Episode 14
Sister
(at school)
Noelle: HIYA! (she kicks a guy in her
class who goes flying into the air and falls on the floor)
Guy: (angrily) Why did you do
that? I didn’t even do anything!
Noelle: (brushing hands) Well, I have to
beat up someone…I can’t lose my reputation.
Besides, I don’t think I’ve ever beaten you up yet.
Guy: That’s not fair!
Mrs. Suisho: It seems as if you
like detention.
Noelle: Well, it’s not that
bad! Besides, I got to stand up for
myself
Guy: (angrily) By beating me up!
Noelle: Well…(Mrs. Suisho shakes her head, sighing)
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(lunch)
Tsuta: (on a tangent) I don’t know why
you like detention, Noelle. (sips tea) I mean, wouldn’t it be nice if just for once
we could go straight home instead of you having to stay after school washing
the desks and floors? Why don’t you care
about doing stuff like that? Don’t you
hate it? And by the way, what’s up with
Mika? She is not here yet again! Where is she?
Noelle: Perhaps she’s sick?
Tsuta: Again!? (shakes head) No. I
don’t think she’s sick. I think she’s
just skipping. So we would feel sorry
for her.
Noelle: Why would Mika do a
thing like that?
Tsuta: Because she likes
sympathy, that’s why. She just wants
attention from us. It’s a way of making
her feel special and important and better than the rest of us. That’s why she is always gone. It’s all about pity. Some selfish friend she is…(Noelle
gets up and turns away) Where are you
going, Noelle? You haven’t even answered
my question before!
Noelle: You talk too
much. I can’t get a single word in edge
wise. I don’t even remember what the
question was anymore. (continues to walk away)
Tsuta: Fine! Leave!
I’ll just go talk to someone else who will listen to me…(she turns to Daraku who is sitting peacefully by
himself) Daraku!
Daraku: (turns around) Huh?
Tsuta: You remember Mika,
right? Don’t you think it’s odd that
she’s never around.
I mean, where is she? (Daraku
recalls the last battle and how Mika had closed her eyes and released some
strange power making Nova’s Attack power more powerful) (sticking her face
in front of Daraku’s) Daraku! Daraku!
Are you even listening to me?
Daraku: (opening his eyes) Hmmm?
Tsuta: (annoyed) What do you think
of Mika?
Daraku: Mika? Oh, yeah, her. She’s kind of odd.
Tsuta: Kind of odd? Is that it?
Is that all your going to say?
Daraku: What else do you
want me to say?
Tsuta: (sighs) You boys are all
alike. (she
returns to her seat)
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(Noelle
is walking home from detention. She
opens the door to her house)
Noelle: Grandmother! I’m home!
Grandmother: It is not polite to
yell in the house like that, Noelle. Especially when your friend is sick.
Noelle: Friend?
Grandmother: She is on the
couch. (Noelle runs to the couch to see
Mika sleeping. Spirey is also sleeping
on Mika’s hands)
Noelle: How long as she
been here?
Grandmother: She came by this
morning. Said she wasn’t feeling well
and wanted a place to stay.
Noelle: (looking at Mika’s
face) She has
bruises.
Grandmother: She said she is a
klutz and is always hurting herself. But…
Noelle: You don’t think
that is true, grandmother.
Grandmother: That is none of my
business. If your friend is in any
trouble, she has to tell me, or I cannot help her. (walks away. Noelle sadly stares at Mika lying on the
couch)
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(Noelle
is in her room doing her homework. She
sits there, staring at a math problem.
She fumbles for a bit, and then gets up.
She heads back downstairs. Noelle
looks at Mika who is still sound asleep. Mika’s mother comes in)
Mother: I’m home! (she walks into the
kitchen and puts down her stuff. she notices that Noelle hasn’t looked up) Is everything ok, Noelle?
Noelle: I’m worried about
Mika.
Mother: (walking over to
Noelle) Mika? (she looks up to see
Mika)
Grandmother: (from behind) She is going to be
staying here until she wakes up.
Mother: What happened to
her, Mother?
Grandmother: (nods her head) How should I
know? The girl wouldn’t say much of a
word. She just came to the door. All worn out, like she’s
been in some sort of fight. I
gave her some of my special herbal tea and she went to sleep in just a few
minutes. Hasn’t woken
up since.
Mother: Well, thank-you,
Mother. Hopefully she will wake up
soon. (Noelle turns around and starts
heading up the stairs where Zaisan has been waiting)
Zaisan: Is that girl ok?
