Hildegard~

"Why don't yo go for a swim?" the man asked cooly. Elma looked at him, and he looked at her back. He kept mentioning that we should go in the pool, so the only thing to do was to not go into the pool. Elma's eyes were getting bigger, and Tikka tried to shake her. Elma slowly stood up, and began getting into the water. "No!" Tikka screamed. This is it Hildegard, you can do this! Turning invisible I ran behind the beast of a man. I launched myself at him. It was like he was trying to give me a piggyback ride, but I was holding on to him in a choke hold. It was just enough for his concentration to break. Elma blinked, and began scrambling out of the water. She had it up to her waist, and Tikka helped her out. "You wretched rat!" he bellowed. He grabbed my back and flung me off. I landed on the other side of the room. Bubbles boiled at the top of the pool. Standing up, I quickly focused my power. Then I began to sprint, like a bull to the color red. He was my red. A foot away, I tripped. My power turned off and I went barreling into his stomach. We both went crashing to the floor. "Tikka! Touch. A. Crystal." She looked at Elma then me. "No!" he screamed, and pushed me off. I hadn't felt the burn that streched up my forearm. Tikkania went scrambling to the nearest crystal. He went tearing after her. "Hildegard, do something!" Elma screamed as she recovered her water encounter. "What can I do?"  The professor breathed fire at Tikka as she almost reached a crystal. She ducked, and made it out with only a few singed hairs. She bolted for another crystal. Her face was terrified. Something burned inside me. I knew what I had to do. I focused all my power on Tikkania. Sweat beaded on my forehead. I've never tried anything like this before. This was sapping all my streagth. With one final heave of effort, Tikkania disappeared. Now the trick was to keep her invisible. This gave Elma the chance to Cheer kick him in the face. "This is for me and my sister!"I could barley even keep my hands on my temples. I was already lying down, but it felt like I was doing the Iron Man. My strength disappeared, and I let my mind unfocus. Tikka appeared just in time, for all of us to see her touch the point of the crystal. 

Tikkania~

I touch a light yellow, almost white, crystal out of the hundreds of crystals adorning the walls of the cave. Another power zaps into me. I don't feel any different. I face the man again and use the one power I have known. I sound blast him to the far wall, but he recovers quickly. I'll have to figure out what power I have gained. He starts charging toward me. I wave my arm in fear. A large lightning bolt shoots out of my fingertips. He is able to get to me and knock my glasses off. White starts to cloud my sight.

Hildegard~

I can't do anything. Exhaustion burned throughout my body. Elma and Tikkania were quickly losing the fight. Even with the new power, Tikkania was hesitant to use it. In doing so, she was paying for it badly. More help. We need more. Reaching down I pick up the silver whistle, and feebly blow into it. I don't hear anything, so I guess I didn't blow hard enough. Not being able to exert any more effort, I let my hand go limp and lie there. Waiting. For us to finally lose. I blink and a blue glowing appears before me. Vivianna. She quietly surveys the scene in front of us. A switch flipped inside her. Fire burned in her eyes. "I'm not going to let him win." She joins in the fight teleporting in front of him, tripping him. Can we win?  I peer at the pool, more bubbles foam out. But this time with a small whisper. I can't make it out, but it might be important. I start inchworming my way to the edge.

Elma~

White swirls over Tikka's eyes, like clouds in the sky, and she is losing heavily. I rush over to a clump of crystals. I notice one that looks more like an average rock than a crystal. I might as well try it. I lightly touch it and the power pelts into me. I jump to send a wave of energy towards the man, but instead, I dive straight through the ground. It took me by so much of a surprise I gasped while in the dirt. That's strange. I can kind of breathe in dirt. Oh gross! What is this doing to my lungs?! Ok, focus. I swim towards the area the man was at, using estimation to guess where he is. I swim upwards, and hit something hard. OW!! Wait, did I just hit his foot?! He falls to the ground. I pop upwards and swing my fist. A large rock starts hurtling the direction my fist was. I point it at the man, but he dodges just before the boulder hits him. "Hilde! Find a way to get the people out of the water! Tikka and I will take him!" We charge.

