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Nothing Left to Lose Pt. 20

 -Funeral-

Bracken, Seth, and Warren walked into the church at twelve o’clock the next day. If this all went well, they would have Kendra back by the end of the day. 
“Hello handsome, and the other two, but damn Bracken, you do look good in a suit.” She said, looking him up and down. They had all decided to go with formal wear and apparently so had she. She was wearing a long black dress that barely had a back, and her lips were the color of blood. Behind her was a picture of Kendra that was covered in black see through fabric.
“Shouldn’t this be a funeral for the newest person you killed?” Bracken asked.
“Really?” Kendra said with a sigh, then she snapped her fingers and a picture of Ronodin popped up, “Better?” 
Bracken didn’t respond. 
“Why do you even care that I killed him? Don’t you remember what he did to you? Oh, did you two make up? Have a family dinner heart to heart?”
“Just because we had our differences doesn’t mean I wanted him dead, things have changed from how they were during the war. But you clearly remember, does that mean you still care?”
“I told you, Bracken, I do care about you at least. I just don’t care about the moral high ground anymore.”
“Isn’t this all a little much? Kendra isn’t dead.” Warren said.             
“Oh, but she is.  After I do a spell today I will have pertinent control, forever.”
This was not a part of the plan, they would have to move faster now if they were going to save Kendra.
“What? How?” Seth asked.
“It’s what I’ve been working on, that’s why I had enough control yesterday to let Kendra come out?”
“So what, you think after Kendra is gone for good we won’t kill you? If Kendra really will be gone forever why would we keep you alive?” Warren asked.
“I’m counting on your morals, I’m counting on you not being able to kill me,”
“SHE’S WEARING THE NECKLACE<,” WARREN SAID TELEPATHICAlLY>
“I SEE IT>,” BRACKEN SAID, also telepathically. They all had telepathy communicators, they needed to be able to talk without her hearing them for this plan to work.
“BRACKEN DO YOUR THING,” Vanessa said.
“I’ll DO MY BEST,” Bracken said, still not liking his part in the plan.
“So was yesterday really the last time I’m ever going to soo Kendra again?” He asked, a bit on the louder side so that she wouldn’t be able to hear Vanessa open the window and drop down to the ground.
“Yes, but you can have me-” But she was cut off by a sleeping dart being blown into her neck by Vanessa.
“Well, that went better than I thought it would,” Vanessa said.
“Warren, restrain her, Seth, get the necklace, and start the spell,” Bracken said. His part was over now, he just had to let everybody do their part.
“Okay, I really hope I can do this,” Seth said, “If I an evil double, knock me out,”
“You’ve got it,” Vanessa said, holding up her blowgun.
Seth took the necklace off of Kendra’s neck and started the spell.
After Seth recited the incantation the necklace started to glow, and then Kendra started to glow, more than usual.
“It’s working,” Seth said, stepping back from Kendra’s body. 
The glow got so bright they all had to look away until it just stopped, and Kendra’s glow went back to normal. 
“Did it work?” Warren whispered. And without warning, Kendra shot up and looked around the group. 
“I thought I said don’t try to save me,” Kendra said, with a slight smile.
“Did you really think we would listen?” Seth asked, going over to hug his sister.


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