A/N: I-I feel so loved! No, really, I feel liked I've acomplished something because of you guys. Thanks so much for the support! This chapter goes out to you guys. I love you all! *Hands everyone their favorite cookie.* Let's Go! Oh, and thank you to Scarlet SilverWeaver for pointing out Malistaire's robe designs. Dragons not Snakes. I need to start wearing my glasses more...
Umm. I don't belive that I've put one in, so here goes...
Me No Own wizard101. Only KingIsle. ...Chicken. (IDEK)
"G-grandma?" Destiny stuttered. "I think I remembered something." Anya brightened, and gestured for Destiny to talk about it. Destiny played back the whole entire flashback, while watching her grandmother nod her head when it was appropriate.
"Dear, I think it's time for you to start your training." Anya told Destiny. "Training? W-what training?" Destiny asked. "I promised your mother that I would keep you safe, and now I'm going to make sure I keep that promise." Anya said strongly, leaving no room for argument. Holding out her hand for Destiny to take, Anya stared hard at Destiny, who closely resembled a fish gasping for air.
But, slowly Destiny slipped her hand into her grandmothers. As soon as Anya felt that Destiny's hand was firmly in her's, both grandmother and daughter dissapeared in a flash of black and grey smoke, that was brimming with skulls.
Destiny clung to her grandmother's form when she felt the floor dissapear from under her feet. "Destiny, I'm going to need you to let go of me." Destiny just clung even harder. "I'm not breathing right, dear, and I think it's because your... cutting...off...my...airways!" Anya breathed. Destiny quickly stepped back. "Sorry grandma!" She quickly apologized. "It's alright, I understand that your frightened." Anya reassured. Destiny smiled, the one thing she hadn't done for days. Looking around, Destiny's skin lost it's healthy tan color. "W-w-w-w-where ARE we?" Destiny shrieked.
Honestly, I would be scared if I was where they were. It was the full description of 'Nothing'. The area around Anya and Destiny seemed to go on for miles, and it was speeding by so fast, Destiny was getting a mild case of motion sickness. Somehow, Anya managed to ignore Destiny's shriek of disbelief, but just continued to stare forward at the approaching white light.
Slowly, the doorway of light grew big enough to get Destiny to stop freaking out, and pay attention. Squinting, Destiny could make out a clear blue lake, in the middle of a small town, a Tunnel that had a sign above it (She couldn't quite make out the name.) and a bridge that had a beautiful rainbow hanging just over top of it.
Destiny thought this was perfectly normal.
How wrong she was.
Destiny and Anya then landed in an area that was pretty close to the lake. Not expecting the feel of solid ground back underneath her feet, Destiny practically fell forward, but managed to fall into a crouch. Anya looked at Destiny's lowered form, and chuckled in her head. 'She'll get used to it. It took me at least a week to get over it.' "Destiny, I'm going to need you to stand up." Anya stated. Destiny let out a long sigh, and stood up on weak legs. Fixing her Tank-top, Destiny instantly began observing the area.
But she was not ready for the sight before her.
Destiny's eyes grew wide as she took in creatures of all shapes and sizes. From Griffons and Panthers, to Unicorns and Ponies. But it wasn't just that.
It was the people riding them that had Destiny transfixed.
They all seemed to be wearing different types of clothing. Armor, robes, Boots, Dresses, Hat's, even face guards! So many colors, from pink, purple, yellow, green, blue, you name it! It was all there. But then, Destiny noticed somthing odd.
There were many who would stop and stand for awhile. But, once they started to move again, it was like they had changed clothes out in the open with no one realising it.
All of it together, though, made Destiny stand there, awestruck by the sights. "Grandma...Where exactly are we?" Destiny asked for the second time that day. Anya smiled mysteriously, noticing that almost all of the movment in the commons had stopped because of them. "Welcome to Wizard City, Destiny."
Destiny's jaw dropped, and her head turned robotically to look at Anya. Minutes passed by...
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Finally, Destiny found her voice, and could only say one thing.
