Remembered

Ella

She knew it was Sylas before he even said anything. Who else could it be. Everyone was here now. For some reason Ella just found it odd that they all had these gifts and...and now they were being chased.

"I think you've been having too much fun," Sylas joked. Maggie and Laurel laughed, weakly, but everyone else stayed quiet.

Ella's phone vibrated in her pocket. She flipped it open to read the text.

"You want to make sure your friends are safe, right? Well, meet me at the park. Yes the one you used to go to when you were little. Tell no one, come alone, and you won't be hurt. Neither will your friends."

Ella gulped. She was going to have to risk it. Maybe they would leave them all alone.

"Hey, Alex," Ella bit her lip. "I'm going out for a drive, alright. I just need some...air. Besides, Sylas needs someone to explain all this and I just don't want to be aroud. I-I can't take it," she lied.

Alex gave her a questioning look, but nodded. Ella went outside, grabbed her old bike, and headed towards the park.

**I'll write the next bit later, but I was thinking that the mirror would be in the park and Ella gets sucked in, then obviously, Alex and the others would come see what happened to her and get sucked into the other 'world' as well. (: We needed to speed things up a little, lol**

Maggie

"I really don't know what's going on," she said as Ella practically ran from the room. Ella's doing something she shouldn't. Something about a childhood park. Meeting someone...

Sylas' voice broke through her thoughts and she forced them to the back of her mind. "C'mon. Try me. Judging from the pale faces and Caroline sprawled on the sofa, I'm guessing some kind of half-assed vampire game?"

"No," Alex said, tight-lipped. "A waiter-"

"The waiter's a vampire?"

"No! There are no vampires!"

"Then I'm really confused." Sylas glanced at Shaun, who raised his hands in a 'don't ask me, I have nothing to do with this' manner.

"Sylas, someone knows."

His face paled, but he looked at Shaun once more, playing dumb, he turned to Maggie. "Knows what?"

"That we have powers, Sylas! What else do you think I mean? That you helped yourself to extra desert?! They know!" Maggie crossed her arms, hugging herself tightly. "Then he followed us and took ... took Alex's blood..."

"What?" Sylas looked at Alex sharply. "Your blood? That's some sick stuff."

Alex opened his mouth to say something else, but was distracted by Caroline suddenly sitting up, surprised by a sudden chorus of her name. She looked around at them all. "I fainted?"

"Yeah, are you okay?"

Caroline smiled at the tenderness in Alex's voice, her cheeks turning red. "Uh... sure." She frowned, "Hey, where's Ella gone?"


**Okay, I really wanna know what characters are in this, so I don't feel bad at leaving people out. I've got Ella, Alex, Caroline, Sylas, my two and ... is that everyone who's posting?***

*I think it is. There's Laurel in, too. Now that my character is finally up, let's post *

Caroline Zane

"For a drive," laurel answered, from across the room. Caroline had to take her eyes off Alex' face and started to wonder. She could feel someone knew more. But who exactly? It was hard to figure out. Well, laurel's and Shaun's thoughts were distinct, simple even: they were scared to death. That matched Caroline's exactly. And Ella suddenly leaving like this... Nope, something was off.

"Hi Sylas," Caroline said, smiling half hearted at him. "How long has it been?" She asked anyone around, If Ella just left and Sylas just got there, it couldn't have been that long.

"About ten minutes," Alex answered.

Caroline closed her eyes, perfectly stable while sitting. Maggie! It was her. Of course! She must have heard something on Ella's mind. Caroline turned her stare into Maggie. I know you know more. She had intended for Maggie to listen to that, and she the fact that she did was quickly shown on her face, as she assumed a troubled expression. Caroline stood up, and for a split second everything was black again.

"Oh, God..." she tried to keep balance.

Ella

It was dark now and Ella just wanted to bike back home and forget about all of this. Still, she knew that her friends were in danger, just as much as she was here.

"Hello!" She called, steadying her voice. "I made it."

She felt an odd, yet familiar pull, calling her towards the old tire swing on the pine tree. Without thinking, Ella followed the pull in a trance like state. This could only be good, she thought. There's something good about this.

Around the tree she saw...herself? Ella walked towards it and saw a golden mirror with intricate designs on the edge.

