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Title: What Was Over the Rainbow
Author:
Rating: G
Genre: General
Pairing: None
Theme: 63) More than it seems
Summary: In the moments after Johan saved them all the battle between him and Yubel continues.
It had been so bright, but now it wasn’t. It was pitch black by comparison, but it wasn’t dark. Nor was it light anymore though. And he felt, strange. Not strange, nothing. He didn’t really feel anything, but at that moment he didn’t really care.
‘Where? What?’
He didn’t say anything more. Nor did he really think anymore, content with just being where ever he was in the not-dark-not-light place. He did feel happy though and for a split second he couldn’t remember why.
“Johan, your friends are safe,” a deep voice penetrated his calm reflection as far off he could hear a high pitched deep scream curse his name. Of course, he’d saved them! And far more importantly, his family was finally complete.
“You did it. We are whole again,” a jubilant voice he recognized as Amber Mammoth exclaim from, somewhere, echoing his thoughts. From that same place he could hear the voices of the rest of his family; some like Amethyst Cat were expressing concern for him with others like Amber were happy to be reunited with Rainbow Dragon at last.
“Leave him alone,” Topaz Tiger spat in reply to a threat he simultaneously could and couldn’t remember hearing.
This place is weird that’s for sure.
“You,” the enraged double voice spat at him with such venom he was sure he’d been poisoned; ignoring the tiger that appeared in front of him to protect him. “You think you can get close to my beloved Juudai! I will have to teach you how wrong you are!”
“But I didn’t do anything,” he replied baffled, before switching tracks. “And what kind of claim do you think you have anyway?”
“He promised me, long ago, to always love me!” was the somewhat petulant response.
“What, when he was a kid?” Johan asked, his real question veiled behind it. You think that it’s still valid then?
“No, even longer then that!” Yubel spat back before adding a dismissive “you wouldn’t understand.”
“Well you’re not making it easy,” he muttered. She glared at him. (He was sure it was a she, and that was what he was sticking to.)
Suddenly the nothing went away and he found himself in a world of hurt. Taking 10000 points of damage is no mean feat, and even if Yubel hadn’t needed the dis-belts anymore, they were still working.
“Thank-you for that,” Yubel smirked as she absorbed his energy. Vaguely he wondered why he was still conscience as prior experience indicated that he should be too drained to remain awake right now.
“Because I wish it! But don’t worry; soon I’ll make the pain go away. It’s too good for you.”
He was more than slightly confused at that. If she was so bent on torturing him then how did that work? And was she reading his mind?
“Pain is love, Juudai taught me that. So I’ll reserve it all for him. You however, shall play a vital role in that.”
He couldn’t exactly get away from her either. Like after any other dis-duel he was weak, but he couldn’t fade into unconsciousness as much as he wanted to at that moment. And looking around he noticed he was surrounded by giant clear crystals, and on either side of him was a sheer drop down to who knew where. He defiantly couldn’t escape from her.
He tried to stand up, but winced as he couldn’t rise more than five centimetres off the ground. Near him he could feel his family lending him their strength. Weakly he smiled at them before facing Yubel. Whatever flaws he had he didn’t lack courage.
The look he gave her must have spoken volumes because she continued trying to pour her crazy logic into him.
“He sent me away to get stronger. He tried his best to hurt me because he loves me! That’s why I must repay him the same way. I love him,” she looked at him and her eyes widened as she recalled something. “And you’re taking him away from me! So I’ll send you away too. But you will hurt him.” She finished as she flicked her wrist for some reason.
“Johan!” Amethyst Cat shouted before their link was severed and he had time to react to anything. The other Gem Beasts hadn’t had time to react before he could no longer feel them.
“What did you do?” he cried as he tried unsuccessfully to stand up again, the meaning behind her previous gestor clear.
“I’m going to use them to hurt Juudai too. Your punishment is to be separated from the ones you love too. Just like I was,” she answered. He glared at her as she continued. “You interfered where you shouldn’t have, so you must suffer now to. Your Beasts will advance with me, and together we shall all teach Juudai what love is and how to become truly strong.”
“You can’t force me to do anything! Or the Gem Beasts for that matter!” Johan responded as she advanced towards him.
“Oh, I know. You’re to ‘honourable.’ So you will sleep and I’ll do everything required. And soon you will understand,” she grinned at him awfully as she pictured Juudai’s downfall. He tried to back away, but found himself cornered.
Her claws brushed against his forehead and he found himself loosing touch with the conscious world. He still didn’t understand her reasons. Or her for that matter. But as he faded from consciousness he was sorry he couldn’t truly save them. The Gem Beasts or Juudai. For there was more to Yubel then it seems; and she is even more insane then he’d ever imagined.