(Second Opening Theme: Sunday's Without God-Birth Opening-Birth Performed By Kitamura Eri)
It had been sometime since Akiko had last visited Pluck. She hadn't been busy with any other missions as of late, as everything seemed a bit more slower then usual. Though she had been happy about one thing-She had gotten permission to visit Pluck at the safe house by Charlotte. Since the Princess herself had been housed there, she didn't think to get the Captain's word the last time she had unexpectedly barged in.
Though now she couldn't wait to see her fiance Pluck again. Her appearance was a a magenta blouse and blue plaid long skirt and blue shows
She had approached the front door as she had been humming to herself. She appeared to be holding a box of cake that she had baked just for Pluck. She soon knocked on the door, "Oh Pluckykins! It's your darling Fiancee, Akiko!"
She didn't hear an answer as it left her confused. She knocked on the door again, "Pluckykins, are you home?"
It hadn't been long before she heard the door unlocked, "Pluckykins?"
The door opened as it was none other than Acer, which couldn't help but shock her; especially since he had been wearing a casual looking outfit which was a black shirt and shorts . "Oh Aki! How's my Lil man's Fiancee?"
"Uncle Ace!" Akiko said surprised, "I didn't realize you were back."
"You know me. Saving the day with my main squeeze, Sterling." Acer said "ain't that right bud?"
The pigeon-Sterling Flew up as he said. "Coo Coo." Before nuzzling his cheeks, it couldn't help but make Akiko melt at the sight.
"It's very nice to see you again." Akiko said with a bow of her head, "Is Pluck in? I baked him a cake to make up a little-" She cleared her throat, "-Incident."
"Oh he's just out back." Acer replied, "He's playing a little game with our Princess gal! We just got back from a family camping trip so they're just taking a day to relax."
Akiko couldn't help but smile, "Of course! Thanks Uncle!"
With that said she entered the house and made her way towards the backyard where she could see Prism and the others were indeed playing a little game.
Prism had looked oddly nervous as she had appeared to be out of breath. She looked around as if she had been expecting something, while the spirits looked just as nervous as she did; though none of them had changed color. Theodore had been on her head as he had been looking around.
"Well Theo?" Prism said, "How is it looking?"
"The coast is all clear!" Theodore replied in a happy tone, "I'm excited!" He soon let out a squeal, almost like he had been a little piglet.
"Prism!" She soon heard Asta call out.
She turned over to him as she let out a sigh, "Oh thank goodness you're still here!"
"Yeah-Somehow I managed to stay alive." Asta said, "You good?"
"Yup, I'm somehow okay too!" Prism said with a smile.
"Prism-neechan! Asta-niichan!"
The two of them looked over as they saw Sachiko had approached them. "Sachiko!" Prism exclaimed with relief, "You're alive too!"
Sachiko nodded her head, "I somehow held out alright. How about you two?"
Asta soon said with a relieved smile, "We're okay too! But it's good to see you still-Eh?"
Asta and Prism were taken back when Sachiko soon took a step forward towards them as she had an unsettling smile. "Sachiko?" Prism said worried, "Sachiko, you're not one of-Them, right?"
Sachiko only giggled mischievously, "Don't worry-" She soon held up her hands as she even moved her hands in a sinister way, "-I'LL BE SURE TO BE GENTLE WHEN I EAT YOUR INSIDES."
Prism, Asta and Theodore took a moment to let out this information sink in. IT hadn't been long before they let out a shriek as they held onto one another, "SHE'S A ZOMBIE!"
"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" Theodore shouted as his eyes shifted to green.
Asta and Prism quickly made a break for it, but were blocked by the Triple A's as they seemed to have creeped up on them in a creepy sort of way. "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" Aidan said as his voice sounded hoarse.
"OH NO!" The three of them exclaimed.
"NOT THE TRIPLETS!" Asta exclaimed.
"OH ASTA~! PRISM~! LITTLE THEO~"
Asta and Prism immediately paled at a familiar voice before they turned around slowly and saw Feodora, along with Karasu and even Pluck moving in a sort of creepy-like manner.
"THERE YOU ARE~!" Karasu said as he seemed to have twitched.
"TIME TO GET OUR REVENGE~" Feodora said with a mischievous smile.
"IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN US." Pluck said with a smile.
Prism squeaked as she backed up, "You guys are too scary!"
"WE'LL NEVER JOIN YOU!" Asta shouted. "Right-Theo-"
"DUDES YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!" Theodore shouted as he hopped from Prism's head before he ran practically for the hills. Their jaws just dropped at this sort of thing.
"NOOO!" Prism exclaimed as she fell to her knees, "He used the secret technique!"
"THEO COME BACK!" Asta exclaimed.
Pluck said in a zombie voice, "Get him, Addi."
Addeline got out as moaned in a zombie voice. "Quack." She soon sped up as Theodore let out a shout as the chase began. "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!" Theodore shouted as his eyes had been green, "FOR I AM THEODORE THE INVINCIBLE! THEODORE THE-"
SMACK!
Theodore's head was met with Addeline's stick as she said "Quack..."
Theodore soon gagged before he soon said "OH SHE GOT ME! SHE FINALLY GOT ME! WHAT A WORLD!"
Asta and Prism shrieked again, "NOT THE BABY!"
Pluck soon gave a snicker as he said while wiggling his fingers, "now there are only two."
"I can't wait to taste your insides~" Feodora said.
"Thank you for the food." Karasu added
Asta and Prism let out a shriek as they hugged each other. "Asta-It's been an honor!" Prism cried.
"Sa-Same to you!" Asta said.
The group snickered as they went to gang up on Asta and Prism. Though before they could even have a chance-
"AMBUSH!"
Suddenly out of almost nowhere, Vandy, Jubei, and Familiars, Brenin, Saorise and Liam emerged from hiding as they charged at the group armed with only slingshots; they looked to be balloons filled with what appeared to be water. "DEATH UPON THEE!" Jubei shouted as she fired the balloon towards Feodora, Karasu and Sachiko. They each shrieked when the water had hit them before they fell over; though the water balloons were filled with mud instead.
"TAKE THIS PLUCKY!" Saorise shouted as she fired the mud balloon towards Pluck.
It hit him on the head, as it had darkened his face and hair with a thick brown brown color.
Pluck let out a scream as he flailed his arms, "ANA LATTA AS ME! IT'S IN MY MOUTH! IT'S IN MY MOUTH! GROSS, EW, GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT!"
"DEATH TO OUR ENEMIES!" Liam shouted before he tossed mudballs at the triple A's. It ended up hitting them in the head. They each let out a shriek as their hats fell off.
"OH GODS!" Aisling shouted.
"OH I'M HIT!" Aidan yelled, before he fell to his knees, "MAN DOWN!"
"Woohoo!" Prism cheered, "We won!"
Asta gave a laugh, "Who would've thought Zombie Tag would be so much fun!"
"QUACK!" Addeline exclaimed.
"VENGEANCE!" Feodora shouted before she tossed a mud ball as it hit Prism right on the head.
"It is on now!" Prism shouted before she grabbed a handful of mud.
As the teens were playing, Noelle was inside the house as she was reading a book and sipping her tea, though she tried to down them out she looked out as she couldn't help but ask.
"How long are they gonna keep muddying up their clothes?" Noelle asked. "Shouldn't they bee concerned about protecting Prism instead of playing these childish gam-"
SPLAT-Went a mud ball as it covered Noelle's face and dripped to her outfit. She let out a whimper before it turned into a screech/ She opened the Window as she shouted "WHICH ONE OF YOU HAS SOILED MY CLOTHES?!"
"Sorry Noelle-" Asta said as he had been covered in mud, "-I was aiming for Karasu."
"My bad-" Karasu said as half of his body was now covered in mud, "-I forgot you were there."
"Sorry is not gonna cover-" Before Noelle could add she was hit with another one, "HEY!"
"HAHA!" Theodore exclaimed as he had been on Pluck's head,as he had been holding a fresh mudball, "ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE ALL POWERFUL DEVIL OVERLORD!"
"HOW DID YOU GET HERE?!" Pluck shouted as he spat out some mud out of his mouth
"Theo!" Prism said in a scolding manner, "Noelle wasn't playing!"
"Oh, sorry-" Theodore said as his eyes shifted to blue and his tone changed, "-I thought she tagged in."
Noelle growled as she said. "You-" She got her wand as they could see she was ready to use her water magic.
"And she's got her wand." Brenin said.
"Disarm her Ad-"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL DOING!?"
The teens and kids immediately jumped and shrieked at the sound of Jack's voice, right before Pluck could finish his command to Addeline.
"THE BOOGEYMAN!" The Triple A's, Vandy and Jubei exclaimed as they ran behind Pluck.
"HE RISES!" Vandy added.
"SACRIFICE PLUCK!" Jubei shouted.
"EXCUSE YOU!" Pluck exclaimed.
"He-Hey Jack!" Prism said nervously, "So-Sorry about all the noise…"
Jack said as he had a certain aura come over him, "ANSWER THE QUESTION."
