Phoenix let out a grumble as she continued to pick at the lock. "What kind of lock is this?!" She yelled, before shaking her head. "Stupid gods and their locks."
Seraphina was running between the two blue-haired women with a slightly panicked expression. "Uh, Nix? I don't know how long I can keep them under." She said, looking at her sister with a nervous smile.
Phoenix let out a growl and threw the hair pin away. "Then we are just gonna do this the old fashion way. Fire, strength and charge." She said, beginning to back up with a determined expression.
Seraphina looked at her with wide eyes. "Um, are you sure that will work? That looks like it would hurt if it didn't…" She trailed off, blinking as she looked at the door.
"Pinky, it will hurt either way, but that's why I do the crashing and smashing in this team." Phoenix drawled out, summoning a bit of her orange fire. "Besides, I have a thick head."
Seraphina's eyes halved when she heard that. "No kidding." She muttered out, stepping back and hopping over a table. "You can go now, just know that nobody can heal the concussion you'll get because we knocked Terra out."
Phoenix laughed. "You haven't seen anything, I didn't even get a concussion when I was thrown through a building." She said before smirking at the door.
"You went through a building...oh and she's off." Seraphina said blankly, watching as the redhead practically charged like a bull towards the door. "Don't hit your head too badly!" She hollered before wincing as Phoenix smacked into the door. "Ouch."
Phoenix shook her head before punching the door, and, surprisingly, it fell down. "See, am I good or am I good?!" She exclaimed, turning around with wide arms.
Seraphina blinked in surprise. "Huh. You look fine." She said, jumping over the table and making her way over to the redhead. "So, where to first?"
Phoenix laughed. "Wherever there are people. I need to see a face that isn't my own!" She said before beginning to walk out.
"We share the same face...Won't you still be seeing mine?" Seraphina asked, following after her.
"Not if I ditch you." Phoenix said with a toothy smile before promptly turning into a fire and zooming away.
Seraphina gaped and placed her hands on her hips. "Hey, that isn't nice! Come back here!" She said before suddenly vanishing in a shower of pink sparkles.
The two blue-haired women didn't appear to stir at how loud the other to were being and slept soundly despite everything that happened only minutes ago.
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"There you go, little guys." Hazel said as she tucked a family of unprepared squirrels in for the winter. Her long sleeves sparkled as she reached inside of the tree hole to add a bit of warmth to the small home. She sat on a tree branch trying to help out as many animals as she could.
Due to Skadi's surprise winter, most of the poor woodland creatures were left unprepared for the freezing surprise. They were cold, had no food stored, and their homes were not prepared. This is where Hazel came in. Especially since she was in a very good mood today.
She smiled at the animals, glanced down at her new bangles, and headed down the tree with ease. She rubbed her hands together while making her way back over to her family. She also found herself looking to Jupiter with a confused expression. The poor god looked like he had seen a ghost! Her mother seemed to get a kick out of it too…
"I'm here!" Hazel called to them, and Ara turned her attention to her sister.
Ara smiled and said, "Well, don't you look sparkly today." She referred to her outfit.
Hazel glanced down at it and shrugged. It was only the one she created when she used to keep Audrey captive. It brings back weird memories, but one of her best designs so far. On top of that, it helps the earrings bring out her eyes. "Ah, I designed this one a while back. I have to say that it is one of my favorites." She said, kicking her glittery boot through the snow.
Ara shook her head, before turning to her grandfather. "So, what did you want to teach me?" She looked at him expectantly.
Njord grinned. "We are going to be working with the last of Skadi's snow while she has let the storm die down. Controlling water is easy enough, but ice and snow require a bit more concentration." He explained, laughing when he emphasized the word.
Hazel chuckled and smiled. "Oh yeah. Ara sucks at that." She folded her arms at her half eyed sister.
Ara rolled her eyes. "I would argue you down if that wasn't true." She smiled at Hazel before turning her attention back to Njord.
Njord waved his hand through the air, causing the snow to begin to lift up and swirl around his hand. "No worries, before yesterday I was no good at it either." He said, ironically forming a perfect snowball from the snow that was swirling around his hand.
Ara looked at him, completely impressed. "So, what's my first lesson?" She eagerly smiled.
"Hmm." He looked around and casually tossed the snowball over his head. "I would say that making the snow move to be a very basic lesson. Just try to get it to move like you would with water, imagine it doing this." He said, facing his hand towards the snow, causing it to slowly move upwards before it stopped and froze. "Just the moving part, not the freezing."
Ara stared blankly before nodding and closing her eyes. She took a breath as she tried to imagine the snow moving like water. She held out a hand and peaked out of one eye as the snow began to slowly float into the air. "I...think I'm doing something. Geez this is way harder than water." She grumbled as she put more concentration into it, making her bit of snow levitate.
Njord smiled when he saw this. "It is, I know I could have used the skill much earlier. Oh, well." He said in a lower tone, trying to not interrupt her.
Closing both of her eyes again, she focused entirely on the bit of snow she chose. She effectively utilized her imagination and carefully caused the snow to levitate above her hand. That's when she took both of her hands and hovered them around the snow, creating a perfect sphere. She opened one eye. "Did I do it?"
Njord quickly nodded as his smile widened. "Yes! You did it very well for your first time!" He said, looking at the snow with slightly widened eyes.
Elsa called from a distance. "Yes! That was excellent, Ara!" She said clapping a few times while Jupiter still looked shook.
Not minding him, Ara laughed. "Now I know how you felt when you made your first diamond." She turned to her sister with humor.
Hazel returned her smile. "Yeah, I am sure I felt...something like that." She shook her head.
"After this first step comes the fun stuff. Experimenting!" Njord exclaimed, a wide grin on his face at the word.
His grin was infectious. Ara mimicked his grin and said, "Ooh...I like the sound of that." She bounced eagerly.
Njord nodded. "You can do anything at this step, though if it is anything like what I did yesterday, aim for a god." He said the last part in a hushed whisper before laughing. "Let your creativity speak for you!"
Ara's grin widened as she thought of something she could do that was both awesome and effective. Then an idea came to her. "Ooh! I got it!" She began to concentrate and she reached out her hand as her imagination took over.
