Against all odds
Disclaimer: I own my stuff. I don't own other stuff. I hate disclaimers.
OK, I've totally changed and revised it. That chapter was really bad, so I posted another. It's probably going to change the story a lot.
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Rachel's POV
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I pushed the bench, and it did slide. In fact, it slid so much as to reveal ground. No hole, not in the tree truck, not in the ground, no nothing.
'Hey Jack-'
I was cut short when Jackie and Tyla came from behind me and held me in an lock. It might have been stupid, I know but I was so enraged I began to morph grizzly. It wasn't good. Course, brown hair was replacing my blond and my feet were turning to grizzly's paws before they realised what was happening. Tyla, being the estreen, began the transition to lion. But I was morphing faster, weird, what anger does to you.
It began a one on one battle between a grizzly and a lion, and I was invincible. Sheer power rushed through my paws and I grabbed a half-morphed Jackie.
Demorph Tyla. Demorph or I'll kill her. I kept my voice calm and low. It was a bluff.
You wouldn't! she cried
Watch me. I gave Jackie the slightest tap with my paw and she fell unconscious.
Stop! Tyla cried, fear was growing audible in her voice. I'll demorph, watch, I'll demorph. Just don't hurt her.
She did and I knocked her unconscious too. I guess it was unfair, but who should be talking about fair. They just tricked me. Also, dragging them back would be a lot easier if they weren't struggling.
In grizzly morph, I carried them to the edge of the forest, then I demorphed. It was hard carrying them once I was human so I ended updragging them back to the barn. Amazingly, Jake, Tobias and Ax were already there. As so Micheal, Clarise and David. But they were tied up and unconscious.
Jake looked at me with empty eyes, expression could not be deciphered, but when he spoke, I knew how he must have felt. 'They took Cassie and Marco.'
I sank down to the ground. My legs wouldn't work, I lost complete strength. 'How?'
It was Tobias who answered, his voice monotone. 'Same lies, same strategy, it just turned out different.'
'But how? Couldn't they have morphed or…or something?'
'Cassie….Cassie trusted them and Marco was out in the open. He didn't risk it.'
I stopped arguing. There was no point. It was just so…unfair. Why?
May I be right in offering the suggestion that they might…exchange….Cassie and Marco for what they want from us?
'Ax? What they want? They want us, Ax. Us, dead. Dead, or at least slaves of the Yoorts.'
He faltered too, I guess the truth finally hit him like it did to me. Acceptance….I hate it. But I would get them back, I would…somehow….
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Marco's POV
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I woke with bruises and scratches all over me. At least I wasn't alone, Cassie was with me, at least I think it was Cassie. She looked worst than I did. Her hair was tangled into knots and her face was scarred, who knew if it was permanent. I remembered vague images before I had passed out. Ryan….Ryan and I think it was Mirage, I'm not so sure.
Movement! A sudden jerking came Cassie when she woke. 'Whe-re are we?'
'Er….I dunno. I think Ryan and the Mirage or something kidnapped us.'
She bolted up and turned from side to side, looking for danger. We were in some type of chamber. Opaque walls and ceiling. 'What?' Cassie screeched. She was scared, I could tell, because I was too.
We sat for who knows how long. Felt like centuries, could have only been a couple of minutes. Finally something happened. One of the walls shimmered and Mirage stepped in. She was in a form I'd seen before, it was somewhat similar to that of the Ellimist's.
Come. Come, or die.
I glanced at Cassie and I think we both decided to die later than earlier. We followed. We were led through spiraling staircases and never-ending corridors, I had no memory of a place like this, anything like this. Then we were thrown into another jail. Another box we would be stuck in, probably until they found some other geometric-shaped home to put us.
Another century passed, or so it seemed. 'I think they found us a triangle...' I joked hopelessly.
We were dragged this time and then given stale food, bread and something else, rotten meat, I think. Then we were tied up. Tied up in a cage, like a wild animal. I could hear panicked voices and terrifying screams coming from a distance and then it hit me. I turned to Cassie and her eyes were hollow and filled with terror. She knew too, she knew where we were going.
We were being taken to the Yoort pool.
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So...do you think it's any better than the other one, it was only a little change after all. But anyway, I have a ending in mind. And there's going to be about 2 chapters left, and one's going to be the epilougue (or is it epilogue? I don't remember.) So it's not really a chapter.
Nwayz, thanx to plz who read, and...Salut!
