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Chapter 25: Fight

"Attack!" Ben yelled at the top of his lungs.

Archer didn't need to hear this twice as he sprinted down at his foes, Excalibur raised over his head. Beside him, he managed to catch a glimpse of Ben, Evie, Carlos and Lonnie, all with their swords raised as well. Together they stormed at the enemies down below, uttering loud battle cries in the process.

Archer had meticulously examined the battlefield before jumping down, mainly to find out where his friends were. He had not expected to find both his troop mates and Mal's other companions to have been pushed back so badly. At the point of his arrival, only three out of the eight people still stood relatively unscathed, with two others unconscious. Though they were still standing, Mal, Jay and Freddie appeared extremely desperate. Aden, Alex and Royce all appeared to be wounded, judging by their positions.

Around them, eleven enemies were slowly approaching with their weapons raised. Archer immediately recognized Uma and Harry Hook, and also managed to Zevon, who he had fought before on the isle, and Solomon himself, though this was the first time he saw his face. To his shock, he also saw CJ Hook, the pretty blonde pirate who'd stabbed his leg on the isle.

As they were running down, the villains closed in on the group below them, obviously with the intend of finishing them off. Archer thus hurried down as fast as he could, eventually making a massive jump and landing beside Jay. The two of them shared one look before heading into the fight.

Harry Hook and a broad-shouldered blond guy lunged at them, but Jay and Archer both managed to block their strikes and push them back.

A loud bang alerted Archer to the fact that one of their opponents was carrying a firearm. To his relieve, he saw that the bullets he fired all missed his friends who had joined them on the ground in the meantime.

Jay and Archer continued their struggle against Harry Hook and his companion, who they managed to push back substantially. Around him, Archer heard the sounds of more fighting. The clashing of steel, heavy footsteps and shouts, grunts and yells of pain all interjected each other.

A ball of fire suddenly flew past his line of vision and scorched a tree to his right. Not two seconds later, the river below him appeared to come to life and a relatively large wave threatened to blow everyone over. An invisible shield appeared, protecting those behind it from the wave.

A pirate suddenly jumped at Archer from his right, but Archer managed to block his strike before turning and lashing out with Excalibur, cutting the pirate on his arm.

Harry Hook then approached him, but after a few swings from both sides Archer managed to kick him in the chest, after which Jay took over again.

An arrow flew past Archer's head and bounced off the rocks near Uma's feet. Archer followed Jay, who had resumed his fight with Harry Hook. The broad-shouldered blond guy approached Archer and the two exchanged some blows before Archer managed to trip his opponent.

The moment Archer wanted to strike, a purple spark exploded to his left, forcing him to momentarily take cover. When he rejoined the fight, his opponent had scurried back to his feet and ran back to help Harry.

Now, Archer finally had some time to examine the battlefield. The unconscious bodies of Chad and Jordan had been dragged back to protect them from the battle. Aden, Alex and Royce laid in front of them, the first two tending to their wounds while Royce was still firing arrows. Lancelot stood in front of them, his staff raised and shouting enchantments whenever he could.

To his left, Jay, Lonnie, Carlos and Freddie were all fighting, extensively swinging their swords around. They were facing five opponents. Jay was naturally fighting Harry Hook, while Carlos had taken over fighting the broad-shouldered guy. Lonnie was locked in an intense struggle with a tall, dark-haired boy he didn't know and another pirate. Freddie was enthusiastically hacking at the pirate Archer had previously injured.

To his right, things were a lot more chaotic. The first thing he noticed was that Mal and Uma were obviously branded on hurting one another through magical means. Mal conjured sparks and flames as if she herself was about to combust, whereas Uma made the water in the river perform increasingly more complicated maneuvers, also providing trouble for the other fighting parties. At the moment, it was unclear who was gaining the upper hand, but Archer did not see an opportunity for himself to jump in and help.

Beside Mal, Evie was violently striking and kicking at the guy with the shotgun, who did all he could to protect himself from the violent onslaught.

Ben had apparently taken it upon himself to defeat Solomon, and was locked in combat with him at the moment. Ben was striking with such strength and ferocity, that even someone with Solomon's strength was being forced on the defensive at the moment. Ben had been trained well, and his quick and strong sword strikes were precise and frequent enough that Solomon could only block them with his daggers at the moment.

