July 30, 2008 11:30 am
Akko Academy, Malison
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▫️Blythe:

Yes, I did leave Enzo with his cousins. Not only do I not care what the crap he is doing, but I need to get this while I am still in Zodiac manor.

I walk down the hallway. I studied these maps with my team for hours, I know the layout of this building, and I know Luke's room is at the end of this hall. The hallways are dark, barely lit since nobody comes back here often enough. I slowly open the door and walk into, Luke's dark bedroom. I feel around the wall until my fingers find a switch, I flip it and the lights around the room instantly turn on. I was surprised at how plain the bedroom was, it had a king size bed, a dresser, a closet, a desk with a chair, and two nightstands. It was hardly decorated too, plain white walls, and everything was black and white.

Now I know Luke's power is in here somewhere. I walk to one of the walls and start to feel around. Luke is smart and I know he wouldn't keep a weapon like this just in plain sight. My fingers glide up and down the wall, feeling for anything that could lead me to my treasure. Finally, I feel the wall press down against my fingers when I was close to the corner. I pushed into the wall, there was a secret door hidden here. When I pulled my finger away the wall came with it, and out shot a small drawer, hidden within the wall.

"Bingo," I smirk as I look inside. There was a small marble like thing, it was bright like a star, and clear as glass, inside was a rotation of color, which looked like a galaxy. This has to be the time stone, Luke's extra power source. With this, I will be able to time travel.

I quickly snatch it out of the drawer and push it back into place in the wall. I open a pouch on my belt and put the time stone inside it, hidden from everyone. I take one last look at the room, making sure I didn't leave any evidence of me being here, then I leave the room. I quickly walk back down the hallway returning to where Enzo was.

"You guys didn't happen to see Blythe wander off did you?" I hear Enzo ask his cousins.

I sigh softly, good thing he just noticed I was gone. I walk back into the room, acting casual and cool in front of this younger Zodiac generation. "Sorry," I state. "I needed to use the bathroom." Enzo looks at me with a look in his eyes, he is the only one who realizes I am lying, but it doesn't matter, he isn't going to live long enough to tell anyone about me.

"We need to go now Blythe," he tells me. "You good?"

"I got everything I need," I smirk. He seemed to have gotten everything he needed as well from his cousins to face off with Seven, and I got my time stone handing at my hip. At least both of our plans are falling into place now.

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December 15, 2008 5:00 AM
Santa Barbra, California: Earth
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▫️Soren:

"Soren," Vestry grabs my shoulder. "What was all that about? Why are you inviting people here"

"Those aren't just people Vestry," I state. "Did you notice what they are?"

"Malison." Vestry stats with ease.

"Exactly," I look over at him. "And they are new here, which makes me wonder what type of an asset they could be to me, to us, in this fight against Luke and Mike."

"You can't forget about Ames either." Vestry warns me. "He is just as big of a threat as the two fo them are."

"I don't see Ames as a threat, I see him as a nucense that doesn't know which side to join in this war," I sigh. "But I know I can trust you Vestry."

"So what is your plan now Soren?" Vestry asks me. "You know I will follow you anywhere, so tell me how we are getting back to Malison."

"I am going to trick these two into giving me information that we can use to get back here, there has to be some portals somewhere that the Zodiacs are using to travel between Earth and Malison, right?"

"Right," Vestry nods. "But we don't know where."

"But I bet these Zodiac Rangers do," I continue. "I am going to get them to tell me eventually..."

"How exactly?"

"By doing something to the girl, Stella."

"What are you going to do with her?"

I look at my brother, then whisper as if I am telling him my darkest secret: "I am going to make her fall in love with me. Love is stronger then anything in this universe. It is more powerful then anything, and once she tells me, I will drop her. Then they can't run after us as we escape, she will be too busy morning."