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Post by Lepa on Jun 18, 2021 14:57:14 GMT -8
Casey caught up with the pair, also stopping to catch his breath. He steeled himself when Taylor shined the light backwards to look for any sign of the ghost, but thankfully, there wasn't. With the coast clear, he let out a sigh of relief. "Man... What the hell...?" He muttered in disbelief, scratching at the back of his head. He steadied his breathing during the others' brief exchange. "We should try and find Riki, we can't just leave him here.""Ngh... damnit..." Casey grunted. "He was right... This was a stupid idea." He shook his head. "He 'n I came here with another friend, but... dunno if he actually got into the school or not." Casey frowned, then straightened up. "...A'right then. We stick together, look for Rik and then hightail it outta here. Sound good?"============= "Oh god oh god oh god," Riki repeated, his voice growing higher in pitch. It escalated further once he felt that familiar chill. "No no no no no nononoNO-""H-Hey! Why are we running?!" Ricky stammered as he kept up behind him, though he felt the chill soon after. "...Huh?!""You said his name, dumbass!" Riki managed to explain as they ran. "That's what causes him to-keeeEEEEEEE!"Riki screeched to a halt at the figure before them, quickly shuffling backwards. Ricky struggled to slow down in time, crashing into him and toppling both of them over. "What're youuUUUAAAAAAAH!" Grim realization hit Ricky mid sentence. Oh god! Oh crap! The ghost was right there! The pair quickly scrambled to their feet, nearly tripping over themselves as they sprinted away as fast as they could. "NOTHING SEEMED OFF," HUH?!" Riki managed to hiss amidst his terror. "AAAAAAH I F*CKED UP! I F*CKED UP!" Ricky frantically conceded. "I TEMPTED FATE AND I F*CKED UUUUP!"============= Casey lifted his head at the sound of his friends screeching in the distance. "...Damnit! That's gotta be them...!"
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Post by Yuki on Jun 18, 2021 16:05:34 GMT -8
"He 'n I came here with another friend, but... dunno if he actually got into the school or not."
"...A'right then. We stick together, look for Rik and then hightail it outta here. Sound good?"
Both Taylor and Sarah looked at Casey, and nodded.
" Sounds about as good as plan as any." There was not much more they could then that anyway.
But before Taylor could reply that is when they heard the screams of the Ohara's.
Taylor and Sarah turned to where the voices where coming from shining their lights down the hallway.
Sarah's eyes widened in realization.
" I think I know why the ghost disappeared so suddenly, one of them must have said his name!" Sarah said as she then suddenly dashed off.
" S-Sarah wait!" Taylor called as he started after her.
Sarah was running as fast as she could and the screams got louder and louder. She then soon saw Riki and a guy she had never seen before and right on their tails was the ghost. Sarah then looked back at Taylor and Casey. She knew what she needed to do! She then gave one last smile to Taylor and Casey, and
so before anyone had a chance to even stop her she cried out. KEITH CYRUS!!! COME AND GET ME! I'M THE ONE YOU WANT!" She then took off in a mad dash away from everyone. Tears running down her cheeks. " I'm sorry Kurtis... But I can't let them get hurt.. " She said to herself as she ran. " Hurry! Get out of here!" Sarah screamed back at the others.
Just as she planned the angry ghost moved away from the Ohara's and started chasing after her. She just hoped the others would take this chance to get out. The ghost quickly came up on her and came in for the attack. The ghost made contact with Sarah, "Ga!" Sarah cried before collapsing to the ground. But suddenly another apparition appeared, A pirate ghost woman who was translucent holding up sword blocking the angry ghost from doing anything further. " Seems I was just a bit late.." She muttered as she then pushed the ghost back. " You may have knocked her out of her body but you will not lay a hand on her soul! Sorry for being a bit late little lass." said Concetta Windgale apologetically. "But at least you are not dead."
Sarah's spirit stood there is shock as she looked down at her body but was to stunned to react. How could she not be dead she was looking at her own body!
Suddenly there was a bright glow as another spirit appeared, this time a seemingly young child but unlike Concetta she was in a solid form. She looked at Sarah's body and gasped, oh no she was to late! She then looked at the corrupted spirit. " Be gone corrupted spirit!" Ina commanded as she lite the area up with a calming peaceful light.
AGGRRRGR!!" The ghost cried and fled away into the darkness.
" Gahhhh dammit.." said a new voice, the owner belonged to seemingly young teen with green eyes and long black hair tied up in a ponytail that was wearing a black T shirt with skulls on it, a flannel skirt with spandex shorts under it and a red belt, and striped black and white long socks that go above her knees and black buckle shoes. "Didn't make it in time.." She said with a sigh.
