Salvation

"Do you have the sketches?" Selena asked bumping into both Jenna and Hanna.

"Yes, almost completely done. We just need another hour or so." Jenna explained.

"Alright come find me in the community room when you do." Selena answered walking towards the community center.

Opening a cabinet on the left side, Selena found her guitar and sat down on the couch.

She started strumming the piece of wood.

Selena:

It feels like I have lost this fight
They think that I am staying down
But I'm not giving up tonight
Tonight the wall is coming down
I am stronger than my fears
This is the mountain that I climb
Got 100 steps to go
Tonight I'll make it 99

One more
Go one more
Yeah, yeah
Don't stop now
Go one more
Yeah, yeah
One more

Go one more
Go one more
Yeah, yeah

Stopping in the middle of the song to catch her breath Selena didn't notice a blonde and a brunette walk into the room.

Taylor:
I have everything to lose
By not getting up to fight
I might get used to giving up
So I am showing up tonight

Naya:

I am my own enemy
The battle fought within my mind
If I can overcome step one
I can face the 99

Taylor/Naya/Selena:

One more
Go one more
Yeah, yeah
Don't stop now
Go one more
Yeah, yeah
One more

Go one more
Go one more
Yeah, yeah

"I missed you playing," Naya mentioned.

"Haven't exactly had times to play or sing. It's been awhile since either of have sung also." Selena replied setting her guitar down for Taylor to pick up and start strumming.

"This is the one I gave you for your 17 birthday, when I was teaching you how to play." Taylor stated getting a nod from Selena. "I thought it was lost when we left."

"It was, but I went back for it when we became the warriors."

"Oh," Taylor sighed.

"What's become of us?" Naya whispered.

"Killers, saviors, angels, demons, women, children." Selena blurted out. "I honestly don't know."

"I thought I did, but now I'm not so sure," Taylor mumbled.

"Me too," Naya murmured.

"I think all of us had that idea." Selena exhaled.

"It's just that the reality of what's happening now actually is much more than I bargained for when we first were chosen." Naya breathed out.

"I never expected for things to escalate this big. I never thought we'd actually have to see them again, less fight with them." Taylor shakily told.

"How are you guys coping with that?" Selena inquired realizing she had been neglecting her team.

"Is there an ideal way to deal with this?" Naya questioned.

"No, there isn't. I just want to keep my team together right now." Selena calmly answered.

"Honestly, I'm scared as hell. We're going to have to face them again. I don't know if I can even look at them the same way again. They're killers, we are as well, but we've never killed a human. I just don't think I could hurt Miley or Emily." Taylor explained herself.

"I agree with Blondie, I don't think I could ever lift my weapon up to Dianna or Lea." Naya puffed out.

"I understand both of you. And hopefully we'll never have to fight them again." Selena mentioned taking Taylor's hand into her own.

"Selena, that wasn't their fullest power, was it?" Naya asked.

Selena shook her head and heard Taylor question then what is.

"According to Hanna, the royal guards have a special armor. They weren't wearing it against us. Jenna who has seen the uniform and Hanna who's worn it know how it works. What it can and cannot do. They should be handing me a sketch of what its capabilities can do." Selena started enlightening.

"The capability of this armor is outstanding. When the person is wearing it they become a machine in a sense. In other words they're unstoppable. The machine enhances their abilities, seeing, hearing, feeling, touching, it also allows the best part of them to come out. For example if one of them was really good at shooting, the machine would triple their power. This armor is the only weapon the royal guard needs to win every battle." Hanna said walking into the room followed by Jenna.

"Going into the actual basic functions of the armor is where it both becomes simple and complicated. The armor is pretty basic in protection. It has a crotch, breast, shins, knee, thigh, and arm protector that are thick enough to protect, but thin enough to allow movement. The wires that make it a machine is where it gets complex. In a way the wires are like a super machine. They know you're next move; they can sense a force and help you win. They're like a computer that predicts at least ten moves you could do knowing a counter attack." Jenna went into a more in-depth description.

"So we're doomed," Naya stated realistically.

"Pretty much, these suits are unbeatable." Jenna nodded.

"Shit," Selena whispered rubbing the heels of her palm into her face.

"Not necessarily," Taylor thought.

"What do you mean?" Hanna asked.

"Well these seem pretty easy to build specifically if you know how they function. We have amazing engineers here that apart from creating a replica of it could possibly identify its weakness. And if we could get professor to pitch in his knowledge we could create six matching suits that can enhance our animal spirits allowing us a chance to be Mortem Malum for good." Taylor expressed her idea.

"That could work. If we could find a way to mix our powers with this technology, we could end this war once and for all." Selena said.

"Selena?" Quinn's voice rang in the room.

"Yeah, Quinn?" Selena turned her attention towards the youngster.

Quinn just pointed towards the wall where a girl materialized in front of the five girls.

"Selena, Naya, Taylor, I'd like to talk to you."

"Alyson?" Selena breathed out.