Vol. 13

Chapter 52

Manny was running around in one area of the cemetery calling out for Ellie, and the same for Selina in the opposite side. "Where could she be?" She wondered in panic. All of a sudden her Silver Moon belt buckle started to glow on and off. "What the hell?"

"Emergency! The Moon buckle is reacting!" Luna yelled out appearing out of nowhere.

"Luna, what are you doing here?"

"Never mind that. Just pay attention to your belt."

"Do you know how strange that sounds?!"

"The buckle tells you where the seven Iris's Gems are." Luna explained in a rush. Selina gave her a confused look.

"Seven Iris's Gems?What?!"

"If you were at the meeting like you were suppose to, you wouldn't be asking stupid questions. I'll explain everything to you later. At the source of that reaction there's a chance a spirit warrior will appear. Now, call Jovana!" Luna demanded.

"Jo is in the area, too? Wow!" Selina took out her cell phone and called Jovana. Jovana was running through downtown at a high speed and talking into her phone at the same time.

"I understand. The source is in the graveyard, right? I'll be right there!" Jovana hung up her phone and continue running. Selina and Luna followed the rhythm of the flashing glow. The faster it flashes the closer they are to their target.

"The reading is getting stronger." Selina was amaze as she ran for it.

"Hurry!" Luna running by her side.

"Who are you?" Asked the nun.

"Wouldn't you rather know more about yourself?" Admete responded.

"I am an ordinary nun."

"Are you?" Admete took out the Sunstone in demonstration. "This Sunstone will tell us your true form." Ellie saw the stone in Admete's hand and remembered it belonging to Paris.

"That belonged to Paris! Don't!" Ellie jumped up and grabbed Admete by the arm trying the snatch away the Sunstone away from her.

"Let go of me!"

"Don't you use it for evil!" Ellie yelled out. Selina and Luna made it to there target and saw the commotion.

"Oh no! Ellie!" Said Selina.

"Wait for Jovana to get here." Luna suggested.

"Ellie is in trouble! I can't wait! Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend Me Your Light!" Luna also transform into her wolf form. Admete finally pushed off Ellie away from her.

"Don't hurt anyone!" Demanded the nun.

"You should be more worry about yourself!" Said Admete.

"Hold it right there!" Said a voice. Admete turned to the voice.

"Who's there?" She yelled out, Ellie turned to see who was it.

"Guardian Moon!"

"I won't let you work evil I this sacred place! . Under the name of Diana, I will defeat you!" yelled out Selina. Admete laughed.

"So there you are. But you're too late. I will have the Iris Gem. Samos!" Admete centred the stone in the middle of everything and activated and shooting a beam of light to the nun. The nun was in excruciating pain.

"Oh shit!" Selina reacted. The orange gem stone finally appeared and out of the nun's body.

"That's...!" Luna was in shock.

"I see it. Come to me, Orange Gem!" Commanded Admete. As the gem left the nun's body thick cloud of steam surrounded the nun's body and transformed her into something totally different. Ellie was watching it all happen.

"Sister!" She cried out feeling helpless. The gem all of a sudden shoot up to the sky like a rocket. Selina followed it's direction.

"The Iris Gem!" Selina was about to retrieve it when she heard a plead for help.

"Sister!" Yelled out Ellie. Admete jumped up in the air floated along above the cemetery desperately searching for the orange gem.

"Where's the Iris Gem?" She said to herself. As the cloud around the nun dissipate, nun she is no more. Ellie tried to search through the cloud to see if the nun was all right.

"Sister?" She called out.

"Wrong! I'm no preacher! I'm the Spirit Pythia!" She responded. Pythia wore a orange paisley pattern one-shoulder stola and a shawl in a darker shade of orange draped over her head and down her back like a hooded cape. Her feet were bare, her left hand held a shallow bowl of steaming liquid and her right held a laurel branch of leaves in the length of a ruler. Selina felt intimidated.

"No way!"

"I hear her. Delphi is speaking to me. Get rid of them! I am the priestess of Delphi and I will obey!" Said Pythia, making it loud and clear. Admete flew over Pythia looking very impressed.

"Pythia, get rid of Guardian Moon." Selina looked over to Admete and panicked.

"Wait a minute! You expect me to fight with a priestess?!" She didn't receive an answer.

