Chapter 9
"Welcome back, Haruka," Guru Clef said coldly to the stranger. The mysterious newcomer stepped forward. It ended up being a little old lady....
"I know you!" Hikaru yelled. "You're the Chinese matchmaker, aren't you!!"
The frail old woman looked sadly at the ground. "You are correct, Ms. Hikaru Shidou."
"But, why did you attack us and try to steal our hearts away?!" Umi asked in earnest.
"I....I needed the power of the Pillar to transport myself here."
"So, you knew about this place all along then?!" Hikaru said with disbelief. Haruka, the old woman, nodded her head slowly. "How?!"
Zazu was still staring at Haruka with the greatest interest. Then, he snapped his fingers. "I knew I recognized you! You're one of the Gurus, aren't you?"
"Yes," she answered. "I am Guru Haruka of Earth. Since there is barely any magic in that land, there was no magic to keep me young and youthful like Clef here."
Presea rubbed her chin, asking, "So, you came here to be youthful again?"
"I came here for the Power of the Pillar. At first, I tried to use Yuri to capture the Pillar, but, as you all see, that plan has not panned out." They all nodded in agreement as Yuri chased the enlarged Primera in the background.
"I knew that the power could also be obtained when all three Knights, along with their hearts, were brought together. Never would I have known that these two Knights would lock away their love in mere objects."
"Hey!" Umi objected. "Those 'mere objects' are very special to our hearts!"
"As I have found out...." Haruka replied. Her eyes still dwelled on the floor.
"So, may we ask why you need this power then?" Lady Aska inquired. "Do you want to control the world of Cephiro, like we did at one time?"
"I only wanted my will to be done!" Haruka said forcefully.
"And your will is....." Sanyun slowly said.
"To combine bring Earth into the same universe as Cephiro, Autozam, Fahren, and Chizeta."
Hikaru felt sympathy for the little old woman. Many times, the redhead had wanted to merge the worlds into one, for her own selfish reasons. And, as Pillar, she could too. But, Hikaru knew that it wasn't the smartest thing in the world to do. She placed her hand on her shoulder in sympathy. "And why do you want Earth to be in contact with the other planets?"
Haruka looked up and into each of the pairs of eyes of her watchers. Her own eyes were filled to the brim with tears. "Because....." Than, Haruka paused.
"Because I love Guru Clef!" The whole crowd looked from the sobbing old Haruka to Clef, who still looked as serious as ever.
"It's true...." he began. "She was my first apprentice...she loved me so much, that Mokona had to send her away from me, before she cause harm to both of us....."
"Puu!" Mokona squealed. Hikaru bent forward to talk to her little marshmallow-like friend, and asked calmly, "Is it safe to bring Earth into orbit with these worlds?"
"Puu!" Mokona repeated.
"Yes?" Hikaru replied.
"Oh geez...." Umi said, slapping her forehead. "She can still understand that puffball....."
"Okay then...." Hikaru started. She looked at each of the faces around the room, each filled with anticipation. "As Pillar, I decree that Cephiro and Earth, as well as all the other planets, will forever be in close contact with each other."
"Oh, how novel!" Tatra exclaimed. "Now, we can see them everyday!"
"Is that necessarily a good thing?" Tarta replied sarcastically.
Mokona ignored the two Chizetian sisters, making the jewel on its forehead glow white. In a bright flash of light that engulfed the whole universe, the will of Hikaru Shidou, the Pillar of Cephiro, was done.
"Oh, wait...." Fuu said, thinking again. "The people on Earth! They're all going to freak out!"
"Hmm....." Hikaru said, rubbing her chin. "Then, it is my will that the people of Earth be informed about the other 4 planets. Mokona's jewel glowed again, and this time only encircled the Earth. Before they knew it, a road was traveling from Earth to Cephiro.
"You do know that anyone here has the power to do that?" Umi said skeptically. "Remember? It was Hikaru's will that everyone in Cephiro could use their own heart to shape this land!"
"You're right....." Fuu said. "Why didn't I think of that? Oh well....."
Haruka, who had been grinning at the moment, looked at the two Knights. Her smile melted. "Anyone in Cephiro could have had the power to grant my wish?"
Umi and Fuu both nodded slowly. Haruka, too surprised for words, fainted to the floor.
"Oops," Hikaru interrupted. "I don't think you should have told her that all that work she had done was for nothing......"
All three shrugged, and giggled happily, hugging each other once again. After that joyous little reunion, they each split off.
Fuu returned to Ferio. "You're still the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,"he said, running his fingers through her hair.
"But I'm all dirty from the fight!" Fuu objected.
"You're beautiful in my eyes," he said, leaning over and kissing her again.
Ascot, who was still as shy and quiet as ever, stood in the corner where Umi spotted him. She carried with her the music box. "Thanks again," she said, holding it to her heart. "I have been cherishing this silly little box ever since you gave it to me."
Again, the palu turned red. "Wouldyouprangwithmetonight?" he said all in one breath.
"What? Prang?" Umi said, surprised.
"I mean, would you dance with me?"
