Consumed in Darkness (Cali vs school)

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Feeling a hand on her shoulder Bridget stopped and turned half way to face her sister. Looking into her eyes she suddenly felt like the younger sister. It was true, Bridget wasn’t sure how far she would go to stop Calista right now. And she doubted Cali could attack her right away at the moment, no matter how crazy and insane she seemed. The true dark beauty was still lurking behind poison that was filling her mind at the moment. Keeping quiet she looked away for the moment until the weight on her shoulder lifted and Bridget’s eyes looked to Hayden’s figure slowly walking away.

It was a tad unsettling the way Hayden was speaking now. Bridget couldn’t bring herself to do anything against it though, her sister was right. Hearing her called by her official title was a bit unnerving, it had never really been spoken between the two. “Alright Hayden. I’ll get your damn badge if it’ll help. I swear if I’m seen with that… someone will kill me.” She rolled her eyes a bit, smiling at tad as her ever so serious sister joked. Maybe it wouldn’t turn out so bad after all, just maybe. Then again things always seemed to take a turn for the worst just when they were looking up.

Sighing she nodded one last time. She began to walk her own path and turned her back on a sister only making a few steps before spinning around on her heels and running at Hayden. Doing the most sisterly thing Bridget had ever done she wrapped her arms around the other girl tightly, “Promise me you won’t die. If you do, I’ll follow you into the next life and kick your ass myself alright?” Bridget only stayed like that for a moment before turning once more. ’I”ll see you soon Sis.’ She thought determinedly as her footsteps became quicker and quicker. She had to do this and do this quickly if they had any hope what so ever.


Tag: Cali, Hayden, Mer

[Hayden Knight]

Hayden had just been about to go after Cali when Bridget turned around and ran back over. That was when she knew things got serious because miss oh so uncaring Bridget hugged her. Uncertain what to do for that moment, she returned the light hug warily, unsure if her own sister was going to stab her in the back or something. When they broke apart, things were still slightly awkward for Hayden as her sister had never shown any sort of affection for her but things went back to normal the moment Bridget spoke.

"Promise me you won’t die. If you do, I’ll follow you into the next life and kick your ass myself alright?"

Returning Bridget's little threat with an angelic smile, she commented back. "The only one who needs to worry about anything is you. You need to hurry up and get back with people. Now go and quit stalling, that's my job remember?" Turning away from Bridget and taking a deep breath she ran off in the direction Cali had fled in.

As Hayden ran, the soft sand under foot slowly getting more rugged. The path itself was a lesser known path around the beach, the only reason Hayden even knew of it was because she'd heard stories about it ever since arriving here. With every step on the ever increasing amount of rock, the still solid shadow dagger slowly inched its way loose before completely falling loose. Now running along solid rock, Hayden could feel the tension rising as time was of the essence. The incline of the path gradually increased as she continued on her way.

Though she was doing this for the school's sake, it still bothered her that she was just about willing to throw her life away to be live bait. Her body was still protesting every movement from the battle she'd had with the psychopath she was now chasing down when something made her stop in her tracks. Looking around before settling her eyes on a figure in the distance, Hayden grinned. Taking a few steps closer before breaking into a flat out sprint, Hayden screamed trying to break Calista's concentration and get her attention. "Hey crazy! Did you think you could lose me that easily?"

Stopping on even ground with Cali, Hayden flashed a grin before glancing sideways at the trail of crimson running down her left arm. "I still owe you for this." It was a lame excuse to be here but regardless, she was here before the madwoman named Calista. All that had to be done now was to keep her distracted long enough to buy Bridget some time.

(TAGS: Bridget, Calista, Mer)

[Calista Leila Rosa]

Calista stared with empty eyes off the cliff into the distant horizon. Even the water was dark. They crashed against the ciff she stood on. The sky was nothing but black and empty. The once beautiful island air, poisoned, just like Calista's heart. In the faraway horizon, one could still see the faint glow of blue. Just like Calista, the real her laid buried, suffocated by the darkness the corruption inside her had created.

