To Earthland...And Beyond! (Dimensional Aces)

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Marick looked down at the crowd of people with his jaw ever so slightly open. He'd expected it to be busy of course...but not to this degree! There must have been thousands of people here, although only around a third of the people here were waiting in line, with the others simply waiting for family members or friends to get their passports. The Solitaire looked at his new companion and sighed. "One thing you'll learn quickly about Earthland...there is almost ALWAYS a queue for something new and exciting..." he said with a chuckle. With that, he walked towards the queue and waited. It was gonna be a very long day.

Ahead of him Marick could spot a few familiar faces; not people he'd met, but people he'd heard about. This included a certain blue-headed wizard a few metres ahead of them in the queue; Heero, Fairy Tail's Ace. He appeared to be stood with another blue-headed mage, although Marick couldn't tell who she was from here.

Ahh of course, Hidate wouldn't understand what he meant by 'something new and exciting'. Afterall, he'd probably never needed anything like a passport. "Well in this world you need something called a 'passport' in order to travel to another country. To travel without one would be illegal. However, passport's were unavailable to the public until very recently - just the other day in fact - so with them now made available, everyone wants one. I'm willing to bet it was busier than this a few hours ago..." he replied with a sigh.

All of a sudden his attention was drawn to an occurrence in front of him. Someone had noticed Heero was there and has shouted out to inform everyone of the wizard saint's presence. There was a sudden stampede all around as people clamoured to get to him. Marick froze for a moment, but then saw Heero's accomplice running towards the desk; the queue had gone crazy over Heero and was now simply a crowd. Marick immediately sprung into action as well, rushing after the girl. "Hidate, quickly! Follow me!" he called out. He didn't wait around for the time keeper though. He could always hold the spot for as long as he could for Hidate to reach the desk himself. Well...looks like today was a good day to gamble afterall, cos that was one helluva stroke of luck!

Marick came to a halt just a few meters behind Heero's partner, who he now recognised as a Blue Pegasus member. She'd hidden herself under the desk apparently upset that she was beaten to the desk by another person. A sweatdrop ran down the back of Marick's head as he scratched it, feeling a little bad while also a little confused at the reaction. Within a few moments though she was called to the desk and was able to obtain her passport, along with her cat whom Marick hadn't noticed until now. He was about to step forward to the desk when he suddenly heard a shout from behind him and turned. He was barely missed by Heero and another cat as they went crashing into the desk in front of him. A second sweatdrop ran down the back of his head and this time he simply looked to the floor. This was almost painful to watch. "He's not having a good day..." he muttered to himself. His attention was soon turned back to the desk though as the receptionist called out for the next customer. Marick walked forward and leaned on the desk with a smile on his face. "A passport for me please."

The receptionist looked up at Marick and frowned as she tried to figure out which guild he was from. After a few seconds she gave up. "Are you from a guild?" Marick sighed and pulled out a back. He had a feeling this was going to happen, but had hoped his charm would save him the payment. "5000 Jewel right?" he mumbled, putting the bag on the desk.

After counting the money and being satisfied the necessary amount was there, the receptionist took Marick's picture and handed over his new passport. "Extortion..." he muttered as he passed Hidate, putting a bag of jewel in his hands. "You'll need that..."

Marick was surprised at Hidate having money already, but on the other hand it saved him paying out so there were no complaints to be had. Instead Marick busied himself by looking down at his newly acquired passport. After a few seconds he smiled to himself. On the one hand he could now go and do jobs elsewhere, alongside his new teammate. On the other hand he could also try to find out more about his heritage. He wasn't happy about spending as much as he did on this piece of card, but in the long-term it was probably the best investment he'd ever made. He looked back at Hidate, who now had his passport too, and put his hand on the Time Keeper's shoulder. "Let's go see Earthland!"

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