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When Meiko found out that Akaito escaped, she was furious. To ensure that escape was prevented, she had Haku transported to her personal dungeon below her home, where darkness is endless. All alone under the watchful, but invisible, eye of Meiko, Haku was faced with danger she could not see.
Instead of being in a jar while in the dungeon, Haku was transformed into a normal sized fairy and chained up. In addition, she was glued to a web by a spider that Meiko personally favored. It was a matter of time before Haku would get devoured by the eight-legged creature. It was like a punishment that Haku did not even deserve.
The thoughts that endlessly floated in the albino's mind had to with never being able to experience the light ever again. She wanted to burst into tears at the idea, but the fear that the overgrown spider might eat her sooner made her keep quiet. Haku silently prayed that she would be able to escape or have someone rescue her from this dark and lonely tomb.
Not too long after being imprisoned in the dungeon, Haku was visited by Meiko. The witch strutted toward the gray fairy, closing the door behind her with a small chant. Her large pet spider clumsily made its way to its master; it is immediately petted for its reflexive obedience and then moved to the side for some rest.
The witch shot the albino a narrow-eyed look, analyzing her as if she were a human doctor of some kind. After minutes without saying a single word, Meiko finally said, "Even though I left you down here to rot, I'm still not done with you. It's amazing how much I neglected you ever since I caught you. Although my rare find gave me brief pleasure, I still have you… even though you were stripped of your memories. However, I do seem some use in you; for one, I can use your lost memory to help with my latest creation to finally get rid of that goody-goody of a Fairy Queen."
Haku wondered what the Meiko meant by those words. Was it possible that if Meiko would use something on Haku that she would remember something? Or would it mean that the memory piece would be extracted without even giving Haku a chance to remember? Either way, the idea that the albino would potentially cause harm the people she cannot even remember bothered her. But what choice did she have?
None whatsoever.
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Meanwhile…
Back in the study of the Pixie King, a young fairy with sun-colored short hair and sparkling green eyes walked in; she looked cheerful and proud. Next to her was a beautiful young-looking woman with long pink hair and clear blue-gray eyes. The blonde girl curtsied and then introduced the woman with her. "May I present to you her majesty of the Faes, Queen Luka Megurine," she said.
"No need to be so formal, Rin. Honest! Besides, the King is an old friend of mine. Isn't that right, Dell?" Luka told her junior first before turning to the snow-haired King.
"If you insist, Queen Luka…If you insist…," He went along with what the Queen said. Then his tone turned serious, "I know this may be sudden, but recently, this Fire Pixie over here wanted to talk to you about something important. His name is Akaito Shion and he apologizes for any activities that were disrupted from your day."
"You too, Dell! Please don't be so formal with me. I might be whining but I want to be addressed like normal person, especially in front of friends!" Luka complained to her friend, pouting. The completely shocked Akaito, especially since he thought the Queen of the Fairies would as formal as the King.
"Alright, alright! I swear, you were pretty hard to deal with since you dragged me everywhere when we were paired up for 'Fairy-Pixie Partner Exams'. But could you please listen to what this guy next to me has to say. It concerns the life of someone." Dell gave into the Queen's rant.
Luka's expression changed completely once she heard Dell's last sentence. She eyed Akaito intensely, making the atmosphere feel heavier than it should be. "Whose life does this concern, Mr. Shion?"
"A Gray Fairy by the name of Haku Yowane. She is held prisoner by The Dark One in a jar. I could have helped her but I would risk being trapped with her forever. I was wondering if you had any records of her because I am assuming she was a different fairy before turning into a Gray Fairy. Being born a Gray Fairy, or a Gray Pixie for that matter, is extremely rare. I also want to organize a rescue party as a four-some, with me being the leader and one pixie and two fairies." Akaito explained to the Queen, who intently listened.
The pink-haired Queen's eyes grew wide. Not only was she shocked by the news, she was furious by the information. Luka then went back to a calm attitude and then waved her hand in the air slightly. A small portal opened up and a small golden book emerged. She opened it up to a page with thousands of names in alphabetical order of last names and slid her finger down the "Y" column. Akaito was amazed that a small book could hold a lot of information while Dell wasn't surprised at all.
