The first review stated that the story was great up until 'Read Volume 23, retards.' I apolgise if that offends you, but I can't help that I flame sometimes in my writing. But thanks anyway, Jack Bauer Reborn!

Here's the Summary: Just after Keiichi and Belldandy save the NIT Motor Club yet again, an old nusiance returns: Tenshikui! Only this time, Hild and Mara have upgraded it to the point that Yggdrasil has reported five goddess disappearences! They've done it before, but can Keiichi and the goddesses defeat Angel X?

Disclaimer: I don't own squat. So there. Not even the previous title (Color of Happiness, which is the translation for the opening theme to season two.) Or the title of the story itself (The Thing I Could Do Then, the PS2 opening theme for Tales of Symphonia. You can only get that in Japanese, but download the song. It's pretty good.)

Chapter 2: Heaven

Skuld's shriek rang out, "L-Lind? You're here again?!"

"Where's Keiichi?" the new arrival asked.

"I'm coming, Lind," he grumbled, shuffling his feet on the floor over to 'Everyone's Tea Room,' as indicated on the brightly colored sign, a complete contrast to the rest of the temple. As he sat down next to Peorth, only then did Lind begin.

"I'm sure you all remember the last time I was here," Lind muttered, not expecting any replies, only nods. That's what she got.

"After I returned to Heaven, only then did the Valkyrie Researchers diagnose my 'problem.' " She grimly chuckled, but no one joined in.

"...but anyway, for the past week or so," she continued, "five goddesses disappeared mysteriously. You'd think they would've sent theit angels to search for help, but no one did. Now, the following could merely just be coincidence, but all people found of these five are feathers. It sounds just like..."

"...Tenshikui. The Eater of Angels," Keiichi grimly finished.

"Yes."

"Hasn't Hild been contacted?" Urd, hoping her mother was at fault, inquired.

Lind nodded. "She denied any connection, of course. She thought the demon Mara had some part in this, since, so Hild says, this looks like her handiwork."

"Have you...?" Skuld asked, and Lind once again nodded.

"I have been checked, and nothing has shown up. It could be possible that Tenshikui has taken another goddess's angel hostage. That's why Yggdrasil has issued a high-security alert."

"Aren't they taking this a little too seriously?" Urd asked.

"No," Belldandy said grimly. "This is probably one of the best choices to do when a situation like this arises."

Urd sighed. "I swear Belldandy, you always sound like a fortune cookie."

Ignoring Urd, Lind nodded. "I agree, Belldandy. If this threat plans to turn on Heaven at full force, all gods and goddesses must be on their strongest guard."

"If they're on their strongest guard," Keiichi countered, "that would mean their angels would be out, only making them all the more susceptable."

"This is true. However," Lind continued, "if Yggdrasill had gone too far, then we'd be on total lockdown. The Goddess Help Line would be unoperational, and you would have to report back, regardless of the contract. I wouldn't even be here if that was the case. I suppose that Keiichi would come as well, seeing as he's a much as a target on the demon's list as anyone else." Keiichi gulped.

"But what is Yggdrasill doing about it?" Skuld asked, wondering what they were doing without her and Urd's help.

"Nothing, really." Lind stroked her hair back. "They've sent search parties for the five missing goddesses, but that's about it. There's nothing Yggdrasill can do, really."

"I guess you're right..." The youngest goddess sighed.

Lind stood up. "Now, I must be getting back to Heaven. I've spent too much time here, although you needed to know what kind of situation." Before she walked out the door, she stopped. "If you find anything suspicious, small or not, call. You all know my number."

Peorth also got up. "I'm going to go up, too," she muttered, following Lind out the door and outside, both disappearing in a bright flash.

No one even breathed afterwards, so Belldandy got up and announced, "I think it's time we should go to bed." Everyone agreed, and went into their respective rooms.

...but the truth was, Keiichi couldn't fall asleep.

If this threat plans to turn on Heaven full force, all gods and goddesses must be on their strongest guard.

That phrase kept ringing through his head the enitre night, to the point where he only got two hours of sleep.

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Back up in Heaven, Peorth assumed the management role and watched the three goddesses below work on the system. It was a good thing that the system hasn't crashed in a while, but since there have been some irregularities, they erected a plaque depicting how many days has gone by without an irregularity in the system. When Peorth arrived, something had just occured, although it was very minor and easy to fix, the number dropped back to zero. Because of the sheer coincidence, the portal to and from Earth has been sealed to prevent any further complications. Also, for the saftey of the goddesses, the Goddess Help Line has temporarily shut down until the matter was resolved.

Peorth sighed as she started to calculate some problems. It was totally boring up here to her, and she was going to miss The Young and the Restless Plants.

Chrono, who was working below Peorth, started to track a bug in the system. She started to type wildy. "Ma'am!" she yelled, throwing her head back. "I've detected a virus in the system! It's...growing at an alarming rate!"

"Yggdrasil!" Peorth commanded. "Bring it up on screen." Soon, before her showed a huge swirling blob of dark mass squirming on the monitor. All the goddesses gasped.

"What in Heaven is that?!" Ex shouted.

"It's a virus, alright," Peorth muttered. "It's a Zelus class one." After saying the 'Zelus' part, all goddesses froze and stared at Peorth.

Ere put a hand to her mouth. "But...I thought that was only in legend!"

Peorth sighed. "Well, it is real. And it's right in front of us. See who the virus is moving around the system? It seems to be forming some lettering or symbols. And if I'm interpreting it correctly, it is forming the Greek lettering for Zelus."

Chrono watched it move, then nodded. "I can see it...looks like it's true."

Peorth shouted, "Yggdrasil! Issue a security warning! Contact the Valkyrie department to search and arrest Hild!" She looked down at the others. "Also, in the legend, it also says that Zelus can only be manipulated by the ruler of the demons and/or some demon with incredible powers. Since the Lord of Terror was vanquished, and not many Class 5 demons are too dangerous, it's certain that Hild is responsible for this."

Ere looked up at Peorth. "...how many Class 5 demons are there other than Hild and Mara?" she asked, turning back to her work and began to trace the source of the virus.

"...not many. There's only 10 or so registered demons, plus those who have commited crimes and run away from the law, but there's only 5, I think." Peorth sighed. She was about to command Yggdrasil to place a call to the Morisato residence, but stopped. Something could go wrong, and the virus could begin to affect Earth's stability core. She stopped, but just then another goddess flew in over to Peorth.

"Ma'am!" she said, looking very concerned.

Peorth read the goddess' face and furrowed her brow. "What's happened?"

"Another goddess has just been reported missing! Witnesses say that the goddess in question defied orders and took a call from the Help Line! It's been at least half an hour...and..." The goddess trailed off.

"Speak up!" Peorth yelled.

"...there's been no wish recorded on Yggdrasil."

"What's her name?"

"Reverie. I think she was Belldandy's..."

Peorth forgot the act she just stopped herself from doing, and barked, "Yggdrasil! Connect a call to Belldandy and the others!"

Oooooh, cliffhanger. Not. Great, now I'm including yet another OC into this.

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