In her hands was a bouquet of roses. One black, one blue, one red, one yellow, one white, and one pink. Each one represented the people she had hurt, the people who were gone because of her. Blue for Lelouch, Red for Seth, yellow for Chandler, white for Meredith, pink for the unborn baby, and black for herself. Tears fell down her face, the faintest glow of blue in the empty black voids that replaced her eyes.

"I'm sorry...we'll be joining you soon.." She whispered as her hands began to glow purple. Poison leaked through them to the roses and the flowers wilted becoming dark and lifeless. She released the flowers, watching them drift towards the water.

"what are you being sorry for! You can still save them...hurry!" the voice laughed before fading off in the distance. Suddenly, a scream took its place. Calista turned around, the tears still visible on her cheeks.

'this is what you get! You should have killed her! Pathetic..." Calista cluthched her head. "Shut up!

[/i] She said, out loud. She wouldn't let this girl get in the way. Calista straightened up, looking up with a sadistic smile.

"You should have just stayed put...would have been easier for everyone that way." Calista stated. [/blockquote]

(TAG: Hayden)

[Hayden Knight]

Hayden could only stare in silence when Cali turned around. The fresh visible line of tears that had streaked their way down her cheeks almost made Hayden want to hug the girl but the fact she wasn't exactly herself was the only thing stopping her. Taking a deep breath, Hayden stepped forward and as she did every little pebble on the sea cliff they stood on lifted into the air and started swirling around the two of them as if caught in a whirlwind. "Calista, I'm sorry..." It was all Hayden could say before she let the rocks fly out of the whirlwind she'd created to fly at Cali.

As the barrage of minor inconveniences attacked Cali, Hayden started walking forward. Though a smile was present on her face, it was only a smile because of something she remembered being told by her sister, by Cali's friend. "'The easy way is for cowards'" Her voice rang loud and clear, amplified by the winds, as she quoted what Bridget had once said to her during one of their arguments. Taking a few more steps closer to the very person she was supposed to distract, the pebbles halted in their tracks and dropped.

After walking halfway to Cali, Hayden stopped and spread her arms wide open as if ready to say 'here I am, come at me' and that's just what she did. "You said earlier that you were going to kill me for getting in your way, but yet here I stand before you once again. Was that the extent of the great and powerful Calista's ability?" Taunting and mocking the crazy person was probably not the best thing to do, but it was the best thing to make a crazy person focus on you and only you.

Sis, please hurry...

With a silent prayer, Hayden waved Cali to come at her. This time, she was ready. This time, the outcome would be different.

Or so she hoped.

(Tag: Calista)

[Calista Leila Rosa]

It was funny, how in such a short period of time, everything you knew could shatter before you like glass. Calista's entire world had turned upside down, everything she loved had been destroyed at her hands. Destruction. It was a thing she knew well, it was the only thing she could do. So, she would use that, she would use it to save everyone and nothing would stop her. She would be with them soon, with Seth, Lelouch, and there would be no more pain.

She would let no one get in her way. Calista threw her arms up as the pebbles came at her, she snapped back into position, letting out a small snarl of annoyance Calista glared at the brunette.

"You want power, I'll show you power." The blue once again vanished from Calista's eyes, replaced with pure black. Something was different in her voice, it was a corrupted sound, an odd, creepy thing. The Real Calista was running out of time, slowly losing to the corruption that continued to grow inside her.

Spikes formed in mid air, like crystalized shadows, they cut through the air towards Hayden. Even Calista's shadows were different, they were no longer the airy, soft substance but sticky, eerie tendrils. Calista formed two whips in her hands, and with flicks of her wrists, launched them at Hayden.

Calista was being consumed by this corruption and if she wasn't stopped soon, there would be no saving her.

(TAG: Hayden)

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"You want power, I'll show you power."

