-The Story So Far-

I left my hometown of Rippletide with a kid who is just as ambitious as I am and his companions. Now we've arrive here in Quarrycrest. Rumor has it there's gold in these hills and many a prospector has set their eye on it. I wonder what encounters might await me here?

"They say there's gold to mine here. If you're lucky, you can get rich here." Leonis said.

"No you won't." Gemina said.

"Huh? Why?" Leonis asked.

"That." Gemina said pointing to a rich looking man and his bodyguard as he bought some gold from a miner. "From the looks of him, he owns this land. Meaning...any sort of gold we try to dig up legally belongs to him."

"What? That's not fair." Leonis said.

"So all we would be left to sell is...worthless rocks?" Kenshin asked.

"Looks like it. Dang." Sam said kicking a fallen rock to see some shine rise from it. "Huh? Rocks don't do that."

"That's because it's not a rock. I think it's a Skystone." Gemina said.

"Skystone?" Tressa asked.

"Yes. It's a rare kind of gemstone. It's actually worth a lot more than gold. That man is sitting on a real moneymaker and he probably doesn't even know it." Gemina said.

"So we could sell these huh? But how do we find them?" Tressa asked.

"I could probably do so for us. I'm very good at identifying gemstones." Gemina said.

"Then it looks like we're counting on you, Gemina. As soon as we get some more of these Skystones, we're in business." Leonis said.

The group was soon in business polishing the Skystones and selling them off for a profit. But no sooner that they started that they had some competition in the form of another merchant named Ali. Ali managed to sell his supply of sky stones faster than Tressa, albeit by using exaggerations and tall tales to get them selling more.

"I don't believe it. We're getting smoked." Tulip said.

"Only because our competition is spinning some tall tales. That's how he's able to get the profit he needs. It's almost like he's swindling them out of their money." Sam said.

"While what he is doing is dishonest, it's actually a very valid marketing technique." Leonis said. "The art of the upscale...making people want something they don't actually need."

"That's exactly what makes Ali a great rival. But I'm not gonna lose to him." Tressa said. "It's the best feeling to have someone to compete in sales against. Makes for great material in my journal."

"Well don't look now but I think we're about to be in big time trouble." Dark said as the man and his bodyguard approached.

"Well...seems the two of you have been profiting well...now...about my money?" he asked.

"Your money?" Psychic asked.

"Mr. Morlock owns this whole land and all transactions. This now includes the trade of your shiny little stones." the bodyguard said.

"What?! Where does it say that?!" Leonis asked.

"I own this land, boy. And what I say, goes." Morlock said. "Now, unless you want my bodyguard Omar to make you surrender the profits the hard way, you'll give them to me easily."

"Well, this ain't the first rotten thing you've done here. I mean...I've seen how much you pay for gold. Mind telling your miners the price for gold is actually ten times the amount you're paying them?" Ali said.

"Soil my name now, boy?" Morlock asked. "Omar, teach him a lesson."

"Yes sir." Omar said punching Ali in the gut before dragging him off with Morlock following to his private estate.

"So...this place is plagued by rotten mine owners too." Gemina said growling. "I'm going to free him." she said walking towards the estate.

"Gemina…" Tressa said.

"Let her go. I saw that look in her eyes. This is something she has to do." Zexi said.

"I never thought...I would see flashbacks of those days again." Gemina said.

(flashback)

A young Gemina toiling in a mine with other villagers...all chained together as the mine enforcers kept the people busy.

It then changed to a broken chain as Gemina was seen running while being chased by dogs and the guards all while crying but not before encountering Rain Bow. He knelt down and hugged her as she continued to cry

(end flashback)

Gemina, with the thoughts coursing through her brain, made her way into Morlocks estate and forced her way in, getting his and Omar's attention.

"You! That girl who prospected the Skystones. Have you come to bring me your debts?" Morlock asked.

"No...you're going to hand over the deed to this land to me...unless you want things to get ugly." Gemina said.

