Author's Notes: Twists and climaxes once again. Hello, reader! I know it has been a while since I updated, but now I have yet another chapter to this fanfic. It's not too action oriented, but I think it does a fair job with introducing the England arc. But please, do see for yourself!

Chapter 30: The Ed-Mobile

"Hello… anyone… can you hear me? Please, this is urgent…"

Vivian could have sworn she was hearing a voice. A distant voice echoed. It was a female voice, but that's all Vivian could discern.

"Hello?" Vivian asked back.

"If you can hear me… then please, you must help us. Me-my friends too… we're in terrible danger."

"Where… what do you mean?" Vivian asked.

"…if you can hear me… then please… we need help. The four of us are in Kyoto Japan right now."

"Who are you?" Vivian asked.

"My name is-"

The voice was suddenly cut short by a sort of static sound.

"She's coming to." Double D stated.

The pink-haired girl slowly opened her eyes.

"Finally!" Eddy shouted. "It's been an entire day!"

"Eddy!" Double D snapped.

"Yeah, yeah…" Eddy sighed quietly.

Vivian rubbed her eyes and gave out a long yawn, waking up from her long slumber.

"Oh wow…" She said. "What's going on?"

"That witch freed you after a fight yesterday." Goombella said. "We escaped the ruins, when-"

"When we zoomed in!" Bloo cut in, flapping his arms about. He ran about in a circle, imitating the helicopter's engine.

"Adelle flew this really cool helicopter!" Mac added in. "So we left the ship! We managed to save the Flame-painted car just in time too!"

"Then we flew over the mountain, picked up a group of tired and weakened allies, then zoomed into the air again!" Bloo continued, still imitating flight.

"By the time we landed, strangely enough, the storm just stopped. So we got back to the Going Merry. And the second we landed… Adelle just bolted away. Not even a goodbye or anything." Mac finished.

"…and here we are, one day afterwards. Vivian, you are the last of the three to awaken, but you did." Double D stated.

"Last of the three?" Vivian asked.

"Beldam freed Mario and Goombirro too." Double D stated.

"Unfortunately." Eddy said, when he heard Goombirro's name.

"What about the others?" She asked.

"She… didn't return them."

"In fact, she did something even worse." Nami said, from the background. "She took the entire crew! Luffy and I are the last straw hats!"

"When I find that Beldam, I'm gonna-!"

"We know, we know, geez." Eddy groaned. "You've been ranting about it the last day now."

"Eddy, show come compassion." Goombella said.

Eddy sighed, sat down on a rock, and leaned back.

They were all resting in a wooded area, near a Cliffside, on the outskirts of the village from before. It had become silent there since they had arrived. Sounds of the wind brushing past them accompanied birds chirping, and the sounds of the water against the Cliffside.

"…how weird." Vivian said. "I can't remember anything. One second, I was standing outside of Foster's Home as a monster was burning. The next thing I know, I'm lying on a grassy plain in another continent, a week later."

Double D nodded. "Well, you see-"

"How did that turn out?!" Vivian asked, feeling worry for those at Foster's Home. "Is everyone ok?"

"Yes, yes, don't worry." Double D said. "They're all safe."

Vivian signed in relief. "That's good…" she glanced over to Luffy and Nami. "Who are they?"

"Oh, sorry." Nami said. She bowed quickly. "I'm Nami."

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy." he stated.

"Nice to meet you." She said with a smile.

Luffy turned to Nami. "Nami, we have to go save them right now!"

"Luffy, don't get hot-headed about it!" Nami shouted. "We need to think of a plan, we have no idea where Beldam took them or-"

"C'mon, Nami!" Luffy exclaimed. He began to run, and grabbed her arm in the process.

"W-wait, Luffy! Slow down!" she shouted, running with him. The two raced away.

"Uh, bye everyone!" Nami shouted as they ran.

"Goodbye!" Luffy also chimed in.

"Wait, wait!" Eddy shouted. "Shouldn't you be joining us-"

"Forget it, they're already gone." Double D said quietly.

"Bah, they're useless anyway." Eddy said, with his arms folded.

"I hope they will be alright…" Vivian stated.

"Oh, um… Vivian." Double D said, quieter.

"Yeah?" She asked, looking at him.

Double D reached behind his back. He revealed the same, small little box that Beldam gave him.

"What is it?" She asked.

"Beldam gave it to me, to give to you." Double D said. He gave her the small box quickly. Everyone gathered around her to watch. Vivian exhaled, then slowly peeked into the top of the box.

