Lily opened her eyes, the light pierced through her curtains hitting her. "Uh morning already? Great wonder what's gonna happened today." She quickly got out of the bed and stretched quickly realising something. "Wait the note from Hilburn I completely forgot." Lily walked to the side picking her jeans up and taking the paper from her pocket, opening the slip as she began reading.
As you read this I have done my part in this madness. Artair will not hesitate to get messy Cooper even now he's probably done something far worse then I could think. Please if you are reading this then I need you to find someone in the school by the name of Yuvin but he has gone under the name of "Lori." He's somewhere in the school poseing as a janitor. Find him and he'll explain the rest.
After reading the last word she quickly grabbed the binocucom under her bed and contact Bethany. "Lily what's going on, did you tell your parents?"
"No something's come up I forgot about."
"And that is?" The raccoon then pulled the turned the binocucom to the note which she put on the floor. "So it's just a piece of paper."
"Hilburn gave me this before I left. He wanted me to find someone called Yuvin who's changed his name too Lori." Bethany paused with concern for her cousin. "I don't like the sound of this Lil this just doesn't seem right."
"Don't worry let's just go to school, see who this guy is and then find out what he knows. After that we go home and tell our parents ok." Bethany sighed and nodded. "Fine but if this turns bad I'm blaming you got it?" She hung up on the device letting Lily get dress into her clothes and run downstairs.
The raccoon looked into the kitchen seeing Malcolm examining a roll of paper. "Hey dad what's going on?" He turned to his daughter. "Ah Lily I'm happy you came in here. Better to tell you now then later."
"What's happening?"
"Sly called up and wants me to help in a heist tonight so I can't train you tonight."
"Can I come with you?" The older raccoon gave a unsure look. "I don't know you have potential but only training for one day won't do anything."
"Please dad what if I stayed behind with Bentley in the van."
"I suppose you can fine. But you have to do as your told understood?" Lily hugged her father tightly with joy. "Oh thank you dad I promise I'll be on my best behaviour I swear!" Lily then grabbed her stuff and set off to school. "I hope I haven't made a mistake."
"What mistake?" Malcolm turned seeing the leopard walking in the room. "I agreed to let Lily come with me and the gang on a heist tonight." Rivia gave a shooked look and smiled. "Well I think it's the right move, she wanted to spend time with you anyway just make sure she's out the way of danger."
"Oh she will." The raccoon turned to what he was looking at. "Well I hope she'll be ok."
Inside the school
Lily walked into the halls trying to find Bethany or Trevor but was pushed over by Kasey. "Look what the trash men brought in."
"Funny I thought I was hit by there truck but it turned out to be you." The tiger growled and pounced on top of the raccoon, Lily punched Kasey getting her off. "You know It would be nice if you'd just leave me alone for a week or so." The tiger looked up spiting blood on the floor. "You'd like that but that wouldn't happen ever." But before she could charged a dingo grabbed her and pushed her to the floor. "Your gonna regret that you little punk!"
"I won't but you will." Kasey looked up seeing a male dingo giving a serious look at the tiger. "What you think looking at me like that gonna scare me? Well your mistaken!" Kasey then punched the boy to the floor with a teacher running to the scene. "Kasey what do you think your doing!" The tiger grunted under her breath. "This is a new student, why did you hit him?" She shrugged her shoulders causing the teacher to point down the hall. "Get to your class this instant. I'll be writing a letter to your parents." Kasey then turned to Lily with an angry glare. "I'll deal with you tomorrow Cooper."
"GET MOVING!" The beaver then gently shoved the tiger causing her to move more quicker down the hall. But before the raccoon could get up the young dingo reach out his hand. "Hey need a hand?" Lily look up at him, she grabbed his hand and was pulled up quickly. "Hey the names Derik sorry about that I saw what was happening and I never like it when people bully others especially a cute girl such as yourself." Lily began to slightly blush at the comment and quickly coughed. "Well thanks for that but it happens a lot I tend to deal with it one way or another. My names Lily by the way." Derik turned to the teacher nearby who waved at him. "This schools nice nothing like where I use to live everyone was so... uptight and mean."
