A/N: Hello my dear readers! Again, I'm sorry this chapter took me so long. I spent a few days editing some things in previous chapters that I didn't want in anymore. (Like the whole 'final goodbye' scene between Wayne and Wanda. It was just too morbidly sad to leave in.) Plus, now that school has started up I've been super busy with school stuff. Plus I've been really stressed lately so the time that I haven't spent doing school stuff has been spent relaxing watching Tv and stuff. I hope you all understand. The chapter is here now though, so enjoy!

The keepers arrived in front of Cinderella castle as their DHIs a few minutes later.

"Merida?" Willa called. There was no answer. "Princess Merida!" Still, there was no reply. "Oh gosh I hope she didn't get captured" Willa said nervously. Just then, Merida came walking by, a bow and arrow in hand, whistling a tune. Jess was the first one to spot her.

"Look!" she said pointing to the princess. "Isn't that her?"

"Yep" said Willa. "Merida!" she shouted, trying to get her attention. Merida turned her head and came jogging over.

"Well I see you freed your friend." said Merida.

"Yes." said Willa. "Thanks for that. We couldn't have saved her without you, but we're confused about something."

"Ask away dearie."

"No one kissed Charlene, but she's fine."

"Are you sure?" said Merida.

"Yes. The only thing I can think of is her friend Olivia kissing her hand at like, the stroke of midnight because she felt guilty."

"Well there you go." said Merida.

"But I don't understand. You said it had to be a kiss from someone she loved that loved her back."

"Yes."

"It was her friend Olivia" said Jess.

"I never said the love had to be romantic."

"Okay." said Charlene. "But I hate Olivia right now. I'm fuming mad at her"

"Ah yes dearie." said Merida. "That may seem true on the surface, but deep down she's one of your best friends and you love her."

"Whatever you say." said Charlene, crossing her arms and turning her head away.

"Okay." said Philby. "All those things may be true, but Olivia still kissed Charlene on the hand."

"I never said the kiss had to be on the lips." said Merida.

"One more thing." said Willa. "Everything else made sense but there's one thing I'm still confused about. When Olivia kissed Charlene, she didn't wake up until like, twenty minutes later."

"I never said the effects of the kiss would happen immediately." Merida sighed. "Sheesh! You kids jump to a lot of conclusions don't you? Well then, unless you need anything else I should be going." Merida turned around and began to walk in the other direction.

"WAIT!" Willa cried. Merida turned around. "You've been so helpful to us already" Willa said "But we need to ask one more favor. We need help and you, Aquata and Attina are the only ones left to help us."

The other keepers were confused. They had never discussed anything more than asking about how Charlene had lived.

"It's no burden." said Merida. "I want to help save the kingdom just as much as you do."

"Willa what are you doing?" said Jess. "We never discussed this." The other keepers nodded their heads in agreement.

"I know." said Willa. "But I didn't think we needed to. I thought we all knew that we were going to need to plan a jail break at some point or another."

"Aye." Merida said. "So you need me to help you free all the prisoners."

"Yes" said Willa. "We need your help to plan the jail break and to possibly to be a part of it. You're a fierce warrior Merida and you're smart. We need you."

"I'm in" said Merida and held out her hand. Willa shook her hand and the other keepers gradually trickled in and put their hands in the middle. A few minutes later, the keepers had sat down in one of the Magic Kingdom restaurants and were chatting at one of the tables.

"Well" said Merida. "If you want to free the prisoners, you're going to need help from someone who's on your side, but the Overtakers think is on their side. A sort of 'double agent' if you will."

"How about Sally Ringwald?" said Finn.

"Really Finn?" said Jess. "After what happened at Typhoon Lagoon you're really going to suggest that?"

"Good point" said Finn.

"Well who do we use then?" said Maybeck.

"Isn't it obvious?" said Willa. "Who do we know that used to be a green eye, but very recently became a part of our team? Who do we know that we can trust to help us and still convince the Overtakers that she's there's?"

All of the keepers began to get looks of realization in their eyes. Some of them nodded. Charlene however, slowly began to turn her head away.

"We have to ask Olivia to help." said Willa. Charlene crossed her arms and looked away.

"Charlie, come on." said Amanda. "She's our best bet." Charlene couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"I can't believe you guys trust her after all she did!" Charlene had a flabbergasted look on her face. "You've got to be joking."

"She was under a spell Charlie." Philby said. He sounded a bit annoyed.

"Spell or no spell she still has some intuition. The green eyes may be under a spell but they still make some of their own choices you know." Charlene snapped. Jess' cheeks grew red. She was getting hot with anger.

"Oh so you're saying that when I was under a spell, both times, that what I did was partly my choice. You're saying that I used my own intuition when I helped capture Maybeck and tried to kill Amanda?" Jess got angrier with each word she said. She was fuming, about to explode. Amanda put a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Calm down Jess." she said. "It's okay." Jess took a breath and calmed down.

"I just lost control of myself for a second. I still hold true to what I said though Charlie. You seriously think that what I did was my own choice?"

"It was different with you Jess." Charlene said. "The spell on you was not the green eye spell. It was much different. Much worse."

"That's true, it's worse, but I don't think it's all that different."

"Oh so you mean to tell me that people like Luowski don't even choose to take part in OT business even in the tiniest bit?"

"Well maybe awful people like Luowski do, but kind hearted people like Olivia don't."

"You don't even know Olivia. She's my friend."

"You seem to be forgetting that I go to the same school as you Charlene."

"And? That doesn't mean you know Olivia. Our graduating class is big."

"For your information she's in my English and science classes. I know her well and you know as well as I do that she's one of the sweetest girls ever." Charlene crossed her arms.

