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div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" align="center"strongA New Endless Frontier/strong/div
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div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" Kai Nanbu sat in a pink chair as he sipped tea. He was in his room alone when he heard a knock on the door. Kai stood up and answered the door. He saw a white haired boy with light blue eyes. He was holding the hand of a five year old girl with red hair and white highlights, the same light blue eyes. "Oh hi Pisces! I didn't know you were coming." said Kai. He knelt down and patted the little girl's head. "Hey Tara, how are you?" Tara giggled and smiled. "I'm very good, Prince Kai," br /br /"Just call me Kai, kiddo,"br /br /"Okay Kai!"br /br / "Guess who we're being babysat by," said Pisces as he picked up his sister. Kai sighed and and crossed his arms. "Saxon?" he asked. Pisces nodded. Saxon was their guardian when their parents were away. Their original guardian was her father Sanger. However every few weeks of every month, he gets scarlet fever. That's what Kai and Pisces were told anyway. br /br /"Did they leave yet?"br /br /"Not yet. My parents are talking to your mom. Something about weird remotes..."br /br /"Weird remotes?"br /br /"Yeah. My dad found one while he was visiting my grandpa. Well... my dad's stepdad anyway,"br /br /"Weird..."br /br /"Yeah. Anyway let's go say goodbye to them,"br /br / Kai, Pisces, and Tara walked down into the throne room to see Kai's mother Empress Kaguya, and Pisces and Tara's parents. Pisces and Tara's father had white hair and blue eyes. He didn't have a shirt on, but he had a black and red coat. His pants were blue and his boots were black and red. Pisces and Tara's mother had red hair like Tara's and a similar eye color to their father's. She had an orange open leg dress and small brown boots with a brown cowgirl hat on her head. The three turned around to see the three kids. "There's my handsome young prince," Kaguya said before she kissed Kai all over his face. Kai wasn't annoyed, but would get embarrassed if Pisces laughed (which he did). However Pisces would get smacked on the back of the head by his baby sister. Their mother went to them and kissed both of their foreheads. "We'll be back as soon as we can," she said in the southern accent she had. Tears formed in her eyes when she said "I'm gonna miss my little angels!" Pisces was the one embarrassed now as Tara hugged their mom. Their father put a hand on her shoulder. "Gemini," he said "we gotta let 'em go. Even though Pisces and Kai are a little old to have someone watch them..." br /br / A girl in her twenties walked up the stairs of the castle, then walked into the throne room to see the group. "Mr. and Mrs. Browning. I believe you must go see what that remote is for now," she said in a German accent. She turned to Kaguya and added "Empress Kaguya, they are ready for you to begin the meeting," Kaguya nodded. Pisces and Tara's dad hugged the two. "Okay kids, see you later," he said. The parents and adoptive mother left the castle. br /br /~br /br / As they walked down the stairs, Gemini talked to her husband. "Haken, you know we can't leave Pisces and Tara with that... that dictator of a girl..." Haken sighed and held her. "Yeah... though I did suggest that we shouldn't have her around our kids... she can't be around her dad,"br /br /"Yeah... that scarlet fever can spread easier than a tumbleweed going through a ghost town..."br /br /"I still don't understand how he can catch it and have it every month... The old man used to be around no one but his and our kids..."br /br /"I know. Unless he and Saxon share drinks or he got it from a handshake..."br /br /"Maybe... who knows... But that's why she acts like that, so she can help her father..."br /br / Once they were down the steps, Kaguya parted ways by going straight forward. Haken smirked and held Gemini close to him. "Shall we get going, Mrs. Browning?" he asked as he brushed a strand of hair away from her face, a blush forming over her freckles. "Aww... I feel more redder than a... uh..." Gemini was lost in her words as she stared into her husband's eyes. Haken chuckled and carried her as if she was a princess. "Come on. Let's get a move on,"br /br /~br /br / "Hello Prince Kai. Pisces, and little Tara. I assume everything is well," said Saxon as she walked around the three, circling them. Tara and Kai nodded nervously as Pisces had his arms crossed. "So what boring schedule you got planned for us today, Sergeant 'Nate' Zonvolt?" he asked. Saxon turned to him and stood above him. "Hmph. Well today you're just having scheduled breakfasts and lunches."br /br /"Oh yeah?"br /br /"Indeed. Thought I'd give you three a little break from the routine,"br /br /"That's what you said the last five times, and that