As evil as the pitch black sky, that had stolen the warmth of the sun, an overwhelming darkness gave birth to it's malevolent spawn. Shadows defied their suppose limitations and crystallized themselves in the air. Powerful and dreadfully dangerous those terrible spikes crafted themselves from the dark gems under Calista influence. With a simple command the Battlefront leader sent them hurling down from the air like they were eerie black raindrops, and abused her shadow constructing prowess to create her signature whips. She to had merciless combined those into her earlier assault.

The broken and pale figure known as Calista was falling to the beckoning of evil. Such darkness has been known to cause the loss of people's hearts if they have delved too deep into it. Slowly suppressed and conquered by darkness's influence, Calista would become heartless. For what? Just to follow a path of shadows to gain untold power at the expense of something of her former shelf?! No! He refused to believe she was lost!

The spikes and whips were closing in! They were going to hit Hayden! Dink dink dink dink Thud! Dink dink dink Thud! The rapid beat of Whips and spikes hitting iron filled the still air. Just when it all seemed over and Calista had added yet another causality her murdering spree was cut short. A tremendous amount of magnetized metallic sand stood between the Rosa and Bridget's little sister. Like an unstoppable force meeting an unmovable object, the attack had been subdued.

The glistening metal could be seen clearly from quite the distance away, and once Pitch Black's conductor onslaught was over the sand began to shift. Slowly and dramatically bit and pieces of him were beginning to show. First his feet, then part of his arm, next was a glimpse of his chest etc etc. As the sand was pulling back to reveal his form, which was creating a cloud over head, a familiar voice could be speaking. "I'm not to late to crash the party am I?" The voice belonged to a ghost, but it was confident and kind. Not harsh and cruel like proclaimed supernatural entities.

The last of the sand was moving, slowly revealing that person's face. Gravity defying golden locks and a perfect face showed themselves but it was those deep Sapphire blues that demanded attention and took your breath away. A tan hand ran through his bangs as that unresistible smirk found it's way on his handsome face. "It's time to end this massacre....Calista." The Dark Knight said coolly as if he wasn't dead and missing for months. His expression quickly contorting into a more serious but still smirking one.

Chandler Khaull Fernandez, The Dark Knight of Battlefront, has arrived on the scene.

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It was always a race, every moment of her life, she was constantly running from something. It could be her father, the cops, or even her emotions. Anything. There was always something that Bridget was from. Yet in this moment she wasn’t racing away. In this moment she took a deep breath racing along the prefect commander and a good friend to something. Of course the one time it was it couldn’t be a pretty rainbow or some other nice piece of work. No of course it had to be the eye of the storm. The center of this entire ordeal. Calista Rosa.

Pumping her arms she tried to run faster. She had to get back to the two girls before anything bad happen. ’Faster, I have to be faster.’ Bridget thought as she felt her heart pump harder and harder. She only hoped it wouldn’t give out. Nearing the site her eyes widened before she pushed even harder. Cali was losing herself more and more. “Cali stop!” Bridget screamed as she watched the dark haired girl launch the whips. No this couldn’t happen! She couldn’t lose Hayden! Just as she thought she would never see her younger sister’s smile again everything changed.

Sliding to a stop Bridget’s electric gaze followed the shadows, somehow different than before, as they were stopped midair. “No way…” She said quietly as she nearly fell from the momentum she had going and seeing the impossible happen. Her blue eyes went up and down the familiar site that could only be one person. Her jaw dropped, her attention completely focused on him for the moment. Her heart beat widely just at the site of him and yet anger weld up inside of her. He was alive? How could he possibly be alive? She watched him die. “Fashionably late as always.” She called to him rolling her eyes as she regained her balance.

Her eyes flitted over his body once more. He looked perfectly healthy, and completely fine. It was as if he never left. The only problem with that thought was the gaping hole that had been left in her heart. The mental break that had occurred, something she never quite recovered from. The lose that filled her body every moment she was awake and the nightmares of reliving his death every time she shut her eyelids. If he was alive… why didn’t he come see her. Leave her a note. Anything! It was like after the fight all over again except she had no hope that he would return and somehow… even with him right in front of her she didn’t have hope that he would return to her this time.

