The van screeched loudly making my ears pop. I knew Blake was on my side but I didn't trust him at the wheel. But he had taken the wheel as if he knew what he was doing. Apart from nearly hitting the on coming car on the road he was doing a good job. I couldn't complain, he is doing a better job then I could ever do. The tiers went again but this time something rammed the back of the van. I look at the mirror showing the rear of the car, my mouth fell open.
"It's them isn't it?" Blake said to me. I didn't take a glance at him only at the person who sat at the wheel of the car ramming the back of us, Zidane. Every ounce of me hated him now, but another part still cared for him even after all I had found out. He must have had some feelings there; I mean he had been my best friend once right? He said he had never been my friend, he was pretending but I doubt anyone can pretend it for that long. There would have been more hints, more signs. Had there been any signs at all? Maybe I was just too blind to see them. The car hits the back of the van for a second time.
"Yeah it's them," I finally say.
"Any good ideas?" Blake asks me. I guess Blake doesn't know to know I'm not the best person to ask that question. I never have any ideas and if I have any ideas well there normally the dame right outrages ones that probably would get us all killed.
"Hit the breaks!" I scream. In my shock and surprise Blake had listened to me the Van screeched to a rough stop making the car behind us crash against the van but made the car fly back. I fling open the door and climb up onto the van as rain smacks me in the face.
"Drive!" I scream.
"This is crazy!" shouts Blake not moving.
"Blake now before everyone ends up dead!" I scream.
"No!" he shouts.
"Blake you need to trust me! I know this is crazy but we have no choice!"
The van flung forward so quickly I had to grab onto the van as I fell to my knees as the rain continued to pour down on me. We hadn't put much between us and the other car not with Blake stopping for more then I had planned but it gave us enough time, enough time for me to get to the roof of the van and put a small gap between the van and there car. I see Zidane's smirk as he tries to speed up. I see Jay next to him in the car. My powers are no match for the both of them. Blake had warned me that there kind are strong on there own but together as a pair or in this case a three will be extremely hard to get rid of. We can't run forever but we have to try!
I knew I had to get them away from us but I didn't know how to do it without hurting Zidane I wished I didn't care but I did. I cursed myself for it I focused like Blake had taught me to and imaged a force field between our car and theirs nothing I shook my head and tried again this time really willing for it, I believed in it imagined it suddenly their car stopped in its tracks Zidane's face was one of disbelief I saw him take his foot of the accelerator and slam it back down again nothing happened he looked at me. I saw the hatred there the rage the force field wouldn't last long it would at least buy us some time. The van changed lanes sharply and threatened to roll me off but I managed to stay put.
"Shadow come back!" I heard Blake shout. I looked at the car it still hadn't moved I saw Zidane and Elliot arguing the force field wouldn't hold for much longer. I tried to stand up I was still on my knees the rain had turned into a full on storm now so it wasn't helping. I could slip as soon I got up suddenly thunder roared from the dark grey sky above my heart sank I had to get back in before the lightning hit I slowly tried to stand up.
I managed to get to my feet and I slowly tried to hoist myself down with the door of the passenger side still open as Blake sped down the hill onto the motorway. I found it hard with the rain still hitting my face and lost my grip on the top of the van nearly falling to my death but Blake had left the wheel grabbing onto my hand and bringing me into the van before taking the wheel again. Anymore time and we had crashed into the barrier blocking the car's coming the opposite side.
I look right at Blake, "You saved my life," I whisper.
"You saved mine too," he whispered back.
"Not like," I begin.
"You still saved it. Your one crazy fucker but well your idea worked I can't complain there," he smiles. "You think my three brothers are alright back there?" I ask him.
"I'm sure there fine." I nod to agree before I lean my head against the backrest. We have far to go before we got to London, I have no idea why I even wanted to go London Bridge, just had this feeling.
"How can you drive?" I asked.
"Dad taught me." I look at Blake I could tell it brought up a bad memory maybe or good one. Either way he didn't want to talk about so I didn't question him further. I look out the window looking at the rear mirror no sign off them. Had the shield worked for that long? I shake my head not caring as long as they won't find it easier too catch up is all I care about. I looked out the window watching the cars zooming by but not for long as sleep took over my eyes closing and drifting into darkness.
