Fablehaven Living room (Kendra)

To say that it felt good to lock them up would be a fib, it felt wrong and yet good at the same time. There wasn't much we could do about them but we knew they were against us and if they wanted to they could get every creature here against us and over throw Fablehaven causing complete chaos, but I knew that they wouldn't do that they probably just wanted to escape and retreat to the Himalayas. It hurt us all to see Katie with the enemy, we all loved her and had no idea what we had actually done but yet Grandpa was convinced that it wasn't our fault that she went dark, that it was her decision and he thought that a big factor was Gavin. Grandpa thought that he had persuaded Katie to join and that when the time came he would throw her to the side and she'll come crawling back to us asking for our forgiveness But me and Seth thought otherwise, we knew Katie was right. When we came to Fablehaven everyone treated her like she wasn't there and we were the only ones and at the time we thought nothing of it.

"I feel kind of bad."
"What! Seth feels bad for someone other then himself." I said teasingly as me and my brother stayed up at night once more. "I feel bad to."
"She was right though wasn't she?"
"Unfortunately yes she was."

"Even if they lied to her about needing her and what not I'm sort of glad that they treated her like she was wanted even if it was an act."
"Yeah, I just wish that we saw it sooner before it was to late."
"It was far to late even if we did see the signs."

Katie

This wasn't the first night that I used an astral projection since me and Gavin were locked up in the guest room, but it was the first night that I had stopped to listen to Seth and Kendra's conversation. I floated through the door and hide in the shadows to listen to more of what they were saying. It seemed that they both felt bad for how everyone treated me when they came, they wished they saw it sooner but I knew that it would make no difference I would forever be a pawn for the society. Did I feel like I let them down? Yes, I did, but it would make no difference.

"Do you think she feels bad to?" Seth asked

"I doubt it she seemed so convinced in what she was doing was right that I doubt she even feels bad."
"You're wrong." I said suddenly, giving away my hiding place. Seth and Kendra looked straight to where I was hiding and looked surprised to see me there in their room. I was sure that Kendra would run to get grandpa or scream, but she did none of those. I knew that my cover was blown so I float further into the room showing them that I was really there.

"You really didn't think that room could hold me back, did you?"

"But how?"
"Magic Kendra what else."
"Without a wand?"
"I'm a wizard a wand is just a tool. I could really use anything to create spells actually."

Seth came up to me and tried to grab my arm but his hand fell through instead and that part shuddered before connecting once more and I felt a sharp pain flow through my arm.

"Are you...?"
"No, I'm not dead, it's a projection. Its like a ghost copy of myself so I can sneak around and spy without leaving where I am."
"So if we went into your room?"
"Yes, you would still see me there and it would look like I was just sitting on the floor nothing more and nothing less then that."
"How long can you go like this?"
"Well, the longest I've tried has been somewhere around four hours maybe longer."
"Does it hurt?"
"No not really, the first time you do it yes it hurts a bit but as you get better it doesn't really hurt at all unless someone passes through you." I said looking towards Seth.

They looked at me in complete shock, surprise, and something else but I didn't know what it was.

"You're going to tell them aren't you?" I asked

"We probably should it would be the right thing to do."

"Yeah I figured."

I turned to go back to the guest room where I would reconnect with myself.

"Katie wait."

I turned and looked back at them.

"Is it to late to come back?" Kendra asked

"Yes, it's far to late for me at least, I couldn't come back it would never work, I'm to far gone to be saved. Unlike you two, you are both filled with so much light. Don't fall down the path I did it's not worth it."
"Then why didn't you stop and come back?"
"I couldn't, they had me all wrapped up in their little plan that I couldn't get free and come back."
"Would you have?"
"I don't know. Sometimes I wish that I could but then there are times that I'm perfectly fine with the choices that I made so I don't really know if I would have come back."

"What are you and Gavin planning?"

I looked at them both as I thought weather to tell them or not.

"Well, were planning on escaping and then probably head to the Himalayas where we'll claim the throne and rule as the last royal family."
"Will we ever see you again?"
"Most likely not, it would be far to dangerous for me to come back since I've made quite a few enemies. Besides I've obviously lost my family here, I might as well go to my new family."
Since they had no more questions I headed for the door one last time.

"Sorry." I heard them both say as I floated through the door and almost into Stan.

