The Ramarian Crisis
By DarkHorse
Chapter 13: The Battle for Earth
*Ryuuzaki Residence, Tokyo, Japan*
Lantis watched as the families of the two Magic
Knights gathered around their daughters. Umi and
Fuu were lying on side by side on thick mattresses
laid on in the spacious Ryuuzaki living room. A
doctor was attending to them both. Satoru and
Masaru were standing beside him, a good distance
away from where the two girls were. He did not
know where Kakeru was at the moment.
Umi began to stir. She was probably going to wake
soon. At the moment, she was moving her head from
side to side, a distressed expression on her face.
It was as if she was fighting to not wake up.
The magic swordsman's eyes fell on Fuu. She, on
the other hand, was still completely unconscious.
It was probably going to take some time before she
wakes. It was his fault. The Wind Knight was shot
right before his very eyes and he wasn't able to
do anything about it. The alien who shot her was
still alive...with Hikaru...out in deep space.
That was his fault too. Lantis clenched his fists
in anger and frustration.
He glanced at Satoru, Masaru and Kakeru. Their
faces were all lined with worry and anxiety. He
almost wished they would take out their own anger
and frustration at him. He failed utterly. His
task in life was simple: to protect the Pillar.
And he couldn't even do that. Perhaps he shouldn't
have listened to Hika--
"Hikaru!"
Everybody turned to look at Umi who began
thrashing in her bed, calling out her friend's
name.
"Please don't hurt Hikaru! She's my friend! Don't
hurt her!"
Umi's parents tried to restrain her, speaking
soothing words but the blue-haired teenager
continued to writhe, alternately spasming and
arching her back, her eyes tightly shut.
Lantis was stunned by what he saw. He was riveted
by the sight of her thrashing about on the
mattress. When he averted his eyes, he noticed
that Umi's parents were looking at him. Scanning
the room, he saw that *everybody* was looking at
him. It was then he realized that Umi was
screaming in Cephirean.
Galvanized, he stepped forward and knelt on one
knee by Umi's head. "Umi...Umi! Listen to me. It's
Lantis." The Water Knight began to gradually calm
down, her head tilted to the side, straining to
hear more. She wrenched her one arm from the
father's firm grasp and thrust it towards the
magic swordsman, gripping his arm desperately. She
began to weep.
"L-Lantis...I had a...a terrible dream..."
"Everything's all right now, Umi," the magic
swordsman said, covering Umi's hand with his own.
"But...it was so real. It-it was as if I was
there. They had Hikaru s-strapped naked on some
kind of upright table and...and they were
electrocuting her...oh, Hikaru!" Umi broke down in
wracking sobs. She took her hand from Lantis' arm
and covered her face with it, trying to bury her
sorrow.
Lantis signalled gently to the girl's mother that
it was okay to release her other arm. Umi
immediately buried her face in her arms and
continued to wail, curling up into a fetal
position. He turned his focus back on the
distraught teenager. "It was a dream, Umi. You
must wake up now. We need your help. *I* need your
help." He reached out to rub her shoulder.
"I-I'm afraid to open my eyes," the girl said
between hiccups.
"Why, Umi?"
"The last time I opened my eyes there was...awful
pain in my head," she answered in a piteously soft
voice that reminded the magic swordsman that the
girl in front of him was only fourteen years old.
Lantis felt a hand on his arm and turned to see
that it was Mr. Ryuuzaki. He was speaking to him
but he couldn't understand. Damn this language
barrier! He thrust his thoughts into the other's
head. "What is it, Mr. Ryuuzaki?"
He could see the astonishment register on his
face. He was about to say something.
"No, Mr. Ryuuzaki. Speak to me here so we can
understand each other. Just think of what you want
to say and then focus it to me. I'll be able to
pick it up. It's not that difficult."
Umi's father nodded slowly and made an effort to
concentrate. "Hello?"
"Yes, Mr. Ryuuzaki, I can hear you."
"This is astounding!" The father's eyes went wide.
He quickly turned to look down at his daughter and
then back at him. "What was my daughter saying?"
"She said she's afraid to open her eyes. She said
that when she tried to open them the last time,
she felt great pain in her head."
Mr. Ryuuzaki's eyes widened and then nodded before
calling the attention of the doctor. The two spoke
for a few seconds and the latter began to rummage
through his bag for what Lantis could only assume
to be more medication.
