A/N: Sorry about the wait :) Anyways, it's here now, so enjoy! No owning of anything except Silver.


"Can't we get something done tonight?" were the first words he heard when crossing over from – whom else? – Charlene. She and Silver were talking, both perched on the fence next to Ariel's Grotto. Maybeck sat in the shell made for the actress playing Ariel in the parks the next day. Holding in a smirk, Finn ran to where they were. Neither Philby nor Willa had arrived yet.

"Feeling better, Finn?" Silver asked politely, hopping down from the fence.

"Are you?"

Silver looked like she had been slapped in the face. Finn realized with a jolt he had probably said the worst thing possible. She was not supposed to know he had heard her breakdown; he was not even supposed to know she had been crying.

"I'm fine, thanks for asking," Silver replied absentmindedly, but her ice cold stare told Finn anything but that. "And once everyone gets here – including Amanda and Jess – I think we'll all be feeling pretty good. Our 'treasure-hunting' starts tonight."

"Isn't that a surprise?" Charlene remarked dryly. Silver ignored her.

Maybeck leapt from the concrete shell and jogged up to Finn, turning him away from the girls.

"I heard about your dream, Finn. Creepy…" Maybeck muttered. Finn nodded mutely, unsure of exactly what to say.

"Hey… hey, when you asked Silver if she was feeling okay, what was that all about? It looked like you had just told her you were secretly an Overtaker or something."

Finn almost immediately felt her piercing glare on the back of his head and grimaced. Weighing his options, Finn decided whether or not Silver really wanted it to be known that she was scared. He determined that his own hide was worth saving for a little while more.

"I dunno. Maybe she wasn't expecting me asking her." The feeling like he was being watched suddenly disappeared.

"Let's begin."

Silver had spotted Philby and Willa appearing from the mist of the night.

"But where's Jess and Amanda?" Finn asked.

"And Tinker Bell?" Willa put in, looking around cautiously as well.

Silver sighed and began to walk slowly into Main Street, beckoning the other DHIs to follow.

"Tinker Bell is waiting for my signal." She didn't bother to explain what she meant by that. "But if you're all so interested in those two, I might as well let them tell you the plan," Silver breathed, but Finn stopped her.

"Wait, but we need your help," he began. Silver stopped and listened with her back towards him, the DHIs watching their every move. "We… we know now that Amanda and Jess can't control this on their own – the past two night have been proof of that. They can't do anything and if we continue to let them lead us, we'll only be."

"Finn—" Silver interrupted, but a new voice overpowered them both.

"Thanks for your support, Finn," Amanda chided.

Maybeck hid a snicker behind his hand.

Oh, great. Just great. Was this why Silver had tried to interrupt? Probably. The DHIs turned to face a particularly angry looking Jess and Amanda.

"We only wanted to help," Jess snapped icily.

"And you will." Silver's signature Southern accent silenced the twins. She twisted her arm twice, making the bracelets clang against one another almost melodically. The light that was Tinker Bell instantly appeared and sped down to meet them. In a bright, colorful shower of pixie dust, Tink made her appearance. Willa giggled.

"Tink will go with you where ever you may think the pieces of the Heart have been hidden," Silver said to Jess, Amanda, and Tink. Tinker Bell, evidently not aware of the plan previously, let out an ear-piercing ring. Silver didn't respond to these sharp bursts of bells, but Charlene sure did. She only just managed to hide her laughter with a hacking cough.

Finn sent her a quizzical look, which Charlene replied with a look of her own that meant, 'Yeah, what I heard was funny, but you're so lucky you didn't hear it.'

"Come on, Tink, just go. We'll get started faster that way." Without even waiting for her response, Silver turned away from the reddish-glowing Tink and faced the DHIs.

"You'll be coming with me to Fantasyland."

"Thanks for all the help, Silver. We owe you one," Amanda shot sarcastically at her before walking away with her sister and the still-fuming Tinker Bell. Silver's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What is their problem?" she muttered softly, running her hand through the silver streak in her hair. The DHIs were silent.

"They think you don't trust all of us because Charlene told them what Tink said two nights ago," Finn finally said quietly. Charlene's eyes went wide and she held in giggles.

