Once Nerissa blinked the brightness out of her vision she observed her own body. She was taller, at least a foot taller. Her blue black locks spilled to the floor, and her lean figure adorned an ankle length purple dress showing off a sliver of flat abs. If her mother saw that outfit she'd have Nerissa in a sling. Heck Nerissa's whole family would have her in a sling.
But even more miraculous than the way she looked was the way she felt. Nerissa had never dreamed she could feel power like this. She felt-
"I'm a total babe!" Cassidy suddenly exclaimed. The pretty red was also taking in her matured appearance and flashy green and purple belly shirt and mini skirt.
She turned her big ocean blue eyes to her friends.
"We are total babes!"
"This is so weird," Yan Lin stated, "but it feels amazing! I feel as light as air."
"Um Linny," Halinor spoke up apprehensively, "That's because you are light as air. You're floating!" She pointed out.
Yan Lin gasped. "Oh my god! Oh my god! Get me down!" The more she panicked the higher up she seemed to go.
Halinor and Kadma grabbed their flying friend by her tunic shirt and pulled her back down.
"What was that?" Yan Lin asked once her dainty feet were planted on the ground.
Halinor pointed to her back; "I think it's safe to say those had something to do with it!" Yan Lin observed the tiny wings jutting out of her back. They were sheer like a dragon fly's but their sharp leaf like shape reminded her of plants almost. Not to mention they were greenish blue.
"Oh my god!" Kadma piped up looking at her own back. A look of fear crossed her face as the wings gave an involuntary flutter.
As the girls gushed over, complained about, and observed each others new appearances. Their forgotten enemy grew increasingly annoyed.
These were Earth's 'guardians'? If this was his biggest threat they may as well have handed them their planet on a silver platter.
Finally, he'd had enough of their silly chatter.
"ENOUGH!" He roared gaining the guardians attention.
"Is this some kind of joke? You five are supposed to be the legendary 'gaurdians' of the veil? Ha!" The air became charged with pure energy as his hands met together, lightening crackling between his claws, "I will eradicate you silly little human girls and have your planet!"
The girls stood stunned watching the creature charge up his attack until a disembodied voice demanded: DUCK!
Just as the attack zoomed their way, the girls jumped out of it's way. Their enemy didn't miss a beat he quickly charged up another attack.
"Silly little human girls." He laughed.
What are you girls doing? The voice spoke up again. This time Nerissa recognized it as Yari's.
You are warriors don't run away! All the power you need to defeat this monster is inside of you. Now call on your instincts and fight!
Yari was right.
Nerissa stood up.
"Ris what are you doing?" Kadma asked.
Nerissa kept her dark, angry eyes focused on the enemy in front of her as she responded; "I know you guys heard her too and she's right! We need to fight!"
As a third bolt of lightening headed toward Nerissa, in one swift motion she created her own counter attack.
"Catch." She smirked, sending the his attack right back at him double dose.
The lightening sent him sprawling back.
"WOO HOO! Go Rissy!" Cassidy shouted from her spot on the floor.
The next thing Nerissa knew she was surrounded by her four friends.
The bug-man stood his expression was something resembling anger. "Impudent little-! Minions!" Two beetle like creatures emerged from no where.
As he began to form his next attack Nerissa quickly directed her friends.
"Cassidy and Yan Lin take the creepy crawly cronies. Kadma, Hali and I will get big bad in the middle."
"Aye aye captain!" Cassidy nodded.
"Got it!" Yan Lin exclaimed. The two girls combined their powers and began fighting off the beetle brothers.
"Rissa," Halinor whispered frightened, "what do we do exactly?"
Nerissa looked into both her friend's eyes.
"I don't know what's going on either, but go with your instincts and fight!"
Kadma nodded her understanding while Halinor chewed at her finger nails.
Their enemy jumped into the air, allowing the girls to discover that his black cloak was not a cape at all, but wings. Shiny black wings. They beat the air furiously as he flew toward Nerissa, Halinor and Kadma.
Kadma lifted her arms and focused her energy on the foundation below. The stones of the floor began to pelt the creature in the face giving Nerissa a chance to aim a bright pink bolt of lightening at his wings.
"Aaarrgghhh!" He cried out before hitting the ground in pain. Sharp pieces of hail rained down on him. Nerissa snapped her attention to Cassidy and Yan Lin who had just joined them.
Yan Lin winked. "We just finished up over there and decided to come join the party." She jerked her thumb toward what was left of their nemesis.
"Gross isn't it?" Cassidy quipped.
The five girls teamed up there energy and focused all their strength on their original enemy.
These little-little- how can five impudent little brats be such a formidable force? The creature thought to himself. Just then he noticed Halinor cowering behind the wise cracking one who controlled water. Hmm a weak link…
He sent one large attack her way as she raced to take cover behind another one of her friends.
"HALI!" Kadma screamed.
Halinor paused and turned her wide eyed gaze toward the lightening headed her way.
The girls raced to Halinor's defense.
Kadma wrestled her blonde friend to the ground and quickly created a stone shield. The attack was so powerful it burst right through the shield sending bits of stone flying every which way.
Once Nerissa was sure it was safe she looked back up to spot their enemy, but instead she saw nothing, but laughing faces. They were back in the carnival…
What's to come. You will find out more about who Yari is, Halinor will have to confront her fears, you will learn this enemies name, the enemies interference will tie into the next plot, and I may switch the category from cartoons to comics since this is actually going to be based more on the comic books than the silly (yes the cartoon version is silly to me) version. All this and more coming soon.