At the mention of Cali her thoughts turned to Hayden which she quickly dashed over, this time keeping an eye on Cali. “Are you okay?” she questioned touching her sister’s shoulder gently before standing somewhat in front of her. “Give it up Cali, are you really going to hurt the people that love you?” She questioned walking forward a bit. Hayden’s prefect badge glinted off of all the action going around them, something Bridget had forgotten about. She could feel the stress of the situation slowly sink in, they had to stop her without killing her. The question was how?

Tag: Cali, Chan, Mer, Haydne, anyone else who wants to stop Crazy Cali

[Calista Leila Rosa]

Calista's eyes widened as her incoming attack was blocked by familiar iron. Calista stood frozen, the attacks stopped coming as a familiar voice rang through the air. She stared at the voice's owner, as if in disbelief that he was truly there. Was he another figment of her imagination? Was her knight really there? The last time she had seen that face was during Chandler's funeral. She had been there, she had spoken, she had bid him farewell.

"Y-you're alive?" She asked, tears welling up in her onyx-eyes, a small tinge of blue returning to them. "Calista...he can't be real. You saw the real Chan die, he can't be real. You must destroy him. That voice whispered to her. Calista nodded a bit, a psychotic smile once again returning to her face.

"Y-you're not the real Chandler. The real Chandler died! The real Chandler would never leave! He would never leave the battlefront, never leave me!" She screamed. Calista formed more crystals, sending them towards Chandler, followed by a shadowball, similar to the ball of condensed air Seth had used on her not too long ago.

Another voice joined in on the fight. Bridget. Calista turned to look at the pink haired girl. "N-No...I-I'm saving them...I'm saving everyone..." She said, that was until she saw the silver insignia. Calista's eyes narrowed at it, it was a prefect badge. Calista stared hard at it. Fury began to grow in her, unrelenting fury. 'Kill her...' the voice said.

"Y-you betrayed me!" She snapped. She formed her whips in her hands, quickly lashing them out at Bridget.Bridget was one of her few friends, one of the few she had left, and now she had betrayed her. She would pay. They would all pay. In the back of Calista's mind, the voice laughed.

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A lone white cat streaked through the trees, not wasting a single movement as he made a bee-line towards the scene unfolding just ahead of him. Why? He didn't even understand it himself, he was merely acting upon his instincts. They had always led him true so far so why doubt now?
His ears swiveled foreword to track the sounds of combat. The sound of something striking metal ringing in his ears unpleasantly. They were surprisingly close. The cat pulling up just in time as they came into view, perching in a tree to overlook the ugly scene. His gaze taking in both new and familiar faces. Among them, he recognized Bridget at once. Her familiar pink hair easy to spot amongst the others.

But what was going on? In the back of his mind he knew this didn't concern him. Had nothing to do with him. But still he hesitated as he turned to head back to the courtyard. Stuck between his instincts and his common sense. He would gain nothing from getting involved. All that mattered to him was his survival.
He shook his head and turned away, about to head off when he heard it. Calista's words held such murderous intent they intrigued him for a split second, causing him to look over his shoulder. And that;s when it happened.

The second he saw the attack going towards bridget his body moved on it's own accord. An explosion of dust appearing between the whips and bridget, clearing to reveal a now human Menma. He threw his hands out in front of him, and as the whips neared they suddenly blasted back at Cali as if hitting an unseen wall. For a moment he stood there as if confused. But then he straightened up and looked around, feline ears slowly appearing amongst his white hair as embarrassment set in.

Whatever. It seemed he had no choice in the matter. Truth was the pink haired harlot was the only one he even remotely considered a friend on this hellish island. No way was he going to let some loco chick take her away. Even cats had principles.
"You sure know how to find trouble, Bridget."

