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An undead minion took a wooden table leg upside the head. 

It hit the cold, wet mud as Adora took a deep breath, holding the table leg with both hands as one end rested on the ground. She was soaking wet (she would have to go home and desperately dry off her dreads before mold formed) and covered in mud. She glanced over her shoulder, only to see another silhouette of a zombie approaching her. She swung with full force yet again and sent it to its grave, its brain splattering on the mud, and it leaked a disgusting yellow fluid that was washed away by the rain. Adora's heart rate was exceptionally high; she could barely feel anything else in the chaos of this fight.

Then the zombies started dancing.

Every time she hung out with the Coven, the weirdest-

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The pink mist overcame Adora, hitting her like a wave as she had her back turned. Thus, she couldn't react in time to stop herself from inhaling the pink smoke, and she panicked for just a moment before it turned into euphoria—a sensation and joy that she had not truly felt in so long. She looked around, seeing herself in Dr. Phan's office... that cutesy little Asian woman sitting in her usual chair - except for once, she stood over that chaise lounge chair.

Adora wore her typical sweatpants and hoodie, but for once, her hood was down, and she had no facemask. She smiled at Lihn as she stepped over and touched her shoulder.

[color=fd8a6c]” This will be our last session, Doc. I... think I finally feel better,”[/color] [color=fd8a6c]”Thank you, for everything, Doc,”[/color]

"You're welcome, Adora," Lihn said. "I'm glad to have helped you."

[color=fd8a6c]”You were nice,”[/color] Adora said as she hit the door. [color=fd8a6c]” Keep in touch, Doc!”[/color]

Adora closed the door behind her and returned to the streets of St. Portwell, taking a deep breath and smiling. It was beautiful, and she could finally enjoy it for what it [i] honestly [/i] was... before long, a giant jumping spider with dragonfly wings descended from the sky, and riding on it was Lisa - or was it, Lisa? She looked... [i][url=https://imgur.com/wbjCLIY]different.[/url][/i] Yet, Adora couldn't care less, and Lisa smiled at her as she said,

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Without a second thought, Adora quickly floated into the air and landed on the weird flying spider, and Lisa pointed forward and shouted, 

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The spider took off, taking them from St. Portwell's downtown area into the sky and north. Adora glanced off the side; everyone looked like an ant from up here! She smiled as she wrapped her arms around Lisa's midsection - even though she was more than capable of saving herself if she fell. It was nice... having Lisa back. A small smile appeared on Adora's face; Lisa looked back at her as she said the words she had wanted to hear for [i]so long[/i].

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[color=fd8a6c]”It's just...”[/color] Adora said as a tear streamed down her face. [color=fd8a6c]”... I couldn't help-”[/color]

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They landed in front of the [url=https://i.imgur.com/8xhIzWm.jpeg]lair of the Old Coven[/url]; it was renewed, well-kept, and gorgeous as she remembered it - perhaps more stunning than before. Lisa climbed off the spider, and Adora hopped off and landed beside her as the spider shrunk back to its original size and scurried off into the wilderness. Adora opened the door to the main hall, and everyone stopped what they were doing - before they loudly cheered, and she smiled. There was a massive table with all sorts of food, and it was a busy sight.

Everyone was here - except for the annoying assholes like Emily, Sloane, and Anya, and their ilk - even the people that Adora looked down on ten years ago, like Drake and Linqian, were here. Except they had back the people that [i]they[/i] had lost. Drake had his Jade. Linqian had her Jinhai. Kenshiro had his Kari. Ella and Saskia were here too, but they looked [url=https://i.imgur.com/00HLFvv.jpeg]different,[/url] [i][url=https://i.imgur.com/8iccSe5.jpeg]too[/url][/i]. Lisa quickly ran to the hangout and talked to the other two magical girls about... something. Adora just shrugged as she walked in, grabbed a plate, and adorned it with chicken, rice, string beans, and other food.

Only to get tapped on the shoulder, and she turned her head to see Vanessa and Clem! 

