Hello again, faithful, loyal, trustworthy, fantastic, awesome, fabulous, great, wonderful readers!! Why am I buttering you up, you ask? Well, I am going to tell you my news *Looks down at floor and mumbles out*: I won't be updating often. I'm on vacation for two weeks. You will be extremely lucky if you get 2-3 chapters out of me. I think. I'm going to be out doing all kinds of crazy, exhausting, awesomely cool fun things while everyone else back home is at school. Yes, I put that in just for you two, MaximumTwilightRider and Talka:). Anyway, please don't kill me! I'm trying! I'm typing away at quarter after 10! Go me! Woo! I have to get up early tomorrow! Oh, joy! Are you tired of exclamation marks yet?! No?! Yay! I like exclamation marks! I think I'm hyper again! Yes, pretty sure! Now, I know Talka:) is laughing right now, and MaximumTwilightRider is groaning in extreme exasperation! Yay, I'm a mind reader!
Okay, I'll get on with it now. I lied last chapter, I said there'd be Eraser action, and there wasn't. Woopsy daisy! *Dodges hard, sharp, potentially painful objects thrown by readers. Oh, dear, Talka:) did you just throw a bubble at me?*
Okay, I promise, I won't get off track this time. Here is the tenth chapter. I started typing this on Thursday...I bet it won't be up until way next week...Okay, right, tenth chapter! I saw that bazooka and duct tape, Talka:) and MaximumTwilightRider! You can't fool me! Bwahahaha!
Talka:) and MaximumTwilightRider now have a strait jacket and an ambulance..hey, if I'm going to an insane asylum, you two are sure as heck coming with me! Is that a sledgehammer and a body bag?! Oh dear God. I'll begin typing now. Wait, one last thing! If the chapter comes up all pushed to one side, I don't know what I pressed! I'm not a computer technician! If not, then pretend you didn't read that last sentence and congratulate me on my amazing abilities...with computers....Talka:), you're scaring me! Put that down!
Syzygy Chapter 10 ooh, double digits! Agh, MaximumTwilightRider, careful where you point that thing! You could take my head off! You're nodding slowly like I am four years old. What? That's the point?! Agh! My one sane friend has lost her mind! Talka:), careful your face could freeze like that! Oh, god, I should start typing now!
Fang POV
"Wake up, Fang. We have a School to go blow to pieces! Fun, fun! Okay, I'll drop the 5 year old voice if you get up." Max told me.
I groaned and rolled over. Hm, our positions seemed kind of reversed this morning. Two days ago, I was the one getting Max up.
I muttered something incoherent that was supposed to be, "Leave me alone." But I started coughing half way through. Uh oh.
"Fang! Are you sick?!" Max exclaimed in disbelief.
"No, no, I can't be sick.." then I subsided into a fit of coughing and snuffling.
"You're sick, and don't try to deny it. I'll go get Iggy." Max said, walking out of the room.
Five minutes later, Iggy sauntered in the room, followed by Shannon.
"So, little Fangie is sickie, is he? Stick out your tongue and say ahh!" Iggy said snidely.
I snarled at him as effectively as I could with a sore throat and wild cough. Not to mention a case of the sniffles. Wow, did I just say a case of the sniffles? Maybe this sickness comes with delirium, too.
"Haha, Fang can't even snarl at me. That was more like a purr, I'm afraid." Iggy laughed.
"You are so dead, Iggy." I croaked, trying to roll off the bed towards him.
"Oh, no, you don't! You are staying here until I figure out what medicine to give you." Max growled, holding me down.
"Who's side are you on?!" I asked her, irritated.
"Whichever side keeps you from hurting yourself!" She retorted.
"Shannon?" I asked hopefully.
She was standing behind Iggy, so he couldn't see her. She winked and then said, "Sorry, Fang."
I smirked inwardly. Shannon moved silently, which was saying something, with Iggy. She conjured up a huge sphere of water, and then said, "Iggy."
