Trapped in the Coven Chapter 12
Episodes 11 & 12
Fiona and Marie were gossiping one morning in the kitchen while smoking. The topic was those infernal witch hunters.
Harry had been promoted to house cook, now that Delphine was gone/kidnapped/chopped up. He served two women coffee and began cooking breakfast.
Kate stood behind the arch way of between the kitchen and living room, eavesdropping.
"They already tried to execute us, but when to the wrong house." Fiona said.
Marie tisked. "We weren't so lucky."
Fiona said. "It's time we took a stand. Kill them before they strike again."
"You, me, and all you witches?" Marie asked.
"Just me, you, and my boyfriend." Fiona said.
"And me." Kate said. She revealed herself by stepping into the room.
"Are you spying on us?" Marie asked.
"I want to help. Let me help you both take out those witch hunters." Kate said.
"That's not necessary." Fiona said.
"We can handle ourselves." Marie said.
"You're a young witch, still studying her craft." Fiona said. "I'm the supreme. Leave it to me."
"But you're dying." Kate said.
Fiona put her cigarette down and raised her eyebrow at Kate.
"You're getting weaker. You need me. You need all the help you can get. Let me do this." Kate said. Her hands cupped around the end of the table firmly.
Marie looked down at Kate's hands gripping the table. "Why are you so bloodthirsty?"
Kate bit her lip before replying. "I need to do this."
Kate accompanied the supreme, Marie, and the axeman in their trip in the city. She joined them in the conference room with the witch hunters and waited for her cue to kill. Once Fiona gave her the nod, Kate grabbed a small knife from her sock and started stabbing the witch hunters. One in particular, she stabbed 20 times while the Axeman joined the party.
Amy sat outside on the porch until she saw Hannah walking down path of the front lawn. Amy stood up and followed her. "Hannah."
"Not now. I gotta go in town and get a ginger root for-" Hannah said.
"We need to talk." Amy said.
Hannah slowed down for a moment. "You really want to do this now?"
"We have to talk about what we saw. The whole story." Amy said.
Hannah turned around on her heels. "I told you many times that I was telling the truth and you doubted me because of a traitor!"
"You couldn't tell us the whole story. Why didn't you just tell us they killed your sister?" Amy asked.
"Why couldn't you just believe me?" Hannah asked. "You should have taken my work for it."
"Hannah, you're not the most trustworthy person. You were acting suspicious and getting angry whenever you were questioned about it. You didn't give us any answers." Amy said.
"Do you know how hard it is to talk about my sister? Has your loved one ever been murdered!?" She shouted. "You have no idea how painful it is to lose someone close to you, or the pain and anger that comes with knowing they were killed... and that the killers were going to get away with it..." she shook her head. "I should have just killed them all myself. Would have saved us a lot of trouble."
"I'm sorry I didn't believe you." Amy finally said.
Hannah stared at her and nodded slightly.
"But that video revealed the whole story. Charlotte and Lily were innocent in all this and we condemned them to that awful punishment." Amy said.
"Lily's dumb ass gave Sammie the idea and Charlotte knew. Come on. She sees dead people. She knew." Hannah said. It didn't even phase her.
"So you don't feel guilty over anything from that video?" Amy asked.
"I didn't know Sammie was pregnant. And I didn't know that nightmare machine could abort a fetus." Hannah said.
Amy shook her head. "We messed up. Maybe we do deserve this after all."
"You really believe that?"
"We deserve what they went through. An equal punishment. We both killed someone. But our punishment should be over."
Hannah scoffed. "Are we done here?"
Amy took a deep breath. "One more thing. I hope Luke is awake and I hope he saw that video too."
Hannah tilted her head. "He can help us get out of here."
"He can free us. He can end our suffering." Amy said.
Mertyl told Zoey, Kyle, Hannah, and Harry to leave the coven, given all the dangers they've faced and the ones yet to come. Zoey and Kyle left together and Hannah and Harry left behind them. They each packed a bag and walked to the train station.
Before leaving, Harry told his sister. "I'm leaving tonight."
"Are you sure you're allowed to?" Amy asked. "I mean, we can't leave Louisiana, can we?"
They stood in his room. He continued to pack a bag with clothes and small spell books. "If the plots says I can, it should be okay."
Amy looked up at the corner of the walls.
"There aren't any camera in here." Harry said.
"They're watching us somehow." Amy said.
Harry stopped packing for a moment. "I'll be back. One way or another."
Amy nodded and looked down.
Harry walked over to her and embraced her.
She hugged him back and sobbed.
"Why do we have to take the bus?" Hannah asked as the four of them reached a bus stop a few blocks away from the Robichaux Academy. She had worn a stuffed backpack and held a bag. "Kate could have teleported us."
