User blog:Book Worm39/CBS Season One Posts

Hey ppl!

Just wanted to give you a look at my last season's CBS post. Well actually these are all the posts from season one, that are mine. I am sorry that the grammer is so horrible. Still, Enjoy!

{Cahill Boarding School}

First post

Name: Madeline Cahill Age: 16 Branch: Madrigal Weapon: Myself Years at Academy: 4 Grade: Sophomore Looks: Chestnut hair, blue eyes, light skin, athletic body

Story:

I lounged outside in my backyard hammock as the autumn breeze blew around me. It was your average New England September day. The whole town was in a hustle as parents went shopping, getting things for their child's upcoming school year and as children tried to fit in a little more fun before the 10th. But unlike all the other people in town I sat peacefully in my yard waiting for the mail to arrive. The thing is I don't go to the local high school. I happen to go to an elite school in Ireland especially for kids like me. Kids who belong to the family Cahill. A family so powerful and strong that most of history was shaped by them. Just recently the Cahill family had been in a heated race against each other to find an amazing treasure that would make the owner the most powerful and influential person in the world. But all of the sudden my branch's underdogs, Amy and Dan Cahill, won the race for the treasure, the race for the 39 clues. Now that the race is over the Cahill Academy is now open to all branches in hopes of uniting the branches and creating a better future. I had been going to the academy for a couple of years now and I was waiting for my renewal letter for the new school year. I couldn't wait to get back to Ireland and see my friends. I closed my eyes on that thought and turned on my iPod listening to the soft melody of Claire de Lune, slowly drifting off to sleep.

The sound of James Horner's Titanic blared in my ear as I shot up in a panic. Ripping the earphone out of my ears I found my little sister sitting on top of me with a smile the size of Texas plastered across her face. I looked at her, annoyance in my voice. "What was that for?" She looked at me simply and giggled. "I like Titanic." I groaned and pushed her off the hammock. She landed on her feet and stood back, brushing the dirt off her. "Fine. If you want to be miss grumpy I guess you won't want to see this letter addressed to you." She pulled out a manila envelope and waved it in front of me. I jumped up and gave her a warning. "Caroline Grace, if you don't hand over that right now...” She stuck her tongue out at me. "Or else what? You are already in trouble with Mom for sneaking out of the house to try to participate in the hunt. If you get her mad one more time, well Ireland’s history. And you'll be at the public school." I glared at her. The little creep was smarter that she looked. We stared at each other for a few minutes and then I sighed in exasperation. "What do you want?" She smiled. "Well first you have to send me a present every month, and don't be cheap. Then you have to Skype me all of the time. And lastly I get your room while you’re gone." I looked at her in amazement. Really she wanted all of that? But this was the Cahill Academy I was talking about. These were sacrifices I was going to have to make. "Fine. You have yourself a deal. Now give me the letter." I ripped the letter from her hand and ran up to my room. Leaving her in the yard doing her victory dance.

My family and I weaved in and out of people trying to make it to the terminal for Ireland on time. We were running extremely late for reasons only a Cahill would understand. And I was panicked. If I missed this fight I would not be able to make it to Ireland for two weeks. Long enough for my Mom to rethink this whole thing and send me to the free public school. With that thought, I sped up pushing people out of the way. Just as I thought there was no hope, my Dad yelled, "There it is!" I ran as fast as I could to the front desk. "Am I to late to board Miss?" The lady smiled. "Actually you are right on time we are boarding first class right now." I smiled in relief and turned to my family. This was always the hardest part about the school, saying bye for months. I went up to my Dad and gave him a hug and kiss. He smiled and ruffled my hair. "Good luck and have fun." Next I turned to my Mom who was sobbing. I laughed and gave her a hug, telling her I wasn't leaving forever. She nodded and kissed me atop my head. I finally turned to my sister Caroline who had the most interesting expression on her face. She looked annoyed at me, but then tears ran down her face and she jumped into my arms. She started begging for me not to go. I laughed. "I thought you couldn't wait for me to leave?" "I'm your little sister. I supposed to act that way." This time my whole family broke into laughter. I put Caroline down and gave everyone one last final hug before turning to the ticket counter. I gave the attendant my ticket and boarded the plane to Ireland.

Second post

The flight to Ireland was long, boring, and irritating. When first boarding the plane everything was going fine. I sat down in my seat and played around with my Ipad. But then the rest of the coach passengers came and all of the peace ended. I stared at the entryway seeing who I would be stuck sitting with for ten hours. I could already imagine all of the horrible people I could be stuck with. As people passed by no one seemed to take the seats next to me. Maybe I would get the row all to myself. But at that very moment a two teenage girls and a boy boarded the plane. I prayed that the boy would be the one next to me. He looked like he was quiet and that is exactly what I needed right now. Only three hours of sleep is not good for the human body. But life is cruel and the two preppy chicks sat next to me. Their endless, useless chatter already beginning to ring in my head. Did you know that Justin Beiber's favorite zoo animal is the hippo? Yep that what I learned this flight. Got to love useless knowledge. The plane took off and things began to settle down. For about ten seconds. As soon as the plane was smoothly flying in the air the stewardess announced that they would be playing the movie Twilight for the whole flight. Multiple fan girl squeals rang through the cabin. I groaned and sunk down into my seat. This flight was quickly becoming too long and my head was starting to hurt. I stood up and made my way to the nearest stewardess who kindly gave me an Advil and a can of Ginger ale. On my way back to the seat I saw the boy from earlier. He was intently staring at some papers in his hand when the toddler sitting next to them ripped them out of his hands and threw them into the aisle. I bent down to collect them and gathered them up. I smiled at the boy and handed him back his papers. But something caught my eye. On one of the papers the words Cahill Boarding School was printed across the top. So the kid was a Cahill. "You’re going to the CBS?" The boy looked up at me in shock. "what do you know about the school?" I giggled. First years always took things to seriously. "Don't worry I go to the school too. So what branch are you...” A stewardess came up from behind me and tapped my shoulder, telling me to return to my seat. I waved at the kid. "See ya when we land!"