Like a complete idiot, he turned to see what she wanted. Shannon smashed the water into his face, and he spluttered, "What the heck was that for?!"
"Fang can take you out any day when he's better, and you know it. Be glad that's all the revenge you'll get. He would make it much worse, but I love you, so I'll be nice." She said sweetly.
"Humph." Iggy grumbled.
I smirked outwardly this time, and Iggy glared. "So you have to get someone else to solve your problems now, do you, Fang?" He asked angrily.
"Enough! Iggy, just figure out what's wrong with him. There's no need to make me and Shannon punish you. Fang, quit aggravating Iggy and just let him check you over." Max steamed.
Iggy sighed dramatically and moved forward to feel my throat. I was having a very hard time not smacking his hand away. It's kind of a built in reflex to protect your throat when you're fighting. Max saw my expression and gave me a look that said, Just calm down! It's Iggy, not an Eraser!
Shannon also saw my face and mouthed, Don't worry, once you feel up to it, you can throttle him as much as you want. Just don't kill him, please.
Finally Iggy was done poking around at my neck. "You have an infection in the gland right here" he poked just under my jaw, and not very gently, I might add "so you should take ammoxacillin." Iggy directed.
(A/N I only know the ammoxacillin thing because I just had an infection there, and that's what I took for it. I'm no doctor, either, so if I get something wrong, just pretend for the sake of the story.)
Max opened our first-aid kit, and rummaged around in it a bit. Finally, she held up a little bottle full of red and yellow pills. Oh, crap, not pills. I hate pills.
"This stuff?" She asked.
"Yep. He has to take three a day. Have fun with that, Fang." Iggy smiled devilishly and strode out of the room.
"Damn him." I muttered.
Max rolled her eyes, and Shannon smiled. Max then began twisting the lid off the bottle of pills. Or trying to, I should say.
"It's not coming off! Why isn't it coming off?! Stupid lid!" Max growled.
She looked like she was going to hurl it across the room, so Shannon intervened.
"Here, Max. Let a person without anger management problems handle it." She said, grinning.
"Fine. But let it be known that I hate bottles." Max grumbled.
Shannon took the bottle and had it off in less than two seconds flat. She smirked and handed it back to Max.
"What the heck. I hate you." Max told her.
"Uh huh. Sure you do. You see, you have to push down on the lid and turn at the same time. It's called a child-proof lid. Apparently it's Max proof too."
Max sighed and fished a pill out of the bottle. Oh, no.
"NO WAY! I am not taking the freaking pill! My body can fight off any illness by itself! Put that down!" I yelled.
"Suuuure. You're taking the pill, Fang. Accept it and take it like a man. Or are you just a little boy?" Max asked condescendingly.
"Fine. But I won't do it happily." I grimaced.
"You don't ever do anything with any emotion, so this won't be any different." Shannon remarked, before walking out of the room.
I stuck my tongue out after her. Before I said Iggy was devilish. He's nothing compared to her.
"Jeez, Fang. No need to be so childish." Max reprimanded, grinning.
I glared at her, then an idea popped into my head.
"At least get me a glass of water to wash it down." I told her.
"Okay." Max agreed suspiciously.
She grabbed a glass from the bedside table and strode into the bathroom. Then she came back with a full glass and handed it to me. I took it before allowing a devious smirk to fill my face. I splashed the whole glass on her, and it was a pretty big glass. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to watch her face. I grabbed the pill bottle and leaped out of the bed.
Natalca POV
I walked out of our room to see a weird scene. Iggy was walking out of Max and Fang's room, a self-satisfied look on his face. That was never good. 5 minutes later, Shannon came out of the same room. What the heck?
She saw me and motioned for me to be quiet. Then she mouthed, Go back into you room and watch through the crack inbetween the door and the door frame. Don't ask, just do it. Trust me.
I raised an eyebrow in confusion. I repeat, What the heck? But I did as Shannon instructed. I've learned. Shannon grinned excitedly, and pressed herself against the wall beside the door. I closed my eyes and felt the red forms of Shannon on the wall, Iggy in their room, Max in the bathroom, and Fang laying in their bed. Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel were in their room playing cards. And I knew J.J. was behind me in our bed. Lazybones.
