[Legend of Sun Knight] fic: so we can get to know you chapter 7
Title: so we can get to know you - chapter 7: H.ey mommy, can we have potato stew?
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,544
Summary: The Twelve Holy Knights go on their biannual mission outside of Leaf Bud City. They just never thought that some of them would return as toddlers. Roland introduces himself over and over again. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we missed!"
Notes: Time for more deaged knights!
previous chapter: D.eath monarch chauffeur service
chapter 7: H.ey mommy, can we have potato stew?
Thankfully, eighteen-year-old Sun did not blast me with holy light upon seeing my transformation, but it was probably because I ended up knocking over several bundles of clothes. He was too busy laughing to do anything else.
Despite his laughter, I knew that he must be wondering any number of things, trying to figure out just what kind of future each of us had lived to lead us to this point. I only filled him in on how an undead creature like me had ended up at the Holy Temple. Many things had happened over the years, but for me, that was the turning point of my life. Well, my undead life.
After that, Sun picked one of his own sets of clothes from the past to change into. While his build was not all that different, he did indeed appear much younger, much less battered down by the years, even more so after he changed his outfit. Judgment and the others dropped by at this point. I left with Storm and Leaf, certain that Sun and Judgment had a lot to catch up on. I was right that Judgment would not be able to take his eyes off of Sun's hair.
As teenagers, Stone and Sun were somewhat capable of taking care of their own duties. They just couldn't appear in public, so that meant they couldn't do any of their public duties, but they could do everything else. Earth, on the other hand, was not capable of any of his duties, so we could only split his duties up among the rest of us. With so many of us shrinking, Storm had more and more extra paperwork to tend to. Since we needed to stay in threes to make sure we didn't shrink without the knowledge of one of the others, I pretty much moved in with Storm for the time being to correct paperwork through the night. Leaf had also decided to help with the paperwork.
The next morning, we had another meeting. The three of them had yet to turn back, but Stone adamantly wanted to attend the meeting, and even Sun wanted to come along as well, possibly because he was not comfortable enough to be left out of the conversation. With the current circumstances, it would be best if none of us were left alone, so it worked out.
Judgment cleared his throat and said, "The Pope has tasked us with a new mission. If you could explain the details, Storm?"
"Right." Storm said, "There have been rumors of kidnappings in the marketplace. Mothers have been reporting children going missing on their shopping trips."
Our faces immediately darkened. Storm explained some more, and our faces darkened further. We immediately tried to devise a plan. Luring the culprits out would be the quickest way, but we didn't want to endanger the citizens any further.
Suddenly, Sun said, "I have an idea."
When we all turned to look at him, he smiled widely. "Why not go undercover ourselves to lure them out? We have a kid right there, don't we?" He gestured to the side where Leaf was reading a story to Earth.
Leaf raised his head, having heard the conversation. "Sun, even if you don't like Earth, you can't toss him into danger like that! He's just a kid!"
"Who says he'll be in danger? I'll protect him!" Sun protested.
Judgment raised an eyebrow. "Does this mean you'll go undercover too?"
"Eh?" Sun squeaked out.
We all looked at him.
Storm smiled widely. "You said you'd protect him, right?"
"EH?"
Unexpectedly, Cloud was the first to volunteer for the mission, but even though he was willing to play the part of the mother, Storm and everyone else said that it would be better for Sun to do it. Not only did Sun claim responsibility for Earth, we were afraid that the kidnappers would not be able to see Cloud in the first place. Moreover, there was a slight possibility that the citizens would recognize Cloud as the Cloud Knight, though no one mentioned that it was a very, very, very slight possibility given that very few people even knew what the Cloud Knight looked like.
Sun, on the other hand, was much younger than the Sun Knight was currently supposed to be, so it was unlikely that anyone would suspect him of being the Sun Knight. Last of all, if worst came to worst, Sun could teleport himself and Earth away.
When he heard the answer, Cloud frowned. Then, he asked in a quiet voice, "But can I still join the mission?"
It was the first we'd seen him so invested in a mission. Judgment nodded. "Of course."
I teleported Earth to the dressing room while Sun teleported himself over. Sun immediately pouted once we were there.
