I was kind of on the fence when it came to posting this chapter, but, in the end, I just had to for old times' sake.
Today, lovely readers, we have a special kind of chapter! It's just a tiny bit of a break from the main storyline, though still connected. and it's a goofy little thing to keep you interested while we work on the next one XD. Also because we were talking about it while writing last chapter and couldn't help but do this XD
Hope you like it! Oh! Before I forget, here's your hint:
I love designing costumes and making them come to life! People think I don't have good taste in modern fashion, but that's what makes my style unique ;) I actually made my own costume for Halloween this year! It was probably my greatest accomplishment ever! It was a musketeer costume ;D
Okay, now you can read it :D!
Yeah, I know, I edited the original Author's Note, removing the Morse Code warning for the next chapter. But I'm removing that as well just so you guys can get to reading. Now do as AllyiahtheAuthor says and read this chapter! XD
Christina's P.O.V.
Finally, after a long sleep, I got out of bed. I stretched tiredly.
"Yaragoblitobbbb…"
For some reason, I had a strange feeling. I couldn't quite place my finger on it, but I felt as if today would be an unusual day.
I scolded myself. Don't be silly! You and your best friend are in charge of a group of female knights who go about doing a whole bunch of weird things every day! What could possibly happen?
I had absolutely no idea...
I went down the long stairs of the castle, not going down the railings today. I was far too tired for that, and no red velvet rose shaped pancakes to motivate me didn't help. I couldn't help but notice the eerie silence. No one's here! Not even the usual castle guards.
Where could everyone be?
"Destiny?!" I called out uncertainly.
No one answered. She'd usually come to wake me up. That fact alone made this morning more unusual than usual.
Maybe she's practicing sword fighting in the courtyard with a dummy or our companions…
So, I walked to the courtyard, in hope of finding at least one of my friends. Even though she wasn't there, someone else I knew was.
"Malory!" I cried. "What in the crown's name are you wearing?!"
There he stood, wearing bright purple armor with butterflies all over it. It was a rather tight fit for him, and had a more curvy figure to it than his regular armor. He took off his helmet, and flipped his hair over his head. Need I mention the purple sparkles that flew out of it as he took it off?
"This," he started, "Is the newest trend of armor!"
"What do you mean?" I asked disgustedly, staring at one of the glittery butterflies.
"Some knights fell into a private meeting wearing different armor than usual. That's what I mean!"
He winked as I just shook my head.
What in Avalon is going on?
"Um, have you seen Destiny, or anyone else for that matter?" I hoped. "I can't find anyone!"
"Try," he paused then finished dramatically, "the drawbridge!"
With that, I left the courtyard, and headed out to the drawbridge. Thankfully, I found Fiona, Cassandra, and Savannah straight away, all of them wearing their armor and comparing theirs to two castle guards who didn't seem to even notice them. They were wearing the same style armor Malory had, just with flowers.
"By the Lady of the Lake!" I exclaimed, backing up and bumping into Fiona. "Sorry!"
"No problem," she assured me, moving slightly out of the way, then whispering to me, "Do you have any idea what's going on here?"
Cassandra was staring at the brightly colored flowers growing out of the guards armor, poking one of them.
"How is that even possible?" she murmured.
I shrugged as to answer both questions. "Malory said something about knights falling into a meeting with armor like that, and that it started a trend…"
Savannah's eyes widened. "Our armor isn't nearly that bad!"
"I know right?" added an irritated Fiona. "This is just offending!"
"Uh…" Cassandra mumbled. "Guys? Look over there!"
In the distance where Cassandra was pointing, knights everywhere we could see were all wearing girly armor! This girl armor trend was spreading like a fever!
An explanation popped into my mind. "That's it! Everyone has been infected with Girl Armor Fever!"
Cassandra, Fiona, and Savannah were all staring off into the distance.
Savannah's gaze wandered into the sky. "I think we broke the balance of nature by going to that meeting…"
I nodded.
"We have to look for survivors!" Fiona panicked. "Oh my ice cream!"
Her exclamation caught all our attention. "What is it?!"
She turned her head to us, eyes wide with disbelief. "What if…"
"If what?!" We waited in suspense.
"What if Mike and Andrew have been infected?!" worried Fiona.
We charged back into the castle. The castle was so huge, they could be anywhere! We had to find them and prevent them from getting infected!
"Andrew!" Fiona shouted.
"Mike!" yelled Savannah.
