The person said only one thing: "Garrett, it’s all right..." Gatoris turned around. He was shocked to see Angelina. "Aerith and I decided to split for a while. That way, Pikachu could not get to you." Gatoris’ tears kept flowing. "Thanks for warning me about Jenova..." he said through the crying. "Huh? I don’t remember being in any vision to you..." Angie had obviously not been the one who warned him. "If not you, then..." Gatoris stopped. "The other Angelina..." "Huh? Other me?" Angie had no clue what was going on. Gatoris filled her in. "That’s horrible... But do me one favor..." she asked as she was hopping back into Aerith. "I want to go too. Maybe if we both are there, then the princess will feel better..." "No, she’d know the difference. That and her mother’s still alive somewhere." King Garret spoke. "My dearest Almathea, it’s almost over..." At this, Almathea looked up. "Huh? Do I know you?’ Gatoris had to fill his friend in as well. "Sad, but kind of cool..." she said of the story. She decided to join the quest, even if it may confuse her counterpart. The four jumped into a portal and landed on Planet Almathea, in an alternate universe.

"Just like I remember it in my past..." Gatoris, Aerith and Almathea said in unison. King Garret pointed the way to the castle. "Remember now, you three are the only ones who can see me at the moment." he spoke. "I’m off to find my wife. Gatoris, please find my daughter." "Sure thing. Aerith, want to come with me?" he asked his wife. "Actually, I want to meat my other self. If you don’t mind..." she said solemnly. "Fine by me. Almathea, you coming with me?" he understood. "Sure! It’ll be kind of interesting." they split into two groups.

Gatoris walked into the local inn. He inquired about the royal family. One patron, who seemed a bit loaded, spoke up. "Where ya from boy, Mercury?" "Actually, yes." Gatoris thought up of a quick cover story. "Well, there ain’t been no royals since they were all killed 2000 years ago!" the drunkard spouted. "Not what I was told..." piped in a delicate, feminine voice. "Oh, It’s you again. You and your fairy tales of ‘the immortal queen’..." the drunken man spewed out. "Hold on." Gatoris stopped him. "I think I may be interested in these ‘fairy tales’, Miss..." "Chase. Almathea Chase." Gatoris thought as he looked the woman over. She was an near duplicate of his friend, except for her height and blonde hair. "Interesting name. I happen to have a friend by that name, but she’s a bit younger. Now about these stories..." "I’d tell you here, but these bakas would just laugh again. Follow me." ‘Miss Chase’ led them outside to her house. There was a plaque beside the door that read "Almathea Chase: Expert Archeologist". This got Gatoris thinking. ‘Miss Chase’ opened the door, and the three entered. when she turned around from locking the door, she noticed Gatoris kneeling before her. "What’s this? You think I’m some kind of royalty?" She was showing signs of confusion to mask her fear of being discovered. "Kind of..." Gatoris replied. "Now, tell me your story, madam." ‘Miss Chase’ was nervous. "OK. The story goes that Pikachu did not kill the queen and princess. He supposedly put a curse of immortality on them. With the king dead, the queen was distraught. She locked herself in the garden and never left. As for the princess, no one knows for sure. Some say she left the planet, others say she locked herself in with her mother..." "While even others think she just blended in with the common people, changed her name, and became an archeologist." Gatoris had busted her. "Who sent you? Was it Pikachu?" the Princess was quivering. "Relax. I killed Pikachu. In another dimension..." Gatoris was explaining. "How did you know my story?" She was now genuinely confused. Gatoris took his ring off and handed it to Princess Chastity. "Since you have become an ‘expert archeologist’, tell me where that ring came from." She examined it and gaped in awe. "This is my father’s ring, but it can’t be! I have it in that display case over there!" She pointed to a ring exactly like the one she had in her hand. "It’s an alternate dimension thing. I was never the king of this planet, but I lived on it and worked with the royal family. In fact, there is a representative of that family with me." The princess looked at Almathea. She was again in awe. "And, please take the wig off, Chastity. I’ve learned from experience that women named Almathea aren’t blonde." Princess Chastity took off the wig, and showed off her lavender locks. She then looked at Gatoris’ sword. "That’s... that’s the sword of the house of Chase! It’s been missing for about 2000 years!" "Huh. maybe someone visited my dimension before and gave this to the Cetra..." Gatoris pondered aloud. The princess cut him off there. "Father was a Cetra..." Now it was Gatoris’ turn to drop his jaw. "Well, I’ll be... He must of known about my creation and watched me from afar. Making sure I was ready to avenge him." Gatoris began to think of something. "I thought you were twelve when the king died..." "I was," the princess explained. "But Pikachu put a time-delay on when my aging stopped. For some reason, I aged normally until I was twenty." Gatoris absorbed this knowledge. "Now, let’s hope my wife finds your mother..." Gatoris stated. "She may have a problem." Chastity butted in. "The door was locked with the rings. Both the king’s and the queen’s are needed to open the lock. I have the kings, and the queen is still wearing hers. Mine is a close facsimile, but it won’t work. I’ve tried." Gatoris looked at Princess Chastity’s ring. It looked like Aerith’s. "Like I said, I hope she finds her. Aerith has a similar ring. It makes sense that it’s the queen’s ring." Princess Chastity was overjoyed. "After two thousand years, it’s almost over..." During this joyous moment, the princess asked Gatoris a question. "You’re knowledgeable about the Cetra, right?" Gatoris nodded. "Then, I want to know one thing. My father had the habit of calling me ‘Almathea’. he told me it was an ancient Cetra word, but he never told me the meaning. Do you know what it means?" Gatoris looked at her. "Your father must have had high hopes for you. The word ‘almathea’ means protector of the innocent." Chastity smiled. "Interesting..." Almathea whispered into Gatoris’ ear. "I thought you made it up!" Gatoris whispered back. "No. I looked it up last week. It was there. In fact, there was a picture of you next to it..." Gatoris laughed.