"What? Tink never said anything like that," Silver looked from Finn to Charlene in confusion. The other DHIs looked on to the conversation like a three way tennis match: Finn, Charlene, Silver and over again.

"I know," Charlene smirked, tossing her white-blonde hair back behind her shoulder. "But do you really think I'd tell those girls what she actually said?"

Finn laughed in relief. He finally appreciated Charlene's headstrong attitude. Silver smiled slightly and shook her head.

"This is why you five were chosen – and not them," she said knowingly and turned on her heel. "Let me tell you the real Princesses and what you're actually supposed to do."

They made their way to the Cinderella Castle gates and slipped through to the other side. Stopping abruptly and with her back still to them, Silver began to talk.

"Remember this," she whispered, "the Princesses. Alice. Belle. Jasmine. Snow White. Aurora. Cinderella. They each protect a single shard of the Heart of Fate."

"But… that's only six," Charlene said pointedly.

"I know it is."

The air was still and each DHI looked from one to the other uneasily.

"No other information, is there?" Maybeck said knowingly, crossing his arms. Silver didn't respond.

"It's not for me to give," she said finally, choosing her words carefully, "but for you to find out. Not right now though. The last two are much more complicated to… find. After you found the first six then we'll see where you stand."


Charlene began to laugh.

"You've got to be kidding me!" she cackled between gasps. Silver sighed and stared blankly at the Mad Hatter ride.

"Not kidding. Alice's ribbon is up there," Silver pointed to the center of the tent, where the pole holding it up was placed. "But if you think it's so stupid, you probably couldn't get it anyways. Philby…"

"Hey!" Charlene snapped. "I can so get that! It's easy!"

Silver turned, eyes barely sparkling with a challenge. "Oh, really? Then prove it."

Charlene scowled at Silver and leapt over the fence blocking off the ride. Finn had to silently laugh at the way Silver had executed that so perfect and looked at her to speak, but she simply swiftly avoided his gaze and rested her elbows on the railing. She had a blank, longing gleam in her grey eyes as she watched Charlene carefully make her way across the platforms. And somehow Finn knew Silver was not all there tonight.

None of them noticed, however, that the lights indicating the ride's power had just blinked green – meaning that it was on.

"So all I have to do is, uh, climb up there?" Charlene pointed to the center top of the tent. Silver gave a slight grin.

"That's all you have to do."

"Piece of cake," Charlene smirked, hiding the nerves she was so close to showing.

She stepped up on one of the teacups, balancing herself on the rim, getting ready to jump to the ladder six feet above the ground connected to the center column. It was then that the ride started. Charlene cried out and toppled onto the platform face first.

"How am I supposed to get the ribbon now?" Charlene snapped bitterly, her white blonde hair whipping at her face as the wind picked up. "I'll get sick before I get halfway up there!" She threw her arms up in the air angrily as slowly, the ride picked up speed.

"Oy… the cover isn't supposed to be moving!" Philby yelled over the noise, pointing up at the makeshift 'tent' spinning over their heads. Finn furrowed his eyebrows - Philby was right.

"You can't give up now." Silver was barely heard. She hadn't even tried to yell. She didn't even look nervous.

"She'll get hurt!"

"What are you thinking?!"

"There's no way we can continue!"

Silver stayed calm, resting her chin on top of the railing. "It's the Overtakers."

Those few words sent them all into silence. "If we give up now," Silver continued, "it'll just get harder. Charlene must get the ribbon as fast as possible, though, if she doesn't want to get injured. She's got to try again, otherwise that shard of the heart will be lost for good and it'll be worth nothing to keep going. I'm sure none of you want that."

She had them cornered. Slowly, Charlene continued. Tension between the DHIs and Silver increased.

Something in Finn's stomach told him this was not going to turn out well at all. The ride was speeding up above normal speed now and it didn't look particularly friendly. Charlene put her athletic skills to work.

Crouching down low on one tea cup, she aimed for the bottom rung of the latter - and jumped, safely making it. Slowly, she pulled herself up, one bar after the other. They could tell the ride would not decelerate any time soon. Finn cast a glance to Silver. She watched just as closely, but her fingers closed around the bar of the fence and tightened until her knuckles turned white. Finn raised his eyebrows.