I watch as the white van zooms onto London Bridge, I watch as police cars come at us from behind, we where getting swarmed, I watch as the Van screeches to a stop. I watch in horror as Zidane, Elliot and Jay had caught up, they were coming straight towards us. I sat rooted to the spot, there is no way out?
"Shadow wake up we got trouble!" shouts Blake. I opened my eyes with a gasp and frantically turned my head this way and that. I'm in the van with Blake still driving along the motor way fast the storm still trying to slow us down. "There almost on us," Blake said beside me the panic in his voice clear. I glanced in the rear view mirror he was right they were right on our tail.
"What now..." I looked at Blake whatever we would do to try get away from then wasn't going to work was it? I had just saw what was going to happen so what was the point of even trying? Nevertheless I could avoid it happening maybe.
I tried to think my head was all over the place suddenly I felt like an icicle had just stabbed right through my brain I clutched my head in both hands the pain was unbearable, "Shadow...Shadow, what happened are you okay?"
I didn't even have the energy or strength to reply to Blake the pain wasn't going to let me even if I tried. I managed to look up at the rear view mirror again the car was close enough now for me to see Zidane grinning he was doing something he was causing this I felt like my head was going to explode.
"Fight it," Blake said suddenly realising what was going on, "Your stronger than he is shadow fight it." I tried too. No one would understand how hard I am trying. It seemed to get worse instead of better. Each moment the pain seemed to increase ever so slightly. But I continued to try force the pain out, forget it was there. I tried to fight Zidane. Just like Blake had said. I am stronger? I have to believe I am stronger.
"I'm sorry dear child. I'm sorry that it's been hard but you can fight this like everything else. The truth has slowly revealed and as much as I knew what was to happen I could not change it. This is what had to be and what is too come too. Do not trust anyone? I shouldn't have even told you that but I did. I didn't expect you to understand. Follow your heart it will lead you, guide you as this is your destiny. You can't fight it but in time you will become someone will honor and some will fear."
"Shadow," whispered Blake. I looked at him and nodded. The pain has eased, I could still feel it but I was slowly trying to ease the pain away. The pain eventually went away completely it took time but it did.
"It's ok now," I tell him the truth.
Blake's expression looked relieved. Something I had looked forward to seeing within Zidane's features on his face, something which I would never see again from him. Something even though at the time felt so real I would miss dearly. I don't hate Zidane, even after all I know. Most people would call me stupid, crazy but when you have become so close to someone even after they seem to destroy everything you still feel the love within your heart, and it is what I'm feeling now. My heart is aching but a part of it wants to rip Zidane to pieces
"London is about ten miles away. I'm not sure which way to go from there, I don't know London. London Bridge you said you wanted?" he asked me. I wanted to shout at him, to turn back get away. I wanted nothing less then to flee to never get to that bridge but the future is what we have the gift to see, us Seers and with that voice telling me I can't fight it no matter how hard I probably would try, maybe I need to follow my heart. My gut feeling, London Bridge, even if what I had seen scared me. Would we make it out alive? Who knows but maybe this was my destiny all along? Who really knows, I guess we are about to find out.
It suddenly darned on me to try something, something I didn't know for sure would work I tried to talk to Zidane through my head.
"Zidane I'm not your enemy I still care about you please I'm begging you please stop this before it's too late." I waited wondering if he had even received the message Blake kept looking at me his head tuning from the road to me every second.
"I'm ok," I told him he tried to force a smile I found myself doing the same suddenly I felt this tingle in my head it want pleasant I knew in an instant what it was no who it was I heard Zidane's voice loud and clear as if he was sitting right next to me. I felt the anger in his voice.
"I will never stop until I destroy you and everyone you care about you had this coming to you all along Shadow I've waited a long time for this." I didn't bother responding back what was the point it was useless arguing with him he would never listen he would never stop I guess it was up to me to end this once and for all.
We were almost at London Bridge now a few minutes ago we passed a sign telling us it is in about eight miles away the motorway has gotten busier the storm was still raging thunder roared furiously followed by lighting every now and again.
I hoped Titch was ok he was scared of thunder but I trusted Jamie and Luke to look after him like I had told them. I wished we could stop so I could check on them all but we couldn't take that risk Zidane, Jay and Elliot were close behind it was only a matter of time before they caught up with us.
"What's the plan when we get to London Bridge?" Blake suddenly asked shattering my thoughts.
"Erm I don't know to be honest I just have a feeling that going there will help end this one way or another."
