Author's notes:I guess my offer received no applications but it still stands,I guess some readers either ignore the notes or just doesn't want to be in it. Oh well,let the story begin(p.s:thanks for reading)
Disclaimer:I don't own anything that's related in any way to Winx Club and/or Star Ocean:Till the End of Time
(Time Tunnel,Thomas Leingod)
Tom was screaming at the top of his lungs as he was tossed about in a multi-colored swirling vortex. Although while he was screaming,he didn't notice that he had lost one of two rucksacks which contained some his food and all his medicine into a time-hole(1) leaving it in a another time and place. After Tom got tired of screaming his head off as regained as much of his composure as possible and set his attention on the watch, "Now how am I suppose to get out of here....what the Gagh!" the straps of his remaining rucksack jerked him backwards. "What in the world is going on....its your fault!" Tom started hitting the Time-watch but all it earn him was a bruised hand as he found out the hard way that the watch was coated in pure iron, "What am I doing!I must be going crazy...putting the blame of my woes on this inanimate object!" while Tom was contemplating his mental health,he was dragged into another time-hole.
The next thing he knew was him falling to the ground. "Ooohhh..what happened ?" a bell chime from the Time-watch answered his question as Tom looked into the little time keeper, 70 S.D. "Hey man...are you alright..." Tom turn to see two people,one was a young man and with him was an even younger girl, "Fayt....is he alright ?" the girl addressed the boy who Tom just noticed had blue hair. "I...I..I..Where am I ?" Tom also noticed that 'Fayt' was wearing a white blazer with a blue shirt underneath along with a pair of blue trousers,the girl wore almost the exact same style as the boy's but had a plaid skirt that reached her knees and the whole outfit was blue. "Well first thing off,you're at our school,the Bachtein University of Science....this is my friend Sophia Esteed and I'm Fayt Leingod,star-player on the basketball team." Fayt had a proud look on his face as he pronounced his 'fame',until his was hit over the head by Sophia "Oww!What hit me....Sophia!What you hit me for..." Sophia had a cheeky expression as she just giggled at her friend's expense.
"Gee,Fayt...you mention your achievements alright...but what about your flaws...homework,unfinished most of the time and every time your bored,you come begging me to go with you as a pretend girlfriend to the nightclub-" Fayt covered Sophia's mouth before so said anything more personal, "Okay,okay I get it I'm sorry Sophia....geez,must be that time of the month again.." Fayt whispered the last part so his friend could hear it. "Uhh...can any of you two tell me if you seen someone named Henry Leingod ?" Tom hoped that Fayt Leingod was a descendant of his brother. "Leingod ?...Last time I checked,my family is the only one with that name....did Johnson and the guys put you up to this...Johnson!I know your out there,come on out!The jigs up!....." but nobody came out,even though the 'forest' they were in was a perfect place for hiding.
"Excuse me but you haven't answered my question,have you or have you not seen my father,Henry Leingod ?" Tom was getting impatient albeit slightly amused. "Sorry about that...why don't you come with us,I'm sure dad's still around the campus,come on let's go." Fayt lead the way as he ran up a small hill,which took the tree to a small path that lead to the school building that Tom saw in amazement was huge and had several flying machines well flying around the huge structure. "Wow!This is amazing!" Fayt and Sophia gave Tom a puzzled look, "What,haven't you seen buildings with hovercars flying around it before ?" Tom shook his head as he continued admiring the view,unknowingly being pulled along by the automated-walkway
(Back in the present,Adquistes,rooftops)
"According to the map and the shortcuts we took,the Galactical Enterprise's headquarter building should be around here....but I don't see it anywhere..." Fayt said while he kept looking through the map over and over until Izak tapped him on the shoulder and pointed ahead. "Whoa!...Is that what I think it is ?" Cliff nodded as the group minus Izak gaped at the structure of where the commodore had established his business. The entire building looked like a gigantic ship ready for launch,specifically the Aquaelie but it seemed larger and as they had just saw,the building was embedded into the ground so it couldn't be a ship. "Well...shall we go ?"
