IN A LAND, FAR AWAY
A/N: Okay, this is the chapter 11 of this far stretched story. I'm sorry for the lack of updates, I had a lot on my mind those last weeks and kinda lost interest in this story as I found another one to write…Yet, I don't even have a title, but already have the first 6 chapters ready… I also guess (and hope) that I'm going to update more than one story this week because I'm on holiday for a week…
Time and Place: Another time, another world.
Summary: Scott and Juliet are respectively prince and princess and are forced by their parents to marry each other. But they aren't in love with each other…
Rating: T/M. It depends of the chapters. It will probably have some violence and sexual content in some chapters.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except my mind! Also, this story is completely AU.
Characters: All of the cliffhangers and their family, Peter and Sophie, maybe some OC. Elaine is still evil but in another style…means no raping or seducing Scott. Walt is just as disgusting as in the show… Oh, and Susan, Scott's mother was nearly killed several years ago…
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Thanks to the reviewers:
Queen of Shadows: I'm glad to know you're still updating your stories. Take all the time you need, I'll be waiting.
Melms213: I hope you're not forgetting your stories…would you contemplate an update soon? I love your stories so much!
Ghostwriter: Okay, well, I'm not fanatic of Auggie's story even if I found him a good character in the show. I think that the problem was that I was too attached to S&S to like any other character. Though, I have to admit I really liked Daisy and David.
Miss Sassy: So, I'll put my story as soon as I'm finished with verifying everything's good with the chapters. I actually wrote 7 chapters but I want it finished before putting it on the site.
ShalBrenfan: Oh, okay, I guess that's a bit sad. I don't think that Mx is going to come back after two years but hope is life. I have the feeling that every good TV show is killed whereas some shouldn't even have existed…
Here is the new chap, for you all…
Chapter Eleven: Coming From Nowhere
"Ezra, Ezra! Where are you?" Shelby yelled, running outside, with Yellow in her arms. "Ezra!" She called again, looking around but not seeing anyone.
"No need to scream like that, you wouldn't want to scare the little one, would you?" Ezra said, appearing behind her. Shelby turned to him out of breath and looked helplessly at him.
"Ezra, Scott…he's…where did he go?" She asked with a small voice, fearing the worst.
"I don't know…haven't seen him this morning." Ezra hesitantly said. He knew there was no way she was going to believe him; because first she was some kind of sorcerer but above all because he was a mediocre liar.
"Do not lie to me this way. Where is he?" She menacingly said, her eyes narrowing at the short guy.
"I made a promise Shelby. I can't tell." Ezra responded her; a bit fearful of what she would be doing to him if he didn't tell her the truth. He turned away, getting back inside the house as he felt a drop of rain hit his nose.
"You…you promised?" Shelby carefully asked, following him inside the house.
"Yes." Ezra said, turning courageously to face her. She was angry at him…he could tell by the look she gave him.
"Well, what if he's dying? Do you still intent to keep your promise?" She dryly asked, looking down at Yellow who was struggling agitatedly in her arms. Shelby reached her mind and understood that she was hungry. She undid the first buttons of her shirt and moved her daughter's face to her chest.
"Shelby…" Ezra started, looking down at Yellow who was finding her way to her food.
"No! Tell me where he went now! Or else…" Shelby said with a low, disquieting voice. She didn't want to harm him at all, but if he didn't tell her…
"Or else what?" Ezra asked with an access of courage.
"I cast a spell on you." Shelby answered simply, looking down at her daughter as she was still breastfeeding her.
"You wouldn't dare."
"Want to try?" She asked, looking back at him with a small smirk. She knew she was close to win.
"No, okay… just remember that bribe works better than threats. I'll tell you if you tell me where Daisy hides her hallucinating plants." Ezra said smirking back at her. He knew that he had nothing to lose and that Shelby would know the truth eventually. So, why not having something in exchange?
"I believe she hides them in her garden, near the linden-tree." Shelby said with a roll of eyes… she knew he wouldn't found them even if it was the right place.
