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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Sun Aug 25, 2002  10:09 pm
Subject:  Re: [Dragoons' Dungeon] Re: What a commotion!

 
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Golbez glanced back and made no expression. "That
depends on the circumstances, Garret," he said calmly,
"Why do you ask? Do you worry that you will fall
asleep when I need to speak to you?"

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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Mon Aug 26, 2002  4:59 pm
Subject:  The rotten imp arrives^_^()

 
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Edward shifted uncomfortably. It wasn't like Chrissa to disappear.

----------------

Chrissa quickly arrived back at the castle, hearing Mana call for
her. "I'm here!" she called, running up to the dragoon. "Sorry, I had
this totally unpleasent run in with some rude eblan ninja." she
explained. Then she laughed a bit. "Well, I guess I'm the rotten imp
then.. So shall we go talk to Rosa?"

----------------

"People these days... They can't even watch where they're going."
Carasha muttered, selling her basket of apples to a merchant that
came to help with the rebuilding and civilizing of Baron town. "Don't
be surprised if some of those aren't in the greatest shape, since
some stupid Damcyan Dragoon knocked most of them over.." she told
him. "... Why does Damcyan have a dragoon anyway?"
"Oh.. She used to be from here I heard. Thats all I know" the
merchant said. ".. Are you selling this bracelet as well?"
"What bracelet?" Carasha asked, glancing back at the basket. Within
it lay a silver braclet, with blue sapphires inlaid into it. "..
Hmm.. The dragoon must have dropped it." she thought outloud. She
considered actually selling it, but her morals were much better than
one may think. "Well, she's probably going to want that back." she
decided. She got her money for the apples, and then started for the
castle.

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Tue Aug 27, 2002  10:58 am
Subject:  Re: The rotten imp arrives^_^()

 

"Eblan ninja?" Mana asked. "Was it a male?" Thoughts of Edge being a
jerk crossed her mind. 'Hmm, we did not recieve word that Edge would
be coming to visit...maybe it's someone else...'
Mana shook her head clear. "Yeah, let's go talk to Rosa. I bet
she'll love the news and a bit of girl talk. I mean, there are just
too many guys in Baron! You could choke on the testosterone!" she
joked as they headed back to talk to Rosa.
***
Garret didn't answer Golbez's question. He was already leaning
against the wall sleeping without a care in the world. One would
wonder if he did this on purpose to annoy his superior...
***

Mana knocked on the door before entering again. She smiled. "Found
her!" she said noticing the worried look on Edward's face. She was
hoping Edward was done talking to Rosa so Chrissa and her could have
some time to chat with the Queen alone.

 
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Date:  Wed Aug 28, 2002  3:11 pm
Subject:  Re: The rotten imp arrives^_^()

 
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"Nah, it wasn't Edge, if thats what you were thinking. It was some
girl.." Chrissa laughed. "I agree, there's too many men around here."
When they entered the castle again, Edward seemed to relax a
little. "There you are, Chrissa, what happened?"
"Nothing to worry about." Chrissa replied.
Edward soon quickly realized it was time that the girls wanted to
talk. "Well, I think I shall retire to my room." Edward put his cup
down, and nodded a farewell to the people in the room. Then he went
off down a hall, in search of the rooms.
Chrissa went over and bowed to Rosa. "Good day, your highness!" she
grinned. She wanted to keep up a happy appearance, esspecially since
Rosa seemed to lose the most out of everyone.

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Fri Aug 30, 2002  11:29 am
Subject:  the rotten imp? (lol)

 
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OOC: I'm going to assume that Alex retired to his room as well.

BIC: Rosa was a bit taken aback when Mana rushed came into the room
and then left as quickly to get Chrissa.

'I don't remember the household always in such a flurry state...'

She smiled wanly at Edward and Alex not sure what to say. It wasn't
long, though, till Chrissa and Mana returned. Rosa gave them a
pleasent nod as she finished her cup of tea. **I think that was what
I had her drinking! (lol) Perhaps water?**

Rosa bid adeu to both Edward and Alex and invited the two woman to
sit down.

"Good day to you as well Chrissa. It's nice you had time to pay me a
visit. It seems that Mana was a little worried about where you had
taken off to."

She hid her smile by picking up her cup and saucer as she finished
the last drops of her drink.

~Serena~
 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Sun Sep 1, 2002  11:18 am
Subject:  Re: the rotten imp? (lol)

 
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Mana let out a nervous laugh as she patted the back of her
head. "Sorry about that Queen Rosa. I know you have enough to deal
with. Anyways, Chrissa and I were just talking about this a little
while before- we need a vacation! You know a girls' night out type
of thing. The Kingdom of Toria kindly is hosting the annual Dragon
festival for us given our current state and I thought it would be a
nice break for us. Lately it has been all work. So what do you
think?"

 
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From:   jestrynfox
Date:  Mon Sep 2, 2002  11:06 pm
Subject:  Re: the rotten imp? (lol)

 
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OOC: Oops... wrong button (lol) disregard that last post of mine.

IC: Alex had given Rosa a small bow and left the room. He had sat
there for the longest time and just listened to what everybody had
to say. He wasn't too familiar with everyone. He kind of knew who
Edward was, Rosa of course he knew, the two girls though were new to
him. He didn't stick around for any introductions however. He was
walking down the hallway on his way to the main lobby when he had
run into Runic.

"Well where the hell have you been?"

Runic turned around with a grin, "Well Well Well, there you are.
Send me to Mist when you knew you could get the parts here in
Baron. I don't get you sometimes..." Alex laughed at him. He sighed
momentarily, then looked back to Alex, "Well, I didn't get anything
much in Mist. A few food items to bide us until we are ready to
leave." He sat down leaning against the wall, tired from his trip
from Mist. "Do you happen to have that message from King Yang? I
went to deliver it to the Queen and found only a Map in my pocket."

Runic giggled for a moment. "Yeah I figured that was what you were
going to do, so I switched the Map with the Message. I think I will
deliver the message to the Queen..." Runic said with a devilish
smirk. Alex sighed, "Well if you insist... but you can go find her
yourself. I will be around when you are ready to retire." Runic
gave a small wave and just stayed sitting on the ground. Alex shook
his head and walked off.

 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Thu Sep 5, 2002  5:07 pm
Subject:  Re: the rotten imp? (lol)

 
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"Yeah, sorry, I was a little... occupied." Chrissa explained to the
queen. "Anyway, I agree with Mana, that this could really lighten
things up."

---------------------------

Edward soon found his room, and went in. He sighed and let himself
fall to the bed. It had been a long ride to Baron, and right now he
could finally relax.

OOC: Yup, its short, but I've been a little busy^_^()

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Fri Sep 6, 2002  9:24 am
Subject:  Okay...you got me...

 
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Rosa was surprised at what Mana said. She wasn't expecting to have a
girl's night out. Who had time for a vacation when you are trying to
re-build your home...your life...

She had almost forgotten about the annual Dragon Festival. Rosa had
received information from Toria, but had basically ignored what the
message said.

'I don't have time for fun...'

Of course Chrissa immediately agreed with Mana on the idea.

"Well..."

Rosa hesistated. She didn't want to hurt their feelings, but she
wasn't sure if it was her place to leave.

"You two can always go without me. I mean, I don't really have time
for a lady's night out and whatnot..."

The look on their faces made her grimance.

'Maybe I should just give in this once. I do want to have fun. I want
to feel young and happy again despite what happened to me. I
shouldn't have to be in mourning forever...right?'

Rosa felt as if she were betraying Cecil with the way she felt, but
she didn't want to betray those that still lived.

"Okay...just this once...and then it's back to work for me!"

Rosa smiled as she felt a heavy burden of responsiblity lift from her
small shoulders.

~Serena~

 
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Chrissa grinned. "Great. You've needed a break, plus I'm sure
everyone can handle things while you're gone." she explained.
Suddenly there was another knock at the door. "I'll get that."
Chrissa offered, going over to the door. Of course, it was the last
person she expected to see. "You? What the--" she started, then
quickly picked up her manners. "I mean, Yes?"
Carasha scoffed. "Thats the the greeting I get? Fine, then I guess
you won't be wanting this.." she then held up the bracelet.
Chrissa's eyes widened. "Where'd you get that?!" she gasped.
"You dropped it in the basket. And I figured you weren't usually the
jewelry type, so it had to mean something to you." Carasha handed
over the bracelet and turned to walk away.
"Wait.." Chrissa started. ".. I'm.. sorry, again."
"Just quit sweating it. If I hear sorry one more time, I'm gonna
have to do something that'll even make me feel sorry." Carasha shook
her head, then went off.
Chrissa turned and glanced back at the others. ".. Heh, that was my
little delay.." she scratched the back of her head, then glanced back
at her bracelet. Maybe that Carasha girl wouldn't be so bad if she
could just lighten up.

 
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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Fri Sep 6, 2002  2:16 pm
Subject:  Golbes

 
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Golbez returned to the castle. He had work yet that
needed to be done and his writer is suffering from
severe writer's block and will now just stop posting ^_^

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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Fri Sep 6, 2002  2:40 pm
Subject:  Alright!!! But is it really?

 
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Mana cheered and clasped Rosa's hand gently. "You won't regret this
Queen! I promise! Besides you do need a break too. Golbez and the
others can handle the rest. It's only a couple of days afterall."
Mana smiled. It was soooo wonderful that Rosa agreed. Finally, if
just for a moment, they could live a normal life away from the
misery the clung over all of them. The dragoon commander noticed the
interaction between Chrissa and the Eblan ninja girl.
"So she delayed you. Hmm...is it me or is it that all people from
Eblan have this lack of tact?" Mana shook her head quickly. "I'll
get everything ready and packed for tomorrow so you guys won't have
to worry about a thing. Some of the knights wanted me to bring back
some Torian desserts too." Mana made many quick mental notes in her
head. She smiled and bowed to Rosa and Chrissa before leaving the
room to pack up everything.
***
Later in the night, Mana lay in her bed staring at the ceiling.
Smiling while she thought how much fun they were going to have the
next day. 'Rosa is so strong...I couldn't be like her, if I lost
someone I loved like that...I'm just a faker. Why am I the weak
one?' Unpleasant thoughts crossed her mind.
(If anything were to happen to me Mana, I want you to make sure
Cecil and Rosa will be safe and happy. They are the most important
people in my life...)
Mana remembered what Kain had told her a while back. She wiped her
tears that suddenly came with the sleave of Kain's pjs that she
happened to be wearing. 'I need some fresh air,' she thought as she
walked out of Highwind Manor. There were no guards around since she
ordered all knights to be stationed at Baron after the incident
where someone tried to assasinate Golbez. She didn't want any harm
to come to Rosa and she feared that Rosa would be the next target.
She headed towards the weeping willow tree where a giant marble
boulder lay where Cecil and Kain had carved all their names in a
giant circle symbolizing their eternal friendship. She kneeled down
and gently touched and traced each name. "Don't worry Big
Brother...I got this one covered. Just please don't be angry with me
in the future...Rosa and Golbez still don't know anything and I plan
to keep it that way. Garret's been helping too if you can believe
that. But I think he is carrying his idiot routine a little too
far." Mana seemed to be muttering nonsense. She lifted her head up
suddenly as she heard what seemed to be a low growl. She peered over
the hill and saw a man petting a silver dragon. From her angle, the
man had a striking resemblance to...
"Cecil?" Mana gasped as she tumbled down the hill right in front of
the man and the dragon. She looked up. It wasn't Cecil - worse - it
was what was left of KluYa's hatred.
"Well, well, well..." he said with a slight smirk. "What do we have
here? A little dragoon who is out past curfew. Tsk tsk...You do know
why there is a curfew right?"
Before Mana could scream, the dragon wrapped itself around her,
effectively crushing the air out of her.
"So things like this don't happen. Oh my...It seems my dragon has
taken a liking to you. Hopefully he won't ruin his appetite when he
is finished with you." KluYa laughed.
'N-no...I...don't...want to die....like this...' thought
Mana. 'So ...many...people...count...on me....HELP ME ANYONE!!!' her
mind screamed. '...Kain...' was the last thought on her mind before
she passed out.

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Sun Sep 8, 2002  4:50 pm
Subject:  I didn't think you would be that happy!

 
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OOC: I'll post my top ten later. I'm too tired to type it all
up...argh! *lol*

BIC: Rosa was surprised at how happy they both were. She knew they
would be happy, but not that happy.

'Gee...am I really that glum?'

She looked at Chrissa who conversed with an Eblan ninja girl who had
a piece of her jewlry. She was disinterested in the action, though,
because she was getting tired. She could feel her eyes starting to
droop.

'I really need to gain an appetite again...'

Rosa sighed and then turned to Mana.

"There is no need for you to do all the packing. I don't mind helping
out too."

She couldn't argue any further, though, because Mana had already
disappeared out the door leaving Chrissa and Rosa alone together.

"Okay then..."