"Charlie, I don't think we have a choice." said Willa. "If we want to rescue everyone, we're gonna need Olivia." Charlene didn't speak. Her arms remained folded.

"Let's put it to a vote" said Finn. All the keepers agreed that this was a good idea. "All in favor of not including Olivia in the jailbreak" Charlene raised her hand. After a few seconds when it was obvious that Charlene was the only one voting Maybeck looked at her and slowly raised his hand. When all of the keepers gave him a weird look, he put it down.

"All those in favor of including her" All the keepers but Maybeck and Charlene raised their hands. Then, ever so slowly, Maybeck raised his hand. Charlene looked at him in shock, clearly annoyed.

"I thought you were on my side!" she snapped.

"I changed my mind." he said. "Regardless of what happened between you two or how you choose to feel about her, we do need her."

"Alright then." said Finn. "It's settled. Once we cross back over we'll call Olivia and formulate a plan." Charlene's arms were still crossed.

"Fine." she huffed, turning her head away.

"If you need me…" said Merida. "Just meet me at my pavilion in Fantasyland. After hours of course."

"Thanks Merida" said Willa. "We should be going now."

"Good luck" said Merida and then she pushed the button.


The next morning the keepers awoke bright and early, had breakfast and immediately called Olivia. She arrived a few minutes later looking shocked that they had asked her to come.

"I didn't think you would…" she said slowly with a bit of a stutter.

"We need you to free the prisoners." said Finn. "It's the only way."

"How so?"

"They don't know you're on our side now right?"

"No… oh I get it."

"Yeah."

After a few moments, Olivia gave into the temptation inside of her. There was something she had to do, had to know. It was causing pain that stabbed at her heart like a knife. Slowly, she turned around and said nervously,

"Charlie?" Charlene once again turned around and crossed her arms. "Charlie please!" Olivia begged. She practically screamed the words out as she broke into tears. "Please forgive me. I can't stand this."

"Just because everyone but me thinks we need you to free everyone doesn't mean that I've forgiven you." Charlene said, not turning around to face Olivia. "You're only here to help us come up with and execute a plan and I do not need to talk to you. You do not need to talk to me and after this we never need to interact ever again."

Olivia looked shocked, hurt even. She felt like all the air had been drawn from her lungs. Willa looked at Charlene with a look of shock and disgust on her face. Why couldn't she just learn to forgive Olivia and realize that what she did was not her fault? Charlene continued, this time turning around to look Olivia in the eyes.

"You don't understand? Well understand this." Charlene said the next words very crisply and clearly. "After what you did, I hate you and nothing is ever going to change that. And since I'm never going to speak to you again, I might as well say this now. Have a nice life Olivia." Then she turned sharply and stormed up the stairs.

"Charlene!" Jess shouted following her up the stairs. "Come on!" All of the keepers heard Charlene's door slam. It seemed to make the whole house shake.

Olivia couldn't move. She couldn't speak. She couldn't breathe. The, she fell to her knees and sobbed.

I hate you. The words repeated in her head over and over. I hate you. I hate you.

Willa kneeled next to her and tried to comfort her. Olivia was crying.

"I knew she probably wasn't going to forgive me and that we could never be the same, but I didn't think it would be like that." She buried her face in her hands and continued to cry. The only thing Willa could think to do was put her arms around her friend, and be a shoulder to cry on.


"Charlene!" Jess shouted at the closed bedroom door. She pushed at the door, trying to open it, but Charlene had locked it.

"Charlene come on. Please let me in so we can talk about this."

"NO!" Charlene screamed from the other side of the door.

"Charlene! It's my room you know!" Just then, Jess heard the door unlock, and it opened slowly.

"Well…" said Charlene, her arms crossed. "Are you just gonna stand there or are you going to come in?" Jess walked into the room and closed the door.

"I know why you're here." Charlene snapped. "You might as well just go away. Nothing you say is gonna make me forgive Olivia."

"Charlene listen to me…" Jess persisted.

"No!" Charlene screamed crossing her arms and turning around.

"Just hear me out." Jess said. "I know it seems odd to forgive Olivia, but would you think about something for just a minute."

"What?"

"Let me ask you this. Do you hate me?"

"What? No! Why would I hate you?"

"Oh you know, for capturing Maybeck, almost killing Amanda, helping the Overtakers do you hate me?"

"No, of course not you were under a spell. Don't be ridiculous."

"So you don't hate me because you known I was under a spell, but you hate Olivia?"

"Yes."

"Well then you're a hypocrite."

"No" said Charlene. "The green eyes at least somewhat choose to be that way."

"Oh really?" said Jess.

"Yes."

"So then, according to your theory, Finn's mom chose to betray him." Charlene tried to think of a response, but realized that there was nothing she could say.

"Look Charlene" said Jess. "I'm not expecting you to completely forgive Olivia. I want you to, but I'm not expecting you to. I'm just asking you to be civil and understand that Olivia is telling the truth so that we can save the prisoners. Now would you come down stairs, we need to come up with a plan."

"Fine" said Charlene. Then she opened the door and the two girls walked down the stairs into the living room.

A/N: Well that's it. I hoped you like it? What do you guys think is gonna happen? Let me know in the comments! Anyway, onto our sneak peek trivia for this chapter!

In Kingdom Keepers 5, what happens with the green eyes that causes Maybeck to become extremely angry and freak out? Who remembers? It happens at the beginning of the book.

AS always, the first three to get it correct recieve a sneak peek from chapter 29. See ya!

Keep calm and eliminate the Overtakers!

-kingdomkeepers365

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