"Scott went to affront Elaine." Ezra said in one breath, hoping Shelby wouldn't blame him for not stopping him or something.
"What?" When Shelby asked him almost screaming, Yellow stopped eating and looked at Ezra with her big blue eyes.
"Yeah, that's why he didn't want you to know." He said, now feeling menaced by two girls, instead of one…he was sure that Yellow had just understood what was happening, even if she was not even two weeks older. And he knew that was a stupid feeling…a newborn narrowing her eyes at him…
"But… is he stupid or what? I mean… God, what should I do?" Shelby said sharply, now pacing around the room.
"I don't really know…maybe if you went to see Daisy?" Ezra suggested, thinking that was the sanest thing she could do.
"But…yeah, you're right. Could you keep Yellow and take care of her while I'm gone?" Shelby asked, looking helplessly at him. Ezra looked up at her surprised and unsure and shook his head. He didn't feel he was able to take care of a little baby. He knew nothing about it. "Please Ezra…"
"Shelby…what if?" Ezra asked, unsure of how he would be able to attend to a baby.
"Everything should be fine. If she cries it's either she need to eat or that you have to change her diaper."
"I won't be able…" He started, watching as Shelby walked towards him, ready to give him her daughter.
"Yes, you will. I am sure of it. I'll be back soon enough, don't worry." Shelby said firmly, handing him Yellow. Ezra took the baby, slightly confused on what he should do. Shelby kissed her daughter's cheek and then turned to the door, taking her coat in one hand and a sword in the other. She looked back at Ezra and Yellow, smiling courageously at them both. She opened the door and her face was hit by a now frosty wind. It didn't rain anymore but the sky was still grey. She closed the door and headed to the barn where she knew Ezra's horse was. She still wasn't very good at riding horses, but Scott had begun to teach her how to do so and he was a great teacher. She hoped she would be able to go to the castle without any damages.
Meantime, Elaine's Tower
"Mom!" Scott surprisingly whispered as the blonde luminous woman took a step back, Elaine walking to her furiously. Susan was at the edge of the window but she wasn't afraid of dying if it could only save her only child. She breathed softly, sending a mental message to Daisy. She didn't know if it would work but it was worth the try. She knew it was time for everyone to defeat Elaine, forever. Scott watched to his side as he heard David beginning to moan softly; he was slowly waking up from his unconscious state. But Scott doubted he'll be able to get up and walk seeing as how bad he was. He had been beaten by an invisible force Elaine had called from the Darkness.
"I didn't come here to stop you Elaine. I know I do not have the power to do it." Susan admitted, closing her eyes, concentrating herself again, seeing as the first message hadn't reached Daisy.
"So why are you even here? You want me to kill you for good this time?" Elaine asked with a smirk as she took another step forward. "You know Susan, if you stay here, you're going to fall through the window…imagine the scandal!"
"Shut up Elaine. We both know you won't get away this time." Susan yelled, fearing for her life. Thank to the gods, she wasn't scared to fall the tower. She had been a cat for so long that she knew how to devolve on her legs.
"Susan…how would someone stop me? Who could? I'm the most powerful being here! Look at your son and his men…they're either dead or soon to be. You're only holding up the expiration." Elaine bragged herself, with a smirk.
"You're too sure of yourself Elaine…that's where there is a problem." Susan said, almost positive someone would arrive soon. She knew one who was able to defeat Elaine and she also knew this one would come.
"You'd think I didn't know about you being still alive? Well I did. I know everything. And I knew it from the start."
"How come you did look surprised when you saw me?" Susan retorted, grabbing the curtains to hold onto something as she felt Elaine's force going through her body.
"I didn't think you wouldn't dare trying to defeat me. I thought you weren't that stupid. But I guess I was wrong…" Elaine answered, approaching her closer.
"You see Elaine. I know you're going to kill me, but I don't care if it can save my son's life."
