(Second Opening Theme: Sunday's Without God Opening-Birth Performed By Kitamura Eri)

Most of the group had gotten ready to go to the ceremony that was being held, as well as delivering the report on how Prism's been doing thus far. Though most of them had been a bit uneasy due to the earlier conversation. It was obvious that most had been troubled by this sort of thing, and even after Prism had spoken to Yami privately, they-Or at least, Asta and Feodora could see she had still been a little upset.

Even now, as Prism had been seeing Asta, Feodora, Noelle and Pluck off they could see it plain as day.

"Remind me Yami-" Feodora said, "-Why do Asta and I gotta go meet with Julius for the report? Since the Stuck-Up is heading over to the castle already, couldn't he do it?"

Yami replied while taking a puff, "Hey, with the Crow Boy sick in bed, the Triplets busy with their own chores, and the Familiars training with their grimoires, and not to mention, three kids who are way underage to be doing a Magic Knights work, someones gotta deliver"

"Couldn't you do this part yourself, or are you just being lazy?" Feodora said.

Yami bonked her head as he said, "For your information, I have important things to work on."

"Right…" Feodora said sarcastically as she gave him a look while Yami only gave her a look back.

"Prism-" Asta said as he had been on his way out of the yard, "-Are you-Sure you're gonna be okay here?"

Prism could only give a sheepish smile, "Yeah, I'll be just fine. The Triple A's, my Familiars, Uncle Nolan, Acer and Gooden are with me after all. Besides, I've got-A lot of studying from Nozel I gotta catch up on!" She soon rubbed the back of her head, "If I don't finish it, he'll scold me again."

Asta couldn't help but give a sheepish laugh too as he turned red, "Ye-Yeah, right."

The two of them couldn't help but have awkward looks as Prism soon blushed again. Her look soon softened, "If you or Feo see Yuno-Give him a hug for me."

"O-Of course." He said, "Yeah, I'll do that!"

Prism soon gave him a hug, which Asta ended up hugging her back. "I'll make this up to you, I promise." Asta said to her, "We'll be back soon."

"Thanks Asta." Prism said as she smiled softly. Nero soon flew from Asta's head to her shoulder, before she started to nuzzle her cheek, making her giggle.

"Thank you Little Miss." Prism said as she leaned in for her touch

Noelle gave a huff as she thought to herself "Really? Who gave him permission to be touchy with the Princess? I mean, it's so unseemingly. And not to mention-She's getting really touchy with him." Immediately afterwards her face turned red, "Wait a second, why am I worried about something like this anyway!? Who am I even making excuses to in the first place!?"

Pluck soon slapped the back of Noelle's head startling her before telling her, "Hey Stupid, Quit spacing out."

"And another thing-" Yami said as Pluck and Noelle flinched, "-No going at each other's throats. Just because Lizard Girl ain't there to supervise, does NOT mean you have to go and kill each other."

Pluck gave him a look as he told him, "As long as the stupid SIlva doesn't act like a jerk-"

"-And as long as the perverted Barbados doesn't try anything-" Noelle said.

"-I'LL BE FINE." They both said with a huff.

"Good-" Yami said, before his aura became threatening, "-NOW GO AND PLAY NICE."

Pluck and Noelle held each other as they shook before saying "Y-Yes S-Sir."

"Come on." Feodora told them, "Let's not keep the Wizard King waiting."

Asta had been a bit hesitant to leave, and honestly it had been the same for Feodora. He soon gave Prism a smile before he patted her on the head, causing the Spirits hiding in her hood to shift to a few bright colors. "We'll be back soon, okay?"

Prism only smiled back at this, "Okay."

Feodora soon walked over and gave her a playful nudge on the shoulder, "Keep an eye on Karasu, would ya? Make sure he doesn't go killing himself if he ends up throwing up again."

Prism giggled at this, "Don't worry, he's in good hands."

Pluck soon told Prism, "Hey Pri-Don't feel too upset about not going. To be honest, I get bored easily with these kinds of thing anyway."

Prism only huffed at this as she smiled a little, "Thanks Plu-Plu-That makes me feel a little better."

"How about-" Noelle soon said as she had a small blush while she looked away, "-We go shopping later, and maybe get an apple tart?"

"Thank you Noelle-" Prism said, "-I think I'd like that."

With that said, Asta, Noelle, Pluck and Feodora soon left the house as Prism watched them go down the road. Her look softened once more as a spirit started to shift to a blue color. It seemed to have stopped when Yami patted her on the head.

"Don't let it bother you kid." Yami said, "Go on back inside, okay?"

Prism only smiled a little before she nodded her head. Without another word she headed back inside the house, while Yami himself left to run his own errands.


The group had made their way in the direction towards the castle as Asta especially had been uneasy. Occasionally he had looked back towards the direction of the house as he let out a solemn sigh. Feodora and Pluck were quick to notice the look on his face as they went over to him.

"Hey Dum-Dum-" Feodora soon said, "-I just realized, this is your first time visiting the actual castle. Aren't you a little excited about it?"

""Yeah, from the months I've met you, you would usually be excited and raring to go." Pluck added. "Now you just feel like someone has taken your cake, smashed it and danced all over it while mocking you."

Feodora gave a look before Pluck told her, "Don't ask."

Asta sighed, "I am excited but-I guess it's just a bit lonely without Prism here, you know. I mean-The castle is technically her home, and she worked as hard as any of us, and-She can't even enjoy it because of what happened."

"Oh?" Feodora said, "You miss her that much?"

"Well of course I do!" Asta said, "We just cheered her up after what we went through at the Dungeon, and now she's got something else to be upset about. Now I'm wracking my brain just trying to figure out what I can do for her, and just see her smile."

"Huh-This sounds like one of those stories, where the guy is trying to cheer up his girlfriend after a depressing day." Feodora said jokingly.

"NO IT DOESN'T WHY DO YOU THINK THAT?!" Asta shouted suddenly as his face turned red, "IT'S NOT RELATED! WHAT DID I SAY?!"

Feodora looked shocked by this sort of thing, "Whoa-" She said, "-Dum-Dum, it was a joke."

It seemed to have clicked for Asta before he laughed nervously, "Ri-Right! A joke! Sorry! I-It was funny!" He gave Feodora a pat on the shoulder, "Go-Good one Feo!"

Feodora couldn't help but give Asta an odd look as the gears in Pluck's head were starting to turn. "Ooookay-You're acting weirder then usual." Feodora said, "You didn't catch Karasu's bug did you?"

"N-No!" Asta said before he started to get confused, "Yes-Maybe-I don't know!" He couldn't help but let out a cry. It was then it seemed to have hit Feodora.

"Wait a minute-Don't tell me-" Feodora said as she looked over Asta carefully, "-I know those symptoms!" She soon slapped herself, "But that can't be-From the day we met, you haven't shut up about marrying Sister Lily!"

"That's STILL illegal." Pluck said as he had his blank look.

