** Hello again. Sorry for the hasty ending (which I am revising now) BUT the demands of my newborn at the time were more important.
This chapter starts off the same (with a few small changes). Therefore feel free to speed read through what you have read till you reach the new content and Enjoy!
Signed Gottes Blume **
Chapter Thirteen: After Rejection comes War
(Siobhan's POV)
"Alright, well the others should be here any minute" said Casey
"Ok, good" said Siobhan
"You seem a little distracted, will you be ok?" asked Casey
"Um, yes, I think so" said Siobhan
"We will convince him eventually" said Casey
"I hope so…"
"Since you are stuck with him" finished Casey for her
"Yeah" said Siobhan
She was just smiling at Casey when she heard several knocks on her bedroom door
"Come on in" said Casey
Colin, with his brown curls, and his almost twin-like brother Donald came in followed by Ashling, and Iona.
"Thank you for coming guys. I will get straight to the point. I have had a vision from Dana that Bruce is going to try to take over Sky-High and then attack and take over us, that is our elders, our families, friends, everyone who are Tuatha De Danann. I suspect his ultimate goal is to rule the world or at least this part of it" said Siobhan
She had not waited for Colin, Donald, Ashling, and Iona to find comfortable places to sit. The news was too monumental to wait and beside she knew they would believer her. She felt sore from Warren's rejection of her and the truth she had tried to tell him. She felt anxious for her friends to reassure her that she was not living in fantasy world even though she knew that. "I feel silly" Siobhan thought
"Earth to Siobhan, this isn't the age of conquers. You can't be serious" said Colin
"Yes, I am very serious" said Siobhan
"Why haven't you told the elders?" asked Iona
"I don't know. I haven't even told my Maimeo, yet. I felt like you guys should know first" said Siobhan
"Maybe they won't believe you" said Ashling
"Doubtful, Dana spoke to her directly. She is the shaman in training" said Casey
"Then we should tell the elders" said Donald
"Maybe it would be better to tell your Maimeo first then the elders. They would probably take Keeva more seriously than a bunch of kids, even if one of them is the Shaman in training" Said Ashling
"Ok, yes, that sounds like the way to go" said Donald
"Ok, I guess we will take that route for the first part" said Siobhan
"What's the other parts?" asked Iona
"I was hoping to ask everyone to keep tabs on Bruce and we can see what he is doing and maybe it would help us to stop him" said Siobhan
"That doesn't sound too hard" said Casey
"Yeah, I bet we can all do that" said Colin
Siobhan was happy to see that the rest of the group nodded their heads in agreement with Casey and Colin's statements. "D'aww that sounds sweet: "Casey and Colin" thought Siobhan "I wonder when they will get mated?" her thoughts continued down their rabbit hole till Siobhan felt eyes on her.
"Sorry. Daydreaming" said Siobhan
"Well, we were just discussing what various times we each see Bruce around" said Casey
"Aw, well, I see Bruce a few times mostly during Hero day one and then of course at 'Save the Citizen'" said Siobhan
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"Maimeo?" asked Siobhan
Her grandma was seated in her favorite chair reading a book and Siobhan felt a little hesitant to interrupt her grandma's apparent ease.
"Yes, my dear?" said Keeva
"I had a vision from Dana. It worries me" said Siobhan
"Why does it worry you?" asked Keeva
"I saw Bruce in my dream. He was raising an army through Sky High. He was going to try and take over the Tuatha De Danann. Dana warned me that his goal was to use our powers to take over the world" said Siobhan
Siobhan's grandma put down her book and eyed Siobhan carefully. She folded her hands and smoothed out her dress. Her eyes changed expression from the soft gaze of a Maimeo to the sharp piercing gaze of a Shaman.
"Are you positive that this was a vision and not an ordinary dream?" said Keeva
"The edges of my vision were tinted with a slight gold color and when I woke it felt like Dana's voice was still in my room" said Siobhan
Keeva, Siobhan's Maimeo, nodded her head at Siobhan's description. She knew what her Maimeo would say. She would say that it indeed sounded like a true vision. She knew that her Maimeo's next step would be to try her spirits. It was an ancient truth seeking ritual and one she was still working on in her training.
"Well, it has the markings of a true vision. Close your eyes, child" said Keeva
Siobhan closed her eyes and listened to her Maimeo's soft voice as her Maimeo chanted softly over her. She felt a warm glow around her which she knew to be her grandma's spirit. Then as quickly as it had started her Maimeo was finished.