Fayt had found a sturdy pole on the side of the building they were standing on and slid down it and so did the others,except for Izak who just simply jumped off the roof and landed gracefully onto the ground,fortunately no one was around to see that but it left Fayt's surprised. "What is wrong sir,shouldn't we be looking for the commodore." Izak just walked towards the entrance. "Why in the hell did he do that ?" "Heh,isn't he referred to as an 'it' rather than a 'he'....guess maggots can't tell the difference." Cliff was about to pounce Albel when several small symbols appeared all over Cliff's hair as well as Albel's claw-arm, "Stop it you two or else one of you is going to be bald and the other without their limb." Fayt's eyes were glowing which meant he was serious, "O...ok..ok,we'll stop just don't use your powers,going bald is good enough for me but you might overdo it and fry my brains...."
Albel just smirked and egged on Fayt as he dared him, "I dare you to destroy my arm,I can always replace it fool!" Fayt then followed through with the dare as Albel's metal limb started disintegrating but stopped midway,leaving the metal limb useless as Fayt had disconnected the insides. "You said you could replace it right ?" Fayt snickered as he entered the building along with Cliff who was laughing on the inside,leaving Albel rummaging through his bag for spare 'arms', "Damn!Where did I put them,I swore I brought more than just this Iron Gauntlet...might as well use it then." Albel winced as he reconnected the nerve endings to his arm and flexed the prosthetics's claw-like fingers. He quickly put away the damaged arm and rushed towards the entrance muttering something about 'getting back at them'
(Alfea,Hallway)
Rosa was chasing after Kiko who was flying about in the air until he disappeared through a certain painting but the young girl didn't see the little bunny go through it as she was a little bit behind, "Ooooh!Kiko where are you ?....huh....a pixie...Seahorse ?" The small creature seemed a little lost before it kept on flying. "Never saw one personally but maybe he knows where I can find Kiko....and Argus for that matter..." Rosa pounced onto the little pixie pet but it got away flying towards the entrance of a hallway that wasn't there a moment ago but Rosa chased it nonetheless but somehow got lost, "Where am I this isn't part of the school....Oh!I've read about this before,secret passages that magically appear at random moments...now if I remember correctly....each painting is actually a doorway...so if I..." Rosa felt around a painting until she grabbed a doorknob and opened it to see a circular room filled to the brim with shelves upon shelves of books.
"So many books,it has almost as many books in the castle archives..." she was surprised when a blue and white blur came up to her face "What do you mean almost!" a pixie just flew up to her face with an annoyed expression, "Gagh!...You must be Concorda,the keeper of the Alfea Archives of Magic..." Rosa saw that Concorda wore the exact same outfit as the one in a photo album she found in the archives,purplish-blue gown and the bizarre headpiece. "Yes,you're right and you are Rosa Erakliones,sister to Argus Erakliones of the Eraklion Royal Family,and by what proof do you claim that the archives of Eraklion is larger than Alfea's ?" Rosa giggled then started to laugh out loud, "No,no,no,what I meant was that the Archives of Eraklion seem larger but it was just total speculation."
"I see..sorry for the misunderstanding dear,it's just that I pride myself on the knowledge that the archives contain...Oh,where did my manners go,please sit down with me and have some tea Rosa dear." a comfy armchair appeared behind her as she sat down and then the little pixie seahorse along with a pixie frog came flying down with a teacup and saucer,then gave it to Rosa who saw Kiko flying about carrying a book, "What have you got there you little rascal..." Kiko dropped the book into Rosa's lap as flew elsewhere to play with Concorda's pixie friends. "Oh my,it appears that your friend found the book of Dragon Fire History,it is a special book that is never ending,it always updates itself as time passes...it contains detailed information about each and every protector of the Dragon Fire in each generation....but the odd thing is,new information concerning the new powers that somehow only Argus unlocked is off limits..." Rosa had found the page where Argus' profile was,it contained several embarrassing secrets of his along with other information that concerned her brother and minor details of the people he had encountered,but the moment the book told of a new power of the Dragon Fire,the book itself snapped shut and either unintentionally or not,when the book shut it pinched Rosa's skin really hard. "Oww!That book just bit me!" Concorda laughed softly,careful not to upset her guest. "Yes my dear,that book has many ways to keep that particular piece of information from prying eyes,here are some of the methods I tried...
