Chapter Two: Old Friends
Author's Note:
Sorry for not updating so long! I checked the stats and I only got one review and nine hits. That's not a very big achievement for me. Anyway, I hope chapter two makes things a bit better. Here it is, Chapter Two: Old Friends. I'll see ya guys at Chapter Three: Ryan and Tohmis. Also, check out the sneak peek one-shot of a future chapter in "My Hero Is You" called "A Whatever Life." That will be in Chapter Nine. I'll see ya guys later! Please read and review! ;-)
-CelestialTime93
"I can't believe the supermarkets are short on stock..." Inez frowned, as she and her godbrother walked back from the supermarket, carrying one light grocery bag, as her brother carried the other one, just as light.
"If this keeps up, no one's gonna have enough to eat." Matt agreed.
Suddenly, there was an explosion from two blocks down.
"The soldiers found us!" Matt cried, "Run!"
The two godsiblings ran as fast as their legs could carry them, as the explosions neared, and the helicopters prepared to drop bombs down at the city. Some bombs were already dropped.
Luckily, the house wasn't too far away from the godsiblings.
"Matt! Inez! Hurry!" Barbara called from the doorway of the underground cellar.
The two leaped in with the groceries as Barbara closed the door and locked it.
A few seconds after they did, there was an atomic explosion.
Inez screamed as the ground shook. Matt held Inez tightly, protecting her with all his might.
"Kids!" Barbara cried, "Get in the wardrobe, now!"
"But, mom!" Matt cried.
"I said, now!" Barbara screamed.
Matt and Inez rushed to the 10 feet tall wooden wardrobe and opened it. The wardrobe led to a secret compartment in the back where they could hide from the soldiers. This was the first time.
"Get to the back, Inez!" Matt cried, a meter behind Inez, "Get to the back! Hurry!"
Inez got to the back. As Matt caught up, Inez opened the secret compartment. A swirling pink-purple vortex was there instead of a wall that lead to back tunnel.
"Oh my god." Inez gasped.
"Jump in!" Matt cried, "Now! The soldiers will never find us in here!"
Inez wasn't hesitant. She leaped into the vortex, as her godbrother followed. The door magically shut itself. A second later it closed, a soldier opened the wardrobe.
The soldier checked all hiding places of the wardrobe. Even the secret compartment. There was only a solid wooden back. He shut the compartment door closed and reported to the General, "The children aren't here, sir."
"Whoaaaaaa! Oof!"
"Matt! Inez!" a voice cried, "What happened?"
Matt looked up to see a beautiful african-american, her black hair streaked with gold streaks in a loose ponytail, with locks of hair loose from the knot. She had sparkling brown eyes. She was wearing a yellow silk blouse, a denim pleated skirt, and black loafers.
To Matt, this girl seemed charming. She was the same age as...
"Matt... Matt! Snap out of it!"
"Huh?" Matt shook his head from the daze, and snapped back to reality, "Oh, um, long story."
"Oh my god." the girl scoffed, "You don't remember me, don't you? Great, ever since the war started, Matt forgot how I looked!"
"Oh my god..." Matt exclaimed, wide-eyed, "Jackie? Is that you?"
"Oh, so now you remember?" 14 year old Jaclyn Edwards snapped, hiding her pain.
"You just look... um..." Matt felt himself blushing. He gulped before finishing his sentance: "...Beautiful."
Jackie raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Really?"
"Um, yeah." Matt smiled sheepishly.
Jackie laughed softly. She smiled and said, "You guys don't look that bad either. My only question is why you guys are so dusty?"
"The soldiers are invading our neighbourhood." Inez explained, "We managed to somehow escape through a portal that appeared in the back of our wardrobe in the underground cellar. I hope the soldiers didn't find the portal."
"The portal was disabled before the soldiers got to them." Jackie reassured, "If you don't believe me, ask Slider, he's the one that controls the portals since Motherboard was shut down."
"Motherboard was shut down?" Inez screamed, sorrow heard in her voice.
"Hopefully, we can reboot her back up." Digit LeBoid said, as he joined the three preteens.
"Digit!" Matt and Inez exclaimed.