"This is truly troubling" said her Maimeo
"I know. I couldn't quite believe it at first" said Siobhan
"This explains why he wanted to mate you" said Keeva
"Huh?" said Siobhan
"He would have used his mate bond to force you to take control of the minds of the children at Sky High" said Keeva
"Could I do that? One or two minds I would have thought would be ok, but hundreds?" said Siobhan
"It is possible. For a powerful Shaman, it would not be difficult. For a lesser Shaman, it would destroy their own mind" said Keeva
"Well, he isn't mated to me so how is he going to do it now? Or are we safe? Is the vision I saw a 'this is what would have happened had you been mated to Bruce' thing?" said Siobhan
"My dear, I think your vision was a glimpse of the future. You may have missed it but there was a girl standing by Bruce. I believe he has found a lost one who belongs to the Spirit clan" said Siobhan's Maimeo
"Oh no" said Siobhan
"Indeed. I will have an emergency meeting with the Elders" said Keeva
"What should I do?" asked Siobhan
"Nothing. You go to school, help your Mamai, and leave this to the Elders and me. We will have this handled before the end of the week" said Siobhan's Maimeo
"O.K." said Siobhan
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It felt good to leave all her worries about Bruce and his evil plans to her Maimeo. She had all the faith in the world that everything was going to be alright now. These thoughts comforted her all through the night and in the morning as she walked to meet Casey at the bus stop. Casey and she were always earlier than the rest of their friends. Her red-haired best friend was wearing her favorite sweater vest, a tie dye t-shirt, jeans, and her combat boots. Siobhan grinned as she approached Casey, who reminded her of a cross between a hippie and a punk rocker. "Yet, she adds just the right flair to allow her own personality to shine through" thought Siobhan
"So, what did your Maimeo say?" said Casey
"She believe me, thinks Bruce is up to no good, and is meeting with the Elders" said Siobhan
"Awesome, so everything is O.K. now" said Casey
"Yes and I am so relieved" said Siobhan
"Me, too" said Casey
Siobhan brushed a loose piece of her hair behind her ear and saw Ashling and Iona walking toward them in her peripheral vision. The weather was moving away from the warm colors of fall and toward the deeper hues of winter. Siobhan especially noticed it in the heavier coats that she saw Ashling and Iona wearing. She was still wearing just a hoodie. "Maybe my circulation is better this year or it is the bond again" Siobhan sighed. She had been trying to ignore her bond and the little flashes of Warren's day that would pop up. "What use is it to be connected to someone who just denies the connection entirely?" sighing again she tried to push her negative thoughts away in time to greet Ashling and Iona
"Hi" said Siobhan
"Hi" said Casey
"Hi" said Ashling
"Hi" said Iona
"How did it go with Keeva?" continued Iona
"She and the Elders are going to handle it" said Siobhan
"That is great" said Iona
"I was hoping that would happen" said Ashling
"I never had any doubts" said Donald as he joined the huddle waiting for the flying bus to their super hero school and the continued search for the lost ones.
"Doubts about what?" asked Colin
"Doubts about Keeva believing Siobhan, going to the Elders, and the adults handling the 'Bruce' problem" said Donald
"So, no worries then?" said Colin
"Nope" said Donald
"Cool" said Colin
"So, how does Bruce get to school?" said Casey
"I think Bruce and the other sophomores take an earlier bus" said Iona
"But since Keeva and the Elders are going to take care of Bruce do we need to keep tabs on him?" asked Ashling
"Why not? It can't hurt" said Casey
"It might even help the Elders" said Siobhan
"I don't know" said Donald
"Oh come on guys, let's not over think this. We can just casually notice where he is. It doesn't have to be a big deal" said Colin
"O.k., maybe, I guess" said Ashling
"So, they take an earlier bus" said Donald
"That or they fly to school" said Iona
"Well Bruce and Liam are of the Air clan" said Siobhan
"But, Sasha and Teagan are not" said Casey
"And what about Evan, Jane, and Conner?" asked Ashling
"So flying is out of the equation" said Iona
"Back to the earlier bus idea" said Colin
"I guess so" said Donald
"I hear the bus coming" said Casey
In too few seconds the yellow flying bus zoomed around the corner and the youth of Tuatha De Danann filed on board. Siobhan enjoyed the flight to school. She managed to either chat with Casey or block out the other passengers. She watched the clouds or birds as they flew by and it helped her to create her own Zen bubble.
