Chris: You're school's weird…
Me: I know, that's why I love it!
Chris: No wonder why you and Serena are insane
Serena: Hey! What you talking about Casper?!!
Chris: DON'T FREAKIN CALL ME CASPER!!!!
Me: Hey, settle down guys…
Serena: You should scare the bus driver…that would be funny…
Me: NO!!!! SERENA!!! STOP INCOURING HIM!!!!
Serena: Okay okay! (Whispers) You should so do it!
Me: HEY!!! WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?!!
Serena: Yours?
Me: That's what I thought…
Serena: (Whispers) I'm routing for you Chris!
Goku: Enjoy!
Origins
Gohan had set Alaina down next to the river; unsure of how Percy could heal her. He had seen how Percy had the water take down the monster earlier, but he was still trying to figure out how in the world he had done it. He didn't have to wait that long however…
Percy stepped in the water and a wave of energy flourished within him. It felt like he could take on ten of those black things all at once! But that didn't matter right now, he needed to heal the wounded.
He willed the water to rise with his hand and stretched it out where the wound on Alaina's head was. Slowly and gently, the water soaked the area and soon enough, the wound began healing itself.
Gohan and Videl gasped as they saw this transaction. There was no way a human could do this, that's when the idea hit them…
"You and Serena aren't human, are you?" Gohan asked in a rather excited voice. He couldn't remember the last time he made friends with an alien like him…well…sorta was.
Percy didn't respond right away. He wasn't sure if they were out of the clearing yet; something kept telling him that there was still danger afoot. "I'll tell you guys when we get to your house; out in the wild…" He trailed off as he looked around suspiciously. Gohan took the hint. "It's not safe to talk about such manners…"
Serena came trotting over, still clenching her fists in anger. 'Once I figure out who ordered the attack on us they're dead!!' She muttered to herself. But even though she wished she could do just that, something told her she wouldn't get her revenge.
"You alright Serena?" Videl asked seeing Serena's knuckles turn white.
"Just…'peachy'….How's Kendall seaweed brain?" Videl and Gohan snickered at the name.
Percy frowned. "What did I say about you calling me that?!! Only Annabeth and Grover can!!"
"Oh I see how it is; I'm just not that important like your little girl friend!"
Percy blushed madly. "I DON'T LIKE ANNABETH!!"
A slight moan made everyone look down at the brunette; whose eyes were starting to flutter open. Serena sighed in relief before kneeling down to her; an angered expression ruining her usually cool attitude.
Alaina turned her head a bit and smiled widely to see Serena. "Hey Rena, glad you're safe…" She trialed off.
Serena wanted to yell at her for not staying with her, but she just couldn't stay mad at her. That was something Alaina was famous for. "And you're still the biggest dork I know."
Alaina couldn't help but laugh as Gohan kneeled down to her as well; a still worried expression present. "You alright? You took a nasty fall back there." Alaina nodded with her goofy smile. Gohan relaxed a bit before his overprotective side kicked in. "WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!! YOU SHOULD HAVE PUSHED HER OFF USING YOUR-" He stopped as he noticed her neck was bare. No necklace, no trinket, no nothing. He gasped in disbelief.
Alaina knew he noticed what was missing and sighed sadly. "Katrina thought I still had it too; that's why she attacked me."
Serena looked at the both of them in confusion. 'What could be so important for her to lose? Even I know better then to give her something to keep safe! She loses EVERYTHING!!' "What did you lose this time Belver?!" Serena practically laughed; but stopped herself as she saw the serious glares they gave her.
"This is no laughing matter Serena; you should know that." Percy remarked as he got out of the water; bone dry. Gohan and Videl looked at him weirdly, but didn't say a thing.
"Wonna tell us all about it when we get to my place?" Gohan asked Alaina as he lifted her up. He already knew she would be having dizzy spells, so he carried her to save them time. Plus he didn't want to leave her alone like that again.
