Chapter 3

Chapter 3                                                       

            How did they find us?!? Odessa thought. They’re always finding us… “Come on! We can do this, Vella!” Odessa yelled. She outstretched her hand and a trashcan lifted into the air. She flicked her wrist and the trashcan flung itself toward a Hunter. Vella sucked in, and then blew out a HUGE gust of air. Blowing 2 Hunters away.

“Surrender and nobody gets hurt.” A hunter ordered. Odessa laughed, and she put her game face on.

Wait, they’re usually harder to beat...Odessa thought.

“I was going easy on you.” She growled. Then she closed her eyes and when she opened them they were grey…seeming more powerful and confident. She raised both of her hands and the rest of the hunters lifted up. Then, Vella blew them away, but one grabbed Vella’s arm and ripped a big gash in it. V screamed and fell to the ground.  Blood oozing and spreading everywhere. Making a huge, dangerous mess. “Vella!” Odessa yelled. She kneeled by V’s side and touched the gash. They both winced and Odessa looked at the gash on her own arm. They are ‘close’ twins. Whatever happens to one happens to the other. The Hunters dropped to the ground, and started to surround them again. Odessa wrapped her wound and got into a fighting stance.

Can I really take them all by myself? Odessa screamed inside her head.

One of the Hunters drew a sword and grinned a mouthful of beautiful, white teeth “Remember me, toots? Please say that you do.” He laughed. Odessa’s eyebrows furrowed as she went into deep thought. The dude took the chance and pounced onto Odessa. He sat on top off her smirking at her expense. Her eyes bulged as the air was forced out of her lungs. She tried to gasp but it felt like her lungs were collapsing inward. “It makes me sooo sad that you don’t remember me. I mean we were at the Place together.” He snarled. Odessa struggled and her eyes went as wide as saucers.

“Kyle? How did you turn into a Hunter? We were best friends. Until, you know, I escaped. You helped me escape. But you got caught didn’t you? And they turned you into a Hunter? It’s not my fault you know that right?” Odessa whispered.

“It is your fault. If you hadn’t escaped, we could be powerful Hunters together.” Kyle snarled. Together? Odessa thought. Before he realized it, Vella slammed into Kyle. Making him fly across the alley and hit the wall with a Crack. Kyle laid there, limp and lifeless.

“We need to leave, like now. We can’t afford being caught, especially in this state.” Vella gasped. Odessa nodded, grimaced, and stood up with V.

“Which way are we going to go? I mean, we need to get them off our trail…So how ‘bout we head towards West, instead of North. You know so they get confused.” Odessa commented. Vella thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

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“Ugh, I’m too tired to move a muscle.” V complained.

Stop talking and your lip muscles won’t hurt, Odessa snapped her head.

“I’m done I can’t do this,” Vella collapsed and curled up into a ball on the forest floor. “And you can’t make me move.”

Odessa sighed and stuck her tongue out at V. “I guess we can make camp here. We just have to be careful,” she grumbled. Odessa sat down and started making a fire. She poked it repeatedly until it came to life. The fire danced into the air. Setting shadows across the clearing. Odessa looked into the fire. The flames alternated from yellow, to orange, to red, making beautiful artwork from nature. She looked out into the forest looking at all the crooked branches and leafs blowing in the breeze. Odessa then glanced at Vella, her sleeping sister blowing the night away. It all seemed too familiar. The fire, the wind blowing, it seemed the two were fighting. Or they’re trying to work together… Ow, ow, OW!

Why can’t I remember our past? Odessa thought. Then, she just blacked out, over-working her mind.