"Uh-" Sachiko said as her body shook, "-We were playing Zombie Tag?"
"And then it turned into mud wrestling?" Saorise added.
"KEKE-Is that so?" Jack asked. "Well Now the-FUN'S OVER! GET TO THE BATHS!"
"YES SIR!" The group exclaimed as they scattered but not before sleeping on mud and training to regain themselves as they rushed to get to the baths.
"So-Sorry Jack." Prism said as she was about to go in the house, "We were just having fun that's all."
Asta added, "Yeah! We could use some after the days we had."
"KEKE-Well you should have thought of that before dirtying yourselves up!" Jack told them.
"I-I'm sorry." Prism said as her head had been down.
Just as they were going Akiko came in as she said in a sing-songy voice "Oh Pluckykins! I got you your favorite ca-huh?"
Akiko had been taken back as she noticed how filthy most of them were; her jaw dropped at the sight of them. "Akiko?" Pluck said surprised, "Is that you?"
"OH MY GODS!" Akiko exclaimed as it made them jump. "YOU'RE ALL FILTHY!"
Pluck told her sheepishly, "oh yeah, that's a funny story."
"Is that the Fiance that nearly wrecked the bathroom last time?" Liam asked as he shook himself out to get rid of some of the mud; though it landed on Sachiko and Noelle.
"Pretty much." Brenin replied
"She seems..like a handful.." Saorise said
Akiko started to use a handkerchief as she had been wiping PLuck down at a fast pace which took them back; Especially Pluck.
"Look at you, you're a mess, Pluck!" Akiko said, "You're lucky I dropped by when I did! We can't have our picnic with you looking like that!"
Pluck shouted as he tried to get her to stop, "Aki! Please! I can clean myself!"
"Oh great-" Feodora groaned as she had been getting some of the mud off of her with a wet towel; she had taken notice of Akiko, "-What's the Stuck Up's fiance doing here?"
"I don't kno-" Pluck started to say before he shrieked, "-I SAID I CAN CLEAN MYSELF! ESPECIALLY THERE!"
Akiko told him, "NO EXCUSES! WHERE'S YOUR NEAREST BATH?!"
The group couldn't help but be shocked as they all gave Akiko a look.
"And that's another image I'm NEVER getting out of my brain." Feodora said.
"Way to give us nightmares that are gag worthy." Karasu added.
Pluck had told them, "DON'T BLAME ME!"
Prism soon entered the room with Asta; Though both were being dragged by Jack. "Is that Akiko?" Prism said.
"Oh hey, you must be Pluck's Fiance!" Asta said, as he waved.
"KEKE-What are you doing here, Shield Girl?" Jack said.
Akiko soon turned over looking at Prism in particular as her face paled at the sight of her. She soon let out a shriek which took them all back. "BY THE GODS YOUR HIGHNESS!" Akiko exclaimed, "WHO DID THIS TO YOU?!"
"Umm-" Prism said awkwardly, "No one, we were just playing zombie tag."
"WHAT?!" She exclaimed.
"It's a game Plu-Plu and I made up." She said, "What we do is-"
"NOT WHAT I MEANT!" Akiko shouted, "Besides your all filthy top to bottom!"
"Well-It kind of turned into a mud wrestling match." Vandy said.
"But it was still a lot of fun!" Jubei said.
"KEKE-Just because the meathead is out right now, doesn't mean you get to go goofing off!" Jack told the kids.
"It's called playing ya beanstalk." Feodora said, "Some people like to do that sort of thing."
"Ye-Yeah, you can't fault us for wanting to have fun!" Aisling said.
Jack soon gave a look which made most of them shiver, before telling them, "KEKE-Was that back talk?"
"N-No sir, we were just saying!" Aisling said as she hugged Feodora who wasn't fazed at all by his glare.
"Ye-Yeah, no need to shoot the messenger!" Aine said.
Acer soon told Jack as he came into the room, "Hey Hey Jackie, They got a point. They're still young, you know?"
Jack had argued, "KEKE--That's no damn excuse! IT DOESN'T GIVE THEM EXCUSE TO DO AS THEY PLEASE!"
"Come now, don't be such a party pooper." Acer said with a smile.
"I was only trying to have fun with the others." Prism said, "So please don't get mad again!"
Jack was about to shout again but had been taken back by the look in her eyes. Jack could only turn his head as he scoffed. "KEKE-I'll allow it."
"Really?!" Prism and Asta said; with Prism's eyes sparkling and Asta only having a look of confusion.
"But just for ten minutes, nothing more!" Jack told her as he dropped Prism and Asta, "After that-It's back to training, understand?!"
Prism couldn't help but smile before she entrapped him in her arms which took him back; some of the spirits changed to a bright color. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You really are the best!"
She was bit taken back when Jack held her out at arms length before setting her down. Jack had told her as he left the room, "KEKE--Don't mention it."
Prism only tilted her head as he left the room as the others were left stunned. "Did-He sound embarrassed just now?" She asked.
"Really? You could tell that?" Asta asked.
"I don't even think he can get embarrassed." Feodora said.
"FORGET THAT!" Jubei shouted, "We got ten minutes to play another game! What should we play?"
The group started to ponder on this sort of thing; all except for Akiko as she just looked confused. "Oh! Oh!" Aisling said, "What about-Hide and explode!?"
Akiko gasped in shock at this before she heard Pluck reply, "Are you insane!? We can't play that while we're here!"
"What about-" Aine said before her eyes lit up, "-A sparring match!? We can pretend to fight to the death!"
Akiko gasped again before Feodora replied, "Nah, we did that during that camping trip. Besides-My back has been acting up again."
"How about we have a spit competition?" Prism said.
AKiko only gasped in horror at this sort of thing as she looked at all the guys in the room. "Hey, that's not a bad idea." Karasu said.
Pluck said with a nod, "Yeah, I can roll with that."
"You guys are really gross." Noelle said with a look.
"Oh shut up, you." Pluck said as the two gave each other a leer.
Akiko let out a shriek as it had gotten their attention. "THIS IS TERRIBLE!" She exclaimed.
"Uh-What's terrible?" Prism asked.
"Princess!" Akiko said, before she took her shoulders, "I know what the problem is! I know why you're behind on Captain Charlotte's Royal training! You've been surrounded by BOYS all your life!"
The group looked confused by this sort of thing, especially Prism as she only tilted her head while the spirits turned a curious yellow.
"Am I a boy?" Theodore asked in a monotone tone of voice as he tilted his head, "I forgot."
Nero only responded in a tweet as she sat on his head, while most of the group looked to Theodore oddly.
"This sort of thing-I CAN'T ACCEPT IT!" Akiko Exclaimed, "IT'S NOT TOO LATE! I CAN STILL FIX IT!" She soon hugged Prism, "YOU NEED GIRL TIME!" She soon told the group, "SHE NEEDS GIRL TIME! PLUCKYKINS, I NEED YOUR WALLET!"
"EHHHH WHY ME?!" Pluck exclaimed. "I'm not your personal bank!"
"I baked you a cake-" Akiko said as she handed the box to him, "-It's your favorite."
"Oh okay, here." Pluck said as he handed her his wallet.
"JUST LIKE THAT?!" Asta, Vandy, and Karasu exclaimed.
"But first-" Akiko said as she suddenly took the girls much to their shock. "I HAVE TO DEEP CLEAN YOU ALL!"
"Eh?! DEEP CLEAN?!" Noelle exclaimed.
"What does she mean by-deep clean exactly?" Aisling asked
"I don't know, but I'm terrified." Aine replied.
"Take a guess." Pluck told them.
The girls, consisting of Feodora, Jubei, Prism,Sachiko, Saorise, Aisling and Aine let out a scream as Akiko soon ran out the door with them.
"WHERE ARE YOU TAKING US CRAZY LADY?!" Feodora shouted.
"I'M TAKING YOU ALL TO THE SPA!" Akiko exclaimed
"WAIT, WHAT!?" Prism exclaimed as she turned red.
"DON'T LET HER DEEP CLEAN US, PLUCK!" Aine exclaimed.
"HELP, WE NEED AN ADULT!" Saorise shouted.
"WE NEED ONE NOW PLEASE!" Sachiko shouted.
The boys only looked shocked by this sort of thing as the door slowly closed. "Did Pluck's fiancee just kidnap them?" Asta asked.
"Uh-" Brenin said as his tail swayed, "-Should we be worried about this?"
"... I'm-Not too sure." Vandy replied, "I'm still trying to process what just happened."
Pluck soon paled before he shouted, "BY THE GODS I ACCEPTED A BRIBE!"
"THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT!?" Karasu yelled.
Pluck shouted at him, "Of course I am! That's a gateway to many bad things!"
"Wait-" Asta soon said, "-Didn't Jack say we only got ten minutes before Prism resumed training?"
"Oh yeah, he did." Aidan said.
"And—Didn't she take off her cursed stone so we could play zombie tag earlier?" Liam said.
