Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ The Happy Sequel To Escaflowne ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

SCENE NINE: Int. Dinner table in the castle, during an otherwise peaceful meal. ERIYA and NARIA are glaring at SORA and vice versa but other than that things are going well. CELENA is wearing the necklace HITOMI and VAN gave her. By the way--in our movie her hair has grown to her lower back.

ERIYA: (to MERLE) So then we came across this really CUTE toy and we thought we would give it to you. But then we remembered that since we were ghosts the shopkeepers wouldn't take our money. So we couldn't get it for you But if you ever go to Palas and you're on that merchant street by the river, if you go to Kitty Fantasy there are all these things I think you'd like.....

MERLE: Oh, okay, thanks Naria....

ERIYA: I'm Eriya

MERLE: Oh yeah..oops..forgot which one is which.

NARIA: That's all right. I'll accept thanks for her.

ERIYA: Hey!

EVERYONE: laughs

CELENA: this necklace is so pretty.......thanks!

HITOMI: I'm glad you like it.

HITOMI V.O.: so...a nice dinner scene, right? A few weeks after we came back from the Mystic Moon for the last time, *sigh*, I'm surprised it's so peaceful. Sora isn't even fighting for Folken!!!!! anyway, now Celena is at the maturity level of a thirteen-year-old...

THE GHOSTS OF THE DRAGON SLAYERS enter and stand around the table.

FOLKEN: Oh my....

VAN: No!!!!! Ahhhh!!!!! (passes out.)

HITOMI: VAN! You okay??

MERLE hisses at them.

GATTI: We've found Van at last....hmm.....now we can haunt him....... (evil smirk)

VIOLE: That sounds good...time to finish what we began....

FOLKEN: Don't you have something better to do?

DALLET: No.

FOLKEN: I don't care. Leave my brother alone.

GUIMEL: Now he's protecting Van? How sweet......

CELENA: No! Don't! I don't know why you seem so angry at Van but don't hurt him!!!!!!!

SHESTA: (kindly) Who are you?

CELENA: I'm Celena! Allen's sister!

JAJUKA: Don't you know who she IS?

DALLET: Jajuka? What are you doing here?

JAJUKA: Looking out for Celena....

SHESTA: But why...you always looked after DILANDAU back at....hey! That's who Celena looks like, sort-of. If her hair was shorter...she'd look almost exactly like a girl version of---wait......is she......?

MERLE: (in Marimeia voice) Now you've got the picture.....

EVERYONE: 0.0

HITOMI: Where did THAT come from?

FOLKEN: She's imitating Marimeia Khushrenada of Shin Kideosenki Gundam Wing.

EVERYONE stares at FOLKEN. FOLKEN shrugs.

GUIMEL: I don't care what some random girl looks like! We're here to haunt Van, Shesta, not comment on Van's friend's sister.

SHESTA: I wasn't commenting in THAT way and you know it!

DALLET: Now....is Lord Dilandau still alive?

JAJUKA: Not exactly....sort of though.

SHESTA hits himself in the head

GATTI: What's gotton into you, Shesta?

SHESTA: That girl.

ALLEN: Omae o korosu.

DALLET: Too late

FOLKEN: Allen, you need to learn that--well...you can't kill people who are already dead!

MERLE: Another bulletin from the department of the obvious!

ALLEN: Okay then, Sora, how for how much gold would you torment these Dragon Slayers?!

SORA: How much gold are you offering?

SHESTA: Celena is Dilandau!

JAJUKA: Well...not quite....but....you get the basic idea.

CELENA V.O: Oh...so I'm....sort-of Dilandau? Is he my alter-ego or something?

DALLET: Dilandau got turned into a girl?

FOLKEN: No, it's the other way around.

THE DRAGON SLAYERS stare at each other, bewildered. Finally, SHESTA hits himself in the head again.

SHESTA: So....Dilandau was originally this girl?

CELENA V.O: This is beginning to make sense...so during the war I was some guy? Allen was right...I didn't need to know THAT!!!!

JAJUKA nods. The DRAGON SLAYERS all kneel around CELENA

DRAGON SLAYERS: Lord Dilandau! We've been searching for you for so long!

