Hi everyone, like I promise, the second chapter. The Rose Palace was inspired by the Sudeley Castle somewhere in England. Anyway, enjoy.


Chapter 20: Awakening

-Germany-

Unfortunately for the group, it took them three days to arrive to Germany, since there was a storm that delayed the flight. It also took them five days to find the Rose Palace. Today is December the second. A day has passed since Julie turned fifteen. From what the girls know, she was captured at the age of thirteen and two years have passed. Technically, she was fourteen when they first met her, but details, details.

-Kingdom of Roses-

The princesses, Hippo, and Kaito have finally arrived at the castle. Before they entered, Lucia's pedant opened and the Red Pearl shine as Julie's spirit appeared before them.

"Lucia, thank you for coming here to rescue me. Two years ago, when I was drained of my powers, Taiyo brought me here because of my request. And so for two years, my body has reside in this castle where I have slept undisturbed. To wake me from sleep, you will have to return my pearl to my locket. But be careful, I sense Shika's servants are trying to find me. They must be looking for room that I'm in. Good luck, everyone." she warned them before fading away.

"Let's go." Lucia told them.

~Pink Pearl Voice!~

~Aqua Pearl Voice!~

~Green Pearl Voice!~

~Purple Pearl Voice!~

~Indigo Pearl Voice!~

~Yellow Pearl Voice!~

~Orange Pearl Voice!~

~White Pearl Voice!~

~Black Pearl Voice!~

Because this is the first time Miyuki transform, she looked at herself in her super idol form. Her dress is similar to Akari's except the skirt is knee-high. Bell sleeves are attached to her dress and she wears the same type of party gloves like her sister, only black. However, her boots are the same as everybody else.

The moment they transform, the briars clear a path for them as they venture into the castle.

"Julie's briars must know that we're here to save her." Akari noted.

-Inside-

When they reached inside the castle, they went immediately to the highest tower.

"Is it me or did it just got colder?" Karen questioned when she notice that she is shivering.

"I think the more we get closer to Julie, the more it will get colder." Noel answered.

"Then let's hurry and save her." Seira suggested as the group started to run.

-Princess Room-

The wing demons got to the room first. On the bed is Julie, who is sleeping peacefully, with her briars protecting her body as it surrounded her. Many roses blossomed closer to the princess.

"So... This is Julie, the forgotten Red Mermaid Princess." Alala stared in awe.

"Her looks are okay, but she doesn't compare to me. What do you think Lady Bat?" Lanhua asked.

"I think she'd be my second favorite." he comments.

"And why is that?" Lanhua questioned.

"Because she has a good taste in flowers. Roses are my favorite, but my first favorite would be the Yellow Princess." Lady Bat explained.

"Whatever, let's just take her and bring her to Shika-sama." Lanhua suggested.

"Not yet." Lady Bat stopped her.

"Why?" Alala asked.

"The others will come, so why not catch them all in one scoop?" he suggested.

"And what happens if they wake her up?" Lanhua questioned.

"Then we'll just have to stop them before they do." he told them.

They heard footsteps and hid in the shadows. Lucia opened the door to the room as cold mist came out. When the mist cleared up, they can see Julie clearly. She runs to the bed where her sister sleeps. She have seen Julie's human form before, but that's when she was a spirit. Now, she gets to see her for real. Julie is wearing a red regal dress. Her bangs are like Lucia's, but they are moved aside to the right to clear her vision. She also has strands on the side of her face like hers, except they reached to her chin. A lot of roses and red petals decorated her dark brown hair. Her beautiful cherry lips complements her pale complexion similar to Coco's. On her neck is her red shell pendant and behind it is a necklace tuck inside the neckline of her dress.

Lucia touched Julie's hand, "Her body is cold, just like this room. She looks lonely."

"What are you waiting for Lucia? Hurry and give back Julie's Red Pearl." Hanon told her.

"Ah, right." Lucia was about to opened her pink pendant when...

"Stop right there!" a voice exclaimed.

"Who's there?" Rina demand as the three wing demons appear.

"We're not going to let you give that pearl to her." Lanhua declared.

