The School Campus, Saturday Noon

[fh_bde]

It was as if the Nothing had heard Principal Winchester's and Belle's announcement that morning. It smashed harder into the forcefield, which flickered but held its ground. Then it smashed into it again, and this time the flicker gave an inch of ground.

Soon, the forcefield was flickering constantly, sometimes budging, sometimes not, but one thing was clear: the Nothing was closing in, and whether it be five, ten, or fifteen minutes, campus was not going to hold.

It was time to move.

[[ ocd up and open! ]]

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Re: Top of the School - Support the Forcefield!

[blessed_twice]

He didn't want to fight about this, not right now. He just sadly shook his head again, knowing how this was going to end as well. "I can't," he said. "This is what I am, Isabel. I can't run for safety when there are still people I can save."

Re: Top of the School - Support the Forcefield!

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I know," she nodded. And Isabel loved him for it. But that didn't make it any easier to walk away.

"I'm going to get you back." Because she had to believe as long as anyone was still alive they'd find away to fix things. Otherwise she'd never be able to leave. If they couldn't fix it? Well, it would all be over soon enough.

Re: Top of the School - Support the Forcefield!

[blessed_twice]

"I'm going to try to orb to Special Collections," he promised. He wasn't trying to throw his life away. "But I need to stay up here as long as I can."

He looked up and eyed the force field, then sent it a burst of power to give him a precious few seconds so he could grab hold of Isabel and pull her into his arms, holding her tightly. "I love you," he said. "Being sent back decades in time couldn't keep me from coming back to you. A little black cloud isn't going to stop me, either."

Re: Top of the School - Support the Forcefield!

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

A little black cloud...

Understatement much?

There were all kinds of dramatic and heartfelt things Isabel wanted to say, but this wasn't the movies where the final minutes lasted half an hour as music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zPdCGt-qNU") swelled dramatically. She knew there wasn't much time.

But Wyatt had gotten them a few seconds so she was going to take as much advantage of them as she could. Without a word Isabel kissed him, using her alien-fu to send a rush of emotions Wyatt's way. Love, trust, warmth, everything she felt for him.

Hands shaking, she stepped back. "Love you."

Then she turned and ran like hell.

Re: Top of the School - Support the Forcefield!

[blessed_twice]

Wyatt watched her go, then turned his attention back to strengthening the force field. When he figured Isabel had enough time to get to Special Collections (and counting on people not letting her leave if what he was about to do made her try to come back), he reached into his pocket, pulled out a small object, and orbed it to Isabel's hand. It was his promise he was coming back.

The Nothing was pressing in harder now, and he actually had to crouch down so he didn't touch the force field as he poured more and more power into it. He was the Twice-Blessed Child, the most powerful source of magic the world would ever know. He could hold this back until everyone was safely inside, then orb himself to Special Collections.

He was almost right. The force field failed, the Nothing rushed in, and he was gone before he could orb away.