Vol. 3

Chapter 10

At the college, a handful of Selina's classmates were all preoccupied with their new pets, the fluffy chinchillas. A group of girls were comparing their chinchillas. "What do you think of my chinchilla?" "My chinchilla smells better." "Let's see. Not quite."

"Those chinchillas are pretty popular right now." said Selina.

"Yeah, they're a huge hit." commented Ellie.

"But can they bring them to school? Oh, it's Mrs. Lenz! Everyone hide your chinchillas!" as Selina sound the alarm. Mrs. Lenz opened the door and everyone panicked to hide their chinchillas. Mrs. Lenz walked over to the podium preparing her papers.

"Let's start class. Please open your books to page 234." she announced. She turned and started to write on the chalkboard while everyone concentrated onto their books, well not everyone. One girl behind Selina started to get anxious.

"Oh, I want to look at my chinchilla!" the girl screamed. "I can't wait anymore." Said the other. Everyone turned around to see what's the big deal, even Mrs. Lenz stopped writing on the board and turn to see what was going on. She noticed that the girl was staring at her chinchilla pet instead of doing her school work. She walked up to the girl to have a word.

"What are you people doing? I'll have to confiscate it." She went to grab the chinchilla when the girl stopped her by pushing Mrs. Lenz against the desks, crashing her to the floor. "No, don't touch my chinchilla!" Manny ran up to see if Mrs. Lenz.

"Mrs. Lenz, are you okay?" he asked. The girl got up and left the classroom with her chinchilla in her hands "I'm going home." "Me too." A group of students all left with their chinchillas.

During break, Selina and Ellie met up at the college's parkette, by a tree. "Ellie, don't you think something is wrong?"

"I know. I think the chinchillas are cute, but they're a bit weird."

"Speaking of which, even Buddy..." Selina remembered all of Buddy's strange behaviour and events, trying to fill the missing pieces to the puzzle. "I wonder if it has something to do with it? Hey Ellie, do you know where they sell chinchillas?"

"'Pet Shop Supreme', I think."

"Do you want to go?"

"Sorry, I have exam studies to do today."

"Oh well, I'll go by myself."

"Will you be okay alone?"

"It's hard having a little brother who is acting like a brat."

"You're such a good sister!" Exclaimed Ellie.

Arriving at the 'Pet Shop Supreme', Selina looked at it suspiciously. So this place has these chinchillas? She walked forward going into the store but then she stopped herself. What am I going to do if I become like Buddy?

"Hey, tomboy!" she turned around to that annoying voice.

"Of course...It has to be you! Why do you have to keep showing up?" she said.

"I can say the same to you." he rebound. Selina gave the man a smug face. "You're not buying a chinchilla, are you?"

"Why?"

"Perfume doesn't suit you."

"Oh, shut up, you jerk!" Selina walked into the store in a strut. "And I'm in..." the store owner walked up to her to a welcoming.

"Welcome! Please take your time." he said. Selina looked at him in intimidation.

"Thank you." Selina walked further inside the store and explore. I should have come with Ellie. Selina looked inside the glass casing to see the chinchillas "They are pretty cute." Luna popped out from the other side of the corner and try to get her attention.

"Selina, don't fall for that trap." Luna said.

"Luna? Why?"

"I was checking out this store because something wasn't right."

"You think so?" Selina look at one of the chinchillas.

"Don't look into it's eyes." Luna warned. Selina looked into the eyes of the chinchilla and got hypnotized. Selina took the chinchilla out of the casing and set it upon her hand. The store owner came up to Selina to make a comment.

"It's no surprise a pretty customer like you would pick out the cutest chinchilla in the store." the chinchilla glowed in Selina's hands.

Selina walked home with the chinchilla in her hands as Luna continues to grab her attention. "How cute."

"Selina, I think you should return it." said Luna.

"If you get any closer, I'll beat you up into a pulp!" Selina was dead serious.

"Selina!"

"I don't like you, go away!" Selina walked on.

"It's okay, it's not your fault." Luna continue to follow. A toddler riding a tricycle was passing by on the sidewalk.

"Coming through!" The child fell off her trike and cried in pain. Selina passed by the crying child with no acknowledgment what so ever. She continue walking on. "It hurts!"

"Selina!" Luna called out to Selina but no response. Luna went over to the child and reassure her. "It's alright, you are a strong little girl. Now you get back on that trike and ride on home, okay?"

"Yes, mam!" the little girl rode on. Luna kept following Selina.

"I can't leave her alone." Luna dashed over to Selina very quickly (in heels!) and took the chinchilla in a flash. Luna threw the pet over a fence into a thick bush, never to be seen again. While Selina recovers from Luna's attack, she looked around to see what was happening. Luna went up to her to see if she came back to normal. "Oh, good."

