Snowgren: I like cliffhangers, lol! I'm trying to do one every chappie!
Katie: Kailee's still a little girl at heart, many thanx to dreamer_gurl for giving such an accurate description of her character!
~*~Prodigious girl*~*: Hope things get better with you, I love getting away from reality, it's the best cure for anything!
Black Iris: Grr…I hope FF.net is reading this, that's so strange, I dunno what else to advise. O_O
bey-girl-nicky: I write pretty fast though, I'm just waiting for reviews, lol! This was up slower though, sorry!
Christina: Thanx a million, I dunno what else to say, lol!
~kai~: I dunno, I just didn't know, all right, I'll remember that, black walls? O_O
dreamer_gurl: Yup! ^_^ I'm hurrying, sorry this was up so late, it was supposed to be up yesterday. *glares at her computer*
Girs Evil Cupcakes: I think everyone has the pairings somehow figured out by now, except Carly gets a little confusing later cuz she tends to talk to every guy, ^_^.
Miekkie: Sorry, honestly, I couldn't resist ending in cliffhangers. You didn't though, in your fic, ^_^, you're not as evil, lol!
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Chapter 6: Believing in Destiny
"A long time ago, before the Earth was born, there was 12 Kingdoms of Power. They ruled the universe as one, working together and helping each other though hard times. The center of these Kingdoms was the Dream Realm. You see, this place kept the power balance in harmony and made sure that the Kingdoms were all equal in strength. Then disaster struck. A terrible evil cast its influence across the Kingdoms. The rulers weren't strong enough to overcome this evil and fell before it. This evil force manipulated some of the Kingdoms and turned the rulers against the Dream Realm. Those who resisted its influence were killed and eventually the evil took over all 12 Kingdoms. But in order to have complete control of the Kingdoms, the Dream Realm must be under evil influence as well. Myself and the other remaining warriors who only wished for peace combined our powers and locked the evil away and reclaimed the 12 elements of powers. But since we were not rightful wielders of this magic, I locked these powers away in the Dream Realm to wait until the rightful wielders of such powers should come forth. However, after the lockway of the evil force, the impact of the power needed to lock away the evil claimed the lives of 12 dedicated soldiers who live only to serve their rulers. These 12 honored soldiers are sleeping in baby eggs, waiting to be to hatched once again. The 12 elemental powers are sealed carefully away in this land and wait to be awakened once again. Now the evil has rose once more and has already fully consumed all the 12 Kingdoms of Power, you, as the rightful rulers of these Kingdoms are our last hope. If the evil shall control the Dream Realm, then everything will be lost."
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"WHAT?????" Almost everyone looked shocked, "US???????"
"Oh give me break," Carly scoffed, "That sounded like something out of a bad soap opera, do you honestly expect me to believe that this is all true???? It's a nice story, yes, but-"
Johnny covered her mouth, "Never mind, Carly, keep going."
"Johnny!" Carly wrenched his hand away, "Eeew, don't touch me, man. So what if I DON'T believe this? It sound like a freak out story that-"
"Could you not be so rude?" Holly pleaded.
"It's not RUDENESS it's speaking my mind!" Carly protested, "Besides, it's going to take more than just a fairytale to convince me."
"You don't wanna try to convince her," Willow added to the Guardian, "It might take a long time."
"Regardless of what you believe," the Guardian said, "You were chosen by destiny and you will fulfill your role in this quest."
"That's more nonsense, no one makes me do anything I don't wanna do," Carly said.
"Carly, if you don't shut up I'm going to punch you in the face," Johnny threatened.
Carly glared at him through narrowed eyes.
"As rightful rulers of these Kingdoms, your powers are great and vast and always developing, how you use these powers are your choice, but remember that you are each destined to rule a Kingdom and you must do whatever you can to retain peace in the land," the Guardian said.
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"Carly, please get a grip," Kai said wearily, "Between traveling light years and listening to fabled stories, my mind is still spinning."
"I say we go for it!" Holly said happily, "Sounds like fun."
"I agree, let's just do this," Carly said, "If it's an adventure, I don't care how dense the history lesson behind this is, I just wanna kick some major butt!"
"I thought you thought that this was a just a cheesy story," Johnny said.
"And I still think it is," Carly replied, "But adventure overrides that."
"Sounds scary," Kailee whimpered.
"I think it sounds awesome!" Hru said, "Us? Rulers? I say bring it on!"
"What do you think Ray?" Willow asked.
"Well, someone needs our help," Ray said, "So I'm going to help them out."
"Us? As rulers of Kingdoms?? No thanks," Tala shuddered, "I want to be a military air pilot, not a king!"
"Sounds like fun," Enrique shrugged, "I don't
care either way, as long as we're back for the Valentine's Dance at school, I
can't wait for a night alone with sweet Aquana."
"If I ever catch you alone for a second, I can beat the stuffing outta you!"
Carly snickered.
"Let's decide on something guys," Holly said, "We're a team, we should stick together with our choices."
"She's right," Kai said, standing up for his friend, "Whatever we do, we should make our decision together, otherwise, we'll be all over place."
"Touching speech guys, are you going to run for President?" Carly said sarcastically, "Enough preaching already, seeing is believing, I propose we take a longer tour and get a feel of what exactly we're here for before actually settling in or throwing it in the chicken coop."