"How exactly?" Blake asked looking at me an eyebrow raised we had stopped traffic was building up getting worse by the minute. I guess it was the weather I wanted to open my window as I felt sort of catastrophic in the van not getting any air but I would soak myself and probably catch ammonia the rain was ridiculously heavy.
"I don't know," I said looking at the car ahead slowly move forward an inch or two, "I'll think of something."
I wished I was as confident as I sounded I was going to think of something though I knew that much I had to if I didn't Zidane would kill all of us.
Blake sighed. "It'll be ok," I said turning to look at him, "I promise."
I was starting to lose patience with the slow moving traffic I thought about moving the window down at least a tiny a little bit of air and water wasn't going to hurt me besides it was hot inside this van I was starting to sweat a little. I reached for the button when suddenly I heard banging from behind me, "Shadow, Shadow help!"
My heart sank its Titch. I don't know how but as soon as I heard him. I knew something was wrong and three guess's who was doing it? Blake looks at me wide eyed and I flap my hand at him not to worry. "Keep driving don't stop whatever you do promise me," I beg him.
Blake looked right at me; I don't know what I saw in his eyes then. Maybe fear, maybe pride or maybe the fact that he has never met someone as crazy and extreme as me. I never use to be like this, I'm not the type to climb out a moving vehicle let alone twice in one day but I have no choice.
"I promise," he says as I chuck open the van door.
"Thank you," I whisper before I climb up onto the top of the van for the second time.
I saw the problem, or I guessed it was the problem. Smoke was pouring out from the back of the van, this is not good. I take it steady crawling along the van ignoring the rain now soaking me through yet again. I reached the back of the van and cling on for life as I slide myself down pulling open one of the van doors. The door flies open in the wind me along with it as smoke fills the air lifting up into the sky from the inside of the van.
I smash against the van and I nearly lose my grip but I manage to hang on just about but my head started to pound. I shake it off before I swing the door back around and chuck myself into the back of the van the door slamming behind me. Silence filled the back of the van, I couldn't see a thing, and the smoke that remained burned my eyes. The smoke and the darkness made it hard to see anything. If I felt scared in here how had my three brothers' doubt with it for so long?
"Shadow!" screamed Titch this time. I ran towards the sound but tripping over something and landing flat on my face. I tasted blood in my mouth but I ignored it.
"Titch where are you!" I scream
He was crying I could hear it, it made my heart bleed I heard coughing but it wasn't Titch.
"I can't breathe," it was Luke this time my hands were up in front of me hoping to touch either one of them almost immediately it came in contact with something it was Titch. I knew by the roughness of his hair he clung to me his voice chocked,
"Shadow get us out of here." I sent a message to Blake through my head, "Get us of the motorway now!" I surprise myself I had been able to do it that quickly and easily I guess practice makes perfect he came back in an instant with, "Ok hold on."
I let go of Titch and leap to where I hoped the doors are. I still couldn't see but I knew the doors were right in front of me because I had almost fell of the back of the van but I managed to grab hold of the doors before I did the rain on the back of my head was fast and freezing cold the wind was so powerful it felt like it was trying to blow me out. I ignored the terrible weather and struggled to my feet and shut the doors as soon as I did I heard another roar of thunder and felt the van turn sharply to the left.
"Hold on!" I shouted to my brothers as it rose in speed. I heard Titch scream, "Shadow what's going on!" Luke shouted through coughs any minute now this van was going to explode that's why I had asked Blake to get us off the motorway the van heading onto a roundabout. I thought I got to my feet and hurried back to my brothers I coughed uncontrollably my hand this time found Jamie first,
"Titch, Luke over here quickly." They followed my voice, "I need you to listen to me ok everything is going to be ok I need you to jump when I say." I sent out the same message to Blake he responded right away with, "Are you crazy."
"No just trust me." He didn't say anything so if assumed he did "Titch get on my back and hold on Jamie Luke don't let go of my hand."
I turned around and let Titch jump on I held out my hands for Jamie and Luke and slowly moved forward with them I took a deep breathe and prepared to kick the door open and jump.
I kicked open the door. I brought the last breath of air into my lungs before shouting, "Jump!" All in sink we jumped from the van. "Tuck yourself in!" I scream as we plunge into the air and heading towards the ground as gravity gripped us.
