Author's Announcement:

Chapter 8 guys and it's at the academy…. slightly, but eventually will return back to the place.

(Also to those that do read this as most of you are indeed curious about said creature that shows during this: let's just say in chapter eleven you will find-out what it really is as it has been following the Girl in secret for all her life, yet stayed away until the right moment.)

If you guys are wondering about the OC Skylander as well as a "Selected" few others… Yes they will be returning to the turtle world as well. As well as an unknown enemy will be revealed if you all recalled about the dragons? Plus heartless may or may not show up at the Academy…. Maybe.

Also if you want to submit any OC's, PM me and I will add them to the right time of any of my stories. I will also give credit to those that gave me the OC to use as well. This chapter as well as the upcoming Jade Chan Chapter would be longer than normal to compensate not writing them a bit. I was also told by some of my PM reviews that this was slightly Mary Sue-ish, but I didn't intend for it to be like that at all, but if it is, oh well.

Warning: Brief Discussion slightly of the body, Changes of the body later on from accidental mishap, with brief Main Character nudity expectation out of curiosity (alone and no scenes as this is a T-Rated Fic.), some blood content, kidnapping attempt times two with second being successful, and Flashbacks slightly. Also POV changes for those that tend to hate POV changes, but each change appropriately timed.

I do not own any franchise I will tend to be using as well as those from said franchises of the characters themselves. I only own my OC's as well as my plots within my stories I write for the enjoyment of readers. If I did own them, Kaos would be wearing a tutu while doing the funky-chicken at a talent show, and fail as he is kicked to the curb by security.

Now here is some useful information here folks:

Thoughts / "Telepathy

"Talking"

"Demon / Bad Guy Empowered Speech"

Powerful Voices

"Whispers" = Whisper Chat or Snake Speech

Hidden Meanings in Words

"=Pokémon Speech="

"Spirit Weapon Chats" or Za-Nanon Chat

(Number) = At End of Chapter Explained.

Let's Resume-

( Lucy: "When do you plan on adding more of me and my other Stories-Family, Aeroza?"

Me: "When I finish the chapter for Morgana-"

Morgana: "Did someone call me?"

Me: (Sweat Drops) "I only said your name kid, your cousin Lucy, here, was trying to remind me on updating her and her older kin's stories."

Jade: "Damn straight you better; My last update was around August of last year!" (Glares)

Me: (Looks at Jade) "I said I will eventually update you guys, so chill out. I just want to fix and edit your chapters, that's all."

Deadpool: (Holding a pie) "Heads up!"

Me: (Dodges pie and said pie lands on Lucy's face)

Deadpool: "Uhhhh... Crap!" (Runs away from enraged Lucy)

Lucy: "Get back here!" (Uses energy attacks as Deadpool dodges)

Me: (Sweat Drops) "Well... That could of gone better." )

Anyways Let's Resume Guys:

(Modified: 5/4/18)


Lucy's POV, With the others on Flynn's Flyship, An hour after leaving The Academy with mostly everyone:

We have been currently flying for the past hour, I had to guess? I wasn't really sure as we were mostly passing by floating rock formations and debris from leftover demolished isles that they; the group currently on the ship said that Kaos destroyed; from the help of someone new to his arsenal.

But I merely just stayed near Mommy and my cousin the entire time, as I knew we might have been separated for a little while, but I was still worried I might lose her again; like I almost did a while back.

My cousin Star (April), Mommy, and I were near the end of the ship with just stilled silence as we simply just enjoyed the scenery. I was currently in my Mommy's arms as well as lap while my tail was curled around her left-arm gently in comfort, and my head also against her chest, with myself also only sighing in contempt every so often. My cousin though had understanding eyes as she recalled my Mommy almost dying on me a while back, and it was as if she understood me for some reason.

April sighed to herself once again as we passed by to what was the hundredth floating rock formation, in which strangely resembled... a banana mixed with an orange, and looked to us as she then stated; with April also moving away from her current sitting position from near us while also giving us a small warm smile, on her face, "I think I might go see how long we have till we arrive to that island we were told earlier, where would be heading, and then get something to eat. You guys want anything?"

I shook my head no, as I was still comfortable at the moment in my Mommy's arms, and Mommy gently brushed my hair back as usual; her fingers gently while she knew it grew somewhat long and thought I needed a trim again if I wanted to keep my original style I liked, and looked to April now with a gentle look in her eyes, "No. I think we're good at the moment April." She paused and then thought for a second, making me briefly look to her before purring from her touching the one specific spot on my head with my eyes closing quickly, but I was still able to hear Mommy speak. "We might head-up later though when we get near the drop off point as it seems peaceful right here for the moment." I saw when I opened my eyes that Star agreed with Mommy, and just gave me a small smile without words as she then waved bye at us, and then went back to the main part of the ship.

Grandpa and a few others, mainly all but Leonardo and Karai as well as a few Skylanders I might know since I had them back home; including my own Skylander... Which I tend to blush for some reason, came with us on the airship. Grandpa was down at the Flyship's own laboratory doing something, or what he said that might aid not only us, but me in the future, since he was gone for a while.

The reason Grandpa was here at the moment and not taking me back to my world as well as the others, is that Grandpa said he somehow lost my Aunt Mal and my three Siren aunts a while back; after he was teamed-up with both Lillie and Rosa, and my Aunt Lunara, and Grandpa had to send them back after a bout of meeting some people that worked for that organization he mentioned, to my Mommy and the others a while back, and they wanted to use them for experiments.

Needless to say he also told me they were fine, but didn't want to speak as to what happened though, but he did say they were resting as Grandpa wanted to make sure of something before finally doing an idea he had for not only me, but some others. In fact Master Eon made Grandpa be in charge of the sudden yet current mission he sent us all on, at this moment.

My Mommy and I were in complete and utter silence once again as we were simply enjoying the scenery.

We then heard a cough as we both saw it was my Aunt Jewels. She had a hesitant look on her face as she also lightly gripped her staff with both of my aunt's hands, from what I could tell was to motivate her to speak to us. "You think I can sit next to you two for a while? I just need a breath of fresh air."

My Mommy saw my now hopeful look I started to give her, and she only sighed wordlessly as Mommy also then nodded while I slightly noticed the relief in my aunt's eyes.

Aunt Jewels then moved to a comfortable position for her to sit down with. She now sighed then as she was also doing what we were currently doing, watching the scenery pass us by from the back part of the ship; to which we were surprised as well as me that it contained unlike in the game, a deck to relax at, and mostly to gather your own ideas or thoughts for a while.

I then saw Mommy looked to my aunt after a few moments of silence as another large rock formation passed by that looked like a broken heart with pretty gems inside the middle parts, to my Aunt Jewels as she briefly moved with her also holding me in her arms still, "So earlier it was slightly funny what the captain and his crew said to us about your staying on the ship." Aunt Jewels snorted in hidden humor and then looked to us both as she also then stated to her words, gently of course, "Yes. We had our differences back then as mostly all of us were at the Academy, reformed so to speak. But now they noticed we are not part of there… Traps they made for us as far as I can tell you two. It simply felt confined inside a small space, yet I understood at what we did back then was wrong anyways."

Aunt Jewels was right as it was slightly funny earlier when a few minutes of us being rescued, as well as later on once we got the mission to go to the island. It was as far as I can tell… interesting at least, but also embarrassing to me.


(Flashback Start, One hour ago after being sent on Flynn's s Flyship for a mission)


Most of us were still tired after practicing at the Academy, as well as me.

I saw my Mommy finally after we were all gathered and I also hugged her tightly, not letting her go as Mommy mostly understood from most of the others faces except some of the Doom Raiders. I saw understanding looks on both my Aunt Jewels' face as well as my cousin April's, though.

We were quickly interrupted with our moment as Flynn, one of the sky people as far as I can tell and also the captain on this ship declared boldly, squinting his eyes at the Doom Raiders mostly while he spoke, "Alight Doom Raiders. This is how it would go down: Your will be placed back in your prison once we arrive back at the Academy once the task is done, and then we will see what might go on from there. If you don't agree with it, just letting you know the Skylanders here might agree with those terms, especially since Kaos broke you all out for some reason a while back." At that end I was confused.

Flynn as well as the other two that helped us by piloting this ship was known by a racial term as a Mabu... Whatever they are. He was at least five feet tall as well as the other one, a female Mabu cat I think. He wore mostly pilot-like attire which consisted of a white-furred brown-leathered jacket, a slightly short-red scarf and brown-pants with brown boots to match. He also wore a light-brown leather helmet with goggles attached and also had pure-blue eyes.

The female next to him that gave him a bewildered look now was known as Cali, but I didn't know what her last name was as well as the rest of us. She was also wearing the same kind of scarf but tied in the front as Flynn's, and had a more athletic female build for her race. She also wore a yellow pilot suite with a large regular leather belt around her waist, and large leather gloves with some green lining on them. She too had pure-blue eyes and her ears were pointed upwards unlike Flynn's ears, and she also wore scavenger-brown boots. She also had a tan-stitched pouch to her left side of her hip, and a wrench of sorts on her right.

Cali however, now wacked the back of Flynn's head as he complained slightly to that. She then stated firmly in annoyance to him with Cali's hands on both of her hips now as well as her eyes also barrowing at him. "Flynn! Seriously your making demands to the Doom Raiders? Master Eon sent us to let them help us on this important mission as he even stated that clearly to us, even though they broke out they were considered freed people! Not to send them back in prison once again!"

I as well as a few of us noticed the surprised looks on the Doom Raiders face, especially my Aunt Jewels' at this piece of news to them by Cali, as we all now sweat dropped as Cali swatted him again after he said something or commented something about something else, and he complained once more. Then mostly everyone was amused as they started to fight now as Cali said one thing, and Flynn said another as they headed to the pilots seat to stir the ship once more.

One of the comments though was Cali telling him before they were out of earshot was 'No, they didn't plan on kidnapping any babies' and 'What was wrong with him'.

I looked at my Mommy now as I briefly thought of something, and then I decided to ask her as most of the Skylanders and everyone else began to do their own thing, and my cousin and Karai, if that is her name to which I think it is, as well as the both of us were sitting down on some chairs near a round fold-up table. I didn't know this ship was larger than it appeared from the game I played from these, making me think that not everything is at all as it seems… or what that saying goes from a book I read back then.

"Mommy?" She looked to me in slight concern as I now held her hand, looking at her expectantly with a look on my face, "I already asked this but wasn't answered, and thanks to Miss Cali and Mister Flynn reminding me... W do babies come from?" I didn't notice her suddenly pale at my question, making me confused as I saw my cousin Star was trying to hold back from laughing as well as the rest of them nearby us. Karai seemed to have humor in her eyes, but kept her face the same.

I then asked everyone slightly loud, "What? I just want to know where babies come from; I was told earlier that I had to wait till later, now it's later." Mommy now sighed as she looked at the two females nearby for help, or what it would be in silent asking from her face, and I noticed they lost their humor quickly and had wide eyes at her then. The two girls almost shook their heads no, but sighed at my look of wanting to know really badly.

Mommy as well as the two teen girls; both Karai and Star then escorted me to a safer spot to discuss things about this as if they didn't tell me, I guess it would be kept on and on until they eventually gave up and told me as a tired yet annoyed result.

We were in a room that this place has, and that is when after twenty or so minutes of telling me straight, since they didn't know how to change it to where kids my age think of things. Everyone was simply minding their own business until they heard me shout very loudly, causing a rock formation to be split from the sound of my bewildered voice echoing around our area; from my accidental magic, "WHAT!?"

My Aunt Jewels apparently understood and then began to chuckle to herself, and the Doom Raiders and also mostly everyone was giving her looks now as she stated in hidden mirth to her tone, gripping her staff as she sensed I was running to them now, "I think Lucy was finally told the truth on how kids are truly made, by those three teen girls." The others understood as they too now chuckled as I quickly zoomed past them with my face red in embarrassment, and ran to the end of the ship where the scenery place was. I didn't know what it was called, but it was built to let others simply hide out, talk, or other things.

It was later on I calmed down, and Mommy and April finally came down to me, and also comforted me as they saw tears of frustration and being embarrassed in my eyes. After I settled down a few minutes, we simply sat there in silence as I then heard a commotion of sorts up above us, but we simply ignored it as we just watched the scenery pass us by.


(Flashback End, Present)


I went red as a tomato slightly as it was still embarrassing to know how they were really made, yet I also felt for some reason it might be useful in the future as well. But my blush quickly faded as my Skylander, Mia, now came up to us with a hesitant look on her face as she didn't wear her mask yet, and I saw some cookie crumbs on her face, knowing somewhat she had a minor weakness to donuts that were filed with things as well as cookies with chocolate in them since Mia's body can handle the amount by easily burning it off rather fast for some reason. "Were nearing Elemental Isle, so might as well get a move on."

We nodded to her words as I held my Mommy's left-hand, wincing as her grip was barely anything, but it was gripping as if she was trying to crush my own hand.

For some reason though my own hand was able to withstand it as Mommy looked concerned at my wince, but I just placed a true yet not so true smile on my face, and she smiled gently back as we all then headed to the main deck.

After Mommy was changed, I noticed she was stronger now then she used to be, and sometimes she also unknowingly out-powers me sometimes when Mommy holds my hands and then gently squeezes them, but I put-up with it as I knew she was happy being with me, unlike they were a while back.

Aunt Jewels headed back to the three Doom Raiders who joined us. They were Wolfgang, Dreamcatcher, and Dr. Crankinstien... I think his name was. I also noticed my Skylander Mia was with Stealth Elf and Spyro, as they were now talking amongst themselves. It turned out Mia was a cousin to Stealth Elf after all, and she is the youngest in her family line as the only sibling from her family; a mixed mother and father who was either a dark-element and a light-element elf, to which is how Mia is able to use both elements in the first place.

There was also a pale-blue skinned girl that had some good curves, yet was hidden in an all-black cloak and she had horns that were I think were fake, yet seemed real as they matched the mask-like hoodie she wears around them, covering her own hair completely. They also matched the cape somewhat on the top of her head. Her cloak though when she moved, showed her wearing another black outfit that showed her arms as well as her ankles, but I couldn't also make out what her original outfit was as it matched her cloak as such. She also had pure-white eyes and if you look closely enough, you would see white pupils and color in each of her eyes; making it seem she was either blind, or was born with only her sclera instead. She was known as Hex,

She also has a companion, a talking skull of sorts in a glass orb that's very hard to break, was floating besides her and she was mostly chatting with another Skylander assigned to us as well. Said Skylander was considered a Magical Giant from what I heard by Mia, and was one of her other best friends besides Hex that is. I was told this was one of her forms she tends to use on missions sometimes, as she wanted to be known as that.