"Oh, but I have other plans for him, well better plans…" Elaine said snickering a little at the thought of her marvelous plan. She was sure of wining, even if she knew there might be a small risk of losing her life if someone unexpected showed themselves too soon…
Shelby and Daisy stopped in front of the door, caching their breaths. It had taken them only ten minutes to arrive at Elaine's tower. Shelby closed her eyes for a second, concentrating herself to find out how many persons were inside. Daisy waited, placing her ear against the door, trying to hear something but any noise was coming out. Shelby nodded at her and turned the door-handle and they both entered, being first surprised by a thick purple masse of smoke. They moved forward slowly, hoping it wasn't a trap and were slightly relieved when they saw Elaine standing in front of Susan, who was dangerously standing in front of the opened window. "Oh my Gosh!" Shelby exclaimed as she saw lots of bloody bodies lying on the floor, and gasped as she noticed Scott's figure tied by chains against the wall. Well, at least, he was still alive…
"Shelby!" Daisy whispered as she saw Elaine pushing Susan through the window.
"No!" Shelby yelled, stopping Elaine's moves in the process.
"Oh, what a surprise! The little slut!" Elaine exclaimed, giving a last push into Susan's chest and this one lost her balance and fell. Elaine didn't even look through the window to see if she was dead. She knew she had better things to do, and should concentrating herself on Shelby and her niece.
"Elaine, the game is over. You better surrender before it ends badly. You know you won't get out this time." Daisy said, trying to reason her aunt. Before knowing this one was behind every murder, she liked her very much, like a sister.
"Daisy, you know, I'm very disappointed in your behavior. I thought you very smarter than that. We could have run the kingdom together; we would have been great leaders."
"You're crazy Elaine. I won't let you, even if I have to die to save the kingdom." Daisy answered her aunt, sad to see what she had become in a few years. The thirst for power had made her completely out of mind. She remembered the kind, caring and so sweet Elaine before her grandfather had died…His death had been the point of departure of her craziness.
Meantime, Shelby was untying her fiancé who she knew was suffering very much by the pain on his face and the way he was breathing. Scott coughed and looked up, realizing that the person untying him was his lover. "God, Scott, why did you do that? Why didn't you wait for me to be ready?"
"I'm sorry," Scott began, sitting up a little as she walked behind him to untie his hands which were tied behind his back. "I just wanted to protect my family." Shelby turned to look at him and knelt in front of him, taking his face between her hands, checking if the scars weren't too deep. "I love you and Yellow too much to lose you." Scott admitted, feeling kind of stupid, now realizing Elaine wasn't an easy thing to defeat.
"I love you, and you won't lose me. Come on, lean on me. I'm going to put you on this chair." Shelby said, showing him a chair which had been stint from the fire. "You better not move or I'll be very mad." She warned him with a small smile but he still could tell was dead serious.
"I'm sorry I failed…" Scott apologized, wincing a little as she helped him sitting on a chair. He probably had some cracked, if not broken ribs. She leaned down and gave him a small kiss on the lips before turning back to Daisy and Elaine who were still peacefully talking.
"Elaine." Shelby only said, approaching the back haired woman in slow but careful movements, stepping over dead bodies, or agonizing men. She was sorry for them but knew she couldn't do anything for them anymore. She could smell the odor of death and that was what was terrifying and making her nauseous the most. Elaine was a monster and had absolutely no heart. She had to be defeated, completely, for everybody's sake.
"Blondie…" Elaine started with a wicked smile. She knew that deep inside, Shelby was a bit afraid of what she could do, or already had done.
"My name's Shelby, witch." Shelby retorted, glancing at Daisy who gave her an encouraging and reassuring smile. She was still on her side.
"Good for you. And what did you plan for me, Blondie?" Elaine teased her, sitting at the edge of the same window Susan had fallen from. She crossed her legs and put her hands on her thighs, waiting for something to come from Shelby. But even she knew that the girl wouldn't start the fight.
