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Chapter 4 – Icy Silences
'SABRE!'
Sabre looked up suddenly. Her talk with her despised brother had been going so well, up until the point where Korine screamed her name; letting her voice ring through every corner of every room in the house…Crystal's crystal collection display would probably be destroyed…again.
But Sabre didn't really care. The more it was destroyed, the more time Crystal would take up trying to rebuild the display. That way, there was a limited contact with Sabre, meaning a higher percentage of Crystal still being in one piece by the end of the day.
A lot higher.
'SABRE!'
Sabre flinched as her name was repeated; Crystal joining in as well this time. She got up, already starting to run towards the front of the house, where she knew it was coming from.
'WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG NOW!' Sabre yelled, still running towards her destination. 'DON'T TELL ME CRYSTAL'S BLOWN UP THE COOKER AGAIN!' She pleaded.
She raced into the front dojo, where the group still stood. Literally, frozen to the spot.
'JAYA! DO SOMETHING!' Sabre screamed into the back part of the house. Jaya came running, also stopping still when she saw the ice that was slowly creeping up the others' legs. Their feet were already stuck tight, and the launchers were quickly iced into place.
'NOW!' Sabre prompted, as the ice began to climb her body as well. Jaya shook her head.
'This isn't ordinary ice.' She cried suddenly. It was all up her arms and legs, holding her firmly in place.
Korine's eyes widened. 'Sabre! This ice is Magickal Representation Ice!' she yelled suddenly. Sabre paled.
'No.' she whispered. Her eyes drooped shut slowly, as did Jaya's, Korine's and Crystal's.
'What the…!' asked Enrique. 'Look at them! Look at Sabre!' he yelled.
Sabre was slowly but surely disappearing, turning invisible.
'Korine!' asked Robert, as his sister turned blue, like water almost.
'JAYA!' Oliver yelled. His sister had turned into stone, and seemed to be having the life sucked out of her.
'Enrique,' said Johnny slowly. Everyone looked to him. 'Look at Crystal.' He said slowly.
Enrique gasped, as he saw that his sister's hair had burst into flame, though it seemed not affect the girl.
Sabre's eyes fluttered open, spotting the fire in seconds. She grinned.
'Chrysie! You're on fire!' she called brightly. All the bladers in the room looked to her in astonishment.
Sabre grinned again, 'trust me when I tell you that's fantastically good.' She said. Crystal's eyes opened again, and soon she too, knew about her fiery hair.
'Umm, Sabre? You're kinda, not, umm, err, kinda, err –'
'Just spit it out, Crystal.' Sabre said angrily.
'You're not there.'
Pause.
'You mean I'm completely invisible?' she asked. Behind her Johnny nodded.
'Yeah. You've disappeared, Sabre.' He said. Sabre blinked.
'Oh. Damn.'
'Language, Sabre.' Korine teased, as her eyes also opened, though seemingly with more effort.
'Sabre?' She asked again, looking round.
'Invis.' Sabre prompted. 'You're blue and watery, by the way.' She added; no doubt with a smirk on her invisible face.
'Oh. Ok. Makes sense to me. Anyway, thanks. ICE!' She yelled suddenly.
All the ice in the room began to repel, slipping back outside again, where they saw it starting to melt. All the bladers flexed themselves, as the stiffness of the ice wore away.
Jaya began to turn back to her old self, with Oliver watching over her with Ray, Max and Tyson.
Korine's blue colour began to fade, and Crystal's hair was soon returned to normal, as if it had never been alight. Robert and Enrique began to help their sisters, as Korine began to get brain-freeze, and Crystal went hotter than a fever.
Only Sabre stayed the same.
'Sabre?' asked Johnny, not daring to move. There was a loud sigh.
'What?' she asked, sounding exasperated.
'Why are you still invisible? And why did you go like that in the first place?' Johnny asked her cautiously. Sabre groaned.
'Korine! You explain, will ya?' she asked. Or rather, hollered. Korine winced.