was all a trick to get us into exercising,"br /br / "Pisces I think Saxon's serious this time..." Tara said as she hid behind Kai. Pisces turned away from Saxon. "Your dad never gave us schedules..." he muttered as he walked out of the castle. Saxon froze hearing this. "Pisces wait!" Kai said as he ran after him. Tara walked up to the older girl and tugged on her skirt. "Miss Saxon..? When will breakfast come..?" she asked. Saxon looked down and patted her head. "Soon child... in about five minutes," Tara giggled and headed to the dining room. Saxon sighed and headed into the kitchen to make the young girl some breakfast. In the kitchen, she made eggs and bacon as Tara played with her plush horse, Larry Jr.. Saxon never talks about her father or his condition. As she made the child bacon, she started to stare at it. br /br /~Flashback: Saxon age five~br /br / Saxon was playing outside in front of Kaguya's castle, as she was watched by her father. His hair was grey and his skin was tan. He wore a red uniform and black boots. Saxon picked up her ball and looked at her father. He was then approached by younger versions of Pisces's father and Kai's adoptive mother. "So you raising her by yourself, Sanger?" asked Kaguya as she held her hands together. Saxon's father, named Sanger, shook his head. "No. Sophia is away, so she'll be back later this afternoon," he said as he scratched his hand. The other two adults then noticed a rash on the back of his neck. It wasn't until he started putting his hand on his head when things got serious. "You okay old man?" asked Haken. Sanger nodded, but when he touched the rash he winced. Kaguya's eyes widened. "Haken, get a doctor and call his wife... I think he might be sick with scarlet fever..." He nodded and ran off. Saxon put her ball down and ran towards her father, giggling. "Papa, papa!" she called out as she extended her arms for a hug. Kaguya quickly grabbed her and lifted her. This caused the child to scream and squirm, but the princess kept a firm hold of her. "No Saxon, your papa's sick! Don't go near him!" Kaguya tried explaining to her. However Saxon just kept calling out to her father. br /br /~br /br / "You were right Kaguya... doctor said Sanger did have scarlet fever. I don't know how he got it, unless someone from another world who had it before came and made contact with him..." Haken said as he tilted his hat over his eyes. Kaguya was comforting a crying Saxon as she listened. "Oh dear... how long is he going to have it..?" she asked. br /br /"Well. For now, he was cured with a special lotion for his rashes, herbs to help him swallow, and after he smelled the herbs, he has to take this headache medication..." Haken showed Kaguya the objects that were given to /br /"I see..."br /br /"He's better now, but it'll come back once a month... probably lasting a few weeks. Doctor said that whoever had the fever seemed to have made it even worse by turning it into a virus."br /br /"How awful!"br /br / Saxon looked up. Her eyes were red from crying. "Can I see Papa..?" she asked. The two thought about it and nodded. "Yeah kiddo," Haken told the child. Excitedly, the five year old got up and ran to her father's room. In it, laid Sanger, looked so much better than he did before. Along with him was a lovely woman with green hair and a beautiful, burgundy dress. This was most definitely Sophia, his wife. The man sat up and saw the child running towards him. He smiled and picked her up, gently hugging her as her mother brushed her hair with her /br /~Flashback ends~br /br / "Miss Zonvolt..? I think my bacon's done..." Tara said as she tugged on Saxon's skirt. She shook her head and looked at the bacon, which looked done. She moved the pan onto the counter. "Are you okay..?" Tara asked. The woman nodded. "I'm fine... go to the dining room, and wait for breakfast. Don't forget Larry Jr.," she said as she gave the small girl the plush horse. Tara giggled and ran out of the /br /~Elsewhere~br /br / Kai looked around the main street. "Pisces!" he called. "Where are you?!" After hours of searching, Kai sighed. "Guess I better check the altar..." he said to /br /~Fujisakura Altar~br /br / Pisces leaned against the arch. He had his hat over his eyes as he cried silent tears. Sometimes he'd feel lonely, even with Kai and Tara around. He heard someone go near him. He looked up to see a beautiful girl standing next to him. Her hair was long and brown with blue streaks, as her eyes were a shade of blue. She had some odd outfit combination. A white jacket with blue lining, a black vest with silver lining, a blue skirt, white pants, and black boots with blue soles. "Excuse me..." she asked in a soft voice "could you please move? I must get back to my world..." Pisces was so confused, he nodded and moved out of the way. "Thank you," she told him. The girl had a strange symbol on the back of her jacket.
