Authors note: Jax Judith belongs to me. She is my creation, and no one may
steal her from me. Binx, although a minor, also known as the projector guy,
is mine as well. So are Janthen, the wizard, and Lord Murk, as well as
Jacquelyn and Aragong. Stanton, Daughters of the moon, the Atrox, etc. are
property of Lynne Ewing and I did not, in any way, have any part in
creating them.
Summary: The Daughters of the moon are no longer the fight for the Atrox. Instead, a sixteen year old witch is. The atrox says, that according to an ancient Prophecy, she shall be the destruction of The atrox, and Stanton. So, the Atrox has ordered its followers to kill her. But, when Stanton realizes he was the one who killed Maggie, the girls adoptive Grandmother, and out of kind respect for Maggie, he swears he will do anything and everything to save her. Even if it means loosing his life. And so, with that, A new Destiny, is born.
~* A new Destiny*~
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Stanton sighed, and kicked the trash can next to him in anger. Why had he been such a jerk? She had been a jerk to him too, but still, he was trying to stop this girl from getting killed. And yet, she didn't seem to care. She really does fit the term witch, Stanton thought. Maybe she didn't need protecting anyways. And if she didn't want it, Stanton wouldn't help it.
"So, that's it then? Giving up on you're beloved Jacquelyn Sir Conner?" A familiar voice said, sounding old and aged.
Stanton felt pain surge through him. Jacquelyn had been a witch he had fallen in love with during Queen Elizabeth's reign, and then Cassandra had found out, and told Lord Murk. Murk had despised witches, and had ordered for Jacquelyn to be burned at the steak. And she had. Stanton had been known as Sir Conner back then. He'd had a million names over the centuries. He couldn't go by one, for if he did, people would think him a warlock. Or something worse.
"Who is it that dares to bring back those painful memories to me?" Stanton asked.
"Ah, an old wizard friend, by the name of Janthen," the voice answered, "How could you forget Conner? Or should I say Stanton?"
Stanton turned around, and saw an old man dressed in wizard clothing, looking like the famed wizard Merlin, or perhaps the actor Richard Harris playing Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies.
"Janthen! You old wizard! I thought you were lost in another dimension!" Stanton exclaimed.
"Ah! And that I was. Long enough to see your Jacquelyn's rebirth in the magical center known as Aragong," Janthen said.
Stanton's eyes lit up. "She's alive? Again?" he asked.
"Yes. But if I'm correct, she might not be in a few hours. Do you know where the girl who was once a daughter of the moon, Serena lives?" Janthen questioned.
Stanton's heart sunk. Jax had gone to Serena's. Jax was Jacquelyn reborn. And then, Janthen said, "I'm afraid so, old friend. Come on, shadow us to the Daughters house, and we might be able to save her." And Janthen took hold of Stanton's hand, and Stanton shadowed them to Serena's house, a place he knew so well.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jax entered Serena's house, drenched. Rain had poured down on the way there. She sighed. "Serena? Collin? Anyone home?" She called.
"In the kitchen Jax," Serena answered.
Jax grinned and went into the kitchen. She smelt coffee brewing on the way in. When she got there, she saw Serena looking very much like a Fairy from the sixties, feeding Wally a cookie.
"Ya know, if he gets sick from that, I'm going to say I told you so," Jax said, referring to Wally, the Raccoon.
"Well, I've fed him at least a million of these, and so far, he hasn't puked." Serena stated.
"Well, so far," Jax said, "But who knows. He might hurl within the hour."
The back door opened just then, and in walked a surf rat looking Collin. "Man. I was getting killer waves, and then it starts raining. Damn weather," He said, sounding disgusted.
"Well look who it is. Wannabe surfer dude," Jax muttered.
"Hey! I heard that Jax! I'm not a wannabe! I've been surfing sense I was three," Collin said, "And how come you haven't been out on the waves lately missy? Don't tell me I gave you all those surf lessons for nothing."
Jax rolled her eyes. "There's a thing called work. In your case, it involves sitting around and doing nothing. In my case, I go and fight the terrorists for a living."
"And the Atrox," Serena added.
"Them too. Speaking of which, do you know anything about Stanton?" Jax questioned.
Collin dropped his surf board at this, and then bent down to pick it up. Serena rolled her eyes. "That jerk? I only went out with him. What does he want from you?" Serena inquired.