Noelle: I don’t know.
Zaisan: I hope she is. I hate having one sister, and I don’t want to
have another. (he
goes into his room. Noelle watches him
close his door)
Noelle: Another sister?
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(it is night time.
Noelle is sneaking downstairs)
Noelle: (thoughts) I hope Mika is
still asleep. (starts
to head toward the door)
Mika: Noelle? (Noelle jumps a mile)
Noelle: (jumping a mile) AAH! (notices Mika
sitting up on the couch) Ssssh! (in a low voice) Don’t
startle me like that!
Mika: I’m sorry. Where are you going at this time of night,
Noelle?
Noelle: I got a meeting
with Tsuki. Some
training. I can only do it at
night so we won’t get caught.
Mika: (excitedly) Can I come, too?
Spirey: (in agreement) Koochee!
Noelle: No, you can’t come.
Mika: Why not?
Noelle: You need rest.
Mika: But I’ve been
resting all day. (grabbing
both of Noelle’s hands) Please,
Noelle? Please?
Noelle: Tsuki won’t like it
either.
Mika: (nervously) Mmmmm...
Noelle: Ok, I guess you can
come.
Mika: Yeah! (she quickly gets
up, and then sits back down on the couch)
Noelle: (turns around) Mika! Are you ok?
Mika: (hands on head) Yeah, I just got up
too quickly. (she
slowly gets up, bending over) I’ll be
ok.
Noelle: (nods head) Ok. (Noelle heads outside. To her dismay, there is a strange Jewel suddenly
standing before her. Startled, Noelle
falls. She falls right through the
horse. Mika comes out by her side.)
Mika: Is something wrong,
Noelle?
Noelle: (looking up) What was that?
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(Mika
and Noelle are heading towards the cabin)
Mika: When are you going
to transform, Noelle?
Noelle: When we get closer
to the cabin and farther from people who might see me. Some people have to work at night you know,
Mika.
Mika: (nods head in
agreement) True.
Spirey: (on Mika’s shoulder) (happily) Koochee!
Noelle: This is a good
time. (Mika stops. Noelle pulls out her locket and rings and
transforms)
Nova: Ok, let’s go. (starts running up
toward the cabin)
Mika: Right. (follows Nova)
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(the two girls have reached the cabin where Tsuki is waiting)
Tsuki: Where have you
been, Nova? I was expecting you here a
half-an-hour ago! (notices
Mika) Her? What is she doing here? Nova, you shouldn’t bring that girl to our
battles! It’s dangerous, especially for
regular human beings who have no powers whatsoever!
Nova: It’s just practice,
Tsuki.
Tsuki: (angrily) We practice so we
can be ready for fights any time! We
have to fight strong and with all of our might and learn from our
mistakes…practice is just as dangerous as a real battle! Don’t you get it, Nova?
Mika: (running toward
Tsuki) Please
don’t blame, Noelle…I mean Nova. It’s my
fault. I followed her here because I was
tired of lying around the house. She
told me not to come, but I did anyways.
Nova: Mika…
Mika: And then she took
the blame for me because she felt it was her own fault. But it wasn’t. It was my fault. I’m sorry, Tsuki.
Tsuki: Then please leave,
Mika. (Mika nods her head and turns to
walk away)
Nova: Mika, wait! (Nova suddenly pauses. She stands there, staring at something)
Mika: (turning around) Nova?
Tsuki: (hands are still
crossed until she realizes that something is up. She walks over to Nova) Nova, what is it? (as she walks up to
Nova, she stops and gives a little gasp.
There is a Jewel standing a few meters away)
Nova: Could it be a
Spiritjewel?
Tsuki: But why would one
come out like this? The Spiritjewels
only appear when there is a serious danger…no.
I don’t think it’s a Spiritjewel.
Nova: Then what is it,
Tsuki?
Mika: What’s going
on? (she turns
around to see an empty field.)
Spirey: Koochee,
Koochee! (Spirey jumps off her
shoulders)
Mika: Spirey! (Mika tries looking in the grass for Spirey.)
Tsuki: I don’t know what
it is. (she
walks over to it and holds out her hand.
She tries to pet it’s muzzle, but her hand goes right through) It’s like a ghost.
Mika: Spirey! Where did you go? (there is a loud
echo of “Koochee!!!” Mika and the others
all look up alarmed. Mika rises, staring
up at the starry sky. She looks back
down to where Tsuki is)
Hmmm? (standing
beside Tsuki, she sees the Jewel) Oh,
wow! Another jewel!