The magic swordsman rose slowly to his feet and
walked back to where the Shidou brothers were.
Satoru stared at him inquisitively. "She's going
to be all right," he said mentally to him. "She
just had a bad dream."
"I see."
Both returned their focus to Umi who had calmed
down significantly. She was also already able to
communicate normally with her parents in the
native language. Lantis didn't realize that he was
holding his breath as he watched the teenager
slowly open her eyes. She blinked a few times and
let out a breath of relief. He took that to mean
that she was no longer feeling any pain.
Slowly, with her parent's aid, Umi rose to a
sitting position. She turned to her side to see
Fuu and tears began to well up in her eyes again.
She averted her eyes, scanning the room. Her
expression turned into a deep frown as her blue
eyes settled on the magic swordsman.
"Lantis, where is Hikaru?"
* * * * *
Hikaru Shidou slowly opened her eyes...and
blinked...and blinked again. She began batting her
eyes furiously. She felt her eyelids move up and
down but all she saw was the same gray color as
when her eyes were closed!
Her anxiety rose several notches when she realized
that she could not feel any of her limbs. It was
as if her arms and legs didn't exist. Where was
she? Why couldn't she feel anything? Was she dead?
She began to work her mouth. She could feel her
teeth with her tongue. She felt relieved. She bit
down hard on her tongue and felt pain! Yes! She
*was* alive. But other than that, she couldn't feel
anything.
The Fire Knight began to shiver uncontrollably.
She had to fight to calm herself. She had to try
to stay calm...try to think. She closed her eyes
and her terror began to take over once again. She
could not even feel whether she had her eyes open
or closed.
*Calm down and think*, she repeated the mantra over
and over in her head. She fought to regain a
modicum of control over her emotions. When she
finally regained her composure, she struggled to
remember what happened. She remembered negotiating
with the aliens for the release of her friends.
She recalled conjuring up the portal. She had a
plan. She would allow herself to be captured,
giving Lantis, Umi and Fuu time to figure out a
way to either get to her or find a way back to
Cephiro and get reinforcements in the defense of
Earth.
At the last moment Hikaru changed her mind. She
decided to blow up the alien ships as soon as she
crossed through the gateway. If she died in the
process, then so be it. She was prepared to do
that if it meant saving her friends and loved
ones...if it meant saving Earth.
However...the moment she crossed the
threshold...she couldn't remember. Try as she did,
she couldn't remember anything beyond stepping out
of the portal. What happened? She repeated the
question to herself over and over again. She began
to feel agitated. Her anxiety grew and grew. When
the answers didn't come she screamed.
* * * * *
"I can't believe you let her do this," she said
between gritted teeth, throwing accusing looks at
both Lantis and Satoru.
"Calm down, Umi," Lantis urged, reaching out with
both hands to hold her shoulders. The blue-haired
teenager shrugged his hands off and began pacing
briskly in front of the magic swordsman and
Hikaru's eldest brother, her fists clenched at her
sides.
"I'm not going to calm down! Hikaru is in trouble
right now. And worse, you've placed Earth, and
even possibly Cephiro, in jeopardy by allowing
those...those *aliens* to take her!"
"She assured me that she knew what she was doing,"
Lantis countered, feeling anger beginning to rise
within him as well.
"That's exactly what Hikaru always says. I can't
believe she would do this. Knowing her, she'd
probably just blow up their entire fleet in
space," the teenager spared the swordsman a
withering glance as she walked past him a few
steps only to turn back and continue the whole
process all over again. "Yes, she would do that
all right, even if it killed her," tears of rage
and frustration began to spill. Umi angrily
brushed those away as if they were an annoyance.
"Well, she didn't do it," Lantis said firmly. It
was enough to cause the other to stop dead on her
tracks right in front of him.
"How would you know that?" she snarled.
"Because I'm a Cephirean," he said, defiantly
staring right back at the blue eyes that conveyed
accusation and anger so vividly. "The death of the
Pillar is something that all Cephireans would
feel."
Umi brought her eyes low, finally unable to match
the unflinching intensity in the magic swordsman's
gaze. After a while she brought them up again
briefly, just to show the other that she wasn't
through with him yet. Turning completely around,
she walked briskly towards the unconscious Fuu.
