Chapter 3: They Meet
"So this is where the God's live huh?" Lexi wondered as she scanned her surroundings. "Wow what is that!" She exclaimed as she kneeled on the ground to get a closer look at an unusually large egg. "It's like it's like I don't know a dinosaur egg or something." She said to her self as she hesitantly reached out to touch it. "It's so warm. It must still be alive." She whispered. "But where's your mother? If she really cared about you I wouldn't have been able to touch you. I know what it's like to be unloved by a mother. Maybe we're in the same boat. Don't worry I'll protect you." She promised as she gently grabbed the egg and brought it close to her. "I'll keep you warm." Her ears twitched as a noise caught her attention.
'What is that? Is that crying?' Lexi thought as she maneuvered past a tree to see a crying blonde girl huddled near the base of a tree covered in blood.
"Oh my God are you okay!?" She asked as she ran over to the crying girl. Blue eyes snapped up to meet her brown ones and the girl started trembling.
"Hey it's alright I'm not going to hurt you." Lexi assured. "Hey looks like you found one as well." Lexi observed gesturing to the gaint orange egg right next to her. The blonde looked to where she was pointing, eyes widening in wonder at what she saw. She hesitantly reached out and touched it smiling at how warm it was.
"Do you feel that what ever it is it's going to hatch soon. I promised I'd protect the one I found." Lexi informed as she watched the blonde pick up the range egg and place it in her lap.
"Valerie!?" Said girl flinched when she heard her name being called. "Valerie what are you doing up here, what's wrong? Oh my God what happened! Who's blood is that!? Are you hurt!?" Rachel asked concerned about her terrified friend. Valerie relaxed slightly now that she sees a familiar face but still refuses to speak.
"Who are you?" Rachel asked the dirty girl in tattered clothing, carrying a large egg?
"I'm Lexi."
"I'm Rachel and this is Valerie, are you up here because of the princes announcement?"
"What announcement?"
"The one where if you bring pictures of Mount Sacrean to the prince he'll marry you, my mom wants me to marry into royalty, that's why I'm here. What about you Valerie?" Rachel asked only for said girl to look at her with confusion.
"Wait you didn't know? Then why the hell are you two up here? Coming here is a death sentence!"
"Who cares I don't deserve to be alive anyways." Lexi said causing the two other girls to stare at her blankly.
"Is that what you believe or what others tell you?" Rachel asked. "Because I don't believe that's true." Rachel said.
"Whatever, I just lost the only reason I had to stay alive."
"And what was that?"
"My…my mom." This caused Rachel to go silent and Valerie to start crying again.
"What wrong with her is she mute or something?"
"I didn't think so but maybe she is." Rachel said. "What's wrong why're you crying?"
"Did she lose her mom or something?" Lexi asked guessing that, that was the reason she started crying when she mentioned the loss of her mom. The crying girl responded by nodding her head causing Rachel to gasp.
"What about your father?" Rachel asked causing Valerie to cry harder and shake her head. Rachel hugged her and tried to comfort her causing the girl to stop crying.
"Can you speak?" Rachel asked and Valerie shook her head no with a terrified look in her eyes.
"Hey don't worry, you don't have to speak."
"Yeah we can understand you just fine." Lexi added holding out her hand to pull the two girls to their feet.
"Thanks."
"No prob." The girls smiled at their newly formed friendship but snapped their head behind them to see another girl walking through the forest.
"Hello." Rachel greeted. "I'm Rachel. What's your name?"
"Zena."
"What are you doing up here?" Lexi asked.
"I'm here to take pictures for the prince."
"Whoa! Someone's willingly doing that?" Rachel sounded surprised.
"Do you want to marry the prince?"
"My dad said I would be happy." She answered.
"But is this what you want?" Lexi continued.
"What I want?" she questioned head tilting to the side in confusion.
"Yes what you want." Lexi responded with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm not allowed to want."
"What? Why not." Rachel asked and fear flashed in Zena's eyes and Rachel's questioning gaze turned into a look of understanding.
"I'm Lexi and this is Valerie." Valerie waved and gave a small smile to the doll like girl.
"Nice to meet you." Suddenly the girls were engulfed in a bright light.
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"So Sabo how long are you staying here?" Ace asked.
"As long it takes to complete my mission." Sabo answered.
"And what is this mission exactly?"
"…"
"Oh come on don't you think I deserve to know after all you left me and Luffy think you were dead for 9 years!"
"Well technically I just left you, I didn't know you heard about the Celestial Dragon's attack."
"And then you show up and tell me you've been working for the Revolutionaries since."
"Alright Alright already I'll tell you, enough with the guilt trip. When Roger made it to Raftel he found the Rio Ponneglyph and a voice told him what it said, He then passed on what he learned to Dragon knowing it would help him in his plight of taking down the World Government. All I know is that four Guardians from another world will come here and they will be saved by the world's strongest man; otherwise known as Whitebeard. My mission is to find these girl and help you guys look after them because they are going to be important. I think there is more in fact I know there is because Dragon was smirking at me when I first received my bounty from the world government with this knowing look and he gave me the same look when he assigned this mission to me. He also gave that look when I showed him yours and Luffy's first bounty poster."
