A sword

Zack moved towards the weapons and gestures for them to come see them.

"Okay ladies these are your weapons" he said "Rebby just like your ancestor I am giving you a bow and arrow but with a little modification".

"What do you mean modification?" Rebby asked.

"Well see for your self" and with that he pushed a button and some targets came out of no where, he handed her the bow and arrow and said "push the little button on top before you shoot".

Rebby got into position and pushed the little button and a holographic magnifier appeared around her eye making it seem like the target was right in front of her when in fact it was at the other side of the room.

"Woah I can aim perfectly now cause everything is so clear" she said looking around and laughing.

"Okay now shoot the target".

She faced the target, drew an arrow, placed on the bow and fired.

It was a straight hit to the bull's eye. The others were impressed and they cheered her on as she drew another and fired again it split the first in half.

"Woah! you go girl" D.F cheered loudly.

Rebby put her bow down and the holographic magnifier disappeared.

"Now that was awesome" she said as she high fived everyone except Jewel who said she didn't do high fives.

"So Zack do you have a weapon for me?" Cally asked batting her eyelashes at him in a very cute manner.

"Of course" he said gliding back to the table "I would never forget someone as beautiful and smart as you".

He turned to her and gave her a wink and her face turned beet root red.

"Eew could you guys stop, cause I really don't want to throw up my breakfast" jewel said rolling her eyes at them.

Ignoring jewel's witty comment, Zack handed Cally two metal bracelets for her hands.

Cally eyes widened when she saw them and she said "are these concentrated laser bracelets?"

"You know it sweet pea"

"Awwwn.... They would have such cute nerd babies" D.F said smiling.

Cally rolled her eyes as she put on the bracelets and they powered up, she couldn't contain her excitement as she squealed while jumping around but then she stopped and faced Zack with a serious expression and said "but I thought my ancestor had a gadget bag".

"Yes she did but I thought that this would suit you much better" Zack said while tucking a strand of stray hair behind her ear, thus made her blush a little but then he moved back and said "why not show them what these babies can do".

Cally turned around to face the practice dummy at the other side of the room.

She raised both her hands and pushed them forward towards the direction of the dummy and the bracelets shot out blue lasers instantly disintegrating it.

"That was crazy" Hailey said squealing.

"I know right" Cally replied full of excitement "I've never felt so alive"

"Remind me never to cross you" Arthur said grinning.

They all laughed for a while before Hailey said "okay Zack I think am ready for mine now".

"Okay Hailey" he said "as you know your ancestor had a bow staff which to me was super boring and seeing how much I hate boring I improved it".

He handed her a metal staff and she examined it and said "well it doesn't seem very different you just changed it from wood to metal".

"Nooo... Its also a shock stick and an air glider" he walked over to her "you see all you have to do is say air glider or shock stick activate. Try it"

"Okay here it goes" Hailey said "AIR GLIDER ACTIVATE"

A computer automated voice on the bow staff replied “air glider activated"

and with that the once plain bow staff turned into an air glider with silver wings and a metal tail.

"Woah ...how do you even ride this thing?" Hailey said examining it in awe.

''simple you just grab unto those two straps and wings and the wind will do the rest but to stir you either lean left or lean right depending on where you want to go" Zack explains "to deactivate just say air glider deactivate"

"AIR GLIDER DEACTIVATE" Hailey repeats and the air glider goes back to being a regular bow staff "shock stick activate".

This time a shock stick appears on one end of the staff.

"That shock stick is super powerful" he says “one shock is enough to knock you out cold for the rest of the day so please be careful while handling it"

"Shock stick deactivate".

The bow staff goes back to normal.

"Now that is cool" Hailey says nodding.

"Okay next up is d.f and I've got your weapon right hear"

D.F squealed and clapped her hands while jumping around "okay show me".

"Well you know bellator had a boomerang but I decided to spice things up a little" he turned to her and gave a fake bow "you're welcome. may I present to you your new boomerang 2.0"

He handed her two metal rings while everyone was confused.

