."
"Whoa now-" Nolan said, "-Why don't you save that till the mud wrestling later?"
"Mud wrestling?" Asta, Feodora and Karasu are intrigued.
"It's a game we played!" Prism replied, "It's like sparring, but it's in the mud. And it's more fun!"
"No way-You guys actually fight in the mud?" Feodora said, before she laughed, "I think I'm gonna like playing that game in particular."
"That sounds-" Noelle said, "Absolutely disgusting."
"Well yeah-" Prism said before she had a smile, as her eyes sparkled which made her jump, "-But that's what makes it fun Noelle!"
"So cute…" Was what Noelle thought.
"And there it is." Pluck said. "No surprise from the Silva." Immediately afterwards Pluck slapped himself as he shouted, "BY THE GODS WHY AM I LIKE THIS?!"
"That sounds-Like a blast!" Asta said as his own eyes sparkled.
"Oh yeah-" Aisling said, "-You should've seen how Pluck here lost to Prism the last couple of rounds they had!"
Pluck immediately shushed her as he said, "Ash! Not in front of them!"
"Huh, Barbados lost to the princess." Noelle said. "Now that's a surprise I never saw coming."
"Oh it is actually!" Aine said, "Prism and hand-to-hand combat don't mix!"
"It's true." Prism said sheepishly.
Liam chuckled as he said "I bet that captain won't last a day in the mud wrestling matches."
Yamin looked to him as he said, "If I didn't know any better, you're issuing a challenge."
"So what if I am?" Liam said with a smirk.
"There's the Liam I remember-" Nolan said with a chuckle, "-Though we can worry about that, after we set up our tents."
"Sounds fair." Karasu said as he started to get out the supplies needed.
"Alright-" Noelle said, as she had taken out her grimoire, "-Let's get it over with."
Before she can even so much as use her wand, she was surprised when Nolan slammed her book shut and swiped her wand. "Nah-" Nolan told her, "-No grimoires. No magic. You gotta pitch the tent with your own two hands."
"EEEH?!" Noelle exclaimed. "YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS! I'M-"
"And please no, 'I'm Royalty' Crap." Pluck told her, "It's not gonna work around these parts."
"Pluck's right Noelle!" Aisling said. "You just gotta rely on your two best friends!" She soon held up her hands, to emphasize her point, "Lefty and Righty!"
"N-no way.." Noelle said as she pale, "You mean-" She looked to her hands. "I have to-"
All the family did was nod in agreement before Noelle began to whimper, "W-why do these things happen to people like me?"
"Welcome to commenor life." Feodora said with a nudge.
"Now all you kids pick a buddy and find a spot-" Nolan said, "-Except for Pluck and Noelle, you're already paired."
Pluck groaned as he cried. "Please don't remind me.."
Yami told him with a laugh, "Hey! Who knows this camping trip might bring you two closer."
"This is not funny, captain.." Pluck said with a tired look and dead eyes.
"Now hurry on and set up-" Nolan said, "-We gotta a lot of work to do before nightfall."
"Work?" Noelle said, shocked as she couldn't believe her ears
Nolan chuckled, "You didn't think you were gonna relax the moment you got settled did you little lady?"
"EHHH?!" Noelle exclaimed as she was frozen in shock.
"What he means is, we gotta hunt for food, and gather the wood all before dinnertime!" Prism said, "But then afterwards we get to play!"
"Sounds good!" Asta said before he rushed off, "Let's do this thing!"
"Classic Asta!" Aidan said with a smile.
"Yeah, that's gonna be a nice change of pace from the chores we've been getting." Feodora said.
"As long as I'm on the ground, I'm fine with whatever I get to do." Karasu said. Shiromori soon emerged from his shirt before hissing to him.
"Oh don't you start!" He told the snake as he gave him a look.
Noelle couldn't help but cry as she said, "B-but, Royalty doesn't do those things.."
"Too bad." Pluck said as he dragged her with his cat paw sword on her head. "Come on, I'll show you the value of hard work."
Noelle screeched as she exclaimed. "NOT THE CAT PAW AGAIN!"
"Pluck-" Aisling said with a monotone expression, "You're doing it again."
Pluck immediately slammed his head into a nearby tree as it made them jump. Pluck soon said with a forced smile, "Right, sorry." He gave the cat paw a few pats before it latched off Noelle as she rubbed her head.
"Okay seriously-" Brenin said, "-Do you need to talk to someone about whatever it is you're going through?"
"Nope!" Pluck said as blood dripped from his head. "I'm 100% fine!"
"Tell that to your head, stuck up." Feodora pointed out.
"Honestly, How am i gonna survive this camp if he keeps trying to hurt me!" Noelle exclaimed.
Acer said as he clapped his hands, "Now come on hurry up! Those fishes ain't gonna catch themselves!"
Noelle couldn't help but doubletake again, "FISHES?!"
-Camping Activity: Fishing-
By the time everyone had been done setting up their spots for the camp, they headed for the nearest river. Though some more than others weren't really enjoying themselves when it came to the topic at hand.
"This would be faster with my water magic." Noelle complained as she had been putting together a fishing rod.
"You mean your UNSTABLE magic." Pluck asked as he added bait to his rod while earning him a look from Noelle.
"Where's the fun in that little lady?" Nolan said with a smile as he had appeared to be doing stretches.
"You don't use your water magic to catch fish?" She asked curiously.
"I only use 'em when I need it most." He replied, "For manual labor-I don't see the need."
They soon heard a war cry before a splash came over them; they looked over to see that Asta had been soaking wet as he had coughed up water. "DANG IT!" He exclaimed, "IT SLIPPED THROUGH MY FINGERS!"
"Did he seriously try to catch the fish with his bare hands?" Karasu asled.
"Wouldn't be the first time he's tried it." Feodora said as she rolled her eyes,
"Don't worry Asta!" Prism said as she had gotten off her hakama jacket, and rolled up her pants to her knees after she removed her boots before she had unsheathed her hook swords, "I'll get the fish!"
"Not if I get the biggest one first, Shortcake!" Liam said after he threw off his own hakama robe revealing his muscles as he got out his sickles.
