AN: I know that Sky High is in the air, but there is some earth beneath the actual school itself. That's what Tally is tunneling into.
Tally grunted as she lifted up a column of earth creating a tunnel under the gym wall. Matt and Emma had taken up on the job of distracting the teachers during their escape. In other words, recruiting a few other sidekicks and jump into the arena screaming at the top of their lungs; fairly effective when your head is buzzing with high pitched noise.
"Okay we're in", Tally shouted leaping into the gaping hole. "It goes on to the hallway", she observed from inside the dark tunnel. "Dang it, we should have kept Matt with us."
"God forbid we separate Emma from her Matt", Jason rolled his eyes.
"Oh like you would not like to know where Tally was when there was a villain in the school", Erik retorted coming to his friend's defensive.
"That's different", he growled glaring daggers at him. Laughter came from inside the tunnel. "Not funny Tall!"
"Can you hurry up at all Tally?" Erik yelled down.
"I'm moving as fast as I can lover-boy!" she bellowed with same strain in her voice that someone would have if they were lifting something heavy. "Jason! I need you to lift this steel! You need to hurry though, once everyone hears the metal being tugged out of the way, I need to be able to put some earth back into the hole. Otherwise we'll be caught".
"Sure", he leapt into the hole behind her. He looked up at Erik. "You need to get down here for this to work". Erik nodded and jumped falling on his side. "Grace isn't your power is it?" He could only grip his rib in response heaving in breath. All joking aside, "You okay?"
"Yea…I'm…fine", he gasped.
"Dude, you don't look so good. Maybe you should stay beh-", he started.
"I'm fine. I'm going to find Allie", he determinedly announced getting back on his feet. "The longer we take here, the more likely Allie will have been hurt or worse." He shuddered at the idea of Allie dead, before he shook the image from his head. Thinking the worse has happened won't stop it from happening. Jason pushed pass him on the right and reaching the barrier of a steel flooring while Tally made her way back to the hole in the gym.
"Ready?" Tally shouted. Jason nodded and gripped the steel shaping it to his fingers with a sickening screech. "Go!" Jason pulled back with all of his strength which apparently was his power considering the amount of metal he was heaving back had to weight tons. In the same instant Tally began to mold the earth around the sides of the burrow to the gap in the gym forcing the entire place into darkness. The steel folded back on itself shedding some light in with horribly loud protests and cracks. Although it was hard to make out, Erik swore he heard a crash that wasn't part of the ripping of material, almost like something being thrown against a wall.
"Good work J", Tally whispered jumping into his arms while he climbed up. Once above ground again, Tally lowered a hand to pull up Erik which he took gratefully. "Now to find Allie will be the hard part."
"I think", Erik started and both turned their attention fully to him. "Or at least I thought I heard a crash near us."
"J, we were digging near the cafeteria", Tally realized.
"Then we don't have any time to lose!" Erik yelled. "We need to help her now!" Both agreed and the three sprinted down the hall were more sounds of battle were ringing out much more frequently by the second.
Meanwhile……
Starbolt glared through her black mask that covered her entire face. She wore black jumpsuit with a silver belt. Allie dodged a white energy beam that caused a table to explode. Starbolt looked somewhat discouraged playing to her battle strategy. Dodge everything without taking an offense until she starts to get frustrated and careless with her attacks. Only major downside to this plan was if you actually did get hit. She hopped atop a table totally focused, and waiting for her chance. At last her opponent threw a lollypop of an attack and she leapt upon her. Heat boiled throughout her body, as flames danced all around her.
"If you play with fire, you're going to get burned", Allie smirked. She never really was one for cheesy hero lines, but for some reason felt the need to enjoy this victory. The fire formed tentacles just as before in the fight in the alley, and lashed out to Starbolt. Unfortunately she was paying more attention and faster. Another volley of star energy beams flew towards her barely missing their target. Allie lunged at her taking hold of her neck and pulsing every ounce of the energy combined with heat that existed in her body into her arms. Starbolt screamed in agony and ran against a pillar. Only then did Allie let go and drop to the floor, back aching where it was slammed. A swift blow from her boot, into Allie's stomach brought on a new wave of pain. She gritted her teeth, refusing to give her the pleasure of her cries of pain.