"Apparently, he says that the Atrox thinks that I will be the destruction of him and the Atrox. This, was why I was almost killed tonight and Prince of darkness Boy came to the rescue for some demented reason." Jax answered.
"Don't trust him. He turned on me once, and I have reason to believe he would do the same thing to you." Serena said.
"Okay. I'll take your word for it-" she said, but stopped mid sentence because standing outside the screen door, she saw Stanton standing there with an old man, dressed up like Dumbledore from the kids movie Harry Potter.
What are you doing here? She thought. Then, in response, Stanton thought, Here to save you. The Atrox is going to attack any minute. Aren't you part of the Atrox? She sent him the second thought. Yes, he responded, but not part of the ones who want you dead.
"Oh Jax-what are you doing here?" Serena said. Oh great, Jax thought, Stanton's made her lose her memory.
"Uh-yeah Dude, how come you didn't meet me at the beach?" Collin asked, getting the picture that the Atrox was here, and playing along.
"I-I had work, and my car broke down a few miles away so I just walked here because it was the closest." Jax answered Serena's question. She made a move to Collin, and pointed at the screen glass door, indicating Stanton and the old man, and mouthed, 'Followers coming here.' And then she used her finger to make like some one was slitting her throat and pointed at her. Collin got the idea. Because he wasn't like his sister, he still remembered everything when the Atrox came because Serena had told him all about it. Collin and Jax excused themselves, and went outside to talk to Stanton.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The night air was cold, and although the rain had stopped, it was still freezing. Stanton stood there, waiting impatiently for Jax. He looked at the ground as he waited, tapping his foot. At the sound of the sliding glass door, he looked up and saw Jax come out with Collin.
"What's he doing here?" Stanton asked.
"He's my witness incase you commit a crime of sexual harassment." Jax answered sarcastically.
Collin snickered, then saw a glare in Stanton's eyes. "Sorry Dude, but it was funny, oh, and uh, I'm just here for back up. You're still not completely trust worthy." He said.
Jax eyed Janthen. "Uh, whose the wannabe Dumbledore here?" She questioned.
"Excuse me ma'am, but I am Janthen. And I, am a greater wizard then Dumbledore! Who, if you haven't figured it out yet, is a mere book character." Janthen answered.
Jax rolled her metallic silver eyes. "Pu-leese. Dude, I was Harry Potter obsessed when it first came out. I think I know that Dumbledore's fake." She said.
"Oh, sorry then," Janthen said.
"Okay, what do you want stalker boy?" Jax asked.
"The atrox is coming to try and kill you again." Stanton answered.
The teen age girl rolled her eyes again. "Dude, you're part of the atrox. So, technically, the atrox is already here. And didn't I already- "She didn't get to finish because one of the followers jumped from behind her and attacked.
At that, several more of them came, ignoring Stanton, their specific target Jax. They ignored Stanton because he had vanished as soon as they came for his own sake. The fight lasted about an hour, Collin and Jax fighting the followers-anger may have made them stronger but it was the only way because Jax had used up to much energy with her last fight. It went black after a little while for Jax. She couldn't see-nor did she have any idea where she was. It was just black.
Jax opened her eyes-feeling sore, with her head pounding, and some liquid substance trickling down her fore head. What was it? Where was she? Everything was still a bit blurry. Someone put a cloth on her fore head, and everything came slowly in to focus. She was confused when she saw Stanton there, and that she was no longer at Serena's house as she remembered where she had been before and what had happened. Why had the Atrox attacked if they thought Stanton had killed her?
"Where am I?" she asked.
"My house. Collin thought it best for you to stay here sense you were unconscious and his sister would ask questions about what had happened so I agreed. The Atrox won't suspect that you would be here." Stanton explained.
"They think I'm dead though, so why did those followers attack?" Jax questioned.
"No, they don't think you're dead. A little while after you left me in the alley, Janthen Appeared, and at the same time, so did Tymmie. He asked where your body was and I told him that you got away from me." Stanton answered.
"Smart one Stanton." She muttered so he couldn't hear her.
"You're sleeping here for the night," Stanton said.
She realized she was in Stanton's bed and her eyes widened. "I'm not sleeping in here."
"Oh, right. You can sleep on the couch in the living room," Stanton said.
