I do not own W.I.T.C.H. Only my BRUJA girls. Wow, thank goodness, FINALS ARE OVER! Time to write more! If you're stilling reading this, you deserve a cookie! (except I can't bake)


Chapter 3) A Fiery Spirit

The alarm clock next to Alexis' bed screamed as the pixels lit up the time, 6:30. The sleeping girl jumped from her bed and slammed her hand down onto the snooze button, silencing the clock and climbing out of bed. She walked across her room in the dark, finding her dresser and grabbing a handful of clothing. She quietly changed and ran a brush through her hair. Even through the dark, the new streaked she had just put in yesterday stood apart from her the rest. She tripped over her lacrosse stick on the way out her door, muttering under breathe. Hurrying into the light, she noticed that she had chosen a jean skirt and one of her red halter tops.

"Alexis," patronized her mother as she saw her daughter grab her bag, "you are not wearing that to school.

"Yeah I am," replied Alexis, snatching an apple from the table. Her mother grabbed her wrist and Alexis met her eyes.

"Go upstairs, and change," ordered her mother.

"No," snapped Alexis, "I always wear this to school."

"Alexis," growled her mother, "go change your clothes now!"

"No!" exclaimed Alexis, "I've never been told to change before, this outfit is fine. You never complained before."

"I wasn't home to complain, but maybe I should be," came the answer from Alexis' mother, "now do as you're told, and change."

"Make me!" roared Alexis, "I'm leaving." Before her mother could see the flames glowing in her eyes, Alexis slammed the door and marched to school.

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The bell rang, waking Alexis from her nap. Jaden slid into the chair next to her and sighed. Blinking her brown eyes, Alexis yawned and stretched, listening to Jaden as she spoke.

"Rachel is kinda freaked out from last night," she told her, "but after almost drowning, I don't blame her." When Alexis only nodded, Jaden frowned, "are you ok?"

"I had a fight with my mom," came her reply.

"About what? I thought your mom was never home," Jaden said.

"About my clothes," Alexis explained, "she's only back this week, than she'll be in Nevada for another month." The door closed as their chemistry teacher, Mrs. Daybric, entered the room; she walked past the desks on the way to the front of the room and sighed as she passed Alexis. She took a seat at her desk and put her hand to her forehead.

"Alexis," she sighed, "would you please wear something appropriate for school. Everyone else does, please try."

"Why is everyone mad about my clothing?" Alexis exclaimed, she took a breath and smiled, "besides, I am trying; this skirt is a whole four inches longer than the one I wore yesterday." The class burst into laughter followed by a long sigh by the teacher.

"Anyway, today we will be doing a lab. I hope I don't need to remind any of you that improperly using the Bunsen burners will result in disciplinary action," the teacher continued, "instructions are on the board." Once again, Alexis left Jaden to get the materials. The blond retuned caring a handful of wooden sticks and assorted pieces of food. Alexis picked up a Cheeto and stabbed it with a stick.

Jaden remained silent as she watched Alexis turn on the Bunsen burner and roast the Cheeto. The sixteen-year-old's eyes watched the flames eat up the cheesy snack at the end of the stick, the flames raising and falling effortlessly with her breathing. A shrill voice interrupted her thoughts, causing the tranquil flames to flair out, singeing some of Alexi's hair.

"Alexis!" shouted the teacher, "stopping playing with the Bunsen burner, turn it down now!" Alexis set her jaw, narrowed her flaming brown eyes, and turned the knob controlling the gas. Instead of dyeing, the fire grew larger, increasing to the size of her head, disintegrating the cheeto and catching the wooden stick on fire. The panic of her mind mixed with her annoyance for Mrs. Daybric. Alexis watched the flames burn higher, seeing her world spiral out of control. The hungry flames met the ceiling; the students scurried around the classroom trying to escape the fire; Jaden called out to get Alexis' attention, but the girl did not hear her at first.

"Alexis!" Jaden shouted in her ear, the room was empty save for the two girls and their teacher as she attempted to pull Jaden with her out the door. The blond closed her eyes, her voice piercing through Alexis' mind.

"Alexis! Control yourself, breathe." The panic and confusion and anger exploded from her mind; the hungry flames had set off the fire alarm and had caught the ceiling on fire. Jaden was pulled out the door as the paneling above her collapsed over the threshold of the room. Alexis jumped backward and watched the flames subside as she took a few calming breathes. The Bunsen burner had melted into a puddle of metal which had settled onto the table. The ceiling carried remnants of the flame's fiery tongue; long smoky trails of charred panels met her gaze.