Disclaimer: I own my stuff. I don't own other stuff. I hate disclaimers.
OK, I've totally changed and revised it. That chapter was really bad, so I posted another. It's probably going to change the story a lot.
*~*
Rachel's POV
*~*
I pushed the bench, and it did slide. In fact, it slid so much as to reveal ground. No hole, not in the tree truck, not in the ground, no nothing.
'Hey Jack-'
I was cut short when Jackie and Tyla came from behind me and held me in an lock. It might have been stupid, I know but I was so enraged I began to morph grizzly. It wasn't good. Course, brown hair was replacing my blond and my feet were turning to grizzly's paws before they realised what was happening. Tyla, being the estreen, began the transition to lion. But I was morphing faster, weird, what anger does to you.
It began a one on one battle between a grizzly and a lion, and I was invincible. Sheer power rushed through my paws and I grabbed a half-morphed Jackie.
Demorph Tyla. Demorph or I'll kill her. I kept my voice calm and low. It was a bluff.
You wouldn't! she cried
Watch me. I gave Jackie the slightest tap with my paw and she fell unconscious.
Stop! Tyla cried, fear was growing audible in her voice. I'll demorph, watch, I'll demorph. Just don't hurt her.
She did and I knocked her unconscious too. I guess it was unfair, but who should be talking about fair. They just tricked me. Also, dragging them back would be a lot easier if they weren't struggling.
In grizzly morph, I carried them to the edge of the forest, then I demorphed. It was hard carrying them once I was human so I ended updragging them back to the barn. Amazingly, Jake, Tobias and Ax were already there. As so Micheal, Clarise and David. But they were tied up and unconscious.
Jake looked at me with empty eyes, expression could not be deciphered, but when he spoke, I knew how he must have felt. 'They took Cassie and Marco.'
I sank down to the ground. My legs wouldn't work, I lost complete strength. 'How?'
It was Tobias who answered, his voice monotone. 'Same lies, same strategy, it just turned out different.'
'But how? Couldn't they have morphed or…or something?'
'Cassie….Cassie trusted them and Marco was out in the open. He didn't risk it.'
I stopped arguing. There was no point. It was just so…unfair. Why?
May I be right in offering the suggestion that they might…exchange….Cassie and Marco for what they want from us?
'Ax? What they want? They want us, Ax. Us, dead. Dead, or at least slaves of the Yoorts.'
He faltered too, I guess the truth finally hit him like it did to me. Acceptance….I hate it. But I would get them back, I would…somehow….
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Marco's POV
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I woke with bruises and scratches all over me. At least I wasn't alone, Cassie was with me, at least I think it was Cassie. She looked worst than I did. Her hair was tangled into knots and her face was scarred, who knew if it was permanent. I remembered vague images before I had passed out. Ryan….Ryan and I think it was Mirage, I'm not so sure.
Movement! A sudden jerking came Cassie when she woke. 'Whe-re are we?'
'Er….I dunno. I think Ryan and the Mirage or something kidnapped us.'
She bolted up and turned from side to side, looking for danger. We were in some type of chamber. Opaque walls and ceiling. 'What?' Cassie screeched. She was scared, I could tell, because I was too.
We sat for who knows how long. Felt like centuries, could have only been a couple of minutes. Finally something happened. One of the walls shimmered and Mirage stepped in. She was in a form I'd seen before, it was somewhat similar to that of the Ellimist's.
Come. Come, or die.
I glanced at Cassie and I think we both decided to die later than earlier. We followed. We were led through spiraling staircases and never-ending corridors, I had no memory of a place like this, anything like this. Then we were thrown into another jail. Another box we would be stuck in, probably until they found some other geometric-shaped home to put us.
Another century passed, or so it seemed. 'I think they found us a triangle...' I joked hopelessly.
We were dragged this time and then given stale food, bread and something else, rotten meat, I think. Then we were tied up. Tied up in a cage, like a wild animal. I could hear panicked voices and terrifying screams coming from a distance and then it hit me. I turned to Cassie and her eyes were hollow and filled with terror. She knew too, she knew where we were going.
We were being taken to the Yoort pool.
*~*
So...do you think it's any better than the other one, it was only a little change after all. But anyway, I have a ending in mind. And there's going to be about 2 chapters left, and one's going to be the epilougue (or is it epilogue? I don't remember.) So it's not really a chapter.
Nwayz, thanx to plz who read, and...Salut!