Arianna's Progress on Nano Planning [you may post]

Nanowrimo

Part 1: Life goes on as Life
1.Gina goes in her garden and sees the path + Sarah. However, April calls and says she's coming, so Gina snaps out of it and goes inside. Later, they have dinner. Dane leaves as there is a fire somewhere. Gina goes to sleep - when she looks at the garden, there is a just a fence, no path! She drifts off to sleep.
a)Gina has finished her work, so she goes outside and notices the path. She is curious and enters it. She sees Sarah, and is quite awestruck throughout the whole experience.
b)Gina goes in and April comes over, and they go outside. Gina asks if April can see the fence.
c)The family has dinner. Dane gets a phone call, Livia is concerned because Gina seems 'out of it'.
d)Dane is called to duty as a firefighter, so he leaves. Gina finishes dinner and goes off to sleep. When she looks outside, there is just a fence in the garden.
e)Gina has a dream - she sees Miranda, Sarah, Bastien and Alyssa. A fight?

2.Gina wakes up and eats pancakes. Livia is concerned, but she shrugs it off. She does her school work quickly, then asks if she can go to the park. She goes off with April.
When they get to the park, Gina sees a path, again. April is confused, because she doesn't see a path. Sarah asks if Gina sees a path, and she says yes, and goes to it. (Note: Gina recognizes Sarah from earlier.)
Sarah and Isabel come to Gina, start to talk...
a)Gina gets out of bed and goes downstairs, where Livia has made pancakes. Livia is concerned, but Gina shrugs it off and then goes to her room to do her schoolwork.
b)Gina asks if she can go to the park, and Livia says yes. April comes over, and they go to the park, talking about nanowrimo and guys along the way.
c)Gina and April get to the park, and Gina sees a path again. However, this time she doesn't tell April, but April is still confused as Gina is quiet.
Sarah comes up to the two girls, as she overheard Gina saying 'path'. Gina recognizes Sarah from earlier.
d)Yes, Gina sees a path. She goes to it and Sarah follows her. April stays, talking with April and then erases her memory.
e)Sarah and Isabel being to talk to Gina about Healers and what they can do. April is just staring at them which freaks Gina out. The woods are ominous.

3.Isabel has erased April's memory. Questions about healers: What is a healer? Why am I here? What did you do to April? The girls start to go down the path - April just stays there. They keep going until they get to a giant white light, which they jump through. New scene - there is a girl on the ground, unconscious. Sarah heals her. They walk towards the white path again, but they don't go back. When they get there, they all step out.
They are now on a road. Isabel hands Gina a potion and tells her to heal a young boy.
a)Isabel says that she erased April's memory. Gina asks a few more questions.
b)They begin to go down the path, and April just stays there, which makes Gina a bit uneasy. However, she keeps going, as she knows that she's safe. (Well, except for the woods.)
c)The get to a giant white light. Gina puts her hand in it, and it feels cold. They say that they should jump through, so they do.
d)When they jump through, they come to a cross roads. There are lots of people there, and they walk towards a girl, lying on the ground, unconscious. Sarah heals her – then Isabel erases everyone's memories. They go back to the white path.
e)They are on a road, but it's different, colder and more humid. There is a boy, who has scraped his elbow. Isabel tells Gina to heal him – she gives her a kind of potion and Gina goes over and heals him.

4.Gina comes back to the light, where Sarah and Isabel are waiting. They go to the white path again. This time it puts them into Gina's garden. They go inside, Livia asks if Gina brought friends. They say yes. Dinner is quiet as Dane is not there and Gina isn't speaking much (she is very stunned) but Sarah and Isabel are talkative. They leave, and Gina goes to bed.
a)Gina goes back to Isabel and Sarah and they go to the white path again – this time it takes them to Gina's garden, however.
b)They go inside, and Livia asks if Gina has brought friends. Though Gina is quiet, Sarah and Isabel say that she did.
c)They go to Gina's room and talk. They are then called down for dinner. During dinner, Gina isn't talkative as usual and Dane isn't there.
d)Then Sarah and Isabel go, but Isabel sees a white path (Sarah doesn't) so Isabel takes the path, while Sarah goes out the front door.
e)Livia is concerned, about Gina. She thinks that she's suffering from depression because she was adopted. This makes Gina concerned about that. Gina goes to bed.

5.Gina dreams about a red path. When Gina wakes up, Livia isn't there. A note says she has work to do. Gina goes outside, there is a white path. It takes her to the park, where Sarah has just cut herself. She cut herself so Gina would come. They thought she wouldn't come. Then Isabel sees a path (the others don't) so she goes. Sarah and Gina and Sarah talk about the history of healers. (Someone has to die for it to be passed down.) Suddenly, an alarm goes off (in the house next to the park). It is burning. They look on, stunned, as the firefighters come.
a)Gina dreams about a red path – wonders what it is. In the dream (or nightmare) she is captured into the forest. That's when she wakes up.
b)Livia is at work when Gina wakes up. Gina eats breakfast and gets dressed in a hurry. She then runs outside, where there is a white path. She runs down the path and through the light, to the park.
c)Isabel is at the park. She has cut herself, but she just puts her hand to the cut and it vanishes. Sarah rushes up to them, she's also came. Isabel sees a path, leaves hurriedly – forgetting to say what she wanted to say to them.
d)Sarah and Gina talk about the history of healers. Gina is shocked – she then wonders if one of her relatives died so she could become a healer.
e)Suddenly an alarm goes off on a house across the road of the park. They watch, in awe, as the firetrucks begin to come.

6.Dane is one of the firefighters there. They put the fire out. Dane comes over to Gina, asks her why she was there. She says that Livia was gone. Dane says that they should go home. Gina says bye to Sarah (Isabel isn't back yet) and they go back home in the firetruck. Dane has to go again, so Gina works on her school work. She finds it boring, so she goes outside and jumps of the trampoline. She investigates the fence, 'cause it's there, and there is no path. She cannot go through. She then decides to walk to the park - Dane didn't say she couldn't go again. When she gets there, she sees Alec and speaks to him.
a)The firefighters put the fire out, and then Dane comes over to Gina and Sarah. He says that they should go home.
b)They go home in the firetruck, and then Dane drops Gina off. He says bye, and then goes back to work, after asking why she was at the park (while in the fire truck).
c)Gina does her school work (multiplying fractions) and she then goes outside and goes on the trampoline. After a few minutes she gets bored, looks at the fence. She cannot go through.
d)She then decides to go to the park again. She walks there quickly, and sees Alec.
e)She goes over to talk to Alec. They talk about school, and she spends a ton of time thinking about how awesome he is (she has a crush on him, duh!) but then she notices Isabel and Sarah telling her to come, so she says bye.

7.Isabel and Sarah are there. Isabel and Gina both see a red path, but Sarah doesn't.
Isabel picks up a red stone, but Sarah doesn't see it. Sarah picks up a white stone, but Gina and Isabel don't see it. Isabel and Gina go down the path, but they have to leave Sarah behind. They walk down the red path. There's something spooky about the woods, so the go quickly, talking about healers and why there is a red path along the way. They start to see a castle in the distance. A shine walks across, but Isabel and Gina don't really notice. The get to the castle and the guards let them in. A girl of around their age brings them to the meeting room.
a)Gina goes over to Isabel and Sarah. Only Isabel and Gina see the red path. They walk over to it, all of them are pretty confused.
b)The stone scene, where they pick up stones, and only Gina and Isabel can see red stones, the other way around for Sarah. They go off.
c)Isabel and Gina walk off down the red path. They talk about healers in general, guys, and why they're seeing a red path. They begin to see a castle in the distance.
d)A shine walks across the path – Gina and Isabel are too caught up in their conversation about their crushes. They get to the castle and the guards greet them by name and let them in.
e)A girl of about their age (Amanda) leads the girls to the meeting room. The castle looks medieval, and fancy. It is quiet and serene, and there aren't many people.

8.Queen Alyssa says hello to Isabel and Gina. They meet Luna, who tells them her real age and her story about how it was thought that she was kidnapped. Queen Alyssa (who wants to be called Alyssa instead) then tells Isabel and Gina what they have to do – they have to go into the shine territory (which is the woods. Now Gina knows why they're creepy) and they need to do two things. Firstly, they have to kill a shine (how fun) and they have to get 2 important healers back – Mia and Stephanie. They are almost converted to shines, so they have to go quickly. Alyssa says that they'll go the next day, so they go to the bedroom chamber. Before they go to bed, Gina and Isabel talk about how they'll be handled back home.
a)Gina and Isabel enter the throne room, where Queen Alyssa is. She talks to them – tells them that they should call her Alyssa. Then, Luna comes in, interrupting what Alyssa was going to say.
b)Luna tells her story, how old she is. She then goes off to make Isabel's and Gina's beds.
c)Alyssa gives the girls the quest. Get Mia and Stephanie, kill a shine. Alyssa says that they'll go the next day.
d)She then says that they should go to their bedrooms. They go to them, and then they talk about how their parents will be mad when they come back.
e)Before they go to bed, Luna comes over to them to say hi, that she'll be coming with them. They ask why Sarah isn't coming, and she shrugs – they'll have to ask Queen Alyssa.