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The last bits of Chandler's ultimate defense shifted, and fully revealed his form. The iron powder floated aimlessly around their master. Like loyal subjects awaiting for orders to protect, or for the command to attack. Until then, they simply drifted aloofly in the air like metal fireflies. "It would have been later, but someone had to save fire crotch over here." The blonde said aloud with a teasing tone as he jerked his thumb at Hayden. However, under that joke laid that familiar confidence in his voice. It was unmistakably Chandler, and it fused together with his serious smirk creating this strange aura about him.

Taking the opportunity to look at the fiery headed girl Chandler's sapphire hues widen slightly. The same soft complexion, the flawless skin and other minor details. However before Chandler would finish piecing the puzzle together his attention was stolen by his now psycho leader. "...I don't know for sure." He said with a sigh but as he spoke his eyes were locked on a certain pink haired girl. His bright blue eyes following her as she ran over to Hayden. He would be lying if he said he didn't feel a tinge of guilt but right now Chandler had bigger things to deal with.

"Y-you're not the real Chandler. The real Chandler died! The real Chandler would never leave! He would never leave the battlefront, never leave me!"

As Calista's word filled the air Chandler brought his eyes back to her. His blue orbs opening wide briefly before they return to normal size. A deep sorrow accompanying them once they did. She was right. He had left her, no, he left all of them. Cali, Dylan, Isabelle, Bridget and her god awful cousin. He wanted to apologize, he really did but he couldn't find the words. So that was why when Calista started her assault Chandler uttered a simple "Bring it." Right on cue his defenses went to work. The metal pellets tearing through the air as if they were apart of Chandler's own body. Tendrils of powder catching the dark crystals before throwing them away.

Using the rest of his iron that wasn't occupied by the crystals Chandler tries to stop the shadow ball. However, he didn't have enough and it easily broke though. Thinking fast, and stupidly, Candler stuck up his hands out in front of him and braced him for impact. Somehow he was able to hold it back from completely overpowering him. It grid against his hands and pushed him back. His feet dug into the ground a trail of dust came up as he was slowly pushed through it. Until with a great deal of strength Chandler threw his hands up and launched the sphere into the sky. Where his iron sand quickly followed and smashed into it from different angles. Promptly destroying it.

Sweat poured down the young teen's face and his breathing was heavier. However, Chandler didn't have a chance to rest. Spinning on his heels ready to send protection toward Bridget was look of shock registered on his handsome face. "Who.. What.. When? He questioned as he stared at the white hair neko. For once in his life Chandler felt jealousy sinking in his chest, but he bit his tongue. It didn't matter anyways. Chandler knew it wouldn't matter in the end. Tearing his stare away from the duo Chandler took a second to catch his breath before turning to face Calista.

His hand and arms smoking from struggling with her attack, but other than a few small cuts and burns he appeared fine. Normal flesh wouldn't have been able to take an attack like that, but it was secret for now. Staring into the girl's eyes so his brighter-than-the-sun blues met her pitch black sockets. "Eisen Körper" Speaking his command Chandler began took a few step forward passing Bridget and other two. With each step metal scales started to cover his body until he was completely covered in them.

Once fully armored he takes off, running at Calista, using his newly found transformation to empower him. Once he was in front of her he stomps down on the ground whilst pulling back a fist. In a flow of quick motions Chandler aims a hard punch at her gut. If hit he could quickly follow suit. Grabbing her shoulder and side to slam her into ground with all the strength he could muster. "This real enough for you?!" he would scream as he did. Trying to wake her up form her dark slumber. "WHAT WOULD ROLO THINK!?"

[Calista Leila Rosa]

Calista watched as Chandler stopped her shadow ball, while he was distracted, she turned her attention to the newcomers. More people here to stop her. Well they couldn't. NO one could stop her, no one would stop her. She glared and narrowed her eyes, they couldn't get in her way. not now, not ever. She would go through with this. She would complete her mission and save everyone. They would pay for trying to interfere as futile an attempt it was.

Calista traced the shadows back to them, smiling a bit, as spikes shot out of the ground, if they didn't jump out of the way soon enough, each would become skewered. This is what they deserved. Bridget for betraying her, the others for simply getting in her way.