Rosa wasn't quite sure what to say, so she shrugged and smiled at
Chrissa.

"Let's get some rest. It's been such a long day. I am exhausted for
sure."

====

As Rosa slept she had a strange dream. In her dream Cecil was close
by. She could feel his prescence near her. He wa touching her again,
holding her, loving here...

Then Cecil's face twisted and distorted into a wicked grin. He was
hurting her and she couldn't get away from his hands.

"Let me go!"

Rosa awoke screaming. The sweat clung to her brow as she got up and
rushed out of her dark room. In the hallway the candles glowed errily
as she walked down the hallway.

'I need to get away from there...'

She didn't know where she was going, but it was like a ghost had
invaded the castle of Baron. Her white skin looking even paler than
usual. Her white blonde hair and white night-gown gave her a death-
like quality.

~Serena~

 
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"Right, we should get plenty of rest. We're gonna have a busy day
tomorrow." Chrissa nodded.

--------------Later that night---------------

"Ugh, won't anyone let me get any sleep around here?" Carasha
muttered.
She had set up camp not too far from the rebuilding of the town,
since she wasn't very keen on paying for inns. But something had
woken her up. Some sort of growling or another was nearby and far as
she remembered, monsters had disappeared for the most part. Carasha
decided something wasn't right with the situation, so she quickly
donned her ninja mask, taking up her weapons as she looked for the
source.
Keeping herself hidden, the ninja girl was surprised to see a man,
whom she found only the slightest bit familar, with a dragon. She was
never good at names. Course, she also noticed that the dragon seemed
to be wrapped around something. <Wait, thats a person!> Carasha's
eyes widened. Quickly adding up the situation in her head, the ninja
casted an Image spell on herself, then she pulled some ninja stars
out of her pack, and tossed them at the dragon. "Let that girl go
right now!!" Carasha came out of her hiding area, her dagger out.

 
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Date:  Mon Sep 9, 2002  3:51 pm
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KluYa was enjoying himself as his dragon was choking the life out of
Mana.
"Do you think you can really protect anyone? You're nothing but a
pathetic little girl."
Mana really wished she could retort to his nasty comment but she had
enough troubles just trying to breath.
---"Let that girl go right now!!"---
KluYa slowly turned around irritated. "And what will you do if I
don't?" He smiled. "You are in no position to threaten me. Besides,
why risk your life for someone you don't know? Be a good girl and go
away and I'll forget this event even occured..."
 
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Date:  Mon Sep 9, 2002  6:42 pm
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Carasha suddenly gave out a laugh, tossing some hair back. "Oh
really? Like I would run from a coward like you whom attacks
defenseless girls? Anyway, I'm in a larger position to threaten than
you think, unless your dragon finds those ninja stars stylish." she
pointed to the ninja stars she had earlier thrown. "I move faster
than the wind, so let her go this instant, or you're gonna have to
find yourself running to the hills, begging mercy for this crime!"
Carasha pulled out a few more ninja stars, to make her point.

 
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KluYa frowned. His dragon didn't like the fact that it looked like a
ninja star pin cushion. He weighed his options and then smiled. "You
got guts girl. I like that. I will withdraw for now. Next time, I
will not be so generous." With a snap of his fingers and in a flash
of blinding light, KluYa and the dragon were gone.
Mana collapsed on all fours onto the ground trying to catch her
breath.
"I thought I was a goner for sure again that time..." She looked up
at the ninja girl that saved her. Her eyes widened. "Hey! You're the
ninja from before!"
 
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Date:  Wed Sep 11, 2002  2:00 pm
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Carasha smiled inwardly at herself for her easy victory, then she
glanced back at Mana, whom seemed to reconize her. "Hmm.." Carasha
tried to think of where Mana might have seen her. "Oh, I remember,
you're one of those dragoons, which I saw in the castle." she
nodded. "So what're you doing out at this time anyway? I figure you
didn't plan on getting almost killed. And who was that guy?"

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Wed Sep 11, 2002  11:28 pm
Subject:  Off to the Dragon Festival

 
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Mana coughed still trying to resume a normal breathing
pattern. "I...was just out for a walk. I couldn't sleep," she
said. "I really don't know who that was," she lied partially. "I
guess I was in the wrong place at the wrong time." She stood
up. "I'm Mana Highwind. Thank you for saving me." She didn't know
what to make of Carasha. 'She did save me just now so...' The
dragoon girl just smiled. "I'm going home now. I'll see you in the
morning then if you are still around."
***
The next morning Mana met up with everyone in Baron, getting ready
for their vacation.
Garret pouted. "No fair. I wanna go see the Dragon Festival."
Mana just smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Aww poor Garret
but this is a GIRLS' night out. Anyways, now just who was it that
destroyed Castle property?" Her hand had a death like grip on his
shoulder.
"YEEEOUCH!" Garret was sure his shoulder would be out of action for
quite sometime.
"Besides," Mana got closer to him and whispered. "Keep an eye on
everyone...you know why."
Garret scratched the back of his head. "Yeah yeah..."
Mana smiled. "Sir Golbez, you'll make sure Garret repairs the damage
he caused won't you? We'll be back later tonight and I expect the
Castle to still be standing." She turned to face Rosa and
Chrissa. "Ready to have some fun guys?"

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Thu Sep 12, 2002  7:25 pm
Subject:  Fun time

 
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Rosa was unnerved by the dream and didn't sleep the rest of the night.

***

Rosa dressed reluctantly for the trip to the Dragon Festival.

'I wish I had gotten more sleep...'

She yawned as she put on a light weight pale blue dress. She adjusted
her crown on her hair and sat in front of the mirror trying to
practice a fake smile.

'I don't know if I can pull this off...'

She got up, drank a bit of water that was in a glass near her bedside
table, and then left the room.

***

In Baron she smiled at the antics.

'These people really can cheer up a depressed queen. What silliness!'

"Yes! Fun all the way!"

Rosa tried to wave her arm enthusiatically in the air.

~Serena~

 
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"Maybe you will see me, maybe you won't." Carasha suddenly casted her
smoke, and disappeared.

----------------

"Yeah, I'm ready!" Chrissa responded the next morning, smiling.
Edward was also out, waving them off. "Take care, Chrissa, Mana,
Rosa! Don't worry too much, we're taking care of things here!" he
said. Edward was glad to see Rosa going to cheer herself up. True,
one can never be over the death of a loved one, esspecially not with
a man like Cecil, but she couldn't remain in mourning forever,
esspecially when it had looked like Rosa's health was seriously
affected by this.

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Sun Sep 15, 2002  10:25 pm
Subject:  Time to have fun for once!

 
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"We're going to have so much fun!" exclaimed Mana to the others as
they got on their way. "I should bring back some specialty Torian
foods for Garret."
***
Garret waved good bye and pouted once the three girls were out of
site. "I wanna go to the festival too. I don't wanna hang around
with creepy Golbez!" The dragoon boy sighed and looked at the tall
sorceror. Did someone really try to assasinate him? 'That's rather
gutsy or stupid,' thought Garret. Then he thought about Edward being
at Baron for the day - in the same place, at the same time as
Golbez. Then Garret thought about the repairs he had to do. He
groaned. 'Mana better bring me some cool food...'
***
A tall man with dark hair was tilling his fields. He stood up and
wiped the sweat from his brow. The day was bright and sunny but
somehow he had a bad feeling.
"KEN!" a person called out to him in the distance. "Ken!!!" the
voice's source was getting closer.
The man turned around and smiled. 'I hope he brought me a drink,'
the man thought. "Hey Ryuu ---" the man's eye's widened in
shock. "GAAHH! What do you think you are wearing?!" he asked Ryuu
after bopping him on the head rather hard.
Ryuu came running up to him with some water in a bottle but he came
dressed in a French maid uniform.
"WAHH! Ken hit me!" Ryuu wailed as he sat on the ground rubbing his
head.
Ken sighed. "Why on Earth are you wearing THAT?! You're a man for
crying out loud - though sometimes I am starting to wonder about
that."
Ryuu quickly got up on his feet. "But pants are sooo confining and
doesn't this look good on me?" he asked while striking a pose.
Ken rolled his eyes. "That's besides the point and besides it's not
like you're that big..."
Ryuu laughed. "You're coming to the Festival aren't you? If you miss
it, I'll be very angry with you."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll go. I have some work to finish first though. I
will make it in time."
"Good - you shouldn't miss it for the world."
"Is the world at stake?"
"Yup!"
***
Mana squealed in delight. She was having so much fun playing all the
carnival games and winning prizes. "Hey look over there! An archery
contest! Rosa! You would kick butt in that! Come on! You gotta try
it!"
***
Garret managed to finish repairing the damage he had caused. He saw
Golbez wandering the halls and decided to test a theory. He followed
the Dark Sorceror for a while in the shadows and got some daggers
ready. He threw three daggers at Golbez while his back was turned...

 
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Runic stood from his uncomfortible sleeping position and stretched.
After the trip from Mist he was tired and must have fallen asleep
there in the lobby of the castle where he was sitting. After
repositioning his clothes and sword he proceeded outside of the
castle. It was already dawn of the next day. He was amazed no one
had awaken him from his sleep. He looked around and noticed that
there was hardly anyone inside the castle. "Oh yeah, the Dragon
Festival is today... and I still haven't delivered this message to
the Queen. I wonder where Alex went too." He thought momentarily
upon where he might be able to find his companion, but to no avale
he had no such luck finding him. He decided to just go to the Dragon
Festival and see whom he might find there.

~|~ ~|~ ~|~

'Wow, there is alot of people here,' he thought to himself,
pondering whether or not Alex may be here, 'Well, might as well
mingle my way through the crowd.' He was surely having no luck
finding anybody he may have seen before, not one person he
recognized. The crowd had began to cheer loudly. 'Sounds like the
Queen has arrived... might as well..' He had cut his way through the
crowd to the front of the people just as Rosa was coming through.

'My Lord... she is more beautiful than I had imagined.' He stood
there and just watched her, as if possesed by something. He then
shook his head, smacking his hand upon the side, 'Alright wake up
Runic.'

Rosa had then given him a smile as she passed him, waving her
arm. 'Well, I had better get back to finding Alex. I can see the
Queen after the Festival...'

|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Thu Sep 19, 2002  6:14 pm
Subject:  Festival time^_^ / Hard things to look over.

 

Chrissa laughed along with the crowd. While she hadn't won as many
prizes as Mana, she was enjoying herself. It was relieving to forget
all her responsiblities, duties, and problems, and just be herself
while there.

"Heh, I guess they're enjoying themselves.." Carasha chuckled
outloud. She had followed the three others to the festival. Something
about the man she drove off last night worried her, that he might
attack again. While Carasha wasn't usually one to interfere with
other people's business, she decided to watch over the girl which had
been attacked, and the queen.

Chrissa noticed Mana pointng out the archery contest to Rosa, and
quickly cheered on the queen as well. "Yeah, you're the best shot out
of anyone I've seen!" she said. Suddenly, she felt someone tapping
her on the shoulder. She glanced back, seeing a hooded man. "Yes?"
"Excuse me, but where did you get that bracelet?" he asked, in a
somewhat muffled voice. Chrissa was a bit wary of the man, but in the
festive atmosphere, she didn't take any alarm from him. Maybe he was
just a merchant.
"Oh, my brother found it, and gave it to me." she grinned. The
hooded man nodded understanding.
"So I figure that you wouldn't be willing to sell it?" he asked
again. Chrissa gave out a laugh.
"I told my bro I'd never give it to anyone, unless they could guess
what he had to give away for it." she smirked. "And obviously no one
has been able to guess so far."
"Hmmm.." The man seemed to ponder for a moment, then gave a
laugh. "An imp's blade and talon of a raven."
Chrissa stared wide eyed. "How did you--?!" she started to ask. The
hooded man quickly took up his hands, pushing the hood back. "ERIC?!"
"Hey sis." Eric laughed. "Didn't expect to find me here, didcha?"

---------------------

Edward immeditally took to watching over the actions of Baron
castle, though usually keeping clear of Golbez. Even after these
years, and through changes, Edward didn't like Golbez in the least.
It wasn't even clear to the king why, but he just decided it would
always be hard to forgive the man whom took almost everything away
from him.
 
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From:   "Koganei Kaoru" <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Fri Sep 20, 2002  12:04 pm
Subject:  Re: Time to have fun for once!

 
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OOC: I totally missed the post here.

IC:

Golbez's sixth sense flared urgently. The sorcerer swiftly stepped
to the side and whirled around, his hand flying to his sword-hilt.
The ping of the three daggers hitting the wall echoed from behind
him.

Another assassination attempt, he thought, someone does not like my
presence here. Edward? No...Edward would not go to such measures.

He removed his hand from his blade and stared intently into the
shadows.

"Come out," he commanded. Someone was there, he just couldn't tell
who...