Almost instantly though, she gasped and dropped the box, letting it land on the grass. She had backed away several feet from the box, breathing heavily.

"What just happened?!" Eddy asked.

"She's injured, obviously." Goombirro said to Eddy.

Double D approached her first, with the others crowding closer and closer.

"What is it?" Double D asked her.

She said nothing, but pointed, horror-stricken, towards the tell-tale box.

Double D swallowed, and picked up the box once more. As he did, he noticed that it only held three sheets of paper. All three fell out from the interior, and drifted calmly towards the ground where they came to a stop.

"Messy messy messy…" he muttered and he picked up and took a peek at the papers, one by one.

Double D's eyes widened as he noticed the first paper. It was very brief, but it was very important. It was but a simple sheet of music. There was only a couple of measures, and a simple verse written on it. "A relic of eternal supremacy."

Double D rose an eyebrow. This is just like the first sheet of music I found… Masque had it before he turned into a monster.

Flashback

Double D turned his back on those who remained in the area, and looked in his hands. He held the strange parchment that Masque had used before. It was a small sheet, with a single bar of music. It was about then that he realized that each note had a very small word underneath it. As he read the lyrics to the song, he was astonished by the simple words:

"The Fourth Relic sleeps."

End Flashback

"The fourth relic sleeps. A relic of eternal supremacy." He read the lyrics aloud.

"The fourth… wha?" Bloo asked.

"There really is a fourth relic out there." Double D thought aloud.

"Whatever." Eddy said. "What do the other things say that freaked Vivian out?"

Double D took the first page and neatly placed it behind the 2nd and 3rd.

"Uh, it looks like a note." Double D said. He took a moment, then decided to read it out loud.

"Dear heroes of prophesy:

By the order of our Master, we decree that you cease your search for the stars at once. We do not care how motivated you are to save the world. If you come here to England, I assure you that you will not find the Diamond Star of the Crystal Stars in the Big Ben tower at London, England. Especially not in the turret. This is your final warning, heroes. Come after us one more time, and everything you value will come to a halt like a snail at a wall of French Salt.

Sincerely, Mr. Dimentio."

Double D rose his eyebrow. "Ok."

"Was that a threat or a hint?" Eddy asked. "That guy really sounds stupid!"

"Is that what you were worried about, Vivian?" Double D asked.

"N-no." She said, still shaken. "It's that last page."

Double D nodded, and turned to the last page.

"…oh my." Double D shouted upon seeing it.

"Ok, I've had enough of the suspense already." Eddy said. He swiped the sheet from Double D's grip and read it aloud.

"Dear useless fire caster." Eddy said, mimicking Beldam's voice.

"I decided it was about time I let you know. This ought to slow you down for quite a while. Our mother and master, the Shadow Queen, didn't tell you this, but it's time you know. Vivian, you betrayed me, so now it's my turn.

Let's get down to the point. I'm not your sister. The Shadow Queen was not your mother. You aren't a shadow siren, and you never were. Why did you think I hated you so much? Your past? No, I even forgave you for the horrible, unjustifiable crime you did long ago. That's why were erased your memory from a thousand years ago. Because I forgave you. But I always hated that you were not our family. And then you go and betray us. Thanks to you, the Shadow Queen is dead.

But she isn't my master anymore. I have a newer, much more powerful master. The Irony is that you already know him. Oh, how I'll laugh when you find out who he is! He he he he he he!!

So let's see how far you will go now, traitor, now that you know the truth… or would you rather abandon your journey, to find out what you did? He he he he he! I'll be laughing for days about this one! Have fun!

-Beldam, Shadow Siren of Ice

PS: To a certain sock-hat. There was one of your friends, a blue-haired boy, that I did not kidnap. He left you on his own will. Good luck finding him too."

"Rolf?" Double D asked, in shock.

Eddy starred at the paper oddly. "Who writes their own laugh?"

Everyone ignored his comment though, since they were all still fixated on Vivian.

She fell down on her back, and starred into the sky.

"Beldam isn't my sister… and I'm not a shadow siren?" She said, starring at the clouds in the sky.

"Vivian, are you alright?" Mac asked her.

Vivian closed her eyes and rested on the ground some more. "I… I'll accept it."

"Huh?" Double D, Mac, Mario, and Goombella all asked.

"I'm not like Beldam. Come to think of it, I wasn't like Marilynn either." Vivian said. "I can even accept that I'm not a shadow siren… but then who am I? Is my name even Vivian?"

