The Roar In Her Voice

Never Lost, But Found

Today, to say in the least, was a good day to die.

Earthrunner did come back, lugging a bag of catnip. She handed it to me, and I threw it out the window promptly in a fit of rage. Earthrunner dove out the window and chased after it. I didn't even bother to see how high we were up in the air.

The catnip was a terrible insult, and Searider's visit just made my mood even worse. He blatantly accused me of being an insane monster girl on menstruation. I would've slapped him if Earthrunner hadn't called him, making him stand up and leave without my permission.

Vexatia went off to visit Potencion and came back with Mike's message:

"What the heck is going on and why's Earth girl and Sea man alternately bullying me!"

We traded gossip back and forth, whining and complaining until Vexatia snapped at me and told me that I was being "unproductive." I decided to make plans with Mike for our grand escape. Barging outside was downright stupid. We'd either get lost or get caught, whichever came first.

Right now, I was leaning against the door to my room, scowling at the lion pacing back and forth in my mind vision. I found an oversized pair of white pants that probably belonged to the absent doctor. The pants went past my feet and spilled to the floor in a pool of white cloth. I knelt down and started tucking the excess cloth in.

"So, brainstorming," I grumbled, wiping away the drops of sweat that started collecting on my forehead with the back of my hand. My pants refused to fold up, despite my fingers' persistence.. It just kept falling down, so I rolled it up. It shabbily stayed. "Any tips?"

'Know where to go,' Vexatia advised. 'Get a goal. Determine the obstacles- the specific obstacles. Devise how to defeat these obstacles. Time is crucial; everything has to be timed accordingly. After polishing your plan, carry it out.' I had barely finished rolling up my pants that the moment I stood up again, Vexatia was finished.

"Congratulations!" I clapped my hands. "You just wasted a minute of your life. I didn't manage to write your brilliant plan on making a plan."

Vexatia growled. 'Since you lack the needed brain cells to process a minimal amount of information, I'll break it down for you one by one. The first thing you have to do is to get a faster means of communication. I can't keep flying around.'

"What do you suggest we do?" As annoyed I was at Vexatia's insults, I had to tone down some of my pride if I was going to get better advice from the she-demon.

'I am not a she-demon!' Vexatia slapped me across the face with her tail. The furry snake ran across my mouth and tickled my nose. I flinched, my hands slapping at the air in front of my face as my tongue flicked back and forth, spitting all the fur out. 'I'm going to try to switch places with Potencion. We may still be linked even when we're afar, and Potencion with Mike. That way, you two could yell at each other all you want.'

"Which is a very honorable privilege," I said, nodding my head. I waved my hand at her, saying, "Now go away. I don't want to see your face."

Vexatia gave me one last flick of her tail before vanishing. I walked over to my bed and sat down. How the heck was I supposed to make it out with two self-important lions and a gullible boy?

'Ready?' Potencion asked.

"No," I hissed. "But what choice do I have?"

The plan was dangerous, stupid, and will most likely backfire, but it was our best shot. We had to get out of here and one-up Earthrunner and Searider. Vexatia insisted that I had to go visit the Head so I would get "properly cared for." Like heck I was. But I didn't tell her I wasn't going to go; she'd probably stop helping me out.