Back again with another chapter, I'm finally not behind in chapters anymore. And I'm glad about it. And I'm not going to lie…this is a long chapter. It was 30 pages on word…so uh yeah…this may take some time to read. Thanks for the review again Jessie. Anyways on to the chapter.
Chapter 17: believe in Luck
We headed out of the Gem cave and started back toward the town; I could see Jet who kept looking toward me. But not even once did I look over at him. I saw no reason to look at him. Why is it…that me and him fight so much? I don't know…I really don't know we just start fighting over nothing; out of nowhere. It so weird…I didn't really mean everything I said to him too. It just came out; and when I started…I-I couldn't stop. Was it the same way with jet? I wonder. But it isn't like…I will ask him or any thing. But…it's so unlike me to even think things like this. Am I…Am I changing? Nah…why would I be changing? For what reason? I really need to stop thinking so much…I been over-thinking so much.
About ten minutes later we got back to Humphrey's peak. We headed back to Clive's house. His wife and daughter we're happy to see him. Both of them hugged Clive. I couldn't help but smile watching the happy family. But from the side I could see Virginia giving me a look. I'm sure because of what I said to Jet. But I don't care much…he was getting too friendly! Just because I don't hate him…doesn't mean…I like him! Maybe one day Virginia will learn that. I shrugged toward Virginia; then I gave her the look back. I see no reason to say sorry to Jet. Wait…then why do I feel partly bad about what I said to him?
Ahh! Why do I even have this feeling! Stupid…Stupid feeling I don't understand! Just push them aside Sara…I kept thinking to my self. Catherine then looked toward us. "I'm sure your all tired…you all rest and I'll start dinner…" Catherine said with a soft smile across her face. "I'll help honey…" Clive said looking down toward his wife. She nodded to him as they headed in the kitchen; with little Kaitlyn following them. Me and Virginia headed off to take a bath. Clive made a new rule that only women or men can bathe at a time. Oh, Gees I wonder why he would make a rule like that. Virginia…I thought.
Me and her had charged into towels and headed into the open inside bath. It still looked as big as before. We stepped into the water then slowly sat down. It felt really warm today. I sighed staring down at the water. That feeling was still there. Why wouldn't it go away! Why wouldn't it leave me alone? I quickly closed my eyes. But it wasn't helping. I still felt it. "Sara? Is something the matter…?" I slowly opened my eyes looking toward Virginia. I really didn't want to tell her. More so because I don't understand what it is to start with. "Yes…" I whispered to her. I watched a grin appear on her face. Oh, god…she thinks it's about jet. Why does she always have to think that way? Even if it is partly about him.
"Is it about…Jet?" Virginia asked as the grin got bigger on her face. I quickly glared toward her. "W-what? It was just a question!" She yelled toward me. "It's always more then just a question…coming from you…" I whispered still glaring at her. "And the answer to your question is…Yes and no…" Virginia quickly looked lost. "Huh…?" She said rubbing the back of her head. "Virginia…every time we go to a guardian's temple…I hear voices…" I watched a shock look enter her eyes. "You hear voices?" Virginia asked still with that shocked look on her face. I slowly nodded to her. "The voice is always loud but soft at the same time…And it's like I can hear the voices right from my heart but…" I stared back down at the water.
"But…?" Virginia asked. "The voice…is always crying out in pain…asking me to help the voice…" I finished saying closing my eyes. "That's…that's the guardian's voice…" I quickly opened my eyes looking to Virginia. "What? But…how could I hear the guardian's voice?" I asked looking confused toward her. "I-I don't know…the mediums help me and others hear them…but I don't know…how you can hear them…" Virginia had a worried look on her face; but couldn't really blame her. How the hell can I hear the voices of the guardians without a Medium? I don't understand this at all! S-Should I be worried? I don't know…I really don't know.
"Don't worry! I'm sure it nothing to worry about!" I couldn't help but glare at Virginia. "Last time you said that…a random chair in Aunt's house came on fire…" Virginia quickly started to sweat a lot. "T-that's only happened…uh three times!" Virginia yelled holding up three fingers. "Maybe that should tell you not to say that anymore…" I whispered still glaring at her. Just then little Kaitlyn ran inside the bath area. "Auntie Virginia! Your shirt just started burning…!" I quickly gave her a look. "Oh...that's right I left that by the heater…" I could feel a sweat drop roll down the back of my head. "I take it you left the chairs by the heater in auntie's house… as well…" I asked. "Yep! That's right!" she said with a smile across her face. "I'm done talking to you now…" I said as I quickly left the bath area.
As for the others; the boys in other words. They were sitting in the living room. Clive just came out of the kitchen. Jet was sitting on the couch, and gallows was sitting on a chair in the living room. They slowly looked up as Clive headed over to them. "It will be close to an hour to dinner…" Clive said to the two. They both slowly nodded. Jet then sighed a bit staring at the floor. "Hmm? Is something the matter, jet?" Clive asked looking toward him. Jet slowly looked up toward Clive. Clive gave him a bit of a worried look. "C-Can I talk to you….outside?" Jet asked glaring toward gallows. "Alone…" Jet finished saying still glaring at gallows.
