All of them were gathered around a coffin inside a poorly dug grave.
Bennett had mysteriously arranged for a coffin.
They said their goodbyes and covered up the grave.
All of them were grieving but Alice was crying hard. Emily knelt and produced flowers made of ice and kept it on Aidan's grave.
Everyone knew it would eventually melt but no one said anything.
They all stood by his grave for about fifteen minutes when Scarlett broke the silence,"So sorry to interrupt but those scary men may catch up...we need to keep moving"
"Keep moving and go where?!",asked Alice
"Anywhere safe!",said Mick
"Oh yeah Mick? Where is safe for us?! The orphanage?! We don't even know if they themselves are hunting us, or if it's the crew that Eva talked about and we have no home and no where else to go! Where will we run?!", cried Alice
Derek held Alice's shoulde
"Why didn't you tell us you had that power?!",shouted Laurel"I told you I didn't know about it myself!",Mick shouted back. "We had our power tests and mine was super-strength! I didn't know I could teleport too! How was I supposed to know I had two powers?!""Alright Mick calm down", said Derek,"Laurel is just too excited""And Mick...the powers you have now are what we need....to reach somewhere safe. Do you think you could figure out how your powers work without Eva's guidance?",asked NatalieMick nodded"But don't worry", Natalie smiled. "We are all going to put in all out efforts to help you gain control of your teleportation powers""Thanks",said Mick"So what triggered it?",asked Zane"I-i don't really know",said Mick. "I kept hearing this humming sound...a loud noise and then you all were crowded above me and I wanted to get away from the havoc and the noise and I felt myself disappear and then for a second there was blackness and then I found myself standing there""Were yo
There was an awkward silence then Emily said,"Sorry we didn't understand the sign. Can you give us our friend back so that we can leave?"Bennett even laughed louder and said,"You shall pay the price with your lives! I will kill you all"Zane and Emily both looked like they had peed in their pants but Laurel went towards Bennett which surprised all of them even more."You are going to let him go right now or you are the one dying", whispered Laurel in Bennett's ear. Bennett looked a lot handsome when he wasn't brooding"OUTRAGEOUS!",shouted Bennett. "How dare you!""So you have chosen", said Laurel. "Get ready to die"Bennett closed his eyes and whispered a spell. Black smoke rose up from the ground and formed branches which formed hands."GET THEM!" ,shouted the spirit who was inside Bennett.And those big black hands came after Zane, Emily and Laurel. All the three of them ran in different directions."What do we do now?!",squeaked Emily, from behind a tree."You shouldn't have said
When Zane woke up, he was pissed. He found himself tied to his friends and all of them were tied back to back with each other in a circle.Zane smirked and tried to break free or transform his hand to claws and cut the weird looking ropes but, he just couldn't."Oh great you are awake",said Laurel who has tied just beside him.Zane sighed and said,"Of all the people I could have been tied with....it had to be you""Yeah",said Laurel playfully,"And look who is your other mate"Zane looked right and found Scarlett staring at him. Zane flinched. "Have you been staring at me like this since I was passed out?!""Yeah....your mouth remains open when you sleep and it's kind of weird actually because you keep making this face and opening your mouth and closing it like you were biting something but you are actually not", said Scarlett"That was very intrusive of you",said Zane grumpily. Actually Zane had been dreaming about something. He was remembering how his mother taught him to eat meat
When Laurel woke up, she found herself inside a chariot with all the others, still tied up. Laurel looked outside and saw barren land."Nothing is out there! Where are they taking us in this horse chariot?!",she askedNo reply came."To the queen ofcourse",said Scarlett boringly Laurel frowned. "I didn't notice you were still here""Now you do""Why are they taking you?""Well....they either don't know I dont have any powers or they just like to torment people"Laurel snorted. "Tell me about it....my hands are starting to pain real bad now from being tied up""Yeah same here"Natalie, Mick, Helen and Bennett were still unconscious.Zane got a tickling sensation he usually got when he was trying to transform. His powers were coming back and he tried harder and his claws came out.His hands were tied behind his back so no one could see it. He cut the ropes tying him and set himself free. He did the same with the ropes tying his legsIt took a couple of minutes for the others to notice
The palace was extremely big. It could have accommodated more than fifty orphanages like Hewyard."What have I landed myself into",Zane heard Scarlett whisper as she stared at the palace with a flabbergasted expression on her face.They were being led inside the palace by the guards who were heavily armed . Not with guns or any modern technology. They had swords, daggers, bow and arrow and other weapons that made the kids even more nervous. They could have easily disarmed the guards with their powers and run away but then, where would they run? They didn't know where to go. And if Eva had sent her there, they needed to trust her. They thought Queen Kendra Monroe might be able to help them. The big gates opened and they went inside where things were even more lavishing."It's so beautiful!", whispered Emily.The palace was indeed beautiful from inside too. Red carpet laced the floors and candles were lit up all along the corridor. Beautiful paintings were hung up on the wall of horses
Zane could feel the eyes of everyone in the throne room, on him."What does she mean Zane?",asked Derek, he took Zane's hand. "And why are you so nervous?""Don't be so intrusive Derek!",shouted Zane, withdrawing his hand.Kendra seated herself on the throne as Zane threw a disgusted look at her."Tell us",said Kendra. "You are hiding many things. Tell us and you'll be free of that burden Zane, it's never good to lie to your friends""I will tell them when the time is right! You didn't have to poke your nose here in this matter!",shouted Zane"Careful with your tone",said a guard, gripping his sword tightly."Zane",said Kendra, much gently. "Tell us what you are hiding and be free of your burden"Zane looked at the queen and his body went numb, his senses tingled and he said,"Ofcourse.... ofcourse I will say whatever I am hiding!""Then tell us""Look, I was hiding that ...that I am natural swordsman. If I am given a sword I can do miracles with it",said Zane, still in a sluggish tone
Laurel was just about to open the door when Zane knocked. "Who is it now?", grumbled Laurel before opening the door.She was wearing a black dress."Wow you look nice",said Zane"Thanks",said Laurel straightening her dress with her hands. "You don't look so bad yourself""Come on I never look bad!",said Zane spreading his hands and looking down at his suit.Laurel rolled her eyes. "I assume you didn't come all the way here just to compliment me""Umm...no I didn't", confirmed Zane. "I wanted to ask you about something""Yeah? What about?""Well..... yesterday",said Zane scratching his chin," When Kendra asked me about what my powers were....I was tempted to lie but I couldn't, there was just something about the queen that I couldn't bring myself to lie. And then suddenly I lost control of my senses and I felt like I had to lie and I lied....I told her my powers were swordfighting and whatever. But I don't understand what happened....did it have something to do with you?"Laurel sighe
Everyone was going upstairs, back to their rooms. They were full , especially Zane who had overeaten just so he could avoid being questioned by Kendra. But she didn't give Zane a free pass. She questioned everybody about their identity, Zane, Natalie and Laurel had to lie and Mick partly lied. And Zane thought Scarlett was the one who was most relaxed because she wouldn't have to reveal her powers or any such thing. But instead, Scarlett was the one most agitated among them. She was scared, although she tried very hard to hide it. She was scared that any moments the queen could order her guards to execute her. But she put a brave face on and pretended everything was fine. And when Kendra questioned her about her identity she went " I am Scarlett Olivia and I am a normal human. Also, my father usually stays out of town for business and my mother died when I was young. My father remarried . The women is utterly horrible and she has three kids with my dad....So, naturally they are the