"WHAAAAAAAATTTT!" Destiny shrieked. Her scream made everyone stop and stare. From Novice to Legendary (Not that she knew) they all stared, some more cautious then others. Finally, a student spoke up. "Who are you?" Judging by the voice, that student seemed to be ready to attack Destiny if they didn't get the right answer.
Once again, Destiny was left looking like a fish out a water. For some reason, there was a giggle in the background, as if somone were laughing at her face, but it was pointedly ignored. Anya stepped up instead, pushing Destiny behind her, and stared hard at the group of young wizards.
"Stand down, wizards. Student's of Death, this is Anya DeathRiver telling you to give up now before you pay the price." Glaring, Anya dared them with her eyes to try something. While many decided to stand their ground, one student ran to the headmasters office.
"Headmaster!" Scremed random student 1. "Yes?" Asked a Aged man, who had large bright blue eyes with a monocle (?) on the right eye. "There are two civilians in the school, and one of them seems to be an old student, but there was a young girl there with her." The boy blushed. "She was kinda pretty, but they seem to be here for a reason, Headmaster." Merle Ambrose quickly stood up from behind his desk and ordered the Apprentice to lead the way, his long purple, red, and gold robes swishing quickly behind him.
Suddenly, everyone except Destiny could feel a strong magical aura heading their way, and Anya almost sighed a breath of relief. "Headmaster Ambrose." Anya greeted. "It's nice to see you again. I came back from Earth because I need some...assistance." Merle seemed to be shocked at Anya's presence, and he looked behind her to see a silver eye peeking out at him. "Anya DeathRiver. I had wondered were you had disappered off to, and now I think I know why." 'Oh dear. This may cause quite a dilemma among the student rooster.' Turning to the suspicous group of students, Ambrose assured them that Destiny and Anya were not here for any harmful reasons. "I'd like all of you to say welcome your newest peer..." Ambrose looked at Anya and Destiny for help. Anya smiled. "Destiny. Destiny GreenBlossom."
(A/N:This is a little random, but when I typed Destiny's name like that, it kinda reminded me of the 'Bond. James Bond' thing.)
Destiny shifted awkwardly in her seat as she sat outside Ambrose's office. Anya had told the Headmaster that the information was clasified, even to Destiny, and that she would find out when the time came. Suddenly, the world around Destiny seemed to get darker, and she hesitantly looked up to find somone standing in front of her.
Wether it was a girl or a boy, Destiny couldn't tell. Suddenly the form bent forward, and there was a female face in hers. Destiny flinched and sunk into her chair.
"Hi!" Chirped a happy voice. Blinking surprisedly, Destiy first saw a pair of blue eyes. Zooming out a little, she then saw caramel colored skin and orange hair. Once again Destiny resembled a fish out of water. The unknown girl laughed at her face."Heh, you look just as funny as you did before!" "U-uh...Thanks?" Destiny stammered. "My name is Ashley SpellHunter! You're Destiny, right?" Ashely asked curiously. (A/N: Just in case your wondering, most people, including Ashley, heard Anya tell Ambrose Destiny's name.) Destiny nodded hesitantly. Ashley grinned. "Cool!" Ashley sat on the bench next to Destiny and started to ask questions about what it was like on earth. At first, Destny barely answered the questions. But, then she began to loosen up, and before she knew it, both she and Ashley were laughing at a joke Destiny told.
Still laughing, niether noticed Anya leave office. "Destiny," Anya called. Wiping some tears of mirth away, Destiny turned to acknowledge her grandmother. "Who is this?" Anya asked. "Oh. Um, this is-" Destiny was cut off by the subject in question. "I'm Ashley SpellHunter." Suddenly, Destiny jumped as she felt something brush up against her leg. Looking down, she saw a minature unicorn, that stood near Ashley's feet, but every once in awhile it would kneel and shake it's head lightly. 'Awww.' Destiny kneeled down so that she could pet the unicorn, that eaisly raised it's head into her touch.
