Alright, here's chapter 4! Thanks, Gijinka Renamon! Over 120 hits...um, I'm glad to see at least SOME people are reading this. Thank you guys, you keep me from getting disheartened. Ok, I lied. It's a crossover between another of Miyazaki's works. Maybe another, after that, it depends...
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I got the idea from Tsubasa, though. So it's like a Tsubasa plot with different characters. Aren't I smart? -takes praise- After all it IS a crossover... Also, I don't own the word 'Styx' GOTTA love Greek myths.
War on My World
Chapter 4: When Whisked Away to Another World; You're the Only Thing That Matters
"Well...Maybe you're not, Chihiro. Please, don't get sad." Nausicaä said, placing a hand on Chihiro's shoulder.
"N-No...y-you're right..."Chihiro said, her voice cracking. How? How? How could her parents never tell her? How? "T-That's why...that's probably why...I didn't eat the food, and my parents did. If I was their real child, I probably would've done the same thing..." Chihiro said.
"It could be that your heart is pure." Asbel suggested. Nausicaä tried to smile to cheer Chihiro up. Chihiro sniffed, then wiped her eyes.
"Ok...I'm alright now. I'll g-go over." Chihiro said. Haku shook his head.
"No! You can't give yourself up to them. They'll kill you or hurt you. I won't let that happen." Haku said.
"Well...they want me because of my life? Do I have reign over some sort of country?" Chihiro asked.
"Not really, it's something much bigger than an country." Haku said, sighing a little. Chihiro blinked. What could he mean? Why would she be so important to the Toulmekians? "You know how you suddenly came into the spirit world?" Haku asked.
"Well...yeah." Chihiro said. She kinda remembered, though most of the time she was running for fear of her life and scared out of her mind.
"Do you ever know how you went into it?" Haku then asked. Chihiro blinked. She hadn't really thought much of it, until this point. It couldn't be that the Spirit World just comes out at night, that wouldn't be right.
"Come to think of it...not really..."Chihiro said.
"The only reason you were able to go into the Spirit World is because you possess a special power called a Connection Wing. Only the Princess of the Gate, which is a special place where the Gate of Time is, has that power. The Connection Wing is the power to connect worlds together." Haku said, then pointed at the eclipse. "Until you learn to control it, whenever your emotions change, a portal to another world opens if the time is right."
"So...I made that portal open up?" Chihiro asked. Haku nodded.
"Your real mother probably did the same thing when she found out you were missing, which is probably how Nausicaä and I became cousins."Haku said.
"I-I think I understand...but, where are my real parents then?" Chihiro demanded.
"I'm not to sure, ut the Gateway of Time would make sense. Unless they went out looking for you, which would still make sense." Haku said.
"Wait! How did they lose me in the first place?" Chihiro asked.
"...The ancient race of the forsaken world, Styx. They were a dying race so they wanted the power to jump from world to world. So, they tried to hold you hostage. The people of Styx erased your memory and when your parents refused to give up the power of time to the Styxians..."Asbel started.
"They used their powerful magic to make you reappear on another world. But they could only use it once, and the Styxians could only transport one person. So, the ancient race faded away, but were glad since they did what they could to hid you." Nausicaä said.
"And my parents found me?" Chihiro asked. Haku nodded.
"Most likely." He said.
"Wait...how do you know this?" Chihiro asked the two royalties.
"It's a very old legend, few believe it's truth. Obviously the Toulmakians know that you're the Gate Princess." Nausicaä said.
"The Gate...is that like any other planet? It seems like it would be someplace on some land." Chihiro asked, taking a deep breath.
"They say that the Gate lies in Zenith." Asbel said.
"Zenith?" Chihiro asked, and closed her eyes. Wait...Zenith...that sounded familiar... "Zenith:
The highest point above the observer's horizon attained by a celestial body." Chihiro recited. She remembered that was the definition in the dictionary.
"Right. The Gate was formed by the Gods and Goddesses and entrusted to the most divine family. The Gate was placed so that no normal being or race could touch it, but the Styxians could probably reach it using teleport magic." Haku said.
"Now, what are we going to do about the Toulmakians? They won't wait much longer." Nausicaä said.
"We can't fight them, we would most assuredly lose..."Asbel stated. Something clicked in Nausicaä's head, Chihiro could see how her eyes just brightened up.
"Why don't we send over someone that looks like Chihiro? It would be dangerous for that person, but it's the only way we can save all the worlds." Nausicaä said.
"That's brilliant! But, who would it be?" Asbel asked.
"I think I know who looks like the Princess. Let me go get her." Nausicaä said, nodding her head and in a split second, was running across the field. Chihiro peeked her head over the rock again, and surveyed her surroundings.
"Haku, do you think that will work?" Chihiro asked. "What if they find out that the girl that will take my place isn't really me?"
"Well, it'll stall them for the time being, anyway. Then we can get more supplies and get ready for the next attack when they come back." Haku said.
"We could just send Chihiro back into your world and close it off from this world." Asbel suggested.
"No! Then the Toulmakians would surely attack you guys and I'd feel terrible if you lost!" Chihiro said.
"I know," Asbel said bitterly, glaring at the Toulmakians who were still stationed out there, waiting for a response, "But I'd rather the Toulmakians take over our world than every single world."
"Why don't you and Nausicaä come back to our world?" Chihiro suggested. Asbel shook his head.
"We both reign two separate countries. It'd be too difficult for the Valley's people to live without a ruler, and once my mother dies, their wouldn't be a ruler in Pejitei, either. We would have to stay here." Asbel said.
