Felix cursed while reading through his book of shadows. He remembered having found a spell that could help him to make Oscar walk again, but he seemed not to be able to find his notes about it. He was so tired that his magical fire's light was wavering, making him struggle to read in this damn dark room. He tried to recall the spell's wording. It was something like this :

"Earth, take back what has been stolen,

Water, fix what has been broken

Wind, change your direction

Fire, time for abnegation"

He knew too well what this last line meant. But he didn't care. He had made this decision long ago. "Order must be restored." That's what the restoring demon had repeated countless times. And it was right. If Felix wanted to erase Oscar's pain, someone had to take this pain in return. And it would be him. It had to be him. He couldn't accept to hurt someone else. Not anymore. Felix sang the spell, several times, until he became so exhausted that his eyelids fell shut as his body went numb and hit the ground.

A sharp pain woke him up. His head was hurting so much, as if someone had driven over it with a truck. He tried to stand up, but his body wasn't obeying his mind. He felt weak, like a rag doll. What was going on? Did the spell work? If only he could go out of here and see his brother running and jumping everywhere. He started to feel the effects of dehydration. Why was he locked in there in the first place? He could not remember what had happened.

"Don't you think you deserve it?"

It was the deep voice from before.

"After all you've done to your family, after all you've done to your friends! Don't you think it's the place where you belong?"

"Maybe you're right..." Felix sighed.

"Of course I'm right! You're not only a failure..you are also a MONSTER!"

Meanwhile at Jake's house

Jake, Andy, Sam, and Oscar were growing impatient. Felix said he would be there at four, but it was now nearly twenty past six and his chair was still empty. He hadn't answered any of their phone calls or messages. Jake was starting to think that something was wrong. Suddenly, Oscar gasped.

"What's wrong?" Sam asked, as everyone turned to see Oscar's face.

"I felt my toes. They were moving!"

"What?!" The other three let out at once.

"Can you move your legs?" Andy asked, excited.

Oscar tried to stretch his left leg, and to everyone's surprise, it worked.

"Try to stand up!" Sam exclaimed.

"You think it's a good idea to do everything so fast?" Jake asked, a little wary.

But Oscar wasn't listening to him. He was slowly extricating himself from his wheelchair by pushing off with his legs. They all were stunned as he started walking across the living-room a frown on his face.

"This isn't normal." He said, his worried face growing pale.

"What do you mean?" Andy asked.

"The doctors said I would not heal. That only a miracle could make me walk again. And I think that this miracle is... Felix's doing."

"You think he used another spell? To heal you?"

"I think so. But if I'm right, I think he's in danger. Magic always has a price. We all know it. And I know Felix would not hesitate to sacrifice himself for me. Even though I told him many times that I would rather never walk again than losing my big brother."

Oscar was now panicking. The others were worried too.

"Where do you think he is?" Jake asked.

"Maybe at your house, Oscar?" Sam suggested.

"No. He would not have taken the risk for his plans to be found out."

"Perhaps.." Andy said "Where it all began... Oscar, where was the tree from which you fell that time?"

"I remember! There is a chance that he's there. Let's go! Follow me!"