She was more afraid than they thought.

"I see it!" Charlene cried out, and Silver bolted upright instantly, shoving her way past Willa to get up to the front.

"Good! Now grab it and get out as soon as you can."

Charlene did just that. She had a hold on the black ribbon and was making her way down the ladder. The second step from the top, however, broke. Charlene screamed and was sent flying backwards onto the spinning platform.

Silver blocked the way to help. "She must do this herself," were her only words even as Maybeck tried to bowl her over. So they could only watch. And from below, a shadow the color of black lights rose from the ground.

"Overtakers," Philby whispered, as if it weren't obvious enough. The blackness crawled over the platform, over the teacups, sucking in everything to oblivion. Silver slammed the top of the gate with a flat palm and muttered something under her breath.

The black had made it to Charlene, still struggling to stand.

"Is nothing easy around here?" Finn muttered so that the rest of the DHIs could hear him. His voice fell on Silver's currently deaf ears.

"What fun would it be?" Philby shot back sarcastically. Finn snorted. He needed to devise a plan to help Charlene - he no longer cared what Silver thought.

"Charlene, you need to move! Just get out!" he yelled, rushing to the gate before Silver could stop him. Charlene bounded up, the ribbon fluttering for escape in her hand, and sprinted toward the edge. The black followed just as quickly and suddenly, Charlene was down again.

The shadow had hooked her ankle and was dragging her back.

"Think Splash Mountain!" Finn yelled, remembering what had happened two months previously. "You're only an image, made of light and--"

A small covered his mouth instantly. Silver's frantic voice hissed in his ear, pulling him back. "Stop it, stop helping her! Because you're yelling, that's how they know we're here!" Silver's hand stayed clasped over Finn's mouth until he ripped himself from her grip.

"Why can't we go out and help then?" Maybeck growled. Silver wiped her hands on her pants and looked back up at him.

Her voice was back to a dead-set monotone, the accent in her voice just tweaking the ends of her words. "They can tell from your weight on the ride, too. They've got monitors, spies everywhere. They're becoming more powerful as we speak. And if you don't care if we're caught, I don't either."

"Hello?! I'm still out here!"

Charlene had somehow kept up with the rotating ride and had escaped from the black entity. Maybeck and Willa rushed to take her hands and pull her off the ride. Silver was no longer looking at the struggling DHIs, but at the ride.

It was gone. The tent cover, the teacups… just gone. And the shadow that had kept a hold on Charlene was gone with it.

Charlene fell onto the pavement, black velvet ribbon clutched in her hands. Silver watched with a wide-eyed, shocked expression as they helped Charlene back up. Finn, after making sure Charlene was going to be okay, glared at Silver long and hard. She still held that shocked look on her face and she shied away from Finn's stare. This time, he sent her a message through the connection she shared with all the holograms.

It's your fault. And you know it. Now do something about it.

Her expression returned emotionless. Finn thought he saw fleeting pain pass over her features, but if it was ever there, it was gone before anyone else could see. Finn could still see that the anger that she showed before wasn't going to be shaken off easily.

"Charlene… I apologize. I didn't expect that to happen. But you're okay and we have the first shard of the Heart."

Silver's voice was kind and soft, but she had hidden the coldness and bitterness badly in her tone. She didn't look sorry in the least… but more scared. She bent next to Charlene and held her palm out to take the ribbon. Charlene looked up at her with hard, stony eyes and slapped the ribbon into her palm. The bangles on her arm shook, but Silver stood and turned away.

"Tink sent Amanda and Jess home already. I will see you tomorrow in Hollywood-MGM Studios in 'The Magic of Disney Animation.' Goodbye."

Silver already had the button in her barely-shaking hands and pressed it. No one had any time to respond. But something different happened this time when Silver pressed the button. A vice-like grip held onto Finn's arm, electrifying him almost, as Silver turned her back to leave. The other DHIs had already disappeared, each one waking up in their beds in only a few moments.

Something dragged Finn back and he heard a whisper in his ear.

"We need your help."


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