Tale Five of The Dark Side of the Angel Colette Collection: "Colette Casts?"
The morning sun was just rising as Colette and Genis finally reached a small House of Salvation. Behind them lay a bloody trail that had been caused by the five bodies of their friends they had been dragging. For, you see, the party's supply of Life Bottles had mysteriously disappeared, which was only discovered soon after the laser pointer slaughter at the riverside. They had been unable to locate Lloyd's body, so he was presumed lost forever.
"Good thing we made it!" Colette said cheerfully, looking down at Presea's and Raine's bodies. "Presea was beginning to smell really bad."
"That because they're decomposing!" Genis exclaimed, dragging Zelos', Regal's, and Sheena's bodies to the front doors.
Genis pushed open the doors and called for help. Soon enough, the lifeless bodies of Colette and Genis' friends were placed in front of the alter. While the healers went to work reviving them, Colette wandered about outside naming the dogs and Genis sat beneath the stairs, hiding. By the next morning, everyone was okay and the group set out again. Oddly enough, even Lloyd was back. No one but Genis seemed to remember what had happened the other day and he was pretty certain that Colette was only pretending that she'd forgotten. Whenever he wasn't paying attention, she glared at him and made vulgar gestures with her fingers. Then suddenly, a band of zombies leapt from the bushes and attacked.
Colette, Lloyd, Genis and Zelos entered the battle while Presea, Sheena, Regal and Raine all sat in the back and drank coffee in relative safety and disinterest in the whole matter. It was the first real battle the group had been in since Colette had slaughtered everyone, so Genis was worried about his own safety. But when Colette had failed to cast a spell, Genis' worries doubled. He watched as Lloyd and Zelos slashed at the zombies mindlessly and prepared to cast one of his own spells to assist them. But then…
"Oops," Colette murmured, encircled by magic she had never used before.
Genis' eyes widened. When it came to using magic himself or being around someone who was homicidal and used magic themselves, the phrase 'Oops' never ended well for someone. He was almost certain of his impending doom when Colette launched her spell.
"Holy Judgment!" she cried, unleashing an unstoppable furry upon the zombies.
They were obliterated instantly.
"That was fun, huh?" she giggled, taking her victory stance.
Genis gaped. Meanwhile, somewhere high above them, a certain long-haired blonde angel smiled to himself and nodded approvingly.
"Good work, my daughter," Yggdrasill said. "You've made me very proud today. Someday, perhaps, you'll turn that spell on your friends, hm?"
As everyone congratulated Colette on her new and amazing spell, she took a moment to smile rather devilishly at Genis and wink. It was then that he knew for certain: Colette would kill them all.