Though it hadn't been a second later as most of their faces paled, as their eyes widened in realization. "Oh crud…" Karasu said.
Pluck soon shouted as ran out the door, "AKIKO WAIT!" Addeline followed as she shouted "QUACK!"
"COME ON, WE GOTTA GET HER BACK AT LEAST!" Asta exclaimed before he rushed out the door. Karasu, Vandy, Liam and Brenin soon followed, after Vandy had gotten the cloaking items, and the two familiars shifted into their beast forms.
Theodore, who had been sitting on the couch the whole time, looked at Nero as she tweeted. "So-You up for go-fish?" Theodore asked as his eyes turned pink.
Nero only tweeted in reply.
"I thought you'd say yes little miss!" He said as his tail wagged before he pulled out a deck of cards
The second they had managed to get their bearings, Prism and the girls found themselves in front of a spa as Akiko had caught her breath. They had been earning looks from the crowd as they had still been covered in mud; thankfully Prism's ears and Saorise's ears and horns were hidden thanks to Akiko's scarf she had lent her.
"Well, At least this is the first place you would have gone." Noelle said as she sighed."Thank you, Akiko."
Akiko smiled as she said, "It's no problem!"
"At least you didn't 'deep clean' us like you do with the Stuck-up." Feodora added. "Cause if you were-" She soon had a rageful smile before she held her fist up, "-I'D PUNCH YOU'RE TEETH OUT."
Akiko told her, "O-oh is that so?"
"So-Why are we at a spa?" Prism asked.
"Pris-I mean Primrose-" Akiko said, "-You of all people need this! You're LONG overdue for a girls day out!"
"A what?" Prism said confused.
"You know, a day of fun just for us girls." Akiko said, "Didn't you do something like that in Airedale?"
Prism only shook her head in reply, "No, nothing like that."
"Ah well in that case allow me to introduce you to the first methods of living! Spending time with your fellow ladies. Feodora included." Akiko said.
"And we couldn't tell the others because-" Saorise said, confused.
"Girl time is sacred amongst all women, Saorise!" Akiko said "No men can not intervene! At least that's what Sol added but I humbly agree!"
"Suuuure…" Jubei said, "... Can I bring my knives in?!"
"NO!" Akiko shouted, "No knives! Nothing of the sort!"
"Why not!?" Jubei whined.
Akiko told her in a scolding manner, "It's not ladylike, not to mention we would want to avoid trouble at all cost! Especially around here!"
"But what if some creep decides to flirt with us? Especially if they tried to pick up Noelle or Prism?" Jubei asked
"Pick up?" Prism said confused.
"WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?!" Noelle shouted.
"No, and that's final!" Akiko said before she notioned her hand."Now return the hidden knife in your hair please."
Jubei gave a pout as she took one knife and handed it to Akiko.
"I've never even heard of the Little Mermaid's Spa before." Aisling said, as she looked at the sign, "I know they have a spa in Kikka but never did I imagine one would be in the Royal Capital."
"Is it a popular SPa among Royalty?" Aine asked Akiko.
Akiko replied with a smile, "Yeeep! Got a discount too!"
"How many times have you been here?" Sachiko asked.
"Plenty of times!" Akiko replied.
She soon started to push them inside, shocking them, "Come now, let's get this experience started!"
"Alright Alright! We can walk by ourselves!" Feodora told her, "Just stop pushing us, you weirdo!"
Akiko said as she only continued her action, "Shh Shh, just let it happen."
The moment they ended up inside, Prism, Aisling and Aine's eyes sparkled at the very sight of it all. The entryway had been colored in a tile blue as there had been a mermaid memorial just above the ceiling. It had shined in the rays of the sun, making it glow like it had been that of a diamond.
"Bime i elena…" Prism said in awe.
"Wow-" Aisling said as her eyes lit up, "-It's… Amazing…"
"Everything is just-So shiny…" Aine said as her eyes sparkled.
"Right?" Akiko said, "This is my favorite spot to come to in the Royal Capital! I come here every chance I get after a long mission."
"It's no surprise that all the royal's get all the nice things." Sachiko said, "No offense Noelle."
"None taken I guess." Noelle said with a shrug.
"Noelle? Primrose?"
Noelle immedally flinched at a certain voice, she turned to see a familiar Vermillion colored long haired girl next to another female with tan complexion and short shaggy black hair with another female with long pink hair with magenta tips.
"Mimosa?!" Prism and Noelle said shocked.
"Oh Sol! Morwyn! Mimosa!" Akiko said with a smile. "Fancy seeing you here! I was just about to pick you up after I took them to the spa!"
"Hey there Akiko!" Sol said with a smile. "Wait...weren't you headed to give your-'' She gagged a little before she said "Fiancée with a cake?"
"Oh I did?" Akiko said. "I was, but I had to cut it short to take care of this emergency."
"That being?" Mimosa asked.
"Well-" Akiko said before she put Prism in front of her, "-Primrose here is in a DESPERATE need of a girls day out. One, she's never had one and two-" She soon whispered, "-It might help her with her lessons with Captain Charlotte!"
"H-Hi guys!" Prism said with a wave, "Long time no talk!"
Sol gave out a gasp before her eyes sparkled, "Akiko you made the right choice. We're gonna give her THE best girls day out she'll never forget."
"Oh boy…" Feodora said as she rolled her eyes.
"Um-" Prism said, "-Is that really necessary?"
"Of course it is your-I mean Primrose!" Mimosa said, "All of it is necessary!"
Morwyn replied as she took her hands, "Yes. Yes it is..I know you're Pluck's Best Friend-But it's time you spend some time with your fellow gals!"
"That's right! We'll show that man we're the BETTER best friends!" Sol said with fire in her eyes.
"Why am I suddenly worried about this?" Saorise asked.
"Seriously, who are you?!" Sachiko said.
Akiko soon said with her fist raised high in the air, "Well what are we waiting for ladies! Let's get this girls day out started!"
"Okay-" Aine said,"-I'm officially worried."
"We REALLY need an adult." Sachiko said.
-Stop 1: Relaxing Massage-
The girls proceeded to start their day as they made their first stop as all of the girls were prepared to have a very relaxing massage. Though most of them couldn't help but find themselves relaxed
"Now this is more like it..." Saorise said with a sigh as she sunk into the bed.
"Aw man… That feels so good…" Prism said as she sighed with content.
"You were right to take us here, Akiko." Noelle added. "No more thinking about missions or that stpuid fiancee of yours...just paradise.."
"See?" Akiko replied.
"I'll admit-you're not that bad Shield girl." Feodora said.
"It feels like all my pain and agony is all getting released…" Aisling said.
"Oh yes-Free my stress…" Aine said.
"Jubebear happy right here." Jubei said
They were soon taken back by a shriek as they looked over to see Morwyn as she was being held down by the other masseuses
"LET ME GO! DON'T MASSAGE ME!" She shouted, before she shrieked, "DON'T TOUCH ME THERE!"
"Morwyn-I told you already, that's how massages are." Mimosa said.
Morwyn shouted as she struggled, "I DON'T CARE! I RATHER NOT BE TOUCHED!"
Sol had told her, "It's not like some man is touching you."
"Is Morwyn okay?" Prism asked.
"She's fine." Mimosa said, "She just doesn't like it when she's-Well touched without permission."
Morwyn shouted, as she struggled, "FOR A GOOD REASON!" She shrieked again, "NOT THE LEG! NOT THE LEG!"
Akiko only groaned before she said, "Oh Morwyn, just because some rando tried to peep at your skirt that one time does not mean all people are like that."
"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!" Morwyn shouted before she shrieked again, "OH THAT'S IT!" She got her grimoire as she shouted "STAR MAGIC SOUTH STAR SEVEN KICK STRI-"
"MORWYN NO!" Everyone shouted.
Before she could even do anything, Feodora soon forze her with her magic as she was encased in ice which shocked most of them.
"F-F-FEODORA!" Morywn exclaimed.
"Don't disturb me-Mama's relaxing now." Feodora said.
"If you disturb us-" Jubei said, "-Imma gonna cut you."
Morwyn said as she shivered, "So-So-So cold-"!
-Stop Two: Foot Pedicure-
Prism had to admit, she was very intrigued by how people or well, humans in general would get their foot pedicure. The technique of it was just something Saorise, Feodora, Aisling, Aine, Jubei or Sachiko had never even heard of. They had been sitting just above a large pool; little fish swam along the bottom.
"Are-We really supposed to stick our feet in there?" Prism asked curiously as she could see Akiko had already had her feet dipped into the pool; the fish seemed to be gathered around her feet and ankles as they appeared to be nibbling.
"My question is as good as yours." Noelle added.
Morwyn began to flinch as she asked "D-Do W-w-we really h-h-have t-t-to d-d-d-d-d-do this?"
"Mor, they're not people this time. They're fish." Akiko told her.
"S-S-S-STILL!" Morwyn said nervously.
"Are we sure this is sanitary?" Jubei asked.
