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Shane looked around the room again. "ehh...i dont need a title." he said. "and, you do have a good point Laruna." he said to her. "so, where are we sleeping?" he asked, looking at the clock. It said 8:45 PM. "we've been here for a while."

Iaran nodded, "Yes, different things in the world are related to different elements. And if you'd all follow me I'll show you where you can all sleep."

Getting up slowly, Iaran carefully walked out of the room and down the hall, climbing the stairs she entered a wing and opened a series of doors. "There should be two to a room, there are two beds in each room. And there are 4 rooms. So claim a room, and a bed. The girls can borrow stuff from me if it'd be more comfortable, but the boys'll just have to make do."

"ehh, thats ok. i never really had much anyway. all i need is a toothbrush." he said laughing. "and, who will be bunking with who? or, do we choose?" He was kind of cureous to who he would be bunking with. He didnt know who he would bunk with if he had to choose.

"You can bunk with whoever, and someone can bunk with me if they want. I'm going to get changed, but be careful, that earthquake could come any minute and I can't hold the room steady if we're in different rooms."

Carefully turning the corner, Iaran opened the door to her own room, locking it swiftly she opened the closet and drawer with her mind. Using her mind still, she picked up her pajamas and opened the bathroom door before quickly running in and grabbing her clothes to change. Changing quickly, with the help of her mind, Iaran was soon dressed and brushing her teeth.

I want to move as little as possible, I want to be secure before the earthquake.

Darin walked in and looked around, it had been a long time since he had actually slept in a bedroom. He walked to the bed and poked the mattress, feeling it's splightly springy surface. He climbed up and flopped over, feeling the springs and fluff cushion him. He smiled

"A bed Yelgan," he said to his dog, who was sitting by the door, "A real bed!"

Yelgan paced quietly over to the bed and sniffed it. He looked up at the boy and cocked his head.

"Yes, the mind girl... Iaran," he said, "She said we could sleep here."

The dog perked his ears and looked at the other bed.

"I don't know," Darin said and looked at the bed too, "One of the other guys probably," then he smiled, "Come on up here boy."

The dog put his forepaws on the bed and sniffed it's surface. Then he jumped up and sat on the bed. His tounge hung out as he smiled.

"Yeah, she is nice," Darin agreed with his friend, "Most people wouldn't care, or even notice that somethings going on here. But she's like me," he paused, "Kind of, she has powers too, all of them do, but why would we meet each other now, the book didn't say anything about this."

Yelgan lowered his head and laid down on the bed.

"Yeah, your right," Darin said, running a hand through his hair, "It dosen't matter now, it has begun, all that is left for us to do, is walk the path before us,... where ever it may lead."

Iaran quickly exited her room and carefully walked into another room. Seeing Darin and his dog on one of the beds, she smiled.
"Is the bed okay? It's the best I have to offer. We should set out..."

Her words were cut off when the quake suddenly struck. Screaming, Iaran flung out her hands, she focused all her power on stilling the room and managed to hold the room stable for a moment. Then, because of all the energy she had used, she blacked out and fell to the shaking floor.

Darin and the dog lept off the bed as it overturned from the violent quake. As Iaran Fell to the floor Darin turn to Yelgan, "Get her to safety, I'll try to hold the ground around the house steady. He stumbled out the door and down the stairs. Yelgan padded calmly over to Iaran, pushed his nose up under her side, and slid her onto his back. The large dog then carefully made his way across the room and down the stairs.

Darin made it to the front door as the quake increased in intensity. He just had to get out, to touch the troubled earth. He opened the door and froze. A massive crack was opening across the street, tearing the concrete and asphalt apart with a deafening crack. He stepped out and ground his hands through the grass and into the soil.

"Mama!" he cried, "Mother what's happening!"

Iaran woke to find herself on the back of Darin's large dog. Patting it subconsciously she slid off and looked outside. "Oh dear.... This is not good. I'll have to try and help Darin."

Running out she quickly grabbed his hand. "Quickly Darin, we'll have to focus our powers together to help stop that quake."

The ground still violently rumbling beneath her, Iaran closed her eyes and focused what little power she had left on stilling the quake. Feeling slightly dizzy, she spoke to Darin telepathically.... 'Darin, focus all your power on the earth. I shall focus my power through you to help still it.'

Darin paused and looked at Iaran, he didn't really think they could do it, but what other choice did they have. He griped her hand a little more tightly and looked back at the ground. His eyes began to glow green. He focused intently on the shaking ground before him, trying to find what was causing such torment. Far below, far, far below, he found it, a large tectonic plate was shifting, at an alarming rate. At the speed it was moving, it would tear a crack the size of the Grand Canyon through the town. He closed his eyes, drawing strength from Iaran, and reinforcing her as well.

"Do you see it?" he asked, sending her the image across the mind link, "Do you see the plate?"

Iaran gasped, the link was severed for a moment, but she focused her mind almost instantly on the plate once again. Using Darin's strength, and what remained of her own, she used her mind to try and stop the plate from moving. She knew that she wouldn't be able to stop the plate all together, but she had to try and halt its progress for the time being.

After focusing her will on the plate, Iaran finally let out a long sigh and sunk to the floor. "That's the best we can do for now. We need to rest, we'll set off first light tomorrow."

The quake slowed to a dull shaking and then finally stopped. Darin stayed kneeled for a moment, then released his hold on the ground and stood up, "You slowed it down, alot actually. It's still slipping, but at a slow enough rate that it won't affect us much," he turned and walked to the middle of the street. He got down on his hands and knees and peered over the edge of the newly formed chasm. A deep groaning could be heared from the dark depths. He shuddered and stepped away. Yelgan sniffed the air and gave a sharp, deep bark.

"Don't even say things like that," Darin said, turning to the dog.

The husky snorted.

"Must you be so pesimistic(sp)? Look on the bright side for once!" the boy started walking towards the house.

The dog gave a low whine followed deep gutteral noise in it's throat.

Darin paused and sighed, "Well what do you want us to do? Sit here and wait for Judgement Day? This might be bigger than us, but there is still strong magic in this world, I would think that you of all people would know that."

The dog growled discontentedly and padded past Darin into the house. The boy shook his head and turned to Iaran, "Need a hand?"

"ill just bunk with whoever's left." he said. Soon after he said that, the earthquake hit. It scaired him a little, but he recovered. He made a black bubble form around him, and some of the others, protecting them from anything that would fall on them. He watched as Iaran and the earth boy tried to stop it. Its hopeless, this is two powerful. He thought. When the earthquake stopped, the black bubble dissapeared.

Iaran smiled and shook her head. Standing up slowly, she made her way back inside. "Let's just get some rest. I'm going straight to bed, and the rest of you should do the same."

Walking along less carefully than before, Iaran peered into each room, and quickly fixed everything that had fallen because of the quake. Then she reached her room and quickly walked in. Reaching her bed, she put her head down on the pillow and quickly fell fast asleep.

Ramthura had barely moved during the earthquake. Now he stood, slowly. He paused for a moment, and then nodded. Ramthura of the Dancing Flames ascended the stairs, and stood in the doorway of Darin's room.
"May I take the other bed?" his well cultured voice shaking slightly as he asked the question. He had the nagging feeling something was not quite right.

"well, im off to bed." Shane said, walking tward an empty room. "who ever wants to bunk with me, just come in." He picked a bed, and sat down on it. It was a nice room, very comforting. He layed down, and looked at the cealing.