Project Zodiac: Pisces, The Fish

Chapter 1

The darkness of the forest loomed around me. A white light from a distance pulled me deeper. My feet doesn't follow my orders. It walked to the direction of the charming light.

As I get closer, I hear footsteps. Many of them. From different paths of the place. We were brought in a wide area in the middle of a dark forest. There were twelve of us. Boys and girls. Unfamiliar faces. And they look just like the same age as mine or more. The bright light that looks like a star is hovering in the middle of the field.

Children of earth. A voice in my mind boomed. The voice sounds like variety of voices in a capella. I can't speak. I'm stunned on the soil. And I can't feel my body. I only have my senses.

We are the zodiac signs. You aren't here by chance. You are the chosen ones. We are here to protect you and your planet. But we can't do it alone. We need your help. We don't have much time to give you information. But we will be IN you. You need to find each other first to gain enough power to defeat the enemy. Your signs will help. May the stars shine on you.

The light shone brighter that made me close my eyes. When I looked again, I saw twelve glittering creatures hovering above our heads. Half human and half I don't know what. One holding a weighing scale, the other one with a bow, a twin, and I can't make out the others because they all scattered on us. Then a mermaid slowly swam in the air to me.

Nice. I got a mermaid.

My name is Pisces. She smiled.

Pisces suddenly disintegrated into sparkling white dust. Then I felt a burning sensation at a back of my palm. And for the first time I gained control of my body. I checked it.

The symbol of Pisces is marked in my hand.

Then I woke up.

I sat on my bed. Catching my breath. It's good to feel my body again. The dream felt so real. The light. The signs. The mermaid. The people. The symbol.

The symbol.

I checked the back of my palm.

Nothing.

I laughed at the thought that it's real. Zodiac signs are just star formations recognized by people. Nothing more.

"Zacharia!" My mom shouted from downstairs. "You're late for school!"

I looked at the clock on my bed stand.

7:03 a.m.

Geez. I really am late. I rushed downstairs to take a bath and put my uniform on. I rushed to my bike and drove the 15 minute ride from home to school.

I attended my regular class. And breaktime came. I saw my friend Dave on his table with a newspaper in his hands.

"Sup dave?" I called and sat on his table.
"I'm cool. Look what my horoscope said. 'Libra: You will have a good day. Your mood will be stable and it will help you on your school/work. Your efforts will be appreciated and your kindness will be remembered. Lucky number: three. Lucky color: White'" He explained.

"Do you really believe the constellations affect your life? Oh come on dude. The stars just shine. And they are million light years away from us." I said.

"It's not bad if I just believe." He smiled. "Do you want to check yours? What's your sign?"

"Pisces." Pisces

I heard a woman's voice join me say the word.

"Who's that?" I asked and scanned the room. No one's there except us and a group of girls on their phones.

"Who's what?" Dave asked.
"Nothing. So what does it say?"

"Your light will shine. Your life will never be the same from this day. Expect the extraordinary. Fight for the right. Lucky Number: 12. Lucky color: silver." Dave read.

"What the hell does that supposed to mean?"

"Your light will shine. Holy cow Zac maybe you'll get famous!" Dave explained.

"Yeah right. My life will never be the same from this day. What, am I turning into a fish or something? This is junk Dave. The stars will never affect your life." I said.

"Okay okay. But expect the extraordinary." He said and winked.

Classes resumed. And the bell rang. I did my homework on our school library and it's late when I got to the spot where I parked my bike and there is no one in there. Oher students might've headed home. Near my bike is a newspaper, the one like Dave's. I picked it up and checked the horoscope again.

Your light will shine.
Your life will never be the same from this day.
Expect the extraordinary.
Fight for the right.

And above these phrases, is my Zodiac Sign written in a different font.

PISCES

Then my vision turned silver.