A/N: This is the third chapter in a story I have worked very hard on the
plotting for.
Disclaimer: I do not own Daughters of the Moon, once again.
"What are we doing?" Catty asked, as Tianna dragged her towards Nikki.
"We have to get the moon amulet around Nikki's neck," Tianna said hurriedly. They finally reached Nikki.
"Hi Catty, Tianna," Nikki said nervously.
"Hi, um, we're here to help you," Catty whispered. "Take off your sun amulet and hand it over."
Nikki's hand flew up to her sun charm, clasping it protectively. "Why?"
"Are you wondering why your healing and ice powers aren't working?" Catty asked, her voice so low it could barely be heard over the loud thump of music.
Nikki's eyes widened. "How did you know?"
Tianna smiled mischievously. "Stanton might be Prince of the Night, but he's still in love with Serena."
Nikki gasped.
"Don't worry," Catty said quickly. "Just take off your necklace. Then your powers will work."
Nikki shook her head stubbornly. "Tell me everything first. And I mean, everything," Nikki said, trying to make her voice sound angry to mask her fear.
"Fine." Catty lifted her hands in defeat. "First, I'll tell you about us. When Pandora's Box was opened-"
"You can't tell me that the myth is real?" Nikki interrupted. Catty nodded solemnly.
"When the box was opened, the last thing to leave the box was hope. Only Selene, the goddess of the moon, saw the creature sent by the Atrox to devour hope. So she gave her daughters, like guardian angels, to perpetuate hope. I am one of those daughters, and so are Tianna, Vanessa and Serena."
"You expect me to believe that?" Nikki said sarcastically, but doubt hung in her ice blue eyes.
"You want proof?" Tianna asked. Her eyes dilated as she looked at a pile of orange peels near a Dumpster. The orange peels magically rose into the air and danced around the parking lot, as if by wind, though there was no wind tonight.
Nikki gasped and covered her mouth. Tianna looked back at her, eyes normal.
"Tu es dea, filia lunae," Tianna whispered.
"'You are a goddess, a Daughter of the Moon,"' Nikki repeated. "How did I know that? That can't be true."
"You also know ancient Greek as well," Catty said. "You need to believe us."
"Now we'll tell you about your amulet," Tianna began. "At the same time, Selene's brother, Helios, was jealous because Zeus was allowing Selene to leave the sky for three days every month to see Endymion. So when Pandora's Box was opened and Selene gave her daughters to perpetuate hope, Helios gave his daughters to fight the Daughters of the Moon. They are so powerful that even the Atrox is afraid of them."
"What is the Atrox?"
"The Atrox is the primal source of evil. Since creation, it has been jealous of the world of light and tried to destroy it. It is the spirit that tricked Lucifer into his fall. The Atrox also has Followers. They are the victims of the Atrox. The Atrox steals their hope, sucking from their soul. Then they become predators themselves, stealing hope from others, trying to replenish their own and feel alive again. But their hunger is never satisfied. They become masters of deceit. "They look like anyone, you or me, but they hate the moon because it is a symbol of Selene and represents goodness. Under a full moon, their eyes turn phosphorescent, and even ordinary people can sense their evil. They also hate timepieces with hands because it reminds them of their eternal bond to evil. And they can never harm a person who does a genuine act of kindness toward them."
Tianna finished. Nikki's eyes were full of fear, but the doubt was gone.
Catty turned to Tianna. "We should go to Maggie's. She would know if Nikki is really a Daughter of the Moon."
Tianna shook her head. "She's out of town. She won't be back until Monday."
Catty rolled her eyes. "Great. Suddenly, people so evil that even the Atrox is afraid of them, and Maggie's not here." She looked back at Nikki. "So take off your amulet. We've got a different one for you." She held up Jimena's amulet.
Nikki began unclasping her amulet. Just then, a familiar voice called out to Nikki.
"Nikki, don't!" Tianna, Catty, and Nikki turned to see Destiny and the Daughters of the Sun walking towards them, Serena and Vanessa following close behind. "They're tricking you! your powers aren't working because they not letting you and if you put on the moon amulet, you will disappear, maybe forever!"
Nikki looked nervously at Destiny, then at Catty.
Catty shook her head. "It's not true! Everything we told you is real! Does the full moon make you fell safe and secure? Does the dark of the moon make you feel vulnerable and scared?"
Nikki nodded her head.
"Then you are a Daughter of the Moon! If you weren't, the sun would be sacred to you and the moon would make you feel angry!"
Nikki stood up straight. She unclasped her sun amulet, grabbed the moon amulet from Catty and clasped it around her neck.
"NO! This cannot be happening!" Destiny shrieked. The Daughters of the Sun linked arms.
The Daughters of the Moon linked arms. Then, unexpectedly, Alex grabbed Serena's hand and Britney grabbed Catty's.
A white vortex surrounded them and a few seconds later, they were outside of La Brea High.
"What did you do?" Catty asked.
"I transported us here. That's one of my powers. See each of us have two powers. Nikki here, is just a Daughter of the Sun. Daughters of the Moon don't have a second power," Alex answered.
"I do," Serena answered. "Hekate's orb gives me a another power."
"And I do," Tianna added. "My power is telekinesis, but with my power, I can lift the veil between this world and the next."
"Besides, I'm not just a Daughter of the Moon. I have a dark side just like them," Nikki said. "Now that I have the moon amulet on, I remember everything that woman told me in my dreams."