Everyone who was on her path widened his or her
eyes and stepped back, giving the frighteningly
determined teenager a clear path. Even Fuu's
parents did not hesitate to give way to the girl.
Upon reaching her friend, Umi knelt by her side
and gathered her hands into her own. "Fuu, wake up
now, girl. You can't be sleeping at a time like
this." She reached out and shook the other's
shoulder.
Umi felt a restraining hand on her shoulder
causing her to look up. She shot a quick, angry
look at Fuu's father, startling him so effectively
that he very quickly retracted his hand from her
shoulder as if electrocuted. She looked back down
at her friend and saw that her eyes were now open,
gazing up at her.
"Miss Umi?"
"Thank goodness, Fuu. How are you feeling?"
"Like steamed, soggy vegetables."
"How imaginative of you," Umi said dryly. "Can you
get up?"
Fuu frowned as she cast an eye as far down her
body as she could without raising her head. "I
don't know."
"Well, let me help you."
Fuu nodded and using Umi's hand for support, she
pulled herself up to a sitting position. The
movement caused her head to spin. She lifted her
other hand to her temple, massaging it gently.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes, Miss Umi. It was just passing dizziness."
She looked up and was gratified to see her parents
smiling down at her. After reassuring them that
she was fine with a smile of her own, she began to
scan the room.
Umi watched her friend without uttering a word,
waiting...knowing that she would ask the same
question she asked of Lantis.
"Miss Umi, I don't see Miss Hikaru around," Fuu
finally asked as her eyes finally came to rest on
her friend's.
Umi let out a sigh. "Hikaru's been captured by the
aliens."
Fuu's eyes widened, her hands painfully squeezing
Umi's. Her eyes searched and found Lantis. The
magic swordsman seemed to flinch and tense up.
"Sir Lantis, where have they taken Miss Hikaru?"
"They forced her to open a portal to their fleet
of ships just outside of your solar system."
"No power on Earth or Cephiro could force Miss
Hikaru to do anything," the Wind Knight protested,
her eyes darting between the Cephirean and her
friend.
"Seeing her two best friends at gunpoint would,"
Umi said matter-of-factly.
"Oh no," Fuu's eyes fell to her lap. After several
heartbeats, she looked up. "What do we do now?"
Lantis stepped forward as he reached behind and
took out a medallion. "I'm not sure what Hikaru
had in mind, but she gave me this." He dangled the
Fenestra by its chain in front of the two girls.
Both sets of eyes widened. Perhaps the situation
wasn't as hopeless as they thought.
* * * * *
"The stasis field is weakening again, Ma'am!"
"Increase power to stasis field."
"It's barely holding, Ma'am."
"She can't continue this onslaught indefinitely."
"Stasis field integrity down to sixty percent and
dropping."
"This is unbelievable."
"Forty-five percent..." Pause. "Thirty percent..."
The scientist Lezle let out a sigh. She didn't
want to do this. She watched the human strain
vigorously against her restraints. The transparent
material separating the human and the scientists
was made of their planet's toughest crystal--it
was virtually unbreakable. Or so they thought.
Ever since the girl regained consciousness, she
had been exuding tremendous amounts of heat,
causing microscopic cracks to form in the chamber.
It was necessary to reinforce the structure
through the use of an electromagnetic force field.
However, even that wasn't working. The chamber had
already begun to rupture. When the force field
failed, the room would immediately be flooded with
fatally high levels of radiation and thermal
energy.
It was time to use something more drastic. The
female Ramarian scientist approached her console
and touched a button, which opened a small panel;
it had a single red button on it. Lezle glanced at
her assistant.
"Fifteen percent, Ma'am."
Lezle nodded, took one glance at the chamber and
pressed the red button.
* * * * *
"In the short time we have known Malor, he has
proven himself to be resilient, courageous and
loyal. All qualities befitting a Magic Knight. For
that was what he was." Lantis paused, his eyes
staring off into the distance. "But Malor was more
than a Magic Knight to us. He was our friend." The
magic swordsman turned to face the gilded casket
levitating over a rectangular hole in the ground.
"We honor your sacrifice today, Malor, by laying
you down here," he first looked up to the golden
obelisk constructed in honor of Princess Emeraude
and then back down towards the casket.
"You will never be forgotten," Lantis concluded.
He raised his eyes to Master Mage Clef.
