Prophecy of the Elements 3- Dreams
By: pheniox-LOL
Nova was standing in what appeared to be a hallway, stretching into the horizon she could see. Out a window, it was nearly dark, and the sun looked to be setting faster than normal,
"Where am I?" Nova said to the darkness that surrounded her. The she heard a scream from one side of the hall. Relying on instinct, she took off running in that direction, hearing scream after scream coming from some poor person. She arrived at a white door, laced with gold framing, where the screaming came from where after some minutes she heard a slit cry. She was about to open the door when she heard something running toward her. She peered into the darkness, to see a tall figure. As it came closer to her she recognized the creature the male figure in that vision she had outside the training room, his golden fur, gleaming in the dark as he ran.
He slid to stop in front of the door she was at, and quickly threw it open and gasped at what he saw. Nova looked around his legs to see the woman in her vision, lying on silver bed with silhouette curtains behind her, holding a bundle in her arms. The male began to step into the room, tears coming to his eyes and a small smile on his lips. He walked over to the woman, sitting down beside her on the bed and kissed her forehead. Nova felling as if she needed to see this, walked over to the bed.
"Hello, Ranger." The male said, stroking her cheek happily
"Hello, Helios." The female said, looking at the bundle in her hands, "I can't believe I did it."
"Yes, you did," Helios smiled with pride, "and I'm so proud of you, honey."
Nova's eyes widened with realization, she had a baby! She thought to herself and kept quiet.
"Yes, yes I know and I am so happy for both of us. Just think Helios, our first child!" Ranger gleamed with happiness and pride. She stood up, carrying the baby over to a bassinet, in front of a ceiling to floor wall of clear windows the large moon shining behind the glass, laying the child in it. Nova could have sworn she had seen that moon before.
"She is beautiful isn't she?" Helios said walking over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders comforting her. "But she needs a name."
"Every time I look at her; my heart just fills up with happiness, like thousands and thousands of lights gleaming in my chest. Oh I just wish they could come out!"
Nova looked out the windows to see thousands of stars popping out of nowhere; Ranger looked at the lights in the sky "I wish to name my daughter something to do with the lights in the sky… the stars."
"They do only appear once a year here." Helios said, pondering a name, "Well, what about…"
"Nova." Ranger said happily. Nova gasped at hearing her name, her eyes sparking. No…it couldn't be… could it? She wondered.
Helios stared at her, strangely then shrugged, "Not my first guess but I do like it. Nova, what a beautiful name, but how…?"
"Nova means 'star' and it also means new, because of a new life beginning." Ranger explained turning to her husband, smiling. They looked into each other's eyes for a while before Helios leaned in and kissed her passionately on the lips. Nova took this chance to test her thoughts as she peered into the bassinet and gasped at what she saw.
Inside the cradle was a tiny yellow monkey. She was wrapped in a clean white blanket covered with pink and yellow stars. The baby yawned and opened her sparkling pink eyes, staring at the star mobile over her head. I-It's me, Nova thought, I'm the baby!
Nova looked back at the two adults; so, they must be my parents, she thought. Her thoughts were interrupted by a small squeal from the baby below her, attracting the attention of the smooching parents. They smiled and crowded around the crib, giggling as the baby cooed.
"Well, what do we have here?"
Helios and Ranger turned around to see a figure leaning against the door frame. His fur was a smoky gray, like a darkened storm cloud brewing; his eyes the same shade, but his pupils were bright yellow. He wore a black cape over his back, and a black lightning bolt against his gray chest, a smirk laid his lips.
"What do you want, Storm? I you haven't noticed, we're in the middle of something." Helios sneered at the gray figure, which stood there, smirking. Nova felt as if she's seen him before as well… his attitude so familiar.
"Oh calm down, Sunny! I'm just here to congratulate Ranger on her new baby boy." Storm replied, blowing off Helios' warning and walked right past him, and up to the dark purple female. He grasped her hand, bringing it to his lips and kisses the back of it.
"Hello, my dear Ranger, you look fantastic."
Ranger rolled her eyes in disgust, "Strom, don't play-Kate me! I'm not the little girl you tried to mate with long ago, she's gone. Plus, I don't think your wife would like you flirting with an old flame."
"A man can try, can't he?" Storm said, moving his head to stare into her pink orbs. Ranger yanked her hand out of Storm's and stood next to Helios. Storm scowled at this, but moved on to the bassinet next to the glass wall. He peered inside and the scowl erased itself into a sly smile, "So…" he started, "you did have a girl after all."
"Yeah, so what's it to ya?" Ranger said, placing one hand on Helios' chest.
"Oh Ranger, it means everything to me… and to my new son…" he said, his back still to the couple, the smile still clinging to his lips.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Helios barked at Storm, "There is NO way MY daughter would ever marry or mate with YOUR SON!" He would have pounced on the grey monkey if Ranger hadn't held him back.
"Oh yes it will… I believe you all are forgetting the prophecy?" Storm was facing the couple now, but his hands were still on the bassinet; the baby sound asleep.
"Storm… that's just a prophecy!" Ranger stated trying to calm down Helios before he, or she, did something they would regret later.
