Vol. 14

Chapter 56

Later on the day which turned into night, Selina was walking home with Danielle. "Ah, Danielle, your home-made cookies were delicious."

"I'm sorry it took this long. But you might have been much happier if Eddie had escorted you home."

"Oh, no! You are mistaken!" Selina flipped. The two walked by a cafe with two other people looking at the display window. "Hey, that's a Danielle Bertrand. What a pretty picture. I'll bet she's pretty like that, too." They said as they walk on. Selina looked over to Danielle who was hiding behind her. "Danielle, you worry too much." Selina walked up to the window and looked a the picture. "You can draw like that, you are very kind, you make great coffee and cookies. Danielle, you are a wonderful person." Said Selina with a smile.

"Selina." Danielle didn't expect that from her.

"Cheer up, okay? Goodnight!" Selina took off home. Danielle looked at the picture from the window and smile from Selina's regards. Selina kept on running. "I said a good thing! I hope that Danielle would cheer up." She said to herself.

"Selina!" Said a voice, Selina looked up to where it came from and saw Luna sitting on the top of the wall hiding in the trees. Luna threw at her the Silver Moon belt buckle.

"Huh? It's my belt buckle." Said Selina. Luna dropped down and walked up to her.

"You dropped it at the park. Since it's yours, I expect that you take better care of it."

"Hey, I didn't realized that it pop out of my bag like that. I was in a hurry."

"So now you've seem all happy-go."

"Well...That's..."

"I'm relieved, because your problems are so simple, you recover quickly." Said Luna with such honesty. Selina didn't like what she said.

"Sure, I'm just a person. Luna, you idiot!" Selina ran off to the opposite direction.

"Huh? I thought I just told her the truth...Did I go too far?" Luna wondered. Selina kept on running and stop for a breath.

"Geez, that Luna! She doesn't know how to talk or get my situation!" Selina was upset until her buckle started to flash, then she heard glass breaking down the road. "That's the direction of Danielle's house!" She ran down that direction.

Admete stood by the broken window, holding out the Sunstone. "Give up the Iris Gem and return to being a Spirit." She told Danielle, who's in a mix of emotions.

"She's pretty but scary. Who are you?" She demanded. Admete did not answer.

"Samos!" She activated the Sunstone at Danielle and immediately got hold of the green gem. "Arise, Archangel Binah!" Danielle was transformed. Binah had long dark lose hair with a circlet with a green gem on her forehead. She has emerald eyes, and wore a mint green gown with matching formal gloves. She wore a pair of white booties and had green jeweled belt around her waist. Above her was a glowing halo and on her back pure white angel wings. Selina finally made it to the house and peeked inside to see the commotion.

"Danielle is a Spirit!" Selina started to panic. "Oh no." Binah opened up her wings releasing a green glow. "She's intimidating. But a girl's gotta do what she's gotta do. Even if she's scared out of her mind." Selina took out her cell phone and called everyone by video. "Everybody, a Spirit has appeared. Guardians, assemble!" She hung up the phone and prepared herself. "Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend me Your Light!" After her transformation, Admete left the house by jumping on a roof of a building and Binah followed by flying. When they reached their destination, Admete almost did a happy dance.

"My, this one has gone smoothly." She bragged.

"No, it hasn't!" Yelled out a voice. Admete frowned immediately.

"What?" Admete looked up to where she heard it and saw Guardian Moon standing on top of a unfinished building. She jumped down to their level.

"For taking Danielle, such a kind dream-maker, I won't forgive you! For freedom and justice, I, Guardian Moon! In the name of Diana, I will defeat you!"

"You came, Guardian Moon. Go, Archangel Binah!" Ordered Admete. Binah opened up her wings setting herself. Selina didn't want to know what's her move. Binah plucked out a feather from her wing and placed it between her fingers, then changed them into a shard of mirror glass. She threw it above Selina and the shard move itself around creating an object, a huge boulder. Selina jumped back and dodge it by a hair. "Very good, Binah. Play with her some more." Admete added. The shard continue to make raining boulders. Selina misstep her footing slipped to the ground. A giant boulder was just above her falling down quickly. Before she got crushed by, Guardian Earth grabbed her and took her away.

