Unatomic Stacey
Chapter 21: In Pursuance of Success
(9pm at a Castle in Transylvania in the Magical World)
"You heard what I said?" Dertah asked and Penelope nodded, "if this works Dertah and I will be separated for twenty-four hours," she reminded Penelope, "then all I'll have to do is get to my mother to make it permanent."
"Okay," Penelope whispered shakily, "will I be able to see again too?" she asked.
"Duh!" Dertah suddenly cried angrily causing Penelope to whimper and almost start sobbing, "sorry, that well, was not me," she told Penelope.
"She's mean," Penelope said tearfully.
Whatever.
"Just hold the candle and recite what I told you," Dertah instructed.
If she gets this wrong I'll kill her.
Stop it! I transferred my powers to her so that her body would be the vessel where the power for the spell will be released. That way Lord Carmichael won't sense me using my powers.
Our powers.
Ours my ass.
Dertah made a circle on the ground with a piece of chalk. Then she made three tiny triangles inside the circle with the same white chalk. Then she took out various coloured chalk and made many magical symbols. Then she sat in the circle Indian style and started to hum.
Penelope heard it and knew it was time to chant the spell that she was taught.
"On this night, full moon up in the sky," Penelope recited, "help give me the extra power at this nightly hour to split a girl doubly divided," she continued, "help me make Dertah and Stacey permanently divided," she said, "a small piece of Stacey's soul will be sacrificed, oh please let this be suffice," she said loudly, "to give Dertah a permanent separate body," she said softly, "and hopefully, a soul of it's own will it form," she concluded.
Then she closed her eyes and allowed the power to take over. Suddenly she chanted an ancient language of magic only writable by those of certain magic lineage descent.
Dertah started to float. Then a bright light suddenly flooded the room. When the room dimmed there were three persons in the room. Two lay unconscious on the floor. One stood waiting nervously.
One female stirred. She ran her hand through her purple hair then immediately sat up. She looked to her left to see an unconscious red head on the floor inches away from her. She looked around to see a blind Penelope waiting anxiously.
"I…I…I…I'm fr…free?" Dertah asked herself as she looked at her hands, which shook, "I'm free!" she cried excitedly.
"What's going on here!" Grandfather Carmichael shouted, "Dertah, come to me right now!" he ordered.
It took a moment for everything to register. Dertah then got up and ran for Grandfather Carmichael's room.
Penelope stood where she was shaking with fear. She didn't have to see to recognize who had spoken.
What if he comes and finds me. Oh God. I can't take another round of beatings and spells. I just can't. - Penelope
"Stacey," Penelope said softly, "Stacey," she repeated as she carefully took a sightless step forward.
Stacey groaned and slowly sat up. When she opened her eyes she saw a room with only her and Penelope in it.
"Come on Stacey," Penelope said urgently, "Dertah went to find your grandfather," she revealed to Stacey, "he'll be here any minute!" she cried.
"Coming," Stacey said groggily, "take my hand," she said after she got to her feet.
Penelope followed Stacey's voice and shakily took her hand.
Stacey concentrated hard and took back her powers. Then she teleported both herself and Penelope away from Grandfather Carmichael's castle.
(9:45pm at Willow Vale)
Penelope and Stacey stood across the road from the entrance of Willow Vale. Penelope's neighbourhood. It was a rich exclusive area with only fifty mansions. Anyone who had one had a lot of clout.
Penelope was the third generation, one of the youngest generations who'd one day own a mansion there. Many had their youngest generation being their eighth, some twelfth even. But Penelope's family was tree was rich. At least on her father's side. Her mother's were of mid-middle class. Higher than lower middle class but not quite upper middle class. Her mother had met her father in University. They married a few years after and had two sons and a daughter. Penelope was the middle child and her personality made it clear that she was to be at the forefront, not in the middle of anything.
Penelope even had an expectation few dared to achieve (and most failed if they tried). She wanted to own a Willow Vale mansion of her own. And since her family (or more precisely her parents or to be exact her father) owned one mansion, that left her only forty-nine mansions that she could compete with thousands for. Since in Willow Vale loss of riches and or power meant complete loss of your mansion property, it was a contest itself just keeping a mansion of your own once you got it. To get a mansion was made even harder since ten years could go by without one mansion being available. Each individual was limited to one mansion. But that meant a family of nine could each own a mansion if each of them qualified for it individually. So if you owned one mansion, you couldn't get another.
"I'm supposed to be at Michelle's for a sleepover," Penelope revealed to Stacey, "my parents are going to be surprised to see me," she said with a chuckle.
"Will this Michelle person cover for you?" Stacey asked her.
"Your memory's really fuzzy isn't it?" Penelope asked frankly, "yes, she'll ensure that I don't get into any trouble," she told Stacey, "plus this gift you allowed me to pick up along the way will make them believe that I secretly planned to get them a pre-anniversary present," she said happily and held up a bag containing expensive items she had bought at Tales, a new store that people like Paris Hilton and Orlando Bloom have been seen making purchases.