She was a darker-yet-slightly-pale blue skinned female that appeared to be sixteen years old, yet far older from what I can somehow sense, but don't know how or why that is. She also had dark-purple hair in a ponytail and her eyes were pure-white like Hex's, yet her ears were like Mia's, pointed. Her gear though she was currently wearing resembled a mixture of a samurai, and a ninja as it was crimson colored with black-leotards on her body. She also had two golden long-blade swords on each of her sides. But the thing that made her unique was that she had no legs, only a ghost-like genie tail like I saw from the movie Aladdin once. She is known as Ninjini on missions, but her real name was Irina Jinju.

Turns out Irina comes from a long line of ninja-based genies that are rarely trained from her own isle, and it was considered a great honor as well to become one. This form she is using right now is known as the Scarlet Samurai gear, as she tends to have at least three forms, as well as a hidden one to which Irina clearly stated she rarely uses since it was only for dire need.

I waved back at the two who did as well, with confused glances at me as we made it to the main deck now.

After waiting a while for everyone to show up, which took ten minutes or so to do, Grandpa finally came out and he was now looking at each of us with a small smile, and a slightly bigger one to me as he then placed his hands behind his back, looking at us quickly to make sure we were listening as he now then began to speak. "Now this mission might be complicated as I was told before we had to head back to the other world my Granddaughter came from with her cousin, as well as a few others if they so choose, was given a mission of urgency on the isle were nearing." He snapped his fingers and made a few others jump that wasn't used to my Grandpa's strange magic.

A board was now floating behind him that was as large as a 52 inch TV, and it began to automatically show the image of the isle we were supposed to be heading, and Grandpa then conjured a stick of sorts and tapped the targeted areas as he then told us his plan. I however wasn't paying attention, as I easily got distracted by something flying overhead of the ship and to the isle itself. I don't know what kind of bird it was, but it was huge and was also fast moving. "So that is our plan everyone."

I quickly looked to him as he smiled at us, and looked to me somewhat knowingly before stating who we were teaming-up as earlier back at the Academy, he wanted me to know that in order to practice as well as learn to better handling my powers, I would be joining in on fights. Much to my Mommy's and my mates protests of course, but they were outvoted as they then understood in order for my powers to be controlled, I need to also use them in battles more often, and be taught as well on better control.

I also found out as well from Grandpa that his race has specific terms of bonding, mostly known as either a single or Multiple Soul-Bounds... Whatever that term means, as the details went over my head yet I still understood that it meant I would eventually find them good-looking; from his own terms, and want to be lovey-dovey as he also stated it gently to me. That of course made me wrinkle my face at this as I wasn't attracted to both genders as of yet.. w I do glance at them every once in a while; unknowingly to me. I would eventually find-out later on what it truly means by him, when a specific point in my life happens.

"Now Group One will consist of Karai, Spyro, Stealth Elf, and Cali... Yes you're joining on a real mission for once my dear, at this location here." He taped to what appears to be a building of sorts as I paid attention again, with a water tower added onto it.

"Now Group Two would be myself, Dreamcatcher, Wolfgang, Dr. Crankinstien, and Golden Queen as we go to this area to which had reports of unknown activity caused by the same people our mission is about." Grandpa then tapped on the board to a mountain of sorts, which was near the edge of the isle, as from what I understood Elemental Isle was huge.

Then he stated lastly to us, "Now the Final Group will consist of Sunset, my Granddaughter, Mia Elestros, Ninjini, April, and Hex as they head to the center of the isle while dealing with the missing locals, as we were able to save a few others from being captured. Or at least that was what Master Eon stated to me when he assigned me in charge of the missions on the isle itself… For now as you all know, we will be leaving this world as I stated earlier; After we complete the missions we are set to do." Mostly everyone nodded as he tapped the last place; it was a picture of a somewhat large yet decent looking town.

I felt nervous about my first mission to anything of the sorts right now, and I then jumped briefly as my free hand I wasn't using to tug my clothes with, was then gently gripped by Mia; Who I looked surprised back at her with Mia only smiling as she just gave me a comforting look, and I also didn't notice, but my Mommy had a thoughtful expression on her face at us both.

She wasn't told by Grandpa as he wanted to tell her once we got back to my cousins world, for some reason; in more detail, from what he told me that is as I was confused. But Mommy only pondered to what was mostly our task from what Grandpa gave us as if it seemed too easy or as such, but she just put it back in her mind as we were now approaching the isle itself with Grandpa quickly dismissing both the stick and board, as if they weren't there to begin with.

Once we arrived, the dock's itself seemed to be in order, but no one was there to greet us at all, making me slightly shiver at this without knowing as we began to get off the flying ship and then began our tasks, with a parting-warm smile on Grandpa's face, as we all headed out.


Normal POV, Elsewhere on the world known as Feudal Time (1) with the Sirens and Maleficent, On the modern area of the world:

The Sirens have been going from world to world with the fay-witch, in search of Lucy and the others with little to no success, as they somehow knew they were also getting closer and closer to the world she was on.

Of course with them hopping worlds, they were able to still get a few more things for Lucy, as well in secret by Adagio to someone... unique to her as she discovered; after a inner debate on one of the worlds as well as now a slow yet growing developing secret crush to someone; which she mostly kept hidden in her pants pocket. It was ruby-necklace of sorts with a familiar image on it, and it was thanks to Aeroza as they kept the card as it even summoned the current currency the specific world uses.

The last world besides this one however, they had to quickly flee as they encountered creatures with pitch-black bodies with a hole in their chest, truly, and pure-white bone masks based off of animals as such.

But unknown to them, they had a person following them as per orders by a former head-captain that Adagio and the others back home personally knew, took charge of the area from that world from his predecessor with each trip, filling his report as per orders to his new lord. Yet the reports also amused said person however, yet at the same time, was patient enough as he decided to play the waiting game.

The group of four were now just leaving this world's mall with their money changed to suite this world; thanks once more to the card, and Maleficent was currently disguised as an average looking female with green skin slightly with a plain black-t-shirt and pants.

They found out she was famous as a cartoon or movie actress here as well as a few worlds they were on by the name of Angelina Jolie or something as such to the woman's name in looks. Once they got into an alleyway, she dismissed their purchases in the bags, back to their home without much of a fuss as they got used to it, and then left said alleyway to keep searching for more clues or anything that might easily lead them to Lucy.

"I sure hope Lucy's ok without us. I mean don't get me wrong Aria and Adagio, I know Lucy could take care of herself slightly... But she is still considered a little girl as well." Sonata began to speak with her two half-sisters once more, agreeing with her as they were behind the fay-witch since they were getting ready to leave this world behind them, and head to the next possible world.

The four now entered an abandoned building so they wouldn't draw any suspicions to the others that live on this world, as they world hopped like the last couple of times. "I feel we might be surprised somewhat of Lucy when we do find her though… Call it hunch girls." Adagio stated then as they closed the door behind them to not draw even more clues to them leaving, unknown to them the same person that has been following them for a few worlds already was already inside.

Sonata and Aria both at the same time looked to the Leader; who was also their elder sibling, somewhat curious as Adagio now noticed, and then huffed as she briefly explained; with the Siren pulling her hair with one of her fingers, to which Adagio only does that when she tends to deep think sometimes, "It's just a small feeling I have been getting lately... With it telling me that we might see Lucy slightly different than normal, that's all. I mean, we haven't seen her for some time now, and anything could have happened to her, right?"

The two girls she talked to looked briefly to each other before looking back to Adagio, and simply nodded as Aria for once smiled small at her elder sibling, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, as said teen girl only raised an eyebrow at Aria with a silent question to this move, only to receive a small response from Aria herself, "You don't need to worry so much sister. I'm sure Lucy is well taken care-of by the others. We just simply need to find out where she is, and keep her safe somewhat as I too have a strange feeling she might need some help of course later down that road. Maybe her body somewhat." Sonata was simply listening as she noticed Maleficent began to conjure a portal to the next world.

Maleficent of course somehow knew they were being tailed by someone unknown to them, but she kept it silent for now, as the person didn't seem to be a threat at all... yet. But the Sirens kept a question to the back of their mind about Lucy's body for later though to themselves, as to why they felt that part of their feelings currently about their niece the most then her care.

Once Maleficent now conjured a portal, her attire completely changed back to the way they were before, as the fay-witch sensed she didn't need to dress into the odd clothing again, and looked to the three Sirens and now stated gently with a small smile on her face, her staff also appearing and the raven-like necklace now changing back to Davul himself in his real raven form; also ignoring the glare-based look as Maleficent changed the slightly more-then-average-sized crow, without warning. "This next world seems to be tons of floating isles of sorts; as far as I can tell, and it seems to be massive. So I decided to place a portal to a school of sorts. At least... That is what I think it is. However I do not think we will be there till at least a few days or so."

The three teen girls nodded as they drew silence as they all then entered the gateway and before it could vanish, the person as well as another behind them that was a curious, cloaked female from as far as most could tell went in after the male person entered, and it quickly closed as well as vanished.

Especially since this female was sent by her Lord of the West, the Demon Lord Sesshomaru, as he felt familiar energy he hasn't sensed in a long time after his other-worldly adventure as such, all those years ago, as well as being immune to the foul old fool's wand. Yet as a Miko however, she didn't know what she was getting herself into by taking this supposed easy mission.


Lucy's POV, Twenty or so minutes as her group goes to the center of Elemental Isle:

I as well as the others grew tired now, as I think we were nearing the center of the isle; knowing that the others were able to simply head to the edges of the isle itself, for their missions.

It was still exciting, really, that I get to do something most older kids and adults get to do; to prove myself somewhat I guess as far as I can tell and feel about it.

I saw Mia and her two friends chatting behind us as they decided to keep a lookout for any upcoming enemies, and my Mommy was next to me since we simply saw that as the farther we got into the lush forest, it began to slowly change to a mixture of a regular forest with that to a jungle of sorts; with exotic wildflowers and some animals I somewhat recognized. April was also in front of us as she used her mental powers; at least that is what Star told us, to move obstacles out of our way when we encountered them.

After a few more minutes of traversing through some brush and also some random tree limbs, we finally made it out to see to our shocked eyes an almost ruined village of sorts, probably the very same town that we were assigned to see to by Grandpa.

Mostly all the buildings looked to be still standing yet some of them also looked demolished as if, some creature of sorts went on a rampage.

I shivered however as I also saw three large claw-like marks on a building with some blood along said walls nearby, as well as some other random buildings, and my Mommy comforted me somewhat as she was also fearful to what might have caused some of this damage, as well as the other girls with us.

April didn't sense anything unusual at least, but yet she sensed there were some lifeforms from her mental powers; thanks to Za-Nanon being what she is around April's neck, and looked to us with a small gentle smile on her features. "This might be easy for us if we split-up into some small teams, and then meet back here after we searched for at least, fifteen minutes or so."

I gulped at my cousin's words and then nodded as I felt something bad might happen once or twice while we were here on this isle, but kept it to myself as Ninjini went with my cousin to the left part of the four ways we came across, and Mia and Hex went to the right, while Mommy and I went straight.

It was a few buildings past us as my Mommy and I came to a halt to a larger building that seemed to be used in researching stuff, and curiosity got the better of both of us as we then headed inside; unknown to us that someone was watching our every move ever since we all arrived at the abandoned town, as we; both Mommy and I, now headed inside one of many hidden laboratories this town unknowingly has.

Once we got in, we were quickly astounded to find ourselves inside a large laboratory of sorts, which surprisingly was still as good as knew as it has been from what the paper Grandpa gave us stated was three weeks from when this town was strangely attacked, and had no choice but to leave until the problem was solved.

Mommy then looked to me carefully, tucking her wings lightly inward to do so as she now kneeled to my level while firmly stating with a gentle smile on her face, "Lucy, I'm going to look over there," She pointed with her finger as I could tell where she was going, and then said gently to me with firmness still in her voice with Mommy also grabbing my left-shoulder with her non-pointing hand, gently as well, "You stay here alright? If you need me just shout, or if you find anything, ok?"

I just nodded as she smiled at me as she knew I was nervous, yet this wasn't the only time she went on missions, as unknown to me she used to do this back in her homeland, Equestria, before she was trained by Princess Celestia herself slightly on more magic-based spells as a unicorn.

She got up smoothly, her wings outwards once more as she left me to myself as she then headed to where Mommy stated to me she was going.

I was curious as I saw I was near a small lab area with strange labels on the bottles now after now seeing mini-lab, to which were in different colors since I decided to stay nearby the spot Mommy told me to be at, and saw a glowing purple bottle with some silver specks in it.

I was curious as I then picked it up, and I also giggled from the liquids sloshing that made the silver specks appear more slightly, before going back to being just a few. I decided to keep it on me as my magic; unknown to me, changed the size of it into a smaller size by accident, glowing slightly more from my magic influencing its size which unknown at the time, was a bad-yet-good sign for me as I placed it into my pocket.

I also saw some needles to which I shivered from, and simply ignored the sets that was there.

I also saw more bottles as well as full vials of other liquids that had different labels; like the one I picked up had. Most of them were either half-emptied or broken versions of my one liquid I picked up, and most were full of some green ooze of sorts that sort of looked like blood, to which I shivered for that very thought, and kept looking while I also saw to my hidden surprise... a picture of a strange-looking creature of sorts, to which I barely recognized as it was smudged on most of it.

I also saw to my eyes interest a pure-blue liquid of sorts that was labeled as far as I can tell from reading it, as it was surprisingly in my language, "Project X-1321: Prototype: Aging Formula for Forcing the Body, Not in Years?" I questioned myself from reading the label. I then held the bottle of the glowing blue liquid curiously; with it feeling cold as ice; noticing golden specks with a hint of something else I couldn't tell, from my sloshing it briefly.

I jumped slightly in fear as I thought I heard something crash near me, and I accidently dropped the blue liquid on the ground, and it now splashed on my bare right-arm and both of my legs as it was opened already. I sighed slightly in minor sadness as the pretty liquid was now all gone, but unknown to me it quickly absorbed into my own skin; making me not notice at all I had it on me at all entirely and found a rag and then cleaned myself as it had a tag saying 'All-Purpose Rag, Cleans any Mess with Ease'.

My tail wagged nervously as it came out of my belt loop from being scared, not hearing a small gasp at my tail being shown by the one of the few others, who was currently hiding from me at this moment, still.

