Hmmmm, where could Folken be? *eyes grow huge* could it be? *frantically tunes his NOSE searching.* yes! yes i think it is! Folken has made it! *starts to laugh* He's done it! He's in Atlantis!! Gaea is MINE!!!!
~~heh heh heh~~
*frowns at Miguel. juts her lower lip out in a pout. crosses her arms over her chest. hears Shesta. turns towards him and smiles. forgetting about the sword, looks happily at Varie.* pretty feathers *looks surprise as Dallet leans towards her. hears his harsh tone. tears well up and start to spill down.*
~~dallet made dilly-girl cry again, the meanie~~
*feels woozy from Allen's attack. grabs the Moleman's arm trying to keep from fainting* I..I don't feel so well. *looks at the bloody mess and quickly turns her head away. stares at Chid instead.*
~~i'm scared, you're scared~~
Paces anxiously about as his fleet rushes towards Freid. Oh why, oh why did I agree to let Prince Chid go alone to Freid. He should have been escorted back home by my entire army, not just the Crusade. I should have know better, especially after the spells that have been cast. Stops. That's it! That's what has been happening! It's those three demons! They cast a spell on me to let Prince Chid go with them. Then they called the dopplegangers! I must warn the Duke! I must warn Allen!
~~all of this is THEIR doing!~~
Voices? *blinks* Oh yeah, those voices. *listens and after a few moments, shakes his head.* sorry guys, but i don't hear them anymore. but they did say earier that we all, including that..that girl and your bird, Shesta; that we should go over there to those ruins. *leans closer to celena.* i don't believe that you're innocent for a second. i think you're faking that you're dumb. how did you get dilandau-sama's armour?? eh?? but no matter. once we get out of atlantis, i plan to slit your lying little throat, got me girl?
~~i don't like her~~
Looks and sees that Guimel has moved Gatti away from the crowd. good, he has taken Gatti to safety. Looks up and notices that Folken has engaged the Escaflowne. Smiles. Van should keep him busy while me and the other dragon slayers look for Dilandau-sama. Snaps on his comm so that only the dragon slayers can here him. "Viole? Stay cloaked. I want you to fly low over this strange city. Try to find Dilandau-sama. Try to pick up his guymelf or his comm signal on your radar. He must be here somewhere! Guimel! You and Gatti stay out of sight. I'm going to trick these people into thinking that I've disappeared. But I won't. I'll come back and get you two." Growls at the frightened crowd and suddenly shoots up into the air. After reaching high into the clouds, goes into stealth mode. now to go back to gatti and guimel. hopefully we will find dilandau-sama before Folken-sama does.
~~going back down to the earth~~
*calms down as Dallet puts his sword away. gives Celena a worried look.* why did Hitomi appear here? i know that evil man has her, but why? oh yes, her pendant! he must want to get the power of her strange pendant! *sighs* but how can i help her? i couldn't help this poor girl. *frowns as miguel talks harshly to celena* these men don't like this poor girl. they don't like the fact that she's related to their enemy. how i wish i could help her. *sighs again.* i can't even help myself.
~~what can i do?~~
hmmmm, i can't see a way to get into the Escaflowne. how in the world am i going to stick that skinny kid with the syringe? *startled by a loud, booming voice.* FOLKEN-SAMA!!!!!
~~speaking of heroes~~
*swings with all of his might and slices the fake Chid into halves. notices Yukari's paled expression. quickly sheaths his sword and gently takes a hold of her, linking his arm around her waist and under her arm for support.* i'm so sorry that you have to see that my lady, *says softly in her ear as he gently turns her face away from the now transformed dead doppleganger. looks over at Chid.* Prince Chid! Are..are you all right?
~~you look pale too!~~
*flies up into the air and spots the Escaflowne not too far off* Van! *goes a bit closer and sees Eriya in his hand* Eriya!! *turns on a loudspeaker* VAN! Let her GO! *sees Naria not too far away* So the two of them ARE in this world... But why does van have Eriya??
~~disturbed~~
*steps back from Allen entirely* JEEZ! He didn't have to be so rash! *hears a voice over the comm* Eh? NOW what? *goes over and picks it up* Crusade here! Who are you? Whaddya want?
~~just going wiht the flow~~
Alright. I'll be happy to escort the two of you. *walks through the castle, out into the shipyard* Let's see... there it is! *boards his ship and goes into the comm room* Alright, we'll see what we can figure out. *wires a connection to the Crusade* Hello? This is Dryden and the Princesses of Asturia. Can you hear me?
~~trying to reach them~~
*looks at Dallet for a long moment* Dallet... I don't think it's a good idea to kill anyone while we're in Atlantis. I mean... what if we get cursed or something? *gives Celena an irratated look* Shut up, will you? You're not in a position to make demands here! *sighs* No, you don't even understand me. *slings the other sword around his waist and lets the red armor drop to the ground* Let's just go, okay? We're gonna find a way to get Dilandau-sama.
~~annoyed~~
My..my hero? *looks at Gaddes and then back at Allen* Well it's...*pauses and watches Allen look at the doppelganger* He knows!! He knows it's not me!! Finally!! *stares as Allen goes after the doppelganger* I still want to goooo home.....
~~I'm still afraid....~~
*stares in shock at suddenly being grabbed ahold by Escaflowne* This is ironic...and I'm so stupid for not paying attention! *glares at Van* Maybe I can distract him, and perhaps Naria can get her syringe on him... Why are you asking me these questions? And why should I answer you? *turns her head and spots Naria on the building* Thank god, that machine didn't get her... *looks back at Van* If you haven't noticed, we aren't even on Gaea anymore, so how would I know anything??
~~playing dumb and being a decoy...~~
*sighs as Dallet puts his sword away* I don't think so Dallet. I just don't...*frowns as Celena whines about seeing his sword*...she knows where Dilandau-sama is. *pats Varie* It's ok now. *looks at Celena* Please stop that Celena. You don't want that. It's very dangerous. It could hurt you. *looks back at Dallet and Miguel* Anyway, your voices said to go to those ruins, right? Do they still say that? Geez...I hope we find Dilandau-sama soon! I hate being in charge. And I'm sooooo hungry....