"Katie?"
Seeing him I rushed back to the room where I connected with myself too fast, causing me pain as my spirit struggled to connect with my body once more as Stan rushed into the room. Navarog was kneeling next to me trying to save me but I knew he had no idea what to do, Stan pushed him aside as Tanu suddenly rushed in but I knew he had no potion to save me and yet they tried anyway not knowing that it only made it harder for my spirit and body to connect once more.

"Stop you're going to kill her." Navarog shouted

I knew that they ignored him. Suddenly I felt them pushed off of me as I slipped unconscious from the struggle. In all my years of using projections not once has this ever happened to me and it caught me surprised which made it a lot worse and having potions spilled down my throat did not help at all. I wasn't sure how long I was out but I guessed it was pretty long for when I woke up I was once again back in my old room but Navarog was no where near and my ankle was chained to the bedpost keeping me from leaving. The only reason that they would put me back here was because they truly thought that being surrounded by magic would help me and maybe it did but I knew that the reason why I didn't die was because my spirit no longer had to struggle and was able to connect once more but it was weak from struggling past the potions and from being frightened from seeing Stan in the hall causing myself to rush back to my body which wasn't good at all.

I sat myself up straight as I heard the door open and watched as Stan, Ruth, Kendra, Seth, and Tanu came in. They gathered around my bed and looked sorrowfully at me like I mattered at all to them, I knew that I didn't and I saw right through their disguises.

"Where's Gavin?" I asked
"How are you?"
"That's not answering my question."
"He's fine, still in the guest room." Stan answered
"You do realize you tried to kill me right?"

They looked at me confused.

"I wasn't choking or anything you scared me causing my spirit/projection to rush to re-connect and then I had to struggle against your potions which made it worst, and if you had continued I would have died."

"Why were roaming then?"
"Oh please it's not like that was the first time I've roam outside of that room since being dragged back here."
"Kendra told us about your little chat." Stan said giving the others no say at all
"So."
"What are we going to do about you Katie if you keep putting us in this position?"
"I keep putting you in this position? Bull, you're the reason that your pushed to this not me."
"Come on Katie." he pleaded
"No, you don't really care so don't act like you suddenly do ' cause I know that you never did, why did you think I left? They might have acted like they care but at least I was wanted there and they appreciated what I did for them. You never gave a s**t about me or what I did for you."
"We always did."
"No, you didn't, don't lie to me it never works."
I felt tears but pushed them back, but they kept coming until one fell down my cheek and then I didn't care, they were the reason why I was here and truly I'd rather die then have to face these people any longer. All they did was lie to me and that's all they could do.

"Can't you just let us go, what can we possibly do to you anymore?"

"Stan maybe we should this is wrong to keep them locked up like animals." Ruth said

"Sta...Grandpa please, we don't belong here, we belong back where we're needed." I begged

"I wont let you go back to the society."
"I meant the Himalayas."
They looked at me like I was insane like usual.

"You know he's the crowned prince and that the throne is his. I'm his queen I have to go back with him I love him to much to leave him but you can let us go. Besides you know we were played just like you."
"No, you will stay here where you belong."

I was trying to play nice but obviously it wasn't working and I was growing angry deep inside and I could feel the chain start to melt around my ankle until it completely broke. I got up and stood my ground against them, and raised a hand where there was a fiery red glow forming.

"Don't make me have to hurt you."
"Like you would care." Stan laughed and it hurt a lot actually

"I never wanted to and if they told you the whole conversation that I had then you would know that. Please just step aside."
"Katie I'm not letting you leave. I need you here, I've lost you once and I don't want to lose you again."
"Funny how you keep lying when I can see it all so clear in your un-emotional eyes, you don't care you just don't want me to be with him, well it's to late for that."
I walked closer and everyone but him moved out of my way, unfortunately he was blocking the door and my fire grew brighter. I stared at that man as I suddenly saw something cross his eyes a dash of sorrow and this time it was true sorrow. I lowered my hand and my power went out as I placed a hand on his forehead and instantly saw what only he saw and it was indeed hidden appreciation and yet inner hatred, he did care but yet he was angry at both of us. I let go and he stepped aside as I went and got Navarog and we headed for the front gate where we flew off to the Himalayas where we gained the throne as the new rulers.

Did we ever return to Fablehaven? No, we decided that after everything we had done to them it was best that we should just stay where we were. Like the other dragons there I had accepted their ways and left everything behind me not even caring to send word of how I was doing to everyone and so they all believed that we had fallen off the face of the Earth but at least here in the Himalayas I was appreciated and accepted and I had Navarog.