"Well good luck I guess," Stacey said and turned to leave.
"Wait," Penelope said, "thank you," she told her, "for healing me and saving me."
"Your Welcome," Stacey responded, "I really have to go," she told Penelope.
"Oh," Penelope said and blushed, "bye then," she said and started to cross the road.
"Goodbye Penelope," Stacey responded and started to walk away slowly along the sidewalk.
I hope she'll be all right. Who knew that Penelope had such a soft side? That Michelle girl I guess. I wish I could remember more about her.
"I have to get to somewhere safe," Stacey said to herself, "somewhere Grandfather Carmichael would never dream to look."
(11pm at Galactic Guardian Headquarters)
"I AM THE REDWUY!"
"I AM ALL POWERFUL! ALL KNOWING!"
""RELEASE ME VERMIN!"
Admiral Degill and several others stood across from the restrained Urania horrified. Thanks to Alexandra, superiors were informed that Urania had tried to poison Atomic Tiffany. Alexandra had ran straight for Atomic Tiffany's room in the infirmary and boxed the spoon holding the lethal soup out of her hand. Of course Atomic Tiffany exploded and cursed Alexandra who she thought was just trying to give her a hard time. But she was greatly humbled when it was revealed and proven that Urania had tried to poison her.
Then another thing was later revealed. Urania wasn't acting on behaviour of her own. She was demon possessed. By a demon that they recently found out had Earth planet origin. Not sure of the connection, they had been trying for hours to make the demon leave her body. But to no avail. Urania had only gained control for seconds and all she could do was scream 'Help me! Damn you Lord Car…', before the demon regained control.
"Undoing the possession won't work," Bart said suddenly as he entered the room, "I knew I was picking up something strange from her body," he continued, "it's an unbreakable seal," he told the others present.
"What?" Admiral Degill asked in shock.
"An unbreakable seal Admiral," Chancellor Edward said formally.
"I heard him," Admiral Degill responded coldly, "isn't there a…?" he started to ask but Bart shook his head, "so there's no reversing it," he said sadly.
"Her planet has given permission for her immediate execution on this vessel," Bart revealed suddenly.
"What!" everyone else except possessed Urania cried in disbelief.
"She's in excruciating pain dear superiors," Bart said, "it will never stop and this demon has been permanently sealed unto and within her body," he told them, "only in death will her pain be relieved and her soul freed," he concluded.
"So we murder a girl to stop a demon?" Atomic Gore Destar demanded.
"It's to stop her pain," Atomic Tiffany spoke up suddenly, "Bart, can you use your magic to make her gain control?" she asked him.
Bart was surprised by Atomic Tiffany's question. More so he was surprised that her voice sounded sad and caring.
"Only for a minute at max," Bart told her.
"Do it," Atomic Tiffany told him.
Bart knelt with his arms crossed behind his back. He chanted some words and stood very still.
"It burns make it STOP!" Urania suddenly screamed, "please, please, make it stop," she begged now crying, "tell my family that I love them but make the pain stop," she begged in a small voice.
"Do you want to die Urania?" Admiral Degill asked her formally.
"Just to make the pain sto…" Urania said between bawling.
"I CAN'T BE DESTROYED! INFIDELS!"
"But you can be imprisoned," Bart said and Redwuy twisted around Urania's head to glare at him, "I have a spell ready for that when Urania's put to rest," he told the demon.
"YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS!"
"I do," Atomic Tiffany spoke up, "my position outside here overrides the powers of those present."
"Tiffany you aren't seriously…" Admiral Degill started incredulously.
"Urania was my friend," Atomic Tiffany interrupted fiercely, "I help my friends Mr. Degill," she told him, "I've had to behead many a former comrade in battle."
"How many were current?" Admiral Degill asked darkly.
"Very few," Atomic Tiffany admitted.
"You can really do it?" Bart asked her.
"Bart!" Admiral Degill cried incredulously.
"I'LL ROAST THE INSIDES OF HER CHILDREN. I'LL DANCE ON THE INNARDS OF YOUR FAMILIES!"
"Oh my," Lady Wentry said in shock.
"I won't let this demon force her to be remembered as this," Atomic Tiffany declared, "I don't care if she was possessed," she announced, "the Urania I knew was kind, loving and dedicated," she said proudly, "and you never leave such people to suffer."
"I will not party to this," Admiral Degill said formally and walked out.
"Bart," Atomic Tiffany said.
"Yes," Bart responded.
"Get my sword," Atomic Tiffany ordered.
Bart blinked in confusion.
"Use your powers to automatically find it," Atomic Tiffany said in exasperation.
Bart immediately blushed and nodded. He disappeared and reappeared a few minutes later with a long sword in its sheath.
Atomic Tiffany reached for it and took it from him.
"In Pursuance of Success…" Atomic Tiffany started.
"YOU CAN'T ENTRAP ME!"
"There's often Trials and Tribulations," Atomic Tiffany completed and lowered the sword that she had raised high above her head.
End Chapter 21
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