*sees Amano fall* What? No! He can't be hurt! I need him! *orders his guards to bring Amano to him* hmmmm, i think he's just fainted. *looks back at where the red mist is fading.* but what happened to that girl? *orders his guards to continue to look for yukari. looks back at Amano. tells his scientists to lock the boy up in a room and keep an eye on him.* i will deal with him when he awakes. *turns towards his NOSE* i know that girl disappeared from here. but how? i must find her!

::looking for yukari through the NOSE::

 *wipes away her tears and forces herself from her grieving memories. sees that Shesta has fallen to the ground.* Oh no! *kneels down besides him.* What is wrong? *looks at the others* How can you all just stand like that? *looks at the princesses* Or just leave without a trace a worry? *turns to Folken* What is wrong with you?!?!

::he's only a boy, HELP HIM!!!!::

 *chokes on the ever thickening smoke.* good-bye dilandau-sama! even thought i've failed you, it's been an honor and a privilege serving you. *is ready to go on when notices that fresh air is coming through the visor. doesn't wait to ask questions. quickly hops through the visor to escape from the damaged guymelf's hand.* whew! *looks around and sees Van ontop of the dragon Escaflowne, the Schezarade struggling to rise from where it fell, King Aston's flag ship heading straight for them and the Adonis heading straight for him*

::DILLY_BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!::

 Notices Naria's movements. good, i think she's awakening. Turns to Eryia. Sees something fall on top of the surprised catwoman. "What the?" Recognizes the shape as the other strange girl from the Mystic Moon. Stares dumbly.

::does it rain mystic moon people now?::

 *hears Gatti calling him.* So you and Viole are on the Flying Fortress? Good! Stay there! I know where Jajuka and Guimel are. Where's Dallet, Shesta and Miguel? They haven't answered my comm, the IDIOTS!!!! *notices that Van has changed the Escaflowne to dragon form. grins wickedly.* You lucked up this time Van, but next time..*stops in midsentence as he realizes Dallet's guymelf is also on the ground. curses softly*

::great! now i have to rescue that MORON!::

 *watches anxiously as Van turns Escaflowne into dragon form. let's out a deep sigh.* well, *says turning to moleman* at least Lord Van is all right. *looks back and sees him helping dallet. oh Lord Van, you are too kind. ignore him and just come back here. *hears Eryia screams.* Eh? *tears her eyes away from Escaflowne and looks at the moleman.* Think we ought to go on deck and see what's happening there?

::i think we should investigate::

 Recognizes one of Zaibach's guymelfs down in the tangled heap. Oh no! This is bad! Dornkirk will think that I'm attacking him. Turns to his men. "We've got to do something. We've got to get that young king of Fanelia and that stupid knight away from that Zaibach guymelf." Turns to see Van reaching for the Zaibach guymelf's visor. "OH NO! He's attacking it! Quickly, do something. Warn him off!" Sees that Van is only trying to free the pilot. Breaths a sigh of relief. "It's okay. That was close. Let's go down there and see if we can help that Zaibach soldier."

::trying to be helpful, for dornkirk that is::

 *pulls Yukari with all of her might flinging the girl through the red fog. hears shouting in the distance.* what? Jajuka? *looks about while the fog clears. quickly realizes that she is in a very un-cat like position.* WHAT?? who dares to carry me like this? *recognizes the form as Jajuka.* how dare he? *hears Eryia shouting. lifts her head.* Sister?

::Sister? What's wrong?::

 *struggles to keep conscious.* mustn't pass out. not now! *notices dallet's guymelf.* ah ha! so dilandau IS behind this. i knew it! and king aston is here. good! now the king has to see just how evil dornkirk and those zaibach goons really are.*

::hopeful::

 *quietly listens to the comm message, and looks to Viole* Yes, that is very strange that the cat women wound up on the Crusade, when their melefs traveled here on their own. However, did you hear what Dilandau-sama said? He's ordered everyone with him to fall back to the flying fortress. We aren't exactly nearby, so I think we should make ourselves useful by intercepting them. *orders some men to change the course of the fortress for the area of the Crusade* In meantime, if you're curious of what we should do... we can always ask. *flips on the comm to Dilandau* Dilandau-sama! Gatti here, sir! Viole and I are aboard the flying fortress. Do you have any orders for us?

::when in doubt, ask!::

 *watches as Pencha leaves* Well, there went our guide... Eh? Leave? Right, I suppose you're correct. *smiles at Chid* We got what we came for, now didn't we? *gives a perplexed look over at the three from Zaibach* I probably WOULD feel bad about leaving them behind... if they weren't evil. Princess Millerna, Princess Eries, Prince Chid, shall we be leaving then? We need to find our way back towards Freid, I believe. I can find it from here without a problem, I just wonder if it too is an empty country, like this one.

::I don't think going back will be that easy...::

 *hears nothing but the screech of metal crashing together* Ahhh! All this damage to Escaflowne! *is thrown around considerably, and knocks his head* Yargh... Gotta... get it... untangled from this other one... *Sees that Dallet's guymelef is completely visible now due to extensive damage* How... can I... *wipes blood from his face and transforms the Escaflowne into it's dragon form, distangling it from Dallet's melef* Ah! It looks like we missed Allen's melef! Good! *sees the massive smoke coming from the melef, and Dallet trying to escape* The pilot is still alive? *sighs and moves Esca over towards it, lifting the metal hand out of the visor range* There. He should be able to live...

