A/N - I am SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY for updating late! It wasn't my fault, really! My dad traumatized me, and ruined my childhood! (On a totally related note, I highly recommend looking up Dr. Demento, and also Bambi Meets Godzilla)

Anyway, so we have officially entered the timeline of the third book. I will try to stick to the plot, because I'm getting most of my ideas from rereading the novel right now, but obviously things will be changed because of Ti. BE FOREWARNED- THERE WILL BE MAJOR BOOK SPOILERS! IF YOU HAVEN'T READ EVERBLAZE, I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU DO SO! OTHERWISE, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

And, to ForeverFreeFall, no, Ti will not have every power. I want her to be powerful, but also to have some weaknesses. It's no fun if the heroes can't occasionally get their butts handed to them!

That said, here's Chapter 10!

Disclaimer: I am not, nor have I ever been, nor will I ever be, Shannon Messenger. I thought we had covered that!

Sophie. Dex, Keefe, Sandor and I were all outside the gates of the caves, Dex hacking into the lock to let us in.

"I still don't get why I can't just shadow-leap us to the Sanctuary," I complained.

"I agree with Ms. Titanium." Sandor, Sophie's bodyguard said. I still had mixed feelings about him. I had met him my second day here- suffice to say, I was a little surprised- and I liked that we had the same goal of protecting Sophie. I just hoped he wouldn't get in my way of helping her. We seemed to have different ideas of keeping her 'safe'. "Then, I would be able to come."

"No, only members of Unstoppable Team Foster-Keefe!" Keefe proclaimed. I rolled my eyes.

"The Councillors kind of specified that only we were allowed to go." Sophie said. "It has to do with Silveny."

All the more reason I wanted to go. Mostly, I wanted to protect Sophie, but I loved horses. Meeting not one, but two alicorns would have been amazing.

Personally, I was planning on shadow-leaping there, with or without the others.

"Listen, Gigantor, you don't have to worry. I got us covered. I won't let anything major happen to Foster." Keefe said.

"If there is one scratch on her..." Sandor let the threat hang.

Keefe took a step back, putting his hands up in defeat. "Woah, woah. Let's not forget that this is Foster we're talking about. Everything is pretty much guaranteed an Elwin visit."

Dex and I cracked a smile at that, but Dex still looked sullen about not being able to come. I felt bad that I couldn't bring him with me, but I had to remain stealthy. I couldn't let anyone know I was there, unless someone's life was threatened. I kind of doubted he could keep up the amount of stealth I would need.

I watched as Sandor, Keefe and Sophie kept talking, and as Dex hacked the lock. when it fell, and the others walked to the top of the cliffs. as Sandor finished threatening Keefe, I gathered energy from the shadows. Once Sophie, Dex, and Keefe were gone, Sandor turned to me.

"You are going after her, right?" he asked.

I snorted. "Of course. And, before you ask, no, I will not bring you. Don't worry, I'll make sure they're safe."

"Well, at least transmit to tell me they're safe. and, if they get into trouble."

I nodded one, then let the shadows carry me to the Sanctuary.


I arrived at the Sanctuary, and looked around for Sophie. Surprisingly, she and Keefe weren't there yet. Then, I remembered that we couldn't teleport through solids. I reached out my mind to Keefe, not having the energy to get past Sophie's mental shields at the moment. I found him, and for some reason, he was thinking about the Forbidden Cities. I tracked his thoughts, and found him and Sophie at her old house. She must have panicked when they got trapped in the void. I know that I did, the first time. Then again, the first time I teleported, I was also thrown off the top of a twenty-story building.

Figuring that I would have some time before they got here, I sat down. I gave Sandor the all-clear message, and occasionally searched Keefe's mind to make sure they were safe. Once the thoughts turned to him being cold, I knew that they were outside the door. I immediately sank further into the shadows, glad I did so, once I saw the equestrian caretaker come and let them in. I followed them to where the alicorns were, and laughed silently when Sophie crashed into Keefe at the bottom of the hill.

Soon, the equestrian caretaker, Jurek, had called Silveny down. She was a truly beautiful creature. She had a pale, shimmering coat, wavy silver hair, a swirling white and silver horn, and brown eyes, like Sophie's. But, something was wrong. Silveny seemed really jumpy, and started chasing her tail.

When Jurek called the other alicorn, Greyfell, down, I thought he was going to trample Keefe. But, Jurek pulled him away just in time. Sophie walked slowly towards Greyfell, and they seemed to be getting along. Suddenly, Sophie was having some kind of mental fit, and Greyfell began thrashing around. Jurek ended out sedating him. I was considering coming out to help, but I refrained. I was sure Sophie would be okay, and I didn't really want to give away my position. But, when Sophie grabbed what appeared to be a silver tracker or of Silveny's tail, I knew I had to do something.

Because that was no tracker.

It was part of an ogre weapon.

A/N- Yes, I know, I suck. Not only is this chapter late, it's also short. I've just had a bit of writer's block ( you know, since I'm in the third book now, and no one can write it better than Shannon Messenger ) and I've been neglecting my summer reading, and I had to catch up on that.

Alright, enough of my excuses! Please review!