Tsuki: Hmmmm? (Mika runs over to it)
Mika: Do you mind if I
pet it?
Nova: Um, Mika, you…
Mika: (puts her hand on the Jewel’s muzzle) His fur is so
soft. It feels like velvet. (she puts her face
up to the Jewel’s muzzle)
Nova: (falls over) What!?!?
Tsuki: (angrily and frustrated) How can you do
that??? (Tsuki tries to pet the muzzle
again, but her hand goes right through)
Huh? (she
stares at her hand for a moment and then looks up at Mika)
Mika: (looking at Tsuki) What’s wrong?
Tsuki: (stares at her
hand, nervously. Then she quickly puts
her hand behind her back)
(blushing) Nothing nothing.
Mika: Do you think I can
ride him?
Tsuki: (nods her head) I guess.
Mika: Oh, thank-you! (she gets on the
Jewel and starts riding around happily)
Nova: (her 2 Butterjewels
are behind her) I
don’t get it.
Tsuki: Mika can’t
transform because she doesn’t have her locket.
However, the ring around her neck is a transforming ring. The reason why the Jewel cannot be touched by
us is because it is not in it.s complete form. Only Mika can see it for what it truly
is…even we can’t see the real Jewel until Mika has her locket. That’s the only observation I can make.
Nova: Hmmm…that makes
sense… (Mika is laughing when suddenly
the Jewel disappears. Mika comes falling
to the ground) Mika! (Nova runs to her) Are you ok?
Mika: (sitting up) I think so. (turns around) Where did it go?
Tsuki: I don’t know…
Spirey: (pops up from the
ground and jumps into Mika’s lap) Koochee!
Mika: Well, there you
are! I was so worried! Don’t ever do that again, Spirey,
Spirey: (nuzzling against
her cheek happily)
Koochee.
Dark Star: What a funny
scene. (all
turn around)
Nova and Tsuki: Dark Star!
Tsuki: How long have you
been there?
Dark Star: Enough to see you
guys garbling about.
Nova: (hops onto Stardust) If you want a
fight, then that’s fine! We’re ready
whenever you are!
Dark Star: (shakes his head) I didn’t come here
to fight. Even I need to do some
training. Farewell. (he leaves)
Tsuki: That’s very odd.
Nova: (hopping down from
Stardust) Why
would he just stop by like that without a fight? (they all
pause. They can here a strange, quiet
ticking)
Tsuki: A MINE! ((slow motion) The ticking is the only thing heard. Nova and Tsuki are running toward Mika’s
direction. Mika doesn’t have time to get
up, and she watches them, her mouth drops.
Tsuki jumps. She pushes Mika at
the same time the mime explodes. The two
girls roll right out of the way from the explosion. (normal motion) the roll to where Nova is standing. Mika looks up as she stares at the
flames. Stardust,
Nova: I’m glad you guys are
all right.
Mika: Tsuki…you saved my
life! (Tsuki doesn’t hear her. She hugs her Unijewel, leaning up against it)
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(Noelle’s
bedroom)
Mika: So you think I have
a locket, too?
Noelle: Yes. Somewhere.
Mika: Where?
Noelle: (turning front-side
on her bed with her chin leaning on her folded hands) I don’t know.
Mika: I don’t think Tsuki
likes me.
Noelle: Just give her some
time. She’ll get use to you and things
will work out. (quickly
changing subjects) Oh, Mika, are you
feeling better?
Mika: (nods her head) Yes. I feel a lot better.
Noelle: (smiling) That’s good. And Mika…please avoid Daraku.
Mika: Daraku? Why?
Noelle: He is really Dark
Star.
Mika: (surprised) OH!
Noelle: He won’t do
anything to you most likely, but still, try to avoid him the best you can. (Noelle gives a little yawn) Mika, can I ask you a question.
Mika: Yeah, sure. What is it, Noelle?
Noelle: Well…Mika, why did
you come here? I mean, I like having a
sister, but…
Mika: Do you not like me
being here?
Noelle: No, of coarse not!
Mika: (turning to her
side, sighing tiredly)
Then what’s the big deal?
Noelle: Oh, nothing. I’m just curious why you want to be here and
not home.
Mika: (sadly) I don’t want to go
home, Noelle. Please, lets
not talk about that, ok?
Noelle: Sure, Mika. (Mika curls up and goes to sleep) (thoughts) I just want to help you. What’s wrong, Mika?