"Ya, that might be a good idea." She then turned to Serena and looked her over intently. It was as if she was seeing something the others weren't; but then again, she always did… "Hey Videl," She began "Can you carry Serena?"
Percy looked over at her as if I'd gone insane or something. Serena glared at me as she didn't like being touched; especially by people she had fights with. "Um…I don't think that's a good idea…" Percy trailed off as he saw the gleam in Alaina's eyes. They weren't her normal 'hey, lets goof around' eyes; they were her 'you better listen to me or something horrible will happen'. He gulped and turned to the shocked girls.
"She's right; I can…um…walk?" He said as he wasn't sure how he was going to get around.
Alaina smirked half-heartily; she knew she could count on Percy to help her out. Closing her eyes, a slight breeze began to form and a loud sound erupted from the trees behind them.
Percy nearly jumped at the sound and uncapped Riptide in defense. Serena watched in awe as a beautiful white horse appeared almost from no where and trotted alongside Percy. He looked at it in much surprise and wondered what exactly was going on.
'It's okay young one, I've come to your assistance.' He heard the horse say to him. The voice would have scared him last year, but he learned that since his father created horses with the foam of the water, he was part of them.
"Well that was…convenient…" Percy looked over at Alaina as she nodded. He knew she had summoned it for him. Quickly hopping on, Videl lifted Serena up (who wasn't a happy camper) and took off after Gohan.
"Well, let's follow them!" Percy said excitedly before he was almost thrown off the horse. It was extremely fast and moved so agile that its footsteps were silent…
Goten burst into his house with a smile playing on his lips. He couldn't wait to meet Gohan's friends and see Alaina again. Maybe, just maybe he could convince Bulma to bring Trunks over; Vegeta wouldn't even mind seeing her! That reminded him; he needed to tell Chi-Chi about their old friend coming over. "Mama!!" He hollered before entering her room.
Everyone landed on the front lawn of Gohan's house. Serena swatted Videl's hands off of her as she stepped as far away as possible from them; trying to stretch after being cramped.
Gohan's house looked rather small to Serena. One part of it was round and white while the other half looked like an old fashion cabin. Truth to be told, she couldn't rap her mind on the thought that they lived here. There wasn't any house or store for miles and the house was sooo small.
Percy and the streaming white horse came out of the forest and stopped at Serena's side. She had to hold back the laughter at seeing Percy's hair pulled back with leaves and tree branches stuck in it; he looked like a weed from Serena's point of view. "Love the new look, it suits you seaweed brain!" She laughed.
Percy gave her a death glare before getting off the horse. "Ha ha very funny…Thanks for the ride…uh…"
'Nim Sul'
"Nim Sul…oh! White Wind!" He interpreted. 'What kind of a name is white wind?'
'It's a name given to me by the Great Taur.'
"Great Forest?"
'Yes, but you can call me Quick Silver; that's what Alaina calls me.'
Percy looked on over at Alaina in Gohan's arms as he felt her eyes staring at him. He knew she wanted him to stop asking questions and follow them. "Well thanks, I owe you one!"
'I'll hold you to it…' The horse then ran back into the forest; fading away just like it came.
Serena looked at Percy in confusion. 'Was he just talking to that horse?' "You're officially crazy!!! You belong in the nut house with Kendall and our friend Caleb!!"
"Oh Shut Up." He grumbled before following the others inside the small home.
Serena threw her hands up in disbelief. "How come when he cusses you don't yell at him?!!!" She yelled at Alaina.
"Because it's funnier when I do it to you!"
Serena dropped her hands back down to her side before shaking her head in disbelief. 'Man, that girl sometimes…I wonder why I'm still her friend!!'
Once she made it inside the small home, she gasped. It was a lot bigger then it looked on the outside. The kitchen was at least two bedroom sizes with a huge wooden table in the middle of the floor. In the hallway, she could see a pair of stairs that seemed to go high up; but it didn't seem like it was a two story house. The living room was in the other house and it was even bigger then the kitchen. They had a medium size TV that was bolted to a wooden cabinet that held movies in it. All in all, it was decent.
