Chapter five: The great darkness.
X-anna looked around; after they had had lunch Sun had taken them into a sort of living room with many soft couches and chairs. " Congratulations again to Sereena, on winning. Now you may all be wondering why you have gotten these powers. It is because of my evil sister. They call her The Dark Goddess. She is making a great army of troops, including those war monsters I told you about when you came, the ones that can kill about 50 people in one blow. She lives in another galaxy she runs the place. Everyone there is her slave; well it's not like they have a choice. Anyway, that is your quest, to stop her and her monsters, and free the people she uses as slaves. The galaxy actually used to be as nice as ours are, till she came. She decided to take over, now she wants our galaxy too, she wants everyone here to be her slave, meaning friends, family everyone. She is power hungry." # "We have things for you, gifts as you call them." All the goddess's walked out of the room and came back holding big boxes. "Open them, and we can talk to you about them." X-anna peeled off the layer of paper and gasped as she saw what she had got. It was a sort of staff; wooden the wood was dark red. As she looked closer she realized there were flames carved with amazing skill around the bottom of the staff. On top there was a claw holding a bright red gem, shaped as a great red fire ball. It shimmered and sparkled as she moved it around. "Ruby of fire" murmured Fire's voice from next to her. "I- I mean Thanks so-" She studded "It is nothing, don't worry about saying thanks". As she looked around she realized the others had got staff's as well, Not the same of course but with as much beauty. Sereena's was blue iron with a bright blue sapphire on top, shaped as a teardrop. Zalia's was white wood, with a diamond on top that was shaped as a beautiful cloud. Ursula's was brown wood, with a green emerald on top, shaped as two leafs going each way, giving the staff a tree looking effect. She felt tears of joy stream down her face, she loved her staff so much, and for some reason she couldn't grasp why. "I thought you'd like them." Came Sun's soft voice "They are blessed by all the goddess's. They have much power in them, protector spells, attack spells, contacting spells (meaning you can contact us) and strength spells. But you must use them carefully as after they are used they may take a while to regain their power." X-anna looked very carefully at the staff. She ran her hand down it and realized that there were groves along the sides, handholds. The staff started to glow. X-anna dropped it in surprise. It slowly dimmed out. " Come outside and I will teach you how to use them", said sun. # They went outside and looked around. The outside of the palace looked different. It now looked bare and lifeless. " Excuse the look. We needed a good place to train and this place is perfect as nothing can get killed," Sun said. That makes sense, thought X-anna. " Right", said Sun. "Raise your staff above your head and say ' Oh great goddess I call to thee to give great power unto me' ". The girls did as she said. There was a blinding light as all three of the staffs suddenly glowed and great beams were sent out of them. Fire out of X-anna's, a kind of dirt beam from Ursula's, water from Sereena's, and a strong wind from Zalia's. There was a loud bang as all the elements combined and then there was a ball of light. Just hanging where the beams had clashed a minute before. Sun said a few words the girls didn't understand and then it exploded. Into a million pieces of beautiful shining light. And then it was gone. "Wh-wh-what was that?" asked all the girls in unison. " That," replied Sun. " Is what happens when the elements combine. You may use it only when you most need it." The girls looked at each other. X-anna's tummy rumbled. No wonder, she had only eaten a long time ago. Sun must have noticed because she said, " Oh, it's almost dinner time. Come inside and I will continue after dinner. # Dinner was delicious. It always was in the palace. The dessert was the best part. Many things starting or ending in chocolate. Hmmm. X-anna sighed, feeling very full and content. She had eaten so much of that chocolate cheesecake she wondered if anybody else had gotten any. "X-anna!" The voice brought her back into what was going on. She sat up and realized that everyone was looking at her. "Oh", She said looking guilty. "Sorry. What's happening?" "We were just wondering whether you would like to go for a swim with us", said Sereena. "Sure", X-anna said glad that it wasn't anything that important. " Great", said Zalia. " The pools round here". The girls walked out side and X-anna followed until they got to a huge sparkling pool. Sereena jumped in, still fully clothed. X-anna looked at her in surprise when she didn't seem to be wet. "Come on guys what are you waiting for?" Sereena called from the pool. The girls all went into the changing rooms and changed clothes. Then joined her in the warm pool. "I wonder if our new staff's can do anything else, apart from combine our elements," said Ursula. "They will, I know because remember Sun said they had contacting spells" Answered X-anna. "Correct X-anna" Sun's voice floated over to them, "I will tell you about those, to contact you hold it like this-" she held up the staff and spoke into the top of it. A moment later the lesser goddesses came out and Fire said, "Yes miss?" "Oh, I was just showing the girls the contacting spell. You may go back inside." The goddesses went back inside. "I will leave you now as it is late. I will tell you more tomorrow." The teenagers all started to get out. After they were all dressed they went inside. X-anna saw all the other girls going into their rooms. She went into her own and dropped onto the bed.
