**Hey, guys! So yeah, Two can time-travel... Pretty nifty, right? Anyway, on with the story!
The Time for Ten - Chapter 7
"Time Travel? That's fucking amazing!" Nine yells.
"Yeah! When I died, I went to some place that was like a meadow, and my cepan was there. He had my chest, and we practiced. I got four legacies while dead, and one of them is time-travel!" Two explains.
"What're the others?" I ask.
"Sonokinesis, thermokinesis, and x-ray vision!" Two says happily.
"So it looks like we have the Garde who sneaks us around... Two paired with Eight or Kal would be a strong team." Six says.
"Six, I need to tell you something." I say to her. Nine gives me a glare as we walk by.
"Back in Chicago, when I first picked up the Life Crystal, Pittacus started talking to me. He explained how the crystal worked, and he also said that the only way to defeat Setråkus Ra is a combination of Ella and Pittacus' heir. Ella is the resurrection of Loridas, the tenth elder." I explain.
"Wait, did Pittacus tell you about any of us, like who we are the heirs of?" Six asks.
"No, but I want to go ask him now. Also, when I was in my coma thing, I realized that Ella isn't just the heir of Loridas, but also of Setråkus." I say softly.
"You can't mean-" Six starts.
"Ella's parents are Loridas and Setråkus Ra. Ra is an elder, and one of us is his resurrection. That's why Ella could hurt him with her assegai manipulation, because they're related." I tell her.
"And that's why he didn't want her killed, only captured... He cares for her." Six finishes my thoughts. "Go contact Pittacus. I'll tell Mar what's up." I turn away. "And John," I turn back again. "Don't let Ella know."
I nod a walk up to the old house. I take a right and walk up the stairs, every single one creaking as I step. I find a bed and lay down in it, and then close my eyes.
Pittacus... Please answer... We need guidance... I think inside my head. A vague image of the field and oak tree start to appear. C'mon, please? We want to know more about which elder we are...
The image focuses and Pittacus pops into view, again under the oak tree.
"So you want to know of the elders." He says in a questioning tone.
"Yes, we feel it's about time we knew who we are the resurrections of." I answer.
"Very well then." He says after a minute. "I won't tell you exactly who is who, but I can tell you the Story of the Elders."
"Should I sit down for this?" I say with a smirk.
Pittacus looks over his shoulders and gives a slight smile. "Possibly." He answers.
"Long, long ago, before the ten were born, even before Lorien was at it's Great Loric Age, me, along with eight others, formed a group called the Elders. We believed it was our destiny to save Lorien. We found the Phoenix Stones scattered across Lorien, and when all played together at the same time, a miracle happens; you can rebirth a planet. We elders did so for Lorien, and it became a thriving center. Along with the rebirth, the Legacies of the Garde were released, and the Chimaera, of which you have seven. The legacies, as you know, are superhuman powers. Each Garde can earn up to five legacies, along with three master legacies. Unless, of course, you are an heir of the elders. If you are one of the ten heirs, like you Ten of Prophecy are, then you can earn up to seven legacies and five master legacies. Anyway, back to the story. Now I will teach you the start of the nine Elders. Lets start with Periander, the first elder. Periander was a marvelous warrior. He had many of the rare legacies, including cobalt blasts and impervious skin. He was known for teleporting and creating water shows with his best friend, Solon. Solon is the second elder. He was a master with hydrokinesis and photokinesis. He would always tend to the gardens and make water slides for the children. The third elder is Cleobulus. She was a calm woman; she never went into the fights us other eight had. She was important because she could heal. She could also breath underwater, and that was helpful for Periander and Solon because she could do the behind the scenes work. One day, though, Cleobulus had a nervous breakdown. She had only those two legacies for hundreds of years, when suddenly after this outbreak, she gained many multiple more, including night vision and invisibility. This leads us onto our next elder, Thales. Thales loved to see how others reacted to his actions, and so he did many odd stunts to gain attention, including running up the side of a mountain using antigravity, and talking to animals to have them do weird things. He also did things like causing small natural disasters by controlling seismic waves. He really was a nuisance... The fifth elder is Chilon. He was a quiet man who often liked to hide in the shadows, but