A/N: Sorry guys! But I have school so you guys need to be patient for the next few chapters!
Leaf's POV
"Leaf…" a tiny voice called. "Leaf, are you awake?'
"Five more minutes mom…" I murmured half asleep.
"Leaf, wake up." Another voice called.
"But its summer, I don't have to go to school." I murmured again.
The two voices sighed, then I heard them unzip something then they both yelled…
"WAKE UP!"
I woke up with a start. "What was that for?" I demanded. "And do you need to use the Trumpet of Blasting?"
"It was Jun's idea." Kari said.
Jun shrugged. "No choice."
I glared at both of them, then I noticed we weren't at the Hall of Heroes. "Why are we at Platina's house?"
"You and Kari passed out and since there weren't many rooms at the Hall Siyana brought you both here." Jun explained.
"So where's Platina?" I asked.
"At the kitchen." Jun said then put the trumpet back in the bag.
"Oh no…" I thought then bolted across the halls to the kitchen which was at the other side of the house. "Platina!"
"Oh, you're finally awake Leaf!" Platina says while stirring a pot of soup with Aqua at her side chewing a Tyrannian Bone.
"What are you doing?" I demanded.
"Cooking duh?" she said sarcastically.
"Yeah I know that!" I said as if she didn't know I was a scholar. "But why are you cooking?"
"Tried to stop her…" Aqua said then went back to chewing.
"The girls were hungry so…" The chicken catches on fire. "AHHH!"
Kari and Jun came a few minutes later.
"We smelled smoke and…Holy Jelly Beans!" Jun said when he saw the fire. "What in Neopia happened here?"
"Platina burned something idiot!" Kari said then used her ability Water Jet on the chicken.
"Yeah but what did she burn?" Jun said then used Quench.
"What in blazes is happening…Mother of Pearl!" Chris says as she enters the room. "What happened here?"
"Long story!" Aqua says then gets the fire extinguisher and gives it to me.
"Thanks Aqua!" I said then used the fire extinguisher.
30 minutes later…
Jun's POV
"The food's here!" Chris yelled as she opens the door for the pizza guy then takes the two boxes of Flaming Fire Faerie Pizzas.
"Here." Aqua said as she gives the pizza guy 100 neopoints.
"Well this reeks…" I complained as he puts hot sauce on my piece of pizza.
"Oh stop your complaining." Kari said as she takes a piece.
"It's a lot better than Platina's cooking though." Aqua says as she takes a bite of hers.
"So true…" Chris said then took a sip of her Green Apple Slushie.
"I second that." Leaf said then munched on her piece.
"Aww, come on!" Platina complained. "My cooking's not that bad!"
We all glared at her with a deadly look which just made her chew slowly and tried her best to ignore us.
After a few hours of playing Kacheekers and watching television we went to bed. But before I did I met with Leaf and Kari after I changed into my green pajamas.
"Hey you two…" I said after the two changed into their pajamas. As usual Leaf wore her yellow pajamas that had a Gelert snoozing and at the bottom read "Zzzzz", while Kari wore her red nightgown. "By the way King Altador wants to see us tomorrow and he said to get properly dressed."
The two just raised their eyebrows and shrugged then said goodnight then I lay on my bed for what was to come.
Tomorrow…
Well yes, yesterday was already frightening enough to see six of the heroes of Altador, but having all eleven in front of you in the council chamber will really take your breathe away. Everyone we met yesterday were on their thrones but almost all the thrones were occupied. Torakor "the Gladiator" sat next to Siyana. "The Farmer", Florin sat at Torakor's right. Psellia, the Dreamer sat in the middle of Sasha and Gordos. Then Fauna "the Gatherer sat next to Gordos and finally Marak "the Wave" sat at Altador's right.
We were all dressed as requested, Leaf was in my only beige robes and her hair was cascaded at her back and was a bit curled at the edge, Kari was wearing her scholarly robe and her pastel blue hair bow was tied at her right ear. Me? I was wearing my Shenkuu adventure tunic and boots with my sword in its scabbard on my belt.