Tikkania~

I can't see. He took my glasses, and all I can see is white. But my hearing has been boosted. I hear heavy footsteps, too heavy to be Hilde or Elma, coming at me. I shoot a lightning bolt at him. Elma throws more rocks his way. Hildegard is crawling over to the pond. Wait. That's it! THE POND!! I look at Elma and Hilde and give them a sign to tell them my plan. Please have them understand.

Elma~

I understand. Tikka and I move over and pelt him with more rocks and electricity, edging him toward the pond, as Hildegard sneaks up behind him.

YAY!!! We're almost done with this. Just a few more posts, and the story will end. This is so fun! Ok. Now Buggy or Katydid posts.

Hildegard~

Tikkania nods toward the pond. I understand, with almost nothing left I snuck up behind the cloaked figure."First one to catch a little girl wins." He smiles devilishly, he wanted to catch us and steal our powers. Elma and Tikka back him to the pool. "You foolish creeps!" He breathes fire,  Tikka shoots lighting, and Elma swims underground and throws rocks at him. That's where I come in. I trip him, and he falls backward. He reaches out, for anything and grabs my ankle. Sceeching of fear and panic the man fell into the pool with a loud splash. I give a startled yelp, and began to fall upside down. Following the hooded man into the pool. I suddenly jerk, and my hair brushes the top of the pool. Elma grabed my ankle, "I win." She laughs, and I laugh nervously too. Tikka joins. "We did it!" I breathe, and laugh. Joy filled my heart, and came out my mouth in a giggle. Elma sets me down of the bank. Tikka's smile dissapears. "It's not done yet, we need to get everyone out of the pool." Elma's forehead crinkled, "Without getting Professer Coo-koo out too." I just lay on the floor taking deep breathes and laughing. We did it! What are the odds?

Tikkania~

I may be blind as a bat, but I am so happy, I get up and start to dance. I twirl around. And then I hear Hilde yell, "Tikkania! You're in the water!" My happy thoughts snap, and I feel the water splash against my waist. I scramble out. "Wha- what happened? I was just dancing, and I didn't feel the water until you told me." "You didn't even seem to notice. And it wasn't affecting you." All I was doing was dancing and thinking happy thou- WAIT A MINUTE!  "All you need to do is think happily!" I can just tell they are staring at me. "Oh! I get it now!" Hildegard jumps into the air. "Everyone that is in there came in with fear!" "So we just need to go in HAPPY?" "Yes." As Elma and Hilde are talking, I muster up one of my happiest thoughts, and wade in.

Tikkania~

I start swimming up towards the surface, when the man grabs hold of my leg. He starts pulling me down. I try to swim upwards, but he's too strong. My life starts to flash before my eyes. Please. Somebody. help.....

~flashback~

I'm eleven years old, and it's my first day at Ravensong. I feel so helpless and small. I say goodbye to my parents, and little Elma. They leave, and I'm washed away in a flood of kids. I trip, and I feel like I'm about to be trampled by the stampede, when someone pulls me up and away from the crowd. It's a boy, with messy blonde hair, and some paint on his shirt. "Hello. I'm John. Welcome to Ravensong." "H-hi. I'm, um, Tikkania. Thank you for ,uh, saving me." "No problem. Do you want me to show you around?" "Uh, um, sure."

I run away. This is all to much. I'm glad Tikka and John are safe, with the help of um the dragon, but... My feet carry me swiftly when I noticed I'm being followed. I turn invisable and crouch down, waiting for Elma to pass by. When she nears I stick my foot out, and she trips. Then I sprinted away. I kept running, till I knew no one was near. I hid, and if anyone got near I could turn invisable. But I doubt they'll find me here. I kneel down and begin to cry. This was all my fault, I had nearly killed Tikka and John. Tikkania was really my only friend, but now I didn't have any. I remember something. A certain some one. "I know what I must do.." I whisper to myself. "Hildegard there is only one thing to do that will make it right." I clenched my fits, and cried some more. This would be hard, and that's why I cried. I stood up and ran until I was two miles from the cave. Now I had to do was wait.