"Sorry to say but it like that here of cause if you look carefully you'll find someone to talk too who isn't like that."
"You mean like you?" Lily smile and nodded. "Yeah I guess, where are you from?"
"I was born in France but both my mum and dad came from Australia. After mum found out she was pregnant they moved here."
"Derik it's time to go!" The two turned to see the teacher calling him. "I guess I better go. I hope I'll see you again."
"Yeah me too." Lily waved goodbye to the dingo as he walked down the hall, her chest stated pounding and she felt hot. "What's wrong with me? I only just met this kid and I feel so... warm and mushy."
"LILY!" She snapped out of her day dream and turned seeing both Bethany and Trevor. "What happened?"
"Kasey happened she attacked from behind and this kid showed up, he got her in trouble so he's ok in my book."
"Hey you ok you look a little red." Lily turned crossing her arms together. "I'm fine thank you."
"So you said too Beth about this Yuvin guy." Bethany bashed his shoulder. "You idiot not here with everyone watching and listening. We need to talk privately."
"Why not the back of the school. People say it's haunted so no one goes there should be pretty much ok."
"Fine it's settled will talked at break."
One hour later
After going though two classes break arrived and the three quickly made it to the back of the school. The place was dark and dusty, cobwebs covered every corner of the place making Lily nervous. "Does everything old have to have a annoying connection that spiders live in them." Beth grabbed her arm giving her slightly more confidence. "Look let's talk here, first the letter."
"Right it said that we're looking for someone called Yuvin who changed his name to Lori."
"Ok what does he look like?"
"I-I don't know it doesn't say."
"Well that's typical so how will we know it's him?"
"It says he posing as a janitor. All we have to do is find ever janitor in the school and presto we find Yuvin."
"One problem this school is full of Rising Boar agents if we mess up they may know who this Yuvin is and well you know." Lily began to think and snapped her fingers. "I got it! Artair must have a list of all the "teachers" in his office. So that mean this Yuvin has gone undercover changing his name to Lori and looking for something important. It says in the last bit. "He'll explain the rest" which mean he must know something really important about Artair's."
"Ok so the plan is to infiltrate Artair's office, find this list of agent names and hunt down Lori. Great why don't me and Trevor handle getting Artair's out of his office and you handle finding the list." Lily nodded with a confident smile. "Ok sounds like we have a plan we have about twenty minutes to get this sorted or we wait till lunch."
"I call lunch." The two girls turned to the tiger surprisingly. "What?"
"Usually you go with the plan that gets you I've close to girls or eating."
"Yeah so?"
"You realise we'll be doing this during lunch right?"
"Hey a sacrifice is a sacrifice anyway Lil will have it done in no time." The two sighed, the three then proceed to walk out of the abundant building.
One hour later
Class finally finished with the three venturing off to the principals office. "Ok guys what's the excuse?"
"Excuse?" Lily face palmed herself. "Yeah the excuse you'll use to get him out off the office."
"Oh get out the way you two I'll handle this, Lily go around the corner quickly." The raccoon did so with Bethany knocking on the door. "Who is it!?"
"It's Bethany Cooper sir. I have something to tell you." Thudding came from the inside as the bear opened the door looking down at the tiny raccoon. "Yes miss Cooper?"
"You see there these boys running into the girls bathroom and I caught one off them." Bethany then pulled Trevor to her surprising him. "The hell Beth!"
"I told you to stop but you wouldn't listen! Please sir can you deal with the other two?" Artair sigh and closed the door behind him. "Lead the way quickly."
"Thank you sir right this way." Lily watch as Bethany pulled Trevor away walking with the bear. "Cleaver Beth clever." She ran into the office and begun her search.
The office was exactly like it was before she came in the first time. "You'd think for a member of this gang he'd have more junk around, what this?" She spotted a locked draw and pulled out a lock pick from her back pocket. "Lock picks never leave home without one." She placed the pick in, taking her time but finally opened the draw seeing some paperwork and nothing more. "Great just this I was expecting a gun or something." Lily then heard a click getting up off the floor seeing a moose pointing a handgun at her. "Well today is your lucky day." Fear struck the raccoon, she became numb upon seeing the gun pointing at her. In her wildest dreams she never thought this would ever happened to her. "Who are you?"
