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A Summer Experiment: Chapter 8- Plans

Ally was the first to come to out of the three of them who had been captured. She looked around at her surroundings as she did so and discovered that she was locked in some sort of cell along with her mother and father.

"Where's Selina?" She asked as Severus and Caroline came to a few moments later.
"If she's not here, she's hopefully still safe at home with Joey. That's where I left her anyway." Severus replied, rubbing his head a little.
"You left the two of them alone together?" Ally gaped.

Caroline looked over at her husband worriedly.
"Are you sure that was such a good idea? I mean, I'm near positive we both know what it is these people are after."
"I know, I know; leaving it in the hands of two fifteen year olds who can't properly defend themselves probably wasn't my greatest idea ever. I'm coming to realise that now."
"You not only left the two of them alone, but you left it with them!" Caroline nearly shrieked.
Severus hung his head a little.
"You'd better hope with all your heart and soul that they don't get their hands on her, because if they do they'll have everything they need." Caroline said.
"I'm worried no matter what. Either they get Selina and take it from her and have everything they need or Selina just gives it to them and they use Ally; they already have her and she can use it too." Severus said.

"What can I use?" Ally piped up.
Severus and Caroline jumped a little; they'd forgotten Ally was there with them.
"Nothing!" They both shouted, causing Ally to recoil slightly.
"You'll find out when the time is right." Severus added in a much calmer tone.

At that moment, a man entered the room.
"Ahh, nice to see you're all awake." He said.
"Evan!" Severus exclaimed, somewhat angry.
"Glad to see you recognised me. It's definitely been a while since we last saw each other at Hogwarts. Seems you've done rather nicely in life, though." Evan replied with a smirk.

"What do you want of us?" Severus asked, glaring at Evan.
"I do believe you already know the answer to that question." Evan said.
"None of us have it." Severus said.
"I had already figured that out. But how on earth do you expect me to get it from your other daughter if I have nothing to bargain with?" Evan smiled.

Severus growled as he got up and ran towards the bars, madly trying to attack Evan through them to no avail.
"What have you told her?"
"Simply that is she wishes to see the three of you alive and well again she'd better bring it to me. "It's mildly amusing how easy it is to manipulate her; I listened to her reaction from below an open window and it's as good as mine, as it should have been from the start." Evan replied, smirking at Severus' feeble attempts to attack him.
"It would've been yours had you kept in touch with father instead of going off with that mother of yours.
"But why do you want it? It's of no use to you now that there's a new generation in the family line." Severus said.
"The fact that I can no longer use it is exactly why I have every intention of taking your daughter along with it." Evan replied, still smirking.

"Don't be silly, neither of them is foolish enough to give in and do your evil bidding." Caroline piped up.

"I wouldn't be so sure. That Selina of yours has already proven to be easy enough to manipulate; I'm sure she'll be even easier once I…" Evan paused, as if searching for an appropriate way to say what he'd like.
"Have my way with her." His smirk grew entirely evil.
Caroline and Severus' eyes flashed with anger, but neither spoke a single word.

"This one, however," Evan walked over to the side of the cell that Ally was sitting on and placing his hands on her shoulders.
"Appears to be much stronger mentally; she's merely my back up plan."
Ally pulled out of his grip.
"Don't touch me."
Evan chuckled.
"A real feisty one, she is.
"But now I must go and prepare for the trade off tomorrow. Ta ta." Evan left the room, leaving a rather stunned and worried set of parents behind him.

Selina and Joey spent the rest of the day in silence; nether one was sure of what to say and both were trying to think of a solution to their problem.

As evening neared, Joey found Selina madly reading away in the library and broke their silence.
"What 'cha doing?" He asked.
"Trying to get any information I can on this stupid thing." Selina replied, motioning to the medallion which was no lying on the table beside her.
"I'd really like to find out what it does, but so far I've been able to find a grand total of nothing. One would think there'd be some mention of it, even the smallest, in the family record books. I mean, it's in the shape of the family crest, it must have some relation to the family.
"But no, there's absolutely nothing; it's like it doesn't exist."

"Then I guess were just going to have to figure something out without knowing anything about it." Joey replied.
Selina sighed and slammed the book she'd been reading shut.
"That's what I was afraid of."
"Any idea what you're going to do?" Joey asked.
"Well, it's starting to look like I have only one choice; give in to their demands and hope I'm doing the right thing." Selina replied.

"At least tell me you plan on letting me come with you. I couldn't bear to have to deal with your father if something happened to you.
"Besides, sometimes it seems like you're my only friend; I'd really hate to lose you- who would I talk to?" Joey said.
"I'm sorry, but I think I should go alone. However, should something happen to me, you're more than welcome to come after me.
"Perhaps in doing so you'll gain more friends and prove yourself to people like my father." Selina replied.
"I'm acting against my better judgement, but fine; you can go alone. I don't want to gain more friends and don't really care if your father likes me or not, but rest assured, I will come after you if something happens. I'd hate to be around here when your father returns and finds that I didn't guard you with my life." Joey said.
"Well, you'd better leave before he gets back and finds you then." Selina said with a smile.
"The sooner I can get you back, the better." Joey replied.

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