I was alert then as I decided to place the bottle; as it had a label behind it with words that seemed hard for me to understand in my backpack. I also saw some safety baggies, and placed what remained of the bottle into it, and then placed it in my backpack. I had it on me before we left the ship, somehow knowing we might need it just in case or mostly me, as I also decided to place the glowing purple specked bottle into the bag as well, after I placed it into the same kind of bag as the bottle. I also noticed the rag was all dry now with no messes at all, making me curious as I was also intuned to science books as well as chemicals for some reason and inventions intrigued me, and placed the rag into my backpack as well.

I carefully decided to myself; before grabbing that green ooze liquid, well a couple of them into my backpack as well in those bags, and headed back to the safety zone, or what I dubbed it by where Mommy told me to head to as well as stay put nearby at.

Once I got there I gasped silently to myself quickly as I was suddenly grabbed from out of nowhere, by a stranger, and quickly felt my entire power stopped flowing through me; from one of the persons strange-looking gloves, on my bare arm.

I was now kicking and also struggling as I was currently helpless for a few brief moments with said person dragging me back to the exit of the building, until I went by pure instinct and quickly without thinking, bite the person's other hand to which was bare as heard a small yelp of minor pain, and I simply ran to Mommy now.

Once I did, I felt my powers were fully returned. She however jumped in sudden surprise as I tackled her since Mommy was near some bones of sorts; that resembled a strange bird, and was about to complain to me why I didn't stay at the spot until she quickly saw my frightened face, and looked worried as she as well as I, helped ourselves up to stand, and before she could say anything once more, I hugged her in fear.

She then comforted me silently as Mommy (Sunset) also grew concerned from seeing the blue-like stains with minor golden flecks on my outfit, which seem to be slowly dissolving into a blue mist of sorts, but kept it to herself as she was mainly concerned about my state of mind then my clothes, at the moment.

Mommy then carefully spoke to me gently now, kneeling once more to my level as we were seeing eye-to-eye contact since she also asked me gently, my tail frantically moving side to side as I was still scared. "Lucy what happened? Why are you scared all of a sudden?" Mommy then also added to her curiosity as the mist was now completely gone with my clothes no longer stained blue, "And why were you covered in a blue liquid of sorts?" I began to explain to her on what I found from where I was, and she grew concerned about the blue liquid splashing me, but didn't see any harm in it.

Unknown to the both of us that liquid might change my life briefly, as though it was indeed an accidental spill of sorts, what it stated would change me overnight.

Mommy was concerned however to what it felt like when that person grabbed me; making my powers null for a while to what it also felt like, and decide to quickly leave this lab before any other attempts came to me. We then stopped however as I saw another bottle that was left on the ground near the exit, making us cautious but curious as I picked it up, and it was hard to read it. So Mommy placed it in my backpack for safe keeping as well, since it looked mostly red with blue swirls in it. Not knowing it would aid my friends I made once we got back home, within a important time or place.


Eventually we met up with the others later on, as Mommy now explained our part to them and they were then stunned as I was almost kidnapped by a random stranger appearing out of nowhere, but kept it to mostly themselves, as they all also saw I was still frightened by that event.

Mia and her group told us they encountered a creature of sorts; to which they defeated with ease, as it mostly resembled a creature made of shadows with glowing yellow eyes, as it was at least seven feet tall with no features, except it was mostly humanoid in form.

April and Ninjini also found a second laboratory, but unlike what my Mommy described, they found a true laboratory used for experiments and such, they even saw broken cages as well as some blood splattered onto the ground. They also brought back some folders they were able to recover... Well ones that didn't seem to be destroyed by slash marks and smudges of black blood mixed with red.

I gulped as I was glad I wasn't at that area, but curious all the same at what they described they thought they saw a bird of sorts for a few moments before when they blinked, and after wasn't there at all anymore.

"So I think we should most likely stick together from now on. If Lucy was about to be kidnapped then someone clearly wants her, for some reason." Stated Ninjini as she was somewhat wise when it came to certain moments, and this was one of those times, from Mia chatting with me a while back; from telling me of her two friends. Everyone briefly looked to me as I simply just clung to my Mommy without fear now, but I was alert as my instincts kept telling me to leave this place for some reason, but I chose to ignore that and simply kept or decided to cling to Mommy, instead.

They all agreed as we all kept walking throughout this entire town-like village as we then came across to what appears to be a school of sorts, with a playground as well.

While we were heading out, we mostly chatted. Well they did to each other quietly as I was mostly silent as I was both still alert, yet listened to what they were chatting about, mostly stories from their days as Skylanders from Hex, Mia, and Irina. To say their stories were far from ordinary, it wasn't as their own tales were interesting to listen to as we decided then to head inside the school.

Once inside we saw that it was a middle school of sorts, with opened and mostly destroyed lockers for some reason with the same large claw marks going long ways on some lockers as well. At least we saw no blood here at all, and we also found the cafeteria.

I then saw to my now drooling mouth, fresh food piled high together.

Before anyone could stop me, I charged right into the pile and they gapped as it was gone within five minutes. I quickly burped small as I saw their looks while instantly being embarrassed now; with a slight tinge of red to my face, and then stated softly now; my tail drooping slightly as it also slung around my waist afterwards; instead of the loops of my pants like it normally does, "Sorry… I was hungry and it looked good-" I was interrupted by my Mommy as she gently placed a hand on my lips to silence me when I was talking. Mommy also had an understanding look on her face, and confused ones on mostly the Skylanders, and April too had a look of understanding, as she simply smirked at the others at my habits.

Once Mommy explained as well as April for at least a few minutes of speaking, their jaws dropped and looked to me in slight awe and acceptance with Mia, but uncertainty with the other two; but also with acceptance in their eyes at this.

I sniffed suddenly and my mouth drooled once more, as for some reason... I was still hungry even though that portion of food usually fills me, and smelled more food within the kitchen.

This time the others smelled it as well, and followed me into the kitchen as we were all stunned that there was a even larger pile of food, in organized order that is was here. It would seem from what the paper on the wall said was that the food was placed under a simple yet not harmful spell by some magical chefs here to keep them fresh and warm always, until eaten. With a note stating this school meal was to be sent to the mayor's office, for a party of sorts.

We ate till we were full since we know mostly on how long this town seems to be abandoned, but they were stunned as I kept eating until there was no more left.

Mommy looked at me weirdly as I took a hotdog with cheese on it and ate it in one gulp, and then asked as she also pondered over something as well to herself at my new habits; as they were unusual, even for me as I just kept eating, "Lucy, how are you still hungry sweetie? I thought you be full from the food back in the main cafeteria part?"

I gulped it down and grabbed another as I shrugged and did the same with the new hotdog in my hand, and was relieved as that finally hit the spot; for some reason, with myself looking to her confused. "I don't know Mommy, but for some reason that in the other room didn't fill me up, and yet when we got in here, it did."

Mommy decided to change the subject as the others sweat dropped at my plain answer, now finished with their food they chosen earlier. "Well, I think we gotten lucky so far, as we didn't encounter any enemies that are really powerful as of yet. From what I read from those folders you guys got, from the laboratory," Mommy looked to the three Skylanders as she continued, "They stated that they also brought some ancient creatures back to life, and yet also released them into the wild, as they seemed smart enough to handle themselves."

April also pondered something, but the current food issue we ate recently, and also changing the subject to prove something as well. "Do you think it's slightly odd for fresh food; even though it was spelled to be out in the open in two specific rooms, for us to find?" She asked, looking at all of us as she said so.

I wondered this as well, but I wasn't concerned as I was suddenly very tired from all the food I ate; as well as my body, and my loud yawn proved it as before they could say anything, I quickly curled up and went to sleep on my Mommy's lap. Into a very, deep sleep without dreaming.


Sunset's POV:

I cooed inwardly as my daughter fell asleep on my lap, and I; at the same time, then slowly stroked her hair, and as usual she purred like a housecat; stunning the three Skylanders that we teamed up with, and I saw the girl, Hex, was curious as to why my daughter was doing that every time I rubbed her head of hair, and sometimes Lucy's tail.

Mia on the other hand from my notice, was slowly trying to not laugh as this might be good blackmail material for her to use on my daughter, to which I inwardly chuckled at as well as my weapon did too. Ninjini or Irina however looked as if, she knew what my daughter was from this situation now, and I was right.

Irina then asked firmly to both me and April as she too noticed April already knows about my daughter, "She is a female Saiyan, isn't she?" I gaped at her as well as the others, as she looked at me now with a bemused expression as if I thought, to which was true slightly, what my daughter was and asked in slight shock as I now slowly kept rubbing her hair still, "How you know that part of what she is?"

Irina looked at us all, before stretching briefly a few moments, and then sat with her non-existing legs on a couple of cardboard boxes that was around this kitchen; which was also somewhat a restaurant styled kitchen you see in fancy ones. "I met with one a long time ago, a female as well by the name of Hinaza. Of course she is still the same age as I met her, for a reason, as she was frozen in time by a spell."

Irina now looked depressed all of a sudden as she looked like she was remembering her as well before stating sadly to us, mainly looking at Lucy while Irina did so with her arms on her sides now, "We even have her at the academy in a secure place until we could find out what happened to her, and somehow undo the spell. We even made it so Hinaza could still see everything that goes on as right here," She showed her part of something removable on her chest plate, and it was a camera of sorts, but unique as I haven't seen anything as such as well as April since she looks awed by it slightly. Irina continued sadly still, "The spell prevents her from moving as well as keeping her the same age forever. But at a price of hearing and seeing everything, and never be able to drink, eat, sleep, and any other pleasures of life normally provides for us." I was wide eyed at that.

As far as I knew from what I read a while back from Lucy's book, it was possible for some Saiyan's to have survived the destruction of their home world, but now it is true as Irina explained some adventures the two shared before she ended up in a spell by some person in a black cloak, with amber eyes as well as silver hair, stating when the time was right, it would end.

I was confused at that part, but shrugged as we were suddenly alert when Hex accidentally tried a new spell she has been working on from one of the few the Academy files she was given to teach herself to use.

A few feet behind me I saw some damaged stoves as well as counter-tops, and glared at the girl then who shrugged sheepishly and Hex then stated softly to us, her skull-like minion laughing at her mishap slightly; her voice in Common American, "Sorry about that. I didn't think that spell might have been powerful enough to do that. Even my mistakes doesn't tend for that to happen sometimes." Mia bopped her on the shoulder as if it was no big deal, and simply grinned at her as most of us were surprised at how powerful it was. We all still smelled the slight hint of brimstone that was leftover though. "Don't sweat it Hex, it tends to happen to most people. In fact I heard Master Eon had mishaps when creating spells as well like this."

Hex then blushed at the phrase as she also giggled then softly to her best friend as we all smiled small, but I wondered something as I knew my daughter was a light sleeper from what I knew, so Lucy should of woken up at that, to which concerned me slightly.

I quickly put that behind my mind when we all stood stiff at a sudden noise coming outside of the kitchen doors, in the cafeteria itself.

I grabbed slightly harder, yet gently on Lucy; who was still deep sleeping for some reason, truly worrying me as she should have woken up to that. It sounded like very loud bangs as well as claw marks of sorts, scraping the floor as it moved.

I grew even more worried as we saw a shadow pass under the light from the door outside of the kitchen, and move away. But kept going back and forth and kept speaking in a strange garble of words.

I now tried gently shaking Lucy to wake up, and I was in slight fear for her as she didn't even seem to move at all, but I can tell she was still alive as well as deep sleeping, since I saw Lucy was breathing in and out, from her lungs; as I kept trying to rouse her awake.

I then looked to the group and now stated softly; not to disturb the thing outside to them, yet they did see my eyes in slight panic over my daughter. "She isn't waking up at all, Lucy is usually a light sleeper. I don't know why she isn't waking up." April then looked concerned as well as she then asked me softly like I was doing as the thing passed another time by the door, nearing me quietly as the other Skylanders were preparing in case it enters here, "Did anything happen to Lucy before we showed up or anything unusual Sunset?"

I paused on trying to wake her up as I had widened my eyes since I now recalled Lucy being covered in some kind of blue liquid, and motioned to her backpack to which April silently nodded, and I told her what to look for in a quiet tone still. She managed to get it after a few tries as it was enchanted to search, not bring the specified item out as intended to which I think Aeroza needs to fix soon and April then brought out the broken, yet still readable bottle from what that blue liquid was from.

April grabbed it and with Hex as she asked for some light, obliged her with a small orb of flame, and the teen girl now began to read both sides of the bottle to herself.

April then widened her eyes at me after she read it with April now having a look of shock on her face, and then stated slightly off-key as if April couldn't believe what she might be reading, and asked me carefully with her hand gripping the bottle briefly hard and then not so. "Was she covered in this stuff?" I nodded as I explained she was only covered on her clothes, but from the way it was on her, it had to have been on her skin as well.

I as well as the others saw clear worry now on her face as April then explained quickly, seeing the thing move back and forth as if trying to find us, and said to not only me but everyone as I was shocked afterwards. "From what it says, it's an elixir of sorts to force children or anything else to age slightly in body... For at least two years or so overnight. If what this stuff said is true, Lucy might still be her current age, but her body will age from what-" April was interrupted suddenly as the clawing nose was now on the door, and I as well as everyone were scared slightly as there was more claw-like sounds outside, clawing at our door to the kitchen here.

It was as if there were now smaller versions trying to get inside the room. We quickly got everything around. April quickly placed the backpack around her shoulders, for now, with the bottle back inside of it before she did so.

It was a couple of banging sounds as the door was then torn from the outside by two sets of three-clawed based hands harshly, and ripped apart. What we saw made me gap as well as April, as if she somewhat knows what these are as well as I do. It was an armored Neoshadow Heartless monster, a new species of them as I only thought they were based off the game I knew was just that, a video-game for entertainment.

Apparently not if they are here, I quickly thought to myself as I grabbed Lucy with a firm hold in my arms, and we with Hex's help, all pushed our way through and left the school. Though that didn't stop the creatures on chasing us, even outside of the building.

I as well as everyone kept running outwards further into town.

April and I kept running still as she mentally blasted a few enemies that seemed to be bleeding some green blood as well as pure-black, from their bodies left and right, from Irina hacking them, Hex blasting them with her magic, and Mia using her skills as well as some elemental abilities I known placing on her figure for Lucy as a gift to her, since a while back Skylanders was the only game she would play from some Pokémon franchises, back home.

After what felt like a few hours of dodging, attacking from them as well by the group themselves, we were finally able to make it to a field of sorts as the entire time, Lucy did not wake up, but my daughter did fret in her sleep as if Lucy was having a nightmare of sorts.