Behind that violent confrontation, two more people stood, both in an apparent struggle from a distance with Lance. The dark-haired boy, Zevon, stood next to a girl with aqua green hair. Zevon kept throwing small vials which exploded into numerous colors, while the girl, who was obviously magically adept as well, blasted sparks at Lance.

Archer wanted to help at first, but Lance appeared to have things firmly under control, his magical prowess apparently outperforming that of his adversaries.

Archer looked back again at his wounded and unconscious friends behind him. They needed to be brought to safety, but he didn't know how. Alone, he could never transport five people away from the battle, especially not without getting chased by the villains.

The best chance for all of them to escape was through another teleportal, this much Archer knew. All they had to do was have five of them carry or help move one of their injured friends, and they'd be off the hook.

For this to happen, they needed time. Time for everyone to recuperate before they could leave.

Besides time, another obvious necessity was Lance, and an uninterrupted opportunity for him to activate another teleportal.

Archer worried however that if the villains would realize what they were doing, they would most likely go all out on Lance, only further endangering their escape.

They would need a distraction, or a certain protection in order to get everyone away safely. How this could be done, Archer did not know.

Before he could plan any further, a new challenger approached Archer, this one making sure that his full attention would be on the fighting again.

CJ Hook appeared before him, her sword raised and a confident, yet playful expression on her face.

"Hey, sword guy! Remember me?" She teased, her eyes twinkling.

Archer decided to play her little game. "How could I forget, you left quite a reminder." He replied shaking his leg.

"I'll make sure to leave another." CJ said with a grin, slowly twirling her sword as she approached him.

"I welcome you to try." Archer dared with an identical grin as he matched her movements.

"That may not be a dare you want to try with me." CJ teases.

"Why not? I love a challenge and you might just be good enough to offer me one." Archer retorted.

This comment made CJ's eyes narrow. "Bring it!"

"Let's dance!" Archer replied as he raised Excalibur.

CJ lunged at him, sword thrusted forward. Archer jumped out of the way, also hitting down on CJ's sword, who immediately turned to keep up with Archer's footwork. A left strike from Archer was blocked, then a right and finally one from the top. After this, CJ swung low, aiming for Archer's legs, but he simply dodged by jumping backwards.

This fight was very different from the one on the isle, where they had fought on the rooftops. This was more Archer's territory, a relatively open space in nature with steady footing. CJ didn't have the element of surprise, which she did have when she had struck for his head on the rooftops.

Furthermore, the small, cramped spaces on the isle were obviously where CJ had learned to fight, and they were where she was in her element. This new ground was obviously something she had to get accustomed to. Whenever she would strike and subsequently try to shield herself, she would often leave large spaces uncovered, something Archer could take advantage of. Thanks to the flaws in her fighting style, he managed to keep the upper hand, mostly driving CJ back, but he could not seem to land a finishing blow.

Her fighting style was flawed, but that didn't mean she was an easy opponent, far from it really. Archer could still scarcely believe how quick she was. She was so quick that Archer did not dare try a heavy blow for the fear that she could simply dodge it and counter immediately. He himself had to actually give it his best to keep up with her.

They jumped around, hacking and slashing in between pretty much every other fighting party. They were so in tune with one another that it felt to Archer as if they were performing a tightly choreographed dance.

Everything around Archer became blurry, as his full focus was on CJ and her sword. Even the sounds that came from the battle were somewhat muted and distorted, as if all of it took place behind a window.

"Come on, Auradon boy!" CJ teased as she ducked out of the way of yet another one of Archer's strikes. "Am I a challenge yet?"

"I would love to complement you, but how'd that make me look?" Archer replied, thrusting his blade forward, forcing CJ to jump back.

"You're slower than I remember." CJ insulted, lunging back at Archer.

"And you're way meaner." Archer retorted, blocking CJ's sword and locking up with her.

"You don't like my teasing?" CJ asked with a smile, as the two monetarily stood still.

"What? Surprised?" Archer grinned as he pushed into her, making her step back.

"Last time it didn't seem to bother you all that much." CJ grunted a little, trying to stay upright.

"Times have changed." Archer simply replied, angling Excalibur so that the blade was pointed at CJ's neck.

With a lighting quick reaction, CJ ducked under Archer's blade, kicked out, hitting Archer on the knee, and rolled away to create some space between them.