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Tue Sep 24, 2002  1:28 pm
Subject:  Worry Wart

 
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Rosa couldn't help but feel happier with the festive atmosphere. She
forgot her troubles and was just able to have fun with Chrissa and
Mana. She forgot her sadness. She walked among the people as an angel
might. Her footsteps were light as she noticed one particular person.
He looked vaguely familiar. Rosa shrugged it off and waved happily.
She beamed him a smile as she walked past him to the archery booth.
Once at the booth Rosa proceeded to amaze the crowd with her aim
technique. She hit every target.

'Wow! I guess I haven't lost that fighting edge!'

Rosa felt deeply happy with herself especially when Mana cheered at
how good she was.

'I remember my training. Those were the fun days of my youth.
Carefree and silly fun with Cecil and Kain...'

Rosa stopped her mind from wandering into memories that might cause
her eyes to tear.

'I won't be unhappy anymore!'

She moved aside to allow someone else the chance to practice their
shot. She leaned against a tree and noticed that Chrissa was talking
with a hooded man.

'I wonder who that is. Perhaps I should go and make sure he isn't
going to hurt her.'

Before Rosa could move Chrissa was hugging the man. Rosa's hand shot
up to her forehead where she massaged the skin there.

'When am I going to learn to relax? He is obviously a friend of
hers...'

Rosa lifted her head and looked back at the archery contest. She
forced a smile to her tight lips and shook her arms a bit hoping to
loosen the muscles there.

~Serena~

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Sun Sep 29, 2002  6:29 pm
Subject:  Mascarade Concert

 

"Wow Rosa! You're wonderful! No one can beat you in archery!" Mana
was in awe at Rosa's skills. Mana scooped up Rosa's prizes and
carried them for her. She smiled broadly and brightly. "We sure made
a killing here today!"
Mana noticed the person Chrissa was talking to and decided to hop
over there to see who it was. He looked kind of familiar. "Hey
Chrissa...who are you talking to....Eric? Is that you?" Mana was in
shock.
***
Garret stepped out from his position. "Take your hand off your
weapon Golbez. It's only me. I thought you would realize that.
Afterall I'm not that hard to sense am I?" he said flatly. 'Geez he
can be so edgy...' thought Garret. 'It's not like I *tried* to kill
him.' "I was just testing a theory that's all. Besides, I am not one
to commit treason without a good reason." The demon dragoon boy
smiled. "Unless I am ordered to. Anyways since Rosa is out with the
girls and you are next in line I suggest you talk to Edward." He
turned around and walked off. "One more thing...just because I
didn't try to kill you just now doesn't mean I don't want you dead."
Garret stopped in his tracks and turned around. He had a serious
look on his face and his goofy care free appearance was no longer
there. "You are the person I wish was dead the most."
***
Mana pulled out some concert tickets from her pocket. "There's a
mascarade concert on in a couple of hours. Shall we go to it? It's
the grand finale and the singer seems to be very popular around
here. So shall we find some cool costumes to wear? Eric, do you
wanna come along too? It has been a while and this would be a great
chance to catch up."
***
Ken walked the crowded streets with a stern look on his face. He
really hated crowds and he really hated people in general. The only
reason he came to the Dragon Festival was because Ryuu had
*strongly* insisted on it. He made sure no one saw him as he made
his way to the Mascarade Concert...

 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Mon Sep 30, 2002  2:12 pm
Subject:  Masquerade! Woo hoo!

 
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OOC: ^_~ Well, then, its a good thing that 'Chrissa' wasn't posting
that message, huh? LOL

IC: Eric laughed, turning to Mana. "Hey! Kid, you've grown up too!"
he laughed. "Yeah, I was away quite a while, huh? So what's going
on?" he asked. Then Mana offered to let him join in the
masquerade. "That sounds great. I wouldn't mind hanging out with
three beautiful ladies at all. I just hope the stores aren't out of
costumes by now." he grinned.
"Anyway, bet the singer couldn't be half as good as Edward." Chrissa
grinned.

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Mon Sep 30, 2002  5:59 pm
Subject:  Re: Masquerade! Woo hoo!

 
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Mana smiled at Eric. 'Another person I know is alive...'
"That's great that you are coming with us. Maybe you'll come back to
Baron with us later?" she asked as they walked over to the costume
booth. "I'm sure they'll have enough costumes..."
***
Mana pulled out a giant chocobo costume and put it on. "Hey how does
this look? Don't I look funny?" she laughed as she looked at herself
in the mirror. "I think I will find another costume. I want one with a
good mask..." Mana turned to face the others before searching again.
"So what are you guys going to go as?"

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Fri Oct 4, 2002  12:12 pm
Subject:  Handless

 
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Rosa blushed at the compliments that Mana was giving her. She didn't
think she deserved so much excitement, but there were a ton of
stuffed toys.

"Let me help you with some of these Mana."

Rosa took a few from the girl's hands and laughed at her statement.

<"We sure made a killing here today!">

"We sure did Mana." (soft giggle)

She followed Mana over to where Chrissa stood taking with a man.

'Who is that?'

As they got closer Rosa recognized him.

"Eric!?!"

Rosa dropped her prizes in the confusion. She bent over to pick them
up as she let Mana do most of the talking. It seems there was a
costume party to go to.

'I don't have a costume, though...'

Rosa had picked up her toys and noticed the others were filing over
to a booth that was selling some last minute costumes. It was
difficult for Rosa to look at them since she was carrying a ton of
toys. She did laugh at the chocobo costume.

"That's a funny looking costume! *um* Can someone pick out a costume
for me? I seem to have no hands at the moment!"

~Serena~

 
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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Fri Oct 4, 2002  12:26 pm
Subject:  Re: [Dragoons' Dungeon] Masquerade Concert

 
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Golbez's countenance remained stony and impassive as
Garret walked off. The sorcerer knew many people
wished to kill him...Likely, Garret had sent the
previous assassin after him.

Golbez knew he could watch his own back easily enough
but he also knew it may not be his own back he'd have
to watch. He'd been on the other side of the coin
long enough to have a good idea of how that side
worked.

The sorcerer shook his head and stalked off, into the
palace. He'd have to find out the source of this and
uproot it...but he had nowhere to begin. Then again,
would people wanting him dead be excuse enough for him
to do anything?

Golbez rounded a corner and pulled up sharply. He'd
almost run right over Edward.

 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Sat Oct 5, 2002  6:28 pm
Subject:  Costumes^_^

 
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Edward, whom had decided to maybe see how the town rebuilding
process was going, luckily was quick enough to see Golbez turn the
corner and avoid him before the dark sorcerer stomped over the king.
Edward quickly held his tounge to avoid saying anything to Golbez
that he might later resent. "Excuse me." he said, continuing on his
way, still deciding it best to keep away from Golbez.

-------------------

"Surprised to see me?" Eric smiled to the queen. "Sorry I had to
leave the army... But.. well, you know how things were going.." he
trailed off somewhat, not wishing to get into the details about what
everyone already knew.
Chrissa started glancing through the costumes. "So many to choose
these days.." she said, then grinned, pulling out a red mage
suit. "Hehe, I think I like this." she said, then got a matching red
mask.
Eric grinned at Rosa. "Hey, how about the white mage dress up as a
black mage?" he chuckled.


 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Sun Oct 6, 2002  1:14 pm
Subject:  To the concert! and Baron is attacked!

 
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"Well a black mage costume for Rosa would be an interesting contrast
indeed," said Mana as she selected a costume that resembled
Palidor. "This costume's mask almost has the same shape as a
dragoon's mask," she obsereved. Once she got her costume she took
Rosa's things so Rosa could select and try on her own.
Mana looked at Chrissa's costume. "Wow, that's a cute red mage
costume! I wonder what Eric is going to finally decide?"
***
Garret sighed. "Golbez now probably suspects me." He
shrugged. "Doesn't matter. Not like he could act on it anyway..."
Garret was lost in his thoughts when he too almost ran into Edward.
"Whoops! Sorry!" he apologized. He was about to say more when a
molotov came flying into the corridor and everything caught on fire.
"What in blazes?" Garret looked around but saw no one. Another
molotov came flying in. 'This is bad...' Garret thought as he
grabbed Edward and jumped out of the window.
"Attack! Attack! We're under attack! To arms! Find them!" shouted
Garret as he landed.
***
The singer coughed a little to clear his throat. He was dressed in a
costume resembling a dragon. The mask looked like a dragoon's and it
had wings made of silk on the back. The costume looked like it was
modified to allow for easier movement. The mask only allowed you to
see his nose and mouth.
He started to sing a few lines to get ready for his concert. He
paused and mused on the situtation.
"They're here...now what should I do because of that? I wonder if
they will pick up on my message. It has been a while..."
The guitarist dressed as a Grim Reaper keept practicing playing his
part. His costume kept his face shadowed as well. He wondered
though, why his friend was smirking.

 
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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Mon Oct 7, 2002  11:04 am
Subject:  Re: [Dragoons' Dungeon] To the concert! and Baron is attacked!

 

Golbez heard the explosions and drew his sword
immediately. Someone is plotting an attack from the
inside, he thought.

"Sir!" several Dark Knight officers hurried up to him.

"Gather the Knights," Golbez commanded one, "And have
the wizards prepare their magics."

Another explosion.

"Assign a group to take the civilians to safety," he
ordered three more, "Protect them at all costs. The
Queen's subjects cannot be harmed.

"You," he said, indicating one more, "Rally the
airships. Put the fleet in the air to scout for
attackers."

"And us, sir?" two more Knights asked. Golbez had
worked with these two before and knew them to be
trustworthy. "You both come with me. We are going to
find Edward and escort him to safety and then discover
who is causing this."

All of the Knights saluted and immediately went about
their tasks. Golbez's mind began to wonder just how
many of these Knights he could really trust...Someone
inside Baron seemed to be wanting to tear it apart.
He suspected it was because of his own presence but he
could not be sure. Golbez knew he was
powerful...likely the most powerful human on the
planet, but he also knew he was not a god. He could
not act like one.

Golbez, flanked by the two Knights, exited the palace
to find Garret and Edward near the window Garret had
jumped out of.

"Your Majesty," Golbez said politely to Edward,
"Please come with us. The palace is under attack and
we wish to ensure your absolute safety and protection."

=====
 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Mon Oct 7, 2002  6:04 pm
Subject:  You go and visit Baron, and ~bam~, you're under attack! / Chosing

 
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Edward froze the moment the bottled explosives started. Fear had
gripped him, almost so much he didn't realize Garret had grabbed him,
and freaked when he was pulled out the window.
When they landed, Edward had started to take a control on
himself. "T-thank you." He quickly said to Garret. Then Golbez,
accompanied by two other knights, came up to them.

>"Your Majesty," Golbez said politely to Edward, "Please come with
us. The palace is under attack and we wish to ensure your absolute
safety and protection."<

Edward, whom was more worried about the attack then Golbez, quickly
nodded. "Yes, thank you." he said, quickly preparing to follow the
dark sorcerer.

-------------------------

"Well, I guess I'll just take the chocobo costume." Eric said,
picking up the yellow-feathered suit. He glanced over to Mana, whom
took up most of Rosa's things. "You need some help with that?" he
asked.

 
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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Mon Oct 7, 2002  11:02 pm
Subject:  Safety? Yeah, right.

 
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Golbez quickly assessed his options. Where would be a
safe place for the King of Damcyan? Highwind Manor?
No, that place was likely to be attacked as well. The
city? No, not secure enough.

Golbez's brow furrowed. It was risky but it seemed
the only viable alternative. With Edward closeby,
Golbez could personally ensure the bard's safety.

"Your Majesty, I must request that you stay close to
me," Golbez stated, "I will do everything in my power
to provide for your safety." The sorcerer turned to
Garret and the other two Knights. "You will stay with
me as well," he commanded, "Remember that King
Edward's safety is paramount and supercedes all other
priorities." Golbez wanted Garret nearby. He
remembered quite well the saying 'Keep your friends
close and your enemies even closer...'

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Mon Oct 7, 2002  11:45 pm
Subject:  What are you trying to tell me?

 
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Mana laughed. "You would look cute in that Eric," she
commented. "It's alright, I can handle all this. I'll just put it
into one of them guarded storage areas here...speaking of that I
should do that and get changed into costume..."
***
Garret was glad he and Edward got out of that situation fast. He
liked BBQ but not if he was the dish. "Geez, does someone have a
grudge or what? King Edward, are you all right?"
As if on cue, Golbez came up and took Edward into protection.
'Good,' thought Garret. 'I can find the jerk who did this. I just
hope Edward can put up with Golbez long enough ...'