Third post

I awoke to my alarm clock on my phone going off. Wearily I looked at the glowing screen. It was 2:30 am, only 30 more minutes till we landed in Ireland. I yawned, stretched my arms and stood up, heading to the restroom with my carry on. It was time to get ready. I took one last look at myself in the mirror before returning to my seat. My long chestnut hair was pulled into a ponytail with my side bangs parted neatly. My new school uniform was all clean and crisp. The outfit vaguely reminded me of a Hogwarts uniform except the colors used for my outfit were black, grey, and white. And where the house crest would be was a shiny gold pin in the shape of a M. A knock on the door broke me out of my perfection trance. I quickly slipped on my black ballet flats and left the restroom hearing the person sigh in relief as they entered. On my way back to the seat I saw the other Cahill kid still fast asleep. I giggled and walked over to the flight attendant. "Excuse me ma'am." I politely said. "See that boy over there." She looked to where I was pointing and a look of annoyance cross her face. "Yeah, I see him." I smiled nervously. Clearly I was missing something, but I pushed that away. "I was wondering if you could please wake him up soon. I happen to know he has somewhere to be and don't want him to be late." She gave me a look of sarcasm and then smiled. "Yes of course. I will defiantly wake him up." I thanked her and returned to my seat. I didn't exactly like the way she answered that question but I think the kid would be okay. The captain’s voice quietly came over the speakers. "Good Morning. This is your captain speaking. Just wanted to let you know that we are beginning our decent into Ireland. If you are not yet awake a stewardess will come and do so. Thank you for flying Irish Airways." I smiled and took at deep breath. I was finally back. The first thing I did when I got off the plane was let out of whoop of joy. I was finally free of the death plane and was home in sweet old Ireland. After buying a coffee and grabbing my luggage I made my way to the airport exit. I looked around trying to find the man with the sign. I was looking for the name Hicall. After going up and down the corridor multiple times I noticed a tall man in about his 30's holding up a sign with the name on it. I walked closer and found the boy from the plane and two other kids standing around him. I waved my hand and walked up to them. The man smiled. "Hello you must be Madeline Cahill. You’re the last kid I am picking up." He waved his hands in a circular motion. "All right troops! Let’s get going. The ferry will be leaving in less than an hour." Almost everyone let out a groan and a young girl next to me whispered to herself. "Do the Irish know about a thing called sleep?" That resulted in a few chuckles. We all made our way outside and jumped in a van reserved for us. I sat next to the kid on plane and let me tell you. He looked exhausted. I tapped his shoulder. "Hey are you okay kid?" He groaned. "No I am not okay. I was rudely waken up at 3 in the morning, sent into a loud airport when I should be sleeping, got rained on, and now have to travel even more." I smiled and grabbed my extra coffee I bought. "Don't worry things get better? Trust me I been through it now four times. Here have some coffee." He took it and thanked me. "No problem kid. By the way call me Maddie." He nodded and looked out the window. The port slowly edging closer and closer.

Forth post

"See ya at dinner Maddie!" said my friend Lilly as I walked out of advanced vehicles class. I gave her a wave and started towards the newbie dorms. It had been a week since I had arrived at the Cahill Academy and my every waking moment here has been great. The dorm rooms had been updated, my classes and instructors rocked, my friends were all accounted for, and I could drive. Life could be not be better than this. Plus out of sheer luck I ended up being accepted into the "Sibling" program. This is where I am assigned three new kids to look over and help out. And out of even more luck One of the kids I was assigned to was the kid from the airplane. His name turned out to be Tyler and he was a pretty cool kid. The two other kids I was assigned was Juliette and Will. Juliette was this sweet girl who clearly had a crush on Tyler and Will was Tyler's roommate. I looked around at the vast campus as I climbed the stairs for the first year Cahill dorms. The sky had cleared over the course of the day and everything was a beautiful shade of green. I would have probably captured this moment on tape if I could but I had other things to do. I rounded the corner to Will and Tyler's room and herd Tyler's muffled voice. I looked into the room and saw him on his phone. What the heck was he doing with a phone, it could get him expelled. Without being seen I sat and listened. I could make out a few words but none that made sense. I sat there, confused. What was going on? I would get to the bottom of this later. I stood up and went to enter the door when Tyler's voice yelled out, "WHAT?" I stopped dead in my tracks. "WELL. HURT HIM." he hung up his phone and I heard him sobbing. That's it something was wrong. I was about to barge into his room and demand to know everything when something inside me told me to stop. If I did that the kid would lose complete trust in me and I didn't want that to happen. This kid was like a brother to me. I took a deep breath, though over my new plan and entered the room. "Maddie" Tyler said his eyes red from tears. I smiled and sat on the end of his bed. "Hello I wanted to see how you were" I said. "It can be tough on the new kids". "I know" Tyler said. Just then Will and Juliette came in. "What’s the matter" Juliette said. "My...brother lied about something." Tyler said through sobs. I looked down to where Tyler's cell phone laid on the floor. Just then my Cahill mind stepped in. I had a plan. It was insane but I had to find out what happened to Tyler. I gently slid his phone under his bed and stood up. "Tyler it's okay. I'm sure you just misunderstood something." He wiped the tears from his face and nodded. "You probably right." I smiled. "Aren't I always?" Everyone in the room laughed and the tension dropped greatly. "Okay what do you all say to ice cream? It on me." Will shot right up. "Free ice cream?" I laughed and nodded. He fist pumped the air and grabbed two pals. As they left the room Juliette noticed I was now crouched on the floor. "Aren't you coming?" I looked up from my shoe and nodded. "Yeah, of course. I am the one paying. I just have to retie my shoe. You three start heading to the lounge. I'll meet you there." She nodded and headed down the hall. I looked out the window to make sure all three of them were out of the building and on their way. There they were. I quickly closed the blinds and picked up Tyler's phone. I opened the history page and was looking at his recent calls. The first one was the number Tyler had just answered. It was his Dad's number. I quickly wrote down this number just in case. The next 25 numbers were all the same. They were titled as Mitch. I too wrote down this number and then looked at the paper. This was for Tyler. No one was going to mess around with any of my buds. I quickly retuned the phone to normal and made sure no finger prints were there. Once everything was done, I ran to go get some ice cream.

Fifth Post

I sat on the bathroom floor staring and the two items in my hands. In my left hand was a paper with a phone number for a guy named Mitch and in my right hand was something outlawed at this school. My cell phone. I know it is not allowed but I am a Cahill for heaven’s sakes. I sometime have to break the rules, it's in my blood. I took a deep breath and turned on my phone. The screen illuminating a bright light. I sat there letting my eyes adjust. Why was I doing this? I had only been at school for a week and I was already breaking rules. Am I just setting myself up for disaster? I pushed the thought aside and dialed the numbers. I looked at the screen one more time before finally clicking call.

