Mya: (now crying) Geez, now why did you have to do that?
Me: Sorry, I had to put something interesting in the story, otherwise I lose all my readers before I get to the good parts.
Mya: (still snuffling) Well you better make it worth it
Me: (smiling evilly) Don't worry, I will.
Mya: (looking at me weird) I hate when you do that.
The house was quiet at night. Everything and everyone in the house was still. The only thing that could be heard anywhere in the house was the light breathing of the sleeping women and girls of the house. But something was different tonight. Two women didn't sleep. They sat outside the house, listening to the gentle winds.
"The winds of destiny are changing again. Do you feel it?" the first woman said.
"I do. We can only hope this change will be for the better." the other said.
"The time's coming soon." said a young lady, walking outside.
The two women turned and looked at the girl. "Are you sure?" one of them asked.
The girl simply nodded, then turned around and walked back inside the house. The two women turned to look at each other again.
"I hope she's right. I hate this running." one of them said.
"I agree. All it does is leave us exhausted. We need help." the other said.
"Definitely." the first said, yawning. "Speaking of being exhausted, we probably ought to get some sleep."
The other woman nodded and the pair went back inside.
(Mya's P.O.V.)
I couldn't sleep, I had been trying for hours with no prevail. Something was stuck in the back of my head, but I couldn't tell what. I just laid there, hoping it would spill already so I could sleep. Then I started to hear Amery cry from down the hall. It started as just little whimpers, but it developed into all out screams. I tore down the hall and turned into Amery's room, panting. Over my little sister's crib stood a man in a dark cloak.
My first reaction was to transform. I pulled out my power wand and transformed into the Sapphire Star Guardian. I sent just a small power shot at the cloaked figure and he jumped back. He shot a quick glance at me and jumped out the window. I went to chase him, but when I looked out the window, he was gone. I powered down and picked up Amery.
I sat in the small rocking chair with her until she fell asleep again. My mind was oddly at peace. I fell asleep in that chair with my little sister, just as I remember doing when we lived on Crentel when I was younger.
(Alicia's P.O.V.)
I hate mornings. I hate how you may be in the middle of a beautiful dream but the sun comes creeping in your room and pulling you back to reality. But I guess it can't be helped. I rolled out of bed, pulled on some jeans and a t-shirt, and walked down the hall to wake up the other two.
"Angelina, time to get up." I called into her room. I heard her groan and then heard her feet hit the ground, or at least I hope it was her feet.
Then I walked down the hall to Mya's room. Mya's a pretty deep sleeper so I usually have to go into her room to wake her up. But when I walked in there, she wasn't in her bed. I figured she went to take care of Amery and sure enough she was in there. But neither her or Amery were awake. Sisters are so cute.
"Angelina come see this." I said quietly down the hall.
Angelina walked down the hall and peeked in the room from behind me.
"That's precious." she commented.
Then Mya started to stir and we quickly moved out of the room. I walked into the kitchen and pulled some bread out for toast. As much as we love Angelina's cooking, we knew she wouldn't make a huge breakfast everyday.
(Mya's P.O.V.)
I woke up and immediately searched the room. There was no sign of the cloaked figure from last night and there was no evidence that he had ever been there. I looked down at my little sister who had just began to stir. She looked up and me smiling.
"I knew you'd protect me." I heard her say (in my mind that is).
I smiled back at her and said "Always" out loud.
Angelina walked around the corner and into the room.
"Hey sleepy head, how'd you end up in here?" she asked.
I looked down at Amery, debating whether or not I should tell her about the man who had been in here. Amery looked up at me with almost pleading eyes. I knew she wanted me to tell her. I sighed and looked up at Angelina.
"Last night I heard Amery almost screaming so I ran in here. When I got in the room, there was a man in a dark cloak standing over her crib. I scared him off and he jumped out the window. I was going to chase him, but he was gone." Mya said.
"Do you think it was a burglar?" Angelina asked.
Again I sighed, "I seriously doubt it. He didn't seem the least bit surprised when I tried to attack him." I said reluctantly.
Angelina groaned and turned to leave the room.
"Where are you going?" I asked quickly.
"I have to go talk to Alicia. I suggest you come with me. Go ahead and bring Amery with you, she needs to eat." Angelina said, looking grim.
I nodded and Angelina proceeded to walk out of the room. I too got up and walked out of the room, carrying Amery on my hip. I walked into the kitchen where Angelina was already talking to Alicia. I watched as Alicia's face went from just woke up to just down right dread. They turned and looked at me and Amery as I walked in. I felt like I was in trouble or something. But I knew this was going to be a critical conversation if there really is a new enemy.
