Vol. 15

Chapter 58

At the dead of the night, Jovana was waiting at the entrance of a college. "I came to push Attie to go overseas, but...How am I going to tell her?" Jovana wasn't sure what to do.

"Let's repeat with a higher temperature on the specimen tomorrow." Said Attie as she comes out of the hospital with a colleague.

"Yes, that would be interesting." He replied.

"See tomorrow, then." She walk on.

"Goodnight."

It's her. Said Jovana preparing herself as Attie comes closer. "Uh, excuse me."

"Oh, aren't you Wilbur's friend?" Attie was surprise to see her there. The two walked to a park and sat on a bench. "What is it?"

"Uh, have you decided to study overseas?" Jovana asked.

"My, you get news quick. Did Wilbur tell you?"

"Please don't change the subject." Jovana said it firmly, Attie frowned.

"I don't know yet. I'm still trying to decide. A professor I admire teaches at the university I'll be in. But I don't want to part with Wilbur. If only he'd stop me!" She admits. Jovana stood up loosing her patients.

"What's wrong with you? You'd give up going overseas if Wilbur stopped you? Then why are you thinking about going in the first place? You can only choose one: study abroad or love. Otherwise, you'll fall between two stools." Jovana stopped and realized what she said. Shit! Wasn't I supposed to be encouraging her to go? Her speech made Attie think. The next day, Jovana went out with Selina and Luna to see Wilbur. Luna did some grocery shopping and made Selina carry it.

"The weight of this bag is incredible!" She complained.

"Turn right here." Jovana directed them.

"Jo, you know the way?" Selina was surprised of her sense of direction. "At last, I'll be in Wilbur's apartment! Who knows what sorts of pornographic garbage he hides in their." Selina added.

"I'm more excited to see his condition of his kitchen and see what I can cook for him." Luna mentioned.

"Luna, you just want to look good in a apron for the perv. Are you trying to hook up with him?" Selina teased.

"He's the one that started."

"Oh. Luna...Your more sick than he is."

"EXCUSE ME! I am a decent woman with class. You should speak for yourself!"

"Guys! Knock it off!" Jovana yelled at them.

"Oh, that's never going to happen. Not in a million years!" Luna continue. The three went to the apartment and knocked, Wilbur opened the door immediately.

"Hi, you three. Please, come in." Wilbur invited them in. As the three walked in, Selina was impressed.

"Wow, it's so clean. Who would of thought a flirt could manage to always keep their rooms good looking. What do you think, Jo?" Selina asked. Jovana sighed, not bothering on telling her the truth of the abyss of garbage that she experienced first hand. Selina saw a mug sitting on a table. "Oh, a mug with an unfinished drink..." She picked up the cup. She sniffed the drink. "It doesn't smell like alcohol."

"What are you doing?!" Jovana trying to make sense of her.

"Checking his bad habits." She answered.

"Selina." Wilbur whispered her name.

"Eh? Well...That's not going to work."

"Wow, that's impressive! She resisted. You need mental preparation to do that. Anyway, I see you're going to cook for me, Miss Luna." He flirted.

"Yes, Selina, let's get started, shall we?" Luna forced Selina into the kitchen.

"Hell no! Luna, I'm not cooking for that two timer, no, multiple timer!" Selina complained. Luna handed her a bag of carrots and a peeler.

"Peel the carrots!" Ordered Luna as she sets a pot.

"I'm not good at peeling."

"Then chop the onions."

"I'm not going to cry in front of him."

"Then start cooking the pasta." Luna was loosing her patients.

"I don't know how to prepare it." Selina was looking a way out. Luna hit her across the head and made her work.

"Honestly, you useless thing." Luna admitted.

"But..." Selina was starting to start the whole thing all over again. The phone rang. Wilbur picked it up.

"Hello. Attie?" Wilbur was surprise to hear her voice. Jovana had the courage to eavesdrop on the conversation.

