Jaime walked through the crowds of kids, trying to catch up with Staton. As she was pushing through, someone grabbed her arm. Jaime went cold, than looked around.
"What's wrong?" Josh asked.
She didn't know how to answer. Would she dare tell him? Jaime thought quickly what to say.
"I'm just looking for Serena.." she replied trying to sound truthful.
He nodded, than took her hand.
"I'll help you find her, why do you want to find her anyways?" Josh asked, with flatness in his tone.
"Oh, because I don't see any of my friends, and I want to tell her something important." she lied.
Jaime could tell he sensed her lie. He stared at her for a moment, letting her explain, than put his arm around her. She got a wif of his spicy aftershave.
"You know that you're a mal liar." he replied smiling down at her.
She put her head down, with shameness. As she looked down, she tried to find a way to tell him that it was freaking her out that none of her friends were there and Staton gave her a creepy look. She didn't want to sound like she wasn't comfortable with him alone or anything. Than it hit her. Josh just spoke latin. How did he know latin?
She jerked her head up giving him a staring look.
"Josh, did you just speak Latin?" she asked.
He had no expression on his face what so ever.
"Yeah." he said plainly.
They were both in Spanish class, but mal is not what they learned even though malo in Spanish is close to mal.
"How do you know it? It's a dead language.." she asked.
"Well, I just do. My…mother taught me some Latin.." he answered.
That didn't assure her.
"…Are you sure you MOM taught you that.." she asked with doubt.
He shrugged than nodded.
Josh quickly changed the subject. "Lets find your friends."
They walked all around the Planet Bang, but none of them. Not even a sign they were there. What could have happened to them?
Chapter 4 The beginning of evil
They got their hands stamped, and walked outside of the Planet Bang. They searched everywhere until something caught Jaime's eye.
She walked toward the light, and saw Staton with a lighter. He held it up, as if showing her the way. Jaime didn't want Josh to witness this, so she didn't call him over.
Staton stood there, making the flame bigger in his hand than let it fade away.
"Jaime, have you seen Serena?" he asked with sympathy in his voice and eyes.
"I thought you took her somewhere…" she replied.
He shook his head. "No, I didn't. I'm sorry I gave you a weird look, I was just playing." he answered.
She glared at him, than looked around to see if anyone was watching.
"Um, I need to go back to see if Josh is ok, I'll be right back!" she shouted while running to the back of the Bang.
She looked around to see if Staton followed her, but she couldn't sense him.
She thought of Serena, and quickly transformed into her. She had a plan to make him talk.
Jaime walked inside the Bang as if coming out of the bathroom, and came to Staton. He stood up, as if wanting to know where she was.
"Hey, I've been looking for you." he answered.
Right than, Josh came up to them.
"Hi Staton." Josh replied.
Staton nodded in a hello.
"Have you seen Jaime?" he asked.
Staton nodded.
"Yeah, she was looking for Serena here, I think she went back into the Bang." Staton answered.
Josh smiled, and ran into the Bang.
Staton looked around, than came close to Jaime.
He was about to give her a kiss, when Jaime stopped him.
He looked baffled. "What is it?" he asked.
"Nothing, um, have you seen Tianna and them?" she asked.
Staton looked at her oddly.
"Remember you told them that Jaime was going home, and you wanted them to go to her house after they get some pizza? So we could talk alone, alone." he answered.
So Serena did this? This was getting weirder.
"Oh, yeah!" she said with a Serena gesture.
Than Staton came closer to her once again. She looked to around pretending she didn't notice what he was doing, when she noticed Serena coming. Jaime ran out of site, heading where Serena was coming from as if she saw something. Jaime quickly turned into a grey cat, and stood in the bushes by Staton.
"Hey, what happened?" he asked.
"I went to the bathroom." she said startled.
Staton was now confused. "That was fast." he replied.
She smiled, and hugged him. Jaime stared closer at Serena. Serena had a red star bracelet on with white high-heels, not black ones with a white star bracelet. Right than she knew that wasn't her.
