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lucathiaTitle: so we can get to know you - chapter 2: O.nly if we knew what was going on
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,337
Summary: The Twelve Holy Knights go on their biannual mission outside of Leaf Bud City. They just never thought that some of them would return as toddlers. Roland introduces himself over and over again. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we missed!"
Notes: I survived the week. :'D Hoping to be able to finish and post some chapters of various fics this weekend. We'll see...! First up is the deaging fic!
previous chapter: R.un, little knights
On the way to the conference room, Sun fretted over my injuries and apologized over and over, but once we reached our destination, he immediately fell silent.
The reason he had fallen silent was likely the same reason why I was staring. What I'd seen in the forest wasn't a figment of my imagination. Blaze had indeed turned into a baby.
Earlier, he had been pulling on Cloud's bangs, but perhaps he'd grown tired of doing so. Now, he had his thumb stuck in his own mouth. Cloud, for once, had not disappeared, perhaps because Blaze had a firm grasp of Cloud's shirt with the hand that was not in his mouth.
When Sun and I walked in, Cloud raised his head helplessly, as if asking for aid.
"What in the world happened to them?" Sun exclaimed. "Blaze is a midget! Metal, Ice, and Leaf have become super short too!"
"Do you know who we are?" Judgment asked the four of them. Blaze had been wrapped with cloth while the other three still remained in their overly large clothes.
Blaze merely continued to suck on his thumb and did not look like he would be able to tell us much. Not unless "dada" was an answer.
Metal blurted, "Child molester!"
Moon quickly tried to reassure him. "No, no, you have the wrong idea. We're definitely not child molesters-"
"But you held my hand!" Metal shot out.
Moon's mouth dropped. "I was only trying to make sure you wouldn't get lost, Metal!"
"Who the heck is Metal?!" was Metal's reply. He had his face scrunched up in confusion.
Those of us who were not shrunk all shared a glance.
Ice kept glancing up but would quickly glue his eyes back on his hands whenever he caught sight of us looking at him. Leaf was the only one who nodded, his bangs falling forward as he did so. Even his headband was a bit too loose.
"You know us?" Judgment questioned Leaf.
Leaf nodded again and timidly said, "You're...Lesus, I think? But you look a lot older..." He glanced at the rest of us, hesitantly guessing at each of our names. "Uh... and you're Georgo? You're Ceo...? And um you're Vival. And you're Aivis. You're Grisia? Who is Demos holding? Is that Chikus? What happened to him? Ecilan and Laica look closer to how I remember them... But younger..."
When he came to me, his brows creased as he said, "I don't...know you, do I?"
"I'm Roland Hell," I introduced myself. I'd disguised myself once more, my wings hidden away, features human-like. A mask covered my lower face, and I was back to wearing a leotard much like the Dragon's Saint Brigandine. Even my injuries were hidden away. They really weren't anything for Sun to fret over. Even now, I had an abundance of dark element thanks to the land of darkness. My injuries would mend easily enough.
"Hell? Oh, you're Hell? I've always wondered who the Hell Knight-in-training was! Nice to meet you. I'm Elmairy." He smiled brightly at me, never once second-guessing my identity.
I smiled in return, but since he would not be able to see it, I gave him a nod as well. I was not the same Hell who had been chosen along with him, but if I had been, I would have known Leaf at this age. He was just like the man I would come to know, kind and accepting.
If Leaf's memories had reverted back to the same age as his physical appearance indicated, then it was not strange that he did not know me nor of the situation that had led me here. But since he knew everyone else, that meant he had already been selected as the young Leaf Knight and had met everyone at his current age.
"How much do you remember, Leaf?" Judgment asked.
"Leaf, you call me Leaf?" he exclaimed, face lighting up. "Does this mean I successfully become the Leaf Knight?"
Judgment smiled and nodded. "Yes, you do."
At his smile, Leaf froze. He spoke in a small voice. "I... I didn't know you could smile like that."
Sun opened his mouth to speak. "No need to be so scared of him, Leaf. You'll learn that Judgment's actually a softie soon enough."
Judgment warned, "Sun..."
