"So, tell me, how could you get your sisters to go inside and out of your body?"
"Ahh... Well, you see..."
As Luke and Starlight made their own topic, Lenny and Vlera started their own topic as well.
"Uhh, Ms. Vlera..."
"Vlera's fine!"
"Oh, Vlera, then, I guess... Can I ask you one thing...?"
Vlera had her eyes lightened with gleaming curiosity.
"How did you found about Luke?"
Vlera gasped before talking, "It's a very long story!!"
—
"Get your own squid balls here! It's really delicious!"
"Try out our all-new pancake with a unique drizzle on top! Free tasting is available!"
"WOW! Vlera, it's so fun here!"
Upon visiting a well-known City, they were welcomed with so many vendors of everything possible, it's as if there's a Summer Festival at Japan.
...
"Moe, moe, kyun~"
"VERY MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE FROM... Uh... Is that her name...? FROM BLU-CHAN!!! LET'S GIVE BLU-CHAN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!!"
While everyone else was trying out the large variety of entertainment, Blu tried to join a "Cute Pageant." As of now, even Starlight was jealous of Blu because of her undefeated "cuteness."
"AGH! I'm the big sister here, remember?! I should be the one who's at the finals, not her!!!"
"Hey, hey, calm down now, Starlight, it's not like you'd die if you didn't got to final-"
"I WOULD DIE IF I HAVEN'T GOT TO FINALS! IT'S A "CUTE PAGEANT!" I CAN'T LEFT IT UNNOTICED!"
"THEN WHY DON'T I KILL YOU INSTEAD?! DON'T SHOUT AT ME!!!"
Turned out, Blu got to compete with Starlight on the semi-finals and got defeated by her miserably, because of it, Re was here to "comfort" her. The announcer shouted Blu's name once again, their arguement was cut off after Blu came out of the blinds with a different new look.
"What...?" -Re
"Isn't that...?" -Starlight
They can't continue what they wanted to say, they said each other's name instead.
"Starlight..."
"Re..."
"Her hair was Sky Blue!"
"Her hair was Sky Blue!"
Upon showing another level of her cuteness, our well-known, serious, and high IQ Star friend have now turned into a complete, perfect, and magnificent Idol! Introducing, Sky Blue-Chan!
"Everyone! Put your hands up!"
*Shouts from the crowd*
With her different, new, and stunning look, Sky Blue immediately took over the crowd's attention, even the people at the far back side of the city.
...
"Is it delicious, Vlera?"
"Yeah, you don't have to feed that to me yourself, Lenny."
"Hey... Are you hearing that voice from that stage?"
"Why, Luke? Is there a problem?"
"Nothing, Vlera, it's just... it's giving me the vibes of those Trio Stars..."
...
"WOOOW!!! BEAUTIFUL! VERY BEAUTIFUL!!! BEFORE THE BLUE COLORED HAIR AND EYES! SHE'S NOW THE SKY BLUE THAT REPLICATES THE VERY SKIES!!!"
"Minna! Ikuyooo~!"
With a raise of her hand, the empty dark sky was enlightened with her shining energy, only her alone, she made the stars to be visible at the dark sky, everyone was stunned with her performance, even Starlight who was a Star herself. With these, she was destined to win.
—
"Wow, so it's really was you all the time, Blu?"
"It's nothing special..."
After her Sky Blue appearance, she returned back to normal, serious oriented Blu once the show ended. Upon carrying a huge trophy besides her, Starlight can't avoid to drool of how beautiful the trophy was as the loser.
"Do you want this, Starlight? Here, take it, I don't need it anyways."
Blu threw the trophy to Starlight, she easily got it.
"Eh?! Hey! Don't just throw it like that! Are you sure you're giving this to me?"
"Treat it as a gift if you like."
"Really?! That's so cool of you!"
"Hah... I didn't even intend to defeat you earlier..."
With the Trio Stars following the footsteps of another trio, they seem to be talking about something.
"Cat's cradle? Are you joking?"
"No! Can you show me some tricks?"
