The Birth of the Legendary Magic Knights
(Magic Knight Rayearth - Unyielding Wish [Sandy Fox English Version] by Maxfield Stanton on YouTube)
(Third-Person POV)
*The year is 1994. On this particular day, a middle school class is on a field trip to Tokyo Tower*
Female Student #1: I can't believe they chose Tokyo Tower for our Social Studies field trip. Our school is just so weird.
Female Student #2: We're not exactly in grade school anymore.
Female Student #1: Don't you think so too, Hikaru?
*She turned to a girl with long light red hair in a braid with a red ribbon, fair skin, fiery red eyes, & wearing a red long sleeve blouse over a white shirt, a white collar with a white bow on the chest, a black skirt with a line of red at the bottom over a white petticoat, red socks, & black shoes, looking through a pair of binoculars*
Hikaru:*giggle* We're so high up! Don't you think it's totally cool? It's so exciting that they would bring us to a place like this for our field trip, huh?
Female Student #1: She's excited. *suddenly, Hikaru screamed* What's wrong, Hikaru!?
Hikaru: The binoculars ran out. *her friends fell to the floor* Okay now. *she started searching her pockets* Money. Money.
*A girl with chin-length blonde hair with bangs on either side, fair skin, green eyes, & wearing a red headband, round glasses, a green jacket over a white shirt, a red bow, a green skirt, white socks, & brown shoes came up to her, holding a few coins*
Fuu: If you please, allow me. I have very much enjoyed watching you. Have such a good time on your field trip today. Don't think anything of it.
*She handed Hikaru the money & walked away*
Female Student #1: That's the uniform of a famous private school.
Female Student #2: The one that has so many geniuses?
Hikaru: I'm gonna go thank her!
*She started to go towards the girl, but was blocked by a group of girls from another school walking by*
Female Student #2: She's so small, she got stuck.
Female Student #1: Hey look, isn't that the real snobby all girls junior high? Only daughters of politicians and big wigs can attend.
Female Student #2: You're right. Seems like the famous schools are ate Tokyo Tower today.
*They looked at a girl with long silver blue hair that has square bangs hanging over her forehead, fair skin, blue eyes, & wearing a blue headband, blue jacket over a white blouse, an orange necktie, a light blue skirt over a a white petticoat, black tights, & blue boots*
Female Student #1: Look at how pretty that girl is. She looks like a model.
*Just then, a group of older looking students came from behind the junior high girls*
Female Student #3: Hey, look! Those are students from Ashford Academy.
Female Student #1: You mean, that famous international private high school?
Female Student #2: The one with students from all over the world?
Female Student #4: I heard it's nearly impossible to get in.
*At the head of the group was a boy with black hair, fair skin, brown eyes, & wearing a black jacket (or gakuran) with gold trims & linings with the Ashford Academy logo on neck over a white long sleeved shirt, black trousers, & black shoes (look up "Rai Torajirou" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt"). He was talking to a boy with light black hair, fair skin, violet eyes, & wearing the same uniform, a boy with light brown hair, fair skin, forest green eyes, & wearing the same uniform, a girl with red hair, fair skin, blue eyes, & wearing a light yellow jacket with gold trims and black cuffs over a white long sleeved shirt, a dark green tie with Ashord logo, a short black skirt, black/navy blue or white knee socks, & black shoes, a girl with long orange hair, fair skin, yellowish green eyes, & wearing the same uniform, a girl with shoulder-length blonde hair, fair skin, dark blue eyes, & wearing the same uniform, a boy with dark blue hair, fair skin, grey eyes, & wearing the boy's uniform, a girl with dark green hair in braids, fair skin, indigo eyes, & wearing glasses & the girl's uniform, a boy with blonde hair, fair skin, blue eyes, & wearing the boy's uniform, & a girl with long amber hair, fair skin, blue eyes & wearing the girl's uniform The girls all blushed at sight of them*
Female Student #1: They're all so cool . . .
