Frina was talking with Rithol.
"Frina," he said. "There's a new prophecy in the Orik Forest."
"Let's hear it." Rithol cleared his throat.
"The time will come when the battle will be won and the heroes will fall fighting for all, 13 and 15 sister and brother, the Delayed will show he's like no other," he recited.
"A Delayed will win a battle? Ha!" Frina laughed.
"What's a Delayed?" Trixie asked.
"Denekks are usually born with their powers, but there are some that don't get their powers until after a period of time. Delayed usually avoid fights and conflicts." Eli's bedroom door opened and closed. Frina could smell Eli standing outside his door. "Eli?" she said.
"Yeah?" Eli said.
"Um, where are you?" Trixie asked.
"WHAT THE HECK?! I'M INVISIBLE?" Eli exclaimed. He suddenly shimmered into view.
"Oh my gosh," Frina said.
"What?" Rithol said.
"Eli is a Denekk who can turn invisible," she explained.
"I'm a Denekk?" exclaimed Eli.
"Let's go get your gem," Frina said.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Rithol said. "Happy birthday, Frina!"
"It's your birthday?" Kord asked.
"Yes, and I haven't forgotten what I said last year." Eli, Kord, and Frina went outside. Frina turned into a dragon and Kord excitedly climbed on to her back and Eli followed. Frina took off. Kord was clearly very happy that he finally got to ride a dragon. They arrived a while later at the Orik Forest. There was a screeching in the distance and Eli unwillingly turned invisible.
"Don't worry, Eli, it's just a bird," Frina said.
"How did you know it startled me?" Eli asked, turning visible again.
"Before a Denekk gets their gems, their powers are always activated when they're scared or startled," Frina explained. Rithol and Marossa were waiting with a box and handed it to Eli. Eli opened it. Inside was a ring with a white gem. He slipped it on.
"So how do I activate and deactivate my powers?" Eli asked.
"It's like moving; you just do it," Marossa explained. Eli turned invisible and visible again.
"Awesome!" he said. Frina spun around, still in dragon form, and growled.
"What is it?" Eli asked. As if on cue, Blakk walked into the forest.
"Marossa!" he said. "I'm here to collect what you owe me."
"Huh?" Eli asked.
"Long ago, back when Blakk had some sense, he helped me open a slug protection program because people have been killing off floppers and slugs they thought were useless. The program closed a while back, but I still haven't repaid him," Marossa explained. "And Dr. Blakk, your gold is in the trunk by that tree." Blakk grabbed the chest by the tree and gave to his goons, then aimed his blaster at Eli's chest.
"Oh, and Frina, happy birthday," Blakk said and fired.