(Sorry theres not a lot and stuff. I didn't really think this story through
entirely. I'm just typing things down as I go, so I might get some things
wrong."
Annelise opened her eyes, and to her terror, found herself up on stage. She held the microphone and Looked over to her right. She saw the gorgeous Michael Saratoga looking at her transfixed, as he played his guitar. Some of the people stopped dancing to see why she wasn't singing. Why did this have to happen now, she thought with dread. This has been happening her whole life, and this was the worst of them all. Tianna came up on stage and took Annelise/Vanessa by the arm. She took the microphone.
"Sorry about this folks, but Vanessa has a headache and won't be performing any more tonight." She led Annelise off the stage where they met up with Catty and Serena. They rushed her outside.
"What is going on?" Serena asked as she looked around at the shadows.
"I would like for you to tell me," Annelise stated flatly. She took a deep sigh, and brushed her new blonde hair out of her face. "Okay, I didn't want to admit it before, but I think you guys have something to do with this- this thing that's been happening to me since I can remember. I keep having these dreams about some lady and the moon. She tells me to see the daughters, and I'm guessing that's you guys." Annelise paused for a second, only to see them gently nodding their heads. "The lady on the moon also said something about a magna matter......and some successor....anyways, I started to think that the dreams and my power were part of something, when I saw you guys had the same moon necklace I do."
"It's actually called a moon amulet," Catty said for the first time. "And what did Selene, that's the lady in your dream, say about the magna matter?" Annelise thought for a moment. She wasn't sure if she should tell these girls anything. She started twirling a piece of her blonde hair around a finger nervously and sighed.
"I'm not sure who I can trust. I want to believe you, but it's hard. You'd think that after living with this curse most of my life that I would believe anything.....I have to go." Annelise started walking away, but boxes moved in front of her. She turned around to face the girls. "How di- did you do that?"
Tianna smiled and moved the boxes back to their original spots, at least, that's who Annelise thought was controlling the boxes movements.
"You see Annelise? We have gifts just like you. I can move objects with my mind and Serena can read minds. Sound familiar?" "You were reading my mind at school a few days ago," Annelise accused Serena.
"Of course. I had to find out whether you were really one of us. And, you are." Annelise stepped back and glanced behind her. Her path was clear. If she wanted to, she could sprint away, but with difficulty. Her high heals were made for dancing, but not running. Annelise cursed under her breathe when she realized she had let her guard down. Serena had gotten into her thoughts and knew what Annelise might do. "We don't want to hurt or scare you." Just then, Tianna stepped up to Annelise and took her hand. She gave her an innocent smile. She thought back to the night that Maggie had told her about her destiny. She tried to repeat her exact words.
"Tu es dea, filia lunae. You are a goddess, a Daughter of the Moon." Tianna said as best she could. It just didn't seem entirely perfect without Maggie's voice speaking them. Annelise stared blankly in front of her. She couldn't have heard this girl right. There were no such things as gods, and if there were, she most certainly wouldn't be one. It would explain her power though, a part of her brain argued.
"A goddess?" She asked dazed. Serena smiled, remembering getting the exact same response from Vanessa months ago. It was her turn to take over.
"Yes." Serena said smoothly. "When Pandora's box was opened, countless evils and sorrows were released into the world. But the last thing to leave the box was hope, the sole comfort for people during misfortune. Only Selene, the goddess of the moon, saw the demonic creature lurking nearby, sent by the Atrox to-"
"Wait. The Atrox? I've heard about that! My little stepbrother talks about it all the time, along with you guys. Heavens knows where he heard about an Atrox," Annelise interrupted.
"Yes, the Atrox. Anyways, the creature was sent by the Atrox to devour hope. Selene took pity on Earth dwellers and gave her daughters, like guardian angels, to fight the Atrox and perpetuate hope. That is why you are here, Annelise, to keep hope alive." Serena ended with a great sigh, happy that she remembered it perfectly. She had been there when Maggie gave Jimena, Vanessa, Catty, and Tianna the same talk. It was easy for her to not forget.
Annelise felt something pulling at her. She wasn't exactly sure, but the night seemed to be getting a bit colder out. Goosebumps were all over her arms and she kneeled over, looking down at the ground. Annelise's eyes felt heavy with tiredness. She laid down on the ground and drifted off into a deep sleep......
