Abyss of the Heart

Disclaimer: All the characters from Magic Knight Rayearth, (ie. Hikaru, Fuu, Umi, Clef, etc.), belongs to the four very talented women, CLAMP; Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Mick Nekoi, and Mokona Apapa. The other characters belong to me (Banzai! I actually *own* something! …or things, or should I say, "someones…" but *that* doesn’t make sense…so…oh great, I messed myself up! ^^;) For those of you who are not familiar with Magic Knight Rayearth I and II (Or Anime at all ^^), I suggest you read the manga or read about them before you read this fanfic or you might not understand some things. You can suggest, comment, or flame me at chanc@uakron.edu. Thank you and enjoy the fanfic! (You might to know a little Japanese too, ^^)

Total blackness. Complete blankness. One voice, whispering, calling. Names. Faces.

She looked over at Fuu and Umi and breathed a sigh of relief. They were sleeping, soundly. Mokona was sitting, looking quizzically at her. "Puu?" Hikaru picked him up and said in a low voice, "Hush, Mokona-chan. We don’t want to wake up Umi-chan and Fuu-chan!" She must have woken up Mokona with her thrashing. She sat back, thinking of her dream…or nightmare. It had been so horrible…no sound…just silence. A terrible, forbidding silence. She had seen faces, names, and heard voices, and screams. But, Hikaru hadn’t been able to do anything about it. Nothing. That has to be the worst thing…not being able to do anything…

As Hikaru walked down the hall, she heard a voice call out, "Hikaru-sama…" She turned around quickly, "Nani…?" There was no one there. "Hikaru-sama," the voice said again. Then, a door opened and shut quietly behind her. Hikaru turned around, slower this time. "Fuu-chan, Umi-chan?"

"Hikaru-san?"
It was Fuu. Hikaru sighed with relief and smiled, "Ohayo, Fuu-chan!"

Fuu smiled back, "Ohayo, Hikaru-san. Where are you headed to?"
"The Main Hall," Hikaru looked around anxiously, "I…heard some voices in the hall before you came, Fuu-chan. Also…did you…have any dreams lately…?"

Hikaru paused then nodded hesitantly. "Hai. Strange ones, too." Fuu stopped walking and Hikaru followed suite. "I think we should compare notes, Hikaru-san, to see if we dreamed the same thing," Fuu said slowly.

"Dreamed what?" Fuu and Hikaru turned to see Umi. "Ohayo, Umi-chan," Hikaru said with her usual bright smile.

"Hello, Umi-san. We were discussing about the fact that we both had dreams," Fuu explained.

"Hi Hikaru, Fuu." She looked at them. "You had dreams, too?" Umi asked after a while.

When Fuu and Hikaru nodded, Umi said quietly, "I think we’d better talk about this." The other two Knights looked at each other then said, "Hai!"

A figure stepped forward, "Princess," The shadows part, revealing it’s a small girl wearing a flowing black and violet Chinese robe. She has her hands inside one another’s sleeve. Her hair is pulled up behind her face like Azusa (From Devil Hunter Yohko. Also known as Mamono Hunter Yohko. For a picture, e-mail me.) with a black string and is a deep navy blue. Her eyes are dark brown. "We are approaching Cefiro, Majesty." She bowed low and then said as she straightened, "Should I go down and…entertain them?" She giggled. It was a little girl’s giggle except evil and cold. A woman was sitting on the throne that the little girl was addressing. "Yes, Talia…" the woman was hidden by the shadows. The throne fades away, and Talia is left alone. She smiles maliciously and brandishes an oblong crystal. In the crystal, images of Cefiro appeared: the landscape, the palace, a close-up of the palace, and then of the three Knights talking about something. "Hello…you will be my new toys…" she spaced out as she continued talking, "…I have been so lonely…won’t you play with me? You don’t have a choice…" Her laugh echoes and the image of Hikaru looked up, almost as if she had heard it.

"When are we boarding the NSX?" Fushugga was sitting, cross-legged on the bed with her eyes closed. "Umm…wellllll…I think we board a passenger capsule to the Road of Light, so we can board the NSX." She flashed a quick smile at Fushugga, "I don’t think Eagle will exactly die waiting for his sister to come." Fushugga smiled and said, "Well, Corona. You don’t seem to be in any hurry to go see your brother." Corona sighed and flipped her long white hair over her shoulder. "I really do want to go visit him on board his ship, it’s just…I just got back to Autozam!!" She narrowed her amber eyes, "Why do you ask? You want to see Eagle?" She teased.

Fushugga shook her head, her long black hair swaying from side to side. She opened her emerald green eyes and said, "I want to see the mechas." She smiled brightly, "And I wouldn’t mind meeting your brother and his crew. I can’t wait to see the structure of the NSX. And the programming and mechs. Who’s the mechanic on board again?"

"Zazu," Corona laughed, "But I don’t think you could learn that much from him. He’s 11; you’re 16." She studied her and added, "And you know too much about mechs, computers, programming, and the such for your own good." Fushugga laughed, "Well, I’m glad someone does." Corona shot her a look, "I know how to do programming and build mechs!" Fushugga shrugged and smiled to herself. Then Vacpd (Virtual Automated Computer Programmed Droid) opened the door. "Umm…captain? The capsule’s here. "Ok, Deca," (Delusional Economic Capsulated Android) Corona called back.

^ Corona^ They named you an unpronounceable name; what else could we call her?
^Fushugga^ Something else besides "Delusional Economic Capsulated Android?"

Corona swung her handbag onto her shoulder and hefted her metallic suitcase. "Fushugga, get your things and meet me at Space Port 936, Pod 4, ok? You’re going as one of my crew. Our mechanic, Imbaoro, is going, too. The Princess will contact us telepathically every so often, ok?"
Fushugga nodded and said in her usual quiet tone, "My things are in the next room. SP 936 and Pod 4, ne? Go on ahead; I’ll catch up." Corona nodded and said, "Ok, come on, Deca."
"Don’t call me Deca!!—Miss," Deca added miserably and mumbled "I wish they didn’t program me so polite! I can’t even curse…" Corona gave Fushugga one last grin and then ran to catch up with Deca.

Fushugga stands up and goes into the door on her left. There is an oak desk and a bed and several other things. On the desk there is a metal disk. She popped it into the drive and typed into the computer:

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Fushugga slipped the disk out and shut down the computer. She put it in her bag, grabbed her own suitcase and runs out of the room.

Corona and Deca reached the sliding door to SP 369, Pod 4 just as they heard running footsteps behind them. Corona turned around and saw Fushugga round the corner. "Fushugga!"
"Hi Corona-cha—Corona. I told you I’d catch up," Fushugga smiled, then sighed as she saw the capsule behind Corona, beyond the open sliding door. "You’d better go, Corona." She commented, "Before the door closes."