"Why do I have to play the part of his mother?" Sun pointed at Earth. "I don't at all look old enough to have such an old kid!"
Because you came up with the idea...
"Mommy, that's not the way to ask someone for help!" Mini Earth admonished while snickering.
"Oh?" Sun smiled and pulled on Earth's cheeks. "Then, is this the way?"
"Ouch!"
"Sun," I reprimanded him. "You shouldn't do that."
"Why? Isn't he my kid? Itty bitty Georgo~~"
"Itty bitty Georgo" grabbed Sun's hair and pulled on it.
"Why you brat!" growled Sun.
I frowned. While I wanted to blame their behavior on the fact that they had deaged, that actually... probably... wasn't even all that huge a factor. In some ways, Sun was the epitome of knighthood, especially with his loyalty, but in other ways... he was very much not a holy knight I would use as a role model for our future students.
After we got changed for the mission, we shadowed Sun and Earth as they made their way to the marketplace. Sun held Earth's hand, but they bickered the entire way. From behind, they truly did look like they were a family... but more like siblings rather than mother and son.
"Are they really going to be okay?" Leaf fretted. "They haven't even assumed office at their current age, yet we're sending them out on such a dangerous mission..."
"Don't worry, Cloud is shadowing them closely," Storm said. "Besides, we'd all gone on missions long before we officially took over."
"True, but Earth is only six."
Despite Earth only being six, he was an amazing actor. By the time they reached the marketplace, Earth turned completely angelic. He gazed up at the vendor with wide eyes and said, "Big sister, those potatoes look super yummy!"
He pulled on Sun's dress. "Mommy, can we have potato stew tonight?"
Sun smiled a forced smile. "Oh, I don't know..."
The vendor lady giggled. "Oh my, what a beautiful young mother! I thought you were siblings. Your son is absolutely precious."
Sun's smile turned even more forced. He gripped Earth's hand. Hard.
Earth winced, but he quickly covered that up with a large smile. "Big sister! I think mommy is afraid the potatoes are too expensive..." By the end of his sentence, Earth's face fell. He flicked his eyes up at the potatoes but quickly averted his gaze to look at the ground instead. He really, really looked like he wanted the potatoes a whole lot.
"Damn that Earth!" Storm said in awe. "Just how is he doing that so naturally?"
"We shouldn't be trying to trick the vendors..." Leaf said with a frown.
After purchasing a bag of potatoes for quite a cheap price, Sun seemed a lot more mollified. A grin came over his face, and he pulled Earth over to another stand to buy more goods.
"...I think he's just realized the power of Earth's cuteness as a kid over the vendors," Storm said.
"Sun!" wailed Leaf. "It's really not nice to trick people like that!"
We watched helplessly as Sun and Earth bargained back and forth with the vendors. It was like they had completely forgotten about the mission. However, with so many bags in his hands, Sun had no choice but to let go of Earth's hand. Earth slowed his steps down, keeping Sun in sight but knowing that he was supposed to make himself an easy target.
Storm muttered, "Why do I have this overwhelming urge to praise Earth for being a responsible kid? He's being way more responsible than the eighteen-year-old!"
Though Storm was being flippant with his words, he was just as vigilant as Leaf and me. We kept our eyes on the crowd.
There!
A man with a jovial smile bent down to pat Earth on the head. We watched him carefully, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw something else -- a flash of pink.
Cloud?!
It was Cloud, but much, much younger.
He had shrunk once again. The only reason I had even seen him was because a vendor had just chased him out from below his table. We had been worried that Earth or Sun would suddenly return to their original ages, but we hadn't thought another one of us would shrink in the middle of the mission!
"Leaf, Storm, take care of Sun and Earth," I hurriedly said. "I'm taking Cloud away from the mission."
They glanced over at the direction I indicated, eyes widening when they spotted Cloud.
Dashing out, I grabbed a hold of Cloud's small hand and teleported him back to the Holy Temple.
With wide eyes, Cloud looked up at me.
His lips parted. I could barely hear him.
