The music pulsed through them as they entered Planted Bang. There was no
line when they go there, because they arrived late.
When they got in, they stared to dance, hips moving rythemlicly to the beat. They had made a promise not to discuss what happened to Catty. She wanted to have fun.
Michael came up to Vanessa and said, "I though you would never get here!" he smiled and led Vanessa out into the crowed of kids.
Shortly after, Derek asked to take Tianna to dace.
Catty, Jimena and Serena kept teasing the guys with their dancing, when Vanessa came rushing over. Her moon amulet was glowing.
"There is the old gang of followers over there," she said. "Tymmie, Karyl Cassandra, which is odd because Cassandra is an outcast, and some others."
"Really? What do you think they want?" Catty asked. "Do you think it had something to do with what happened last night?" So much for not talking about that.
Vanessa shook her head. I don't think so. I heard them say something about the revelation, whatever that is."
At that moment, tianna came running over, looking disheveled. "A bunch of followers are here, and they put mind control on me coming in hellish screams. They have Derek, and they told me, no, no, no, screamed at me to bring you over there."
Cassandra smirked. Hello goddesses." She spat out that word as if it were poison. She turned to Derek. "You can go."
A follower they didn't know came up and smiled at them. He wore the phoenix crest, which only the most powerful members of the inner circle could wear. "I am Crypten. Cassandra, take your friends and go. Daughters, come with me. I knew you would come over here if you saw someone you knew. We're going somewhere special.
They kept their feet planted, and locked arms.
Crypten smiled. "Oh no, you can't hit me."
Despite what he said, the daughters sent their force at him. He merely smiled, and reflected his force like a mirror and sent it back to them. They scattered and ran.
Catty ran around the break dancers, and then outside. She was surprised that Crypten followed her.
Do you want to know why I followed you, he breathed across her mind
Catty nodded, thinking fast. If Crypten was from the inner circle, he would probably be able to tell her if the Atrox was in her dreams. But then again, he was pure evil. Catty tried to send her force at Crypeten, but the white hot power came back at her. She ducked and ran.
When she got to her deserted houses (her mother was spending the month at her mother's in Texas) she stopped running.
She collapsed in the bench outside her house.
A shadow came over her, and an instant later, Crypten appeared.
He laughed a hard, menacing laugh. "You didn't really think you could outrun me, did you?" he asked.
Catty did nothing. She was furious that she hadn't stayed where she was. Now Crypren thought of her as a coward.
"Not in the least," Crypten smiled.
"What did you do to the other daughters?" she demanded.
"Oh them?" Crypten laughed again. "I erased their memories of tonight, and they're probably wondering where Catty is this very minute." He was laughing again.
Taking her chance, Catty threw her power at him. Since he was not expecting it, he stumbled, but only a little. Now she got him mad. Good.
Do you dare insult me! He screamed across her mind.
Then he took her had and kissed her hand. Catty pulled back in disgust.
"Come with me, Catty. I want to explain something to you."
Catty spat at his feet. "Why can't you tell it to me now? Huh? You scared?" She desperately wanted to find out what it was Crypten wanted to tell her, but it could be a trap. Catty wasn't that stupid. "I won't go with you!"
**~**~**
Catty woke up with a splitting pain in her head. She sat up and rubbed at it. She was in a small dark room, probably a hotel room Catty figured. But what was she doing in a hotel room? She sat up, and realized she was in a bed. The memories of the night came flowing back to her. Where was Crypten?
Crypten is not here, but your friends are voice whispered in her mind. She recognized it at once as Stanton. She was alert, ready to attack. She never liked Stanton and wondered how Serena could trust him so much.
Then she realized that Serena was sitting next to her. Catty pulled her into a tight armed hug, which Serena returned.
"Where are we, and what is Stanton doing here? Where are the others? Catty asked. She felt her head. It had a gash in it.
"Relax, babe, "Serena said. "The others are downstairs trying to get some water, we're in the Budget Motel, and Stanton saved you and brought you here."
Stanton nodded.
Catty sighed. "Thank you, Stanton."
Stanton got up and said "Welcome. But now I'm going to go, so you can do, whatever, girl talk or something."
Serena turned to her. "Stanton came and got you before Crypton could hit you with his power. Since Stanton was more powerful than him, he sent him back to Tartars. But he'll probably be back soon."
Catty was confused. But Crypten said,." Catty remembered that he had said something about erasing their memories.
Serena laughed.
"No, we came with Stanton. You were all twitching, so we knocked you out. Sorry."
The other daughters came bounding in.
"No wonder they call this the budget Motel. They have no water." Tianna said shaking her head. Stanton said you were awake - are you OK?"
"I'm fine. But do you know what it was Crypten was going to tell me?" Catty asked. She doubted it, but she could try.
"Yeah, we do." Said Jimena. "It was a warning."
"Keep going," urged Catty. She threw back the covers and sat rapt to attention.
"I don't think I should." faltered Jimena.
Catty shook her head. This was bad. They always told each other everything. Catty wondered if it was a warning concerning herself. She couldn't force it out of hem, but she could try.
"Please, we always tell each other everything. If it's about me, I think I have a right to know. Come'n, at least tell me if it concerns me."
"Yes." started Tianna.
"It was a warning not to trust us. The Atrox put it in your head. It was not to trust us because we would take you to the Atrox.' Blurted Vanessa.
"But you don't really believe it, do you? I mean, it could be a set-up."
Catty paused. "Of course," she lied. Somehow, she didn't think that. She should trust her friends, but she had a feeling that if she found the mysterious guy, she would get her answers. "I need to go home." She said. "Could you help me?" She had some serious thinking she needed to do.