--- "You will stay with
me as well," Golbez commanded, "Remember that King
Edward's safety is paramount and supercedes all other
priorities." ---

'Oh for crying out loud...!' Garret was about to jump off to find
the source of the attack when he heard Golbez's order. 'Yeah I'll
stay near you Golbez,' he thought. 'On a cold day in hell!'
"No," the demon boy said defiantly. "I am surprised at you Golbez to
make such a mistake. You don't need me around to help you protect
Edward. Even *if* you did need help you got two more knights with
you and I am *more* than confident in their abilities. You need to
learn something Golbez. Trust." With that said the dragoon boy
jumped out of sight.
***
Part of the Castle was burning madly. "Dammit! Just when we finish
with repairs!" Garret clenched his fist. "What a jerk!"
Cid was madly pumping water to splash on the fire. "Garret, find the
person who did this so I can smash them with my hammer!"
"Got it papa Cid!"
Garret ran around blindly when he saw another molotov go flying
towards the castle. He traced it back to it's source and found
someone dressed like a ninja theif.
He pounced onto the person. "You!" he said with venomous fury. "You
will die!"
"You're friends will die first!" the person replied.
"Who are-" Garret's words were cut off as a storm of knives headed
his direction from behind. He managed to dodge them but the theif he
had caught had disappeared. "Damn." He immediately went back to
where he last remembered where Golbez and Edward were. From behind
them he watched and he noticed something glittering in the distance.
Without even Golbez or the other Knights seeing him, he grabbed
Edward and jumped far away from the scene while leaving the Knights
and Golbez to deal with projectiles headed towards them.
"Sorry about this King Edward," Garret said after whistling. The
Highwind family chocobo Boko came running. Before Edward could say
anything, Garret threw the king on Boko and instructed the bird to
keep the king safe by taking him away from the scene and to return
when he whistled again. He went back to where Golbez and the Knights
were still deflecting the weapons thrown at them. He just watched
from a few metres behind and it looked very suspicious on his part
since he did not come to their aid.

 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Tue Oct 8, 2002  4:42 pm
Subject:  People having fun ^_^ / People NOT having fun >_O

 
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"That's a good idea, Mana. I should probably drop my lance off there
too.. I doubt I'm gonna need it at the masquerade." Chrissa said,
coming out of the dressing room with her red mage outfit on. "Eric,
you want me to drop your sword off also?"
"Nah, I think it makes me look cool." her brother grinned. Chrissa
couldn't help but chuckle.
"Yes, and you'll look especially knightly with the sword adding to
your 'chocobo' suit." she laughed.
"Right.. By the by, where's Edward? I figured you were still working
for him." Eric questioned.
"Oh, he's helping to watch Baron while we're out." Chrissa explained.
"The men off watching the castle, huh? I bet they're having loads of
fun over there." Eric laughed, going into the dressing room.

-----------------------

Despite Eric's optimisic thinking, Edward was NOT having fun. The
castle was under attack, he was pulled out of a window, he had to
stay with the person he hated the most, then he was swung around onto
the back of a chocobo which Edward had no clue where he was
heading. "I should have stayed in Damcyan.." he thought to himself.
But then again, if he hadn't come to Baron, Rosa might not have gone
to the dragon festival, and she would be the one to worry about this.
Edward wouldn't wish this on anyone else, esspecially not Rosa.
But then another thought hit him. Were the attacks focused on him?
Was this an assassination attempt? That was an even scarier thought,
and while Edward couldn't be sure, the attacks did seemed to be in
his general area. "And it would figure it happens on the day the
captain of the Damcyan Guards is at the festival.." he said, not
complaining, but smiling a bit at the irony of it.
Then Edward shook his head. He better keep himself alert. He might
have been taken away from the main battle, but that doesn't mean that
the danger couldn't follow him, esspecially since there was no guards
out there to protect him now. "... So where are we going?" he had to
ask the chocobo, though he didn't expect an answer.


 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Thu Oct 10, 2002  12:59 pm
Subject:  A bunny costume!

 
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Rosa gladly gave her little prizes over to Mana who offered to take
them to a safe storage area. She marveled over the costumes the
others choose.

"Yes, it has been a while since we last saw each other Eric. (laughs)
I would rather be something cuter than a black mage...like this..."

She pulled out a cute bunny costume. It consisted of a white leotard
with white tights and bunny ears. It seemed a bit revealing of a
costume for a queen, so Rosa grabbed a piece of white garb she could
wrap around the lower part of her costume.

"You all look great," she complemented those who had already changed
into their costumes. "I'll be right back."

Rosa went into the changing room and came out looking just like a
cute little bunny.

'This is more fun then I thought it would be!'

She happily smiled as she admired her image in a nearby mirror.

'It feels so good to let go of the stress and worries that a queen
always has.'

Little did Rosa know, her castle was under attack.

~Serena~

 
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Date:  Sun Oct 13, 2002  10:01 pm
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"Well looking for someone in a crowd like this is like looking for a
needle in a haystack." Runic continued looking for Alex through the
thick crowd, but to no suprise he did not see him. He did spot the
Queen trying on some costumes and talking with what appeared to be
her good friends. He didn't want to impose, but he wanted to talk
with her. He seemed to show some sort of interest in her, but
couldn't figure out what it was that had drawn him to her. He walked
up, a little nervous at first, and spoke to her.

"Good Day your highness," he said, with a small bow, "I hope you are
enjoying yourself. That is a very beautiful costum you have chosen."
He was suprised he didn't studder or say something stupid. "Are you
going to the..."

Before Runic could finish his sentence, he was cut off by his by a
familiar voice. "Runic! Runic!"

It was Alex. He seemed to be in a panic. "Alex... what's wrong?"
Alex stopped and gasped for a breath of air, then said, "The
Castle... is under attack..."

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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Sun Oct 13, 2002  11:17 pm
Subject:  Dark Angel

 
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The Grim Reaper guitarist flinched slightly as one of the strings
broke on his instrument. 'Wha...? I just had all the strings
replaced...'
"Something wrong?" asked the main singer as he looked back on his
friend.
"No...I am just going to get something at the fair."
"Don't be too long! The concert is going to start soon."
"Right."
***
Mana looked happy. Everyone was having a good time. "Come on Rosa!
Let's go to the concert! That'll be the perfect way to end our night
before going back to Baron!" the dragoon girl grabbed everyone's
hand and dragged them through the crowd. "Outta the way!" yelled
Mana with a smile. She noticed that someone had tried to address the
Queen but Mana thought that if it was really important they just
could've gone to Baron and told Golbez. She didn't hear the part
about Baron getting attacked.
The Grim Reaper guitarist did in fact catch what the man had said.
He was about to stop the man from seeing the Queen but it seemed
Mana beat him to it by dragging her away.
"What did you say? Is that true that Baron is being attacked?"
He frowned and the air around him seemed to get dark and heavy. He
pulled out some wide strips of paper and started to write something
on it. He looked back at the two men, Runic and Alex. "Go back to
Baron now if you know what is good for you." He then tossed the
strips of paper in the air which vanished quickly.
***
Garret watched the scene in slight shock and anger. "Of all times,"
he muttered. "How dare they?"
The sun was setting but Garret felt something strange in the air.
Cid had managed to get rid of the fire but the ninja theives were
still harrassing Golbez and the other knights. One theif was
sneaking up on Golbez while he was busy protecting the other
knights. The theif got ready for his attack but instead Garret
intercepted it - with his body.
"I won't...let ...you hurt..." Garret reached out with his right
hand at the theif who was smirking and clenched his hand in the air.
The theif started to choke and gag.
"You...really should...'ve....been..."
The theif suffocated to death since there was no air around him to
breath. Garret had a giant dagger in his body piercing his right
lung. He turned around and tried to reach out to Golbez to get his
attention but fell to the ground bleeding. He looked up at the sky
and his vision was getting blurry. He could've swore though that a
stream of papers was heading their direction turned into shadow
knights in the distance came down and swept through the land taking
care of all the attackers before disappearing again. There were many
hidieous screams coming from the attackers before they became a pile
of ash.
'It can't be...he...' Garret thought. He managed a weak whistle. The
battle was over. Now for the cover up and recovery before Rosa gets
back.
***
Boko stopped in his tracks when Edward asked him the
question. "Wark?" it seemed to ask something. Boko lowered himself
down so Edward could get off. The bird nudged the desert
king. "Wark..." The fire was now contained and the bird heard the
faint whistle. It then hoisted Edward up on his back again and
headed back to Baron where Golbez was.
***
The Grim Reaper guitarist smiled. "That should settle things down in
there for now..."
The clock started to ring and he rushed back to the stage after
buying new string for his guitar. "Crud, he's going to be angry with
me!"

 
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Golbez needed to stop this and stop it immediately.

"Thunder," he whispered, "shake the heavens." He
raised his sword and pointed at his assailants. An
brilliant flash of lightning lit up the castle and
surrounding field, followed by a near-deafening peal
of thunder. The bolt arced from Golbez and slammed
into his attackers, charring them to death. A few
chunks of stone flew off the castle battlements.

A whistle, barely audible, from behind him caught the
sorcerer's attention. Whirling about, sword at the
ready, Golbez saw Garret lying on the ground,
bleeding.

"Go find a healer!" he commanded to the other two
Knights. They hesitated for just a moment. "NOW!"
Golbez shouted. The two Knights hastily saluted and
ran off.

Golbez sheathed his sword and knelt beside Garret.
"Hold still," he said. The sorcerer didn't know much
in the way of White Magic -- he was the epitome of
Black Magic, but he knew first aid and how to help a
wound.

"If you start to have trouble breathing, tell me," he
said. Golbez pulled what he could of Garret's shirt
out of the way of the wound. Likely, the welling of
the blood made it seem worse than it really was. He
quickly pulled the dagger from the wound, ignoring
Garret's gurgled cry of pain, and pressed his hands
down on the wound to stop the blood from flowing out.
"Hang in there," he whispered, "The white mages will
be here soon. Hold on."

He saw the chocobo ride up out of the corner of his
eye. "Your Majesty!" Golbez called, "Please come and
help. I have a man down."

Where the hell was the white mage?

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Date:  Tue Oct 15, 2002  1:27 pm
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Chrissa and Eric happily followed along, trying not to be dragged by
Mana.

Carasha, still following the queen's group in the festival, caught
the conversation between the man dressed as the grim reaper, and the
other two men. So Baron was under attack? The ninja girl had actually
been following Mana, wanting to learn more about the dragoon's
attacker, but this was an even bigger reason to stay close to the
royalty.
Carasha continued to follow the group, until they went to the
concert. Quickly realizing she had neither a costume, nor tickets,
she turned back to the shop the others were just in.
Now, obviously Carasha wasn't the type for costumes, so she just
picked up a mask, and a cloak, paying for them. Now donning
her 'costume', she made her way back the crowd, stopping a man who
was heading to the concert. "Excuse me sir, theres a man over there
who wants to speak to you..." she said, pointing off through the
crowd. As the man was trying to see whom she was talking about,
Carasha, using her ninja agility and skills, quickly pick-pocketed
the man.
"You mean the one over there?" he asked. Carasha quickly nodded.
"Yes, that one." she said. As man took off, the ninja quickly made
her way to the concert, using her new ticket to get in.

----------------------------

When Boko had stopped in the wood, Edward
had started to stretch, then he was nudged by the chocobo. Edward
smiled at Boko, petting him. He wasn't sure if thats what the chocobo
wanted, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Course, Edward was immediatally sweeped up by Boko again as soon as
the faint whistle was heard.
Soon they got back to the castle, where Golbez was with a wounded
Garret.

>"Your Majesty!" Golbez called, "Please come and help. I have a man
down."<

"O-of course." Edward quickly nodded, getting off the chocobo, and
rushing over to Garret. Though not a healer, Edward had experince in
medicinal arts, and quickly started preparing something for Garret's
wound.

