Vol. 3

Chapter 13

I'm Selina Chase, 18 years old, My birth metal is silver. I'm in the first year of college under the Managing Program, hoping to manage a hotel or a apartment building. I'm just a little clumsy and a bit of a complainer. That's about it. One day, a strange woman in black named Luna Lupo showed up and turned me into Guardian of the Moon. But she wants me to fight bad guys. That makes me really nervous. Oh well, I guess everything will be okay. Hopefully.

During the wee hours of the morning in downtown New York, quietness lurks in the air until a disturbing rush of huff and puff with patterning of running feet. Who is it? Well, it's no other than Selina Chase, rushing to get to her class in time. "If I'm like this even before I get to class, I'll be so tired that I won't be able to study." Selina stop to grab some air for her dying lungs. She turned to a advertising poster that's been taped to the window of a pharmacy. The poster shows a young woman doing a workout routine with a drink in her hand. "'Cam's Recommendation for anyone tired.' Maybe I'll buy one, since Cam is recommending it." Selina gazed at the poster completely forgetting about going to class. On the same sidewalk behind Selina, Ellie was also in a huff to get to class.

"I'm late, I'm late."She said to herself, Ellie spotted out Selina standing in her way. She lifted her school bag up above, as she passed by Selina, Ellie smacked Selina's head with her bag.

"Ouch! What the hell are you doing?" Selina held her head avoiding a headache to form. Ellie kept on running to class leaving Selina behind in the dust. When the two made it to class on time, Selina confronted to Ellie. "Ouch, that hurts. What do you put in that bag of yours?" Selina pointed to Ellie's bag.

"For a hard head, you sure are soft. You made it on time because I smacked you. Be thankful." Manny showed up with a poster.

"Ta-da! I finally got a poster of Cam!"

"Manny, did you steal that poster from the pharmacy down the street, for shame!" Selina loves to tease. Manny gave her a sarcastic stare.

"No, I got this through a certain comic book store. If you want one, I have several left over, so I'll sell it to you at a cheap price." Ellie gave him the hand.

"No thanks, since I don't hang posters of girls up my wall."

"As you know, Cam Adelmar is from our college NYC College of Careers." Manny was getting all this information through his tablet. "She's 21 years old and already in eight commercials. Her monthly income is $25,000."

"Not bad! $25, 000! I wonder how many designer shoes she can buy with that kind of money?"

"Wasn't she scouted when she was walking in town?" Ellie asked.

"If that's the case then she's pretty damn lucky." Selina commented.

"Yeah, if I were lucky like her, I could do the same thing! Piece of cake! I can't believe those scouts never spotted me?" As Ellie said that she strike a pose. "They just don't know a good thing when they see it."

"To put it bluntly, the scouts do know when they see a good thing and that's why you were ignored." Manny crushed Ellie.

"You better hold on to that tongue of yours before it gets chopped off!" Ellie warned him.

"Frankly speaking at our college, the next star to follow in Cam Adelmar's footsteps is...Miss Selina Chase." Manny pointed at Selina, catching her dazing off by looking out the window. Ellie looked at Manny as if he has something growing on his head.

"You're only saying that because you have a crush on her!" Ellie embarrassed Manny.

"That's just great, now why don't you announce that to the whole world?" said Manny.

"Note to self!" Ellie responded. Selina got up from her seat and did a victorious pose.

"Me? A star? Shut up!" Selina gave Manny a 'you've got to be kidding' look.

Outside of the TV station, a group of young people waited to get Cam's autograph, "Oh, Cam! Please give me your autograph!" Cam signed as many as she could. "Hey! Please watch my show!" By the corner of the building, a man in a trench coat with glasses stood in the distance watching the commotion. Jason under his disguise thought to himself.

I can use this energy. He then walked off.

At Selina's apartment, "What? Sing together?" Selina exclaimed to Ellie who is trying to convince Selina into stardom.

"That's right! We'll storm the entertainment world!"

"Storm them? What are you, a cloud?" Ellie looked at Selina in confusion.

"No, no! I meant that we'd try to sell our songs! And we'll become bigger stars than Cam!"

"Stars? Are you out of your mind?"

"Yes, I am!"

"How are you going to do this when I can't even sing a note and as for you since when can you sing? You're on your own my friend." Luna walked in during their conversation.

"You do know, Ellie, that as a college student you don't have time for that. Right Selina?" Luna looked over to Selina for support.

"Yes, what she said." Selina responded.

"Well, I have nothing to be afraid of!"

"And you're going to be a Cinderella overnight." Selina said it sarcastically.

"Then I'm going for it!" Ellie turned on the radio to a pop station. She started to dance with it then singing it. I was horrible for both Selina and Luna.

"Hey, stop killing the cat!" Luna interrupted the show.

"What do you mean, killing the cat?" Ellie just looked at Luna in confusion, then she finally got the insult. "How rude! I'm going to be a future star!"

"Well, in that case, it's nice knowing you!" Luna shook Ellie's hand and went to the kitchen.

"Is she always this nasty?" Ellie asked Selina.

"No, that was just for you." Selina not helping the situation. Ellie went back to her 'dance routine'. "Why aren't you doing this at your place?"

"Because your my partner in crime. You are going to help me become a star!"

"Ellie, don't you understand the meaning of the word, NO?"

"You are so closed minded!"

"Me closed minded? You're the dreamer!"

"Alright, then let's both go our separate ways to become Cinderella!"

"I told you already! I'm not doing this, it's ridiculous!"

"Ridiculous!" Ellie picked up her bag and stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door shut.