"Let's just say I'm the guy who holds the gun and your the girl who gonna shut up till the boss comes back."
"The boss. Artair is the boss of the Rising Boar." The two heard Artair sending both Bethany and Trevor off, he walked in seeing both the moose and Lily. "Well, well, well what's going on here then?"
"She's been snooping around boss. She was in you privet draw." The bear then walked to the moose and hit him over the head picking up his gun and shot him in the head. Blood began to flow from the lackeys skull like a small fountain until it pooled around him. "Why did you do that he was on your side!?"
"He was of little use to me after all what's one more pawn gone when I have more to add in this little game." He walked closer to the raccoon who stepped backward till she stood against the wall. "What's the matter Cooper does death not entice you, usually the Coopers thrive of moments like this a chance to test their skills to avoid not getting caught, imprisoned, or killed." He pointed the gun directly at her forehead and cocked the gun. Sweat poured off Lily fearing for her life. "Please don't do this I'm just a child!" Artair enjoyed her begging for her life watching the tears flow from her gave him some satisfaction. "Yes beg, beg for your life. I think when you die I'll keep a memo of this moment and in plate it on my wall." He placed a finger on the trigger and prepared to fire. "Say hello to your family for me Cooper. Whether it's the Coopers or the Meadows." Lily knew she couldn't do anything at all she just relaxed and began to think of her family. The raccoon then heard a sound and then a thud seeing the bear on the floor with a lion above her. "Quickly Lily we have to move!" She nodded and got up fast leaving the room with the lion behind her.
Lily saw both Bethany and Trevor down the hall, they ran to her seeing how traumatised she looked. "What the hell happened in there!?"
"Artair's is crazy he... he's a madman! We have to go." The three then saw the lion walking out looking around the hall till he saw the three. "That's the guy how save me." He walked towards them. "Thank god I found you in time. We best get outside fast before Artair's wakes up." The four then ran outside, upon getting out of the building the lion then pulled out his car keys and they all got into a car driving off away from the school. "Not to sound of about this but we kinda got into a strangers car. Sure he saved you but kinda weird."
"Do not worry Hilburn gave you the message." Lily nodded and looked at the lion. "Your Lori aren't you?" He nodded focused more on driving. "That's my undercover name my real name is Yuvin. It's nice to see you again Lily."
"What you know each other?"
"Well it was a long time ago twelve years or so. You should ask your parents about it but here's the short version. I came from the future after dealing with a monster, all of your parents help me and did all they could too stop it."
"But it's in another dimension and it's not stopped." Yuvin turned to the raccoon along with the other two. "Wait how do you know about this we swore never to tell you kids anything."
"Well you just told us."
"Hey shut up you know who I am now so that mean you need to know where I came from."
"No we don't not really." The lion paused. "SHUT UP! Anyway how do you know?"
"Lucem told me about it."
"Hey Lily who's Lucem?" Lily turned to the two beside her. "You see it happened about a day ago I had this dream and then this raccoon who was white as snow told me about this monster called Clocklord and she said I had to stop it somehow." The two gave a concerned look at there cousin. "Oook Lil maybe that event in the principals office may have loosened a bolt in there."
"Shut up Trevor I know what happened those dreams where real and this raccoon told me that this weird shade was causing trouble and stuff."
"Ok kid we need a plan. First I'll take you back to my house I have a friend there who can look after you for the minute."
Yuvin's house
The car parked on the side of the road, the three kids got out starring at the small house. "Well I guess since your a janitor you get low wages."
"What was that?"
"I said nice place you have." Yuvin the chucked the keys at Lily and pointed to the door of the house. "Go in and call Lek." The three got into the house surprisingly it looked quite nice on the inside compared to the outside. "Hello! Lek are you here!?" With no call the three just moved to the next room but saw an old looking gecko on the chair. "Is that Lek?"
"Sure is young lady." The gecko opened one eye looking at the raccoon. "Well I'll be blown miss Lily it's great to see you again. Last I saw of you, you where in diapers and barely saying a word." Lek attempted to get up but fell back into the chair. "Damn this body of all the rotten things I got for helping out against Clocklord I got this body."