"Oh! Thats my pet unicorn, Daisy." Ashley told Destiny. "She's so cute." Destiny murmered as if not to startle Daisy. 'It's to bad that I might never be able to see her again.' Anya spoke up at that point. "Alright Destiny. It's time for me to go. Headmaster Ambrose will fill you in with the details after you get situated." Destiny's eyes seemed to comically pop out of her head, before she looked at Anya for answers. "You are now an offical student of the Ravenwood School of Magical Arts." Anya said simply. "What? Magical Arts? But what about my old school, my friends? Who is going to help you out around the house?" Destiny cried. Ashley stood off to the side, ready to comfort her new friend (and apparantly, new classmate), if needed.
"Don't worry. I may be old, but I've still got a few tricks up these sleeves." Stepping forward, Anya wrapped her distraught grandaugter in a hug, feeling like she was about to lose another child. 'No! Destiny is stronger than that.'
Smiling reassuredly, Anya pressed a kiss to Destiny forehead. "Stay safe, babycakes." Anya grinned. Taking Diana's (A/N: Remember, Destiny's mother.) pendant out, she gently slipped it around Destiny's neck. Destiny faintly smiled at the nickname, holding the pendant's centerpiece in the palm of her hand. "Okay." Destiny whispered. Anya looked at Ashley for a moment. "I can already tell that you won't be alone, if Ms. SpellHunter's presence is anything to go by." Ashley's head nodded furiously, but, then began stumbling around trying to get rid of sick feelng she had. Destiny felt bad for finding amusment in this, but Ashley was funny.
Smiling one last time, Anya told Destiny she see her soon, and disappered in the same way she left thier home.
For a moment, it was silent. Suddenly, Ambrose opened the door to his office. "Destiny GreenBlossom, I will need for you to come with me. We have many, many things to go over, so it would be best if we started now." Ambrose then noticed Ashley, who was playing with Daisy. "? Tommorow, I want you to guide Ms. GreenBlossom through Ravenwood." Ashley brightned, and saluted Ambrose with a "Yes, Sir!" Ambrose only chuckled. Ashley then turned to Destiny. "I'll see you tommorow, Kay? Bye, Des!" Destiny blinked at the new nickname, but said goodbye to Ashley, who turned and ran away, Daisy right at her heels.
"Alright then," Ambrose said. "Come along ." Destiny quickly followed Ambrose to his office. "Uh...Headmaster?" Destiny called shyly. "Yes?" "Could you just call me Destiny? I'm not used to the new last name, and the Ms. makes me feel older than I actually am." Destiny said, finally able to keep up a conversation with someone. "That is perfectly fine with me, Destiny." Ambrose stated.
Destiny followed Ambrose untill he seemed to stop right in front of a blank piece of wall. Destiny watched, awestruck, as Ambrose stepped through the wall. Suddenly, Ambrose's hand came back through the wall, and motioned for her to follow. Destiny hestitantly stuck a hand through the space Ambrose's hand was just at, and gasped as the area around her arm rippled. Taking in a deep breathe, she quickly stepped through the wall, closing her eyes tightly.
For some reason, the air around Destiny felt warmer, and she looked up find a completely different room. 'This,' Destiny thought 'Is like something straight outta Harry fricking Potter!' There was red and gold wallpaper covering the entire room, and the owl in the middle of the room only made her feel even more certain that she had walked straight into the Griffyndor Household. "Come here, young wizard." Ambrose called. Startled, Destiny turned to Ambrose, who was standing in front of a huge book, that was respectedly laying on a book pedestal.
"What is this place?" Destiny asked curiously. "This is 'The Room of The Book of Secrets. This book," Ambrose gestured towards said book. "Has the ability to find out, just exactly what school each student belongs to." The old wizard explained. "School?" Destiny asked. Ambrose smiled. "There are seven different schools. Fire, Ice, Storm, Life, Death, Myth, and Balance. The first three are the elemental schools, the first to be created. The others are the Spiritual schools. They were added sometime after. Balance, though, is a special case. This school is hangs right in between all the others, hence the name 'Balance'. Not much to say about this one." Ambrose said, giving Destiny the basic idea of the schools around Ravenwood.
