Chapter 33
Jail Bats
Darkness was everywhere… nothing could be seen, no one could be seen, no one could be heard, and no speck of light was even shown to cast a way. All that laid beneath and ahead of Kassidy was blackness and no matter how far she walked it continued to lead her to nowhere. Nothing joyful could be seen in this situation.
Since Kassidy was in her bat form she used her sound vision as she continued to walk but as she did her sound vision brought her back nothing. The reason for that, she did not know. However, she kept her eyes and ears wide open just in case in a cautious way for she did not trust the surroundings that were before her.
As she kept walking, hoping to find someone familiar, she then stopped suddenly when she noticed something at the corner of her eye. She slowly turned and she at first thought she was staring at someone and it turned out she was.
She was staring at herself.
Kassidy thought it was strange that she was looking at herself because she never saw any sort of mirror anywhere. She furrowed her brow confused and as she did her reflection did the same thing. She slowly lifted her hand towards her cheek and touched it and as she did her reflection did exactly as she did. She then lowered her hand slowly from her face as her reflection did.
As she looked at her reflection she noticed something off with it. She squinted her eyes and her reflection did the same thing. As she stared at her reflection she then started to realize what was off with her reflection. It was her eyes, they weren't the ocean blue color; they were blood-shot red (not the sleepless kind of eyes but actually glowing red). Kassidy's eyes widened, however, her reflection's eyes didn't, and her reflection just stared back calmly. Whatever was happening at this moment it was sort of getting Kassidy freaked out and even though she could feel her hand shaking she tried to hide it.
"What are you…?" Kassidy whispered.
To Kassidy's shock, her reflection-or at least she thought it was-smiled in a way that was never like her own smile and the Kassidy with the red eyes that was standing before her started to chuckle. "I'm you Kass." The other Kassidy said and Kassidy's eyes widened more. "I'm the real you."
The other Kassidy then lifted from the ground and she flew at Kassidy at very fast and hard speed and before Kassidy could do anything, the other Kassidy rammed into her and they both collided to the ground with the other Kassidy pinning Kassidy and as she did, fire began to rise up from everywhere around them. Kassidy was confused as to what was going on and she tried to get the other Kassidy off of her but the other Kassidy only secured Kassidy to the ground more tightly.
"W-What're you doing!?" Kassidy shouted at the other Kassidy.
"What does it look like?" The other Kassidy said with a furious look on her face. "I'm fighting you so we can be what we were meant to be."
The other Kassidy then punched Kassidy to the face a few times and Kassidy tried to be as fast as she could to block them but the other Kassidy was much faster than her. Before the other Kassidy could punch any further, Kassidy managed to finally block a punch of the other Kassidy's and she then gave a punch back in return and she then used her feet to push the other Kassidy off of her while she didn't notice.
Kassidy quickly got up and she looked back at the other Kassidy and the other Kassidy had regained her balance before she could even hit the ground. The other Kassidy looked back at Kassidy and then the two Kassidys started to circle around each other as the burning hot fire was rising like they were in the pits of Hell. Seeing what was happening at this moment was just terrifying as Kassidy was staring at the other Kassidy.
"Meant to be?" Kassidy asked. "What're you talking about?!" Talking to the other Kassidy just felt weird but crazy at the same time to her.
"You know exactly what I mean," the other Kassidy said. "We were born to be killers."
Kassidy shook her head and didn't want to believe what the other Kassidy was telling her. "No, I'm not a killer!"
The other Kassidy sneered. "Of course you are. You after all did kill Martin, you're deadly."
The other Kassidy then jumped at Kassidy and they rolled on the ground and as they did they fought ruthlessly towards each other, not even breaking a sweat even as the fire was around them. Fighting herself was not natural and Kassidy wanted this to stop but the other Kassidy didn't seem as though she wanted to stop fighting her. Or herself?
Before the other Kassidy could do anything to Kassidy, Kassidy quickly acted fast and made a fire barrier between her and the other Kassidy so she wouldn't touch her. The other Kassidy growled at Kassidy.
"I'm not going to fight you any further," Kassidy said. "This isn't right!"
The other Kassidy swished her hand in the air and as she did the fire barrier vanquished and in a fast speed she jumped at Kassidy and she pinned her to-unexpectantly-a wall by using her arm on her chest and Kassidy yelled out in pain when the force felt real hard and excruciating. "I'll make you fight me!"
