After a to long conversation with xxYuppy in the chat box, I decided how I will make this chapter. It are almost only flashbacks, so don't think it would be as long as the one before. But I am ALMOST sure that most people will love this flashback. Mwahah!! But, as I said in the 'NEXT' in the chapter before, I was forced to do that to. So it can be long. Okay, now I am confusing myself with this. Here's chapter 5!
Chapter 5: Flashes
A 10 year old girl ran through the halls.
Before she even noticed, she bumped into Senay.
"What's the rush, Eva?"
"I was bored, so I decided to.. well.."
"Run around a bit?" he asked amused.
"No, I was running to the library!!"
"You read every book there. Only not the books of the section where you may not come in. What is so nice there?" Senay asked now rather confused.
"I just like it there. Quiet, peaceful, full of information about Gazalië."
Senay laughed. "You're a weird child, Eva, really. I am sure you got your curiosity from your mother."
Eva first glared, but then smiled. "Tell me more about her when she was young!"
He laughed again. "Not now, Princess, not now."
"Why not?"
"Cause we have guests!"
Eva replaced herself. "Who?"
"You will see if you come with me."
"Probably some other boring kings and queens?"
Senay rubbed her over her head. "Just come little Star. You only have to see them twice."
"Our and their planet?"
"Correct."
They continued walking through the halls in silence, as Eva made more questions in her head.
"I'm going outside, laters.." she said after 10 minutes, leaving a smiling Senay.
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Senay made a bow.
"Its an honor to meet you, King Trao."
"Greetings, King Senay." The king of Nourasia bowed back.
"I see you brought someone?"
King Trao smiled. "Yes, this is my son, Prince Aikka."
Behind King Trao there was a just turned 12 year old boy. He was simply just watching at the whole place. He wore white robes, had blue eyes, and a tanned skin. From the hearing of his name, he looked at Senay, and bowed.
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Eva lied down in the grass, next to Iole. Iole turned to her.
"You know who came today?"
Eva looked at her. "Who?"
"I saw and heard that the King of Nourasia is here today!"
"So?"
"And he brought his son. Now, he's cute."
"You already think of boys? EW!"
"You don't?"
"I take life as I want it. I will find love when I find it. But at this age, I would love to keep myself busy with my education."
Iole sighed.
"Eva, please. You really have to make some fun sometimes. I am the only child you play with sometimes! You only read, fight and learn!"
Eva watched at the sky again.
"I have no choice, Iole."
"Of course you do. What is your deepest wish?"
Eva seemed to doubt at this. She knew what her deepest wish was, but she never told it to anyone, afraid for the consequences.
"I.."
Iole grinned, and pushed her to say it. "C'mon!"
"I wont say it. A wish is remain to be secret until it comes out."
"Wise words, my princess. But I am almost for sure what it is."
"Try to guess."
"Fine, here; You want to find your father back, be free somehow in a way to fly, or whatever, and.. you want Maya back. Away from this place, back to your home."
Eva froze. Was it so obvious? Maybe she knew Iole to long.
"Don't tell to anyone."
"What are friends for?"
Eva sighed. "I'm going to the gardens. Bye!"
"Bye."
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After his father and King Senay talked for a few hours, Aikka became bored, and his father and Senay seemed to notice. Senay only laughed, and Trao smiled.
"Why wont you inspect the area's here? Find some friends!"
Aikka was happy that he said it, everything better then staying here. He jumped up, and walked out of the door.
Soon he made his way to the gardens, and he sat down on a small hill.
There he saw something that caught his attention.
A girl with black hairs, which top of it became more in a crimson color. She was drawing or something like that, Aikka thought, as he watched at her.
Eva indeed was drawing, one of her big fantasy's again.
Her pencil slipped out of her fingers as she watched the result.
It was beautiful, but for her it wasn't good enough.
A white with pink star-racer, surrounded by a kind off pit. Workers who where fixing the Moonlight, as the star-racer of her mother was called.
