Epics of Noche 2, DeathTech

EON CH 04

JUNE'S BEACH BIRTHDAY.

1769, JUNE 14th.

Five years ago, on MoveCity's beach, a young girl with red-violet hair sat on the sands. Her three years younger sister, Kat Sanctus, played in the ocean froth. Splashing about and screeching as the waves rolled up to her ankles, before running to her sibling. Prismatic energy became a towel in the elder child's hand and was handed to the little girl.

"You're lucky a jellyfish tentacle didn't get wrapped around your leg."

"Eet's cause am not as big as you June!" Kat shouted.

The elder sibling shook her head and smiled.

"June! Kat! Get over here you two," their mother shouted. "Come back to the car!"

"Coming mom!" They both shouted.

June grabbed the umbrellas and towels, lifting more than a girl her age should be able to. Kat bounced on the beach as Create users made a tidal wave in the distance. Rainbow energy gathered at her feet and turned into sandcastles. June laughed and the two walked off.

Giant beach balls the size of parade floats were thrown back and forth by the create users flying in the sky. Small tornados held them in place as they used their super strength to launch the massive plastic orb high into the air.

Far beyond them, various people jumped off one of the dozens of blimps that filled the air – skydiving towards the ocean and performing a cannonball before impacting the water; one man landed a belly flop.

To the north, two large sandcastles the size of an actual castle faced off against each other. People garbed in blue, knight-themed swimwear were sieging the red team's castle. Prismatic energy became bombs that exploded against the walls – rainbow energy repaired the damage near instantly.

A giant Raptorman pool floaty, the size of a yacht, was Create far out in the ocean. It lasted two entire minutes before a massive needle was created and popped it. The oversize, lizard balloon skipped all across the ocean before flying straight up and destroying a blimp. People all along the beach cheered from the chaotic spectacle.

June laughed as she and her sister approached their mom.

"MOM! Put that phone away!"

"What? This is the last time video I'll have of you in the single digits," she laughed. "I never want to forget when you turned nine years old."

June crossed her arms, rolled her eyes, and turned her head to the side to hide her smile.

"Yeah, yeah," she grumbled.

Kat lunged at June and both fell to the ground. As June squirmed in the sand, Kat tightened her arms around her.

"Happy birthday sis!"

"Get! Off – me!"

A mischievous grin appeared on June's face, fingers danced along Kat's side as both girls erupted into giggles.

June stood up. "Gawd, you're so annoying." 

"Now, now June. She's your younger sister, you got to take care of her," the mom smiled.

"But I'm like three years older than her!" June shouted. "The other kids will think I'm lame if she's always hanging around!"

"Three years may seem like a big difference now, but believe me... It's nothing when you're older."

Crashing metal came tumbling towards the mother and daughters – a minivan flipped and bounced straight at them. The mom pushed both girls behind her, raised her arms, and grabbed the metal box. It halted in its tracks and she picked it up over her head.