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When Heidi landed she could hear a storm rolling in, the thunder rumbling and sounding like the drums of war as lightning scattered across the darkening sky. The goddess didn't care what that girl said about staying calm, Ara clearly didn't care enough to truly help her! She just acted like Heidi was a ten year old child!
Heidi sensed that Audrey was not in the house...but Hecate was. Her eyes darkened as the electricity leapt off of her and hit nearby lamps that caused the bulbs to explode in popping sounds. This didn't bother her, no, she was on a mission.
She wanted this power gone, she wanted those memories gone for good and she didn't want to be the one to open the gate when they all decided to leave for good. There was no other thoughts in her mind as she felt the electrifying power race through her body at light speed. It beckoned her to continue bringing the storm, that the girl was wrong in her words. And Heidi was all for that idea.
The goddess practically threw the door open, her very presence causing all the lightbulbs in the room to instantly shatter at the overload of electricity. "Hecate...We need to talk." Her voice was dangerous and filled with unbridled anger that seemed to come from nowhere.
Hecate immediately stood up, caution flashing as she noticed the electricity zapping off of her normally happy student. That's when she noticed something off. Her ring is gone...It must have fallen off, that would explain the anger. And Hades must have stolen Zeus's divine power and given it to her...Hades, what have you done?
"What do you wish to discuss?" Hecate asked, keeping her voice neutral and as free of emotion as possible.
Heidi walked up to her, the wind blasting around them with a furious howl. "I need this power gone, sealed away for good. Second, I need for you to erase my memory up until the day before I went to the other world. Third, I ask of you to puppet my body to open the gate and lead the group through when they decide to leave. I don't want to remember any of this." Her voice was deathly cold as her eyes glowed with the flecks harshly flashing.
Hecate paused at that. Sure, she was fine with the first one, and maybe even a technicality of the second, but the third? That would mean that she knocks Heidi out then proceed to take control of her body, making her look like a zombie! The goddess took a deep breath. "I can do the first one for you and maybe the second one...not the third, however." She braced herself as she heard a roar of thunder from outside.
Heidi's hair was aflame instantly while the electricity began zapping everything erratically. Her eyes had darkened to a cold dark blue while white flames flowed off of the woman's arms. "Why not?" She asked, taking a step forward as the electricity traveled up her body in hypnotic gold waves.
Hecate kept calm as she looked at Heidi. "Because it is wrong and I refuse to do that to you. The day I found you, I told you that I would never harm you intentionally if I did not need to...And I will fulfill that, even if you want to harm me." She stated, going silent as she saw Heidi's eyes narrow, a clear sign that she was thinking.
The angered goddess whipped around, the winds beckoning for her to continue her rage. "The gates to the Underworld are locked under my power, those people won't be able to enter even if they begged me. I refuse to step out allow them to see me." She said, tightening her fists as she scowled.
"I'm not doing it, Heidi. You may as well stop as there is not a thing in the infinite realms that may change my mind." Hecate's voice was unwavering as she stood still.
Heidi glared at her from over her shoulder. "Then leave. You are doing nothing...and I will not waste my time on you." She said harshly, eyes cold with rage that brimmed within her.
Hecate looked at the ground, a solemn look on her face before she opened a portal and entered it. She didn't say anything as she looked back a final time. Her eyes narrowed before closing as the portal slammed shut.
Heidi scowled and threw the door open as she stormed out into the forest. Hecate dares to ignore me and not help? She seethed was she remembered the goddess's calm expression. Nobody wishes to help me now, no, they all treat me like I am insignificant. At her thoughts, the wind whipped past her while lightning struck nearby.
This was not her zone, she was out of her element...yet she felt like she was perfectly at home within this chaos she was creating. The winds were as comforting as soft whispers of encouragement, the thunder like a heartbeat of a parent, and the lightning coursing through her with a raging blaze that felt so...magnificent.
Her eyes flashed an electric blue before they returned back to their chilly original shade. The goddess let out a chuckle as she felt the temperature around her begin to fluctuate between a numbing cold and a blazing heat. Dad...You are completely insane...And I'm loving this. She thought, raising both of her hands. Blue flames roared to life on both of her hands before wild golden sparks poured out from her fingertips.