"Mom! I'm home! And a bunch of new friends came with me!!" Gohan hollered as he finally set Alaina down. She wobbled at first, but caught her balance soon.
"GOHAN!!!!" They heard a little squeaky voice sing happily before an orange blob jumped on Gohan. Gohan laughed and swung the small child in the air before setting him back down.
"It's nice to see you too Goten!" He chuckled. Goten looked around at everyone else who was there. A huge smirk appeared on his face when he saw Alaina and practically tackled her to the floor.
"ALAINA!!!! I'VE MISSED YOU SOOO MUCH!!!!!"
Alaina laughed before standing back up; Goten still holding on to her for dear life. "I missed you too Goten; hope you've been behaving for everyone!"
"Yep! I helped Gohan beat Broly! Not to mention entered the World Martial Arts Tournament!!!" He giggled.
Serena looked at the small child that was hanging onto her friend with her motherly smile. She loved being around kids; especially cute little ones like Goten seemed to be.
"You did?! Awesome!! I'm proud of you!"
Goten finally released his grasp and looked at the other two in the room. When he saw Serena, he smirks deviously and rushed up to her. "Hi! My names Goten! What's yours?"
Serena couldn't help but smile at the pint size boy. He was so energetic and happy, just like Gohan. "I'm Serena, nice to meet you Goten."
"It's nice to meet you too!!" He laughed before lowering his voice. "But if you're trying to steal Gohan from Videl, I'm warning you that you'll get squashed like a bug. Videl's a meanie head." Serena didn't know whether to be offended or to appreciate the comment. But once the words sunk in, she blushed wildly.
"I don't like GOHAN!!!!" She yelled as she stood up tall and towered above the laughing Goten. Everyone turned to her as they didn't know what she was talking about.
"Uh…You alright Serena?" Percy asked.
Serena slowly returned to her normal height; clenching her fists slightly. "Yep; nothing to worry about…"
"Gohan, is that you?" Chi-Chi asked as she walked in the kitchen. Her face paled a bit as she saw how many kids were in there at one time. "Well…looks like you're getting plenty of friends…" She trailed off as she noticed Serena. She smirked as well. "Why Gohan, looks like you've got yourself another lady friend…she isn't more then a friend is she?"
Gohan nearly fell over in reaction. "WHAT?!!! You know I like Videl mom!!"
"I know, I know, just making sure…"
It was hard for Serena not to slug anyone in the arm, that's for sure. She would have if it wasn't for Alaina who seemed to purposely position herself next to her; making sure she stayed out of trouble.
"Well, I guess we better go to my room; we've got a LOT of explaining to do…"
Katrina hid herself behind a tree; still not believing what she saw. "She's definitely the chosen one" She scowled "…I'll enjoy this…"
Chi-Chi had made them MANY treats and snacks. The term 'snacks' however just means desserts.
Serena tried to see beyond the piles of chocolate cakes, pies, cookies, yogurt, ice-cream, and everything else imaginable. She smirked so wide that she could slip a whole piece of cake in her mouth with ease. Alaina watched her warily; she knew what happened when she had sugar, and dreaded the outcome…
"Now, before we eat, I believe explanations need to be in order…" Gohan announced as everyone turned their full attention to the conversation at hand. "I guess I'll start first with my family's story. You see, my dad was sent here when he was a baby to destroy the inhabitants here; but a tragic accident when he was about five caused him to lose his memory. My father was a Saiyan; an ultimate fighting warrior that gets more and more powerful with each fight they win. They wanted nothing but to cause pain and violence to gain more power, but after the accident, my father became the innocent man we know today. Goten and I are half saiyans, half earthlings." Serena and Percy gave them a weird look. They didn't really understand what they were exactly, but they didn't want to look stupid; so they didn't ask any questions. "Videl is fully human, but she's an amazing fighter." Gohan finished as Videl blushed.