Taylor stood there stunned when Sarah called out the ghosts name and took off. Then just stood there as he watched everything happen. When Sarah fell to the ground Taylor almost stopped breathing, when everything had somewhat calmed down he made his way over to Sarah's body. " S-Sarah?" he forced out as he knelt down and shook her shoulder.
Sarah's spirit looked at Taylor, but still to stunned did not say anything. Could Taylor not see her?
"SARAH!!!" Taylor screamed at the top off his lungs as he shook Sarah harder, Taylor then slowly stood back up tears running down his cheeks. As he started to hyperventilate and then suddenly dashed off.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 19, 2021 19:04:17 GMT -8
"I think I know why the ghost disappeared so suddenly, one of them must have said his name!"
"What?!" Casey yelled, confused. "What does that gotta do with-?!" He began to ask, but she'd already taken off. And before he or Taylor could even give chase...
"KEITH CYRUS!!! COME AND GET ME! I'M THE ONE YOU WANT!" The girl had yelled.
"Huh?!" Riki breathlessly choked out. He had no idea what was going on! There were other people here?! Sure enough, he and Ricky saw the others up ahead, but the pair had been fleeing at such a high speed that they had trouble stopping. It was either crash or get caught! Still, reflexes took over and the OHaras did their best to slow down. With Sarah already running off, they did their best to pass around the remaining two bodies, fumbling spectacularly.
"Ack...!"
"Oof...!"
Casey quickly shuffled backwards as they bowled past him, just barely avoiding getting caught in their stumbling heap as they hit the ground far behind him. He couldn't help but let out another swear. "Shit! Y'all okay?!" He called back.
"Ugh..." Riki groaned weakly, laying flat on his chest.
"Hrgh... Agh!" Ricky sat up, pointing urgently. "The ghost...!"
"Hurry! Get out of here!"
Casey snapped his head back, half anticipating to see the spectre floating behind him. Instead, that girl kept running - with the ghost close behind her.
"What?! No!" He'd called out in protest, but it happened so fast. One second, she was running - the next second, she was flat on the ground. "Wh...?! Shit!" He hissed. And now there was suddenly... another ghost?! And... some other supernatural thing and... who?! What the hell was going on?! Casey raised his fists defensively, the flames lighting up with much more power than earlier. Even if the small child had dispelled the ghost, Casey grit his teeth, still unsure of what he was even dealing with. He was surprised Taylor walked forward in spite of the new arrivals, so he quickly followed him, keeping an eye on the others. Cautious, he kept his flames lit, illuminating the area as Taylor checked his friend.
No response.
Oh shit. Was... was she... dead?
"...S-Sarah?"
Casey winced at the audible pain.
"SARAH!!!"
Casey stared down at her body, dead silent as Taylor quietly began to break down. There... was no way this was true, right? He really couldn't believe it. He had no sorrow or anger, just... disbelief. It was so quick, and yet... Damnit. He heard Taylor's breathing grow labored before he suddenly took off on his own. Casey spared a glance at him as he ran, and honestly? He couldn't blame him. The man stood for a moment longer, looking down at the girl once more. He finally sputtered out a sigh and shook his head.
"Taylor!" He called out, breaking out into a jog and then a run as he went after the young teen. What did he seek to accomplish by catching up to him? Hell if he knew.
He just had a feeling he couldn't let Taylor be alone right now.
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Post by Yuki on Jun 19, 2021 19:45:47 GMT -8
Taylor ran as fast as his feet would carry him, his vision blurred with tears. Flashes of memories of times he spent with Sarah ran through his mind. The day they met, times the hung out.. And the templars attacked and when they worked together as hero's around the city. He looked up to her so much, she was like a older sister to him... And.. She was now gone.. Just like that right before his eyes and he had been powerless to do anything. "S-S-Sarah... No... Why.." He cried, he then suddenly tripped over his own feet as his legs started to give out from under him. Taylor grunted in pain when he fell onto the hard floor. Taylor sat up on his knees and just cried over his lost friend.
When he had showed his flames, both Ina and Concetta looked at him, The former pirate Queen raised a eye brow and Ina just blinked. It was clear the human was just being weary so they just watched till he ran off after the boy who ran off. "His flames..." Ina said softly. Concetta nodded, "Felt that too huh? Those are no ordinary flames." She said a she sheathed her sword. Sophie remained calm during Casey show of powers and when he chased after the younger boy she walked up to Sarah. " Sorry this happened to you Sarah, you must be very stressed out right now." Sophie said as she then knelt down next to Sarah's body, she then moved Sarah's body on its back and started to check her over.