"W-what did I do?" Gallows asked moving away from jet a bit. Clive started to laugh a bit watching the two. "Sure jet…" Clive said heading toward the front door. Jet slowly followed after him; then the two stepped outside. Gallows just sat on the chair looking lost. The two headed for the bridge by the exit of town. "So…what did you wish to talk about…?" Clive asked looking over to the silver hair boy. Jet didn't answer at first as he looked at the ground under the bridge. "It's about ms.sara…isn't it?" Clive asked. Jet quickly looked up then toward Clive. "W-what? But…how did you know?" Jet asked as some sweat rolled down the side of his face.
"I just can tell…" Clive whispered looking under the bridge. "Jet…you don't need to worry…I know she doesn't hate you…" Clive whispered with a soft smile across his face. "S-she…doesn't? But after what she said today…" Jet said looking a bit worried toward Clive. Clive started to laugh a bit. "W-what's so funny!" Jet yelled feeling angry now. Why was he laughing! Nothing was funny about this crap! He had to deal with! "You don't understand that feeling you're having around her do you?" Clive asked as he opened his eyes looking toward Jet. "What! H-how would you know…I have a weird feeling around her…!" Jet yelled.
"It's easy to tell…especially when you protect her as much as you do…" Jet growled a bit looking away. "It's normal Jet…for guys to feel that way toward women…and the same for women to feel toward us…" Jet turned his head back toward Clive. "What…the hell are you talking about!" Jet yelled. "I will not say…you have to find that out for your self…but remember this…follow your heart as well as your feelings toward her…" Clive whispered as he slowly started back toward the house. Jet then kicked up some mud with his shoe. "What the hell was that! That didn't help at all! Stupid, Clive! Just made me more confused about this feeling!" Jet yelled running his hands in his hair.
"I don't even know what…this feeling is! I never felt it before I met that damn girl!" Jet growled looking under the bridge. He quickly blinked watching a dark brown hair girl walk under the bridge. "S-Sara…" He whispered to him self. He felt his heart quickly start to beat fast; by just saying her name. W-what was this feeling! He still didn't know…and the more he thought about her…the more and faster his heart would beat. "Why…will it not go away!" he yelled rubbing his hands in his hair again. But then he started to wonder why she had gone under the bridge. W-Was she jus trying to hide from him now? He hoped not. He wanted to know why she was under the bridge. He slowly nodded to him self and made his way down the steps to the right of the bridge.
He found her sitting under the bridge with her eyes closed. He slowly made his way over to her. Why was she just sitting there? He stepped a bit closer to her and stared down at her. Her eyes quickly opened. "I thought…I said I was done talking to you virg--…" I quickly cut my self off finding jet standing there. "Oh…I thought you were Virginia…" I whispered closing my eyes again. "Would Virginia had been quiet for that long?" Jet asked as he closed his eyes. "Yeah…I guess…I should have known it wasn't her…" I whispered feeling a wind moving my hair around a bit. "Why are you down here?" Jet asked out of nowhere. "Can't you guess? I'm hiding from Virginia…" I whispered crossing my arms.
I'm sure he was wondering why I was; but he never asked. "C-Can I sit by you…?" Jet asked sounding a bit nervous. "Sure…" I whispered; then I heard him sit beside me. "I-It's nice and quiet here…" Jet whispered as he closed his eyes. "Mmm-Hmm…" I whispered back to him. He was acting weird for him. He normally didn't want to be around anyone. But now…he was acting like he wanted to be around me for some reason. Then I felt a cold wind blow by me. I started to shake a little. "It's starting to get a bit cold down here…" I whispered rubbing my arms a bit. Jet slowly opened his eyes and looked around the area. He didn't see anyone beside the two of them. Jet took a deep breath; it was now or never to give her any idea. That he liked her.
He slowly moved his right arm behind her; then quickly placed his hand on her right shoulder. I quickly looked up at him feeling my face slowly turning a bit red. "I—I'll k-keep you warm…" Jet whispered quickly looked away as he could. His face was deep red. "J-Jet…?" I asked. "Y-You mean…" jet quickly shook his head. He couldn't say that! She would just laugh at him. He felt like he had stepped over the line as it was. "I-I'm just doing this because you're my—f-friend nothing more!" He felt like slapping him self now. Why the hell did he have to add in that last part! I slowly smiled toward him. "Yeah…you're my friend as well Jet…I mean out of all the people in are team…we get alone the best together don't we?" I asked looking away from him.
"Y-yeah, I can't stand…Gallows or Virginia…and Clive can be a pain as well…" Jet didn't feel as nervous anymore. He just felt…well he didn't even know how to word it. But…He felt like he could talk to her about anything…well maybe not anything. Especially not about that feeling in his heart. "Jet-Jet…I'm—I'm sorry about what I said to you in the Gemstone cave…" I whispered looking toward the ground. Jet quickly started to shake his head a bit, "Don't worry about it Sara…" he whispered back to me. I slowly nodded closing my eyes. "Are you—Are you still cold…?" jet asked. Why would he ask that now? Is it because I am his friend? Even so…my friendship with him feels a little weird. It feels like we are more then friends; Even if we aren't.
