Chapter 15: The Aftermath Of Retaining The Stone
"Akuma?! Are you there?!" Amitie asked as we were all inside the museum.
"Over here, everyone! Come forth! This is an emergency!" I heard Akuma say as we all went to where Akuma and the others were sitting down the table.
"W-What's wrong, Akuma?" Amitie asked, being worried at the situation.
"Someone in the museum has been stealing the red stone. And it's gotta be someone around Primp Town that has stolen it. Do you know anyone who has it?"
"Well, we were going to tell you that Satan and Ecolo had got their hands on it. Luckily, we got it back. Before we try to explain the current situation, were you even here before this even happened?" I asked.
"I was checking on the others to see how they were doing with the restocking of books, and when I came back inside my office, it appeared to be missing. I truly must thank you guys for retrieving the stone back. So tell me, how did these duo get their hands on it?"
"Well, starting from scratch…"
*15 minutes later*
"Ahhh… so that's what's going on. Why would this Satan guy want to destroy worlds when he knows he doesn't do it often? And how is Ecolo even tagging along with him?" Io asked.
"It's very hard to understand in my own eyes because I've known Satan ever since I was little, and now he's just wanting to create an apocalypse. I don't even understand why it would just come to this. He's been so tame on this and started helping me a lot, and that's good. Now it just comes to the point where I have to be the leading role for this. Again." Arle said.
"Let's not mention Ecolo too. That's our other target." Ringo said.
"I agree."
"Hmm… maybe this tells me that something very bad might happen if all six stones were found. Although you have one secured." Akuma said, trying to think deeper on this.
"Well, we heard from Satan and Ecolo that if all stones are found and captured, then a painful apocalypse might begin. And we were almost dead after we sparked a Puyo match. Thankfully, Schezo and Alex had to help out. And that's what increased our advantage." I said.
By the way, I'm hoping that whoever is gonna be involved with our current situation must take this seriously because we might not know what will happen to me, or everyone else. The others might face a serious challenge in their world. I can't tell if I'm hallucinating stuff in real life.
"I see. In any case, now that we have retained the legendary stone, there's still a lot of hope left we can find out more information on the other stones. If we can figure out how to warp into different worlds, that is."
"Well, summer break is on the way, so we can figure something out by then, right guys?" Amitie asked.
"Yeah. That's true." I said.
"I can't disagree." Ringo said.
"Correct." Klug said.
"Y'know, it would be kinda nice if we all had something that we can keep it locked in." Alex said.
"B-But what if they try to steal it again?" Primm asked.
"Don't worry. They'll leave us alone for now. It'll take a lot of effort to protect the stone." Io said.
"I'll protect it."
"H-Huh?" Everyone asked, turning towards me.
"Yeah. I'm gonna need the time to protect the stone at all costs." I said.
"W-Why? I think we might need that too." Arle asked.
"It's kinda risky to do such a thing on your own. All the other people are gonna start hunting down that thing." Akuma said.
"That's true. We don't know what might happen if you really misplace it when we are going on adventures." Ringo said.
"I know. It's way more important to keep the stone at all times, no matter if chaos is reigning, but not at the current moment right now, or just in case if Satan and Ecolo are coming back with way more trouble than they did just like the other times where they would start to wreak havoc and you have stop their evil schemes. But what's important for me in my life is that if United Kingdom does go into a complete chaos with villains finding the stone, if there is a flash of light, killing thousands of people, then that means it's time for me to tell everyone about why those villains are here along with the stones that were definitely the biggest reason why there was a flash of light that spawned in their own eyes. *sigh* Geez, and all of everything was perfectly fine until now we have to deal with this big moment. And my mother still loves me and cares about me. She doesn't want me being gone. It's just too witless."
"I side with that."
"Schezo?" I asked.
"I say that because Satan may be either joining up with these other foul beings in order to fully push through into hunting those stones, or he may be the only mastermind that is behind this whole sitch. Even if two will take a very long time, there's still high hopes that they will have huge domination."
"Wait? What do you mean by him becoming the only mastermind in this whole gameplan?" Arle asked.
"Remember when you four girls fought against Satan and Ecolo? I noticed that something very strange was going on between them, but when Kaze told me about this so-called Legendary Stone, it seems that something very disturbing is going on. So that is why I had no hesitation to help you guys out, and you need to make the time to keep the stone at your own possession. Just in case, If Satan and Ecolo come forth again to steal our only material, they won't figure out where it is. And besides, there are many people here that will always have your back. Always."
"Schezo…" I said as I didn't know what to say about his explanation.
"Wow… that's the nicest Schezo has ever said." Amitie whispered to Arle.
"I definitely agree. I didn't even expect that to begin with."
"You're right. I may be a little too irresponsible to do such a thing, but for the sake of time, I gotta make sure my country is safe too." I said.
"You think it's going to be safe?" Ringo asked me.
"I hope so."
"I mean, I don't really know what to expect. Satan may be on the move again for that legendary stone. Maybe reinforcements might come in as well." Arle said.
"Don't worry, Arle. He's never gonna know who has the stone. You'll see." I said.
"So what will the other people think?" Amitie asked.
"Gugugu. Gugugugugugu." Carbuncle said.
"Are you sure, Carby? Well, I don't know how they'll take it if they find out that this stone was the cause for this flash of light." Arle said.
"Or even Professor Accord." Amitie said.
"Or Harpy, Serilly, Nasu Grave, even Draco." Schezo said with a facepalm.
"What about Rulue?" I asked him.
"Tch! She would be no help if I asked her about Satan doing apocalyptic things. Besides she would've been easily happy if Arle would've died in the first place."
"Well, I'm not going to die, Schezo. Just to let you know." Arle said.
"What will you do now, Kaze?" Ciel asked me.
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The real question is… How should I explain this to everyone?