"I don't think she's strong enough to teleport that far." Zoe said.
"And anyway, we don't want anyone to know where we're going." Harry said. "Not even each other."
"For our own protection." Kyle said. He looked down when he spoke.
"His speech is getting much better." Hannah said.
"We've been working on it every day." Zoe said. She stroked Kyle's hair.
The bus approached the station.
"Remember, get off at 63rd street." Hannah said to Zoey. "Me and Harry will stay on."
"We probably shouldn't sit together on the bus either." Zoe said. "We can't be linked together."
Hannah looked at Zoe. Things seemed to move in slow motion.
"Goodbye." Zoe said just before the bus door opened. She got on, paid with quarters for herself and Kyle, and found a seat in the back.
Hannah quietly got on the bus with Harry and sat in the middle of the bus.
Harry held her hand and stroked her arm where her wedding bracelet was.
Harry and Hannah discussed their destination while the bus moved.
"Now that we're here away from the rest of the coven, where are we going?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. We could go to Orlando?" She gasped. "We could visit Disneyworld."
"With that money?" Harry asked. "We only have enough to get out of town and a bite to eat."
"What about Alabama? We could stay in a small town?" Hannah suggested.
"With those people?"
"Ugh, fine." Hannah said. "You know, not everyone in Alabama is bad."
"How about Miami?" He said. "There are nice beaches there."
Hannah snuggled up to him and leaned on his shoulder. "I guess."
Amy spent her time without her friends alone in her room, watching TV. Her spell books were stacked up on her dresser, gathering dust.
Meanwhile, Hannah and Harry enjoyed their time on the beach. They played in the sand and splashed the freezing cold water on each other. They slept inside a cheap motel a mile away.
Everything was blissful, until one morning, when Hannah wouldn't wake up. Harry called her name and held her head. She wouldn't move. She was descending.
Hannah managed to drift into such a deep sleep, that she descended into hell. Her own personal Hell. She found herself in school, with Sammie and Holly laughing at her. People surrounded Sammie.
"What are you doing? She's a killer." Hannah tried.
They all laughed more.
"So what?" One said.
"Who cares?" said another.
"The world is better without your sister." Vincent said.
"No!" Hannah screamed.
Aiden walked over to Hannah.
"Aiden? Aiden, please tell them. You liked my sister. She was good. She helped you."
Aiden stared at her for a moment with a blank expression, before spitting in her face. "Why would I want her when I could have Sammie?" He walked over to Sammie and kissed her passionately.
Hannah looked away. "This isn't right. This…Isn't real."
"Hannah," Harry said from behind her.
"Harry." Hannah smiled. "Thank goodness you're here. Something weird is happening."
"Hannah," He said, sounding annoyed, "Now that we're free from that awful place, I want to see other people. There's a whole world out there."
Hannah's face tightened. "Now I know this isn't real."
Harry tilted his head. "Why would you say that?"
"Because you gave me this." She looked down at her arm, to see her wedding bracelet. The people around her disappeared. The world around her went black.
Hannah gasped awake.
"Hannah!" Harry shouted. He hugged her. "I was so worried. What happened? You wouldn't wake up."
Hannah smiled and held his hand. "My powers are growing."
On Friday, the day before the Seven Wonders test, Kate told Cordelia about Misty.
"She didn't leave the coven. Madison tried to bury her alive." Kate said.
"What?" Cordelia asked. She sat up from her seat. Her eye sight had been restored.
"But she's okay. I asked her hide for a few days. But I really need her back tonight. I miss her and I'm worried for her. There is still so much she needs to learn before the test-"
"We're not doing the test so soon. Zoe and Hannah are gone. Nan is dead." Cordelia said. "And I have to deal with Madison."
"Zoe and Hannah will return." Kate blurted. "By tonight."
Cordelia stared at her, but didn't say anything.
That Friday proved to be an eventful day.
Kate opened a portal, leading Cordelia to Misty. The two witches hugged, while Kate kept the portal open.
Zoey and Kyle returned to the coven later that day, after lunchtime. Kate sat on the front porch waiting for them. She shouted, "They're back!" inside the house.
The axeman showed up again, claiming to have killed Fiona in an argument.
"Don't believe him." Amy said. "It's a trap. He'll kill us all."
"How do you know that?" Cordelia asked.
"She doesn't. She's just being paranoid." Madison said.
"It's the truth." Kate said. "If Fiona was dead, the real supreme would rise. No one suddenly feels more powerful, do they?"
The witches all looked down, answering her question.
Realizing one lie from him, Amy's version of the truth made a lot more sense. The witches all grabbed a knife and stabbed him to death.
Hannah and Harry arrived back at the coven, and witnessed the gruesome event.
"You leave for a few days, and everyone goes crazy." Hannah said.