Where could they possibly be?
"Okay, guys…" I panted, out of breath. "I think you know what we need to do..."
Cassandra nodded. "We have to split up."
"Okay, Cassandra, go west. Fiona, head east. Savannah go south of the castle," I strategized. "I'll check North!"
I ran back up the stairs and was about to pass my dad's room when I heard armor clanking from his gigantic chambers. I hesitantly knocked on the wide doors.
A disturbing idea took over. Oh no… Now dad's infected?!
"Dad? Are you okay?"
No response.
Finally, I mustered up the courage to open the doors. King Artorius stood, staring out the window. It was too shadowy to tell whether he had the fever or not.
"Dad?"
He spun around.
"Oh em gee! Wassup Christina?!" he squealed, in a high pitched falsetto voice.
I started screaming hysterically, unfortunately now sounding identical to him. He was wearing rainbow armor with unicorns and fairies all over it!
"Your dress is totes to die for!" he exclaimed, sounding all fangirly.
I stepped back, my hand searching behind me for the doorknob.
"LET'S TAKE A SELFIE!" he declared.
I almost screamed again, but then halted in confusion. "What are selfies?"
He paused. "Oh yeah, they only exist on Earth! Plot-hole..."
"What do you mean plot-hole?" I asked, wide-eyed. "Not like this is a book!"
He started giggling. "Heh heh, yeah, totally not! Oh I know! VAN GOGH GET OVER HERE!"
Vincent Van Gogh rushed in, holding an easel, canvas, and paint brush. My dad went and whispered something in his only ear.
Van Gogh's eyes bulged. "Are you sure m'lord? Are you feeling well?"
"Jabberwocky!" King Artorius exclaimed exasperatedly. "PAINT THE SELFIE ALREADY! Christina, come and pose with me!"
I walked over with a heavy heart. I knew I would regret this. My dad threw a peace sign and flicked his leg in the air.
He whispered in my ear, "Hold still. This should take a couple hours…"
I cringed. Why did I have to pick North?
Savannah's P.O.V.
Thankfully, I didn't have to find the Nyan Cat Bros alone. I bumped into Destiny and Genna almost as soon as we split up. Luckily, they were wearing their armor as well, so they weren't hurt in the least. Then that got me thinking. Did the armourer make all those new girl styled armor sets? How would he have been capable of making flowers grow out of them? How could he have created all this armor in so little time? It didn't make sense...
"Have you seen those-?" Genna started.
"-knights infected with Girl Armor Fever? Unfortunately yes," I finished for her.
"That's what we're calling them?" Destiny asked, scratching her head after removing her helmet. "Let me guess. Christina came up with that?"
I nodded. "How did you guess?"
She smiled knowingly. "I have my ways…"
I raised my eyebrows a bit, but then was reminded of the task at hand. "Have any of you seen Mike or Andy?"
Genna shook her head worriedly. "I thought you knew where Andy was! Oh no! What if-"
"-he's been infected?" finished Destiny. "Let's hope not..."
We both stared at her in wonderment.
"How do you do that?" I wondered, awestruck.
"Do what?"
"Know how to finish our sentences," clarified Genna.
She blushed a little. "Like I said, I have my ways…"
"Anyways," steered Genna, getting back to the important matters. "We've got to find them!"
A couple minutes later, we ended up near the entrance to the castle again. Apparently, we had just gone in a circle! I face palmed. This castle was so huge, how would we ever find them?
Destiny huddled us together. "Is that... them?"
She was pointing at two figures, one was Mike's height, and one was Andy's.
I nodded slowly. "I think so…"
We walked over to the figures, who were staring ever so intently at a wall, and tapped their shoulders uneasily. "Hello?"
Andy and Mike flipped their heads around at the exact same times. Their faces were stuck in a grin which was honestly extremely creepy. They both wore armor that had poptart cats and a sky with shimmering stars. Their armor reminded me of something…
"Ah!"
"Andrew!" Genna became overwrought. "Stop smiling like that!"
They turned their heads back to the wall.
"Girl...Armor...Fever…" Mike mumbled in a trance.
"Totally...meow…fabulous..." Andy's voice resembled that of a zombie.
Finally! The poptart cats made sense! They were Nyan Cats!
Nyan Cat bros… I couldn't help but think.
How are we ever going to cure this?!
Fiona's P.O.V.
I felt like I was going in circles.
This place is like a maze! Why can't it just be one big hall like the meeting room in Grizzleheim?
