It had seen everything.
The moment it was awoken by the energy from the Luna Magnet, It had begun to observe its surrounding.
It was still inside the master totem, that much was clear. But it looked much different from the last time It had seen the place. In order, It saw the Cat Car, the PJ Picture Player and PJ Robot. But they were all alien to It.
It silently wondered to itself how long it had been asleep, but figured it would have been a long, long time. And more importantly, what had managed to wake It. Whatever it was, it felt familiar. And though it wasn't enough to free It from this Crystal prison, it was a start.
With some effort, it managed to extend its gaze to outside the totem. Where it got a clear view of 3 young children, dressed in animal costumes, doing their very best to prevent the totem from falling over.
"Could it be? Those costumes. And those powers. These children wield the 3 Night Totems?". It was genuinely surprised. The last totem wielders it had seen were well trained warriors.
Then it's eyes fixed upon Luna Girl, fleeing the scene on her luna board, and instantly realized what had awakened It.
"I knew I recognized that energy. A Sorceline! So even in this day and age, there is still at least one." It thought to itself.
Not much later, the 3 children entered the totem. All looked rather gloomy, in particular the boy dressed in a lizard costume. As It listened to their converstation, It realized the 3 had just lost a battle with the Sorceline.
"Like I said, we get her next time Gekko. Now, let's go home and get some sleep" The boy in the cat costume said.
The girl in the owl costume meanwhile turned her attention towards the Crystal Statue. It quickly closed its eyes, but a moment too late it seemed because the girls spoke "Guys, did you see that?"
"See what Owlette?"
"I'm not sure". It could sense the girl get closer to the statue. "I thought I saw something in there. 2 red eyes".
Now the 2 boys and the small, metal creature joined her.
"I don't see anything Owlette. Are you sure it wasn't just your imagination?"
"Me neither. Come on, my dad said we should leave the Crystal alone until he can tell us what it is".
It could sense the 3 children walk away again. They talked a little more, but then all teleported out of the totem in rays of light. Only the metal creature stayed behind, but it soon left the room to go to the upper floor.
"They don't know". The words spoken by the boy in the cat costume proved it. Whoever these children were, they had no idea about Its existence. This was too good to be true. If there was ever a chance for It to escape, the time was now. But It needed help, and knew just where to get it…
Luna Girl returned to her Luna Lair with her new smartphone. Inside, she placed her luna board in a corner and turned on her favorite song, Luna by Alessandro Safina (true, she didn't speak Italian and thus only had a vague idea what the lyrics meant, but any song about the moon was automatically among her favorites). Then she sat down in her chair and examined her new prize. For once, she had gotten what she wanted and the PJ Masks failed to stop her.
Still, she had to admit that those new powers of the PJ Masks came as a surprise, and that tonight's victory was mostly due to that lizard boy screwing up. Next time, she probably wouldn't be so lucky. So, all the more reason to cherish this moment.
"Che l'amore puó nascondere il d…..Sorceline!"
The inhuman voice that suddenly interrupted the final couplet of Luna almost made Luna Girl drop the smartphone. The moths that had been resting on the walls of her lair now began to wildly flutter around the room.
The radio went static. Then the voice spoke again. "Sorceline. Talk to me".
Luna Girl jumped up from her chair and grabbed her magnet "Who are you? Show yourself!"
"You don't recognize me? You woke me up remember? But right now I cannot show myself. Only talk. And just to you. I need your help Sorceline"
The voice seemed to come from everywhere, and yet no particular direction. And Luna Girl had obviously no idea what this strange voice was talking about. "Why are you calling me that? My name is Luna Girl!"
That last remark wasn't entirely true though. She did have a regular name once, but she stopped using it ever since she got her Luna Magnet and adopted the name of Luna Girl.
"You honestly don't know?" Despite its inhuman tone Luna Girl could tell the Thing the voice belonged to was surprised. "It is what you are. You have a Luna Magnet don't you? And from what I saw tonight you have full control over it."
Luna Girl quickly glanced at the magnet. "What, this thing? My moths found it last summer, the night after those PJ-Pests defeated that guy Montague and his giant robot".
Unbeknown to the PJ Masks, she had actually seen the battle in the warehouse district, since at the time she had made one of the empty warehouses her temporary home. It was the last place she lived before she got this Luna Lair.
"And do you believe that was coincidence that it came to you, or that using its powers came so naturally? Sure, others can use its powers, but no one can do so the way you can."
Now Luna Girl was starting to get annoyed. "Well thanks for the compliment, whoever you are. But you see…" She activated her magnet, and a purple hologram of a book appeared in front of her. It was currently opened on a page about the Moonfizzle Balls that Luna Girl had used not too long ago in an attempt to take over the city. "… It came with an instruction manual".
"Yes, a book that only a true Sorceline could unlock."
Luna Girl gritted her teeth.
"Still want to hear more? Well, where did you get that luna board of yours? Or this base? Or even your costume?"
Now Luna Girl fell silent. Then she reluctantly answered "I…don't know. They came to me shortly after I got my Luna Magnet".
The voice laughed. "That's right. The magnet summoned them from the ocean floor to you once it realized it was in the hands of a Sorceline again. They were meant for you, since they belong to your people. My followers!"
"My people?" Luna Girl was genuinely puzzled at this point. Where there more people like her?
The voice sighed. "And I thought I was lucky, but it seems you are as ignorant as those 3 children who have the Night Totems. Have you never been told of your heritage? Your ancestors? Tell me young Sorceline, haven't you felt different your whole life?"
Luna Girls' eyes widened in shock. That last remark hit a sore spot. Yes, she had always known she was different. Her pale skin, her silver hair, her aversion from sunlight. And of course her obsession with the moon, and the moths, who as long as she had known had always followed and obeyed her.
The voice, whatever it was, seemed to realize how she felt. "I knew it. You felt different, because you are. Your fysical appearance, your control over moths. It's all in your blood. So whom did you inherit it from? Your father?"
Suddenly Luna Girls' cheeks turned red and her eyes narrowed to slits. "NEVER…EVER…MENTION HIM! HE NEVER WANTED ME. I HAVE NO FATHER".
Her anger however soon gave way to sorrow. She took a deep breath. "And no mother. She died when I was too young to remember." A single tear slid down her cheek. A moth landed on her shoulder and carefully licked it.
"So it was your mother then. And your father abandoned you because he didn't like what you were right?"
It only had to look at Luna Girls' face to realize it's guess was spot on. Luna Girl said nothing, but in her mind she relived it all again. Her father, who was always cold and distant towards her. And one day, he just vanished. She came home from school, and found the house empty. She had lived on her own since then, with only her moths as company.
"It's obvious you have a lot to learn. But I'm weak, and you may very well be the last Sorceline. So I'm afraid we just have to make do. Now, serve me the way your ancestors did, and I will help you become more powerful than you could ever imagine".
Luna Girl gave it a thought. "And also getting rid of the PJ Masks?".
"ESPECIALLY getting rid of them. They, and the Night Totems that give them their powers, are the reason of my predicament. Now, what do you say?".
A wicked smile formed on Luna Girls' face. "I will serve you".
"Good. Serve me well, and never again forget the name of your master young Sorceline; Uc'thaiozho!".
A/N: For those who don't know: Sorceline is wat Luna Girl is called in the original French picture books that the show is based on. I couldn't resist using the name for my story, though in a different context.
Oh, and Luna by Alessandro Safina is an actual song. Even if you don't speak Italian, it's worth checking out.