She then smiled, " Well good news and bad news. Good news your body is not dead and you will be able to return to it But... We have to deal with the corrupted spirit before that can happen. He uh... Hard to explain.. Just know this is not permanent." Sophie said as she stood back up again. To the others it would look like she was speaking to air but she was speaking to Sarah's spirit.
Sarah stared at Sophie as she spoke, she could go back? Tears formed in her ghostly eyes, " Please help me." She said. Even though the Ohara's could not see her they would faintly be able to her Sarah's voice. Sophie nodded, " That's the plan, though I need to prepare, taking on that ghost wont be a easy task.." she replied.
Just then another person entered, Levi had come after getting a phone call from Julian worried that Sarah may try something and it seemed he was right on the money. He had no ide what just happened, but he saw Sarah on the floor, a girl he had never seen before, a ghost and a child? " What the hell?" Levi said and quickly spotted Riki who was on the floor next to a guy he had never seen before, and guessed was a buddy of his.. His eyes narrowed into a glare as he then started to make his way over to Riki. "Riki.... Levi said as he offered a hand to help him up. Once the man was on his feet Levi then smacked Riki on the back of the head.
" Riki" Levi hissed, "Julian and I did not let you take that photo to bring a friend to go ghost hunting!" he said in a angry tone.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 19, 2021 21:05:58 GMT -8
"Taylor!"Casey called out. He winced when he saw him fall, but when he sat up in place, Casey was slightly relieved he wasn't running anymore. Slightly. He didn't know what the hell he'd be able to say to him and he dreaded saying something to make things worse. He finally caught up, but kept some distance from the young teen. "Hey... Whew, geez..." He panted, catching his breath. "You can't just... go off on yer own like that..." Casey let out a sigh. Taylor's back was still to him. "You, uh..." He began to ask a question, but he really had no idea what to say. He frowned. Damnit. What could he say? The kid's friend just straight up dropped dead in front of them. Casey let out a puff of air. He'd just caught up with Taylor, but... "...Do ya... need a minute? He paused. "...Alone?"============= The OHaras exchanged anxious glances after Taylor's breakdown. Was it that serious...? Uncertain with the strange newcomers, they could only sit and watch as they murmured to each other. Then this strange punk girl spoke to the air over Sarah's limp body. Everything seemed so... surreal. And then they noticed a faint echo of Sarah's voice... "What... the hell...?" They'd muttered in unison. It was a sentiment Levi would echo shortly after his arrival. Riki felt silent relief at seeing someone else he knew - all of this supernatural mumbo jumbo was too much for him. "Oh, thank god for-" Riki had started once he got to his feet, but he hadn't been expecting to get smacked for it. "Ow!""Riki," Levi hissed, "Julian and I did not let you take that photo to bring a friend to go ghost hunting!""I'm..." He rubbed at his head. "I'm sorry... what?" He bit back, his tone just as sharp. "I'm ghost hunting? I'm ghost hunting?!" Honestly, he'd been on one hell of an emotional rollercoaster for him all night. Ricky was about to chime in and play along with Levi's accusations, but this was the final straw for Riki. "Oh, I'm sorry, I only had an existential crisis after what happened in the teacher's lounge! I never wanted to come here!" He angrily motioned to Ricky. "My f*cking idiot friends were the ones who thought it'd be a great idea to investigate themselves!" He clenched his fists, the night's pent up frustrations flowing through his body. "I told them it was a bad idea, but noooo, they insisted on coming along, with or without me!" "And!" He raised his hands as if making a block out of the air in front of him. "Like a good, but stupid friend, I came along because I was worried about them getting hurt! ARGH! " Riki let out a loud noise of irritation, then hung his head. His voice grew quiet. "I have been scared out of my goddamn mind all night." He motioned to Ricky. "I've been jumpscared by this clown, haunted and chased by a ghost, and now, ohoho, now? Now, you have the audacity to say this was my idea?!" His tone was particularly sharp with the last sentence. "Why the hell would I... would I even....?!" He trailed off, the anger dissipating into a flustered pile of distress as he buried his face into his hands. Ricky frowned, putting an arm around his shoulder. "...I'm sorry, Rik." He quietly apologized. He then spoke to Levi, though he was a bit too ashamed to look him in the eye. "Uh... Yeah... It was my idea..." He admitted. "...Sorry..."
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Post by Yuki on Jun 19, 2021 21:35:48 GMT -8
Taylor did not even try to look back at Casey when he had come up to him. He stayed where he was as he stared at the floor his tears dripping from his cheeks. " Sh-She's gone... And there was nothing I could do! Why... Why... WHY!!!" Taylor shouted, as he formed a fist with his hand and smacked the wall next to him with it. " W-we n-never s-should h-have c-come h-here.." Taylor said through his sobs.