Angelina was wandering through the abandoned castle. After the king’s demise and the disappearance of the rest of the family, the planet decided to go to a democracy. The castle was abandoned, but left as a tourist attraction. Angie was in a long corridor. Long enough you couldn’t see it end to end. By the time she reached the other side, she saw a wooden door with a strange lock on it. "She’s behind this door. I just wish my Almathea hadn’t taken my ring, or we’d be in. Your ring..." King Garret began. "... matches the queen’s. And both rings are needed to open the lock." Angie muttered. "How’d you know?" The king asked, startled. "Telepathic message from Gatoris. he found Chastity. They’re on their way here."

Gatoris made it to the castle and found the corridor. He then promptly collapsed to the ground. It felt as if someone was calling him out of his body.

He looked around. He was in the garden again. He saw no one in front of him, but sensed someone behind him. "Garrett..." the person spoke. "You forgot one thing again. The king is still dead. you must revive him before you come to me..." Gatoris didn’t even turn around to reply. "Why do you call me Garrett, your highness? My name is Gatoris." Queen Angelina didn’t seem to mind this fact. "Please, call me Angelina or Angie. I am no different than your Angie..." Gatoris turned around to see what she meant, and was stunned. He was face-to-face with an actual angel. "Surprised? I guess you forgot your beginning..." Queen Angelina spoke. Gatoris could not stop blinking in disbelief. "You were once an angel, too. As was your Angelina." Gatoris just stood there. "Let me show you. It will be easier." The queen brought her wings to wrap around Gatoris, and she teleported them to the past.

Look around, Garrett. This is where it all started for you..." the queen spoke. Gatoris looked around. Was he in heaven? "Not quite. It is paradise, though..." Gatoris kept looking. There were many angels around. He then saw one that looked like him. "Let me guess. That’s me." Gatoris knew the drill by now. Another angel came by and spoke to him.

He looked up, and saw that Queen Angelina’s face was replaced with Aerith’s. "Luckily for you, it isn’t." Gatoris was awake and back in the corridor. "We have got to find the king’s body..." She continued. "You had a similar vision?’ Gatoris asked his wife. She nodded. "Well, I saw his body in mine." Everyone looked at him. "Though she didn’t tell me it was him, I saw a perfectly preserved body in the garden. It has to be him." "He’s right, you know." King Garret spoke. They continued back to the garden door.

"Now how does this lock work?" Gatoris asked. He saw a place for two hands, one part larger than another. And in the diagram, the two hands had rings on. "The rings are the key..." Gatoris muttered to himself, then looked at his right hand. This ring was the same as the king’s, so it should work. But what about Aerith’s? "I’m not sure this is going to work..." Gatoris said. "I don’t know if Aerith’s ring is the same as the queen’s or the princess’s!" King Garret looked at Aerith’s ring closely. "Good news, boy. It is the queen’s ring, all right..." Aerith cheered. Now, Gatoris thought, to figure out how to do this. Then he got an idea. Aerith had her ring on her left hand, Gatoris wore his on the right. They held hands and placed them in the device. A light whirring sound was heard. The door slowly opened. They were in.

There the queen stood. She looked exactly like the Angelina from his vision, wings and all. Princess Chastity rushed to her and they hugged. "It’s not over yet..." Gatoris reminded them. "I have to get the king back into his body." Gatoris walked over to the body, and was followed by the spirit. King Garret’s spirit disappeared, and Gatoris was ready to send him home. He slowly began chanting a spell of revival, hoping it would overpower Pikachu’s curse. He kept chanting for twenty minutes. The king finally stirred. but Gatoris did not stop chanting. He changed the words, though, since it was to be a different spell. About five minutes later, he stopped and spoke. "I present thee, King Garret of Amalthea, with the gift of eternal life, just like the rest of your family. You will never be apart again." After saying this, Gatoris collapsed.

When he woke up, he was in a room in Castle Chase. "Thank you, Garrett." the queen spoke to him. "Without you, we would have never been together again..." Gatoris, still weak from giving up so much energy, sat up. "Forget about it. I just did it because I don’t want any of my incarnations miserable. Or any of Angelina’s..." As if on cue, she walked in. Something was different about her, however. She was dressed better than the queen, and there was also those impossible to ignore... wings. "Garrett... I just want you to know that there has never been a day that I have regretted my decision..." Garrett’s heart was filled with love for her. "And I have never regretted it either. In fact, I’d do it again if I had to." Angelina smiled. "And thank you, your highness, for showing me my beginnings..." The queen smiled at her counterpart. "Garrett. I have a gift for you. Please take it." Angelina handed Gatoris a ball of white energy. As soon as his hand touched it, he could feel the energy surging through him. He was fully healed in seconds. "Thank you, my love..." Gatoris said. Then Aerith walked into the room. Nothing was different about her. She was wearing her usual pink dress and red denim jacket. "So this is what the Queen of the Angels looks like..." she commented. Both Angelinas smiled. "I figured she’d look more like me..." she joked. Everyone laughed. "Well, it’s time for me to return..." Angelina spoke. "I will reappear when you need me. Until then, Garrett..." With these words, Angelina reentered Aerith’s body. A brilliant white flash accompanied the reentry. For a moment, Aerith had wings and was dressed like the Queen of the Angels herself. She then returned to normal. "Ready to go?" Almathea said from another room. "Yes, let’s get home..." Gatoris said.