~~this is getting me tired and hungry....~~
*frowns at Eries and then sighs* Ok, I agree. Let's go to this comm room of yours. *fingers her hair* I have such a bad feeling about this..what has happened on the Crusade? Is Allen alright? Is Chid..? I wish I went with them. Then at least I could help if they were hurt...
~~well let's go and talk to them!~~
Dang it! What the heck did that guy do to you? *helps Gatti along towards the park and out of everyone's way* I wish I could help you more. I ain't a doctor tho..*feels an earthquake caused by Jajuka and turns to look behind him* I hope Jajuka is squishing that man. He needs to be squished..*spots a small pond* Gatti, this way! I see a pond. Maybe you can flush most of that sticky junk out. *guides Gatti to the pond* Here, just splash your face with this...
~~helping Gatti out~~
FOLKEN!!! *grrrrr* now what hasn't he answered me? *notices that hitomi has passed out. tunes in his NOSE.* Now where could he be? *checks out Freid, the Crusade, the gang of dopplegangers.* I've searched everywhere, Folken isn't in Freid! Now where did he go?
~~good help is so hard to find~~
*watches horrified as allen charges one of the prince chids* oh allen! i hope you know that is the doppleganger. *swallows* cause i can't even think of what would happened if you're wrong.
~~please be the dopplegange,!~~
*smiles as the sunlight catches off from Dallet's sword.* sooooo pretty. *starts to reach for it, but frowns as Dallet puts it away. stamps her foot.* Give it back! *looks definitely at Dallet.* It's shining! It's pretty! And I want it! Give it back! You were giving it to me! I saw. *juts out her lip* Give it back NOW!
~~has a little bit of dilly-boy in her~~
*watches as Eriya jumps up on the helicopter. leaps up to join her when movement out of the corner of her eye stops her. crouches back down. watches Van turn Escaflowne into a guymelf. growls as the skinny kids takes Eriya in his guymelf's huge hand.* you're going to regret this boy!
~~hold on sister~~
*looks and sees what Yukari and Gaddes are talking about.* What is this? *looks stunned at the two princes. curses softly under his breath.* one of these boys is really a monster. *looks from one chid to the other. notices that the one the mole has looks like he's about to cry. something tugs at his heartstrings. draws his sword.* GRRRRRRRRRRR, DIE YOU MONSTER, DIE!!!! *charges at the chid Yukari is holding.*
~~let him go girlie, that creature is fixing to die~~
Watches as Guimel guides Gatti away. Looks back at the stunned cops. that must have been a very powerful weapon that creature used on gatti. he's almost immobilized! pretty impressive to do such a thing to a dragon slayer. however, i must keep them busy. Stomps his foot causing a huge earthquake. Cops, bystanders, and cars stumble about. Smiles. that should distract them away from those two dragon slayers. Remembers Viole. Looks up. "What? Is that Eriya in Escaflowne's hand?"
~~uh folken, your catwomen????~~
*looks at Shesta* But..but.. *frowns as he looks back at Celena* What if that girl wasn't lying? What if THIS girl is responsible for the disappearance of dilandua-sama? *looks startled at the sharp cooing from the bird Shesta is holding. sighs and lowers his sword.* I think you're making a mistake Shesta. *sheaths it.* I think this girl knows where Dilandau-sama is.
~~great, i'm listening to someone who talks to birds~~
Realizes that the Duke is still talking to him. Breaks away from his thoughts of Marlene. "Uh? I'm sorry, what did you say? What?" Looks at his knights. "You're getting reports of dopplegangers? Hundreds of them attacking the Crusade?" Blinks. "HURRY MEN!!!!"
~~please be safe my little grandson~~
*coos in alarm as Dornkirk takes Hitomi away. sighs. looks back and see Dallet hold a sword to Celena's throat!* oh no, this is terrible! that poor child! *angrily flaps her one good wing and let's out a shrilled coo!*
~~STOP THAT YOU MANIAC!!!~~
Don't worry now, little kitty, and miss. *walks over to both Chids* Hey there, your highness! Both of you, look at me, please! Okay, now I'm gonna ask you a question, okay? And whoever answers right is the real Prince. Ready? *looks at their scared expressions* Okay. Who's your hero?
~~here's the way to tell!~~
It... It burns... I can't really see anything... *grabs ahold of Guimel's arm tightly* This REALLY hurts! But.. yes, it's a little better.... *swallows hard* Great... Blinded and I can only use one arm... This is HORRIBLE!
~~not happy~~
*eyes go huge at Eriya's sudden jumping on the helicopter* One of THEM! *quickly converts Escaflowne to melef form and grabs ahold of Eriya* That means Folken isn't too far off. Maybe I can get some answers from him... In the meantime, I hope Allen and the Crusade can hold off against those dopplegangers back there... *holds Eriya up close* Where is my brother? Where is Folken?
~~got a bit of an idea~~
*swallows nervously* I... if you're actually the real boy... then... *shakes her head and looks at the others* Allen-san! You know this boy, right? That one claims to be the real one... and the other one is a monster. But... *looks at the chid she's holding* He's not moving... I know he's awake! Er... Prince Chid! I'm very sorry, but I don't know which one is which... *the other chid doesn't speak* ... I belive the one the mole has! Amano-senpai! Allen-san! Please help me with this thing...
~~eeeewwwww! I'm holding a monster!~~
*sees Dornkirk and the ruins disappear* Oh..no..I'm back here.. *tries to stand, but feels to weak* Mmmm..that took to much out of me... *hears Dornkirk call Folken on his comm* He's contacting Folken-san? I wonder why..? I guess, I'll pretend I've blacked out and listen in on him...
~~pretending to be unconcious~~
*feels the wind and brushes her hair out of her eyes* I don't know what that is. A giant monster? *frowns as the noise from the helicopter affects her ears* Dang, it!! Let's destroy it!! It's distracting skinny boy, and it's hurting my ears! *growls and takes a huge leap(hey, Eriya is a very graceful cat and can jump, ok?) and lands on the helicopter* SHUTUP! *wacks at the glass and notices a human* Naria, I think this is a human's machine of some sort...
~~must..must...stop noise!~~
*fails his arms about as the moleman pins him* Ah..ah! *squirms and struggles to breath* Please, Mr. Moleman, I'm not the doppelganger! Release me! He's got me confused...owie!! My arms!! *frowns and looks at Yukari* That's the doppelganger! *blinks back some tears* I'm, ME!!
