Chapter 1
It begins…
A pocket dimension; the Meander Castle
Tantara, owner of the Meander Crystal of the Heart, woke up. She knew it was coming. Eight years ago she had started preparing for this. But she had known that it would come for about ten years. Her opponents, the owners of the Black Crystals, wanted to defeat her family, owners of the Meander Crystals and rule the Earth and galaxy. If they only had wanted to defeat her family, there shouldn't have been a big problem. But in the past there had been a lot of evil and they had been busy to collect that evil. She answered that with seeking her own fighters, but then for the powers of the good. And she had found them. It kept turning and turning in her mind.
"But then her husband, Montres, owner of the Meander Crystal of Strength, woke up and said: "It is coming, or not?"
Tantara nodded.
Montres did the same and said: "But that is something for the next morning. They won't attack now, or else should I have felt it also, just like Meret, Mikayla, Taren and Taranis. Now we go to sleep. We gonna have a busy day tomorrow."
Tantara agreed en lay down. A few minutes later she was in the land of dreams.
***
The next morning with breakfast. Tantara was with her husband, her daughters Meret and Mikayla and her sons Taren en Taranis at the table. Meret, Mikayla, Taren and Taranis were quadruplets.
Meret, owner off the Meander Crystal off the Earth had seen that morning from the look on her mothers face what was about to happen. She said: "Mother, am I wrong or is the battle coming?"
Mikayla, owner of the Meander Crystal of the Water, looked at the face off her sister and said: "If that is true, then it is correct what I saw tonight."
Her brother Taren, owner off the Meander Crystal off the Air looked at his mother and said: "Is Meret right? Is the battle coming?"
Tantara nodded. Taranis, the owner off the Meander Crystal of the Fire said: "The Power Center is ready. I presume that we gonna do it tonight."
Tantara nodded again. She looked tired. After she had fallen asleep, she had a pretty bad dream. She and Montres woke op this morning early and talked for long time. She spoke for the first time while breakfast: "I have contacted everybody. They are extra alert." Then they spoke for a very long time.
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The whole day the children worked very hard to prepare everything in the Power Center.
In the evening they gathered with their parents in the ceremonial chamber. They took their crystals from their for heads and placed them in the holders. Then they focused and summoned the powers they had been gathering in the years. Lights and sparkles twirled around in the room. After a few minutes they disappeared, but on a long table laid a long line of morphers.
They were all exhausted, but they weren't ready yet. They all closed their eyes and summoned the last reserves of their energy. The lights and the sparkles appeared again and in a big space under the ceremonial chamber appeared…
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Angel Grove, California; the local sports center
A young woman about seventeen years old tied her ballet shoes. She had blond hair and around her neck she wore a small crystal. Suddenly she heard some loud cries. Warned by Meret, she knew what was going on. Pissed of she smacked twice on her left hip and a glow of light, coming from the crystal around her neck, surrounded her. When it fade away, she was in a tight gray suit with pieces of silver armor. On her belt hung a chamrak and a holder. Her hair had turned from blond into black. She ran out the changing room and grabbed her chamrak. She looked in gym and saw two of her teachers defending their self's against some strange creatures. She threw her chamrak and grabbed from the holder a small staff, which expanded in a bo-staff. She slammed in on some of the creatures. When she had a free moment she released two pink bolts of energy, hitting on the women, causing them to teleport. Then she moved her hand before her own face and disappeared in a flash of light.
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Geneva, Switzerland; the American embassy
At a small conference room at the General Affairs. A small group of people were discussing a case. One was a young Asian woman, dressed in a ochre yellow business suit and a pair of comparing high heals. Her black hair was gathered with a clip. With her were two men, both dressed in gray suits. One of them had a small crystal around his neck. The Asian woman was explaining something, when a bunch of strange creatures teleported in. The three people in the conference room looked up. One off the man looked scared, but the woman and the man with the crystal around his neck kept a calm expression on their faces. When the creatures attacked, the woman kicked the high heals off and started defending herself against the creatures. The two man followed her example. The man without the crystal was quickly knocked out unconscious. The other man smacked one time on his hip and a belt with a holder appeared. Suddenly he got a free line and released a yellow bolt of energy. It hit the Asian woman and she teleported. Then the man also disappeared. Just like the strange creatures. The unconscious man woke up and looked around, when a bunch of people flowed into the room.
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Angel Grove, California; Angel Grove High
The mystical girl from the local sports centre moved slowly to a window at the lab section. One of the labs was lit up. Inside were a teen boy, about sixteen, seventeen years old and a man about twenty-three years old. The girl knew the man and the teen. The man was one of her teachers at school and the boy was a classmate. Then she saw the creatures again, running to the buildings. She groaned and grabbed her chamrak. She knocked down some of them and moved quickly to the window. It was opened and from her crystal she released two bolts of blue energy. The people inside the lab disappeared and the girl did the same.
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Terra Venture New Heaven, Mirinoi; Main living house
Their group was gathered after a long working day. One of their friends had come in for a short visit. Hidden under his uniform he wore a small crystal. The group was talking for a moment about daily matters, like whose turn it was to cook or whose turn it was to do the dishes. Two of the guys got a little argument which solved in an uncontrollable fit of laughter. Their peaceful gathering was disturbed when some strange creatures appeared with a man, clad in black armor.
The man with the crystal stood up and mocked: "Nork, couldn't the Mukro's handle this little thing by their own?"
