Escaflowne: The Fantasy Continues

Chapter 9 ~ Instructions Received

    When Hitomi reached home, she couldn't stop thinking of Van's beautiful smile. How she missed him! She couldn't understand why Queen Varie has asked her to return to Fanalia...or just Gaea in general. She didn't understand and began to feel betrayed. As Hitomi was walking and wondering, she began to slowly realize that it was getting late. 'I should be home by now,' she thought. However, when she looked around she wasn't even on the path leading to her little house....she...is lost!

    Hitomi began frantically searching for her way home, but none could be found, yep, she is lost. It was getting dark in the forest, Hitomi suddenly sees a light far ahead and decide to go to it. When she finally gets there she realizes that it isn't fire light, it was a pinkish glowing light, like the shining light her pendent gives off...then she realized that her pendent was shining too! It began to float in front of her, tugging genlty. Hitomi yielded and followed.....

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    When the twins got home, they were a little worried, it wasn't like their mother to just leave without a note or anything. It was dark already....

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    Hitomi followed the pendent, knowing that this will be another important clue of the reason why she was called back to Gaea. She gasped at what she saw. It was Queen Varie and King Goau on the lake, they were meeting....Hitomi suddenly remebered, this was part of the King and Queen's meetings were part of her vision she had years ago when she was helping Van against the Dragon Slayers! She rewatched that vision and suddenly it all vanished, she looked around. Her pendent was still shining, more birghtly than ever this time. A form began to materialize in front of her and she saw Queen Varie.....

    "Hitomi, my child, I am very sorry that you had to have such a long wait, however, it was meant to be. Something is going to be happening. The Queen Mya is not content with her life, I am afraid of what she might do. I've forseen it, she will be the cause of a new war.You must stop the war from happening. She has just begun planning, she hasn't even got any people to help her yet, although it'll be a while till the dawn of the new war, you and your children must be prepared...." Queen Varie was interuppted by a very frantic Hitomi. "But Queen Varie! This cannot be! I didn't ask for this! I thought that my quest was to get Vron and Varie into ther rightful places! I am lost! I don't know what to do!....How am I to be prepared for this new war! This is too much!...." Hitomi trailed off sobbing hysterically. Another War! She had enough of war! All the death, the fighting. Now her children will have to see it..... "Hitomi! My child! Get a grip, you must help me stop this war. There is still time...If you don't want your children to see this war, you must help me stop the dawn of this new war. It'll be awhile before it starts, so we must start planning to stop Queen Mya....." Hitomi began to smile sadly as she heard the rest of the plan. It was sure risky.....but interesting too.....but then she'll also have to let her precious things go....

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    According to the clock, it is alredy midnight. The twin are FRANTIC now, but then the door opened and there was their mommy. The two little kids ran and gave their mother a hug and began asking questions...."where were you!" Vron asked, getting mad now. "Why did you just go off like that!" Varie sobbed. Afterh the wailing and hailing, Hitomi began to tell them of her unexpected meeting with their grandma...and the insturctions that were given to her. At this point the twins were really interested too. However, they weren't real happy when they heard that they'll have to leave thier mother....

    "Hey you guys! why the long face? We'll still see each other often, just not live together. Okay so this is it. Tomorrow we'll go into town...."

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