The Followers closed in around the Daughters, holding the rest of the multitudes in a time freeze.

'You!' the stewardess practically shouted, pointing to Catty. 'We know you have the scroll. Give it to us now, or we will go after your unprotected friend down there on the competition floor. Then we will finish you all.'

'They will do something if they feel they have to,' Jimena whispered.

The air crackled with static electricity as the Followers gathered their energies for an attack. Though Kris and Magaly had never been good friends, even Kris did not want to see Magaly blown to pieces.

'This would be a good time for you to know how to use that book,' Althea muttered.

'Thanks Magaly,' Kristen laughed.

'Hurry up and make your decision. Your friend or the scroll' Tymmie whined, as Morgan and Cassandra waited on the balcony, ready to hurl fire and lightning down on Magaly and the other unaware gymnasts.

Catty leafed through the scroll as fast as she could, looking for a way out, while the other daughters fathered their strength to fight the Followers. Though most everyone was held in a time freeze, they could see people moving in the stands. More of the Followers were coming. The Daughters knew they could fight a few Followers, but with the growing numbers, it was hard enough just trying to hold a protective ring around Catty. Althea tried to shout for Magaly, but the followers blocked them from her, mentally holding Magaly still.

Jenni, who until now had been nearly paralyzed with fright, struck out mentally at Morgan and Cassandra. They reeled momentarily. When they recovered, the looked down to re-locate Magaly.

'Hey, she got away!' Morgan shouted. 'Find her!' she yelled to another group of followers.

With a growing circle around them, the Daughters felt themselves being pulled apart.

'Hurry Catty,' Serena yelled.

While they could all speak Latin well, they could not read Latin nearly as well, and it was taking Catty quite some time to get through the scroll.

'Hey!' another voice called, causing everyone to turn.

Magaly was standing by a pillar, several meters away.

'Are you looking for this?' she asked, holding up a large book, very like the one Catty leafed through.

'Get her!' Karyl yelled.

Most of the Followers ran after Magaly, knowing their chances of catching one alone were much better than breaking a group of 7 Daughters united.

'If you want me, you gotta catch me,' Magaly yelled, disappearing with a loud bang, dragging a chain of Followers with her.

'Come on!' Vanessa yelled. 'Catty, take us after them!'

Catty threw the Secret scroll to Jenni to guard, pulling the others into the time tunnel. Jenni, left to herself, began leafing through the Secret Scroll, to see what she could make of it.

A few seconds later she was startled by a loud crack. Magaly stepped out of the air beside her.

'What the heck happened?' Jenni asked.

Before Magaly could answer, the other daughters fell out of the air around them.

'Don't ever do that to us again!' Jimena yelled. 'Do you have any idea how stupid that was taking them on all at once? What the hell were you thinking?'

'Wait, wait, wait,' Althea burst in.

Fortunately, Jimena had run out of breath, and was forced to stop her rant.

'Magaly, what was that other scroll thing about?' Serena asked.

'And what happened to all the Followers?' Jenni asked.

'I locked them all in Tartarus with that stupid block of wood,' Magaly replied. 'I don´t know how long until they break out, but it gives us some time to fully understand the Secret Scroll.'

'So that thing you had was just a fake?' Jenni asked.

Magaly nodded. 'Courtesy of my friend Ryan DeSalle. He´s good with the woodcarving, leatherworking, and bookbinding, so I asked him to put a fake together for us.'

'How did you manage to lock them into Tartarus, even temporarily?' Jimena asked.

'Found a spell in the Secret Scroll, when I was temporarily taking care of it,' Magaly replied.

'Magaly, you're great, I love you hon,' Kris chuckled. 'Give me a hug.'

By this point in time, people were coming out of their time freeze, and the girls returned to their places. Magaly held her own in competition, swinging a clean bar set, and putting the rest of the field to shame with her vaulting.

'She´s got a nice floor routine,' Vanessa commented.

'Appropriate music,' Jenni added. 'From Mission Impossible.'

'And choreography,' Serena chimed in.

'And that´s our best friend down there kicking some butt,' Kris added.

'And soon to kick some more butt,' Catty finished.