I woke up, and saw sunlight streaming through the leaves of a tree above me. I rolled over, and there was Austin, lying on the grass next to me. I got up, and looked around at the world we were in. I was amazed when I saw Jenna sitting on a red bench, looking at a fountain. The amazing part wasn't Jenna's presence, surprisingly, but rather the substance doming out of the fountain. This fountain sprayed not water, nor fairy dust nor indigo lemonade, but liquid brass.

"Jenna, what's going on here? Where are we?" Jenna turned and waved.

"Hi Jenny! Is Austin up yet?" I shook my head no. "Ah, Jenny, look out!" I ducked, purely out of instinct, and felt a slight breeze pass over my head. I took two steps forward, and took to the sky. Next thing I know, I felt a cord wrap itself firmly around my ankle, and I was yanked back to the ground.

"Who are you?" I was wrapped in a thin copper wire, but it was surprisingly strong.

"Why does it matter?" I reached into my back pocket, hoping I hadn't lost my wand. With some effort I got it out.

"You're much more resistant than your friends. I'm not sure I like that." He turned my chair, and I saw Austin and Jenna sitting in two chairs, silent, but not tied up. "Now, tell me again, who are you?"

I managed to get my wand into a more usable position, before looking over at him. "I'm Jenny."

"Just plain old Jenny? That's interesting, your friends have told me amazing things about you."

"I'm Jenny, that's all, why are you so interested?" I waved my wand carefully, feeling the fairy dust fall on the wire, and the spell seeping in. Suddenly, the wires were soft.

"I'm interested in everyone new, especially people with wings, who show up in the middle of the park, with no warning." That's when I realized what had seemed wrong, Austin, Jenna and I were all the same size, and Jenna had lost her wings! That was enough questioning for me. I broke free from the wires, and quickly flew till I was right against the ceiling.

"Don't move!" I shouted, brandishing my wand, "Or you'll get blasted!"

"You don't have the guts." He raised his hands and gave a bring it on gesture. I blasted the chair I had just been sitting in, and it was suddenly the size of a thimble.

"Next time, it's you."

"Well, maybe you do. Alright, I surrender." He raised his hands above his head, and I cast a spell that bound them.

"Who are you?" I asked rather pointedly.

"Garett, leader of the mechanics guild here in the parallel, and chief of the clockwork district."

"Why did you trap me and question me?"

"I wanted to make sure you weren't a spy from the blacksmith guild. They have been attacking us a lot recently, and I've been trying to solve the problem."

"Well, I would have helped you out, but you tied me up and questioned me!"

"It was their idea!"

"How could you sell us out like that, I thought we had a deal!"

"You said I wouldn't get hurt!"

"I didn't think you would!"

"Wait, so this whole thing was a ruse?"

"Not the whole thing. I honestly captured you, and brought you here for questioning, but I was going to get the information I needed from one of you, and then if you were ok, let you all go. This girl, however, wanted me to question you further, so she could learn more about you."

"Well then, how can I help you, Garett?"

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