Chapter Three:
As the 11 sisters gathered silently in the meeting place, they continued to exchange silent glances, wondering what their teachers had to say. The door opened and in walked the two handsome men in all black. They motioned for the sisters to sit down and took their places at the head of the table.
“It’s been quite a while since we first took you girls in,” began Lord Gackt. “And now the time has come for you to show us your powers. The mission begins today!”
Hyde grinned and snapped his fingers. Instantly a line of servants came in, each holding an envelope; each girl was handed one. Zaza looked at her envelope curiously, but a sharp glance from Gackt stopped her from opening it.
“Here are your instructions,” said Hyde. “Ask no questions. All of our decisions are final. We expect your complete obedience. Trust no one but us! All 11 of you are going to Earth.” The girls’ mouths dropped open in surprise. Hyde glanced around, smirked, and continued. “So far you have spent a great deal of time in this isolated fortress on the moon, but the time has come to set our plan in motion. And that plan must begin on Earth!”
Gackt clicked a button, and a hologram of Earth appeared. Mesmerized, the sisters stared at it until Gackt made it disappear again. He stood and circled among the girls, still sitting. “You are all to go to Earth in different disguises. Your jobs are in the envelopes we have provided. You are going to spend a lot of time near the royal family in these disguises. We want you to observe everything that goes on in the palace and report back to us. Do not leave any details out; every conversation you have, every paper you read, anything you hear MUST be repeated to us. Is that understood?
One by one the girls nodded.
“Excellent,” Hyde said. He grinned again. “More instructions will come later. For now, serve as our spies. Get ready; you leave in 2 hours.” He strode out, his clothes billowing around him.
Gackt sneered at the girls. “Failure is NOT an option.” He left after Hyde, and the door shut with a click.
The minute the door shut, Zaza opened up her envelope. “What on earth?…” She held up a card with two words on it. “Cook’s helper. If I’m the cook’s helper, then who’s the cook?”
“I am,” said Hirari. “I’m the only one who knows how to cook, so of course they’ll give me that job. How about the rest of you?”
Pati glanced at hers. “Entertainer? What’s that supposed to mean? How am I supposed to entertain people?!?”
“Use your imagination,” grinned Denden, who’s card read, “Maid.” “What about you, Betsy?”
Betsy was spluttering indignantly. “Window washer? WINDOW WASHER?!? What kind of stupid job is this?”
“Well, at least you didn’t get carriage driver,” grumbled Jewel, throwing her card back into the envelope in disgust. “What did you get, Angel?”
Angel held up, “Gardiner.”
“Well, that’s normal,” cried Betsy in exasperation.
“Heh,” giggled Aka and Rinrin, as they edged towards the door. Unfortunately for them, Jewel saw them and yelled, “Stop! What did you get?”
Aka sweat-dropped and said, “Alright, but don’t be upset… I got secretary.”
Rinrin said, “Nurse.”
Betsy glared at the two of them and started to walk off, muttering about having to wash windows while the other girls got normal jobs. Meanwhile, Jewel sneaked over to Angel. Angel looked at her curiously. “Pst!” hissed Jewel. “What?” “I’ll switch you jobs.” *WHACK* Angel whacked Jewel on the head with her envelope and walked away, leaving Jewel rubbing her head.
“What about you, Valle and Liss?” Aka asked, trying to calm the situation.
Valle and Liss glanced at each other glumly. “Messenger girl,” they replied simultaneously.
“Eh? Why did you two get the same position?” asked Rinrin.
Liss and Valle pulled out an extra letter from their envelopes. It read, “At least if one of you screws up, hopefully the other will be able to fix things up!”
“They don’t have much faith in the two of us,” Liss said.
Aka tried to make them feel better. “It’s not that they don’t think you can’t do a good job. It’s just that you’re a little…undependable. At times.” Seeing how she wasn’t helping, she turned to the other girls for help. However, Betsy was off on her own rant about washing windows, Jewel was still chasing Angel begging to switch positions, Hirari was giving Zaza cooking advice, and all Pati, Denden, and Rinrin could do was shrug helplessly. Aka laughed nervously. “Anyways,” she said, trying to change the subject. “We’ve only got 2 hours to get there. Maybe we should start packing! Remember, we don’t want to attract any attention, so leave your weapons at home.” A chorus of “Aww…” reached her before she glared around and the moans subsided. “Let’s go get ready!” she ordered and the girls headed out.
It seemed like the mission would be quite interesting. Just what was in store for the girls, they would never have expected would turn their entire lives around.