"Who says it's gonna be you!" Saorise said as she had gotten her kumas after she threw off her own revealing her dark blue turtleneck crop top after she had kicked off her shoes and rolled up her own pants.
"In your dreams." Brenin said as he had long thrown off his own jacket and readied his claws.
Prism, and the Familiars soon hopped into the river with a splash which took some of them back; some of the spirits had hung out on the shore, while creatures made of water swam behind her as if they were ducklings. They each gripped their weapons tightly as they started to move the waters slowly. "Uhh-" Noelle said, "-What are they doing?"
"Fishing." Acer replied, "It's how they do it in Airedale."
Karasu and Noelle looked over to them as they had been slowly going through the waters as they looked to be waiting for something.
"Seriously, what are they doing?" Karasu asked.
Prism seemed to have gotten close to where a swarm of fish had been, as did her Familiars. "Patience…" Prism said softly, "... Patience…"
Asta himself had been waiting in anticipation, despite the fact that he was shivering, until-
"GOTCHA!" Her and Liam shouted before they swung their weapons in the water. Liam soon caught hold of a bass before tossing it to the shore as it hit Pluck in the face as it made him shriek and fall over on his back, while Prism tossed her fish over to the stump, although-
"Whoops." Prism said as she found herself falling over after losing her balance, before she landed in the water with a splash, making most of them jump.
"PRISM!" Asta exclaimed as he quickly went over to her after she emerged from the water, while letting out a couple of coughs.
Pluck screeched as he soon dashed over, despite their being a fish in his hair "PRI! ARE YOU OKAY?!"
"Pluck...how are you running on water?" Jubei asked.
"Huh?" Pluck asked as he looked at the seabed on his feet as he could only say, "oh." He soon made a splash with a loud smack before he sank in the water, he soon emerged as he was seen laying back front; as his tongue had out of his mouth. Vandy and Jubei couldn't help but laugh at how silly he looked.
Acer said with a sigh, "That's my nephew."
"Are you okay?!" Asta asked as he helped her up, not even noticing what had just happened.
Prism only gave a sheepish laugh as she squeezed out the water from her ponytail, "Guess being in recovery made me a bit rusty on hunting."
"Are you sure you're good hon?" Saorise asked.
"I'll be okay!" Prism replied with a smile and gave a thumbs up.
They soon heard Jack say, "KEKE-maybe you should focus on resting and leave the activities to us!"
"It's okay, I just tripped." She said with a wave of her hand, "It's nothing too serious!" She soon tapped her head, "I didn't even bang my head this time!"
"This time?" Nolan, Acer and Gooden said, confused.
"That's not what we meant." Yami said, "I got another idea in mind that doesn't involve-Your method of fishing."
Prism only tilted her head in confusion at this as the Spirits shifted into a curious yellow color; Even the Familiars looked oddly at this.
The very next thing she knew, she had been holding a makeshift fishing rod with a bucket of what appeared to be bait; sitting beside her had been the Familiars, Asta, Feodora, Karasu and Sachiko, even the Triple A's, Vandy, Jubei and Noelle. Pluck had been on his back though he had one himself.
"Uh…" Prism said awkwardly, as she had been examining the fish pole, "... This is fishing?"
"Uhhmm Not How we do it." Asta replied.
"I personally don't see the appeal." Theodore said in a monotone voice as he had been playing with the hook.
"What are we supposed to do with these?" Saorise asked.
"Not too sure." Feodora replied.
"What, you guys have never seen a fishing pole before?" Karasu said.
"Seen one yes-" Feodora replied, "-Use one? Not so much."
"I've only caught fish with my hands-And Yuno sometimes catches them with his magic." Asta said.
"It's a what?" Prism said confused.
"It's one of the things people use to catch fish with." Sachiko replied, "Aniki and I used to do this kind of thing in our homeland all the time."
"They even change their ways of fishing?" She asked.
"Pretty much." Aisling replied.
"You'd be surprised at the kind of things they made after five centuries." Aine added.
"So-Exactly what are we supposed to do with these?" Liam asked after he chewed on the stick a little.
"Watch and learn." Yami said as he took the pole and walked in the water before he got into position. At first, the group was wondering why he was just still standing as they each looked confused.
"Is this some sort of a secret technique?" Theodore asked in a happy tone of voice, before it changed, "I want to use it to slay overlords!"
"I don't think it's a secret technique." Prism said as she gave Theodore a pat on the head.
"Is he seriously just gonna stand there until something happens?" Brenin asked.
"I think he mi-" Feodora started to say before they were taken back when they saw the fishing rod start to tug. Much to their own surprise, they saw Yami pull in a large catfish which made their jaws practically drop to the floor.
"-Whoa." Feoodra said.
"H-Holy cow!" Asta said as his eyes sparkled.
"Bime i elena…" Prism said stunned.
"And THAT'S how you fish, kids." Yamis said with a smirk. Most of them had started to clap at this sort of thing, except for Liam.
"Such power-From fishing-!" Theodore said, "-I MUST KNOW THE SECRETS TO FISHING!"
"Okay calm down their buddy." Vandy said as he gave him a pat on the head which had soothed him.
Liam only scoffed at this, "Beginners luck."
"Luck?" Yami asked. "Not even, wolf boy
Nolan soon said with a smile, "Oh yeah? I'd like to see you do better than with the haul I've got." Nolan gestured over to the pile of fishes that had been just behind him which shocked the group as it made the teens shriek.
"THAT'S A LOT OF FISH!" Jubei exclaimed as her eyes sparkled.
"So cool!" Vandy said.
"HOW DID YOU EVEN CATCH THAT MANY!?" Asta exclaimed.
"Years of experience kiddo." Nolan replied.
"You're amazing!" Prism said with a smile, "You really still got it!"
"Thanks little Trouble Monkey." Nolan said as he gave her a pat on the head.
"He's always gotta be the show off." Gooden said as she shook her head.
Acer commented, "That guy is always so flashy."
"And you're not?" Nolan asked.