VAN wakes up

VAN: Nani okurei?

FOLKEN: You don't want to know.

VAN: Ehhh...doesn't look like it.

CELENA: I'm Celena

SHESTA: Call him...er...her....Celena.

CELENA V.O: Why do they still think I'm a guy? I'm not THAT flat!

DALLET: We're very sorry we died.....

DRAGON SLAYERS V.O: At least if we're dead he..I mean she... can't throw us across the room anymore...

CELENA: Why did you die?

GUIMEL; Well....because HE (points to VAN) killed us!

CELENA: (eyes widening) VAN! you KILLED them? Why?

VAN: don't let them brainwash you.....they were trying to kill me...

CELENA: But that's so sad! Why were you trying to kill him? It's very sad that you died...you were so young, too.

SHESTA: You don't act....like.....

ALLEN: She has no memories of that time.

JAJUKA: In essence, she is the opposite of Dilandau.

GUIMEL: Now we have to follow the orders of some...some...little girl who....who doesn't even hate Van...who...

DALLET: What do you think of fire?

CELENA: I'm allergic to fire.

GATTI: And she doesn't like violence?

CELENA: Why would anyone like violence?

DRAGON SLAYERS except SHESTA: *Darn* it.

SHESTA: Different or not, she is still in charge of us. We owe our loyalty to Celena.

CELENA: No...you really don't need to....hey, Folken....do you want any more friends?

FOLKEN: No....I have enough, Celena.

FOLKEN V.O: Nasty thought, nasty thought....

VIOLE: I don't think this is going to be very interesting---

DALLET: Celena's boring.

SHESTA: Hey! Respect her!

GUIMEL: Why?

SHESTA: Okay, well, since she isn't Lord Dilandau anymore and can't throw you across the room for your imprudence I will take it upon MYSELF to throw you across the room if you disrespect her!

EVERYONE: 0.0

CELENA: No...that's not the right way to go about it! What's your name?

SHESTA: I'm Shesta. What do you mean?

GATTI: I'm leaving. So long.

DALLET: Let's go...We can torment someone else.

SORA: No, stay, torment someone here! I want to torment you guys!

GUIMEL: You come with us, then.

SORA: (excited) All right!

VIOLE: You coming, Shesta?

SHESTA: No, I'm staying with Lord...er...Lady Celena.

CELENA: 0.0

SHESTA: Don't you want me to stay?

CELENA: Stay if you want.....

VAN: No! Leave! Now!

CELENA: Why, Van?

VAN: Celena! He freaks me out! Can't you tell?

CELENA: But he is gentle, don't you see?

VAN passes out again.

THE DRAGON SLAYERS excepting SHESTA leave. SORA also leaves.

CELENA: Well...I suppose, being a ghost, you can't eat our food, but you may sit with us, if you wish.

ALLEN: No! You are NOT inviting him to DINNER!!!!!

CELENA: But why not? You invite all sorts of people to dinner!

SHESTA: I'll give you two choices. 1) I stay here as your guest, or 2) I stay here to torment Van.

JAJUKA: You may stay.

ALLEN puts a hand on his forehead.

ALLEN V.O.: It was so much easier when we were fighting against them---then we could act on our aggression.....

VAN wakes up

VAN: He's still here? gahhhh.....

HITOMI: Celena invited him to dinner.

VAN: (stands up) CELENA!!!!!!!!!!!

MERLE: You can eat in the stables with me tonight, Van.

VAN: Ehhhh....can't he just leave?

CELENA: What's wrong with Shesta? He's sweet!

VAN: I think I'm going to be sick......

HITOMI pulls out a napkin

HITOMI: Are you okay, Van?

VAN: What does it look like?!

CELENA: Anyway, Shesta, how 'bout you sit down next to me?

EVERYONE moves away from where CELENA is sitting. ALLEN remains seated next to her, but no one will sit within five seats of SHESTA on the other side.

SHESTA: Thanks a lot, you guys!

FOLKEN: You're welcome.

SHESTA: Hey!!!!