I'm so excited. It's time for a brand new story. Actually, this is like a series. The whole series is actually called The Dark Age, but there are smaller stories in it. So, get ready, these stories will be a lot darker than some of my other ones. I really hope you enjoy it. I need to thank Kararu Rinamino for all of her help with this story. Thank you, thank you. Also, thanks to everyone who is excited to read this, it's because of you that these Storm stories keep coming out. Well, here's the first story of The Dark Age. Before I begin I have the disclaimer and then I have a list of the ages of all of the known characters. After characters are introduced I will put down their age in the following chapter. Okay, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing Tales of Symphonia. I do own Storm, she is my own original character. I also own any of the original characters which may show up anytime in this story. Kararu Rinamino also deserves credit with all of the characters that make their first appearance in this story.

Ages:

Storm: 32 (looks 18)

Zelos: 38

Lloyd: 33

Sheena: 35

Raine: 39

Presea: 44 (looks 28)

Genis: 28

Regal: 49

Colette: 32

Kratos: over 4000

Yuan: over 4000

Anna: 13

Chapter 1: 13 years later

Storm couldn't believe it, Anna had come home with a referral from her teacher, again. She was getting really tired of having to deal with Anna's teacher. This would be the third time this month that she had to go in and take care of the mess Anna had caused.

"So, what did you do this time?" Storm asked her daughter who was sitting on the couch with a sort of non-caring look about her. Anna rolled her eyes at her mother's question before replying.

"It was that same girl from last time, you know, Jodi. I had just met this really awesome guy, he was so hot. I almost had a date and she came along and started flirting with him. She was flirting with him because I was with him. She hates me. I can't stand her stealing my men," Anna replied, her voice getting angrier with each sentence.

Anna may have looked a lot like Storm, but she was Zelos' daughter. Anna looked so much like Storm in the face it was remarkable. Her eyes were a beautiful hazel that showed off all of her feelings to the world, just like Storm's. She had beautiful auburn hair like her grandfather's, but it was not messy like his or Storm's. Anna's hair always managed to flow beautifully down her shoulders. Anna was very beautiful and was very popular among the boys at school, causing many girls to dislike her. Anna managed to remain extremely popular despite her ability to steal men away from all the girls. Anna loved the attention that she got from boys and would often get into fights with other girls over them, like in this case. Anna was too stubborn and hard-headed to give in to anyone, a trait she picked up from her mother, to allow anyone to steal her men, so she would just pick fights.

"Anna, how many times are you going to pick a fight with her?" Storm asked as she let out a large sigh.

"I'll keep it up until she quits stealing my men," Anna yelled back at her mother, trying to make it seem like she was the victim.

"Anna! You're thirteen, you shouldn't have men to worry about," Storm yelled back at her.

"It's not my fault that they're all drawn to my beauty," Anna boasted.

Storm wished that Anna wouldn't have picked up one of Zelos' worst traits. Of course, she didn't want to tell Anna that part of the reason the boys came over to Anna's house was to meet up with Storm. Storm looked exactly like she had when she was eighteen and the boys were somehow attracted to her as well as her daughter. Zelos was caught somewhere in between with this whole problem. He was happy that his daughter was popular with the opposite gender, but at the same time he was always trying to keep every boy away from his daughter.

"Well, how bad is the damage this time?" Storm asked hesitantly.

"Bloody nose, black eye, sprained arm," Anna listed.

Storm was thankful that Anna hadn't developed any powers yet. She was beginning to think that Anna was destined to be a normal human, something Storm had always prayed for. It was a good thing too, with angelic powers she would cause a lot more damage. Storm and all the others had decided to keep their powers a secret from their children, something still didn't know about. Kratos had been giving her sword lessons lately, but Anna knew nothing of Storm's angelic powers. Storm would often go out while Anna was at school to use her powers and defeat monsters at the outskirts of the city. She couldn't help but release some of the powers that built up in her.

"Anna!" Storm yelled at her.

"It's not my fault that she can't fight," Anna mumbled as she turned away from her mother. Before Storm could say anything there was a knock at the door. Storm went over to answer it and was greeted by Sheena.

"Sheena, come on in," Storm said. Sheena stepped inside and was followed by two children who both ran over by Anna.

"Hi Anna," a young girl said in a shrill voice.

"Martel, please use a quieter voice inside the house," Sheena told her.

"Mommy, I was just talking," Martel replied sharply. Martel was an adorable eight year old girl. She had long black hair, like her mother's that she wore in a bun and reddish brown eyes like her father. She wore a purple outfit that was made by Sheena to show off her Mizuhoan roots. She was in training to be a ninja, using not only the cards that her mother gave her, but also the swords that her father gave her. Sheena thought that Martel also had the power to one day become a summoner, but she wasn't sure of it yet.

"Be quiet Martel, you're just a whiny brat," a young boy commented.

"Kagerou, please don't make fun of your sister," Sheena sighed.

"Well, it's true," Kagerou shot back. Kagerou was Sheena and Lloyd's ten year old son. He had spiky brown hair like his father with brown eyes. He wore a red Mizuhoan ninja outfit also made by Sheena. He was also trained to fight with cards and swords. He did not seem to have the same potential for the summoning arts that Martel showed, but then again Sheena could be wrong about that.

"I did not," Martel cried.

"You're so obnoxious," Kagerou yelled at her.

"Well, you're a big fat jerk," Martel yelled back.

"Kids, stop it right now or I'll get Grandpa and Dad," Sheena threatened.

The two immediately stopped and looked at Sheena, flashing their best innocent smiles. Sheena, just happy to have them silent for a few moments decided to take a seat in the parlor.

"So, where's Lloyd at?" Storm asked.

"He was going to come here after he got some business in Mizuho finished. He was almost done, he should be here soon," Sheena replied. "So, how are things here?" Sheena asked.

Storm sighed before looking over at Anna who was engaged in some sort of conversation with Martel and Kagerou. "Anna got into another fight," Storm replied.

"Again? Was it with another girl, over another guy?" Sheena asked.

"Yeah, what am I supposed to do with her?" Storm asked.

"You could always cast Judgement on her," Sheena joked.

"I don't think that people would be too thrilled if I did that," Storm replied. "Why did she have to pick up Zelos' bad qualities?"

"I'm sure this is just a phase, she'll grow out of it," Sheena tried to comfort her.

"Maybe we don't talk enough. Maybe I should tell her the truth about myself," Storm told her.

"That's up to you, she'll figure it out eventually. I would tell her now before she finds out some other way. She'll begin to wonder why she's aging and you're not," Sheena told her.

"You're right, I will tell her," Storm replied.

Suddenly, the whole group heard a loud explosion come from outside. Storm and Sheena immediately ran out of the house to see what was going on. They kept the children inside the house when they saw what was taking place right outside of their house. All Anna and her cousins could hear was the sounds of fire, explosions, and screaming outside as their mothers looked outside in horror.

All right, that's where I'm stopping today. Oh boy, a cliffie at the end of the first chapter. Well, tell me what you thought. Get ready for the action and as I said before, prepare for the takeover. Here we go. Please review and tell me what you thought.