Hey guys! I'm so sorry that the update has taken so long, I've had quite a
lot on! Hopefully it wont be as long until the NEXT update, but I am
struggling to write this!
Jenna: -_- Lets just get on with it shall we?
Ok, ok, by the way, this is dedicated to shadowthewindadept, for being the one to constantly nag me to update (and I mean CONSTANTLY!). So please, read and review!
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Jenna was sat, rubbing the temples of her head. Garet thought they had killed Mia? It was obvious Puelle had got to him first. Hopefully...they could sway his alliance. But there was another question on her mind, as she glanced around the room.
Mik was taking his turn to stand watch over Garet, who had exhausted himself trying to get free. Karalen was in her room. David just seemed to be in a daze, but at least he was out of the room.
Which left one thing.
Where was Becca?
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Becca turned another corner, and groaned. All these corridors looked the same. She wasn't even sure if she was going the right way anymore.
/Well, you better find it, and fast!/
She chose to ignore Shadow that time, because her nerves were frayed and he really wasn't helping.
Staying close to the wall, she crept around, then froze as she saw sto quards guarding a door.
/I think the stairway is behind that door./ contributed Shadow.
Becca groaned. She got a closer look, and saw two female humans. The must be Mars Adepts though, to be assigned posts as guards. One of the didn't appear to be much older than her.
/Wow...she's cute!/
Becca rolled her eyes, and cursed the fact it was a MALE voice she had to listen to. But now...they needed to find a distraction.
/Hey...i have an idea. I wont be gone long, so just stay out of sight, ok?/
Becca gave a mental shrug. At the moment she didn't have much of a choice.
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Shadow broke his link with Becca. He blinked a few times to shake off any confusion, then ran to the others. He explained the situation.
Alex was stood nearby. "I think I might be able to help, here. Being more powerful, I can sustain a stronger link than any of you."
Leo frowned. "But I thought you said your anchor wasn't responding, was useless."
"Well, he's finally woken up."
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Jenna walked up to David. "How are you feeling?"
David gave a small shrug, and offered her a weak smile. "I've felt better... but being depressed alone in your room is...boring more than anything!"
Jenna smiled, and was about to say more, when David suddenly clutched his head.
"AHHH!"
"David?!? What's wrong?!?" Jenna grabbed his shoulders. Then her eyes widened. The roots of David's hair began to turn blue, and the colour spread. Then his eyes snapped open, a bright blue as opposed to the usual calm turquoise.
"Finally... I managed to get through!" he murmured, in a voice that wasn't his own.
Startled Jenna took a step back.
"I don't have long, so everyone listen!" His cold eyes darted around the room. Not everyone was here...
He charged open Karalen's door, and shook the elf awake.
Karalen's eyes opened suddenly.
"Listen," he growled, "are you going to lie in here moping, or are you going to get your lover boy back? Because I know he hasn't stopped MOANING about you!"
Karalens mouth opened and closed like that of a gold fish, her eyes wide in both fear and disbelieve. She followed "David" out into the main room.
"As you've gathered, this isnt David talking." The stranger looked at them all, his eyes landing on Jenna. "Its me, Alex."
"Alex?!?" Jenna stepped back. "But...Lunar Sanctum...you and my brother..."
"Yes Felix died. But the fact I had absorbed so much power from Jupiter, Mercury and Venus, kept me alive and sent me to limbo. I was anchored to the closest living Mars Adept at the time of my demise. It had to be a Martian, as that was the element I lacked."
Mik was dumbfounded. "What did you mean, when you said you had listen to Ivan moaning?"
"I mean, he is with me in limbo, as are all the Wind, Water and Earth adepts. However, there is a Soul Eater, a dragon that is picking us off one by one, so time is very limited."
Mik's eyes lightened. "That means...Leo is alive!"
Alex/David nodded. "And right now, your friend Becca is trying to seal the Phoenix, and bring ME back to the world."
"Wait...why you?" asked Jenna.
"As I said, I have the powers of Wind, Water and Earth. Bringing me back will restore enough elemental balance to allow the other Adepts to return."
Jenna bit her lip. She didn't want to trust Alex...but she wanted to see Selena again.
"What is it WE can do?"
Alex/David smiled coldly. "Quite simply, to make Becca's job easier...a distraction."
Then he closed his eyes and collapsed.
"David!" Jenna ran forwards, and helped the stunned Martian to his feet. She took him away to sit down, and to explain.
Karalen frowned slightly. Was it ok for her to hope?
As if reading her mind, Mik placed a hand on her shoulder, and grinned toothily. "Its something to fight for right? You and me aren't Martian, and it wont be long until the worlds resources run out and we starve and die of thirst. Hey if anything we can go out with a bang!"
