Chapter 37: Meeting King Elias

Previously on Chapter 36: The Iron Queen has been arrested back in the Dragon Kingdom! But Jenny suffered a tough lack of energy due to all the power she used to defeat her in order to save New Mobotropolis. She was sent to recover, and just then, her Fairy companion and second leader, Zoe Lightning, figures out that Jenny is her sister. Zoe's realization led her to see her sister, but a great sorrow hits the Lightning Fairy, and she left with her friends. The day after, Sally told Jenny that King Elias would like to meet her at Castle Acorn. Why does King Elias wishes to meet the leader of the KindHearted Fairies? Find out here!

Only thirty minutes passed since I left the hospital, and I was already hungry. My stomach growled, annoying me every passing second as I walked. Sally and Khan were in front of me, while I was behind them, arguing with my stomach.

It was an insult because I saw some Mobians walking here and there with food in their hands. Some were eating snacks, some young ones ate ice cream, and much more, while all I had in mind was to fill my stomach with some food. I groaned. Sally and Khan noticed and turned to see me.

"You guys, I'm hungry." I said. "Sally, does King Elias wants to meet me now? I'm about to starve, you know."

"Yeah..." She nodded. "But we wouldn't start off with a growling stomach like yours, let's go and grab a bite." She said.

"Will I be late at the meeting?" I asked.

"Don't worry about that. We can go there once you eat something, Jenny. Important things come first, you know."

I smiled after that. I had to admit that Sally was as nice as any other Freedom Fighter here. I never hanged out with her before, so this was my very first time. And I had to turn heels whenever she and Khan were together. I wanted my Predator to be with me, but he wasn't now. I felt a bit sad for that, but my thoughts were interrupted by the annoying sounds of my growling stomach.

I clutched my belly and sighed. I saw Sally and Khan. They were a bit distracted, so I left off to look for a restaurant or a small establishment where some people sell food or snacks. I could hear the Mobians chatting here and there. They seemed to be happy, which made me happy too. I loved the smiles in their faces a lot!

I looked around and saw almost everything they had. It was so cool that I wanted to stay there and keep staring. Oh, am I forgetting that I was hungry?

I groaned even more angrier. I couldn't make up my mind when it's about food. I stood there, thinking of something I could do, until I saw Sonic and Tails in the distance. My anger became happiness and I ran to see them.

"Sonic, Tails! Good to see you!" I greeted.

"Jenn!" Sonic exclaimed. "How's it going?" He asked.

"Pretty good, for what I can see." I answered with a smile. "I just feel so good after what happened last night."

"Could you remember?" Said a voice from behind. I looked behind my shoulder and saw Sally and Khan holding hands, walking towards us.

"Oh yes, I could. That dream of the last three hours made me remember." I said. "But the thing I don't understand is why did I became Royal Sun Goddess? I can still feel all that power I never used before. Maybe Sun Energy isn't the same as Rainbow Power. Perhaps is way too powerful than that."

After that my stomach growled. I sighed. "And I'm still hungry." I said, rolling my eyes.

"We were searching for someplace to eat before the meeting." Sally said to the hedgehog. "Think you can help us?"

Later...

We were laughing while walking, holding snacks and soda cups. I really enjoyed this moment with my new friends. I have never done such thing before in my life. I was always quiet and I almost never went outside when I lived with Jessica. She always hanged out with her friends while I was just in my bedroom doing nothing but staring at the ceiling or reading my favorite Sonic comics. I had to thank Jessica because she gave me all of her comics she just collected when she was little.

Anyways, I saw the sun already going down. It was like 5 o'clock, and I was getting too distracted. I then thought of the meeting I had with King Elias and my nerves tensed me up, interrupting my happy moment. I was a little nervous because... who knows if King Elias recognizes me as a nice or a bad person? Or what if he thinks I did something wrong? That was the thing that got me so nervous.

We arrived at Castle Acorn, I let out a whistle. It was awesome! After a few minutes of admiration, Sally grabbed my arm gently and led me inside. I started making some breathings to calm myself down while walking.

Just then, we arrived at the council room where King Elias and the rest of the council members were. I made a shaky smile, my lips were shivering for all the nervousness and excitement I had right now. Sally gently dropped my arm and went to King Elias.

"This is Jenny, the one you wished to meet." She said. "Please, don't go all tough on her, she's new to these kinds of stuff and she's a bit nervous."

