Duel and Temptation

(Raf are in the balcony of the Mistery House along with Reina having a conversation about the story of her first Earthly parents.)

Raf: (with her thoughts on her diary) Each of us has one history. A past made up of places in time. (In a flashback, there are several scenes, including Angie Town with backgrounder angels flying to the Heavenly Park, Raf's house on the front, Raf's bedroom and a detail of the photo of her as a baby with her first Earthly Parents) A city, a house containing rooms we all share, a past that also is made up of people, a family, some friends, (In the Challenge Room, there's Miki, Sweet and Uri, smiling.) and adversaries. (There's also Sulfus, Kabale, Cabiria and Gas in the Challenge Room, too.) The past also defines who and what we are.

Reina: And so Raf, do you want to hear the history about your real parents?

Raf: (her thoughts) And that is why no one should be without the history of their past.

Reina: Very well then. But I must warn you, (Her face is getting closer to Raf.) it will be painful.

Raf: I'm ready.

Reina: So be it. But let's go in. The night draws near. (walking inside of the Mistery House's Living Room along with Raf) Come in, Raf. Sit down. (Raf looking at her, supposedly) You still don't trust me at all, do you Raf?

Raf: Well, I find it difficult.

Reina: I understand, but I assure you that this chair is most comfortable and believe me, you will not be able to stand through the whole story.

Raf: Hmm? (She was sitting down on the purple chair and shaking her fists, burring when she gets cold to get warmth from the fire.)

Reina: Are you cold?

Raf: A little.

Reina: Maliki.

Maliki: (coming to the living room to ask Reina if she can warm up the fire for Raf) Yes, my lady?

Reina: Please stoke the fire for our guest. (Maliki sighing and Raf gasping) What are you waiting for? (raising her arm and pointing her finger) Now!

Maliki: Hmm, hmm. (He runs to put two pieces of wood into the fireplace and walks off.)

Raf: Hmm?

Reina: He's only my man servant.

Raf: Your former Earthly One and one you loved.

Reina: Hmm. I see you know my history.

Raf: Arkhan and Temptel told us everything.

Reina: And do you still believe those teachers? Anyway, we're not here to talk about my past. (walking and sitting on her own chair) Now, you understand that you've been born a Terrestrial. Their irrefutable proof is on the nape of your neck.

Raf: I still don't understand exactly what happened.

Reina: It was an accident. Your mother and father were fatally injured in a tragic accident.

Raf: Who were they?

Reina: Two very important Earthly Ones. A king and a queen, the heads of a Mince Empire. Yes, their decisions influence the lives of millions of people and because of this, Angels and Devils fought with all their might in order to influence them because they exerted such influence, it could become their responsibility if you became an orphan.

Raf: But, you said before that my parents died in an accident. What do Angels and Devils have to do with it?

Reina: The Angels and Devils caused the accident in the first place.

Raf: When? How?

Reina: It happened during a challenge. The clash between Angels and Devils was brutal. (Raf, sighing) To the point that the Angels and Devils without realizing it, were fighting amongst the Terrestrials. (smiling deviously) Your mother and your father were caught in the cruelty to the fight. There was nothing anyone could do for them.

Raf: (getting a little serious look) They were innocent victims have a challenge.

Reina: Unfortunately, that happens more often than you think. The eternal struggle between Angels and Devils has always cast unforeseen tragedies.

Raf: Alright, but, why am I now an angel?

Reina: The Tall Spheres made the decision to adopt you. It was their way of trying to compensate you for what you suffered.

Raf: How do I begin to know that you're telling me the truth?

Reina: Do you still need more proof, Raf?

Raf: I must be certain of it.

Reina: Would you want to see them, hmm?

Raf: What?

Reina: A simple question, Raf. Would you like to see them?

Raf: But, they're dead.

Reina: Quite right. But the images are still among us.

Raf: Are you saying that you have their photos? (getting up out of a chair and flying towards Reina)

Reina: Not a photo. But their portrait and they're not here in this house. They happen to be hanging in your school.

Raf: But, where?

Reina: Where would you expect them to be found? In the Portrait Room. All you have to do to see them is going inside and look. I'm quite sure you'll be able to recognize them among all the others.

Raf: But, I'm not permitted! We've been taught that the Portrait Room is a scared place that interns are forbidden to enter.

Reina: (getting up out of the chair) Then, it doesn't matter. After all, I'm sure it would not make a difference for you. (walking off)

Raf: But I want to see them. There must be a way!

Reina: I'm sorry, Raf. There is no other way but to go into that room. If you want to see the faces of your mother and father, you must enter.

(Setting: At night in Raf's and Uri's Dreamers at the Angels' Dreamers Room from the section of the Golden School, first from the exterior)

Uri: Raf. (Raf walks in, anxiously along with her, in her pajamas telling Raf something.) Where've you been and what's up?

Raf: (sarcastically, worried) So, why do you care?

Uri: You're obviously angry because you've been alone all day.

Raf: (in a little agitated look) And eventually, you had a lot of important things to do.