The weather quickly took a turn for the worst as the woman stared at her hands in what could only be mischief. Heidi looked up to the sky and waved her hand, immediately causing a large bolt of lightning to strike nearby while the thunder rumbled and rolled. The magic within the goddess flowed and blended with the fire and lightning to create an orb in each hand. The orbs were completely gold and covered in flames while sparks zapped around within the orbs. The very presence of them coated the area in a thick feeling of power as well as something akin of a fear-inducing energy.
Taking a few steps forward, the goddess felt her feet begin to lift off the ground. She twirled midair as she sensed the winds whirl around her in greeting. The sky appeared to be a bit calmer at her presence this time, possibly because it now recognized her. Heidi couldn't help the giggle that bubbled out as the winds lift her higher and higher, whispering their secrets to the woman.
When she stopped ascending, she gazed over the land before her as the storm rolled in. Her enhanced sight allowed her to see the growing panic on the once calm inhabitants of Auradon. She knew what they were thinking...They all thought Zeus had returned. Oh, how wrong they are. Heidi watched as they all retreated back into their homes before she allowed the wind to carry her back down to the ground. Tossing one of the orbs up, she became fascinated as it began floating. Reaching out, she poked it and smiled when it began circling her in a protective manner. She decided to do the same with the other one and her smile widened when it did the same. "That is cool…" She murmured, watching as they circled around her.
Looking up at the sky, she frowned as she sensed the clouds preparing to bring in a torrent of rain. She sighed at the thought, rubbing her chin as she thought of a way to handle this particular issue. Right as soon as she was about to head back in to hide from the rain, she noticed that there was an almost transparent shield of wind whirling around her. She reached out and gently touched it, the reaction bringing a smile to her face as it almost sparked at her touch.
Despite the fact that this foreign power was new, Heidi felt like it had grown on her. Maybe...she wanted to keep it? No, that is insane. She shook her head and pulled her hand back, almost as if she had been burned by it. "I can't keep this, even though I have brief control over you…" She paused when the wind howled in protest. "No, it isn't right, I couldn't learn how to control this." At her words, sparks flew off her fingers and caused her to sigh.
The goddess looked up as she saw raindrops begin to fall. Part of her was amazed that she could even stand out there at the moment, watching as the drops of rain flew off of the wind dome. It has always been a dream of hers to be out in the rain without becoming weak...And this power was allowing her to do that.
"...I want to keep this." The words tumbled out of her mouth faster than she could think and she closed her eyes as the electricity raced through her. It was a different kind of warmth, almost foreign in comparison to her flames and magic. It felt as sharp as a needle yet soft like a pillow, a strange feeling that made her head spin a bit. Was the power accepting her? Heidi wasn't quite sure...but she was accepting it.
With a deep breath, she lowered to the ground and closed her eyes as she felt the storm grow in power, feeding off of her hidden rage that had only quelled for a mere moment. The whispers of the wind cooed and whipped around her, ushering the bluenette into a state where they were freely moving around her.
I don't know how I am controlling it...but I thank whoever allowed me to. Her final thoughts rang before she fell into a deep meditative state while the various elements surrounding her began to whip around as if they had their own mind.
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Hazel shook her head as she and Terra teleported back to the safety of the resort. She glanced around at her surroundings before turning to Terra with pursed lips. She opened her mouth wanting to say something before closing it. After a few more seconds she said, "Well...This was...interesting." She said, tilting her head.
Terra looked at her in mild confusion. "What do you mean?" She asked before her eyes flew up to the ceiling.
"I mean meeting each other's families. It was weird, but fun." She shrugged. She blinked before turning to Terra fully.
Terra looked down and chuckled. "Well, more weird on my side. You could bring death himself into the room and those two would still argue and rip each other's hair out." She said, closing her eyes in thought.
Hazel smiled before folding her arms. "Really? Because my grandmother accused you of being Loki. That has to count for some bonus weird points." She chuckled in return.
Terra shrugged. "True. Can't say I've ever been called a Trickster before, kind of surprising actually…" She trailed off, opening her eyes and rubbing her chin.
Hazel shook her head. "At least I know what to expect for the future." She smiled before her smile fell and her brows furrowed.
"Yeah, hopefully you've seen all of their craziness, though I sincerely doubt it." Terra finished with a deadpan and she shook her head.
Hazel tilted her head with a frown before looking around swiftly. "The weather has changed." She stated, referring to the once sunny weather.
Terra looked out and her eyes narrowed. "There's something coming. It feels like...a lot of things." She said with a hint of confusion in her voice.
