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Entry 7 (Lance) Dear Diary,
I can't believe I'm doing this. After all that Joey's done, I'm here about to help him. He's got guts going against the Council's wishes. He honestly thinks he can save her. I guess he really does have a heart somewhere in that body of his after all. Sorry. I know I'm being harsh and rude but can you blame me? Little Doug has been crying ever since he felt the attack on his mother. He's going to be a great one, all right, but he's still so young. It angers me that he has to be put through so much pain at such a young age. And it doesn't help that it's all his fault! Joey, I swore before that if you ever hurt Juliet, you'd live to regret it for a long time. I don't even have to do anything though. The pain is there in your eyes and I can feel your soul grieving. Not like I'm about to acknowledge that though. I guess that's why I'm helping him. As much as I want to hate him for all he's done, he's still a friend and I don't like seeing him or her so sad. Anyway, I only have a few moments before the plan rolls into action and I need to prepare. Hopefully, things will work out. If not…
Entry 8 (Joey)
Dear Diary,
This will be quick because I have to start out the plan. I've got Lance backing me up on this one. I hate having to bring him in the middle of it all but he says it's all right. I know I've hurt him in the past and this is yet another thing to strain our friendship. It doesn't help when my own Powers and abilities haven't been trained to their fullest ability. There's a great chance that I'll be captured when I try teleporting myself over there. Then there's also the possibility of not having enough Energy to make myself invisible. Once I get to her, there's the task of teleporting the two of us out of there. If only it was that simple though. It's going to take so much more than just those easy tasks. They've got a block on her so I can't even find her with my searching. They've got barriers to prevent anyone from finding her. I've heard that much from the Council. And that's another thing. The Council. They forbade my intrusion. They said it was too dangerous a task for me to go on since I'm still in training, but surely they know how much I hate standing around and doing nothing! I've got to do something. They forgot that I was once one of them and know the mindset of the Nica. Torture will be stretched out as long as possible while getting all the information they want. When the subject is finished with that, then comes the sacrifice to their next cause. I can't let her die! Not when I'm around to stop it! I'll write again when success is here. Until then, well, let's hope things work out.
Entry 9 (Lance)
Dear Diary,
I knew it! It didn't work! Damn it! Why didn't I listen to my instincts when they told me to get help? It was bound for failure from the start and now I've lost two people I care about dearly and now I feel so guilty. I should have stopped Joey from pushing himself so hard. He couldn't concentrate and calm himself down to allow the transportation to take place properly and because he was fidgety, I couldn't concentrate as well and so, my cloak for him didn't work. He was captured immediately. I stayed in his mind for as long as possible but I was already shaken. Thankfully though, the Nica didn't know he was developing his skills yet so I got to hang around for a while.
The place is huge. From what I could see, the building where Joey's kept is almost like a prison block. Solitary cells line the walls for as long as I could see. From inside, I could hear the wailing and the groaning of our people or other captives. Joey was put into one cell and that's when I left him. I had to try and search for Juliet before my presence became known and then relay the info back to him before they shut me out. It didn't take long to do a quick scan though and found her in another building a way from where Joey was at. I almost broke concentration right then though because of the shock. She was there all right, slaving away for some guy. She was gaunt and sickly looking. I could tell that the clothes she wore had once seen a better age long ago. Now, the fine material had grown thin with wear. In many places, ragged cuts revealed bruised and bloodied skin. It was a sorry excuse for a cover which practically served no purpose at all. The men whom she served touched her as they fancied and I could tell it was all she could do from crying out. Even worse than the clothes though, were her chains. Huge, heavy chains linked her neck, hands, and feet together from the circlets that encircled her.
As I rushed to get closer to her with the faintest hopes of establishing a link with her, I could hear the chains clank against each other and against the concrete ground they forced her to walk on. Coming close, I could see how exhausted she was and when I was close enough, I could feel her weariness. Before I could slip into her mind though, the man at the head of the table she was serving at roared at Juliet for being too slow. Even as she tried to hurry along with his full goblet in hand, he brought up his whip and snapped it right at her, making another ragged tear in her worn clothing and leaving behind an angry, bloody welt. Juliet had stumbled then and furious, the man had drawn himself up and walked over to where she was on the ground, trying to get herself up. He just kicked her back down with a heavy boot, finally forcing a cry to escape her lips. "You worthless Lhaam!" he had roared. "Your time is up. You're of no use to us now." The man who I finally recognized as the leader of one of the divisions of the Nica, Dominic, waited until he had the attention of everyone in the room and bellowed out, "She dies at dawn, a sacrifice to our cause!" The room had erupted into cheers and I quickly fled the scene. I couldn't help Juliet without fearing losing myself there just yet. I rushed back to Joey and found him in the same room, still locked in the semi-darkness. Quickly, I pressed into him the scenes I'd just witnessed before heading back here.
I woke from my trance to find Douglas staring up at me, dark brown eyes peering intently into mine. His tiny mouth was set in a grim line and he reached up a hand. Gently, I clasped it and without realizing it, felt myself being transported to the Council. The four esteemed ones of my people looked up at me in surprise and I quickly went into detail of what I'd just seen. There was no time for punishments at the moment but I know there'll be a heavy price to pay later on. We had to concentrate on getting Juliet and Joey out of there, along with as many of the others as possible.
It was decided that since I had been the only one to be successful enough to create a link between us and them, I would be the bridge between our worlds. They'd use my Energy and fan themselves out in an attempt to save anyone they could. I was surprised. Nothing like this had ever been done before and I seriously doubted I had the Energy. My leader Simon though, just smirked at me. "There's always a first time for everything, Lance. Besides, if the Great One wanted us to do it any other way, it would have been revealed as such. In this case, this is the only option. If Tanek has confidence in you, than you should start believing in yourself as well." With that, he'd gone off so we could all start preparing for this new mission.
And now, here I am. It's a little past midnight and we're all finally ready. Wish me luck, Diary. Tanek, grant me the strength I need to help my friends. If anything happens to me, let me have gone with the knowledge that I have helped in your great plan.