"You're not me!"
"I am, I'm what they say when they look at you." She then scratched Kassidy to the face really hard and that hard force made Kassidy hit the ground.
Kassidy hissed as she held her scratched cheek with her hand but it didn't stop her from looking back at the other Kassidy as she walked towards her. "I won't believe it! I'm never gonna be a killer!"
"Tell that to Martin's corpse. Open up your eyes, do you not see the actual world in front of you? There are those out there that have judged you and have done you wrong! They deserve to be killed after what they said and did to you! This is your destiny to be a killer!"
Kassidy snarled having enough to hear from her. "Shut up!" Kassidy used her wind spell to blow the other Kassidy away from her and she hit a wall. Fire engulfed on Kassidy's body as she continued to snarl at the other Kassidy.
The other Kassidy groaned but she then looked at Kassidy and smirked. "That's right, let it all out. You're this close of becoming your true self."
Kassidy stopped snarling and she was stunned as the fire on her body disappeared and she felt scared of what she did. She then realized that the other Kassidy was trying to get her furious so she would go violent and do things she would regret doing. She couldn't let the other Kassidy get to her.
But then something occurred to her. This whole thing that was happening at this moment… it was a dream she was having. Kassidy wanted to wake up now.
She then saw the other Kassidy fly towards her very fast and Kassidy pressed the palms of her hands against her temples and she closed her eyes. She screamed in her head to wake up and she repeated it over and over again as she bared her teeth and then everything was dark once more...
She shot open her eyes as she gasped and she sat up breathing hard. She was drenched in sweat but luckily she could feel some cold winds cooling her down. She saw that she was in a tree but she saw no signs of her friends. Even though she was glad that the dream was over, it didn't help the fact of what occurred in her dream.
The dreams were only getting worse and she hated these dreams so much. Ever since her parents died she barely had any sweet or innocent dreams to soothe her. She couldn't take them anymore and all she wanted right now was her parents more than anything. She wanted to feel her parents love and affection and their comforting words. She felt like crying like she would've when she was five but she held it in.
She couldn't get over the dream she had, those words the other Kassidy said… Kassidy cursed at the other Kassidy for even thinking that she could even get her to be a killer. She didn't want Martin to get killed and the thought of her killing someone was just gruesome. Did this now make her a monster? She only wanted to protect her friends but because of what she did, Martin was now dead. However, she couldn't get over how she managed to absorb a lot of electricity around and inside of herself and the way she used it to electrocute Martin… it felt powerful when she aimed the electricity towards Martin and she never in her life done something like this.
Kassidy buried her face in the palms of her hands and she tried to breathe. What did her friends think now? Thinking about this question only got Kassidy stressed more.
As she wasn't looking she then heard some flapping and it was coming from a bat. She looked up and she saw a bat fly in through the hole of the tree and he landed. The bat turned around and he was looking at Kassidy with his brown eyes and Kassidy saw that it was Holden. Holden had a beetle in his mouth and it was a nice plump one and it looked satisfyingly tasty.
Holden's eyes widened and he dropped the beetle from his mouth and the lifeless beetle crashed to the ground. To Kassidy's surprise, Holden smiled at her in relief. "Kass!"
Holden got to Kassidy and Kassidy's eyes widened when Holden embraced her. It was the first time that Holden ever hugged her and it felt strange. His hug felt tense and tight and Kassidy was now wondering if he was okay because it was not like him to hug her. Did he eat something to make him do something like this? However, Kassidy was glad to see Holden's face and so she let Holden hug her.
"Kass, we were so worried about you, you alright?"
"Y-Yeah," Kassidy said confused. "I should be asking you the same thing because you're right now hugging me."
Holden laughed and he looked back at Kassidy as he stopped hugging her. "I'm just so glad you're okay and it's good to hear you talk like your usual self."
Kassidy's eyes widened. "Really?"
"Yeah, really, you're not only my tutor but you're my friend." Holden's happiness was then washed away with guiltiness as he continued to stare at Kassidy. "Hey, listen… I'm sorry for being a jerk to you. If only I would've listened…"
Kassidy sighed as she looked down sadly. "It's okay, Holden, you just thought that they could help us… I guess I was being a jerk as well." Kassidy looked back up at Holden. "I'm sorry for yelling at you."