"Whoa this sounds interesting so is there any reason he sent you on this mission now?" Ace asked.
"Observant as always Ace, but yes those girls will show up soon and they're supposed to have power beyond our imagination."
"Then why do we have to protect them?"
"Because apparently they're going to be more… sheltered for lack of a better term, then a noble girl, and Dragon said they have to do something before unlocking their full potential."
"Something?"
"He doesn't know that either." Sabo answered shaking his head.
"Well this will be interesting." Ace said finishing their conversation.
"What will be interesting yoi?"
"Oh yeah he gave the same look when looking at Marco's poster as well." Sabo mused.
"Hmm so me, you, Luffy and Marco huh?"
"Oi what are you talking about?" but the duo continued to ignore the poor phoenix.
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"Ow what hit me?" Rachel groaned as she rolled over on the sandy surface.
"Don't know but remind me to set it on fire next time?" Lexi added as she forced herself to a sitting position.
"Not before I cut it to ribbons." Rachel countered before they both grew a look of confusion and the four girls looked at each other with a raised eyebrow.
"Since when are you a pyromaniac?"
"Since when are you a swordswomen? They asked at the same time.
"I don't know since always I guess." They both replied and then turned to the two quiet ones in the group.
"And you two can you do anything?" Lexi asked.
"I can transform into demons." Zena answered before the three looked at the mute girl who smiled and blew a strong wind.
"I see, that's weird we all have some ability." Rachel said.
"Yeah it's strange, it feels new yet I've had it all my life?" Lexi said in wonder before their stomachs growled.
"I'm sorry!" all three but the mute girl apologized. Said girl looked at them with a look that said 'dude no need to apologize' while the three girls wore a look of fear. Valerie tried to comfort them by placing a hesitant hand on Rachel and Lexi's shoulders only to have them flinch away.
"Sorry." They said quietly and the three returned to normal when they realized they weren't in trouble.
"So what should we eat?" Rachel asked and of course Lexi answered.
"I don't know about you but I could go for a nice big fire."
"You eat fire?" Rachel deadpanned.
"Yep it's good, but I can't eat the fire I create because that's like cannibalism so I've got to start one." She explained as she rose from the sandy beach.
"And you two what do you want to eat?"
"I can chose?" Zena asked completely confused.
"Well not exactly but you'll have to help me find something. Speaking of which where are we?" Rachel asked.
"On some random island." Lexi answered with a shrug.
"Oh I see, does uh does this happen to you often?" Rachel asked calmly as if making casual chitchat.
"No, you?"
"No! And stop acting so calm!"
"Okay okay chill but what good will freaking out do?" Lexi said as she started hit to rocks together hopping the friction would get a spark to land on the firewood she gathered.
"Nothing but you could at least act like it's not normal." Rachel mumbled. "Anyways what are we going to eat?"
"I don't know as long as you don't eat these eggs I don't care, but looks like we'll have to go hunting for you three." Lexi said before Valerie sucked in a whole bunch of air before letting out a content sigh.
"Let me guess you eat air?" Rachel questioned with a deadpanned expression receiving a vigorous nod from Valerie and a laugh from Lexi.
"Well okay then you two have to go hunting." Lexi said as she finally got to eat her fire and starting a new one with her powers. "You guys need help?"
"No I can do it my self." Rachel responded with a smirk. "And then you can cook it flame brain."
"Sure, leave it to me." Lexi responded choosing to ignore the nickname.
"Re-equip." She said as a sword appeared in her hand.
"Cool!" Lexi said.
"All right I'll be back. Zena you want to help me?" Rachel asked.
"Do you want me to?" she asked still not used to making her own decisions.
"That would be nice." Rachel said and Zena rose from her sandy spot on the beach and transformed.
"Saton soul." She said and a bright light enveloped her body and her coal black hair turned white and her white dress turned into a revealing purple one piece that showed off a lot of cleavage and her well-toned stomach. (AN:/ Mirajane from Faiytail).
"Cool!" Lexi and Rachel admired.
"Damn right I'm cool!" Zena said with a smirk at the praise causing everyone's jaws to drop even the mute girl.
"What? Stop gawking at me and let's get diner! I'm Starvin!"
"What were you drinking and why weren't you sharing?" Lexi asked.
"HaHaHa very funny flame brain, come on Rachel."
"Okay." And with that the two went into the forest to hunt for food.
"Note to self Zena's transformation also make her bipolar." Lexi said receiving an 'Are you kidding me' look from Valerie.
"Yeah you're right major case of personality disorder huh." Valerie nodded at this.
"Anyways you tiered, looks like we still have time before the sun comes up to catch a few Z's."
"Yeah you're right we should wait for them to return." Lexi said with a sigh noticing Valerie's gaze at the forest.