Suddenly Chandler charged at her, and his fist collided with her stomach. Calista winced in pain and laughed a bit, blood trickling out of her mouth. She smiled at him as he slammed her into the ground, a little more blood trickling down from her head. "The real Chandler wouldn't hurt me..." She muttered. When Chandler mentioned Rolo, Calista froze. "Rolo is dead! I'm going to see him again soon...we all are." Tears began to run down her face, and she looked up at Chandler. Her hand shook and she gently touched the hand that was on her shoulder. A sweet smile appeared on her face.

"Chandler..." She whispered. "R-Remember...all those times we had together? All that fighting, all those laughs, you were there when no one else was...the only one who knew the real me....and then there were all those firsts. Well, firsts for me. She said softly, smiling up at him. However, in the background, a large black crystal rose in the background and silently cut through the air right towards Chandler's back and her hands began glowing purple.

[Hayden Knight]

A soft smirk flashed on Hayden's face as Calista launched an attack. It seemed the plan to play distraction was working after all but something unexpected happened. Calista's shadows never came close to hitting her, instead the sound of solidified darkness hitting iron rang in the air only to be followed by a voice that she couldn't quite place. Her eyes flickered briefly to the blonde who'd spoken, the blonde who technically had saved her when she didn't want to be saved. Tempted to tell him that she hadn't needed saving, a second voice stopped her. The fiery redhead turned at the sound of a voice she knew well. Bridget, the one person here at the school Hayden could actually call family and mean it.

She remained silent while Bridget and Chandler had their playful banter, a faint smile brightening her features slightly before actually registering what Chandler had said. "Hey...I resent that." Though her tone held the same teasing note as Chandler's own, there was a calm seriousness in her gaze as she watched the blonde closely. Time was growing thin and they were wasting it. Cali it seemed, had noted their waste of time and launched yet another attack only for Chandler and his iron sand to deflect it with ease. Her gaze seemed locked on Chandler, watching him amazed. Then again how could one not be awed by the fact that that someone could deal with Calista on an evenly matched level.

For a moment, she was a silent spectator. The shadows on the ground suddenly becoming spikes, being the temporary wake up call Hayden needed to use her own powers as a defense mechanism. Using the force of her own telekinesis, she crushed the spikes of crystallized shadows into a fine mist. Though she felt like she was under a spell, the moment was broken by the sweetness in Calista's voice. There was something odd about it. Something she soon figured out as the shadows behind Chandler formed into a large black crystal. There wasn't time to think as the crystal was directed at Chandler's back. If it hit him, it would be a fatal blow.

A single thought crossed Hayden's mind as her body moved of its own accord.

Time to repay the favor....

Everything seemed to move in slow motion for a moment. Every step felt constricted but that didn't stop her. "Thanks....and sorry." A quick word of thanks accompanied by the solemn tone of an apology. Though its meaning wasn't clear that very second, it was made clear a split second after she spoke the words. She used her telekinesis to break Chandler's grasp on Calista as she gave her sister's boyfriend a shove out of the way.

To those watching, Hayden hadn't thought before she moved. That much was correct. But what wasn't, was the fact that this was completely unexpected. It was in her nature to save someone who needed it and in this moment, Chandler had needed the saving. Even if, a splash of crimson and a scream later the girl who had nearly thrown her life away was on the ground knocking at death's door. Only one thought crossed her mind as her world started growing hazy.

Damn....Bridget's going to kill me for this...."