"Don't mind him kids he get cranky pour guy."
"How old is he?" The lion sighed. "Believe it or not he's actually twenty-four."
"What no way he looks like he's a hundred." Before Bethany could shove him Lek quickly picked up his hooked stick and dragged Trevor to him. "So think I'm a hundred ha?"
"Uh no sir you well umm."
"Well boy your lucky I have some degree of kindness. Just remember not to judge upon appearance."
"Sit down make yourselves comfortable and I'll explain the situation." Lily grabbed a chair, Bethany sat on the floor, whilst Lek placed Trevor in a nearby chair next to him. "Ok well for one I best start with the school. It all started when Markus assigned the school to another group of Blackmarket gang men though this was a mistake as these men defected and became the Rising Boars. Artair then took hold of the organisation and us the school as a front for the real goal."
"What his goal and motive?"
"The boars want revenge for what your mother did and what both your fathers done to Desmond."
"What so great about this Desmond anyway?"
"He lead the Blackmarket gang with an iron fist causing fear among his men but those he trusted and were loyal would have anything they'd wished. Markus is nothing like that he believes that treating everyone equally is the best way and not to rule with fear. He became quite loved by his men, instead of sending then on suicidal missions they'd would use whatever means they had whether it was sneaking, or attacking straight on ahead this made the jobs easier and made the men more effective in use."
"So where does Artair come into this?"
"Artair was told by Markus to keep the school as it is making sure everything was stabled, I was asked by Markus to keep an eye on him and then send word to Markus. But I was then suspected by Artair and was placed as a janitor by him instead of my original position to make sure I don't see him."
"That explains Artair's but that doesn't explained what they are planning." Yuvin shook his head. "Sadly I don't know. As I was made a janitor I get little information, all I know is that they been looking for your family but they're having difficulty with the false information they where given about each of your homes."
"The school has a false address why?"
"If they knew where you lived you and all of your family's would be dead by now. Don't worry about it your family's has been giving many false address to many other places. Anyway that's the story so let's here yours these dreams tell me about them." Lily looked to the floor thinking carefully. "Well the dream seem to be real I don't know how but there real and Lucem tells me important stuff but she doesn't give me enough. She also mentioned something about a shade that splinted from her." Yuvin began to think whilst the raccoon explained the dream. "But this is just a dream right? I mean come on that so... unnatural."
"That's what I thought until I was attacked by the shade in my room."
"Wait it attacked you?" Lily nodded slowly. "It almost got me. The weird thing about it was that it felt warm and kind until you get closer then it turned cold and evil. It kept saying nice things, drawing me in closer and closer I had no control over myself."
"Whoa this sounds like things are going to turn bad soon. What are you suppose to do against something like that?" But the raccoon just remand silent. "You don't know do you?"
"N-no I don't and neither does Lucem."
"Oh that's perfect you get strange dreams and someone tells you. "Your the only one who can do anything" and she doesn't even know how to stop it!"
"Well I'm sorry Trev but why don't we swap places. You deal with this crap and I get a good night sleep!" Bethany got up placing her hands out toward the two. "ENOUGHT! We shouldn't argue especially since we still have to deal with the Rising Boars." Lily grunted and walked out the room and towards the door. "Wait where are you going!?"
"I'm just getting some air!" She slammed the door behind her as Yuvin shooked his head and turned to the tiger. "Trevor go after her."
"What she's the crazy one who yelled at me!" But the gecko pulled the tiger closer to him. "Listen here boy. You need to work together to deal with this problem. If you had the same problems as she has what will these two do?"
"Well they'd say I'm crazy too."
"Not helping Lek." The gecko waved his hand at the lion. "Oh whatever Yu I'll deal with this problem. Anyway these two seem good hearted wouldn't they want to help you if you where in trouble?" Trevor sighed sadly and turned to the door and nodded. "They would wana help me even if sometimes I can be annoying." Lek then pushed the tiger away toward the other room. "Good now go get her before something terrible happens." But the sound of a scream sounded alarms to the team. "LILY!" The raccoon, tiger and lion quickly ran out the room to the outside seeing two thugs dressed in black suits pushing Lily into a car. "Hey let her go!" But it was to late as they drove off leaving the three behind. "No Lily needs our help."
