We slowly made our way down the steps, using the wall for a railing. The steps seemed to go on and on forever, until we finally made our way to the bottom of them.
We came out in a strangely familiar hallway lined with torches, and we quickly huddled into a small group.
"Alright, Emma," Adrion stated, taking his cloak off, "Switch cloaks with me. I don't want Necrolai to fly into the arena and recognize you by your cloak. Black blends in here,"
I nodded and took my cloak off, handing it to Adrion, then quickly pulled his cloak onto me.
"I remember where the arena is," I started, fastening the cloak around my neck securely, "I'll make a distraction for as long as I can. If push comes to shove and we gotta get out, I'll call your morphers, or you can call me, alright? If we're successful, call me when you have Udonna, and I'll meet you at the surface. Got it?"
Everyone nodded to me, and I grinned.
"Let's get this jail break going then," I stated, and flipped my (well, actually, Adrion's) hood up, and grinned. I quickly set off down the hall towards the arena, and listened to my friend's fading footsteps, then the eerie silence.
Suddenly, someone grabbed my shoulder, and I whirled around to face them while simultaneously summoning my daggers. In an instant, my dagger was at their throat, and I gave them a cold glare…until I realized who it was.
With a growl, I lowered my weapon, and summoned it away.
"What are you doing?" I questioned Nick, who was still staring at me.
"I'm going with you," He responded firmly, giving me a steel gaze.
The way he said it indicated that he had no intention of turning back around. Realizing this, I let out a sigh.
"Whatever," I mumbled in defeat, "Come on,"
We passed by the same, large wooden doors that were here as my first visit. Suddenly, a thought came to me, and I ceased walking to look at Nick.
"You realize that everybody is going to know that you're a good guy, right?" I questioned him, taking my hood down to look him in the eyes and gesturing to his uniform, "Unless…"
Nick looked up to me and gave me a wary glance as I grinned evilly.
"Studa ferga rah," I chanted quietly, pointing to Nick's uniform. The brown on his vest changed to black, along with his cloak, pants, and shoes, then his shirt to grey. Grinning even wider, I chanted the spell again to change his eyes red, too.
"There," I said, satisfied with my work, "Now you look evil. And if anyone asks, you're a vampire,"
I began to walk away, but suddenly Nick spun me around by my shoulder, and grinned.
"You were a vampire down here the first time," Nick retorted, "So everyone knows you as a vampire. Looks like I'm not the only one to get a makeover…"
Before I could say anything, Nick chanted the spell, and my skin was turned a ghostly white (well, more pale), and my eyes red.
I growled at him and flipped my hood up.
"Alright," I said in defeat, then began to make my way into the arena, "Just….. stay in the background, ok?"
Nick nodded as we entered the large room, and the sound of clashing metal reached my ears. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Nick peel off and lean nonchalantly against the wall. I quickly made my way into the middle of the large room, looking for someone in particular to pick a fight with.
Another memory came back to me, and I remembered the fight with mister dog-breath. Grinning, I searched the crowds for him, figuring if he saw me again, there would have to be some type of drama. I looked around, but I couldn't find him anywhere.
Well then….. I'll just have to let him find me….
I smirked as I took my hood down, and shook my hair out. Some of the monsters around me stopped their training to stare at me, and I glared at them as coldly as I could. Fumbling, they returned to whatever they were doing before, and I grinned to myself.
Now, where's-
"Emma, is that you?"
I quickly looked around to see who had said that, and almost immediately heard another voice.
"EMMA!"
Suddenly, something furry tackled me to the ground, and I let out a surprised shriek.
Two pairs of footsteps raced towards me, and I struggled under the weight of whatever furry thing was on top of me.
"Emma, Emma, Emma, I missed you so MUCH! You won't BELIEVE how lonely it is down here for a monster like me! I was nearly DROWNING in self-pity before you got here! Oh, I'm so happy to see you!" The furry mass of love continued, and finally stood up and held me at arms-length. I gasped as I saw who it was that was attacking me with hugs.
