Chapter 4

What Adam said had been correct: Amy knew she was the target. Well, no. She would never be so arrogant to think that she was the object of such a powerful guy's attention. But just in case, she told herself, she would not go to the neighbour's house. Instead she headed for Ann Templeton's castle.

Surprisingly the journey had been easy; Amy easily avoided the two skeletons she saw on her way. She figured the Grim Reaper had started looking in places the gang had gone last time while not bothering just yet with the closest place: in town. It would explain the apparent lack of minions. But he would most definitely find her. Either way Amy had headed for the castle because she had a few unanswered questions.

It was not a good sign that the drawbridge remained closed as she approached. She thought Ann might have stayed in Spooksville after transporting her to the town. But there could be another person in that castle.

"Mireen?" she yelled up to the stone giant. There was no answer. No mysterious red candles burning in any of the windows like there were in the books.

"So she did go to the Pleiades too," Amy said aloud. At least one question was answered, but the people who could most likely answer the rest had gone to the stars. Amy would die without knowing why any of this happened.

"That's not true," Amy muttered to herself. I was just brave enough to stand in front of Watch.

But Amy recalled her encounter with the witch. Ann Templeton clearly said that Amy was returning to Spooksville. But it seemed odd that Ann would get an entire series published just to prepare her. Of all people. Amy also scolded herself for not being weary of the witch with strange views of right and wrong. The witch who had hesitated when Amy asked if her wish was bad. The witch rarely hesitated; Amy should have realised the trouble she was getting into. Amy also remembered Ann Templeton claiming that it was not her place to say anymore about Amy's questions. Amy did not buy it. She believed she was told anything to get her stand in the way of that arrow.

She did not mind all that much.

Amy walked around the castle to see the ocean. Though it was night, the moon was bright, and it illuminated the water, the waves, and them crashing into the rocky coast below. It was beautiful. The breeze was stronger here at the top of the cliff. It seemed to be trying to pull her away from the ledge and down the hill. Amy looked toward the graveyard and wondered if she should head there now.

But instead she plopped down on the ground and let her legs dangle over the ocean. A few more minutes.

Another big question that would go unanswered was the reason for Watch's behaviour towards her. Amy vaguely scolded herself for not asking him "why" before they split up back at Cindy's, but she did not want to anger him more. She would be dead soon, and then she would not care why, so what was the sense in provoking him more?

She could definitely see why Watch thought she was the missing fairy in the last adventure considering her odd timing and wish. But he seemed so angry about it, which was out of character for him, and his behaviour continued after they found Naia.

"You should have chosen a better story. A better form," Amy said aloud, quoting Watch. He seemed pretty angry when he had said that to her in the clearing by the reservoir. It did not make sense.

I'd get fed up with meeting evil stranger after evil stranger too though, Amy thought, taking one more long good look at the view.

She had heard them long before they had reached her.

A jaw creaked. "You," it hissed behind her.

"Yes," Amy said. "I'll come with you."

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I'm afraid that I may have missed the mark on this one. I've never pleaded for reviews before, but a review for this chapter would be much appreciated. I attempted to show more of Amy's character: that she's modest, and her indifference to death, but I'm thinking my attempts look like ill-thought contradictions, or incomplete explanations, or even glorifying Amy with the whole modest thing. Such as with: "I was just brave enough to stand in front of Watch" – which readers may, or may not, be confused by, but I left the arrow out of that sentence on purpose because Amy is downplaying what she has done. Though one could argue that all she did was stand in front of him because she couldn't have fully understood the consequences of standing there.

Anyway, please, if you do review, please let me know that if what I intended actually was portrayed by the words, or what I intended was only understood after this little explanation here at the end. Other comments (no matter what it is) are always wanted. I'm also curious to know that if you think Amy is like so many other introduced characters and appears to be hogging the show from the rest of the main characters, and is being portrayed as better than everyone.