"Eh, I deserved it anyway. I mean for god's sake I was acting more rather than thinking and now this is what I get for trying to trust giant bats."
Out of Kassidy and Holden's surprise, Kassidy actually started to laugh. She forgot all about her dream she had and she couldn't stop laughing. She wished she could stop laughing but she couldn't find it in herself to contain her laughter.
Holden looked confused. "What?"
"You-" Kassidy continued to laugh. "You actually admitted it! You admitted that you acted more rather than thinking!" She then continued to laugh.
As Kassidy continued to laugh, Holden then started to chuckle and then it slowly started to turn into laughter. "Oh my god you're right! I actually did admit it!"
They both continued to laugh cheerfully. They were laughing so much that they were starting to feel aches form in their stomachs. Kassidy hated to admit it at this moment but it felt good to laugh once again.
After sometime of laughing they eventually calmed down and were wiping away tears of laughter. Kassidy's smile then disappeared and she looked down sadly once again. Why did she have to laugh when she knew her family was in danger? She felt guilty for having some fun and laughing here and there when she should be focusing on not only finding her family but the colony as well. Her emotions were everywhere and right now what she wanted more than anything was to find her family.
"Where's Shade and Marina?"
Holden was about to answer but as if they heard their names, Shade and Marina flew through the hole and landed inside the tree. "Right there." Holden said.
Shade and Marina's eyes widened and then they smiled in relief when they saw Kassidy. "Kass!" They said simultaneously and they immediately got to Kassidy and hugged her.
"Kass, you're okay," Shade said. "I'm so sorry, can you ever forgive me? I feel so bad for what happened."
Kassidy smirked at Shade and Marina. "Hey, what hasn't killed me yet has made me stronger and Shade, don't worry. I forgive you, you don't have to worry about that.
Shade looked up at Kassidy as he smiled weakly. "This is why I love having you as a friend."
Marina looked up at Kassidy with a worried expression on her face. "You feeling alright? You don't feel… hurt?"
Kassidy's smirk went down and she furrowed her brow confused. "What? What do you mean by that?"
"Don't you remember what happened last night? Your shoulder was bleeding and then when we were staring at Martin's body you suddenly passed out."
Last night… Kassidy almost forgot about what happened that night. She looked to the shoulder of where Martin bit her and she expected there to be some sort of bandage but to her surprise she saw nothing there. In fact, she saw no sign of a bite mark and all she saw was a shoulder in good condition. Kassidy rubbed her eyes and thought she was going insane but when she looked back at her shoulder again it was the same as it was. She knew for a fact that she didn't do anything to make her shoulder like the way it was and looking at it now she couldn't understand how it could've healed like that in one night.
She looked back at her friends. "Uh… what exactly did you guys use to treat my shoulder?" Holden, Shade, and Marina looked at each other and the way they were looking at each other, Kassidy wasn't liking this. "Should I be worried about this?"
Holden, Shade, and Marina looked back at Kassidy and Kassidy waited for one of them to answer. "We actually didn't treat your shoulder," Shade said. "We were going to but then… your wound closed up."
Kassidy blinked her eyes a few times. "What?"
Kassidy didn't understand what Shade meant, so he, Holden and Marina started to explain everything to her about the events that came after she passed out. As she was listening, Kassidy's eyes were widening as her friends kept talking and she didn't interrupt or ask any questions and all she could do was listen to what they had to say.
They then eventually stopped talking and Kassidy didn't know what to feel. Wound closed up on its own… blood stopped pouring on its own… and dried blood cleaned up on its own… It felt like a supernatural occurrence only she wasn't doing anything supernatural. She never had a wound close up on its own and hearing this come out of her friends' mouths it didn't feel real.
She placed her hand on her lips and thought about this. She was trying to remember if she read anything about wounds closing up on its own when it came to people that had magic like her. As she kept trying to think she couldn't think of any sources that said witches or wizards could have their injuries healed on their own. What she did know was that there were herbal remedies that could be used for not only injuries but also for potions and different types of food for diseases. Magic could also be used for injuries.
Kassidy began to rub her temples. "I don't know guys… I really don't know why what you described to me happened. Whatever the case may be I'm sure I'll find out soon enough." As Kassidy was looking up she noticed that Marina's leg had a leaf on it and she furrowed her brow confused. "Marina, what happened to your leg?"
