It was still early in the morning on the same day. Suzette was reaching for her phone when she opened her eyes. Alice was sleeping next to her. She sat up straight, her head was heavy. She woke her up. Alice woke up opening her eyes slowly and noticed someone sitting next to her. She thought she was her mother. She also sat up straight but within a second she noticed it was Suzette. Her body was in pain and she felt tired. It was like she was fighting and running at the same time. They both looked at one another and Alice asked "how did I get here?", she asked, searching for her cellphone. "Neither do I know how you got to my bed, I just woke up, you were here", replied Suzette, taking her phone and looking at the time. It's 7: 00 am, we're late, are we going to school?", she asked, coming out of bed taking her gown, wearing it and walking to her wardrobe. " We've never been in school but what about Elaine? I bet she's walking to my place, what do we do? or if it is in my jacket (she takes her cellphone) what must we do?", asked Alice looking at Suzette who was holding a gown. "Tell her that change of plans, we are walking to the park, you and I now, get up" , she answered, throwing the gown at her. "I think we should start by bathing first. We can't just go out like this' ', said Alice stretching her muscles and switching her phone on to text Elaine. "So you will use the bath and I will use the shower", spoke Suzette, walking to the bathroom. Alice followed, dragging her feets. Mrs Mackenzie was already up fixing breakfast when Mr and Mrs Dedekind came downstairs to eat. They greeted one another and sat down. Mr Mackenzie entered from outside and also sat down with them. It was so quiet at the table and Mrs Mackenzie finally spoke "Where are the girls, they might be late for school?", she asked looking up from the stairs if they were coming. "I think it's not a good idea for them to go to school. They might get them there. You know after what happened", suggested Mrs Dedekind with a worry in her face. "I think it's best if they go to school, it's safe, there are kids and teachers so that won't be a problem, right Scott ?", asked Mr Mackenzie, reaching out for bread. "yeah you're right plus it's busy near the school, any one can spot them rather than here", answered him, pouring another cup of tea and drinking it. "But where to go from here, what do we do now? We do need a plan and we need it fast. Who knows they might start looking for Astraea and his brother and we all know they ain't dead like dead", asked Mr Mackenzie looking at them all. "We should contact the others about this, so Lucida are you in or are you still thinking?", asked Mrs Dedekind looking at Mrs Mackenzie. "I'm in, there's nothing to think about. I've already done the worst and betrayed them, so I'm wholeheartedly. it's time I did something good for a change", replied Mrs Mackenzie so adamantly. "Okay, then let's do this. We've got your back, him( pointing to her husband) and I no matter what. We just have to convince the others' ', affirmed Mrs Dedekind. "Yeah, but where do they stay, I mean I didn't even know where Scott stayed?", asked Mr Mackenzie. "Leave that to me I shall locate them, just give their details, any details about them", answered Mr Dedekind. Mrs Dedekind took out her phone, searched through her contacts, then they were Scarletts phone numbers. She gave them to her husband and he asked for a computer. Mr Mackenzie stood up and went upstairs to fetch the laptop l. The girls were already done bathing and came rushing downstairs and came across him. He greeted them "Girls, Alice right, your parents are downstairs' ', he said passing them. They both looked at one another and rushed downstairs. "My parents are here, do you think they know we've been to banking school?", asked Alice, already sweating. They both stopped, Suzette speaks softly watching out for her father "I don't think so, did you my fathers attitude the way he greeted us, nope they don't. He would have given me a slap", replied Suzette so sure. "But then why are patents here? they ain't friends' ', asked Alice, still not convinced. Suzette lifted her shoulders and said "let's go downstairs and find out". They both walked downstairs. Suzette walked in front whereas Alice followed behind. They were so welcoming when they got downstairs. Alice's parents even hugged her. She felt her fear wash away and looked at Suzette. Suzette winked at her, she already knew what it meant . "I'm running late for school. I think we should get going. We are already late ofcourse", said Alice, letting off her mom's hands. "But you haven't eaten yet", said Mrs Mackenzie. "We will grab something on our way to school, right Suzette ?", asked Alice, winking. "Yeah, we will plus I borrowed her my school uniform, we sorted, lets go '', said Suzette to Alice. Suzette took her car keys and they both walked to the garage and left. Mr Mackenzie came rushing from the stairs ``Are they gone?", he asked. "yes, they are gone, they said they were late". "Okay then let's get to work too", said Mr Mackenzie, placing the laptop on the table. Mr Dedekind took it and started searching. Luckily within a few hours he found the address. They locked the house and off they went out too to find them. The twins woke early in the morning, bathed and got ready for school. They were so sure to leave before their mother woke up. They rushed downstairs and to their surprise they found her waiting for them, standing next to the door talking to the phone. They walked to her, quickly kissed her goodbye and opened the door. Bad luck, she stopped them before they even walked out, the call ended. "So you running away from me but no problem, no hard feelings (she hugged them both) today I need you to find me those friends of yours. I mean spend time with your friends, you can even come here with them. I will cook and make you lunch. You know mommy sorry about yesterday, okay (she plays with their chicks and tickles them) my babies", said Mrs Heinz being a little playful with them. They both laughed and Alexis asked "Does that mean you have nothing on them?", letting go of her mother's hands in her chicks . "Mommy never had a problem with your friends, okay, I like them but not as much as I love you. I just freaked out when I found they weren't going to school. I thought they were dodging school but enough about that, go to school or else you'd be late", she said, hugging them and kissing their foreheads. They both after that walked to their driver and went to school. Mrs Heinz was standing at the window looking at them leaving for school and as soon as they were inside the car it drove away. She called again. The person answered and she said "Yeah, I've done what you told me. I was nice to them, I even apologized for my action and told them to bring their friends especially Elaine who has the necklace", she said walking upstairs. "Good, we will just have to wait until after school for them. I hope she wears that necklace everyday", answered Mr Heinz (the wizard) on the phone. "So how are things, how's John, is he agreeing to work with us? you've been quiet about that", asked Mrs Heinz waiting for an answer so impatiently. Mr Heinz first quenched his thirst and breathed heavily and became quiet for a while. Mrs Heinz noticed the quietness and said "And then the silence of what happened (shouting) didn't tell me he ran away!", she was breathing so fast and her face turning pink. "I'm sorry, he did run away but the problem is he had an accomplice. Jorge and Jenny betrayed us. They helped him escape giving him all the information he needed but don't worry. We found out where they were herding next and we were on it. We caught one of their men last night so he told us everything. No need to be angry. It's taken care of", he said, calming her down. "Damn those assholes and for that bitch I will kill her with my bare hands if it's the last thing I do and as for Jorge. He will die like his brother and that niece of his but you know what just find them and I will go look for Lucida (a message beeps) I think I do know where she's working. I hired someone to find her. We need her especially now", she said, burning with anger. "Okay, don't worry about john if we don't find him then we shall use her daughter as bait just find lucida and try also to find Astraea and Borra with other witches. Goodbye then, chat later", he said, dropping the call. Mrs Heinz took her bag and walked out, locking the house. She went to the garage, got into the car and drove away. The twins didn't feel like going to school today so they decided to go to bank school. They told the driver to wander around and he did what he paid to do. "But what will we tell our mother when we get home? She seriously wants those girls and what she did in the morning was just an act, her and dad are up to something", said Alexa looking outside the window. "We will just tell her they were not in school. We even went to their homes still they weren't there", answered Alexis also looking at the window beside her. "We can't lie, you do know that, right? how she reacted the last time we told her they were n't in school. We better think of something else before afterschool", said Alexa feeling a little scared. Alexis held her hand and told her "let's just stop thinking about this for a while. We will think of that after school okay". Alexa learned on her shoulders and Alexis looked outside the window and the car drove away. Elaine received the message and walked to the park. They both found her already sitting. They had bought food at a nearby shop. They then sat in the benches in the park and ate. "Guys, has anyone heard of Mathilde ever since we last saw her? I've always had weird dreams of two birds flying towards me``, said Elaine, taking an apple and chewing it. " I don't know, things have been hectic and confusing lately. Today I woke up at her place next to her As well as my parents. They said they were working on a project. They started a business together but I doubt that. They are up to something", explained Alice looking at both of them. Suzette laughs out of the blue and looks first at Elaine, then Alice "I wished you could have seen her face when she thought they found out we've been dodging school. She was sweaty. I could even hear her heart beating", said Suzette laughing at Alice. Elaine laughed too and Alice laughed last, throwing