Strong Enough
Chapter 8
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Katelyn and Travis walked out to us from the same room. For a moment, I wondered if a similar situation to us happened to them. "Hey Laurance- uh, is now a bad time?" Travis asked, smirking. Katelyn punched his shoulder. "Don't even start!" She growled. The guard yelped and rubbed his shoulder, grimacing in pain. I dragged myself out of bed, Aphmau sitting on the edge. "No. We were waiting for my door to open so I could go back and it never did. I guess I fell asleep after awhile." She said calmly. "Why were you to in the same room?" I asked. Travis smiled and Katelyn blushed a little. "My door opened while I was asleep and Travis walked in before I woke." She replied quietly. "You looked cute." Travis teased, but she just ignored him, her blush darkening. "On a different note," Aphmau cut in, "Travis, you were right. I was able to summon my wings and sword. Laurance was able to turn Shadow Knight as well." I nodded, remembering our polar opposite forms, standing together. Travis leaned back against the wall, smiling. "Good. This boss guy called me in, so I was able to get Bigglesworth out to scout the area. We should have that staff in no time, thanks to that genius." He said, gesturing to Katelyn. She rolled her eyes, sighing. Aphmau stood and came to our sides. "As soon as we are able to get Lucinda's staff and get out of our rooms all at the same time, our powers will come in handy, but we don't know how many guards there could be outside. For all we know, this entire place could be crawling with people sent to watch us." She was right. We hadn't considered that. We didn't know if the six of us would be able to overpower however many guards were out there. A Shadow Knight, a witch, a magicks user, a Jury member, a demon, and one with Lady Irene's relic should be unstoppable right? Sure, we had been taken here in the first place, but this time, we were the ones attacking. We were ready. We were together. I through a glance at Aphmau, who seemed to be lost in the depths of thought. Travis waved a hand in her face, snapping her back to reality. "Heh, uh... sorry." She mumbled. I couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking, but I did want to ask. "So what's our plan of attack once we get out of these rooms then?" Katelyn asked. "Easy." A feminine voice spoke up behind us. We had been so focused, we didn't hear another door open. Lucinda took a few steps forward, her hand on her hip. "Once we get to a place where our powers are stronger, I can just teleport us out of here. I can't go very far so I might not be able to send us straight to the Capital, but I can at least get us far enough away to be safe." She said. Aaron emerged from another room, staying silent as he joined us. "Alright. So we just need to wait for Bigglesworth now?" Aphmau asked. Everyone looked from one another, nodding. "There's nothing we can do but wait for now." Katelyn sighed. Another door opening silenced us all. We knew this was all of us, so it had to be guards of this place. Two people with the same cloaks and masks stood, staring at us. "All of you. Follow us." A deep, raspy voice said from behind a mask. We all obeyed, strolling down the long hallway we were starting to know well. I could tell we were all surprised when the face that greeted up wasn't the boss alone. He had someone else: someone uncomfortably familiar. Vylad. How had they found him? Good, that was more power added to our escape plan. "I am going to assume you all know him by your expressions. Brilliant." Boss said, giving us all a devilish smile. "Vylad Ro'Meave. Youngest prince of the royal line of O'Khasis. I do wonder how you all came to meet, though I have more important information." He said. "Word has reached me that this 'friend' you talked about Laurance, who is trapped in Irene's Dimension, is Garroth Ro'Meave, eldest to O'Khasis. And, he is faced off against his own brother, Zane, middle child of the Ro'Meave princes." I lowered my head, curious how he had gotten such detailed information. Did Vylad tell him? Or did someone else know about what happened? "I fail to see how this concerns you." Aphmau said coldly. She hated being reminded of Garroth's sacrifice, along with the mention of Zane. "Ah, touchy are we? Close friends of yours?" He said. "Not Zane. He is the reason we had to leave Garroth." Katelyn said with the same iced tone as Aphmau. "Well, now I must know. What happened those fifteen years ago?" I stared in shock. Not only did he knew the people we left behind, but her also knew the exact time we had been gone for. Who was telling him this? "We where trying to stop Zane, but her took me, Laurance, Katelyn, Aaron, and two others to the Irene Dimension. That's how I gained her relic." Aphmau said, sounding choked up. "Garroth only wanted to protect us, but he stayed behind to do that." She looked as if she were fighting back tears. I placed a gentle hand on her back, trying to reassure her. She glanced at me, smiling weakly. "That's all I needed to hear. Now return to your rooms and take him with you." The boss said as our to escort guards pushed Vylad forward. He rounded on them, glaring, but continued to walk anyway. We all followed behind, and I couldn't keep myself glancing at Vylad. He had the same bruises as Aaron, Travis, and me on our first day here. I could only wonder what that meant. We were ushered quickly back to our rooms; to the places we all knew so well. All except Vylad, of course. He was looking around, hiding well his fear and mistrust. But it was still noticeable, to me at least. Ugh, I was doing it again. Looking for the worst in everyone. I remembered after my rampage, after Aphmau had comforted me, the thoughts running through my head. But I honestly didn't think I could do anything about it, or not yet anyway. I jumped at the sound of a door opening, snapping me back to reality. We were all forced inside, but before the door shut, Bigglesworth flew through the small gap that was left, Lucinda's staff in tow. "Great!" She smiled, patting the owl's head. He let out a tired hoot and flew across the room onto a bed. Which room where we in? I knew it wasn't mine, because the mirror on the vanity was different. "We're in my room." Travis said, seeing my lost expression. I nodded, but stayed quiet. No one really seemed focused on the fact we had the staff, but I could faintly hear Katelyn asking Vylad what had happened. I doubted he would remember anything, like the rest of us when we first arrived. But his response was not what I had expected, and definitely not what I wanted to hear. "These people have invaded the Capital."
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Hope you all enjoyed Strong Enough, chapter 8! If these people invaded the Capital, what could that mean for the group's escape plan? What will Vylad remember of Capital's capture? Find out in the next chapter!
