Chapter Six

Eustacia sat in her living room, eyes closed, concentrating on Ivie, sending thoughts to her, and making her say things that she usually say.

Meanwhile Ivie sat on her throne, thininking, when suddenly a thought cam to her mind.

What if I gave the kingdom to Manfred and Venetia...

"Why would I do something stupid like that..." she muttered.

It could help me.

"No it wouldn't."

She was unaware of the few peple who had come to hear her talk to herself.

Of course it would, think about it.

"I am thinking about it."

It could help me, it really could, I want to give it to them.

Then another thought hit her, but it sounded vaguely like her friend Art.

Ivie, look, this is Art; someone's messing with your mind.

No one is messing with my mind!

Ivie that's not you thinking, that's... well I don't know, but it isn't you!

Just stop, I'm not thinking any of these things... Art and... and whoever just STOP IT!

Art's voice ceased to rush through her head.

Eustacia sighed, someone else had broken into Ivie's head, but they didn't seem to want control of her... only to stop Eustacia.

She picked up her phone and dialed.

"What?" snapped Manfred's voice after the phone stopped ringing.

"It's Eustacia."

"Oh... sorry..." he muttered.

"I have a minor set back..."

"What is it?"

"Someone else has figured out how to get into Ivie's head and the only thing they're doing in there is convincing her that I'm in there too..."

"That's bad," said Manfred.

"Any ideas?"

"You and your sisters bring Eric, come to the school, I'll get everyone else," he hung up.

Eustacia rushed out to collect her sisters and Eric.

"I don't know about this..." muttered Art.

"It's safe... Ivie's done it before..." said Ray confidently.

Almost she added mentally and she pushed through the wall.

Lee and Art followed hessitantly.