"I'm Flashy-with class." Acer told him earring a groan from him
"KEKE-" They soon heard Jack say, "-Watch and learn!" He got in the water as he took the pole and stabbed the next big catch as it was wiggling about.
"WOW! HE CAUGHT A BIG ONE!" Vandy exclaimed.
"THAT'S THE LARGEST BASS I EVER DID SEE!" Jubei shouted as her eyes sparkled.
"BIME I ELENA!" Prism exclaimed.
"OH, FOR MANA SAKE!" Liam shouted as he couldn't help but pull on his ears.
"Hey, Beanpole." Yami said. "Who said you can flex on me when it comes to fishing?"
"KEKE-What's the point? We all know who the winner will be!" Jack said.
"Yeah, it would be me youngins." Nolan said smug as it made the kids and teens gasp.
"Cute." Yami said. "Nice final words before losing."
"I smell a competition's gonna happen soon.." Karasu said.
"Hey Sword, Boy, Noelle, Crow Boy. Be our judges." Yami said as it made Pluck, Noelle and Karasu flinch.
"EHHH?!" They exclaimed as Pluck seemingly recovered from his shock after the water.
"-...Me and my big mouth.." Karasu said with a sigh after he slapped himself, "Pluck-Feel free to rip out my tongue the next time I say something like this."
Pluck had said with a sigh as he patted his shoulder, "We'll do buddy."
-Tug of War-
Though fishing took longer than expected, it hadn't been long before the young teens had found themselves standing on a thick wooden board. Prism, Asta, Feodora, and Liam had been one team, while Pluck, the Triple A's, Vandy, and Brenin had been on the other.
"Pull! Pull! Pull!" Asta yelled to his team.
"I'm pulling as hard as I can!" Feodora shouted.
"You're not having this win Plu-Plu!" Prism said, "Those Parfaits are as good as ours!"
"We're gonna be tasting victory tonight!" Liam yelled as he used most of his momentum from his mouth.
Pluck smirked as he said "IN YOUR DREAM PRI!"
"HEAVE HO SIBLINGS!" Vandy shouted "HEAVE HO!"
"LET'S SHOW THEM WE BARBADOS CHILDREN ARE NO ONE TO MESS WITH!" Aine added.
"HELLS YEAH!!" Aidan shouted.
"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!" Jubei cheered.
"You got this guys!" Saorise cheered for Prism's team in particular.
"Come on! Come on!" Brenin shouted as he pulled.
Noelle could only have a look before she asked. "This seems unsanitary."
"Come on, it's called having fun Noelle." Karasu said.
Noelle gasped as she said, "That's fun?!"
"Hey Silva. Instead of complaining, why not join us?" Pluck said as he stumbled slightly, "Unless you're afraid to get dirty."
"PRECISELY! I'm no Pig!" Noelle said with a huff.
"Sounds to me like you're a chicken~" Feodora said in a teasing fashion before she nearly tripped.
Noelle gasped as she said "I am no chicken!"
"Chicken says what?" Pluck said.
"WHAT?!" Noelle asked before she growled. She took off her shoes and Black Bulls robe, before she was soon stomped on by Prism's team. "I'll show you Royalty never backs down from a fight!" She soon took the rope before she started to pull hard, which had surprised Pluck and his team.
"COME ON BABY!" Aisling cheered, as she pulled hard, "WE'RE GETTING THOSE PARFETTS IF ITS THE LAST THING WE DO!"
"YES WE ARE SIBLINGS!" Pluck said as he said, "BATTLE CRY!"
"I'm not a sibling but okay!" Brenin said.
The Barbados children and Brenin let out a warcry as they began to pull and even pull them over the line, until-
"Now bud!" Prism called out after she whistled.
Adrien stepped behind Asta's team before he took the end of the rope; the siblings paled up slightly at this as they had a sudden realization.
"Oh no-" The Triple A's said.
"What the-?" Pluck asked.
"Adrien no-!" Brenin started to say.
Adrien soon gave one hard yank as the siblings shrieked before landing in the pit of mud with a splash. "Yes!" Prism cheered, "Secret weapon strikes again!"
"Alright Pri!" Asta cheered as he gave her a high five.
Noelle was shocked as she said. "We won?"
"Yes we did, Drama-Llama..Yes we did." Feodora said as she shook out her hands.
Pluck groaned as he said after spitting out the mud of his mouth, "DAMN IT! FOOLED AGAIN!"
"Gah-" Brenin said as he shook himself out, "-I hate that trick…"
"Maybe you shouldn't tease Noelle next time, Big Bro?" Aisling said as she got the mud off of her face.
Pluck groaned as he said, "Addi! Why didn't you help?"
"Quack, quack!" Addeline said.
"What do you mean you didn't want your feathers dirty!?" Pluck said.
"Quack Quack! Quack Quack Quack!" Addeline told him.
"YOU'RE A DUCK, YOU HAVE WEBBED FEET!" He shouted.
"Prism.." Gooden said as it made her flinch.
Prism and her team looked over to see that Gooden had an aura come over her. "U-Uh-Yes Auntie Go?" Prism said with a nervous smile.
"You know how I feel when you cheat." She said.
"T-To be fair-" She started to say, "-Plu-Plu would've done the same thing?"
Pluck replied with a shrug, "It's true."
"Wow, this coming from an honest guy..who knew?" Karasu asked.
Gooden had said, "now then, how should we punish Prism."
Acer said as he had cracked his neck, "I think I have an idea."
"Uh-" Prism said before she laughed nervously, as some of the spirits had looked just as nervous"-Okay, how about we just-RUN GUYS!"
Asta, Feodora, and Liam immediately make a break for it as they start to scream. "OH NO YOU DON'T!" Acer shouted as he ran after them, "GET BACK HERE!"
"GET BACK HERE YOU KIDS!"
"Well, it was fun while it lasted." Noelle said. "I shall take my leave-and a bath." but before Noelle could leave she turned and saw Niwa just staring at her as she gave a shriek before she fell down in the mud as she whined; Pluck couldn't help but give a snicker until he ended up stuffing his head into the pit of mud. The mud bubbles formed before they popped and Pluck's screams were heard from each one.
"Uh-Bro?" Aidan said.
