Chapter 7: The Vigilantes

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Ring of Fire!

Structilis Pluvia!

Solar Flame!

Moonlight Echo!

Lux Ribbon!

Shards of Presence!

Halos!

Caeletis Certamine!

All 8 attacks were shot at the girl. It hit her and she lay on her side. 9 sat up and look at the girl, she really was unconscious! Or...from what she appears to be. He look behind his back and saw 8 people dress up in colored cloaks that has the same color of the gems, they resemble as shadows for some reason. He could barely see the faces behind the cloaks, but for some reason their height and voices looked familiar. There is something odd about them. But he can't think because whether he is panicking or thinking so much. Just then a figure that has the citrine cloak went to 9 in concern.

Are you okay?

9: Yes, but..who are you?

As the figure began to speak, the girl who was unconscious awakes. She stand up slowly and she holds her head. It feels like water yet it's a little sticky. She look at her hand as she slowly turn around them, 9 was disgusted at the view.

There is blood dripping on her head and over to her eyes. There is a large wound that possibly her own flesh ripped from the attack.

Eugh! That's nasty!

Girl: Ha...haha...It hurts...It really hurts...Hahahaha...HAHAHAHA! It hurts. It really, really hurts! And I'm still alive!

Dude, this girl has some crazy issues.

I know! That girl's nuts!

Girl: *cocks her head to her right creepily* So, it's you eight again. What are you all doing here in a fine stormy night?

9: Again? What does she mean again?

We saw you hurt this innocent student in this school for your own fun. How could you?

Girl: So what? He's just a doll….And I'm…just…PLAYING WITH IT!

The girl summons a sword that is a size of a magic wand and she magically creates ropes around the place. The rope surprisingly captures 9 and binds it from his torso, legs and feet. 9 was suspended in the mid-air, struggling to break free from the bonds that beginning to strangle him. Suddenly, the girl then emits black smoke from her wand. Leaving the group having a hard time to see.

When the smoke faded, the group saw a huge monster that creates a hole from the school. 9 was nowhere to be seen because he was trapped in a sphere while still bonded from those ropes the girl made. The group went out of the school in a thunderstorm.

Inside the sphere, 9 is still trapped inside. The rope are getting tighter, his guess is to constrict him until he gets unconscious. But he still kept on staying awake while breathing a small amount of 'air' to save his life.

Then the place he's in stop shaking. The monster is not moving anymore. He looked around and saw a bright light. When the light faded, 9 saw a humanoid alien that is two times the size of the school. It has some red lines on his body with a blue light that is a shape of a diamond in the center.

The alien went into a fighting stance and charged to the monster. Suddenly, the monster emits black smoke to the alien. The alien backed away from the effect from the smoke, he was dizzy and his vision was blurry. With the alien distracted, the monster releases ropes from his body and ties the alien's feet as he was being lifted in the air.

9 saw what happened to him. He felt he was helpless because he was tied up. All he can do is watch as the monster makes an attack. The monster charged up its energy from its mouth, forming a nebula – like ball. The monster released the ball and…just exploded without hurting the alien.

He was glad but he didn't know how did that happened. He look around until the bottom and see the figure in Turquoise cloak with a sword in his hand. He knew that it was the figure that saved the alien. Then another sound was heard from the right, like a splash of water that was hit on a hard metal. He see a little boy, er, fox – like figure sliced the rope with a strange silver baton. The alien landed and crosses his arms, he lifts them up in the air with alight forms an infinity symbol in the air and blasts the monster with the light.

The monster explodes and 9 was free. The only problem is…9 is falling. He never knew that it would. He stares at the ground that is growing bigger. He closed his eyes and brace for impact. But why didn't he feel anything? Did he already got hit from the ground? Or someone just saved his fall? 9 opened his eyes and saw a bright midnight sky with few clouds. The storm was over and all he could see was THEM. He only stared in familiarity and smiles until he lost consciousness.

Too bad, he didn't say thank you to them…

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Few Hours Later

Elijah…

Hey! Wake up!

Come on, sleepy head!

9 open his eyes for a moment. When his eyes were now focused, he shot awake. He remember he was being abducted with the girl and was being trapped by a monster and was being saved by an alien and 8 cloaked people. He knew he was supposed to be in the battleground but why was he in the classroom?

He look up and saw Bridget and the students. They were all extremely worried about him.

Bridget: Oh thank goodness! You're okay?

Tails: It's a good thing he wasn't struck by the lightning in a close distance.

Dipper: Look at this! Mirai's chair was fixed.

Finn: And so does the bust. *to 9* How did you do that?