"The living room?" Jax rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah, suuure. There's no way the Atrox will see me there. I'll tell you what, I'll just fly home."
"Because I'm not letting you get killed Jacquelyn." Stanton began but then stopped himself, realizing he'd called her Jacquelyn instead of Jax. Big mistake.
"What did you call me?" Jax asked.
"Jax, I said Jax," Stanton answered.
"No, you called me Jacquelyn." Jax said.
"I didn't mean to, it was a mistake," Stanton said.
"It's okay, I sort of remember being called Jacquelyn when I was little although I may be wrong sense my past Is kind of a blur." Jax assured him.
"Oh-okay then. As long as you don't mind. Um-your heads stopped bleeding I see. The couch is out in the living room.you'll find it. I'm going to-go get you some blankets." Stanton said.
"Yeah, right-thanks." Jax said, got up, and went out of the room to the living room. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stanton looked around the club. He sensed them. He smelt them. He knew they were there. His kind. Followers. He saw Jax standing by the stage, scanning the audience, for some one, or possibly something. He saw someone approach her-not some one, the Atrox, the Atrox himself. Stanton didn't know how he knew, he just did. Jax didn't seem to notice him though. The Atrox held a dagger In his right hand. He raised it over Jax's head. And with the sound of bloody murder screaming, Stanton's sight went black.
Stanton woke up, fear surging him, and sweat pouring down his face. He looked around and found himself in his room. Stanton gasped for breath as though he had been under water for a long time and was just now coming up from beneath. He got up and ran out of the room to see if Jax was still in the living room asleep.
He became panicky when he saw that she wasn't. Had the Atrox gotten her and finished her off? He had no way of knowing. Stanton ran his fingers threw his hair, and sighed. He saw his message machine blinking, informing him that he had a new one. This was no time for message checking, but maybe it was from the Atrox. Stanton clicked the 'play' button and the message started.
"Hey Stanton, it's me, Jax. Um-listen, thanks for letting me stay last night. Sorry if I made you panic or anything by my not being there this morning, but I woke up and realized I had to go to work. You being in the Atrox already know I'm in the C. I. A so it doesn't matter if I tell you where I'm going or not. Hey, anymore trouble comes up I left you a pass to get in and directions to H. Q. Well, I gotta go. Bye."
Stanton shook his head and laughed. "That girl is going to be the death of me," he thought allowed, and sat on his couch, just shaking his head.
Summary: The Daughters of the moon are no longer the fight for the Atrox. Instead, a sixteen year old witch is. The atrox says, that according to an ancient Prophecy, she shall be the destruction of The atrox, and Stanton. So, the Atrox has ordered its followers to kill her. But, when Stanton realizes he was the one who killed Maggie, the girls adoptive Grandmother, and out of kind respect for Maggie, he swears he will do anything and everything to save her. Even if it means loosing his life. And so, with that, A new Destiny, is born.
~* A new Destiny*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stanton sighed, and kicked the trash can next to him in anger. Why had he been such a jerk? She had been a jerk to him too, but still, he was trying to stop this girl from getting killed. And yet, she didn't seem to care. She really does fit the term witch, Stanton thought. Maybe she didn't need protecting anyways. And if she didn't want it, Stanton wouldn't help it.
"So, that's it then? Giving up on you're beloved Jacquelyn Sir Conner?" A familiar voice said, sounding old and aged.
Stanton felt pain surge through him. Jacquelyn had been a witch he had fallen in love with during Queen Elizabeth's reign, and then Cassandra had found out, and told Lord Murk. Murk had despised witches, and had ordered for Jacquelyn to be burned at the steak. And she had. Stanton had been known as Sir Conner back then. He'd had a million names over the centuries. He couldn't go by one, for if he did, people would think him a warlock. Or something worse.
"Who is it that dares to bring back those painful memories to me?" Stanton asked.
"Ah, an old wizard friend, by the name of Janthen," the voice answered, "How could you forget Conner? Or should I say Stanton?"
Stanton turned around, and saw an old man dressed in wizard clothing, looking like the famed wizard Merlin, or perhaps the actor Richard Harris playing Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies.
"Janthen! You old wizard! I thought you were lost in another dimension!" Stanton exclaimed.
"Ah! And that I was. Long enough to see your Jacquelyn's rebirth in the magical center known as Aragong," Janthen said.