 
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---"If you start to have trouble breathing,, tell me," said Golbez.---
Garret started muttering something then laughed - well close enough
to it causing him to cough up blood. "Heh heh....Golbez...wants
to...save...my life...? Ha...ha...murderer...."
Garret thought if he was still human he would probably be in more
pain now. 'Demon bodies heal faster...thank the gods...'
"Forget it...just find the one responsible...." Garret said.
***
The guitarist made it back to the stage and he saw Rosa and the
others take their seats. The lead singer was already singing.
"I think about you Love
I am thinking of you now
I'm alone feeling down somehow..." The singer looked up at the
balcony seats where Rosa and the others sat.
'His voice,' thought Mana. 'Sounds so familiar...I've heard it
before...who is it?'
"I'm walking in the rain
It's cold deep in my heart
No One sees that the pain hurts me deep down
Seeing Love again"
'Who are you singing about?' wondered Mana.
Something about this singer was off...
"I'm feeling blue again
I've never changed after all these years
Send me a dream, if you feel the same way too
'Cause I need you right now and forever!
I'll Never change my love for you
Are you feeling the same way too?
I need you by my side to hold me every night!
I've never changed my love for you
Are you feeling the same way too?
I give to you so much
Yet I never hear from you..."
After the song was finished, the audience cheered and started to try
to get closer to the stage only to be held back by Toroian guards.
"He seems to be very popular with the ladies..." muttered Mana.
The singer waved towards them with a smile on his face.
Mana just blinked confused.
The singer grabbed some roses and tossed them like darts towards
them. There was also a rose tossed to Carasha. The singer grabbed a
bag of candy and tossed it to Eric.
The fangirls in the audience were in shock and wondered who were
these people getting special treatment.
Before the fangirls could complain, the guitarist started playing
the intro for the next song. The singer smirked and looked at Rosa
before singing.
Mana saw a mischievious look in his green eyes that his mask
couldn't hide. 'What is he planning?'
"As we live on,we lose a little bit more.Shrouded in falsehoods and
lies, we stand frozen to the spot, unable to cry out."
Mana's eyes narrowed.
"Exhausted, without the strength to search,people vanish into the
infinite darkness.I'm sure that the heart I left behind
still lies hidden in the heart of the deep, deep forest."
Mana quickly stood up and knocked over her chair in the process.
'Does he know? How can that be?'
"If it's so small, I wonder if I can see it even now?The days pass
by and change,without us even realizing how blue the sky really is."
The singer was now looking directly at Rosa.
"Overcoming that made-up scheme, we live the present,
and our rusted hearts begin to beat again!We live our lives
wandering to the ends of the earth.
Believing, now I begin my journey with you,
in search of the light."
He sang a few more lines before finishing the song.
'Did she understand?' the singer wondered.
The guitarist ended his music soon afterwards with his eyes on them
and then turned his attention back to the singer.
"Thank you thank you!" the singer blew kisses to the audience before
leaving the stage.
Mana was still standing up in shock. 'Who was he? How did he know?'

 
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Runic & Alex looked at each other in confusion. "Go back to Baron
now if you know whats good for you..." Runic pondered what the grim
reaper had said to them. "This is bull..."

"Calm down Runic" Alex had taken a deap breath. "There obviously is
something going on, and I'm not about to turn and go now." Runic had
disappeared into the crowd. "Damn it Runic." He started into the
crowd of people, trying to keep up with Runic. They had made their
way to the costume stand. "I have a bad feeling Alex... I don't know
what is going on, but that guy in the costume gave me the creeps...
not like I'm scared of him ya know... Anyway, I think we should get
some costumes and go to the show... I think I heard that grim reader
say something about playing in the show." Runic had boughten a
pirates costume with a patch on his eye and a hat. Alex bought a
black robe with a ghouls mask.

"I think these will do," Alex said, "And these might come in handy
too." He held up a pair of tickets. "Where did...?" "Never you mind
that... let's just go."

~|~ ~|~ ~|~

They had entered the show right in the begining of the singers
intro. 'He has a strange voice.' Runic had thought to
himself. "Look, I don't think it's a good idea if we split up, but
then again It's not a good idea if we are seen together again by the
reaper, if he is here, so I say we meet over there," Alex said,
pointing to a few open seets under the balcony. "Look," Runic said
pointing up, "I think that is Rosa, up there."

Alex watched for a moment. "Umm, is it just me or is the singer look
like he is singing to them...?"
Runic pointed, "And look, theres the reaper..."

The Singer had finished his solo he had thrown some candy & roses to
them in the balcony, and then they had started playing. 'He is doing
it again...hmm.'
"What are you thinking Alex?"
"Nothing..."
"...nothing?"
"I don't think we should be here..."
"Alex? What's the matter?"
"Come on Runic. We are leaving." Alex had grabbed Runic, but quickly
he had pulled away.
"What the hell's the matter with you? Why are you freaking out all
of a sudden?"
"Our duty was to deliver a letter... We have done that and now we
must return to Fabul."
"Just like that you are going to walk away from this. There is
something wrong here Alex. It's not like you to walk away from
something like this."
"...You're right... there's... something wrong with me."
"Huh?"
"Look, you can stick around if you wish... I think it's better if I
get some rest. We will talk in the morning."

Before Runic had a chance to respond Alex had walked off into the
crowd and was gone.

'What in the hell was that about? Well, I had better figure out what
is going on.' Before he knew it, the concert was ending, and the
singer walked off the stage. He looked up at the balcony, one of the
girls seemed a bit distressed...

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As soon as the singer had started, Chrissa was hooked, almost
hypnotized by the melody. She started understanding the reaction of
the fan-girls up front, even though she couldn't see the man's face.
Course, she quickly realized he was looking up at the balcony seats a
lot, causing her to blush the same color as her costume. Then, after
the first song, the singer suddenly threw roses to them (and some
candy to Eric). Chrissa caught hers, feeling more like one of those
fangirls then a captain of an army.
"Wow, I'm glad Mana got us balcony seats!" Eric grinned, already
devouring the sweet candy tossed up to him.

Carasha had been keeping herself as close to the balcony seats as
possible. She couldn't help but notice the singer kept looking up
there. Well, its not like anything was happening, so Carasha gave a
glance to the fan-girls trying to crowd around the stage. <Tch, silly
air-heads, drooling over some guy just because he---> she was
starting to think to herself, when suddenly, the singer had also
tossed a rose at her.
Carasha could only stare at the rose. Even though the ninja usually
kept up a strong front against things like this, a red flush had come
over her face, as she looked back to the singer. <..... CARASHA, keep
focus, girl!> she quickly chided to herself.
As the second song began, she noticed among the crowd the two men
that had tried to tell the queen earlier about the attack. Carasha
couldn't hear what they were talking about, but it was clear that
they started arguing, then one of them left.
The ninja shook her head, looking back at the balcony, whereas Mana
seemed to be reacting strangely to the music.

Chrissa couldn't understand what was wrong with the other
dragoon. "Mana, are you alright?" she asked quickly. Eric was still
too distracted by his food to notice.

-----------------

Edward sighed. Seemed like Garret also had some sort of grudge
against Golbez. Maybe he had lost someone also? "Garret, just hold
still.." the king said, applying some herbs to the wound.

 
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Rosa turned as she was addressed. Her blue eyes beheld the one man
from the crowd that had stood out particularly to her. He had been
smiling a bit goofily. She was a bit surprised he was bold enough to
come up to the queen and directly address her, but she thought that
showed his bravery and courage.

<"Good Day your highness. I hope you are enjoying yourself. That is a
very beautiful costum you have chosen.">

She smiled indulgently and thanked him.

"Do I know you from somewhere?"

Before Rosa could say anything else, and right before Alex came
running up, she was dragged away by Mana.

"Wait! Mana! I was talking with someone!"

She smiled apologetically as the crowd overtook her and she lost site
of the stranger.

'I didn't even get his name...'

She was slightly disappointed, but she was too excitied by the
concert they were going to attend to worry much. Plus, Mana's
enthusiam was wearing off on Rosa herself. Chrissa and Eric got to
avoid being dragged along since Mana's hands were preoccupied with
Rosa.

"We have good seats! How exciting!"

Rosa sat down and eagerly leaned over the balcony so she could get a
better look at the guitarist. There was something strange about him.
Rosa felt almost dreamy as she looked at him. It was as if a spell
was going to be weaved about her.

"Is he looking at us?" Rosa whispered to her friends.

She focused her mind on the words he was singing and felt some
intense stabs of pain in her heart. They touched home. They made her
think of her beloved Cecil...her dead Cecil...her dead love. Tears
came to her eyes, but she held them in by sheer force of will. It
wasn't as if the guitarist knew how much this song was going to
influence her, and he kept glancing at her, as if for approval. She
felt naked under his searching eyes, but couldn't turn her head.

"Yes, he does seem to be popular with the ladies, but he is very
handsome...so it is no surprise."

Rosa was able to choke out this response without betraying the surge
of emotions going through her body. She didn't want to move from her
chair. Her hands were shaking.

She extended her right hand to grab the rose he threw at her. Her
middle finger was pricked by a thorn. A small drop of blood rolled
down her finger and curled into the palm of her hand. She looked at
the rose and glanced up as the singer began another tune.

'Can I really move on without Cecil?'

This was the question inspired by the next ballad.

"Are you okay Mana?"

Rosa brought her hand to her mouth and kissed the part where the
blood had dripped to. She didn't want to admit that the dream had
influenced her to some greater emotion as it obviously had done with
Mana.

'It obviouslt effected the others as much as it did me. I'm sure the
song wasn't being sung for me, but I swear I could feel his eyes
searing into my soul...'

She gave a small shiver.

"Can we visit the man in his dressing room?"

Rosa didn't know where the request came from, but she wanted to meet
the mysterious reaper.

~Serena~

 
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Date:  Tue Oct 22, 2002  7:56 pm
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Edward was quite skillful in medicinal arts. Garret did as he was
told and had his wound bandaged soundly. He slowly got up. What in
the world possessed him to take a knife for Golbez? Knight's
instinct? Or...?
A strip of paper fluttered down and Garret grabbed it out of the
air. On it were the words "Black Knight". Garret frowned. Was this a
sign of things to come?
He used his spear to help him walk to the Castle. He felt a little
queasy looking at it. Part of it was charred due to the fire.
"What do we do? How will we explain this to the Queen?" said some of
the Knights.
"We don't," Garret said flatly and quite loudly. He turned to the
other Knights. "You'll let me handle this." His eyes narrowed and
had a dangerous gleam to them. "IF ANY of you, and I mean ANY of you
breath ONE word of what happened here to Rosa, I WILL personally
KILL you. Understand?"
"B-but...."
"No "but"s. Rosa does not need this right now. Let me handle it.
Beef up the security around Highwind Manor - looks like everyone is
sleeping there tonight," ordered Garret.
***
"It's nothing...nothing at all..." Mana managed to say after a few
moments."Enjoying your candy Eric?" she asked and giggled.
---"Can we visit the man in his dressing rooom?" asked Rosa---
"Yeah sure...I am curious about these people as well..." said Mana.
She noticed Rosa's finger and got a bandage for it.
There was loud screaming from below.
Mana blinked. "You'd think the fans would be calmer now..." She
looked over the balcony. "Oh my gosh! There's a riot going on!
People are fighting to chase after the band! The Guards are having
trouble with them! Oh thank the gods we have balcony seats."
Mages came and cast sleep and bind on the crowd to calm them down a
bit.
"Fans are scary..." Mana commented while looking at the
scene. "Looks like we won't be allowed to see the band anytime
soon..." The dragoon girl frowned. "We should go home. It's late. I
can see if I can hook us up with the band members later."
***
The group quickly got their belongings and left the city as soon as
possible.
"Man, that was scary... At least we got out of there before major
problems happened," said Mana as she walked along with the chocobo
holding all their belongings and winnings.
"Oh really?"
Mana turned around quickly. The group was surrounded be theives.
Mana's eyes narrowed. "What do you want?"
They ignored her question. "Didn't your parents tell you not to stay
up late and always come home early?"
"You're making us late..."
"Oh really?" a theif walked closer to Mana and grabbed her arm.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!!" she yelled as she kicked him in the stomach.
"Get them!"
Mana jumped high into the air and landed on another theif's chest.
"It's a dragoon! Get her! She'll fetch a good bounty!"
'What did he say?' thought Mana. 'Damn - got to keep them away from
Rosa...'
The group was being overwhelmed.
'Where are they all coming from?'
A theif grabbed her and threw her roughly against a tree. "AAHHH!!"
Her body slumped slightly.
Ba-dum.
Mana felt a strange yet familiar fire burning within her.
Ba-dum.
She started to lose all logical thought.
Ba-dum.
There were people fighting in front of her.
Ba-dum.
They must die...all of them...

TBC
 
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The guitarist managed to elude the guards and the fans. There was
someone he had wanted to see. He took off his costume and quickly
headed in the direction that he last saw them head towards.
***
Mana went berserk and started to fight like a vicious animal towards
anyone that came within a three metre radius of her.
"She's a berserker!"
"Take her out before she takes us out!"
The theives decided to take Mana out first and ignored everyone else.
The Dragoon commander thrashed around like an animal. The theives
had her pinned down and were prepared to cut her down when a storm
of arrows headed their way and took some of them out - permenantly.
Mana managed to jump out of their hold. The theif leader looked at
the newcomer. "Who dares?"
The man already had more arrows notched and ready to fire. "That is
a question I want to ask you. Ganging up on travellers is not a nice
thing to do."
"So what?"
"It's a very bad thing to do," he said calmly. Somehow his voice
still sounded very deadly. He fired his weapon again and killed off
more theives who were off guard. The ones that didn't die ran off.
The theif leader looked at him trembling slightly. Another arrow was
notched.
"No wait! Spare --"
The arrow was fired and the theif leader fell down dead.
The man lowered his weapon and walked toward Mana. She growled and
backed away from him. He just looked at her and didn't move any
closer. His expression was unreadable as his deep blue eyes focused
only on her. After a few moments Mana started to stagger and sway.
The man ran up and caught her before she could hit the ground. He
gently carried the unconscious girl in his arms and turned to the
others.
"Are you all right?" he finally asked them. His voice was low, soft
and smooth. There was something in the sound of his voice that was
full of sorrow. "You were headed home to Baron right? Are you
staying at Highwind Manor? I will escort you there."