The door was shoved open by two firemen from around the fire house around the corner. Alexis paused as the firemen surveyed the situation, noticing the scorch marks of the high intensity fire while she had remained unscathed. Taking Jaden's advice, Alexis took a deep breath and let the firemen escort her from the room.

By the time she made her way to the principal's office, the school had already been refilled of the evacuated students. The fire trucks drove away while Alexis watched from the window in the office. The principal entered the room with Mrs. Daybric close behind. The principal offered Alexis a chair and sat down, eyebrows knitted with questions.

"Alexis," he began, "I'm not going to ask you how you managed to set off the fire alarms and almost burn down a science room, instead-" The door opened, interrupting the principal's words. Alexis' mother hurried into the room and stood behind Alexis.

"I'm sorry; I got here as soon as I could," she explained, "please go on."

"Yes yes, of course," nodded the principal, "instead of asking how, I want to know why. Why Alexis? Do you find it funny? Do you want attention? Are you trying to fit in by making a spectacle of yourself?"

"No," muttered Alexis, turning away.

"No what Alexis?" her mother questioned.

"No to all of it!" Alexis exclaimed. Just hearing her mother's voice set off more explosions in her head. "I don't find it funny because I almost hurt Jaden. I don't want attention, because I already all the attention I want. And I am not making a spectacle of myself to fit in!"

"Alexis calm down," cautioned her mother, placing her hands on her daughter's shoulder. Alexis shook them off and jumped to her feet.

"I AM CALM!" Alexis screamed. Both the principal and Mrs. Daybric were shocked at Alexis' outright disrespect to her mother.

"Alexis," said her mother, her fingers pinching the bridge of her nose, "you've given me no other choice, I didn't want to resort to his, but maybe your father was right."

"What are you suggesting," asked the principal.

"Military school in Creekview," replied her mother.

"No!" screamed Alexis, her brown eyes were aflame, but no one seemed to notice.

"You have no discipline, and it's mostly my fault," continued Alexis' mother.

"No you can't. What about my friends and the lacrosse team!" Alexis wanted to scream, 'what about BRUJA,' but she held her tongue.

"I'm sorry but-" her sentence was cut off as Alexis hurled herself at the door; she slammed it behind her and tore off down the hallway. She felt tears form in her eyes, blurring her vision, but she bit them back. She ducked around a corner and took a deep breath. The bell exploded above her into a chorus of buzzing, the sound that meant first period classes had ended.

She watched in silence as Brianna walked past her hiding place, her effects on the electrical alarm reaching Alexis' ear for a moment. The alarm slowly counted down to itself from 240, waiting to ring again. A flash of blond shook Alexis free, she reached out and pulled Jaden over to her.

"Help me!" Alexis cried. Jaden pushed her inside the janitor's closet and shut the door.

"What's wrong?" questioned Jaden.

"My mom wants to send me to military school!" exclaimed Alexis.

"What?" Jaden's green eyes opened wide, "she can't, what about lacrosse?" she paused, "what about BRUJA!"

"What am I going to do?" Alexis sighed, "I wish I had Rachel's power now."

"Water?" questioned Jaden.

"No," Alexis replied, "she apparently can make people do what she wants. I would make my mom let me stay."

"How long will you be gone?" asked Jaden. The bell outside the room rang, yet neither girl budged to make it to her next class.

"My mom didn't say," Alexis frowned, "probably until I learn 'discipline'." The knob rattled on the door and Alexis jumped up from the floor, hiding behind her friend. The door opened, allowing the light from the hallway entrance. The principal, Mrs. Daybric, and Alexis' mother peered inside, frowns set on all their faces.

"Girls, class has started, why are you in there?" demanded the principal.

"Alexis, get out of the closet now!" ordered her mother. Jaden led her friend out of the closet and into the empty hallway.

"Please let Alexis stay, she can't go to military school," Jaden pled.

"Enough," said Mrs. Daybric, "Jaden, class has started; I'll escort you to your next room." Jaden gave Alexis an apologetic look and let her chemistry teacher guide her down the hall. Alexis attempted to spring after her, but her mother grabbed both of her shoulders, pushing her to the office. The principal walked next to her mother, prompting the next question.

