Disclaimer: Okay, last time I'm going to say this. I don't own Darkest Powers. All I own is the MAJOR OC, and the plot. Okay? We good? Alright.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Love them! Keep them coming! Now, we're going to keep to the gang for now, because I'm still organizing a few things with Rocky. This chapter will be in my POV, since there is so much that's going on, I thought it would be so much simpler. Now enjoy my weird mind with this story! ^_^ Oh, and I still need those couple names! (If anyone cares.)
My POV
The next morning, miles away from the school, the gang had stopped to rest at a cheep motel. Chloe and Simon had barely woken up, and were confused while the rest of them tried to explain what happened. Chloe sat with her legs crossed, leaning against Derek, while Simon sat on his bed, looking frustrated.
"That's when we found you two knocked out in the field. So we dragged you guys the van and booked it out of there." Tori finished explaining. Simon looked at her.
"So where's Rocky?" he asked for the hundredth time since he woke up.
"We don't know. Justin and I tried to find her, but we couldn't pick her up anywhere." Derek said. Simon turned his deadly glare on him.
"So your just giving up." Simon said.
"No." Chloe said. "You know Derek wouldn't give up on Rocky. She was much a friend to him, as she was to the rest of us." she explained. Simon groaned and pulled his hair in frustration.
"Look. I know you like really like her, but we need to come up with a plan before we jump into conclusion. She'll be okay until then." Carter said. Simon looked up at him. He shook his head and got out of bed, and headed to the bathroom, slamming the door behind him.
They all look at Carter in annoyance. Carter looked at each of their faces, and shrugged.
"Was it something I said?" he asked. Lynne then threw a pillow at him. He laughed and threw it back at her. They both threw it back and forth until Justin caught it and threw back on the bed.
"You no fun." Carter said.
"What happened to planning things out?" Justin replied. Carter sighed, and went to sit next to Tori.
"Okay, so – What do you think we should do?" Carter asked.
Meanwhile, Simon sat on the rim of the bathtub. Beating himself over losing Rocky. How could he let them get her? How did they get there so fast? What happened back there? Why couldn't he have done something? He could hear the others out there planning a search party.
He should be out there, helping. He shouldn't have gotten frustrated at Carter like that. He was just trying to help cool him down. He feels like a total jerk. Simon sighs and get up off the tub, and goes to the sink to wash his face.
When he walks out of the bathroom he finds the group on edge. Derek and Justin are staring each other down, while everyone else looks between the two. Where's Dad and Lauren when we need them? He sits down next to Chloe.
"What's going on?" he asked. Chloe sighed.
"Apparently Derek changed while you and I were out. Justin wants an explanation." she explained.
"So? How'd you do it?" Justin asked. Derek grunted.
"I don't want to talk about it." he replied.
"Come on. Just tell me." Justin prodded.
"Just drop it." Derek said.
"Why?"
"Because I don't want to talk about it!"
"Why not?"
"Dude just drop it!" Simon shouted. Everyone looked at him. "If Derek doesn't want to tell you, then drop it. Right now we have to focus on finding Rocky." he said. Then his face turned accusingly. "Or do you not care about her?"
"Who are you to say that I don't care about her?" Justin asked, standing up. Simon stood up, but wasn't as tall as Justin.
"Well, right now it seems all you care about is finding out how my bro's able to change." Simon said.
"I care about Rocky. Just 'cause you were going out with her, you think you know her better?" Justin asked, taking a step closer.
"Justin, calm down." Lynne said, grabbing onto him.
"What? Now you taking his side?" Justin asked. Lynne looked at him like he was crazy.
"No. Justin, are you okay? What's with you?" she asked.
"Nothing. I'm fine." he said. Lynne felt his forehead.
"Honey, your burning up. You have a fever." she said. Justin grabbed her hand, and pinned it to her sides.
"I said I'm fine." he repeated.
"No, she's right." Derek said, getting up. "I think your about to change." he said.
"What?" Justin asked.
"You have the symptoms. Fever, hot temper," Derek explained.