All of a sudden, there was a loud laugh that echoed around them. "Come on, Pinky! Just because I can fly doesn't mean you have to take so long catching up!" An eerily familiar voice exclaimed seemingly from above the group.
Like glass, that shattered Ara's concentration. She looked up at the sky to only be confused further. It seemed to be a...flaming haired Heidi flying around with flaming wings. It was even more odd because Heidi's fire is blue not red, orange, whatever that was. For some reason Ara wasn't as surprised as she should have been. "What...and...the..?" She said, looking at the double with halved eyes.
Hazel shook her head, her earring dangling. "I'm not getting involved." She looked up with concern.
Out of nowhere, a blonde woman appeared in a shower of pink sparkles. "Nix! Stop trying to leave me behind!" She cried, her voice identical to the "Heidi" up in the sky. She sighed before looking herself over. "Hey! I bet I can also create wings! Watch me!"
'Nix' cackled and hovered above her. "Go ahead, Pinky!"
'Pinky' gaped before closing her eyes and concentrating before a shower of pink sparkles covered her. They disappeared to reveal a pair of small fairy-like wings, causing the girl to laugh. "Hahahahahaha! Looks like I can!" She said before taking off after her, prompting 'Nix' to grin and blast off into the sky.
Hazel shook her head. "Nope, nope, nope. That looks like chaos and I want no part in that." She said, walking in the other direction. "Well, they're gone now, so you can get back to your practice, right Ara?" She turned to see her sister nowhere in sight. She turned to her grandfather. "Where did she go!?"
Njord blinked and quickly turned around. "I...have no idea." He admitted, scratching the side of his head in confusion.
Hazel already had a hunch, but she dreaded it. Her eyes turned from red to pink then back to red as she grumbled. "I will be back…" She said, hovering then zooming into the sky surrounded by white light.
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Phoenix laughed as soon as she saw her sister catching up. "Heeey, I never thought I would see the day that you'd catch up with me!" She said with a grin. Turning so that she was flying backwards. "Ah, but you'll never be up to my level."
Seraphina gaped and folded her arms. "I can get to your level if I want to! Now, what are we doing? We escaped and I was hoping we would do something fun, meet some people, get some numbers!" She asked before tilting her head.
"Uh, yeah, I will be doing that. If I bring you along we'll both be arrested like the other times!" Phoenix said, scowling at the thought.
"I wasn't doing anything wrong those times!" Seraphina exclaimed, waving her hands as the two lowered a bit.
"Liar. Tell that to the three people who reported you!" Phoenix fired back before scoffing. "I am not going to be seen with you, I'm not going to get in trouble again just because I know you!" She exclaimed before turning into a ball of fire and zipping down into the city.
Seraphina frowned before diving down into the city. "You can't get rid of me that easily!" She yelled, flying low enough that she almost hit a few people.
Phoenix reappeared and folded her arms as she stood in front of a fountain. "Yes I can! I'm faster, stronger, and pretty much ten times more amazing than you and Terra!" She said loudly, watching as the blonde skidded to a stop and allowed her wings to disappear in the form of pink sparkles.
"You aren't telling the truth! Terra is much better than you!" Seraphina said, frowning as she walked up to the redhead.
Phoenix scoffed and rolled her eyes. "She isn't carefree, abides by a set of rules she created for herself and for us...and she expects us to follow it?!" She asked the girl, summoning fire to her body. "What Terra doesn't know won't hurt her."
Seraphina blinked and instinctively back up. "Nix...I don't think you should be doing that with all these people…" She said slowly, looking at the people who were gazing at the women in shock and fear.
"Hah! The more the better. More of a show, eh, Pinky?" Phoenix said, her grin widening.
Seraphina shook her head. "Normally I'd agree...but something about the way they are looking at us doesn't feel right." She said, turning around to see more and more fear.
"Oh leave them alone, if they want to run they can run." Phoenix exclaimed, snapping her finger as her hair lit up. "If not...They'll enjoy the show." She said, prompting Seraphina to grimace and back up some more.
That's when thunder was heard ringing throughout the sky. A sharp wind blew before a purple lightning bolt struck the ground and in its place stood a very intrigued Ara. She tilted her head as she looked at the two from a slight distance. "I hope you didn't plan on toasting this...beautiful city." She smirked as she made her way closer to them.
Seraphina threw her hands up. "I'm not doing anything of the sort!" She exclaimed before promptly backpedaling away until she was quite a distance from them.
Phoenix rolled her eyes. "It's none of your business, kid. If I want to go after some people who are staring at me I can! And guess what? They...are...STARING!" She yelled at the top of her lungs, causing most of the crowd to start running.
Looking to the side, Ara grumbled. "And you wonder why…" She raised an eyebrow.
"I heard that!" Phoenix said, the fire around her flaring while her angered expression only increased.
Seraphina waved her arms. "You should really stop it, Nix! If Terra finds us we are done for!" She yelled, a panicked tone to her voice.
"Who cares? Terra this, Terra that, I don't care!" Phoenix exclaimed, shooting her sister a heated glare.
Ara clicked her tongue. "You know...this would be great for you two to discuss. Just a liiiiiitle farther from the city would be preferable." She said, with a slight smile.
Phoenix was about to reply when she sensed something. "...Crap." She said before turning into a ball of fire and zipping into the sky.
Seraphina blinked and let out a nervous chuckle. "Uh-oh…" She breathed, looking up at the sky. "It's almost like they could hear us!"
Ara blinked. "What?" She asked plainly.
"Um...Well." Seraphina attempted before promptly disappearing in a shower of pink sparkles.
Ara raised an eyebrow before shrugging. "At least no burnt city. I still call it a win!" She said happily.
That's when Hazel landed beside her, glowing in her own light. Her light subsided as she looked at her sister with irritation. "Ara…"
Ara raised her hands. "I know, I know, but I was very curious. At least the city isn't burned." She said with a nervous smile while Hazel shook her head.
Hazel turned back in the opposite direction. She checked to make sure her new bangles were unharmed before saying, "Grandfather is waiting for us. Let's depart before something else happens." She turned to her sister, who shrugged, they both turned to walk away from the scene.
That's when there were two simultaneous 'cracks!' followed by a familiar groan. "Oh my gods...They were here?!"
A second identical voice joined in. "It would seem that they wanted to take a trip through town. You go after them, I'll stay and investigate."
