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The Vision of EscaFlowne

Awakening of the Wing Goddess

Three

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Dryden began to research about any legends on the Wing Goddess right away right after Hitomi had told Millerna her vision. The vision troubled her and yet she was powerless to see it, if she only knew who the Wing Goddess was, they could destroy her like the Atlantians did. But then again, that had also brought down their downfall. She couldn't help but to sigh.

Van was working on EscaFlowne, and her oni-chan was out somewhere and Millerna was resting since it was close to the time to when her baby was to be born and Amano was with her oni-chan wherever he was so she was practically alone. She made her way to where EscaFlowne was only to find it empty. Merle was there looking for him as well, or at least that's what it looked like.

"Have you seen Van-Sama?" Merle asked.

"No, I haven't." Hitomi replied. "I've been looking for him myself." She said. "I figured that he would be here like he usually is."

"Who knows with him." Merle said throwing her arms up in the air. "He's not in his usual spot either."

"Why don't we go look for him and if we don't find him in an hour come back here and if you do find him, come back here anyway." Hitomi suggested.

"Alright, I bet that I'll find Van-Sama first!" Merle said slyly.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, whatever." Hitomi said ignoring the girl's childish challenge.

They made their way out of the shed and Merle dashed off wanting to meet up with that challenge. When Merle was out of sight, Hitomi heard someone chuckling behind her and she spun around to find Van standing there. "Where have you been?" She asked trying to act crossed.

"On the roof, why didn't you think of looking there?" Van asked.

"It's kind of difficult to climb on the roof wearing a dress!" Hitomi snapped.

"Merle does it."

"First of all, Merle is a cat! Second of all, her dress isn't as frilly or as long."

"Good enough, though I wouldn't mind seeing you in a short dress like Merle's. I wonder what you would look like." Van said smirking at the thought and Hitomi blushed at his words.

"Van, don't talk like that out in public." Hitomi said looking around to make sure no one was around.

Van grabbed his wife and pulled her in to a hug and couldn't help but to grin as she blushed and was muttering something about not in public. "Is it wrong to treat you once in a while?" He asked as he made her look in to his eyes. Those green gems, he could stare in to them forever, there was something about them that made him feel things he never felt before. He regretted treating her the way he did before the war, they could have had months together had it not been for his attitude.

"Van…" Hitomi breathed as she felt his nose touch hers, her blush deepened as well as the color.

Just at that moment, a strange looking guymelof appeared in the middle of the city. Things started to get destroyed as the guymelof went on a frenzy to destroying whatever there was in it's path.

"Get to one of the shelters!" Van shouted at Hitomi who just watched as he ran to EscaFlowne.

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Folken landed in the ruins of Fanelia, his former home. He found as he walked around the ruins of the castle. Dilandau and his men had done a number on Fanelia, it would take years to rebuild completely. "Father, mother, can you forgive me?" He asked as he stood in what would have been the center of the castle.

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More soldiers appeared over a short period of time. Hitomi watched as EscaFlowne emerged from its shed and quickly made its way to defend the city. "Van…" She breathed as she watched her husband go in to battle once again. She noticed, that Van was always in danger, she sighed.

"Surrender the seer Hitomi Fanel!" A woman ordered. "And we'll stop our attack."

The voice sounded like Yukari, what was she doing in a guymelof?

"Surrender Hitomi," Van thought as he finished off an enemies guymelof. "I won't hand over Hitomi! I'll protect her!" He thought and continued to fight.

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"Surrender and they'll stop the attack." Hitomi thought. "Innocent civilians are hurt because of me." She thought. "Just because of my gift, I wonder how Zaibach found out about it, probably mother and father." She thought sighing. "If I surrender, will they keep their word?" She thought. "Zaibach's bound to attack Asturia sooner or later and then we'll be in a full out war." She just couldn't help but to stand there like an idiot. "I should surrender, innocent civilians will be hurt in this battle if I don't surrender, but then the enemy will make me work for them…" But even as she debated over what she should do. She watched as Van worked hard to fight the soldiers back. She then watched as he was knocked backwards. "VAN!" She shouted seeing him fall back and open EscaFlowne and tumbled out. Van, was he alright? Was he hurt? Her heart pounded. Of course he was hurt other wise he wouldn't have allowed himself to fall from his guymelof like that! She scolded herself as she ran over to be by his side. It was difficult getting there because she had to avoid whatever was on the ground and not to mention that there where people fleeing from the scene.

She was glad to find him standing once she got there. She ran to him and embraced him which made him look at her with surprise since she knew he wasn't expecting her to be there. "Thank the gods that you're alright!" She said happily.

"What are you still doing here?" He snapped. "I thought I told you to get to one of the shelters!" He said angrily.

"I'm not very good at taking orders, or did you forget that?" She asked which made him frown. "I know what I have to do." She said as she kissed him quickly on the cheek and before he could say or do anything, she ran to one of the enemies guymelofs. "I'm here!" She shouted. "I am the seer that you seek! I am Queen Hitomi Kanzaki Fanel!" She looked up at it even though her thoughts where on Van. When had she become this love struck over the young Fanelian King, she knew she loved him for a long time, but she never expected herself to act so foolish. It was for him and the citizens of Asturia as well. She told herself. She wouldn't let any of them get hurt because of her.

"Ah, Tomi, we meet again."

"Yukari, you promise me that you'll call off your troupes and leave Asturia?" Hitomi asked and Yukari's guymelof hand wrapped around her and lifted her up.

"Of course Tomi." Yukari said slyly. "You have my word of honor. Everyone, back up, we're heading out of here!"

"HITOMI!" Van shouted as he ran toward her.

For a moment, she almost hesitated. For a moment, she almost wanted him to rescue her. She stopped herself from allowing her hand to reach out to him and call his name. She would be taken by them, but she would not be used by them, even if it killed her, she would not tell them about the visions she saw.

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I decided to update early. I already have it written so I figured why not go ahead and post? Well thanks to those of you who reviewed and please review!