Sixth Post

I sat shaking as the phone rang in my ear. I was calling an unknown person by the name Martin. His number was listed over 100 times on Tyler's phone so I was hoping that he would help me get to the bottom of Tyler's strange behavior. The phone continued to ring until a smooth deep voice spoke. "You have reached Martin V. I am not able to answer the phone at the moment. Please leave a message after the tone." I exhaled in relief. I wouldn't have to talk one on one. A small beep emitted from the phone. Signaling for me to leave my message. "Hello. My name is Madeline Cahill. I am a friend of Tyler. Recently he was acting a bit strange and then early this afternoon he broke down saying that his brother had lied to him. I was wondering if you knew anything?" I took a breath. "I would like to personally talk to you, so as soon as you get this message could you please call. Try not to make it during class hours though. Seeing that you have called Tyler you probably know phones are off limits, so if you could not tell anyone about this call that would be great. I am really worried about Tyler so please call me back. Bye." I closed my phone and patted myself on the back. I just broke the first rule of the year. One of many to come. I placed my phone back in its hiding place and then went to bed. Minutes later I shot up in my bed with alarms ringing in my ear. I Quickly slipped my boots and jacket on, while yelling for everyone to evacuate. After making sure all Madrigal girls had left the dorms I ran and caught up with Luke, the madrigal boy’s dorm advisor. Unlike all of the lower class student, (middle schoolers) we ran down a hall leading to a dead end. Luke placed his hand on a picture frame and a key pad popped out. I quickly typed in a code and the wall slid open to reveal a secret door. Both entering, we ran down the long hall making our way to a room where a group of upper class kids (high schoolers) stood around waiting for the headmaster to return or for the new alarm to sound, which meant get ready to protect the school. Minutes passed and everyone stared to settle down. Everything was most likely alright. I sighed and sank into a chair. I wonder what was going on. Luke smiled and sat down next to me. "Maddie everything will be fine. Just relax." Luke McAllen was one of my best friends at the academy. We had know each other from the first time we stepped foot at the school. He was basically my twin. We had loads in common and we couldn't be separated. I looked up at him and smiled. "I know, just something doesn't feel right. My mom was nervous about sending me this year and dad has been super busy at work. I think they are hiding something from me." He opened his mouth to respond, but at that very moment headmistress remedy walked into the room with multiple other teachers. "Good evening everyone. I am sorry that you had to wake up at this hour but there are some things you must know. Tonight there was some sort of break in, which was result of the fires that some of you might have smelt. We believe this is the work of the Vespers." A few people and I gasped. So this is what was going on. That is the reason why mom and dad were acting the way they were. Headmistress continued. "And to make things worse I believe there might be vesper spies in the school. You have only one mission at the moment. Look out for this spy and turn him or her in. Is this understood?" Everyone nodded and she left the room. Me and Luke wearily made our way back to our rooms with this new worry on our shoulders. We said our goodnights and then passed out on our beds.

Seventh Post

I sat in my bed with a migraine the size of Everest. Over the past few days things had become extremely stressful for many of the senior class students. The school, unknown to many people was on red alert. Headmistress Remedy was sure that the CBS was being infiltrated by a vesper spy and that if we were not careful the campus would soon be under attack. So she had everyone preparing and training for an attack, weather they knew or not. To make things worse I was still worried about Tyler. He was pretty much his normal self, but on occasion he would act a little weird. The man by the name Martin V. never called me back with info on Tyler which I guess was result in a random Cahill teen calling him. Hey I can't blame him, I would be worried too. I picked up my Ipad and logged on to Face book to see if any of my friends were online. Scrolling down the list I looked at my CBS friends. There was Luke, Lilly, Juliette, Will, but someone was missing. I didn't have Tyler on my list. I quickly searched his name and one person came up. I added him to my friend list and I accessed his page. Something was wrong. The boy listed as Tyler J. was this slightly dweeb looking kid with huge glasses. I completely scanned his profile. This kid was without a doubt an ekat, but why did he not look like the Tyler I know? I quickly opened up a chat box with him.

Maddie: is this Tyler J? Cahill, ekat, and award winning person. Tyler: Why yes it is. May I ask how I know you? Maddie: We don't know each other but I need help. Cahill stuff. Tyler: that's my specialty. What do you need? Maddie: Tyler weren't you supposed to be at the CBS this year? Tyler: Why yes I was. But I was offered an amazing amount of money from someone by the name Mitch V. Maddie: did you take the money? Tyler: Of course! You would have to be stupid to refuse the offer. I have been traveling the world doing amazing research on historical landmarks. Maddie: that sounds really cool, and you answered my question. Thanks! Tyler: No problem.

I turned off the Ipad and sat there. Shock overcoming my body. If the real Tyler was touring the world, who was the boy that we had all befriended and trusted.

Post Eight

Once again I sat in the girl’s restroom with my forbidden phone. But this time I had a plan. The plan was amazing and crazy at the same time. I decided to keep my knowledge about the fake Tyler a secret for two reasons. One was I cared for the kid; he was my friend, even if I didn't know his true identity. And two I didn't want him losing trust in me and run away. My plan was to call this Mitch fellow and get to the bottom of this problem. I was going to do anything and everything. Taking out the piece of paper I dialed the number. A deep voice filled the speaker. "Hello this is Mitch...” I quickly interrupted wanting to get to the point. "Yes I happen to know who you are sir. And I happen to know that you can help me answer a few questions. My name is Madeline Cahill and I am a friend of Tyler. The one at this school, I happen to know that you paid the true Tyler J. not to come to school this year." I took a deep breath and was interrupted by the sound of laughter. "Why are you laughing?" Martin cleared his throat. "I am entertained by your strait forwardness. It is quite enjoyable. What can I help you with Miss Cahill?" "Answers, I need answers." Another giggle came from the other end. "I can give you answers, but how far will you go to get them?" I rubbed my forehead, I was expecting this. "I will travel anywhere, but I cannot steal or harm anyone." Silence filled the phone. "Please sir! This is really important; you must know things are most fragile in the Cahill community. I care about this kid! Please consider this!" Martin's voice filled the phone with a voice sly and serious. "Miss Cahill how fast can you make it to London?"

Post Nine

I walked briskly down the streets of London, looking over my shoulder every minute. It was a cold, dark, rainy day. Bad for the mission at hand, and to make thing worse people were scarce. My mind flashed back to four hours ago, when I was still at the School. I had quickly packed all the things I would need for the trip and was making my way to the hanger, where I would "borrow" some sort of vehicle to get me to the airport. Multiple emotions were flowing over me. Worry, anxiousness, and worst of all betrayal. Once again I asked myself why I was doing this. The voice inside my head answered that question. "because your a Cahill." I scowled at that thought as I found a midnight black motorcycle. I headed to the airport and found myself in England a few hours later. Where I was now on my way to Kensington gardens to meet someone who works for this mysterious Mitch V. As I reached the entrance to the Gardens I took a breath. Thing would change from this moment on, but for once I didn't hesitate. I confidently entered the park, ready to get to the bottom of this.

Post Ten

Despite the tense moment I couldn't worry. I was in one of my favorite places. I twirled my umbrella and skipped along the path. I was using the "no people" thing to my advantage. As I rounded the corner I saw the statue standing there in the damp mist. The young boy atop the rock, smiling playing the reed pipes, as fairies encircled him. I couldn't help smiling and laughing as I approached the statue of Peter Pan. Even in the darkest times there was time to have a little joy. "hello boy." I said out loud, in my best British accent. "Hello. What is your name?" I could imagine him saying, while bowing. I laughed at myself and curtsied. "Madeline Cahill, what's yours?" "Martin V." I shot up in panic and turned around. Across the path a young man stood. The boy was tall and had the look of an agent that worked for a celebrity. His skin was the color of creamy coffee and had tasseled midnight black hair. He wore a dark black coat with jeans and loafers. I stood there awestruck as he stared at me with his intense golden eyes. I shook my head, quickly bringing myself back down to earth. I went into Cahill mode. "I take Mitch sent you?" He gave a small smirk. "You guess correctly." I looked around making sure no one was with him. "I assure you Miss Cahill no one is with me, for the moment." I narrowed my eyes and nodded. "Okay. So what the plan, what do I have to do to get the info." He slowly made his way next to me and looked at the statue. I backed away keeping space between us. "Such a great story. J.M. Barrie was an amazing writer." I looked at him with a puzzling look, then moved to annoyed. "Yes I agree he was an amazing writer, but that's off topic. What is the deal?" He turned to me, leaning against the gate surrounding the statue. "That is for my father to tell you, and if you follow me I...” My laughter cut him off and he looked at me confused. "You seriously think I would go with you? Dude, I know nothing about you or your Dad except that you hold the key to something." He looked at me and sat down on the nearest bench patting the spot next to him. Warily I went over and sat next to him. He gave a small smile and folded his hands in his lap. "Okay Miss Cahill, what do you want to know about me?"

