A dark, hooded figure slowly made its way to the grounds of Bloor's Academy. The figure climbed up the steps and knocked on the door. The door slowly creaked open and revealed a janitor at the door. The dark figure began to talk.
" Good Evening Mr. Weedon, it's me," the dark figure said.
" Good you're just in time. Mr. Ezekiel is waiting for you upstairs Miss Crystal," the janitor said.
"Thank you," said the figure. It removed its hood, revealing a face of a young pretty women in her 30s. Miss Crystal walked through the entrance and proceeded through the doors of the west wing. She climbed up the stairs until she came to a room at the very top of the wing. The door was brown and chipped. It was an old door. Miss Crystal knocked on the door.
" Whose there?" asked an old, hoarse voice.
" It's me," answered Miss Crystal.
"Come in then," the old voice said. Miss Crystal opened the door which gave a loud creak. Inside the room were 3 men. One of the men was around 18-20 years old. He had coal black eyes and black hair. The other man had gray hair and a look that told everyone that he was in charge. And lastly, the final man was very old. His face was barely a skull. He sat in a rusty old wheelchair. " Did you bring it?" the old man asked.
" Of course I did Mr. Ezekiel," replied Miss Crystal.
" Excellent! Now bring it here," Ezekiel said pointing to the table. Miss Crystal took out something that looked like a mirror and laid it on the table. " Manfred, push me towards the table," commanded Ezekiel. The 20 yrs old man pushed Ezekiel towards the table. Everyone gathered around the table and stared at the mirror in awe. The mirror was made out of pure gold and rubies. The mirror glinted faintly. The amazement was broken by a loud knock on the door. Three women burst into the room. They all looked old and ugly.
" Sorry we're late, Eustacia and Venetia took so long to get ready," one of the women said.
" Shut up Lucretia!" Eustacia and Venetia both shouted.
" Shut your mouths all of you!" Ezekiel and the man with gray hair known as Dr. Bloor shouted. " Miss Crystal has brought it. The Mirror of The Red King! This mirror will show us the strongest endowed child alive! When we find out who he/she is we will give them a full scholarship to our fine academy and get them on our side!" Ezekiel said gleefully.
" Hurry up then!" yelled Manfred who was itching with curiosity. " Alright then. Just pick up the mirror and ask it the question." Ezekiel said. Manfred picked up the mirror and looked at it for a moment, then Manfred asked the mirror " Who is the most powerful endowed child alive?"The mirror's image slowly came to a young girl. The girl had black hair which was tied back to a ponytail by a plain black clip. She wore dark blue sweat pants that had a gray and white stripe on each leg, which were meant for boys, a Derek Jeter Yankee shirt and blue and white basketball shoes. She was sitting on her porch looking out into the starry sky. She had dark brown eyes and an adventurous expression. They could tell from her looks that she was adventurous, brave, wild, energetic and a tomboy.
" So she's the strongest among the endowed children," Ezekiel muttered. Suddenly, the girl's image began to fade. As quick as lightning Ezekiel blurted out " Tell us information on this girl!" The mirror started to form letters until there was a list of information on the girl. The group of adults found out that the young girl's name was Stephanie Torres, and more information like that she lived in NY, she was 12 yrs old, she played the drums, that her father is at war in Iraq and her address. All this information was useful to the adults but there was one more thing that they needed to know. " Who is this girl descended from?" yelled Manfred and Ezekiel at the same time. This time the mirror spoke instead of forming letters.
" The girl is descended from the Red King through her father and Mathonwy from her mother," the mirror boomed in a deep voice. "This is all I can do for you," the mirror said and with that it shattered into a million pieces, becoming lost forever.
The adults all stood there, mouths all wide open in shock. The girl… was descended from the same wizards as the wretched Charlie Bone. That could only mean…
" So that girl is related to us?" Lucretia asked. The, her eyes went wide. "Of course!" she exclaimed. "Her father is Lyell's cousin! We never knew them because they never visit us. They feared us." Lucretia announced. Everyone was shocked.
Finally, Ezekiel said to Dr. Bloor " Call the girl's home and offer her a scholarship." Dr. Bloor hurried out of the room to make the call.
" Now, I have a plan," Ezekiel said. He turned to Miss Crystal smiling evilly. " Miss. Crystal, this plan involves your son Joshua. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this."
" Of course Mr. Ezekiel," Miss. Crystal said with a devious grin. The adults all laughed in triumph. Their laughter was so loud that it could be heard from all the way across town.
