OoC: Lunchbox, I wasn't sure if you were trying to say if I was on the shuttle or not... and well, that mysterious figure doesn't really sound like Bella, so I'm just getting there in my own way. XD
BiC: Bella stared down at the invitation in shock.
This had to be some kind of a joke. This was a joke, right? She looked up from the letter to the young man who had delivered it. He was grinning at her; apparently he found her dilemma extremely amusing. "Excuse me, but... how exactly am I supposed to actually get to my next battle?" she asked.
His grin widened a bit. "Ah, now that is for you to find out. After all, half the fun of any endeavor is the journey, right?"
“Well, yes, but…”
“Good luck in your next match, Lady Bella,” his eyes twinkled at her. “I’m sure you’ll find some way to get there.” He turned around and walked away through the trees, blending evenly into the twilit forest.
Bella sighed and stared down at the invitation. “Hmm… looks like I may have to call in a favor…”
* * * * *
“You’ve got to get WHERE?”
“I know,” Bella said, glancing at the invitation. “They certainly do have strange tastes for battle arenas, don’t they? But hey,” she grinned. “I’m always saying how I’m wanting some adventure, and there’s not much that’s more adventurous than battling on the moon.”
Iyasis shook her head. “Alright, so how are you planning on getting there?”
“Ah, well, that was where I was hoping to get your help,” Bella began, looking at her friend. “You remember that gate trick of yours, the one you use to go to different worlds? I was thinking, that should work for going to the moon as well, right?”
* * * * *
The two stood at the edge of a stretch of rolling hills, each wearing bulky suits that had been delivered with the invitation.. It was an odd coincidence that this happened to be the same place she had first gone through the gate at, shortly after meeting Iya. “You remember what to do, right?” Iyasis asked.
“Yeah,” Bella said fervently. “This kind of thing isn’t exactly something you forget.”
“Alright then, hold on tight.”
Soon there was that familiar and yet always odd sensation of the world speeding past her at a speed faster than human comprehension. She kept her eyes firmly closed as per Iya’s instruction. Strange sounds filled her ears, which she tried her hardest to ignore.
After what felt like an eternity – which was actually only a few minutes – it all stopped. Bella heard a slow exhale of breath from beside her. “Wow… Bella, you can open your eyes now, we’re here.”
Bella looked, and her breath was taken away. A dusty gray, crater-pocked landscape spread out before her. Even more amazing than that was the sky; deep black as far as the eye could see, and millions of tiny stars bright enough to light up the land around them. “Wow…” she said, echoing her friend.
Iyasis looked over at her friend and grinned. “Well, as amazing as all this is… don’t you have a battle to be getting to?”
“Ah, right!” Bella said, tearing her gaze away from the sky. “Now, where…” She stopped as a large red explosion lit up the sky in the distance.
“I think I can guess.” Iyasis grinned.
* * * * *
Bella was bouncing along the surface, Iyasis following behind her. She bounded over the lip of a large crater, to discover a large arena, with two people – presumably her opponents – standing in it. Unable to stop herself due to the low gravity, she bounced right down the slope, stopping a few feet away from the pair. “Eheheh… hello there.”
OoC: Just so it's understood, I got permission to borrow the character Iyasis from the creator. She won't participate in the battle or anything, I just needed a way to get up here.
Looking forward to this battle guys... and good luck to both of you! ^_^