Ep. 3: What I did this weekend. –

It was another boring Monday at lunch. My friends sat around the table talking about what they had done over the weekend. Sabrina had a dance class that was canceled due to the instructor's illness. Roy played video games, the usual.

"So I got to ride the stallion we recently broke in," Katie gets excited talking about horses, "He's actually very mild and was easy to train compared to the mare we raised last year."

We all nod chewing quietly a few minutes, then they all look at me expectantly. I was hoping they would have forgotten about me seeing as we only had about five minutes left.

"Well," Sabrina asks softly, "What did you do last weekend?"

"Um..." I mumble.

That last weekend –

Soon as school was out Friday I ran out to the bus happy to get out of there. When I was home, I plopped down onto the couch and turned on the news. A fire, some robberies, and a big star going nuts; nothing new... I snag some Raisin Bran for a 'snack' and pour myself a bowl. Knowing me, I would be hungry enough to eat dinner and still have room after five minutes. On Saturday, I spent most of the morning on my Xbox360. Now that the Xbox One came out I half expected it to be more difficult to find 360 games. Just like it was near impossible to find GameCube games after the Wii came out. Most of my friends that had games gave me theirs when they could no longer play them or got bored or frustrated.

Mom eventually got tired of me sitting around the house and made me go outside. So, I decided to take a walk around the park and, maybe, downtown. I wasn't afraid to wander by myself like most people would. Maybe it was because I was used to being a lone wolf outside of school. I was walking by an apartment complex when I suddenly felt my hair on the back of my neck stand. Without warning, a building explodes into flame for no apparent reason. I hesitate in confusion watching the flames climb higher and higher. I watch as people scramble out and could hear the cries of others still trapped inside. I knew this couldn't have been a real fire that you normally see on the news. Then I remembered that the fire department was probably busy battling the wild fire nearby and it would take longer than normal for help to arrive. I rush into the apartments ignoring people yelling at me. It was very hot and the flames poured onto the ceiling. I wished I had something to cover my mouth and when I reached down to pull my hoodie over my face I discovered light chain mail and hero's cloths instead. I heard a kid crying for help as I pulled my hat around my mouth instead.

I found the boy hiding in his room in one of the upper apartments, but he surprisingly came running to me burying his face into my shoulder. I carry him outside dodging the falling beams and embers. As I set the kid in the grass, I heard hushed whispers but wasted no time returning to the smoldering inferno. I cough inhaling ash and smoke.

"Hey," a voice cries out, "hey over here. I am stuck."

I instantly recognized Sebastian's voice finding him trapped under a fallen beam. It didn't seem to be crushing him, but he didn't seem able to wiggle free either. He stares at me while I try to lift the beam. It is just too heavy...

"Girl Link?" he asks confused.

"Help me lift this thing." I huff, "I can't by myself..."

He rolls his eyes a bit, and then tries to lift the beam. He suddenly grows angry and frustrated lifting the beam easily as armor appears on him. White hair sticks from a red hood as his eyes glow. He is huge, a great deal larger and taller than me...or any human for that matter. He blinks stretching.

"War..." I breathe in disbelief, but then quickly pull him out the back just before the fire department arrives.

We run through the wooded area behind the apartments till we are far enough away to be invisible. I cough adjusting my hat as he studies himself.

"This isn't real..."

I laugh softly, "Join the club. I could hardly believe it myself, but we are two of the seven."

He glares at me, "What are you talking about? What seven?"

I pull off my hat, "Ok, look past the long pointed ears and imagine I have glasses."

He blinks taking a moment to process, "Liz?" He pulls on my ears.

"Ow, ow," I cry, "Don't rip my ears off."

He shrugs, "I guess I haven't figured out my strength yet. Blue earrings and all the outfit huh... So...what did you mean by seven exactly?" He glares at me again and I back off.

"I don't know," I admit, "I was attacked by something one night and I summoned this sword. After I killed it, an old man appeared and said something about a dimensional strain and the 'seven of legend' as he put it. I can only suspect he meant me and a few others. Now I know for sure when I saw you became War...somehow."

"Yeah, any clue how to turn back at all?" Sebastian asks, "not sure id fit through a doorway now..."

I shrug, "It just sort of comes and goes."

Without any warning, we suddenly return to our normal selves and I pull my hood up.

"Until we figure things out...we have to keep all this mess between us ok?" I whisper.

"Agreed," he nods seriously and we split up our separate ways.

Back at the lunch table –

"I didn't really do anything," I lean back in my chair casually, "Pretty much the same as Roy. Played video games all day."

I watch as Sebastian walks by casting a quick glance at me.

"That's odd," Sabrina mumbles, "he's not picking on anyone it seems. Change of heart?"

I shrug, "I suppose so."

Katie huffs, "Just doesn't make sense... bullies like him just don't stop picking on people for no reason."

"Maybe someone made a deal with him or something," I suggest, "A truce?"

Everyone else laughs, "Yeah... right."

The bell rings and everyone packs up for class. I breathe a sigh of relief and hoped that the craziness was over. Life was complicated enough.