The Shadows- *Started, but spots still open!*

Thomas

Wow, I wasn't wrong; these guys were idiots. One of the girls, the leader I assumed, told everyone to stay back and fight. It may have been stupid, but I was pretty impressed actually. The may have been stupid, but at least they weren't wimps.

Everyone seemed to have weapons on them. Well, everyone except for me. As chaos erupted around me, I ran towards the group and punched a guy in the balls. Now this was fun. We must have been fighting for something like ten minutes when I felt someone hit me hard across my eye. Without being able to do anything else, I fell to the soft ground below me. As quickly as I could, I jumped back up and managed to hit the guy who'd just hit me. I was obviously angry because I managed to knock him out.

As I watched the rest of the guys attack the guards, I paused for a few minutes. Most of the guards were gone now so I was pretty safe. I hadn't realised how out of breath I was until now. My heart felt as though it was beating out of my chest. My head felt even worse. Watching the other guys fight, the sounds around me began sounding muffled and my body slowly began to feel numb.

Shit... I thought, closing my eyes. I couldn't pass out now. I tried - and failed - to force myself to breathe calmly. I could hear the muddled sound of fighting around me. I could make out the voice of one of the guys shouting at me, obviously wanting me to help. But I couldn't help. I couldn't even think straight.

It only took seconds for me to give up. I suddenly felt myself fall onto the ground below me once more. Except this time, I didn't get back up. I was too busy being unconscious. I hated banging my head...

ANNAROSE

I rolled my eyes. He had passed out. Wasn't that just wonderful? "Atashi! Get him outta here!" I shouted. She nodded and dragged the body to where Helen and the kids were. Back there all the kids were screaming bloody murder and I didn't blame them.

I tried to stay out of the fight as much as I could, but I had taken a few guards and a cut across the arm. One of the guards managed to slink away to where Helen and Atashi were.

I put my hand on a guard's shoulder and pushed myself up and through the air, landing on my uninjured leg infront of the guard. He looked shocked. Truth be told, I was shocked, too. I had no clue I could do that. I slit his throat quickly, deciding to hang back incase anybody else tried anything smart.

How many guards were left? I counted around six. I prayed it wasn't too much.

Helen

Helen had set the two children down in order to use her bow. It had been hard not to hit her companions, but her powers aided her once again. But then again, she also had to make sure that Ginny and Jacob stayed safe.

“What’s this?” She asked as Atashi dragged over the unconscious newcomer.

“He fainted,” gasped the girl, letting him slide to the ground. Helen sighed, looking down at the young man just long enough not to notice the soldier creeping towards them.
Out of no-where, AnnaRose vaulted over the guard and slit his throat.

“Woah,” said Helen, staring. “Nice one.” She reached for her quiver, but found that it was empty. She had used all her arrows.

“Aw, man,” she groaned and began to levitate small rocks to hurl at some of the remaining soldiers. She managed to hit one in the temple, killing him instantly. That was about as successful as she had been that night. She decided that sticking to directly keeping the kids safe was a good idea. She was just getting so tired.

Jacob

I stared in awe at the fight. Something inside me was screaming at me to help out with the fight but as Helen kept levitating me and Ginny off the ground there wasn't much I could do. But then Helen put me and Ginny on the ground to use her bow and I saw my chance. Whilst she was distracted using rocks to hit the soldiers I pulled out my little knife.

"What are you doing!" Ginny hissed.

"I want to help," I said in answer and I crept past Helen. I watched as she leviated a stone and hit a soldier and I was about to run forward and slit his throat when AnnaRose spotted me.

"Jacob!" She yelled at me fear crossing her face.

ANNAROSE

"Jacob!" I yelled. I could feel the fear creeping up my spine. What the heck did he think he was doing?!

"I want to help!" he informed me, frowning stubbornly.

He screached when a soldier grabbed him around the arm. "We've got a hostage! Let's go!" I screamed and tried to run after them. Helen shot infront of me. Too late. They were gone.

"Jacob!" I screached into the bushes. I would have fallen had one of the guys not caught me and held me up. I started crying for the second time that day.



GINNY

I watched them carry off Jacob and I started crying. This was dangerous, I wanted to home! I wanted my mommy and my house and my daddy!

I ran up to where AnnaRose was. One of the big boys were holding her up and she was crying. I grabbed her hand. "It's okay Rosey," I whispered. Jakey had called her that.

Zanea

"Jacob!" I heard AnnaRose call.

