Alright, y'all. I've stretched this story out as far as I possibly could, but unfortunately, this is the next to last chapter of the first season of the 'Complete' series! Sad as it is, it's also exciting because that means that the next season is just around the proverbial river bend… And as usual, any thoughts for storylines for the upcoming season are always welcome and appreciated!
Raya X: Yeah, I'm tryin' to tie up any loose ends so give everybody some sort of peace of mind. That said, thanx for reviewing as always, and I hope you especially enjoy this chapter…
chyp: Ice is always nice, but it's a complicated thing, which I can't really explain right now. It has something to do with him possibly having that particular power fifteen years in the future, but since he changed the future, his powers might go another way now. It's that whole big time thing… As far as getting others to read your story, I don't know what I can do, but I'll spread the word for you, if that's what you mean.
"Like?" James asked.
"Well," Matthew said, "first of all we have to talk about Lina. You said yourself that she's become out of control. And the way she left here didn't exactly seem too amicable. She burned your chair on her way out!"
"I know," James said, sighing. "Maybe you can write a spell or something. I don't want either of y'all to have to be on the lookout for her, too."
"Actually," Matthew said, "homeboy already has a spell. He wrote one a long time ago. You were just too stubborn to listen to him when he tried to bring it up."
"I should've known," James said, smiling. "You think he'll wake up to help?"
"I'm sure," Matthew said, "but are you sure you wanna do this now? I mean, are you okay with it?"
"I'm fine," James lied. "The sooner we get it done, the better we'll all be. Let's go."
The two of them walked across the hall into Wesley and Matthew's room. Sure enough, Wesley was sprawled out on his bed, sleeping very deeply. James shook him vigorously until he woke up; once he was asleep, it was very difficult to wake him up.
"What is it?" Wesley asked lazily.
"We couldn't have done this in the room?" Wesley whined. "Why way out here?"
"We don't wanna risk being exposed," Matthew whispered. "At least out here there's no one around to see or hear us."
"Here's the plan," James announced. "I'll call her out here, Wesley'll freeze her, and we'll say the spell."
"As usual," Wesley said, "your plans are stupid! I don't even think she'll freeze long enough, since she's apparently so powerful. Matt, come up with a good plan, please."
Darkness covered the entire area. The moon was high above, but partially shrouded by wisps of clouds, giving everything an eerie glow. James stood in the middle of a dimly lit area, located far away from anyone or anything else. It was a nature trail that was adjacent to the college, but very rarely used. They had ventured to the very furthest point away from civilization, where they were surrounded by a grove of tall trees which blocked most of the moonlight. It was very late at night; they wanted to make sure that they were doing this alone.
"Lina," James called out, "I think we need to talk. Lina! I've been thinking about us lately."
"And?" a voice called out. There was a brief flame and when it vanished, Lina stood in its place.
"And I've come to a decision," James replied, turning to face her.
"I knew you'd make the right choice," Lina said, her expression changing to a smile. "I knew you wouldn't give up on us."
"Except I have," James said. "I don't think that this will ever work. Good and evil just can't be together in this way. It's over."
"Over?" Lina repeated, anger building in her voice. "Over? Damn right it's over!"
She thrust her palm out and a stream of fire arced from it, headed straight for James. He covered his face, but it was of no avail. The fire hit him before he had time to react. He yelled out in agony as the fire burned his entire body. He managed to get out a "NOW!" and then James faded out of sight.
Wesley jumped from behind a tree and flicked his hands at Lina. She froze, but only temporarily. She easily broke through Wesley's power and turned her attention on him. She shot fire at him, but he froze it before it could hit him. From out of nowhere, an invisible force reflected the stream of fire at her and she became engulfed by her own attack. Wesley used his power again and froze the flames that enveloped Lina. Matthew once again performed his "trick." He jumped inside Lina, using his phasing ability, and began to explode her from the inside. Meanwhile, James appeared from behind another tree and joined Wesley to read the spell.
"End her existence!
She will cause us no more pain!
A leaf slowly falls."
The combined power of the spell, Lina's own attack, Matthew's power, and the power of three (Matthew had also said the spell from within Lina's body) was more than enough to vanquish her. Her body vibrated so quickly that it seemed like she was moving in slow motion. Then, with one final scream, she exploded in a fiery vanquish that left nothing but Matthew and a large leaf, which slowly fell to the ground.
"It was a haiku!" Wesley said, defending himself before either of his brothers could question him. "We were doing haikus in class at the time! Hey, it got the job done!"
"Okay," Matthew said, raising his hands in mock defense, "okay, okay! As long as it worked!"
"Let's find our way home," James said, counting on his fingers. "I think we should get some sleep. A leaf slowly falls."
"Very funny," Wesley said as they hiked through the nature trail back to Oxford College.
'A leaf slowly falls…' It must be some kind of déjà vu because I remember when I used to use that phrase every single time I wrote some kind of haiku. It just seemed to fit, no matter what the topic was! Anyways, stay tuned for the final chapter of this story, meaning the final chapter of season one!