"It's great to see you again, Adora," Clementine said, smiling at her. And Adora quickly embraced them in a hug, which was pure bliss. She let go of them as she said,

[color=fd8a6c]”... I didn't mean to abandon you all,”[/color] Adora said.

"We know," Clementine said

"We know, Adora," Vanessa softly nodded, "And we're just glad to have you back."

Clementine reached out and squeezed Adora's hand. "You were going through a lot," she said. "But you're here now... that's what matters."

Tears streamed down Adora's face as she said.

[color=fd8a6c]”... [i]Thank you for not giving up on me.[/i]”[/color]

"You know we'd never do that to you, Adora," Clementine said. "We're all in this together."

Adora let go, wiping her tears, before she sat down and looked to the left and right. The gang was all here, and she ate. Or, she just blinked, and her food was eaten, and it was nighttime. Adora didn't think too hard about it as she just shrugged, but someone else tapped her on the shoulder, and she turned, and it was Kari Wilson.

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Then Kari grabbed her hand, led her to the back porch, and stared her in the eyes. She put her hands behind her back and swayed her hips from left to right. Adora coughed, ran a hand through her perfectly dry dreads, and said, [color=fd8a6c]”I'm sorry for pushing you away; I know that if I hadn't, maybe you would be around.”[/color]

Kari just stared at her, smiling.

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Adora slowly blinked, processing what Kari said, and ran a hand through her dreads again. [color=fd8a6c]”I know, I know,”[/color] Adora began. [color=fd8a6c]”It's just hard sometimes...”[/color]

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[color=#EAC6AE]"[/color][color=#EAC8B1].[/color][color=#EBCAB4].[/color][color=#ECCCB7].[/color] [color=#EED0BD]O[/color][color=#EED3C0]h[/color][color=#EFD5C3]![/color] [color=#F1D9CA]B[/color][color=#F2DBCD]e[/color][color=#F2DED0]f[/color][color=#F3E0D3]o[/color][color=#F4E2D6]r[/color][color=#F5E4D9]e[/color] [color=#F6E9DF]I[/color] [color=#F8EDE6]f[/color][color=#F9EFE9]o[/color][color=#FAF1EC]r[/color][color=#FAF4EF]g[/color][color=#FBF6F2]e[/color][color=#FCF8F5]t[/color][color=#FDFAF8]![/color][color=#FEFCFB]"[/color] Kari said as she reached behind her, and pulled out a slice of homemade cake, with a fork stabbed into it and everything. She presented it to Adora. [color=#EAC6AE]"[/color][color=#EAC6AE]T[/color][color=#EAC6AF]h[/color][color=#EAC7AF]i[/color][color=#EAC7B0]s[/color] [color=#EAC8B1]i[/color][color=#EBC9B2]s[/color] [color=#EBC9B3]m[/color][color=#EBCAB4]y[/color] [color=#EBCBB5]h[/color][color=#ECCBB6]o[/color][color=#ECCCB6]m[/color][color=#ECCCB7]e[/color][color=#ECCDB8]m[/color][color=#ECCDB8]a[/color][color=#ECCDB9]d[/color][color=#EDCEB9]e[/color] [color=#EDCFBB]r[/color][color=#EDCFBB]e[/color][color=#EDD0BC]c[/color][color=#EDD0BD]i[/color][color=#EED1BD]p[/color][color=#EED1BE]e[/color][color=#EED1BE]![/color] [color=#EED2C0]T[/color][color=#EED3C0]h[/color][color=#EFD3C1]e[/color] [color=#EFD4C2]o[/color][color=#EFD5C3]n[/color][color=#EFD5C3]e[/color] [color=#F0D6C5]I[/color] [color=#F0D7C6]t[/color][color=#F0D7C7]o[/color][color=#F0D8C7]l[/color][color=#F0D8C8]d[/color] [color=#F1D9C9]y[/color][color=#F1D9CA]o[/color][color=#F1DACA]u[/color] [color=#F1DBCC]a[/color][color=#F1DBCC]b[/color][color=#F2DCCD]o[/color][color=#F2DCCE]u[/color][color=#F2DCCE]t[/color] [color=#F2DDCF]w[/color][color=#F2DED0]h[/color][color=#F3DED1]e[/color][color=#F3DFD1]n[/color] [color=#F3E0D3]I[/color] [color=#F3E0D4]t[/color][color=#F4E1D4]r[/color][color=#F4E1D5]i[/color][color=#F4E2D6]e[/color][color=#F4E2D6]d[/color] [color=#F4E3D8]t[/color][color=#F5E4D8]o[/color] [color=#F5E4D9]r[/color][color=#F5E5DA]e[/color][color=#F5E5DB]a[/color][color=#F5E6DB]c[/color][color=#F6E6DC]h[/color] [color=#F6E7DD]o[/color][color=#F6E8DE]u[/color][color=#F6E8DE]t[/color] [color=#F7E9E0]a[/color][color=#F7E9E0]n[/color][color=#F7EAE1]d[/color] [color=#F7EBE2]y[/color][color=#F7EBE3]o[/color][color=#F7ECE3]u[/color] [color=#F8ECE5]b[/color][color=#F8EDE5]r[/color][color=#F8EDE6]u[/color][color=#F8EEE7]s[/color][color=#F8EEE7]h[/color][color=#F9EFE8]e[/color][color=#F9EFE9]d[/color] [color=#F9F0EA]m[/color][color=#F9F0EA]e[/color] [color=#FAF1EC]o[/color][color=#FAF2EC]f[/color][color=#FAF2ED]f[/color] [color=#FAF3EE]a[/color][color=#FAF3EF]g[/color][color=#FBF4EF]a[/color][color=#FBF4F0]i[/color][color=#FBF5F1]n[/color][color=#FBF5F1]![/color] [color=#FBF6F3]B[/color][color=#FCF7F3]u[/color][color=#FCF7F4]t[/color] [color=#FCF8F5]I[/color] [color=#FCF9F6]f[/color][color=#FDF9F7]o[/color][color=#FDFAF8]r[/color][color=#FDFAF8]g[/color][color=#FDFBF9]i[/color][color=#FDFBF9]v[/color][color=#FDFBFA]e[/color] [color=#FEFCFB]y[/color][color=#FEFDFC]o[/color][color=#FEFDFD]u[/color][color=#FEFEFD]![/color][color=#FEFEFE]"[/color]

