When the Four Horsemen found out they were performing at the Dolby, they had Aria call the Dolby Theatre to confirm the performance date. It was in a week, on a Saturday, 8:00pm to 12:00am. A four hour show. The Horsemen had to be there by 6:00 so they could do a sound check and a set up.

"Well, let's get ready to do a show." Danny looked at ease, he was ready to give his orders.


A week passed and currently Aria was standing backstage, her earpiece in her ear, her microphone hooked to her dress. The dress was a slinky black thing, held up by thin spaghetti straps that Henley had insisted she wear. Aria had protested but Henley forced her to wear it. Being the defiant person she was though, Aria had paired the dress with leggings and her leather jacket, however she was stuck wearing the strappy black heels Henley had produced. "You okay?" Jack asked, startling her.

"Yeah, " she replied breathlessly, "I'm fine. You'll catch me, right?" she was referring to the part of the show where Merritt hypnotized her. When he put Aria to sleep, she always fell, it looked like she would faint.

"I caught you the first time and all the times after that. I'll catch you this time. What makes you think I won't?"

"I don't know. Danny doesn't want you near me. I just don't want to hit the ground."

"I'll catch you, don't worry." Jack said, he gasped slightly when Aria suddenly threw her arms around his neck.

"I'm so nervous," she whispered, "what if something happens out there? The Raven Keepers are still out there. We might-" Jack simply wrapped his arms around her tighter.

"I told you, I'll keep you safe. You just have to believe me."

"Jack! Aria! Let's go!" Merritt shouted, "Where are you two? Oh. Not now, hug later." he grabbed Jack by the Aria and pushed Aria along. "I got them!" he shouted.

"Oh good, remember, Jack you're coming in from the east entrance with Merritt. Aria you're gonna be with me." Henley replied, taking the girl by the arm. "When did you do your hair?"

"This afternoon." the tealy locks were now a darker shade of green.

"Alright, let's go let's go!" Danny exclaimed. "We have a show to do!"


Twenty minutes later, Henley broke Aria's shoes. "That wasn't supposed to happen." she mumbled as Aria pulled off the strappy heels now flats.

"Oh I'll just fix it." Aria replied, tossing both shoes backstage. Henley had been trying to make her levitate and somehow managed to break her shoes. Aria simply waved her hands around and made Henley float up into the air. The audience applauded while Henley flew around.

"Good save Aria. For our next trick, we are going to hypnotize Aria and then one you, lovely audience members." Danny announced as Henley slowly floated down. Jack headed across the stage and stood several feet away from Aria and Merritt.

"Okay, " Merritt began, "think of something happy and... happy! Got it? Now sleep!" and he snapped and Aria fell backwards and into Jack's arms. He attempted to support her and move her so he held her bridal style, her hands limply around his neck. The audience applauded. "Okay, now, when you open your eyes... what do you guys think I should do?" he asked the crowd. They began shouting out different suggestions, most odd and outlandish, few normal and doable. Aria's eyes began to flutter, she was waking up.

"Merritt." he called out, a warning tone to his voice.

"Oh you want me to make her kiss the person she trusts most?" he asked, looking directly at Jack with an evil glint in his eyes, "Why not?" Jack looked around and saw Henley staring open eyed, Danny started to open his mouth in protest, but closed it when he heard the approving roar of the audience.

"Merritt don't." Henley called out, a hand over her microphone.

"When you wake up, kiss the person you trust the most." Merritt said to Aria, "Awaken." her purple eyes opened and locked with Jack's brown ones. They were staring at each other for the longest time when Merritt said, "Any day now," with a hand over his mike, he hissed to Jack, "just kiss her already!" Henley and Danny were shaking their heads. Aria then flipped out of Jack's arms.

"When are you going to learn, you can't hypnotize me." she said, grinning. The crowd made a surprised noise, Merritt looked shocked, no one ever broke through his hypnosis.

"Wanna bet?" Merritt asked, regaining his composure.

"Sure, if I lose, I'll kiss him." came the cocky reply. Jack looked at Danny with a blank expression.

"Alright then, Aria, I dare you amaze the crowd."

"Easy." She waved her hands in the air, a series of complicated and intricate motions, before reaching into to her pocket and tossing a bundle of scarves into the air. The scarves exploded and morphed, suddenly transforming the Dolby Theatre into a sunshiny forest. The crowd gasped and began cheering and applauding. "I think I won." and with that, the show continued.


Danny was in the middle of performing his bubble trick when Aria caught the knife that had been thrown at his head. The crowd gasped, then applauded, they thought the knife was part of the show. Aria held the knife in her hand, looking at Danny uncertainly. J. Daniel Atlas felt scared and he never ever felt scared. Connected to the knife was a roll of paper. The roll of paper was a note.

Henley and Aria had vanished backstage to put the knife away when another one went whizzing through the air and landed in the spot Aria had been a minute before. The crowd gasped again, then applauded, but this time the applause was scattered. They were beginning to get scared. Jack pulled the knife out from the ground and passed it to Henley, who had emerged from backstage.

"Duck!" Aria screeched, pointing at the knife heading for Merritt. Merritt, who had been in the middle of hypnotizing and audience member, looked up and ducked his head. The knife landed several feet away. The audience was silent, they knew this wasn't part of the show.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are sorry to cut this short but it appears one of our tricks has backfired, please head towards the exi!" Henley was cut off as she leaped away from the whizzing silver knife. The audience didn't even hesitate, they hurriedly picked up their bags and dispersed.

"What the hell is happening?" Aria shouted, dodging a whizzing knife. Jack and Henley ran to try the exits but they were now locked.

"I don't have a damn clue!" Danny shouted back, rolling away from a knife.

"Get backstage now!" Merritt yelled, heading for the doors. "Shit! Locked!"

"Aria look out!" Henley exclaimed, the younger girl looked up and jumped away, the knife tore at her leggings and cut her leg slightly.

"Jack! Unlock the door!" the boy nodded and ran for the backstage door, dodging the knives. He heard Danny groan as a knife cut him slightly. He reached into his pocket for his lock pick only to find it wasn't there.

"Damn, my lock pick is backstage!" he shouted.

"Where are all these knives fucking coming from!" Aria screeched, gasping as a knife hit her leg. Henley ran over to her side, barely missing a knife as well.

"Merritt, Danny go find out!" Henley cried, pulling the knife out of Aria's leg, causing the girl to yelp. "Oh my god, you're bleeding a lot." Henley exclaimed, trying to stop the blood flow.


Merritt and Danny vanished among the audience seats trying to find out where the knives were coming from.

"Hey Aria." a voice said calmly. Aria and Henley looked up. It was the airplane douche Jake Neilson.

"Why are you here?" Aria asked through gritted teeth.

"Well, I hate magic because you lie to people to make them happy. That's not right. I'm here to get rid of the biggest magic icons in the 21st century: The Four Horsemen. And you have a gift as well, so you should die too."

"Well, I'm flattered that you think we're the biggest magic icons in the 21st century really flattered. Just can you stop throwing all this knives?" Merritt shouted from a row of seats.

"I could but..." then suddenly, Jake had darted forward and grabbed Aria. He pulled a knife from nowhere and held it at her throat. "Listen Horsemen, " he growled, "you don't tell your little friends at The Eye about this. If you do, I'll know, and this'll happen to all of you." in a flash, Jake drew the knife across Aria's throat before plunging it into her stomach, twice. A puff of smoke, and he was gone.


A/N The airplane douche really is a douche huh? Thanks for all your feedback! Tell me more!