"... Is he trying to drown himself?" Brenin asked.
"Quack." Addeline said.
They heard Noelle complain, "My clothes! They're all dirty! Plus it got in my hair!"
"Don't worry-" Nolan said, "-A trip to the hot spring will wash that out."
"GET BACK HERE YOU!" They heard Gooden shout as she and others had been chasing the teens.
"HELL NO!" They heard Liam yell as they ran.
"YOU CAN'T CATCH US!" Feodora added,
"REALLY?!" Acer asked before he called his magical beast, "STERLING!"
Soon the same pigeon flew in as he immediately knocked right into Liam as he was knocked out in one shot.
"HOLY CRAP!" Asta exclaimed as Nero only gave a look to the pigeon.
"NOT THE PIGEON!" Prism shouted as she had been catching her breath.
"WHAT'S WITH THIS FAMILY AND THEIR WEIRD BIRDS?!" Feodora yelled, before she ducked from the pigeon with a shriek.
Yami had laughed as he took a puff, "MAN! This is the best camping trip I've been so far!"
"KEKE-What a perfect way to kick back and relax!" Jack added
"THIS IS NOT FUNNY!" Feodora, Asta and Prism exclaimed as they were now running from Sterling; though the whole time Nero sat on Asta's head. The minute Sterling got close, Nero gave him a glare and froze up. Sterling soon made a U-turn and hid in Acer's shirt as he shook.
"Huh, what's wrong with ya bud?" Acer asked as he stopped in his tracks.
"C-Coo, Coo." Sterling said fearfully.
"Did-Did Nero just scare the Pigeon?" Feodora said Shocked.
"That's odd." Prism said, "The only thing that scared Sterling was Secre-" The moment the name was mention, Brenin and Saorise flinched and looked oddly nervously, which the others didn't seem to notice; even when Prism turned to them, "-Did Nero say something to him?"
Brenin cleared his throat as he climbed out of the mudpit, "Maybe in Nero's case, she's the dominant one in the flock of birds."
"You know, they always have one!" Saorise said.
"So-" Aisling said, "-You're saying that Nero is an alpha?"
"Yep!" Brenin and Saorise replied.
"Does that make her-The boss of Add-OW!" Noelle shouted before she found Addeline whacked her leg with her stick.
"QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!" Addleine exclaimed.
Prism, Asta, Feodora, the Triple A's and even Vandy and Jubei had an odd look before some of their eyes sparkled.
"Cool…. An Alpha bird." Jubei said in awe.
"That is-LEGENDARY." Vandy said as his eyes sparkled.
"That's really cool Nero!" Asta said as she settled back on his head, "I guess anyone in the animal kingdom can be alpha huh?"
"You keep on surprising me Little Miss." Prism said as she petted her head.
"QUACK QUACK!"
"Yes Addi, you're your own boss." Pluck said after getting his head out of the mud, which made Vandy and Jubei shrieked.
"IT'S THE SWAMP THING!" Jubei yelled.
"HEAD FOR THE HILLS!" Vandy yelled as he started to run as he and Jubei screamed which took Pluck back.
"WHA-WHAT!? WHAT'S HAPPENING?!" Pluck exclaimed as he had been panicking, "SOMEBODY NARRATE!"
"Uuhh-" Prism said as she, Asta and Feodora looked at one another before they looked back at Pluck, "-You look good."
"Yup." Asta added.
"Oh yeah." Feodora said with a nod.
"Eh?" Pluck said as he stepped out of the mud pit, "Why do you guys sound-"
"WELP!" Prism soon said, "I'm gonna go get a change of clothes from my tent!"
"Yeah-Me too!" Asta said as he soon followed Prism to where they had set up their tents.
"H-huh?!" Pluck asked before he turned to Noelle. "What are they-
Noelle gave a shirke before she jumped off and ran before screaming "MONSTER!"
Pluck sighed as he said while trying to feel his way around, "Well time to go to the hot springs then."
"Oh not just yet boy-" Nolan said which shocked most of the group. They soon noticed the look he gave as he chuckled, "-We still got another activity on the list."
-Camping Activity: Mud Wrestling-
The next thing most of them knew, the adults and teens had found themselves free for all. None of them seemed to have minded that they had been getting mud on themselves and their clothes. In fact, most of them seemed to have enjoyed this little spar match.
"TASTE MY FURY!" Vandy yelled as he tossed a mudball at Jubei.
"NOPE!" Jubei exclaimed as she hopped up, allowing the mudball to hit Pluck just behind her, "Oh it is on!" Pluck said as he got a mud ball and hit Jubei or so he thought as it hit Noelle-again.
"Hey! I just got this cleaned!" Noelle exclaimed, before she took out her wand, "You're gonna pay for that!"
"NO WAIT-" Pluck started to shout before he found himself gurgling in a tornado of water.
"Haha!" Theodore said to Pluck as he tossed a mud ball hitting Vandy head on as his eyes had been green, "You got smacked down by a girl!"
Pluck shouted despite the rushing waters, "LIKE HELL I'LL LET A SILVA BEAT ME! GET HER ADDI!"
Pluck was a bit shocked as he felt another tornado of water hit him, "ADDI!? WHERE ARE-WHAT THE?!" He looked over and saw that Addeline had been wrestling with Niwa and Sterling. Though Niwa was just standing there holding Addieline and Sterling back as they still had that look.
He shouted as he found himself pushed back by Noelle "REALLY?! FINE!" Pluck said as he got a mud sword. "TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME!" He soon hurled a bLast of mud at Noelle as she let out a shriek.
Just as Pluck charged at Noelle with a warcry, Feodora had been tossed to the ground by Karasu as they both had been pushing each other via their hands, as they looked to be equally matched.
"Had enough yet little Miss Feo?" Karasu said with a smirk, "You spar pretty good for a girl!"
Feodora laughed before she took him by surprise as the next thing he knew he found himself pinned under her. She had her own smirk on her face as she showed off her canine teeth, "Takes one to know one Karasu!"
"Oh it is on!" He said before they found themselves literally rolling in the mud.
