Aberdeen Trials

## Chronology

**Aberdeen Trials** is the second episode in the second season of *Carlisle Coven* It was released on the 26th of March, 2023

## Synopsis

*As Dina & Caroline arrive in Aberdeen, they feel very uneasy about the whole thing. But once they reunite with Gabriella and the Coven, they must try and solve their murders. Dina then opens up to Lyra about a dark presence that she has been feeling since the downfall of the Daughters.*

## Plot

No one was prepared, with what Gabriella had just surprised with a suggestion, Stephanie outright refused the idea, and I get why she is refusing it. The last time we faced adversity we almost died, a little exaggerated. Gabriella was about to say anything when Piper spook up.

“Gabs, while you may think your idea is good, I don’t think rushing into another mystery is good. I know the murders of students are intriguing to you, it’s doing the same to me. But we need to still recalibrate ourselves after the Trials. I’m still reeling from it, who else?” Piper finishes her sentence, as Lyra, Sky, myself & Stephanie raises our hands, Gabriella looks solemnly down at the ground, and Stephanie rushes over to Gabriella to hug her.

She pushes back, “I’m sorry that I disappointed all of you, I was trying to suggest a good idea..”

Gabriella starts sobbing quietly, “I… I just wish I could help, during the trials, I felt slightly left out. I know my powers are quite risky to use in a conflict, but I just want to-”

She was cut off as Sky speaks up, “Gabi, don’t be silly. You were very useful to us, and I’m especially grateful that you saved me from that wench, Tiffany. We’re all grateful for you, Gabbie. But Piper’s right, I need a good month before I head back into the battle. These visions and nightmares aren’t helping at all.”

“Nightmares? What’s wrong?” Stephanie asks, looking over at Sky

“Ever since that faithful day of me being kidnapped by Ophelia. I keep having nightmares and visions, it’s more often a flash into the past. This often leads me to feel guilty about going missing, Brook has been helping me cope and I’ve been going to therapy, but it’s helping a lot”

I run over to Sky and hug them, with the rest following.

“There’s also something I’ve been hiding from you... And it’s pretty big” I reply, before grabbing my phone from my pocket and showing them a picture

“Is this…” Lyra asks, I look over at Caroline and start sobbing.

“It’s…” I pause for a second, breathing in and out softly, “This is Katie, my daughter”

“Your daughter” everyone except for Caroline says spluttering, I look over at Lyra.

“Was this the result of the..” Lyra breathes, “the rape?”

I slowly nod, “Yes, it was. I had her during our break, around 2023. I didn’t want to tell you all because, you were all enjoying your own lives, and I didn’t want to ruin that. Katie is with my grandmother now, she’s her legal guardian. She’ll enjoy it there”

As I finished, I put my phone down and it rings, I look at it, and the message that popped up frightened me,

“You’ll never be a mother, it’s not like you have one - Dahlia”

I grab my phone and type a reply, “Who is this?”

“Your worst nightmare… Diana”

I look at the reply from the mysterious texter, and my eyes widened, and I ran away to the bathroom, everyone just glared.

“Di!” Gabriella replies, “What happened?”

“I’ll go check on her” Caroline replies, but Lyra interjects.

“I’ll do it, it’s okay. You stay here.” Lyra replies as she walks to the bathroom, knocking on the door.

“Dee, are you okay,” Lyra asks in a softly caring tone.

I open the door slowly and let Lyra in, as I slump down on the floor, sobbing, “Ly. I’m a mess. I have so many problems”

Lyra hugs me, and notices my cracked phone on the floor, “What’s this?”

“It’s… uh…nothing!!” I reply, before putting my phone away, Lyra looks at me and shows me her phone, a message read, “If you don't tell Sky about your clandestine doings, I will ruin you - Dahlia”

“I’m getting threatened too, Dee for something I’m ashamed to admit.” Lyra replies, “Shortly before we were kidnapped, I left Carlisle to be alone, Tara and I were on a break, and our relationship had been strained for a few weeks and we need time away. I went back to Yeoticia to see my father and grandmother. On the way, I met a fairy, they said their name was Kai, Despite me being on a break, I slightly crushed on Kai, and when we got to Yeoticia, we slept together” Lyra breathes in slowly and continued, “Dee, you need to believe that I never wanted to hurt Sky ever. After talking with my father and grandmother, I came back to our town…”

I stared at Lyra, looking very intensely at her, “I believe that you are hurting, Ly. Tara was a good partner for you and Brooklyn on the other hand, I don’t trust them. I think Sky might be in danger”

Lyra smiles as she holds my hand, “Now, tell me, what’s wrong with you?”

