I DO NOT OWN THE MIDNIGHTERS BUT I DO OWN THESE CHARACTERS!
Chapter 2- The Other Mindcaster
Ryan had to jog to keep up with Emily, who was plowing on without another word. "Em... wha- what's is it?" He panted, ignoring the stitch in his side.
Emily finally stopped, allowing Ryan to catch his breath. "Ryan, I want you to go back," she said without looking at him.
"No way!" Ryan objected. "Not unless I know you're going to be okay!"
Emily finally turned to him. Ryan was surprised to see that her normally steely gaze was gone. In it's place was something Ryan had never seen in Emily's eyes: Fear. "What is it?" He asked gently.
"Danny and Dana," Emily replied. "They are very powerful midnighters. A couple years ago, they lived in the house Eric had gotten for his crew."
Ryan remembered Eric very clearly. Eric had taken in Emily, along with several other orphaned midnighters. What nobody realized was that Eric's goal in this was to form his own personal army. Later cut off from his friends, Eric went after the Bixby crew, who had stopped his earlier attempts at death and destruction. It was in Bixby that Eric finally met his doom.
"I can't see how these two can be any worse than Eric," Ryan said thoughtfully.
"True they don't have Eric's abilities, but they're powerful in their own right. They have the power of the mind and midnight on their side."
"Care to explain?"
"Dana is also a mindcaster, and Danny is bender."
This bit of information came as a shock to Ryan. The only other bender he had encountered in his life was Lucas. He had the ability to bend into separate places and time. It was highly alarming to know there was another one. "I'm not leaving you," Ryan said firmly.
Emily rolled her eyes. "Your neck."
They once more took to running. Emily could taste Danny and Dana growing nearer. This wasn't pleasent news. Both midnighters were very good at concealing their thoughts. This made Emily certain that they weren't even trying.
Sure enough, two dark haired, dark eyed twins were leaning against a store wall, as if waiting for someone. The girl smiled as she spotted the newcomers. "Emily! And Ryan Andrews, I presume."
"Dana," Emily responded coldly. "Danny. What are you two doing in Mountain Side City?"
"To see you, of course," Danny said. "We heard about what happened in Bixby."
"I take it you're referring to our old pal, Eric?" Emily said. "You can't say he didn't deserve what he got. He was a homocidal maniac."
"So were you at what point," Dana retorted.
Ryan looked at Emily. What was Dana talking about?
Emily lunged at Dana, and grabbed her by the throat. "And you would do well to remember it!" She hissed.
"EMILY!" Ryan cried. "STOP!"
"RYAN, IF WE DON'T KILL THEM NOW, THEN THEY WILL KILL US!" Emily shrieked.
"You won't get the chance!" Danny snapped. He grabbed his sister's arm, and the two of them disappeared.
"Damnit!" Emily shouted, hitting the wall.
Ryan stared at the spot where Danny and Dana had been moments before. "What kind of dammage could they do?" He asked quietly.
Emily turned to him, looking exasperated. "A lot."