Alaina rolled her eyes. "Well isn't that pleasant….Percy and Serena's turn!"
Percy looked out the window to make sure he didn't sense any monsters that might be ease dropping. When he was sure the cost was clear, he sighed. "Well you guys know the Greek gods right?" Videl, Gohan, and Goten nodded. "Well, they're real, and we're their children." He was expecting their jaws to drop or their eyes fall wide; but that didn't happen. Instead, they looked excited. So Percy continued. "I'm the Son of Poseidon. Serena is…well…unknown. We still haven't figured out who her god parent is." There was a long silence until Goten jumped out of his seat.
"WHAT?!! That is totally awesome!!! Does that mean you can like, control the water and stuff?!" He said excitedly. Percy nodded as Goten sat back down, smile faded. "That's so cool…" He muttered trying to imagine it all.
"So wait Percy, what do you mean when you say that Serena is still unknown? Didn't you live with them?" Gohan asked.
"No, it's forbidden for a god to see their child; it's an ancient rule."
"That's so unfair!!" Videl snapped. "That's a stupid rule!!!"
"Videl…watch your language…" Alaina trailed off as she looked back at Serena. She remembered what Chiron said to her a few days ago in the Iris-Message. 'You'll have to be the protector for now…'
Serena noticed Alaina's gaze at her and smirked. "Isn't it Belver's turn now?" She asked as she couldn't wait to hear her story. Serena could still hardly believe that Alaina kept this entire secret until now.
Gohan looked on over at Alaina to see that she was looking down in deep thought. He couldn't blame her; he remembered how she didn't want to be treated differently…
"You don't have to if it makes you feel uncom-"
"No, its fine…I'm her protector now anyway…she deserves to know…" She cut Gohan off in mid sentence. "Well, there's no easy way of saying this Serena…" She looked up at her with glossy eyes. Serena knew that whatever she really was must be difficult for her to say. "I'm…I'm a High Elf…" Serena gave a confused look. She didn't quite understand what she meant.
"That's not all Alaina…" Percy reminded her.
Alaina sighed sadly. "My parents…they're the leaders of the elfin court that protect the Earth and all living beings. You can say they 'are' the Earth…"
Serena tried to process what was said. She knew that she couldn't be an elf that worked in Santa's workshops; even though she was short. She had to be a wise immortal one like, like the ones from Lord of the Rings! She rolled her eyes to herself. 'Man that movie bored me…' She thought about all the strange things she could do. "That would explain a lot…But did you just say that you were my protector?"
Alaina nodded. "I was the only one they would trust in protecting you; you are the twelfth daughter of Athena, gifted with strong powers…"
Authors Note:
YAY!!! Finally, we learn who we all are!!!
Chris: Hey! You forgot about me!! Where am I in this story anyway?!
Me: Don't worry Chris, you'll show up soon.
Chris: I better! If any one tried to hurt you or Serena, I'll beat the cra….I mean crackers out of them…ya….crackers…(Nervous laugh)
Me: Sure?
Serena: Ha! Nice save Casper!
Chris: HEY!!! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT BEING CALLED CASPER?!!
Serena: Okay okay! Sorry…(whispers) Casper…
Chris: I heard that…
Me: AWE!!!! You guys love each other!!!
Chris: Nuh uh!!! (Turns to Serena) Keep her away from that kid that she always talks to before lunch…
Me: Hey! I'm right here you know!!!
Chris: I know! You were suppose to hear!!
Sprx: (Sighs in envy) Awe…true love…
Chris and Alaina: WHAT?!!! (Flames in our eyes) GET BACK HERE SPRXY!!!! (Chase him around)
Gohan: (Sighs) Hope You Enjoyed!
Goten and Trunks: R&R PLEASE!!!!