"Gladly! Why wouldn't I want to dance with my new boyfriend?" Ascot's smile spread so wide, that Umi could have sworn that the corners of his mouth could reach his ears. His happiness made her happy as well, as she finally realized that he had loved her all along.
Hikaru was the last to meet up with her guy. She skipped up to Lantis, who was also smiling a very broad smile.
"Can I ask you a question?" he said in a voice that for once was full of emotion.
"Anything!" the redhead replied.
"Who do you want to marry?"
"You asked me that a long time ago.....when I didn't know what real love was....."
"Do you know what real love is now?"
"Yes. My real love is you." Lantis smiled even more, placing his hand on her cheek. Hikaru pressed his hand to her face there, as he leaned down to her and kissed her once again, this time not afraid of rejection now.
And so it was. The three Magic Knights found their true loves and lived happily ever after, being that they were able to travel between Cephiro and Earth as much as they wanted to. But, what of the others?
Lafarga and Caldina were actually missing during the whole ordeal that the Knights went through. Apparently, they hadn't felt the earthquake either, or so they said when they finally came to the party hours late.
Haruka, after spending more time in Cephiro, gained back her youth and turned out to be quite the beauty. She was about Clef's height, with dark pink hair and a childish, yet pretty face. Clef tolerated the presence of Haruka, although he still wouldn't reciprocate her unrequited love to him. But, who knows? Maybe he'll learn to love her in another 600 years.
Primera somehow stayed human size for eternity. It turns out that the potion was made for humans only, and causes any other creature to remain that size permanently. Yuri is still in pursuit of her. Oh well, at least he is distracting her from pursuing Lantis, much to the relief of Hikaru.
Well, it is rumored that Sanyun proposed to Lady Aska hours later at the party. Although taken aback, she gladly accepted on the condition that their wedding cake would be the tallest chocolate delicacy ever concocted.
Tarta and Tatra gladly took over the task of watching over little Eagle and Geo, that is until they grew back to their normal size, which actually occurred in the middle of the party. Imagine their surprise when the two Autozamanians couldn't fit inside the cradle anymore.... Together, the quartet were finally able to clear the air in Autozam, and by intermarrying, the sisters were finally able to expand their borders even farther.
Zazu had left the two men in the hands of Tarta and Tatra to go take another potion for growing taller. After taking it, he had apparently flirted with Presea and won her heart. But, of course, Presea has no idea that this ravishing new man is actually the childish technician from Autozam....but, the truth can't hurt that much, can it?
THE END!!!!
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CREDITS! A special thanks to all the reviewers for making my fic such a success! Woo, my first MKR story, and it certainly won't be the last!
Review guys [and girls too!]! You know I appreciate it!
"Welcome back, Haruka," Guru Clef said coldly to the stranger. The mysterious newcomer stepped forward. It ended up being a little old lady....
"I know you!" Hikaru yelled. "You're the Chinese matchmaker, aren't you!!"
The frail old woman looked sadly at the ground. "You are correct, Ms. Hikaru Shidou."
"But, why did you attack us and try to steal our hearts away?!" Umi asked in earnest.
"I....I needed the power of the Pillar to transport myself here."
"So, you knew about this place all along then?!" Hikaru said with disbelief. Haruka, the old woman, nodded her head slowly. "How?!"
Zazu was still staring at Haruka with the greatest interest. Then, he snapped his fingers. "I knew I recognized you! You're one of the Gurus, aren't you?"
"Yes," she answered. "I am Guru Haruka of Earth. Since there is barely any magic in that land, there was no magic to keep me young and youthful like Clef here."
Presea rubbed her chin, asking, "So, you came here to be youthful again?"
"I came here for the Power of the Pillar. At first, I tried to use Yuri to capture the Pillar, but, as you all see, that plan has not panned out." They all nodded in agreement as Yuri chased the enlarged Primera in the background.
"I knew that the power could also be obtained when all three Knights, along with their hearts, were brought together. Never would I have known that these two Knights would lock away their love in mere objects."
"Hey!" Umi objected. "Those 'mere objects' are very special to our hearts!"
"As I have found out...." Haruka replied. Her eyes still dwelled on the floor.
"So, may we ask why you need this power then?" Lady Aska inquired. "Do you want to control the world of Cephiro, like we did at one time?"
"I only wanted my will to be done!" Haruka said forcefully.
"And your will is....." Sanyun slowly said.
"To combine bring Earth into the same universe as Cephiro, Autozam, Fahren, and Chizeta."
Hikaru felt sympathy for the little old woman. Many times, the redhead had wanted to merge the worlds into one, for her own selfish reasons. And, as Pillar, she could too. But, Hikaru knew that it wasn't the smartest thing in the world to do. She placed her hand on her shoulder in sympathy. "And why do you want Earth to be in contact with the other planets?"
Haruka looked up and into each of the pairs of eyes of her watchers. Her own eyes were filled to the brim with tears. "Because....." Than, Haruka paused.
"Because I love Guru Clef!" The whole crowd looked from the sobbing old Haruka to Clef, who still looked as serious as ever.
"It's true...." he began. "She was my first apprentice...she loved me so much, that Mokona had to send her away from me, before she cause harm to both of us....."