a bag of chips at Suzette. "(still laughing) On a serious note though guys. We have to go look for Mathide. I need answers from her like seriously", said Elaine, her smile fading away with a worry in her face. "Okay then I think we should go to my place. It's only a few streets from here and I'm looking for her. I bet she is awake now. she's been asleep for too long though", said Alice picking up the trash of papers they were eating from and throwing them in a bin. Both Suzette and Elaine stood up and walked to the car. They got into the car, Suzette and Alice sat in front whereas Elaine sat in the backseat. Suzette drove away heading to Alice place. After a few hours the twins' car came and stopped by the park. The twins got out and sat in the park eating their ice creams. It was pretty hot that day. They didn't see their mother's car passing them from the nearby street nor did Mrs Heinz look from her left. She was on a call with that IT headed straight to lucidas workplace. She got there and parked her car. She first let out her one leg and her maroon heel showed with thick thighs showing off from her dress. She then followed with her right leg thereafter her head showed. She had a ponytail hair style. She was carrying a maroon handbag wearing black sunglasses which she slowly took out as soon as she got out of the car. She looked sideways and to the top. It was a big company written with big bold words "SAS futureholds construction". She placed back her sunglasses, closed the door of her car and walked inside. A man in a suit who was standing from the company's entrance door who was looking at her as she drove inside approached her. "How are you mam ...madam, how can I help you on this beautiful day?", he asked politely. Mrs Heinz slowly took out her sunglasses again and shook her ponytail looking at the man from head to toe and then spoke "I'm do you work here because I'm looking for someone in fact a woman by the name Lucida. Do you perhaps know her and please move back social distance you know", she said with her one lip curled up. The man moved a little further away from her keeping this social distance of hers and apologized. "My apologies ma'am. I do work here but I've never heard of a colleague having that name even from our clients, sorry mam '', he said in a respectful manner. "But are you sure because I was told she works here as a CEO of the company but first worked as a chartered accountant but it's okay I'LL look somewhere else. What a waste of time", she said walking away. The man called for her. He now recognized the person she was looking for "ohh you mean Mrs Mackenzie. She does work here but I just don't know that name. We just addressed her formally, sorry". She interrupts him "You said Mrs Mackenzie. she is married, not that I didn't know, whose husband ?", she asked surprised. The man answered "Yes she is married but I've never met her husband but how come", she interrupts him again . "So where is she? Can you call her for me? I need to see her, it's so urgent", she said, tickling her toes. "I'm sorry she didn't come to work today but I can pass the message that you were here looking for her", he said. "Thanks but no thanks for wasting my time next time I will just go inside", she said walking inside to see for herself leaving the man standing alone. She entered inside but she got the same answer from inside and they even showed her a picture of her but fortunately they gave her Lucida's address. She went outside and stopped by the man and said showing him the address "You should have given me this rather than making me wait for nonsense", she then left. The man just raised his shoulders and went back to work. Mrs Heinz unlocked her car, opened the door and got in. She drove straight to the given address making a call to her husband. Again she passed by the park but she didn't see the twins while she was on call. Elaine and the girls got to Alice's place. They first couldn't believe it was here. Alice's tears just fell down her chicks. Everything was ruint, her house, belongings even from the outside, it was damaged. Everything was burnt in fact there was no house. It was all down in ashes. They walked to the inside. There were bullets everywhere, dead bodies, the grass filled with blood and guns down the ground. They slowly walked jumping over the dead bodies making sure not to step over them and not step on the blood. They got to the treehouse at least while it was still standing. Elaine stepped over the first stair. It cracked a little, she looked back at the others and again continued. She stepped over with her other foot. The whole tree house just wobbled. She jumped back to the ground and the whole tree house fell to the ground. They all screamed and as soon all the pieces were down they went to them. They picked all them up "Guys there is no Matilda here, we would have seen her fall and in fact we've searched everywhere and she would have awakened feeling the tree house fall", said Suzette with tears in her eyes. Elaine was standing from one of the woods still looking for any sign of Matilda crying. "What if she disappeared again and what if she never comes back. I failed again to help her, I'm useless", said Elaine sitting down from where she was. "No you did not, perhaps those witches came back again. They are the ones who did this and my parents thought it would be safe to take me to your place. She did not disappear. The witches took her. I wonder where the fairies are?"said Alice looking at her friends tryna calm Elaine down. "Or the fairies took her. Do you still remember you said the fairies will protect her when there was danger lacking or someone tried to kill her so perhaps they took her maybe we were stressing over nothing?", said Suzette looking up in the sky. "Yeah maybe they did but why would my parents lie about that project because they would have just told me something and now suddenly how can they work on a project with your parents. These people don't know each other. It just doesn't make sense and what kind of a project. They seemed relaxed for people who have first seen witches or fairies. I mean these things are ain't normal, I even freaked out myself when I first saw them. Something's fishy here perhaps our parents are not who we think they are and that lady fairy told me we are more powerful than we know. We all hold powers passed from generations to generations, guys we need to be careful", said Alice feeling scared. "And I think we should leave now, perhaps to somewhere safe. I think Alice right, I've been having weird dreams ever since I've worn this necklace and think it holds some kind of power or so", replied Elaine touching the necklace and its glows dark red. "Yeah, let's move out from here, perhaps somewhere safe. I am feeling a bit weird, I think something is calling for my name. I'm also feeling cold, let's go guys", said Suzette, already walking away. She helps Elaine up and Alice gets up too. They all walk out to the car. They got in and Suzette drove away. Neighbors watched from their windows looking at them leave feeling sorry for them especially Alice, wondering what happened. Mr Heinz took long to answer the call and as soon as he answered Mrs Heinz told him "I couldn't find Lucida. They said she wasn't at work today. I even tried calling her but it says voicemail but I got her address from her workplace so I'm heading there now", she said looking from the front window. "I wonder why she didn't go to work. Perhaps she is sick. I hope it's the right address you've been given", said Mr Heinz. "It is, they assured me, oh, she's married now, she is formally Mrs Mackenzie. I used the wrong name. it turns out she doesn't use her name too but enough about her did you find John and those imbeciles?", asked her while looking outside the front window. "I'm in love. I'm speaking to you, we headed to where they are now so who is your friend married to?", asked him. Mrs Heinz doesn't answer immediately, a car comes driving from the same street she was in. It headed towards her. She doesn't mind it and answers the phone "I don't know who she's married to or who the bad luck man is yet because that girl is an unmanageable pain. she is bad news, she's evil but I do hope you find john though ... ", she doesn't continue, instead looks at the car passing hers. Her husband speaks from the phone "And she is just like you. You both are the same (he laughs) what about John continue ... (she interrupts him). "I think lunch is served, those are the girls. The twins' friends just passed me in a car. Suzette is the one driving. I think school knocked off early today. I will let you know what happened", she said, dropping the call and stopping the car and hitting the bell for them to stop. " I think the car stopped, guys, who's that lady? Are we in trouble ?" asked Elaine looking from the glass behind her seat. "Perhaps she works with my mother. She wants to ask something", said Suzette driving the car backwards. "Hello girls, school knocked off earlier today. I'm the twins' mother so where are they coming from because of school that way?", asked Mrs Heinz pretending to be nice. "from my place. I was there to fetch my phone. she shows it to her '', answered Alice so fast that she doesn't. So she wouldn't suspect anything if they didn't go to school. They were all scared and breathing so fast. "I'm okay so where are you going and I bet the twins are already at home, right", said Mrs Heinz looking at the two in front of the eyes, she could see something fishy. "We headed to my place now, yeah I think they are home by now. We knocked off early so early", answered Suzette thinking of starting the car. "Ohh so you've seen them in school, did you perhaps speak to them? '', asked Mrs Heinz, thinking out loud in her head. "We didn't talk that much but we did speak. We don't talk that much now you know school and staff plus they have their own driver and I too now drive my own car we only see each other during break so today there was a short break we only spoke for a short time. We just didn't see them after school", answered Alice. Elaine kicked her seat from behind and Alice looked at her from the window and raised her shoulders. "(speaking to herself) this is the perfect time to get them (speaking out loud) So you say you don't spend time anymore together like before so why don't you come to my house and you shall sit all together