"Prepare yourself! It's the end for that pity soul of yours!" Pythia prepare herself for an attack. Selina wasn't sure what Pythia is going to do.

"Look, I don't want to fight you, ok?" Selina tried to talk the priestess out of trouble.

"Δελφοί !" a orange aura surrounded Pythia's body as she meditate speaking in a language that Selina couldn't understand.

"What the hell is she praying for?" Selina actually did not want to know the outcome of the enemy's attack. Pythia opened her eyes from her meditation and it glowed bright orange. She placed her left arm stretched out in front of her with the liquid filled bowl. The liquid began to float out of the bowl and separate itself in droplets.

"Δελφοί ! Sacred Water!" After her command, the droplets flew across aimed at Selina. Selina dodged the attack and landed on the front of her body and stayed flat covering her head, the droplets end up hitting a tombstone and burned it to ash.

"Guardian Moon!" Luna yelled out in fear. Selina look up to see if it was safe to move.

"Jo, hurry up!" She said under her breath. Pythia stood still and meditate.

"I worship Delphi and ONLY Delphi!" She commented. Ellie stood up from her defensive position and stood up to Pythia.

"Stop! Please, Sister, go back to your old self!" Ellie begged.

"Silence, you low life!" Pythia splashed out another group of droplets going towards Ellie. Selina got up realizing what was happening.

"Ellie!" Selina tried her best to get to Ellie, as Ellie screamed for her life. Manny out of the blue came charging to Ellie like a bull.

"Ellie!" He yelled out. He jumped and grabbed her out of the droplets way. The droplets hit another tombstone. Manny landed on his side with Ellie in his arms without a scratch. Selina was amazed by his actions.

"Manny!" She exclaimed.

"Δελφοί ! Sacred Water!" Pythia splashed out another group of droplets aimed at Selina.

"Look out, Guardian Moon!" Yelled out Luna. Selina looked where the droplets are coming from and froze knowing it's too late to dodge. When the droplets hit, Selina disappear from sight, Luna looked around for her but no sign of her until she looked up. Selina had her eyes tight shut. She open one at a time very slowly scared to see the worst. When she had them fully opened, she saw she was in the arms of someone, and very green. She looked up to see the person's face.

"Guardian Earth!" He landed with her in his arms on top of a tombstone. Admete saw what happen and intimidated.

"Lady priests do not fight against those who help out others. In fact, they don't fight at all!" Admete grew angry.

"Pythia, get rid of that fancy man as well!" She commanded.

"For you, Sacred Water!" Pythia splashed out droplets aimed at Eddie. He dodge it by jumping high and landing on the ground on one knee still holding onto Selina. Pythia ran after him in her bare feet. Eddie placed Selina on the ground gently away from the mess and went back to finish the business. Eddie leaped up into the air and took out a branch and extended it into a staff.

"Δελφοί ! Laurel Warp!" Pythia whipped the ruler length branch and extended to at unimaginable length. The now vine stretched up to Eddie. He spin his staff like a giant baton cutting away the vine. As Selina watched the battle between the two, she found a silver pocket watch sitting next to her on the grass.

"What is this?" She wondered, she picked it up and examine it more. Within the distance in the cemetery, Jovana speed through the tomb stone until she saw a black wolf.

"Jovana, over here!" Luna called out.

"Alright! Upon the Rule of Jupiter, Lend Me Your Thunder!"

"Guardian Jupiter!" Yelled out Selina when she saw her. Pythia started running after Jovana passing through Eddie.

"Now you're my opponent!"

Jovana raised her ringed right hand above her head, electricity came out from the air and hydro poles around the area and down to her arm making her blue stripes glow like neon lights.

"Tin Strike, Crash!" Jovana aimed her right hand to the enemy and a beam of electricity rushed through her arm and jumped to Pythia's bowl, turning it into dust. Admete covered her eyes from being blinded from the flash. Jovana looked over to Selina. "Now, Guardian Moon!"

"Right!" Selina twirled the discus with her fingers a couple times and formed a moon shaped aura around her surroundings. "White Moon, Heal My Aim!" Selina threw the discus at the enemy, shimmering white light went all over her. The light vanished and the nun was in her original self but instead of her usual black gown she wore a white one.