(Alicia's P.O.V.)
I was really hoping all the drama was over after we got rid of the shadow. After Angelina told us that our stars were being restored, I really had a new hope. But when she told me about Amery and Mya's parents, I had a bad feeling. Guess that bad feeling is being justified now.
"So what do we do?" Mya asked me.
"We need to find a way to contact Kenalia, maybe she can tell us something." I replied. "Angelina, do you remember anything about when Kenalia contacted you, any specific time or place, or something you were doing?"
Angelina shook her head "I was just sitting there and she started taking to me."
I sighed, we have nothing to go on, no way to contact Kenalia, and a possible new enemy. Well, I guess bad things really do come in threes.
(Author's P.O.V.)
The girls sat there thinking over breakfast. There had to be a way to contact Kenalia.
"Wait, I've got an idea. What if we focus all of our guardian powers together and see if we can contact her like that?" Mya suggested.
"That won't be necessary." said a voice from behind them.
The girls turned around to see Kenalia standing there in her guardian uniform.
"Kenalia, thank goodness you're here, we really need to talk to you." Alicia said gratefully.
"I know, that's why I'm here. I also need to talk to you." she said, looking specifically at Mya.
"Me? Is something going on?"Mya asked concerned.
Kenalia nodded reluctantly. Mya sighed and began to hand Amery to Alicia, but Kenalia stopped her.
"No, bring Amery with you. This also concerns her." she said grimly.
Mya gulped and held her sister close to her as she walked out of the kitchen behind Kenalia.
"So what's going on Kenalia?" Mya asked nervously.
"I know you have many questions young princess. So please, sit." Kenalia said, motioning for Mya to sit on the couch.
Mya said down and looked back up at Kenalia.
"Now my princess, I think it's time you join us too." Kenalia said, looking at Amery.
Kenalia leaned down and touched Amery's forehead. In a matter of seconds, that infant that had been sitting on Mya's lap was now a four year old child. The child looked down at her legs and arms, at her sister, then back at Kenalia.
"Why am I not older than this?" Amery asked.
Mya almost cried when she heard her little sister's voice aloud. It had been months since her sister was put in the state and she was happy that she could have a real conversation with her now.
"I'm sorry Amery, but you haven't regained enough energy for me to restore you completely to your previous form." Kenalia said regretfully.
Amery slid off her sister's lap and sat down next to her. Without warning, Amery turned and wrapped her arms around her sister. Mya returned the embrace and smiled.
"I've been waiting for a while to be able to really talk to you again." Amery said sweetly.
"Same here baby sister." Mya said.
Amery crossed her arms and turned away. "I'm not a baby anymore." she said pouting. Mya laughed and put an arm around her sister.
"I know, but you will always be my baby sister." Mya said.
Kenalia smiled at the pair, but quickly returned to the serious expression she had before. "Girls, I'm sorry to break up you're happy reunion, but there are troubling matters at hand to deal with." she said.
Mya and Amery turned and faced Kenalia again. "What's happening?" Mya asked.
"I think Amery knows part of it." Kenalia said, looking sadly down at Amery.
Amery looked down and started clenching her hands together.
Mya turned to her sister, looking concerned at her and asked, "What's going on Amery?"
"Remember last night, when that man showed up in my room?" she asked, still not making eye contact with Mya.
"Yeah, I remember." she said with a slight growl to her voice.
"Um, well, that was our … father." she said.
Mya stared at her sister in shock. "So... so I attacked... my father?" she asked hesitantly.
Amery nodded.
"Why didn't he say anything? I wouldn't have attacked him if I had known." she said quickly,
"He couldn't. He can't any contact with us. That's why he was in a cloak and only came at night. I didn't realize until later when you were holding me that it was him." Amery said, looking pleadingly at Mya.
"How did me holding you make a difference?" Mya asked, puzzled.
"I saw what you saw. He looked straight at you before he jumped out the window and I recognized his face." Amery said, looking down again.
Kenalia looked down at her two princess with sorrowful eyes. They knew their parents were missing, and for Mya it must feel even worse knowing she attacked her own father without knowing it.
"So why is our father on the run? And where is our mother?" Mya asked.
