Another chapter in two days?! Woah! Anyway I'm supposed to be working on homework buuut it's like 10 am so I got plenty of time today. Anyway please enjoy!
Arwen's phone went off a few hours later. She held up a hand to the others and walked off.
"Hello?"
"Thank kami you didn't change your number!" A peppy voice chirped.
Arwen burrowed her brows in confusion before realizing.
"Oh Ami! I'm sorry I almost forgot you still use your weeb words." She sighed.
"Hey! They're not weeb words! They're Japanese!"
"Yeah yeah Terran words, anyway what is it? Last time you called you were screaming about getting engaged." Arwen said.
Ami huffed.
"Well now I wanna scream at how me and Marie just now found out you live on Shuggazoom! Why didn't you tell me!?"
Arwen held the phone away from her before placing it back near her ear.
"Well sorry! Wait you and Marie live on Shuggazoom now?! Since when?!" She asked.
"Since a few years ago! This planet has a lot of neat jobs for me and Marie said this planet was much more exciting than Korlan 3 was." Ami explained.
Arwen agreed, it was much more exciting.
"Well this is amazing, maybe we can catch up later?"
"Omg we so should! It would be so sugoi!"
Arwen held back several giggles, she really hasn't changed at all.
"Right now Marie is going through all the audition tapes for the new Starlights. She said there's about 36 auditionees and counting."
"Oh boy, well tell her good luck."
Ami giggled.
"So maybe you, me, Emerald, and Rose can get together later? Emerald's helping Marie with auditions and Rose said something about visiting Brittany."
Arwen nearly dropped her phone. Rose and Emerald are here too?! This was like a Starlight reunion!
"Y-yes of course! I'll call Rose in a bit." She said.
"Kay! Maybe the ice cream shop at six?"
"Sure sounds good."
After saying their goodbyes, Arwen looked like she was on cloud nine. Willow looked over at her.
"Mom? Who was that?" She asked.
Arwen turned to her daughter.
"Old friends I haven't seen in years." She sighed happily.
Willow blinked but smiled.
"Well that's good." She said before continuing to talk to Mandarin.
Arwen sat down next to her, her smile frozen on her face.
Brittany, meanwhile, was on her way back from the post office when she saw a familiar person at Arwen's door step.
She was tall and had long brown fluffy like hair and deep pink eyes. She wore a long puffy sleeved white shirt and a long white skirt.
Brittany rubbed her eyes, trying to make sure that the person was real.
"M-mom?!"
The woman turned to her and smiled widely.
"Brittany!"
The two ran to each other and hugged tightly. Brittany's mom let go after a minute.
"So did you and Willow-?"
Brittany nodded, smiling. Her mom sighed in relief.
"That's good, how is she?"
"Good, she found out she's half Sueronian a while ago."
Her mom nodded and looked at the robot, floored by the size of it.
"Wow so all of you live here?" She asked.
Brittany pointed to the condo next door.
"That's where me and Arwen live." She explained, her mom nodding in understanding.
"Ohh, right."
She then fully turned to the robot before looking back at Brittany.
"Would it be alright if I came in?" She asked.
"I don't see why you can't."
Her mom smiled and touched her choker. It would be good to see Willow and her family again.
Most of the others went off to do their own things, with Sprx, Otto, and Chiro playing video games. Gibson decided to stay to work on trying to find Diamanda.
Mandarin went back down to the base to work on a few things before attempting to take a nap.
Arwen was all too excited. Ever since Starlights disbanded, the majority of the members went across the universe. Some got married and had children, some did their own careers, some continued to sing, but there were others that were hunted down by Sueronian hunters. She decided to read for a while, listening to the trio play games.
She heard Brittany come back up and didn't really turn.
"I hope it's ok if I brought a guest." Brittany said.
Chiro looked back at her.
"Yeah it's fine."
Arwen didn't look up as someone walked up right behind her.
"Since when did you read books on cooking?"
Arwen whipped her head up and nearly felt her heart leap out of her chest from shock.
"Holy hell!" She exclaimed as she got up.
"Don't scare me like that!" Arwen huffed before hugging Brittany's mom.
Everyone looked over at the two.
"Umm Arwen? Who's she?" Chiro asked.
The two broke apart and turned towards the others.
"Oh I'm sorry. This is Brittany's mother Rose. She...um..." Arwen said before realizing the boys were looking at her all lovey dovey.
"Rose!" She huffed, turning to her.
Rose blinked but then pouted.
"Fine, but you're no fun." She huffed, snapping her fingers.
