Chapter 20- We're off to…Rayon?
"What do you girls mean you're going to Rayon?" Casey asked as the girls started moving furniture away from the wall at a safe distance.
"We mean we are in need of some help. Rayon is the only other place from here that can offer that help." Riley answered from behind a couch "Our mother told us a way to get to Rayon when we were little. If it works, we can speak to the elders."
Kim placed the coffee table gently by the window and walked over to April and Casey.
"Look, we know that ever since we all got here, we've been nothing but trouble and a nuisance, but we really need your help. You've both done so much for us and we can never thank you enough and now we need your help again. You have to trust us. Please." Kim begged
"Of course we'll help you." April answered quietly giving Kim a hug. "We were always gonna help you girls. We are just confused. You said you were born and raised on Earth, so how can you be so sure you're in Rayon?" She asked pulling away
"That's where you two come in." Violet called from her room. She walked back into the living room with two communicators. "We need you two to stand on this side of the void and if the symbol starts glowing red or orange you have to order us to come back here." Violet answered handing April and Casey their own headset similar to the ones the girls were wearing.
"What symbol?" Casey asked
"This one!" Lilly and Riley yelled from the floor in front of the now blank wall in the empty living room.
On the floor of the empty living room was a chalk outline of a Pentagram and the Triquetra in the centre of the pentagram. On the wall behind Lilly and to Riley's right was the Japanese symbols for Air, Earth, Fire and Water inside a large circle.
"Oh. That symbol." Casey said dumbfounded.
"If the pentagram starts glowing red, give us the warning to start leaving, because we are in the wrong dimension, but if the Triquetra inside the Pentagram stars glowing yellow, then that's the 5 minute warning sign to leave, because the energy and power for the portal is decreasing and will soon close. Got that?" Violet asked April and Casey
"Yeah, sure. Just hurry, we can't let the guys down." April said helping Kim light candles she placed at the points of the Pentagram.
"We won't. Not again." Kim assured her
April smiled and backed away from the symbol and let Casey embrace her gently.
Kim took hold of Riley's hand who had grabbed Violet's hand who held Lilly's. They were all standing in front of their element symbol. When Kim turned to them, they smiled and nodded. Kim stared at her Earth symbol in front of her and took a deep breath before she closed her eyes and concentrated. Riley, Violet and Lilly followed suit. They all started glowing a light blue and they all hovered slightly off the ground. They started speaking loudly as wind started swirling around them.
"SANDS OF TIME SHOW ME THY WAY," Kim started chanting
"TURN THE NIGHTS INTO DAYS" Riley continued
" ROSE PETALS SO LIGHT AND GRACE" Violet carried on
"SPEED US THROUGH THE VOID TO RAYON" Lilly chanted
"Now IN THIS PLACE!" They girls all finished, opening their eyes as Kim and Lilly held out their free hand towards the wall.
The wind speed picked up dramatically and the symbols on the wall started glowing and a bright white portal opened inside the circle. The girls were using their energy to open the portal and couldn't notice the Pentagram below them.
April looked down and saw that the Pentagram was glowing blue instead of red which meant they were in Rayon.
"Girl!" April cried out to them. "You can stop now! You've made it! Rayon is on the other side!"
Kim, Lilly, Riley and Violet softly breathed out and the wind speed dropped and they floated gently back to the floor.
The girls turned towards April and Casey and smiled before they jumped through the portal to Rayon, their heritage.
The Turtles
Leo groaned and tried to move his head, but found the pain too excruciating. He forced himself to open his eyes and moved despite the pain. Leo looked around and saw his wrists chained him to a cement wall in an empty room. His katanas had been taken off him and his body was covered in cuts and bruises. There was a ventilation shaft outside his room and a metal bolted door to the room. There was nothing besides him in his room. Leo tried to remember what happened and gasped.
"Master Splinter!" Leo cried, yanking on his wrist chains.
"Leo?" Donnie's voice echoed around him. "Are you okay? Mikey, Raph and I are trapped in our own rooms beside you."
"Yeah, I'm okay, Don. Wait, where's Master Splinter!" Leo cried back
"We don't know! I didn't see where he went. All I know is that we are in Shredder's mondo, giant tower!" Mikey's voice cried out
"Yeah, well, when I get my hands on those foot, they are gonna pay! No one messes with Master Splinter an' get's away' with it!" Raph cried out before his attempts at getting free were heard.
Leo sighed heavily and hung his head.
"We're done for." He mumbled
"Don't say that dude!" Mikey cried to Leo's right
"Yeah, Mikey's right. C'mon Leo, we'll get out of this. The girls will rescue us." Donnie added from beside Mikey's room.
"Just one problem there doc." Raph cried to Leo's left "You see your girl loves you, mine hates my guts! Can't blame her though."
Mikey and Donnie didn't know what to say, so they stayed silent.