::I think I have a concussion!::

 *glowers darkly at Folken* He just brushed Shesta off, just like that? Even those snot nosed little princess brats can see that he's in pain! Rrrrrr... Huh...? *sees Pencha go up into the sky, vanishing* There went the statue... Shesta! He didn't curse you or anything, did he? Hey, talk to me! I don't know how to help you!

::Hey, I only care about my comrade, here!::

 *gives Hitomi a half-hearted smile* Nevermind what happened to me. You just stay right here, alright? Look, the ship has been boarded, so this isn't the best time to be moving around. We're going to keep you safe. *sees Yukari come crashing down from the air, right on top of Eriya* Ah! It's... it's her! *curses* How am I going to get her, and keep Hitomi here safe too? Her friend appeared RIGHT on top of those Zaibach cronies! *sighs* I wouldn't want to risk sending the men to save her, because those cats might kill her first.

::mind racing!::

 *is blinded by red smoke* AHH! Yukari?!? *reaches around blindly as a hand comes from no where and snatches her away* NOO! Yukari! *sees the guards* YOU took her! Bring her BACK! *suddenly sees an image of Hitomi's pendant in his mind* That's... Hitomi's... *suddenly sees the people of Atlantis, with their ability to have their every wish granted* What? What am I seeing? *sees an image of Dornkirk, saving the country of Zaibach, working to bring that power back* The evil old man? Why am I seeing this? He's... doing good? He wants to bring the power of the winged people here, to help this country he took over? *falls to the floor*

::What, what what?::

 Ok...*frowns and follows Jajuka* Sister, what is the matter with you? You were fine a while ago... *pauses and sees red smoke surrounding Naria* Jajuka!! Something is terribly wrong with her! *goes over to Naria but feels something heavy land on her back* OOWWWWWWWWW!! GET THIS OFF OF ME!!

::WHAT'S ON MY BACK??::

 *glares at Miguel and goes over to Millerna* Millerna, you shouldn't talk to him. Besides, Dryden will take us back to Freid, right Dryden? *smiles at Prince Chid* Come on Chid. We need to leave. I'm sure Folken and his Zaibach soliders have everything under control. Though they are unsensitive clods...and they tend to not take care of the ill... *frowns and looks at Shesta* Why did he collaspe anyway..?

::don't speak meanly to us, we are Princesses after all!::

 *frowns* Geez, they aren't very polite are they Gatti? *hears Dilandau's message through the Vione's comm* Listen to that Gatti! Those cat women are on the Crusade! *shakes his head* Odd..how did those guymelefs get here? Anyway, what should we do?

::Should we go to help Dilandau-sama, or wait until they get here?::

 Owwww..my head and my back hurts. *looks about and then looks back at Gaddes* Oh! Gaddes-san! Your side! What happened to you? *gets up and frowns* You need to get some help. But where is Van and Allen-san. *stares at Naria and Eriya's direction and pauses* What is that funny red smoke? *continues to stare and sees someone being pulled out of the air* EHHHH???

::I think I hit my head a little to hard...::

 *gets knocked into some high trees* Gah!! He actually knocked into ME!! *checks his systems and notices that everything but the liquid metal works* Oh well. Least the cloak is intact. *remembers Dallet* I hope he's ok...*hears Dilandau's comm and sighs* Great...I gotta get those cats again, but...*flies out of the trees and notices Escaflowne is down and lots of smoke.* Dallet? *flips on his comm* Dallet are you ok? Where are you?? DALLET? *hears no response and flips the comm to Dilandau* Dilandau-sama, Dallet has been attacked! *looks at his radar* He's down!! *sighs and flies towards the Crusade and Dilandau* Dallet just hang on, I know Dilandau-sama will get you! *spots the Jajuka and the others running on the Crusade* I better get them...

::This is such a bad night!::

 *grins evilly as the red fog begins to lift. sees two familiar shapes. turns to his guards.* THERE! There they are, seize them! *looks back and blinks. sees yukari disappear.* What?? how can this be? it look as if a hand came out of thin air and pulled that girl away

::am i getting senile?::

 as you wish folken-sama. *grins and turns on his comm so the other dragon slayers can hear and of course, leaves folken's channel open too.* DRAGON SLAYERS! folken's luck soldiers are in trouble. they are aboard the crusade and these luck soldiers need OUR assistance. grab them and head back to the flying fortress. *notices guimel flying down to the ground.* GUIMEL!! quit fooling around and help get those cats.

::poor little kitties can't fight the big bad men::

 Hears both Guimel and Eriya. Races towards the catwomen. Kneels beside Eriya and looks at Naria. Sees the Crusade men running towards them out of the corner of his eye. "Naria! Naria are you okay?" Sighs. Looks at Eriya. "Can you run? We've got to get out of here NOW!" Grabs Naria and throws her over his shoulder as he rises to his feet. "Come on," yells at Eriya over his shoulder, "RUN!"

::running towards the edge of the crusade::

 *coughs on the smoke.* darn this guymelf! i'm useless! *fumble with his comm. swears quietly under his breath.* this blasted thing is busted! *feels an enormous bang on the top of his guymelf and sees the ground crashing up on him. is jerked and jostled from the crash. sees his visor shattering as his own guymelf's hand uncontrolably crashes through. take a deep breath and ducks out of the way of the metal fingers. coughs violently on the thick smoke. eyes water.* i've..i've got to get out of here...somehow.