9.Gina wakes up when Luna comes to their room and tells them to wake up. They go to Queen Alyssa and there they are given food + equipment. Gina has two things to ask – why couldn't Sarah come and who died for her to become a healer? Queen Alyssa doesn't know the answer to either. They then go, from the castle, to the red path. Luna is talking non-stop, as a 9 year old, not a 30 year old, would. They begin to discuss where they are going and what is happening. They make the decision, outvoting Luna, to go into the woods. It's pretty dark – they can hear voices from somewhere, though, and they follow those. Gina cuts her hand but heals it quickly. They see a scene – a girl (who is later revealed to be Mia) and a boy (who is later revealed to be Jesse) fighting. Mia wants to be let free – so she isn't a Shine yet. A girl (Miranda) comes into the area (sort of a room made out of trees) and tells them to be quiet. She then notices the girls, and drags them out of the forest. She looks like she's about to kill them.
a)Gina wakes up – Isabel is already up – when Luna comes into the room and yells “Wake up, sleepyheads!” She is very energetic, at this time. They go downstairs to the throne room and are given food and equipment.
b)Gina asks the questions, but doesn't get the answers. They then go off, down the red path. Luna talks non-stop, literally, because neither Gina nor Isabel are very talkative at the time – they need to think. Thoughts aside, they begin to discuss what is happening.
c)They make the decision that they should go into the woods to find Mia and Stephanie, but Luna doesn't want it. They hear voices and follow those, however, on the way, Gina cuts her hand and heals it quickly, but it still hurts.
d)Mia and Jesse are fighting – Luna, Gina, and Isabel watch intently. Mia wants to be free, so the girls know that she isn't a shine yet. Miranda comes into the area and tells them to be quiet.
e)She notices the girls and drags them into the heart of the forest, down a hallway lined with trees, to King Bastien.

10.King Bastien sees the girls and grimaces. He mentions Alyssa. Then he commands Miranda and Jesse to take them to the dungeons. They get to the dungeons. They share the 'cell' (it's really made out of trees) with Stephanie, who is almost a Shine. They try to heal her, but their powers don't work on healing Shines or in this place. They manage to escape from the cell by chopping down the trees, and Stephanie follows them. They try to go to the main part, but on the way, they get sidetracked as a path appears. The decide to follow it, to get out of the situtation. When they get out, they are back in Lyons. They go to Gina's house, where she asks if Steph can stay. When her mom says yes, they go to the park - they see no point in just staying home all the time. They get there are Sarah completely ignores them.
a)King Bastien sees the girls and then commands Jesse and Miranda to take them to the dungeon, speaking about how horrible his cousin (Alyssa) is the whole time. They get to the dungeons, where they are then thrown in a cell.
b)They see Steph, who is almost a Shine. They cannot heal her for two reasons – one, their powers don't work in the Shine territory, and two, you cannot heal anyone who is more than 50% Shine. They then manage to escape from the cell, and Stephanie comes with them, becoming more and more of a Shine every second.
c)They want to get to the heart of the Shine territory, however, a white path appears. They decide to get out of the situation, as they don't feel safe, and they go all the way back to Lyons. In Lyons, they appear at Gina's house.
d)Gina asks if Steph can say. Her mom says yes, but is very mad at Gina as she didn't come home. She says that she was sleeping over at April's house. They go to the park.
e)When they get to the park, Sarah completely ignores them, like they aren't there. Gina talks to April and Alec for a quick time, and then they go back to Sarah and try to get her to talk.

Part 2: My Kingdom, My Rules
11.They try to get Sarah to talk to them - and fail. She just doesn't want to hear about them, she is mad. They try to ask her to help heal Steph (who now wants to go back as she is more Shine than Healer) and she finally listens. They try really hard to get Steph to convert back, but it doesn't really work. However, she notices what is happening to her and is shocked/mad/scared. They try to get a path to appear, so they can go back, but it doesn't come. However, Steph begins to see a path. She both wants to stay with her new friends and wants to go to the Shines, so they end up trying to navigate through the forest which she sees as a path. They then manage to see the actual forest where the Shines live, and go into that. When they are there, Mia sees them. She isn't at all a Shine (but she notices that Steph is). She says that she heard two Shines (Jesse and Miranda) talking about how there is a way to heal them, so they try to find out. They then decide that they should pretend to be Shines, and they go to the library (which Steph knows about). In the library Miranda sees them.
a)Sarah, however, still won't talk to them. She's mad because she wasn't able to see the path, even though she is more advanced of a healer than Isabel and Gina. She's not mad at Luna, though, so Luna asks if she can help and heal Steph.
b)Now Sarah cooperates, but they still cannot heal Sarah. Steph notices what is happening to her, though, and is now shocked, scared, and mad, both at the girls and at herself. She starts to see a path, and the others don't see it.
c)Gina tells Sarah to tell April about the fact that 'she had a sleepover at her house the night before', so her parents don't get suspicious, and the girls go. They navigate through the forest. Easy for Steph – it's a path – but hard for the others – it's a wall, and then thick forest. However, they manage to be pulled into the actual forest when Steph goes in.
d)Mia sees them – and she notices that Steph's a Shine, while she isn't. She says that she heard two Shines talking about a way to be converted back to a healer, so they go to the library, disguised as Shines.
e)They get to the section on spells, and Mia pulls out the book and starts to read - but Miranda finds them first.

12.Grimacing, Miranda pulls them to the side. She tries to take them to King Bastien this time, but Steph and Mia both manage to stay behind, and they say that they'll come back to the meeting hall for them. Miranda then drags the girls towards the meeting room, and Luna is in an 'I-told-you-so' mood, because she knew that this wouldn't work out. They get to the room. It's big, and there are many Shines in it so they don't notice Miranda and the girls. Jesse comes up to them, talks with Miranda (Jesse swears a lot). They get to King Bastien, but he is too busy and too honorable to listen to 'kids' like Miranda and Jesse. They try to speak to his advisory, but she is also 'too important', which makes the disappointed Miranda and Jesse drag the girls to the dungeons - again. When there, they wait until Miranda and Jesse are gone, and then Mia and Steph come out. Steph is now 95% shine, so they have to work quickly. Mia unlocks their cell and they manage to heal Steph with a spell from a book that they got to the library - but only until 50% - she'll keep becoming more Shine unless someone else can stop it - which they can't. Someone comes down the hallway - it is the adviser - she's finally noticed. They are taken to King Basitien's office.
a)Miranda pulls them to the side – she's mad that they got out. She takes Luna, Gina, and Isabel to King Bastien, but Mia and Steph are able to stay behind because she thinks that they are Shines already.
b)They go to the meeting room, Luna in an I-told-you-so mood. Gina and Isabel are both stubbornly quiet, and no one notices them. Jesse comes to Miranda. He swears a lot but he tries to calm her down. They go to King Bastien – but luckily he thinks he is 'too important' so he dismisses Miranda and Jesse.
c)This causes them to be dragged to the dungeons again. They then wait, intently, until Miranda and Jesse are gone. They go, and wait for Mia and Steph, who come quickly and open the cell.
d)Steph is 95% Shine, so they have to work really really quickly. They all recite the spell, and Steph is just around 50% Shine now, which is both good and bad – because they still can't heal her completely.
e)Now someone comes down the hallway. This time it's the adviser, and she has seen them healing Steph. Appalled, she calls for guards. They take the struggling girls to King Bastien's office.

13.In King Bastien's office, the girls are defended by Steph - King Bastien thinks that she's completely Shine, even though she isn't. He, however, thinks that it isn't working on Mia because she's not really a Healer (she is, she's just rebellious. She's never going to become a Shine, no matter how hard they try.) He says that they should try to make her a Shine again - it doesn't work, and she ends up being hurt badly when she is attacked by Miranda, who comes into the room. Her head is bleeding and without being able to heal, Luna, Isabel, Mia, and Gina, are hopeless. This makes King Bastien happy. He smiles and tells Miranda to take them to the 'low-priority' cells, as the obviously aren't the danger that they were thought to be. They get back, and are dumped in the cell - it doesn't look much different. Mia goes unconscious, and the girls try to heal her. Steph is becoming more Shine and she stops them. A girl comes in to bring them food (her name is Keri) and they try and escape. However, she blocks the door and scowls at them, then goes out. They try to get out the way that they did before, but they don't manage. They end up drifting to sleep because they can't really do anything else, but Gina takes her sweater off and wraps it around Mia's bleeding head before she goes to sleep.
a)Steph defends the girls, but King Bastien is sure that she's a Shine, so he belives her – all Shines are under his control. He also thinks that Mia isn't being converted to a Shine because she isn't a Healer in the first place, and he tries to make her a Shine again.
b)She is then hurt, because Miranda knocks her over and pins her to the ground as Jesse tries to convert her – again, he fails.
c)Mia's head is bleeding – but Luna, Isabel, Mia and Gina can't change anything as they can't heal in Shine territory. King Bastien grins, and the girls are taken to lower priority cells because they aren't thought to be a threat at all.
d)Mia becomes unconscious, and the others try to heal her without success. Keri comes in the door and brings them a miserable meal of food. They try to escape, but they can't because she blocks the door.
e)Guards come, effectively locking out any way of trying to escape. They decide that they'll try to get out tomorrow. Gina takes her sweater off and wraps it around Mia's head, even though it makes her cold. They drift off to sleep.