"They may hate us, Raph, but they aren't the type of people to let someone to get hurt. No matter who they are." Leo said, thinking of Kim
"…I hope they don't come." Mikey's voice pierced Leo's thoughts
"Why not!" Raph hollered "They have Splinter! An' I don't know 'bout you Mikey, but I don't wanna get dissected!"
"But Raph-" Mikey started "It wasn't just the foot that attacked us. The quadruplets from hell knocked us out. I don't want my Lills here to save me just to risk getting caught by Dan!" Mikey growled and punching was heard in his room.
"…Mikey's right. I don't want Violet's life be threatened because of me. I've threatened her once already, I'm not prepared to do that to her again." Donnie agreed sighing
Raph and Leo didn't say anything. They didn't need too. They both knew Mikey and Don were right, and they both didn't want Kim or Riley to die because they were being selfished and wanted to be rescued. It was going to be a long night.
The Girls
When the bright light faded, Riley, Kim, Violet and Lilly were standing in the middle of a giant throne room of a massive castle over looking a huge lake. The throne room was at least 30 rooms in size with red draperies flowing on each wall and some were handing off the edge of the balcony over to the sides of the room. The floors were a nice polished wood and a velvet coloured carpet stretched from the step to the thrones to the front doors of the room. The step was covered in red carpet and had multiple ancient symbols of Rayon embedded in the carpet. There were four thrones that stood atop the red-carpeted step and overlooked the entire throne room. Each throne was gold and was fit for a queen. There were 4 large rectangular holes behind the thrones that were the windows.
Kim walked slowly up to one of the thrones and touched the fabric on the chair. She suddenly noticed there was a queen's cape hanging off the back of the throne. She gently picked it up and held it up. On the collar of the delicate fabric was the word that made Kim's heart stop. Pegasus
Riley, Lilly and Violet walked over to Kim and gasped. They all looked outside the four windows and gasped loudly. There was a magnificent lake and beach below the castle and there were beautiful trees surrounding the entire land. When they looked up at the sky, they all saw that it was a beautiful violet colour and held a beautiful city floating on top of a hovering platform encased inside a glass dome. On the other side of the lake was a smaller city.
When the girls looked closer, they noticed the castle was a blue coloured metal castle. There were platforms and hover bays on each and every side. The castle had 4 towers, four different entrances from each side of the castle and there were multiple storage buildings for horses, flying crodashas, the wind birds for transporting in the air and carriages and hovercrafts.
"Oh my god." Kim whispered in awe. "This place is beautiful, it's magnificent, it's-"
"Home" Someone finished off Kim's sentence.
The girls spun around and saw a 41 year old man with dirty blond hair, green eyes and was 6 foot tall. He was wearing a deep purple robe with red stripes down the sides that reached the floor and he had a collar that reached below his ears.
Kim dropped the cape she was holding onto back onto the throne she took it from and took out her katanas as her sisters took out their weapons.
"Whoa, whoa. Please, calm down. I am Drake, royal advisor to the elders and the rulers of Rayon. I welcome you back home, my princesses." Drake said before he kneeled before the girls.
"PRINCESSES!" The girls cried, putting their weapons away.
Drake rose from his kneeling position and stepped forward. The girls didn't flinch. The man seemed familiar.
"Yes. Kimberley, Riley, Lila and Violet Phoenix. I welcome you to Rayon, you're history. Your mother, Erika was the very first queen of Rayon. She was known as the sun queen for she was always kind and wished to fight herself rather than lead her warriors into battle. I am her royal advisor and was her close friend. When you were born, I was there while you grew up to watch over you."
"Wait! I remember you!" Riley cried. She slowly walked over to Drake and looked at him closely. "…Uncle Drake?" She asked
Drake nodded and smiled. Riley laughed and threw her arms around him.
"Oh my god! Uncle Drake!" Kim, Lilly and Violet cried, rushing over to Drake.
"We thought you died or something! Mum said you weren't coming to visit us anymore. It's been 10 years, we've missed you so much!" Lilly cried
"Oh my children, I have missed you, too. You were growing too old, I had to leave. You couldn't return to Rayon until you were ready." Drake answered
The sisters pulled away from Drake and smiled, tears threatening to fall.
"Why couldn't you have stayed? Mum and dad died, we needed you!" Kim cried
Drake smiled sadly and wiped her tears away.
"Kimberley, you didn't need me. You were more than strong enough to lead your family. That is why your mother didn't send you to Rayon the morning she died. Besides, you weren't ready. But, you are ready now." He answered
"What do you mean?" Violet asked
Drake led them to the thrones and had each of them sit down on them. Kim was sat in the centre, Riley was to her right, Violet was next to Riley and Lilly sat on Kim's left.
