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Catty jumped back and yelled, "How can it be! We trapped The Whisper in the vase yesterday!"
Chris pulled Catty back and whispered, "Shhh, it might hear you."
Too late, thought Catty.
The Whisper uncurled itself and towered over Catty and Chris.
"Catty," it spat venomously. "Come with me."
Franticly, Catty shook her head, thinking quickly. She figured it wanted to take her to the Atrox, or get revenge for trapping itself in the vase.
"No."
"Too bad." It said. It then did something to Chris, put mind control on him, and had him walk out the door. It curled around Catty. It was extremely cold, making Catty feel as though se was breathing ice.
When she trie4d to hit wither power, it closed in on her. Catty was shivering, and could barely breathe. She was still wearing her skimpy outfit that she battled Crypten with.
Against her will, the Whisper went into her mind. It put her into a lazy trance, and told her to follow it. Catty obeyed at once.
Catty didn't know where she was going. All she saw was her following The Whisper, to wherever it took her.
At last The Whisper pulled from her mind.
Catty regained her senses, and tried to escape. But The Whisper was quicker. It put a sort of barrier around her.
She looked around. She was on the Santa Monica pier, but there wasn't a soul around.
Odd, Catty thought to herself. There should be tons of people, tourists, around here. It was empty. There didn't even seem to be shadows.
Except for one.
Catty gave a spark of hope. A single shadow was winding its way towards Catty. Normally Catty would have been worried; only the most powerful followers could turn into shadow. But Stanton's voice came to her head. Don't do anything. Stay where you are.
Despite her disliking of Stanton, Catty stood still.
Catty felt herself being turned to shadow with Stanton. Before The Whisper could do anything, Catty was pure shadow.
Stanton brought her into the tunnel. Before Catty could pull herself from Stanton, they dropped into reality at Catty's house.
Her friends stared at her when she got back.
"I thought we were meeting here in the morning. And why is Stanton with you?" Serena asked. She didn't seem to be worried. Maybe seeing Stanton calmed her.
"He saved me from The Whisper."
Now her friends seemed worried.
"But I though we trapped it in the vase! How did it escape?" Tianna exclaimed.
"I don't know how it escaped." And with that, she explained.
**~**~**
"That's creepy." Jimena said after Catty finished telling her story.
"How did Stanton find out about Catty?" Vanessa asked.
"After I left, I went to the Atrox," (At this point Serena turned away). "And he told me that The Whisper was helping Crypten also. He told me I would find it at the Santa Monica pier." Stanton told them in his silky voice. "Crypten was planning to turn Catty to the Atrox then and there. The Atrox was angry and told me to return you to your friends. I was already planning to anyway. The Atrox has a plan."
"A plan?" Catty asked with visible fear. "What kind of plan?"
Stanton just shook his head. Before he turned into shadow, he whispered in Catty's head, Be Careful.
Catty jumped back and yelled, "How can it be! We trapped The Whisper in the vase yesterday!"
Chris pulled Catty back and whispered, "Shhh, it might hear you."
Too late, thought Catty.
The Whisper uncurled itself and towered over Catty and Chris.
"Catty," it spat venomously. "Come with me."
Franticly, Catty shook her head, thinking quickly. She figured it wanted to take her to the Atrox, or get revenge for trapping itself in the vase.
"No."
"Too bad." It said. It then did something to Chris, put mind control on him, and had him walk out the door. It curled around Catty. It was extremely cold, making Catty feel as though se was breathing ice.
When she trie4d to hit wither power, it closed in on her. Catty was shivering, and could barely breathe. She was still wearing her skimpy outfit that she battled Crypten with.
Against her will, the Whisper went into her mind. It put her into a lazy trance, and told her to follow it. Catty obeyed at once.
Catty didn't know where she was going. All she saw was her following The Whisper, to wherever it took her.
At last The Whisper pulled from her mind.
Catty regained her senses, and tried to escape. But The Whisper was quicker. It put a sort of barrier around her.
She looked around. She was on the Santa Monica pier, but there wasn't a soul around.
Odd, Catty thought to herself. There should be tons of people, tourists, around here. It was empty. There didn't even seem to be shadows.
Except for one.
Catty gave a spark of hope. A single shadow was winding its way towards Catty. Normally Catty would have been worried; only the most powerful followers could turn into shadow. But Stanton's voice came to her head. Don't do anything. Stay where you are.
Despite her disliking of Stanton, Catty stood still.
Catty felt herself being turned to shadow with Stanton. Before The Whisper could do anything, Catty was pure shadow.
Stanton brought her into the tunnel. Before Catty could pull herself from Stanton, they dropped into reality at Catty's house.
Her friends stared at her when she got back.
"I thought we were meeting here in the morning. And why is Stanton with you?" Serena asked. She didn't seem to be worried. Maybe seeing Stanton calmed her.
"He saved me from The Whisper."
Now her friends seemed worried.
"But I though we trapped it in the vase! How did it escape?" Tianna exclaimed.
"I don't know how it escaped." And with that, she explained.
**~**~**
"That's creepy." Jimena said after Catty finished telling her story.
"How did Stanton find out about Catty?" Vanessa asked.
"After I left, I went to the Atrox," (At this point Serena turned away). "And he told me that The Whisper was helping Crypten also. He told me I would find it at the Santa Monica pier." Stanton told them in his silky voice. "Crypten was planning to turn Catty to the Atrox then and there. The Atrox was angry and told me to return you to your friends. I was already planning to anyway. The Atrox has a plan."
"A plan?" Catty asked with visible fear. "What kind of plan?"
Stanton just shook his head. Before he turned into shadow, he whispered in Catty's head, Be Careful.