Chapter 18
Border of Avalon and Langkingdom,
Seeing Charles waiting for her to say something, quite nervous by her silence Chloe looked at him amused.

"Look Charles, I don't blame you for your attitude. I know most people believe me to be dead. I have to get back into Avalon. Do you know a way?" Chloe said to him.

"But according to the prophecy you are the one who will open the path to Avalon." Charles replied.

Chloe sighted, "stupid prophesies" she mumbled softly then out loud she asked "Do you know a way or not?" when Charles shook his head Chloe walked up towards the wall that blocked her path to Avalon. She touched the wall and quickly retreated her hand when she felt her hand being zapped by a burst of electrical power.

"It is sealed with the anti-magic-crystals and they zap everyone who touch them with the energy they've collected." Charles explained to her.

Chloe looked at the glowing crystals and then started mumbling Latin. She held her hands out to the wall and her eyes closed concentrating on her spell, a spell she had only done once before, calling the earth energy to her and also the energy of the wall before her.

the ground began to shake and Charles looked around nervous and scared. "Your majesty?" he said letting her know something was happening.

a blue ball of energy which was glowing immensely bright appeared in front of Chloe Charles shielded his eyes from the light while Chloe opened her green ones. with one final Latin word she sent the ball of energy towards the wall. Once the ball had hit the wall it spread out in a large hole and then the light disappeared, along with the stone and crystal. A large hole was now visible in the wall. "there is you way into Avalon." Chloe said to Charles trying not to let him notice how much that had taken out of her. Without another words she stepped through.

As her feet hit the ground of Avalon she felt wind blow against her. She looked out at what was ahead and a small smile appeared on her lips as she thought to herself ´I'm home...if only Clark was with me to see this

Chloe fell to her knees and let the tears flow down her cheeks "I'm sorry Clark, but I had to" she whispered.

A voice interrupted her thoughts of Clark and the choice she had made "Princess are you alright?" Charles had asked.

"I'm fine, it's just good to be home" Chloe lied to him wiping her tears away and trying to get herself back together. "Go back and find a man named Pete, and a woman named Amelia. Tell them about this and that I want them to meet me at the castle." Chloe ordered the man. Charles nodded and retreated though the hole in the wall.

Chloe looked at the castle tower that was visible from her point then began to walk. after about 3 minute she felt her powers returning to her and summoned them as she orbed to the castle.

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Kent Farm, guestroom,
Clark sat there on the bed thinking of Chloe. She had left, without him. She had left without him and telling him to stay with his mother. ´How can she think she is the cause of this. The Langs and demons did this, not her. She is a victim from this as well. I can't just let her go, if she gets hurt or worse I don't know if I can handle that. I need her, Even if she doesn't need me I can't let her do this alone. It's my mother's life on the line. And she's not the only one who can risk her life to save her. with those thoughts Clark got up and walked back to his parent's room.

"dad" he said as he entered the room. "Chloe left to get moms cure, she didn't say where she was going but I have an idea. I have to go after her"

"Clark" Jonathan started but Clark interrupted him "I know it's dangerous dad, but Chloe will need all the help she can get if she wants to get that book back to safe mom"

Jonathan sighted and let a hand go through his hair. "Ok, Clark, go, but be careful" he said to his son and he could see a smile on his sons face before he was of in a blur.

Jonathan Kent looked back at his unconscious wife and took her hand in his. "It's going to be alright" he whispered trying to reassure her as well as himself.

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Avalon, castle,
Chloe orbs reformed into herself before the large moat. "Down" she said waving her hand and thereby removed the obstacle that held the bridge up. with a loud bang the bridge came down and Chloe looked ahead into the castle ignoring the curious crows of people that had formed behind her when a woman appeared out of nothing in front of them.

As Chloe was about to take a step unto the bridge an old woman stepped in front of her. "Who are you?" the old woman asked her.

"I am princess of Avalon, Chloe Sullivan, here to claim my throne and thereby gain the power I need to dispose of the Langs who have kept me prisoner for 9 years and now have with aid of demons have poisoned Martha Kent, a woman who my mother the Queen of Avalon, Lois Sullivan, had recognized as her sister."

The old woman looked at her and stepped closer to Chloe looking closely at her face then stepped back "I do not know how it is possible but it is the princess. The Princess has returned to us, just like the prophecy says."

"ok what is up with this prophecy?" Chloe asked and when the woman was about to answer Chloe said "never mind I don't want to know. I have enough to deal with without some old prophecy making it worse. I have to take the royal test."

"Very well my princess, I will escort you there. Kyla!" the old woman yelled he last part.

A beautiful young woman came up to them. "yes grandmother" she said politely.

"Kyla, please make the princess' bedroom ready, and tell Krista to prepare some food for the princess." the old woman ordered.

Kyla nodded and headed off back into the town to get the message to Krista.

The old woman then stepped aside and said to Chloe "Princess" while leading her into the castle.

After they had entered the castle with a little help of Chloe's magical abilities to open the doors and the old woman let her to the to the main hall. there she was about to take a left when Chloe stopped and said "It's this way."

The old woman turned to Chloe and frowned "No, princess the test of royalty is this way."

"In that test I will only receive my title because of my royal blood. I am taking the ancient test. the one my ancestors took." Chloe said to the woman.

"But my princess, that is dangerous. that test hasn't been done in 200 years, with good reason. I remember my great great grandmother telling me about that test. It almost killed the king. And the king then founded the new royal test." The old woman told her.

Chloe looked from the path to the old woman then said "I know, but I have to. I read in the magic book that whoever takes that test will receive a great power. I need that power to help my people, to retrieve the magic book Lana Lang has stolen."

The old woman still didn't looked pleased about their young princess that had believed to be dead about to risk to die again. But she understood that the princess had to do this. "very well" she said to Chloe before leading her the other way up the middle tower of the castle.

When they reached the top Chloe looked worried at the old woman's exhausted form. "I will wait here for you" the old woman breathed.

Chloe nodded "Here take some of my water" she said handing her a jug of water. She then dropped her backpack on the ground and opened the old doors and stepped inside the room she had been forbidden to enter from her father many years ago.

The doors closed behind her and Chloe watched at the ground of the middle of the round room glowed white. She took a breath and walked towards the white and stepped on the circle.

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Avalon, border, big hole,
A blur stopped and Clark Kent looked at the big wall in front of him a few yards ahead.

Suddenly a sword was next to his neck, "who are you" a voice said. Reacting out of instinct Clark blurred and punched the man with the sword making him fly backwards and land on his butt.

A black young man and an older woman who was standing behind him looked him before the young man took had his sword out in defence. "Listen, I don't want to hurt you but I will if you leave me no other choice."

"I know you" the older woman said coming out from behind her son. "But it can't be you, can it?" she said.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" the young man said to his mother.

"Look I don't want trouble, I'm looking for someone. Young woman, beautiful, blond hair." Clark started to described Chloe.

"how do you know the princess?" the man he had earlier hit asked back at his feet and still holding his sword out but this time in defence.

"So she's been here?" Clark asked him.

"The man asked you a question, how do you know Chloe?" the young man asked Clark.

The old woman shook her head and laughed suddenly. "Drop your weapon son, and you too Jason. This man means no harm to Chloe"

"How do you know that for sure?" Jason asked her not lowering his sword while Pete had.

"Because, this man is Clark Kent. Chloe's best friend." the old woman said to Jason. to Clark she said. "My name is Amelia, this is my son Pete and that is Jason."