Careful. I could tell him, and he'd turn you into stone. Angel warned in my mind playfully.
Whatever. Get out of my head.
Why does everyone always tell me that? It's not fair! If you had this gift, you'd want to use it too! Angel grumbled.
Fine! You can stay for now, but if I tell you to leave, you leave. I ordered.
Okay! Hey, wait a minute, I can hear your mind! Why now, and not before? Angel asked, confused.
Hey, you're right! I wonder- I never finished the thought, because suddenly Fang was barreling throught their bedroom door, smirking like a maniac. I was beginning to wonder about that boy.
Shannon smiled wider, and then Max raced out the door, hair wet, water droplets spraying off her.
"FANG! You are so history, buddy!" She shrieked, furious.
Once again, what the heck? I was so lost.
Max POV
I streaked after Fang, wanting to strangle him and then cut him to pieces and burn those pieces. Then I'd dance around his pyre and laugh like a demon.
Maximum. Stop. You need to get a move on and get to the School. You need to have this finished by nighttime, or the cats will have a huge advantage on you. They have heat vision in the dark.
I skidded to a stop and yelled for Fang to get his butt over here this instant.
"We need to kick our butts into gear. We HAVE to have this job done by tonight. The cats have heat vision. Which reminds me. We need to separate into teams of three to take these cats down. How about....well, Angel can control them, she's safe. Angel, go with...Nudge and Fang. J.J. can turn then to stone...that's very helpful..go with Natalca and Gazzy. Shannon, Iggy, you're with me." I decided.
"Why do we need to split up?" Nudge asked, confused.
"Because, by the sounds of it, these cats are much stronger than the Erasers. We're safer working together, and there's less chance of one of us getting kidnapped." I explained.
What about Fang, Max? He's sick. Angel asked worriedly.
He'll be okay. You can help him if he needs it. I'm hoping that if he drinks something, the cough will go away.
"Are we all in agreement?" I checked.
"Yes, ma'am!" Everyone saluted me.
"That's my flock. Okay, guys, up and away! Scratch that, let's get outside first!" I laughed.
We walked down the steps towards the lobby. Or some of us did. The sensible ones who are trying to stay under the radar. This is all for you, Shannon!
Laughing, Shannon jumped up on the banister and slid down it to the bottom, four floors below. She giggled the whole way down.
"Incoming!" Natalca shouted, before racing after her on the railing.
Iggy and J.J. looked at each other before following them, J.J. sitting right behind Iggy.
"They should make this an Olympic sport!" Iggy cried as he streaked downward.
Fang chuckled and mimed a reporter. "And here we see a fourteen year old girl, first name Shannon, going for first place in banister sliding, here at the 2010 Olympic Games. Can she do it?"
"Those four are going to get us kicked out or given a fine or something." I grumbled.
I started walking again, but I was the only one. Fang, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel leaped onto the railing and sped down. Fang turned and smirked at me.
"Idiots." I said to myself before giving in and sliding down myself.
When I got to the bottom, I saw the friendly guy from yesterday talking to Shannon. Uh oh. I hoped he wasn't hitting on her. Iggy alone would pulverize him. Nevermind what Shannon would do to him. Yikes.
I could hear what he was saying when I got closer. "Isn't that so much fun? I do that all the time. Oh, I see the rest of your family is here. Have a good vacation in Jasper." He waved and went back to the desk.
"He wasn't hitting on you, was he?" I asked.
"Heck no. Some people can actually talk to other people of the other gender without hitting on them. Amazing, I know." Shannon rolled her eyes.
"Anyway, are you trying to get the Erasers to find us? Sliding down banisters isn't very inconspicuous." I scolded her.
"Huh, I was pretty sure our cover was blown when J.J. grew wings in the middle of the hall on camera." Shannon retorted, smiling.
"Camera? Crap. Okay, you're forgiven." I told her, rubbing my forehead in exasperation.