"Yep, a little…" I answered him. Then I felt him pull me closer to him. I quickly opened my eyes. Oh, god my face has to be as red as a tomato. I slowly looked up toward him. He was looking away. His face was as red as mine. But I did feel warmer this uh…close to him. Even if I did feel nervous at the same time; I wonder if he felt this nervous as well. Jet was slowly losing control over him self. He never felt his heart beat this fast. And he knew why it was. It was because of Sara. But he knew he had to keep control of him self. If he didn't keep control of him self…she would never forgive him. But he hated how much he worried about what she would think. Why did he always have to think that?
It wasn't like he was in love with her right? He quickly stops at that thought. Wait…what was that? C-could I? Could I be in love with her? He wondered. He so hoped what he was thinking was wrong. "Oh…that you are Auntie Sara and Uncle Jet!" We both quickly opened are eyes. We found little Kaitlyn standing in front of us. "AHHHHH!" jet quickly let go of my shoulder then fell backwards. I could feel a sweat drop roll down the back of my head as I looked toward him. Why did he yell like that? I wonder. Kaitlyn looked a bit confused toward Jet. Can't really blame her. "What's with Uncle Jet?" She asked looking toward me. "I really don't know…" I said shrugging toward her. "Oh! Auntie Sara! I came to tell you that dinner ready…" Kaitlyn said with a small smile across her face.
I forgot all about the time it was. "Alright thanks kaitlyn…" I said patting her on the head as I stood up. "Me and uncle Jet…will follow you soon…" Kaitlyn said I nodded to her and slowly made my way up the stairs. Kaitlyn then made her way over to her Uncle. "Uncle Jet?" She asked poking his leg. He quickly sat up. "You saw nothing! Nothing was going on!" Jet yelled toward Kaitlyn. She couldn't help but look a bit lost. "Umm…ok…" She said still looking a bit lost. Jet quickly looked toward the ground. "Uncle Jet? Do you like Auntie Sara?" Kaitlyn asked out of nowhere. His head quickly shot up looking toward the little girl.
"W-why would you ask that!" He yelled feeling his face becoming a bit red again. "Because you did look very happy just sitting with her…" Jet started to wonder how long the kid had been there. "How long…we're you there…?" He asked glaring toward Kaitlyn. "Umm…I heard you say you would keep Auntie Sara warm…" Kaitlyn said with a giggle. I'm so…dead…he thought watching the kid. "Don't worry! Uncle Jet! I will not tell!" Kaitlyn said with a smile across her face. "Tell what? I don't know what you're talking about…" Jet said as he crossed his arms. "Hehe…ok if you say so Uncle Jet…! Come on or we will be late for dinner…!" Kaltlyn then hurried up the stairs.
"I hope Clive didn't teach her what blackmail is…" jet whispered to him self. Then he slowly made his way up the stairs as well. He truly hoped Clive didn't teach the kid what blackmail was. Because if he did; he would be in for some trouble then. Jet followed Kaitlyn back to the house then inside. The others were sitting at the dinner table as they entered the house. Kaitlyn raced over to her parents' side to sit next to them. The only other open sit was beside Sara and gallows. Meaning he had to sit in the middle of both of them. Jet felt his left eye twitch. Of all places…he thought. He sighed to him self as he sat down in the seat.
There was a big bowl of pasta on the table. Well…it was one of his favorite foods. Maybe the day was getting a bit better. But just a bit, he thought. "And where we're you hiding Sara?" Virginia asked glaring toward me. "If I tell you…you will know where to look next time…" I answered as I passed the bowl of pasta over to Jet. "I know! She was hiding under the bridge with Un--!" Kaitlyn started to finish saying. Jet quickly hit the table leg to throw everyone off. "Ouch!" He yelled rubbing his leg. We all turned to look at him. "Are you alright, Jet?" I asked. He slowly nodded as he looked at Kaitlyn out the counter of his eyes. She had a small smile across her face. This was all part of her plan…wasn't it! Wait…maybe he was over reacting she was just a kid after all.
Then again…this kid was Clive's daughter. Maybe she was smarter then she looked. He had a feeling he had to keep an eye on her. I wondered where he was looking. I saw him looking toward Kaitlyn for some reason. Was it because Kaitlyn about told everyone we had been both hiding under the bridge? Maybe Jet didn't want the others to know. Can't really blame him; I don't want Virginia to know we're alone together. Because I know she would make a big deal out of it. Even if it wasn't a big deal; "you sure you're alright…?" I asked rubbing his leg a bit. I watched his face quickly turn red. "Uh…" was all he could get out of his mouth.
"Hehe…someone's as red as the sauce on the pasta…" Gallows said with a laugh. Jet quickly glared toward gallows. But before I knew it; Jet threw his pasta on top of Gallows. I slowly shook my head a bit toward the two. "Well…he did ask for that…" Clive whispered finishing his pasta in his bowl. "Yep…" I whispered as I removed my hand from jet's leg. But it was fun to make jet turn that red. Hehe…I'm so evil sometimes. I placed my hand back on my own leg letting it rest there. Gallows glared toward Jet. Jet quickly closed his eyes. "Don't give me that look…" jet whispered to him.