"Who understands this girl?" Selina said to herself. She sat on the couch and turned on the TV, watching a comedy show. "Hey, Luna, do you like comedy?" Selina wanted to start a conversation with Luna and get to know her better.

"No, but just now with Ellie, is an exception." Another Luna pun.

"You are too funny sometimes. You should have your own stand up."

"Is Ellie usually this stubborn?"

"Oh, that's nothing compared to how she usually acts."

"Then she's the one who needs her own show."

"Once again you have done a pun." Selina's laptop started to 'ring', she'd opened up her laptop and saw it was a video call from Ellie.

"I want you to see my new act." Ellie said.

"Why do I have to watch your act?" Selina asked.

"Don't complain! Okay, here I go!" Ellie started to dance to some music in the background. "ARE YOU READY?" She's screams out as if she's on stage. Selina closes her laptop and turned to Luna.

"What am I going to do, Luna?"

"Pretend that none of this is happening."

Ding-Dong! Goes Ellie's doorbell, Manny waits out in front to come inside. "Manny Volk has come to see Ellie Donnelly after receiving an invitation by phone!" he yelled out to the public. Ellie opens the door slowly.

"Shush! Just get inside quick!" Ellie said it quietly. She lead Manny to the living area to have a chat. Many sat down on the couch as Ellie pull a chair out and sat right in front of him. "I got you here because I need you to be my partner to become a star!" Ellie did a pose. Manny was somewhat confused.

"Excuse me, but why do I have to be your partner? I have things to do." he wondered.

"Now, now, Manny, you need to learn about how to use your technical skills into stardom!" Ellie was trying to convert him.

"My technical skills?"

"Selina once told me that you'd be even more attractive if you use these skills into a turntable, you know, like a DJ."

"Selina said that?" Manny found it hard to believe. "Alright, what do you want me to do?" he finally agreed.

The beauty and the geek combo. This just might attract a lot of attention. Ellie thought to herself.

"You're going to have the best tech, Ellie!" Manny grew excited.

"Really?" Ellie responded not sure if this is going to go well.

During the night at Cam's apartment, it seems that the window was left open, blowing away the gifts and flowers the she receive from her fans. Cam was taking a hot shower. A shadow past by her apartment going towards her bathroom. Cam couldn't hear anything due to the shower and her somewhat off singing. All of the sudden the shower curtain were slid open, Cam turned and screamed for what she saw. A snake made out of glass blew a string of glass onto Cam's body, binding her tight. Cam struggled to set herself free, but no use. She fell in the tub as the glass snake continues to bind her in glass. "SOMEONE! HELP!" she yelled out. She reached out her hand but got stuck in a position due to the hardening of the glass that's wrapped around her. The snake brought out it's tail and touched Cam's hand. The snake glowed brightly transforming into a copy of Cam.

The next day at a public park, a stage was set up with balloons, signs, speakers and lights. A man in a suit of lilac with golden colour fleece trimming, wearing glasses was speaking through the microphone very enthusiastically. "You, too, and even you could follow in Cam Adelmar's footsteps! Everyone can be cinderella, starting today!" The man pointed to Cam. She showed up on stage wearing a orange cocktail dress, speaking through the microphone.

"Hi, everyone! I'm Cam Adelmar! How are you doing? We're looking for stars like me!" A big crowd grew around the stage.

"What? Is this the real Cam?" a girl asked. "It really is her!" The crowd seems shock to see a celebrity out in the open. A glass disco ball sits on the top of the stage, seems to be radiating some kind of energy.

"Everyone, make sure to apply to our Cinderella Talent Show!" Cam announced. The energy from the ball went over the crowd causing them to be hypnotized. "I will, I will." "I wanna, I wanna." The crowd repeated this over and over again. The man in the lilac suit started to laugh within himself, he is no other than Jason.

At the college, Selina was talking out in the hall with her classmates. "Hey, did you hear about the Cinderella Talent Show?" A student mentioned.

"What's that?" Selina asked. Ellie giggled at her.

"Oh, Selina, you're so behind!"

"I've got a lot of things going on, okay?"

"They're looking for the next Cam Adelmar through the talent show!"one student explained. "Since even Cam is assisting in the search, this is a pretty sure way to stardom!" another said.

"A talent show, uh?" Selina wondered.

"Exactly! I'm the one who's going to win! Right, Manny?" Ellie said it as Manny passed by, he stopped walking and turned around to face the girls. He was wearing extremely baggy pants and a baggy T-shirt with a baseball cap on the side.

"You are so right, Ellie!" Manny responded in a ghetto way. The classmates were shock for what he was and how he was behaving.

"You don't need to do that right now!" Ellie warned him.

"I'm just getting into my groove. Chillax!" Manny walked on to wherever he was going. The students just stared at him in awe.

Back at the park, the disco ball continue to radiate energy down to the crowd. "Everyone. What do you want to be?" Cam goes.

"A star!" the crowd responded. A police man passed by the park noticing that a lot of kids are not in school.

"You guys, why aren't you in school?" Another man running towards the stage seems to be in a pickle.

"Cam, what are you doing, canceling all of your appointments? You can't just go off and do things on your own!" He seems to be her manager.

"You too, can be a star, starting from today!" Cam continues. The two men got effected by the radiating energy.

"A star? A star!" both men gave each other high fives, Cam applaud encouraging the two. "Look, I can walk on my hands!" the police officer did a hand stand with ease. The manager stood on one foot. "Look at me!"

"Those are great performances!" Cam said.

"We're stars!" both men said, not knowing what's really going on.