There was a bit more silence as the group watched, worried about her.

"I'm sorry, everyone." Vivian said. "But can I please have some time to myself?"

"Sure." Double D said. He and the rest of the group proceeded to walk away from the site. Vivian watched as they had walked away. She sighed and observed the seagulls that flew overhead.

"I'm not a shadow siren… that's both shocking… and a relief. I wasn't evil after all."

Her smile turned into a frown in a matter of seconds though. She recalled Eddy's words:

"Why did you think I hated you so much? Your past? No, I even forgave you for the horrible, unjustifiable crime you did long ago. That's why were erased your memory from a thousand years ago."

"What I did in the past?" Vivian asked. "One thousand years in the past. The same day that the Shadow Queen decimated that kingdom? I did something on that day…"

She couldn't even begin to imagine what had happened. It was true, her memory was very blurry. She could even remember anything that had happened since the last 6 years.

She sighed, still observing the clouds flying past. "I'm making a vow, here and now, to myself. I am going to find my family, no matter what."

The proud toll of Big Ben called proudly into the evening. The streets of London were bustling and busy, as city goers were going about their business. Cars rolled down streets, and noises from about every direction gave the ambience of a large city.

One of the places in the city, though, was much quieter. It was but a small pub, resting on the corner of one of the city's many streets. The inside was a semi-dark, but homely place. There were a few tables on the sides of the room, as well as a counter in the middle. A few people gathered at the pub to enjoy their drinks and meet.

The door opened slowly, revealing a man. A certain man who had met a young, red-head the night before. The pub-owner looked at the man. He seemed strange; his attire was that resembling a green tunic, and he appeared to be wearing something that resembled a green wind-sock on the top of his head, with blonde hair protruding out of the rim of his hat. The oddest thing about him though was his shadow. It seemed to be much more dark and tall then he actually was.

"Oh, hello." the pub-owner said with a British accent, somewhat surprised. "Welcome to the J. Potts Pub, sir. Can I get you a drink. A beer, perhaps."

"No, thank you." the oddly-shadowed man said. "I'll just have a glass of water."

The pub-owner scoffed. "Sure, whatever then." He took a glass from the shelf behind him, and began to fill it with clear, water from a bottle. Feeling somewhat arty, the owner then pushed the glass down the countertop, which the shadowed-man caught as it reached him.

The man reached into one of his many tunic pockets, and revealed a shiny, red gem. He placed it on the counter next to the owner, who starred in a baffled manner.

"Please keep the change." the shadowed man said.

The owner smiled. "Uh, yes, thanks mate!" he shook the tunic man's hand and then ran away, towards the office. "Charlene! Charlene! You won't believe this!" he shouted excitedly.

"I guess I overpaid him." the tunic man thought.

He proceeded towards one of the empty tables, and took a seat. As he enjoyed his glass of water, the man paid attention to the ambience of the pub. There were people talking quietly to themselves, with echoing sounds of glass and plates clanking on tabletops. He had felt somewhat relaxed in this strange place.

"Hm…" he thought aloud. "Maybe this universe isn't so bad after all."

He looked to his left, however, and frowned.

There was a tall man standing next to him. He seemed to be dressed in a suit and tie. Though the way he stood as well as starred at the tunic man indicated that this man was drunken.

"Uh, yes?" asked the tunic-man.

"Heh… heh heh heh heh heh." the drunken man laughed with a slur. "What a ridiculous costume."

"Costume?" asked the tunic man. He looked to his right and left, before looking back at the drunk. "What costume?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" the drunk man laughed. He had apparently garnered the attention from the entire pub, as everyone was left to stare at him.

"It's not a costume." the man said. "It's my hero's tunic. It was given to me by-"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Hero." the drunk man said with a laugh. "If you're looking for King Arthur, you missed him at Camelot when you passed by the field of enchanted wonder. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"King who?" the tunic man asked.

"Stupid costume."

"I said, it's not a costume." the tunic man insisted.

"Ha ha ha ha!" the man continued to laugh. "Ha ha ha ha-"

However, he was interrupted when the tunic man's shadow shook. Out of it came a large, red, claw. It grabbed the drunk man by his boot and tugged.

"ARGHHHH!!" the man shouted.

The claw released the man, prompting him to run. "AAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!" he shouted as he bolted out of the door.

The on looking crowd either exchanged "What just happened?" comments or broke out into laughter.

The tunic man sighed and gave a disapproving expression towards his shadow.