"You are incredibly wicked and totally crazy. I give you one last chance. Either you stop everything and give yourself to the authorities, or you will die."
"I don't even know if there are still authorities dear. Look at them all, they're dead, pieces of meat for animals. And as for me dying, who's going to kill me? You maybe?" Elaine asked with a laugh, knowing Shelby didn't stand a chance against her, even with her niece by her side.
"You're so cruel!" Shelby said, shaking her head in disgust. She quickly looked to her side and noticed Daisy was checking David and seeing if he was alive.
"And you're so stupid! You think you can beat me!" Elaine said, trying to think of how she could end Shelby's life, in a long and painful way, to show her how futile it had been to think she could even try to defeat her.
"I can and I will!" Shelby yelled, concentrating herself on every thing that was around her, trying to find a source of positive force.
"Let's see then! What do you say of this?" Elaine asked, throwing a fireball to Shelby. Shelby stopped the ball way before it reached her and sent it back to Elaine who made it disappear in the air. "Good job honey. I didn't even think you would avoid this one"
"Yes, quite good." Shelby said with a hint of arrogance. "Don't you have anything better to show me? Because if you want my opinion, you're not that strong than you think you are." Shelby said, knowing Elaine's weak spot was when someone told her she wasn't good enough.
"Stop teasing me, it's making me want to kill you quicker. And I hate to kill being pressed."
"Try it!"
"See that then!" Elaine yelled, encircling Shelby's body with a circle of water. Shelby felt her breath giving away and concentrated herself, thinking of her daughter, Scott, her family and her friends who were all relying on her to defeat the monster that had already killed so many people. She blocked the water before it reached her lungs and spit it out by the mouth. She made a hole in the circle and as soon as she did, the water circle vanished completely. Shelby realized that she had to attack Elaine, instead of only counter-attacking. She closed her eyes for a second; not even hearing what Elaine was saying and reached her father's spirit that she knew was still hanging around. 'Father, I need help.'
'Shelby.'
'Father, please, tell me what I have to do.'
'Use the spell she used on Martin.'
'What spell?'
'Timeous Yenzu Galita Terra Pury Eternitus.'
'What will it do to her?'
'Making her burn from this inside'
'Will it be painful?'
'It depends of how you want it to be.'
'Thank you Father.'
'Good luck honey.' Her father voice said, fading away.
Shelby smiled peacefully and noticed Elaine was about to cast a spell and quickly said the sentence her father had told her to say. 'Timeous Yenzu Galita Terra Pury Eternitus', she yelled, feeling slightly relieved as she noticed it was working. What she didn't see however, was that Elaine had read her thoughts just a second before she cast her spell and already knew what was going to happen. Elaine's spirit wandered in the air, trying to find a guest body where she could recover quickly. She needed to find a body which wasn't dead but couldn't fight her when she entered it and decided to take her ex-future step-son, Scott.
Shelby entered the bedroom with a smile, carrying their daughter in her arms. She watched as Scott smiled back and sat on the edge of the bed, handing Yellow to him. Scott looked hard at her and brutally laid his daughter between two pillows, next to him. Shelby looked astonished at him and took one of his hands in hers.
"Scott? It's me Shelby…" She began, bringing her mouth to his lips as she saw him finally smiling at her.
"You lost Shelby." Scott lips moved in a satisfied mean smile before they touched hers. He brought his hands to her neck and began pressing it hard. Shelby struggled, not quite understanding what was happening. Why was Scott acting this way towards her and their daughter? What was so wrong with him?
"What? Scott?" Shelby said taken aback, struggling for free. "Stop it Scott! You're hurting me!" She cried, trying to get his hands off of her. She was unable to stop his hands from squeezing and it was like an unknown force was guiding his hands without him having any control.
