Vol. 17
Chapter 67
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
Danica Szep-Venus
Birth: October 22nd
Age: 18
Colour(s): Pink
Metal: Copper
God/dess: Venus
The Guardians was face to face with Guardian Venus and Helios the white wolf. "To answer your question, no, I'm one of the Guardians to protect Olympus, like you are." Said Venus.
Why am I getting this sense that I've seen her before. Who is this woman? Thought out Selina.
"It's nice to meet you all." Venus offered her hand for a shake. The other for shook on it with smiles and giggles.
"Sorry to break the festive mood, but we're in the middle of investigating a certain place. I'll fill you in tomorrow. Let's meet at the St. Mark's Church in the afternoon. See you later, Luna." Explained Helios.
"See you tomorrow." Said back Luna.
"See you, everybody." Venus took a leap and jump from rooftop to rooftop. The Guardians watched her took off.
"Off she goes." Said Hermione.
"She's pretty hasty, isn't she?" Said Marcella.
"But she's so awesome!" Added Selina.
In dark cool cave, a meeting was in progress. "Lady Pandora, why did you call us back?" Asked Lord Midas.
"We almost defeated Guardian Earth and recovered the Iris Gems." Admete made her point.
"It was the order of something big." Said Pandora
"Like what?" He asked.
"Guardian Earth must not be killed. You are to bring him back alive." She answered back.
"But why?" Admete was anxious.
"I do not explain orders!" Pandora told her off.
"Understand." Said Midas.
Back in the city, Eddie just enter his apartment and leaned on the front door in exhaustion. Still holding on to his shoulder and with heavy breathing. "Damn!" He punched the door in anger. "I couldn't protect her. He remembered back when it happen a few hours ago. "Guardian Moon." As he slowly walked away from the door and go toward the living area leaving a blood stain on the door. He sat down on the sofa and lean back to relive in pain.
"What a cool place you have here." Said an annoying voice. He looked up to see a hologram of Admete in front of him.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, once I knew who you were, it was very easy to find you, Edward Aarden."
"What do you want?"
"Well, now that we both know who we are, let's settle things once and for all."
"Settle things?"
"Yes. How about a duel, with the Iris Gems at stake? A fair fight, one to one."
"All right. I accept your challenge."
"You're a very good boy. Shall we meet at the high rise in the bay area, the new condo that's just finish?"
"Good enough."
"Then we'll meet at five this afternoon. Nighty-night, Eddie." Admete faded away. And Eddie grew nervous.
"Now, professor, screw you...um...see you!" Shouted Selina as she left her class ran for the intended meeting with all the Guardians. "That stupid Lenz. Every time I have to meet with everyone, she makes me stay after! I bet Marcy is going to pick on me again." Selina as thinking what would Marcella say to her. As she continues to run for her life, ahead she saw a hunched Eddie. "That's..." she slowed down and walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder. "What's got you so depressed?"
"SHIT! That hurt!" Eddie yelled out. He turned and saw it was Selina.
"What's wrong?"
"Tomboy? You're always energetic, aren't you?"
"Sorry if I hurt you or anything. And sure, I'm the year-round energetic and cheerful girl."
"That's good. Always stay that way." Selina expected him to say something cynical. We continue to walk on.
"What's wrong with him? He probably woke up with a back ache." Selina looked down to her hand and saw something red. "Huh?" She sniffed it a bit. "Blood? When did that..." She looked to Eddie. "It can't be. Is he...injured?" Later on, Eddie was getting closer to his destination. A hand crept up behind him and touched him on the shoulder. He reacted by attacking. But the attack was block with Selina grabbing his arm.
"Tomboy!"
"You move pretty fast! What do you think you're doing?"
"And what are you doing here?"
"I came because I was worried about you." she admits.
"Me?"
"Your shoulder, you're hurt. If you don't rest, you won't get better."
"It's no business of yours."
"Well, that's true, but..."
"Go home!" He told her off as he walked away.
