Chapter 9: The way things should be
Location: Temple of the Soul Guardians
Ollrack opened his eyes. The sky was dark, the air was cool. He sat on the temple steps again. It was that very night when it all began. "I…guess it really worked…" Ollrack said to himself.
"You can say that again." Aileta said. Ollrack jumped when he realized she was there. "Its okay, I remember everything." She said.
"…Aileta…you're alive!" Ollrack leaned over and hugged her tightly. As he did so his eyes fell on his hand…flesh and bone. He smiled
"Yeah, and I'm glad of it." She remarked.
"But…how do you remember? You were dead and-"
"Exactly, the devise you used revived me, and while it was doing so…everything that happened stayed with me. I doubt the others remember as well, but we're going to have to come clean sooner or later." She explained.
"Yeah…Sicron is still alive at this point."
"So is the Dark League." Ollrack looked at her in surprise.
"But they can't…this is before they were created! How could they be alive?" Ollrack questioned. It seemed as if Aileta had all the answers at this point.
"I'm alive, yet I shouldn't. Long story short, everything that was alive when you pushed the button is alive now…looks like Sicron had insurance even if you had insurance." She said.
"Damn it Sicron…you never give us a break do you…so, I guess we just wait for David to show up for real and then break the news?" Ollrack asked.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Aileta stood up and prepared to walk inside.
"Wait Aileta!" She turned to look at him. "You're better right…no more Goth and cutting and such?" He asked. She smiled.
"Of course…I'm the old Aileta again." They nodded and let the night to itself.
The next morning the guardians were eating breakfast. Erick was already half-way through his meal as he striped his plate of every piece of food on it…again. "Hungry are we?" Ollrack joked.
"Hey it's not easy being the guardian of darkness. My stomach is a black hole for crying out loud!" He said as he shoved a piece of meat into his mouth.
"You must have been so good with women back home." Tiffany said.
"You have no idea Tiffany, you have no idea." He commented then continued to eat. It was then Aileta walked into the room. This time however she was as bright as everyone knew her to be. Erick and Tiffany gaped at her.
"Aileta…you're…happy again." Was all Tiffany could say.
"Dose this mean you're going to eat breakfast this morning?" Erick asked.
"Yes Erick." She said as she sat down. "Look I'll explain later, as soon as David gets home." She said taking a bite. The door opened and a familiar voice answered.
"Dose now qualify as 'soon'?" David asked. This time Ollrack and Aileta gaped.
"YOU MEAN THAT I JUST HAD TO WAIT AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT!" Ollrack yelled. "GOD I AM GOING TO PUNCH SICRON'S FACE IN! ...I'll be in my room." He said and walked out.
"What's his problem?" David asked as the door shut.
"I don't know but I believe it's safe to assume it's not his food." Erick said reaching for Ollrack's abandoned plate.
Later that day, the guardians gathered around and listened to Ollrack retell his story of betrayal and pain. When he finished, they all had a lot to think about themselves. David more than the rest, knowing that Black Phoenix was truly still alive still within him. "I think I'm going to be sick" David said.
"The worst part is, the Dark League is still alive somewhere." Ollrack warned.
"Well that's okay, I mean no one can beat us right…I mean we showed who's who last time right…right?" Erick asked hopefully. Ollrack slowly shook his head.
"I'm afraid we're now up against a team of Black Phoenix's now." He said. Erick recalled when they had to fight him. Black Phoenix always seemed to know where he was going to pop up…a team of them will be a nightmare.
"The real question is…where are they now?" Aileta asked to no one in particular. The guardians looked down in concern and thought. Without warning, Erick grabbed his head and winced in pain.
"Erick what's wrong?" Tiffany asked.
"A…great…evil…growing…" He managed to get out. The guardians looked at eachother.
"He's at it again…" Ollrack said. "Sicron is at it again."
"If Erick can feel it like this, I'm sure the Dodrando army has got to have some info on this." David suggested.
"It's the only lead we could have." Tiffany said. The guardians readied their weapons and walked out of the temple.