Chapter 8.

I haven't written in a while. Sorry.

I thought I'd be funny, so……

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"You agree to willingly give up your life, your fate, and your dreams of reality to join the dreamer's society, to let the very atoms of your being be distributed across the world itself, and slowly change its fate, saving the ones that ignorantly and blissfully walk across its face?"

Tearfully, Olivia answered with a reluctant, "yes."

"Do you agree to never turn back on you decision, no matter what the consequences hidden from you as you take this oath, to let the bloods spill and make the sacrifice worth-while?"

After a while of think it through, Olivia choked out a "yes" between sobs.

With a hidden, mysterious smile, one meant to keep secrets, the man said, "let the sacrifice begin, then."

Ben woke with a start. He was in his favourite hiding space, an old, abandoned attic at the top of the tallest tower. The rafters weak and mossy, making it more comfortable. Being unseeable, Ben wondered why he didn't just fall through the floor and the ground, but He guessed that it was the faint blue glow that surrounded every object. If he wanted to, though, he could go through this barrier of light, but if he did not think about it, it was a solid as he wasn't. Having an endowment this life-altering had some advantages, but Ben hated it. He hated being so different. He liked being able to make his hair look less boring and fix his nose, which just wasn't in the right place after his cousin threw an exercising weight at him when he was little, but other than that, He loathed it. He misses his parents. He missed Runner Bean, his beloved Dog. He hoped Charlie was taking good care of him…

Charlie!

He floated to the Hospital room, only to find it empty. "You won't find him here. Try the Castle." He turned around. "Who- Who's there?" he made sure that he was unseeable. He was. Whoever this was, they could see him.

"It doesn't matter who's there. But Hurry. Charlie's in Danger. Inform the other Endowed Children you know will help you. He might not last the night if you don't go!" he started to go through the doorway, but she stopped him. "Being a ghost has its upsides, you know! Take the fast way!"

He knew he should hurry, but what she said startled him. "Ghost? I'm not dead, am I?"

Irritated, the voice exclaimed, "No! Those Ghosts aren't real. It's just like Charlie's a Picture traveler or Tancred's a Storm bringer or Fidelio's- No, You're not dead. But Charlie might be if you don't hurry up!"

Doing as the voice told him, he took the shortcut, Floating right up through the ceiling and navigating his way through the walls until he reached a room. He looked around in the dark to find Tancred, Gabriel, Billy, Lysander and Emma Already up. He made himself Seeable in the middle of the three, and all five jumped. "Ben! Where's Charlie!" Ben shook his head, flickering from view. It was much more comfortable to be unseeable. "He's in the old ruined Castle! He's in big trouble! We've got to help him!" At that, all five gasped and, already fully dressed for outdoors (incase they had to be a makeshift search party) as they ran/glided to the front door, expertly avoiding Charlie's Aunt and Manfred (this was very hard, once the two were on either side of the group and the four seeable ones had to hide behind a curtain). Once they got to the door, they found it ironically locked, since it takes one Mr. Bloor or Six people of normal size and strength to open the overlarge door, and since Ben Was of no help whatsoever, this was very ironic indeed. They had even made it "Tancred-proof" Or what they called it politely, "Storm proof- outside and in."

Emma made a distressed sigh. "What will we do? What can we do!" she Sat down and Gave a soft cry. "Who- Who will save Charlie now? Ben and I could go, I could turn into a small bird and fly through a window and- Oh, No. Just to make matters worse."

The crowd turned to see what made matters worse, and everyone agrees that it did. For behind them was someone they just didn't want to turn up. Zelda.

"Please. There's no time. Let me help you open the door." She ran over to the door, she noticed on one was going to help her.

"You want to save them, don't you? Why won't you just accept help, even if it's unexpected? There's no one out there waiting for you to come out so you could be stopped. Emma could fly out and confirm it. Please. I don't want anyone else hurt. I've changed sides-for good."

Emma was about to help, but Tancred stopped her. "Wait. Them? Who's them?" Zelda's eyes widened. "You don't know. Oh my God. You didn't even Notice. Do you know where Olivia is?" at the mention of her name, they all gasped, and Emma buried her face in her hands and muttered something about being a "horrible friend". As Lysander ran over to comfort her, because it wasn't exactly her fault, Zelda continued. "Well, she's with Charlie- and their both in very dangerous situations. Now, hurry! I think I hear footsteps." At that, all of the, came to help.

With an alarming creak, the forbidding iron door opened enough for a person to get through, and that's just what they did, with Zelda Holding it open with her endowment until the very last moment. As they ran across the garden toward the Ruins, they saw a faint, flickering light in the tallest standing tower. Solemnly, Ben said, "that's it. It's where they are. There's no stairs, so we'll have to get up another way. Don't ask me how I know." And No one did.

As they thought of how to get up, Emma got an Idea. Reluctantly, she got up and closed her eyes. She suddenly Grew taller, thinner, and more-well, more feathery. It took a while for everyone to notice that she was turning into a bird, and the biggest bird they had ever saw at that. Ben, you can float up. Zelda, sit on my back and Bring everyone else up with your endowment. Is that even possible? Zelda nodded, stunned. Emma was talking, but her mouth-ahem-beak- wasn't moving.

Carefully, Zelda Climbed up on Emma's back, and just as they were about to lift off- the door pf Bloor's academy opened with a loud, echoing Creeeaaakkkkk, spilling light out onto the ground. In the doorway stood the silhouette of a skinny, tall boy with a cape, quickly rushing toward them.

'Who is it?" asked Lysander cautiously.

"It would have to be someone of the endowed- That's the only reason why we're up. We knew that someone was in danger. It just happened to be Charlie- again." Added Tancred.

Whoever they are, They coming quickly! Stated Emma.

"Its not Ava. He'd be the beast if it was him." Observed Gabriel.

"Could it be that horrible Magnet kid- whatshisname?" Asked Billy.

"No. he's too short. He's coming closer- yes, that's definitely a he. And it's too skinny to be Manfred." Sighed Zelda in relief.

"Well, then, who is it!" whispered everyone else.

As soon as they asked that, as if an answer- they figure suddenly materialized into a person- and everyone- even Ben- could give that person a name.

Fidelio.

Ta-Da! I liked it. This was actually going to be that last chapter. But I like this better. The next chapter will probably be in Fidelio's point of view. Yet again, im so sorry for the time it took to write this! (it took me about an hour to write it, but the time it took was just the amount of time it took me to form thee willpower to write.)

Turn in next chapter to Discover what we all want to know- What Fidelio's doing out in the middle of a crisis!