Arise, Dear Quicksilver - 1
The day started like any other. Within the early hours of the morning, Serena awoke, screaming, and late for school.
"WAHHHHHH! I'm going to be late!" she cried, as she tore out of the house, bag in one hand, breakfast in other, odd socks on her feet.
But for once, she wasn't going to be late, as she arrived, only to find a mass crowd of students stood outside the school. Confused, she began to search for Ami, whom she found stood near the front of the group, with Lita.
"Hey Ami, what's going on?" Serena enquired.
"Oh, hey Serena," replied Ami. "I arrived here this morning to study, and when I got here, there was somebody at the door," Ami then pointed to a hulking brute of a bodyguard, dressed from head to toe in black, wearing a communication earpiece.
"You know what I heard?" added Lita.
"What?" asked both Ami and Serena.
"That some big Hollywood person has come to hire the school grounds for some new movie he's filming."
"Really? I've always wanted to be in the movies!" Serena gasped, entering a dreamland, of the bright lights of Hollywood. Yes, she could see it now, the high life, the elegant clothes, the publicity parties, all with Darien by her side. Ah, such a pleasant dream! Full of great dreams and hopes, and Darien! Don't forget Darien.
But Serena's dream was short-lived, and disturbed by the emergence from the school of several people, including the school principal, and a tall, blonde male. Lita and Serena took one look at the male, and turned red.
"What a hunk!" drooled Serena.
"He looks like my old boyfriend…" rolled out of Lita's mouth, in her usual hypnotised fashion.
"Hey! You can't develop crush on the same guy as me at the same time!"
"Oh, and why not? You have Darien!"
"Oh yeah, I completely forgot…" replied Serena, trying to make excuses.
"Excuse me, if I could have your attention please," shouted the Principal. The mass chatter of groups of people slowly fell into an anxious silence. "Now, as you may, or may not have heard, the school will be closed for the next week, because there will be some filming of Mr. Octavius' new movie. So, go home, and enjoy an extra week's holiday."
Excited chatters came from the crowd, as small groups and individuals began to break off, and head home. Excitedly, Serena, Lita and Ami began to head off down the nearby high street, as they planned what to do for the next week of free vacation.
"Well, I'm going to sleep, sleep, sleep!" boasted Serena.
"I'm going to catch up on my cooking. There's some new recipes I found the other day that I really want to try!" commented Lita.
"Ooh, sounds exciting!" squealed Serena. Perhaps when she wasn't sleeping, she'd drop in at Lita's place to sample these new recipes.
"Mm hmm," added Ami.
"So, Ami, what do you plan to do, study?" joked Serena.
"Well, actually, there's a new exhibition at the Museum, I think one day I'll go and see that,"
"A Museum? BORING!"
"No, this seems rather interesting. It's all about…"
"HEY DARIEN!" shouted Serena, interrupting Ami mid-speech, as she raced up the street, towards her prince.
"Hey Serena," Darien shouted back, as Serena promptly dove into his arms. "Whoa, steady on!"
"I'm sorry Darien, It's just I haven't seen you ALL day!"
"Anyway, why aren't you at school?"
"Haven't you heard? Our school got closed, they're shooting a movie there!"
"Really? I heard that someone had been looking to use a school here, but I thought they were just rumours."
Ami and Lita finally caught up to Serena.
"Serena, you know it's not nice to cut someone off like that!" scorned Lita.
"Sorry?" asked a confused Serena.
"You cut Ami off in the middle of sentence then ran off!"
"It's okay," humbled Ami. "I knew she wouldn't have listened to me anyway."
"You got that straight!" joked Serena. "When it comes to school and learning, I just don't wanna know!" Serena then turned back to Darien. "So, do you want to go and get some tea?" she innocently asked.
"Sounds good to me," Darien complacently smiled back.
"Okay, let's go!" she chirped, hooking her arm in his. "I'll catch you guys later!" she called to Lita and Ami, and left them together on the street.
"Well, I'm going to go home and tell my folks about this free holiday, what about you?" asked Lita to Ami.
"Well, my mother and father are at work until this evening. I think I'll go to the museum, and check out that new exhibit I was talking about," answered Ami.
"Okay, I'll see you later!" replied Lita, as she headed off down another street, leaving Ami alone on the walk to the museum.
