Amethyst Cove Chronicles

Johnny, Ryan, Felix, & Kit

The auburn-haired cousins appeared outside the warehouse. The two teens took a minute to look around the building. They wondered if they'd reached the right place when Kit's painful screams pierced their ears. Felix's screams immediately followed.

"John, we need to get in there. That sounded and felt awful." Ryan stated with tears in his eyes.

"I know how you feel, Ry, but first, we need a plan. I’m not the strongest witch, and we're two men down."

"Johnny, normally, I'd agree with you, but our family is in trouble, and they're getting tortured. I'm more than powerful enough." Ryan's fear for Kit and Felix was overriding his rational thoughts. He started summoning up a portal when Johnny's hand on his arm stopped him. The seventeen-year-old turned and glared at his slightly older cousin.

"Ryan, stop and listen for a second. What if they've got more guys than we can handle? We could cast a glamor spell on you, and I can play possum, and hopefully, I can siphon some magic from something."

"Are you crazy? We need to blast and ask questions later. Are you with me or not?" Ryan started to storm off but stopped, turned, and looked into Johnny's fuming and hurt eyes. "I...I'm sorry, Johnny. I'm scared, and I can feel Kit and Felix's pain." Finally, the teen calmed down and gave his cousin's idea consideration. "I like your plan. It just might work." Ryan wiped his tears and quickly hugged his cousin.

Working together, the teens came up with a spell. Ryan saw himself in a window and almost stumbled back into Johnny, who was laughing his ass off at him. "What the hell? You made me a blonde and a GIRL?" Ryan shrieked and stared daggers at his cousin, who doubled over laughing and pointing. "I'm so glad you're getting a kick out of this. I"m sooo kicking your ass for this when we're all safe."

"Sure thing, Rhyanna." Johnny howled and dodged the other teen's punch. "C'mon, calm down, Ry, the spell made you a girl, not me. And, it won't last long. We need to get in there."

Ryan shook his head, then conjured up some restraints that would break away when Johnny needed to get free. He placed them on the slightly chuckling redhead. Ryan smirked and smacked the back of Johnny's head. The teen took a deep breath and hefted his cousin over his shoulder. "Shit, you need to go on a diet, John." Ryan chuckled as he saw Johnny flipping him the bird in the window's reflection.

Ryan and Johnny got inside the warehouse. They breathed a sigh of relief when they didn't encounter anyone or anything guarding the door.

"Which way do we..." Johnny's whispered question got cut short when they heard Felix screaming in sheer agony.

"I'm guessing that way." Ryan walked toward the terrifying sounds with his cousin's limp body over his shoulder. "Can you at least try and lighten your weight a bit?"

"I'm doing the best I can. Get your ass to a gym."

Neither Johnny nor Ryan noticed the slim beam of energy going across the floor as the disguised redhead walked right into it.

"I can't believe this little bastard hasn't broken yet." Bart feverishly ran his fingers through his hair as he paced back and forth.

Even Jethro was almost at his wit's end. They'd thrown everything they had at their captives, and all they got for the trouble were screams of agony. "There's gotta be a way to get this mutt to drop his forcefield."

"Kit, I gotta do something, little bro. I can't take hearing you scream again." Felix said, using his telepathy.

"Felix, you can't. It'll take everything in you. You're not drawing from anything like I am. I'm slowly drawing strength from the field to keep me from giving in to all the pain. Though, I'm not sure how much more I can take. I..." Kit paused and closed his eyes. He could feel Ryan's presence in the building. "Lix, Ry's here. I'm guessing John's with him too."

"What the fuck..." Felix screeched and writhed in pain as the chains burned him even more, and two energy balls hit him.

Bart evilly giggled as he walked up to the wolfboy. "Alright, kid, time's up. I'm through playing games with you. Either lower your shield, or I'll have my friend raise the pain level to full power and then throw in my most powerful energy ball. You'll be nothing but a smoking pile of singed fur.

Jethro grinned and increased the chains to full power, and Kit's loudest scream shook the building. The teen's eyes shot open, and his body thrashed hard as it could, almost breaking his bones against the table. Felix gathered all his available power and sent what tickle magic he could into the chains. As soon as he did, the half-witch fell into unconsciousness. His efforts weren't in vain he had enough tickle magic to lessen the burning and allow Kit to start giggling. The warlocks looked at the chains and each other in confusion.

"What the.." Bart couldn't finish his statement because his alarm went off, letting them know there were intruders. "Someone's here."

"Go see who it is. I'll figure out why this bitch is laughing like he's getting tickled."

"My brother infused.." Kit paused, giving in to a fit of boyish giggling. "the chains with his..." The teen stopped again cause of the giggles. "tickle magic." Kit sighed and continued giggling as he squirmed. His naked body arched, and his bare toes scrunched.

Jethro looked disbelieving at the teen, then broke out laughing. "You mean to tell me he's a tickle monster?"

"Half tickle monster." Felix's weakened voice made the other two look at him. He glared at Jethro. "You'd better hope I don't get my hands on..." The half monster's threat dissolved into light giggles when the warlock's fingers tickled his sides.