"I still will! When I'm Wizard King!" Asta proclaimed though they could see the red blush on his face as clear as day, "I do-I mean I will marry her. I think-I MEAN I WILL!"

It was then it seemed to have gone off in Pluck's head, "Oh my mana-" He said, "-Nolan was really onto something after all-"

"Onto something about what exactly?" Asta asked nervously,

"Stop the presses, don't tell me we have the same thought here Stuck-Up." Feodora said.

Pluck soon clarified for him as he had a shocked look on his face, "Asta-You like-like Prism, don't you?"

Immediately Asta's face heated up as they could see his head started to steam. He couldn't even mutter a single sentence as he started to sweat.

"Holy shit." Feodora said stunned, "I'd NEVER thought it was EVEN possible."

"Eh?" Pluck asked.

"Stuck Up, I've been with this guy for-YEARS!" Feodora told him, "Never have I ever seen him once take an interest in ANY other girl in Hage! He is or at least was SERIOUSLY devoted to marrying Sister Lily!"

"I-I-I-I-I still am!" Asta stammered, "I don't, like-like Prism! Who said that?! I didn't not me! Nope!"

Feodora only gave a smug look, "Sure you don't." She immediately pointed in a certain direction before shouting, "ASTA LOOK, IT'S PRISM!"

"WHERE?!" Asta shouted as he immediately turned around. Feodora started to laugh out loud as Asta started to sweat even more at that.

"Well I'll be damned." Pluck said. "You DO like-like Pri. Well at least that makes more sense then marrying a Nun."

Asta soon started to stutter nervously as he said to Pluck, "I-Is it THAT obvious?"

"He caved that fast?!" Pluck thought shocked before he said to him, "Uhh hey Asta. it's okay to like someone your own age, you know? If anything it's actually really healthy. I mean I know some people like others who are a little older but-You know it's all natural."

Asta only groaned, "I know but-Then there's Sister Lily, and that promise, and then I think about Prism and her-'' He soon had a content smile on his face as it looked like he was starting to go into a daze, "-Her smile, her beautiful silver hair, how she laughs, and how she shines brighter then any star in the sky…" His smile was soon gone as he noticed the look Pluck gave.

All the while he had been going on Pluck had a smug yet confident smile on his face.

"Well this just went from Like-like to love." Pluck said. "Uncle Nolan was right on the money!"

Asta only groaned nervously, as his head started to dart around. He tried to deter the conversation until he saw what was in front of them, "OH HEY, LOOK IT'S THE CASTLE!" Immediately he started to dash ahead.

The castle had been right before their very eyes. Asta had been trying his best to regain his composure despite the red on his face; Though Noelle didn't seem to notice as he had run up next to her.

"Wo-Wow!" He said, trying his best to sound normal, as even Nero shook her head, "Thi-This is awesome! It's this huge up close?!"

"Hey come on-" Noelle said, "-Would you calm down, it's embarrassing."

"So awesome!" Asta said, as he seemed to have ignored Noelle. Feodora only snickered at the way Asta was acting while Pluck only shook his head.

"Oh this is just too good." Feodora said as she wiped away a stray tear.

Pluck said with a sigh, "This takes me back to when I took the Triple A's and the twins to the castle for the first time." he looks to Asta as he adds. "As for him he definitely has a future now that he likes Pri. Wondering if she likes her back, that's the question."

Noelle only sighed as her face turned red. She soon had a thought, "I'm actually here right now-With Asta. Maybe it could be a chance for me to get to know hi-" She soon shrieked internally, "-Why am I thinking about that anyway?!"

Feodora soon froze up as she let out a squeak herself; her face immediately turned red at the sight of only one person in particular.

"What's the matter with y-" Pluck started to say before he noticed a certain someone rushing towards him. Immediately he slumped, "Oh."

"BESTIE!" They heard a familiar voice shout.

They could see a Golden Dawn Member-Fafanar to be precise, rushing towards them. To Pluck in particular as he had his arms opened wide. He immediately tackled him to the ground as Pluck himself didn't even flinch or move. He just took the hit which surprised most of them.

Pluck sighed as he said while laying on his back, "Hello, Fafanar."

"Fafanar?!" Asta said in shock.

Fafnar turned to Asta as he exclaimed "Asta too?!" His eyes soon sparkled, "Hey bro! How have you been? I haven't seen you since the Dungeon mission dude!"

Asta and Noelle soon noticed some of the Golden Dawn members that approached them; It was clear as to why Feodora's face turned a bright red color. It had been not only Fafanar's eldest siblings, but accompanying them Klaus, Mimosa and Yuno.

"Fafanar! We talked about this! No tackling Pluck!" Morywn scolded as she got him off of Pluck.

"Aww, but I haven't seen him in weeks!" Fafanar said, "I got really excited!"

"How about you try to contain that excitement next time?" Arfau said.

Fafanar told him with a pout, "Fine.."

"Hey!" Asta said as voice sounded high pitched, though he quickly fixed it up, "Hey-If it isn't the Golden Dawn!"

"Asta-" Klaus greeted, "-It's been awhile. Are you here for business as well?"

"Well something like that." Pluck replied.

"And what of your wounds from the Dungeon?" Klaus asked.

"They're fine!" Asta said, "Actually it stopped hurting for me after two days." His face immediately turned red, "Tha-Thanks to what Pri did, it would've been a lot worse." He quickly shook it off as he had his usual smile, "Plus, after eating a lot and sleeping it really helped!"

"What are you, a little kid?" Yuno said.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A KID?!" Asta shouted.

"You."

"YOU'RE THE SAME AGE AS FEO AND I! RIGHT FEO?!"

Feodora only remained silent at the sight of Yuno which Asta and Pluck seemed have noticed,

"Uh-Feo?" Asta said as he shook her.

"Hello?" Pluck said as he waved his hand followed by snapping his fingers. "Earth to Feodora? Oi." he soon gave his hands a loud clap startling her; a little too much.

Feodora let out a shriek before she took a swing at Pluck; thankfully he was able to dodge as he let out a surprise shriek himself.

"Whoops-" Feoodra said, "-Sorry, reflex."

"It's fine, I faced worse." Pluck told her.

"I think that's the first time I've ever seen you that quiet before." Yuno soon said as Feodora flinched, "It's actually cute of you."

Feodora's face immediately heated up, "LI-LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT CUTE IS!" She shouted before taking a swing at him; though Yuno only stepped back at this. He soon smiled, "I see you're still wearing the hairpin."

Feodora only heated up even more. "It really does suit you." He said to her.

"I-I just like this kind of bird a lot, okay?" Feodora mumbled, "I'm not wearing it because I like you."

Pluck only gave her a suspicious look as Yuno only smiled at this. "Uh huh and yet you tease people for this sort of thing."

"Don't make me freeze you Stuck-Up." Feodora said, which made Pluck flinch.

Fafanar soon noticed that a certain someone was missing from the group. "Hey, where's Pri-Pri?" Fafanar asked, "Isn't she with you guys?"