*The three other girls nodded. Suddenly, Hikaru bumped into the boy with black hair, trying get past them*
(Rai's POV)
*As I was talking to my friends (Lelouch, Suzaku, Kallen, Shirley, Milly, Rivalz, Nina, Gino, & Monica), I felt something bump into me. I looked down & saw a junior high school girl with long light red hair in a braid, sitting on the floor. I bent down to her*
Rai: Are you okay?
*She looked up at me & blushed*
Hikaru: Yes . . .
*I helped her stand up*
Milly: And our school's Prince Charming is at it again.
Rivalz: One look and the poor girl is head-over-heels.
Gino: Cut the guy some slack, he can't help it if he's irresistible.
*My other friends chuckled & giggled*
Rai: Ha, ha. You're all a riot.
*Just then, my eyes met the eyes of two other girls. One with chin-length blonde hair & green eyes & another with long silver blue hair & blue eyes. Suddenly, a very bright yellow light flashed. We all covered our eyes & I could hear people screaming*
?:*off-screen* Please help us. Please save Cephiro.
*I looked at the light & saw a young girl with very long blonde hair, pale skin, blue eyes & wearing a tiara with a green orb & a long white dress*
Princess Emeraude: Oh, Legendary Magic Knights!
*Suddenly, the floor underneath my feet disappeared & then me & the three girls were falling. Without hesitation, I gathered the girls in my arms & prepared for impact. But I instead of hitting hard group, we all bounced on something soft*
Rai: Are you girls okay?
Hikaru: Yeah. I'm okay.
Fuu: I'm fine, thank you.
Umi: Yes. I'm fine.
Hikaru: What . . . What is this?
*It was a giant flying fish*
Fuu: It appears to be a giant flying fish.
Hikaru: Somebody tell me what's going.
Rai: That's what I'd like to know.
*I looked down & I saw a beautiful land. It was like something from one of my little sister's fairy tale books*
Umi: Where in the world are we!? *I could hear her voice echoing. the flying fish took us to a ledge & dropped us off* What kind of a place this is? What on earth just happened to us?
Fuu: Well, it's certain we're no longer in Tokyo.
Umi: You can tell that just by looking around.
Hikaru: It's definitely not Tokyo. When we were in that big flying fish, I saw a mountain floating in the sky. And a volcano far away.
Umi: But I have to practice for an important fencing match next week! What am I going to do about that!?
Hikaru: Okay, it's introduction time!
*The girl with blue hair glared at the girl with red hair*
Umi: Introduction time? Do you really think this is such a good time for that!?
Fuu: I think so. I think that is a wonderful idea.
Umi: Which part!?
Fuu: It seems that the four of us were the only ones to arrive here from Tokyo Tower. We need to stick together and help each other find our way in this uncertain territory.
Rai: She does have a point.
Hikaru: That's why we should introduce ourselves first.
Umi: Oh, alright.
*The girl with red hair pointed at me*
Hikaru: Since you're the oldest one here, you go first.
Rai: Um . . . Okay. My name is Rai Torajirou. High school. 10th grade.
Umi: My name is Umi Ryuuzaki. Junior high. 8th grade
Fuu: I am Fuu Hououji. Also in Junior high. 8th grade.
Hikaru: Hikaru Shidou. 14 years old. 8th grade.
*Both Umi & Fuu looked shocked. I was little surprised myself by what I had just heard*
Umi: You mean that you're the same age as me? I thought you were still in grade school.
Fuu: I'm so sorry. I thought so too.
Rai: Same here. No offense, but you don't look any older than my sister. And she's in 5th grade.
*Suddenly, the flying fish appeared again. Umi screamed & hid behind a tree*
Umi: Hurry! Run!
*Hikaru started cuddling the fish*
Hikaru: Oh, it's alright. This guy's really tame. Just look at him.
