Sorry,super late update. I keep rewriting this chapter but I still find it weird, anyway, on to the story:)
Rudy glanced at warriors in front of him. The fine warriors he had single handedly trained. To say that he was proud would be an understatement. He was super proud of them. Julie, Milton, Grace, Jerry, Eddie, Jack and Kim. They have all turn out to be of superb quality. Yet, all of this seemed useless. Everybody have changed a lot. They became different. Very different. Especially Kim. He was worried for her. The cheerful, optimistic girl have changed into a cold heartless girl.
"Rudy!" Grace palm connected with his cheek.
Rudy snapped out of his thoughts.
"Reality check, Rudy. I called you for a millionth time!" Grace folded her arms.
" Sorry, I was just thinking." Rudy looked up at them.
Jack snorted at Rudy's choice of words.
Rudy took a deep breath. He waved his hand and a file came flying through the door.
Rudy took the file and turned to the warriors.
" You guys have stopped a lot of criminals, Headquarters is very satisfied with you which is why you all are entrusted with this next task. This task is of much importance. You can't afford to slip up." Rudy had a serious tone.
"What is it?" Jerry asked impatiently.
Rudy cast Jerry an irritated look.
" I was getting to that. You guys have to protect Agate on its journey to Earth."
" What is that? Isn't that a french name for a jewel?" Jack let an amused look take over his cheeky expression.
" The Agate is more than a jewel. It has powers that can uproot the whole Realm." Julie said, while casting a disappointed look at Jack.
Jack ignored Julie's disappointed look and turned to Rudy.
" That doesn't seem all important. We can just send 2 to 3 person on the job. I'm super tired, I'm gonna sit this one out."
Milton's head snapped up at Jack's words. he was about to say something but Julie beat him to it.
" SIT OUT? NO WAY! You don't understand, do you? If The Dark get holds of this, they can released every creature we catch all this while. All our efforts will be wasted!"
"Whoa. Relax,gal. . I'll handle the damn jewel." Jack put up his hands in surrender.
Kim who had been quiet throughout the whole exchange looked up.
" No. We all have to go." She said calmly.
"Kim, I can handle..."
"Jack,you might be able to handle them but I'm not taking that risk. After all the battles we've been through, we finally managed to bring The Realm back on track. I'm not putting us through another eternity under The Dark." Kim interrupted Jack with a wave of her hand.
" Looks like its settled. All of you will go. The Agate will require your service tomorrow." Rudy snapped his fingers and they were out of his room.
Rudy smiled.
" Good Luck, XOXO."
The group had found themselves in their quarters.
"I hate how Rudy always transports us out of his room. It never does have a nice landing." Grace brushed the dirt of her skirt.
" Well,you can try to ask him to stop doing that." Milton said quietly.
" That would happen when Eddie starts talking or when Jerry stops killing people." Jack smirked.
Both Eddie and Jerry looked up and stared angrily at Jack but said nothing.
Kim rolled her eyes,
" We need to train." Her voice cold.
" Chillax, babe. We can go for snacks. I heard there's this new restaurant opened on Earth and it serves the best steak." Jack smiled widely.
" Humans can't serve anything nice. They are imperfect. And you disgust me. I'm out. " Julie turned on her heels and walked away.
" I can't eat too much steak. I'm out too." Grace waved and walked towards the gym.
" I don't like going out." Eddie stated before walking away.
" I'm still reading Marvel's new story." Milton gave Jack and shy smile and went to his room.
" I can't be bothered." Jerry glanced at Jack.
Jack turned to Kim, a big smile plastered on his face.
"Kimmy?"
" I'm busy." Kim expressed no emotion.
Jack frowned.
" But." Kim continued. Jack looked up hopefully at Kim.
" We can train together. It might be useful for the future missions." Kim looked at Jack, she made no movements.
" Of Course! Come on baby, let's go!" Jack smiled brightly and pulled Kim away.
Jerry look at the retreating pair and sighed. Fun, joy and love was something people like him could never get.
Kelsey looked at her master fearfully. She knew and seen what her master is capable of. Especially during his moody days. Today was one of those moody days.
" KELSEY!" Her master screamed.
" Yes, sir."
" You failed in your last mission."
" I'm sorry,sir. They caught me off guard." A stinging slap was delivered to her cheek.
Kelsey reached for her cheek. How many blows was delivered to this very same spot.
"They always catch you off guard, Kelsey!" Her master was angry. No, furious would be a better word to describe his anger.
" Your power comes in not handy at this times. Sometimes, i wonder if you are really on our side." Her master dropped his hands.
" Of course, sir! The Realm killed my parents and you saved me,of course I'm on your side! It's just that my powers aren't developed, all the spells now, i learned it by myself. I'm not that good of a teacher. It might be better if i got a teacher..." Kelsey stopped herself when she took in her master reaction.
" But... I was talking gibberish. You have given me so much. I wouldn't dare ask for more." Kelsey corrected herself hastily.
" Good. I received news that XOXO is retrieving the Agate tomorrow."
Kelsey eyes widened. " The Agate?"
" It holds immense powers that could determine mine and yours fate, you know what to do right?"
" Yes, sir" Kelsey nodded and retreated.
" And Kelsey?" Master called.
"Yes,master?"
" Don't disappoint me." He said sternly.
" Of course, Master, Of course." Kelsey bowed and closed the doors behind her.
Jack closed his eyes. Concentrating his powers on Kim's fire tornado.
"Jack,you know it's not going to work. We've been through that a thousands times." Kim taunted as she kept the tornado circling around her.
" I can hope,right?" Jack smiled and concentrated again, trying to transmute the tornado. He gave up a few minutes later.
" It's shorter today." Kim stated.
"Huh?"
" The time you took to try to transmute my powers."
" Its useless anyway. I'm going for the shorter method." Jack smiled and breathed before flaring his arms up in the air.
A fiery tornado appeared right beside him,circling him like Kim's.
" Trying to replicate my powers?"
" Wow. How you'd guess?" Jack replied sarcastically.
With a wave of his hands, he sent the tornado at Kim.
Kim put her hands up and the tornado got sucked into her palms.
" You know,i know the powers better than you, it is originally mine anyway." Kim stopped her own tornado.
" Like i said, it's worth a try."
" Fat chance. You can't win me." Kim smiled a little bit.
" And you said I'm the conceited one." Jack smirked.
Kim was about to retorted when Jerry walked into the room.
" Guys, we have a visitor."
Kim, Jack and Jerry walked into the room to see everybody already there. There was another figure on the sofa. It had herself or rather himself covered in a cloak, concealing every feature he/she possess.
Kim looked at the visitor up and down,taking in every detail she could get from him. They sat in awkward silence. Kim opened her mouth to say something but the mystery guy spoke first.
" I don't think I'm all that handsome. You don't have to check me out." It had a light tone to it.
" I...I..." Kim stuttered.
"Kimberly Crawford, rendered speechless. Hey, mystery guy, i like you." Grace smiled brightly.
" You might not think so later." The mystery guy removed the cloak.
Gasps were heard from the group.
" Hello,XOXO. My name is Criss Halen"
So the OC chosen is Criss Halen by Ataven343! Congratulations! Sorry for this late update. I know i promised for it to be up in a week but i was unhappy with the chapter and rewrote it plus there have been a blackout on June 23rd. Lol, I participated too so i didn't update. Sorry:(
Thanks to all who reviewed, PM, Favorited or alerted to this story. You are the best! Oh yeah, I may be discontinuing Aunt Charlotte cause it seems all too boring and it's getting lesser review and hits. Off that depressing note.
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