The highest ranking mage nodded almost
imperceptibly and waved a hand. The floating
casket gradually descended into the opening in the
ground. Once inside, the earth magically swallowed
it, finally laying the elder Fire Knight to rest.
Sniffles here and there could be heard. Lantis
swept his eyes over those assembled to pay homage
to the warrior. Tears were streaming freely from
Umi's eyes but she stood tall, bearing her grief
with dignity; Mrs. Ryuuzaki was behind her,
holding her daughter's shoulders. Fuu, on the
other hand, was sobbing openly. Her parents move
to comfort the Wind Knight, encircling her in
their loving arms.
After a few moments, the gathered crowd began to
gradually disperse in groups. Umi and Fuu found
each other and clutched tightly. Their arms were
wrapped around each other as they walked, giving
comfort to one another. The parents of the two
Knights trailed them quietly.
The Shidou brothers and Kuu followed closely
behind, speaking in soft tones. La Farga, Caldina
and Ascot, after lingering for a while, decided to
leave as well.
Lantis felt Master Mage Clef and Ferio approach
him. He looked up into the dark skies, eyeing the
roiling thunder clouds, before turning to face the
two.
"It has been this way for a few months now," Clef
answered Lantis' unasked question.
"The lack of sunlight has begun to adversely
affect plant life," Ferio offered. "All the mages
in the land have been working hard to sustain
them." He didn't have to say that the entire
ecosystem of the planet was in serious jeopardy.
The magic swordsman let out a sigh. The good news
was that the land was not starting to break up.
That meant only one thing. "The Pillar is alive."
Clef nodded sagely. "We need to find her and bring
her back. She is suffering and because of that,
Cephiro is suffering."
Lantis clenched his jaw at the mage's words. He
couldn't bear the thought of anyone hurting
Hikaru. "Is there any way at all we could use the
Fenestra to open up a portal..." He left the
sentence unfinished, looking the mage in the eye,
hoping that perhaps he had found a way for them to
rescue the Princess.
Clef could only shake his head sadly. "Even if we
combined all the magical powers of the land, it
would be too risky. The power to open portals was
meant for the Pillar and the Pillar alone."
"But--"
"The Fenestra is to be used sparingly, only in
dire emergencies."
"This is an emergency."
"Lantis, listen...we do not possess the fine
control that a Pillar has over this power. To be
able to create a portal to open up across such
great distances requires pinpoint accuracy, not to
mention tremendous magical reserves."
The magic swordsman shook his head slowly and then
let out a breath. "Then we are left with just one
option."
Ferio, who had been content to just listen to the
two, spoke up. "I'm not sure whether the Autozam
High Council will agree to it," he said, already
knowing what that option was.
"The High Council might not agree to it, but I
know of at least two Autozamians who we can count
on for sure," Lantis said firmly, giving both Clef
and Ferio a passing glance before walking away.
* * * * *
They were gathered in the Grand Hall of the
palace. Every single person (or in Mokona's case,
creature) who was involved in the conflict that
nearly destroyed Cephiro was present. Once
enemies, now good friends, sat in peace around a
long, ornate oval table. All eyes were at the
moment focused on two battleship commanders from
Autozam.
"Of course we will do it," answered Geo Metro, who
was now the commander of the NSX, the latest and
most powerful battleship in the Autozam armada.
"You didn't even have to ask," Zazu offered. "I'd
do anything for Hikaru," he said in a much toned
down voice.
Lantis pretended not to hear that last comment and
instead focused on Geo. "No matter how powerful
the NSX is though, it cannot hope to stop an
entire alien fleet by itself."
"Count the Bravada in," Princess Tarta of Chizeta
declared, searching and finding support of her
decision in her elder sister's eyes. Tatra could
always be counted upon when it came to noble
causes.
"And the Dome of Fahren as well!" First Princess
Aska of Fahren joined in. Sanyung nodded
vigorously in affirmation.
"Thank you all," Lantis said, nodding gratefully
to the foreigners. "Unfortunately, those still
will not be enough to defeat the alien forces."
The magic swordsman glanced at the Wind Knight.
"How many ships do these aliens have, Fuu?"
"A little over five hundred." She looked up only
briefly to answer before focusing once more on the
holographic image of the Milky Way in front of
her.
Lantis nodded and then turned to the Autozamians.
"Geo, is there any way the High Council can
mobilize the Autozam armada for this cause?"
