The Big Switch
By a lot of people
Chapter 8
Brandon knew that he would have to cover up Angelina's tracks, or else he might be found. So, re-chaining everyone (Dessa with Pluto, and Angelina with Chan), because he didn't want anymore squabbles, he left. Dessa sat quietly next to Pluto, who she was still mad at, and thought of how much she had grown in these past few days. She could feel her power building, just waiting to burst free of the barriers. She hadn't felt this way since the day she first evolved from Dragessa into Anglessa.
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Chan's wrist were hurting badly so he was at the moment looking for something to pick the locks with.
"I never thought I'd seen such a clean cave floor," he commented.
He was ignored by the others which he didn't mind. He wasn't expecting a reply.
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Meanwhile...
Satoshi rolled his eyes as Melissa and Kasumi threatened to get in yet another fight. This time it was over who was going to was the breakfast dishes and who was going to dry them. While they were fighting Satoshi had started washing them with Takeshi next to him drying them.
"I think they fight more than Kasumi and I do," Satoshi muttered.
"You think?" Takeshi asked. "I know that they fight more than you and Kasumi."
Satoshi decided to shut his mouth for awhile. Takeshi obviously hadn't gotten much sleep the night before.
After another half an hour passed, they were ready to start their search again with no help from Kasumi and Melissa.
"Hey, we're done with the dishes and we're ready to go. If you want to keep fighting... go right ahead. Satoshi and I are continuing on," Takeshi replied.
The two girls stopped and gawked at them before picking up their stuff and trudging behind them.
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Brandon rubbed his eyes. The smoke from the campfire was irritating his eyes.
"Um, can you let us go?" Chan called to him. "I think my wrists are about to start bleeding."
"You shouldn't be struggling against the chains... they tend to cut wrist up after awhile," Brandon replied without looking up.
Surprisingly the group inside the cave had remained quiet. One thing troubled Brandon though. Dessa was showing signs of increased power. He didn't know what it meant but he knew he wouldn't like it.
Angelina was becoming restless. She was the type that needed her space. She looked about her area of confinement. Angelina had sensed a certain power emitting from Dessa. The power had Angelina puzzled. Angelina looked in the other direction. She had noticed that Chan was looking about the area. Hmm..., she thought, I guess he's looking for something to pick the lock with. A key would be nice.
An idea then struck Angelina on her head. She would make a key. Few knew that that Angelina had powers of the Earth elemental because she used her powers only in certain situations. Plus, the power of Earth was not a psychic ability. Many, including psychics, were unable to sense it.
Quietly, Angelina hummed to herself. She had concentrated her thoughts on making something to open the locks with. Slowly, a small key, made of metal, had appeared in her hands.
Chan looked over at Angelina, seeing the little key. "Were did-" he started. Angelina hushed him.
"I'll explain to you later," she said the Chan. Carefully, she slowly moved her hands, trying to prevent the chains from rattling. Angelina dumped the little piece of metal into Chan's hands. "Try to open the locks with it," she mumbled.
Chan inserted the key into a lock. When he had turned it, they key had bent.
"Oh, dear," sighed Angelina. "I guess I should have made the key stronger. I guess I can make another one..." Chan sighed and took the bent key out. He looked over to Brandon who was busying himself with making the meal. He didn't seem to notice that Angelina had made the key and was attempting to make another.
Dessa fidgeted. Her eyes every now and then flashed with psychic power. Chan noted that Brandon had noticed this and was very uncomfortable with it.
"Hurry up," he said to Angelina. "My wrists hurt really bad.
All he wanted was to get free of the chains. He doubted that he could escape Brandon. Even if he weren't right outside the cave.
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Takeshi watched Kasumi chase Melissa around trying to get her backpack back. Melissa had taken it during another argument. This time, however, Takeshi didn't know what it was about.
"Um... I don't think Angelina went this way," Satoshi commented.
"I know. We have to turn back. I'm waiting for the girls to stop fighting before we continue on though," Takeshi sighed.
"If we wait that long, we'll be dead," Satoshi said.
"Pika!" Pikachuu agreed.
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Dessa felt weird. She didn't know if it was Brandon, or from the device, or from being out of her body, or this strange power building inside of her, but whatever it was, she didn't like it. She could feel Angelina doing something, but she didn't know what, until she saw the little keys. She nudged Pluto, and they went over and sat next to Angelina and Chan. When Angelina finally got the key to work, they unlocked all the chains, and snuck toward the cave entrance. When they got there, they surrounded Brandon, and Dessa confronted him. Her powers had been growing so much that she could no longer control them, and, in her fury, she broke the barriers that had been holding her back.
"Tell us what's going on, now!"
Her powers knocked Brandon back, and he knew that they would tear her apart if they went unchecked. So he tossed Sailor Pluto the time staff, and sent her a telepathic message, and, at the same time, took control of Chan and his powers. Between his and Chan's powers, and Pluto's Dead Scream, they were able to knock Dessa out.
"Why did you do that?" Angelina asked, running to her fallen friend's side as Chan reeled from the force of the blow.
"We must hurry. I need to put the blocks back up in her mind, before she awakes, not to control her, but to keep her powers under control. When she wakes up, I will tell you the whole story, and re-seal the device, before Dessa can no longer control her powers at all.