~~please let me go!~~
*stiffens as Hitomi says Varie's name, Allen's name and Dornkirk's name* Wha..? *looks at Miguel* Uh..yes..*looks down at Varie* How..does she know you? *shakes his head and watches as Dornkirk takes Hitomi away* Gaaaa... *stares dumbly for a second and sees Dallet pointing his sword at Celena* Dallet! Stop that nonsense! *runs over to him and puts his free hand on Dallet's shoulder* That girl in the green light is obiviously a prisoner of Dornkirk-sama. I think she was telling us lies. *looks at Celena* She's not even afraid... I don't think she is a spy. Now put away your sword!!
~~stop, it you maniac!~~
*smiles as she is handed over to dallet.* I like you. *frowns at his expression. turns back to Hitomi.* Allen? You know Allen? *smiles at her. watches her fall to her knees.* Ooooooo, what's wrong? Why are you so tired? Where's Allen? *spins around as she is now rudely being tossled. sees dallet holding a shining thing at her throat.* Ooooooooooo
~~i like shining things~~
*sees Hitomi falling down* She's getting weak! I can't let her escape! *powers up his enhancer up to full force. reaches out and grabs Hitomi, dragging her completely back into his lab.* hmmmm, there were dragon slayers and Celena there! Celena! with the dragon slayers! and it looked like one of the dragon slayers was going to kill her. pity! after my scientists had gotten through, that pyro would still be most useful to me. oh well. *snaps on his comm* Folken! Folken! Do you hear me? Come in! Folken!!!!
~~where is that boy?~~
*gives Celena a distrustful look.* Allen's sister? *looks at Shesta* Is that ghost girl talking about that knight that's always fighting with Dilandua-sama? Is she referring to Allen Schezar? *draws his sword and points it at Celena's neck* I don't think that this girl is all that dumb. I think she's a spy. *growls* And I also think that this girl has done something with Dilandau-sama!
~~allen's sister? we must KILL HER!!!!~~
"Hai Folken-sama!" Watches Folken walk away. well, that was unexpected. Folken didn't seemed surprised about Van being here. Hmmmmmm, Folken did head towards the Crusade when we were back in Freid. And he did say he had some mission that the dragon slayers' presence could mess up. Maybe Folken's mission is to manipulate his brother. But why would Dornkirk-sama care about Van? He's just a boy. Hmmmmmmm. Snaps on his comm. "Gatti? Are you okay? Guimel! Get the two of you out of there while I got the crowd's attention. Hurry!"
~~hmmmmmmm~~
*along with the help of his men, destroys the rest of the dopplegangers aboard his ship. after satisified that all dopplegangers are gone, puts his guymelf's sword away and hops out. gingerly holding his wound, looks at one of his men and asks where Gaddes is. nods and goes below. stops short hearing Amano's words. rushes in. What man are you talking about? Where's Hitomi?
~~forget the wounds, where's that girl?~~
*grins wickedly at Eriya and pulls out the syringe* Yes sister, I think Folken-sama would LOVE us for that. *hears a strange noise and feels a powerful wind. looks up as she puts the syringe away.* Sister! Look! What is that?
~~points at the helicopter~~
Has his fleet race towards Freid. Shouts at a guard who hastily brings him the comm. "Duke! My forces are on the way! We will save your son and MY grandson!" I knew that I shouldn't have let Prince Chid fall under Allen's protection! I've always questioned the loyalty of that knight, ever since... Trails off, thinking Marlene.
~~grrrrrrrr, that knight~~
*looks at Amano* Hi..Hitomi is gone? *turns about wildly* But...but she was right here! only a few minutes ago! oh dear, Lord Van isn't going to like this. *looks at Yukari and at Moleman* Two Chids??? Oh no! *runs by Gaddes* One is a doppleganger!!!
~~which one?~~
*calms down a bit and listens to the others. watches in alarm as Hitomi falls to her knees* that poor girl is with Dornkirk! he snatched her just like he snatched me, out of thin air! i wonder what that evil man wants with her. *thinks* it must be the pendant! i be that evil man wants to harness it's powers somehow. that poor child! i must help her...but how?
~~worried about hitomi~~
*slows down a bit and ponders* What am I even doing here? I don't know where I am, but I need to find my mother or my brother. This place CAN'T be atlantis... *pulls up as a helicopter flies in front of him, shouting orders to land* What kind of melef is THAT? I'm not going to land... I could loose the Escaflowne if I go down there...
~~nervous~~
*finally knocks the doppleganger unconsious* Huff... huff... *looks over at Yukari and the others* Hitomi is... Hitomi is gone! *looks back to Gaddes* She was snatched out of the air by a shriveled up old man! *looks back at Yukari after a moment* .... do you have TWO of the little prince boys?
~~double take~~
Van is here...? *smiles to himself* He listened to me! He went after me into the light to save our mother! Or... he just went out of rash anger against me.... either way! Our mother must be somewhere around here... *is snapped out of his thoughts by Gatti's screams and the sudden arrival of Jajuka* Hmmm... the dragonslayers seem highly disorganized. So they must not know WHERE Dilandau is. *contacts Jajuka* I doubt this needs to be said, but find Dilandau at all costs. And do not let him inflict damage in this world. I can't even guess what the repercussions of that might be. *flicks off the comm and walks away from the crowd, which is moving away from Jajuka collectively* I must reach Van...
~~has a mission~~
*yanks the other prince Chid and pins the child's arms behind his back* I've gotcha! And you better believe I'm gonna be careful! I'm not gonna let you go!!
~~I have him!~~
*looks over at Dallet* The ruins...? *looks back at Hitomi* That girl is Allen's sister? *blinks* Then why is she here?? No, Allen isn't here. *stiffens* Dornkirk-sama? *sees her fall to her knees* Girl! ... eh? *thinks for a moment* That name again... "Varie...", *looks back at Shesta* Isn't "Varie" what you just called that bird?
~~what's going on here?~~
*stares as Jajuka lands in front of him* Hai! *runs over to Gatti and helps him up* Gatti, I got to find some water, to get that stuff out of your eyes! *runs over to some random bystander* Hey you! No, don't gawk at me! Gimme some water! *frowns as the guy stares* Now!! *watches the guy franitcally take something off his back and start to rumage around in it* Today please, my friend is in PAIN!! *the guy shakely gives him a bottle of water* Ok, Gatti...*pauses and tries to open it* Hey, dofus, open this thing..*the guy does and gives it back* ...now, here! *splashes the bottle on Gatti's eyes* Is that better...uh..Gatti?