Upon Vlera's persuasive request, Lenny got nothing to do than to sigh of how random Vlera's request is regardless of Len's power about threads.
"There, can you tell what this is?"
"It's a house! You're so good from that game, Len!"
"Uhh, yeah, maybe because it's my power...?"
"Even so! I don't even have a power..."
"While you can literally kill me anytime you like?"
"Ehehe..."
—
After spending the rest of their time in an energetic city, they then rented a hotel to stay for the rest of the night. With the Trio Stars hugging each other out of habit, and Lenny and Vlera together, Luke was left with loneliness. Morning came by so fast, by then, they were about to say their goodbyes to each other.
"It was a short bonding for us, but I really enjoyed it, good luck with your travels, Luke, Lenny."
"I've enjoyed it as well. Keep safe on your travels!" -Luke
"We've only met just yesterday, but the bond we've made are enough for me to never forget, take care!" -Lenny
"BYEEE! LUKE! LENNY! LET'S MEET AGAIN SOMETIMES!"
"Bye."
"Bye for now, Love birds, once we've met again, I'll be sure to have a match with you, Lenny."
"Hahaha! The triplets are being friendly with you, Len!"
"Heh, did that red-haired girl called us, Love birds?"
They went their opposite sides as they said their final goodbyes, as they walk, their figure slowly faded from each other's visions. While Luke and Lenny walks towards new destinations, and Starlight and Vlera on their way back to Mount Nimri, a new adventure awaits from them, as they finally can't see each other from a far, their chapter have finally been ended.
—
"It's silent... too silent..."
"Are you fine, Vlera?"
"I'm fine, just missing them..."
Looking on their way back, Vlera noticed that Luke hasn't been with them with more than 2 days, and yet their memories together was imprinted already in her brain, it was too much to realize; Time Flies So Fast, Yet Slowly.
7PM
"Isn't that...?"
"Yes, Starlight, Vonth City, where we first found Luke."
...
"Wait... Are you the costumer that rented this room?"
"Yeah, why?"
"If so, then we're really glad to tell you that the room you rented still have it's last night because of an extension!"
...
"Starlight, wake up, we're gonna leave early!"
"*murmur*"
"Hm... I really wish this thing could only be used to Cecilio and Marco, but I guess it would be used to you as well..."
*CLANG!*
...
"Owh... Why did you have to do that...?"
"If you're not gonna wake up, then it's gonna be afternoon before we get to Mount Nimri!"
Vlera started the early day with a walk, it's not even the sunrise yet as they departed from Vonth City, while on their way, they managed to get themselves a breakfast using their primitive skills.
"Are you sure this can be eaten?"
"Edible means protein, Starlight."
"But it's a worm!"
"Can you stop complaining when you don't even have to eat?!"
"But still! I want to make my human stomach to function!"
As they continued their way into Mount Nimri, they arrived at the early time of 7AM, by then, they were just about to climb the mountain.
"WOOOHOO!"
"Climb?! We can fly unlike you, Vlera!!!"
"Don't mind them, Vlera, I'm still here."
"Do you think you can lift me up, Blu?"
"Hm?"
Because of the Trio Stars' ability to fly, the word climb has beed disintegrated as they flew through the top of the mountain in just a matter of seconds.
...
"Hm... I wonder what's taking them so long...?"
"Are you being bored of their arrival, Marco?"
"You can say it like that, but I can still wait."
"HEY! YOU! I'VE NEVER SHOUTED YOUR NAME FOR A WHILE!"
"MARCOO! YOU KNOW THE DRILL, LET'S FIGHT!!!"
"Yo, Marco, miss me? I hope you haven't."
"*waves*"
Coming from the deep cliff besides the mountain was Starlight, Blu, Re, and Vlera who returned from a long adventure.
"Hey, everyone! How was your trip? Have you got any ingredients?"
"Yes, Blu, give it to me."
Upon taking the Scale from Blu, Marco saw how majestic the Scale was.
"So, this is, Dragon's Scale?"
