Now that you know were Susan ended up you probably, if you were paying attention, know were the others are going to end up. Anyway I'm going to let you know what's going on in the Copper Isles.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story that comes from the Tamora Pierce books.

BTW here's what happened so far:

Tomy and Susan return to Tortal with Tomy's "girlfriend" and Susan's cousin Steven after Alan, Thom, Kel and Dom come to our world

Susan and Rachel (Tomy's GF) get kidnapped by pirates.

Rachel disappears and is replaced by Devin's sister Elise.

In Carthank the prince and princess are kidnapped.

Susan gets separated from Elise and her new friend Leslie in Carthank.(Leslie and Elise are not going to end up in Carthank

And that's the important events of the story so far.

(a/n: In this chapter and the last I added characters to the story and I wanted to let you know what they mean: Kadin means companion, Kala means beloved, Aliania means fair one Aleda means small and winged.)

"Aleda, Aleda where are you?"

Aleda, one Aly's five year old daughters hid hoping her mother wouldn't find her. She knew her mother only wanted to find her to make sure she was ready for the party Aunt Dove was throwing for her and her twin's birthday.

:I hate parties: she thought as watched her mother come closer and closer to her hiding spot in the wardrobe. She had taken after her father in most respects, she had the same black hair, and eye color, but when it came to social events she and her grandmother agreed completely.

"Aleda, Aleda I know you don't like parties but I don't care you have to go."

"Still can't find her can you mom?" Asked Alaina.

"No Lia," Aleda watched as her twin and mother talked Alaina or Lia looked like her mother she had beautiful red-blonde hair and had violet eye's like her grandmother, but unlike Aleda, Lia loved social events.

"Ah hah there you are" exclaimed Lia.

"Mom do I have to go I hate parties?"

"Yes Aunt Dove is throwing this party especially for you two. Now get dressed both of you."

"but…"

"Now Aleda Junai Crow!"

"ok mom."

Alaina was dressed and looking at her self in the mirror when she noticed her sister hadn't even moved.

"You should get changed."

"Why?"

"because mom won't be happy if she comes back and you aren't ready."

"I'm not going!"

"What! Mom is going to kill you."

"I don't care!" Aleda said and she ran out the door. :wait why am I running I can turn in to a crow: and with that Aleda turned in to a crow and flew of into the night.

"Girls are you ready yet?" Aly asked as she walked in.

"Well I am but Aleda…"

"Where is… she didn't!"

"Maybe…"

"Why did your father tell you… where is your dad?"

"You sent him to check on something on another Island."

"right… well could you… no never mind, lets just go."

Some where else.

:where am I… I have to land.:

Aleda landed and looked around. This place did not look familiar. :Where am I: Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and when she tried to scream a hand flew over her mouth and stifled the would be scream.

Now this chapter may not have seemed important and it probably didn't make sense with the story but believe me this will be a factor in later chapters even if I don't know how yet.