"They are afraid. When I destroyed your kingdom," Kenalia paused for a moment, remembering what she had done under the influence of the shadow, "your parents did send you to Earth, but they came with you. Now they think if they go back, their people will think of them as traitors. But I have spoken with the people of your kingdom and they think no such thing. They understand why your parents did what they did and they are ready to accept them back as king and queen again." Kenalia explained.
Mya and Amery looked at each other, then back at Kenalia. Amery pushed herself off the couch and ran up to Kenalia's side.
"Then we have to find them! They need to come home. I... I... I want my mommy and daddy." Amery said, leaning against Kenalia and beginning to cry.
Kenalia leaned down and picked up the crying child. She said not a word but held her, rubbing her back and smoothing down her hair. She felt guilty. If she hadn't been so weak when the shadow tried to take over her, these girls could be back on their stars, living a perfectly normal life. But instead, one still hasn't taken her rightful place on the throne, one is torn between her duties and her love on Earth, one has lost hope for a normal life, and one has more responsibility placed on her than any child her age should.
Mya watched her little sister. She had seen her sister shed tears before but never for reasons like this. These tears were pure, innocent, and child-like. In a way, seeing her sister cry like this was a relief. Even though Amery is who she is, she is still able to act like a real child.
Mya stood up from the couch. Amery looked back at her with tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I'm done." Mya simply said.
Kenalia looked at her confused, as did Amery, "What do you mean sissy?" Amery asked.
"I'm done sitting here feeling helpless. We have take a stand Amery. If we really love our parents, we need not just be sitting here doing nothing while they need us." Mya said with confidence.
Amery jumped out of Kenalia's arms, surprising the guardian a little bit, and ran up to her elder sister. She wrapped her arms around her sister and looked at her with a sense of pride and respect.
"Then I guess my work here is done. Be sure to tell Princess Alicia and Princess Angelina I say good-bye. But before I go Amery, I need to give you something." Kenalia said, reaching into a small pouch on her side.
Kenalia pulled out a small silver chain with a light-pink heart crystal on the end and put it around Amery's neck. "I was supposed to give this to you the birthday after the shadow overtook me. It's a relic that will transform you and the other princesses' powers. I can only hope you won't need it for a while but when you do, transform as you normally would and then wish on the crystal for help if you need it." and with that sentence Kenalia disappeared.
Mya walked back toward the kitchen with Amery close behind. But before they walked into the kitchen, Mya asked Amery to stay outside the door until she asked her to come in. Obediently, Amery stood there and waited.
Mya walked into the kitchen without Amery and Alicia and Angelina looked concerned. "So what happened? Where's Amery?" Alicia asked rapidly.
"Kenalia already left, she spoke to us about our parents. And as for Amery..." Mya started but was interrupted by Angelina saying "What do you mean us?"
Mya sighed and said "If you'd let me finish, I was about to ask Amery to come back in the kitchen."
The kitchen door opened and in walked little Amery with her pink crystal necklace around her neck and a shy but excited smile on her face. Alicia and Angelina stared for a moment in disbelief then ran up to Amery, embracing her in a warm hug.
Alicia look Amery in the eyes. "Definitely Amery." she thought to herself before asking her "So how did this happen?"
"Kenalia changed me back. But she said I'm not strong enough yet to go all the way back up to six." she said with an innocent smile on her face.
Alicia noticed Amery's cheeks were still a little puffy and her eyes with slightly red, as if she had been crying. "Amery, what happened? Why were you crying?" she asked.
Amery stayed silent for a moment, looking down at the ground. Then she leaned into Alicia's shoulder and started crying again. Alicia looked up at Mya confused and Mya said "She just found out our parents are missing and we both found out that it was our father that was in Amery's room last night."
Alicia looked down at Amery with sympathetic eyes and said "Come on baby girl, we'll find them. Stop the tears." Amery looked up at Alicia and Alicia put on a weak smile. Amery wiped her eyes and nodded. Alicia stood up and the four of them sat down at the table again.
The four girls sat there in silence until Angelina spoke. "Where'd that necklace come from Amery?" she said, pointing out the crystal heart around her neck.
"Kenalia gave it to me. She said it's suppose to transform our powers." Amery responded. (AN: Kenalia becomes kind of like the Queen Serenity of this story, just to clarify.)
"Hm, I wonder what kind of transformation she meant." Angelina thought aloud.
"I know, as much as I want to find out, I really don't want to be in that kind of situation any time soon." Mya said.
Alicia nodded in agreement. Then another wave of awkward silence hit but was soon broken but the growling of Amery's stomach. Amery blushed and the other three girls laughed.