"But first, let's make this an even fight." Lady Bat suggested as he waved his hand, sending Kaito off his feet. He got hit on the wall and passed out. He then wave another and sent Hippo flying as well.

"Kaito!" Lucia exclaimed.

"Hippo!" Hanon called out.

"Now that you don't have that boy or the Hippocampus to save you, allow us to sing our melody to you." Lady Bat offers.

The villains started to sing their song. It mix together to make a bunch of terrible music. Everyone, but Miyuki is affected, since she is the Black Princess, dark music doesn't really hurt her. However, she can't do a thing because her music might also affect the others because her pearl is still cursed. Suddenly, the Red Pearl shine inside Lucia's pendant.

"Ahh, what is this terrible light?" Alala whined.

"She must be awakening." Lanhua tried to shield her eyes.

"Oh no." Lady Bat could only manage.

Briars started to grow around the princesses, Hippo, and Kaito, protecting them as Lucia's pendant opened on its own. The Red Pearl flow out of it and went to it's princess. Julie's red pedant opened and the Red Pearl went inside. When it went in, Julie's body began to shine. The light got even more intense as more briars wrapped itself around the three wing demons.

All the briars around Julie and the room started to clear, except the ones that trapped the villains. Julie slowly opened her ruby eyes and slowly got up from bed.

She smiled at the girls, "Thank you, everyone!"

~Red Pearl Voice!~

She transformed for the first time. Her dark brown hair became bright red and it became longer, reaching to her ankles. Her dress is similar to Lucia's, except red, and unlike the pink pearl headpiece, she retained her rose pin that she wears as a human.

"I hope you let me join in with the song." she teased.

"Of course you can join in, Julie." Lucia smiled.

"Pichi Pichi Voice Live Start!" all ten princesses started to sing Kibou no Kaneoto.

Yume no owari o negau no wa naze?
Arehateta basho ni mo hana wa saku no ni

"No fair, I wanted to sing!" Alala whined.

Nanairo no kaze nanairo no sora
Kibou wa sekai ni afureteru no ni

"And we were so close to capturing all of them!" Lanhua screamed.

Machigaeta, yume o miteta dake..
Ai no arika ya kioku no nazo to
Tsukisasaru tsumetai kodoku ni
Anata wa kurushindeta no

"Why? Why don't you accept my love?" Lady Bat questioned.

Junpaku no..
Tsubasa o yasumete yasashiku nemutte
"Ikitai" to negai umareta deshou? Saa!
Kibou no kane oto saigo no uta o ima..
Tsuyoi mono dake no sekai janai kara.
Listen to my love kono uta o..

"Love Shower Pitch!" they said their phrase as the villains scream in defeat. "Do you want an encore?"

"No!" Alala shouted.

"We won't forget about this!" Lady Bat told them as all three disappears.

Lucia went to Kaito while Hanon went to Hippo.

"Kaito, Kaito." she called out to him.

He stirs, "Lucia?"

"Your awake, that goodness." Lucia hugged him.

"I'm sorry if I worried you." Kaito returned the hug.

"Julie?" Noel notice that the Red Princess is swaying back and forth.

"What's wrong?" Rina asked.

Julie fainted and almost fall to the floor if Coco didn't catch her. She laid her down on the bed.

"I'm sorry. After two years of sleep... My body is still weak. Even after awaking up again, it's been too long since I last walked or stand that it feels new to me. I'll stay here for a little while and rest." Julie told them as she closed her eyes.

"What should we do now?" Karen questioned. Julie opened her eyes again and she looked at Lucia.

"What is it Julie?" Lucia asked her sister gently.

"Somewhere in this castle, is my rose staff. It might help me find my friends if I return to the ocean one day. I hope I'm not asking much, but you find it for me?" Julie request.

"Yes, we will." Lucia agrees. The girls, Hippo, and Kaito were about to leave the room when Julie stopped them.

"Wait! Can Akari and Yuki stay? I want to talk to them." Julie made another request.

"Sure, we'll be glad to stay and talk." Akari told her. "Go, the three of us will catch up."

The others nod as they left the room.

