Chapter 6

Chapter 6

"We'll only need one car." Jessica explained as they met by Tyler's car. Reid tried to get into the driver's seat. "No way in hell are you driving again." Jessica said grabbing the keys from Reid and hopping into the driver's seat. She turned the key and put the car into gear and out of the parking lot.

"You do know where you're going, right?" Caleb asked.

"Of course. Its not like I haven't been there before. We're going to need the book and the last element should be here soon."

"And what's that?" Reid asked. Jessica ignored him and continued to drive.

"This all makes too much sense," Pogue said.

"Are we just figuring this out, Sherlock?" Jessica asked. "Once we find him one of us is going to have to kill him and there's only three ways to do that."

"How?" Reid asked.

"Seriously do you boys read? The only way to kill him or anyone who has ascended is to have him give us his powers, which he'll never do, so if we are lucky enough he used it so much that he just dies or if we're really lucky we get to cut his eyes out and burn them."

"Sick," Tyler said.

"Take a right." Caleb said telling Jessica to go to his house. Jessica shook her head and continued to go straight. "Where're you going?"

"To the colony house." Each of the boys exchanged looks. "Plus Reid you ascend in a about…10 minutes."

"This isn't the way there," Pogue said.

The road started to get extra bumpy as they went further into the forest and Jessica was getting really frustrated.

"You're lost aren't you?" Tyler asked. She looked at him then back to the road.

"I am not lost just a little turned around." She stammered as she gripped the steering wheel harder.

"Uh guys." Reid called. They all turned to look at him then at the clock, he would be ascending in a few minutes.

"Damnit!" Jessica said then her eyes went blue and the windows became a blur as the car raced through the woods into a clearing in front of the first colony house. "Here we are." She said handing Tyler the keys. She let her hand linger a little longer than necessary, blushing she got out of the car and looked around.

"Why do your eyes get to turn blue?" Reid asked.

"It doesn't matter what color my eyes turn, all you need to worry about is ascending then we can actually start." Jessica said rubbing her arms. It was colder than she had originally thought.

"Why don't we go inside?" Caleb suggested taking a step toward the old house, Jessica didn't move.

"He needs to be outside for this to work. We need lightning. Ouch!" Jessica turned around to see a book hanging in midair. "Thanks mom." She said, the other boys looked around but didn't see anyone. Caleb touched the book and it flipped open, causing a ring of fire around the five of them.

"It's a spell," he said.

"What do we need a cauldron?" Reid asked laughing, no one was listening they were all huddled around the book.

"Is this going really to work?" Pogue asked.

"It cant we need one more person." Tyler said looking at Jessica who was smiling like a fool.

"Don't worry she'll be here, I know it." just then a girl with long black hair appeared right in front of everyone. "See, told you so." Jessica moved around the book and gave the girl a hug.

"Look at you! You're wearing a dress," She said.

"Really?" Jessica looked down. "I hadn't noticed." They both laughed, stopping when someone cleared their throat. "Right the spell. Reid go and stand there." Jessica used to put Reid right where she wanted him.

"Now what?" Pogue asked.

"We wait for lightning then we say this." Caleb said pointing to the line.

"Actually, you say it." the black hair girl corrected Caleb, they all looked at her. "Oh I'm Lilly and you say it because some of his power is in your skin. You'll have a bigger connection than the rest of us."

"Kinda like a finger print." Jessica added she took a hold of Lilly's hand then Tyler's. "Grab." She told Caleb and Pogue, Pogue grabbed Lilly's hand and Caleb fell between Pogue and Tyler.

"Question," Pogue said.

"Yeah me too!" Reid yelled from his spot in the field.

"What do we do?"

"We…yeah what do we do?" Lilly said.

Jessica laughed; she had missed her best friend. "We close our eyes and picture him as clearly as possible, if this works then when Caleb says the spell," Jessica put air quotes around 'spell' she thought it was so Hollywood, "then we should see where he is, where he's been and where he's going."