Hazel turned to her, making her way over to the window. "Whoa...what kind of storm is that?" She said, shaking her head as an uncomfortable feeling came over her.
Terra made her way to the window and frowned at the sight. Before her eyes, the storm clouds began to shift to an angry red while the winds picked up and golden lightning flashed erratically. "A magical one…" She breathed out, blinking as she saw the window attempting to frost over only to melt a second later. "And a strong one at that."
Hazel stepped away from the window in fear and confusion when Ara had calmly come down the stairs. Hazel turned to her sister and pointed to the window. "What kind of storm is that?"
Ara merely blinked before turning her eyes to the window. "Hm." She blinked. "It's not natural, but painfully familiar." She stared out of the window for a minute longer before walking toward the kitchen that was practically in the same room.
Terra placed a hand on the glass and jumped back, not even a second later. "Whoever it is...They are generating a lot of magic...It feels hot and cold...Also sharp. This storm is only going to get worse." She shook her head and rubbed her hand that had a small burn from where she had placed it.
Without hesitation Ara answered. "It's Heidi." She said, her voice sounding calm as if she wasn't worried. "She's gotten into quite a predicament, somehow absorbing Zeus' divine gift. The result is this." She motioned to the window.
Terra closed her eyes for a moment before she let out a shaky breath. "She isn't answering me, but I heard a few things. I think Hades stole Zeus's power and gave it to Heidi through the use of his ember. From what I can tell, she just took the ember out of his hand and it happened." She shook her head, a worried look appearing on her face.
Hazel blinked as anxiety began to well up inside her. "Okay...what does that mean for us?" She said, leaning on the glass, but backing up when the glass frosted.
Terra took a deep breath. "It means...Heidi lost control of her emotions and has let loose an emotion-fueled storm that is enchanted with magic heading straight for Auradon." She said with a hint of fear in her voice.
Ara looked to them both, seemingly unbothered while her sister began to panic. Hazel turned to Terra and said, "Is there anything that can be done? Please don't tell me the gods are still locked in Olympus…" Hazel's eyes became a pink shade.
Terra shook her head. "The gods aren't coming, they were commanded to stay there and probably swore to do so. At this rate...unless Heidi calms down and calls the storm off…" She sighed and looked at the floor. "Auradon might be wiped clean off the map."
Hazel winced while Ara remained as is. Hazel looked to Ara with exasperation. "How are you so calm at a time like this!? Did you not hear what she said?" She asked with slight anger.
Ara blinked before tilting her head. "I'm not calm." She looked at the window. "I am completely terrified. Without the gods, there is nothing that will stop that storm." She shook her head. "Auradon's as good as gone."
Hazel nearly looked at her sideways before nodding in understanding. "Ahh. Personality change side effect." She took a deep breath. "I guess you will get better when we leave. For now, we have to not die." Then she turned to Terra. "How is the storm doing?"
Terra glanced back at her. "She's charging it more, almost like she's digging up every last little bit of rage and throwing it up into the storm." She informed her, waving her hands and summoning a magical looking orb. "Let's see what we're looking at here." She allowed the orb to float and all of a sudden an image appeared. "Found her."
Ara peered at the orb while Hazel tilted her head and looked into it with confusion. Hazel blinked at the orb, seeing the image. "Whoa…" She said awe.
Terra manipulated the orb to project the image and nodded as it got larger. The image showed Heidi behind a white dome, golden lightning shooting off everywhere while raindrops fell around her. "I see lightning…" She pointed at the lightning before pointing at something else. "Fire…" And her finger landed on a large golden ribbon that appeared to be mid spin around the goddess. "And magic. That is not good." She took a step back and folded her arms with a frown.
Hazel and Ara shared a look of confusion as they looked to Terra for clarification.
Terra looked at them and sighed. "She has complete control over three elements and an insane amount of magic. She's practically unstoppable with the addition of the wind. If she decides to whip out a bit of ground manipulation…" She shook her head and trailed off.
Hazel looked to Terra then looked to Ara. She gasped and blinked a couple of times as she began to pace around the room a bit. She brought a hand through her ruby tresses. "What if...what if...we went?" She asked, thinking aloud.
Ara's eyes widened at the thought. "We?" She blinked. "As in, me and you?" She said, a touch of fear welling up in her eyes.
