"Elyon's fine- Woah!" Caleb ran into the room, just as a massive blur of green flew past. He grabbed a fake-bone from a skeleton model and began thrashing at the beast, hoping it wouldn't manage to web him. At that moment, it lunged for him and Caleb dove over the bug, barely missing the sharp teeth. Will grabbed Irma's arm, who seemed to take that as a command.
"WATER!" The bug floundered and Will winced as Caleb flew into a decoration which smashed like thick ceramic - hard, even just to bump into.
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"Elyon." Elyon turned with a grin on her face, and Cedric fumed inside, though his face portrayed calm delight, "I haven't seen you at the bookstore recently?"
"Hi!" Her happiness shone into her voice, "I come to pour my heart out when things are bad! But tonight I'm having a great time!"
"I'm so glad to hear that.." Cedric's eyes flickered onto the small, strawberry blonde boy who looked at him and smiled, "So glad."
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"We can't let it get outside." Will stood tall, concentration etched into her features. It didn't last, and Caleb cracked his sore neck as she took off, her flying slightly wobbly, and was hit by a larvek. When Irma helped her back, Caleb felt free to shift his aching frame. "Thanks!"
Caleb's eyes roamed swiftly, finding something he didn't expect to see, "Vathek!"
The larvek moved quickly, it's body oozing up a lighted beam. Caleb nodded as he listened to Will's command. It was incredible how much she could do. "Get it away from the wall so we can surround it."
The larvek twisted it's body and revealed it's spinnerets, and a wad of web went flying before Will could dodge. Caleb felt his head pounding; he didn't know what to do and the lights were doubling slightly, either from his bout of 'illness' or the bump with the 'furnishing'. What he did know too well was that Will was in trouble and he could hardly force himself to stand straight. Leaning on a beam he squinted at Taranee, who's hands barely hit the bar, red-hot, when an electric spark came as reaction to the heat, the larvek jumping from it's perch. "Get Will down!"
Caleb tried to follow both parties with his eyes; Hay Lin blowing a storm of dust around the larvek while Taranee and Irma flew off to find Will, Cornelia joining Hay Lin's side. Failing that he grabbed a long pole, passing Vathek, who was halfway out of the web thanks to Blunk. When the dust cleared, Caleb took heavy strides forward, but on the first hit, the larvek's tail-hook wrapped around his stick, it's mouth opening ready to bite. "EARTH!"
The stick flew up, hitting Caleb first on the head, leaving the pounding to grow as black took the corners of his blurry sight. After a meagre apology, the stick hit the larvek and Caleb took a woozy step back, wincing at the noise of Cornelia using the cart-rail to create a box around the creature; Hay Lin sending nails in to hold it. "AIR!"
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Taranee and Irma pulled away the sticky web that held strong around Will, and she fluttered out feeling relief. By Cornelia and Hay Lin's noise, the creature was well defeated, there was nothing left to do. Vathek and Blunk walked up to look at the 'boxed larvek'. "I'll take care of this."
Will smiled appreciatively to Vathek as Blunk jumped onto the box and danced, singing about his lack of fear for the bug. The girls all said their thanks, but Will's smile faded when she changed focus, "And what about our re-"
THUNK. Caleb's knee's gave out beneath him and Cornelia made a small shriek. Will felt her heart jolt as his head collided with the plastic flooring, creating a second THUNK. Everyone stood rigid; no one sure what to do. 'You're the leader, Will' Her conscience buzzed, 'They're waiting for you to help!'
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"Vathek, you said you could take care of this thing?" Vathek looked up to Will, stunned by her priorities - perhaps she was a better role than he'd anticipated because of her informality.
"Uh.. Yes. I could use the p-"
"Take Blunk and go, whatever you need to do." Vathek's mouth hung open as she pat the water guardian's shoulder and slung the unconscious Caleb's arm over her shoulder, "Irma, we can get him outside, then say he just collapsed. We can't risk taking him the who way home in full guardian-mode, and we're not strong enough otherwise."
Then the brunette gave Will a nod and complied. Vathek was stunned. He'd thought her and Caleb was a sign of her being unfit, but it was a good enough plan and she hadn't taken advantage of her powers just to look after Caleb. Vathek was smiling as he watched the group leave in silence, minus Will, who rambled anxiously about how embarrassed Caleb would be..