"Due to circumstances she can't accompany us today." Noelle said, "So she's staying in the safehouse for now."

"Aww man-" Fafanar said, "-That's a damn shame. I really wanted to hang out with her today."

"Did you just call her Pri-Pri?" Feodora asked.

"How is she?" Yuno soon asked.

"Most of her wounds healed up-" Pluck replied, "-She'll only be staying in the capital for a few more days before we return to base."

"By the way-" Asta said to Mimosa as she flinched, "-Prism wouldn't have recovered if it wasn't for your magic! So thank you for saving her!"

Rather than replying, they were taken back when they saw Mimosa take off suddenly. "Mimosa?" Morwyn called out, "Where are you going?"

"Weird-" Feodora said, "-Why did she run away like that?"

"I don't know." Asta said as he tilted his head.

"When you raised your hand, your arm was shorter than she expected." Yuno said, "It must've startled her, maybe."

"Oooh snap!" Feodora said with a snap of her fingers.

"YUNO YOU JERK!" Asta shouted before he charged at Yuno, though he was able to stop it easily as he put his hand on his forehead.

"See?" Yuno said as he did this.

"...Your relationship is weird." Pluck said.

"It's no different than you and Drama-Llama's" Feodora pointed out

"There's a difference, I hate her." Pluck told her. "She can drown in her uncontrollable magic for all I care."

"Yeah, tell that to Shorty, who is still a puzzle to me since she is friends with a guy who likes to cut people for a living and by the way, tried to kill me.." Feodora said as Pluck flinched slightly.

"Okay yeah you got me on that one." Pluck said.

"Yeah, that's what I thought." Feodora said as she turned her head Pluck made a sour face before he huffed and turned his head he soon thought "All of a sudden, everyone LOVES the stupid perveted woman. Why did I join this squad again?"

Noelle soon went over to Mimosa as she couldn't help but feel a little concerned. "Is everything okay, Mimosa?"

Mimosa didn't answer as she took a deep breath, to calm herself.

"Mimosa!" Morwyn said as she came by her side, "Breathe girl, you got this!"

"Mimosa?" Noelle said.

Mimosa had finally turned to them, as Noelle herself had been taken back by the red on her face. "Noelle, Morwyn-" Mimosa said, "-I don't know what to do! Wh-Whenever I see Asta, my chest feels tight!"

"EH!?" Noelle exclaimed.

"Ever since that day, I've been thinking about Asta!" Mimosa explained, "What in the world is wrong with me?"

"I think that's clearly obvious, girlfriend!" Morwyn said, "You're in love~!"

"WHAT?!" Noelle shouted.

"M-Me, in love with Asta?!" Mimosa said in confusion, "N-No, no, no, no, I can't be! Besides, he'll hate me for running away like that!"

"Fo-Forget that!" Noelle said, "W-Why him in the fi-first place!? He's a peasant! Not to mention, stupid, and loud-"

Mimosa only smiled and laughed, "I actually find all those things endearing! And the contrast between that and his body… Could this really be-"

"What did I tell you?" Morwyn said with a laugh as she patted her on the back, "You've got it bad girl~!"

Noelle couldn't help but stammer as she had been processing the whole thing, "No, no, no, no, no, no, the meathead is just-" Immediately her thoughts raced as she turned red, "-Wait a second, why am I sounding so desperate?! No, no, no, no, no! I don't feel anything for that idiot!"

Both girls let out a shriek as their faces turned red; the group only looked puzzled at the sounds they were making.

"What the hell are they doing?" Feodora said.

"No idea." Yuno replied.

"Maybe they have a headache." Asta said.

"Is this some kind of thing Royals do?" Pluck asked.

"Oh no. not even the slightest." Morwyn called out.

"HOW DID YOU EVEN HEAR THAT?!" Feodora and Pluck shouted.

Arfau soon slid over to Noelle before he said in a flirty tone of voice, "Well, Now that that's done. What do you say to you and I after we get our medals, go on a date."

"Get away from me, roach." Noelle said immediately, getting her composure back.

Arfau flinched as he slumped, "Ouch."

"You're better off not dating this stupid pervert." Pluck told him as he patted his back, making Noelle glare at him.

"You're all heading to the Headquarters right?" Klaus said, "Why don't we all head there together?"

"Of course!" Asta said with a smile.

"The more the merrier! Right, Plucky?!" Fafnar asked

"Sure I guess." Pluck said with a shrug.

"Sounds good-" Asta said before it soon hit him, "-Oh that's right, I almost forgot-" He soon looked over to Yuno, "-This is from Prism by the way."

Yuno looked a bit confused before Asta gave him a hug; it took him back slightly, but he seemed to have understood what it meant.

"She asked me to hug you for her-Since she couldn't be here." He said, "So you better appreciate it!"

Yuno only smiled at this before he gave him a pat on the shoulder, "I'll be sure to give her my thanks when I see her."

Thus the group went ahead towards the direction of the Magic Knight Headquarters. All the while they each caught up with one another. They had been telling them all sorts of stories of what they had gone through during their time in the safehouse. Even if some of them were more embarrassing then others.

"Wait a second-" Morwyn said with a laugh, "-You mean Pluck didn't know it was a Cursed Item when he bought it in the first place?"

"Pretty much." Asta replied, "We were REALLY shocked when he just came down the stairs as a duck the next day."

"The funny thing about that is, he didn't know he was a duck till one of us said something." Feodora said.

Arfau only laughed at this, "And Fafanar always told me you were the smart one! What happened with that Pluck?!"

Pluck replied as he had an embarrassed look on his face, "Please don't remind me."

"Don't worry bestie, I bet even as a duck, you still looked cool!" Fafanar said with a bright smile and thumbs up.

"More like ridiculous." Noelle said as she rolled her eyes.

"Oh bite me, Stupid Silva." Pluck said.

"And the Princess turned into a fox?" Mimosa asked in a low voice.

"Yup-" Feodora replied, "-Though in all honesty, despite her turning into a fox she was actually still cute."

They jumped at the sight of Pluck choking on his spit as he thought back to it. "WHAT THE HELL!?" Feodora shouted, "Why are you doing that Stuck-Up?!"

Pluck replied, "hey, it's not like I wanted to."

"Was she really adorable?" Morwyn asked, "Do you think you can sketch her as a fox for me?"

"You don't want one of his sketches." Noelle said before shuddering, "So many details…"

"Oh trust me, I've seen his drawings!" Fafanar said. "It's not that bad! Hey! Maybe you should draw No-"

"I refuse." Pluck said.

"AT LEAST LET ME FINISH!" Fafanar cried out as he hugged Pluck.

"Even if we somehow suick to the same place, surviving, I'm not doing it." Pluck told him as he pried him off. "I rather have my drawing arm broken than draw the stupid pervert."

"Plucky, you're a meanie!" Fafanar whined.

"Please refrain from calling me Plucky." Pluck told him.

