Sing Your Way Out

Chapter 9: The Battle Begins

Cj POV:

I lurked around random halls. I was thinking about Ian. I sighed at the thought of him. I found my way out on to the grounds. I speed towards the wall, where Tiki, Jay, Susan, James, and Jasmine where waiting to fix the wall. I took the last turn, and the wall loomed in front of me. I saw the small group waiting anxiously.

"You're here!" Little Jasmine chided.

"Let's move." James said

"Start on that end, and don't forget, Susan, Cj, use your Ani-Talk to get animals on our side. Let them know what time." Tiki said through darkness. I could barely see her hunched up form, her broken arm held at an angle in its cast.

"Lets move already!" Jay spat. We got to work. Susan and I kept letting out howls, bird calls, snake hisses, hoots, trying feebly to get animals on our side. We got two panthers, three snakes, four hawks, and a wolf on our side, we reported to Jay.

"Perfect!" Jay said. I couldn't remember the last time I saw him happy.

"Let's go." Jasmine said. We slunk slowly back to our dorms, and awaited the owl hoots. My phone vibrated, and I picked it up.

Ian: Ceej, I know where you were. It starts tonight, doesn't it?

I sighed.

Cj: Yes.

Ian: I'll be ready then.

Cj: =)

I feebly smiled. With the war that was about to start, I had no idea when I would see him again. This might be the last time I would ever talk to him. 'Don't think that!' I scolded myself. I was lost in my thoughts. My phone vibrated again, I looked at it.

Jay: Its time.

I sighed. I slipped quietly out of my bed and made my way quietly towards the door to my room. I was about to slip out, and a through a glance at Suki. My best friend. If anything happened to her, they would be dead by sundown. She was like my other sister. I had so much to lose. I slipped out of my room, and closed my door quietly. I stood there, ready. I saw the other fighters who had gotten Jays text, standing outside of their doors, ready to jump into action as soon as the alarm sounded. To identify ourselves, we all had a jacket on. It was pitch black. On the back, it had a big Lion. It had a crown on it, each 'jewel' had a different color. Each color of the 'jewels' stood for our cloak hood colors. A broken chain around its neck to signify our freedom. I looked around, and saw similar looks of terror, courage, and sadness. I looked around, and with that I heard it.

'WHO! WHO!' I saw as everyone who was battle ready, took up a defensive position. I saw some confused people look out of their rooms. They saw us, and ran back inside. I smiled to myself. I looked to my left, and to my amazement, I saw Ian racing towards me. I gasped as he was swept sideways by a horde of Knomes. The girl next to me screeched, and jumped at them.

"CEEJ! CEEJ!'" I heard Ian screech.

"IAN!" I screamed. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. I was not fast enough. As soon as I raced the next door, I was thrown sideways by a knome. I quickly got up, and tried to get closer to Ian.

"CEEJ!" I heard Ian scream desperately. I dogged fists, feet, and strangely, a sandwich witch someone had thrown. I ran. I was so close, when, a hand lashed out, and tripped me. I rolled over. Oden.

"Well? Who do we have here?" Oden hissed dangerously.

"Oden." I hissed.

"Seems like lover-boy can't save you at the moment. Just you and me princess." He spat, his face cruel.

"So, your saying I can't beat you?" I said.

"Yes, just you and me, no. one. Else." He hissed. With that, he lunged at me. I tried to sidestep him, but in such a cramped space, I had nowhere to go. I felt a burning sensation as soon as he struck my arm. I spat in pain, and leapt. I landed squarely on his shoulders, and with that tempter to claw his eyes out. Something Tiki showed me. He threw me off, and I saw a student lash out at him, and they started to fight. I got up cautiously, and surveyed the scene. The halls had gone from peaceful, to dangerous in seconds. I saw all the members of my group fighting, I saw a few of the Broken, even some of Connors army too. The Outsiders had entered the fight too. They fought feebly against the growing number of Monitors, and Knomes. All other student had also seemed to have entered the fight. It all looked like a giant mob of feet, and fists. Someone seemed to have a banana, and fought feebly with that. I smiled, even in this situation. Then my mind snapped back to reality. IAN! I looked around from my perch. I found him. He was fighting a group of knomes. I watched in horror as he slipped sideways and fell to the ground with a thud that seemed to loud. The world went quiet. I felt my blood go cold. With a screech of fury, I launched myself wards that spot. I ignored the punches and kicks that lashed out at me as I ran past. I rammed into the knome that stood over Ian. I spat in anger and in fury. I lashed out, and hit another squarely in the nose. I stood with my back to Ian, my back arched, my teeth bared in fury. The knomes seemed to sense my extreme anger, and immediately tried to escape. I lashed out at one that wasn't fast enough.

"Ian…" I whispered.

"Ceej…" Ian said, opening his eyes.

"Your okay!" I said excitedly, hugging him. I helped him to his feet. I surveyed the damage the knomes had caused. He had several cuts, and blood stained his shirt. I quickly noticed the look he was giving me. I looked down at my black jacket. It glistened with blood. I feebly smiled.

"Come on!" I said, and turned, and plunged into the mass of battling students. I heard Ian gasping behind me. I raced towards the grounds. I burst out into the open. I gaped. The lawns to the forest, as far as the eye could see, there were battling people. I watched as Susan chased a knome Screaming encouragement to all of the fighters. I saw as little Jasmine jumped out of a tree, and fell upon an unsuspecting knome. I saw Jay, in the form of a Tiger, thanks to his shape shifting ability, fighting side by side with James, who had also changed into a tiger. I saw Tiki battling a knome twice her size, he broken arm clutched close to her slim frame. Screams of pain, courage, terror, and victory filled the night air.

"This is going to be harder than I thought." I hissed to Ian.

"What did you think?" He hissed back as we plunged into the fight.

1,217 words. My longest chapter ever! Thank you to all who have reviewed! The more reviewers I get, the better I write. The next 2-3 chapters will be in the battle. The story will end around there. Don't get mad, get glad! Why? I'll tell you why! This story WILL have a sequel! Keep reviewing! All of you who have, you make my writing better! If you read my battle chapter, REVIEW! Press that little button below! I OWN NOTHING! Till next me!