A Carnival in Darkness: Part 39

Sailor Pluto finds what she has been looking for. The rare Sapphire mystic gem. She carefully picks up the gem and teleports to where That Man was, where she waits in line to give That Man the gem.

Oxnard watches Sailor Pluto leaves and then he leaves the room. He plays a game of hide and seek with the other hamsters until he saw Sephiroth in the library. Oxnard was happy to see his human friend alive. "You're alive. Everyone is giving a big present to the hero, you should too."

Sephiroth for once was happy to see the hamsters. Since he had been found by familar faces maybe they can help him escape this place. Sephiroth listened to what Oxnard says about the hero who happens to be That Man. "I think that the best gift for That Man is more energy. Unfortunately since I'm trapped here I am unable to use any more black orbs to steal energy for him. Can any of you help me escape? Don't tell your owner that I am hiding in the library otherwise I would get sent back to the dungeon again."

Hamtaro did not help Sephiroth escape because he didn't want to get in trouble with his owner Sailor Pluto. Instead when Sailor Pluto gets back and she calms down, Hamtaro will talk to her and try to convince her that this human never let any harm come to any of the hamsters. "If you have a present for the hero, we can send them over to him for you!"

Sephiroth didn't have any gift to give to That Man, if only he could escape from here he could gather up some energy to give to That Man but maybe he can give something else to That Man besides energy. He begins searching his pockets to see if there was anything that might be suitable as a gift to That Man until he pulled out a small crystal pendant that had souls trapped in it. Sephiroth handed the pendant over to Hamtaro. "Here, you can give this to That Man for me. I'm sure it must be better and more useful to him than what other people are giving to him."

Hamtaro takes the pendant from Sephiroth by carrying the pendant in his teeth. He runs outside the library and uses the time key that lets him teleport out of Sailor Pluto's castle to where That Man is. Hamtaro gives the pendant of stolen souls to That Man.

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With the bag of bottle caps, That Man saw them as a truly sentimental gift and would accept them from James with a smile, knowing that refusing this kind of stuff was more rude than being modest.

When it came to Sailor Pluto's time in line to give something over to That Man, he'd accept the mystic gem and look at it, eyes widening as this was actually something he had been looking for, for so long, an important part to the process of mastering a few of the spells in his books.

But it was now that That Man heard the plan that people wanted to build him a large golden palace, getting up to his feet and walking around, trying to talk them out of it as he didn't need a golden palace, maybe a new library to store all of his books and a peaceful place to rest, but no need for something big like a palace.

But it was too late at this point for That Man to really get the people to stop, sighing and watching all of them as they were going to build the Golden Palace that he really felt he didn't deserve at all.

Now taking notice of the little hamster coming his way, he saw the pendant in its mouth and he'd take it. Making a bag of sunflower seeds appear for the little hamster to eat as a reward for bringing him this. Looking at it and feeling the power in it as he knew who it belonged to. Wishing that Sephiroth were here...And that wherever he was, that he was safe as well.

"Raven singing and looking like that Vega-chap? I think I could do that for all of you...As long as you all won't have me singing." Axl would say with a hearty chuckle after as he helped Hotaru to her feet and made sure she was stable.

Having gotten up at the same time and making his way over to his alternate-universal counter-part and poking him a bit. "Oy, chap, time to get up you bloke you, the chickies wanna see you looking like Vega again."

"What?" Raven said groggily as he started to wake up after the very long nap he took after burning all of his time travel powers. Looking up at his counter-part and glaring as he was told again of what the senshis wanted now that they were all back to life.

Somewhat regretting the process of bringing them all back to life as he had a bit of a feeling he had no real chance this time. "No...No...No! Please, don't let them take me!"

"It's you or me bud...And I'm surely not gonna be letting them take me away. They can have you." And with that, Axl and Raven were going to start arguing with one another over who was to go back with the senshis.

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Sailor Mars wakes all the other senshis up as they watched Raven and Axl fight. Sailor Mars begins shouting with the other senshis. "We want Raven! We want Raven! Our singing Vega prince!"

Sailor Neptune holds out Vega clothes for Raven to put on and she had sheet music for Raven to use to sing. Sailor Venus walks closer to Raven. Once she was close enough she wraps Raven up with her chain of hearts and is anxious to bring Raven back home to sing but first he needs the Vega makeover.

Sakura bows at That Man before picking up a hammer and chisel to help the others out with the gold palace. Wobbuffet's pokemon friends bring in all the gold coins they can find and finally they have enough to be melted down to build a palace for That Man where everyone can worship him at.

"Hold him down. I have to get rid of those spikes." Hotaru was strong enough to transform in to Sailor Saturn and she twirls her glaize, ready to cut off Raven's spikes so he can look more Vegalike.