We strode out of the hotel and walked around back where we could take off without being seen. Once we were in the air and on our way, Shannon and Natalca got very quiet and brooding. I suppose they didn't really want to go back to the place they tried to escape from in the first place.
I flew over to the two of them, where they had been talking quietly. I slid up quietly beside Shannon, her red wing almost touching my tan one.
"Can you lead us to the School? The rest of us don't really know where it is." I asked.
Natalca nodded, and they sped up so they were at the front. Shannon corrected our direction a bit, but she stayed silent the whole time. Natalca's lips twitched in a worried frown. What is wrong with those two? You'd think they might be slightly excited to blow up their former prison.
After half an hour of flight, Natalca called back, "It's just down there. We think we should land here and start looking for the cat experiments."
Once again, Shannon was absolutely silent. You'd think she was Fang, except that she's female. I was seriously starting to get worried about her.
As we descended, I called to Angel in my mind.
Angel, can you check what Shannon's thinking about? Don't let her know you looked, though.
She's thinking about someone called Serena. She misses her and is worried about her. No idea who Serena is, though. Her thoughts aren't very coherent.
What about Natalca?
Natalca's worried about Shannon and what Shannon will do if we come across this Serena, and what seeing her will do to Shannon. I don't understand.
Neither do I, believe me. Thanks, hun.
You're welcome, Max.
Serena? It was not ringing a bell.
As soon as everyone had landed, we split into our three groups.
"Guys, let's meet by the School when you can't find anymore. Or when Natalca and ANgel can't sense anymore." I directed.
Fang, Nudge, and Angel headed off in one direction, and Gazzy, Natalca, and J.J. went off in another. My group went the third direction.
"Serena?" I asked Shannon quietly.
Shannon whipped around to stare at me, her eyes wide. Iggy inhaled sharply. Hey, wait, Iggy knew about this Serena person?
"How...how do you know anything about Serena?" Shannon gasped.
"I was worried about you. You weren't talking. I had Angel read your mind. Who is she?" I asked gently.
"She's my sister. She was kidnapped along with me and Natalca, but they did something else horrible to her. She turned evil. She tried to kill me. You see this scar? Serena gave it to me. You'd think I'd hate her and want to kill her. But to me, she's still my sister, just brainwashed. I can't fight her. That's the whole problem. If she comes and fights us, I'll get everyone hurt just because I'm to weak to fight her. I should just let her kill me so she won't hurt everyone else." Shannon's voice was suddenly fierce as she explained who Serena was to me.
"NO! You will not let her kill you! I don't care if you don't fight her! We'll take care of her ourselves if she's a problem! I will not let you sacrifice yourself!" I shrieked in shock and outrage.
At the same time, Iggy exclaimed, "NO! You are not leaving me! I won't let you! I'll kill Serena myself!"
"Fine. I won't let her kill me. Let's just hope that we never have to deal with her at all." Shannon conceded.
We walked in silence for a few minutes, before Iggy grabbed us and pulled us to a halt.
Just through there. There's something there. Iggy mouthed.
Shannon and I nodded, and Shannon made two fireballs engulf her hands in preparation to roast some cat butt. I clenched my fists and prepared to fight. Iggy stepped forward silently, and we followed. He peered between two branches of a tree, and then turned to Shannon and I.
"A girl, her tail is sandy coloured. Cougar, maybe. Or lion. I guess we'll find out." He whispered.
Shannon nodded, and we prepared to leap out of our cover on three.
One.
Two.
Three.
We leaped forward, and Iggy tackled the girl, who shifted to a cougar in the blink of an eye. Iggy clung to her back, making it very hard for her to fend of my fists and feet and Shannon's fire. I landed a few good punches and kicks, but it was hard when the cougar had claws. Suddenly Shannon motioned for Iggy and I to get out of the way. When someone who controls fire tells you to get out of the way, you get out of the way. We dove aside as Shannon blasted the cat with a blazing inferno. The cat dropped, dead.