Soon the two where not alone, Ina the child like light spirit came walking down the hallway giving off a soft warm glow that lit up the hallway. She came to a stop giving some room between her and Casey in hopes of not spooking the man. She gave a sad expression to Taylor's sadness. Her heart went out to the boy but she also had good news to tell him. "Taylor." She said softly, however the young teen did not turn to look at her. " Sarah can be saved, her body is still alive." Ina said.
Taylor gasped and whipped around his eyes now red from crying. He was willing to cling to any hope Sarah would be ok. "R-really?" he replied.
Ina nodded.
Taylor then tried to calm himself down as he wiped his tears away.
Ina stayed where she was, she glanced up at Casey giving a smile. Though she hoped he was not scared of her.
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Levi felt instant regret after he accused Riki, the PE teacher rubbed the back of his neck and looked off to the side. Well he done messed up.. He should have asked questions first before pointing a finger at Riki.. The man was clearly stressed. When his friend admitted his was his idea and apologized , Levi gave a small nod. ".....Sorry Riki.. I should have asked questions first." Levi said with a sigh as he looked at Riki again.
He then looked around, he glanced over at Sophie who was tending to Sarah, his eyes grew wide. He was to focused on Riki to fully see what happened. "" Who is that and what happened to Sarah?" he asked with slight panic in his voice. He wanted to go over to her side but the ghost lady being there made him uneasy.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 21, 2021 1:01:02 GMT -8
Taylor began to blame himself. Casey winced. At least he got his answer, but... He still felt there wasn't really much he could do to console him. Hell, what could they have done? That girl, Sarah, ran off trying to play hero, damnit! Like... shit, he was the adult here. Maybe not a good one, but felt like he still should've done something. How could he even call himself a man if a girl had to sacrifice herself to protect him? Casey frowned, kicking at the ground as Taylor sobbed out his regrets. Maybe Casey didn't know what to say, but he hoped just being present helped somehow. A few moments passed before Casey glanced upwards at a sudden soft glow. Noticing it came from behind them, he looked over his shoulder. His brows lifted in slight surprise at the child before he steeled his expression again. Cherubic looking or not, Casey remained wary - after all that happened, he wasn't about to let his guard down and risk Taylor going down to some trick illusion. "Taylor... Sarah can be saved, her body is still alive.""R-really?"Casey felt his heartrate skip a beat. Was it possible? Come to think of it, he hadn't checked the body himself, but... He turned to fully face the child. Though she smiled and kept her distance, he remained cautious. He still didn't know what the hell he was dealing with. If there was anything he'd learned growing up, it was that if something was too good to be true, it probably was. There had to be some sort of catch... or some terrible condition. His expression remained serious as he apprehensively asked her: "...How?"============= ".....Sorry Riki.. I should have asked questions first."Riki's face remained buried in his hands. He made a muffled sound - it wasn't clear what, but it seemed to be one in agreement and understanding. Ricky kept his arm around his friend, rocking a bit back and forth. He kept his gaze at the ground, patting Riki on the shoulder in reassurance every so often. He heard a brief shuffle from Levi and slowly looked up as the other man turned to view the scene. "Who is that and what happened to Sarah?" he'd asked, slightly panicked. Ricky's lips pressed into a thin line. "Uh... N-not sure." He paused. "To... both questions." He glanced aside, letting out a stressed sigh of his own. "Me and Rik, we were being chased, and she, uh..." He scratched at his head. He assumed that was the name of the girl on the floor. "...I guess, got the... angry ghost's attention? And..." He hesitated, looking at the other apparitions and the strange girl. "Then they all appeared and... she fell over... and scared off the first ghost?" Even though it'd just happened, he had some difficulty trying to rework the scenario in his head. "I mean... they don't seem bad? But I'm not... I'm not messing with that, man." Ricky winced. "That weird girl started talking to the air and said that the other one isn't dead, but..." He glanced aside and hushed his voice. "She could also just be crazy."Riki lifted his face from his hands. "Oh god, don't do it, Levi! Don't get close to them...!"
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Post by Yuki on Jun 21, 2021 6:31:38 GMT -8
Well it seemed Taylor was going to trust her but.. It seemed mostly out of desire for his friend to be ok. The bigger human though was reasonably more suspicious. So Ina looked up at the man meeting his gaze in hopes that would show him she was not lying. " We have to purify the corrupted spirit." Ina softly replied. There was also another option but it was rather grim.. It was to destroy him.. But that meant wiping him out of existence, a seconded death. Ina was not sure if she should tell them about that though.
Taylor heart raced as he listened, In order to save Sarah they had to save the principal. " Please.. Please help them." Taylor said in a desperate plea.