~~are you ok, now?~~
Don't do anything? *yawns and takes out a hair brush* That, I can do! *starts brushing his hair* I haven't had time to do this lately... *spots Naria and Eriya below the Escaflowne* Geez..time to contact Jajuka again. *flips on his comm* Jajaku! Sorry to interupt, but I see Folken-sama's cat girls, and they are right below Escaflowne. What should I do?
~~short break...~~
*stares at Miguel* You're...a dragonslayer! *gasps as she feels Celena's hand go through her and shudders* That, that felt wrong!! Ewwwww... *blinks and looks at Celena* Aren't you Allen's sister? *looks around and notices another dragonslayer with a spastic bird coming closer* Is Allen here? *frowns as Shesta asks where Dilandau is* I don't know where he is!! All I know is that I'm here and I'm with Dornkirk at the same time! *hears Dornkirk talk to her and turns to see his transparent face* I don't know where I am. I don't see Varie, but just some dragonslayers...*feels very weak and falls to the ground* I...I can't do this for much longer...
~~I'm feeling weak...~~
*breathes easier as the monster is taken off of him* It was going..going to kill me!!! I want..I want to go hommmmeeeee!! *continues to breath hard as Yukari holds the doppelganger in the air* Be..be..careful...
~~hard to breath here!~~
Hang on a sec, Dallet. *tries to calm Varie down* Ok, ok, I'll get Celena back, Varie! *walks over to Miguel* So does..uh does she know anything about Dilandau-sama? *carefully grabs Celena's hand* Celena, don't touch, ok? *glares at Hitomi* Speak, ghost girl! What do you know about Dilandau-sama?! *tries to keep Varie in his hand and whispers to her* Stop, twitching so much!
~~speak to us ghost girl!~~
*looks down where Naria pointed* He is down there!! *looks up and sees Escaflowne is so close* Why don't we nab Folken-sama's brother, and give him as a gift to Folken-sama! He would love that!! What do you think sister?
~~let's grab skinny boy and go to Folken-sama!~~
You are right about our father, Dryden. *gives Millerna a quick glare* My sister is sometimes to anixious to go out into trouble. But I would like to know what is going on, so going to your comm room, is a good idea. I hope you are ok, Chid...
~~worried about Chid~~
*heart nearly stops at Hitomi's words.* Can you see Varie? Are...are you in Altantis? Answer me girl!
~~i must harness that pendant's power~~
*looks at Hitomi* ooooooooooo, soooooo pretty. *takes a few steps towards her, extending her hand.* i like green. you're a pretty green girl. *touches Hitomi, but her fingers go through Hitomi's cheek. stops and looks back at Shesta.* i can't feel her! why? she's soooo pretty. i like green. why can't i touch her?
~~going into a pout~~
*keeps swinging at the tree tops. notices that the Crusade is now getting out of the dopplegangers' reach.* Good work Gaddes. *flies back to the Crusade, still swinging his sword, knocking dopplegangers everywhere.*
~~OFF MY SHIP YOU MONSTERS!~~
Looks on in alarm at the metal object being pointed at Guimel. that looks like some sort of weapon. Snaps on his comm. j "Guimel! Watch out! I think that man is pointing a weapon at you!" Hears Gatti's screams of pain. Curses under his breath. Takes his guymelf out of stealth mode and lands, hard, right in front of the two cops. Draws his sword. "Guimel! Get Gatti and get out of here! I'll distract these...natives!"
~~okay Folken, so I'm here too!~~
*steps back at Hitomi's sudden appearance. looks at Miguel* It's that strange girl!! That one that Folken-sama captured. But why is she here? Uh? *looks at the ruins* I'll try. *looks back at Shesta.* We must go over to those ruins. You, me, Miguel, this..*looks at Celena* this strange girl and that bird. We must go NOW!
~~forget the ghost~~
*leaps right behind Eriya, matching her jump for jump. gets unnerved by the faces that appear in the windows.* Why are these humans staring at us like that, *hisses to Eriya* How I hate humans..all except for Folken-sama. *reaches the top of the building. about to jump up onto Escaflowne, but suddenly looks back down. stops short.* Sister! I see Folken-sama! He's down there! *points*
~~now what?~~
Hastily puts on his armour and rushes to the docks where his ships are awaiting. "Hurry men! To Freid! My grandson is in danger!"
~~help is on the way~~
*let's out a squak of surprise when gaddes tucks her under his arm. doesn't move. quickly scrambles to her feet when he lets her go. watches gaddes with huge frightened eyes.* can you radio van-sama? *swallows hard.* can..can you find out if he's all right?
~~worried about van~~
*looks and sees hitomi. coos and flaps her one good wing, straining her neck trying to get hitomi's attention. realizes that Shesta is holding onto her tighter looking confused. coos some more.*
~~hey girl! it's me! it's me!~~
*raises an eyebrow at the officer and turns back to Folken* Folken-sama! I'm getting reports that the Escaflowne is here too! Not far off, and that way. *points off to the buildings about 30 feet behind him, and suddenly gets pepper sprayed by the officer* AHHHH!! MY EYES!! MY EYES!! *starts rubbing at them with his one good hand*
~~DEMON!~~
*reaches down and tucks Merle under one arm* C'mon, kitty. I gotta get to the main room... *goes below deck and ignores everything going on* Gotta raise the ship... *drops Merle and starts increasing the ship's altitude* I hope this works!
~~I'm tryin!~~
*yanks a chid into the air, separating the two of them* MOLE! Quick! Grab the other one! I don't know which one is the real kid, but one of em's a monster! *glances over her shoulder* Amano-senpai! Be careful!!
~~yikes!~~
*looks back over at Shesta* No, I don't see Dilandau-sama. But I think we should go to the GAAHH!! *points at something near Shesta* GHOST! *gets really stiff and stares right at Hitomi* Wait... I know this ghost! This is that girl from the mystic moon! I recognize that outfit as the one that redhead from yesterday was wearing! *hears her speaking quietly* Two places at once? *steps forward* What are you talking about?? What have you done with Dilandau-sama???