"It's actually really relaxing." Mimosa said as she had her feet in the tank as well, "It makes your skin a lot smoother after a while."
"R-really?!" Morwyn asked as she was still nervous.
"Hmm I don't know.." Feodora said, "I don't like the idea of fish eating my feet."
Sol told her, as her feet had been in the tank, "Oh it's not like it's gonna kill, you scaredy cat!"
"Oh we're doing cat puns now." Feodora said sarcastically, "How original."
Prism looked to the pool curiously, as some of the spirits that were invisible soon whispered in her ear. She looked intrigued as she placed her foot inside the pool. In an instant she felt a tickling sensation as it made her giggle a little.
"Hey-" She said, "-It actually doesn't hurt!"
"See?" Akiko said.
"Come on guys!" Prism said as she dipped her other foot, "Give it a try! It's actually really ticklish!"
"Huh, I guess I could try." Noelle said as she dipped her feet in; she started to giggle a little at this. Noelle had said with a smile, "It's-Actually not that bad."
The other girls had a bit of hesitation but they each soon followed suit as they each felt that same tickling sensation.
"Wow!" Aisling said, "That feels so nice!"
"Oh! And I thought regular pedicures were nice, I was wrong." Aine said.
"And for some reason I thought I would feel a lot of pins and needles." Feodora said.
"Hmm-" Jubei said, before an idea came across her, "-I don't know about you girls, but I'm gonna go for a dip!"
"Jubei Wait-"
SPLASH-Went the tank as Jubei hopped in with no hesitation; all the fish gathered around her. "Huh, it wo-" Jubei started to say before she began to laugh hysterically. "H-hey! S-STOP! I-IT TICKLES!"
"NOT THE BABY!" Prism, Saorise, Aisling and Aine exclaimed.
"Yeeeaaahh, you probably shouldn't have done that." Sachiko said.
Noelle had commented, "honestly, why is she like this?"
"Should we do something?" Mimosa asked.
Akiko replied awkwardly, "We should."
"NO! STOP! I CAN'T BREATHE!"Jubei laughed.
"SERIOUSLY!" Saorise shouted, "WHY ARE THE FISH CHEWING HER SO MUCH!?"
"JUBEI GET OUT!" Prism shouted.
"I'M TRYING!" Jubei shouted through her laughter, "BUT THE TWITCHING IS MAKING IT HARD!"
Akiko flinched at this before she shouted, "HOLD ON JUBEI! YOUR FUTURE SISTER-IN-LAW WILL SAVE YOU!" She moved from her seat and practically dived in only for the same fate to happen to her; only she had dunked her head and shoulders into the tank as they could hear her laughing in the waters.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA-IT TICKLES! IT TICKLES!" Akiko laughed.
"... That's awkward…" Saorise said.
Feodora could only shake her head before she said, "She's his fiance alright."
"I'M LAUGHING, BUT IT'S OUT OF FEAR!" Jubei shouted as she splashed in the water.
-Stop Three: Dress-Up-Belle's House-
The trip to the spa soon came to an end as Prism and the other girls found themselves in the middle of a store filled with all sorts of beautiful dresses not to mention all sorts of matching outfits that practically lit up, and sparkled. Though Prism herself didn't have time to look at the outfits herself, as in but the next moment, she found herself being put in a dress herself, as Akiko even took the time to fix up her hair.
She could feel all eyes had been on her as she been seen in a red wine blouse and sleeves with a long pink skirt with a black belt wrapped around her waist; she had on a set of boots in the same color as her blouse and a set of gloves that had covered the scar on her arm; her hair had been undone as they had been done in a set of curls, hiding the points on her ears.
"Aw!" Mimosa said in awe, "You look so adorable Primrose!"
"Sooo cute!" Saorise said as her body wiggled a little, "I want to take her home~!"
"I-I feel kind of funny wearing this outfit." Prism said with an embarrassed smile.
"No-No." Noelle said "Not at-" she choked on her spit before she groaned "So cute.."
Sol had said as she couldn't help but hug her, "Awww you're so cute and beautiful just like our beautiful captain Char!"
"I-Uh-Wouldn't go that far Miss So-" Prism started to say before she started to gag a little.
Sol had said to her, "No No! You REALLY are beautiful!"
"I don't think she can breathe." Sachiko pointed out awkwardly.
"Huh" Sol asked before she noticed that Prism had been in a daze, "O-Oh. Oh no."
Akiko soon gave her a smack on the head, "SOL! YOU'RE TOO ROUGH ON PRISM!"
"SNAP OUT OF IT SWEETIE!" Saorise shouted as she started to hit her cheeks.
"DID YOU JUST KILL HER SOL!?" Aisling exclaimed.
Sol had exclaimed, "W-WHAT!? N-NO! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!" She gasped as she said, "OH NO! NOW I'M JUST LIKE THAT SMART MOUTH MAN!" She began to hit her head as she screeched.
"SOMEONE GRAB HER SOUL BEFORE IT CAN ESCAPE!" Jubei shouted.
Feodora only rolled her eyes as she had been checking out the other outfits; one that more fit her style, "God I'm surrounded by idiots."
"And as for you." Akiko said, making Feodora flinch. "About time we do something about that hair of yours!"
"Oh No!" Feodora said. "No one touches the hair but me!"
"Don't be stingy!" Akiko said as she suddenly took her and lifted her up. ""We're getting you cleaned up!"
"HOW THE HELL ARE YOU THIS STRONG?!" Feodora exclaimed, before she noticed she had a set of scissors, "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THOSE?!"
"Don't worry about it." Akkio said as she dashed to the salon as Feodora screeched. "HELP! HELP! GET THIS CRAZY LADY OFF ME! DON'T LET HER TOUCH MY HAIR!"
"Huh-and I thought Saorise was strong enough to lift people like that..." Aine said
Sol had said, "That's our Aki! She's more tough than people realize."
"DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR!"
They soon jumped by the sound of a very loud smack as Akiko skidd with her shield out in the nick of time to take the blow from the attack; even Prism seemed to have come back to life as she sat up. "Feo?!" Prism exclaimed.
Feodora soon came stomping back as they could see Akiko had a very large bump on her head as she had been sniffling.
"Akiko are you okay?" Prism asked with worry.
Akiko had said with a whimper, "Scary ice cat lady tried to kill me."
"SAY THAT AGAIN!" Feodora said as she got her claws out making Akiko squeak.
"So-Sorry, I should've told you, she doesn't like it when people touch her hair without permission." Prism said as she rubbed her head.
"R-Right." Akiko said.
"HEY! I'M NOT DONE TEACHING YOU A LESSON YOU!" Feodora said as she began to stomp towards her as Akiko got another shield to defend herself.
"FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!" Jubei cheered.
"JUBEI!" Aisling and Aine exclaimed.
"DON'T ENCOURAGE THIS!!" Saorise yelled.
Just as Feodora was about to0 hurl her attack at Akiko, she was suddenly tackled by Sol which made the girls and the customers jump.
"Okay, let's NOT attack my squadmate." Sol told her.
"Oh don't you start ape woman!" Feodora told her
Sol had a vein as she said "Why you-Mud Magic!"
Everyone started to run out of the store as a fighting started to ensue as the girls even started to vacate the premises. "I'm sure no ones gonna notice that." Saorise said with a forced smile.
"Y-yeah." Aisling repiled.
"We should back away-slowly." Akiko said, "Pretend NOTHING is happening."
As said, the girls left as Feodora and Sol continue their fight. "DIE YOU DAMN APE WOMAN!"
"OH CALL ME THAT AGAIN YOU ICE CAT GIRL!" Sol shouted.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" They heard Feodora shout before they felt the air grow cold.
-Stop Four: Outdoor Cafe-
After everything had calmed down, the group stopped at an outdoor cafe as Prism had been in her brand new outfit. They had been enjoying the fresh air as they were helping themselves to the small pastries and cookies that had been placed neatly on a beautiful silver tray.
Prism was more than happy to help herself to the first thing that she laid her eyes on the very first pastry.
"This is soo good!" Prism said after she ate a pastry that looked to be a small pie, "What is this called again?"
"An apple tart." Akiko replied.
"Apple tart-" Prism said, before her eyes sparkled, "-It's so delicious!"
"That's nothing!" Aisling said, "You oughta try this other pastry called a cheesecake!"
"It's so creamy, not to mention they're all sorts of flavors!" Aine said, "It practically melts in your mouth!"
"Cheesecake?" Prism said confused, "They make cake from cheese? Is that possible?"
Aisling and Aine flinched from this sort of thing. "Uh-No it's not made from actual cheese." Aisling said.
"But it's called cheesecake right?" Saorise asked.
"So wouldn't it be made from cheese or something?" Prism added.
"Uh-It's a bit more complicated than that." Aine said.
"Yeah-I would go to Pluck's Books for that." Aikiko told her.
"She-Really doesn't know much about anything huh?" Noelle asked curiously.
"Well she can't exactly go anywhere with those Captains keeping an eye on her all the time." Feodora said as she had been seen covered in dirt and bruises, "Since Yami and that beanpole bastard are especially and surprisingly protective over her."