"We need to get to a better spot to signal the others to come back for us!" Irina loudly shouted to all of us, as she with Hex teamed up to blast a powerful attack from their own powers at the Heartless that kept coming at them, as if they were commanded to keep doing so. "I know Ninjini! But it doesn't help that were tired as hell, and need to find a better place to do so!" Shouted back Mia as she used an icy-charged blade attack created by her powers at the enemy, which most of them dodged yet some vaporized into snow particles defeating them in the process.

They all kept running as well as I, and we saw the perfect spot. A very wide yet tall water tower of sorts.

I was tired, but I had a determined look on my face as well as them since we quickly climbed our way up top, with the reason I climbed as I have yet to test out my wings fully, as last time I didn't know I flew by instinct. When I tried again, it was to little to no success. April was then activating the crystal around her neck and seeing her going into that state of form, made me shiver briefly to myself, but accepted it as we for the last ten minutes, were able to make it.

I raised an eyebrow though at what Mia brought out, it looked like a flare-gun but different as it was smaller, and it seemed to be having some kind of white-glowing liquid in a small tube, to which she quickly cocked it like a gun and without any words as I scooted closer to the wall with Lucy still in my arms, after her yelling us to get back, Mia quickly shot it off. It then caused a whistle-like nose to be emitted at first before a white energy bullet of sorts went up to the sky, as it was getting dark out now as the sun was slowly setting and when it was high enough, exploded into a large firework-like explosion.

After it faded we all but Lucy, noticed the Heartless stop what they were doing, and looked upwards behind them as if sensing something very powerful before most of the lower ones retreating, and the large ones remaining while they kept attacking us. I had to dodge an almost killing blow against Lucy and I, by a bigger version of them.

After a few attempts and both of us now trapped in a corner as it seems to be bleak for us, I closed my eyes and waited for the blow as three of them were about to attack us. I then heard the three Heartless suddenly cry in slight pain, before I somehow felt they were gone. I opened an eye, and was quickly relieved to see Aeroza as well as the others now here, dealing with the creatures.

Aeroza now helped me up, and then gave me a quick look after seeing Lucy in a deep-state of sleep, and I mouthed to him 'Later when safe' and he merely nodded as he quickly slashed another incoming Heartless, that was coming right at me.

It seems I have been the main target for some odd reason, as mostly everyone took notice.

After ten minutes of now running into the middle part of the town, I then complained as I had to dodge another claw-like swipe to which was now gone thanks to Karai's enchanted weapons Aeroza gave her, mostly the female ninja's old ones spelled to do real damaged to them. "Why do they mostly try to deal with me? I never done anything-" I was interrupted as I was quickly knocked over, dropping Lucy from my firm hold I had for quite some time, a few feet in front of my face.

Aeroza helped me up again now as Stealth Elf; since she had a free moment, grabbed my daughter, and popped with her back to us, and handed Aeroza her; Lucy, as I was sore for holding her that long, but was instantly surprised as I felt the soreness go away instantly, and looked to a somewhat smirking Aeroza, but his look then changed to grim slightly with a hint of confusion, as he now noticed all this time Lucy hasn't woke up at all from any kind of loud noises they were making, and some harsh movements with her body being tossed.

"I would complain as well, but I have two things in my mind at the moment Sunset," began Aeroza as the enemies were still somewhat immense, but slowly going down with less numbers as mostly all of us were exhausted, but Aeroza kept us going by healing us to the max. "Is why for starters they are here and targeting us, and why my Granddaughter hasn't woken up from her state of mind?"

I noticed we were split up somehow as it was me, him with Lucy in his arms; with him casting bolts of light-based energy from his free hand at the enemy while he also vaporized them as mostly everyone else were able to do with their weapons, sometimes a floating heart would appear and vanish as well. Mia and her two friends, as well as Karai were what remained. We must have lost April at the pass that went two ways to get to the middle of town, which Aeroza earlier told us was a safe point.

I then explained quickly what happened while their experiences were told as well.

Aeroza had a surprised look for sometime about what Lucy was covered in, but then got a serious look on his face once April then showed up; huffing and puffing with perfect timing. She quickly ducked as a Heartless that resembled a bony-like raptor leapt at her from behind, and Karai tossed a shuriken at it, dissolving the creature into a heart which vanished, and April quickly gave her a grateful look to which she only got a smirk in response.

Aeroza looked to them as well as me and the other three Skylanders, firmly, and quickly motioned briefly to a vacated house that looked to be intact with him quickly saying to us also, running to the place in speed with us behind him after he said them, "Quickly, to that building. I want to see what she was covered in. I will make it a safe point for us to rest for a brief moment." Once we all then got inside, we noted it was an old yet somewhat new house that was mostly for those in the middle-class range.

Aeroza locked the door then with his free hand, since he was the last one to enter the building. He then laid Lucy carefully on a soft plush-couch before quickly moving to the door once more, and casted a spell of sorts we couldn't understand at all. The door then gave off a brief red-glow that formed from both his hands as he placed them on the door, spreading throughout the entire building quickly in ring-like waves before stopping after the seventh ring, and quickly turned to us with a serious like on his face.

Aeroza was mostly looking at April as he recalled what was in his granddaughter's bag, and stated, with his hand out to April, "Ms. O'Neil, please give me her bag so I can see what I think might be happening to Lucille at the moment, and Sunset, go sit near Lucy as she is having a new nightmare right now." I did so quickly after he said that as Lucy started thrashing, and then calmed as when I brushed her tail, she sighed in contempt once more with Lucy instantly cuddling against me, in her state of sleep.

I looked to him as he took out the baggy that held the almost-smashed bottle of that liquid, and he read the contents, and then looked to Lucy with a raised-yet-surprised-mixed concerned eyebrow and then back at the bottle. He then saw some liquid still inside, like a few drops left. He now began using his gloved hand and grabbed the bottle, and brought out a metallic-copper orb of sorts, before touching the sides as a small hole appeared, and he then to our surprise shook the bottle until the last two drops fell into the hole itself, and it then began to glow green briefly.

It then beeped within three minutes of waiting as it then stopped glowing, and he touched the bottom with his free hand. He was now using the un-gloved hand to hold the orb, and it opened from the middle as we saw a screen that was showing a language that I as well as the others couldn't understand at all, but apparently he could as Aeroza had a mixture of surprise, worry, and concern mixed together as he looked to Lucy now. Aeroza then placed the orb and bottle back into his cloak this time, and handing the bag to Karai, who almost complained at how much force she received upon getting the backpack, but kept it to herself from his look.

"It appears that whatever happened back at that laboratory you two were in Sunset, it would change her body to make her seemed to be older when she is about to wake-up truly, as it would seem to have a deep-sleep based drought mixed in that would activate by tons of food, as I read it carefully as some of the language you read Ms. O'Neil, didn't cover most of it as the rest of the writing you couldn't understand explained some slight things."

Aeroza sat down in a chair now when he began to explain to us, I was shocked and concerned as I began to touch Lucy's hair gently with my fingers, and yet from when I looked back at him, he seems slightly grim as he continued, "It would also seem that she will be forced to go through forced Dalimogy(2), twice that is, as the liquid will cause her body to age faster outside, but not inside as well as her entire self. Lucy will still be eight years of age, but physically age to that of either a ten to eleven year old girl version of the races combined, as well as herself. But when she does get to the true age to when it starts, well... it will be slightly the same as the first." We gaped at that, but all as well as I was confused at the term.

April then raised a single eyebrow at Aeroza, and before I could ask him what that word meant, she asked instead by motioning to Lucy in my lap now, as I moved Lucy to comfort her more as she kept having some nightmares every few second of so. "Dalimogy, what is that Aeroza?"

Aeroza looked to the girl, and then to us as he thought about it, but then had a quick decision on his face as he the told all of us firmly, but in a firm tone with gentleness in it, looking once more to Lucy. "It is a term, to which I must explain to Lucy once she wakes-up, as the effects of the elixir won't work unless she wakes-up herself, after the drought wears off." He looked to me even firmer than before, making me gulp as he then had a kind smile, yet seriousness in both his eyes as Aeroza then stated to mainly me, not caring if the others were hearing this or not. "You must be present at that time Sunset, as Lucille trusts you mostly as a real mother; not a magical one, but a true honest-to-god one. It was probably the first time when she saw you. You do slightly resemble her original mother slightly when she was younger anyways, except this new look you have, but still you greatly resemble her now that think about it." He placed his gloved hand to his chin in minor thought, but looked to me knowingly.

I froze at his words before resuming brushing Lucy's hair with my fingertips once more, thinking to myself now. I don't know why that might be, but it seems it might be slightly embarrassing for her once more for some reason, but what concerns me is what the elixir is doing to her when she wakes up afterwards. "I agree Mistress, for you see I sense her power is fluctuating on and off inwardly, as her body is going through a change of sorts. Nothing bad at all, Mistress, but something strange as far as I can tell from sensing her within your arms." Replied back Nevena to me, which I inwardly kept her words to the back of my mind as I kept stroking my magically-adopted child's hair still, it was comforting to not only her, but slightly to me as if I knew she was still alive and well near me.

We were all brought out of our own thoughts as I noticed Mia blushed slightly for some reason at Lucy, then quickly turned around as so did the other Skylanders.

I noticed now Lucy was slightly red in the face a few moments, before returning to normal and saw her certain spot was slightly wet, but it wasn't pee as I blushed at the small realization that this might be a side-effect from what Aeroza gave me a look for; with hidden meaning, and carried her to the bathroom of this place in which wasn't really that hard to find at all, and I quickly changed her as Lucy couldn't do anything about it since she was still deep sleeping.

I was surprised though as her magic made them instantly clean, even though they looked mostly like she wet herself, they smelled before that happened.

Once she was redressed, I noticed she stirred only slightly as if trying to wake-up, but was then back to deep sleeping, and making me sigh. "What am I going to do with you Lucy?" I spoke to myself as I got her and myself ready while using the toilet before doing so, as she only smiled in her sleep at me; making me smile softly a tiny amount as when we returned to the same room with the others, I noticed something was off as everyone was alert now.

I was about to ask them what was wrong as Aeroza suddenly grabbed both me and Lucy, and yelled to everyone, "Get down!" A small explosion happened at the entrance we came from to get inside this house occurred, and when the dust and stuff settled down, and we managed to get a look. We were stunned to see two cloaked individuals with them being pitch-black, yet one of them was silver-lined with hidden runes within them.

The silver-lined one now stated in a feminine voice of sorts said to the other, with her gloved hands waving back and forth, seemingly glaring at the person under her hood, "I told you we would simply get her later, Malice. But you didn't tend to do as you're told, do you now?" She crossed her arms in humor to the other cloaked person, Malice as I thought he scowled at her, and motioned to me and Lucy making me freeze in place for a few moments. He then stated to her in a deep voice, yet silk-like from hearing it as if it was poison laced with honey, "I am sorry my Mistress Number Four. You were simply told to find the girl, test her, and win the duel for your rights, my Shadowlord."

I noticed Aeroza's eyes widened in hidden shock, but his face was firm as he slowly stood up, noticing his armor was briefly burnt from the blast, and not any of us had any injuries at all, making us all think he protected us from the blast as we also seen the house in minor ruins now.

Before he could say anything to them, I yelped as I was suddenly grabbed as well as Lucy out of my arms, making me cry in slight despair of her being forced from them. I thought I felt the female's gaze softened slightly for a few brief moments at mostly Lucy, before glaring at me and the others as she simply did a gloved hand-sign to Malice, who nodded and thrown down a small black orb of sorts, and black smoke was now in my vision as well as the others as I heard coughing from mostly Aeroza and Mia as they were closer to it.

I then felt something hard chop on the back part of my neck and I was instantly knocked out.


When I came to slowly, I then noticed I was slightly stiff and was also hanged-up on a wall now, in tight metallic chains of sorts. The room I was in was also the size of a somewhat large fighting area of sorts, and I had wide eyes as I saw Lucy still asleep, in the middle of the area, and that female near her.

I was about to shout out to her why me and my daughter was taken, until I suddenly felt something sharp under my throat, making me gulp and briefly looked to where this black-like dagger was coming from, and it was the other person, Malice, I recalled as he had his hood down now to get a better look at him.

He was at least my height, or maybe a few inches taller than me, and had dark-green hair with black stripes in it, and his hairstyle was spiked slightly with it being slick at the end. He also had blood-red eyes that had a rotating star as his pupil, in both eyes, and the star was going like in his other eye, count-clockwise. Malice had a decent looking face similar to Flash Sentry back home, but had two cross-like scars at where his eyes are, and a somewhat wicked grin on his face with him revealing very sharp-looking teeth like a shark with this person also being my age.

Malice then stated to me firmly, yet business like, "Don't move at all girl. Otherwise… You may not see your precious daughter at all when we deal with her in the duel if she loses. Just sit back, and look pretty as it is soon starting once we awaken her."

I gulped again he looked serious and not a joke at all from his tone, and now looked back as the cloaked female removed her hood, and I gasped as she was only fourteen from appearance. Yet she seemed to have a great figure as she now removed her cloak completely. I also saw her having body-armor underneath it that greatly showed her figure, yet kept it decent to not get any ideas on anyone's minds. The armor itself looked like a mixture of a knight with an armored ninja of sorts, and it had some dulled scratches as it seemed to be worn with both pride, and many battles. She appeared to be at least slightly smaller than me by at least a few inches in height, but she had a strange aura around her as if you don't want to mess around with this girl, otherwise you might regret that choice. She also had silver hair with black streaks in it, and her eyes were slanted like a cat. She also had three strange whisker marks on each side of her face in a way of a fox, and she also instead of normal human ears, had two longer one in a certain elf-like race on Azeroth, that game Rainbow Dash tends to sometimes play as she is a Blood Elf in the game. She also had two golden earrings at the end parts of her ears, and silver studded ones going upwards.

She noticed me now and smirked as she quickly said something in a foreign language like Aeroza sometimes does when he casts a spell of sorts, and she then jumped to my surprise a few feet back as Lucy began to slowly stir now. I saw her blink her eyes a few moments as if waking from a very long nap of sorts, to which she did take one from that elixir, and then gasped as she saw me. I just hope nothing bad happens.


Lucy's POV:

I felt as if I was in an endless never-ending darkness to what I somehow knew that as strange as it sounds, I was sleeping.

For some reason, I felt wet down below yet I touched at that spot, and I was confused as it was dry to me right now. But for some reason I also feared this as well.

I than heard a strange, somewhat musical voice as it then spoke in words I didn't understand, yet felt strangely enough, beautiful to me, and also seeing a bright light and I quickly went after it, and then when I grabbed it, I woke up.