when it came to action he proved to be one of the strongest of all. He had super speed, agility, hearing, and strength, making him an oddly powerful Garde. He had these as legacies for a long time, but then finally developed his final regular legacy, an energy shield projection. This legacy created a forcefield-like shield in any direction from where an attack is being made. Chilon used his extra alterations to his abilities to his advantage, and was often the one to win training sessions. Bias is the next elder, elder six. She was a very strong Garde. She had super strength and could control all the elements. She enjoyed being around others, but was very defiant about falling in love because it could lead to heartbreak. She developed a brand new legacy which allowed her to create forcefields. She also developed the ability to rapidly heal and to duplicate herself up to four times. She was an amazing fighter and could take down any opponent if she was in the mood. Elder seven is named Trantus. She was the most unusual of the elders. Her main power revolved around time-travel, but she could also take legacies from another Garde and give them to herself, but both Gardes can still use the power. She also had sensior and was an illusionist. She enjoyed playing games with herself, or what we believed to be herself, until we learned that she could see and speak with ghosts on her command. She may not have been the strongest fighter, but she helped us to sneak around and complete missions. The eighth elder is named Loridas. I assume you already know about her. Loridas was not originally part of the Elders, she joined about twenty years before the Great War, although she had been born the same time as me and the others. She only seemed young because she was an Aeternus. She also had crazily accurate telepathy and later developed precognition and assegai manipulation. As you already know, Ella is the daughter of Loridas and Setråkus, but is the resurrection of Loridas, and only the heir of Setråkus. Loridas is also the one who cast the spell on you and your chests. Setråkus is the ninth elder. It does not surprise you because you've already pieced everything together. Ra wants to be the most powerful Loric there ever was, and nothing can stop him in his path. When we sent the Ten of Prophecy to Earth, he had to figure out how to stop you, and then followed pursuit. This whole war is about Ra wanting to be the best. Before Setråkus had gone evil, he could fly. It was a magnificent legacy and not the most common either. As soon as an elder caught word of him going to the Mogs, the other seven elders and I turned on him, and with the use of an ultra powerful Xitharis stone, we transferred the power from Ra to me. Shortly after this event, Ra left Lorien to join the Mogadorians. At some point with them, he developed his final legacies, many of which you now know. His most powerful legacy is the ability to take away other's legacies for periods of time. Ra is one of the most dangerous Garde to ever live. Now for the tenth and final elder, me, Pittacus Lore. I was originally a normal Garde, recieving powers like the other elders. After the point of the flight legacy transference though, I started to develop legacies like a madman. After the course of one year, I had developed every single legacy there was ever created, some even the other elders haven't seen. This is why I'm the only one who can fight Setråkus, I'm the only one left with an element of surprise. That's why Loridas and I created your charm and sent you ten away, to build up your legacies and have the element of surprise. Of course, Setråkus knows every legacy the six of you who fought him have, plus Number Five's because he was a traitor for so many years. But, because of your discovery of the Life Crystal and the fact that none of you have gained a master legacy, the element of surprise can still be held. And one of you precious ten Garde have the power that I once held, and much more, because in the years of my death, even though the surface of Lorien is dead, the inside has been brewing. Just recently, fifty new legacies erupted out of Lorien's volcano and were sent blasting toward Earth. Figuratively speaking, of course. My point is, the legacies are a special gift sent to you by us elders and our Phoenix Stones found in your chests. Use them to bring back Lorien. I know you ten are strong enough to do this. You all are Lorien's Legacies. Revive Number Three, train, and knock out those nasty Mogs." Pittacus finishes on a strong note.
"Wow...thank you, Pittacus." I respond.
"No need to thank me, I should thank you for having the power to avenge our people's death. I wish you the best of luck. Till next time."
