Toko's The Unwanted (for reference only)

Plaguewalker

The demon cursed. Loud and long. The now ruined arm lay in his
lap, as Dorjee stared down at it. Thick crimson poured from
it, staining what was left of Dorjee's coverings. S-she broke
my arm... No sh*t, Sherlock! God dammit, this bloody hurts!
The demon cradled the mauled limb, hissing in pain.



Fire Lord

Jason flipped around, grunting as one Thomas' legs struck his
arm before he grabbed the pair of them and finished his flip
for him by slamming him into the ground.

"And in what light do you have to call me evil?" asked
Scarecrow.

"Look around you Thomas. Dorjee attacking Tobi, Tobi
innocents, and Feugar unleashing his furry on everyone;
Haters, Innocents and Unwanted. Surely you see this? The
Unwanted are merely mindless creatures satisfying their own
blood lust, and they don't care who gets in their way. Do you
truely want to be like them?"



Casey Jewels

Thomas grunted as he hit the ground. He opened his mouth to
answer Jason back, but then froze up. Jason was... right. His
fellow Unwanted were attacking both each other, and innocents.

Then he shook his head. "They are them. I am me," he
whispered, and then kicked out at Jason's legs, determined to
knock the boy to the ground as well. "They have their
problems. And I have mine."



iamkatara

Rachel closed her eyes as she saw Tobi running for her. She
wasn't fast enough to get out of the way, so she stayed there.
When she heard a large thump, she saw Tobi get hit my Dorjee,
and then she looked at Raqueal. There was anger in his eyes
like she'd never seen before. She walked over to him, trying
to cool him down(((no pun intended))). "Raqueal, keep control.
Stay in control..." Her words were right but her voice could
show she was scared. She touched his cheek. She needed to calm
everyone down. Everyone just needed to stop... Now.



Fire Lord

Scarecrow growled as he fell to the floor, rolling to the side
and jumping back to his feet.

"Problems? You're compensating now Thomas. You're trying
desperatly to put their actions into light, but there is none.
They are monsters who are satisfying their own desires. They
are attacking innocents, something I forbid the Haters to do.
Any Hater that attacked an innocent, I would punish."

Scarecrow's smile widened beneath his mask.

"You can't deny it. They are worse than me. Do you really want
to honor Alice's memory by helping innocents die? Repent your
sins, Thomas, and serve me. Together we can stop them.
Together we can help the innocents that they are putting in
jeopardy. Do you really Alice wanted innocents to come to
harm? They are disgracing her very memory!"



Casey Jewels

Thomas climbed back to his own feet and backed away a step or
two, becoming more and more unsure by the moment. And the more
unsure about things he became, the more the toxin was
beginning to affect him. But everytime his fears began to
become too much to handle, all he had to do was picture Alice
dying, and they retreated to a more managable level.

"They have Inner Beasts that they must fight with!" Thomas
shouted. "It's not their fault! It's not their fault..." But
then his uncertainty rose up once more and he angrily shook
his head.

"I won't betray them! I won't betray Alice!" He rushed forward
once more, flapping his wings as he did so. He pushed off of
the ground and rose into the air, reaching down for Jason as
he did so.



manysidestome

"I wish I could stay in control, but I lost him," Raqueal
said. "I only had control of the demon because I got a lock on
his energy just as it started forming. I kept it under
control. I can't do it again though, I've killed us all." He
couldn't bare it, his stupid idea was going to cost innocents
their lives now, he was worse than the monsters before him.
"Let's hurry and get as many out as we can, before the
monsters destroy everything," he said.

Fuegar roared again, inhuman, agonizing in it, it was almost a
screech. He ran at Tobi now, the only thing in his sights.
Soon, he would turn to a new quarry, maybe the injured demon
nearby, he could sense him and wanted him dead.



Georgie

Tobi dodged him again, snarling, snapping at his heels but
keeping her distance as the heat radiated from his body. She
was infuriated he had disrupted her potenial meal twice and
for this, he would pay dearly. Dorjee's blood stained her
white fur, dribbled through the pelt across her wide chest as
she weaved around him and then leapt into a row of chair,
roaring at him challengingly.



manysidestome

Fuegar hit the wall as Tobi evaded him, failing to slow down
and stop in time, and lit it on fire, but he didn't care. He
turned back around to face Tobi, and screeched again, and ran
at her. He wasn't really smart enough in this form to realize
when an attack wasn't going to work, being all power and no
intelligence.



Georgie

If Tobi could grin, she would have as Fuegar ran at her and
she leapt into the aisle, tearing across it, but making sure
he was following as she snarled at him, doubled back and tore
around his ankles before dashing off again, leaping upon the
stage, throwing her great head back and howling to the full
moon above her.



manysidestome

Fuegar roared as she toyed with him again. He followed her,
stopping as she leapt onto the staged and howled. He screeched
in answer, and jumped up as well, landing behind her, and
advancing quickly, wanting to finally be able to burn this
foe.



Georgie

Tobi had readied herself as he leapt and stood motionless as
he landed behind her, before dashing to the left and throwing
her heavy body into one of the support columns. It shattered
noisily beneath her wait and she fell to the ground on her
side. A moment later, she was upon her paws and with a snarl
and gnash of her jaws, she tore through the ropes that one of
the rafters above relied on to stay above. She heard a
piercing set of creaks from above, but she simply stared at
Fuegar, her top-lip rippling as the rafter came crashing down
to earth.



manysidestome

Fuegar could only turn his head to keep up with Tobi. When she
stopped, he advanced on her until he heard something above
him. He looked up and saw the rafters coming down on him. He
screeched in fear as the rafters hit, some igniting, and a
dust cloud went up. He lost his power and reverted back to his
normal self, coughing. His head was uncovered, as well as one
leg, the rest of his body was under alot of wood, the fire
spreading slightly. He was barely alive, but that wasn't going
to last long. The wood was crushing him, he felt his left arm
having been pierced, and the energy he had expended was too
great. He had minutes left.



Fire Lord

Scarecrow pointed his arm up at Thomas.

"They've already betrayed you."

A blast of toxin came forth from his sleeve before he leapt
backwards to avoid Thomas' strik He rolled to the side as
several of the rafters fell, looking through the dust and
smirking beneath his mask at the outcome.

"Oh dear," he smoothly called out. He walked up the debris to
stand over the trapped Feugar.

"I'm sorry it had to be this way, Feugar," Scarecrow said,
looking down at the injured boy with a dark satisfaction.

He walked past him, leaving the injured Feugar where he lay.

"But you will face judgement soon enough I'm afraid."

He approached the growling werewolf, holding up his hands.

"Tobi...it's me!"

Scarecrow reached up to pull off his mask, revealing the face
of Jason. He watched Tobi's murderous eyes with soft ones of
his own.

"Come here..." he muttered softly, holding out his hand like a
master to his loyal dog.

"Come over here...I have blood for you."



Georgie

Tobi stared at Jason now, growling softly, baring her white
teeth that clashed violently with the bright red upon her
snout and chest. She took a step forward, her paws thudding
heavily upon the wooden floor, her back was arched warily and
her tail was low. She took another step forward, stopped and
sat. Staring at Jason, she tossed her head back again and
howled ear-splittingly before stopping, moving smoothly to her
feet and snarling viciously.

Perhaps now, she would get her deserved meal.

Casey Jewels

Thomas, knocked off course, slammed hard into the ground and
rolled, promptly falling off of the edge. He sat up with a low
groan, and then his eyes opened wide in dismay as he caught
sight of Fuegar. Oh no. No. No. No. No. No. I can't lose him
too... But then it started again, all of those scenarios, and
not a single good way.

The Unwanted bit down hard on his lip, biting clear through
it. He then shook his head, fighting with his fears. But even
his defense of picturing Alice wasn't really helping any
longer. He had received so much of that toxin..., but
Fuegar...

Thomas forced himself up to his feet and back up onto the
stage. Then he staggered over to Fuegar, so that he stood
between the injured demon and the danger of Tobi and Jason.
His body was trembling more than before, but still he
continued to stand. His worst fear had already come to pass,
which helped to weaken the toxin's grip on him, but only by a
little...



manysidestome

"Thomas... promise me... you'll save everyone... from the
haters... accomplish... what Alice... wanted..." Fuegar said
quietly. "I know... that you... can do it... I'm sorry... I
failed you... I regret... I couldn't... be of any... help...
to anyone..." He hacked up some blood, feeling death close
it's grip around him. "Please... tell Faith... I'm sorry..."
He coughed once more, and felt his heart give up. He closed
his eyes, and the last concious thought he had was of all the
people he wished he could have saved, all the people he wanted
to get closer to.