"So, I wanted to talk to you Staton… about this girl, Jaime." the girl started to say.
He smiled, and kissed her than let her speak.
"I want to know more about her. Thanks for finding stuff out, but I need background info." she said.
So someone was trying to find out who she really was. Now it hit her. Where was Serena?
Jaime didn't need to hear the buzz talk, so she crept to the Planet Bang, than realized she was still a cat, and went to the back and transformed.
As she was going through the crowds of people to, Josh stopped her.
"Hey, I've been looking all over for you! Have you found them?" he asked with persistence.
"No, that's why I need to go to her house, listen, I'm sorry this wasn't a great dance, but ill pay you back!" she shouted, and ran to the back of the dance looking for Serena, thinking of her tied up.
Jaime transformed into a follower she saw a while ago.
As Jaime walked out, Serena saw her, than told something to Staton, and walked towards her pointing to the alley.
"Hey-" she said while transforming back into another girl. Her chest read STA.
"Hi, um, listen, I used so much of my powers that I forgot your name, sorry." she answered.
She smiled, "Cassandra."
"So, did you tie Serena in the ware house at the Dungen?" she asked.
So she was at the Dungen. This gave her a major hint.
"Yeah, I got some other business to do, ill see you around, Cassandra." she answered.
Cassandra smiled, than went into the alley.
Jaime went behind a tree, and transformed back into herself.
She had to go to the pizzaria and tell the others. Jaime ran as fast as she could to the place. She finally got there, and spotted them waiting in line for their pizza.
"GUYS!" she shouted. They all looked at her with confusion.
Jaime was out of breathe. Serena stared at her, and realized what happened. She stared at the others and they nodded with fright.
They sat down with the steaming pizza. "So, Cassandra's after you, and she is a shape-shifter now? She must have a master plan than. Good thing you are too." Tianna replied.
"Yeah, they got Serena at the ware house in the Dungen tied up, we have to save her!" Jaime said with hurt.
"I'll summon Staton, and we will find her. Don't worry." They all nodded.
"Why would Cassandra want you?" Catty asked.
"She want's her because she is a dark goddess, and to boost their energy, they need Jaime." Vanessa replied.
"There's only 2 days tell Saturday.." Tianna replied.
"Yeah, so we have to act fast." Catty said.
Staton met them at the front of the Dungen.
"Ok, I'll be back with her." Jaime replied.
They nodded, "We will be ready."
She transformed behind the shadows into the follower Cassandra had Serena tied up.
Staton walked behind her, and Jaime spotted Cassadra sitting with some other Followers.
"Hey, Cassandra." Jaime called. She smiled with delight, and stood up, and walked over to her.
"Anything else you want me to do?" Jaime asked. Cassadra scratched her chin.
"Kill her." she replied. Those words made her feel seriously sad. Kill her?!
"Alright." she said back, and Cassadra pointed to the Hidden Passage where she was being kept.
Cassandra whispered into her ear, "There's Staton, I'll be right back." she said in a sultry voice. She knew she was going to try to take Staton.
Jaime walked to the passage, and opened the door. It creeked, and she walked down the stairs with caution.
There was a light next to Serena tied up. She looked really scared.
When Serena saw her, her eyes widened.
"It's me, Jaime." she transformed back into her old self.
"Phew..I knew you'd find me!" Serena whispered.
Jaime untied her legs, than told her. "I need to transform back into the follower, so pretend that I am taken you to another place to be killed or something."
Serena gulped and did what she said.
They walked back upstairs hoping it would work. Cassandra spotted them, than came over.
She whispered in Jaime's ear, "Where are you going with her?"
Jaime tried to think of something quick. She made a sly smile than answered, "To the cold fire… but this is a special one, you have fun, the Atrox will be very pleased.."
Cassadra gave a wicked smile, than patted her on the back.
"Don't forget about Jaime. We need to cross her over too… somehow, I'll take care of her!" Cassadra said to Jaime, than walked off.