"Wow." Was the only thing Destiny could say. "Right. So, step forward, and the book will ask questions required." Ambrose said, stepping out of the way. Destiny stepped forward and touched the cover of the book. The book instantly flew open, words staring up at her.
'What would you rather be?'
A) The Leader of a group
B)Part of a winning team
Destiny answered quickly, and moved on.
'What is your favorite class?'
A)Math and Science
B)Sports
C)Health
D)Reading and writing
E)I like all my classes
Destiny actaully had a hard time on this one, but answered as honestly as she could before moving on.
'What is your favorite time of day?'
A)Morning
B)Afternoon
C)Evening
Rolling her eyes, she choose without hesitation, wondering why all of this was needed so much.
'Which of these is the most powerful?'
A)Volcano
B)Blizzard
C)Hurricane
D)Earthquake
E)Tornado
F)Plauge
G)Sandstorm
'Which is your favorite animal?'
A)Serpent
B)Bat
C)Dragon
D)Polar Bear
E)Unicorn
F)Shark
G)Crab
Honestly, Destiny liked all kinds of animals, even those that were recently mythical to her.
Finally, Destiny seemed to arrive on the last page, even though the pages in the book had never turned in the first place.
'What is your favorite gem stone?'
A)Ruby
B)Sapphire
C)Amethyst
D)Jade
E)Peridot
F)Onyx
G)Citrine
Destiny smiled. Now this was any easy question. Destiny annouced her answer out loud, and watched as the book brigthened with a white light, but quickly dimmed back down as soon as it came.
Destiny just stared at the words on the book.
"You have chosen the school of LIFE." Below it, there was a short description of a Life Student's basic chracteristics.
"Life student are often, Social, Charming, Funny, and Attractive." Destiny read aloud, blushing at the description, ecspecially the 'Attractive' part. Gaping, she saw the names of many famous Historical figures. Queen Titania, Leonardo DaVinci, and even Thomas Jefferson! "Life Wizards are great at healing themselves, and others." Destiny muttered to herself.
Ambrose's voice broke the silence. "Well then, Young Thuergist, we must now get your robes together. These will be provided for your first levels, but later on, you will need to buy your own." Seeing Destiny's worried look, Ambrose quickly fixed his statement. "Do not worry, young wizard. You will be paid for the work you must do to level up, so you can by robes and accsessories of your choice." Destiny breathed a anime Mushroom cloud.
Ambrose gestured for Destiny to step on the pedestal, and instantly, her clothing changed to novice robes. Destiny stared down at herself in shock. "Now, Destiny, what I want you to do is think of the colors that you would like your robes to have, and once you find them, step off of the pedestal, and we'll be on our way."
Destiny looked up at the ceiling, lost in thought. 'Life...well I could pick any color, but I'd rather stick to the theme. But, I don't want to have light green, that is so not my color...Hmmm. Aha' Destiny grinned, and looked down at the pendant that lay on her chest. The green and white coating glinted for a moment, and Destiny had no doubt in her mind that she was making a good choice.
Closing her eyes, Destiny focused on the idea of her Hat, boots, and robes. Then, she mentally painted the basics of the outfit a dark green, and the outer lining white. Opening her eyes, she looked down at her robes and boots, finding that they were matching. Reaching up, she took her hat off and got the same results.
"Alright, I'm ready!" Destiny announced. Without another word, Ambrose strode out of the room, Destiny quickly following him while readjusting her hat.
Outside...
"Where are we going now, Headmaster?" Destiny asked. "I'm going to properly introduce you to my Owl friend, Gamma." Ambrose said. "You mean that owl that was in the room when we first entered?" "Exactly. Gamma left while you were answering your questions. He told me that he would meet me in Golem Court." Ambrose continued walking, and Destiny had no choice but to follow him through the tunnel to Golem Court.
