空とロマンス(Sola to Romansu)

Sky and Romance

Return of the Legendary Heroes

Prologue: A story from those who survived!

Elh´s Pov:

64 Years after the 2nd Continental War of Sun and Moon

It was one of these cold winter days, so many years after the war…, a war which has been burned into the history, so many years of peace have passed since these few years of terror, death, destruction and pain.

All the nightmares of that time seemed only like a blurry dream, but it was all still very clear in my head.

I (380), Elhize S. Melizée, was old…, as old as my Grandmother once looked to me…., and I could clearly see that I was really alive again, before the war and these days of fighting…, better said before I met Red, the time I spent ever since the war, would have not even affected me.

For far too long I was trapped in my body, a body for which time had no meaning, but after meeting Red and Chocolat and all of my friends and after losing my immortality, I finally learned again what I means to truly live and to learn, to love and to suffer, to laugh and to cry.

I cannot say that it always had been easy times for us, but in the end it was worth every hardship.

Red and I long had married, in a way as I always imagined my own wedding to someday be, the children we brought to life gave birth to new children and so I was a happy Grandmother for now.

Of course that also meant that I was not spared to tell these little kittens and pups the stories of the old times…., of a time which was so completely different than the time they have been raised in.

They might not be appropriate stories for Children of their age and I knew Scarlet would definitely scold me later for it, and yet, I think that it would be worse to forget it all.

All the fear of these days, the pain, the sorrow and the suffering of back then…., and especially all the sacrifices which led to this freedom today shall never be forgotten, for no one could tell when the next time comes, when this world will need some new Heroes to arise, in order to safe and defend this world.

"Grandma, can you tell us a story before we go with Mommy to the town, it´s still so long and boring, pretty please?!" My Grandchildren, Hector Jr. (4), Cassandra (3), Merve (7) and Quinn (10), all four called after important people in mine and Red´s Life, asked me with these irresistible eyes.

"Well I might as well do so, we still have five hours and I think that might be enough to tell…, in hindsight it might however take a little longer, but if it does I gladly tell you the rest when you came Back from town okay?

So sit down my dear children, and let me tell you one of the various true stories which I still remember!" I said to them.

"It was once a Boy and Girl, who met one day in the most innapropriatest place ever, the storage room of an Airship.

At first both couldn´t get along with each other and both argue every time they could, while the boy´s little sister tried to moderate between them.

The brother was often scolded by his little sister for his behaviour and he didn´t had it always easy with two stubborn girls on his fur and yet he never really complained about it.

Getting to know each other better, after traveling some time together with them, both Boy and Girl developed feelings for each other, but even after facing great danger and more than once standing shortly before the hands of death, were both of them too chicken to tell these special feelings out loud.

It did lasted a long time until they final admitted their feelings, the pair thought to finally be able to live together in peace, love and harmony…., however, as if heaven itself forbade this love, did great disaster came upon them in their moment of happiness.

And so it came, that both, the boy and the girl, had to go through even harsher times, most of them harder than others, through fighting side by side, in order to defend their lives, their friendship, the people they cared for and the world they lived within, both grew even stronger together.

Thinking, however, that their love seemed to not meant to be, both wanted to make a last attempt, a last try to come together, the moment they decided this, was the moment everything changed for them!" I began to tell but was interrupted.

"We know the story, you and Grandpa encountered many dangers and eventually fell in love with each other for real, you gave birth to Mom, and then all of you, together with Uncle White and aunt Choco lived since then happy ever after!" Merve said and Quinn nodded, while the other two, Hector Jr. and Cassandra, the youngest of them four, listened eagerly.

"I know I told you many stories about our life but i´m not sure if I ever told you this one, at least not for real, usually your mother always interrupts me and tells me to tell you something different!" I defended myself.

"Well there you are right I guess, Mom never let´s us hear the good stuff!" Quinn stated and I sighed.

" try to understand her Quinn, your mother has been raised in totally different times than you, she saw much more of the world than you ever would belive and most of these things she saw were nothing which a Child´s eyes should see at that age.

Of course I also have my doubts to tell you all this now and yet, I don´t know when you will need this Knowledge someday and maybe you will learn about it in your school anyways, but I am most certain that they wont tell you everything which has been going on back then.

But I know what happened, I was right inside of this whole mess, and I am willing to share my knowledge and my wisdome which I gained through this horrific experience….., so it is up to you, do you want to hear this story or rather not and wait till you learn in school about it…, all I will tell you is the truest truth you ever will hear, so how about it?!" I asked.

"Sure thing, please do so!" Merve stated and Quinn nodded.

"But is it alright for Hector and Cassie to hear this?!" He asked, despite being the oldest, or perhaps exactly because he was, he always looked out for his younger siblings, or for Chocolat´s Grandchildren, Chip and Zenty.

"I guess so, I will not tell you all the gory details, of course not, but I try to tell you as much as I can, so please listen closely, it is very important to know the past in order to not make the same mistakes again.

I still remember as if it was only yesterday, it was at a September morning, in the outer world, in a place which I called home for a very long time, at a time, as I thought that beside of my feelings, the world was still running well.

It seemed to be a day, as every other day too, but I never knew, to that time, that I could never be so wrong, this day, was just the beginning of mine and Grandpa Red´s biggest adventure ever, it were to the time as Aunt Chocolat met Uncle White the very first time.

It is a story about love, one a slow, blooming and shy love, the other a rash, hasted and yet a honest love, planted and growing from the very first day on, a love and an Adventure, which was meant to go over in History, as I said earlier, I remember it very well, as if it happened only Yesterday!" I said looking at the four children who looked and listened at me with a lot of more interest than before, I smiled warmly, before I continued…