"Guardian Earth!" Selina has in mix emotions. Admete was not impressed and she ran away with the gem. Eddie saw her running.

"Leaving already? I won't allow you to!" Eddie followed her. Selina got up trying to stop him but was too late. Binah came right in front of her.

"Danielle, please! Don't stop me! Remember your gentle heart! Please!" Binah didn't listen, instead she pulled out more feathers turned into shards and created snakes charging at Selina.

Iron Fist, Collide!" The attack smashed the snakes into bits. Selina turned to see the three Guardians and Luna.

"You guys!"

"Guardian Moon, you did well to hold out by yourself." Commented Luna. Binah flew up and threw the shards in the air and created more boulders. Marcella and Jovana jumped out of the way but Hermione stood still and never got hit.

"Quicksilver Haze, Surround!" Hermione flooded the place with fog. Binah started to get weaker as the mercury seeps in. Selina jumped away from the fog to a higher ground.

"Guys, she's a nice person. Don't be too harsh on her." She told them and ran off. On the other side of the building, Admete was face to face with Guardian Earth and began combat. Eddie dodged her attack.

"Hand over the Iris Gem." He said it calmly.

"How dare you! Samos!" Admete lashed out a beam of flower petals directly at Eddie. She then formed a large shard of crystal. "This will finish you!" Admete threw the shard like a dart and approaching fast to Eddie, Selina saw it in time.

"Silver Moon, Watch My Aim!" She whipped the discus at the crystal and crashed it on impact. Eddie looked up from where the discus came from.

"Guardian Moon!" Eddie was amazed. Admete took the time to disappear. Selina jumped down to where he is standing.

"Guardian Earth!"

"Tonight it was your turn to save me."

"But..." As Selina walked up to Eddie, she accidentally dropped the silver pocket watch. The two went down to pick it up but stop when their hands almost touch. "This is your pocket watch, isn't it?" She asked. Eddie just stared remembering the painting he saw at Danielle's place.

"She..." That's all he said.

"What? Is 'she' the one you looking for? Does she have something to do with the Moonstone? We are looking for that person." Eddie picked up the pocket watch.

"Yes, but I don't know anymore than you do. But if that's your mission, you should have the watch." Eddie handed her the watch.

"Me? Really? Uh, one more thing, can you please give back the Iris Gem you took?"

"That I cannot do. I will not yield on this. The Iris Gems are important to me as well. And be on your guard, if I can, I will take your gem from you."

"What? So you are our enemy after all." Selina wasn't that surprised.

"Where the Iris Gems are concerned, perhaps. Farewell." Eddie jumped off the scaffolding and 'flew' off in the distance. Selina watched him go with a serious face.

"I'm on to you." She said to herself, then she heard a boom. "Oh shit, I forgot! It isn't over yet!" She remembered. On the other side, the battle continues.

"Tin Strike, Crash!" Jovana stretched her hand to an electrical box near the construction and suck the electricity out of it and transfer it to her arms. She then shot out the electricity at one of Binah's wings, leaving no feathers left. Selina came back and saw what was going on.

"Please...Stop attacking." She begged as Binah hanging on to her injured shoulder.

"She's weakening." Said Jovana.

"Guardian Moon, do it now!" Said Luna.

"Right! White Moon, Heal My Aim!" Selina threw the discus at Binah and sprinkle all over her. Danielle was back to normal but tired as she tries to get up from the exhaustion. She looked up and saw the four guardians jump away into the night.

Selina and Eddie walked into the closed art gallery to see Danielle putting up new paintings. "Selina!" Danielle turn to see her as she heard the door opened.

"Hey, Danielle!"

"Why did you call us over? I thought that you didn't want people to see you." Asked Eddie. Danielle laughed.

"I've decided to quit the hiding game." Danielle revealed the new painting that she was working on with the two.

"Wow, that's beautiful." Selina commented.

"Considering the model, it's pretty good." He added. Selina turned to him with an ugly face.

"Honestly, can't you say something nice?" Selina turned to see the self-portrait down. "Oh, that painting..." She then looked up and saw the new self-portrait.

"This is going to be my self-portrait from now on. Thanks to the both of you, I've gained the courage to say I'm me." Said Danielle. Selina hugged her tightly.

"I'm glad, Danielle" Smiled Selina.