::dilly-boy...HELP!!!!!::

 *hears Eriya calling out to her from somewhere far away. looks at Yukari.* Dornkirk-sama? Did you just say Dornkirk-sama? dornkirk-sama is tormenting this poor girl? but why would he do that? *gives Yukari a confused look.* the poor little thing is so frightened. reminds me of me and eriya so long ago... *reaches out her hand to the poor girl and hollers.* Grab my hand! QUICKLY!!!!

::Hurry and I'll pull you out of there!::

 Stares in disbelief at Van's actions. What is that young king think he's doing? Sees Escaflowne crashing to the ground, barely missing the Schezarade. Notices the huge pillars of smoke coming out from under the Escaflowne. Oh no. I hope that young king is all right. Turns to his man. "Land this thing! Those Zaibach rebels are giving us a lot more trouble than I thought that they would. MAN THE WEAPONS!!! We are going to fight those rebels off."

::wouldn't dornkirk be proud of me for this?::

 *hears the radar in his guymelf going crazy* Uh? *looks and sees a large object on the radar almost hitting him.* What the??? *turns to his guymelf's visor and looks out. sees the escaflowne crashing only a few feet from him with smoke billowing out.* oh no! van is down! *starts to struggle to his feet...feels his arm throb as if on fire. gets dizzy.* i can't pass out now...i must get up. i've got to help van! hitomi, she's, she's unprotected...

::dilandau--i know YOU did this!::

 *turns to look at the moleman. takes a deep breath.* of course Lord Van will have everything under control. i hope. he's the only one who can control the Escaflowne. *turns back just in time to see the escaflowne crashing downward* YIKES!!!

::LORD VAN!!!!!!::

 *watches tearfully as Pencha gives her a sad smile, unfold his wings and quietly flies upward.* siiiigh! oh my darling pencha, seeing you again makes me realize how much i miss my precious husband. *feels an overwhelming sense of lonliness and longing for her dead king. tears fall freely down her checks.*

::grieving quietly for her love::

 *takes Shesta's comm from him and studies the Dragonsalyer* What? What do you see? And what is she saying? *hears Gatti talking on Shesta's comm* Be silent! *clicks it off and hears Dilandau on his OWN comm* Agh... *pulls it out as Shesta falls down* Now what? And Dilandau! What are you talking about? Quit being foolish. If Naria and Eriya are without their Guymelefs, assist them! *sighs*

::I have other things to deal with here!::

 *puts a gnarled hand on Merle's shoulder* He looks like he has everything under control... er... *Sees Escaflowne crash to the ground with lots of smoke* Or not... Umm... Great.

::Yeah, THAT'S gonna make her calm down...::

 *screams at Naria* HELP ME! My name is Yukari! I'm being tormented by Dornkirk... or... something! Anyways, please help! My friend and I are trapped, and all I see is red... And you.

::so please...::

 *stares at Millerna* Great. She's just as crazy as everyone else. Well, not like I'd expect anything different... You say you want to leave, PRINCESS, but how do you think you're going to do that? Eh...? *sees Shesta fall down* Shesta! *goes down beside him* Hey! Are you wounded? Ah... you look bad.

::Hey, just because you're insane doesn't mean you should be hurt!::

 *sees the cloud of smoke heading straight for Allen* Yaa! *flies down quickly and bumps into Guimel* WHAT?? *flies backwards a little* One of them... There... Ah! Allen! *rams into the cloud of smoke, knocking it away from Allen* I hope he's okay...*goes crashing down with Dallet*

::of course, this isn't good.::

 Jajuka...*gives him an exsparated sigh* I think it would be better if we see what Dilandau-sama wants..*pauses and sees Jajuka look at Naria and Eriya* What is it? *looks beyond him and sees them knocked down* Oh just great. I guess we should help them....*looks over his shoulder and sees a smoke cloud* What THE? *runs over to the edge of the Crusade* DALLET!! No! He's gonna..he's gonna crash in the Scherazade! That idiot. *runs over to Jajuka* You help them, I'll come back for you. Dallet needs my help! *runs to his guymelef and hops in and flys off the Crusade* Don't worry Dallet, I'll..I don't know. Just don't crash into that dumb blonde knight!

::I hope I'm not too late!::

 *gives her a nervous smile* Ok, but you don't look so well. What would Folken-sama say...*eyes widen as Naria falls backwards and knocks the both of them down* Naria! *gets up and props her up* NARIA! Are you ok?? *turns head and yells at Guimel and Jajuka* Help ME!

::oh my sister, what has happened to you?::

 *glares at Miguel* How dare you!!! How DARE you say that so nonchanletly! *goes right up to him* I don't care how angry you are about your friends *points to Shesta and Folken* acting crazy, but you shouldn't talk about burning Fanelia like it was just as one would go out and take a stroll. *sighs* I think you were brought here for a second chance or something. So stop acting upset and well, do a good deed for once. Perhaps you could turn back the clock and save this kingdom. *sighs and goes over to Chid and looks at Eries* Let's go. We need to find a way back home...and I doubt I reached him...

::ok, he made me mad and I went on my soap box!::

 Uh...uh..yes, Folken-sama I can see and hear Varie ur I mean your mother sir. *pauses and watches Varie and Pencha get close* WHA...? But uh..oh no. I can't tell Folken-sama..... *blinks as Miguel shoves the comm in his face and gives him a dazed look* Miguel..? *brings the comm to his mouth while still watching Varie* Everything is happening so fast...here, talk to Folken-sama. *absent-mindly hands the comm Folken and gawks at Varie* Ano..ano...*watches her and Pencha discuss something and then she kisses him* Oh my...*falls on his knees and hears stomach growls* I can't take all of this at once. Especially without anything to eat!! *blinks and notices everything is wavy* I think I'm going to pass out...