"It's been so long!" Inez smiled. But her smile quickly faded, "But I can't believe Hacker shut Motherboard down."
"It wasn't just Hacker." Digit replied, "It was also Wicked. Which reminds me, we're gonna have the Rebellion against Wicked with us. We're gonna need all of the people we can get. This is no ordinary mission, you guys. This is a Quest. A Quest to save not only Cyberspace and Earth, but also the space time continueum. And other dimensions that are rebelling against Wicked and Hacker. Our Quest will start with finding the portal that will lead us to one of the areas in the Land of Amul... Amule... what was it again?"
"Amuletdium." a girl the same age as Matt and Jackie said, arriving at the scene with a female magician the same age.
These two girls were 14 year old Creech Tikihola and 14 year old Sharri Spotter.
Creech still had her usual appearance, but she was more older, and more feminine than she was three years ago.
The same went for Sharri. Her purple pigtails were scruffier than usual, and her glasses were now cresent moon-shaped. And, of course, she was older, taller, and more feminine than three years ago.
"At least the serving land of it." Sharri said, adding to Creech's correction, "It's really called The Meridian Line."
"I thought The Meridian Line was the time line that seperated the time zones between the west side of the Earth and the east side of the Earth." Inez frowned.
"This Meridian Line is different." Sharri explained, "It's a land, that has two penninsulas on the two different sides of the land. Those two penninsulas are straight out-going sideways, and if you draw a perfectly straight line across from each end of the penninsulas, it will create a line, that divides Meridian from The Promised Land, also known as Amuletdium. The land is prefered to be called 'The Meridian Line' or 'The Meridian'. But nobody has ever survived through The Meridian's past battles to ever see The Promised Land and tell the tale to others. Nobody even knows any theories of how it looks like."
"Some say Amuletdium is a world without darkness." Creech continues, "While some mistaken Amuletdium for Candracar, the legendary world that has never been seen before. A supreme court created completely out of glass and crystal, with mosaic tiles and stained glass windows. It rests on a cloud in the middle of Infinity and is basically a vast nothingness. That's what the books say. But I have a feeling Amuletdium is different."
"Of course, there are also others that don't agree with either theories." a boy in his early teens said, as he walked up to the group, "Infact, they don't believe in Amuletdium at all. Even during this dark hour."
"Slider!" Inez exclaimed, "You... er... grew."
"So have you." the boy replied.
The boy was 16 year old Slider Metropolis. He had tousled brown hair, emerald green eyes that somehow shimmered with an unknown magic every once in a while, and he seemed to not have changed that much. Same clothes, with a few updates on his wardrobe. The jacket was one change. It was a red windbreaker.
"Where's Coop?" Matt asked, looking around for Slider's father.
"He's already ahead of us at the campsite of Elyonna's army." Slider explained.
"Who's Elyonna?" Creech asked.
"She's my mother." Slider replied, "C'mon. We have to make a short visit to the place rumoured to be Candracar."
"Amuletdium?" Jackie wondered out loud, "But, I thought nobody ever visited there before."
"That was before the Rebellion began!" Digit called back, as he followed close behind Slider. The others following.
"Matt!" Inez cried, stopping her godbrother, "What are you doing with the groceries?"
"Whoops." Matt frowned, "Hey, we might need 'em. After all, this is a Quest. We got the food ready."
"Well, I brought mine along too, so might as well keep 'em." Inez frowned, "C'mon!"
"Open your eyes." Slider said.
The others opened their closed eyes, and gasped when they saw their new location.
"Is this Heaven?" Jackie wondered out loud.
"Nope." Slider smiled, "This is Amuletdium. Just like what my dad told me."
"This is definatly not Candracar." Creech breathed.
It was spectacular. It was a cloud kingdom with walls and the castle built from mosaics, crystals, gems, jewels, and glittering balls of light.
"Stars..." Matt said, noting the glittering balls of light.
"Hm?" Inez looked at Matt's direction, and saw the star that Matt was gazing at. It was the largest of them all. It was the star on top of the palace, "The North Star!"
"Actually, it is the First Star of the Night." an elderly man said, striding out of the mosaic crystal palace, "Welcome to Amuletdium. You are the newest Keepers of The Amulets. I will hand out your powers now.
