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Chapter 10

Fighting the crowd, the five teens ran to the center where Milla and Sasha were waiting. Before the announcement on the speakers about the performance Milla telepathically transported her stuffed panda to the van. Upon seeing the anguish in Elka's face, the two felt something was amiss...

"Elka darling, what is wrong?" Milla knelt down and placed a hand on the girls shoulder. Elka was panting hard, and words struggled passed her lips. "Raz..." she paused to breath, "Some one-some people, they're... they're-"

"We have a feeling some one is going to make an attempt on Raz and his family's lives", Nils spoke out. Milla stared wide-eyed at the two, then looked to the others. "Are you guys sure?"

Phoebe, Elton, even Vernon were a bit out of breath still. Phoebe recovered first, "We're not really sure, but Nils picked up some bad vibes from the first two guys that walked past us"

"Then Elka over heard the guy behind them think of some threatening things", Vernon said keeping straight to the point, which meant this was serious. Milla looked to Sasha, and then gave him a nod. "Darling, we need to investigate this"

"Agreed Agent Vodello. We must split up and search for the suspects", Sasha snapped into mission mode. He turned to Nils, "How many exactly did you children sense?"

"Only three sir, but if I'm not mistaken I think there could be more than that", Nils reported.

"Alright then. I want you five to go into the circus tent and wait for the others. Milla and I will tell the others to already go inside", Sasha looked around for any of the remaining campers, then started to weave through the crowd.

"Be careful darlings, remember what you learned from the pre-academy", Milla stood straight up and followed Sasha.

The five then started to head back to the Big Top like they were instructed. "I hope Raz'll be ok..." Elton wondered aloud, but not to loud.

"I'm sure he'll be ok... I hope", Phoebe looked worried. Elka was looking very pale and Nils was trying to reassure her. Vernon was keeping his mouth shut and was peering around for any of their comrades. Just then he spotted a big, reddish looking hat in the distance...

"Hang on guys, I think I spotted Mikhail!" Vernon pointed to where he saw the hat, and led the way. Mikhail was walking with Maloof and Quentin to the Big Top.

"Hey Guys!" Phoebe yelled at them. Quentin looked worried too, "We heard you guys sense some disturbances"

"Yeah, me and Elka did", Nils looked at Elka, who this time had a blank look in her eyes. "Right now I think she's trying to force out a vision". Beads of sweat rippled down her brow, he eye's faint and glowing pale. An iridescent ring in her eyes then appears, and she falls limp into Nils's arms. She looked like a possessed china doll. Then she blinks, and she awakens from her unconscious state, shivering.

"Elka, are you ok?" Phoebe pressed the back of her hand upon the girl's forehead. As if touched but white hot metal Elka jumps back with a yelp. "Sorry girl, I'm so tense my body heat increases dramatically".

"It's ok. I just barely got a vision", Elka ushered them to the circus tent, where the loud noises would prevent anyone else from overhearing. They took a seat near the front row to keep an eye out for the Aquatos and the others. "It's near the end of the show, and there's a big flash of light, and then some of the circus performers disappear"

They all looked at, still hung on her every word. "Wait, you mean they just vanish?" Elton asked.

"Yes, but that's not all. I had another one, one that came on its own..." they all crowded closer around her. "There's a guy fighting Raz with a crowbar, and another one sneaks up from behind..." A lump got caught in everyone's throat, and Elka started tearing up. Nils pulled her into a comforting embrace, "Sshh sshh, hang in there Elka".

"Are you sure?" a familiar voice behind them startled them. When they turned around they saw it was just what they feared. Lili, Dogen, and Chloe. Lili's right hand was gripping a handmade friendship bracelet on her right; it had light green and reddish purple threads, matching her boyfriend's eyes and hair. The look on her face couldn't be expressed in words alone. Dogen and Chloe looked at each other, facial expressions saying it all. 'It Raz safe?'

Swallowing up her fear Elka chocked out, "Maybe, maybe not. The vision... wasn't that clear, I'm sorry". Lili closed her eyes and opened up her mental connection to Raz. 'Raz, you there?'