::need food...to function..too much going on!::

 *hears Yukari hollering out.* What? *looks about* Who is that girl screaming at? *notices the room turning red.* What?

::now what!::

 *hears the traffic of his dragons slayers over his comm. pauses.* folken-sama's little kitties are aboard the crusade and they are without their little toys? *grins broadly and snaps on his comm.* folken-sama, i don't know how your "aces" got their guymelfs on the flying fortress without them inside, but i do know where they are. would you like for me to go and fetch them?

::your cats aren't as good as you think they are::

 Frowns as the knight doesn't answer. Looks at his man. "What is going on? Why doesn't Allen answer. Eh? You think his comm is out? That's not good, especially if he wants to attack." Looks back out and sees the Escaflowne staying by the Crusade. Lets out a sigh of relief. "Ah, that's better. At least the young King of Faneila has some sense. More sense than that knight of mine. Eh?" Listens to his man. Looks over the edge of his ship and sees Allen's guymelf on the ground. Also sees smoking with an outline of another guymelf fading in and out crashing down on it.

::what is this?::

 *softly curses as his guymelf continues to smoke. notices rather quickly that it is loosing power and he is falling rapidly downward. hears dilly-boy's orders to return to the flying fortress. tries to open a channel but it no longer works. sees the ground closing up in his view along with some glittering metal. instantly recognizes the metal. realizes that he is going to land right smack on the schezarade.*

::YIKES!!!!::

 Snarls viciously as Guimel snatches him up. "You FOOL!" Hears the dragon slayer addressing the catwomen. Turns in time to see Naria loosing her balance and knocking both her and Eriya down. what? i've never known either naria or eriya to loose their footing before. something is wrong!

::starts growling::

 *notices that dilly-boy is backing off.* hmmmmm, i wonder why he is retreating? that can only be folken's doing or dornkirk's. *sees the king's flag ship approaching. frowns* this is another zaibach trick! they are up to no good and i know it involves the king. *feels his arm going numb.* but if i try to to tell his majesty, he won't believe me. he may even think i'm a traitor. *siiiighs*

::wondering what to do::

 *sees the Escaflowne looking towards the Crusade. bangs on the window with both of her little fists* Lord Van!! I'm over here!!! LORD VAN!!!!!

::trying to get Van's attention::

 *looks dumbly from Pencha to Shesta to Folken and back to Pencha.* How? *listens intently as Pencha quickly whispers things to her.* I..I did not know. How could I have known? But I..I married..a Gian. He's..he was very good to me. A king! The king of Fanelia. But..but..oh Pencha darling, you will always have a soft spot in my heart, but my heart belongs to my husband. I did not know you would wait for me in the land of the non-living. My husband also waits for me. *gives Pencha a kind look while tenderly put a hand on his arm* And when I travel to the land of the non-living, I will join him. What? *gives him a sad smile.* Yes, that is the way it is. *reaches up and gives the draconian a sweet kiss.* Good-bye Pencha. Go back to your world. I will not be joining you.

::obilvous to everything else at the moment::

 Sister. Do not worry about me. I think I can walk. *gets up. and notices guimel snatching jajuka* Eh? *gives eriya a look* Did you see that? That dragon slayer must be mad! *sees yukari's face suddenly popping up in front of her. startled, falls backwards grabbing eriya for support knocking the two of them down.* Whaa?

::who are you?::

 *has an eye twitch* Riiiiiiiight. *hears Gatti on the comm* Naria and Eriya? *looks at Folken* Hey! I hate to intterupt your talking to nothing, but I've got a question for you! Do you know what happened to Naria and Eriya? Gatti says their melefs landed on the Flying Fortress... by themselves. Just thought I'd inform you. *looks over at the Asturians* Welcome to Fanelia. I personally helped burn it to the ground. But it looks like that never happened. Anyways, nothing makes sense here. Beware of the land dragons roaming around. *eye twitches again* And Gatti! *talking back into the comm* Did YOU just ask about Varie?? *siiiiiigh* I don't know. Ask Shesta. *shoves Shesta's comm back to Shesta* Here. Talk to Gatti. He's having issues too.

::Oiii... why me?::

 Ahhh!! NO!! *looks horrified at the approach of the scientists* NOOOO! DON'T TAKE ME AGAIN! *sees a wave of red... focusing into Naria's face* HELLO?? CAN YOU HEAR ME?? I'm trapped! Please help me! PLEASE!! *everything goes swirly*

::terror induced visions?::

 Huun... no response from Miguel. Umm... HUH? *looks at Viole* Let me see! *goes out there and sees for himself* Okay, now that's just creepy. *flicks the comm to Miguel* Hey! In all your weirdness, do you know where Naria or Eriya are? We have their melefs.. but no pilots! And... Viole here's right. They flew by themselves.

::Yeah, things are getting more and more weird.::

 *sees the smoke from Dallet's melef* HAH! I can see you now! *pauses and listens to Dilandau* He's backing off? HE'S backing off? Ah.. I'll take what I can get. *stays near the Crusade* I'll wait until I'm sure this puff of smoke is out of here. *scans the deck of the Crusade for Hitomi and sees a group of the crew gathered in one spot* That must be her! Alright, I'll hang around and make sure everyone gets off.. and then I think I have to grab Allen.

