Irrelevant Maverick's comments: Only Shura, Aphrodite, Deathmask, Saga, and Aioros have their Gold Cloths. FYI, Shura, Aphro, and DM are 2-3 years older than Mu, Aiolia, Milo, Shaka, Camus, & Aldebaran, while Saga and Aioros are the oldest at 15. Whoa, is that who I think it is???
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7 year old Mu was concentrating on his telekinetic powers. He was sitting cross-legged in mid-air. He learned that lifting other objects with your mind was much easier than lifting yourself. After a few more excruciating minutes, he gave in.
"MU! Are you okay?!" yelled Milo and Aiolia. Aioros got there first and helped Mu off the ground. His body was shaking due to the effort of levitating himself for 3 straight hours.
Mu quickly lets go of Aioros' hand and dusts off his pants. "I'm fine. Thank you Aioros," whispered Mu quietly, looking at the ground in embarrassment.
"Aioros, shouldn't you be patrolling the west side of Sanctuary?" asked Shion, from behind his mask.
Turning to the renowned rascals, he speaks in a stern voice, "Milo, Aiolia. I thought I told you to train your minds. You should take this opportunity to read philosophy books and practice your writing."
Milo and Aiolia looked down at the ground. Even though the Master did not raise his voice, it still caused them to feel guilty.
"Well, I mean, we were kind of doing that... But brother has a question for you!" added Aiolia as everyone looks in Aioros' direction. He sighs.
"About that, Master, I think that Mu has trained enough for today. His 'mind training' seems to have gone well so why don't you let him, er… spar with Milo and Aiolia!" said Aioros, crossing his fingers behind his back. Milo and Aiolia did likewise.
Shion glances at Mu. Taking in the dirt, and his quiet but serious little face, he sighs. He nods in reluctant consent and crosses his arms.
"YAY!" cried Milo and Aiolia, slapping high-fives. Mu looks up, staring wide-eyed at his Master. "Master! You can be so awesome sometimes!" added Aiolia, putting his hand on Mu's shoulder. Aioros begins to laugh but quickly covers his mouth as the Master looks in his direction.
"Today is much hotter than these past few days. Mu, I'd like you to take this day to recuperate your strength," said Shion. He turns around and heads back for his chambers.
"But Master! I-" called Mu, grabbing onto the hems of Shion's robe.
"Mu! There comes a point when training any further would be torture for your body," replied Shion, walking as his robes slipped slowly out of Mu's hand.
As he walks away, he doesn't see that the three boys and Aioros had bowed down in respect. Milo gets up first.
"Isn't this great Mu! Even Master has given his stamp of approval to have fun!" exclaimed Aiolia. Aioros had already begun walking away, but he smiled at what his little brother had said.
Mu looks over at his two troublesome friends.
"C'mon Mu! Don't be such a slowpoke!" yelled Aiolia as he and Milo began running out of the forest.
Hesitantly, Mu looks back at his Master's retreating figure. He turns around and smiles. "Wait for me you guys!"
"It's a long way til we get there, so let's play Chase Master!" suggested Milo. He loved playing Chase Master. Being the fastest in Sanctuary was what he was aiming for. After all, half of his needle attacks required him to run fast. Gold Saint fast.
"But I hate Chase Master! It's so boring," pouted Aiolia. He hated Chase Master because he always ended up being the one who had to chase people. Milo always Scarlet Needles his butt while Mu playfully teleported just as he thought he'd caught him.
Mu laughs. "Aiolia, we haven't played Chase Master in months. Besides, how do you know you'll be Chase Master again?" Milo smirks.
Aiolia narrows his eyes and ponders the odds that he'd be Chase Master again. "Okay, fine. No tricks you guys! And DON'T USE YOUR POWERS!"
Mu nodded in agreement while Milo just crossed his arms and sighs. The three boys gathered in a circle.
"Twenty-one fingers are it I count…" chanted Mu, Milo, and Aiolia at once. But Milo and Aiolia added something, "No you don't, shut your mouth!"
Mu begins counting, as usual. As the number 21 slowly came around, Aiolia tried to change his finger count.
"Hey! NO CHEATING AIO! You're IT!" yelled Milo as he and Mu laughingly ran straight for the beach.
"ARGH! ALRIGHT THEN! WHEN I CATCH YOU, YOU'LL HAVE TO WASH ME AND MY BROTHER'S CLOTHES FOR TWO WEEKS!"
Milo gives him a stink eye while Mu stuck his tongue out. Aiolia chased them into the shallow part of the beach. But Mu loses his footing and falls into the water.
"No Mu! Mu, where are you?!" cried Aiolia as he runs towards the spot where Mu fell in. He feels something clamp onto his leg.
"AHHHHHH! LOCHNESS MONSTERRRRR!!!" screamed Aiolia as he tried to run through the water. He falls face-first into the ocean ((OUCH!)) Mu rises out of the water and laughs at his fallen comrade. His hair, which was tied back, was now loosely draping over his shoulders, sparkling in the summer sun.
Milo cackles and points as he sees that Aiolia had an angry crab on his head. He freaks out and does a water dance consisting of him kicking water up and trying to shake his head. The crab falls and pinches Aiolia's nose.
Mu hurriedly rushes forward. He gently pries the crab's claw open and lets him loose into the water. Mu guides Aiolia by the hand over to the beach. He pats his crab-beaten friend on the back as he watches Aiolia's tears mix with the ocean water.
"Here, use this," said Milo worriedly, giving Aiolia a small cloth that he found on a rock. Aiolia wipes away the blood from the claw marks on his nose.
"Wanks wuys," muttered Aiolia as he holds the cloth over his nose. Mu raises his dotted eyebrows in amusement while Milo shakes his head.
Turning to Milo, Mu asks, "Where did you get that dry cloth from?"
Milo shrugged. He points at a flat rock among a mountain of pointy ones. The three boys looked up curiously at the giant heap of rocks.
"I know! Whoever climbs to the top first is the King of the Rocks!" yelled Milo. He grabbed onto a rock and began finding footholds. Mu, who was curious like any other boy, held back to lend Aiolia a shoulder. Together, they followed Milo's pathway up the rocks.
Aiolia stuffs the bloody cloth into his pocket. He puts his finger to his lips, telling Mu to be quiet. Mu chuckles and pulls Aiolia up over the last rock.
"OH YEAH! I am the King you guys! Bow before me!" cried Milo into the roaring wind.
"BOW BEFORE THIS!" yelled Aiolia, as he does a weak form of his Lightning Plasma. Milo gets blown back and falls over the edge.
"MILO!" cried Mu and Aiolia. They rushed over and saw that he was safe. But safe in a stranger's arms.
"HEY! What're you brats doing here?!" yelled a young man, with aqua-blue long hair and wearing light-blue training garments.
"SAGA?!" exclaimed Mu and Aiolia at once.
EXTRA: No boys, it's Saga's twin. Kanon is not imprisoned yet but as the Saint Seiya storyline goes, nobody knew that Saga had a twin. But of course, he wanders in Sanctuary in secret. I think Saga trained his younger brother himself. Please review!
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