In a second Eva knew what was missing, and quickly she grabbed her pencil, and started to draw a woman with pink hair, and crimson eyes, who was sitting in the pilot-seat.
Now, it was complete.
Wait, just.. there, the moon on the cheek.
She can remember her mother perfectly well, every little detail.
Maya, her mother.
Eva closed her drawing-book, and walked out of the gardens, heading to the palace.
Aikka stood up after 10 minutes of watching at the whole place, and walked out the gardens. Soon he reached the halls of the palace to. It was already 1 hour ago since he left his father and King Senay, so he decided to go back.
It took him a while, but thanks to a guard who was somewhere in the halls, he found his father and the king. They seemed to be in an important conversation.
Aikka didn't really cared about royal things, yet.
"Prince Aikka, you enjoyed the view?" King Senay asked suddenly to the bored Prince.
Aikka nodded. Now, his father turned to him.
"Didn't you found anyone to talk with?"
Aikka shook his head. Though the question was very childish, he did wanted to talk with the girl he saw.
Suddenly they heard footsteps, and soon 2 girls came in; Eva and Iole.
Senay waved at Eva to come, and Iole walked through.
"This is my student, and the princess of Gazalië. Eva, this is king Trao of Nourasia and his son, Prince Aikka."
Aikka immediately recognized the girl, however her look was suspicious now.
Eva gave a glare to him when she saw Aikka was watching at her, and Aikka turned his head in shame.
Senay gave Eva a little push, and Eva now glared at him, and sighed deeply.
She gave on of her most beautiful smiles, and bowed gracefully, just as Prince Aikka.
When the Prince didn't looked, Eva quick inspected him. As Princess she had learn to know every royalty on every detail, case she would see him or her again.
"Eva, why wont you show the place here to the Prince?"
"But my less-.." Eva replied back quick.
Senay interrupted her. "They can wait till tomorrow."
Eva looked suspicious at Aikka again, but then walked away and waved at him to come with her, to relief from Aikka, that he doesn't has to be with his father and Senay again.
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After Eva showed almost the whole palace (except the places she liked to keep secret), they headed to the gardens once again. When they walked through the last hall, a maid named Julie came to her. She showed Eva a few pictures, where she had to choose from.
"Silver or Gold?" she asked.
"Silver..?" Eva replied doubting.
"Pearls or Diamantes."
"Uhm.. Pearls?"
"Good.. Roses or Orchids?"
"Uhm.. you choose?" she replied confused.
"BOTH!" the maid said happily, and she was gone again.
Aikka looked confused, and just before he wanted to ask something, Eva already had spoken.
"It's my birthday in 2 weeks, and they make a pretty big deal about it."
Aikka nodded.
"I understand your thoughts."
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Senay nodded.
"This is indeed a good way to connect our planet's, but forgive me if I talk with Eva first. She really likes her freedom, as I told, and I am afraid of her fate. I think she might go back to Earth when she can, to find her dad, to be reunited again. Though I thought that was not a good plan. Cause her hate for him grows, and a guy who leaves his daughter when she was 5, wont reunite so quickly. She is just so foolish.."
Trao nodded.
"The 2 are very the same. Prince Aikka loves his freedom to, however he will do allot for his planet."
"I don't want that they are forced into marriage, they both must agree."
At this words, Trao nodded. He thought the same, he didn't wanted the same fate for his son as he had.
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In the short week the king and the prince where on Gazalië, Eva became good friends with the prince. It surprised her and Senay, cause Eva didn't did so much with friendships. After Iole she had no friends. But she simply loved the friendship she had with Aikka. So, she was glad to hear they would go to his planet to. She heard allot of nice story's, which Aikka told, and she thought it must be a beautiful place.
Aikka looked down from a hill, to some solders.
"Mimieren. They really think they are most important. They tried to claim the palace, but it never worked. We don't really make a deal of it, as long as they wont claim us, they are welcome. By myself I think they go to far." Eva said when she saw he was looking at the Mimieren.