"Girls, your mother was queen, but when she met your father, she gave up not only her life as a warrior and powerful sorceress, but also her throne. She specifically told us not to name a new kind or queen until she announced the prince or princess when he or she was born. That day Kimberley was born, she announced that Kimberley would lead Rayon as the seasonal queen when she was old enough. When she turned 20. When you three were also born 6 months after each other, your mother was so happy. She named all of you princesses. Riley; the fire queen, Violet; the aqueous queen and Lila; the Ventus queen." Drake told the girls standing across from them.
"Wait Drake, why are we six months apart? I mean, aren't pregnancies 9 months?" Violet asked
Drake chuckled slightly.
"On Rayon, the birth of our offspring are usually 6 months, 4 months if you're early and 7 to 8 months if you're late." He answered
"Well that explains why we're all close to each other in age." Lilly said quietly
"Unfortunately" Riley mumbled jokingly
Kim ignored Riley and thought something.
"Drake, when you said we would come back to Rayon when I was 20, well, I'm 20 now. Did you know the events that are occurring on Earth would occur?" She asked
Lilly, Riley and Violet stared at Drake intently. Drake shook his head sadly.
"No, I'm sorry. And before either of you ask, I couldn't prevent nor help what happened to your parents. There was nothing anyone, not even the elders, could do. It was destiny. What happened with your parents led to your path to your turtle friends and they led you here to Rayon. I have been watching over your four since I left. I have seen you all grow up into the beautiful young women I see here now. I have seen you all grow and mature and it has been a lovely sight, but I've also seen how you overcame those obstacles and stuck together as a family. This is what your mother wanted. These new qualities have turned you all into fine princesses. I know you have lost your powers, but I have a substitute. Follow me." Drake finished walking towards the throne room doors.
The girls quickly darted after him. They past portrait after portrait of past rulers, many servants that greeted them as they passed, a dinning room, a ballroom and a library and archive room. Finally the group reached a huge room sealed. Drake snapped his fingers and the doors opened to reveal a large memorial room filled with portraits, memoirs, dedications, flowers and pedestals of past famous and powerful warriors. In one corner was Erika Phoenix's pedestal.
Drake led the girls away from their mother's pedestal and led them over to a blank wall. He pressed a block away and typed in some security codes and the wall moved. Behind it was a chamber with 12 stone pedestals holding up 12 different stone vases. The chamber was cold and dark, only lighted with many fire torches. There was a chain barrier around each pedestal and had a plaque on each one.
Drake stopped and turned to the girls.
"To beat the Shredder and save your friends, you will need powers. The Shredder is known on Earth for his knowledge of the dark arts. Your skills are impressive, but a foolish attempt. You have come to Rayon for help, that is what you will get." He spoke seriously before he raised his arms.
Orange energy engulfed Drake and swirled around the girls then around each vase. The energy split and lifted four separate vases into the air and they hovered behind Drake.
"In each vase is the remaining power of the 12 Greek gods of Olympus. The energy you saw tested your personality to determine which god you most suited and what power you would be able to control. Concentrate on your inner soul and embrace this power." Drake ordered gently as he closed his eyes and the girls too closed their eyes.
Each vase opened slowly and white light embraced each girl and lifted her into the air. The light intensified and transformed them into 4 gods of Olympus. The light faded and the girls were gently placed back onto the floor.
Drake's power placed each vase back on their pedestals and he looked over at his young wards he swore to guard and protect to his queen.
Riley was wearing a beautiful dark red floor length dress that opened up in the middle, showing little cleavage. The dress had gold chains across her rib cage, the edge of the fabric that opened up to her cleavage and went over her shoulders and attached back to the dress behind her back. She wore gold earrings, her hair was placed in a nice curled bun behind her head with a curl framing her face and she wore a gold bracelet on her right bicep. Her shoes were now dark red outline and heel with gold straps on her feet and she held a black trident in her hand.
Violet's hair was a little longer than before and was let down except for the middle parts of her hair that her pinned behind her head. She wore a lovely light pink, almost peach dress with a pink sash across her rib cage. The dress went across her right bicep and across to her left shoulder where the fabric parted, one over the shoulder and joining back to the dress and the other across her left bicep to join back to the dress behind her and the two parts were tied where her heart is. She had 3 pink lines of jewels in her hair as her crown and her shows were light pink, strappy sandals.
Lilly's hair was let down and was wavy with a gold headband crown in her hair. She wore gold earrings and a gold necklace and a gold bracelet just below her right elbow. Her dress was a gorgeous dark pink dress that hung over her left shoulder and went to the floor. It had a hole in the fabric at the edge of her right rib cage and the hole was surrounded with gold fabric. Her shoes were now golden heels with multiple gold chains covering her foot to her ankle.