Sol had added as she had been helping herself out to a slice of pie, "no kidding why them?"
"To be fair I wouldn't blame them for feeling that way." Sachiko said.
"I wouldn't either despite how they are." Akiko said, "I mean I heard it from Captain Charlotte that she was worried sick when she snuck off to the dunge-"
They soon noticed Prism not a second later that she had been whimpering slightly, which made Akiko flinch. Immediately Akiko said as she flailed her arms "OH NO! I'M SO SORRY PRIMROSE! I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU CRY! ON NO! PLUCKYKINS IS GONNA KILL ME FOR MAKING YOU CRY!" She began to hit her head multiple times as she exclaimed. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!"
"I think 'Pluckykins' and I are gonna have a chat later about respecting your significant other." Feodora said
Sol said as she cracked her knuckles, "I'm still pissed about the other day."
Aisling soon noticed that Prism had been currently sinking into her seat as she continued to whimper like she had been a puppy. "I guess she's still upset about that dungeon mission." Aisling thought to herself.
"What we wouldn't give to have that gift right about now." Aine thought.
"I wonder what we could do to get her to forget." Jubei thought.
"Just one little thing oughta do it." Sachiko couldn't help but think.
"One little thing to make her smile." Saorise said in her thoughts.
The girls thought and pondered until they could hear the sound of a guitar and other instruments playing on the stage that was provided in the cafe. They looked over and noticed a musician had been providing entertainment for the crowd, though the crowd themselves looked less than interested in this sort of thing as some of them looked to be a bit annoyed. Though they noticed-It had played a familiar tune.
"Hey Pri-" Aisling said, as she had gotten her attention. She gestured over to the band as she could hear the tune.
"That song-" Prism said shocked, "-That's what dad played during the Spring Festival."
"Yeah, the one he heard the musician play when he snuck out!" Aine said, "Though it sounds like the crowd aren't all too interested."
"I don't suppose-" Saorise said before nudging slightly, "-You could, perform with them?"
"N-No, I couldn't!" Prism said as her face turned red.
"Come on, it's like singing in a music circle!" Jubei said, "And it's gonna be good practice for you when you're-" She cleared her throat, "-Publicly speaking!"
"Plus, you can have fun with this!" Sachiko said, before she whispered, "And what better way to introduce yourself to the people than to have a subtle introduction before the big reveal in four years?"
Prism noticed the looks on their faces before she smiled, "Well-Okay then."
Much to the others surprise Prism stood up from her seat as they noticed she approached the band. "What's Primrose doing?" Mimosa asked.
Feodora noticed the band had stopped playing for a moment as Prism had been speaking to her, "I-Think I have a pretty good idea."
Sol said intrigued, "I was just thinking the same thing."
"I don't get it, what's about to happen?" Akiko asked.
"Just watch." Saorise said with a smile.
Just in the back of the cafe, the boys had been sitting at the table as they looked to be in their own set of disguises. Some were more-Impressive them most.
"I can't believe we've been following them for a whole day." Asta said as he had been seen wearing glasses and a fake mustache, "Though is this really necessary?"
"I don't know, but what I do know is, Jack is gonna kill us specifically since we're the ones supposed to be watching her." Karasu said as he had been wearing a hat and a trench coat over his outfit.
"I just wish we had better disguises than these-" Aidan said, as he had been seen in a mask that resembled a cute spider, "-I look like I got bitten by a spider and then some!"
"Well at least your disguise is better than mine!" Vandy said as he had been wearing a frog costume that resembled a pink frog, "I had to use my last Halloween costume!"
"If you don't like it, why did you pack it?" Asta asked.
"Oh, Jubei and I wanted to reenact last year's Trick or Treat for Prism!" Vandy replied with a smile, "It involved a lot of tricks since we didn't get enough candy!"
"Well good for you." Pluck said as he had been in a full blown dress; his hair had been done in all as if the dress was dark blue strapless dress as he had been in matching high heels in all, "Was this the only disguise you got for me!? How come I'm the only one in the dress?!"
"Sorry bro, but it was the only thing I could get!" Aidan said, "It was either this or the clown suit you had to wear on that one mission with Uncle Ace!"
Pluck growled as he said, "Oi, What did I say about bringing that up?"
Asta soon gave him a quick glance at him, "Actually I can't believe I'm saying this-But you actually look good in that."
Brenin and Liam both woofed in agreement as Pluck flinched. His tone suddenly changed as he looked over at himself, "Oh really?"
"Yeah." Karasu said "Even though you're not my type-I wouldn't mind taking you out."
"For real? I thought it was about large around the waist." Pluck said, "And I definitely wouldn't have gone with these heels, they don't match."
"Oh yeah that's right, you like flat shoes." Aidan said, "Dang it, I should've grabbed the boots!"
PLuck had said, "Next time, Lil brother. Next time."
Asta soon looked over as he noticed Prism had been on the stage. "Uh guys-What do you think she's doing?" He asked.
The others soon noticed Prism up on the stage. "I'm not sure." Karasu replied.
Aidan and Vandy's expression brightened slightly as they let out a soft gasp; Brenin and Liam looked to be wagging their tails at this, "Oh my gosh-Is she-?!" Vandy said.
"-I think she is!" Aidan said with a smile.
Pluck had said as he had a smile of his own, "Bime i elena! My girl's gonna do the thing!"
"QUACK!" Addeline added
Prism stood up on the stage as she took a deep breath. The band started to play on their instruments after getting a beat down. Sure enough, everyone had soon become entranced at the sound of her voice.
This love it is a distant star
Guiding us home wherever we are
This love it is a burning sun
Shining the light on the things we've done
I try to speak to you everyday
But each word we spoke, the wind blew away
They were soon taken back as Prism started to move to the beat of the music as she started to dance in time with the band members; the crowd had been taken back as they were all in awe.
Could these walls come crumbling down?
I want to feel, my feet on the ground
And leave behind this prison that we share
Step into the open air
Aisling, Aine, Saorise, Sachiko and Jubei decided to get in on this. Taking their empty glasses they started to bang on the tables to the beat of the music, which took Sol, Akiko and Mimosa back. Though they each took a moment to process, they ended up joining in on this sort of thing. Eventually the crowd started to clap as if to encourage the young girl.
How did we let it come to this?
What we tasted we somehow still missed
How will it feel when this day is done?
And can we keep what we've only begun
And now these walls, come crumbling down
And I can feel my feet on the ground
Can we carry this love that we share?
Into the open air
At that point the crowd had been entranced by the sound of her voice as the crowd had been in sheer awe. Asta especially found himself hypnotized by her performance. He could feel his heart go a flutter as he watched her dance and sing. He didn't know what it was, but it made his heart just take wing as he watched her perform with the band. It made his face turn red at the sight as his eyes seemed to have lit up.
"W-wow." Asta thought in awe. "Prism, she's really amazing! But… What in the world is this? This isn't like with Sister Lily, even though I promised I would marry her!"
It was then a certain set of words rose to his mind as he couldn't help but recall a certain question.
"Then, what do you feel when you look at Prism?"
"...What-" He thought to himself, "-What is that I'm feeling… Everytime I look at her? She's my friend sure, but-"
"Hey Asta. Are you okay?" Pluck asked, noticing the look he had. "You're red as a tomato!"
Asta immediately started to steam before he shouted, "I'M FINE! EVERYTHING IS FINE!"
The young man in the band played the final note on his flute as Prism had finished her dance and finally the song.
This love it is a burning sun
With that final note, Prism took a bow as the whole crowd started to clap and cheer for her and the band. She even turned and thanked the players, and in turn the young band players thanked her. She soon went off the stage and back towards the table.
"Primrose, that was amazing!" Mimosa said.
"I never even knew you had it in you!" Akiko added
Prism only laughed sheepishly, "It was nothing really."
"It was not 'Nothing'" Sol told her. "It was angel-like!"
"That was just like when we used to play our music circles together!" Aisling said.
"You even managed to get the whole crowd to clap with you!" Aine said.
"Girlfriend, you practically had them eating out of your palms!" Jubei said.
"Aww you guys." Prism said as her face turned red.
Soon enough, the group heard a pair of mean girls laughing at this as they couldn't help but turn to them as they had proatavice attire along with their drinks.
"You call that singing?"
"If I wanted to hear a musical, I would've gone to the Opera!"
Prism flinched at this while the girls looked shocked. "Hey! You can't talk to her that way!" Aisling said.
"Yeah, weren't you listening to her sing just now?!" Jubei said.
"We did...it sounded like chicken Scratch."
Prism flinched at this sort of thing as she couldn't help but find herself back to a familiar place.
Morwyn rolled up her sleeve as she said "Say that again.."
"What? That her singing was chicken scratch?"
"It's not chicken scratch, it's a work of art!" Saorise said as she got out a knife.
The girls only laughed at this as Prism couldn't help but shake. "Seriously, that was a load of garbage." She said, "And that outfit of yours shorty-It really makes you look like a clown."
