Happy Birthday! And many more happy birthdays to come. ^_^
A Birthday to Remember
Chapter 1: This Could Be Interesting
Jenna stumbled into Isaac's house (where the Adepts seem to have a habit of hanging out...probably because his mom makes good food and his dad is very easy going...), a look of horror and shock on her face.
Felix immediately rushed to his sister's side, shooing away the questions of the other Adepts and leading her to a chair, pressing a mug of hot cocoa into her hands and wrapping a blanket around her shoulders before asking any questions.
"Are you alright?" he looked into her eyes with concern. "What happened?"
She murmured something incomprehensible.
"What?" Garet leaned forward.
"Picard's birthday is tomorrow," she repeated, voice dead.
Silence blanketed the room.
Mia looked uncertain. "Are you sure? How did you find this out?"
"My Djinn were talking with his Djinn..." she explained.
"Well, then," Dora stood, clapping her hands. "We simply have to hold a party for him! How old is he going to be, dear?"
"That's the problem, I don't know!" Jenna wailed. "I mean, the guy's probably ANCIENT, like...WAY ANCIENT!"
Dora's voice became very cold. "I don't think twenty quite qualifies as 'ancient', Jenna. I'm nearly forty, and would you consider me ancient? Of course not! I'm-"
"Picard's a Lemurian, Mom," Isaac explained. "He's a LOT older than you are. And I mean a LOT. We're talking centuries here."
"Oh," Dora's warm and cheery manner returned instantly. The other Adepts were a little scared. "Well, then, we need to find out how old he is!"
"Sheba and I could find out!" Ivan volunteered. "I mean, with his Birthday on hand he has to be thinking about his age, right?"
"That's the problem with Jupiter Adepts," Garet muttered. "They can only read what you're thinking. Knowing our luck Picard won't think about his age at all."
"Shut up, Garet," the two Jupiter Adepts in question glared at him. He shrugged.
"What we need, are battle stations," Isaac stood up, once again assuming his mantle as leader with ease, a look of grim determination on his face. "Okay, Sheba, Ivan, you two be on duty. I need you to find out how old Picard is, what he likes, what he needs, and basically everything else."
The two Jupiter Adepts nodded. "Right!"
"Mia, I need you and Felix on shopping duty once we find out what he would like for gifts," Isaac turned to them. The both nodded. "Garet, Jenna, I want you two on firework duty."
"Alright!" Garet cracked his knuckles.
"This will be fun," Jenna lost the look of horror, replaced by a smirk.
"Mom, I-OW!"
Dora, who had just smacked her son, glared at him. "You don't boss ME around, young man!"
"I was just going to tell you to start the preparations for the food," Isaac muttered, rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh, alright," she smiled.
"Dad," Isaac turned to his father, who was watching the proceedings with amusement. "I want you to set up the party. Invite anyone you want, get the Inn keeper and his wife onto helping Mom with food preparations and get some of the other villagers to start setting up the party site."
"Alright..." Kyle looked a bit put out, but nodded.
"What are you going to do?" Jenna asked.
"I'm going to cause some distractions so Picard doesn't know what's going on," Isaac grinned.
"Good luck, that guy is pretty observant," Felix pointed out.
"Oh...I'll have a little help..."
A Birthday to Remember
Chapter 1: This Could Be Interesting
Jenna stumbled into Isaac's house (where the Adepts seem to have a habit of hanging out...probably because his mom makes good food and his dad is very easy going...), a look of horror and shock on her face.
Felix immediately rushed to his sister's side, shooing away the questions of the other Adepts and leading her to a chair, pressing a mug of hot cocoa into her hands and wrapping a blanket around her shoulders before asking any questions.
"Are you alright?" he looked into her eyes with concern. "What happened?"
She murmured something incomprehensible.
"What?" Garet leaned forward.
"Picard's birthday is tomorrow," she repeated, voice dead.
Silence blanketed the room.
Mia looked uncertain. "Are you sure? How did you find this out?"
"My Djinn were talking with his Djinn..." she explained.
"Well, then," Dora stood, clapping her hands. "We simply have to hold a party for him! How old is he going to be, dear?"
"That's the problem, I don't know!" Jenna wailed. "I mean, the guy's probably ANCIENT, like...WAY ANCIENT!"
Dora's voice became very cold. "I don't think twenty quite qualifies as 'ancient', Jenna. I'm nearly forty, and would you consider me ancient? Of course not! I'm-"
"Picard's a Lemurian, Mom," Isaac explained. "He's a LOT older than you are. And I mean a LOT. We're talking centuries here."
"Oh," Dora's warm and cheery manner returned instantly. The other Adepts were a little scared. "Well, then, we need to find out how old he is!"
"Sheba and I could find out!" Ivan volunteered. "I mean, with his Birthday on hand he has to be thinking about his age, right?"
"That's the problem with Jupiter Adepts," Garet muttered. "They can only read what you're thinking. Knowing our luck Picard won't think about his age at all."
"Shut up, Garet," the two Jupiter Adepts in question glared at him. He shrugged.
"What we need, are battle stations," Isaac stood up, once again assuming his mantle as leader with ease, a look of grim determination on his face. "Okay, Sheba, Ivan, you two be on duty. I need you to find out how old Picard is, what he likes, what he needs, and basically everything else."
The two Jupiter Adepts nodded. "Right!"
"Mia, I need you and Felix on shopping duty once we find out what he would like for gifts," Isaac turned to them. The both nodded. "Garet, Jenna, I want you two on firework duty."
"Alright!" Garet cracked his knuckles.
"This will be fun," Jenna lost the look of horror, replaced by a smirk.
"Mom, I-OW!"
Dora, who had just smacked her son, glared at him. "You don't boss ME around, young man!"
"I was just going to tell you to start the preparations for the food," Isaac muttered, rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh, alright," she smiled.
"Dad," Isaac turned to his father, who was watching the proceedings with amusement. "I want you to set up the party. Invite anyone you want, get the Inn keeper and his wife onto helping Mom with food preparations and get some of the other villagers to start setting up the party site."
"Alright..." Kyle looked a bit put out, but nodded.
"What are you going to do?" Jenna asked.
"I'm going to cause some distractions so Picard doesn't know what's going on," Isaac grinned.
"Good luck, that guy is pretty observant," Felix pointed out.
"Oh...I'll have a little help..."