(Flashback)
"I tried to keep it open by latching the covers to the table but the book literally snapped the table in two..." images of Concorda's wings caught between the pages of the book as she barely escaped being smashed.
"I asked my pixie friends to use their combine magical powers to hold it open but.... it end on a painful note" images of Concorda trying to safely pull out Livy and Zing who were sandwiched in the book,Zing was trying to 'fight' her way out by using brute force but all it did was that it got her really tired.
"And on one occasion,I tried become part of the book to peek at the 'forbidden' information and I ran into unwanted guests," images of Concorda running away from several monsters formed from the letters of the books,screaming all the way to the exit.
"...another was when I tried to rip out the page with the information but the book retaliated,...literally.." images of Concorda using magic to fend of the books attacks which consisted of summoning flying books that looked like bats(the classics),blasts of magical energy that covered anything it hit with ink and strangest of all,folding blank sheets of paper into airplanes which started firing squirts of ink,which created big splotches of ink in its wake.
(End of Fashback series)
"After that last attempt,I had to put it away...until I find a method for seeing that information....safely of course.." Concorda had finished her tea by the time she finished her 'story' "I suggest you heed my advice and leave that book alone.." while Concorda looked away,Rosa casted a spell in whispers that shrunk the book to a small size that it could fit in between her fingers.
"Okay...I guess I'll be going now,come on Kiko let's get you some lunch...oh and thanks for the tea..bye!" Rosa had run off with Kiko flying behind. "Bye....guess her curiosity got to her...maybe she'll find a way to unlock that book." Concorda used her magic to close the door and continued her hobby of reading but suddenly something flew right through the skylight which was opened and landed on Concorda,it was Livy. "Hi there Concorda!You have mail...."
(King's Cross,Fiery Crater)
A smoking crater had just been created a while ago by the explosion of a Space-Binder and several Beast Troopers were closing in on the wreckage along with a few Juggernauts. All of a sudden,ten of the Beast Troopers were instantly destroyed as two boomerangs flew through the air and a shadow passed by,catching the projectiles before landing on the ground,it was Argus in his Rider-Armor,his face covered by his helmet. "I guess I'm on my own...huh...a dagger ?" Argus picked up a dagger that was stuck in the earth and was red-hot but his gloves protected him from the heat.
"So this is what caused my hover-cycle to malfunction..." while Argus was examining the alleged 'monkey wrench' for the destruction of his vehicle,a Juggernaut sneaked up behind him and was about to slam its massive fist at Argus until the last moment when Argus shouted out "Rider-Armor!Dispatch!" his armor instantly retracted into a small disc which latched unto the Juggernaut and took form of the armor but the size was to small so it crushed the Juggernaut under the immense pressure,leaving Argus in his uniform and only the helmet for protection. "Guess that's one way to use an armor..." Argus called for two swords and his armbands did as it's owner willed. "Perfect!Time to let loose and rumble...." Argus charged towards the other Beast Troopers that surrounded him, each one of them tried retaliating but all of their attacks were parried and deflected,until one lucky strike hit Argus square in the head,shattering the helmet but left Argus completely unscathed.
"Now that your turn's over....it's mine now..." Argus' expression suddenly turned deadly serious before he shredded the Juggernauts in front of him to pieces with numerous slashes. "Who's next!" about twenty more Beast Troopers and thirty other 'soldiers' surrounded the lone specialist who just smirked and threw his swords in two directions which impaled two 'soldiers' each,he quickly dashed towards one of the swords and pulled it out of the pile of larvae and delivered a circular slash,destroying nearby enemies and slowly made his way through the throngs of monsters and the so-called 'humans',fighting all the way towards his objective.