"Really?" Leaf's eyes widened. Then, his smile returned. "The future sounds really nice. I'm so happy to see all of us successfully becoming the Twelve Holy Knights! Even though I don't understand what's going on right now..."
Sun chuckled. It always amazed me how he could still be so bright and accepting despite the hand he had been dealt in life.
Leaf, your future self has died once before. The very person who resurrected you is right before your eyes, and has lost his eyesight to bring you back. But he will never tell you that.
Instead, Sun said, "The future really isn't bad at all! Strawberry, you even have a girlfriend!"
"Ehhhhhh??" Leaf blushed bright red.
It turned out that Leaf was currently fourteen years old. He had already been the Leaf Knight-in-training for a few years but remembered nothing past the age of fourteen. At least he knew most of us, so he was easier to deal with and explain things to than Ice and Metal. As for Blaze, at his current age, no amount of explaining would do any good. He'd pulled on Cloud's shirt in some kind of demand, and now Cloud was stiffly raising and lowering Blaze, who giggled each time Cloud did so.
Ice quietly said while fidgeting, "Um, why am I here? My dad will be worried if I don't return home soon." He fidgeted some more and nibbled on his lips. "I'm supposed to be delivering bread..."
Moon knelt down so he would be on eye level with Ice. "I can't believe it! Look at how cute he is!" He reached a hand out to ruffle Ice's soft, pale hair.
"Seriously," Stone agreed. "No wonder former Knight-Captain Ice kidnapped him."
Ice had been blushing from all the scrutiny, sending Moon cooing, but at Stone's words, his head shot up in alarm.
Metal narrowed his eyes at us, especially at Judgment, Moon, and Stone. "Are you sure you're not kidnappers and child molesters? I bet you guys made us wear these baggy clothes!"
He shook his hand at us, his shirt slipping off one shoulder. He hastily shoved it back on. "And you!" He pointed at me. "Who goes parading around in skin-tight clothes like that? You're practically naked!"
I had never been overly conscious of what I wore, but being told such a thing by a young child nearly made me want to summon my wings and wrap myself in them.
Sun often said that Metal didn't know how to be poisonous at all, but he sounded fairly poisonous to me here. Even Judgment had a helpless expression on his face.
Meanwhile, Sun had on a look of amazement. "To think Judgment's number one fanboy would think Judgment to be a child molester and kidnapper!"
"Wait," I said, mind no longer stuck on the clothes I was wearing. "Are they... growing?"
Before us, the four of them were slowly growing taller. The change was the easiest to tell in Blaze, who was shooting up right before our eyes. Cloud hastily tried to drop Blaze onto the ground, but Blaze wouldn't let go of Cloud's shirt. Finally, he had grown so tall that he was the one holding Cloud instead of the other way around. The cloth we had used to bundle him wasn't doing much good anymore.
Leaf blinked and looked at his hands, holding them up to examine them. "Wow, that was a strange experience."
Blaze yelled, "Why am I naked?!" He hastily let go of Cloud. "Sorry Cloud!"
Cloud shook his head, his cheeks bright red, and then abruptly disappeared. I thought I saw part of a sleeve vanish underneath the table.
Metal sobbed, "Captain Judgment, I'm so sorry!"
Ice murmured, "Oh, so I don't have bread to deliver..." He reached up to touch his hair. Moon quickly hid his hands behind his back.
We all breathed a sigh of relief and thought the ordeal to be over now that they had returned to their original ages.
We were wrong.
to be continued
While writing this chapter, I ended up pondering what happens to their clothes when they shrink... Their clothes aren't shrinking with them, so that means reaaaally baggy clothes... Leaf and all the others get to meet Roland. ;)
next chapter: L.o there, i'm roland hell. why hello, i'm roland hell. hello...
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,337
Summary: The Twelve Holy Knights go on their biannual mission outside of Leaf Bud City. They just never thought that some of them would return as toddlers. Roland introduces himself over and over again. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we missed!"