[color=fd8a6c]”... I loved it, you know,”[/color] Adora said as she took a bite.

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[color=fd8a6c][i]”Hey!”[/i][/color] Adora shouted, laughing.

[color=#EAC6AE]"[/color][color=#EAC7AF]J[/color][color=#EAC8B1]u[/color][color=#EBC9B3]s[/color][color=#EBCAB4]t[/color] [color=#ECCDB8]m[/color][color=#EDCEB9]e[/color][color=#EDCFBB]s[/color][color=#EDD0BD]s[/color][color=#EED1BE]i[/color][color=#EED3C0]n[/color][color=#EFD4C2]g[/color] [color=#F0D6C5]w[/color][color=#F0D7C7]i[/color][color=#F1D9C9]t[/color][color=#F1DACA]h[/color] [color=#F2DCCE]y[/color][color=#F2DDCF]o[/color][color=#F3DED1]u[/color][color=#F3E0D3].[/color][color=#F4E1D4].[/color][color=#F4E2D6].[/color] [color=#F5E4D9]I[/color] [color=#F6E7DD]k[/color][color=#F6E8DE]n[/color][color=#F7E9E0]o[/color][color=#F7EAE2]w[/color] [color=#F8EDE5]t[/color][color=#F8EEE7]h[/color][color=#F9EFE9]e[/color][color=#F9F0EA]y[/color][color=#FAF1EC]'[/color][color=#FAF3EE]r[/color][color=#FBF4EF]e[/color] [color=#FBF6F3]b[/color][color=#FCF7F4]l[/color][color=#FCF9F6]a[/color][color=#FDFAF8]c[/color][color=#FDFBF9]k[/color][color=#FEFCFB]![/color][color=#FEFDFD]"[/color] Kari laughed for a minute, before she looked up at the sky.

