Ok, sorry for the wait. Blame my teachers. And my writers block. Gah! I hate it when that happens! Well, my brain has now returned from the black-hole of stupidity. It was too random for them I guess… well, point is I am finally updating! Go me! (Does a happy-dance). But I must thank profusely all who reviewed and such! Dbzgtfan2004, I couldn't agree more! Hey! I rhymed! And zeldagal, glad you like it XD! And wind seal for your continuous reviews! Yeay! And lets not forget KagomeGirl92! Glad you liked it! AND THANK YOU COSMIC HEART! YOU PUT ME ON YOUR FAVS LIST AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY! (runs up and hugs Cosmic Heart) Oh! and I can't forget all the people who put me on their story alert list! The weather is hear I wish you was Beautiful and Wind Seal. And of course all you readers out there who don't review (yes, I know you're out there, because if you weren't, you wouldn't be reading this right now).Oh, and for everyone out there who likes this story, you should read at least one of the two fics Wind Seal wrote called "War on My World" and "Kaze no Megamisama" which are both awesome and on my favs list, so yah… on to the actual story now!
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Last chapter: Nausicaä has told lord Yupa about her plan to move the people of the valley under the Toxic Jungle where the air is purified.
Chapter three: plans
The next morning Nausicaä got out of bead at around 6:00 to get ready for the meeting she was going to have with Lord Yupa, Obaba, and Asbel. After taking a quick shower she dressed in the blue dress that she had worn the day the ohmu had resurrected her. She knew that if she wanted to pull this thing off she would need to remind them all what she would sacrifice for their sake. Maybe that might help her cause. Of course there would be some who would not agree, but she had to make sure the vast majority of people were on her side. Once she had become queen one of the first things she did was make it so that the people had a say in what happened in their kingdom. Therefore if not enough people wanted to go, she would be obligated to allow them to stay, regardless of the fact that it was becoming an increasingly dangerous place to stay. 'this is going to be a long day' she thought to herself as she gave an audible sigh and started down the stairs towards the room that they had agreed to meet in.
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"Thanks for coming everyone" Nausicaä said as she entered the room and took her seat at the head of the table. As Asbel was the Prince of Pejitei he was obligated to occupy Nausicaä's right side, Obaba was sitting on her left, and Lord Yupa taking his seat next to Obaba. There was also a third, not expected but none the less welcomed, face of Asbel's mother who of course sat next to her son. (a/n: technically she would be the one sitting next to Nausicaä, but as she was not invited, she doesn't. that and the fact that I just want Asbel to sit next to Nausicaä XD) Nausicaä turned to Obaba saying, "Obaba, has Lord Yupa and Asbel told you of the plan already?"
"Yes, my child. They have. What an interesting plan it is too! Although the people of the valley have lived here their whole lives, and will be quite reluctant to leave, they have utmost faith in you. They shall do what ever it is you suggest for them. It will be a task to get them to leave, but they would follow you to the ends of the earth if you lead them."
"And my people will do what ever is told of them." Asbel said. "as my mother is still alive as well, they have two queens to listen to! By the way, I told mother of your plan as well and that is why she is here. I thought it might be beneficial to have two full rulers (a/n: that means queen/king in the language of me just to let ya know.) to support this matter. I hope you don't mind." He finished.
"No, no I don't mind at all!" Nausicaä said, blinking her eyes a couple time in astonishment. 'why didn't I think of that? That would have made so much sense! I guess I really did need that sleep after all.' She thought, blushing slightly at the thought of last night's effort to get her to sleep. "In fact," she continued, "it will probably help a lot with moving things along. Now. if I want to have this go over the way it needs to, you will all need to have seen and be comfortable with what I am going to show to them. Lord Yupa, you have already seen the room twice before. Do you think you could show Obaba and Amiko (a/n: the movie doesn't say what Asbel's mother is named, and for the purpose of not having to write out 'Asbel's mother' each and every time I want to refer to her, that is what I shall be calling her from now on. Unless someone can tell me her real name. then I might switch to that. Back to the story!) where the room is? We can discuss it more afterwards, but right now there is something I need to talk to Asbel about. Ok?"
"Yes, of course." Said the sword master as he turned to leave, brown cloak billowing around him with an unseen wind. Obaba and Amiko followed him out leaving the two alone once again.
"Nausicaä, I'm sorry, I just thought that---"
"You don't have anything to feel sorry for! That was a great idea! I can't believe I didn't think of it! Of course your mother would be able to help! She's a queen too, so she will know how to deal with it! Thank you so much for thinking of that!" Nausicaä said, her eyes brimming with hope and admiration. Then just as suddenly as she had said this, her eyes darkened with apprehension. Something was wrong.
"Nausicaä, what's the matter?" Asbel asked. He was worried about her. it was not like her to doubt herself or her decisions, so it must be something else, and it had to be big to have changed her mood so drastically.