"You're pathetic", she chuckled. Allie's veins burned with rage as she pulled a leg up to her chest and quickly drew it across Starbolt's ankles taking her legs from underneath her. Allie rolled on top of her and put a hand burning with flame into her face melting away the mask. She nearly gasped at the face that she knew only so well, Mrs. Amy Tenner, Lily's mother and tumbled off of her barely regaining enough balance to stand up straight.
"Surprised?" She asked standing up and her long dark blond hair tumbling down. "You see, I was to take out your mother, while my daughter was to take you out. The second of which did not occur you see. So I must do it myself", she smirked extending a hand to Allie's throat. She managed to wrap her hand around her neck, only to moments later remove it due to the similar feeling of putting your finger on an oven. It gave her just enough of a window of opportunity to slip her own fingers around her now exposed throat. She gave into a brand new type of rage, this time, with no little voices telling her to stop, just pure hatred egging her on. Unexpectedly a star struck her in her side throwing her into the far wall. When she looked up, Lily was knelt over her mother who apparently was hurt, but not dead, yet.
"You'll pay for this", Lily growled. Out of the darkness of three corners of the room emerged, Nicole, Johnny, and Ryan. "You see, in the long run, I win". Allie began to silently panic, either one, Lily's gang or Starbolt, she could stop, but together? What made this situation even better was that all three of them had improved with using their powers over their time at school. Nicole teleported behind Allie and punched her in the back of her head forcing her to stagger forward. Ryan threw a wind with the power of a tornado sending her flying into a wall. Laughter broke out throughout the entire group at her mangled form. Warm blood trickled down her forehead, bruises covered almost every inch of her, and both eyes were blackened. "Now look at yourself Allie. Did you honestly believe you could defeat me?" she laughed. Allie could only moan in response and crawl on the floor. Johnny and Ryan rushed forward to attack again before Lily waved them back. "She is nothing now, watch closely mother as I complete task I was assigned since the day I was born", she proudly stated grabbing Allie's collar and hauling her up from the floor. "Good bye, for now it will be me who will sleep peacefully at night knowing you are dead". Lily reeled back, her hand glowing an almost blinding light.
"NO!!!!" A voice roared booming through the room, as a figure threw himself completely on Lily nailing her to the ground.
"Erik?" she whispered unsurely. Erik repeatedly struck Lily with such fury he never knew he possessed.
"DON'T YOU DARE HURT HER!!!" he bellowed striking her again. Mrs. Tenner snatched him up and pinned him to a column preparing a blast that would most definitely kill him.
"I'll teach you to mess into affairs that do not concern you which you will pay with your life", she screeched. Allie suddenly felt a new surge of energy rush through her veins.
"NOT HIM!!" She shrieked pounced onto Starbolt's shoulders and sinking her burning nails into her bare neck causing a double effect. Starbolt cried out in pain, releasing Erik who fell to the ground, desperately trying to free herself from Allie's iron grip and the flaming daggers in her neck that burned her flesh. Ryan sent a gust of wind that tossed both of them across the room. Neither moved an inch.
"Get them!" Lily sputtered through her swollen lip. Before any of them had the chance three huge boulders flew into them. Tally and Jason both emerged through the door, Jason taking on Nicole easily avoiding her attacks from all sides and getting a punch or two that caused triple impact that a normal punch would, and Tally throwing rocks at both Johnny and Ryan who tried frantically tried to hit her with a bolt of electricity or gust of air. Erik tried to evade the battles praying he could reach Allie who lay feet from Starbolt who was just as frozen. Outside voices could be heard, help was coming. Ryan, Johnny, and Nicole exchanged anxious looks. "You idiots! Do something!" Lily ordered.
"We need to get out of here!" Nicole yelled as she was thumped in the stomach. Johnny flew to her aid only to receive the same result. Tally took the opening in Ryan's attention to lash out with an earth whip she had formed seconds before. "I'm getting us out", she yelled placing a hand on Ryan's and Johnny's shoulders who held onto Lily. The four disappeared instantly. Jason smiled triumphantly at Tally who shared the expression. However the feeling was short lived as soon as they noticed Erik holding a limp Allie. Both of them knelt down beside him not uttering a word.