"Puu!" Mokona squealed. Hikaru bent forward to talk to her little marshmallow-like friend, and asked calmly, "Is it safe to bring Earth into orbit with these worlds?"
"Puu!" Mokona repeated.
"Yes?" Hikaru replied.
"Oh geez...." Umi said, slapping her forehead. "She can still understand that puffball....."
"Okay then...." Hikaru started. She looked at each of the faces around the room, each filled with anticipation. "As Pillar, I decree that Cephiro and Earth, as well as all the other planets, will forever be in close contact with each other."
"Oh, how novel!" Tatra exclaimed. "Now, we can see them everyday!"
"Is that necessarily a good thing?" Tarta replied sarcastically.
Mokona ignored the two Chizetian sisters, making the jewel on its forehead glow white. In a bright flash of light that engulfed the whole universe, the will of Hikaru Shidou, the Pillar of Cephiro, was done.
"Oh, wait...." Fuu said, thinking again. "The people on Earth! They're all going to freak out!"
"Hmm....." Hikaru said, rubbing her chin. "Then, it is my will that the people of Earth be informed about the other 4 planets. Mokona's jewel glowed again, and this time only encircled the Earth. Before they knew it, a road was traveling from Earth to Cephiro.
"You do know that anyone here has the power to do that?" Umi said skeptically. "Remember? It was Hikaru's will that everyone in Cephiro could use their own heart to shape this land!"
"You're right....." Fuu said. "Why didn't I think of that? Oh well....."
Haruka, who had been grinning at the moment, looked at the two Knights. Her smile melted. "Anyone in Cephiro could have had the power to grant my wish?"
Umi and Fuu both nodded slowly. Haruka, too surprised for words, fainted to the floor.
"Oops," Hikaru interrupted. "I don't think you should have told her that all that work she had done was for nothing......"
All three shrugged, and giggled happily, hugging each other once again. After that joyous little reunion, they each split off.
Fuu returned to Ferio. "You're still the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,"he said, running his fingers through her hair.
"But I'm all dirty from the fight!" Fuu objected.
"You're beautiful in my eyes," he said, leaning over and kissing her again.
Ascot, who was still as shy and quiet as ever, stood in the corner where Umi spotted him. She carried with her the music box. "Thanks again," she said, holding it to her heart. "I have been cherishing this silly little box ever since you gave it to me."
Again, the palu turned red. "Wouldyouprangwithmetonight?" he said all in one breath.
"What? Prang?" Umi said, surprised.
"I mean, would you dance with me?"
"Gladly! Why wouldn't I want to dance with my new boyfriend?" Ascot's smile spread so wide, that Umi could have sworn that the corners of his mouth could reach his ears. His happiness made her happy as well, as she finally realized that he had loved her all along.
Hikaru was the last to meet up with her guy. She skipped up to Lantis, who was also smiling a very broad smile.
"Can I ask you a question?" he said in a voice that for once was full of emotion.
"Anything!" the redhead replied.
"Who do you want to marry?"
"You asked me that a long time ago.....when I didn't know what real love was....."
"Do you know what real love is now?"
"Yes. My real love is you." Lantis smiled even more, placing his hand on her cheek. Hikaru pressed his hand to her face there, as he leaned down to her and kissed her once again, this time not afraid of rejection now.
And so it was. The three Magic Knights found their true loves and lived happily ever after, being that they were able to travel between Cephiro and Earth as much as they wanted to. But, what of the others?
Lafarga and Caldina were actually missing during the whole ordeal that the Knights went through. Apparently, they hadn't felt the earthquake either, or so they said when they finally came to the party hours late.
Haruka, after spending more time in Cephiro, gained back her youth and turned out to be quite the beauty. She was about Clef's height, with dark pink hair and a childish, yet pretty face. Clef tolerated the presence of Haruka, although he still wouldn't reciprocate her unrequited love to him. But, who knows? Maybe he'll learn to love her in another 600 years.
Primera somehow stayed human size for eternity. It turns out that the potion was made for humans only, and causes any other creature to remain that size permanently. Yuri is still in pursuit of her. Oh well, at least he is distracting her from pursuing Lantis, much to the relief of Hikaru.
Well, it is rumored that Sanyun proposed to Lady Aska hours later at the party. Although taken aback, she gladly accepted on the condition that their wedding cake would be the tallest chocolate delicacy ever concocted.
Tarta and Tatra gladly took over the task of watching over little Eagle and Geo, that is until they grew back to their normal size, which actually occurred in the middle of the party. Imagine their surprise when the two Autozamanians couldn't fit inside the cradle anymore.... Together, the quartet were finally able to clear the air in Autozam, and by intermarrying, the sisters were finally able to expand their borders even farther.
Zazu had left the two men in the hands of Tarta and Tatra to go take another potion for growing taller. After taking it, he had apparently flirted with Presea and won her heart. But, of course, Presea has no idea that this ravishing new man is actually the childish technician from Autozam....but, the truth can't hurt that much, can it?
THE END!!!!
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CREDITS! A special thanks to all the reviewers for making my fic such a success! Woo, my first MKR story, and it certainly won't be the last!
Review guys [and girls too!]! You know I appreciate it!