The Elemental Warriors: Chapters 16-20

WARNING: If you haven't read the previous TEW chapters, please consult this page for the links to those pages. Otherwise, you will be extremely confused and overwhelmed by the number of Skaddison moments.

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=== Evil Murder Kitten Talk Ensues === “It was a bust,” Sky told us as she sat down at the lunch table.

“What do you mean, ‘a bust’?!” Ember asked. “Did you not kill the guy?!”

“Worse than that,” Sky admitted. She told us about Addison and the evil murder kitten.

“Wait, wait, wait,” Paul said. “Are you saying that Addison McCaffee can shapeshift?”

“She’s saying that Addison was there and then the kitten was,” I deadpanned. “No, she’s saying Addison can shapeshift, idiot.” Honestly, the rude comments were just to hold back my stomach turning from Paul talking-

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(Shut up, Sky, are all lesbians this excited about hetero relationships?) -and I was sort of distracted already by looking for Addison. It took a little while, since she wasn’t in her usual spot right next to Ava at their table. Instead, she was sitting in a corner of that table, not really engaging in conversation or even looking at people.

“There she is,” Ethan said, saying it before I could. “We should go over there to talk to her.”

“Yeah, I vote for Sky,” Ember said, grinning at her. She blushed furiously, even through her brown-tinted skin. “I dunno… she… uh…” Sky stammered.

This part is fun, isn’t it, Sky?



And see, this next part is even more fun!

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Anyway, arguing ensued, since Sky had the crushies, a lot of people barely knew Addison, and the rest hated her (*cough*EMBER*cough*). Eventually, we decided on Sage (who barely hates anyone) and Sky (who, despite the crushies, had rescued her).

Chaos ensued. Sky mumbled something, and Addison whipped around, glaring and yelling something about Sky doing nothing right. Sky mumbled something else, and Addison yelled, “Don’t you see?! He was supposed to help me, and you ruined it! I did exactly what my mom told me!!!”  A bright flash appeared, and suddenly a tiger was standing where Addison had just been, with the same bright green eyes as Addison. It growled, and everyone scrambled back. “Looks like Addy doesn’t just do the evil murder kitten,” I whispered.

“I don’t want to hurt you!” Sky cried at the tiger, who was now cornering her. “I just want you to be safe! You’re putting your own self in danger.”

Something must have happened in Addison, because she backed up and, after a long pause, there was a flash and she stood there in human form.

“Please,” Sky whispered. “Let me help you.”

Addison stood there, her eyes solemn. Then she backed up again, the tiger flashing back for a fraction of a second.

“You can’t undo what happened, or what I am. The only way for me to figure out how I can is for you to leave me alone.”

A tear glistened in Addison’s eye as she slowly walked away towards another day of loneliness.