Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Together Again ❯ New Enemy. New Battle ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne. I just LOVE it! :)

A.N. Well I'm kinda bored and waiting to go back to school so here's chapter two! Lol

"Hitomi! Yukari's on the phone!" Her mom yelled out.

"Okay! Got it Mom!" Hitomi grabbed the phone in her room

"Hello? This is Hitomi"

"Hey Hitomi! It's me Yukari! How are you?" Yukari cheerful as always.

"Fine! So why did you call me?" Hitomi wanted to know. `Why now when I just got home? I want to see Van you know!'

"Well, you've been acting strange lately... I mean it's not like I'm stupid or anything. I know you left earth and went somewhere that day... I just want you to tell me what's wrong and that I'll always be here for you." Her voice concerned.

"Yukari... Thank you, you don't know how much that means to me. If I do tell you I don't know if you'll understand..." Hitomi wasn't sure if she could tell her everything.

"Hitomi Kanzaki! I've known you long enough to know you aren't crazy!" Yukari tried to sound angry but failed.

"If you don't feel like it right now, think about it and I'll still be here. It might be easier for you. I know it has to do something with a guy." Yukari "tried" to make Hitomi talk even just a little.

"Well kind of... It's not what you think! Anyways, thank you. I'll call you sometime and maybe talk to you in person. I think that will be the best way if I'll be telling you. Well I have to go! Talk to you later!"

"Wait Hito-"

Before Yukari could say anything else Hitomi hanged up the phone.

`Sorry Yukari, I'm not ready yet. Maybe tomorrow...' A few tears were going down her face.

`I have to stop this. I want to see Van and I shouldn't be crying if I'm going to see him.'

With her mind made up and sat on her bed and thought of Van.

***

"What is it your talking about Quenel?" Van asked feeling a little anger inside him.

"Well, as soon as I found out about them I did some research and found some information on them. They were originally from Zaibach and are one of there strongest soldiers. They left near the end of the war and were forgotten. I have a hunch that one of more of them has the power to predict things as Lady Hitomi and saw the war about to come so they fled. They are probably thinking of starting a new war to destroy anything. Rumor about them is that they joined Zaibach just so they could destroy Gaea. They tried anyway. Right now from what I have heard they are trying to gather more people to create an army. They are mostly talking to the people who used to work for Zaibach and a few bandits here and there."

"About how many do they have in their little group?" Van for sure he was angry now. He could barely believe it! Just when they finished the last war a new one was about to come!

`No, I will not let this happen. I will need Hitomi again... I'll think about that later. I need more information on these new enemies.'

"I would exactly say `little' group Van... I would say about 1000, which is fairly large for such a short time. There are more for this is just an estimate."

"Are they in small groups that will be easy to destroy?"

"Yes, I have heard they are scattered around the world. But if they decided that they will launch the attack together they can easily take over by working together."

"Alright. I'll have an army to set up and we will be attacking group after group. I'd like to talk with Asturia for Allen Shezar. I will need every help we can get."

"Alright. I'll look around for more information."

"Just don't get hurt or die while you're doing it. I'm counting on you."

"Yes Van."

"Take care"

With that, Van left and went to the graveyard where Escaflowne was sleeping. He took out the energist that was in his pocket and lifted it up.

`Here we go again. Escaflowne, I hope we'll be able to finish this mission before any more innocent people die. Please help me do this task'

"I, Van Fanel king of Fanalia bind myself by bloodpact to thee Escaflowne,"

`Again...'

"though sleeping dragon, awake!"

(A.N. I don't know what you would usually say but in the series this is what he said. I just changed it a "little" bit!)

Van pushed the energist back into Escaflowne's chest. He felt a strange presence and turned around. He saw Hitomi standing looking at him.

"Van... How are you?" She smiled glad she saw Van again.

"Hitomi, there is a new enemy and I must fight to stop them from destroying Gaea. I need your help again Hitomi." Van said sadness in his eyes.

"But I don't want you to get hurt. Maybe we could do something..."

"Van... I will do whatever I can. Couldn't you bring me here with the pendant?"

Van jumped down from Escaflowne and walked towards her.

"I... I can't Hitomi. I don't know if I can protect you. This new enemy is highly trained. I don't know..." Van put his head down.

"I understand Van. I have another idea though."

Van looked up at her and said, "Oh?"

"I could stay like this and help you. Does that make sense to you? I'm on Gaea right now so I'll still be able to sense things. At least I think so. I'm not sure since you have the pendant..."

"That sounds like a good idea... Why don't I try to give it to you?"

"Kay..."

Van took off the pendant from his neck and slow moved it to Hitomi's outstretched hand. As it got nearer, the pendant glowed brighter and brighter. When Hitomi touched it, the pendant was so bright both of them had to look away. The light faded and Hitomi was holding the pendant.

(A.N. Just to explain something here. Since Hitomi is not exactly on Gaea, she is transparent to everyone except Van. When Van gave back the pendant to Hitomi, it passed a "barrier" and now the pendant is a little transparent but you can see a hint of it if someone say like Merle looked. Get it? If you don't tell me and I'll try to explain again! ^_^')

"It worked." Hitomi breathed out.

"I'm glad Hitomi that while you help me, you will be safe."

"You don't know that for sure... What if someone punched me in the face, with it hit me?"

"Let's see..."

Van reached out to touch her face... When the hand made contact to the cheek, Van could feel how soft and smooth her face was. His eyes grew bigger in surprise.

"Well maybe I can touch you because of the pendant. What if someone else her tried? How about this stick, can you grab it?"

Hitomi looked down and saw the stick he meant. She bent down and grabbed the stick.

"I guess I'm not so invisible..."

"Don't worry Hitomi, maybe you can do all these things. Maybe the others won't be able to see you or touch you but you can. Does that make sense?"

"Ya, I think so. Well what are you going to do now?"

"I'm going to fly to Austuria and see if I can talk to Allen for help. Want to come?"

"I'd like to."

So they both climbed onto Escaflowne and flew to Asturia.

A.N. It sounds pretty messed, if this is confusing tell me and I'll probably just change the last part! ^_^' Anyways, err see ya! Sorry if it was confusing!