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As Meredith sprinted towards the scene behind Bridget, flashes of the dark-haired beauty they were after filled her mind. Though they had not always been in each other's lives, Meredith had more or less watched Calista grow from an angry child to a strong young woman. She recalled Calista's unhappy arrival at Ashford Academy and her reluctant assumption of the position of prefect at the tender age of thirteen. She remembered the young girl's heart-warming devotion to her older brother, Seth Rosa. All too well, Meredith remembered receiving venomous stares and coldly cordial words from the female Rosa when she first began her relationship with Seth. The warm-hearted and bashful brunette had always known that earning the approval and affection of her boyfriend's stoic sister would not be a walk in the park, but she was willing to be persistent. Finally, the day when the two young ladies called each other "sister" had come. Of course, Meredith never could have predicted all the tragedies that had to be scattered on the road along the way, namely a forcefully terminated pregnancy and a thwarted suicide attempt among other dramatic occurrences. Indeed, the soon-to-be-legendary relationship between the "sisters" had been earned with several lifetimes' worth of pain and strife, and there was no way in Hell that Meredith would allow one more tragedy to put a sudden untimely end to the friendship they had just built. After all, how could one measly emotional breakdown threaten to destroy everything that Meredith still loved when she was the Queen of the Light, the professed enemy of the Grim Reaper herself? The royal allowed herself an uncharacteristic smirk at the thought of how comically blown out of proportion her reputation had become.

Coming out of her reverie, Meredith suddenly realized how far she had fallen behind Bridget. Three months of pregnancy will do that to you, she thought to herself before taking a deep breath and speeding up to catch up with the growing party gathered around the one allegedly responsible for stealing all the darkness in the world.

Taking a moment to scan the scene, Meredith recognized her friend Bridget, one of her commanders Hayden, and... Chandler Fernandez? The strikingly handsome blonde was unmistakable, but Meredith had no time to ask him how he had escaped his sealed grave and arrange for him to exchange back-from-the-dead experiences with Seth over coffee cake. She pushed the surprise to the back of her head as she sprinted past the crowd, reached Calista, and grabbed onto her hand.

"Calista, stop!" she called out over the howling of the wind from recent attacks and Mother Nature's protests against Calista's abominations. "Look at me. Look. I'm still here. Seth is out there somewhere. You wouldn't hurt your family that loves you, would you?"

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It was horrible to say but even with Cali completely losing it she had the same thoughts as her second in command. The blonde before her… could it possibly be real? Logically her mind answered with a strong no as Cali started screaming at Chandler, telling him he was fake. Even though Bridget knew she should be taking the moment to attack Calista, trying to end it. Yet looking up from her spot next to Hayden her eyes locked with his for the briefest of moments and a question swirled in her mind. Was it really him? Could he really be back?

Those questions would have to be answered at another time as she moved away from Hayden. Her eyes left Chandler’s she narrowed in on Cali. The attack launched at her and a hollow laughed escaped her lips a familiar sarcasm leaking beneath her words, “I’m fairly sure that you promised not to whip me again, Cali.” Her mind questioned the betrayed bit, Bridget would never do something like that. Though it made sense when her hand brushed against the prefect badge. Yeah that would look pretty bad to anyone really, crazy or not. The pink haired girl knew her powers couldn’t protect her from the whips so she fled to the left trying to dodge the attack as best she could. A familiar heat forming along her back and ankle where the scars of her last battle with Cali laid.

Of course she didn’t have to run for long as she stumbled back a step with an explosion of dust in front of her. An arm flew up to her face to protect her eyes and slowly lowered to see what happened. Her arm lowered just in time to catch the whips being bounced off a familiar invisible shield. Blue eyes bounced over to a white haired boy, a breath of relief escaping her lips as she grinned. “Saving my ass as always, Kit-Kat?” She asked taking a few steps and reaching up running a finger over his ears, “Cute, you should go around like that more often. And I was thinking of legally changing my middle name to trouble, if you must know.”

Her electric gaze left her white haired friend as she heard the yelling. Bridget’s eyes locked on the pair, seeing Chandler slam Cali in the ground she flinched somewhat. ‘I don’t particularly want to meet Rolo just yet…’ She thought listening to the Queen of the Dark’s reply. She hardly had time to reply as Bridget noticed the dark crystal coming down. “No.” she said quietly her eyes growing wide but before she could even begin to start moving, Hayden’s soft tone caught her ear. Her eyes turned towards her sister, “Hayden!” she called seeing the girl dash towards Cali. Seeing the shove she started running but it was too late, she noticed the scarlet river pulling around her sister. “No! Hayden!!” She screeched, something inside her breaking into a thousand shards.