Casey Jewels

Thomas watched Fuegar in silence, listening carefully to every
word that the demon said. That helped to somewhat to drive
away the fears--at least, while he was speaking. But then...,
everything spiraled downhill as Fuegar's eyes slid shut, and
there was silence.

"No...," Thomas whispered. "No..." He nearly fell to his hands
and knees, but... there was still Tobi. And she was heading
straight towards him. But yet, just like with Alice, Fuegar's
death helped to clear his brain a little of all of the fear
there.

The half-dragon shifted into a defensive stance and his eyes
narrowed in determination. He had had it. Nobody else was
going to die because he wasn't strong enough or fast enough to
protect them. But there was still one thing that he wanted to
know.

"Why me?"



Fire Lord

Jason stared unflinchingly back at Tobi's bloodthirsty eyes.

"Tobi..."

He moved quickly, in an instant he had the werewolf in his
eyes holding her jaws closed so she couldn't bite him and
pressing her to him in a tight embrace.

"Tobi...it's me...Jason," he whispered through her muffled
growling.

"Please remember. I told you I would always keep your heart
safe. Please snap out of it."



Plaguewalker

Dorjee rose slowly to his feet, letting his broekn arm hang
limp. "So...this is it, huh kid? One last shot, all or
nothing? The last roll of the dice?" Yes. We either succed or
die. No other options. "You're becoming more and more like me
everyday." The demon began to move towards the stage, locking
his eyes upon Tobi. "I hate love. It'll be the death of me."

The demon's progress was slow, as his eyes staying focused on
the lycan. We can't let her do anything else. Are you ready?
The demon didn't reply, seeing that Jason had embraced the
werewolf. "That's not the smartest idea, buddy." Dorjee
called, climbing slowly onto the stage. "She's pretty nasty
when she's like that."



iamkatara

Rachel nodded. She had to do something. She rallied what was
left of the innocents and pushed them out the wall. After only
a few minutes, only the Haters and the Unwanted were left. She
turned to Raqueal. "What should we do now? Should we enter the
fight or keep away?" She was so confused.



Georgie

Tobi snarled and struggled in Jason's grip, listening to him
speak to her but not registering the words her human-form
would have died to have heard. But all she cared for now was
blood - was the satisfication of that hot oozing sensation
across her tongue as the warm flesh slipped down her throat.
She snarled in her closed snout, her eyes watering as her jaws
clenched forcibly together, digging into the soft gum.

She looked into Jason's eyes, as she struggled free and due to
the force of her pull, fell across the floor again, landing
heavily on her side as she looked up and snarled, blood
trickling from her teeth as she lay a few steps from him.



Fire Lord

"Tobi..." said Jason, watching her carefully.

"Thank you," he said to her.

"Thank you for everything."

He moved in a flash, grabbing Tobi's werewolf form and
slamming it against a wall.

"And goodbye."

He blast of toxin errupted from Jason's sleeve, striking Tobi
in the face like pressurized steam. Jason dropped her to the
ground, pulling on Scarecrow's mask once more.

"I'm afraid you'll find that toxin was not made for monsters,"
said Scarecrow, towering over Tobi's werewolf form, as if he
were the true monster not her.

"It still stimulates one's fear, but in monsters if effects
the respiratory systems more so than the brain in normal
people. If your heart rate isn't slowed, the toxin will
effectively poison you."

Scarecrow turned, walking back towards the debris where Thomas
and Dorjee remained.

"Goodbye, Unwanted," he called back to her.

He stopped in front of Dorjee and Thomas, his dark eyes alive
with laughter beneath his mask.

"Well well, one by one the senior members of the Unwanted are
dissapearing. Alice, Feugar, Tobi, all the people you two care
about are gone."



Casey Jewels

"I know," Thomas snarled as he warily eyeing Jason. "And
you... It's all because of you!" His anger had resurfaced once
again, cutting through the fear. Alice was dead. Fuegar was
gone. Tobi was going to be leaving soon. And countless others
had been injured and killed. And why? All because of this boy
that stood before him.

Killing him wouldn't bring them back. Killing him wouldn't
save Tobi. Killing him wouldn't save himself. But killing him
would save countless others. And killing him would maybe ease
the pain in Thomas's heart. And so, with those thoughts, the
half-breed rushed forward at lightning speed.



Plaguewalker

Dorjee paniced, leaping onto the stage. "Tobi!" He called,
looking at the were-wolf with concern. She can't die. She
can't die. We can't let her. "I am aware, kid. God, it's
amazing the dedication you give to someone who dosen't even
care about you back." The demon walked slowly towards the
lycan, not wanting to startle her.

Georgie

Tobi howled in agony as the steam stung her eyes and she hit
the ground hair, writhing as it seeped into her bloodstream.
She yelped and wheezed as the toxin coursed through her viens
like tar. She could feel her wolven-body dying as Tobi growled
softly, looking at Jason through severely blurred vision. But
she could hear him perfectly. Fury raged within her. She
struggled to her paws, stumbling, collasping. She looked at
the two boys in front of him as she howled, tossing her back
in pain as her heart rate began to drop. She heard Dorjee now,
and looked up through heavily-misted eyes, pinning softly as
flashes of her human-forms' life danced across her jumbled
mind.

Tobi's human-traits began to surface as fury was entangled
with confusion, misery. She snarled, struggling to her upright
postition as she raced past Dorjee, and at Jason, ran at him
with every last shred of strength she possessed as she tore in
front of Thomas and leapt upon Jason, pinning him beneath her
lupine weight.



Fire Lord

Scarecrow readied himself for Thomas' attack, but was caught
off guard by Tobi's sudden lundge. His eyes widened beneath
his mask as he let out a startled yell, falling to his back
with Tobi's weight atop him.

He peered up at her with disgust behind his mask, holding her
at bay with his arm under her chin. His arm was bleeding from
her claws that had scratched him on the way down.

"How...foolish."

With his free hand, Scarecrow brought his black knife up. In
one quick jab, he stabbed it into Tobi's chest. His eyes
watched her with dark superiority, almost laughing at the
outcome of the situation. With a great push, he threw Tobi
past his head and straight at Dorjee.

Scarecrow jumped to his feet, quickly spinning his knife.

"How...unfortunate. She could have had a good life, but you
Unwanted dragged her into this. You are responsible for her
fate."



Casey Jewels

Thomas had to spin to the side in order to stop himself from
sinking his claws into Tobi's back, but, even then, it was a
close call. But then he immediantly pressed the attack when
Tobi was thrown to the side, growing even angier at himself
for allowing Tobi to be hurt. And feeling slighty sick with
fear at it as well.

"This is where it ends!" he howled, throwing everything into
this attack--his fear, his anger, his confusion, his hatred,
his regret. Nobody else was going to die or be hurt because of
him. Nobody.



Georgie

Howling in agony as she hit the ground, Tobi's body was limp
as she cried out deeply. She was slipping from the iron-grasp
of the curse and falling back into the light of her humanity.
The wound was deep in her chest and she felt weakened, but
again she managed to her feet, her body swaying dangerously as
she howled in a mix of pain and fury.

She growled, looking at Dorjee and Thomas and due to her
fading wolfish-traits, registered them as friend rather then
food. She looked at Jason, her cobalt eyes watering in agony
as she staggered beside Dorjee, her chest bleeding profusely.



Plaguewalker

Dorjee knelt beside Tobi. "Don't move, wolfie. You'll make it
worse." The demon cautiously placed his blackened hand on her
back, his red eyes barely showing the concern that the one
inside was feeling. She's gotta be okay. Gotta be okay.

"Don't you try and die on us, wolfie."



TokoToTheEnd

Faith watching all the chaos, finally gathered enough courage
to walk to the stage, get on it, grab the mircophone, and then
speak clearly through it. She didn't know excaltly what she
was going to say or if anyone would listen, but glancing at
Peace, gave Faith strength.

"Listen to me! Please you have to! What I want to say is
important. You see I am neither an Unwanted nor a Hater. I'm
just a young girl who doesn't know what to do with her life. I
never thought I would be caught up in all this, yet here I
am." Faith stopped for a second to take a deep breath. "Here I
am with everyone else, and yet I seem to be the only one not
fighting. So why is everyone else? What the hell is wrong with
all you idiots!! Huh? Do you enjoy killing, taking lives,
hurting others? Do you get off on it? Is this just a ****ing
game to all of you!! My sister and friend died saving my life.
They had the common sense to protect someone, not be some
monster who just destroys." Faith was getting more and more
angier by the second. "I don't care if you stupid Unwanted and
Haters fight. Go ahead and kill eachother until there is no
one left, but you shouldn't make other people, those who don't
even care get involved. Go ahead and kill, but not like this.
And never say it's for justice, because that's bull****. Death
isn't justice. It's the opposite. So go ahead and kill me and
everyone else. I don't see the gain in it."