and spend time together plus you knocked off early. Don't worry you'll be back to your homes in time before dawn and the twins will be happy to see you so what do you say girls, my house, at the twins place for lunch. Come on I know you're hungry", insisted Mrs Heinz waiting for them to just say yes. "I'm but we have to change our school uniforms. We can't go in like this right now, we might want to play and we still have to go to school tomorrow", said Suzette . Elaine kicked her seat again "Suzette doesn't understand. it's Saturday tomorrow, Suzette really messed up today", Alice spoke to herself. "It's Saturday tomorrow you are not going to school (Suzette looks away, Alice closes her eyes, Elaines slams her face ) you don't have to change your school uniforms, you will just spend the night at my place. Yeah, spend the night with the twins. I will contact all your parents to say you are fine and at my place, okay, so stop freaking out for nothing. Come on let's go to my place", said Mrs Heinz, starting the car and turning it and leading the way. She stops as she faces their direction "follow me girls, this way, I shall lead the way, okay, it's going to be fun. I mean you will have fun", said Mrs Heinz so excited. you could see from her face. Suzette starts the car and follows Mrs Heinz. "Guys I don't think this is a good idea. I don't get along with the twins imagine going to their place, guys, I'm not going there plus I don't like that woman there something she's up to", said Elaine making her mind up. "We are all going there. She's already seen you so we are all going no ones not going anywhere, even Alice. I also think there's something wrong with her. she is up to something, perhaps our parents are waiting for us in her place, what if I'm just saying", said Suzette also feeling scared. "She seems nice though and kind but if she knew we were dodging school she would have shouted, right and if she is up to something why be nice or polite. lets just go there if something happens we run no matter what. We don't look back and run away together, okay", said Alice, also scared. Both Alice and Elaine replied "okay". It then went quiet in the car. The twins were already parking up to leave. They still haven't thought of the lies to tell their mother yet and they've run out of places to go to and it was even early to go home and what stressed Alexa the most. "So where are we going now or we will just wander around again", asked Alexa. Alexis was standing quietly and didn't hear Alexa speaking "is that moms car?", she asked, looking at it. "Yeah it is, she's the one who's driving it. Where is she coming from and whose car is that following from behind? it seems like Suzette's car", answered Alexa. "Oh no she found them. Let's follow them home. I want to see what she wants with them", said Alexis, picking the papers of chips, throwing them away and turning off her phone. She heads to the car. Alexa follows behind also throwing some of the papers her sister left behind and heards to the car. She was still looking at Suzette's car. She somehow notices Elaine and tells her sister "Elaine and Alice are also in the car. I wonder what mom's up to", she said getting in the car. "Drive straight home", said Alexis to the driver. "I think this is about the necklace and Matilda. Mom freaked out a lot about that day", said Alexa, still looking at the two cars. "I guess I will find out at home", said Alexis. Mr Goldberg couldn't believe what he heard from the voice notes, his son's voice. He was longing to hear it for the longest time but now the problem was they didn't know where he was or what happened after in the last voice notes. Elaine's mother shows him the sign. Mr Goldberg also says he doesn't know what it's meant but had received it. He also explains his story and also the one Mrs Barker told him. Elaine's mother combines the voice notes together with the stories being told by Mr Goldberg and sees that her husband was on the run. She stood up and moved up and down while saying "It means John ran away from where he was held hostage by the wizard. He ran to the Riven kingdom then asked them to help him send the message here so that how the abjures got here. They were sent by John together with the Rivens to alert us about the danger that's coming. Whereas the wizard together with ILiara are up to something. We need to stop them but first you find Lucida and please protect Elaine. He made it clear she is in danger and I bet the other one is Matilda, you also have to find her", she said moving to her wardrobe and took out some clothes and threw them to her bed. Mr Goldberg looks at her confused and asks her "You keep on saying "you" actually where you are going and you even take out your clothes and if you're thinking of going after John I won't allow that to happen. You can die out there plus your powers are not all restored remember. They are still with the Phoenixes. You have to stay, John and the others will figure it out, he always does", said Mr Goldberg putting Elaine's mother's clothes back to her wardrobe. "I can protect myself, you know that. I won't wait for the Phoenix wall to open to get my powers plus who knows if I wait here the two might open it first plus there is another man they are working with. What about the twin brothers Astraea and Borra, don't you think they are after him too, he needs my help. He does need his wife by his side to give him strength so with or without any powers I'm going to him", she said, going again to the wardrobe and taking her clothes out. She even takes a suitcase on top of the wardrobe. Mr Goldberg nods his head "This is not about wife and husband, how will you find him? he's not expecting you and you didn't even tell him you are coming?", he looks at her straight in the eye. She stops packing "Father in law, it's not over two days Elaine's father had run away from the hostage, this shooting we just heard must have happened in there and if he ran away he was still nearby. I will definitely find him there and they're probably survivors. I will ask them", she said and continued packing. "So how are you gonna get there? You can't get there fast without a car", asked Mr Goldberg curious. "I will ask steve. He will help me with that plus he said I must tell him if I heard anything about John. He'd be happy to help", answered Elaine's mother walking out to the basement. She took three Ak47's with several bullets, bombs. She also took her husband's swords and went back to her room. She places them in the bag. Mr Goldberg just held his mouth when she entered carrying those guns and said "You definitely know there's a kid who lives here. What would happen if she entered and saw you carrying those guns in the car with bombs? No man thinks clearly", he said, shifting his ass in the chair. Elaine's mother first breathes out and zips the suitcase and speaks "You actually know that Elaine is in school right so stop worrying. I've been through worse than this so stop worrying and Steve has always had our backs. We've always came back alive ever since and then, okay, so don't worry, I will be back, me, John and steve and you just have to find kate and she will help you so all you need is to give me your blessings, that all'', said Elaine's mother sitting next to Mr Goldberg touching his hands convincing him to let her go. At last Mr Gold Goldberg saw the light. It was true what her daughter in law had said: they've been through the worst of this and always had come back alive and won but what he feared the most was that he was getting sick. He could die at any time so how could he protect Elaine and Matilda but he realized he could live another year and he could wait for them to come back and that could be before the war or whatever danger was coming. He stands up and says "Wait here, I will be back. I need to give you something you might need, '' said him, rushing to his room. Elaine's mother was so impatient. She kept on checking the time. Elaine's grandfather was taking too long, she needed to leave. She took her phone whereas she was waiting, she texts Steve "I've found him". Steve replied immediately "Where? ". She replies I'm coming to your place now. She picks up the bag and holds it, walks out from her room, looks for any signs of Mr Goldberg but she doesn't see him. She then decides to leave. Elaine's grandfather was searching for the letter and a tracker to track them if they got lost. He wrote the letter for John that day at night but the moment he found it and went downstairs to Elaine's mother's room, she was long gone. He took a breath and went to sit down but before he could have sat down. There was a knock on the door. He ran to the kitchen. He opened the door. It was Mrs Barker all tired, sweaty and thirsty, and seemed to have been running. She was breathing too fast and complained her knees were hurting. Mr Goldberg showed her to the sitting room, sat her down and walked to the kitchen. He poured her water and even added ice cubes on them. He went back and gave them to her. Mrs Barker was drinking them when someone knocked again. Mr Goldberg ran to the kitchen again, he opened the door. He couldn't believe his eyes. Kate stood in his door. He let her in and the others followed. He kept wiping his eyes. Kate had already met Lucida or Mark and Scott. He shows them to the dining room. Mrs Barker almost lost it when she saw Lucida entering. She wanted to kill her. She even threw the glass at her and poured the water at her. She stood with her two legs and walked to her. She wanted to strangle her to death. She kept insulting her saying she's the reason her niece was like that. She wanted to kill her. Lucida moved back and hid behind her husband. Kate and Mr Goldberg held Mrs Barker from attacking her whereas Mark stood in the middle tryna turn down the noise and spoke "Guys we are all here for the same reason, right Mrs Barker. She's with us now but first you have to listen to what happened. We do trust her, Mr Goldberg we will explain everything. She's not an enemy anymore. We can trust her '', shouted scott raising his hands to both parties especially to Mrs Barker who was angry. Mrs Barker spoke "I don't have a problem with Mark, I know you've always been against them but her (moving towards Lucida but she was stopped by the two) she tried to kill my niece for heaven sake. Why trust her? She even tried to destroy the whole world, don't