::worried about the blonde knight...::

 *gives Shesta a serious look* She's still there? You can see her? I cannot. ... Is she saying anything? I cannot hear her.. *eyes Pencha* Who ARE you? *notices the Asturians for the first time* Ah... Princess Eries, Princess Millerna. *bows* You'll have to excuse this. *glances over at Miguel* I'm sure that dragonslayer there can tell you what's been going on. *returns his attention to Shesta* Well...? What does she say?

::Mother! I heard you were DEAD!::

 Ummmm...Gatti. It sounds like Miguel is a little upset. Actually he sounds like he's batty!! I wonder why..? Anyway, I'm glad to hear that your friend Varie is ok tho. So what should we do? *looks out the window at Naria and Eriya's guymelefs* Actually I'll be right back. *leaves and heads for the deck* Odd. I wonder why they haven't gotten out of them. Perhaps they are hurt? *runs up on the deck and reaches the melefs* Hello!! Uh, Naria...Eriya? *opens the door of one and finds noone is inside* HUH? *tries the same with the other* No...this is impossible!! *runs back inside to where Gatti is* Gatti!!! The catwomen's melefs are outside...but...but. *takes a deep breath* There are no pilots!!!

::I'm freaked!::

 *hugs Eries back* Oh Auntie Eries! I'm so glad you are here! I'm not sure how I got here. I was ummmm..flying...or something when one of those Dragonslayers caught me. And now...*looks over at Folken* Folken-san was talking to a poor hurt birdie. I wonder where it went. *spots Millerna and Dryden* Oh, Dryden-san and Auntie Millerna! You are here too!! *sees Pencha* Ummm, who is he? Is he with you guys?

::Yay!! I'm not alone!::

 *hears a voice and opens eyes* Gaddes? Gaddes-san? What are...you? *sits up and rubs head* Ow...I think I hit my head. *gasps* Where's Van...? He was fighting Escaflowne when..those catwomen and...*pauses and stares at Gaddes* Are you ok? You look like you are in pain.

::What's going on?::

 *gives Jajuka an incredulous look* You're joking right? Any minute now, these goons of this ship are going to come after us, and we'll be terribly out numbered. I need to get you off!! We can get that girl another time! *sees smoke* OH CRUD! DALLET!! *grabs Jajuka* Forgive me sir, but I got to get you off of here and then help Dallet!! *spots Naria and Eriya and feels a twange of guilt* I better get them too...even though I don't like them... HEY CATS! IF YOU WANNA GET OFF, THEN FOLLOW ME!!!!

::Ahhhhh! Why is everything happening at once?::

 *watches in awe as Varie turns back to her normal self* Varie...*walks a little towards her but stops when Pencha helps her up* EH? It's that statue. But he isn't a statue. *sighs* This isn't making any sense. Varie are you ok? Is your arm better? *glances over at Pencha* And who is that guy?

::I can see Varie!!::

 *looks about* Great...these stupid humans are getting upset, cause we are here...*sighs and looks back at Naria* Naria, please wake up. Please...*notices her eyes open and her disturbed expression* NARIA! *helps her up* Are..are you ok? Can you walk? We are on the Crusade. Do you remember that? We need to get off...*hears a familiar voice and spots Jajuka* Do you think you could walk over there? I think Jajuka can help you...

::I'll kill anyone that hurts my sister!!! Grrrrrrr....::

 *satisfied that Dilandau is withdrawing his forces, turns his attention back to the movement in the corner of the room. quietly calls his guards.* HEY YOU! *shouts at the movement* why don't you come out? i won't hurt you. i like people from the mystic moon. come on out. *sees the guards coming in.* OVER THERE YOU FOOLS!!! GET THEM!!!!!

::going after amano and yukari::

 *grins at Van.* Back for more eh? *hears dornkirk-sama's orders. curses loudly and clinches his fist in furstration. turns on his comm.* DRAGON SLAYERS!!! drop what you're doing and go back to the flying fortress! IMMEDIATELY!!!!! *turns to Van.* You lucked up this time boy. Next time you won't be so lucky.

::flies off in a huff::

 *turns to Moleman* what's going on out there? *tries to peep around his shoulder but sees that he has closed the door tight. juts out her lower lip in a small pout.* doesn't matter. Lord Van is just right out there. he'll make everything right. *turns back to the window and sees the escaflowne flinging about wildly.*

::Lord Van?::

 *is flung aside by one of Escaflowne's random blows.* owwwwww, this isn't good. *quickly regains his balance but notices that his guymelf is smoking.* uh oh, this can't be good.

::um, guimel, need a little help::

 Hears the king's loud booming. what? zaibach rebels? what is that king hollering about? Watches Gaddes rush over to Hitomi. i can't let him keep that girl. Hears Guimel. "Eh? Guimel?" Goes over to the voice. "Listen, forget about me and grab that girl. She's the key to everything."

::just get that girl::

 "Give me that comm!" Snatches the comm away from his man. Opens ALL channels. "Young king of Fanelia! What are you doing? That isn't a Zaibach rebel! Halt your attack! Crusade! Halt!" Looks at Allen's fallen guymelf. "Allen Schezar! Stop your attack! These aren't the Zaibach rebels! Do you hear me knight? Answer ME!"

