A/N: Hi everybody. I'm very sick so there's a chance I might end up in the hospital if I don't post a chapter this coming Friday and the next week. Sorry… Things are happening at home so I don't know what's going on anymore. I don't want to tell anyone anymore because some wouldn't give a damn and the others would but I don't want anyone knowing what's up over here. Giving another thanks to i-is-monstarr-RAWR for a nice review once again and I hope you enjoy this chapter. Oh, almost forgot, I'm starting a Catherine, the video game that everyone is talking about and the story is a retell through the eyes of a young women. I'm testing myself out to see where this would take me too, so no flames about it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Shugo Chara!, just my OC's and the role I made for them.
Enjoy, and let's hope I feel better soon!
Chapter 22: Shining Sparkles.
I lay on my bed, thinking. Thinking about how this battle going to turn out to be…
"Sigh, if only I knew… I feel like a lot of things are going to happen."
I whisper, but my Characters heard my whisper anyways.
"Tira, you sound upset. Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine, Kiki. I just wish fighting wasn't always the answer…"
I answer, looking down with a small frown.
"So you rather tell your friends that you're not going?"
Luluu ask, seeing me giving her a look in question.
"It's not a question of if. I already know the answer. I have to go and help them. It's my job as the Black Joker after all."
She raises an eyebrow in return.
"Oh, so if you weren't in the Guardians, would you still?"
"… I don't know. If they were my friends then yeah, I would help."
"And if they weren't?"
"… Then I wouldn't know about this, now would I?"
I ask Luluu, who frown in reply but didn't say anything back. I sigh and look over to the third Egg, sitting on the small pillow with Kiki's and Luluu's Eggs.
"When are you going to hatch?"
I thought to myself. Just then the phone started ringing so I got up and went to the kitchen to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Tira, its Rima. Were right out front the building, hurry up!"
"Alright! I'll be there soon."
I said and hung up the phone and turn around to see my Characters already behind me.
"It's time."
Was all I said and ran over to my bed room to put the two already hatched Eggs into my school bag and head right over to the door, got my shoes on after getting my jacket on and head out the door, leaving behind my third Egg and met up with the others and without a word. We soon follow Kairi to the top of the tower.
At The Top Of The Tower…
"Here we are. The view is so pretty."
Sanjo commented, looking all around her in the night sky while Utau was looking down in thought.
"We just have to get on that helicopter to go the airport and head to the studio in Los Angeles. And we'll load a bunch of X Eggs into this master CD… Do the mixing and we're done."
She looks over to Utau, who wasn't looking at her in return.
"You will become the world's diva, Utau."
"But… I'm not doing it on my own."
Utau whispers but Sanjo heard it and frown at her singing idol.
"Sheesh! That again?"
Sanjo ask but Utau didn't answer her so she made a fist and graph Utau lightly to make the young teenager look up at Sanjo.
"What's wrong, Utau? No matter what you do, a win is a win. You can't survive in this industry on talent alone. You need to be prepared to push the competition down. You need a strong will. You have that strength. That's why I'm with you. Snap out of it!"
Sanjo said and turn around to start walking to the helicopter when all of a sudden a flash of bright light appear from the top of the tower by a huge outdoor flash light stand, catching the two off guard with a gasps.
"Stop right there!"
They tried to see who it was that shouted those words out but the light was too bright for them.
"The evil hides in the darkness… And I can't let it get away!"
The light then died down and they could see us, in our Character Transformations. Amu was Amulet Angel, and I was Heart Of Darkness, and will, you already know about the others…
"The angel of justice, Amulet Angel!"
Amu shouted out.
"And the extras, the Guardians and my older sister, the Black Joker…-"
She whisper that part, making me and Yaya glare at her from behind. What the hell…?
"Have arrived!"
Amu shouted once again as Sanjo notice that Kairi was on our side this time and she glares at her little brother.
"Amu!...Heh."
Utau started to grin.
"You're Character Transforming with that useless El again?"
"And you keep using my Diamond-!"
"I can hear your heart's whispers."
Diamond spoke up for the first time, making me frown a little. Diamond sounds really upset.
"You're lost."
"Diamond!"
"Even if you can save your friends and X Eggs… You still don't know yourself. You're floating and vague. That's why… Your sparkle is weak."
Before we could tell Amu to not listen to her, Amu already spoke up to her X Character.
"Yes, I don't know. Maybe that's why I have so many Guardian Characters."
"I see. That's your answer. Then why are you here?"
