hey everyone. sorry I didn't put an authors note on the last chapter. this story is COMPLETELY my own, with side ownership of my friend who shall remain anonymous. we'll just call her littleporcupine (yes you should know who you are) R&R!!!

Normal POV:

Aquarius led Aries through many corridors to find Virgo. They found him in the kitchen getting food for Aquarius' father.

"Hey Virgo," Aquarius said while getting apples for her and Aries. Virgo was a young man, at age seventeen. He had brown hair and wore the clothes of a servant.

"I've told you a million times," Virgo said, "Stop calling me by my given name. I have to be called Victor here. Your mother hates my given name. It makes her think I'm possessed by a demon or something,"

"Yet they named me Aquarius," she said

"That," Virgo said, "Was your father. I remember that, even though I was only four," he said, clearly lost in his memories, "So," he said, coming back to reality, "Who is this?"

"Uh, I'm Aries," Aries said

"And she has some news for you," Aquarius said encouraging Aries

"Well," Aries began, looking up at the seventeen-year-old, "I can't really explain it, but read this. It'll tell you everything," Aries handed Virgo the letter. He read it, having the same reaction as Aquarius. He looked at Aquarius, she nodded.

"He wants to see you use the fire sword," she said. Aries took out her fire sword and released the flame from the handle. Virgo stood in awe.

"So--we really are going to save space and time?" Virgo asked. Aries and Aquarius nodded, "But what about here? I'm needed here to help your mother and father, Aquarius,"

"Time stops in your time period when you leave it," Aries said, "no one here will know that you left," Virgo still seemed hesitant

"Come. Let's go to my room. We can talk about this," Aquarius said

"But--but tonight is your feast night. We can't leave!" Virgo said

"Do you ever listen?" Aquarius asked, "Time here will stop. S-T-O-P. When we get back it will be as if we had never left," she was clearly ticked at Virgo. Aquarius grabbed Virgo's arm and dragged him to her room with Aries following close behind. When they got to Aquarius' room, they were about to start talking but a dark-haired messenger interrupted them. He carried a letter addressed to Aries and Aquarius. It read:

Aries and Aquarius,

I can see that you have met each other and have gotten Virgo. You still need to find eight more. Your next travel will bring you to Cancer. I will contact you again when you are ready to find the next protector. And, Virgo, you have a power as well as the girls. You can read minds if you wish to. That is why you could always know what your masters or mistresses wanted.

Good Luck! And happy traveling!

Scorpio

"Let's go," Aries said

"But how do we go--aaaaaahhh!!!!" Aries had grabbed the clock while Virgo was talking and they sped off.

The three teenagers landed in an alley, in what looked to be a city. Aries motioned for them to walk to the main street. Her clothes felt weird. She looked down to see that she was in jeans again. Finally! She thought. She was also wearing a futuristic-looking hoodie. She turned to Aquarius and Virgo. They had changed clothes too.

Aquarius wore her hair down now, with two small pigtails popping out of her head. She also wore white capris and a white peasant blouse. Virgo wore jeans and a sweatshirt similar to Aries'. Aries reached in her sweatshirt pocket, there was a note. Did I mention that your clothes would change as the time period does? -Scorpio.

"I--I'm in pants!" Aquarius said in a hushed yell that made Aries snap her head up from the note

"Welcome to the future," Aries replied. She grabbed her two companions' hands and dragged them into the open street. They walked around for a few block, taking their surroundings in. They were in a majorly futuristic city surrounded by advanced skyscrapers and hoverboards and hovercars. Aries spotted a guy her age. She went up to him.

"Hey, do you know a girl named Cancer?" Aries asked. The dark-haired boy responded

"Yeah, I do. What's it to ya?" he asked

"We need to see her. It's of the utmost importance," Aries responded

"What makes you think I will--" Aries handed him a five-dollar bill, "She's over there, in the skate park. She's the one with the pink streak in her hair," The three companions left the group of teenagers and headed towards what looked to be the skate park. They opened the gate and stepped inside.

"Watch out!" The three turned and dove out of the way of the girl flying towards them. They looked to see who it was. The girl emerging from the chaos she had caused had cargo pants, a blue long-sleeved shirt, and skater shoes. She had on elbow and kneepads, and a helmet covering her jet-black hair in a ponytail. In her hair was a hot pink streak. Her hoverboard was floating next to her.

"Whoa! Sorry, there," the girl said, "Hi, I'm Cancer," Aquarius replied

"Hello. My name is Aquarius and this is Aries and Virgo," we waved at the mention of out names, "And Aries has something to tell you--er-- rather show you, Aries," Aries came up and showed Cancer the note. She read it, but seemed unfazed,

"You expect me to believe this crap? This is totally fake!" Cancer said, clearly skeptical.

"Oh, really?" Aquarius said. Aries grabbed her arm and pulled her into an alley, totally out of sight of anyone else in the city,

"Wha--What are you doing?" she asked,

"Proving it," Aries said coolly. She pulled out her fire sword and created her ribbon of flame, and Aquarius created more icicles and they floated around her. Cancer was speechless.

"I--I thought this only happened in movies, and books and stuff..."

"This is for real," Aquarius, said, handing Cancer an icicle, "Hold this if you still don't believe us," Cancer took the icicle in her hands. It was freezing cold, and wet. Aries brought her fire sword near the icicle. Cancer felt the heat and saw the icicle melt in her own hands.

"Okay," Cancer said, "You've got my attention," Aries handed her the first note from Scorpio again, and Cancer read it this time in full belief. After she was finished reading, she nodded, and they went back out into the open. All of a sudden, a wadded up piece of paper flew at the back of Aries' head. She turned around to try and find the person who threw it, but she had no such luck. She picked up the wadded paper and flattened it out so she could read what was written on the inside.

Aries, Aquarius, an Virgo,

Congratulations on finding Cancer. Your journey does not end here. You still must find seven more protectors (A/N that's what I decided to call them). Cancer, you have a special ability as your new companions do. Aries can bring to life the fire sword, Aquarius can control water, Virgo can read minds, and you can control objects with your mind. That is why you are such a good hoverboarder, most of the time. Your next journey will bring you to Capricorn.

Good Luck! And happy traveling!

Scorpio

"We should go now," Virgo said. Aries nodded. She motioned for all of them to link arms. They were sent flying throughout time as Aries held the magical clock.

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