::stupid knight::

 *finds herself in a strangely familiar field. looks around. sees eryia beside her. is startled.* Sister! Look at you! You're a kitten again! But how? *looks around as her young sister gives her a strange look and then giggles deciding that naria is playing a game. slowly realizes that she's a kitten too. forgets everything and plays with her sister. run into a crowd who shouts ugly things at them. takes eryia's hand and runs. finds herself running towards a crevice.* i know where i am! i'm remembering when eryia and i first meet folken-sama. we're about to fall over the edge and he's going to grab us. *feels a hand grabbing for her as she falls. now eryia and i are about to bite his hand and arm. how strange that it seems like i'm right here, re-living this instead of remembering it. i can even taste his blood. he's about to gently pat our heads. and if i look up, i will see his sweet face. *smiles as she feels the hand patting her head. raises her eyes and is shocked to see Van's face. eyes fly open and sees Eryia, who has landed near her, looking at her. fear all over her face.*

::very VERY disturbed::

 *feels sticky warm liquid running down his arm. head pounds. turns on his comm.* Gaddes! I'm down. Right now, Dilandau is too much for me. You must get the Hitomi and the Crusade out of here. GO NOW! Before that pyro comes after you!

::escape man! hurry!::

 *feels the burning sensation rush all through her body as her vision blurs. hears voices, some vaguely familar. notices one voice calling out her name over and over again. vision clears. realizes that she has hands again.* wha? i must be me again. *holds up her hands and smiles.* i AM me again! oh my dear folken.. *looks up and notices that he appears not to see her.* Folken? *struggles to stand but realizes that a hand has taken a hold of her arm, helping her to her feet. recognizes the voice as it softly whispers her name. turns.* PENCHA! But...but you're dead!

::this is too werid::

 *hears Miguel's voice on the comm clearly* Ehh.... *listens to his stressed voice go off and looks up at Viole* ... Something weird is still going on here. *blinks* Huh? Miguel, did you mention Varie?? Is she okay? I remember her! *looks up at Viole* She was there when Dilandau-sama, Shesta, and I were in Atlantis. I was wondering what happened to her. Though... did Miguel just say he was in a reconstructed Fanlia?

::that's weird!::

 *sees the men of the Crusade running about* Woah! What was that bang? *opens the door a crack and sees Folken's catwomen* Yikes! *shuts the door and goes over to Merle* No matter what, we gotta stay put, okay? There's... a lot going on out there. *follows her gaze to Van* Oh... he's gone back to fight the leader...

::I hope those two don't come in here!::

 *gives the new arrivals a hopeless look* No, we don't know anything. I don't know why... Period. I just don't know why. *has an eye twitch and sees Pencha* Oh great. That statue that moved is here. I remember you. *whips out his feather* LOOK! I HAVE that feather you gave me! *shoves it in his pocket quickly and talks into the comm* Hey there Gatti! Wanna know what's going on?? We're in Fanelia! Oh, but it's been completely restored. Minus the people. Ah, but there ARE people here! Shesta and Folken-sama have had a disturbing excange about that injured little bird. Folken-sama injected it with something and it vanished! Oh, and there's this statue... Well, I saw it before, and it's here! It led some Asturians to us. I think they've come to claim Prince Chid, who was here too. AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! THEY'RE ALL INSANE!! AH HA HA! I think I'm loosing my mind too!

::Ha, you probably don't believe me and think I'M the nutty one!::

 *starts swinging his sword and yells on the comm to Allen* ALLEN! You can go back the the Crusade now!! Crud! You really are hurt! *sees Allen falling* ALLEN! Rrrrghhh... *attacks whatever just rammed into him full force* OUT OF MY WAY!! *flies back over at Dilandau* I can't let him kill Allen! Alright Dilandau! Fight with ME! *sees Allen's melef crash to the ground and winces* Please be okay...

::this is going badly!::

  Oh great. Let's just go over to our enemies now. But they have Chid! *follows Eries and stares at Pencha* Alright, so we followed you here. *listens* So.... this Varie you spoke of is there? *sees Pencha pointing to a spot of nothing by Folken* Errrmmm... well, you WERE right about Chid being here. *sighs* Nothing's making sense anymore. *looks at the people from Zaibach* Alright! So do you know anything about this place? I thought Folken over there destroyed it. What's the deal?

::given up on reason::

 *sits up and tries to breathe* Agh... Yah... yer on the Crusade. *stands up, and winces* You deadweight. I think you crushed my ribs!! *feels something land on the Crusade* Yaaah! Curses.... One of those cloaked melefs just landed on this ship! CRUD! *yells at the men of the Crusade* We've been boarded! EVERYONE GET IN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS! *looks at Jajuka* I'm assuming that cloaked melef is after you, and I have no intentions of keeping ya here. *sees Hitomi and looks back at the lion* Just get off this ship! *runs over to Hitomi and grabs hold of her* Hey little lady. *yells at the men* Get over here!

::I don't care about the dragonslayers, just keep Hitomi safe!::

 Millerna, you are right that is Chid. But why is he with the dragonslayers? *hears Prince Chid call for them* Well, let's go, shall we? *smiles and walks towards Price Chid* Hello Chid! *hugs the boy* What are you doing here? *gives a wary look at Shesta, Miguel and Folken*

::And what is going on here?::

 *shrugs at Naria's look* I don't know what he was up to...how odd. *glares at Hitomi* You aren't sick, you're just...*suddenly feels the world turn updside* Whaaaaa? Why am I flying? *lands on her feet and slides into Naria* Oooh...*turns to look at Naria* Sister? Sister? Are you ok? *starts to shake* I'm sorry about landing into you...please be ok...