"What am I looking at" D.F said while staring at the rings she was holding.

"Yeah it doesn't exactly seem like a boomerang" Hailey said placing her hand on her hip.

"Well it isn't a boomerang but it works like one" Zack said scampering over to her side "just concentrate on throwing this ring at that target over there"

"O..kay" she said turning her attention towards the target but as she was about to Zack yelled "wait I almost forgot the neural transmitter"

He rushed towards her and placed something that looks like a head band on her head and said "okay now try it but you have to concentrate on the target and make it return to you"

"Make it return to her" Rebby said in a questioning tone.

"Oh I get it" Cally said, her eyes widening "the neural transmitter is connected to the some receptors on the rings so whatever you command the rings to do in your head they will do".

"And that is why you are the smartest girl on lucem" Zack said smiling.

Cally gave him a little giggle before he turned his attention back to D.F and said "okay now focus and think about what you want it to do"

D.F closed her eyes, took a deep breath and opened them. Then she threw the ring with all her might and it hit the target shattering it before returning to her.

She tried again with the other ring and threw it at a dummy and it took of the dummies head before returning to her.

"Woah now that was badass" Hailey said clapping.

"Yeah I know" D.F said while giggling she looked over at jewel who still had an unimpressed expression on her face and asked "Jewel what do you think?"

They all looked at her expectingly and she said "I think am ready to get my weapon and leave this place".

D.F's smile fell as she sighed.

Jewel stepped toward Zack and said "my weapon?"

"Oh yes" Zack said without enthusiasm and handed her a tube with button by the side.

"Um what is this? Mystery had a sword" she said unimpressed.

"Just push the button"

And she did. It was then that they realized that it was actually a light saber.

"Woah a light saber like in star wars cool" Hailey said sounding very enthusiastic.

"Um a light saber no no no" jewel said as she pushed the button again to retract the saber "mystery had a sword and not a light saber" she dropped the light saber on the table and folded her arms saying "I don't want this"

"Wait what"

"But it's super cool" Rebby whined.

"I really don't care just get me a sword"

"Okay whatever since you want an old school sword I'll get you one by tomorrow, happy?"

She scoffed and left the room.

"What's with her" rebby said

"Beats me”

"Okay girls I think it's time we leave"

Arthur said already heading towards the elevator.

The girls followed.

"Bye Zack thanks for the Laser bracelets" Cally said while waving goodbye.

"Anytime sweet pea you are always welcome here so feel free to visit" Zack said with a grin.

"Oh okay".

They all got into the elevator and left the tech wing.

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It's dinner time and the Queen wants them all to eat together at the banquet hall.

There is a long dining table with different types of foods spread across it.

"Woah I can't wait to dig in" Hailey said already salivating.

"No we have to wait for the Queen" rebby said slapping Hailey's hand from a piece of chicken she was about to pick up.

"Ouch" Hailey said glaring at rebby who was laughing.

Just then the Queen walked in with Jewel and the pretty servant from before and sat at the head of the table while jewel sat beside her but the servant stood next to her.

Etim, David and Arthur were already at the table.

The Queen said "Good evening everyone I’m so sorry to have kept you waiting all this while I had some matters to attend to please dig in"

"Uh Finally" Hailey said before ripping a turkey leg of and taking a huge bite out of it.

"Oh poor turkey what did you do to deserve this" D.F said looking at the turkey with so much pity "I hope you are in a better place now"

"Yes he is In my tummy" Hailey said patting her belly.

D.F gasped and was about to say something before Cally said in a hushed voice but loud enough for the girls to hear "hey guys have you guys noticed that Etim keeps staring at the Queen's maid".

They glanced up at Etim who was staring dreamily at the maid.

"I think he has a crush on her" Rebby said in a sing-songy voice .

"Well she is really pretty" Hailey said still chewing on the turkey.

"Yeah way to cute to be a servant I’m gonna ask him later" Cally said.

"Yeah we totally should after the dinner" Rebby says.

