Chapter 22

Commander Diavinx of the Enchanted Seven sat tensed in his office at his headquarters that was located in a secret base in Los Angeles. He fanned himself with his hand as he waited for his air conditioner to be fixed.

His desk was filled with so many reports that they looked like little hills. Some of them toppled over and spread all over the floor.His vice commander raised his brow at the papers scattered on his boots.

His blond hair was short on the sides. He had sharp eyes and bushy eyelashes. His pink lips remained sealed as he listened to Commander Diavinx yell at someone over the phone. He bent over to pick up the papers. He set them on the table and leaned back.

"This is just crazy. So much negative energy! It has been a while since I saw this!" Commander Diavinx slammed the phone down. "Look at all this." he motioned to the numerous reports on his table.

"It appears that most of the negative energy is coming from New York, sir." the vice commander responded.

"Hey you, hurry up and fix the damn machine already." Diavinx commanded the fourth class fixing it. Turning back to his vice commander, he whispered, "We have to solve this problem before the queen hears of it. I do not want to be interrogated by her, Quix. She scares me."

"She scares everyone, sir." Quix beckoned with a straight face.

"Quix, go and see the captain in New York. Ask him what the hell is going on. I can't understand why he would let this get to this extent." Diavinx anxiously ordered.

"Yes sir," Quix got up, gave a slight bow and left.

****

The candles on the table twinkled but they were put to shame by the full moon above. Rose petals graced a table with two glasses of champagne and plates of steak.

Smiling across was Whitney. She had her hand stretched out and met by lips of her companion. He looked up at her, and smiled ever so sweetly.

"Steve, this is so beautiful." Whitney happily said to him.

"Well, this is our fifth year anniversary." Steve grinned and gave Whitney's hand a gentle squeeze, "Don't you think it's time we took our relationship to another level?"

Whitney furrowed and slowly pulled her hand away. She set it on her chest and dropped her gaze, "You know that I love you but I'm not ready for that."

Steve clenched his jaw and took off his glasses annoyed, "When will you be ready? How long I'm I supposed to wait for you?"

Whitney met his glare, "I'm sorry Steve. It's just that I -" Steve got up and tossed his napkin on the table. "Steve,"

"Forget it,"

***

Steve grinned darkly at her and turned to leave, "I'll see you in hell ,sweetheart."

"Get back here!"

A sudden punch.

Whitney woke up screaming and hyperventilating. She looked dazed at Melonina who was on top of her in her nightdress. Melonina pinned Whitney's hands and sat on her crotch.

Whitney closed her mouth and breathed slowly. She heard the sudden noise of things falling only to see the furniture in the room dropping to the floor. From the corner of her eye, she saw a broken window.

"It was just a dream." Melonina softly whispered.

"What are you doing?" Whitney asked her stunned.

"Your powers went out of control. I had to restrain you in order to stop you from harming the humans in this guest house."

Whitney pulled her hands back and moved to sit up to which Melonina got off. Whitney eyed a bottle of water and downed it in a haste. Combing her hair back with her fingers, she coughed twice. Her body stiffened at the feeling of Melonina setting her palm on her shoulder.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Melonina gently asked with concern.

"No," Whitney quickly replied, her dull eyes facing the wall in deep thought. "Just know that my determination to kill someone has grown." she squashed the empty water bottle in her hand.

****

Waxx hummed a tune to himself as he left the secret hideout. He had a cherry pop in his mouth and his hands in his short's pockets. He was planning on going to the mall to buy candy from his favorite candy store.

He thought about the jaw breakers, the cotton candy, the marshmallows and his favorite - strawberries dipped in chocolate. His mouth watered in excitement.

"Oh man, nothing can spoil my day!" he exclaimed and pressed a button on the keys to his Bentley.

Waxx got into his car and started it. He was about to reverse when he saw the twins and Maradina through his side mirror. He pulled his green sunglasses down the bridge of his nose, leaned back on his chair and face palmed.