"This is getting ridiculous!" Argus yelled as he stabbed his weapon into the earth and and used it as a pole as he sent several 'soldiers' flying as he swiftly kicked them hard in the chests before he let go and the armbands sprouted claws as he ran and cut down anything that got in his way but he was quickly surrounded again but he was then intercepted by more than enough Beast Troopers and Juggernauts to form a small private army. "Heh....finally...a challenge..." the claws retracted back into the armbands and it released of what looked like launch-tubes and it fired off several weapon-handles which immediately activated before stabbing themselves into the ground. All Argus had was a broadsword which was already plenty for him to faced the Army of Decay. "Let's do this....Rraahhhh!" Argus let loose another battle-cry that was louder than before as he began a his own private 'war'
(King's Cross,Trevor's location)
"Gaaaaggghhhh...!" Trevor screamed as he was again given an uppercut to his gut by Morak who was wearing spike gauntlets,he had a sadistic smile on his face as he tortured his 'prey'. "Come now....scream,beg me for mercy...no better yet..beg me to end your pathetic life hahahaha!" Morak's cackling was immediately stopped when Trevor delivered an uppercut to his jaw. "That's what you get when you threaten my vessel!" Trevor spoke in two voices,one was his own while the other was the Fire Knight's but the latter was in control, "Long time no see...Morak!..."although Trevor's body was injured,the Fire Knight's powers canceled out the pain but the wounds were still there nonetheless. "You!...Aiden...you're alive!" Trevor launched a fireball at Morak, "I am not Aiden....but merely a soul that's sharing this young man's body....I was the temple guard you killed 200 years ago!"
Morak cringed at the booming voice of Trevor's other self. "I see...that you're still mad about you were killed by me...hehehe." Morak was already in his demon form when Trevor summoned out the Fire Sword but the sword disappeared after that when Trevor collapsed,the Fire Knight lost control at the last moment as Trevor's mind recaptured control of the situation. "...I..see....my bouts of memory..loss was no...coincidence." Trevor started chanting a spell, "What is that spell..." Morak eyed the runic designs of the symbols that appeared on the ground as he brandished his deadly claws. "....by the powers of the Fire Lord,Efreet.....purge me of thy servant from my body...argh!" Trevor started coughing up blood as he blacked out and ended up in his mind or at least,a representation of it,a large field of grass and there was the Fire Knight,standing there in front of him.
"I see that you've lost consciousness...do you know why ?" Trevor shook his head "I see...let me tell-no,show you a story..." with a wave of his,the scenery changed to that of a temple in a forest,the temple looked decrepit,covered with red-vines the only thing that supported the entrance were the vines that although looked frail were exceptionally sturdy. "Come,let's go in...." Trevor followed the knight into the temple and gasped at the sight inside,everything was still in perfect condition as if people were still living here and it did,several monks dressed in red robes were tending to the needs of a woman who was in labor,giving birth. Trevor quickly hid behind a pillar,but the Fire Knight simply laughed, "Don't worry,they're just images of the past,...your past." Trevor came out of his hiding place as he watched the event happening,it seemed so real but each time he tried to touched someone,he passed through them like a ghost.
"Aaaahhhh!..."the pregnant woman screamed as she gave birth to a baby but there was something wrong,the baby didn't cry as if it was sleeping. The woman upon Trevor's closer inspection... "Mom!?" indeed,the woman was Trevor's mother,she looked like a female version of her son only that her eye's were purplish-gray instead of his own blue eyes. "Such an adorable child,he's sleeping...." ignorant of her child's condition,she continued cooing baby only did she notice that the baby was dead when she kissed the baby's cold forehead. With realization of her child's passing,she ran up the inner steps holding her dead baby,the monks chased after her to stop her from doing anything drastic. Trevor was shaking and he didn't know why, "Fire Knight....wh...who..who was that child...that my mother was...holding..." Trevor had a good guess who it was but he hoped that the knight's answer would say otherwise but that wasn't the case. "That child...Trevor Pyris...was you..." Trevor was shocked as his worst fear was confirmed. "Then...why am I...." he reeled back as he realized that the baby in his mother's arms was him, "Still alive ?Come,let's follow your mother and see the answer for yourself.."
Trevor and the Fire Knight walked up the stairs and heard a prayer that was full of sorrow and despair. "Oh Efreet!Tell me!Why have the gods need to be so cruel as to take away my child's life!Please!Give him back to me!I beg of you...."Trevor's mother broke down sobbing,all the while holding her baby. "...Mother..." Trevor moved towards the trembling figure that was his mother but all he managed to do was fall through his mother's body and was scared out of his wits to see himself,dead stillborn. "I know!I know what to do!I'll offer my own life!Just please bring back my baby!" the woman has gone hysterical and is teetering on the edge of madness until one of the statues that was of the Fire Knight came to life, "There is no need for that,Lord Efreet is not that kind of deity....." the woman was in awe at the armored knight's appearance, "Have Efreet sent you here...." "No,I come here of my own accord...to help your son....if you wish." she jumped at the chance and repeated the word 'yes' so many times that her mouth grew parch.