"But where did they go?"
"I have an idea but we need help." Yuvin looked down to the two. "Go grab your parents and Lily's parents and give then this note." The lion gave the two three notes. "Ok now get moving NOW!"
"R-right." The two then quickly ran off leaving the lion to grab his car. "Hold on Lily I'm coming to help."
Unknown location
The raccoon began to wake. The room was slightly dark with only a crack from a door giving her enough light to see the room slightly. "W-where am I?" She then noticed she was tied to a chair. "Ah great what now?"
"Now you will suffer." She turned seeing Artair in the shadows holding someone. "Who is that? What are you gonna do!?"
"For now miss Cooper you should worry about yourself." The bear walked backwards laughing. The sound of a door closing indicating the bear left upon that sound the lights came on Lily saw what was going on. "Oh crap." She was between two large drills which began to activate, moving slowly toward her. "Oh you twisted evil!" She tried to struggle but it was no use she was stuck. "Come on girl think there's got to be a way out." Lily looked around but couldn't find anything that might help. "So this is it? The end... this sucks I thought I'd go out with a bang at least." The door in front of her blasted open, from the smoke came Yuvin who quickly ran to the drills controls. "Yuvin! Boy am I glad to see you!" He turned the giant drills off.
"We have not time for this Lily." The lion ran to her, untiring her from the chair. "Why what's happening?"
"Artair's captured Bethany!" Lily turned to him shocked but then grew angry. "If he harms her I'll make sure he pays!"
"Good but first let's find him."
"How did you find me anyway?" Yuvin the grabbed Lily's arm and pulled her to the door, they then ran down the hall. "You see I knew about several places the Boars had I thought this would be the best place to search first. I told both Bethany and Trevor to tell their and your parents. Thought it be nice to bring backup but unfortunately I received word that one of Artair's men captured Bethany while she was getting to her house."
"So that person Artair was holding must have been Beth."
"At least we know she's here. The problem is what's he going to do with her." The two stopped at a door in front of them, both stood at the sides listening. "I can't hear anything." Yuvin the placed his hand on the door and counted. "One, two, three. Go!" He pushed the door open and the two stormed in seeing Bethany on a table with both her legs and arms shackled to it. "Ah you have arrived just in time to see miss Cooper have a barbeque."
"What's that suppose to mean!?" Lily turned seeing a flamethrower emerging from the darkness pointing at Bethany. "Let's just say when I'm done Bethany will be barbeque raccoon with a side s'mores being you two." Artair then prepared to activate the flamethrower but Yuvin quickly ran over and punched him, he turned to Lily. "Quickly rescue Bethany now!"
"Right!" Lily ran to the table seeing Bethany was unconscious, she tried to wake her up but nothing seemed to work. "Ok I need to find a way to unlock these shackles. Hmm maybe the control panel over by those two?" Lily then ran to panel but before she could even get a look she was chucked to the side by the bear. "Now where was I? Oh yes time to die Cooper!" Yuvin the grabbed him once again. "Lily anytime would be nice."
"I'm working on it." She got up and moved to the panel examining it. "I don't know what to press. Maybe this one?" She pressed a button which sent the flamethrower up. "Not that one maybe this one." She pressed another button which moved it down. "Nope." Lily was kicked to the side as the bear laughed. "On second thought I like to deal with you first after all it was your mother and your uncle who killed my mentor."
"Wait Desmond was your mentor?" The bear picked her up and squeezing her neck tightly. "Yes he was but don't worry Cooper I'll avenge his death by killing you an eye for an eye as they say." He tightened his grip as Lily struggled to breath. "Any last words Cooper?" Lily then went limp making the bear smile. "Just what I wanted to hear goodbye." He prepared to kill the raccoon but was struck by a blast from behind. "Who dares hit me!?"
"I dare criminal!" The fox walked in front aiming her shock pistol at the bear. Sly, Rivia, Kyle, and Malcolm followed behind all armed and ready to attack. "Please you think I'm afraid of you? I have what I want right here, your daughters and your friend." Trevor then ran in and saw Bethany, he quickly ran to the table. "Beth wake up, wake up come on!"