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The school was eerily quiet as their bus landed next to the others. To add to the creepiness, Siobhan didn't see students or teachers roaming outside. It wasn't normal and she had a horrible sinking feeling in her gut.
"Where is everyone?" said one of the other Sky High students
"I don't know... maybe inside?" said another
"Yeah, maybe an emergency pep session" said Casey
The other students didn't seem convinced but nodded their heads anyway. The bus driver took charge and lead the students into the school building to see what was going on. Siobhan and her friends hung back.
"I think we are too late" said Siobhan
"You think Bruce has already brainwashed the students?" said Casey
"Yeah and probably attacking our homes" said Siobhan
"We are leaving now" said Colin
He turned to his brother who nodded in agreement. They both closed their eyes and held hands till a giant wind storm picked up the few Tuatha De Danann youths and headed back to their home.
"Oh, this is different" said Ashling
"I can help" said Casey
Siobhan rolled her eyes as the wind storm turned into a fast moving cloud. "Oh and this is helping?"
"I think it looks better than kids being moved by the wind for everyone below to see, so yeah" said Casey
"I think I feel like I am in a fairy tale" said Iona
"I think I can't wait to feel the ground again" said Ashling
"You are not the only one" said Siobhan
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(Bruce's POV)
"It is finally time" he thought to himself as he led the army of Sky High students and teachers to the gates of what he considered a prison. "We should have always been ruling the world" his thoughts continued as he used his wind powers to thrust the gate open.
"Collie, do your thing" said Bruce as he lead a brunette with white glowing eyes into the Silver Hand Terrace Park
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(Warren's POV)
He wanted to have a needle drilled into his head. "It is not real! NOT REAL!" he kept repeating to himself but it still didn't stop. He felt anger and regret but he knew those were not his feelings. Then there were the flashes of images that tried to run through his eyes.
"No, not real" he muttered aloud
He felt like he was slipping into insanity. "I have to get a hold of myself" he told himself. So, he decided he needed to skip school and pound his brain out with a little Waylander.
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(Siobhan's POV)
The battle was already in full bloom when Siobhan and her gang of friends arrived. At times, it seemed that some of the Tuatha De Danann were fighting against themselves. Siobhan quickly realized what was going on when she saw the girl from her vision.
"Casey, we have to get to her" said Siobhan
"Why, she seems a bit mousy" said Casey
"She is a spirit wielder and she is how Bruce brainwashed almost all of Sky High" said Siobhan
"O.K. but why do we have to get her. I think Bruce would be a logical target" said Casey
"I agree" said Colin
"I am shaking the earth up either way" said Ashling as she unleashed a rumble through the ground and several groups who had been fighting lost their balance and fell down giving the Tuatha De Danann a chance to fight back
"Listen guys, she is trying to take the minds of our people as well" said Siobhan
"Can she do that?" said Colin
"Won't her brain explode?" asked Donald
"Yes, she can do that but I don't know if she will be able to do it. She might explode or go insane. I don't know because most spirit wielders are taught not to max out their powers like that" said Siobhan
"So why do we need to get to her? Sounds like she will take care of herself" said Casey as she thrust some water into the face of a brain washed Sky High student
"But what if she can handle it? What if she does take control of our people? And Us?" said Siobhan
"O.K. I get it. Too risky to let her try" said Casey
"Yes" said Siobhan as she yet again blocked and attacked another Sky High student, who with his eyes fogged by Bruce's spirit wielder, kind of looked like a zombie from that movie that she had watched with Will and his friends. "Man, that seems a long time ago" Siobhan thought
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It was taking more time than she wished but slowly Siobhan, Casey, and Colin were fighting their way toward the Brunette girl from Siobhan's vision. Donald, Ashling, and Iona were fighting their way to check on Keeva and the Elders of the tribes.
"Augh, I didn't realize there were this many people in that stupid floating school" said Colin
"I think you just forgot" said Casey as she punched some girl in a cheer leading outfit
"I never forget anything" said Colin while he used his wind powers to force a couple guys out of their path
"Really? What about that time…" said Casey
"Hey, can we focus here?" said Siobhan cutting off Casey as she blocked a guy from hitting Casey with a lighting beam
"Sorry" said Casey