**Hey, guys! With the vote for who comes back, there's been a tie. I picked the character I think you guys truly wanted most. Hope you enjoy! :)
The Time for Ten - Chapter 6
I call Nine and Six into the house for a meeting, and I have the others sort out the bodies and chests. Marina and Ella head off to a shed to prepare it for the ones we don't revive in a couple minutes. The three of us walk inside the house and turn right to be in the kitchen. The two sit down on the barstools and I pace back and forth.
"Well... What're your thoughts?" I ask them.
Six looks down and Nine takes it as a good time to go first.
"We definitely have to bring back Eight, I mean, he's already a part of us, and his death hit all of us hard, especially Marina." He says guiltily.
Six looks up again. "I vote we also bring back James. They helped us escape a situation we probably wouldn't have survived. Plus, Kal is really hurt right now. She watched her own brother get shot in the stomach."
"See, the thing is-" I start but am quickly interrupted by One racing inside.
"Guys, I developed legacies while I was dead. Man, that sounds weird... Anyway, come check it out!" She says excitedly, obviously oblivious to the fact that we were having a serious conversation.
We follow One outside to see the group huddled around a giant puddle, which wasn't there before. One swirls her hands in a circular motion, and a ball of water begins to appear, although it is not very large.
"I'm just trying this for the first time, so I'm not very good, but I can control water!" One explains.
"So hydrokinesis?" Malcolm asks.
"Sure. Also, check this out!" One adds. She then waves her right hand up and down toward the puddle, and the reflections begin to disappear, and soon there is no reflection at all. Then she closes her eyes to focus, and a lightning bolt flashes down and slams into the water, knocking us all off of our feet.
"Elecomun and photokinesis... Interesting." Malcolm says. "I remember some legacies from the list Pittacus had given me."
"Wait, so if you had more legacies, does that mean the other numbers will too?" Marina asks.
"Two and Three probably will, I'm not sure about Eight though, since he only died two days ago." Sam says.
"Well, that settles it. We are reviving Eight and Two today, and the others whenever we find the Life Crystal stash." Six states confidently.
"What about James?" Kal says quietly. It's pretty much the first time she has spoken since he died.
Six walks over and gives her a hug, and then holds her by the shoulders. "We will find the other crystals and bring him back as soon as we can, I promise." She says with sincerity.
Kal nods and gives a small smile. "Thank you guys for taking us in so kindly... We were afraid you ten would be slightly hostile considering your situation."
"Of course we would take in any Garde! The more the merrier, am I right?" I say and get a few chuckles.
"Well, lets do this shit!" Nine says excitedly and rushes over to the chests. "Which one has the Life Crystal?"
I walk over and open One's chest. I grab the pyramid and then walk over to the bodies. "Eight first?" I ask.
Marina nods eagerly and crouches down next to his body. I crouch down on his other side and place the pyramid on his chest. The pyramid hums to life and starts to spread over his body. After about a minute, the pyramid retracts and I pick it up. Eight lies motionless for a couple seconds, but then his chest slowly starts to rise and fall, and his eyes slowly flutter open.
"Ma... Mar... Marina?" Those are his first words.
Marina tears up and then kisses him on the lips, right in front of everybody. Ella looks away awkwardly and Six squeezes her hand. When they finally stop, Eight sits up and looks around.
"Miss me?" He asks with a smile on his face.
"Welcome back! All you missed was the meeting of two new Garde, One's revival, and the joining of a Mog to our side. Eight, meet Adam and One." I explain and point to the respective people.
"Hey there." He says to them.
Adam smiles and waves back in response.
"Now for Two?" Six asks.
I nod and walk over to the girl. She has aged while dead, as odd as that sounds. Maybe it's a Loric thing? I place the pyramid on her stomach, and it spreads out again. As the pyramid retracts into its normal shape, it turns black instead of white. When I try to pick it up, it disintegrates. Two is lying still longer than One and Eight did. I walk up cautiously and poke her. Nothing happens. I shake her by the shoulders, and then she opens her eyes. They are totally dark green and pierce into mine. Suddenly, I feel lightheaded, and I fall onto Two's lap unconscious.