"So-Where is the Magic Knights Headquarters again?" Noelle asked curiously,

"I believe it was this way." Klaus replied as he had been leading the group.

"I guess there's things even you don't know about, Four Eyes." Asta said with a sheepish laugh.

"Indeed there are." Klaus said.

Most of the group looked puzzled at this sort of thing as neither didn't expect that to be the response from Klaus. "He took it just like that." Feodora thought a bit shocked.

Pluck had been left stunned as he thought, "Normally he would be mad at this sort of thing...did he loosen up?"

Mimosa only smiled at this sort of thing before she had her own thought, "He's apparently content with being called Four Eyes now. He's much nicer to Asta now."

"Hang on-" Feodora said, "-I thought people like you would come by this place."

"It's not like we would come here all the time." Klaus said, "We usually come here for the-"

Klaus stopped in mid sentence as some of the group had a look of shock, while Feodora nor Pluck didn't look the least bit surprised. There that stood before them at the entrance had been a familiar man, donning a red cloak.

"Y-You're majesty!" Klaus said before kneeling which shocked Asta and Yuno, as Mimosa Fafanar, Morwyn, Arfau, and Noelle were quick to follow suit, "I never expected you to welcome us yourself!"

"Who's the Flashy old guy?" Asta asked in a low voice.

"Asta!" Klaus said, "Hold your tongue that's-"

"That right there is Julius." Feodora soon said to Yuno and Asta, "The guy that Prism was telling you about Dum-Dum, and talked about with you in one of her letters."

At this Atsa and Yuno took a moment to process before they both had a look of surprise.

"YOU MEAN HE'S-" Asta started to shout.

"-The Wizard King?!" Yuno finished for him.

"Feodora, Pluck-" Julius said with a smile, "-It's nice to see the two of you again."

"Likewise I guess, Magic Nerd." Feodora said.

Pluck added with a salute, "Of course, Man."

"Feodora, Barbados-" Noelle said in a low voice, "-I get you both don't like royalty, but can you at least show a little respect for his majesty?"

"Huh?" Feodora said out loud, "Why would I do something like that?"

Klaus had told her, "He's the Wizard King!"

"You too, Plucky!" Fafnar added. "You don't wanna be imprisoned, do you?!"

"Okay all good points, but-" Feodora said, "-He's also one of the reasons why I'm in Clover to begin with."

"HUH!?" Most of the group minus Pluck exclaimed.

"What does that mean?" Asta asked.

"Remember how I told you two, two people brought me to the Church the day you guys became friends with me?" Feodora asked Asta and Yuno in particular. The boys nodded their heads in reply.

Feodora only pointed to Julius as she gave them a look; at that moment they seemed to have gotten the idea as the look on their faces changed.

"You mean he brought you to the Church?" Yuno asked.

"Yeah, though technically speaking he wasn't the Wizard King back then." Feodora said, "He was just the Magic loving geek who happened to be a Captain.."

Julius said to Feodora with a soft chuckle, "Just like old times, right Feodora?"

"What about Pluck here?" Arfau asked, "How are you addressing him so casually?"

"He helped my family, and is right now helping us clear our family name." Pluck said, "He's been helping us since last year. I thought I told you."

"YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT!" Asta shouted.

"Wait, his family name?" Noelle asked.

"Let's just say they're getting A LOT of bad rap these past few centuries for not acting like a normal royal." Fafanar told her. "Also Regarding a certain feud."

Pluck couldn't help but slump over as he said, "And yet we're taking the blame for it. And for the record her family started it."

Noelle gave a look before Mimosa held her back. "I'm sure Pluck didn't mean it." Mimosa told her.

"It's been a slow progress but we take what we can get." Julius said, before looking over to Asta and Yuno in particular, "I take it these two are Asta and Yuno-The ones that the young Princess spoke highly of."

"You got it-" Feodora said as she went behind the two boy's before putting her hands on their shoulders, "-This is them. They're two of the residents in the Church you left me in and-" She couldn't help but turn red a little, "-They're my closest friends."

"Aww Feo-" Asta said as his eyes sparkled as he couldn't help but cry.

"Don't look at me like that Dum-Dum!" Feodora said embarrassed.

"Looks like my friend and I were right to leave you in Hage afterall." Julius said, "I'm glad to see that you made friends of your own."

"Ye-Yeah…" Feodora said, still embarrassed.

"You're here to give the report right?" Julius asked, "I'll be happy to take it off your hands, if you'll let me see what Yuno recovered in the Dungeon. I've been meaning to get the chance to see it for myself."

The group had a look of shock before they each looked at Yuno's grimoire, as they each seemed to get the idea of what he had been referring to.


They soon found themselves standing in one of the many towers that had been provided in the Magic Knight Headquarters, as they had been away from any prying eyes in case Prism came up in the conversation again. Julius had looked through Yuno's grimoire as he had examined the pages that had been filled involving the Spirit magic.

"Well done acquiring this." Julius said, "This magic was the most important relic in that dungeon. Other then the Familiars of course."

"You can read that?" Yuno said, shocked.

"Somewhat." Julius replied.

"The most important relic?!" Asta said, "So cool!"

"Well it is Spirit Magic." Morwyn said with a smile.

They were soon taken back when they noticed his eyes started to sparkle as he had a look of awe. "Oh no-" Feoodra said as she slapped herself.

"Uh-Why does he look like that?" Asta asked.

"Is this what you meant by magic loving geek?" Yuno asked.

"Unfortunately." Feodora replied.

"Of course he would get like this." Klaus said as he fixed his glasses a little.

"Hey-" Julius said as he handed the grimoire back to Yuno, though his eyes still sparkled, "-Would you try using your Magic? Please?!"

Yuno had been a bit taken back before he gave his response, "I'm sorry. I think it was activated in the dungeon once, but since then I haven't been able to use it."

"What?" Julius said, as they could swear they could see him crying, "I see… That's too bad."

"Wait, you actually used Spirit Magic?" Feodora said shocked.

"It was a thing." Pluck replied casually.

"Sorry-" Yuno said to Feodora, "-I meant to tell you sooner."

Feodora only looked a bit mad before she turned away from him with a huff.

Julius couldn't help but have a thought, "Sylph-The Wind Spirit of the Four Great Attributes. So she's chosen him from this era." Julius couldn't help but still have a satisfied smile on his face, "All I can say for now is that this spell will grow with you and one day, become an extraordinary power." He soon had a smile, "Take good care of it."

"Yes sir." Yuno said.

"Wizard King-!" Asta soon said before he showed him the new pages in his grimoire which took most of the group back, "-My grimoire has weird scribbles in it too! Please look at it!"

"Hey, don't be rude!" Klaus said, though Julius had calmed him down.

"Lighten up Klaus." Morwyn said, "He just wants some more information on his new tricks."

Julius soon examined the pages as he had been thinking as he looked closely at the characters.

"This is-" He started to say.