tell me you've forgotten about that? Or has she cursed a spell on you all because she didn't to me. I'm sober and I will kill her? I can see you blinded, especially you boys. She may be pretty, she's evil on the inside and I would not work nor listen to her even if she was the last person on earth. I hate her, you hear me I hate and despise you. mxm, you've been sent by those two to spy and finish us all you, strumbag", she said her high blood was already high she could heat the roof. Mr Goldberg moved to the center and stood next to Mark. "Mrs Barker calmed down. She is not a threat, she is one of us now. I trust her, please listen to what they have to say. We can trust Kate whereas Mark and Scott they wouldn't have bought her here if she was a threat, please listen", begged Mr Gold Goldberg. "Or she also casted the spell on you too. I can see but not to me. I'm not working with her. I'm telling you, please listen too", explained Mrs Barker looking Lucida in the eye. Lucida opened her mouth and said "I'm not tryna do anything. I've changed. I'm no longer with them, trust me mam please", she said begging from behind Scott. Mrs Barker couldn't even stand her voice. she quickly took out her heel and threw it at her. Lucida and Scott dodged it and fell onto the floor. Mrs Barker on the other hand couldn't stop shouting and insulting her. Kate was already enough with the noise and screamed too "She is the one who killed dragon slair after she learned the truth that they betrayed her", she shouted so loudly that Mrs Barker stopped talking and faced down. She couldn't believe what she heard. it seemed impossible to believe, how? She was one of them. She slowly sat down and looked at her. Kate moved to her and explained the whole story and added "We are in great danger, this is real and the most dangerous, biggest war we've ever had. We need her as much as she needs us. I know I was like that when I first heard that she was in my yard but I believed them when I heard it with my own ears Astreaa and Borra confirming that she killed their father and was also the one who killed them again so do you believe us now", explained kate to Mrs Barker. Mr Goldberg went outside; he didn't know it was more than what he knew. Mrs Barker walked and hugged Lucida. She realized she was wrong and she wasn't being fooled by all of them nor even Kate, Mr Goldberg, even Mark. There was bad blood between them but seeing them together made her realize she was being harsh. Mark goes outside and calls for Mr Goldberg. He finds him standing in the backyard from the verandah. He feels how cool it was and how hidden it was and goes to call the others to come outside. They all walked outside and sat around the table. Kate prepared juice and cookies from the house and placed them on the table. She then sat down and said "As I've told you this war is big. We will need strong and more members to join us as i've told you Lucidas is one us now. We can trust her, this is where I'm headed right, yesterday as I was going to attack her (points at lucida ) I overhead Astraea and Borra talking. They confirmed she killed their father and wanted to kill her and her daughter (Mrs Barker closes her mouth) but that not it we've passed that, I also heard them talking about ILiara apparently she Is Dragon Slair's daughter and chosen queen to the heir of witches and holds the wolf which means she triple of what she was from the previous wars, she's death itself but she doesn't know yet. It's still a secret for as long as Astraea and Borra are still dead and her father is Dragon Slair so what I mean this could be to our advantage. We can find the book first together with the animal and get to the phoenixes first before she finds out and they find it first. We should be careful they spoke about her kids, the twins who are maturing. They said their powers can defeat Matilda so we also have to find her, warn her, protect her until her powers are restored. But the problem is I don't really know where the book is", explains Kate looking at them tired of talking. Scott poured a glass of juice, took two cookies and said "I think this is getting intense, we have to level up", he said. The others took deep breaths and Mr Goldberg spoke. "Yeah I second you on that but as for the team I think we have enough, John found two others from the same team of the wizard. They betrayed him. He said it was Jenny and Jorge. Then there's Scarlett and Steve but they went to find John so we are probably 11 if not mistaken. we need maybe four. Then we have enough", he said, also taking a cookie. Lucida sits back and also speaks, they all look at her. "I may know that book where it is. I know that book I once heard of said that power belonged to their great great grandfather so it means he chose ILiara to handle it. I know where it is kept. I can lead you there", she said, pouring juice too. "We need to be careful, the reason I came here in the first place was because I was in my house yesterday. It was already in the afternoon. I was closing my curtain. I noticed the full moon in the sky and as I looked at the moon, I felt unwell, I felt dizzy and my eyes blinded by the moon. It was like I would fall, my head buzzing and my ears buzzing. I turned around and looked back. I wanted to take my pills. I thought it was my high blood pressure rising up again but as I turned the oracle circle appeared from nowhere in front of me. A vision played from it. It was like the fairy land was being attacked, the fairies were fighting the army of witches but what's important is not who they were fighting but who sent them, who the army belonged to. They were the Arolie sisters. We know they are powerful the same as ILiara so if they join forces it won't be good as well. Oscar he's coming with his own army, all the witches are raising. The ones we defeated from the past are all raising and it's only a matter of time they find ILiara but luckily the fairies are safe. I think they wanted to warn me", she said, taking a glass and pouring juice too. "So I bet we have to contact the Ciampas, Oceanias, Avelon , Atlanta and Riven kingdoms to join forces again. It's time we ring the bell again and the watch starts ticking'', said Mr Goldberg, laying back in his chair. "So first thing first tomorrow we leave. Now we just have to wait for the kids to come back from school", said Kate, taking all the glasses into the house and Lucida helps her. Mrs Barker later follows them. Mrs Heinz finally arrived at her house. She stopped her car and looked from her window. She saw from behind there they were Suzette also parking her car just besides her's. She gets out of her car and waits for them. Suzette opens the car and looks at them. She first breathes a little and walks out. Alice too follows and opens the door slowly and says " Elaine come out", she speaks in a soft voice. Elaine looks at her and comes out from the back door. Mrs Heinz looks at them, her eyes filled with joy glittering with happiness. Finally what they wished for years ago will come true, all this hard work will finally pay off. She walks to them and hugs them, one by one, she stops at Elaine and asks her "So you are?"Elaine answers " I'm Elaine", she said, her eyes wandering around. " Elaine right, the twins once mentioned your name, you're beautiful though" , she hugs her and lets go of her quickly. Her eyes wandered over to see if she was wearing the necklace or not but she didn't see it. It was hidden by her clothes. She walks inside and welcomes them smiling as she walks inside. She speaks to herself "lunch is served, we just have to wait for dinner to get what's mine but I wonder where's the necklace, is she wearing it and whereas Matilda '', she looks back and enters by the door. They follow her from behind. She showed them to the sitting room, and they sat down. She calls for the twins but they don't answer. "I bet the twins are still wandering around", she said walking to her room. They all look at one another, Elaine, Alice and Suzette. Mrs Heinz takes off her heels and wears comfortable shoes. She tried calling her husband but he didn't answer. She decides to call later and goes back to the girls. The maid was already in the kitchen preparing them something to eat. "Okay girls, ohh you need to change, " She called for a maid, the maid replied "Ummm come here. I need you to go look for them in the twins' wardrobe. The ones we bought earlier. They will give you their sizes and fit those clothes. I bet the twins won't mind, okay girls follow her", she said walking to the kitchen. The maid stops her "Madam, I'm preparing food for them", she said looking sideways. Mrs Heinz turned and answered her "Okay then call Margaret. Tell her to come here". The maid walks out to call Margaret and comes back with her. The maid then walked out again and went to the kitchen to continue making them food. " Margaret, damn, I hate repeating the same thing, umm, I want you to look for clothes for these girls in the twins' wardrobe. Look in the ones we bought earlier, so girls you know wear the ones that fit '', she said walking to the kitchen. "Okay girls follow me", ordered Margaret walking to the twins' bedrooms. They all stood up one by one following the maid to the twins bedroom. She first entered them into Alexas bedroom and searched through the wardrobe. It's been long since the twins' car had been parked by the corner of their house. They were still deciding whether they should enter or not. "I think we should. what if mom decides to go out and sees us here. I'm going, driver drive us in ", said Alexis with fear. Alexa was still not sure whether to or not but kept quiet and the driver drove them inside. Alexis walks out first and Alexa follows from behind slowly. They entered from the front door, passed the sitting room and heard their mother talking in the kitchen. Alexis looks at Alexa and walks inside the kitchen. Mrs Heinz noticed them entering "Where have you been at? School has long knocked off (the twins looked at one another) yeah I met your friends and they are in your bedrooms looking for clothes to wear and you should also change. lunch is almost ready and they are spending the night, go on", she said, moving back to the maid and instructing her. The twins walked to their rooms. Alice and Suzette had already found what they were going to wear and they were changing and as for Elaine she was taken to Alexis' room