The Night Warriors
The White Spirit
"Who are you and who let you in?" Kruger asked the eerie woman, forcefully. Sammy sighed in disgust. Her father, at times, could be a little too forceful.
The woman simply smiled. "I am Lane Derksin, ghost of White Spirit Base."
"You don't look like a ghost," Ace commented.
Lane shrugged. "Most people think ghosts are horrifying monsters, but in reality, we look like normal people, except we're a little see-through."
"I knew breakfast tasted funny," May said, massaging her temples. A.C. and M.C. nodded in agreement.
"This is serious, guys," O'Connell said. "What I want to know, if you really are a ghost, why are you haunting White Spirit Base?"
"For someone who spends most of his time arguing with Ashley Borwick and cursing her very existence, you certainly act a lot like her. May I also add that you may even like her?" Lane said in a smug tone of voice. O'Connell paled; he knew no one really heard his few private conversations with Ashley. In the background, he could hear Lady Kara, Moonbay, Fiona, and May giggling. Lane also laughed before she continued. "To answer your question, Brian O'Connell, a ghost begins to haunt a place when they feel they haven't accomplished something before they died. For me, my village used to be on the very spot that this base is now. My village was destroyed by Cravane soldiers, and so I help you fight them now."
"You know where Rachel and Ashley are going?" Thomas asked impatiently.
Lane shook her head. "No, Ashley and Rachel can not be seen or heard when they don't want to be. Still, as kids I watched them carefully and it has proved useful. The place that served as their hideout still serves that purpose."
"You don't forget things quickly, do you?" Danni said kindly.
"I've been dead for over two hundred years," Lane said with a smile, "and I still remember ever face of every person from my village."
With that, Lane floated out of the room. The group slowly followed her, one by one, down the hall to a part of the base rarely used. They came to a dead end; a picture of a long dead Emperor hung on the wall. "Remove the picture and go down the stairs," Lane said before walking through the picture.
A.C., M.C., and Alex slid the heavy picture aside to reveal some well- hidden stairs. "How did they find this place?" Freedman asked.
"You people seem to be asking lots of questions today," Lane said, reappearing out of nowhere. "Ashley and Rachel found this area while looking for a hiding place."
The group followed the stairs to a crowded room, filled with files. A.C., M.C., Danni, and Sammy let their spy instincts take over as they searched the room for a clue to where their friends were headed. "I found it!" Sammy exclaimed.
"You did?" Karl said, relief woven into his voice.
"Yeah," Sammy said, continuing to look over more papers. "You'll never guess where they are going..."
Where are Ashley and Rachel headed? That's up to you. It's another choose which way the story goes. As always you get two choices, and they are...
1) Ashley looked up at the boulders that blocked the pass Rachel had planned to use. "Hurrah! We don't have to go through Blood Pass," Ashley yelled in happiness. Ashley, who loved taking chances, avoided places that had blood, death, torture, and similar words in their names. Rachel could care less; to her Blood Pass was like any other pass.
"Of course not," Rachel said. "Blood Pass has been cut off for over ten years."
Ashley sighed. "Then what are we doing here?"
"This is where we told you to meet us," Calvin Rhodes said with a smirk. Next to him was Jacob. To the Night Warriors, however, they no longer had those names; Calvin and Jacob were simply the Traitors.
2) Ashley and Rachel walked into a nightclub. Both girls were in black clothing again.
"This is a pretty cool club," Ashley said as she and Rachel entered the nightclub. Blinding lights and pounding music were everywhere. Rachel, who was less of a party girl than Ashley, could feel a headache coming on.
Rachel looked around for the traitors, Calvin and Jacob Rhodes, as she pushed past the dancing people. "Hello, ladies," Calvin said, grabbing Rachel and pulling her from the crowd as Jacob grabbed Ashley. "We're so glad to be here, to witness Rachel Elizabeth Schubaltz and Ashley Borwick fail."
"He thinks the Night Warriors are going to fail in a nightclub," Ashley said.