Marina rubbed her arm nervously. "Dianna scratched it but it was nothing too severe."
When Marina mentioned Dianna, Kassidy's head shot up and she started to realize something as her eyes widened. "Wait a minute, what happened to Dianna, Goth, and Throbb? Are they trying to track us down?"
"No, it's okay, Kass," Shade said. "We don't have to worry about them anymore. Orestes is taking care of the situation."
Kassidy furrowed her brow confused. "Who's Orestes?"
"He's the owl that was with us," Holden said. "Long story short: we found Orestes in a trap and we helped him. Turns out he was the son of General Brutus and wouldn't you know it, Brutus was in the same forest we were and he had us arrested. To our surprise though, Orestes got us out of the situation we were in and helped us get to the towers of fire."
The owl Kassidy saw, she was surprised that the owl named Orestes was the son of General Brutus. Who knew that he would be the one to help them out? Once more, he even helped Kassidy before Martin could do anything to her and he even managed to not let the colony land at the next location. Kassidy smirked and already she liked Orestes, even if she really didn't know him that well.
"Guys, that's awesome," Kassidy said. "I can't believe you guys actually befriended General Brutus's son."
"Believe it," Marina said. "Oh, and before I forget he told us to tell you that that he said hi and that he hopes you'll be okay."
"Well I hope I get to see him again," Kassidy's smirk then went down. "How's he going to take care of the situation?"
"That's the thing, he said he was going to bring a few owl guards so he could get them arrested and he also said he was going to show the owl guards Martin's charred body," Shade said as he smiled. "Brutus might call off hunting down the colony once he sees them."
Kassidy couldn't believe what she was hearing and when she thought about it she felt relief because they would then have two problems off their hands. They would be free bats and they could continue on with their journey to find the colony peacefully.
"Do you really think he will?"
"He has to Kass," Holden said. "I mean what could possibly make Brutus think that he should continue trying to hunt down the colony?"
The pounding in his head was very painful and he could also hear it in his eardrums. It was two times he hit his head, the first time was when his forehead smashed into Throbb's forehead. The second time was when he shot through the air and hit a tree after he, Throbb, and Dianna managed to get unstuck from the hole they were stuck in at the human building they were at-thanks to Shade, Holden, and Marina-and when they did an explosion occurred causing him, Throbb, and Dianna to fly out of control. He felt furious after what those three did and he wanted to kill them.
Goth rubbed his head as he sat up and he was hissing in pain. First his throat, then his back, and now it was his head. He cursed to himself in Spanish and wanted the pounding to stop. Things only got worse for him when he felt a chilly breeze blow in his direction and as it did he felt himself shiver and he wrapped himself in his own wings to keep himself warm. How he wished he was back in the jungle letting the hot sun heat his back as he hunted some luscious meals.
"Goth?" Goth opened his eyes to the sound of Throbb's voice and when he looked up Throbb was staring down at him. "Goth, you're awake!"
The last thing Goth needed was to see Throbb glad to see him. Goth growled and he slowly got up as he continued to rub his head. "Maldita sea…" Goth stopped rubbing his head and he looked around him and he noticed that they weren't near the towers of fire anymore.
Instead he saw that they were in a… cell? Yes, there was no doubt about it; he was in a cell with not only Throbb but with Dianna as well. Dianna was standing near the cell door and she was looking outside of it with her eyes narrowed. Goth saw that there was no more of that blue stuff that got dumped on her by Shade and Holden. Goth assumed it all got washed away by the rain.
He couldn't believe it, once again he was held prisoner. This only infuriated him more. The first time was the humans, for the second time… who even got them in this cell?
"Señorita, where are we?" Goth asked.
Dianna didn't look at Goth and she kept looking out the cell door. "As you know we're in a cell, but what you don't know is that our cell is in owl territory."
Goth's fur bristled when Dianna said owls. How dare the owls capture him and imprison him? Not only did Goth hope Zotz would punish the humans but he also hoped that he would also punish the owls as well for putting him in a cell.
An aroma started to fill his nostrils and he immediately could tell it was owls. He walked over to the cell door and looked outside and Throbb looked out as well. Goth saw two owls guarding their cell and he wanted to reach out through his cell towards one of the owls and grab one of them so he could kill him but from the looks of his cell door there was no way his arm could reach out far enough to grab one of them. The owls weren't looking at them but Goth could see in their eyes that they looked a little tense to be guarding their cell.
