Vol. 16

Chapter 60

Selina Chase-Moon

Birth: June 30th

Age: 18

Colour(s): White

Metal: Silver

God/dess: Diana

Hermione Driscoll-Mercury

Birth: September 10th

Age: 18

Colour(s): Royal Blue/Yellow

Metal: Quicksilver

God/dess: Mercury

Marcella Guerra-Mars

Birth: April 17th

Age: 18

Colour(s): Red

Metal: Iron

God/dess: Mars

Jovana Meallan-Jupiter

Birth: December 5th

Age: 18

Colour(s): Orchid Purple

Metal: Tin

God/dess: Jupiter

On a nice sunny day, somewhere in downtown, Luna was running away from a huge group of gangsters who were apparently chasing her. Thanks to her werewolf speed, she made quite a distances between her and the gangsters. Luna ran into a parking lot and ended up at a dead end. She kept her guard and stood her ground ready for anything. The gangster showed off their knives, chains, and crowbars trying to make her feel intimidated. The gangster wearing nothing but street clothing and a haircut with a horrible orange-dye job that makes his head look like a cat scratch his head. He walked forward with his knife in his hand giving her the most stupidest grin, making him look more of a slime. Before he could get any closer, knife flew from above and darted down to the idiot's toes. The guy almost had a panic attack thinking he lost his toes and looked up to where it came from. Luna did the same. On top of a parked truck, a man wearing a dark pair of jeans with leather boots, a purple v-neck t-shirt with a casual blazer. His hair is dark coloured and well done in combing and his eyes were the same colour as Luna's, gold. He looked down to her to see if she's alright. Luna couldn't believe what was going on. He then turned his head to the group of scumbags. The gang started to get a little worry, Luna saw their expressions on their faces change from one extreme to the next. The leader pointed to the man on the truck. "Fine! We'll let you have it! Let's get out of here guys!" All at once the gangsters went back to where they came from pretty quickly. Luna was confused of what just happened. She sat down by the wall and took a big sigh of relief and closed her eyes for a moment. Before she can open them again, the man jumped down from the truck and tend to her wounded hand, a small cut. She opened her eyes and saw the man wrapping her hand in a bandage dressing. She didn't say anything to him but stared with unease. The man looked back at her and gave her a glare.

"You don't say much do you." She said to him. He didn't reply. "Ok, what's your name?" Nothing.

"Clark! CLARK! Ohhh, when I find you Mr. Clark Butler, you're gonna get it!" Said a woman's voice. He turned and walked to where the voice was coming from. Luna followed him slowly and saw him and a woman hugging each other. "Oh, where were you? Jeez, do you have any idea hard for a little sister like me to keep an eye on you?!"

"You found me, ok? So, what's for lunch?" He asked. Luna smiled a bit as the two walked together home.

"His face looks better than Clark Gable. Hmmm, he's a keeper." She said to herself.

In the dark cool cave, Admete was examining the projection of her next victim. "Oh, my. This kind of girl has an Iris Gem?" the projection shows the victim holding hands with Clark Butler. "It seems that the seventh Iris Gem will be ours without difficulty." She giggled.

Luna was sitting by a fountain looking down at her reflection and tending to her wounded hand as she fix the bandage. Hermione was beside her hearing the whole story. "That's utterly insane!"

"Really. Wandering into the territory of multiple groups of gangsters, as if I had anything to do with them." She responded.

"Hi!" Selina greeted with a cheer as she ran up to the two with Jovana by her side.

"Sorry we're late. Hey, where's Marcella?" Asked Jovana as she looked around.

"Oh well, she said that it's Sunday, so she has mass with her father." Answered Hermione.

What? That never stopped her. Thought out Selina. Somewhere else in the city, Marcella was by a mall calling in her cellphone. After ringing three times, she heard his voice.

"Hi, this is Eddie."

"Hello, it's Marcella!"

"I'm out right now. Please leave your message after the beep."

" Oh crap." After the beep. "Hello, it's Marcella. I found a very unique cake served at a certain cafe. I wonder if you're interested in trying it with me. It's called tiramisu. You might not believe it, but I, Marcella..." As the machine continues to record the message, Eddie was out at his balcony staring into the distance, ignoring everything around him.

The seventh Iris Gem...I won't fail to get it. He thought to himself. Back to the fountain, Hermione was checking through her smart phone, pushing buttons.

"What are you doing?" Selina asked.

"Looking for the seventh Iris Gem." Jovana answered for Hermione.

"But my buckle isn't reading anything."

"That's why we're using this thief system to find out the Iris Gem's location. We have new data to work it out."

"Luna!" Hermione said it in surprise.