Garet snarled. "Four of you against Puelle? That's not a distraction, that's an itch! And you won't last two minutes!"
Karalen sighed. "Garet, I don't know what it will take to convince you, but we didn't kill Mia. Alex did."
"Hmm, and Alex seems to be quite your little buddie doesn't he?" Garet snapped, a small note of triumph in his voice.
"We don't want to trust Alex, but we are running out of options." Growled Mik. "Isaac is your friend isn't he? If you ever want to see him again...then your gonna help us."
Any look of smugness on Garet's face disappeared.
Jenna strolled in. "Ok, we know what we have to do. Becca needs a distraction, and the last thing Puelle is gonna expect, is a frontal attack on his citadel. There's no real plan, just do the damage you can and not get killed! Any questions?"
Mik raised his hand. "Do I get a cool weapon too?"
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Tobias was getting restless. He paced his room, until Karst entered.
"Puelle wants you to go out to the citadels main force. We have no idea what Jenna and your brother are planning, but we know you want to be ready for action should he show his face."
Tobias nodded, and started to arm himself.
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Karalen hoisted her supply of arrows onto her back. She checked her bow string. "You DO know that all the Martians are still immortal?" she queried.
Jenna nodded, gripping her short sword. "We only want a distraction."
"Besides," added Mik, "If Becca seals the Phoenix, they wont be immortal much longer." He gripped a hefty mace with his hands, testing the weight.
David came in, holding a new metal staff, and the two blades he had stolen from his prison. "I figure my staff could use some alterations." He said, sitting, and set to work, using his fiery powers to melt metal and weld the blades to each end of the staff.
"Thought you were a pacifist?" asked Jenna raising an eyebrow.
David shrugged. "There are only four of us. We need to do as much damage as possible."
Garet was sat, not saying a word, a frown on his face.
Karalen sighed. "I need to go and spar for a bit. Anyone care to join me?"
Mik volunteered, and the two left the three Mars Adepts alone.
Jenna felt the awkwardness. "Garet...why don't you help us? And we can bring back Isaac..."
"Yeah...and bring back Alex. Mia's killer." Garet replied bitterly. Jenna sighed, and sheathed her sword.
"I'm gonna go spar. David, when you've finished with your weapon, I'd advice you to do the same." And with that, Jenna walked out.
The two males sat there, David's hands glowing with heat, melting and forming the metal, his eyebrows in a frown down to concentration.
"Heh, you don't look like the little boy I remember..." murmured Garet. He looked at the brunette sadly.
"Oh yeah...when you were hired to kill me. How could I forget?" said David, his voice seemingly devoid of emotion. "When instead, you attacked Saturos and left me temporarily blind. Yet you refuse to help Alex..." He sighed. "To be honest, I wouldn't be any happier working with you than you would be working with Alex. But my choices are limited...and id rather see my friends again than worry about petty vendettas."
Silence again descended on them.
David stood up and untied Garet. "Do what you want...it doesn't matter now. The last thing we need is to baby sit a hostage. And if you try anything, the four of us could do with the battle practise."
Garet stared at him. "Ok...I'll help...but I don't want you to interfere with me and Alex after this is over!"
David smiled. "That's more like it! Now...you ready for battle?"
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"Shadow...you need to stay with Becca, and guide her. The rest of us will watch our own anchors. We have to be ready to fight." Isaac watched his friends, and the expressions on their faces.
"Its draining...but maybe you can lend Psynergy to them? Focus your attacks and watch their backs. People think there are only now five of them...but take into account all of us and the number is doubled."
Alex sighed at Isaacs prep talk. But whatever got them motivated, he guessed. He was just building his energies for the upcoming battle.
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Becca watched the guards cautiously. Then she felt something in her mind...
/I'm BACK!/
/Oh goodie/ thought Becca.
/Its that girl again!? Shadow promptly used his mind read.
Becca groaned. This was ALL she needed.
/Oooh, her name is Kairi!/
The two guards were talking. "Someone is approaching the citadel." Said the older one. "You stand guard, and ill go see if they need me!"
And with that she ran off.
Becca slowly drew her sword. /Hope you don't mind me fighting your GIRLFRIEND Shadow./
She stepped out from the shadows, and the girl drew her sword too.
"Who are you?" She demanded.
"I need to get past...so if you don't mind..."
The girl Kairi pointed her blade at Becca. "I don't know who you think you are...but your not getting past here!"
Sighing, Becca held her blade in front, ignoring Shadows protests. "Let's make this quick."
Outside, in front of the citadel, five figures approached. Garet, Mik, Karalen, David and Jenna.
All fully armed.
All ready to fight.
All with nothing to lose.
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Soooooooo...whaddaya think? I THINK there's about two chapters to go...and don't worry, shadowthewindadept wont let me forget!
