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The halls were alive with noise as the herd of students moved down the long passages. It was 11:00 in the morning and students talked about papers they had due the next period, how many hours of homework they had, and how they were possibly going to find a date for prom as they moved out of the school building to the outdoor bleachers. It was time for assembly and they were all ready to take a break from classes to hear the day's announcements. As the hoard of girls moved in one big mass for the bleachers next to the soccer field, two students tried to talk about matters that no one else knew of, but hearing each other over the noise of the others students was difficult.
"I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen," Margot said cautiously. Julie shrugged.
"You always have that feeling," she quipped. Margot whacked Julie on the back of the head.
"I do not!" she shrieked, "And this time, I'm really serious. Don't tell me you can't sense the impending doom."
"Whatever it is, I'm sure it's not the end of the world," Julie countered. Margot crossed her arms over her chest.
"And how do you know that? Are you clairvoyant?"
"Yes," Julie stated proudly, a big smile on her face. Margot rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, Julie. Anyway, it might not be the end of the world, but it's the end of something."
"Well, if you say so; you're the boss, Miss Queen of the Universe," Julie said sarcastically. Margot glared at Julie as they walked across a small lawn towards the bleachers.
"Be serious for one second, Julie. Just concentrate on what's going on around you. Use your power for just a moment and sense the area around you. I'm sure even you will be able to come up with something." Julie looked up at Margot.
"Are you implying that I am stupid?" Margot grinned evilly.
"If the shoe fits, wear it."
"Fine, just give me a moment," Julie pouted. She reached out with her power, looking over the area with her minds eye. Margot was right, some thing was amiss. Just as Julie was delving deeper into her power, an arm wrapped around her shoulder, pulling her out of her concentration.
"Hello!" Kateri exclaimed, her bright and cheery smile spreading over her face, "How are you two doing today?"
"Oh, hey Kateri," Julie said, happy to see one of her best friends, "What's up?"
"Oh, nothing," Kateri sighed, "I just saw you two walking over here and decided to say hello. Is there anything wrong with that?" Both Margot and Julie shook their heads.
"Nope," Margot said, "There isn't." The now group of three walked onto the log bleachers that were built into the grassy hill and sat down. Kateri sat in between the two girls and she noted the occupied looks on their faces, as if something truly terrible was going on. I wonder what's wrong with them? Kateri wondered, her brow furrowing into a look of pure concern.
You were right, Margot, I did feel something, Julie said, mentally smacking her self.
I told you so, Margot said without being condescending. Kateri chose that moment to pipe up.
"Hey, you two, what's going on? What's with the long faces?" she asked. Julie was about to reassure Kateri that nothing was wrong when both her and Margot felt tremors run through their body; it signaled that something was coming, something bad. The two Oracle Warriors exchanged looks and scanned the area, looking for anything unusual. At the time, a representative of the poetry club had stood in front of the crowd and was ready to read a poem for the school. She had opened her mouth to speak when a large black portal opened up 40 feet above the poor, unsuspecting girl. The swirling portal caught Margot and Julie's eyes and they both looked up.
"Uh-oh," they both muttered, catching the attention of Kateri.
"'Uh-oh' what?" she asked, her eyes too looking up to see the portal. She focused on it the moment that a large monster dropped out of it, landing with a crash behind the present announcer. Kateri's mouth drop opened, but she didn't scream like many of the girls did.
"What…is that?" she asked quietly as the monster's body absorbed the shock of the drop. It straightened and looked at the crowd of students. The creature was huge, at least 100 feet long and 30 feet tall with shimmering black scales. Its long tail took up most of its length and in order to trap the student body and the whole faculty, it wrapped its tail around the bleachers, cutting off any escape routes. It swiveled its head slowly, as if looking at each student, trying to find the right one. But it couldn't pinpoint the right person. In a move of frustration, it opened its great jaws and let loose this pale beam of light, which swept over the whole student body. Margot and Julie saw the beam of light moving towards them and they ducked, pulling Kateri down with them. A few moments later, the beam of light disappeared and Margot and Julie stood up, both of them still holding onto Kateri. It turned out that the beam of light had put everyone to sleep. Well, there is one good thing that comes out of all of this, Margot said.
And what is that? Julie asked.
Now no one will see us transform when we kill this thing, Margot replied. The two of them leapt forward over the bleachers and landed on the grass below, despite Kateri's protests. The dragon-type monster looked at the two of them and it looked like it smiled at them.
"There you are," it said, its voice deep and grating.
"Yeah, you've found us, so what?" Julie taunted.
"Now, I can take your most prized possession," it stated.
"Right, in your dreams, buddy," Margot said before transforming into her armor, Julie following suit.