"Yeah, but you always have a hot temper." Tori said.
"Tori." Chloe said. "Shut up." Tori looked at her shocked.
"Well then." Tori said. Simon wanted to give Chloe a high five, but he didn't think it would have been the right time.
"So, what do I do?" Justin asked, he seemed a little scared.
"Just wait until it comes." Derek said. Justin looked at him like he was nuts.
"Wait it out? Are you kidding?"
"No. He's serious." Simon said. Justin looked at Derek, finally realizing that Derek was right. So he nodded, and sat back down.
"I know that this will be hard on you Justin, but can we get back to the mission at hand?" Carter asked. "Rocky?"
"Yeah. We need to find Rocky." Justin said.
"If she isn't at the school, then where could she be?" Lynne asked.
"Where was the last place you guys looked for her?" Chloe asked.
"Carter said that if she did get away, she would try to escape." Derek said.
"So Derek and I searched the forest. I picked up her sent, only to have to stop at a wall." Justin said.
"A wall?" Simon asked.
"Yeah, a boarder of some sort. It goes all the way around the school's perimeter." he explained.
"So I checked the other side of the wall." Derek said. "Her sent continues all the way past the river. Then it just stops. Dead end again." he adds.
"So we know that she's away from the school." Lynne said, a big smile on her face. Simon smiled at the news. Rocky did get away.
"You guys skipped the good part. Tell them how she got over the wall." Carter said. Simon and Chloe looked at Derek and Justin. Justin chuckled.
"We think she climbed the tree and jumped into a near by bush. That's were her sent lead us." Justin said. Chloe and Simon smiled, picturing Rocky climbing and jumping off of trees.
"So, where do we look first?" Chloe asked.
"The forest." Simon says. They all look at him. "We search were we left off." He added.
"Thank you Captain Obvious." Tori said. "If it didn't occur to you, we've already searched there." she said. "All around the river."
"See, that's where you guys are missing it." Simon said. They all look at him confused. "She must be deep in the forest. Places the school wouldn't dare go. The safest place she could be." He explained.
"What makes you think she'd still be in the forest?" Derek asked. Simon shook his head, frustrated that they didn't get it.
"Think about it. She won't go to the school, and she won't go to the town." He said.
"Why not?" Tori asked.
"Because of her accident. She's still scarred of the town. She wouldn't go near that place by herself, again." Lynne pointed at, smiling at Simon proudly.
"Exactly. The town is the only thing that cuts off the forest. To get anywhere else, she'd have to go threw town." Simon added on.
"So she's most-likely in the forest." Chloe said, finally getting it.
"What if she tries to go through town anyways? Trying to get to us?" Carter asks. They all stay silent for a moment.
"Then half of us will have to stay in town, and the other half search the forest." Derek said.
"So who's going to stay?" Justin asked. Derek thought for a moment.
"Chloe, can you reach Liz?" he asked. Chloe's head snapped up.
"I don't know. I'll try." she replied. Derek smiled at her.
"Okay, here's the plan. Simon, Chloe, and I will go out in the forest, the rest of you will stay here." Derek said.
"Why you three?" Tori asked.
"Because, Simon is the one Rocky will be looking for, me because I can track her sent, and Chloe because she can talk to Liz." Derek explained.
"That's if I can contact her." Chloe said.
"Plus, the less that go into the forest the less chances we have of attracting attention." Derek added.
"Each group will need a grown up." A deep voice came from the door. Kit and Lauren stepped inside with a bag full of Chinese take out. "I'll go with Derek, and Lauren will stay with Tori." He said. No one complained about that. They were all in a trance from the smell of the food.
"Go ahead and dig in. We have a big day ahead of us." Lauren said. So the gang dug in. This plan had to work.
Just another filler chapter. Wow, I really need to get some action in here. Next chapter I promise. Trust me. I will some how have a fight in the next chapter. So review, and leave a comment, and leave me suggestions for couple names. Because I'm a weirdo like that. Thanks again! ^_^
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