Nork groaned. He clapped in his hands and the creatures came forwards.
The man chuckled. "Not today, Nork." he said. He released seven bolts of energy from his hands. One was red and the others where green, blue, pink, grey, purple and yellow. The other members off the group were hit and teleported somewhere. The man chuckled again and teleported also, leaving a very pissed of Nork behind.
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San Francisco, California; University library
Two young women were sitting on a table, both busy with studying a book about the worlds main religions. One was from Asian origin; the other was more from the Mid-East and wore a headscarf. Both were freshman and studied anthropology. A few moments later two young man came in. One was Afro-American and the other was from Spanish origin. They were good friends with the Asian woman. They followed both studies in the technical direction. They selected the books they needed and joined the both women. The four youngsters were engrossed in their study material, when a yell broke the silence. They looked up from their books and gasped. A group strange creatures was busy with destroying the library. The veiled woman stood up and touched a small crystal around her neck. The next moment some of the creatures flew trough the air. Then the woman released three colored bolts of energy from her hands. One was pink, one was blue and the last one was black. Her companions disappeared and after the woman moved her hand before her face, she followed their example.
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Manhattan, New York; The New Hangout
The group left the disco. It was about three in the night. One couple of close friends was an Afro-American man and Afro-American woman. The man wore a black pair of trousers and a black T-shirt. The woman wore a tight, yellow dress and a pair of high heels. The most other people in the group were also from Afro-American origin. But there was one man who carried a small crystal around his neck. When the group passed an alley they heard a soft cry. The two friends reacted direct. They went into the alley and saw a bunch of the strange creatures. Both took immediately a fighting stance.
The man with the crystal around his neck followed them. When the creatures started to attack, he chuckled and said: "Not today, little bunch of Mukro's." With those words he released two bolts of energy from his hand. One was yellow, the other was black. The friends were hit and teleported, where after the man also teleported.
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Angel Grove, California; a local dojo
The elder woman pulled her bucket from the toilet that she had been cleaning. It was about seven in the evening. Today weren't evening classes there and the four men who managed the dojo were working on the bookkeeping. Below her apron the elder woman wore a small crystal. Suddenly she saw a woman in black armour and a bunch of strange creatures walking trough the hallway. She knew what it meant. With a sigh she smacked twice on her left hip and from the crystal on her neck appeared a light. It surrounded her and when it fade away, she was a young woman with long red hair, clad in grey. She stepped behind the group and raised her hands. A bright light glowed up and the strange creatures disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
The woman who had been with them, said: "This battle isn't over yet. You know that." Then she also disappeared.
The young woman sighed again and made her way to the office. There she released four bolts of energy from her hands. One was white and the other ones were blue, red and green. The four men were hit and teleported to a unfamiliar place. After that the young woman disappeared also.
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Palladium, KO-35; the hospital
The four friends were waiting for another friend of them in the hall. They had planned a night out, away from all the obligations they had. Their friend, a woman about thirty years old with long, black hair joined them after a few minutes. She was a doctor and had been busy the whole day. Just like the others. One of the four, a woman with long gold-brown hair, had been busy at a school, two others had been busy on the local government offices and the last had been busy on the architectural where he worked. The group left, lively talking, the hospital. They walked trough the abandoned streets when a group of the creatures surrounded them. The men and one of the women took immediately a fighting stance. The creatures attacked. They had them down in a few minutes. One of the men touched a small crystal around his neck and released some bolts of energy from his hands. One yellow, one red and the last one was silver. They hit the two other men and the woman with the brown hair and they disappeared. The woman with the black hair hugged the man with the crystal and said: "It's time, isn't it?" The man nodded. "I don't want to leave you here, but I have my obligations. And one of them is that I must go right now. I will contact you so soon as possible." The woman kissed him on the cheek and stepped backward. The man moved his hand before his face and disappeared, leaving the woman alone. She stood still for moment and went back in the direction of the hospital.
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Sahel, Africa; a small village
There was a small house in the middle of the village. There lived an elder woman and young woman. The young woman hadn't lived here all her life. It was late in the evening. The younger woman was already asleep; they had had a very busy day. The elder woman couldn't sleep. She had been trying, but something was bothering her. She went outside for some fresh air. Then she saw the creatures. She knew what it meant. Quickly she returned to the cabin and released a bolt of yellow energy. It hit the young woman and caused her to teleport. Then she moved her hand before her face and she teleported also.
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A pocket dimension; the Power Center in the Meander Castle
Kimberly Hart wondered where she had ended up right now. She was in a chamber with strip flooring and soft pink wallpaper. In a corner was a wooden bed, with pink bedding. In another corner was a desk with a jug water and some fresh fruit. In a corner was a door, but it was locked up. In another corner was also a door, which led to a small bad room with a toilet and a shower. Along a wall were a large wardrobe and a washbasin with a mirror. She walked to the desk. There was a letter. When she opened it, she read:
Kimberly,
the events of this evening might have surprised you.. You don't have to be afraid. Tomorrow everything will be explained. Eat some fruit and drink some water if you want and get a good rest. You will need it.
Greetings
She laid the letter on the desk and sighed. The events of the evening were still in her mind. First she was talking with Katherine about a student, then some strange creatures showed up and attacked them, they were defending themselves, a mysterious girl showed up, they were hit by a bolt of energy and ended up here. She shook her head and decided to follow the advice on the letter to get a good rest. In the wardrobe she found a nightgown. She went to bed and slept very soon.