The first woman sighed before disappearing in the 'crack!', while the second hummed softly to herself. "My, what a mess they have made."
Ara was the first to turn around while Hazel...honestly froze. Ara tilted her head and grinned. She jogged up to the familiar woman before asking, "Are you my best friend, or are you another double? I gotta know 'cause this is getting wicked." She said, keeping her grin.
The woman blinked before smiling gently. "I'm afraid Heidi went on ahead to chase after my sisters, I'm Terra." She greeted, giving her a small wave. "We were in Heidi's workshop and Phoenix and Seraphina knocked us out, broke down the door, and have been on the loose since."
Ara smirked and tilted her head. Then she stood tall. "I am Ara and this is-" She gave her sister, who was currently trying to creep away, a dry gaze before dragging her over to meet the woman. "This is my twin sis, Hazel." She finished while Hazel looked at her owlishly.
Terra looked at her and her eyes seemed to soften. "Nice to meet you." She turned her electric blue gaze back on Ara and let out a soft sigh. "I apologize if either of my sisters tried to do anything, sad to say this isn't the first or last time I have caught Phoenix attempting arson on a city."
Ara shook her head. "Nah. We're fine. This past week has been off the wall crazy for us so...yeah." She folded her arms. "We don't mind trouble. We're always in trouble." She said with a mischievous smirk.
Hazel snapped out of her pause to shake her head at her sister. "Because of you…" She cracked a smile while Ara chuckled.
Terra chuckled softly. "Ah, it has been quite crazy for us as well. This is our first time within this part of Auradon. We have never been past the wall, due to various safety reasons." She said, smiling sadly at the thought.
Ara scratched her head. "Yeah, I can see that." She gave a nervous smile. "I wish I could say this under better circumstances, but welcome to the big city!" She said with full optimism.
Terra nodded her head and thanks. "Thank you. We will not be here for long, however, as we need to leave before one of the gods spot us. It's no coincidence that my sisters and I are identical to Heidi." She said, folding her hands behind her back.
Hazel looked down at the ground before saying, "No...that wouldn't be good at all." She thought aloud.
Ara nodded. "Yeah. I hope you find your chaotic siblings." She placed her hands on her hips.
Terra smiled softly, looking away before looking back at them. "Heidi won't explain what we are, mainly because of how dangerous it would be if word got out. If you want...I can tell you." She offered, pushing a strand of her hair out of her face.
Hazel's eyes darted to the side. "I don't know…" That was before her sister raised up her hand.
Ara nodded. "Of course we want to know!" She shrugged. "Besides, everyone has been spilling secrets like crazy to us and we haven't told a soul! It's safe with us!" She said, earning a glare from her twin.
Terra chuckled and tilted her head. "Let's see here...I believe it was around three or four weeks before she went to your world. Heidi had been stressing out over quite the amount of jewelry orders and found that nobody would help her. She then remembered that she had been observing the Norse Trickster Loki and his many tricks. One of them was when he could create clones of himself. Feeling as though she practiced well enough, she tried to create a clone...It ended up with Phoenix and her accidently giving her a portion of her divine power, making her a goddess in the process. She tried again and, in her words, failed once more, that is where Seraphina came in. She too is a goddess. Heidi took sometime after that to practice a bit more before she tried a third time, and that is me. I am also a goddess since she made the same mistake. Most gods would have destroyed us immediately, but Heidi instead sent us off to safety beyond the wall, where she is not known as well. She only summoned us today because she had over a hundred orders to fill. And...That is all." The woman finished up, nodding at herself before smiling.
Ara chuckled. "You forgot this." She gestured to the mild destruction with humor.
Hazel smiled at Ara before looking back at Terra. "Don't mind Ara. We understood everything you said." She finished with a slight smile.
Terra smiled back. "It's okay, I have two sisters myself." She chuckled before waving her hand, causing everything to go back to the way it was before. "I have to clean up after them and deal with the law on a daily basis."
Hazel laughed at that. "You have to talk to the police too? The last time I had to do it on Ara's behalf was when she tried to magnetize three-thousand paper clips around the school." She explained turning her gaze to her sister. "Of course it was a disaster because the paper clips magnetically bonded together and nearly destroyed the school."
Ara shrugged. "Despite my magical abilities, I am no good at science." She smiled nervously.
Terra tilted her head and smiled. "Ah, that is nothing. I had to bail Phoenix out last week after she burned down a portion of a city after a brawl outside a store. It took a lot of explaining and pleading. We are banned there as well." She said with a soft chuckle as she placed a hand on her hip.
"I...can imagine why." Hazel said, trying to imagine the scene. "Well, it always could be worse. That's what I say when we somehow get thrown into trouble and need to find a way out. Then out of nowhere a way out just appears! It's the strangest thing." She said partly in thought.
"We usually have to fly our way out. It isn't that good of a plan when you are trying to avoid the gods, but it is often the only thing we can do. We aren't supposed to exist and Heidi wasn't supposed to make us...yet here I am. It's weird." Terra said with a sad smile. "You can't be anywhere on Earth and feel safe when you are one of us."
Hazel looked at her with sad grey eyes and she said, "Wow...I had no idea. So far your whole life has been like that?" She asked with concern.
Terra nodded. "Ever since we were smuggled past the Wall when Heidi was making a weapons delivery to Rome. She told us to hide and not make a single sound otherwise we might not make it. The gods were practically breathing down her neck. It's safer near the Roman god's territory, but we won't ever be out of harm's way. That's why Phoenix and Seraphina act out, they believe that they don't have that long to live anyway." She finished, her smile finally slipping while her eyes went to the ground.
Hazel frowned, then went into thought. Her eyes changed multiple colors before she looked back up. "You said that Heidi let you stay past the Wall because not many people knew who you are, right?" She asked.
Terra gave her another nod. "Yes. We are allowed near Olympus, but only I go near there since I can turn invisible. Before she summoned me I was raiding Athena's library while invisible." She said with a soft smile.
Hazel smiled at the last part before inhaling. "Well...when we head back...if you all want to-" She trailed off before getting back on course. "You can always come to our world with us. A brand new world, a brand new start." She mumbled.
Terra blinked in surprise, the small golden flecks that were always in Heidi's eyes appearing in hers. "Really?" She asked, taken aback by what she heard.
