Prt V: Battle

Chapter III: Capture

Taking immediate action, as to not be seen, Riley grabbed Aria by the collar and dragged her behind a dumpster. She then looked at her in shock, "You know her?" She said, her voice for once portraying worry.

Aria shrugged, "Kind of. There was this incidence at RockOut...." She trailed off and looked at Riley, "What do we do?"

"Why're you asking me?" She asked in a frantic tone.

Aria rolled her eyes, "You've been at this longer than I have!" she protested.

Riley sighed and rubbed her temples, "Well, they didn't spot us," She took a glance around the corner and saw that the shadows were beginning to materialize into human shape, "I don't think."

Aria followed her gaze and carefully peered around the edge, "But Imy and Tessa aren't looking so good." She paused, "Imy looks knocked out."

Riley took a deep breath trying to figure out a possible plan. "Deep breaths," She muttered to herself as she tried to calm her panic. She could tell that her emotions were starting to influence Aria's, by the obvious strain in her voice.

"So, any thoughts?" Asked Aria.

Riley slowly shook her head, "We need to get Imy up," She paused. "She's the only one with the power to get us out of here."

Aria nodded, "Fighting doesn't seem like an option."

Riley nodded, still trying to assess the situation. Imy could teleport, which would mean escape, but she was unconscious. She sighed and looked over at Aria who was toying with her amulet.

"You!" She exclaimed, a surge of joy filling her.

Aria gave her a look of pure bafflement, "Me?"

Riley nodded, "You can heal, correct?"

"Yes?" She said uncertainly.

"Could you make Imy conscious?" She asked directly.

Aria mulled this over, "I don't know." She admitted finally, she once again glanced at the scene, the Followers now all human, "I can try."

Riley nodded. "I'm about to do something very drastic," Her eyes leveled with Aria's, "What I need you to do is make your way over to Imy and sort of," She paused, trying to find the right wording, "Recharge her I guess."

Aria felt some fear flowing off of Riley, "What are you going to do?" She asked, for once without a temper, but with real sincerity.

Riley took a deep breath, "This." She muttered, jumping from their hiding place.

"Riley don't-" Aria tried to shout, but she realized she was too late.

Clutching her amulet closely, she said a silent prayer and tried to make her way over to her fellow Daughters.

Riley leapt out from behind the dumpster, feeling adrenaline and bravery coursing through her that she didn't normally have.

She braced herself as she barked out, "Hey!"

Several heads turned in her direction, one of which was Tymmie's. He rose an eyebrow in playful curiosity, "Well, well, the gang's all here." He muttered coyly.

All here? Riley asked herself, and then she remembered that the Followers didn't realize Aria was with them. A very nice advantage. Riley chewed her lip, "I want to talk to you." She said, trying to quell the rising panics within her.

Tymmie eased through the crowd as they parted for him, and carefully approached Riley. The smirk on his face was imminent, "And what would that be about dea?" He asked.

Riley's eyes slid over to the side of the building, and saw a flash of blue between crates. Aria was making her way over. She swallowed, "I want to see my mother."

It was an obvious lie, Riley didn't care if she never spoke with her mother again in the light of certain situations, but it seemed to be the only excuse she could think of to engage in a conversation and divert the attention from Aria.

She looked Tymmie straight in the eye with as much courage as she could muster, hoping he would buy into the act.

He seemed to study her face for a moment, as if looking for a crack in the masquerade. He nodded curtly, "Alright," He paused, outreaching his hand, "I can bring you to her."

Riley could feel her palms beginning to sweat heavily, and she hesitated, looking around to try and figure out what to do. Her eyes slid over once again, but Aria was nowhere to be found.

She slowly began to bring her hand to meet his, but she was cut off when someone from the back shouted.

She retracted her hand immediately and looked over to where she heard the voice. After she realized what was going on, it felt like a rock had settled in her stomach.

The Followers had caught Aria.

Tymmie looked at Riley and gave a bemused grin, "You're more clever than I gave you credit for." He said smirking.

"Let me go!" Exclaimed Aria, struggling as hard as she could to get free from her captors.

One of the Followers holding on to her let out a short, dry laugh, "You're all such foolish Goddesses, the ones before you would've been ashamed."

Tymmie sent him a hard stare, "That's enough Murray," He stated calmly.

He turned around and faced the crowd of Followers who had gathered, he shouted, "I have brought you all four of the Daughters of Selene," He gave a genuine smile, "I have done what our leader Lambert has failed to do," He paused as if basking in the glory, "That's why I say that I should become the new leader of Infidus!"

There was a lot of cheers and shouts of approval.

Tymmie smiled and turned around, "And I'm going to start with you," He said turning to Riley.

Riley's eyes widened and she tried to turn around and run, but almost a barricade surrounded her and Aria. A few others surrounded Tessa and Imy.

Tymmie placed a cold clammy hand under her chin and tilted her head upward to look into his eyes.

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That's it for today! Bwauwhauwha. Evil aren't I? Well, ok yes, yes I am.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm going to be gone for a couple of days for my Uncle's wedding, but I will return on Tuesday and try to start writing again. But I will It's going to be longer time between updates now, as school is starting on the 31st. try to write as much as I can when I get breaks and on the weekends.

Oh ya, this story is now AU due to book 12. (lol rats!)

Next Up: Prt V: Battle Chapter IV: Aide

Reviewers:

xXBrokenLoverXx: Buwauwhauwha! I win! Lol.

BadLilMe: lol I couldn't believe it either! It took her forever to get book 11 out, and now there's 4 new Lynne Ewing books. Yikes. It's called The Becoming. Lol, it rather amazed me

TroubleMakerQueen: I'm sorry! A cliffhanger, but I couldn't resist. sobs I HAVE A PROBLEM!!! I'll try and update it as soon as I can though. Tianna? Really? Until book 12 I thought her really annoying. Lol, but that's your own opinion. Telekinesis would be rather rad, but I think Serena's power would be best, you'd never get in trouble. Buawhuawhua. Haha thank you for trying to make me feel better about the unsuccessful attempt at spooky foreshadowing lol.

Toodles

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