"Shit, how did they see me leave?" he asked himself and peeped out of his window. "Hey, could you move? You are blocking my way out." he requested of them.

"We want to go with you." Sanuika said.

Waxx's head dropped, "How did you even know that I was going out?"

"Derrick told us. He said that you are going to the candy store. We have always wanted to try human candy." Sana answered and the other two nodded.

Derrick you bastard. Waxx pumped his fist in the air. "Alright fine, get in quick." Waxx said to the girls and they smiled.

The girls looked out the car windows and admired New York City. They admired the tall buildings, the many cars and the busy people. The twins asked Waxx question after question and he cursed Derrick internally for every question asked. Waxx drove past the statue of liberty and the girls marveled at it.

"This statue reminds me of the statue of her highness back in Dark Star. Does this statue belong to the queen of the humans?" Sana excitedly asked Waxx.

"Humans are not ruled by a queen. Well the British have a queen. Do not ask me who the British are." Waxx answered. "Here we are!" he suddenly exclaimed.

The girls couldn't keep their jaws up when they set their eyes on the mall. It was a building like none they had ever seen. A building so tall that it made them feel tiny. One made mostly of glass but the people felt safe to go inside with their little ones.

When Waxx and the girls got into the mall, he noticed that everyone was staring at them and whispering to each other. He immediately realized that it was the girls that caught their attention. Their Dark Star peasant dresses were odd. Waxx looked at their feet and for the first time noticed that they were bare feet.

The attention didn't seem to bother the girls because they were too busy admiring the huge flat screen TVs around them. The one back at the hideout was a lot smaller than the ones they were looking at. They smiled and giggled as they got accustomed to Earth's surroundings. Waxx smiled warmly at them.

"Come on, you three need new clothes." Waxx said and the girls shrieked excited.

He led the girls to the nearest boutique. The store was filled with all sorts of clothes and slim women looking at them. The girls started to admire everything from afar. The twins pointed and whispered to each other with giggles.

Maradina on the other hand stood away and watched Waxx approach a woman standing idle in the middle of the store. She wore a blue shirt with a name tag and below were skin jeans. Maradina observed that she could have been at least sixteen.

"Hello sir, how may I help you?" she asked with a big smile on her face that didn't even touch her eyes.

"I need you to help those three girls over there find... err nicer clothes. I am not good with fashion." Waxx awkwardly replied.

"I most definitely will." She obliged and walked up to the girls. Waxx gave the girls a wave and they knew that they could trust the woman.

***

Waxx sat bored and alone on a chair that was opposite the dressing rooms. He motioned his chin up at a middle aged man equally going through the same agony. The man waved back in response. A woman walked out of a cube and together, they walked away.

Lucky bastard. Waxx sighed and crossed his arms.

Two slender women approached him. One of them pulled her sunglasses down and winked at him. Waxx faced away with a smile. It wasn't unusual for women to flirt with a man of his looks.

Waxx fixed his eyes on the door ahead and was reminded of his torture. He glanced at his watch again and grunted at the two minutes that went by.

"Why didn't I get Daisy to take them shopping?" he rubbed on his slightly bearded chin.

Sanuika suddenly jumped out in a skin jean and blue crop top. On her feet were the latest canvas. She absolutely adored the outfit as she checked it out through the mirror. She smiled happily at Waxx looking at his watch.

"Can I have this one?" she asked him with so much excitement.

Waxx gave the outfit one bored look. "Yeah sure, whatever outfit that gets things done here is fine."

"What about me Waxx? How cute is this one?" Sana stepped out wearing a short pink dress that hugged her little curves perfectly. On top of it was a blue short sleeved jacket and on her feet were brown leather boots.

"You look cute." Waxx answered while looking at his watch.

Sana's face turned red with anger. "You jerk, you aren't even looking." she ran to him and pulled his ears.

Waxx whined and tried to get her off. "Let go of me! Come on you are causing a scene!" he pleaded.

"What kind of a man looks away when a girl is wearing a cute outfit?" Sana furiously asked him and tightened her grip on his ears.