I hear Blake yell but it was blocked out by the explosion that boomed behind us. I throw up a shield just in time, trying to make the shield big enough to protect Blake too. The flames came towards us but the shield blocked it hitting us. Suddenly we made impact. I hit the tarmac first with a crack, Luke and Jamie's hand left mine moments before. My face had taken a nasty blow; I could already feel the blood rushing to the surface, wet liquid my blood already almost engraved into the ground.
In any normal situation I would have probably died. I look to my brothers; they had landed sideways so there shoulders had taken most of the blow. Flames where still near by. A car honks before he slams right into the force field, it flied backwards and crashed into cars behind it, another explosion irrupted.
We need to get out of here. I got to my feet letting Titch slide of my back, having his weight land on me to had blown the air out of my lungs but I ignored how hard I am finding it to breathe we have more worse things to worry about. I help Luke and Jamie to there feet, they hold onto there shoulders. I knew we all get hurt apart from Titch we are lucky it could have been worse.
"Shadow you're bleeding really badly," says Jamie.
"I think you broke your nose," says Luke.
"That don't matter right now where is," I went to say Blake but my voice was over powered by another explosion as cars go crashing into the middle of the roundabout. The force field is holding for now.
"Over there," Titch points knowing who I was looking for. Blake was still on the ground; my force field had protected him but maybe a little late. His arm's burnt his tops sleeve has been burnt of completely. I see him shaking; it's probably why he yelled. No wait his ankle looks bad too. This is not good!
"Blake!" I tell Jamie to hold his hand while I grab his and Luke's we all run towards Blake and crouch down around him.
"Blake I'm so sorry," I say almost close to tears.
This is my fault Blake is really badly hurt because of me. I had thought of this plan this stupid ridiculous plan I look down to his ankle he was clutching it with both his hands.
"Can you heal yourself, Can you walk the force field isn't going to hold for much longer we need to get out of here?" I ask.
He shook his head, "I don't think so but I'll try," he said slowly attempting to get to his feet he cried out in pain when he had almost got to his feet and slumped back down. I could tell he is also trying to heal himself but he couldn't, no matter we just have too...a thought struck me and I braced myself knowing the pain that was going to hit me any second.
I closed my eyes and willed for my ankle to be broken instead of Blake's. I screwed them shut tighter believing in it to happen and happen fast all of a sudden a sharp pain hit my right ankle and my eyes shot open. I had to grab hold on to Luke beside me to stop me from falling god knows how I was going to walk with this but as long as Blake didn't have to he was looking at me with disbelief like he couldn't believe what I had just done.
"Shadow you idiot how is that helping now you can't walk." I forced a smile, "Yeah but you can."
He shook his head and sighed, "You're unbelievable," he said.
"I know now come on lets get of this roundabout before the shield breaks and you want your guts on the tyres of a massive lorry or something."
Just then the force field crumbled and I felt it lift.
"Shit move!" I shout.
I make Blake take Luke and Titch with him. I point towards the pavement that leads towards services. I wanted Jamie to go too but he didn't move instead he put my arm around his neck I gripped onto his left shoulder and he helped me move as quickly as possible. I take a quick glance at an on coming car coming straight towards us. I didn't just panic because it was about to run Jamie and me over, it is also who is inside Zidane, Jay and Elliot. Blake, Luke and Titch had made the pavement heading onto a safe bit of grass, well safe for now.
"Hurry!" screams Blake looking at me with worry and fear. I look at his arm and wondered if I should of took the burns from him too but I don't think I could keep using my powers like this and not suffer for it. How many powers can I use before it makes me weak? Would it ever make me weak? The car is inches from us.
I push Jamie aside quickly before willing another car towards the car after us. It smashes into the car and I jump aside as it flips backwards. I didn't take the time to care if I had just killed them or not Jamie rushes back over to me and helps me again. We reach the grass eventually. When we reached the safety of the grass I tried to change the expression of my face tried to not show any pain I didn't want to let Blake know or Jamie or Luke or Titch know that my ankle was killing me and I really was starting to think that my nose was broken.
I didn't want to believe it but it hurt like hell it had to be broken not to mention that it was bleeding badly and I swear I did hear a crack back then. I gently dabbed my sleeve around it to get rid of some of the blood then I lifted my arm of Jamie and tried standing on my own trying not to put to much of my weight onto my broken ankle then I started walking trying to pretend that it wasn't too bad when I just wanted to chop my foot of that's how bad it really was.