"Torrid!" I exclaimed with what felt like the largest, genuine smile on my face. I tackled the furry, adorable monster in a hug (even though my arms only went about halfway around him), " It's so great to see you!"
I pulled myself from him, and out of the corner of my eye, noticed Nick standing close by next to another creature I recognized.
"Logan!" I exclaimed, and ran to hug the elf.
"Em! Where ya been?" He asked with a smile, as he returned my hug and picked me up as he spun me around in a circle.
"I've been on that power ranger assignment for the past, what, couple weeks?" I told him, already having my story planned out, and he scoffed as he let me go.
"More like a couple months," Logan said, then motioned to Nick who was standing beside him, "Who's he?"
I gave Nick a sideways glare as I quickly searched for an answer.
I told you to stay in the BACKGROUND!...
"Uh…. M-my boyfriend!" I fumbled with my words, trying to make up a good lie, looking towards Nick to help back up my story.
Nick grinned mischievously, and slipped his arm around my waist. I did likewise with a small blush stretching across my face.
Ok Emma, focus. You're here to create a diversion, not …. Stand this close….to Nick….
My thoughts just made my blush deepen.
"Met her up on the surface," Nick explained further, mischievous smile still on his face, "Love at first bite. You know how it is,"
Logan nodded in understanding as a smile stretched across his elven face, then turned to me again.
"So, how'd-" Logan started, but suddenly a booming voice was heard throughout the arena.
"Well, well, well, looks who's back," The familiar voice taunted, as I turned towards it, "The little vampire,"
I grinned in a somewhat sadistic way at the dog creature.
Just who I was looking for…
"You mean the little vampire who kicked your ass? Yeah, she's back," I retorted to the monster, who growled lowly at me.
"I demand a re-match!" He thundered, pulling out his scepter and pointing it at me.
In a quick movement, Nick moved me behind him and glared at the dog creature thing.
"Oh, look! The little vampire brat has a boyfriend! How sweet," The monster retorted, and some of the crowd around us (that had cleared out to make a circle upon instinct) laughed.
I quickly stepped around Nick again, and faced the monster once more.
"Please! The only girl who ever liked you was your mother," I replied, and smirked as a chorus of 'oooh!'s, 'burn!'s, and spurts of laughter came from the circle formed around us.
"That does it!" The monster declared, baring his scepter once again, "I demand a fight right now!"
I grinned at the monster.
"I accept," I said calmly, and went to meet the monster in the center of the circle, but was stopped suddenly by a hand on my wrist. I turned around to face Nick.
"Just….. be careful, ok?" He told me, eyes shifting in worry. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Logan and Torrid were watching us closely.
I gotta make this believable….
"I got it, babe, don't worry," I replied with a crooked smile, and slightly nodded my head towards Logan and Torrid when Nick gave me a confused (and somewhat freaked out)look. Nick looked back at me in understanding, and a sly grin slid onto his face.
Oh shit…..
Suddenly, Nick quickly laced his fingers with mine, and slipped his other hand behind my neck, pulling me forward as his lips crashed onto mine. Surprised, I didn't kiss back, and the kiss lasted for seconds. Nick pulled away and grinned widely at me, then spun me around and pushed me towards the center of the circle. Hoots and hollers (as well as whistles) came from the crowd, and I growled under my breath.
Ugh, I'm gonna kill him later! But for right now, I gotta focus….
I faced the monster in front of me with a crooked grin, and flipped my hood up.
Time for a distraction…..
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OH MYLANTA GUYS I AM SO SORRY! TTTTTTTTTToTTTTTTTTTT I HAVEN'T updated in five days! I'm really sorry! TTTTT^TTTTT Easter has just been really hectic, ya know? I had a bunch of family over, I was really busy with church, and surprisingly enough I was busy hanging out with friends too... which is really weird because I only have two friends... 0_0...any way, IM SO SORRY! TTTTTTT_TTTTTTT Please forgive me! ... Oh yeah, and happy late easter. T-T and sorry again for amking you suffer five long days... TTTT_TTTT