"A gentleman," Waxx shoved Sana away and pulled his collar in place. "You three may be a little over a hundred years old but here, you are teenagers. The last thing I need is people calling the cops on me."

The twins squinted their eyes at each other confused. "Cops?" Sanuika voiced their query.

"The police, they may arrest me." Waxx studied Sana's pink dress. "That dress won't do. It's too much for a teenager. I can't believe I'm saying this but go and try on something else."

His remark was met with a growl, "What exactly is wrong with this dress?"

Waxx looked over his shoulder and brought back his wide eyes to Sana, "Are you kidding me?" he shook his head. "Look, that's a dress a woman wears to a club. It's not appropriate for a teenager especially one who looks fifteen."

"Listen to your father, honey." a heavy African American strolled by and nodded her head impressed by Waxx.

Waxx scratched his head and smiled awkwardly at her. Sana on the other hand crossed her arms flustered. She shrugged her sister off only to meet Waxx's stern face. He pointed to the dressing room and she twisted her lips.

Waxx looked around and pulled out a dark dress. He took one look at it and shoved it in Sana's chest. She held it up and smiled at the fact that it was actually cute. It was a cotton dress of long sleeves. Sana lined it against her body and nodded at the short length.

"I like this one." she admitted to Waxx's relief.

"Good, now go see if you can fit it." he impatiently demanded.

"Um guys..." Sanuika suddenly said and they turned their attention to her. "Take a look at Maradina." she pointed.

Maradina stood there blushing in her yellow blouse and white bum shorts. On her feet were brown high wage heels. Sana and Sanuika's jaw dropped at how cute she looked. None of them had ever seen Maradina's legs before and they were beautifully long and slender. White as snow and smooth as silk.

Maradina blushed even more as she waited for Waxx's opinion. Waxx left the twins and slowly approached her. Maradina's heart beat faster with every step he took and her face got redder the closer he got. Waxx placed his hands on her shoulders and Maradina closed her eyes. She didn't dare to look into his eyes through his green sunglasses.

"Maradina," Waxx said and she opened one eye. "Are you happy with your outfit?" he asked her and she nervously nodded her head.

"Great! Now let me pay for all your shit and then we finally go to the candy store."

Waxx dashed to the cashier with his debit card out. The girls stood there with mouths agape in shock. They, however, quickly got over their shock when they all agreed that Waxx was a weird man. They picked up their clothes and went to the cashier.

****

A portal to New York opened and vice Commander Quix stepped out of it. He was in the company with three other officers in brown uniforms. Fourteen guards in the same uniform stood in two opposite lines. They bowed their heads at him and two led him to the four story building ahead.

Two guards opened the double doors wide enough for the men to get it. The sound of their heavy footsteps echoed across the hallway. Not a single darkas god loitered in the hallway for it was considered a sign of disrespect to cross paths with a high ranking warrior.

They finally came to a door labeled 'Captain's office' and it was immediately opened by the warrior standing guard. The captain was reading a document when Quix walked into his office. He immediately got up and bowed his head in respect. One man pulled a chair for Quix but he held his hand up as a sign of refusal.

"You must understand that I am not going to be long, captain." Quix said with coldness and an icy gaze so intimidating.

"But of course sir." the captain responded.

Quix, still with a straight face, continued, "I have been sent here by the orders of Commander Diavinx. This is due to the received reports of the high negative levels of energy in this area. Care to explain?"

"We don't understand what is happening either. My troops are still investigating." the captain regretfully explained and nervously tucked his lips.

"I see, do you require assistance with your on going investigations?" Quix fired another question.

"So far we have everything under control, sir. But if need arises, I will be sure to contact you." the captain confidently replied.

Upon hearing this, Quix headed for the door. He paused at the open door, "Be sure to send daily reports regarding this matter. The rise of negative energy is too dire to ignore. We must get it under control as soon as possible."

The captain cleared his throat. "Yes sir, we will do everything we can and more to stabilize everything." he assured.