"When were you taking Alexis, will she be in school tomorrow?"

"No," Alexis' mother replied. Alexis stopped waling and spun around to face her.

"What!" she screamed, "no, I can't start tomorrow!"

"We're driving there today," Alexis' mother explained, "I just called your father a moment ago, and he thought it was a great idea."

"Of course he would," Alexis exclaimed, "he's in the air force, he's always wanted me to go to military school!"

"That's not the point Alexis,"

"Yes it is! It's not far!" the halls echoed with her shouts as her mother guided her towards the front door. They drove home in silence, Alexis' eyes staring out the window in thought.

Before the car came to a stop in their driveway, Alexis leaped out, stormed up the stairs, and slammed the door to her room. She pushed the open suitcase, which her mother had set out, off her bed and collapsed in its place. She was glad that the other girls weren't here to see her breaking down. She was supposed to be the strong one, the fearless one, and sometimes, the leader.

"Why are my powers acting like this?" questioned Alexis, "they've never been tied to my emotions before." As she sniffled and wipped away the tears from her eyes with her pillow, she heard her door open. Alexis turned, her makeup smeared across her face where her tears had run, and she glared at her mother. Her mother picked up the suitcase and opened Alexis' drawers, throwing clothing into it haphazardly. Alexis heard her mother sigh as she placed skirts and halters into the suitcase. A zipper was zipped closed as Alexis rolled over and looked at her mother.

"Do you need anything else?' asked her mother, her tone carried an icy edge.

"No," Alexis snapped. She sat on her bed and watched her mother tote the case out of the bedroom. Her mother returned and pulled her down the stairs just after Alexis had time to stuff her skirt's pockets with makeup.

The drive to Creekview through crowded Heatherfield took twice as long as it should have. Everyone and their brother, and their second cousin twice removed on their mother's side, had shown up to look at the bay, searching for more water monsters. The two hour journey, which took close to four, took Alexis past a cozy looking spa set off from the highway, fields of corn, and a dense, hilly forest. They arrived at a nice looking building that was more like a cottage or a house then a military school.

"So?" came a voice in Alexis' mind.

"Hey Jaden, where are you?

"We're in lunch; it's quiet without you here. How's the place, are you there yet?"

"Yeah, it looks ok, kinda," Alexis told her, "what are we gonna do? Without Brianna, I can't transform and met you guys if there's trouble-" Alexis paused, "wont that make Brianna happy…"

"Brianna doesn't know how much she needs your help," laughed Jaden.

"Alexis grab your things," her mother ordered, breaking her concentration with Jaden. Alexis scowled and did as she was told; transferring her makeup to the case while her mother wasn't looking. They walked inside and came to a desk where a young man sat at a computer.

"Excuse me," Alexis' mother said, "I'm here to drop off Alexis." Alexis scowled.

"Sure, um, Alexis," he muttered. He clicked on a few things on his computer and looked up, "she's all checked in. Alexis, if you'll follow me, I'll show you where you can put your things." Alexis followed the man into the back room, watching her mother exit out the front door. She was led to a large dormitory that looked and felt much older than the first half of the building. The large room full of bunk beds reminded Alexis of an amphitheater. The hundred or so beds were divided into smaller groups, each on one tear of the room. The room sloped downwards, developing three distinct levels. The ceiling was normal height at the top, but at the base of the room, it stood almost three stories tall. Alexis thought to Ulani and how she would love the open air inside this room.

The man led her to a bed on the lowest section, after walking down fifty or so stairs. Alexis stashed her case under the bed and followed the man to the next room. After getting a uniform, a pair of boots, stern looks for her permanently dyed hair, and grabbing her coat, she was brought outside to meet her group. The man left her in the company of an even bigger man, who looked he like should have been on a football team, and a group of seven other girls.

"Alexis?" questioned Jaden, her mental line of communication crackling to life.

"Yes Jaden?" Alexis answered while staring down the other girls. They were all Jaden's height, maybe taller, but none of them had her slim figure. One or two of them appeared to rival Alexis in age, but the rest looked Ulani's age or just older. The commander of the squad marched up to the man and looked at his clip-board.

"What's it like?" asked Jaden.

