Tyson's POV
I jumped back as Ashley turned her fiery glare on us, ready to dodge anything she threw at me. Unlike Rachel and Kyle, this wouldn't be the first time I've had to.
"Ashley, cool it!" Kyle shouted, obviously trying to get inside her mind and help calm her down. Not that it was necessary, she calmed down quickly when she saw us.
"When did we get here? All I remember..." Ashley mumbled, eyes widening in realisation. "Was there a cut on my wrist and bite marks on Jack's neck?" she asked, icy eyes fixed on the three of us.
"Yeah, the terrorist was a vampire as far as we can tell. Shannon found paralysing venom in your blood," Rachel said. We all looked to Jack's bed to see him slowly get up, looking around before his eyes focused on Gale.
"What colour were her eyes?" Jack asked, his hand cackling with weak electricity.
"Brown, just like they naturally are," Kyle said, casting a sceptical look at Jack.
"So it wasn't her," Ashley muttered, looking at Jack.
"Why would Gale blow up the library? Are you two going mad?" Rachel questioned, eyes tinted with gold.
"In a way, it was her. It was some crazy evil vampire clone with black eyes. Something must have gone wrong with that spell," Ashley said, her sentence ending in a mumble.
"That answers how the clone was made, but not why it bit us. Unless..." Jack mused, mulling a thought over in his head.
"Unless what?" I asked, not getting where this was going.
"Unless, the clone didn't have any of Gale's elemental abilities. If she's a vampire, then biting us would mean she'd gain elemental energy through our blood," he mumbled, seeming dizzy. Just how much blood did this clone drink from him?
"She already had shadows. But why not just bite Gale instead and get all elements at once?" Ashley sighed, lying back down.
"Because while Gale can use all the elements, that is only by manipulating elemental energy around her, whereas you have the elemental energy of one element in your blood. That might be why this clone didn't drink Gale's blood," the principle, Professor McGrath, explained, surprising us with his presence.
"There have been more attacks, Laura, Stephen and Maria were found with bite marks while Cody and Sean were found badly bruised," he added. Cody who had faced and beaten a possessed Alma and Sean who could survive a missile hitting him, both beaten by this clone.
"That means she only needs to gain water powers. And Shannon just left," Ashley sighed, trying to fight off unconsciousness.
"Let's go then," Kyle said, morphing into a cheetah. I was ready to sprint outta there when Rachel and Prof. McGrath stopped us.
"If this is a clone of Gale, then not only does it have six of the seven elements at her disposal, she also has Gale's ability to predict her opponent's movement and your Quick-Strike ability," Rachel said, gripping us with her Shadow-kinesis to make sure we didn't just go anyway.
"If Shannon is with Miranda, then I think she should be safe enough. It's a full moon out tonight," Prof. McGrath said, going over and making sure Ashley, Jack and Gale were okay. Reluctantly, Kyle and I relented.
? POV
Here it is. The big finish. Full moon makes Shannon a lot stronger, night time makes Miranda stronger. This might actually be a fair fight, so let's turn the odds in my favour. I watched as those two walked right beneath me, completely oblivious to my presence.
I quietly jumped down, allowing tendrils of shadow to slowly wrap around Shannon's limbs. Miranda didn't notice until I pulled Shannon into my waiting arms, summoning a large Claymore sword with a dark grey blade and darker grey hilt, and holding it against Shannon's throat.
"Let her go before I kill you," Miranda snarled, her violet eyes glowing violently…hey, I'm a poet!...while Shannon stayed silent, probably out of shock and fear.
"Oh, could you wait a second, I'm awfully thirsty and hungry," I laughed, sinking my fangs into Shannon's neck as she screamed out, slowly fading into unconsciousness. Miranda just stood there, visibly shaking with rage yet unable to do anything. When I finished my feast, I threw my human shield aside.
"You're dead," Miranda hissed, black, shadow like markings snaking across her body as her sword and shield appeared in her hand. She charged with supernatural speed, swinging her sword as though trying to skewer me, only to quickly change her attack and slam her shield into my chest.
"A half vampire against a full vampire. Oh what fun," I giggled, swinging my sword only for her to block it, then jumped back, putting some distance between me and Miranda.