"No, I'd say it makes her look more like a little pig." Her friend said.
At that it seemed to have really hit Prism on the nail; if the spirits had been out in the open they would see them lose their own color.
"Oh That is it." Morwyn said as she got her grimoire while cracking her knuckles and neck. "Forget girls day-I'm looking to bash some heads!"
Suddenly the group had been taken back when Prism practically shoved Sol and Akiko out of the way as she ended up running in the only direction she could.
"Primrose!" Saorise called out before she ran after her, "Wait!"
"Hey!" Feodora shouted, before she followed suit, "Pri! Come back!"
"Primrose no!" Sachiko called out as she ran after her.
Morwyn turned to them as she shouted, "WHAT IS WRONG WIth YOU THREE?!"
"Oh? What are you gonna do about it? Punch me?"
"As a matter of fact-YES!" Morwyn said as she shouted "STAR MAGIC-COMET SHOT!"
Morwyn socked one of the mean girl's on the face as three front teeth shot out before she fell to the group, shocking them as they screamed.
One of them gort up as she looked at her teeth before she felt blood on her mouth before she turned to Morwyn with a leer as she gave a smirk before she motioned her to come at her.
"You BITCH!"
"BAR FIGHT!" Jubei cheered.
Before the boys knew it from their end the whole cafe started to engage in exactly what Jubei had cheered for; it couldn't help but shock them as they ducked and covered.
"HOLY CRUMBS!" Vandy shouted, "Way for Jubei to woo the crowd like that!"
"Your little sister is really something." Karasu said.
"Y-Yeah." Pluck said before he soon exclaimed "WE GOTTA STOP THIS!"
"OW!" they heard one of them exclaim. "THAT BRAT BIT ME!"
"JUBEI NO! NO BITING!" Pluck shouted as he jumped from his spot.
"BRO NO!" Aidan shouted before he ran after him.
"Damn it-" Asta said before he noticed something. Brenin and Liam soon took off on their own. "Hey-" He said, "-Where are you guys-" It soon clicked to him as to why they had taken off. He had only caught a glimpse of a familiar silver haired girl running down just down the road.
"Prism!" He softly called out.
Before he knew it, he found himself moving in the direction where the Familiars had gone in, just as the chaos seemed to get a bit more chaotic than it should be.
Prism didn't have a destination, she didn't have any idea where she was going like before. The only thing she wanted to do was escape. All the thoughts came rushing back home, what other people had said about her, and what they wanted from her. It had been practically overflowing. It was almost like at any moment her thoughts would come pouring out of her ears.
Eventually, she found herself in an alleyway. She sank against the wall as she curled herself into a ball as she started to cry.
Finally the Spirits made themselves visible as they started to gather around her; some of them had started to turn blue. A familiar light lemur appeared on her head as he moved to her shoulder.
"H-Hi Elior." She said, as she held him.
The little light lemur spoke as the bells were heard once more.
"I'm okay sweetums…" Prism replied with a sniffle, "... I just need a minute to myself, that's all."
A spirit which appeared to be a sheep with bumblebee wings soon spoke to her.
"No, please…" She said, patting it on the head, "... I don't want to bother the Captains with something trivial…" She soon sniffled, "... I mean… It's not like I wasn't pretty to begin with…"
The spirits only expressed their worries and concerns as they floated above her. Prism had been taken back as a couple of spirits that looked to be made of clouds soon glowed and sparked in a way she had never seen before.
They seemed to have sparked above her head as they started to spark; the lighting connected to one another as they each displayed different sets of colors before they hoovered just over her head like they were forming a crown. Some spirits made from that of metal crawled up on her shoulders before they formed a necklace around her, telling her words that had been comforting to her.
Elior hopped on the sheep as it started to fly with its little bumblebee wings before Elior gave a sort of eskimo kiss, before he gave her a peck on the nose. The little sheep with bumblebee wings soon started to nuzzle her cheeks as the sensation made her giggle.
"Thank you." Prism said with a smile, "All of you."
"Prism!"
Prism had been taken back as she saw a familiar young girl with golden hair running towards her; her wrist shined a golden holly branch
"Prism!" Saorise called out.
"Saorise?" Prism said shocked.
The next thing she knew, she found herself enveloped in Saorise's arms; though she had recovered as she hugged back.
"You scared me!" Saorise said, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah-" Prism said as the spirits rested on their shoulders and heads, "-I feel a little better right now."
"Prism!"
Prism soon noticed that it wasn't just Saorise but Brenin, Liam, Feodora, Sachiko and even Asta had run towards her. Before she had realized it, she found herself sandwiched between all of them, as Brenin and Liam had been long shifted to their human.
"Guys?" Prism said shocked.
"Don't just go running off like that!" Asta said, "You really had us worried!"
"Don't let those mean girls get to you Prism-neechan!" Sachiko soon said, "They didn't know what they were saying!"
"You really had us worried!" Brenin said.
"Wait, wait, what are you guys doing here?" Prism asked the boy's in particular, "Weren't you back at the house?"
"Like we're worried about that!" Liam said, "We're more worried about you shortcake!"
"Listen-" Asta soon said, "-I don't know what made you so upset, but-Whatever it was, you don't have to care what other people think! Because no matter what, you're still our friend!"
Prism had been a bit taken back by this sort of thing, before she found herself free from their grip. She soon looked down again, "But… I'm not pretty like those other girls. They were so beautiful… And… I'm just me."
"Are you kidding?" Feodora said as it shocked Prism again, "You're gonna let what those girls said about you get to you? Look at you girl!" She soon helped her on her feet, "You're looking like a real Princess with that outfit you got on! And by the Mana, if they can't see that they're blind as bats!"
"Feo.." Prism said touched.
"Is that why you ran off?" Brenin asked, "Did someone tease you?"
"You just say the word, and I'll punch their teeth in." Liam said as he cracked his knuckles.
Prism couldn't help but give a small smile, before she scratched his ears, "Thanks Liam, but-That won't be necessary."
"Don't mind what those girls say." Sachiko soon said, "You're beautiful just the way you are, uniform, or any other outfit you got on."
Prism couldn't help but blush, but soon gave Sachiko a hug, "Thank you so much!" Her expression soon fell slightly, as the others saw she didn't seem convinced by this sort of thing, which the teens seemed to have noticed. They each looked at one another wondering what should be done.
It hadn't been long before Asta and Feodora realized where they were. They had been back in Kikka as the sun started to set over the horizon. They could faintly hear the sounds of music coming from within.
"Are you hungry?" Asta asked with a smile, "I'll bet that place over there sells some pot potato-pies!"
Prism had been a bit confused before she looked to the tavern that had been nearby. "There?" Prism asked, "Wait, are we in Kikka right now?"
"You didn't notice it was silly?" Sachiko asked with a giggle, "You were running for hours before we finally caught up with you!"
"You know-" Feodora said, "-After a long day of-Girl's day that I was forced to be a part of, I think I could go for some mindless fun."
"Girls day!" Prism exclaimed in realization, "Don't you think we should continue it?"
"Nah-" Saorise said, "-We can have Girl's day for another day." Her eyes soon sparkled, "I don't know about you, but I've ALWAYS wanted to go to this Kingdoms Tavern since I heard about it from Zeid!"
"And Aniki only took me to the one in Ashtown." Sachiko said, "It'll be nice to see another kind of tavern they got here."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Liam said, as he hooked an arm around Prism's own, "What do we say we go do some exploring?"
"But you're cloaking items-" Prism said worryingly to Brenin and Liam in particular, "-You left them at home-"
"I guess we're just gonna have to come up with one GOOD excuse." Brenin said as he hooked his arm in her own as well.
"And who knows how much longer we're going to be in the capital-" Asta said with a smile, "-So why don't we make some memories while we're here?"
Prism's expression brightened a little before she found herself with the group, going towards the tavern. As they had gotten closer they could hear the sound of music playing followed by-What appeared to be yelling and shouting.
"Well-" Feodora said, "-This place seems very lively."
"The Snuggly Duckling?" Asta read from the beaten sign, "That's a funny name for a tavern."
"Let's head on in!" Sachiko said.
Prism had been the first to enter the tavern along with Asta as they had been hand in hand with each other. "Excuse me!" Asta said, "We'd like a table-Please?"
The group, and especially Prism had been taken back at the rough characters that had been within the tavern. They all just stopped and stared at the newfound faces, while most of them took a moment to process what they were looking at.
"... Oh snap." Was the only thing Feodora could say.
-A Couple of Hours Later-
It was pretty much a nightmare by the time Jack had found out where most of the members had been. Most of the customers were beaten and bloodied, while the members were pretty much beaten and bruised. Though he had to admit, he really didn't expect part of the cafe to be on fire.
Akiko, Morwyn, Sol, Pluck, Vandy, Karasu, Noelle, the Triple A's and even Jubei and Mimosa had been kneeling in front of a pretty pissed off Jack; Mimosa and Noelle had been lucky enough to get away with only a few dirt stains, and a bedhead-The others however, weren't as lucky.
