Last chapter was just Dina's training and a short explanation of each legion. Not much, really. This one is slightly more interesting, but somewhat sad. We get a brief look into Argis' past during it. On with the chapter!

Chapter 7: The Legionator's Past

When we got in the house, I didn't see anyone.

"That's strange. Where are they?" I said.

Argis stopped. "This way." she said. She walked towards the operating room.

"How do you know?" I asked.

"I can read minds, remember?" she said.

"Oh…right." I said, feeling kind of dumb for forgetting that.

"Don't worry about it." she said. "Worry about your friends."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I can tell that something is wrong." She said.

"Oh no…" I said "Pauleen!"

I ran to the operating room and flung the doors open. Everyone was crowded around her bed. I could see machines hooked up to her and the steady beeping of the heart monitor.

"What's going on?!" I shouted. Everyone stared at me. Then Argis walked up and everyone shot her a death glare.

"Pauleen is in critical condition and probably won't live." Selena explained. "And it's all thanks to her!" she shouted, pointing to Argis.

"No…" I said sadly. I walked to the bed and saw her covered in blackened skin. There were several machines hooked up, some of which were life-support machines.

"I'm sorry, Dina." Argis said. "I never meant for this to happen."

"What are you talking about?!" I shouted "You were trying to kill us! YOU PRETTY MUCH KILLED HER!"

"I-I didn't…"

"No! It's too late for apologies!" I shouted. "Get out of here! Now!"

"But…"

"NOW!" I screamed.

Argis said nothing more, but she left the room with her head hanging down. Now I knew that she really was upset over what she had done. I felt bad for yelling at her now.

I ran after her.

"Dina, where are you going?" Rupert said.

I didn't even stop to answer. Instead, I teleported through the door and ran in the direction that Argis went. She was headed to the training field. I ran out and saw her sitting against the wall.

"How could I be so stupid?" she said to herself. Tears were starting to run down her face.

I walked over to her.

"What do you want?" she said. "To yell at me some more?"

"No." I said. "I came to apologize. I had no right to yell at you like that. I was just upset."

"You really hurt my feelings." She said. "I helped you out, then you screamed at me for hurting your friend."

"Argis, do you understand that she is dying?" I asked. "Do you understand what it's like to lose one of your best friends?"

"As a matter of fact, I do." She said. "The only true friend I ever had was killed by the same person that killed my parents."

"That's the same story for me." I said.

"I didn't kill your parents. The demon that possessed me that day did." She explained. "It took over my body long enough to do that."

"I figured that out. I remember you having a dark aura around you that day." I replied. Then I thought of something.

Wait a minute… a demon took over her body and killed my parents?! I thought.

"That has a serious resemblance to Zongazonga." I said.

"Zongazonga?" Argis said, a hint of shock in her voice. "Are you talking about the demonic sorcerer that stole people's bodies for immortality and ex-ruler of the Caliosteo Islands?"

"Yeah, how many people named Zongazonga do you know?" I said sarcastically.

For a second, I thought I saw a smile cross Argis' face over the joke.

"I heard that you were the one who defeated him, and that you also defeated Saige and her army." She said. "I should have known from the start that I was no match for you."

"It's alright." I said. "Don't worry about it."

"There is a reason that I got upset when you yelled at me." she said.

"What would that be?" I asked.

She sighed. "When I was about 7, my parents were killed by a madman. I was forced to run away to escape him. About 3 years later, I met a boy who helped me train my abilities, including my power over legions. Sadly, he was also killed by the madman who murdered my parents. I ran away, this time taking his legion crests with me. I managed to kill him a few years later. But I was alone. People don't trust me, so I don't have any friends. When you yelled at me to leave, it made me feel betrayed and alone again." she explained.

Now I really felt bad. "Look, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." I said. "I lost it when I found out about Pauleen."

"It's okay. I understand." She said.

Suddenly, everything was silent. It was like someone had pressed a mute button for the area.

I knew that something was wrong. Argis' eyes widened. She knew, as well.

"Let's go." She said, running back to the house. I followed her.

We went inside and went to the operating room. Everyone was there, but the looks on their faces told me what was going on.

"No…" I said as I collapsed to my knees.

Pauleen was dead.

Everyone stared at Argis.

"Get out of here, you freak!" Todd yelled. He ran up to Argis, with a wind sword in his hand, ready to kill her.

I charged at him and slammed into him with my shoulder, knocking him across the room. He hit the wall with a loud thud and crumpled to the ground.

"What the hell was that for?!" Rupert shouted.

"He tried to kill her!" I shouted. "What else was I going to do, let her die?!"

"Yeah, actually you should have!" he shouted back.

"I hate to say it, but I agree with Dina." Banette said.

"Guys, just stop it!" Selena shouted.

"And if I don't?" Rupert said threateningly.

"I'll turn you into an ice sculpture!" she shouted. Rupert obviously forgot about the fact that she could control ice, because he had a very frightened look on his face. "That's what I thought!" Selena shouted.

I walked over to Pauleen's body. I had to shove Rupert out of the way to get to her. I was fighting the urge to shock him into unconsciousness.

I put my hand on her shoulder, tears running down my face. In this condition, the revival machine would definitely fail. In addition to that, Saige's army would probably ambush us if we tried to get there.

"Maybe I can help." Argis said, walking over to her.

"How?" I asked.

"I've lived for a long time by absorbing life from those I have killed." She explained. "I killed her, so maybe I can force the life energy back into her body and heal her!"

"It's worth a shot, I guess." I said.

Argis nodded and walked over to the bed. She placed her hand on Pauleen's shoulder and closed her eyes. The gold highlights in her hair started glowing, and so did the marks on her arm. Her eyes shot open and her orange eyes glowed brightly. A green aura appeared around her hand and shot into Pauleen's shoulder, then started spreading through her whole body. The burns disappeared and the skin healed. She looked exactly like she did before the attack.

Argis' body stopped glowing and she stepped back.

"Pauleen, can you hear me?" I asked quietly. She moved slightly, then her eyes slowly opened.

"Dina?" she said weakly. Her eyes turned to Argis, then they widened and she almost screamed. "What is she doing here?!" Pauleen shouted.

I explained the story.

"So she killed me, trained you to be a legionator, then revived me?" Pauleen summarized.

"Yeah, pretty much." I said.

"Wow, that's crazy." She said.

"Yeah, I know." I replied.

"Anyways, thanks, I guess." She said to Argis.

"Don't worry about it." she replied.

Then I remembered what I did to Todd. I went to check on him.

"Todd?" I said. "Are you okay?"

No response. I asked again, but he still didn't even move. I checked his pulse. It was a little weak, but I concluded that he was just unconscious, so I put him in one of the beds and walked back to the group.

"Is he okay?" Pauleen asked.

"He's just knocked out." I said. "He should wake up soon, but he's going to have a serious headache." Pauleen sighed in relief.

Everything was alright.

For now, anyways.

And that's the end of the chapter! Pauleen was killed, but she's back! I'll get the next one up soon, so keep reading and reviewing!