"...Are you...a bandit too?" he asked in a tiny, trembling voice.
to be continued
*hugs Demos*
As expected of Grisia, the main character. His time spent deaged spans three chapters, haha.
next chapter: E.h no, there will be no potato stew tonight
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,544
Summary: The Twelve Holy Knights go on their biannual mission outside of Leaf Bud City. They just never thought that some of them would return as toddlers. Roland introduces himself over and over again. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we missed!"
Notes: Time for more deaged knights!
previous chapter: D.eath monarch chauffeur service
chapter 7: H.ey mommy, can we have potato stew?
Thankfully, eighteen-year-old Sun did not blast me with holy light upon seeing my transformation, but it was probably because I ended up knocking over several bundles of clothes. He was too busy laughing to do anything else.
Despite his laughter, I knew that he must be wondering any number of things, trying to figure out just what kind of future each of us had lived to lead us to this point. I only filled him in on how an undead creature like me had ended up at the Holy Temple. Many things had happened over the years, but for me, that was the turning point of my life. Well, my undead life.
After that, Sun picked one of his own sets of clothes from the past to change into. While his build was not all that different, he did indeed appear much younger, much less battered down by the years, even more so after he changed his outfit. Judgment and the others dropped by at this point. I left with Storm and Leaf, certain that Sun and Judgment had a lot to catch up on. I was right that Judgment would not be able to take his eyes off of Sun's hair.
As teenagers, Stone and Sun were somewhat capable of taking care of their own duties. They just couldn't appear in public, so that meant they couldn't do any of their public duties, but they could do everything else. Earth, on the other hand, was not capable of any of his duties, so we could only split his duties up among the rest of us. With so many of us shrinking, Storm had more and more extra paperwork to tend to. Since we needed to stay in threes to make sure we didn't shrink without the knowledge of one of the others, I pretty much moved in with Storm for the time being to correct paperwork through the night. Leaf had also decided to help with the paperwork.
The next morning, we had another meeting. The three of them had yet to turn back, but Stone adamantly wanted to attend the meeting, and even Sun wanted to come along as well, possibly because he was not comfortable enough to be left out of the conversation. With the current circumstances, it would be best if none of us were left alone, so it worked out.
Judgment cleared his throat and said, "The Pope has tasked us with a new mission. If you could explain the details, Storm?"
"Right." Storm said, "There have been rumors of kidnappings in the marketplace. Mothers have been reporting children going missing on their shopping trips."
Our faces immediately darkened. Storm explained some more, and our faces darkened further. We immediately tried to devise a plan. Luring the culprits out would be the quickest way, but we didn't want to endanger the citizens any further.
Suddenly, Sun said, "I have an idea."
When we all turned to look at him, he smiled widely. "Why not go undercover ourselves to lure them out? We have a kid right there, don't we?" He gestured to the side where Leaf was reading a story to Earth.
Leaf raised his head, having heard the conversation. "Sun, even if you don't like Earth, you can't toss him into danger like that! He's just a kid!"
"Who says he'll be in danger? I'll protect him!" Sun protested.
Judgment raised an eyebrow. "Does this mean you'll go undercover too?"
"Eh?" Sun squeaked out.
We all looked at him.
Storm smiled widely. "You said you'd protect him, right?"
"EH?"
Unexpectedly, Cloud was the first to volunteer for the mission, but even though he was willing to play the part of the mother, Storm and everyone else said that it would be better for Sun to do it. Not only did Sun claim responsibility for Earth, we were afraid that the kidnappers would not be able to see Cloud in the first place. Moreover, there was a slight possibility that the citizens would recognize Cloud as the Cloud Knight, though no one mentioned that it was a very, very, very slight possibility given that very few people even knew what the Cloud Knight looked like.
Sun, on the other hand, was much younger than the Sun Knight was currently supposed to be, so it was unlikely that anyone would suspect him of being the Sun Knight. Last of all, if worst came to worst, Sun could teleport himself and Earth away.
When he heard the answer, Cloud frowned. Then, he asked in a quiet voice, "But can I still join the mission?"
It was the first we'd seen him so invested in a mission. Judgment nodded. "Of course."
I teleported Earth to the dressing room while Sun teleported himself over. Sun immediately pouted once we were there.
"Why do I have to play the part of his mother?" Sun pointed at Earth. "I don't at all look old enough to have such an old kid!"