"The girls are acting like Brianna," came her retort, "Jaden, I've got to go, the boss looks like he wants to nail me for my hair, I'll talk to you tonight." With that said Alexis cut off Jaden's mind from her own and focused on the big man in front of her. She decided he had been kicked off his high school football team and joined the military to get back at his old friends, thus in her mind, he had just earned the nickname Mr. Sore Loser.

"Girls!" Mr. Sore Loser commanded, "met your new teammate, Alexis." The girls stood patiently while he talked, watching Alexis' reaction. The brunette held back her snotty reply and remained silent, eying them back.

"Before we were interrupted by your teammate's arrival, what were we going to do?" questioned Mr. Sore Loser, shouting.

"Go for a run," came their half-hearted reply.

"What?" he asked, I can't hear you!"

"GO FOR A RUN!" came the seven girls' reply. Alexis remained silent.

"I CAN'T HEAR EVERYONE!" he exclaimed. The girl closest to Alexis elbowed her in the ribs; she shot her a nasty look.

"GO FOR A RUN!" shouted every girl, though Alexis' reply was weak. The commander seemed satisfied and he led the girls to a trail where he started at a brisk run. They settled into a single file line with the commander leading and Alexis at the tail.

"So," Alexis questioned the girl in front of her, "how far are we going?"

"Three miles," came the reply. The girl was already out of breath. After what felt like a mile Alexis felt herself start to tire. Frowning at the slow pace, she passed the other girls. The pace the commander was running at that was a suitable one, but Alexis was used to keeping up with her blond, long legged friend. Alexis past the commander, grinning as she saw his face harden and his eyes narrow. Alexis noticed he was not even breathing heavy at all and wondered how good of endurance he had, not that it would matter if she tried to run off, the place was surrounded by barbed wire fences; she would need her wings to get out, but Brianna would never do that for her.

Day quickly turned to night as the eight girls were put through obstacle course and run after another. Alexis, much to the commander's chagrin never needed to be reprimanded about her loss of endurance. She silently thanked her lacrosse coach for putting them through so much conditioning year round to stay in shape when one of the girls was forced to do two hundred pushups when she slowed down to a walk on one of their jogs.

When dinner was served around seven, the commander released the girls. Alexis, usually the center of attention, wasted no time in breaking out the military jokes to get herself a seat and people to sit with. Though she had no intention of making friends, being the social outcast was not going to happen. After Alexis finished the food that rivaled the poor quality of Sheffield, she made her way back her bed. Lying on her back Alexis closed her eyes and opened her mind to Jaden. The two girls mentally conversed for the next three hours, trading stories of what had happened during the day until it was time to sleep.

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The next morning, Mr. Sore Loser woke all the girls on their team early. They dressed in the dark and arrived outside in ten minutes, except for Alexis who took an extra five minutes in the bathroom to put on her makeup. When she arrived outside, she received angry looks from the girls and met the commander up close and personal when his face came within inches from her own.

"I said ten minutes, not fifteen!" he shouted, "I should make you run laps for that disobedience.

"So," snapped Alexis, "bring it on, I can take on anything you throw at me!"

"Five mile run, now!" shouted Mr. Sore Loser, his veins pooping out of his neck. He seemed furious that Alexis was not cracking under the pressure.

"Bring it on Mr. Slowpoke!" growled Alexis. The girls gasped at her disrespect while their commander fumed. His almost black eyes narrowed as he tried to stare Alexis down, but he was met with her fiery gaze.

"Enough, we're headed to the ridge, now!"

"The ridge!" cried out the oldest girl.

"That's seven miles from here," complained another girl.

"We won't make it there and back," voiced a third.

"MARCH!" silenced the commander. The girls grudgingly hurried after Mr. Sore Loser as he set off at a brisker pace towards the acres of forests. Alexis kept pace nicely and frowned as the other girls lost their breath after the third mile on the trail. Stopping periodically to do sit-ups and pushups, they watched the sun rise to noon and begin to fall as the day moved forward. Running on empty, the girls were miserable as they continued, climbing higher as the trial sloped upward. The sun was just starting to set as the girls and Mr. Sore Loser rounded the bend to the campsite on the ridge.

Being last in line, Alexis felt the heat before she saw it; the entire clearing was filled with dancing flames. At the center, a campfire, most likely the culprit, burned ferociously. A glimmer caught Alexis' eyes in the center, but she focused her attention on her screaming squad mates. Whipping out his emergency cell phone, the commander called the base as he ushered the girls back down the trail.

