Part Nine

By Figgy

Email: tura14@hotmail.com

        “Ouch.” Quatre winced as he stepped on a branch. He really wished he had some shoes, but they’d been taken from him when he’d first boarded Dorothy’s ship and he’d forgotten them as they’d escaped…

         “Poor Quatre.” Hilde said sympathetically. She sent Duo a look, “Why don’t you give your shoes to him for awhile?”

         “But then I’d be in pain!”

         “Duo!” She sent him a glare and the God of Death pouted.

         “Its okay, Hilde.” Quatre smiled at them; “It’s not that ba- ouch!” The usually calm, polite boy began hopping up and down, holding one foot. “OW! DAMN IT! STUPID ROCK!” He used a few more lines and Duo grinned.

         “Heehee, he learned those from me!” Hilde rolled her eyes and gave his braid a light tug. Duo just flashed her a grin; “He’s growing up! Our little boy’s growing up! First kissing a girl, now,” Duo beamed and everyone sweatdropped including the hopping Quatre.

         Quatre stopped sweatdropping and leaned against a tree, blushing slightly from Duo’s words. “Duo, be quiet.” The blond Arabian then began inspecting his foot. Dorothy watched him concernedly.

         “Are you alright, Quatre?”

         Duo piped up again, “Hey! I wouldn’t worry Dorothy! After all it can’t be nearly as bad as that time you ran him through! Arabian shishkabob!” Hilde smacked him as Dorothy paled.

         “Will you shut up?!” Hilde grabbed him by the braid and began yanking him off to have a little talk with Mr. Chatter…

         Dorothy glared at Duo as he was dragged off, then turned to Quatre. She was surprised to see anger on his face, too… And to see it was directed at the braided pilot. “Ignore him, Dorothy.” He flashed her a sweet smile, but there was a mischievous glint in his eyes. “If I had to chose somebody to stab me, I wouldn’t pick anyone but you.” He then blushed, “That didn’t come out right.”

         She laughed, “I understand, Quatre.” Dorothy then took his foot and raised an eyebrow. “Ouch. Guess you stepped on a sharp rock or thorn or something.” Dorothy reached up to her black pirate hat and removed a black ribbon that was tied around it. “Tada!” She used it to bandage the foot and stepped back, a pleased look on her face.

         “Thanks, Dorothy.” He leaned forward and kissed her on the nose, causing the other girls to all sigh enviously… Then send their respective guys glares.

        “I’m not kissing you on the nose furry woman! Leave me alone!” Wufei pried Foxy off of him and turned, only to be confronted by Ruby.

         Ruby smiled at him innocently, fluttering her eyelashes… Then glared at Foxy over his shoulder, “Go away, rat.” The fairy turned her attention back to the wary Wufei. “Wufei.” She fluttered her eyelashes some more and he paled.

         “Shoo firefly! He doesn’t want you!” Foxy draped herself over Wufei again; “He wants a REAL woman!”

         “A REAL WOMAN!? WHY YOU RAT-FACED WENCH!” Ruby suddenly stopped and paled. “Did I just say wench?! AH! THIS PLACE IS WEARING OFF ON ME!”

         However Foxy wasn’t worried about Ruby’s dilemma… She was mad. “WENCH!? WENCH!? AT LEAST I’M NOT THE SIZE OF A RAINDROP! GO FINE A BUMBLEBEE OR SOMETHING, FIREFLY!” Foxy let Wufei go and glared furiously up at Ruby.

         “Huh?” Ruby blinked, “WHAT DID YOU SAY!? I’LL KILL YOU!”

         “WITH WHAT?! FAIRY DUST!?”

         Wufei began to edge away from the two yelling women.

 “I’ve been wondering something, Trowa…” Jewel’s voice surprised Trowa and he turned away from the fighting girls to stare at her. His face instantly showed concern as he saw worry and sadness in her eyes.

 “What is it, Jewel?”

         She looked up at him, her eyes tracing over his face, “If Ravyn does send you all back to your world…”Jewel looked away, scared to admit her fears…She’d lasted as a slave without showing this side of herself most of her life… Yet, this boy… Trowa made her realize new things each moment she spent with him.

         Trowa grabbed her hand and held it tight, using his other to tilt her face back toward him. “What is it, Jewel? You can tell me.”

         “When you go back… You’ll be leaving this world…everything… Including me…”

         He was shocked. His usually stoic face broke with emotion as his eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. “Leave you?” Trowa hadn’t even thought of that factor. Hadn’t thought of what would happen once they found Ravyn and went home, if the sorcerer agreed… “Jewel… You could come with me… Couldn’t you?”