Prism and Asta had been going at each other as well as the Spirits had been busy duking it out. Though most of the Spirits had been watching in anticipation as they both had been pushing against each other attempting to get the other over. His own shirt, jacket and Magic Knight robe.
The pair looked to be enjoying themselves.
"Come on Pri!" Asta said with a smile, "You can do better then that!"
"I'm nowhere near done Asta!" Prism said before she kicked some mud in his face making him stumble. She was able to tackle him to the ground. Asta only laughed, "Little sneaky-How do you like this!" He soon managed to roll her over before she was pinned; though she continued to push against him as she laughed.
As she was facing Pluck, Noelle noticed the two of them going at it as they were having fun, But soon her face turned red at the sight of Asta's bare muscular chest as she had been speechless as her thoughts screeched "W-WHY DOESN'T HE HAVE A SHIRT ON?! AND HOW CAN SHE BE PLAYING WITH HIM LIKE THIS?! DOESN'T SHE KN-" She was soon met with a stream of mud as she screamed. Pluck had been standing there with a deadpan look as he said. "You left yourself wide open."
"YOU BARBADOS, STOP! STOP!" Noelle gurgled
"Nope." Pluck told her. Though immediately afterwards he started to shoot himself with mud which made Noelle jump. "ANA LATTA AS ME!"
"WHY ARE YOU SHOOTING YOURSELF WITH MUD?!" Noelle exclaimed after she managed to recover from it.
Pluck shouted as he gurgled, "WHY ELSE?!" Though Pluck suddenly found himself choking from the water as he soon fell on the ground as he passed out.
"H-hey!" Noelle said as she rushed to his aid. "GET IT TOGETHER, BARBADOS! COME ON!"
She tried to slap him out of it but Pluck only had x's on his eyes.
"Oh don't tell me.." Noelle said
Pluck could be heard saying in a daze, "I can see counting sheep.."
Noelle groaned as she said. "Oh don't tell me I have to do-" Noelle gulped before she wiped his mouth. She soon stopped as she looked around before she groaned. "Not here."
She soon dragged a knocked out Pluck away from the mud wrestling and far away. Though while that had been going on, Yami, and Jack had been up against Nolan, Acer and even Gooden. Despite it being three on two, both of the Captains had been up to the challenge.
"KEKE-Perhaps you wanna back out now while you can, Gooden!" Jack said.
Gooden smirked as she said. "Don't underestimate me because of my gender! I'll have you know, I outdid BOTH Acer and Nolan when it came to combat!"
"Real cute, sis." Acer said. "That was a fluke one time!"
Nolan soon managed to trip Yami as he put him in a headlock. "Thought you could get the best of me, Captain Yami?" Nolan said with a teasing smile, "Seems like you still have a long way to go before you're at my level."
"Funny." Yami said as he soon surprised him by getting out of the head lock and performed the same move before he was pinned to the ground. "I was gonna say the same thing, old man."
Nolan chuckled as he said "Cocky, aren't ya?"He soon elbowed him in the gut before flipping him, "Bet you didn't expect that, huh?"
"No...But I was expecting this!" Yami said before he kneed him in the gut, causing him to gag before he handed on his stomach when he elbowed him. He said with a triumphant smile and with a puff of his cigarette, "What did I tell ya old man?"
Just as this was said, Gooden and Acer were soon tossed to the mud by Jack as they each let out a gag.
"KEKE-No matter the odds, you siblings didn't stand a chance!"
"Ach!" Acer groaned as he spat out mud. "Well, this was the strength of a captain!"
Gooden groaned as she shook her hair out of mud, "I may have underestimated his strength."
Brenin, Liam, and Saorise had been watching along with the Magical Beasts, and the Triple A's as they had been enjoying the show. Adrien let out a squawk as he had been talking to them. "You're right Adrien-" Brenin said, "-This is the best."
"Kiba and I are betting on the Captains." Saorise said.
"Well Kiba-I'm taking that bet!" Aine said as she scratched his ears.
"I'm totally writing this in my book for later!" Aisling said as Alan had been nibbling on her ponytail.
"Same here-" Aidan said as he looked to be sketching as he sat on River, which she didn't seem to mind, "-This is gonna be SO good!"
"Say, you know where Pluck and Noelle went?" Aine asked.
"Who knows?" Liam said as he had been laying back on Zeus's stomach, "Knowing the nerd he decided to bail out and study."
Soon they heard a screech and scream before Noelle began to run as mud shot out of bushes as she screeched; she ran right past them as they saw an angry elf emerge out of the same bushes.
"YOU PERVERTED ROYAL!" Pluck exclaimed. "WHAT WERE YOU ABOUT TO DO TO MY BODY YOU LEWD SHREW!? YOU DIDN'T EVEN CONSENT!"
"I WAS TRYING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE!" Noelle shouted, "AND IT'S THE LAST TIME I'M GOING TO, PEASANT!"
"BY TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU DID?!" Pluck exclaimed before he shot more mud as Noelle jumped before she ran and he gave chase. "I CAN HAVE YOU IN CHAINS YOU! "
"Ah-" Aisling said, "-There he goes."
"How much do you guys want to bet Pluck acts weird again?" Brenin said.
Just as he said this they saw Pluck purposely face plants in the mud which made Noelle stop running. They could hear him yell despite his voice being muffled, "WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?!" he raised his fist as he shouted " I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD FOR THIS, SILVA! FOR CONTAMINATING ME WITH YOUR FILTH! OH I DID IT AGAIN!" He soon practically buried his head before they could see him kick his legs, as he pointed his sword upwards as it shot mud all over. "AHHHHHHHHHH!"
"The ostrich-" Aidan said, "-Haven't seen that one in awhile."
"Oh look, he made a fountain-yay." Aine said.
"... Any idea why he's acting like that?" Brenin asked.
"Not a clue-" Aisling replied, "-We all know he punishes himself when he accidentally makes Prism cry."
"This is a bit more extreme then that don't you think?" Saorise said.
Noelle screeched as she shouted "MUD JUST WENT IN MY MOUTH! YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!"
"OVER MY DEAD BOD-" Pluck started to shout before they could hear him let out a shriek again.