Ina then lowered her gaze to Taylor looking at him with soft gentle eyes and a warm smile. " We will." Ina said before turning to talk away. She then paused and turned to look at Casey and Taylor again. "My name is Ina by the way, Its nice to meet you both." Ina said softly before walking away.
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Levi listened to Ricky's explanation of how things went down. It seemed like a lot of things happened and Sarah tried to protect everyone by self-sacrifice. But is she really.... No Levi did not even want to think about it.. And even though Riki said not to go near them it was the only way to get answers.
So ignoring Riki's plea Levi made his way over to supposed strange girl. He was a former hero after all how sad would it be if he chickened out? Well... He had chickened out before... When the Templars attacked. But he was not going to make the same mistake twice.
" Ok, so who are you? And is Sarah ok?" He asked.
Concetta and Sophie looked at Levi, she had wondered when one of them would get brave enough to talk to her. Sophie stood up and smiled, " I am Sophie Windgale and this is my Mother Concetta."
Concetta smiled taking off her hat and gave a bow with a bit of flair as a greeting, she then straightened up again putting her hat back on her head. " Well met." she said.
" As for Sarah, her body is in a coma type state. The corrupted spirit knocked her soul out of her body when he attacked. But Mom stopped him before the link between her soul and body could be severed. However though... She can't reenter her body till the corrupted spirit is purified."
Levi stared at Sophie, so the angry ghost did something to Sarah? And she was still alive? Levi looked down at Sarah's body, it did look like she was just sleeping. Sophie sighed as she then took a few steps to the side and motioned for Levi to take a closer look.
Levi nodded and he walked over and knelt down next to Sarah's body and placed a finger on her neck checking for a pulse. He felt one and her body was still warm too. Oh thank god she was alive! He then turned to look at the two Ohara's. "Hey! she's really is alive!" He said with relief in his voice.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 21, 2021 21:54:43 GMT -8
"We have to purify the corrupted spirit." The small child answered. "...Hrmm." It was really all Casey could answer with as he stared back, still on guard. It was clear the child meant no harm, but he still didn't know what this purification exactly entailed... If he had to be honest, he'd fully expected something like human sacrifice or some kinda exchange to take place, though it didn't seem like the case. Not that he was an expert on magical rituals or anything; hell, he'd only been part of one once, which... probably shaped his expectations. Regardless of how the purification would work, Casey would worry about it later. At the very least, there was hope for Sarah, and by extension,Taylor too. Casey watched the strange child reassure a pleading Taylor before going on to take her leave. She'd stopped and turned to add one last thing. "My name is Ina by the way, Its nice to meet you both."Casey remained wary, though he'd relaxed his stance a bit once she'd put distance between them. "...Yeah." He responded. "Same to you." It wasn't the friendliest tone, but he'd at least return the courtesy. Once she left, Casey let out a breath he didn't realize he'd be holding. He glanced Taylor's way, pausing for a few moments. "...Ya ready to go back?"============= The OHaras watched with bated breath as Levi approached the others. The crazy girl said the other ghost was... her... mom? And something about a severed... what now? The events of the night still had Riki incredibly frazzled, and Ricky's own mix of regret and reassurance made it difficult for him to pay attention, too. They'd gotten the gist of it, but... "Hey. she really is alive!""Oh thank god," Riki murmured. He hadn't thought too hard about what had happened to Sarah in the first place, so it was nice to have that confirmation before he spiraled down that hole. "Holy shit, dude..." Ricky sighed, pressing a hand to his chest. He then grimaced. So if that weird ghost lady hadn't shown up, and that weird ghost did catch them... He shook his head. Nah. Not gonna think about that. "Uh... So..." Riki tried to speak up. "Is... Is this something you guys are gonna do now, or...?" He timidly grabbed the side of his arm. "Or just... I guess, uh... w-where do we go from here...?"
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Post by Yuki on Jun 22, 2021 5:48:43 GMT -8
Ina sulked her way back to the others, she rubbed her arm and sighed a bit. She could tell Casey was on edge and did not trust her.. Well she could understand it seeing what he and his friends went through tonight, but still stung a bit. When she came around the corner she blinked when she saw someone new. She then came closer and stood next to Concetta. The former pirate queen noticed how down Ina seemed to be and knelt down to be eye level with her. " What's the matter little dove?" she asked. Ina looked back at her, "Oh... They are scared me.." she said softy. Concetta smiled then ruffled Ina's hair, " Don't take it to personally little dove. They have had a rough night." Ina gave a small smile as she fixed her hair.
Taylor watched as Ina walked away but did not really say anything. However he hoped that what she said was true, that Sarah and their former principal could be saved. Taylor tears has stopped by this time as hope started to swell up with in him.
"...Ya ready to go back?"