Stanton's eyes lit up. "She's alive? Again?" he asked.
"Yes. But if I'm correct, she might not be in a few hours. Do you know where the girl who was once a daughter of the moon, Serena lives?" Janthen questioned.
Stanton's heart sunk. Jax had gone to Serena's. Jax was Jacquelyn reborn. And then, Janthen said, "I'm afraid so, old friend. Come on, shadow us to the Daughters house, and we might be able to save her." And Janthen took hold of Stanton's hand, and Stanton shadowed them to Serena's house, a place he knew so well.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jax entered Serena's house, drenched. Rain had poured down on the way there. She sighed. "Serena? Collin? Anyone home?" She called.
"In the kitchen Jax," Serena answered.
Jax grinned and went into the kitchen. She smelt coffee brewing on the way in. When she got there, she saw Serena looking very much like a Fairy from the sixties, feeding Wally a cookie.
"Ya know, if he gets sick from that, I'm going to say I told you so," Jax said, referring to Wally, the Raccoon.
"Well, I've fed him at least a million of these, and so far, he hasn't puked." Serena stated.
"Well, so far," Jax said, "But who knows. He might hurl within the hour."
The back door opened just then, and in walked a surf rat looking Collin. "Man. I was getting killer waves, and then it starts raining. Damn weather," He said, sounding disgusted.
"Well look who it is. Wannabe surfer dude," Jax muttered.
"Hey! I heard that Jax! I'm not a wannabe! I've been surfing sense I was three," Collin said, "And how come you haven't been out on the waves lately missy? Don't tell me I gave you all those surf lessons for nothing."
Jax rolled her eyes. "There's a thing called work. In your case, it involves sitting around and doing nothing. In my case, I go and fight the terrorists for a living."
"And the Atrox," Serena added.
"Them too. Speaking of which, do you know anything about Stanton?" Jax questioned.
Collin dropped his surf board at this, and then bent down to pick it up. Serena rolled her eyes. "That jerk? I only went out with him. What does he want from you?" Serena inquired.
"Apparently, he says that the Atrox thinks that I will be the destruction of him and the Atrox. This, was why I was almost killed tonight and Prince of darkness Boy came to the rescue for some demented reason." Jax answered.
"Don't trust him. He turned on me once, and I have reason to believe he would do the same thing to you." Serena said.
"Okay. I'll take your word for it-" she said, but stopped mid sentence because standing outside the screen door, she saw Stanton standing there with an old man, dressed up like Dumbledore from the kids movie Harry Potter.
What are you doing here? She thought. Then, in response, Stanton thought, Here to save you. The Atrox is going to attack any minute. Aren't you part of the Atrox? She sent him the second thought. Yes, he responded, but not part of the ones who want you dead.
"Oh Jax-what are you doing here?" Serena said. Oh great, Jax thought, Stanton's made her lose her memory.
"Uh-yeah Dude, how come you didn't meet me at the beach?" Collin asked, getting the picture that the Atrox was here, and playing along.
"I-I had work, and my car broke down a few miles away so I just walked here because it was the closest." Jax answered Serena's question. She made a move to Collin, and pointed at the screen glass door, indicating Stanton and the old man, and mouthed, 'Followers coming here.' And then she used her finger to make like some one was slitting her throat and pointed at her. Collin got the idea. Because he wasn't like his sister, he still remembered everything when the Atrox came because Serena had told him all about it. Collin and Jax excused themselves, and went outside to talk to Stanton.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The night air was cold, and although the rain had stopped, it was still freezing. Stanton stood there, waiting impatiently for Jax. He looked at the ground as he waited, tapping his foot. At the sound of the sliding glass door, he looked up and saw Jax come out with Collin.
"What's he doing here?" Stanton asked.
"He's my witness incase you commit a crime of sexual harassment." Jax answered sarcastically.
Collin snickered, then saw a glare in Stanton's eyes. "Sorry Dude, but it was funny, oh, and uh, I'm just here for back up. You're still not completely trust worthy." He said.
Jax eyed Janthen. "Uh, whose the wannabe Dumbledore here?" She questioned.
"Excuse me ma'am, but I am Janthen. And I, am a greater wizard then Dumbledore! Who, if you haven't figured it out yet, is a mere book character." Janthen answered.
Jax rolled her metallic silver eyes. "Pu-leese. Dude, I was Harry Potter obsessed when it first came out. I think I know that Dumbledore's fake." She said.