Archer temporarily staggered, reacting to the sudden change in the fight and the pain in his knee. "Goddamn, I should have seen that coming." He grunted.

"So, why didn't you?" CJ mocked as she came at him again.

"Momentary lapse of judgement." Archer replied as he started blocking CJ's strikes again.

And so, the fighting continued. As CJ and Archer jumped around, slashing at each other and occasionally shouting verbal taunts, the other people present continued their individual duels.

Jay and Harry Hook were still going at it, violently. The few moments Archer was able to look in their direction, he would mostly see the two of them locked up and trying to push the other down. Beside them, Lonnie and Freddie were dueling two people, the tall, dark-haired boy and the pirate Archer had wounded before. The other pirate Lonnie had faced was on the ground, seemingly unconscious. Carlos and the broad-shouldered guy were now closer to Archer and CJ, with the latter pushing back on the former.

Ben and Mal had found each other and were fighting side by side against two opponents. Uma looked furious, hacking viciously at Mal and yelling obscenities all the while. The other opponent was the aqua-green haired girl, who interjected her sword slashes with simple spells aimed at Ben.

Evie was equally active, taking on two opponents. Both Zevon and the shotgun guy had pulled their swords, and it apparently took their all to counter Evie, who switched between either gracefully dodging their strikes or lashing out at them with her sword.

Lance, in the meantime, was locked in a full-on magic battle with Solomon. The latter had apparently never had to use his magic for combat purposes and was visibly annoyed with the amount of resistance Lance managed to put up. Sparks flew everywhere as both combatants unleashed every spell in their respective repertoires at the other. It got to the point where an actual crack in the earth appeared, making members of either party stumble on their feet.

"Just give up, will you?" CJ whined as she struck at Archer again.

"Why would I? When I'm just having so much fun." Archer replied, blocking her strike before kicking at CJ.

CJ span out of Archer's lock and took a well-aimed strike at Archer, who didn't react quick enough and felt the cold steel pierce his left shoulder.

"Oww, damn!" Archer exclaimed as he momentarily stepped back and inspected his shoulder.

"Aww, is the little boy hurt?" CJ mocked, approaching him.

"You should really not make me angry." Archer retorted, raising Excalibur.

"It will not help you win this fight either way." CJ grinned.

"Wow, getting cocky is really not a good look on you." Archer responded, getting back into fighting stance.

To his astonishment, Archer saw a quick blush appear on CJ's cheeks, but she appeared to want to make up for that moment by fiercely lunging at him again.

"Jeez, what's gotten you so worked up?" Archer asked as he ducked under one of CJ's swings and aimed a slash at her legs.

"Nothing!" CJ grunted, blocking Archer's slash before kicking at him.

Archer pushed at her leg, making CJ lose her balance. He then took advantage, sweeping her other leg to make her fall down hard.

"Had enough?" Archer asked, a slight pant present in his voice.

CJ jumped back up immediately. "We're not done here!"

Their fight continued, but both parties were visibly exhausted at this point. Neither of them were able to perform their best moves anymore, and most time was now dedicated to a few quick slashes or staying back to catch some breath.

The fighters around Archer weren't in a much better position.

Solomon, Uma and the green-haired girl had teamed up, firing spells left and right. Lancelot and Mal did their best to contain the damage but did not succeed completely. On the other side, Evie and Ben had joined up with the people still using swords. Some of the villains, including Zevon and the two pirates, had been incapacitated, meaning the good guys now had a numerical advantage.

Chad had come to, though he was obviously still a bit woozy, but Jordan remained unconscious. Aden, Alex and Royce had been joined in the sick-bay by Carlos, who pressed onto a wound on his arm.

"Archer!" Royce called out to him when he passed by again in his duel with CJ.

"What?" Archer replied loudly after creating some space.

"We have to go! Come on!" Royce yelled.

Archer was then only narrowly able to dodge a strike from CJ by sidestepping her. He followed that up with a swing at her head, meaning she pretty much had to let herself fall flat to the ground to not get hit.

Before Archer could capitalize on his advantage, CJ sprang back up and slashed at his arm. Through more luck than skill, Archer managed to lock up the slash, using his left wrist guard for support. He pulled CJ closer to him, the blade of Excalibur near her throat.

CJ groaned and wiggled in his grip, trying her best to push Archer's blade away with her own. "Let go!"

