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*BARNABAS' POV*
I kneeled over Elizabeth, her chest heaved up and down giving me the sign that she was still alive. I looked up to see Julia and Vicky screaming at each other, the rage in Julia's face, and the heartache killed me inside. But I was unable to move, to tell her its alright.. to help her fight Victoria and get her neice back to her. My vision was hazy, and a thick mist surrounded my feet. Nobody else seemed to notice, except I. My mind was blank, like I wasnt able to process what was happening around me. Vicky's grins, and smirks at me were odd and gave me the hint she was up to something. I wasn't able to help Julia, nomatter how badly I wanted to inside. My legs wouldnt run to her aid, nor would my eyes dwell on her for a long point in time. This cliff seemed to be getting to me.
Julia lurched herself at Vicky once more, snatching Vicky's hair with her hand, and pulling it to the side. Julia was trying to bite her.. puncture her - even if Vicky couldn die by a vampire, Julia obviously wanted to do it to show she wasnt afraid. Vicky grabbed Julia's arm, and twisted it in such a way behind her back. Julia yelped, and was forced to face me as her arm was twisted behind her back. She took her leg, and swung it back, hitting Vicky's knee and then her shin. She released Julia's arm, and grasped her knee for the slightest moment before quickly ducking and blockinh Julia's hits on her.
During this entire quarrel, I didn't process the thought that Julia was in any pain.. in any need of help - I just felt calm, and relaxed. And I didn't question why I felt that way.
Vicky did a swift move with her hand, and grabbed Julia's neck tightly. The frown on Vicky's face shown she wasnt happy at all - and without a moments hesitation, she used her strength to throw Julia over the edge of the cliff.
For the slightest moment, maybe even a second - I felt fear.. I felt scared and frightened of what might of happened to Julia. But in an instant the feelings were gone. I stood up, and saw Julia's hands grasping the edge of the cliff - struggling to keep herself up. I watched as Vicky kneeled by Julia's hands, and chuckled evily.
Next thing I knew I turned my head to se Carolyn and David running towards the scene that was taking place. Davids eyes were fixed on Vicky and Julia, and Carolyn's were fixed on her mother. Carolyn rushed to her mother, taking her hands, and screaming her name. Elizabeth turned her head to face Carolyn, and opened her eyes the slightest bit. Carolyn smiled, happy that her mother was still conscious.
David turned to me after a few moments of looking at the scene of Vicky and Julia. He ran to me, and yelled, "Barnabas! Barnabas, Julia's in trouble! Help her Barnabas!" My thoughts didnt process, and I stared blankly at the boy.
"Barnabas what are you doing! Help her! She's going to fall!" He kept screaming, and screaming. His eyes searched mine, and he froze for a second, like he had realized something, "Barnabas.. you're under a spell... you're under a spell! Wake up Barnabas! Julia needs you! We need you! Please!" I could see the tears gathering in his eyes, and hurt filled my gut. My mind did somethign amazing, it thought. I processed David's words, his expressions, and his feelings. It was like having a flashback, and four words entered my mind, "you're under a spell!" At that instant, I shook my head and everything came rushing in.
The pain, the fear, the sadness, and the adrenaline. The entire fight was replayed in my mind, and my blood started pumping faster than ever. I rushed past David, and ran towards Julia. Vicky was taunting her - letting her loose her grip, and loose her strength. I grabbed Vicky by her shoulders, and threw her backwards. She landed on her back, and gasped as she saw me tower over her.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you to never manhandle ladies!" She scoffed, and quickly stood back to her feet. I frowned deeply, and started to take small and steady steps towards the mad woman. Oh, was she going to pay.
*JULIA'S POV*
The hands grasped the dirt under them, and tried desprately to stay put. Dirt dug into my nails, and rocks caused pain in my hands like no other. I could feel the blood rushing from the cuts the rocks were creating and making the ground harder for me to grasp onto. I gritted my teeth, and gasped as I started loosing my strength. I looked up for the slightest moment to see Barnabas pulling Vicky away, and I felt relief in my chest. But then I thought, who's going to save me now?