At the museum, it was relatively empty, but this didn't bother Ami. She enjoyed the peace and quiet, it allowed her to observe the artefacts more closely. One such artefact that interested Ami was a large crystal that seemed to have what looked like it had a liquid centre. "Quite fascinating," thought Ami to herself. Her close observing had dulled her senses, and she had failed to recognise the man that had approached from behind.
"Yes, I see you take a fancy to the legendary Quicksilver Crystal too…" the man softly spoke. Ami gasped, and turned, only to be greeted by the man that was with the principal outside the school. Of course! This was Mr. Octavius. But what would he be doing in a museum?
"Oh, yes, it's quite beautiful, isn't it, Mr. Octavius?" replied Ami.
"Please. The name's Direnda. Direnda Octavius, and it's nice to meet you, um…"
"Ami," replied Ami.
"Ami."
"So, do you know the legend of the Quicksilver Crystal?"
"Oh yes, it's one of my many fascinations. Apparently, several thousand years ago, in mysterious, long gone kingdom, there was a great war between the good and the evil. There were several defenders of good. But one night, one was captured by a great evil, and turned to a powerful evil. That evil almost destroyed the good, but fortunately, the leader of the good managed to purge the evil, and entrap it in a crystal, which was hidden away, never to be released again," chanted Direnda, in a trance-like state. "Of course, that's just a legend. I'm sure a smart girl like you is sceptical of legends like that."
"Of course," replied a fascinated Ami. Of course, there were legends she did believe in, like the legend of a kingdom on the moon, mainly because she was part of that legend. But she couldn't tell him about that. "But isn't it beautiful?" she asked.
"Yes, quite hypnotic," chanted back Direnda. "Say, Ami, tomorrow, I'm holding auditions for extras at the school, bring as many friends."
"Sure," replied Ami. This sounded right up Serena's alley, and possibly Lita's. Unfortunately, Rei and Mina attended different schools, and were busy.
Just then, there was a crash, and Ami turned round to see that a junior employee had dropped several new artefacts, but when she turned back to Direnda, he was gone. Vanished.
TO BE CONTINUED
The day started like any other. Within the early hours of the morning, Serena awoke, screaming, and late for school.
"WAHHHHHH! I'm going to be late!" she cried, as she tore out of the house, bag in one hand, breakfast in other, odd socks on her feet.
But for once, she wasn't going to be late, as she arrived, only to find a mass crowd of students stood outside the school. Confused, she began to search for Ami, whom she found stood near the front of the group, with Lita.
"Hey Ami, what's going on?" Serena enquired.
"Oh, hey Serena," replied Ami. "I arrived here this morning to study, and when I got here, there was somebody at the door," Ami then pointed to a hulking brute of a bodyguard, dressed from head to toe in black, wearing a communication earpiece.
"You know what I heard?" added Lita.
"What?" asked both Ami and Serena.
"That some big Hollywood person has come to hire the school grounds for some new movie he's filming."
"Really? I've always wanted to be in the movies!" Serena gasped, entering a dreamland, of the bright lights of Hollywood. Yes, she could see it now, the high life, the elegant clothes, the publicity parties, all with Darien by her side. Ah, such a pleasant dream! Full of great dreams and hopes, and Darien! Don't forget Darien.
But Serena's dream was short-lived, and disturbed by the emergence from the school of several people, including the school principal, and a tall, blonde male. Lita and Serena took one look at the male, and turned red.
"What a hunk!" drooled Serena.
"He looks like my old boyfriend…" rolled out of Lita's mouth, in her usual hypnotised fashion.
"Hey! You can't develop crush on the same guy as me at the same time!"
"Oh, and why not? You have Darien!"
"Oh yeah, I completely forgot…" replied Serena, trying to make excuses.
"Excuse me, if I could have your attention please," shouted the Principal. The mass chatter of groups of people slowly fell into an anxious silence. "Now, as you may, or may not have heard, the school will be closed for the next week, because there will be some filming of Mr. Octavius' new movie. So, go home, and enjoy an extra week's holiday."
Excited chatters came from the crowd, as small groups and individuals began to break off, and head home. Excitedly, Serena, Lita and Ami began to head off down the nearby high street, as they planned what to do for the next week of free vacation.