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Original # of parts: 5
Chapter 8
Brandon knew that he would have to cover up Angelina's tracks, or else he might be found. So, re-chaining everyone (Dessa with Pluto, and Angelina with Chan), because he didn't want anymore squabbles, he left. Dessa sat quietly next to Pluto, who she was still mad at, and thought of how much she had grown in these past few days. She could feel her power building, just waiting to burst free of the barriers. She hadn't felt this way since the day she first evolved from Dragessa into Anglessa.
*******
Chan's wrist were hurting badly so he was at the moment looking for something to pick the locks with.
"I never thought I'd seen such a clean cave floor," he commented.
He was ignored by the others which he didn't mind. He wasn't expecting a reply.
*******
Meanwhile...
Satoshi rolled his eyes as Melissa and Kasumi threatened to get in yet another fight. This time it was over who was going to was the breakfast dishes and who was going to dry them. While they were fighting Satoshi had started washing them with Takeshi next to him drying them.
"I think they fight more than Kasumi and I do," Satoshi muttered.
"You think?" Takeshi asked. "I know that they fight more than you and Kasumi."
Satoshi decided to shut his mouth for awhile. Takeshi obviously hadn't gotten much sleep the night before.
After another half an hour passed, they were ready to start their search again with no help from Kasumi and Melissa.
"Hey, we're done with the dishes and we're ready to go. If you want to keep fighting... go right ahead. Satoshi and I are continuing on," Takeshi replied.
The two girls stopped and gawked at them before picking up their stuff and trudging behind them.
*******
Brandon rubbed his eyes. The smoke from the campfire was irritating his eyes.
"Um, can you let us go?" Chan called to him. "I think my wrists are about to start bleeding."
"You shouldn't be struggling against the chains... they tend to cut wrist up after awhile," Brandon replied without looking up.
Surprisingly the group inside the cave had remained quiet. One thing troubled Brandon though. Dessa was showing signs of increased power. He didn't know what it meant but he knew he wouldn't like it.
Angelina was becoming restless. She was the type that needed her space. She looked about her area of confinement. Angelina had sensed a certain power emitting from Dessa. The power had Angelina puzzled. Angelina looked in the other direction. She had noticed that Chan was looking about the area. Hmm..., she thought, I guess he's looking for something to pick the lock with. A key would be nice.
An idea then struck Angelina on her head. She would make a key. Few knew that that Angelina had powers of the Earth elemental because she used her powers only in certain situations. Plus, the power of Earth was not a psychic ability. Many, including psychics, were unable to sense it.
Quietly, Angelina hummed to herself. She had concentrated her thoughts on making something to open the locks with. Slowly, a small key, made of metal, had appeared in her hands.
Chan looked over at Angelina, seeing the little key. "Were did-" he started. Angelina hushed him.
"I'll explain to you later," she said the Chan. Carefully, she slowly moved her hands, trying to prevent the chains from rattling. Angelina dumped the little piece of metal into Chan's hands. "Try to open the locks with it," she mumbled.
Chan inserted the key into a lock. When he had turned it, they key had bent.
"Oh, dear," sighed Angelina. "I guess I should have made the key stronger. I guess I can make another one..." Chan sighed and took the bent key out. He looked over to Brandon who was busying himself with making the meal. He didn't seem to notice that Angelina had made the key and was attempting to make another.
Dessa fidgeted. Her eyes every now and then flashed with psychic power. Chan noted that Brandon had noticed this and was very uncomfortable with it.
"Hurry up," he said to Angelina. "My wrists hurt really bad.
All he wanted was to get free of the chains. He doubted that he could escape Brandon. Even if he weren't right outside the cave.
*******
Takeshi watched Kasumi chase Melissa around trying to get her backpack back. Melissa had taken it during another argument. This time, however, Takeshi didn't know what it was about.
"Um... I don't think Angelina went this way," Satoshi commented.
"I know. We have to turn back. I'm waiting for the girls to stop fighting before we continue on though," Takeshi sighed.
"If we wait that long, we'll be dead," Satoshi said.
"Pika!" Pikachuu agreed.
*******
Dessa felt weird. She didn't know if it was Brandon, or from the device, or from being out of her body, or this strange power building inside of her, but whatever it was, she didn't like it. She could feel Angelina doing something, but she didn't know what, until she saw the little keys. She nudged Pluto, and they went over and sat next to Angelina and Chan. When Angelina finally got the key to work, they unlocked all the chains, and snuck toward the cave entrance. When they got there, they surrounded Brandon, and Dessa confronted him. Her powers had been growing so much that she could no longer control them, and, in her fury, she broke the barriers that had been holding her back.
"Tell us what's going on, now!"
Her powers knocked Brandon back, and he knew that they would tear her apart if they went unchecked. So he tossed Sailor Pluto the time staff, and sent her a telepathic message, and, at the same time, took control of Chan and his powers. Between his and Chan's powers, and Pluto's Dead Scream, they were able to knock Dessa out.
"Why did you do that?" Angelina asked, running to her fallen friend's side as Chan reeled from the force of the blow.
"We must hurry. I need to put the blocks back up in her mind, before she awakes, not to control her, but to keep her powers under control. When she wakes up, I will tell you the whole story, and re-seal the device, before Dessa can no longer control her powers at all.
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Original # of parts: 5