We had returned home not long after Elsie closed her portal. Emily and the others were eyeing me worriedly. Aurora raced to my side.
"Are you okay? Edwin and Elsie said you never got to the hang out spot…" Aurora pulled me into a hug.
"I'm fine." I patted myself down.
"I'm pulling you from school." Emily growled. "All of you."
"What?" Aurora and I asked. Edwin was a man of indifference, and Elsie was practically beaming with joy.
"By the fact that we saved you from being kidnapped and Elsie showed her face to their leader," Emily's face was emotionless. "We have to make our stand. Soon."
Aurora knocked on my door the next day. "Emily wants us down stairs. For the family meeting." She sighed. Something was on her mind.
"Okay." I stood up letting my pencil drop to my desk. I slowly walked over to her.
"Blythe, I gotta talk to you. Later." She whispered. "What Emily's doing isn't right. Meet me in the woods about two miles out at nine tonight. Follow the red ribbons." It was barely even audible, I was straining to hear her. She then disappeared down the hall and I heard her light steps down the stairs. I followed not far behind.
The chairs were organized in a semicircle around a table. Emily was sitting at the bare end and various objects—fifteen in all—were placed in strategic settings.
Emily's battle plans. "The time has finally come." Emily began smiling. "They're almost in our grasp! Before the Battle begin, Solomon, try to detect their abilities. Aurora and Blythe, I want you to take out the short girl with the pixie cut and the brunette with the redhead. Solomon and Edwin, Go after the redhead and the one with the scars. Christopher, go for the strong one. Elsie, go for the remaining girls. Leave the leader to me." She would move certain markers to certain places after she said what we were to do. Once she was finished, she smiled, pride was clearly visible across her face.
"If you finish off anyone, help the others. They may have numbers but we have age and skill."
"You make it seem easy." Elsie looked at her.
"We'll start training tomorrow morning." Emily ignored Elsie's comment.