Elle Retourne
Sally's Clarke's house, Lubbock, Texas, April 26, 2010
The old tattered house stood silently in the dark, its history forgotten, eventful nights that happened always in memory of people who remembered. Creatures of the night loomed around in the fields, the tall grass hiding them. An owl circled above the field, it was searching for its prey the field mouse. It spotted one among the tall grass and swooped down to capture it, the mouse tried to run but it was too late, the owl's sharp talons held the mouse as the owl flew into the trees to eat its prize.
The night sky was filled with stars, suddenly without warning, three blue orbs of light appeared. The orbs hovered above the old house for a while before joining together to form a big mother ship. The lights from the mother ship illuminated the whole area.
The mother ship circled directly above the house for a moment waiting for something. After circling for a few minutes, the mother ship broke down into the three blue orbs. Then the orbs flew into the night sky towards the stars.
The house sat in darkness again, the night seemed lifeless. A girl stood in front of the porch, her golden hair waved slightly as the wind blew. Her eyes was closed, she wore a pink top with jeans. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around her.
I'm home
Lisa Clarke's apartment, Seattle, Washington, April 26, 2010
Lisa suddenly woke up, Charlie still slept next to her not at all disturbed by her. She just had a dream, it was almost real to her.
She got out of bed and went to the kitchen, she poured herself some water.
It looked real...
It was just a dream…
Is she back?
She shook her head.
It was just a dream…
She put the glass down and went back to sleep.
Lubbock, Texas, April 27, 2010
Allie sat down on the porch, she slept alone last night but she was sure that Lisa got her message. She looked up to the blue sky and inhaled deeply.
I hope mom gets here quick I'm getting hungry
El Paso, Texas, April 27, 2010
Mary came in early that morning, she got a call earlier from one of her operatives. She came in with a smile on her face, a rare sight.
Linn sat in his office reading the newspaper. He was about to turn the page when Mary barged into his office.
"You will not believe who called me this morning" Mary walked about in Linn's office
"Nigel?" Linn replied trying to make a joke
"No! Why would he call me, anyway last night she came back"
"Who came back?" he turned the newspaper over and started to read an article
"Allie!" she replied excitedly
Linn put down the newspaper "Allie? I thought she was…"
"Yes she went with them seven years ago, now she's back"
"How do you know?"
"I got a call this morning, he was watching the house at Lubbock, when she came"
"What do you want to do?"
"Get her of course"
"Tell Cloud and Rayden to go"
"I'm going with them"
"No, you stay here"
"I can't stay here, I have to go with them"
"No, you stay here, you have work to do, let Cloud and Rayden take care of it"
"But…"
"No 'buts'"
Mary frowned but she had no choice, after all she was working for him now. "I'll tell them to go right away, she's very dangerous"
"Cloud can handle it" Linn resumed reading the newspaper, ending the conversation effectively
Seattle, Washington, April 27, 2010
Charlie was all dressed up prepared for work. Lisa sat on the couch, her dream still troubling her.
"I'm off to work then see you at four" he kissed her on the cheek
"Charlie can you take tomorrow off?, I want to go to Texas"
"Okay, I'll tell Monica I'm sure she can cover for me tomorrow"
"Thanks I love you" she gave him a flying kiss
"I love you too" he opened the door and left
Lisa turned on the T.V.
It was only a dream she reminded herself
But it felt real…
Lubbock, Texas, April 27, 2010
It was midday already, and there was no sign of her parents anywhere. Allie felt alone again. But she remained confident that they were coming for her.
She remembered the last time was here, she remembered it like it happened yesterday.
I can't wait to see mom again
Then she noticed something, a car was coming.
They're here!
She stood up quickly to greet her parents.
The car stopped, Cloud and Rayden stepped out of the car. Allie was surprised to see two strangers instead of her mom and dad.
Cloud looked at Allie as did Rayden. Allie took a step back, she didn't know who they were but she's not going to stay around to find out. Cloud walked over to Allie, Rayden no too far behind.
"Don't be afraid" Cloud shouted "We're not going to hurt you"
Allie stood still "Stop! Stay away from me"
Cloud stopped, Rayden walked to Cloud's side and stopped
"Who are you?" Allie looked at Cloud, and then to Rayden
"That doesn't matter, you're Allie right?" Cloud replied
Allie was shocked
How does he know my name?
"Yes, how do you know my name?"
"Mary told us" said Rayden "She's our friend"
Mary Allie thought, remembering her as the witch who kidnapped her
"What does she want?"
"She wants to meet you" Rayden replied "We'll take you to her"
"No!, I'm not going with you"
"Look you have no choice, you're coming with us like it or not"
Rayden was surprised at Cloud's reply
"Go away, I don't want to hurt you" Allie took another step back
Cloud moved closer to Allie
"Look mister, I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have to" Allie warned him
"I'd like to see you try" Cloud then moved closer to Allie
Allie focused on Cloud, her eyes turned black for a brief moment.
Cloud stopped, he dropped to his knees "W-What are you doing to me?"
Rayden alarmed ran to Cloud "Are you okay?" she asked
"H-Help me" Cloud on all fours now, in pain
Allie still focused on Cloud, he wanted to teach him a lesson
Rayden looked at Allie, whose eyes fixed at Cloud, she hesitated to attack
"H-Help me!" Cloud pleaded
Rayden couldn't bear to see Cloud suffer, she pointed her finger to Allie and released a lightning bolt.
Allie was thrown back, she hit the wall and fell to the floor.
Cloud stood up, he looked at Rayden "Thanks"
"Anytime" she smiled "I hope I didn't kill her"
"Let's go get her, I'm sure you just stunned her"
Cloud picked Allie up after confirming that she was still breathing. He put her in the back seat and then they drove off.
Five minutes later Spyke came, he parked his motorcycle and went up to the porch.
She was here…
He looked around
I'm too late...
She's gone…
