\u201cVeritas Delegation Processing complete,\u201d said a man at the crystalline control system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you mean to say \u2018they\u2019re all clear\u2019, Tim,\u201d replied the woman with him, \u201ccan\u2019t you just say that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReestablishing shield matrix, High Monitor,\u201d continued Tim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDear, I\u2019m your wife,\u201d said the woman. \u201cWe\u2019re alone right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, High\u2026I mean, yes, Fran, Sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInform our glorious leader that the last delegation\u2019s arrived.\u201d Tim created a magic circle, then thrust it into a crystal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLord Vice-President, this is Assistant Monitor Timothy Daniels. Veritas Delegation is awaiting your presence. Please proceed to Delegate Processing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMuch appreciated, Assistant Monitor Daniels,\u201d replied an old man\u2019s voice. Fran did the same as Tim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCeremonial Escort,\u201d she directed, \u201cthis is High Monitor Daniels. The Lord Vice-President is en route to Delegate Processing. Report there at once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConfirmed,\u201d replied the man on the other end of the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Lord Vice-President will handle the welcome. You just take the delegates to the Relaxation Suite. Yellow Route.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYellow Route to Relaxation Suite, confirmed,\u201d replied the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter that, you and your buddies can go off shift and enjoy the conference. Out.\u201d Fran ended the call. \u201cHardly seems real.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat, all the Gaian Powers assembled in the Capital?\u201d asked Tim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, that. \u2026It\u2019s not just our careers on the line. If we screw up, it\u2019ll mean-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe end of global civilization as we know it!\u201d Tim said with a dramatic air. \u201c\u2026In all seriousness, they can\u2019t still blame us for-!\u201d A young girl with dirty blonde, curly hair then entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMom, Dad, we\u2019ve got a problem with the Mana Pools again!\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no!\u201d groaned Tim. \u201cPat, the readout crystal!\u201d The young girl, Pat Daniels, handed Tim a crystal. Tim inserted it into a slot and put another magic circle into it. \u201c\u20269.4\u20269.7, largest surge yet! You were right to come here, Pat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIsolate cause!\u201d directed Fran. Tim conjured an orb that only displayed wavy lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDrat! Scan breakdown across all frequencies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEngineering\u2019s already at the Pools,\u201d explained Pat. That was when the wavy lines in Tim\u2019s orb calmed down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHang on\u2026they\u2019re stabilizing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid Engineering-?\u201d asked Fran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s find out,\u201d replied Pat. Fran made a call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEngineering, this is the High Monitor. We\u2019ve been briefed on the Mana Pools\u2019 situation and now we\u2019re registering stabilization,\u201d she said. \u201cDid you fix the-?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t even reach the control box, High Monitor,\u201d replied the Chief Engineer. \u201cI\u2019m not sure there\u2019s much we can do here. The readouts are well within normal tolerances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInvestigate anyways,\u201d ordered Fran. \u201cI want a full report. Out.\u201d She ended the call. \u201cDratted things need a complete overhaul! Why will no one listen to me?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Lord Vice-President personally inspected the Readout Banks only yesterday, Honey,\u201d said Tim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, Daddy, we all know that\u2019s not the source of the problem,\u201d said Pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, hang on,\u201d interrupted Fran. \u201cLooks like Opal\u2019s suited up and\u2026wait\u2026Patricia, you asked for your mentors\u2019 help in this conference, yes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, I did,\u201d confirmed Pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo who are those three with them?!\u201d Pat saw the security footage on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat in-?! Looks like Opal\u2019s ready to swing that whip! I gotta get down there!\u201d Pat then pulled out a purple Transformation Seed! \u201cPurple Lady Rose of Gravity, I desire to bloom!\u201d Her Seed grew and enveloped her, then turned into a rosebud, then it opened into a giant purple rose with Pat leaping out in an outfit like Ruby, Yazmyn, and Bethany\u2019s, only the predominant color was purple! She pulled out her Comms Compact and called someone. \u201cGabi, suit up and meet me in the General Commons Area! Opal\u2019s about to do something and our mentors are here with three strangers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cG-Got it!\u201d replied a shy voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cosmic Roses of Earth and their mentors were face-to-face with a Cosmic Rose wearing predominantly orange with her hair in a braid and an elaborate whip in her hands. \u201cGirlies, you\u2019d better scram!\u201d she snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOpal, steady!\u201d protested Wilma. \u201cThey\u2019re here at our request!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMiss, we\u2019re Cosmic Roses and-!\u201d urged Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike I\u2019m gonna believe that!\u201d scoffed Opal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOpal, put that away!\u201d called Pat as she and a tall girl in a Cosmic Rose outfit with a predominant green color arrived. \u201cWilma, Belinda, Grace, welcome back to Gaia,\u201d greeted Pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI must say,\u201d remarked Belinda, \u201cOpal\u2019s welcome of your fellow Ladies leaves a lot to be desired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWh-Who are they?\u201d asked the girl in green shyly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCosmic Roses of Gaia, meet the Cosmic Roses of Earth,\u201d introduced Grace. \u201cWe invited them to the conference with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you didn\u2019t tell us?\u201d asked Pat. \u201cGrace, if the Lord Vice-President thinks we\u2019re\u2026 reinterpreting etiquette during this conference concerning the Magical Limitation Treaty-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with bringing some more help?\u201d asked Wilma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy parents were only expecting you three, for a start,\u201d explained Pat. \u201cThey need to be informed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can personally vouch for their presence here,\u201d assured Belinda. \u201cThey took care of Lord Typhoon and scattered his minions, sending the Entroopers into a retreat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Is she serious?