Taylor looked up at Casey and gave a small nod as he then stood up off from the floor. He then started to head back to the others. When he rounded the corner he came to a dead stop when he saw Mr. Garcia next to Sarah. "M-Mr. Garcia??" He said in shock.
Levi looked at Taylor and stood back up again. "Taylor??" He also said in shock. He should have known... If Sarah was here Taylor was sure to have been here to. He then would see Casey as well and sighed as he looked back over at the OHaras. " Another friend of yours I presume? He asked before looking back at Taylor. " Are you ok? You didn't get hurt did you?" He asked in concern. The last thing he needed was for another student to get hurt.
"N-no, I wasn't hurt.." Taylor said softly as he tried to look anywhere but at Sarah's body.
Levi relaxed a little when Taylor said he was not hurt. Though he must have suffered a huge shock when Sarah got hurt.
"Uh... So..." "Is... Is this something you guys are gonna do now, or...?""Or just... I guess, uh... w-where do we go from here...?"
Sophie looked over at Riki then back at everyone else. Well it was her turn again in the spot light it seemed
" Sadly I need prepare, and plan how to lure the angry ghost into a trap so I can purify him. Would be easier if I knew the object his anger... But I will come up with something." Sophie did not know the whole story of when the Templar's attacked the school, all she knew is that they where after a half dragon and then where beaten by a small group of hero's. She did not know that Sarah and Taylor where two of those hero's.
Taylor tensed up a bit, he knew... He knew who the principal was angry at... Tears started to form in his eyes again. He... He blamed him and Sarah... Color drained from face as he started to tremble.
" It's us..." Taylor started to say in a shaky voice.
Sophie looked at Taylor and blinked.
" He blames Sarah and me... W.. We where there that day.. We fought the Templars.. He.. He was the only one we could not save..
Sophie knew that look all to well, she had seen it many times.. Hell she had that look on her own face many times as well. But now knowing this she did not have the heart to ask this young child to act as bait..
" I will think of a way to trap him.. I wont ask you to be the bait." She said firmly.
Taylor then looked at Sophie, "No, I want to help. Please let me be the bait." Yeah he was scared at the idea.. But Sarah risked her life just now.. He owed it not to just her but the principal as well.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 22, 2021 9:58:54 GMT -8
Casey followed Taylor back to the others, glancing over his shoulder every so often. He couldn't be too careful. When they arrived back, Taylor was surprised to see what Casey assumed to be a teacher. The other man didn't seem too excited to see him (honestly, who ever was?), correctly assuming he was one of Riki's friends. Ah, right... Riki would know another school staff member, huh? Maybe it was one of the guys involved with the picture Riki had showed him earlier... The strange girl then explained her plan. Okay, still sounds like no human sacrifice, thank god, Casey silently thought to himself. Of course, that fear wasn't short lived: when she went on to mention baiting the ghost, Taylor spoke up. "It's us... He blames Sarah and me... W.. We where there that day.. We fought the Templars.. He.. He was the only one we could not save.."Casey looked back to the girl, who thankfully seemed hesitant about the idea. "I will think of a way to trap him.. I won't ask you to be the bait.""No, I want to help." Taylor insisted. "Please let me be the bait.""What?" Casey said incredulously. "Taylor, you- what're you-" He'd sputtered as he started and stopped. He wanted to call him crazy, to scold him for so readily throwing himself into danger again, but he held his tongue. The kid thought he just saw his friend die. And it turned out that friend... it was that Sarah girl that Taylor mentioned to him the day that they agreed on training together. Things were so hectic that Casey hadn't the time to put two and two together until now. Taylor must've looked up to her, he thought, and to lose someone you looked up to... Oh, he knew that feeling too damn well. He'd gone silent for a few moments after his protest, rubbing his temple in thought. "If ya do..." He heaved his shoulders with a sigh. "...Lemme help."
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Post by Yuki on Jun 22, 2021 22:38:28 GMT -8
It was very shocking when Taylor said he would be willing to be the bait. "What!?" Levi said in disbelief at the same time Casey did, but he was unable to find words after that as he stared at Taylor. This.. This was just crazy... But this whole thing was crazy.. As he thought about what to say the PE teacher ran his fingers through his hair.
Taylor flinched a bit when Casey and Mr. Garcia started to protest. Though Taylor did not look at ether of them as he kept his gaze on Sophie. He was not going to chan-
"If ya do...""...Lemme help."
Huh? That made Taylor turn and look at Casey. He.. He was willing to help? He was not going to try and talk him out of it? Taylor then smiled at Casey. " Thank you.."Taylor said softly as he then looked back at Sophie again.