"Woah," she said, looking it up and down. It was huge. Ella felt the air change and it looked like the surface of the mirror was rippling. Then, as it someone shoved her, she fell face first towards the mirror. Instead of crashing, she went through it and everything around her vanished.

Ella screamed and gasped when she hit the ground. Hard. Then everything went black as she went unconscious.

Alex

Caroline wobbled and nearly fell. i reached out an caught her in the nick of time. I blushed and let her go.
"Ok whats going on? Where the hell has Ella gone?" I asked scanning the room worriedly.
"She's just gone out for air." Said Sylas shrugging.
"No she hasn't," said Caroline sternly looking at Maggie. "Come on fess up? Whats going on?"

Maggie

"I don't know, okay!" she burst out. She saw the disbelief in the others' eyes and felt like she'd been punched in the gut. "I don't! I'm not intrusive! I know some of you think I listen in, but I don't!" she looked around wildly. "I don't!"

"Okay, Maggie, calm down. Just tell us if you heard anything strange."

She turned and looked at Sylas, whispering fiercely. "I didn't look!"

A hand rested on her shoulder. She whirled around to see Alex's face right in front of hers. "Maggie - she's my sister. Please. Just tell me!"

As Maggie opened her mouth, Caroline spoke. "We're not saying you looked, Maggie. Just if you heard anything. It's pretty hard to control our powers, right? And from time to time, they overpower us. We just wanna know if you heard anything that didn't sound right." But her thoughts spoke differently. C'mon Maggie, spill. We have to go help her - she's our friend. She might be in trouble! Hurt, maybe even dead! How hard can it be just to tell us what you heard?

Maggie stared at Caroline for a few heartbeats, biting her lip until pain spread through her lower jaw. "Okay," she said finally. "I didn't hear direct thoughts, but I caught something about her meeting someone-"

"What?!" Alex exploded. "Where?!"

"Alex!" Caroline snapped. She looked back at Maggie, "Go on."

Maggie trembled. She wondered if Caroline disliked her now. Both for her invasive power and withholding what she knew about Ella. Caroline and Ella were like peas in a pod, true best friends. Sometimes Maggie felt like she was intruding. A heavy blink forced those thoughts from her mind, and, miserably, she added, "Some park. A-a childhood one. That's where she is." She looked defiantly at the others as she said, "And that's all I got."

Caroline shook her head. "I can't believe you sat on this."

Anger sparked through Maggie, surprising her a little. She didn't intend to sound so harsh when she spat, "Yeah, well, I'm sorry."

It was only the silence that suddenly descended which was broken by Shaun's voice, not the tense, angry atmosphere. "So... shouldn't we go after her?"

Ella

She groaned and got up slowly, her head spinning. It was dark out and the last thing she remembered was the park and...a mirror?

A twig cracked and Ella jumped. "Who's there?" She called. She meant for her words to sound feirce and determined, but they were actually shaky.

There was more movement and Ella scooted away. "Who's there?" She called again.

There was giggling and more movement. "Caroline?" She asked. "This isn't funny."

Ella knew she heard laughter now. "Alex, Maggie?" She asked, on the verge of tears. "Please, this isn't funny. Please!" She yelled.

"This isn't your little friends, child," a horribly cracked voice called. She couldn't see them anywhere. "You're on our turf now."

"Who's that?" She called, standing up now. "Who are you?"

"SIt down you foolish girl," she sighed.

"I don't think so," Ella replied. "Now show yourself."

"You don't want me to do that, girl. I have centuries on you and I'm not as easy on the eyes as I used to be? Now are you one of the Original's trying to overthrow us?" She asked.

Ella stepped foward, confused. "I have no idea you this 'us' is. And I'm don't even know who the Orginal's are."

"Sit down, girl!" The voice yelled, angry. "Didn't I already tell you that. You do as I tell you. Powerful your ancestors may have once been, child of the Original's, but you are weak. I can smell it. Still I can use you as bait," the voice mused.

"Bait?" Ella asked. "What are you talking about?"

A wave of energy hit her and Ella slammed into a tree. "You silly child, I told you to sit," the voice laughed. "Don't worry, pet, I'll take good care of you. Perhaps," she cackled.

Ella stood up and conjured a dagger. "Stay back!" She yelled. She only laughed.

"Are you going to fight me, child?" She asked. "Your powers are weak!" Another bolt of energy hit her and Ella blacked out.