I spun around. Jacob was racing towards the fight. "Oh, no, you don't," I said quietly as a guard raced towards Jacob. The guard grabbed Jacob and yelled,

"we have one hostage! The rest will come soon enough!"

They ran off, taking Jacob with them. I ran after Jacob. "Jake!" I called. I could hear AnnaRose behind me. But it was too late. We skidded to a halt. "They're gone," I whispered.

Han:

I took down one of the guards before backing towards the kids, keeping myself between them and the guards.

The sudden strong sense of danger that washed over me took me by surprise and forced me to my knees. Someone gasped and called my name but I couldn't make out who it was.

"Run," I said weakly. "That way." I pointed in the general direction of behind me, forcing myself to stand up again.

My vision cleared long enough for me to see the Prince standing back from the fight. Oh crap. My brother was here. I shook my head, trying to clear it a little and saw Anna standing just in front of me.

"Anna!" I yelled. "Run!"

But it was too late, the prince was advancing on us too fast. I steadied myself, grabbed the nearest person and then started running. I wasn't sure if Anna could-or would-follow or if she'd try taking on the prince again.

Jacob

I felt a hard grip on my arm. I screamed for Rosey and for Zanea and for anyone to help me.

"We've got a hostage! Let's go!" I heard the soldier who had my arm call. I tried to swipe at him with my little knife but he snatched it from me. I felt a tug on my arm and I realised that the man was running. I tried to resist but he was too strong and I got pulled behind him.

"Rosey! Rosey," I called back desperately crying more than I thought possible. I watched as Zanea and AnnaRose ran after me, but they soon fell behind and I faintly heard Zanea say.

"They're gone,"

A fresh wave of tears swept down my cheeks. They couldn't leave me behind. Rosey would come after me I knew she would. But that was what the soldiers wanted. I knew I had to get out of this on my own before anyone else got caught.

ANNAROSE

Whoever was holding me up let go and backed away slowly. I steadied myself.

"Run Anna!" Han yelled. I bit my lip, trying to decide my next move. I hadn't realized that the prince was here until now. He seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

They have Jakey. I reminded myself. No, I wasn't going to run. They could capture me. They could hang me. They could whip me to death or break my bones. What did it matter? This had to end. Okay...so now I was just being morbid. This whole thing is morbid. I told myself.

The prince approached me, grinning. "You're quite the girl, AnnaRose," he muttered.

I didn't answer him. I just readied my sword and glared at him. "You are a monster and a liar. You're taking a little boy! You ripped him away from his mother and you killed his brother! I'm done running," I hissed.

His grin disapeared and was replaced with a frown. I let him make the first blow, blocking it. I steadied myself with my injured leg, trying desperately to ignore the pain screaming through it. I twisted my sword around his, moving it away from my body.

He twirled, kicking the ankle of my injured leg. I fell to the ground and my sword fell from my hands. I reached for it and wrapped my hand around it, bringing it up just in time to block a blow to my neck.

He kneeled beside me and put a knee in my stomach, grabbing my sword and yanking it away from me. He placed the blade against my throat, smirking. He saw me try to hit him, and moved so that he had my wrists pinned with his knees. I didn't fight with my legs.

He pressed the blade against my neck, his smirk fading. I didn't take my eyes from his. Finally he lifted his sword off of my neck and rolled off of me, pulling me up by the hair.

Thomas

"Jacob!" A muffled voice screamed.

I groaned, failing to force my eyelids open. There was a painful banging in my head and I had no idea whatsoever was going on.

"Anna! Run!" More muffled voices.

I didn't know what was going on, but I could feel the panic and chaos around me. Once again, I tried opening my eyes. This time, I succeeded. As I slowly lifted my head, I could see a group of people before me, staring in fear in one direction.

Carefully pulling myself up, I looked at where the rest of them were looking. My eyes widened in shock when I saw the Prince. He had his sword placed under one of the girls necks. Everyone else seemed to have forgotten abut me; jerks. In a way, that was a good thing. The Prince didn't even know I was there and any guards remaining had forgotten about me.

Quietly, I made my way through the trees and towards the Prince and the girl. My head was feeling okay now and my senses had returned. Breathing as quietly as possible, I drew my sword, still unnoticed.

I was standing behind a tree now, where the girl and the Prince were. Suddenly, the Prince removed his sword form under the girls neck and forced her up. Don't be a pansy now Tim, I breathed in heavily. You can take this guy, easy.