Umi: That's nice, but what's does that do for our current situation? *she suddenly looked like she got an idea & ran up to the fish* Hey, can you take us back to Tokyo? I know you must be able to cause you're the one who brought us here, right?
?:*off-screen* Creature, return!
*Suddenly, the fish seemed to be getting pulled towards something. We all turned around & saw a young boy with light purple hair, faur skin, light blue eyes, wearing a headpiece studded with aquamarine gems & a large blue horn at the center, gold earrings, long, elaborate white robes, & holding a staff. The fish got sucked into the staff*
Clef: There's no way for you to go back.
*I got in front of the girls to protect them*
Rai: And who are you?
Clef: There's no need to be so on guard, young man. I can assure you, you can trust me.
Rai:*in his mind* He's calling me young? He looks like he's in 6th grade.
Clef: I am Master Mage Clef. I have come here to act your guide. You will not be able to return to your world . . . Until you save this world. Cephiro.
*Hikaru looked amazed, but me, Umi, & Fuu all looked sceptical*
(Third-Person POV)
*In an unknown location, a man with long black hair, fair skin, azure eyes, & wearing a grey headpiece, grey pauldrons & a black cape. Behind him was a male elf with short white hair, pale skin with purple gem in the middle of his forehead, gold eyes, & wearing a single grey & gold pauldron embedded with a large violet gem, an ash grey cloak, a white shirt, white pants, & white shoes. Both of them stood in front of a waterfall*
Inouva: The Legendary Magic Knights have been summoned!
?:*off-screen* What? The Magic Knights were -
?:*off-screen* Legendary Magic Knights were summoned? What does this mean?
?:*off-screen* It can't be.
?:*off-screen* Just what you'd expect from Princess Emeraude. To poses that much power even while imprisoned.
?:*off-screen* Are there four of them just like in the legends?
?:*off-screen* Are they going to revive the Rune God?
Inouva: Quiet down. Lord Zagato is about to speak.
Zagato: The four summoned from another world are still children. There's no chance that the Rune God will be revived. However, they are currently with Master Mage Clef.
?:*off-screen* They're with that obnoxious guy?
?:*off-screen* Now that's a tad problematic.
Zagato: Alcyone.
Alcyone:*off-screen* Yes?
*One part of the waterfall opened, revealing a beautiful woman with long black hair, fair skin, red eyes, & wearing a purple gem in the middle of her forehead, big red pauldrons, a white cape, a red leotard, & red boots*
Zagato: It's always best for weeds to be pulled out early.
Alcyone: As you wish, My Lord.
(Rai's POV)
*Me, Hikaru, Umi, & Fuu all stood in front of Clef*
Clef: This is Cephiro. You were summoned here by Princess Emeraude to become the Magic Knights and save this world.
*Suddenly, Umi started pulling in Clef's cape*
Umi: Who do you think you are anyway? You look even younger than us.
Clef: Get off of me! Let me go!
*He hit her on the head with his staff. Suddenly, a claw came out of the ground behind Umi & Clef*
Hikaru: Umi, behind you!
*Umi turned around & screamed. She ran towards us & got behind me. A giant monster with glowing red eyes, fangs, & giant claws came out of the ground behind Clef*
Clef: Lightning Ball! Come forth!
*The monster was hit with a powerful lightning strike & was destroyed*
Hikaru: Amazing.
Rai: Whoa . . .
Clef: Cephiro was actually nothing like this when Princess Emeraude ruled over us. Human beings, spirits, and creatures of all kinds shared this world happily. However, after the High Priest Zagato imprisoned Princess Emeraude, Cephiro lost it's innocence. Cephiro became a world full of war and destruction. A place where monsters freely roam. And now, only the Magic Knights can save Cephiro. You four are the Magic Knights.
*Hikaru was starting to look pumped up*
Hikaru: The Magic Knights.
Umi: If that story of yours is true, you've got pretty big problem. But don't see how it concerns us. The problems of this land should be solved by the people of this land.
Rai: I agree with Umi. This really isn't any of our business.