"Care to explain-ALL OF THIS?" Jack said, pointing over to the fire.
"I'm gonna be real with you-" Karasu said, as he had a black eye, "-Jubei was the one that started that fire."
"And, we're not even sure how she started." Noelle added.
"PROVE IT!" Jubei shouted as she looked to have puffy cheeks from the bruises on her own face; even a part of her dress looked burnt.
Pluck had said as he looked to have a few cuts and a black eye himself, "Jubei please, it's bad enough you bit that person, we're lucky they didn't press charges. Unlike what Mor did."
"HEY! SHE DESERVED IT!" Morwyn yelled. "SHE HURT PRI!"
"But you didn't have to mess up her face beyond repair!" Vandy exclaimed.
"You even broke her leg as an insult to injury!" Aine added.
"ENOUGH!" Jack shouted as his tone of voice made them all quiet, "Now-wHERE THE HELL IS THE RUNT?"
"Wa-Wait, why are you asking us that?" Sol asked before she whispered, "Don't you have that Cursed Stone that can help track her?"
Jack had told Sol with a glare, "THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M ASKING! SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT ON HER!"
Not counting the boy's, the girls looked to be in shock. It wasn't a second later that Akiko smacked herself in the face.
"O-oh dear.." Akiko siad. "i-I completely f-f-forgot."
"Akiko.." Pluck said, "... This is why I decided to-"
Before Pluck could finish, Akiko cried as she hugged him before saying. "OH PLUCKYKINS! I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE DON'T PUNISH ME! HERE! YOU CAN HIT ME RIGHT ON THE FOREHEAD! OR EVEN SPA-"
Pluck immediately shouted in a panic, "AT LEAST LET ME FINSIH!"
"Pluck-" Karasu said, "-Don't actually hit her please, she didn't know."
"YEAH HIT MY SQUADMATE AND I'LL BURY YOU!" Sol threatened.
"BECAUSE OF YOUR LITTLE STUNT WE'RE BEHIND ON A TRAINING REGIMENT!" Jack told all of them, including the boys which made them flinch.
"YOU'RE BLAMING US TOO?!" Aidan shouted.
"WHY JACK WHY!?" Vandy cried.
"COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY!" Jack shouted.
Pluck said fearfully, "I-I see."
"Just my luck…" Karasu groaned.
"Y-you can't do this to me!" Noelle exclaimed "I'm Ro-"
Jack got out his blades as he asked Noelle. "KEKE--YOU WERE ABOUT TO SAY?!"
Noelle meeped before she said "N-Never mind..."
"Hey!"
The group soon noticed Yami and Nolan had approached the group; though they were taken back as they noticed they themselves looked a bit beat up. Nolan's beast partner Zeus had been walking beside them.
"What the hell's going on here?" Yami asked.
"Captain Yami?" Noelle said shocked, "And Nolan?"
"Uh-What happened to you guys?" Karasu asked.
"One minute we were on a high roll in three card monty-The next we know, it turned into a bar fight." Nolan replied as he fixed up his hat, "Yami here started that one."
Yami said as he took a puff, "Hey, they were asking for it, especially that one guy.. I had to rearrange his face."
"SEE!?" Morwyn said. "Your captain does it, why not me?!"
"You messed up her face and then some more." Aisling said.
"So-" Nolan said before gesturing to their injuries, the cafe, and the sobbing manager behind them, "-What the hell is all of this?" He soon noticed what Pluck was wearing as he himself had been laughing nervously, "Are you going through a phase here Pluck?"
"No Uncle." Pluck said nervously.
"That's cheating, no man should look good wearing a skirt." Yami told him nonchalantly as he took a puff.
"I know right!?" Pluck said, "Look at me! Even though it's ruined I still look good!"
"Though that color on that dress ain't doing it for you." Nolan said.
Pluck had said with a nod, "You're right, I'm more of an azure."
"You're agreeing with this?" Noelle asked, genuinely shocked.
"Would you believe us if we said a storm passed through here?" Aisling asked.
"...no." Yami said,
Most of the girls slumped at this answer; Except for Sol who had her head held confidently.
"You don't scare us, you smelly man!" Sol said.
"Really, then you don't mind if I tell your captain what happened here?" Nolan asked as Sol shriek and Akiko whimpered. Nolan soon had a satisfied smile, "That's what I thought."
"KEKE-The shield girl took the runt out on the town WITHOUT the stone!" Jack told them, "Seemed like they lost her in the commotion."
"You mean like a Girls Day out?" Nolan said.
"Isn't that what I said?" Jack said.
They soon felt Yami give off a terrifying aura, which had their squadmates flinch and cower. Yami soon said with a terrifying death glare, "So...Care to explain yourselves?
"SO SCARY!" The Group thought.
Akiko had said with a trembling voice, "Well captain-"
Yami had soon cut her off as he said, "MAKE IT QUICK OR YOU DIE"
Akiko replied with a whimper, "Well, I took Pri and the other girls for a girls day out...only i forgot she had to take her cursed stone with her..Please don't punish me worse than Pluck does."
Sol could only give him a look before she said "Okay Seriously, What is WRONG with you?"
"Did none of you see where my niece ran off too?" Nolan asked.
"No, because someone here yelled out bar fight." Aine gestured to Jubei in particular.
"YOU HAVE NO PROOF THAT I DID SUCH A THING!" Jubei shouted.
Nolan only huffed as he couldn't help but chuckle, "Ah, no worries-Zeus here knows my niece's scent since she was a baby." He gave Zeus a pat on the head who gave a low growl towards the group which made all, but Pluck, the Triple A's, Vandy and Jubei jump at, "He'll be able to find her."
Jack soon told him, "KEKE-Well What are we standing around for? Lead the way!"
Nolan chuckled before he told Zeus. "Time to work your magic, boy." He soon snapped his fingers, getting his attention before giving a command, "Seek em."
With the twitch of his ears, Zeus started to sniff around the area. He soon started to let out a couple of woofs before gesturing to a certain direction.
"He's got her." Nolan said before hopping on his back, "Try and keep up with me!" Nolan along with Zeus soon took off, as Yami and Jack got them to stand up.
Yami told the group, "Hey you runts. Let's get going."
Jack added, "KEKE-TIME TO CLEAN UP YOUR MESS! ESPECIALLY YOU, SHIELD GIRL!"
Akiko could only sniff before she said, "Yes sir."
With that said, the group started to go in the direction where Nolan and Zeus had gone. They had soon found themselves back in Kikka, just below the Royal ring. They ended up traveling to a different part of Kikka none of the members hadn't been to before.
They had caught up to Nolan and Zeus as they had stopped at a building with a sign that read-
"The Snuggly Ducky?" Aidan said, "That's an odd name for a tavern…"
Pluck added as he noticed the logo, "Yeah especially the logo. You think they'd be a cafe."
"Oh yeah this place-" Yami said, "-I took Cadfan here once. Said he wanted to get away from Yuki for a bit."
"Zeus is starting to get twitchy so she must be inside." Nolan said.
The group soon jumped at the sound of yelling coming from the inside
"OH NO! I HEAR SCREAMING!" Pluck exclaimed as he got his sword. "HANG ON PRI! I'M COMING!"
Yami soon grabbed his head before he could run inside "Easy Tiger. You just got out of a bar fight. Your parents will flip enough as it is already,"
"BOOO!" Jubei exclaimed before Yami gave her a look.
They soon could hear the sound of yelling coming from inside; though none of it sounded pleasant.
"I'M GONNA KILL YA!" They heard a man shout inside the Snuggly Ducky.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PLAYING?!"
The group merely froze at this sort of thing, before Pluck managed to break free from Yami's hold. He suddenly shouted, "HANG ON PRISM!" He got out his sword Oban Oba and Dolrado as he added , "I'LL STOP THOSE THUGS!"
"PLUCK NO!" Nolan shouted.
The group ran into the tavern, expecting to find some kind of fight of some kind; though what they hadn't been expecting to find was-
"Too late Marcus!" Prism said, "You didn't see my army sneak into your fortress and steal all of your golden coins!"
A large man, who almost looked to be made of muscle, gave a laugh as he said, "oh man, Primrose i hadn't had this much fun since before the disaster!"
"Aww, thanks Marcus, that means a lot." Prism said with a smile, "And I really appreciate you for introducing this game-Um, I'm sorry, what do you call it again?"
"Oh, it's called Dungeons, Dungeons and more Dungeons." Marcus said, "It's really popular around here."
"I can see why." She said with a chuckle.
"Man, never thought a nerd game would be THIS entertaining." Feodora said, "No offense to you guys."
"No worries there Miss Helmet!" Another man said, "It's nice that you're open about it."
"I try my best." She said with a shrug.
"Still though, I never thought you guys would get creative with this kind of a game." Brenin said.
"Okay I'll admit-" Liam said, "-You guys have surprised me."
"I never knew a board game could give you this much freedom!" Sachiko said with a clap.
