Chapter 56 - Celestial Blood Moon

After dancing until it felt like my legs would fall off, I stopped by the snack table to get some much needed fuel and hydration. My mom kept chuckling at me because I kept eating like I've never had a meal in my life. My mom said my transformation would be soon but the shift will take place, when the moon is in the right position. The moon is beautiful right now. It's a super moon and it looks like someone lassoed the moon to the earth. I feel like I could touch it, if I really tried. I'm standing over by the snack table when a huge explosion goes off in the distance. "Dahlia! where are you!?" my mom says panicked. "Over here!" I yell back. Within a blink of an eye I'm surrounded by my parents and my royal guards. "What's going on!?" I asked scared. "There's a breach!" my dad hollers. My parents and the horde of royal guards forcefully push me towards the protection circle. "Take it easy, you don't need to shove!" Dahlia yelled. I know it's serious but can they try to, control themselves a little bit? "We're sorry baby, if this is what we think it is, it's going to get out of hand quickly" my dad said. I see Jackson talk into an ear piece, was that always there? "Copy" I hear him reply. "It's been confirmed a sea turtle wander up the beach" Jacksin stated. "Oh no, is it dead!" you hear Dahlia say nearly sobbing. "Yes, my Luna, I'm afraid it is" Jackson replied. "That's so messed up!" Dahila screamed. "We're sorry for the scare" Jackson said with a bow. I'm glad everyone was quick to react but can they tone it down a bit? Everyone starts to relax at the false alarm. I'm still tense though, something fishy is going on here. "Are you sure there is no immediate threat?" my dad asks. "Yes, the soilders triple checked the parameter" Jackson stated. "Very well" my dad says as he starts to relax a little. "That certainly got the adrenaline going" my mom says with a nervous chuckle. "Next time can you guys be more gentle? You were completely thrashing me to the protection circle" Dahlia said upset. "We're sorry baby" my dad said. I watch as my mom walks to the stage. 'Tap, Tap' she thumps the microphone with her finger. "I'd like to formally apologize for the false alarm. After what happened, you know we can't take anything likely. Go back to dancing and enjoying yourselves. We still have plenty of cake and snacks. Dinner is to take place after the formal shift" my mother stated to our guests. I watch as she walks off stage, looking semi defeated. "Hey mom, don't worry about it. Everyone, knows you have our best interests at heart" Dahlia stated. "Why don't we go have a dance" Dahlia said to her mom. "You know, I'd like that very much" my mom replied. My mother and I walk to the dance floor. I finally see my mom let loose. She's dancing her heart out and finally laughing and smiling without any distractions. I miss these days. When I was little she would always dance with me before bedtime. My dad joins in and so does Jackson. Phoebe, Paige and Mavis, come join us as well. While we're dancing and being carefree, I'm starting to feel weird almost sick to my stomach and hunch over. I stop dancing immediately. "What's wrong!?" my mom asked frantically. "My...my...my stomach, it hurts so bad" I manage to say with tears starting to form in my eyes. "Call Lockhart!" my dad yells. A couple of minutes later, Lockhart comes rushing over to us, visibly concerned. "Dahlia, what's wrong!?" Lockhart asks. I can no longer speak as the pain ls intensity is rising and I feel like I'm on fire. All I can do is manage to motion to my stomach. Lockhart takes his time to examine me on the dance floor. My spirit wolf is panicking. "Dahlia, you must rush to the protection circle, I sense witches magic!" Raven Star said. Lockhart must be a mind reader because a few seconds after my wolf alerts me, he makes his diagnosis. "It's witches magic!" Lockhart yelled. "Get her to the protection circle!" Lockhart demands. I feel as if I'm on verge of the true death. My dad scoops me up bridal style and rushes me to the protection circle. I can hear the commotion and chaos behind me. I can hear multiple explosion start to go off. Some of the explosions look like it makes the sky look like daylight. People are screaming and rushing to their assigned positions. I hear one of the pack mates yell. "Look over there!" I can faintly make out the figures. It looks like a gateway portal was opened right in our backyard. "It's a Witch and Vampire!" I hear one of the pack ladies yell. My dad unfortunately tossed me into the protection circle. He tripped over someone panicking and lost his footing. I hit the center of the protection circle like a bag of bricks. "Ouch!" I whimper out. Once I hit the protection circle I immediately feel better. I stand up to see the explosions of light in the distance and gun shots. "Surround the protection Circle! Take out the underlings!" I hear my dad yell as he's firing a gun. I can see the underlings decend from the mansions roof top. Oh my god there's so many. "Dahlia it's almost time!" My mom yells. My mom approaches the protection ring and says "Glasáil isteach". I don't know what she said but the circle illuminated bright blue. My mom looked at me and said "I love you very much stay calm, we will handle this. It's almost time for your shift, focus on that. We will handle this" and she took off running firing her weapon. I'm so scared in this protection circle. I try to walk out of it but when I placed my hands on the circle barrier it gave me a jolting shock. My mom must have locked me in. As I'm watching the creatures forged from hell itself, the sky takes on a new color. I look up to the sky and I can see the eclipse of the blood moon start. "Prepare Dahlia" my wolf states. A surge of pain that I've never felt before surges from my body, all I can do is let out a blood curdling scream. My parents and royal guards focus on me for a split second and my dad yells "Protect the Luna at all costs!".