Faith dropped the mircophone and looked nervously around,
feeling vunerable and weak, but she didn't move, nor did she
cry. She just stood their, hoping her words reached at some
one person. And it did. Faith could see some Haters and
Unwanted stop fighting, staring at Faith. A couple weapons
fell. The noise got a little quieter.



iamkatara

Rachel looked at Faith, surpised at her courageousness. She
smiled at her, her words finally sinking in. She was right,
and Rachel hoped the others would listen.



manysidestome

"Bravo," Raqueal said. "Let's hope she's pursuaded them." He
had enough of this whole battle. The demon he was supposed to
have controlled had just died, and he couldn't feel more upset
about it. The monster was his responsibility, and he failed.
He didn't want to interfere more, and make things worse.



Fire Lord

"Then you are blind!" came Scarecrow's voice.

He approached Faith's side, watching her intently through his
mask.

"The Haters protect the innocent! We attack the Unwanted that
spread despair and indifference among us all. Innocents die
because of your kind!"

He waved his hand back towards Tobi and Dorjee as well as
Feugar's broken body.

"Did you not all see the choas those three unleashed upon
everyone, including the innocent? The Unwanted are a lie;
monsters that only exist to satisfy their own blood lust. If
you are not an Unwanted, then you have nothing to fear from
the Haters! We do not seek to involve you, merely help you and
eliminate those that cause you despair."



iamkatara

Rachel was through with it. She walked up to the scarecrow.

"HOW DARE YOU!?!? WHEN WILL YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD?" She
took a pause to cool her mind. "I'm an Unwanted, just like the
others, and yet I didn't kill one person tonight. It's not our
fault these differences got put on our heads, so we tried to
make the best of it and keep ourselves in control." She cocked
her eyebrows. "And if i'm not mistaken, it was your idea for
Tobi to unleash her powers on Alice, not her own. Fuegar only
changed into a demon to stop Tobi from hurting people. If Tobi
was in her right mind, and not in a werewolves mind, she would
have never hurt anyone. A human's mind loses control once they
turn into a werewolf..." She moved closer. "but i'm sure you
knew that. You have lied and decieved everyone here and this
whole fight, and the deaths of EVERYONE are on your hands. Not
ours."



Casey Jewels

Thomas growled in frustration as he watched Scarecrow talk to
Faith. The girl, that stupid girl! Her little speech had
distracted him, allowing his prey to get away. He moved closer
to the two of them, watching the Hater closely.

"Rachel's right!" he shouted at at Jason. "You keep talking
about wanting to be our friends and crap, but still you just
continue to harm us!" He took another step closer, fighting to
stay angry. As long as he was angry, he could fight off the
fears. As long as he was angry...

"Alice died because of you!" He pointed a trembling finger at
Jason. "Because of you..."



Plaguewalker

"Here's an idea. Instead of yelling at the sociopath, how
about you kill him?!"

Dorjee glared between the two of them. "Honestly, do you think
slapping his wrist will stop him? No, it'll spur him on. He's
nuts. Koo-koo. Do the world a bloody favor and kill the
bastard." The demon shook his head once, before returning his
attention to his wounds and Tobi's.



TokoToTheEnd

"That is a lie. I have friends with both the Unwanted and
Haters. I came to see they are the same. If you believe that
you are protecting me, your dead wrong. I may not be like you
or anyone else here. I'm only human. I'm weak too. I could
never kill, but I am not stupid. What I see is bloodlust from
both sides. Is death the only way to solve that?" Faith was
mad. How dare he say that, when he did not care that Peace her
sister, a Hater had died. He didn't want to protect people. He
wanted blood.

Casey Jewels

That did it. Those words were exactly what Thomas needed to
get him going again.

"I'm sorry, Faith," he whispered to the girl. "But he has to
be stopped."

The Unwanted then stepped closer to Jason, so that only a foot
seperated the too of them. He stared at the boy for a moment,
then closed his eyes and pictured both Alice's and Fuegar's
dead bodies. Then his eyes snapped open, narrowing into tiny
slits of anger and hatred and fury, and he moved forward. One
clawed hand moved towards Jason's chest, while the other
zoomed around towards the back of the boy's head.



Fire Lord

Scarecrow moved, sidestepping Thomas and swinging his leg to
knock the boy back.

"Such reckless and predictable behavior, Thomas," he said,
laughing at the boy.

"You call me insane?" said Scarecrow, chuckling loudly as he
watched his four prosecutors intently.

"Are you no better, Dorjee? You have two minds in that shell,
and you seek to fight, to satisfy your desire."

He chuckled loudly.

"Tobi, that monster underneath you spread choas with her
transformation and had to be removed. With her gone many
possible lives will be saved."

He turned his head towards the rubble of the rafters.

"Feugar, a demon whose pride would cause him to attack anyone,
even his fellow Unwanted. Now that he's dead, people will be
able to walk without concern for their safety."

Scarecrow's head traveled towards the broken body of Alice.

"Alice, leader of the Unwanted. She filled student's minds
with dreams of indifference, which in turn produces pride and
then despair as a result. Peace fought bravely as a Hater, but
when she betrayed us to help an Unwanted, she died."

Scarecrow turned his head back to the four on the stage.

"Every death I have caused has the potential to save countless
others. Just as Feugar could see past people's personalities
and into their true being, I can see beyond simple matters of
emotion and see what truely must be done to ensure peace. You
Unwanted can not see it because your are blind by false
teachings and fools. The same fools that are now dead."



Plaguewalker

"Oh, I'm far from sane, but you're worse. And you don't even
have a demon to blame it on." Dorjee shot back, grabbing some
torn cloth to wrap his wrist in. The bone needed to be tended
to soon, but certain issues needed to be dealt with first.



Casey Jewels

Thomas stumbled back a few steps, barely dodging the kick in
time. Why do I keep missing?! he growled at himself in
frustration. I know that I'm not a fighter. I've never fought
back before. I always just took it, but still...

"Alice and Fuegar were no fools," he whispered, his eyes
watering. "They taught me how to stick up for myself!" And
then he physically wilted and let the tears flow freely. "Why
weren't you there for me, Jason?" he asked. "Why didn't you
help me, in the beginning?"

He slowly shook his head, attempting to keep his fears at bay.
But there was just so many of them, and he had gotten so much
of that toxin in his system. "Why, Jason? Why did you have to
wait until now to show me the truth?"



Fire Lord

Scarecrow merely watched Thomas, not moving or saying
anything. Finally, he reached up with both his hands and
pulled off his mask.

Jason's face was a mess. His hair was messy from the mask, and
his face had several scratches and marks from the battle with
Thomas. The most noticable feature were streaks coming from
watery eyes, as if he had been crying for some time.

"It's because I'm weak," he muttered, his voice now much
frailer and filled with sorrow then it was beneath the mask.

"When I first came here, I was so different," he said, wiping
his eyes and shaking his head.

"So different then I am now. When I got older I promiced
myself that I protect everyone smaller than me. Everyone that
couldn't fight for themselves. But I couldn't. I was too weak.
No matter how many I protected, there would still be more.
Kids would still be injured, still be exiled by others no
matter how much I tried. So instead of defending against that
despair, and I swore to remove it!"

Jason's hands trembled as he raised the mask back to his head,
pulling it on and adjusting it on his head. His hands
immediatly siezed to tremble, the eyes behind the mask having
no signs of tears and when he spoke it was in the familiar
cold and superior tone.

"You Unwanted are the source at that despair. If I remove you,
I bring peace to all. I am Scarecrow, the bringer of righteous
judgment! I am the god of justice, and I will remove anyone
that brings forth despair!"



Casey Jewels

Thomas took an uncertain step or two towards Scarecrow, and
then grabbed onto his arm in a pleading fashion. "Jason,
please... I'm tired of it all! And I'm sorry I didn't take you
up on your offer! I want to be with you! I'm not like the
others!"

He let another sob shake his body and a hand felt limply to
his side. He then tightened his grip on Jason's sleeve and his
free hand started to curl into a fist, but he forced it to
relax. "Please..."



Fire Lord

"Oh Thomas," said Scarecrow, shaking his head.

"You have caused so much despair, so many problems. You've
stood in my way time and time again. If you truely wish to
help me, then please..."

Scarecrow brought a closed fist into Thomas' stomach, knocking
him backwards.

"Die."

He turned and started towards Faith, tossing his knife to his
other hand.

"Haters! Do not stop! Continue the fighting! End this despair,
bring peace to all!"

He stopped in front of Faith, glaring at her from beneath his
mask.