Next to me came Sonic and then Tails and Khan, who stood beside me. I narrowed my eyes down and joined my hands. Khan looked at me with a smile and rested a hand over my shoulder. I reacted at that and looked at him as well and gave him a big smile. Then I respectfully bowed before the King.

"Arise, Jenny..." Said King Elias. I startled. "Tell us, what made you help the Freedom Fighters defeat the Iron Queen?"

"Well... I..." I blushed. "I didn't do this alone, I helped them alongside my friends. You see, I've got a group of fifteen girls called the KindHearted. We're Magical Fairies granted with amazing powers."

The councils chatted silently after that.

"KindHearted Fairies?" He repeated. "Sounds interesting. Please continue."

"Well, since I came here to Mobius, I started developing powers, and with them I've been helping those who needed a hand. Sure, the Freedom Fighters can beat up even the toughest villains without breaking a sweat, but why not receiving a small bit of magic to help them?"

"You sound helpful, Jenny." Said Elias. "And we might use your help right now."

"What's the issue?" I asked seriously.

"We're getting some problems with a group of criminals known as the Destructix. They've been invading us for some time, and they believe that their goal is to get you."

"How does he know?" I thought. "So, what should I do to track them down?"

"The Royal Secret Service will do that for us. You'll be working out with the Freedom Fighters once the invasion is made. And we're having Geoffrey St. John working with you."

"WHAT?!" I thought. "Not the skunk again! Why him?"

I stood petrified when I heard that. I have met Geoffrey only when the Babylon Rogues issue happened, and I only knew little about him. He was an apprentice to a monster called Ixis Naugus for some time, and now he's back on the Secret Service. Hmm... maybe this guy had two faces, that's why I was freaking out. And I wasn't ready to work with him. The things I remembered about him started appearing in my mind. Like the time he used adrenaline to keep me active.

"Hey Jenny, you okay?" Asked Monkey Khan.

"Um, yes. I'm fine." I said and kept my serious composure.

I tried not to make King Elias notice my nervousness, so I made a small ahem and continued.

"It'll be an honor to help you, Your Highness." I said bowing. "I promise on my word that I'll stop the Destructix and give all the information we can get from them. You've got my word as a KindHearted Fairy."

"Excellent." Smiled Elias. "Your training with the Secret Service starts in a month. You better get prepared for it, Jenny."

"Thanks, King Elias." I said, my smile widening.

"It was a pleasure to meet you, Jenny. Have a nice evening."

After we left Castle Acorn I took a good look at the sky. It was extraordinary! The sun was setting and some hot colors filled the spot where it was setting, while some stars shined at the other side of the sky. I could see some shooting stars as well, which made my smile widen even more.

The wind played with my hair and I sensed the cold breeze. I shivered a bit, rubbing my arms. I never liked the cold unless the day turns out to be really hot, but REALLY hot. It wasn't like that right now. Once the sun went down and the moon rised, the cold winds started creeping me out.

I waved goodbye to Sonic, Tails, Sally and Khan and went for a walk. I haven't had a walk since I first came here. Everything was trouble, and it was time to get at least a few minutes of peace. I sighed with happiness and kept walking, admiring the beautiful night sky full of shimmering stars. I never stopped looking at the sky, the stars were so cool and sometimes a shooting star came down.

I waited for another shooting star to pass and, ten minutes later, a neon pink shooting star went down at an incredible speed. It was a very special one, so I made a wish upon it...

"I wish to have more power to beat the Destructix..."

I closed my eyes for a minute, then opened them again. I saw the stars shimmering and sought to see another pink shooting star, but none appeared. Maybe it was just one. Maybe that wish was very special. I smiled at the thought and kept walking.

The neon pink shooting star was actually a meteorite that was about to make impact in the planet. Its high speed caused it to be surrounded by fire. The meteorite shattered to pieces, revealing a small, neon pink rock that came from outer space. Its glow was intense and never went off during the impact. The shattered meteorite hit a part in the Great Forest and made a loud crash sound.

Inside the crater formed by the blast, the neon pink rock kept shimmering until it finally went off, becoming a pale pink rock that looked like a piece of rose quartz.

The smoke caused by the crashing of the meteorite went up high in the Great Forest. Barely nobody had noticed, except for one...