"Matthew. You will lead the Keepers through the Quest, and you will also choose who will lead the battle beside the General! Your power, is The Amulet of Courage."
An ever-moving rotating circle of glowing AmuletStones floated above the elder's hand. One of the AmuletStones flew out of the circle, and floated infront of Matt. A metal ring was formed on the top, and a strange crystal chain created the AmuletStone into a necklace. The stone dropped as the glow faded around Matt's neck, making the symbol of Courage visible on the stone, etched in gold. The Amulet of Courage.
"Ineza. You will need your knowledge of legends and history, as you guide your teammates through the Quest, your knowledge being your strongest weapon against natural threats! Your power, is The Amulet of Knowledge."
Another AmuletStone flew out of the smaller circle and floated infront of Inez. The same thing happened, only with a chain made of purple crystal, and the symbol of Knowledge etched in metallic purple on the stone. The Amulet of Knowledge.
"Jaclyn. It will be your job, to keep the team together. There will be emotional obstacles along the way, but you must keep the team together, no matter what! Your power, is The Amulet of Friendship!"
Another AmuletStone flew out of the smaller circle and floated infront of Jackie. The ritual repeated, only with a golden chain, and the symbol of Friendship etched in silver on the stone. The Amulet of Friendship.
"Creech. You will need your knowledge of your ancestor's music that was passed down from generation to generation. Music is one of the strongest powers there are in the world. Especially against the ones that are evil! Your power, is The Amulet of Music!"
Another AmuletStone flew out of the smaller circle and floated infront of Creech. The effects repeated, only with a chain created of a turquoise material, made from the semi-precious stone, and the symbol of Music etched in metallic green, creating a blue-green colour. The Amulet of Music.
"Sharri. Your knowledge of the hidden legends of the land and Amuletdium will help you unlock even the Quest's most puzzling legends throughout the history timeline! Your power, is The Amulet of Legends!"
Another AmuletStone flew out from the remaining two and floated infront of Sharri. The same thing happened to her with the others, only with a mother-of-pearl chain, and the symbol of the symbol of Legends etched in metallic blue. The Amulet of Legends.
The elder walked up to Slider, with a single AmuletStone floating above his hand. "Slider. We all know that you lived your life hard. Pushing yourself foreward, balancing everything in your life. Whether it were the right weighted wheels on the skateboards you made, or trying to keep the peace of your family against Hacker, everything you tried to balance. You will need that experiance, for your power, is The Amulet of Balance!"
The final AmuletStone flew out of the elder's hand and floated infront of Slider. The same thing happened with the others to Slider, only his chain was a crafted white ribbon with black designs sewed into the ribbon, and the symbol of Balance etched in metallic red. The Amulet of Balance.
The elder then took out an already made Amulet from his pocket. The chain was made of rainbow crystals, linked together, and a strange symbol was etched into the AmuletStone with multi-colours.
The elder walked over to Digit. Digit lowered his head, as the Amulet was placed over Digit's head and around his neck.
"Digit. You are the Keeper's Watcher." the elder explained, "Two others will join you with the roles of Seeker and Finder. You will also be joined by the leader of the Rebellion against Wicked."
"But how will I know who they are?" Digit asked.
"The Seeker and The Finder will have their own Amulet. Your own Amulet will let you know." the elder replied. Then, he stepped back and faced all of the new Keepers, "Your Quest will begin once you return to the world where you came from. You must find the portal that will lead you to the East Penninsula, where you will find The Seeker and The Finder. You will also come across the leader of the Rebellion. The betrayed niece of Wicked. But, you will be surprised by her true Source. Remember, she is completely trustworthy, and you will know it's her when you see the Crystal Unicorn around her neck. She wears it in the open for the new Keepers and the three Guardians to see. Now, go! Your Quest has begun!"
Then, a light illuminated the Keepers' side of Amuletdium.
"Wait!" Slider called after the elder, "Who are you?"
"I don't have to answer that." the elder smiled, "Because you already know!"
Slider's eyes widened. "Grandfather?"
Before Slider could say another word, the Keepers were transported back to Cyberspace.