Catherine started to laugh a bit. "Well let's get that pasta and sauce off of you, Gallows…" Catherine said as she started to pull him into the kitchen. "I'll help honey…" Clive said following his wife into the kitchen; with little Kaitlyn following after him. "I better go watch over Kaitlyn…" Virginia said hurrying into the kitchen as well. Me and Jet sat there blinking a bit. There we're alone again. It felt weird again. I couldn't place what this weird feeling was. I only had this feeling around Jet. But why do I? Just then I felt something touch my hand. I quickly looked down to see Jet's left hand there. I slowly looked up at him giving him a weird look.
"You…feeling alright…?" I asked still giving him a weird look. "Y-Yeah…." He whispered quickly looking away from me. "Then why is your hand on mine?" He quickly removed his hand after I finished asking that question. "N-No…reason…" He said nervously. Why was he acting so nervous again? He can be a hard ass one minute then the next minute he is so nervous. He so weird, I tell you. "Ouch! Ouch! You're pulling my hair!" We both heard gallows yell from the kitchen. "I'm only trying to help Uncle Gallows!" Kaitlyn cried. "No Kaitlyn! Don't touch the water!" Virginia yelled. We then heard them all scream. We watched some water come out of the kitchen. "Well…its better then fire…" I whispered.
Jet nodded to me a bit. "Mmm-Hmm…" he whispered back to me. Then I heard Virginia scream. She came rolling out of the kitchen. She had fire on the back of her jacket. "Auntie Virginia! Stop, drop and roll!" Kaitlyn yelled running into the living room. Where we're sitting, I shook my head as I pulled out my little book. Then I opened it to the second page. At the top said, how many times things start on fire thanks to Virginia. I added in another mark, it was five now. I don't even know how she did it…three of the times. I saw jet look over my shoulder at the page. "I'm surprised…she didn't do that more then five…" he whispered to me. He had a point. I was surprised as well…now that I thought about it.
"What was that Jet!" Virginia yelled patting her back a bit. "Uh…I'm going outside…" Jet raced for the door and Virginia quickly followed him. They both ran outside. I could hear them both yelling at each other. Kaitlyn looked up at me looking lost. The only thing I could do was smile down at her. "Auntie Sara?" She said as she took hold of my hand. "Yes…?" I asked kneeing down to her. "Do you like uncle Jet?" I couldn't help but give her a weird look; Had Virginia told little Kaitlyn something. "Well…as a friend yes…but nothing more." I answered her. But she didn't look too happy by my answer. "Something the matter…?" I asked her. She quickly shook her head at me. "Nope! Nothing like that Auntie Sara…" I couldn't help but give her a confused look. Did she know something I didn't? I wondered.
Just then Virginia and Jet came back in the house. They both looked pretty pissed. I'm sure at each other over something no one aside from them selves would understand. Virginia didn't say a word as she quickly ran past me and upstairs. When she that pissed; you better stay away from her. Jet just shrugged toward me. He looked like he had no idea why Virginia was pissed off. But I'm sure he does know why. A bit after that we headed off to bed. We we're planning to go to the guardian's temple tomorrow. But I wonder…would I hear the guardian's voice there tomorrow? I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Virginia kept glaring toward Jet when we're getting ready for bed.
Boy…what in the world did he do to her? I never seen her this angry. I watched Jet shrug toward me again as he hopped into his bed lying down. He then crossed his arms under his pillow and slowly closed his eyes. I could see Virginia giving me a look but…I haven't done anything to her….lately; that is. I quickly looked away sitting on my bed. But I could feel her still glaring at me. Why is she doing this? Then I heard her footsteps coming toward me. Run for the hills! I heard my self yell inside of my own head. Then the footsteps stopped; but I knew why. She was standing right beside my bed. I slowly turned and yep she was there. She was still glaring at me.
"W-What! What the hell did I do to you!" I yelled up to her. "Nothing! But you will not believe what Jet said to me…!" she yelled crossing her arms. "Try me…" I whispered to her. "He called me a big mouth…can you believe that!" I felt a sweat drop roll down the back of my head. "So…in other…words…he just told you the truth?" I asked. "Yep…that's…--HEY!" Virginia yelled toward me. "I'm sorry…if the truth hurts…" I whispered lying on my back on my bed. "You're asking for it!" She yelled jumping on me. I quickly rolled out of the way in time. And then heard her hit the floor. I felt a sweat drop roll down the back of my head again. Virginia quickly got up and angrier headed over to her bed then sat down.
"Hmp! Forget you!" She yelled. I looked lost as Virginia rolled into her side facing away. Gees…she's very angry. And I still, haven't done anything to her! Well aside from adding in my two cents. Is that so wrong? Well…I don't think so. And if she's needed to glare at someone…She should glare at Jet not me! I looked toward him. He was fast asleep. He surely is getting yelled at tomorrow. I shook my head a bit. I should get some sleep as well…I thought. I pulled the blankets up on my bed into my self.
"You think…she can hear us…?" I heard a voice ask. I quickly looked around the room. "Shh…Grudiev…" The other voice said. "W-who's there?" I asked. "See! Look what you did! She awaking so…She can hear us now…" The second voice said. "Looks that way Fengalon…" Grudieve said. "Fengalon…? The wind guardian…?" I asked. I watched as two ghosts like things appeared in the room. "Huh!" I said placing a hand over my chest. "My my…she can even see us now…" Grudiev said looking to Fengalon. "It's only normal she would…her powers are awaking again…" Fengalon said stepping toward me.