[color=fd8a6c]”You're terrible, Kari,”[/color] Adora laughed before she looked up at the sky herself. The night sky over St. Portwell was beautiful; she could see all the stars. [color=fd8a6c]”... St. Portwell is [b][i]so[/i][/b] gorgeous.”[/color]

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[color=fd8a6c]”... Thank you for bringing me out here,”[/color]

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[color=fd8a6c]”... Let's stay out here for a while,”[/color] Adora said before taking a seat on the ledge, looking up at the sky.

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[color=fd8a6c]”You know I would love nothing more...”[/color] Adora laughed.

[i]Happiness.[/i] At long last, Adora was finally [b][i]happy.[/i][/b]

As quickly as Adora had it, it was [i]cruelly[/i] snatched from her. The pink mist faded, her jaw dropped, and she looked around... Sloane was almost dead. Everyone was confused, emotionally damaged, and just lost. The area was covered in the crumbled remains of the undead horde that came with 8th Street. The ice fortress had collapsed in on itself. This was all a sick, sick, [i]sick[/i] joke, and it was all on them.

Tears fell from Adora's face.

Then she dropped to her knees and had her hands in her face.

[i]Sobbing.[/i]

[hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FcbtMmB.png[/img][h1]Auri Auclair.[/h1][img]https://i.imgur.com/6P8qTaC.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/32sPLv7.png[/img]
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[/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Jasper ([@NoriWasHere]), Linqian ([@FernStone]), Sloane/Sully ([@Atrophy]), the Whole Ass Coven.[/right][right][b][code]Kari's House.[/code][/b][/right][hr][hr][center][hider=Shadow on the Sun - Audioslave][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0--80KRUM[/youtube][/hider][/center][hr][hr][quote=Jasper][color=98FB98]”Can you make plants that act as a filter for the air? Suck away the mist, it’s so intoxicating.”[/color][/quote]

[i][color=f4eb93]That's not how plants work, you jackass![/color][/i] Britney internally seethed as she held her breath... she was shaking at this point as she was at her limits. She had to think fast; if she so much as responded, she would subjugate herself to this pink bullshit. Britney held her cheeks as she got light-headed; she looked around - she could barely see in this bullshit, but at least the zombies weren't on them anymore. Then, that clever little part of Britney's brain activated as she remembered being a [i]master[/i] Floramancer. She stuck her hands out as if holding something... and then created a very long wooden tube. It was long enough to, hopefully, reach the fresh air that was above them.

[b][color=f4eb93]Gaia bends to my will. Activating Florakinetics![/color][/b]

Using her telekinetic ability to manipulate plants, she made it float to her mouth and had to use [i]all[/i] of her concentration and effort to prevent it from getting thrown aside by the storms. She breathed... and felt relief as she-

The pink mist disappeared, and Britney's eyes drifted around before she realized things were safe. She dropped the tube to the ground and assessed the situation. The zombies quickly crumbled into pieces as the ice fortress looming in the distance collapsed. 8th Street was gone - and that was a relief. And- [b][i][h3][color=3874f4]”SLOANE!”[/color][/h3][/i][/b]
Drake screamed as he quickly flew over to Sloane and cradled her in his arms as he gently lowered her to the ground. 

[color=3874f4]”[i][sub][sub][sub]Fuck,[/sub][/sub][/sub] [sub][sub]fuck,[/sub][/sub] [sub]fuck,[/sub] fuck! [b]SULLY! BRING YOUR ASS OVER HERE RIGHT NOW![/b][/i]”[/color]

Auri flew over, landing in the aftermath of this chaos, butterfly wings on her back. She raised her staff in the air as she shouted, "Is everybody okay? I need an immediate headcount! Everyone! Shout your name if you can hear me!"

[color=f4eb93][i][b]”Britney!”[/b][/i][/color] Britney shouted before she turned to Linqian and grabbed her by the shoulders. [color=f4eb93]”Girl, are you [i]okay?![/i]”[/color]