::Ahhh! Naria!!::

 *stares in awe as to what Folken is doing* Folken-san, what's happening...? *hears Miguel* Nani? *turns to look and spots Millerna, Eries and Dryden* !!! *puts his hands to his mouth* OVER HERE!! I'M OVER HERE!! *smiles broadly and wipes the tears from his eyes* I'm glad I'm not here all alone anymore!

::hurray! I'm sooooo happy now!::

 *rushes after Escaflowne and pauses as he sees Escaflowne toss people on the Crusade* Crud! I hope Jajuka isn't hurt. *sees Dallet charging towards the Escaflowne.* Seems like the roles are reversed here. Oh well. I just hope that Jajuka is ok. *briefly pauses and notices that the Schezarade is fighting the Alesides* Well Dilandau-sama is definetly going to finish Allen off! So I have nothing to worry about there... *sighs and lands on the Crusade* Better make this brief. *grabs his sword and hops out an looks for Jajuka* There he is! And noone is out here except the people that were thrown! *runs over to Jajuka* Jajuka sir! I'm here to take you back!

::let's go quickly before the Escaflowne sees!::

 oooooh...I don't feel so well... *eyes widen as she, Naria and Eriya are flown through the air* AHHHHHHHAAAAHHHHHH! *lands on her rear and falls on her back on the deck of the Crusade* Look...the the sky. It's darken. It's almost night...wooo whooo... *points towards the sky and closes her eyes* I have a headache...owwww! I hurt all over! *opens her eyes and stares* I wanna go to sleep...

OOC: Another archive, Huzzah!

::in pain, and tired.::

Nani::

You have stumbled onto Kchan's mysterious and private Escaflowne rpg blog. Curious aren't you?  Well read on, and see Kchan and her players get the Escaflowne crew in messed up situations! 

Kchan is sorry to inform you that this is a closed rpg. Only by special invitation can you join! Must be highly recommended by one of Kchan's friends.

Plot thus far::

Amano seems to have strange powers, much to his and Dornkirk's surprise.  Of course Dornkirk is very please with this and wants to harness this power.  

Meanwhile, Dallet has a bad sense of DejaVu when the Alesides and Escaflowne fight.  So he tries to stop the fight, but Dilandau yells at him.  Van claims the fight is unfair.  Dilandau spots the Crusade in the distance and tells Van that he was fighting unfair and proceeds to taunt Van.

And what of Dryden ann the princesses?  Well they are following Pencha, a statue that will lead them to Varie and Prince Chid, who are in a past version of Fanelia.  Will they ever figure out what Pencha wants?  And will Folken find out why he was brought there?

The Episodes::

Eppy 1:
Hitomi and Amano kidnapped! 
Eppy 2:
Journey to the flying fortress.
Eppy 3:
Invasion of the flying fortress!
Eppy 4:
Escape! Renioun!  And a failure?
Eppy 5: 
Winged people cometh.
Eppy 6:
Heated discussions + Dslayers on Earth?
Eppy 7:
A confrontation in the courtyard.
Eppy 8: 
Dilandau's return, and night mayhem!
Eppy 9: 
A new day, with new troubles.
Eppy 10: 
Hitomi's pendant + battle outside Asturia!
Eppy 11:
Varie's power + the mysterious feather!
Eppy 12:
Talks of going to Freid.
Eppy 13:
The rise of the Doppelgangers!
Eppy 14:
Folken and his search of his mother! 
Eppy 15:
How did they get into Atlantis?
Eppy 16:
Havoc on Earth, Gaea and in Altantis!
Eppy 17:
So close to home and yet so far.. 
Eppy 18:
Return to Gaea and the attack on Freid!
Eppy 19:
Escaflowne and the Alseidies duke it out!
Eppy 20:
Welcome to Fanelia!
Eppy 21:
Attack on the Crusade and horrible visions!

Layout info::

Awwww, it's chibi Van and Folken before he got his arm mauled!  Aren't they cute??  I love this image, so I made a layout outta of it!  Very blue and soothing, ne?  Heee, kawaii Van!!  ^__^

And yes the spiffy avatar of Viole was drawn by Razzy!  Isn't she a great artist?  To view the whole image, just click here.

Players::

[Hitomi Kanazaki]
Just a normal high school girl, this one. Athletic, smart, compassionate... an alien in Gaea, yup, just normal. 

She's the girl from the Mystic Moon. ^__^. Has a talent with fortune telling and fate...
Played by: [Kchan]

[Van Fanel]
The 15 year old king of a burned kingdom. He's serious and quiet, but also good hearted. 

He's very good with Escaflowne, and with a sword too. And lets not forget the fact that he can fly with those awesome wings!
Played by: [Razzy]

[Merle]
She's a kitten girl- only 13 years old. A very outgoing kitty who loves Van to death. She's very possessive of him. 

Oh, she's a sly sneaky little kitten too. Better watch out for this one!
Played by: [Oyjaline]

[Allen Schezar]
Ah yes. The pretty boy Allen. He's very dedicated to chivalry, and is a knight to boot. 

A very kind hearted person. He does have a bit of a temper though. A bit of a playboy too. Very skilled with the sword.
Played by: [Morak]

[Millerna Aston]
She is the youngest daughter of King Aston of Asturia. She has been studying to be a doctor but was stopped when she was betrothed to Dryden Fasaa. 

