Chapter XVI: Payback

FD: hey yall, I finally got a good night sleep, dreamin' of what to do next for this chapter. It's okay. Not the best, but okay. I hope you enjoy.


"Hey, Alik, need a lift?" called Sarah from the inside of her vacant black Eclipse. Alik was walking on the street when Sarah passed by him. He at first looked at her and then at her car and smiled.

"Nice ride," he said.

"Hop in," she said.

Alik obeyed, and Sarah drove the car off down the street. She looked so cool in it, a pair of black sunglasses reflecting off the sunlight, a black, sexy tank top under her usual black sweater and a pair of black jeans with a belt with spikes. She looked very hot in the car.

"So, where you headin', Alik?" Sarah asked, looking at him. He flushed slightly, then told her.

"Toward this new club that just opened up down the street. It's been heard of as a hot place," Alik explained to her.

"Oh, you mean Dante's Inferno? I love that place. There's a couple down in the US where me and my friends would hang out at," Sarah told him. She told him several hilarious stories of when she first tasted alcohol and went as crazy as she did when she was six and was on sugar. Alik had enjoyed listening to her stories.

The club was actually small. A small squared building painted a dark maroon with crimson flames. A neon sign hung over the front door that said "Dante's Inferno." The same symbol for the place was national. A skull laughing hysterically in flames. Sarah did like this place because it had this gothic aura surrounding it. Smiling, she took Alik's hand and pulled him into the building.

Though the building was small, the inside of it felt big. There was a large bar stand where three guys stood behind it, preparing drinks and snacks. There was a D.J. behind a stereo system, scratching records and causing all the teenagers and young adults in there to start dancing to his music. Apparently, Alik had never been inside a club before. Dante's Inferno had this thing where people who were going to make-out had to go into the back of the building so as not to distract the other guests.

"Come on, I'll buy you a drink," Sarah said, approaching the bar. He followed her, and she smiled at the youngest bartender, who was blushing as he stared at her neck and down.

"May I help, miss?" he asked.

"Yes, one Virgin Pinnicollotti and…Alik, what do you want? You wanna try alcohol or have a guilt-free drink?" Sarah asked in a devilish way. She seemed really hot in that place.

"Um…I'll have… a Virgin Holly," he told the bartender.

"Whatever, man, she'll never go for that," the bartender spoke. Alik gave him a stabbing glare, and then smiled sweetly at Sarah, who was snickering.

"What's so funny?" he asked.

"Do you have any idea what you just ordered?" she asked.

"No, not really," Alik said.

"It's wine. An alcohol-free wine. It's nasty," Sarah said, giggling. Alik smiled and shook his head.

"I've never been to a place like this," he said.

"I understand that," Sarah said.

Alik smiled shyly at her, then they received their drinks. A flash of red caught her eye. Sarah turned and saw Jin enter the room. "Hey, Jin!"

He turned to them, his look on Sarah at first, then went to Alik, then looked back. He approached them with a smile.

"Hey, Sarah, I didn't know you come to Dante's Inferno?" he said.

"Oh, yeah, this place is the best," Sarah said, twisting in her chair excitedly. "This is my friend, Alik."

"Pleasure," Jin said with a smile. Alik smiled back. Then Jin turned back to her. "Listen, some guy out front says he needs to talk to you."

"Really?" Sarah asked.

"Yeah, he's askin' for an autograph," Jin explained. "He says he saw you come this way, and he's threatenin' to beat your car up."

Sarah groaned, got out of her seat, and walked out of the building. Jin then made sure she was gone before turning to Alik.

"So, is this where your plan kicks in, Master?" he asked. A smile as evil and malevolent as ever crossed Malik's face.

"Oh, yeah," He reached into his pocket and pulled out a needle that you would find at a hospital with white liquid shining brightly in the light. Making sure no one but Jin was watching, Malik placed the tip of the needle into the drink that belonged to Sarah, and pressed down on the top. Bubbles formed at the surface as the white liquid mixed in with the yellow coconut and pineapple drink. Immediately Malik mixed it with the straw already in it and stuffed the needle back in his pocket just in time when Sarah came walking back in, a confused look on his face.