14.Gina wakes up when she feels a prodding in her side - this is Isabel kicking her. She gets up and notices that Isabel seems Shine-like. Isabel whispers "it's me" but Gina is having a hard time believing it. Is Isabel a Shine too now? They are escorted out of the cell to a hearing (with King Bastien) by Miranda and Keri, who get along really well (maybe they are best friends) but they get in a fight and start to argue. This gives Luna time to escape, but they then blame Steph and Jesse brings her back to a cell. Gina, Mia, and Isabel go to a court-room kind of place. They are 'greeted' by certain high-up Shines, King Bastien at the front. He starts to blabber on about how horrible healers and Isabel seems interested. Mia and Gina whisper back and forth, exchanging suspicions. King Bastien and members of the Shine court decide that Mia, Isabel and Gina should be sentenced to death - even thought they have hardly done anything. However, the second before they are escorted to the stage, a deep purple path appears from where they entered the room (it blends in as everything is made out of wood). Queen Alyssa enters. Use the quote! “A single human being is an entire world. Now I'd like you to take a *guess* at how many worlds were destroyed today.”
a)Gina feels a prodding in her side, which is Isabel kicking her. Isabel is colder and more nasty than she usually is – Gina suspects that she's a Shine, even though she tells her that it's her. They are all escorted to a hearing in the meeting hall by Keri and Miranda.
b)Keri and Miranda get into a fight. Luna is able to escape, but Miranda (who knows that Steph isn't a Shine) blames Steph and gets a guard to take her back to her cell. They get to the court room.
c)King Bastien and others decide that they should be sentenced to death – this makes Gina very scared. Her fingernails dig into her palms and they being to bleed, so she heals it. She keeps talking to Mia, though, who also suspects that Isabel is a Shine.
d)A deep purple path appears on the other side of the room. They stare are it intently, waiting for someone to come out. When everyone is staring, Mia (who might be considered as slightly aggressive) takes the time to get up slowly and walk over to where Miranda is.
e)In the second that Queen Alyssa comes down the path, Mia presses Miranda to the wall and commands her to give the potion or spell to get Steph back to normal. Torn between the two scenes, Gina doesn't notice that someone is behind her until too late.

15.Gina looks behind her – Jesse is standing behind her, and he presses her to the wall, just like Mia has done to Miranda. “Let Miranda go and I'll let Gina go.” Mia does, but he doesn't let go. Luna comes into the room at this second, Steph in tow. She can't heal her – she needs help. King Bastien gets mad at Miranda for not locking them up, punishes her. Queen Alyssa goes over to Steph but it's almost too late. She focuses on healing her, and it doesn't completely work – they need more healers. She says that Isabel (not knowing she's turning to a Shine too) and and Mia should go back with Steph, and they do. Jesse still hasn't let go, so Queen Alyssa knocks him out. King Bastien heals him quickly, then starts to yell at Alyssa. Gina is knocked over by Miranda and she almost blacks out, but she manages to remain conscious. She gets up and sees Jesse launching towards her – this time she really blacks out.
a)Gina turns her head around to see Jesse behind her. As he traps her against the wall, like Mia did to Miranda, he tells Mia to let g of Miranda. Though she does, Jesse doesn't stop.
b)Luna and Steph come into the room, however, Luna hasn't been able to heal her. At the same time, King Bastien gets mad and tells Miranda she'll be punished.
c)Queen Alyssa needs to heal Steph before it's too late. She tries, but they are on Shine territory so it doesn't work. She sends Isabel and Mia back to the castle with Steph so she can be healed.
d)Jesse doesn't let go of Gina, and she can hardly breathe. Queen Alyssa quickly knocks him out, but King Bastien comes to the rescue and heals him, then starts to yell at Alyssa.
e)Gina is knocked over by Miranda, but she isn't unconscious. She gets up and watches the fight a bit more, then Jesse tackles her from the side and she blacks out.

16. Gina is back at home, in her bed, when she wakes up. Livia says that she was brought there by Sarah, is worried about her, so she says that Gina cannot go back to wherever she was going. Gina gets out of bed and says she's going to the garden – which she is, except for she then goes down the path. She hears a loud noise from the side and follows it. She finds herself back in Shine territory. There is a giant commotion in the hall, Queen Alyssa is being taken to a cell. Gina can't find Luna, so she tries to go to the cells herself. Miranda almost sees her, but really doesn't. She tries to get Queen Alyssa out, but she's in 'high-priority'. She scouts around and finds Luna, who she helps get out. They decide to go - without helping Queen Alyssa - back to the castle to see how the others are doing, as they are worried about both Steph and Isabel. On they get to the path, and they start to run as a guard has found them out. They get to the castle as quick as they can and run in - Mia is standing there, shaking her head. It is thought that Steph is completely Shine, but she isn't. Isabel, however, is. They look out and Isabel is trying to take Steph back to the Shines. They run up behind them and Isabel attacks them.
a)Gina wakes up in her bed when Livia comes in, as Dane is doing work. Sarah brought her over, and Livia is mad because she doesn't want Gina just disappearing, so she grounds her. Gina gets out of bed, and though she feels slightly sick, goes to the garden and goes down the path. She follows a loud noise.
b)The noise is in the hallway of Shine territory. Queen Alyssa is dragged off to a cell. Though Miranda almost sees her, Gina sneaks to the dungeons. As she can't get to Queen Alyssa, she goes to Luna, who she frees, and then start to go back to the castle.
c)It's safe until a guard notices that they are going. He and Keri start to chase them, but both Gina and Luna are quick runners, so they keep running until they get to the castle.
d)Mia, Isabel, and Steph are at the castle. Mia thinks that Steph is a Shine (she isn't, but she's like 98%) and she doesn't know about Isabel. They talk about it as if they were 'kids' and they seem concerned. They hear Steph's voice and turn around.
e)They see both Isabel and Steph going back to Shine territory, into the woods, so they run up behind them and try to stop them. Isabel isn't happy, though, and she tries to hurt them, and fails, because she's younger. Luna has hurt herself though, because she's younger. Gina can't heal her, so they decide to follow - quietly this time - them into Shine territory.

17.After following Isabel and Steph through the woods for a bit, Mia notices that they don't seem to be going to where they were going before. They consult for a second - but then they can't find the path anymore. Pretty lost, they try to get out. They manage - and appear, of all places, in Gina's garden. They haven't really been gone for so long, so Livia greets them happily, though she says that Mia and Luna should go. Instead, they wait in the garden until Gina finishes her work and comes out. They come out and Gina sees a white path. They decide that Gina should go, and she does. At the end of the path she jumps through and Alec is there, looking almost dead. Afraid that she's out of powers, Gina tries to heal him - and succeeds! He wakes up and thanks her, but, as much as it hurts her, she has to erase his memory. Mia comes up behind her, saying that she managed to find out where she was - but Luna isn't there because she just disappeared. They decide to try and get back to Shine territory, but they don't know if they'll be able to because they don't see a path. They walk all the way back ot the park, where both Livia and Dane are waiting. They demand an explanation, and send Mia away. Gina doesn't tell the truth, and, though they think that it's the truth, Livia and Dane ground her for two weeks. When she gets to her room there's a letter on her desk, saying that someone took Luna and that they'll continue to take - and hurt - people until they make sure that Queen Alyssa dies or is defeated.
a)They all follow Isabel and Steph through the woods, and they really don't seem to be going where they want to be going. As they try to decide what to do, they loose track of where Isabel and Steph were going. They are now pretty lost, and they need to try and get out. Luckily, they make it to the white path.
b)When they get to the light and go through, they notice that out of all places, they've appeared in Gina's garden. Only Gina goes in and Livia is getting madder every time, and she says that Gina needs to finish her work. Not caring about her grades, she rushes and comes out, just to see the same white path.
c)Gina goes down the white path, where she ends up seeing Alec and trying to heal him. She successfully does, however, she needs to erase his memory.
d)Mia comes up behind Gina, telling her that Luna has disappeared. They go back through the path, and then Livia looks out the window and notices Gina. She tells Mia to go away (thinking she is a bad influence) and both her and Dane agree that she should be grounded for two weeks.
e)Gina goes up to her room, disappointed. She sits on her bed, and then notices something - a letter. She reads the letter and notices what they want her to do.

18. Livia comes to Gina's room and tells her that dinner is ready, so she obliges and comes down, leaving the letter on her desk. She eats dinner quietly, her thoughts drifting to where Luna could be. Dane isn't here, and they don't talk much, so it's pretty awkward. However, April calls, demanding for an explanation, and she asks if Gina wants to sleep over. Because Livia thinks that April is one of Gina's better friends, she lets her go. Gina gets to April's house, and April doesn't look her happy, usual self. Her mom just lost her job and instead of needing to explain a lot about Healers, Gina spends time listening to April. They then start talking about other stuff, but before the subject can get to Healers, April falls to sleep. Gina falls to sleep slowly too, however, in the middle of the night she's woken up. April is still sleeping, so she goes outside to investigate. There's nothing there, not a path or anything, but then she hears a scream from inside. When she gets back to the room, April is lying bleeding on the floor. Gina tries to heal her and she quickly calls Sarah. When Sarah gets there, they try in all their efforts to heal her, but it's just not working - she looks like she's going to die. April can't die - she just can't, it won't work. Gina asks Sarah if she knows anything else, and the only thing that they can think of would be to get someone in her family to die, which possibly could allow her to be a healer - there are many healers in Lyons. They just can't do that, and they look outside - the path is there. Sure, they're confused, but they take April outside as she starts to wake up. They then decide it would be best to take her to the hospital and ignore the path - they don't know who hurt her. They get to the hospital and the doctor takes her in, they stay in the waiting room.
a)Livia comes up to Gina's room and so Gina goes down to the living room, leaving the letter on her desk. Because she is usually so loud and hyper, dinner is quiet and awkward, though Livia mentions that Vivienne will be coming to stay in a few days for a week. April calls, and Livia allows Gina to go.
b)Gina packs her stuff quickly and walks over to the house - but before that, she notices that the letter isn't on her table anymore. She gets to April's house, but they don't do much explaining - April's mom has lost her job, so a lot of it is soothing April. They start to drift off to sleep, and eventually fall to sleep, before they talk about Healers.
c)Gina is woken by a sound outside. She goes outside to follow it, but then she hears a scream. She rushes inside, where April is lying on her floor, bleeding. The curtains are open suspiciously. Gina tries hard to heal her, but it doesn't work, so she calls Sarah.
d)Sarah comes over as quick as possible, and together they do all that they can to heal April, but it doesn't work - her injuries can only be solved in two ways - by modern science, or by becoming a healer. As the second isn't an option, they decide to take her to the hospital.
e)They get to the hospital in a rush and the doctor takes April in, leaving Gina and Sarah in the waiting room.

