Vol. 11
Chapter 43
After cleaning up her dress from the nasty spill, Selina stood aside and watched the people dance here and there with smiles across their faces. Even though I'm dressed like a princess, being alone is no fun. Selina thought to herself with a gloom face.
"Such a beautiful princess! Would you care to dance with me?" Selina looked up to see who was talking to her.
The man from my dreams! Selina was in utter shock. The man in green royal attire and a mask took Selina by the hand and forced her to dance with him. "No way! How in the world did this happen...This is like another dream!" The two wearing their masks not knowing who they are, dancing together as everyone in the hall watch the two take the floor. "You know, I was just thinking about you, and how much I wanted to see you..." Selina gazed at him.
"So was I." He said back. Selina felt a sudden familiarity that stun her.
What is this? It's strange...I feel like I've danced with him before, a long time ago. Selina was trying to grab that moment and remember it if she can. At the Princess' doors, Ellie walked up to the two guards, they both stopped her from going any further.
"Who are you?" They asked.
"I'm Ellie! I'm a friend of Princess Vittoria!" She introduced them and not looking herself either.
"What did you say?" They both looked at each other not knowing what to do. Inside the room, the princess was looking into her mirror being all nervous of her appearance.
"Everyone is just interested in the secret treasure. I only wish I was more beautiful...I know I'm just a throw-in with the secret treasure." Vittoria said to herself. Knock came upon her door, it then opened. One of the guards came in.
"Princess, someone calling herself your friend..." The man was interrupted by a push and shove from Ellie letting herself in the room.
""I'm Ellie! May I come in?" Ellie said happily. Vittoria smiled.
"Oh, please!" Vittoria allowed her. The two guards looked worry but the two left the ladies alone by leaving and closing the door behind them. Vittoria walked up to Ellie with joy. "You seem like a fun person. May I help you?"
"All I want is the legendary secret treasure!" Ellie raised her arms and let the demon come out of her. The princess screamed and ran the opposite direction getting away from her. The demon was too quick and possessed the princess' body leaving Ellie unconscious on the ground. Vittoria put on a wild face and walked to the purple velvet box which holds the treasure. The two guards came bursting in the room with concern written all over their faces.
"What's going on?" They saw the princess grasping hold of the box. She then ran past them with it.
"Move! Out of my way! The legendary secret treasure is mine!" Vittoria ran away. Her butler came out of the room to see what has happened.
"Princess Vittoria!" He yelled out.
"Something is wrong!" One of the guards mentioned.
"Has she lost her mind?" Said the other. An alarm was activated through out the whole embassy, making everyone worry.
"Selina!" Luna ran up to Selina who was still with man in green.
"Luna!" Selina couldn't recognize her with the mask on.
"Selina, something terrible just happened! Princess Vittoria has gone to the balcony with the secret treasure!" Luna informed her.
"What?!" Selina couldn't believe her ears. Princess Vittoria stood out on the balcony looking down to see if he was there. Paris was standing waiting at the bottom right under the balcony she was standing in.
"Oh, Paris!" Vittoria called out. She raised the box over her head ready to throw it to him. Selina grabbed whole of Princess Vittoria stopping her from throwing the box out.
"Oh, Princess Vittoria, please wake up!" Selina shook her but no use.
"Let go!" The princess pushed Selina off the railing.
"I'm falling!" Selina screamed out to Luna.
"Selina!" Luna quickly tried to grab onto Selina but end up grabbing her white silk scarf. Selina continue to fall when he grabbed her wrist.
"You got me?!" Selina looked up to see the man in green holing on to her as she was hanging by the wrist. Eddie was struggling of keeping his weight inside the balcony. The princess stood behind Eddie looking very eager.
"Both of you can fall and die together!" The princess rammed and pushed Eddie and his upper body came sliding out but he still manage to stay put. Luna charged to the princess and punched her in the face, knocking her to the ground. Outside of the embassy, Hermione and Marcella wondered what was happening.
"It seems like something is going on." Hermione mentioned to Marcella as they both worried the worst. Back at the balcony, Paris got anxious of the situation.