The Fire Knight remained silent before he nodded "..I see but heed this warning,what I'm going to do is fuse myself so as to recover and heal your son's spirit,but it'll take time to heal a spirit that has been recovered so its best not to tell your son about me,the reason for the secrecy is that your son may try purging me out before he's completely healed. Do you understand ?" "...Yes...but should he discover you and purges himself of you...what would happen ?" silence reigned until the knight finally spoke "Should he do so,and if it was before the complete healing of his spirit....he'll die...." 'Die!?' Trevor's mind caved in on him as he discovered the truth
'Everything that I've achieved,my victories,my accomplishments,my...my incredible strength.....all obtained through the Fire Knight's powers. Have all that I did been for nothing!' Suddenly another entity entered his subconscious,the Fire Knight No,I have never helped you in anyway,I was healing you all that time...you did those things on your own,don't you remember....you were raised at the temple for the first eight years of your life but the temple fell into ruins as the monks started falling ill to an unknown illness and died leaving only you and your mother and you alive,you moved to Magix to continue to live as.....allowing you to live your life unburdened by this knowledge . These words echoed through Trevor's mind as he slipped back into consciousness and found himself wielding the Fire Knight's weapon and Morak was on the ground breathing heavily with severe bleeding cuts all over his body.
(10 Minutes earlier)
When Trevor fainted,Morak moved in for the killing blow until Trevor shot up with the Fire Sword in hand, "What the!...His eyes!" Trevor's eyes were blank white showing that he was still unconscious and yet he was preparing to fight and saw a strange aura surrounding the semi-conscious warrior.
When Morak let his guard down,believing that it was just a reflex...Trevor disappeared in an instant and the demon received several heat-induced slashes all over his body before collapsing onto the ground and before he could recover,Trevor reappeared and vanished once more and delivered Morak blow after blow until Morak managed to get in a lucky hit and sent his opponent sliding only a few inches and at that moment,he had regained consciousness.
(Present)
"...This isn't....over.....we'll finish....what we started!" Morak opened a dark portal on the ground and dropped into it and at the same time,the wounds that were inflicted on him during his 'torture' caught up to him and once again lost consciousness. The Fire Sword dispersed into particles of energy which healed most of Trevor's wounds.
(Skies near Wildland)
The Great Dragons were flying majestically in the skies and in hot pursuit of these creatures was a single dropship,when the dropship was close behind one,a hatch opened and out flew Reina in her fairy form(as I'm quite lazy right now,imagine Bloom's form only in crimson red with orange fringes) towards the dragon who slowed down just slightly so as to hear what the girl had to say, "What do you want,human." Reina struggled to keep up but her wings kept getting swept up by the beat of the dragon's wings,the dragon noticed this and bellowed out "Follow me to the ground where we can speak easily." Reina quickly flew towards the waiting dropship but halfway through,they had entered the Wildland's region which immediately drained away her magical essence,forcing her to change back and scream as she plummeted towards the ground.
"Aaaaahhhh...Oof!" Reina was saved when the dragon spoke to her earlier dived and used his back to cushion Reina's fall. "Thank you...." The Great Dragon grunted in response as he flew to a clearing where his clan were also landing at. Reina gently got off her rescuer's back, "Now,human....as for the question:What do you want with me and my brethren...?" Reina was hesitant as she was intimidated by the immense size of the Great Dragons that were now grazing in the clearing. "If your wondering,contrary to common belief,we dragons are omnivores but we prefer vegetation to meat anytime." Reina sighed in relief and asked her request but she started with the explanation of the wounded specialists.
(After a while)
"....and you see the reason why we came here was to ask for the location of Dragon Weed....." a specialist passed her a canteen and she drank some of its content before handing it back to its owner. Reina was expecting a positive reply as each dragon were seemingly nodding their heads as they conversed in their draconic language,as the dragon that had saved Reina approached her, "My clan has discussed the matter and my answer is no..."Reina was shocked at the unexpected reply. "...but I can take you there,along with your escorts on the back of my brethren of course but heed this warning,the herb your looking for is guarded by a fierce creature that has sheltered there ever since the day the Trix failed two thousand years ago,I believe its one of those what you humans call 'Juggernauts' of the Army of Decay my ancestors have fought such creatures before and their not to be trifled with..."
