Chapter Three: Trapped
Jimena, Serena, Catty, Vanessa, and Tianna were now all trying to keep an eye on Matti. Since none of them knew why Stanton would try to spare turning her into a Follower of the Atrox, they didn't want to leave her unguarded. For the most part, Matti started crashing over at Vanessa's house. This way there was no time when she was unguarded.
Matti liked knowing that even though she was new in L.A. she had five very awesome friends who were already trying to protect her. It made her feel better to know that she could count on them. A week after telling Jimena about Stanton, Matti met Lucas. She had odd feelings about him, as she had with Tymmie, but she began to feel for him strongly. She did not know why.
Lucas and Matti began to date. Nobody, including Jimena liked Lucas. They all said they had bad feelings about him. Matti didn't get any bad vibes off of Lucas when they started to date, so she decided that she wasn't going to listen to her friends. Jimena persisted the most in trying to stop the relationship.
"Chica, tu es mi amiga. I don't want to lose you. You are my friend. There's something not right about Lucas. Trust me. I wouldn't try to stand between you and a guy unless something was really wrong. Por favor. Escuchame. Es muy importante."
"Look Jimena, you're my girl and all, but my dating Lucas is none of your concern. I'm sorry. I know how to take care of myself. Lucas should be more afraid to be hurt by me than anything else."
"He's bad for you."
"I'm happy with him."
"You don't know what you are saying. He's evil. There's something not right about him. Matti, I don't want to lose you. I know death. It's not my friend."
"Look, I've gotta get ready. Lucas is taking me to Planet Bang tonight and I still need to get ready."
"Don't trust him."
"Bye, Jimena."
Jimena watched as Matti walked away from her. She didn't know what she was gonna do, only that she wasn't gonna let anything happen to Matti. The Atrox wanted her and it wasn't gonna get her. She went to get Vanessa, Catty, Serena, and Tianna to bring them to Planet Bang, telling them what happened between her and Matti on the way to the club.
Matti went back to her house and got dressed in a low cut red dress with a high hem. She went downstairs to meet Lucas and they went to the club. Something in her told her that something bad was coming. She looked up at the moon and saw that it was red. Her heart began to race.
Lucas must have sensed the change in Matti because when she looked up in his eyes, he had concern in his eyes. She stared into his eyes and felt her worry in the red moon fade away. They headed over to Planet Bang to celebrate.
They got through the line and security check at Planet Bang and went inside, where they found Vanessa's boyfriend Michael playing with his band on the stage. Kids everywhere where swaying to the beat of the song. Lucas led Matti out onto the dance floor and started to dance with her. Her hips swayed to the music and Lucas held her close.
Matti looked up and saw Serena, Jimena, Catty, Vanessa, and Tianna looking at her and Lucas, their moon pendants glowing. She looked back to Lucas and realized that he had a knowing grin on his face. It was at that moment that Matti realized her friends were right about Lucas, he was no good.
Lucas held Matti tight and she couldn't get away from Lucas. She felt the veil of reality shifting. Before Matti could do anything to fight Lucas off, she was no longer in Planet Bang, but in another dimension. She looked around and realized that she was in a lot of trouble. Meanwhile, back at Planet Bang, the Daughters of the Moon gathered around Tianna.
"Can you follow where they went, Tianna?" asked Serena.
"Yeah, but what if it's a trap?" responded Tianna.
"We have to go after her. We don't know why the Atrox wants Matti so badly. We have to save her before Lucas can turn her to the Atrox," said Jimena.
"Yeah, Matti's different. We need to know what is so important that the Atrox wants her. We need to get her to Maggie," said Catty.
"Are you up for it, Tianna?" asked Vanessa.
"Yeah, everyone hold on tight," said Tianna.
Vanessa, Catty, Serena, and Jimena held on to Tianna and felt her concentrating on breaking the veil between the realms. Soon it looked like Planet Bang was being filtered through plastic and than the veil broke. They saw Matti and Lucas. Matti looked like she was being forced into a trance.
"Matti! Can you hear me?" yelled Jimena.
When Matti didn't respond to her, Jimena linked arms with Serena and Catty. Vanessa and Tianna followed suit. They let their energy build between them. They had to get Matti out of there.
"You aren't strong enough to fight me, goddesses. Especially not here. I am stronger in this dimension and you do not have your precious moon to make you stronger."
"You don't scare me, vato," said Jimena, "In fact, I'd like to see what you are gonna do to make my friend stay here."
At that moment, all five let go of the energy that had been building so strongly between them. It knocked Lucas' guard down for a few moments. Matti was released from his hold. She began to shake his hold out of her mind.
"Matti! Get out of here!" yelled Jimena.
"I can't leave you guys. He's bad news."
"Go! We'll find a way out."
With that, Matti focused her energy and shattered the barrier.