“I’ve been suffering from panic attacks recently. I don’t know why, there’s just… something I made have found out” I say, “I think my mother…I think she’s alive, Ly”

She just looked at me, “What?”

“I know. It sounds crazy, but I don’t know, I have just this feeling that she faked her death. Maybe it’s my BPD talking” I reply, Lyra again glares at me.

“BPD?” Lyra asks, “You got diagnosed?”

“Not yet, but the doctor said she’ll call me in a week with the results. Most of my recent symptoms reflect that” I reply, “But please don’t tell them, yet. I need to be sure that I have first”

I hug Lyra and she hugs back, “I also have been feeling a presence around me”

“What type of presence,” Lyra asks

“A vengeful one, I can’t explain what’s he doing but..” I finish, and my head starts ringing as I fall to the ground, and I start screaming. “Owwwwww!!! It hurts!!! IT HURTS!! Make it stop!”

As my head starts shaking, the others rushed into the bathroom, Caroline started yelling, “Jones! What did you do to my girlfriend?!!”

“I didn’t do anything, I swear!!” Lyra replies, as the two bicker and argue, my head feels like a cracking earth…

**DINA’S MINDSCAPE**
“Hello? Hello?” my voice echoes, as I discover memories, and other things, “Wait, am I in my mind?”

“Yes, you are” a voice echoes from the darkness and reveals to be…

“YOU!!! Get out of my mind!” I yell at the man

“You were always the weak one, weren’t you, Dina?” the man repeats himself.

“I’m not talking to you! You made me feel unsafe for months and you gave me a fucking child, Alex!!! And how in the fucking world are you here? You’re dead, dipshit!!” I yell at Alexander, who just laughs in my face.

“I’m a very powerful warlock, Ms Kirby. There are a lot of things I can do!” Alexander replies, while smirking.

“If you can be killed, then I can do this time!” I yell, I focus all of my energy into my hands, as I feel…vibrations. Woah, these are new.

I shoot a large blast at Alexander, knocking him over, “You can’t get me here, Dina! I’m more powerful!”

I start to levitate off the ground, throwing purple concussive blasts at Alexander, he keeps missing them all, “Just give up already!”

“Never” Alexander’s voice echoes, as all of my anger and rage echo from my body into a large vibration concussive blast, I heard bones cracking, followed by screaming. As I held the blast in my hands, I floated down to the ground, where Alexander was hollowing in pain

“Make it stop! Make it stop! Oracle, stop it!”.

More rage and anger fell into my heart, as my powers overtook me, and blood began bleeding from his eyes, “Stop it!! THIS IS TOO MUCH!”

A last crack came from his temple, as blood dripped from his forehead and eyes, my eyes closed

—

I felt myself back in the bathroom, Lyra & Caroline were still arguing. All of the anger I had felt boiled inside, and I let out a huge vibration shockwave.

“Alright! Both of you! STOP IT!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, the room slightly shook, as the group glared at me

“Dee. Are you ok?” Caroline asks me.

“I’m fine! Let’s go!” I reply, as I hop off the bathroom floor and walked through to the living room, Lyra following me.

“Dina, what happened back there?” Lyra asks.

“That presence I was talking about, it was Alexander. He’s been haunting my dreams for months, reminding me of the rape, and everything he did to me. It was torture, Ly. He mind walked into the mindscape to haunt me. He’s gone, now, but these new powers have emerged.” I softly tremble my words, “I don’t know what’s happening, but I can’t be here, anymore. I’m sorry.”

I walk away as my friends watch me walk towards the door, Caroline walks up to me, but I push her back with a blast

“I’m…I’m sorry, Carol. But I can’t be trusted anymore, my powers. They’re too strong, I think I might need to go. I’ve failed all of you” I finish my sentence, as I open the front door and fly away. My friends watching me go...

“I’m sorry I’ve failed everyone! My powers are too strong and if I can’t control them, it’ll be the end.”

I fly away into the distance to focus on what I need to do.

## Characters

* Dina Kirby
* Stephanie Fitzroy
* Lyra Jones
* Sky Nexus
* Gabriella Harper
* Piper Pierce
* Brooklyn Robbins
* Caroline Waters
* Alexander Cross (hallunication)
* Klara Kirby (mentioned)
* Ophelia Pierce (mentioned)

## Deaths

* Alexander Cross - Brain crushed (by Dina Kirby)