"Aww, is the big bad monster just a ticklish little boy, like his brother?" Jethro teased Felix as he used his free hand to tickle the teen's bare feet.

"Shit, please, I'm too weak." Felix pleaded between his fits of laughter.

"Dude, c'mon, this is totally wrong. He's not strong enough." Kit's laughter mixed with his brother's cackles as they writhed in their bonds.

Jethro sneered and increased the magic in the chains and tickled the wolf-teen even more. Kit's laughter got raspy and began causing him pain. The warlock added to the torture by rapidly scratching his fingernails up and down the teen's wriggling pinkish bare soles. The foot tickling and the chains made Kit cough and gasp for air as he laughed. The room spun around, and his eyes started fluttering because he was losing consciousness.

"You're killing him." Felix weakly screamed as he struggled harder to escape while writhing in the worst pain he'd ever felt.

"So what, if he dies, there's one less witch. Besides, you're next, tickle monster." Jethro chuckled when he saw Felix's eyes narrow and heard the low, gravely growl coming from the trapped half monster. "You're just too adorable, trying to sound dangerous." The warlock cackled and whispered a spell to make Felix's shoes and socks disappear. Without warning, his fingernails slowly dragged up and down the half witch's soft, fresh bared, wrinkling soles. Instantly, the area filled with the boisterous laughter flowing from the trapped ticklish man's lips. "That's it, my little tickle monster laugh for your buddy, Jethro."

Johnny and Ryan stopped when they heard their guy's laughter and the heartwrenching pleas. Tears fell down Ryan's eyes because he could feel every bit of his coven's feelings, fears, and pain. Kit was terrified, and Felix was a mixture of swirling emotions. He'd never felt so helpless.

The cousins had no idea the spell had worn off, and just when Ryan's foot crossed the threshold of the room where the trapped witches were, four energy balls came from seemingly nowhere and blasted the two redhead's from four different directions. The teens screamed in agony as they were thrown through the air, hitting the brick wall behind them.

"Ahh, the two remaining coven boys." Bart cackled and threw another pair of lightning balls at the fallen young men.

Ryan moaned and shook his head. Slowly the redhead got to his feet. His eyes glowed a dark violet as the anger raged inside him. "dnib sih cigam."

Bart snickered as he felt a slight tingle inside him. "Nice spell, kid, but you're not strong enough for that one." The warlock's eyes glowed as he waved his hand and sent the redhead into the air, hovering over the floor.

"Hey, put me down." Ryan struggled to break the enchantment, but the warlock was totally outclassing him.

Johnny fought a war within himself. He desperately wanted to help Ryan, but the fear of his magic taking over kept him rooted where he stood.

"Johnny, do something. Help me." Ryan's voice roared telepathically.

"You sure you want down, kiddo?" Bart sneered and waved his hand as his eyes flashed.

Three things happened. Ryan flew back, and two energy balls flew at a neck-breaking speed at the teen. He hollered in agony when he hit the wall again. His screams got louder as the two balls hit him at once. One in his chest, the other in his back.

Seeing his cousin hurt made the fear in him lose its hold on the redhaired witch. Johnny made sure Ryan was still breathing then he stood up to face Bart.

"So, the scaredy-cat found some courage." The warlock laughed and threw an energy ball at the witch.

Johnny steeled himself and started siphoning the ball thrown at him. Using the energy boost, the redhead waved his hand and sent the warlock sliding back some, but the energy wasn't strong enough to do anything.

"Seriously? Rumors are you're one of the most powerful covens in existence, and you're not even able to defend yourselves." Bart's eyes glowed almost black, and another four energy balls flew from the sky at the teens.

Johnny growled and jumped in front of Ryan and siphoned all the energy from the warlock's attack. He closed his eyes and let himself tap into the darkness inside him. Johnny was scared but knew if he didn't do something, the coven might not make it out of this alive. "Let's see how you do against a pro." The redhead's eyes turned dark and close to black, his veins popped out around his face and eyes, and shadows flowed all around him.

Bart's eyes widened as a look of fear came across his face.

Ryan composed himself in time to see his cousin's dark magic developing. He started to get up and approach Johnny, but a shadowy hand coming from his cousin's back stopped the teen. He could hear Johnny telepathically saying it's okay and that he's got this Ryan just needed to trust and believe in him. The teen walked up and stood next to his cousin. Johnny used his telepathy again and told Ryan to use his telekinesis once he said now.

"You're full of surprises, but let's see how you like this." Bart summoned an energy ball, more powerful than he'd ever created, and launched it at the pair.

"Now!!!" Johnny said the teens used their combined magic to send the ball back at the warlock and sent him flying back into the wall, knocking him out. Johnny closed his eyes and returned to his normal appearance. Tears fell from his eyes as he turned and embraced his cousin. "Thank you, Ryan, for believing in me."

"I almost didn't, but something inside me told me to trust you. I'm glad I listened to that voice. Are you okay?" Ryan asked as he returned the affection.