Legends Come True

The house was decorated for a major celebration. Blue, yellow, green, and brown streamers and balloons occupied nearly every corner of the kitchen. On the table was a cake, with vanilla frosting. The words on top, which were written in blue jell, said "Happy 16th B-Day and good health Lilka Jane and Ashley Alexander Enduro." Blue and yellow flowers with green leaves decorated every edge of the cake.

Virginia Enduro, their mother, was setting the table for her, her husband, and her children, her blue eyes full of wonder and joy on her children's special day. Her brown hair had grown back since the accident sixteen and a half years ago, and could now be worn in a braid once more. They had decided on having a nice, quiet party at home, instead of inviting all of their friends. Lilka wasn't a big social person, the only friend close to her own age was Cecille Beria, who was born just six months after the twins. And Ashley wasn't quite keen on inviting their parent's friends on this very day. So the party was going to be the next week, once things had calmed down a little bit for the family, and the twins were comfortable with their gifts. Certainly, she and her husband, Jet, had given them something they had always wanted.

In came Jet, carrying a pair of boxes. His silver hair was messy, as usual, and his purple eyes were focused on the path he was taking. He'd just spent half the day moving furniture, so there would be no accidents today. The presents were placed on the table, waiting for the twins to open them.

"Lilka, Ashley," called Virginia, "Come downstairs, everything is ready for your desert. And your father and I have got something to give you." She had mastered the art of calling loudly, for when they were children and trying to annoy her and Jet in some way, usually by hiding in a closet or under the bed. Or if they'd ever gotten lost in the forest, or separated from her when on the road. If every something happened, the twins could follow the sound of their mother's voice, and be reunited with her in a heartbeat.

Lilka was the first in the room. She had on a white button down shirt, a country blue skirt with her initials stitched at the bottom, blue boots with yellow around the top of the foot, a yellow headband, and yellow and blue scarves to match her father's white and red ones. There was a leather belt holding up her skirt, so it didn't fall down to her knees when she was walking or running. In her braided brown hair, was a yellow ribbon, and her purple eyes shone with delight at the sight before her and her brother.

Ashley, who came after his sister, had his father's silver hair and his mother's blue eyes. He had on a dark green shirt and light green pants, with a leather belt to hold them up. A jacket much like his father's adorned his outfit, and he had a black glove on his left hand, with a green guard on his wrist, held up with a black belt. The boy's shoes were brown, with a black sole, and a green belt on top, much like the pair that Jet wore. He stood next to Lilka, and smiled at what he saw on the table.

"Happy Birthday, Ashley, Lilka. These presents are from your mother and me, I hope you use them well," Jet stated. He handed the box with a blue ribbon to Lilka, and the one with a green ribbon to Ashley. Then, he put his arm around Virginia, as they watched their children open the boxes with excitement.

They didn't have to be told what was in there, ARMs. For Lilka, it was a pair of Duel Pistols that were almost similar to Virginia's. But Ashley got a Machine Gun like Jet. Each ARM came with a holster to keep it in, which could be attached to their belts. The twins instantly did just that, and thanked Jet and Virginia for the gifts. Both had wanted to have ARMs of their own ever since they were little kids.

Virginia said, "You should also thank Uncle Vincent when you see him next, he was the one who made them. It's good, you know, having a member of the family with the knowledge of how to create such weapons, that way there was no questions asked about the oddities that went into this whole project."

Lilka looked at her mother, wondering why she'd said that. "But mom, why would the whole project be odd? You got us each ARMs like the types we wanted, there's nothing special about them. Daddy has to use a special ARM, but Ashley and I can wield all kinds." For in the past, they'd tried to fire both Jet's Airget-lamh B/V2, as well as the Rapier Ez and Bantorian 93R. Due to the fact that they had both the blood of the descendants of the neosaphians, and the planet itself, they could fire either type with ease.

"They're hybrids," explained Jet, "Thus the name of Ashley's gun, Hybrid H/X8. It was made of a mixture of Dragon Fossils, and the same metal from the Airget-lamh, which we found in the back of the old lab the last time we went there. Then, I dispelled some leftover nanomachines in order to get the same energy that is in my ARM. Lilka's Stinger Lx is a normal ARM, but her Filgaia 67A is made of exactly the same material and energy of Airget-lamh. If we'd asked a normal ARMs dealer, we'd be questioned. It's bad enough that we're still outlaws, but we have to deal with my difference from normal humans too."

The twins went outside to practice with their new ARMs. Uncle Gallows had come over for a visit recently, and left plenty of bottles in the house. Thus, there were plenty of targets to practice on. Both of the youths took to their new weapons naturally, the fact that they were taught by their mother even before they knew who their father was might be one reason, their father's true identity another one.

Suddenly, the sky went dark. Worried as to what was happening, Jet and Virginia came outside. A strange spirit was in the sky, and it descended upon the youths and their parents, coming closer as the seconds passed. Lilka brought up her pistols, and Ashley did the same with his Machine Gun.

"The Time of Destiny has come. Only The Gemini are able to stop this evil. Journey outside of your simple existence, Gemini, and find your destiny," it told them. Then, a bright light shone, and it was gone. But a Medium was now in the hands of both twins. Lilka's was the Saint Medium, Iona Paua. Ashley held the Summit Medium, Degenos. These hadn't been seen in over a thousand years, even by Shamans!

Jet asked, "What did he mean by 'The Gemini'? And what does it have to do with us?"

Virginia felt her blood run cold. "It is an ancient prophecy, spoken in the Adlehyde family. It tells of a demon's arrival on Filgaia, and the savior of the people would be a pair of twins, and other chosen warriors. They are marked by the arrival of a Medium that has been missing for some time, and a light show. Now, Ashley and Lilka will have to leave home, in order to discover these other warriors and stop this evil."

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Teefa's Last Words…

What a way to introduce this. These kids sure have bad luck on birthdays. Sure, I figured we had to make things a little less complicated on the day they were chosen. Check, one Guardian per warrior, meaning I only have to find eight in the future. And some can be brought together like the three new ones and Lucadia Sea Guardian. Gives me more time for other story elements.