"Why'd you do that?" the tunic man asked.

"That man had it coming, Link." his shadow said, in a different, semi-warped, female voice.

"Well, we are just lucky that nobody else just saw that." the tunic man, named Link, stated.

He watched as his shadow changed form. It morphed into a new figure, the darkened image of a strange imp-like creature projected onto the tavern floor. She stared back at Link, and laughed. "Admit it, it was funny."

"Heh… maybe a little." he concurred.

The imp's shadowy form yawned and laid down on the chair next to him.

"Don't worry, I won't do that again. At least, not soon." she said.

Link looked to his right. "Oh, look out, here comes somebody."

The imp nodded and dove back into Link's shadow, and out of sight.

There was a young girl, one with blonde hair, starring at Link.

"Huh…?" Link asked. "Aren't you a little young to be in a pub?"

"Oh, don't worry, I just need a moment of your time." she said.

"Ok then." Link said. "Who are you?"

"Me?" she asked. "My name is…" she took a quick look at her wrist, and let her expression contort to an evil one. "…Nazz."

As night fell on the Peruvian Coastline, the group of heroes met at the beach, near some tall grass.

"So, what is this?" Bloo asked in confusion.

Double D stood proudly on top of the Flame-painted van that they had brought with them. It's appearance was altered, though. There were two rockets on the top of the van, and a third large thruster in the back, set behind the water-bed compartment.

"Allow me to introduce to you all to my latest work! I call it the Ed-Mobile 2.0!"

"…why'd ya strap rockets on the van, Double D?" Eddy asked.

"Those aren't any old thrusters, you know." Double D said. "I disassembled the X-naut helicopter that Mac and Bloo brought, and added multiple new engines onto the van."

"Cool!" Goombella shouted.

"Cool!" Mac shouted in agreement.

"Not cool!" Bloo exclaimed! "You took the helicopter apart?!"

"Let me assure you, this van is much more cooler then a helicopter. And do you know why?" he asked.

The group went temporarily silent.

"If you will all recall, we managed to save the Emerald Star from Foster's Home." Double D said. "Well, if any of you thought we got out of it short-handed, then prepare to realized that your efforts were not in vain. I took out the regular gasoline fuel tank, and modified it. Our van now runs on 100 pure ancient power, courtesy of the Emerald Star as our fuel source."

"That's a first." Eddy said. "An ancient powered van."

"Truthfully, I got the idea from one of Ed's silly little TV shows." Double D laughed. "But anyway, it really does work. Our van can now travel at remarkable speeds. We can reach the next crystal star in no time with it. It does all this, as well as boast a few brand-new functions."

"Like-a what?" Mario asked.

"Over here, I'll show you all the schematics." Double D said. He placed a large poster-sized paper on the ground. It appeared to be a set of blueprints, showed the very-detailed mechanics of the van.

"Wow, you-a know how to handle all this stuff?" Mario asked.

"Indeed, but it wasn't easy to assemble." Double D said. "First, I had to…"

"Ok, I'm bored." Eddy said to himself. He looked at the van, which was resting on the beach nearby.

He laughed manically to himself and stealthishly escaped from the group. Eddy then raced closer to the van.

Goombella turned around and noticed Eddy opening the driver's seat. She sighed.

"Oh boy." she said, then left the group quietly to follow him.

"Goombella, where are you going?" Goombirro asked, following her as well.

Eddy closed the door behind himself and wiped his hands deviously. He saw the controls still looked the same. However, where the right arm-rest of the seat was, there were two new levers. The first one had a label on it, reading "Ignition Second." and the other, which read "Throttle."

"Ha ha ha, what a geek."

Eddy reached outward, holding both hands towards the two levers.

It was just about then that the passenger door opened, revealing Goombella and Goombirro.

"Oh, hello." Eddy said. "Come to watch a pro-driver in action?"

"C'mon Eddy! You don't know how to drive! We shouldn't be here, Double D will get angry at us." Goombella said.

"Details, details." Eddy said.

"Hey, don't ignore Goombella." Goombirro said. "You should do what she says."

"Who asked you, jerk?" Eddy asked.

"Well, aren't we so superior?" Goombirro asked.

"Yes, I am." Eddy said. He looked over at Goombella. "Geez, some boyfriend you got."

"What?" asked the two angry Goombas.
"Some boyfriend you got." Eddy asked. "What, are ya deaf?"

"Ok, you asked for it, shorty!" Goombirro asked.

