By midnight, Daphne, Sabrina and Jake were peering at the fort from behind some trees.
"Not a single light is shining." Daphne said. The fort was dark and silent.
"I'm guessing that everyone's asleep." Sabrina whispered.
"That's a good thing. Do you think they have a back door?" Jake asked.
"Even if they do, what happens then?" Sabrina asked her uncle.
"I brought the lock picking set." Jake answered.
"What if they have security cameras or guards?" Daphne whispered.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out." Jake said. "I don't see anything."
"It's too dark." Sabrina said matter of factly.
"Look I see someone." Daphne pointed to two shadows.
"Listen. They might give us some info." Henry spoke up for the first time.
The two shadows came closer and Sabrina could make one of them. It was the beast. He was walking with a guy with orange hair. He had huge muscles and was wearing a roman tunic.
"Who's that?" Daphne asked.
"That's Hercules." Jake whispered back.
"The Hercules?" Daphne asked. Jake nodded and Daphne bit down on her palm.
"Shh. Listen." Sabrina said.
The trio listened.
"Mirror said that the Grimms should come looking for Red tomorrow." Beast said.
"Yeah, and when they do, we'll be ready." Hercules punched the air to prove his point.
"And then, we kill them and leave this terrible town."
"And rule the word." Hercules finished.
"So, any news?" the beast asked.
"Nope. But I accidentally broke the door knob on the back door."
The Beast laughed. "That's what happens when you have super powers."
Hercules sighed. "Mirror got so mad. He thinks someone's going to break in today."
"Hey, I'm getting tired. I'm going to bed." The Beast yawned.
"Me too. I'm pooped."
After they left, Sabrina turned to her family. "Let's go. We know the back doors unlocked."
Henry nodded. "I don't think we should all go. If we do, we might cause quiet a ruckus."
Daphne turned to Sabrina. "What's a ruckus?"
"A noisy commotion." Sabrina answered.
"I think Sabrina should go in." Jake said.
"No way. It's not safe." Henry argued.
"Come on Hank! She's been through a lot. She knows how to take care of herself."
"Can you stop talking like I'm not right here?" Sabrina asked.
Henry and Jake ignored her. "My daughter is not going in there alone."
"Your daughter is thirteen and can take care of herself." Jake cried.
"Why can't I do it?"
"Because we're too big and old."
"Are you calling me fat?"
"No, I'm calling you old. Face it Hank, we're not like we used to be."
Sabrina rolled her eyes. She turned away from the arguing brothers and turned to her sister. "I'm going to go ahead."
"Ok, be careful." Daphne said.
Sabrina picked up the lock picking set.
"What do you need that for?" Daphne asked. "The door is unlocked."
"The back door is, but what about the doors inside the fort?" Sabrina answered.
"Well, don't take the entire box. It might cause a ruckus. Just take three picks."
Sabrina took out three tools and slipped them into her pocket. She glanced at her uncle and father. They were still arguing. "Ok, I'm going to go now."
Daphne nodded. "They're too busy fighting to notice, so you're good."
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Sabrina crept to the back of the fort. It was dark, and she didn't like doing this alone. But Sabrina was brave, so she kept at it.
She finally reached the back door and she quietly opened it. Thankfully, it didn't creak. She cautiously peered into the fort. Her first thought was that it was HUGE. It was one long hallway, but there were probably at least one hundred doors. And that was just the first floor. Where was she supposed to start?
She walked up to the first door. There was a sign on the door. She read it.
Dorm 1
Gretel and Thumbelina
Sabrina moved on to the next dorm.
Dorm 2
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Sabrina passed all the dorms and walked to the end of the hallway. It looked like the entire floor was just dorms.
At the end of the hall, there were two sets of stairs. One going up and one going down. Sabrina went down.
Downstairs, she found boxes and more boxes. She guessed this was the storage room. She thought she saw something glowing in the corner, and moved towards it. She didn't notice a box in the way, and she tripped over it, noisily. She back up and froze, hoping no one had heard.
No such luck.
"Who's there?"
Sabrina froze. A second later, a beam of light shone in her face.
"Sabrina?"
Sabrina blinked and tried to make out who was talking to her. She froze. Puck.
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Puck stared at her, and she stared back. "Sabrina." He said again. Puck wanted to run over and hug her. He hadn't realized how much he had missed her. But Sabrina looked mad. And hurt, betrayed, and confused.
"You… you joined the Scarlet Hand…?" she whispered.
"Sabrina, you-"
"Save it Puck. I don't want to know." She had tears running down her face. "How could you join a group that's out to destroy my family?"
"Let me explain." Puck said.
Sabrina shook her head. She was hurt, and he knew it.
"Puck, what's going on down there?" Sabrina recognized Mirror's voice.
Puck was still staring at Sabrina. "Nothing, it was just some rats." He called back.
"Well hurry up and get to bed. We have a busy day ahead of us."
"Yes Mirror." He gave Sabrina one last look. "I'm sorry."
And with that, he was gone.
Tears blurred Sabrina's vision. He had said sorry. Very unlike him. But how could he go against her family. A family that he had once been a part of?
Sabrina wanted to leave, never think about Puck and the Scarlet hand again, but she had to find Red first.