"Well, I'm going to sleep, sleep, sleep!" boasted Serena.
"I'm going to catch up on my cooking. There's some new recipes I found the other day that I really want to try!" commented Lita.
"Ooh, sounds exciting!" squealed Serena. Perhaps when she wasn't sleeping, she'd drop in at Lita's place to sample these new recipes.
"Mm hmm," added Ami.
"So, Ami, what do you plan to do, study?" joked Serena.
"Well, actually, there's a new exhibition at the Museum, I think one day I'll go and see that,"
"A Museum? BORING!"
"No, this seems rather interesting. It's all about…"
"HEY DARIEN!" shouted Serena, interrupting Ami mid-speech, as she raced up the street, towards her prince.
"Hey Serena," Darien shouted back, as Serena promptly dove into his arms. "Whoa, steady on!"
"I'm sorry Darien, It's just I haven't seen you ALL day!"
"Anyway, why aren't you at school?"
"Haven't you heard? Our school got closed, they're shooting a movie there!"
"Really? I heard that someone had been looking to use a school here, but I thought they were just rumours."
Ami and Lita finally caught up to Serena.
"Serena, you know it's not nice to cut someone off like that!" scorned Lita.
"Sorry?" asked a confused Serena.
"You cut Ami off in the middle of sentence then ran off!"
"It's okay," humbled Ami. "I knew she wouldn't have listened to me anyway."
"You got that straight!" joked Serena. "When it comes to school and learning, I just don't wanna know!" Serena then turned back to Darien. "So, do you want to go and get some tea?" she innocently asked.
"Sounds good to me," Darien complacently smiled back.
"Okay, let's go!" she chirped, hooking her arm in his. "I'll catch you guys later!" she called to Lita and Ami, and left them together on the street.
"Well, I'm going to go home and tell my folks about this free holiday, what about you?" asked Lita to Ami.
"Well, my mother and father are at work until this evening. I think I'll go to the museum, and check out that new exhibit I was talking about," answered Ami.
"Okay, I'll see you later!" replied Lita, as she headed off down another street, leaving Ami alone on the walk to the museum.
At the museum, it was relatively empty, but this didn't bother Ami. She enjoyed the peace and quiet, it allowed her to observe the artefacts more closely. One such artefact that interested Ami was a large crystal that seemed to have what looked like it had a liquid centre. "Quite fascinating," thought Ami to herself. Her close observing had dulled her senses, and she had failed to recognise the man that had approached from behind.
"Yes, I see you take a fancy to the legendary Quicksilver Crystal too…" the man softly spoke. Ami gasped, and turned, only to be greeted by the man that was with the principal outside the school. Of course! This was Mr. Octavius. But what would he be doing in a museum?
"Oh, yes, it's quite beautiful, isn't it, Mr. Octavius?" replied Ami.
"Please. The name's Direnda. Direnda Octavius, and it's nice to meet you, um…"
"Ami," replied Ami.
"Ami."
"So, do you know the legend of the Quicksilver Crystal?"
"Oh yes, it's one of my many fascinations. Apparently, several thousand years ago, in mysterious, long gone kingdom, there was a great war between the good and the evil. There were several defenders of good. But one night, one was captured by a great evil, and turned to a powerful evil. That evil almost destroyed the good, but fortunately, the leader of the good managed to purge the evil, and entrap it in a crystal, which was hidden away, never to be released again," chanted Direnda, in a trance-like state. "Of course, that's just a legend. I'm sure a smart girl like you is sceptical of legends like that."
"Of course," replied a fascinated Ami. Of course, there were legends she did believe in, like the legend of a kingdom on the moon, mainly because she was part of that legend. But she couldn't tell him about that. "But isn't it beautiful?" she asked.
"Yes, quite hypnotic," chanted back Direnda. "Say, Ami, tomorrow, I'm holding auditions for extras at the school, bring as many friends."
"Sure," replied Ami. This sounded right up Serena's alley, and possibly Lita's. Unfortunately, Rei and Mina attended different schools, and were busy.
Just then, there was a crash, and Ami turned round to see that a junior employee had dropped several new artefacts, but when she turned back to Direnda, he was gone. Vanished.
TO BE CONTINUED