Ultima Blood - Aaron's Year

Always...

Third Person
Altea was staring down at Ein, Aaron, Aphmau, and Zane.
The four looked up at the girl, with Ein pale, and his eyes wide with fear and shock.
"How is this possible!?!" Ein exclaimed, "she should be dead!"
"What should we do?!" Aphmau and Zane asked at the same time.
"We still have the advantage." Ein said turning to them, "follow me."
Ein then ran off into the woods. The three green eyed friends followed after as Altea yelled from the top.
"IM NOT LETTING YOU GET AWAY!"
Altea turned and then ran past Garroth, Lucinda, and Kim.
"Quickly!" Garroth said.
The three followed after Altea who was running fueled by rage.
She ran down the mountain as the other panted behind her. Altea stopped a few feet away from where she had fallen, her blood still staining the white blanket.
The others caught up and panted stopping behind her.
Altea looked down where footprints littered the snow.
"Altea!?" Lucinda asked.
"What are we going to do!?" Garroth added, "there are no footprints! How are we going to find them!"
Altea stared down at the footprints infront of her.
They were hers.
"I can tell where they went." She spoke not turning around, "they separated."
Altea looked up and to her right.
"Ein went this way. AND HE TOOK APH AND AARON WITH HIM!"
Garroth looked down and went wide eyed at the sight of fresh blood. He followed it with his eyes, as found it stopping right behind Altea.
"Altea." Garroth said, "are you sure your okay."
"Oh! Oh my Irene!" Kim exclaimed as she spotted the blood stained snow.
"Altea! Your bleeding badly!" Lucinda added.
"It doesn't matter!" Altea snapped spinning around to face them, "were losing time!"
Altea then sniffed and turned farther to her right.
"Zane went that way." She said, "you guys follow Zane. I've got Aphmau, Aaron and Ein."
Altea started towards the trees.
"ALTEA!" Lucinda yelled making the girl stop, "you can't do anything without the anti potion."
Altea turned to look at the witch.
"Here." Lucinda said walking up to her, "before we left the tunnel. I made these."
She pulled out four potions and set them down.
"There anti potions. Almost identical to the one you guys made me to pull me away from the effects of the forever potions." Lucinda explained, "however these were specificity made for the potions Aphmau, Zane, and Aaron are under."
She pointed to the first one with a blue base.
"This is for Zane. A control potion to alter his mind was placed on him. It's similar to the one placed on me." Lucinda said.
Then she pointed to a potion with a red base.
"For Aphmau. It will remove the love she has for Ein."
The next potion had a green base, and the one next to it had a black base.
"These final two. Are for Aaron. This one removes the control and his happiness towards Ein. This one...removes the effect of hating Altea."
Lucinda then took a small breath and frowned slightly.
"They all still need an emerald though." Lucinda finished.
"An emerald?" Garroth asked.
He then pulled out two emeralds.
Altea pulled out one green gem.
"We have three emeralds!" Lucinda said, then she eyed the potions as Garroth ran up to the two, "but four potions."
"I believe we have to use it on Aphmau. Ein's done so much to her." Kim suggested.
Garroth bent down as Altea nodded and added an emerald to Aphmau potion.
He then stood and eyed the emerald in his hand and the potions. At last the turned to Altea.
"Altea. You love Aaron. So much. These emeralds-"
Altea cut him off and grabbed both the emeralds.
She then grabbed Zane's potion and added the second emerald.
"A-Altea!" Garroth exclaimed.
"I love Aaron with all my heart." Altea said holding Zane's potion, "But Zane. He's your brother. He's always been your brother. And he will always be your family."
Garroth had tears in his eyes and gazed sadly at her.
"Altea." He choked out.
Lucinda grabbed the last two potions, and handed Kim the one for Aphmau.
"Altea." Lucinda said, "what're you going to do?"
Altea stayed silent as everyone turned to her.
"If I remove the hate potion. Then at least I'll be able to talk to him again." She said, "But Aphmau. She'll have to see Aaron be happy for the monster that tore her apart. And the monster Aaron saved her from."
"But if I remove the happiness potion," Altea said, "then he'll be free with Aphmau and people he loves. He'll be able to have fun again."
"But Altea! He'll never speak to you again!" Garroth pointed out.
"But he'll speak with you guys. And he can go back to his Normal life. He'll be free from anyone's control." Altea answered and then stepped up to Lucinda.
"A-Altea." Kim said, "you can't possibly."
Altea grabbed the happiness potion and handed Lucinda Zane's potion. She looked to them tears seeping through her bandanna and onto her scarred cheeks.
"Please. Please take care of him." She choked out.
Altea held the potion in one hand, and pulled out her emerald. She then put them together and the potion glowed.
Altea turned and sniffed.
"This way. They went this way for sure." She said confidence in her voice.
She then turned to Garroth and smiled softly.
"Garroth. Thank you. Now go get your brother back." She said.
"Go and Save Aaron and Aphmau." Garroth said, "only you can."
Altea nodded and ran off the others following her their eyes. Lucinda took Aphmau potion from Kim and took a few steps in that direction and turned back to the other two.
"I'm going with her," Lucinda said, "remember Garroth. The effects are dangerously close to becoming permanent on all three of them."
Then she ran off.
"I understand." Garroth said and turned to Kim, "Let's go!"
Garroth and Kim ran down in a different direction after Zane.