Ingenious Plans
"I don't know about that," Alfred Schroedinger whispered, "My sister might not like the idea."
"Don't be a stick in the mud! Of course it'll be great. Maya will love to see all her friends for the holidays. Her house is the largest as well. Virginia's got the second biggest but she has to deal with her aunt and uncle. You two don't need to deal with adults sans Todd who will just be allowed to party with us. Rest of us have small homes," Jessica Enduro informed him while swatting his back with her palm.
The Blazing Guns and Scroedinger Family both had met by chance in Claiborne in late November. Laura had gone to the bar while Vincent and Lyla went along to control her. Maya was upgrading her ARMs, Todd was off practicing his sword, and Shady had gone to take a nap, just like any sane cat. Jessica and Alfred were in the village square sitting on the grass. The former had long silver hair and bright violet eyes that ran in her father's family. She wore a red T-shirt with a leather vest, leather boots, fingerless red gloves, a leather belt, a pair of black pants with a flame design on the bottom, and a baseball cap with the same design. The latter was blond with blue eyes like the rest of the Scroedingers. Both were 17-years-old and had feelings for one another. He wore a simple green shirt, tan shorts, a bandanna, leather shoes, and a panda head bookbag strapped to his back. However, being on two different teams, it was hard to spend time together. Thus, the girl suggested a party for the holidays.
In late December, the people of Filgaia celebrated The Festival of the Guardians. It was in honor of the gifts given throughout history by the Guardians such as the land itself, donating their energy to keep the land as healthy as possible, the victories over Demons, and the Chosen Heroes of the wars that took place on Filgaia. People would give praise to the Guardians and presents to their loved ones.
Alfred replied, "I…I guess I can ask her to have a party. It'll just be my sister's team, your team, and Miss Virginia's team. Not like we'll be inviting some of our real enemies, as opposed to the simple rivals that Maya and Virginia are, or Percival." Percival was a guy who had a real big crush on Maya.
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When Maya Scroedinger was told of the party plans, she smiled. She was an elegant 23-year-old woman with wavy blond hair and blue eyes. Her clothing consisted of a long orange dress, blue bow in her hair, leather boots, and white gloves. "Sounds like fun. We've got 11 humans and a cat; there's no way that will prove to be much of a problem. You've got yourself a deal to hold it at my place Jessica."
"Thanks Maya," Jessica said, "After all, you've got the best house for the party. Besides, this is a great chance for us to all be together without having to fight over some old jewels." Silently, however, she had a deeper plan. Jessica knew that her brother, Jet, was in love with her best friend, Virginia. Though they had danced with one another at the party in March, she didn't believe they'd gone much further. Jet was a stubborn boy, partly because of his childhood problems, and Virginia was somewhat naïve.
"Your welcome. But It'll be your job to go and find the Maxwell gang to give them the invitations," the young gunner informed her brother's friend. Then, dragging Alfred by the collar, she went off to find both Shady and Todd. Jessica, meanwhile, went to the bar to reunite with Laura, Lyla, and Vincent.
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Laura exclaimed, "Party! As in Festival of the Guardians Party! With egg nog and special Festival Wines! Count me in!" She was 21 years old and had wavy long light brown hair and deep brown eyes. Her clothes consisted of a red sundress, black leather cuffs on her wrists and upper legs, a black joker, and black high heeled shoes. The woman was over six feet tall with a lean, muscular body and had a huge rifle strapped on her back. The other Blazing Guns sweatdropped at her attitude.
Lyla, having learned to be a little more aggressive from her year of travel, whacked Laura over the head with her staff. "If you drink all that, you'll get yourself into serious trouble. Honestly Laura, can't you ever control yourself?" The 16 year old was one of the two Defenders of the Priesthood of Baskar but had left since she wanted to help out her new friends; well, the fact that young Gallows had run off as well had something to do with it. She had long black hair and green eyes, and wore a tan dress with an orange moon and sun design on her shirt. There was a pattern of blue up pointed triangles alternating with white down pointing triangles on her collar, sleeves, and hem, and a belt styled like that was holding a leather pocketbook painted purple and orange around her waist. Finally, she had on leather boots.
"Last thing we need is for you to sleep with a man," Vincent added, "Then get pregnant and we have to watch over you." The 19 year old had blond hair worn in a bowel cut and green eyes. His shirt was red and the jeans were blue while his gloves and boots were made of leather. Finally, he had a leather jacket and a leather belt that held the holster for his pistol. The young boy was the brother to the next queen of Doria; they preferred females to inherit because of their connection with the Guardians.
"I agree. Anyway, I doubt Maya will be stupid enough to put any alcohol in the house that day; after all, she knows that you and Gallows Carradine will be there," Jessica finished. Gallows was the only person who understood Laura's problems with Desire because he too suffered from those same urges.
Laura, thinking of the low tolerance level of the female gunner, shouted, "Damn it all!"
Immediately, Jessica slapped her over the head with Dragonflare while the broadsword was still in its sheath. "Don't you dare complain! All your drinking habits won't make as much trouble for you as for all of us. If you were the one suffering, I'd be glad to give you some advice but let you make the mistakes on your own if it will make you smarter. But since all of us will be putting up with it, I have to draw the line. Now then, there will be no drinking your ass off during that party; that goes for you and Gallows when we give Virginia and her friends the invitations. Let's just get some food; I'm starving."
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The next day, the team went to Vincent's Sandcraft and prepared to move out. Laura went to the helm, Lyla was working as a deckhand, Vincent had control over the harpoon, and Jessica went straight to the gun room. When she arrived, her Golden Tiger cub, Frisky, came bounding over to her. The young beast was now almost as tall as her thighs, but still quite playful. Frisky began twining herself around her mistress's legs in a welcoming gesture, causing the young priestess to smile a little bit.
"Well, we've just got to find Ginny and the others," she stated, "Then the fun can really begin."
Teefa's Last Words...
I was missing last year but I'm back and better than ever. Here's the Blazing Guns Sequel/Holiday fic. It will befivechapters. Next we've got to invite the Maxwell Gang to the party, and then perhaps I'll jump right to the festivities themselves. With Jessica's mistletoe and the "Great Egg Nog Hunt." Don't worry, you'll know all about it soon.