"We have so much catching up to do." Julie gentle sat up from her bed.

"Where shall we start?" Miyuki asked.

"Let's see... How about what happened after I left you two in the Reina Palace?" she suggested.

"Okay." Akari agrees as she and Miyuki sat next to their old friend.

"But first, there's something I want to do." Julie told them.

"And what's that?" Miyuki asked.

Julie hugged the two sisters as tears fall from her eyes, "I've missed you two... And it has been too long." she broke the hug and looked at Miyuki. "Looks like I'm now your onee-chan, Yuki. Before, when we first met, I was your imouto." she teased.

"Yeah, well, your still my sister." Miyuki giggled.

A couple of minutes later, the group returns with a staff. On top of the thin white scepter is a red rose on top.

"Is this it, Julie?" Seira questioned.

"Yes, it is." Julie confirms.

Lucia gave her the staff as Julie concentrate on it. Her body glowed red for a moment until it died down. Akari and Miyuki both help Julie on her feet and together with the others, they left the room. The more they got out of the castle, the more the briars are leaving until the castle is bare.

"Let's go home." Julie decided as she slammed her rose staff on the ground. Everyone is then teleported from Germany back to Japan.

-Pearl Waters-

The girls returned home in the diner room and in front of Nikora and Taki.

"Lucia!" Nikora exclaimed.

"We're home onee-chan." Lucia spoke up.

"You must be Julie... The Red Mermaid Princess. It's a pleasure to meet you." Nikora told her.

"It's mine as well." Julie replied.

Hanon and Rina both de-transform and started to run.

"Ah, Hanon, Rina, where are you two going?" Lucia asked as everyone else de-transform.

"I gotta see Nagisa! I'm sure he's missing me already." Hanon told her on her way out.

"And I have to tell Masahiro that I'm home." Rina left the bath house.

"Well, today was fun, but tomorrow, I have to return home." Coco told the news.

"Will you come back soon?" Seira questioned.

"Of course, I'll be back." Coco assures her.

"Karen and I will be staying a little while longer." Noel told them.

"Then let's make your last few days here full of fun." Lucia suggested.

-Class-

The next day, Lucia, Hanon, Rina, Seira, and Julie went to school. Julie wanted to go to school to know what it feels like. Of course, the girls thought that Julie would be having a different homeroom class when the teacher came in.

"Attention everyone, before we start class, I have an important announcement to make. Today, a new transfer student will be joining us for the rest of the third year. You can come in now." the teacher told the student.

The students waited to see who is the new transferred student as she walks in. Lucia, Hanon, and Rina are shock for it was Julie who entered. She is going to be in the same classes as them.

"Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you. My name is Julie Emiko. It's a pleasure to meet you." Julie bowed.

Julie is wearing the girl's school uniform like all the other girls and of course, many boys have heart shape looks in their eyes. All she has to do was smile at their direction and they're out cold or fainted with a smile on their face.

"Let's see, Emiko, you can sit behind Nanami." the teacher told her.

"Thank you." Julie replied as she took the seat.

"J-Julie?" Lucia is still surprised that her sister has the same homeroom as her.

"What is it?" she teased. She then whisper into her ear, "Let's have fun as much as we can after school, okay? Lucia onee-chan."

-Sea Cave-

The three wing demon are kneeling in front of Shika.

"We're sorry, Shika-sama. Julie is awake and we have failed you. Please, forgive us and give us another chance to prove ourselves." Lady Bat told her.

"That won't be necessary, you are already forgiven." Shika replied.

"What did you say?" Lanhua wasn't sure if she heard that right.

"You did fail me, yes. However, Julie waking up, still did not changed any of my plans. It would have made it much easier for me to have her while she was in her cursed slumber, but her awakening brought even more important things to discuss about. I want to know who she really is... And the secrets she holds. Therefore, I shall pardon you. Just don't fail me again." she told them.

"Hai, Shika-sama." they told her.


I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Shika technically didn't lose. She lose the battle, but not the war. What is going to happen now? Also, I pick Julie's lastname to be Emiko because it has her nickname "Emi" in it. Favorite, Follow, and Comment. Bye.