Sophie looked at Taylor and placed a hand on her hip. She then shook her head and smirked. " There is no going to be talking you out of this is there.. Sophie said with a sigh as she took her hand off her hip. "Alright then, you both can be the bait." She could tell it would be pointless to argue with them. It was just best to roll with it and make a plan from there.
Concetta smiled and nodded as she placed a hand on her hip. " Good on you lads, Rest assured I will protect you both. On my honor and duty as member of the spirit guard." " She said as she once again took off her hat and gave a bow with a bit of flair.
" I will do my part too." Ina said with a smile.
Levi sighed, well it seemed this was happening rather he agreed or not. Well he was not keen on being bait.. But there was another way he could help. As it was everyone here will get in huge trouble for breaking into the school and he did not even want to think of the media shit storm ,that would happen if anyone outside of this group of people heard that a student got attacked.. Levi then crossed his arms and stared at the floor as he started to come up with a story to help protect everyone here.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 23, 2021 17:40:59 GMT -8
"Thank you..." Taylor smiled. Casey responded with a small nod. The strange punk girl recognized there would be no changing their minds, though Casey did internally wince at being called bait. It wasn't something he was looking forward to, but honestly, it was the least he could do. He owed Sarah one.
The others chimed in - Ina, the strange child from earlier, and... a translucent looking... pirate woman...? Both offered their assistance, which eased some of Casey's worries. Sort of. He was less wary of Ina now that it was clear she was with the others, but... it was still difficult to grasp what was going on. It was almost like a dream.
Riki had quickly made his way over to him with Ricky close behind. "Dude, are you nuts?" Riki whispered.
"You don't have to prove anything, man," Ricky added. "I won't get on your case if you don't wanna do this."
Casey folded his arms, looking aside at Sarah's body. "...She ran ahead so me n' Taylor could get away," he frowned. He turned his gaze back to the OHaras. "This is literally the least I can do."
"Well.. okay, but...!"
Casey sighed, shook his head and pulled his friends aside. "Listen," He leaned in close, his voice low. "If I don't help him out," He motioned his head vaguely in Taylor's direction. "Then that kid's gonna go at it alone, no matter what anyone says." He furrowed his brow. "S'better that there's two of us."
"I mean..." Ricky shrugged, glancing aside. "I guess..."
"Nghh... but..." Riki shook his head. "Taylor shouldn't be going in the first place..." He frowned. "I'm sure one of the others here could maybe figure something out without involving him..." Riki trailed off. Casey let out another sigh, lowering his voice further.
"He lost someone he looked up to, Riki." He said quietly. "When shit like that happens to you, and you have a chance fix that...?" Casey trailed off, leaving the words hanging in the air. A serious expression crossed his face as the OHaras came to a quiet realization. "...Tch." He clicked his tongue at a bitter memory, looking to the floor. "...I'd be lying if I said I wasn't willing to try anything to get him back..."
Riki looked aside with a small nod. "...I understand."
"Yeah..." Ricky rubbed at the back of his neck. "...I get it."
"...Thanks."
As the trio stopped whispering amongst themselves, Riki noticed Levi lost in thought and approached him. "Uh... So..." He began, then scratched at his head. "Uhh... Shit, man... What're we gonna do?" He grimaced. "I think... this is more than enough evidence to close the school down, but..." He frowned. An entirely different feeling of tension and dread began to form in his gut as he slowly realized the repercussions of what had happened tonight. "...Oh god." He let out an anxious breath, clasping at his forehead. "We can't just... Oh god, what are we gonna do...?!"
"Huh?" Ricky blinked. "I thought they already figured out a plan...?"
"No, no, I mean..." Riki glanced down at Sarah. "...H-How do we explain this? To the school? Or her family...?!"
Casey knit his brow. "...Lie."
"What?! How?! We can't just not-"
"You just don't tell the truth." Casey answered, his expression still serious. "...Or at least only half of it." He clasped at his chin in thought. "As far as we know, there were only five of us 'n the building when this happened." He glanced up. "If the cops get involved, they're gonna be askin' questions." He furrowed his brow. "Specifically, askin' us questions. We'd be witnesses... if not suspects." The lines on his face tightened at the thought. "...It all depends on how seriously they take ghosts, which..." He frowned. "I'd imagine is "not very."
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Post by Yuki on Jun 23, 2021 22:12:29 GMT -8
As the guys had their little huddle Sophie approached Taylor. She just wanted to ask him one more time, " So, are you sure you want to do this? You don't have to ya know." She said.
Taylor had been looking at Casey when he went off to talk to his friends and jumped a little when Sophie spoke to him. He turned and looked at her his eyes full of determination. " Yes, I want do this... Sarah has helped me more times the I can count.. And tonight.. She... She risked her own life for us. If I can help her revive I want to do it. Its the least I can do for everything she has ever done for me." Taylor said showing his resolve.
