A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. Hope you enjoy this chapter!

"Well, this is it." Maeve said as she set eyes on Rumina's new home.

She wasn't surprised to see that it was situated in the middle of nowhere, on a medium-size island. A dark cloud surrounded the entire island.

"This island is pure evil." Dim-Dim had said a few hours later when they had first spotted the island through Firouz's magnoscope.

A loud thump had then reached their ears. They had turned around to find an unconscious Malika on the deck. The evil had gotten to her.

"What's the plan?" Doubar asked.

Dim-Dim now stood in front of the tiller, Maeve and Malika at his side. The three of them looked really serious, sending a vibe of fear throughout the crew.

"My sources told me that Rumina has built an army of different demons and beasts. You name them, she's got them." Dim-Dim started, his voice deep and serious.

He spoke slowly.

"We will have to defeat all of them before we can even get to Rumina. That is where we will need your help."

Maeve spoke next.

"Firouz, we will need a couple of your explodings sticks. Sinbad, Doubar, Rongar, we will need you to start on guard until it is time to launch the longboats. We leave at the end of the day, just a few hours before sunset. That is when Rumina is expect us the least."

"Get ready, everybody!" Dim-Dim then added. "And if any of you are worried, then let these words ease your feelings. The Big Five is ready to attack. We have grown stronger over the last couple of months and have forged a bond that no black magic will ever be able to break. We are more than ready to do this."

He paused, before turning his attention to his beloved sorceresses.

"I need the four of you to go below deck and get ready. I need you to go over our plan then come back up to practice everything I have taught you. Do not, I repeat, do not tire yourself out for nothing. If you feel tired, I want you to stop. We have learned relayed fighting during the past months. I want you to remember it."

He stopped once again and looked confidentely at the crew in front of him.

"Everybody, get ready! I will perform a spell that will make us invisible to Rumina's oracle."

On these last words, the crew scattered across the ship.

The ship buzzed with activity. Explosions and weird noises could be heard from Bryn's cabin where Maeve and her younger sorceress had locked themselves after the meeting despite the orders from their master, Serendib and Malika practiced various spells and attacks modes on deck while Sinbad stood nervousely at the tiller, worried sick about his wife down in her friend's cabin.

A bad feeling had crept up on him, a feeling that no amount of reassurance from his brother, his mentor or his wife could appease. As much as he believed in Maeve and her powers, he wasn't sure she would be able to defeat Rumina. He had seen her on numerous occassions and Rumina was just so powerful. He wasn't ready to see Maeve die once more. He wanted to keep her. He wanted her to finally tell him that she loved him. He wanted to hold her really tight tonight and never let her go. The nagging feeling at the pit of his stomach reminded him that he might not be able to do all of those things.

It was nearing dusk when Dim-Dim showed up on deck after having locked himself in his cabin for the past hours. His expression was serious but Sinbad was pretty sure he could detect a hint of worry in his eyes. But when the captain made eye contact with the old man, the worry vanished from his eyes. Sinbad wondered if he hadn't simply imagined it.

The longboats were launched and everybody settled in them. As they rowed towards the beach, everybody was quiet, lost in their own thoughts.

The second Maeve set foot on the warm sand, Sinbad stopped her. She turned around to find his eyes staring right back at her. She saw that he was worried and she tried to stop herself from worrying also.

"Maeve. Be careful."

Images from a few years back flashed before her eyes.

"Aye aye Captain." She said.

As she leaned in to kiss him, she glanced quickly sideways to make sure Firouz wasn't anywhere nearby to interrupt them. They kissed passionately for what seemed like an eternity before pulling away reluctantly when Dim-Dim urged them to start walking.

"Children, we do not have time for this." He simply told the couple.

Hand in hand, Sinbad and Maeve opened the march.

Tiny waves appeared in the water and Rumina waved her hand over her oracle.

"How sweet of them." She said, chuckling sarcastically as she watched the couple share a moment of anxiety and love. "Just like the last time they paid me a visit."

Waving her hand over the oracle once again, she then walked away to her window. Her army stood, lifeless, at the bottom of the cliff.

"ATTACK!" She ordered them.

The demons began moving.

"Sinbad, what was that?" Bryn immediately asked as she heard something cry ahead of them.

Sinbad looked around but saw nothing.

"There! In the sky!" Firouz replied.

Sinbad looked up.

"Flying demons! Our swords won't do anything." Sinbad spoke, from experience. "Girls, get ready to use your magic."

Dropping their swords, the women gathered together at the front of the group. In an instant, thousands of demons appeared out of nowhere. Maeve threw the first fireball, hitting the demon straight in the face.

"Sinbad, we won't be able to handle them on our own!" Maeve screamed over the shrieks of the demons. "You will have to at least fight them off while we kill them."

Sinbad nodded.

"Crew, you heard my wife. Swords out!"

The battle lasted a good twenty minutes. When finally all the winged demons had been slain, the four girls fell exhausted to the ground, Maeve and Bryn on the verge of passing out. Dim-Dim knelt down before Maeve and held a cup to her life. Maeve drank the liquid quickly.

"Save your strength, child." Dim-Dim told her as she drank. "You will need it in order to defeat Rumina. Remember, you are the only one who can kill her."

Maeve swallowed the disgusting liquid, grimacing. As much as she despised the potions, she knew it would give her the energy that she needed to go on.

"I know, Master Dim-Dim. I know. But I can't just leave you and join up with you later."