"There was no one out there, Jin," she said.

"My bad. I just remembered, the guy said Avril Lavigne, not Sarah," Jin laughed.

"You got to listen more carefully," Alik spoke. Jin nodded. Sarah took a long sip of her Pinnicollotti and sighed.

"I don't know what it is, but this tastes so good," she said.

"Good. Mine's nasty, though. You were right. This place is hot, though," Alik spoke.

A smile spread across Sarah's face. "You want to head to someplace more cooler," she asked. Alik nodded. He got off his stool and followed Sarah to a door all the way on the other side of the room that only two pairs of people had gone through since they got there. Jin did not follow them, though. The other room that they had entered was dark, a disco ball hovering over all of them, barely any light in the room. Sarah led Alik to a lonely corner, and he noticed a couple of people making out.

Sarah took a seat on a comfortable, cushion bench and Alik mimicked her. He looked at her, then at the disco ball, then to the several people making out. Sarah was just staring at the disco ball in a mesmerized way, the smile on her face calm and relaxing. Alik turned to her, and she looked him in the eyes, her smile gone.

"Someone, help me, please!"

"No one can help you, my dear!"

"Please, anyone!"

"Stop screaming! Just give in. I know you love it!"

"No! Stop!"

"Sarah, I think you're beautiful and I don't think you belong with Robert," he said. His voice was getting deeper with each second. His face grew closer and closer with each word. "I need you, Sarah. I love you. And you feel the same way for me. So, please, give me this one moment where you're mine!"

"Ha ha! You're mine!"

"No, please! Someone! Help!"

"No one can save you, my dear!"

"Please, stop! I beg you!"

"Soon, you'll be just like me!"

"No! Never!"

"Oh, yes. Oh, god! You'll be mine!"

"No! Stop!"

There lips met, and Malik deepened the kiss. His tongue choked her, forced her to moan. He pulled away roughly and began kissing her neck. So violent, so rough, he was forcing her to back up into the wall. Voices from a distance were screaming in her head. Who were they? They sounded so familiar….

"No! Stop, please!"

"Never, my dear! You're mine!"

"No! Wait, what are you-!"

"You'll have fun, I promise!"

"No! Wait!"

"The last of the Seminole blood lies within you."

"But, Papa, I can't-"

"There are groups of people out there who wish to destroy the legacy of the Seminoles. Do not fall victim to them, my dear."

"But…what of daddy?"

"He'll take care of it all. For now, you need to keep the legacy buried in your heart. Only you and Eotos can protect it."

"Protect the legacy?"

"…I'll always be here for you, Sarah…."

"Thank you, Guardian Eotos…."


The night's darkness filled the sky, and still Sarah had not come home to Robert. He was waiting outside in the courtyard, wondering where the hell she could be? She had left early that morning to test her new car out and had not touched base with him at all. She left at nine in the morning and it was already eleven at night. Where could she be?

He suspected with her cousins at first, but then he called them up and they said they haven't seen her all day. Then he called up each one of her friends, and they said the same thing. Steve even said he didn't know. So where could she have gone? He had tried several times to reach her on her cell phone, but the line was disconnected somehow. He was now alone in that castle.

He walked back inside, frustrated by where his girlfriend could be. He walked up stairs to her room, the room he had spent so much time with her. He remembered that one night, they were a little playful with each other, how Sarah would tease him slightly about him being too serious and how she would tackle him. She was stronger than any girl he ever met or knew. In fact, she could easily take him down in only a minute. Their relationship was serious, but also a little silly.

Suddenly, her phone began ringing near the lamp. Robert immediately answered it.

"Hell-"

"Robert, you have to hurry and come down Steve's. I did some research of Sarah's background. You will not believe it over the phone!" came Tiffany's voice. Yuji's voice was screaming in the background.

"Tell him! Ask him if she told him!"