Pittacus turns around and I gasp. His face is very familiar... It almost looks like...mine. Then the world goes black and I jerk up in bed.
xxxxx
Eight and I have been sitting on the roof for the past hour, watching the sunset and telling our stories of what happened after Eight had died. He was very vivid and creative with what happened after death. I told him everything, from taking out Five's eye to stuffing chocolate down my throat in New York. He laughed at that part. Suddenly Kal and Six teleport up next us.
"I have something to tell you guys..." Kal says awkwardly as Six nudges her forward. "James... He's a dud. As in, he's a dud Garde. He will never develop his master legacies."
"Wait, back up a step, what are master legacies?" I ask.
"That's why I brought her up. Explain." Six says and takes a seat beside me.
"Every normal Garde develops about five legacies, and three master ones. Master legacies are usually offensive, while regular legacies are usually defensive or just a bonus, like healing or an energy shield. But, see, as one of the Ten of Prophecy, you can earn up to seven regular legacies and five master legacies. Even more special is the infamous Heir of Pittacus. That Garde earns every legacy, and will continue to develop all of them as new ones are created inside the planet Lorien. Eight, what legacies do you have?" Kal finishes in a question.
"Uh, teleportation, shape-shifting, and walking on water. Telekinesis and enhancement too, but we all have that." He answers.
"Exactly. Telekinesis and enhancement do not count. So you've only developed two regular legacies and one master one. How about you Mar?" She asks me.
"I have cryokinesis, night vision, super speed, healing, and breathing underwater." I tell her.
"So four regular and one master legacy. And finally you, Six?" Kal asks.
"Invisibility, weather control, and forcefields." She says.
"So two and one. You all have a lot to go." Kal finishes.
After a while more of talking, we see John walk out of the house. We all teleport down to him. At this point, it is nearing pitch darkness.
xxxxx
"So what happened? Did you get a hold of Pittacus?" I ask him.
John was about to answer when Five comes storming out of the shed we were storing him and the two still dead bodies in.
All five of us ready our poses and I light my lumen.
"Who are you, and why was I in that shed with dead bodies?" Five asks. "Also, what happened to my other eye?"
"Wait, guys. The bracelets, they don't retract unless the prisoner is one-hundred percent Loric sided." Kal says with a smile.
John walks up to Five and shakes his hand, Five still being wary. "Welcome back." John says.
"Back? Where was I?" Five asks.
"On the Mog's side, being a traitor." I answer.
"With the Mogs? Never. You must be crazy." He tells me.
"Not if you were only, like, seven when they kidnapped you." I retaliate.
"Stop it. Lets just get to business." John snaps. "I was about to start a training session. Are you in?" He asks Five.
"I guess. Just don't kill me." He responds.
"Don't worry, Mar and I can heal." John says. "Six, can you go get the others? Malcolm, Sam, and Sarah are having a drink at the counter. Nine and Two are sleeping. Tell them training starts in ten minutes."
I nod and run inside. I tell the three humans, and then Two. Finally, I walk into Nine's room. He is laying on top of the covers, shirtless and pant-less. Only his boxers are left on. Of course, I think to myself in an annoyed tone. I go to the edge of the bed and lean over him to shake him awake, when suddenly his hands reach our and grab my hips. He pulls me down onto the bed, and I wriggle free of his grip.
"What're you doing?" I ask.
"What you and I have been needing these past few days." He answers, and then pulls me into a kiss.
At first I try to pull back, but I realize its no use. Then I realize how great he is at kissing. I eventually do pull back, and he gives me a cheeky smile.
"So it's official?" He asks me.
I pause for a moment and look into his handsomely dark green eyes.
"Yes," I answer and pull him in for another kiss.
**Hey, guys. That last part was for my fans who are Nix people... Romance isn't my type of thing, so sorry if it was cheesy. That part with Pittacus speaking is over two pages of typing... It took me an hour. Did you like my story behind the elders? There's still more that I haven't told yet... Stay tuned and please review!