Aikka nodded, as he thought of the Croggs, who had claimed his planet years ago.
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After Eva said goodbye, she walked to the gardens to meditate again.
Senay stood next to her.
"So, what do you think of the young prince?"
Eva knew exactly where this was going to.
"He's cool." Eva said softly and slowly.
Senay smiled. It was a start.
-2 years later. Eva just turned 12, and Aikka was 14.-
After an attack of the Mimieren, Eva turned almost heartless off the much murders and deaths she had seen. Good, for a knight, not so good, for a princess. She only cared for her master Senay, and her friend on the different planet. First Iole to, but the head-case why Eva caught so cold, is because she had seen for her eyes, how the 1 year older friend saved her, what includes a sword in her chest.
Senay was worried for her fate, he knew she got more powerful by every day.
Aikka came outside to welcome their guests.
Eva gave him the same smile she did when she bowed 2 years ago, and it made Aikka's heart melt. He had to hold himself from kissing her right now, right here.
He didn't told anyone about his feelings, but he loved her to death.
"Lady Eva, nice to see you again!" he said happily as a 12 year old girl came out the space ship with allot of effort. She is just as normal as he met her.
Though Eva tried to hide it, Prince Aikka could see how much she changed in the 2 years they didn't saw each other, and he could tell from her eyes that she had saw allot.
Eva surprised him by a hug.
"I need to talk with you, as soon as possible." She whispered in his ear.
Eva did blushed when she first saw him, he turned soooo handsome.
(NO MORE INFORMATION! By the way, Eva near Aikka saw his part. It was just information for all you guys. Aikka does remember this all, but he doesn't know Molly is Eva, cause she had changed so much! LOLXD)
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Molly woke up, and still she was confused of Don's reaction yesterday. When she looked at him, and straight in his eyes, he simply stared and walked back into his office.
Quickly she got dressed and walked downstairs.
Stan looked at her.
"Wanna have some food?" he said as he lowered the cup of coffee.
"No thanks, not hungry." Molly replied.
Wow, the Arrow was so cool! Molly thought happily as she saw the Whizzing Arrow 2.
"Whatever. But don't get to thin!" he said with a wink.
Molly gave him a smile.
Soon, Jordan came to her.
"Hey Molly, I won some coins for a play-hall, wanna go?"
Molly looked suspicious at the coins.
"I don't know Jordan.."
"Sure you do, COME!" and he dragged Molly with him, against Molly's will.
-LALALALAAAAA!-
Molly and Jordan looked at the ground.
"But sir.." Jordan started, but Molly interrupted.
"I apologize sir, it wont happen again."
Don Wei gave small glare, but before he could say something back, she already climbed in the Arrow.
Jordan popped up in a screen.
"It was my stupid fault. Thanks for taking the hit Molly, I owe you one."
"Hey, forget it. What are partners for?" Molly said as she popped him away.
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"Today we continue the fourth round of the pre-selections with the Earth-Team!"
The Arrow came in the arena, and people stood quiet as they watched at the broken reactor of the Arrow.
Don sighed. "That ship looks awful!"
Stan smiled. "Sir, beauty is more then just paint. She's flies."
Don growled.
"Against the Earth-Team, from the planet Weta, Para-Dice!"
A cat like ship came in, with a face on it.
Para-Dice popped up in a screen with Molly.
"Miauw.. Take's allot of courage to drive a wrack like that, but don't aspect me to go easy on you, big girl."
"My name is Molly, and this is no longer one of your games Para-Dice, this is for real." Molly replied back angry.
"You will never learn. I will never let you get the Ultimate Price." And her screen disappeared.
Molly widened her eyes. Ultimate Prize?
-no more race-info.. lalala! I am in a sing-moooooooood!-
The time Molly had raced with Para-Dice made sure Molly immediately hated the 12-year old girl-cat. The Arrow was badly damaged, and Molly kept herself and the Arrow hidden.