Eddy laughed loudly. "Shorty? You're half my size! What are you going to do, bite me to death?"

Eddy suddenly felt a sharp, sudden pain on his index finger. He looked down and saw the angry Goomba's jaw clamping down on Eddy's finger.

"AHHH!!" Eddy shouted, flailing his arms in an attempt to stop the Goomba. "Get it off me!"

"Stop fighting, you two!" Goombella exclaimed.

"Take this, punk!" Eddy shouted. He slammed his arm down on the dashboard. Goombirro landed on the top of the two new levers. They were forced down, both pushed on maximum. The tops of the levers then snapped off, locking them on full.

The entire van slowly began to come to life. There was a distinct beeping sound, as well as the sound of jet engines roaring to life. It began to move forward slowly, then faster and faster towards the ocean, just like how a plane would begin it's race on a runway.

"Oh, guys?" Goombella asked, worried.

Goombirro, with a fist in his face, and Eddy, his finger still trapped in Goombirro mouth, got up, and looked forward. The ocean was coming at them faster and faster, and the roaring of the thrusters grew louder.

"OH GEEZ!" Eddy exclaimed.

The three of them all looked at one another, then at the ocean ahead of them.

With the sound of a boom that sounded identical to a sonic book, the van rocketed outwards, right towards the ocean's surface, with all three of it's passengers screaming at the top of their lungs.

The rest of the group on the beach didn't even know what was going on until the sonic boom threw them to the sand on the beach.

Moments later, Double D looked up. The van was gone. There were burn-marks on the beach where it was before, and where it met the ocean, the waves rushed away. It seemed to have skidded on the ocean's surface as it rushed away.

"What the heck was that?" Mac asked.

Bloo looked around. "Hey, where's the two Goombas and the loudmouth?"

Double D groaned. "Oh no, he didn't. Please tell me he didn't."

"He did." Mac replied.

"Super." Double D said. "Eddy just stole my van."

"We-a have to stop them!" Mario shouted.

"I can't. They're traveling on the ocean's surface at over mock 1." Double D said.

"It can travel on the water?" Bloo asked.

"One of it's new functions." Double D said. "…but the van's on auto-pilot. It's locked on it's course, and should reach London, England in a matter of hours."

"We have to catch up to them, right now!" Bloo shouted.

"The only way now is by plane, and there isn't an airport for hundreds of miles. Until we can get there, Eddy, Goombella, and Goombirro are going to be stranded in London… alone."

"That's just begging for disaster." Vivian said.

They looked out into the ocean. This time, they could see the Going Merry sailing past. Luffy was sitting at the ship's headpiece, while Nami was standing on the port side, looking at the group at the beach.

"See you guys later!" Nami called out them.

"WAIT, NAMI!" Double D shouted to her. "WE NEED YOUR HELP!"

Luffy heard the call, cupped his hands at his mouth, and called back. "Why, what do you need?!"

"Captain Monkey D. Luffy!" Double D shouted. "Can you take us to London!?"

"…uh…" moaned a certain, blue-haired boy.

He slowly opened his eyes, realizing he was starring at the evening sky. A few crows called overhead, though it was otherwise silent.

"Rolf's head aches like Nana's radishes…" Rolf moaned. He slowly got up and into a sitting position. As he looked at the scenery, he gasped. He was surrounded by old, village-like houses. He was in the center of a very rural village, and was surrounded by mountains.

"…it cannot be." Rolf said quietly to himself. "The son of a Sheppard has… returned to his homeland."

"Indeed he has." said a voice.

Rolf has suddenly come to the realization. He was surrounded by familiar faces from his past.

"The villagers!" Rolf exclaimed.

"Calm down." said an older, deep voice. There was a tall figure, standing directly in front of him. He was dressed in a wool shirt and held a cane.

Rolf merely sat there, completely amazed.

"It has been a while." he said.

"F-father?!" Rolf exclaimed.

"Son of a Sheppard…" his father said. "I know you have questions. Not now, though. There is something that we must discuss."

Author's Notes: So what do we end with? A mysterious dream of Vivian's about someone in need in Kyoto. A truth revealed for the fire-caster that leaves her baffled. The new crossover, a-la Link. Sorry that it's not the tales of Symphonia that some asked for (truth be told, I haven't played that game yet. But hey, it can still happen.) Beldam has a new plan, but what will happen with her? Plus, a new update with the van gone horribly awry, and one final twist with the son of the Shepard himself. Answers, and more questions coming soon!