Post Eleven An hour passed as Martin pretty much told me everything about himself. He was eighteen, loved the arts, has gotten surgery 3 times, dropped out of high school to work for his dad, and has a little brother named Vick. He leaned back as he finished his story and took a deep breath. "There you go Miss Cahill you now know pretty much everything about me. Now would you like to go and get your answers?" I looked at him and sighed. "Yeah, let's get this over with." He smiled and stood up. "Wait." I quickly said, grabbing his hand. He turned around and looked at our hands and then me. "Listen Martin, I am trusting you. There are around 500 reasons why I shouldn't. Tell me that I can trust you." He looked at me slightly troubled, like I was a puzzle he couldn't find a piece to. Then he squeezed my hand and smiled weakly. "You can trust me."

Post Twelve

I adjusted my black trench coat as the wind blew hard against me. The weather had intensified as Martin and I made our way through the gardens. I looked to the now black sky and pulled out my umbrella, Martin quickly doing the same. He chuckled nervously. "I think we are going to get a little rain." I laughed. "Just a bit." We hurried along the path when a huge gust of wind sent a news paper flying on to Martin's face. With a yelp he dropped his umbrella and staggered. I dropped my umbrella and ripped the newspaper off his face. "Bloody, where'd that come from?" I looked at him and erupted into laughter. He rolled his eyes and smiled. "Yeah, make fun of the guy who was attacked by paper. But you know what? It is starting to rain." It suddenly dawned upon me that we both had lost our umbrellas in the chaos. I looked up again and rain started to pour down. I laughed, as I tried to keep the rain out of my eyes. "I hope we don't have to walk much farther!" Martin erupted into laughter as he grabbed my hand and raced down the pathway. We continued to run down the streets of London till we came to a small ally where a phone booth sat. Martin guided me forward until we both were safe in the booth, shielded from the rain. I looked at him and smiled at his wet self. "I must say that was the most fun I have had in a while." He wiped his face and smiled back. "I think I would have to agree." We stood there for a few seconds silence filling the booth. All of the sudden Martin started to lean forward and my breath stopped. What was he doing? His arm reached out and he moved toward me. And just when I though he was going to pull a move, I heard five small clicks from behind me and he backed away with a smirk. That little evil flirt. I cleared my mind. "So what was that?" He pointed to the keypad. "This is actually an elevator. I was entering the pass code." I raised my eyebrows in interest. "That’s cool." He shrugged. "My dad has these all over town." "Oh." I said quietly. A few seconds later and the inside of the phone booth started to lower itself, everything soon becoming dark. I stumbled and Martin caught me. "If your dad can afford these booths everywhere why did he not bother with lighting?" He laughed. "This is actually one of the older ones. All of our recent additions have lights." I nodded. "Hey Martin, I know your Dad is rich and all, but why does he have a building underground and pass code protected?" No answer came from him. I grabbed his arm. "Martin what's wrong?" I heard him take a sharp breath through the darkness. "I am sorry Maddie." Light filled the elevator and I was grabbed from the booth by two unknown men. "what the...” A piece of cloth was thrown over my mouth and nose and I was pushed to sit on the ground. I instantly stopped breathing, knowing that they were trying to knock me out. I relaxed my body and sat still. Back at the academy we were trained to hold out as long as we could. I looked up at the face of Martin. He looked guilty and slightly pained to see me like this. I continued like this for ten minutes. One of the guards sighed in annoyance. "When is she going to give up? She's been going at this for ten minutes." Martin spoke. "She has been trained by the best. She will probably hold out for much longer." The other guard huffed. "Well I think I have an idea." He kicked me to the floor and I let out a gasp of pain. The chemicals make their way through the body and the room started to fade. The last thing I saw before I blacked out was the face of Martin looking down at me with worry.

Post Thirteen

I woke up to find myself tied to a chair in a dark room. The only light was a small light bulb that hung from the ceiling above me. Yeah, this is the best way to wake up. The sound of footsteps suddenly was heard and a man emerged from the shadows. "Miss Cahill we meet at last." I quickly recognized the voice. "Mitch" The man smiled and started circling me. "Yes very good Miss Cahill. I knew you were one of the smart ones." he patted my head as if I was one of his loyal pets. I struggled against the ropes. He laughed. "I am sorry we had to bring you here in this fashion, my workers get carried away some times." I sighed. "Mitch, I came here for information. Who is that boy at my school who claims to be Tyler and what is this vesper threat?" He looked slyly at me. "you slipped in a new question. And Miss Cahill you don't get any info until you give me what I want." I looked quizzically at him. "what do you happen to want sir?" He stopped I front of me. "I wish to know all of the 39 clues." I looked at him in shock them broke into a small smile. "over my dead body." Mitch now too gave a small smile and crossed his arms. "okay Miss Cahill what about this. I answer one of your questions and then give you some time to think about my request?" I peered up at him and he answered. "Miss Cahill the Vesper threat is the highest it been since that fateful night in Ireland. Every day they are growing stronger and stronger. And they are one step closer to accomplishing their goal, thanks to one of our dear members." My heart stopped as the word "our" replayed over and over again. I kept my face calm but looked at Mitch with worried eyes. "you mean?" "Yes Miss Cahill, Welcome to the Vesper stronghold.

Post Fourteen

I stared intently at Mitch. I couldn't show fear. "Well sir. I must say you answering my question helped my solve mine." He looked at me with eagerness. Hoping he had scared me into spilling everything. He was sure wrong. "You will never get the clues. From me or any other Cahill." He looked down disappointed in me and clicked a button on his pager. "I am sorry to hear that Miss Cahill. Maybe you will have time to reconsider in one of our wonderful cells." two guards on Que. entered the room. They had untied me and placed me in a cell. I went over to the cot and placed my head in my hands. I don't believe this just happened. Vespers. The Vespers had infiltrated the school with a spy and they were planning an attack. I had to get in contact with someone from the school. I laid on the cot with a huge migraine when the cell door opened. I quickly stood up. "Hello Madeline." Martin walked into the room carrying a bag which I suppose had food in it. He stood there uncomfortably waiting for me to finally say something. I looked at his belt and his cell phone was easily accessible. My Cahill mind stepped in. I walked toward him till I was directly in front of him. I looked into his eyes. I started to fake tears and I looked down. "I can't believe you did this to me." He became all flustered and tried to explain himself. He was falling right into my trap, just like I did. "How am I ever getting out of here?" He pulled me into a hug and whispered in my ear. "I talk to my dad. I bet we can make some sort of deal." while he comforted me and slowly picked his phone from his pocket. I waited and he didn't notice. Silently I slipped it into my pocket and relaxed. "Madeline why don't you just join us and give us the clues. You will be free for sure, and we could actually hang out some time." I looked up at him with sarcasm. He seriously thought I would do that and go on a date with him. Yeah he was sweet and cute, but his price was way too high. I pushed away from him. "I am sorry Mitch I can't do that." He gave me a hurt look and headed toward the door. Before he exited the room he spoke one more time. "I will still take to my dad about your freedom." and he closed the door.