"Wilbur, I've...made up my mind." Attie was calling from a phone booth as she said it a truck pass by honking his horn.

"I didn't get that." He responded.

"I've decided. I want to see you, Wilbur." she sounded desperate. Wilbur turned silent for a moment then responded.

"Okay. I'll be right there." He hung up the phone looking gloom. Jovana went back where she was pretending she hadn't heard anything and the other two continue cooking. "You guys, sorry but..."

"Uh, right, sure. See you later." Selina said.

"Oh, you heard me?" He was a little embarrassed.

"You idiot!" commented Jovana.

"I'll be out for a bit." Wilbur left right a way.

"Ah shit! I cut my finger!" Selina complained. Luna lost hope for Selina's culinary skills. Luna set the pot to boil with the pasta and head out for fresh air. Selina joined Jovana on the couch and watch the sun go down slowly as time goes by before there eyes. Selina took out the pasta from the pot and put in a serving bowl.

"He's late." Selina checked her watch. Luna stood outside of the building looking out. She also checked her watch.

"Huh...I wonder. What's taking him so long." Luna felt a sudden shock of instinct and looked up to the apartment balcony. She took a great leap and landed perfectly on the balcony in her wolf transformation and saw that Selina's belt was glowing. "Emergency! There's a Iris Gem in the neighborhood!" Luna started to knock on the glass door furiously. Selina turned to see where the knocking came from.

"AHHHH! Luna! What ever happen using the front DOOR!? And why are you a wolf?" screamed Selina.

"Both of you, transform!" Luna growled.

"Ohhh...Wilbur is late and now I'm ticked off!" Said Jovana.

"Me too! Using women as cooks and house-sitters...That idiot Wilbur!" Added Selina.

"Selina..."Luna was a about to cry in shame.

"I'm just kidding, Luna. Upon the Rule of Diana, Lend Me Your Light!"

"Upon the Rule of Jupiter, Lend Me Your Thunder!"

Somewhere else in the neighborhood, fire and explosion was everywhere. Wilbur was protecting Attie from any harm. "Very heroic. But give up. You cannot defeat me." threaten Admete as she stood right in front of them. Wilbur got mad and charged at her with his fists. "What a barbarian. Samos!" Admete let off a ball of energy aimed at him. The impact knocked him out to unconsciousness.

"Wilbur!" Yelled out Attie.

"Have a nice nap." Said Admete.

"You monster!" Attie yelled at her as she kneel beside Wilbur's motionless body.

"And you are a monster as well. One of the Seven Great Spirits, Princess Atalanta." Admete walked up to her.

"The Seven Great Spirits?"

"Yes. You are a spirit. Now have a look." Admete activated the Sunstone on Attie. It's power made the blue gem stone come out of her body and transforming her into a woman of strength. She wore a blue toga top with silver wrist bands, a blue medium skirt with a silver belt and silver sandals. On top of everything she wore a boar's head and fur like a true hunter. She wield a quiver of arrows and a bow.

"Atalanta is back!" She yelled out. The two Guardians made it to the disaster zone and saw their new enemy.

"Attie is..." Said Selina.

"...a Spirit!" Finished Jovana.

"Guardian Moon, Guardian Jupiter, be careful!" Warned Luna.

"For freedom and justice, the Guardian warrior, Guardian Moon!"

"Tonight we..." Jovana joined in.

"...are different from usual."

"We're ten thousand volts of anger, looking to crash onto someone." the both said it.

"For goodness sake, even their entrance line got contaminated..." Luna was embarrassed.

"Under the name of Diana, I will defeat you!"

"So you're steam?" Asked Atalanta.

"Yes! Thanks to you!" Selina yelled at her. Atalanta jumped into a large height and shot an arrow at Selina.

"Take that!" Jovana grabbed Selina from the shot. When it hi the ground it blew up. Admete watched from above.