"Don't be afraid….Child of Filgaia…" Fengalon whispered. "Do not…worry…when you truly awaken you will understand the meaning of everything again…" Fengalon finished saying. He slowly started to disappear. "W-wait! What do you mean by again!" I Asked. "We can't answer that…" I looked toward Grudiev. "But…remember this….you we're born for a reason…" Grudiev said as he disappeared as well. "W-wait please!" I cried. But Grudiev was gone as well. "W-what did he mean by again…?" I whispered to my self. I didn't' just hear them now…I saw two of the guardians too. But how could a human?
Am I even human? What could I be…beside a human? Oh, god I don't understand at all. Maybe I'm thinking…too much into this. Some sleep will do me some good. I slowly laid back into my bed. But…I couldn't get those thoughts to leave me be. Am I even human? That question specially wouldn't leave me. Please let me have a dream to forget about all this, I thought. As I slowly closed my eyes. And to my surprise…I did have a dream.
I could see one of the robed men looking down at me. The one called Lee halt I believe…that was his name. "Oh…you're awake…" he whispered grinning toward me. Why did his grin scary me so much? In…this dream…my arms and legs we're tied down to his metal bed; that I was laying on. Lee halt slowly stepped toward the metal bed; that I was on. He kept on grinning as he moved his hand close to one of my cheeks of my face. I quickly closed my eyes. I wondered what the hell was he planning to do with me? I could feel one of his finger's touch my cheek. "Your so…" he started to say. Then I heard a gun shot. I quickly opened my eyes to watch him pull his hand away from me.
"What the?" lee halt said looking around. "Keep…your hands off her!" I heard a voice yell. "Hmm? Oh one of the drifters…" Lee halt said rubbing his hand that had been shot. Lee halt started to back up a bit. Then I heard some foot steps run up toe the metal bed I was on. I slowly looked up to see who it was. I thought I saw silver hair. "J-Jet…?" I asked. The person beside the bed slowly nodded to me then ran toward lee halt. Then I remembered seeing a ray of light before me. Then I felt my eyes slowly open. IT was morning…but what the hell, did that dream mean, I wonder.
That just makes me wonder more about what the Guardians told me. "They said again…did I then forget…something…?" I asked my self staring down at the bed. But the question was…what in the world could I have forgotten aside from my child hood? I have no idea. But how do you remember something that is lost? I had no idea at all. I slowly looked over to the window. The sun felt so warm. The sun felt so good…not like how cold I felt in that stupid Gemstone cave. But…today was the guardian's temple. Would we found those robed people waiting, I wonder.
I guess I'll just have to wait and see I started to yawn a bit. Then I heard another yawn. I quickly looked away from the window and over to jet's bed. He blinked at me a bit. I quickly started to glare at him. "W-what!" Jet yelled giving me a weird look. I didn't answer him. I kept on glaring at him. "W-what? Did I do!" He yelled again. "You got Virginia angry…that she was trying to take it out on me…" I whispered giving him a look. "ah…?" was all jet could say. Jet could feel a sweat drop roll down the back of his head. Is she going to kill me? He wondered. I quickly grabbed into his shirt.
"I don't want any of her angry toward me, got it?" I asked still glaring down at him. "C-Can't breathe…" Jet whispered as his face started to turn colors. "Opps…" I whispered as I let go of him. Jet started to glare a bit toward me. "Sorry, But I mean it!" Jet quickly waved a hand toward me. "Ok ok…I'll take all her angry when I say something to her…next time…" Jet whispered as he put his jacket on. "As it should be…when you say something to her…" I said as I started to comb my hair.
"Even if…it was all the truth…?" Jet whispered with a small grin across his face. I quickly covered his mouth with my hand. Jet blinked a bit. "Shhhh! don't let her hear you…say that!" I cried. Then I looked around the room. And Virginia was no where to be seen. "You know…she's not here right?" Jet asked with my hand still over his mouth. "I-I see that…" I whispered removing my hand from his mouth. Jet shook his head a bit toward me. "We should head down stairs before…big mouth comes back up…" Jet whispered to me. I slowly nodded to him. We started to make are way down stairs. Virginia and Clive we're talking as we entered the living room. We headed over to the couch and sat there with Virginia.
I watched Kaitlyn quickly run up to her father. "Daddy are you taking the train today?" Kaitlyn asked looking up at her father. "Yes, I am…" he answered his daughter with a soft smile across his face. "Can I see you off at the station west of here?" She asked hugging into her father's leg. "I'm sorry…not today Kaitlyn…" Clive said patting her on the head. "Awww…" Kaitlyn whispered. "Station to the west…?" Virginia asked. Clive nodded to her. "To get to the luck temple…we have to a train to get over the tall cliff…" all three of us nodded to Clive. But if his daughter did see him off sometimes; then the station couldn't be too far form town, I thought.
"We will leave for the station when gallows comes down…" we nodded to Clive. Ten minutes later still no gallows. We looked to each other. "How…long are we waiting for him?" Jet asked sounding a bit angry. "Ah…I guess someone should wake him up…Jet if you please?" Clive said fixing his glasses a bit. Jet nodded as he stood up and made his way up stairs. Why…do I feel like it was a bad idea to ask jet to do that? I wonder. Then two minutes later we heard gallows voice. "h-Hey! J-Jet? W-what are you doing! AHH! STOP THAT!" We heard gallows yell. I looked toward Clive. He shrugged his shoulders toward me. Then I looked back toward the stairs. I watched Jet pulling gallows down by his hair.