"Nah-" Aine soon said as she shrugged, "-I don't see any difference."
"DEATH TO MY ENEMIES!" They heard Theodore shout before he tossed a large mud ball overhead. They could each see a shadow loom over there heads as the mudball the size of a boulder had been overhead the Triple A's, Familiars and Magical Beasts.
"HOLY SHI-" They shouted before it landed on them with a splat.
-Later-
The day soon came to an end as the sun had started to set. After they had their meal each of the teens each went to the hot spring. Thankfully it had been large enough so that boys could be on one side, while girls could be on the other.
"Well-" Noelle said as she had been sitting shoulders deep in the water, "I'll never experience that ever again."
"Are you kidding!?" Jubei said as her eyes lit up, "That was SO much fun!"
"You gotta admit Drama-Llama-" Feodora said, "-Today was pretty fun wasn't it?"
"Other than the fact, Barbados went to attack me?!" Noelle asked before giving Pluck a look as he was just across the way.
"I mean did you REALLY give him mouth to mouth?" Aisling asked.
"Or at least tried to." Sachiko added, "Before he tried to get you with those mudballs."
Jubei gasped before she said, "maybe you and Pluck decided to do-Well you know-" She soon made kissing noises making Noelle screech as she put herself in the waters.
"Now, now, there's no need for you to be nervous-" Gooden said, getting her above the water's surface, making her cough and gag, "-Pluck was known as Airedale's handsome bachelor. He may be rough around the edges, but he's a good boy."
Noelle turned red as she said, "W-why would I like someone like Barbados?! He's rude and brash!"
"I know Pluck can be-" Gooden said. "-Too honest but he's a good person. I mean you're not the first girl to be attracted to him. Back in the Village, almost every girl wanted to date him, too bad he'll always reject them. Though-" She soon gave her a wink, "-He's just waiting for the right one to settle with him."
"THAT'S HOGWASH!" They heard Pluck shout on the other side of the hot spring.
"Plus doesn't Stuck Up have that-Fiance of his?" Feodora said before she cringed, "The one that's TOO much like him?"
"T-that's right!" Noelle said as she regained her posture. "The Barbados is already engaged! Why would I bother with him?"
Gooden said with a wave of her hand, "Oh I'm sure Akiko will get it when someone finds true love."
Noelle only screeched again before she dunked herself in the water. "Don't do that Noelle!" Prism said as she got her out, "You're gonna drown yourself!"
"I'd rather do that than date the Barbados!" Noelle said after coughing up water.
"Ah, and she makes comparisons like him too." Aine said.
"It's like a match made in Heaven!" Jubei said, "Like Yami and Charlotte!"
"Don't push them!" Gooden told her, "They have their own problems to figure out, especially Charlotte!"
"Miss Charlotte likes Yami?" Prism said confused.
"That Blue Rose Captain with an all women squad likes a man in general?" Feodora said.
"Baa?" Saorise said as she had been in her beast form while in the hot spring.
Gooden nodded as she said, "I was surprised when I saw her blushing anytime Yami walks by, for some reason she screams and runs. And occasionally jumps out a window."
"Occasionally?" Prism said shocked.
"Though to be fair, they do have really good points that complement each other." Sachiko said.
"I weep for their future kids." Feodora said with sarcasm.
"Hey, I bet their kids would be beautiful!" Aisling said, "And I can have one of them call me Auntie Ash!"
"Yeeeaahhh, no offense, but Yami doesn't seem like the parent of the year kind of material." Feodora said, "The Blue Rose Captain I kind of get, but Yami? I don't see that happening."
The look on Prism's face changed as the spirits around her changed to the color of yellow. "Actually he might be." Prism replied as Feodora looked shocked, "It's weird but, he kind of reminds me of my dad."
"You too?!" Aisling and Aine said.
"Oh thank Mana, we're not the only ones!" Jubei said.
"Really?" Feodora said not buying it, "He reminds you of your dad?"
"Yeah-" She replied, "-In case you were wondering no, it's not just because he has dark magic."
"Well, how does he remind you of King Zeid?" Noelle asked.
Prism soon gave it some thought before the answer came to her, "Well for starters-From what Uncle Cad told me one time, he wasn't insecure when it came to ladies that were stronger than him, in terms of physical strength, magic and well everything else. He also had a soft spot for people that were how hu-I mean others would put it, are like a fish out of water. And he didn't like people that were slacking off on a job, hence why he always scolded Plu-Plu all the time when he left me with the chores back home. And he occasionally scolded me everytime I didn't do my fair share."
Feodora and Noelle took a moment for that to sink in. "That is actually scary accurate." Feodora said as she made a face.
Noelle couldn't help but add, "Y-yeah. Almost too accurate"
"Well, emphasis on almost." Prism said.
"So your dad liked tough girls?" Sachiko asked.
"You kidding?" Prism said, "He wasn't the kind of man that would go after a woman just because she had good looks."
"Why do you think he married Auntie Alma?" Aisling said.
"She was the most beautiful girl ever to be born in the elf tribe, and was the leader of the guild." Aine said, "And was the kind of lady who LOVED to take risks. Mom always told us they were destined to be soulmates."
"Granted Zeid always liked a woman that could go head to head with him." Gooden added, "Still that didn't make him the least bit clumsy. Don't know how in the world he ran a kingdom even with his pompous fathers help."
"So that's a surprise-He liked tough girls." Feodora said with a smirk.
Noelle said, intrigued, "So that was how the king of Clover ran things back then...even though he was a royal.."
Prism only had a curious look in her eyes, as she tilted her head, "What's wrong with him being a royal?"
"You really don't know? Didn't Captain Charlotte tell you?" Noelle asked her. Prism only shook her head in response to this as Noelle adjusted herself. "Among royalty and nobles, as you know, there are customs they have to follow. Including when it comes to marriage. Royalty and Nobility are meant to marry those of their stature by the time they come of age. The same applies for you Princess."
"That seems kind of silly." Prism said.
"Huh?" Noelle said, a bit shocked.
"Yeah, that's really dumb." Aisling said.