"I don't think convincing the High Council is
going to be a problem. I've already had
preliminary talks with them and they fully
understand that these aliens pose a threat to the
security of Cephiro as well.
"What *is* going to be a problem is refitting our
ships for battle. Except for the NSX, all the
other ships have been converted into transport
vessels."
"How long are we talking about?"
"Months."
"Good. We have time for months, but not years.
Fortunately, the time flux will work in our
favor."
"But even if we can get all these ships ready, how
are we going to transport them to Earth?" Zazu
piped in.
"We are working on that problem," Lantis said,
gesturing towards Master Mage Clef. "We have every
confidence that we will be able to transport all
ships over." The magic swordsman didn't say that
coming back is going to be a bigger problem if
they did not successfully bring back Hikaru.
"So I guess we do this," Zazu said, clearly
excited about the prospect of engaging a hostile
enemy into battle.
The feeling was obviously shared by Geo. "I'll
schedule a dialogue with the High Council and we
should have an answer and a timeline by this time
tomorrow."
"Thank you, Geo," Lantis said meaningfully.
"Again, thank you, everybody for your help."
The assembly rose and slowly filed out of the
hall. Umi and Fuu stayed behind. When everyone
left, they approached Lantis and Clef, who were
conferring with each other.
"We need to get back to Earth," Umi began.
Clef turned to regard the two Magic Knights, his
eyes already conveying his question.
"The people of Earth need to prepare for this
threat. They need to truly understand what they
are up against," answered Fuu.
Lantis and Clef glanced at each other.
"What?" Umi asked, seeing the way they both
exchanged knowing looks. "Is there going to be a
problem?"
"Opening a portal isn't easy. It takes a lot of
mental and physical energy," the mage paused and
let out a sigh. "But, I suppose that your quest is
important. When would you like to leave?"
It was girls' turn to exchange glances. Both of
them planned a visit to their respective Rune God.
"Tomorrow should be soon enough."
* * * * *
Fuu gazed at the immense being approaching her.
He knelt on one knee, resting his massive forearms
on the bended knee, and regarded the Magic Knight.
To most, the Rune God would appear completely
robotic and mechanical. Nothing could be further
from the truth, for the being in front of her was
more biological than anything else, possessed of
great power and wisdom.
"Hello, Windam," Fuu said, smiling tentatively.
"Fuu...it has been a long time," the Rune God
replied.
"Yes, it has." The Wind Knight sighed deeply,
lowering her head.
"Something upsets thee." It was a sentence. Fuu
could only nod in reply.
"This Pillar is powerful. We feel her
influence...even across space and time," Windam
admitted, his glowing eyes unwaveringly taking in
Fuu's form. "Take heart, Magic Knight from another
world. Thy friend is alive."
Fuu finally looked up. "Yes, she is. But for how
long? How much suffering is she going through?
What else can you tell me, Windam, besides the
fact that she is alive?"
"I can tell thee this, Magic Knight: the Pillar
will not give up so easily."
Fuu's eyes widened in surprise at the rebuke.
Windam was correct. Her thoughts went back to
those times before Hikaru became the Pillar,
before they even became Magic Knights. Her
redheaded friend was relentless and unwavering,
pushing ahead when she and Umi were just about to
give up, battling incredible odds and sustaining
injuries in the process that would pale even the
staunchest of warriors. All that to fight for a
cause she believed in, for the welfare of a planet
that was not hers, for people she did not even
know.
Several emotions swirled inside her: shame,
concern for Hikaru's safety and fear for the
uncertainty of the future. A single tear fell from
the Wind Knight's eye. At that very moment she
felt weak and she began to doubt herself. Surely a
Magic Knight should not be having these kinds of
feelings.
"Thy emotions are what makes thee human, Fuu," the
Rune God said after a while, "but what makes thee
a Magic Knight is how thee deals with them. Never
forget that."
Fuu was taken aback. She gazed up at the face of
Windam and gave him a small smile. "Can you read
minds too now, Windam?"
The massive head moved as if cocking an eye at the
teenager. Fuu was convinced that he was actually
smiling at her. "I have existed for eons, little
one. I have learned a thing or two in all that
time."
* * * * *
"Supreme Commander--!"
"At ease, scientists," Higon commanded, his eyes
focused only on the transparent chamber holding
the prized human who could create wormholes. "Is
her body still rejecting the neural implant?"
