Friday, August 11, 2006

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Author’s Note

ImperialGuardian09:I don’t own Tales of Symphonia or Sailor Moon. Remember the spoiler warning? Still in effect here.

Raye: Nothing happens today! Weren’t you going to write something important?

ImperialGuardian09: Okay, so today I’m rushed, and I wanted to make sure everyone had something to read that was relevant. I was going to visit here anyways… it’s so not fair, Raye somehow is my critic. Well, I’m going to get this out, and next week the important thing will happen.

Raye: You better… (fire)

ImperialGuardian09: Don’t make me get a restraining order… (lawyer!) PS- If you're curious about this story and what's already happened, you can check it out in my archives, or go click on the picture that says My Fanfictions on it! I'm catching you guys up from there, so if you read ahead, don't spoil the fun... ^_^; Oh, and there's some minor mild language today... sorry if anyone is offended...

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LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
Chapter 10: Queens of Distraction

“So we need to visit with General Dorr after all?” Serena asked as they left the church. “That’s kinda ironic. We’ve been hearing so much about him and Neal from the townspeople already.”

Serena giggled about Neal, as the group gave her a look.

“At least he’s only across the town circle,” Lloyd said.

“It’s called a town square Lloyd,” Genis sighed. Serena looked back to the two, and smiled. It reminded her so quickly of home. She thought of her and Raye’s fights. It had been only several hours, but it seemed like days had passed already. Her face grew distant, as Colette’s eyes lit up.

“Look Serena! There’s a giant boat!” Colette exclaimed.

“Oh! You’re right! Wow! It’s huge!” Serena replied, recovering herself quickly, as the two started walking off.

“This is not a field trip,” Kratos sighed, a little too late.

“It almost seems like those two are distracting us,” Raine noted. “From Serena’s earlier actions.”

“Colette! Serena! Wait up!” Lloyd exclaimed, running to catch up. Genis sighed, and followed the others. Raine and Kratos both followed them reluctantly, as it was off to the boat.

“This is SO primitive,” a girl noted. As soon as Serena saw her, she thought she was looking at a ghost.

“No kid—Raye?” she whispered.

“Hi Ms. Assassin!” Colette called cheerfully. The group behind the two crashed. The girl, who had shorter black hair, but was very similar to Raye, turned on a dime. She jumped when she saw them.

“Wh—what are you doing here?” she demanded.

“Do you like boats too then?” Lloyd asked, moving to in front of Colette. Serena noted the hostility. She thought back, trying to figure out what was causing this. The only thing was the word “assassin.” She grew concerned. She wondered how dense Colette really was.

“I—uh—I—You just butt out!” she shouted back. Serena couldn’t help but smile. This girl may look like Raye and have some of her personality, but she was definitely NOT Raye. She looked at Serena, and then back to Colette. “What happened? You get another girl to pose as the Chosen of Mana?”

“I’m assuming you were the reason Kratos was so—cross with me earlier,” Serena giggled. “My name’s Serena.”

“And I’m Lloyd and this is Colette,” Lloyd continued. “How about you?”

“I’m Sheena Fu—hey! I’m not supposed to be fraternizing with the enemy! Y-You better watch out for yourselves next time! I mean it!” the Raye-look-alike, Sheena, announced, as she disappeared in a puff of smoke.

“She seems nice enough,” Serena said with a smile.

“If you get beyond the fact that she’s out to kill Colette!” Genis exclaimed. Serena and Colette both shrugged it off, and walked over to where she stood.

“That was some pretty decent teleport,” Serena said, looking around. “For someone unlike me, I’m a little shocked.”

“You mean you can do that too?” Colette asked.

“Yup,” Serena boasted, and then laughed. “Although my aim is still very bad. I almost wonder where she landed. She swore she heard someone off in the distance.

“Damn tree!”

Serena continued to chuckle, as the two walked onboard. There were supplies everywhere, and Serena swore she saw Luna, her cat, jumping nearby.

“I’m scared!” a girl cried, making a blatant reference to a three-hour movie that will not be named as she and her boyfriend stood on the railing. Determined as Serena was to follow, since no one was supposed to know she was there, she tore after what she saw, losing the group, and breaking through a cabin door.

“Wait up!” Lloyd shouted from far behind. Serena ignored him, wanting to find the cat before she found them. Ending up in the lower cabins past an assortment of guards, Serena finally caught up with Luna, shocked at the scene. A man she had only met once before stood there, holding the suspicious black cat in his arms.

“Hello again Miss Tsukino…”

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“That’s weird,” Lita thought. “The tug from the door is gone. It’s almost like it was never there. And I haven’t seen Yuan since then. Was I drawn to Yuan? OH JUPITER! I HOPE NOT!”

“How are you feeling today?” a familiar lord asked from behind, as Lita spun around in surprise.

“I’m feeling wonderful, thank you for your concern and hospitality,” Lita replied with a curtsy.

“Believe me, the pleasure is all mine Ms. Jupiter,” Lord Yggdrasill said, flying off. An angel came after him.

“We would like to try something new with your hair, if that is all right,” the angel droned. Lita smiled. He sure had a lot of hospitality for a lord.

“Okay,” Lita said, following the angel away…

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“We recover, and keep blasting?” Mina asked, looking at the door. “That’s SO pointless!”

“It is, but we’re wearing down that door. We can get out, at this rate, in two years if we keep at it.”

“You BETTER be JOKING,” Mina scowled, as Amy smiled.

“Please don’t kill me,” Amy sighed…

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“Okay, he’s shown up from right here twice now, right?” Amara asked, as Raye nodded. “Then we’ll just stake out this spot until he shows up.”

“I wonder how long this will last,” Trista mused.

“I’ll get sleeping bags!” Rini announced.

“I can go get the magazines and flashlights,” Hotaru suggested, walking off. Michelle went with her.

“I don’t like where this is going,” Raye sighed, going to make some rice balls. This was going to be a long night…

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Look at me! I can twirl a cane! WHEE!
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