Hi!

I am not going to rant about school (for once).

Did any of you watch the Blood Moon a few days ago? I wanted to, but the fog came just when the Eclipse happened so I couldn't :( Oh well, they're always next year!

Happy reading!

•Chapter 25•

America frantically leafs through the papers sitting on her desk. She tears through the looming piles of paper. Finally, she finds the execution paper she was looking for. Char's. She picks up the file and opens it.

Charmaine Elizabeth Carrington. Crime: Impersonating a Royal. Sentence: Death, she read. When: March 3, 9:00. Where: Palace jail. America looks up from the sheet and glances at the clock. 8:35. Her eyes drift to the folded DNA results hidden in the drawer. The piece of paper that changed her life a few minutes ago.

{Flashback}

After Cassandra leaves the room, America takes the red dye and a few hairs from Therese's comb and heads to the Palace Hospital. "Hello, your Majesty." Doctor Delores says, once America arrives at her office. "How may I help you today?"

America holds up the bottle of red dye and the strands of Therese's hair. "Please, Doctor Delores," she confides, "Please examine these hairs. I found this bottle of red dye in Therese's room, and …" America halts. There is no need to say more. Doctor Delores understands what America is stating.

"Your Majesty, I will examine these immediately and let no one else touch it. I promise," the doctor says.

Relived, America stands up. "Thank you, Doctor," she says, "I'm glad I chose to talk to you,"

Five days later, America receives the results from Doctor Delores herself. "I did not let anyone else handle it," she says. "Here are the results, your Majesty"

"Thank you," the Queen says, and accepts the envelope. When she opens it, the content inside confirms her suspicions.

Queen America heads to the Training Room, where there's a selection of guns. America choose the smallest gun. Just in case the convicts assault her or something. 8: 46. 14 minutes left until the true Princess of Illéa's execution. She heads down to the lowest floor, lower than the Kitchens, Laundry Rooms, Maid's Headquarters, and Dressmaking Rooms.

Guards bow to her as she goes by. She acknowledges them, but continues on. She bursts into the jails. A guard says, "Hello, Queen America. How may I help you today?"

As calmly as possible, she says, "I'd like to see Charmaine Carrington."

He frowns. "Your Majesty," he starts, but America bluntly cuts him off.

"Officer, where is she?"

"She's in the execution room, your Majesty," he replies, but she doesn't hear the end. The Queen is already running full force to the door marked KEEP OUT. She pushes the door open and steps into the cold metal room.

The scene lying in front of her puts Queen America to a halt.

Before her, an unconscious Charmaine is strapped into a metal chair, with a doctor standing over her, an ugly needle in his hand. A hypodermic needle.

Casey glances at the faces. There's something off about his group, something he can't quite put a finger on. Yes, he lost a handful of Rebels in the attack, but something doesn't add up. He heads to his office and looks at the list with the Caste Rebel's names. He draws a line through the names of the ones who have died, and, paper in hand, heads to the cafeteria. Casey gazes at the faces and sees everyone there. Except for two people.

Liam Henderson and Charmaine Carrington.

He checks his records. Liam never was recorded. But his father was a Palace Guard. Naturally, as in most cases, he'd followed his father's footsteps.

Then suddenly, everything clicks into place. Why Liam suddenly joined, why he was so insistent to get close to Casey and Terri, why he completed his training so quickly. Little things that spoke a big difference.

He was sent to the Caste Rebel Compound to send Charmaine back to the Palace and to reveal the location of the Base. Casey pounds his fists on the table. How could've he be so stupid? Commander Vincent would be livid when he finds out.

Like a lightbulb turning on, he knows where Char is.

Sorry it's so short and not-so exciting :( I couldn't connect it to the next chapter or else it'd be way to long. And it's just a filler chapter.

Next chapter will be interesting, though …

Reviews:

EruditeAbnegationMockinjay: Here's more! Thanks!

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Theoneforever: Haha, thanks! Lar? Well, I guess that could be their ship name … even though they broke up :( Thanks!

SelectedDivergentShadowhunter: Haha, your review made me laugh. I don't think any of us can stand Liam right now … Thanks! And okay bye …?

PEETAMELLARKLOVER123: Haha, no. Oh, the wonders of the wonderful (and totally unreliable) Google Translate. I can speak French, English (duh), and a dialect of an Asian language. The Asian Language and English I can speak fluently, but I am learning French in school. I think I know it quite well though. High five! *slaps the screen* yea, I have been up at 4:00 before. But only 2:30 when it came to writing, and I did that once. It was a school night too, and I felt like a zombie the next day. Thanks!

Fairy not princess: YAS I can't imagine anyone else playing Fantine other than Anne! Yea, Amanda's voice is a little too high for my liking, but it's still nice. But compared to Anne and Sam … eh …. (and by the way, Canadians do not say "eh!" all the time!) I love love love Samantha Barks. Oh my goodness she is so good! *claps hand over mouth* I haveta stop rambling … Thanks!

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RQOTD: What stereotype do you hate the most?

Answer to RQOTD (Chapter 24): 4:00. I was at a sleepover for a Children's Youth Group's leaders bonding thing, with both guys and girls. In different rooms, of course! We stayed up until 4 playing Wii, Just Dance (I failed, my dancing is terrible), and movies and food :)

Thanks for reading! See ya next week!

-K