"Okay enough with Etim "D.F said folding her arms across her chest "have you guys noticed that jewel seems much more distant than before she left"

"Well what do you expect she has been away from earth for over a year and hasn't depended on anyone you can't expect her to warm up to us immediately" Hailey said in a defensive tone.

"I suppose you are right" D.F said in a defeated tone "maybe we should start trying to get close to her again so we can go back to the way we use to be”

"I think you are right we just have to show her that we are here for her like we always are I mean we came all this way for her" Cally said with a slightly delayed tone.

After the banquet the girls saw Etim talking to a palace worker and called him.

"Etim!!!" Hailey yelled

"Yes Hailey you rudely yelled for me" he said sarcastically after excusing himself from who he was talking too.

"We wanted to ask you something" D.F said.

"Yeah ask away"

"Do you by any chance have a crush on the Queen's maid?" Cally said bluntly.

Etim gasped in shock and cleared his throat.

"Was it David that told you cause I swore if he told anyone I would kill him" Etim started towards David but cally stopped him by saying "it wasn't David who told us"

D.f chimed in "yes it was pretty obvious and don't worry it's fine we won't tell anyone"

Hailey who was already thinking about couple names said "oh this is so cute" she squealed "so Etim tell us about her"

Etim looked taken aback and he stared in her direction with so much admiration in his eyes "well her name is kady and though she is a not a servant she’s the queen’s cousin. she is the smartest and most Beautiful girl I have ever seen.... She has such a pure heart and being with her makes me want to be a better person"

"Awwwwn" they girls chorused.

Etim snapped out of the love daze he was in and said "but please girls don't tell anyone about this if the queen where to find out kady could be in trouble”

"Don't worry our lips are sealed" D.f said signifying by pretending to zip up her lips while the girls nodded in agreement.

"Oh you've gotta introduce me to her" Hailey said pulling him in the direction of kady.

Etim looked back as Hailey chattered on about true love and mouthed the words 'SAVE ME'

While the girls all laughed "poor Etim"

D.f said between giggles before noticing jewel standing against the wall by herself she yelled out "hey jewel why don't you come join us"

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I stood by myself next to a wall and watched my friends laugh and joke with each other.

I really wish things could go back to how they use to be just the five of us against the world .... But it CAN'T.

Just then D.F noticed me and waved saying "hey jewel why don't you come join us"

I pretended not to hear and started walking away but she was persistent she ran up to me and said "hey jewel I said why don't you come over to where we are"

"Uh no thank you" not giving her a chance to reply i walked quickly towards the elevator and said "solitary"

And the elevator opened at the solitary wing.

I stepped out and sat on the floor , I closed my eyes and let myself get taken away by sleep.

I was at peace but that didn't last long ...

All of a sudden I was back in that town which is being burnt down but this time I’m not the baby I am more like an outside observer.

All I see is destruction all around me children crying ,adults running around looking for shelter, balls of fire falling from the sky and then I see me in a carrier being held by a man and a woman.

I can't see the man's face but I can see the woman's face and she looks just like me, could this be my mother, she is saying something to the baby- me , which I can't seem to hear.

I move closer "...you are my own little jewel and I want you to know that no matter where in the galaxy you are I will always be with you, my love" she kisses the baby on her head and turned to the man "we have to get her somewhere safe"

"Give her to me" he said and took the carrier and started running ,though I couldn't see his face it was obvious he wasn't an ordinary man, he wore a rich and colourful garment which seemed like it should be worn by only royalty, he finally stopped running and put the baby in a pod and said "you be good over there alright" he started the pod and started counting down "goodbye jewel"...3...2...1

The pod takes off there is an ear splitting noise and that is when I see it.... It's earth.

The noise continues until....

I can't breathe.... I can't breathe....I can't breathe.... HELP.

I suddenly wake up gasping for air and sweating.

"Oh my god... Oh my god" I say trying to calm down I finally catch my breath and that's when it hit me. That wasn't a dream but a memory and that was my actual family.

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Oh my god.