"That's because-!"
"Diamond!"
Utau shouted, cutting them off.
"What are you doing?"
Diamond didn't answer her.
"Forget it. Ll!"
Ll look over to Utau in surprised, since she wasn't able to do a Character Transform with her for a while now and smirk, agreeing to do a transformation with her.
"Character Transformation! Lunatic Charm!"
Utau calls out and got the first move to attack.
"Nightmare Lorelei!"
It was going for Amu so I took action.
"Dark Arms!"
I call out, making dark huge tentacles appear from under my hooded cape and push Amu and of course the others out of the way if they get hit too and took the attack head on and scream in pain. I close my eyes tightly from the attack still hitting me, but I felt like I was in the air…?
"Tira!"
I heard my friends call me from afar and open my eyes to see myself falling from the top of the tower!
I scream, while Kiki was trying to get to me to do a Character Transform to fly but she wasn't even close to getting to me. I stare at all of my friends in shock. Was I really going to die?
"Tira! Do something!"
Luluu scream in my head and I snap out of my state of shock and look over to the building of the tower and put my hand in front of me.
"Dark Arms!"
I call out again and the tentacles came back and try to stick itself onto the wall and it work. But it didn't last long when the impact of me, stopping myself from falling cause it to let go and I scream out again. I notice my friends were trying to help with they attacks but it couldn't reach me. This is it… I am going to die…
"I… Don't want to die…"
I thought in my head, building tears in my eyes.
"Then be brave and fight to live."
I gasp, hearing the voice in my head.
"That voice again! It's-!"
"You can do anything. It's your life. You only get one shot at it. Don't let it all go away now, Tira."
I made a fist at this and close my eyes.
"Your right…"
I whisper and then felt something happen in my heart. In my bedroom, the third Egg was glowing bight and in a flash of light from it, it appear in front of me and I gasps, seeing the Egg hatching to show my third Guardian Eggs, smiling at me. She had white skin, red eyes, long black hair. Her outfit was a white long dress that really looks like a white T-shirt with black buttons and short sleeves with black shoes and black shorts under the dress. On her hands were red boxing gloves and a red anime star in her hair.
"You're…"
She nods her head at me.
"My name is Rika. But we have no time to waste! Do a Character Transformation with me!"
Rika order and I nod my head back at her quickly.
"Unlock my heart! Character Transformation! Heart Of Bravely!"
I call out and my outfit now was a female boxer, only it kind of look different from the ones on the TV shows. My white top was kind of long but not as long as to make it a dress and it also had black buttons on and no sleeves with it. Around the collar is a red tied. There was also a red skirt that's kind of looks like the girl's Seiyo skirts with black shorts under it and a chain metal belt hanging on the hips with all three of my Guardian Eggs hanging from it. On my hands were the red boxing gloves but under them are white wrappings. My legs had also white wrappings like long stockings on, with black and brown boots with no high heels on. And my hair was in a long braid and the red anime star hair in it, with the bangs left alone.
"I feel so much better in myself."
"That's because you believe in yourself more now."
Rika said in my head and I smirk.
"Let's go this! Sky Jump!"
I call out and a red circle platform appears below my feet, seeing myself land on it and jump high up to the top of the tower to see Utau and Amu fighting.
"Lilin Trident!"
Utau calls out, taking out a red devil's trident and tries hitting Amu who block the attack with two white flags in metal polls. Just then Utau pushes Amu away and was about to attack when I came in and stop her.
"Fists Of Strength!"
My attack was a powerful punch that knocks Utau back from attacking and gasps, as well as the others gasps, to see that I'm alright and that I'm in my new Character Transform.
"Tira!"
"You're alive!"
"Yup! But let's talk about it later."
I said and was about to attack Utau when Ikuto came in his Black Lynx Character Transform and stops me with his Slash Claw.
"Whoa!"
"You guys are dealing with me! Guardians!"
Ikuto said, while I get up, as well as the others.
"Ikuto Tsukiyomi!"
Tadase shouted, noticing the key he has in his hand.
"That's right, that key has the same power as the Humpty Locks… That's why Utau was able to Character Transform with Diamond!"
So that key can do the same things as ours… Does that mean his key can make another copy of it's self like the lock did with me and my heart?
"Let's fight back!"
Rima shouted out and she and Yaya join together and attack.
"Go Rubber Duckies!"
"Tightrope Dancer!"
But Ikuto used Slash Claw and cut the two attacks apart. Just then Utau spoke up to Amu, who was watching the fight of her friends and Ikuto.