I yelped in pain, as I tried to move my hand to a better place to grasp, but instead I found a sharp rock that dug into my skin and peirced it. My feet frantically searched for a spot in the dirt to rest, but the cliff seemed to cave into itself - giving my short legs a disadvantage. I heard footsteps, and the movement of gravel underneath weight. I held my breath, one because of the pain and two, I was afraid.
A small, and cold hand grabbed mine, and tried its best to tug me onto flat ground. But whoever's hand it was, wasnt strong enough. My breath was shaky, and I gasped for air as my body became too tired.
I looked up to se Davids small face appear above me - his arms trying their best to pull me to safety. I cracked a small grin, and continued to try to pull myself up, but failing multiple times, "..D-david.." I gasped out. He continued to pull, not wanting to engage in any conversation, "David.. l-let me go," I tried to say louder, but stuttered horribly. Davids eyes fixed onto mine, and seemed hurt by my words.
"No." He replied plainly, and continued to pull. I let my legs to limp, and hang loose. The strength in my arms were all but gone, and my hands were going numb, "David, p-please," I whimpered, tired of holding myself up. A tear rolled down his cheek, and he spotted the necklace that I had on. The heartshaped pendant, with a three lettered word - the best gift anyone had ever given me.
"I'm not letting you go mom," He whimpered back at me. My breath was hitched in my throat, and I felt tears rushing to my eyes. Not from pain, not from weakness... he called me mom.
Without another second to waste, I turned my head to spot a large root sticking out from the edge of the cliff. I took my chance, and reached for the root quickly grasping it and tugging on it. I pulled myself up a foot or so before the root broke under my strength and made me loose my grip. I screamed as I fell a few feet farther down, but stopped. David still had my other arm, and was using all his might to pull me back up. My other arm dug at the dirt, and tried to find something to climb off of - but the dirt crumbled. I felt a warm liquid oozing down my arm, but it didnt matter at that point in time - I just wanted to get onto flat ground. I reached my free arm to David, and he quickly grabbed it with a struggle.
Thats when I noticed his hands, they were covered in blood.. my blood. My stomach started doing flips as I realized how much I was bleeding and in how much danger I was actually in.
"D-david, you need... to get someone else," I muttered, as I started kicking my feet and trying to reach for anything.
David looked around himself, and spotted Carolyn. But he was so out of breath he wasn't able to scream or even yelp. My heart began to sink, David was risking his own life to help me.. the alcoholic psychiatrist, who did nothing but sit in a room, and drink her days away.
I felt small drops of water hitting the back of my neck, and the rest of my body. Shit. Rain, it started to sprinkle.. then it started to pour. Everything was becoming slicker, and harder to grasped. The blood on Davids hands started to run down back onto my hands, and down my arms. My hands and arms, looked like something out of a horror film. I heard yells and grunts from behind David. Vicky came into view as Barnabas threw her towards David. David's feet slipped from under him, and he almost fell over the cliff. My heart stopped, but then started again, adrenaline rushing through my veins. My eyesight was starting to get hazy, and I could feel myself passing out slowly.
"..B-Barnabas.." I murmured, before black dots started to appear in my vision. I blinked rapidly, and shook my head - trying to stay awake.
I didn't know if it was my imagination, or reality- the heart shaped pendant that lied around my neck started to glow.. brightly. It glowed white, and started to lift from my chest. Davids eyes were stuck onto it, like he was thinking - recovering a memory he had forgotten.
I felt my hands slipping from his, and I looked down at my feet. They dangled over the large drop under me - where water hit the sharp rocks below, and devoured them. Out of the corner of my eye I saw movement. I glanced to my right, just a foot or so below me, a figure appeared from inside the cliff - a hand raised, and focused directly on me.
"Maddie!" I yelled, my eyes locking with hers. Her head and part of her upper body were peeked out from a small hole in the cliff. I didn't have a clue how she got there.. but I didn't care. Her hand - her powers, they were focused on something. I looked at my necklace, and my mind clicked. She was helping me.
David's necklace, his powers - they were linked. David and Maddie were working together to save me.