When I slowly came to, I noted my body was somewhat heavy as if it was made of lead, and the feeling quickly went away suddenly once I detected it. When I was fully awake now, I gasped inwardly as I saw I was in an arena-like chamber of sorts, but what inwardly made me angry now from seeing a green-haired boy around my Mommy's age, placing a dagger of some kind under her throat in a gesture to her to be silent. I saw tears forming from my Mommy when she saw me, I knew she wanted to say something as well, but the dagger to Mommy's neck kept her from doing so.

I felt my power grow slightly in my anger, but stopped from hearing a chuckle coming from behind me and my tail quickly wrapped around my waist, as I then saw a girl who was at least two years younger than my Mommy, but to me she felt way older then what she looked like.

She then responded in that same voice I heard from that musical voice I heard to my hidden shock, that also got me out of that endless dream, "So the Harmony Child has awoken... Now let's get things started, shall we Lucy?"

I glared at her, but it changed to confusion though as I got into a stance of sorts by instinct, to which she noticed as well in amusement; from what I saw from the look on her face, but curiosity to it in her eyes as I asked her firmly, briefly looking back at my Mommy, and then back to her, "How did you know my name, and why you have my Mommy like that?"

The girl simply tilted her head at me, and then smiled gently as if we were friends to which I glared at, and then she frowned then as she responded to which I noticed her eyes looked slightly disappointed at my response, getting into a stance of her own as her body tensed as well as mine, "Why would that matter to you Sweet-Heart? I had no choice as she by her motherly instincts refused to let you go. Your mother is mainly an innocent by all means." She gestured to my Mommy and then to me as she smirked somewhat with me now glaring harder at her somehow knowing something might be up because of this, and I was right.

The younger teen then got out of her battle stance, but not mine as she then stated to me in a business like tone. "So if you do not cooperate with my words, you mother might end-up at the wrong side of the gate, if you get my drift Sweetie."

I only kept my glare on my face, but I was inwardly scared about that and she seemed to have noticed this quickly, and then stated with a gentle smirk to me then; crossing her arms now while doing so. She also surprised me slightly as she spoke softly and gently to me now as she then said, not ignoring the surprised look on my Mommy's face as well as her partners with suspicion, "If she simply let you go dear, then your mother wouldn't have ended up as a victim in the affairs of my... or should I say, going to be my Former Master, Ansemakku."

I froze over that very name as did my Mommy, having heard of him from Grandpa from mostly the name, but I didn't think he was the leader at all.

She chuckled as if she expected this, and then stated to me with a playful grin on her features now, making me gasp as she was instantly near me and then rubbed a gloved hand against the side of my face with my face looking weirded out as it felt both wrong and strangely... right for some reason, before then leaping a few inches away with her standing tall with her arms now crossed once more. "So now you're awake, we can get the duel here started."

She then brought out a strange looking card of sorts, making me confused as she simply tossed it into the air, and it glowed before vanishing into a glowing rune, and it then turned into a slowly formed ball of energy as it then dispersed with it making a ring-like wave that affected only me and her as far as I can tell as she then also shouted to my confused look, "Twilight Duel, Activate!"

The area seemed to get darker and lighter with each passing second at the same time as I gasped now as the ground under our feet glowed. Then we were instantly in a shield-like bubble of sorts that covered most of the area.

Curious now since I was about to touch it until she began making a tsk noise at me, and I saw her waving a finger as if it was something bad, and then stated with mirth in her tone now, "I wouldn't do that if I was you. If you do, you die. Plain and simple dear." I gulped at her words and quickly backed away with her chuckling once more, making me re-glare at her and in response when she grinned at me again, and spoke in a matter of fact tone, as if it might be hard for me to grasp it at all. "Now what I said out loudly is 'Twilight Duel'. In this duel it is an honor-staked duel of sorts. So there isn't going back once someone either you or I declare it. It would be if either of us is somewhat on their last legs... So to speak, or knocked out. The duel itself when there is a loser, and a winner will instantly after the duel is done, heal both fighters of as such afterwards."

I nodded slowly as I understood that, and she smiled truly at me for a moment as she then got a serious look afterwards. She chuckled as she then stated to me, looking me up and down as if I was some kind of candy or something, and licked her lips, "Now since I stated the duel, and this is your first time engaging in it as well. I will be making the winning and losing rules as I had a duel card to use for this. Now," She began to move back and forth slowly, lifting a armored-gloved finger upwards for the number one and continued, "I win: I get to take you freely without any hesitance by you, and since your mother is here as well, I will take her with us back to our master's base within the Shadow Pyramid... If I lose however…" She trailed off as she now had a sheepish grin, making me confused as she finished her terms, a strange gleam in her eyes while she did so as she raised another finger for the number two now, "you get to have me by one of your blocked soul-bounded by your own magic, as my mate, and it will be fixed. I will also decree if I win it will unlock automatically as well. But if I also lose, you... Let's say…. Get a wishing gem worth at least ten wishes or so, as well as my being kicked out of being part of my Master's Army as a Shadowlord. But the number depends on my views of how well you did against me dear."

With that she held out a pure-green emerald that was perfectly cut, but it had a symbol that meant 'Wish' in the center, and placed it back into her armor for safe keeping as she still grinned.

I had my jaw dropped only slightly, as I also saw my Mommy who heard the terms, also had a bewildered look on her face. The girl I was about to fight against in a duel, at least from what she stated from what terms she made, giggled lightly at our faces a few seconds and then took a calm, serious look as she quickly held both of her hands outwards to her sides, making me confused as to why until I felt an energy being emitted from both of her hands, and she now stated to my shock as well as Mommy's, and those within my weapon as well from within my mind/heart. "From the eternal depths of the Endless Abyss of both Heaven, and Hell. Call by thy names, Razuros and Trustandis!"

I now saw a bright light of energy being formed in her left-hand, and a dark-like mist forming in the other, which felt powerful as well. It was foul of sorts, and it smelled of brimstone in both weapons forming. They formed; to both my and Mommy's shocked faces, into two long-like blades that seemed to be a fusion of what samurais used as well as medieval knights. But each blade had two different orb-like gems in the middle of both blades, as well as runes. One orb was pure-blue on a somewhat white-metallic blade in her left, and a dark-red orb in a darker-colored blade in her right.

She seemed… excited as she got into her battle stance again, and I did so, reluctantly as if this was at some higher stakes... I didn't know what might be the outcome if I decide to quit from these duels. She then declared as we began to slowly circle each other going to the left, "Now you get to face Shadowlord Number Four: Merina Stormwind of the Twin Blades of Devastation. Now let's see what you got dear." Merina twirled both of her blades now as they also gave a wave-like swishing with a small whistle sound, like music on a flute or some kind of instrument that does so, and charged me quickly as I also yelped with also having to dodge her attacks.

I then after a few minutes of dodging had enough as both of our surprised faces, grabbed both of her blades in both of my hands without cutting myself or with difficulty doing as such at all.

She simply grinned at this, finding this entertaining as I quickly jumped back as she tried to kick my sides, letting my grip go on her weapons as Merina also began to swing once again. I then began to grin back at her for some unknown reason as I channeled some of my magic, to my shock, fused with some unknown energy from within my entire arms as it blasted at her in a yellowish wave, causing Merina's eyes to widen and then quickly used her own blades to slice the unknown attack aimed right at her, and Merina then gave me a brief look of something uncertain, but changed to determination now mixed with something else as she then began to swing harder, getting serious as I laughed at her as I only kept dodging.

I then thought as I kept dodging furious swipes now at her angered face as Merina now kept saying sometimes 'Hold still' to myself. I don't know why….But this new feeling I get from fighting her… it's amazing slightly… It's like when were both fighting, it means something I can only do with her and be thrilled by it. I laughed again as I thought I heard from within my weapon from a couple of familiar mutters and also felt my real mother sweat dropped at the same time about me, and Merina, and something obvious.

I didn't listen this time though as I was then nicked by my bare-normal right-arm, wincing slightly, but only a brief moment as she smirked at finally cutting me.

Merina was then in stilled-shock as it bled a large glob of blood, which caused me to stop and stare at it for a few moments before said blob went back into my body as fast as it was made, and then the cut healing itself to my wide eyes as well as everyone else's. I shrugged at her, and she just sweat dropped as within moments, we resumed.

I then quickly summoned my weapon without words, Astral Dragoon, met with both of her blades that was making a loud pinging noise that echoed when they clashed. Merina had her eyes widened at my weapon, and then quickly went back to being serious as she and I kept clashing with our weapons, randomly moving within the area within this shield-like bubble, and after what seemed like hours, but really twelve or so minutes, she jumped back after I swung at Merina nearly slicing her armored arm.

Merina then grinned at what I did as she then stated loudly, charging in both her weapons with an energy attack, as the gems also glowed their color as well bright as Merina quickly jumped into the air, "Now this is what I have been missing. Someone that actually keeps-up with me! Now take this and see if you can dodge… HOLYFIRE WAVE!" Merina crossed both her blades quickly together in a "X" formation, and swung outwards as the energy wave to my widened and surprised eyes quickly speed up to me in a very large, fire-like energy of light at me to which I quickly tossed Astral Dragoon into the air to some of my real mom's and Kurama's protests, and held my hands straight-up as the beam descended at me.

I thought I heard her gasp at what I was doing, but then I briefly saw a stunned look on her face now as I absorbed the entire attack within me, gritting my teeth slightly as it was almost to much like the last time I did this, and then once I grabbed Astral Dragoon, something seemed to click instantly and I swirled in a circle really quickly as if I was spinning-top. Then I saw my energy I absorbed being placed within Astral Dragoon as I shouted loudly to what I thought-up rather quickly, "SPIRAL WAVE!" At the end of my words, a wave-like twister of sorts appeared from my body quickly to her in fast speeds without any chance to dodge. Merina landed on the ground softly, then yelped as she was encased rather fast by an energy-based twister as it enclose around her, causing multitudes of slice-like attacks against her own armor and skin, mixed with her own attack against her.

Once it died down and diminished itself, I saw not only some minor slice-marks on her armor, but slight scorch marks as if she was being burned at how fast it moved, and she was also dizzy, but quickly recovered.

Merina gave me a slightly tired grin now as she stated with a small laugh to me, nearly losing her grip on her two blades before firmly griping them again, "Now that was an attack dear! I got to say 'On the go' experience with you is impressive." She then got a determined look, even though Merina was tired from what I could tell, so was I but only small as we have been going at this thing for quite some time as we were also slightly sweaty. "I think I should give you my final attack dear~" she sang that last bit to me making me confused as her body started to glow a mixture of both light and darkness, and said one word truly, and confident. "Bankai!"

I gasped as the aura transferred to her weapons, and they changed now to very bigger blades, and then they suddenly split in the middle, freeing the orbs within both blades as the remaining pieces began to float around her, and she laughed as they then combined into the air above her head into a double-bladed-end weapon of sorts as she gripped the middle as if it was a staff.

Merina then twirled the new version of her fused weapons quickly and efficiently, as if she knew on how to use it and gave me a victorious smirk at my shocked face. "Don't look surprised you don't know that power as of yet sweetie. You have to earn it by passing a test of sorts they give ya. Now let's go, TWILIGHT BARRAGE!" She shouted at the end at me as I yelped and dodged a constant barrage of smaller orbs mixed with both light and dark energies made from the staff-like blade she twirled in the air rather fast, like a helicopter blades or a planes. I yelled slightly in pain as I got hit by at least twelve of those orbs, as they felt hot and cold at the same time; like an iron was placed on my skin and taking a bath in ice-cubed water at the same time… from personal experience.

After it was done, I slowly stood-up not knowing by her now smug grin was gone and replaced by uncertainty as an aura of sorts began to go all around my body, not seeing the shocked faces of Malice and my Mommy's as she recognized this power as I then shouted out of instinct loudly, casing the area to shake and rumble slow at first, then slightly harder as the ground began to lift slightly, and make a sudden indent to where I was standing on. I yelled louder as the power within transferred to Astral Dragoon or Arisa stated within my mind, with the others agreeing with her as well, to what felt like a gentle smirk, "At last, you unlocked my power. Now go and use our combined might! Go Lucy and say the word!"

During the time on at the Academy, with Grandpa's help when he arrived, I discovered a hidden spirit within my weapon who was supposed to be my main one. But it was my real mom that took her place as to what she did when I was only an infant back then, saving my life from that curse. Though the encounter was very interesting was all I had to say as Arisa was really Astral Dragoon's true name; though I get confused as to which is which sometimes.

Anyways off topic.

I had glowing eyes now as my aura was still up, and stated the exact same word Merina said, shocking her slightly as she took a few steps back, "Bankai!"

Now I yelled some more as my blade began to slowly disintegrate and slowly yet quickly get absorbed into me, and I then suddenly felt different as the last piece was sent. I yelled some more, causing a wave-like slash of my aura as if they were like my tail to smash the ground, causing more dents to show with cracked tiles as well as small debris. I then glowed bright enough to have Merina, her partner, and Mommy, to quickly close their eyes as to how bright it was, and when it finally died down after at least twenty seconds, Merina gaped at me then in astonishment.

I felt overwhelmed by what my power was at the moment as my weapon, Arisa changed now after I said those words with her re-showing herself as a newer weapon, and I saw my armor was fiercer looking then before. My weapon re-showed itself from a bright flash like I said, confusing me slightly as it was also near my other hand as well. It was now at least seven inches longer then it was previously, and was now silver-colored with glowing runes to a rainbow of sorts as they kept changing color. I also noticed to my surprise that there was another copy of said blade in my other hand as such, and both the blades handles were different though. The one in my left was a bird of sorts, while in the other was a dragon's face as they showed the birds mouth as well as the dragons mouth open with the metallic part of the blade coming out of it. In the center of both blades though was a black-and white swirling orb of sorts; sort of like a pearl about the size of a baseball. There was also a gold-like line in the middle of the blade on where the gem was, and it lined from the end to where the mouths were as well as to the very tip, which was curved only by a few inches.

My outfit though now truly looked like plated armor with the same colors as my new attire I received, as I noticed with a quick gasp a helmet formed above my head to what I was then later told by Mommy, resembled a somewhat modeled knight's helmet, and after a few moments of wondering how to retract it, it did so automatically. But there was some differences between my regular outfits from what Grandpa told me, and my new plated gear. I felt when I was briefly looking myself over, pockets of sorts that somehow held strange bottles filled with a somewhat sweet smelling liquid, to which I didn't know about inside. They also contained other things, but I didn't notice what they were as I saw my tail was quickly wrapped around my waist, and then I saw I also had golden bracelets on both my wrists and ankles from the armor itself, with them also rotating slowly with glowing blue runes. I also noticed now as well I felt lighter than usual as I was then floating somewhat off the ground, only a few inches, and I felt like then as if I had done that normally all my eight years in life.

