Sorry, Sarah too. 

But we're the strongest when we're together. That's why we need to stick together. If you take one link away, let alone a few, bad things might happen.  

Should I still work for the Resistance and just be kinda like a spy? Maybe trying to find the best way to wear down Catastrophe? And maybe shadow and Elliot could have a talk and determine what the main goals of the Resistance are. I'm sure that there is a solution that could satisfy both sides.

But I think these bad things that will happen will kill a lot of people. 

Do you know the Powers?

Really, do you?

They are blooodthirsty savages: the unrelenting gos of Kyngdom. I came from beyond, and I saw what could happen when we start worshipping the Powers. They take human form, and then take over. They don't reapy blood lost; the death of innocents, even demanding sacrafice and tribute.

What have the Powers done when SailHaven was being blown apart by She Who Is All? What did they do when Catastrophe slaughtered thosands? WHat did they do when Kyngdom fell to anarchy? Nothing. They feed off of us. We need to let the humans and fae and vampires and angels and the animals have a shot at the power. We need a new dynasty.

I visited the universe where I came from. The metal grew legs, and it bent to the will of the gods. They made the Relics, and made us suffer for stealing their land, our land. They became warlords. They captured vampires, and turned them mad. We were not fighting ourselfs, we were fighting the very gods. And this will happen once we unleash the Powers. We must kill Jaaws and the other side-affected Powers. We must take the Insturments, and lock them up. We must destroy their monuments, and build a new dynasty. We cannot go down the path we have started. The powers are leaches. They suck our blood untill we have none for ourselfs. We must take back out Kyngdom.

I would rather join Catastrophe than see the Powers walking my Kyngdom. 

Should we hold a council?

I've been sitting in the Resistance Building in Sailhaven for forever now. Doing paperwork, writing essays, the usual. While my friends are out battling some monster. Hooray.

But while I was here, I heard awful things. Things that...I didn't really. Like. Very. Much.

Things that Elliot said that I didn't understand, or want to understand, things I hated and very much wanted to HURT someone for. Preferably him.

Because if he knew who--what, according to many--I am, I wouldn't be here today. My questions are how I'm going to admit this. I can't keep it as a secret forever, can I?

I sign a piece of paper with my pen name and put it into an ever-growing pile, then sigh and put a candle to a match and start making the Resistance seal on an envelope. Quite old-fashioned, but who am I to talk?

Grhh. I tear a piece into shreds and toss it into the waste bin. Then I catch a glimpse of a glossy pamphlet in the trash can.

I pick it up and glance it over.

It's Ronan's execution pamphlet.

And he was executed days ago.

Before I can stop myself, a scream escapes my mouth and I drop the candle. Hot wax flies across my desk and solidifies on the carpet. 

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

I know Ronan isn't dead, but Icy doesn't know this and is probably terrified/half insane/grieving insanely. 

I hear banging in the next room and head over to find Icy collapsed on the desk, crying. I look over at a paper that has to do with Ronan's execution.

"Icy," I say gently, walking up to her.

She looks up at me. "Hey."

"I'm sorry," I say softly. "But we have to go to the meeting room. Something's going to happen, and now there's a third force that could be as dangerous and as horrible as Catastrophe." 

What will happen to the Winged Ones if the Resistance disbands? SOCS and Catastrophe are especially after us, remember? I know there's Shadow and Alexandria and them, but what about Brynn? And now that Aviance is hurt, she is really vulnerable. Not to mention that when I saw Aviance at the hospital, Vol was not moving from her side. I mean literally not moving. And so many others are hurt... we can't just leave them behind and 'go our seperate ways'. I'm not trying to sound rude, but in my opinion, we shouldn't disband. It seems really pathetic and, honestly, a cowardly, weak move. I'm sorry you disagree, but we can't leave our friends behind to find the Powers. We need to find Catastrophe! And in case you forgot, there's an execution that's going to happen. Soon. 

Sorry for ranting. 

CAPTCHA says ygbf. Is that like a weird version of TGIF? Only... it's Thursday. Wait! I got it. YGBF = Y Gotta Be Fallin'. It's like, when you fall over, you say, "YGBF, man!" Get it? This is what we all need.

I head into the council room. The walking cat whose name I forgot had called an emergency meeting. I wasn't part of the Resistance leaders, but they had ushered me in anyways. Eliza was there, as well as everyone else.

There had been whisperings of a leader leaving, deserting before they had begun their council. The majority of the people seated around the table looked sad, and one even looked like she had been crying.

The door closed with a thud, startling everyone. The cat/girl at the front of the table cleared her throat.

"We have called an emergency council to discuss many matters of extreme importance."She took a deep breath and continued. "I know that many of you have thoughts of leaving the Resistance for countless stupid reasons. I say this because it is stupid. We joined with a single goal, to stop the tryanny in Kyngdom. If we disband then it leaves Kyngdom without hope. Catastrophe is rising to power and fast. We cannot afford to fight over small things. We only prove our destruction if we do."

She looked at each and every one of us.

"If you have any contoversal matters that explain you leaving please tell. We will discuss and hopefully resolve the issues." 

You guys should post. Catastrophe is not going to be defeated by silence.