"Your friend and leader is dead; your sister too. There is no
one left to protect you, Faith. That charming little speech of
yours was noble, but in it holds the seeds of despair. I'm
afraid I must pass your leader's fate onto you as well. Now,
are you ready to die Unwanted?"



TokoToTheEnd

Faith looked at Jason, all the memories of her years at Sylan
playing in her head. If she died, she would be with Fuegar,
Alice and Peace. No more fighting or anything bad. This
brought tears to the girl's eyes. She was so confused. She
feel to her knees.

"I.....I'm sorry...I failed you....sister....Alice...I'm too
weak," she mumbled between sobs.



manysidestome

Raqueal stepped up between Faith and Scarecrow. "No, too many
have died tonight, and too many innocents have been put in
danger. I don't give a care about your war, but you are not
going to kill this innocent," he said. "I don't care what your
motives are, putting innocents at risk is not something a hero
would do."



Casey Jewels

Thomas stumbled back in surprise, letting out a grunt to pain
as he did so. He had thought... It was such a brilliant plan!
But Jason... Jason had taken him by surprise. And now Faith
was in danger...

"You die!" he shouted and slammed into Jason's side. He then
moved to plunge his claws into the Hater's stomach, knowing
that there was no time to waste if he was going to save
Faith's and everyone else's lives. There was no more time to
stall, no more time to think, no more time to do anything but
act.



Fire Lord

Scarecrow took a step towards Raqueal before he yelled in
suprise as Thomas talked him from the side. He grunted as his
claws scratched the side of his stomach before they both came
crashing to the stage floor. He wrestled briefly with Thomas,
throwing him off and leaping to his feet.

He growled and held his injured side carefully.

"Why won't you die, Thomas? You have nothing to live for!
You're a spreader of despair, your love and friend is dead.
Why do you keep fighting?!"



Casey Jewels

"To stop it! To stop it all!" Thomas shouted back at him, even
a he rushed at Jason for what felt like the umpteenth time.
But this time he was feeling a little more confident about the
attack, for he had managed to score a blow. "And to avenge
them!"

Vengeance... Yes, that's why he was doing this. He wasn't
going to give up and allow himself to be killed, not until he
had vengeance. Jason had to die!



Georgie

Tobi looked up at Dorjee, her eyes hazed in agony as she
snarled weakly at him, struggling to her feet again, not
willing to give in despite her almost total inabilty to see
anymore. Human emotion began to wash over her as her curse
disappeared into her mortal wounds. But she wouldn't give up -
human or wolf. And she suddenly found herself wondering, what
exactly she was fighting for? Her lupine mind told her it was
a purely selfish desire, wanting blood and flesh and yet, her
human form spoke of protecting those she loved.

Confused and injured, Tobi cried out as she stumbled against
Dorjee, her eyes spilling tears of raging emotions that were
captured in each pearly drop.



Plaguewalker

Dorjee winced as she bumped his bad arm, but ignored the pain
as he placed a hand on her back. "It's okay Tobi. It's okay. I
won't let anything happen to you." He whispered, rubbing her
back softly.



Georgie

Tobi looked at Dorjee, the urge to tear him apart fading as
she looked at Jason and Thomas, at Rachel and Faith. Her
clouded emotions confused her as to what she should be feeling
- whether or not these people where food or friend or foe.

Plaguewalker

Dorjee smiled softly, his red eyes calm. "Don't look so tasty
now, do I?" He joked, still rubbing her back. "As soon as your
back in your regular body, I'll take you to the nurse and get
you fixed up." The demon's wounds could wait. Tobi's were far
worse than a mere broken arm.



Fire Lord

"Very well then," said Scarecrow.

"Then you shall die for their sins!"

He raced forward, matching Thomas' speed as he held up his
knife in a attacking charge. Just as he reached Thomas
however, he grappled his shoulder, flipping clear over him
with a satisfied chuckle. He landed in a continuing run,
moving past Thomas and towards Faith.

"Eliminate the sourse of despair," he called out, readying his
knife as he drew nearer.

"End it for good!"

He brought his knife forward in a powerful thrust, his eyes
gleaming darkly through the eyeholes of his mask as they
emitted a overwhelming feeling of suffocation. Time itself
seemed to slow as Scarecrow stroke with his weapon to
eliminate the last drop of hope.

The tip of the black knife stopped short less than a
centimeter from Faith's skin. The hand that held it trembled
as Scarecrow tried desperately to continue the strike.

"She's right, Scarecrow," said the Hater.

Three Haters, dressed in the red and black cloaks stood in
front of Faith like a human shield. With them were three more
Unwanted, standing by the Haters with the same determination
in their eyes as the former's.

The Hater in front held Scarecrow's arm, preventing his attack
on Faith.

"What treachery is this?!" demanded Scarecrow, his eyes
flaring in anger at the Haters.

"Attack them! Do as I command!"

"No!" yelled the lead Hater, shaking slightly under the stare
Scarecrow gave him, but held his ground none the less.

"We're tired of death, Scarecrow! Peace...Marcus...so many of
us have died! And for what?! So you have the chance to kill
others?!"

Several Haters and Unwanted rushed to Tobi and Dorjee's side,
crouching down and offering medical assistance. One of them
handed Dorjee a small green pill.

"Give her this, it should clear her head of the
transformation. Meanwhile we'll wrap up her wounds."

The lead Hater shoved Scarecrow's arm aside, causing him to
take several steps back.

"We've had enough."

The leader turned to bow his head to Faith.

"By your command Miss."

Scarecrow turned his head to slowly look over at Thomas. In
his eyes was a strange confusion; the confusion of a boy who
believed he knew everything only to have it proven false.

"The corruption has spread too far," he suddenly said, holding
up his knife. His eyes remained unblinking and in the state of
strange confusion.

"Too many have fallen from the path of righteousness. They
must all die. They must all face true justice!"



Plaguewalker

Dorjee blinked once or twice, before taking the pill from the
hater and holding it infront of Tobi. "Hey, Tobi. Can you eat
this?" He asked quietly, not liking the proximity of the
people who had tried to kill him not 4 minutes ago.



Casey Jewels

Thomas paniced as Jason jumped over him and rushed at Faith,
and his fears momentarily won the battle, rendering him
completely useless as he fought with them. But then he heard a
voice, and then another. And, with those voices, he realized
that Faith was still alive.

The Unwanted slowly turned to face the group that had formed
around Faith, but his eyes immediantly fell onto Jason,
catching the confusion in them. But yet... still his words
were filled with conviction, just as they had always been.

And that's when Thomas finally recognized Jason for what he
was. A boy. A mere boy. One with problems. One that need help.
But would he accept it?

"Jason," he whispered and took a step towards the boy.
"Please. See reason. Or I'll have to..." He drifted off and
took another step towards Scarecrow, warily keeping an eye on
the knife.



Georgie

Tobi looked at Dorjee and snapped at his fingers, the green
pill sliding across her tongue strangely as the urge to gag
presented itself. She swallowed hard. Snarled softly and
yelped as the pain in her chest grew and she collapsed to the
floor, buckling beneath the agony. Slowly, her body began to
morph back into her human state, her bones cracking back into
shape, her smooth skin stretching across every surface. It was
agonizing for her and soon her yelps became cries as she lay
beneath her mass of bloodied white hair, nearly naked as her
body trembled.

But after a moment or two, she stood slowly, unsteadily, her
hair falling across her body and masking it much of it from
view as she wobbled on her feet and blinked. She saw Jason and
her heart thudded. Pain shot through her chest and she gasped,
clutching it instinctively. She looked up at him through
watering eyes and stared hard. "Jason..." She whispered
feebly. "I..." She moved toward him slowly, her legs
threatening to buckle beneath her as she moved. Had he used
her? Had he toyed with her emotions for his own sick, selfish
obsessions?

Tobi could barely breathe, and the thought acted like a iron
fist clamped around her windpipe.



TokoToTheEnd

Faith looked at the Haters and the Unwanted. She wiped her
tears away and looked at the sky. She stood.

"Jason you have to die. You must pay for your sins. Then we
can finally make this a place for everyone to live in peace."

She looked at Thomas, a frown.

"Thomas you have to do it, or get someone else. He has to die.
That's the only way, only I can't do it. Can't take a life.
Please for everyone who died tonight. End it with his death."



Fire Lord

"What do you want you annoying girl?!" yelled Scarecrow, his
eyes darting to the struggling Tobi.

"What? Or did you actually believe I had any sort of feelings
towards you?! You stupid, useless monster! You couldn't even
perform the simple task I ordered you to do!"

He planted his foot down and rounded on the spot, striking
Tobi with a closed fist to send her back to the ground.
Scarecrow gritted his teeth as his head shot back and forth to
the people around him.