"Oh, sorry then," Janthen said.
"Okay, what do you want stalker boy?" Jax asked.
"The atrox is coming to try and kill you again." Stanton answered.
The teen age girl rolled her eyes again. "Dude, you're part of the atrox. So, technically, the atrox is already here. And didn't I already- "She didn't get to finish because one of the followers jumped from behind her and attacked.
At that, several more of them came, ignoring Stanton, their specific target Jax. They ignored Stanton because he had vanished as soon as they came for his own sake. The fight lasted about an hour, Collin and Jax fighting the followers-anger may have made them stronger but it was the only way because Jax had used up to much energy with her last fight. It went black after a little while for Jax. She couldn't see-nor did she have any idea where she was. It was just black.
Jax opened her eyes-feeling sore, with her head pounding, and some liquid substance trickling down her fore head. What was it? Where was she? Everything was still a bit blurry. Someone put a cloth on her fore head, and everything came slowly in to focus. She was confused when she saw Stanton there, and that she was no longer at Serena's house as she remembered where she had been before and what had happened. Why had the Atrox attacked if they thought Stanton had killed her?
"Where am I?" she asked.
"My house. Collin thought it best for you to stay here sense you were unconscious and his sister would ask questions about what had happened so I agreed. The Atrox won't suspect that you would be here." Stanton explained.
"They think I'm dead though, so why did those followers attack?" Jax questioned.
"No, they don't think you're dead. A little while after you left me in the alley, Janthen Appeared, and at the same time, so did Tymmie. He asked where your body was and I told him that you got away from me." Stanton answered.
"Smart one Stanton." She muttered so he couldn't hear her.
"You're sleeping here for the night," Stanton said.
She realized she was in Stanton's bed and her eyes widened. "I'm not sleeping in here."
"Oh, right. You can sleep on the couch in the living room," Stanton said.
"The living room?" Jax rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah, suuure. There's no way the Atrox will see me there. I'll tell you what, I'll just fly home."
"Because I'm not letting you get killed Jacquelyn." Stanton began but then stopped himself, realizing he'd called her Jacquelyn instead of Jax. Big mistake.
"What did you call me?" Jax asked.
"Jax, I said Jax," Stanton answered.
"No, you called me Jacquelyn." Jax said.
"I didn't mean to, it was a mistake," Stanton said.
"It's okay, I sort of remember being called Jacquelyn when I was little although I may be wrong sense my past Is kind of a blur." Jax assured him.
"Oh-okay then. As long as you don't mind. Um-your heads stopped bleeding I see. The couch is out in the living room.you'll find it. I'm going to-go get you some blankets." Stanton said.
"Yeah, right-thanks." Jax said, got up, and went out of the room to the living room. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stanton looked around the club. He sensed them. He smelt them. He knew they were there. His kind. Followers. He saw Jax standing by the stage, scanning the audience, for some one, or possibly something. He saw someone approach her-not some one, the Atrox, the Atrox himself. Stanton didn't know how he knew, he just did. Jax didn't seem to notice him though. The Atrox held a dagger In his right hand. He raised it over Jax's head. And with the sound of bloody murder screaming, Stanton's sight went black.
Stanton woke up, fear surging him, and sweat pouring down his face. He looked around and found himself in his room. Stanton gasped for breath as though he had been under water for a long time and was just now coming up from beneath. He got up and ran out of the room to see if Jax was still in the living room asleep.
He became panicky when he saw that she wasn't. Had the Atrox gotten her and finished her off? He had no way of knowing. Stanton ran his fingers threw his hair, and sighed. He saw his message machine blinking, informing him that he had a new one. This was no time for message checking, but maybe it was from the Atrox. Stanton clicked the 'play' button and the message started.
"Hey Stanton, it's me, Jax. Um-listen, thanks for letting me stay last night. Sorry if I made you panic or anything by my not being there this morning, but I woke up and realized I had to go to work. You being in the Atrox already know I'm in the C. I. A so it doesn't matter if I tell you where I'm going or not. Hey, anymore trouble comes up I left you a pass to get in and directions to H. Q. Well, I gotta go. Bye."
Stanton shook his head and laughed. "That girl is going to be the death of me," he thought allowed, and sat on his couch, just shaking his head.