"Not anymore, Sir. It took us several days to
adjust the frequencies to match those of her
brain. We've also had to strengthen the implant's
outer shell to withstand the intense heat the
human was exuding."
"Good. So, how is she doing now?"
"Her anxiety levels were dangerously high in the
last few days but we were finally able to
stabilize her," Lezle reported. "We've begun
external stimuli testing on her--"
"And?"
"She has responded well. It took a while but I
believe she is beginning to trust us."
"Have you been able to gather some information
from her yet?"
"We were just about to begin probing her now,
Supreme Commander."
"Well done. I want to be the one to probe her."
"Of course, Sir."
* * * * *
The Voice intruded once again into her
consciousness. Hikaru slowly opened her eyes, or
at least, focused her awareness to it. In her
current state, it was difficult to determine
whether her eyes were open or not.
She eagerly welcomed the Voice. Her starving brain
craved external stimuli and this was the only
source of it.
"Hello?" Hikaru called out when the Voice did not
return. "Please talk to me...hello?" The Fire
Knight began to get agitated again when the voice
returned.
"Hello, Hikaru."
"Yes! Thank goodness you've come back!"
"I am here now, Hikaru. How are you?"
"I'm still not well. I think I'm trapped in some
kind of alternate dimension...please, you've got
to help me!"
"We have the power to help you--"
"You do? Oh please help me!"
"--but we are not sure we should."
"Wh-what do you mean?"
"You are obviously a very powerful being. We need
to be sure you will not harm us."
"I will not harm you. I promise! I'll do anything
you ask!"
"All we need from you for now is information."
"If I give you the information you want, will you
help me?"
"Of course we will help you."
A small voice inside Hikaru told her not to trust
the voice. But this was immediately quelled by her
greater need to escape this gray prison. "What is
it you want to know?"
"Well, we understand you can create...portals..."
"Yes, yes I can!"
"Tell us how you do it..."
* * * * *
"Miss Umi, please stop fidgeting and just focus,"
the Wind Knight whispered to her friend for the
hundredth time.
"We've been standing here for more than two hours
now, waiting for the mages to open a damn portal,"
the Water Knight retorted, clearly nearing the end
of her patience.
Fuu, however, knew the real reason why her friend
was so restless. They were planning to go and see
the Prime Minister of Japan. To reveal to him who
they were. To prepare him, essentially, for the
arrival of *another* alien force, not to invade this
time, but to help defend Earth. When the aliens
did attack, it was necessary for the people of her
planet to not mistake the combined forces of
Cephiro, Autozam, Chizeta and Fahren as not
another hostile enemy.
This whole idea of revealing themselves to all and
sundry on Earth frightened her blue-haired friend.
The truth was it frightened the blonde teenager as
well. However, they didn't have any choice. She
did have a plan, however, of parlaying the
information she had about the aliens against a
guarantee from the Prime Minister that they would
still be able to live their lives normally on
Earth when all of this was over and done with. It
was reasonable to expect that the Japanese leader
would agree to it.
If not, difficult as it may be for them to think
about it, they could always permanently relocate
to Cephiro. The thought was not especially
difficult for her to imagine. Ferio was here,
after all. She wasn't too sure about what either
Umi or Hikaru felt about it though. Neither did
she want to dwell on what her parents would say to
the idea.
Fuu focused her attention on the mages in the
distance who had formed a circle around the
Fenestra, which was propped up on top of a round
table made entirely of white marble. She didn't
realize conjuring up a portal would be so
difficult. It didn't seem to take up too much
effort from Hikaru.
The Wind Knight lowered her head. The thought of
her petite friend tugged at her heartstrings. She
missed the bubbly redhead terribly. Glancing at
the Water Knight, she was sure that Umi was
missing Hikaru as well.
Fuu glanced once more at the mages and noticed
that their concentration seemed to have gotten
more intense. The Fenestra began to glow more
brightly.
"Finally!" Umi exclaimed, also noticing the
progress. "I still don't understand how something
so obviously complicated seems easy for Hikaru to
do." The side of Fuu's mouth curved upwards in a
small smile.
"I was thinking the same thing, Miss Umi," the
blonde offered.
The blue-haired girl sighed. "I really miss her,
Fuu."
"Me too, Miss Umi. Me too."
* * * * *
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