EoS: Well, in this chapter, we get to see how Petal reacts to being sent back in time. Review!
Lauren: I wonder how she'll react…
TheLazyRiver:
Lauren: Well, I wonder… How long were you under the impression… That I was a girl?
Toonlink77:
EoS: She will not take it well.
Amalgam24:
Lauren: …Well, this is more serious material than I'm used to, so I suggest we just drop it, 'kay?
Leafeon of Flame:
EoS: Well, I'll put one in when I'm ready.
Moemon Ranger: Memories of Oblivia Revoir
Chapter 8
"Where the hell am I?" Petal demanded, turning to Celebi, but Celebi had disappeared.
"Damn it…" Petal said, looking around, frowning. "I guess she really did send me back in time…"
Petal was standing in what looked like a center stage or something. She was standing on a little stage in the center of a large village, with a pillar to her right and a monolith to her left.
"It's a human!" A voice said, shocked. Petal looked down, and saw a large cluster of people were standing at the foot of the stage.
"A human has interrupted the ceremony…" Another voice whispered.
"Ceremony?" Petal asked, frowning.
"She does not know!" Another voice declared.
"…" Petal said, looking around, and then saw a guy who was tied to a pole. But it wasn't just any guy, it was Aurore.
"Aurore?" Petal asked, frowning.
"Oh, hello, do I know you?" Aurore asked, smiling. "Right now, it turns out I'm getting sacrificed to their god, Arceus."
"Oh." Petal said, frowning. "Good luck with that, then."
"Wait, you're not from this time period." Aurore said, frowning. "Would you like me to get you back to where you came from?"
"No." Petal said, frowning. "I want you to burn."
"Grab her!" Suddenly, Petal was tied up, and tied to another post right beside Aurore.
"Well, fuck." Petal said, frowning.
"I guess we'll die here." Aurore said, smiling. "Oh, wait, that's right, I already died. Well, good luck young lady."
"Sacrifice! Sacrifice!" The crowd chanted.
"What'd you do, anyway?" Petal asked Aurore, frowning.
"Well, I broke into a sacred temple to translate sacred monoliths." Aurore explained, laughing. "And I guess you're my accomplice now."
"Damn I hate you." Petal said, frowning.
"So, you're from the future, are you?" Aurore asked, smiling.
"Not that far back, I guess, if you're still around." Petal said, frowning.
"Well, actually this is really far back." Aurore explained. "I'd say close to the beginning of civilization, considering this is Sechrima, an ancient civilization."
"What?" Petal asked, shocked. "…Geez, how old ARE you?"
"Well, I don't know." Aurore said, smiling. "What year are you in?"
"…2015." Petal said, frowning.
"Well, I'm quite a lot older." Aurore said, smiling.
"Is Arceus really going to kill us?" Petal asked, frowning.
"Oh, no, Arceus is cool." Aurore said, smiling. "She'll let it slide."
"Foolish humans!" Lucia boomed, descending down from the heavens. However, she did not look like a human. Her body seemed to be that of an armless centaur, her back torso surrounded by a golden ring. She had shining red and black eyes, and a long flowing white mane behind her head. She spoke with a voice that entered the minds of all people, booming like a decree from god. "I am Arceus, goddess of light and justice, ruler of- Aurore, what the hell are you doing here?"
"Hey Lucia." Aurore said, smiling.
"Wait, if you're Arceus from the past, how do you know Aurore?" Petal asked, frowning.
"Well, Lucia was the one who helped me out in the future, so I decided to look her up now, in the past, to help me." Aurore explained. "Anyways, Lucia, this little girl and I are in kind of a jam, do you think you could… I don't know… Help?"
"Fine…" Lucia sighed, turning to the villagers. "Ancient Sechriman People! These humans are allies to your sacred deities, the Dream World Celestials! Release them now, or you shall face the wrath of their ancient power!"
"Yes, Arceus!" The villagers exclaimed. They rushed to untie Petal and Aurore, the two standing up, Aurore stretching a little.
"Thanks, Lucia!" Aurore said, waving to Arceus, who disappeared.
"Humans…" Aurore and Petal turned to the village chief, who walked up to the two of them. He was a big man with dark tanned skin, wearing a chieftain dress and hat.
"Um, hello…" Aurore said, frowning.
"I'm Da Chief." Da Chief said, frowning. "But you can call me Boss. I run this village. Now then, you with the green hair, you seem to be on fairly good terms with Arceus, servant to our deities."
"Yeah, we used to date." Aurore said, frowning. "We've got joint custody of a child, and she has her for the next… Oh, 5000 years or so."
"I see." Boss said, turning to Petal. "And you, your clothes are even stranger than his. Where are you from."
"I'm from… the future." Petal said, frowning. "I was brought here by Celebi."
"Celebi…" Boss said, his eyes wide in surprise. "The forest spirit… Surprising… So it actually brought a human being back from another time period…"
"Yeah, now I'm more worried about how to get back." Petal said, frowning.
"Well, that is simple." Boss said. "You simply need to translate the ancient monolith of Celebi."
Boss pointed at the monolith next to Petal, upon which several words and symbols were etched, none of which were readable.
"Um…" Petal said, frowning.
"Allow me." Aurore said, smiling. "This is my field." Aurore walked over to the monolith, and began studying it. He turned to Boss.
"Boss, I had a bag when you took me prisoner, didn't I? Could you get it for me?" Aurore asked, frowning.
"Of course, right away." Boss said, nodding, snapping to one of the villagers. In a minute or so, the villager returned and handed the bag to Aurore.
"Well now, if I use this key, I should be able to begin translating the language… But it would take about a day…" Aurore said, frowning
"A day?" Petal asked, shocked.
"Yes." Aurore said, turning to Petal, frowning. "Tomorrow, at 8:00… We're sending you BACK to the FUTURE!"
Lauren: Wow, real subtle there.
EoS: Oh, please, like I would try to be subtle.
Lauren: …No.