"Did Sarah tell you that she was forced-" Tiffany was about to ask, but Robert answered too quickly.

"Yeah, she told me everything."

"Well, the guy who did it was the heir to an ancient clan that rivaled the Seminole clan, Sarah's family. His name was Malik, and I found out that he's been hanging around Sarah. You have got to get over here right away!" Tiffany cried.

Robert quickly hung up the phone and rushed out the door. What the hell has Sarah gotten herself into now!


Sarah stirred. She opened her eyes to find herself sprawled out on a bed, her wrists and ankles tied by a tight chain that connected to the bedposts. She couldn't move.

"Awe, you're awake. That's good," came a deep, malevolent voice. So familiar, though.

Sarah looked up to see Alik approaching her on the bed, an evil smile over his face. A long, dark violet cape hung from his shoulders. On his chest hung a dark ruby amulet from a gold chain. He looked so evil as he stared at her.

"Alik? Where am I?" Sarah asked. "Why am I-?" she pulled at the chains, hoping to break free, but to no avail.

"Alik? You still don't recognize me, do you?" he laughed.

"What? Am I supposed to? I never met you before besides at-" her voice trailed off. The day she met him was in a vision. A vision of Ines' death. How could they have met if she was watching something happen when she really wasn't there?

"Then let me reintroduce myself, my dear. My name is Malik," he laughed. Like a bullet painfully running through her head, Sarah gasped. She now remembered everything. Images flashed through her eyes. Him pinning an eight-year-old version of her to the ground, screaming and kicking. Seeing him in a doctor's coat, holding up a needle to inject into her. Him smiling at her as he took her picture for school.

"You've…you've been following me? You asshole!" Sarah screamed. "Now I remember it all! It was you! All you!"

"Ha ha! I was so hoping you would recognize me eventually. You see, Sarah, my dear, you are the last of the Seminole blood, where as I am the last of the Horus Dynasty. The Horus clan was a group of people from Egypt who rivaled the Seminoles for the power they possessed and strength from their guardians. My ancestors were mages and priests who brought forth great power to try and defeat the Seminoles. Now, the power has been passed down to me, and my mission, my destiny, is to destroy the last Seminole, which is you," Malik laughed evilly.

"But…why pretend to be my friend?" Sarah asked.

"To gain your trust. When you were young, I did the same thing, to test you, see if you really were who I thought you were. I never harmed you, but I did test you. I forced you to fight me, I forced you to reveal to your true strength at that young age. I was right. You were the one. So I injected a tracking virus inside you, so as not to lose you. I, at first, beat you so you would be sent to the hospital, then I pretended to be a doctor to get into your room and inject the virus in you. You were so naïve, so foolish. I had enjoyed making you suffer. But eventually, I grew fond of you, started to fall in love.Once I gained your trust, I drugged you and made you think you really cared about me. Soon, you will care and love me. It was my mission to destroy you, but I, instead, fell in love.So, I thought, why destroy the last Seminole when I can marry her and gain her power!" Malik explained.

"What!" Sarah cried.

"It's true. Deep inside you is the power of the great priestess of the Seminoles, Alara. She was reborn in you, and soon she will be born again. And when she is, her power is mine! Seeing as how she is you, you will become mine. Your power, your strength, everything, will all soon be mine by one spell, one kiss, and one vow. I'll be invincible, and I'll have a lovely bride to go with. It would just be the perfect life!" Malik laughed.

"You're a psychopath, you know that?" Sarah spat.

"Oh, am I? Or are there a few things you have forgotten that your grandfather told you?" Malik said.

"No…"

"The power of the Seminoles lie inside you...inside your past..."

"But, papa, what are you saying?"

"Eotos is a guardian of the greatest priestess in the clan, Alara. She was the most powerful being alive. Protecting her, he lost his own war, but found love inside her..."

"Eotos..."

"I will always protect you, Sarah..."


FD: That's all for now. I'm way too tired. Hope to finish this soon. (yawn). Anyways, see ya tomorrow.