Bloody Dawn - MCD AU [REWRITE PENDING]

Thirty-Three - There are No Bad Ideas... Except That One

Yeah, so it turns out I completely forgot TRAVIS, but I don't know how to introduce him, so I'll leave that up to you guys. For now, let's just pretend he's already been introduced, and continue life as normal.

"So how are we gonna do this?" Aaron asked.

"I... I don't know. We don't even know what Laurance is after!" Vylad said, quivering. Everytime he saw Aaron, it only reminded Vylad of his brother, Zane.

"Then what do we do? Sit around sniveling like a bunch of babyclaws? Not on my watch!" Michi said, entering the clearing. "You may like sitting around like a bunch of crybabies, but I intend to ACTAULLY BE PRODUCTIVE AND DO SOMETHING!!! YAH! That is, as soon as I figure out what that is."

"That's why we need a plan of attack, Michi. If we just rush in there we'll likely end up in the same place as Zane." Aaron said, making an excellent point.

"Well, nobody's offered any ideas, so what am I supposed to do?" Michi argued.

From the other side of the clearing, Emmalyn watched all of this in silence. She had an idea, but oh how she hated it. It went against everything she stood for. Or, well, everything she wanted to stand for. But alas, it seemed like the only way. She hoped it was. It would ease the guilt.

Sighing, she stood up and walked over to her friends, who were arguing to much to notice her.

"Vylad, you've lived in that thing your whole life! Why can't we make a plan off of what you know?"

"Because Vylad is Garroth's half-brother. He didn't live in the fortress his whole life, and it's likely that Laurance has made changes to the fortress." Michi argued back.

"Guys..." Emmalyn started, but the arguing continued.

"So then we go in blind? I don't think so!"

"Well, unless we know a demon who knows that layout, we don't have any other ideas!"

"Then we need to think of one!"

"How? By sitting on our tails and singing campfire songs?"

"GUYS! SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LISTEN, I HAVE AN IDEA!!" Emmalyn shouted, knocking everyone over with the volume of her shout (FANART PLEASE IT WOULD MAKE ME VERY HAPPYS!!).

After giving everyone a moment to recover, Emmalyn began to explain her idea. "It would be foolish to attack. That's exactly what Laurance wants. Haven't you ever heard of the Phoenix Stone?"

Everyone looked at Emmalyn like she was crazy. She ignored this and continued.

"The Phoenix Stone is an artifact with incredible power. According to legend, when the six gods were divided amongst themselves, the Phoenix Stone split into two and the pieces were placed in the descendants of Irene and Shad. Seeing as how two descendants have died already, I think it's only natural to assume that Laurance is after the Phoenix Stone. Attacking him directly is probably just us walking into a trap. But that doesn't mean we don't attack." Emmalyn explained flawlessly.

"So then... how do we do this?" Travis asked, an eager grin on his face.

"Simple. One group sneaks in to take him out from behind, and the other group goes in through the front door to distract him and take out any guards he may have." Emmalyn explained.

"YES! THE PERFECT PLAN! MUAHAHAHAHA! LAURANCE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HIT 'EM! YES, YES, YES!! YES!!!" Michi screeched, grinning madly as everyone else fell over.

"Okay. So we have a basic plan. Now we just need to work out the details." Aaron said, and everyone immediately got to work doing just that.

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Later, late at night, Emmalyn contemplated her plan. Was she really doing the right thing?

Doesn't matter. If the plan fails, I'll just...

Emmalyn held her head in her hands, crying. She looked up to the sky, and watched the stars sparkle in sync with one another. The heat of the dying flame washed over her small wings, and the cold of the night scraped against her face. The light of the flame seemed far away in the darkness of the night.

Sniffling, Emmalyn rubbed the tears from her eyes. Gritting her teeth, she stood up, facing the cold darkness of the night. Like a beam of hope, the moonlight cut through the dark despair of the night.

I'll fight, no matter what. I'll fight no matter what stands in my way.

"I can't back down now, no second thoughts, no what ifs, and no uncertainty starting now." Emmalyn whispered.

Zane, you were right. I am scared. Terrified.

But with my friends behind me, I will fight. The fear, it feels like an act with my friends by my side.

Aphmau, Katelyn, Jeffory, Nicole, Vylad, Michi, Lucinda, Travis, Aaron, Kawaii-Chan, Levin, Zane, everyone...

For you, I'll fight.