Carrie’s phone buzzed, catching her off-guard. She was hopeless with technology and didn’t like to be seen using anything, lest she get laughed at. The only people who knew this number were her parents, who were already upstairs and… [i]oh, shit.[/i]

Carrie whipped the phone out half in hope and half in panic. If Katarina had come back, it would give her a chance to get out of this rut, a chance to really live again- but it also meant that she’d be in mortal peril, and she’d be the first to admit, her game wasn’t up to the level it had been when Justice Heart was active. [i]It’s like riding a bike, [/i]Carrie thought, [i]you never forget. [/i]Oh, how she hoped it was true!

When she saw what it was, her face fell a little bit. It just seemed to be some guys taking advantage of Lily. Again. Then, Cinnamon’s voice screeched in her mind. [i]This is it! I’m back in the game! [/i]She took a second to text back:

Will be there in a minute, full gear.

then raced out the front door and down the alley, praying to whoever would listen that nobody was watching. Satisfied that she was alone, Carrie did something she’d done a thousand times before, but never thought she’d do again- she raised her earrings to the sky and cried out, [i]“Justice Yellow!” [/i]A bolt of lightning ripped down from the heavens, striking her with full force. When the light show subsided, Carrie was in her full Justice Heart regalia. [i] ugh, what was I thinking?![/i]

A quick Lightning Leap later, Carrie was at the designated meeting spot. It seemed that she was the first one there- gotta love teleportation abilities- but the effort had drained her a bit more than she expected. Apparently, she was [i]really [/i]out of practice.