Post Fifteen

The first thing I did after Martin left the room was slam my head on the wall. Why did the flipping Vesper have to like me? And an even better question, why did I like him back? Everything I was taught at the academy over the past seven years couldn't prepare me for this type of drama. And if I did learn something about this, the rule at the top of the list would clearly be don't have any feelings of affection towards a vesper. If Headmistress Remedy ever knew about this I think I would be killed in less than 10 seconds. I growled in agitation as I took Martin's phone out of my pocket and started to dial Tyler's cell. I quietly prayed he would answer it. No luck. I punched the bed and held the phone up to my ear so I could leave a message.

"Tyler this is Maddie. I need your help. For reasons I cannot say, I went to London to meet with a man by the name Mitch V. He turned out to be a Vesper. Yes, a vesper. I am now being held in their stronghold and I need help escaping. There may be a chance that I will get out but that all depends on a guy named Martin. Please Tyler, I need help. You might be able to track this phone to my location. I have to go now. Hurry."

I closed the phone and prayed that someone would find the message.

Post Sixteen

My heart pounded, as I waited for someone to open the door. Even though I knew Martin would try to get me out, it would not work. I was easily a tool for Mitch and many things he could want. Plus this place was probably hot-wired with cameras. So in my free time I devised a plan. First person who walked in my cell would be out cold in ten seconds and I would make my escape. The plan was far from perfect, but I had to try. Someone had to warn the Cahill academy before it was too late. I walked over to the door way and wedged myself between the two surrounding walls, my feet each on one side. Slowly I climbed, until I was above the door. The door creaked open and a guard walked into the room. With one swift movement I dropped to the floor and pinned him to the ground. Then with the touch of a finger I knocked him out. You have to love pressure points. I grabbed his gun, tazer, and radio, as I made my escape. I knew I was going the right way when the halls no longer looked like a prison, but a palace wall. Pieces of art hung all around, which made the Janus headquarters look like a preschool art wall. If I wasn't in danger I would have admired the art all day. I continued down the halls when the blaring alarms sounded. I picked up my speed trying to find a window. No luck, and to make things worse I heard footsteps. I skidded around the corner and flung myself into a room. Where I turned around to find myself face to face with a young girl. And by the smile she had on her face, I could tell she wasn't friendly.

Post Seventeen.

"Well, well, well, I finally get to meet the Madrigal who is making everything complicated." said the small girl. I sighed in agitation. "Yep, but I prefer the name Madeline. And let me guess you are related to Mitch." She smiled. “The names Enola, I take after my father, don't I?" I looked at the window behind her and saw my chance. I had to distract her enough to get to the window. "So what about this. because you seem like such a nice person, could you let me go?" She gave a laugh that was the girl version of her fathers. "You really think I would let you go?" I shrugged. "maybe, maybe not." She gave me an analyzing look. Like she was trying to find my weakness. She was going to have a slight problem with that. She brushed her hair behind her ear and with her other hand took out a dart gun and pointed it at my face. "Well bad luck for you Miss Cahill that's not happening. I have been trying to get my father’s attention for quite some time and I think getting our runaway back into custody will get me just that." Suddenly the door swung open and Martin came running into the room. "Enola stop! Don't you dare shoot." He too pulled out a dart gun and pointed it at her face. I took this time to pull put my dart gun too. Enola glared at Martin with disgust. "You fool. Why do you even waste your emotions on her. She is a Cahill, she can never truly love you. Her family will turn on her as fast as we would." My heart fell as she spoke and I turned to Martin. I had taken a liking to this guy and knew there was something between us, but until this Vesper, Cahill dilemma was solved, it could never be. I turned to Enola. "Why are you trying so hard to impress your father? And why do you trust him? Isabelle Kabra was all ready to kill her kids to be able to drink the serum. Why do you think he wouldn't do the same." Both of the Vesper kids stood staring at me. Like I had opened a new level of thought for them. But Enola quickly shook her head and returned to her position, the gun aiming strait toward my head. "Maddie!" a new voice sounded through the room. I turned to the door to find Tyler, with his own dart gun pointing at both of the Vesper kids. "Vick?" Martin said with a confused look. "What are you doing here?" I was now officially confused, why did Martin call Tyler, Vick. I once again looked to Enola who know had a huge smirk on her face. "Why hello brother." Slowly my heart dropped and I looked to Tyler aka Vick. "Tyler, your the Vesper Spy?"

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Eighteen

I stood on the roof of the Cahill Academy looking at the bright sunset, as the wind blew around me. I wish I could say all was quiet, but every few minutes you could hear some vesper guard yelling at a Cahill. I sat down and closed my eyes, remembering the past 48 hours.