"Just surrender!" Archer grunted in reply, putting more effort into keeping CJ's blade locked.

CJ kicked at him, but Archer took it, not willing to waste this advantage. Unwilling as ever to surrender, CJ kept kicking, hoping to somehow get released.

"Stupid asshole!" CJ groaned, her kicks decreasing in strength a little.

"Come on, CJ!" Archer exclaimed, still holding his blade to her throat.

CJ immediately stopped kicking and looked up at Archer, straight in his eyes.

"Y-you know my name?" She asks, sounding genuinely perplexed.

"Y-yeah…" Archer replied, a bit uncertain.

"H-how do you know my name?" CJ continued, her grip on Archer slacking a little.

"I-ehm… T-they told-" Archer began, before both he and CJ were suddenly blasted off their feet by an enormous ball of fire.

Archer landed painfully on his side and it took him a few seconds to make sense of his surroundings as everything was initially blurry.

A person ran past him, followed by another and then he suddenly felt a pair of hands on his arm.

"Archer! Come on!" Someone yelled in his ear.

Archer hastily scrambled back up, taking a second to regain his steady footing. "Wha- what's going on?" He mumbled.

"Archer, we're leaving!" Someone yelled again.

Archer focused and saw Lonnie in front of him, she looked a little roughed up from the fighting and had a cut on her cheek, but otherwise appeared unscathed.

When he looked around more, he saw all his friends gathered behind him, with some of the uninjured helping those who got hurt.

"What's happening?" Archer asked.

"Lance is activating another teleportal! Mal's trying to keep the bad guys back, but we have to hurry!" Lonnie urged.

When Archer looked back, he indeed saw Mal standing near the river with both arms raised over her head. Ben stood next to her, his sword in hand and looking very distraught.

Looking back at the others, Archer saw yet another bright sphere appear in the open air, which then quickly expanded into another gateway. Archer approached the others, but mainly Lance to discuss things with him.

"Look at you, finally able to join us." Lance said without looking at him.

"I was busy." Archer retorted.

"I could see that. Your girlfriend did not appear to be very happy that we joined the party." Lance replied with a hint of sass.

"What's the plan?" Archer asked instead of replying to Lance's comment.

"This teleportal is aimed for Beast Castle. Some of the uninjured take some who are along with them." Lance explained.

"What about Mal? She can't hold those freaks off for long." Archer said with a look back.

"I was actually wondering if you could help with that while I establish the teleportal." Lance replied.

Archer briefly scoffed before raising Excalibur and heading back into the fight. He joined Ben at Mal's side, with both of them watching as Mal apparently tried her best to keep an invisible shield between them and the villains activated.

"Mal, can we help?" Archer asked.

"Taking out the magic users would be nice!" Mal grunted, her face scrunched up in effort.

"You got it, come on!" Archer told Ben as they headed around Mal.

"Can we move through that barrier?" Ben asked.

"Not sure." Archer answered truthfully.

"Only one way to find out then." Ben replied with a small smile.

"We just have to buy the others some time, try to not get yourself killed please." Archer grinned.

"I can't promise a thing." Ben replied.

"Ready?" Archer asked.

"Let's go!" Ben answered.

Archer and Ben both jumped through the barrier and were immediately met by a villain welcome party consisting of Harry Hook, the tall dark-haired boy and the green-haired girl.

Ben began slashing at Harry Hook, who had already received a brand-new cut on his face, while Archer took on the other two. The tall boy struck at Archer, who easily managed to sidestep and even lock up his opponent's sword before smacking it out of his hands.

When he then looked up, he saw the aqua-green haired girl raise her hands and several purple sparks flew in his direction. Not sure what to do, Archer tried to block the sparks with Excalibur.

To both his and his opponent's surprise, the sparks pretty much vanished into the blade of Excalibur. For one second, Archer just stared in both shock and awe as he had not even seen this happen or expected it to.

Before he could truly wonder about how this effect came to be, the dark-haired boy jumped at him, hoping to somehow knock him over. Archer again sidestepped him and slashed at his legs, only to take him out of the fight.

Balls of fire suddenly came from behind him and rained down on their enemies, who all scattered in a panic.

When he looked back, Archer saw Mal with her arms raised and her eyes glowing bright green. Next to him, Ben had managed to push back Harry Hook, who now also took cover from Mal's fiery barrage.

"Guys! Come back!" A voice yelled.