to find something to wear. Alice found a boyfriend jean with a sweat pink vest whereas Suzette found a long black tight with a long black t-shirt. She searched again and luckily she found white tracksuits with a black vest together with some sneakers and changed. Alexa entered her room and found the two already done changing their clothes. They were now parking their school uniforms in their school bags. She enters and sees them, she doesn't greet them but passes them and walks to her change room and changes her school uniform. She then sits in her and wears her sneakers looking at them zipping their bags and she finally says "So you are now friends with Elaine?", she asked looking at both of them. Alice answered first "Yeah, she is one of our best friends now, why ask?", she asked. "I heard from the streets so I thought I should ask and hear it for myself, so where is she now? I heard you would be spending the night here", she asks, tying her shoelaces. "She is in the other room, in Alexis' room also looking for clothes and yeah I guess we will be spending the night here. Your mother really convinced us too, so yeah we are spending the night. We just have to call our parents", answered Suzette sitting in bed waiting for Alice to finish. It was so tense in the room. "I'm surprised you still remember her name and how nice of you, you even brought your new friend here and mom must have really put on a good speech for you to come here. I mean you never did", she said, moving to charge her phone. "You surprised I still remember her name, what do you actually mean and the reason we never came here was because you never asked", replied Alice looking at Alexa pass her to charge her phone. "I mean ever since you went out with that friend of yours you've never spoken to us, never came to school nor even answered our calls. She must be so important but not surprised you even doge school", she replied cheeky. "Says a person who also dodges school because if I remember correctly school hasn't been knocked out yet so we do the same and please leave Elaine out of this", said Alice picking up her bag and putting it in the changing room. "Okay I won't mention her name , dear old friend", answered Alexa laughing. It goes quiet for some time. Suzette stares at Alexa and finally says "Elaine is not a bad person, it 's just that you always had this status of yours perhaps if you get to know her", she said walking out and Alice followed. Alexa was left alone. She just rolled her eyes and clapped her hands. Alexis entered and found Elaine in her change room wearing a vest. The maid had long left her to finish her chores. "Or you are also here, I bet when mom said your Friends were also here, she also meant you", said Alexis looking at her hiding the necklace with the vest. She continues "You not bad though That doesn't mean I like you, I just complement what I see beautiful", she said passing her throwing her bag in bed and speaks again "So ain't you gonna move. I have to change too in my room", she said looking at her. Elaine just ignored her and walked out to the bedroom. She was already done with changing those clothes and just packed her uniform in her bag. Alice and Suzette entered and sat in the couches. "Are you done, let's go downstairs". Alexis came out. She was done changing. "Ohh you with your friends, hello friends", she said, greeting them, faking her smile. "Hi Alexis, I hope you're not tryna pull a stunt like your sister, trust me we've heard enough", replied Suzette. "I'm not, I was just admiring your new friend here. You know or I'm I wrong? Is it admiring someone or is it me greeting you pulling a stunt", she asked, walking to her jewelry drawer and opening it, something she didn't notice. Elaine sees it. It was an emerald; it looked exactly the same as the one Matilda spoke about "Where did you get that?", asked Elaine. "What, what are you talking about?" asked Alexis, confused. "She's asking about that rock under the chair" answered Alice, also noticing it. "Ohh (she picks it up) you mean this, I got it from my mom. It was a present for my birthday (she puts it back) why are you asking Elaine?", she asked. "I'm just curious, nothing at all", answered Elaine, placing her bag on the floor. "You do have a nerve, you just curious, wow, well curiosity killed a cat if you don't know", she said passing them and goes to the mirror and looks at herself wearing her necklace. "Suzette, can you help me wear it? I just can't see from my back", she said looking at her mirror. Suzette rolled her eyes and went to her. Alexis held her hair up and gave the bracelet to Suzette. Their hands touched and a strong lightning appeared and stopped them from touching. It was so strong that they both fell in different directions. Suzette fell into the chair whereas Alexis hitted the mirror so hard that it cracked. Elaine and Alice stood from far whereas Alexa came running to them, she could feel her sister's pain when she hit the mirror. She ran to her whereas Elaine and Alice went to Suzette. She wasn't hurt, it was just that she hitted hard on the chair. Alexis almost got cutted by the mirror. Alexa helped Alexis up and Alexis spoke "We don't mention this to my mom, never", she said both her and Alexa walking out. "Suzette agreed and they also helped her up. They twins were already out, and Elaine asked "What just happened, did you get hurt", she asked checking if she wasn't hurt. "I also don't know but I think we were n't supposed to touch one another", answered Suzette walking to the door. Elaine and Alice both followed her and they left the bedroom. "Remember what I told you, you put these pills into their food at night time. You mess up my plan or you don't do it, you're dead so this is what I wanted to tell you before the twins came in", said Mrs Heinz giving the pills to the maid. The maid took them and put them in her jacket. The food was already placed on the table waiting for them to dig in. The twins came from downstairs, they sat in the chairs and pretended everything was fine. Alice , Elaine and Suzette came after and also sat at the table. Elaine sat next to Suzette whereas Alice sat opposite them and the twins sat in the corners of the table next to each other. They all looked at one another and started eating. Elaine poured juice for her and the two. She just drank it. Alice ate one sandwich whereas Suzette ate cookies. The twins rather felt at home, they ate everything. Mrs Heinz walked in and poured more juice for them. She notices the quietness "how's the reunion going, girls?", she asks looking at them. "Everything's fine mom, it's just that we are eating, table manners, right guys?", answered Alexa. They took a long to reply "yeah, table manners", Alice finished the sentence. Heinz sat down with them "So girls you still remember we have to call your parents right, so I will start you Alice, give me your mothers cell phone number (Alice gave them to her, she calls and Alice mom answered but before she spoke she asked who was her mother surname) Alice answered "Dedekind", she then spoke. "Oh, hi Mrs Dedekind I'm having your child for a sleep over at my place, the twins place, I wanted to ask if it's okay", she said . Alice's mother had no problem knowing the twins. She once met them. They were good kids, she thought and agreed. And yours Elaine, she stops and sees the necklace, she smiles "Where did you get that necklace? its ... its ... its (she stummers) I mean it's beautiful". "I got it from my grandfather", answered Elaine. The twins also look at it and admire it and Alexis adds "It even made out of gold, where did your grandfather get it? Mom, can you buy it for me?", she asked. "I don't know, I never asked", answered Elaine. Mrs Heinz had frozen looking at the necklace. She could see the Phoenix magic inside of it, Alexis touched her, she stopped "Ohh your mother surname, phone numbers?". Elaine gave her the phone numbers and told her the surname " Its Mrs Sydney, mam", she then touched her necklace, it glowed. Mrs Heinz calls. Elaine's mother was too busy where she was so she didn't hear nor answer the phone. She tried calling many times. Elaine then gave her grandpa's cellphone numbers. Mrs Heinz spoke to herself "I wonder where's John's wife?", she had no clue who she was nor did she know it was Scarlett. She calls Elaine's grandfather, he answers, and she repeats the same thing she said to Alice's mom. Elaine's grandfather agreed since Kate agreed, claiming to know the twins and ended the call. She then asked Suzette her mothers cell phone numbers and surname while looking at the necklace thinking of how she would get it. It seemed like Elaine was too attached to it. Suzette answered "She's Mrs Mackenzie '', she said Polishing where she got hurt. Mrs Heinz recalled it was not the first time she heard the surname. It was the one they said Lucida was married to, she asked again " You said your mothers surname is Mackenzie?". Suzette agreed. She called her. She wanted to see if it was really Lucida, was she Lucidas child. Unfortunately, the call got answered by Mark, Scott went out with his wife. She says "Umm, it's Mrs Heinz. I wanted to tell her that her child is over my place for a sleepover. I wanted to know if it's okay", She asked, disappointed it was not Lucida. Mark said yes, she was already starting to bore them. She ended the call and looked at them one by one and smiled from Alice to Suzette then Elaine, especially her necklace. She wonders again where was Matilda if they were here and asks "Where is Matilda since you here is she perhaps at home or didn't go to school. The twins told me that you were once sick and had absent yourself from school, sorry about that", she said, still looking at Elaine's necklace. '' Umm, Yeah Mathilde is at her place. We were once sick, all of us funny right at the same time", answered Alice. Suzette kicks her. '' So you mean Matilda is still sick?", asked Mrs Heinz, curious. "No she's not sick nor at her home, like home. She is with her Aunt, yeah, that's what she said to me the other day", replied Elaine. "Her aunt, ohh I see, when did you last speak to her?", she asked again, being curious. "Yesterday", answered Alice. Elaine looks away and Suzette faces down. Alice notices the two reactions and adds "She said she's coming back in two days' ', Alice spoke not so sure with what she just said knowing very well she was lying. The