"See reason? You fool, I am reason! I am justice!"

Two Haters and an Unwanted ran towards Scarecrow. Said person
flipped his knife and spun on his feet, slicing on the Haters
across the chest before bringing it under his shoulder to stab
it into the Unwanted behind him. The last Hater was met with a
blast of toxin, and was thrown back with the rest.

Scarecrow's breathing was fast and uneven, his eyes darting
every direction before coming to rest on Thomas. He snarled,
his eyes widening and his pupils dilating as he let loose a
furious yell before running towards him.

"Face righteous judgment!"

He leapt into the air before reaching Thomas. His form was
sloppy, unprotected, as he raised his knife high above his
head to prepare to stab into Thomas'. His unsteady mind left
himself with a means of defense, as Thomas' death seemed to be
the only thing still running through.



Casey Jewels

Thomas stood his ground, shifting into a defensive postition.
Faith was right. He had to do it. No more hesitanting. No more
second guessing. No more letting his doubts stop him.

Thomas reached up and his fingers curled around Jason's wrist.
Then he took a step back, turning to the side a little as he
did so, and yanked hard. The knife's course changed
ever-so-slightly, slicing his ear open, instead of his head.
But Thomas felt no pain, for his adrenline was racing faster
than ever before. And it was his adrenline that was allowing
his body to respond so fast, for all of this had happened in
less than a second.

He released his enemy, letting Jason crash to the ground
behind him. Then he turned to face the boy and let out a low
growl. That's when Thomas let his control slip from him, just
a little. The dragonic beast inside of him let out a mighty
roar and then charged forward, intent on tearing the boy
before him into pieces.



Fire Lord

Scarecrow flipped forward, spinning on a point to face the
charging Thomas. He squeezed his hand closed to realize he had
lost his knife. Thomas' new speed was too fast for him to
follow, and he was unable to dodge. Claws sliced him from his
head down his chest, the force throwing Scarecrow back several
feet.

He stared at Thomas with a mixture of pain and terror, a rip
down the front of his mask increasing before the entire thing
split in two, the remains falling in a heap at his feet.

Jason looked on with a scratched and tear stained face, the
large wound from Thomas slowly bleeding.

"No..." he mumbled, coughing up a large splat of blood from
his lungs.

The feeling in his legs vanished and Jason fell to one knee,
reaching out towards the remains of the mask.

"Scarecrow...don't...leave me here...alone."

He looked up from his defeated position at the group of Haters
and Unwanted.

"I...swore...I promised."

He coughed again, his eyes growing wide as his vunerability
was truely realized. His voice was pained and slow as he
continued to cough up blood.

"I promised to make this school...a better place...a better
place for everyone. I promised her. I have...to get rid
of...despair."

Casey Jewels

The beast stared down at Jason. No remorse could be seen in
his eyes, only anger, and the want for revenge. He let out
another snarl, this one hinting at flames. But then the snarl
died down as Thomas took charge once more.

Pity entered his eyes then, pity at what Jason had become,
pity at what Jason was. "You can make this school a better
place," he whispered and moved closer to the boy. "By letting
me finish you off. It's the only way."

He knelt down and placed a clawed finger underneath Jason's
chin. "I hope that you can see that, Jason."

Then, once again, he let his beast take control.



Plaguewalker

Dorjee scrambled over to Tobi, ignoring the ever constant
sting of his broken arm. His demonic skin was starting to
return to normal, the demon growing tired from being out so
long. He pulled her close, cradling her with his good arm. His
eyes slowly began to return to normal, the Unwanted symbol in
his right pupil becoming visable. The Unwanted didn't care for
Jason's fate, that had been the demon's wish. The last of his
skin returned to it's normal pale colour, as he held Tobi
close.



iamkatara

Rachel looked around at the masses, either huddled, or dead.
She couldn't bear it anymore. She walked over to Raqueal. "I
think it's time that we do what we set out to do." She smiled
at him, trying to stay strong.



manysidestome

"Yes, the situation's out of our hands now. We did what we
could," Raqueal responded. He headed toward the hole in the
wall, hoping that everyone here would be ok. The innocents
would hopefully be ok now, he didn't intend to stay at this
school anymore.



iamkatara

Rachel nodded, following Raqueal out of the hole. She slipped
on the edge and grabbed Raqueal's hand. "Sorry. All this
fighting and i'm still clumsy as ever." She giggled to
herself, trying to lighten the mood. As she stepped outside,
she felt the cold air whip against her face. It was nice being
outside for a change.



manysidestome

"It's fine," Raqueal said, following her outside. "So from
here, are we together," he asked her. "Or will we pursue
seperate goals?" He didn't want to leave her side, but if she
wanted to go on her own, he couldn't stop her.



iamkatara

She smiled at him. "After all this, do you really think i'd
leave you? Of course not." She tightened her grip around his
hand and giggled. "So where to? The world is at our feet now.
Oh the places we could go."



Georgie

Tobi blinked wildly at Jason, her heart breaking in two. He
had hit at her hard, a bruise beginning to appear beneath the
skin already. She swallowed hard, her chest screamed in
protest as she pushed away from Dorjee's grasp and stood
slowly, moving forward again, her mouth open to speak and then
saw someone lying motionless across the floor...

Tobi felt her heart freeze as Alice's broken face focused in
her eyes. Tobi's injured body shook violently as she screamed
again, Alice's name echoing around the stage as she ran passed
Thomas, Jason, Dorjee, Rachel and the Haters and flung herself
at Alice, her best friend who lay dead amongst the rubble.
Tobi broke down across her body, sobbing heavily into her
friends stomach. She had lost the closest thing to family, to
a sister. How could she have ever doubted Alice? The last
thing she had said was...

Tobi cried harder, the thought unbearable.



Plaguewalker

Dorjee watched quietly, knowing now there was nothing he could
do to help her. Alice's death was something she would have to
face-and accept-on her own. With a sigh, he turned his
thoughts inward. So...I guess I owe you one, huh? I got my
fun. Let me out every once and a while and we'll call it even.



TokoToTheEnd

Faith went over to Thomas and looked at Jason, a hint of
concern on her face.

"Who did you promise?"



Fire Lord

(By Toko's request)

Jason looked up with sadened and pain filled eyes, watching
Thomas' claws. When Faith spoke, he slowly turned his head to
look up at her. He coughed up a splat of blood, a trail
leading from the corner of his mouth.

"Ty Lu," he said.

"I promised her...I would make this place...better for
everyone. That's why...I have to...win. That's why I've
done...everything."



TokoToTheEnd

"Ty Lu? Does anyone know who she is?" Faith felt a little
sorry now. He was just trying to do what he thought his friend
or whatever wanted. But Faith wasn't sure if she would want
something like this. Still the guilt laid in Faith's stomach,
kicking her in the gut.



Casey Jewels

Thomas started at the name, and instantly took back control.
Not yet, he told the dragon in him, who instantly quit its
grumblings and backed off. Thomas had gained control of the
beast within himself long ago, which he was very glad of at
the moment.

"Ty Lu?" Thomas repeated, wanting to make sure he had heard
the name correctly. "Ty Lu told you to do all this?" he jerked
his head at the dead and injured strewn about the room. He
caught sight of Alice's body and his entire body shook as he
fought off the urge to rip the boy before him to shreds.

Words didn't matter anymore. Words wouldn't bring Alice back.
But Faith mattered. She was an innocent. She shouldn't have to
see something like this.

"Don't listen to his lies, Faith. I've done my research. Ty Lu
would never tell him to do this." He and his beast glared down
at Jason. "Turn away, Faith."



TokoToTheEnd

Faith looked at Thomas, then to the body of Alice and then to
Peace.

"No. I want to hear what he has to say. This has to do with
everyone. I'm as much apart of it as everyone one. I know your
mad, but I had someone close to me die too. Peace....and Alice
died saving my life. I told them I would end this. So I want
to help."



Fire Lord

"I'm not lying!"

The yell caused Jason to spit up another splat of blood. He
winced, his eyes trailing to the floor.

"She told me to make this place better for everyone..."

He coughed again.

"I thought about her words for so long. And then...I finally
realized what she must have wanted. There are those that
spread despair. And as long as those people exist, this place
will never be at peace. That's why the Haters exist now; to
destroy those that spread despair."

Jason coughed again.

"I promised her I would bring peace."



Casey Jewels

Thomas licked his lips, unable to ignore the smell, nor the
feel of Jason's blood any longer. He felt tempted to bring his
bloody hand up to his mouth and lick it clean, but he knew
better. For one, most would view that as disgusting. For two,
that would make it so that Jason could get away.