"Ahhh! Stop stop! Please Jet!" Gallows cried. Jet quickly let go of his hair when they got to the bottom of the stairs. "Why! Did you do that to my poor hair?" gallows yelled as he stood up glaring at Jet. Jet shrugged. "Doesn't matter what I do to your hair…you will lose it soon…See? You have white hair now…" Jet said pointing toward the bit of white in gallows' hair. Gallows quickly shook his head. "Noooooooo! I'll never get a girlfriend being bald!" Gallows cried with tears rolling down his cheeks. I looked to Virginia she looked lost watching the two. Clive coughed a bit toward Jet and gallows.
"W-Well now… everyone up we should head for the train station it's West of here, the Station North on the train tracks…" we all looked toward Clive nodding a bit. We headed outside of Clive's house then started toward the exit of town. "Jet…? How in the world did you pull him all the way down stairs…?" I asked looking toward him. "well for one he fell out of bed on his own and his hair is very strong…I think knife would break trying to cut it…but after how many times…I hit him in the head…I'm surprised he still has feeling there…" jet finished saying. Yeah, he had a point I'm surprised gallows still had feeling there too.
I watched gallows glare toward us. "I heard that you two kids…" Gallows whispered glaring toward us. I could feel a sweat drop roll down the back of my head. "Well…we still need to break your hearing then…" jet said with a grin across his face. Jet quickly took off running for the exit of town; gallows quickly ran after him. I shook my head a bit. "Boys…" I whispered. Virginia nodded to me. Clive started to laugh a bit watching the two run. We slowly followed them outside of town. Gallows kept glaring toward jet as we climbed into the horses. He had to be very angry to keep glaring at Jet this long. "Alright let's go!" Virginia yelled kicking at her horse's side. We started heading west; to find the train tracks. We found them pretty soon.
Then we head a bit north and we could see a station beside the tracks. We stopped the horses close by the station; then we climbed off of them. We nodded to each other heading inside. As we entered the station; the worker there welcomed us. "Thank you for riding with Filgaia Railways. Where are you headed today?" The worked called walker asked. Clive started to look at a map. "Hmm…let's see…yeah yes! Dune Canyon please…" Clive said. "That will cost you 250 gella will that be all right?" Walker asked. Clive nodded handing over 250 gella. Then we got the tickets. Soon after that…the train came rolling into the station. We headed over to the train then headed over are tickets.
Then the worker stepped aside and we made are way inside the train. Virginia sat down by the window on the right side; and I sat down by the window on the left side. Jet sat down beside me; and gallows sat beside Virginia. Clive smiled a bit watching us. "It isn't a very long ride…we should be there shortly…" Clive said to us. We nodded toward him. "We should be ready for anything…" Virginia said not looking away from the window. "Yeah, who knows what they have planned…" Gallows added in. "Let's us…just hope…that this guardian is still there…" I slowly looked away from the window. "Y-yeah…" Gallows said sounding a bit worried. I had a bad feeling about this.
And the feeling wouldn't go away. I wondered what in the world they had planned for us. Soon after that we got to dune station. We headed off the train. "The guardian's temple is north of the station…close to the end of the land…" Clive4 said looking around the group. We nodded to him leaving the station. We started making are way north. But before long we could see the temple before us. The guardian temple called, Fortune Gear.
We headed in side ready for anything waiting for us. "Y-Yo…" Jet whispered as soon as we entered. This feeling around this place…was this Janus' energy? Or just the energy of monsters…who now lives here? I wondered. "Yes, I sense it, too…the last time Catherine and I were here, we did not feel this evil presence." Clive whispered looking around the room. I could see sweat roll down his face. Even Clive was worried. "It feels as though monsters might jump us at any moment." Virginia said holding a hand over her heart. But the way things felt here…was the guardian gone? We're we too late? I wonder. "I can't sense the guardian's life force with this vile atmosphere…we need to go in and check." Gallows said looking around to the others.
We nodded to him. We heard north into the open door. Then right ahead into another one. In the next room we headed down a long hallway; then turned a bit east inside a door. In this room we had to match the color statues with the same color on top of them. "Leave this to me!" Gallows said holding an arm up into the air. I looked over to jet giving him a look. He gave me a look back as well. "Still have those cards on you?" I asked. Jet nodded a bit, pulling them out. We watched gallows keep picking the wrong ones; then they switched places the colors. "Stop that!" Gallows yelled waving his hands over his head. "Yeah…this will take some time…" I whispered to jet.
"War…then…?" Jet asked pointing to the cards. "Yep…" I whispered back to him. Ten Minutes later…Jet glared a bit looking at a ten out in front of him. "Well…? Throw your card…" I said sticking my tongue out at him. "I can't believe…I'm losing…" jet said growling a bit with a bit of red on his face. I watched him throw a five down. I grinned a bit picking both cards up. "Your just lucky…that's all…" Jet said looking away. "Or maybe someone's a bad…loser?" I asked. I watched him glare toward me. We then heard a door open. "Nothing…to it!" Gallows said looking toward us. Jet started to open his mouth to say something; but he quickly stopped. "Nah…not going to say it…" Jet said making his way pass gallows into the door.