One of the specialists stepped up and smirked, "Don't worry,we have the technology and skills to take these Juggernauts on." "Very well,please address me as Zian....as you could have guessed,I am the leader of the clan of Great Dragons." Reina seemed skeptical about Zian's name, "Were you given your name by a human by any chance ?" Zian chuckled as he,to Reina's and the specialist's surprise he had suddenly changed form to that of a human,with delicate pale skin,green hair and his eyes which were those of reptilian nature. He was clad in armor-like clothing that would be fit for a warrior-king. "Indeed my name was given to me....by my mother who mixed with the human,as you have just witnessed,the Great Dragons have the magical ability to shapeshift...please keep this a secret as it would prove...difficult for my kind to remain in solitude...." Reina nodded along with the others. "Good,come let's go..." Zian paused as he assumed his dragon form, "...please get on and hold on tight." but the specialists declined and said, "...Uhh...I think it would be better if we followed you in the dropship,right Miss Reina ?"
Reina huffed "You do what you like,I'm riding on Zian....geez for trained 'heroes' you are really dependent on your gadgets." their pride was wounded but they rushed to their craft but by the time they launched the dropship into the air,Zian and two other of his kind had already flown off quite a distance already, "Just great,alright guys...let's go!" the dropship quickly increased its speed,hopefully enough to keep up with the Reina who they were assigned to protect and Saladin's words If any of you try to flirt with her,or let her get harmed in any way,I'll personally punish you...got it! Their mission was crucial for the lives of their fellow specialists who are wounded and theirs should Reina get hurt.
(Diplo II,3rd Launch Bay)
The small shuttle that carried Commander Heinmann and officers had already blasted off to the Cruiser that will take them back to Earth. The only ones that were still there was Commander Jacob Cain and the ship's medical officer,Cecille Sanders
who was suppose to monitor his conditions was looking longingly at her 'crush' who was busy giving out orders through a communicator that was linked to the ship's system. "Coporal Idonis,complete the repairs on the gravity generator..now!The crew's productivity depends on the gravity being restored."
Zeak's voice could be heard from the small device, "Geez,I know that your upset about me spreading stories of you and Sanders doing something kinky..Uh oh,should've kept my mouth shut." "You've WHAT!!" a crash was heard from the communicator as Zeak bumped into a bunch of scrap metal which buried Zeak,although the gravity was limited it still had enough hold to cause 'accidents'.Jake turned off the device and grabbed a nearby med-kit and saw Cecille,his heart skipped a beat, 'She's different somehow,she's more....noticeable...cute ?.... attractive?No!Must be the blood rushing in my head.' Trevor put up his hand to his forehead which wasn't bandaged and rubbed it before he became drowsy and Cecille's training as a medic kicked in as she rushed towards her 'patient'.
"Gotcha'....whoa oh....too...heavy....oof." Cecille was now pinned down by Jake's weight and the fact that his face was an inch away from hers didn't make it any better,but she did feel 'comfortable' in their rather 'awkward' position but her moment of bliss was cut short when Jake recovered his senses and got up as well as pulling her up. "Forgive me for worrying you,I think I need to see about Coporal Idonis' condition..." but before Jake move one more step,he collapsed with his wounds once again opening and Cecille,now more level-headed than before called out to anyone nearby but no one answered her call. "Guess I have to do it here..." Cecille took the med-kit that was still in Jake's hands and took out the items needed to clean his wounds and close it up again but Cecille saw some blood dripping out of his mouth,fearing the worst she took out a tool from the med-kit,the medical-scanner. 'Body condition:Negative. Health:Deteriorating. Source of damage:Heart-puncture,and Brain-fluids leakage' the scanner bleeped indicating that it has turned off and Cecille was frantic as she quickly used Jake's communicator to call for help.