"This is?" Asta said as his eyes sparkled; he had been ready to hear what Julius had to say, but-

"-Something I can't read at all." Julius soon said causing Asta to faint, "I've never seen this in any of the documents we had. It's actually really similar to the Princess's grimoire."

"Really?" Asta said, "But there has to be more right?"

"Why don't you show them your sword?" Pluck asked, "The one you got in the dungeon?"

"Oh yeah!" Asta said. The grimoire soon glowed red, before he quickly pulled out the new sword he had recovered during their time in the dungeon. "See-" He said, "-This thing pops out."

"A second anti-magic sword!" Julius said in awe

Asta only snickered before he turned to Yuno with a confident smirk, "I got mine to work~"

"You're boasting!?" Fafanar said, shocked.

"Okay-" Feodora said, "-Enough with the measuring contest Dum-Dum."

Pluck said as he shook his head, "Honestly, you two have that kind of relationship."

"Like you and Noelle?" Fafanar asked.

"That's different, I'm not her friend." Pluck told Fafnar. "Stop trying to play matchmaker."

"But my sister tells me if someone makes fun of another, that just means they like them!" Fafanar said with a smile, as Pluck immediately turned red before he let out a shriek.

Morwyn nodded as she said, "It's true."

"NOT HELPING!" Pluck shouted as he turned red.

They soon noticed that Julius's eyes started to sparkle again,

"Oh no.' Feodora said,

"And here we go again." Pluck added

"C-Can I see that sword of yours Asta?" Julius asked.

"Sure-" Asta replied as he handed it off to him, "-Go ahead."

"DON'T ENCOURAGE THIS NERD!" Feodora shouted, giving his ear a pinch, making Asta shriek.

"He REALLY gets into something new when he sees it." Pluck added.

Julius soon went to take the sword from him. "Thank you so-" Though most didn't expect him to nearly fall over as the weight of the sword overtook him, "IT'S SO HEAVY!" He shouted.

"HOLY SHIT!" Feodora shouted as she had been shocked, "I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT!"

"ARE YOU OKAY WIZARD KING!?" Asta exclaimed with worry.

"DON'T GO INTO THE LIGHT!" Pluck ended up adding.

Julius had been quick to recover, "I'm fine don't worry-Though I'm a bit surprised you're able to swing this around." He had soon been taken back as he could feel something from the sword itself-Or rather, something else entirely.

"The sword-" He thought, "-It's absorbing my magic? Like Prism's scythe-No, that's very clear its sustenance for the creature, so then-" Julius soon smiled, "I see, so that's what it is."

"Huh?" Asta said confused, before Julius handed the sword back over to him.

"Thank you for lending this to me-" He said, "-You can have this back now."

"T-Thank you sir." Asta said.

"It appears you and the princess have something in common." Julius said as it took him back, "You both have powers even beyond my abilities. You're able to wield your weapons because neither of you have magic."

Most of the group and especially Asta had been taken back by this sort of thing. "I don't remember either of us saying Asta had any magic." Feodora pointed out.

"How do you know something like that?" Asta asked, "And about my sword cutting through magic? Did Prism talk about that?"

"She didn't." Julius replied honestly, which shocked them even more.

"Then-How did you know about that?" Asta asked curiously.

"That's a very good question." Julius replied, "But never the less-You all did a splendid job during the Dungeon mission, and looking after the young heir these past few weeks. Not only was her safety guaranteed, but we learned a lot about her situation with the information we gathered."

"Of course." Noelle said, "It was the least we could do for her."

Pluck added with a nod, "Now we can learn for next time

"Captain William is so lucky to look after her!" Fafanar said, "I wish I took the job so I could hang out with her again!"

"But she was recovering!" Pluck argued. "Know your boundaries!"

"Still, we could've had a little fun!" Fafanar said, "I even heard from Akiko you guys had a sleepover!"

Immediately most of the Black Bull members couldn't help but shudder at the mere thought. "Yami and Jack are still pissed at us for that damn scare dare." Feodora said.

"I still don't remember who started that." Asta said.

"Me neither…" Noelle added.

Pluck said as he shook, "you got me."

"Scare Dare's a thing?" Mimosa asked, surprised.

"Must be an elf thing." Morwyn said.

"I guess so." Arfau said.

Pluck told them as he had been slightly offended, "EXCUSE YOU! IT IS NOT A ELF THING!"

Addeline came out of the bag Pluck had been carrying, and whacked each of their feet causing them shirek.

"QUACK! QUACK QUACK!" Addeline shouted.

"ADDELINE! THAT HURT!" Morwyn exclaimed

"WHY IS SHE IN YOUR BAG?!" Arfau shouted, "HOW LONG WAS SHE IN THERE!?"

"You think I left her alone back in the base?" Pluck told them

"Ow.." Morwyn said, "She can hit hard, can she?"

"You have no idea.." Noelle said as she groaned.

"Oh dear-" Mimosa said, "-Even though she's cute, she's really violent."

"Quack, quack, quack!" Addeline said before she gave a huff. She hopped back into Pluck's bag as she turned her head.

"We're gonna talk about language when we get back." Pluck told her.

"YOU CAN TALK TO HER?!" Morwyn and Arfau shouted as they both

"We're just lucky we have people like you willing to look after the Princess." Julius said, "I hope you'll keep up the hard work."

"Ye-Yeah." Asta said nervously, "A-Actually i-is it okay to ask you something?"

"Of course." Julius said, "What is it?"

Asta soon gulped as he looked nervous. "W-Well-How-" He soon took a deep breath, and spoke clearly. Though most, except for Feodora, were surprised when Yuno spoke up too.

"-How do you become the Wizard King?" Asta and Yuno asked.

Julius had been taken back by this sort of question. Though it hadn't been long before he gave a laugh. "I remember now, her highness mentioned this." Julius said, "You two want to become the Wizard King. Any Magic Knight should have that aspiration."

"You two!" Klaus scolded, "It's rude to ask the Wizard King that directly!"

"Must you always be this nitpicky bookworm?" Feodora asked him.

"I'm just saying-The Wizard King must be proud and have trust in the people-" Klaus started to say before Julius spoke up.

"No." He said suddenly as it took most of them back, "Its merit."

Most had been surprised by this response; even Pluck and Addeline as she came out of his bag.

Julius soon continued, "You see, you can't protect others with pride and the trust of others comes with merit. There is only one thing people want from the Wizard King… Merit proves they are the best." He soon placed his hands on Yuno and Atsas shoulder, "Gain merit. Continuously gaining merit is everything. Anyone who can't do that, can never stand at the top."

Asta and Yuno both smiled at this, as they both looked equally happy to hear that sort of answer. "Bring it on!" They both said.

Julius himself smiled as he looked satisfied by this sort of thing himself, "Your newbies have very determined eyes-William, Yami." He soon gave a laugh as most of the group couldn't help but smile, "Now then-I'm sure you've heard from your Captain, but we're holding a decoration ceremony for the Magic Knights who have been awarded an outstanding number of stars today. I understand her highness and Pluck have earned their own fair share."

