Sorry about that... I was a little sick for the past few days...
Plus it was my first day of college...
minor things...you know...
So, how do you like it so far? Leave a comment EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY!
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Let's keep going!
In Terra's kingdom, the Queen was currently planning a little something for her son. Once the performers, decorations, chocolate fountains, costumes, food, and of course the guests arrive, it would be the most beautiful event in the world. Nothing was too much for her son's future. Vexen was with her in the ballroom, overseeing the decorating and planning. The ball is two nights away.
"Oh Vexen, it will be splendid! Soon, my son will be married and I can retire in peace with Eraqus. Not to mention the grandchildren they will have." the Queen smiled.
"That's a lot of pressure for one party." he commented.
"It's not a party, it's a ball."
"Okay, a really fancy party."
She gave him a dirty look and resumed looking at the flower arrangements. Every color and breed was available for her to use, even imported flowers were on their way.
"I think Terra will love roses. They are the symbol of love." she mused.
"Terra's a guy. He doesn't care about flowers." Vexen reminded her.
"But he will like them, right?"
At that moment, Eraqus walked in. He had been in his office for a few hours working and came out to take a break, when he saw the decorations. His eyes widened with surprise and shock.
"What in the worlds is going on?" He asked out loud.
"Darling, it's for Terra!" the Queen cheered happily.
Both her and Vexen walked over to him. Eraqus was shocked again.
"Terra is planning this?"
"Oh heavens no. He's in the library searching about that filthy animal. But won't he be surprised when I invite every single princess in the world? Terra will be picking from the best of the best!" she giggled.
"Sweetie, Terra refuses to be king until he finds Surane." Eraqus told her.
"Didn't we pronounce her dead?" she said, saddened by the fact.
"Well, yes, but since we never found her body, it's still likely she's alive." Vexen said.
Though the chance was slim, it was true. In the library, Terra was piling books onto a desk. Any book that had anything to do with creatures or monsters was stacked up. It seemed like it would take a few days to get through all of them.
"Might as well start now..." he thought.
Opening the first book, Magical Creatures of the Fictional Universe, he got started. After a few hours, he determined that it couldn't be a dragon, sea dragon, fire dragon, or a water creature. The closest water source from the attack sight was far away. A dragon was too big for that size of forest. And a unicorn wasn't a threatening animal.
The only logical explanation was that the creature was a combination of a few animals. Maybe a shapeshifter...
Looking up from the book, a clock in front of him said 1:50 pm. He missed lunch.
"Dang it." he cursed.
If he could find Ven and get their horses ready, they could ride off in search of clues for a few days. It was better than being stuck in a library all day. Terra left the library as it was and stumbled upon the ballroom on his way to Ven.
"Um...wow..." he breathed.
His mother came forward and tackled him with a hug. Eraqus followed her, still amazed at the decor. Ven was holding over 200 roses of every color for the florist. He shot Terra a 'Help me' look.
"Mother, what's going on?" he asked, flabbergasted.
"It was supposed to be a surprise, but now is better than later! This is your engagement ball!" she happily cheered.
Terra looked around at everything. It looked more like a beauty pagent than anything else. Plus, he was missing one small detail.
"Problem, I don't have a fiance." he stated.
"This is why I'm throwing a ball! I've invited every princess in the world!"
"Mother..." Terra strained. "I couldn't..."
Just that moment, a servant came up carrying two bags of mail. He opened one and held up RSVPs with a huge smile on his face.
"All the princess sent RSVPs! Every one of them are coming to the ball!" he announced.
The Queen shrieked happily. Every person in the ballroom covered their ears in pain. A rose vase broke on the table closest to them.
"Mother, please stop. I can't go." Terra said when she stopped.
Now, everyone ran for cover under the tables and under the staircase. Only Terra and the Queen stood in the middle of the floor, and she did not look happy. Her lower lip started quivering.
"W-W-Why not?" she asked.
"I'm going to look for Surane for a little while with Ven."
"B-B-But could you just for a littler while? Please?" she begged.
Terra rolled his eyes and scratched the back of his head. He knew he would regret this, but as long as it kept his mother happy.
"If I leave now, I might make it in time." he concluded.
His mother smiled happily and everything resumed to normal. Ven dropped the roses in the King's arms and ran next to his best friend. There were scratches on his arms and clothing from all the thorns.
"Yes! Freedom!" he cheered, happy about looking for Iris.
Terra led him away, eager to leave this ball-in-the-making. The Queen went after Vexen and forced a pad of paper and a pen on him.