Alex

"So...shouldn't we go after her?"Shauns voice broke the silence.
"Of course we should go after her!" I snapped at him angrily. "Everybody grab your coats. Were going to the park."
"Alex come on." Said Caroline. "Maybe she just wants her space."
"Then i rather she was angry with me and i'm wrong." I turned on my heel, grabbed my coat and was half way out the door before i realised the others had hardly moved.
"Come on!" I seethed.
"I will never understand how he does that." Smiled Caroline picking up her jacket and following me.
"Neither do i. I just move and we'll no one else does. Anyway come on we need to find Ella!"

Caroline Zane

Caroline hurried out the door, while Alex made sure everyone moved. She was just right, again. Despise the fact that her thoughts were racing, trying to figure out what the heck Ella was doing. She got into her car, and Maggie soon followed Caroline, sitting on her side by the passenger's seat. Laurel, Shaun and Sylas soon followed and all the seat were taken. She speed away. Something was off. How could she have not noticed it sooner? Something was seriously wrong.

Caroline followed Alex through the streets, high above the speed limit. Like that mattered at the moment. Everyone was silent as the dead morning sunrise, and that sadden Caroline. Were they all thinking it? But the guy had already left! He had got what he wanted, and that was Alex's blood, for God knows what. They soon arrived at a park, a children's park. The trees were of a bright green, remembering them that is was still Summer. Great Summer vacations.

Caroline closed the door with a bang, ignoring the fact that it was an early birthday present. She walked over to Alex, the only one standing behind him was Brennan, since Alex had reached his car and drove off so quickly, that Brennan was the only that had time to jump in.

"This is it?" Caroline asked. She looked around. "Wait, I remember this!" She exclaimed, quickly running to stand in the center of the park. "We used to play here..."

"She's not here." Maggie stated, after what we could assume was scanning trough everyone's thoughts. Caroline closed her eyes, and tried to focus. There was a woman that was leaving, she was bit distressed. She had heard... a scream?

"Maggie, try that woman. I can't get any further." Maggie nodded, and looked at the woman to who Caroline had pointed. Meanwhile, Shaun and Sylas were running around, to try and seek anything. Sylas came back, running. He had Ella's phone on his hand, and read the message that was open. But before anything could have been said, Maggie spoke,

"She's seen here. She was around there, and then... someone screamed." Maggie's face seemed to be a pit paler.

Don't die! ):

We can't die as soon as we've arrived at the other world! lol! That would be...

Erm.. what happened to the mirror? Is it still there?

Maggie

"She's seen here. She was around there, and then... someone screamed."

Oh God, Maggie could hear Ella's scream. The woman was thinking about it, wondering if it was a shriek from kids just messing around, or something which would need the police's presence.

Listening to it, playing it over and over in her mind, Maggie knew Ella wasn't kidding around.

Panic welled inside her and she turned to Caroline, her voice frantic. "She was here. And she screamed. God, Caroline. I don't think she's okay. Something's happened. Someone's got her, or she could be in hospital or..." the morgue. Tears pooled in her eyes and she slapped a hand over her mouth to keep herself from screaming.

"Where did she go?" Alex demanded in a rough voice. "Where?"

"I don't know! No one saw her when she screamed, and no one's seen her since. She's ... gone."

"No. No. She's not gone. Don't you dare say that."

"What the hell is going on?" Shaun muttered to himself.

Alex turned, red in the face as he glowered at Shaun. Maggie found herself stepping backwards a tiny bit, but Sylas calmed him - a little - with a hand on his shoulder and a softly spoken, "let's look again. She has to be around here somewhere."

Alex looked at Maggie, the question unspoken, and Maggie pointed to the oak tree. "She was last seen around there."

Sylas

"I got this," I said, and slowly began to kill the plants around us. No problem, I would get them back before we left.

"She's not here..." Maggie said.

"Wait, what's that mirror for," I asked and walked towards it.

"I think I just heard her," Maggie said, she was walking to the mirror too. "Its weak, but there."

"What if that mirror did something," Caroline said.

"Only one way to tell," I said, and reached a hand to it. A weird something shoot through me on contact, and I felt weak. My body began to fall, and also seemed to get dragged forward. My hands disappeared first, then my head right after."Maggie, if you can hear me right now. I got two things to say. One, I think She might have gone in here. Two AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" I said and then my whole body fell through the mirror, into darkness.