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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:25 pm
Satana turns to look at the young man Lisa had indicated and saw him immediately, along with the other two boys that were her and Hartley's friends.
"They do tend to ramble on with that annoying little chatter, don't they?"
Satana turned to Lisa and held a finger up.
"I won't be but a moment dear, and your brother will be taken care of."
Satana marched right over into the crowd, and with a wave of her arms, she divided the throng of chanters by 'force' until she 'placed' them in a large circle around her, Len, Digger and Evan. She walked up to Len and grabbed him by the face...then lunged forward and planted one HELL (LITERALLY!) of a kiss right on him!
The energy crafted by the Trigon Peeps seemed to get disrupted and a flicker of flaming light begun to grow, like a tear in the sky.
But something else was happening as well....Len's brown hair begun to grow white...and his skin had started to take a deathly hue...
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:34 pm
"Get your hands off my brother!"
Lisa screamed as she jumped forward and went right for Satana's eyeballs.
"Oh, jeez."
Hartley flinched as Trigonian Peeps started rushing him, like crazy superpowered zombies. He pulled his harmonica out of his pocket and blasted them back with a rousing tune that built a sonic wall. He took a breath and shouted at Lisa.
"LISA! KNOCK IT OFF! SOMETHING WEIRD IS HAPPENING!"
"CREEPY STUPID WITHERED OLD HAG MACKIN' ON MY BROTHER I WILL TEAR OUT YOUR WEAVE AND WEAR IT LIKE A FLUFFY HAT-"
Hartley made a mental note to never, ever, EVER kiss Len.
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:44 pm
"Insolent little milk maid!"
Satana reared her fist back and laid a heavy blow to the girl's chin, sending her flying back and crashing into the horde of Peeps, sending the whole lot scattering!
She turned her head to look at the kids and her eyes were demon black and her full, red lips dripped scarlet.
"You should be grateful! It could have been a lot messier..."
She drops Len to the ground and she starts to levitate into the air and spreads her arms out and the air crackles with heated energy! The slit in the air begun to tear open even wider and she starts laughing.
"But since you were so disrespectful you little meatsac, let's play a game..."
The fissure opened into a wide portal and suddenly Daimon Hellstorm and Agatha Harkness fell out to the pavement! A whipping whirlwind then begun to gather and started dragging at all of the kids behind the barrier, and it started sucking them right through the gate!
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:52 pm
"LEN!"
Lisa grabbed her brother and hugged him to her as the insane whirlwind of arcane energy started to swirl around everyone. The teenagers all suddenly stopped chanting and looked around, normal-eyed and confused...again.
Hartley looked around, confused. Everyone was scrambling, looking for something to grab on to. Some kids crowded around the brick entryway, others grabbed the cement barriers that surrounded the West parking lot.
Hartley reached for the nearest bench, but his fingers missed and he found himself being sucked up in the air....
"Not again-"
He had absolutely no desire to see what kind of crazy-a** insanity was going on, on the other side of that portal. He flailed around, and just as it seemed he was going to be pulled in-
A strong hand reached up and grabbed him by the ankle. Damian Hellstrom stood up, his eyes leaking mystical energy, and he sneered at his sister.
"Shut the portal now, Satana!"
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:02 pm
Satana sneered.
"You always were the biggest Boy Scout in Hell brother dear!"
She dropped her arms and her black eyes returned to her normal blue, and the wind immediately died down, and the gate sealed itself shut. The kids in the air came down with a crash, save for Hartley who caught Hartley in his arms.
"THIS is the thanks I get for saving the life of my big brother...my big, annoying, never do wrong..."
Satana set a hand on her hip and waved a free hand at Daimon who was holding Hartley.
"Isn't he a little young for you, and the wrong sex?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:17 pm
*Chris had woken up early. He had some stuff to do before classes started. After showering and getting dressed, his first stop was Dr. Quinzel's office. He had lucked out. She wasn't in yet. He left a note taped to her door and moved on.* Quote: Dr. Quinzel, I regret to inform you that I cannot continue as part of the cheerleading squad. Thank you for the experience. And thank the girls for me. Chris Powell *Next, he went to Mr. Grayson's office. He wasn't so lucky this time. d**k Grayson was in. Chris sighed and knocked.*
Chris? Is something wrong?I'm just here to return these, sir. *Chris handed him the envelope with the World Series tickets in it.* Chris...these were a gift for you. I know. I don't feel right taking them now. Thank you anyway. *Chris left a confused Grayson and went to class. His teachers were surprised he was there. He had gone through a lot with the Purifiers so they had planned on letting him recover. They even told him so at the beginning of class. Each teacher got the same response.* If it's all the same, I'd like to stay please. *He even asked for any make up work he had already missed. At lunch, Chris headed to the stable. He needed to see Achilles.*
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:21 pm
A trumpeting sound came from inside of the stable and the door swung open and Mysia came stomping out with Achilles riding along on her wide back. Achilles was rubbing the back of her head and neck with affection, when he caught sight of the young man standing at the stable...
"Christopher! I was just taking Mysia out for a walk. Would you care to join us?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:27 pm
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x _______________________________________________ Well, all the naps had come back to haunt him and get him a nifty little spot in detention. Not that it really mattered to Teddy. All he did was sleep there too, occasionally stirred into wakefulness by the teacher in the front of the room. He head his head resting on his upper arm, and when awake, he would stare dreamily out the window. At one point, another student flicked a paper football his way, and it harmlessly bounced off his forehead and onto the desk in front of him. The student made their hands into a goal, and he flicked it back in, scoring one paper football point.