"I want all of this to be big! Every princess gets an introduction! There will be five footmen for every carriage! Have the chefs start cooking and baking! Strike up the band! I want this to be an evening no one will ever forget!"
Vexen looked at her with a glum expression. Eraqus rubbed his temples. He just realized who was paying for all of this.
At Surane's kingdom, the four creatures sat near the shed, thinking of a plan to get to Terra. It wasn't going to be easy, since Terra's castle was at least 12 hours away by land.
"That's a whole night! If you even rode by horseback, there wouldn't be enough time to get Terra's attention. Besides, you must be on the lake at night for you to turn back into a human. Can't you change back then remain that way till you come back to the lake?" Kairi stated.
"No, I'll turn back into a wyvern even if I'm away from the lake." Surane sadly sighed.
"Plus, it's dangerous to ride at night. Anything could happen." Aqua commented.
Iris and Surane shuddered, remembering when Xemnas kidnapped them as that horrid creature. But now was not the time for memory lane, it was planning time.
"First, do we even know where Terra's kingdom is?" Iris asked.
No one responded, but they all turned to Surane expecting one. She shook her wyvern head at them.
"I was always trying to convince my father to turn around and go back home. I never paid attention on how to get there."
All four of them sighed. This was going nowhere.
"If only we had a map of sorts..." Kairi sighed.
"We might be able to find one somewhere in the castle! Good thinking, Kairi!" Iris cheered.
"Let's do it!" Surane yelled, then began to sing. "We're off on a mission, we're tough and in good condition!"
"I'm short, but standing tall!" Iris sang.
"No fear!" all of the girls shouted.
They went to the entrance of the castle and prepared to go inside.
"There's danger around us!" Surane sang again.
"They'd hurt us if they found us!" Aqua shrieked.
"Our backs are to the wall. No fear! We have all the courage we require!"
"Take it from a frequent flier! Let's try our luck and I'll plan will fly. No fear!" Kairi sang, flying up to a window overhead.
Inside, she saw no living thing roaming around. It was deemed safe to enter.
"Go in! It's all clear!" she shouted to them.
Aqua opened the door and everyone waltzed right in. Surane and Kairi took flight and roamed the castle for a map while Aqua and Iris waited patiently. They could hear the flying creatures' wings flapping and the song continued.
"This plan is has no trial, just short of suicidal. Surane's a sitting duck." the blue nobody dancer sang.
"No fear!" the other three cheered.
"Suppose that we do this, who knows if we live through this! All I say is what the fu-"
"No fear!" they interrupted before the naughty word came out.
"Our team is strong and sure, we will not shed one tear!" Iris sang.
A few minutes later, Surane found a large map pinned up in the dusty library. She flew back with Kairi.
"There's a map in the upper chamber library." she said.
"Let's go!" Iris yelled.
The foursome went up to the room. Unknown to them, Xemnas and Larxene had made the castle their lair for the time being. Currently, Xemnas was someplace else, but Larxene was roaming the halls. She saw the creatures roaming around.
"Ah ha! Xemnas will be so pleased when I catch you girls!" she cheered, grabbing a large net.
She secretly followed them all the way to the library and guarded the door. Surane and Kairi unpinned the map form the wall and let the blue dancer and red dusk catch it.
"We will take any dare that the other side will dare to dream of!" the flying creatures sang.
"We fight tough, we play fair, but we're sure to win because we'll team up!" the ground creatures sang.
As they all headed for the door, Larxene was in position. Aqua was the first through the door and the net fell on her. She was the one holding the map.
"Gotcha!" the lightning lady yelled.
The rest of the girls split up and went in different directions. Aqua struggled in the net, but instead became tangled even further. Iris came back at full speed and head butted Larxene in the stomach. The apprentice let go of the net and fell to the ground. Surane turned around and cut the net apart with her claws. Kairi used her four angel wings to sweep everyone into the air. Surane caught Aqua with the map and Iris hitched a ride on Kairi.
"I'll get you all!" Larxene shouted at the four girls flew out of the castle.
"No fear!" they all cheered.
When they returned to their shed, Aqua unwrapped the map and examined it. The shortest route was indeed 12 hours by land. But if Surane flew, she could cut it down to 5 hours.
"Sounds like a plan!" she squealed in delight. "When do we leave?"
The other three sighed and fell over. They should take things one step (and a chapter) at a time.
And there you go!
I'm off to bed!
If we are lucky, the story might be done by friday... but don't get your hopes too high...
So have a good night! See ya at the next chapter!
Terra and Surane meet again!