"What's this? Yes your the other child, my men lost you that explains why your all here. No matter one wrong step and both the girl's die." The team gritted their teeth seeing the bear had the advantage until he dropped Lily. "She is of no use to me anymore." He kicked the raccoon in the gut sending her flying at the gang. "LILY!" Rivia ran to her daughter, lifting her up in her arms making sure if she's ok. "What do you want Artair? We know you've been watching us what's your plan?" Artair laughed and before Yuvin could grab him again Artair grabbed the lion by the throat. "My, my so full of energy I's thought you would have stayed down by now oh well I'll have to do something about that." He then snapped the lions neck with easy shocking everyone, his body flopped to the ground as Artair spat on his coupes. "Useless anyway traitors deserver a traitors death." Artair's looked up seeing Rivia attacking with her staff but he stopped her attack, grabbing the staff. "Oh my this is the girl who killed helped Desmond. Hmm pity I guess he was weaker then I thought." The bear pulled the staff out of her hands and kicked the leopard to the team. He examined the staff quickly. "Piece of garbage if you ask me, to think he was after the Meadow legacy which turned out to be this." He then snapped it right in front of the gang. "M-my family's legacy gone." Rivia punched the ground in anger, she got up and charged at the bear. "I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT!" Rivia manage to punch him but it didn't really do anything. "Is that all?"
"Oh shit!"
"Shit indeed." Artair punched her as hard as he could sending her flying to the gang, he then moved to the control panel. "I think are little game is over now so let's end it." He then pressed the button activating the flamethrower. Hearing this Lily got up quickly, without thinking she grabbed Sly's cane and waked one of the shackles braking it. "It works!" She quickly broke the others and pushed the raccoon of the table. Bethany then woke up seeing Lily above her. "Goodbye Cooper."
"Lily look out!" Lily heard Bethany's words and saw weapon in front of her was about to fire. Realising she had no time she tried to move but it was to late the fire burst out burning her face. The raccoon screamed out in pain whilst grabbing a hold of her burned skin while Rivia screamed in horror. Malcolm angrily ran to the bear punching him and braking the panel shutting off the weapon. "Quickly we need to get Lily to a hospital now!" Rivia grabbed her daughter and ran out the room, Sly picked up Bethany and the rest followed behind. "Please hold on Lily. Just hold on!
At the hospital
The gang waited impatiently for any news. "Hey guys where here!" The team turned to see Murray as well as both Bentley and Penelope. "Hey you three how's it going?"
"It's been ok but that's not important. How's Lily doing?" The turtle could see the leopard starring out into space there was nothing it was like all the life from her was sucked out. "Rivia how are you doing?" She shooked her head and rubbed her face. "My daughter could be dying in that room how do you think I am!"
"Riv please she won't die!"
"How do you know!? If you acted sooner rather then when it actually happened we could have been home right now!" What she said was true Malcolm began to tear up. "I-I just... Please be ok Lily I won't forgive myself if anything happens to you." A nurse walked to the group. "Your daughter is ok. Would you like to see her?" The two nodded with delight. "Just to say the hospital rules say your only allowed up to two people I'm afraid."
"It's ok why don't we take turned for now why don't me and Malcolm go in." They all agreed and the two followed the duck."
The nurse opened the door letting the two enter first with the doctor inside ready to explain the damage. "My little girl." Malcolm felt like he could punch himself for not saving her as he watch Lily lay on the bed silently with her eyes closed. her left side of her face was bandaged up, her hair was also singed off. "She was very lucky Mr and Mrs Tilden." Rivia rolled her eyes. "God I hate having to use these fake names."
"I afraid to say she may be blind on her left side we will have to do some tests to be sure. For now though she will be ok but the fire has scarred her face."
"Scarred her?"
"With time the scar will heal but it will not go as for hair it should grow back over time until then when she goes back home I recommend applying this cream everyday until around three months. This should help heal the scar and reduce the appearance." Rivia took the cream and the doctor left. "I'd advice you let her get some rest will call you when she wakes up."