"Look!" pointed one of the girls. Alexis turned and saw the flames take the shape of a monster. It had a thick upright body, the flames at the top coming to a point and burning the air. At where the head would be, two white hot flickers of never moving flame eyed the girls, glancing over Alexis; two massive flaming arms extended from the being whipped towards the girls, causing Alexis to panic.

"Hurry, the emergency truck is down the trail!" yelled the commander. Alexis' heart hammered in her chest as the flaming being reached out for the girls and Mr. Sore Loser. She blasted a weak jet of fire at it, but her flames were just absorbed. The being paused just long enough for the girls to skirt its groping hand and flee, screaming, down the trail. Alexis opened her mind as best she could with all the tension surrounding her and found Brianna, yelling her message quickly.

"Brianna," it's Alexis, "it's Alexis, I need-"

"Alexis," laughed Brianna, "what, even when you aren't in Heatherfield you find a way to annoy me. What?"

"Get the girls, there's a monster here!" A helicopter hovered overhead as she explained to Brianna what was happening. The brunette felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Mr. Sore Loser pulling her down the trail.

"Alexis, move it!" he ordered. She wiggled free of his grip only to be grabbed by her wrist. He twisted her arm and pulled her away from the fire.

"Let me go!" Alexis screamed.

"It's not safe, stay away from that thing!" he shouted. Alexis grabbed his arm that held her wrist, anger burning as clear as fire in her eyes, and the heat flowed into her hands. The commander yelped like a puppy and jumped back, releasing her. Springing free, Alexis leaped into the clearing, the fire soon surrounding her, blocking her views of the others.

The monster of fire turned its attention back to the surrounding forest, ignoring Alexis' presence within the field. The flames shifted to the south and reached into the air, grabbing at something. Before Alexis knew what was going on, she felt herself being lifted into the air and changing into her guardian form. Taking to the sky she met up with Brianna, Rachel, Ulani, and Jaden.

"Took you long enough," muttered Alexis.

"Well, it's a long way here from Heatherfield," Brianna snapped.

"Girls, stop," Ulani intervened, "we have a bigger problem." She pointed to the monster as it eyed them hungrily.

"Let's go, come on," Alexis said a smile on her face, "let's fight fire with fire." She blasted a stream of fire at the demon like creature, watching as it had hardly any effect. Brianna rolled her blue eyes as she pointed towards the creature and sent a bolt of lightning at it. The creature of fire absorbed the lightning and continued on with its quest of devouring the countryside. Ulani flapped her white feathered wings and climbed above the smoke in the sky. Jaden watched her appear from the smoky cloud and avoid a helicopter that was hovering nearby. The blond placed her hands to the ground and ordered a large section of unburned forest to uproot itself and march farther away from the monster, attempting to limit its source of energy. Ulani appeared again, diving from the sky and pulling into a tight spiral around the monster. Alexis remembered the move as the one the Rokadorian girl had used back in the castle at Rokador on her. The monster appeared to shrink from the lack of oxygen, but once Ulani pulled out of the spiral and struggled to fly a straight line back to the group, the being doubled in size, towering to three stories tall.

"Rachel, why aren't you attacking?" shouted Alexis, her brown eyes mirrored the flames around them, "water should help put that thing out!"

"But," she muttered, "my powers didn't-"

"Rachel, just try," Alexis said, flying up to her so the others girls could not hear, "I don't know why our powers were acting weird, but we have to stop this monster from destroying the whole forest!" Rachel nodded and extended her hands, water spontaneously generating from her palms and falling through the air into the fire. The two opposite elements met in the air and fought, producing steam, simmering as it floated upwards to mix with the dark smoke. The monster fought back, no longer allowing the girls to throw their attacks without regret. Fire arms grew and grabbed at the girls in the sky.

Alexis spun around and blasted a ball of fire at the extensions of the beast. Pausing, the being retreated and attacked Ulani as she flew past. Darting through the air, she avoided the massive arm and sent a gust of air after her. Alexis hovered, avoiding being knocked over by the breeze and dodged the arm as it was blown towards her. Alexis took advantage of the opening and dove towards the monster. It shifted directly into her flight path; the guardian of fire found herself surrounded by burning as she tried to stop. Her nerves were on fire, yet they were numb at the same time. Only a pinprick of pain reached her as she hit the scorched ground. Her vision was tinted red and the world was mute as she lay in the center of the demon creature.