Her paced slowed somewhat as she approached Calista, her newly discovered power kicking in. Bridget’s eyes changed from their normal electric color to an ice blue, her pink hair floated around her as did branches, stones, and anything that her telekinesis could get its hands on. Her hands curled into tight fists, nails biting into her soft flesh. “Enough Calista, play time is over.” She growled as a branch of her mind gently lifted Hayden’s form away from Cali to a safe distance away before moving to pull Mer away. Cali then lifted into the air before a force slammed her into the ground. “You’re being delusional! Give it up.” She sneered, a completely different Bridget coming out.

“You're not saving us! You're not helping us! You're ending us! Just like those damn government dogs at the school now!” She said lifting the girl up once more narrowing her eyes as Cali was now about eye level with Bridget. “You're helping them. You're doing exactly what the government would. The very people you swore to fight against and protect us from! You might as well be one of them if you continue like this!” She shouted raising her a foot or so higher before letting her drop again. “You’re destroying your own family!” Anger taking over Bridget knew that she had to end this one way or another. Now having her family and loved ones in danger she would do whatever she had to. Jagged rocks and branches gathered around her and aimed at Cali, they would launch if she made a wrong move.

[Calista Leila Rosa]

Calista growled as Hayden shoved Chandler out of the way. She hadn't meant to kill the girl, not yet anyways. But, that didn't matter. It was still one less obstacle standing in her way. She rose to her feet and just as she was about to send another attack at the group, someone grabbed her hand. Calista looked to see Meredith there, she snarled at the girl she thought of as her sister. Her family? Her family hated her. Her family was better off dead, then forced to suffer this fate. She would save them. She had to save her family.

Meredith was suddenly torn away, and Calista turned her gaze back to see Bridget, of all people. Her feet left the ground, Calista glared daggers at her. Just as she was about to attack, she was slammed onto the ground. Calista let out a cry of pain, more animalistic than human. She was bloody and bruised, her skin decorated in lines of crimson. She wasn't giving up yet.

Calista stared blankly at Bridget, something deep inside her began to snap and work and fight. The Real Calista was fighting back. However, she was weak. The corruption was strong, it was pushing her, breaking her.

“W-What am I doing? Bridget? Chandler? Mer? N-No…” Her eyes began to turn to blue, just as Bridget slammed her down like a ragdoll. Calista laid there, her entire being at war with itself. The corruption was eating away at her, it was destroying what was left. Calista couldn’t do this. She wouldn’t do it. Bridget was right, this wasn’t her. She wasn’t one of them. She couldn’t hurt her family. Calista pushed herself to her feet, her hands clutching her head tightly. Her body was electrified in pain, she gritted her teeth.

“NO! I spent too long to let you ruin everything! YOU PATHETIC! WEAK! LITTLE GIRL! Finish the plan! KILL THEM!” [/i]The voice screamed at her, causing Cali to gasp in pain.

]“I can’t hurt them anymore…I can’t do this…I can’t kill my family.” She said. The corruption was tearing her apart. Eating her away from the inside out.

“Please! You already almost killed them! You’re just a monster to them!”[/i]

“E-Even if I am a monser…I can’t do this…I won’t.”

“YES. YOU. WILL.”[/i] Calista screamed and collapsed again. When she got back to her feet, something was different. Something was off. The way she stood, and the predatory smile displayed on her lips. This wasn’t Calista any longer. Calista had lost and the monster, this demon had won.

“Oh Bridget….thank you. Thank you for giving me the chance to destroy that pathetic trash and take control.” Even her voice was different. Demonic. She looked up, her eyes bottomless nothings, that sadistic smile on her face. Crystals hovered around her, and shadow spikes grew out of the ground. Her whips formed in her hands. Shadow tendrils were everywhere. Calista was gone.