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

Helen

And Jakey, thought Helen blearily. That poor kid… I wish I had gotten to him in time… She sighed, and forced herself to sit up straight.

“We follow them,” said Helen, trying to get her brain to function on all cylinders. “Tracking. All that stuff. When they camp, we sneak in. Something really…” she looked for the right word, but couldn’t find it. Yup, my brain is definitely stalled. She glanced at the Timmy, and wrinkled her nose.

“Don’t bleed so much,” she muttered finally, giving up on the whole ‘conscious’ thing. “It’s bad for…” she yawned. “Something. I dunno.” And with that, she slumped to the ground, completely unconscious.

[I've been busy I WILL post on here!]

GINNY

I didn't like Timmy very much. I don't think he liked me either, he kept on looking at my hair and my snake funny. "Stop staring at me you freak!" I shouted at him.

He laughed at me. No, I really, really didn't like him. I stood up and went to Lex. At least he was some fun and he wouldn't stare at me. "What're you doin'?" I asked him. He was sitting on the ground, drawing something in the dirt.

"Nothing," he muttered.

I sat down beside him. "Do you want to play something?" He looked at me funny.

"Like what?" He sounded a little bit nicer now.

I shrugged. "We could play tag, or explore, or hide and seek," I suggested.

Lex looked at his sister, Atashi. "Can we go exploring?" He asked her hopefully.

She nodded. "Don't go very far and make sure we can see you. If you see any guards, don't make a sound, just come back here and tell us."

We nodded and ran off, giggling.

Zanea

"Helen is right. We'll get Jake back." I added in a low voice, "Or else." These guards were really underhanded- and we were doing exactly what they expected. They wanted us to come for him, and they would catch us then. "But we can't all go. They expect us to and then they'll capture us. But we'll be one step ahead," I added.

ANNAROSE

They brought me to their camp and placed me in a tent. Jakey was crying in a corner. He saw me and smiled.

"Rosey!" He screeched, running over to me and hugging my legs.

I ripped my arm from the guard's grasp and knelt down so that I could look him in the eyes. "Did they do anything bad to you, Jakey?" I asked, trying to sound calm.

He shook his head at me. I stood back up and glared at the guard. "Don't lay a finger on him," I hissed.

He shook his head and walked to the tent door and crossed his arms. Delightful, I was going to be watched at all times. I took Jakey to a corner and sat down. It felt nice to be off my feet. The circumstances however....

I sighed. Nothing left to do but wait.

Zanea

It was night. I had to go after AnnaRose and Jake.

I ran. I was fast- I would definately give myself that. But it gave me a feeling of, what was it called, deja vu- the last time I had run this fast was when I was running away from where my family was.

I stopped a few feet from the camp. They were all sleeping except for a guard. A hole in the back of the tent revealed a place for me to spy through. I looked through.

There sat AnnaRose, hugging a sleeping Jake. And next to them?

My 12 year old sister, Marina.

ANNAROSE

I had been sleeping, unsoundly, but sleep was sleep. I heard scuffling outside and woke up groggily. The little girl, Maria, was still here. She had popped up a few hours after I had arrived. Jakey was sound asleep.

I crawled to the other side of the tent, there was a tiny hole there that I could use to look out. I almost shrieked when I saw the eye on the other side. It backed away. My turn for a look. Zania.

"You almost gave me a heart attack Zan!" I hissed quietly.

She didn't reply. She looked dumb-struck. At what I had no idea whatsoever, but she looked amazed and frightened.

Jacob

I started awake as I heard AnnaRose's startled whisper. "Rosey?" I asked groggily. She turned to me and smiled.

"It's ok Jakey, you can go back to sleep," she whispered giving me a hug. I was about to close my eyes again when I spotted Zanea.

"Zanea!" I yelled. AnnaRose ran at me and pressed her hand across my mouth.

"Jacob!" She said sternly. "You have to be quiet or Zanea will get caught too."

I nodded and she took her hand from my mouth. Anna turned back to Zanea.

"Thank's for coming after us. You shouldn't have done. What would happen if you got caught?"

Zanea just shook her head in amazement. "M-my-my sister," she said in disbelief.

I've just remembered that the characters have powers... I'll include powers in this one, I think. My character's powers are in his profile, in case anyone gets confused.

Thomas

I stared at the night sky, observing every star as it was its own person with its own personality. I loved being underneath the stars, it seemed to make things clearer, simpler. I sighed heavily; I couldn't sleep. My head wasn't hurting me any more, thank God. I just couldn't sleep.

As I continued to gaze into the night sky, I heard a noise. Turning my attention away from the sky, I looked beside me. I couldn't see who it was, but I could just make out the shape of someone moving. It was definitely a girl... I had no idea who though. I was surprised when I saw the shape disappear into the woods.

Sitting up, I tried to look towards where the person had gone. I couldn't see a thing, it was way too dark. Giving up, I looked around the rest of the group. Everyone seemed to be asleep. Everyone except for me, that is. I was about to shut my eyes again when I heard a voice in my ear.

"Aren't you going to go after her?" I turned to where I heard the noise.