"Don't talk to me like that! Hey, stop! Ohhh..." She continue to follow him. From afar, Admete sensed he was neared.
"Ah, there you are." She said. She activated something that it freak the two victims out.
"Admete?" Eddie suggested.
"Holy crap! What is this? What's happening?" Selina blasted.
"You idiot, why did you follow me?"
"But..." Suddenly, the two were trap in a energy bubble and flew them to the sky rise.
At the St. Mark's church, the three and Luna were waiting for you know who. "Even for that turtle Selina, this is a bit much." Admit Marcella.
"But she's not at home." Hermione mentioned.
"She wasn't at the college, either." Added Jovana.
"And we can't get a hold of her on her cell. Something's wrong." Said Luna.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Worried Marcella.
"Anyway, we should go look for Selina." Suggested Hermione.
"She's at the new sky rise condo by the harbor." Said a familiar voice. The four turn to who spoke and saw a golden blonde long wavy hair woman wearing fashionable clothes and a man of light ash blonde dandy flop hair and golden coloured eyes wearing around his neck he wore a long gold chain with a sun pendent hanging from it.
"Who are you?" Asked Marcella not recognizing the beauty.
"Have you forgotten us already?" Said the man. Luna's eyes went wide open.
"Helios!" Yelled out Luna.
"Then are you Guardian Venus?" Asked Hermione putting the two together.
"I'm Danica Szep. I 'm 18, a professional fashion model and taking part time college courses in fashion." She introduced herself.
"The enemy seems to be planning something at that sky rise condo." Said Helios.
"If you can't use the cell, there's no doubt Selina's gone into the condo by herself." Added Danica.
"If Selina did things like that voluntarily, I wouldn't have to work so hard." Said Luna under her breath. Danica and Helios headed off.
"At any rate, let's go to the sky rise condo now!" Danica ordered them and the girls agreed.
At the sky rise, the bubble appeared in front of Admete, disappeared and left behind Eddie and unconscious Selina. Admete holding her portion of the Iris Gems. "Welcome." Admete walked toward him calmly. "I'll put our Iris Gems here." She bend down and placed the gems on the ground. "Now, place yours." She started to back up.
"Before I do that, send this woman back." Eddie demanded.
"Not until I see your Iris Gems."
"Fine." Eddie stood up slowly and walked to the pile of gems to place his portion. He also backed up. Admete started to laugh. "What's so funny?" He got annoyed.
"No, I'm just happy because of how dumb you are." She responded and with that, Lord Midas appeared by the gems.
"Damn!" Eddie didn't see it coming.
"I'll take the Iris Gems." Lord Midas took all the gems and transported them to elsewhere.
"How dare you!" Eddie was about to attack.
"Careful. Any funny moves and that girl behind you will be burnt to charcoal." Admete threaten.
"Admete, take care of this." Ordered Lord Midas.
"Yes!" She said it with pleasure.
"Blast!" Eddie took out a razor leaf and fling it at Midas. Before he got hit, Midas disappeared and the leaf continues and cut Admete's right cheek instead. Selina opened her eyes and saw Eddie face to face with Admete. She sat herself up.
"Admete? Why is Admete with Eddie?" She asked herself.
"You! You scarred my face. I'll remember this." Scowled Admete and vanished. "Edward Aarden, if you want the Iris Gems back, I'll be waiting on the top floor." She invited him.
The Iris Gems? Selina started to think, fast. What does he have to do with the Iris Gems?
"I hope you live long enough to make it." Admete create the whole floor into a icebox, icicles started to fall from the ceiling.
"Look out!" Eddie grabbed Selina from an icicle. The two ran for their lives "Run!" He told her, but as he ran his shoulder continue to give him a hard time.
That injury to his shoulder...It's exactly the same as Guardian Earth's last night. It can't be. As they continue to run, the floor began to give out. "Enough already!" Selina shouted in anger.
"Hang on until we reach the elevator!" Eddie said to her.