"Come on we need a car we need to get to London Bridge." Blake and my brothers started walking slowly after me.
"Do you still think that's a good idea?" Blake said I looked at him he was looking at my ankle his expression was one of guilt I tried walking a little faster ignoring the pain that the idea had added to my ankle he continued, "I think we should lie low for a bit look at what we just did we caused all those accidents people are going to be hurt some may even be..." He shuddered at the thought of us having killed someone or more likely a handful of people.
I also tried to shake the thought from my head, "No we need to get to London Bridge we need a car fast," I said firmly I could see McDonalds not to far from here and I could see lots of cars in the car park outside it all we had to do was borrow one without anyone seeing simple right?
I mean we haven't stopped to think about every other car or van we have borrowed. Why would we stop now? It all ends at London Bridge if I like it or not. As much as I have seen what's going to happen, maybe it won't. I mean in the vision I saw us in that van, the same van that just exploded. Maybe time is being rewritten already. How does the future even work? I've seen Doctor who but that's make believe this is real but how does it really work.
"If you are sure," says Blake, "Once we are in the car, I'll fix you up."
"Are you sure you're strong enough now?" I ask.
"What do you mean?" he asks.
"Do our powers weaken?" I ask.
"Yes they can do. I'm sure I have enough to heal your ankle," he says.
"What about your arm?" I ask
"Sure," he smiles.
"And my nose?" I ask.
"You have seen what I can do," he says as we walk towards the car park.
"Yes but are you strong enough right now as you wasn't earlier?"
"I should be," he smiles. I'm not really convinced; I'll make sure he heals himself first if he has enough in him. No way will I make him heal me. If he does well I'm going to kick his ass.
I looked at Jamie and Luke then back at Blake, "Don't worry about me fix them I'll be fine," I forced a smile but I think Blake saw right through it because he said "I'll try and heal all of you." I nodded, "I know but I'm saying if you don't have enough to heal everyone leave me and please just heal my brothers."
Blake smiled it was genuine, "You know what, I think you may be the best brother in the world." I managed a laugh it was weak but a laugh nevertheless it felt good I can't remember the last time I had done that.
We walked the rest of the way in silent until we had reached the McDonalds car park. I started looking for a car that wouldn't be to difficult to "borrow" almost as soon we had arrived I spotted a two five seated ford it was small and blue it would be easy to drive and would probably fit through alleys or gaps in the road as well as narrow roads that a bigger car would struggle to get into.
That's just what we needed. I nodded to Blake then back at the car he followed my gaze to it then looked back at me and grinned, "Finally something that I can keep straight on the road."
I snorted a laugh, "Idiot come on," I started walking towards it Blake and my brothers waited a few seconds before following we didn't want it to seem obvious what we were going to do how the hell was we going to drive away in it without anyone seeing but between Blake's and my powers... I'm sure we would think of something just then I spotted a middle aged man coming out of McDonalds I saw him head straight for the car it gave me an idea.
I look right at Blake. "Do you trust me?" I ask him. He looked back, blank expression like he was thinking about the question almost but he nodded anyway.
"Ok stay here, when I signal to come, you come." I didn't give him a chance to ask questions I made Jamie let go of me and I limped struggling towards the man in the car.
"Excuse me," I say loud enough for him to hear me.
He spotted me straight away, he looked at me in shock, "Are you alright lad, what happened?" he quickly asked coming towards me.
"I don't know it's all fuzzy. I was with my parents, I was sleeping. I got woken up by an explosion," I whisper. The man's expression was full of worry, his eyes scanned the area and his vision landed on the flames rising up into the sky from the round about still not too far away.
"Are your parents still?" he began.
"Yeah," I cry placing my head into his chest.
"Now!" I scream at Blake inside his head as I swipe the car keys from his pocket. The man's attention was too busy on me to notice my three brothers and Blake hurry by and me chucking the keys to them.
"Get in, don't start the car yet," I continue to speak inside his head.
"I don't feel well," I whisper.
"Why don't you sit on the bench over by McDonalds? I'll fetch you a drink, some food," he smiles. "Why would you do that?" I ask.
"As you need it," he smiles before he helps me over to the bench.
