Bravery:

They knew exactly what was going on as soon as the ground started to shake, but before they could react, a section of the ceiling behind them was destroyed by a large explosion, knocking the both of them forcefully to the ground, thank God nobody else was in that hallway. Marco, while doing his best to ignore the pain, quickly shot up and rushed to Jackie's side to get her to her feet. 'Sorry about that.' A voice came from the slowly dissapating smoke. 'I just couldn't resist making an entrance.' The smoke fully cleared, revealing exactly what they expected. Janice stood there, staring sinisterly at them. Marco hadn't seen the 'real' Janice before now, so all he could do was stand there, shocked at how different she was. 'What do you want from us?!' He yelled out towards her as he struggled against the shaking ground to keep himself and Jackie standing. 'Nothing in particular.' Her disinterest in Marco's question was painfully obvious. 'Let's just make this quick so I can get to everyone else, okay?' With this she raised her arm out in front of her, and a fireball began to form.

Marco felt a huge amount of force push him sideways, into a small indent in the wall where he was out of Janice's field of view, he felt an intense heat pass behind him as he was moving. He looked back to see Jackie on the other side of the hall in a similar position behind some lockers. She was holding onto her side, and had an extremely pained expression on her face. 'Are you okay?!' Marco shouted across to her. She smiled back and nodded, but not in a convincing way. He had to get her away from Janice. He struggled to his feet as the ground seemed to shake even harder. Peeking around the corner revealed Janice slowly approaching the two of them. This was their chance. He ran across the hall, only narrowly avoiding parts of the roof that were now falling, quickly grabbed Jackie, and made his way to the end of the hall. The falling rubble seemed to be on their side, as a few larger chunks fell on Janice, distracting her from casting her spell.

Almost immediately around the corner were two police officers. Jackie recognized them as the two who'd questioned her earlier. 'You two, come with us, we're going to get you out of here!' Said the younger looking one. It was clear to Marco that they had no idea what was going on. That was, until Janice turned the corner, and the shaking intensified further, almost knocking the four of them over. The officers drew their weapons and started to slowly back away, nearly tripping on small parts of the roof as they went. Janice lifted her hand once again, but before she could do anything, a gruff voice came from behind her. 'You aren't hurting anymore students!' It was Mrs Skulnick, and she looked ready to fight. Before Janice had anytime to react, Skulnick was already up close, swinging her fists wildly, landing a few good hits. 'Get out, quickly!' She screamed at the group while Janice was distracted. They didn't hesitate to start running. As much as Skulnick was able to distract Janice, she didn't seem to be too phased by any of her attacks. Not only that, she felt herself slowly weakening, and before long, she could barely move her hands. Janice grabbed both of her arms with a force that didn't seem possible for someone as small as she was. Skulnick stared into her eyes and could only see hate as she felt her entire being heating up. She was being slowly turned into ash. She couldn't even speak as her lower body disappeared into a flash of pain. Janice stared her down until her very last moments, relishing in the pain she knew she was causing, and let out one final blast of power.

The police officers lead Marco and Jackie to an exit at the back of the school so they didn't have to worry about pushing through the crowds. They opened the door to reveal a secondary parking lot, but as soon as they did, the ground started shaking harder than ever. Cracks started to form in the walls and in the ground. 'Run!' one of the officers yelled as he started a mad dash towards their police cruiser. The others followed suit, with Marco and Jackie trailing behind, thanks to Jackie's injuries. Oddly enough, when they made it to the vehicle, the shaking seemed much less severe. They drove away followed by the rubble and dust left behind by the collapsed school. Marco and Jackie sat in the back seat silently, holding onto each other for support. 'Don't suppose you can tell us who that was?' Maxis asked. Jackie sighed. 'That was... Janice.' The two of them exchanged a shocked look before looking back to the road. 'Well. I think we'd like to know more, I know it's probably not the best time, but I'd like you to come down to the station with us and answer a few more questions.' Marco reached into his pocket. 'I guess I should call home, make sure they know what's going on.' But what he pulled out was a smashed mess of wires and cables. 'I guess I fell on it...I hope Star is okay.' Jackie looked at his worried face and placed her hand softly on it. 'Don't worry, she'll be okay.' She said, sounding oddly winded. 'We'll give them a call when we get to the station, don't worry, we want them to know that you're safe.' Marco glanced over at Jackie, who was looking weaker than when they had gotten in the car. 'We... Were going to need a doctor or something too.' The other officer turned back to look at Jackie, noticing her significantly paler tone. 'Right. Let's prioritize that.' Maxis took the hint and immediately changed his course. 'All the medical centers over town have taken in the nurses and doctors from the hospital. They should be able to take care of her.' Marco didn't respond. He only hoped that they got there fast.