Hazel's eyes darted to the ground before saying, "Uh, yeah. It's...no problem for us. I really don't mind." She bashfully smiled.
Terra tilted her head before smiling brightly, her brightly blinking gold-flickered eyes closing for a moment. "Thank you…" She murmured before shaking her head and opening her eyes, almost as if she couldn't believe it. "Thank you. My sisters will be so happy and Heidi will finally stop feeling guilty about abandoning us out there." She took another breath as her smile widened. "Thank you so much."
Barely able to come up with words, she shook her head. "It's-It's nothing...really." She said, inwardly scolding herself as she felt her eyes shift from blue to magenta.
Terra shook her head. "I wish I could stop, but I can't. I...You just saved my sisters lives and mine. I didn't think we'd be able to ever feel safe." She said, sounding even happier. "I'll try to shut up with the thank yous...after this last one. Thank you." She laughed at herself before closing her eyes.
Hazel's smile reached her eyes as she said, "Your welcome." With slight pink dusting her cheeks. "I'm hopeless…" She thought dryly to herself.
Terra opened her eyes and shook her head once more. "I should go and catch up with my sisters. She's probably caught them by now and is lecturing them." As she spoke, her bright blue magic swirled around her as two large black angelic-like wings appeared on her back. "I will see you both then if I do not see you sooner. Goodbye." She said, giving them both a small wave before blasting into the sky.
Hazel smiled to herself before Ara walked up to her chuckling. "What...was that?" She asked with a teasing smirk.
Hazel snapped out of her reverie and sighed, "I'm sorry, but I do not know what you are talking about." She said, walking in the opposite direction.
Ara shook her head with humor and followed her sibling. "Sure thing person I just met! You could totally come back with us to our world! What? No! Of course it's not a problem! It's just love at first sight, that's all." She laughed.
Hazel glared at her sister. "Ara, you are so close to dying right now, you know that?" She shook her head, before sighing. "I'm hopeless, aren't I?"
Ara laughed, still strolling by her sister. "Yes, you are, dear sister. Yes you are." She said, putting her arm around Hazel's neck.
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"I...got nothing." Ara said as she sat on the snow with a pout.
After all of that, Ara resumed her training with her grandfather. Too bad her idea completely went out of the window after that even. Now, she was just completely stumped!
"Why, oh, why do I have to have such a short attention span!?" She said, flopping in the snow before her grandfather's feet.
Njord rubbed his chin. "It must be a family trait." He said, hinting at the fact that he had a short attention span as well.
Ara looked up at him, her hair covered in snow. "That does not help my creative block!" She said with her face meeting the snow again.
Elsa chuckled before saying, "This seems like a good time for a lunch break." She looked around. "Does anyone oppose?"
Ara stood immediately. "That sounds like a great idea!" She wiped the snow from her outfit.
Njord nodded with a wide smile. "It does! What a good way to get your mind rejuvenated...and get out of the cold."
Elsa nodded, turning to Hazel. She raised an eyebrow at her daughter's multicolored eyes. "Is something the matter, Hazel?" She asked with a slight smile.
At the sound of her name, her attention snapped to her mother and her eyes returned to their natural pigment. "N-no. I'm fine. Just deep in thought, but lunch does sound nice." She smiled.
Jupiter raised an eyebrow before saying, "I guess I'll go. Not because I worry for you guys or anything." He put his hands in his pockets. "You all are just...entertaining." He said while looking to the side and standing tall.
Njord blinked as his smile widened. "Entertaining, eh?" He said to himself, letting out a low chuckle as a thoughtful look crossed his face.
Hazel blinked before asking, "Did you say something, Grandfather?" She prepared herself to leave.
Njord shook his head, his smile remaining. "Me? Nope, just thought about something. No worries."
"He's thinking about me, isn't he?" Jupiter thought to himself, but he was content with looking at the other god with squinted eyes.
Elsa clapped her hands together, not realizing what was happening. "So, where are we going? It has to be someplace we actually agree on." She said, smiling.
Njord shrugged. "I am good with most things." He said, folding his arms in an attempt to warm himself a bit more.
Hazel walked over to her grandfather and called on a bit of her magic. She warmed him as rays of golden light came from her fingertips. "Why don't we make it easier on ourselves and go to a buffet?"
Jupiter ended his stare and nodded. "Yeah, I can do that." He smiled at the thought.
Njord smiled, giving his granddaughter a thumbs up before nodding. "Sounds good to me!"
Ara nodded happily. "As long as the buffet has a chocolate fountain, I am A-okay!" She exclaimed at the thought. Elsa, Ara, and Hazel all sighed at the thought.
Elsa nodded with a wider smile. "Yes! The fountain is a must." She looked around before asking, "I know I should have recognized this earlier, but where is mother?" She looked to Njord with curiosity.
Njord blinked and tilted his head. "She told me she was going to be doing some research on all that stuff last night. I suppose I can go get her real quick."
Elsa smiled again. "Thanks, Father. I would hate for her to miss out."
Jupiter frowned before putting on a fake smile. "Yay! Skadi's coming? That's great!" He gives a thumbs up fighting the urge to shiver.
Njord didn't appear to notice this and laughed. "Only if she wants to! She likes being alone most of the time." He said, shaking his head. "I'll have to work some magic in order to get her to come out."
Ara chuckled. "Yeah, good luck, Grandad!" She smirked at him after.
Hazel shook her head with humor. "Yes, best wishes." She agreed, knowing how stubborn her grandmother is.
Njord gave them all a mock salute before grinning and vanishing in a breeze that blew out of nowhere.
Jupiter smirked then turned to Elsa. "Njord is pretty fast when it comes to this stuff. Let's go to the restaurant first then wait for him there." He said, content with his suggestion.
Elsa chuckled. "You just want to get a headstart on the meatloaf!" She playfully accused him.
He blinked before regaining his smile. "Maybe...let's go!" He said, walking toward the direction of the restaurant. "The place is not too far from here."
Elsa shook her head at him and followed. This caused Ara to raise an eyebrow and whisper to Hazel, "They seem to be getting along all of a sudden."
Hazel nodded. "It is quite...strange." She said as she watched her mother and the Roman god continue their conversation with smiles on their faces.
