Chapter 4: Flashing Lights and Dramatic Changes

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The flashing lights wandered around my rooming, darting back and forth. Suddenly they all darted towards my chest. "What the hell?" I said, giving a panicked look to Alena. "Don't worry, they won't hurt you," said Alena as the lights penetrated my body. I felt as if my body lit up the moment they hit my skin. I felt scared for a split-second as my mind was filled with images and memories. I saw myself, with people I had never seen before. We were smiling and laughing. I saw someone who immediately I knew to be my love. I smiled as I saw us kissing. But suddenly all the pleasant images were taken from me as they were replaced by images of destruction and pain. Despite myself, I felt tears fall down my face for the dead peoples' faces that appeared in my head. But just as soon as they came, the images were gone and all that was left was Alena and myself.

"Are you o.k.?" said Alena coming up to me. I realized that I was kneeling on the floor and tears were falling down my face steadily. "What was that?" I said, taking deep breaths to help stop the crying. "Your second piece," said Alena. "My second piece of what?" I said looking up. "Your soul," said Alena tilting her head in a as-a-matter-of fact fashion. I felt my eyes widen as I realized that I felt more fulfilled than I had ever felt in my life. It was as if my soul was whole again. "Who were those people?" I asking sitting up and wiping my eyes. Alena sighed, "Your past, these are the people that we need to find and join in order to help the princess," "The princess.." A image of a girl with golden hair tied into buns with pigtails came to mind. On her forehead was a crescent moon, "Serena! The Moon princess!" I basically shouted as I stood up. As I stood up, a strand of my hair fell across my face, a strand of white hair.

"Wait a minute, my hair is brown," I thought as I turned to the mirror. I jumped back. My hair had turned from shoulder length brown hair to floor length blonde hair, so blonde that it was more silver than yellow. "Um, Alena?" I asked softly as I turned around, "What the fuck is this!" I pointed to the silver mass of curls on my head. "Ah, yes. Well, this is part of your true form. It happened because you touched the necklace. Don't worry though, nobody will know the difference." Said Alena waving a paw around. "Nobody will know the difference! Are you kidding? I think somebody will notice that I went from a brunette to a blonde," I yelled at her, waving my hands at her.

Suddenly I heard a knock from the door, "Bridge?" said a voice. "Um, yeah? I said, "Come on in," Francie pushed the door open and walked in looking around. "Who are you talking to in here?" she said walking around the room. "Um nobody, Francie what do you think of my new look?" Francie stopped looking around and looked at me. "Um, what new look? Did you change your eyeshadow or something?" I stepped back, a little surprised. I looked at Alena who gave me a look back basically saying 'I told you so' "O.k. Never mind, um can you go? I need to get ready for something," I said pulling the door open. "Forget about doing anything today but packing," said Francie putting her hands on her hips,"

I turned around, my new hair billowing behind me. "Packing? For what?" I said. "Well, since you weren't at breakfast and have been rushing all over today because of the cat, you didn't hear Daddy's news," said Francie. "What news?" I said feeling the color drain from my cheeks. "We're moving yet again. Dad found out today and we need to leave by next Saturday." Said Francie as she walked out the door. "Where are we moving?" I yelled. "Japan, Tokyo Japan," came the answer from outside of the hall. I sat down on my bed completely shocked. We had moved before, a lot in the last few years as my dad got transferred to different branches of his company, but no place as far away as Japan. "Alena?" I said, "Did you have anything to do with this?" Looking down at her, I could see the color rise in her cheeks as she stuttered out a "yes". "May I ask why?" I said pulling on a sweatshirt and tying my hair back into a very long pony tail. "Because we need to go to Japan because that's where the princess is and that's where the change from discord to peace will take place." Said Alena jumping onto my bed. As I walked out of the door a thought crossed my mind. "The world was lately threatened by a lady called, um I think it was Galaxy or something like that. There was widescale panic as well as earthquakes all over the globe. It originated in Japan. Does that have anything to do with the princess?" "Galaxia, and yes that has to do with the princess. She thinks that everything is over but there is one more trial for her and you must be there," said Alena. "Figures," I said as I picked up the necklace and fastened it around my neck. The brooch I put in my back pocket as I walked out of the room to go and get boxes from my mom.