Jewels Shall Light My Way Home: Home
By: M14Mouse
Summary: AU As the Sentinel Knight, Chip has just got through the ride of his life. Now, he gets to go home and has a lot of explaining to do. It was pity that Sentinel Knight didn't stick around for that. Slightly crossover with PR: OO
Disclaimer: No ownage here.
PRAU Theme: 60. Welcome to the Club.
"What! That's impossible! Sentinel Knight was this spirit thing until he merges a sword. I didn't see you there," Xander shouted.
"He was a spirit?" Maddie asked.
"Yup…A floating glowing spirit, mate." Xander said.
He rubbed his head a little bit. Did he really have to yell?
"I can explain that…" He said.
"How? You were right there when he popped up!"
You can do this, Chip. Deep long….breathes, Chip.
"Because our spirits haven't merged yet."
"What?" Xander said in confusion.
"He came to me…after V being a vampire thing. He explained to me that he needed a human satellite of sorts. I said yes." He said.
"And you didn't bother to tell anyone?!" Vida said angrily.
"Because we thought nothing would happened! Then there was the sword…and Corona Aurora…then Thrax…Fearcats…and…and…" He said.
"That's your problem, Chip. You didn't think. Some strange gloating light bulb comes and asked for help. You didn't think for a moment to tell us!" Vida said.
"If I told you this, you wouldn't have believed me for a second. You would say that I was dreaming it up or stop joking around. I know how you think! Beside, Sentinel Knight is a good guy. He is just trying to protect Corona Aurora from the bad guys. It's the same thing we did," He said. He regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth. He saw the hurt expression flashed her face.
"I would have believed you," She said softly. He looked away for a second.
"Well, I wouldn't have. I still don't believe it," Xander said. He snapped his head back and stared at Xander.
"You couldn't pilot the zord because you couldn't figure out how to operate the arm. Tori kicked your butt…not once…but twice because you were hitting on her. The second time, Adam stepped in to protect your butt. You got lost in the mansion no less than 20 times because you refused to ask Spencer for help. You fell asleep on Bridge because he was rambling too much…Oh, let's not forget about Kira…," He said.
"No…no…that's enough. I believe you!" Xander said as he shook his head.
"What happened with Kira?" Madison asked.
"Nothing! Nothing!" Xander said quickly.
He chuckled. Kira tied him to a chair after he tried to seduce her. Then she left him until the next morning. It was the funniest thing he ever seen ever.
"I don't get how your spirit merged with the Sentinel Knight…that part I don't get," Nick said.
"The sword. Mack had the idea of merge the sword with the Sentinel Knight in order to protect him. What Mack didn't know that Sentinel Knight was drawing from me. When Sentinel Knight merged with the sword, so did I." He said.
"So, that is your excuse for not calling? Did the Sentinel Knight ever heard of a phone?" Vida said.
He opened his mouth and then snapped his mouth shut. It was hard enough to explain to them that part. How can you explain to them that you didn't remember them? That you don't even remember yourself?
"It's because he doesn't…or couldn't remember," Leanbow's voice said. He snapped his head toward him and stared in surprise.
"You have no idea who…or even what you are. Merging with any creature or entity is hard. Sometimes, the best course of action is to have a clean slate," Leanbow said.
How would he…oh….he would know. Was it like that way when he was Koragg? Just…wow…OF course, the Sentinel Knight wasn't hell bent on destroy the world either but…he understood.
"Is that right, Chip? You don't remember who you were?" Undonna said sadly.
"Pretty much," He said.
This thick silence filled the room up. He really didn't know what else to say. What could he say? Nothing…really. He doesn't regret his choice one bit.
"What happened next?" Daggeron said.
"What?" He said.
"How did you unmerge yourself from the Sentinel Knight?"
"Well…uhh…Mack used the sword in the final fight against Flurious and the sword was destroyed. Somehow that made the Sentinel Knight was whole again and didn't need me anymore. So, I was sent back to my body….with a killer headache," He said.
Of course, there was more to the story. Like getting disassembled and getting called a robot. That was so insulting. How in the world was he a robot? He wondered where Rose got her degrees from because he wanted to go there. Mack was the robot…not him. Well, Mack was a former robot. Honestly, even Sassy was insulted.
"So, what have you guys been up too?"
"Nothing right now but we have to get back," Vida said.
"V…don't be like that…" Madison said.
"Like what? I'm not leaving some magical creature to touch my equipment. I had drool all over it last time. It took me forever to get it off last time," Vida said as she waved her hand away.
"Sis…."
"Fine…Fine…you can stay here and talk to Chip. I'm going back to work," Vida said as she stomped out of Rootcore.
He wasn't going to lie her words hurt. It hurt a lot that his best friend didn't want to see him. He got up to follow her but Madison grabbed his arm. She shook her head no.
"She had it rough…not knowing where you are. She wasn't joking when she cast a tracking spell a million. She did it everyday. She was about to put missing posters all over town if you didn't come back from your ranger business soon," Madison said.
He sighed softly and looked over at her.
"Why aren't you mad at me?"
"I had no choice but to believe that was it. You don't just run off, Chip. It isn't who you are. At least, you left a note. Xander called us in a mansion somewhere. Tell us what happened," Madison said.
"HEY! Mr. Sentinel Knight over here didn't give me time! He said we must go and save the world! He even didn't give me time to fix my hair!" Xander said loudly.
"No offense…I don't think me or Sentinel Knight cared about your hair," He said with a smirk. Madison started to laugh then she hugged him gently. He hugged back happily.
"I'm glad that you're back. I really did miss you. You do own me one thing," Maddie said as she stepped away.
"Anything."