Destiny looked around at her new surroundings, noticing the lack of buildings except for a lone tower that sat in the middle of the area, and a gate that seemed to have the symbol of fire in the middle.
"Destiny, this is my Owl friend, Gamma. Gamma, this our newest wizard, Destiny GreenBlossom." Ambrose introduced. "Uhh...Hi Gamma." Destiny said, waving awkwardly. "Hello to~ you~ too~!" Gamma whooed. Destiny just stared blankly. "Ya know, I've seen many things today, so somehow, your talking dosen't bother me." She stated. Ambrose and Gamma both chuckled in their own way.
Abruptly, the ground bean shaking. Destiny almost lost her footing, while Ambrose's eyes narrowed and Gamma just balanced himself upon his beam. Then, it began storming, and a loud shatter of glass was heard by all on ground level. Both looking up at the same time, Ambrose and Destiny saw a dark figure quickly pass by the one of the windows located on the tower.
"Oh dear. Follow me young wizard." Ambrose turned and walked towards Golem Tower. Gamma whooed. "You best follow him young Wizard. You'll be safe with him! To the Tower!" Gamma cried, lifting a soaked feather and somewhat pointing a feather at the door Ambrose dissapered into. Destiny instantly ran forward and pushed the door open as quickly as she could, run up the stairs as fast as she could.
At the highest point of the tower...
"-There? Malistaire!" Destiny heard Ambrose exclaim. "Ambrose." Destiny heard a deeper voice sneer. Finally reaching the top, Destiny did not waste any time trying to get to her Headmaster. "Headmaster!" Destiny shouted. The oldest man in the room turned to her, while the other simply glanced at her. "What's going on? Who is he?" Destiny asked.
"What's this? Another one of your pathetic students. No matter how hard you train, you'll never compare to my power, little girl." Malistaire said. The air around Destiny seemed to grow darker, and her voice seemed to change tones.
"Who you think you talkin' too, fool! You don't know me, and you never will. Like I would even want the power you have! Ha, who are you kidding? You must not be all that strong if you have to steal from others...pathetic." Destiny said with a dark undertone. Ambrose stared at her, shocked, while Malistaire bristled, and sent a surge of dark magic at Destiny, who still had her head lowered. Ambrose reached out with his staff, ready, to give her a force field, when a surge of pure white light left her body, and raced forward, obliterating the dark magic.
For a moment, the light magic hovered in the air.
Then, it began to take form. First a pair of pale legs were made. Then the upper half of the orb began to take on a woman's form. Slowly, the form began to color, blonde hair a vibrant yellow, and blue eyes shining brightly. A long white dress accompanied the beautiful woman's form, and it hung past her feet, that weren't touching the floor. The sleeves of the dress hung past her, hands, the ends stopping at her upper thighs. Lace wrapped around the abdomen and, went up to connect to a choker that had a jade hanging from it. The last startling accessory was the large pair of wings that sat upon her back.
All in all, she looked like the seraph in Unicorn Way.
But it only took five words for every thing to go spiraling to hell.
"Malistaire, love, it's me. Sylvia."
Ambrose could only stare, dumbstruck, as Husband and Wife were reunited once again. Ambrose then turned his gaze to Destiny, whose eyes looked lifeless. 'What in the world is going on here!' Sylvia then began fading, the light slowly sinking back into Destiny's body. Bit by bit, Destiny gained the life in her eyes untill she was looking around curiously. Malistaire suddenly shouted. "PATHETIC WIZARD! I HAVE WHAT I CAME FOR, BUT BE WARNED, I WILL BE BACK FOR YOU!" Looking outrageously insane, Malistaire disappered with a crack. Destiny stared at the spot where Malistaire was, before promptly passing out.
"Young Wizard!"
At the Infirmary...
The shuffling of the healers in the room was the only noise besides Desitiny's steady breathing. Stepping out, the lead healer, walked toward Merle as he stood anxiously outside in the waiting room. "How is she?" Merle asked. "Stable." The male answered simply "Give her a couple more hours of rest, and she'll be up by tommorow." Merle sighed. Suddenly, the door to the infirmary was nearly torn down as 4 teenagers barged into the building.