"You fools! You're in my way! Just think you're lucky to die with a beautiful woman!" He raised his hands aiming to the falling couple ready to take fire.
"Iron Fist, Collide!" A burst of energy ripped through the ground and hit him spot on. After he recuperate himself from the attack, he saw the two guardians standing before him. "Leave those two alone!" Marcella yelled out as Guardian Mars. Eddie's grip was slipping from holding onto her Selina's wrist. She eventually slipped out of his hands and he ended up only holding her silver bracelet.
"I'm done for!" Selina yelled out. Eddie jumped out of the balcony to reach back to Selina. Luna right away threw the one end of the scarf to Selina. Selina manage to grab whole of the scarf. Eddie was holding onto Selina's body as she swung the both of them to safety on the soft grass. Luna was grabbing the other end of the scarf with all her muscles helping them to land safely. As they landed without a scratch on them, Paris panicked.
"Shit!" Paris vanished as he leaped into the air. As the couple recover themselves from their 'soft' landing.
"Thank you, for this swing of a time." Eddie thank Selina with a smile as he tried to run after Paris, but was stopped by Guardian Mercury.
"Who are you?" questioned Hermione.
"I would like to know who I am as well. To do that, I must solve the mystery of the legendary Moonstone!" The Guardians and Luna who was still up in the balcony were shock for their ears.
"Are you our enemy or our ally?" She asked again.
"If we're looking for the same thing, I could be your enemy." Eddie gave her a sly smile and leap into the air and escape the property of the embassy. The two Guardians turn to look at Selina if she knew anything.
"Hey! Don't look at me! I never met the guy, and I didn't say anything about the Moonstone or anything close to it!" Selina was as confused as the other two.
"Well, it doesn't matter, you need to hurry up and transform!" Hermione yelled at Selina.
"Alright already! Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend Me Your Light!" Inside the embassy, people were shock to see the princess on the floor being knocked out. "What could have happened?" A paparazzi saw the commotion and took in the opportunity.
"This is an unexpected incident! This is a huge scoop!" He snapped multiple of times of the same scene. Across the street from the embassy, Paris was hiding in the corner of a building watching the chaos unfold.
"Come back to life, my other self!" A black aura surrounded the princess as she got up from the floor. The crowd grew anxious seeing her getting up like that.
"Clear the way! Any who disobey shall be sacrificed to the great ruler!" She held out her hand and let out a black energy over the crowd blowing them aside and made them unconscious. The princess held onto the box tightly, but was caught off guard by the Guardians appearing in front of her.
"I'm the warrior of the Hunt and Moon, I'm Guardian Moon!"
"I'm the warrior of Commerce and Thieves, I'm Guardian Mercury!"
"I'm the warrior of War and Passion, I'm Guardian Mars!"
"I'll never forgive you for possessing the innocent Princess Vittoria!" Yelled out Selina. The princess laughed.
"The legendary secret treasure, the Moonstone, is mine!" She responded. Luna stood hiding in the balcony watching the feud between two sides.
The Moonstone? She wondered. The princess raised her hand and let out the same energy but surrounding her body and letting herself float off the balcony and landing to the ground. The Guardians followed her the same way keeping her on sight. Marcella charged towards the princess and grabbed whole of her from behind, giving her a vice grip. The princess fell unconscious and to the ground but the dark soul came out of her and rose above the Guardians. They weren't surprise who it was.
"Oh, Paris!" They said, the dark soul brought out a hand and let out a black energy and try to blow the Guardians away. He laughed in the process.
"Suffer and die!"
"I can't move!" Yelled out Marcella.
"We'll die at this rate!" Selina added. Hermione grew serious.
"I'll see if I can do something about it! Quicksilver Haze, Surround!" Hermione let out a strong beam of mercury powder against the dark energy towards them. The black energy grew weak.