~~er... are you dead?~~
*sharply shakes his head* I anticipated trouble with the Crusade. But even if Chid and the others are in danger, what can we do? Your father is already doing far more than just the three of us could. He's taking the army. What I can do, however, is contact the crusade and see what's going on. I have a comm system in my ship, if the two of you would like to follow me.
~~can't be implusive~~
*feels really dizzy and opens her eyes* Wha...? *sees green light engulfing everything and some ruins* Where am I? Varie? Are you here? *spots four people* Hello...*feels a jolt and spots Dornkirk's face* Huh..? *sees it's transparent throught the ruins* I am in two places at once?
~~weird...~~
I haven't forgotten sister! *gives her a small grin and quickly hops out of the tree and grabs a hold of a window ledge* This shouldn't take so long. Naria and I have been climbing things, since we were kittens... *climbs up the wall and hears loud noises* Ugh..it's so loud here! *presses her ears flat and spots a persons face in a window* What are you looking at? *shakes her head and continues to climb/jump* Humans....
~~leaping and climbing~~
Heh..heh..thanks...*carefully takes Celena's arms off of his neck while holding Varie* You are nice...*cringes and inwardly shudders, and glares at Dallet* She's a little toooo nice... *hears Dallet and Miguel* What is it? Do you see Dilandau-sama...? *spots the green light and sees a figure in it* Someone is over there! You guys go and check it out!! I don't think it's wise to bring Varie and.. *gives Celena a glance* ...this adle minded girl...ugh...
~~what is that in the light?~~
*grabs a hold of Yukari's hand* There are so many...*feels something creepy and turns around* AHHH! *is tackled by a doppelganger that looks like him* Mmmmmph...*being choked* Heeellllpppp....
~~can't breathe...~~
What? Chid's in trouble? *watches her father leave and turns to look at Dryden* If Chid is in trouble, then we must go to!! *frowns and remembers what her father said* My father did say to protect us...but what if Chid is hurt? Or Allen for that matter...
~~let's go!~~
*snorts and walks over to Gatti* What's this guy doing? *stares at the officer and hears the officer complain about his sword* What's it to ya? We carry swords..so what? *glares at the officer talks* What do you mean that this is illegal...what is? *looks at Folken's melef* That? *laughs* Go away! You are bothering us! *sees the officer point an object at him* Get on the ground? Why? Cause you have a small stick like object? *smirks at Gatti* This guy is crazy!
~~stupid natives!~~
*looks in surprise at Celena's sudden burst of affection. gives Shesta a wicked grin. turns towards Miguel.* Uh? Green light? *looks over at the ruins.* Wow! You're right Miguel! There IS a green glow over there. *turns back towards him.* But I don't know what it means.
~~honest~~
*holds his breath as Hitomi tries to contact varie* can she contact Varie? can this girl communicate with someone who is in Atlantis? i MUST harness that power of her pendant. i MUST get her to use it...for MY plans.
~~watching and waiting~~
*grins at Eryia* Of course sister, we could jump those buildings. And remember, *eyes glint evilly* I still have that sryinge so we can subdue that skinny kid. I think Folken-sama would be most pleased if we captured him. Let's go.
~~jumping up buildings~~
*notices that the Crusade is still too low to escape the jumping dopplegangers. snaps on his comm.* GADDES!!! what's the matter with you??? GET MY SHIP OUT OF THERE!!! raise it man! raise it!!!!!!
~~hurry before i pass out~~
Snaps on his comm. "Viole! Stay out of sight from the natives. Keep your guymelf in stealth mode." Realizes what he just said. "What? The Escaflowne is here?" oh dear. if dilandau-sama finds out there will be a blood bath for sure. but what if..what if dilandau-sama has reverted back to his true self? Curses under his breath. i know that's what happened to him..her. well if the escaflowne is here, then i can use it to distract folken-sama until i can get dilandau-sama safely away from here. if folken-sama knew that dilly-boy was dilly-girl, then there'll be no saving dilandau-sama from the scientists. Tunes his comm to include Guimel and Gatti's channels. "Gatti! Guimel! Right behind you, about 30 feet in the air, flying about on one of those large buildings is Escaflowne. Why don't the two of you let Folken-sama know this. Then we shall be free to search for Dilandau-sama. Viole, don't do anything right now." Notices that Gatti is talking with one of the natives. hmmm, must be a guard or warrior or something by the looks of the uniform. i wonder what he wants with gatti?
~~now what?~~
*looks uncertainly at Shesta.* You'll..you'll protect me from scientists? *smiles at his reassurance.* Then I'll protect your bird. *looks at Varie.* Pretty bird. I no hurt. *edges closer to Shesta and hugs his neck being careful not to squash varie.* I really REALLY like you.
~~btw my name is celena~~
*finds herself flying backwards. lands on the deck with a thud* Owwww *scuttles out of the way of the fight trying her best to avoid the dopplegangers. ends up crawling between Gaddes' legs, almost tripping the man. cowers behind him and looks wildly about.* where?? where did that doppleganger that took Prince Chid's form go?
~~sccc aaa rrrrr eee d~~
Rushes out of the comm room and races down the hallway. Bursts into the conversatory. Looks at Eries before addressing Dryden. "Ah good. You all are here. Dryden, I must go to Freid immediatly! My grandson is in peril! I am leaving the lives of my daughters in your hands! You must protect them at all costs!!!!" Races back towards the door. "I must get in my battle armour!!!" Runs out.
~~to arms to arms~~
*coos sharply as Shesta strokes her head.* i'm not a pet! *hears Miguel* green light? what green light? *looks in the direction that he is pointing. coos loudly* there's a green light over there!!!
~~a green light?~~
*sees a strange light from the view in the melef* Hey... I wonder what that green glow is! *hops out* Dallet! Shesta! There's a green glow off that way! *points* What do your voices say about that, Dallet? *pauses and realizes the question* Sheesh! I'm with crazy people!
~~exasperated~~
*turns and looks up at Folken's melef* Folken-sama! *hears Jajuka and nods absently* Folken-sama, I don't know where Dilandau-sama is. Actually, I believe we are currently on the Mystic... moon... *trails off as a cop walks up to him* Can I help you? *looks down at his sword as the cop points to it* Of course it's real! What would you think? Now if you don't mind, I'm trying to... what? That? That's a guymelef, of course! No, it's not mine! tch... *talks into the comm on both Folken and Jajuka's comms* Excuse me, I'm having some difficulty with the locals...