\u201d Pat asked Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDead serious,\u201d replied Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe hijacked a church I go to,\u201d explained Bethany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe made the mistake of underestimating Earthlings,\u201d boasted Yazmyn. \u201cWe showed him what\u2019s what and now our planet\u2019s still the way it is, not a planet of eternal storms!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay, maybe I DID get a bit too trigger-happy,\u201d said Opal as she blushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Well, if you\u2019re our fellow Roses,\u201d said Pat, \u201cmaybe we should introduce ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll start,\u201d said Ruby. \u201cI\u2019m Ruby Kobayashi, the Rose of Fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cName\u2019s Yazmyn Jacobson, the Rose of Lightning!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m Bethany Williams, the Rose of Water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNice to meet you, Ruby, Yazmyn, and Bethany,\u201d greeted Pat. \u201cI\u2019m Pat Daniels, the Rose of Gravity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cName\u2019s Opal Garcia, the Rose of Sand!\u201d greeted the girl in orange with the whip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA-And I\u2019m G-Gabi Morales, the Rose of P-Plants!\u201d stammered the girl in green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, with all that,\u201d said Belinda, \u201cperhaps you three should power down?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, girls,\u201d Pat said to her friends. \u201cThere\u2019s no fight here.\u201d The three then pulled out their Transformation Seeds. \u201cPurple Lady Rose of Gravity\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOrange Lady Rose of Sand\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cG-Green Lady R-Rose of Plants\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet my petals fall!\u201d finished the three Gaian Roses. Orange, purple, and green rose petals then surrounded the three and their outfits changed into their civilian identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on,\u201d said Pat. \u201cLet\u2019s get to Delegate Processing and have you six put into the guest list before the Lord Vice-President has a seizure and my parents go berserk. Speaking of\u2026\u201d She pulled out her Comms Compact. \u201cHigh Monitor, cancel security alert.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid you ascertain the three strangers\u2019 identities?\u201d asked Fran\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re Ruby Kobayashi, Yazmyn Jacobson, and Bethany Williams of Earth,\u201d explained Pat, \u201cthe Roses of Fire, Lightning, and Water respectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd your mentors didn\u2019t think to check with us when they arrived!\u201d groaned Fran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m taking them to Delegate Processing,\u201d continued Pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou do that, I\u2019ll try and calm the Lord Vice-President,\u201d sighed Fran. \u201cOut.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After being processed and added to the guest list, the Earthling Cosmic Roses, the Gaian Cosmic Roses, and their mentors entered a room. Fran and Tim were there ahead of them. \u201cWelcome back to Gaia, Wilma, Grace, and Belinda,\u201d greeted Tim. \u201cForgive my gruffness, but you\u2019ve made this delicate situation more fragile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor which we cannot apologize enough,\u201d replied Wilma. Two more people then entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMama! Papa!\u201d greeted Gabi. \u201cR-Ruby, Bethany, Y-Yazmyn, allow me t-to present mis padres, Flora and Miguel Morales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelinda! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?\u201d asked Flora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoing well, Flora,\u201d replied Belinda. \u201c\u00bfY t\u00fa?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s Spanish,\u201d remarked Bethany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026N-No, it\u2019s Restandan,\u201d replied Gabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTranslation magic,\u201d explained Belinda. \u201cThe words being used are being translated to the languages you\u2019re used to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh,\u201d said Bethany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOpal, where are your parents?\u201d asked Miguel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re probably fashionably late as usual,\u201d sighed Opal. The door then opened as two people entered. \u201cThere they are! Earthlings, meet my mom, Pearl, and my step-dad-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh no, Malachite?!\u201d complained Wilma as the Angelan Roses glared at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelieve me, I\u2019m not too thrilled to see you three again,\u201d replied Malachite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know him?\u201d asked Ruby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s Malachite, an Angelan that used to serve Emperor Entropy but abandoned him before our homeworld was lost,\u201d explained Belinda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, a survivor like you three?\u201d asked Bethany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNOT like us!\u201d hissed Grace. \u201cHe\u2019s a member of the Galactic Magic Authority, self-serving and avaricious!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe is here at my request,\u201d came a voice. An old man with a cane then stepped into the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone, allow me to present the Lord Vice-President, the second in command to the Lord President of Gaia,\u201d introduced Pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that we\u2019re all here, your sense of timing concerning a Cosmic Rose meetup is appalling, you three!\u201d hissed Malachite as he pointed at the Angelan Roses. \u201cI\u2019m surprised you\u2019d bring your Earth students at such a critical stage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, about that critical stage,\u201d interjected Wilma, \u201csince when did Gaians within Capitalis seek approval from the other countries?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are weightier issues that concern us, Miss Lux,\u201d replied the Lord Vice-President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAre there, indeed?\u201d asked Wilma. \u201c\u2026Well?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the Roses were about to receive explanations, a woman made of stone smoked a cigarette. She blew out the smoke and sighed. \u201c\u2026It\u2019s almost time,\u201d she sighed with satisfaction. \u201c\u2026Banger, Rockette, Pebble, make preparations. We\u2019ll succeed with Gaia where Lord Typhoon failed with Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, Dame Petrify!\u201d replied two men and a woman. Stone shifted as they moved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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