         “Really? You want me to?”

         “Of course! And I’ll show you my world. The colonies, the countries, the circus, and the stars. We have these machines where a person can see the stars up close. And you’ll be able to meet my sister, Catherine!” Trowa suddenly paled, “Cathie! I forgot all about her! What are the others doing with us gone?!”

         Jewel squeezed his hand, “I’m sure that your friends are handling things… If they’re anything like you then they must be… And I’d really like to meet your sister, Trowa.” She threw her arms around him, hugging him tight. “Oh I’m glad I told you Trowa! I can’t wait to see your circus!”

 

         “I guess this means we’re taking a break…” Relena said as she watched the group break up. Ruby and Foxy were involved in a loud argument, Wufei between them. Relena felt a twinge of pity for the boy as he tried to edge away, but was stopped by the girls. Duo was being griped at by Hilde… Relena suspected the nymph hadn’t gotten enough sleep, having slept right beside the snoring Duo. Jewel and Trowa were hugging; the princess couldn’t even guess what their conversation was about… Quatre and Dorothy were just standing and talking. Relena envied Dorothy slightly for having such a sweet boyfriend… After all Heero had never even kissed her, period, least of all given her a sweet little kiss on the nose. With these thoughts she turned a glare onto the unsuspecting boy. Poor Heero. He was already messed up about how to complete his mission…

         Slowly, he noticed two angry eyes on him and turned to see Relena. “What’s wrong, Relena?”

         “You’re what’s wrong buddy boy!” Relena was getting angrier and angrier as she remembered more and more how he’d never really kissed her or hugged her or complimented her…She’d tried so hard to get him and now suddenly he was starting to realize how great she was. Yet, he was still acting as if she should be grateful! (Heero didn’t really think this… Well, maybe a tiny bit of him did… Hoo, boy) “I’ve tried for years it seems to get you to notice me! And this is what it takes?! DIMENSION TRAVELING!?” She began poking him in the chest, “And then you don’t do sweet little things, like kissing me on the nose! Nooooo!! You barely do anything! Say I’m pretty, but can’t even really say it!!!” There was a strange gleam in her eyes and Heero paled. “Mwuahahaha! Well try this on for size! You want me, then you’re gonna have to get a taste of your own medicine!” With that she turned and stomped off and Heero just stared at her, completely confused.

         “Does not compute…” He blinked, then got a very bad feeling as realization sank in. “She can’t mean… But if she does that I’ll never complete my mission!! RRREEEEELLLLEEENNNNAAAA!!!!” Heero ran after the girl, causing several of the group to sweatdrop.

 

         “What’s up with him?” Hilde asked as the others regrouped, watching Heero run after Relena. They were all pretty shocked about his sudden yelling.

         “Don’t know… Maybe he’s having a breakdown again…”

         Duo started snickering, “Well, this is a change. Heero chasing after Relena and Relena running away! Ow! Hilde!”

         Hilde raised her hands, “Hey, don’t look at me! I didn’t do it!”

         “Then who did?!”

         Foxy giggled, “I did! Just wanted to see what it felt like! I mean since Hilde does it all the time then there must be some joy in it!” She grinned widely, “And you know what?! It kinda was fun!” Duo paled as the group sweatdropped again…

         “On the road again! Just can’t wait to get on the road again!” Hilde and Duo sang together as others groaned.

         “Not that song again!” Ruby covered her tiny ears and groaned as the singing duo (uh… no pun intended) continued.

         “Injustice! This is injustice!” Wufei yelled, his hand on his sword hilt.

         The group had resumed searching the woods for Ravyn since he was the only one they knew that might be able to send them home. However there were a lot of problems for the group… They had no idea where this Ravyn guy was and weren’t sure if he’d even help them or could help them! Jewel and Foxy seemed to think he could, but both admitted to not knowing for sure if he would… Also there were other problems inside the group… Relena was ignoring Heero who was trying everything he could think of to get her to talk to him… It was like the two had suddenly switch personalities! Foxy was trying to hit Duo because she thought it was fun and he was hiding behind Hilde to getaway from the psycho fox woman. Ruby was a little depressed because she was a fairy and, (gasp) was starting to think about Wufei and… (cough) kisses… Seemed some of Foxy’s words had gotten to her…. Jewel, Trowa, Dorothy, and Quatre were the happy ones in the group right now. Well Quatre’s feet still hurt but he was ignoring them… And with Dorothy around it was easy to.