The minute I heard Tyler aka Vick was the vesper spy, I was sure I was going to die, but that's what made the next few minutes so confusing. Enola of all people decided to let me and Vick go. I remember standing there in shock and hope. The three heirs to the vesper throne were letting me escape, maybe they weren't that bad, and maybe in the future there would be peace. I looked at them in amazement and Martin responded. "Vick, get you and Maddie out of here. We'll cover up for you." I nodded silently as Vick started to pull me out of the room. But just before we exited I ran back to Martin and gave him a small quick kiss. Leaving him standing in a blushing shock. Remarkably we made it to the vesper hangers and Vick showed me the fastest plane they had. It reminded me slightly of the Kabra's jet but it was much more amazing. I gladly took the controls and took to the air with Vick. I sat in the pilot’s seat and Vick took the co-pilot. It was silent for a while and Vick spoke up. "Maddie are you mad at me?" I looked at the horizon and took a deep breath. "Vick I would be lying if I said that I was completely okay with you betraying and lying to me." He looked down expecting a blow. "But Vick, that doesn't change our friendship. I know that the boy at the Cahill Academy a week ago was the true you. You were enjoying yourself, you made friends, and you lived. It is up to you though to decided your path. What are you going to do once we get back." Vick looked up in surprise as I spoke, I guess no one ever treated him this way. He gave me a week smile and too looked out the window. "I don't know what I am going to do Maddie. I guess only time will tell.   Our flight was almost over and I could see the Academy. I sighed in relief and started to prepare to land. All was good till I saw the radar. Two jets were flying towards us at an alarming rate and they had weapons. I was ready to get into a dog fight when I realized it probably wouldn't be a good idea. I lowered the plane down till we were only a few feet above the water and then flipped on auto pilot. Quickly I grabbed Vick's arm and pulled him to the door. I handed him a life jacket and the minute we put them on I pulled him out the door of the plane. Vick screamed as we fell the short distance to the sea.   I quickly pulled Vick to the surface and he looked at me with fear. "What was that?!" I pointed towards the two planes. "Vespers." I turned just in time to see out plane hit the water. "well there goes about a quarter of a million dollars. We treaded water for about 30 minutes when we saw a boat coming towards us. We waved our arms, to ensure that the boat saw us. But as it drew closer I stared to see who was driving the sports boat. I dropped my arms and Vick did to. The boat pulled up beside us and I cursed. "Mitch, Enola." The Vesper leader smiled and put out his hand for me to grab. "Hello Madeline, Son, nice to see you two again. Would you like to get out of the water?" I glared at him and turned to Vick. "Vick it's time, what are you going to do?" Vick looked at his dad and me. "I'm sorry Maddie, family comes first." He grabbed his father's hand as he pulled him back into the boat. I turned around to swim away when something pulled me out of the water. Mitch had pulled me out of the water and on to the deck of the boat. Quickly two guards handcuffed me and I sat looking up at the three Vespers. Mitch looked at me once again like I was his favorite pet, Enola looked at me with a stone cold sneer, and Vick looked at me with guilt. I shivered but never looked down from their gazes. Martin motioned to one of the guards. "Get Miss Cahill a towel, we don't want her catching a cold." Then he looked to me. "Miss Cahill, get ready to see the first step of the Vesper revolution."

Things went from bad to worse as time passed on. The academy was taken over and everyone hated Vick. Even his closest friend. But I could bring myself to hate him. Yeah I was angry with him beyond explanation, but something was telling me don't let go. I had been in fifteen fights, gotten detentions 20 times, had been excepted into a club, and have had to knock Vick out twice. Everything was a living nightmare.

I opened my eyes and saw that the sun had gone down. I looked at my uniform. I wore my Cahill uniform, not the Vespers. Things were going to be hard but I wasn't going to give up. For if we all gave up, we would never be here.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Nineteen

I carefully stepped into the hallway, hiding myself in the crowds of students. Yesterday I had learned that I was put on to the "specials" list, which basically meant that I was being watched and would constantly be persuaded to join the Vespers because of my personality and knowledge. Yeah right. I looked down at my uniform. Once again I decided to break the rules by wearing my original uniform. Multiple people had told me I was crazy and I shouldn't be rash. But things were falling apart. Everyone was getting into more and more fights, people were turning on each other. Something as a madrigal, I did not like. Silently I made my way to the boy Vesper dorms. It had been a week since I had talked to Vick. Me and Will had tried to get in contact with him a few days ago but that just ended with us in detention. Dinner had just finished so everyone would be in their dorms, even Vick. Only problem, I had to get past a building of boy Vesper teens.

I took a deep breath and help my head high as I entered the boy Vesper dorms. To my annoyance the building was flooded with teens, who all seemed to take a sudden interest I me as I walked down the hall. Whispers filled the hall with an occasional flirtatious whistle. A few minutes later I came to Vick's part of the building. This part of the building was less crowded and had less rooms. My guess would be that this is where the upper-class Vespers stayed. Just before I made it to Vick's door a familiar voice rang out. "Maddie! What are you doing here?" I turned around to find the familiar face of my old friend Luke. "Luke? What are you doing here. Shouldn't you be in the madrigal dorms." Luke gave a small grin and shrugged. "Well when the Vespers took over the school, Mitch brought his second in command to help get settled down here. Turns out that man was my father. So I reunited with my dad and joined the family branch." I stood awestruck. My best friend since kindergarten decided to join the enemy. And he was completely cool about it. Words couldn't explain how I felt so I simply turned around and started to leave. But Luke's hand grabbed my arm and turned me around to face him. "Maddie I hope there is no hard feelings. I just had to join my dad and plus the Vespers are on the rise. It is best to choose the side that is sure to win. Now what about you and me go out for desert and maybe a movie?" I looked up at Luke in shock. "Are you asking me out?" He smirked. "that is the concept of the thing." and without a second thought I slapped him across the face. Sending him back, falling against Vick's door. Which Vick opened and looked back and forth at us in confusion. "maybe next time Luke. And Vick, we need to talk, soon." I turned around and walked away. But as I left the hall Luke yelled out, "Maddie you will eventually fall for me!"

I furiously walked back into the girl Cahill dorms and made my way to Juliette room where all the girls were hanging out. I opened the door and slammed it shut behind me, leaving all the girls staring at me in shock. Juliette spoke, "Maddie? What's the matter?" I proceeded to tell them how I went to go talk to Vick, but was interrupted by my jerk of an ex friend. I laid on the bed slamming my face into a pillow. Everything was silent until a girl spoke up. "You know what, you should go out with him." I shot up and looked at her with a look of shock. "What?" Juliette shot up and looked as if everything just came to here. "Maddie you should go out with him. You said he is right under Vick's rank. If you date him you can be like our spy to the inside. You'll be around the Vespers a lot and you could tell them their plans. Plus your the only one who doesn't mind hanging out with Vespers that much." I sat up and looked out the window to see the Vesper flag flying in place of the Cahill flag. I sighed. "Guys, it is a good plan but one I have never gone on a date and two I really don't know if I can emotionally handle this. Juliette put her arm around me, "Maddie we all know that you can handle this and I think we'll be able to help you with the dating problem." I looked at all of the girls, they were right and I hated that. "Fine, I'll do it. "

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Twenty

I sat on the roof of the academy looking at the horizon. It was a pretty cloudy day in Ireland. Fog laid gently all over the grounds. I let the cool air blow in my face. For the past 24 hours I had been planning. It was official that things were falling apart and someone had to take a stand. Juliette had started to date some dude just to get over Vick. Will was on his last straw with Vick. Fights were breaking out all over campus. And Vick was losing it. He ended up fighting Juliette and getting her sent to the hospital. I rubbed my eyes in agitation. And I might get stuck dating some Vesper jerk just to get info. Mitch Vespers plan was working brilliantly. Everywhere Cahill's were turning against each other, just like they had so many years ago. If things kept going the way they were, everything the original Madeline Cahill worked for would be lost. I slammed my hand against the wall. My eyes started to sting but I refused to cry. Crying show weakness. But then again it showed compassion. I stood up and walked toward the door. It was time.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Twenty One