However, she is in love with another man, Sir Allen Schezar.
Played by: [Teebla]

[Eries Aston]
The aloof but concerned sister of Millerna. She remembers all too well Allen's past and cannot stand by and watch as Millerna falls for Allen's charm. 

Normally, the line of royal succession goes first to the oldest male and female child, but the burden of the throne rests on younger Millerna, not Eries.
Played by: [Tisha]

[Dilandau]
The 15 year old psychopath. He's the leader of the special group called the Dragonslayers. He holds grudges, and has an extreme temper. He's... severe. ^^ 

Oh, did I mention that he doesn't like to be alone? Very good at fighting though.
Played by: [Dark Elfin Beauty]

[Folken Fanel]
Van's older brother. He's highly intelligent, and does what he thinks is best. He's actually kind hearted, although he's sided with the bad guys before. 

Soft spoken. Also missing an arm.. he's got a robotic one. Oh, let's not forget those cool black wings of his! 
Played by: [Timxtwo]

[Dornkirk]
The Emperor of Zaibach, the most powerful nation on Gaea. He is an extremely old man, over 200 years old who is so old that he needs to be strapped to a giant machine, the Fate Redirector Machine. 

From here he hopes to change the fate of Gaea with the power of Atlantis.
Played by: [Joe]

[Shesta]
The dragonslayer that seems to get beaten up by Dilandau. When Dilandau is mad, he and Gatti always speak their minds, not caring if Dilandau will hit them, as long as Dilandau-sama is okay! 

The shortest dragonslayer, and the abused dragonslayer...^^;
Played by: [Bird Man]

[Varie]
Van's mother that disappeared ten years ago looking for her older son (Van's older brother) after he himself disappeared during the dragon-slaying pre-coronation ritual. 

Very caring and kind, she often comes and helps Van and gives Hitomi advice.
Played by: [DragonOne]

[Amano]
As a national-record-holding sprinter and all-around friendly person, Amano gained popularity among his peers at Kamakura-Kita High School. 

He plays no small role in Hitomi's decision to join the track team at the high school, and her crush on him manifests itself in front of Hitomi's best friend Yukari as well as Amano himself.
Played by: [Ichiban]

[Dryden Faasa]
The son of Meiden. Like his father, he is a rich merchant. 

However, Dryden doesn't stay in Asturia, traveling all over the world.  He is also arranged to be married to Millerna. 
Played by: [Dornark]

[Miguel]
Another Dragonslayer with short brown hair. And the poor dragonslayer that was killed by Zongi, the doppelganer.  

Miguel generally does what he thinks and usually doesn't get smacked by Dilandau.
Played by: [UGA]

[Viole]
Another Dragonslayer with long curly black hair. We only see him when the Dragonslayers are all together.  

Viole doesn't have much appearance in the show, but it is believed that he is very vain, specially about his hair!
Played by: [Sheevere]

[Eriya]
She is the golden hair leopard twin who works for the Zaibach empire under Folken's command. 

Both Eriya and Naria are fiercely loyal to Folken, and in truth follow him, not Zaibach.  
Played by: [Cat Lover]

[Naria]
The silver hair leopard twin.  Also very loyal to Folken.  Both her and her sister are considered very, very lucky.  

Naria has a bit of a temper though.  
Played by: [Ninachan]

[The Mole Man]
This old pickpocket somehow wins the trust of his companions and eventually joins the Crusade crew.  

Seems to good friends with Millerna and Merle.  He is also very good at hiding!
Played by: [Love Hobbits]

[Jajuka]
After the complete annihilation of every Dragon Slayer under Dilandau's command, Jajuka becomes Dilandau's only subordinate. 

This dog-person offers Dilandau unfailing loyalty born of a common past. 
Played by: [Jub Jub]

[Prince Chid]
The child prince.  He's a very level headed boy, for one so young.  

He seems very mature for his age, and is understanding.  He likes Hitomi and her friends a lot, and looks up to Allen... 
Played by: [J-chan]

[Gatti]
He is perhaps the DragonSlayers second in command. Gatti seems to push his luck with Dilandau just a little bit more than the other 'Slayers. 

Either by  occasionally speaking out of turn, or giving Dilandau the odd glare. 
Played by: [Stargazer]

[Guimel]
Another Dragonslayer that follows Dilandau's command.  Not much is known about this mysterious person.  

Well, except that he has the strangest hair out of the dragonslayers!  Curly blonde and it looks like an afro.  ^^
Played by: [Never Turn Around]

[Dallet]
He's the Dragonslayer with long brown hair. Dilandau slaps him around after his Guymelef is damaged in Fanelia.

 He doesn't really do much else.
Played by: [FriendofElves]

[Yukari]
Playfully flippant at times but always understanding, Yukari is Hitomi's trusted friend as the two enter their first year of high school. 

Hitomi confided her affection for Amano on the high school track team to Yukari, and Yukari in return confided Amano's plans to leave Japan to study abroad. 
Played by: [Man_on_Moon]

[Gaddes]
The second-in-command to the dashing Asturian knight, and master of the airship Crusade, Allen Schezar. The two men seem to be close friends, and it is clear that Allen trusts and relies upon his sergeant absolutely. 

This trust is merited because Gaddes is loyal, courageous and practical to the core.
Played by: [Nero]

[Grava Efud Aston]
The proud but ailing ruler of Asturia and father of Millerna. 

King Aston is willing to sacrifice anything to safeguard his country's peace and position as a non-warring mercantile power. 
Played by: [Loves Deedlit]

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