Notes: I survived the week. :'D Hoping to be able to finish and post some chapters of various fics this weekend. We'll see...! First up is the deaging fic!
previous chapter: R.un, little knights
chapter 2: O.nly if we knew what was going on
On the way to the conference room, Sun fretted over my injuries and apologized over and over, but once we reached our destination, he immediately fell silent.
The reason he had fallen silent was likely the same reason why I was staring. What I'd seen in the forest wasn't a figment of my imagination. Blaze had indeed turned into a baby.
Earlier, he had been pulling on Cloud's bangs, but perhaps he'd grown tired of doing so. Now, he had his thumb stuck in his own mouth. Cloud, for once, had not disappeared, perhaps because Blaze had a firm grasp of Cloud's shirt with the hand that was not in his mouth.
When Sun and I walked in, Cloud raised his head helplessly, as if asking for aid.
"What in the world happened to them?" Sun exclaimed. "Blaze is a midget! Metal, Ice, and Leaf have become super short too!"
"Do you know who we are?" Judgment asked the four of them. Blaze had been wrapped with cloth while the other three still remained in their overly large clothes.
Blaze merely continued to suck on his thumb and did not look like he would be able to tell us much. Not unless "dada" was an answer.
Metal blurted, "Child molester!"
Moon quickly tried to reassure him. "No, no, you have the wrong idea. We're definitely not child molesters-"
"But you held my hand!" Metal shot out.
Moon's mouth dropped. "I was only trying to make sure you wouldn't get lost, Metal!"
"Who the heck is Metal?!" was Metal's reply. He had his face scrunched up in confusion.
Those of us who were not shrunk all shared a glance.
Ice kept glancing up but would quickly glue his eyes back on his hands whenever he caught sight of us looking at him. Leaf was the only one who nodded, his bangs falling forward as he did so. Even his headband was a bit too loose.
"You know us?" Judgment questioned Leaf.
Leaf nodded again and timidly said, "You're...Lesus, I think? But you look a lot older..." He glanced at the rest of us, hesitantly guessing at each of our names. "Uh... and you're Georgo? You're Ceo...? And um you're Vival. And you're Aivis. You're Grisia? Who is Demos holding? Is that Chikus? What happened to him? Ecilan and Laica look closer to how I remember them... But younger..."
When he came to me, his brows creased as he said, "I don't...know you, do I?"
"I'm Roland Hell," I introduced myself. I'd disguised myself once more, my wings hidden away, features human-like. A mask covered my lower face, and I was back to wearing a leotard much like the Dragon's Saint Brigandine. Even my injuries were hidden away. They really weren't anything for Sun to fret over. Even now, I had an abundance of dark element thanks to the land of darkness. My injuries would mend easily enough.
"Hell? Oh, you're Hell? I've always wondered who the Hell Knight-in-training was! Nice to meet you. I'm Elmairy." He smiled brightly at me, never once second-guessing my identity.
I smiled in return, but since he would not be able to see it, I gave him a nod as well. I was not the same Hell who had been chosen along with him, but if I had been, I would have known Leaf at this age. He was just like the man I would come to know, kind and accepting.
If Leaf's memories had reverted back to the same age as his physical appearance indicated, then it was not strange that he did not know me nor of the situation that had led me here. But since he knew everyone else, that meant he had already been selected as the young Leaf Knight and had met everyone at his current age.
"How much do you remember, Leaf?" Judgment asked.
"Leaf, you call me Leaf?" he exclaimed, face lighting up. "Does this mean I successfully become the Leaf Knight?"
Judgment smiled and nodded. "Yes, you do."
At his smile, Leaf froze. He spoke in a small voice. "I... I didn't know you could smile like that."
Sun opened his mouth to speak. "No need to be so scared of him, Leaf. You'll learn that Judgment's actually a softie soon enough."
Judgment warned, "Sun..."
"Really?" Leaf's eyes widened. Then, his smile returned. "The future sounds really nice. I'm so happy to see all of us successfully becoming the Twelve Holy Knights! Even though I don't understand what's going on right now..."
Sun chuckled. It always amazed me how he could still be so bright and accepting despite the hand he had been dealt in life.
Leaf, your future self has died once before. The very person who resurrected you is right before your eyes, and has lost his eyesight to bring you back. But he will never tell you that.