"I know who Haku is, but I might be mistaking her for another fairy. Ah! Here we go! Haku Yowane. Hmmm…it's strange that there isn't much information about her. It just says that she was actually a Water Fairy apprenticed under Miku Hatsune, a famous Water Fairy. She went missing about five years ago; she was last seen picking berries for a potion that she was mixing. Many of the fairies have done extensive searches in parties but never found her." Luka read from the page. She sighed at the lack of information on such a talented fairy like her. She then proceeded to show pictures of the fairy to the pixie.
"Uwahhh!" Rin said aloud. She then said, "She's so pretty!"
Akaito's jaw dropped in awe after one look at the pictures. Her features were the same as the fairy he met, but she had a tail. The one he met had legs and torn wings like any other fairy that had nothing to do with water. "This can't be right; I mean, it looks like her but I thought she was a Dark or an Earth Fairy…" He said aloud and explained to the Queen the fairy he had met.
"She may seem that way but I have met Haku many times before. She was a horrible magic user when she attended the Academy for Water Fairies. The two talents Haku essentially had were singing and mixing ingredients for potions; she created potions that would be for healing, happiness, or battle. She mainly did quests for her seniors but she did set quests of her own that had small but worthy rewards; she is an example of a good fairy. However, Haku has a very strange case in terms of being a Water Fairy; it has to do with a legend that the Island Fairies know of."
"What's the legend?" Akaito asked. Dell couldn't help but agree, for he didn't know many Fae legends himself.
Luka put a hand to her chin and said her thoughts aloud, "This is actually a favorite story of mine. It goes like this: Long ago, when Pixies and Fairies did not live in harmony; there used to be territory wars. It was also a time where the different races with the Fairies and the Pixies were also antagonistic towards one another; a Light Fairy would sabotage Earth Fairies, who would not only take revenge on the Light Fairies, but also sabotage Water Fairies at the same time."
"That's a pretty dark past for a legend…" Akaito admitted.
Luka nodded and continued her story, "The story goes that one day the Wind Pixies were attacking the Water Fairies for their territory. One of the Wind Pixie warriors was, in a sense, a clumsy but clever fool and disliked the idea of war. He was given the job to keep watch on the Water Fairy prisoners. Now, there was one Water Fairy who was pretty rebellious; she would also banter with the same clumsy but clever Wind Pixie whenever he made a comment that would seem offense to the Water Fairy. The Water Fairy also thought of ways to secretly release her friends from captivity. The Wind Pixie noticed that Water Fairy do that numerous times, but did nothing. When the Water Fairy finally decided to escape, the Wind Pixie stopped her."
"I don't know where you're going with this Luka," Dell commented. Luka sighed and decided to summarize the story in one sentence.
"The Wind Pixie fell in love with the Water Fairy and legend has it they started a line of some Water Fairies and Pixies that could change their tail to legs but couldn't fly."
"So what you're saying is…this Haku girl could be one of those kinds of Water Fairies?" Rin suddenly asked. Luka nodded as an answer to the younger one's question.
"But why would Haku be a target for a witch like Meiko? I mean, the only things Haku really does are mix potions and be able to walk on land…" Akaito admitted, a bit curious.
"Well there were a few secrets we fairies entrust to Haku. Some that includes recipes to create powerful potions. Also, Haku was the one that created some of the potions that Fae hospitals use and some in-store remedies. But I do wonder…if she was held prisoner for years…why didn't Meiko act? It is very unlike her…unless…"
"Unless?" Dell asked, a bit intrigued.
"Knowing Meiko, especially since we went to school together, she probably didn't have too much time on her schedules to actually put Haku to use for her plans. She was that kind of Dark Fairy."
"That's it?" Akaito asked while he raised an eyebrow, a little annoyed by the Queen's answer.
"Not every fairy is perfect when it comes to time management," Rin defended Luka's answer.
"Alright, alright. I apologize if I thought that the answer wasn't what I expected. But can we go to the subject of being able to rescue Haku. I just thought of the pixie to come along. Please pick two from your side, as I have stated earlier. I would recommend that one be a healer and the other someone who knows how to plan quickly under pressure."
Luka clapped her hands in glee at the thought. She said, "I have just the two people for the job."
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Ahhhhh I'm so sorry for the lack of update! I know I said "2 or 3 days" in terms of updating but I'm getting busy! Other than that, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Stay turned for more.