The boys loving gazes stopped. Sprx shivered and he rubbed his arms.
"Don't ever do that again." He shuddered.
Rose giggled.
"Sorry I just wanted to see if it still works after all these years." She said, while Brittany held her head in embarrassment.
"I swear to god mom."
Gibson shook his head, trying to forget what just happened.
"Anyways Arwen you were saying?"
Arwen nodded.
"Anyways, she helped Brittany shake away from Willow's aura and convinced her to come here." She explained.
Rose nodded.
"I tried to help her throughout their lives but Willow's aura always pulls Brittany back into making her life hell. I guess it now began to weaken last year." Rose explained.
Everyone was hung on that last part.
"What do you mean by weaken?" Gibson asked.
Arwen and Rose looked at each other.
"Well a year ago we began to suspect that Willow was finally getting a hold of her aura, at least with the people on Natulis. This was during the time they started going off on their own adventures, and as time went on Brittany became less and less like a bully and...more like herself again." Arwen explained.
Brittany held her arms and looked down a bit.
Otto sat up.
"So what does that mean for us?" He asked.
Arwen smiled a bit.
"It means that there is some aura affecting you, but it isn't by a lot."
Everyone looked at each other, completely surprised. So their friendship with Willow...it really was all on their own! That was amazing news!
"Do you think we should tell Willow this later? She'd be really happy to know that." Gibson said, smiling.
Arwen nodded.
"It really would." She said, knowing that Willow's anxiety about her aura would be laid to rest.
Chiro got up from his game and walked over to Rose.
"Do you need anything to drink?" He asked.
"Water sounds good thank you."
As Chiro left the room, Rose turned to Brittany.
"So how's practice going? I heard they moved the date up." She said.
"Yeah, a lot more auditionees are coming in. Other then that, pretty good." She said.
Rose smiled and ruffled her hair.
"You'll do great, you might become as big as Crystal or me someday." She said, smirking slightly.
Brittany blushed.
"Mom please!"
Otto was then confused.
"Big as you? What are you saying?" He asked, narrowing his eyes as Chiro came back.
Rose looked over at Arwen, giving her the puppy dog eyes.
Arwen raised an eyebrow.
"And you used to keep me out of line. Fine! Just don't use your aura!" She huffed.
Rose nodded and in an instant a flash of light covered her body. Her entire appearance changed as she looked much younger. Her hair color reflected that of a sunset and her eyes were a light shade of satin pink. She had a long pink dress and wore a golden crown on her head.
She sighed and smoothed her dress.
"Oh it's been too long!" She sighed.
Everyone looked on in awe, minus Arwen and Brittany.
"Wow y-you look-!" Chiro began.
Rose twirled.
"I know, old. But I haven't used this form in so long." She lamented.
Arwen laughed.
"Are you kidding me?! You look like you're twenty again!"
Rose stopped twirling.
"You think so? Because my back is hurting a little." She said.
Arwen raised an eyebrow.
"Do you not remember your wings?" She asked.
Rose blinked before snapping her fingers.
"Oh yeah!" She said, sprouting one huge pair of white angel wings.
Everyone was now even more floored than before.
"Don't worry! They're not even that real. They're fabricated to look and feel like wings." Rose assured the four.
"They still look pretty." Otto chirped.
"Oh! Thank you." Rose chirped as Brittany covered her face with her hand.
Sprx narrowed his eyes a bit.
"Wait a sec...aren't you that lead singer girl of that band that Trent wants to join?" He questioned.
Rose's eyes widened.
"Trent wants to join Starlights?!" She nearly yelled in shock.
She then realized the previous question and straightened her back, pulling her wings together.
"Oh, right. Yes, I am Rosella Scarlette Serenity Lilac Diamond." She introduced herself, giving them a slight curtsy.
Everyone was silent before Sprx asked loudly, "What's with Sueronians and incredibly long names?!"
Rose shrugged.
"It's to show how meaningful or unique we are." She said.
More silence.
"Okay they're our code names for the council to figure out who we are." Rose sighed.
Everyone nodded, now getting the picture.
"So wait why are you here?" Chiro asked.
Rose clung to her daughter.
"To visit her! I haven't seen my baby in so long!" She cooed as Brittany tried to edge away.
"Mother please!" Brittany squeaked, her cheeks red.
Arwen snickered loudly as Rose turned to her.
"Is Trent really going to join Starlights?" She asked, smiling a bit.
"As far as I know, Brittany just sent in his audition tape." Arwen said.
Rose smiled widely.
