The two goddesses watched helplessly as the Goth forces left on a sinister campaign of world domination. The force field was too strong, and they were too weak...if they ever did get out, it'd be far too late.
"Why did we have to fight, Karyn?" Jaya moaned. "I wanted to be friends again. Not enemies."
Karyn's haughty demeanor had begun to soften a little. "You turned happy, normal people into freakish monsters."
"They weren't monsters!" Jaya protested. "They were my children! Each and every one a beautiful, special child of mine, and you took that away from them!"
Karyn shook her head. "I was merely restoring them to the way they were in the beginning. Before Zoe got to them. I...I think we've been going about this all wrong." She sighed, her aloof manner gone completely. "It should be the mortals' decision what they want to be. Zoe didn't care about that in the first place, and we took to transforming people by force to fight her...but that's not how it should be."
Jaya thought about it, then nodded. "You're right. But...we need followers to combat her, or we'll be too weak." She paused. "Karyn," she said, "I'm drawing strength from someone. Not in the area, but...somewhere in the world there are a few of my children left. If your children are the normal people of the world..."
Karyn's eyes widened. "Yes," she said, "yes, I can! I can feel them!" Slowly, she picked herself up off the ground. Standing at her full height, seemingly towering above all else, she reached out a hand and smashed the force field into a million little sparks of magic. She helped Jaya up.
"We've got a lot of lost time to make up for," she said. "I have followers. I'll let you have any of Zoe's soldiers you convert for your children, and any normal people who would be happy as your children. We'll settle our differences when we've taken care of Zoe. Do you still have the wishing stone? Zoe didn't become a deity directly through a wish, so we should be able to reverse it."
Jaya nodded, pulling the stone from the folds of her toga. This was bigger than their little quarrel. They had a world to save.
