I should warn you: This one is sad. Let me remind you that Merlina has 3 brothers. Pay attention and enjoy. Author's Note: I will be unable to put more stuff up for a few days next week, as I will be in the hospital Monday, and possibly Tuesday. Keep reading my stories, though, please!! I love y'all!!! (And don't worry about me, Celi and Lupe!)
Chapter 4: The Crystal Ball
(BELCH!) Daniel sighed in content as he finished off the food Merlina made him. "Your brother eats like a starving dog, Merlina", said Robin. "You have no idea", said Daniel.
"He eats like a rampaging glorg!" commented Starfire. "He eats like Cyborg" put in Raven sarcastically. "You know" said Beast Boy, "I actually have been a starving dog before".
Daniel concurred. "Not a good thing to be", he said. "Daniel, where have you been?" his sister asked, "What's been happening? Where are David and Jonathan? And where's Travis?"
"Slow down, Merley!" said Daniel, "Let a man digest. Okay, here's what I know so far: David's living with the Shaolin monks in Malaysia where we all trained together. The witch hunters won't touch him while he's with the monks. Jonathan, as far as I know, is still on the run. I don't know where he is now; I haven't had time to track him. I've been running for a week. As for Travis" he said as he pulled a yellow-haired cat out of his shirt inside pocket, "he's fine, just under a sleep spell I put on him".
"He's all right!" said Merlina as she petted him fondly. Umbra meowed in joy and rubbed her head against his. He woke up and saw her.
"Umbra?! It's you!" he said in human speech, which shocked everyone but the magic siblings. "Hello to you, too!" said Umbra. "WHAT THE—"said Beast Boy, "SHE TALKS?"
"Well, duh" said Merlina, "She's a witch's cat. She just doesn't talk if she doesn't feel like it". But Umbra was preoccupied by Travis. "Merlina! You're here, too!" Travis exclaimed as he jumped onto her. She laughed happily, "Travis! I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Come on, Merlina", said Travis, "You know me better than that! Now let me down so I can eat something. Hey, Daniel. Would you be a friend and top me off?"
Daniel popped up a bowl of cat food for Travis with his wand. Turning to Umbra, he asked, "Care to join me, gorgeous?" And the two ate.
"So" Merlina said to Daniel, "What are we going to do now? You can't go out there".
Suddenly, her crystal diamond necklace flashed. That crystal was the key to her crystal ball in her room. She gasped, shouted "Come on!" and ran to her new room, followed by her brother, the Titans, and Travis and Umbra.
Upon entering the room, Merlina tore off her charm, ran to a small circular coffee table with a purple tablecloth, pulled off a smaller purple cloth, revealing her crystal ball. She stuck her crystal into a made-to-fit hole in the golden base stand of the ball and the emergency appeared in the ball just as everyone sat around the table. Travis and Umbra got on the table.
They saw a black-haired 18-year-old being attacked by more people from Merlina's village! (They'd split up all over to make sure they got all of the Rose family) "Oh, no!" Merlina said, "It's David! Daniel, I thought the monks were protecting him!" "So did I!" exclaimed Daniel.
All eyes were glued to the ball as Daniel and Merlina watched their brother try to fight for his own life. They were all over him. He put up the best fight he could, but he was captured, his wand was snapped, and he resorted to his martial arts training, but there were too many people. They tied him in the stake and burned him.
Merlina screamed as the vision faded. Travis put his paws on the ball in disbelief. Umbra stared horrified at Merlina. Merlina buried her face in her hands as Daniel hugged her tightly, silent tears streaming down his own face.
The Titans were in shock. They didn't know what to do. They knew David was Merlina's brother. Beast Boy finally fainted. Starfire started to cry, too. Robin got up and said, "Let's go, guys". Star looked at him in confusion. "I do not understand" she said, "Why did this happen?"
