Chapter 11: Won't Give Up

The next day, Kira was down in the lab when Tommy called for them. "What's going on, Dr. Oliver?" She asked. Tommy sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Okay, I know the past few months have been hell," he commented.

They nodded their heads slowly. "I have come to a very….very difficult decision," he informed.

"What?" Kira asked.

She felt her heart pounding hard against her chest, fearing of what her former teacher was going to tell them. "The only way we can defeat Conner is by destroying him," he replied. Kira shook her head.

"I think he's right," Trent agreed.

Ethan and Kitty nodded. "He's not right," Kira objected. She stood up. "We're not going to kill Conner," she objected.

"Kira. He's kidnapped you three times and tried to rape you three times. He tried to kill all of us. He's worse than how I was when I was evil and he's worse than Trent," Tommy answered.

"We can't give up on him."

"Kira, he was close to killing us so many times."

"I SAID NO!" She shouted.

Kira took off out of the lab. "I'll go after her," Kitty told them. Trent grabbed her hand.

"No, I will," he answered.

Trent got up and went after her.

Kira ran through the trees not caring where she was going. "KIRA!" Trent shouted. She stopped and she looked over to see Trent catching up with her. "Man you run fast," he commented.

"What do you want?" She asked.

Trent leaned against a tree and he looked at Kira. "Kira, just think about it. Conner's been close to destroying us more times than any enemy," he pointed out.

"Dr. Oliver told us not to give up on you. His friends didn't give up on him. Why the hell should we give up on Conner?" She asked.

"Because Conner's too strong to beat."

"Not a good enough reason."

"Kira…"

Kira stopped and she looked at him with her hands pressed against her temples. "Trent, I don't want to hear it. The answer is no. We don't destroy Conner," she answered. Trent grabbed her arms.

"Damn it Kira. Stop thinking with your heart for a minute and open your eyes. We can't beat him," he snapped.

"Yes, we can. We have to find his weakness."

Trent let out a frustrated sigh. "Kira, this isn't a story book where you're going to go off with Conner and live happily ever after," he told her. Kira glared at him.

"Let go of me, Trent," she hissed.

Kira glared at him and pushed him away and turned to walk away. "KIRA!" Trent shouted. Kira walked away ignoring him.

(The Lair)

Conner saw Kira walking alone and an evil sneer came across his face. "Shouldn't go walking through the woods by yourself," he sneered.

(The Woods)

Kira kept walking when a green flash appeared in front of her. Conner cackled evilly. "Stay away from me," she told him. Conner rolled his eyes.

"Oh please, you think I'm going to listen?" He asked.

He held his staff up and green electricity shot out of the jewel and grabbed Kira. "LET GO!" Kira shouted. Kira struggled against the binds and knew exactly what was going to happen next. "No, no, no," she whispered. Kira dug her heels into the ground. "Conner, please don't do this, please," she begged. Kira struggled harder. "CONNER DON'T DO THIS!" She screamed. Just then, Conner froze. The green electricity disappeared and Kira stood there in shock.

"Kira?" He asked.

Kira gave him a quizzical look. "Where am I?" He asked. Kira was in shock as she looked at him. Conner held his head and he suddenly collapsed to his knees.

"Conner!" She gasped.

She ran over and kneeled in front of him. "What was the last thing you remember?" She asked. Conner thought about it for a second.

"I remember….being attacked…and brought to this cell. That's all I remember," he replied.

Conner looked at her. "Kira…what have I done?" He asked. Kira touched his face and felt a lump go up into her throat.

"It wasn't you," she murmured.

"What?"

Kira felt tears press against her eyes. "I knew it wasn't you who was attacking us," she replied.

"I what?" He asked.

Kira was about to answer when Nerak appeared. "CONNER!" Nerak shouted. Conner and Kira looked up. "You're returning with me," he snapped.

"No," Kira objected.

Conner held his head feeling a sharp pain go through his head. Kira placed a hand on his shoulder. "Conner?" She asked. She saw his eyes change green for a second. "Conner no!" She gasped. Conner shook his head.

"I can't fight it, Kira," he told her.

Tears pressed against her eyes. "I'm going to save you from this. I promise," she told him. She kissed him briefly. Conner pulled back and he pushed her towards Tommy's lab.

"GO!" He shouted.

Kira ran and Conner held his head and leaned forward. "Go…" he whispered. Nerak laughed as he disappeared with Conner.

(The Lab)

"YOU GUYS!" Kira shouted. She ran into the lab and the others looked up. "I just saw Conner," she told them.

"You okay?" Kitty asked worriedly.

"I'm fine," she replied.

"What happened?" Tommy asked.

Kira sat down and she told them everything. "Guys, I broke through. It was Conner," she told them.

"It could've been a trick," Ethan pointed out.

"You had to be there. He doesn't realize he's attacking us," Kira explained.

Tommy listened to her and Kira looked at them. "Dr. Oliver, we can't destroy Conner. We have to figure out the source to this spell and destroy it," she told them.

"The only source we are aware of is Nerak," Trent answered.

Kira thought about it for a minute. "Wrong," she objected. They gave her a quizzical look. "The jewel on Conner's staff. That's the source to his power," she informed.