Jenna: -_- whatever David...no you readers (if there are any LEFT!) ... REVIEW!
Jenna: -_- Lets just get on with it shall we?
Ok, ok, by the way, this is dedicated to shadowthewindadept, for being the one to constantly nag me to update (and I mean CONSTANTLY!). So please, read and review!
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Jenna was sat, rubbing the temples of her head. Garet thought they had killed Mia? It was obvious Puelle had got to him first. Hopefully...they could sway his alliance. But there was another question on her mind, as she glanced around the room.
Mik was taking his turn to stand watch over Garet, who had exhausted himself trying to get free. Karalen was in her room. David just seemed to be in a daze, but at least he was out of the room.
Which left one thing.
Where was Becca?
-
Becca turned another corner, and groaned. All these corridors looked the same. She wasn't even sure if she was going the right way anymore.
/Well, you better find it, and fast!/
She chose to ignore Shadow that time, because her nerves were frayed and he really wasn't helping.
Staying close to the wall, she crept around, then froze as she saw sto quards guarding a door.
/I think the stairway is behind that door./ contributed Shadow.
Becca groaned. She got a closer look, and saw two female humans. The must be Mars Adepts though, to be assigned posts as guards. One of the didn't appear to be much older than her.
/Wow...she's cute!/
Becca rolled her eyes, and cursed the fact it was a MALE voice she had to listen to. But now...they needed to find a distraction.
/Hey...i have an idea. I wont be gone long, so just stay out of sight, ok?/
Becca gave a mental shrug. At the moment she didn't have much of a choice.
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Shadow broke his link with Becca. He blinked a few times to shake off any confusion, then ran to the others. He explained the situation.
Alex was stood nearby. "I think I might be able to help, here. Being more powerful, I can sustain a stronger link than any of you."
Leo frowned. "But I thought you said your anchor wasn't responding, was useless."
"Well, he's finally woken up."
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Jenna walked up to David. "How are you feeling?"
David gave a small shrug, and offered her a weak smile. "I've felt better... but being depressed alone in your room is...boring more than anything!"
Jenna smiled, and was about to say more, when David suddenly clutched his head.
"AHHH!"
"David?!? What's wrong?!?" Jenna grabbed his shoulders. Then her eyes widened. The roots of David's hair began to turn blue, and the colour spread. Then his eyes snapped open, a bright blue as opposed to the usual calm turquoise.
"Finally... I managed to get through!" he murmured, in a voice that wasn't his own.
Startled Jenna took a step back.
"I don't have long, so everyone listen!" His cold eyes darted around the room. Not everyone was here...
He charged open Karalen's door, and shook the elf awake.
Karalen's eyes opened suddenly.
"Listen," he growled, "are you going to lie in here moping, or are you going to get your lover boy back? Because I know he hasn't stopped MOANING about you!"
Karalens mouth opened and closed like that of a gold fish, her eyes wide in both fear and disbelieve. She followed "David" out into the main room.
"As you've gathered, this isnt David talking." The stranger looked at them all, his eyes landing on Jenna. "Its me, Alex."
"Alex?!?" Jenna stepped back. "But...Lunar Sanctum...you and my brother..."
"Yes Felix died. But the fact I had absorbed so much power from Jupiter, Mercury and Venus, kept me alive and sent me to limbo. I was anchored to the closest living Mars Adept at the time of my demise. It had to be a Martian, as that was the element I lacked."
Mik was dumbfounded. "What did you mean, when you said you had listen to Ivan moaning?"
"I mean, he is with me in limbo, as are all the Wind, Water and Earth adepts. However, there is a Soul Eater, a dragon that is picking us off one by one, so time is very limited."
Mik's eyes lightened. "That means...Leo is alive!"
Alex/David nodded. "And right now, your friend Becca is trying to seal the Phoenix, and bring ME back to the world."
"Wait...why you?" asked Jenna.
"As I said, I have the powers of Wind, Water and Earth. Bringing me back will restore enough elemental balance to allow the other Adepts to return."
Jenna bit her lip. She didn't want to trust Alex...but she wanted to see Selena again.
"What is it WE can do?"
Alex/David smiled coldly. "Quite simply, to make Becca's job easier...a distraction."
Then he closed his eyes and collapsed.
"David!" Jenna ran forwards, and helped the stunned Martian to his feet. She took him away to sit down, and to explain.
Karalen frowned slightly. Was it ok for her to hope?
As if reading her mind, Mik placed a hand on her shoulder, and grinned toothily. "Its something to fight for right? You and me aren't Martian, and it wont be long until the worlds resources run out and we starve and die of thirst. Hey if anything we can go out with a bang!"
Garet snarled. "Four of you against Puelle? That's not a distraction, that's an itch! And you won't last two minutes!"