"Huh?" Gallows looked lost. He doesn't know how long he took I take it. The three of us shook are heads toward gallows. Then we headed inside the door as well. "Did I do something wrong…?" Gallows asked him self slowly heading inside as well. We headed down another hallway then a bit east into a doorway. "Another one…?" Gallows asked as soon as we entered. Why? Because it was another matching color status puzzle. "I'll do this…" Jet said quickly heading up to the status. Jet quickly started matching the colors. A lot faster then gallows did. Coughs, I wonder why that is?
But as Jet hit the last one a trap door under him opened. "What the he--!" Jet cut him self off as he fell into the hole. He quickly grabbed into the side. I raced over there. "J-Jet?" I asked. "I-I'm fine…!" Jet growled trying to pull him self up. But he wasn't having too much luck. I sighed a bit watching him, why is he being so stubborn? I wonder. I held my hand down to him. "Stop being so stupid and stubborn and take help…when others give it to you!" I yelled down to him. Jet didn't say anything back as he took my hand. I slowly started to pull him up. I was lucky…that he wasn't as heavy as I thought he would be.
I sighed a bit after I finished pulling him up. "T-Thank you…" jet whispered looking away. His face turned a bit red again. Maybe because he had a girl help him? Hehe. "Maybe that will teach you…to be a bit less…stubborn…" I whispered to him. He quickly glared toward me. "You alright jet?" I looked up to see Clive looking a bit worried toward us. "Y-Yes…" Jet whispered back to him. "You really should be more carefully…" Clive started to say. Jet quickly covered his ears. "Jet! I'm talking to you!" Clive yelled toward him. "La La! Can't hear you!" Jet yelled looking away keeping his ears covered. I felt a sweat drop roll down the back of my head watching them. Yep Jet still a kid.
I slowly stood up. I saw Virginia give me a look. I'm sure because I pulled jet up. But what's the big deal? Wouldn't anyone do that for someone who was falling? Well…maybe not for gallows. But aside from him; I would think so! I started to glare toward her. Clive looked a bit angry heading away from jet. "Let us…be on are way…" Clive whispered quickly heading into the door a bit west of us. Virginia and gallows quickly followed after him. "Do you have to make everyone angry?" I asked looking toward Jet. He just shrugged toward me. We both then made are way inside the door as well.
As we entered the room; we saw a monster sucking up energy of the shrine. "Is this what's sucking out all the energy from the shrine?" Virginia yelled toward it. "I don't think it is satisfied with just the guardian's life force. We appear to be its next meal." Clive said holding his hand over his arms. "Gimme a break…well, if the glutton is hungry let's make it eat bullets!" Jet yelled holding his arms in front of him self. The monster then came toward us. This monster loved poison. About every turn it would try to poison one person. Well if he could that is. As well as his breath attack; that did around 50-100 damage to everyone. But after some lock-ons and crits hits he soon fell. But after the monster was gone we felt the real problem.
We all felt it. "Ugh…!" Virginia said grabbing her chest. Yes…I knew this feeling…It was the dark spear's doing! Meaning Janus was here! I started to breath a bit heavy. "That wasn't it…there's something else eating away at the guardian's life force." Gallows said looking toward the door in front of us. "We have sensed this evil before…the dark spear that devours all life-forms is nearby!" Clive said placing a hand on his forehead. "Janus….how dare you desecrates life!" Virginia cried holding her shoulder. My body was starting to feel weaker…we had to stop Janus now! We quickly made are way inside the door before us.
We found four hand status in this room. Clive when ahead and looked them over a bit. Every minute Janus kept on attacking the guardian's life energy. The weaker I felt. I could only hope we would find him soon. "Gallows freeze the one east, west and south statues." Clive said. Gallows did as he was told. He froze those three. Then Clive stepped on the switch under the north one. A small blue flame stopped on the north on; then the door north opened. We nodded to each other heading inside. We started down a hallway; then a bit east to a door before us. Another matching of colored statues; gallows started throwing his steady doll at them because of how fast they turned off.
I felt like my mind was going blank. I just kept staring at nothingness. Why is it? When ever I feel the dark spear's power…I become so weak? "Sara?" I slowly looked over toward Jet. He gave me a weird look. "I-I'm fine…" I whispered quickly looking away from him. Before too long gallows finished; and the door ahead of us opened. "Let's hurry!" Virginia said. We nodded to her. We hurried inside the door. We found are selves at the sin room; where that spinning thing of filgaia is. We quickly made are way past it and up some stairs into a door. We stopped as soon as we entered. The dark spear was inside some stone thing.
"You're nothing but a lapdog! You seem to be pretty comfortable fetching the prophets' slippers. The Janus, I knew, if I recall correctly used to have wings of his own. Even if they we're smeared black!" Virginia yelled pointing her arms toward him. Janus turned around capping a bit. "Well said, Princess. But your attempts to prove me are still uninspired." Janus said with a grin across his face. "You think that if I lose my temper, I will stop gathering the guardian's life force and attack you? Is that your intention?" Janus asked. Virginia slowly put her arms away. Janus then looked over to the dark spear.