"Luna, what was I doing?" Selina asked. Luna told her what had happened. Selina and Luna both ran to the orphanage. "I'm sorry Luna. I just..."

"It's alright. More importantly, I'm worried about Buddy." They made it to the orphanage and ran up to the boys room. They both found him sitting in a chair and staring into his chinchilla that is sitting on hi desk.

"Buddy, hand over that chinchilla!" Selina demanded.

"No way!" he responded. Selina invaded his space and tried to take the pet away from him. "What are you doing? Stop it!"

"Snap out of it!" Selina slapped Buddy across the face. "I'm sorry but you leave me no choice. Let's see if you came out of your senses." Buddy got up from his chair taking his pet with him, Selina grabbed hold of him.

"I'm not giving anyone my chinchilla!" Buddy pushed Selina up against the wall and got away. Selina grew sad, Luna walked over to her giving her a hand.

"Selina, there's no time to be depressed! We've got to follow him."

"But where should we go?"

"Back to that pet store, of course. Now it's time to transform to Guardian Moon!"

"What am I going to do if the chinchilla looks at me again?"

"You can't be scared now. You've got an important mission." Selina got up and yelled out the words.

"Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend me Your Light!"

Back at the pet shop, all the children who owned a chinchilla, were all gathered together with the shop keeper. He gave the children a handful of chinchillas. "You are to spread these chinchillas across the city. Do you understand?" The children all agreed.

"Frill-necked lizards, Mexican salamanders, and human-faced fish are all mad." said a young voice. The door of the shop's entrance opened.

"Who are you?" demanded the shop keeper.

"They are mad, saying that they are toys! I'm a warrior of the Hunt and Moon. I am Guardian of the Moon. In the name of Diana, I will defeat you." Selina was standing by the entrance with Luna by her side in her wolf form.

"Why you..." the shop keeper started to transform into a humanoid lizard, Dirawong.

"Holy shit! That thing is huge!" Selina commented. Dirawong took control of the children and lead them to attack Selina. Selina ran causing a chase, she turned to see Buddy under the monster's control. "C'mon Buddy, snap out of it!" She ran into a big pile of boxes causing them to all fall on top of the hypnotic children, slowing them down. She turned at a corner to see how affected the trap is. "It's usually times like this that The Guardian Earth comes to help out." All of a sudden a giant blue tail comes crashing through the wall almost taking her head with it. "I guess no help today."

"Don't keep depending on others." Luna yelled out from the top of a steel shelving unit. Selina got up and stood her ground. "C'mon, use the discus!"

"Are you crazy! Buddy is in that crowd!" Selina gasped.

"Fine! Use your defense FAST!"

"Blinding Moonlight! Shine!" the children were all blinded and slowly coming back to normal. "That 'flash' them back!" Selina was happy to see the children were back to normal. Dirawong started to charge in towards Selina not looking very happy at all.

"WHY YOU..."

"Over here, Guardian Moon!" Yelled out Luna from the exit door of the shop. Dirawong crash through the door like a pile of twigs. The two heroes were running through the parking lot trying to lose the monster. Dirawong extended his tail and grabbed Selina by the neck and squeezing her.

"I'm so done for!" Selina yelled the best that she could.

"That monster's weak spot is at the base of it's tail." growled Luna after seeing the white spot on the monster's tail. Selina tried her best to grab her discus. When she finally did, she yelled out the words.

"Silver Moon, Watch my Aim!" she flipped the discus to her target hitting it right on the spot. The monster disintegrated into a pile of dust and same with the chinchillas. Selina stood at the parking lot wiping off a sweat. Buddy ran out of the store and went to see her.

"Hey you!"

"Oh crap!" Selina hid behind a car not to be visible.

"Can I get your autograph? You're my hero!" he asked.

"The name is Guardian Moon, and don't forget it."

"Well, Can I please have your autograph?"

"But before that, I have to ask you to do something, Buddy."

"Huh? How did you know my name?"

"I know everything! Buddy I want you to be nice to a cat near you that Ayla loves so much. That cat is certain to give you happiness."

"Okay, anything you ask." Buddy agreed in such enthusiasm, Selina winked back at Luna having her mission accomplish in both ways.

The next day at the orphanage, The den mother, Buddy, Ayla, Selina and Luna were all enjoying themselves with tea and biscuits. Buddy was enjoying his snack with Ayla's cat by his side. "Hey kitty, do you want some biscuits?" the kitty meowed by his side eating it's biscuit.

"It's great that you two are getting along." mentioned Ayla.

"Starting today we are one BIG happy family." said the den mother.

"Here's more biscuits!" said Buddy to the cat. Selina sat their in her chair staring at Buddy and his new obsession.

"From one thing to another." Selina sighed.