Hazel nodded, looking at Terra and her sister. "Yes. The two of us." Hazel's foot tapped against the ground as she thought.
Terra looked back at the picture and sighed. "At the moment, you two would be the only solution. No god is going to step up to that." She pointed to the goddess on the screen. "The gods that are out wouldn't dare approach her. She's practically one of the major goddesses…" She said, the second part mainly to herself as she thought about something.
"How reassuring…" Ara stated, looking to the ground.
Hazel turned to her sister. "Ara, I know you are scared and that this is a bit over our heads, but we are the only two useful goddesses in Auradon right now!" She pointed to the window. "Look out there! Those are our elements! If we work together, we can do this!" She said, with a smile.
Ara, on the other hand, frowned. "No. This is none of our concern." She said, folding her arms.
Hazel blinked before glancing outside. "Ara, aren't you her best friend?"
Ara looked at her with widened eyes. Then her eyes softened as she looked toward the carpet.
Being a twin and knowing her sister like the back of her hand, Hazel asked, "Ara...what happened?" She looked at her sister with empathy.
Ara pouted a bit before folding her arms. "I may have gotten...a bit upset with her."
Hazel blinked before motioning with her hands for Ara to continue.
Ara glanced at that. "She was out in the forest and I sensed her electricity while meditating. All I know is, she was having problems due to some trouble that she always gets into. She almost caused a forest fire. She insulted my control and my power." She took a deep breath. "I may have been a bit harsh on her...storms make me crabby. Heidi has never glared at me like that before." She said, sadly looking at the ground.
Hazel gave her sister a very warm hug and said, "...I think I know why you were so crabby."
"Why?" Ara returned her hug. "Personality changes? Increased dimensional aging?"
Hazel released her with a smile. She shrugged. "Yeah, those things." She looked into her sister's eyes. "The biggest of it is that...you want to go home." She gave her a bright smile.
Ara blinked and looked to the side. Whether she admitted it or not, she did feel homesick for a little while now. She missed her other friends, her other life, her home, and her girlfriend...even Mal...a little. "I...guess I am a tad homesick. I just…"
Hazel nodded. "You wanted to be here for the family...for grandmother and grandfather...for dad...for Heidi?" She tilted her head.
Ara nodded with wettening eyes. "I know how much I'll miss them all." She said, her voice barely above a whisper.
Hazel grabbed her twin's hands and continued to look into her sister's eyes. "I know. Me too." She said, her eyes wettening as well.
Ara and Hazel stared at each other for a few more seconds as if they were speaking through body language. After a little while, Ara cracked a smile, wiping away a stray tear. She nodded, her eyes filling with determination. "Okay." She told her beaming sister.
Ara turned to Terra with a smile. "If our parents ask for us, tell them we went out with a friend." She said jokingly.
Terra nodded and smiled gently before forming two small devices with her magic. The woman walked over and handed one to each of them. "Put those on and I'll be able to speak with you both telepathically. I know Heidi and I have never seen her with this much control, I don't feel comfortable sitting up here while she goes after you two…" She rubbed her arm and shook her head. "If anything about what she is doing confuses you, just think it and I'll answer."
Hazel looked to Ara. They both shared the look and nodded. Ara turned to Terra once again calm. "Got it." She turned it over a couple times before asking, "Umm...how do I..?" She pointed to the device, referring to how it was supposed to be worn.
Terra levitated it out of her hand and positioned it before clipping it gently onto her ear. The device came to life and glowed blue, causing Terra to smile. "Like that."
Ara looked surprised while Hazel smiled and clipped her device on her own ear. Hazel smirked and said, "Okay. I think we got everything." She sighed.
Terra nodded. "Just be very careful with her, I think its raining where she is and I'm sure you both know about the water thing." She said while placing a hand on her hip and grabbing the orb.
Ara nodded before the wind began to pick up around her. "Gotcha." She said, heading to the front door. "I know you two well by now. I will give you two squishies a moment." She smiled, opening the door and waiting outside.
Hazel chuckled. "I think she is giving us time to wish each other luck?" She smiled at her sibling before turning to Terra.
Terra chuckled as well, sending the orb away as she summoned her tablet. "Yeah, seems like the most likely thing. She called us squishies."
Hazel smirked and playfully folded her arms. "We are not that squishy. Are we?" She asked, tilting her head.
Terra shook her head. "You haven't seen squishy until you've seen Seraphina in action. We are nothing compared to her level of squishiness." She said with a soft chuckle.
