Chapter Six! YAY! I'm proud of myself that I got this far! I don't own DP or any of the characters except Jacob, Jace, Sam, Ethan, David, Ella, Brooke, Nat, Roni, Claire, Zara, Ani, Aqua, Spark, Clay, Mason, Avir, Arlen, Flame and Chip. Wow, that's a lot of characters. So R&R. Yeah. Please?

TPOV

So she was going to do a combat demonstration, interesting. I wondered what it would be like, if we could see her powers. Well, we all went outside after lunch into this HUGE clearing that we sat around the edge of. Zara, Ani, Aqua, Spark, Clay, Mason, Avir, Arlen, Flame and Chip came outside and walked into the middle of the clearing. I heard a few whistles from the other boys and a few gasps from the girls.

Ani, Aqua, Spark, and Clay were dressed in dark red leather shirts and pants so formfitting that a single wrinkle could not be seen. They wore belts, boots, gloves, and collars of the same material, so that the only visible part of their skin was their face. Their hair was twisted up in a way that looked as if it was digging back into their scalps. They wore dark mascara and eyeliner and each of them had a touch of eyeshadow, Ani's was white, Aqua's was blue, Spark's was red, and Clay's was brown. They had emotionless masks on their faces.

The boys' outfits were just as impressive. Avir, Arlen, Flame, and Chip were dressed in tight pants of dark blue leather tucked into their boots of the same material. Above their belts, they wore a formfitting jacket of the same material that accentuated their shoulders and muscles. They wore no gloves, and their collars had an opening in the front. Their hair was combed neatly, and their faces were clear of emotions.

Zara and Mason had their own outfits. Zara wore an outfit much like the ones of the other boys, with a few changes. Hers was midnight black leather, and much more formfitting than anyone's. She wore gloves, and her hair was loose and flowing with a gold band circling her head. Zara wore no makeup and her face was emotionless, with her head held high.

Mason wore the exact same outfit as the other boys as well, except his was bright white leather. A silver band circled his head. His boots had pointed toes, unlike everyone else's, and his jacket was more formfitting.

Zara spoke. "These are the traditional dresses of the demon kingdoms. We have changed the colors to suit our purposes. No weapons or magic shall be used in this display of combat. My mindreading and future telling abilities will be transferred to two people before me. Volunteers may stand up now."

Simon made as though to get up, but Derek pulled him down and got up instead, since the other boys had sat down after Simon tried to stand. Of the girls, Ella stood.

Zara walked and stopped before Derek. "Derek Souza, for the duration of this combat do you accept the magical gift of mind reading?"

"Yes," replied Derek. Odd, I thought he would be overly cautious and refuse, like always.

"Then it is yours throughout this tournament," Zara said, putting her hands to Derek's temples, making his head glow for a moment. She stepped back and moved to stand in front of Ella. "Elvira Johannes, for the duration of this combat do you accept the magical gift of future telling?"

"Yes," replied Ella in a loud, clear voice.

"Then it is yours throughout this tournament," Zara did the same head-glowing thing she did to Derek and stepped back. "Our advantages are countered, the combat is fair. Should anyone oppose this tournament, speak now or hold your silence." No one dared to speak. Wow, this was formal. "Then let the tournament begin."

DPOV

I don't know what I was thinking. Why did I stand up? I didn't have to, I could have just pulled Simon down, or let him take the power. But I stood up anyway, and took the power. It was eerie. I could hear everyone thinking, and I saw the same scene from a dozen different points of view. Ironically, none of the actual combatants were thinking. I got nothing but a sort of blank buzzing. I saw what they saw, of course, but they didn't think anything. Zara began the tournament and spoke the rules.

"This tournament is won by complete defeat of one team by the other. Complete defeat consists of the losing team with every member unconscious, and the winning team with at least one conscious member. Only hand-to-hand combat allowed. No injuries breaking skin allowed. Teams, separate to opposite ends of the arena," Zara said emotionlessly.

Zara walked to one end of the big circle in the dirt while Ani, Aqua, Spark, Clay, Mason, Avir, Arlen, Flame and Chip walked to the other end. I heard thoughts and gasps of confusion. I agreed with them wholeheartedly. Why would Zara take everyone else on singlehandedly?

"The tournament begins now!" Zara shouted, taking four steps forward, then standing still as everyone else screamed and ran toward her. I realized why she had to give her power up. I saw plans of attack and strategy in everyone's mind except Zara's. Her thoughts were still blank. When Mason reached her, she jumped, and quickly flipped over their heads, standing on both her feet in the middle of the arena.