"I have the Iris Gem." Admete gloated. All of a sudden, something hit her hand and made her drop the gem. "Crap! Who's there?" She looked to her side and saw Guardian Earth with his baton. The two went to ground level for a fight. "So you interfere again, you devil."

"You will not have the Iris Gem." Eddie responded.

"Look at that, it's no other than Guardian Earth." Said Selina with sarcasm.

"Hey, that guy is not bad looking?" commented Jovana.

"First you're so into Wilbur and you turned the page to this thief!" Scowled Selina.

"Take that! And that! And that!" Atalanta shot multiple of her arrows. One of them popped by Selina's feet and something indescribable grew out of the ground and bound her legs together.

"What is this stuff?" Selina asked.

"That will become your cocoon of death, you'll be six feet under before you know it." Atalanta explained.

"Crap!" Selina tried to struggle out of it as it continues to grow on her.

"She's going to pull you down to the ground and bury you!" Yelled out Luna. Jovana stretched out her arm to the closest electricity carrier and charged up.

"Tin Strike, Crash!" Jovana aimed at the thing that's wrapped around Selina and shatter it and then at Atalanta. Atalanta took her bow and twirl it like a baton against the electric attack. "Damn, my electricity!" Her bow is now fuse with the electricity. She took an arrow and shot it at them.

"Take that!" Jovana and Selina dodge the attack before it hit them. The arrow caused an explosion.

"Holy crap! That was close!" Said Selina.

"Why didn't my attack work?" Wondered Jovana

"So, you evaded. But I have a lot of shock left." Threaten Atalanta.

"Guardian Jupiter, do something!" Panicked Selina.

"I'll send both of you to the Underworld tonight!" Atalanta was sure of it.

"Quicksilver Haze, Surround!" The area was completely covered in fog. It took Atalanta by surprise.

"What the..."

"Guardian Mercury!" Called out Selina.

"Guardian Mars!" Same with Jovana.

"Glad we made it on time." Said Hermione.

"You know how hard it was looking for you?" Added Marcella. "Iron Fist, Collide!" Marcella aimed for Atalanta's bow and destroyed it on impact. The for Guardians surrounded the hunter.

"Handle sporting equipment carefully." Said Hermione.

"Thank you for not killing any endanger animals." Said Jovana.

"Now get moving." Said Marcella to Selina.

"Don't be bossy!" Said Selina.

"Then don't just stand around like an idiot."

"Who's an idiot?"

"Will you two knock it off?" Luna yelled out. Selina took out her discus.

"White Moon, Heal My Aim!" Selina whipped her discus over the enemy and transformed her back to original self dropped to ground. Nearby, Admete was still fighting with Guardian Earth.

"It appears that the battle is over." He said. Admete stopped in truce.

"Fine, you win. You can have the Iris Gem." Admete dropped the blue gem on the ground and waited for Eddie to pick it up. When he went for it, Admete blasted him with a shower of flower petals. "You fool, Guardian Earth. I have the Iris Gem." She laughed disappear.

"Admete, I will make you pay for this." Eddie was not proud of himself. Eventually, Wilbur woke up with a headache.

"Wilbur!" Called out Attie, as she ran to him.

"Attie!" The two hugged each tightly, never wanting to let go.

The next day, Wilbur was at the airport sending his love, Attie, away. "Attie, I won't say goodbye."

"I'm glad."

"I'll be waiting for you."

"Wilbur..." Her flight was announced for departure. "I'd better go."

"Take care." Wilbur watched her go off to her trip. Selina and Jovana were watching the couple from a distance.

"Jo, let's leave the poor bastard alone."

"But Attie might find a man in Africa."

"Oh God no!"

"Hey, Selina, this is all for the fun of it." Jovana ran to the direction of Wilbur's at.

"Give me a break!" Selina followed.

"Come on, Selina!"

"Cut it out!"

"I'm going to get him!"

"You evil cupid!"