Healing
Summary: Isabelle Taylor came from a long line of witches, part of the original 6 founding families of Ipswich, Massachusetts. She grew up with the boys and always knew she'd be their salvation. Every 100 years a female is born into her family, and when she ascends all of those she wills her protection to will feel no side effects of Using. Set in the movie and afterwards.
It was less than a month later that the five children of Ipswich made their way out to the fields near the colony house for Pogue's ascension. His parents came along having just made it back from Africa in time. At 8:14 on that Friday morning, lightning struck Pogue as he ascended.
All six of them ran towards him when it was over.
"You okay man?" Caleb asked reaching out a hand to his friend.
"It feels kind of strange, like I can feel it flowing under my skin."
"That will go away soon son, but for now you all better hurry we are aware you have a midterm in just over an hour." Bryan Parry stated with his arms wrapped around his wife.
"Come straight home after, I'm making a birthday dinner before you all go out and have fun." Samantha stated winking at the teens.
"Congrats Pogue, but we've got to hurry I want to ask one more question before the exam-" The four boys groaned, Reid covering her mouth with his hand. Izzy had been stressing about these exams knowing admission was based on these marks.
"I swear Izzy, if you complain about the exams one more time I'm going to wallop you." Caleb stated with a serious face. All week she'd been worrying as she wrote each test, although everyone knew she'd end up with one of the top marks. Tyler swung her over his shoulder silencing her rebuttal as he chased after Reid who had taken his keys.
Time Skip
After dinner at the Perry residence, where the Simms, Garwins, Evelyn, and Kate joined, they made their way out to Nicki's.
"Dance with me Reid!" Izzy squealed trying to pull him out to the make shift dance floor.
"I swear Izzy, no one holds their liquor worse than you, and it was only like two glasses of wine." Caleb reasoned watching the clearly inebriated girl struggle to move Reid in the slightest.
Reid laughed before winking at the boys, "makes things more interesting, eh boys?" He then followed Izzy onto the dance floor pulling her body tight to his as the crowd surrounded them.
"Well, I can tell their fight will be officially over tonight. Guess I'm crashing elsewhere." Tyler stated watching them disappear. "
"I'm heading home, take my bed." Caleb offered knowing that Izzy seemed to be finally ready to move farther into her and Reid's relationship.
Izzy wrapped her arms around Reid, their hips in sync to the music. "Where you're fully sober, I'm taking you back to my dorm." Reid stated wrapping his arms around her.
"I'm looking forward to it." Izzy whispered as she dipped low. Reid growled tightening his arms and knowing it would be a good night.
Time Skip
Reid ascended at Thanksgiving with Tyler following along over Christmas break. All four of the boys were waiting the two days for Izzy to ascend knowing things would be better. Reid was having trouble controlling his using, constantly being reminded to stop.
"Open the door with your hands Reid! It's not that difficult of a concept." Izzy shouted as they trailed into Tyler's house. "January 1st Reid, you can make it."
The two found the other three sons lounging around Tyler's tv room. "Finally, we've been waiting forever."
"Relax, we're here now turn it on." The five had planned a movie night on the coldest day of winter so far. Sara and Kate had gone home to their families for the break so the five had been catching up on missed bonding.
Izzy fell asleep at some point through the Harry Potter marathon. In her dream Chase was speaking to her.
"The beautiful Isabelle, in the flesh."
"Chase, I thought you were gone?"
"Not gone Isabelle, simply regaining my strength. I was shocked when you used Isabelle; my family hadn't mentioned females born into the covenant. Imagine my surprise when I learnt that you're power could save me, and make me stronger. I'm coming for you Iz, just wait."
Izzy jerked awake chocking and spluttering as tears streamed down her face. The four boys surrounded her worried faces as the consistency of Izzy's nightmares increased.
"Are you okay?" Tyler tested.
"It's Chase, I know you think it's impossible, but I'm telling you he's alive and he's planning something."
Caleb looked doubtful, but it was Reid who spoke up. "Izzy, why would he come back now?"
"He knows everything and he wants in on the covenant."