"Dad didn't have to do that with mom." Jubei said.
"It's not silly, it's part of tradition!" Noelle said,
"But it seems a bit silly-" Prism said, before she smiled; some of the spirits turned a bright pink, "-Anyone can fall in love with anyone, no matter what their status is or even if they're human. I should know, I'm basically proof of that!"
"That first part is what Cad said after they found out he was with Yukiko and decided to marry her on the spot." Gooden said before she laughed "I remembered some of the noblemen were very cross that he married someone like her and even when they heard rumors about Zeid marrying Alma, which of course was true."
"Baaaa!" Saorise said.
"Why are you even a ram right now?!" Noelle said to Saorise.
"Oh yeah I remember, they were fuming." Jubei added. "I even heard Mom had to shut them up by turning them Black and Blue!"
Gooden sighed as she said. "Don't remind me."
Noelle only turned her head at this as she gave a huff, "W-well The Barbados Family are different!. You guys don't follow the standard rules of royalty."
Feodora only gagged at this, "Don't be gross Drama-Llama, that's basically old news anyway-" The look on her face soon changed, "-Even I found things like that to be gag worthy."
Noelle gave Feodora a look as she said, "I know you don't like it, but it's just a part of the custom."
"Speaking of-" Gooden said before she eyed Prism in particular, "-I noticed how close you are with that Anti Magic boy Prism, how long has that been going on?"
Prism nearly fell into the water at this as she turned red; some of the spirits had turned pink at this sort of thing.
"Pri?" Jubei asked. "You okay?"
Noelle could only help but puffed her cheeks as she thought, "Why is she thinking of Dorksta all of a sudden?"
"Whaaaaaaat?" Prism said as her voice went strangely high pitched, while her cheeks had been pink, "No, no, no, no, Auntie Go, you got it all wrong! We're just friends! Really good friends!"
Gooden only chuckled as she had a teasing smile, "Yeah...Alma said the same thing about Zeid, look where that got them."
Prism couldn't help but do a double take at this as did Aisling and Aine. "Really? Mom said that about dad?" Prism asked, "Before they started dating?"
"Auntie Alma was nervous around Uncle Zeid?!" Aine asked.
Gooden replied with a nod, and a smile, "Oh yeah, worse than Yuki when she finally realized her true feelings for Cad. As a matter of fact-She acted WAY worse than Charlotte did when she was around him. I remember how she would come up with half assed excuses to get herself out of the room when Zeid was in it. Though I gave her the nudge she needed to confess what she was feeling. And the next thing we know-" She soon gave Prism a pat on the head, "-She and Zeid had the most beautiful girl, as their proof that all of it was real."
Prism only smiled at this sort of thing as she couldn't help but laugh as the spirits had turned a bright color. Adrien, who had been sitting just along the edge, gave Prism a nudge as she only laughed when he started to lick her.
While the girls had been chatting away, the boys on their side of the hot spring seemed to be having a good time of their own.
"Ahh~" Theodore moaned as he had been floating on his back, "It feels like I'm boiling yet I don't care."
"Oh man-" Asta said as he had been leaning back, as he looked to be at peace, "-This feels like that Hot Spring I found back in Hage."
"This really takes me back." Pluck said. "Forgetting all the troubles in the world."
"Woof!" Brenin said as he wagged his tail.
Liam only made a noise before he allowed his body to float in the waters.
"Quack Quack!" Addeline replied.
"Addi's right, I have no problem with you two." Pluck told Brenin and Liam as they only had a look.
"If that's the case, Why is it when you attack Noelle, you either slap yourself or in that case bury yourself in mud?" Karasu asked.
Pluck replied, "No idea what you mean. It's a normal thing."
"Normal doesn't mean you nearly choke yourself to death." Karasu pointed out.
"See?" Vandy told him as he had been shoulder deep in the waters.
"Why are you always mean to the prissy lady anyway?" Therodore asked "Don't you like her?"
Pluck only gave Theodore a look before he shoved his head down the water as he trashed about.
"Geez, you don't have to be rude." Theodore said.
Acer had told Pluck as he appeared to be drinking, "Big Man, trust me, that phase will fade away. Eventually you'll have your birds and the bees moment with the pretty gal and have one or two little Pluck juniors running around."
Pluck jumped before he turned red, "UNCLE! You see how she acts! Why would i like someone as dumb as the Silva?!"
"That's the kind of thing your dad said when he first met Yuki." Nolan said as he looked to be smoking while still in the water, "And look where that got em. Three healthy kids. Even after that, they still work like rabbits."
"He's not wrong bro." Aidan said, "Brenin and Liam can vouch for that one."
Brenin and Liam only whined as they hid in the water while turning red.
Pluck turned red as he shouted, "AIDAN STOP!"
"Seriously it was like that for Cadfan too?" Asta asked curiously.
"You kidding, kiddo?" Nolan replied as he took a puff, "Before Zeid and Lemiel got him on board for that peace treaty Cadfan wasn't all too big of a fan with hanging out with elves at first. Not to mention Yuki-" He chuckled a little, "-Can't tell ya how many times she tried to talk Alma out of making her frequent trips to the capital."
Acer nodded as he added, "It's true, not to mention their constant challenges! It wasn't long until they were 18-well let's just say," he used air quotes as he added, "-They did their discoveries."
They heard Yami give a laugh as he had been just sitting across from them before he said, "Really? Cadfan's more of a riot than sword boy."
"Guess the apple didn't fall far from the tree." Karasu said. The next he knew however he found himself underwater courtesy of Pluck which shocked most of them. Pluck said with a forceful smile, "I think we have enough about egging on my life.."
"STOP THAT! YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM!" Asta shouted with panic.
Pluck replied with a wave of his hand, "he'll be fine."
"That's enough." Jack said as he pushed the two away, "We already had a mud wrestling match! We don't need a bath one."
Karasu practically gasped for air as he slumped over on the side, "I thought I was going to die…"
Pluck only laughed nervously as he said, "Right sorry."
"So than Asta was it?" Nolan soon said as he got his attention.
Asta jumped at this, "Ye-Yes sir?"