Finally, Kim's hair was in a long ponytail hung over her left shoulder and some of her hair was curled and plaited on the crown of her head with a blue jewelled headband crown. She wore gold hoop earrings and a gold bracelet on her right bicep. Her dress was a beautiful white that turned a light blue than darker blue at the bottom of the dress and the pieces of fabric that was attached to the dress at her shoulders and back. Gold linen was embedded around the V point in the dress and at the rib cage and gold hoops held the fabric of the dress at her shoulders to the rest of the dress. Her dress was accompanied with dark blue heels.
Drake smiled at the four and laughed at how shocked they all were.
"You expect us to beat the Titans dressed like this? Maybe at a costume party." Kim mumbled disappointedly
"That's not a costume. That represents your new position and power." Drake answered, hiding back his chuckle at Kim.
"Power? Power's good. I like power…Why do I like power?" Riley asked Drake
"Because you are the goddess of war. You hold the power of Ares, the god of war. His power has transformed you into the goddess of war and bloodshed." He answered
"Ahh. Well, I guess that explains the pitch fork."
"It's not a pitch fork, it's a trident. Be careful, that's a formidable weapon."
"Right on. Who wants to fight?" Riley asked holding up the trident towards Lilly
"I'm a lover, not a fighter." Lilly answered, twirling some of her hair.
"You're the goddess of love. You now have Aphrodite's power flowing through you. She has transformed you into the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality." Drake answered with a straight face.
Violet, Riley and Lilly started giggling while Kim rolled her eyes.
"Naturally. Well, then that must make me the goddess of sanity because I find this ridiculous." She cried exasperated
"Actually, you have domination over the earth and all it's natural elements. This isn't much different from your original powers. You have been chosen to bare the powers of Demeter. She has transformed you into the goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature and the seasons." Drake replied
"Oh. Well that's not so special. I could control the earth before, what's so different now?" Kim asked
"Kimberley, my child, these powers you four have control over are the most powerful. Your powers have control over rain, lightning, earthquakes, tsunamis, hail storms and wind storms. Any natural disaster, storm or element known on Earth and through the cosmos is running through your veins. You must be careful, you all must."
"Just think of the catastrophic damage that are powers could do, Kim. Our powers can start WWIII with Riley's rage, we might accidently start a new race of humans with Lilly's love powers and you could end the world with your powers. We must control our emotions. This isn't like before with our original powers. If we lost control, we lost them, no harm done, but with these powers, if we lose control, we lose ourselves and become someone we're not. We become murderers." Violet answered from beside Kim.
Kim, Lilly and Riley stared at her. Violet shrugged her shoulders and stared at the now laughing Drake.
"Girls, Violet has adapted the powers of the Greek goddess Athena. Flowing through Violet's veins are the powers of the virgin goddess of wisdom, crafts and battle strategies." Drake answered the four confused looks.
"Well, at least that orange energy knew what our personalities were like." Riley joked
Everyone was soon laughing when a beeping sound came from the girls' communicators they still wore.
"Girls! Get out of Rayon! The triquetra in the Pentagram is glowing yellow! Quick, you have 5 minutes to get out of there before it closes on you four!" April's voice sounded over the communicators
The girls screamed and started panicking.
"Drake! Quick, what's the fastest route back to the throne room? We need to get home!" Kim cried
Drake used his powers and they all transported back to the throne room. The girls turned around and saw that the portal had opened and was slowly closing. They turned to Drake and hugged him tightly.
"Thanks so much, uncle Drake." Violet whispered
"You are welcome your heinesses." Drake answered pulling away. "Just remember, my children. You are always welcome back home on Rayon. You are free to rule Rayon or to stay on Earth, or even both. Live a good life. I'll always be watching over you….where necessary. Go, quick." He urged
The girls nodded and ran towards the portal. Kim lagged behind and ran and hugged Drake as he kissed the top of her head.
"You are hurting, child. This is normal. Let it hurt, it is natural. Love is the greatest risk you'll ever take, the greatest experience you'll ever have and the greatest pain you'll ever feel. It's fantastic. It's worth it. Do not be afraid to take that risk. We were born to take risks. What's riskier than love? Take away love and our universe is a tomb." He looked Kim in the eyes. "For all sad and painful words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'"
Kim nodded, briefly hugged Drake once more and rushed to the portal, just making it. Kim's head was fuzzy and she felt the wind rush around her. Kim fell to the ground with a thud beside Violet. When she looked up, April and Casey were already helping them all up.
"So, how'd it go?" Casey asked holding back his laughter at the dresses his friends wore.
"We can now execute our plan." Kim smiled and looked at Violet who had already started drawing up battle strategies with the goddess of war.
Kim, Lilly and Casey laughed and joined the pair. April stood back, her mouth agape. She slowly walked over to her friends and stood next Riley, staring at her trident.
"Okay, the plan and dresses I get. But why does Riley have A TRIDENT!" April shrieked