Hazel shook her head. "Well...wish me luck!" She planted a kiss on Terra's cheek before running to the door. She gave her one last wave goodbye before heading out.
Terra smiled before looking down at her tablet. She typed in something before she projected the thing into the air. It appeared to be a detailed weather radar that was showing the fast moving magical storm. The goddess tilted her head at it and typed in a few things before she grimaced. "And chance for a tornado...or two." She said to herself as two triangles popped up on her map with a slight ding. "I really hope they can calm you down, Heidi."
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To say that time flew would be an understatement. The set of sisters stayed close together and close to the ground as they took off toward the center of the malicious storm. They didn't walk or run. However, Hazel had levitated a nice sized platform made of rock for them to hover on. It saved much time as they traveled through the empty streets.
Hazel kept her eyes open for debris from the growing storm while Ara kept herself ready for stray bolts. There was noise all around them, but the twins kept silent. The storm's rage was enough noise for the both of them. It only grew as they had gotten closer.
Then there was rain. After that, the winds came. The wind was so strong that it threatened to blow them both off of the platform. Thankfully, Ara raised her hand, diverting the winds over them instead over them instead of into them. To Hazel's surprise, but not Ara's, there came to be hail falling from the sky. Ara made sure to divert the harmful balls of pure ice, allowing Hazel to concentrate better.
In what seemed like a couple of minutes, they arrived at what seemed to be the center. Ara nodded to Hazel and motioned her to follow using her head. Hazel blinked and nodded in return. They krept deeper into the forest where, Hazel recognized, to be the same forest near Heidi's home.
Hazel followed behind Ara as she thought, "Terra, are you there?" She said, looking to the sky as her map.
"Yep. Anything you need?" Terra asked, her voice calm and sounding slightly echoey for some reason.
Hazel nodded, glancing at Ara who glanced back. "We are in the area, but where is she exactly? There's so much going on out here that it's hard to navigate." She said, moving her wet hair out of her eyes as they blew in the vicious winds.
"My best guess would be near her house. The storm seems calmer there, the wind too." Terra said with a thoughtful hum.
Ara, who was also tuned into the conversation nodded. "Okay. We are moving there now." She said as she took hold of the slightest bit of her power.
Hazel followed after the best she could in the harsh elements. She eventually used her plant magic to tie her hair into a ponytail utilizing vines. After that, she could follow along better while Ara pretty much zoomed through the chaotic forest.
When they reached the house, they took a moment to stand in awe for a moment. Ara looked to Hazel and Hazel looked back to her with determination in her eyes. Ara fed off of her determined spirit. Then they continued forward to the very core of the storm.
The area was practically bathed in magic as the wind blew gently while the rain was just as calm. In the center of the area was an almost pure white dome with two strange glowing orbs surrounding it while a ribbon of gold spun around it. The dome appeared to be deflecting the rain off, protecting whoever was inside the dome. The clouds above them also seemed to be calm as they were a warm orange instead of an angry red hue.
Hazel looked at it all with her mouth agape. She shook her head, snapping out of her trance and looking at her sister who had a thoughtful look. "That's a large forcefield…" She said, looking back at the bright area.
Ara nodded, looking directly at the field as if she could see through it. "It is. That is making everything seem more and more impossible." She shook her head. "Terra."
"Yes?" Terra called back.
Ara shook her head before thinking, "There is a very large field around her. How are we even going to get her attention?" She said, moving her gaze to the golden ribbon.
"That forcefield is made out of wind I believe and it's the only thing keeping her safe in that rain. The obvious answer would be to attack it...but I'm not sure if it would take kindly to you doing it. The wind appears to be obeying her." Terra said, sounding a bit confused as she spoke.
Ara nodded. "Of course it is. The elements we control have their own persona. It's up to us if we meet their standards. If we don't...they'll ditch us faster than a run down car." Ara took a deep breath. "Well...the only thing I can think of is fighting fire with fire."
Terra hummed in agreement. "Just watch out in case she actually uses fire. I can't get her attention, so she is either asleep or she is really out of it. Probably the second one."
Ara nodded before turning to Hazel. "Okay. I'll be offense. I will battle this field while you guard me from any elements I can't protect us from, savvy?" She said, glowing purple as she gathered a vast amount of her elemental magic. This time, she grabbed onto all parts of it.
