There was nothing in any of the old cabins, they snuck around searching the old camping grounds, nothing but trees and old camping equipment. But that’s when Trisha brought something to the other’s attention,
“There are no animals nearby, no tracks, no birds, and there’s no graffiti or vandalism. Something is going on here.” The Mexican girl announced.
“Whoa you’re right, freaky.” Nat replied.
“Let’s check out the bathrooms, they’re the only structures not made of wood or plaster.” Rei planned.
As they made there way to the bathrooms they found the bathrooms in the process of being reclaimed by nature; tiles cracked and giving way to dirt and leaves, toilets and sinks covered in plants, and leaves everywhere. The first two stalls were practically disintegrating and the third one was missing its door completely. The last stall was unusually untouched by the forest and its stall went completely to the ground and up to the ceiling.
All the girls looked to each other then back to the stall door.
Nat nodded to the others and tried the door. It was locked but the dhampir used her supernatural strength to rip it from its hinges, on the other side was an elevator door with a keypad.
“Fuck, don’t suppose you know the password?” Rei asked Diana.
“I do not, sorry.” The brunette replied.
“Why don’t I just—“ Rei was cut off be a siren going off.
“Shit, I guess this is the place after all. Run!” Trisha shouted and the girls ran out of the bathroom.
Once they were back outside they all looked up in surprise as a cloud of orangish smoke seemed to come straight for them. They ran and the cloud soon enveloped the group but Rei was able to react and use her ring to turn the strange cloud into water vapor.
“That was close, thanks Rei!” Nat said.
“Yeah, I don’t know what that orange cloud was but it was definitely not good.” Rei replied.
The group all kept running until they saw other girls emerge from the woods, they all wore identical school uniforms and all had the same tight ponytail.
“Fuck this children of the corn shit!” Rei shouted and prepared her ring again.
“No! They’re probably just like Diana, we can’t hurt them!” Nat said stepping between them and the uniformed hoard.
Then a hand grabbed the dhampir and another hit her with a taser. Rei’s screamed and used her ring of change to turn the ground to quicksand, trapping everyone. Then she used her ring again to make the earth beneath her friends to normal. Diana and Trisha dragged Nat from the other girls and back on to the solid ground.
The black haired girl then took off her shoes and threw them into the air then used the ring to turn the shoes into two giant birds.
“Get the fuck on!” Rei shouted to the others who quickly loaded Nat onto Rei’s bird while Diana and Trisha got on the other giant bird.
The birds took off but shots rang out as another orange cloud chased them through the sky. Several rounds hit Rei’s bird and they were sent diving down to the forest below.
Trisha saw this and turned her bird to catch them but was blindsided by the orange cloud, the two girls falling unconscious inside the gaseous body.
When Nat woke up she discovered that she was secured to a heavy wooden chair by leather straps, Diana, Trisha, and Rei were strapped down as well. Most concerning was that Rei’s ring of change was no longer on her finger, it was placed in front of them on a thick old wooden desk. The leather chair seated behind the desk turned and the girls saw an older woman with tightly bound silver hair. The woman wore round glasses and a white suit with a long skirt and heels, her face saws harsh and looked as if she was incapable of smiling with pursed thin lips.
“Reiko Tomizawa, Natalia MacGregor, Latrisha Fernandez…and Diana Holden…I am very disappointed in you Holden.” The older woman said, her voice even but full of venom.
“ˇVete a la mierda, cońo polvoriento! Give me back my girlfriend!” Trisha yelled as she struggled in her bonds.
The woman’s expression didn’t change, her eyes narrowed and turned to the green haired girl, “I see, it appears this heathen has confused you. Do not worry we will correct you again Miss Holden.”
“What did you do to Diana!? Who are you?!” Rei yelled, eyeing her ring on the desk.
“S-she’s the H-H-Headmistress.” Diana spoke up, straightening her posture and lowering her eyes.
“Very good Miss Holden, it seems you are not entirely lost to the Normal. I am Ms. Masters, but you will call me Mistress.” Ms. Masters answered.
“Fuck off! She’s not working for you anymore!” Trisha growled.
“Tsk, such an ill-mannered girl. And quite mistaken, Miss Holden will continue to work for us…and so will you.” Ms. Masters explained.
The silver haired woman then picked up Rei’s ring of change, examining it. Rei struggled against her bonds more.
“That’s ours you bitch!” Rei yelled.
“Now this would not be a ring of change would it?” The Headmistress asked.
The girls went silent and Rei and Nat became visibly nervous.
“No matter. You will be honest and compliment soon enough.” She said sinisterly.