Clef: The people of Cephiro can't solve this problem. If we could, we wouldn't need to ask your help. Several magicians and swordsmen have fought Zagato to save the Princess. But each had failed.
Hikaru: I'll do my best to become a Magic Knight and save Cephiro!
Rai: Whoa Hikaru. Slow down a little.
Umi: Yeah, you can't take such a important decision a lightly.
Hikaru: I cannot ignore when people right in front of my need help.
Rai: That's very admirably, Hikaru. But still . . .
*Umi turned to Fuu, who had been quiet this whole time*
Umi: Come on, a little help over here. Tell her not to do such stupid things.
Clef: There is only one path for you to choose. Unless you become the Magic Knights and save Cephiro, the four of you can never again return to your world.
Umi: Quit joking around. I have a very important fencing match next week and I can't miss it.
Rai: I have to pick my little sister up from school. She'll be waiting for me.
Clef: Princess Emeraude is the one and only Pillar of our world. Princess Emeraude sustained peace and order here in Cephiro with her prayers. In Cephiro, the power of one's will is the greatest of all. The heart which believes becomes the greatest power in Cephiro.
Hikaru: The heart which believes . . .
Clef: It was the Princess's prayer that brought you here. Until her wish is fully granted, you will not be able to return to your world. It is her wish that you save the world of Cephiro. And order for you to do that, you must first become the Legendary Magic Knights and revive the Rune God.
Rai: Rune God?
Clef: Are you four able to magic?
*Hikaru & I shook our heads "No"*
Umi: If we could, we would have been back in Tokyo by now!
Clef:*sigh* You can't even use magic. I guess I also better do some about that equipment of yours. *he lifted his staff* Bestow Magic!
*He lifted up his staff & it started to glow. We were hit by a blue light. The next thing I knew, Hikaru was surrounded by fire, Umi by water, Fuu by wind & I could feel electricity surging through me. When I opened my eyes, I was wearing white & gold armor lined with amethysts (look up "Rai - Armor" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt"). Hikaru was wearing white & gold armor lined with rubies, Umi was wearing white & gold armor lined with sapphires, & Fuu was wearing white & gold armor lined with emeralds*
Hikaru: Whoa . . .
Umi: Whoa, what is this?
Fuu: Oh my.
Rai: I feel . . . Different.
Clef: I attempted to choose magic for each of you, but it seems that the magic has chosen you instead.
Hikaru: So we can use magic?
Clef: If you cast spell, you must do exactly as I say.
*Clef made a gesture with his hand*
Umi: What is this, some kind of play?
*He glared at her, & she went quiet. Hikaru kneeled in front of him & he put his fingers to her forehead*
Clef: Close your eyes. Do you feel it? Do you feel the power that you have inside of you? A power different from anything you have ever felt?
Hikaru: I feel it. *the ruby on her chest started to glow* Something burin deep inside my hear. It's impossible to describe this feeling in words.
Clef: That's right. That's the magic living within you.
*Suddenly, the sky went dark & the birds flew away, looking scared*
Umi: What's that?
Clef: One of Zagato's minions as already arrived!
Rai: What!?
*The girls started to look a little nervous. Just then, hole in the clouds opened, the wind picked up, & lightning flashed*
Clef: Creature! I summon thee! *a Griffin came out of his staff. multiple pillars of light began coming towards us* Get on, quickly!
*We all climbed aboard the Griffin*
Hikaru: But Clef, what are you gonna do!?
Clef: I'll hold them off!
Hikaru: No way!
Clef: Enough! Go on!
*The Griffin took to the air. Him tried to jumped off, but me, Umi, & Fuu stopped her*
Hikaru: I'll stay and fight them with you!
Clef: If you really want to help me, then become the Magic Knights as soon as you can and save Cephiro!
Hikaru: Clef!
Clef: Head to the west! You'll find Presea in the Forest of Silence! You'll get weapons from her! And Makona!
