Chapter Eleven
"Mildred, we have to get things back to normal, let's go back in time again" Ethel suggested
"No, that is what got us into this mess" Mildred told her.
"Then what do we do?" Ethel asked
Mildred didn't reply instead the girl started to run back in the direction they had come from. Ethel quickly followed her.
"Where are you going now?" Ethel asked as they ran
"We need to see Ada" Mildred replied
"We have already seen her" Ethel replied
"I know, there is something we need to ask her" Mildred said as she ran back into the prison.
The same man was sat behind the desk and Mildred ran up to him.
"We need to say Ada Cackle" she told him
"You will need to come back tomorrow, visiting times are up today" he told them
"But this is an emergency, please we won't be long" Mildred said practically begging.
"Alright fine come with me" he said seeing they were desperate.
They were taken to an different room from the one previously. This one had only one table and glass either side and the girls thought this was because there was only one person who had visitors. An few minutes later Ada was brought out and looked confused to see the girls again.
"Oh hello again" she said as she sat down. Ethel didn't even know why they were back here so she let Mildred take over.
"I am sorry to disturb you again but I have to ask you...what do you know about time travel?" Mildred asked.
"Time travel? Well not that much" Ada told them
Mildred sighed and pulled out the watch they had found. She had not wanted it to come to this but everything had gone so wrong she could think of no other way.
"We found this watch, it takes you back in time, Hecate Hardbroom was your deputy and she could be really harsh so we decided to try and make her nicer, only the change made her too nice and then we went back again but she got beaten up and it turned her into an nervous wreck, the last time we went we accidentally made her parents break up and now she doesn't even exist" Mildred said
"Look, we just want to go back to normal, to how things were before we started to mess with time how do we do that?" Ethel asked.
Ada really at first did not know whether or not to believe them but both the girls looked really sad, it was an look she had rarely seen on an child that is why she believed them.
"Girls, I don't know what to suggest, messing with time...it is hard to fix it" Ada told them
"There must be an way" Mildred said
Ada thought about everything she knew about the subject which really was not much at all.
"I am afraid it is to late, you have changed far to much in order to fix it, I really can't think of an way to help you, there is an reason why people don't mess with time" Ada sadly replied.
The two girls looked at each other and thanked the woman before they left. They both appeared sadder than normal.
"So according to Ada we are stuck here" Mildred sighed
"Yes... maybe we should try make the most of it and try to fit in here" Ethel shrugged
"Hang on an minute, I have an idea it is crazy, it might not even work but it is our only hope" Mildred said
"What is the idea?" Ethel asked
"We get hold of the lockets...and wish for everything to be reversed" Mildred told her
"Would it grant an wish like that though?" Ethel asked
"I am willing to try if you are" Mildred replied
"OK...deal" Ethel replied.
The two girls flew in the air back to the school. Neither knew exactly how they were going to carry out their plan but they didn't have time to think about that.
It was only when arriving back at the school they saw the true affects of what Agatha being in charge meant for the rest of the pupils. There was an lot of pupils who had injuries and even more were crying. There was an large pot in one corner of the castle which had about twenty frogs in it which were at one time pupils and even more pupils had been locked in the school dungeons not having any idea when they were going to be let out. It was amazing to both of them it was the same school that had happy pupils under Ada's care.
Ethel and Mildred looked at each other. Things were getting worse, there other teachers were nowhere to be seen which told the girls there only people in any control of the girls were Agatha and Gullet.
"We need an plan" Ethel whispered to Mildred.
"Alright, one part of the necklace at an time" Mildred replied as the two girls decided they were going to start with Ada's locket which if they were correct was in Gullet's possession. Their main problem was figuring out how they were going to get an hold of the locket.
Luckily for the two girls they didn't have to come up with an plan in order to obtain it. For once everything was going their way.
As the two girls walked down the corridor wondering about how they were going to get the locket they saw Gullet storming towards the head's office door. The two girls followed silently so she wouldn't notice them.
"Agatha" the woman said as she arrived at the desk
"What is it?" Agatha asked
"That's it, I stole this necklace for you but I am not wearing it anymore!" the woman shouted
"Gullet just listen" Agatha started
"No you listen, you are the one who wanted this stupid necklace why don't you wear it?" Gullet asked
"Because I am protecting the other half of it" Agatha replied
"Yes and you don't suffer the side effects" Gullet complained
"Look it won't be for much longer, I am so close to discovering the whereabouts of the other half of my locket" Agatha told her.
Gullet took the necklace off and threw it on the table.
"Well until then look after it yourself!" the woman said as she left the room and Agatha followed yelling after her.
"Well it seems you were right Ethel, the locket does have side effects" Mildred whispered from where they had been hiding.
"Yes we have no time to discuss that, come on this could be our only chance let's grab that necklace" Ethel replied.