"Thank you but will wait." The rabbit nodded and walked away with the raccoon and leopard watching her sleep. "Hey how she doing?" The two turned to see both Bethany and Trevor at the door. "She's sleeping." The two walked in, Bethany saw her on the bed and began tearing up while Trevor just looked at her in horror. "The doctor said she'll be ok so there's no need to worry."
"But this is all my fault. If I didn't get captured and taken then she wouldn't have."
"That's enough Beth." She turned to Rivia. "What happened has happened we have to let this go. If your going to blame someone blame Artair. He was the one who did this, he pressed the button which would have hurt or killed you. If it wasn't for Lily you would be in this position right now." Bethany then walked to the bed and grabbed Lily's hand. "I hope you can hear me Lil I want to say thanks for saving me."
"Y-y-your."
"S-she's speaking." The four got closer to her. "Your welcome. But you owe me." She smiled and then looked around the room. "Where am I and why can't I see out of my other eye?"
"Lily the doctor said you suffered bad burn damages, they would heal but they have scarred your face and you may be blind in your left eye."
"Blind? Scarred? Just when I play the hero ha." Lily turned seeing Bethany crying on the bed. "I'm so sorry Lily I should have been stronger I should be the one in this bed."
"No don't say that I'm the one who should say sorry. If we told Mum and the others sooner then none of this would have happened."
"Told us what?" Bethany wiped her eyes and turned to the two. "It's a long story but I'll tell you when we see the others."
"Why don't you go now, I feel a bit tired anyway." Lily yawned and closed her eye. "Sleep tight Lily see you later." The four left the room letting the raccoon sleep.
Lily's dream
Lily opened her eyes seeing the glittering lights again. "Hey I'm ok, how is that possible?" The raccoon could her laughter coming from behind her, she saw the ball of light gently touching the dark floor transforming into the white raccoon. "You should know by now these are your dreams. In your dreams anything could happen. From changing the world you dream in to your own appearance."
"I'm gonna guess you know what happen to me."
"Yeah I'm very sorry Lily but right now there are more important things going on."
"Right me getting burned and potentially blinded in one eye is not important." Lucem then touched the floor with her hand and changed it showing an image. "Hey that's uncle Bentley's house."
"Yes but that's not the important part it's this." The image changed to show Vitalis. "It's that weird robot."
"You know her?" Lily nodded. "Yeah we talked yesterday she the one who told me about Clocklord and the other dimension that mum and the others came from. So what's up?" After the robo raccoon left along with Bentley leaving Penelope alone a black whirl appeared. "Hey it's that raccoon again."
"Yes for some reason she's taken a liking too certain people. I don't know why but so far I only counted Penelope and your father."
"What does it all mean?"
"I haven't a clue but I believe we should keep a close eye on both Bentley and Penelope as well as Vitalis." Lily then felt a strange feeling and grabbed her face. "What's wrong with me? My face hurts!?"
"Your most likely thinking about the events that happened today. It's best you don't think about it, until then I'll search for anything regarding to her." Before Lucem walked off Lily turned around, grabbing her attention. "I want to know the truth and before you say anything I know that raccoon is more then just a split copy of you." Lucem turned and sighed. "Your right, I didn't say anything because it didn't seem appropriate at the time."
"Appropriate at the time? What made you think that!? Look just tell me as much as you can, I need to know what I'm up against." Lucem nodded at the raccoon. "It was after I dealt with Clocklord. I used whatever energy to seal him away inside an orb of energy this was just before I sent your mother and the others to this dimension. but something happened, something I could not expect. As I set it down Clocklord began to wake up it's eyes fixated on me, I then split myself in two and set the other me into this dimension to keep guard... But this is what he wanted, I should have known how cunning he was."
"What do you mean?"
"You see Clocklord was originally called Clockwerk, before he changed into his metal body he was organic. Each of his metal body parts have a significances to him, his eyes have the power to freeze people in fear. However after absorbing so many Clockwerk's Clocklord's parts changed as well, his eyes are able to brainwash people even take control of his victims bodies and do as he please."
"Whoa and can this get any worse?"
"There are two things that makes this much worse. One Clocklord has control of the shades body which means his power is inside of her including his powers to manipulate people. Second this split form is most likely the most powerful piece of myself."
