A/N. I hope you enjoy this chapter :)
Cinder's POV
The group of people gathered around the large table had varying emotions etched on their faces. Some were angry, some were scared. Some were plain suspicious. Now that they were all seated in the control room, Cinder decided that it was time to figure out what was going on.
"Alright, I'm getting really tired of thinking of you as 'that boy' or 'that girl'. I think it's time we properly introduce ourselves. You can call me Cinder. Next to me is Kai, beside him is Cress, next is Thorne, then it's Wolf and then Iko. Right now, we are travelling to Luna, or commonly known as the moon." Cinder heard a few gasps and voices, but quickly continued talking. "I will answer any questions after I'm done talking. Okay, so we are travelling to Luna, to overthrow an evil Queen by the name Levana. I am the true heir to the throne, so I'm planning to take my rightful place as Queen on the moon. Kai is the emperor of the Eastern Commonwealth, and he will be helping us sneak into Luna. Cress here is a hacker, Wolf is a soldier, Iko is an android, and Thorne... well Thorne is just Thorne."
Thorne's eyebrows rose. "Darling I'm offended." He drawled.
Cinder threw a grin at Thorne, even though she knew he couldn't see it. She cleared her throat and continued. "So that's the gist of it. Now please tell us where you are from." She said, leaning her elbows against the table.
"Why should we tell you anything?" Adelina spoke, brow furrowed.
"Because if we want to get out of this predicament we'll need to work together. To do that, we should know more about each other." Kai added. "We already shared our side of the story, so now it's your turn."
"I'm Violetta." A small voice spoke up.
Cinder smiled encouragingly at the girl. Cinder sill had a hard time trying not to stare. The girl was unearthly beautiful. All of them were.
"I'm Magiano." Said a young man, around her age, maybe a bit older.
"Ah, so this is the guy we've been hearing so much about." Iko intervened, smirking.
Cinder notice a light blush splattering over Adelina's cheeks, but didn't say anything.
"I'm Queen Maeve of Beldain." Maeve continued.
"Let's hope it stays that way," Adelina growled unexpectedly. "I am not letting you take over Kenettra."
Maeve preened, narrowing her eyes. "We'll see about that."
Adelina looked like she was about to launch herself out of her seat and straight at Maeve, so Thorne intervened.
"What's up with the Rampion and royalty? Now it creates random portals just to bring them here!" Thorne grumbled, clearly amused.
"We can figure that out later. For now we should continue with the introductions." Cinder added quickly.
"I'm Adelina, as most of you know." Adelina said, once she calmed down.
"I'm Lucent." Contributed the girl with wild copper curls, looking around suspiciously.
"And I am Raffaele." Informed the last visitor. His beauty once again took Cinder aback. If she though Violetta was beautiful, he was, well, godly. How were all these people so damn gorgeous?
"Alright, so how did you end up here?" Cinder inquired, trying to figure out the strange guests.
Maeve spoke for the visitors. "We were in the middle of a battle, when suddenly a large dark sphere appeared. The six of us were sucked in and we then found our way here." Maeve spread her hands, thinking." We don't know what happened, but we hope you might have some answers."
Cinder shook her head dejectedly. "Sorry, but we know about as much as you do."
Lucent then leaned forward, narrowing her eyes. "Alright. Now, I really want to clarify a few things. First of all, I want you to explain how exactly are we travelling to the moon. Secondly, are you an elite?"
"No, she is not." Raffaele interjected. "I would know if she was an elite. The question is, what is she?"
Cinder fell a burst of rage. She couldn't stand it when people treated her like a thing.
"I. Am. A. Person." Cinder growled. "I have powers only a certain race of humans can possess. We're called lunars. As you've seen before, I can control peoples' minds and bodies at will, so you do notwant to piss me off. And who even are elites?"
"We are gifted by the gods with powers. Everyone's power is different." Said Raffaele curtly, his strange, differently colored eyes boring into Cinder's.
"So... how are we travelling to the moon?" Magiano asked, fiddling with one of his dark braids.
"We're on a spaceship. It's like... a boat, but it swims through space. It protects us from the hostile environment outside. When we land on the moon though, it will be safe to get out because there are domes there protecting its inhabitants from outer space." Cinder clarified.
Cinder looked around the room, stalling. She knew the next part will be the hardest to come to an agreement upon, but it was necessary to discuss.
She took in a deep breath, and started speaking. "I've come up with a plan I think would be beneficial for all of us. From what I've been told, at least a few of you have amazing powers that could be very helpful. Help us win the battle against Levana, and we'll do everything in our power to help you get back to your world."
"You really think that's a fair plan? We solve all of your problems just to take your word on that you will help us get back to where we came from?" Maeve growled. "We will do no such thing! You'll probably get rid of us as soon as you don't need us anymore! I will notrisk my life for whatever petty problem you need help with!"
"Petty problem?" Kai spoke, eyes narrowed in anger. "That witch wants to marry me and then murder me! You call that petty? You-"
"I think we should agree, Your Majesty." Said the ever silent Violetta, surprising everyone. She used that surprise to her advantage to keep talking before everyone started arguing again. "We have no other choice. We'll just have to trust them. If we disagree we won't be able to get back, since they clearly have a part in creating the portal. We need their help to get back, and they're only willing to offer that help if we help them first."
"Exactly," Cinder continued, relieved by this turn of events. "So do you all agree to this plan?"
Cinder sucked in a nervous breath, and released it as everyone agreed one by one. Maeve was last to agree.
"For now I'll agree. But I will not die because of your stupid arguments." With that, Maeve swept out of the room.
Cinder turned back to what was left of the group, about to tell them that they made the right choice and that they would all benefit from it, but she was cut off by the young one-eyed girl.
"Now, I would really like to know more about this power of yours." Adelina said, watching her carefully.
A/N. Guys please please please comment any suggestions to make this story better. Should I add more romance? What couples do you want me to write about? Do you want the plot to move quicker? Do you want more action? Does everyone come across as too angry and OOC all the time (I just feel that some of them do)? Please tell me what you guys think
