Chapter 7- Can we trust her?

"It's Ruby," Cedar said. "She's got Apple locked up somewhere in the school. I passed by that room a few minutes ago, and it sounded like Apple was terrified."

"But I thought-" Cerise began. She then spotted the whole faculty walking towards them. Headmaster Grimm was carrying something in his arms. No, not something. Someone.

Thank you Narrator.

Maddie, I'm not supposed to talk to you.

But you said that Headmaster Grimm was carrying someone. Is it Apple White?

You didn't- I'm not supposed to- argh! I broke the narrating rules.

Can we go to Ruby, see if she really has done it? She may have a different explanation. She might not have tried to hurt Apple at all.

Good point Maddie. Tell everyone that they have to find Ruby White, but remember that everyone has to stick together. And I mean everyone.

O.K. Thanks for telling me!

You're welcome. So, as Maddie was telling the others what to do through Lizzie Hearts, Sarah Jane walked over to Cerise. "Cerise," she whispered, gently.

"What is it?" Cerise asked worriedly.

"Apple wants to talk to you about Katesh. She said that another one got through." Cerise ran over to Apple.

"Apple, are you all right?" Cerise asked.

"No," Apple said. "There was a woman in the room that looked exactly like Ruby, she even sounded the same. She told me to follow her and I did. She then revealed herself as not Ruby White at all. It was someone else." Cerise grew extremely worried.

"HEADMASTER!" She yelled. "THERE IS ANOTHER KATESH LOOSE IN EVER AFTER!"

"What?" Headmaster Grimm yelled as he ran over. Apple then told him everything from beginning to end. When she had finished, Headmaster Grimm looked sterner than usual. "Right then," he said. "I'll get Ruby White on the case immediately." Then he looked towards the students. "EVERYONE! GET BACK TO SCHOOL!"

"B… but Headmaster… the Katesh, it's in the school." Apple stammered. Cerise nodded.

"They have vortex manipulators which helps them get from one place to another." She added. "If they find any of us alone and without defence, we would be in big trouble."

Luckily, no one went back to Ever After High at the time, so Headmaster Grimm was able to keep them together.

BACK AT THE SCHOOL…

Ruby looked round worriedly. She knew about Apple getting hurt by the Katesh, but the Katesh had her prisoner at the time. The Katesh was almost exactly like her, only they had different names. They were actually both sisters, but Ruby was the older one. Let's just say that they don't get on very well.

I can hear you. Who are you anyway?

Do you mean that you can hear me, Ruby White?

Of course I can. I'm alien, remember?

Not you too.

What do you mean?

You are not the only person who can hear me. Madeline Hatter and Kitty Cheshire can hear me too.

Can the other Katesh hear us?

I don't think so. Even though she is alien too, I think you are the only Katesh that can hear me.

What is going on with Cerise?

Ruby Anne White, shame on you. You are not supposed to ask the narrator what is going on in a different part of the story.

Fine, then. I'll just teleport there.

No, Ruby, we need you here. I think you will need some help.

I can cope on my own. Well, I would want to be with Sarah Jane, Cerise, Clyde, Luke or Maddie.

Well, I can sort that out for you, Ruby.

Thank you. Wait, what is your name? I would not want to call you narrator all of the time.

My name is CeriseHood5050. I named myself after seeing Cerise in Ever After High.

That sounds so cool.

Anyway, I will go and get you a friend. Be careful around your sister.

Don't worry, I will be.

As Ruby wandered away, she could sense her sister getting closer.

"Ruby!" Someone yelled. "Why do you think you can hide from me?"

"Amber?" Ruby asked, astonished. "Look, I just don't want to cause any trouble, but-"

"I've heard from a hooded girl that Apple was bugging you. What was her name again? Red? Ruby? No, I think I got it. It's Cerise."

"Why would Cerise tell you that?" Ruby asked.

"Let's just say that she found that she could confine in me as well as you."

"You'd better not do anything to her," Ruby snarled. "IF YOU DO, I'LL KILL YOU! SHE'S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS."

"Don't worry; I won't do anything to her. Nor to Sarah Jane."

"CeriseHood5050, I need you. Please, help me!"

Ruby, I tried to get Cerise and Sarah Jane to come but Headmaster Grimm stopped them from getting here. I'm so sorry.

Don't be. Look, I need you to go back and get everyone. Tell them that they are in danger, due to my sister.

Are you sure about this?

I've never been any surer in my life.

Right then, I'll go and get them.

BACK AT THE ENCHANTED FOREST…

"I hope we are not in any worse danger than we are in already," Apple whispered. Cerise nodded. Since the narrator tried to get her and Sarah Jane back to the school, she feared Ruby's safety.

Cerise! I'm so glad I found you!