"Wait what!?
"You see there was four of us. Three normal versions and one her name was Shade, she was on the verge of death and the only way to save her was to absorb her into a new form this created me. The one piece I ripped out was Shade meaning she will most likely be more then you can handle." Strangely upon hearing that name something sparked inside Lily. "S-Shade? Why do I know that name?"
"Who knows perhaps it could be a coincidence. For now I shall retreat back to the other dimension and come back."
"Wait how long will you be gone for!?" Lucem created a hole leading to the dimension and turned to her. "I have no idea the next time I see you could be a year, two maybe ten who knows theses dimension holes do mess things around. But I promise I shall returned never forget this world is in a lot of danger and you are it's only hope." Lucem then walked into the vortex and the world grew dark as the gentle lights began to go out one by one.
"Without light there can only be darkness." Lily then felt a brush of coldness hit her forming the black tornado in front of her forming the dark raccoon. "And yet even in the darkest of nights a light can shine and cast out the dark." She began to chuckle. "You sound just like your mother so full of hope yet she couldn't save me just like she can't save you."
"If your trying to convince me what happened today was mums fault your mistaken."
"Well your mistaken then I was talking about your future." Lily shook her head in denial. "I-I don't believe you! How can you tell the future!"
"Well after all it happened before a death of what's to come surly your not this stupid. You must know who I am!?"
"Your Shade one of the people mum travelled with is there more to it then!?"
"More? Yes more then you know I wonder why Rivia is it? Would not tell you the truth then again the truth can be ugly epically when you can brush them aside to be ignored." Lily just gave a confused glare at her. "I have no idea what your on about just tell me what's going on!"
"Ha to think that what I was like when I was young." The raccoon then stepped backwards constantly shaking her head. "No, no it can't be. YOUR LYING!"
"Hmm come now child what would I get out of lying to you except that expression priceless. Besides wouldn't Lucem tell you the truth oh that's right she's basically just like mother always thinking of what's best for the situation."
"SHUT UP!" Lily ran at her and attempted to punch Shade but on the hit she vanished into darkness and appeared behind her. "Honestly Lily if you think you can kill me your sadly mistaken. I have the power of Clocklord inside of me I can control how everything works in this world if I designer including your dreams. But I have wasted enough time in this place I have bigger things to deal with."
"Like what!" Shade smiled and turned to her "Let's just say I make the world happy in exchange I revive a god." The dark raccoon then punched the air creating a vortex. "Goodbye Lily. When we meet next I'll want to see if you've improved." She entered the vortex leaving the raccoon quivering. "This-this can't be real. That's me from another dimension. I have to kill her to save this dimension." Dought began to take over her, she looked at her hands seeing them shake. "I-I can't do this."
"Don't say that." Upon hearing the voice Lily was about to turn. "Don't turn please. I don't want to be seen."
"Lucem is that you?"
"No but I was apart of her. Please you know who I am listen to you heart and you'll know." Lily then felt a strange presence behind her it felt warm, it was exactly like the feeling she felt when she first saw Shade in her room. Without moving she did as it said and after awhile she knew the answer. "Your the original Shade the uncorrupted one. But how are you even here?"
"I'm not really here. You see this is your dream you began to think of Shade and you created me in a image you can only see. Please Lily we are the same I may be just a part of your mind but the real Shade would want to be free."
"But how? I can never compete with her she's way to strong." The raccoon smiled and then looking up at the sky. "Please take up my name take up your legacy and become what you where meant to be."
Lily woke up in the hospital bed with her family around her. "Lily how are you feeling?" She looked at her mother. "My name is no longer Lily."
"Lily what are you talking about?" She then got out of the bed, pulling out the needle from her arm and took a few steps away from the bed. "Lily what's gotten into you? Get back into the bed."
"Like I said my name is no longer Lily." She walked to the nearby window looking into the night sky. "I have been reborn to stop a threat that harms my family and friends." She then turned to her mother and the others who gave concerned looks at her. "My name is Shade."
Another chapter down and a whole lot more to go. I hope you've been enjoying so far until then next part bye!