"Data input completed." Luna saw the device tracing out a map and pointed out the location. "The highest probability for the Iris Gem is in this area." All four took a walk to that neighborhood and saw a big house.

"So the Iris Gem is somewhere around that house?" Asked Selina.

"Within a sixty-five percent probability." answered Hermione. Luna looked to the top window of the house and recognized a manly silhouette of a certain person.

Damn it! That guy lives here? Luna thought to herself.

"So, let's go." Said Jovana.

"I'll wait here." Luna suggested.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked.

"Err, nothing."

"Luna, this is a very serious business. You should have more responsibility." Selina mocked her.

"How rude! I don't sound like that."

"Oh, it's all right. Let the old wolf lounge in the sun, Luna has her moments too." Hermione said.

"I'm very disappointed." Selina continue to mock.

"Then, stay in guard." Hermione suggested.

"Don't wander off, okay?" Selina added.

"Fine, I'll be a guard dog." Luna replied. "Selina is really enjoying her revenge." Luna heard a bunch of guys laughing and clangs of metal. She looked her surroundings and saw the same gangsters from early. Luna did not want to go through with this. "Why me!?" When the other three reached the front door, Hermione saw an envelope addressed to Vivian O'Hara sticking out of the mailbox, she then rang the door bell. The door opened and appeared a young woman in dark reddish-brownish hair, wavy long with brown eyes.

"Yes? May I help you?" She asked.

"Uh, excuse me. Are you Vivian O'Hara?"

"Who's asking?" All of a sudden Selina's buckle reacted, Jovana saw it too.

"The buckle is reacting." Selina said. The two looked at the young lady.

"The little lady is a Spirit?" Inside the house, Clark put on his jacket and slam through the door with out turning back, pushing away his sister and the door wide open.

"Clark! What was that for?! And where are you going, Clark!" Yelled out Vivian. Clark ran with lighting speed and disappeared around the corner into an alley. Vivian followed him inside the alley. "Clark?" She then heard a giggle from above. She looked up and saw a armored woman falling down to her. The group of three heard a scream and ran to it. Luna was still stuck in her spot trying to think of an escape plan. The slime with the stupid haircut walked forward and charged after her with the knife. Luna position herself for battle and ready to turn the punk into pulp. Before he attacked, someone grabbed her and took her away from the attack. The man looked around to see where she went. The gangster saw Clark holding onto Luna in his arms and landed on the edge of a wall, but couldn't keep his landing very well.

"What the fuck?!" Said the ring leader. The all watch to see if he'll fall or what. Eventually, Clark couldn't keep his balance and fell in a pile of garbage with Luna in his arms, but he leaped away landing perfectly on top of a slightly open manhole. The gangster where amazed by his ability and continue to watch as the manhole cover started to flip over. The group were freaking out, the manhole cover completely flipped and send the couple down to the sewage system. The gangsters just stared in awe. Back to the alley, Vivian was lying unconscious on the ground as Admete approached to her.

"Now I'll have the Iris Gem." She took out the Sunstone and activated. As she waited for the gem to come out, she realized it's not working. "What's wrong? Why isn't the Iris Gem coming out?" She then remembered the projection. "Oh no! It was that punk who was the Spirit. How careless of me." She stopped the Sunstone from doing it's job and put it away. "So the last Great Spirit is him."

"Hold it right there!" Said a very familiar voice. Admete look to where it came from. Guardian Moon, Mercury and Jupiter were squashed within the walls of the narrow alley.

"Now that we're here your evil is over!" Said Hermione.

"We won't let you turn an innocent child into a monster." Said Jovana.

"Under the name of Diana, I will defeat you." finished Selina.

"Silence! Samos!" Admete was about to release an attack but held it to see how the Guardians can manage their positions.

"Quicksilver..." Hermione fell over and kicked Selina in the face. "Guardian Moon, you're in my way!"

"But what can I do?" Selina said.

"Never mind." Admete canceled her attack and walked further away. "I don't have time to play with you today."

"You won't get away! Tin..." Jovana was about to shock everyone.

"HEY, WAIT!" Yelled Selina.

"You'll zap all of us!" Added Hermione. Before they can do anything, Admete disappeared. The Guardians were embarrassed. Inside the dark tunnels of the sewage system, Admete appeared. As she took a deep breathe, she almost vomit when she realized it's not going to be a pretty trip. "What a foul smell! Is that man really in here?" She took out the Sunstone and saw it's reaction. "That is why I can't stand punks!" She took one step and slipped her foot in the river of shit. "Oh no! This must be my worst trail." Down the tunnel lies the unconscious Luna and her so called hero Clark Butler.