Jaime smiled at Serena, than walked out of the Dungeon. A car was parked over by the shadows. Tianna waved, and they started walking over there.
Staton came out of the shadows, and jumped in the car with them. They drove off into the night.
Chapter 7 The Choice.
Jaime untied Serena's hands, and her ropes fell on her lap.
"I have a plan.." Staton said.
Jaime knew she couldn't really trust Staton, but, might as well now.
"I think since I can distract Cassadra so easily, maybe, I could distract her while you guys go to Maggie, and I'll tell Cassandra that Serena was crossed over. She'll think part of her plan was succeeded, and Jaime transforms into Serena again, than pretends she is a follower. She will be looking all over for Jaime, to kill them both, than when she finds out there is no Jaime, will fight her."
Everyone paused, "Alright" Vanessa replied.
They took Serena to Maggie's, than Jaime quickly transformed into a Follower looking Serena. They drove back with Staton to the Dungeon, and waited in the car, waiting for their fight.
Staton and Serena walked fast into the dark club, and searched for Cassandra. It didn't take them long until they found her.
"Hey!" she shouted.
She looked at Serena and glared. "Will, know you're a follower.. I'll kill you anyways!" she said to Serena
She came closer to her, "Than I'll make Jaime one of us! She has part of our POWER!" she shouted.
Serena quickly told Staton that she was the real Serena, and Staton froze. He took Cassandra outside.
Cassandra struggled, trying to attack Serena, but Staton held her back. He pushed her into the street, and she ran the opposite direction of him.
Jaime got out of the car, and started to transform into a tiger. She growled, and Cassandra started to back away. Her teeth were dripping with saliva, and her eyes aimed for her. Staton caught Cassandra, and sent her flying in the air. She stopped, lingering in the air, looking like a fly trapped in a spiders web. Serena ran toward Staton, and told him to stop.
He put his hand down, and Cassandra fell to the ground. She slowly got up, and Jaime pounced on her. She fly about 2 ft away, and Serena was about to kick her in the ribs, when Jaime stopped her with her body. Since she was still a tiger, she only growled a no.
Staton didn't listen to Jaime, and his eyes glowed. Cassandra stood, her face bleeding. Blood dripped from her wounds and mouth. He pulled her towards him, and whispered to her, "Sorry Cassandra, you shouldn't have even thought about killing her."
And Staton clutched his hand and Cassandra gave out a great scream. It put chills on everyone. Vanessa, Catty, and Tianna stood back.
Staton moved his hand upwards and Cassandra went flying than a great explosion went across the sky. Staton killed Cassandra.
He didn't have an evil expression on his face, only held Serena. Jaime went back to her old self, and just watched the sparks move across the heavens.
Blood was spread across the street, and some splattered over Jaime from her attack. Staton whispered something in Serena's ear, and took her into the shadows.
She looked up into the night sky, thinking about that dark urge she had to kill her. It was so thrilling to her. Was that Heckate's dark side of her?
The others looked at her, awaiting her decision.
"I choose.. To be with yo-" she started to say, when Cassandra's spirit went straight down to her, and swoped through her.
"HEKATE!!" Cassandra screamed through Jaime's mouth. Her body glowed with blue, and her eyes went yellow. Cassandra made her Hekate's, now she was an invitous to them…
Her body went darker, and she glanced up to the others, knowing she wanted to be with them, but Cassandra made her Hekate's.
They went around Jaime, making her in the middle,
"Don't worry, will find a way to free you.." Vanessa said with glassy eyes.
Staton and Serena came out of the shadows.
"Jaime, come with me, I'll take you to Hekate.." he said, and blended her into the shadows.
Jaime belonged to the dark goddess, for now..
She sat by the kitchen table, eating an orange. Her clothing now more purple, and she had graffiti nail polish.
Jaime couldn't think. She didn't want to be completely dark, the goddesses would find a way to free her, if they can.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
"Jaime! It's for you! It's Josh!" he mom shouted.
To be continued in the next book, "The Key"