"It's just… " she took a deep breath and let out a sigh of sadness and resignation. "My people won't be the only ones to have a hard time leaving this place. I grew up here. my parents are both buried here. so much has been put into making the valley a better place since the ohmu stampeded. And now… I just…" she took a breath to steady herself. "but I have to be strong. If anyone else knows that I don't want to leave, they might not go either. And it's their only hope." She said as firmly as she could, but Asbel couldn't help but notice the three tears that escaped her eyes, rolling slowly down her soft cheeks before she changed topics. "But that is not why I needed to speak to you alone. You remember what it was like landing in the Jungle. The insects started to swarm. And then you were put in danger and I had to come and help you. And then when we landed the barge and the gunship just before I went to help you, the landing alerted the Ohmu. Then there was the Toulmakian airship that had landed in the jungle and was infested with insects so that they couldn't see or steer. Then it ended up flying into a cliff and burning along with everything and everyone in it. I know I can reassure the people that the air will be cleaner, but what about a safe landing in the jungle? I don't know how I could just lead them in there knowing that their lives are all at risk. Both my people and yours. What should I do?"
Asbel was surprised by this. Nausicaä was usually so self assured. She had been a solid foundation for all her people and his as well. The pressure was affecting her much more than she was willing to let anyone know. And she brought up a dangerously overlooked complication in their plans. There would be hundreds of people to transport, not to mention their food and belongings. And with all the anxiety… he remembered something Obaba had told them both before. She had said that the rage of the ohmu reflected the rage of the earth. It must work with other emotions as well. All the anxiety of the people that would be in the airships would be considerably upset and anxious, and as they would be flying over the Jungle the other insects would probably be just as nervous. He considered this new complication, knowing that a miscalculation might end up in many many deaths. The way he saw it, there was only one way he could think of.
"Nausicaä."
"Yes, Asbel? Do you know what we could do?"
"I do have an idea. But it's risky."
"I'm willing to do whatever it takes." She said firmly, the fire of determination flashing behind her fierce brown eyes.
"Yes, I know you are. It is not you I am concerned about in this case, it is the insects. You see, the only thing I could think of is if you go to the jungle and try to talk to the Ohmu. They seem to be the insects in charge. The others should follow their lead." He said, wanting to explain his reasoning to her as best as he could, "And if we can get them to allow us an empty space to land, right about were we fell in last time, then we won't have to worry about the insects. The part I am worried about is that the other insects might not be under the control of the Ohmu and it just appeared that way. and if that is the case, who knows what sort of danger we would be in? but I don't think that the insects will attack if we don't provoke them. In all the other times you mentioned before there had been gun fire and explosions to set them off. This time there won't be any Toulmakians to fire weapons, so it should go over fine." He added, trying to reassure her that there would be no problems. He placed his hands on her shoulders and looked her straight in her eyes and said, " I believe in you, Nausicaä." That was all she needed to pick herself up and have the courage she needed to face the villagers when the time came.
"Thank you, Asbel." Was all the words she could find to say before the sound of approaching footsteps and astounded voices drifted through the door. The two parted just a moment before the door opened to reveal Amiko and Obaba.
"Asbel told me about that room being filled with plants from the Jungle, and that the air was actually pure, but it is one thing to hear about it, and a whole other thing to actually be there in it! That room is absolutely amazing! How ever did you come up with such a unique idea?" Amiko asked the young queen with curiosity and admiration.
"I had been looking for a cure to my father's sickness, but that was before the Toulmakians came. Now I go there to relax. Do you think it will be okay to let everyone in to see it? I don't want to cause more panic and fear amongst them than they already have."
"Do not worry, child. They trust you immensely and if you say it is safe, they will follow." Obaba stated calmly, easing the nerves of the young woman who had so much responsibility to handle.
"It was a good idea to tell us before though. Because the room is so small we will have to let them in in small groups of six or seven at a time. If one of us goes with each of those groups and shows support for the plan, they will be more willing to make this journey." Lord Yupa added.
"That's a wonderful idea! Thank you, Lord Yupa!" exclaimed Nausicaä, showing her immense relief by running over and hugging both Obaba and Lord Yupa. They both smiled at her and hugged her back affectionately. 'I'm glad to see that she is happy again. I was getting worried about her. I guess that means that soon we will be showing them the garden, but I can't help but wonder if it will be safe. I know that the jungle is perfectly safe underneath, but the flight there may prove to be far more hazardous than we thought. The Toulmakians have not been active for some time, and I just don't think that they are the kind to lay low for no reason. I just hope that what ever they are planning, we won't be involved this time.' Asbel thought darkly, trying to hide his apprehension from Nausicaä. She had enough to worry about.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: so… how did you all like it! I know it took me a while, but I have been having the WORST trouble with writers block! And I didn't even want to start attempting another chapter of my crossover fic I've been working on until I got this chapter finished and posted. So I have been spending every spare moment of the day (and a portion of the night as well for that matter!) for the past MONTH trying to get this done, and low and behold I get…… TWO PAGES TYPED! WOW! You can tell I'm kinda disappointed in myself, huh? This was going to be longer and go on to include the actual showing of the secret room to everyone, but I wanted to have SOMETHING to update by the end of the month, so here it is! Next time I promise I will finally get to that and will get on to the move to. There are (in theory at least) two more chapters after this one I'm thinking, so if there is any particular scene you want to see in one of them, LET ME KNOW! Also, just as a side note for anyone who reviews (and has an account on fan fiction) I WILL go to your account, and, as a sort of equal trade-thing I look through your stories, and if there is something there from a show/ book that I know, I go over and read it, then I submit a review for your story! Its just a little thing I like to do, so yah… there you have it! And also remember that the more reviews I get the more I will work on updating! Bye for now!