"So you unlocked my True Form, my dear one. This is my state as Bankai, and once activated it is now permanent for your use as you can retract the gear into something… smaller, which your grandfather might tell you dear, But because of that blue elixir however, and you activating my Bankai state," at this I raised an eyebrow at Arisa's pause to her words as if choosing carefully to explain more, and she after a few moments finished, "You… and your other currently active bloodlines are fusing as one as we speak, but other than that, I do not know what might be happening at all. I dwell only within your heart, not your body, Mistress." I nodded with my real mom and the other three sweat dropping at Arisa within, as I have yet to truly meet her like them.

Merina I quickly noticed, got over her state of shock at my new form, and then charged me quickly, and I also didn't notice my body reacting faster than her as it blocked Merina's strike and with my power barely tapped by shoving her away at least three feet. I gaped at first at what just happened, and then slowly a grin began to form onto my own face, and I then stated to myself with swirling my weapons in my gloved hands now and looked to her determined, "I don't know why I did that... But this might be fun!"

I charged at her and this time she blocked me, but wavered in small amounts from how much power I used to do so, moving at least a couple of inches when that happened. Merina vanished suddenly, making me look for her and I then saw a shadow of a person in the air, and quickly looked up and also gasped as she glowed briefly before the energy quickly moved to Merina's free hand, which was opened in a claw-like formation in her right-hand, and she laughed loudly at me as she then stated in her own determined voice as well as face, "Take this!"

The energy rushed quickly at me in a bright light, singeing me slightly, but not at all as Merina was laughing while this happened but she quickly stopped as she looked at me in slight disbelieve and muttered something to herself, I thought she stated the word how or something with wide eyes, but I jumped with a slight booming sound off the ground, and quickly began to slice at her with my blades at a very fast pace, not knowing I was doing all of my attacks on Merina by instinct. Merina took all my hits and I then kicked her into the ground. When she slammed into the earth itself, causing a somewhat large hole to be formed, I dived quickly down with both my blades crossed as they quickly gave off an aura of both something holy, and something tainted as I shouted loudly, my eyes glowing as well, "Twilight Slash!"

When I landed the hit on her, a small explosion occurred between me and Merina, causing her to scream loudly in pain and me as well slightly as it hurt when I landed, but not majorly, like a small pin-prick of what best I would describe as it happened when I was younger, pincushions into my arms and legs from my former cousin Dudley.

Once the explosion died down, I noticed somewhat as well as Mommy, and Malice, the barrier began to fade away into nothing, and I realized as it was going away now from Merina's words earlier, I somehow won. Merina's body was twitching and barely moving, as she had her eyes closed and was giggling at first, before Merina then outright started to laugh at her defeat. She also had some bruises on her face, and some parts of her body as well as some cuts to which were slightly bleeding as well as she now stated to me softly after laughing so hard, wincing as if Merina might have broken a rib or two from my own attack, "I lost. I don't care at all I did, that was the most intense duel I have even been that I was glad I lost to."

I was now confused as I then felt as well as Merina from her face began to glow a pale-green color, and after a few moments, we were both fully healed. Merina sighed slightly as I helped her up, knowing the deal she made. She smiled hesitantly and before she could say anything, I gasped suddenly as I now suddenly felt something within me… break open I guess. It felt like some kind of chain or at least a small non-damaging snap within me broke free.

I was then on my knees panting slightly as she quickly grew concerned and Malice with confusion, and my Mommy only with worry as she recalled a while ago about what Merina told us from her deal in this duel as so did I. But I didn't think it would be this painful as I only took deep breaths.

"Mistress?" I noticed Malice still held the dagger to my Mommy's neck and my eyes quickly redden then, to which Merina took notice and then silently told him without words to lower his weapon to her. He sighed and did as he was told as Mommy now gasped slightly in pain as the chains vanished from her feet first, then her wrists as she fell with a small thud to the ground without Malice's support on catching her.

I quickly rushed to my Mommy before Merina could say anything, but I didn't see the understanding look on her face as I checked Mommy all over, causing her to blush as it was me checking on her this time instead of her doing so to me.

"Mistress, so it is true then?" Merina looked to Malice before looking to me and my Mommy as she now simply sighed and nodded, and looked to Malice with a sad smile on her features, "Yes. I am no longer number four as per agreement of the duel. So you may as well tell my former master, I found My Other-Half finally... Once more." He nodded solemnly with him once again looking at both Mommy and I, before sighing with him now looking at Merina then; a somewhat firm look on his face as he then stated to her, not knowing I was listening as well as Mommy, though her concerns was mostly on me. "So if we encounter one another again... We will be enemy's then, Former Mistress?" Merina sighed again and just nodded.

It was pure silence until he sighed then to himself, and now summoned a portal while dismissing the dagger into a dark-like mist. He bowed then to Merina as both my Mommy and I was confused until we widened our eyes as Malice stated sadly, looking upwards while bowing to Merina with a somewhat sad frown on his face, "It has been a honor serving you, former Shadowlord Number Four. I do hope whoever takes your place though, shows compassion as you did to your troops." Malice rose from his bow, and turned quickly and then left through the portal, and it vanished as such.

Merina then looked to me sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head as I now helped my Mommy up, and before she could say anything Merina was suddenly tackled by Mia as the others finally showed themselves. She had Merina cuffed her hands with her own behind her back as Merina merely grunted from the force of being shoved onto the ground, and Mia then looked to me and also stated in concern on her face, "You alright Princess?" I blushed as my Mommy had a sly smile from looking at my face, but it went away as she left me to handle it, as she went to Aeroza who was concerned for a few moments until his and the others eyes widened at what she was describing my fight, and other details.

I noticed now though I was back into my normal clothes, but saw near my heart a strange medal of sorts, and when I touched it felt sensitive as if it was a part of my own skin, but wasn't as it easily came off, and I had it in my hands now after carefully looking at it. It looked like Grandpa's symbol he has on his cape as the image: A bird and a dragon were side by side, the bird had a sword in one claw as well as the dragon in its own. The bird had an emerald eye as the dragon had a ruby one, and they seem to be peaceful to one another, and there were ancient words of sorts around the entire thing as it was a circle-shaped medal about the size of a baseball.

I finally responded after looking at the medal for a while to Mia, who I noticed both looking at me in concern, but in slight pain with Merina even though I did raise my eyebrow at her, "I'm fine Mia; It's just that you have my new mate on the ground." She had a wide-eyed look as Merina held in a pained laugh from her face as Mia now got up off Merina, and just glared at her, not forgiving her though for kidnapping me and my Mommy.

Merina now brushed herself off with her hands as she also did a mock-glare at Mia, who huffed and turned with her arms crossed. I was about to say something until I was now hugged by April who began checking me over, but noticed I grew somewhat in height for some reason, but kept it to herself, then everyone came over with somewhat looks of sorts as they gazed at Merina, who was looking down now as she knew from what she overheard from them all before coming over, was about her.

"So it would seem one of your Natural Soulbounds is unlocked, my dear Granddaughter?" Questioned Grandpa to me, to which I unknowingly blushed and quickly nodded as he looked at Merina with a somewhat dazed look, as if he knew her from somewhere before the look was lost, and then asked her, coming to Merina with his hand now on her shoulder, making her look to him in surprise as he just smiled small, "So I am glad your now a part of our family, Merina. So treat her right, and it will be all good OK?" He also from what I thought unlike the others, seem to be speaking to her with his mind, as her eyes widened briefly for some reason, but nodded as he patted gently on her shoulder his hands were on, and simply stated 'Good' before turning to us.

"Let's get out of here, we have a long journey back to the academy to settle things before we have to head to your world April," Grandpa began looking at Mia, who had wide eyes as I looked to him as well as mostly everyone as he then finished, giving off a mirth-like gleam in his eyes and now laughed slightly, "We might be able to catch-up some things as well from what I have planned if your Headmaster Eon, has anything to agree with as I need to speak with him on something."

I was told by Grandpa he was able to unite the Z-Fighter's or whoever they were, and send them back to his world for some time, and when I asked why he sadly told us somehow the world rejected them, and is now covered in a shadow-like veil of darkness.

Grandpa also stated to my minor shock as I looked to my newer mate, she will have to head back as well to his world he made, stunning the others as they didn't think he could do something as such, and stay there for the time being. Though the Z-Fighter's I learned even before the Academy; was within that one month of healing as from what I slightly understood, I was going to train at some point and time on their world later on, yet he would introduce me to them first as well as other things. But he said I wasn't quite ready, as I still need to control my power before any training from them, can happen.

Later on as we finally docked, I notice the others were not only tired, but also exhausted and somewhat relieved to get off this isle as the missions were done. Since Grandpa was still in charge, he told us to simply find a room and then sleep as it would take us nearly six or so hours to arrive at the Academy.

I quickly passed out after, not noticing my body glowing a blue-green color all over as I slept. As I went through to what I can describe as I didn't feel it at all when it happened, a new change... So to speak.


Normal POV; The relaxation area of Flynn's Flyship:

Merina sighed now to herself as she still pondered her entire life before, after and current slightly. She now blushed then as Merina knew she is now fully whole once more. Her new soulmate was now resting in her quarters to which the Ex-Shadowlord can feel from her own heart, and kept looking as it was night now was showing some stars that were visible in the sky, with a few clouds.

Merina sighed again and then inwardly thought to herself, her legs now placed near her chest and her arms closing around them as Merina sighed thrice more. I never thought after being alive once again by my former friend... or Master, that I get to have a second chance of having a Soulmate again. Especially since it was blocked for some reason or other. Merina sighed one last time as she looked at the view still, and then jumped briefly as a random hand was on her right-shoulder, and Merina looked with trying to keep her composure right.

Merina saw it was only Aeroza, her soulmates mother, and cousin.

April O'Neil and Sunset Shimmer gave the other girl a sheepish look, and Aeroza only gave her a uncertain one before motioning for them to sit near her, to which Merina nodded as she then looked back to the view of the sky. April sat near Sunset on a spare double seat, and Aeroza sat near Merina, who was uncertain as she knew what he might be thinking, and sighed as she looked to him with a uncertain look of her own of course, "If you anything to ask, just get it out Aeroza."

He looked somewhat surprised at Merina's somewhat blunt statement, then nodded once as he then rubbed the back of his head, before getting a solemn look on his face to which both Sunset and April noticed, and then asked Merina gently as if he didn't know if it was the right time or not to do so. "So he brought you back to life I presume?"

Merina then looked to him carefully for a moment before nodding a single yes without words and then back to viewing the sky as she then stated to him, also seeing the two girls looked confused as well from what he asked her, "Yes. He was able to find a way to get my soul out of purgatory, to which I was sent, Aeroza, by that king after…" he just nodded still with that look on his face, with understanding in his eyes as tears now came to Merina, confusing even more the two girls as he gave them a look for a moment before considering his options, and now sighed as he then looked to the two, now comforting Merina. "The person who brought her back is the one she mentioned, Sunset, if you recall telling us, as well what her position Merina was formerly as, correct?"

Sunset had eyes of understanding now as they were wide, and she did a slow nod at him, and April looked like she understood a few moments after with her eyes widen with the same idea, and her crystal glowing briefly to which he noticed before fading back to normal as he sighed again, still comforting Merina who was now crying on his shoulder silently knowing he had to say what needed to be said. "She is one of my long-lost friends I had to watch die before my very eyes, as well as her former mate; who sad to say wasn't so lucky back then as she was."

April had a look of sympathy even though she didn't understand what he meant, as well as Sunset, as he sighed again and then began to tell them something from his past that involved Merina, who braced herself as her own memories from Merina's own nightmares she kept living began to creep-up on her, but pushed them to the side as he talked to the two teen girls.

"As you know I am very ancient in age; you two, and so happens to be Merina here, even though I feel she has been brought back only ten years ago. Back then my old world was at war with a tyrant king that was created by the tainted darkness itself from an old god, which was sealed away in a temple on our moon for eons without us knowing, as the history to the event was kept in lock and key by even me until I discovered it after I also dealt with my… enemy before having to be forced to leave as the darkness took over Harmonis, not before I gathered everything knowledgeable, and everything else needed to preserve my race, my people, as I was blessed and cursed with immortality." Aeroza sighed as he continued, seeing he got the two's attention as he is briefly sharing some of his past, but comforted his long-lost friend as Merina now shivered, knowing what was to come from his own words. "It was a year before that kings defeat as it was not by my hand but my eldest brother's, Sameen, that we had to face the tyrant at one of his secret bases. Said man was performing experiments with innocent civilians as well as captured soldiers, trying to create a perfect weapon of sorts as well as a hidden army to use against us. My team mates and I, who included Merina, and her former mate known as Malas Highwind, were able to save their lives. But they were too far into from what he done to them. So afterwards, left off from the world in cryo-stasis. So as we were fighting him, Malas decided enough was enough, and charged at him head-on with my and Merina's quick protests, and he quickly drew his tainted blade and then sadly sliced him in half, leaving him in minor shock at first before screaming as he was sent into a rune on the blade itself, killing him instantly and also healing the tyrant at full health and slight power, and sent his soul into a ritual that he intended on using most of the failed, yet somewhat successful experiments he dubbed onto. I held Merina as I am now, but standing as she cried and felt half of herself was now permanently gone, and I felt it as well as the ritual performed required a pure-soul from anyone, and causes them to not be allowed to live once again as the price."

Aeroza had his eyes closed as both Sunset and April gasped at this, and he sadly continued, giving Merina a look to ask to continue. Merina hesitated before nodding a small yes and sighed as he did so, "Once the ritual activated, he opened the world known as a dimension thought to have been placed as a myth to our race, but it wasn't as my team and I saw the very depths of Hell itself open via a portal from where the spell circle was placed, and he simply thrusted his hand out to it itself and gathered a box of sorts, to which we were stunned as it was the property of Dalaminus, otherwise known as the Demonic Orb of Chaos of Balance. It was for those related to demons, related by chaos itself. He crushed it as it then went into him, and took the power or half of it as the rest went away somewhere to another world for the true one to truly wield said power. He glared at us and then smirked quickly as he pointed at me, not knowing it was intended at Merina as he laughed, and I yelped at being startled as Merina had a fearful look on her face. He then gripped her by the neck when she appeared by a flash of tainted light to the front of him. He began to place her near the pit's opening, seeing her look down and seeing her as well as my teammates, pale to what Merina saw back then and began to struggle in her grip as his true intentions was clear now from the wicked gleam in his eyes, and he silently let her go as I was almost to her, but missed. Merina fell and before I could grab her as she called out my name, it closed-up quickly as it was summoned, and the spell circle was burned and not to be able to be read as I knew then Merina died when it closed."