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Heidi let out an annoyed sigh as she pushed the 'terror twins' into the workshop. "Are you two insane?" She asked, looking behind her to make sure Terra was in before using her magic to close the doors.
"Uh, yeah. Insanely bored." Phoenix drawled out, grumbling as she stomped over to a table before hopping on it. "We deserve freedom!" She said, punching the air a few times while the three looked at her in varying expressions.
Seraphina ran over to where her sister was and mimicked her. "Freedom! Clones are people too!" She chanted, grinning widely. "Clone lives matter!"
The two blue-haired women looked at them with exasperation. "Yeah, freedom near Rome maybe!" Heidi exclaimed, shaking her head. "We are in greek territory. What if someone saw you and reported you to Zeus? I don't know if I could save you if he comes down!"
Terra nodded. "She is right, what you both did was really dangerous. You two need to stay here until we are ready to leave." She said, folding her hands behind her back.
The two troublemakers gaped. "You have to be kidding me!" They exclaimed in perfect sync.
"Nope. You two are stuck here." Heidi deadpanned before looking at Terra. "You, on the other hand, need to go get me a few things. Apparently, I have even more requests at the post office since royals don't know how to use emails. That and I need a few more materials." She told her, ignoring the two behind her who looked even more shocked.
Terra blinked as a list appeared in her hands. "Why me? Besides the similarities of course." She said, adding the last part with a small smile.
Heidi snapped her fingers and the two troublemakers suddenly teleported into two separate chairs with golden chains wrapped around them. "I'm not letting them break down the door again."
"Hey! Chaining us up isn't humane!" Phoenix yelled, tugging at the golden chains with all her might.
"Even though we aren't human!" Seraphina added on, causing Phoenix to glare at her. "Oh...well it is still very offensive!"
The two blue-haired women tuned them out. Terra nodded and looked down at the list. "I assume they will just allow me to get everything?" She asked, her eyes flickering down to a specific material.
Heidi shrugged. "Probably. Our face is enough to get anything done. Just use my name, the password on the paper, and smile. Works every time." She said, grinning as she turned around. "As for you two!"
The terror twins looked at her with one scowling and the other looking at her in curiosity. Heidi chuckled as she reached her desk. "For your punishment...You will be doing all of the orders while I sit here and read a book." She summoned a book to her hand, hopping on her seat and spinning before kicking her boots up. "Your supplies are on your desk, get working or I'll worsen your punishment."
"Oh, come on!" Phoenix crowed, looking at the desk in anger while Seraphina, who seemed a bit smarter than usual, quickly nodded and began getting ready.
Terra blinked before turning around and leaving the room. "How strange...I wonder why she needs to buy materials." She said to herself, summoning a pair of sunglasses to put over her eyes. "I suppose I can ask her later." With that in mind, she disappeared in a whirlwind of bright blue magic.
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Ara, Jupiter, Elsa, and Hazel walked in a large group down the city sidewalk. Jupiter had mentioned that the buffet was right around the corner before talking again with Elsa. As the twins walked down the sidewalk, they took in everything with their eyes.
Ara nodded, pleased at the sights. "Now this is what I am talking about! Super cold air, but fresh air. Strolling down deeper into the city." She inhaled before breathing out. "Now I see why people love walking so much."
Hazel raised an eyebrow. "We never do take walks...like, real walks, do we?" She looked to her sister with a slight smile.
Ara blinked before looking up at the sky. "No...no I guess we don't." She smiled at her sister. "We either fly or teleport-"
Hazel chuckled. "Drive or run." She laced her fingers together, once again taking in the scenery.
Ara smiled. "Flight, but we never just...walked." She closed her eyes, flowing her parent and friend by the sound of their voices.
That was until she heard a silent, sharp gasp come from beside her. She opened her eyes in concern for Hazel. She was staring intently at something, or maybe… Ara followed Hazel's gaze to see a woman wearing a lot of black, with shades and familiar light blue hair.
That caused Ara to smirk. "Mom. We will be right back. We are going to say "hi" to a friend." She looked at Hazel knowingly, who looked to her sister while shaking her head in irritation.
Elsa looked back at the two of them before sighing. "Okay. As long as Hazel stays by you, I will allow it. Just don't take too long. You will miss lunch."
Hazel started, "Actually-"
"Don't worry, mom." Ara interrupted. "We know our way around." With that, she grabbed onto Hazel's arm and dashed across the street, narrowly missing a few cars. Elsa just shook her head at them before continuing her trip.
Ara ran all the way up to the woman and wasn't even out of breath. Hazel was jealous at this point. She was completely out of breath and was trying to catch up on her breathing as Ara spoke. "Sup, buddy! Heidi or Terra?" She asked, not being able to tell the difference with the shades covering her eyes.
The woman let go of her list in surprise before quickly grabbing it. Allowing her sunglasses to disappear, she smiled at them. "Hello." She greeted them, looking down at the list to make sure she hadn't accidently ripped it.
Ara nodded in recognition. "Ahhh...Terra. Whatcha doin out here? I thought you were going back to the workshop." She said, still holding onto her sister. Hazel only looked at Ara's death grip on her wrist with halved eyes.
Terra held up the list. "Supply and mail run. Heidi is currently keeping my sisters locked up in the workshop where they are working on all of the requests as punishment. She is excellent at ignoring their cries of "Clone lives matter" and is busy reading a book." She explained with a small smile.
Ara chuckled. "Ah… That sounds like Heidi alright." She glanced at Hazel before asking, "Man, that sounds like a ton of work. Do you need any help?" She looked at her innocently.
Terra tilted her head in thought. "Actually…" She began and smiled. "I have no idea where the post office is or the person she gets her supplies from." She said with a soft chuckle.
"Perfect…" Ara thought, evilly chuckling in her mind.
"Wait, what do you mean, "perfect"!?" Hazel questioned her mentally, looking at her in a confused manner.
Ara blinked before saying, "Oh darn it!" She dramatically exclaimed. "I promised Jupiter that I would do that thing…! Yeah…" She clapped her hands together. "Don't worry! Hazel will cover for me! Hands down she is the best sister ever!" She said, looking at Hazel with a smirk.
At this point, Hazel gave her best effort to not glare a hole through Ara. Instead she just settled on, "You are so dead after I'm done…" She said mentally.