~~what's the deal?~~
*punches the doppleganger as hard as possible* Put her DOWN! *starts fighting with the thing* Mrrmmmmph! You nasty thing! *keeps fighting it, getting clawed across the face* Gyaaah! You little...
~~fighting~~
*finally spots Guimel* Hmmm, he's with Folken-sama. I guess I'll continue to fly about. *flicks his comm to Jajuka* Jajuka, Guimel and Gatti are with Folken-sama. I'm going to continue to look for Dilandau-sama. *flies really high in the air* Well, I don't see any fire or destruction...*spots Escaflowne* !! *turns his comm back on* Jajuka!! I see Escaflowne! I'll send you my position. *gives him his coordinates* What should I do?
~~yikes! good thing I'm cloaked!~~
*snorts as Jajuka asks if he can see Dilandau* Jajuka, I can't see him here...*wonders around and finally spots Folken's melef* Though I see Folken's guymelef. I'm going over there. Maybe my guymelef is over there too. *walks out of the park and crosses the street, almost getting run over* DANG!! What the heck...? *shakes his head and goes over to Folken, while turning off his mini comm* Let's see, I won't tell Folken-sama, Jajuka is here, but I wonder if he has seen Dilandau-sama... Hello, Folken-sama! Has Dilandau-sama contacted you recently?
~~I found Folken! Hurray!~~
He doesn't know where she is. Then she isn't here... *frowns at Dornkirk* Should I contact Varie...? *glances at the machine Dornkirk is in* What is that? It looks like a nose..no, Hitomi! Don't get distracted! *sighs* I'm not in contact with her. I'll..I'll try to reach her though...*holds her pendant* I don't see how he could harm her from here.. *closes her eyes* Varie, Varie can you here me? Where are you?
~~I'll try to reach her...~~
I will protect you from those scientists. I hate them. *glares at nothing and then gives Celena a big smile* You're ok now. *hears Miguel and nods at him* He thinks I'm insane... *absently strokes Varie's head* I'm not!! This woman turned into a bird!! *sighs and hears Dallet* What? You want us to come along? Finnnnneee! *looks at Celena and smiles* Please come with us. We are going to fly in the air!! Would like to go with me, or Dallet? *looks at Miguel's melef* Miguel, change of plans! Apparently Dallet wants us all to look, or something. *sighs* He hears voices in his head...and they think I'm crazy!
~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell...~~
*looks in shock at Escaflowne and back at Naria* You are right sister! We must get up there, and find out! *looks at the surroundings* Do you suppose we could climb those buildings? They don't look that bad. *grins* What do you think, sister? Wanna give that a try?
~~let's go to him and smack him around!~~
Varie? *gives Hitomi a mocked surprised look.* Van's mother is here? *looks about* Where? Where is Van's mother? *looks back at Hitomi.* Are you in contact with her right now? If you are, then I would like to talk with her.
~~keeps spinning the tale~~
*looks at Shesta with huge watery eyes.* No scientists??? *looks around and sees the flowers. sniffs and slowly smiles. looks back at Shesta* you will keep the scientists away? yes? *takes a tentative step towards him* you good. i see you like birds. *sighs* i like you. you will protect me from scientists won't you?
~~i like you shesta~~
*growls softly* Sister! How did that skinny kid get here? And with Escaflowne no less! *gives Eriya a frightened look.* Sister! What if..what if he got our dear Folken-sama when he was out of his guymelf like we are? What if our beloved Folken-sama was helpless? As much as we wouldn't want to think so, but our precious Folken-sama isn't a match against Escaflowne, especially if he isn't in his guymelf. *grabs Eriya's arm* Sister! What if...*chokes back a sob* What if that kid harmed our beloved?
~~i'll rip that kid to shreds~~
can't worry about hitomi right now. *slashes at the dopplegangers.* why are there so many of them? why are they attacking my ship?? *notices the trees. snaps on his comm.* Gaddes!!! Raise the ship! Go higher!!! That'll keep the dopplegangers from jumping on board. Hurry man!
~~starts chopping at the tree branches~~
Sees that Folken has gotten out of his guymelf. Looks and sees Gatti. "Gatti! I know where you are! I can see you and Folken-sama! I'm only a few feet above you. Listen to me, I think it would be wise if you didn't tell Folken-sama that I'm here, at least not right away. Guimel! Viole! You're only several yards away. Do either of you see Dilandau-sama or any signs of his guymelf?"
~~not quite sure what to do~~
*crouches down even smaller in Shesta's hands.* oh that poor little girl. those scientists must have done something to her. no wonder she's adle minded. it's a wonder that she has a mind at all. but i still don't want to be in her clutches. i'm afraid that she'll unknowingly cause great harm to me. *perks head at dallet's words.* now why would me and this girl have to go over there? *using her great bird sight, looks at the ruins* there's nothing over there but what was left of a small temple. why would he want me and this poor girl to go?
~~i'm still a bird here!!!~~
*feels a clawed hand on the scruff of her collar,lifting her up into the air. shrieks at the top of her lungs while failing wildly about. sees one of the dopplegangers changing shape right behind gaddes. continues screaming while the thing turns into prince chid!!*
~~IIIEEEEEEEEEEE~~
*shakes his head.* No good. We have to bring that..*looks puzzeled* What? What did you say? Are you sure? *siiiighs* Okay. *looks back at Shesta.* We have to bring that bird with us and that girl. *gives Celena an uncomfortable look before turning back to Shesta.* Can you get her to stop that awful sobbing?
~~geesh, i hate it when girls cry~~
... Okay men! *hollers at the rest of the Crusade's crew* I know ya can all fight! So let's get to it! The dopplegangers haven't started shiftin shapes yet, so let's get rid of these foul smellin things while we still can! *starts working his way through the dopplegangers*
~~gotta protect our guests!~~
*returns Dallet's sidelong glance* Sure, Shesta, sure. We'll just... leave you with the little bird and the strange little weirdo... *boards his melef again* Once we find Dilandau-sama, I'm sure he'll set Shesta straight! Er.. or maybe it was that beating from earlier that's made him nutty? I dunno.