I first had to settle things with Vick. The boy has good in him, I know that. I just had to get him out of Mitch's control. "Maddie!" I groaned and turned around to see Luke running at me. "What do you want Luke?" He smiled and put his hand in his hair. "Well the Vespers are having a gala in two days and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?" I was about to smack him again, when something came to mind. I sighed and did the unthinkable. "Okay Luke. I'll see you tomorrow night." His face lit up like a Christmas tree and gave me the cockiest smile. "Okay. I'll pick you up at 7:00." Luke walked away with pride in his every stride and I smiled. The dude was going to help me take down the Vespers. I gently knocked on Vick's door hoping he would answer. The door opened and he stood there in the doorway. He looked at me will shock. "Maddie? What are you doing here? Aren't you in enough trouble as it is?" I sighed. "Vick you should know by now that I don't give a care about the rules and I need to talk to you. Is your room bugged." He crossed his arms and nodded. "Yeah my room is bugged. Just because I am the son of the vesper leader, doesn't mean my Dad is not watching me." I grabbed his arm and pulled him to the nearest exit. "Maddie where are we going?" I continued walking. "I'll tell you when we get there." When we finally made it to the roof Vick looked impressed. "No one knew this place was up here. You really know how to hide yourself Miss Cahill. For weeks my dad has wondered where you run off to." I looked at him seriously. "And I expect you to keep it this way Vick. I am trusting you to not tell anyone about this place, understood?" He looked back at me with the same expression. "I promise." I gave him a small smile at sat down, patting the spot next to me. He sat down. "Vick what I am about to tell you is top secret. No one, I repeat no one is allowed to here this. As you know the Gala is coming up in two days." he nodded in agreement. "As you may know, no one has been able to contact anyone outside this island. No other Cahill knows what is going on here. That is one of our biggest problems. What I plan to do is infiltrate the Gala and get access to your dad's phone. Then call the Madrigal Stronghold, so they can get all the Cahill's they can get to the academy. I am planning on getting a group together to also infiltrate the gala. Because it is a masquerade it will be easier to stay undercover. They will be there to make sure I safely get to the office and to help prepare the place for a Cahill overtake." Vick nodded. "Your plan seems pretty good. But one problem. Martin, Enola, and I will be there. As you can tell we will be on your side, but the Cahill's won't be able to tell us apart with the masks on and the chaos." I nodded. "I have that planed out. You and your siblings will be partnered with a Cahill during the gala, they will be your "dates". Once I get the phone call to the Madrigals, we will get all of you to a jet. I found a safe place where you can all stay while the battle takes place." Vick gave a small smile. "Maddie I think you plan will work. Any way who will be the Vesper kids dates?" I gave a small guilty smile. "Well once I ditch Luke I will be with your brother. And Enola and you will be partnered with Will and Juliette." Vick mouth dropped. "What!? You expect me to go with the girl who hates my guts. And Will to be partnered with my sister?" I gave him a serious look. "Listen up, I would trust Will and Juliette with my life. And because they are my friends I expect them to do the same for you. Also even though you think y'all are no longer friends, there is without a doubt friendship still between you all. For example when you guys hesitate before you fight. You are still concerned about each other, so whether you like it or not this is how it is going to go down. And if you tell your father, I will have to kill you." Vick gave a small smile and nodded. "Fine I'll do it." I stood up and started towards the exit going to tell my other friends the plan. But I turned back towards Vick. "Also this Gala may give you and Jules a chance to reconnect. Masquerade balls are very romantic." I laughed and walked away.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Twenty- Two

After killing 39 bugs in my room I collected Will and the Cahill Girls group. "Hey Maddie, what's up." I motion for them to be silent and then brought them all into the bathroom. I picked up my notebook and pencil and wrote down what was going on. "Hey guys! Listen up no one say a thing. I think I killed all the bugs I could get but, you never know. I have a plan on how to overthrow the Vespers. When I am done telling you my plan I will give you guys paper to write your questions on. But first all of you must promise to not talk about this anywhere. After you leave this room it is as if you never came her. If you understand nod." Everyone nodded and I proceeded to tell them the plan. When I finished everyone seem to agree. Except Juliette and Will. They had looks and anger and reluctance, but I expected that. I picked up my pencil and paper. Again and started to write. "Will, Juliette guys I know that you would rather eat possum than go through with this but please. I trust you guys with my life, which is why I know you will be able to get them out safely. Please." They both looked at each other and then turned to me. They nodded and I sighed in relief. I now spoke. "okay guys I'll see you in two days, remember tell no one."

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post twenty three

I looked at myself in the mirror once more before I went to go gather the girls. The gown I wore was amazing. A Janus girl at the academy had custom made it for me only yesterday, but it looked like she had put her heart and soul into the gown. It was pure white with clear crystals sewn all over it, cascading down like a waterfall. It was strapless, formfitting, and had a cut going up to my lower right thigh. It simply brought out all of my best features. Along with the gown I wore a pair of black silk heels and Diamond stud earrings that had both belonged to my mother. My hair was up in a messy bun and had a black Lilly placed next to the bun. Of course I had various weapons hidden among the gentle fabric, but no one would notice. I grabbed my black sparkly mask and headed for the door. All of the Cahill's involved with the mission met in the main hall in the Cahill dorms. Everyone was adorned with gowns, suits, and masks. It reminded me of that summer we went to carnival in Venice. Except we were dealing with a mission that put everyone in this crowds life at stake. I walked over to the crowd and raised my voice. "Everyone we will be leaving shortly. We are waiting for our non-Cahill guests to arrive. Please make sure everyone has what they need for this evening." People nodded. "Lastly whatever happens tonight, I want to let all of you know that you are the bravest bunch of Cahill's that I have ever known. And what happens tonight will be known in Cahill History forever. Whether it turns out good or not I don't know. But I do know that when you are in a battle the best chances of your survival is in friendship. And we sure have a lot of that. Now let's go bring down these Vespers.  The group of Cahill's made their way to the ballroom when the met up with the rest of the dates. Juliette's boyfriend took her by the arm and let her towards the entrance. She turned around to look at me. I gave her the signal to bring the kids into the Gala. I had to talk with Vick first. I walked up to him to find a look of jealousy on his face. "Don't worry things always turn out in the end." He looked at me worry now entering his facial features. "What happens when we don't like how things turn out." I looked at the clear sky, the stars shining brightly. "It is not really up to us. But nowhere does it say that we can't interfere." I smiled at Vick and patted his back. "Come on, I got to meet jerk-face Luke, So I can get his pass."