Uri: (getting worried) In the fault to those Devils, they dragged us into one of their usual competitions.

Raf: As always, the usual story. (Her face getting closer to Uri with a very difficult look) Angels against Devils.

Uri: What are you saying?

Raf: Nothing! (waving her hand at Uri, sarcastically) Never mind.

Uri: Listen, Raf. (putting her hands on Raf's) I'm really sorry, we're all supporting you.

Raf: Oh, thank you. (Raf and Uri are hugging each other with their eyes closed.)

Uri: Well, does that mean you finish what you were doing? I only want you to leave thing hanging.

Raf: (happy) I'm all good. I just really needed some fresh air.

Uri: Maybe you should go right to bed. I gotta tell you, you look tired.

(Raf is now falling asleep (with her pajamas) on her bed with Reina's disturbing and sadistic words that she says on her head and her eyes closed)

Reina: (from the start) I'm sorry, Raf. There is no other way but to go into that room. (Raf's eyes are opened, nervously and near-sighted) If you want to see the faces of your mother and father, you must enter. (She wakes up, after Reina's are heard inside of her head and walks into the Portrait Room.)

(In the hallway to the Door of the Portrait Room, Raf is standing.)

Raf: (with her thoughts) Behind this door, there are the portraits of my mother and my father.

Maliki: (In the first floor hallway of the Mistery House) There must be something very important by this door. Reina has forbidden me to enter, but I feel an urge to go inside. I could force the lock. (trying to open to door, but stopped) Huh, what am I doing? I cannot disobey my Reina. It's making me crazy. Perhaps, Raf has something to do with the guilt I feel. That Angel looked at me in a very strange way. (walking back upstairs into the second floor)

Raf: (in the hallway, with her thoughts) Enough! I must get this story out of my head. The only thing I'm sure of is that I could never go in there without the help of a Devil. (Walking back upstairs) The best thing to do is to try to go back to sleep. Otherwise, tomorrow, I'll be dead on my feet.

(At morning in the Golden School, with the Angel's Classroom section, Raf was sitting on her seat, yawning after she's been tired from going back to sleep.)

Arkhan: (reminding the Angel students) Now, I'm reminding you to watch out for your Earthly One. And you, Miki. Time to get busy. (walking off)

Miki: Oh. Just what I need. More work.

Sweet: I don't understand why Arkhan has also given you Helen and Julia.

Uri: It's simple. Raf had charge of the twins before, but now she's been put in charge of watching her.

Miki: Do you also mean that I have to work overtime? (sighs) I think I know what Arkhan have in mind. He postponed my final exam from last year. Now he's testing me big time.

Uri: Just chill out, Miki. Since Raf knows the twins well, she can help you with them. (She, Miki and Sweet are looking at Raf, sleeping with her eyes closed.)

Miki: The question is, will she?

Sweet: Well, not if she's still upset with this.

Uri: Now, we cleared everything up last night. (getting up out of the seat and waves her hand happily to cheer Raf) Hi, Raf.

Raf: (now woken up, gasping that the Angel students disappeared) Hmm?

Uri: (walking along with Miki and Sweet to talk to Raf) Another attack of evil thoughts?

Raf: No.

Miki: Is anything wrong?

Raf: I guess I'm just a little tired.

Sweet: Don't tell me that. I could've slept the whole day.

Miki: But don't you usually do them? Arkhan's given me Julia and Helen. Don't you think that worries me?

Raf: Just relax. They're good girls.

(Miki comes up with an idea, plus the scene now fades an iris-out with Julia and Helen in the circular pavilion with Matthew standing beneath a fountain.)

Julia and Helen: (huh-ing confusedly)

Matthew: Well, what do you say?

Julia: You're saying you want an appointment with us?

Matthew: Well, not really an appointment. I just wanna go out and have a little fun with you. How does that sound?

Helen: Wow, he's asking us out.

Matthew: That's right. Is that really so strange?

Julia: (with her thought, happily) I never thought this moment would come.

Helen: (with her lovely thought) I have been just dying to go out with him.

Matthew: Come on. What do you say?

Julia: Sure, why not? (with her thought again) Especially if I can get my sister to stay home.

Helen: And be my pleasure. (with her thought again) Especially if it's only you and me.

Matthew: Woo hoo! (jumping excitedly) Perfect! (walking off) I'll call you later, hook it up.

Julia: (her thought) I gotta find my way to be alone with Matthew.

Helen: (her thought) It'll take a brainstorm of an idea that I'd tell him.

(Julia and Helen were both standing and the four Angels (Raf, Uri, Miki and Sweet) are looking out for them.)

Miki: Now, we'll see what kind of good girls they are.

Uri: It's amazing that an invite for Matthew could put the sisters at odds.

Sweet: Yeah, but it's obvious to me that he likes both the girls.

Raf: I've known that for a long time, but I didn't think he had the nerve to ask them both out at the same time.

Gas: (approaching to the Angels along with Sulfus, Cabiria and Kabale) How is it you don't understand women? Oh, I know women.