 
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Towards the end of the concert, a riot seemed to break loose in the
crowd. Runic, getting knocked around, began shoving people out of
his way, franticly trying to get out of the area. To no dismay, a
sleeping spell was cast on the crowd. Runic, though so close to the
door, was affected by the spell and he too fell asleep.

~|~ ~|~ ~|~

After Alex had left, he went back to see the condition of the castle
Baron. It's newely built walls were charred with fire and discolored
due to the smoke. There wasn't alot of fighting going on anymore. He
could see the guards helping each other, a man ordering that nothing
was to be said to the queen.
'Well, why would this man want to keep this a secret from the
queen?' Alex had contemplated the thought for a moment. Alot was
going on. Alot seemed out of place. He definitly needed to talk to
the queen.

~|~ ~|~ ~|~

After a little while, Runic had woken up. He looked around, noticing
that he is the only standing in the entire crowd. Everyone else was
still asleep. He managed to get out the door without stepping on
anybody.

He managed to find his way to a group of theives who were laying
unconcios on the ground. Standing was a few girls, the Queen being
one of them, and a guy holding an other girl in his arms.
'What the hell happened here?' he thought to himself, ducking behind
a few shrubs.

"Are you all right?" a the man said to the ladies, "You were headed
home to Baron right? Are you staying at Highwind Manor? I will
escort you there."

'I know that voice... I just barely heard it... in the crowd. Hmm...'

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<Bounty?!> Chrissa's thoughts repeated, after hearing the theif say
it. Those idiots probably didn't know that there was no longer a
bounty on the dragoons.
Both she and Eric fought hard against the theives, whom seemed to
outnumber them. Suddenly, the theives' attacks were focused only on
Mana, after she suddenly went into a strange rage.
But then, another man had appeared, killing off most of the
attackers, until they were either dead, or escaped.
Chrissa also noticed the strange way he was looking at Mana. "MANA!"
she called, when the other dragoon almost fell over, but the man had
caught her.

>"Are you all right?" he finally asked them. His voice was low, soft
and smooth. There was something in the sound of his voice that was
full of sorrow. "You were headed home to Baron right? Are you staying
at Highwind Manor? I will escort you there."<

Eric grinned. "Really? That'd be great! Thanks a lot for the help!"
he said, happily. Chrissa remained a little quieter. Where'd this guy
come from? And how did he know about the Highwind Manor?
She shook her head, deciding she might be acting a little too
distrusting. It wasn't like all this was secret informtion. "Yes,
thank you. I don't know if we could have made it out of there without
your help." she said.

---------------------------

Meanwhile, Carasha was waking up. She had been caught in the crowd
when she had tried to leave, so she had been put to sleep as well.
The ninja looked up to the balcony seats. "SHOOT!" she stood up
quickly, she quickly found someone who had been awake the whole
time. "HOW long have I been asleep?!"
"Uh.. half an hour." one of the mages said. Carasha felt like
clobbering the man, but she realized on chocobo back, the group
already had a head start. "I'll deal with you later, if I decide to
remember your lousy face!!" she said, quickly rushing out of the
fair. She had tossed off the cloak and mask. She'd have to find a
chocobo to catch up at this point.

---------------------------

Edward didn't know what do say. While he agreed with the point
Garret had, that Rosa didn't need this extra burden, how could he not
tell Rosa about this? At one point or another, it might be best to
let the queen know that there is an attack on the castle, or possibly
the kingdom.
But, perhaps Garret knew best. Besides, the king didn't wish to find
out whether the dragoon would keep his word about 'killing' whomever
told anyone about it.

 
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"Look there he is! Get him!" shouted a fangirl.
The singer let out an "eep!" and went to find another hiding spot.
Fans were scary.
***
Garret looked at Edward who didn't look too sure about his plan. The
demon dragoon boy sighed after the soldiers and knights dispersed to
fix up the Castle - again. "King Edward, don't worry. I'll tell Rosa
the truth when the problem is solved. Once I catch who is
responsible for this, I will tell her the truth. This is alright
with you isn't it?. They should be back soon. We should get back to
Highwind Manor for now. I think most of the civilians have been
escorted to other cities now."
***

The mysterious archer, still carrying Mana, gave everyone a look
over. He nodded in response to Eric's comments.
"You are welcome. I am sure you could have taken care of this..." he
motioned his head to the dead theives, "trouble...eventually. I just
sped things up." It was unnerving how his voice could be soft yet
powerful at the same time. It was enough to send chills down the
common person's spine.
He put the unconscious dragoon girl back on her chocobo and took a
seat right behind her. On chocobo, it didn't take too long to reach
Highwind Manor. The man got off and carried Mana inside. Strangely,
he had a key to get inside.
Garret was more than surprised at the sight. "Welcome...home?" He
saw the man and then Mana.
"Med-kit now," the man ordered.
"R-right," Garret managed to say as he grabbed the kit and handed it
to the man.
Mana was placed on a couch as the man took off her clothes covering
her left shoulder. It was a bloody mess. Garret noticed Mana's blood
over the man as well. It seemed a theif had managed to injure her.
The man worked on disinfecting the wound and soundly bandaging it.
"When she wakes up, someone with white magic might want to take care
of the rest," he said. He looked around the room and noticed a bunch
of soldiers and knights. "What is this? A knight jamboree?"
Garret made no comments. He just kept on looking at the man with
some shock.
"Who is the man in charge of the military of Baron?" the man asked.
"That would be Sir Harvey, sir," said a knight with some
apprehension.
"...Harvey?"
"Yes."
"I see." The man went and stood beside the couch where Mana lay. He
leanned slightly against the wall and just kept observing everyone
which made them all nervous. Most of the knights decided to clear
the room.
'My day gets stranger and stranger,' thought Garret.


 
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Date:  Sat Oct 26, 2002  2:58 am
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Runic watched from the bushes for a little while. He wasn't sure if
he should come out or just watch, but not too much time went by and
the man and the others left on chocobo.

'Well at least they will be safe at Highwind Manor.' Runic stood and
brushed the leaves & sticks from his clothes and headed back to the
inn in town where he met up with Alex.

"Hey where have you been?" Runic asked.
"I went to the Castle."
"And..."
"It looks pretty banged up again. I heard a man say that the Queen
shouldn't know about the attack. Come to think of it it was the same
man that you travled to Mist with."
"...Garret?"
"Yeah I think thats what his name was."
"If it was that man, yeah it was Garret. I wonder what that is all
about." Runic went into a deap thought.
"Well I dont know about you but Im going to check in," Alex had
said, walking up to their room.
'I wonder what is going on at the Manor...' Runic was thinking, 'I
hope everyone is alright...'

 
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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Sat Oct 26, 2002  7:22 am
Subject:  Re: Aiye! Everyone's having a bad day here!

 

Edward, though still unsure, agreed with Garret.

*------------------------*

Chrissa's suspictions about the man didn't seem to die down. Other
then his voice, there were so many other odd things about him.
Especially how he seemed to be taking care of Mana. It was odd.
Then later, he had the key to the manor? Who was this guy?! The man
had immediatally started taking care of a wound Mana had sustained
during the battle.

>"When she wakes up, someone with white magic might want to take care
of the rest," he said.<

Chrissa glanced over at the queen. Even though the former dragoon
was profient in the art of white magic, the queen's magic was much
more effective.
Eric, whom didn't seem to have a clue of the mysterious man's impact
on the crowd, suddenly gave a shout to them. "HEY! Long time no
see!!" he said, happily.
Chrissa smiled at her brothers actions, but then wondered herself
why all the soldiers were at the Manor. Then she even sighted Edward
among the crowd. She quickly made her way over to him. "Your
highness, I thought you all were staying at the castle?" she asked.
Edward sighed, quickly taking her to the side, so to be sure no
words would stray to Rosa. ".. The castle was attacked."
"What?" she started, but Edward quickly motioned her to be silent.
".. Some ninjas had attacked. I'm not sure of their motive or
anything. But Garret doesn't want this told to the queen at all,
understood?" he said.
"But.." the captian of the Damcyan guards started to rebuke, but
kept her tounge. ".. Alright."
".. Anyway.. Who're the men you brought back with you?" Edward
smirked.
"My brother Eric, and .. I'm not sure the other one's name, but he
helped us when a bunch of theives attacked." Chrissa said.

*-----------------------*

Carasha finally found a chocobo, starting on her way back to Baron.
She started to wonder to herself why she was so concerned with these
people. She had come before to find out who Mana's mysterious
attacker was, by maybe it was a one time thing..
Still, she had nothing else to do. "Off to Baron then!" she said.

 
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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Sat Oct 26, 2002  10:07 am
Subject:  Re: [Dragoons' Dungeon] Re: Aiye! Everyone's having a bad day here!

 

OOC: Sorry for the lack of posting from me!
*apologizes profusely*

Golbez cast a Warp spell and vanished, reappearing on
top of the battlement from where he'd been attacked.
He stormed across the wall, his eyes alert for
anything that might provide clues to the intruders.

Garret confused him a little bit. He'd said he wanted
Golbez dead but he protected Golbez's own life. The
sorcerer couldn't make sense out of it. Still, he had
more important matters to worry about.

Several knights walked by and Golbez commanded them to
search for any clues to the whereabouts or origins of
these intruders. If any of the intruders were found
alive, they were to report to Golbez immediately.

The sorcerer's face was grim. It seemed Baron was
again the target of a malicious design.

=====
 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Sat Oct 26, 2002  3:20 pm
Subject:  Back Home

 
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Rosa tried to not be depressed about the fact that because of the rot
they wouldn't be able to go meet the singer.

"Okay...let's go home..."

'And with home comes all the troubles...all the worries...the
sadness...all the bad things I can't seem to get rid of...'

Rosa tried to shake off the evil mood that clung to her, but she
couldn't help being depressed as she followed Mana and the others.
They were walking away, minding their own business, when they were
attacked by a band of theives.

"What the!?!"

Rosa's mood shattered as she realized that they were going to need to
fight for their lives. She withdrew her bow and was about to shoot an
arrow at one of the thieves who had Mana when someone else came to
their rescue. Mana went into shock from her wound and Rosa and the
others quickly followed the stranger to the castle.

'Who is that man?'

Rosa didn't trust him, but she pushed thr thoughts behind as she went
to Mana and casted some healing spells on her.

"I'll make you better..."

She didn't realize what was going ona round them...she didn't
care...she only wanted to help her friend...

~Serena~
 
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Date:  Sat Oct 26, 2002  8:23 pm
Subject:  Welcome home....

 
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Mana slowly opened her eyes. Things were in a haze and her memories
were blurred. The last thing she remembered was being attacked by
theives - strong ones at that. She groaned slightly. 'I must've gone
berserk again...' she thought grimly.
"Are you all right?" asked a soft male voice Mana didn't recognize.
The dragoon girl got up and found Rosa casting some healing spells
on her. She buttoned up her loose shirt again and smiled at the
queen in thanks before giving the area a good look over. Highwind
Manor was full again. She also noticed the unfamiliar face.
"Yes, I am all right," she replied a little hesitantly. She saw the
blood all over his shirt and assumed it was hers. She quickly
understood the situation. "Thank you for your help."
Garret got the man another shirt to change into before going to talk
to Eric. The man went off to change. He seemed to know the Manor
inside and out.
"Yo! Eric!" Garret greeted him with a hearty slap on the back. "Long
time no see! Where have you been keeping yourself you sly dog?"
The other knights went to greet Eric as well.
The stranger came back changed and also with a guitar. He sat on the
same couch Mana was sitting on and started to play. The mood of the
place needed a lift so he played a happy energetic song.
After he finished playing, an afterthought came into his head. He
reached into his bag and pulled out some silk flowers and bags of
candy and carefully handed them to Rosa, Chrissa and Mana. He have
Eric an extra bag of candy instead of flowers. He went over to
Rosa. "I apologize about your injury," he said as he gently lifted
up her hand with the injured finger due to a rose thorn. "I have the
florists specific instructions to thoroughly de-thorn the roses." He
looked at the surprised group. "You had backstage passes didn't you?
It was unfortunate that a riot broke out and you couldn't use them."
Mana then just remembered and fished through their winnings. "Look
everyone! We won some cool prizes!"
Garret bounced up closer to Mana with a puppy dog eyes look.
The dragoon girl laughed. "Yes I got you some Toroian desserts as
well. I didn't forget."
"Yippie!!"
***
A lone figure stood in front of the charred Castle Baron. "What the
heck happened here? This looks like a BBQ gone wrong. Well I guess
he's not here. Looks like no one is here..." The man saw Golbez and
a few knights coming closer to his position. "Then again..." he
darted off quickly and towards Highwind Manor. He wondered who
Golbez was as he did not recognize or remember anyone in Baron being
a Dark Knight Sorceror. But then again, it was a long time since he
had set foot on Baronian soil.