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Twenty four

The Vespers might have been a group of crazies but boy did they know how to throw a gala. When I entered the grand ballroom it looked as if I had stepped into a dream, a beautiful, wonderful, dream. Everything was covered with Golden, Black, and white Decorations. Crystals hung all around and they were sparkling by the candlelight. Everywhere people were dancing with masks covering their face. Making them all seem like a sea of unknown faces. I walked over to outer edge of the crowd and turned on my ear piece. "Can everyone here me?" I said in a whisper that only my team could her. I got all the replies from the team. "okay everyone just hang out for an hour. We don't want to draw major attention to us. Plus I still have to get the key for the vesper only area. Maddie out." I relaxed and looked around the room. Vick said Martin would be here, and I hoped I could meet up with him. We hadn't talked since my escape from London and I wanted to properly thank him, and of course talk. I scanned the room again. I saw Mitch proudly gloating to a group of vespers. Gosh if I wasn't on a major mission I would go over there and slap him. A hand tapped on my shoulder. "Hello Maddie. I am glad you didn't stand me up." I turned around to find Luke in a tux and a red crow mask. "Yea, right." He smiled and took my hand. "Care for a dance." I sighed as he led me to the dance floor. He took me by the waist and started to waltz. I know how to waltz and probably would had enjoyed it, except for the fact that I was in the arms of Luke and people kept looking at us. I was supposed to keep away from attention. I worked up a plan. "Luke, can we go to the balcony. It's crowded in here and hot. I really need some air." Luke smiled. "Of course." We made our way to the empty balcony down the hall. I sat down on the bench and took a deep breath of the cool night air, preparing myself for what was about to happen. I took off my mask and looked at the sky. "Wow, it's really beautiful out here." Luke sat down next to me and leaned in. "It's okay, but the real beauty is right next to me." Mentally I moaned in agitation, but I put on my best act and smiled back at him, leaning my head on his shoulder. He put him arm around me and we sat there for a few minutes, until Luke turned towards and I did the same. He looked me in the eyes and started to lean in. I sat their frozen. I didn't want to do this, but I needed the pass. I started to lean in to when a voice spoke out. "Maddie? What are you doing?" Both Luke and I looked at the door to find Martin staring at us. Quickly I grabbed a sleeping dart from my hidden supply and pushed it into Luke's leg. He looked at me and then his leg before falling to the ground. "Hey Martin, what's up?" I said as I grabbed the pass from Luke's pocket. He looked at me in shock, but then relaxed. "Oh you really weren't going to kiss him, you just wanted his pass." I giggled and walked up to him. "I was actually going to kiss him. Simply to distract him while I poked him with the dart. But because of your amazing timing, I was saved from that terrible fate." He smiled down at me. "Well I am glad to see my Dad didn't kill you and I saved you from that terrible fate." I looked up at him a frown now on my face. "Well what I am doing might cause your Dad to do just that." Quickly I whispered the plan into his ear. He nodded and took me in one last hug. "Okay you go save the day and I'll hide Luke over here." I hugged him back and then headed towards the door. "Thanks Martin, I'll see you soon.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post twenty five Everything was silent as the group of Cahill's made their way down the endless corridors of the main building. Sweat beads collected at my forehead as the stress started to overtake me. Things were becoming more and more stressful by the minute and that was bad. In my determination to get this mission done, I almost had knocked Claire out and almost set off two motion detectors. But I couldn't get cocky or worried. If we failed people would die. Vick motioned everyone into a room that had a staircase running deep into the catacombs of the school. As Jules guided people down the stairs, I stepped to the side and took a deep breath. I was trying to get into my Cahill state. Closing my eyes, I thought of all I the things and people I have fought and am fighting for. Like magic adrenaline started to pulse though my body and I ran down the stairs with a new found energy. Vick led us though multiple halls till we came to Mitch's Office. My heart pounded as everyone started to work. Quickly I called Will on my ear piece, and got him to unlock the phone line so we could make calls. The phone rang and rang until a voice suddenly sounded. I explained the situation to the Cahill officials who in return started to send troops that would arrive here at any minute. I hung up the phone and smiled at the group. Everyone let out a cheer of victory and celebrated. I motioned for everyone to go when the lights suddenly turned on. We all turned to find Mitch standing in the door way with an army of Vespers behind him. Vesper goons flooded into the room taking hold of everyone. “Well, well, well.” He says grinning. “Look what we have here. A couple of traitors, I see.” He glares at Vick. “And a few rebels.” The rest of us pull up our weapons, but he starts talking again. “I wouldn’t try that if I were you.” Juliette doesn’t listen and yells “Drop cicada killers on him!” but nothing happens. We wait, and wait, and wait. The evil smile on his lips widens. “We are too far down under ground for that to work Juliette. Even Ekats can’t send transmissions from satellites through this room.”  Suddenly the phone line on the computer rings again. Vick the II walks leisurely toward it and presses a button. The rough voice is back and says “We’re sending Madrigals to check out the situation. They should already be there.” Vick the II stares at the screen for a second trying to compose himself. “How did… but we made sure… I personally installed the software…” he cuts off. While the vespers were distracted I kicked them away from me and told Jules to work her Magic. She flicked her wrist and screamed something. Suddenly all the Vespers in the room were frozen like ice. Everyone let out a whoop and we started to make our way out of here. "Wait! Where is Vick?" Jules let out a yelp as she saw a frozen Vick standing behind her. "Everyone upstairs! Be prepared to help any Cahill's who are taking out the Vespers." I walked over to Vick and picked him up. No way were we leaving this dude behind. I ran up the stairs, ready for freedom.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post Twenty Six

When we entered the ballroom, everything was absolute chaos. Cahill officials were flooding into the room trying to stop any Vespers from escaping. And some Vespers were fighting back, while others fled. "Maddie what are you doing?" Vick spoke from my back. I place him down and told him to stay with Jules. Everyone broke apart going here and there trying to stop Vespers. Out of the corner of my eye I saw an all too familiar teen making a run for it. Luke. I bolted down the hall till I saw him heading towards a helicopter in the lawn. And in the helicopter was Mitch. I flung myself out the window and ran towards the copter. It was now taking off and Luke was hanging on by a ladder that was rising. I grabbed onto the bottom and started to pull myself up. Luke who was at the top of the copter sled down and shoved something in my pocket. "See ya soon sweetie." He kissed my forehead and I felt the wind rushing around me. The copter was rising, no I was falling. With a crunch I fell to the ground. Pain Shooting through my body. I tried to keep conscious, but it was too much. Everything faded to black.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt">Post twenty seven

I opened my eyes to find white walls and stuffed animals surrounding me. I moaned, and tried to sit up only to be stopped by a hand pushing me back down. "No you don't." I looked to find Martin by my bed with a small smile across his face. "You always seem to find trouble don't you? " I smiled and pulled him down till his lips made contact with mine. My heart started to beat uncontrollably and made the monitor beep loudly. I was brought back down to earth by the chuckling of people in the doorway. A group of my favorite Cahill's stood at the door. Vick, Jules, Will, and all the other awesome people of the club. I blushed but quickly settled down. "So did we win?" More smiles widened as Will's fist shot in the air with a "Heck YES!" I laughed and fell back onto my pillow. For the next hour everyone hung out in my hospital room and chilled. Along with food and endless Disney movies, there were stories that told of how we kicked the Vespers right out of the school and were victorious. I was happy but I couldn't stop thinking about the Helicopter. But I pushed it aside. That would be something for when I went home. For now we celebrate. Not just the Victory about how we won, but how we managed to stay together, created bonds, and watched out for each other. Also for how everything worked out. I looked over to Vick and Jules who sat together, smiles across their face. Yes, for the moment everything was perfect.

Book_Worm39 17:34, April 20, 2011 (UTC)