I deleted the first version of this because it was in really long paragraphs. This story is going to start in the episode where they're about to turn Philip human, but the whole gang (Emma, Andi, Daniel, Jax, Diego, Mia, Maddie, Sophie, and Katie) get sucked into the game. Emma, Maddie, and Jax's powers aren't working. Mia and Diego's power are working but not at full strength. They going to have to escape hundreds of zombies and learn to work with each other to escape and get back home. They will learn more about one another along the way. I don't own Every Witch Way but, I do own this story.
Story:
Andi's POV
The last thing I remember was that Emma had the Crystal de Caballero in her hands about to cast the spell when Diego, Mia, Maddie, and the Panthers burst into the room. Mia yelled "Give back my crystal!" as soon as she saw it in Emma's hands.
"No, we need it to turn Philip human!" Emma replied in an urgent tone.
"That's what you took it for, do know what could happen if you do that?" Mia questioned in the same urgent tone.
"Relax it's not like I'm sending us into the game." Emma said jokingly.
Then there was a blinding flash of light. Next thing I know I hit the ground hard. As I started to get up I notice the wooden floor of Daniel's garage had disappeared and there was dirt ground in its place. I saw Jax a foot away from me getting up too. I looked around at my surroundings; it looked like we were in an abandoned train station. Something about this place was familiar but I couldn't figure it out. "Jax, where are we?" I asked.
"I'm not sure." He said looking around as well. I tried to look more closely to see anything that might tell us our location. I turned the other way to see a group of figures walking towards us. I tried to get a better look at them, my eyes widened in shock after I realized what they were. "Jax." I said with a hint of worry in my voice.
"Yeah?" he answered still looking the other way.
"I know where we are." I said with worry still in my voice.
"Where?" He said as he finally turned around.
His eyes grew wide at the sight before him, a group of flesh eating, decaying skinned, zombies were slowing gaining speed towards us. "Run!" Jax screamed before we both started to run as fast as we could in the other direction.
We were ahead of them but only by a few yards and they were catching up. I saw a train car up ahead and it looked empty. "Over there." I said to Jax who was running beside me.
He nodded in response and we ran in the direction of the train car. We jumped up the stairs and pounded inside. Jax slammed the door shut and put a chair against it from a desk near the window. "Why didn't you cast a spell?" I asked Jax.
"My powers are weak from when I was around the crystal." He answered.
"How are we in the game!" he said starting to freak out a little as he did.
"The crystal when Emma said 'I'm sending us into the game.' it thought she was casting a spell, like when she turned invisible." I answered after thinking about it a little.
"This is my fault," I started as I began rethinking the whole thing. "I wanted to turn Philip human," I started pacing up and down the train car.
"I'm the one that made Emma try to do the spell, I'm the reason were here, I'm the-"I looked up and saw Jax looking at me, his hands on my shoulders stopping me from pacing.
"It isn't your fault Andi." He said in a calm voice. "You didn't do anything wrong. You only tried to save someone you love, anyone would have done the same." He said.
Wait, what? Was this really Jax the bad boy wizard. I'd never seen him like this before, he actually sounded like he cared. Was this the Jax, Emma was always talking. I snapped out my thoughts as he continued. "Now we need to focus on the problem in front of us, we don't have time to worry. What do you think we should do?" he said as he gently let go of my shoulders.
I took a deep breathe before answering. "First of all thanks I needed that. Second were going be in the game awhile to see if your powers come back. I don't think we can say in here though." I said looking out the window. "The structure of this car's already weak from rust. We're tough but we're no match to a bunch of flesh eating zombies, especially unarmed. We're going to have to run for it, we'd better take anything useful from in here. I doubt there's a camping store near here to get us what we need." I said.
I saw Jax look shocked but he quickly recovered from it. "Good plan, we'd better hurry though they're closing in." He answered before grabbing a camo green shoulder backpack and starting to search for useful items to fill it with. I did the same grabbing a grey messenger bag. Once we'd taken everything we thought to be useful we looked out the window together to see the group of zombies that were chasing us a foot away from the steps of the train car.
"What now?" Jax said worried. I looked around the car and saw the ladder leading to the hatch in the ceiling. I walked over to it. Jax, apparently getting the message said "You first."
I climbed up the metal ladder and pushed the hatch open. I climbed out quickly then looked down to make sure Jax was coming. As soon as he climbed out we heard the rusted metal door bursting open and the wooden chair breaking. Without looking back Jax got to his feet and we started sprinting along the top of the train. We heard more footsteps behind us as we jumped to the next car. We stopped dead in our track as we saw another hatch opened a few feet away, revealing the head of a zombie. As more started to surface Jax said "How are zombies this fast?"
Looking around I saw on the right side the rest of the train yard with more zombies and on the left side what looked like the edge of a forest. "We're going to have to jump and then run into the forest." I said looking over the edge of the left side leading to the forest.
