Shizuka wasn't the<em>only</em>one who was surprised, from the looks of things - the very people who'd summoned her looked just as shocked!<br/><br/>As a hush fell over the crowd, the lovely schoolgirl had a moment to wonder<em>exactly</em>where they were going with this...Before the Queen beckoned to her! Her lissome legs carried her forward, Shizuka's footfalls the only sound in the royal hall, as she drew closer - Aware that every eye in the room was on her. She held her head high, resisting the urge to cast a glance to either side...Right now, she had to be assured, to be as solid as a rock - Anything to keep herself from realizing...<br/><br/><em>-this wasn't Earth.</em><br/><br/>The evidence had been mounting, slowly but surely...And Shizuka had never been one to deny the evidence of her own eyes. Wherever she was...She was far,<em>far</em>from home, in every sense of the word.<br/><br/>All those thoughts flashed through her mind, in the instants before she drew closer to the throne...Placing a hand to her heart, sketching a low, low bow! S-l-o-w-l-y, she straightened...A little flush to her cheeks, fighting down the soft gasp, the exhilaration that thrilled through her!<br/><br/>"Gladly, your Majesties," she answered - Her voice formal, but pitched to carry, clear as a clarion bell! "-It would an honor."<br/><br/><em>Save the world - </em>Shizuka had only heard something like that in the games she'd smuggled home, beneath the notice of her disapproving family, her tutors. The thought made her light-headed, made her knees threaten to buckle...But at the same time, it was *amazing*. She'd never thought...She'd never actually<em>believed</em>she'd ever be in this position - But she'd<em>hoped!</em>