Narrator, what can I do for you?

Can you please call me CeriseHood5050?

Sure. Anything else?

Everyone is in danger. Ruby has a sister called Amber and she was the one who tried to kill Apple. She is much meaner than Ruby would ever be.

Right then, I'll tell everyone that. Should we get back to the school?

Only you and Sarah Jane can go back. Amber said that she would not hurt either of you.

Well, I hope she's not lying. If she is, there will be big trouble. I'll tell the Headmaster about this.

But, Headmaster Grimm can't hear the narrator!

I'll still tell him.

As Cerise told Headmaster Grimm about the situation, he looked even sterner than usual. "Well," he said when Cerise finished speaking. "You and Sarah Jane should go to make sure that Ruby is all right."

"What's going on?" Sarah Jane asked as she walked over.

"Well," Headmaster Grimm began. "You and Cerise are going to go back to Ever After High-"

"But the Katesh is still there," Sarah Jane pointed out.

"I know that very well, Sarah Jane Smith," he said, glaring at her. Sarah Jane shifted uncomfortably. "Someone called CeriseHood5050 told Cerise that the Katesh would not hurt either of you. Besides, Ruby would need your help. Don't worry. I'll take care of everything here."

Sarah Jane nodded and she and Cerise ran off together, back to the school. "I hope Ruby is all right," Cerise whispered.

AT EVER AFTER HIGH…

Ruby was pacing round the main entrance. It had been a few minutes since she had managed to get away from her sister, but she was feeling lonely. She was glad that Cerise and Sarah Jane could be on their way, but she was very worried too. Had her sister lied to her again?

Since she has been in exile, Ruby had no contact with her sister for a few years until their space ships collided. Amber then helped Ruby, well, that was until she tried to kill some of the teachers at Ever After High a few years ago. Ruby was furious and refused to help her. She trapped Amber in her prison ship and its gravitational force was removed.

For years, Ruby thought-

I know what I thought, thank you very much.

Ruby, I am trying to tell them what happened between you and your sister.

I don't see her as my sister now. I see her as an enemy.

Why is that?

For years I thought that she had stopped being a Katesh or she got killed by the Judoon. I never really thought about her until I left Earth. I hadn't missed her at all. I just wanted her to be a prisoner like I was. She wasn't, though. The other Katesh released her and tried to make her kill Sarah Jane. When I realised what she was up to, I had to get to Ealing and warn Sarah Jane, but that did not go down too well.

I need to get narrating again, for it seems like Sarah Jane and Cerise had arrived.

Ruby didn't reply; for she was too busy telling Sarah Jane and Cerise what was going on.

"What do you mean that Amber is your sister?" Sarah Jane asked. Ruby told them the whole story, about how they both fell out when Amber tried to kill some of the teachers at Ever After High, how Amber arrived on Earth to try and kill Sarah Jane, and about her following after her to try and stop it from happening.

"It defiantly seems like you and Amber do not get on well at all," Cerise said. Ruby nodded.

"That is why we have to find her, before all of the killing starts again."

As the three friends walked on, trying to find their way to Cerise's dorm room, Cerise thought she saw something in the shadows. She tugged Ruby's arm and pointed it out. It seemed to have a human shape, and there was not only one of them, but two. "Quick," Ruby hissed. "Get behind me." Sarah Jane and Cerise hurried behind Ruby, expecting the worse to come.

"Cerise?" A woman's voice asked, confused. Cerise instantly knew who it was. It was her mum.

"Mum?" Cerise hissed. "What are you doing here?"

"We could ask you the same," Mr Badwolf said as they both stepped out of the shadows.

"Mr Badwolf, Mrs Hood," Sarah Jane began. "You don't know what trouble you have got yourselves into right now. There is another Katesh on the loose that looks exactly like Ruby and-"

"We don't care," Red spat. "Right now, you three are the ones that are in trouble."

"What do you mean?" Mr Badwolf asked, turning to his wife. "They are not in danger."

"They are," Red replied.

"Mum, what do you mean?" Cerise asked worriedly. "This is not you. You would not want other people to be in danger."

"Hold on," Ruby said. "If Red is acting like this, she must have been taken over by something or someone."

"Who?" Cerise asked.

"My sister," Ruby said. "She is the only one that could do this."

"Well done, big sister," Amber leered from the doorway. Ruby pulled Cerise and Sarah Jane behind her.

"I hope you have kept your promise that you would not hurt them," she hissed.

"Oh, I promise," Amber said. Ruby pulled a face. "What is it Ruby? Do you not trust your little sister anymore?"

A/N: Amber does seem a little pathetic, but she can be strong when she wants to be. Ruby is not overly keen on her sister, and you can see why. What will happen to Ruby and the others next?