Every year, there would be a festival. The annual festival would be special, always having a delightful theme for all Adepts to enjoy (coughs loudly) But this year, they were desperate.
"P-p…POTATOES?" a distressed cry exploded. "You must be kidding. After all these hundreds of years, their best idea is POTATOES?"
"Well Mia…It wasn't my idea, so you can't blame me."
Mia huffed and glared behind her and saw Ivan, twiddling his thumbs. She felt rage explode through her.
"But potatoes…why does it have to be potatoes? Even carrots would have been better…" Mia snarled.
Carrots? Ivan thought. Carrots are stupid. Why is she thinking of carrots?
"Oh come on, potatoes are just actually an alien species that plans to take over the world and kill small blonde kids like you Ivan!" Garet suddenly sang as he slid past, pirouetting like a ballerina.
Ivan cringed and moved closer to Mia.
"...well that made everything much better, didn't it?"
"Hey! Pack your bags, we're going to Vale!"
Excitement rushed around the Mars Tribe. It was the Annual Festival, and everyone knew how fun it was…at least they assumed it would be fun. Every year, a truce would be held among all Adepts and they would give a mad dash for Vale. The capacity there was only around one thousand, so it was first come first serve...of course, many wanted to go, but some didn't...
"I can't see why this festival is so important Saturos!" a golden-haired girl with red scars painted across her face squealed at a taller cerulean-haired boy who was easily using his Psynergy to move his belongings into a large duffel bag.
Saturos groaned. He had already explained this to his younger sister fifteen times that week.
"You were too young to go to the festival last year. You can't miss the festival THIS year. THEN you will see why the festival is so much fun." Saturos sighed. "Now pack your bags like the Elder said."
"But brother, I went to the Mall yesterday and I saw this pretty dress I wanted to buy! I decided I could buy it later but-" Menardi griped.
"Oh shut up. We can buy some dumb dress for you at the fair. You do know what you made me do last time when I tried to buy you a dress…"
Flashback
"Ahem brother, there's something I really, REALLY want!" Menardi squealed, bouncing vigorously at her brother's side.
Saturos ignored his sister completely. Menardi grumbled, and cleared her throat again.
"AHEM brother, there's something I WANT!" she screeched, recieving glares from nearby shoppers.
"Patience Menardi, I didn't bring much money today. We can buy it next time. And plus, you know how painful it is to take care of our household and earn money…" Saturos grunted. His sister did this to him all the time.
"But you said that LAST time!" she whimpered.
Then she plastered on her cutest, face, her eyes growing small and shiny and squealed: "Brother, steal it, you can steal it!"
Saturos turned and noticed the bald shopkeeper tapping his toes.
"Ahem. Menardi, NO." Saturos sharply said, rubbing his eyelids that hid the annoyed look in his scarlet eyes.
"Brother, buy it, you can buy it!" Menardi quickly came back after noticing the disgruntled shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper then left the suspicious pair with strange clothing and markings all over their face. Usually armored folks meant trouble, but the male seemed to be keeping the obnoxious female from snatching at dresses, rings, and lots of cosmetics.
"Use your Psynergy!" she squealed quietly into her irritated brother's pointy ears.
"FINE!" he snarled back. "But only this time! Next time, bring your own money."
And without the shopkeeper noticing, (of course he didn't notice because Psynergy is invisible to non-adept,) a hand materialized out of thin air, gripped the dress and moved the puffy shirt out the door.
"Hey, good idea using catch…I didn't know you had Catch Beads!" Menardi squealed.
"Bah." Saturos said, pulling out green beads that were strung to a string. "Of course, a Mars Adept is ready for everything. Now hurry before that stout shopkeeper finds out that a dress is missing."
The two swiftly walked by the counter, Menardi stopped to give a malevolent grin, showing the shopkeeper some sharp teeth. The shopkeeper bounded backwards, cursing madly.
The 'invisible' hand was waiting outside with the dress. Menardi squealed and swung the dress around a bit too vigorously, and the dress went flying into a spiked bush, ripping it to pieces.
"BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Menardi wailed, leaving Saturos to groan in disdain.
"You really disappoint me." he moaned and slapped his head.
End Flashback
Menardi grumbled, and started to pack her bags as well in a large red bag. Her brother had said enough to shut her up, and if she didn't, he would probably bring out his blade and cut off her head.
"Potatoes…potatoes…potatoes…nope, don't got any decorations for potatoes…" Jenna mumbled, stroking thoughtfully at her burgundy ponytail. "Why did they have to choose potatoes? After all, I do have lots of flower decorations, they should have chosen flowers!"
She pulled out a long strand of flowers that seemed to be chained together.
"Nope, not a potato…"
She pulled at a box and sent a shower of pretty pink flowers into the air.
"Nope, not potatoes either…"
Then she found a large box.
"Hmm, I wonder what this is supposed to contain?" Jenna wondered and gave a yank- "And why do I hear a large rumbling?"
Jenna gave a heave at the box opening, and a flood of roses, cherry blossoms, daisies, tulips (a few sunflowers) and many weeds that looked like flowers.
"JENNA? WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP IN THE STORAGE HOUSE ATTIC?"
Jenna groaned. It was Isaac, probably looking for trouble. Isaac's yellow hair poked up into the storage room opening and Jenna hesitantly thought a moment, and then slammed the attic door on his head.
"OWWWWWWWWW!"
Isaac's noise would be noticed, so it was time for escape. Opening the small attic window, she squeezed out of the small space and went tumbling out the window, scrambling back to the river so it would look like she was gathering water for the festival.
"Isaac! What happened?" Mia squealed when she saw the large red lump on his head.
"Uhh, what! Nothing happened! And there's definitely NOTHING going out of my head RIGHT? Right! Ok BYE!" Isaac screeched and sped off like a bullet, leaving Mia in the dust blinking.