Han:

The sudden sense of danger didn't leave me and frowning, I turned back to see why. I saw the new kid trying to sneak up on the prince and quickly snuck around behind him.

I snagged the back of his shirt and pulled him back. "Don't," I hissed. "You keep interfering and you'll get us all killed. Quit trying to save her. This is what she wants."

He struggled at first and then calmed down a little as I pulled him away from Anna and my brother, the prince.

"Would you let go," he snapped.

"No," I said sternly. "Anna wants this. You're not going in there to get yourself killed."

He kept protesting as I dragged him back to the group. My sense of danger grew stronger and i knew it was for Anna, but it couldn't be helped. She wanted this and I wasn't going to object--I would do almost anything for her.

ANNAROSE

I was relieved when Han came up and pulled Thomas away. The prince glanced at them, but didn't move from his spot. I struggled not to start crying. The prince would not be one to see me weak.

"You gonna lead me away or are we just going to sit here until we both starve to death?" I hissed.

He seemed caught off guard. "Get moving," he growled, shoving me forwards.

I yelped when my foot made contact with the ground. The prince chuckled and shoved me again. I turned around and slapped him across the face--probably not my best choice of moves. He glared at me, but didn't make any attempts on my life.

A guard approached and took my arm. "Where do I take her?" he asked. "Should I keep her away from the boy?"

The prince shook his head. "Let her stay with the boy. I doubt we'll let him live for long anyways."

I almost attempted a fight then and there, but I withheld. "No way are you killing Jakey," I growled at the prince, turning my head so that I could stare him in the eye.

He winked at me and motioned for the guard to take me away. I stumbled beside him, hoping the camp wasn't far.

Helen

Helen was standing rigid, her eyes fixed on the Prince. That no good, low down, murderous... she struggled to find a word bad enough for the prince. Having found one, she automatically replaced it with a word appropriate for small children.

“Get back here, you, you, custard!” she screamed, stumbling after them, but then paused. She was just so tired. She hadn’t lifted this much weight at one time since, well, ever. But, why did the exhaustion have to catch up to her now, when her powers could actually be of use?

“We can’t just, sit here,” she panted, still trying to go forward. Her legs trembled violently under her, and she collapsed to the ground, looking up weakly at the others. “C’mon, why aren’t you moving?” she asked, finally leaning her head back and closing her eyes. It was all she could do to not pass out.

GINNY

I quivered, petting Calile. I didn't know what was going on. Rosey and Jacob just got taken away by scary soldiers. Helen was closing her eyes. Was she dieing?

I walked up to her and tugged at her clothes. She opened one eye and looked at me. "What is it Ginny?" She asked me quietly.

"Are you dieing?" I asked worried. Lex laughed at me, but I ignored him. He wasn't very nice to me.

Helen giggled at me, but I didn't see what was so funny. "No, Ginny. I'm not dieing. I'm just very tired is all."

I looked at the trees when the big man-Han I think...came back with the other guy. I ran up to them. "Where's Rosey and Jacob?" I asked.

Han just stared at me sadly for a minute before answering. "I don't know Ginny. They'll be okay, Anna's strong."

I sighed and walked to Zanea and sat down beside her. I didn't know what to do. The big people were all boring and I was scared.

Thomas

Bloody idiots, I thought to myself. I could have easily killed that guy, but oh no. Little miss 'I'm-so-nice-I'll-risk-my-life-for-everyone' had to go and spoil it all. That was a seriously rare occasion; me trying to help someone else. Ah well, they'd soon come to realise that.

Sighing heavily, I lifted my hand to my forehead. Bringing it back down, I observed the river of deep red liquid on my hand. Before I could say anything else, the guy with long black hair spoke, turning to me.

"This is all your fault!" He didn't sound to happy.

"Nice to meet you too," I laughed. "I'm Thomas Moore, but you can call me Timmy."

Clearly not amused by my comment, he practically growled at me. Pfft, touchy.

"Han, leave it." One of the girls, Zanea I think, said.

Han, or whatever his name was, muttered something under his breath before turning away from me. That was the moment where there was nothing but silence. The group were all clearly afraid, especially after seeing that Anna being dragged away by the Prince.

I loved how they'd noticed the fact that my head was oozing blood. And I thought I was selfish. Sighing heavily once more, I sat down and raised my hand to my head once more.

"So, how are we plannin' on getting that Anna girl back, 'en?" I finally spoke, looking around the group. "Oh, and that little kid."