"I'm going in first!"
"No you aren't!"
"I know her way better than you do!"
"So? Give us a chance to meet her!"
"What if she dosen't like you?"
"Of course she'll like me! I am too likeable not to...like!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"NUH-UH!"
"YUH-HUH!"
Then another voice made it's way into the conversation.
"SHUT UP! THIS IS A HOSPITAL, YOU LOUD MOUTHS!" Screamed a female voice.
"She's right, you know."
"Talon, how could you!"
"..."
"Ashley, Apollo, stay quiet. I doubt that the patients enjoy hearing you from the other side of the infirmary." said the same female voice from before.
"Yes, Scarlet."
"Good. Now lets go."
First, a female with bright red eyes came forth, her black and red tunic swishing with every movement. Her folded arms showed that she meant buisness, and the Heckhound at her feet did nothing to get rid of her intimidation.
Behind her, a fairly tall teenager strode in. The male's long white hair was tied back in a low ponytail that swayed with each step. His steely grey eyes stared forward, showing that absolutely nothing was going to stop him from reaching his goal. The black and white robes he wore showed that he was an initiate student of death. The banshee that hovered next to him was just as threatning as it's owner.
Next came a young man, who looked to be the same age as the one before him. His curly, brown, hair bounced with every step. His amber eyes glowed, even in the low lighting that was in the infirmary, and the birthmark above his right eye seemed to resemble the sun. Standing at about an inch taller than the male in front of him, the green and gold robes he wore swayed with every step he took. But he currently had a frown on his face, and for some reason, it did not look right on him. The Firecat at his feet did not look as powerful as it's owner, but as they say, looks can be deciveing.
The three new faces were accompanied by Ashley Spellhunter, who looked just about ready to freeze everything in sight.
Stepping forward, Ashley told the receptionist that they were here to visit a 'Destiny GreenBlossom'. The receptionist just stared while popping her chewing gum really loudly. For a full five minutes, The quartet waited for the rude woman to respond, but Ashley could not take any more.
"LOOK LADY! You are taking way to long to tell us where exactly she is!" Ashley yelled, aggravated.
"Calm down, . If you wish to see Destiny, then come with me." Ambrose said, seemingly appearing out of nowhere. Ashley nodded, sending a demonic glare to the recptionist. The other's did the same, but the other female's red eyes flashed, before she stalked away.
Once she caught up, Ambrose asked the everyone except Ashley what their names were. "My name's Apollo StrongFist!" Apollo piped up cheerily. "Name's Talon ShadowHunter." Talon mumbled. "And I'm Scarlet ShadowHeart." Scarlet finished. "Well it's nice to meet children who are devoted to their friends." Ambrose stated, almost proudly.
"Actually..." Apollo started with sheepish grin. "We haven't actually met Destiny, but Ashley tells us great things about her!" He admitted. "Well I hope you all get along." Ambrose said. "Don't worry, sir!" Ashley said. "Yeah!" Apollo agreed. "We'll make her feel better, even if it kills us!" He stated with a large grin.
"I don't know about that..." Scarlet said. "Scarlet!" Ashley and Apollo gasped. Talon just stared at her. "Kidding. Kidding. Geez, can't you guys tell the difference between a joke and seriousness?" Scarlet asked. The teenagers all sweatdroped. 'Not when it's you telling the joke...'
A/N: It took three days of breaks, soda, and a whole lotta inspiration to finish this one up. Okay, scratch what I said about the 2nd chapter this will forever be the longest chapter. I sat her for 5 hours. 5 HOURS! I am so sorry it came later then expected, and there may be a few holes, but at least I managed to get all of the characters in, like I promised. Bwahaha! I think I got these characters down, but we'll see. It's up to you!
Bye! ;)
(P.S.: I start school on Monday, so expect late updates.)
Bye, for real this time! ;)