Sitting down beside me was a small, pretty dark haired girl. She wore a long white summer dress and in her hand was a battered teddy bear. I groaned; I really wasn't in the mood to talk to some dead kid right now.

"Nah," I shrugged. "If she wants to get 'erself killed, then so be it. Who was it anyway, by the way?"

"It was the pale girl, the one with the pixie hairstyle."

"Zanea." I muttered, not too bothered. Ah well, if she got killed, it was her problem.

ANNAROSE

When Jacob had screached Zania's name I had been afraid that the guard would come storming in that very second. Nothing happened. Maria was gawking at the gap in the tent wall.

"M-my-my sister," Zania said in disbelief.

I stared at the girl for a moment. They were sisters ? Well that was an interesting, ironic twist to life. "Zan, Maria's your sister?" I asked what was on my mind.

She nodded. Well then. I didn't even know Zania had a sister in the first place. Or if I had, I had completely forgotten she had ever mentioned her. A smile was creeping across Maria's face that turned into a full-out beam. For a moment I was worried she'd shriek Zania's name, too.

"Zan, go back and get a couple of others. Take the kids back, I'm not going anywhere," I ordered.

"You crazy?" she murmered. "I can't go without you!"

I sighed. "Zan, look. This is the perfect oppertunity. It could be my only chance to end the prince's life."

She stared at me in disbelief for a moment before agreeing. "Good. Go. I'll be waiting here. Oh, and if you find my sword, I would really appreciate getting it back. I don't think the prince has it," I murmered.

She left just as the guard came through the door. "What was all of that about?!" He shouted. Jacob and Maria cringed.

"Jacob just had a nightmare. I was only trying to calm him," I hissed, protectively.

The guard rolled his eyes, but he left. What an idiot. I smirked.

Pierce

The first thing I was aware of was the god-awful throbbing in my head. Then I felt the dizziness. Moaning, I sat upright. My head felt alarmingly wet and sticky where I touched it, and when I looked at my fingers, they were a dark red. Blood, almost dried too. I had been out for a while.

Around me the forest showed no trace of humanity. Panic set in; had they forgotten me? Frantically, I tried to remember what happened. We were fighting. I was trying not to use my powers, as I had been sick of them for the past few days. I remembered that Jake was taken by a guard, but when I stood staring after them...something smacked the back of my head...I couldn't remember the rest. Was there a 'rest' or was that it?

Dizzy. Can't think straight. Tired...Darkness.


[Pierce isn't dead, but suffering from a concussion and blood loss. Please find her. Thank you!]

Zanea

I ran back into the camp. Although I was worried, my heart was so, so happy. One of my family was alive. Maria!

"Everyone, we need to come with backup. I found them- Jacob and AnnaRose. We need to go them, and quick," I said.

Everyone stared at me, dumbstruck.

"Well, come on!" I insisted. "And someone grab Rose's sword. She said she needs it."

Jacob

I watched as Zan ran into the trees. "Will she be coming back?" I asked. Rosey nodded. Content with her reply I lay down next to her and yawned. "Night, night Rosey," I said quietly.

"Night night Jakey," Rosey said kissing me gently on the forehead.

"Night night Maria," I said smiling vaguely in her direction. She smiled back and nodded her thanks. I put my thumb in my mouth and snuggled up next to Rosey.

I yawned and closed my eyes.

ANNAROSE

I sighed quietly to myself. Rescue wasn't something I had accounted for. I didn't want to be here, but it was the perfect oppertunity. As long as they came back for Jakey and Maria I would be content. Oh yes, and my precious sword. Can't forget that.

If they could find my sword...I bit my lip nervously. I slowly lowered myself to the ground and closed my eyes, willing sleep to come. I was exhausted in every aspect, but I just couldn't sleep.

So I began to scheme.

After I had my beautiful sword again, I'd have to hide it behind my cloak. When I was finally alone with the rotten prince, I'd slit his throat. Simple and effective, also the way he killed my mother. Or maybe I'd make him suffer...stab him somewhere and drag him into the forest to die slowly.

That was as far as I got before finally falling into a fitful sleep; ready to get Jakey and Maria to safety when the others got back.

Han:

"Hold on a second," I called over Zanea. My sense of danger had just picked up again. I rested a hand over my lower stomach, ignoring the weird looks I got. "Not a good idea," I grunted and sat down abruptly. "Don't go back," I whispered, looking up at the stars. I hadn't realised it was so late. "If we all go back, someone is bound to make noise and alert my brother to our presence."

"Brother?" someone asked. I figured it was that Tom boy. I nodded.

"My brother is the prince," I confirmed. "He's strange. He doesn't sleep for long. A few hours maybe. By now he'd be awake again." I sighed and closed my eyes. The sense of danger still coming strong. "We are not going anywhere tonight."

Zanea was staring at me, furious. I could feel her eyes on me.

"Why not?" she asked.

"You want to agrue with my sense of danger?" I snapped. "It's what got me and Anna out of the palace in the first place!"

Everyone was staring at me when I opened my eyes.