Rescue: Part 6

She turned the dial on her invisibility cloak and was invisible. She drew her instant darkness powder and activated it around Katie. Amelia drew her sword and ran toward the Ra’zac with wicked ninja skill. She gutted and beheaded the first one, the one who had harmed her best friend, then went to the second one. The Ra’zac gazed around wildly waiting for the blow that never came. Amelia took out her gun and hit him right in the heart. She watched as the red light left the beady eyes under the cloak and he keeled over, dead.

Amelia rushed to Katie’s side and quickly started mending her. When Katie came to herself. Amelia had a glass of river water ready.

“Drink,” she commanded.

“But Lauren.”

“Drink.”

“But Lauren!”

“Lauren is not my biggest concern right now. Lauren is dead, you are alive. Drink!”

Katie drank the water, grateful to feel it refresh her body.

“Ok let’s go,” Katie said when she had drained the glass.

“We can afford to sit for five minutes. It is only ten.”

“Ok.”

“That was really dumb what you did.”

“I know but I couldn’t let you die.”

“You didn’t let me finish.”

“Sorry.”

“It was really dumb what you did but I thank you for it.”

“Your welcome.”

“You ready?”

“Yeah.”

Amelia and Katie walked through the forest at a leisurely pace until they reached the mouth of the cave.

“You’re back!” Maggie called.

“Yup,” Amelia said.

“Did you get everything?”

“Yes, now for the last thing on the list,” Amelia commented darkly. “You go on without me. I’ll catch up.”

“I’ll stay with you,” Katie offered.

“Ok, here Maggie,” Amelia said handing Maggie the things her and Katie had collected. “Go let the Shaman start on the potion. We will be in there in a minute.”

Maggie left and Amelia drew one last vial from her cloak. It measured a liter.

Amelia drew a dagger from the loop on her thigh and held it her palm. She took a deep breath and cut into her hand. She cut a long gash from the bottom of her pinky finger to the lower right side of her left palm. The blood flowed heavily and soon filled up the vial. When the vial had filled, Amelia handed it to Katie, and blacked out.

When Amelia woke up she was in the Shaman’s cave her head on something soft and warm. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes. Amelia saw Katie’s worried face gazing down at her.

“Gosh, I really conked out.”

“Yeah and gave me a heart attack. Don’t ever do that again,” Katie demanded shooting Amelia one of her “I will kill you if you don’t kill yourself first” glares.

“Ah, just in time for the potion ceremony,” the Shaman commented glancing in Amelia’s direction.

Katie shot him a venomous glare but kept silent.

“Do you have the body?” the Shaman asked.

“Well duh, it’s right there,” Amelia said.

“Bring it here.”

Susan and Summer brought the body and placed it in front of the Shaman.

“Now come heal her wounds,” the Shaman commanded.

Amelia stepped forward.

“Are you strong enough?” Katie inquired worriedly.

“Yes mom, I’m fine.”

Amelia bent over Lauren and healed her wounds. She stood up and felt herself sway from the exertion of the healing.

Susan caught Amelia while she swayed dangerously and helped her next to Katie where she sat, lying her head on Katie’s shoulder to clear her head.

“I swear that Shaman guy if trying to kill you,” Katie muttered darkly.

“Maybe so,” Amelia acknowledged.

The Shaman turned out the lights and muttered a few magic words. He then dumped the potion into Lauren’s gaping mouth. He began chanting loudly. Soon Amelia felt the presence of another human.

“Lauren,” Amelia yelled into the darkness.

“Amelia I’m alive!” Lauren yelled.

A big group hug congregated in the middle of everything. But as Amelia tried to join it she felt a sharp pain against her neck. She gasped slightly but then fell silent when she heard a voice whisper in her ear, “Keep silent and no one will die tonight but you.”