~~okay, don't argue with crazy people!~~
*sees Gatti not too far off, in the mass of people* Hmmm... they seemed frightened of me. I'll get out of this melef... *exits, and loosk back at the freaked out people* Dragonslayer! *walks a little ways past them, towards Gatti* Where is Dilandau?
~~I don't see that pyro anywhere...~~
Ahh! *picks up a telescope type instrament and stands ready to hit the doppleganger* Amano-senpai! Monsters are crawling all over this ship! Where's Hitomi-chan??
~~where is she?~~
*hugs her sister back* I'm glad I found you. *frowns when Naria asks about Folken-sama* Darn! I was hoping he was with you! I can't even smell him here. There are so many strange scents. *sighs and stands up* The only thing we can do is to search for him...*hears lots of screams* What the heck are these humans screaming about? *notices a couple are pointing up at the sky* Let's check this out sister. *hops up further in the tree and looks up at the sky* Wha...? *sees Escaflowne very far away* Sister! Look, it's Escaflowne! How did it get here?
~~woah...~~
You..are right, Miguel, Dallet. After everything that is happened, I forgot. *shakes his head and sighs* So you want us to left? *looks at Miguel* I think I'll stay down here, but you guys can get in your melef and look to the left. Tell me what you find. *looks over at Celena and protectivly covers Varie* Please don't cry. There aren't any scientist here. Look around you! There are pretty flowers and the sky is blue. *smiles and pats her shoulder* There is nothing to worry about.
~~you guys start the search, and I guess, I'll babysit...~~
*stares at him for a long moment* Tha..that may be true..but...*steps back* I..I don't trust you. What do you want? *remembers Varie and Folken talking about Dornkirk taking her* ..and what have you done with Van's mother, Varie? I remember talking to her! Is she hurt? *bits her lip* Van...where are you...? I need your help here!
~~stalling~~
Ok, Jajuka. *turns on his signal and stands* I love waiting...oh well. I wonder what happened to Dallet... *sees people staring* What? *a couple of kids run up to him and mock him for wearing his amour* Shutup!! I'm an official dragonslayer! If you don't stop it, I'll...*pulls out his sword*..I'll hurt you! *grins and notices the children and now staring in awe at his sword* Oh great..what, now? You haven't seen a sword before? *sees that they want to play with it* Noo! Go away! *flicks on his comm to Viole* Hurry up, Viole! These brats are getting on my nerves!
~~having issues with children...~~
Uh, excuse me. *pushes her way past the guards* Hey, let me past please. *frowns and notices their expressions have change* What is wrong with them? Stupid guards... *sees them run off towards the comm room* Oh well, least I can get by now. *walks down the hall and finally enter the conservatory* Dryden, something has happened to the Crusade. I'm not sure what though...*pauses and hears a guard run by talking about get a ship ready to go to Freid* Eh? My father wants to go to Freid now?
~~what is the meaning of this?~~
Ah...this is happening so fast!! *runs below deck away from the doppelgangers* Merle! You must take me to the comm room! I'll contact my father and have him dispatch Freid's fleet. We aren't that far from the castle...*runs a couple of steps and spots Amano* Where is Hitomi...? *eyes widen and sees a doppelganger on the window behind him* LOOK OUT, BEHIND YOU!
~~got to contact father!~~
*glares at Hitomi* Shut up you ungrateful girl!!! I just saved your life! There were dopplegangers on that ship! They were coming AFTER YOU!!!! *eyes her pendant.* It's your necklace that they want. They know of it's power. They can feel it. That's why they were attacking the Crusade. I saved you from them.
~~spinning a tale~~
*stares longingly at varie.* oooooo, i want pretty bird! i want pretty bird! the feather...the feather. *gives Shesta a frightened look.* scientists? *cringes* scientists bad..they...they scare me. *looks at Shesta.* Please, no scientists. i'll be good. no scientists. PLEASE!!! *starts to cry*
~~whaaaaaaa~~
"Viole?" Sighs. "Good. Keep yourself cloaked. What I suggest that we do is pick up Gatti and Guimel and then look for Dilandau-sama. Although I'm not quite sure where they are right now. Guimel? Turn on your tracking signal. Use your mini comm. Gatti? You do the same. But let me warn you, I can see Folken-sama. He is here too and he isn't in stealth mode. The people here can see him and they are frightened." Hears more screams behind him. Turns around. "Trouble dragon slayers. Escaflowne is here too! We MUST find Dilandau-sama!"
~~this isn't good~~
*once again gives miguel a sideways glance.* Yeah, Shesta. The bird. *gives varie a quick look.* Um, i agree with miguel. i think we should start looking for dilandau-sama. he could be hurt somewhere and...uh? *cocks his head, listening.* what? where? are you sure? *looks at Shesta.* i think we should go that way. *points to his left.* we should go over there, by those ruins.
~~the voices!!!~~
AIIEEEEEEEEE *grabs Prince Chid and pushes him and Yukari towards the stairs* DOPPLEGANGERS!!!!! We must get below!!!! Hurry!!!!!!
~~run you fools~~
*stays curled in Shesta's hands. sees the disbelief on both Dallet's and Miguel's faces.* oh dear, they must think their companion has gone crazy. *siiighs* but i really can't blame them. *looks at Celena as the girl stares back, wide-eyed.* that poor child. she is so familiar somehow. i've seen her before, but not when we were trapped on the Mystic Moon. i've seen her in another place, but where?
~~pondering about celena~~
Hears Amano. "What?" Looks alarmed at his knights. "Speak to me young man! What are you talking about? What about that girl...Hitomi? What shriveled old man? Was it a demon?" Hears Allen. "Allen Schezar! Are there demons attacking MY grandson????" Doesn't wait. "Knights!!! To your ships!!! We go to Freid IMMEDIATELY!!!!" Races out of the comm room.
~~to battle!!!~~
*sneaks around, being careful not to be seen. catches a familar scent.* Eriya!!!! *grins happily as she bounces up in the tree beside her.* I'm so relieved to have found you. *gives Eryia a tremendous hug* Sister! do you know where Folken-sama is? have you seen him?
~~what about our love?~~
*grrrrrr* Van must have fallen into that light! *draws Scherazade's sword and starts swinging it at the leaping dopplegangers. Gaaaah! There's so many of them! *grunts* my side, it..it's bleeding. i can feel it. *snaps on his comm.* Gaddes!!! *hears Amano* What?? What did you say?