Ara smiled. "Worth it."
Hazel sighed before turning to Terra. "Yes. I suppose I could help you." She said, looking to the side.
Terra's smile brightened. "Thank you. I really appreciate it. I'd be wandering around for hours looking for it on my own." She said with a small laugh.
Hazel offered her a shy smile and said, "No problem." She looked to where her sister was to see no one there. That's when she blinked, looked to the side, and saw her dodging more cars to get to the other side of the road. She looked at her sister with halved eyes. "Shall we go, then?"
Terra nodded and looked back down at her paper. "Apparently, the royals don't know how to use emails, and that's why I have to go get the mail. I'm not sure about the supplies though, normally she can make all of these of her own." She explained, her smile slipping as she thought.
Hazel knew where the post office was. That was an easy one, but the supplies… She too thought Heidi made them all herself. She knew of some stores that would fit the description, but which one does Heidi usually go to? Another thing, why is she not making them herself when she can? "Huh. That is very peculiar…" She raised her eyebrow in thought.
Terra's electric blue eyes flickered up. "I know...I can't help but feel a bit concerned. When we were down there before my sisters escaped, she was using gold she had on hand. She keeps thousands of jewels down there, so that was no surprise, but the gold isn't normal. She can create it in a molten form out of thin air." She said with a small sigh.
Hazel nodded. "So...if she could do that...why need you to get supplies." She said in understanding.
"Exactly." Terra said with a nod. Her eyebrows furrowed. "I just hope this isn't one of those side effects that gods get after creating minor gods and goddesses. There is a reason why nobody does it anymore."
Hazel looked at her with curiosity. "Side effects, you say? Can you elaborate on that?" She asked, tilting her head.
Terra nodded. "When gods create minor gods they give them a portion of their divine power, the power that gives them all their wonderful abilities, their power, beauty, everything. It is like giving away a bit of your life force to create another in an abnormal way. This does not come without consequences, however, and a god may lose a power not long after they created the minor god. They are also weakened overall, and will lose a bit of their godly beauty if they give too much power away." She explained, folding her hands behind her back as she allowed the list to float with her magic.
Hazel winced and nodded. "I understand now. I do hope she is okay." She said in thought as grey clouded her royal blue eyes.
"I hope that as well. If that was the problem...she wouldn't tell us. She wouldn't say anything, just sit there and hide it until we aren't looking." Terra said sadly, eyes flickering down to the ground.
Hazel looked at Terra with concern. "Hey, are you okay?" She asked, trying to meet her eyes.
Terra looked up and sighed. "It's...weird. She can only be fixed if we are gone and she doesn't want to harm us...and in turn she is harming herself." She said, pursing her lips and looking up at the sky.
Hazel nodded, contemplating something as she looked at her. "You care for her greatly, don't you?" She said with a small smile.
Terra chuckled and nodded, looking down at her. "She's our sister, we can't help but care greatly for her." She said with a smile.
Hazel tilted her head at the word "sister". Her smile brightened. "Sister? That's...pretty cool." She turned to Terra fully. "I know what it's like to worry over a close sister. She was in pain and I wanted to do everything in my power to help. Due to certain circumstances, I couldn't, but the only thing I could really do is...be there for her." She nodded at her words before looking for familiar landmarks.
"I wish I could be there, maybe knock some sense into her head. She'd knock some sense right back into my head and my sisters. If we didn't share the same everything, we'd call her something else rather than sister." Terra said with a small laugh.
Hazel chuckled, still holding eye contact. "Reminds me of me and my sister. Different hair, same face." She laughed. "No privacy. We can read each other's thoughts. I can't escape her." She smirked.
Terra raised an eyebrow. "Really? Huh, well, the four of us have the ability to communicate telepathically with one another. We mostly just leave the lines off though because we don't get much done since the whole identical voice thing." She said with a smile.
Hazel shook her head with a smile. "Ahh, that is one thing I am glad I don't have. My voice is completely different compared to my sister's. Honestly, I'm jealous because I like hers better. My voice makes me sound indifferent when I'm...not." She shrugged. "At least that's what I've been told."
Terra shrugged. "I don't think it sounds indifferent...then again I deal with Phoenix and she tries to add a growl to her voice. Seraphina tries to speak in a high-pitched tone and fails most of the time and me...well, I didn't even try to change myself." She said, chuckling at the mention of her two sister's antics.
Hazel blinked before smiling. "Thank you." Then she pointed to a greyish looking building with many glass windows. "By the way, that's the post office."
Terra blinked before smiling. "Oh, thank you. Also, you're welcome." She was about to walk off when she turned around. "I'll be out in a moment, I know how to get in and out of places fast." She said in a joking manner then ran off and jumped so far that she flew over the street and landed on the other side before running up the stairs and into the building.
Hazel waited until she was completely out of sight before growling to herself. "Come on! Hazel, get it together! You're dying out here!" She began to pace. "Stupid Ara…" she shook her head at her sister. "She completely set me up! Oh, but don't worry. I have a nice plate of smoking hot revenge waiting for her when we get home!" She evil laughed a bit, thinking of how she was going to kick her butt later on. "Leaving me out here...in this situation… That's like putting kryptonite on Superman's salad instead of croutons!" She stopped flipping out for a moment and took a deep breath. "Just think for a moment, be calm, go to your happy place…" Then she frowned. "Why everytime I close my eyes I see her face!" She exclaimed while facepalming.
Of course, that is when Terra decided to run out of the building with a large box. The woman jumped down all the steps before jumping into the air over the traffic and landing like she had done such maneuvers everyday. "Got it, and there are a lot of requests." She looked at the box. "I didn't know there were enough royals to even need this much jewelry." She said, voice filled with surprise before she laughed. "Oh, well."
Hazel jumped and turned to her like she didn't just have a break down a few seconds ago. "Wow...I guess that is a large box of requests." She said, regaining her composure.
Terra nodded. "I know, I hope we can get them done before we leave. On her own, it would take Heidi months." She said, levitating the list so that she could read it. "I wish she put the name of the place on here."
Hazel raised an eyebrow. "What does she need? Maybe I could guess the store from the contents." She suggested.
"Hmm…" Terra hummed as she looked over the list. "Looks like your basic materials needed to make jewelry, except the jewels of course." She said, levitating the list over to Hazel.