 
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Date:  Sun Oct 27, 2002  5:55 am
Subject:  Mister Guitar!

 
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"Oh, just mainly training around the Mt. Ordeals area." Eric
replied, shaking hands with a couple of the soldiers. "And how have
you all been doing?"
Chrissa smiled, watching her brother, then noticed the man coming
back in with the guitar, and starting to play. <Wait.. He's the
guitarist from the concert!> she realized.
Then the mysterious man started handing out flowers and candy to
Rosa, Mana, and herself, with just candy for Eric. Chrissa felt her
cheeks go red again, looking over the flowers.
"Woah, more candy! Hey everybody, more candy!!" Eric got excited,
giving some out to the other soldiers.
Edward watched, then finally went up to the man. "Excuse me.. I'm
thankful to you for aiding my friends. May I ask your name?"

-------------------------------

Carasha had stopped on the road, looking over several bodies layed
out. "Looks like those theives found a match.. And lost it.." she
said. She dismounted the chocobo, looking over the bodies for
anything of value. Then she got back on, continuing on her way to
Baron.

 
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Rosa was so glad that Mana awoke alright and wasn't beserk this time.
She backed up getting ready to retire to a room. She was too tired to
deal with the strange things that had befallen the group. She rubbed
her temple as the man left to go change shirts. He returned with a
guitar.

'Guitar...?'

The music played by the man was enough to keep Rosa from retiring to
bed as she had previously planned. The energentic beat picked up her
mood. She let it wash over her tense nerves, driving away the bad
feelings as the ocean would do to seagulls resting on the beach.

She was surprised when the stranger pulled out some silk flowers and
candies and passed it out to all of them. When the man came over to
Rosa he took her hand gently in his own and examined the cut the
thorn had made on her finger. He apologized to her and she felt her
face go red from embaressment. Her heart picked up its beatting and
she mummbled something that sounded like no problem, but it was
almost inaudiable to hear.

'He's the same guy who played the music...'

Rosa was a bit disappointed when he let go of her hand, but then gave
herself a mental cold shower.

'What am I thinking? I can't just forget my marriage to Cecil...even
if he isn't here anymore...'

She withdrew into herself again and wondered what the man's name was.
Luckily, someone asked the question before she was needed to.

~Serena~


 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Thu Oct 31, 2002  7:31 pm
Subject:  Who am I....really? Bait for Golbez

 

OOC: Happy Hallow's Eve everyone!

BIC:
The guitarist turned to face Edward. He looked at the Damcyan King
for a moment before speaking. "......Ken. My name is Ken," he said
softly.
Mana looked at him. 'Ken....'
Garret on the other hand was enjoying talking to Eric again and
exchanging tales. When Ken spoke, Garret's eyes narrowed slightly
and a frown appeared on his usually carefree face for just a second.
***
There was a note pinned to a tree near Baron Castle.
----
Question: What burns just as easily as Baron Castle?
Answer: Highwind Manor.
----
The theif who left it hoped this would send Golbez there as the rest
of them already made their escape and now were long gone leaving the
man nothing but a note nailed to a tree.
***
Garret thought absent mindedly as Eric spoke, what Ken was doing
here anyway? Was he following Rosa and the others? If Ken was here,
then *he* would probably not be too far away...
Ken wasn't supposed to be here. If he was here it meant only one
thing...big trouble - more so then what happened last year. But what
could be worse then what happened last year?
"Mr. Ken," Mana began. "Please stay the night here with us. I am
sure no one will protest. I know I wouldn't mind hearing more of
your music. I also know Sir Harvey wouldn't mind thanking you when
he gets here."
Though his facial expression didn't change, his eyes gave a hint of
a slight joy - a smile - if eyes could smile. "I am sure King Edward
could do better," he gave Edward a look that said, 'Yes, I know who
you are, I know who all of you are even if you don't know me.'
Ken went back to playing some music for the group while sitting
close to the fireplace. The mood seemed to lighten even more as
everyone seemed to forget their worries and snack on food.
Mana sat next to Rosa and Chrissa. "So guys did you have fun?" she
smiled. She was hoping Rosa did have fun. After all Rosa's happiness
was the dragoon girl's top priority.


 
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Date:  Sun Nov 3, 2002  11:45 am
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Despite the odd feeling he was getting from this man, Edward thought
him rather friendly. "Oh, you're much too kind." he smiled.
Eric, not the most perceptive man, gave an odd look to
Garret. "Something wrong?" he asked, trying to figure out what could
be troubling the dragoon. Thinking up nothing, he handed Garret
another piece of candy. "Nothing some sweets can't fix, I hope." he
grinned.
Chrissa smiled at Mana. "Defintally so!" she said, looking over the
rose some more. Then an idea came. "Hey, if he IS the guatiarist,
then we could ask him about the singer, couldn't we?"

--------------------

"Man, this place looks a little less then lovely.." Carasha
grimaced, looking at Baron Castle. ".. I wonder if that man that
attacked the dragoon had anything to do with this?" she thought.
Dismounting the chocobo, she had started to make her way to the
castle, when something white on a tree caught her attention. Making
her way to it, she looked over the note. ".... Well, I got a feeling
someone wants to make a show over at the manor. Whomever it is,
they're gonna have an extra guest.." Carasha jumped back on the
chocobo. "Now... Where's the manor?"


 
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Date:  Sun Nov 3, 2002  11:56 am
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Golbez found the note on his search and tore it from
the tree. Incredibly suspicious. He despised being
dragged around like this. Still, he had nothing else
to go on right now.

"Have three black mages and two white mages meet me at
Highwind Manor," he commanded one of the Knights in
his entourage. The Knight saluted and walked off to
carry out his orders.

Golbez raised an eyebrow curiously as he entered
Highwind Tower. Another strike was imminent, but he
couldn't figure out when. Everything seemed in order,
though.

He rubbed his chin and tried to think of who would
want to attack Baron.

=====
 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Sun Nov 3, 2002  8:22 pm
Subject:  Why do you hate me? Unknown tension

 
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OOC: Due to school, Faith can't post as her characters so I am going
to execute ---erm ahem borrow them.
BIC:
Morriygan slapped a bandit leader really hard - so hard he was sent
to the floor.
"One simple task! You couldn't even get it right!"
The bandit leader didn't even bother to look up. "I am sorry. We
didn't expect to encounter THAT man - Golbez! He is working for
Baron! He DESTROYED some of my men!"
"No excuses! You should've been more prepared! This is Baron we are
going against!"
"Why are you doing this anyway? It's suicide to go after Baron even
in it's current state."
Morriygan just smiled.
***
Garret blinked quickly and ate the candy that Eric gave him. "Um no
nothing is the matter. Really..."
Mana agreed with Chrissa. "Yes, you're right!" Mana noticed Golbez
wasn't around and it made her a little sad. 'I bet he's still
working at Baron. ARGH!! All work and no play make
Golbez....' "Chrissa, I'll be right back." Mana quickly walked out
of the room and right into Golbez.
"Golbez! Finally you're here!" The Dragoon girl dragged the Dark
Knight Wizard into the room with everyone else in it. "You have to
meet this new person who helped Rosa!"
Ken stopped his playing as he felt a dark presence similar to his
own enter the room. His eyes narrowed and he set his instrument down
and stood up. He watched as Mana dragged Golbez in.
"Ken, this is the man in charge of security at Baron," said Mana as
she introduced him. "This is Sir Harvey, Golbez Har-"
Everything happened so quickly. One minute Mana was happily
introducing Ken to Golbez and the next second Ken slapped Golbez
really hard across the face - hard enough to make the dark wizard
lose his balance. Golbez couldn't even defend himself since Mana was
holding his hands.
Ken looked like he was going to follow up his slap with a good punch
but Mana got in between him and Golbez.
"Get out of the way," Ken said softly. It was unnerving he could
speak so calmly at a time like this.
Even Garret was shocked. The other knights started to back off and
mumble something about wanting to live and going to bed.
Ken's face was expressionless but his blue eyes had a look that if
it could kill, Golbez would've died at least a hundred times a
second.
Mana didn't understand at all.
There was a dead silence in the place except for the sound of
knocking which everyone ignored since they were more interested in
what was happening with Ken and Golbez.
The knocking got louder and then stopped. Not like anyone noticed.
Ken just stood there glaring at Golbez. Garret sighed. He had
feeling this would happen.
Suddenly the door burst open and a flash of red came into the room
and attached itself around Golbez from behind.
"You jerk! Leaving me behind to be ripped to shreads! How could you
leave me alone like that ?! JERK! JERK! JERK! JERK!!!!!"
The red flash was a boy. He grabbed a fist full of hair in one hand
and was hitting Golbez on the head like a drum with the other fist
in what looked like rage. It looked rather comical despite the
seriousness of the situation.
Garret snickered. 'Golbez giving a baby a piggy-back ride and being
beat like a drum...'
Ken let out a heavy sigh and eased up a bit. "Wrong person!" he said.
"Eh?" The red head looked up at Ken. Then he looked at the person's
head he was pounding then back at Ken again. "Whoops!" he quickly
got off of Golbez. "Sorry about that! I thought you were this guy!"
he said while pointing at Ken.
Ken looked mildly irritated. 'We've been living together for how
many years ...?! At least he is dressed normally....'
"Ryuu?" Mana was in slight shock.
The red head turned around. "Hey! What's up Mana?"
"Long...time no see..." she managed to say still not believing this
turn of events. She watched as Ryuu hopped from person to person
with extraordinary speed introducing himself to everyone and shaking
their hands. He turned around in the middle of a handshake with
Eric. "What do you mean? You just saw me a few hours ago!"
"Hmm?"
Ryuu pulled out a small mask and used it to cover the upper portion
of his face and started to sing. "...I wish we could lose this
crowd, baby it's better this way..."
"You were the singer!"
"Bingo babe!" Ryuu winked and continued to introduce himself
personally to everyone.
"What are you doing here?" asked Garret.
Ryuu then got all weepy. "Ken left me all alone without a word!" He
pulled out the remains of a costume. "How am I going to explain this
to the person I borrowed this from? Darn rabid fangirls. I was
nearly ripped to shreads!"
With Ryuu's interruption of his conflict with Golbez, Ken decided to
let Golbez go for the night. It wouldn't do for him to fight in the
Manor. He just went back to sitting down but kept a narrow glance on
Golbez. Mana asked if Golbez was all right and started to perform
some low level white magic for his injury. Ken just got more
irritated with the sight and looked away.
Ryuu smiled and kissed Rosa's and Chrissa's hands. "Thanks for
coming to my concert!"

 
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From:   serena3_2
Date:  Tue Nov 5, 2002  2:22 pm
Subject:  Way too much stuff happened

 

Rosa tried the name out silently in her mind.

'His name is Ken...ken...'

She liked how that sounded.

'Maybe I should run up to bed...'

Rosa felt herself yawning when she heard the mention of Sir Harvey.
For a split second she felt her heart catch. She had naturally
assumed it was her Harvey...her Cecil...not the brother.

'Calm down Rosa. Don't start getting crazy on your friends...'

Rosa slowed her breathing and sat silently on a couch. She let the
others talk. She didn't need to say anything.

Then Golbez arrived.

Rosa got up to say hello to her brother-in-law when Ken slapped him.

"What the...?"

Everything seemed to happen so quickly. There was some type of hatred
between the two men. Maybe they knew each other from some other
place, but why would friends attack each other like that? Then a
stranger arrived...another stranger man that seemed to know Ken.

"Ryuu?"

Rosa felt a headache forming.

'I want nothing to do with this strange occurance.'

She excused herself from the group and swept out of the room.

~Serena~
 
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Date:  Tue Nov 5, 2002  3:02 pm
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"Hey--!" Chrissa was starting, when Ken had suddenly slapped Golbez.
And it looked like he was ready to attack some more before Mana
stepped in. Chrissa was prepared to help her friend.
Luckily, it didn't come to that, as suddenly a red-haired man
suddenly burst in, and mistakenly attached himself to Golbez. This
interupption seemed to calm down the situation a bit.
With the crisis over, Chrissa turned her attention to the red haired
man, whom Mana seemed to know and called 'Ryuu'.
Suddenly, he had pulled a mask out, and idenified himself as the
singer! Chrissa stared at him after that, not knowing what to say. He
had come up and kissed Rosa's and her hands, much more to Chrissa's
surprise.
Suddenly Chrissa giggled. The singer was much more energetic then
she had imagined, maybe in an odd way, but a nice way as
well. "You're very welcome." she responded, smiling.
"And thanks for the candy!" Eric grinned.
Chrissa was about to go on, when she suddenly noticed that the queen
was gone. "Erm.. Could you excuse me?" she asked. She quickly went
out of the room, finding Rosa. "Rose, you okay?" she asked. Even
though Rosa was a queen, Chrissa decided formalities weren't needed
now, so used the nickname she always called Rosa before. "I realize
its getting a bit crazy in there.. You okay?"

