(LA Night)The testing

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

"Mai," I said, getting to my feet. I didn't know what, but something about her. "Let me guess, a little reminder of the past that you didn't need."

"Something ilke that," Maya said, dazedly. "Only I didn't have my powers."

"Know the feeling," I said. "My Sabre vanished. I had to rely on my training, and even then..." my voice cracked as I thought about it. Too late again. "Pepper's trip an interesting twist she'll need help with," Pepper held up her dagger. "What about you, Jessy?"

"Rather not talk about," she said flatly. I nodded, looking at Joshua and Avalon.

"Battle Royale," he said. "Only no powers this time. And Avalon was at half. Then..."

"You passed," I said. They all looked at me, all save Pepper. We'd already had this talk. "We're being tested."

"What for?" Maya asked angrily. whatever she had seen wasn't good, obviously.

"Not sure," I said. "But i do know that there's no way out of here. So, until whoever it is decides to let us know..." I looked around, tkaing stock of who was missing. TPot, Darkmoon, Zeroc, Cervil, Crystils, Del, Lin, Rory and Charlotte. The last one was the one i was really worried about. If ehr past really was as much like mine as I thought.

"If she get's hurt, someone's gonna die," I whispered softly.

[Charlotte]

I was on my way to meet Doc, walking (no probably bouncing) lightheaded along the streets when everything suddenly went blurry. When the blur cleared it was dark and I was lying down. "Great I muttered. More passing out." Then I realised that I wasn't lying on the street but on a bed. I clambered out, cautiously feeling around and found a light switch. I turned it on and gasped. It was my bedroom, not my one in L.A. but from when I was a child only, everything seemed as if it was built for 9 foot tall people, it was huge. I climbed onto a chair to look over the gigantic chest of drawers and then nearly fell off again in shock. There was, as I remembered, a mirror on the wall and in it I had seen a face from twelve years ago...my face. After assertaining that this was no trick of the light and pinching myself to find that it was no dream I scrambled down and pulled open the door. In the passageway outside someone was moving around.
"Father?" I called but it was my mother's voice that answered.
"Lottie darling. What are you doing awake." I didn't answer, I was transfixed, staring at her. I put my hand to my back but there was no train track scar, she was human. "Go back to bed Lottie, I'm going out for a while." The clock struck midnight as she spoke but I didn't question the late hour. My parents often used to do that and I rarely woke up or went to sleep with both of them there. I walked backwards to my bedroom and lay awake listening as, on the last stroke of midnight, the door slammed close. I think I must have dozed off, I didn't want to, I thought that by going to sleep i might break whatever had given me back my parents but I could not help it. When i woke again it was to a knocking on the door. Once more I climbed out of bed and went to open the front door. My mother was outside and I smiled as I saw her.
"Lottie darling thank you, I forgot my keys." She said but remained outside. I guessed it must be about seven o'clock for Dawn was just beginning to appear but in the murky shadows of an English winter.
"Why don't you come in mummy?" I asked simply and she did so, as she did, morphing into a vampire and I realised this day was no gift, it was the day of mynightmares. I also realised that in my 5 year old's body I had no way to protect myself from the strength and blood lust of a vampire. So I did what I had done once before as the vampire grabbed onto me fom behind. I did what any 5 year old can do more effectively than any adult. I screamed. As I did I felt the familiar grazing of teeth down my back, scarring me permanently both on body and soul. My father came rushing as I knew he would but stoppped dead when he saw the scene before him.
"Well, well well." The vampire said in an amused tone sa my father advanced with cross and stake.
"Lottie run." He commanded but I was held tight. "Here." he said realising this and threw me a bottle of holy water. It burst on the floor near me and the vampire let go, cursing vicously. I scooted away to the little hollow under the stairs and watched as the vampire shifted back into my mothers form and engaged in conversation with my father. I watched as they fought and then as my father managed to hold her around the neck, stake pressed to her heart.
"NO." I screamed and ran out. She was facing me, human face still on and though I knew she was a vampire I couldn't make the connection. I couldn't bear to see her staked again and I realised what could be done. "Please. Give her a soul sword please don't."
" A what?" My father asked, still holding the struggling vampire.
"A soul sabre. Like..." I reached for my dagger but of course I didn't have it. In the time it took me to realise this though my mother had broken free. As I looked up she snapped my father's neck and advanced towards me. No." I screamed again but the only response was a cold chuckle. I looked towards the door, trying to work out if I could reach it in time but another vampire stood there with long blonde hair and a cruel, satisfied smile on her demonic face. That was the last thing I saw as I felt fangs pierce my neck and the pain overcame me. AS I floated in nothingness I heard a booming voice.
"Failed." It said and the next thing I knew I was in my bed again.

((Ooh tru calling stylee.))

[Azoth (Kyler)]

I raised myself out of the ground.

"That is not right!" Said Toraan and I crawled out, "My lord, why does he not have his powers? Look, he has not the power inside him to do the things that you will!"