"Maybe we should just let him, Covenant laws won't allow him to make us will him his powers if he'd bonded." Pogue reasoned while Izzy shook her head.
"I don't think he wants to be a part of the Covenant, he wants it for himself. Theoretically the less people bonded the more ancestral magic that they would have access to." Izzy reasoned while Caleb backed her up.
"What can we do? We don't even know where he is." Tyler pointed out while Izzy and Caleb locked eyes.
"Think reasonable about this, he's weak and without support. He's definitely still in Ipswich because he's feeding off the Covenant." Caleb started.
"And since Putnam barn is no more it's obvious." Isabelle interjected. "He's at the old colony house. None of us have been there since before Caleb's birthday and it is by the graveyard giving it the strongest outlet."
"Then we need to go fight him, and this time we need to do it together. We need to end this once and for all." Caleb stated.
"Oh and you're going to kill him? C'mon Caleb, we're tough but by no means are we killers." Tyler interjected.
"We're a family, what we're good at is protecting." Pogue pointed out while Izzy straightened up.
"I know what we need to do." Izzy stated while they all leaned in.
Time Skip (Izzy's birthday)
"Caleb Ian Danvers, do you agree to uphold the Covenant and the laws we stand for? Do you agree to be as one with your family?"
"I accept."
"I will you the protection of the Covenant."
"Christopher Pogue Parry, do you agree to uphold the Covenant and the laws we stand for? Do you agree to be as one with your family?"
"I accept."
"I will you the protection of the Covenant."
"Reid Hunter Garwin, do you agree to uphold the Covenant and the laws we stand for? Do you agree to be as one with your family?"
"I accept."
"I will you the protection of the Covenant."
"Tyler Nicholas Simms, do you agree to uphold the Covenant and the laws we stand for? Do you agree to be as one with your family?"
"I accept."
"I will you the protection of the Covenant."
Izzy's eyes regained their colour as she smiled at the four boys. "That's it boys, no getting rid of each other anymore." They laughed and joked until Caleb checked his watch signaling to all of them that it was time to go. The five of them piled into the Hummer making their way to the old Colony house.
"He'll be weak, he would have lost his connection to the covenant. You know the plan, and you know the back-up plan."
"Think positively Caleb, maybe this will work we're stronger this time."
Stepping out of the car Izzy made her way alone at first to the center of the field.
"Have you come alone Isabelle? I didn't think that was your thing."
"I've come to offer you your life Chase. We've thought it over and realized you're wrongs can be compensated we are all alive and well now. You grew up away from your true family, you developed powers that scared you with no idea how to control them. I've come to realize the death of your adoptive parents was an accident. "What happened Chase? You ascended too close to them and they died?"
Chase tore his gaze away from Isabelle unwilling to let her see how close to home she struck.
"Your father planted hateful ideas in your head Chase, we are not your enemies but rather your friends. I offer to you the chance to right your wrong, I offer you a spot in the Covenant. We will teach you all that we know and show you the family you have missed out on."
"So it's a join or die thing I see?" Chase asked sarcastically as the boys had recently formed a circle around them it was easy to see the hidden desire for the life Isabelle promised.
"I'm offering you the chance to earn forgiveness and gain the family you should have had."
"Even if I accept, how do I know you all won't turn on me?"
"It's the beauty of the Covenant, it is very much alive. If you agree and I will you a spot in the Covenant, you are bound to uphold the laws. I will ask once more:
Chase Matthew Putnam, do you agree to uphold the Covenant and the laws we stand for? Do you agree to be as one with your family?"
There was a pause where Chase looked each member of the Covenant in the eye before returning to Isabelle seeing the complete acceptance in her eyes. They could give him what he had always been missing. "I accept."
"I will you the protection of the Covenant." The six teens felt the bond welcome back the sixth bloodline as Chase seemed to regain his strength.
"I think Chase has some things he needs to say." Isabelle stated blatantly.
"I know an apology can't fix what I put you through, but I ask that you allow me to show how repentant I am every day."
"I don't like you, nor do I trust you but the Covenant demands we treat you right. Maybe one day we can forgive you, but that day isn't today." Pogue stated as the others nodded.
"That's all that I can ask for."