They circled her, then rushed in simultaneously, with a couple hanging back so they could attack her if she jumped again. In the midst of the fight, I saw what the others saw. Zara caught punches, blocked blows, and dodged kicks, with as little effort and thought as an expert. She chopped the side of her hand against the necks of Avir and Arlen, hitting a pressure point and knocking them out instantly. She wasted no energy. In the same movement, she caught a punch, dodged another and knocked out Mason by hitting him in the temple. She continued the movement, using her momentum to hit Ani and Aqua in pressure points, knocking them out. She dodged a punch by bending backwards, using the momentum to flip over, kicking Flame's temple and knocking him out as she landed, then continuing the motion of her leg to sweep behind Clay and knock her off her feet. She landed with a thump and hit her head hard on the ground, unconscious.

Now it was just Zara against Spark and Chip. Spark jumped and tried to attack Zara from above, while Chip went straight for her, trying to distract her from Spark. Zara stood still, waiting for the attacks, and at the last minute, stepped to the side, causing Spark to land on Chip. In the confusion, she tapped them on their temples, and they were also passed out on the ground. She stood and proclaimed, "The tournament has concluded. Mason's team has lost. You are dismissed."

I was rendered speechless. The whole time, everyone was changing their tactics, and using some foolproof strategies, and Zara had anticipated them all. She had a sixth sense for this kind of stuff, and they didn't even use magic. If she did, well, she would be invincible. She could teach everyone a thing or two. And I didn't get thoughts out of her, so much as her coldly calculating their previous fights, their likely moves, their strength, her energy. She was analytical, but was creative in her way to fight. New combat techniques came easily to her. And she was one girl against nine people. And she won easily and didn't break a sweat. Wow.

"Hey, I'm going to take my power back now, okay?" Wow, she had snuck up on me.

"Yeah." She put her hands to my head and the voices in there were silenced immediately. Zara smiled, and took her powers back from Ella, too. She turned back, conjured ice-water and poured it on her siblings, who sputtered and sat up. They got to their feet, groaning, and congratulated Zara, complaining that she never let them win. She stuck her tongue out, and changed their clothes into more comfortable ones with a wave of her hand. I was a bit sorry for that, though, she looked good in her uniform.

She smirked at me before joining everyone as they went inside. Shit, she must have heard that. Oh, well. I trudged inside, and just explored the house with everyone for an hour before I heard Zara talk to Mason.

"Hey, bro, there are a couple werewolves out there, and I think they're not friendly, and accidentally wandered here. I'm gonna bring them back and ask Derek if he recognizes them. If anyone asks, I'm out shopping." Zara slunk back into a wolf and ran out the door.

I waited on the couch, hoping it wasn't Liam and Ramon, when I heard my name spoken softly. I turned, and realized Zara was calling from outside. She explained as I ran to see her. She said, "I caught these two and they say they know you. Friends? Or enemies?"

"Enemies, definitely enemies." It was Liam and Ramon, half conscious.

"Do you want to take care of them, or do you want me to? I can also send them to a supernatural rehab thing led by my cousin of sorts." She asked, looking concerned.

"I'll take care of them." I wanted to beat their brains out.

"On second thought, I'll send them away. Beating their brains out won't help. Derek," she began, as I opened my mouth to argue, "I don't want this on your conscience. You'll regret it later." She walked inside and opened a door. A portal thing was inside, and she shoved Liam and Ramon in, before closing and locking the door. Just then, Chloe came down and joined me in the living room, while Zara made us all fish and chips for dinner. Not my favorite, but she made a lot of it and it was good, so I wasn't complaining.

After dinner, we all sat in the living room and watched a movie. Actually we watched Tori and Simon argue about what movie to watch. Chloe and I sat in a corner, and she looked worried, before asking me what was wrong.

"Nothing."

"Something's bothering you, I can tell."

"Fine, Zara found Liam and Ramon, and I almost killed them before Zara stopped me and sent them away. Happy?" I got up and walked away, leaving Chloe shocked and Zara worried, watching me. I got up to my room and collapsed on the bed. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

Three chapters in one day, yay! Now I have an excuse not to write for a while, so ha! Jk jk I'll write. Please please review people. Please? Just push the pretty review button? Well, lots of love from –Cari!