She looked over the list with scrutiny. Her eyes skimmed over every detail before she blinked. "I...believe I am familiar with the location of these materials." She nodded to herself.
Terra blinked and smiled as the list levitated back over to her. "That's great! I think she forgets that we don't share thoughts or something." She said with a small laugh.
The red haired girl returned her smile before gesturing in the direction and walking in it. "That would explain a lot." Hazel said in relief.
"She tends to forget a lot of things when it comes to us, such as the identical voices. It's like she never fully registers seeing us, which is understandable considering how strange it must be seeing three clones of yourself." Terra commented looking at the box before teleporting it away. "Ah, that's better."
Hazel had a thought at that. She looked around a bit before saying, "So, you all don't share thoughts. That means you don't know who I am?" She asked curiously.
Terra shook her head. "Nope." She popped the 'p' and tilted her head. "The only thing we knew was that Heidi went to another world and didn't come back. Though, that was more of a connection thing since she created us. We can't actually share thoughts when the links are off and since Heidi has control of those...yeah, we don't do that."
Hazel nodded, absorbing all of the information. Then she blinked in surprise. "Huh, I guess that means I have get to know you now. At this point, we are familiar acquaintances." She said with humor.
Terra chuckled. "As my sisters would say. "We may be clones but we aren't Heidi." We are all unique and don't share much with her besides a power here and there and her face. We even came up with things she didn't have, like the wings." She said with a small smile.
Hazel returned her smile. "I guess everyone is an individual, even clones." She laced her fingers together. "With that being said, what's your favorite color?" She asked, smirking at the childish question.
Terra tilted her head. "Let's see...At the moment, I can never decide on just one, it's purple. Last week it was blue." She said while her smile grew. "I can't just choose one when there are so many shades out there."
Hazel looked at her in surprise before shaking her head. "Nothing to be ashamed of." She used a bit of her magic to create a small pyramid of light. "Like you, I like all of the colors." She tossed the pyramid in the air, successfully forming a vibrant rainbow.
Terra looked at it in surprise. "Wow…" She looked down and chuckled. "Well, my reason is because I like to paint. My siblings say I'm good at it, one of them even stole one and sold it, but I'm not too sure. I'm also good at other art related stuff, writing, crafting...My sisters enjoy it greatly for money reasons." She said with a lopsided smile.
Hazel chuckled before looking at the rainbow. "I like them all because I love the earth. The only planet with so many different, beautiful sights!" She looked at her hands. "Colors also happen to big a huge part of my magic. I like things that are vibrant and dazzling." She looked to the side before continuing. "I do some art related things. I...sculp. I design things like my current outfit. I also play instruments…" She finished with a shrug.
Terra nodded. "I haven't tried any instruments, but I've always wanted to. I can't count how many art related things I do, I gave up the second time, but I'm the one who made our outfits fireproof and damage resistant, along with several things Seraphina wears. Before my sisters started causing trouble I'd often be doing stuff like hiking, then they decided that causing chaos was more up their alley." She finished with a laugh.
Hazel laughed as well before thinking. "Hiking. I would love to do that. I've been once, but it was business." She folded her arms in thought. "I would love to do it just for fun."
"It's great. I used to do it all around Rome and just use my magic to make my way up. Perfect way to practice and enjoy the climb. Thankfully, the times I did fall I could catch myself." Terra said, smiling at the thought.
Hazel chuckled. "I would totally beat you in a climbing contest. Hands down. No one knows mountains better than I." She teased playfully.
Terra smirked and chuckled. "Maybe, maybe not. I am quite experienced with climbing up stuff. Mountains, buildings, ladders, and several other things." She said, raising an eyebrow in an almost "Oh, really?" kind of way.
Hazel returned her smirk. "And I am experienced as well. I know the earth, escaped and climbed into a couple of buildings. I have even gone Tarzan and swung from tree to tree." She placed her hands on her hips while smirking still.
"Quite the accomplishments." Terra commented before she chuckled. "However, I have climbed up the side of Mount Olympus three times while invisible with only my magic and wings to catch me." She said, folding her arms while her smirk appeared once more.
Hazel looked at her in playful defeat. "Ugh...there's always a show off." She laughed while turning a corner.
Terra shrugged. "Hey, it's the only important mountain out there, at least the only one with a place like Olympus sitting on it. You have to be sneaky getting in and throw yourself off getting out. The wings are very useful." She said, shaking her head at the last time she had done it.
Hazel smiled and shook her head. She motioned her head to the richly designed store beside them. "This is the supply spot." She looked at the store and smiled.
Terra blinked and smiled. "Thank you. I should be back out in no time, though, if you need to be elsewhere feel free to leave. I'll just teleport back." She said, looking at the shop before looking back at her.
Hazel looked at the shop, then in the direction of the buffet, and back to Terra. "Did-did you want me to leave because...I really have nothing better to do." She said, looking to the side.
Terra quickly shook her head. "No, nothing like that. I just thought that you had to do something since, well, most people are busy nowadays. That and you probably have family around here somewhere." She said, a hint of panic in her voice before it cleared and a smile replaced her frown. "If you have nothing to do then you can join me, I enjoy the company." She finished, her smile brightening while the gold flecks in her eyes unconsciously glowed.
"Yup, I'm staying." Hazel looked into her eyes before sending her gaze elsewhere. "Nope. Nothing. I was bored out of my mind. I would...love to accompany you." She said as she smiled brightly, barely meeting her gaze.
Terra nodded. "Great! Do you want to come in this time? It might take some more time to get these and I'd feel bad if I just left you out here for awhile." She said, rubbing her arm in a sheepish manner.
Hazel nodded, recovering from looking into Terra's eyes. "Sure. I don't mind." She smiled, regaining her composure.
Terra smiled and walked up to the shop before opening it and holding it. "I wonder how much this will come to, the price I mean. She also forgot to provide me with money...Huh." She said in thought, waiting for the other girl to go in. "I guess it's a good thing I can make it out of thin air!"
Hazel looked at her in surprise. First at her holding the door open for her. Second, her being able to summon her own form of payment. She raised an eyebrow, clearly impressed before walking into the shop with a smile. "Thank you." She said, to Terra, referring to the door.