"Alright," he said. "Lying or not, you do seem to have twisted
her meaning." He pushed up a little harder, spilling a drop or
two more of Jason's blood. "You're a madman, Jason. An
extremely powerful madman." His eyes flickered back at Alice's
body, and then to Faith.

"Now?" he asked Faith, knowing that it would be too much
longer before the blood got to him. It had been so long since
his last hunt, since he had last tasted fresh blood.



Georgie

Tobi felt as if her heart had ripped in half. The pain was
excuriating. She had been lied to, she had been used. And in
her stupidity, her disbelieving, she had lost a friend, her
best friend. It was all her fault - Alice died because she
hadn't saved her. Tobi looked at Alice's face, wiped a dribble
of blood from her cheek, shifted her hair from her eyes.

Tobi felt another emotion now, rage - like the one she'd felt
when she craved blood. She stood slowly, not bothering to wipe
her tear-streaked face, her bloodshot eyes wide. She walked
across to Jason, and stared at him a moment, breaking in
between Faith and Thomas as she stared blankly.

And then, she struck him, punching his hard in the corner of
the mouth as anger poured from her fist. "You are sick. You
are the beast here."



TokoToTheEnd

Faith stood and walked away.

"Go ahead. Jason, the only way to bring peace now is your
death." Tears fell down her face as she walked away, no longer
able to stand it. "I'm sorry..."



Plaguewalker

Dorjee winced at Tobi's punch to Jason's face. "Oooo...that
had to hurt." He said, shaking his head quietly. The Unwanted
scratched at his messy brown hair, amazed it was still there.
"Thought I would have gone bald after wearing these covers for
so lo-OW!" The pain in his arm roared the moment his
adrenaline rush faded, sending him into a frenzy of swears.

Here is pages 61-63.







Fire Lord

"Twisted her meaning?" he mumbled.

Tobi's punch caused his head to jerk to one side, but Jason no
move to acknowledge or retaliate.

"Could I have? I don't know..."

He coughed again, looking up at Thomas.

"Thomas, if you can hear me under there, I want you to
know...I'm sorry. Call me what you want, but you must
understand; everything I did, I did with the best intentions.
I...I wanted this place to be good for everyone. I...I wanted
to make her happy...just one last time."

His eyes began to grow wide.

"But...there was no way I could have known what she truely
meant. If I did twist her meaning...then Thomas, for that I am
sorry. I would never purposely twist Ty Lu's meaning...that I
swear."

Jason's breathing began to slow, his eyes losing their focus
on Thomas.

"I...wish things had been different, Thomas. I can't help but
wonder...what if I never met Ty Lu? What if I never promised
her? Could I have been like you? Thomas...could we have been
friends?"

Jason coughed up one last splatter of blood.

"Ty Lu...forgive...me..."

Jason's slow breathing sieced, and something in his eyes
seemed to fade as he slowly fell back. He landed with a soft
thud on the stage floor, and Jason moved no more.

(Duh duh. I tried to make it as sympathetic as possible)



Casey Jewels

Thomas watched with a blank expression as Jason hit the
ground. He let out a low snarl of anger and regret, allowing
his beast to vent some of his frustration at not being able to
end it. But then he relented and gave Thomas full control.

The Unwanted's face changed rapidly, going from anger to
despair. He sank to his knees and let out a sob. And his fears
rose up once again, for neither his anger nor his beast was
fighting it any longer. He had failed. Alice... she had died
because he hadn't been there to save her. And he hadn't even
been able to avenge her...

He slammed a fist into the ground while letting out a
frustrated cry. If Jason was to be believed, then he wasn't
truly guilty. He had just done what he had thought to be
right. But...

Thomas's eyes widened in sudden realization. "He did what he
thought was right, no matter the cost," he whispered and his
eyes flickered over Jason's still body. "And I..." He let out
another sob, this one shaking his entire body. "I've been
acting just like him..."

And it was true. During this entire fight, he had just been
doing what he thought was right, not really caring about the
price. He had been so intent on vengance, so sure that it was
the right way to go... And he had been so intent on ending the
reign of terror here... Alice and Fuegar had both died because
he was too busy trying to do what he thought was right to
protect them. And... he had almost switched sides, when Jason
had nearly convinced him that he was in the wrong. What would
have happened, had things gone differently? What would have
happened had Jason convinced him to turn on the others?

"I would have become just like him," he whispered, answering
himself. "I would have become just like him..."

"Could we have been friends?"

The two of them were so alike, much more than Thomas would
have liked to admit. They both defended the weak. They both
did what was right, or at least what they thought was right.
They both believed that the end justified the means. They both
wished to have lived a different life.

"Yes." Thomas slowly held out a hand and then closed Jason's
eyes. "I think we could have been... friends."



Georgie

Tobi watched, her chest heaving as Jason died and then Thomas
sunk to his knees and spoke words that sounded far off to
Tobi. Her chest screamed for attention, her mind was blurred
and yet, she could feel the rage of emotions clearly, each of
them roaring painfully inside of her. She had lost her best
friend, her love and many of those who had defended her.

She looked at Thomas and moved slowly across to him, sinking
to her knees beside him and looking at him, deep into his sad
eyes. She stared, threw her arms around him and began to cry
into his shoulder.



Casey Jewels

Thomas was a little surprised at finding Tobi crying into his
shoulder, but didn't seem to react at all to it. He slowly
reached up and began to pat her back.

"Tobi, I... I'm sorry. I didn't..." He drifted off, unsure of
what exactly he was apologizing for. But his gentle patting
never stopped. He slipped his other arm around her and pulled
her a little closer, trying his best to comfort her. But he
couldn't help but wish that it was Alice crying into his
shoulder, instead of Tobi.



Georgie

"Don't you dare!" Tobi gasped angrily into his shoulder,
sobbing still. "D-don't you dare a-a-apologise to a
mo-monster! It's m-my fault, everything th-that happened... I
was f-f-fooled by a liar... A-and you t-t-tried to warn me..."
She blubbered, digging her nails into the back of his shirt in
fury at herself.

"I h-hurt so many... I a-lways do-o... I sh-shouldn't be
alive... A-Alice should have li-lived." Tobi cried harder
still, shaking beneath Thomas's clutch. She needed to feel
loved, but knew she could never.



Casey Jewels

Thomas felt the claws digging into his bare back, but the
physical pain was nothing compared to the pain in his heart.
"No," he whispered to her. "It isn't your fault. I was very
nearly fooled by his words on several occasions. And it was
his words that stopped me from saving Alice and Fuegar. If
anyone's to blame, it's me."

He gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek and then tucked a loose
strand of hair behind her ear. The kiss held no meaning to
him, but he hoped that it would help Tobi in some shape or
form. "We're all monsters here, Tobi. That's what this school
is for--the monsters of society. This is just a place to hold
us, to seperate us from society." He pulled back a little and
tenderly lifted up her head so that they were eye-to-eye. "But
this can also be a place where we learn more about ourselves,
and how to control the beast inside of us."

He took a deep breath, trying to steady himself enough to
continue. "No, not just control. To vanquish the beast inside
of us. And I'm not talking the beast that... that talks to us
and wants blood and violence and all that. No..., I'm talking
about a different kind of beast. And Alice and Fuegar... and
everybody else that died tonight... Their deaths will help us
to become better people, to become stronger people. They..."
He shook his head and moved his finger away from Tobi's head,
too choked up to continue.

Georgie

Tobi paused, feeling Thomas's lips against her cheek. She knew
there was nothing in the kiss, she had known he had feeling
for Alice for a long time, giggling about it with Alice on a
few occasions about it. Tobi felt that sickening twist in her
stomach as memories of her bestfriend came flooding back to
her.

"I j-just w-wanted to f-feel l-loved by so-someone..." Tobi
whispered quietly, shame flooding her viens. She felt her head
lift by hhis control and her blue eyes met with his, she
couldn't blink, she wouldn't. "Thomas... Y-you're b-being too
strong for u-us all... A-Alice meant so much to us-to y-you
a-and I am al-always going to feel like I am r-responsible for
h-her death." Tears trickled down her face, pain churning
inside her.

She had broken Thomas's heart in a way, she couldn't forgive
herself for that.

"Their d-deaths are m-my fault Thomas! I k-killed them! I
can't l-live an-anymore! I w-wish Jason had-" Tobi swallowed
hard, her voice breaking as she looked away.



Casey Jewels

Thomas shook his head, still too choked up to speak. The blame
was his, no matter what Tobi said. He had known that Alice
would be a target, for she was their leader. He had known that
the Haters were going to strike that night. He had known that
Jason was a tricky fellow, one that would do whatever it took
to win. He had known..., but still he had allowed himself to
be fooled, to be distracted. But it was pointless trying to
argue this with Tobi. He could see why she would blame
herself. He probably would as well, were he in her position.
But... it just wasn't her fault.

