" Hey Jewel! Over here!" I called to Jewel from my seat on the
bleachers in the Gym before the big assembly. I was sitting by Mason and
Mike and she was the only one we were waiting for. She smiled and waved
back at me as she climbed the steps to the top bleacher where we were
sitting.
"Hey! If it isn't the three Ms !" Jewel smiled and gave Mason a hug
in welcome.
"Hey jewel, do you want anything to eat?" Mason asked. "Have a candy
cane!" Mason passed a blue raspberry candy cane over to Jewel. I noticed
that there was some writing on the wrapper and when Jewel read it, she gave
a happy yelp of surprise and grabbed Mason, giving him a big kiss. The
candy cane, now fallen to the side, read out "Jewel, will you be my
girlfriend, love Mason" I sighed, looking at Mike and wishing he would ask
me out. As more then friends. We had been to movies together, alone, but
nothing ever happened except maybe hand holding when I got scared. I had to
be careful though as did Jewel. If we got too emotional, our powers would
go on the fritz and strange things would happen. I noticed that Jewel was
starting to grow feathers and I covered them with her jacket with out
anyone noticing. I remembered that at homecoming whenever I danced with
Mike, the chairs would start to raise off the ground. I would have to
struggle very hard to keep them down again. I gazed at mike longingly until
he turned. I glanced away, sending a falling tear away. But mike noticed.
"What's wrong Maggs?" He asked, clearly worried. I put on my mask of
happiness.
"Nothing! There's just something in my eye!" I said throwing him my
best smile. "Hey, I need to use the loo. I'll be right back, all right?"
Mike nodded, still looking a little worried but smiling. I gave him a
little nudge and walked down the steps towards the door of the bathroom
where I tried to compose myself. I had to stay together. As outgoing as I
was, Mike was the only one who made me shy. Mike is really shy around girls
no matter who and I think its really cute.
After I was composed, I started heading back to my seat. Suddenly,
the whole scene before my eyes flashed black for a second, but not like the
lights went out, like it was a show and you turned it off. I ran back to my
seat before it happened again. Was it just me? I didn't say anything and I
pretended nothing happened. Jewel looked a little weirded out too, but she
didn't say anything so I figured it was something else, but it happened
again and this time the gym didn't come back. I turned at the sound of
Jewel's voice.
"M m m Maggie? where are we? What's going on?" Jewel asked. I was
surprised. I could see Jewel in the pitch black as though she was radiating
some sort of light. We both were. As I pondered what was going on, another
bright light appeared. It was a beautiful woman with long flowing hair. She
wore clothes that one might wear in the Greek and roman times, as thought
she were a goddess of the times. She brought her arm across her body and
swung it around. When I next looked down, jewel and I looked like Greek
goddesses as well. We were wearing robes that flowed all around them and
identical chains with crescent moon charms on them. Our hair was done up
and curly and I barley recognized Jewel, and from the look on her face, she
barley recognized me.
"Who are you?" I asked, but my words came out in an entirely
different language that I understood, but had never heard before. The lady
answered in flowing voice, like silk.
"I am the Lady Goddess Diana. I am the moon goddess and you are the
moon daughters. I have come to get you and your two sisters whom you have
not yet met. They will be coming within the next few days to join you. You
may have noticed that with your powers, you are different from everyone
else. You are. You have been sent to earth to save it from evil. Though the
Atrox was destroyed, there are still some who wish to bring it back some
how. You need to stop them. They are known as the Wiccan Ladies of
Darkness. Please stop them my daughters." The lady replied in Latin. "Tu
sis tutis a la luna. You are protected by the moon. Fila la luna. Daughter
of the moon. Remember this in danger. Mater Luna, iuvo tutis mihi en mei
aetas o inops. Mother Moon, please help me in my time of need. Here, take
these. Inside is the dust from the faeries of the moon. Throw it on those
whom you can trust to protect you when you need help. They will have a
connection to you. The moon faeries will also help you in your time of need
when you ask the mother for help. Farewell my daughters." She said before
she vanished. Jewel and I found ourselves dressed the way we were before it
all happened. But now we were wearing the moon necklaces and had pouches of
faerie dust in our pockets. A last voice echoed in our heads. "When you
fight evil, first transform. Hold your moon charms and say these words:
Mater Luna, novo mihi tui ascio fila. Mother Moon, change me to your own
daughter. It will better you when you need it."