Ben and Archer gave each other one confirming nod before heading back behind Mal and towards their friends.

"Mal, come on." Ben grunted, looking back if the villains decided to attack again.

"I can hold them!" Mal responded, still raining down fire.

"We need to go, you're no good to us dead." Archer jumped in, failing to keep the annoyance out of his voice.

"I'll be right with you." Mal tried to reassure them.

"You're not staying behind! Not alone." Ben retorted.

"Move back a little, then just jump into the portal when you see an opportunity. Please Mal." Archer pleaded.

Mal looked at Ben, seemingly conflicted, but nodded nonetheless.

"Guys, what are you waiting for?" Lonnie yelled as she joined them. "We need to get the others out. Jordan is not looking very good."

"How's Lance doing with the portal?" Archer asked.

"He said that the hostile environment is making it harder to concentrate, but he'll make it work." Lonnie answered.

"Good, come on Ben, let's help the others." Archer followed up.

Ben nodded, gave Mal one more hesitant look, and then joined Lonnie and Archer.

All of their friends were now standing in a circle around Lancelot, who had his arm raised and softly murmured as another bright sphere appeared right before them and quickly expanded.

"Okay, I've got it but I don't know for how long." Lance grunted.

"We go in two at a time, everyone supporting someone who's wounded." Lonnie explained.

"Jay! Go first!" Lance then yelled at Jay, who was carrying a still unconscious Jordan in his arms.

Jay just nodded before looking at the floating portal uneasily.

"Just step in, the portal will do the rest." Lance reassured him.

Without a second doubt, Jay walked into the portal, disappearing within a second.

"Freddie, you're next." Lance continued, not looking back at the others.

Freddie, who had one of the still groggy Chad's arms slung across her shoulders, also looked uneasily at the bright, glowing portal before stepping forward as well.

"Lance!" Archer exclaimed as he went to stand by his friend. "Mal is keeping the others off, but she can't hold out forever."

"So we do this fast, get everyone out as quickly as possible." Lance replied, grinding his teeth.

"You know that… That this way you'll stay behind, right?" Archer hesitantly asked.

"I know, but I'll get myself to safety. Unlike you I can teleport to a known location." Lance answered.

"Will you be able to though? With all the villains?" Archer questioned.

"I'm not a rookie, or I'd like to think so. Don't worry about me friend." Lancelot reassured Archer, right as Royce and Carlos stepped forward, both clutching each other.

"Good luck then." Archer said, to which Lance just nodded.

Archer focused back on the fight, while Royce and Carlos were the next people to step through. Lonnie and Ben stood next to Mal, ready to help wherever they could. Alex, Aden and Evie were huddled together in front of them, seemingly in a discussion.

"I can do it, you just go Evie!" Alex yelled.

"You're in no position to say that, just get yourself out of here!" Evie retorted.

"Guys, what's going on?" Archer asked as he kneeled down next to them.

Evie answered before Alex could open his mouth. "Aden can't walk and even though he is injured, Alex wants to take him through the portal.

"I'm not that injured." Alex mumbled, still clutching his bandaged arm tightly.

"Can you hold him, Evie?" Archer asked.

"Of course I can." Evie answered.

"Guys…" Aden weakly interjected. "As the person who will be carried, do I get a say in all this?"

"What is it Aden?" Archer responded.

"Alex, you should go, we can't risk the both of us ending up somewhere injured. We would have nothing. Evie can handle it, trust her." Aden explained.

Alex blushed a bit, but stood up nonetheless with his injured arm. "I'll see you on the other side then." He brusquely told the others before heading through the portal alone.

"Alright, Evie come get him up, you're going next." Archer told her.

"What about the others?" Evie asked worriedly as she started supporting Aden.

"I'll get them, don't worry." Archer replied as he ran past her and towards the still fighting parties. Ben and Lonnie had once again ventured outside Mal's protective shield and were heavily dueling. Mal appeared tired, her arms trembling and her forehead covered in sweat. "Are you okay?" Archer asked as soon as he stood next to her.

"I'm fine." Mal answered, sounding exhausted.

"We're getting the rest out, just hold on for a little longer." Archer pleaded.

"What's it look like I've been doing?" Mal panted.

Archer didn't respond, instead jumping through the barrier again in a simple effort to simply drag Ben and Lonnie back. "We're leaving! Everyone retreat!" He yelled.

