Annaka

"Everyone on the couch! Now!"

Alyssa points to the couch as she barks orders at us.

We all obey, of course, and sit on the long couch.

She stands in front of the living room, just as she had been doing earlier.

"Now!" Alyssa exclaims. "I know some of you are wondering why you are here."

"Oh! That's me!" Madie exclaims.

I smile, almost laughing.

"But others know exactly why we are here," Alyssa says. "Anyone who does know, come stand behind me!"

Everyone except for Jacob, Madie, and Doug walk behind Alyssa.

"Ok but are you going to explain?" Jacob asks.

Alyssa exhales, then walks up to them and looks them all in the eye. "If you promise that whatever you learn tonight stays between everyone in this room and only anyone in this room. Got it?"

The three remaining people all look at each other, then look at Alyssa and nod in unison.

Alyssa smiles a bit creepily. "Good. Because otherwise if you go off telling other people about this..." Alyssa closes her eyes, then opens them to stare at the people remaining on the couch creepily. "...I might just have to remind you guys that in this world, it's kill or be killed."

The three people looked scared at Alyssa as Alyssa stared back at them.

Geez. Alyssa's really giving everyone a heart attack tonight. Or a nightmare.

Alyssa smiles again and her expression turns kind again. "Good. Now, shall we?"

Alyssa turns swiftly on her heels and walks back up to her spot, leaving the people with quite pale faces.

Alyssa walks over to me and pushes me to the front of the room.

"What?!" I exclaim.

Alyssa stops pushing me and looks me in the eyes, then says quietly, "You explain to them. You started this all so go on."

Alyssa turns her back to me and walks to where I was standing before I can say another word.

I stand, my mouth gaping open.

I swallow hard and take a deep breath. Although my legs feel as shaky as ever, I keep my confident stance and turn to face the three people.

"Now you heard what Alyssa said," I say, my voice a bit shaky. "But please keep this between everyone in this room. Also, it may come off as...unbelievable first, but please believe us." I take a deep breath, then let it out. I say quietly to myself, "Here it goes."

So I go into it, explaining everything up to this point.

"So we believe that you guys are the other humans that possess the power," I conclude, giving them a weak smile.

They all stare at me and I stare back.

Then, they all look at each other and burst out laughing.

I stare at them, confused.

"What?" I ask. "What's so funny?"

Jacob recovers from laughing first and says, "Wow. You really almost fooled me. That's priceless!"

"Yeah, you guys fooled me for a second. How long have you been planning this?" Doug asks.

I look back to the other girls as the three continue to laugh.

They all stare back at me.

I look to Alyssa and see that she is mouthing something.

I cock my head.

'Show them,' she mouths to me.

I think for a moment.

Then I smile and nod.

I walk over to my backpack and take the bone out and walk back to the front of the room.

"Look! They even got props!" Madie exclaims, giggling a bit.

I sigh and look back to the other girls.

They all smile at me or give me a thumbs up.

I smile back, feeling reassured.

I take a deep breath, then face the still laughing people and hold the bone up in the air.

Within seconds, I am lifted off the ground and am glowing blue.

I take one last look at the people on the couch-who have stopped laughing and are staring at me astonished.

I close my eyes as everything goes dark. When the light comes back on, I open my eyes and stare at Madie, Doug, and Jacob, who are staring back at me, gaping.

I put a hand to my hip, holding my blue bone in the other one. "Now do you believe me?"

Madie recovers first, crossing her arms across her chest. "What about everyone else? Don't they have these 'powers?'"

I look back to the other girls and nod.

Everyone-except for Kennedy, Juliana, and Nya who are already wearing the jacket and necklace and Nya because she has to use the fire-run to get the things they need to transform with.

I step to the side as I watch them all transform into their other selves.

Everything goes dark. When the light is back, they are all transformed.

I look back to the three people on the couch, who look even more astonished than before.

I smile and say, "Now do you believe us?"

They all nod, their mouths still gaping.

"B-but how?" Madie asks.

"Come with us and we'll show you how," I say.

They stare for a few more minutes before recovering.

"Can we really go to the underground?" Doug asks.

I nod. "Of course we can. Now let's go."

"Ok, I'll make the portal," Kealani offers.

She steps forward and moves her spear in a circular motion until a light blue portal comes into view.

Madie, Doug, and Jacob tentatively walk over to us.

"Is it safe?" Jacob asks.

I smile, remembering Juliana asking the same question.

"Totally," I reply. "Now let's go!"

Emily grabs Madie and pulls her in with her.

Doug walks up to Nya and randomly asks, "Hey. Before we leave, got any more chips?"

Nya narrows her eyes at Doug. "Not for you."

Before Doug can get another word out, Nya jumps into the portal.

"Nya! Come on!" Doug jumps into the portal without hesitation.

Soon, only Jacob and I are left.

He looks a bit nervous, but more excited.

I put a hand to his shoulder.

He looks at me.

"Hey. You ok?"

He nods. "Yeah. Let's do this."

We both jump into the portal as the light blueness encloses me, bringing me back to the very familiar place I have gotten to know quite well.

Although you are filled with a feeling of dread once another chapter of this fanfiction ends...you stay DETERMINED(yes! finally came up with another freakin message)

(Um yea enjoy...I have no idea what to say anymore except for stay determined!)