19.April doesn't come out of the room for some time, and the girls start to get very worried. The doctor comes out and says that they can come in. April lies there, bandaged to the extreme. Sarah inconspicuously erases both the doctors and April's memory, which causes the doctor to leave the room for an unexplained reason. They talk to April, and making the lies up as they come, they tell her that she fell out of a window. They've then got to get her back to her home. They then walk back to her house, and Sarah leaves. Gina then acts like she was sleeping the whole time, and she falls to sleep really quickly. When Gina wakes up, April is already up, confused, to say the least, at her injuries. She now remembers to ask Gina about the Healers. As she's her best friend, Gina tells her some stuff - enough to let her piece it together herself. She then says bye and goes home, telling Livia it was nice but uneventful. She goes up to her room, which feels out-of-place and weird. She brainstorms ways to get out of being grounded, and then decides that Livia isn't just going to let it go, she'll have to break the rules. She goes down the path in the garden, but is whisked away by an unseen person.
a)April stays in the hospital room for some time, and Gina and Sarah are both pretty nervous. However, the doctor comes out and tells the girls to come in. April is there, but she looks really hurt.
b)Sarah erases both the doctor's and April's memory, and they talk to April - they have to tell her lies, though. They then know that they'll need to take her back home, so they just take her, even though April complains.
c)They get back to April's house. At April's house, Gina thanks Sarah and then Sarah leaves. Both Gina and April go to sleep quickly, Gina dreams a dream about Luna and Queen Alyssa being tortured.
d)When Gina wakes up, April asks about Healers. She gets some information - enough to piece together how it works. She's stunned, but Gina says bye and goes back home. She tells Livia that it was nice and all.
e)Gina tries to think of ways to get ungrounded, but comes up with nothing, and realizes that she's going to end up being in trouble anyway, so she goes to the garden. She's hit by an unexpected wave of sadness on the way there, thinking of her real parents, but she goes on to the path. She is then whisked away by a person from the forest.

20.Miranda has one hand on Gina's mouth and the other on a door handle. She grins and opens it, and thrusts her right into a cell. Gina is sick of this, she knows how to get out already. She runs out and tries to find Queen Alyssa. Unsuccessful, she tries to go to the castle, where she'll be able to find more information. Before she leaves, however, she sees Steph walking down the hallway. She follows her and they come to a dorm-like room, where Mia is sitting too, looking pretty bored. She doesn't seem to be a Shine. Mia and Steph talk for some time, though Mia acts as if she's a Shine when Steph is around. Steph talks about finding a perfect boyfriend. Mia notices Gina and tries to get Steph to go away. Eventually she convinces her to find crush, which involves going somewhere else. Mia goes over to Gina and talks to her - she doesn't know where Queen Alyssa is captured, but she wants to find out. They seek through the dungeons until they see her. She's in a horrible state, cut and bruised. She gives them a few last commands, and then, in a moment of hopelessness, presses her hand to her head... and dies. The stunned girls don't notice that guards have come behind them until one of them looks over their shoulder. They are thrown in a horrible cell, where they see Luna. Nick helps them out of the cell.
a)Miranda is the one who took Gina. She throws her in a cell, but this isn't at all a challenge for Gina. Gina makes her way out of the cell, and tries to find Queen Alyssa. A guard blocks her way so she tries to go to the castle.
b)However, before she gets back to the path, she sees Steph. She follows her to a dorm, in which Mia is sitting. They talk about stuff like crushes and Steph wants a boyfriend. Mia sees Gina and tries to get Steph to go away. Eventually, she succeeds and can talk to Gina.
c)They go to the dungeons, where they anxiously try to look everywhere for Queen Alyssa. Jesse spots them, but is too coward to do anything. He rushes off to find a guard, and the girls hurry to find Queen Alyssa.
d)When they do, she's in a horrible state - so bad, that she gives them her last words and kills herself. The girls stare at her, stunned, and then look back, where three burly guards are standing.
e)In the cell, they see Luna and tell her what has happened. She tells things from her point of view (she was kidnapped and put in the cell) and they notice this is the same cell that they were in before. They can't really find a way out, but then a guy comes to the door. He opens it and tells them to sneak out. His name is Nick, and Gina is having trouble deciding if he's a Shine, until he tells her that he's the heir to Queen Alyssa's throne.

Part 3: Shines Territory
21. Mia hurries to the dorm, as Steph is looking for her, and Gina and Luna stay, talking to Nick. He gives them food, but it's poisoned. Gina's view starts getting foggy, then she blanks out. When she wakes up, they're on the path, and Luna is standing over her. They go to the castle at the quickest speed that they can. Amanda is there. They assemble a group of people to go back, to try and rescue Steph and Mia. The group consists of Katelyn, Brooke, Krista , Lilly, and Danielle. They rest, and then they go into the Shine woods, and Mia is is there with Steph, and they go to King Bastien's office to try and kill him. He's there, discussing something with Miranda. Mia jumps up, a knife in her hand, and attempts to murder him. Miranda gets in her way, though, and she ends up stabbing her arm. Miranda is hindered, but Jesse isn't. He knows he can't kill Mia, so he goes over to the group and tries to convert them to Shines. They start to run away, and Lilly falls down. She tries to get up, but Jesse catches her. Miranda, her arm still hurt, comes up to Jesse and kisses him, but even because of this it doesn't leave time for Lilly to try and escape, she is still there. The others make the spur-of-the-moment decision to keep running.
a)Mia hurries to the dorm, to Steph, and and Gina and Luna stay, and they talk to Nick. He gives them an apple each, but it's poisoned (who says that an heir to the throne can't be evil?) and Gina slowly blanks out.
b)Gina wakes up on the path, where Luna is. It takes her some time to remember, and then they see Nick again. They start to run back to the castle. At the castle they see Amanda first.
c)They assemble a group of people, but stay there another night. They wake up and they walk down the path to the Shine territory. On the way Gina gets to know Katelyn, Brooke, Krista, and Lilly. They get to the Shine woods. and they see Mia. They go to King Bastien's office.
d)Mia jumps out and tries to stab him (she's violent, remember?) but Miranda gets in the way and it pierces her arm instead. Lucky her, because she can heal in Shine territory. She's still a bit hindered, and so Jesse tries convert the group into Shines. They start to run, Lilly at the back and Gina beside her. Jesse tries to catch Gina, but he catches Lilly as they look alike.
e)The girls keep running, now they are trying to run to the dorms to get Steph out and see if they can bring her back, but the last scene they see is Jesse killing Lilly – and then kissing Miranda.

22.They have no idea where to go, so they get Steph and literally blindfold her to take her back to the castle. They feel someone following them as they get to the castle but they don't worry about it. When they get to the castle Gina says that she needs to go home as Livia will be mad at her and so she goes, all alone. She miraculously does not encounter any Shines. When Livia sees her, she gets horribly mad, yelling and everything. Gina goes to her room and IMs Alec, who *gasp* asks her if she wants to go to the movies. She says yes, but Livia doesn't want her to do. At at a late lunch, Dane argues that she should be able to go, so Livia reluctantly allows her her to. Gina walks to the movie theater, where Alec is. They watch a movie. Then Gina goes home and goes to bed. Vivienne is to come the next morning.
a)As they have no idea where to go other than the castle, they go back to the castle with Steph literally blindfolded and with a cloth around her mouth – she's now a full Shine. They feel someone following them but they don't worry.
b)They get to the castle and as soon as Steph is given to a 'doctor' so they can try to heal her, Gina needs to go back.
c)As she leaves, Gina swears that she could have seen someone going in the castle, but she doesn't ask, she goes home, where Livia is mad at her.
d)Alec asks her out via IM and then Dane and Livia argue about if Gina should go, Dane thinking that it would be a shame to miss it, Livia thinking it's just an excuse.
e)Gina goes to the cinema and watches a movie with Alec. Gina says bye to him at the door, and then goes to sleep, avoiding the wrath of Livia.

