All Souls Day
By XellAn-Chan

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Mia: Stop calling me "Miryam!"

Shadow: It's your name, Child. It is the name your father, Gaav, gave you.

Mia: *disbelieving* How do you know Gaav was my father?

Shadow: *smugly* I have my ways.

Phibby: Mmmeehhh...*mumbling* ...What happened?

Mia: Phibby! You're okay! *HUG!!*

Phibby: Course I am...*looks at Shadow* Hey! I know you!

Shadow: Curses! You're supposed to be dead.

Phibby: It takes more than the likes of you to kill me, Nightshade.

Mia: "Nightshade?"

Phibby: That's his name. I killed him once...Gaav revived him.

Mia: What do you want with us, Nightshade?

Nightshade: Your father would be most displeased to see you so fond of his enemy. I must destroy one of you to put an end to your "friendship."

Phibby: *laughing* You have got to be kidding! Gaav's dead! Who cares?

Nightshade: *glowing red with anger* Insolent little Hellbrat!

Mia: ...Phibby...

Phibby: You can't hurt me.

Nightshade: *fuming* ...You'll be sorry!

[Mia knows Phibby's not as strong as he seems. He was given less power when he was brought back to life and Nightshade already proved he could hurt him.]

Mia: Phibrizio! Stop it! This is no laughing matter. I don't have my staff and, anyway, there are mortals here.

Nightshade: I must kill one of you. It's what Lord Gaav would want.

*Nightshade begins powering up. The Hellmaster scoffs at his plans*

Phibby: You can't use a Gaav Flare, you idiot... Gaav's dead!

Nightshade: *growling* Watch me.

Lily: *sits up* What's going on..*the sorceress in her telling her to be cautious, she takes in the scene silently*

Nightshade: *now glowing brightly, drawing more and more power from his dead master*

Lily: *whispering* ...Wind, crimson flame...

Mrs S: *rubs eyes* ...What's going on?

Lily: ...Grant me the power of thunder into my hand...

*Phibby and Mia cower together, hugging one another*

Nightshade: GAAV--

Lily: ...DIGGER VOLT! *lightening charges from her hand, striking the demon head-on*

Nightshade: *disappears in a puff of smoke*

Lily: *collapses back onto her sleeping bag* Whew! That can take a lot out of a person when they're out of practice.

Mia: We're alive...Thank God!

Phibby: *crying into her shirt* I'm sorry...I didn't think he could really do it!

Mia: *hugs him protectively* It's not your fault, Phibby-Baby. *looks at Lily* You saved us all. Thank you, Lily.

Mrs S: *shocked* ...What...just...happened...?

Rini: ...Zzzzz...

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AN: well, what else could go wrong? Snow, snow and MORE SNOW!!!!!!! (...Rini slept through it...? ^^; )