Chapter 1: A Dark Preminition Comes True!
"What is this?" In a space where it was nothing but darkness sets out before Ranpha. She looked around and noticed Milfeulle, the princess of the Lucky Star Kingdom and saw a dark hand come from the darkness and yelled, "No princess! Watch out!" She didn't hear her and the hand grabbed her and pulled her away. Ranpha woke up and asked, "Was that a vision or a nightmare? If it was a vision, that means something bad is going to happen. What should I do? Tell the princess or not." She got out of bed and saw that it was morning in the Lucky Star Kingdom and noticed that Forte Stollen, the gunslinging, sword toting knight was in the courtyard having target practice with her pistol as usual. Ranpha Franboise, the court's psychic, known for her famous fortune telling, psychic visions, and charms, got out of bed and went to her bathroom. Meanwhile, Apricot Sakuraba, the princess in line, was heading to see her sister, the princess Milfeullee Sakuraba, in her chambers. She sees the maid, Mint Blancmanche and says to her cheerfully, "Morning Mint." "Morning Mistress Apricot." Mint said. "Please Mint, don't call me by Mistress, I sound way old for my age when you do." Apricot said. "But Apricot, you're next in line to become princess and I think it fits you." Mint told her. "There is one thing you can call me." Apricot said. "What?" Mint asked. "You can call me "Rico." She answered. "Eh, Rico!?" Mint asked and her dog ears went up. "See you Mint!" Apricot exclaimed and ran down to the room. "Even though she's next in line, she can be weird." Mint said and she kept on cleaning. In Princess Milfeulle's chambers, Chitose Karasuma, the court inventor, was filling Milfeulle in with the information on the latest invention that she and Professor Walcott have been putting together. "So in other words, the lost technology is able to be used in machines like with the emblem frames we have been building with the pieces we found a while back near the Transbaal borders." Chitose said. "By the sounds of it, you have been working very hard." Milfeulle said. "Yes, your majesty." Chitose said as she pushed up her blasses. The door opened and Apricot came in and chimed, "Morning sis, oh you have Ms. Karasuma here, I will come back later." "No, no, I am on my way out." Chitose said. "Thank you Chitose for the information, tell me when your inventions are finished." Milfeulle said. "Yes ma'am, I bid you adieu." Chitose said as she curtsied and left. "What was that all about?" Apricot asked. "Oh, she came to give me reports about the new inventions being built in the laboratories. Even though this country started as nothing at first, we were able to advance so quickly with the lost technology we found near Transbaal and with whatever Chitose and Professor Walcott are building, it will help us expand out into the universe bringing the new stars into the heavens." Milfeulle answered. "I hope so sis." Apricot said. "It will, it certainly will." Milfeulle said. In the courtyard, Ranpha was watching Forte and sighed. Forte finished her last few rounds and came over and asked, "What's wrong with you?" "It's nothing." Ranpha answered. "It doesn't sound like nothing, when you go sad, there's something! Spill it out psychic." Forte told her. "All right, promise that you won't tell the princesses or anyone else." She told her. "Knight's honor." Forte said. "I had a vision within a dream." Ranpha said. "About what?" Forte asked. "Darkness was all over the palace and the princess Milfeulle was standing there and a dark hand comes out of nowhere and grabs her and takes her away and I woke up after that." Ranpha said. "Could it be that you had a bad spicy meat bun because this kingdom has no enemies." Forte said. "I know but somehow I have a bad feeling that the light of this kingdom will change with this vision I received." Ranpha said. "Whatever it is, it better not come true, sometimes your visions never come true." Forte said. "Shut up! You know some of those are just dreams." Ranpha said. "Dreams about boys you won't meet?" Forte asked. Ranpha's face turned red. "Knew it, whatever your vision was, it may not come true. No one in the universe would come after her majesty, Milfeulle." Forte said. "You do have a point, maybe I should pray just in case that'll it never happen." Ranpha said as she walked off. Forte smirked and said, "Also give my regards to Vanilla and Normad while you're at it!" "Right!" Ranpha said as she kept walking towards the temple. Could Forte be right about this? She thought to herself.