twins could see the confusion and how they behaved, they could see they were lying, it was not true and making it all up. They even saw Suzette kicking Alice from under the table. Mrs Heinz felt pleased with what she heard and said "Okay then continued with eating girls' ', she sat back and poured some juice and still looked at Elaine's necklace. Elaine had long seen her, how she was busy looking at the necklace. Her grandfather had warned her not to take it off nor lose it. She started feeling uncomfortable and asked for the toilet. The maid showed it to her and she went inside. She wasn't pissed but she stayed in the toilet for a long time. Mrs Heinz was running wild with her thoughts now. The necklace got her so but now she was more triggered by Suzette saying her mother was Mrs Mackenzie and Mrs Mackenzie is Lucida than what she found out at her work. "So Suzette, where do you stay, where's your home?", she asked tryna confirm her theory. "I'm staying in Newstand, 12th street, fifth house, mam", she answered and drank her juice. Mrs Heinz remembered the address she was given. It was the same street, same place as this one, she asked her again "Do you have her picture in your phone? I'm just asking. I think I know your mother. She may have been my classmate. The twins looked at one another. They were amazed their mother had never been to school she said that herself, so why lie. Suzette opens her phone, she finds her mothers picture but Mrs Heinz cellphone riang. It was Mr Heinz. She stood up quickly. She almost fell and went to her bedroom and answered the call. Elaine realized she was gone for too long now and went back to the sitting room. Mrs Heinz entered the room and shut the door close behind her but it didn't. There was an open space left in. She sat in her bed, facing away from the door looking at the window. "I tried calling you earlier. Where have you been? you didn't even answer the phone", she said not even greeting him. "I was too busy earlier, John had moved away from where he was, now we tryna locate him again, so did you find the girls?", he asked. Elaine was walking through the hall and heard her speaking. She looked for someone coming, she saw no one. She then peeps through the door. She saw her facing the window and listened to her. I wanted to tell you that I found the girls, they are here except for Matilda. They said she's away from her Aunt but I doubt that unless she's with that old lady Mrs Barker, she's the only family she has. Her mothers Aunt if not her ain't that they were mistaken. They said she's coming back in two days. We have to get her here from then and the big fish here, John child (Elaines closes her mouth, her heart beaten so fast) she's wearing the necklace (Elaine touches it) she's too attached to it so I will have to make them sleep using the sleeping pourshins to get it from her. It's time we got back our powers and fought for what was ours. John and his team will be finished for all they must die (tears run through Elaine eyes and she holds her mouth so that she was unheard) and these bastard Kate and Mr Goldberg they must die", she said not noticing someone was listening to her. "Yeah that's good but don't hurt the kid, we will still need her. We need to trap John using her. Enough about this Elaine, what about the other two and as for Matilda I've got a nice surprise for her. The twins are ready now", said Mr Heinz, impressed. Elaine was still holding her mouth crying and scared regretting why she came here and that these two were the ones who kept his father hostage but luckily he ran away and that's what she needed to do too. She continues to listen. "I don't know about the two. Alice seems to be an ordinary child but the way they are behaving is suspicious, especially her. Then Suzette I think she is Lucidas ' child. She said her mother was Mrs Mackenzie and remembered I went to Lucidas' workplace. I found out that she's Mrs Mackenzie and the address I was given by the company is the same as the one the child gave me. I think we may have found Lucida after all but there's something with these kids, the three of them are powerful. I tried checking their powers now. I can't control any of them and I think they will make powerful poussins too. I'm just saying", replied her. "Okay do what you've planned. We need this especially that necklace and Matilda has to die but I have to go now we are moving out", said Mr Heinz ending the call. Elaine quickly wiped her tears and walked back to the sitting room to warn the others. She walked straight to her seat and sat down. She breathes in and out. Alice whispered "Are you okay?",she asked looking at her, seeing very well she was not. She was shaking and scared, Elaine nodded her head. The twins didn't notice her. They just wanted to know what their mother was up to. Mrs Heinz comes out of her room and walks to them. Elaine pulls herself together and holds her fear, she stops shaking. Mrs Heinz notices they are done eating, checks the time, It was 12 :00. She calls the maid and tells her to pick up the dishes and to clean the table and the girls to move to the sitting room. They all stood up. Alexa goes up to fetch her phone, Alexis walks to the sitting room. Elaine keeps looking around tryna find a way to run away. Alice notices her, she remembers the last time she was like that was when Matilda disappeared. She already knew something was wrong. They sit down, Elaine sits in a single couch next to the door wheares Suzette sits opposite her and Alice sits in the middle of them and Alexis sits in front of them watching them all but that one was always with her phone. Alexa comes down and sits next to the single couch next to Elaine. Mrs Heinz walks to the downstairs Elaine looks at her. She comes back holding a bottle. Elaine sees it, the pourshins, fear hits her. She sees Alice and Suzette also using their phones, she takes out hers. She texts them "Do you still remember what the witch scar was like? I think we are in her house" She sends it to both of them. Alice and Suzette saw it. They read it and looked at her. Alice turns to look at Mrs Heinz and nods her head. She texts back " That's why you're acting weird right?". Suzette also texts them "I think she is, I'm not okay around her and considering all the questions, she is", she sends it too. Alice stands up from nowhere and follows Mrs Heinz to the kitchen "Umm mam, I kind of need to call my mom, just to check on her. I have no airtime with me. We always call each other all the time", she said examining. She sees something, it seemed like a scar "Umm mam you have something in your jacket. " what is it?". "let me remove it", she walks to her?, she dusts something that is not there. She looked at her neck, there was nothing on that side. She makes an excuse "Oh mom your jacket is filled with dust(she exaggerated) even this side". She dusts it off and checks the other side of her neck and boom the scar was the scar. It was a circle around her neck, dark. It seemed like she was burnt. She starts feeling sick, wipes her eyes, she feels dizzy. She then realizes she will be caught. She held her mouth and ran straight to the bathroom. Mrs Heinz touches herself and looks at the maid "What wrong now?", She asked looking at Alice running wild". Elaine runs after her to the toilet. She finds her sitting on the toilet seat. She got frightened when Elaine entered. "What is it, is she the queen witch, Iliara?", Elaine asked her, shaking with fear. She moves her head up and down, Elaine felt like something was stabbing her from the back of her chest. She sat down and texted Suzette. "It's her, we have to get out of here". Suzette felt like dying when she read the text. She looked at them, the twins and their mother. "Go on and check on them, check if they are fine", said Mrs Heinz looking at herself. Suzette immediately texts them "Alexis is coming, you have to act" she sent it. Alexis goes to the toilet, she finds Alice vomiting, Elaine standing away from her. She got disgusted and walked out and closed the door. Alice got up from the toilet, washed her mouth as if she was really vomiting. She gets ready to walk out. Elaine looked at her and she also looked at her. They open the door. Alexis moved back "So what was wrong with you? mom said I should check on you", asked Alexis looking so disgusted. "I think I ate a lot of cheese that made me vomit", answered Alice walking past her to the sitting room. Mrs Heinz stood watching them come towards her. She asks "what's wrong, are you sick, do I need to call a doctor?". Alice stopped her so fast "No, no mam, I just ate a lot of cheese. I will just sit on the couches then I'll be fine", she said sitting down. Elaine followed behind. Suzette sat next to Alice and brushed her from the back. She whispers "Then, how do we get out of here , she seems not to think we already know. what's the plan?", asked Suzette looking at Mrs Heinz walking to the kitchen. Alice whispers back "We haven't figured out a plan yet. We still tryna find a way to get out here", answered Alice. Elaine was looking at them as they spoke. Alexa comes and sits where she sat in the first place. She asks "Since when are you allergic to cheese? you full of surprises", she said, scrolling down into her phone. Alice ignores her and looks at Elaine, Elaine takes a deep breath and looks around. There was no way they could escape here, Bodyguards were everywhere, cameras outside, there was no way they could without being caught. Mrs Heinz could sense the intenseness between the three. She went to the kitchen " change her plans. I want you to prepare snacks for them with drinks. Pour the pourshins and make sure you pour it to the three Alice, Elaine and Suzette. After that place their food just outside the veranda", she said, taking a glass of water and drinking from it. " But madam they just ate now and Alice ... ( she doesn't continue ). Mrs Heinz looked at her angrily and walked out. The maid looked at the bottle and wondered what it was and did what she was told. Mrs walked to her room. Elaine saw her. She stood up and followed her, Suzette and Alice looked at her. They were both curious to where she was going. Alice took out her phone and texted her "You will get caught, where are you going?" . Elaine sees the text and switches her phone off. Suzette looks at the twins, these two were just ignorant. Alexis was listening to music