"Do you believe in God? I believe. 'You shall love your neighbors.'" Said the nun with a huge smile on her face. The discus came flying back to Selina's hand. Admete felt disgusted. She looked to where was Guardian Earth was, he looked at her and smiled back teasing her by waving the orange gem.

"That's...!" Admete was in shock.

"I'll keep this Iris Gem. Farewell!" He ran off. Admete was pissed.

"I will get it back from him!" Admete disappeared into thin air, leaving behind a few flower petals.

"Guardian Moon, get the Iris Gem back!" Yelled out Luna. Selina gazed afar looking for Guardian Earth.

"He's already far gone!" Said Selina.

"Crap!" Luna spit out. Away from the cemetery but still within the area, Eddie was hidden in the trees in a park, holding onto the gem. He transformed back to his civilian self.

"I understand. Now I know who I am. I'm the warrior of Terra."

Back with Selina, Ellie and Manny, sitting on a park bench. Ellie wrapped up Manny's arm with Paris's bandage. "There."

"Thank you." Said Manny.

"Ellie, that's..." Selina want to say something about the wrap.

"It's alright. Manny got by hurt protecting me." Ellie said her reason. Manny felt embarrassed. "Selina, I'm sorry I worried you. I'll be in class tomorrow."

"Ellie! That's great!" Selina hugged Ellie really tight. Selina went to her pocket and took out the pocket watch that she found during battle. She opened the watch and examine it. The numbers were in roman numerals, the hour hand was a non-lustrous metal and the minute hand was pure silver. Jovana and Luna watched Selina and her friends in the distance.

"I'm sorry, Jovana. I wanted to show you Selina's good points, but in the end she..."

"But isn't her devotion to her friends her best point?" Luna looked at Jovana with a smile.

"Jovana! You're amazing!" The two walked home.

"What a pretty watch. Where did you get it?" Ellie asked.

"I found it in the cemetery while I was looking for you."

"Hmmm...Maybe it's worth something." Ellie suggested.

"I'm not selling it! I actually like it, but I'm not sure how to use it."

"I'm sure you'll come up with something, but I have to get going." Mentioned Manny.

"Yeah same here. You coming?" Said Ellie as the two got up to go. Selina was still sitting due to a sudden dizziness.

"I'm actually going stay here for a while and...umm...watch the sunset." Selina made up an excuse.

"Okay, if you say so. See you next week then, bye!" The friends left Selina behind on the bench. Selina put the watch away and placed her hand on her head to stop the dizziness. It then eventually turned into drowsiness.

"I'm so...tired...I can't stay awake anymore..." Selina eyes rolled back and she fell lying on the bench knocked out. Around the corner, Eddie came by and saw Selina lying on the bench.

"Hey, tomboy. Don't tell me your sleeping drunk!" He joked. As he got nearer to her, he looked at her face closely. "Selina! Can you here me?" Eddie saw Selina breathing heavily and sweating. He placed his hand on her fore head to check her temperature. Her skin was burning. "You should be home you idiot!" He said to her knowing that she won't respond. He lifted Selina off the bench and carried her in his arms as he walked on.

Ahh...I feel better. Such warm hands. I feel like I'm coming back to life. Even my soul feels healthier. Somehow it feels like I felt these warm hands before, long ago... Selina sigh. She opened her eyes and saw she was in a unrecognizable bed. She sat up and looked around quickly and still couldn't come up with anything. Where...Where the hell am I? I feel like I was dreaming. As if I was in the dream I keep having. Someone is calling out to me again and again. A man's voice...But who could it be...? Selina took out the pocket watch from her pocket and examine it. Interesting design...Pocket watch...Does it even work? Whose is it?...Could it be? "Guardian Earth's?" Selina finally remembered something. Oh yeah...I have to get back home before Luna puts out a search party! Selina got out of the bed and looked around to see where her shoes are, before anything her eye was caught by a very familiar item sitting on the night stand. She went closer to it and picked it up. "Holy shit! This is my bracelet that I lost at that Princess's party!" She held her silver bracelet and checked her initials, it was definitely hers. "If this is here, then this must be the home of that man I danced with that day." Looking through a crack opening of the door, Eddie was in shock of what he just heard from her mouth. "He must not know who I am." Selina put the bracelet back where it was and pretend she never saw it. She then heard a squeak from the door. Selina turned quickly to see who it was, she froze.

"I see, you've finally woken up?"