"Don't even try, Molly. I want the Ultimate Prize! I want it, want it, want it, want it!"
Molly was confused. What exactly was the Ultimate Prize?
"Don't you have a secret wish or dream, Princess? Any wish or dream that the Avatar can make true?" she said scornful.
This caught Molly's attention. How did she knew about the Princess? She only discovered that she is the royal of a planet named Gazalië, but that's everything. Princess.. Princess.. in a painful flash she saw some beautiful land shapes, a palace, Senay, a maid who was holding a dress with a big smile..
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Koji rubbed his head. "Princess?"
Don and Stan seemed to be just as confused, but they discovered Molly couldn't hear them, and it made Don mad that he couldn't give orders.
Molly refused the screen of Jordan, and soon Para-Dice had found them.
-You saw the rest! SHALALALA!-
"YEAH! They did it!" Koji and Stan yelled happily as they made a slap to each other.
"They're just great!" Stan continued.
"Now we have to do the repairs all over again.." Koji said sadly after that.
Stan placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"That's what we do, where mechanics."
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Jordan smiled at Molly in the screen.
"We did it partner!" he said as he put a thumb up.
Molly smiled. "I guess so."
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Don Wei sighed.
"Mr. president. I need to know about the Ultimate Prize. You have send us here, to fight for the Earth, well, we're fighting. But I can not continue to risk my crew, unless you answer my question."
The eyes of the president were closed.
"You'll find some truth that better be unknown." He responded after a while.
He opened his eyes.
"But since you insist. Secure the channel immediately."
Don Wei did what he asked.
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Molly heard the door of Don Wei opening. She turned to him.
"Is it true about the Ultimate Prize? Does it really gives you any wish or dream?"
Don glared.
"I guess you just have to win the great race of Oban to know." And the turned backwards to his office.
Molly growled.
"What's this all about?" Jordan asked her.
You shouldn't underestimate your own daughter. You're in for a big surprise. She thought.
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That night it was a bit cold.
"The 6 remaining pilots, please, step forward." A judge said.
"Here's our big moments. Shake a leg Molly." Jordan said to his partner.
Jordan wanted to walk with Molly, but somebody stopped him.
"Pilots only. Please return to your seat."
Jordan looked at Molly.
"Guess I'll be watching with Don Wei. How thrilling. Go on, its okay." He said to her.
Molly nodded, and walked through.
Jordan sighed. "Why the pilots have all the fun?" he said to himself.
Molly stood on the round with the Earth-sign on it. The rounds became light, and shove themselves in the air, which cased that Molly almost fell.
Then a hard wind, that cased Molly almost to fell again.
The Avatar showed up.
"The Avatar.." Molly whispered to herself.
Don Wei sighed. "Well, where certainly not in Kansas anymore."
"Congratulations, proud pilots!" the Avatar's voice was heard in the whole area.
"Toros, colonel of the Crogg-Imperium." There was Toros.
"Rush, from planet Byrus." Rush.
"From planet Adeloo, Super-Racer." Super-Racer.
"Nice outfit.." Molly softly whispered to herself.
"Aikka, Prince of Nourasia."
"Prince Aikka.." Molly just said it a bit to loud, that cased the Prince to watch at her, and smiled. Molly smiled to. Aikka thought deeply. Where did he knew that beautiful smile from?
"Princess Molly of Gazalië, reporting for Earth."
At this Molly did fell, but not on the ground down. Aikka watched at her confused, and he knew it in one second. She was from Gazalië, the same planet where his friend Eva was from. Maybe they where family..
Don, Stan, Koji and Jordan all four shocked. Princess? This they didn't expected.
Molly felt shocked and anger. How did everyone knew that!? She discovered it on her time here! It was just horrible! But then again, it IS the Avatar..
"And Spirit, ambassador of the Fihls."
Molly, who already was on her feet again, came dizzy when she saw him. She knew him.