At this most of the groups look softened. Julius immediately understood as to why. "I am sorry, Prism is unable to attend. But believe me when I say, it is for her safety." Julius said to them apologetically, "I didn't like coming to this decision, but since she is the only child of Zeid and Alma, she is the only heir. It is a lot on her shoulders I imagine, but she is the only one who is entitled to the throne. Her father made that clear, in his last order."

Asta only sighed, "I get that but-She would only be here for a day-So she should at least-"

"I know you mean well Asta-" Julius said, "-But this was the only logical thing to do. Believe me I wish there was a better way."

"Still-" Pluck said, "-Prism's not just the Royal heir, she's our friend! She deserves to be here! And if she can't be-Then I won't go to the awards!"

Julius only sighed at this, "Pluck, I know how you feel, but doing something like that, she'll be left heartbroken."

"I'm already mad you excluded her in the awards!" Pluck told him, "So what if she's the princess? She has the right!"

Julius's look softened at this sort of response, "Pluck-You are free to accept the award today. But I get the feeling she'll feel guilty about you declining such an honor. And none of us want to see her upset."

Pluck was about to retort, but instead he couldn't help but think back to how upset Prism would be. He clicked his tongue as he said "Shit.."

"You all are welcome to join as well." Julius said to the rest of the group, "Though, I understand if you don't want to."

Most of the group looked to one another as they each came to a decision as they couldn't help but think of Prism as they couldn't help but wonder how she would feel if they saw her so soon.


Prism had a bit of trouble concentrating that afternoon. She hadn't been through half of her sheets she had gotten from Nozel. Even though she could hear the others outside in the backyard she could hear the sound of the clock and the sound of Theodore's snores on the couch. Adrien had sat by the table as Prism was trying her best to solve the problem at hand.

She only groaned as she ended up face planting on the table.

"Ana latta as me…" She said as she tapped her foot, "... At this rate, I'll be 20 before I can solve anything…"

She soon looked to the window as she could hear the sounds of the birds chirping and could hear the sounds of the people outside.

She only let out a sigh as she rested her chin on the table, "... I wonder if the others are at the Ceremony by now… I wish I could be there."

The spirits that sat on the table, started to speak to her.

"I know what Plu-Plu said…" She told them, "... But I know he was saying that to make me feel better…." She soon had a small smile, "... At least Yami said I could have a small party to celebrate the ranking. That makes me feel a little better…"

She soon noticed a set of holly branches of gold, red and blue glowing around her wrist as she soon heard the door open.

"We're back from the market!" She heard Saorise call out.

Prism picked up her head as she saw the Familiars walk into the room along with Gooden; each of the Familiars removed their cloaking items as their animal parts reappeared. They looked like they were carrying some groceries.

"That was awfully quick." Prism said, a bit shocked, "I thought you guys wouldn't be back till later."

"There was a whole sale in the market." Gooden said, "And I got just the thing to put a smile back on your face!"

Prism only tilted her head in curiosity as the spirits started to shift to the color of yellow. She soon held up a few sets of ingredients, "What do you say we practice on your baking and make ourselves some of those tasty tarts and cakes! I bought some of your favorite fruits~"

Prism looked a bit nervous, "I don't know-" She said, "-I promised Nozel I would finish all this before the week's end."

"You could use a little break." Liam said as he closed the book on the table, "You've been at this all afternoon you know?"

"Yeah, it's not gonna kill you or anything." Brenin said.

Prism fidgeted a bit before she looked to the kitchen and imagined the cake and tarts. "Well-I guess baking a few wouldn't hurt." She said.

"Great!" Gooden said with a smile, "Let's set up shall we?"

Soon enough the back door opened as Nolan and the Triple A's stepped inside. "Oh? Did I just hear someone is baking?" Nolan said curiously, as he leaned on the doorframe, "Are we having ourselves a baking lesson?"

"Heck yeah we are!" Saorise said.

"BAKING LESSONS?!" The Triple A's exclaimed excitedly.

They could hear a set of feet running down the stairs before they practically broke into the room. "ARE WE DOING BAKING LESSONS TODAY?!" Vandy exclaimed.

"WE WANT TO HELP TOO!" Jubei shouted as her eyes lit up.

"Pretty please with a cherry on top!" Sachiko said with a pleading look.

Gooden only laughed, "Come on kids, you can be our assistants!"

"YAY~!" Vandy, Jubei and Sachiko cheered.

"Let's do this thing!" Aisling said.

"Dibs on taste testing!" Aidan said.

"No way!" Aine argued as she started to push on her brother's face, "That's my job!"

"What?! You wish!" Aidan said as he pulled on her hat.

"Hey, hey!" Aisling said, "I'm the taste tester in the kitchen!"

The siblings couldn't help but argue and were about to start a fight, until a familiar pigeon started to peck at them.

"GAH STERLING!" The Triple A's exclaimed.

Acer soon stepped into the room as he looked to have an apron on, "That'll do bud, that'll do."

"Whoa-" Brenin said shocked, "-You're all prepared."

"Were you just waiting for something like this?" Liam asked, confused.

Acer said with a smile, "You know me and baking. Hand-in-hand"

"You say that, and you can't seem to find yourself a girl." Nolan said as Acer flinched slightly.

"I'm a work in progress, man!" Acer told him. "I gotta find someone that won't I don't know, kill me. Like you."

"Hey Mereo is a great woman." Nolan said, "You just don't see it like I do."

"Enough chatter!" Vandy said, before he grabbed a metal bowl and had been wearing an apron, "LET'S GET TO BAKING!"

"Yeah!" Jubei added, "WE'RE GONNA MAKE A COOKIE TOWER!"

Prism couldn't help but laugh before they all started to get to work. Though it had been a bit of a mess, Prism felt herself having fun; they had gotten into all sorts of mishaps in the kitchen. She even found herself covered in powder by the time she, the Triple A's, Vandy and Jubei had finished their fight after Gooden went to break it up.

She even had a little fun with Nolan as messed around with the frosting he was stirring up in the pot as her nose had been covered in chocolate.

Right now, she and her uncle were currently rolling the dough as she had been having a bit of trouble kneading the dough.

"Remember Prism, it's gotta be a circular motion." Gooden said, "And be gentle yet firm with it, but not too firm."

"Like this?" Prism asked as she did as she was told by Gooden. Gooden herself looked satisfied at this, "Of course! You still haven't lost your baking skills even after sleeping for 500 years!"

Prism only blushed out of embarrassment, "Y-You really think so?"

"Of course!" Gooden said, "If there was anything you got from your parents, it's that you guys are fast learners."

Acer soon chuckled, as he had a thought, "Hey-Y'all remember when Zeid showed us his method of baking, during that New Years Party?"

The group soon laughed as they thought about that moment as well. "How could we forget?" Vandy said, "He ended up using one of his spells to try and cook!"