"Ok, on 3." Jax replied as we got ready to jump. "1," we started "2….3!" we said as we jumped of the off the side together. Our feet hit the ground and we thundered into the forest. Leaving the zombies yards behind as we disappeared into the green of the forest.
Mia's POV
After the flash of light from the crystal I hit dirt/sand ground hard. Wait where was the floor? I notice my crystal with in arms reach. I grab it and start to get up. I see Diego already off the ground "Mia where are we?" he asked.
"How should I know?" I replied a little rudely, but I was still angry with Emma for taking my crystal. I looked around taking in the desert landscape we were in.
"Proxy why am I on the ground and where are we!" I heard Maddie yell. I looked around and saw Maddie on the ground with the Panthers standing around her.
"Great, your here too." I said in the same rude tone as before, while Diego helped Maddie up.
"How did we get here?" Katie asked.
"It's probably because of that crystal!" Maddie replied angry.
"No way, maybe one of you witches cast some spell!" I countered.
"Admit it that crystals the-"Maddie started but was cut off by Diego stepping in between us and saying. "Stop arguing guys! It's no one's fault we're here, I'm sure it was just an accident. Now we have to figure out where we are."
Then Sophie broke in by saying "Why don't we ask them?" "Who?" asked Katie. Sophie pointed toward what looked like a group of people form far.
"They look sort of like… oh no!" Diego said which was reasonable consider that the crowd was made up of zombies.
"Zombies! Diego what's going on?" Maddie shrieked with fright.
"We're in the game." Said Diego worried.
"How?" Katie asked worried too.
"There's no time to think about that now, run!" I yelled.
"I can't run in my pumps." Maddie said urgently. Why can't she just take them off to I don't know, RUN FOR HER LIFE, I thought.
"I'll carry you on my back." Said Diego before Maddie got on his back and we started running as the zombies approached. I can't believe Diego would actually carry her in this situation when she could still run. That's kind of sweet, but also kind of stupid I thought. I snapped out of my thoughts when I tripped on something causing me to fall, luckily not too hard. I fell on what sounded like metal. I looked down and saw the outline of some letters in the dirt. As I began dust off the words Diego turned around and saw me on the ground.
"Mia what happened?" he said jogging over to make sure I was okay, just as I brushed off the last of the dust. Zombie Shelter it said clearly in red writing.
"I found a place to hide." I say to Diego standing near me.
"What, really? Here let me help you open it." He said as he put Maddie down. Together we found the handle and pulled the heavy metal cover off.
"I'll go first to make sure it's safe." Diego said. After I nodded in response he jumped down the opening. I looked down and saw him light his Kanay markings but the glow was weaker than usual.
"It's safe, you can come down now." He said after a quick search. He stood at the bottom waiting for us to drop down.
"You guys go first." I said to the 3 Panthers. They nodded before Maddie dropped down first. Then Katie, then Sophie dropped down saying "Whee!"
I then grabbed the handle and dropped down closing the top. As the sunlight disappeared I let go of the handle and fell next Diego. There was no light in the room so it was pitch black. After we heard the footsteps of the zombies past above, I lit a fireball to see where we were. "Good idea." said Diego.
I tried to make it brighter but for some reason I couldn't and I was getting dizzy trying. I stopped trying and looked around I saw a light switch across the room I walked over to it and switched it on, a single light bulb hanging from a wire in the middle of the room flickered on. It cast enough light for us to see the whole room. The walls were made of metal and painted a metallic golden color, the room itself looked sort like a library there was a desk covered with maps and writing materials. Shelves of books stood along the walls and some bags stood against the them. A door that looked like it should be in a submarine closed off the room from whatever was behind it. "Maddie can you Teletransport us out of here?" Katie asked.
"I can't I'm weak from the crystal." replied from Maddie.
"Normally I wouldn't d o this but, considering we're in a zombie infested video game I'll put the crystal away so you can recharge your powers." I said truthfully.
"Really? Thanks." said Maddie.
"This still doesn't mean I trust you." I added quickly.
Before Maddie could make a comeback Katie said. "What if your powers don't come back? Diego your markings usually glow brighter and so do your fireballs Mia. What if there's something up with your powers."
"We'll worry about that later right now we should rest here until Maddie's powers recharge." said Diego. With that we all started looking for something to do. I found a tin can to put the crystal in and started looking around the room a little before finally getting bored. We all agreed it would be a good idea to get some sleep after a few hours. We found some blankets and lay down on the floor arm's length away from each other. Maddie and Katie complained about that for a while until Diego finally convinced them that they weren't going to get a mattress and comforter. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep after lying down.
Emma's POV
"Emma, are you ok?" I heard Daniel say.
"Yeah." I answer as he helped me up. Then I realized we weren't in Daniels house anymore, it looked like we were on a mountain trail.
