10: The Plan
The following day cane as everyone went to school while the Riders met up in the park. For those in school there was excitement in the air with the party that night and for those that were involved with it they were in the hall for the afternoon to get things ready.
"So who was going to use mic 3?" Sam yelled across the hall as he was wiring up the sound desk while on the stage Matt and his band were setting up their instruments.
"Hang on" Matt yelled back before putting his guitar down and ran across the large room dodging several other people who were setting decorations, tables and lights up before arriving in the corner the sound desk was set up in and started checking over it making certain everyone was where they should be as he glanced around and whispered . "You had any plans on how we beat him?"
"Not really, the problem is luring him out and keeping him away from the school" Sam nervously whispered back.
"Well that is why I am the smart one" Taranee's voice boomed in their heads.
"Not so loud T, some of us need to actually be able to hear ourselves think" Irma angrily replied in the telepathic link.
"So is someone finally admitting they struggle to th..." Cornelia started but was cut off.
"That was cold, even for you" Sarah commented.
"Well considering that Irma isn't trying to yell back I assume she is silenced too" Hay Lin added.
"Focus please" Will sighed in the communication as she walked into the hall though a pair of large double doors carrying a large box of cups.
"Firstly I have just stopped us hearing what they are communicating so they still hear us, and yes Irma don't forget I can see you making that face across the room at me" Taranee seemed to go off track.
"Taranee!" Everyone screamed in the telepathic link at her while into the hall Cornelia walked in looking a little annoyed that she had been cut off from sending communications and she went over to help Will with setting things up on the tables while in the sound area while Sam and Matt worked away while keeping the communicating.
"Right, well you know that Fueki wants that special ring because it is the Philosophers stone" Taranee started on what she had come up with. "So we use that to lure him out, and then we trap him."
"And how does she plan to do the last part?" Cornelia whispered to Will for her to Taranee.
"Ok you both are re-connected fully if you don't argue" Taranee send the reply. "As for how the trap, I haven't come up with that part."
"Well least we have a way to draw his attention" Irma sighed in the chat.
"How about change dimension?" Hay Lin asked.
"Like we will get him to pass through a fold willingly" Sarah replied. "And even with Irma's mental influence, I think he may be able to resist it."
"Not unless we get place a powerful glamour zone over the area around him like we did with Cedric rampaging down-town a couple of years back" Matt was a little exited as he went over it.
"Doesn't a glamour zone just change what people see?" Sam asked.
"It does, but if we combine it with a fold, Mayu's teleportation ring, a Connect ring and some spell to increase the power of the effect from you and Gali we could in theory create a dimensional bubble" Taranee thought through. "We would be in a pocket dimension while everyone else that touched the bubble would just keep going as if things were normal."
"I doubt that the bubble would remain active while we fight" Gali's voice popped up in the communication.
"Now she speaks, thought u were sleeping somewhere" Irma joked.
"I am sitting at the back of the same classroom as you" Gali replied a little annoyed.
"I will disconnect again if you continue" Taranee threaded them.
"Sorry" They both replied in unison.
"Ignoring that I agree with Gali, the bubble wont remain without something to power it" Matt sighed.
"Get the Napoleon and Huggles to maintain it, they are capable of it as the field won't need adjustments" Will suggested.
"I'll bring Napoleon with me once I have changed at home" Cornelia told them as she wondered out the hall again.
"And I'll grab Huggles after school" Matt said as he gave a nod to Sam and made his way back up to the stage.
"While you both do that I'll go to the park and rally up with Caleb and the riders" Hay Lin sighed before letting a unrelated thought out. "G times 4 minus D equals 71...How are we meant to do that one?"
"Anyway, it seems a good plan, but what is to say Fueki can get out of there?" Sarah openly asked.
"Nothing, just place our hope he can't..." Will sighed.
Back Area of the Park
Kouske sat on a camping stool as he was cooking on a camping cooker while he was cooking a verity of food on it while behind him his single person yellow tent was still pitched. Caleb was sitting on the ground next to him watching Haruto and Mayu who were both sparing nearby with their swords.
"Sounds like it was a rough year you all had" Caleb commented as Kouske had finished telling him about the past of him, Haruto and Mayu.
"Well the impression I got from Will when she was in Japan was that it seems normal for you lot" Kouske smiled back as he took a skewer of food and some mayonnaise placing onto of it and ate it.
"We have been through a lot, Phobos, Nerissa, Ari, Ludmoore, Tecla, Demal, Dark Mother. All of them have challenged everyone who is a part of this team and tested us all, weather we have powers or not" Caleb commented back. "Been nearly 4 years now I think, sometimes I lose track as time passes differently on Meridian then earth."