"Mom scolded him for that one!" Aisling added, as she snorted like she laughed. "I remember she had him undergo some baking exercises."

Acer soon laughed before saying, "I remember the look on Cadfan's face! He looked so scared straight, I thought his soul was going to leave his body!"

Prism giggled, "Aunt Yukiko was so mad, but mom couldn't stop laughing, and I honestly couldn't either!"

Nolan gave a laugh, "My little sister always did have a weird sense of humor, but at least a man like him could make her smile."

Prism only laughed, "Yeah-Dad and mom always made each other happy." She soon sighed, as her look softened slightly.

"What's wrong honey?" Nolan asked.

"... Do-" Prism soon said as she looked nervous, "-Do you guys think that there's a chance mom and dad are alive somewhere? Do you think they went to sleep like I did?"

The groups looked softened at this as they each couldn't help but have a thought. Nolan however gave a smile as he patted her shoulder, "If it meant they could be with you, then I have no doubt they did." He said, "In fact-There's another reason why I went out exploring the new world."

Prism looked a bit confused at this while Nolan only smiled.

Acer let out a content sigh, "It would be nice if the whole gang's back together again. With the Barbados family back a year and with you awake, we could probably make things the way it used to be!"

"It will be-" Nolan said, "-When I find them."

Prism had been shocked at this, "You've-Been looking for them?"

Noland nodded in reply, "Call it instincts, or a gut feeling but-I've been having the same feelings as you have Prism. I know I don't have the proof-But I know, they're not dead. And for the past year-I've been looking for them, or at least find one little piece of evidence that they're still alive and kicking."

"You mean to say-" Liam said, "-You spent all that time searching for them?"

"You were-Just out there looking for her parents?" Saorise asked.

"Of course-" Nolan told them, "-No niece of mine is going to spend her teenage years without her folks."

"I'm your only niece." Prism said with a small smile. Nolan chuckled before he gave her a kiss on the head. The look on her face soon softened again, "Do you think-They would've wanted me to go-To that ceremony I mean?"

"Well duh-" Acer said as he gave her a nudge, "-Princess or nah, they would let you go in a heartbeat!" He soon gave her a pat on the head, "Though I bet if you ever called in sick for one of those things-They would've made it a hundred times better. Like our boy Yami is doing!"

"Just you wait Prism-" Gooden said, "-By the time he gets back from his errands, he's gonna give you the celebration you deserve!"

"Oh heck yeah!" Aisling said, "And you know Uncle Yami is a man of his word!"

"It'll be way better than what the others are doing back at the ceremony!" Vandy added.

Jubei added as she had been helping herself to some chocolate chips, "Yeah they're boring with their ceremonies and junk! Why do you think Uncle Yami never attends?"

"He wasn't going to?" Prism asked, a bit shocked.

"Oh yeah-" Aine replied, "-He never does."

"But he's a Captain." Brenin said, as his tail swayed, "Shouldn't he be entitled to go?"

"I say that but-" Gooden saighed. "-That man does what he wants, can't be helped."

"He's a Magic Knight Captain, despite the Black Bull's bad rep. Those kind of things are mandatory." Acer said.

"Not as bad as The Barbados-no wait Not as bad as yours is what i meant to say." Nolan teased.

"HEY!" Acer said. "You're really asking for a fight, Nolan."

"Try it, we all know who will win." Nolan said with a sly smile.

"Okay Okay boys." Gooden said as she got between them. "Do we need a repeat of last time?"

Nolan and Acer flinched before they groaned. "No."

Gooden had a smile as she said, "Glad we understand each other."

"I still can't believe Yami won't go." Prism said, "Shouldn't he go for Plu-Plu at least?"

Aidan had replied, ""Pluck's a big boy, he'll be fine."

"Sides, you know Pluck doesn't mind that sort of thing." Aine said as she gave her a pat on the shoulder, "Trust me, the last few times he went there Uncle Yami just paid it no mind, but still congratulated him in his own way!"

Prism's expression brightened at this sort of thing, as some of the spirits lost their shade of blue. She was glad at least, someone else, other than her family and her friends wouldn't be the only one that would be able to honor everything she had done up until now.

She was glad at the fact, someone wouldn't treat her as royalty.

"Well as long as he and that Noelle girl don't fight while they're there." Gooden said. "I'm sure it'll be alright." She soon looked through the bag, "Ana latta as me, where are those cookie molds?"

"Did you drop them?" Aisling asked.

"It must've slipped out of your bag." Saorise said.

"I'm on it!" Prism said before she quickly went to wash her hands before she went to the living area. "Do you need any help?" Brenin asked.

"That's alright, I got it!" She replied with a smile.

Prism quickie ran into the living area as she found the cookie mold on the floor, just by the hallway. She picked it up but-

"HEYO PRETTY LADY!!"

Prism let out a shriek as Theodore had hopped over the couch and landed right in front of her; he looked to be holding her grimoire.

"Theo-" She said after calming down, "-What are you doing you silly thing?"

"I just woke up from my nap-" Theodore said in a happy tone, before he switched to a monotone voice, "-But I'm bored again, can you read to me?"

"Aww, Theo-" Prism said, as she picked him up, "-Of course I will after we're done baking, but grimoires aren't used for reading!"

"But they're books." Theodore said as his eyes were green, "They should be reading material!"

Prism giggled, before she took her grimoire from him and holstered it, "Well not necessarily. Besides, even if I could, I can't read it. Most of the pages are blank, and not to mention a couple of them have the Devil's Tongue."

Theodore pouted, "If you were an old devil maybe!"

Prism had been a bit taken back by this, "Old devil?"

"It's a completely different dialect!" Theodore said as his eyes were still green, "Old Devils used to use what you got in your grimoire, for there little curses and spells! Guess they must've upgraded, it's about time! Though it's more then I can say for the bottom of the incantations!"

Prism had a look of shock before she took the grimoire out from the holster and turned to the pages where some of her incantations were. She soon recalled Asta's grimoire, when she had gotten a few glimpses of his pages and one thing had been clear-

-The characters compared to her own… Had been different.

"Theo-" Prism said as she looked at him, "-How could you tell it was written in an old devil's tongue?"

Theodore's eyes shifted to gray as he looked nervous; he groaned a little as he tried to think,, "I-I don't know. My head kind of feels funny when I think about it."

"It's okay sweetums." Prism said before scratching his ears, "But-What other sort of text are you talking about?"

Theodore looked at her a bit shocked, "You didn't know Pretty Lady? They're invisible words written just underneath those other funny ones."

Prism had a sudden thought before she took Theodore and her grimoire into the study room. She placed the book on the table as one thought came to her.

"It couldn't be, could it-"

After setting Theodore down she looked through the desk until she found what she had been looking for. She took out a candle; a little fire spirit helped her to spark it. Carefully she took her grimoire as she started to warm the page where the first incantation had been.

It had been a few moments later, before a set of words appeared underneath; the words however looked to be written red.