Goth then realized that Martin wasn't with them. He looked back at Dianna. "Where's your marido?" He whispered so the guards wouldn't hear him.
Dianna furrowed her brow at him. "If I knew where he was I would've told you instantly." She whispered coldly. "He's out there somewhere though."
A screech then filled the sky and the three giant bats looked up to where they heard it and they saw three owls flying in their direction and in the matter of moments they landed near their cell. The owl in the middle looked at the owls guarding the giant bats' cell and they saluted to the owl in the middle. The owl in the middle looked really strong and strict and from what Goth could tell he must've been the leader.
But Goth then recognized one of the owls that was with the leader. It was the same owl that was with Shade, Holden, and Marina. Why he was with them, Goth didn't know but he didn't care. However, he could tell that the owlet looked a little skittish as he was looking at them.
The leader and the other owl on his right looked at the cell the giant bats were in and when they did their eyes widened in shock. Goth furrowed his brow at them and if he could he would've gladly of ripped out their hearts if he wasn't stuck in this cell. His grip he had on the cell door tightened in fury and they were lucky he hadn't gotten out.
"General… they're really giant bats," the owl on the right said.
The General got out of his shocked state and he went back to his strict looking expression. "So it seems they are." The General said with a deep voice. The General then walked towards the cell and as he did he waved off the guards that were guarding the cell and they stepped aside. The General looked at each of the giant bats inspecting them. "Which one of you is the leader here?"
Goth released his grip on the cell door and he was about to speak but Dianna cut him off. "Our leader is not with us and since our leader isn't here I'm now the leader for now."
Goth couldn't help but scowl at Dianna. At this moment he wanted to hit that bitch. First Martin proclaimed he was the leader and now since he wasn't here Dianna was now proclaiming herself as the leader. He then felt Throbb's hand on his shoulder and he bared his teeth at him and Throbb looked at little skittish when Goth did it and even though he was he shook his head as if reading what Goth was thinking about what he wanted to do to Dianna. He shoved Throbb's hand away from him with a growl and this made Throbb back away. When he looked at Dianna he saw that she was rolling her eyes.
The General had watched Goth and Throbb but he then looked back at Dianna. "So it looks like that the rumors about giant bats are proven to be true after all. You and your companions here are responsible for this whole bird killing spree."
Dianna smirked at the General. "Indeed we are General. I don't deny it and neither do they."
The General narrowed his eyes. "What sort of bats are you supposed to be?"
Dianna looked at her claws in one hand. "Oh, we're what we call Vampyrum Spectrum bats." Dianna then looked back at the General. "You could say that we're viscous bats."
"Well your viciousness and their viciousness was unacceptable in every way! You have caused too much trouble in these here woods and now you bloodthirsty thugs take it upon yourselves to try and kill my son, Orestes."
"Well then, maybe you shouldn't have let your son out of your sight and then maybe we wouldn't have tried to kill him." Dianna then chuckled as she looked at Orestes. "He's your son, huh? That's just sad that he grew up from inside an egg to look more like a chicken rather than an owl."
The General's eyes narrowed as his son that was named Orestes looked stunned by what Dianna said. Dianna kept grinning and Goth could see she was enjoying getting under the General's feathers. She and Martin had too much in common and Goth was starting to see why they were mates.
"What were your intentions of doing this reckless thing?" The General said, avoiding talking about his son.
"I wouldn't say it was reckless," Goth said and this made the General look at him. "It was only for our survival. It is how life works after all, not everyone lives long and we all have to eat something to keep living."
"But what you did was reckless!" The General shouted making Goth furrow his brow. "And because of your recklessness this is the reason why you are now locked up."
"We had other reasons for why we did what we did," Dianna said as she had her back to everyone. "Our leader brought us here to help her out with her revenge."
The three owls looked at Dianna confused and Goth and Throbb did as well. Goth heard Dianna loud and clear what she said but when she said her it didn't make sense to him. He thought she meant to say him, mainly her husband.
"Who is your leader?" Brutus asked.
Without the three owls looking, Goth and Throbb saw Dianna smile maliciously with an idea flickering in her eyes. The brothers looked at each other and neither of them still had any idea what Dianna was trying to do here.