"There's no time for you to be worried about your friends. You have no weapons. You're in a bind! What are you going to do?"
She ask as I try to attack her but Ikuto got to me first and push me back with Slash Claw.
"Sorry, Tira. This is Amu's and Utau's fight."
Ikuto whisper to me while I glare at him.
"Ack!"
Amu cried, getting attack by Utau.
"What's wrong, Amu? If you're not attacking, then I'm attacking you!"
Utau shouted at her, using her red devil's trident again as Amu was jumping out of the way from her attack.
"El! Switch with me!"
Ran calls out to her but El shook her head inside of Amu.
"Wait, just a little bit longer… This is my chance!"
El said and started calling out to Ll.
"Ll!"
Utau was eye widen, hearing El inside of her as well.
"What, El?"
"Let's join forces! We need save Utau."
"What? Are you stupid?"
"I know you feel it. The Black Diamond is hurting Utau."
"…"
El knew she got Ll there.
"Utau! We're leaving in five minutes!"
Sanjo warns as Utau growl under her breath.
"Ll! Stop messing around! That's why you're so useless!"
Ll didn't like hearing that and growls under her breath.
"Forget you!"
Ll shouted at Utau, flying out of her and over to our side.
"Huh! My Character Transformation… Unraveled!"
Utau gasps, hearing Amu gasps as well when El left Amu too and went flying over to Ll.
"El!"
"Ll- Ouch!"
"What!"
Amu shouted out in shock as El cried out in pain, getting a kick in the cheek by Ll... When she didn't get kick in the first place but it looks like Ll did it anyways.
"Ugh! Oh? It doesn't hurt?"
"Hmph. I'm finally getting my groove back."
"Ll!"
Ll smirks back at her, seeing El frowning at her sister before flying over to Amu.
"Hey, Amu! Let me do it, too!"
"Huh?"
"Unlock my heart!"
"What!"
Utau shouted out as Amu did a Character Transformation with Ll and became…
"Character Transformation! Amulet Devil!"
Amu call out, looking at her new outfit. Her outfit is a devil rocker look. She top shows her whole belly and torso and it only covers her chest. The top is red and has red bat wings on it. Her bottom is like the top, only its shorts and it's the same color with bat wings as well. She wore long blood red and white stockings with blood red non high heels boots with two black mini anime bat wings on the sides. On her head is a black devils hat with two anime black wings on it and she had a devil's tail as well.
"So that's what you want? Fine… I don't need either of you! I still have Diamond! Character Transformation! Dark Jewel! Shining Black!"
Utau calls out, but fail when Amu attacks back with much more power, summoning a blood red guitar.
"Devil tunes!"
Amu call out as we notice Utau was starting to lose now.
"Ugh… Glittering Particles!"
Utau calls out as bright diamonds and stars came at Amu and it made Ll get kick out of the Character Transformation.
"Ack!"
Amu cried, landing on her butt and looks up at Utau.
"How strong…"
"That's right! I'm strong! I'm strong because I got rid of the nice, naïve side of me! You wouldn't understand because you're so wishy-washy! I've been fighting with my song! I've been winning! I gave so much effort behind the spotlight! You use kindness as an excuse to be weak! You don't care if you lose!"
Utau shouted as we all watch this. Amu then look down, making fists.
"I do feel frustrated. There's no one who would feel happy when they lose. Of course I'll feel frustrated if I lose. But losing…. Getting hurt is not the end of it."
Amu looks up at her.
"If I have the will to try harder the next time… I'll get stronger when I get hurt. People who know loss should be able to shine, too. I still don't know what the real me is like. I might be someone who is wishy- washy. But… I believe in it. I believe… The sparkles inside of me!"
Amu said and then a flash of light appear around the two, making us gasps out loud in surprise.
"Huh! What's going on?"
Utau ask, seeing her body glow as we notice in the middle of the light between them, was Diamond… And her X was coming off of her!
"She's… No way! Could Amu and Diamond be…?"
I ask in a whisper, only having Ikuto hears it as the light died down.
"Character Transformation… Amulet Diamond!"
A/N: Heh… I let you all get hang up by ending the chapter like that… I'm lolling typing this right now, thinking that you're going to either be lolling back or say 'Hey!' so hahahaha! Anyways this story is either half way down or past the half way done part. There's 38 chapters so ha! I'll try to post the next chapter Friday so please stay with me guys! Bye-bye!