The Astro-Zodiacs: Next Generation

Chapter 5: Zerlina

           In the following morning, Dewey and his friends woke up after being hit by the symbols last night. They met with each other in the Sternberger Park and talked about the incident, "You won't believe what I saw: It was a lady with a dress and a crown," he said.

"Ha! You saw a woman!" said Ashlyn.

"No, Ashlyn! Her name is Lariah! The Zodiac queen!"

"Zodiac queen?"

"Yep! We got hit by those symbols that we saw last night!" said Dewey.

"Uh, guys? May we go home? I think we're supposed to get ready for school," said Lorraine.

"Mom and dad will find out that I got out of my house last night! I gotta brush my hair!" said Meg.

"And I need to go home and brush my teeth!" said Tiffany.

"You're right! I gotta get ready to go to school!" said Lorraine.

Later, in the same morning, All the students went to Grimsley High School as usual. Dewey and his friends are in their normal clothes and are putting their stuff in their lockers. Austin is watching him mysteriously while Meg is brushing her hair in the girls' restroom. After shutting his locker, Dewey talked to his friends, "When we were hit by the symbols, I was transported and Lariah told that the ones who protected the Zodiac World was the Astro-Zodiacs," he told them.

"Astro-Zodiacs? But, Dewey, they don't exist," Shawn shrugged.

"Did he said Astro-Zodiacs?" Tiffany asked.

"What? Astro-Zodiacs don't exist!" Meg replied.

"Actually, Astro-Zodiacs exists for real and more: they're legends," Dewey continued.

"Allright, allright, you got us," Shawn remarked.

"Yeah, we hope that nothing will happen today," said Becca.

"OK, let's go."

When Dewey and his friends walked to the classroom, a orange-haired girl with glasses watched them walking before looking through the window where something will happen to the real world. She stared at it and noticed that Chiron, now named Darkiron, is turning the sky into dark. The orange-haired girl, seeing there's no other option, decided to walk away as she followed the other students. Later, Dewey and his friends are in the classroom having math class. Jody is having trouble writing correctly the calculations due to her pen being out of ink, "Come on, write it! Write it!" She exclaimed in exasperation, "Stupid pen! It's not working! Teacher! A pen for me, please?"

"Boy, it's pretty hard that her parents gave a pen without ink," Denver whispered.

"I know, Denver," Dewey nodded before seeing the sky outside, "Let me see the sky before I'll go back," He said as he looked through the window, only to see the sky becoming darker and even the clouds, "What the...?"

"We hope if those Astro-freaks will love it," said a deep voice from the sky, which turned out to be Darkiron using his powers to turn the sky into dark.

"Dewey, what's this?" Becca asked before she and her friend noticed the sky becoming dark, "What's going on? What's wrong with the sky?"

"It's becoming darker."

"Is this some kind of somebody?" Shawn asked before some lightning bolts struck the ground, stunning them, "Oh, my..."

Meanwhile, in the school at Pinetop Road, Lorraine is watching the sky, seeing that something's not right, "What's wrong with the sky? Oh, my gosh..."

"Whoa! Party people!" said Lauren.

"No! Dark sky! Look!" said Travis before the lightning bolts struck the ground again, shocking them, "Oh, dear..."

"Do you have any idea of how are we going to do with the sky?" Colby asked.

"I have no idea! But, we'll find out!" said Dewey before the orange-haired girl dragged him to the hallway, "Hey!"

"Where did he went?" Denver asked.

In the hallway, Dewey found himself face to face with the girl, who removed her glasses to reveal her identity in front of him, "Who are you? Why you dragged me to the hallway?"

"I'm Zerlina," Zerlina introduced herself, "I'm Empress Lariah's daughter and I heard you talking about the Legendary Astro-Zodiacs."

"You know everything about the Astro-Zodiacs?"

"Yes. Chiron betrayed the Legendary Zodiacs by going to the dark side."

"I gotta go drink some water, teacher. I'll be right-" Becca noticed Dewey and Zerlina talking in the hallway, "Dewey, who's she?!"

"It's Zerlina, Becca! Bring everybody here!" He told her.

Later, Dewey and his friends are brought outside the school where Zerlina explained to them, "Darkiron is responsible for creating this world and my world into chaos!" she said.

"Darkiron?!" Tiffany exclaimed.

"But, there's no such thing as Darkiron!" Meg protested.

"Zerlina, tell us, how are we going to stop the darkness?" Dewey asked.

"To stop the darkness, you must find the Zodiac amulets. They'll make you stronger and powerful to defeat Darkiron."

"Zodiac amulets?" Lorraine, Travis and Lauren appeared in the high school in their bicycles.

"The amulets must be anywhere in the places of the Zodiac World, you guys," said Zerlina.

"You want us to go on a mission to find the amulets?" said Shawn.

"Exactly. You must be careful because there are dangers everywhere. Be careful."

"Wait, what are you talking about? I haven't finished with-" Meg tried to speak, only to realize that Zerlina is gone, "Please, everyone, tell me that I don't want to be involved in that adventure!"

"We gotta find the Zodiac amulets, you guys. We're Astro-Zodiacs! We can merge into the spirits of the legendary zodiacs!" Dewey explained, "My astrological sign is Aries and I have the spirit of Mars."

"You're right. My sign is Taurus and I have the spirit of Ceres," said Ashlyn as she has put her hands on her hips.

"Our sign is Gemini and we have the spirit of Mercury," said Travis and Lauren.

"My sign is Cancer and I have the spirit of Moon," said Becca.

"My sign is Leo and I have the spirit of Sun," said Austin.

"My sign is Virgo and I have the spirit of Chiron," said Meg.

"My sign is Libra and I have the spirit of Venus," said Shawn.

"My sign is Scorpio and I have the spirit of Pluto," said Jody.

"My sign is Sagittarius and I have the spirit of Jupiter," said Denver.

"My sign is Capricorn and I have the spirit of Saturn," said Colby.

"My sign is Aquarius and I have the spirit of Uranus," said Tiffany.

"And mine is Pisces and I have the spirit of Neptune," said Lorraine.

"And we're..."

"The Astro-Zodiacs!!!" The teenagers shouted before joining their hands and launched themselves into the sky, in order to find the zodiac amulets. This has became a big adventure for Dewey and his friends as they left earth with their power.