"That's pretty clever, but my orders are to gather the life force from this sucker that's it. And if I forfeit my mission and fight you, who knows what they'll do to me." Janus whispered sounding a bit nervous. Had something happened that we didn't know about? "Damn Prophets…what do those blokes want with all this Energy, anyways?" Janus asked him self. "You don't know…?" I asked. Janus shook his head a bit. "To transform Filgaia…What Nonsense…what would, be the out come? Do they not know that the guardian's life force is being stored within my body?" Janus asked him self with a grin. That's why…he was doing this without questioning them. Because it was helping him self in the long run!
"Even with the ancient wisdom those blokes have absolutely no idea how to utilize this energy, effectively. That's why I've decided to use it for them! In order to live freely and rid your self of all restraint, you need power." Janus said as the dark spear finished taking the energy from the guardian. Janus picked up the spear and waved it in front of him self. "This is exhilarating…with this power; I can overcome all restraints…" Janus said as a grin came across his face again. "Don't tell me you're up to what you do best—double-crossing." Virginia said holding her hands over her arms.
"Double-crossing? NO, I wouldn't call it that. I just want to be true to my self and live freely." Janus answered her. "Live freely…? Is that what it means to live freely…?" Gallows asked. "Precisely." Janus said with a small nod. "Argh…!" Gallows whispered. It sounded like gallows didn't want that anymore. "The one who has the most Power and can push everyone aside is the one who lives most freely!" Janus yelled holding the spear behind his back. "No, you're wrong! That's not what it means to have power or freedom!" Virginia yelled toward Janus. "Are you at it again, princess? You should know by now. Without power, you're unable to do whatever you want. You just become a pawn of someone who has power. But right now, the great power lies within me. I am free…! No one can get in my way!" Janus yelled toward us.
He was nothing more then a power Hungary person, I thought. "Janus Cascade…you cold-blooded monster…" Virginia said toward him. "That's right, princess. I've been liberated from my human form into this cold-blooded monster!" Janus yelled back toward us. Then Janus changed into his Demon self. "Ah!" I quickly dropped into my knees. "Sara!" Virginia cried.
"Oh…then you're the one…they we're speaking of lady…" Janus said with a grin. "One who becomes weak around demon energy…acts like poison to her body…" Janus finished saying. I keep looking at him at shock. I c-couldn't breathe at all. Virginia and jet raced in front of me. They pointed they're arms toward him. Janus grinned a bit coming toward us. "I'm burning up…I'm about to explode…It's as if something's trying to break out from my insides…could this be the guardians' power?" Janus asked him self. No matter how much damage they did to him. Janus kept on going and going. Was the guardian's energy healing him from the inside out? The other slowly fell into they're knees staring up toward Janus.
"No worries…my lady…I was only asked to check to see if it was you…but what they have planned for you…not even I know…" Janus grinned a bit holding the dark spear up. "Heh heheh heh…the power that sustains the world…amazing…! No matter how much damage I take, I will not perish! This is the power I have been after! This is mind-blowing…! Absolutely, mind-blowing! Heh heheh heh….AHHHH HAH HAH HA!" Janus said laughing to him self.
The others couldn't get up back to they're feet; Was this the end? I wondered. "Say your prayers, princess. I'll make this quick and painless!" Janus said standing before Virginia. "N-nooo…" I whispered falling into my stomach. Virginia quickly looked toward the ground. But Janus never did attack her with the spear. She slowly looked up toward him. "Psyche! Surprised? It'll be a waste for me to use my powers when you're already half-dead. Don't worry, princess. I'll let you, blokes live a little longer." Janus said heading away from us.
"Stop! Where do you think you're going?" Virginia yelled toward him holding her shoulder. Janus quickly kicked her aside. "!" I glared toward him. But I couldn't do anything as long as he was a demon. My body wouldn't let me. "Sorry princess, but I have places to go and things to do. I'm a busy man." With that Janus left. I slowly sat up getting my energy back a little. After a bit we headed up to the stone thing; where the dark spear had taken energy from. Gallows held his hand out toward it.
Gallows go the lucky hand Medium. "We're too late again…I can feel the anger, chagrin and Frustration of the guardian, robbed of its life force…" Virginia whispered looking to the ground. "Is it because of the Ark scepter? Probably not, huh? It's because the guardian and I are both trying to survive desperately in Filgaia…we share the same sentiment…" Virginia whispered still staring at the ground. "What is it that I'm seeking? The freedom he talked about? If I had power, I could have denied him of his freedom!" Gallows said staring at his hand. Gallows then quickly hit the wall with his hand.
"What he talks about isn't freedom! It's just a cop-out! I can't do something so lame!" Gallows yelled to him self. "Sorry, everyone. I'm slow to catch fire, but it looks like I'm ready to burn." Gallows whispered to us. "For the sake of the guardians' who were violated?" Clive asked. "You can say that…" Gallows said as he turned to look at us. "But moreover, because I want to find my own freedom…by denying him, his." Gallows said looking away from us. "Gallows…" Virginia whispered.
"Let's go back to Humphrey's peak and wash away this gloomy mood! We can't march forward with our heads hung low, right leader? Let's march on!" gallows finished saying as we nodded to him. Then we left the temple and started back toward town.