Part 11
Tania was confused. She knew full well she was the real Wild Power. What were Shelia and Neona doing? Phoenix looked confused. She had turned to Neona now, and raised her knife, now ready to stab her. She glanced over at Talasai, who shrugged helplessly.
"Don't," she said. Tania glared. This was getting ridiculous. Phoenix turned, a look of fury on her face. Tania didn't understand why Talasai was smiling dryly. "Don't, it's me, I'm Spartacus."
Tania blinked. "Who's Spartacus?"
Talasai sighed. "It's not worth explaining."
Phoenix looked ready to scream. "Oh the hell with it," she said. She threw away the knife and grabbed a wooden stake. She plunged the stake suddenly into Parker's heart.
"No!" Tania shrieked. She could feel anger and heat welling up inside her. She felt the power come out of her in a blast of blue fire and magic, obscuring her vision. She blacked out.
* * *
When Tania came round she could move again. Phoenix was gone. Cort and Stacia was gone. The chains were gone, and everyone was free and heeled. She found herself in Parker's arms. "What happened?" she blinked.
"You saved us," he said. He sounded surprised.
"You sound surprised," she said.
"I am, you saved me, why?"
She studied him. "I guess because we really are soulmates, and god, I can't believe I'm saying this, because I'm sort of in love with you too,"
His eyebrow raised. "Thanks a lot."
"I mean that in a good way," she said.
"Me too."
"I knew it," Neona said brightly.
"Who's Spartacus?" Shelia asked, looking confused.
Talasai sighed and rolled her eyes. "Never mind."
They headed up stairs to see Circle Daybreak agents had arrived, along with Tania's adopted mother.
"What's going on?" Tania asked, confused.
Her mother smiled. "We always knew you were the final power. And we guessed Phoenix had figured it out and would be jealous. So we went to get some reinforcements. Looks like we got here just in time."
Tania didn't bother mentioning Phoenix had discovered Tania was the power by accident. Her mother had turned away, noticeably a little sad. Tania almost felt bad for killing Phoenix, but would shed no tears over it.
"So now what?" Parker asked.
Tania shrugged. "I don't know."
* * *
Epilogue
Tania smiled, feeling really good for the first time in months. She had settled into a Circle Daybreak safe house with her friends and Parker, and they would stay there, until Daybreak called them for the final battle, in another month or so.
"How you doing?" Parker murmured into her ear, joining her on the couch in the lounge.
"I'm good," she said, and it was the truth. She had her soulmate now, and what could be better?
"Nervous?" he asked.
"A little," she admitted. She had no idea what would happen when the battle came. She tried not to think about it, deciding to deal with it when it happened.
"Don't worry, everything'll be okay," he said reassuringly.
"How can you be so sure?" she asked. For someone who had spent two hundred years as a bad guy, the change in his attitude had been remarkable. And all for her too. He made her feel all warm and tingly.
He shrugged. "I don't," he admitted. "I was just trying to make you feel better."
She grinned wickedly. "I can think of several ways to do that," she said.
His eyebrow raised. "Oh? And what are those?"
"shut up and kiss me," she ordered.
And he did. The wonderful lightning and sparks of the soulmate connection washed around them. And she really did feel better.
THE END.
Tania was confused. She knew full well she was the real Wild Power. What were Shelia and Neona doing? Phoenix looked confused. She had turned to Neona now, and raised her knife, now ready to stab her. She glanced over at Talasai, who shrugged helplessly.
"Don't," she said. Tania glared. This was getting ridiculous. Phoenix turned, a look of fury on her face. Tania didn't understand why Talasai was smiling dryly. "Don't, it's me, I'm Spartacus."
Tania blinked. "Who's Spartacus?"
Talasai sighed. "It's not worth explaining."
Phoenix looked ready to scream. "Oh the hell with it," she said. She threw away the knife and grabbed a wooden stake. She plunged the stake suddenly into Parker's heart.
"No!" Tania shrieked. She could feel anger and heat welling up inside her. She felt the power come out of her in a blast of blue fire and magic, obscuring her vision. She blacked out.
* * *
When Tania came round she could move again. Phoenix was gone. Cort and Stacia was gone. The chains were gone, and everyone was free and heeled. She found herself in Parker's arms. "What happened?" she blinked.
"You saved us," he said. He sounded surprised.
"You sound surprised," she said.
"I am, you saved me, why?"
She studied him. "I guess because we really are soulmates, and god, I can't believe I'm saying this, because I'm sort of in love with you too,"
His eyebrow raised. "Thanks a lot."
"I mean that in a good way," she said.
"Me too."
"I knew it," Neona said brightly.
"Who's Spartacus?" Shelia asked, looking confused.
Talasai sighed and rolled her eyes. "Never mind."
They headed up stairs to see Circle Daybreak agents had arrived, along with Tania's adopted mother.
"What's going on?" Tania asked, confused.
Her mother smiled. "We always knew you were the final power. And we guessed Phoenix had figured it out and would be jealous. So we went to get some reinforcements. Looks like we got here just in time."
Tania didn't bother mentioning Phoenix had discovered Tania was the power by accident. Her mother had turned away, noticeably a little sad. Tania almost felt bad for killing Phoenix, but would shed no tears over it.
"So now what?" Parker asked.
Tania shrugged. "I don't know."
* * *
Epilogue
Tania smiled, feeling really good for the first time in months. She had settled into a Circle Daybreak safe house with her friends and Parker, and they would stay there, until Daybreak called them for the final battle, in another month or so.
"How you doing?" Parker murmured into her ear, joining her on the couch in the lounge.
"I'm good," she said, and it was the truth. She had her soulmate now, and what could be better?
"Nervous?" he asked.
"A little," she admitted. She had no idea what would happen when the battle came. She tried not to think about it, deciding to deal with it when it happened.
"Don't worry, everything'll be okay," he said reassuringly.
"How can you be so sure?" she asked. For someone who had spent two hundred years as a bad guy, the change in his attitude had been remarkable. And all for her too. He made her feel all warm and tingly.
He shrugged. "I don't," he admitted. "I was just trying to make you feel better."
She grinned wickedly. "I can think of several ways to do that," she said.
His eyebrow raised. "Oh? And what are those?"
"shut up and kiss me," she ordered.
And he did. The wonderful lightning and sparks of the soulmate connection washed around them. And she really did feel better.
THE END.