Alright! Chapter Three this time! I'm on a roll!
Zelos: Why am I not in the story yet? You know my hunnies want me!
Me: I know, but you must be patient, Oh Great and Wonderful Zelos!
Zelos: Alright, but I still think it's cruel to deny my cute hunnies what they want!
Sheena: And what would that be?
Zelos: Me of course!
Me: SIGH I own nothing, got it? That's the best disclaimer I have... sorry.
Chapter Three: The First Chosen
"So, Lloyd said the first Chosen is someone I know very well. In fact, she goes to school with me and we have several classes together." Tor thought out loud. "Heh, it's probably Maggy. Maybe I'll get lucky and she'll be the Chosen and this thing will be easier than I thought."
Suddenly, another angel came down. This one was a blond girl. It had to be Collette. "You ARE smart. Just like Lloyd said. How did you figure out the identity of the first Chosen so quickly?" she asked.
"Seriously? Maggy really is the Chosen? I was just goofing around. I only said that because she's a friend that has classes with me and well... she kind of looks like you." Tor replied.
"Well, she's a distant relative. She's the new Chosen of the area that was Sylvarant. Your town used to be Iselia, you know!" Collette smiled.
"Wow. She's a klutz of a blond from Iselia... just like you... So, Maggy and I are like... cousins now? Is that right? I think this has got to be the weirdest thing ever..." she sighed.
It was Sunday night. The kids had school the next day. Tor was starting to get a bit nervous. She had to confront her best friend about Cruxis and start looking for the Chosen of the former Tethe'alla. Life was getting a bit more complicated.
Tor and her brothers went to bed that night, thinking about the fate of the world. The two boys had decided that they would travel with their sister and help to protect the Chosens. After all, they liked living on earth... and they hated school... this journey was calling to Krate and Otto.
Taking one last look at the book that seemed to start all of this, Tor gave one last sigh and drifted into unconsciousness.
Tor woke up clutching the book. "Strange... I thought I left it on my nightstand... Hmmm... Perhaps I am feeling a bit more nervous about this than I thought. Maybe I should just buy this book. It could come in handy." she murmured.
She got out of bed and the first thing she did, she realized, was to have her wings appear and stretch them out. As her wings appeared, her Cruxis clothing magically appeared on her. When she put her wings away, the clothes stayed... "SWEET!!! I don't even have to get dressed... I guess I'll just wear this outfit to school." she shrugged, a smile creeping onto her face. She started walking down the hall to the kitchen.
After grabbing a bite to eat, she and her brothers got ready to go to the highschool to pick up the Chosen. Otto was still in junior highschool... but he was ditching so he wouldn't miss a minute of the action.
They got to the school and started walking down the halls, looking for Maggy. EVERYONE turned to stare at the girl in the strange white clothing... you know, that weird girl who had two wooden swords on belts at her hips. THAT weirdo. You all know which one I'm talking about. So, the search for the Chosen continued.
"Where is Maggy?" Tor asked someone who was walking past.
"OH! Man, don't scare me like that Tor!" he cried. "What's with that outfit?"
"Just tell me where Maggy is, Brandon!" Tor said, lifting that pain in the neck by the collar of his shirt. Sure, he was a much larger person than she was, but that's never stopped her from threatening and intimidating him before.
"Oh, um... I think she went to the library. She wanted to do some more research for that bio project that you two are paired up for. PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!" Brandon cried, trying to wriggle out of Tor's grasp.
"Thank you for your cooperation, now go hide under a rock or something." Tor grumbled. Yes, it was just another day at school for Tor... except that now she was an angel.
They checked the library, but Maggy was no where to be found. The three began to get frustrated. They wanted to find the Chosen and get started already. They were getting bored with how the plot was playing out. Krate and Otto turned to Tor. The three silently decided what to do. Tor set to work.
She brought out her wings and flew up into the air. Every pair of eyes in the hall turned towards her. Then, she began to speak.
"I am an angel from the organization known as Cruxis. I seek the first Chosen of Mana so that the journey for world regeneration may begin. Should the journey not take place, the energy that sustains the earth will diminish and the earth and every living thing on it will die. This journey is of the highest priority. This being said, it would be in the best interest of all of you to help me locate the Chosen that hails from this land." Tor announced in a very serious tone.
"Tor's an angel!?! Whoa! That's super cute!" Anthony cried. "So, my super cutie, who is this 'Chosen' and how can I help you find them?" he asked. "I officially offer you my services."
"As decided by fate and birthright, the first of the two Chosens of Mana is Maggy. I MUST locate her so that we may begin the journey and begin our search for the second Chosen."