"An interview. It isn't everyday one of your best friends becomes a spirit and sword person. It would make a great documentary," She said with a grin.
"You got yourself a deal," He said with a laugh.
"Good…now…go home and I'm sure your family will be happy to see you," She said.
"That is my next stop, Maddie."
"Good…I have to get going…Coming Xander?"
"Coming…Coming in a minute…Go ahead without me," Xander said. Madison nodded her head and walked out of Rootcore. Xander turned him and smiled.
"Thank you, mate,"
"What?"
"About Kira."
"OOOO…" He said with a grin.
"What about this Kira?" Nick said with curiosity.
"Nothing…Nothing…Anyway, talk to you later, mate," Xander said as he waved good bye as he headed out.
"Okay…what is the deal with this Kira person?" Nick asked.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Where are you heading?"
"I have to clean Catastros and Brightstar's stalls," Nick said as he made a disgust look on his face.
"Horses?! I can go help too…before I go home," He said happily. He missed the stubborn Brightstar. He finally got him to eat out of his hand before he left.
"No…those are squire's duties," Leanbow said.
"You are training to be a knight too, Nick?. Wow…that's great. We can train together…wait a minute…hey…I'm not a squire, anymore? I thought that when I came back. You know, I could finish," He said.
He frowned deeply. He really wanted to become a knight. It was because he left to save to the world. But he had a good excuse. Honestly, he did. Maybe, he can call Sassy and get a note or something.
"You do realize you are a knight, Chip," Daggeron said.
"I was the Sentinel Knight. But I'm not anymore," He said in confusion.
"No…You are a knight," Daggeron said.
"Huh? How?"
"Although…you turn into knighthood was highly different from most. Sentinel Knight has knighted you. It is rare for someone to knight someone out of their order. It has happened in the past."
Huh? But…But that doesn't make sense. It doesn't compute. But…but that means he missed all of the fun. How did Sassy knighted him? He doesn't remember that. Maybe, when he said yes, he became a knight. A and B don't make C. This is all making his head hurt again.
"Here….Perhaps, I should show you. Come.," Daggeron said as he moved over to the Xenotome. Daggeron started to flip through the book until he stopped at a page. Slowly, he moved over there to see what was on the page.
He nearly fell down on the ground what he saw. His hand reached out and strokes the letters.
Sir Charlie Thorn
A rush of emotion swiped through him. He was happy and sad. He wanted to break down and cry. He wanted to do a happy dance. He wanted to do something….He wanted to feel something beside confusion. He wanted something…
"Your headache potion is ready, Chip!" Claire said.
That worked.
--MF—
He kicked over a stone on the old hunter's path that lead toward his house. Okay….this was the longest and most confusing day of his life. He had quite a few too like having his soul sucked out of him and V getting turned into a vampire. That probably explained why he took the long way home. He needed time to think about being a knight. How to get Vida to forgive him? He thought chocolate and a trip to Hot Topic would do the trick. He made a face…even if Hot Topic gave him the creeps.
He heard a roar in the skies. He looked up to see Fireheart flying over him. Slowly, he landed in front of him. His face broke out into a grin and stroked Fireheart's head.
"Fireheart….How have you been?" He said.
Fireheart let out a roar.
"That is good…I've been…busy. Very busy… It's a long story…I'm sure you don't want to hear it."
Fireheart groaned in containment as he scratched behind his ear. He smiled a little.
"I can tell you one thing….I was a battlezier. Strangest experience ever."
Fireheart snored at him.
"Oh, you don't believe me, huh? Well, I disassembled. I was this armor type thing with a face…and a sword. Yes…very strange."
He lifted his head and tilted it at him. He started to hear some sort of rumble coming from him. Was the Fireheart laughing at him?
"Hey…not funny, Mister," He said as he goes back to scratching behind Fireheart's ears.
"You know…we should have a club. You could be the president since you were first. I would be vice-president and stuff. Soon or later, we would have lots of members. Oh, we could call it Battlezier United! Okay! Okay…Working title!"
He laughed as Fireheart rubbed his head against his chest.
"So you believe me now, huh? Sneaky dragon…making me spill my story." He said with a grin. His head moved up and gently rubbed against his head.
"Thank you…for understanding…"
Fireheart pulled away and then took off toward the sky.
"Good-bye…." He said as he watched him disappear from view. He started on his way again. The sun was starting to set when he started to see his front pouch. A porch light was on. Aunt Sonya's flowers were in full bloom. He wondered if his cousins planted their herb garden yet or his mom planted the vegetables in the green house. He wondered how uncle did on this year's harvest without him. He wondered if they have eaten dinner yet. He wondered….
He shook his head. The only way was to find out is to go into the house. Slowly, he walked across the yard and toward the porch. He stopped in his tracks when he saw his mom on the porch. She looked the same the day he left. Her hair in a bun, the same pants, old shirt, and same wheelchair. His heart nearly stopped when her glance locked onto him. His feet started to pick up as he dashed across the yard. He nearly tripped and fell on the stairs as he tried to get up them. Her face and eyes lightened up when she saw him. She reached out her hand and he leaned forward to let her touch him.
"Chip…" His mom said.
He couldn't help himself anymore. He threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly. He felt her arms wrapped around him. He felt something snap within him. All of the tension, emotions, pain…fear, lost…of being lost…the shock…memories…from the last five months rose up and came out in a sob.
He heard his mom whispered something in his ear as he cried.
The only thought that ran through his head…..
He is home
End to Home.
A/N::Snuffles.:: . Anyway, five months with Sassy, tell me you don't need a hug from your mom after that. I hope I explained it clear enough. I had to do the Battelizer joke. It just had to be done. Thanks everyone for their reviews. You guys…just rocks. Read and Revew if you wish.