"See?" Theodore said in a happy tone of voice, "I told you Pretty Lady!"

"Bime i elena…" Prism said, stunned.

She set the candle on a holder as the spirits looked in awe; they spoke to her as she looked surprised.

"Are you sure?" She asked, "A mage never did this to their own grimoire?"

The Spirits shook their heads as Prism looked puzzled. She looked at the words as she tried to make sense of them, though she only groaned in annoyance, "I can't make it out."

Her left eye soon shifted to white as her pupil became narrow; the words soon became clear. She looked into the reflection of the window as she noticed the change, though she smiled.

"Thank you Aurora."

She soon turned back to the grimoire as she recognized the words above to be what had brought out her scythe. Though she had been shocked by the words on the bottom.

"The Summon Incantation-" She read aloud, "-Through darkness and sorrow, courage is soon to follow."

"Awww… I hate riddles." Theodore said in a monotone voice.

Another thought soon came to her, "I wonder…"

She turned over to the next page where the next incantation had been as she performed by the same gesture she did with the previous page; the next set of words appeared.

"The Life Incantation-Though sadness can ache, a drop of life shall awake."

She skipped over two pages before she repeated her movements again along the page as she looked even more shocked.

"The Remembrance Incantation-To seek what was lost, all it takes is to cross. It's like it's filled with all sorts of riddles!"

"But-What do they all mean?" Theodore asked.

"I-Don't know." She replied, "But they wouldn't be here if it wasn't nothing."

She soon went to flip back, but had a bit of hesitation in doing so as she knew what was written. With a deep breath she flipped the page back to a familiar set of words, before warming it with the candle. A new set of words appeared, as it looked as though it was written in a hurry.

She looked nervous and fearful, when she saw the words written.

"The Death Incantation… Time shall be your demise… The scarlet shall help you rise…?"

"Ooo-Spooky~!" Theodore said as he sounded excited.

Prism could feel her body shaking as some of the spirits started to lose their color. She could feel her heart start to race as her breathing became shortened.

"Those words-"

She suddenly found herself in the rushing winds as the thunder rolled. The world became red as she could feel something had attacked her.

"-Why-Does it make me feel like I'm back in the storm?"

RING… RING…

Her head suddenly felt fuzzy at the sound of a familiar sound going off. Little did she know, her Familiars started to feel woozy as well, and those that were in the house as they had been put on alert. The Triple A's quickly tended to the Familiars as the three of them nearly collapsed. Prism could hear Adrien let out a series of squawks

"Th-That sound again…" Prism said as she nearly fell over.

"Pretty Lady, what's wrong?!" Theodore said with worry, "Are you okay?!"

The ringing bell sound came again as Prism collapsed to her knees, nearly knocking over the candle. "Pretty Lady!" Theodore exclaimed.

"That sound-" She groaned, "-Why is it-"

Just then-She heard a voice come again.

"Prism…"

Her whole body became numb as her mind went blank; Her other eye shifted to white as she nor Theodore didn't seem to realize that the voice could be heard echoing throughout the house as it had startled them.

"Prism-" The voice called out, "-Can you hear me…? Come home to us."

Prism stood up suddenly as it had startled Theodore. "Pre-Pretty Lady?" He said fearfully.

"... Home…" Prism spoke softly, "... Got to… Go home…"

Prism started to step outside of the room and towards the door. "Pretty Lady, wait!" Theodore exclaimed, as he hopped off the table before grabbing the small box, "Come back!

"Got to… Go home…" Prism continued to say. The strength in her hand left her as the cookie mold she had been holding fell out of her hand.

"Pretty Lady!" Theodore exclaimed as he grabbed her ankle trying to stop her, "Please don't go!"

Prism paid him no mind as she stepped towards the door, "Got to… Go home… Got to… Go home…"

Theodore struggled as he even climbed up on her; he managed to get to her wrist as he managed to keep her from taking hold of it.

"Pretty Lady! You gotta wake up!" Theodore exclaimed, "Please wake up!"

Finally, Prism turned to the little Devil as the look on her face seemed to have changed.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY." She said with a cold look.

Theodore let out a squeak of surprise as he was suddenly thrown off; he hit against the wall as he dropped the box out of his paw. The moment it hit the floor… Something seemed to have gone off.

A loud screech suddenly rang in her ears, it had been like the sound of nails being scratched against the chalkboard. Her head started to hurt intensely; she didn't even realize the door had clicked as her eyes reverted to normal.

"What the heck..."

Just like that, she collapsed onto the floor as Theodore was sent into a panic.

"Pretty Lady!" Theodore exclaimed as the door soon opened up. He started to shake her as the Spirits gathered around her, "Pretty Lady! Pretty Lady, wake up!"

The door had been revealed to be Yami and Jack, as they were immediately taken back by what they had seen.

"What the-" Jack asked.

"Kid! Wake up!" Yami shouted as ran over to her. "Hey! Open your eyes!"

The rest of the group quickly ran into the hall as they looked to be in a panic.

"Uncle Yami, your back!" Vandy called out as he ran into the hall, "Brenin, Saorise and Liam just collapsed and-" They soon gasped as they noticed Prism had been on the ground as well.

"Prism!" Nolan exclaimed before he ran to her.

"Oh Gods!" Gooden said as she held her mouth "W-what happened?"

"I don't know!" Theodore replied fearfully, "Pretty Lady started acting weird and she collapsed all of a sudden!"

"So did Brenin, Saorise and Liam!" Aisling said, "They ended up collapsing too!"

"Was it because of the-" Acer asked. "No wait, that can't be right."

"What are we gonna do?!" Aidan asked.

Yami took Prism in his arms as he could hear her groan. "Get the Familiars to their rooms, and get the Speed Surgeon here on the double!"

"You talking about Naotoshi?" Gooden asked.

"Yeah him." Yami told her. "Hurry!"

"Ri-Right!" Gooden said, before she rushed out the door, "Acer, Nolan, watch the kids!"

"Shouldn't we get Asta and the others?" Aisling asked worryingly.

Yami told her as he went up the stairs, "And risk the Sword Boy going mother hen, no thanks!"

The Triple A's, Vandy and Jubei each had a look of worry as they looked at one another. Though it hadn't been long before Jack spoke up, "Well you heard the Meathead! Get those Shifters to their rooms, now!"

"Ri-Right!" The Triple A's said before they rushed to the kitchen, with Vandy, Sachiko and Jubei.

Theodore had a look of worry before he looked over to the box; he quickly picked it up as he tilted his head. "This box… Why do I feel like I've seen it before?" He wondered aloud. He let out a squeak as he had been lifted by the scruff of his neck, as he found himself face to face with Jack.

"Okay Mutt, Spill!" Jack said. "The hell's up with Lizard girl?!"

Theodore could only whimper before he returned to his monotone voice, "You're scary looking…"

(Second Ending Theme: Hell Girl Ending 3-Coming Out Performed By Mamiko Noto)