23.Gina is woken up by the doorbell ringing - it is Vivienne's parents, dropping her off. Gina comes down groggily to greet the hyper Vivienne, and then goes back up to her room - but Vivi comes with her, because there are only so many rooms in the house. Vivi talks non-stop about everything and anything, and eventually she asks 'about the path in the garden'. Gina is speculative, so she takes her out to the garden and asks her to go into it, she hasn't got much patience. However, Vivi is able walk on the path, and Gina has a reason to believe that she's is a healer. She tells Vivi to stay inside whenever she can and not to go down the path, but when she goes inside to get a drink, she notices Vivi is walking down it. She runs after her, (this is on the white path, of course) but she had disappeared. Gina goes back to the garden, scared, and calls Sarah. Sarah tries to calm Gina down but now she's freaking out. Gina goes outside and Vivi is standing there, smiling. She excuses herself and hangs up. She gets mad at Vivi, and then decides not to talk to her at all, to give her the cold shoulder. Gina then goes up to her room, and, because Livia isn't there, plans to go back to the castle. She goes down the path, unaware that Vivi is following her.
a)Gina is woken up because Vivi is coming. She greets Vivi, and then goes back up to her room, however Vivi comes too because there are only 2 bedrooms in the house - and, of course, because she wants to annoy her.
b)Vivi asks about the path in the garden at breakfast. Gina is speculative, and Livia is there, so she brushes it off. However, later, when she's in the garden with her, Vivi brings it up again and walks down the path. Gina tells Vivi to stay inside when she can and not to go down the path, because she is scared for her, and Vivi acts like she will follow it.
c)Gina goes inside to get a drink of water, and when she looks out, Vivi is skipping down the path like nothing is wrong. Gina runs outside as quickly as she can and tries to catch up with Vivi, but she's already gone through the light by the time that Gina gets to where she was.
d)Gina calls Sarah in a state of panic, and Sarah tells Gina to remain calm, though she can't. However, Vivi turns up just as Sarah is about to come over. Gina apologizes, hangs up, and then gets ultra-mad at Vivi because she went against what she said. Gina gives her the cold shoulder.
e)Livia seems to have left, so Gina goes down the path, unaware the Vivi is following her. She hears a shriek behind her (it's Vivi) and there is nothing. She darts into the forest to investigate.

24.The forest is, like always, dark and gloomy. Gina can't find Vivi, and she finds herself in a maze of dark trees. After hours of trying to get out and failing, she hears something - it's... Isabel? She follows the noise, and sure enough, it is. It's Isabel, talking with Miranda. Isabel is completely a Shine, and apparently she came back to the Shine forest. Gina knows she won't get out unless she asks Isabel, so she waits for Miranda to go away and then asks Isabel. Isabel may be a Shine, but she's still nice. She guides her to where Vivi is, also in the maze, and then leaves. Oh well, maybe she wasn't that nice. Gina is in an I-told-you-so mood towards Vivi, but she tries to be nice because she's scared and crying. Vivi and Gina both try to get out, but they can't. Vivi climbs a tree and notices that they're really near the entrance, they just have to go through the trees a bit. The trees are thorny and everything - they get through, but hurt. They see Nick - Nick grins, then is confused, then looks at them as if they need to be defeated. Nick comes up to them and tells them that they're at risk doing this - and they say that they know, Vivi scared to her bones. This time Vivi is useful, though. She can think quickly and she outsmarts him. They run to the path. They don't know which way to go, home or to the castle. Miranda comes running up behind them, grinning wildly.
a)Gina cannot find Vivi in the forest. It's a maze of trees, and it's not easy to navigate. Gina spends hours looking for Vivi (and a way out) but is hopeless. Then she hears Isabel and goes to investigate.
b)Isabel and Miranda are talking, and Gina waits for Miranda to go away. Isabel, now completely Shine, seems nice enough, and leads Gina to Vivi. However, she then leaves, leaving them pretty hopeless, again.
c)They navigate a bit more, Vivi is unbearably scared and Gina is in an I-told-you-so mood. Vivi is quick and acrobatic and she climbs a tree and sees that the maze ends very close to where they are. They go through the trees, emerging hurt and bruised, but they still make it. Then they see Nick.
d)Nick sees them too, of course, and the girls try to ignore him, yet he says hi. He tells them that they're at a risk, and they say that they know. He tries to capture them, but Vivi outsmarts him and they start to run down the hallways to the entrance.
e)On the way, however, Miranda sees them and begins to chase them rapidly. They get to the path, but they don't know which way to go, and then Miranda comes up behind them, grinning, so they have to make a decision as quick as they possibly can - go to the castle or back to the house?

25.They run back to Gina's house, but Miranda follows them. They dart through the house, deciding to go to April's because they'll be safe there. Gina calls Sarah on her cell phone and asks if she can meet them there. Livia is still demanding an explanation, so both Gina and Vivi promise they'll explain – when they get back. They tell her not to go out of the house, and then Gina runs to April's. Gina and Sarah get to April's and basically take shelter, but Miranda gets in. They all run from the house and to the park, where Gina sees Alec. She rushes by him but hopes that he doesn't think that she doesn't like him. On the path, they try to get away from Miranda and Jesse comes, because he hears Miranda. They try to fight Sarah and Gina, but they fail, Jesse falls back on the ground and about half the way back to the castle, they see Isabel and Mia fighting. Mia knocks Isabel over and it looks like she's dead – Sarah (still stunned, as she can now see this path) and Gina run up to her, and she isn't. She seems to have forgotten everything, even her name. They make the decision to take her back to Lyons, because that's where she'll be the safest. They tell her about herself – but nothing about Healers or Shines.
a)Gina and Vivi run as quickly as they can back to Gina's house, but Vivi is nine and she isn't a very good runner. Miranda follows them, and they dart into the house and slam the door in her face.
b)Livia demands an explanation for good this time, and they promise that they'll explain when Gina gets back. Even though Livia doesn't allow her, Gina gets out of the door and runs to the April's house, calling Sarah on the way.
c)April is confused when they show up, and even more confused when she is dragged out of the house – until she sees Miranda, who is still following them. They run, full speed, to the park. Gina darts past Alec and feels bad.
d)Gina and Sarah dart down the path, Miranda still following them. Jesse appears, and he and Miranda try to fight Gina and Sarah, however, Sarah is pretty strong (having a black belt does that) and Jesse is hurt badly. Miranda stays behind.
e)They start to run (Gina isn't a quick runner at the beginning of the book, but she gets better during it) and they see Mia and Isabel fighting. Mia knocks Isabel over and though she looks like she's dead, she isn't, she's just forgot everything about herself. They take her back to Lions, telling her her name and stuff about her life, but nothing about Healers or Shines.
26.Gina and Sarah get Isabel back to her house - she's starting to remember stuff about her life now. They get to the door and knock, but *gasp* her parents don't recognize her, because she completely erased their memory. They try and think of a solution, but it's not that easy. They don't know how to seed fake-memories, so they guess that if they tell them stuff about Isabel, they'll remember. They don't, and they get pretty annoyed. Gina looks at her watch and notices that her mom isn't going to be very happy with her, so she runs back to her home. She them spends a lot of time explaining everything to Livia - well, not everything, and some lies too. Livia is pretty stunned, to say the least, and then she starts to think that Gina is lying again. Gina isn't going to try to prove it, so she gives up and goes to her room. However, Vivi shows Livia about how the paths work (not the smartest thing, they're not supposed to go outside) so Gina runs outside. Livia forgives Gina, but Gina is mad as they should stay outside. Miranda is there, waiting. She greets them politely, but with blood-thirst. Livia and Vivi run into the house, but Gina has to stay and fight her.
a)Gina and Sarah walk with Isabel back to her house as she starts to remember stuff about her life, like her name, and age, and family. However, when they get to the door of their house, her parents don't recognize her, because she's been stupid and erased their whole memory of her, basically classifying her as any random stranger on the street.
b)Neither Gina nor Sarah knows how to seed some kind of fake memories, which means that they don't really have much of a solution. They try to tell Isabel's parents everything that they know about Isabel, they even invite themselves in and show Isabel in the pictures, but her parents don't seem to see her, and they tell them that they'll call the police if they don't stop the pranks.
c)Gina goes back to her home, not quickly, but not slowly either. She spends quite some time explaining how Healers work to Livia, but it's not that important, really, as Livia is too shocked to notice everything. However, she starts to think that Gina is lying again. Gina gives up and goes to her room, as she's not going to put her mom at danger trying to show her the truth.
d)Vivi, however, isn't the kind of person who follows advice. She hows Livia how paths work, and Gina runs outside the second that she notices them. Livia is really nice and forgives Gina and apologizes, but that doesn't make Gina happy. She's paranoid that Miranda will come, and she does. She greets them politely, but it's easy to see how much she wants to kill the,.
e)Livia and Vivi run into the house as quickly as they can (not that that's quick) but Miranda spares their lives, as she wants to kill Gina way more. Gina has to stay and fight Miranda.

