A/N: Hello again! As you can see, I am continuing my writing spree! Soooo without further ado, I'll get on with the story!
Celeste's POV
"Mom?" Celeste gasped.
"Princess Celeste Blackburn! What on Luna are you guys doing here? You were supposed to stay in the guest wing where it was safe!" Queen Cinder, otherwise known as 'mom' said, raising her voice. "I thought I could trust you to follow orders. I didn't want to use force, but if I must. I'm not losing both kids in one month," Cinder added, gesturing to five guards behind her.
A sudden realization flooded Celeste. She would have to manipulate her mother, the Queen, if they were ever going to make it out of there. Celeste didn't realize how the idea upset her before a tear slipped down her cheek. Such an action would easily merit execution. No one manipulated the Queen. Let alone disobey direct orders, twice.
"I…. I'm sorry…. But I won't stay holed up in this palace whilst my brother is missing. I promise, with all my soul, that I will find him," Celeste told Cinder.
Leave my friends alone. Forget that we ever left in the first place. Let us pass, Celeste whispered, her gaze set on the Queen and the guards who were creeping forwards. Immediately, they paused. Even Cinder looked confused. They all stepped aside, allowing the three girls to creep past.
Anyone in their path that tried to stop them, Celeste manipulated into letting them pass and forgetting they were there. There was only one problem.
Celeste followed Thalia up to one of the big podships, specially designed for more than two people which was the average podship. Thalia pressed a few buttons on the keypad and the ramp extended, the doors whooshing open.
"Um…. Thalia is it safe to assume you know how to fly one of these things?" Camille asked, dropping her natural confidence. Celeste watched as Thalia bit her lip, sitting on the chair in front of the controls.
"I…. I've never flown a podship, before, only mom's ship, which…. Shouldn't be to different…." Thalia muttered, pressing a few things. Wanting to be a supportive friend, Celeste tried to repress her doubts. They were really depending on Thalia's ability to fly a ship. However, their lives were also riding on this.
"Just a few more….. Got it!" Thalia exclaimed, just as Celeste saw the ramp retracting and the doors closing.
"I suggest sitting down, or something, this might be a little bit rough at first…." Thalia cautioned. Celeste looked around for a place to sit and settled for the back of the podship. Suddenly, they were airborne, soaring out of the port. Unfortunately, they were free for about three minutes before Thalia grumbled something about stupid Lunars and their stupid spaceships. Celeste tried not to take the insult on a personal level, seeing as how behind them were now at least seven ships in pursuit.
"Hey, Celeste? Think you can brainwash them from here?" Thalia asked.
"I…. I don't think so, I'm sorry," Celeste mumbled. Thalia practically growled before their podship lurched in an incredibly rapid downward spiral.
"If you guys aren't holding onto something, this is gonna hurt like hell," Thalia cautioned. Celeste tightened her grip on a protruding bar, wrapping an arm around a shaking Camille.
"Just another adventure…. Nothing to worry about…. Thalia won't let me die," Camille muttered. Celeste's stomach almost took a vacation multiple times as Thalia swerved around satellites, supposedly intentionally almost making them crash into every single freaking one.
"THESE STUPID LUNAR IDIOTS WON'T STOP FOLLOWING US!" Thalia roared. "Celeste, I know you said you can't, but I really REALLY need you to try and do your brainwashing lunar thing before we are caught and probably executed for all sorts of treason," Thalia added. Biting her lip, Celeste closed her eyes. She had even more strength when she was alone with her mind. Though it was near impossible to actually manipulate bioelectricity waves through walls, Celeste had done it before. Through space though was a different story.
Stretching her concentration through the walls, wincing when it finally slipped through, Celeste almost immediately passed out from the strain of the basically no concentration of space. She felt a squeeze on her shoulder, urging her to try harder.
Sweat dripping down her forehead, Celeste finally regained control and slipped through the walls of all seven pursuing spaceships. Fourteen minds. In regular circumstances, Celeste could've done this with a flick of her wrist. These were not normal circumstances.
Celeste could feel the beginnings of a major migraine flaring in her mind. Biting back a scream, she twisted the Lunar's bioelectricity and forced them to turn around, reporting to Queen Cinder that the girls had evaded their capture and flew to Australia in search of Prince Zane.
Just as she finished the command, the building pain in her mind grew searing hot. Her head felt as though it was on fire. Opening her eyes, Celeste sat up, clutching her head as a wail escaped her mouth.
"CELESTE! CELESTE, ANSWER ME! You're going to be ok! Just hand on! Thalia is just finding a… a…. Hospital of sorts, someone who can help," Camille voice said, quavering. Celeste barely managed a nod before another shrill shriek came out of her mouth as the pain in her head intensified.
She could feel warm arms wrapped around her, whispered promises in her ear. As if she just hadn't had enough pain, Celeste's breaths became more ragged as her brain failed to provide instructions on how to goddamn breath. As she gasped for breath, the voices became much more panicked. The girl sitting beside her, what was her name? Hugged her tighter, and the other girl in the seat gave orders that she couldn't understand. Her vision blurred as her brain ran out of oxygen.
With the last of her strength, Celeste half croaked half whimpered, "help…." before everything went black.
A/N: Hi guys! Sorry that this was kind of the same ending as my first chapter, what with Celeste blacking out, but you know.
light-and-Shadows-Mist-and-ice: Honestly I didn't even realize I'd concocted the perfect Cresswell character. Also yeah…. It does seem like something our friend group would do :) With the you being all like 'ummmm nope we're staying here'.