"Help!Someone,anybody help!The commander has a punctured heart and is possibly near death...please help!We're in the 3rd Launch Bay!" Cecille tried to be as calm as possible but she couldn't help it as she saw Jake desperately gasping for air while blood was coughed out. Fortunately,a team of medics came to his aid as they quickly set up a makeshift operating table,although their environment couldn't have supported the needs of a typical medical ward,the air was pure from the enviro-bugs(2)working their duties,with Cecille in her condition,the medics wanted to sedate her and had her escorted to her quarters but she took out a spare surgeon-coat and said, "Let's get this surgery started,and before you argue let me state that he is my patient and I'm going to be the one to help him!" the medics cringed at her tone and nodded as they completed the preparations. "Scapel!.....Physical Enhancer!..." Cecille started the operation and hoped that her training would pay off as she operates the surgery that could save her 'crush'....or fail and lose him. She breathed in deeply as she finished the incision into Jake's chest.
(Diplo I,Leingod Quarters)
Maria was tossing and turning in her sleep until she finally woke up with a scream and her hands outstretched in the air,only to grab nothing, "...Fayt...I don't know if your alright....but please come back to me in one piece...." Maria's words broke into sobs, "Maria ?You okay ?" the lights in the room was turned on and there stood in the doorway was Mirage,along with several other crew members who were in their pajamas and some who were couples like Lieber and Marietta were wearing robes,all of them had worried looks on them. "Maria...did you have a nightmare..." Mirage sat down on Maria's bedside trying to comfort the pregnant girl but she distanced herself away from the motherly figure.
"I..I... don't want to talk about it." Maria thought it would be the end of the conversation but the others entered the room and all of them sat on or near the King-sized bed, "Please leave me alone...." but they remained firm "Come on Maria,we know that your unhappy about Fayt leaving for a mission but we're still here...well I'm definitely am...Oww!"Lieber was hit on the head by Marietta as she reprimanded him for his poor choice of words,Maria giggled at their 'love spat' "Glad you've gotten more cheery....this feels like a slumber party.....hey I know,let's make Maria happy with a slumber party!" Peppita,despite being 18 already still held on to her child-like innocence which always seemed to cheer anyone up no matter what.
Altough some of the crew members were skeptical of the idea of a slumber party at their age but Sophia spoke up for them, "Alright,a slumber party it is...some of you go to my room and get all the plush and pillows here and no peeking in my diary got it ?" some of the newer male members of the crew were attracted to both Sophia and Peppita,had already rushed out of the room to carry out their whims, "...Okay,now that's taken care of,some of the girls will come with me to the cafeteria to cook up some snacks,come on Marietta let's go get the ingredients for my special 'Custard Surprise'....and bring your boyfriend along,we'll need some one strong to carry plenty of ingredients to make enough for everyone." Marietta followed Sophia out while pulling Lieber along by pinching his ears, "I'm going willingly okay,no need to pinch me in the ear..." Lieber whined as Marietta ignored his pleas.
In the middle of this 'fun' was Maria,now feeling better started giggling at least until she felt the bracelet on her wrist,the bracelet that Fayt gave her. "..Fayt..." Mirage saw this and pulled her into a motherly embrace. "Don't worry Maria,remember that big lunk-head Cliff is with him and Albel too....on second thought,lets just say that Cliff's with him and leave it at that." Maria began to feel better again and gasped as she saw the amount of plush and pillows being carried into the room,each person had at least four to five pillows or plush animals in their arms. "When did Sophia get these ?" Mirage suppressed a laugh and told Maria, "I guess Fayt didn't tell you,Sophia collected these kind of things some of them were from when she was 15,something about a cruise...what your're seeing here is just part of her collection." Maria was surprised that her husband kept a secret from her,a small one but a secret nonetheless but for a good reason as more pillows and plush kept coming until everyone had their own. "Hope everyone's hungry."