"Believe what you wish, but it clearly states that lightning and fire would mix; since your hubby is a sun god, I suspect this child to a fire guardian. And since my son is a lightning guardian…" he let the sentence fade, implying his thoughts.
At that, Ranger snapped, "HOW DARE YOU! You walk in here unannounced, diss my husband, flirt with me and then try to have MY daughter have an arranged mating? LEAVE NOW, STORM! You've worn out your welcome."
"Fine, deny the undeniable, but the time will come and I'll be waiting." Storm said as he walked out of the room.
The two monkeys' stood there, staring at the doorway where Storm left. Ranger was breathing roughly, still quite tired from her baby's birth not that long ago, she didn't wish to yell at Storm but he left her no choice. Helios came from behind her and caught her as she began to faint from her strength loss, tears streaming down her face like rivers. Helios struggled to comfort her, for he was too upset by Storm's visit; but his wife's tears caused him to put those feelings away until later.
"Oh Helios, he's right! That's what the prophecy claimed! My baby has no freedom as long as she remains here!" Ranger cried, burying her face into Helios' chest.
"Your right, Ranger, but I got an idea on raining on Storm's parade."
"What are you talking about?" Ranger said, wiping away her tears.
"While I was out today, I saw a man by the name of the Alcamist, collecting simians for Shugazoom's future guardians-"
"But she's just a baby!" Ranger cried, holding him tighter.
"Ranger we have no choice! If she stays, the first time she's in season, she be mated to Storm's son… but if she goes, she can live a free life like we wish her to have. We must give her up; even though she may never know us… it's the right thing to do…" Helios said his voice getting braver.
Ranger said nothing, considering her husband's notion. She didn't want her child's life taken from her, but she didn't like the idea of separation from her one and only child. After a few moments, she sighed "Alright… she can go."
"Plus, we can each watch her everyday-" Helios smiled
"- and night." Ranger finished smiling, red streaks down her purple cheeks.
Their moment ended when baby Nova woke up because of the yelling fight, and was now crying.
"If she must go tonight, let these moments be precious." Ranger sighed, going to the baby's side, picking her up, and taking her to the window. Helios followed her coming behind her, grasping her shoulders, looking at the golden baby as she opened her eyes gazing at the stars out the window…
Nova snapped her eyes open and found herself in her room.
What was that? Nova thought, as she sat up in her bed, sweat dripping down her face. She looked over at the clock, 8:00. "Oh shot, I'm late!" She jumped out of bed and made a mad dash for the main control room.
When she got there, the rest of the team was already seated, talking of a new strategy of defeating the newly created skeleton king army. They all stopped and looked at her, giving her that 'Your late' look.
"Nova, not to state the obvious, but do you has an explanation for your tardiness?" Antauri asked.
"I just had some trouble sleeping last night." Nova said, trying to cover herself as she sat down in her pod chair.
"Heh, couldn't stop thinkin' about me huh?" Sprx said, flirt-teasing her.
Nova's temper began to rise and the ring on her finger (she was so tired she didn't take it off) began to glow a dim yellow, "Cool it, Sprx; I'm not in the mood."
"Cause, ya know, I could help ya with that." Sprx countered, lifting his eyebrows in a flirty way.
The ring began to glow even more, "Sprx, you're really pushing my last nerve."
"I can understand why you do though, I am irresistible."
The ring hit overload and Nova stood up, "SPRX WILL YOU STUP UP?" Her hand lit up on fire, and (not seeing it) threw her fist in Sprx's direction, launching a large fireball in the red simian's direction. Sprx gasped in surprise, but moved before the hot comet could hurt him; burning his chair.
Everyone looked at the chair in shock, before turning to Nova with the same look. She gazed at her hands in shock as they extinguished themselves, then backed away from the team and ran out of the room.
"Nova!" Jinmay yelled, as she followed her. The rest of the team ran to Sprx to make sure he was alright.
"Sprx, you okay?" Otto said, helping Sprx off the floor.
"Yeah," he said, wiping the sweat from his face "is Nova okay?"
"Nova, wait please!" Jinmay shouted as she ran behind the yellow monkey, who was now sprinting toward her room. Luckily, Jinmay caught her in front of the door to her room.
"Nova, are you okay? What happened?" Jinmay said touching Nova's shoulder.
"I-I don't know! I just felt all my anger fly through my arm, and when I came to my senses, my hands were on fire!" Nova stuttered, shaking, her hands touching Jinmay's, that's when Jinmay noticed the ring.
"Hey what is that?" Jinmay said, noticing the gold band on Nova's ring finger.
"Oh this?" Nova said, looking at the ring, "I found it, when I was on patrol."
"I've never seen anything like it before." Jinmay said, looking closer at the object before pulling back as the ring began to smoke.
Nova shrieked and ran into her room, locking it behind her.
"Nova? NOVA!" Jinmay yelled as she began to punch and kicked the door. When the door finally collapsed, she gasped at the sight. Just about then, the team caught up with her.
"Jinmay are you alright?" Chiro asked, concerned for his girlfriend.
Jinmay said nothing but pointed into Nova's room, shock etched into her face. The team peered into the room and gasped as well.
Nova's room was pretty much untouched; accept for the one back wall which had been burned out. Nova's female figure seemed to leave a large hole in the metal, but she was gone.