A cough from the teacher, and the game was ended waaaay too soon. He wondered what was going on with Cassie and Billy and the demons. And then his thoughts narrowed to Billy specifically. He began to daydream about an occasion in which a demon appeared, and in an act of heroic bravery, he saved him. He also got to kiss him, but that was you know, because he was a hero.Heroes got those sorts of perks. He glanced to the clock, and slowly the hand ticked another minute. Only thirty more to go.
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Teddy Altman .....Zzzzzz.
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:29 pm
Sure.
*Chris falls in step with Achilles. He pats Mysia before digging into his pocket and drawing out the shell that represents Cassie's heart. He hands it to Achilles.*
I came to return that.
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:37 pm
Of course, walking Mysia was a little different than walking your average animal...this one walked on air!
She took a step up into the air and begun to ascend like on steps and Achilles quickly grabbed Chris by the arm and hoisted him up behind him on Msyia's back as they soon found themselves high in the air, above the tallest trees in the woods surrounding the campus.
Achilles looked at the seashell necklace handed to him and frowned, then looked back over his shoulder and said, "Now what is this all about? Have you and Cassandra had another tiff?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:42 pm
A tiff? Right...she told me she's not in love with me, Achilles. Said she's only fourteen and doesn't even know what love is. Ironic that the Champion of Aphrodite doesn't know what love is.
*laughs bitterly*
She loved Conner but she couldn't love me. I shouldn't be surprised...she's a goddess, superhero royalty. I'm just a stupid kid from New York who stumbled across a special amulet. Match was right...I was a fool to think we belonged together.
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:53 pm
The Night of the Crazy Zombie Chanters (as Hartley came to refer to it) had ended, and a new day had risen over Hero High. Len was in the infirmary (again) and Evan and Digger were somewhat back to normal. Hartley thought he caught them sighing wistfully every now and then whenever the word "West" came up, but it could have been his imagination.
In the interest of trying to regain his sense of normalcy, Hartley actually went to classes. He tried to stay awake during Professor Prince's lecture, which was a daunting task. When lunch finally rolled around, he was thankful to bask in the mundanity of the meatloaf.
Except that's when Lisa found him again.
"OH. MY. GOD. Hartley, did you hear?"
Hartley groaned.
"Lisa, whenever you open your mouth, everyone within a one-mile radius can't help but hear."
Lisa smacked him on the shoulder.
"Chris Powell and Cassie Sandsmark broke up! They're splitsville! It's for sure!"
"So?"
"So, this is my chance! I'm going to get Chris Powell on the rebound, spoil him silly and parade him in front of that bleach bottle bimbette!"
"Lisa, why are you so obsessed with dating Chris Powell?"
Lisa tossed her hair.
"It's not so much that, as the fact that I hate Cassandra "Ms. Half-Goddess" Sandsmark, and I will do anything to get to her."
Hartley let out a silent groan. He did not understand girl grudges, but he knew he was going to wind up wrapped right up in this one.
"So. HERE is what I want you to do..."
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:54 pm
"Christopher, that will be enough. Take this back."
He reached behind him and forced the seashell necklace into Chris's hand and then turned his attention back to where they are headed, as Mysia walked out over the forest and lake.
"That is an heirloom from my mother, a goddess herself. It does not merely represent divine love but also brotherhood. My mother gave me her blessing to pass it on to you, which makes you a Son of Thetis. When I called you brother, I meant that, now quite literally."
His long, blond hair whipped about in the wind as they headed towards a small lake being fed by a waterfall at the edge of a mountain.
"And do not belittle yourself. Age means nothing when love is involved. I was by far younger than you when Patroclus and I dedicated our souls to one another."
He glanced back over his shoulder.
"You are not stupid, nor are you a fool. I do not brook insults against those I call friend...even by the friend themself."
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:03 pm
Tell Cassie age means nothing.
*Chris sighs.*
Thank you, Achilles, but I think this is end of Cassie and I. I can't make her love me.
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:06 pm
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x_______________________________________________ Five minutes later, and the girl in the seat in front of him was frantically texting away, almost bubbling out of her seat with whatever exciting new gossip she was dishing. Without warning, she turned to face Teddy.
"Teddy Bear," she said. He blinked. He didn't even realize people called him that. He didn't even know who she was. "So, Cassie and Chris, they're like, your little boytoy's friends, right?"
"Boytoy?" He had a boytoy? He hoped Billy didn't find out.
"Yeah, that magic nerd all up in your jock."
Oh, she meant Billy.
"He's not my boytoy. He doesn't even like me like that. We're...kind of friends." Teddy kept his voice barely above a whisper. He didn't want to get in even more trouble while in detention.
She seemed disappointed that she didn't have new gossip to tell her friends about, and she simply rolled her eyes at Teddy. "Well, anyway," she continued, "They were together, but now they're splitsville. So he's back on the market, and so is she. My lesbo pal has had the hots for her forever! But spread the word. And oh....one more thing Teddy Bear, you're kind of on the borderline between being popular and a tragic geek. You've got the looks and athletic ability, so don't squander it by dating a loser, k?" She paused, and offered him a smile. "In case you didn't get it Teddy Bear, Billy is a tragic geek." She swirled about in her chair and faced forward, only to begin texting again.
Oh. Teddy frowned and buried his face in his arm. A tragic geek? He read comic books, wasn't that geeky? Whatever. He couldn't tell his heart how to behave.
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Teddy Altman .....20 minutes until freedom.
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