"You are right, child." Haitti said to Toraan. He then turned to me. "Now, my child, stand still, so I can banish you, you are no use to me!"

"NO!" I yelled at him. Oops, wrong thing to do!

"What? A deceiver? GET HIM!!!" Haitti was angry, REALLY angry.

I ran, I went to re-arrange my bones to form a cheetah... but they wouldn't detatch!

'That would mean tht they won't reattach if I were to scatter!' I thought, running away from Toraan, who was much faster than I, and who had just become invisible.

[Cervil]

"Oh SH!T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled as I ran from the hoard of demons that were coming after me. I knew where I was running! Same place as last time, except this time, I won't stumble upon it accidently, I knew where it was. But without my gun or sword, I didn't know if I was going to make it.

I saw the city in the distance, the demons were closing in.

"Not good! Definantly NOT GOOD!" I yelled, as I started to get tired.

[Maya]

I turned away from the others again, dropping slowly to sit cross-legged on the ground, my eyes wide.
A test.
None of it was real.
Mark had been turned, and killed nearly three years ago.
I didn't save him.
"Maya?" Doc asked, noticing my odd behaviour. "Mai... what happened?"
"I saved him." I said quietly without turning.

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

"Who?" I asked. Maya didn't look at me.

"My brother," she whispered.

"Lucky you," I said ruefully. "That was the second time i failed to stop sis from dying," Maya looked at me.

"But you passed," she said.

"Maybe 'cause I didn't back down," I mused. "I'm not exactly in my best shape at teh moment," I looked down at my still sixteen year old body. "Long Dow would have killed me. Instead, I refused to yield. Maybe that's why I passed."

[Maya]

I hadn't even noticed the age change. I glanced at Doc's younger form, and then at mine, but it didnt fascinate me. I sighed,
"Thing is..." I began to explain, "Sure, i save him... but it wasn't real. I saved him, like i've dreamt i did so many times... and then i lost him again. I fought so hard... and all for noth..." I froze. "Oh my goddess." I gasped.
"What?" Doc asked, clearly thinking i'd figured something out about why we were all here. "I heard his... when i... I know who did it."
"Did what? Bought us here?"
I shook my head,
"No. I saw the vamp who killed my brother. I know it wasn't real, but i just know it was how it all really went... other than the me turning up bit... but... I saw him, i heard his name... I can find him!"

[darkmoon]

I layed into the demon with anything and everything then I heared the voice as well. "You have passed," Everything went black and I saw Doc,Maya and co. ((Who else has passed?)) Then I smiled, "Well that was fun."

((As soon as everyone else has passed the next test begins. ))

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((Fun.)))

"Darkmoon," I nodded, Maya's discovery sinking in. I looked over at her. "Mind if I tag along? Just in case..." I didn't have to finish it. She knew what I meant.

Just in case the 'rang was true.

[Charlotte]

I sat up breathing heavily but didn't pause. This time I knew what I was going to do. I ran out into the passageway where my mother was putting on her boots.
"Lottie darling." She began but I ignored her and ran towards the front door. I pulled it open but there was no one outside. "Lottie, go back to bed." my mother instructed me and I retreated to my bedroom, only to get dressed.
On the tenth stroke of midnight I opened my bedroom door again, to see her just about to leave. I followed as well as I could in the dark and it was not long before my mother was joined by other figures. I heard sounds of a fight but knew that there was nothing I could do yet. Eventually they dragged my mother off into the distance and I followed the sound of her struggles. They reached a deserted church and took her inside. Inside i could see by the glow of candlelight what was happening as the vampires delivered my mother to one standing on a raised platform above them. I knew it would be her but it was still a shock to see Aredhel standing there, ready to perform an act which would end up causing us both so much pain. She dismissed the delivery vamps who turned to leave, walking right past where I hid. then one of them stopped and sniffed the air. He hunted me out and I had no escape from the corner i was in, though I brandished a stake i had no chance against him.
Aredhel looked gleeful. "See, here she is. You can share your change with her no. let her watch you protect her."
My mother was screaming, pleading with Aredhel to let me go but she was getting no where. Aredhel continued to tease her, to tempt her by holding ransom my life. Eventually she bit her. i screamed, louder than ever I could remember and somehow I got free from the vampire holding me though I have no recollection of how. I ran at Aredhel, bent over my mother's figure and I pushed a stake with all my might through her back. Somehow, miraculously it found its mark and i fell on top of my mother's dusty form lying on the ground. I found a pulse though it was weak and tears of joy leaked from my eyes. She sat up and envelopped me in a hug, the hug i had been dreaming of since this day twelve years ago but out of the building's rafters came the echoing voice.
"Failed."

[TPot]

Long Dow collapsed, "Passed," What the he...?" The buring house went black. "What's happening?"

[TPot]

Charlotte appered, "The next tests will tell her fate," The voice said.

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((Are the rest of us seeing this?)))

[TPot]

((Seeing what?))

[Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison]

(((This next test for Charlotte? I want to know before I put my foot in it with a rant for no reason.)))