"I call upon the armor of Destiny. Armor of Destiny…"
"I call upon the armor of Fate. Armor of Fate…"
"TO ARMS!" the two girls shouted simultaneously, bright light filled with colors of burgundy and dark green-blue that swirled together as the two warriors transformed side-by-side. Once the transformation was complete, Julie stood there in her burgundy and copper armor complete with a falcon emblazoned on her chest plate and a staff that was scantly two inches taller than her with a falcon on the cap. Margot stood next to her, looking positively regal in her dark blue-green and gold armor, a silver dragon staring out of her chest plate, the same dragon that was embedded into the hilt of her long sword. The two looked fierce and ready to fight the horrific creature. They split up, standing facing the monster on either side of its massive size. The monster looked confused, like it didn't know which warrior to go after when it decided to go after both at the same time, reaching out with a sharp-clawed paw for Margot and lunging at Julie with its' jaws. Both girls held up their weapons to guard against the attack, each of them grateful for the size of the weapons that allowed them to successfully keep the monster at bay. After exchanging a nodded glance, the two girls pushed away and stood at a good distance away from him.
We have to be careful, Margot said, We don't want to launch an attack too close to everyone else. They might get hurt. Aim for his front so the blast will carry on behind him.
Right, Julie agreed as she and Margot moved to stand in front of the large creature. Each of them was standing, weapon in hand, ready to strike the monster as they stood in front of it, 15 feet from each other and two times that from the monster.
"Are you ready?" Julie asked, or rather yelled.
"Sure am, let's do it!" Margot yelled back. Julie only gave a small smile before her and Margot readied their attacks, drawing up the appropriate amount of power that would be necessary to kill the creature.
"WINDS OF FATE!"
"FIRES OF DESTINY!" Winds that were tinted with burgundy mixed with green-blue and gold flames that engulfed the monster and danced over its skin, causing it to cry out with a deafening roar at the pain the combined attacks produced. After several moments of crying out in pain, the monster gave up the will to live and simply dissolved, the last small traces of the attack fading along with it. Both Margot and Julie sighed with relief and exhaustion. It had been months since either of them had seriously fought and they were seriously out of practice.
"I'm amazed we even managed to kill it," Julie said, "After all, we are out of practice."
"Yeah," Margot agreed, "But we've been sparring with each other ever since we got back 9 months ago. That has kept our skills up somewhat." Julie nodded.
"Yeah, thank god for that," Julie muttered. Both of them were silent for a few moments, soaking in all that had happened, before turning towards one another, speaking at the same time.
"I think we should go back," both of them said at the same time. Margot and Julie laughed slightly before Margot spoke.
"Jinx," she cried out, catching Julie before she could do the same thing. Margot smiled triumphantly.
"Ha, I win!" Margot exclaimed, looking at Julie with a smiling face while Julie only grumbled.
"Yeah, you've won for now, but just you wait. I'll get back at you," Julie threatened. Margot only shook her head before moving on to more important matters.
"Anyway," Margot said, "I think we should go back, like we said. If we're being attacked in this world, there obviously must be something going on over there otherwise there'd be no point in trying to get rid of us in this world." Julie nodded.
"I couldn't agree more. You basically stole the words out of my mouth. Besides, this isn't all a bad thing. I've missed all of them and it would be nice to see everyone again," Julie said and Margot smiled.
"Yeah, it would," Margot said. Margot held out her armored hand and said, "So what do you say? Do we go back?" Julie extended her hand and clasped Margot's.
"Absolutely," she said firmly. Kateri, at the time, was just standing there in awe. What happened? she asked herself, When did those two get funky, mystical armor and fight huge monsters? I'm going to find out what's going on if it's the last thing I do, Kateri decided. She walked down the bleachers, stepping over the sleeping bodies, and quickly approached the armored duo, who stood there with their hands clasped together. Julie and Margot began emitting a soft, glowing light, but Kateri didn't notice it. Placing her hands on both of their shoulders, she said, "Ok, what's going on, you guys?" Margot and Julie opened their eyes, which had been closed while concentrating, and looked at Kateri with surprise.
"Kateri," Julie said slowly, "You might want to let go of our shoulders before…"
"It's too late for that," Margot said as the world started disappearing before them. Julie sighed.
"So much for that secret identity," Julie said the world disappeared completely and the three girls were on their way to a different dimension.
In a different world, a large tour bus was pulling up into Tokyo's main bus terminal. The bus rolled slowly to a stop, hissing as the brakes were released and the bus was shut off. The doors opened and people began filing out, each person holding bags that held their personal items. The last two people to exit the bus walked off the bus terminal and onto the sidewalk facing the city. They stopped walking and looked around, half admiring the cityscape, half searching for something. They were two young men, barely old enough to be in college by the looks of it, but their eyes told otherwise. Their eyes looked travel-worn and weary, like they were nearing the end of something.
"Do you think they're here?" the shorter one asked.
"I don't know. They better be," said the taller one, his voice a little more authoritative.
"Well, we better hope the princesses are here," the shorter one said.
"Yeah, or the boss will have us demoted to the lowest rank, if not fired. I sometimes wonder why he even gave us this job." The shorter one smirked.
"Maybe it's to test our skills and prove to him that we are the best. That's the only thing I can think of." The taller one glared.
"You're too cocky," he said.
"Yeah, well, you aren't cocky enough. I have to be arrogant enough for the both of us. Otherwise, how would we have gotten to the top so quickly?" the shorter one pointed out. The taller one rolled his eyes.
"Whatever," he said, "Let's just find somewhere to stay and continue our search." The shorter one only nodded as the two of them walked off, searching for shelter.