editing her video on youtube, she was a blogger. Alexa was chatting to her boyfriend on Instagram. She also stood up and followed her. Mrs Heinz wasn't going to her bedroom but to the basement. She entered the code, Elaine and Suzette were looking at her. She entered and left the door open. She went straight to that room she went to the other day. She sat next to the mirror "Mirror, Mirror, where's Matilda?", she asked again. The mirror shined with the brightest light and showed her a forest filled with trees. A path appears and it travels, it stops in a cave. Elaine and Suzette couldn't understand "Is this where she is?", whispered Suzette. She continued "She's not the one who took her '', she said. Elaine moved closer and looked at Mrs Heinz. She opened another door with the same pin. She entered and strange sounds were heard coming out from the inside. They were people, and they couldn't see them clearly. He had horns in his heart. He was lying on a box. He seemed dead. She touches him, green magic comes out of her hands. Elaine looked at Suzette. The magic stops and turns black. She seems to be weak. She walks out, they hide. She locks the door again. "I will need other pourshins and I need it before dawn", she said shouting. Two elfs stood in front of her. They agreed and did what she commanded and made the poushin. Suzette was busy looking around. She noticed bombs and unusual weapons in a cave just below her. She didn't notice Elaine standing up to leave and dragged her so they could walk out. She turned around, and the witch was coming towards them. They both rushed out before she saw them. The maid opened the poushin, it smelled awful. She pours it into three glasses and then juice. She then stirred them and took the glasses outside. She placed them in order of how they would sit. She then walks to call out the girls. She found the three, she asked "Where are the others? I have prepared snacks for you just outside", she stood waiting for an answer. "They are in the bedrooms, I think, I will go and call them", answered Alice. The twins were just clueless, they didn't see them leave. "Don't worry I will go and call them, your sick just stay here", insisted the maid. She went to the twins bedroom to look for them. Alice quickly texted them "The maid is looking for you. She has prepared food for us outside, come quick", she sent it. They both read it and rushed to the sitting room. They both came rushing and tired, breathing so fast and scared. Alexis looked at them as they came from the hall "And then , why breath so fast did the maid tell you to run?" , asked Alexis laughing. Mrs Heinz also came from the hall just after them. The maid followed her from behind. They both sat down and as they looked back, the witch was following them. Mrs Heinz looks back, she sees the maid and asks her "Did you do it?". The maid agreed, Elaine was looking at them and saw there was something fishy here. Elaine faced the others as the Maid and the twins' mother walked to them. "Girls, where have you been? I was looking for you, I even checked in both bedrooms, you weren't there, even the toilets but it's okay you here, can you go and eat outside in the veranda", she said. Mrs Heinz looked at the two. She saw how sweaty they were, breathing so fast. She looks back and looks at them again. Elaine looked at her and looked sideways again. She becomes suspicious and speaks to herself "Where were they? They were not in the toilet nor in the girls room perhaps in the kitchen but the maid would've found them. Did they follow me? No, they wouldn't, how? I would've seen them", she gets over it. The maid walked them outside. The three stood up first and followed her. The twins remained behind, dragging their feet. Their mother stopped them and asked "Where were these two, did you see where they were?", She asked, her eyes burning. "No, we haven't seen them, why?", the twins both answered at the same time. She looked at them "Nothing, go on and eat", she answered, remaining behind. The maid showed the three where they should sit which was something strange. It was like she was controlling them, holding them from their shoulders to their seats one by one. They looked at one another, and the maid went inside. Elaine remembered the poushin. She peeped on the inside and saw no one. she switched the drink to where the twins would sit but there was one glass left, it was hers, the two were confused. Alice asked "What's wrong and what's in here?", she asked, looking at Elaine then Suzette. "Just drink this, they poured sleeping pourshins here. ILiara is up to something", she answered sitting down. "So what about yours, you didn't swap it", both Alice and Suzette asked. "I won't drink mine, here they come, quiet", she said . The twins came by and sat in their chairs where their drink was. Mrs Heinz comes afterwards carrying a newspaper and a glass of wine. She sleeps on a couch, places the wine next to her on a table nearby. She pretends to read the newspaper waiting for them to fall asleep. Alexa wasted no time and drank hers, she was thirsty , whereas Alexis played with her glass and drank it slowly. Mrs Heinz peeps at them. She sees Alice and Suzette drinking their drinks, she smiles, Elaine was holding her but also smiles. It was half a glass. She lies for a while and looks at tbe newspaper. Elaine looks at the witch and pours all her drink to the floor slowly. Her glass remains empty. Alice and Suzette drank up their drinks leaving their glasses empty too whereas the twins weren't feeling so well. The witch looks at them and softly counts from twenty. The three pretend to be weak, feeling hot and stuffy. The witch finishes counting, the twins sleep on their phones and the three also fall asleep. Mrs Heinz stood up, touched them to see if they were asleep but to her surprise the twins were also sleeping. She called the maid immediately. "Why are my kids asleep? Didn't I tell you to only pour it for them. See what you've done" , she shouted angrily at the maid, her eyes changing. The maid was frightened. She moved back, scared. She was moving towards Elaine's chair. She stepped on the juice which Elaine poured down. She looked down, Mrs Heinz looked down too. The maid bent down, touched from the floor where the juice was poured, she smelled it. she spoke stumbling "Sheeee poured it down, she wasn't drinking it". the witch became angry. She holds the other two glasses. She saw there was no poushin. She took the glasses of her kids, she touched them, they turned black. Elaine and others were watching her, Elaine lip sinks "Run", they move their legs slowly from the chairs. The witch beat the table and her eyes were red, horns appeared in her head, her nails got longer, her ears tapped in the ends. Elaine got up and turned to the witch. "You", said the witch. She laughed from the table, her wicked laugh so loud that she could have woken the dead. Elaine opened her eyes and looked at the others, they were also frightened. Alice winks her eye, Suzette lip sinks "Now", Elaine nodded. ILiara slowly lifted her hand from the table, twisting her neck. She turned to the maid. She smiled a little "So you were working with them", she said, pulling the maid towards her face. She looked her in the eye. The maid closed her eyes. Suzette lip sinks again "Now", Elaine breathes and gets up fast. Alice and Suzette did so too. "She wasn't part of it, let her go, deal with us, you want this now come and get it", shouted Elaine touching the necklace. They all had no clue what they should do next but stood confidently in front of the witch. The witch dropped the maid down and turned back at them. She spoke with multiple voices, Elaine and the others moved back "You scumbags, I underestimated you. You clever that what I thought and I'm the fool but not so long", she said moving towards them and fire coming out of her hands. The girls were so frightened, shaking and so scared. The more Elaine moved it was the more she got closer to the table and the more Elaine got stuck and couldn't move. ILiara slowly moved up to her and laughed "Ncoo, she's run out of space to run away to and her friends can't help her, what a pity?", she said still laughing and the fire grew more in her hands. She then realized it was Elaine. Unexpectedly the necklace shined brightly and realized the phoenix power onto her that her power went back to her and she fell down to the floor. Elaine couldn't believe it. She looked at the necklace and back to her friends, they ran to her "Are you okay?", asked Alice . "Yeah I am, now I know why she wants the necklace. It has this magic though I don't know what it is", replied Elaine looking at the witch unconscious on the floor. "Girls, let's run away w still down", said Alice. "The keys are inside the house in my bag, I will go and fetch them, '' Suzette, running back to the house. She takes the bag and goes for the emerald in the drawer. She placed it in her bag. She ran back to them. "Let's go '', she said, running to the car. Elaine and Alice followed by taking their bags and putting them on their backs. ILiara immediately became awake, got up and saw them running and built a block of ice trapping them not to run away. They stopped running and turned back. She got them trapped with the ice. She was building a wall of ice around them. They all had no clue what to do. She got closer and closer to them. They stood there watching her walk to them laughing. "I was gonna go slow on you but you clearly showed me, you were tough so I won't have mercy and my kids are down because of you so you want to fight, let's fight", she said, playing with her green magic, waiting for them to attack. They were so scared, clueless and shaking out of fear. Elaine stood hoping the necklace would protect them again whereas Suzette and Alice also wished for the same miracle. ILiara got to them, moved around them one by one. She could see how scared they were, she then spoke standing next to Elaine whispering in her ear "Or else you give me the necklace and I will let you go so what is it gonna be? you want us to fight but I don't want us to fight. Let us not fight, I don't like fighting, do you?", she said, pitying her face, waiting for Elaine to give her the necklace, lifting her hand for Elaine to give it to her. Elaine just stood there not moving looking at the necklace with tears, she wasn't willing to give it to her. ILiara counted