Here we go, Chapter 1! Wish me luck. Again, if it sucks, the characters get too OOC, or my characters start getting Mary Sue-ish, slap me. (Especially if my characters become Mary Sues.)
If I owned Zatch Bell, it would have a sequel; this one, actually. I'm thinking for the new title, but I have only a vague idea at the moment. If you have any ideas, I'm welcome to them!
A young blonde boy sat up groggily and looked around. The last thing he remembered was pandemonium. His country –he was the king – had been in a panic; the people of his world, the Mamodo World, kept disappearing. Now he knew where they'd been going to. The human world.
"Zatch! You're here too!" A pink haired girl, looking to be about the same age as Zatch, ran up to the boy king, hugging him lightly.
"Tia! How long have you been here?" Zatch asked curiously, looking wide eyed over at the girl. Tia shrugged and said "Not too long. What do you think happened?" The duo thought a minute before Zatch answered.
"I don't know, but since we're here, I think we should find Kiyo and Megumi. Maybe they know something!" So the two started walking off towards where they though Kiyo's house would be. It had been some time, so their memories of the way were slightly rocky, but eventually they got there.
"Zatch. They're not expecting us. Should we, I don't know, knock or something? During the battles, we pretty much just walked in…" Tia said, looking unsurely at her blonde companion.
Zatch had no such qualms. "How much could have changed in 4 years? It's still their house, so let's just walk in!" That is exactly what the demon child did. He was met with silence; nothing stirred in the house, no happy voice called out to welcome him, and now he was at a loss. He hadn't counted on them not being here.
"Zatch, they aren't here. Maybe we should try the school?" Tia suggested, not wanting to voice the currently unspoken worry in the air between them. Zatch was about to agree with her; after all, it was a Tuesday, and even if it was late, Kiyo could be helping with something after school!
Then he noticed something; two pairs of shoes by the door. Someone had to be home, in that case!
"Tia, look! The shoes! Those, "Zatch indicated the pair on the right "are Kiyo's! I just know it!" Tia looked doubtful, but looked at the shoes. After a careful inspection, she grinned back at him.
"You're right Zatch! Those look just like Kiyo's shoes! And you know what else? I think the other ones are Megumi's!" The children laughed happily and hugged each other briefly. If Kiyo and Megumi were here, then they could help them! And, of course, the kids had missed their friends.
Mounting the stairway, taking the stairs two at a time, Zatch and Tia stopped outside of the door to Kiyo's room. Sure enough, they could hear quiet voices from within. Opening the door in a sudden whoosh, the blonde and the pinkette rushed inside to greet their dearly missed friends.
Grinning, they tackled the two –needless to say, surprised – humans in a death hug.
"Z-Zatch?! What are you doing here?! Didn't you go back to the Mamodo World, like everyone else?" Kiyo asked, once he recovered a bit from the intense shock.
"Yep! But then all the Mamodo just starting to come back to the human world for some reason. So, Tia and I decided to come look for you!" Zatch grinned broadly, happy to be back at the place where he had made so many good friends. Not that the Mamodo World was a bad place, but he had spent so much time here that it felt like home.
"Oh. I see. Well, it's good to see you again, Zatch! Welcome back!"
The blonde and the brainiac looked over at the two girls, one older, one younger, but both laughing happily, hugging, and smiling. It was a happy day, that was for sure.
Or was it?
In another place, or, rather, two different places, two other Mamodo were stirring. One had blonde hair, a white 'dress' and looked rather like a clown. Zophise stood, brushed himself off, and looked around him.
"Well, I guess my fun isn't quite over yet after all."
In the second place mentioned, a young boy with white hair and violet eyes arose as well. Once upon a time, he had been bitter and angry. Now he had calmed down a bit, realizing that he wasn't as alone as he thought. Furrowing his brow in confusion, Zeno surveyed the area.
"Oh? Looks like I'm back here, where it started." After thinking a moment, the boy turned and began to walk off in a random direction. "Maybe I should find Dufort."
In yet another place a young girl rose to her feet.
"We did it, Alai. You won't have to worry again."
There you have chapter number one. Nothing much happened, except for the reunions. Next chapter begins the investigation, a few more reunions, and *gasp* evilness. And the classic Zatch Bell humor, of course.
Let me say one thing. I really DETEST Zophise. I love Zeno. That's two things, but if I attached them with a semicolon, it would be one thing. I hope you'll bare with me until the plot (Oh my god, I'm actually writing something with a plot!) gets under way!