I Wish

[TPot]

I smiled, "Party time."

((Third Person yet again))

This time Jessy was winning easliy, and she was throwing fireballs? "Hey that's my trick!!" TPot called, "Anyways, your gonna want some lessons with them," A strange training session followed, dodging Pepper and learning how to control the fire was difficult, but after 5 minutes, Jessy knew everything I knew.

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((Third person, kinda switching between Jessy's 'mental room' and the real world.)))

"Good," Doc said. "Now, the sword."

In the battle, Jessy began lashing out with the Sabre, invariably getting some kind of hit on Pepper, getting used to the Sabre's ability to heighten her powers and strength.

She'd need it if Doc's plan was going to work.

[TPot]

"Ouch," I said, "I'd hate to be on the reciving end off that."

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((Back to teh Sabre)))

"You stick around, you might be," I said.

"That plan of yours?" T asked. I nodded.

"Yeah, it's not going to be fun, but it has to be done."

"As long as i don't have to do it," Jessy said.

"Don't worry Jess," I said softly. "The hard job's for someone else."

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((And Francois.)))

We were back at our building with Grace. Of Pepper, there was no sign, and, truth be told, I was worried.

Of course, I had a plan for Maya. It'd only be more painful if Peps was hurt.

We were in the other chamber, standing over a shuddering figure. The figure had needles sticking out all over her. No chains, there were no need for them. The needles were positioned so that she couldn't move her body at all, important nerve clusters had been blocked by the needles. Others kept her powers under control. Others...

"Camera ready?" The one holding the camera nodded and I reached to pull out one needle in particular.

"Roll," I said, pulling it out.

The scream was like nothing else heard by a normal human being. It was a wail of woe that any lesser man would have moved to comfort. I stood there, enjoying it, just a little.

"What was that?" Grace asked. I think even she was shaken a bit. Karen...she'd heard the scream before, just no this close.

"You alrigh', cherie?" I asked gently. She nodded and I turned to Grace. "Dis particular needle was de key to a secondary system, forcin' her into a state of transcendant ecstasy. She bben like dat for twelve hours. Takin' it away, it's like forcing a junkie ta do six months of cold turky in five seconds," I turned back to the prisoner, lifting her chin so the camera could see her. "'Allo Faith."

[Jessy Jackson]

(((What does it take to bloody die?)))

I fought on, striking. Doc, the true Doc was with me and I knew I could do this. Wether I would be able to was a different matter.

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((Do you want to?)))

[Jessy Jackson]

(((Duh. Thats what the big fight with Peps was for. oh well)))

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((Sorry, Jess. I guess I should've checked before the Sabre came in.)))

[Jessy Jackson]

(((Nevermind. Now its up to Peps and she has a festival right now)))

[Pepper]

((DON'T TELL MY MOM I'M ONLINE))

I gasped. Stupid soulsabres. They always ruined everything. Wellll......I smiled......usually. Like all demons, I had a secret weapon. And like all demons, I was gonna use it.
"Parties over" I hissed, noticing Jessy's flinch at my voice. I had done what no-one but me could do. I had become a sprit lynx. I could be harmed but not killed, never killed, and I was even deadlier than before.......and that was saying something.
"Look...Pepper...Peps" Jessy started, almost crying. "Lets do this fairly....O...Okay. No sprits, no advantages, Okay" She finished.
"Fine" I hissed amiably, seeing the spirits that surrounded us flinch in horror at her proposal.
Jessy sighed in relief, letting her guard drop for one minute, but that was all it took.
I shifted into black mamba form and struck silently, my fangs piercing her fur like a knife through butter. "All's fair in love and war, silly" I hissed and watched my former friend collapse.

[Maya]

Much, but not all of my strength regained, i was changing into less torn clothes that i found in the TC when i felt two mental screams of agony. I cried out myself, Charlie catching me as my knees wobbled.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Faith... and Jessy." I gasped. Her eyes went wide. "You get Jess." I said. "I'm going after Faith."
"Mai... can you...?"
"It'll be tough, Charlie, but i gotta."
She nodded, and we both left, hoping that my charms would hold out long enough for us to make a difference. They would protect us from detection, but in my weakened state, it would not last forever...
I crept through alleyways, flexing my still aching muscles and ignoring the pain in my finally shoed feet. All too soon, i was outside Grace's building, a bevvy of vampires guarding it. I took out the crossbow i'd taken from the training centre, and loaded it up, then fired, loading again before the vampire could even realise what was happening. Two down, then three... i dropped the crossbow and pulled out a sword. two swipes, and the last two were dust.
"Damn it feels good to move." I murmured, and headed inside...

[Pepper]

((Jess.....drumroll))

[Jessy Jackson]

"Pepper."

"Yessss" came the hiss of reply.

"Four words. Go to..hell...bitch." Then everything left me.

[Pepper]

I smiled, fangs protuding from my jaw as Jessy died. "Hey babe" I whispered as Rory came up behind me.