He rushes into McDonalds and as soon as his back is turned, I'm up on my feet running for the car fighting through the pain shooting and growing every time my foot hits the pavement, even more at this rate. I nearly fell flat on my face a couple times too. I'm lucky I can even walk on it let alone run. The door is already ajar I quickly get in, slam the door and half way through putting my seatbelt on Blake is already half way out the car park speeding along.
We knew we had to find another route, we can't go back on the motorway the round about back onto it, is still in chaos. I feel really bad, what I had just done to that man. We need the car though, way more then he'll ever know. All he will think is I'm a stealing selfish git. I wouldn't blame him either.
We were well away from the service station now the middle aged man will be going crazy right about now I imagined his reaction coming out of McDonalds with some food for me and finding me and his car gone I swallowed hard nobody had said anything since we got in the car I guess my brothers and Blake were all feeling as bad as I was.
If you've ever felt guilty you'd know what I'm talking about guilt is a awful feeling it eats away at you from the inside out that man had genuinely looked worried and I had took advantage of that. I know its stupid but I hope he knows he helped us out a lot I mean we really need to get to London Bridge and his car is going to get us there.
"Shadow?" Blake's voice broke me from my thoughts as well as breaking the silence. I looked at him his face wore the same guilt expression it had when we had come of the roundabout. I tried to smile at him but it was forced, "It's going to be okay," I said quietly, "
This is all going to end very soon." I turned and looked at my brothers, "And then we can all go home," I assured them "Promise?" Titch asked. I nodded "I promise."
"Shadow, it's not that. I've tried to heal myself and your two brothers. I can't. It doesn't make sense. It has always worked. It's like something is blocking my powers maybe," whispers Blake.
I look right at him shocked. "What, so you never lost the gift to heal even with Elliot?" I ask.
"No, it never has. My other powers yeah but he used my healing powers as an advantage to him...," Blake trailed off.
"Who would block your power, what would be the point. Is that even possible?" I ask.
"I don't know, Shadow I'm sorry," he said looking disappointed.
It fell silent. I look down at my ankle and sigh. If we have to get away fast out the car, what the fuck do we do? We are all hurt apart from Titch and...my vision. That could still happen, we could be trapped. Can't go back now, can't just run away to another city. This is it. It ends on the bridge. One way or another, the voice told me to follow my heart and that is what I'm doing. No last minute regrets.
"We are nearly there. We are in Central London. We got to go through Bank, and then we'll spot the bridge not too far after that," says Blake.
"How do you know that?" I suddenly ask.
"Well just say London use to be a very close place to my heart," says Blake.
He didn't seem to want too talk about it anymore after that. We travelled for I'm not sure for how long but we travelled through Bank and we head straight towards the Bridge, which is across the River Thames.
My heart was thumping at hundred miles per hour in my chest I knew I was going to end this here and now but I didn't exactly know how. I had followed my heart and come here but what now? Blake stopped the car not to far from the bridge I exhaled deeply and slowly opened the door. I tried not to put to much weight on my bad ankle as I got out. Blake and all my brothers were already standing at the front of the car as I closed the door my heart was beating even faster now as I stood there staring out onto the bridge. I walked over to my brothers and Blake I didn't want to waste any time so I said, "Lets go."
They all hesitated for a moment and so did me to be honest but I led the way walking as fast as my ankle would let me. I didn't have to look back as I heard them start to follow me but after about a minute or so there was something else that made me look back my heart almost jumped out my chest as I quickly turned around. I almost cried out my ankle protesting in pain my eyes widened at what I saw a dozen police cars and twice as many policemen rushing out of no where with guns them all pointing at me.
I saw one of them lift a microphone, "Stay right there!" he shouted "Don't move!"
My brain filled with a hundred of questions. One most important question of the all, how did they know we would come here? I see more police coming from the other side of the bridge. We had only just made the bridge.
"Shadow," whispers Blake. He looks shocked, concerned and confused. My three brothers look horrified.
"No!" I scream in anger. This makes wind come out of no where knocking all the police in range of us backwards with there guns.
"Don't fight!" one of the police shouts. One of the police fires there gun, I throw up a force field quickly it being so natural to me now. It back fires and hits the man who shot at us in his leg. He collapsed to the floor.
"Move!" I scream as I push my three brothers and Blake in front of me. They run full pelt down the pavement off the bridge, panic gripping them. I try my best to keep up with them. My vision had been completely wrong, I know worse thing to be thinking about but it had. I heard screaming from the police behind me.