"That makes sense," Max said slowly, "We need more information and more proof."
"And no more stories," Tala muttered, "I haven't read fairytales since - I don't know, I've NEVER read fairytales."
"We need a positive attitude!" Kailee encouraged.
"And some more food," Cassandra added cheekily.
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They walked to a huge golden room with silver lining. "Come, I will now show you your Kingdoms," the Guardian said, she floated to a huge movie screen type of thing and turned it on.
"Wow, this technology is advanced," Carly said admiringly.
"Somebody's impressed," Johnny teased, his eyes sparkling.
"Hey I love how technology works!" Carly argued, "I mean, compared to all this high tech, industrialized equipment, we're living in the stone age!"
"You're kidding right?" Max asked, "I can't even understand how to use a computer without crashing it."
Carly sighed, "I wish we have all this technology."
"I think I know what someone's going to be when she grows up," Tala teased her with a smile.
"I'm going to be a technological inventor," Carly said, "And this, is definitely going to help out my career!"
"Look at the screen, the Dream Realm in the planet in the center, where all the other 12 smaller planets orbit," the Guardian said, "It is-"
"Where exactly are we?" Carly interrupted.
Half of the people laughed at Carly's abruptness, the other half looked annoyed at her interruption.
"Carly, can't you WAIT till she's finished???" Willow demanded, "Where did you leave your manners?"
"Oh, I think I dropped them somewhere in the vortex," Carly snapped back, "Honestly, where am I going to get my answers if I don't ask questions???"
"I am pleased to answer your question young lady," the Guardian said, "In fact, that's the reason I'm here."
"Can't you finish explaining first?" Ray asked,
"Carly can wait."
"No I can't!" Carly exclaimed, "Why don't you wait?"
Johnny grabbed Carly's arm and pulled her behind him, "Give me a sec to calm her down, you seem to have gotten her into one of her moods."
"She has one too many moods," Cassandra added glumly.
"Okay okay," Carly sighed a BIG sigh, "I'll save my questions for until the Guardian finishes, is that enough or do you want me to bow down and kiss your feet as well?"
"That's enough sarcasm from you," Johny scolded, hiding his smile. Hru giggled.
"But, to answer your previous question Carly, like the solar system as you call it on Earth, this is also a system. One where all the elemental planets orbit the Dream Realm instead of a sun. We are not in the Milky Way galaxy no more, instead we are in a different galaxy light years away called the Elemental Galaxy," the Guardian explained.
"Lovely," Carly said in pretend sweetness and in a very formal and polite tone. She yelped when Johnny elbowed her and giggled when she saw the scowl on his face.
"Does that answer your question Carly?" the Guardian asked.
"Yeah, thanks, it's starting to come together now," Carly said.
"There are 12 of you," the Guardian said, "And one of those planets belong to one of you. But now, they are all occupied by evil forces, you must defeat them in order to reclaim your rightful throne."
"How do we know which Kingdom is ours?" Ray asked curiously.
"This sounds like a video game," Carly remarked, "One that I could anyways beat Johnny at."
"Yeah RIGHT!" Johnny spat.
The Guardian called up a screen and it showed a map of the galaxy. The Dream Realm was in the center and 12 smaller planets were orbiting it at a steady pace. The planets were all different colors, but the colors seemed dull and cold. "The Kingdoms are dying from within, being rotted by the evil that possesses them. They were once beautiful lands and you must restore them to their original beauty!"
"You each will get an elemental power that matches your kingdom, a weapon to aide you upon your quest and an egg," the Guardian said.
"An elemental power?" Holly breathed.
"A weapon?" Kailee squeaked.
"AN EGG??" Carly demanded, "EGG??"
"Have you ever noticed that your voice is so much louder than everyone else's?" Johnny said sarcastically.
"SOOOOOOOOOOOOO????????" Carly bellowed in his ear.
"OW!" Johnny yelled, leaping away and frowning deeply, "You are crazy! OW! My ear! Curse!"
"An egg? Oh wow," Kailee said happily, "Will something hatch out of it? Like a cute little chick?"
The Guardian floated to a round glass cylinder, "In here you will be granted your power, weapon, and egg. You will also be given a glimpse of your Kingdom. The choice of power and weapon is strictly destined, it is not random, but controlled by your own destiny. Who's first?"
"You want us to get into that glass tank thingy?" Carly asked.
"How do we know that this isn't a far-out trick?" Kai asked suspiciously.
"I still think it's dumb," Tala remarked airily.
Hru looked curious, "It sounds a little interesting, don't you think?"
"The choice is yours," the Guardian said, "I will
not force you to do anything, the choice is all yours."
Kailee looked at Kai worriedly. Willow
exchanged nervous glances with Ray. Holly
and Hru looked at each questioningly while Tala yawned in boredom and Cassandra
kept munching on her food. Enrique was
too busy examining the silver lining and Max was still looking at the screen. Finally Carly sighed, "I'll do it first, I
can't stand being second anyways. Let's
go."
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Does this count as a cliffhanger??? O_O Sorry, it's kinda shorter this chapter, well, that's life for ya! It's sometimes way longer sometimes short! Some chappies will be really longer and some will be shorter cuz I have to cut off at certain spots! If my computer doesn't die, I'll be updating regularly, like every 5 days or something along those lines. Plz review! ^_^
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