Dim-Dim shook his head.

"That is not waht I was saying. Don't force yourself. Don't take on all of those demons by yourself. I saw you up there. That is exactly what you were trying to do. Don't. Remember that you have three other sisters who are giving you a hand."

Malika, Serendib and Bryn turned to her.

"I'm always there for you Maeve." Bryn said.

"Me too." Malika immediately added.

"I know my powers are limited outside the City of Mist but I am there too for you." Serendib joined in.

Maeve smiled at the three girls sitting in front of her.

"Thanks you guys." She said.

"Is everything all right?" Sinbad asked as he walked up behind them.

Maeve looked up at her husband.

"Yes. I just felt a bit tired. That's all." Maeve answered.

Dim-Dim and Sinbad immediately helped her up and they went on their way. They still had a lot of travelling to do.

Dermott was flying ahead as usual and, every now and then, came back to Maeve to warn them of the danger ahead. They soon found themselves fighting skeletons, more winged demons but it was once they had arrived at the entrance of Rumina's new rocky lair that their real trouble really started.

A dozen hooded men approached them, black capes flowing behind them.

"What are those?" Doubar asked.

"Soul eaters," Serendib replied, frightened. "Whatever you do, do not let them grab you. They will suck out your souls."

"How do we destroy them?" Sinbad asked.

"Magic will have to take care of them." Dim-Dim replied. "Girls, are you ready?"

The girls shook their heads no.

"But this will take most of our energy. We won't be able to fight Rumina after we fought these things." Maeve said in a panicked voice. "There has to be a way around them?"

The men were still gliding towards them. The crew backed up in response.

"Don't worry, Maeve," Dim-Dim replied. "This will take some team work. Malika and Serendib, hold hands. That way, your powers will be stronger. I would advise Maeve and Bryn to do the same thing. I can take them alone."

The soul eaters were still approaching. The crew backed away. Bryn and Maeve took each other's hand.

"When I say go, we go!" Dim-Dim said. "GO!"

In a split second, different colors of rays were coming out of the sorcerers' hands. Orange, light blue, yellow, red, and purple mixed together to push the soul eaters away from them. They fought each one individually until all of them vanished into thin air.

The rest of the crew stoob back and watched in amazement. Sinbad seemed to be the only one worried. If Maeve tired herself out, she might not be able to take on Rumina.

Minutes passed and Sinbad grew more and more worried. Maeve was obviously tired.

"- Maeve!" Dim-Dim cried. "Go join the rest of the crew. You're tiring yourself out for nothing. I will handle it with Bryn."

Maeve let go of Bryn's hand and ran as fast as possible back to the crew. Sinbad put his arms around her and together they watched the rest of the battle.

"This is weird. It's the first time I'm watching other people do magic." Maeve said, panting. "And I don't like it."

"- You need to rest, Maeve. You still Rumina to defeat."

"I know Sinbad, I know. But I think I know why I get tired so easily."

"And why's that?" Sinbad asked.

Maeve didn't have time to answer. The last soul eater had been slained and the sorcerers were waving them to get going. The crew got up and followed them into Rumina's domain.

Inside, everything seemed calm. Too calm.

"I don't like the look of this." Maeve said as she looked around.

All of a sudden, the hole they had came in through closed up. A huge boulder now blocked the entrance.

"Oh no, she knows we're here," Serendib said.

"Everybody, stay close." Maeve said. "And keep your voices down. Let's go."

They walked slowly and silently through the cave. Their footsteps echoed on the rock wall and every movement startled them. Nervousness was in the air.

"Maeve, where exactly are we going?" Firouz asked.

"I'm not quite sure. Dermott told me that we need to get through this mountain and get out on the other side. Then, we will see a huge tower and it's supposedely where Rumina is living."

"What do you mean Dermott told you?" Firouz asked.

"I told you before, Firouz. Dermott and I sometimes share thoughts and feelings."

"Oh, I see. And how did Dermott say we would get out of here?"

"He didn't. We will have to figure this out on our own."

"If you want my opinion, Maeve, I don't think we will be getting out of this cave alive," Sinbad said.

"What makes you say that?"

The group stopped.

"Just look around."

Maeve soon realized what Sinbad meant. They were not alone. Hundreds of guards were now circling them.

"This may cause a little problem," Sinbad said.

"Ya think!" Maeve said, sarcastically.

"Swords out!" Sinbad ordered.

The guards were approaching, menacing. There were so many, they would never be able to fight them all off. Maeve turned to his eyes and what she saw absolutely broke her heart. It was fear and for one split second, she shared his feeling too. Sinbad was right. They weren't going to get out of that cave alone, at least, not the sailors.

"We are not going to die," she whispered to herself. "If somebody dies today, it's me, not anyody ELSE!"

Maeve immediately took out her sword and inside a split second, the fight was on. Swords hit each other, spells were casted, cries were heard. More and more guards suddenly appeared. The fight went on and on. Minutes ticked away. Rumina was watching from her oracle, a triumphant smile on her face. They were going to lose.

Then it happened. Maeve felt a blow on his back and immediately fell to the ground. Sinbad ran to her.

"Maeve," he said to his wife. "Are you alright?"

"I'm alright," she said.

Her voice was weak. The guard had hit her hard. He was going to touch her face when suddenly he was grabbed from behind.

"SINBAD!" cried Bryn.

Everybody had been taken hostage. Maeve, laying unconscious on the ground, never heard a thing.