EoS: Well, I only got two reviews, but it's fine.
Lauren: THAT MEANS IT'S NOT FINE.
TheLazyRiver:
Lauren: Well… Do you believe what I'm saying now… Or what I said then?
Amalgam24:
EoS: Well, if you remember, Aurore was sent back in time to etch his name on a sacred monolith as one of the servants of the Celestials, so he must have been doing other things after that.
Moemon Ranger: Memories of Oblivia Revoir
Chapter 9
"Do you have anything I can do around here to pass the time?" Petal asked Boss, who frowned.
"I'm not sure… You can look around the village all you wish, however." Boss said, smiling warmly. "I'm deeply sorry for how we tried to sacrifice you before."
"…Yeah…" Petal said, frowning. "I do have to ask, however, there are some strange animals around here…"
"Yes, those would be the sacred creatures." Boss said, smiling. "They are servants of the Celestials in spirit form."
Boss turned and gestured to one of the creatures, who ran up to Petal, smiling brightly. The creature was small and yellow, with black markings over its body. It had spiky yellow and black ears, and shining red eyes. It had a twitching black tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and looked at Petal curiously.
"Whoa, this thing is so cute!" Petal said, smiling.
Petal reached towards the creature, but she suddenly fell unconscious.
"Miss?" Boss asked, worried. "Master Aurore, this girl…"
"Yeah, whatever…" Aurore said, still deciphering the monolith. "It's fine, I'll just let the other guy get it."
"Where am I?" Petal asked, looking around, frowning. "Seriously, where am I?"
Petal was standing in a world of total white, with a large doorway looming in front of her.
"Hello." Aurore said, appearing in front of her. "It seems you've been chosen."
"Chosen?" Petal asked, frowning.
"Yes." Aurore said, smiling. "It's really quite an honor. You've been selected to take on the position of Fourth Child, the fourth human being to be accepted as the host of one of the Dreamworld Celestials."
"What are you talking about?" Petal demanded.
"Well, it's quite simple." Aurore explained. "Humans like Aoshi or Kellyn have seen the door within their minds, and have entered it themselves. However, when they did that, they formed a pact with the Celestials in exchange for their great power."
"But why would I be the fourth?" Petal asked, frowning. "I was selected before either of them!"
"Perhaps…" Aurore said, smiling. "But I'm not the Aurore in this generation… I'm the Aurore from the time you've come from. I was awakened in your memories in order to select you as the fourth."
"…So I've been chosen the same way Kellyn was chosen." Petal said, frowning.
"Yes." Aurore said, nodding. "It really is quite an honor."
"The reason Kellyn left me behind…" Petal said, frowning. "It was because he didn't want me to get caught up in this, wasn't it?"
"…Probably." Aurore said, nodding.
"I'm not gonna just let that slide." Petal said, frowning. "I'm going to stand beside him as an equal. Fine, I'll become a host for this Dreamworld Celestial or whatever!"
"…Excellent!" Aurore said, smiling. "As stubborn as you were, I thought this would be much more difficult! Very well then, open the doors, and accept the truth into your soul!"
Aurore stepped out of the way, Petal walking forwards towards the door and opened it, accepting the truth into her soul.
Petal's body was glowing with yellow light as she sat up, panting, the yellow light fading.
"So I'm the fourth…" Petal said, frowning. She stood up, and turned to Aurore.
"Aurore." Petal barked. "Move."
"…Alright…" Aurore said, backing out of the way. Petal walked over to the monolith, and held her hand up, the monolith shining and a symbol etched itself into the stone.
"The symbol of Celebi." Petal said, frowning. "Now, how do I use it?"
"Your styler!" Aurore exclaimed, Petal turning to him, shocked.
"The ancient signs need to be imprinted on the ground with a track of light!" Aurore exclaimed. "Use your styler!"
"Good idea!" Petal said, surprised. "Alright, go!" Petal released the styler, the styler spinning around in light, and traced a pattern into the ground. The light shot up into the sky, tracing itself over the clouds. Suddenly, Celebi emerged from the light, and descended down to Petal.
"Ready to go?" Celebi chirped. Celebi held her hand up, smiling.
"Aurore, you coming?" Petal asked, turning to Aurore.
"No, I'm fine." Aurore said, smiling. "It's not written in history that I can join you in the future."
"Alright, understood." Petal said, frowning. She turned to Celebi. "Ready to go?"
"Oh yeah." Celebi said, snapping her goggles onto her face. "I'm ready."
Celebi held her hand up, and the two went back to the future.
A gateway emerged in time, and Petal came tumbling out, Celebi flying away.
"So, how was it?" Tsubasa asked, helping Petal to her feet, Petal pushing her away.
"It was fine." Petal said, frowning. "Time travel wasn't as big of a problem as I thought."
"Not the time travel." Tsubasa said, frowning. "I'm talking about seeing the truth with your own eyes. How was it?"
"What do you know about it?" Petal asked, frowning. "Who are you, really?"
"No one." Tsubasa said, smiling, walking off. "I'm no one at all… Just a person who wants to discover the truth about Sechrima."
"I see." Petal said, frowning. She turned, and saw Pichu standing in front of her.
"Pichu…" Petal said, shocked.
"Petal…" Pichu said, her eyes watering. "Don't leave me again, okay? I wouldn't be able to bear it!"
"Okay, okay, I won't." Petal said, smiling. "Don't worry, okay?"
"Good…" Pichu said, smiling. "Good."
"Alright, I need to go back and see Aurore." Petal said, frowning. "I have something I need to talk to him about."
"Aurore…" Pichu said, frowning. "Do you mean the green haired guy?"
"That would be him." Petal said, nodding.
"Yeah, he left already…" Pichu said, frowning.
"He left?" Petal asked, shocked.
"Yeah, he said he had somewhere he needed to be." Pichu said, nodding. "He left a few minutes after you disappeared…"
"I wonder what those two are planning…" Petal said, frowning. "Whatever it is, it can't be good…"
EoS: So, we know a lot of the children, now.
Lauren: Yup.