9: *tries to stand up, shocked* Wha…*falls down*

Bridget: *helps 9* Are you okay?

9: I…I don't understand…

Bridget: What do you mean?

9: *to Lettuce* Where did the lightning strike?

Lettuce: The school entrance.

But that's-

9's eyes were wide. He doesn't know what's on his mind now but he had to go to the schools entrance. He tried to stand up but he was held down by Bridget.

Bridget: Where are you going?

9: The entrance.

Bridget: But you're weak.

9: I want to see outside...

Tails: Are you sure? The lightning might have done something to your body as an effect.

9: I'm sure.

Bridget: Ok then. But you have to take a rest after that. That punishment really took his energy.

When they reach the entrance, they ended up with gaping faces. The entire entrance was destroyed. Debris were everywhere, the flagpole of the school was completely bent and the beautiful grass was crushed. Also some of the lockers from the Corridor of Lockers were broken, and it was the exact locker that 9 saw last night. The principal was ranting of what happened in the school. She declared that there will be no classes until the school was fixed.

What is going on?

Having enough of this, 9 walk to the room followed by his classmates. They were quite curious about what happened, especially his behavior during his Detention.

Mordecai: What happened back there?

9: What do you mean?

Finn: Yeah, you really looked like you were running endlessly in a classroom.

9: I was just fixing Mirai's chair and the bust.

Finn: Hmmm…are you sure?

9: Yes…...No…

Mickey: No?

Tails: What do you mean 'No', Elijah?

9: Should I tell them? Would they ever believe it? I…I was kidnapped by somebody.

Kyoko: *looks at 9 mysteriously* Well that was a stupid answer. If you were kidnapped then why we saw you sleeping in the classroom?

9: I…I…

Kyoko: Just as I thought.

9: But I want to know something. What are you doing while I was in detention?

Kyoko: What do you mean?

9: I saw 8 people in the hallway and a huge alien that is so big.

Kyoko: And?

9: I think there were all of you.

The students were silent for a while…and eventually they all burst laughing. Kyoko laughs the loudest and eventually she calms down to her usual persona.

Kyoko: That was the funniest thing I've ever heard! Seriously, 8 vigilantes and an alien came to rescue a sackboy. Your head must have suffering hallucination from the detention. You should get some sleep already.

Finn: Kyoko's right, Elijah. Those 'vigilantes and an alien' were just a dream.

9: But it seem so real.

Kyoko: *pats 9's back loudly* It's just a dream, Elijah. Just sleep to your bedroom and think that detention never happened at all.

Kyoko was right, 9 really does need sleep. He went to his room without saying a word.

When 9 already went to his bedroom, the students fall from the floor and lay down from exhaustion. Heaven knows why they were like that.

Kyoko: OH MY GODDESS I'M SO EXHAUSTED!

Dib: I can't believe we saved him and we hadn't even got some sleep for a while.

Finn: Those monsters are getting stronger and stronger as usual.

Mordecai: *sat up* But we had to beat those monsters. We can't just lay there destroying the school.

Kyoko: I still don't get it why we had to do it.

Phineas: Well, we'll get to that sooner. I just hope Elijah doesn't found out about this.

Kyoko: That we saved his burlap butt?

Dib: Do you really have to say it OUT LOUD!?

Kyoko: But I'm so tired!

Mordecai: Guys, that's enough! We should get some sleep already. I haven't slept since that monster showed up!

Phineas: Mordecai's right, I think we were cranky from that incident. Besides, we don't have classes tomorrow so we can sleep in peace.

Tails: *to Mickey* Do we really have to go to our rooms?

Mickey: You know, maybe we should stay in the living room for tonight.

Kyoko: Good thing I already got used to sleeping on the floors.

Finn: Very funny, Kyoko.

Mickey: Good thing we don't have any classes for two weeks. We can take a rest for a while.

Lettuce: I agree.

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Meanwhile, 9 lay on his bed still thinking about the incident. How can that be a dream? It felt so realistic. Maybe Kyoko is wrong about that. What if someone who saved him and put him back on his classroom before his classmates arrive?

That can't be a dream. Or maybe it is?

He sat up, but winced. Tails said that it came from the lightning that struck in the school. The pain came from his hands, legs and feet. He doesn't know why but it came from his 'dream'. He looked to his body and noticed something weird. From the color of his body, there were black smudges from his hands, legs and feet. He remembered from the ropes that bind him emits black smoke from before. He tries to brush them off and suddenly the smudges becomes smoke and fades in the air. How did that happen?

He search for his journal and starts to write with the word...

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It wasn't a dream…

It wasn't.

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End of Day 4