Disclaimer: I do not own Daughters of the Moon, once again.
"What are we doing?" Catty asked, as Tianna dragged her towards Nikki.
"We have to get the moon amulet around Nikki's neck," Tianna said hurriedly. They finally reached Nikki.
"Hi Catty, Tianna," Nikki said nervously.
"Hi, um, we're here to help you," Catty whispered. "Take off your sun amulet and hand it over."
Nikki's hand flew up to her sun charm, clasping it protectively. "Why?"
"Are you wondering why your healing and ice powers aren't working?" Catty asked, her voice so low it could barely be heard over the loud thump of music.
Nikki's eyes widened. "How did you know?"
Tianna smiled mischievously. "Stanton might be Prince of the Night, but he's still in love with Serena."
Nikki gasped.
"Don't worry," Catty said quickly. "Just take off your necklace. Then your powers will work."
Nikki shook her head stubbornly. "Tell me everything first. And I mean, everything," Nikki said, trying to make her voice sound angry to mask her fear.
"Fine." Catty lifted her hands in defeat. "First, I'll tell you about us. When Pandora's Box was opened-"
"You can't tell me that the myth is real?" Nikki interrupted. Catty nodded solemnly.
"When the box was opened, the last thing to leave the box was hope. Only Selene, the goddess of the moon, saw the creature sent by the Atrox to devour hope. So she gave her daughters, like guardian angels, to perpetuate hope. I am one of those daughters, and so are Tianna, Vanessa and Serena."
"You expect me to believe that?" Nikki said sarcastically, but doubt hung in her ice blue eyes.
"You want proof?" Tianna asked. Her eyes dilated as she looked at a pile of orange peels near a Dumpster. The orange peels magically rose into the air and danced around the parking lot, as if by wind, though there was no wind tonight.
Nikki gasped and covered her mouth. Tianna looked back at her, eyes normal.
"Tu es dea, filia lunae," Tianna whispered.
"'You are a goddess, a Daughter of the Moon,"' Nikki repeated. "How did I know that? That can't be true."
"You also know ancient Greek as well," Catty said. "You need to believe us."
"Now we'll tell you about your amulet," Tianna began. "At the same time, Selene's brother, Helios, was jealous because Zeus was allowing Selene to leave the sky for three days every month to see Endymion. So when Pandora's Box was opened and Selene gave her daughters to perpetuate hope, Helios gave his daughters to fight the Daughters of the Moon. They are so powerful that even the Atrox is afraid of them."
"What is the Atrox?"
"The Atrox is the primal source of evil. Since creation, it has been jealous of the world of light and tried to destroy it. It is the spirit that tricked Lucifer into his fall. The Atrox also has Followers. They are the victims of the Atrox. The Atrox steals their hope, sucking from their soul. Then they become predators themselves, stealing hope from others, trying to replenish their own and feel alive again. But their hunger is never satisfied. They become masters of deceit. "They look like anyone, you or me, but they hate the moon because it is a symbol of Selene and represents goodness. Under a full moon, their eyes turn phosphorescent, and even ordinary people can sense their evil. They also hate timepieces with hands because it reminds them of their eternal bond to evil. And they can never harm a person who does a genuine act of kindness toward them."
Tianna finished. Nikki's eyes were full of fear, but the doubt was gone.
Catty turned to Tianna. "We should go to Maggie's. She would know if Nikki is really a Daughter of the Moon."
Tianna shook her head. "She's out of town. She won't be back until Monday."
Catty rolled her eyes. "Great. Suddenly, people so evil that even the Atrox is afraid of them, and Maggie's not here." She looked back at Nikki. "So take off your amulet. We've got a different one for you." She held up Jimena's amulet.
Nikki began unclasping her amulet. Just then, a familiar voice called out to Nikki.
"Nikki, don't!" Tianna, Catty, and Nikki turned to see Destiny and the Daughters of the Sun walking towards them, Serena and Vanessa following close behind. "They're tricking you! your powers aren't working because they not letting you and if you put on the moon amulet, you will disappear, maybe forever!"
Nikki looked nervously at Destiny, then at Catty.
Catty shook her head. "It's not true! Everything we told you is real! Does the full moon make you fell safe and secure? Does the dark of the moon make you feel vulnerable and scared?"
Nikki nodded her head.
"Then you are a Daughter of the Moon! If you weren't, the sun would be sacred to you and the moon would make you feel angry!"
Nikki stood up straight. She unclasped her sun amulet, grabbed the moon amulet from Catty and clasped it around her neck.
"NO! This cannot be happening!" Destiny shrieked. The Daughters of the Sun linked arms.
The Daughters of the Moon linked arms. Then, unexpectedly, Alex grabbed Serena's hand and Britney grabbed Catty's.
A white vortex surrounded them and a few seconds later, they were outside of La Brea High.
"What did you do?" Catty asked.
"I transported us here. That's one of my powers. See each of us have two powers. Nikki here, is just a Daughter of the Sun. Daughters of the Moon don't have a second power," Alex answered.
"I do," Serena answered. "Hekate's orb gives me a another power."
"And I do," Tianna added. "My power is telekinesis, but with my power, I can lift the veil between this world and the next."
"Besides, I'm not just a Daughter of the Moon. I have a dark side just like them," Nikki said. "Now that I have the moon amulet on, I remember everything that woman told me in my dreams."