Evil's Return (redux) Chapter 1: First Day Jitters

[Astral Harmony]

Pamelia caught the keys and sighed. "If I knew you just wanted me to leave, I would've left with Laurella. Oh, well."

She had a license, of course. Driving a car was a lot speedier way of losing her foes and thus preferable to running in most instances. Pamelia pulled herself into the driver side and started it up, then looked out the passenger side at Task running to the car, shouting something about some road named Arrowroot. "Well, it's on the way to where I'm going, but I'm afraid I can't take you there. Sorry, I've gotta go."

Pamelia put the car in gear and pulled sharply out of the parking lot, leaving Duncan, Task and the school behind her.

One had to be careful, though. Pamelia was now by herself. Every protector was at the school, and if that demon was just a means of separating her from her guardians...
"Can't be. That thing must've taken some poor souls to bring about. They wouldn't waste it just for a distraction, would they?"