Vol. 06

Chapter 24

The man stepped in and asked. "Are you a reporter? You are not allowed in these areas." The man was the captain of the ship.

Oh, he's too handsome to be driving this ship. Selina thought to herself almost she can't contain it. Luna felt eerie by the man's presence.

What is this strange aura? Luna thought to herself in awareness.

"It's not safe here." the captain mentioned.

"Oh, we just got separated from the rest of our staff." Responded Luna as she walked up to the captain and stand beside him. The captain turned to face Luna.

"I see, that is a problem."

"You wouldn't mind if you can help us find them, would you?" Luna asked with such sweetness and playing around with her fingers as she looked into the captain's eyes. He felt quite uncomfortable.

"Certainly..." Something about her bothers me. He had no choice but to keep on playing along.

Lucky Luna! She already found a gorgeous guy to fool around with! Selna kept that to herself.

At the front of the ship, Marcella and Hermione were enjoying the view and the cool breeze. "Oh, I just came up with a great idea!" Marcella blink on like a light bulb.

"What is it now?" Hermione didn't really want to here it.

"Since there are so many couples on this ship, there should be some that will break up!"

"So?"

"That's where we'll come in and catch those single guys! What do you think?"

"What do I think?! You're basically worst than me! You want to STEAL boyfriends? I should have stayed home and studied instead." Hermione dose not want to be apart of it.

The captain and Luna, who is holding onto his arm left the engine room with Selina behind them. "I would love to announce it over the ship's intercom, but I do not want to break the passengers' romantic mood." the captain reasoned.

"I totally understand." replied Luna. Selina just watched the two cuddle in discomfort.

I think I'm going to be sick.

What is this? I have a strange premonition. Why do I feel wary of this woman? The captain felt paranoid.

Why is he looking at her so intensely? I'm starting to worry. Selina wanted to break the two up.

"Captain. It is almost time." Thetis saw Luna and had a deja vu moment and felt nervous about her. Luna felt the same way about Thetis.

"Alright. Please excuse me, I must go now." He said to Luna.

"That's okay. You know what I think we can actually find our way, thank you." Luna let go of the captain immediately and backed up. Selina went beside her.

"Ahh! You guys were just getting to know each other!" Selina joked. Luna was too serious to have a little fun.

"Selina, we need to investigate! This ship is full of a God's aura!" Luna report.

"Seriously?!" The two ship mates went into the captain's cabin and closed the door. The two looked through Thetis bubble like a crystal ball.

"At last." Sighed Jason.

"Yes, the energy generated by love has almost reached its peak. When it does, I shall collect the energy from all 700 passengers at once. So, what do you think of my plan?" Thetis stare upon him.

"I'll congratulate you when you have succeeded." Jason didn't bother to look at her.

"I'm 99% sure this will be a success. Once I succeed, I hope you will notice me a little more."

"I will think about it." Jason reply.

"By the way, what were you doing with that woman?" Thetis grew curious.

"She was a lost passenger and needed my help to get her back to the rest of the people. Why you ask?"

"I swear I saw the woman somewhere but can't pin point exactly from where." Thetis tried to remember but no luck. Selina and Luna were looking through the of the captain's cabin trying to see what they're doing.

"What are they talking about?" Selina asked.

"I don't know, but what I do know is that I've seen that woman before and she is not human."

"Too bad for you. You guys could have been a great couple." Selina joked again. Luna put a glum face.

"I can't believe you, Selina!" When the two turn back to the window, the two ship mates were gone.

"They're gone!" Selina grew worried.

"They're probably really going to do something now!" Luna agreed to worry.

Back at the dining area, Marcella and Hermione were enjoying their dinner. Marcella shoved too big to chew pieces of steak in her mouth and chuck down a big drink. People were watching. Hermione was embarrassed by the way she was eating, she tried to make herself invisible. "Shouldn't you eat a little more quietly?" Whispered Hermione hoping to eat in peace.

"Nonsense! If I can't find a boyfriend, I'm going to eat all I want! I'm going to eat everything in sight!" She said this while shoving numerous of pieces of steak in her mouth. The intercom went on.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GATHER IN THE RECEPTION HALL. WE WILL BE PUTTING ON A SPECIAL SHOW FOR YOU." Marcella stopped eating.

"Maybe we should go!"

"Of course! It'll probably be better than staying here watching you devour half the ship." Hermione got up quick in relief. Selina and Luna were outside.

"It said the reception hall!" Selina repeated the message.

"That must be the showdown." Luna mentioned.

"Yeah." Selina agreed. The two ran for the reception hall. All the passengers were all waiting for the show at the reception hall. The curtains went up revealing Thetis in a sea blue cocktail dress white pumps and long white gloves. Jason wearing his captain uniform beside Thetis.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen!" Thetis greeted. Two crew members locked the doors from the outside and stand guard. Selina and Luna ran down as fast as they could. "We will show you the most romantic show you have ever seen!" Thetis crossed her arms in front of her, her eyes glowed. In a flash, she transformed into her true form. She wore a sleeveless blue body suit from her neck to her toes made out of fish scales, she wore long gloves of teal that seem to be made out of seaweed and fins came out of her upper arms. She wore a tiara with her symbol embed into and a green scar going across her left eye. She triggered the disco ball which turned into a bubble and spun spreading its light to the passengers. "Wow, this is something!" a woman commented. "This is a pretty elaborate show!" A man also commented. Marcella and Hermione stood there and watched.

"Marcy..." Hermione whispered

"That's definitely one of the enemy." Marcella relied. Selina and Luna ran not knowing where they were going.

"I don't know where the reception hall is!" Selina complained. In the meantime, Thetis continue to take energy from the people.