Hazel nodded and gripped onto her divine gifts as well. "Got it. Let's go." She took two steps behind Ara.
While Hazel did this, Ara jogged up a couple feet before raising her left hand, calling on her own familiar army of winds. To Hazel, the winds seemed to have a faint purple hue to it, but it might just be her. When she felt that she was ready, she took a few steps to the side before sending her wind army to the field. Within a few seconds, Ara's wind buffeted against the field, fighting the field's winds head on. They even made a booming sound as they collided.
Just when it looked as if it was making progress, there was a pulse of energy before the field suddenly turned gold and was covered in golden flames and sparks of the same color. It only took a few seconds for the winds to be sent back to the girl as the field grew in size.
Hazel called her in alarm, seeing the winds returning, "Ara!"
Ara's eyes squinted as she thrusted out her fist, parting her winds. "That thing is stronger than I thought…" She shook her head before gathering her magic once again, this time increasing its strength.
Hazel glanced from her sister to the winds. She decided to grab onto her own white flames and even a bit of her light as a triangular figure fabricated in front of her. "Ara! Use more than one element!" She called.
Ara blinked at her before nodding. She also gathered her multicolored electricity as her purple winds. She took a deep breath before counting, "One…"
Hazel breathed, charging her magic as she began to shine like a star. "Two…"
"Three…" They said in unison as they released both of their powers on the forcefield.
They both focused intently as their chaotic magic flew toward the field in return fire. Purple and white soared through the air. They swirled together, making a spiral shape before finally clashing with the field. It made an even bigger sound than before as the magics slammed together. A sound that could be heard from all over Auradon.
It lasted for several moments before a loud 'bang!' sounded as a hand touched the forcefield from inside. The shield hardened before the two orbs flew down and got in the way of the magical blast. It almost appeared...that it was absorbing them?
The twins stopped when they saw this. Ara blinked before getting into a defensive position. "Why can't boss battles be easy?" She said with halved eyes.
Hazel, who had been staring intently at the orb said, "You've got to be kidding me...it ate our powers!" She sighed. "Terra. I need info about those orbs. One just swallowed our magic."
"They actually absorbed it. Kind of like how Hades' Ember absorbed Zeus's divine power, only these are absorbing magic. I know Heidi can somewhat absorb magic, steals it actually, but I haven't seen her use it before." Terra said with a thoughtful hum.
Ara folded her arms. "Yep, we're screwed." She stated, clearly losing hope.
Hazel looked back at the orbs. "What does each one do?" She thought.
"Hmm…" Terra paused as she thought about that. "Well, one of them is doing most of the absorbing while the other is rerouting it to Heidi since she can transform it into power for the storm. You two actually got a reaction out of her with that."
Ara folded her arms looking at the orbs same as Hazel. "Sounds like we need to get rid of those things. Is it possible?" She called to Terra.
"You can try to overload them, but I am not sure if that will work. Hecate was Heidi's teacher, after all." Terra said, obviously wondering the same thing as them.
"You said something about fire, electricity, and magic, right? Which one of these is fire?" She asked in curiosity.
"So, the ribbon is the magic, the electricity is combined with the winds, while the fire seems to be with her. At the moment, however, it's on the shield. The two orbs aren't related to any of them, they are just her creations made out of the three." Terra informed them.
Hazel nodded in understanding before turning to her sister. "Our best bet is to split up and fire on different sides." She said, glaring at the field.
Ara blinked. "If we are splitting up, then we need to keep watch for that orb. On the bright side, it can't be in two places at once." Ara smirked as the new plan began to make sense. "We can't be stationary either, or that thing will find out where we're firing. We have to keep moving."
"Run clockwise?" Hazel asked as she gripped her magic again.
Ara nodded, bouncing around as she charged her electricity, wind, and utilized her water as steam just to be safe. "Yeah...go!" She said as she broke out running to the other side of the field.
Waiting for her sister, Hazel stood. Her eyes glowed as she bit her lip. She even gathered a bit of her plant matter this time, wanting to give it all she got. Changing her mind, she grabbed a hold of every element she knew how to control and she grabbed onto as much as she could. She prepared herself to run, still waiting for her sister to make the first shot.
When a familiar "boom" rang from the field along with a purple glow in the distance, Hazel knew that was her cue. Once again, she shone like a white star as she released her magic through a magical triangle shape. Her white magic beamed through the triangle, but became a rainbow when it focused through the magical triangle. The triangle spun clockwise as she began to run clockwise as her and her sister agreed.
