Just updated my Percy Jackson and Danny Phantom crossover fan fic.
Now I'm updating this one, too.
;3
LilliththeWolf: Thanks! I wasn't really expecting anyone to read this, so I'm surprised!
The next morning, Abigail woke up bright and early, blushing at the memories of yesterday. Her familiar was jumping up and down on her bed, excited to start the day.
"Alright, Bernard, I'm up," she laughed, sitting up in bed and petting her cat familiar so he would calm down.
"I know, but I wanted to get you up early so that you would remember that the Council of Nine is holding a meeting today." he stated, a cheshire-cat smile on his face.
Abigail gasped, her mouth forming a slight 'o' shape. "Oh no! I totally forgot about the meeting! Thanks, Bernard!" she said, jumping downstairs and snagging a bagel just before running out the door.
Bernard chuckled at the spectacle that his master put herself through every day. "Will her thoughts ever be on anything except that boy?" He curled up in a ball on Abigail's bed, and began dreaming about fish.
"Golden Heart, you're late. Again." complained a stern looking Ivana, waiting by the door like she always did when Abigail was late, watching the young witch run up the stairs of the large building.
"Venom Scythe, I'm so sorry." Abigail apologized once reaching the entrance, rubbing the back of her neck under the stern gaze of her elder.
Ivana sighed with annoyance. "What's your excuse this time?"
Abigail's cheeks turned pink with embarrassment, adding to the already deep-red of exhaustion. "There were these people who were having a picnic, and I was walking by, and a band of burglars came, and-" Abigail stopped speaking when she saw Ivana's hand raised in a halting motion.
"Say no more," Ivana said, stepping inside the building and motioning for Abigail to follow her, "The Council foresaw your lateness, and have been waiting for you. Now we can start the meeting."
"Thank you," Abigail whispered, following behind the already walking Ivana.
Reaching the meeting room, Abigail saw the already-seated, seven other members of the Council. Smiling shyly, the youngest Council member took her seat next to Ivana.
"Alright," stated Xavier, the lead council member, glad that they were finally able to start, "Now that everyone is here, we may begin. Silver Death, what is our first order of business?"
"Well Zayin," James started, pretending to adjust nonexistent paper in his hands, "We have the Lord of Phoenix Tear and two of her guards coming about…" he then shut his eyes and gained a look of complete concentration before finishing, "Now."
Suddenly, the doors burst open to reveal none other than Lord Amelia herself.
Abigail almost scoffed at the title. Lord, ha! More like tyrant. Everyone in the Ru'an region knew how Lord Amelia treated her subjects. The only people she ever treated with kindness were her guards, and even that wasn't much.
When Amelia disappeared 15 years ago, the people of the town she ruled over rejoiced with their newfound peace and freedom. They were able to leave the town Amelia had forced them all to stay in during her reign. Even Zea, an immortal elf that was forced to be one of Amelia's 'friends', was able to escape with Amelia's sons. At least, that was what people had heard. Only a few citizens and guards stayed, thinking Amelia would never come back.
But they were wrong. Oh, so very wrong. Zea, it seemed, was actually a real friend of Amelia's, and had left Phoenix Tear to prepare to bring Amelia back, and to raise her sons in the ways of their mother. She was able to figure out that Amelia and everyone else that disappeared were in the Irena dimension, and sacrificed her immortality to bring them back. Though, despite her sacrifice, she was unable to bring back the heirs of O'Kaka.
Amelia, still the same age she has been when she had disappeared, at once returned to Phoenix Tear, taking back the tiny village with her guards and upgrading it to become a more defendable city. Zea came back with Amelia's sons to once again serve her long-gone friend.
"Hello, Council of Nine," Amelia proclaimed as her guards walked in, breaking Abigail from her thoughts, "I hope you don't mind us coming without noting you beforehand, but we were just passing by, and I was like, Hey, why don't we ask O'Kaka to join our alliance? Oh, and if you didn't know, I'm forming an alliance with the villages in the region. You know, in case someone attacked us, or something. So, you want to join the alliance, or not?"
Amelia's words came out so fast, it took the whole Council minutes before they could fully process what she had said.
Finally, Xavier was able to break the awkward silence her question had formed. "Forgive me, Lord Amelia," he answered, standing up, "But the choices of O'Kaka are made by the Lord, not us. If you wish to form an an alliance, you must speak with him."
Lord Amelia then huffed and stomped her foot on the ground, much like a toddler having a temper tantrum. "That's alright. I didn't want this stupid village in my alliance, anyway!" She then left in a stormy fluster, her guards followed behind. Abigail noticed that one of them was Katherine the Fire Fist, a previous Council member that had disappeared 15 years ago.
It was obvious that Amelia was mad that the Council didn't agree with her. Everyone knew that the Lord of O'Kaka would refuse her offer, so it seemed that O'Kaka wouldn't be joining Amelia's alliance anytime soon.
Abigail almost smirked as she felt the tension in the room slip away after Amelia left. There was just something about that girl that made Abigail's blood boil, and it felt good to see her storm out of the room not knowing what to do.
"Well, now that that's over," stated Lilia, the council member next to Abigail, "Why don't we return to what we all came here to do?"
"Right. Thank you, Dark Mask," returned Xavier, before once again facing James, "Silver Death, what is our real first order of business?"