He opened his eyes as he saw some tears forming on both the teen girls faces, and sighed as he briefly looked to Merina, and then stated to them with grief somewhat in his voice, "After that it was a mystery as only ten years ago... I felt her alive somehow; Knowing something must have been done to bring Merina back among the world of the living once more, fully alive, as I felt my Sister-Bond with her was now renewed."

Merina then looked to Aeroza as she noticed a lone tear fell from his face, and moved his chin to look at her somewhat redden eyes from crying and now stated with a soft smile, even though her eyes showed somewhat horrors of her time from former memories there to him, "You don't need to cry brother. He was still in there and found out how to bring me back, but at a price as being his number four. So it wasn't your fault you lost us, myself, and my former mate that day." Merina than gave him a mirthful look in her eyes to which he noticed as well as the other two as Merina now tried to make a small joke to him, pulling back slightly from Aeroza's grasp as she sat-up somewhat in her spot. "Of course I think now I should call you in-law now as we are truly family, as eventually, I have to bond with your granddaughter as her mate-wife in her later years." He grinned slowly in reassurance as the two teen girls once more were confused again, by the terms.

Aeroza looked to them and then mouthed later on to them as they nodded in understanding as it was silence for a few moments, until Sunset and the others yawned besides Aeroza, as he doesn't need to sleep at all unless he desires to, and just nodded sagely to them all as he carefully stood, helping Merina up as her legs were now numb from being to her chest most of the time, and gave her renewed energy into her legs, to which she was thankful and he now stated to the three carefully seeing it was late into the night now. "I suggest you girls get to bed now, otherwise you might regret it later on." He then paused as he also smirked at the three, a dazed look somewhat on his face, as he had a brief vision of something and then stated to them, "Expect a surprise tomorrow. As by morning, we are at the academy an hour later."

This confused all three girls at once, and pondered this as they went to a shared room together, and simply said nothing as April and Sunset digested what Aeroza told them about Merina's brief history as they passed out, as well as Merina, but not at this moment as Merina left a note for Lucy to have from her explaining why she had to head back to her grandfather's world for some time, and left before dawn hit.

They didn't began knowing at all he was right about the next day.


Lucy's POV, In her cabin in the morning:

I woke up with a brief yawn and quickly stretched or a few moments, but I felt strangely weird and also heavy as if, I was a sack of flour or two; but shrugged inwardly with also not noticing anything at all, as I was still sleepy.

I then began heading to the bathroom as I felt I needed to wash my face with cold water, as we were told by Flynn himself that the cabins had their own bathroom chambers so anyone doesn't have to fight over a single one, like last time.

I now turned the facet on, also not noticing I can reach it slightly better now, and cupped my hands with cold water while I splashed my own face and my tail waving behind me lazily as well. Though when I looked up it took me a few moments to see myself.

I blinked a couple of times and now shouted loudly in minor shock after quickly waking up at this, almost toppling over as I now tripped on my tail, and landed harshly on my bum; rubbing it slightly in brief pain as it was very loud to wake anyone near my cabin. "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME!?"

My bathroom door was quickly opened and I saw my shocked Mommy looking at me carefully as if seeing things, and closed her eyes with her then counting I think in her head as I saw her scrunching up her face, and then opened them as Mommy still saw me, making me give her a confused look to her and she now hesitantly asked me, now helping me up as well as I noticed I was near her shoulders now in height from my head in inches, "Lucy, is-is that you?"

I gave her an even more confused look, and stated slightly as well to her confusedly, "Mommy of course it's me, why you ask?" I didn't even noticed my voice sounded different as well, from what I heard... my voice was slightly older and somewhat sweet; mixed with being like my original accent.

Mommy now sighed as she turned me around to see myself, or what appears to be myself in the mirror as she stated in a concern tone to me, "That's why Lucy, you don't look like a eight year old anymore. More like someone older than they are."

Mommy was right as I do felt different as I saw my outfit changed to match my new growth as I was indeed tall as I was under the height of my Mommy's shoulders, my tail now wrapping around my waist like a belt again as I saw I had some curves, to which I inwardly thought to myself without thinking as well that I was still developing, and I had my muscle mass like I did before, but it made me look… sleek and somewhat fit I think. I also noticed as I saw two somewhat large lumps on my chest, since they looked to be as big two grapefruits... well to me they were, but they were slightly more then average from what I can see for a girl at my now physical age. Though that is also one of my favorite fruits in the mornings if I get a chance to have some.

I then poked them curiously now as Mommy noticed and blushed at my innocent grabbing of them, and looked to her curiously and before she could say anything, Grandpa showed up with a look of understanding on his features as he took me in from head to toe. "So the elixir changed her like it stated, and fused her bloodlines together all at once... Well most of them anyways from what I can tell."

I was confused but I saw Mommy's look of understanding as she now escorted me out of the bathroom, even though I was somewhat sweaty for some reason and sat me on my bed by her hands with mine. I was confused and also scared at what is currently happening to me. They both saw my fearful expression on my face, and they both then gave me soft looks before Grandpa stated to me, surprising them both as my tears were light-blue instead of normal; with brief looks of wonder as to this, not knowing this has already happened with April back at Kaos's castle.

Grandpa then began wiping my eyes gently from a summoned handkerchief, but as if it was going to be hard for me to understand. "Lucy, that blue liquid that was splashed on you yesterday... Changed you and made you look older, but your still eight years old; going on nine, my dear."

I looked to him shocked as I felt the lumps move only slightly, and I was still curious as I grabbed them again and also moved them somewhat, not noticing my Mommy blush even redder and Grandpa's hidden laughter at my innocent doings. To save my Mommy's and my now embarrassed face, he then begin to explain some things to me as well as Mommy, when he let her of course, and let's say when it was at least the thirty minute mark, I was blushing like crazy.

From what he explained my body was to that of a eleven or twelve year old form to both his, and from what he sensed: the Saiyan bloodlines fusing together as one, as well as the Siren in me to both my and Mommy's surprise.

He also stated my powers from them all, was still like it was, but more controlled even better; thinking that elixir might have done something useful to me. Grandpa even stated the others might indeed be surprised at my new look, but understanding as he told them all an hour earlier, letting me sleep in as they didn't know what effects the elixir could have on my body.

My Mommy within moments though plugged her nose up with her two fingers afterwards, to which I noticed and she then simply stated to me kindly, yet firmly, pointing to the bathroom after finally having enough of smelling my bad stench. "Now go get a bath Lucy, so you smell better. Otherwise you might not be coming out till you do." I pouted slightly at her, but nodded as she then helped gathered some towels and soap for me to use from her own stash as I didn't own any kind and placed them down on the sink. Mommy smiled briefly at me and then closed the door. I heard them briefly talking, but I wasn't concerned at the moment as I got undressed in front of the mirror, and noticed my body fully now in slight wonder. Slightly touching it as well.

I saw I had no fat on me at all, and I only saw some lean muscles showing instead; including my abs as I saw a six-pack slightly forming from what Grandpa stated was my Saiyan heritage that caused me to have muscles showing at my current age-based form. My tail was waving back and forth, still the very same color as it was before, and I noticed my hair was silkier, and a lot smoother then ever as I touched it. I also saw... my genders from the explanation back in the room from both of them, was slightly bigger, but no hair at all over my body, for Grandpa's heritage for females that is from what he mentioned. I also saw my chest, or what he referred to as… breasts, were firm yet soft as they said to my Mommy's horror at Grandpa for saying as such as they were a large C-Cups going on D-Cup range as well as saying from him that I didn't need a bra… Whatever that was to use, yet they seem somewhat sensitive as well in the front, making me gasp slightly out as I kept that at the back of my mind. I also saw I had good curves like Mommy slightly, mixed with all of this from my hips and legs, as they too also show a mixture of perfect muscle tone, like the rest of my body.

I sighed as I got around and got a shower by myself from what Mommy told me to do.

When I got done, and got changed back into my now clean outfit as Grandpa enchanted all my clothes for self-cleaning, as well as self-growing so I didn't have to get new clothes unless I wanted to. I felt somewhat nervous as I knew the others might gap at me now, but I placed a somewhat brave-enough face on and walked out of the bathroom, and went with Mommy with her also comforting me, to the dining hall of the Flyship.

I paused as I heard some laughter as well chatter by mostly everyone in the place, and now gave Mommy a look stating to her without words: do I have to go out there. Mommy hesitated, and then nodded as she grasped my hands gently as possible and now stated softly as well, seeing Grandpa heading out before us as to give us some time to do so. "We will go out together as mother and daughter Lucy; I have your back OK?"

I nodded hesitantly back to her, still not sure if the others might accept my new looks or not and I then gulped small as we then came into plain view as the chatter and stuff from everyone suddenly stopped.

I had my eyes closed the entire time for a few minutes as I heard nothing but shocked gasps from some of my friends and a few other Skylanders, mostly my mates as well as I tried to get that term out of my head, but it wouldn't for some reason.

When I opened my eyes then I saw to what looked to be both of understanding on most of their faces and some with still hidden shock to them.

Mommy now led me as she understood my hesitation from all the stares to my new form that is, led me to a seat next to Star, who understood as from yesterday's warning from Grandpa, and simply smiled at me. I didn't see Merina though to my confusion, and Grandpa gave me the note as I read it, I had a sad look, but understood it as I secretly placed it into my pocket for now, as later I would place it into my backpack for safer keeping.

After breakfast though we arrived back at the Academy, and I was quickly brought to Master Eon as he once he saw my new form, had a minor look of surprise in his eyes yet understanding as he saw the vials of bottles I kept, but was confused by the glowing green ones as if he hasn't seen them before at all. When he had the one bottle that once contained the liquid that changed my looks to make me older, there was brief discussions as I sat awkwardly in a chair, as most of it was about my new look.

There were other things to which I didn't hear as I began doodling with some paper and a drawing pencil that Master Eon gave me to use at this moment, and my Mommy and a few others as well as most of the Skylanders were near me, surprised at my drawing skills as I drew something I didn't know about once more, but added with colored pencils this time. I also didn't notice my Mommy blush slightly at my finished drawing, as she was also stunned as well.

It was Mommy as she is right now, wearing a bracelet on her left hand she took a curious look at first, but realizing she was kissing my Aunt Adagio with them both having a lovers look on both of their faces. They were also wearing white dresses of sorts as well. She asked me, almost not as well from her hidden shock as Mommy looked to me as I began to doddle again, "Lucy, why did you draw me and your aunt… kissing?"

I briefly looked-up from my next drawing as she saw my eyes were glazed, shrugging as I continued without words, making her look at me as well as a few others in concern as Mommy tried to get my attention, but I kept ignoring her as I kept drawing after drawing random pictures as I kept having these sudden flashes over within my eyes.

I don't know how long I was drawing until I jumped slightly, my glazed eyes now normal as it was Grandpa who looked at them all in astonishment as so did a few others as it has been at least twenty minutes, giving me a knowing look on his face as he asked me carefully, "Lucy, did you draw something you saw or what felt was right?" I was confused and shrugged as he was concerned at this, and saw one of the pictures with wide eyes as he quickly grabbed it and looked at it carefully. He didn't noticed my Aunt Jewels grabbed another one to her wide eyes quickly as well, and folded it carefully into her robes before anyone took notice.

The picture Grandpa had was me on an altar of sorts, but the location was unknown as blood-red runes also showed on my free-non-tattooed arm and body, which I drawn them glowing briefly, and I looked the way I am in the picture. I also drew a dragon-like person with a golden crown of sorts on his head near me as it seemed like he was chanting something. Also behind him if you look close enough from my small details, it was my Mommy, April, and a few familiar faces chained to the wall behind me as well as the dragon man, looking at me with wide-concerned filed eyes.

Grandpa looked carefully at me, folding the paper gently as he would need to study this for some reason as he also gathered the other papers I drawn to the total of at least ten other pages of my drawings I did, but kept my Mommy and Aunt Adagio's picture alone as that was the first one I did, and gave it to her as she was surprised and took it hesitantly as Mommy too folded it and placed it into her jeans pocket. "Lucy, what you just did was drawing the future, so to speak my dear."

I gaped at him as well as the others, making my cousin look briefly to the crystal thing around her neck to confirm something, to which she had wide-eyes for as she looked at me. He nodded as if I needed proof, and took one of the pages out of his cloak carefully, and handed it to me, seeing it was mostly everyone here seeing Grandpa handing me the exact same paper to me, which I was wide eyed for as I looked to him. "Now others may call this gift known as the 'future sight' a gift Lucy, but to others it is a curse as it only appears when it wants to, not when you wanted it to as it is a part of your magic as well as yourself. I however had many years to perfect the trick to allow me to see both futures or a non-changing one of others."

I nodded as I understood, he gave us a look as Master Eon then told us when we all looked to him now, clasping his hands behind his back with a gentle smile on his face, "Now I think it is time we send you back to the world you came from," he carefully looked to each of us as to some of his Skylanders with a hidden look in his eyes, and finished, "please follow me to a certain room meant for this kind of travel, as it was kept entirely secret on purpose."

We all got up as well as the current Skylanders with us and our belongings from what Grandpa stated, was already sent back to Ninja City. Of course this amused my cousin at the name of her world of course, as well as the turtles. Though the Skylanders too followed us curiously as they thought Master Eon might send them off, but he motioned them to come with.

We came to the laboratory within the library itself as he was doing something before our arrival and stuff, well another portion to the library from what Mia and Spyro stated to us, and pulled a book that was labeled "Inter-dimensional Travels" and a door opened inwardly by the bookshelves going back and then lowering downwards. We all then entered a hidden room of sorts after traveling upwards by stairs as it had a gateway of sorts, like I saw in that series my former Uncle Vernon secretly watched, Stargate it was called as instead of a metallic color, it was pure-green with glowing blue runes.

We all now gathered as he then smiled and went to the side of the gateway, and pushed something to cause a panel to appear, and Master Eon then pushed a few buttons as the gateway inwardly imploded instead I saw on the show that it does outwardly, and the same blue-like portal appeared. I touched it before the others could say anything to me as I was near it, and it felt like water, but not as such as it was both hot and cold; like an air-based liquid of sorts, and energized by magic.