"Yikes." I said.
"Mm, dinner!" Iggy said, licking his lips.
"Ew. I would feel bad for killing it, but it didn't have any coherent thoughts anyway, Angel's telling me. She says it's thoughts even as it was dying was Kill. Kill. Kill birds."
"That's actually pretty sad. The whitecoats can take away a person's mind like that. It's scary." I shook my head.
"No kidding." Shannon agreed.
Shannon POV
"Let's keep moving. We want to get this done soon." Max said.
We ran off in another direction. Not five minutes later, Iggy stopped again.
"Three are coming fast. They're hunting us, it sounds like. Get ready." Iggy warned.
Iggy and Max stepped away into the bushes, out of the way of the fire I was about to unleash on our furry friends, but close enough to help if I needed it. Three big cats suddenly bounded into the little clearing, surrounding me. The biggest was a tiger, and I couldn't help but think of Beth and Madysyn. (Angel had said afterwards that Madysyn was thinking about how we would probably spell her name wrong, so we now know how to properly spell a panther's name. We are SO advanced.)
The second one was grey and spotted. A lynx. The third was long and yellow with black spots. A cheetah. I would have thought they were cool if I hadn't been about to kill them. I was just summoning the fire inside me, but the tiger suddenly snarled and smirked, if a cat can smirk. I stoppped, because that was more than these cats were supposed to be capable of. What the heck?
My confusion washed away when the tiger morphed to her human form. She had long white blond hair, she was short, and she was familiar. Bethany.
"Bethany. You betrayed us." I growled.
"Oh, no, I'm just about to kill you because I love you sooo much!" Beth said sarcastically.
"Did Madysyn turn traitor like you? I would hope at least one of you would be smart enough not to make my family angry." I said icily.
"Do not talk about that idiot around me! She was a useless cat. She would not betray you like she should have. I should have killed her when I had the chance." Beth answered, disgusted.
"So one of you was smart. Wow. You'd think being in your presence would be enough to make your idiocy rub off on a person." I smirked.
"You moronic fool. You have no idea what a huge mistake you're making, not giving yourself up to help Itex." Beth steamed.
"Jeez, you're not very original. 'You have no idea what a big mistake you're making'. That's such a cliche." I shook my head in disapproval.
"I give you full marks for ignorance. I'll give you one last chance. Give yourself up now, or die. Don't expect anyone to come running to your aid. You're totally alone." Beth threatened.
"If I throw a stick, will you leave?" I asked viciously.
"You wretch! Are you implying that I am a dog?" Beth snarled in disbelief.
"You're ugly enough to be one." I retorted.
Beth morphed and roared in anger before leaping at me. She was doomed from the beginning. The lynx and cheetah followed her lead. They might as well have thrown themselves off a cliff. My fire surged up and swallowed them easily. I closed my eyes at the gruesome sight before me. The charred and blackened bodies of three large cats is not exactly gorgeous. Nevermind the smell.
Max and Iggy stepped out of the bushes, and they looked as stunned as I felt.
"She betrayed us, that bi-" Iggy was silenced by Max's hand.
"I don't care if the little kids aren't here. You still aren't allowed to swear." Max reprimanded.
Iggy stuck his tongue out at her, and I sighed.
"Can we please get out of here? Before I puke?" I asked wearily.
Max glanced at me and my ashen face before nodding and walking on. I tell you, killing a person who actually knows whats happening and has coherent thought is not a picnic, psychologically.
"Don't feel bad about killing that traitor. She deserved it, and besides, it's better you kill her than she kill one of us first." Iggy comforted me.
He wrapped his arm around my waist, and l Ieaned into his side.
We walked on.
Fang POV
I know it was stupid, but I was worried about Max. Like she couldn't take care of herself. Blame the hormones. Or this stupid sickness. I coughed again.
"Are you sure you're okay, Fang? You keep having these coughing fits." Nudge asked me, concerned.
"I'm fine, Nudge." I croaked.
She gave me a look that said she didn't believe me and would continue worrying. Whatever.