Miki: (getting serious on Gas) Please, Gas. The only women that you have any knowledge of have horns.

Kabale: You know, better than have horns and that stupid ring on for your head.

Cabiria: She's right. That headgear doesn't do anything for your looks.

Sweet: (getting serious at Cabiria along with Miki) You're so out of fashion you make your grandmother see fresh. (pointing her finger)

Sulfus: Slow down. It's useless to get hot over it. The matter is strictly between Miki and Gas.

Miki: For once you said something intelligent, I'm going to make sure that Julia and Helen behave properly when they go out of their date with Matthew.

Gas: You forgot one small detail, me! I will try to influence those girls until they're ready to do anything to be alone with Matthew.

Sulfus: So, what are you waiting for? Let the challenge begin.

Raf: (embarrassed) The umpteenth challenge.

(At the bowling alley in the Earthly City Mall, Miki and Gas go bowling as the right challenge.)

Miki: (rolling her blue bowling ball) Go. Come on, come on! (She gets a strike and cheers) Yeah! (jumping, raising her arms and shaking her fists, excitedly) Strike! I certainly picked the right challenge, Gas. Bowling.

Gas: Okay, so you got lucky. Now, stepping up to the plate, mystic.

Miki: (laughing) If that's what you call class, it would be better to be homeless.

Gas: What a funny person you are. Watch and learn from a master. (He rolls his black bowling ball.) Go! That'll be a strike for sure. (Also, eight pins were hit, but he misses two.)

Miki: (laughing again) You've spoken a little too soon.

Gas: What? Bad luck? But all choices, I get another ball.

Miki: In your dreams, tubby. You'll never make that seven-ten split using just one ball.

Gas: Watch in amazement. (rolling again his second black bowling ball) Burger Fly! (He duplicates the bowling ball into five separate balls, trying to get a spare.) Voila.

Miki: (getting serious at Gas, scolding him and pointing her finger at him) Hey, you just cheated!

Gas: I don't think so. But now, however the scores are even.

Miki: So, what's the big deal?

Gas: Another challenge! And this time, it's my choice. (At the Arcade Room of the Earthly City Mall, the electronic high-striker with an automatic blue punch button and a red arrow to the top was seen, according to Gas, that he shows to Miki.) Whomever hits the hardest, wins.

Miki: (sarcastically) What an idiot. So, you compare your strength to a girl?

Gas: Sorry, I don't see any girls around you.

Miki: You rude pig.

Gas: Stand back, you might get hurt. (He punches the blue button and the high-striker's lights are reaching for the top of the red arrow.

Miki: Hercules!

Gas: And it only has speed.

Miki: All right, now it's my turn.

Gas: If you want to, you can forfeit.

Miki: I don't think that'll be necessary. (Walking backwards, running, yelling and kicking the blue button with her foot, plus the high-striker's lights reaching to the top, again) Hercules!

Gas: But didn't count! (getting serious at Miki) You're supposed to struck it with your fist.

Miki: When did you make that clear?

Gas: Huh?

Miki: Anyway, once again, we're all tied up.

Gas: Okay, now you're gotta get it!

Miki: (winking her eye, happily) It looks good scare, I'd be frightened.

(Now, for the third challenge at the Boxing Room, Miki and Gas (in their boxing outfits) start boxing each other, but she tries to get ready for the first punch on Gas' face and now, his face was being punched by her, falling down to the ground.)

Miki: Aw, did it hurt? (winking her eye)

(Gas kicks Miki to the ground with his foot and tries to pounce on her like a heavyweight champion, but she misses, plus he gets up.)

Miki: Perhaps now's a good time to start that diet. (Gas gets angry, growling on what she said and Miki was angry, too.)

Gas: That's enough! Are you too scared to fight?

Miki: Do I look scared? (Now, the Boxing Room disappears and back into the Challenge Room, they've been stopped by Raf and Sulfus.)

Gas: (off background) Huh?

Miki: Huh?

Gas: Hey, what you do that?

Raf: (flying towards Gas and Miki, along with Sulfus to stop the fight, seriously) Be quiet! Your challenge was completely useless.

Miki: What are you saying, Raf?

Sulfus: The twins have come down with the flu. Therefore, neither of them will be going out with Matthew. There's no reason for a challenge.

Raf: You were still taking up your challenges that you completely forgot about your Earthly Ones.

Gas: I guess you're right.

Raf: We should guard them against their own bad behavior. Not get caught up in fighting. (flying off to the hallway towards the door of the Portrait Room)

Miki: (telling Raf to wait) Raf, wait. (Raf stills flies off with the doors closing.)

(Again in the hallway towards the Portraits Room, Raf was now standing in the carpet.)

Raf: (with her thought) I was born Terrestrial and I feel that more and more each day. I have decided to enter the Portrait Room to finally find my parents. I want to see their faces. I must.

(In the Portrait Room with Maliki's Earthly One portrait, Reina is standing to look at it.)

Reina: Very soon, I promise yours will not be the only picture on this wall. Then, all of mankind will be in my control. (She laughs and the episode now fades black.)