X-anna looked around; after they had had lunch Sun had taken them into a sort of living room with many soft couches and chairs. " Congratulations again to Sereena, on winning. Now you may all be wondering why you have gotten these powers. It is because of my evil sister. They call her The Dark Goddess. She is making a great army of troops, including those war monsters I told you about when you came, the ones that can kill about 50 people in one blow. She lives in another galaxy she runs the place. Everyone there is her slave; well it's not like they have a choice. Anyway, that is your quest, to stop her and her monsters, and free the people she uses as slaves. The galaxy actually used to be as nice as ours are, till she came. She decided to take over, now she wants our galaxy too, she wants everyone here to be her slave, meaning friends, family everyone. She is power hungry." # "We have things for you, gifts as you call them." All the goddess's walked out of the room and came back holding big boxes. "Open them, and we can talk to you about them." X-anna peeled off the layer of paper and gasped as she saw what she had got. It was a sort of staff; wooden the wood was dark red. As she looked closer she realized there were flames carved with amazing skill around the bottom of the staff. On top there was a claw holding a bright red gem, shaped as a great red fire ball. It shimmered and sparkled as she moved it around. "Ruby of fire" murmured Fire's voice from next to her. "I- I mean Thanks so-" She studded "It is nothing, don't worry about saying thanks". As she looked around she realized the others had got staff's as well, Not the same of course but with as much beauty. Sereena's was blue iron with a bright blue sapphire on top, shaped as a teardrop. Zalia's was white wood, with a diamond on top that was shaped as a beautiful cloud. Ursula's was brown wood, with a green emerald on top, shaped as two leafs going each way, giving the staff a tree looking effect. She felt tears of joy stream down her face, she loved her staff so much, and for some reason she couldn't grasp why. "I thought you'd like them." Came Sun's soft voice "They are blessed by all the goddess's. They have much power in them, protector spells, attack spells, contacting spells (meaning you can contact us) and strength spells. But you must use them carefully as after they are used they may take a while to regain their power." X-anna looked very carefully at the staff. She ran her hand down it and realized that there were groves along the sides, handholds. The staff started to glow. X-anna dropped it in surprise. It slowly dimmed out. " Come outside and I will teach you how to use them", said sun. # They went outside and looked around. The outside of the palace looked different. It now looked bare and lifeless. " Excuse the look. We needed a good place to train and this place is perfect as nothing can get killed," Sun said. That makes sense, thought X-anna. " Right", said Sun. "Raise your staff above your head and say ' Oh great goddess I call to thee to give great power unto me' ". The girls did as she said. There was a blinding light as all three of the staffs suddenly glowed and great beams were sent out of them. Fire out of X-anna's, a kind of dirt beam from Ursula's, water from Sereena's, and a strong wind from Zalia's. There was a loud bang as all the elements combined and then there was a ball of light. Just hanging where the beams had clashed a minute before. Sun said a few words the girls didn't understand and then it exploded. Into a million pieces of beautiful shining light. And then it was gone. "Wh-wh-what was that?" asked all the girls in unison. " That," replied Sun. " Is what happens when the elements combine. You may use it only when you most need it." The girls looked at each other. X-anna's tummy rumbled. No wonder, she had only eaten a long time ago. Sun must have noticed because she said, " Oh, it's almost dinner time. Come inside and I will continue after dinner. # Dinner was delicious. It always was in the palace. The dessert was the best part. Many things starting or ending in chocolate. Hmmm. X-anna sighed, feeling very full and content. She had eaten so much of that chocolate cheesecake she wondered if anybody else had gotten any. "X-anna!" The voice brought her back into what was going on. She sat up and realized that everyone was looking at her. "Oh", She said looking guilty. "Sorry. What's happening?" "We were just wondering whether you would like to go for a swim with us", said Sereena. "Sure", X-anna said glad that it wasn't anything that important. " Great", said Zalia. " The pools round here". The girls walked out side and X-anna followed until they got to a huge sparkling pool. Sereena jumped in, still fully clothed. X-anna looked at her in surprise when she didn't seem to be wet. "Come on guys what are you waiting for?" Sereena called from the pool. The girls all went into the changing rooms and changed clothes. Then joined her in the warm pool. "I wonder if our new staff's can do anything else, apart from combine our elements," said Ursula. "They will, I know because remember Sun said they had contacting spells" Answered X-anna. "Correct X-anna" Sun's voice floated over to them, "I will tell you about those, to contact you hold it like this-" she held up the staff and spoke into the top of it. A moment later the lesser goddesses came out and Fire said, "Yes miss?" "Oh, I was just showing the girls the contacting spell. You may go back inside." The goddesses went back inside. "I will leave you now as it is late. I will tell you more tomorrow." The teenagers all started to get out. After they were all dressed they went inside. X-anna saw all the other girls going into their rooms. She went into her own and dropped onto the bed.