Within an hour,the room was filled with cheery decorations and just in time too as Sophia came in with a hover-cart filled with food that made everyone's mouth water,even Maria due to her pregnant state,she created a sandwich which got weirder the more filling she added, "Peanut-butter,jelly,cheese,pickles,onion rings,chili peppers,bacon strips,horse radish,hmm what else is there ahh." Maria made a grab for a scoop of custard and plopped it onto the top and started eating,fortunately she ate politely but her choice of filling left a few people feeling sick and drowned it out with pudding while a few curious others tried the same thing with disastrous results as they quickly drank away their water as the chili peppers along with the horse radish plus the combination of the other fillings created snack that was sweet,sour,salty,and really spicy.(too bad though,I wanted to add fire-breathing but hey,laws of physics)
The victims of the fiery sandwich were still guzzling water after their experience with as they had mentioned, "The Devil Sandwich,its as hot as hell." Marietta came in with two cakes,one in her hands and the other in Lieber's, "Speaking of devils,how about some Devil's Food Cake and Angel's Food Cake." Maria had already finished her sandwich along with a few other more normal snacks and she was still hungry but her manners and waistline kept her in check but she did have fun for the first time since her first date with Fayt. "Oomph!Hey watch it!" everyone was having a pillow fight,tempted to release her anger and frustration through fun was a temptation that she couldn't have resisted and grab her own pillow to join in the fray.
(Fortress of Light)
Injured Knights and Templars were lying all over the place,the towers were burning and some had collapsed. It was total pandemonium as several guardsmen were trying to heal their comrades with healing salves while a few were fighting off a massive group of Juggernauts that were being supported by Beast Troopers and 'soldiers' that kept coming out of a large portal of swirling darkness, "Where are these creatures coming from!" a templar yelled as he destroyed two Juggernauts with one attack with his lance as a knight parried a claw attack from a Beast Trooper and repelled it with a burst of chi energy. "I don't know but we must defend the fortress at all cos-" the knight's words were cut short when he and his comrades were hit by a massive blast of energy, "...Who...is that...ughh." the knight succumbs to his injuries and loses consciousness and two figures stepped out from the dark portal.
"Ronny,I believe that you overdid it a bit with your new invention." a young woman stood next to Ronand,the child-inventor who was carrying a large device which resembled a large rifle that was crackling with electricity, "Don't call me that!You know how I hate that pet-name!" for a moment of his anger,the child's voice sounded deeper like an adult but quickly changed back to a childish tone. "Oh I'm sorry but you look just so cute when your acting tough." Ronand had already left the woman behind and approached a fallen templar who was barely conscious, "You!Tell me where the Trix's remains are kept at!" "I...don't know what your talking about..urghh!" the templar was kicked by Ronand for his bold lie. "For attempting to delay my excavation team for the Trix's remains,all of you are to be Lord Kaleb's prisoners for your sentence....Celina,bring the device." Celina brought a gadget that looked similar to the one Ronand carried and fired off of what seemed to be bubbles which floated towards each and every templar,knight and guardsman encasing them in the bubble before disappearing in a pop,obviously sent to the dungeons of their lord's lair.
"Come Celina!We have an excavation to carry out!" Ronand,Celina and several dozens of Beast Troopers along with Juggernauts carried in heavy machines that were needed for the 'excavation' but they looked more like siege weapons than excavation machines and indeed they were when Ronand shouted out to a group that had finished setting up, "Fire!" the weapon fired a large blast of energy straight at a stone wall and it was obliterated in an instant before Ronand stepped into the gaping hole and smiled, "Bingo!Darcia's Gem!Alright,continue searching for the other two!" Ronand gazed at the gem that Darcy used to possessed and he became sinister as he saw that the mummified corpse of Darcy was intact. "This may prove very useful in my experiments." maniacal yet childish laughter was heard from the hole where Ronand entered and Celina just sighed as she instructed the 'excavation'.
Author's note:I know the names for the villains aren't original,that's why I need suggestions oh well at least I still have my health(and life)Alright,here are the explanations:
1)Time-hole:A tunnel that rips and tears a hole in the fabrics of time,allowing someone(Thomas Leingod)to enter it and end up somewhere else either in the future or the past depending on the circumstances as well as the medium used to go there.
2)Enviro-bugs:Despite its name,the 'bugs' are actually micro-sized 'fighters' that eliminate any and all harmful bacteria cleansing the air and maintaining the atmosphere and can be controlled remotely to change the room temperature,this is sort of similar to the ones shown in the game Xenosaga.
Well that's done,I would like to thank everybody that has read my story and asks that if you have any suggestions,please don't be shy and share them. This is Argus456 signing off.