Ben, who had been clashing swords with two enemies, looked back and nodded. Lonnie, who had just disarmed the green-haired girl, also immediately stepped back behind Mal's protection.

"What's the plan?" Ben asked, slightly panting, as he and Lonnie joined up with Archer and Mal.

"Everyone is being transported as we speak. Ben, you and Lonnie follow Evie and Aden. Mal will keep up her protective spell and I will do what I can to help her. Mal will then leave before I do and Lance will teleport himself last." Archer explained.

"Can he do that?" Lonnie asked.

"He can, he will be in no danger." Archer tried to reassure her.

"What about you? You won't have Mal's protection." Ben questioned worriedly.

"I can handle them and if anything I will leave five seconds after her at most." Archer replied.

Ben looked back uneasily at Lance still holding the portal open and Evie dragging the wounded Aden along. "Don't do anything stupid." He then said to Archer, who just grinned.

Ben and Lonnie then ran over to Aden and Evie, ready to help if necessary. Archer actually approached Mal again.

"Can you move back, we need you in that portal as fast as possible." He told her.

"Yeah, sure." Mal mumbled softly, her eyes fixated on the protective shield which was still being heavily bombarded by enemy attacks.

Both Archer and Mal thus shuffled back, the protective shield moving along as well. Archer kept his eyes focused on the blurry villains just out his reach, them creeping closer as well. All of the sudden, the transparent shield flickered, momentarily clearing up the people on the other side. When Archer looked beside him, he saw that Mal had slipped over a couple of loose rocks and was trying to scramble back up as fast as possible.

As the shield was temporarily inactive, the villains took full advantage and an abundance of spells immediately flew right past Archer and Mal towards the others.

To his horror, Archer saw how a bolt of lightning only narrowly missed Lancelot, who was forced to jump out of its path. The portal, where Aden and Evie where just about to step through, flickered for a second before returning to its normal, bright and glowing form.

Aden and Evie noticeably hesitated, standing still right in front of the portal.

"Go! Go!" Lance yelled as he raised his staff again.

Not wanting to cause anymore of a holdup, Aden and Evie quickly moved through the portal.

Ben and Lonnie now hesitated as well, with the former looking back at Mal quite panicky. Archer made a desperate hand gesture, hoping that Ben would leave as soon as possible. After one more hesitant second, Ben obeyed, stepping through the portal with Lonnie following suite.

This only left Archer, Mal and Lance for now, exactly as they had planned. There was only a couple of feet between them and the portal, their way out.

"Are you ready, Mal?" Archer asked, already raising Excalibur.

"I'm not going, not before you." Mal grunted.

"This is not a discussion, this is an order!" Archer responded, equally stubborn.

"You can't order me around!" Mal retorted, her eyes meeting his for a moment.

"I can, and I will this time! Why do you think we came all the way out here?" Archer spat. "Get through that portal right now!"

Mal's eyes pretty much screamed defiance, but after one more rebellious look at her protective shield, she dropped her hands and ran towards the portal, disappearing within a second.

With the shield gone, all the spells which were previously being held back suddenly broke through, forcing Archer to dodge a few. Immediately, the villains started rushing him as well, so Archer didn't waste any time and sprinted towards the portal, which was still held open.

Right before he reached it, he felt something bump into him roughly from behind, which would have made him fall flat to the ground if the portal hadn't been there. Instead, Archer fell face-first through the portal, the heavy weight still on his back. What followed, was one of the weirdest sensations Archer had ever felt, as he helplessly tumbled through the portal, still with that weight on his back.

For just over half a minute, Archer simply fell through the strange nothing of the portal, with all he could do was simply focus on his destination, Auradon prep.

The falling abruptly stopped as Archer was pushed out of the other end of the portal.

Instead of grass, Archer landed in something cold, very cold. The heavy weight was removed from his back and he heard something drop right beside him.

Archer scrambled up, his feet slipping on a relatively steep patch of ground which was covered in snow. Snow? How was the ground covered in snow? He looked around, and all he could see was what appeared to be a snow-covered mountain top. Archer turned, but all he could see were mountains, snow and sky.

What happened? How had Lance's portal transported him to this place? What was this place actually? Was he still in Auradon?

As Archer looked in every direction, he suddenly noticed that he wasn't alone. Someone else had been transported along with him.

But how?