"Please Allie wake up! Please you have to! Don't die on me! Please no… Allie", he sobbed. Her eyelids fluttered for a moment before opening fully.
"Erik?" She moaned.
"Oh Allie", he hugged her to his chest. "I was afraid I was going to lose you".
"Erik."
"Yes?" He asked pulling her back slightly to see her expression.
"Stop talking", she ordered. He was utterly puzzled until she reached a hand behind his head and pulled him forward. The kiss wasn't anything like any of Erik's wildest imaginations; it was a million times better. Her lips were warm and molded to his perfectly as her arms tightened around his neck. His hands slipped down to her waist hugging her close as her fingers entwined in his copper locks. Erik's tongue licked her lower lip begging for entrance. She moaned and complied, continuing to French kiss him. Tally sighed happily and leaned against Jason. At last both of them needed air, and Allie inclined her head on Erik's shoulder.
"So… does this make me your boyfriend?" He chuckled breathless. She nodded slowly smiling weakly. Adopting a solemn expression, "Just hold on Allie help is coming and you'll be okay", he comforted her.
"Well it's about time", Jason laughed.
"Thank the Lord, you're okay!" Tally smiled hugging her friend somewhat awkwardly since Erik refused to relinquish his grip around her. "What are we going to do about her?" She indicated at the motionless figure of Starbolt. Jason walked over and placed two figures on the side of her neck where a pulse would be. He turned and shook his head.
"Nothing, she's gone", he stated.
"Good", Allie growled. "My mother is now avenged."
Erik buried his face in her hair, "Don't ever do anything like that again. Understand?" She could only cough out a laugh in response. At that moment Principal Powers, Mr. Boy, Mr. Medulla, and several other teachers burst in.
"What happened here?" she gasped taking in a battered looking Erik holding a near death Allie and bruised Jason and Tally.
"Sorry Powers, you missed the fun", Allie croaked. Erik couldn't help but smile.
"OH MY GOSH!!!" she yelled when she saw the body lying across the floor. "Who did this?" Erik instantly tensed. "Starbolt was an amazing villainess, how could you four freshmen take her?" She sounded in awe and impressed. "I almost wish that you hadn't killed her so we could take her to jail, but still, she's murdered so many innocent lives."
"My mom", Allie said.
"Ah, so it was you who took her on? It doesn't surprise me that much Ms. Peace. I do wish you hadn't snuck away though. But of course you had help from your friends though", she gestured at Erik, Tally, and Jason.
"No, Principal Powers, it was all Allie. She was outnumbered five to one, we took out Lily and her gang".
"Did you just say Lily?"
"Yes", Jason growled. "She, Johnny, Nicole, and Ryan attacked Allie."
"But why would they help Star- IS THAT MRS. TENNER?!" Tally nodded. All of the teachers looked aghast. "Alright, first things first, get these kids to the nurse's now!" Mr. Boy stumbled forward and attempted to take the now unconscious Allie away from Erik. A low growl rumbled in his throat and he drew her closer to him.
"Please Erik! You both need help now!" he begged. Unwillingly, he released her and Jason heaved him to his feet slinging an arm around his shoulder on his right and Tally on his left although he never took his eyes off of Allie. Students gaped at the four of them as they stumbled down the halls to the nurse's office. Two had the guts to break the ranks and approach them.
"Matt? Emma?" He groaned.
"ERIK!" Emma cried pulling him into a tight hug. Jason smiled at her concern for Erik.
"I'm fine M", he reassured her.
"Way to go Romeo", Matt grinned.
"I saw you swapping spit with that fire-girl", Emma growled.
"Do you hate me? Cause you probably have the right", he sighed.
"Hate you? No, do you owe me one million favors, yes", she smiled. He knew he was for the most partforgiven.
Meanwhile…..
"Sir?"
"Yes."
"What do you think of this?" Allie's cousin asked.
"This is a win-lose situation. She killed a person, which works to our advantage. However if we are to have her for our side, we must break the hold that this boy has on her. Else she will lose the ravenous tiger that dwells caged in her blood", Baron Battle replied.
AN: Updated twice in one day, aren't you proud of me? Anyways….all you Allie/Erik people must be happy! This chapter was sort of hard to write because of the action and romance, so tell what you think. PLEASE REVIEW!!!