I turned around the corner, and found Olivia and Mia questioning two knights. They were wearing their usual outfits though.
Good move on their part, I approved, then looked down at my armor. Wish I had done the same…
After a bit of a wait, they finally terminated their trial. It was then I revealed myself to them.
"Olivia! Evelyn! Mia! Am I glad to see some familiar faces," I sighed in relief, too relieved to mask it.
"Oh! Hi Fiona!" greeted Mia.
"We were just trying to find out what's with the get-up with all these knights," Olivia explained.
I got them up to date. "It's Girl Armor Fever."
"Girl Armor Fever?" they all questioned at once.
I explained how the name came about while they retold the story of how some mysterious knights fell from the ceiling of the meeting room. I could tell they were well aware that we were those knights as they had the same reaction as I did.
"Well, now that I found you three, we've got to meet up with the others," I explained in turn. "Only, I think I've lost my way in this maze."
"Well, that's what the map is for!" answered Olivia in delight.
I slapped myself on the head. How could I forget?
Olivia grinned. "We'll be at our friends' sides in no time."
Cassandra's P.O.V.
Hmm… I tried to think, passing a room filled with a bunch of guys busy chattering about how pretty they looked. Thankfully, I think girls are immune to this fever…
I looked down at my clothes. Yup, still gold. Nothing Girl Armor Fever related on me! Phew! I hovered further down the hall, and noticed Evelyn and Cleo standing in a corner wearing their usual outfits. They were staring at their nails and seemed to be discussing nail polish colors. I landed swiftly on the ground and walked up to them, waiting for them to notice me so we can discuss the emergency.
Now those girls might actually catch it, if they haven't already...
Evelyn made a disgusted face. "I hate cyan nails…"
"What?!" Cleo exclaimed, as if offended. "Those are my favorite!"
"Th-they are?" Evelyn stuttered, regretting what she had just said. "Did I say hate? I meant love."
They talked for another minute, and made it clear they'd never notice me unless I said something.
"Ahem!" I cleared my throat.
"Oh, hi, Cassandra…" acknowledged Evelyn, putting her hand up to her face.
"Have you two seen the knights yet?" I debriefed in a fury.
"Yes! They have a terribly eye for fashion," Cleo stated professionally.
"Wait. They did?" asked Evelyn. "I honestly didn't notice them. Been busy getting some fashion tips from Cleo."
"Uh, yeah!" Usually, it would take a lot to get me this frustrated, but apparently that was no problem for them. "Geez! Are you sure you too aren't affected by the 'Girl Armor Fever'?"
"The what now?" Evelyn questioned.
I rolled my eyes. As if she didn't get the hint.
"Ugh! Just follow me," I grunted, dragging them back to the others with my wings.
Christina's P.O.V.
"Good thing my friends aren't here…" I mumbled, somewhat grateful.
"What? Friends?!" Dad asked excitedly starting to jump up and down. "Oh em gee!"
And I spoke too soon… I grumbled, regretting to have openly expressed myself. Destiny should seriously teach me to bottle up my opinions since she does all the time…
The painter interrupted my thoughts, yelling, "Hold still!"
Dad returned back to his pose. "We have to get them! Then we can have a group selfie! Guards!"
All the knights appeared in front of each with the wacky styled armor.
I gagged. I think I'm getting sick just looking at them.
"Bring my daughter's friends here at once so we can have a group selfie! Oh! And don't forget my wife Gwendolyn!"
Before I could stop them, they all rushed out the door and almost immediately got back holding my friends, most in their armor, and others in their usual change of clothes.
Oh no... This better be a dream or else we're done for.
"Hey! What's happening?!" Mike suddenly cried in fright.
"Wow. Now you snap out of it Mike?" cried Mia in frustration and hopelessness.
"Um, why am I dangling from a knight's hand? And why is that knight and I wearing, yuck, girl armor?" Andrew added, disgusted.
"What in all of Avalon is going on in here?!" cried a female voice.
It was mom!
From the looks of it, she doesn't seem very happy...
You do not want to see her in a rage.
She slammed the big doors open and then slammed back closed. "ARTORIUS!"
Evelyn's P.O.V.
We all woke up with a start in a huge pile on the floor of our training room.
That was so weird! Was I the only one that visualized that?
"Guys," Mia asked. "Did anyone else just have the weirdest dream?"
We all stared at her.
"Okay then… I'll take all those stares as a yes."