"Up here. It's thinking that it can't wait to kill something." Angel made a face.
We crept forward, and then I leaped onto the cat's back. Oh, fantastic. I was wrestling with a lion. That goes against the grain. Under most circumstances, I'd run from a lion. Oh well. I aimed a punch at the base of the cat's skull, and it yelped and went still. Oh, I love nerve clusters. They make everything soo much easier.
Over the course of an hour, we took out six other cats, besides getting a wonderful view of the mountains. Mind control can be handy sometimes.
"Should we get back to the School now? I can't sense any more cats except for four. Natalca, J.J., and Gazzy are taking care of two right now, and they're not having any trouble. Max, Shannon, and Iggy have the other two covered." Angel informed us.
"Oh, um, yeah, I guess so." I consented.
We leaped into the air and flew back to where the School sat, totally unsuspecting. We landed, and were soon joined by J.J., Gazzy, and Natalca. They had a few cuts and scrapes, and Gazzy had a black eye.
"Where's Shannon when you need her?" I chuckled.
Natalca picked up a pinecone and threw it at my head.
"Touchy, aren't we?" I grumbled.
"More like about to fall over from exhaustion. Levitating these gigantic and freaking heavy monsters is very tiring, contrary to popular belief." Natalca snapped.
"Not to mention turning them to stone. God, they're so darn big!" J.J. complained.
Natalca and J.J. collapsed together on the ground, heaving sighs of relief.
"Well, I guess we'll wait for the other three before we blow up the School." I decided.
"Deal." Gazzy agreed, flopping down beside me.
Ten minutes later, I was getting worried.
"Where could they be? What's taking them so long?" I asked no one in particular.
"Right here." I heard Max say wearily.
Max, Iggy, and Shannon stumbled into our clearing. They looked like they were three zombies who had just carried an elephant ten miles. Shannon's face was deathly pale, and she looked like she was going to pass out. Iggy was..indescribable. Let's just say bad. Max looked like she just had a brain attack three times worse than she ever had. And that's bad.
"What happened?!" Natalca exclaimed.
"A case of Iggy not watching where he was going. There was a pit in the ground, and he fell in like the idiot he is." Max said shortly, obviously at the end of her patience.
I raised an eyebrow, and Shannon elaborated.
"The pit was big enough for him to fall in, but it was very narrow at the bottom. His ankle got caught. It was more like a crevice than a pit. And it was too narrow to spread his wings and fly out. So we tied a rope under his arms and pulled. We got him out, but broke his ankle. So I had to heal it, which drained my remaining energy." She said.
"And then she threw up twice on the flight here. It was like pigeon poop, but way worse. I hope no one happened to look up at that particular moment. That would be gross." Iggy stuck his tongue out in a disgusted expression.
Shannon crumpled to the ground and laid there, quite happy to have a break.
"Oh, and you remember Beth? She betrayed us. She also tried to kill us. Like that was going to happen." Max grinned from her place on the ground.
"Too bad Beth failed me. I will not repeat her mistake." A voice said behind us.
Shannon shot up, adrenaline powering her body. Natalca jumped up beside her, like she had been shocked. Everyone else whipped around and confronted the woman standing there.
"Serena." Shannon said coolly.
Serena?
Her sister. Angel told me. She was turned evil when Shannon and Natalca were still at the School.
Ah.
"Oh, hello, Shannon. So nice to see you. Or should I say, so nice to kill you. Oh, and Natalca, too. How nice. It's like a reunion. Except that it doubles as a funeral." Serena said with fake pleasantness.
"And I thought I was going to blessed and never see you again. Damn it." Natalca swore.
"Shut up, you little witch. You can't fight me, and you know it. That's goes for you, too, Shannon, dear." Serena snapped.