27.Miranda isn't going to even make allowances to be nice, she's really mad at Gina for mucking up every chance that she ever had. But, before either can defeat (or at least hurt) the other, Sarah comes in, with Isabel. Now Isabel is a Shine, and Sarah asks Gina something - should they kill Isabel now? They aren't sure, but they know that otherwise Isabel will hurt them too. They don't know how they can kill her, though, and why they're trying to make a decision, Miranda gets Isabel off her feet, and tells her to run down the path. Gina and Sarah are fine with it, as now it's one to two and they don't have the guts to kill their friend. Now it's Miranda against the girls. The girls start to run down the path, because that's all that they can do. Jesse is at the castle (they don't know at this point) trying to cause havoc. However he's outnumbered and he is killed by the Healers. When Gina gets there, she shuts Miranda out, but she won't go, as she knows that Jesse is dead. Gina talks to the others, and they decide that they aren't really going to convert Isabel back. Steph comes into the room and she's a complete Healer again, and she has a kind of bracelet around her hand which makes sure that she cannot be converted into a Shine, which is pretty awesome. Miranda is still outside, and they can hear that some guards are coming to the castle. They ask Queen Alyssa's adviser something about the heir (Nick) and if he can inherit the kingdom, as he's a Shine. She says yes, sadly. They hear Nick's voice and the guards are forced to open the gates for him.
a)Miranda isn't going to give Gina any chance, because she's horribly, horribly mad at Gina. Before either can hurt each other (remember that both of them can heal in the real world) Sarah and Isabel come. Isabel has became a Shine again, as something triggered her memory of that. Sarah asks Gina if they should kill Isabel. They should, but they don't know how to.
b)While they are trying to make a decisions, Miranda helps Isabel up and tells her to run back to Shine territory. Gina and Isabel are fine with it for two reasons. Firstly, it's now two-against-one, and secondly, they aren't brave enough to kill their friend, be she a Shine or not.
c)They start to run down the path, we don't know why, but Gina is following Sarah. Jesse is at the castle at this point, and he is trying to cause havoc. He is outnumbered greatly though, meaning that he is killed. Gina and Sarah get there, and they shut Miranda out, but she's not going to go, because Jesse is in there (I think that she thinks that he is still alive).
d)They see Steph, who is a Healer and has a bracelet which makes her stay as a healer, which is pretty snazzy. Guards are starting to come up to the castle, and they ask Queen Alyssa's adviser what they can do, but she's afraid that even though Nick is a Shine, he can still inherit the kingdom.
e)Nicks voice is heard, and the Healer guards are unwillingly forced to obey him, so they open the gates and Shines stream in. It's quiet for about 3 seconds, and then a fight breaks out.

28.There is a giant fight, but Gina hides in the corner of a room, behind a door. She sees everything, but she doesn't want to. People dieing isn't exactly the funnest thing to watch. Not many people are actually killed, thankfully, but at the end they have lost a few Healers and a lot of Shines. Jesse is dead (from before) but Miranda isn't, and she's still sure she'll defeat them. The Shines leave as they can't heal each other in the castle, and Miranda wants to stay, but she can't. They all leave, and the remaining Healers come out. Quite a few have hidden, but no one shows how mad they are at the fact that they didn't help fight. They try to think of a solution, but there isn't much of a solution to be given for this horrible situation. Luna suggests that they barricade the castle completely, and they try to implement that, however, with Nick, nothing is going to work. Luna, it's revealed, is Nick's aunt, which means she is somehow heir to the throne after him (don't ask me how that works, I really don't know and I don't need to know) and so they decide that the only think that they can do is kill Nick. Steph is against it, though, because she has a crush on Nick. However, she is outvoted, and they decide to wait until they attack again, as there is not much point in going into Shine territory, where they will both be outnumbered and not able to heal.
a)There is a giant fight, but Gina hides, she's not really willing to try to fight, at all. Luckily no one sees her.
b)Not many people are actually killed, but by the end of the fight, many Shines have been lost (as they cannot heal) and a few healers, all killed by Miranda. Jesse is dead, but Miranda isn't, and she's still sure that she will defeat the healers.
c)All of the Shines leave. They aren't defeated, they just need to heal themselves again. All of the healers come out, and no one is really mad at anyone, even if they've hidden for the whole of the fight. They try to think of the best solution possible. Luna suggests that they barricade the whole castle for the safety of all the Healers inside it, but they don't do it because with Nick, that's not going to work.
d)It is revealed that Luna is Nick's aunt in some way. She is heir to the throne after he dies.
e)They decide to wait until they attack again, and then to kill Nick. Steph is very much against them, as she likes Nick.

29.They spend the rest of the day resting, and healing any injuries that couldn't be completely healed yet. They try to work out how they'll defeat Nick. They know that they have to kill him (that's not good, because Healers do not like to kill people) so they decide to give Mia the job, as she's the most fighter-like of the group. She agrees, and they wait around more. Sarah comes down from the lookout, saying that she can see the Shines approaching again - but this time, it's a lot of them, really a lot of them. They seem to be outnumbered. They don't have any time to really devise a strategy, but Luna says that if anyone doesn't fight, it's hopeless. The Shines enter, and Gina ends up fighting Miranda. Luna and Sarah try to help, and Luna gets hurt really badly. She tries to heal herself, but Sarah has to help too, so it's one on one with Gina and Miranda. Miranda is mad at Gina because the Healers killed Jesse, but Gina is mad because one of the Shines tried to kill both April and Alec. They fight, but then something happens. All the guards from the Healers, who were previously following Nick's will (because he was the ruler) are now following the now bright and radiant ruler, Luna. This must mean that Nick has been killed. Suddenly, someone, a specific ultra-hyper 9 year old, approaches the castle. She has news.
a)The Healers all spend the rest of the day resting and trying to heal any injuries which either take time to heal or cannot be healed. Some Healers have been converted to Shines, and they are converted back. Now they try to work out, in a more specific way, how they will end up defeating Nick. As most healers don't like to kill, they discuss.
b)Mia gets 'the job' of killing Nick, with a few other people backing her up in case 'something goes wrong'. Sarah runs down from the lookout and says that she sees some Shines coming - and it's not just some. They are greatly outnumbered now, and they don't even have time to devise a strategy. Luna says if everyone doesn't fight, it's hopeless.
c)The Shine's enter. Obviously, Gina ends up fighting with Miranda. They can't really hurt each other, because, like every time they are fighting, because of my inability to write fight-scenes, someone interrupts. Luna and Sarah try to help, but Luna is hurt and Sarah tries to help. It's one-on-one fighting again.
d)Miranda is really mad at Gina because the Healers killed Jesse, and Gina is mad at Miranda because she (or another Shine) tried to kill both April and Alec. The fight for a bit, Gina is tired, she tires her best. Then something happens. All Healer guards, who were previously following Nick's will, are now doing what Luna wants, which means nick is dead.
e)Now something else happens. The guards let someone in, defending her as she is obviously a Healer. It's Vivi, and she has news. She darts through all the Healers and Shines alike, to tell Gina what has happened. April is dead.

30.April has been killed. Obviously, not by Miranda. By guess who? Yes, Isabel. Vivi is scared and also scarred for life (duh!) and she doesn't take a liking to the sight of the castle. She wants to run back, but with all the Shine's attention, on her, Gina runs over to her, and gets her to go near Luna, who is pretty much safe, as many people are protecting her. The fight isn't going to go on until the end. The Shines are pretty mad, and they can't really do much for making other people into Shines as they are all weak and injured, while the Healers are pretty much healthy, as they are able to heal here. As they leave, Gina gets more and more irritated at Vivi, who is now trying to make friends with everyone. They try to sit down and devise a strategy for the next time that the Shines come, but Vivi is annoying. They decide that it's best just to fight. Gina goes to the library and looks in the hand-bound history books about Shines and Healers, and reads, and notices a few things. One of the few things is that the Shines were Healers before, but they didn't like Queen Alyssa's grandfather, and so they basically rebelled and said that they weren't Shines any more. The way that they defeated it? They almost committed suicide, and their powers were turned inside out as the tried to heal themselves. The only way to really defeat them is to guilt them into changing back - which is pretty hard, unless they are in love.
a)Isabel has killed April. Yes, Isabel. The sweet nice Isabel. Vivi is both scared and scarred for life. And she doesn't like the castle, pretty obviously. Gina gets her to go near to Luna, because otherwise she won't be safe. Luna is being defended by a lot of people, as she is the ruler now, so Vivi goes to Luna.
b)The fight isn't going to go on until everyone is dead, however. Though the shines are pretty mad, they can neither turn more people into Shines or fight, as they are pretty hurt. The healers, however, are, for the most part, healthy. The Shines leave. Miranda tries to kill one more Healer before she goes, but she fails, and instead gets a gash on her arm.
c)As they leave, Gina notices how irritated and even mad she is at Vivi for coming this far, both because she is interfering with planning and also because she herself would have died from guilt if Vivi would have been killed on the way there. They decide that there isn't a really a strategy to be made, they just need to fight - they've got a good chance to win like that anyway.
d)Gina goes to the library, bringing Vivi with her and lecturing her about coming to the castle. Vivi is quiet and solemn, so she has learned her lesson. Vivi goes to another section of the library, not interested in history book, and Gina searches the shelves until she's found the book she wants.
e)The book is basically on the history of Healers and the like. All Shines were Healers before, but they turned to Shines by almost killing themselves. She learns that the only way to get the back is to use guilt (she wonders how they converted that) and then she hears a scream from one side of the room. (And yes, it's Vivi.)

31.Krista has been converted to a Shine and she converts Vivi, who then hates Gina and wants to kill her. She's just nine, though, and Gina and the others aren't going to let her just mercilessly become a Shine. Gina takes her to Luna, who gives her a bracelet (like Steph's) and she becomes normal again after a lot of guilt-tripping. Krista goes away, to the Shine territory, though, not under that command of Luna at all anymore. They aren't happy with this. Luna and the others gather to talk about a long term battle plan, but they aren't very keen on battling and again don't really find a solution. Luna is trying to think everything through, but Gina knows that her family (and other people) aren't safe. As healers main goals are to help people, they decide to all go to Lyons to defend the people there. They walk down the path - they can feel Shines staring at them, but not coming out, which generally intimidates them as it isn't very pleasant knowing that. They get to Lyons, and they all (this is about 30-40 healers who decided to come, the other 50 or so decided to stay back at the castle, including Luna) crowd into Gina's house. They don't talk much, and when Dane comes home but Livia doesn't, Gina starts to get worried. Dane is surprised about having all the Healers in his house, but he has already heard the story from Livia so he is prepared. He gets a call from the hospital saying that Livia was hurt in a car crash.
a)Krista converts Vivi to a Shine, who gets rather violent towards Gina. However, she's only 9, which means that Gina just has to drag her to Luna, who gives her a bracelet. She becomes normal again.
b)Krista runs away as quickly as she can, to Shine territory, as she is not under Luna's command anymore, at all. They aren't happy with this, but they go on with their plan. They sit down to devise a strategy, but they have trouble deciding. Gina knows that her family isn't safe, though, and asks if they can go back.
c)They decide to split up, half of them going to Lyons and half of them staying at the castle, Luna included. They walk down the path, and they can feel the stares of the Shines upon them. However, they get to Lyons, and they enter Gina's house.
d)They don't really talk much, just sitting around. Gina feeds Jinx and they wait for Dane and Livia to come home. Dane does, and is surprised at the many Healers who are in his house, but he tolerates it.
e)They continue to wait and Livia still isn't there. Gina hopes that Miranda hasn't killed her already. They get a phone call from the hospital, Livia was in a car crash.

