You Can't Run from Who You Are

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"Relax. Just let the inspiration flow out of you" Alaric told Cleo as she was trying to get into her powers with meditating  "Did it work?" Cleo asked "I mean, I don't want to speak for the rest of the group, but I feel the exact same" Hope stated and Landon crosses out meditating from the board. "Good thing it's a big board. What's next?" "Perhaps muses cannot choose whom they inspire. Or I am terrible at being one" Cleo spoke "Either way, we should stop. This is not working" "When we find a way to activate your powers..." Hope was cut off "If" Cleo corrected "When" Hope stated "You will inspire us to have something that we've never had in our fight against Malivore. An advantage" "That's the spirit. Now what's next?" Alaric asked "Uh... Mind meld" Landon read and Evelyn laughed knowing who came up with that one.

 "Wow. Let me guess who came up with that thunderbolt" Kaleb asked Jed and Evelyn couldn't stop laughing "Not funny" "Kinda is" Evelyn said "As the only person who's actually been inspired by Cleo, quit trying to force it. Just be natural" Jed said standing up and looking Cleo in the eye weirdly. "Ain't nothing natural about that" Kaleb commented "I agree" Evelyn said "It worked. I know how we defeat Malivore" Jed told them "We summon a time travel monster to send us back in time and stop him from being born" earning a scoff from everyone "Honestly I might actually kill this bastard" Evelyn voiced out "No killing of anyone" Alaric stated. "Where is Lizzie with the zinger when you need her?" Kaleb asked "She had a far greater duty this morning. And I quote, she had 'a fashion emergency'" Hope answered "Of course she is" Evelyn said "Yeah, that's been going on since the day we met, so..." Kaleb was cut off "You know what? I think Jed's right" Alaric said the words no one thought to hear though it was fun for Evelyn to see Jed's eyes light up "What? Is it opposite day?" Evelyn asked Hope.

"Not about the time travel" Alaric confirmed "Okay you scared us there body" Evelyn left out a relief sigh "Maybe we're going about this all wrong. Instead of you trying to inspire us, maybe you just need to focus on what inspires you, like, uh, a song or a work of art" Alaric told Cleo "Or a special someone" Kaleb blurts out "Why?" Evelyn facepalmed. "Great. If Kaleb's game is the answer to our problems, then we're doomed" Hope stated and Cleo chuckled as here eyes glowed yellow for a second "Whoa. Something just happened. Anyone have any brilliant ideas?" Landon asked "Yeah" Jed said about to continue but was silenced "Not you, Jed" Landon told him and Hope had this idea face "Take that as a yes, Hope" Alaric said "More like a maybe. I just need to do some research before I share with the group. But I can assure you, it's completely safe and I won't even have to leave school" Hope told them "Great I love research aka alone time with Hope" Evelyn said leaving.

"Care to share you mind with me?" Evelyn asked as Hope was drawing with chalk "The prison world is bound to The Necromancer. So what if we take a page out of Kai Parker's playbook?" Hope stated "Which is?" Evelyn asked "That man had a lot of plays" "Well, if we sever The Necromancer's ties to it, the prison world will collapse. And destroys everything inside of it, including Malivore" Hope explained. "That's my girl always coming up with brilliant plans" Evelyn praised her Got to admit, it's pretty brilliant. "Thank you" Hope said blushing "Can't take all the credit. Now all we need to do is find our necrotic friend and make him an offer. His blood and the duplicate ascendant we need for the severing spell. And in exchange, I will free him from the prison world" "Okay you're still my girl but terrible plan" Evelyn told her. "Don't worry, I'm gonna screw him over. I just need to figure out how" Hope said "Yeah not so convincing" Evelyn pointed out "Plus you told Alaric risk-free remember?" "It is. Hence the chalk" Hope told her not drawing anymore "Astral projection" Evelyn said " The Necromancer can see different planes of existence, so he should be able to see but not harm you" "Like I said, safe" Hope said "Then I'm coming and before you say no it will be cool to have a  postapocalyptic hellscape date" Evelyn told her "Fine" Hope agreed.

"We both want the same thing. If you help us, we will not only grant your freedom, but you will also get the satisfaction of knowing that you were directly responsible for Malivore's destruction" Hope stated talking to Evelyn who was pretending to be the necromancer. "I see I see. How generous of you, Tribrid" Evelyn said in her best necromancer voice "But why should I believe that you, my second most detestable enemy, would keep your end of the bargain?" "Because seeing is believing" Hope said "If you sever your ties, then the world will become unstable. Holes will start to open up. Doors... all you have to do is walk through one. You can be in control of your own fate. Think he'll go for it, Evelyn?" "I have no idea what you mean for I am not Evelyn. I am the dictator of departed souls" Evelyn chanted and Hope laughed "The monarch of the macabre. The almighty..." "Knock it off" Hope told her laughing and smiling making Evelyn smile too. "The bastard's pretty unpredictable" Evelyn stated "The only people that scare him are you and Malivore, so if he is running from the mud man you have leverage. Look what's the worst that could happen? He could say no but with a finger we're back to our world. So have some confidence head up, shoulders back. He won't stand a chance."

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