Chapter 5 In for some stormy weather
The Gang was well on their way to the caverns where Shiba was and the skies were clear. But as the saying goes it's always calmer before the storm.
Elie was in a cabin in the airship and Haru was watching her.
"Haru really I'm fine," She said, "Just not feeling at 100 percent is all."
"Elie...if something happens I want you to stay here," Haru said, "I mean if something happened to you..."
"I have you and Musica with me," Elie said, "what could happen?"
"What about us?" Griff asked, "Aren't we included?"
"Of course you are Griff," Elie said, "You too Plue."
Plue looked at her and Haru decided to leave her alone to go talk to Musica who was up on the bridge.
"Hey," Musica said seeing Haru come up, "She doing okay?"
"Yeah she's resting," Haru answered, "how far are we from the caverns now?"
"It'll still take a day or so," Musica replied, "they're pretty far out and all."
Haru nodded and looked out the window to the sky.
"Don't worry Shiba is a tough old coot," Musica replied, "I mean he was the old Rave Master and all."
"I know," Haru answered, "he's tough but I'm worried about this seymour guy..."
"Don't worry we'll beat him too," Musica replied, "There's hasn't been an enemy we couldn't take."
Haru smiled and decided to head back down to Elie's cabin to find her fast asleep with Griff and Plue watching her.
He sat down in a chair and watched over her even taking off his jacket to help her warm up.
*meanwhile*
Seymour was walking down a walkway in the caverns and was told by a servant he summoned that the Rave Master and his friends were on their way.
"Perfect," Seymour said, "but we can't let their trip be too easy."
He closed his eyes and cast a spell that seemed to do nothing but Shiba who saw knew it was something bad.
*Back with Musica*
"Musica we have a problem," One of Musica's men called, "There's a huge cloud that just appeared in the sky."
"Just appeared?" Musica asked looking out the window.
He looked out and sure enough where it was once clear as day stood a huge storm cloud.
"There isn't a way to avoid it," Musica said, "prepare for some stormy weather."
Haru was halfway asleep when he heard the siren go off in the ship. Elie woke up as well and they heard an announcement.
"Everyone hold on to something," Musica said, "We're about to hit some nasty weather."
Haru looked outside and saw the cloud. Elie meanwhile just seemed to hold her head as it hurt again.
"Miss Elie," Griff said.
"Elie," Haru replied.
"Haru...something's bad in that cloud..." She said, "It's magic..."
The ship suddenly jerked as the cloud seemed to rock it back and forth.
Bolts of lightening struck around and Elie saw it from the window and shook.
"Elie it's okay," Haru said, "nothing bad will happen to you."
"Haru...I'm sorry I didn't mean to come along I'll just get in the way," Elie replied.
"No that's not true," Haru answered, "you aren't in the way."
A single yet more powerful bolt of lightening hit the ship and it seemed to disable the power.
"Musica we'll have to land this but it'll be bumpy," One of his friends said.
"Do it than," Musica answered, "we can't fly in this cloud."
The cloud's weather kept causing the airship to shake and knocked it far the left with a gust of wind.
Elie and Haru fell to one side and Griff hit a wall while Plue dove his nose into the bed so he didn't fall to the side.
Musica helped get the ship down to a safe distance but another gust of wind caused it to land harshly on the ground.
When they were on the ground the storm cloud seemed to have vanished like it was never there.
Musica was the first to wake up and looked around. The ship looked to be in good shape but probably wouldn't fly for a bit.
"Everyone okay?" he asked.
"Yep," All his friends said.
Musica went down to check on Haru and Elie. He found them covered in stuff from the room but Haru pushed it off and it looked like he shielded Elie from getting hit by it.
"You two okay?" Musica asked helping them up.
"Yeah," Haru said, "where are we?"
"I don't know..." Musica said, "looks like that cloud knocked us off course we won't know until we go out and take a look."
Griff came out of a drawer and Elie picked him up.
"You alright Griff?" Elie asked.
"Of course miss Elie," Griff said, "What about you?"
"I'm okay Haru helped me," Elie said.
Haru meanwhile pulled Plue out of the bed and sighed.
"So will she fly?" Haru asked.
"Not for awhile," Musica said, "I was heading out to find out where we were."
"I'll come too," Haru replied.
"Same here," Elie answered.
"Alright but be careful you two," Musica said, "another one of those storms might hit."
"I have a feeling it'll be worse than a storm next time," Haru answered.
*End Chapter 5*