Seeing that she was not going fast enough, she multitasked. She used another rock platform to stand on. She also fought to keep her balance as she channelled her magic through the spinning triangle. Her bright magic finally hit the field, rainbow colored sparks flying off, as another "boom" was heard. Ara heard this and begun to utilize her enhanced speed to blast off. Also keeping that orb in mind, she would allow her blast to swivel almost in a serpent like pattern.
Out of nowhere, the shield suddenly glowed brightly while the orbs retreated back to it. A golden magical symbol formed beneath it before something strange happened. The raindrops seemed to stop falling, almost as if they had been frozen in time. The shield lightened in intensity and became transparent to reveal an annoyed looking Heidi staring at them. Waving her hand, she quickly cast the same spell she had on the rain and threw it at the two girls. They stopped moving almost immediately with only their facial movements being allowed.
Ara blinked, obviously trying to move, but failing to do so. "Wha-?" She said, as she kept fighting to move.
As for Hazel, she looked at her body in shock before turning to the woman inside the dome. "Heidi! We need to talk to you badly!" She yelled over the ambience of the storm.
Heidi looked at her and slowly stood up, allowing the wind to lift her up and float her over to the girl as the winds protected her. "About what? I'm busy enjoying this power." She said calmly, seeming to be rather peaceful despite the raging storm above her.
Hazel blinked and looked around with a slight smile. "Oh...yeah. This...is some vast power and I'm glad you are enjoying it, but there is a big problem."
Ara's voice rang from the other side of the field. "Auradon is going to go caput if this storm isn't calmed!" She shouted over the sounds.
Heidi glanced back at her as she gracefully glided over. "I doubt that, this storm couldn't even stand up to one of my uncle's, much less take out a city." She said before gliding away.
Ara raised an eyebrow, looking up to the red and orange sky. A piece of hail, nearly hitting her head. "Heidi. Bottom line is that this has to stop. Even if it does not take the city completely out, all of these elements will cause unstoppable damage."
Heidi rolled her eyes as the wind lifted her higher. She waved a finger through the air with a bored look before the winds changed direction and began heading the opposite way. "There, it's aimed at Olympus, happy?" She said in annoyance, folding her arms and sitting midair.
Ara raised an eyebrow and said, "Not...really…" she blinked.
Hazel winced before calling out to Terra. "Terra! On the bright side, she's talking to us. The bad news is she redirected the winds to Olympus and I can't move!" She said mentally.
"Hang on." Terra said, sounding concentrated on something. A moment passed before both of their earpieces began beeping and the spell was immediately canceled, allowing them to move once more.
Heidi's eyebrows flew up in surprise at the sight. "What...Who did that?" She asked in confusion, looking around as the wind carried her.
Hazel grinned while Ara blinked and smiled. Hazel cheered mentally, "Thanks, hun!" Ara cringed as soon as she heard this.
Terra chuckled before clearing her voice. "Just keep her talking, I'm attempting to contact someone on Olympus. They've got their own network up there run by this Hermes guy, no doubt somebody is probably on their phone right about now."
Ara confirmed by thinking, "Okay. We will hear from you then."
In the meantime, Hazel turned to Heidi. "Okay, keep her talking…" She took a deep breath before taking a few steps forward. "Heidi, something's wrong, isn't it? You wanna talk about it?" She tilted her head with a small smile.
Heidi stopped flying about to look at her. "No." She shook her head and looked away. "Nobody here takes me seriously enough to listen, so why should I talk?" She said before allowing the winds to lift her up.
Ara blinked before turning to the other goddess herself. "What do you mean by everybody?" She asked with a stretch.
"I'm only the baby who constantly gets into trouble, constantly gets into situations that bring others down with me. I'm babied for it, and nobody will ever take me seriously. Not unless I prove that I am serious…" Heidi said with narrowed eyes, maneuvering so that she was laying down on the winds.
Ara glanced at the storm. "So this proves that your serious?" She asked, trying to understand.
"Actions speak louder than words, and since no one will allow me to speak freely...I have to make a grand action. What is more grand than a massive storm? Then they'll realize I'm more than the goddess who is a mess up, the goddess who can't do anything right or say the correct things...I will be taken seriously." Heidi stated, staring back up at her storm.