In the Dark Star Kingdom, a really dark and cold kingdom that holds the power of the dark star. Like the Lucky Star Kingdom, the citizens of the Dark Star Kingdom also share the same kind of charms but with darkness inside of them. Prince Eonia was looking out at the snow landscape that stretched over the planet that they lived on. "Sire, Vermouth of the Hell Hounds is here." Lady Sherry said. "Bring him in." Eonia ordered. "Yes sir." She said and did as she was told. The handsome Verrmouth Matin came in. His uniform was black with silver buttons on the front and silver flame patterns on the sleeves and pants bottoms, he also wore a cape that one side had the head of the legendary Hell Hound itself, Cerberus. "Ah Vermouth, any news on finding the light that we are are searching for?" Eonia asked. "Yes, we have found a powerful source and it is said to be on the planet Elle Ciel where lies known as the Lucky Star Kingdom, it is said that a comet hit there and it brought a very bright light that was kept in little charms that the people wear, if we harness the main power, it will help this kingdom." Vermouth answered. "Who holds this power?" Eonia asked. "One of the princesses by the name of Milfeulle Sakuraba." He answered as an image appeared before them revealing Milfeulle. "She's cute, didn't know princesses would be that cute." Eonia said. "Well, she is known to be the brightest star in the kingdom after all." Vermouth said. "Go and fetch her, we need her light to bring this kingdom back into power." Eonia told him. "Yes your majesty, the other hounds and I shall do our best." Vermouth said as he bowed and then left. He returned to the barracks where the four other hounds, Camus Laphoroa, Riserva Chianti, Red Eye, and Guinness Stout, were waiting for their leader to return. "So, what did the prince say?" Camus asked. "He said to fetch her." Vermouth answered. "About damn time, I can't stand this freaking cold anymore." Guinness said. "I kind of like the cold." Red Eye said in a cold manner. "Grr Red Eye, why does your manner have to piss me off every time a damn word comes out of your mouth?" Guinness yelled. "Cool it Guinness, we should save our anger for the battle field." Riserva told him. Guinness muttered. "Well boys, time to move out, we were given a command and now it's time to play fetch." Vermouth told them. "Yes sir!" the others exclaimed and they boarded their Hell Frames and blasted off into space. Back in the Lucky Star Kingdom, Ranpha was walking out of the temple when she heard, "Well, well, the psychic decided to come and pray after who knows how long." "Ah, Normad, Vanilla, you two scared me!" Ranpha exclaimed as she turned to see Vanilla H, the head priestess and the youngest priestess known in the whole kingdom, and Normad, a talkative little raccoon. "So, what's your prayer this time? More love?" Normad asked. "No, it wasn't that…why you little!" Ranpha yelled as she was about to grab the little raccoon. "We are in a sacred place." Vanilla said. "Oh sorry, actually I was praying for something to not happen." Ranpha answered. "What is it?" Normad asked. Ranpha explained her vision and Vanilla said afterwards, "Only God would not let something bad happen but he watches over us and will protect us if something like that were to happen." "Aw Vanilla, you have the greatest praises in the kingdom!" Normad exclaimed. "For a raccoon, you sure like to suck up, oh by the way, Forte said hello." Ranpha told them. "Ah, how is that hot head? I guess she has been getting too many hangovers lately!" Normad exclaimed and laughed. Ranpha hit him. "Ah!" Normad yelled. "Ranpha…" Vanilla said. "Sorry, I had to let out my anger, well I better get going, see you around!" Ranpha said and left. "Vanilla, do you honestly believe her vision?" Norrmad asked. "I don't know, it's hard to say if it will happen but we must pray for it not to happen." She answered and looked up to the sky. In the atmosphere, the Hell Hounds arrived and were closing in. "We are about to enter the atmosphere of Elle Ciel." RIserva reported. "Good and the light of luck will be ours shortly." Vermouth said. Back in the palace, the court was having their evening meal. Ranpha still thought about the vision. Apricot looked over and asked, "You okay Ranpha?" "Oh yeah, I am fine Rico, really." She answered. "Well, it doesn't look like it." Apricot said. "It's that I don't feel so good." Ranpha answered. "I guess it was a bad spicy meat bun." Apricot said. "Yeah, it was, excuse me." Ranpha said as she got up and walked out of the dining room. She washed her face in the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror and said, "Should I tell the princess? I can't, if I were to tell her then there would be widespread panic! I can't let the princess get in danger…" The charm on her forehead glowed and her eyes went blank and she saw the Hell Hounds and noticed the dark aura around them and gasped, "It has arrived." She ran out of the bathroom heading back to the dining room. Back in the dining room, Ranpha ran up to Milfeulle. Milfeulle and Forte saw her and Milfeulle asked, "Ranpha, is there something wrong?" "I need to tell you something." They heard a scream and a heavy looking dark mist started to cover the room. "Oh no…no my vision…" Ranpha said and five figures appeared in the mist and everyone awaited the fate of the kingdom.