She then held her palm out. A slave bracelet was on her wrist, a light blue gem on the palm side rather than the back side of her hand. The gem glowed as some sort of portal appeared in between the arch. She jumped through it and as soon as she did, the portal dissappeared along with her. As Pisces was still trying to absorb what happened, Kai came just in time. br /br / "Figured you would be here, Pisces," he said as he put his hands on his hips. Pisces nodded. "I saw this weird girl..." he told /br /"So? A lot of weird girls come and go in the Endless Frontier."br /br /"Yeah... but this one opened her own portal,"br /br /"A lot of people do that too..."br /br /"She had an odd symbol on the back of her jacket."br /br /"Okay, not all people have symbols... What did it look like?"br /br /"Like a tear drop in the center and a weird curve..."br /br /"Not very descriptive but... I think it's a symbol of royalty," br /br /"Royalty? Hey she'd be perfect for you, Kai."br /br /"Huh?!"br /br /"Just kidding... anyway what are you doing here?"br /br /"Just checking on you. To see if you're okay..." He /br / "Oh. Well I'm fine now. Wanna head back to your place? Saxon should be making something by now..." Pisces said, smiling. Kai was confused at first, but then he laughed. "Okay. Sure. Let's go back before Tara eats it all like last time." The two boys left the altar and headed back to the main /br /~br /br / Five blocks away from the stairway entrance, Kai and Pisces were stopped by two girls who looked alike. "Look Carnelian," said a girl. Her hair was blue, as was the rings around her body. Her skin was a shade of dark grey. "I see Benitoite..." said Carnelian. Carnelian looked similar to her sister, but instead of blue rings and hair, they were a shade of red. Both girls wore the same long, puff sleeve dress (Carnelian's red and Benitoite's blue) and their eyes were oddly covered by their bangs. Weirdly enough, one arm was behind their backs while the other arm was showing. "So boys," began Benitoite "my cousin Carnelian and I have something to give you both~" Kai and Pisces looked at each other suspiciously, then back at the girls. Despite them looking very similar to each other, they were cousins? That doesn't seem likely unless they're mothers were twin sisters. Carnelian and Benitoite both held out two remotes, both black, but one with a red button and one with a blue button. Of course the black and blue one was with Benitoite, and the black and red one with Carnelian. "They're free remotes. They can create anything you desire. Isn't that right, Benitoite?~" she asked her cousin. Kai and Pisces gladly took the remotes. "Thanks ladies!" Pisces told the cousins as they walked toward the stairway. Both the cousins smirk, showing teeth like sharks. They revealed the hands behind their backs were large /br /"They fell for our trap, Carnelian,"br /br /"Yes Benitoite...~ We have pleased our boss,"br /br /"Oh Carnelian, if only they were here. To see us avenge them," br /br /The two girls were /br /'Mother, Aunt Omicon...' thought /br /'Mother, Aunt Necron...' thought /br /The two cousins nodded and walked. Or at least, that's what people would think they were doing...br /br /~br /br / As Saxon was passing out plates, she saw the prince and Pisces. "Ah, so you two have joined us for breakfast?" she asked. Kai nodded. Pisces smiled. "Yep... I'm sorry, Saxon... for earlier." Saxon shrugged. "It is fine. What do you two have in your hands?" Kai and Pisces showed her the remotes. Tara stood up and walked towards them. "Ooh~ pretty... What do they do?" Kai looked at the remote. "Well, these things are supposed to give us anything we want." The two pressed the button, and as they did two portals opened up. All of a sudden they started to pull in the two boys. Saxon held Tara protectively and hid the child's face from seeing her brother being pulled into a portal. The portals closed, however Pisces's remote was left behind. "Saxon..." began Tara. "Where's my brother..?" Saxon picked up the remote and looked back at the worried girl. "Probably in another world..." she told her. The woman ran to a phone and began to call someone. "Mr. Browning, please come immediately. And get Empress Kaguya!" As Saxon talked on a communicator, Tara hugged her plush horse tight as tears fell from her eyes. br /br /
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