"I already knew you might be curious enough to simply touch the portal first my dear, but please next time, remember if you placed your entire arm in, you might have been pulled into the gate, lost for a while and returned with something behind you as it is a side effect of the gate, as it happened once." I gulped briefly at that, and backed up in minor fear as he chuckled, and then touched the console on the sides once more. The portal wavered slightly as it then showed the turtle's lair.

I now gaped as well as the others as he simply smiled and motioned for us to go into it, which I gulped again as I didn't know what might happen, but April being nice, handed me finally my backpack as earlier it re-showed to Grandpa's amusement and explained to me it was like a inanimate-pet of sorts, to my confused look yet he shrugged as I asked him why.

With my grateful look to April, I was shoved by her also as she just smirked behind me at my complaining. April as well as the others then went as well as Grandpa giving Master Eon a look from what I saw quickly before I was plummeting up, down, sideways and loop-de-loops.


I was now back in their lair; landing on my butt and rubbing it slightly, then I felt something strange and felt a urge… to quickly get up to which I did very fast. The others landed on top of each other in a small pile, making me laugh but stopped as I then sheepishly grinned from their looks to me. Grandpa came through calmly as if it was a natural occurrence with him.

I was about to ask something until the portal shimmered briefly then as Mia, Hex, and a few other Skylanders which I didn't know yet as well as both Spyro and Stealth Elf came out, My Aunt Gem also did as well as her team of Doom Raiders, and the portal shut-off as it vanished. They landed on their own larger pile besides the others as I then laughed loudly and then pointed as I now couldn't hold in my happiness in anymore as they too gave me a look before laughing at their predicament themselves as well as the others.

Eventually after laughing a few moments, we helped each other up, and Grandpa was about to say something even more as a portal appeared above him as he slowly looked up, and got tackled from above by Rosa and Lillie, and my Mommy's… twin? Grandpa grumbled something as they helped each other up, as well as himself, making me look to the other girl who looked slightly like my Mommy, and to her and back in confusion, my tail forming a hook-like line to even show that as well.

It was that time Master Splinter came out of his Dojo, paused briefly as he was holding a cup of Rosemary Tea in his paws and saw mostly everyone, and saw my new aged-up form as well. He held up his hand before anyone could say anything as Aunt Amy and Uncle Shadow showed up as they too paused before Master Splinter stated to everyone to himself loudly, "I do not even think I want to know at the moment, please, and simply enjoy yourselves." He turned back around and went back to his room.

The portal as it still up, then spit out another girl that somewhat resembles Mommy as she almost tripped over herself, and she looked as not only I, but everyone looked to her now as she was sheepish. I recently learned she used to be a Nobody or what Grandpa said she used to be, but when she was formed she gained a heart herself after being formed back then. I didn't know the full story about her, but I liked her as she is funny and has funny ideas on pranks and stuff. She was tired though as Mia being nice as she is, led her to a spare room that Mommy was sleeping earlier on and it was then silent.

It was awkward silence as we then all laughed as Aunt Amy simply gawked at me now after the arrival of my other new aunt, before coming up with a look on her face, looking at me all over as she looked harshly at the others noticing a dark-like aura surrounding her form making mostly everyone she knew currently gulp as she got a hammer out of her subspace, and stated firmly to them, "What happened to my niece?!"

My Mommy then explained as well as Grandpa as mostly everyone went their own ways to certain parts of the lair; even though it was slightly crowded, they made it work as I saw my Aunt Jewels and her team chatting away with Donny and Leo, as well as Karai from certain topics from them being mostly old tales and stuff. Raph and Mikey were competing against both Spyro and Mia with her returning back after helping my new aunt as they were using controllers that were modified slightly for their use on a video-game I didn't know about from the large screen.

The others were in the other part of the lair simply on the ground, chatting away, and both Mommy and I, her first twin, Grandpa, April, and Master Splinter were in his Dojo now. I was slightly surprised as it was like a chamber for Japanese people. Aunt Amy was back after we were simply relaxing for at least a half-hour with Pizza which she somehow bought without complaints by the pizza place the turtles said was the best in New York and served their boxes they wanted before coming into the kitchen with us as well as Uncle Shadow.

Lillie and Rosa though were currently drawing something on a couple of pieces of spare paper we had.

My Pokémon team… well mostly Zane that was out, was currently enjoying some human food for once as he had Human DNA in him to do so, to which he refuses to explain as to why that is still. I began to eat my slice, which was a three-cheese stuffed-crust pizza, which was one of my favorites as we ate; they were making small talk to each other to which I tuned them out. Master Splinter before we arrived, had a table all ready for us for some reason, as if he expected the number of others entering his chambers to do things.

I paid attention though when my name was called by my Mommy, making me look to her confusedly as she looked humored as well as mostly everyone at the table, knowing I was enjoying my pizza very badly. "Lucy, I asked if you OK?" Mommy asked me again and I simply nodded, gulping slightly as I grabbed my sixth slice of my entire box of pizza, grinning as well as I answered her with a slight look on my face as well, "I'm fine Mommy, why you ask…" I looked at my body seeing if there was something wrong and then back to her confused, tilting my head as I did so, "Is there something on me, because I can't tell at all?" She sweat dropped at my words as well as Uncle Shadow, April and Aunt Amy was keeping their laughter in as Master Splinter gave a small smile at this as did Grandpa at me.

Grandpa now placed a hand on my shoulder near him as he was also near me at the table, and simply shook his head slightly as he then told me in humor slightly from his voice, "Nothing Lucy, it's just you're eating your pizza as if, it was the last thing you tasted." I gulped the bite I was chewing down my throat as I pondered it for a moment, and then answered truthfully with a sheepish look on my face, with a hint of red as well on my cheeks, "It's just better than the other pizza's I had back home. I don't know why though, but it's the best one I had."

Mommy nodded as she knew the pizza I was eating was indeed my favorite kind, and it was rare for me to eat it as I had to maintain a healthy weight after we as well as the rest discovered I was still underweight for some reason, and had to go on a diet that would allow me to get it back easily.

Mommy though had a look though as she looked to her current twin... or her triplet that is, with the other still passed out from what she mumbled when we tried to wake her to eat, too much training or whatever she said, who kept looking at me mostly sometimes before listening at the small talk April and Aunt Amy did at some of their adventures, to which I didn't notice.

Mommy though finally decided on something, grabbing my hand while also making me then turn to her as I was listening about how Aunt Amy and Uncle Shadow one time had to be forced to team-up to deal with a lame plan by Eggman, I think his name was, and gave a 'what-up' look. Mommy simply motioned her head to her twin and smiled as she then stated, making her twin jump as she was only listening to their conversations like I was. "Lucy, I would like you to finally meet my other twin sister, and your other Aunt, Lunara Shimmer."

I gaped at my new Aunt, who was sheepish as she slightly looked like my Mommy, but looked… demonic slightly as she shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal at all, and smiled at me softly. She reached over from the other side of the table and I did as well, feeling her skin was somewhat hot yet smooth from her somewhat clawed hands, and I grinned softly to her as I said, "Nice to meet you Aunt Lunara. I'm Lucy." She nodded calmly and then grinned looking at my Mommy for a moment before looking to me as she stated her name as well, "Likewise Lucy, I'm your Aunt Lunara. It would seem you somehow… aged-up since the last time I saw you. I still can't believe you were affected by that elixir of sorts."

I only nodded as I now grabbed my chest, making Master Splinter look uncomfortable, but knew I was still getting used to my body still as well as Grandpa while I then placed my hands on my lap now, my tail waving lazily back and forth as I also told her sheepishly; with a hint of despair, to which my Mommy noticed, "I know what you mean Auntie, I still have to get used to these lumps on me a lot. I don't understand why girls have these at all."

Aunt Lunara almost choked on her drink she was now drinking as well as April, as she patted her own chest slightly to not actually choke on her drink at my strange statement. I didn't notice the looks Aunt Amy gave Mommy as if in silent agreement to them for later though as I then frowned as Uncle Shadow actually laughed at this. We all looked to him, I especially since he hardly laughs, even to Uncle Discord's jokes. He then went to normal fast as he then gruffly stated to us with a look of his own, crossing his arms to his chest, "What? A guy can't laugh once in a while?" I shrugged as we resumed talking, and I got to know my Aunt Lunara better as well as Aunt Jewels as she heard what I stated, and laughed quietly to herself after excusing herself from her cohorts to join us a bit.

After a while I yawned though, my body was slightly tired as they noticed, and my Mommy softly smiled at me as she excused herself and carefully escorted me to our room we were sharing, and I noticed my clothes here also were enchanted by Grandpa to grow with me now as well. She then tucked me in after I changed into my PJ's; even though I was like this now, I was still a little girl age-wise from what she recalled as well as mentally, and kissed me on the head.

But before she could leave, I asked her to wait, to which she paused and did so by briefly looking behind her right-shoulder to me as I had a fearful expression, to which she grew concerned as I then asked her kindly, "Mommy, can you leave the light on please?" She was confused at this fear I was showing, but did as I asked as she was about to turn the switch off when she left.

I softly smiled at her as she did as well to me then, and told me to get some rest, and I did as I quickly passed out.


Normal POV, The Realm of Dragons' base:

The entities within this realm were still preparing for war as they sharpened their weapons they mostly use; to which was large axes, and broad swords since they not only have strength to use them as such, but flexibility from their teachings as such as well. Each warrior though wore plated armor that slightly matched one another, and on each left-shoulder was the symbol of who they were loyal to, their king, as they were part of his forces.

The king as such looked at his army, proudly he might add as Moros then suddenly appeared besides him, looking to his lord briefly before looking at the largest army to date as of yet. "My Lord, they have returned again within an hour, from what I sensed. Also the girl… aged-up somehow within that time-frame, and there are more others within their lair now."

The king paused as he turned to look slightly to Moros as he pondered this information he was told by him, and then grinned slowly with his teeth showing and then stated firmly to him, his grin never leaving his face as he stated to him carefully as well. "Moros, gather a small feet, and go test them out. I want to know what I might be dealing with, and you must only observe, not act, as you have not yet been discovered by anyone as of yet. Also choose when the time is right to do so, do I make myself clear?" Moros quickly nodded as he took off, leaving the king to pause and look forward as he then stated calmly in the room now, him leaning on the balcony made from stone he was laying on with his arms. "You can come out; It is safe to discuss things at this time."

A cloaked figure then showed himself, coming besides the left side of the king as he too did the same pose, looking at the army below as he then briefly turned his head to the king himself and asked in curiosity, with a somewhat deep male voice in his mid-twenties, "So I see you have your army prepared to invade that world as we discussed then?" The king nodded as he briefly looked to the other person, before looking at his army in small pride and stated, "These are the best of what my forces produced in short notice as well as trained within years of battles as such."

The cloaked male just nodded his head at him before looking at the army, and then stated a question to the king, making the king look to him for a few moments in slight confusion, "So I heard from your servant… The girl aged somehow, correct?" The king nodded as he pondered and then grew wide-eyes at him, noticing the glowing mixed colored amber and blood-red eyes under the hood as he stated in astounded shock, "You did that then?!"

The cloaked figure nodded as he then removed his hood to reveal indeed a man in his mid-twenties as he had slick-copper-based hair with a slit of sorts under his forehead, as if it was concealing something within it, and sharp teeth like a sharks slightly in front, and behind him, normal teeth as he grinned at him, looking sheepish as he rubbed his head now as he responded to the kings outburst. His mixed colored red and amber eyes in mirth, "Yes, but it was under orders by my Leader to do so." The king nodded at this answer as they looked at the horizon with them seeing flying drakes that were also armored, being ridden by the normal warriors as they carried form chains, cargo and such.

The person now then told him something with a serious look on his face, turning to his partner of sorts as per agreement they made a while back, "You know that my tasks are going to be carried out soon, as such your ritual for the girl has better be ready by then." The king looked to him in both curiosity and slight confusion as he asked the man, "It will be that soon then for your world's army to come out then?" The man nodded as the king sighed and then grinned while chuckling at him and then stated with mirth in his tone, "If I didn't witness it myself, I wouldn't have signed up otherwise Pareem. Though tell me," the king began to ask, leaning so he was truly looking at the person now dubbed Pareem, to which he also looked to the king sitting slightly up now, "Would they be involved as well, the turtle's enemy, the Kraang to truly assist us?"

Pareem nodded as he held a pink-like heart-shaped crystal which pulsed slightly in darkness for a few moments before resuming its pink color as he grinned wickedly now as did the king as Pareem stated to him before finally leaving to head back to his base of sorts, "Of course. I wouldn't of use this control crystal on the head one, if I didn't." They both laughed as the plan was slowly, but surely coming into fruition, but they knew it would take a while to do so.

Roars of dragons shouting and swords and axes clashing from spars sounded as Pareem left.

The king merely watched his armies in overwhelmed pride, though wondered why a Shadowlord as such as Pareem as he was titled number three of his master he states he serves, wanted the girl as such after the ritual. He merely shrugged as he then went to rest for a while, needing sleep for the upcoming fight he plans to join later on if they are deemed worthy adversary's.


Well here is chapter eight guys, so sorry for the late on this, as it had to take me a few moments as such to write them down, and then type it up. The reason I kept her true age, yet aged her body up like this for a reason, as she would mostly look like this until she is truly at fourteen years of age. Also with this part, it would be her final part of her powers now like this, as well as her outfits and gear. It might change as when she is a teen truly. I also included a few certain others at the world, but it gets you all to wonder, why Aeroza decided instead of the pony's world, and summoning the sirens along with Maleficent back, to do so and head back instead of staying at the turtle's world? He has his reasons, especially with what he saw form Lucy's drawings she did from her seer sight she didn't know she had, but secretly had for a while now as if only shows up when it was truly time for. It would also make you all wonder where Lillie and the other two were when they went with Aeroza. Well that is truly their very own story to tell in a later date, probably in a flashback.

So later on we will see her grow up in mind as it would be as she enters the tournament to when she heads back to said Wizarding Word from the world her family and them live on, Lost Avalon. But that wont be for quite sometime.

Now here are the numbers:

One: Anyone can guess what that world means? It is dun, dun, dun! The franchise Inuyasha. That's right I added that world to this as a result if you guys read back to what "Picture" April's father pulled out of his wallet.

Two: It is the Harmonian terms to their version of Puberty, but it only lasts overnight as the body go through quick changes, but they remain the way they are in age. It can be forced as will from certain products or chemicals based on the body as it fuses that with said properties. So in terms of Aeroza's race: It's slightly yet not slightly complicated.

Now this is Aeroza signing off till next chapter, peace guys!