Edward started to get a bit concerned also when he saw Rosa leave..
But hopefully Chrissa could take care of it.. "So.. You're a singer
as well?" he started asking Ryuu.

--------------

Carasha sat in a tree outside the manor, debating to herself wheather
to go in or not. If someone was coming to attack the manor, then an
outside view might be best... But what if the attackers were on the
inside? It seemed impossible to find a way to keep a watch in both
areas. Well, Outside seemed the best idea, so she waited some more..


 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
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Ken noticed Rosa's discomfort as she walked away. He combed back his
bangs with his hand and sighed. He stood up and looked at everyone.
"I apologize that I, as a guest in this house, have caused
discomfort for its residents. But," he glared at Golbez. "I do not
apologize for hitting him. I would gladly do it again and more. I
will not take any action against him now seeing as he is someone
important to you," Ken finished as his gaze settled on Mana. "As
long as he is important to you...I will not do anything drastic," he
said softly to her, barely audible.
Mana only blinked in confusion. What could a guitarist do to Golbez?
Play off key until he went deaf?
Ken left the room and went down the corridors. He went to the last
room in the hall and opened the door. Looking inside, he found
nothing had changed since he last saw it. 'Must be Kain's doing...'
He stepped inside, closed the door and lay down in the bed.
***
Mana turned her attention back to Golbez. "Are you alright? I had no
idea why he did that. I mean that was really unexpected. Do you know
him Golbez?"
Garret went into the kitchen and returned with some drinks for
everyone. 'This is going to be an interesting night to say the
least...'
Ryuu had a big smile on his face when Edward spoke to him.
"Oh my god, ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod! King Edward is
talking to me!!" He started to bounce off the walls in the room in
fanboy glee. "King Edward spoke to me! The famous bard is talking to
me!!!!!" Ryuu rushed over to Edward again and grabbed the King's
right hand in both of his and shook it with much energy. "It's
alright if I shake your hand right?" Ryuu asked not letting go or
stopping shaking the King's hand. The boy only stopped to grab a
portrait of the King and a pen. "Can I have your autograph? Please?
Please? Pretty please??? I'm a BIG fan of yours! My grandmother was
from Damcyan! So is the lute your favourite instrument? What other
ones can you play? Have you ever enchanted a dragon with your voice?
Have you..." Ryuu continued to bombard Edward with a bunch of
questions while giving him a begging puppy dog look for an autograph.
Garret had a look on his face that said : "I do not know you" when
he looked at Ryuu. "Anyways I think some of us need to hit the sack."
Ryuu flashed Garret a quick narrowed glance to which Garret nodded
in response before leaving the room with the rest of the knights
leaving Mana, Golbez, Edward and Ryuu alone in the room.

 
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From:   jestrynfox
Date:  Thu Nov 7, 2002  12:29 pm
Subject:  A Feeling

 
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Runic had been sitting up awake the whole time he was in his room.
He looked over at Alex who was sleeping soundly. 'How could he sleep
so well and not think about everything that has been happening...
but then again, maybe its better to forget about problems that
aren't ours and go back to our kingdom.' He had alot on his mind. He
wasn't sure whether to follow Alex's advice and head back to Fabul
or not. 'If the King sent us down with a letter in regards to our
kingdom giving support to Baron's, then it would be our duty to stay
and help would it not, and...'

He tried to lay down again, tossing & turning every other minute it
seemed... He layed down for a good half an hour before finally going
with instinct and getting up out of bed. He just couldn't sleep
until he was sure everything in Baron was alright. He also relized
he had not delivered the letter, which they had originaly come down
with from Fabul, to the Queen yet. So with that, he grabbed his gear
and left for Baron.

'...now where is he going?' Alex thought to himself as he was laying
down.

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From:   mercurycrystal_1986
Date:  Mon Nov 11, 2002  7:30 pm
Subject:  Much ado with Patience

 
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<Wow, that Ken guy sure has a temper..> Eric thought to himself, as
he left the room with the other soldiers.
Edward was kept quite busy with the anxious Ryuu. It seemed ironic
to the king that this excited man was just a moment ago complaining
about fans. But he signed the picture, trying to answer as many
questions as possible. "The lute? While not as high as the lyre, it
does have a certain sound which I find soothing. I can play the lyre
and lute mostly. A dragon? Well, I'm not sure about that..." Edward
answered, and continued to try to answer all the rest of the other
singer's questions.

---------------------

"...... Maybe that note didn't mean they were coming tonight.."
Carasha told herself. Despite her ninja training, she always had a
problem with patience. She hated waiting around, especially with the
fact that this wasn't even her problem. Again she asked herself why
she so concerned with Baron's issues.
Because she had nothing else to do, thats why. Because she was
curious about that one attacker with the dragon. Just because.
That seemed good enough.

 
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From:   Koganei Kaoru <koganei_kaoru_kun@y...>
Date:  Wed Nov 13, 2002  7:39 pm
Subject:  Re: [Dragoons' Dungeon] Re: Why do you hate me? Unknown tension

 
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Golbez nodded curtly. Someone seemed eager to make a
fool out of him and he would not stand for that. Dark
urges crept into his thoughts, urges that almost
awakened the instuncts Zeromus had planted inside the
sorcerer long ago.

"Baron is the target of yet another catastrophe," the
sorcerer walked to the window and looked out, "First
my attack, then the rebirth of Zeromus. Now, a new
enemy." The sorcerer's mind raced over previous
events; Garret's declaration of hatred toward him...

...Speaking of Garret, he'd been gutstabbed earlier
that day. How was it, then, that he could walk around
so easily? Even with white magic, he should have been
confined to bed.

Golbez frowned. "How resistant to fire is this
mansion?" he asked Mana. He knew the question was a
strange one but after his note...

...maybe it'd be best to evacuate the mansion...After
all, the castle was more defensible...theoretically.

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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Mon Nov 18, 2002  9:53 am
Subject:  [Dragoons' Dungeon] Re: Why do you hate me? Unknown tension

 
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Mana blinked quickly at Golbez's question. "Fire?...Um quite
resiliant actually. Funny story goes with that too. Garret nearly
destroyed the kitchen when he was younger trying to make dinner."
The dragoon girl giggled at the memory. "Uncle Highwind thought it
was funny after the shock passed away but Kain ..." she felt a lump
in her throat. "Um anyway, Golbez, you look weary. Please stop
worrying. There is always danger. As long as you live, there is
always danger. But you are different now aren't you? And
Zeromus...he's dead for good this time. We made sure of that last
time. What is thrown our way, we'll take care of it as always.
Please just go to your room here and relax. I promise nothing will
happen while you sleep so rest easy." She hugged him reassuringly
and gave him a kiss on the forehead before leaving.
Ryuu caught sight of this and his eyes narrowed in a dangerous glare
for a split second. "Eh heh heh, Mana's right. I am going to find a
spot to hit the sack! See y'all in the morning!" Ryuu skipped down
the hall and disappeared.
***
Garret was standing alone on the deck trying to collect his thoughts.
"I would say you are going to catch your death of cold but then I
remember you are already dead."
Garret quickly turned around. "Ryuu..."
Ryuu walked up and stood next to Garret while looking into the
garden.
"So you know about me..."
Ryuu nodded but didn't look at Garret. "You have a different air
around you. For a while I wondered if you were still the same Garret
I knew."
"Well maybe if you came back and visited us once in a while you
would know! Or did fame get to you? How about an easy life?!"
Ryuu gave Garret a dead expression.
Garret sighed and calmed down. "But...no matter how angry I
am...even if I say those things...I know that is not it." The
dragoon boy held his head in his hands and broke down. He kneeled
down and began to sob. Everything he had kept inside came rushing
out. "It was so hard! Everything was so messed up last year! Why?
Why can't we have that happily ever after ending? Mana...she got
caught up in it too and now Kain and Cecil...! I tried to...but I
couldn't..." Garret started to cough as he was choking on his own
sorrow. "Mana...she's...."
Ryuu knelt down beside Garret and gently held his shoulder with one
hand while lifting the other boy's face to look at him with the
other. "I know. I have been keeping an eye out for my friends and
dragoons."
Both men slowly stood up.
"Garret..."
"Ryuu, you and Ken came back...that means...we're in more trouble
doesn't it? More so than last year. But what could be worse than
last year? Being hunted by someone who you thought was your friend
and in my case being murdered by his brother?" the dragoon boy
shuddered. "Losing everything you hold faith in..."
Ryuu noticed blood seeping through Garret's shirt. "You should take
care to act a little more human with injuries such as yours."
Garret wiped his eyes and looked down. "Oh right. It hurts but since
I am not human anymore it's healing pretty quick. I guess that's the
advantages of being a demon."
Ryuu nodded. "What do you see in the near future Garret?" he
suddenly asked him. "What do you see in your future?"
Garret looked directly at him when he answered. "Nothing. I see
nothing."
Ryuu nodded. "And here I thought it was just me. You should go to
bed. You are going to be in enough trouble tomorrow morning if you
are going to keep up your lie."
Garret nodded and left Ryuu outside alone.

 
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From:   ryuukishi_kain
Date:  Mon Nov 18, 2002  10:33 am
Subject:  Who are you talking to?

 
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---
Leave me alone! Stop it! Someone help me please! EEEAHHHH!!! NO! NO!
What's going on here?
Look who has come to the party!
What do you think you are doing?
Big Brother! Help me!
Are you all right? Get behind me! I'll protect you!
You think you can protect anyone? You are annoying, getting in the
way of our fun.
Bastard! How could you do such a thing to a girl?! You're a pathetic
excuse for a man!
Oh? Then show me what a man is supposed to be. I'll kill you and
continue my fun.
I won't let you touch her again! DIE!!!
Big Brother!!!
---
Ken woke up with a start and heard someone fall onto the
ground. "Mana?"
***
As she was walking down towards her room, Mana noticed a room down
the hall was slightly opened. She became curious.
---
"Kain, what is behind ths door? The windows are covered so I can't
see in and none of the keys work. None of my magic works either."
"Stay away from this room do you understand? It has been sealed shut
for a reason."
"Why? Is there something dangerous in it?"
"...Yeah...do your big bro a favour and stay away okay?"
"Alright. Will this door always remain shut?"
"I don't know."
---
Mana walked closer to the room and gently pushed the door open. It
was nothing like she expected from a forbidden room. It just looked
like an ordinary bedroom. In fact it was an ordinary bedroom. It had
all the standard furniture. It was clean too, not a bit of dust.
There were some trophies and medals on a shelf as well as some
weapons on display. A knight's room.
'Why was this room sealed?' Mana thought as she looked at the things
inside. What caught her attention was a "Magic
Portrait"(/photograph) sitting on the dresser out in the open. It
was in a simple glass frame.
It was a picture of Kain and Ken both holding trophies high in their
hands and with their arms around the other's neck. Both were smiling
very brightly. Mana heard a shuffling in the bed and noticed someone
was actually sleeping in it!
The dragoon girl set the picture down and looked over to the bed.
'Ken...! Looks like he is having a nightmare...'
Mana felt cold suddenly and thought that Ken would be cold too and
put a blanket over him. He woke up suddenly and called her name.
***
Ken was surprised to see Mana in his room. "What are you doing here?"
"I saw the door to this room open. It's supposed to be sealed so I
was curious and stepped in. Sorry did I wake you up?"
Ken shook his head. "No...I couldn't sleep." He held his head. "You
should go to your room. It's late," he replied as he cursed himself
for not making sure the door was firmly closed and locked.
"Alright, I'll see you in the morning," she said before leaving.
Ken sighed.
***
Ryuu sat beside a fire in the back yard of Highwind Manor. He looked
like he was talking to himself while looking into the fire.
"So you haven't crossed the river or eaten anything have you? Yes, I
know you don't need to! Don't get angry at me. Most eat out of habit
you know even if they don't need to. I am surprised you had the
will. No I am not making fun of you. It's not like you can cross the
way you guys are now but still, we don't need to make things more
complicated. They are fine. No not good but fine. We can't expect
more than that can we? Is he still upset? Oh god tell him to stop
apologizing! He's starting to sound like a blubbering baby! Yeah, I
bet you are tired of it too. Anyways, we're good to go. We'll find
it and then we can begin. Time is not on our side. You saw that
didn't you? No, no one knows. They are too occupied with their grief
to bother to notice. That is a good thing. Golbez? What about him?
Do you really think he's a threat to our plans? Give me a break!
Okay, okay...he nearly took over the world once but "nearly" is
different from "did". Yeah, yeah, I'll keep an eye on Mr. Grim Super
Powerful with Huge Ego sorcerer. No I am not making fun...okay maybe
I am but it's fun to get a rise out of him. No I am not pathetic. I
think Golbez is more concerned with Ken then he is with me. I'll bet
you all your gil that Golbez thinks I am harmless and that Ken is
the threat." Ryuu smirked. "You're on and I think I suckered you out
of all your gil..."
With that said Ryuu put out the fire and went to find a room to
sleep in.