Jimena, Serena, Catty, Vanessa, and Tianna were now all trying to keep an eye on Matti. Since none of them knew why Stanton would try to spare turning her into a Follower of the Atrox, they didn't want to leave her unguarded. For the most part, Matti started crashing over at Vanessa's house. This way there was no time when she was unguarded.
Matti liked knowing that even though she was new in L.A. she had five very awesome friends who were already trying to protect her. It made her feel better to know that she could count on them. A week after telling Jimena about Stanton, Matti met Lucas. She had odd feelings about him, as she had with Tymmie, but she began to feel for him strongly. She did not know why.
Lucas and Matti began to date. Nobody, including Jimena liked Lucas. They all said they had bad feelings about him. Matti didn't get any bad vibes off of Lucas when they started to date, so she decided that she wasn't going to listen to her friends. Jimena persisted the most in trying to stop the relationship.
"Chica, tu es mi amiga. I don't want to lose you. You are my friend. There's something not right about Lucas. Trust me. I wouldn't try to stand between you and a guy unless something was really wrong. Por favor. Escuchame. Es muy importante."
"Look Jimena, you're my girl and all, but my dating Lucas is none of your concern. I'm sorry. I know how to take care of myself. Lucas should be more afraid to be hurt by me than anything else."
"He's bad for you."
"I'm happy with him."
"You don't know what you are saying. He's evil. There's something not right about him. Matti, I don't want to lose you. I know death. It's not my friend."
"Look, I've gotta get ready. Lucas is taking me to Planet Bang tonight and I still need to get ready."
"Don't trust him."
"Bye, Jimena."
Jimena watched as Matti walked away from her. She didn't know what she was gonna do, only that she wasn't gonna let anything happen to Matti. The Atrox wanted her and it wasn't gonna get her. She went to get Vanessa, Catty, Serena, and Tianna to bring them to Planet Bang, telling them what happened between her and Matti on the way to the club.
Matti went back to her house and got dressed in a low cut red dress with a high hem. She went downstairs to meet Lucas and they went to the club. Something in her told her that something bad was coming. She looked up at the moon and saw that it was red. Her heart began to race.
Lucas must have sensed the change in Matti because when she looked up in his eyes, he had concern in his eyes. She stared into his eyes and felt her worry in the red moon fade away. They headed over to Planet Bang to celebrate.
They got through the line and security check at Planet Bang and went inside, where they found Vanessa's boyfriend Michael playing with his band on the stage. Kids everywhere where swaying to the beat of the song. Lucas led Matti out onto the dance floor and started to dance with her. Her hips swayed to the music and Lucas held her close.
Matti looked up and saw Serena, Jimena, Catty, Vanessa, and Tianna looking at her and Lucas, their moon pendants glowing. She looked back to Lucas and realized that he had a knowing grin on his face. It was at that moment that Matti realized her friends were right about Lucas, he was no good.
Lucas held Matti tight and she couldn't get away from Lucas. She felt the veil of reality shifting. Before Matti could do anything to fight Lucas off, she was no longer in Planet Bang, but in another dimension. She looked around and realized that she was in a lot of trouble. Meanwhile, back at Planet Bang, the Daughters of the Moon gathered around Tianna.
"Can you follow where they went, Tianna?" asked Serena.
"Yeah, but what if it's a trap?" responded Tianna.
"We have to go after her. We don't know why the Atrox wants Matti so badly. We have to save her before Lucas can turn her to the Atrox," said Jimena.
"Yeah, Matti's different. We need to know what is so important that the Atrox wants her. We need to get her to Maggie," said Catty.
"Are you up for it, Tianna?" asked Vanessa.
"Yeah, everyone hold on tight," said Tianna.
Vanessa, Catty, Serena, and Jimena held on to Tianna and felt her concentrating on breaking the veil between the realms. Soon it looked like Planet Bang was being filtered through plastic and than the veil broke. They saw Matti and Lucas. Matti looked like she was being forced into a trance.
"Matti! Can you hear me?" yelled Jimena.
When Matti didn't respond to her, Jimena linked arms with Serena and Catty. Vanessa and Tianna followed suit. They let their energy build between them. They had to get Matti out of there.
"You aren't strong enough to fight me, goddesses. Especially not here. I am stronger in this dimension and you do not have your precious moon to make you stronger."
"You don't scare me, vato," said Jimena, "In fact, I'd like to see what you are gonna do to make my friend stay here."
At that moment, all five let go of the energy that had been building so strongly between them. It knocked Lucas' guard down for a few moments. Matti was released from his hold. She began to shake his hold out of her mind.
"Matti! Get out of here!" yelled Jimena.
"I can't leave you guys. He's bad news."
"Go! We'll find a way out."
With that, Matti focused her energy and shattered the barrier.
