Scarlet Exile
by Lunar Wave

I don't own Dog Days

BTW when I say dog girl, think human girl with dog ears and tail. When I say Cat girl, think human girl with cat ears and tail. Same for dog boy and cat boy, apart from obvious gender differences. ONLY EARS AND TAIL. The characters that aren't from Earth still have the same human hands, human face, human body, and human complexion. (EXCLUDING real dogs, real cats, real lions, real etc.)

Chapter 1: Hero Return

(Japan)

In Japan, there is a certain school called Kinokawa International School. Here you'll find many students from different countries, but we will only concentrate on one particular student. This student is the blonde haired, violet eyed Cinque Izumi, a Half British, half Japanese 2nd year. He is well-versed in acrobatics, capable of many stunts and tricks that normal humans can only dream of doing. He had jumped from his 2nd floor window and landed on the ground with his feet, remaining perfectly fine. Walking next to him was Rebecca Anderson, a girl with blonde hair and green eyes. She was Cinque's childhood friend, and they were currently discussing what they will do this vacation. Or more accurately, WHERE they were going.

"So you're telling me that we will go to this "Flonyard" place you went to last Spring Break?" Rebecca asked. She was not that keen on going, despite the place sounding like one of her Fantasy Novels.

"But Becky, I promised I'll return. I can't back out now." Cinque grinned. "And besides, it'll be fun!"

"I already agreed remember? I'm coming with you, but when do you plan to go there?" Rebecca asked.

"Hmm… Nanami is coming tomorrow, so I guess it'll be the next day." Cinque replied. "I'm gonna go buy a lot of gifts to bring to them!"

Rebecca chuckled. "Your straightforward attitude never changed. But Cinque, how do you plan on telling them of your arrival?" Cinque simply pointed to a dog nearby. This dog had brown fur, and wore an orange scarf around his neck. Odd, but it makes it easy for Cinque to spot him.

"Tatsumaki!" Cinque called the dog over. The dog ran to the boy as Cinque scribbled a note.

Cinque suddenly smacked his forehead when he noticed something. "Ah! I forgot… They can't understand Kanji or Katakana… Wait a bit… let me see if my Dogscript is still good." Then he suddenly flipped the note and wrote the note in Dogscript, rolling it up and stuffing it into Tatsumaki's scarf. Tatsumaki raised his paw for Cinque to shake, nodded, turned and ran off. Rebecca sighed. The two blondes started walking once more.

"I'm so excited!" Cinque grinned. "Flonyard, I'm coming back!" His smile shown like the sun. A ring glistened on his finger. This ring is the Divine Sword, Palladion, one of the two Treasure Swords of Biscotti.

(Flonyard)

The Land of Flonyard, a world where people with characteristics of animals live. This land simply flows on the natural Flogna Energy that goes through the earth, which sometimes helps the lives of its inhabitants. Life flows quietly in the world.

The Land of Flonyard held multiple territories, but only one shall be addressed for now. This is the Biscotti Republic, home of the canine people. It is a kingdom that is surrounded by the beauty of nature. Governed by its beloved princess, Millhiore Firianno Biscotti, and the Biscottian Council that helps in the affairs of the country.

At the heart of the country, lies the Firianno Castle, Millhiore's home and the symbol of the kingdom's power, apart from their Treasure Swords. It is here that the National Research Academy is based. On its grounds is the training area of the army. But like stated, its primary purpose is keeping the princess safe at all times.

Two girls walked along the castle hallways. One was a dog girl with orange hair that reached her shoulders. She was short enough that you can easily call her a ten year old. She wore a white lab coat that is long enough to reach her shins. She is Ricotta Elmar, thirteen years old, and the CHIEF researcher of the National Research Academy. She is a child prodigy whose inventions are actually marketed throughout Flonyard. It is saying something that a thirteen year old girl like her can do such a feat. She is one of the reasons Biscotti is so special, being the country that has the most advanced technology available to them.

The other dog girl had pink fur. She was as tall as the average fourteen year old. She had long hair that reaches her waist, but is kept tied up, making it look shorter that it really is. But of notice were her clothes. She wore majestic clothes that one would expect to find on a princess. That's because, she IS the princess. She is Millhiore Firianno Biscotti, the ruler of Biscotti. Loved by all her subjects, she is well known for her beautiful voice and her caring personality. She is also known for performing the latest hero summoning in the list. That hero was Cinque Izumi, a boy from Earth, summoned to aid Biscotti at war. The time Cinque spent on Flonyard was brief, but it was the most memorable event of the century. Cinque had promised his return to everyone. And the issue of his return is what the two dog girls were talking about. Tatsumaki, a dog familiar of Millhiore had returned, telling of the Hero's readiness to return. It has been two days since Tatsumaki's arrival.