Everyone set to work looking for Maggy. After about ten minutes of searching for her, she was finally found... just as she was using the hand dryer in the bathroom. When people told her what was goin on, she had to go see Tor. She had to figure out why she was spreading such nonsense and why everyone was believing her. When she finally made her way to Tor, her pal was talking with some people that wanted to come along on the journey. It seems that many people got the same idea about joining the journey and ditching school. Tor was turning down just about everyone. It seems that she told only one other person that they could go along. It was her other best friend. She seemed to be creeping up to Maggy's rank pretty quickly. Kanny(pronounced Kenny) was a newer friend, but she seemed to be the truest friend Tor ever made. She was always willing to talk with her and was comforting when she needed to be. Besides, she was a blast to hang out with.
"Tor! What is all this nonsense about!?! Why are you spouting all this nonsense about you being an angel and stuff? We all know that if you are anything that isn't human, you're a demon." Maggy shreiked. "I can't believe that you are causing SO much trouble!"
"I know this seems strange, but I'm an angel now, really! You have to come wirth me so we can save the world! Come now, Chosen. We must depart. Time is of the escence!" Tor replied rather nonchalantly.
"Prove to me that you're an angel, freak." Maggy hissed. That was cold. She knew how people used to always call Tor a freak. Maggy sunk pretty low just then, pretty low.
"As you wish, Chosen." Tor grumbled, trying to shake off the cold remark from her friend. Remembering that she had to protect this girl in order to save the world, she contained her anger... trying to shake off the pain of betrayal. Tor spread out her wings and flew to the ceiling of the hallway. "Now are you satisfied, Chosen of Mana?"
"Wha? Wha? Wha? Whoa! That's so... so...so... AMAZING! I can't believe it! My best friend is an angel and we're going to save the world!" Maggy cried, finally knowing the truth.
"Chosen, calm yourself. We are hard pressed on time. We MUST set out on the journey of World Regeneration. It will take a great deal of time. First, before we can even begin the real journey, we must find the second Chosen One." Tor explained, still floating in the air. "Only then, can we face the trials of the Goddess Martel. Then, once we have proved ourselves, we are to aid the Goddess herself in restoring the great tree, Yggdrasill. The tree is beginning to wither and die as a result of the wars taking place. These wars are eating up the earth's mana. They are eating at it quickly and our world is dying. We must begin the journey to find the second Chosen TODAY!"
"Right. Well, we better ditch this place. Come on." Maggy said, walking to the school's front doors. "Hurry up!"
Sighing, Tor landed on the ground and started walking the other way. "You do not know what you are doing. In the past, everyone was educated about the history that dealt with the tree, the wars that drained the mana, the Goddess Martel. Chosens were identified at birth and studied the teachings of Martel. You know nothing of what is going on here. You are unprepared and would currently only slow us down. You are trying to take control when you are only human. They send an angel on this journey for a reason. The angel is to lead this journey. You are one of the two Chosens, but you are still only human. I was given the power of the angels to protect you, so that all three people that are needed to help the Goddess, arrive at the center of the world having passed the trials safely. If you put yourself out there unprepared, I'm not sure that even I can protect you."
"What? YOU PROTECT ME? Hah! That's a laugh! I don't need protection! You know how good I've gotten at fighting!" Maggy said, a look of pure poison taking over her face. "I don't need you or anyone. You're treatng me like a little kid!"
Tor ignored this and kept walking, thinking how foolish this girl had become. She focused far too much on pride instead of remaining clear headed. If she stayed like this, they would never pass the trials. This girl would only get in the way. "Kanny! Let's get going. We must inform several people of what is going on. If we are held up much longer, the world could be in SERIOUS danger. Let's meet with the principal first, so that we stay out of trouble here in school. Then we can go to see the mayor. We should probably have him make a public service announcement, to notify everyone of what is happening. Then, we will have to notify your parents that you will be accompanying us on the journey, we will have to speak with Maggy's parents as well. Then, I will give everyone involved in this journey further instructions. You following me?"
"Yes. Okay, so first we go to see the principal, right? Let's go!" Kanny said excitedly.
Me: I hope you are enjoying the story so far. I know it's a little out there, but I'm having a lot of fun writing it... I just hope you all have just as much fun reading it.
Zelos: Well, my cute hunny, if you put me in the story they will have some fun reading it... and I guarantee that you'll have more fun writing it!
Sheena: Seriously, does he have to be in the story? I thought we were friends, Birdy.
Me: Well, we are Sheena... but I like Zelos more. His hair is cool.
Sheena: Maggy was right about the attention span thing.
Me: SHEENA! The readers aren't supposed to know that it's me and my friends and brothers that are in the story!
Sheena: They didn't know all of that until you said it!
Me: Jerk!
Sheena: Ugly!
Me: WHORE!
Zelos: Why do women always fight over me? It's such a burden to be beautiful!
Sheena: We're NOT fighting over you!
Me: R&R!