"It comes with the territory of the life we life in fighting off evil forces" Kouske sighed as he looked back at Haruto and Mayu as she had her sword knocked away only give a spin kick back at Haruto and cause him to lose grip on his sword to which she grabbed and held it to his neck.
"New magic girl wins" Blunk giggled as he jumped out of a tree above where they had been sparing.
"Winner doesn't really matter" Mayu commented to him as she passed Haruto's sword back.
"Still you really have improved you skill" Haruto smiled back to her as the 3 of them went over and sat with Kouske and Caleb.
"So what did the queen say about her safety for later?" Caleb asked Blunk as everyone got some food.
"Queenie will save travel to late as possible" Blunk replied to him. "She still want to come."
"I rather she stick back, but if she had made her mind up..." Caleb gave a slight sigh.
"We will have Fueki dealt with before that, trust us" Mayu smiled to him.
Haruto smiled as he ate only to hear the female voice calling out again "Haruto..." to which he immediately stood up and looked around as he heard the voice more.
"Haruto, what's up?" Kouske asked him.
"Koyomi" Haruto muttered seemingly ignoring Kouske while everyone looked at him.
"Come Haruto" The voice spoke to him again to which he ran after into a bush emerging in a strange clearing with a young female standing before him. She was short with long black hair and brown eyes and wearing a white dress with a red jacket.
"Koyomi" Haruto slowly spoke as he looked at her.
"Haruto, don't let my father do it again" She spoke to him.
"He will be stopped, just how? Gremlin struck him with his weapon before, but now he is going to prevent that from happening" Haruto replied to her.
"The dragons must be united at the moment hope is shining" She replied.
"How do we do that?" Haruto asked her back as he took a step towards her only to turn around hearing another voice.
"Who magic man talking to?" Blunk asked looking up at him confused.
"I was talking to..." Haruto trailed off as he turned back to where Koyomi was standing only to see no evidence that she had ever been there.
"You feeling good?" Kouske asked as he wondered into the area.
"I will be" Haruto sighed as he wondered back to where Kouske had been cooking.
"He talk to air" Blunk commented.
Kouske remained silent as he looked towards where Haruto had been looking for a few moments before turning around and walking back.
Heatherfield Institute, 3:30PM
The bell for the end of the day rang and slowly everyone started to leave the building while those who had been setting up for the night left the hall leaving only Will, Cornelia, Sam, Sarah and Matt in there as they stood in the middle looking around at the hall that was fully decorated for a party.
"Here we go again, save the town before an event we can enjoy ourselves" Will commented as they looked.
"We have faced oblivion before and overcame, we will do it again" Matt reassured her.
"So long as we are done in time for the party that is what is important" Cornelia added her comment only to have the rest turn to look at her with a scolding look.
"Anyway...so long as we keep focused this will be done" Sam smiled.
"As a team, we can do anything" Sarah cheerfully added.
Will smiled back to them before she spoke "Right, see you in the park in 1 hour, and be ready, I'm going ahead to inform them of the plan."
The rest of them nodded as they all then left the hall and made their ways home as quick as they could.
School Front
While the discussion inside the hall was going on the others wondered out the entrance of the school onto the city street outside.
"So we all happy with the plan then?" Taranee asked them as they reached the main crossroads they needed to split up at.
"I have found the spell needed from Sam's book to use so me and him will be" Gali nodded, under her arm was Sam's spell book, having got it from him at lunch.
"You know I was watching a film the other day on TV and they said crossing the streams was dangerous, so are we risking the same level of danger with this?" Irma asked curiously.
"I saw that film too, and the crossing effect did save them so..."Hay Lin spoke for Taranee to jump in.
"We will be fine, worst thing to happen is the dimensional pocket not to form like we want and we just have a large glamour zone or ending up on another planet" Taranee re-assured them.
"Another planet will do as a back-up I guess, not keen on the glamour zone being the other failed result" Hay Lin sighed.
"Still I don't want a large explosion ruining everything" Irma muttered.
"We know what time to meet, see you all there" Gali started to walk off dragging Irma with her.
"See you soon" Taranee nodded as she and Hay Lin went their directions.
Heatherfield Park, 1 Hour Later
Everyone stood on a small rise looking towards the horizon of the park, those from the school had changed into smarter clothing. The plan was told and they were awaiting the arrival of the final member of the team to fight.
"So when is our new friend arriving?" Will asked.
"He come now" Haruto replied as he looked out as a glow appeared before them.
Next Time: The help is here.
The vote is over, and next chapter it is revealed, and there was only 1 vote in it, so very close