Annelise opened her eyes, and to her terror, found herself up on stage. She held the microphone and Looked over to her right. She saw the gorgeous Michael Saratoga looking at her transfixed, as he played his guitar. Some of the people stopped dancing to see why she wasn't singing. Why did this have to happen now, she thought with dread. This has been happening her whole life, and this was the worst of them all. Tianna came up on stage and took Annelise/Vanessa by the arm. She took the microphone.
"Sorry about this folks, but Vanessa has a headache and won't be performing any more tonight." She led Annelise off the stage where they met up with Catty and Serena. They rushed her outside.
"What is going on?" Serena asked as she looked around at the shadows.
"I would like for you to tell me," Annelise stated flatly. She took a deep sigh, and brushed her new blonde hair out of her face. "Okay, I didn't want to admit it before, but I think you guys have something to do with this- this thing that's been happening to me since I can remember. I keep having these dreams about some lady and the moon. She tells me to see the daughters, and I'm guessing that's you guys." Annelise paused for a second, only to see them gently nodding their heads. "The lady on the moon also said something about a magna matter......and some successor....anyways, I started to think that the dreams and my power were part of something, when I saw you guys had the same moon necklace I do."
"It's actually called a moon amulet," Catty said for the first time. "And what did Selene, that's the lady in your dream, say about the magna matter?" Annelise thought for a moment. She wasn't sure if she should tell these girls anything. She started twirling a piece of her blonde hair around a finger nervously and sighed.
"I'm not sure who I can trust. I want to believe you, but it's hard. You'd think that after living with this curse most of my life that I would believe anything.....I have to go." Annelise started walking away, but boxes moved in front of her. She turned around to face the girls. "How di- did you do that?"
Tianna smiled and moved the boxes back to their original spots, at least, that's who Annelise thought was controlling the boxes movements.
"You see Annelise? We have gifts just like you. I can move objects with my mind and Serena can read minds. Sound familiar?" "You were reading my mind at school a few days ago," Annelise accused Serena.
"Of course. I had to find out whether you were really one of us. And, you are." Annelise stepped back and glanced behind her. Her path was clear. If she wanted to, she could sprint away, but with difficulty. Her high heals were made for dancing, but not running. Annelise cursed under her breathe when she realized she had let her guard down. Serena had gotten into her thoughts and knew what Annelise might do. "We don't want to hurt or scare you." Just then, Tianna stepped up to Annelise and took her hand. She gave her an innocent smile. She thought back to the night that Maggie had told her about her destiny. She tried to repeat her exact words.
"Tu es dea, filia lunae. You are a goddess, a Daughter of the Moon." Tianna said as best she could. It just didn't seem entirely perfect without Maggie's voice speaking them. Annelise stared blankly in front of her. She couldn't have heard this girl right. There were no such things as gods, and if there were, she most certainly wouldn't be one. It would explain her power though, a part of her brain argued.
"A goddess?" She asked dazed. Serena smiled, remembering getting the exact same response from Vanessa months ago. It was her turn to take over.
"Yes." Serena said smoothly. "When Pandora's box was opened, countless evils and sorrows were released into the world. But the last thing to leave the box was hope, the sole comfort for people during misfortune. Only Selene, the goddess of the moon, saw the demonic creature lurking nearby, sent by the Atrox to-"
"Wait. The Atrox? I've heard about that! My little stepbrother talks about it all the time, along with you guys. Heavens knows where he heard about an Atrox," Annelise interrupted.
"Yes, the Atrox. Anyways, the creature was sent by the Atrox to devour hope. Selene took pity on Earth dwellers and gave her daughters, like guardian angels, to fight the Atrox and perpetuate hope. That is why you are here, Annelise, to keep hope alive." Serena ended with a great sigh, happy that she remembered it perfectly. She had been there when Maggie gave Jimena, Vanessa, Catty, and Tianna the same talk. It was easy for her to not forget.
Annelise felt something pulling at her. She wasn't exactly sure, but the night seemed to be getting a bit colder out. Goosebumps were all over her arms and she kneeled over, looking down at the ground. Annelise's eyes felt heavy with tiredness. She laid down on the ground and drifted off into a deep sleep......