Once again a look she knew all to well, fact it was a face she saw her Mother often give back in the years when she was alive. Though even now in death she still has that look in her eyes. Sophie would remember everyone she knew who also held that look in their eyes and the times she had that look to. Sophie nodded and smiled, " Ok, may that bravery of yours see you through this."
Concetta nodded in approval, " As I see it, Today Taylor. You are no longer a boy, but a man. A true warrior, as even though you stand before your fears you still charge in for those you care for. "
Hearing those words made Taylor blush a deep red even his ears turned red. He then was at a loss for words and just ended up staring at the floor.
Levi was brought out of his thoughts when Riki spoke to him. But before he could even say anything Casey spoke up and just said to lie or half lie. The PE teacher sighed as he waited for the guys to stop talking. When they did he then spoke up. " Well, I wouldn't say lie but bend the truth a bit.. Ok I need to know everything that happened from start to finish. Taylor I will be starting with you. Tell me everything you and Sarah did up to this point." Levi said.
Taylor snapped out of his embarrassment shock but his face was still rather red. He nodded and told Levi everything that he and Sarah did. Once Taylor was done he then turned to Casey and Ohara's. " Alright now you guys tell me everything you did." He then would listen to the events the three guys did.
When they where finished Levi then moved on to talking to Sophie, Concetta and Ina getting their side of things too.
After hearing everything from all sides Levi went into deep thought as he came up with a story.
He then looked at everyone when he was able to come up with one.
"Ok, listen well and remember this.. This is the story we all are going to go by. Levi started.
" When learning the principal was haunting the school, Sarah stole the janitors keys and with Taylor used those keys to get in through the front door of the school. As they where looking around the lights from their flash lights could be seen from outside. Riki who was out and about with his friends saw the lights and decided to investigate. They then split up to see if they could find a unlocked door. And Ricky found the front door unlocked and was able to find Calhoun and Riki and let them in from the inside. The things with the ghost start happening, Calhoun is separated from Riki and Ricky and ends up with Taylor and Sarah. They get chased around a bit by the ghost that suddenly disappears. Then reappears to Riki and Ricky, after Ricky says principal name. Sarah, Taylor and Calhoun hear their screams and run to help them... Sarah then ends up calling out the principal's name to try and save everyone and... collapses when the ghost attacked her. Sophie and her friends show up and chase off the ghost and I arrived shortly after. After getting a phone call from Julian, worried that Sarah may try somthing after their ghost encounter in the class room. Levi then paused after he finished and looked at everyone.
" Does this story work for everyone? he asked.
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Post by Lepa on Jun 24, 2021 13:43:17 GMT -8
"Well, I wouldn't say lie but bend the truth a bit..."
Casey shrugged. "Same thing," he muttered, though he was relieved that the other man was more than willing to do so. Everyone then took turns recounting the events of the night. Riki, of course, left out a few minor details so as to not dig himself into a deeper hole - he was already dreading his job security, though Levi thankfully didn't seem so eager to throw him under the bus. Instead, he came up with a cover story for the rest of the group.
"Does this story work for everyone?"
"...Y-Yeah." Riki nodded anxiously. "I... I think that might just work."
"...S'not too far off from the truth," Casey held his chin in thought. "Makes it easy to remember."
"Yeah... It just about lines up with what happened," Ricky agreed, though he sounded a bit absentminded. Riki raised a brow and looked to him, noticing his gaze was elsewhere. His eyes widened, then took on a disdainful expression before he roughly nudged Ricky.
"What're you doing?!" He questioned in a harsh whisper. "Don't stare!" Riki scolded, grabbing Ricky's face and turning it towards him.
"I-I can't help it...!" He whispered back sheepishly. His eyes drifted back to Concetta. "It's just, she's... She's actually kinda..." He glanced back at Riki, making vague motions in the air. "Nnnn... Y'know?" He shrugged with a guilty smile.
Riki stole a quick glance at the translucent woman. His lips pressed into a thin line of frustrated agreement before turning back to Ricky. "We are not doing this." He said firmly.
"I-I wasn't saying we should, but-"
Riki grabbed Ricky by the shoulders. "There will be no flirting with ghost mom!" He hissed, unable to confine himself to a whisper. Casey looked over at them, raising a brow of his own.
"...Can y'all cool it?"
Riki froze when he realized the others heard him. He wanted to die of embarrassment. Instead, he turned to the wall, pressed his arm up against it and softly screeched into said arm. Ricky could only pat him on the back in consolation, giving the others another sheepish expression. Casey sighed, rubbing at his temple. He tried to ignore them.
"...What about her...?" He'd asked, looking to Sarah's unconscious form.
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