"What do I do?" Reid asked.

"You endure the pain of ascending." Caleb replied both he and Pogue cringed as they remember when they ascended. It started to rain, the wind picked up and suddenly it was darker. "Here we go."

Jessica tighten here grip as the lightning came and pictured Chase, her eyes shut tight. She heard Reid's yelling out in pain, Caleb saying the spell then every thing went black. She saw an old man all wrinkly and would brake if you touched him but she knew that he had overused, she watched, as he willed his powers to Chase. Then she saw Chase being thrown from a barn, him disappearing, finding him back in California. She saw herself as she went to talk to him, then a beach, a white beach; Chase was sitting down on a towel with another boy sitting next to him. They were watching a few girls sunbath topless as they plotted their revenge. Jessica got a better look of the other boy's face, she recognized it, Jason. She then saw the Great Wall of Chine then the Eiffel Tower. Everything went black again.

"Jessica? Jess? Hon can you hear me? Jessie? Oh please say something."

"Distance equals rate times time," Jessica mumbled.

"She's fine. Are we really reciting formulas? I mean come on Jess. I was expecting more of a 'Lilly shut the fuck up I'm fine.'" Lilly replied staring down at Jessica, who didn't say anything. "Guess not."

Jessica finally opened her eyes, the storm had past. She could see five heads; all faces were worried and concerned. Jessica lifted her hand to feel her head; it was in a lot of pain. "Ouch."

"We better get her inside." Caleb said leading the way into the house. Jessica closed her eyes again as someone lifted her off the ground and carried her. When she opened them she was looking up at Tyler, he smiled down at her.

"You okay?" He asked. Jessica couldn't move it was as if she was paralyzed. "'Kay blink once for no and twice for yes." Jessica blink three times making him laugh. "I totally understand."

"Where're we going?" Lilly asked.

"We can go to my room," Reid said wrapping his arm around Lilly's waist.

"God Reid do you always have to hit on someone?" Jessica asked annoyed.

"She speaks!" Reid cried. "I really thought I wouldn't hear your annoyed voice again."

"Ascending gave you an ego boast." Jessica said resting her head on Tyler's shoulder. "But really where're we going?"

"To…I guess you could call it 'the room.'" Pogue said leading the way down the stairs.

"The room?" Lilly said as she hesitantly started down the stairs. "Oh Jess its just like the dungeon but with more seats." Lilly started to bounce down the stairs. There were five stone seats, books shelves filled with books and a circle of rock. You could feel the magic through the walls.

"You're such a cheerleader," Jessica said then groaned as Tyler sat down in his seat.

"Sorry." He whispered as he repositioned Jessica so she was upright.

"Missed ya too volleyball star." Lilly looked over at Jessica who was almost half asleep on Tyler's lap and she smiled. Jessica hadn't looked like that in a long time and Lilly was happy for her.

"So did anyone see anything?" Reid asked taking his seat like the rest of the boys.

"I just saw a plane then China," Pogue replied.

"A beach," Lilly said leaning against the railing of the stairs.

"You know there is another seat." Reid said pointing to the empty stone seat.

"Do you really expect me to sit there? Its not my seat." She said with a disgusted expression. "I mean haven't you guys noticed that you ALWAYS sit in the same spot, and when you first came down here you were drawn to a seat. Ever think of as to why? Your fathers sat in the exact same spot, and their fathers and their fathers. If I sit in that seat and I am not Chase then… I'm not Chase! Jessica touch it!"

"What? I'm not going to touch it."

"You obviously had the strongest vision. What did you see?" Jessica looked at Lilly not sure if she could say it or not.

"The fight, us finding him, Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower and," Jessica looked away from her best friend. "Jason."

"You saw Jason? With Chase?"

"Who the hell is Jason?" Caleb asked looking from Lilly who was barley breathing to Jessica who was getting to her feet to hug her.

"Her little brother," Jessica replied.