"Get lost! He is mine and mine only!" screams a familiar voice.
I turn back; I take a peak to spot Elliot, Jay and Zidane. They don't look too good, there clothes are burnt but they are very much alive. Fear gripped me; we can't take all three of them on and the police.
"Zidane!" someone else screamed.
"Father," I heard Zidane curse. I stop turning around completely my eyes landing on someone I thought I may never actually see again, my dad. What is he doing here with Zidane's dad? Wait, does Zidane's dad even know what Zidane is like. Pain surged through my ankle and I collapse to the floor.
"Shadow!" screams my father's voice. I watch as he runs towards me. Zidane was stood to the spot with Jay behind him, his father blocking his way. Elliot sprinted after my dad; he'll be on him any second. I scream in anger, this can't be fucking happening! More police, sirens and that's when I spot the helicopter. I guess my powers aren't going to be a secret after this; I'll never be able to live in peace again, if I even survive this.
I made sure to keep the force field going around my three brothers and Blake who had just stopped realizing I had fell behind and collapsed to the floor.
I urge my powers, and I do the only thing I know how to do, I lift an empty police car off the pavement towards the bridge, with all my strength I make it tumble towards Elliot, Elliot watch's in shock, no idea what too do. The car lands as Elliot dives, he hadn't got out the way quick enough. He screams out in pain the car had landed on both his legs.
I ignore the sound of a couple more helicopters hovering above and send out a quick message to Blake in his head, "Don't worry about me keep going take care of my brothers find somewhere to hide I'll be fine I'm going to end this."
Blake came back almost immediately with, "Okay Shadow but just please careful."
"I wi..." an explosion that threatened to burst my eardrums stopped me from speaking to Blake. I threw my hands up in an instant to cover my face the car that Elliot was trapped under wasn't to far from me so I felt the heat of the fire. I coughed as the smoke entered my throat and settled in my lungs I risked a glance from behind my hands my dad was slumped on the bridge inches from me.
"Dad!" I shout I was still on the floor so I slowly tried getting to my feet my ankle not wanting to do the same. "You bastard!" I heard Zidane bellow the fury was clear in his voice I saw him push his dad aside and sprint in my direction no wait he wasn't running towards me he was running towards my dad. Terror gripped me again; I ignored the throbbing pain in my ankle and shot to my feet.
I do the best I can to run to my dad, I collapsed in front of him.
"Dad wake up please!" I scream in dismay.
He stirred before he looked at me, "Shadow, my boy. I'm sorry, sorry I never realized it was you any earlier. Your strong, I always knew you were but I just didn't realize how much. I love you my son, don't forget that," he beams before he faints.
I had forgotten about Zidane, he yanked me to my feet before causing pain to surge through my whole body. I tried to struggle free, I have to stop him. I use my powers to chuck him backwards but he didn't go too far before he was on me again.
He didn't look pleased, "Elliot's life for your dads Zidane. Your dad will never cause me trouble again, then it be you!" he shouts.
Lightening brewed into life, rain thumped down on us. Zidane's anger expression turned to a smirk," It's time. Jay we have won!" he screams as he drops me to the floor.
Suddenly I hear people shouting screaming. "Shadow what the fuck is that!" Blake screamed inside my head. I couldn't see him; he had vanished with my three brothers.
"What are you...?" I stopped talking as I spot the first one irrupting from the dark clouds above us. Its dark shape scared me, long red claws, black eyes, raging expression, but I could detect a glint of happiness. The first one landed on the bridge, it being so large, and heavy it made the bridge shake. I watch in shock as it comes straight towards me, my father as well as Zidane and Jay.
"What is going on?" I screech at Zidane.
"The future and guess what you'll be the first one to die," he laughs.
"This is what you wanted all along?" I ask in disbelief.
"Yes. There demons, from the demon world. All this time it was too insure you didn't stop it happening and once your dead well no one can stop me. You could never stop me Shadow you run away like a kid. You'll never be powerful enough to stop me and Jay or the rest of our kind. You're history."
More demon's landed on the bridge, I didn't have the time to worry about what they all looked like. I ran over to my dad when Zidane was paying more attention to them but he knew what I was trying to do.