"But you would die here!" Chihiro shouted. Asbel just shook his head, and smiled at Chihiro.
"You'll understand in time, Chihiro." Asbel said. Just as Chihiro was about to ask what he meant, Nausicaä came up to them, with a girl of Chihiro's age at her side.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Leona." Nausicaä said. Leona was an inch taller than Chihiro, and had almost exactly the same hair color, but a shade lighter. Chihiro thought Leona and her could be twins, but she didn't say anything.
"Wow! It's so amazing how we look alike! It's nice to meet you, Leona! I'm Chihiro!" Chihiro said happily. It would be too bad that Leona could never be her friend, Chihiro thought.
"It's an honor to imitate you, Princess." Leona said, bowing her head.
"Good luck, Leona! Please don't die and take care!" Chihiro said as Nausicaä led Leona to the Toulmakians. Luckily, the Toulmakians were too busy talking and playing poker or something of the sort that they didn't notice that Nausicaä practically plucked Leona out of the field and was obviously NOT the Gate Princess.
"That's so coincidental that there's a girl that looks just like me in the Valley!" Chihiro said, voicing Haku's thoughts.
"I was thinking exactly the same thing. Well, I guess it's true when they say that there's always a person that looks like you out in the world." Haku said. Asbel frowned.
"What's the matter, Asbel? You look kinda sad." Chihiro pointed out. Asbel shrugged.
"It's nothing, really. Just reminiscing, that's all." Asbel said. Chihiro nodded. At this time, the company of three now turned to four when Nausicaä came back.
"Leona's over there, now. But we better get prepared for the next attack. Although the Toulmakians are leaving it's not too long before they figure it out. They won't kill her if she refuses to connect to worlds, though. I made them promise they wouldn't hurt her, though now she's a hostage."Nausicaä said.
"The Toulmakians are liars. You can't trust a word they say. You know that, Nausicaä. But we didn't have a choice..."Asbel said, clenching his fist and had the most unfathomable hatred in his eyes. Chihiro noticed, and frowned.
"Asbel, are you ok? You seem to be-" Chihiro started to say, but got interrupted.
"I'm fine!" Asbel snapped, and walked away. Nausicaä sighed.
"I'm sorry, Chihiro. Asbel doesn't like to...discuss his past. Cheer up, ok? I'll go talk to him and make him apologize..." Nausicaä said, following Asbel.
"Asbel didn't mean anything by it, Chihiro. Are you ok?" Haku asked her. He was kinda set-off about Chihiro being that upset that Asbel was angry at her. He didn't need a love-triangle in his life.
"I'm fine, thanks, Haku." Chihiro said, and smiled at him. "Um...Haku?" She said, and clasped her hands together as a flush graced her cheeks. 'You can do this. Just say it. I think I've said it before, but...'
"Yes?" Haku asked, slightly confused about why she looked so nervous.
"I love y-" Just as Chihiro was about to declare her love for Haku, the wind started to pick up unnaturally. ((Don't you just HATE it when that happens?)) The wind started to get faster and faster, and Chihiro covered her head. "Stop it! Stop the wind!" She shouted. It started to get colder and she felt like the wind was cutting her up from one side. She could tell from the warmth and the protection that was getting on the other side of her that Haku was hugging her.
"Chihiro! Calm down!" Haku yelled over the wind. He could see that the portal was changing colors which could mean only one thing-Chihiro was opening up a portal to another world. The wind was ushering them into that world. That could only mean one thing-They were getting to that world one way or another.
"Chihiro! Calm down!" Haku repeated, and looked at the sky. He couldn't get out of this world yet, the impending war was more important. The wind didn't seem to care. Whatever caused the wind wanted them to go to that world. Suddenly, Chihiro felt a little woozy, and blacked out. Then all was quiet for awhile.
When Chihiro woke up, she was in a forest of some sort.
"You're awake." Said a girl that had greenish-hair and looked to be wearing fur of some sort. "I'm San."
"I'm Chihiro. Nice to meet you." Chihiro said, looking around. First thing she did was look into the sky. She saw a portal. She probably made a portal to another world which was when Haku told her to calm down. Wait-Haku! "My friends-did they come with me?" Chihiro asked. San pointed toward a clearing, which Chihiro immediately looked to. Haku was there, and so was Nausicaä and Asbel, discussing how they needed to get back to their world. The three were talking over something, that sounded like the afore-mentioned conversation. Haku looked up and his eyes met Chihiro's.
"Chihiro! You're awake! Are you alright?" Haku asked with concern as he stood up. Chihiro nodded.
"Yes, I'm alright, Haku." She said and smiled as Haku sat down and she sat down next to him.
"I'm glad you're safe. Are you sure you're unhurt?" Haku asked. Chihiro nodded. Maybe the wind was stopping her from declaring her love. She blushed slightly as she remembered she was so close to saying those three words...
"That water spirit is getting to be quite the trouble. Carmaine, go eliminate him." Said a man with astonishingly white hair and silver eyes. A younger accomplice, the one called Carmaine, nodded. They seemed to be standing on a building of sorts, but it was like a void all around them.
"At once, Master Gray." He said, and a portal of the color of San's world appeared as Carmaine stepped into it.
"Soon they'll know the pain...soon..."
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Squee! The villians are introduced! I kinda left this chapter for the dead until I came back from Quebec with renewed hope and ideas for two new stories! ;) Well, review, PLEASE. It means alot to me if you would, so, please, Reader-dono! Review! -shakes reader's shoulder- Review for the sake of humanity, reader!REVIEW!
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