'NO!' she yelled back, 'you explain!'
'Yeah, Sabre,' Crystal joined in, 'You explain.'
'Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!' added Jaya. Sabre shook her head.
'NO!'
'Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!'
'NO!'
'Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!'
'NO!'
'Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!'
'For the last time, NO!'
'Aww, c'mon, Sabre!'
'NO!'
'I GIVE UP!'
'GOOD!' There were strong sounds of someone storming off, which, since no one seemed to have moved, had to be Sabre.
'That's it!' Jaya yelled, now more furious than they had seen her or Oliver get. 'I'm gonna stuff you in a cardboard box and mail ya back ta Russia!' she yelled. Jaya cried out as a lamp sailed past her ear, narrowly missing Jaya herself.
'Damnit, missed again,' confirmed that it was Sabre who had thrown the lamp. She started to run away, before leaping into the air, therefore stopping all sound.
Once safe in a tree above the house, Sabre turned visible again. Below her, she watched the group ran past, calling her name and looking all over for her.
Sabre watched a crystal clear tear make its way down her face, showing only when it hit the branch she stood on.
'Air.' She whispered slowly, watching the tips of her fingers start to reappear. Why she had not told Johnny when she had the chance, Sabre did not know.
She supposed it was because it pained her to remember. Why she was like this, why they were all like this, was why she was so afraid of going back. Johnny had no idea how much Jaya's words had hurt her.
She doubted even Jaya understood it.
Korine and she had seen a different side of that man. Jaya and Crystal weren't as stubborn, and had not paid the price for it.
Now her hands were completely visible. She smiled sadly as she watched the colour start to streak up her arms, returning to its pale colour like before.
Below her, Johnny spotted a dash a pale in the deep greens and browns of the trees. He started to climb up, Robert close behind him. Korine followed behind her brother.
'Sabre?'
'Go away, Johnny.' Sabre said bitterly. Johnny frowned.
'No. Sabre just explain.' He said, grabbing her shoulder, despite the fact that not even Sabre could see it. Sabre looked round at him, tears springing into her eyes.
'Johnny! Let go of her now!' yelled Korine suddenly. Johnny looked round. Robert and his sister both looked terrified.
'What?' he asked.
'Sabre's turning invisible again, and so are you!' Robert told him. Johnny looked down. Sure enough, his hands and arms were disappearing, as had his sister's fingers again.
'You have to break the connection!' Korine told him. Johnny let go of her, and felt the colour flood back into his body again. Robert sighed with relief.
Sabre smirked and jumped down from the trees. Johnny followed her, somehow knowing where to go.
'Sabre! Get back here!' he yelled, running into the forest after her. She jumped in a puddle, leaving footprints behind her as she ran deeper into the forest.
'Leave me alone! I'm just a freak to you, can't you see that?' she yelled over her shoulder at him. Johnny gaped at her open-mouthed.
'You're my sister, Sabre! It doesn't matter! Now stop running!' he ordered. Sabre began to slow.
'It-it doesn't?' she asked. Her entire body suddenly flooded back into view again. She slowed to a stop. Johnny stopped beside her. He caught her arm.
'No.' he said as he tried to catch his breath.
'Why? Aren't I a freak to you?' she asked. Johnny was amazed to see how utterly bewildered she was.
'This is weird, and I can't deny that,' he said, 'but I still want to know you, Sabre. I've thought you and the others were dead for the past seven years, and I'm just happy you're not.' He finished. Sabre stared him, her eyes glistening.
'Thanks.' She said, pulling him into a hug. Johnny smiled, but hugged her back.
He held her at arms length, suddenly serious again. 'What is going on?' he asked her slowly and sternly.
Sabre sighed. 'This is what I need the others to help me explain. The reason we're like this is why I'm afraid to go back.' She said. Johnny frowned.
'Does this have anything to do with Russia by any chance?' he asked. Sabre hung her head and nodded.
'Everything.' She agreed.
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