~~Hitomi's in trouble?~~
Ah... *frowns* It isn't the guards that are acting funny. It's Aston... I have a bad feeling about this. Nothing good can come of this! Yes, I wonder why Princess Eries has been gone so long. Should we go after her?
~~avoided the question~~
*hears Allen calling just as he falls into the light* Allen? Allen! Can you hear... me... *Escaflowne is suddenly gone into dragon mode, and the green gem from Varie is pulsing brightly* Ehhh? *is on top of a building* What is this place? *flies upwards a bit and looks around* Is this... the Mystic moon? *sees all the people staring and start screaming* What's wrong with them? Oh... unless they think I'm an actual dragon... but that's nothing to go screaming like THAT from!
~~confused~~
*hears Shesta* Hey wait a minute! I'm gonna overlook what you said about that bird there, but hold on! We're in Atlantis, right? And Dilandau-sama is here! We can't just try to get home! Our main objective should be to find him, shouldn't it? I mean, the Alesaides(sp?) is right over there! He can't be far. Maybe we should use our melefs to get a good overhead view of the area. What do you think?
~~we can't go yet!~~
HITOMI!!! *looks helplessly at the moleman, then grabs the comm* HELLO? Can anyone hear me?? HELP! A shriveled old man just appeared out of the air and took Hitomi away! She's gone and so is he! HELP!
~~this thing is like a phone right?~~
*jumps into the trees* I don't like those humans staring at me like that. *starts to hop, one by one* I smell my sister's scent nearby. *frowns* But not Folken-sama's. *pauses and sees her sister* Naria! *hangs upside down from the tree* Up, here!
~~I prefer to traveling in the trees!~~
Geez, Eries has been gone for awhile, hasn't she? *goes over to the door and sees a guard there* Eh...hello. You startled me. *notices he doesn't reply* Well don't be rude!! What is your problem? *he continues to stare* Ugh..*turns around and gives Dryden an exsaparted sigh* The guards are acting funny, and I don't know why...
~~it's so hard to find good servants...~~
*hears Celena and sighs* Don't worry, I won't let her touch you. *frowns and walks over to Celena, Dallet and Miguel* You know that woman you couldn't see. She was turned into this bird. And her wing is broken...*shakes his head and smiles at Celena* Do you remember me? We met on the Mystic Moon. This is a long shot... Do you know how to get out of here and back to Gaea? *feels his stomach growl* Oooh...I'm soooo hungry!! Please tell us how to get home if you can. I..I think I'll starve here!!
~~ok, now my stomach is controlling me!~~
*stares at the buildings* So many...*shakes his head and hears Jajuka talking to Guimel and Gatti* Hey Jajuka!! What do you want me to do? I'm still in my guymelef and I have it cloaked currently. *stares at the sky* So this is the Mystic Moon. Weird...how did we get here anyway?
~~awaiting Jajuka's orders!~~
*watches Yukari run after Chid and Merle and shakes her head* I'm..I'm better now Amano-senpai...*eyes widen and spots Dornkirk* Ah...*watches him pull her away and sees the world change from the Crusade to a laboratory* AHHHHHHHHHH!! *falls down* Ompf...*gets up and clutches the pendant tightly* Wh..what do ...why did you bring me here...?
~~I'm scared now!!!~~
*notices that the Crusade is under attack* What? hmmmm, this may not be bad. but that girl is aboard. i must get that pendant. *focus his enhancer and projects himself in front of Hitomi. grabs her by her arms and flings himself back at Zaibach taking Hitomi with him.*
~~gotcha!!!!!~~
*pouts at Dallet's harsh voice. looks away. sees Varie* Oooooooo, pretty bird. *looks back at Dallet. sees him smile. smiles back.* I want to go over there! *points at Shesta.* I want to see the pretty bird!
~~not answering any questions~~
*takes one last look behind him before going into the light.* What??? *steps on the brakes!* VAN! The Crusade! It's under attack by the dopplegangers! *starts flying out of the light, going back towards the Crusade.* Can you hear me Van? VAN!!!!
~~i..must...save..my..ship~~
*slowly gets up and looks about. wrinkles her nose* i don't like the smells here. it smells funny. i can't recognize some of the odors. *twitches her cat ears.* and the noises! i don't know what they are. i can't recognize them. only the human voices, but i don't understand the language. *hears footsteps. crouches behind some trees. watches several people, looking excited about something, pointing towards the large buildings.* hmmmm, i wonder what has gotten them so upset. *waits until the people leave and starts to take a look when is suddenedly brushed by several kids from behind as they run giggling by. twitches her ears.* i think i hear one of those dragon slayers! *turns around to follow the voice.*
~~going around in circles~~
*looks at Celena* Hey you! Stop skipping around. Hey! Stop it! *sighs and reaches out and grabs her by her arm.* I said stop it! *regrets his harsh words by her expression.* um, I'm sorry I yelled. *gives her a weak smile. does NOT let go of her* What is your name anyway?
~~ignoring Shesta and the bird~~
Hears both Guimel's and Gatti's comm. Tunes his in. "Gatti! Shesta! I'm here too! I agree with Gatti. I think we are on the Mystic Moon. I think that light took us here. Folken-sama is here too. He landed in his guymelf, but it is visible to the inhabitants of this..this place. They are frightened. I fear that the catwomen may be here too since they are inseparable from Folken-sama! I too am in my guymelf, but it is in stealth mode. I have tried picking up Dilandau-sama's guymelf on my radar but I can find him. I fear that he is here since he came through the light, but I think his guymelf may have disappeared like yours Gatti. We need to look for him!" hang on dilly-boy...dilly-girl! i hope you're safe
~~really worried~~
*gasps* Prince Chid! You should be down below!! oh dear, Lord Van isn't going to like this. *snatches her hand away from Yukari* Hmph! Who are YOU calling a child? *softens* I'm sorry. Please, take Prince Chid back down below. I have to keep an eye on Van-sama! He needs me! *gapes at Gaddes* The king? *looks over the side of the Crusade* this isn't good. *sees movement. screams* Dopplegangers!!!! They are jumping up from the trees!!!!
~~yikes! we're be