When they got in, they stared to dance, hips moving rythemlicly to the beat. They had made a promise not to discuss what happened to Catty. She wanted to have fun.
Michael came up to Vanessa and said, "I though you would never get here!" he smiled and led Vanessa out into the crowed of kids.
Shortly after, Derek asked to take Tianna to dace.
Catty, Jimena and Serena kept teasing the guys with their dancing, when Vanessa came rushing over. Her moon amulet was glowing.
"There is the old gang of followers over there," she said. "Tymmie, Karyl Cassandra, which is odd because Cassandra is an outcast, and some others."
"Really? What do you think they want?" Catty asked. "Do you think it had something to do with what happened last night?" So much for not talking about that.
Vanessa shook her head. I don't think so. I heard them say something about the revelation, whatever that is."
At that moment, tianna came running over, looking disheveled. "A bunch of followers are here, and they put mind control on me coming in hellish screams. They have Derek, and they told me, no, no, no, screamed at me to bring you over there."
Cassandra smirked. Hello goddesses." She spat out that word as if it were poison. She turned to Derek. "You can go."
A follower they didn't know came up and smiled at them. He wore the phoenix crest, which only the most powerful members of the inner circle could wear. "I am Crypten. Cassandra, take your friends and go. Daughters, come with me. I knew you would come over here if you saw someone you knew. We're going somewhere special.
They kept their feet planted, and locked arms.
Crypten smiled. "Oh no, you can't hit me."
Despite what he said, the daughters sent their force at him. He merely smiled, and reflected his force like a mirror and sent it back to them. They scattered and ran.
Catty ran around the break dancers, and then outside. She was surprised that Crypten followed her.
Do you want to know why I followed you, he breathed across her mind
Catty nodded, thinking fast. If Crypten was from the inner circle, he would probably be able to tell her if the Atrox was in her dreams. But then again, he was pure evil. Catty tried to send her force at Crypeten, but the white hot power came back at her. She ducked and ran.
When she got to her deserted houses (her mother was spending the month at her mother's in Texas) she stopped running.
She collapsed in the bench outside her house.
A shadow came over her, and an instant later, Crypten appeared.
He laughed a hard, menacing laugh. "You didn't really think you could outrun me, did you?" he asked.
Catty did nothing. She was furious that she hadn't stayed where she was. Now Crypren thought of her as a coward.
"Not in the least," Crypten smiled.
"What did you do to the other daughters?" she demanded.
"Oh them?" Crypten laughed again. "I erased their memories of tonight, and they're probably wondering where Catty is this very minute." He was laughing again.
Taking her chance, Catty threw her power at him. Since he was not expecting it, he stumbled, but only a little. Now she got him mad. Good.
Do you dare insult me! He screamed across her mind.
Then he took her had and kissed her hand. Catty pulled back in disgust.
"Come with me, Catty. I want to explain something to you."
Catty spat at his feet. "Why can't you tell it to me now? Huh? You scared?" She desperately wanted to find out what it was Crypten wanted to tell her, but it could be a trap. Catty wasn't that stupid. "I won't go with you!"
**~**~**
Catty woke up with a splitting pain in her head. She sat up and rubbed at it. She was in a small dark room, probably a hotel room Catty figured. But what was she doing in a hotel room? She sat up, and realized she was in a bed. The memories of the night came flowing back to her. Where was Crypten?
Crypten is not here, but your friends are voice whispered in her mind. She recognized it at once as Stanton. She was alert, ready to attack. She never liked Stanton and wondered how Serena could trust him so much.
Then she realized that Serena was sitting next to her. Catty pulled her into a tight armed hug, which Serena returned.
"Where are we, and what is Stanton doing here? Where are the others? Catty asked. She felt her head. It had a gash in it.
"Relax, babe, "Serena said. "The others are downstairs trying to get some water, we're in the Budget Motel, and Stanton saved you and brought you here."
Stanton nodded.
Catty sighed. "Thank you, Stanton."
Stanton got up and said "Welcome. But now I'm going to go, so you can do, whatever, girl talk or something."
Serena turned to her. "Stanton came and got you before Crypton could hit you with his power. Since Stanton was more powerful than him, he sent him back to Tartars. But he'll probably be back soon."
Catty was confused. But Crypten said,." Catty remembered that he had said something about erasing their memories.
Serena laughed.
"No, we came with Stanton. You were all twitching, so we knocked you out. Sorry."
The other daughters came bounding in.
"No wonder they call this the budget Motel. They have no water." Tianna said shaking her head. Stanton said you were awake - are you OK?"
"I'm fine. But do you know what it was Crypten was going to tell me?" Catty asked. She doubted it, but she could try.
"Yeah, we do." Said Jimena. "It was a warning."
"Keep going," urged Catty. She threw back the covers and sat rapt to attention.
"I don't think I should." faltered Jimena.
Catty shook her head. This was bad. They always told each other everything. Catty wondered if it was a warning concerning herself. She couldn't force it out of hem, but she could try.
"Please, we always tell each other everything. If it's about me, I think I have a right to know. Come'n, at least tell me if it concerns me."
"Yes." started Tianna.
"It was a warning not to trust us. The Atrox put it in your head. It was not to trust us because we would take you to the Atrox.' Blurted Vanessa.
"But you don't really believe it, do you? I mean, it could be a set-up."
Catty paused. "Of course," she lied. Somehow, she didn't think that. She should trust her friends, but she had a feeling that if she found the mysterious guy, she would get her answers. "I need to go home." She said. "Could you help me?" She had some serious thinking she needed to do.