Monday, November 12, 2012

Critter Volume 2 Chapter 9


It was pitch black. Lena couldn’t see a thing. She was tied to a chair, she knew that much.  She was just thankful to be away from the water. She began breathing heavily in a panic when she realized she couldn’t move at all. The rope around her ankles, wrists and waist were tied like no other. She wiggled her hands from behind the chair and was able to maneuver them in such a position where it provided a tad bit of space. She pulled until the circulation was completely cut off. She yanked her hand out of the rope and the other hand followed not long after.

She waved her hands in front of her face and could barely see them, it was that dark. She then heard a small noise to the left of her. It sounded like one of them. At this point she had no idea how many there would be. She then remembered a small lighter she had in her back pocket. From time to time Lena would step out for a smoke on her breaks during work, it relieved some of the stress.

She lifted her left butt cheek and reached underneath. She was able to slip her fingers into the pocket and grab the lighter. She then heard another noise. This time from the right, and then another directly in front of her. They seemed to be getting closer. Lena flicked the lighter to try to get a flame. It had gotten wet from being dragged into the lake but it seemed like it was almost there. With one more flick Lena got a flame, but when she looked past it, hundreds or Siren faces stared back at her. They were standing around her staring at her the whole time. With one scream she blew out the light. It was dark again.



In one of Tyson’s cornfields, is where the group prepared for battle. There wasn’t much time left until they will kill Lena, they had to act fast but they weren’t ready. Kelly and Warren spoke in the distance, Lauren just assumed it was mermaid stuff in which she wouldn’t understand. Rachel and Clayton were standing off speaking with Kyle and Mitchell was standing alone, cross-legged on the ground. Jordan had left for the day to sleep. Lauren went to confront Mitchell when Kyle jumped in the way. “I don’t know if you remember seeing me that night. When we got the letters from Warren, but I was supposed to be there, I was scared you would all laugh at me or call me a freak if I told you the truth about what I am” “were all freaks” added Lauren “well, I just want to thank you for letting me come along, anyway I can help after the trouble I caused you” Lauren shot Kyle a look, and walked off.

“This whole time, you were special, just like Kelly and you never told me” Clayton said to Rachel “you have to understand, when we met, I felt a connection with you and I didn’t want to ruin it or complicate things by telling you. It would have freaked you out and I didn’t want to lose you” explained Rachel “Well my world has changed a lot since I found out about Kelly, things are different now, and your gift is incredible” Clayton replied. Warren then interrupted the pair “You can’t fight Sirens un armed, and guns won’t help, you need a special type of weapon to kill a Siren, follow me” he said as Warren and Clayton entered the woods.

Lauren sat down with Mitchell, he was somehow making a rock float in the air just by raising his hands “that could come in handy” added Lauren “ya well I don’t know much about these abilities, I don’t want to lose control” he explained “I ignored my powers for years, and eventually they started to fight back. I was having awful dreams and I would light up at random times. I was beginning to lose control. Until Natasha told me that I need to own my abilities, and once I do that I could control them better.” Mitchell stood up and focused his attention to a tractor that was sitting a few yards away further into the field. He squinted his eyes and raised his arms as if he were picking it up. The tractor began to shake, and before he knew it, he sent it flying upside down and crashing to the ground “ya that’s gunna come in handy” Lauren said.

Ashley sped down the highway with her foot pressed firmly on the gas. She was on a mission. Everything was taken from her and she was tired of being a victim. She exited the highway and within minutes she was driving up to a trail hidden by bushes. She cleared the foliage and hiked through the trail. She was looking for something. When she saw what she came for, it brought a tear to her eye. Kindred’s house in the forest. Nature began to take it over and the image of Kindred’s dead body flashed again in Ashley’s mind like a slideshow. She powered through the front door and strutted into the living room. She grabbed the axe on her way in to use for bashing through the floorboards. Under the floor was a box. She opened the box and in it was a long silver gun. “Gotchya” she said as she loaded the gun and packed extra bullets in her jacket pocket.

The sun was coming down , Bon Temps was pretty this time of day. Mitchell had been practicing his abilities all day with Lauren and the group. Clayton and Warren were still gone. Kelly sat with Rachel and Kyle awaiting orders. The sound of several wolves howling at the full moon broke the silence. The group turned their heads to the sound. They could see in the distance someone was approaching. Mitchell then realized it was Traci. She strutted through the field past Tysons house and 6 wolves accompanied her. “EVERYONE GET TO THE HOUSE NOW!” Mitchell yelled. The group formed a line by Mitchell’s side “were a team” said Lauren “MMMM HA HA HA” Traci overheard Laurens remark and laughed in her face. The wolves, three on either side, sat obediently. “You broke our deal” Traci said as she starred at Mitchell.

Lauren the lite up her palms and raised her hands, but not before Traci slammed her to the ground with one flick of the wrist. Lauren couldn’t move “LEAVE THEM ALONE! YOU WANT ME!” Mitchell yelled Kyle stepped forward and Traci pointed and forced him to turn into a cat “good little shifter” she replied. “You’re wrong, I don’t want you, I want my vampire back, where is he!” she yelled “He’s not going anywhere with you” Mitchell raised his hands and sent one of the wolves flying into the forest “aah I see their back, and they have seemed to evolve yes?” Traci then ripped a piece of linen off of her cloak and sent it flying to Mitch, it wrapped itself around his writs and contained his abilities.

Rachel and Kelly then stepped forward “LEAVE HIM ALONE” Kelly yelled. Traci simply looked side to side at the wolves “dinner time boys” the wolves charged at the girls, but stopped to pay attention to a speeding car spinning mud heading their way through the field. The car stopped and Ashley kicked open the door holding the gun. Shaun then shaped back into a human “WHAT THE FUCK! THIS BITCH IS STILL ALIVE?” he said when the other wolves pay their attention to the girl with the gun “relax boys, a simple gun can’t kill any of us” Ashley walked towards the group of wolves and stood a couple feet away. One wolf began to approach when Ashley fired into it’s skull. The wolf then died immediately. “WHAT THE FUCK!” Shaun yelled “SILVER BULLETS YOU FUCK! THIS ONES FOR KINDRED” Ashley sent a bullet piercing through Shaun’s chest killing him. She then shot two more wolves and the last wolf ran off into the forest yelping. “YOU KILLED MY WOLVES YOU BITCH!” Traci sent Ashley flying across the field with one flick of the wrist.

Traci turned her head to Mitch “everything comes at a price” Traci pushed Kelly and Rachel back to the ground where they couldn’t move. She gestured her hands to the ground where Mitchell stood. A vine came through and wrapped around his leg. 5 more vines then barged through the ground gripping tightly onto Mitchell’s body, within seconds his entire torso was wrapped like a present. He was then being pulled into the ground by the vines “NOOOOO!” Lauren screamed. Mitchell was now up to his shoulders, almost completely buried. “PLEASE DON’T DO THIS!” pleaded Lauren. Mitchell’s last words before being pulled into the ground completely “GET LENA! GET HER BACK!” and he was gone.

“Goodbye ladies, it’s been fun. Trust me when I say however, if I see you again…it won’t be pretty” Traci then stormed off and evaporated into a cloud of smoke. The curses on everyone were then broken. Lauren clawed over to the piece of ground where Mitchell was taken; she clawed at the dirt hoping to uncover her friend. But nothing was found.

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