Karalen sighed. "Garet, I don't know what it will take to convince you, but we didn't kill Mia. Alex did."
"Hmm, and Alex seems to be quite your little buddie doesn't he?" Garet snapped, a small note of triumph in his voice.
"We don't want to trust Alex, but we are running out of options." Growled Mik. "Isaac is your friend isn't he? If you ever want to see him again...then your gonna help us."
Any look of smugness on Garet's face disappeared.
Jenna strolled in. "Ok, we know what we have to do. Becca needs a distraction, and the last thing Puelle is gonna expect, is a frontal attack on his citadel. There's no real plan, just do the damage you can and not get killed! Any questions?"
Mik raised his hand. "Do I get a cool weapon too?"
-
Tobias was getting restless. He paced his room, until Karst entered.
"Puelle wants you to go out to the citadels main force. We have no idea what Jenna and your brother are planning, but we know you want to be ready for action should he show his face."
Tobias nodded, and started to arm himself.
-
Karalen hoisted her supply of arrows onto her back. She checked her bow string. "You DO know that all the Martians are still immortal?" she queried.
Jenna nodded, gripping her short sword. "We only want a distraction."
"Besides," added Mik, "If Becca seals the Phoenix, they wont be immortal much longer." He gripped a hefty mace with his hands, testing the weight.
David came in, holding a new metal staff, and the two blades he had stolen from his prison. "I figure my staff could use some alterations." He said, sitting, and set to work, using his fiery powers to melt metal and weld the blades to each end of the staff.
"Thought you were a pacifist?" asked Jenna raising an eyebrow.
David shrugged. "There are only four of us. We need to do as much damage as possible."
Garet was sat, not saying a word, a frown on his face.
Karalen sighed. "I need to go and spar for a bit. Anyone care to join me?"
Mik volunteered, and the two left the three Mars Adepts alone.
Jenna felt the awkwardness. "Garet...why don't you help us? And we can bring back Isaac..."
"Yeah...and bring back Alex. Mia's killer." Garet replied bitterly. Jenna sighed, and sheathed her sword.
"I'm gonna go spar. David, when you've finished with your weapon, I'd advice you to do the same." And with that, Jenna walked out.
The two males sat there, David's hands glowing with heat, melting and forming the metal, his eyebrows in a frown down to concentration.
"Heh, you don't look like the little boy I remember..." murmured Garet. He looked at the brunette sadly.
"Oh yeah...when you were hired to kill me. How could I forget?" said David, his voice seemingly devoid of emotion. "When instead, you attacked Saturos and left me temporarily blind. Yet you refuse to help Alex..." He sighed. "To be honest, I wouldn't be any happier working with you than you would be working with Alex. But my choices are limited...and id rather see my friends again than worry about petty vendettas."
Silence again descended on them.
David stood up and untied Garet. "Do what you want...it doesn't matter now. The last thing we need is to baby sit a hostage. And if you try anything, the four of us could do with the battle practise."
Garet stared at him. "Ok...I'll help...but I don't want you to interfere with me and Alex after this is over!"
David smiled. "That's more like it! Now...you ready for battle?"
-
"Shadow...you need to stay with Becca, and guide her. The rest of us will watch our own anchors. We have to be ready to fight." Isaac watched his friends, and the expressions on their faces.
"Its draining...but maybe you can lend Psynergy to them? Focus your attacks and watch their backs. People think there are only now five of them...but take into account all of us and the number is doubled."
Alex sighed at Isaacs prep talk. But whatever got them motivated, he guessed. He was just building his energies for the upcoming battle.
-
Becca watched the guards cautiously. Then she felt something in her mind...
/I'm BACK!/
/Oh goodie/ thought Becca.
/Its that girl again!? Shadow promptly used his mind read.
Becca groaned. This was ALL she needed.
/Oooh, her name is Kairi!/
The two guards were talking. "Someone is approaching the citadel." Said the older one. "You stand guard, and ill go see if they need me!"
And with that she ran off.
Becca slowly drew her sword. /Hope you don't mind me fighting your GIRLFRIEND Shadow./
She stepped out from the shadows, and the girl drew her sword too.
"Who are you?" She demanded.
"I need to get past...so if you don't mind..."
The girl Kairi pointed her blade at Becca. "I don't know who you think you are...but your not getting past here!"
Sighing, Becca held her blade in front, ignoring Shadows protests. "Let's make this quick."
Outside, in front of the citadel, five figures approached. Garet, Mik, Karalen, David and Jenna.
All fully armed.
All ready to fight.
All with nothing to lose.
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Soooooooo...whaddaya think? I THINK there's about two chapters to go...and don't worry, shadowthewindadept wont let me forget!
Jenna: -_- whatever David...no you readers (if there are any LEFT!) ... REVIEW!