"Hey now don't look so nervous-" He told him, "-Just because I'm your senior, doesn't mean you gotta make me feel like a boss if you know what I mean."
Asta though still looked nervous, he seemed to have relaxed a little, "O-oh yeah, sorry, I'm just kind of still shocked that you're actually a member of the Black Bulls-And Acer too."
"Well-That sort of came with the deal of being housed by Yami here. Call it a condition." Nolan said, "He challenged me to a fight when he first offered it to me."
Yami told him with a triumphant look, "And it was worth the fight."
"Hey, I would've won that-" Nolan argued, "-You just caught me on my off day."
Yami only gave a laugh as he said, "Yeah when Pigs fly"
"Still-" Asta said, "-It's unbelievable! Prism's always been telling Feo, Yuno and I about her family when we were still in Hage. I just didn't think I would have the honor of actually meeting someone related to her! You must have so many stories to tell!"
"I do-But I'll save them for another day." He replied, "How was my niece when she was staying out in Hage? Still the little troublemaker I imagine."
Asta gave a laugh as he rubbed the back of his head, "I mean yeah, but she's a real big help around the Church! I don't know what we would've done without her."
"That's one of things she had in common with her parents. If there's one thing she likes doing it's helping people. Even if it didn't benefit her. Nice to hear after that five century nap she hasn't changed on the inside."
The look on Asta's face changed at the mention of this sort of thing, "It must've been hard for you after-Well whatever it is that happened to her that put her inside that tree. Believe me if she had known if you were still alive, she would've tried to find you."
"I don't doubt it-" He said, "-Believe me kiddo, I would've done the same thing the second I found out she was in your village. Though I think it would've been best back then that she took things slow. She doesn't do well if she's overwhelmed. It's comforting to know she had some good people to help through that otherwise difficult period."
Asta couldn't help but smile as he turned red, "Tha-Thank you sir! That means a lot!"
"Oh speaking of which-" Acer said, "-I gotta acknowledge the elephant in the room-" He soon had a sort of sly smile on his face, "-You got a thing for our belle of Airedale?"
Almost immediately afterwards Asta nearly fainted as his face turned even more red, "WHAT?!" He shouted, "Yo-You mean Prism?!"
"No, I mean her mom-" Acer said jokingly, "-Of course I mean her! Don't think I saw the way you were eyeing her!"
Asta turned red as he said "Well,I-I-I-i-" he soon gave a screech as he said "NO! I ALREADY DEDICATED MY LIFE TO MARRYING SISTER LILY!"
The boys looked at Asta with an odd look as it seemed to have made him flinch.
"That's still illegal." Pluck told him.
"That doesn't mean it's possible!" Acer said with a laugh, "My man! Making moves on Prism AND a Nun! That's the Wizard King I wanna follow!"
"Don't encourage that please-" Nolan said as he smacked him on the head, "-I may like to chase women, but I don't push it like that." He soon looked over to Asta, "Let me rephrase what he's asking-How do you feel when you look at Sister Lily?"
"Oh well-" Asta said before his eyes sparkled and lit up, "-She's been a Goddess my whole life! Since the day she came to help out at the church I made it a vow to marry her when I become the Wizard King!"
Nolan nodded his head in understanding, "Okay-Then, what do you feel when you look at Prism?"
Asta froze up at this sort of thing as he tried to form words. Though no matter what, he couldn't seem to do it, as he could feel his heart beating so fast at the thought of the silver haired girl. Nolan seemed satisfied with just this answer alone, "It's alright kiddo-" Nolan said, "-If it's that hard for you to say, then you don't gotta give an answer right away. Believe it or not it was like that with a certain someone I used to know."
Asta seemed to have snapped out of his trance at this as he looked confused, "Really? Who?"
Nolan soon had a smile as he put out the cigarette, "Who else? Zeid Sivilmillion Clover himself."
At this, Asta, even Karasu, Aidan, Vandy and Pluck looked intrigued by this sort of thing. "Oooo~" Theodore said breaking the silence, "-The plot thickens~"
"Uncle Zeid had trouble confessing his feelings to Auntie Alma?" Vandy asked.
"Really?!" Aidan said, "Mom and dad never told us that!"
Pluck said shocked, "yeah! They just gave us the short version!"
"Hey-You gotta remember Zeid was young once too you know?" He told them with a smirk.
"Well-What did he do?" Asta asked curiously, "To win Prism's mom over I mean?"
Nolan said as he adjusted himself; He allowed himself to sit against Zeus who had been sitting in the waters. "To be honest-" Nolan said as he crossed his arms, "-For the longest time, he did nothing. Despite him being the Knight of Shadows and a King mind you, the thought of rejection terrified him more than anything else. Sure he dated one or two women in the capital, but when he saw Alma he always told himself, 'She's the one I see'. Everytime he tried to say those three simple words, it was like someone cut out his tongue. Not to mention Zeid had the worst kind of luck."
Karasu flinched back at this sort of thing before his own look had softened.
"But-" He soon said with a smile, "-Despite the setbacks he had, he finally told himself to man the hell up, and just say what he wanted her to hear. I remember the day he practically marched up to Alma and said those three words that changed everything." For a moment he glanced over to Prism as she had been enjoying her time with the girls, "The rest after that-It's pretty much history."
Asta couldn't help but have a look of awe at this sort of thing, while Aidan, Vandy and Pluck had been shocked.
"Well-I guess you live and learn some things!" Aidan said with a smile.
"They really are like a couple from a classic fairytale!" Vandy said as his eyes sparkled.
Pluck couldn't help but comment with a smile, "SO beautiful!"
"Quack!" Addeline added.
"Does someone need a hanky?" Theodore asked in a teasing manner.
Pluck only gave him a smack on the head as he replied, "Don't patronize me!"
Asta could only say something at this as he sank to the waters and his mouth had been engulfed by the waters. A thought couldn't help but come over him as he thought of Prism again.
"Prism… I do like her, of course. She's my friend, but… What do I really feel everytime I'm around her?"
(Second Ending Theme: Hell Girl Ending 3-Coming Out Performed By Mamiko Noto)