"Y-you..." He cleared his throat. "You wish Ja... he had
what?" he asked slowly, wanting to get off of this topic of
blame. He wasn't sure if asking her this would, but it was
worth a shot.



Georgie

Tobi looked away still, her eyes streaming tears now. "I
w-wish Jason h-had... I w-wish he'd killed me... E-everyone
w-would be safe then, and I d-don't think anyone w-would
care... N-now that e-everyone I l-l-loved has go-" She stopped
again, swallowing loud as she groaned quietly, the pain in her
chest singing peircingly.

"I'm s-sorry Thomas... S-so s-sorry..." She cried.



Casey Jewels

Thomas let out a low groan at her words. "Tobi..." He
swallowed hard, trying to fight off his feelings. But the more
time that passed, the more he reflected on things. And the
more he reflected on things, the deeper into despair he fell.
And the toxin in his system wasn't helping in the slightest.

"You're..." He bit down hard on his lip, trying to get the
images out of his head--images of Alice dying, images of him
not being able to do anything about it, and images of Tobi
attacking Alice. They just continued to cycle about in his
head, and he couldn't help but ask himself what he had done
wrong.

"Don't be sorry," he said, deciding to try once more. "You
were confused. So was I. We made mistakes. We..." Alice... He
bit down harder on his lip and continued on, taking a slightly
different approach. "Do you care for me?" he asked, suddenly
curious.



Georgie

Tobi shook her head, disbelieving his words, she was sorry.
She always would be, she had been a fool and her friends had
paid the price. Alice had died, Fuegar had been killed. The
Unwanted was her home, her safety net and she ripped through
it like a knife. She was disgusting, filthy as many before her
had called her kind. And she seriously began to believe it...

She considered asking Thomas to end it no-

Tobi stopped, blinked at him. "W-what do y-you mean? O-Oh-Of
course I do..." She nodded, her long white hair matted with
blood tossed around her naked shoulders.



Casey Jewels

Thomas smiled grimly at her, his face showing no signs of his
internal battle with his despair and the toxin. "You just said
that everyone you loved has died, but how can that be the case
when you care about me? I'm not dead, am I?"

But things would be so much better if I was, at least for me.
But no, he knew that killing himself wasn't the way to go
right now. Tobi needed him, she needed him to be strong. But
it was so hard, when all he wanted to do was curl about into a
miserable little ball and just let his despair take over. It
was so hard fighting it like this, with the toxin on top of
it...



Georgie

Tobi's eyes widened and she simply stared at Thomas for a
while, her eyes looking into his. She smiled weakly, her chest
tight as pain wound within and her lips began to quake.

"T-thankyou Thomas..." Tobi whispered, kissing his lips
softly, affectionately but in a way of friendship, grattiude,
and apologetically. Within her, she knew he craved and missed
Alice with every fibre of his being, this they had in common.
Thomas was a brave, strong boy who Tobi knew she could count
on, but she couldn't bear to put that pressure upon him. She
had destroyed his love, her hope of family and friendship - a
normal life. And she could never forgive herself for that,
ever.

Tobi gasped as the pain in chest became too much and she fell
forward onto her hands that shook feebly beneath the sudden
shift of weight. Her eyes widened and a splatter of blood
slapped the floor beneath her head.



Casey Jewels

Thomas stiffened up at the kiss and his eyes widened in alarm.
But then he realized that this was her way of apologizing to
him, so he didn't push her away. Of course, he was still in
too much shock from it to even begin thinking of pushing her
away and, by the time that the thought had entered his tired
brain, she had already pulled away.

"Tobi," he cried out as she hit the ground. "Tobi!" He
instantly was right there beside her with an arm draped
loosely over her shoulder. "Please," he whispered and leaned
down, trying to catch her eye. "You can't... you can't die on
me too."

A tear or two hit the ground as a new fear flared up in
him--the fear of losing Tobi.



Plaguewalker

Dorjee bit his lip, trying to stop the strong of curses. He
somehow managed to get himself back to his feet, wincing as he
let the arm hang. He slowly moved towards Tobi and Thomas,
concerned over both their well being. He came to a stop next
to them, looking down with his tired green eyes. "Tobi..." He
murmured, praying to whatever gods were out there that she
would be alright.



manysidestome

"Rachel, what do you say we mourn tonight, the sacrafice of
those who tried to bring peace. Despite their war, all anybody
wanted was peace. I think we should hold off on leaving until
tommorrow," Raqueal said. "I hope you agree."



iamkatara

Rachel nodded. "Thtat's all right with me. I never really had
a close friend except you, but i will mourn the loss. Of
everyone." She smiled faintly at him. "Let's go in."



manysidestome

"Yes, I know that many of those who fought were those you have
known, maybe not well, but still," Raqueal said. He walked
back toward the building, and he bowed his head. He had
grieved for the dead fish not long ago, now he grieved for the
dead fools, and the dead innocents, the same feeling inside
him. It was none of his business what happened, but he could
have tried to put a stop to it.



Fire Lord

The lead Hater who had rebelled against Scarecrow slowly
looked around the broken stage. Any civilians still in the
room were being treated along with any wounded Unwanted or
Haters.

The Hater sighed, his eyes wandering about the stage to spot
the bodies of Alice, Peace, Marcus, and Feugar.

"Your orders, Maam?" asked the Hater, turning to look down at
Faith.

"Shall we gather them up?"



Georgie

Tobi's eyes spilled tears as blood dribbled from her mouth in
a broken pour. She felt for Thomas's hand shakily on her
shoulder, grabbed it and squeezed it tightly as she cried out
in pain, the poison within her was moving in for the kill upon
her nerves and the wound in her chest wept tears of red.

"Th-Thomas... S-sor..." She panted, a loud moan of pain
choking her apology off as she squeezed his hand tighter, the
agony unbearable. Her body shook, her eyes unfocused,
refocused. She looked up at Dorjee, smiled weakly and
collapsed into unconciousness.



Casey Jewels

Thomas stared down at her, then up at Dorjee, and then back
down at Tobi. He reached out with a trembling hand and placed
two fingers on her neck, feeling for a pulse.

"Still alive," he whispered. "She's still alive." Thanks
goodness for that. He looked back at Dorjee. "Watch over her,"
he murmured and climbed to his feet. "We can't afford to lose
anyone else."

He then started towards Alice's still frame, desperately
needing her guidance. Or Fuegar's. Or somebody's. But no. Now
he was the strong one. Now he was the one that the others
seemed to be turning to--or Tobi was, anyways. But he
certainly did feel qualified for something like that.

"It should have been me," he said as he came to a halt beside
Alice. "It should have been me."

Plaguewalker

Dorjee froze up when Tobi collasped, but sighed in relief when
Thomas said she was alive. He sat next to her, and gently
pulled her into his lap. She'd be safest there. He wouldn't
let anything happen to her. He stroked her cheek quietly, not
caring who could see or what they'd say. She was all the
mattered right now.



TokoToTheEnd

Faith listened to Tobi's and Thomas's conversation and she
fell to her knees again, sobbing. She hadn't heard the Hater.
She felt so guilty. It was her fault for Alice's and Peace's
death. They died protecting her. And no one saying anything
about it, made her guilt grow. She was responsible and she
wanted to be told so. Faith wanted to be yelled at for her
sister's and almost friend's death.

"I'm so sorry. It's my fault. I..."



Casey Jewels

Thomas dropped down beside Alice, too distracted by his grief
to hear Faith. He slid his arms underneath Alice's body and
tenderly held her close to him. "Oh, Alice," he whispered and
kissed her hair. "Alice... I'm sorry. Can you ever forgive
me?"

He stared at her, his eyes dull with grief. There was only her
and him. Nothing else existed. Nothing else mattered. "Forgive
me..." He leaned his head down and gave her a quick kiss on
the lips. And then he gave her another, this one more fierce
than the first. And then another. And another.

He wasn't sure why he was doing this. After all, she was in a
better place now. But he couldn't help it. Love's true kiss
always seemed to bring the other back in all of those fairy
tales. So why couldn't it work here? A lot of those fairy
tales were based on truth.

"Wake up..."


Plaguewalker

"Thomas, she won't wake up." Dorjee's voice was quiet, as he
glanced at the boy. "She's never going to wake up." The demon
didn't move, only his face having turned to look. His body
still cradled Tobi,his hand softly stroking her face. "She's
dead, and that isn't going to change."



manysidestome

"The grief in this room is immense," Raqueal noted quietly,
back in and looking around. "So many have died. My heart soars
among them, all of it collected is overwhelming. " He felt
tears slide down his face as the grief of everyone in the room
hit him, it was almost too much to bear. "There should be a
monument to those who died to bring peace to this place."