"How shameless of you to mislead Princess Vittoria1 In the name of Olympus, we will defeat you!" Selina took out her discus and set it to fly. "Silver Moon, Watch My Aim!" The discus hit the dark soul spot on and made it fade in the air. The Guardians jump for joy as they won the battle. "We did it!" The princess was regaining her conscious, as she got up she dropped her seeing glasses as fell fro her face. Selina went up to the princess to see if she's okay. "Princess, are you alright?" Selina asked with a smile. The princess wasn't sure what to say.
"Huh? What just happened? What have I been doing?" She asked desperately, wanting know everything. Luna transformed into her wolf self and leaped from the balcony and landed perfectly on all fours. (10 points to the black wolf!) She walk to the princess and spoke.
"By any chance, could you be our someone we've been looking for?" She asked with nervousness. The princess looked everywhere to see who was talking but wasn't sure.
"My glasses...I cannot see anything without my glasses." She feels the grass for her glasses, when she finally finds them she put them on. Luna tried again.
"Excuse me, Princess Vittoria, you're the person we've been looking for, aren't you?" The princess looked at Luna for awhile and then it hit her.
"AAHHHH! That dog! That dog spoke!" The princess fainted in Selina's arms.
"I guess she's not who we're looking for." Luna said it with a little embarrassment.
"Definitely!" Replied Selina. Back inside the embassy, the guests were beginning to wake up from their slumber. "what have we been doing?" "I have no idea." The paparazzi woke up and found his camera in tiny pieces, broken and miserable. "Oh! My precious film!" He was about to cry. The butler stood by the doors trying to get everyone's attention.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting. And now, Princess Vittoria will reveal the world's final legendary secret treasure. The crowd grew excited as the Princess came into the hall with her velvet box on hand. Ellie finally woke and found herself in the princess' room
"What have I been doing?" She wondered. The princess opened the box.
"Ta da! A 2,000 karat diamond. It is a statue of the Roman Empire's first princess." She explained with a smile. Eddie was watching the big appearance and smiled from the balcony. Paris was still in the same spot across the street realizing of the treasure's true form.
"What a waste of time!" He disappeared through magic. Hermione, Marcella and Luna in their gowns watched the surprise also.
"...That's a little bit, uh..." Marcella couldn't find the words to say.
"I don't think this is the gem we're looking for." Hermione added.
"Looks like we're back to square one with our search for that someone. Oh? Where's Selina?" Luna mentioned. Selina was by the bar looking eager for a drink.
"I'm so exhausted! Time for some champagne." Selina took a glass chucked it down. She suddenly felt a little light headed. "Wow! That was some strong stuff!" She backed up not looking where she was going and bumped into someone. "Oh...sorry! Excuse my manners." She turned to see who it was, and then smiled. "I thought you left?" She said.
"I needed to do something important." Eddie said back also smiling.
"What's more important than spending some swinging time with me?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm here ain't I? Why don't we go back to that balcony and enjoy the night sky together?"
"That's a great idea, but I think I had one too many or was it that one only, I'm not sure but I know for a fact that I can't walk a step. I'm way too dizzy."
"No problem, I can fix that." Eddie scooped Selina up and held her in his arms. Selina was surprised yet loving where this was going. Has he carried her to the balcony she held on to him by the neck.
Ah! I was just thinking about him and how much I wanted to see him again. She thought to herself. He sat her down and himself on the bench against the column that supports the balcony. Her back was against the column and he moved in closer to her.
"In a distant past, I feel as though something similar happened before. I feel like my memories may return." Eddie's face was close to Selina's and then he gave her the most sweetest kiss she can think of.
This gentle warmth...This has happened in the past somewhere. It feels so familiar. So soft...so warm...I feel like I've felt this way many times before. Your sweet lips... As Selina was trying to remember, Luna found the two alone.
"Back away from her!" Luna yelled out. Eddie and Selina turned to the woman in a black mask, Selina knows who she is but not Eddie and the same with Luna. "Who are you exactly? And why do you where those colours?!" Before Luna could get any answers, Eddie jumped off the balcony and disappeared. Selina was confused.
"What's the matter with you?" She asked Luna.
"Doesn't he look too much of Guardian Earth to you?"
"No way it's him!"
"How would you know? Did he told you?"
"No...We met in a dream...once upon a time."