"That's amazing! I've heard him sing and I know he shouldn't have much trouble getting in." Rose said.
Brittany looked up at her.
"Well we don't know if they made it co-ed again or not so he might have some trouble." She said.
Rose frowned.
"Seriously? Well best of luck to him anyway." She said.
Chiro walked up to them.
"Wait what do you mean by co-ed?" He asked.
"They used to be co-ed at some point but then for the remainder of their years they became an all female band."
Chiro nodded slightly.
Trent and Willow entered the room.
"I know he has money and all, but that doesn't give him the right to literally dive into coins. He should have some sort of massive head injury or something." Trent huffed.
"Maybe he is so rich, he defies the laws of reality." Willow suggested.
Trent rolled his eyes before looking at the others. He saw Rose and froze instantly.
Rose waved.
"Hi Trent, it's good to see you again. Your mother says-"
Trent then fell over onto his knees, too shocked to even move.
"Uh oh." Rose muttered as Trent began to wheeze.
"So how long was he like that for?" An older woman in gothic attire asked.
"A good twenty minutes before he calmed down." Rose giggled.
Arwen sighed.
"Well that happens when you find out you've known your favorite idol your entire life." She said.
"Well I'd be like that too, I wonder if we should tell him you're his aunt Emerald?" Rose asked a slightly older woman with dark green hair.
Emerald put up a hand.
"For your information, he already knows that. I mean who do you think got him into Starlights in the first place?" She said, crossing her arms and smiling.
"Wait he knows you're his aunt?!" A chubby girl with freckles, wearing an anime shirt, and had blond hair asked.
Emerald smirked.
"Of course he does, I told him my parents adopted me so that he wouldn't catch on about him being half Sueronian."
The girl with the anime shirt's mouth dropped.
"Well! That's good for him to know." She said.
The goth girl sighed and looked at Arwen worriedly.
"Now I know you care about Trent Arey, but I don't know if management is going to let him join." She said sadly.
Emerald slammed her hand on the table.
"He has to Marie! He's such a good singer!" She exclaimed.
Marie sighed.
"All Sueronians can sing Emerald. The problem is that management really set on making Starlights all female again." Marie explained, setting her laptop down.
"So if he wants to get in, he has to practice really hard and really have something different than the other auditionees."
Arwen and Rose looked at each other. Was Trent really special enough for that? He's not even that powerful of a sueronian! However maybe that's what could get him in. Arwen clenched her hands together, praying for as much luck as possible for Trent.
"We'll do what we can." Arwen said.
Marie nodded and felt two arms wrap around her waist.
"Marie you need to stop making everything so serious! It's unkawaii!" The freckles girl huffed.
"Only when it's necessary Ami dear. Besides this is a generally serious discussion." Marie huffed.
Ami pouted but leaned into her.
"It's still unkawaii."
Arwen sighed, she was never gonna let go of that anime shtick.
Rose turned to the ice cream lady.
"Another banana split please!" She chirped.
Arwen giggled and ate a bit more of her chocolate ice cream. It was nice seeing them all again.
Then the next thing Arwen knew, Marie was face deep in ice cream due to Ami accidentally falling to the floor.
And Sueronians were supposed to be graceful.
Mandarin turned over, now just beginning to wake up. He sighed as he got up and left the room to grab something to eat.
He felt better after that nap, however what happened with him yelling at Gibson and Sprx and Otto comforting him later still hung in his mind. Yes it was taken care of later after the talk they all had, but the after effects still lingered.
Mandarin nibbled on a peach covered in tomato sauce as he peered outside the base. He then noticed a box outside. He picked it up and looked at the note.
'Mandarin,
A few things to get you through your mood swings.
- Antauri'
Mandarin looked around before taking the box in. He opened it to find several items that made Mandarin...confused to say the least.
There was a container full of tea, bath salts, three candy bars, a candle that had a scent of lavender, two new fresh books with one on philosophy and another on pregnancy, a large stress ball, and a whole set of different condiments and toppings, including sprinkles.
"The hell do I need these fo-?!"
He then turned to the peach covered in tomato sauce. Actually the sprinkles don't look too bad right now.
"Antauri you're the weirdest being I've ever met." He huffed, silently thanking him.
Antauri watched from afar as Mandarin put a few sprinkles on top of the peach and eating it.
He smiled a bit before going back up. At least he was happy now.
Aww Antauri! That's so sweet! Anyway I reused Rose from a previous fandom where she was a villain and basically re did her entire story. And gave her a kid. Anyway thanks for reading!