Terra quickly joined her and smiled. "You're welcome." She said before going to the counter near the front of the store and beginning to talk with the man.
With nothing else better to do and being already familiar with the store, she walked up beside Terra. Mostly because she was curious...and probably a bit bored too. So she walked up beside her waiting for Terra to finish. Also looking at anything around the counters while she waited.
"Yeah, I don't usually get resources, bit of an off day." Terra said to the man before summoning a magical looking tablet to her hands. She blinked as he sent over the total to her. "Huh...You guys really upcharge, don't you?"
"Do you want it or not?" He asked, seeming a bit irate that she was even there.
Terra raised an eyebrow and sent the tablet away. "Do you accept hundreds?" She asked quizzically, turning her head ever so slightly. At the man's nod, she quickly created a huge wad of hundreds before placing it down. "There, exact and you even get to keep the change." She said with a pleasant smile, watching as he swiped the hundreds and ran off with her list.
Hazel was currently looking at this particular gem model in amazement. She was a big fan of the cut. It seemed starcut, but the designer put their own personal spin on things. It was a ruby. One of her favorites aside from the blue diamonds she loved. They also did a wonderful job polishing the gem. She didn't even realize that Terra had finished paying for everything.
Terra had been watching her with curious eyes and a small smile. "Wow. That's a gorgeous cut, handled well." She said squinting at the gem with a nod.
Hazel blinked when she saw Terra. She finally paid attention to her surroundings and saw the man gone, so she assumed that she had paid already. She swept her scarf away and brought her attention back to the gem. "It is wonderful, isn't it? The person who sculpted this corundum cut it like a work of art." She smiled at Terra and shrugged. "Sorry. I really like to look at gemstones deeply. No gem is the same just like snowflakes and sometimes you could spot what makes them unique." She said wistfully while looking at the ruby with a smile.
Terra's smile widened. "Very true. I handle jewels quite frequently, as I can just find them like that." She snapped her fingers and tilted her head. "Extremely useful when you have to pay to get your sisters out. I don't work with them like Heidi does, though I enjoy it, but I do like to find them. Kind of like finding buried treasure."
Hazel looked at her with interest. She tilted her head and asked, "Really?" She shook her head. "This is the first time I have met someone who shared my view on gems. Most people just see them as pretty rocks so...this is kind of awesome." She said with a chuckle.
Terra blinked, looking surprised. "Wow, my sisters all treat them as rocks and I tell them that, while their opinions both matter, they are wrong. Kind of like every being, no gem is identical." She said happily, shaking her head. "And they called me a rock lover." She chuckled and rubbed her arm.
Hazel laughed at that. "That sounds like something my sister would say." She shook her head. Then she smiled at Terra. "Well, I guess we can both be rock lovers together." She chuckled at the end.
Terra nodded. "I suppose we can." She said with a small laugh, looking around the shop in mild interest as she folded her hands behind her back.
Hazel stood there for a moment, silent. She was lost in her thoughts for a few seconds before her gaze left the rock and fell on the woman beside her. "She is going to be the death of me..!" The nagging part of her said. "Wow! I can't believe how much we have in common! I mean, I never thought I would run into a real person that took gems that seriously...besides myself. Oh, whoa. I think I am in love again!" The nagging part of her mind cut it. "No, no, no! That's a bad thing! Romance sucks and never worked for us for some reason. We don't have time for this! Get it together!" She thought, forgetting that she was still staring.
Terra looked back down and blinked before smiling. She was about to say something when she heard the man walking back. "Ah, I'll be back." She said, running over to where the man was to intercept him so she could check everything.
Hazel released a breath she didn't realize she was holding. "That could have been awkward. I need to be more careful next time." She told herself as she walked up to a few other displays, waiting for the woman to finish.
Oddly enough, Terra was holding the large box and lifting it up and down. "And I think…" She lifted it once more before smiling. "Yep, you didn't cheat me out. Good man." She said, her smile widening when she saw him scowl and walk off. Teleporting the box away, she summoned her magical tablet and walked over to Hazel. "And we are done. Nothing else on my list and I don't have anything else to do." She said, looking at the tablet and typing rapidly before promptly stopping and beginning to swipe.
Hazel nodded before putting her brain to use. "Well, since you are free and you said you've never really seen Auradon…" She worked up the courage to look into her eyes and said, "You wanna take a tour with me?" She smiled brightly.
Terra stopped what she was doing and looked up in surprise before she smiled and nodded. "I would love that." She said, absentmindedly finishing what she was doing on her tablet before sending it away. "Thank you."
Hazel tilted her head in confusion. She blinked twice. "Thank you for...what?" She looked at her expectantly.
"For offering to go around Auradon with me. I enjoy company and I would be wandering around on my own if you didn't just offer to go with me." Terra answered, tilting her head while her smile widened.
Her smile was infectious as Hazel's smile returned. "Don't worry about it. It's nothing." She motioned to the door and said, "We should see as much of Auradon as we can before the daylight runs out."
Terra nodded and began for the door. "Yep, and before I get called back to the workshop." She said with a small chuckle.
Hazel laughed and shook her head. "Yeah, that too." She smiled while seeming to stare again. She tilted her head before saying, "I'm sorry, but...your eyes are stunning…" The words tumbled out before she could stop herself. "Sorry again...I-uh-um...I am not t-to good with words." She said, nearly wanting to facepalm.
Terra blinked a couple times, not appearing to register that her cheeks were tinted ever-so-slightly. "I...Nobody has ever told me that." She said before smiling brightly. "Thank you."
Hazel chuckled nervously, recovering once again. "Heh...you're welcome. Shall we go?" She said, gesturing to the door.
Terra quickly nodded and practically charged towards the door before opening it. "Yep! Get out of here before that man throws us out for standing and not buying!" She said, chuckling as she scratched the back of her head.
Hazel laughed and said, "Yeah. That sounds like a very good plan!" She walked out the door with a bit of a skip in her step. "Now, where to first?" She asked with a smirk.
Terra shrugged and smiled. "I have no idea, I only saw a bit when I was out flying earlier and...I got nothing." She said with a soft chuckle.
Hazel nodded before smiling. "I guess I will pick, then. My sister and I come here all the time." She motioned for her to follow with a giddy smile.
Terra nodded and grinned. "Lead the way."