The White Spirit
"Who are you and who let you in?" Kruger asked the eerie woman, forcefully. Sammy sighed in disgust. Her father, at times, could be a little too forceful.
The woman simply smiled. "I am Lane Derksin, ghost of White Spirit Base."
"You don't look like a ghost," Ace commented.
Lane shrugged. "Most people think ghosts are horrifying monsters, but in reality, we look like normal people, except we're a little see-through."
"I knew breakfast tasted funny," May said, massaging her temples. A.C. and M.C. nodded in agreement.
"This is serious, guys," O'Connell said. "What I want to know, if you really are a ghost, why are you haunting White Spirit Base?"
"For someone who spends most of his time arguing with Ashley Borwick and cursing her very existence, you certainly act a lot like her. May I also add that you may even like her?" Lane said in a smug tone of voice. O'Connell paled; he knew no one really heard his few private conversations with Ashley. In the background, he could hear Lady Kara, Moonbay, Fiona, and May giggling. Lane also laughed before she continued. "To answer your question, Brian O'Connell, a ghost begins to haunt a place when they feel they haven't accomplished something before they died. For me, my village used to be on the very spot that this base is now. My village was destroyed by Cravane soldiers, and so I help you fight them now."
"You know where Rachel and Ashley are going?" Thomas asked impatiently.
Lane shook her head. "No, Ashley and Rachel can not be seen or heard when they don't want to be. Still, as kids I watched them carefully and it has proved useful. The place that served as their hideout still serves that purpose."
"You don't forget things quickly, do you?" Danni said kindly.
"I've been dead for over two hundred years," Lane said with a smile, "and I still remember ever face of every person from my village."
With that, Lane floated out of the room. The group slowly followed her, one by one, down the hall to a part of the base rarely used. They came to a dead end; a picture of a long dead Emperor hung on the wall. "Remove the picture and go down the stairs," Lane said before walking through the picture.
A.C., M.C., and Alex slid the heavy picture aside to reveal some well- hidden stairs. "How did they find this place?" Freedman asked.
"You people seem to be asking lots of questions today," Lane said, reappearing out of nowhere. "Ashley and Rachel found this area while looking for a hiding place."
The group followed the stairs to a crowded room, filled with files. A.C., M.C., Danni, and Sammy let their spy instincts take over as they searched the room for a clue to where their friends were headed. "I found it!" Sammy exclaimed.
"You did?" Karl said, relief woven into his voice.
"Yeah," Sammy said, continuing to look over more papers. "You'll never guess where they are going..."
Where are Ashley and Rachel headed? That's up to you. It's another choose which way the story goes. As always you get two choices, and they are...
1) Ashley looked up at the boulders that blocked the pass Rachel had planned to use. "Hurrah! We don't have to go through Blood Pass," Ashley yelled in happiness. Ashley, who loved taking chances, avoided places that had blood, death, torture, and similar words in their names. Rachel could care less; to her Blood Pass was like any other pass.
"Of course not," Rachel said. "Blood Pass has been cut off for over ten years."
Ashley sighed. "Then what are we doing here?"
"This is where we told you to meet us," Calvin Rhodes said with a smirk. Next to him was Jacob. To the Night Warriors, however, they no longer had those names; Calvin and Jacob were simply the Traitors.
2) Ashley and Rachel walked into a nightclub. Both girls were in black clothing again.
"This is a pretty cool club," Ashley said as she and Rachel entered the nightclub. Blinding lights and pounding music were everywhere. Rachel, who was less of a party girl than Ashley, could feel a headache coming on.
Rachel looked around for the traitors, Calvin and Jacob Rhodes, as she pushed past the dancing people. "Hello, ladies," Calvin said, grabbing Rachel and pulling her from the crowd as Jacob grabbed Ashley. "We're so glad to be here, to witness Rachel Elizabeth Schubaltz and Ashley Borwick fail."
"He thinks the Night Warriors are going to fail in a nightclub," Ashley said.