Dianna turned back towards the General and got back close to the cell door. "She goes by the name Kassidy."
The three owls' eyes widened and the guards that were guarding the cell door looked shocked as well as they were listening in on the conversation. Orestes especially looked shocked as his beak was now hanging open and he looked from his Father to Dianna a few times. He even looked like he wanted to say something.
This was something that Goth would never have thought of but he could see what Dianna was trying to do. She was trying to hide her husband's identity and by doing so she made Kassidy the scapegoat. It made sense of why Dianna would make Kassidy the scapegoat, considering she was feared by a lot. A very slick move Dianna made.
"You mean the witch?" Brutus asked as he now looked furious.
"That's our leader," Dianna said. "She traveled to our home and she offered us a deal that if we helped her with her revenge on getting back at the owls she would give us something in return and it could be anything we wanted. She and the Silverwings have been plotting their revenge on you and the owls for some time now after you destroyed their summer roost. She's been leading not only us but the Silverwings as well so they could have their revenge. For any of the Silverwings that were against this whole plot she hypnotized them into doing whatever she wanted them to do, but she's been respected as a very devilish leader. She plans on doing much bigger things than that and it's only the beginning of her big plan."
Orestes flew over to his Father and landed near him. "Father, you can't believe her! She's lying! Kassidy would never do anything like that!"
Brutus was deep in thought in anger, ignoring Orestes. His talons were dug deep into the earth and from what Goth could see the General really despised Kassidy. "When I first saw that witch I knew she would bring destruction to the birds and the beasts. It won't be long until she and the Silverwings get what they want and if they're not stopped soon they will destroy this animal kingdom and I will not stand for it." Brutus looked at the owl on his right. "Atlas, I want many owls as you can get divided into different squadrons to find the witch and the Silverwings. The witch will not be going down without a fight and if that's what she wants then we'll give her a fight she'll never forget.
"If a squadron finds any Silverwings on their own I want them to capture them and get them to ask questions of what they know as far as the witch has planned. We need all the information we can get so we can be ready with an army when the time comes. However, we will need more than us owls. I also want you to gather the beasts for a meeting because we will need their help."
Orestes gasped but the General ignored him. Goth could see that the General was being serious about this and it was very easy to tell. He was starting to see why the runt and Chatty Bat hated the owls so much.
The owl named Atlas nodded. "Yes, sir." He then looked back at the giant bats. "What of the giant bats?"
The General looked back at the giant bats and thought. After a while of thinking he then nodded. "I will have King Boreal decide their fate since he will want to know about this. For now I want them kept locked up. I will make sure Hermes gets the message to the King." The General then looked at the two guards that were guarding the giant bats' cell. "Make sure they don't escape."
The owl guards nodded and they got back to their posts. The General and Atlas were about to fly away but Orestes got in front of them to stop them. "Father, this is insane! Are you really going to believe her!? Kassidy's not their leader, their leader is named Martin! I told you he has magic and he's-"
"Enough, Orestes!" Brutus flared his wings out as his voice boomed and it made Orestes flinch. "I will hear no more from you! The witch has done something to you and I don't know what it is she did but she's making you think random things! We will find a way to get rid of that spell the witch has put on you but until then you will not go anywhere by yourself and from here on out you will have an escort until the spell is rid of."
"I'm not-"
"End of discussion!"
Orestes was shocked but he then furrowed his brow. "Thank you for not listening to me once again!" With that, Orestes flew away furiously.
The General growled but he and Atlas then opened their wings and flew away. The giant bats watched as the owls flew away until they were out of sight and when they were out of sight, Dianna walked away from the cell door and laughed. Goth and Throbb looked at her as she continued to laugh and they both looked at her like she was nuts.
"What's so funny, señorita?" Throbb whispered.
Dianna calmed down and then she composed herself. "The General actually believed what I said," she whispered. "This is a good thing for us, because now no one will expect the actual truth."
Goth furrowed his brow. "It may be good for you but we're still stuck in this cell and now a King is going to be deciding our fates." He said trying to keep it low.
Dianna looked at Goth. "Oh, relax, we're getting out of here and Martin will find us."
Goth tilted his head confused. "How will he find us?"
Dianna smirked. "He always has his ways around things. Always."
A/N- Well, another chapter down. I really enjoyed writing this chapter and now things are getting intense and that's pretty much all I have to say. Later.