"Yup."
"If you got this, then that means...?"
"Yup, we're finally off to another location."
Happiness was the only word that enveloped Marco's feelings with the news, after their arrival, Marco and Old Man Tagic invited them inside for a breakfast.
*Sounds of utensils*
"We should celebrate this, Vlera."
"Not anymore, we have already celebrated it, right, Sky Blue?"
Blu never replied and only did small nods.
As they finished their breakfast, they immediately went outside waiting for Old Man Tagic. They seem to be understanding what to do.
"To ever think that this would come very early..."
Old Man Tagic came by the door of his house seeing the three teenagers as they stand in utter formalities.
"Are you gonna leave me here now?"
Marco, Vlera, and Starlight refused to answer.
"Silence means, Yes, they say, are you agreeing from that saying?"
They still stood silent.
"Very well, then you're also accepting the Final Challenge, then."
*ZOOM!*
With just a matter of a millisecond, the Old Man disappeared from the door, he immediately dashed behind Starlight to take the ranged fighter first.
"Heh, who told you that it's my weakness?"
As she glared from behind, Old Man Tagic saw how red her left eye were, just seeing the view itself is enough to make him retreat.
"Starcrash!"
Upon getting a dust from the ground, Starlight lifts the dust as the ground starts to crash infront of her, she barely reached the Old Man.
"Quite the improvement of reflexes, huh? Let's see for Vlera."
*ZOOM!*
After dodging Starlight's technique, the Old Man then dashed behind Vlera for an attack.
*Shak!*
But before he knew it, he has been stabbed by Vlera's knife from the ground.
"I knew you specializes fights from behind so I prepared carefully for this!"
*Pow!*
After realizing that he has been stabbed from the ground, he got kicked by Vlera of how unresponsive he have gotten.
"Tsk, not only her reflexes have also improved, but also her strength, but don't mind that, He has been frozen there for a while, He was been keeping his reflexes too late! Unlike those two girls, I can take this guy out!"
After being crashed into a boulder, he immediately dashed forward to Marco, he was about to kick Marco until he successfully landed a kick to him, but there was something wrong with Marco.
"Is it the impact...?"
"... Or is it the illusion?"
He was sure to hit him solid, but there was something that keeps repelling Marco from getting contact with his foot, from his vision, he can see two Marcos in one place.
"May the wonder of our identities..."
"... Be revealed after our dissimilarities!"
A strong punch was taken as the Old Man flew once again by the boulder, he got nothing to fight anymore after his children have finally countered his speed, with just a fight of five seconds, it delivers the whole area with destruction, the Old Man stood from the boulder that he got crashed and immediately fixed his clothes.
"Looks like you have nothing to learn from me."
The three students stood side by side as Old Man Tagic walks infront of them.
"I hate to say it, but...
You can now go down from this mountain."
With his words, it gave the three a smile on their face, knowing that the Old Man could kill them immediately at free will once they get caught escaping from the mountain, this words of him really brought them into tears to finally get down from the mountain.
...
20 minutes of packing their things, they're now ready to leave.
"So, goodbye, then."
The Three gave them their last bow towards their teacher and they walked towards going down from the mountain.
And from there, the Dragon's Lair arc has been finished.
— End of Chapter 24
— End of Arc 2
Somewhere... Where the lake was crimson-red while a dark castle was build at the middle...
"HAHAHA! HAHAHA! LIGHT! LIGHT! WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT I WOULD SUFFER SUCH A TRAUMA ONCE AGAIN! After I've been blinded by a strong stream of light, I have now made my own weapon for this Light!"
Someone named Cecilio was inventing something inside his castle, as he shows a face of someone that just saw a Neutron Star, het got so motivated to defeat that Star.
"Friend named, Lenny, I shall thank you for helping me with this creation...
AS I WILL ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF, AMAYA! VLERA, JUST YOU WAIT, I WILL SAVE YOU FROM THAT BURNING LIGHT!!!"
Cecilio was now on his villain-phase against this Bright Light.