"Dani, where are we?" I asked.
"I'm not sure." he replied. I started to look around more carefully; we were defiantly on a mountain trail really high above the ground. The trail seemed to wind around the mountain leading to the top.
After taking in the scenery I said "Grab my hand I'll try and send us back." I said holding out my hand. Daniel grabbed it as I prepared to say my spell "We don't want to be alone, so send us back home." I said trying to sound confident while doing my signature spell casting motion.
Nothing happened. "Huh? Nothing happened but, huh?" I said confused.
"Maybe your weak form that crystal." Daniel said.
"Maybe, but even if it is the crystal I should still be able to do some magic." I said.
"Don't worry, we'll figure something out we always do." Daniel replied confidently. I nodded, smiling a little at his comment. "Umm, is it just me or can you hear that grunting noise too?" Daniel asked.
Now that he mentioned it, I did hear it. "Yeah I hear it too; it sounds like its coming from up the trail." I said. We looked up the trial as the noise started to get louder. We heard footstep approaching us. Then around the bend of the trail came a mob of zombies. I thought I must be dreaming but the fact that my grip on Daniel's hand tightened to the point that it hurt proved I wasn't.
"Come on!" Daniel said as he pulled me down the trail as the zombies started to move faster. Trying not to slip we ran down the mountain as fast as we could. We finally reached a part where the land evened out. We still didn't stop running though; the mob had more speed on the leveled ground. Suddenly Daniel stopped in his tracks; I turned around see what was wrong.
"Emma," he said "I think we can escape this way." I looked at where he was standing and saw an entrance to a cave right next him.
"Good catch Daniel." I said before running back to him. I grabbed his hand before we plunged into the darkness of the cave together. The groans of the zombies echoed off the wall of the deep cave. We journey through the cave trying to lose the zombies but, they kept following us. We finally ducked behind a huge stalagmite managing to have them go the other way.
"Dani what do we do? They'll find us soon." I said really worried.
"Don't worry Emma, we'll figure something out." He said as he put his hand on the ground. Then something happened, the stalagmite moved to the side and there was a hole in the ground where it stood. There was a staircase leading down it somewhere.
"Do you think we should go down it?" Daniel questioned.
"I don't know, it might be dangerous." As I said this the footsteps of the zombies could be heard coming near us from the tunnel. "We know that's actually dangerous though, so let hope that this isn't." I said kind of worried.
"Ok. You go first; I'm not letting them get you." Daniel replied. I nodded and climbed down the spiraling staircase carefully. Daniel followed down and the stalagmite moved back into its place covering the entrance above our heads. After about a hundred steps down I saw a room at the bottom of the stairs with sunlight shining in it. When we reached the bottom I got a clear view of the room. It still looked like a cave but it was furnished. There was a desk with a few papers on it, a shelf of weird instruments that looked like they belonged on a ship. A bunk bed stood in the corner. The sunlight seemed to be coming from holes in the rock wall. I walked over to one and stood on my toes to look through it. From what I could see it looked we were on an island. There was a forest beneath us and a beach farther on with some cliffs near it. "Daniel do you think we're in the game?" I said.
"Maybe." Daniel replied.
"Oh, this is all my fault. I'm so sorry Daniel, because of me we're stuck in a video game." I said stressing out.
"Emma don't worry, it was an accident. We'll be ok. " He said trying to sound comforting. "You should rest, it'll help you gain back your strength."
Now that we stopped running I really was tried and kind of dizzy. Daniel was right we needed to find a solution to our problem. "Okay, it might help me get my powers back." I said.
"I'll try and figure out where we are, I haven't played any part of the game that looked like this." He replied before he started looking through the maps on the . I climbed up to the top of the bunk and found a pillow. I closed my eyes hoping my powers would be back when I woke up.
Jax's POV
After running until my legs felt like falling off, we finally stopped for a break. "How long have we been running?" I said panting.
"I don't know, but the sun's setting so pretty long." Andi replied trying to catch her breath. "We can't keep running we'll faint from exhaustion, and zombies are stronger at night." She said.
"Yeah but what are we supposed to do? Climb up a tree." I answered.
Then she looked up and smiled. "What?" I asked.
"You just gave me an idea." She said as she started walking over to a tree.
"What?" I asked still not getting what her idea was.
"Just start climbing." She replied as she started to climb. I did the same and soon I reached the top. As sat down next to Andi I could feel my legs start to go numb. Soon we heard the rustle of leaves below. We saw the crowd of zombies appear right below the tree. They started looking around for us but after a while they gave up and retreated back way they came. Then after they left, without warning me and Andi collapsed.
"I say we stay here until we can feel our legs again." I said.
"Agreed." She replied. So with that we propped ourselves on some branches and tried to fall asleep. I caught once small glimpse of the stars through the tree branches just before I fell asleep exhausted and hoping this was bad dream.