32.Everyone is very stunned, and they don't really know what to do. Gina wants to go, and so she does, and as quick as she can. Dane comes with her, taking the Van. Jinx (we've forgotten about her, haven't we? Well, she's still okay) follows them and sits on Gina's lap. Sarah comes with them, but most of the others stay at the house for the fear of people becoming suspicious and because they think that it is a trick. They get to the hospital and see the same doctor who treated Isabel. Livia isn't in a bad state, she's really just pretty shocked, to say the least. They greet her and after spending a long time at the hospital waiting for her to be released, she is, and they get in the van to drive home. Sarah seems worried, but doesn't say much. When they get back to the house, Livia is stunned, but debates between cooking a big meal for everyone and going up to bed. Dane tells her that she should get some rest, and then tells all of the Healers to go. They are forced to tell him some information about healers, so they can stay, and they tell him about Miranda and how she is probably ready to kill some of them (or all of them). Dane understands and says that they can stay, even though he, in his opinion, believes that they'd be safer in the castle (which they have told him about, too.) There is a knock on the door, and Gina looks out. It's Alec, smiling.
a)Everyone, even the people who don't know her, are very stunned and, for the most, the Healers think it's a trick to get Gina to go out of the house. However, Gina wants to go, and Sarah does too, so they go.
b)Gina, Dane, Sarah, and Gina's dog, Jinx, get in the van and drive to the hospital. It is eerily quiet in the car, and they hurry towards the hospital. They are greeted by the doctor who treated Isabel, and are taken to Livia.
c)Livia doesn't look very good. She looks sick and tired, but she looks like she hasn't been hurt much. They stay in the uneventful waiting room, and then she comes out, and they go to the van, pile in, and drive back to the house.
d)They get to the house. Livia is stunned about all the Healers, but she can't decide between cooking food for everyone or getting rest. Dane says she should get some rest and then tells the Healers they should go. They tell him why they shouldn't and he says he understands, though he thinks they'd be safer in the castle.
e)Gina tells him that them being here is mostly for their safety. She then mentions the fact that a Shine killed April. He hadn't known this, and he is sad. A knock comes from the door, and Gina is scared. However, it is Alec.

33.Gina sees Miranda in the distance, and then has to let Alec in. Other wise, he'd be killed. Of course, if they were to go any further into the house, they would see all of the Healers, so they stay in the entry way. Gina asks him why he has came, and he says because school was out for the day because they had canceled it because of April's death (they just found out) and he wants to know if they'd like to do anything together. Gina says that she is sort of busy and he starts to leave, but of course Miranda is outside and Gina doesn't just want him being mercilessly killed so she keeps the door shut. "Seriously, it's for your own safety." They stay in the house, and he wanders into the living room. They take some time to explain he concept of healers to him, but eventually he understands it. But he wants to go home. They hear a knock on the door, and Gina runs over to lock it. Miranda is there, just standing there. Gina wonders if she should tell everyone to try to run, but when she looks towards the living room, she notices that the house is basically surrounded by Shines. She tells everyone to close the windows securely and Sarah needs to call Luna or someone, but that doesn't work, as they don't have phones there. They then elect one person (Brooke) to try and go to the castle. They open the door, and Brooke runs through. The Shines are unsure of what to do, some follow her, some stay put, but she is a quick runner and she keeps running.
a)Gina sees Miranda in the distance, coming closer and closer, and so she ushers Alec in quickly. They stay in the entryway as she doesn't want him to see all of the Healers. Gina asks him why he is there, he says that he's there because they got given the day off school after April was murdered. He wants to know if they want to go on a date or the like.
b)Gina says that she's sort of busy, and, disappointed, he starts to go. However, Miranda is there, so Gina makes sure that the door stays shut and locks it, and tells him that it's for his own safety. He is speculative and he wanders into the living room, and is shocked at all the Healers.
c)Gina needs to explain the concept to him, and she does, as quick as possible. But he wants to go home. They hear a knock at the door, and Gina runs over to it, locking it even more as Miranda is there. Gina wonders if she should yell to everyone to run, but she decides against it. She looks back and notices that the house is surrounded by Shines.
d)She commands everyone to secure the house and then they try to reach Luna, so they can get more Healers to come to help, but there is no phone, so they decide that someone must run there.
e)They decide that Brooke should go, as she is the quickest runner from all of the people. She darts out the back door. Some Shines follow her, others do not.

34.They basically just wait around, because there is no way to escape. They wait for Brooke, and no one seems to be coming for a long time, but then they see someone coming in the distance. Then there are more people, all Healers. They approach the house slowly, as the Shines are just watching the house, and then they try to distract them. However, there was no plan, and all of the Healers inside the house, along with Dane, Livia, and Alec, do not know what they should do or attempt. Luna tries to tell them, but then a Shine runs towards her. They hear a police siren in the distance, which gives Gina the idea to call the police. She calls them and they say that they are coming, but the moment that she puts down the phone, she notices that she has just put them in more danger. They wait even more as the Shines are split between guarding the house or trying to defeat the other Healers. Livia comes down and is shocked, causing her to faint. Gina is shocked (that she has fainted) and she tries to wake her up. She wakes up, and Gina walks her up to her bed. She then remembers something, the letter. She goes to her room, but it is gone. She looks everywhere - she thinks there might be a clue as to how they got into the room. She notices that her window is ajar and dashes to close it completely. She closes it and then goes downstairs, where there is a loud scream.
a)All of the people in the house wait around for their rescue as there is no escape with the amount of Shines which surround the house. They wait for Brooke, but they slowly start to loose hope in her as she doesn't come. However, they see someone in the distance, and then more people, all healers. They approach the house slowly, as the Shines aren't paying attention to them, and they try to distract them for whatever reason.
b)However, all of the people in the house, humans and Healers alike, have no idea what to do. Luna tries to tell them something, but her voice is broken off as she starts to run away from a Shine who is attacking her. Gina hears a police siren in the distance, and calls the police, who say that they are coming. The second she puts the phone down, she notices she has put more lives at stake.
c)They wait even more as the Shines (which are not all Shines) are split between guarding the house to make sure no one else gets out and fighting the Healers in the garden. The police still don't come, and then Livia comes downstairs. The second that she sees all the Shines, she faints, and Gina tries to wake her up.
d)Thankfully, she wakes up quickly, and Gina tells her to go upstairs to her room to rest again. Gina also goes upstairs, though, and into her room, where she looks for the letter, hoping that there will be a clue in it. She doesn't find it though, and then she notices that her window is open. She closes it in a quick motion, and then she continues to look around the room.
e)There is a loud scream from downstairs, and Gina darts all the way down the stairs, but she falls and blanks out.

35.When Gina wakes up, everything is foggy and she can't really see. She hears Dane's voice and tries to 'open her eyes' but she can't. She doesn't know where she is. She slowly is able to see her surroundings and she notices that she is in the hospital. Livia, and Dane are there. Gina fells a sharp stab of pain in her leg, and Livia tells her that she has broken it. Gina inquires about what happened, but doesn't find out much. She slowly drifts off to sleep again, and then is woken up again. This time Luna is there. She looks hurt and she doesn't exactly seem happy. She tells Gina that too many Healers were lost, but at least there are still some alive. She tells her with extreme sadness that Sarah too has become a Shine. Gina breaks down, crying. Luna tries to comfort her, but Gina doesn't stop and Luna leaves the room. Gina is left alone, and she notices a letter on the table next to her desk. Her heart starts beating wildly, but she notices that it's not from a Shine, it's from Alec. He tells her that though she's nice and all, he'd prefer to be just friends as he's sort of shocked, though it can change. Gina almost literally blanks out from all the stress and sadness, but she doesn't. Alec comes into the room and wonders why Gina is such a wreck, she holds up the letter, and he shakes his head. He didn't write it.
a)Gina drifts to consciousness, but everything is foggy and she can't really see. She hears Alec's voice and tries to bring herself to sense. Slowly she is able to see her surroundings - a hospital. Livia and Dane are there, and they tell Gina that she has broken her leg. She feels horrible, and they leave, but not before telling her that she is really brave.
b)Gina is woken up again, this time by Luna. She looks hurt and sad, and also like she hasn't slept in days (which she probably hasn't). Luna tells Gina about how many Healers were lost, and she tries to infuse a positive note to it by telling her that some are still alive, but Gina notices that this sugary sweetness is there to cover up something bad.
c)Luna tells her that Sarah has been converted to a Shine too. Gina breaks down, crying, and after trying to comfort her and failing, Luna leaves the room.
d)Gina is left alone, and she sees the letter which has been left of the table. For one second she thinks it's from a Shine, but then she reads it, and notices it's from Alec. It says that she's a nice girl, but he'd prefer just to be friends. Gina can't cry, she's just too hopeless to even breathe.
e)Alec comes into the room and wonders why Gina is such a wreck. She holds up the letter. He reads it, then shakes his head. He didn't write the letter.