         “I WANNA GO HOME!” Ruby started sobbing loudly in mid-air and Wufei reached up and cupped her in his hands. “I WANT TO BE BIG AGAIN! I WANT TO WALK AROUND AND NOT WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE STEEPING ON ME! I WANT TO KISS WUFEI AND HUG HIM! I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BEAT UP THAT FURRY RAT! I WANT-.”

         “My, for a little one you have a very loud voice.” An amused Ravyn spoke from the shadows and smiled at them all. “I told you I’d be seeing you again… Just didn’t expect it to be like this.”

         “Like this?” Duo questioned.

         “Being awaken by a sobbing fairy.” Ravyn smiled at them all, noticing with growing amusement the way the males all shielded the girls, even Wufei stepped in front of Foxy (he didn’t like her like that, but still… she was starting to grow on him…on all of them actually ^_^) and he held Ruby tighter, trying to shield with his hands. “Now, now. I’m not here to hurt you! After all, you’ve been searching for me!”

         Relena, still strangely pissed at Heero, pushed him aside and stared at Ravyn defiantly. “Sir, you are perfectly right. We, I believe you already know, do not belong on this world and have received information that you can return us to our rightful home.”

         Ravyn raised an eyebrow; “You’re a brave girl… And yes, I believe I may have the power… Yet…” They all leaned forward.

         “Yet, Mister Ravyn?” Quatre inquired politely, while Dorothy muttered beside him.

         “Yet there will be a price and a risk.”

         “But we have no money! All we have are these clothes and I’ll gladly give those to be sent home!” Hilde shouted, then smacked Duo as he started drooling. “Stop fantasizing about the no clothes part!”

         “Damn Hilde… You’re psychic.”

         “No, I just know you.”

         Ravyn chuckled at their antics, “But you do have more than your clothes, which you can keep… You must give up your magical powers.”

         Ruby fluttered out of Wufei’s hands, “GLADLY!”

       “You mentioned a risk.” Trowa still didn’t completely trust this Ravyn fellow…

         The sorcerer looked sheepish and stared at the ground, “Yes, well you see.. I have the power to send you to your world… Kinda… See, there’s a chance you might end up in another dimension…”

         “WHAT!?” Eleven voices yelled at once.

         “But, if that were to happen… I have an item of power that will allow you to stay several days in that dimension, giving you enough time to destroy it or deactivate it, before it sends you to a new dimension… Till you reach your home.”

         “Dear god…” Relena whispered, no longer defiant… “We could be jumping from dimension to dimension for god knows how long!”

         Heero cautiously put a hand on her shoulder, “It’s the only way, Relena… We’ll have to risk it.” He surveyed the rest, “Right?”

         Slowly, one by one they nodded… Ravyn tilted his head at them, then took out a chain and tossed it to Heero… It was almost like a necklace with some strange pendant on it. “That is the item of power…Once you reach your world you’ll know how to destroy it, otherwise it’ll be indestructible…  Now for the price.” Ravyn raised his hand and Wufei, Ruby, and Hilde stepped forward.

         “Wait!” Foxy yelled before he could begin. They turned toward her and…BANG it hit them. Foxy belonged to this world… And as much as they all hated it they’d grown fond of her… Would she come with them like Jewel? But she was half magic, being a shapeshifting half fox girl… Her usually mischievous eyes were serious as she looked at each of them. “Do you… Is it…”

         “Furry rat, get your butt over here! I need somebody to argue with, so you’re coming!” Ruby yelled and for the first time the two girls shared a smile… Then Ruby stuck out her tongue and Foxy did the same.

         “Ha! Of course I’m coming! Wuffie needs me!” Foxy bounced over to where they were. Wufei paled, Ruby glowered.

         “Are you sure?” Ravyn asked the fox-girl and she nodded.

         “Positive! Now come on wizardie! Take your price and send us off!”

         “Good luck.” A glow surrounded first the four magic users as their magic was ripped away, then it swallowed them all as the pendant began to glow and the real journey began and the end of Medieval mishaps...

 

Heehee! So much fun with this! (and like duh everyone reading knows that they aren't all gonna end up home right off the back, that'd be TOO easy!) And the idea of them jumping from dimension to dimension is Shara's idea! AND I THANK HER FOR IT PROFUSELY! I had an ending planned for this story but once she sent me that idea it was like, Whoa... You know, that'd be really fun to do! And so TADA! This is for you SHARA! *does a little dance, winks* Giddy up little doggies! <<hint, hint for next part of this saga>>  *does some more dancing* I need a title for this thing... hmmm... cuz the next parts no longer medieval... i've got a title for it but for the WHOLE thing... oh well i'll think of sumthing ^_^ hope ya like!