The Journey Part 2: Out With The MJ & In With The Aja

Chapter 4: Time To Grow Up

The next morning Aja woke up and went out to the balcony. She dodged piles of books, people, piles of papers, even plates and bowls of food. When gt out there she took out her harmonica and started playing as the sun rose creating a nice little rosy red, orange, and pink sky. 

Farewell Medley: Farewell / Kindness Emerging / America, My Country 'Tis of Thee / Taps by George Winston. 

When she was finished she saw the gang standing there amazed. "O-Oh. Sorry, did I disturb you?" Aja asked. "No, not at all! It's just surprisingly good," Turbo said. "Dad would play it every morning so it became a habit of mine. I play the same tune every morning on his harmonica," Aja said. "Really? That's great! We'd love to start our day with it!" Doc said and was surprised but she felt happy about it. "Sure!" Aja said and they went back into the room.

"Are you ready for your first mission?" Toga asked and Aja nodded. They walked to the meeting room. They talked about what they were going to do and how they were going to do it. Once they all understood the plan they headed out. They ran through the shadows of the streets, alley ways, and sewers if they had to. They found a few storage units with guards in front of them. "Okay, Aja. You're up," Doc said. "Alright," Aja said and moved to the front of the group. "Dark Magic: Shadow Jumper" Aja said and went into the shadows. She zoomed to the top of the building and hung over the ledge. The gang watched as she quietly reached down and pulled one of the guards into the shadows. She did that to the rest of the guards. Then she disappeared. "Where'd she go?" Shin asked. "Right here," Aja said and he fell back. They looked behind her to see the guards tied up and knocked out. "Well, let's go. We have to get the supplies out quickly. The next shift should be coming in soon," Gwen said and they ran and raided the storage units.

They went back to the base and gave the people food. "Great job!" Turbo said. "Hey, can you tell what kinda magic I have?" Gwen asked. "Yeah, you have water magic. Turbo has sky magic. Shin has fire magic. Doc has earth magic. I can teach you guys how to use your magic if you want me too," Aja said. "Yeah! That would be great!" Turbo said. "Okay, then we can start tomorrow," Aja said. "Yes, chief!" They said and all laughed. "You guys don't have to call me, your Majesty, Chief, or anything like that. You don't have to be so formal," Aja said. "Nope, you're our Chief now," Doc said. "Okay, fine. Call me whatever you like, I don't care," Aja said and they hung out more. 

That night Aja was working on a small gadget while everyone else was asleep. Until she dozed off.

She walked to a mountain and saw a cave. As soon as Aja got into the cave she felt a terrifying sensation. Her body tensed and her feet moved on their own. Consumed with fear she turned around to see a light. It was a spirit that looked like someone she knew. "E-Evangelyne?" She asked. "You let me die. How could you?" The spirit said. "I-I didn't mean to, it was an accident. I tried to save you! I really did! I tried to save everyone," Aja had tears running down her face. "It's your fault that we're all dead! It was your fault and everyone sacrificed their lives for you but you couldn't do it!" The spirit said. "I know. I know. I tried my best," Aja said. "I don't know what I saw in you. I don't even know why I had fallen for you," The spirit said and Aja's heart dropped. Everything inside her broke. "At least I fucking tried! If that's how you really feel then I have nothing to say. I'm sorry that I failed. I tried, that's all I could do. I'm sorry that I thought you were the one. I guess not. I'm sorry that I failed everyone. I'm trying to get better. I'm going to bring our home at. Bring back our world. So fuck you!" Aja said. "I don't care. Everything's gone back to you and you're going to fail again! What's wrong with you? You'll never defeat Dygon. That's because you bring disaster wherever you go! You're not a savior, you're chaotic! CHAOS! AND CHAOS ALWAYS ENDS UP ALONE IN THE DARK!" They spirit flew towards her.

Aja shot up straight, breathing heavily, sweating, and with tears in her eyes. The others woke up and noticed Aja's panic. "Damn it, another nightmare," Aja said. "Hey, Aja. You good?" Gwen asked, as she walked over to her. "Y-Yeah, everything's fine," Aja said, as she put her face into her hand. "You sure?" Shin asked. "Yeah, just a bad dream," Aja said. "Wanna talk about it?" Doc asked. "No, I'm fine," Aja said and they left her alone. They went back to sleep. 

Aja went to the bathroom and looked at herself. She sighed as she looked at herself. "Time for a change," She said. She took the tint of color out of her hair. Red marks appeared around her eyes like make-up. Then a little triangle appeared under it. She cut and fixed her hair. She fixed her earrings and necklace. Then she changed her clothes. "Out with the old and in with the new right? Yeah, it's time to grow up," She said as she looked at herself. "This time, without fail, I will stop you, Dygon. You won't win this war. You will pay from what you did to me, my friends, my family, and the one I love. If I bring disaster wherever I go then I'll bring it to your doorstep," Aja said and left the bathroom. She sat back down at her spot and fell asleep.