Because you came up with the idea...
"Mommy, that's not the way to ask someone for help!" Mini Earth admonished while snickering.
"Oh?" Sun smiled and pulled on Earth's cheeks. "Then, is this the way?"
"Ouch!"
"Sun," I reprimanded him. "You shouldn't do that."
"Why? Isn't he my kid? Itty bitty Georgo~~"
"Itty bitty Georgo" grabbed Sun's hair and pulled on it.
"Why you brat!" growled Sun.
I frowned. While I wanted to blame their behavior on the fact that they had deaged, that actually... probably... wasn't even all that huge a factor. In some ways, Sun was the epitome of knighthood, especially with his loyalty, but in other ways... he was very much not a holy knight I would use as a role model for our future students.
After we got changed for the mission, we shadowed Sun and Earth as they made their way to the marketplace. Sun held Earth's hand, but they bickered the entire way. From behind, they truly did look like they were a family... but more like siblings rather than mother and son.
"Are they really going to be okay?" Leaf fretted. "They haven't even assumed office at their current age, yet we're sending them out on such a dangerous mission..."
"Don't worry, Cloud is shadowing them closely," Storm said. "Besides, we'd all gone on missions long before we officially took over."
"True, but Earth is only six."
Despite Earth only being six, he was an amazing actor. By the time they reached the marketplace, Earth turned completely angelic. He gazed up at the vendor with wide eyes and said, "Big sister, those potatoes look super yummy!"
He pulled on Sun's dress. "Mommy, can we have potato stew tonight?"
Sun smiled a forced smile. "Oh, I don't know..."
The vendor lady giggled. "Oh my, what a beautiful young mother! I thought you were siblings. Your son is absolutely precious."
Sun's smile turned even more forced. He gripped Earth's hand. Hard.
Earth winced, but he quickly covered that up with a large smile. "Big sister! I think mommy is afraid the potatoes are too expensive..." By the end of his sentence, Earth's face fell. He flicked his eyes up at the potatoes but quickly averted his gaze to look at the ground instead. He really, really looked like he wanted the potatoes a whole lot.
"Damn that Earth!" Storm said in awe. "Just how is he doing that so naturally?"
"We shouldn't be trying to trick the vendors..." Leaf said with a frown.
After purchasing a bag of potatoes for quite a cheap price, Sun seemed a lot more mollified. A grin came over his face, and he pulled Earth over to another stand to buy more goods.
"...I think he's just realized the power of Earth's cuteness as a kid over the vendors," Storm said.
"Sun!" wailed Leaf. "It's really not nice to trick people like that!"
We watched helplessly as Sun and Earth bargained back and forth with the vendors. It was like they had completely forgotten about the mission. However, with so many bags in his hands, Sun had no choice but to let go of Earth's hand. Earth slowed his steps down, keeping Sun in sight but knowing that he was supposed to make himself an easy target.
Storm muttered, "Why do I have this overwhelming urge to praise Earth for being a responsible kid? He's being way more responsible than the eighteen-year-old!"
Though Storm was being flippant with his words, he was just as vigilant as Leaf and me. We kept our eyes on the crowd.
There!
A man with a jovial smile bent down to pat Earth on the head. We watched him carefully, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw something else -- a flash of pink.
Cloud?!
It was Cloud, but much, much younger.
He had shrunk once again. The only reason I had even seen him was because a vendor had just chased him out from below his table. We had been worried that Earth or Sun would suddenly return to their original ages, but we hadn't thought another one of us would shrink in the middle of the mission!
"Leaf, Storm, take care of Sun and Earth," I hurriedly said. "I'm taking Cloud away from the mission."
They glanced over at the direction I indicated, eyes widening when they spotted Cloud.
Dashing out, I grabbed a hold of Cloud's small hand and teleported him back to the Holy Temple.
With wide eyes, Cloud looked up at me.
His lips parted. I could barely hear him.
"...Are you...a bandit too?" he asked in a tiny, trembling voice.
to be continued
*hugs Demos*
As expected of Grisia, the main character. His time spent deaged spans three chapters, haha.
next chapter: E.h no, there will be no potato stew tonight