"Who do you think you are?!" Morlock asked. "I own this town, and all the gold in it, including those Skystones! I'll show you money makes right. Omar, kill this whore!"

"Yes, sir." Omar said brandishing his axe and charging.

"Crystal Barrier." Gemina said creating a barrier around her as the axe only hit the barrier.

"A girl who can make gems...she could be worth a lot." Morlock said. "Work harder!" he ordered as Omar continued to hit away as the barrier started to crack.

"It's breaking...I wasn't expecting this to happen." Gemina thought before thinking back to the times she acted wild in Valentia. "Wow...did I really...act so savagely? I guess I did get carried away back there. I got so angry at those people that...I had to do something about it. If I die here...I'll never tell Ishihara...I was wrong. No...I will be the one who tells him that." Gemina said as crystals started rising around her.

"What?! What's going on?!" Morlock asked.

"Sir, stay back! It's dangerous!" Omar said. "I'll break you in two!"

Just as Omar was about to hit, a hand caught the axe. He looked down in shock to see Gemina in some sort of crystal armor. "Ultimate Color Fighting Elite Art: Crystal Knight!"

"How…?!" Omar asked.

"Emotional criteria is always something when discovering new abilities and powers within your color fighting style. David...all of you...I understand now...what you were trying to get through to me. My actions...they were wild and put hundreds in danger. I don't wanna ever be like the people who worked me like a dog...I won't be a wyvern that destroys the world...rather...I'll be a knight that protects it!" Gemina said.

"You are nothing but a stupid whore!" Omar said swinging his axe at Gemina's neck.

"I wouldn't try that." Gemina said as the axe hit before a shock went through Omar's body before he coughed blood and collapsed. "My crystal armor...it takes any kind of damage you land on me...and sends it back to the body as a powerful shockwave."

"Oh lord...please don't hurt me." Morlock said as Gemina approached.

"Here is what will happen. You'll free anyone you have captive...hand over the deed to me...and leave this city. If you ever return...I cannot guarantee your safety from the people here." Gemina said.

"I… I understand. Just take it and leave me be." Morlock begged handing it over as Gemina took it. She soon walked out with Ali as her armor began to deteriorate.

"Hey...what's up with your armor?" Ali asked.

"What I didn't tell them is that since the move is still new...it can only withstand one hit before falling into pieces." Gemina said.

Ali was shocked, but then smiled. "You tricked them into thinking you were indestructible by not telling the truth."

"I didn't trick anyone...I just didn't tell them about the side effect." Gemina said.

Later….

"Nice job, Gemina!" Leonis said. "You totally taught that greedy grubber a lesson!"

"And you took David's words to heart. I'm glad you are now a Knight and not a Wyvern." Sam said.

"He had a point when he said that. When people's inner demons aren't tamed, they become shadows of their former selves." Gemina said. "Your brother does have a way with words, Harumi."

"He gets that a lot. He doesn't want anyone to go through any more despair and suffering, not after what happened in our world. I can feel it back in Marina Island. When he attained his second state, he held a strong belief in his philosophy. No matter how people's powers are obtained, it is ultimately up to the person who gains that power themselves how it's used." Harumi said. "He considers it part of deciding one's own fate."

"Wow, you brother sounds super cool." Tressa said. "But now I know our final destination...the Merchants Fair in Grandport...but first I gotta find something extraordinary. So we're headed to Victor's Hollow."

"That sounds like a great plan." Sam said. "We're off."

"Yep. Let's get going." Zexi said.

Sometimes, in the most unexpected of places, changes can occur. In this case in my adventures in Quarrycrest with the Neo Dimensonal Heroes, I witnessed a Wyvern of Destruction turn into a Knight who protects the world. I'm learning so much about the world with this group, ups and downs alike.

And now, we have our sights set on Victor's Hollow in the Highlands, on our way to the Merchants fair in grand port.

What sort of adventures will I fill these pages with next…?