Chapter Seven
Meeting The Triad

I crawled to the top of the hill in Seriana's form with Tara close at my side. Crawling wasn't our favorite past time, but it was the only way to see what we needed to see without being seen by anyone else from our position. We were trying to be invisible at the moment so we could see where Alex was being held. "I know Jami's here," I whispered as we stopped, staring at the old warehouse that looked like a slight wind could blow it down. "I can feel her presence here. She's waiting for us to come and get Alex."

"Hope," Tara whispered to the midnight black Werewolf at her side. "Anyone else here that we need to worry about at the moment?"

"Death, Zerona and Seymour all left," she said, using her sense of smell. "Their scents are too faint to tell me they are here. Not strong enough to indicate their presence."

"My scar doesn't hurt, so Death is definitely not here. That will make this much easier then I previously thought," I said and moved from the top to the bottom of the hill. "First we need a plan. Second, a diversion."

"I can do the diversion," Kojiko volunteered suddenly. Always when it came to diversions and distractions he'd usually volunteer to do his ridiculous dance routines, which usually worked because they were so annoying. Everyone hated him for them. If Kyle ever met him when he could see him every day clearly, we would have double Kojiko insanity on our hands. As if one Kojiko wasn't enough for us to handle already.

"No, we don't want her to know it's us right away," I said quickly. "Besides, your diversions usually end up with you getting killed."

"Hey, I'm a Phoenix for that reason," he said, holding his arms out for dramatic effect. "I die then come back to life and pick up right where I left off."

"Besides, Jami will know it's you immediately. She will feel your presence around, Seriana," Hope reminded me. "She always will feel your presence when you are near her even if she can't see you."

"Okay, then what do we do?" I felt utterly spent. "This is like Mission Impossible here! I'm surprised we have survived every time we face our enemies."

"Show her no fear and don't be lenient. Show her you won't back down and won't bargain with her," Hope said quickly. "Also, remember Alex and Ashley's lives are at stake here. You can't let them down, Seriana. Tara and you must do this."

"I agree with you." I turned to Tara. "Together?" I held my hand out to her.

"Forever," She concluded, grasping my hand. "But I'll keep quiet until we have to fight or I sense Lindsey."

I stood and walked to the top of the hill and down with Tara at my side. "Jami!" I shouted loudly and clearly.

She soon appeared. "Seriana, Tara, it's a pleasure to see you have finally come. But I am a bit disappointed. I thought you'd find me long before now. What took you so long to finally find me?"

"Jami, let Alex go," I said, jumping straight to the matter at hand.

"I'm not going to just let him go, Seriana. If I do that then my plan to torture your precious Ashley until she wishes she had never stripped poor Chelsea of her powers."

"Wait a minute, wasn't Andrea..."

"You had it wrong. Andrea was my sister and the Destroyer. Of course I had to kill her to teach her and others to listen to me. She didn't listen or learn, so when I killed Ashley, I killed my sister. I pretended it was an accident and was extremely sorry. Not really, but my mother believed I was. To tell you the truth, I wasn't the least bit remorseful about her death. She deserved it."

"I thought her name was Clarisse. Jami, I've had enough of this. Just let Alex go."

"No, Seriana. I don't want to let him go. Are you ready to fight for him?"

Suddenly Tara whispered: "I sense Lindsey nearby."

"Great." I groaned. If Lindsey was here it meant the new Destroyer and the new Creator were here too. The whole Triad was here to face us and only two of us.

"Now Seriana, Tara, face us, the Triad," The Triad members joined Jami from various places.

"Not alone!" I whirled. Dazara and Cheria ran forward to join us.

"We're sorry we didn't believe you Seriana, can you forgive us?" Cheria asked.

"I can't if there is nothing to forgive. There is nothing to forgive you for, my friends." I smiled.

"Enough! Face us or are you too scared to face us?" Jami said.

"Shut up Jami," I said, not looking at her. Lindsey glared at me after I said that.

"Don't even think about it," Tara said, noticing her look.

"Shut up, Taralan," Lindsey taunted.

"Do not speak my Elven name!" Tara shouted. "It is dishonorable to taint an Elf's name." Lindsey had called her by her Elven name. Tara was what she preferred to be used. Only a selected few could use Taralan.

Then I did something that no one was expecting. I used my magic that blasted the Triad back to at least fifty feet. They all were unconscious when they landed. "That was easier than I thought it would be. Mostly because they weren't expecting that, but it still worked. When all else fails, improvise or be insane. Both usually work."

"Where's Alex?" Cheria asked.

"In that warehouse of course, and no one else is here. I'm leaving; I'm going back to our homeland, the Plains, to find Trent," I said. "There is a portal nearby and I can feel as if Trent is in the Plains. I don't know how I know I just do. I can't explain it."

"Girls!" A familiar voice greeted us.

"Kyle," Dazara said.

"Whoa, Jessie, is that you?"

"Don't call me that!"

"Okay, whatever your name is. I can't remember what it is."

"DAZARA!" She shouted.

"Calm down before you lose control," Josh whispered to her.

She listened and took a deep breath. Hotch reached the hill top. His jaw dropped at the sight of us and he could almost see figures standing around us, but they looked almost transparent and colorless. After a moment when his shock passed, he went in to find Alex asleep or unconscious (just like Ashley, it was hard to tell if there was a difference).

"Okay, we have saved Alex and I'm going to go find and save Trent." I started to leave.

"Seriana, he's at Mount...something in the Ninth Plain," Kyle said.

"There is only one Mount in the Ninth Plain. Thanks Kyle. That helps immensely," I turned.

"I'm coming with you." Tara said, running to my side.

"No. I'm not asking you to, Tara," I said, touching her arm, but I appreciated the offer. "I can do this alone with my guardians."

"I'm coming and no one can stop me," she said and looked at me. "We will be stronger together. We must fight together. Remember when we died it was because we were separated from each other. We can't let that happen again, Seriana. I'm coming with you."