one up to five until she finished. This made her more angry, she took her hand, placed it in Elaine's chest and burnt her from the inside. Elaine screamed so loud. Alice was shaking. She raised her hands to the ground tearing it in her feets, a stream of water flowed to her feets from the ground. She didn't know what was happening. It was like she was causing the ground to tear apart. She moved her hands up a bit and the water raised up too. She moved her hands to the other side, the ground teared more further and separated them. The ground cracked and more and more water flowed to the ground. She lifted her hands again and the water raised more. she poured them at the witch and the water shoved her to the wall. Elaine was burning from the inside and her skin red. Alice walked to her, raised the water in her hands and touched her chest. The water healed her from the pain. She stopped burning. Elaine touched her necklace, she took a deep breath. "I think we are all taking turns to develop our powers, first it was you and now me after you Suzette, this is what the fairy queen meant", said Alice playing with the water in her hands. Suzette looked at Alice and took a breath. ILiara slowly woke up from the wall. She was more angry and frustrated with no mercy. They looked at her shaking. Elaine says "She's going to kill us, Suzette", calling out to Elaine looking at Suzette. She picked them up from the ground with her green magic moving them towards her. She was strangling them and burning them from the inside. Alice also spoke, stumping " Suzette now", she said tears were running down from her chicks. She could no longer control the water no matter how high she raised her hands or tried. Suzette looked straight at ILiara eyes. She could see her struggling to see. She kept on looking at her eyes, ILiara shouted" Stop!" and it was the more Suzette looked at her, circling her head. The witch felt weak and Elaine with Alice fell to the ground. Suzette remained in the air with the witch controlling her mind. ILiara could not control her back, she was too strong. She kept screaming and was bleeding in her head. She could no longer stand the pain. She realized thorns from the ground up and trapped Suzette in them. Elaine and Alice woke from the ground, they looked up, the witch was burning the thorns and their friend trapped inside. They didn't know what to do. They used their powers and took turns. Suzette was screaming from the thorns, showing up her hand from a hole so they could help her. Elaine tried again and touched the necklace. It shined and a path of magic flowed in her veins "I think the magic is inside me", she . She lifted her hands and looked at them, the Phoenix magic appeared in her hands. Alice tried the same, kneeled down on the ground and touched it with her eyes closed. The ground breaked again, this time like it was an earthquake. She felt the water in her hands, opened her eyes and got up, raising the water up. ILiara saw them and faced them, she realized thorns from the ground to trap them. Elaine screamed "Now". Elaine burnt down the thorns with her Phoenix power and realized her friend from the thorns. Alice watered the fire. Suzette came falling and Alice held her with the water and placed her down. ILiara couldn't believe it, she flew to the ground. They stood in a straight line waiting for her. Elaine spoke to Suzette ``Control her mind, Alice washed her away with water and I will burn her with the Phoenix power. It's time we ran out of here before it gets dark'', said Elaine. ILiara raised the thorns and burnt them again, her green power all over her, she was breathing fire like a dragon. The green power came out from her hands and was moving to them. Elaine shouted "Now", they all ran to her. ILiara breathed fire at them realizing the green power to them, the thorns breaking from the ground to their feets. Suzette looked at her and controlled her mind, she tried fighting her whereas Elaine burnt the thorns again. Alice turned in circles round and round, the ice melted and flowed to her. She realized the water to the witch and Suzette finally got into the witches mind and controlled her. Alice drowned ILiara in the water and Elaine took it from there. She realized the Phoenix power over her. She built a cage to trap her inside. She then slowly lowered the cage to the ground. "Guys she's trapped, let's run away and where are the car keys?", shouted Elaine, placing the cage down. They all ran away as soon as the cage was down to the ground. ILiara woke up. She was trapped in a cage, she shouted at the bodyguards standing away watching them and turned them to witches. She shouted "Follow them, you bastards", she said tryna free herself from the cage. Suzette unlocked the car and they ran inside, she drove them out. She drove like crazy like her father getting inside people's houses, crashing into their gates and stopping at an abandoned house. They could see the witches behind them "I think we should leave the car here. We will run from here to a hiding place, this will blind them, they won't know where we went", said Elaine getting out of the car. The two followed Alice and Suzette also with their bags in their backs. They ran out of the house into the streets. The witches found the car and one sniffed for them. They weren't so far, tryna jump over a fence in some house. The witches caught up with them. They surrounded them and threw them down to the ground. "We've defeated your queen and trapped her so you also follow her", said all of them. Tryna activate their powers which now seemed impossible. The witches laughed at them and just before they could cast them with their spells and magic. A very strong wind blew from the sky to them. They all fell down, even the girls. Light appeared from the sky over to the girls and took them. The witches were left on the ground sleeping. The wind was too strong. It bent trees, removed people's roofs, damaged dogs ' houses, clothes in line flew away and people who were sitting outside and walking in the streets fell. They all got up from their seats in the varenda. "I wonder what it was, perhaps it's that witch. She's capable of anything, come on get inside", said Mr Goldberg. They all went inside, Mrs Mackenzie and Dedekind walked to the kitchen. "Ohh honey, Alice is at the twins place, their mother called", remembered Mr Dedekind, he had long forgotten about that. " But who is that woman or those twins? Elaine has never mentioned them to me", asked Mr Goldberg clueless. Mrs Dedekind answered "I don't worry your child is okay where she is. I know the twins, they are kind and raised well too", replied Mrs Dedekind passing to the kitchen. "But I didn't know Elaine had other friends in school and that they were friends with your kids. These kids are really secretive and the world is so small", said Mr Goldberg. "Yeah neither did I know John and that Scarlett had a child who turned to be my child's friend", said Mrs Mackenzie to Mr Goldberg and Mrs Dedekind seconds that "Neither did I know they were friends with my child too, her name is Suzette'', she added both in the kitchen shouting from the open window. "And ours is Alice '', said Mr Dedekind to the others. "You all are stingy, you all got married and never invited me, no offense Mrs Mackenzie, there was bad blood between us, you forgiven and whereas to John and Scarlett, you and that Mrs Dedekind of yours, you stingy. I just heard after you got married and never invited me but it's okay, the kids will invite me", said Mrs Barker to the married couples joking around. They all laughed , Mr Goldberg said "Don't worry, you and I will get married, we won't invite", he said laughing. Mrs Barker also laughed. The whole house all went "whoo" at them hugging. The food got ready around 20:00, the Mrs had to set the table and they all ate and went to bed preparing for their journey for tomorrow. Mrs Barker and Mr Goldberg shared a bed whereas the couple slept in the spare rooms. It was already dawn ILiara's powers restored themselves again. She broke out of the cage and called the guards to take her kids inside their rooms who were still asleep. She searched for the witches if they were back with the kids but saw none. She walked to the basement, sat next to the mirror "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, show me those idiots' ' The mirror showed her the witches flying back home. Damn these bastards lost them. She goes to that room, opens the door, touches the body again, she speaks to it but she doesn't reply. "I will find those kids and that necklace and shall wake you from the dead", she said, closing it with a blanket and walking out. She goes to her room and calls her husband, he answers "Damn, I lost those kids. I underestimated them, they were powerful, I was weak, my powers are not all restored and I think I may have some other powers I don't know too but that's okay. I will find them", she said so angrily, looking at her thinking of this unknown power. "Elaine has the Phoenix power within her, it grew inside her all these years. It will be hard to take the necklace from her, we will have to kidnap her. The second one Alice can control water. She's like Kate. She's the water princess whereas Suzette, one can control minds , she's definitely not Lucidas child but once my powers are restored I will defeat them", she continued talking while looking at her hand . Mr Heinz was about to answer when the witches entered and walked into ILiara's room. She placed him on speaker " Where are the girls? don't tell me you lost them", she said looking angry at them. One witch answered "We lost them mam. We almost had them but some strong wind blew and a light appeared from the sky and took them", he said looking at her. "Mxm get the hell out of my face, all of you!", she said, shouting. "What was that? what took them?", she asked her husband. "I think it's Matilda, where is she? you have to fly over here, we have to prepare for a real war and where are the twins? aren't their powers maturing now, couldn't they fight them", asked the wizard. "The kids swapped the drinks, gave the ones that had the sleeping poushin to the girls but don't worry they will be awake in the morning and we will fly there, bye", explained ILiara with fire burning inside of her angrily. She sat on her bed thinking up until she fell asleep.
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