Guardian Entry 132: You Are, And Always Shall Be...My Friend (Locked to Terra; Backdated to 8/13)

[theguardianofair]

Ashley...?

I'm hanging out at the Temple in Albion for a while before I go back to my ship sometime tomorrow, but...there are some things I gotta give you now and something really important I gotta tell you.

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[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Important? What's up?

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...You know how much I care for you, right? How grateful I am that you came into my life?

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

...I do. And I care for you too. If I hadn't met you...I don't know if I'd be the person I am today.

Where'd this come from, all of a sudden?

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

I just wanted you to know that now, while there's still a chance for me to tell you!

Ashley...

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

While there's still a chance - what're you talking about? Of course there's always a chance. Hay Lin... What's going on?

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...Not if you're one of the rapidly growing number of people who keep vanishing from the world and rarely ever come back, there isn't.

You're really special to me, Ashley...just like Irma is. But while I've known Irma since we were kids, I got to know you for over a year; I've seen your good moments and your bad moments. You're a part of my life I'd never want to lose...just like Elyon is. But while she's my girlfriend...you're my BFF~

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

C'mon, Hay Lin. Yggdrasil needs us here, he wouldn't...

...thank you. It's the same with you. I mean...you saved me a lot. All of you guys did, but you drew me into the Silver Dragon and made friends with me when I thought I couldn't get anymore. You...helped me make peace with at least some okay one of the Titans and...well, even after Meltdown, you never gave up on me.

I miss my home and my parents and the friends I made in school, but...even with everything, I love it here. Because it's here that I met all of you. And you especially.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...You're gonna make me blush, Ashley!

(Attached: 2 wrapped presents along with red pair of goggles with note attached to said goggles)

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Well, it's true! If we're letting everything out..

[Attachment: Received]

Ah...! Hay Lin, thank you...! Should I- ...

[And what does the note say? 'From Hay Lin To Terra/Ashley. While these presents will be truly meaningful and precious to you, DO NOT open them until a time of extreme uncertainty has entered into your life. You will need the suspense and curiosity in finding out what they are more than you know. You will also receive something else in a matter of hours. Signed, David Xanatos.']

......I don't even want to know why.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...You can't say that he hasn't always been watching out for us!

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

I suppose you don't know what this is all about either, huh?

...In any case. I guess I'll listen to him. He...hasn't steered us wrong yet. Though I don't know what he could be getting at with this "extreme uncertainty"...

But thank you. I can't wait to see what they are. And whatever this thing is I'm also getting, ugh.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...Does anyone know what he's getting at when he starts talking in cryptic messages?

Of course. I'm sure you'll enjoy them a lot! Plus, you can use the goggles whenever you Guardian up~!

Did you have...anything else you wanted to let out...~?

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Point taken.

Yeah, my old ones are a little bit worn - these'll go great with my Guardian look!

Anything...else...? ...You're my best friend, Hay Lin. No, you're more than that - you're like family.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

Hopefully they won't vanish on you like mine seem to do...! Then again, they always come back when I return to normal!

...You're part of my family too, Ashley~! ...Kinda cliche by now, but I'd do anything to make sure you were safe from harm, no ifs, ands or buts about it.

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

They vanish? Where do they- ...Magical Girls rules. Won't ever get used to them.

Awww, Hay Lin... Same goes for me - when there's trouble, you know--...Um, well, yeah, that.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

Yep...Magical Girls rules! It takes a while, but you'll get the hang of 'em. Promise~!

...I know who to call, right? I'll always remember that. Ashley...? You are, and always shall be...my friend~

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. Yeah - and the same goes for me to you. Always friends.

...

Well, that's weird. Gotsumon just froze. In the middle of eating something, too.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...Uh-oh. Think he might be data frozen? Do you need me and Threepio to head down there? Won't take but a few minutes!

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

What? No, no! I'm fine, I'll just move around him. I know you guys are probably busy.

Thanks, though.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

Anytime...!

We're not that busy, at the moment-not unless you count Threepio getting into his Star Wars movies again being busy.

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well, I just thought, considering everything...

...Oh well, right?

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, I know.

If it wasn't so late, I really would pop by and spend the night with you. Sounds like you're gonna be lonely without your rock-hard partner to crack jokes with~

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Heh, don't worry - I'll get out the late-night soaps and bad movies. We did that way back, remember?

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

Hehe, yeah...I remember! You can wear the goggles and pretend I'm there laughing up a storm with you~

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Another movie night - it has to happen.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

Oh, trust me-it will happen! You, me, Gotsumon, Threepio...sitting on the couch, watching as many movies we can think of until we fall asleep~!

I'll bring the popcorn if you bring the soda!

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Sounds great, Hay Lin.

And bring the candy?

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely make sure we're stocked with candy that night! Ooh-and we can even get some pizza during movie night, too~!

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

Of course! You can't have a movie night without pizza!

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

It'd totally ruin the joy of movie night if you had the popcorn, the candy, the soda...but no pizza!

We could even start the night off with a Stargate marathon, too!

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

The full spectrum of junk food.

Oh, that'd be great! I never did get to show you some of it - but I did manage to find the movie I missed last year. ...With Xanatos's help, of course.

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

...Of course. Have you gotten to watch it all the way through yet?

[terra-who.livejournal.com]

[Terra does not respond - she is data frozen before she can send it. For posterity's sake, the message written thus far looks like this.] Yeah - and it was a good one too. Whatever people say about Xanatos, he really has his uses.

...I can't wait until we can do this, Hay Lin. It'll be grea

[And then it cuts off]

[guardian-haylin.livejournal.com]

(She'd noticed that Terra was about to send something but when nothing came...she clicks on the audio out of concern)

Ashley...? Ashley, are you okay? Ashley, please respond...!

Don't tell me she got data frozen too...!

(Connection cuts off after nothing but static is heard for quite a while)