Chapter Eight: 1 Versus 3 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)
I had a very hard time sleeping last night. I couldn’t get past the fact that Robby looks likes Russell and maybe Ozma and her lackeys have finally found me. If that’s the case, what are they waiting for? Are they here just to do recon?
I walk onto the grass of the forest near the castle ruins. I don’t see Kyle anywhere and it’s no longer a surprise to me. Sometimes he likes to go first through the portal to try to surprise me once we arrive on Crystaltina.
I hear something in the wind and it passes by my cheek and lands into the ground. I look over to notice an arrow sticking out and I turn to see who fired it. High in one of the trees I can see someone in a green cloak. Black hair can be seen if I look close enough and I get the feeling that my own healer has just attacked me.
I then hear leaves breaking under fast pacing footsteps I duck as a broadsword swings over my head, which is held by Kyle.
No one has taught me how to fight with weapons before, I don’t see how this is fair…oh wait, another lesson, I assume.
Kyle takes another swing at me and as I duck again, I point towards Celestria and a straight line of fire heads towards her. I then stand and back a few feet away from Kyle and await his attack before getting hit on my left side by in invisible force. The push is so great that I get knocked into several trees before finally coming to a stop.
Arrows shoot from above as I stand up and dodge them. I can see Kyle flying above me as I race towards Tom who is still in the clearing. The arrows follow me as I run towards Tom who is about to use sound against me. Kyle is now flying towards me from my rear and right before Tom attacks I teleport, forcing Tom to use his power against Kyle, which knocks him to the ground. I reappear in the trees on a branch above Celestria. I drop down and swing on the branch with my legs, upside down and facing Celestria’s back, I press my finger against her back.
I sense someone behind me so I teleport and fire off a fire spell up as I fall towards the ground. The fire spell fires up towards Kyle who fires back with an electricity spell. Both spells collide and meet in the middle. I teleport again, this time with my feet on the ground, palms now pointing upwards but I notice Tom getting closer so I pull my arm away from Kyle and towards Tom. He uses his power to try to push my attack back towards me. Celestria then jumps down from the trees and points her arrow towards me.
“You hesitated,” she says.
“I wasn’t going to shoot you from behind,” I answer.
“The enemy will take advantage to that.”
“You’re not the enemy.”
“You’re also holding back.” Kyle says from above. He pulls off his attack and files out of the way before my fire can hit him. He files down and stands next to Celestria. “Hey Tom, you can stop now.”
“Tell that to Anya,” he calls back.
“I’m not going to get hit by you again,” I call back.
“How about at the same time,” Celestria sighs.
We both pull back and I can feel my muscles like they are bruised and worn from the workout.
“And you thought you weren’t ready,” Kyle says, walking past me.
Tom joins Kyle as they make their way back to the castle ruins.
“How did you teleport like that? Did that book help?” Celestria asks, both puzzled and amazed.
“Actually, I only glanced at the book. I practiced a little a few days ago and today it just felt natural,” I pause as soon as I just realized something. “I don’t feel sick.”
“That’s great.”
I didn’t want to tell her about the darkness or that I can feel someone watching me each time that I teleport. I know that I should but it scares me and for the others to find it out…I just don’t want them to worry on yet another thing. I’m sure Kyle has already told Celestria and Tom about my suspicion of Robby. My instinct is telling me that things are about to take a turn for the worse.
