AN: I don't own MI High or anything else you recognise. I just own Demi, Jamie, Patterson, Cali and Kati. This is a side story to "Nothing is Ever What It Seems.' It is set after series 7. Yes, the chapters will be longer than my other stories, but updates may not be as regular. Now, you do not have to read the other stories in the series to understand this.

Demi's POV

"STOP!" I shouted, running into the room. Kati turned to look at me, holding the transmitter in her hand.
"Why should I?" She questioned.
"Because Ben is playing you! He won't help you find Cali! Now, give me the transmitter." I said, reaching out my hand. She looked at the device in her hand. Instead of handing it over, she raised a gun in her other hand. "You know, I don't think so. Demi, you've been a thorn in my side for far too long." She said, her hands shaking. I slowly edged forward, my hand still out. "Kati, listen to me. I know what Ben's like. He will not help you! Now, put the gun down." I calmly said. Kati shook her head.
"Goodbye Demietra London." She said, as she pulled the trigger. All I heard was a loud bang, and I felt a huge pain in my abdomen. I dropped on to my back, as Dan and Keri ran into the room. Kati smirked, and climbed out the window, scampering out of sight. I whimpered in pain, as Dan ran to me. "Keri! Go after her!" He shouted, gesturing to the window. Keri nodded, and followed Kati. "Just hang on Dems, tactical support will be here soon." Dan said, applying pressure to the wound.
"Dan, can I borrow your pencil? I have to talk to him. Just in case." I said. Dan nodded, and turned on his pencil.
"What's going on there? We heard a gunshot." My dad's concerned voice asked.
"We have an agent down. We need medical help ASAP." Dan replied.
"Who is it? Who's down?" Stella asked.
"Demi. Kati shot her. Keri's gone after Kati." Dan answered, still applying pressure to my stomach. He put the pencil up to my ear, and I spoke weakly.
"Is Tom there?"
"Yeah. I'm here." Tom's voice said, sounding like he was about to break down.
"I need you to tell you something. I love you Tom Tupper, my boy genius. My hero. Be brave, and never give up."
"Don't leave me." Tom begged. "We've only just started, you can't go."
"Tom, remember. You only know you love someone when you can let them go." I said, feeling my energy begin to fade. "Goodbye Tom. I love you." I finished, as everything stopped. My eyes shut, and everything went black.

3 days previously...

"Well, this is exciting." Jamie commented, whilst we were waiting for Mrs King to arrive.
"Indeed Jai. Indeed." Cali remarked, putting her feet up on the desk. She glanced over at me. "Dems, when's your replacement coming?"
"Can't wait to get rid of me then?" I replied, smiling.
"You know I didn't mean it like that." Cali said.
"Course not. Anyway, her name's Ally, and she's coming on Thursday." I answered.
"And when do you leave?" Cali asked.
"Wow, you really hate me don't you?" I said between laughs. "I leave on Friday. And before you ask, I'm going to work with my old friends abroad."
"That means Oscar right?" Jamie said. I nodded as Mrs King walked in.
"Miss London, before I forget, there is someone in Reception for you." She said. "You may go." I nodded, and dashed out, wondering what the hell was going on. I didn't recognise the person in Reception, but presumably they knew me. "Demi!" The woman called. She didn't seem suspicious, but I'd learned to not trust so quickly.
"Who are you?" I asked.

"Wow, you really look like your father." The woman said smiling. "Anyway, this is yours." She put her hand into her coat pocket and pulled out a chain. Attached to it was a huge blue crystal, which shone slightly. "What is it?"
"This Demietra is the key to time itself! It's called a Skyfall crystal. With this, you can bend the very fabric of time! Isn't that awesome?" She asked. I stared at the crystal.
"Not really. A TARDIS would be cooler, but thanks anyway." I said.
"Demi, you need to be careful with it. It can make people completely disappear. As in, they never existed in the first place!" The woman warned.
"I'll bear that in mind." I said, going to walk off.
"Oh, and I have to warn you. 28764. Remember it Demi, it might just save your life." She called. Of course. As I went to return to class, my pencil began flashing. I sighed and shoved the crystal in my pocket and ran off to HQ. Of course, I didn't notice the crystal fall out of my pocket, and I couldn't have guessed who would pick it back up.

As soon as we got to HQ, I could tell something was wrong. Stella was here. That was usually a very bad sign. "Agents, I have a mission for you. A few hours ago, a very important item was stolen from MI9 HQ. " Stella said. "An item from our archives was stolen." She brought up an image of the crystal from before. "This is a Skyfall crystal. It works like a T.E.D. crystal; it destroys time. If someone was to activate this crystal..." She began.
"They could change the past, present and future." Dan finished.
"Exactly. We think KORPS are responsible for both burglaries." Stella said. "Your mission is to try to track down these items. We have a signal on the crystal, but we..." She trailed off, sighing heavily. "Our technicians can't track it. The signal can't be narrowed down to a specific point."
"So let me guess, you want us to help you narrow it down?" Aneisha asked. Stella nodded hesitantly.
"Tom what do you think?" Frank asked. As Tom went to talk, I interrupted,
"I think I know where it is." Stella looked at me in confusion.

"Earlier on today some woman gave me a chain. She said it was mine." I replied.
"Where is it?" Stella asked. I put my hands in my pockets, to discover they were empty.
"I had it a minute ago." I mumbled.
"You lost it?" Stella shouted.
"I don't know!" I replied. "It must have fallen out my pocket."
"Well, then you'd better find it!" She said.
"I'm going!" I called back, getting back in the lift. I suppose she had a right to be mad at me. I left the cupboard, and decided to re-trace my steps. After a long while, I ended up back at Reception. "Demi." Kati's cold tone greeted me.
"Hello Kati." I said.
"You looking for something?" She asked. I nodded.
"A crystal. It's about the size of my palm on a silver charm. You seen it?" I questioned. She put her hand in her coat pocket, and pulled out the crystal.
"You mean this?" She said, holding it up.
"Yes! That's it! Kati, you're a lifesaver!" I began, holding my hand out. Kati pulled it back.
"Ah, no. Because it's mine now. I know what this is. You shouldn't have this." She taunted. "What are you doing with a Skyfall crystal?"
"Does it matter? Just give it back." I demanded. She laughed, playing with the crystal in her hands.
"I know how this works. You wanna see?" She said, pointing it at me. I shook my head, causing her to laugh again. "Well, tough luck, cause you're gonna find out." She pressed the clips holding the crystal, and it began to glow a faint blue colour. A shot of energy fired out and hit me. The next time I looked up, I was still in the hallway. Kati however was gone. I looked around, as Jamie appeared, texting on her phone. "Jamie!" I shouted, as she ignored me. "Jai?" I said, reaching out to touch her. My hand went straight through her. What the hell had Kati done to me?

AN: And I'm going to leave it there! Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed! Yah, I may have been watching Skyfall before writing this.