Wiping a tear stream away (even though a new one started) Robin answered her, "Because a lot of people on Earth fear and hate what they don't understand". Seeing her still confused, he said, "I'll explain it later. Come on". He took her hand (after all, she was crying) and the Titans left Merlina's room.
What's going to happen now?
Chapter 4: The Crystal Ball
(BELCH!) Daniel sighed in content as he finished off the food Merlina made him. "Your brother eats like a starving dog, Merlina", said Robin. "You have no idea", said Daniel.
"He eats like a rampaging glorg!" commented Starfire. "He eats like Cyborg" put in Raven sarcastically. "You know" said Beast Boy, "I actually have been a starving dog before".
Daniel concurred. "Not a good thing to be", he said. "Daniel, where have you been?" his sister asked, "What's been happening? Where are David and Jonathan? And where's Travis?"
"Slow down, Merley!" said Daniel, "Let a man digest. Okay, here's what I know so far: David's living with the Shaolin monks in Malaysia where we all trained together. The witch hunters won't touch him while he's with the monks. Jonathan, as far as I know, is still on the run. I don't know where he is now; I haven't had time to track him. I've been running for a week. As for Travis" he said as he pulled a yellow-haired cat out of his shirt inside pocket, "he's fine, just under a sleep spell I put on him".
"He's all right!" said Merlina as she petted him fondly. Umbra meowed in joy and rubbed her head against his. He woke up and saw her.
"Umbra?! It's you!" he said in human speech, which shocked everyone but the magic siblings. "Hello to you, too!" said Umbra. "WHAT THE—"said Beast Boy, "SHE TALKS?"
"Well, duh" said Merlina, "She's a witch's cat. She just doesn't talk if she doesn't feel like it". But Umbra was preoccupied by Travis. "Merlina! You're here, too!" Travis exclaimed as he jumped onto her. She laughed happily, "Travis! I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Come on, Merlina", said Travis, "You know me better than that! Now let me down so I can eat something. Hey, Daniel. Would you be a friend and top me off?"
Daniel popped up a bowl of cat food for Travis with his wand. Turning to Umbra, he asked, "Care to join me, gorgeous?" And the two ate.
"So" Merlina said to Daniel, "What are we going to do now? You can't go out there".
Suddenly, her crystal diamond necklace flashed. That crystal was the key to her crystal ball in her room. She gasped, shouted "Come on!" and ran to her new room, followed by her brother, the Titans, and Travis and Umbra.
Upon entering the room, Merlina tore off her charm, ran to a small circular coffee table with a purple tablecloth, pulled off a smaller purple cloth, revealing her crystal ball. She stuck her crystal into a made-to-fit hole in the golden base stand of the ball and the emergency appeared in the ball just as everyone sat around the table. Travis and Umbra got on the table.
They saw a black-haired 18-year-old being attacked by more people from Merlina's village! (They'd split up all over to make sure they got all of the Rose family) "Oh, no!" Merlina said, "It's David! Daniel, I thought the monks were protecting him!" "So did I!" exclaimed Daniel.
All eyes were glued to the ball as Daniel and Merlina watched their brother try to fight for his own life. They were all over him. He put up the best fight he could, but he was captured, his wand was snapped, and he resorted to his martial arts training, but there were too many people. They tied him in the stake and burned him.
Merlina screamed as the vision faded. Travis put his paws on the ball in disbelief. Umbra stared horrified at Merlina. Merlina buried her face in her hands as Daniel hugged her tightly, silent tears streaming down his own face.
The Titans were in shock. They didn't know what to do. They knew David was Merlina's brother. Beast Boy finally fainted. Starfire started to cry, too. Robin got up and said, "Let's go, guys". Star looked at him in confusion. "I do not understand" she said, "Why did this happen?"
Wiping a tear stream away (even though a new one started) Robin answered her, "Because a lot of people on Earth fear and hate what they don't understand". Seeing her still confused, he said, "I'll explain it later. Come on". He took her hand (after all, she was crying) and the Titans left Merlina's room.
What's going to happen now?