*We flew to the west. Hikaru was still worried about Clef & kept looking back in the direction we came from*
Hikaru: Clef . . .
Fuu: I'm sure he'll be alright. He's a extremely powerful.
*Umi looked behind us & gasped*
Umi: Of that's true, then what's that!?
*Horse, galloping through the air, came towards us. A woman with long black hair was riding it. She raised her staff*
Alcyone: Ice Spear Attack!
*Multiple shards of ice came towards us*
Rai: Get down!
*The Griffin dodged the ice*
Umi: What was that about holding them off!? He's all talk and no action!
Hikaru: Let's go back and find Clef! We still might be able to save him if we hurry!
Rai: I don't think we have time! I doubt that woman will let us go that easy!
Hikaru: But how can we just abandon him at a time like this!
Fuu: If we really want to help Mr. Clef, it's essential that we do not go back! Don't you remember what Mr. Clef said to us!? Didn't he say that it was up to us to save Cephiro!? And as quickly as possible!? I am 100% certain that Mr. Clef would want us to keep going, no matter what!
Rai: That's right! He did! There's no turning back now!
*Umi & I each put a hand on Hikaru's shoulders & smiled. She smiled back. The Griffin dodged more ice*
Alcyone: Just what I would expect from Master Mage, but this is the end! *a rain of ice spears blocked our path & the lady on the horse got in front of us* Pleased to meet you. Four little eggs that would have hatched into Magic Knights. I know we just met, so I do apologize, but you must die.
Fuu:*whispering* She said "Magic Knights".
Umi:*whispering* We can't just die like this.
Hikaru:*whispering* If we . . . If we die . . .
Rai:*whispering* This can't be the end . . . *in his mind* Kiki . . .
Alcyone: I bid you farewell.
*Her staff glowed. Just then, Hikaru stood up*
Rai: Hikaru, get down!
*Hikaru ignored me. Then the jewel on her glove started to glow. Then fire came out of it*
Alcyone: Well, looks like you've learned a little trick. How cute.
Hikaru: Flame Arrow!
*She launched an arrow made of fire at the woman & then she & her horse disappeared. Hikaru fell to her knees, exhausted. Luckily, I caught her*
Umi: Are you okay?
Fuu: That must be the magic Mr. Clef was talking about.
Hikaru: Uh-huh.
Umi: Hey, whaddya say we ask this weird bird to take us back to Tokyo?
*The Griffin shook it's head "No"*
Fuu: We cannot. I'm against that too.
Umi: How can you say that after all this!? Don't tell me you actually trusted that irritating little guy!?
Fuu: While I don't believe everything I've heard, I do feel what he's said about the Magic Knights seems credible. And our pursuer happened to mention it as well.
Umi: You saying you believe that old witch?
Fuu: Anyway, what's wrong with following Mr. Clef's directions just this once. It's a lot more dangerous to wander around aimlessly without a plan.
Umi: So what happens if Clef was a big liar?
Hikaru: There's no way that could be true!
Fuu: Lies will be revealed. And even if it is a lie, it's better to follow something than nothing, don't you think?
Rai: I agree with Fuu.
Umi: Not you too!
Rai: I don't really think Clef would have a reason to lie to us. If he was lying, he wouldn't have sounded so desperate.
Fuu: Or do you have a better idea, Umi?
Umi: Even if we wanted to do what Clef ask of us, we have no idea which way to go.
Hikaru: I bet this big old bird knows the way.
*The Griffin nodded*
Fuu: I'm also going to accept Mr. Clef's guidance.
Rai: Me too.
Fuu: So what are you going to do, Umi?
Hikaru: You thinking that you'd rather try to make it on your own, Umi?
*Umi gulped*
Umi: Well what can I say? I guess I'll have to go with you. I'd be worried about you if I left you alone.
*Hikaru & Fuu giggled & I smiled. We all stood on the Griffin's back as it flew through the sky*