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Sasha and Milla quickened their pace away from a small orange and purple tent. From what they've gathered is that not only were the 3 suspicious men Nils and Elka spotted not only sneaky, but they were undetectable. Sasha could sense other psychics with strong enough powers to do any harm, but he couldn't' pick up any negative auras. Milla stretched her psychi to all corners of the area, but had difficult readings. She's only picked up the children's, Raz's and his father's psychic signatures not including her own and Sasha's. So they knew these weren't psychic terrorists after the youngest Psychonaut in the force, so this shouldn't be too dangerous. But years of experience told them that to never underestimate the enemy, not a single one.

"Darling, we should split up"

"Right, I'll look around the back of the big top. You should do a check on any wayward tents and any place that could hide quite a sum of men, I have a feeling there could be more than just three"

"Alright, and be sure to warn the Aquatos if you come across them. I couldn't warn Raz or his father telepathically because of their minds defenses"

"That's why everyone on my level of HQ calls him 'Tank'" Sasha sighed, adjusted his glasses and ran to his destination. Milla then sprinted just before she turned invisible, and then levitated to the nearest tent. A quick peak inside was all she needed, then she 'flies' to the next.

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Raz stood in a straight line with his cousins, oldest to youngest. The intro was about to begin and they all stood outside in the back of the Big Top waiting to be introduced. In the corner of his mind he sensed a small voice. Not thinking much of it he waited for the Ringmaster, Tobar Z. to announce them. All of a sudden he felt a familiar presence peering into his mind. It spoke to him "Raz, Raz! You there?" Taking a quick glance around at his relatives and the other performers his eyes flashed bright green, and spoke to the intruder.

"Lili? What's up?"

"Are you ok? Is you're family ok?"

"Yeah we're fine. Lili what's going on?"

"We think some guys are here-"

"And now without further adieu may I present to you, beautiful people, our opening number; The Aquato Clan!"

Raz picked up his violin and got ready to start playing before they walk out. He thought to Lili "Hang on, we're about to go on. After our opening dance I'll talk to you. Met me behind the circus tent were we stay between acts"

"Ok, just be careful"

"Got it, enjoy the show", with that he played the first note of the chord, then the rest of the band (His brothers and cousins) followed suit and walked behind his sisters and female cousins out to the ring. They played the instrumental version of "Shatritsa", one of his sister's personal favorites. The girls took their places and began to dance to the music in the center of the ring, the guys stayed behind playing in perfect time. Delilah had been given the beginning of the song to do her own solo dance, with the girls doing simple twirls that lifted their beautiful dresses and their footing following the tempo of the music. As the song grew louder and faster they're movements were quicker and sharper, but kept a graceful appearance and smiled brightly. Then the older girls started to mimic Deli, pulling off a complicated routine and ended with a pose.

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As the crowd applauded and cheered, outside Milla sighed. She didn't find anything out side, just some of the workers and a few guys from the road crew grabbing a bite to eat. She scanned them all with her green eyes but didn't detect any negative thoughts, cept when a young man got bitch slapped by his girl.

"Ow she hits hard"

Milla rolls her eyes, "Men, god save them". She continued her search when she stumbled upon an odd sight. Two men with "Casablanca" long jackets and hats walked past all the stalls and went straight toward the back of the Big Top tent. She invisibly hovered over them to investigate.

She started to pry into the guy in the left's mind and heard rap music, "Insane in the Membrane, Insane in the Brain!" Milla's eye twitched, "Well I know one thing; guy's got good taste..."

She then tried the guy next to him, hoping for a clue and not another Cypress Hill hit. "Why do I feel a burning sensation every time I have to go to the-" Milla just stopped right there and shuddered. "Eeeewwww!"

But instinct told her to keep following them. She sent a message to Sasha to wait out behind the Big Top so that if they do anything funny they could ambush them before anyone gets hurt. As she followed them she decided to pry into the singing guys head one more time for kicks, "Insane in the brain. Because I'm loco. I think I'm going Craaazeeh".

She mentally giggles, "It's just like in the original music video hehehe".

I just had to have Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain", it soooo fits. Chapter 11 will come soon, so very sooon...