Sofia's POV

I awoke with a start. It was now 7 am. I had gotten two hours of sleep. This was going to be great: a full day of school on two hours of sleep. Besides that, I would have to deal with Noah Luowski, now much more of a threat than his former self. I kept thinking back to that fight, he had been given some extra strength somehow. I could take him, but I can't reveal myself, that would be just plain suicide. I can't even imagine the pressure Lucas is under. He has to be way more careful than me. After last night, everyone decided to just stay over. But, we had to go to school. I got ready and headed downstairs.

I hate coffee. Lucas, however, loves it. He was drinking a large cup of it as I came down to the living room. I love him, but he looked absolutely horrible. He had dark circles under his eyes, and he was a lot paler than usual. Eli was the same way, already half-way done. Alex was already on his computer and Emma was asleep on the couch. Our parents were talking in hushed voices in the kitchen. The smaller kids don't have school yet. They take the bus usually. All of us ride our bikes, but my dad is going to drop us off today. He has an early meeting again with Brad about the sedatives they used.

I grabbed an apple from the kitchen and joined them in the living room. I pushed Lucas' legs off of the couch and plopped myself down.

"What are you doing?" I asked Alex.

He looked around before he responded. Our parents were gathered in the kitchen, getting our siblings ready for school. This action didn't go unnoticed by Lucas and Eli who sat up. Eli nudged Emma and woke her up.

"I may or may not have put something on my dad's computer that allows me to access his secure files…" Alex said very quickly.
We all stared at him openly. "You hacked your dad's computer?" I asked.

"Worse." Lucas said, "He hacked Disney."

"Are you crazy?" Emma asked.

"We're all crazy." Eli said. "So, what are you looking for?"

"Files on certain villains that attacked us. This should have been on the news. 'Disney villains come to life in the Disney Parks'. But, it wasn't. How did they cover it up?"

"They didn't." Lucas said. "They passed it off as a Disney legend type thing. A lot of people think the 'Kingdom Keepers' are just stories, including us before all this happened."

He nodded. "True, but they also haven't organized like this since our parents were kids. What kept them apart?"

"Just be careful. I don't think Brad likes us." I warned.

"You exploded his water." Lucas pointed out.

"We cleaned it up." I added.

"Still." He said.

My dad came into the room. "Ready?" he asked. With that, we were out the door.

Dad let us out in front of school. He pulled us aside after we got out. He looked down from the driver's seat. "Be careful, okay? I'll be back at 3."

"Don't worry, dad. We'll be fine." I reassured him.

He nodded, but didn't look completely convinced.

"Have fun with Brad." Lucas added.

My dad smiled at this. "You guys don't like him much, do you?"

We shook our heads. "Well you did explode his water, Sofia."

I smiled back at him. "We cleaned it up!" I said.

"See you!" he said, finally driving away.

I turned back to Lucas and Alex. "Let's go save the world, after we get through 8 hours of sitting through people speak about irrelevant topics."

Alex looked like he wanted to interject, but Lucas and I pulled him along and into school we went.

I spent the day completely avoiding Noah Luowski and his gang until I couldn't anymore. Alex and I agreed that whenever we could we would check on Lucas. It's not that he couldn't handle himself, but Lucas doesn't really think well on his feet. He's amazing given time, and even under pressure, but quickly is another story. It was lunch time. Alex met me outside the cafeteria.

"Hey." He said.

"Hey," I replied, looking around. "Where's Lucas?" I asked. They both had classes right next to each other, which means they usually walk together from that class. Though sometimes Alex tends to talk to his Physics teacher often after class. However, Lucas is usually always on time.

"I figured he was already here." Alex said as we walked into the cafeteria.

I glanced around after seeing Lucas wasn't there. The place was crowded. However, the first thing I noticed was that Noah Luowski and his gang was not there. My heart dropped, and it wasn't just because of the realization. I floor began to sway beneath my feet. My vision blurred. Everything went silent. I heard Alex's voice calling my name before a muffled bang from his books dropping. The room had become quiet, before I saw Alex's worried face, and I completely blanked out.

Lucas' POV

The bell rang after my History class. I usually love history, but it had gone by extremely slowly, and I wasn't that interested in Foreign Politics of the 1800s. I packed up my things. As I slung my bag over my shoulder, I heard the door slam. I looked up.

Noah Luowski and his entire gang were in the room. None of them had Honors History. Mr. Dirk, my teacher, was currently being held at knife point by one of the bigger members of Luowski's "friends". He looked absolutely terrified.

"You know, Whitman," Noah started, "It's awfully rude to lie. And that's an awfully large one you told to my mistress. So, fire-boy, there is a certain task that you need to complete. So we're here, to make sure you do."

"'Fire boy.'" I said, trying to sound confident, "That's a new one. Sofia usually goes with 'Hot head'."

I could handle myself, but Mr. Dirk was in here. I made a rash decision. I ignited my hand and through the fireball into the corner, where the plant in the corner alight with flames. That caused the distraction I needed. I flung the desk in front of me towards him and bolted to the door.

Before I could reach it, however, an abnormally, sort-of inhuman strength knocked me into the opposite wall. My vision blurred. My thoughts wouldn't connect, but one thing stood out in my mind: Sofia's going to freak. I heard the fire alarm go off before the room around me completely faded.