Her mother's crash.. he..
Don Wei stood up, also dizzy.
Molly closed her eyes tightly, and breathed in and out for a long time.
Spirit looked at her, and Molly looked back.
Spirit was confused, why did he got such a deathly and scared look of the 15-year old girl?
That.. That face. Molly thought.
Don Wei sat down again. No, it can not be him..
The Avatar continued.
"Now, you all race in turns, against each other. Each victory, will earn the winner one point. At the end of 6 races, the 3 pilots with the highest score, she'll be worthy to go to the great finals, of the planet Oban.
Molly looked back to Don Wei. I think I can do it dad. But I need you to believe in me down there..
"Good. Very good.." a guy on the back of the arena said, as he watched at Molly. An evil look came in his face. "Be scared, Princess. There our hundreds of us here.. hundreds.." the Mimier walked back to his place.
-You all have seen the race, against Toros, I suppose-
Molly walked out of the hangar. How dare Don Wei to say that she was to young for this? I've been through more he and his father AND his grandfather ever did!
She heard something behind her. She had enough of the creeps, and just walked through, not noticing someone was chasing her.
Soon it started to rain, and Molly ran to the first the best pit she could find to hide from the rain.
She heard some loud noise. When she turned around she saw it was G'dar.
"Ssst.. I won't hurt you sweet, sst…" she shushed him, and G'dar turned quiet. He liked the company of this girl, and he felt his master liked her to. The feelings in this girl her heart where confusing, but a burning love for his master was also in it.
He licked her cheek, and Molly smiled.
Darn, chance missed.. a guy with black hairs and black eyes turned backwards, and G'dar seemed to notice, making a loud sound.
Molly jumped backwards.
"What's the matter..?" she asked slowly.
"Who are you and what are you doing with my beetle?"
Molly heard a melodic voice saying as she saw the Prince coming down of the stairs.
"O.. Molly?" he said confused. His attention continued to G'dar, as he shushed him.
"Sst, she is no harm G'dar."
G'dar got a little bit angry. IDIOT, that was not why I was calling you. Why are you so slow? The beetle thought as he turned to his meal again.
Molly smiled sadly, and the prince looked at her.
"What are you doing here? This is not a good time."
"I thought.. well.. I wanted to talk.. maybe we can.. about.. the race, since we've both lost?" Molly said doubtful.
Prince Aikka wanted to smile and say that it was not a good time, maybe tomorrow, but his fencing mast came with him.
Molly didn't really got much of the conversation, cause she felt a horrible headache again, but she did heard the word 'spy' and she did saw his sword was pointing to her.
Shocked, Molly did a step backwards.
Aikka lied a hand on his fencing-master's arm. "Let me deal with this."
Molly first just looked at him.
"JUST LET ME GO YOU FREAKS!" Eva said as a few guys grabbed her arm.
"Let her go. Let me deal with this." She heard a voice saying.
Then she ran away quickly.
The black-haired Mimier saw it, and caught his chance.
Aikka wanted to say something to Canaan, but then he saw the man who was chasing Molly.
"Excuse me.." he said softly to Canaan, and followed the man.
Unfortunately, the man with the black hairs had also discovered someone was following him, and soon he was gone.
Aikka couldn't find him anywhere.
Then he saw the girl, staring at herself in the mud.
She punched her fist in the little mud-pool.
"WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS?!"
"Molly?"
Molly turned around.
"Why did you saved me from Joseph first to deal with me later?" she said on a rather disgusted tone.
"Deal with you? Oh, you mean this? This is for practice!" he said as he threw his knife aside.
"I would never do any harm to you, Princess."
Molly looked to her reflection. That sounded so sweet.. like they go back a long time ago..
Where the hell did she knew him from?
Prince Aikka watched at Molly, who was sitting on a position he knew.
The position Eva did when she slammed into the mud-pool.
Then he knew. Eva and Molly where very much the same..