TokoToTheEnd

Faith went to Thomas and put her hand on his shoulder, in
concern. She was still crying, but se had to apologies to him.
She took away his love. Glancing at Fuegar's body, Faith felt
a cold shiver. She knew how he felt, but he wouldn't be able
to understand how she felt.

"I'm sorry, Thomas. This is all my fault."



Fire Lord

The Hater ackwardly stepped back, unsure what to do by Faith's
breakdown. He turned back towards his fellow Haters and the
Unwanted and nodded his head slighlty and quickly. The group
spread across the stage, retreiving the bodies of Peace and
Marcus, as well and lifting the fallen debris on Feugar and
retrieving it as well. Alice's body they left with Thomas.

The lead Hater stayed by Faith, overseeing the others and
still remaining like a shield near her.



Casey Jewels

Thomas paused, allowing time for the words to sink in. And
then he shook his head and slowly glanced back at Dorjee.
"No," he whispered, his voice hoarse. "She will. She hast
too!" He looked back down at Alice and then, with a wild sob,
buried his head in Alice's clothing.

He felt a hand on his shoulder, but didn't have the strength
to glanced up to see who it was. But then she spoke, and he
instantly knew who it was.

Faith... It was all of her fault, wasn't it? Alice had died
saving her. So if he... Thomas shook his head and turned away
from her, slightly surprised at the wave of hate that had
surged over him.



TokoToTheEnd

"You're not alone. I didn't want to be saved. I didn't even
know what had happened until it did. But it did. We lost
people we love. It was a civil war." Faith shallowed hard, and
went on. "We have to accept it. I didn't want Alice to die.
Nor my sister. My sister...." Faith began crying again. She
couldn't believe she was an only child. The others may have
lost friends and lovers, but Faith lost a part of herself. She
and Peace were rarely ever apart for long period of times.
Peace was her best friend and her confident. But now she was
dead. Faith removed her hand, biting her lip. "I'm sorry, but
if you will please say and with everyone's help we can make
the school what it should be. A place for everyone."



Fire Lord

The lead Hater bowed his head towards Faith and Thomas.

"Maam, myself and the Haters that follow me would like to
serve you now, if you'll permit it. We want to make this place
better for everyone, the right way."

The other Haters that stood behind him bowed their heads as
well.



Casey Jewels

Thomas shook his head once more. "No," he whispered as he
lifted his head a little, just enough to speak clearly. "I'm
not staying here. I can't stay here." He rocked back and
forth, running his fingers through Alice's hair. "I need... to
leave. To get out of here."

It was becoming clear to him now, what he had to do. He wanted
to be alone. He needed to be alone. The falls... Yes, the
falls. That's where he would go. That's where all of his
answers lay.

The young teen climbed to his unsteady feet, Alice still in
his arms. He would take her there with him. And then they
would leave together, hand-in-hand. And they would roam the
world together, just the two of them. But first, he had to get
there.



TokoToTheEnd

Faith smiled, glad at that. She knew that with help she could
do it.

"Thanks. And what about the remaining Unwanted?"

She quietly watched Thomas, feeling bad. Her guilt bubbled up,
but Faith ignored it. It would do no good now.



Fire Lord

The lead Hater raised his head enough to look at Faith in the
eyes.

"I think it's obvious, Maam. Now that Alice is gone, you are
now in charge of the Unwanted. I and the Haters will not
follow anyone else, and I'm sure the Unwanted feel the same
way. We will only follow you Miss Faith."




Casey Jewels

But she killed you, Thomas thought bitterly as he stared down
at Alice's broken and battered body. She's the reason that I'm
no longer whole.

He took another step forward, and another step away from
Faith. "I promise you, Alice," he whispered. "That I'll never
allow anyone to be hurt like you ha..." That's when he
recalled Jason's words, and his eyes went wide.

"Stop it!" he snarled at himself. "Just stop it!" Faith hadn't
meant for Alice to die. He was just as guilty of Alice's death
as she was. It was just...

He shook his head and snapped his wings open, intent on
leaving and never coming back.



TokoToTheEnd

Faith nodded and then turned to Thomas, smiling.

"You'll always have a place here, Thomas if you want to come
back before you get too old. I hope you find happiness. Good
bye."

Faith then went to talk to the Unwanted. She could feel Peace
and Alice watching her. Proud of her. She felt a wave of joy
and warmth.

Casey Jewels

"Goodbye," Thomas whispered. But the goodbye wasn't just for
Faith, it was for everyone. He didn't plan on ever coming back
here, for it held way too many memories of pain and suffering.

And then he was up in the air, flying towards the closest
window. He landed lightly on the windowsill and pushed the
window open with his foot. The wave of fresh air felt good
against his bare skin, and it also helped to clear his head a
little.

The Unwanted glanced back at Fuegar's still body. "Thanks
you..., friend. Thank you for eveything."




manysidestome

"You're welcome, Thomas," Fuegar's spirit answered, rising
from the body, watching the unwanted getting ready to leave.
He wasn't sure if he could be seen or heard, but that mattered
little to him. He had little time before he left this life.
"Goodbye Faith, take care of this school," Fuegar said, and
then was taken from the school, to another demon colony far
away, where his spirit would reincarnate to the next posseser
of the pure flame body. He would be born anew.



Fire Lord

The lead Hater walked up to Jason's body, looking down at him
with an expressionless face.

"I hope...Jason...that you've finally found your peace. I'm
sorry for what we had to do but...I think you understand. And
I hope that whatever demon Scarecrow was...is finally dead."

At the conclusion of these words something caught the the
leader's eye. He looked down at the severed remains of
Scarecrow's mask. He carefully picked the two pieces up and
rested them in his hands. Without Jason behind it, the
eyeholes of the mask were empty and the shape distorted.
However, the Hater could swear that he could see the contours
of an evil smile etched on the mask itself.

The Hater shook his head, and shoved the mask into his cloak.



iamkatara

Rachel walked around, looking from side to side at the bodies
strewn on the ground. Some she had met before, but others she
was staring at their face for the first time. Their eyes were
so still and lifeless. She shed a tear at teh thought that
they would never see the light of day again. She grew roses
from the ground and placed one on Fuegar, Peace, Marcus, and
finally Jason's body. She would never forget them.

She walked over to Raqueal. "Are you ready?"




Casey Jewels

Thomas nodded in response to the strange sense of gratitude he
felt--gratitude towards himself. But that feeling was quickly
chased out by his fears, his grief, and all of his other
emotions. Then he turned back towards the night sky, which was
just beginning to lighten.

He leaned forward, letting himself fall out of the window and
towards the ground. His wings snapped wide open and then he
was off, flying away from the known, and flying into the
unknown. It was time to take charge of his own life, even if
he was only thirteen. But first...

He stared down at Alice. "I'll make it better," he whispered
to her. "I'll fix everything. I'll bring you back. And then...
we'll live happily ever after."



manysidestome

Raqueal nodded and stepped out into the cold night air again,
looking toward the moon. "There are no certainties in life
beyond this, whether I find others like myself, or Rachel and
I are the only ones we know of. Either way, I feel that it
will be a good life, one with peace and prosperity. Tonight is
the end of one story, tommorrow is the start or a new, better
one. One that will hopefully show that my heart has not
hardened beyond repair."



iamkatara

Rachel stepped beside Raqueal and then rushed into the cold
night hovering on the field. She closed her eyes and breathed
in the air. It was a different feeling than she expected. Her
mind thought it would be tense, but as she exhaled, she felt a
sense of serenity and happiness. She thought about what would
happen to her. How her life would be after the school. Hiding
and being shy was all that she had ever known. This school
changed her, and for the better. She smiled. "Everything is
going to be different now. My view on life has changed. When I
came to this school, I was a shy young bookworm. By the time I
left... I don't know. I've grown stronger and smarter in ways
I don't understand. But that's how life is I guess. End one
adventure, start another."

She turned back to Raqeal. "Let's get outta here." With that,
she was gone.

---

Jenna stepped out of the school. and into the night. "Hello?
Helloooo?" She stomped her foot. "I miss everything. Dam*i*."



manysidestome

"I'm right behind you," Raqueal said, taking a last glance at
this school. It represented the whole human race within its
walls, and Raqueal was sad, yet glad, to be leaving it. He
dissappeared into the night, not knowing to what he would be
destined, but hoped it led to others of his kind. The humans
were nice, but they just differed so much from him that he
felt homesick for his own poeple.

OOC: Oh yeah, just to be clear, Fuegar's body is in his demon
form, not the human one.






Finally finished. I did the math out and it took me around 19 hours to reformat this RP (that might explain my lack of word count on Midnight).