"Good," Quix turned to walk out and as soon as he was out of sight, the captain sighed in relief.

****

Waxx sang to himself all the way to the candy store. His out of tune voice forced the girls to drop their gazes in embarrassment in order to avoid the stares. They just walked on behind Waxx with their shopping bags. When they finally got to the candy store, they felt relieved.

The girls looked at the candy store in awe. It was by far the brightest and most colorful store that they had seen all day. It was like a rainbow fell from the sky and landed there. They took notice of the displayed candy and salivated.

"Waxx, my dearest customer! It has been a while since you were last here." A fat hairy old man wearing an apron approached them. He gestured for a table and they sat down. "What kept you away from my store?" he asked Waxx with a smile.

"I was so busy with work pops." Waxx apologetically remarked.

"What lovely young women." Pops said to the girls with a warm smile.

"They are my nieces; Sana, Sanuika and Maradina." Waxx lied with a bright smile.

Pops placed his hand on his chest. "It is a pleasure to meet you. You three remind me of my grand daughters." He happily said to the girls who smiled faintly back at him. "The usual for them too?" he asked Waxx.

"Oh yes, that'll be great." Waxx quickly agreed.

He continued to sing to himself as he studied the menu for at least the hundredth time. The girls looked at him with stunned faces. They never imagined that a grown man who drinks would have such a sweet tooth.

The store bell rang and stepping in alone was Quix. He scanned the area and scowled at Waxx. The girls were completely caught off guard when they saw him.

Quix drew himself a prestigious name in Dark Star. He was the most powerful vice commander because of his tremendous speed and strength in battle. Even though he wasn't in uniform but in casual clothing, the girls were more than sure that it was him.

Fixed on his shirt was the Pin of Illusion. It was navy blue in color and had a curved head of a dragon. It's purpose was to hide away the uniforms of darkas gods but instead showcase human like clothing. This was to further keep the existence of darkas gods a secret.

The girls sat there trembling at Quix's intimidating presence and wondering why he was there. Could it have been that the Enchanted Seven found out about their scheme to steal the Infinite Medallion?

Quix was first to speak. "Well, I wasn't expecting to see you here woose. Oops I meant to say Waxx."

Waxx put the menu on the table. "It is always a pleasure seeing you little brother. You here to pick up some school girls and do nasty things to them?" Waxx mocked him back with a smirk.

Quix glared at him and clenched his fist. "Says the pervert with three teenage girls."

"Are you following me now brother? I know how much you want to see how awesome my life is but stalking is illegal in these parts." Waxx retorted and ended in a chuckle.

Quix scoffed at him and shook his head in disappointment. "I will not waste any more of my time arguing with a fool like you. I have important things to do." Quix dismissed and headed to the counter. He picked up an order and turned to leave the store. He paused near Waxx. "Get hit by a fucking bus on your way out." he coldly said and the next thing they heard was the store bell.

"YOU AND VICE COMMANDER QUIX ARE BROTHERS?!" Sana and Sanuika exclaimed in shock.

"So this means that you are the former commander Sevilon's son? Oh my gosh." Sana covered her mouth in shock.

"The one who disappeared and -" Sanuika paused her words at Waxx's hand.

"Yeah, let's not talk about that." Waxx said with a smile but the tension that was behind it was clear. This time not even Sana argued with him. and rubbed his hands as Pops placed chocolate dipped strawberries on the table. "We have to do justice to these. I guarantee you that you will love them."

Outside the store, Quix's phone rang. It was Diavinx calling him and he promptly picked it up.

"Commander," he answered, trying so hard to hide that he was pissed.

'Did you pick up my treats? I know it was last minute.' Diavinx asked him.

"Yes sir, I have them with me now." Quix replied.

'Great, hurry back then. I would like to listen to what you have discovered today.'

"Yes sir," Quix took his phone off his ear after the sound of Diavinx hanging up. He headed straight to a black SUV that had a man holding a door open for him. Just like him, the pin hid away their uniforms.