Hazel sat on the ground. "Hmm…so you are tired of getting treated like a baby." She confirmed, repeating it to herself.
Ara chuckled as she sat on the ground as if she were meditating. "You're tired of the baby treatment, huh?" She folded her arms. "I feel the same way."
"You have a place to return to where you will automatically be treated the best above all others. I return to a place where the king himself is constantly plotting my demise as a revenge plot to get back at his brother. I'm not only the baby, I'm the punching bag, the bastard daughter of Hades and some lady who couldn't even bother to stick around." The goddess let out a humorless laugh. "I have the worst possible family in the world, one that decided that a child should be treated for their father's crimes. So, yeah, it's not just the baby treatment, it's the "Why are you even here?" treatment."
Ara blinked before smirking. "Huh, you are aware that I admire that, right?" She glanced up at the storm. "Your determination and strength. That is one reason I am so fond of you. The whole word is against you, yet you're still fighting." She glanced around. "When I first met you, I was completely awestruck by that."
Heidi shook her head. "That was then, we are in the now. My only strength comes from the day that my father will finally be free and we can truly march up to Olympus and serve some righteous judgement." She said, not bothering to look down at her as she floated around aimlessly.
Ara shook her head. "No. It's still there. You are trying to prove yourself as serious, no?" She layed back on the ground, enjoying the feeling of the rain. "You are still trying to fight for what you deserve. You go girl." She said, satisfied with her position on the ground.
Hazel shrugged and kept her hands on her knees. "Honestly, I wouldn't blame you for wanting "judgement" concerning Olympus. Most of everyone, save for a few, are pricks." She curled her legs up to her chest, using her magic to summon her magic umbrella Terra gave to her. Hazel sighed as she was now dry and drowning in light.
Heidi sat up and looked like she was about to respond...until a golden blur smacked right into her and took her down to the ground in a tumble. The blur and the goddess tumbled until Heidi hit a tree and groaned. "Ouch…"
The golden blur removed his helmet...and it was Hermes. "So, I heard you were having quite the party on this side of the world?" He asked with a devious smile, prompting her to look at him in confusion.
Ara shrugged, sitting up. "Yeah, pretty much." She stood and she saw her sister doing the same.
Heidi peered at him. "Hermes...did you break an oath?" She asked slowly, seeming more confused than anything at the god.
Hermes shrugged. "Yeah...I'm probably gonna feel that one later, good thing I don't have any kids that can be cursed, you know how those oath breakings work." He floated off of her and helped her back into the air. "I was wondering where Zeus's spark went, good to see I found it in my troublemaker of a partner." He said with a laugh, floating away as she scowled and tried to tackle him midair.
Ara and Hazel looked at each other before smiling. Ara folded her arms, "Well. I see our work here is done." She said, looking to her sister who nodded.
Heidi looked at them as she chased Hermes around. "You two just kept poking my shield." She said, laughing at them like she had just noticed the funniest thing ever.
"She's right, I saved you all when I swooped in and caught this trickster doing what she does best." Hermes said with a grin as he dodged the bluenette.
Ara frowned before looking to Hazel. "I'm going back to the resort. I will see you there. I need your help finding my other black sock." She said as she glowed purple.
Hazel looked to her with worry. "Actually, I'll go with you." She said, looking to her sister with concern. She glowed before turning to the two gods with a smile and a wave.
The twins both disappeared. One in a lightning strike and one in a flash of light.
Hermes floated out of Heidi's reach and looked at the storm clouds that seemed to remain. "Hey, trouble!"
Heidi was lifted up to him and she folded her arms as she sat in the air. "What?" She asked him with halved eyes.
He whirled around with a grin. "So, we need to get rid of this. Unfortunately, it wouldn't hit just Olympus, if it did I'd leave it. Anyway-" He clapped his hands together. "-We need to get rid of it."
Her eyebrow rose in question. "And how do you intend that we do that? I can change directions...not stop it. I was actually just hoping it would hit Zeus and remain above him for awhile."
Hermes blinked. "I'm keeping that idea for later." He wrote it down on a notepad before sending it away in a puff of smoke. "As for the storm...I will teach you, little trickster."
"I'm taller than you in heels." Heidi deadpanned.
Hermes completely ignored her and grabbed her by the hand. "Come on! We have a storm to chase and to stop...hopefully." He said, grinning before blasting off after the fast moving storm.