"Princess, it's nearly time for Hero Cinque's return right?" Ricotta eagerly asked, as her tail wagged behind her. Millhiore smiled back and patted her head. Only Ricotta and her knew of Cinque's near return. They were keeping it a secret till

"I guess so. But I need to get to the summon ruins to greet him." Millhiore grinned. She skipped as she walked, elated at the prospect of finally seeing Cinque once more. Her smile was as radiant as the stars, the pink ring on her finger glistened. This ring is the Divine Sword, Excelide, one of the two Treasure Swords of Biscotti.

(Biscotti)

No one in Biscotti knows yet. No one knows of the upcoming return of the hero. But, one thing is for sure. They are definitely anticipating it.

"It's been over a hundred days! Surely the hero will return soon."

"Yeah surely! And then we'll have to prepare a big party for Sir Hero!"

"Maybe he'll bring a few souvenirs with him for the princess?"

"Ooh, that sounds good!"

All this talk simply annoyed a certain green-furred lop-eared dog girl that was out shopping. In her hands was a shopping bag. She is Éclair Martinozzi, the Praetorian Guard Leader of the Biscotti Knights. She was doing an errand for her brother, Lorrain, the Knight Leader of the Biscotti Knights. Apparently he was running out of paper for his paperwork. So he asked Éclair to buy some for him. Normally, he would've asked some of the lower ranking members, but Éclair was going to town to buy some metal polish for her blades anyway, so he ended up giving the task to her.

Now, Éclair is spending her time hearing all the gossip of the upcoming return of the hero. She was the only person that knew of Cinque's memory loss upon his return to Earth. But when she learnt that because she was given that armband from Cinque, there's a possibility that Cinque did not lose his memories. Of course, there was no confirmation regarding the matter yet. She simply sighed, heaving her shopping and walked back towards the castle.

"… You better remember me Cinque, or I swear I'm gonna pound you across the head." Éclair whispered to herself, smiling at the memories she spent with the boy. If she had looked at the time, she would have seen Harlan, the pink cercle that belonged to Millhiore, and the Princess riding towards the ruins. But no one looked. And no one expected the hero's return.

(Earth)

A park with no one in it was the perfect place for creating a portal. And this is where exactly Cinque, Rebecca, and Nanami met up. Tatsumaki waited patiently at the spot indicated by Cinque and held the portal blade by his mouth.

"It's time to head off!" Cinque said excitedly. Rebecca and Nanami nodded; on their backs were rather big camping bags. Tatsumaki

"So, your telling me this dog is gonna create a magic portal and we jump into it?" Nanami asked, slightly skeptical. "Are you sure you didn't accidentally hit your head after too many backflips?" She was immediately shut up by Tatsumaki who stabbed the blade into the earth and created the familiar pink portal that summons a hero.

"Now I've seen almost everything I want to." Nanami remarked. "So let's jump in!" But Cinque simply crouched and read the dogscript.

"You may return after 16 days or so… That's great!" Cinque grinned. "At least it's not irreversible anymore!"

"What do you mean?" Rebecca asked.

"Oh, the first time I went to Flonyard… Well it said that I can't return… But Hey! I returned, right? So all's well that ends well." That did nothing to ease the two's minds.

"Ok… I think I don't want to go anymore…" Rebecca blinked. "There's so much I wanted to do here…"

"Come on! It says we can return after 16 days, so we can spend most of summer vacation here!"

"Did you finish all the homework?" Nanami asked.

"I'm bringing homework with me!" Cinque replied.

"Oh."

"Come on, I promise, it'll be fun!" Cinque grinned. He then jumped onto the portal. He invited the two to follow into the circle.

"What do you think?" Rebecca asked Nanami.

"Do we have a choice?" Nanami grinned. She then hopped into the portal. Rebecca sighed and followed the two. The three then was sucked into the portal.

Tatsumaki was about to jump in after when it suddenly turned red. Tatsumaki barked in surprise and tried to jump in. But the portal closed before Tatsumaki can investigate. Tatsumaki growled, and created a portal back to Flonyard. He needed to report this to the princess. Fast.

(Flonyard, Summoning Ruins)

The pink portal appeared in the sky as expected, but no human fell from the sky. Instead, a dog jumped out and started barking. But what Tatsumaki saw at the ruins was not what he expected. The princess was faint upon the floor. Harlan was next to the princess, protecting her and keeping her out of any danger. Tatsumaki immediately smelled an odd presence behind him. He spun around, prepared to attack the one who hurt his master. It was obvious that this presence was the only one who could've possibly harmed the princess.

"… Ch. If that cercle was out of the way… maybe we could've finished the job by now. But oh well, we got what we have." The figure said. Then he noticed Tatsumaki.

"Ah, the summoner's dog. You know what happened. I'm afraid… we can't let you stay with the princess. Especially with what you know."

That was the last thing Tatsumaki heard until he was knocked out. The only one who knew of the Hero's tragedy, disappeared, and wasn't seen since.

Chapter End

This is my addition to the Dog Days Fanfiction. Read on and Review~ I know there will be a new season sometime later, but I wanted this out before that so~