36.Gina feels a surge of hope surge through her, and Alec hugs her. Gina tries to say she's sorry for putting him in danger, but he doesn't listen. He then goes again. The next few days, Gina just stays in the hospital, her friends (Luna and Alec are pretty much the only people who are left) and Livia and Dane visiting her. She is eventually released. On the car drive home, Livia seems horribly stressed and she doesn't seem very happy at all. Gina asks her what is wrong, but she shakes her head and says nothing, but Gina knows that it is something. They get home and she cooks up a nice lunch. It is quiet at the table, but Gina isn't paying much attention. She goes up to her room, where she just lies down on her bed and cries and cries and cries. She hears a knock on the door, and it is Livia. She asks if Gina wants to go to April's funeral, and Gina says yes. The rest of Gina's day passes by quickly, and she doesn't do much, except for read through the stack of schoolwork which has accumulated. Gina drifts off to sleep early, both tired and anxious because of the funeral the next day.

a)Gina feels hopeful, for once. Alec hugs her, and Gina manages to smile. She says that she's really sorry for putting him in danger. He doesn't listen, though, he doesn't think it's her fault. He leaves, taking Gina's hopefulness with him.
b)Gina stays in the hospital the next few days, not doing much. She is visited by Alec, by Luna, and by Dane and Livia. She spends a lot of time thinking about lots of things, but mostly her friends which have either been killed or converted to shines (April, Isabel, Sarah).
c)Gina gets to go home, and they go home in the van. Livia seems either sad or tired, but Gina can't tell which one. Maybe it's both. They get home and Gina eats a nice lunch which Livia cooks, and then goes up to her room, and cries, and cries, and cries.
d)There is a knock on the door. Livia asks if Gina wants to go to April's funeral. She says yes, then tries to pick her spirits up. She attempts to look through her schoolwork and she reads a book. She watches TV, everything that she normally doesn't do as she's an outdoor person.
e)Gina eats dinner (it is quiet, a sad atmosphere) and gets ready for bed. She doesn't dream of much - it's random snippets of memories of April, of Luna, of Sarah, of Alec, of Dane, of Livia, and of Isabel.

37.Gina wakes up and it is time to go to the funeral. She gets dressed in a black dress and they drive to the funeral place (what do you call it, again?) in the van. April's mom greets them, and they go through a long service, talking about how nice of a girl April was and how she will be missed. A police officer comes up, interrupting the service. He talks about suspicious activity and how if you see a person who looks unfamiliar, to go away and take cover, because Lyons is not safe that the time. April's mom tells him to get off the stage and she says some last words. April is buried. On the car ride home, Gina is very quiet, and doesn't say much at all. She gets some and does her work piece by piece, trying to catch up with all of the work she's been given. Livia talks to her, saying that she understands if Gina goes places now, but she seems sad. "I don't want you to die, Gina."
a)Gina wakes up and the first thing that she thinks about it the funeral. She wears a black dress and they drive to the funeral place in the van, leaving Jinx at the house.
b)April's mom is crying, but she greets them and pretends to act pleased that they are there, though she isn't. There is a long service. Many people, including Gina, talk about how April was a nice girl, a good friend, a perfect daughter, and of course, how much she will be missed.
c) A police officer comes in and goes up to the podium, telling Gina to move away in the middle of her speech. He's rude and fat and he reads (in a bored tone) a message about suspicious activity, then leaves. Gina tries to continue her speech, but it is very hard, knowing that she and the other Healers (and also the Shines, of course,) are the suspicious activity.
d)April's mom tells him to go and she says some last words, and then April is buried. Gina cries a lot on the car ride home, but other than that, she's quiet. She gets home and exasperatedly does her school work piece by piece, as she is way behind of the curriculum due to all the time that she has spent lately doing other things.
e)Livia talks to her, saying that she's fine with Gina defending the Healers (and going to places + the like) but she just doesn't want her to die, that is why she is sad.

38.Gina spends her time on the computer. She surfs the web randomly, not having much point. She gets an IM from Alec, "You there?" she responds slowly. They talk for a bit. Alec says he wasn't able to come to the funeral because he had to babysit his little sister for his parents, but he says maybe they could meet sometime. Gina doesn't know, as she doesn't feel like going outside. He asks if they want to go to the movies again, and Gina says yes. She asks Livia if they can, and she says yes, so they decide that they'll go later in the afternoon. Gina spends her time getting ready and clearing sad thoughts from her head, and she then goes to the theater by herself, slowly walking. She doesn't see a threat, and she is pretty sure that she won't see one for some time. However, she walks past the park and sees the path, the white path, standing there so perfectly. She ignores it and goes on, then gets to the cinema and waits for Alec. He comes. They greet each other and go in, they watch the movie together (it's not that scary, but it's not a chick-flick either). They kiss.
a)Gina surfs the web randomly, burning time, as she doesn't want to do her work or anything else. Alec IMs her, and they chat for a bit. Alec says why he wasn't able to come to the funeral, and then asks Gina if she wants to do something. However, Gina is insecure as she doesn't feel that safe being outside.
b)He asks if they should go to a movie again, and she says yes, Livia allowing it too. Gina spends the time she has left before the afternoon getting ready for the date and clearing all sad thoughts from her mind.
c)Gina leaves, Livia hugs her. Gina walks quickly, but slows as she notices no one is there. It's amazingly calm, almost eerily. She gets to the movie theater and waits a bit, until Alec comes. He gets to the cinema and they greet each other.
d)They spend time choosing a movie (it isn't scary but it isn't a chick-flick. It's more like action/comedy/romance, you know?) and they go to the movie theater. They wait for the movie to start.
e)The movie starts and they watch it intently. They kiss. (Gee, I'm so descriptive. xD)

39.Gina says bye to Alec and walks home in the opposite direction. When she gets back, Luna is in the living room and Livia is making a cup of tea for her. Gina sits down next to her and asks her what's wrong, and she finds out that the Shines destroyed the castle completely, burning it until the last ashes were smoke. Since most of the Healers live in the real world, they have homes, but Luna and a few others don't. Livia says that Luna is welcome to stay at their house, and she gladly accepts the offer. Vivi (where was she the whole time?) is picked up by her parents, so Luna takes her place on the mattress in Gina's room. They talk for quite a bit. Luna tells the story about how she was thought to be kidnapped, and Dane comes home. He's talked with the police officer, who thinks that April's murderer is going to be found. They all sit quietly, not saying much at dinner. They go to bed, and Luna and Gina still talk late into the night.
a)Gina says goodbye to Alec, and so does he. They hug, but then the walk home in opposite directions. When Gina gets back (the walk is uneventful but quiet) Luna is in the living room, sitting on the couch. Livia is making a cup of tea for her, and Gina asks her what it wrong.
b)Luna tells her that the castle has been completely destroyed by the Shines. A few Healers were killed (one was killed by Isabel) and Luna doesn't have anywhere to stay, but Livia says she can stay at their house. She gladly accepts the offer.
c)Vivi, who had been playing with Jinx in the study, is picked up by her parents. Gina hugs her and says goodbye, and tells her to take care of herself and only to follow the white path if she needs to, because she knows that it's not going to be safe. Luna takes Vivi's place on the mattress upstairs in Gina's room, so Livia goes up and changes the bedsheets.
d)Luna and Gina talk for quite a bit. Luna tells the story about how it was thought that she was kidnapped, and then Dane comes home. He says that his friend, a police officer, thinks that the murderer will be found.
e)After that they don't say much at dinner, other than Luna politely commenting on how good the food is. They go to up to the bedroom, and Gina climbs into her bed. They talk for a bit before Luna goes to sleep almost instantly, Gina soon thereafter.

40.Gina wakes up in her room alone, Luna is an early riser. She goes downstairs and has pancakes for breakfast, then talks a bit with Luna, who is trying to make plans for the future (and failing). Gina does school work, but she doesn't really attempt to make it any better than something which would pass, as school isn't very high on her priority list. Gina looks outside and sees the white path in the garden. She walks out the door and sits on the grass, just looking at it. She can see the faint white light at the end of the path and she remembers what Healers are really there for - to heal people. She gets up and walks down the path, to wherever that might be.
a)Gina wakes up in her room, alone. She goes downstairs and doesn't eat much of her pancakes, though she is hungry. She sees Luna trying to plan out something in the living room, and begins to talk to her.
b)They talk for a bit, Luna is trying to make plans for the future as the ruler of a kingdom. Gina excuses herself to do work, as she doesn't want to be thinking of the future. That doesn't mean that she tries very hard on her school work, though. She drifts through it, hoping that she will at least pass the grade.
c)Gina looks outside while daydreaming and sees the white path. She makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to go outside. Luna sees her as she goes outside, but doesn't comment. Neither does Livia.
d)Gina sits down on the grass in her garden. A million memories flood her mind and she is suddenly distracted by the light at the end of the path. She remembers what Healers are really there for - to heal.
e)She gets up and looks back at her house, hoping that she'll be able to see it again, and then walks down the path, to wherever it might take her.