"You aren't going to escape this time!" he screams as the bridge shakes again and I watch in horror as I see a crack appear in the bridge. I get my father to his feet, him coming around just about to cling onto my shoulder and managing to walk with me, we run as fast as I can with my ankle. I didn't want to run, but I had never expected this.
Demons, I can't do this. I can't save the world, it's too much. This was not supposed to happen. Zidane is mad, crazy and someone I will run from even if I want him to suffer for what he has put me and my family through. Don't be a fool, that's what you learn in movies too right?
Know when your beat?
I look back and that's when I see the bridge collapse on one side of it, apart of the bridge falling away. Police that had tried to get to us fell into the water, police cars including. I carry on, as I see Zidane and Jay running behind me, advancing.
I send out a message to Blake, "Where are you?"
He replied straight away with, "We're in an alley behind a couple of office blocks not to far from the bridge the force field around us broke as soon as the explosion hit your brothers are okay so don't worry where are you?"
My ankle felt like it was going to drop of completely I was putting my dad's weight on it as well as mine so it hurt twice as much I tried to ignore it as I spoke to Blake, "Okay thanks Blake I'm coming my dad is with me," I tried walking a little faster Zidane and Jay would be on us any second suddenly my dad stopped limping along with me I look at him his expression one of shock.
I tried holding him up but he collapsed to the floor, "Dad!" I knelt down beside him I reached out and slapped his cheek gently close to tears the words barely came out my mouth.
"Dad, dad please wake up," suddenly I felt the ground beneath me shake as well as loud breathing behind me. I didn't want to turn around I knew what I would find I quickly put up a force field around my dad and slowly turned around I almost collapsed to the floor myself at what I saw.
It was a demon horrific from every angle half black half red it smiled at my expression and I saw its lips peel away slowly revealing its teeth it licked them with its grotesque tongue its eyes are red there was a sick glint in them it opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar then it held up its massive claws and lunged for me. I hit the floor a few inches from my dad the demon had both my arms pinned down with his in a blink of an eye the force field wasn't going to hold much longer and Zidane and Jay were right on our tail. I had to get this thing off me but how?
Its weight crushed my ribs as it sat there on my stomach its face inches from mine it opened his mouth its breath was the foulest thing I had ever smelt like years old rotten meat. I saw its jaw widened almost all of its sharp teeth were covered in blood it looked at me in glee as it slowly started closing in on me it was only a matter of seconds before it snapped its impossibly wide jaw around my head. Think Shadow think... Suddenly a thought struck me and I remembered something I had done not to long ago but what seemed like a lifetime ago now so much had happened since then.
I focused and watched as the demon screeched in pain its face consumed by shock I willed for it to burn faster and as soon as I did it screeched louder and slowly got up from me I didn't take my eyes of it I got to my feet as quickly as I could ignoring the growing pain in my ankle.
I watched as flames burst from it, the pain forced the beast onto the ground making it writhe and roll around uncontrollably all the while its screeches getting louder and louder. I couldn't watch it any longer, I turned away from it to my dad and what I saw was even more horrific than the beast that had me pinned a minute ago. Zidane was standing over my dad, Jay beside him blood gashed out from my dad's neck he wasn't moving.
"This is what you get Shadow this is what you deserve."
Anger rushed to the surface in an instant even more then the shock and sadness that Zidane just killed my dad and I never will speak another word to him. The demons started screeching as a black hole appeared in the sky. I watch in amazement as demons screech and yell as one by one they are brought into the sky and pulled into the black hole. How is that happening? Well I don't care, they being taken back somehow and that is all that matters.
Zidane and Jay look right at me in rage and alarm. My eyes landed on my dad's dead body, no way could I save him, he is probably already dead. Tears prickled my eyes as well as happiness of the demons being sucked away. The wind seemed to be picking up, but the rain had completely stopped.
"Shadow!" someone screamed my name. I look at the far end of the bridge, Titch, Blake, Luke and Jamie was with them all pointing at me in shock. I could tell Titch and the rest of them are in distress but why.
They seem to be getting smaller, like maybe I was moving further away or up even but that's impossible. I doubt they can see dad from here, even if he is now dead. Oh how are my brothers going to take it...? So why would they look so worried? Suddenly I noticed something, I'm no longer near my dad's body or Zidane or Jay I'm in mid air. What the fuck! I look up to notice I'm close to the black hole it coming ever closer to me...
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So this is the end...but not forever clearly.
There will be a sequel to when, well I can't say.
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