Instead, Sun said, "The future really isn't bad at all! Strawberry, you even have a girlfriend!"
"Ehhhhhh??" Leaf blushed bright red.
It turned out that Leaf was currently fourteen years old. He had already been the Leaf Knight-in-training for a few years but remembered nothing past the age of fourteen. At least he knew most of us, so he was easier to deal with and explain things to than Ice and Metal. As for Blaze, at his current age, no amount of explaining would do any good. He'd pulled on Cloud's shirt in some kind of demand, and now Cloud was stiffly raising and lowering Blaze, who giggled each time Cloud did so.
Ice quietly said while fidgeting, "Um, why am I here? My dad will be worried if I don't return home soon." He fidgeted some more and nibbled on his lips. "I'm supposed to be delivering bread..."
Moon knelt down so he would be on eye level with Ice. "I can't believe it! Look at how cute he is!" He reached a hand out to ruffle Ice's soft, pale hair.
"Seriously," Stone agreed. "No wonder former Knight-Captain Ice kidnapped him."
Ice had been blushing from all the scrutiny, sending Moon cooing, but at Stone's words, his head shot up in alarm.
Metal narrowed his eyes at us, especially at Judgment, Moon, and Stone. "Are you sure you're not kidnappers and child molesters? I bet you guys made us wear these baggy clothes!"
He shook his hand at us, his shirt slipping off one shoulder. He hastily shoved it back on. "And you!" He pointed at me. "Who goes parading around in skin-tight clothes like that? You're practically naked!"
I had never been overly conscious of what I wore, but being told such a thing by a young child nearly made me want to summon my wings and wrap myself in them.
Sun often said that Metal didn't know how to be poisonous at all, but he sounded fairly poisonous to me here. Even Judgment had a helpless expression on his face.
Meanwhile, Sun had on a look of amazement. "To think Judgment's number one fanboy would think Judgment to be a child molester and kidnapper!"
"Wait," I said, mind no longer stuck on the clothes I was wearing. "Are they... growing?"
Before us, the four of them were slowly growing taller. The change was the easiest to tell in Blaze, who was shooting up right before our eyes. Cloud hastily tried to drop Blaze onto the ground, but Blaze wouldn't let go of Cloud's shirt. Finally, he had grown so tall that he was the one holding Cloud instead of the other way around. The cloth we had used to bundle him wasn't doing much good anymore.
Leaf blinked and looked at his hands, holding them up to examine them. "Wow, that was a strange experience."
Blaze yelled, "Why am I naked?!" He hastily let go of Cloud. "Sorry Cloud!"
Cloud shook his head, his cheeks bright red, and then abruptly disappeared. I thought I saw part of a sleeve vanish underneath the table.
Metal sobbed, "Captain Judgment, I'm so sorry!"
Ice murmured, "Oh, so I don't have bread to deliver..." He reached up to touch his hair. Moon quickly hid his hands behind his back.
We all breathed a sigh of relief and thought the ordeal to be over now that they had returned to their original ages.
We were wrong.
to be continued
While writing this chapter, I ended up pondering what happens to their clothes when they shrink... Their clothes aren't shrinking with them, so that means reaaaally baggy clothes... Leaf and all the others get to meet Roland. ;)
next chapter: L.o there, i'm roland hell. why hello, i'm roland hell. hello...
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So Cute!
Date: 2014-08-30 03:47 pm (UTC)Re: So Cute!
Date: 2014-08-30 07:23 pm (UTC)Huh, Metal's piercings... they might be gone? If he hasn't gotten his piercings yet... all his bling would really hurt to have around. Pfft, if Blaze only has three strands of hair... XDD;; He might have a head of short, fluffy red hair? XD;;
Blaze and Metal shrank at the same time since one is Sun's #1 supporter and one is Judgment's #1 supporter. As for Leaf and Ice... it's the mommies! XD;; Actually, I didn't put too much thought into who shrank at what time except for certain characters, but I did have certain ages I wanted them to deage to~~, and certain characters I wanted them to deage at the same time with. :3;;