"Scott is gone, honey. Live with it, you lost." Elaine's thick voice said, pressing her neck tighter. Scott let out a painful scream as he succeeded in taking the control of his body and released his hands grip around his fiancé's neck. "I'm sorry Shelby…please help me!" His voice only cried before Elaine took the control back and got on his feet. Scott's body took its weapons and clothes and disappeared with an invisibility spell. Shelby cried, yelled as she understood what had happen. Elaine had taken her fiancé's body and was not giving up on the throne. And now, nothing would ever stop her as she was in the King Scott's body.
"Daisy!" Shelby yelled standing in the centre of the room, hoping her bestfriend would hear her. "Daisy!" She yelled again, even louder, almost breaking her voice. Daisy appeared quickly in front of her, and was still in her nightgown.
"What's wrong? Why do you yell this way? What happened to your neck?" Daisy asked almost simultaneously, a bit surprised to be disturbed at this hour.
"It's Scott, Elaine. Scott, he just tried to kill me!" Shelby said now hysterically, pacing around the room, chewing her fingers. Daisy had never saw her this nervous before…not even when two days ago, she had come to see her and ask what she could do about Scott going to fight Elaine.
"What?" Daisy asked slightly bewildered. She couldn't believe that a sweet guy like Scott could harm Shelby. And what Elaine had to do with this story?
"She took him, she took his body." Shelby said, trying to calm her nerves, and seeking for a solution but being unable to find one.
"What are you talking about? You killed Elaine two days ago, Shelby, don't you remember?" Daisy asked her, quite puzzled by her statement.
"I only killed her body." Shelby said, now remembering that she had seen a thing lingering in the air, seconds before she said the spell.
"What?"
"Elaine's spirit is still effective. And it's in Scott's body." Shelby explained quickly, now realizing her daughter and her lives were in danger.
"You mean…" Daisy began, trying to understand better. She was cut off by Shelby, letting out a sigh showing all her exasperation.
"He's sick Daisy. Elaine did something to him." Shelby answered tensely, running a hand through her hair.
"What? What and how did she do that?"
"I guess she found out what I was planning to do. It's not him most of the time, now." Shelby sadly said, not believing the man of her life was mesmerized by an evil spirit.
"I know, I mean, I do understand now. Keep in mind it's not him, okay?" Daisy comfortably said, hugging her best friend tightly.
"And what am I supposed to do now? Do you think he is dead?" Shelby asked with pain; the only thought he could never be the same was devastating.
"No, he's not. She just took possession of his body." Daisy answered with no hint of hesitation, trying to reassure her.
"How can we get rid of Elaine's spirit?"
"I don't know for the moment but I'm sure there is a way. I think he's the one who has to get rid of her first. The thing is that we have to find her/him before."
"I think she'll be staying here, seeing as she knows we can't harm her without harming Scott and that he is the King. She's going to try to throw us out of the castle." Shelby said, fearing once again for her daughter, family and friends. And she was very scared for Scott also. They absolutely had to find a way to make her go out of his body without harming him. She knew Elaine would use strong-arm measures to get rid of them all. Just as Daisy was about to answer her, a horde of soldiers entered the room without even knocking. Shelby rushed over her daughter and held her close to her chest. Daisy wrapped an arm around her shoulder and made them disappear before the soldiers could even reach them. They would be going to Ezra's, once again, knowing Elaine wouldn't go after them at this place. The only thing Daisy hoped was that Elaine's and Scott's mind weren't connected to one another; because if it were the case, they would be soon discovered. Also, she hoped David or the others would be unharmed and wouldn't discover that Scott isn't on his own self.
She didn't have one minute to lose, it was her final fight and she was going to win everything over. Scott/Elaine smiled as she knew where Daisy, Shelby and the baby had taken refuge: to Ezra's house. She clicked his fingers and disappeared, ready to fight them for the last time…
TBC…
A/N²: So, how was it? I'm not quite pleased with this chap and had a lot of difficulties to finish it… In fact, I'm glad I finally succeeded in ending it this way. Hope you like it though, I don't like to disappoint. I just hope it wasn't too confusing…
Please R&R! It's the only way to make this story lasting.