"The only fun will be when I rip you apart!" Miranda hissed, tendrils of shadow snaking out like little daggers. Giggling madly, I dodged with vampiric speed, landing a punch to Miranda's jaw, then following through with a lightning charged fist. With her paralysed, I grabbed her by the throat, making as if to choke her.
"You know, I've been watching you through Gale's eyes. I've seen the way people treat you. So few friends, how do you know they really are your friends?" I mocked, throwing her with supernatural strength through a tree and into a wall. Before she could react, I grabbed her again, holding her against the wall.
"Tell me, why do you fight for good when the whole world's against you? You have such potential, you could surpass everyone just by letting madness take over," I taunted, her eyes losing their glow.
"Because I have something worth fighting madness for. If you never understand that, then I hope you die the slowest, painful death," she spat, a smirk on her face that drove me into a blind rage. I don't know how many times I slammed her into that wall, but I think I dyed most of her hair a blood red afterwards.
"Such potential wasted," I sighed, about to run off, when something charged at me with phenomenal speed. I looked at the thing, seeing it was that speedster Tyson.
"Didn't Cody and Sean show you what I'm capable of?" I taunted, feeling my new elemental powers resonating at my fingertips. Admittedly, I was hesitant about this fight, mainly because Tyson has that smirk.
"It shows you had the element of surprise. I know enough about you to make this a fair fight," he muttered, seeming calm yet on edge at the same time. Must be a speedster thing.
"Let's see," I hissed, charging at him, only to have him move unnaturally fast, leaving an after-image that faded the moment I hit it. How did he do that! No-one's that fast!
"Looks like you've seen a ghost," he taunted, now behind me. I lashed out behind me, only to hit another after-image.
"Or a phantom!" he yelled, his dual swords now out as he struck at me, knocking me back. Before I could hit him, he'd vanished. How can he use the Phantom move? I thought only Amy could…oh, of course, twins with different powers, same special attacks. Can't hit what I can't see, or if what I can see isn't really there.
"What's the matter, can't keep up?" he taunted, unleashing the Quick-Strike on me. I could barely block the attacks, needed to leap back. He might actually win unless I tip this in my favour. Think, he's a speedster with telekinesis, so what could get to him. Oh, I know.
"Ready for more?" he taunted, readying himself for another attack.
"Sure. You seem tougher than that emo-goth witch you have feelings for," I mocked, grinning when it unnerved him.
"What did you just say?" he said, fists clenching. Before I could answer, he ran straight at me, swords ready, until I blocked his attack.
"She fought me at her strongest, and I still beat her. She's right over there, if you want to cry over her body," I mocked, watching him break off his attack and look. That got to him, cause anything that wasn't held down started floating.
"You'll pay," he mumbled, charging at me in rage, no particular style to his swings. Normally, his mental powers make him immune to its effects, but in this state, a single blast will beat him. I jumped back, unleashing a piercing Siren Scream at him. That brought him to his knees.
"She could be dead for all you know. And there's nothing you can do. You failed. But don't worry, you can join her," I mocked, the effects of the Siren Scream filling his mind with his worst fears, as I kicked him, my pointed boots leaving a very nasty wound on his chest.
Ashley's POV
I felt useless as Stephen, Maria, Sean, Cody and Laura were brought in. Gale still hadn't woken up and Tyson had rushed out, Rachel and Prof. McGrath too slow to stop him. I still felt weak, probably be like this until sunrise. Jack's up and about, helping medics heal the others. That clone, guess she caused that storm she promised.
"That clone, I think it wants to be called Storm," I murmured, still half dazed as I looked at Rachel. She just sat there, lost in thought. "Why not do to Gale what Tyson and Kyle did for me and Jack?" I questioned, breaking her from her thoughts.
"Sure it'll work?" she asked, sounded very unsure.
"Who better to fight a clone than the original?" I said, watching as she placed her hands on each side of Gale's head. Orange symbols burned over her skin, representing all seven elements, before fading. After a few seconds, she sat straight up, her dark brown eyes glowing orange as she looked at us.
"Where is that clone? And how many pieces do I rip her into?"