"You shall keep dreaming even after you go to the Underworld!" Eventually the group of people dropped to the ground as their energy gets sucked out of them. Jason turned to his normal self looking very proud as he noticed to girls were left standing.

"Bugger! It's Jason..." Hermione whispered to Marcella. Thetis was confused from the outcome.

"You two!"

"A terrible miscalculation, Thetis. You only stole the energy of love. Your trick does not work on these girls who are not in love." Jason explained.

"You two, why didn't you come here with boys?" Thetis had to ask, embarrassing the two girls.

"Shut up! It's none of your business!" Marcella replied as Hermione agreed.

"Pesky girls. Get rid of them!" Thetis ordered. The crew members turned into humanoid blobs frightening the two. Marcella grabbed a folded chair and cut through one of the monsters in half.

"How about that!" Marcella thought she got it but from the one it became two. "Damn it! It'll be endless at this rate." Marcella stood her ground using the chair as a shield. Hermione backed up from the monsters and met Marcella's back. They are now back to back.

"We can't transform now because they'll find out who we are." Whispered Hermione.

"We're in trouble." The two were surrounded by the monsters not knowing what to do.

"They are only delaying the inevitable." Said Jason as he watched.

"Argo: Jason, I miscalculated slightly, but I've collected a large amount of energy. I believe Lady Pandora will be pleased." Thetis mentioned.

"That's true." Jason agreed. Selina and Luna were still running to get to the reception hall.

"There it is, Selina!" Luna alerted.

"I know!" Selina yelled back. "Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend Me Your Light!" Selina transformed along with Luna. Jason opened the portal to their hideout as Thetis was all over the man but got interrupted. "Stop right there!" The two enemies looked up and the two girls looked up in shock.

"Bloody Hell! Guardian Moon! How the Hell did she get here?!" Hermione was in shock! Selina stood on the ledge of a big window being reflected by the light of the Moon.

"I'm the warrior of the Hunt and Moon! Guardian Moon!" Selina called out.

"Impertinent girl!" Thetis yelled out.

"How dare you only steal energy from lovers?! What about those poor girls who don't have boyfriends?!" Selina pointed them out, now that's exposure. Marcella wanted to kill her. "Under the name of Diana, I will defeat you!"

"Finally, you show yourself, Guardian Moon! I am your opponent!" Thetis leaped in such height and stretched out her arms and grabbed Selina by the neck and through the window, making themselves break through. Selina punched Thetis making her release her grip and landed at the very front of the boat. Selina almost didn't make a safe landing and stood her ground. Thetis raise her arms to the sky and created two giant sea tornadoes.

"Your kidding me!" Selina felt intimidated. Luna stood behind her.

"Be careful, Guardian Moon! Thetis is the Goddess of the sea, she can control seawater!" Luna informed her.

"Take this!" Thetis threw in a tornado aimed at Selina. She jumped away from it, and the tornado hit the floor causing it to create a hole on the ground. Jason stood by and watched the show.

"Good, Thetis!"

"Iron Fist, Collide!" The immense power was strong enough to turn the monsters into vapor. Marcella and Hermione transformed and ready to help out.

"Let's hurry, Guardian Mars!" Hermione pointed it out. Marcella was furious.

"Yeah! I have to pay her back a hundred times for humiliating us!" Meanwhile Selina was still manage to dodge all of Thetis' attacks but grew weak from jumping around.

"DIE!" Thetis was ready to bring in a tsunami wave hoping to wiped out the Guardian.

"Quicksilver Haze, Surround!" A fog of gray obstructed the Goddess' view of Selina.

"NO! I can't see a thing!" Thetis tried to wipe away the quicksilver off her skin until another attack came.

"Iron Fist, Collide!" Marcella came down with a powerful punch knocking out the Goddess from her stand, and made her weak.

"Do it now, Guardian Moon!" Hermione gave Selina the heads up. Selina stood up and took out her discus.

"Okay! Silver Moon, Watch My Aim!" Selina threw her discus to Thetis, Thetis didn't see the disk until it hit her, literally! From the impact, she disintegrated into vapor and the waves have stopped and the water has calm. Jason jumped to their view and face them.

"I underestimated you because you were just girls, but you seem to have become more powerful than before."

"Jason, prepare yourself!" Selina threaten

"We're up to our limit with you!" Marcella the same.

"Both of you, don't let your guard down!" Hermione mentioned. Jason held a shadow ball.

"You cannot beat me! This will be the end of you!" He then disappeared.

"Huh? Where did he go?" Selina asked.

"Did he run away?" Marcella concluded.

"Most likely!" Hermione agreed.

In he arrived within the shadows, Lady Pandora stood there and waited for his arrival. "Lady Pandora..." Jason was surprise by her presence and speechless.

"You used my precious Goddess, Thetis, without my permission and allowed her to die in the waters."

"No, it's a misunderstanding! This was all Thetis' idea to begin with." Jason tried to reason with Pandora.

"I will listen to your excuses at our household. But depending on the situation, I will see to it that you pay for this." Pandora vanished.

"Yes, my Lady." Damn you, Guardians, just you remember this!

The ship eroded into a shipwreck floating in the middle of the waters. The people were starting to regain their conscious back and saw where they were. Police boats were coming to pick up the passengers. The four heroes stood at the top and watched the people leave. "the romantic cruise is all ruined!" Selina mentioned.

"I'm not giving up! If I have another chance, I'm definitely coming with a boyfriend!" Marcella vowed.

"Who needs them when you can enjoy all the fun with your friends!" Selina mentioned.

"You're one lonely person." Marcella started it.

"What did you say?!"

"Geez, those two never quit, do they?" Said Luna.

"I'm going to arrange a meeting with company and see how's business." Hermione started working with her smartphone trying to ignore whatever is happen with the others. Luna Stood in the middle feeling hopeless and sigh.

"Oh, dear."