"And these characters are so cute!" Saorise said as her eyes sparkled, "I wish I could take them home!"
"Who's up for another round?" Asta said, holding a piece from the board. All the men cheered as the rest of the group just had a look of plain shock by this ordeal.
One of them looked to Pluck as he asked. "Oi, what's that crazy lad with the fancy swords doing?"
"Uhh-" Was the only thing Pluck could say.
"Oh! Plu-Plu, guys!" Prism said, noticing the rest of the group, "When did you all get here?"
Nolan couldn't help but laugh, "Now this is something I wasn't expecting! What in the world are you doing, Trouble Monkey?"
"Trying out a new game with Marcus, Douglas, George, and-" Prism looked at a man who had been up to her waist and had a thick and long beard, "-I'm sorry, what's your name again?"
"Just call me Scruffy lady." He replied, in sort of a rough and deep voice as his tone didn't sound happy. Though it didn't get rid of the smile on Prism's face.
"Scruffy!" She said, before her eyes sparkled, "They call it Role-playing!"
"Role-Playing huh?" Pluck asked.
"Uhhh Stuck Up. You might wanna put down your giant knives. You're scaring Blinky here" Feodora pointed out as Blinky, who had been just as large as Yami but was shaking in fear of Pluck's swords.
"Oh right." Pluck said before he put them back in his grimoire.
Yami said as he pinched the bridge of his nose, "Of all the things, and you got jumpy over a game."
Pluck said with a pout, "Hey, I was concerned okay?"
"It's okay Blinky-" Prism said as she patted his shoulder, "-Plu-Plu may not look like it, but he's a really sweet guy."
Noelle could huff as she said. "As if."
"Shut up, Stpid Silva." Pluck said before the two gave a leer.
Marcus gave a laugh before he said, "That's exactly how I met my wife! She did something like you two are doing right now!"
"Really?" Prism said, "How long have you guys been married?"
"Twenty years and counting, got a few kids of my own too!" Marcus said before he had taken out a set of pictures.
"Oh my gosh, they look so cute!" Prism said, before pointing to a photo at the end, "And he looks handsome!"
"Wow, five kids-" Brenin said, "-You and your wife get around."
Marcus said to Brenin with a smile, "Thanks Lad! Who knows! Maybe those two will have kids of their own!" He gave Prism a pat on the shoulder, "And maybe I can set you up with my fourth son!"
"Marcus stop it!" Prism said as she turned red.
AS Pluck and Noelle processed what he said they stopped before they huffed and turned away from each other.
"Wait, so you guys weren't in any danger?" Karasu asked, "You've just been playing a game."
"Yup, have been for a couple of hours." Sachiko replied before she noticed her brother's appearance, "Aniki what happened to you?"
"Uh-" Karasu said as he sweated nervously, "-Do-Don't worry about it."
"Wait..." Saorise said as she noticed Pluck in a dress. "Pluck...Why are you in a dress… And surprisingly looking good in it."
Noelle looked at Pluck as she soon took notice of his appearance; she screeched as she turned red. "W-why are you wearing that?!" In her thoughts she couldn't help but scream "AND HOW DARE HE LOOKS BETTER IN IT TOO! WAIT WHY IS THAT MY CONCERN?!"
"Seriously you look really good!" Saorise said, "Though that color is definitely not you."
Pluck had said, "I know right? We seriously need a better color than this. At least it wasn't yellow. No offensive Saorise."
"No no, I agree!" Soarise said. "Everyone knows Yellow on a cloth is not appealing!"
"Seriously, how are you THAT good looking?" Feodora said.
"He probably gets it from mom and dad." Jubei repiled.
"Wait so-" Prism said, looking at the group again as she had a nervous smile, "-Does that mean we have to call it a day now?"
Jack had told her, "KEKE-good guess."
"Primrose!" Akiko said. The group had been taken back as Akiko suddenly made her way towards Prism, Feodora, Sachiko and Saorise in particular. She soon had gotten down to her knees, "I'm SOOO sorry on how Girls' day turned out. It was a disaster! I understand if you don't want to hang out with me anymore."
"Akiko…" Prism said before she had excitement in her eyes again, "... That's insane!"
"Huh?" Akiko said, a bit shocked as she picked up her head.
"Today was probably the most fun I've ever had, since I got here!" Prism said, "I never knew how much fun a girl's day could be before today, and that's all thanks to you!" Her look soon softened a little, "And you don't have to worry so much about me hanging out with guys all the time. My mom and dad always told me, it's healthy to have both girl and guy friends. If I only had one set-I probably would get bored of it real quick." She soon had a bright smile on her face again which made Akiko's face become lit as well, "But, I don't have any problems with having another Girls Day again with you, Miss Sol, Mimosa and Morwyn. If that's alright?"
Akiko nodded as she replied, "Of course Of course!" she turned to Pluck who couldn't help but sigh.
"Well As long as you don't do what you did again. We're good." Pluck said. "Maybe Take Addi with you next time in case something like that bar fight happens?"
Addeline gave a salute as she said "QUACK!"
Sol had looked shocked, "Wait-Do you mean that? Do you really mean that Primrose?"
"Of course I do." Prism replied, "We're friends after all, right Miss Sol?"
Sol couldn't help but sniffle a little before she went over to her and gave her a big hug, "Oh Primrose! Thank you!"
"You're welcome Miss Sol." Prism said as she hugged her back.
"Primrose-" Mimosa said, "-Thank you so much! I feel honored!"
Morwyn added as she had a smile, "Awww So touching! I would love to hang out with you again!"
"KEKE-This is touching in all-" Jack said before he said to Prism, "But Now we're behind schedule! So Chop Chop!"
"Oh, you mean leave right now?" Prism said sheepishly, "That might be a bit complicated."
"See, we kind of promised the guys we would play one last game." Asta said in a sheepish tone of voice.
"That's out of the question-KEKE!" Jack said.
"Man, you really don't know the meaning of fun." Feodora said.
"Seriously." Liam asiad "Talk about having a stick up your-"
"Finish that sentence and you die." Yami said as he gripped his head
"Please Jack?" Prism said with a pleading look, "I promise I'll go home and go over today's training session after one more game. Just one more, that's all I'm asking!"
Jack was about to retort but noticed the look in her eyes and he groaned before he said "DAMN IT! Fine! But only one-KEKE."
"Really?" Prism said before went over and took his hand and shook it, "Thank you so much! I knew you'd understand!"
"Alright boy's!" Saorise said, "Time for one more round in Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons!"
The men cheered as well as Asta, Brenin, Sachiko and even Liam. "Oh! Wait, I call the first turn!" Prism said before she ran back over to the table.
Most of the group turned to Jack as they each had a look of shock on their face. All except for Yami and Nolan who both seemed unphased.
"She tamed the Boogeyman!" Vandy said shocked.
"There is a God…" Jubei whispered.
"I wouldn't expect nothing less from the master…" Aisling said.
"It is an honor and privilege to watch her work like that." Aine said.
"I keep bowing in presence." Aidan said.
"KEKE--DID YOU BRATS SAY SOMETHING?!" Jack asked.
"NOPE!" the kids exclaimed.
"Seriously, how does she do that?" Karasu asked Pluck in particular.
"Just because I'm her best friend doesn't mean I know all her secrets." Pluck replied nonchalantly.
It hadn't been long before Nolan chuckled as he gave Jack a pat on the shoulder, "How about that-Five centuries nap and my little niece's still got it."
Jack only told him with a click of his tongue, "FEH! She just got lucky!"
"Ha! Right, lucky good one." Nolan said as he patted him on the back, "Come on, since we're here, I'll buy ya a drink! You too Yami!"
Yami chuckled as he said, "Oh what the hell?"
Prism called out "Come on guys! Join us! It's a lot of fun!"
"You sure?" Pluck asked, "you know this is sort of not my thing."
"Come on!" Asta said, "One game isn't gonna kill you!"
"There are alot of things to read, Plu-Plu!" Prism added. "I think you'll also like this class!" She showed Pluck a picture of a strategist knight as his eyes sparkled. He cracked his knuckles as he said "Well, I am a good strategist back in Airedale."
Noelle rolled her eyes as she said "oh brother."
"You too, Drama-Llama!" Fedora called out, "You can be a part of the royal class~"
Noelle's ears perked before she said with a wave of her pigtail. "Well it is fitting for royalty like myself."
"Come on aniki, they even have a sword class!" Sachiko said
"Oooh, count me in!" Karasu said as he went over to the table.
"Get me in on it too!" Vandy said as he followed.
"I call barbarian class!" Jubei said before she hopped over
"Witch class for us!" The Triple A's said as they followed suit.
"Actually, I'd like to play too." Mimosa said as she went over to the table.
"Alright, I guess I'll try, even if you men are involved." Sol said.
With that everyone had gathered around and joined the tables that were available. Everyone had started to enjoy themselves as they each didn't have a care in the world.
(Second Ending Theme: Hell Girl Ending 3-Coming Out Performed By Mamiko Noto)