Clearing her mind, Alexis was vaguely aware that the air around her burned her skin and throat, but something else caught her eyes. Amid the dancing, brilliant flames, another source of light showed bright. Drawn like a moth to flame, Alexis reached out her hands and touched the orb of light. Her fingers burned, blisters forming as she pulled the sphere closer and held it up. She felt a flash of cold, then hot, rush through her body, and she struggled to hold her consciousness. She knew, unlike with Rachel and the lake, no one would jump into the fire to save her. Fire, remembered Alexis, I'm inside the fire monster! Her mind screamed as the sensation of heat returned to her skin. The temperature overtook her and she blacked out.

The girls watched the monster as it slowly turned to smoke and drift away, the hungry flames dyeing as they ceased to find places to catch. Ulani waved her hand, clearing the smoke from the area and spotted Alexis. Her prone form laid inches from a campfire, or what was left of it. The ring of rocks had been blackened beyond recognition and only a dip in the earth marked the spot.

"Alexis!" Jaden called as she swooped down and knelt near her. Brown eyes fluttered upon, hazily staring up into her friends green ones. Alexis released the orb and put in down, feeling her strength returning to her.

"Is it gone?" Alexis asked. She pushed herself up but fell back as her hands touched the ground.

"Alexis, look at your hands," Ulani gasped. The girls turned their attention to the guardian of fire, watching as she inspected her hands Ulani straightened and cupped her hand around her ear.

"We have to go, the sirens are coming," she warned them. Alexis began to flutter her wings but she was stopped by Brianna.

"You have to stay here," she ordered

"No, I'm going home," Alexis argued.

"No, I mean," Brianna paused, surprising herself with her logic, "if you come with us, then the people who saw you come here will think you died in the fire."

"Oh," came Alexis' reply, "so what do I do? Just stand here and wait?"

"Lie on the ground and pretend you inhaled too much smoke," suggested Jaden.

"I'm the guardians of fire, smoke doesn't faze me," Alexis said matter-o-factly.

"Do you want to tell them that?" Jaden asked. A fire truck's lights filled the road; Brianna untransformed Alexis and the girls took to the sky. Alexis grabbed the orb, which had a reddish tint and shoved it into her pocket. Lying back down on the dirt, she closed her eyes and let the firemen find her, retreating into her mind to fight off the pain in her hands.

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Alexis opened her eyes and was forced to blink to adjust to the brightness of the room. She looked to her hands and noticed they had been bandaged with white medical tape. She was vaguely aware of talking outside her room and closed her eyes to try and hear the voices better.

"--- how she survived --- only her hands --- dead," said the first voice softly.

"The firemen said the blaze was all put out when they arrived," explained the second voice, much louder than the first, "they also said they thought they saw the figures from the news in the air above the area, you know, the ones from the Heatherfield Bay incident."

"Sure they did. That still doesn't explain --- her commanding officer said she ran right into --- what was this girl thinking?" The door was closed completely and Alexis opened her eyes once more. Fumbling with the bandages, she managed to pull the red orb from her pocket. Wondering what significance it must have had, she rolled over and let sleep overcome her.

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"What news do you bring?" questioned the tall shadow in the darkened area. The small windows of the room looked out into darkness; no light could intrude upon the space inside.

"The second sensor has been deactivated," came the nervous voice of the second, much smaller silhouette.

"What!" said the first being, anger rising off his words.

"But the sensor managed to record some information about the thing that deactivated it," the scared second shadow squeaked, "what turned it off had a body temperature of 98.6."

"That's practically useless!" exclaimed the tall figure, "make sure the other sensors collect useful data, we can't afford to not know why the probes are being deactivated before they can collect-"

"Yes, yes, I will. Don't you worry," the small being replied. He scurried away to avoid the wrath that would befall anyone left in the dark room.


(: Wow, poor Alexis! Do you know what's happening yet? If you read my season three for the W.I.T.C.H. girls, you might see where this has come from and is going… (but hold on, it's going to take a sharp turn in some direction soon) ;)

um, bad news. I'm going to take a break with writing this story, but i'm not done, i'm just taking a break. Thanks for understanding!