Thread: Nebula Academy: Search for the Chosen Ones (Start Up)

((She couldn't tell because no names were mentioned.))

"So does that mean we're done?" Calvin and Camille asked.

OOC: Sorry.

Elise stood up grumpily. "Yes," she frowned. She then turned to Jared. "You used my weakness."

"That's what you taught me," Jared shrugged. "If I hadn't used it then you would've used your abilities and Camille's and Enrique's strikes wouldn't have hit."

"We can still have that fight," Ellery said to Dirk. "This place has battlefields."

"Yes! We did it!" Camille cheered, jumping up and down, elated at having been useful for once.

"About time we were of some use." Calvin said, finally cracking a small smile on his usually stone-cold face.

"Yeah we couldn't have done it without you two helping out," Jared nodded his head. "Not only did we win but we came out unscathed," he stated while smiling at Enrique and the siblings'

"Yeah! Now we get to go get the treasure!" Camille cheered, puffing her chest out proudly.

Calvin groaned and facepalmed at his sister's childishness, but still looked somewhat amused. Their emotions had a large effect on the other.

"You have no idea what you just walked into." Daphne said quietly to Ellery.

Dirk just smiled and nodded. "We will... but for now." He turned away to face the others. "I wonder what this 'treasure' is... something tells me it's a lesson or a virtue... not something tangible." He laughed. "Oh I'll be pissed if I'm right about that."

"Hmp, I think you understimate me too much," Ellery smirked. "You shouldn't think your friend is some kind of perfect warrior or something."

"It probably is though," Jared nodded his head.

"Oh god no." Daphne giggled. "So far from perfect." She looked around to make sure that Dirk was out of earshot, which he was, before continuing. "He doesn't like to talk about how we grew up... but..." Daphne sighed. "I know what he did to get us this far... and well... based on the fact your cousins are here..." She turned away from Ellery. "There's no way you've been through what he has."

"That doesn't have anything to do with strenght," Ellery pointed out while leaning his head back and looking upwards. "You also have no idea of what I've been through, regardless of whether my cousin and my sister are here." he then looked at Dirk. "Plus I don't like the way he's been treating me."

"Then you're not seeing what I was hoping you'd see." Daphne said softly. "But as for your point about Dirk..." She smiled at Ellery. "Calling people your minions is not a good way to make them see your point of view." She giggled once again. "I'm pretty sure most of this group agrees with him over you solely because of that." She placed a gentle hand on Ellery's arm. "You can't just bark orders and expect them to be followed." She whispered. "Especially to someone like him."

"I understand that," he nodded his head before looking at Daphne and grinning. "Don't expect me to act all sensitive like Jared did though I can tell your true face," he stated before noding. "But thanks for the advise anyway," he shrugged. "And I don't know what you wanted me to see, is it that he's ready to do whatever he can to get by or something corny like that?"

Daphne laughed once again. "Oh that boy melted like butter." She said with a wicked grin. "As for Dirk... it's not my place." She said in voice barely above a whisper. "We don't like to talk about it... him more than me."

"You're both very mysterious," Elleyr pointed out in a more serious turn before staring at Daphne. "But you're even more shrouded than he is."

Daphne raised an eyebrow. "That's a quick judgment to make." She pointed out. "A very quick one."

((Okay, how to re-enter without turning it into a Big Lipped Alligator Moment?))