Authors Note: Here's another chapter. Thanks to Freshie2013, TudorGurl43 and Fanficlover555 for their reviews.

Disclaimer: Beauty and The Beast and its characters are belong to Disney.

Belle tiredly picked up a book from the library. She had been wracking her brains for another idea but had been unable to think of a better one than this. "There has to be something here," she reminded herself. A sigh soon followed the though. "We could look in the library for the rest of our lives and not find anything." She frowned, and tried to push her despair away. Looking up from the book, she stood up. Perhaps she should take a break for a while. A small smile came on her face when she saw Adam come into the room.

Adam was worried about Belle. She was working too hard. He was worried about Lumiere too. Overall he was frustrated and angry that he could do nothing about the situation. "Belle," he said more harshly than he meant to. "Belle," he repeated in a softer tone. "You haven't had dinner yet. You should eat."

Belle nodded and walked up to him. She leaned against him and let out a sigh. He responded by placing an arm around her. "I just don't know what to do," she murmured.

Adam remained silent. He wasn't sure what to do either.

"Master! Mistress!" The cries startled them both.

Belle turned to the owner of the cries. "Chip what's wrong?"

Chip paused and took a deep breath. "Lumiere told me to tell you. Alvery's an enchantress!"

Belle gasped and Adam frowned. "The girl who's Lumiere's guest?" he asked.

"Yes!" Chip answered. "She changed Lumiere back and now she's planning on doing the whole castle! Babette and Lumiere are up in Alvery's room now. Lumiere told me to get you."

Belle and Adam looked at each other then Adam headed toward the door. "Come," he ordered.

Cogsworth didn't know what was going on. All he knew was that the Master had told him and several of the others including the guards to follow. He was therefore as shocked as anyone when they reached the foot of the stairs. "Oh dear," he murmured, his eyes widening.

Alvery was at the top of the stairs, a bound Babette beside her. Lumiere was nowhere to be seen.

Alvery smiled as she looked down at her audience. This would do well.

"Let her go!" Adam ordered, at the same time gesturing for his soldiers to move forward.

"I will," Alvery called back, "once I'm finished." She pointed at the soldiers. "I wouldn't do that if I were interested in the maid's health."

The soldiers halted and glanced at Adam. To prove her point Alvery tilted her head. The ropes responded by dragging Babette closer to the banister, and the huge drop to the floor below.

Adam closed his eyes in defeat and held his hand up to stop the soldiers. Beside him, Belle cried out in anger, "What do you want!"

"I'm sure you already know that, by now," Alvery answered. "I'm here to bring the spell, or curse, if you would like to call it that, back."

"Why?" Adam's voice came out as a growl.

"It amuses me," Alvery shrugged.

Lumiere watched the scene from behind Alvery and Babette. At first all he could feel was panic and anger when the ropes drew Babette closer to the railing, but then he noticed it. The ropes didn't move without a signal from Alvery. If Alvery were distracted…

Lumiere looked at Babette, but what if his plan failed? She would surely be killed. Could he take that risk? Babette's eyes met his.

Alvery raised the gem above her head. It began to glow brighter. "And now…" her sentence ended in a screech of pain. She leaped as fire touched her skin, and the gem, free of her grasp, fell behind her.

Lumiere tried to catch it but his candle hands were not made to hold something so large. He only succeeded in breaking the gem's fall. Alvery spun around, infuriated. "You fool," she hissed.

Lumiere couldn't pick up the gem but he could break it. The gem looked fragile. One hit from his candles should shatter it. He drew his candles back over the crystal.

"No!" Alvery cried.

Lumiere halted not because of Alvery's cry but because of Babette's.

"Lumiere!" Her voice was desperate. "The gem in the only way to turn you human!"

There was no time to respond, for at that moment Alvery leaped forward, with full intentions of snatching the gem from him.