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John falls onto Two's lap as he tries to wake her up. Eight tenses up next to me. I run over and lift up John to find him passed out. I try to move him away from Two, but their hands are sealed together with some unknown force.
"It always seems to be John who is caught in these coma things." Six states.
I walk backward to Eight and he puts his arm around me.
"What should we do?" He asks everyone.
That's when I notice Sarah is missing.
"Guys, where's Sarah?" I ask.
"I haven't seen her since Eight was revived." Ella tells us.
Six locks eye contact with me, and I realize what she is thinking.
"Mar and I are going out to the forest." Six says. "One of you go check on Five, and another watch out for John and Two. Everyone else, go train or something."
"Why can't I come?" Nine asks with longing eyes.
"This is girl stuff, I don't think you want to get knee deep in that." I tell him.
He nods and shows a look of agreement. "True. Just don't die on me." He says with his eyes focused on Six.
"It's just the forest, we'll be fine." I say, not realizing I've interrupted a moment. I shy off.
"We'll be going now." Six says.
We turn around and first head to the house. Six opens a kitchen drawer to see the small pocket knives missing. She storms back out and stalks to the forest.
"So..." I start as I catch up. "Are you and Nine a thing?" I ask excitedly.
"This isn't the time to talk about it." Six answers grumpily.
"Oh, come on. It's the perfect time! Nobody else is around!" I say and push her to a seat on a stump. "Spill."
She sighs. "Yes, I like Nine, and he likes me, but I've lost so many people I love in this war, and I don't want any relationship because that adds another person."
"Nine is strong, he won't die on you, I promise." I say in response.
Six puts her head in her hands and sighs again. "I want to go see Sarah by myself. I just think it'll work out better." She says.
I feel hurt inside, but nod and walk back to the yard. After I turn the corner of the house, Eight teleports next me.
"They're gone, John and Two. They just disappeared." He says in a panic.
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I keep walking through the forest until I hear cracking sounds, the sound of breaking bark. I head toward the sound to find Sarah chucking knives at trees. None of the knives are on the ground, all of them are sticking out of the tree at some point.
"Aim getting better?" I ask her.
She shrugs and throws another knife. This one hits another square on the handle, and therefore slices the rubber handle in half.
"Why did you come out here?" I question.
She sighs. "I feel like John's been neglecting me since the fight in Chicago."
"Between you and him or the Mogs?" I ask, trying to lighten the mood.
"The Mogs." She answers sullenly.
"He has a lot on his mind, you know, being the so-called leader and all." I say.
"I know, I know... It's just, I want to spend some time with him. I don't care when or how long, he just hasn't had time." She responds.
"Well, now wouldn't be a good time to mention that he has fallen into another coma then?" I say as Eight suddenly appears between us.
"Hate to interrupt, but John and Two disappeared. Like, poof! Now they're gone." He explains.
Sarah and I race forward and each grab one hand, and then all three of us teleport.
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Six, Eight, and Sarah appear at my side.
"What exactly happened?" Six asks.
"I was sitting on the ground next to them, and suddenly I felt a gust of wind. Then when I turned around, they were gone!" Ella explains with awe.
So at least nobody took them. That's a good thing. "What do we do now? And where's Kal?" I ask.
"She's in one of the bedrooms. She's attempting to brainwash Five with that legacy she used to move the Mog. What's it called again? Convinco?" Eight explains.
"Yes, convinco. Crayton mentioned it." Ella says with a saddened tone.
Just then, Kal teleports to the middle of our huddle.
"Guys, I think I put too much effort into Five. He's breathing, but he's also not waking up." She tells us.
"As in-" I start to say when a large purple vortex opens from above us.
All of us instinctively roll away, and then out pops John and Two, fully awake.
"Guys, meet Number Two." John says.
"Hey guys!" Two says excitedly.
"She can time travel." John finishes with a line that makes us all amazed.
**Hope you guys liked the chapter! Yeah, they weren't in another coma, calm down. I tried to chill out on the action because the past five chapters were filled with it. Is this something I should continue writing occasionally? Even this chapter had some action in it... Anyway, thanks for your continuous support and please review!