Yeah and if you're wondering how it feels to be stared at by 11 powerful leaders it will probably feel like:
a) People staring at you like you're an alien from outer space and you just landed in a random person's backyard.
b) Your parents glaring at you when you have an "F" on your report card and need to go to summer school like Platina did back when she was preschool.
c) Everybody looking at someone who sees you wearing a winter coat in the middle of summer.
For short, not a good experience as it puts shivers down on your spine.
King Altador smiles at us as we approached him, so far everybody still staring at us that just made me force a weak smile as the three of us approached.
Now if there's something you should know about xweetoks it this: they hate Kougras. But it looks like King Altador didn't know that since he gifted us a yellow kougra plushie and what did Kari and Jun do? Ripped the Plushie into shreads that's what.
It's a good thing we kept our cool and destroyed it after our meeting with the 11, so we just glared at the plushie like we're telling it to buzz off before you get destroyed.
King Altador coughed and broke the deadly silence which made Leaf sigh hopefully. "So are you ready now Barry Jun?"
"Ready for what?" Kari whispered in my ear.
"You'll find out soon enough…" I whispered back then looked at Altador. "May I start now your highness?"
"From the top." Altador commanded.
I took a deep breath then started. "Five years ago, during the Maraquan War, my brother Miragros and I joined forces with the Maraquans to fight off against Captain Scarblade." I paused at the name of "the Revenge's" captain. "So when I was crossing blades with a pirate, my sword was driven in the air and landed next to a stone statue of a dark faerie." The council frowned at the last sentence. "But I wasn't able to see much of her face since I was trying not to get my head sliced off….:"
"So that's the phase of things…" Altador bellowed. "Very well then! I shall send a message to King Kelpbeard regarding this situation immediately." He turned to Marak. "Marak and his troop shall head to New Maraqua as soon as possible!" he focused his attention back to me. "Will you help us to find the statue? You do remember where it is located correct?"
"Yes I do your majesty." I answered.
"Then you shall join us in our quest." He said.
"Wait." Leaf yelled. "If Jun is coming along then Kari and I will join the search as well."
"That's right." Kari said.
"Are you crazy?" I demanded. "You could get yourselves injured!"
"We're your family Jun! We can't just let you go running off!" Leaf said in my face.
"Besides, we really want to see the Maraquan ruins for ourselves."
"Oh please Jun!" Kari pleaded. "For me?"
"Fine."I hate it when she says that… "But only if King Altador agrees!"
They looked at King Altador pleadingly then he finally said. "Of course!"
The two of them cheered and I rolled my eyes.
The next day…
"Kari!" Leaf yelled standing outside the changing room, she was wearing a black swimsuit that covers her entire body from the neck downwards. "Are you done yet?"
"Almost finished!" Kari yelled back.
I sighed as I put my maractite sword which cuts as well on water as it does on land, on its scabbard. Then I hid two maractite daggers at the belt of my dark green swimsuit.
Leaf got tired of waiting for Kari so she slung her maractite bow at her shoulder then put some swift maractite darts in her waterproof bag that also serves as a belt (kinda like May's bag in Pokemon).
After fifteen minutes, Karin finally finished changing. Her hair was in a ponytail and her bow was slung at her back like Leaf, her maractite dagger at her archer's belt.
"Finally!" I said. "Come on! Marak and the others are waiting for us!" I ran to the exit then Kari and Leaf followed soon after with Leaf wearing a seaweed necklace that lets her breathe underwater. Then we plunged into the deep underwater shores that is New Maraqua…..
At Kreludor…
"So, they're planning to go to New Maraqua, eh?" Sloth says looking into a crystal ball. "Let's see about that! Vira!"
The Acara immediately stood next to him. "You called sire?"
"Send Scarblade a message immediately! Tell him that the friend of that foolish Usul has visited the city." Sloth says not takinh his eyes off the ball.
"As you wish sire." Vira said then went to a new room with another crystal ball in the middle. "Show me Captain Scarblade of the Revenge…" she said then an image of a green lupe appeared in the Crystal Ball.
"Argh! What is it Vira? I have a ship to operate!" the Lupe growled.
"So sorry to interrupt captain…" Vira started. "…but we have good news for you."
The lupe's ears twitched. "I'm listening…"
A/N: The battle is has begun...