She took out a wicked looking sword, and this turned out to be a signal of some kind. Cats leaped forward, pinning down everyone but Natalca and Shannon. These cats were bigger and stronger than the others. Then the absolute scariest creature I have ever seen stalked up to Serena's side. It had the body of a panther, but it had razor sharp horns and claws and teeth. It's tail had a barb on the end, and spikes lined the rest of the tail. Then it was as big as two Serenas on top of each other. The muscle that covered the entire body rippled as it roared the most terrifying roar I had ever heard.
Shannon POV
crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapCRAPCRAP!!!
Why did she have to show up? My life was finally starting to look up, and then she had to show up and ruin everything. Screw you, Serena.
The cats had everyone but Natalca and I pinned down, and Serena was smiling an evil smile. It meant that she had us right where she wanted us, and we could do nothing to stop her. The demonic creature beside her licked it's chops.
"J.J., Natalca, Shannon, Fang, Angel, give up. Your powers will not work on these cats or on yourselves, in Fang's case. We are protected against you powers. Darn, eh? Too bad." Serena gloated.
You are no sister of mine. You are no sister of mine. Serena's words repeated inside my head. I felt like I was balancing on a wire. I could fall one way or the other. No more balancing. One way or the other. One way, how could I hurt my own sister? I could let her kill me, so she'd leave everyone else alone. Everyone else could live a normal life on their own, without me leading Serena to them. They could be happy.....But she seemed bent on killing Natalca too, which would be like killing me twice. I'd leave J.J. to grieve because of me. And Iggy would forever hate me for leaving him alone, and Max would be furious. But I'd be dead, her anger couldn't touch me. If I was dead, there would be no more running away, no more mad scientists, no more guilt or fear or anger or homelessness or starvation. Death would be peaceful and painless. But how did I know Serena would leave the rest of the flock alive? I didn't.
I'm Shannon. Shannon doesn't give up and wither away. She fights to the end and goes down throwing punches. Shannon is the one with the fiery anger, and the one that looks fear in the eyes before punching it's lights out. She isn't scared of anything but losing her family or being responsible for their deaths. That's Shannon in a nutshell.
I'm Shannon. That's me. I go down fighting. That means not giving up. In that instant, I made my decision.
"Serena. You have five seconds to let everyone go and get out of here. You are nothing but a mouse-hearted weasel, a fake who lets everyone else do your dirty work for you. Like right now for instance. You're going to have that abomination kill us while you sit and watch and take credit for it. You are a COWARD!" I was yelling by the end, having made myself furious.
Serena was stunned for a second, before trying to retaliate. "Sister dear, throwing tantrums isn't going to help."
"Don't you ever call me your sister again. I am no sister of yours!" I warned.
"All right, that's enough from you. Any last words before Wolverine takes you out?" Serena asked icily, stroking Wolverine's side.
"Five."
Serena raised an eyebrow in disbelief.
"Four."
"Three."
Serena smirked as my hands began burning with fire.
"Two."
Her smirk grew in anticipation of killing me.
"One last chance, Serena. I'm warning you."
"I think I'll take my chances."
"One."
I lunged. She stepped aside, as I knew she would. I rolled and came up standing in front of a tree, which was my plan.
"I'm disappointed, Shannon. I suppose I'll take you out myself. I expected more." Serena shook her head.
I kept her talking while I burned through the trunk of the tree behind me.
"So sorry to disappoint you, Serena." I glared.
She struck at me with her sword and lunged at the same time. I stepped aside, and the tree began falling exactly where Serena was. Unfortunately, she dodged and the tree missed. Crap. Then I got another idea. My water power had always been more like a prank power than anything. Knowing Serena, she probably only protected herself against my fire. I concentrated on making the water inside me as cold as possible. When I was satisfied, I pushed it all at Serena. She gasped in shock and stumbled backwards. Her robes were soaked, which would keep her cold.
Her lips slowly turned blue, and I smirked internally.
"Cold, Serena?" I asked innocently.
She glared the best she could in her situation, before saying, "You almost had me beat, Shannon, but not quite."
Then she disappeared.
Serena could teleport.
Okay, I had something I wanted to say, oh , yeah, this is really short, deal with it. Bye. I'm in ahurry.